N-CSR 1 d287577dncsr.htm ALLIANZ VARIABLE INSURANCE PRODUCTS TRUST ANNUAL REPORT Allianz Variable Insurance Products Trust Annual Report

 

 

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 811-09491

Allianz Variable Insurance Products Trust

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

 

5701 Golden Hills Drive, Minneapolis, MN   55416-1297
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip code)

Citi Fund Services Ohio, Inc., 3435 Stelzer Road, Columbus, OH 43219-8000

(Name and address of agent for service)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: 877-833-7113

Date of fiscal year end: December 31

Date of reporting period: December 31, 2011

 

 

 


Item 1. Reports to Stockholders.


AZL® Allianz AGIC Opportunity Fund

Annual Report

December 31, 2011

 

LOGO


Table of Contents

Management Discussion and Analysis

Page 1

Expense Examples and Portfolio Composition

Page 3

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

Page 4

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

Page 6

Statement of Operations

Page 6

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

Page 7

Financial Highlights

Page 8

Notes to the Financial Statements

Page 9

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

Page 16

Other Information

Page 17

Approval of Investment Advisory and Subadvisory Agreements

Page 18

Information about the Board of Trustees and Officers

Page 22

This report is submitted for the general information of the shareholder of the Fund. The report is not authorized for distribution to prospective investors in the Fund unless preceded or accompanied by an effective prospectus, which contains details concerning the sales charges and other pertinent information.


AZL® Allianz AGIC Opportunity Fund Review (unaudited)

 

Allianz Investment Management LLC serves as the Manager for the AZL® Allianz AGIC Opportunity Fund and Allianz Global Investors Capital LLC (“AGIC”) serves as Subadviser to the Fund.

What factors affected the Fund’s performance during the year ended December 31, 2011?

For the year ended December 31, 2011, the AZL® Allianz AGIC Opportunity Fund had a total return of –11.54%. That compared to a –2.91% total return for its benchmark, the Russell 2000® Growth Index1.

The year was marked by significant volatility in the equity markets. Investor concerns over the size and scope of the European sovereign debt crisis contributed to that volatility, as did global events such as the March earthquake and tsunami in Japan and the “Arab spring”2 that played out in several Middle East countries. These events contributed to a flight to quality among investors, who sought refuge in relatively safe areas of the market such as low-risk fixed-income securities and high-quality stocks. Small-cap stocks performed poorly in this environment.

The Fund invests in a diversified range of small-cap stocks with significant growth potential. The Fund aims to recognize and purchase stocks poised to accelerate in value before they gain broader market recognition. This strategy proved challenging in the recent market environment, in which equity markets have been characterized by risk aversion, unprecedented levels of stock correlation and volatility, and a trend of capital movement from equities to fixed-income securities.

The Fund’s stock selection in the energy sector was the primary driver of underperformance relative to its benchmark. The Fund’s relative performance was hurt by exposure to natural

gas stocks, as the price of that commodity declined and investors avoided companies with leveraged balance sheets. Other detractors from relative performance included shares of a surgical instrument manufacturer, an internet marketing firm and a mining company.*

The Fund benefited from stock selection in the technology and pharmaceutical sectors. Those holdings included shares of a semiconductor company, a data storage company, a biopharmaceutical firm and a medical device manufacturer.*

Past performance does not guarantee future results.

 

* The Fund’s portfolio composition is subject to change. There is no guarantee that any sectors mentioned will continue to perform well or that securities in such sectors will be held by the Fund in the future. The information contained in this commentary is for informational purposes only and should not be construed as a recommendation to purchase or sell securities in the sector mentioned. The Fund’s holdings and weightings are as of December 31, 2011.
1

The Russell 2000® Growth Index measures the performance of the small-cap growth segment of the U.S. equity universe. It includes those Russell 2000 companies with higher price-to-book ratios and higher forecasted growth values. Investors cannot invest directly in an index.

2 

Arab spring is a revolutionary wave of demonstrations and protests occurring in Arab countries.

 

 

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AZL® Allianz AGIC Opportunity Fund Review (unaudited)

 

Fund Objective

The Fund’s investment objective is to seek capital appreciation. This objective may be changed by the Trustees of the Fund without shareholder approval. The Fund seeks to achieve its objective by investing at least 65% of its assets in common stocks of “growth” companies with market capitalizations of less than $2 billion at the time of investment.

Investment Concerns

Equity securities (stocks) are more volatile and carry more risk than other forms of investments, including investments in high-grade fixed income securities. The net asset value per share of this Fund will fluctuate as the value of the securities in the portfolio changes.

Small- to mid-capitalization companies typically have a higher risk of failure and historically have experienced a greater degree of volatility.

Returns on growth stocks may not move in tandem with returns on other categories of stocks or the market as a whole. Growth stocks may be susceptible to rapid price swings or to adverse developments in certain sectors of the market.

For a complete description of these and other risks associated with investing in a mutual Fund, please refer to the Fund’s prospectus.

Growth of a $10,000 Investment

 

LOGO

The chart above represents a comparison of a hypothetical investment in the Fund versus a similar investment in the Fund’s benchmark, and represents the reinvestment of dividends and capital gains in the Fund.

Average Annual Total Returns as of December 31, 2011

 

     1
Year
    3
Year
    5
Year
    Since
Inception
(5/1/02)
 

AZL® Allianz AGIC Opportunity Fund

     –11.54     18.44     –0.90     4.88

Russell 2000® Growth Index

     –2.91     19.00     2.09     5.11

Past performance does not guarantee future results. The performance data quoted represents past performance and current returns may be lower or higher. The investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed may be worth more or less than the original cost. To obtain performance information current to the most recent month end, please visit www.Allianzlife.com.

Expense Ratio

 

     Gross  

AZL® Allianz AGIC Opportunity Fund

     1.20

The above expense ratios are based on the current Fund prospectus dated May 1, 2011. The Manager and the Fund have entered into a written contract limiting operating expenses, excluding certain expenses (such as interest expense), to 1.35% through April 30, 2013. Additional information pertaining to the December 31, 2011 expense ratios can be found in the financial highlights.

 

The hypothetical $10,000 investment for the Russell 2000® Growth Index is calculated from April 30, 2002.

The total return of the Fund does not reflect the effect of any insurance charges, the annual maintenance fee or the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares. Such charges, fees and tax payments would reduce the performance quoted.

The Fund’s performance is measured against the Russell 2000® Growth Index, an unmanaged index that measures the performance of the small-cap growth segment of the U.S. equity universe. It includes those Russell 2000 companies with higher price-to-book ratios and higher forecasted growth values. The index does not reflect the deduction of fees associated with a mutual fund, such as investment management and fund accounting fees. The Fund’s performance reflects the deduction of fees for services provided to the Fund. Investors cannot invest directly in an index.

 

 

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AZL Allianz AGIC Opportunity Fund

Expense Examples

(Unaudited)

 

As a shareholder of the AZL Allianz AGIC Opportunity Fund (the “Fund”), you incur ongoing costs, including management fees, distribution fees, and other Fund expenses. These examples are 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. Please note that the expenses shown in the tables are meant to highlight your ongoing cost only. Therefore, the examples are useful in comparing ongoing cost only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher. Please note that the expenses that apply to subaccounts of the insurance contracts were included, your costs would have been higher.

These examples are based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the periods presented below.

The Actual Expense table below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information below, 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 table under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.

 

     Beginning
Account Value
7/1/11
     Ending
Account Value
12/31/11
     Expense Paid
During Period*
7/1/11 - 12/31/11
     Annualized
Expense Ratio
During  Period**
7/1/11 - 12/31/11
 

AZL Allianz AGIC Opportunity Fund

   $ 1,000.00       $ 807.00       $ 5.51         1.21

The Hypothetical Expense table below provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year 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 this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of other funds.

 

     Beginning
Account Value
7/1/11
     Ending
Account Value
12/31/11
     Expense Paid
During Period*
7/1/11 - 12/31/11
     Annualized
Expense Ratio
During  Period**
7/1/11 - 12/31/11
 

AZL Allianz AGIC Opportunity Fund

   $ 1,000.00       $ 1,019.11       $ 6.16         1.21

 

  * Expenses are equal to the average account value times the Fund’s annualized expense ratio multiplied by the number of days in the most recent fiscal half-year divided by the number of days in the fiscal year.
  ** Excludes expense paid indirectly.

Portfolio Composition

(Unaudited)

 

Investments

   Percent of
net assets+
 

Securities Held as Collateral for Securities on Loan

     29.2

Information Technology

     25.6   

Industrials

     22.7   

Health Care

     15.7   

Consumer Discretionary

     14.6   

Energy

     11.7   

Materials

     4.7   

Financials

     4.0   

Consumer Staples

     0.9   

Unaffiliated Investment Company

     0.3   
  

 

 

 

Total

     129.4
  

 

 

 

 

  + Investments are shown as a percentage of net assets, not total investments. As such the total may not equal 100%. For more information about the investments, please see the Schedule of Portfolio Investments.

 

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AZL Allianz AGIC Opportunity Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

December 31, 2011

 

 

Shares           Fair
Value
 
     

 

Common Stocks (99.9%):

  

 

Aerospace & Defense (1.6%):

  
  211,479      

AerCap Holdings NV

   $ 2,387,598   
     

 

 

 

 

Airlines (1.6%):

  
  40,649      

Copa Holdings SA, Class A

     2,384,877   
     

 

 

 

 

Auto Components (2.1%):

  
  61,075      

Tenneco, Inc.*^

     1,818,814   
  45,622      

Tesla Motors, Inc.*^

     1,302,964   
     

 

 

 
        3,121,778   
     

 

 

 

 

Biotechnology (3.7%):

  
  43,475      

Cubist Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*^

     1,722,479   
  129,000      

Emergent Biosolutions, Inc.*^

     2,172,360   
  79,641      

Myriad Genetics, Inc.*

     1,667,683   
     

 

 

 
        5,562,522   
     

 

 

 

 

Capital Markets (1.3%):

  
  330,550      

WisdomTree Investments, Inc.*^

     1,999,827   
     

 

 

 

 

Commercial Services & Supplies (3.3%):

  
  233,699      

Innerworkings, Inc.^

     2,175,738   
  157,067      

Mobile Mini, Inc.*

     2,740,819   
     

 

 

 
        4,916,557   
     

 

 

 

 

Communications Equipment (6.0%):

  
  95,225      

Acme Packet, Inc.*^

     2,943,405   
  80,450      

Aruba Networks, Inc.*^

     1,489,934   
  250,738      

Sycamore Networks, Inc.*

     4,488,210   
     

 

 

 
        8,921,549   
     

 

 

 

 

Diversified Consumer Services (2.5%):

  
  86,749      

American Public Education*^

     3,754,497   
     

 

 

 

 

Diversified Financial Services (2.7%):

  
  59,200      

Encore Capital Group, Inc.*

     1,258,592   
  106,950      

Financial Engines, Inc.*^

     2,388,193   
  9,725      

MarketAxess Holdings, Inc.

     292,820   
     

 

 

 
        3,939,605   
     

 

 

 

 

Electrical Equipment (2.3%):

  
  76,384      

Polypore International, Inc.*^

     3,360,132   
     

 

 

 

 

Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components (1.8%):

  

  81,000      

IPG Photonics Corp.*^

     2,743,470   
     

 

 

 

 

Energy Equipment & Services (1.2%):

  
  134,950      

Tesco Corp.*

     1,705,768   
     

 

 

 

 

Food & Staples Retailing (0.9%):

  
  33,025      

Fresh Market, Inc. (The)*^

     1,317,697   
     

 

 

 

 

Health Care Equipment & Supplies (7.5%):

  
  78,235      

Align Technology, Inc.*^

     1,856,125   
  27,264      

Endologix, Inc.*

     312,991   
  456,769      

Hansen Medical, Inc.^

     1,178,464   
  77,350      

Insulet Corp.*^

     1,456,501   
  193,870      

NuVasive, Inc.*

     2,440,823   
  60,525      

Zoll Medical Corp.*

     3,823,969   
     

 

 

 
        11,068,873   
     

 

 

 
Shares           Fair
Value
 
     

 

Common Stocks, continued

  

 

Health Care Providers & Services (0.9%):

  
  29,169      

IPC The Hospitalist Co.*^

   $ 1,333,607   
     

 

 

 

 

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure (2.5%):

  
  1,100      

Buffalo Wild Wings, Inc.*^

     74,261   
  46,439      

Life Time Fitness, Inc.*^

     2,171,023   
  100,350      

Texas Roadhouse, Inc.^

     1,495,215   
     

 

 

 
        3,740,499   
     

 

 

 

 

Internet & Catalog Retail (4.4%):

  
  157,032      

Constant Contact, Inc.*^

     3,644,713   
  76,600      

ReachLocal, Inc.*^

     473,388   
  104,725      

Shutterfly, Inc.*^

     2,383,541   
     

 

 

 
        6,501,642   
     

 

 

 

 

Internet Software & Services (6.2%):

  
  106,075      

Ancestry.com, Inc.*^

     2,435,482   
  144,073      

BroadSoft, Inc.*^

     4,351,004   
  80,843      

VistaPrint NV*^

     2,473,796   
     

 

 

 
        9,260,282   
     

 

 

 

 

IT Services (1.0%):

  
  97,200      

ServiceSource International, Inc.^

     1,525,068   
     

 

 

 

 

Machinery (4.2%):

  
  105,525      

Dynamic Materials Corp.^

     2,087,285   
  530,136      

Wabash National Corp.*

     4,156,266   
     

 

 

 
        6,243,551   
     

 

 

 

 

Metals & Mining (4.7%):

  
  243,375      

Globe Specialty Metals, Inc.^

     3,258,791   
  412,317      

Horsehead Holding Corp.*^

     3,714,976   
     

 

 

 
        6,973,767   
     

 

 

 

 

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels (10.6%):

  
  107,225      

Carrizo Oil & Gas, Inc.*^

     2,825,379   
  293,311      

Comstock Resources, Inc.*^

     4,487,658   
  353,908      

Goodrich Petroleum Corp.*^

     4,859,157   
  530,262      

Quicksilver Resources, Inc.*^

     3,558,058   
     

 

 

 
        15,730,252   
     

 

 

 

 

Pharmaceuticals (3.6%):

  
  31,650      

Jazz Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*

     1,222,640   
  69,725      

Questcor Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*^

     2,899,165   
  25,300      

Salix Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*^

     1,210,605   
     

 

 

 
        5,332,410   
     

 

 

 

 

Professional Services (3.9%):

  
  61,775      

Acacia Research*^

     2,255,405   
  30,925      

Corporate Executive Board Co. (The)^

     1,178,243   
  26,375      

FTI Consulting, Inc.*^

     1,118,828   
  31,187      

Huron Consulting Group, Inc.*

     1,208,184   
     

 

 

 
        5,760,660   
     

 

 

 
 

 

continued

 

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AZL Allianz AGIC Opportunity Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments, continued

December 31, 2011

 

Shares           Fair
Value
 
     

 

Common Stocks, continued

  

 

Road & Rail (1.5%):

  
  131,197      

Celadon Group, Inc.

   $ 1,549,437   
  128,607      

Vitran Corp., Inc.

     740,776   
     

 

 

 
        2,290,213   
     

 

 

 

 

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment (7.1%):

  

  70,375      

Cavium, Inc.*^

     2,000,761   
  22,425      

Cymer, Inc.*^

     1,115,868   
  278,650      

Inphi Corp.*^

     3,332,654   
  42,825      

Mellanox Technologies, Ltd.*

     1,391,384   
  198,850      

Teradyne, Inc.*^

     2,710,326   
     

 

 

 
        10,550,993   
     

 

 

 

 

Software (3.4%):

  
  22,050      

Concur Technologies, Inc.*^

     1,119,920   
  175,765      

Mitek Systems, Inc.^

     1,274,296   
  54,375      

QLIK Technologies, Inc.*^

     1,315,875   
  179,168      

Rosetta Stone, Inc.^

     1,367,052   
     

 

 

 
        5,077,143   
     

 

 

 

 

Specialty Retail (1.1%):

  
  62,600      

Cabela’s, Inc., Class A*^

     1,591,292   
     

 

 

 

 

Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods (2.0%):

  
  39,800      

Steven Madden, Ltd.*^

     1,373,100   
  48,375      

Vera Bradley, Inc.*

     1,560,094   
     

 

 

 
        2,933,194   
     

 

 

 
Shares or
Principal
Amount
          Fair
Value
 
     

 

Common Stocks, continued

  

 

Trading Companies & Distributors (3.3%):

  
  72,900      

Titan Machinery, Inc.*^

   $ 1,584,117   
  112,725      

United Rentals, Inc.*^

     3,331,024   
     

 

 

 
        4,915,141   
     

 

 

 

 

Transportation Infrastructure (1.0%):

  
  293,985      

Scorpio Tankers, Inc.*

     1,437,587   
     

 

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks (Cost $157,107,270)

     148,382,051   
     

 

 

 

 

Securities Held as Collateral for Securities on Loan (29.2%):

  

$  43,352,006      

Allianz Variable Insurance Products Securities Lending Collateral Trust(a)

     43,352,006   
     

 

 

 

 
 
 

Total Securities Held as Collateral for
Securities on Loan
(Cost $43,352,006)

     43,352,006   
     

 

 

 

 

Unaffiliated Investment Company (0.3%):

  
  497,082      

Dreyfus Treasury Prime Cash Management, 0.00%(b)

     497,082   
     

 

 

 

 
 

Total Unaffiliated Investment Company
(Cost $497,082)

     497,082   
     

 

 

 

 
 

Total Investment Securities
(Cost $200,956,358)(c) — 129.4%

     192,231,139   

 

Net other assets (liabilities) — (29.4)%

     (43,622,405
     

 

 

 

 

Net Assets — 100.0%

   $ 148,608,734   
     

 

 

 
 

 

 

Percentages indicated are based on net assets as of December 31, 2011.

 

* Non-income producing security

 

^ This security or a partial position of the security was on loan as of December 31, 2011. The total value of securities on loan as of December 31, 2011 was $41,902,938.

 

(a) Purchased with cash collateral held from securities lending. The value of the collateral could include collateral held for securities that were sold on or before December 31, 2011.

 

(b) The rate represents the effective yield at December 31, 2011.

 

(c) See Federal Tax Information listed in the Notes to the Financial Statements.

 

The following represents the concentrations by country of risk (based on the domicile of the security issuer) relative to the total fair value of investment securities as of December 31, 2011:

 

Country

  Percentage  

Bermuda

    1.3

Canada

    1.3   

Marshall Islands

    0.7   

Netherlands

    1.2   

Panama

    1.2   

United States

    94.3   
 

 

 

 
    100.0
 

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

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AZL Allianz AGIC Opportunity Fund

 

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

December 31, 2011

 

Assets:

  

Investment securities, at cost

   $ 200,956,358   
  

 

 

 

Investment securities, at value*

   $ 192,231,139   

Interest and dividends receivable

     30,264   

Receivable for capital shares issued

     4,872   

Receivable for expenses paid indirectly

     3,317   

Receivable for investments sold

     1,373,856   

Prepaid expenses

     1,474   
  

 

 

 

Total Assets

     193,644,922   
  

 

 

 

Liabilities:

  

Payable for investments purchased

     1,400,713   

Payable for capital shares redeemed

     105,763   

Payable for collateral received on loaned securities

     43,352,006   

Manager fees payable

     108,826   

Administration fees payable

     4,920   

Distribution fees payable

     32,007   

Custodian fees payable

     5,478   

Administrative and compliance services fees payable

     1,460   

Trustee fees payable

     79   

Other accrued liabilities

     24,936   
  

 

 

 

Total Liabilities

     45,036,188   
  

 

 

 

Net Assets

   $ 148,608,734   
  

 

 

 

Net Assets Consist of:

  

Capital

   $ 163,903,617   

Accumulated net realized gains/(losses) from investment transactions

     (6,569,664

Net unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on investments

     (8,725,219
  

 

 

 

Net Assets

   $ 148,608,734   
  

 

 

 

Shares of beneficial interest (unlimited number of shares authorized, no par value)

     12,827,999   

Net Asset Value (offering and redemption price per share)

   $ 11.58   
  

 

 

 

 

* Includes securities on loan of $41,902,938.

Statement of Operations

For the Year Ended December 31, 2011

 

Investment Income:

  

Dividends

   $ 294,213   

Income from securities lending

     332,442   
  

 

 

 

Total Investment Income

     626,655   
  

 

 

 

Expenses:

  

Manager fees

     1,569,340   

Administration fees

     73,980   

Distribution fees

     461,569   

Custodian fees

     30,308   

Administrative and compliance services fees

     9,242   

Trustee fees

     15,183   

Professional fees

     16,175   

Shareholder reports

     21,842   

Other expenses

     6,928   
  

 

 

 

Total expenses before reductions

     2,204,567   

Less expenses paid indirectly

     (79,980
  

 

 

 

Net expenses

     2,124,587   
  

 

 

 

Net Investment Income/(Loss)

     (1,497,932
  

 

 

 

Realized and Unrealized Gains/(Losses) on Investments:

  

Net realized gains/(losses) on securities transactions

     19,026,080   

Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments

     (36,465,162
  

 

 

 

Net Realized/Unrealized Gains/(Losses) on Investments

     (17,439,082
  

 

 

 

Change in Net Assets Resulting From Operations

   $ (18,937,014
  

 

 

 
 

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

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Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

     AZL Allianz
AGIC Opportunity Fund
 
     For the
Year Ended
December 31,
2011
    For the
Year Ended
December 31,
2010
 

Change in Net Assets:

    

Operations:

    

Net investment income/(loss)

   $ (1,497,932   $ (1,217,351

Net realized gains/(losses) on investment transactions

     19,026,080        18,866,767   

Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments

     (36,465,162     9,195,995   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from operations

     (18,937,014     26,845,411   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Capital Transactions:

    

Proceeds from shares issued

     33,159,171        65,928,023   

Value of shares redeemed

     (58,847,373     (50,719,178
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from capital transactions

     (25,688,202     15,208,845   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in net assets

     (44,625,216     42,054,256   

Net Assets:

    

Beginning of period

     193,233,950        151,179,694   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of period

   $ 148,608,734      $ 193,233,950   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Share Transactions:

    

Shares issued

     2,421,450        5,461,396   

Shares redeemed

     (4,356,618     (4,423,141
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in shares

     (1,935,168     1,038,255   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

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AZL Allianz AGIC Opportunity Fund

Financial Highlights

(Selected data for a share of beneficial interest outstanding throughout the periods indicated)

 

     Year Ended December 31,  
     2011     2010     2009     2008     2007  

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period

   $ 13.09      $ 11.01      $ 6.97      $ 14.97      $ 15.84   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Investment Activities:

          

Net Investment Income/(Loss)

     (0.11     (0.08     (0.07     (0.04     (0.07

Net Realized and Unrealized Gains/(Losses) on Investments

     (1.40     2.16        4.11        (6.60     1.49   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from Investment Activities

     (1.51     2.08        4.04        (6.64     1.42   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Dividends to Shareholders From:

          

Net Realized Gains

                          (1.36     (2.29
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Dividends

                          (1.36     (2.29
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Asset Value, End of Period

   $ 11.58      $ 13.09      $ 11.01      $ 6.97      $ 14.97   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Return(a)

     (11.54 )%      18.78     58.11     (47.15 )%      8.89

Ratios to Average Net Assets/ Supplemental Data:

          

Net Assets, End of Period ($000’s)

   $ 148,609      $ 193,234      $ 151,180      $ 87,046      $ 195,330   

Net Investment Income/(Loss)

     (0.81 )%      (0.71 )%      (0.81 )%      (0.38 )%      (0.47 )% 

Expenses Before Reductions(b)

     1.19     1.20     1.23     1.25     1.21

Expenses Net of Reductions

     1.15     1.09     1.08     1.06     1.10

Expenses Net of Reductions, Excluding Expenses Paid Indirectly(c)

     1.19     1.20     1.23     1.25     1.21

Portfolio Turnover Rate

     123     138     163     203     184

 

 

(a) The returns include reinvested dividends and fund level expenses, but exclude insurance contract charges. If these charges were included, the returns would have been lower.

 

(b) Excludes fee reductions. If such fee reductions had not occurred, the ratios would have been as indicated.

 

(c) Expenses net of reductions excludes expenses paid indirectly, pursuant to a “commission recapture” program, under which brokers remit a portion of the brokerage commission which is used to pay certain Fund expenses. See note 2 in the Notes to the Financial Statements.

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

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ALLIANZ VARIABLE INSURANCE PRODUCTS TRUST

AZL Allianz AGIC Opportunity Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements

December 31, 2011

 

1. Organization

The Allianz Variable Insurance Products Trust (the “Trust”) was organized as a Delaware statutory trust on July 13, 1999. The Trust is a diversified open-end management investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”). These Notes to the Financial Statements are for the AZL Allianz AGIC Opportunity Fund (the “Fund”). The Trust consists of 29 separate investment portfolios (collectively, the “Funds”), each of which is a series of the Trust, as follows:

 

   

AZL Allianz AGIC Opportunity Fund

   

AZL BlackRock Capital Appreciation Fund

   

AZL Columbia Mid Cap Value Fund

   

AZL Columbia Small Cap Value Fund

   

AZL Davis New York Venture Fund (formerly AZL Davis NY Venture Fund)

   

AZL Dreyfus Equity Growth Fund

   

AZL Eaton Vance Large Cap Value Fund

   

AZL Enhanced Bond Index Fund

   

AZL Franklin Small Cap Value Fund

   

AZL Franklin Templeton Founding Strategy Plus Fund

   

AZL Gateway Fund

   

AZL International Index Fund

   

AZL Invesco Equity and Income Fund (formerly AZL Van Kampen Equity and Income Fund)

   

AZL Invesco Growth and Income Fund (formerly AZL Van Kampen Growth and Income Fund)

   

AZL Invesco International Equity Fund

   

AZL JPMorgan International Opportunities Fund (formerly AZL Morgan Stanley International Equity Fund)

   

AZL JPMorgan U.S. Equity Fund

   

AZL MFS Investors Trust Fund

   

AZL Mid Cap Index Fund

   

AZL Money Market Fund

   

AZL Morgan Stanley Global Real Estate Fund

   

AZL Morgan Stanley Mid Cap Growth Fund

   

AZL NFJ International Value Fund

   

AZL Russell 1000 Growth Index Fund

   

AZL Russell 1000 Value Index Fund

   

AZL S&P 500 Index Fund

   

AZL Schroder Emerging Markets Equity Fund

   

AZL Small Cap Stock Index Fund

   

AZL Turner Quantitative Small Cap Growth Fund

 

 

The Trust is authorized to issue an unlimited number of shares of the Fund without par value. Shares of the Fund are available through the variable annuity contracts and variable life insurance policies offered through the separate accounts of participating insurance companies.

Under the Trust’s organizational documents, its officers and trustees are indemnified against certain liabilities arising out of the performance of their duties to the Fund. In addition, in the normal course of business, the Fund may enter into contracts with its vendors and others that provide for general indemnifications. The Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown, as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Fund. However, based on experience, the Fund expects the risk of loss to be remote.

 

2. Significant Accounting Policies

The following is a summary of significant accounting policies followed by the Fund in the preparation of its financial statements. The policies conform with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”). The preparation of financial statements requires management to make certain 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 increases and decreases in net assets from operations during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Management has evaluated events and transactions subsequent to period end through the date the financial statements were issued, for purposes of recognition or disclosure in these financial statements and there are no subsequent events to report.

Security Valuation

The Fund records its investments at fair value. Fair value is defined as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between willing market participants at the measurement date. The valuation techniques used to determine fair value are further described in Note 4 below.

Investment Transactions and Investment Income

Investment transactions are recorded not later than on the business day after trade date. However, for financial reporting purposes, investment transactions are accounted for on trade date. Net realized gains and losses on investments sold and on

 

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AZL Allianz AGIC Opportunity Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements, continued

December 31, 2011

 

foreign currency transactions are recorded on the basis of identified cost. Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis and includes, where applicable, the amortization of premiums or accretion of discounts. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date except in the case of foreign securities, in which case dividends are recorded as soon as such information becomes available.

Real Estate Investment Trusts

The Fund may own shares of real estate investment trusts (“REITs”) which report information on the source of their distributions annually. Certain distributions received from REITs during the year, which are known to be a return of capital, are recorded as a reduction to the cost of the individual REIT.

Foreign Currency Translation

The accounting records of the Fund are maintained in U.S. dollars. Foreign currency amounts are translated into U.S. dollars at the current rate of exchange to determine the fair value of investments, assets and liabilities. Purchases and sales of securities, and income and expenses are translated at the prevailing rate of exchange on the respective dates of such transactions. The Fund does not isolate that portion of the results of operations resulting from changes in foreign exchange rates on investments from fluctuations arising from changes in market prices of securities held. Such fluctuations are included in the net realized and unrealized gain or loss on investments and foreign currencies.

Income received by the Fund from sources within foreign countries may be subject to withholding and other income or similar taxes imposed by such countries. The Funds accrue such taxes, as applicable, based on their current interpretation of tax rules in the foreign markets in which they invest.

Risks Associated with Foreign Securities and Currencies

Investments in securities of foreign issuers carry certain risks not ordinarily associated with investments in securities of domestic issuers. Such risks include future political and economic developments, and the possible imposition of exchange controls or other foreign governmental laws and restrictions. In addition, with respect to certain countries, there is the possibility of expropriation of assets, confiscatory taxation, political or social instability or diplomatic developments which could adversely affect investments in those securities.

Dividends to Shareholders

Dividends to shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date. The Fund distributes its dividends from net investment income and net realized capital gains, if any, on an annual basis. The amount of dividends from net investment income and from net realized gains are determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations, which may differ from GAAP. These “book/tax” differences are either temporary or permanent in nature. To the extent these differences are permanent in nature (e.g., return of capital, net operating loss, reclassification of certain market discounts, gain/loss, paydowns, and distributions), such amounts are reclassified within the composition of net assets based on their federal tax-basis treatment; temporary differences (e.g., wash sales and post October losses) do not require reclassification. Dividends to shareholders that exceed net investment income and net realized gains for tax purposes are reported as distributions of capital.

Expense Allocation

Expenses directly attributable to the Fund are charged directly to the Fund, while expenses attributable to more than one Fund are allocated among the respective Funds based upon relative net assets or some other reasonable method. Expenses which are attributable to more than one Trust are allocated across the Allianz Variable Insurance Products and Allianz Variable Insurance Products Fund of Funds Trusts based upon relative net assets or another reasonable basis. Allianz Investment Management LLC (the “Manager”), serves as the investment manager for the Trust and the Allianz Variable Insurance Products Fund of Funds Trust.

Securities Lending

To generate additional income, the Fund may lend up to 33 1/3% of its assets pursuant to agreements requiring that the loan be continuously secured by any combination of cash, U.S. government or U.S. government agency securities, equal initially to at least 102% of the fair value plus accrued interest on the securities loaned (105% for foreign securities) and is marked to

 

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AZL Allianz AGIC Opportunity Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements, continued

December 31, 2011

 

market daily to provide a level of collateral at least equal to the fair value of securities loaned. The Fund bears all of the gains and losses on such investments. The Fund receives payments from borrowers equivalent to the dividends and interest that would have been earned on securities lent while simultaneously seeking to earn income on the investment of cash collateral received. In extremely low interest rate environments, the broker rebate fee may exceed the interest earned or the cash collateral which would result in a loss to the Fund. The investment of cash collateral deposited by the borrower is subject to inherent market risks such as interest rate risk, credit risk, liquidity risk, and other risks that are present in the market, and as such, the value of these investments may not be sufficient, when liquidated, to repay the borrower when the loaned security is returned. There may be risks of delay in recovery of the securities or even loss of rights in the collateral should the borrower of the securities fail financially. However, loans will be made only to borrowers, such as broker-dealers, banks or institutional borrowers of securities, deemed by the Allianz Investment Management LLC (the “Manager”) to be of good standing and credit worthy and when in its judgment, the consideration which can be earned currently from such securities loans justifies the attendant risks. Loans are subject to termination by the Trust or the borrower at any time, and are, therefore, not considered to be illiquid investments. Securities on loan at December 31, 2011 are presented on the Fund’s Schedule of Portfolio Investments (“Schedule”). The average outstanding amount of securities on loan was $48.9 million for the year ended December 31, 2011.

Cash collateral received in connection with securities lending is invested in the Allianz Variable Insurance Products Securities Lending Collateral Trust (the “Securities Lending Collateral Trust”) managed by The Dreyfus Corporation, an affiliate of the Custodian and Securities Lending Agent. The Securities Lending Collateral Trust invests in short-term investments that have a remaining maturity of 397 days or less as calculated in accordance with Rule 2a-7 under the 1940 Act. The Fund paid securities lending fees of $32,963 during the year ended December 31, 2011. These fees have been netted against Income from Securities Lending on the Statement of Operations.

Commission Recapture

Certain Funds of the Trust participate in a commission recapture program. The Fund will utilize the recaptured commissions to pay for, in whole or part, certain expenses of the Fund, excluding investment advisory fees. Any amounts received by the Fund, if applicable, are disclosed as “Expenses paid indirectly” on the Statement of Operations.

Derivative Instruments

All open derivative positions at period end are reflected on the Fund’s Schedule of Portfolio Investments. The following is a description of the derivative instruments that the Fund may utilize, including the primary underlying risk exposures related to each instrument type.

Forward Currency Contracts

During the year ended December 31, 2011, the Fund did not enter into any forward currency contracts. The Fund may enter into forward currency contracts in connection with planned purchases or sales of securities or to hedge the U.S. dollar value of securities denominated in a particular currency. In addition to the foreign currency risk related to the use of these contracts, the Fund could be exposed to risks if the counterparties to the contracts are unable to meet the terms of their contracts and from unanticipated movements in the value of a foreign currency relative to the U.S. dollar. In the event of default by the counterparty to the transaction, the Fund’s maximum amount of loss, as either the buyer or the seller, is the unrealized appreciation of the contract. The forward currency contracts are adjusted by the daily exchange rate of the underlying currency and any gains or losses are recorded for financial statement purposes as unrealized gains or losses until the contract settlement date. When the contract is closed, the Fund records a realized gain or loss equal to the difference between the value at the time it was opened and the value at the time it was closed.

Futures Contracts

During the year ended December 31, 2011, the Fund did not enter into any futures contracts. The Fund may enter into futures contracts to manage its exposure to the securities markets or to movements in market conditions or foreign exchange rates. Futures contracts are valued based upon their quoted daily settlement prices. Upon entering into a futures contract, the Fund is required to segregate liquid assets in accordance with the initial margin requirements of the broker or exchange. Futures contracts are marked to market daily and a payable or receivable for the change in value (“variation margin”) is recorded by the Fund. Gains or losses are recognized but not considered realized until the contracts expire or are closed. Futures contracts involve, to varying degrees, elements of market risk (generally equity price risk related to stock futures, interest rate risk related to bond futures, and foreign currency risk related to currency futures) and exposure to loss in excess of the variation margin disclosed in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. The primary risks associated with the use of futures contracts are the imperfect correlation between the change in market value of the underlying securities and the prices of futures contracts, the possibility of an illiquid market, and the inability of the counterparty to meet the terms of the contract.

 

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AZL Allianz AGIC Opportunity Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements, continued

December 31, 2011

 

3. Related Party Transactions

The Manager provides investment advisory and management services for the Fund. The Manager has retained an affiliated money management organization (the “Subadviser”) to make investment decisions on behalf of the Fund. Pursuant to a subadvisory agreement, between the Manager and Allianz Global Investors Capital (“AGIC”), AGIC provides investment advisory services as the Subadviser for the Fund subject to the general supervision of the Trustees and the Manager. The Manager is entitled to a fee, computed daily and paid monthly, based on the average daily net assets of the Fund. Expenses incurred by the Fund for investment advisory and management services are reflected on the Statement of Operations as “Manager fees.” For its services, the Subadviser is entitled to a fee payable by the Manager. The Manager has contractually agreed to waive fees and reimburse the Fund to limit the annual expenses, excluding interest expense (e.g., cash overdraft fees), taxes, brokerage commissions, other expenditures that are capitalized in accordance with GAAP and other extraordinary expenses not incurred in the ordinary course of the Fund’s business, based on the daily net assets of the Fund, through April 30, 2013.

For the year ended December 31, 2011, the annual rate due to the Manager and the annual expense limit were as follows:

 

     Annual Rate     Annual Expense Limit  

AZL Allianz AGIC Opportunity Fund

     0.85     1.35

Any amounts contractually waived or reimbursed by the Manager in a particular fiscal year will be subject to repayment by the Fund to the Manager to the extent that from time to time through the next three fiscal years the repayment will not cause the Fund’s expenses to exceed the stated limit during the respective year. Any amounts recouped by the Manager during the period are reflected on the Statement of Operations as “Recoupment of prior expenses reimbursed by the Manager.” At December 31, 2011, there were no remaining contractual reimbursements that are subject to repayment by the Fund in subsequent years.

In addition, the Manager may voluntarily waive or reimburse additional fees in order to maintain more competitive expense ratios. Any voluntary waivers or reimbursements are not subject to repayment in subsequent years. Information on the total amount waived/reimbursed by the Manager or repaid to the Manager by the Fund during the period can be found on the Statement of Operations. During the year ended December 31, 2011, there were no voluntary waivers.

Pursuant to separate agreements between the Funds and the Manager, the Manager provides a Chief Compliance Officer (“CCO”) and certain compliance oversight and regulatory filing services to the Trust. Under these agreements the Manager is entitled to an amount equal to a portion of the compensation and certain other expenses related to the individuals performing the CCO and compliance oversight services, as well as $75 per hour for time incurred in connection with the preparation and filing of certain documents with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fees are paid to the Manager on a quarterly basis. The total expenses incurred by the Fund for these services are reflected on the Statement of Operations as “Administrative and compliance services fees.”

Citi Fund Services Ohio, Inc. (“Citi” or the “Administrator”), a wholly owned subsidiary of Citigroup, Inc., with which an officer of the Trust is affiliated, serves as the Trust’s administrator, transfer agent, and fund accountant, and assists the Trust in all aspects of its administration and operation. The Administrator is entitled to a Trust-wide asset-based fee, which is based on the following schedule: 0.05% of daily average net assets on the first $4 billion, 0.04% of daily average net assets on the next $2 billion, 0.02% of daily average net assets on the next $2 billion and 0.01% of daily average net assets over $8 billion. The overall Trust-wide fees are accrued daily and paid monthly and are subject to a minimum annual fee. In addition, the Administrator is entitled to annual account fees related to the transfer agency system, an annual fee for each additional class of shares of any Fund, certain annual fees in supporting fair value services, and a Trust-wide annual fee for providing infrastructure and support in implementing the written policies and procedures comprising the Fund’s compliance program. Fees payable to the Administrator are subject to certain reductions associated with services provided to new funds. The Administrator is also reimbursed for certain expenses incurred. The total expenses incurred by the Fund for these services are reflected on the Statement of Operations as “Administration fees.”

Allianz Life Financial Services, LLC (“ALFS”), an affiliate of the Manager, serves as distributor of the Fund and receives 12b-1 fees directly from the Fund, plus a Trust-wide annual fee of $42,500, paid by the Manager from its profits and not by the Trust, for recordkeeping and reporting services.

 

 

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ALLIANZ VARIABLE INSURANCE PRODUCTS TRUST

AZL Allianz AGIC Opportunity Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements, continued

December 31, 2011

 

The Trust has adopted a distribution and service plan in conformance with Rule 12b-1of the 1940 Act. Pursuant to this plan, the Fund is authorized to pay certain fees for the sale and distribution of its shares and services provided to its shareholders at an annual rate not to exceed 0.25% of the Fund’s average daily net assets. These fees are reflected on the Statement of Operations as “Distribution fees.”

In addition, certain legal fees and expenses are paid to a law firm, Dorsey & Whitney LLP, of which the Secretary of the Fund is a partner. During the year ended December 31, 2011, $2,760 was paid from the Fund relating to these fees and expenses.

Certain Officers and Trustees of the Trust are affiliated with the Manager or the Administrator. Such Officers (except for the Trust’s CCO as noted above) and Trustees receive no compensation from the Trust for serving in their respective roles. For their service to the Trust and to the Allianz Variable Insurance Products Fund of Funds Trust, each non-interested Trustee receives a $36,000 annual Board retainer and a $8,000 meeting fee for each regular in-person Board meeting and a $4,000 meeting fee for each Committee meeting. In addition, Trustees may receive compensation for special meetings and telephonic meetings. Also, the Trustees are reimbursed for certain expenses associated with attending Board meetings. Compensation to the Trustees is allocated between the Trust and the Allianz Variable Insurance Products Fund of Funds Trust in proportion to the assets under management of each Trust. During the year ended December 31, 2011, actual Trustee compensation was $924,000 in total for both Trusts.

 

4. Investment Valuation Summary

The valuation techniques employed by the Fund, as described below, maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs in determining fair value. The inputs used for valuing the Fund’s investments are summarized in the three broad levels listed below:

 

   

Level 1 — quoted prices in active markets for identical assets

   

Level 2 — other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayments speeds, credit risk, etc.)

   

Level 3 — significant unobservable inputs (including the Fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments)

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

Security prices are generally provided by an independent third party pricing service approved by the Trust’s Board of Trustees (“Trustees”) as of the close of the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) (generally 4:00 pm EST). Equity securities are valued at the last quoted sale price or, if there is no sale, the last quoted bid price is used for long securities and the last quoted ask price is used for securities sold short. Securities listed on NASDAQ Stock Market, Inc. (“NASDAQ”) are valued at the official closing price as reported by NASDAQ. In each of these situations, valuations are typically categorized as a Level 1 in the fair value hierarchy. Investments in open-end investment companies are valued at their respective net asset value as reported by such companies and are typically categorized as Level 1 in the fair value hierarchy.

Debt and other fixed income securities are generally valued at an evaluated bid price provided by an independent pricing source approved by the Trustees. To value debt securities, pricing services may use various pricing techniques which take into account appropriate factors such as market activity, yield, quality, coupon rate, maturity, type of issue, trading characteristics, call features, credit ratings and other data, as well as broker quotes. Short term securities of sufficient credit quality with sixty days or less remaining until maturity may be valued at amortized cost, which approximates fair value. In each of these situations, valuations are typically categorized as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy.

Exchange traded futures contracts are valued at the last sales price as of the close of the primary exchange and are typically categorized as Level 1 in the fair value hierarchy. Forward currency contracts are generally valued at the foreign currency exchange rate as of the close of the NYSE and are typically categorized as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy.

Other assets and securities for which market quotations are not readily available, or are deemed unreliable are valued at fair value as determined in good faith by the Trustees or persons acting on the behalf of the Trustees. Fair value pricing may be used for significant events such as securities whose trading has been suspended, whose price has become stale or for which there is no currently available price at the close of the NYSE. Depending on the source and relative significance of valuation inputs, these instruments may be classified as Level 2 or Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy. The Fund utilizes a pricing service to assist in determining the fair value of securities when certain significant events occur that may affect the value of foreign securities.

 

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AZL Allianz AGIC Opportunity Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements, continued

December 31, 2011

 

In accordance with procedures adopted by the Trustees, fair value pricing may be used if events materially affecting the value of foreign securities occur between the time when the exchange on which they are traded closes and the time when the Fund’s net asset value is calculated. Management identifies possible fluctuation in international securities by monitoring the increase or decrease in the value of a designated benchmark index. In the event of an increase or decrease greater than predetermined levels, the Fund may use a systematic valuation model provided by an independent third party to fair value its international equity securities which are then typically categorized as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy.

For the year ended December 31, 2011, there were no Level 3 investments for which significant unobservable inputs were used to determine fair value.

The following is a summary of the valuation inputs used as of December 31, 2011 in valuing the Fund’s investments based upon the three levels defined above:

 

      Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Total  

Investment Securities:

           

Common Stocks+

   $ 148,382,051       $       $       $ 148,382,051   

Securities Held as Collateral for Securities on Loan

             43,352,006                 43,352,006   

Unaffiliated Investment Company

     497,082                         497,082   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Investment Securities

   $ 148,879,133       $ 43,352,006       $       $ 192,231,139   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  + For detailed industry descriptions, see the accompanying Schedule of Portfolio Investments.

The Fund recognizes significant transfers between fair value hierarchy levels at the reporting period end. There were no significant transfers between Levels 1, 2 or 3 as of December 31, 2011.

In May 2011, the FASB issued ASU No. 2011-04 “Amendments to Achieve Common Fair Value Measurement and Disclosure Requirements in U.S. GAAP and IFRS”. ASU 2011-04 includes common requirements for measurement of and disclosure about fair value between U.S. GAAP and IFRS. ASU 2011-04 will require reporting entities to disclose quantitative information about the unobservable inputs used in the fair value measurements categorized within Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy. In addition, ASU 2011-04 will require reporting entities to make disclosures about amounts and reasons for all transfers in and out of Level 1 and Level 2 fair value measurements. The new and revised disclosures are effective for interim and annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2011. Adoption of ASU 2011-04 will have no effect on the Fund’s net assets. At this time, management is evaluating the impact of ASU 2011-04 on the financial statement disclosures.

 

5. Security Purchases and Sales

For the year ended December 31, 2011, cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of securities (excluding securities maturing less than one year from acquisition) were as follows:

 

     Purchases      Sales  

AZL Allianz AGIC Opportunity Fund

   $ 227,264,441       $ 253,091,949   

 

6. Federal Income Tax Information

It is the Fund’s policy to continue to comply with the requirements of the Internal Revenue Code under Subchapter M, applicable to regulated investment companies, and to distribute all of its taxable income, including any net realized gains on investments, to its shareholders. Therefore, no provision is made for federal income taxes.

Management of the Funds has reviewed tax positions taken in tax years that remain subject to examination by all major tax jurisdictions, including federal (i.e., the last four tax year ends and the interim tax period since then, as applicable). Management believes that there is no tax liability resulting from unrecognized tax benefits related to uncertain tax positions taken.

Cost for federal income tax purposes at December 31, 2011 is $206,941,010. The gross unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on a tax basis is as follows:

 

Unrealized appreciation

  $ 11,399,130   

Unrealized depreciation

    (26,109,001
 

 

 

 

Net unrealized depreciation

  $ (14,709,871
 

 

 

 

 

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ALLIANZ VARIABLE INSURANCE PRODUCTS TRUST

AZL Allianz AGIC Opportunity Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements, continued

December 31, 2011

 

As of the end of its tax year ended December 31, 2011, the Fund has capital loss carry forwards (“CLCFs”) as summarized in the table below. Under the provisions of the Regulated Investment Company Modernization Act of 2010, CLCFs that originated in a tax year that began before December 23, 2010 (pre-effective CLCFs) may be carried forward, subject to certain limitations, and applied to offset future capital gains, and thus reduce the amount of distributable capital gains, for up to eight succeeding tax years, after which any unutilized CLCFs expire. Pre-effective CLCFs are applied as short-term capital loss regardless of whether the originating capital loss was short term or long term. CLCFs that originate in tax years beginning after December 22, 2010 (post-effective CLCFs), are applied consistent with the character in which they originated as a new loss on the first day of the immediately succeeding tax year, and thus take precedent over the application of pre-effective CLCFs. Post-effective CLCFs can be carried forward indefinitely.

Pre-effective CLCFs subject to expiration:

 

      Expires
12/31/2017
 

AZL Allianz AGIC Opportunity Fund

   $ 585,012   

During the year ended December 31, 2011, the Fund utilized $17,861,820 in CLCFs to offset capital gains.

As of December 31, 2011, the components of accumulated earnings on a tax basis were as follows:

 

     Undistributed
Ordinary
Income
     Accumulated
Capital and
Other Losses
    Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)(a)
    Total
Accumulated
Earnings/
(Deficit)
 

AZL Allianz AGIC Opportunity Fund

   $       $ (585,012   $ (14,709,871   $ (15,294,883

 

  (a) The differences between book-basis and tax-basis unrealized appreciation/depreciation is attributable primarily to tax deferral of losses on wash sales.

 

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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

The Shareholders and Board of Trustees of

Allianz Variable Insurance Products Trust:

We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities of AZL Allianz AGIC Opportunity Fund (the “Fund”) of the Allianz Variable Insurance Products Trust, including the schedule of portfolio investments, as of December 31, 2011, and the related statement of operations for the year then ended, the statements of changes in net assets for each of the years in the two-year period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the years in the five-year period then ended. These financial statements and financial highlights are the responsibility of the Fund’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements and financial highlights based on our audits.

We conducted our audits 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 and financial highlights are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of December 31, 2011, by correspondence with the custodian and brokers or by other appropriate auditing procedures where replies from brokers were not received. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

In our opinion, the financial statements and financial highlights referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Fund as of December 31, 2011, the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the years in the two-year period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the years in the five-year period then ended, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.

KPMG LLP

Columbus, Ohio

February 24, 2012

 

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ALLIANZ VARIABLE INSURANCE PRODUCTS TRUST

 

Other Information (Unaudited)

A description of the policies and procedures that the Fund uses to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities is available, without charge, upon request, by visiting the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (“Commission”) website at www.sec.gov, or by calling 800-624-0197.

Information regarding how the Fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30th is available (i) without charge, upon request, by calling 800-624-0197; (ii) on the Allianz Variable Insurance Products Trust’s website at https://www.allianzlife.com; and (iii) on the Commission’s website at http://www.sec.gov.

The Fund files complete Schedules of Portfolio Holdings with the Commission for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. Schedules of Portfolio Holdings for the Fund in this report are available without charge on the Commission’s website at http://www.sec.gov, or may be reviewed and copied at the Commission’s Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. Information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 800-SEC-0330.

 

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ALLIANZ VARIABLE INSURANCE PRODUCTS TRUST

 

Approval of Investment Advisory and Subadvisory Agreements (Unaudited)

The Allianz Variable Insurance Products Trust (the “Trust”) is a manager-of-managers fund. That means that the Trust’s Manager (“Allianz Investment Management LLC”) is responsible for monitoring the various Subadvisers that have day-to-day responsibility for the decisions made for each of the Trust’s investment portfolios. The Trust’s Manager is responsible for determining, in the first instance, which investment advisers to consider recommending for selection as a Subadviser.

In reviewing the services provided by the Manager and the terms of the investment management agreement, the Board receives and reviews information related to the Manager’s experience and expertise in the variable insurance marketplace. Currently, the Funds are offered only through variable annuities and variable life insurance policies, and not in the retail fund market. In addition, the Board receives information regarding the Manager’s expertise with regard to portfolio diversification and asset allocation requirements within variable insurance products issued by Allianz Life Insurance Company of North America and its subsidiary, Allianz Life Insurance Company of New York. Currently, the Funds are offered only through Allianz Life and Allianz of New York variable products.

The Trust’s Manager has adopted policies and procedures to assist it in the process of analyzing each potential Subadviser with expertise in particular asset classes for purposes of making the recommendation that a specific investment adviser be selected. The Trust’s Board reviews and considers the information provided by the Manager in deciding which investment advisers to select. After an investment adviser becomes a Subadviser, a similarly rigorous process is instituted by the Manager to monitor the investment performance and other responsibilities of the Subadviser. The Manager reports to the Trust’s Board on its analysis at the regular meetings of the Board, which are held at least quarterly. Where warranted, the Manager will add or remove a particular Subadviser from a “watch” list that it maintains. Watch list criteria include, for example: (a) Fund performance over various time periods; (b) Fund risk issues, such as changes in key personnel involved with Fund management, changes in investment philosophy or process, or “capacity” concerns; and (c) organizational risk issues, such as regulatory, compliance or legal concerns, or changes in the ownership of the Subadviser. The Manager may place a Fund on the watch list for other reasons, and if so, will explain its rationale to the Trustees. Funds which are on the watch list are subject to special scrutiny of the Manager and the Board of Trustees. Funds may be removed from such watch list, if for example, performance improves or regulatory matters are satisfactorily resolved. However, in some situations where Funds which have been on the watch list, the Manager has recommended the retention of a new Subadviser, and the Board of Trustees has subsequently approved new Subadvisory Agreements with such Subadvisers.

In assessing the Manager’s and Subadvisers’ (collectively, the “Advisory Organizations”), performance of their obligations, the Board considers whether there has occurred a circumstance or event that would constitute a reason for it to not renew an advisory contract. In this regard, the Board is mindful of the potential disruption of a Fund’s operations and various risks, uncertainties and other effects that could occur as a result of a decision to terminate or not renew a contract.

As required by the Investment Company Act of 1940 (“1940 Act”), the Trust’s Board has reviewed and approved the Trust’s Investment Management Agreement with the Manager (the “Advisory Agreement”) and portfolio management agreements (the “Subadvisory Agreements”) with the Subadvisers. The Board’s decision to approve these contracts reflects the exercise of its business judgment on whether to approve new arrangements and continue the existing arrangements. During its review of these contracts, the Board considers many factors, among the most material of which are: the Fund’s investment objectives and long term performance; the Advisory Organizations’ management philosophy, personnel, and processes, including their compliance history and the adequacy of their compliance processes; the preferences and expectations of Fund shareholders (and underlying contract owners) and their relative sophistication; the continuing state of competition in the mutual fund industry; and comparable fees in the mutual fund industry.

The Board also considers the compensation and benefits received by the Advisory Organizations. This includes fees received for services provided to the Fund by affiliated persons of the Advisory Organizations and research services received by the Advisory Organizations from brokers that execute Fund trades, as well as advisory fees. The Board considered the fact that: (1) the Manager and the Trust are parties to an Administrative Service Agreement, a Compliance Services Agreement, and a Chief Compliance Officer Agreement, under which the Manager is compensated by the Trust for performing certain administrative and compliance services including providing an employee of the Manager or one of its affiliates to act as the Trust’s Chief Compliance Officer; and (2) Allianz Life Financial Services, LLC, an affiliated person of the Manager, is a registered securities broker-dealer and receives (along with its affiliated persons) payments made by the Trust pursuant to Rule 12b-1.

The Board is aware that various courts have interpreted provisions of the 1940 Act and have indicated in their decisions that the following factors may be relevant to an adviser’s compensation: the nature and quality of the services provided by the adviser, including the performance of the fund; the adviser’s cost of providing the services; the extent to which the adviser may realize “economies of scale” as the fund grows larger; any indirect benefits that may accrue to the adviser and its

 

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affiliates as a result of the adviser’s relationship with the fund; performance and expenses of comparable funds; and the extent to which the independent Board members are fully informed about all facts bearing on the adviser’s service and fee. The Trust’s Board is aware of these factors and takes them into account in its review of the Trust’s advisory contracts.

The Board considered and weighed these circumstances in light of its experience in governing the Trust and working with the Advisory Organizations on matters relating to the Funds, and is assisted in its deliberations by the advice of legal counsel to the Independent Trustees. In this regard, the Board requests and receives a significant amount of information about the Funds and the Advisory Organizations. Some of this information is provided at each regular meeting of the Board; additional information is provided in connection with the particular meeting or meetings at which the Board’s formal review of an advisory contract occurs. In between regularly scheduled meetings, the Board may receive information on particular matters as the need arises. Thus, the Board’s evaluation of an advisory contract is informed by reports covering such matters as: an Advisory Organization’s investment philosophy, personnel, and processes; the Fund’s short- and long-term performance (in absolute terms as well as in relationship to its benchmark(s), certain competitor or “peer group” funds and similar funds managed by the particular Subadviser), and comments on the reasons for performance; the Fund’s expenses (including the advisory fee itself and the overall expense structure of the Fund, both in absolute terms and relative to similar and/or competing funds, with due regard for contractual or voluntary expense limitations); the use and allocation of brokerage commissions derived from trading the Fund’s portfolio securities; the nature and extent of the advisory and other services provided to the Fund by the Advisory Organizations and their affiliates; compliance and audit reports concerning the Funds and the companies that service them; and relevant developments in the mutual fund industry and how the Funds and/or Advisory Organizations are responding to them.

The Board also receives financial information about Advisory Organizations, including reports on the compensation and benefits the Advisory Organizations derive from their relationships with the Funds. These reports cover not only the fees under the advisory contracts, but also fees, if any, received for providing other services to the Funds. The reports also discuss any indirect or “fall out” benefits an Advisory Organization may derive from its relationship with the Funds.

The Advisory and Subadvisory Agreements (collectively, the “Agreements”) were most recently considered at Board of Trustees meetings held in the fall of 2011. Information relevant to the approval of such Agreements was considered at a telephonic Board of Trustees meeting on October 19, 2011, and at an “in person” Board of Trustees meeting held October 26, 2011. The Agreements were approved at the Board meeting of October 26, 2011. At such meeting the Board also approved an Expense Limitation Agreement between the Manager and the Trust for the period ending April 30, 2013. In connection with such meetings, the Trustees requested and evaluated extensive materials from the Manager, including performance and expense information for other investment companies with similar investment objectives derived from data compiled by an independent third party provider and other sources believed to be reliable by the Manager. Prior to voting, the Trustees reviewed the proposed approval/continuance of the Agreements with management and with experienced counsel who are independent of the Manager and received a memorandum from such counsel discussing the legal standards for their consideration of the proposed approvals/continuances. The independent (“disinterested”) Trustees also discussed the proposed approvals/continuances in a private session with such counsel at which no representatives of the Manager were present. In reaching their determinations relating to the approval and/or continuance of the Agreements, in respect of each Fund, the Trustees considered all factors they believed relevant. The Board based its decision to approve the Agreements on the totality of the circumstances and relevant factors, and with a view to past and future long-term considerations. Not all of the factors and considerations discussed above and below are necessarily relevant to every Fund, and the Board did not assign relative weights to factors discussed herein or deem any one or group of them to be controlling in and of themselves.

An SEC Rule requires that shareholder reports include a discussion of certain factors relating to the selection of investment advisers and the approval of advisory fees. The “factors” enumerated by the SEC are set forth below in italics, as well as the Board’s conclusions regarding such factors:

(1)  The nature, extent and quality of services provided by the Manager and Subadvisers.  The Trustees noted that the Manager, subject to the control of the Board of Trustees, administers each Fund’s business and other affairs. As the Trust is a manager of managers fund, the Manager is responsible for monitoring the various Subadvisers that have day-to-day responsibility for the decisions made for each of the Trust’s investment portfolios. The Trust’s Manager is responsible for determining, in the first instance, which investment advisers to consider recommending to the Board of Trustees for selection as a Subadviser.

The Trustees noted that the Manager also provides the Trust and each Fund with such administrative and other services (exclusive of, and in addition to, any such services provided by any others retained by the Trust on behalf of the Funds) and executive and other personnel as are necessary for the operation of the Trust and the Funds. Except for the Trust’s Chief Compliance Officer, the Manager pays all of the compensation of Trustees and officers of the Trust who are employees of the Manager or its affiliates.

 

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The Trustees considered the scope and quality of services provided by the Manager and the Subadvisers and noted that the scope of such services provided had expanded as a result of recent regulatory and other developments. The Trustees noted that, for example, the Manager and Subadvisers are responsible for maintaining and monitoring their own compliance programs, and these compliance programs have recently been refined and enhanced in light of new regulatory requirements. The Trustees considered the capabilities and resources which the Manager has dedicated to performing services on behalf of the Trust and its Funds. The quality of administrative and other services, including the Manager’s role in coordinating the activities of the Trust’s other service providers, also were considered. The Trustees concluded that, overall, they were satisfied with the nature, extent and quality of services provided (and expected to be provided) to the Trust and to each of the Funds under the Agreements.

(2)  The investment performance of the Funds, the Manager and the Subadvisers.  In connection with every in-person quarterly Board of Trustees meeting, Trustees receive extensive information on the performance results of each of the Funds. This includes, for example, performance information on all of the Funds for the previous quarter, and previous one, three and five-year periods, and since inception. (For Funds which have been in existence for less than five years, Trustees may receive performance information on comparable funds managed by the particular Subadviser for periods prior to the creation of a particular Fund.) Such performance information includes information on absolute total return, performance versus Subadvisers’ comparable fund(s), performance versus the appropriate benchmark(s), and performance versus peer groups. For example, in connection with the Board of Trustees meeting held October 26, 2011, the Manager reported that for the three year period ended June 30, 2011, ten Funds were in the top 40%, six were in the middle 20% and five were in the bottom 40%, and for the one year period ended June 30, 2011, nine Funds were in the top 40%, eight were in the middle 20%, and 11 were in the bottom 40%. The Manager also reported that for the five year period ended June 30, 2011, nine Funds were in the top 40%, three were in the middle 20%, and seven were in the bottom 40%. At the Board of Trustees meeting held October 26, 2011, the Trustees determined that the overall investment performance of the Funds was acceptable.

(3)  The costs of services to be provided and profits to be realized by the Manager and the Subadvisers and their affiliates from their relationship with the Funds.  The Manager has supplied information to the Board of Trustees pertaining to the level of investment advisory fees to which the Funds are subject. The Manager has agreed to temporarily “cap” Fund expenses at certain levels, and information is provided to Trustees setting forth “contractual” advisory fees and “actual” fees after taking expense caps into account. Based upon the information provided, the “actual” advisory fees payable by the Funds overall are generally comparable to the average level of fees paid by Fund peer groups. For the 29 Funds reviewed by the Board of Trustees in the fall of 2011, 24 Funds paid “actual” advisory fees in a percentage amount within the 65th percentile or lower for each Fund’s applicable category. The Trustees recognized that it is difficult to make comparisons of advisory fees because there are variations in the services that are included in the fees paid by other funds. The Board has concluded that the advisory fees to be paid to the Manager by the Funds are not unreasonable.

The Manager has also supplied information to the Board of Trustees pertaining to total Fund expenses (which includes advisory fees, the 25 basis point 12b-1 fee paid by the Funds, and other Fund expenses). As noted above, the Manager has agreed to “cap” Fund expenses at certain levels. Based upon the information provided, the overall total expense ratio ranking in 2012 for the 29 Funds was as follows: (1) 21 of the Funds had total expense rankings at or below the 50th percentile; (2) three of the Funds were between the 50th and 65th percentiles; (3) for three of the Funds with expense ranks above the 65th percentile, the Manager recommended, and the Board of Trustees approved, temporary management fee waivers effective May 1, 2012, which are expected to reduce such rankings to the 65th percentile or below; (4) for one Fund with an expense rank above the 65th percentile, the Manager expects such Fund to be below the 65th percentile in 2012 because of greater Fund assets; and (5) for one Fund with an expense rank above the 65th percentile, the Manager reported that the peer group makes for poor comparability.

The Manager has committed to providing the Funds with a high quality of service and working to reduce Fund expenses over time, particularly as the Funds grow larger. The Trustees concluded therefore that the expense ratios of the Funds were not unreasonable.

The Manager provided information concerning the profitability of the Manager’s investment advisory activities for the period from 2009 through June 30, 2011. The Trustees recognized that it is difficult to make comparisons of profitability from investment company advisory agreements because comparative information is not generally publicly available and is affected by numerous factors, including the structure of the particular adviser, the types of funds it manages, its business mix, numerous assumptions regarding allocation of expenses and the adviser’s capital structure and cost of capital. In considering profitability information, the Trustees considered the possible effect of certain fall-out benefits to the Manager and its affiliates. The Trustees focused on profitability of the Manager’s relationships with the Funds before taxes and distribution expenses. The Trustees recognized that the Manager should, in the abstract, be entitled to earn a reasonable level of profits for the services it provides to each Fund and, based on their review, concluded that they were satisfied that the Manager’s level of profitability from its relationship with the Funds was not excessive.

 

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The Manager, on behalf of the Board of Trustees, endeavored to obtain information on the profitability of each Subadviser in connection with its relationship with the Fund or Funds which it subadvises. The Manager was unable to obtain meaningful profitability information from some of the unaffiliated Subadvisers. The Manager assured the Board of Trustees that the Agreements with the Subadvisers which are not affiliated with it were negotiated on an “arm’s length” basis, so that arguably, such profitability information should be less relevant. The Trustees were also provided with certain information on profitability for Subadvisers which are affiliated with the Manager. Trustees recognized the difficulty of allocating costs to multiple advisory accounts and products of a large advisory organization. Based upon the information provided, the Trustees determined that there was no evidence that the level of such profitability attributable to subadvising the Funds was excessive.

(4) and (5) The extent to which economies of scale would be realized as the Funds grow, and whether fee levels reflect these economies of scale. The Trustees noted that most of the advisory fee schedules for the Funds do not contain breakpoints that reduce the fee rate on assets above specified levels, although certain Subadvisory Agreements have such “breakpoints.” The Trustees recognized that breakpoints may be an appropriate way for the Manager to share its economies of scale, if any, with Funds that have substantial assets. However, they also recognized that there may not be a direct relationship between any economies of scale realized by Funds and those realized by the Manager as assets increase. The Trustees do not believe there is a uniform methodology for establishing breakpoints that give effect to Fund-specific service provided by the Manager. The Trustees noted that in the fund industry as a whole, as well as among funds similar to the Funds, there is no uniformity or pattern in the fees and asset levels at which breakpoints (if any) apply. Depending on the age, size, and other characteristics of a particular fund and its manager’s cost structure, different conclusions can be drawn as to whether there are economies of scale to be realized at any particular level of assets, notwithstanding the intuitive conclusion that such economies exist, or will be realized at some level of total assets. Moreover, because different managers have different cost structures and service models, it is difficult to draw meaningful conclusions from the breakpoints that may have been adopted by other funds. The Trustees also noted that the advisory agreements for many funds do not have breakpoints at all, or if breakpoints exist, they may be at asset levels significantly greater than those of the individual Funds. The Trustees also noted that the total assets in all of the Funds as of June 30, 2011 were approximately $6.2 billion, and that no single non-money market Fund had assets in excess of $428 million.

The Trustees noted that the Manager has agreed to temporarily “cap” Fund expenses at certain levels, which has the effect of reducing expenses as would the implementation of advisory fee breakpoints. The Manager has committed to continue to consider the continuation of fee “caps” and/or advisory fee breakpoints as the Funds grow larger. The Board receives quarterly reports on the level of Fund assets. It expects to consider whether or not to approve the Agreements at a meeting to be held prior to December 31, 2012, and will at that time, or prior thereto, consider: (a) the extent to which economies of scale can be realized, and (b) whether the advisory fee should be modified to reflect such economies of scale, if any.

Having taken these factors into account, the Trustees concluded that the absence of breakpoints in certain of the Funds’ advisory fee rate schedules was acceptable under each Fund’s circumstances.

 

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Information about the Board of Trustees and Officers (Unaudited)

 

The Trust is managed by the Trustees in accordance with the laws of the state of Delaware governing business trusts. There are currently nine Trustees, two of whom are “interested persons” of the Trust within the meaning of that term under the 1940 Act. The Trustees and Officers of the Trust, their addresses, ages, their positions held with the Trust, their terms of office with the Trust and length of time served, their principal occupation(s) during the past five years, the number of portfolios in the Trust they oversee, and their other directorships held during the past five years are as follows:

Non-Interested Trustees(1)

 

Name, Address, and Age

  Positions
Held with
Allianz
VIP and VIP
FOF Trust
 

Term of
Office(2)/Length
of Time Served

 

Principal Occupation(s)
During Past 5 Years

  Number of
Portfolios
Overseen for
Allianz
VIP and VIP
FOF Trust
 

Other
Directorships
Held Outside the

AZL Fund Complex
During Past 5 Years

Peter R. Burnim, Age 64
5701 Golden Hills Drive
Minneapolis, MN 55416
  Trustee   Since 2/07   Managing Director iQ Venture Partners, Inc., 2005 to present; EVP Northstar Companies, 2002 to 2005; Senior Officer Citibank and Citicorp for over 25 years   42   Argus Group Holdings; Sterling Centrecorp Inc.; Highland Financial Holdings; and Bank of Bermuda NY
Peggy L. Ettestad, Age 54
5701 Golden Hills Drive
Minneapolis, MN 55416
  Trustee   Since 2/07   Managing Director, Red Canoe Management Consulting LLC, 2008 to present; Senior Managing Director, Residential Capital LLC, 2003 to 2008; Chief Operations Officer, Transamerica Reinsurance 2002 to 2003   42   Luther College
Roger Gelfenbien, Age 68
5701 Golden Hills Drive
Minneapolis, MN 55416
  Trustee   Since 10/99   Retired; Partner of Accenture 1983 to 1999   42   Virtus Funds
(8 Funds)
Claire R. Leonardi, Age 56
5701 Golden Hills Drive
Minneapolis, MN 55416
  Trustee   Since 2/04  

Chief Executive Officer, Connecticut Innovations, 2012 to present; General Partner of Fairview Capital, L.P., 1994 to present

  42   The Natural History Museum of the Adirondacks
Dickson W. Lewis, Age 63
5701 Golden Hills Drive
Minneapolis, MN 55416
  Trustee   Since 2/04   Vice President/General Manager, Yearbooks & Canada-Lifetouch National School Studios, 2006 to present; Vice President/General Manager of Jostens, Inc., 2002 to 2006; Senior Vice President of Fortis Group, 1997 to 2002; Consultant to Hartford Insurance Co., 2001   42   None
Peter W. McClean, Age 67
5701 Golden Hills Drive
Minneapolis, MN 55416
  Trustee   Since 2/04   Retired; President and CEO of Measurisk, LLC, 2001 to 2003; Chief Risk Management Officer at Bank Of Bermuda Ltd., 1996 to 2001   42   PNMAC Opportunity Fund; Northeast Bank; and FHI
Arthur C. Reeds III, Age 67
5701 Golden Hills Drive
Minneapolis, MN 55416
  Trustee   Since 10/99   Retired; Senior Investment Officer, Hartford Foundation for Public Giving, 2000 to 2003; Chairman, Chief Executive and President of Conning Corp., 1999 to 2000; Investment Consultant 1997 to 1999   42   Connecticut Water Service, Inc.

 

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Interested Trustees(3)

 

Name, Address, and Age

  Positions
Held with
Allianz
VIP and VIP
FOF Trust
 

Term of
Office(2)/Length
of Time Served

 

Principal Occupation(s)
During Past 5 Years

  Number of
Portfolios
Overseen for
Allianz
VIP and VIP
FOF Trust
 

Other
Directorships
Held Outside the

Fund Complex
During Past 5 Years

Robert DeChellis, Age 44
5701 Golden Hills Drive
Minneapolis, MN 55416
  Trustee   Since 3/08   President and CEO, Allianz Life Financial Services, LLC, 2007 to present; Senior Vice President of Marketing and Product Innovation, 2006 to 2007; Executive Vice President, Travelers Life 2004 to 2005; Executive Vice President, Jackson National Life Distributors, Inc. 2002 to 2004.   42   None

Brian Muench, Age 41

5701 Golden Hills Drive
Minneapolis, MN 55416

  Trustee   Since 6/11   President, Allianz Investment Management LLC from November 2010 to present; Vice President, Vice President, Advisory Management, Allianz Investment Management LLC from December 2005 to November 2010; Assistant Vice President, Investments, Allianz Life from February 2002 to November 2005.   42   None

Officers

 

Name, Address, and Age

  

Positions
Held with
Allianz
VIP and VIP
FOF Trust

   Term of
Office(2)/Length
of Time Served
  

Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years

Brian Muench, Age 41

5701 Golden Hills Drive
Minneapolis, MN 55416

   President    Since 11/10    President, Allianz Investment Management LLC from November 2010 to present; Vice President, Allianz Life from April 2011, to present; Vice President, Advisory Management, Allianz Investment Management LLC from December 2005 to November 2010; Assistant Vice President, Investments, Allianz Life from February 2002 to November 2005.
Michael Radmer, Age 66
Dorsey & Whitney LLP,
Suite 1500
50 South Sixth Street Minneapolis, MN 55402-1498
   Secretary    Since 2/04    Partner, Dorsey and Whitney LLP since 1976.
Ty Edwards, Age 45
Citi Fund Services Ohio, Inc.
3435 Stelzer Road
Columbus, OH 43219
   Treasurer, Principal Accounting Officer and Principal Financial Officer    Since 4/10    Senior Vice President, Financial Administration, Citi Fund Services Ohio, Inc., December 2009 to present; Director, Product Management, Columbia Management, April 2007 to April 2009; Deputy Treasurer, Columbia Funds and Director, Fund Administration, Columbia Management, January 2006 to April 2007; Vice President, Fund Administration, Columbia Management, July 2002 to December 2005.
Stephen G. Simon, Age 43
5701 Golden Hills Drive
Minneapolis, MN 55416
   Chief Compliance Officer(4) and Anti Money Laundering Compliance Officer    Since 11/06    Chief Compliance Officer, Allianz Investment Management LLC, July 2004 to present; President, Simon Compliance Consulting Ltd, May 2004 to July 2004; Compliance Counsel, Advantus Capital Management, Inc., January 2002 to May 2004.

 

  (1) Member of the Audit Committee.

 

  (2) Indefinite.

 

  (3) Is an “interested person”, as defined by the 1940 Act, due to employment by Allianz.

 

  (4) The Manager and the Trust are parties to a Chief Compliance Officer Agreement under which the Manager is compensated by the Trust for providing an employee of the Manager or one of its affiliates to act as the Trust’s Chief Compliance Officer. The Chief Compliance Officer and Anti Money Laundering Compliance Officer is not considered a corporate officer or executive employee of the Trust.

 

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The Allianz VIP Funds are distributed by Allianz Life Financial Services, LLC.   
These Funds are not FDIC Insured.      ANNRPT1211 2/12   


AZL® BlackRock Capital Appreciation Fund

Annual Report

December 31, 2011

 

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Table of Contents

Management Discussion and Analysis

Page 1

Expense Examples and Portfolio Composition

Page 3

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

Page 4

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

Page 7

Statement of Operations

Page 7

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

Page 8

Financial Highlights

Page 9

Notes to the Financial Statements

Page 10

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

Page 17

Other Information

Page 18

Approval of Investment Advisory and Subadvisory Agreements

Page 19

Information about the Board of Trustees and Officers

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This report is submitted for the general information of the shareholder of the Fund. The report is not authorized for distribution to prospective investors in the Fund unless preceded or accompanied by an effective prospectus, which contains details concerning the sales charges and other pertinent information.


AZL® BlackRock Capital Appreciation Fund Review (unaudited)

 

Allianz Investment Management LLC serves as the Manager for the AZL® BlackRock Capital Appreciation Fund and BlackRock Capital Management, Inc. serves as Subadviser to the Fund.

What factors affected the Fund’s performance during the year ended December 31, 2011?

For the year ended December 31, 2011 the AZL® BlackRock Capital Appreciation Fund returned –9.11%. That compared to a 2.64% return for its benchmark, the Russell 1000® Growth Index1.

A mood of optimism within U.S. equity markets at the start of 2011 quickly gave way to nervousness and fear. A number of major global events early in the year combined to reduce expectations for overall economic growth and send investors seeking safety. Revolutions in Egypt and Libya and the historic natural disaster in Japan prompted a prolonged bout of risk aversion during the first half of the year. Later in the year, the sovereign debt crisis in Europe, Standard and Poor’s decision to downgrade U.S. Treasuries and the unproductive American budget debate dominated the headlines and kept equity investors on edge. China continued to be an important factor in 2011; its falling growth rate and monetary policy tightening continued to have global implications.

In the U.S., these concerns were somewhat offset by double-digit earnings growth, attractive valuations and the improvement of domestic economic data in the fourth quarter. These factors enabled the U.S. market (and the Russell 1000® Growth Index) to rally and close the 12-month period in positive territory, outperforming most other countries for the year. Given investors’ defensive mind-set during the year, the most stable dividend-paying companies drove the market’s strength, with the consumer staples sector delivering the Index’s best performance. The health care and consumer discretionary sectors performed relatively well in this environment, while the materials and industrials sectors delivered disappointing performance. As a result, the Russell 1000® Growth Index (+2.64%) outperformed the Russell 1000® Value Index2 (+0.39%) by more than two percentage points for the year.

Against this backdrop, the Fund’s emphasis on company fundamentals and its bias toward stocks of higher growth companies was not rewarded. Security selection was broadly negative, and underperformance occurred across several sectors. Negative stock selection in the information technology, energy, health care and industrials sectors accounted for the majority of the Fund’s underperformance relative to its benchmark.*

The most significant underperformance came from the information technology sector, largely due to an underweight position in a major technology company as well as stock selection in the semiconductors and semiconductor equipment industries. Stock selection in the energy sector also negatively impacted the portfolio’s relative performance. The Fund’s weakness in the health care sector was largely attributable to one biotechnology firm, which released disappointing sales results and lowered revenue expectations for a new drug. In industrials, the Fund’s airline holdings were negatively affected by concerns over economic growth and a spike in crude oil prices stemming from unrest in the Middle East and North Africa.*

The portfolio benefited from an underweight position in the cyclically sensitive materials sector, which was the worst performing sector in the Index. In addition, several of the Fund’s top holdings delivered strong performance. Two of the Fund’s largest positions in information technology delivered double-digit returns during the year, due to the continued strength of the Smartphone market. In addition, the Fund’s largest holding in the industrials sector outperformed the Index.*

Past performance does not guarantee future results.

 

* The Fund’s portfolio composition is subject to change. There is no guarantee that any sectors mentioned will continue to perform well or that securities in such sectors will be held by the Fund in the future. The information contained in this commentary is for informational purposes only and should not be construed as a recommendation to purchase or sell securities in the sector mentioned. The Fund’s holdings and weightings are as of December 31, 2011.
1

The Russell 1000® Growth Index measures the performance of the large-cap growth segment of the U.S. equity universe. It includes those Russell 1000 companies with higher price-to-book ratios and higher forecasted growth values.

2 

The Russell 1000® Value Index measures the performance of the large-cap value segment of the U.S. equity universe. It includes those Russell 1000 companies with lower price-to-book ratios and lower expected growth values.

Investors cannot invest directly in an index.

 

 

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AZL® BlackRock Capital Appreciation Fund Review (unaudited)

 

Fund Objective

The Fund’s investment objective is to seek long-term growth of capital. This objective may be changed by the Trustees of the Fund without shareholder approval. The Fund seeks to achieve its objective by investing in at least 80% of total assets in common and preferred stock and securities convertible into common and preferred stock.

Investment Concerns

Equity securities (stocks) are more volatile and carry more risk than other forms of investments, including investments in high-grade fixed income securities. The net asset value per share of this Fund will fluctuate as the value of the securities in the portfolio changes.

Small- to mid-capitalization companies typically have a higher risk of failure and historically have experienced a greater degree of volatility.

Growth based investments can perform differently from the market as a whole and can be more volatile than other types of securities.

For a complete description of these and other risks associated with investing in a mutual Fund, please refer to the Fund’s prospectus.

Growth of a $10,000 Investment

 

LOGO

The chart above represents a comparison of a hypothetical investment in the Fund versus a similar investment in the Fund’s benchmark, and represents the reinvestment of dividends and capital gains in the Fund.

Average Annual Total Returns as of December 31, 2011

 

     1
Year
    3
Year
    5
Year
    Since
Inception
(4/29/05)
 

AZL® BlackRock Capital Appreciation Fund

     –9.11     13.64     0.70     3.66

Russell 1000® Growth Index

     2.64     18.02     2.50     5.11

Past performance does not guarantee future results. The performance data quoted represents past performance and current returns may be lower or higher. The investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed may be worth more or less than the original cost. To obtain performance information current to the most recent month end, please visit www.Allianzlife.com.

Expense Ratio

 

     Gross  

AZL® BlackRock Capital Appreciation Fund

     1.14

The above expense ratios are based on the current Fund prospectus dated May 1, 2011. The Manager voluntarily reduced the management fee to 0.70%. The Manager and the Fund have entered into a written contract limiting operating expenses, excluding certain expenses (such as interest expense), to 1.20% through April 30, 2013. Additional information pertaining to the December 31, 2011 expense ratios can be found in the financial highlights.

The total return of the Fund does not reflect the effect of any insurance charges, the annual maintenance fee or the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares. Such charges, fees and tax payments would reduce the performance quoted.

The Fund’s performance is measured against the Russell 1000® Growth Index, an unmanaged index that measures the performance of the large-cap growth segment of the U.S. equity universe. It includes those Russell 1000 companies with higher price-to-book ratios and higher forecasted growth values. The index does not reflect the deduction of fees associated with a mutual fund, such as investment management and fund accounting fees. The Fund’s performance reflects the deduction of fees for services provided to the Fund. Investors cannot invest directly in an index.

 

 

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ALLIANZ VARIABLE INSURANCE PRODUCTS TRUST

AZL BlackRock Capital Appreciation Fund

Expense Examples

(Unaudited)

 

As a shareholder of the AZL BlackRock Capital Appreciation Fund (the “Fund”), you incur ongoing costs, including management fees, distribution fees, and other Fund expenses. These examples are 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. Please note that the expenses shown in the tables are meant to highlight your ongoing cost only.Therefore, the examples are useful in comparing ongoing cost only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher. Please note that the expenses that apply to subaccounts of the insurance contracts were included, your costs would have been higher.

These examples are based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the periods presented below.

The Actual Expense table below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information below, 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 table under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.

 

     Beginning
Account Value
7/1/11
     Ending
Account Value
12/31/11
     Expense Paid
During Period*
7/1/11 -  12/31/11
     Annualized
Expense Ratio
During Period**
7/1/11 - 12/31/11
 

AZL Blackrock Capital Appreciation Fund

   $ 1,000.00       $ 889.00       $ 4.90         1.03

The Hypothetical Expense table below provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year 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 this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of other funds.

 

     Beginning
Account Value
7/1/11
     Ending
Account Value
12/31/11
     Expense Paid
During Period*
7/1/11 -  12/31/11
     Annualized
Expense Ratio
During  Period**
7/1/11 - 12/31/11
 

AZL Blackrock Capital Appreciation Fund

   $ 1,000.00       $ 1,020.01       $ 5.24         1.03

 

  * Expenses are equal to the average account value times the Fund’s annualized expense ratio multiplied by the number of days in the most recent fiscal half-year divided by the number of days in the fiscal year.
  ** Excludes expense paid indirectly.

Portfolio Composition

(Unaudited)

 

Investments

   Percent of
net assets+
 

Information Technology

     31.8

Consumer Discretionary

     14.2   

Industrials

     12.9   

Consumer Staples

     10.6   

Energy

     10.4   

Health Care

     10.0   

Securities Held as Collateral for Securities on Loan

     9.5   

Materials

     2.8   

Telecommunication Services

     2.8   

Financials

     2.7   

Unaffiliated Investment Company

     1.9   
  

 

 

 

Total

     109.6
  

 

 

 

 

  + Investments are shown as a percentage of net assets, not total investments. As such the total may not equal 100%. For more information about the investments, please see the Schedule of Portfolio Investments.

 

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AZL BlackRock Capital Appreciation Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

December 31, 2011

 

Shares          
Fair
Value
 
     
     

 

Common Stocks (98.2%):

  

 

Aerospace & Defense (6.8%):

  

  273,200      

Boeing Co. (The)

   $ 20,039,220   
  38,800      

Precision Castparts Corp.

     6,393,852   
  83,100      

United Technologies Corp.

     6,073,779   
     

 

 

 
     32,506,851   
     

 

 

 

 

Auto Components (2.0%):

  

  31,400      

BorgWarner, Inc.*

     2,001,436   
  136,800      

Johnson Controls, Inc.

     4,276,368   
  114,900      

Tesla Motors, Inc.*^

     3,281,544   
     

 

 

 
     9,559,348   
     

 

 

 

 

Beverages (4.2%):

  

  194,800      

Coca-Cola Co. (The)

     13,630,156   
  96,200      

PepsiCo, Inc.

     6,382,870   
     

 

 

 
     20,013,026   
     

 

 

 

 

Biotechnology (1.4%):

  

  61,400      

Biogen Idec, Inc.*

     6,757,070   
     

 

 

 

 

Capital Markets (1.5%):

  

  275,800      

Jefferies Group, Inc.^

     3,792,250   
  237,300      

Morgan Stanley

     3,590,349   
     

 

 

 
     7,382,599   
     

 

 

 

 

Chemicals (2.2%):

  

  112,500      

Celanese Corp., Series A

     4,980,375   
  61,600      

Monsanto Co.

     4,316,312   
  23,300      

Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan, Inc.

     961,824   
     

 

 

 
     10,258,511   
     

 

 

 

 

Commercial Banks (1.2%):

  

  202,700      

Wells Fargo & Co.

     5,586,412   
     

 

 

 

 

Communications Equipment (4.6%):

  

  232,900      

Cisco Systems, Inc.

     4,210,832   
  324,300      

QUALCOMM, Inc.

     17,739,210   
     

 

 

 
     21,950,042   
     

 

 

 

 

Computers & Peripherals (8.2%):

  

  87,400      

Apple, Inc.*

     35,397,000   
  73,300      

SanDisk Corp.*

     3,607,093   
     

 

 

 
     39,004,093   
     

 

 

 

 

Diversified Consumer Services (1.8%):

  

  160,700      

Apollo Group, Inc., Class A*^

     8,656,909   
     

 

 

 

 

Diversified Telecommunication Services (1.8%):

  

  217,200      

Verizon Communications, Inc.

     8,714,064   
     

 

 

 

 

Energy Equipment & Services (3.7%):

  

  107,500      

Halliburton Co.

     3,709,825   
  74,800      

National-Oilwell Varco, Inc.

     5,085,652   
  127,500      

Schlumberger, Ltd.

     8,709,525   
     

 

 

 
     17,505,002   
     

 

 

 

 

Food & Staples Retailing (2.8%):

  

  140,600      

Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.

     8,402,256   
  68,300      

Whole Foods Market, Inc.

     4,752,314   
     

 

 

 
     13,154,570   
     

 

 

 
Shares          
Fair
Value
 
     

 

Common Stocks, continued

  

 

Food Products (0.2%):

  

  21,700      

Green Mountain Coffee Roasters, Inc.*^

   $ 973,245   
     

 

 

 

 

Health Care Equipment & Supplies (1.1%):

  

  48,800      

Stryker Corp.

     2,425,848   
  56,600      

Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Inc.*

     2,642,654   
     

 

 

 
     5,068,502   
     

 

 

 

 

Health Care Providers & Services (2.2%):

  

  183,600      

AmerisourceBergen Corp.^

     6,828,084   
  90,900      

Cardinal Health, Inc.

     3,691,449   
     

 

 

 
     10,519,533   
     

 

 

 

 

Health Care Technology (1.6%):

  

  126,400      

Cerner Corp.*^

     7,742,000   
     

 

 

 

 

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure (3.3%):

  

  8,600      

Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc.*

     2,904,564   
  146,900      

Las Vegas Sands Corp.*

     6,277,037   
  140,100      

Starbucks Corp.

     6,446,001   
     

 

 

 
     15,627,602   
     

 

 

 

 

Household Products (3.4%):

  

  245,500      

Procter & Gamble Co. (The)

     16,377,305   
     

 

 

 

 

Industrial Conglomerates (2.6%):

  

  263,300      

Danaher Corp.^

     12,385,632   
     

 

 

 

 

Internet & Catalog Retail (2.3%):

  

  62,900      

Amazon.com, Inc.*

     10,887,990   
     

 

 

 

 

Internet Software & Services (5.2%):

  

  175,300      

eBay, Inc.*

     5,316,849   
  24,500      

Google, Inc., Class A*

     15,824,550   
  89,200      

Rackspace Hosting, Inc.*^

     3,836,492   
     

 

 

 
     24,977,891   
     

 

 

 

 

IT Services (3.6%):

  

  77,200      

Accenture plc, Class A

     4,109,356   
  22,100      

International Business Machines Corp.

     4,063,748   
  115,100      

VeriFone Systems, Inc.*^

     4,088,352   
  48,200      

Visa, Inc., Class A^

     4,893,746   
     

 

 

 
     17,155,202   
     

 

 

 

 

Machinery (2.9%):

  

  141,400      

Eaton Corp.

     6,155,142   
  81,600      

Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.

     5,516,160   
  174,500      

Terex Corp.*^

     2,357,495   
     

 

 

 
     14,028,797   
     

 

 

 

 

Media (1.1%):

  

  224,800      

Comcast Corp., Class A

     5,330,008   
     

 

 

 

 

Metals & Mining (0.6%):

  

  81,300      

Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold, Inc.

     2,991,027   
     

 

 

 
 

 

continued

 

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ALLIANZ VARIABLE INSURANCE PRODUCTS TRUST

AZL BlackRock Capital Appreciation Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments, continued

December 31, 2011

 

Shares          
Fair
Value
 
     

 

Common Stocks, continued

  

 

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels (6.7%):

  

  134,702      

Alpha Natural Resources, Inc.*

   $ 2,751,962   
  117,600      

Anadarko Petroleum Corp.

     8,976,408   
  146,100      

Exxon Mobil Corp.

     12,383,436   
  127,400      

Range Resources Corp.

     7,891,156   
     

 

 

 
     32,002,962   
     

 

 

 

 

Pharmaceuticals (3.7%):

  

  62,900      

Allergan, Inc.

     5,518,846   
  96,400      

Johnson & Johnson Co.

     6,321,912   
  279,900      

Pfizer, Inc.

     6,057,036   
     

 

 

 
     17,897,794   
     

 

 

 

 

Professional Services (0.6%):

  

  77,300      

Manpower, Inc.

     2,763,475   
     

 

 

 

 

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment (3.9%):

  

  74,600      

Avago Technologies, Ltd.

     2,152,956   
  127,000      

Broadcom Corp., Class A

     3,728,720   
  298,700      

Marvell Technology Group, Ltd.*

     4,136,995   
  156,400      

NXP Semiconductors NV, ADR*

     2,403,868   
  79,200      

Texas Instruments, Inc.

     2,305,512   
  116,600      

Xilinx, Inc.^

     3,738,196   
     

 

 

 
     18,466,247   
     

 

 

 

 

Software (6.2%):

  

  128,700      

Check Point Software Technologies, Ltd.*^

     6,761,898   
  180,500      

Microsoft Corp.

     4,685,780   
  121,800      

Oracle Corp.

     3,124,170   
  146,100      

Red Hat, Inc.*^

     6,032,469   
  61,000      

Salesforce.com, Inc.*^

     6,189,060   
  35,300      

VMware, Inc., Class A*

     2,936,607   
     

 

 

 
     29,729,984   
     

 

 

 
Shares or
Principal
Amount
          Fair
Value
 
     

 

Common Stocks, continued

  

 

Specialty Retail (2.7%):

  

  190,800      

Home Depot, Inc.

   $ 8,021,232   
  71,800      

Tiffany & Co.^

     4,757,468   
     

 

 

 
     12,778,700   
     

 

 

 

 

Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods (1.1%):

  

  72,100      

Coach, Inc.

     4,400,984   
  27,200      

Michael Kors Holdings, Ltd.*

     741,200   
     

 

 

 
     5,142,184   
     

 

 

 

 

Wireless Telecommunication Services (1.0%):

  

  61,800      

American Tower Corp., Class A

     3,708,618   
  53,800      

NII Holdings, Inc.*

     1,145,940   
     

 

 

 
     4,854,558   
     

 

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks (Cost $405,251,520)

     468,749,135   
     

 

 

 

 

Securities Held as Collateral for Securities on Loan (9.5%):

  

$ 45,353,613      

Allianz Variable Insurance Products Securities Lending Collateral Trust(a)

     45,353,613   
     

 

 

 

 
 
 

Total Securities Held as Collateral for
Securities on Loan
(Cost $45,353,613)

     45,353,613   
     

 

 

 

 

Unaffiliated Investment Company (1.9%):

  

  9,223,765      

Dreyfus Treasury Prime Cash Management, 0.00%(b)

     9,223,765   
     

 

 

 

 
 

Total Unaffiliated Investment Company
(Cost $9,223,765)

     9,223,765   
     

 

 

 

 
 

Total Investment Securities
(Cost $459,828,898)(c) — 109.6%

     523,326,513   

 

Net other assets (liabilities) — (9.6)%

     (45,707,168
     

 

 

 

 

Net Assets — 100.0%

   $ 477,619,345   
     

 

 

 
 

 

 

Percentages indicated are based on net assets as of December 31, 2011.

ADR—American Depositary Receipt

 

* Non-income producing security

 

^ This security or a partial position of the security was on loan as of December 31, 2011. The total value of securities on loan as of December 31, 2011 was $44,063,124.

 

(a) Purchased with cash collateral held from securities lending. The value of the collateral could include collateral held for securities that were sold on or before December 31, 2011.

 

(b) The rate represents the effective yield at December 31, 2011.

 

(c) See Federal Tax Information listed in the Notes to the Financial Statements.

 

continued

 

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ALLIANZ VARIABLE INSURANCE PRODUCTS TRUST

AZL BlackRock Capital Appreciation Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments, continued

December 31, 2011

 

The following represents the concentrations by country of risk (based on the domicile of the security issuer) relative to the total fair value of investment securities as of December 31, 2011:

 

Country

  Percentage  

Bermuda

    0.8

Canada

    0.7   

Hong Kong

    0.1   

Ireland (Republic of)

    0.8   

Israel

    1.3   

Netherlands

    2.1   

Singapore

    0.4   

United States

    93.8   
 

 

 

 
    100.0
 

 

 

 

 

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See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


ALLIANZ VARIABLE INSURANCE PRODUCTS TRUST

AZL BlackRock Capital Appreciation Fund

 

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

December 31, 2011

 

Assets:

  

Investment securities, at cost

   $ 459,828,898   
  

 

 

 

Investment securities, at value*

   $ 523,326,513   

Interest and dividends receivable

     292,397   

Foreign currency, at value (cost $816)

     770   

Receivable for capital shares issued

     13,838   

Receivable for expenses paid indirectly

     17,051   

Receivable for investments sold

     1,945,205   

Reclaims receivable

     379   

Prepaid expenses

     5,471   
  

 

 

 

Total Assets

     525,601,624   
  

 

 

 

Liabilities:

  

Payable for investments purchased

     1,987,261   

Payable for capital shares redeemed

     173,767   

Payable for collateral received on loaned securities

     45,353,613   

Manager fees payable

     283,782   

Administration fees payable

     13,518   

Distribution fees payable

     101,351   

Custodian fees payable

     4,088   

Administrative and compliance services fees payable

     3,789   

Trustee fees payable

     204   

Other accrued liabilities

     60,906   
  

 

 

 

Total Liabilities

     47,982,279   
  

 

 

 

Net Assets

   $ 477,619,345   
  

 

 

 

Net Assets Consist of:

  

Capital

   $ 498,137,382   

Accumulated net investment income/(loss)

     227,805   

Accumulated net realized gains/(losses) from investment transactions

     (84,243,396

Net unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on investments

     63,497,554   
  

 

 

 

Net Assets

   $ 477,619,345   
  

 

 

 

Shares of beneficial interest (unlimited number of shares authorized, no par value)

     37,995,354   

Net Asset Value (offering and redemption price per share)

   $ 12.57   
  

 

 

 

 

* Includes securities on loan of $44,063,124.

Statement of Operations

For the Year Ended December 31, 2011

 

Investment Income:

  

Dividends

   $ 5,515,711   

Income from securities lending

     123,809   

Foreign withholding tax

     (447
  

 

 

 

Total Investment Income

     5,639,073   
  

 

 

 

Expenses:

  

Manager fees

     4,225,790   

Administration fees

     199,108   

Distribution fees

     1,320,557   

Custodian fees

     28,361   

Administrative and compliance services fees

     25,154   

Trustee fees

     42,477   

Professional fees

     44,974   

Shareholder reports

     53,458   

Other expenses

     20,804   
  

 

 

 

Total expenses before reductions

     5,960,683   

Less expenses voluntarily waived/reimbursed by the Manager

     (590,952

Less expenses paid indirectly

     (17,863
  

 

 

 

Net expenses

     5,351,868   
  

 

 

 

Net Investment Income/(Loss)

     287,205   
  

 

 

 

Realized and Unrealized Gains/(Losses) on Investments:

  

Net realized gains/(losses) on securities and foreign currency transactions

     35,470,256   

Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments

     (83,154,004
  

 

 

 

Net Realized/Unrealized Gains/(Losses) on Investments

     (47,683,748
  

 

 

 

Change in Net Assets Resulting From Operations

   $ (47,396,543
  

 

 

 
 

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

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ALLIANZ VARIABLE INSURANCE PRODUCTS TRUST

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

     AZL BlackRock
Capital Appreciation Fund
 
     For the
Year Ended
December 31,
2011
    For the
Year Ended
December 31,
2010
 

Change in Net Assets:

    

Operations:

    

Net investment income/(loss)

   $ 287,205      $ (307,802

Net realized gains/(losses) on investment transactions

     35,470,256        47,984,490   

Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments

     (83,154,004     42,107,784   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from operations

     (47,396,543     89,784,472   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Dividends to Shareholders:

    

From net investment income

            (235,335

From net realized gains on investments

            (4,787,118

From return of capital

            (35
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from dividends to shareholders

            (5,022,488
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Capital Transactions:

    

Proceeds from shares issued

     61,278,627        86,852,940   

Proceeds from shares issued in merger

            6,489,469   

Proceeds from dividends reinvested

            5,022,488   

Value of shares redeemed

     (99,064,010     (110,255,726
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from capital transactions

     (37,785,383     (11,890,829
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in net assets

     (85,181,926     72,871,155   

Net Assets:

    

Beginning of period

     562,801,271        489,930,116   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of period

   $ 477,619,345      $ 562,801,271   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Accumulated net investment income/(loss)

   $ 227,805      $   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Share Transactions:

    

Shares issued

     4,515,834        7,098,066   

Shares issued in merger

            513,942   

Dividends reinvested

            427,810   

Shares redeemed

     (7,213,121     (9,131,292
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in shares

     (2,697,287     (1,091,474
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

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AZL BlackRock Capital Appreciation Fund

Financial Highlights

(Selected data for a share of beneficial interest outstanding throughout the periods indicated)

 

     Year Ended December 31,  
     2011     2010     2009     2008     2007  

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period

   $ 13.83      $ 11.73      $ 8.66      $ 13.61      $ 12.27   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Investment Activities:

          

Net Investment Income/(Loss)

     0.01        (0.01     0.01        0.01        (0.01

Net Realized and Unrealized Gains/(Losses) on Investments

     (1.27     2.24        3.06        (4.96     1.35   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from Investment Activities

     (1.26     2.23        3.07        (4.95     1.34   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Dividends to Shareholders From:

          

Net Investment Income

            (0.01     (a)               

Net Realized Gains

            (0.12                     

Return of Capital

            (a)                      
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Dividends

            (0.13     (a)               
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Asset Value, End of Period

   $ 12.57      $ 13.83      $ 11.73      $ 8.66      $ 13.61   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Return(b)

     (9.11 )%      19.20     35.46     (36.37 )%      10.92

Ratios to Average Net Assets/ Supplemental Data:

          

Net Assets, End of Period ($000’s)

   $ 477,619      $ 562,801      $ 489,930      $ 99,344      $ 62,264   

Net Investment Income/(Loss)

     0.05     (0.06 )%      0.11     0.08     (0.11 )% 

Expenses Before Reductions(c)

     1.13     1.13     1.15     1.20     1.18

Expenses Net of Reductions

     1.02     1.00     1.07     1.16     1.16

Expenses Net of Reductions, Excluding Expenses Paid Indirectly(d)

     1.02     1.00     1.07     1.19     1.18

Portfolio Turnover Rate

     81     80 %(e)      80 %(f)      175     76

 

 

(a) Represents less than $0.005.

 

(b) The returns include reinvested dividends and fund level expenses, but exclude insurance contract charges. If these charges were included, the returns would have been lower.

 

(c) Excludes fee reductions. If such fee reductions had not occurred, the ratios would have been as indicated.

 

(d) Expenses net of reductions excludes expenses paid indirectly, pursuant to a “commission recapture” program, under which brokers remit a portion of the brokerage commission which is used to pay certain Fund expenses. See note 2 in the Notes to the Financial Statements.

 

(e) Cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of portfolio securities incurred to realign the Fund’s portfolio after a fund merger are excluded from the portfolio turnover rate. If such amounts had not been excluded, the portfolio turnover rate would have been 81%.

 

(f) Cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of portfolio securities incurred to realign the Fund’s portfolio after a fund merger are excluded from the portfolio turnover rate. If such amounts had not been excluded, the portfolio turnover rate would have been 102%.

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

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AZL BlackRock Capital Appreciation Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements

December 31, 2011

 

1. Organization

The Allianz Variable Insurance Products Trust (the “Trust”) was organized as a Delaware statutory trust on July 13, 1999. The Trust is a diversified open-end management investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”). These Notes to the Financial Statements are for the AZL BlackRock Capital Appreciation Fund (the “Fund”). The Trust consists of 29 separate investment portfolios (collectively, the “Funds”), each of which is a series of the Trust, as follows:

 

   

AZL Allianz AGIC Opportunity Fund

   

AZL BlackRock Capital Appreciation Fund

   

AZL Columbia Mid Cap Value Fund

   

AZL Columbia Small Cap Value Fund

   

AZL Davis New York Venture Fund (formerly AZL Davis NY Venture Fund)

   

AZL Dreyfus Equity Growth Fund

   

AZL Eaton Vance Large Cap Value Fund

   

AZL Enhanced Bond Index Fund

   

AZL Franklin Small Cap Value Fund

   

AZL Franklin Templeton Founding Strategy Plus Fund

   

AZL Gateway Fund

   

AZL International Index Fund

   

AZL Invesco Equity and Income Fund (formerly AZL Van Kampen Equity and Income Fund)

   

AZL Invesco Growth and Income Fund (formerly AZL Van Kampen Growth and Income Fund)

   

AZL Invesco International Equity Fund

   

AZL JPMorgan International Opportunities Fund (formerly AZL Morgan Stanley International Equity Fund)

   

AZL JPMorgan U.S. Equity Fund

   

AZL MFS Investors Trust Fund

   

AZL Mid Cap Index Fund

   

AZL Money Market Fund

   

AZL Morgan Stanley Global Real Estate Fund

   

AZL Morgan Stanley Mid Cap Growth Fund

   

AZL NFJ International Value Fund

   

AZL Russell 1000 Growth Index Fund

   

AZL Russell 1000 Value Index Fund

   

AZL S&P 500 Index Fund

   

AZL Schroder Emerging Markets Equity Fund

   

AZL Small Cap Stock Index Fund

   

AZL Turner Quantitative Small Cap Growth Fund

 

 

The Trust is authorized to issue an unlimited number of shares of the Fund without par value. Shares of the Fund are available through the variable annuity contracts and variable life insurance policies offered through the separate accounts of participating insurance companies.

Under the Trust’s organizational documents, its officers and trustees are indemnified against certain liabilities arising out of the performance of their duties to the Fund. In addition, in the normal course of business, the Fund may enter into contracts with its vendors and others that provide for general indemnifications. The Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown, as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Fund. However, based on experience, the Fund expects the risk of loss to be remote.

 

2. Significant Accounting Policies

The following is a summary of significant accounting policies followed by the Fund in the preparation of its financial statements. The policies conform with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”). The preparation of financial statements requires management to make certain 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 increases and decreases in net assets from operations during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Management has evaluated events and transactions subsequent to period end through the date the financial statements were issued, for purposes of recognition or disclosure in these financial statements and there are no subsequent events to report.

Security Valuation

The Fund records its investments at fair value. Fair value is defined as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between willing market participants at the measurement date. The valuation techniques used to determine fair value are further described in Note 4 below.

Investment Transactions and Investment Income

Investment transactions are recorded not later than on the business day after trade date. However, for financial reporting purposes, investment transactions are accounted for on trade date. Net realized gains and losses on investments sold and on

 

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AZL BlackRock Capital Appreciation Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements, continued

December 31, 2011

 

foreign currency transactions are recorded on the basis of identified cost. Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis and includes, where applicable, the amortization of premiums or accretion of discounts. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date except in the case of foreign securities, in which case dividends are recorded as soon as such information becomes available.

Real Estate Investment Trusts

The Fund may own shares of real estate investment trusts (“REITs”) which report information on the source of their distributions annually. Certain distributions received from REITs during the year, which are known to be a return of capital, are recorded as a reduction to the cost of the individual REIT.

Foreign Currency Translation

The accounting records of the Fund are maintained in U.S. dollars. Foreign currency amounts are translated into U.S. dollars at the current rate of exchange to determine the fair value of investments, assets and liabilities. Purchases and sales of securities, and income and expenses are translated at the prevailing rate of exchange on the respective dates of such transactions. The Fund does not isolate that portion of the results of operations resulting from changes in foreign exchange rates on investments from fluctuations arising from changes in market prices of securities held. Such fluctuations are included in the net realized and unrealized gain or loss on investments and foreign currencies.

Income received by the Fund from sources within foreign countries may be subject to withholding and other income or similar taxes imposed by such countries. The Funds accrue such taxes, as applicable, based on their current interpretation of tax rules in the foreign markets in which they invest.

Risks Associated with Foreign Securities and Currencies

Investments in securities of foreign issuers carry certain risks not ordinarily associated with investments in securities of domestic issuers. Such risks include future political and economic developments, and the possible imposition of exchange controls or other foreign governmental laws and restrictions. In addition, with respect to certain countries, there is the possibility of expropriation of assets, confiscatory taxation, political or social instability or diplomatic developments which could adversely affect investments in those securities.

Dividends to Shareholders

Dividends to shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date. The Fund distributes its dividends from net investment income and net realized capital gains, if any, on an annual basis. The amount of dividends from net investment income and from net realized gains are determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations, which may differ from GAAP. These “book/tax” differences are either temporary or permanent in nature. To the extent these differences are permanent in nature (e.g., return of capital, net operating loss, reclassification of certain market discounts, gain/loss, paydowns, and distributions), such amounts are reclassified within the composition of net assets based on their federal tax-basis treatment; temporary differences (e.g., wash sales and post October losses) do not require reclassification. Dividends to shareholders that exceed net investment income and net realized gains for tax purposes are reported as distributions of capital.

Expense Allocation

Expenses directly attributable to the Fund are charged directly to the Fund, while expenses attributable to more than one Fund are allocated among the respective Funds based upon relative net assets or some other reasonable method. Expenses which are attributable to more than one Trust are allocated across the Allianz Variable Insurance Products and Allianz Variable Insurance Products Fund of Funds Trusts based upon relative net assets or another reasonable basis. Allianz Investment Management LLC (the “Manager”), serves as the investment manager for the Trust and the Allianz Variable Insurance Products Fund of Funds Trust.

Securities Lending

To generate additional income, the Fund may lend up to 33 1/3% of its assets pursuant to agreements requiring that the loan be continuously secured by any combination of cash, U.S. government or U.S. government agency securities, equal initially to at least 102% of the fair value plus accrued interest on the securities loaned (105% for foreign securities) and is marked to

 

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AZL BlackRock Capital Appreciation Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements, continued

December 31, 2011

 

market daily to provide a level of collateral at least equal to the fair value of securities loaned. The Fund bears all of the gains and losses on such investments. The Fund receives payments from borrowers equivalent to the dividends and interest that would have been earned on securities lent while simultaneously seeking to earn income on the investment of cash collateral received. In extremely low interest rate environments, the broker rebate fee may exceed the interest earned or the cash collateral which would result in a loss to the Fund. The investment of cash collateral deposited by the borrower is subject to inherent market risks such as interest rate risk, credit risk, liquidity risk, and other risks that are present in the market, and as such, the value of these investments may not be sufficient, when liquidated, to repay the borrower when the loaned security is returned. There may be risks of delay in recovery of the securities or even loss of rights in the collateral should the borrower of the securities fail financially. However, loans will be made only to borrowers, such as broker-dealers, banks or institutional borrowers of securities, deemed by the Allianz Investment Management LLC (the “Manager”) to be of good standing and credit worthy and when in its judgment, the consideration which can be earned currently from such securities loans justifies the attendant risks. Loans are subject to termination by the Trust or the borrower at any time, and are, therefore, not considered to be illiquid investments. Securities on loan at December 31, 2011 are presented on the Fund’s Schedule of Portfolio Investments (“Schedule”). The average outstanding amount of securities on loan was $49.3 million for the year ended December 31, 2011.

Cash collateral received in connection with securities lending is invested in the Allianz Variable Insurance Products Securities Lending Collateral Trust (the “Securities Lending Collateral Trust”) managed by The Dreyfus Corporation, an affiliate of the Custodian and Securities Lending Agent. The Securities Lending Collateral Trust invests in short-term investments that have a remaining maturity of 397 days or less as calculated in accordance with Rule 2a-7 under the 1940 Act. The Fund paid securities lending fees of $12,410 during the year ended December 31, 2011. These fees have been netted against Income from Securities Lending on the Statement of Operations.

Commission Recapture

Certain Funds of the Trust participate in a commission recapture program. The Fund will utilize the recaptured commissions to pay for, in whole or part, certain expenses of the Fund, excluding investment advisory fees. Any amounts received by the Fund, if applicable, are disclosed as “Expenses paid indirectly” on the Statement of Operations.

Derivative Instruments

All open derivative positions at period end are reflected on the Fund’s Schedule of Portfolio Investments. The following is a description of the derivative instruments that the Fund may utilize, including the primary underlying risk exposures related to each instrument type.

Forward Currency Contracts

During the year ended December 31, 2011, the Fund did not enter into any forward currency contracts. The Fund may enter into forward currency contracts in connection with planned purchases or sales of securities or to hedge the U.S. dollar value of securities denominated in a particular currency. In addition to the foreign currency risk related to the use of these contracts, the Fund could be exposed to risks if the counterparties to the contracts are unable to meet the terms of their contracts and from unanticipated movements in the value of a foreign currency relative to the U.S. dollar. In the event of default by the counterparty to the transaction, the Fund’s maximum amount of loss, as either the buyer or the seller, is the unrealized appreciation of the contract. The forward currency contracts are adjusted by the daily exchange rate of the underlying currency and any gains or losses are recorded for financial statement purposes as unrealized gains or losses until the contract settlement date. When the contract is closed, the Fund records a realized gain or loss equal to the difference between the value at the time it was opened and the value at the time it was closed.

Futures Contracts

During the year ended December 31, 2011, the Fund did not enter into any futures contracts. The Fund may enter into futures contracts to manage its exposure to the securities markets or to movements in market conditions or foreign exchange rates. Futures contracts are valued based upon their quoted daily settlement prices. Upon entering into a futures contract, the Fund is required to segregate liquid assets in accordance with the initial margin requirements of the broker or exchange. Futures contracts are marked to market daily and a payable or receivable for the change in value (“variation margin”) is recorded by the Fund. Gains or losses are recognized but not considered realized until the contracts expire or are closed.

 

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ALLIANZ VARIABLE INSURANCE PRODUCTS TRUST

AZL BlackRock Capital Appreciation Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements, continued

December 31, 2011

 

Futures contracts involve, to varying degrees, elements of market risk (generally equity price risk related to stock futures, interest rate risk related to bond futures, and foreign currency risk related to currency futures) and exposure to loss in excess of the variation margin disclosed in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. The primary risks associated with the use of futures contracts are the imperfect correlation between the change in market value of the underlying securities and the prices of futures contracts, the possibility of an illiquid market, and the inability of the counterparty to meet the terms of the contract.

 

3. Related Party Transactions

The Manager provides investment advisory and management services for the Fund. The Manager has retained an independent money management organization (the “Subadviser”) to make investment decisions on behalf of the Fund. Pursuant to a subadvisory agreement between the Manager and BlackRock Capital Management, Inc. (“BlackRock Capital”), BlackRock Capital provides investment advisory services as the Subadviser for the Fund subject to the general supervision of the Trustees and the Manager. The Manager is entitled to a fee, computed daily and paid monthly, based on the average daily net assets of the Fund. Expenses incurred by the Fund for investment advisory and management services are reflected on the Statement of Operations as “Manager fees.” For its services, the Subadviser is entitled to a fee payable by the Manager. The Manager has contractually agreed to waive fees and reimburse the Fund to limit the annual expenses, excluding interest expense (e.g., cash overdraft fees), taxes, brokerage commissions, other expenditures that are capitalized in accordance with GAAP and other extraordinary expenses not incurred in the ordinary course of the Fund’s business, based on the daily net assets of the Fund, through April 30, 2013.

For the year ended December 31, 2011, the annual rate due to the Manager and the annual expense limit were as follows:

 

     Annual Rate*     Annual Expense Limit  

AZL BlackRock Capital Appreciation Fund

     0.80     1.20

 

  * From January 1, 2011 to April 30, 2011, the Manager voluntarily reduced the management fee to 0.70% on the first $200 million of assets and 0.65% on assets above $200 million. Beginning May 1, 2011, the Manager voluntarily reduced the management fee to 0.70% on all assets. The Manager reserves the right to increase the management fee to the amount shown in the table above at any time.

Any amounts contractually waived or reimbursed by the Manager in a particular fiscal year will be subject to repayment by the Fund to the Manager to the extent that from time to time through the next three fiscal years the repayment will not cause the Fund’s expenses to exceed the stated limit during the respective year. Any amounts recouped by the Manager during the period are reflected on the Statement of Operations as “Recoupment of prior expenses reimbursed by the Manager.” At December 31, 2011, there were no remaining contractual reimbursements that are subject to repayment by the Fund in subsequent years.

In addition, the Manager may voluntarily waive or reimburse additional fees in order to maintain more competitive expense ratios. Any voluntary waivers or reimbursements are not subject to repayment in subsequent years. Information on the total amount waived/reimbursed by the Manager or repaid to the Manager by the Fund during the period can be found on the Statement of Operations.

Pursuant to separate agreements between the Funds and the Manager, the Manager provides a Chief Compliance Officer (“CCO”) and certain compliance oversight and regulatory filing services to the Trust. Under these agreements the Manager is entitled to an amount equal to a portion of the compensation and certain other expenses related to the individuals performing the CCO and compliance oversight services, as well as $75 per hour for time incurred in connection with the preparation and filing of certain documents with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fees are paid to the Manager on a quarterly basis. The total expenses incurred by the Fund for these services are reflected on the Statement of Operations as “Administrative and compliance services fees.”

Citi Fund Services Ohio, Inc. (“Citi” or the “Administrator”), a wholly owned subsidiary of Citigroup, Inc., with which an officer of the Trust is affiliated, serves as the Trust’s administrator, transfer agent, and fund accountant, and assists the Trust in all aspects of its administration and operation. The Administrator is entitled to a Trust-wide asset-based fee, which is based on the following schedule: 0.05% of daily average net assets on the first $4 billion, 0.04% of daily average net assets on the next $2 billion, 0.02% of daily average net assets on the next $2 billion and 0.01% of daily average net assets over $8 billion.

 

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AZL BlackRock Capital Appreciation Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements, continued

December 31, 2011

 

The overall Trust-wide fees are accrued daily and paid monthly and are subject to a minimum annual fee. In addition, the Administrator is entitled to annual account fees related to the transfer agency system, an annual fee for each additional class of shares of any Fund, certain annual fees in supporting fair value services, and a Trust-wide annual fee for providing infrastructure and support in implementing the written policies and procedures comprising the Fund’s compliance program. Fees payable to the Administrator are subject to certain reductions associated with services provided to new funds. The Administrator is also reimbursed for certain expenses incurred. The total expenses incurred by the Fund for these services are reflected on the Statement of Operations as “Administration fees.”

Allianz Life Financial Services, LLC (“ALFS”), an affiliate of the Manager, serves as distributor of the Fund and receives 12b-1 fees directly from the Fund, plus a Trust-wide annual fee of $42,500, paid by the Manager from its profits and not by the Trust, for recordkeeping and reporting services.

The Trust has adopted a distribution and service plan in conformance with Rule 12b-1of the 1940 Act. Pursuant to this plan, the Fund is authorized to pay certain fees for the sale and distribution of its shares and services provided to its shareholders at an annual rate not to exceed 0.25% of the Fund’s average daily net assets. These fees are reflected on the Statement of Operations as “Distribution fees.”

In addition, certain legal fees and expenses are paid to a law firm, Dorsey & Whitney LLP, of which the Secretary of the Fund is a partner. During the year ended December 31, 2011, $7,894 was paid from the Fund relating to these fees and expenses.

Certain Officers and Trustees of the Trust are affiliated with the Manager or the Administrator. Such Officers (except for the Trust’s CCO as noted above) and Trustees receive no compensation from the Trust for serving in their respective roles. For their service to the Trust and to the Allianz Variable Insurance Products Fund of Funds Trust, each non-interested Trustee receives a $36,000 annual Board retainer and a $8,000 meeting fee for each regular in-person Board meeting and a $4,000 meeting fee for each Committee meeting. In addition, Trustees may receive compensation for special meetings and telephonic meetings. Also, the Trustees are reimbursed for certain expenses associated with attending Board meetings. Compensation to the Trustees is allocated between the Trust and the Allianz Variable Insurance Products Fund of Funds Trust in proportion to the assets under management of each Trust. During the year ended December 31, 2011, actual Trustee compensation was $924,000 in total for both Trusts.

 

4. Investment Valuation Summary

The valuation techniques employed by the Fund, as described below, maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs in determining fair value. The inputs used for valuing the Fund’s investments are summarized in the three broad levels listed below:

 

   

Level 1 — quoted prices in active markets for identical assets

   

Level 2 — other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayments speeds, credit risk, etc.)

   

Level 3 — significant unobservable inputs (including the Fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments)

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

Security prices are generally provided by an independent third party pricing service approved by the Trust’s Board of Trustees (“Trustees”) as of the close of the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE) (generally 4:00 pm EST). Equity securities are valued at the last quoted sale price or, if there is no sale, the last quoted bid price is used for long securities and the last quoted ask price is used for securities sold short. Securities listed on NASDAQ Stock Market, Inc. (“NASDAQ”) are valued at the official closing price as reported by NASDAQ. In each of these situations, valuations are typically categorized as a Level 1 in the fair value hierarchy. Investments in open-end investment companies are valued at their respective net asset value as reported by such companies and are typically categorized as Level 1 in the fair value hierarchy.

Debt and other fixed income securities are generally valued at an evaluated bid price provided by an independent pricing source approved by the Trustees. To value debt securities, pricing services may use various pricing techniques which take into account appropriate factors such as market activity, yield, quality, coupon rate, maturity, type of issue, trading characteristics, call features, credit ratings and other data, as well as broker quotes. Short term securities of sufficient credit quality with sixty

 

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ALLIANZ VARIABLE INSURANCE PRODUCTS TRUST

AZL BlackRock Capital Appreciation Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements, continued

December 31, 2011

 

days or less remaining until maturity may be valued at amortized cost, which approximates fair value. In each of these situations, valuations are typically categorized as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy.

Exchange traded futures contracts are valued at the last sales price as of the close of the primary exchange and are typically categorized as Level 1 in the fair value hierarchy. Forward currency contracts are generally valued at the foreign currency exchange rate as of the close of the NYSE and are typically categorized as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy.

Other assets and securities for which market quotations are not readily available, or are deemed unreliable are valued at fair value as determined in good faith by the Trustees or persons acting on the behalf of the Trustees. Fair value pricing may be used for significant events such as securities whose trading has been suspended, whose price has become stale or for which there is no currently available price at the close of the NYSE. Depending on the source and relative significance of valuation inputs, these instruments may be classified as Level 2 or Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy. The Fund utilizes a pricing service to assist in determining the fair value of securities when certain significant events occur that may affect the value of foreign securities.

In accordance with procedures adopted by the Trustees, fair value pricing may be used if events materially affecting the value of foreign securities occur between the time when the exchange on which they are traded closes and the time when the Fund’s net asset value is calculated. Management identifies possible fluctuation in international securities by monitoring the increase or decrease in the value of a designated benchmark index. In the event of an increase or decrease greater than predetermined levels, the Fund may use a systematic valuation model provided by an independent third party to fair value its international equity securities which are then typically categorized as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy.

For the year ended December 31, 2011, there were no Level 3 investments for which significant unobservable inputs were used to determine fair value.

The following is a summary of the valuation inputs used as of December 31, 2011 in valuing the Fund’s investments based upon the three levels defined above:

 

      Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Total  

Investment Securities:

           

Common Stocks+

   $ 468,749,135       $       $       $ 468,749,135   

Securities Held as Collateral for Securities on Loan

             45,353,613                 45,353,613   

Unaffiliated Investment Company

     9,223,765                         9,223,765   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Investment Securities

   $ 477,972,900       $ 45,353,613       $       $ 523,326,513   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  + For detailed industry descriptions, see the accompanying Schedule of Portfolio Investments.

The Fund recognizes significant transfers between fair value hierarchy levels at the reporting period end. There were no significant transfers between Levels 1, 2 or 3 as of December 31, 2011.

In May 2011, the FASB issued ASU No. 2011-04 “Amendments to Achieve Common Fair Value Measurement and Disclosure Requirements in U.S. GAAP and IFRS”. ASU 2011-04 includes common requirements for measurement of and disclosure about fair value between U.S. GAAP and IFRS. ASU 2011-04 will require reporting entities to disclose quantitative information about the unobservable inputs used in the fair value measurements categorized within Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy. In addition, ASU 2011-04 will require reporting entities to make disclosures about amounts and reasons for all transfers in and out of Level 1 and Level 2 fair value measurements. The new and revised disclosures are effective for interim and annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2011. Adoption of ASU 2011-04 will have no effect on the Fund’s net assets. At this time, management is evaluating the impact of ASU 2011-04 on the financial statement disclosures.

 

5. Security Purchases and Sales

For the year ended December 31, 2011, cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of securities (excluding securities maturing less than one year from acquisition) were as follows:

 

     Purchases      Sales  

AZL BlackRock Capital Appreciation Fund

   $ 426,232,798       $ 468,687,040   

 

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ALLIANZ VARIABLE INSURANCE PRODUCTS TRUST

AZL BlackRock Capital Appreciation Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements, continued

December 31, 2011

 

6. Federal Income Tax Information

It is the Fund’s policy to continue to comply with the requirements of the Internal Revenue Code under Subchapter M, applicable to regulated investment companies, and to distribute all of its taxable income, including any net realized gains on investments, to its shareholders. Therefore, no provision is made for federal income taxes.

Management of the Funds has reviewed tax positions taken in tax years that remain subject to examination by all major tax jurisdictions, including federal (i.e., the last four tax year ends and the interim tax period since then, as applicable). Management believes that there is no tax liability resulting from unrecognized tax benefits related to uncertain tax positions taken.

Cost for federal income tax purposes at December 31, 2011 is $464,213,425. The gross unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on a tax basis is as follows:

 

Unrealized appreciation

  $ 82,735,231   

Unrealized depreciation

    (23,622,143
 

 

 

 

Net unrealized appreciation

  $ 59,113,088   
 

 

 

 

As of the end of its tax year ended December 31, 2011, the Fund has capital loss carry forwards (“CLCFs”) as summarized in the table below. Under the provisions of the Regulated Investment Company Modernization Act of 2010, CLCFs that originated in a tax year that began before December 23, 2010 (pre-effective CLCFs) may be carried forward, subject to certain limitations, and applied to offset future capital gains, and thus reduce the amount of distributable capital gains, for up to eight succeeding tax years, after which any unutilized CLCFs expire. Pre-effective CLCFs are applied as short-term capital loss regardless of whether the originating capital loss was short term or long term. CLCFs that originate in tax years beginning after December 22, 2010 (post-effective CLCFs), are applied consistent with the character in which they originated as a new loss on the first day of the immediately succeeding tax year, and thus take precedent over the application of pre-effective CLCFs. Post-effective CLCFs can be carried forward indefinitely.

Pre-effective CLCFs subject to expiration:

 

      Expires
12/31/2015
     Expires
12/31/2016
 

AZL BlackRock Capital Appreciation Fund

   $ 15,585,941       $ 64,272,929   

During the year ended December 31, 2011, the Fund utilized $37,020,237 in CLCFs to offset capital gains.

During the year ended December 31, 2011 there were no dividends paid to shareholders.

The tax character of dividends paid to shareholders during the year ended December 31, 2010 were as follows:

 

     Ordinary
Income
     Net
Long-Term
Capital Gains
     Total
Taxable
Distributions
     Return of
Capital
     Total
Distributions(a)
 

AZL BlackRock Capital Appreciation Fund

   $ 968,338       $ 4,054,115       $ 5,022,453       $ 35       $ 5,022,488   

 

  (a) Total distributions paid may differ from the Statements of Changes in Net Assets because dividends are recognized when actually paid for tax purposes.

As of December 31, 2011, the components of accumulated earnings on a tax basis were as follows:

 

     Undistributed
Ordinary
Income
     Accumulated
Capital and
Other Losses
    Unrealized
Appreciation(a)
     Total
Accumulated
Earnings/
(Deficit)
 

AZL BlackRock Capital Appreciation Fund

   $ 227,805       $ (79,858,870   $ 59,113,028       $ (20,518,037

 

  (a) The differences between book-basis and tax-basis unrealized appreciation/depreciation is attributable primarily to tax deferral of losses on wash sales.

 

7. Acquisition of AZL Allianz AGIC Growth Fund

On October 15, 2010, the Fund acquired all of the net assets of the AZL Allianz AGIC Growth Fund, an open-end investment company, pursuant to a plan of reorganization approved by AZL Allianz AGIC Growth Fund shareholders on October 13, 2010. The purpose of the transaction was to combine two funds managed by the Manager with comparable investment objectives and strategies. The acquisition was accomplished by a tax-free exchange of 513,942 shares of the Fund, valued at $6,489,469, for 613,239 shares of the AZL Allianz AGIC Growth Fund outstanding on October 15, 2010.

 

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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

The Shareholders and Board of Trustees of

Allianz Variable Insurance Products Trust:

We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities of AZL BlackRock Capital Appreciation Fund (the “Fund”) of the Allianz Variable Insurance Products Trust, including the schedule of portfolio investments, as of December 31, 2011, and the related statement of operations for the year then ended, the statements of changes in net assets for each of the years in the two-year period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the years in the five-year period then ended. These financial statements and financial highlights are the responsibility of the Fund’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements and financial highlights based on our audits.

We conducted our audits 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 and financial highlights are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of December 31, 2011, by correspondence with the custodian and brokers or by other appropriate auditing procedures where replies from brokers were not received. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

In our opinion, the financial statements and financial highlights referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Fund as of December 31, 2011, the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the years in the two-year period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the years in the five-year period then ended, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.

KPMG LLP

Columbus, Ohio

February 24, 2012

 

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ALLIANZ VARIABLE INSURANCE PRODUCTS TRUST

 

 

Other Information (Unaudited)

A description of the policies and procedures that the Fund uses to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities is available, without charge, upon request, by visiting the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (“Commission”) website at www.sec.gov, or by calling 800-624-0197.

Information regarding how the Fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30th is available (i) without charge, upon request, by calling 800-624-0197; (ii) on the Allianz Variable Insurance Products Trust’s website at https://www.allianzlife.com; and (iii) on the Commission’s website at http://www.sec.gov.

The Fund files complete Schedules of Portfolio Holdings with the Commission for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. Schedules of Portfolio Holdings for the Fund in this report are available without charge on the Commission’s website at http://www.sec.gov, or may be reviewed and copied at the Commission’s Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. Information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 800-SEC-0330.

 

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ALLIANZ VARIABLE INSURANCE PRODUCTS TRUST

 

Approval of Investment Advisory and Subadvisory Agreements (Unaudited)

The Allianz Variable Insurance Products Trust (the “Trust”) is a manager-of-managers fund. That means that the Trust’s Manager (“Allianz Investment Management LLC”) is responsible for monitoring the various Subadvisers that have day-to-day responsibility for the decisions made for each of the Trust’s investment portfolios. The Trust’s Manager is responsible for determining, in the first instance, which investment advisers to consider recommending for selection as a Subadviser.

In reviewing the services provided by the Manager and the terms of the investment management agreement, the Board receives and reviews information related to the Manager’s experience and expertise in the variable insurance marketplace. Currently, the Funds are offered only through variable annuities and variable life insurance policies, and not in the retail fund market. In addition, the Board receives information regarding the Manager’s expertise with regard to portfolio diversification and asset allocation requirements within variable insurance products issued by Allianz Life Insurance Company of North America and its subsidiary, Allianz Life Insurance Company of New York. Currently, the Funds are offered only through Allianz Life and Allianz of New York variable products.

The Trust’s Manager has adopted policies and procedures to assist it in the process of analyzing each potential Subadviser with expertise in particular asset classes for purposes of making the recommendation that a specific investment adviser be selected. The Trust’s Board reviews and considers the information provided by the Manager in deciding which investment advisers to select. After an investment adviser becomes a Subadviser, a similarly rigorous process is instituted by the Manager to monitor the investment performance and other responsibilities of the Subadviser. The Manager reports to the Trust’s Board on its analysis at the regular meetings of the Board, which are held at least quarterly. Where warranted, the Manager will add or remove a particular Subadviser from a “watch” list that it maintains. Watch list criteria include, for example: (a) Fund performance over various time periods; (b) Fund risk issues, such as changes in key personnel involved with Fund management, changes in investment philosophy or process, or “capacity” concerns; and (c) organizational risk issues, such as regulatory, compliance or legal concerns, or changes in the ownership of the Subadviser. The Manager may place a Fund on the watch list for other reasons, and if so, will explain its rationale to the Trustees. Funds which are on the watch list are subject to special scrutiny of the Manager and the Board of Trustees. Funds may be removed from such watch list, if for example, performance improves or regulatory matters are satisfactorily resolved. However, in some situations where Funds which have been on the watch list, the Manager has recommended the retention of a new Subadviser, and the Board of Trustees has subsequently approved new Subadvisory Agreements with such Subadvisers.

In assessing the Manager’s and Subadvisers’ (collectively, the “Advisory Organizations”), performance of their obligations, the Board considers whether there has occurred a circumstance or event that would constitute a reason for it to not renew an advisory contract. In this regard, the Board is mindful of the potential disruption of a Fund’s operations and various risks, uncertainties and other effects that could occur as a result of a decision to terminate or not renew a contract.

As required by the Investment Company Act of 1940 (“1940 Act”), the Trust’s Board has reviewed and approved the Trust’s Investment Management Agreement with the Manager (the “Advisory Agreement”) and portfolio management agreements (the “Subadvisory Agreements”) with the Subadvisers. The Board’s decision to approve these contracts reflects the exercise of its business judgment on whether to approve new arrangements and continue the existing arrangements. During its review of these contracts, the Board considers many factors, among the most material of which are: the Fund’s investment objectives and long term performance; the Advisory Organizations’ management philosophy, personnel, and processes, including their compliance history and the adequacy of their compliance processes; the preferences and expectations of Fund shareholders (and underlying contract owners) and their relative sophistication; the continuing state of competition in the mutual fund industry; and comparable fees in the mutual fund industry.

The Board also considers the compensation and benefits received by the Advisory Organizations. This includes fees received for services provided to the Fund by affiliated persons of the Advisory Organizations and research services received by the Advisory Organizations from brokers that execute Fund trades, as well as advisory fees. The Board considered the fact that: (1) the Manager and the Trust are parties to an Administrative Service Agreement, a Compliance Services Agreement, and a Chief Compliance Officer Agreement, under which the Manager is compensated by the Trust for performing certain administrative and compliance services including providing an employee of the Manager or one of its affiliates to act as the Trust’s Chief Compliance Officer; and (2) Allianz Life Financial Services, LLC, an affiliated person of the Manager, is a registered securities broker-dealer and receives (along with its affiliated persons) payments made by the Trust pursuant to Rule 12b-1.

The Board is aware that various courts have interpreted provisions of the 1940 Act and have indicated in their decisions that the following factors may be relevant to an adviser’s compensation: the nature and quality of the services provided by the adviser, including the performance of the fund; the adviser’s cost of providing the services; the extent to which the adviser may realize “economies of scale” as the fund grows larger; any indirect benefits that may accrue to the adviser and its

 

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affiliates as a result of the adviser’s relationship with the fund; performance and expenses of comparable funds; and the extent to which the independent Board members are fully informed about all facts bearing on the adviser’s service and fee. The Trust’s Board is aware of these factors and takes them into account in its review of the Trust’s advisory contracts.

The Board considered and weighed these circumstances in light of its experience in governing the Trust and working with the Advisory Organizations on matters relating to the Funds, and is assisted in its deliberations by the advice of legal counsel to the Independent Trustees. In this regard, the Board requests and receives a significant amount of information about the Funds and the Advisory Organizations. Some of this information is provided at each regular meeting of the Board; additional information is provided in connection with the particular meeting or meetings at which the Board’s formal review of an advisory contract occurs. In between regularly scheduled meetings, the Board may receive information on particular matters as the need arises. Thus, the Board’s evaluation of an advisory contract is informed by reports covering such matters as: an Advisory Organization’s investment philosophy, personnel, and processes; the Fund’s short- and long-term performance (in absolute terms as well as in relationship to its benchmark(s), certain competitor or “peer group” funds and similar funds managed by the particular Subadviser), and comments on the reasons for performance; the Fund’s expenses (including the advisory fee itself and the overall expense structure of the Fund, both in absolute terms and relative to similar and/or competing funds, with due regard for contractual or voluntary expense limitations); the use and allocation of brokerage commissions derived from trading the Fund’s portfolio securities; the nature and extent of the advisory and other services provided to the Fund by the Advisory Organizations and their affiliates; compliance and audit reports concerning the Funds and the companies that service them; and relevant developments in the mutual fund industry and how the Funds and/or Advisory Organizations are responding to them.

The Board also receives financial information about Advisory Organizations, including reports on the compensation and benefits the Advisory Organizations derive from their relationships with the Funds. These reports cover not only the fees under the advisory contracts, but also fees, if any, received for providing other services to the Funds. The reports also discuss any indirect or “fall out” benefits an Advisory Organization may derive from its relationship with the Funds.

The Advisory and Subadvisory Agreements (collectively, the “Agreements”) were most recently considered at Board of Trustees meetings held in the fall of 2011. Information relevant to the approval of such Agreements was considered at a telephonic Board of Trustees meeting on October 19, 2011, and at an “in person” Board of Trustees meeting held October 26, 2011. The Agreements were approved at the Board meeting of October 26, 2011. At such meeting the Board also approved an Expense Limitation Agreement between the Manager and the Trust for the period ending April 30, 2013. In connection with such meetings, the Trustees requested and evaluated extensive materials from the Manager, including performance and expense information for other investment companies with similar investment objectives derived from data compiled by an independent third party provider and other sources believed to be reliable by the Manager. Prior to voting, the Trustees reviewed the proposed approval/continuance of the Agreements with management and with experienced counsel who are independent of the Manager and received a memorandum from such counsel discussing the legal standards for their consideration of the proposed approvals/continuances. The independent (“disinterested”) Trustees also discussed the proposed approvals/continuances in a private session with such counsel at which no representatives of the Manager were present. In reaching their determinations relating to the approval and/or continuance of the Agreements, in respect of each Fund, the Trustees considered all factors they believed relevant. The Board based its decision to approve the Agreements on the totality of the circumstances and relevant factors, and with a view to past and future long-term considerations. Not all of the factors and considerations discussed above and below are necessarily relevant to every Fund, and the Board did not assign relative weights to factors discussed herein or deem any one or group of them to be controlling in and of themselves.

An SEC Rule requires that shareholder reports include a discussion of certain factors relating to the selection of investment advisers and the approval of advisory fees. The “factors” enumerated by the SEC are set forth below in italics, as well as the Board’s conclusions regarding such factors:

(1)  The nature, extent and quality of services provided by the Manager and Subadvisers.  The Trustees noted that the Manager, subject to the control of the Board of Trustees, administers each Fund’s business and other affairs. As the Trust is a manager of managers fund, the Manager is responsible for monitoring the various Subadvisers that have day-to-day responsibility for the decisions made for each of the Trust’s investment portfolios. The Trust’s Manager is responsible for determining, in the first instance, which investment advisers to consider recommending to the Board of Trustees for selection as a Subadviser.

The Trustees noted that the Manager also provides the Trust and each Fund with such administrative and other services (exclusive of, and in addition to, any such services provided by any others retained by the Trust on behalf of the Funds) and executive and other personnel as are necessary for the operation of the Trust and the Funds. Except for the Trust’s Chief Compliance Officer, the Manager pays all of the compensation of Trustees and officers of the Trust who are employees of the Manager or its affiliates.

 

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The Trustees considered the scope and quality of services provided by the Manager and the Subadvisers and noted that the scope of such services provided had expanded as a result of recent regulatory and other developments. The Trustees noted that, for example, the Manager and Subadvisers are responsible for maintaining and monitoring their own compliance programs, and these compliance programs have recently been refined and enhanced in light of new regulatory requirements. The Trustees considered the capabilities and resources which the Manager has dedicated to performing services on behalf of the Trust and its Funds. The quality of administrative and other services, including the Manager’s role in coordinating the activities of the Trust’s other service providers, also were considered. The Trustees concluded that, overall, they were satisfied with the nature, extent and quality of services provided (and expected to be provided) to the Trust and to each of the Funds under the Agreements.

(2)  The investment performance of the Funds, the Manager and the Subadvisers.  In connection with every in-person quarterly Board of Trustees meeting, Trustees receive extensive information on the performance results of each of the Funds. This includes, for example, performance information on all of the Funds for the previous quarter, and previous one, three and five-year periods, and since inception. (For Funds which have been in existence for less than five years, Trustees may receive performance information on comparable funds managed by the particular Subadviser for periods prior to the creation of a particular Fund.) Such performance information includes information on absolute total return, performance versus Subadvisers’ comparable fund(s), performance versus the appropriate benchmark(s), and performance versus peer groups. For example, in connection with the Board of Trustees meeting held October 26, 2011, the Manager reported that for the three year period ended June 30, 2011, ten Funds were in the top 40%, six were in the middle 20% and five were in the bottom 40%, and for the one year period ended June 30, 2011, nine Funds were in the top 40%, eight were in the middle 20%, and 11 were in the bottom 40%. The Manager also reported that for the five year period ended June 30, 2011, nine Funds were in the top 40%, three were in the middle 20%, and seven were in the bottom 40%. At the Board of Trustees meeting held October 26, 2011, the Trustees determined that the overall investment performance of the Funds was acceptable.

(3)  The costs of services to be provided and profits to be realized by the Manager and the Subadvisers and their affiliates from their relationship with the Funds.  The Manager has supplied information to the Board of Trustees pertaining to the level of investment advisory fees to which the Funds are subject. The Manager has agreed to temporarily “cap” Fund expenses at certain levels, and information is provided to Trustees setting forth “contractual” advisory fees and “actual” fees after taking expense caps into account. Based upon the information provided, the “actual” advisory fees payable by the Funds overall are generally comparable to the average level of fees paid by Fund peer groups. For the 29 Funds reviewed by the Board of Trustees in the fall of 2011, 24 Funds paid “actual” advisory fees in a percentage amount within the 65th percentile or lower for each Fund’s applicable category. The Trustees recognized that it is difficult to make comparisons of advisory fees because there are variations in the services that are included in the fees paid by other funds. The Board has concluded that the advisory fees to be paid to the Manager by the Funds are not unreasonable.

The Manager has also supplied information to the Board of Trustees pertaining to total Fund expenses (which includes advisory fees, the 25 basis point 12b-1 fee paid by the Funds, and other Fund expenses). As noted above, the Manager has agreed to “cap” Fund expenses at certain levels. Based upon the information provided, the overall total expense ratio ranking in 2012 for the 29 Funds was as follows: (1) 21 of the Funds had total expense rankings at or below the 50th percentile; (2) three of the Funds were between the 50th and 65th percentiles; (3) for three of the Funds with expense ranks above the 65th percentile, the Manager recommended, and the Board of Trustees approved, temporary management fee waivers effective May 1, 2012, which are expected to reduce such rankings to the 65th percentile or below; (4) for one Fund with an expense rank above the 65th percentile, the Manager expects such Fund to be below the 65th percentile in 2012 because of greater Fund assets; and (5) for one Fund with an expense rank above the 65th percentile, the Manager reported that the peer group makes for poor comparability.

The Manager has committed to providing the Funds with a high quality of service and working to reduce Fund expenses over time, particularly as the Funds grow larger. The Trustees concluded therefore that the expense ratios of the Funds were not unreasonable.

The Manager provided information concerning the profitability of the Manager’s investment advisory activities for the period from 2009 through June 30, 2011. The Trustees recognized that it is difficult to make comparisons of profitability from investment company advisory agreements because comparative information is not generally publicly available and is affected by numerous factors, including the structure of the particular adviser, the types of funds it manages, its business mix, numerous assumptions regarding allocation of expenses and the adviser’s capital structure and cost of capital. In considering profitability information, the Trustees considered the possible effect of certain fall-out benefits to the Manager and its affiliates. The Trustees focused on profitability of the Manager’s relationships with the Funds before taxes and distribution expenses. The Trustees recognized that the Manager should, in the abstract, be entitled to earn a reasonable level of profits for the services it provides to each Fund and, based on their review, concluded that they were satisfied that the Manager’s level of profitability from its relationship with the Funds was not excessive.

 

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The Manager, on behalf of the Board of Trustees, endeavored to obtain information on the profitability of each Subadviser in connection with its relationship with the Fund or Funds which it subadvises. The Manager was unable to obtain meaningful profitability information from some of the unaffiliated Subadvisers. The Manager assured the Board of Trustees that the Agreements with the Subadvisers which are not affiliated with it were negotiated on an “arm’s length” basis, so that arguably, such profitability information should be less relevant. The Trustees were also provided with certain information on profitability for Subadvisers which are affiliated with the Manager. Trustees recognized the difficulty of allocating costs to multiple advisory accounts and products of a large advisory organization. Based upon the information provided, the Trustees determined that there was no evidence that the level of such profitability attributable to subadvising the Funds was excessive.

(4) and (5) The extent to which economies of scale would be realized as the Funds grow, and whether fee levels reflect these economies of scale. The Trustees noted that most of the advisory fee schedules for the Funds do not contain breakpoints that reduce the fee rate on assets above specified levels, although certain Subadvisory Agreements have such “breakpoints.” The Trustees recognized that breakpoints may be an appropriate way for the Manager to share its economies of scale, if any, with Funds that have substantial assets. However, they also recognized that there may not be a direct relationship between any economies of scale realized by Funds and those realized by the Manager as assets increase. The Trustees do not believe there is a uniform methodology for establishing breakpoints that give effect to Fund-specific service provided by the Manager. The Trustees noted that in the fund industry as a whole, as well as among funds similar to the Funds, there is no uniformity or pattern in the fees and asset levels at which breakpoints (if any) apply. Depending on the age, size, and other characteristics of a particular fund and its manager’s cost structure, different conclusions can be drawn as to whether there are economies of scale to be realized at any particular level of assets, notwithstanding the intuitive conclusion that such economies exist, or will be realized at some level of total assets. Moreover, because different managers have different cost structures and service models, it is difficult to draw meaningful conclusions from the breakpoints that may have been adopted by other funds. The Trustees also noted that the advisory agreements for many funds do not have breakpoints at all, or if breakpoints exist, they may be at asset levels significantly greater than those of the individual Funds. The Trustees also noted that the total assets in all of the Funds as of June 30, 2011 were approximately $6.2 billion, and that no single non-money market Fund had assets in excess of $428 million.

The Trustees noted that the Manager has agreed to temporarily “cap” Fund expenses at certain levels, which has the effect of reducing expenses as would the implementation of advisory fee breakpoints. The Manager has committed to continue to consider the continuation of fee “caps” and/or advisory fee breakpoints as the Funds grow larger. The Board receives quarterly reports on the level of Fund assets. It expects to consider whether or not to approve the Agreements at a meeting to be held prior to December 31, 2012, and will at that time, or prior thereto, consider: (a) the extent to which economies of scale can be realized, and (b) whether the advisory fee should be modified to reflect such economies of scale, if any.

Having taken these factors into account, the Trustees concluded that the absence of breakpoints in certain of the Funds’ advisory fee rate schedules was acceptable under each Fund’s circumstances.

 

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Information about the Board of Trustees and Officers (Unaudited)

The Trust is managed by the Trustees in accordance with the laws of the state of Delaware governing business trusts. There are currently nine Trustees, two of whom are “interested persons” of the Trust within the meaning of that term under the 1940 Act. The Trustees and Officers of the Trust, their addresses, ages, their positions held with the Trust, their terms of office with the Trust and length of time served, their principal occupation(s) during the past five years, the number of portfolios in the Trust they oversee, and their other directorships held during the past five years are as follows:

Non-Interested Trustees(1)

 

Name, Address, and Age

   Positions
Held with
Allianz
VIP and VIP
FOF Trust
   Term of
Office(2)/Length
of Time Served
  

Principal Occupation(s)
During Past 5 Years

   Number of
Portfolios
Overseen for
Allianz
VIP and VIP
FOF Trust
   Other
Directorships
Held Outside the

AZL Fund  Complex
During Past 5 Years
Peter R. Burnim, Age 64
5701 Golden Hills Drive
Minneapolis, MN 55416
   Trustee    Since 2/07    Managing Director iQ Venture Partners, Inc., 2005 to present; EVP Northstar Companies, 2002 to 2005; Senior Officer Citibank and Citicorp for over 25 years    42    Argus Group
Holdings; Sterling
Centrecorp Inc.;
Highland Financial
Holdings; and Bank of
Bermuda NY
Peggy L. Ettestad, Age 54
5701 Golden Hills Drive
Minneapolis, MN 55416
   Trustee    Since 2/07    Managing Director, Red Canoe Management Consulting LLC, 2008 to present; Senior Managing Director, Residential Capital LLC, 2003 to 2008; Chief Operations Officer, Transamerica Reinsurance 2002 to 2003    42    Luther College
Roger Gelfenbien, Age 68
5701 Golden Hills Drive
Minneapolis, MN 55416
   Trustee    Since 10/99    Retired; Partner of Accenture 1983 to 1999    42    Virtus Funds

(8 Funds)

Claire R. Leonardi, Age 56
5701 Golden Hills Drive
Minneapolis, MN 55416
   Trustee    Since 2/04   

Chief Executive Officer, Connecticut Innovations, 2012 to present; General Partner of Fairview Capital, L.P., 1994 to present

   42    The Natural History
Museum of the
Adirondacks
Dickson W. Lewis, Age 63
5701 Golden Hills Drive
Minneapolis, MN 55416
   Trustee    Since 2/04    Vice President/General Manager, Yearbooks & Canada-Lifetouch National School Studios, 2006 to present; Vice President/General Manager of Jostens, Inc., 2002 to 2006; Senior Vice President of Fortis Group, 1997 to 2002; Consultant to Hartford Insurance Co., 2001    42    None
Peter W. McClean, Age 67
5701 Golden Hills Drive
Minneapolis, MN 55416
   Trustee    Since 2/04    Retired; President and CEO of Measurisk, LLC, 2001 to 2003; Chief Risk Management Officer at Bank Of Bermuda Ltd., 1996 to 2001    42    PNMAC Opportunity
Fund; Northeast
Bank; and FHI
Arthur C. Reeds III, Age 67
5701 Golden Hills Drive
Minneapolis, MN 55416
   Trustee    Since 10/99    Retired; Senior Investment Officer, Hartford Foundation for Public Giving, 2000 to 2003; Chairman, Chief Executive and President of Conning Corp., 1999 to 2000; Investment Consultant 1997 to 1999    42    Connecticut Water
Service, Inc.

 

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Interested Trustees(3)

 

  

Name, Address, and Age

  Positions
Held with
Allianz
VIP and VIP
FOF Trust
 

Term of
Office(2)/Length
of Time Served

 

Principal Occupation(s)
During Past 5 Years

  Number of
Portfolios
Overseen for
Allianz
VIP and VIP
FOF Trust
 

Other
Directorships
Held Outside the

Fund Complex
During Past 5 Years

Robert DeChellis, Age 44
5701 Golden Hills Drive
Minneapolis, MN 55416
  Trustee   Since 3/08   President and CEO, Allianz Life Financial Services, LLC, 2007 to present; Senior Vice President of Marketing and Product Innovation, 2006 to 2007; Executive Vice President, Travelers Life 2004 to 2005; Executive Vice President, Jackson National Life Distributors, Inc. 2002 to 2004.   42   None

Brian Muench, Age 41

5701 Golden Hills Drive
Minneapolis, MN 55416

  Trustee   Since 6/11   President, Allianz Investment Management LLC from November 2010 to present; Vice President, Vice President, Advisory Management, Allianz Investment Management LLC from December 2005 to November 2010; Assistant Vice President, Investments, Allianz Life from February 2002 to November 2005.   42   None

Officers

 

Name, Address, and Age

  

Positions
Held with
Allianz
VIP and VIP
FOF Trust

   Term of
Office(2)/Length
of Time Served
  

Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years

Brian Muench, Age 41
5701 Golden Hills Drive
Minneapolis, MN 55416
   President    Since 11/10    President, Allianz Investment Management LLC from November 2010 to present; Vice President, Allianz Life from April 2011, to present; Vice President, Advisory Management, Allianz Investment Management LLC from December 2005 to November 2010; Assistant Vice President, Investments, Allianz Life from February 2002 to November 2005.
Michael Radmer, Age 66
Dorsey & Whitney LLP,
Suite 1500
50 South Sixth Street
Minneapolis, MN
55402-1498
   Secretary    Since 2/04    Partner, Dorsey and Whitney LLP since 1976.
Ty Edwards, Age 45
Citi Fund Services Ohio, Inc.
3435 Stelzer Road
Columbus, OH 43219
   Treasurer, Principal Accounting Officer and Principal Financial Officer    Since 4/10    Senior Vice President, Financial Administration, Citi Fund Services Ohio, Inc., December 2009 to present; Director, Product Management, Columbia Management, April 2007 to April 2009; Deputy Treasurer, Columbia Funds and Director, Fund Administration, Columbia Management, January 2006 to April 2007; Vice President, Fund Administration, Columbia Management, July 2002 to December 2005.
Stephen G. Simon, Age 43
5701 Golden Hills Drive
Minneapolis, MN 55416
   Chief Compliance Officer(4) and Anti Money Laundering Compliance Officer    Since 11/06    Chief Compliance Officer, Allianz Investment Management LLC, July 2004 to present; President, Simon Compliance Consulting Ltd, May 2004 to July 2004; Compliance Counsel, Advantus Capital Management, Inc., January 2002 to May 2004.

 

  (1) Member of the Audit Committee.

 

  (2) Indefinite.

 

  (3) Is an “interested person”, as defined by the 1940 Act, due to employment by Allianz.

 

  (4) The Manager and the Trust are parties to a Chief Compliance Officer Agreement under which the Manager is compensated by the Trust for providing an employee of the Manager or one of its affiliates to act as the Trust’s Chief Compliance Officer. The Chief Compliance Officer and Anti Money Laundering Compliance Officer is not considered a corporate officer or executive employee of the Trust.

 

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The Allianz VIP Funds are distributed by Allianz Life Financial Services, LLC.   
These Funds are not FDIC Insured.    ANNRPT1211 2/12


AZL® Columbia Mid Cap Value Fund

Annual Report

December 31, 2011

 

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Table of Contents

Management Discussion and Analysis

Page 1

Expense Examples and Portfolio Composition

Page 3

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

Page 4

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

Page 7

Statement of Operations

Page 7

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

Page 8

Financial Highlights

Page 9

Notes to the Financial Statements

Page 10

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

Page 17

Other Federal Income Tax Information

Page 18

Other Information

Page 19

Approval of Investment Advisory and Subadvisory Agreements

Page 20

Information about the Board of Trustees and Officers

Page 24

This report is submitted for the general information of the shareholder of the Fund. The report is not authorized for distribution to prospective investors in the Fund unless preceded or accompanied by an effective prospectus, which contains details concerning the sales charges and other pertinent information.


AZL® Columbia Mid Cap Value Fund Review (unaudited)

 

Allianz Investment Management LLC serves as the Manager for the AZL® Columbia Mid Cap Value Fund and Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC serves as Subadviser to the Fund.

What factors affected the Fund’s performance during the year ended December 31, 2011?

For the year ended December 31, 2011, the AZL® Columbia Mid Cap Value Fund returned –3.57%. That compared to a return of –1.38% for its benchmark, the Russell Midcap® Value Index1.

The equity markets experienced significant volatility during the year. A range of factors, including investor concerns about the worsening European sovereign debt crisis, the “Arab spring”2 in the Middle East, and a damaging earthquake and tsunami that hit Japan in March, led to that volatility. In the United States, negotiations over the federal debt limit and a decision by Standard & Poor’s to downgrade the country’s credit rating negatively affected the stock market. Investor confidence rebounded late in the period as European leaders worked toward a solution to repair that region’s debt issues and the U.S. job and housing markets experienced modest improvements. In that challenging environment, mid-cap stocks underperformed large-cap stocks but outpaced small-cap stocks during the year.

The Fund’s performance relative to its benchmark was hurt by an overweight allocation to the industrial sector. Macro concerns, for instance the European debt crisis, lowered global economic growth expectations and led investors away from economically sensitive sectors, such as industrials.

The Fund had an underweight allocation to the utilities and consumer staples sectors resulted in a drag on relative performance, as these sectors were among the top performers during the year.*

However, the Fund benefited from an under-weight position relative to its benchmark in the telecommunications sector and in the financial sector, which boosted relative performance, as that sector was among the period’s worst performers. Additionally, the Fund’s stock selection in the consumer discretionary sector helped relative performance.*

Past performance does not guarantee future results.

 

* The Fund’s portfolio composition is subject to change. There is no guarantee that any sectors mentioned will continue to perform well or that securities in such sectors will be held by the Fund in the future. The information contained in this commentary is for informational purposes only and should not be construed as a recommendation to purchase or sell securities in the sector mentioned. The Fund’s holdings and weightings are as of December 31, 2011.
1 

The Russell Midcap® Value Index measures the performance of the mid-cap value segment of the U.S. equity universe. It includes those Russell Midcap Index companies with lower price-to-book ratios and lower forecasted growth values. Investors cannot invest directly in an index.

2 

Arab spring is a revolutionary wave of demonstrations and protests occurring in Arab countries.

 

 

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AZL® Columbia Mid Cap Value Fund Review (unaudited)

 

Fund Objective

The Fund’s investment objective is to seek long-term growth of capital. This objective may be changed by the Trustees of the Fund without shareholder approval. The Fund seeks to achieve its objective by investing at least 80% of net assets in equity securities of companies that have market capitalizations in the range of the companies in the Russell Midcap® Value Index.

Investment Concerns

Equity securities (stocks) are more volatile and carry more risk than other forms of investments, including investments in high-grade fixed income securities. The net asset value per share of this Fund will fluctuate as the value of the securities in the portfolio changes.

Mid-capitalization companies typically have a higher risk of failure and historically have experienced a greater degree of volatility than larger companies.

Value-based investments are subject to the risk that the broad market may not recognize their intrinsic value.

International investing may involve risk of capital loss from unfavorable fluctuations in currency values, from differences in generally accepted accounting principles or from economic or political instability in other nations.

For a complete description of these and other risks associated with investing in a mutual Fund, please refer to the Fund’s prospectus.

Growth of a $10,000 Investment

 

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The chart above represents a comparison of a hypothetical investment in the Fund versus a similar investment in the Fund’s benchmark, and represents the reinvestment of dividends and capital gains in the Fund.

Average Annual Total Returns as of December 31, 2011

 

     1
Year
    3
Year
    5
Year
    Since
Inception
(5/1/06)
 

AZL® Columbia Mid Cap Value Fund

     –3.57     16.10     –4.90     –4.05

Russell Midcap® Value Index

     –1.38     18.19     0.04     1.88

Past performance does not guarantee future results. The performance data quoted represents past performance and current returns may be lower or higher. The investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed may be worth more or less than the original cost. To obtain performance information current to the most recent month end, please visit www.Allianzlife.com.

Expense Ratio2

 

     Gross  

AZL® Columbia Mid Cap Value Fund

     1.11

The above expense ratios are based on the current Fund prospectus dated May 1, 2011. The Manager and the Fund have entered into a written contract limiting operating expenses, excluding certain expenses (such as interest expense), to 1.30% through April 30, 2013. Additional information pertaining to the December 31, 2011 expense ratios can be found in the financial highlights.

 

1 

The hypothetical $10,000 investment for the Russell Midcap® Value Index is calculated from April 30, 2006.

2 

Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses are incurred indirectly by the Fund through the valuation of the Fund’s investments in the Permitted Underlying Funds. Accordingly, Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses affect the Fund’s total returns. Because these fees and expenses are not included in the Fund’s financial highlights, the Fund’s total annual fund operating expenses do not correlate to the ratios of expenses to average net assets shown in the financial highlights table. Without Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses the Fund’s gross ratio would be 1.10%.

The total return of the Fund does not reflect the effect of any insurance charges, the annual maintenance fee or the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares. Such charges, fees and tax payments would reduce the performance quoted.

The Fund’s performance is measured against the Russell Midcap® Value Index, an unmanaged index that measures the performance of the mid-cap value segment of the U.S. equity universe. It includes those Russell Midcap Index companies with lower price-to-book ratios and lower forecasted growth values. The index does not reflect the deduction of fees associated with a mutual fund, such as investment management and fund accounting fees. The Fund’s performance reflects the deduction of fees for services provided to the Fund. Investors cannot invest directly in an index.

 

 

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AZL Columbia Mid Cap Value Fund

Expense Examples

(Unaudited)

 

As a shareholder of the AZL Columbia Mid Cap Value Fund (the “Fund”), you incur ongoing costs, including management fees, distribution fees, and other Fund expenses. These examples are 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. Please note that the expenses shown in the tables are meant to highlight your ongoing cost only. Therefore, the examples are useful in comparing ongoing cost only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher. Please note that the expenses that apply to subaccounts of the insurance contracts were included, your costs would have been higher.

These examples are based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the periods presented below.

The Actual Expense table below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information below, 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 table under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.

 

     Beginning
Account Value
7/1/11
     Ending
Account Value
12/31/11
     Expense Paid
During Period*
7/1/11 - 12/31/11
     Annualized
Expense Ratio
During Period**
7/1/11 - 12/31/11
 

AZL Columbia Mid Cap Value Fund

   $ 1,000.00       $ 901.40       $ 5.18         1.08

The Hypothetical Expense table below provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year 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 this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of other funds.

 

     Beginning
Account Value
7/1/11
     Ending
Account Value
12/31/11
     Expense Paid
During Period*
7/1/11 - 12/31/11
     Annualized
Expense Ratio
During Period**
7/1/11 - 12/31/11
 

AZL Columbia Mid Cap Value Fund

   $ 1,000.00       $ 1,019.76       $ 5.50         1.08

 

  * Expenses are equal to the average account value times the Fund’s annualized expense ratio multiplied by the number of days in the most recent fiscal half-year divided by the number of days in the fiscal year.
  ** Excludes expense paid indirectly.

Portfolio Composition

(Unaudited)

 

Investments

   Percent of
net assets+
 

Financials

     26.6

Securities Held as Collateral for Securities on Loan

     20.8   

Utilities

     14.3   

Consumer Discretionary

     13.1   

Industrials

     10.9   

Energy

     8.6   

Consumer Staples

     6.2   

Materials

     6.1   

Health Care

     5.4   

Information Technology

     4.8   

Unaffiliated Investment Company

     3.9   
  

 

 

 

Total

     120.7
  

 

 

 

 

  + Investments are shown as a percentage of net assets, not total investments. As such the total may not equal 100%. For more information about the investments, please see the Schedule of Portfolio Investments.

 

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AZL Columbia Mid Cap Value Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

December 31, 2011

 

Shares          
Fair
Value
 
     

 

Common Stocks (96.0%):

  

 

Aerospace & Defense (0.2%):

  

  27,846      

AerCap Holdings NV*

   $ 314,381   
     

 

 

 

 

Auto Components (0.9%):

  

  4,500      

BorgWarner, Inc.*^

     286,830   
  28,332      

Tenneco, Inc.*^

     843,727   
     

 

 

 
        1,130,557   
     

 

 

 

 

Automobiles (0.7%):

  

  22,711      

Harley-Davidson, Inc.

     882,777   
     

 

 

 

 

Beverages (0.1%):

  

  2,742      

Beam, Inc.

     140,473   
     

 

 

 

 

Building Products (0.7%):

  

  34,303      

Owens Corning, Inc.*^

     985,182   
     

 

 

 

 

Capital Markets (2.1%):

  

  45,200      

Raymond James Financial, Inc.

     1,399,392   
  86,600      

TD Ameritrade Holding Corp.

     1,355,290   
     

 

 

 
        2,754,682   
     

 

 

 

 

Chemicals (4.1%):

  

  16,000      

Albemarle Corp.^

     824,160   
  34,400      

Celanese Corp., Series A

     1,522,888   
  25,200      

International Flavor & Fragrances, Inc.^

     1,320,984   
  21,339      

PPG Industries, Inc.

     1,781,593   
     

 

 

 
        5,449,625   
     

 

 

 

 

Commercial Banks (7.6%):

  

  25,035      

City National Corp.^

     1,106,046   
  50,400      

Comerica, Inc.

     1,300,320   
  29,800      

Cullen/Frost Bankers, Inc.^

     1,576,718   
  181,491      

Fifth Third Bancorp

     2,308,566   
  235,543      

Huntington Bancshares, Inc.

     1,293,131   
  24,551      

SVB Financial Group*^

     1,170,837   
  83,656      

Zions Bancorp^

     1,361,920   
     

 

 

 
        10,117,538   
     

 

 

 

 

Communications Equipment (0.1%):

  

  44,200      

Tellabs, Inc.

     178,568   
     

 

 

 

 

Computers & Peripherals (1.1%):

  

  49,500      

Diebold, Inc.^

     1,488,465   
     

 

 

 

 

Construction & Engineering (0.4%):

  

  24,100      

Foster Wheeler AG, ADR*

     461,274   
     

 

 

 

 

Consumer Finance (1.1%):

  

  61,468      

Discover Financial Services

     1,475,232   
     

 

 

 

 

Containers & Packaging (1.1%):

  

  58,900      

Packaging Corp. of America

     1,486,636   
     

 

 

 

 

Distributors (1.0%):

  

  20,500      

Genuine Parts Co.^

     1,254,600   
     

 

 

 

 

Diversified Financial Services (0.7%):

  

  26,900      

CIT Group, Inc.*

     938,003   
     

 

 

 

 

Electric Utilities (0.9%):

  

  32,800      

Northeast Utilities

     1,183,096   
     

 

 

 
Shares          
Fair
Value
 
     

 

Common Stocks, continued

  

 

Electrical Equipment (0.8%):

  

  20,200      

Cooper Industries plc, A Shares

   $ 1,093,830   
     

 

 

 

 

Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components (0.8%):

  

  27,900      

Arrow Electronics, Inc.*

     1,043,739   
     

 

 

 

 

Energy Equipment & Services (2.7%):

  

  15,500      

Cameron International Corp.*

     762,445   
  11,200      

Dresser-Rand Group, Inc.*^

     558,992   
  28,701      

Rowan Cos., Inc.*^

     870,501   
  22,900      

Superior Energy Services, Inc.*^

     651,276   
  48,000      

Weatherford International, Ltd.*

     702,720   
     

 

 

 
        3,545,934   
     

 

 

 

 

Food & Staples Retailing (0.8%):

  

  51,900      

Safeway, Inc.^

     1,091,976   
     

 

 

 

 

Food Products (3.0%):

  

  23,200      

Hershey Co.

     1,433,296   
  24,706      

J.M. Smucker Co. (The)

     1,931,268   
  7,800      

Ralcorp Holdings, Inc.*

     666,900   
     

 

 

 
        4,031,464   
     

 

 

 

 

Gas Utilities (1.4%):

  

  27,100      

QEP Resources, Inc.

     794,030   
  55,800      

Questar Corp.

     1,108,188   
     

 

 

 
        1,902,218   
     

 

 

 

 

Health Care Equipment & Supplies (2.6%):

  

  10,400      

Cooper Cos., Inc. (The)

     733,408   
  27,900      

Teleflex, Inc.

     1,709,991   
  18,900      

Zimmer Holdings, Inc.*^

     1,009,638   
     

 

 

 
        3,453,037   
     

 

 

 

 

Health Care Providers & Services (1.7%):

  

  32,700      

Coventry Health Care, Inc.*

     993,099   
  21,142      

Quest Diagnostics, Inc.^

     1,227,505   
     

 

 

 
        2,220,604   
     

 

 

 

 

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure (2.0%):

  

  18,423      

Darden Restaurants, Inc.^

     839,720   
  51,563      

International Game Technology

     886,884   
  33,700      

Royal Caribbean Cruises, Ltd.^

     834,749   
  2,900      

Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc.

     139,113   
     

 

 

 
        2,700,466   
     

 

 

 

 

Household Durables (0.7%):

  

  72,300      

D.R. Horton, Inc.^

     911,703   
     

 

 

 

 

Household Products (1.6%):

  

  11,000      

Clorox Co. (The)

     732,160   
  17,200      

Energizer Holdings, Inc.*

     1,332,656   
     

 

 

 
        2,064,816   
     

 

 

 

 

Independent Power Producers & Energy Traders (0.8%):

  

  94,036      

AES Corp. (The)*

     1,113,386   
     

 

 

 
 

 

continued

 

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ALLIANZ VARIABLE INSURANCE PRODUCTS TRUST

AZL Columbia Mid Cap Value Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments, continued

December 31, 2011

 

Shares          
Fair
Value
 
     

 

Common Stocks, continued

  

 

Insurance (6.1%):

  

  51,300      

Axis Capital Holdings, Ltd.

   $ 1,639,548   
  74,814      

Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. (The)

     1,215,728   
  62,172      

Principal Financial Group, Inc.

     1,529,431   
  43,625      

Reinsurance Group of America, Inc.^

     2,279,406   
  73,035      

XL Group plc

     1,443,902   
     

 

 

 
        8,108,015   
     

 

 

 

 

Internet & Catalog Retail (2.0%):

  

  14,900      

Expedia, Inc.^

     432,398   
  111,700      

Liberty Media Corp. – Interactive, Class A*

     1,811,215   
  14,900      

TripAdvisor, Inc.*^

     375,629   
     

 

 

 
        2,619,242   
     

 

 

 

 

Leisure Equipment & Products (1.5%):

  

  30,674      

Hasbro, Inc.^

     978,194   
  35,800      

Mattel, Inc.

     993,808   
     

 

 

 
        1,972,002   
     

 

 

 

 

Life Sciences Tools & Services (0.5%):

  

  17,600      

Agilent Technologies, Inc.*

     614,768   
     

 

 

 

 

Machinery (5.3%):

  

  22,400      

AGCO Corp.*

     962,528   
  33,200      

Babcock & Wilcox Co. (The)*

     801,448   
  30,000      

Crane Co.

     1,401,300   
  22,600      

Kennametal, Inc.^

     825,352   
  19,400      

Parker Hannifin Corp.

     1,479,250   
  23,623      

Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.

     1,596,915   
     

 

 

 
        7,066,793   
     

 

 

 

 

Media (1.7%):

  

  18,900      

CBS Corp., Class B

     512,946   
  62,306      

DISH Network Corp., Class A

     1,774,475   
     

 

 

 
        2,287,421   
     

 

 

 

 

Metals & Mining (0.4%):

  

  20,200      

United States Steel Corp.^

     534,492   
     

 

 

 

 

Multi-Utilities (11.1%):

  

  100,600      

CMS Energy Corp.^

     2,221,248   
  25,300      

PG&E Corp.

     1,042,866   
  44,966      

Public Service Enterprise Group, Inc.

     1,484,328   
  35,800      

SCANA Corp.^

     1,613,148   
  55,902      

Sempra Energy

     3,074,610   
  82,697      

Wisconsin Energy Corp.

     2,891,087   
  88,600      

Xcel Energy, Inc.

     2,448,904   
     

 

 

 
        14,776,191   
     

 

 

 

 

Multiline Retail (1.2%):

  

  51,000      

Macy’s, Inc.

     1,641,180   
     

 

 

 

 

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels (5.9%):

  

  9,100      

Cabot Oil & Gas Corp.

     690,690   
  13,226      

Cimarex Energy Co.^

     818,689   
Shares          
Fair
Value
 
     

 

Common Stocks, continued

  

 

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels, continued

  

  9,300      

Noble Energy, Inc.^

   $ 877,827   
  18,251      

Peabody Energy Corp.

     604,291   
  99,763      

Spectra Energy Corp.^

     3,067,712   
  41,400      

Valero Energy Corp.

     871,470   
  19,827      

Whiting Petroleum Corp.*

     925,723   
     

 

 

 
        7,856,402   
     

 

 

 

 

Pharmaceuticals (0.7%):

  

  14,400      

Watson Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*

     868,896   
     

 

 

 

 

Professional Services (1.0%):

  

  35,991      

Manpower, Inc.

     1,286,678   
     

 

 

 

 

Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) (8.7%):

  

  14,400      

Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc.

     993,168   
  59,200      

CBRE Group, Inc.*

     901,024   
  65,528      

General Growth Properties, Inc.^

     984,231   
  93,423      

Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc.

     1,379,858   
  47,484      

ProLogis, Inc.

     1,357,567   
  31,372      

Rayonier, Inc.^

     1,400,132   
  29,600      

Taubman Centers, Inc.^

     1,838,160   
  80,000      

UDR, Inc.

     2,008,000   
  36,485      

Weyerhaeuser Co.

     681,175   
     

 

 

 
        11,543,315   
     

 

 

 

 

Road & Rail (2.4%):

  

  32,672      

Con-way, Inc.^

     952,715   
  97,300      

Hertz Global Holdings, Inc.*^

     1,140,356   
  21,700      

Ryder System, Inc.

     1,153,138   
     

 

 

 
        3,246,209   
     

 

 

 

 

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment (1.3%):

  

  64,000      

Atmel Corp.*^

     518,400   
  19,100      

Avago Technologies, Ltd.

     551,226   
  7,100      

Lam Research Corp.*

     262,842   
  8,000      

Novellus Systems, Inc.*

     330,320   
     

 

 

 
        1,662,788   
     

 

 

 

 

Software (1.5%):

  

  27,900      

Autodesk, Inc.*

     846,207   
  47,544      

Nuance Communications, Inc.*^

     1,196,207   
     

 

 

 
        2,042,414   
     

 

 

 

 

Specialty Retail (1.5%):

  

  57,700      

Foot Locker, Inc.

     1,375,568   
  14,400      

Limited Brands, Inc.^

     581,040   
     

 

 

 
        1,956,608   
     

 

 

 

 

Thrifts & Mortgage Finance (0.8%):

  

  83,300      

People’s United Financial, Inc.

     1,070,405   

 

Tobacco (0.7%):

  

  7,700      

Lorillard, Inc.

     877,800   
     

 

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks (Cost $113,095,691)

     127,445,881   
     

 

 

 
 

 

continued

 

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ALLIANZ VARIABLE INSURANCE PRODUCTS TRUST

AZL Columbia Mid Cap Value Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments, continued

December 31, 2011

 

Shares or
Principal
Amount
          Fair
Value
 
     

 

Securities Held as Collateral for Securities on Loan (20.8%):

  

$ 27,656,881      

Allianz Variable Insurance Products Securities Lending Collateral Trust(a)

     27,656,881   
     

 

 

 

 
 
 

Total Securities Held as Collateral for
Securities on Loan
(Cost $27,656,881)

     27,656,881   
     

 

 

 

 

Unaffiliated Investment Company (3.9%):

  

  5,171,076      

Dreyfus Treasury Prime Cash Management, 0.00%(b)

     5,171,076   
     

 

 

 

 
 

Total Unaffiliated Investment Company
(Cost $5,171,076)

     5,171,076   
     

 

 

 

 
 

Total Investment Securities
(Cost $145,923,648)(c) — 120.7%

     160,273,838   

 

Net other assets (liabilities) — (20.7)%

     (27,484,071
     

 

 

 

 

Net Assets — 100.0%

   $ 132,789,767   
     

 

 

 

 

 

 

Percentages indicated are based on net assets as of December 31, 2011.

ADR—American Depositary Receipt

 

^ This security or a partial position of the security was on loan as of December 31, 2011. The total value of securities on loan as of December 31, 2011 was $26,825,277.

 

* Non-income producing security

 

(a) Purchased with cash collateral held from securities lending. The value of the collateral could include collateral held for securities that were sold on or before December 31, 2011.

 

(b) The rate represents the effective yield at December 31, 2011.

 

(c) See Federal Tax Information listed in the Notes to the Financial Statements.

The following represents the concentrations by country of risk (based on the domicile of the security issuer) relative to the total fair value of investment securities as of December 31, 2011:

 

Country

  Percentage  

Bermuda

    1.3

Ireland (Republic of)

    1.6   

Liberia

    0.5   

Netherlands

    0.2   

Singapore

    0.3   

Switzerland

    0.4   

United States

    95.7   
 

 

 

 
    100.0
 

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

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ALLIANZ VARIABLE INSURANCE PRODUCTS TRUST

AZL Columbia Mid Cap Value Fund

 

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

December 31, 2011

 

Assets:

  

Investment securities, at cost

   $ 145,923,648   
  

 

 

 

Investment securities, at value*

   $ 160,273,838   

Interest and dividends receivable

     217,507   

Receivable for capital shares issued

     95,492   

Receivable for expenses paid indirectly

     336   

Prepaid expenses

     1,490   
  

 

 

 

Total Assets

     160,588,663   
  

 

 

 

Liabilities:

  

Payable for capital shares redeemed

     11,807   

Payable for collateral received on loaned securities

     27,656,881   

Manager fees payable

     83,008   

Administration fees payable

     4,158   

Distribution fees payable

     27,669   

Custodian fees payable

     1,375   

Administrative and compliance services fees payable

     870   

Trustee fees payable

     47   

Other accrued liabilities

     13,081   
  

 

 

 

Total Liabilities

     27,798,896   
  

 

 

 

Net Assets

   $ 132,789,767   
  

 

 

 

Net Assets Consist of:

  

Capital

   $ 143,499,967   

Accumulated net investment income/(loss)

     873,086   

Accumulated net realized gains/(losses) from investment transactions

     (25,933,476

Net unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on investments

     14,350,190   
  

 

 

 

Net Assets

   $ 132,789,767   
  

 

 

 

Shares of beneficial interest (unlimited number of shares authorized, no par value)

     17,330,828   

Net Asset Value (offering and redemption price per share)

   $ 7.66   
  

 

 

 

 

* Includes securities on loan of $26,825,277.

Statement of Operations

For the Year Ended December 31, 2011

 

Investment Income:

  

Dividends

   $ 2,260,332   

Income from securities lending

     26,893   

Foreign withholding tax

     (173
  

 

 

 

Total Investment Income

     2,287,052   
  

 

 

 

Expenses:

  

Manager fees

     1,023,227   

Administration fees

     56,213   

Distribution fees

     341,075   

Custodian fees

     9,076   

Administrative and compliance services fees

     6,060   

Trustee fees

     10,059   

Professional fees

     10,874   

Shareholder reports

     12,238   

Other expenses

     4,612   
  

 

 

 

Total expenses before reductions

     1,473,434   

Less expenses paid indirectly

     (32,271
  

 

 

 

Net expenses

     1,441,163   
  

 

 

 

Net Investment Income/(Loss)

     845,889   
  

 

 

 

Realized and Unrealized Gains/(Losses) on Investments:

  

Net realized gains/(losses) on securities and foreign currency transactions

     8,395,647   

Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments

     (14,489,800
  

 

 

 

Net Realized/Unrealized Gains/(Losses) on Investments

     (6,094,153
  

 

 

 

Change in Net Assets Resulting From Operations

   $ (5,248,264
  

 

 

 
 

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

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ALLIANZ VARIABLE INSURANCE PRODUCTS TRUST

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

     AZL Columbia
Mid Cap Value Fund
 
     For the
Year Ended
December 31,
2011
    For the
Year Ended
December 31,
2010
 

Change in Net Assets:

    

Operations:

    

Net investment income/(loss)

   $ 845,889      $ 1,216,868   

Net realized gains/(losses) on investment transactions

     8,395,647        15,847,470   

Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments

     (14,489,800     5,565,527   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from operations

     (5,248,264     22,629,865   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Dividends to Shareholders:

    

From net investment income

     (1,182,719     (679,585
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from dividends to shareholders

     (1,182,719     (679,585
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Capital Transactions:

    

Proceeds from shares issued

     29,397,051        50,635,019   

Proceeds from dividends reinvested

     1,182,719        679,585   

Value of shares redeemed

     (24,698,775     (40,832,757
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from capital transactions

     5,880,995        10,481,847   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in net assets

     (549,988     32,432,127   

Net Assets:

    

Beginning of period

     133,339,755        100,907,628   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of period

   $ 132,789,767      $ 133,339,755   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Accumulated net investment income/(loss)

   $ 873,086      $ 1,209,916   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Share Transactions:

    

Shares issued

     3,647,643        7,127,210   

Dividends reinvested

     162,685        98,634   

Shares redeemed

     (3,100,729     (5,947,092
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in shares

     709,599        1,278,752   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

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AZL Columbia Mid Cap Value Fund

Financial Highlights

(Selected data for a share of beneficial interest outstanding throughout the periods indicated)

 

     Year Ended December 31,  
     2011     2010     2009     2008     2007  

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period

   $ 8.02      $ 6.58      $ 5.01      $ 10.53      $ 10.14   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Investment Activities:

          

Net Investment Income/(Loss)

     0.05        0.07        0.03        0.06        0.05   

Net Realized and Unrealized Gains/(Losses) on Investments

     (0.34     1.41        1.59        (5.53     0.34   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from Investment Activities

     (0.29     1.48        1.62        (5.47     0.39   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Dividends to Shareholders From:

          

Net Investment Income

     (0.07     (0.04     (0.05     (0.05     (a) 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Dividends

     (0.07     (0.04     (0.05     (0.05     (a) 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Asset Value, End of Period

   $ 7.66      $ 8.02      $ 6.58      $ 5.01      $ 10.53   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Return(b)

     (3.57 )%      22.66     32.30     (52.15 )%      3.85

Ratios to Average Net Assets/ Supplemental Data:

          

Net Assets, End of Period ($000’s)

   $ 132,790      $ 133,340      $ 100,908      $ 52,313      $ 94,377   

Net Investment Income/(Loss)

     0.62     1.12     0.98     0.74     0.50

Expenses Before Reductions(c)

     1.08     1.10     1.13     1.13     1.10

Expenses Net of Reductions

     1.06     1.04     1.07     1.10     1.07

Expenses Net of Reductions, Excluding Expenses Paid Indirectly(d)

     1.08     1.10     1.13     1.13     1.10

Portfolio Turnover Rate

     53     71     67     99     63

 

 

(a) Represents less than $0.005.

 

(b) The returns include reinvested dividends and fund level expenses, but exclude insurance contract charges. If these charges were included, the returns would have been lower.

 

(c) Excludes fee reductions. If such fee reductions had not occurred, the ratios would have been as indicated.

 

(d) Expenses net of reductions excludes expenses paid indirectly, pursuant to a “commission recapture” program, under which brokers remit a portion of the brokerage commission which is used to pay certain Fund expenses. See note 2 in the Notes to the Financial Statements.

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

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ALLIANZ VARIABLE INSURANCE PRODUCTS TRUST

AZL Columbia Mid Cap Value Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements

December 31, 2011

 

1. Organization

The Allianz Variable Insurance Products Trust (the “Trust”) was organized as a Delaware statutory trust on July 13, 1999. The Trust is a diversified open-end management investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”). These Notes to the Financial Statements are for the AZL Columbia Mid Cap Value Fund (the “Fund”). The Trust consists of 29 separate investment portfolios (collectively, the “Funds”), each of which is a series of the Trust, as follows:

 

   

AZL Allianz AGIC Opportunity Fund

   

AZL BlackRock Capital Appreciation Fund

   

AZL Columbia Mid Cap Value Fund

   

AZL Columbia Small Cap Value Fund

   

AZL Davis New York Venture Fund (formerly AZL Davis NY Venture Fund)

   

AZL Dreyfus Equity Growth Fund

   

AZL Eaton Vance Large Cap Value Fund

   

AZL Enhanced Bond Index Fund

   

AZL Franklin Small Cap Value Fund

   

AZL Franklin Templeton Founding Strategy Plus Fund

   

AZL Gateway Fund

   

AZL International Index Fund

   

AZL Invesco Equity and Income Fund (formerly AZL Van Kampen Equity and Income Fund)

   

AZL Invesco Growth and Income Fund (formerly AZL Van Kampen Growth and Income Fund)

   

AZL Invesco International Equity Fund

   

AZL JPMorgan International Opportunities Fund (formerly AZL Morgan Stanley International Equity Fund)

   

AZL JPMorgan U.S. Equity Fund

   

AZL MFS Investors Trust Fund

   

AZL Mid Cap Index Fund

   

AZL Money Market Fund

   

AZL Morgan Stanley Global Real Estate Fund

   

AZL Morgan Stanley Mid Cap Growth Fund

   

AZL NFJ International Value Fund

   

AZL Russell 1000 Growth Index Fund

   

AZL Russell 1000 Value Index Fund

   

AZL S&P 500 Index Fund

   

AZL Schroder Emerging Markets Equity Fund

   

AZL Small Cap Stock Index Fund

   

AZL Turner Quantitative Small Cap Growth Fund

 

 

The Trust is authorized to issue an unlimited number of shares of the Fund without par value. Shares of the Fund are available through the variable annuity contracts and variable life insurance policies offered through the separate accounts of participating insurance companies.

Under the Trust’s organizational documents, its officers and trustees are indemnified against certain liabilities arising out of the performance of their duties to the Fund. In addition, in the normal course of business, the Fund may enter into contracts with its vendors and others that provide for general indemnifications. The Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown, as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Fund. However, based on experience, the Fund expects the risk of loss to be remote.

 

2. Significant Accounting Policies

The following is a summary of significant accounting policies followed by the Fund in the preparation of its financial statements. The policies conform with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”). The preparation of financial statements requires management to make certain 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 increases and decreases in net assets from operations during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Management has evaluated events and transactions subsequent to period end through the date the financial statements were issued, for purposes of recognition or disclosure in these financial statements and there are no subsequent events to report.

Security Valuation

The Fund records its investments at fair value. Fair value is defined as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between willing market participants at the measurement date. The valuation techniques used to determine fair value are further described in Note 4 below.

Investment Transactions and Investment Income

Investment transactions are recorded not later than on the business day after trade date. However, for financial reporting purposes, investment transactions are accounted for on trade date. Net realized gains and losses on investments sold and on

 

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ALLIANZ VARIABLE INSURANCE PRODUCTS TRUST

AZL Columbia Mid Cap Value Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements, continued

December 31, 2011

 

foreign currency transactions are recorded on the basis of identified cost. Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis and includes, where applicable, the amortization of premiums or accretion of discounts. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date except in the case of foreign securities, in which case dividends are recorded as soon as such information becomes available.

Real Estate Investment Trusts

The Fund may own shares of real estate investment trusts (“REITs”) which report information on the source of their distributions annually. Certain distributions received from REITs during the year, which are known to be a return of capital, are recorded as a reduction to the cost of the individual REIT.

Foreign Currency Translation

The accounting records of the Fund are maintained in U.S. dollars. Foreign currency amounts are translated into U.S. dollars at the current rate of exchange to determine the fair value of investments, assets and liabilities. Purchases and sales of securities, and income and expenses are translated at the prevailing rate of exchange on the respective dates of such transactions. The Fund does not isolate that portion of the results of operations resulting from changes in foreign exchange rates on investments from fluctuations arising from changes in market prices of securities held. Such fluctuations are included in the net realized and unrealized gain or loss on investments and foreign currencies.

Income received by the Fund from sources within foreign countries may be subject to withholding and other income or similar taxes imposed by such countries. The Funds accrue such taxes, as applicable, based on their current interpretation of tax rules in the foreign markets in which they invest.

Risks Associated with Foreign Securities and Currencies

Investments in securities of foreign issuers carry certain risks not ordinarily associated with investments in securities of domestic issuers. Such risks include future political and economic developments, and the possible imposition of exchange controls or other foreign governmental laws and restrictions. In addition, with respect to certain countries, there is the possibility of expropriation of assets, confiscatory taxation, political or social instability or diplomatic developments which could adversely affect investments in those securities.

Dividends to Shareholders

Dividends to shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date. The Fund distributes its dividends from net investment income and net realized capital gains, if any, on an annual basis. The amount of dividends from net investment income and from net realized gains are determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations, which may differ from GAAP. These “book/tax” differences are either temporary or permanent in nature. To the extent these differences are permanent in nature (e.g., return of capital, net operating loss, reclassification of certain market discounts, gain/loss, paydowns, and distributions), such amounts are reclassified within the composition of net assets based on their federal tax-basis treatment; temporary differences (e.g., wash sales and post October losses) do not require reclassification. Dividends to shareholders that exceed net investment income and net realized gains for tax purposes are reported as distributions of capital.

Expense Allocation

Expenses directly attributable to the Fund are charged directly to the Fund, while expenses attributable to more than one Fund are allocated among the respective Funds based upon relative net assets or some other reasonable method. Expenses which are attributable to more than one Trust are allocated across the Allianz Variable Insurance Products and Allianz Variable Insurance Products Fund of Funds Trusts based upon relative net assets or another reasonable basis. Allianz Investment Management LLC (the “Manager”), serves as the investment manager for the Trust and the Allianz Variable Insurance Products Fund of Funds Trust.

Securities Lending

To generate additional income, the Fund may lend up to 33 1/3% of its assets pursuant to agreements requiring that the loan be continuously secured by any combination of cash, U.S. government or U.S. government agency securities, equal initially to at least 102% of the fair value plus accrued interest on the securities loaned (105% for foreign securities) and is marked to

 

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ALLIANZ VARIABLE INSURANCE PRODUCTS TRUST

AZL Columbia Mid Cap Value Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements, continued

December 31, 2011

 

market daily to provide a level of collateral at least equal to the fair value of securities loaned. The Fund bears all of the gains and losses on such investments. The Fund receives payments from borrowers equivalent to the dividends and interest that would have been earned on securities lent while simultaneously seeking to earn income on the investment of cash collateral received. In extremely low interest rate environments, the broker rebate fee may exceed the interest earned or the cash collateral which would result in a loss to the Fund. The investment of cash collateral deposited by the borrower is subject to inherent market risks such as interest rate risk, credit risk, liquidity risk, and other risks that are present in the market, and as such, the value of these investments may not be sufficient, when liquidated, to repay the borrower when the loaned security is returned. There may be risks of delay in recovery of the securities or even loss of rights in the collateral should the borrower of the securities fail financially. However, loans will be made only to borrowers, such as broker-dealers, banks or institutional borrowers of securities, deemed by the Allianz Investment Management LLC (the “Manager”) to be of good standing and credit worthy and when in its judgment, the consideration which can be earned currently from such securities loans justifies the attendant risks. Loans are subject to termination by the Trust or the borrower at any time, and are, therefore, not considered to be illiquid investments. Securities on loan at December 31, 2011 are presented on the Fund’s Schedule of Portfolio Investments (“Schedule”). The average outstanding amount of securities on loan was $25.0 million for the year ended December 31, 2011.

Cash collateral received in connection with securities lending is invested in the Allianz Variable Insurance Products Securities Lending Collateral Trust (the “Securities Lending Collateral Trust”) managed by The Dreyfus Corporation, an affiliate of the Custodian and Securities Lending Agent. The Securities Lending Collateral Trust invests in short-term investments that have a remaining maturity of 397 days or less as calculated in accordance with Rule 2a-7 under the 1940 Act. The Fund paid securities lending fees of $2,655 during the year ended December 31, 2011. These fees have been netted against Income from Securities Lending on the Statement of Operations.

Commission Recapture

Certain Funds of the Trust participate in a commission recapture program. The Fund will utilize the recaptured commissions to pay for, in whole or part, certain expenses of the Fund, excluding investment advisory fees. Any amounts received by the Fund, if applicable, are disclosed as “Expenses paid indirectly” on the Statement of Operations.

Derivative Instruments

All open derivative positions at period end are reflected on the Fund’s Schedule of Portfolio Investments. The following is a description of the derivative instruments that the Fund may utilize, including the primary underlying risk exposures related to each instrument type.

Forward Currency Contracts

During the year ended December 31, 2011, the Fund did not enter into any forward currency contracts. The Fund may enter into forward currency contracts in connection with planned purchases or sales of securities or to hedge the U.S. dollar value of securities denominated in a particular currency. In addition to the foreign currency risk related to the use of these contracts, the Fund could be exposed to risks if the counterparties to the contracts are unable to meet the terms of their contracts and from unanticipated movements in the value of a foreign currency relative to the U.S. dollar. In the event of default by the counterparty to the transaction, the Fund’s maximum amount of loss, as either the buyer or the seller, is the unrealized appreciation of the contract. The forward currency contracts are adjusted by the daily exchange rate of the underlying currency and any gains or losses are recorded for financial statement purposes as unrealized gains or losses until the contract settlement date. When the contract is closed, the Fund records a realized gain or loss equal to the difference between the value at the time it was opened and the value at the time it was closed.

Futures Contracts

During the year ended December 31, 2011, the Fund did not enter into any futures contracts. The Fund may enter into futures contracts to manage its exposure to the securities markets or to movements in market conditions or foreign exchange rates. Futures contracts are valued based upon their quoted daily settlement prices. Upon entering into a futures contract, the Fund is required to segregate liquid assets in accordance with the initial margin requirements of the broker or exchange. Futures contracts are marked to market daily and a payable or receivable for the change in value (“variation margin”) is recorded by the Fund. Gains or losses are recognized but not considered realized until the contracts expire or are closed.

 

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ALLIANZ VARIABLE INSURANCE PRODUCTS TRUST

AZL Columbia Mid Cap Value Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements, continued

December 31, 2011

 

Futures contracts involve, to varying degrees, elements of market risk (generally equity price risk related to stock futures, interest rate risk related to bond futures, and foreign currency risk related to currency futures) and exposure to loss in excess of the variation margin disclosed in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. The primary risks associated with the use of futures contracts are the imperfect correlation between the change in market value of the underlying securities and the prices of futures contracts, the possibility of an illiquid market, and the inability of the counterparty to meet the terms of the contract.

3. Related Party Transactions

The Manager provides investment advisory and management services for the Fund. The Manager has retained an independent money management organization (the “Subadviser”) to make investment decisions on behalf of the Fund. Pursuant to subadvisory agreement between the Manager and Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC (“CMIA”), CMIA provides investment advisory services as the Subadviser for the Fund subject to the general supervision of the Trustees and the Manager. The Manager is entitled to a fee, computed daily and paid monthly, based on the average daily net assets of the Fund. Expenses incurred by the Fund for investment advisory and management services are reflected on the Statement of Operations as “Manager fees.” For its services, the Subadviser is entitled to a fee payable by the Manager. The Manager has contractually agreed to waive fees and reimburse the Fund to limit the annual expenses, excluding interest expense (e.g., cash overdraft fees), taxes, brokerage commissions, other expenditures that are capitalized in accordance with GAAP and other extraordinary expenses not incurred in the ordinary course of the Fund’s business, based on the daily net assets of the Fund, through April 30, 2013.

For the year ended December 31, 2011, the annual rate due to the Manager and the annual expense limit were as follows:

 

     Annual Rate     Annual Expense Limit  

AZL Columbia Mid Cap Value Fund

     0.75     1.30

Any amounts contractually waived or reimbursed by the Manager in a particular fiscal year will be subject to repayment by the Fund to the Manager to the extent that from time to time through the next three fiscal years the repayment will not cause the Fund’s expenses to exceed the stated limit during the respective year. Any amounts recouped by the Manager during the period are reflected on the Statement of Operations as “Recoupment of prior expenses reimbursed by the Manager.” At December 31, 2011, there were no remaining contractual reimbursements that are subject to repayment by the Fund in subsequent years.

In addition, the Manager may voluntarily waive or reimburse additional fees in order to maintain more competitive expense ratios. Any voluntary waivers or reimbursements are not subject to repayment in subsequent years. Information on the total amount waived/reimbursed by the Manager or repaid to the Manager by the Fund during the period can be found on the Statement of Operations. During the year ended December 31, 2011, there were no voluntary waivers.

Pursuant to separate agreements between the Funds and the Manager, the Manager provides a Chief Compliance Officer (“CCO”) and certain compliance oversight and regulatory filing services to the Trust. Under these agreements the Manager is entitled to an amount equal to a portion of the compensation and certain other expenses related to the individuals performing the CCO and compliance oversight services, as well as $75 per hour for time incurred in connection with the preparation and filing of certain documents with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fees are paid to the Manager on a quarterly basis. The total expenses incurred by the Fund for these services are reflected on the Statement of Operations as “Administrative and compliance services fees.”

Citi Fund Services Ohio, Inc. (“Citi” or the “Administrator”), a wholly owned subsidiary of Citigroup, Inc., with which an officer of the Trust is affiliated, serves as the Trust’s administrator, transfer agent, and fund accountant, and assists the Trust in all aspects of its administration and operation. The Administrator is entitled to a Trust-wide asset-based fee, which is based on the following schedule: 0.05% of daily average net assets on the first $4 billion, 0.04% of daily average net assets on the next $2 billion, 0.02% of daily average net assets on the next $2 billion and 0.01% of daily average net assets over $8 billion. The overall Trust-wide fees are accrued daily and paid monthly and are subject to a minimum annual fee. In addition, the Administrator is entitled to annual account fees related to the transfer agency system, an annual fee for each additional class of shares of any Fund, certain annual fees in supporting fair value services, and a Trust-wide annual fee for providing infrastructure and support in implementing the written policies and procedures comprising the Fund’s compliance program. Fees payable to the Administrator are subject to certain reductions associated with services provided to new funds. The Administrator is also reimbursed for certain expenses incurred. The total expenses incurred by the Fund for these services are reflected on the Statement of Operations as “Administration fees.”

 

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ALLIANZ VARIABLE INSURANCE PRODUCTS TRUST

AZL Columbia Mid Cap Value Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements, continued

December 31, 2011

 

Allianz Life Financial Services, LLC (“ALFS”), an affiliate of the Manager, serves as distributor of the Fund and receives 12b-1 fees directly from the Fund, plus a Trust-wide annual fee of $42,500, paid by the Manager from its profits and not by the Trust, for recordkeeping and reporting services.

The Trust has adopted a distribution and service plan in conformance with Rule 12b-1of the 1940 Act. Pursuant to this plan, the Fund is authorized to pay certain fees for the sale and distribution of its shares and services provided to its shareholders at an annual rate not to exceed 0.25% of the Fund’s average daily net assets. These fees are reflected on the Statement of Operations as “Distribution fees.”

In addition, certain legal fees and expenses are paid to a law firm, Dorsey & Whitney LLP, of which the Secretary of the Fund is a partner. During the year ended December 31, 2011, $1,998 was paid from the Fund relating to these fees and expenses.

Certain Officers and Trustees of the Trust are affiliated with the Manager or the Administrator. Such Officers (except for the Trust’s CCO as noted above) and Trustees receive no compensation from the Trust for serving in their respective roles. For their service to the Trust and to the Allianz Variable Insurance Products Fund of Funds Trust, each non-interested Trustee receives a $36,000 annual Board retainer and a $8,000 meeting fee for each regular in-person Board meeting and a $4,000 meeting fee for each Committee meeting. In addition, Trustees may receive compensation for special meetings and telephonic meetings. Also, the Trustees are reimbursed for certain expenses associated with attending Board meetings. Compensation to the Trustees is allocated between the Trust and the Allianz Variable Insurance Products Fund of Funds Trust in proportion to the assets under management of each Trust. During the year ended December 31, 2011, actual Trustee compensation was $924,000 in total for both Trusts.

 

4. Investment Valuation Summary

The valuation techniques employed by the Fund, as described below, maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs in determining fair value. The inputs used for valuing the Fund’s investments are summarized in the three broad levels listed below:

 

   

Level 1 — quoted prices in active markets for identical assets

   

Level 2 — other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayments speeds, credit risk, etc.)

   

Level 3 — significant unobservable inputs (including the Fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments)

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

Security prices are generally provided by an independent third party pricing service approved by the Trust’s Board of Trustees (“Trustees”) as of the close of the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) (generally 4:00 pm EST). Equity securities are valued at the last quoted sale price or, if there is no sale, the last quoted bid price is used for long securities and the last quoted ask price is used for securities sold short. Securities listed on NASDAQ Stock Market, Inc. (“NASDAQ”) are valued at the official closing price as reported by NASDAQ. In each of these situations, valuations are typically categorized as a Level 1 in the fair value hierarchy. Investments in open-end investment companies are valued at their respective net asset value as reported by such companies and are typically categorized as Level 1 in the fair value hierarchy.

Debt and other fixed income securities are generally valued at an evaluated bid price provided by an independent pricing source approved by the Trustees. To value debt securities, pricing services may use various pricing techniques which take into account appropriate factors such as market activity, yield, quality, coupon rate, maturity, type of issue, trading characteristics, call features, credit ratings and other data, as well as broker quotes. Short term securities of sufficient credit quality with sixty days or less remaining until maturity may be valued at amortized cost, which approximates fair value. In each of these situations, valuations are typically categorized as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy.

Exchange traded futures contracts are valued at the last sales price as of the close of the primary exchange and are typically categorized as Level 1 in the fair value hierarchy. Forward currency contracts are generally valued at the foreign currency exchange rate as of the close of the NYSE and are typically categorized as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy.

Other assets and securities for which market quotations are not readily available, or are deemed unreliable are valued at fair value as determined in good faith by the Trustees or persons acting on the behalf of the Trustees. Fair value pricing may be

 

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ALLIANZ VARIABLE INSURANCE PRODUCTS TRUST

AZL Columbia Mid Cap Value Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements, continued

December 31, 2011

 

used for significant events such as securities whose trading has been suspended, whose price has become stale or for which there is no currently available price at the close of the NYSE. Depending on the source and relative significance of valuation inputs, these instruments may be classified as Level 2 or Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy. The Fund utilizes a pricing service to assist in determining the fair value of securities when certain significant events occur that may affect the value of foreign securities.

In accordance with procedures adopted by the Trustees, fair value pricing may be used if events materially affecting the value of foreign securities occur between the time when the exchange on which they are traded closes and the time when the Fund’s net asset value is calculated. Management identifies possible fluctuation in international securities by monitoring the increase or decrease in the value of a designated benchmark index. In the event of an increase or decrease greater than predetermined levels, the Fund may use a systematic valuation model provided by an independent third party to fair value its international equity securities which are then typically categorized as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy.

For the year ended December 31, 2011, there were no Level 3 investments for which significant unobservable inputs were used to determine fair value.

The following is a summary of the valuation inputs used as of December 31, 2011 in valuing the Fund’s investments based upon the three levels defined above:

 

     Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Total  

Investment Securities:

           

Common Stocks+

   $ 127,445,881       $       $       $ 127,445,881   

Securities Held as Collateral for Securities on Loan

             27,656,881                 27,656,881   

Unaffiliated Investment Company

     5,171,076                         5,171,076   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Investment Securities

   $ 132,616,957       $ 27,656,881       $       $ 160,273,838   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  + For detailed industry descriptions, see the accompanying Schedule of Portfolio Investments.

The Fund recognizes significant transfers between fair value hierarchy levels at the reporting period end. There were no significant transfers between Levels 1, 2 or 3 as of December 31, 2011.

In May 2011, the FASB issued ASU No. 2011-04 “Amendments to Achieve Common Fair Value Measurement and Disclosure Requirements in U.S. GAAP and IFRS”. ASU 2011-04 includes common requirements for measurement of and disclosure about fair value between U.S. GAAP and IFRS. ASU 2011-04 will require reporting entities to disclose quantitative information about the unobservable inputs used in the fair value measurements categorized within Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy. In addition, ASU 2011-04 will require reporting entities to make disclosures about amounts and reasons for all transfers in and out of Level 1 and Level 2 fair value measurements. The new and revised disclosures are effective for interim and annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2011. Adoption of ASU 2011-04 will have no effect on the Fund’s net assets. At this time, management is evaluating the impact of ASU 2011-04 on the financial statement disclosures.

 

5. Security Purchases and Sales

For the year ended December 31, 2011, cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of securities (excluding securities maturing less than one year from acquisition) were as follows:

 

     Purchases      Sales  

AZL Columbia Mid Cap Value Fund

   $ 74,376,563       $ 69,566,731   

 

6. Federal Income Tax Information

It is the Fund’s policy to continue to comply with the requirements of the Internal Revenue Code under Subchapter M, applicable to regulated investment companies, and to distribute all of its taxable income, including any net realized gains on investments, to its shareholders. Therefore, no provision is made for federal income taxes.

Management of the Funds has reviewed tax positions taken in tax years that remain subject to examination by all major tax jurisdictions, including federal (i.e., the last four tax year ends and the interim tax period since then, as applicable). Management believes that there is no tax liability resulting from unrecognized tax benefits related to uncertain tax positions taken.

 

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ALLIANZ VARIABLE INSURANCE PRODUCTS TRUST

AZL Columbia Mid Cap Value Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements, continued

December 31, 2011

 

Cost for federal income tax purposes at December 31, 2011 is $146,558,501. The gross unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on a tax basis is as follows:

 

Unrealized appreciation

  $ 19,403,288   

Unrealized depreciation

    (5,687,951
 

 

 

 

Net unrealized appreciation

  $ 13,715,337   
 

 

 

 

As of the end of its tax year ended December 31, 2011, the Fund has capital loss carry forwards (“CLCFs”) as summarized in the table below. Under the provisions of the Regulated Investment Company Modernization Act of 2010, CLCFs that originated in a tax year that began before December 23, 2010 (pre-effective CLCFs) may be carried forward, subject to certain limitations, and applied to offset future capital gains, and thus reduce the amount of distributable capital gains, for up to eight succeeding tax years, after which any unutilized CLCFs expire. Pre-effective CLCFs are applied as short-term capital loss regardless of whether the originating capital loss was short term or long term. CLCFs that originate in tax years beginning after December 22, 2010 (post-effective CLCFs), are applied consistent with the character in which they originated as a new loss on the first day of the immediately succeeding tax year, and thus take precedent over the application of pre-effective CLCFs. Post-effective CLCFs can be carried forward indefinitely.

Pre-effective CLCFs subject to expiration:

 

     Expires
12/31/2017
 

AZL Columbia Mid Cap Value Fund

   $ 25,298,623   

During the year ended December 31, 2011, the Fund utilized $8,161,875 in CLCFs to offset capital gains.

The tax character of dividends paid to shareholders during the year ended December 31, 2011 were as follows:

 

     Ordinary
Income
     Net
Long-Term
Capital Gains
     Total
Distributions(a)
 

AZL Columbia Mid Cap Value Fund

   $ 1,182,719       $       $ 1,182,719   

 

  (a) Total distributions paid may differ from the Statements of Changes in Net Assets because dividends are recognized when actually paid for tax purposes.

The tax character of dividends paid to shareholders during the year ended December 31, 2010 were as follows:

 

     Ordinary
Income
     Net
Long-Term
Capital Gains
     Total
Distributions(a)
 

AZL Columbia Mid Cap Value Fund

   $ 679,585       $       $ 679,585   

 

  (a) Total distributions paid may differ from the Statements of Changes in Net Assets because dividends are recognized when actually paid for tax purposes.

As of December 31, 2011, the components of accumulated earnings on a tax basis were as follows:

 

     Undistributed
Ordinary
Income
     Accumulated
Capital and
Other Losses
    Unrealized
Appreciation(a)
     Total
Accumulated
Earnings/
(Deficit)
 

AZL Columbia Mid Cap Value Fund

   $ 873,086       $ (25,298,623   $ 13,715,337       $ (10,710,200

 

  (a) The differences between book-basis and tax-basis unrealized appreciation/depreciation is attributable primarily to tax deferral of losses on wash sales.

 

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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

The Shareholders and Board of Trustees of

Allianz Variable Insurance Products Trust:

We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities of AZL Columbia Mid Cap Value Fund (the “Fund”) of the Allianz Variable Insurance Products Trust, including the schedule of portfolio investments, as of December 31, 2011, and the related statement of operations for the year then ended, the statements of changes in net assets for each of the years in the two-year period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the years in the five-year period then ended. These financial statements and financial highlights are the responsibility of the Fund’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements and financial highlights based on our audits.

We conducted our audits 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 and financial highlights are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of December 31, 2011, by correspondence with the custodian. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

In our opinion, the financial statements and financial highlights referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Fund as of December 31, 2011, the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the years in the two-year period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the years in the five-year period then ended, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.

KPMG LLP

Columbus, Ohio

February 24, 2012

 

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Other Federal Income Tax Information (Unaudited)

For the year ended December 31, 2011, 100.00% of the total ordinary income dividends paid by the Fund qualify for the corporate dividends received deduction available to corporate shareholders.

 

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Other Information (Unaudited)

A description of the policies and procedures that the Fund uses to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities is available, without charge, upon request, by visiting the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (“Commission”) website at www.sec.gov, or by calling 800-624-0197.

Information regarding how the Fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30th is available (i) without charge, upon request, by calling 800-624-0197; (ii) on the Allianz Variable Insurance Products Trust’s website at https://www.allianzlife.com; and (iii) on the Commission’s website at http://www.sec.gov.

The Fund files complete Schedules of Portfolio Holdings with the Commission for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. Schedules of Portfolio Holdings for the Fund in this report are available without charge on the Commission’s website at http://www.sec.gov, or may be reviewed and copied at the Commission’s Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. Information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 800-SEC-0330.

 

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ALLIANZ VARIABLE INSURANCE PRODUCTS TRUST

 

Approval of Investment Advisory and Subadvisory Agreements (Unaudited)

The Allianz Variable Insurance Products Trust (the “Trust”) is a manager-of-managers fund. That means that the Trust’s Manager (“Allianz Investment Management LLC”) is responsible for monitoring the various Subadvisers that have day-to-day responsibility for the decisions made for each of the Trust’s investment portfolios. The Trust’s Manager is responsible for determining, in the first instance, which investment advisers to consider recommending for selection as a Subadviser.

In reviewing the services provided by the Manager and the terms of the investment management agreement, the Board receives and reviews information related to the Manager’s experience and expertise in the variable insurance marketplace. Currently, the Funds are offered only through variable annuities and variable life insurance policies, and not in the retail fund market. In addition, the Board receives information regarding the Manager’s expertise with regard to portfolio diversification and asset allocation requirements within variable insurance products issued by Allianz Life Insurance Company of North America and its subsidiary, Allianz Life Insurance Company of New York. Currently, the Funds are offered only through Allianz Life and Allianz of New York variable products.

The Trust’s Manager has adopted policies and procedures to assist it in the process of analyzing each potential Subadviser with expertise in particular asset classes for purposes of making the recommendation that a specific investment adviser be selected. The Trust’s Board reviews and considers the information provided by the Manager in deciding which investment advisers to select. After an investment adviser becomes a Subadviser, a similarly rigorous process is instituted by the Manager to monitor the investment performance and other responsibilities of the Subadviser. The Manager reports to the Trust’s Board on its analysis at the regular meetings of the Board, which are held at least quarterly. Where warranted, the Manager will add or remove a particular Subadviser from a “watch” list that it maintains. Watch list criteria include, for example: (a) Fund performance over various time periods; (b) Fund risk issues, such as changes in key personnel involved with Fund management, changes in investment philosophy or process, or “capacity” concerns; and (c) organizational risk issues, such as regulatory, compliance or legal concerns, or changes in the ownership of the Subadviser. The Manager may place a Fund on the watch list for other reasons, and if so, will explain its rationale to the Trustees. Funds which are on the watch list are subject to special scrutiny of the Manager and the Board of Trustees. Funds may be removed from such watch list, if for example, performance improves or regulatory matters are satisfactorily resolved. However, in some situations where Funds which have been on the watch list, the Manager has recommended the retention of a new Subadviser, and the Board of Trustees has subsequently approved new Subadvisory Agreements with such Subadvisers.

In assessing the Manager’s and Subadvisers’ (collectively, the “Advisory Organizations”), performance of their obligations, the Board considers whether there has occurred a circumstance or event that would constitute a reason for it to not renew an advisory contract. In this regard, the Board is mindful of the potential disruption of a Fund’s operations and various risks, uncertainties and other effects that could occur as a result of a decision to terminate or not renew a contract.

As required by the Investment Company Act of 1940 (“1940 Act”), the Trust’s Board has reviewed and approved the Trust’s Investment Management Agreement with the Manager (the “Advisory Agreement”) and portfolio management agreements (the “Subadvisory Agreements”) with the Subadvisers. The Board’s decision to approve these contracts reflects the exercise of its business judgment on whether to approve new arrangements and continue the existing arrangements. During its review of these contracts, the Board considers many factors, among the most material of which are: the Fund’s investment objectives and long term performance; the Advisory Organizations’ management philosophy, personnel, and processes, including their compliance history and the adequacy of their compliance processes; the preferences and expectations of Fund shareholders (and underlying contract owners) and their relative sophistication; the continuing state of competition in the mutual fund industry; and comparable fees in the mutual fund industry.

The Board also considers the compensation and benefits received by the Advisory Organizations. This includes fees received for services provided to the Fund by affiliated persons of the Advisory Organizations and research services received by the Advisory Organizations from brokers that execute Fund trades, as well as advisory fees. The Board considered the fact that: (1) the Manager and the Trust are parties to an Administrative Service Agreement, a Compliance Services Agreement, and a Chief Compliance Officer Agreement, under which the Manager is compensated by the Trust for performing certain administrative and compliance services including providing an employee of the Manager or one of its affiliates to act as the Trust’s Chief Compliance Officer; and (2) Allianz Life Financial Services, LLC, an affiliated person of the Manager, is a registered securities broker-dealer and receives (along with its affiliated persons) payments made by the Trust pursuant to Rule 12b-1.

The Board is aware that various courts have interpreted provisions of the 1940 Act and have indicated in their decisions that the following factors may be relevant to an adviser’s compensation: the nature and quality of the services provided by the adviser, including the performance of the fund; the adviser’s cost of providing the services; the extent to which the adviser may realize “economies of scale” as the fund grows larger; any indirect benefits that may accrue to the adviser and its

 

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affiliates as a result of the adviser’s relationship with the fund; performance and expenses of comparable funds; and the extent to which the independent Board members are fully informed about all facts bearing on the adviser’s service and fee. The Trust’s Board is aware of these factors and takes them into account in its review of the Trust’s advisory contracts.

The Board considered and weighed these circumstances in light of its experience in governing the Trust and working with the Advisory Organizations on matters relating to the Funds, and is assisted in its deliberations by the advice of legal counsel to the Independent Trustees. In this regard, the Board requests and receives a significant amount of information about the Funds and the Advisory Organizations. Some of this information is provided at each regular meeting of the Board; additional information is provided in connection with the particular meeting or meetings at which the Board’s formal review of an advisory contract occurs. In between regularly scheduled meetings, the Board may receive information on particular matters as the need arises. Thus, the Board’s evaluation of an advisory contract is informed by reports covering such matters as: an Advisory Organization’s investment philosophy, personnel, and processes; the Fund’s short- and long-term performance (in absolute terms as well as in relationship to its benchmark(s), certain competitor or “peer group” funds and similar funds managed by the particular Subadviser), and comments on the reasons for performance; the Fund’s expenses (including the advisory fee itself and the overall expense structure of the Fund, both in absolute terms and relative to similar and/or competing funds, with due regard for contractual or voluntary expense limitations); the use and allocation of brokerage commissions derived from trading the Fund’s portfolio securities; the nature and extent of the advisory and other services provided to the Fund by the Advisory Organizations and their affiliates; compliance and audit reports concerning the Funds and the companies that service them; and relevant developments in the mutual fund industry and how the Funds and/or Advisory Organizations are responding to them.

The Board also receives financial information about Advisory Organizations, including reports on the compensation and benefits the Advisory Organizations derive from their relationships with the Funds. These reports cover not only the fees under the advisory contracts, but also fees, if any, received for providing other services to the Funds. The reports also discuss any indirect or “fall out” benefits an Advisory Organization may derive from its relationship with the Funds.

The Advisory and Subadvisory Agreements (collectively, the “Agreements”) were most recently considered at Board of Trustees meetings held in the fall of 2011. Information relevant to the approval of such Agreements was considered at a telephonic Board of Trustees meeting on October 19, 2011, and at an “in person” Board of Trustees meeting held October 26, 2011. The Agreements were approved at the Board meeting of October 26, 2011. At such meeting the Board also approved an Expense Limitation Agreement between the Manager and the Trust for the period ending April 30, 2013. In connection with such meetings, the Trustees requested and evaluated extensive materials from the Manager, including performance and expense information for other investment companies with similar investment objectives derived from data compiled by an independent third party provider and other sources believed to be reliable by the Manager. Prior to voting, the Trustees reviewed the proposed approval/continuance of the Agreements with management and with experienced counsel who are independent of the Manager and received a memorandum from such counsel discussing the legal standards for their consideration of the proposed approvals/continuances. The independent (“disinterested”) Trustees also discussed the proposed approvals/continuances in a private session with such counsel at which no representatives of the Manager were present. In reaching their determinations relating to the approval and/or continuance of the Agreements, in respect of each Fund, the Trustees considered all factors they believed relevant. The Board based its decision to approve the Agreements on the totality of the circumstances and relevant factors, and with a view to past and future long-term considerations. Not all of the factors and considerations discussed above and below are necessarily relevant to every Fund, and the Board did not assign relative weights to factors discussed herein or deem any one or group of them to be controlling in and of themselves.

An SEC Rule requires that shareholder reports include a discussion of certain factors relating to the selection of investment advisers and the approval of advisory fees. The “factors” enumerated by the SEC are set forth below in italics, as well as the Board’s conclusions regarding such factors:

(1)  The nature, extent and quality of services provided by the Manager and Subadvisers.  The Trustees noted that the Manager, subject to the control of the Board of Trustees, administers each Fund’s business and other affairs. As the Trust is a manager of managers fund, the Manager is responsible for monitoring the various Subadvisers that have day-to-day responsibility for the decisions made for each of the Trust’s investment portfolios. The Trust’s Manager is responsible for determining, in the first instance, which investment advisers to consider recommending to the Board of Trustees for selection as a Subadviser.

The Trustees noted that the Manager also provides the Trust and each Fund with such administrative and other services (exclusive of, and in addition to, any such services provided by any others retained by the Trust on behalf of the Funds) and executive and other personnel as are necessary for the operation of the Trust and the Funds. Except for the Trust’s Chief Compliance Officer, the Manager pays all of the compensation of Trustees and officers of the Trust who are employees of the Manager or its affiliates.

The Trustees considered the scope and quality of services provided by the Manager and the Subadvisers and noted that the scope of such services provided had expanded as a result of recent regulatory and other developments. The Trustees noted

 

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that, for example, the Manager and Subadvisers are responsible for maintaining and monitoring their own compliance programs, and these compliance programs have recently been refined and enhanced in light of new regulatory requirements. The Trustees considered the capabilities and resources which the Manager has dedicated to performing services on behalf of the Trust and its Funds. The quality of administrative and other services, including the Manager’s role in coordinating the activities of the Trust’s other service providers, also were considered. The Trustees concluded that, overall, they were satisfied with the nature, extent and quality of services provided (and expected to be provided) to the Trust and to each of the Funds under the Agreements.

(2)  The investment performance of the Funds, the Manager and the Subadvisers.  In connection with every in-person quarterly Board of Trustees meeting, Trustees receive extensive information on the performance results of each of the Funds. This includes, for example, performance information on all of the Funds for the previous quarter, and previous one, three and five-year periods, and since inception. (For Funds which have been in existence for less than five years, Trustees may receive performance information on comparable funds managed by the particular Subadviser for periods prior to the creation of a particular Fund.) Such performance information includes information on absolute total return, performance versus Subadvisers’ comparable fund(s), performance versus the appropriate benchmark(s), and performance versus peer groups. For example, in connection with the Board of Trustees meeting held October 26, 2011, the Manager reported that for the three year period ended June 30, 2011, ten Funds were in the top 40%, six were in the middle 20% and five were in the bottom 40%, and for the one year period ended June 30, 2011, nine Funds were in the top 40%, eight were in the middle 20%, and 11 were in the bottom 40%. The Manager also reported that for the five year period ended June 30, 2011, nine Funds were in the top 40%, three were in the middle 20%, and seven were in the bottom 40%. At the Board of Trustees meeting held October 26, 2011, the Trustees determined that the overall investment performance of the Funds was acceptable.

(3)  The costs of services to be provided and profits to be realized by the Manager and the Subadvisers and their affiliates from their relationship with the Funds.  The Manager has supplied information to the Board of Trustees pertaining to the level of investment advisory fees to which the Funds are subject. The Manager has agreed to temporarily “cap” Fund expenses at certain levels, and information is provided to Trustees setting forth “contractual” advisory fees and “actual” fees after taking expense caps into account. Based upon the information provided, the “actual” advisory fees payable by the Funds overall are generally comparable to the average level of fees paid by Fund peer groups. For the 29 Funds reviewed by the Board of Trustees in the fall of 2011, 24 Funds paid “actual” advisory fees in a percentage amount within the 65th percentile or lower for each Fund’s applicable category. The Trustees recognized that it is difficult to make comparisons of advisory fees because there are variations in the services that are included in the fees paid by other funds. The Board has concluded that the advisory fees to be paid to the Manager by the Funds are not unreasonable.

The Manager has also supplied information to the Board of Trustees pertaining to total Fund expenses (which includes advisory fees, the 25 basis point 12b-1 fee paid by the Funds, and other Fund expenses). As noted above, the Manager has agreed to “cap” Fund expenses at certain levels. Based upon the information provided, the overall total expense ratio ranking in 2012 for the 29 Funds was as follows: (1) 21 of the Funds had total expense rankings at or below the 50th percentile; (2) three of the Funds were between the 50th and 65th percentiles; (3) for three of the Funds with expense ranks above the 65th percentile, the Manager recommended, and the Board of Trustees approved, temporary management fee waivers effective May 1, 2012, which are expected to reduce such rankings to the 65th percentile or below; (4) for one Fund with an expense rank above the 65th percentile, the Manager expects such Fund to be below the 65th percentile in 2012 because of greater Fund assets; and (5) for one Fund with an expense rank above the 65th percentile, the Manager reported that the peer group makes for poor comparability.

The Manager has committed to providing the Funds with a high quality of service and working to reduce Fund expenses over time, particularly as the Funds grow larger. The Trustees concluded therefore that the expense ratios of the Funds were not unreasonable.

The Manager provided information concerning the profitability of the Manager’s investment advisory activities for the period from 2009 through June 30, 2011. The Trustees recognized that it is difficult to make comparisons of profitability from investment company advisory agreements because comparative information is not generally publicly available and is affected by numerous factors, including the structure of the particular adviser, the types of funds it manages, its business mix, numerous assumptions regarding allocation of expenses and the adviser’s capital structure and cost of capital. In considering profitability information, the Trustees considered the possible effect of certain fall-out benefits to the Manager and its affiliates. The Trustees focused on profitability of the Manager’s relationships with the Funds before taxes and distribution expenses. The Trustees recognized that the Manager should, in the abstract, be entitled to earn a reasonable level of profits for the services it provides to each Fund and, based on their review, concluded that they were satisfied that the Manager’s level of profitability from its relationship with the Funds was not excessive.

The Manager, on behalf of the Board of Trustees, endeavored to obtain information on the profitability of each Subadviser in connection with its relationship with the Fund or Funds which it subadvises. The Manager was unable to obtain meaningful

 

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profitability information from some of the unaffiliated Subadvisers. The Manager assured the Board of Trustees that the Agreements with the Subadvisers which are not affiliated with it were negotiated on an “arm’s length” basis, so that arguably, such profitability information should be less relevant. The Trustees were also provided with certain information on profitability for Subadvisers which are affiliated with the Manager. Trustees recognized the difficulty of allocating costs to multiple advisory accounts and products of a large advisory organization. Based upon the information provided, the Trustees determined that there was no evidence that the level of such profitability attributable to subadvising the Funds was excessive.

(4) and (5) The extent to which economies of scale would be realized as the Funds grow, and whether fee levels reflect these economies of scale. The Trustees noted that most of the advisory fee schedules for the Funds do not contain breakpoints that reduce the fee rate on assets above specified levels, although certain Subadvisory Agreements have such “breakpoints.” The Trustees recognized that breakpoints may be an appropriate way for the Manager to share its economies of scale, if any, with Funds that have substantial assets. However, they also recognized that there may not be a direct relationship between any economies of scale realized by Funds and those realized by the Manager as assets increase. The Trustees do not believe there is a uniform methodology for establishing breakpoints that give effect to Fund-specific service provided by the Manager. The Trustees noted that in the fund industry as a whole, as well as among funds similar to the Funds, there is no uniformity or pattern in the fees and asset levels at which breakpoints (if any) apply. Depending on the age, size, and other characteristics of a particular fund and its manager’s cost structure, different conclusions can be drawn as to whether there are economies of scale to be realized at any particular level of assets, notwithstanding the intuitive conclusion that such economies exist, or will be realized at some level of total assets. Moreover, because different managers have different cost structures and service models, it is difficult to draw meaningful conclusions from the breakpoints that may have been adopted by other funds. The Trustees also noted that the advisory agreements for many funds do not have breakpoints at all, or if breakpoints exist, they may be at asset levels significantly greater than those of the individual Funds. The Trustees also noted that the total assets in all of the Funds as of June 30, 2011 were approximately $6.2 billion, and that no single non-money market Fund had assets in excess of $428 million.

The Trustees noted that the Manager has agreed to temporarily “cap” Fund expenses at certain levels, which has the effect of reducing expenses as would the implementation of advisory fee breakpoints. The Manager has committed to continue to consider the continuation of fee “caps” and/or advisory fee breakpoints as the Funds grow larger. The Board receives quarterly reports on the level of Fund assets. It expects to consider whether or not to approve the Agreements at a meeting to be held prior to December 31, 2012, and will at that time, or prior thereto, consider: (a) the extent to which economies of scale can be realized, and (b) whether the advisory fee should be modified to reflect such economies of scale, if any.

Having taken these factors into account, the Trustees concluded that the absence of breakpoints in certain of the Funds’ advisory fee rate schedules was acceptable under each Fund’s circumstances.

 

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Information about the Board of Trustees and Officers (Unaudited)

The Trust is managed by the Trustees in accordance with the laws of the state of Delaware governing business trusts. There are currently nine Trustees, two of whom are “interested persons” of the Trust within the meaning of that term under the 1940 Act. The Trustees and Officers of the Trust, their addresses, ages, their positions held with the Trust, their terms of office with the Trust and length of time served, their principal occupation(s) during the past five years, the number of portfolios in the Trust they oversee, and their other directorships held during the past five years are as follows:

Non-Interested Trustees(1)

 

Name, Address, and Age

  Positions
Held with
Allianz
VIP and VIP
FOF Trust
 

Term of
Office(2)/Length
of Time Served

 

Principal Occupation(s)
During Past 5 Years

  Number of
Portfolios
Overseen for
Allianz
VIP and VIP
FOF Trust
 

Other
Directorships
Held Outside the

AZL Fund Complex
During Past 5 Years

Peter R. Burnim, Age 64
5701 Golden Hills Drive Minneapolis, MN 55416
  Trustee   Since 2/07   Managing Director iQ Venture Partners, Inc., 2005 to present; EVP Northstar Companies, 2002 to 2005; Senior Officer Citibank and Citicorp for over 25 years   42   Argus Group Holdings; Sterling Centrecorp Inc.; Highland Financial Holdings; and Bank of Bermuda NY
Peggy L. Ettestad, Age 54
5701 Golden Hills Drive Minneapolis, MN 55416
  Trustee   Since 2/07   Managing Director, Red Canoe Management Consulting LLC, 2008 to present; Senior Managing Director, Residential Capital LLC, 2003 to 2008; Chief Operations Officer, Transamerica Reinsurance 2002 to 2003   42   Luther College
Roger Gelfenbien, Age 68
5701 Golden Hills Drive Minneapolis, MN 55416
  Trustee   Since 10/99   Retired; Partner of Accenture 1983 to 1999   42   Virtus Funds
(8 Funds)
Claire R. Leonardi, Age 56
5701 Golden Hills Drive Minneapolis, MN 55416
  Trustee   Since 2/04  

Chief Executive Officer, Connecticut Innovations, 2010 to present; General Partner of Fairview Capital, L.P., 1994 to present

  42   The Natural History Museum of the Adirondacks
Dickson W. Lewis, Age 63
5701 Golden Hills Drive Minneapolis, MN 55416
  Trustee   Since 2/04   Vice President/General Manager, Yearbooks & Canada-Lifetouch National School Studios, 2006 to present; Vice President/General Manager of Jostens, Inc., 2002 to 2006; Senior Vice President of Fortis Group, 1997 to 2002; Consultant to Hartford Insurance Co., 2001   42   None
Peter W. McClean, Age 67
5701 Golden Hills Drive Minneapolis, MN 55416
  Trustee   Since 2/04   Retired; President and CEO of Measurisk, LLC, 2001 to 2003; Chief Risk Management Officer at Bank Of Bermuda Ltd., 1996 to 2001   42   PNMAC Opportunity Fund; Northeast Bank; and FHI
Arthur C. Reeds III, Age 67
5701 Golden Hills Drive Minneapolis, MN 55416
  Trustee   Since 10/99   Retired; Senior Investment Officer, Hartford Foundation for Public Giving, 2000 to 2003; Chairman, Chief Executive and President of Conning Corp., 1999 to 2000; Investment Consultant 1997 to 1999   42   Connecticut Water Service, Inc.

 

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Interested Trustees(3)

 

Name, Address, and Age

  Positions
Held with
Allianz
VIP and VIP
FOF Trust
 

Term of
Office(2)/Length
of Time Served

 

Principal Occupation(s)
During Past 5 Years

  Number of
Portfolios
Overseen for
Allianz
VIP and VIP
FOF Trust
 

Other
Directorships
Held Outside the

Fund Complex
During Past 5 Years

Robert DeChellis, Age 44
5701 Golden Hills Drive Minneapolis, MN 55416
  Trustee   Since 3/08   President and CEO, Allianz Life Financial Services, LLC, 2007 to present; Senior Vice President of Marketing and Product Innovation, 2006 to 2007; Executive Vice President, Travelers Life 2004 to 2005; Executive Vice President, Jackson National Life Distributors, Inc. 2002 to 2004.   42   None

Brian Muench, Age 41

5701 Golden Hills Drive Minneapolis, MN 55416

  Trustee   Since 6/11   President, Allianz Investment Management LLC from November 2010 to present; Vice President, Vice President, Advisory Management, Allianz Investment Management LLC from December 2005 to November 2010; Assistant Vice President, Investments, Allianz Life from February 2002 to November 2005.   42   None

Officers

 

Name, Address, and Age

  

Positions
Held with
Allianz
VIP and VIP
FOF Trust

   Term of
Office(2)/Length
of Time Served
  

Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years

Brian Muench, Age 41

5701 Golden Hills Drive Minneapolis, MN 55416

   President    Since 11/10    President, Allianz Investment Management LLC from November 2010 to present; Vice President, Allianz Life from April 2011, to present; Vice President, Advisory Management, Allianz Investment Management LLC from December 2005 to November 2010; Assistant Vice President, Investments, Allianz Life from February 2002 to November 2005.
Michael Radmer, Age 66
Dorsey & Whitney LLP, Suite 1500
50 South Sixth Street Minneapolis, MN 55402-1498
   Secretary    Since 2/04    Partner, Dorsey and Whitney LLP since 1976.
Ty Edwards, Age 45
Citi Fund Services Ohio, Inc.
3435 Stelzer Road Columbus, OH 43219
   Treasurer, Principal Accounting Officer and Principal Financial Officer    Since 4/10    Senior Vice President, Financial Administration, Citi Fund Services Ohio, Inc., December 2009 to present; Director, Product Management, Columbia Management, April 2007 to April 2009; Deputy Treasurer, Columbia Funds and Director, Fund Administration, Columbia Management, January 2006 to April 2007; Vice President, Fund Administration, Columbia Management, July 2002 to December 2005.
Stephen G. Simon, Age 43
5701 Golden Hills Drive Minneapolis, MN 55416
   Chief Compliance Officer(4) and Anti Money Laundering Compliance Officer    Since 11/06    Chief Compliance Officer, Allianz Investment Management LLC, July 2004 to present; President, Simon Compliance Consulting Ltd, May 2004 to July 2004; Compliance Counsel, Advantus Capital Management, Inc., January 2002 to May 2004.

 

  (1) Member of the Audit Committee.

 

  (2) Indefinite.

 

  (3) Is an “interested person”, as defined by the 1940 Act, due to employment by Allianz.

 

  (4) The Manager and the Trust are parties to a Chief Compliance Officer Agreement under which the Manager is compensated by the Trust for providing an employee of the Manager or one of its affiliates to act as the Trust’s Chief Compliance Officer. The Chief Compliance Officer and Anti Money Laundering Compliance Officer is not considered a corporate officer or executive employee of the Trust.

 

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LOGO

 

The Allianz VIP Funds are distributed by Allianz Life Financial Services, LLC.

  

These Funds are not FDIC Insured.

     ANNRPT1211 2/12   


AZL® Columbia Small Cap Value Fund

Annual Report

December 31, 2011

 

LOGO


Table of Contents

Management Discussion and Analysis

Page 1

Expense Examples and Portfolio Composition

Page 3

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

Page 4

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

Page 8

Statement of Operations

Page 8

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

Page 9

Financial Highlights

Page 10

Notes to the Financial Statements

Page 11

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

Page 19

Other Federal Income Tax Information

Page 20

Other Information

Page 21

Approval of Investment Advisory and Subadvisory Agreements

Page 22

Information about the Board of Trustees and Officers

Page 26

This report is submitted for the general information of the shareholder of the Fund. The report is not authorized for distribution to prospective investors in the Fund unless preceded or accompanied by an effective prospectus, which contains details concerning the sales charges and other pertinent information.


AZL® Columbia Small Cap Value Fund Review (unaudited)

 

Allianz Investment Management LLC serves as the Manager for the AZL® Columbia Small Cap Value Fund and Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC serves as Subadviser to the Fund.

What factors affected the Fund’s performance during the year ended December 31, 2011?

For the year ended December 31, 2011, the AZL® Columbia Small Cap Value Fund returned –6.21%. That compared to a total return of –5.50% for its benchmark, the Russell 2000® Value Index1.

The equity markets faced significant challenges during the year. In particular, the European sovereign debt crisis led to mounting concerns among investors. The U.S. Congressional debate over the federal deficit and the downgrade by Standard & Poor’s of the country’s credit rating brought about additional concerns among investors. During the year, stocks performed unevenly with small-cap stocks underperformed both large-cap and mid-cap stocks.

The Fund’s performance relative to its benchmark was hurt by an underweight position in the utility sector. That sector—the benchmark’s top performer during the year—benefited as investors sought out relatively stable areas of the equity market. The Fund’s underweight position in real estate investment trusts2 provided an additional drag on relative performance.*

In relative terms, the Fund benefited from strong stock selection in the health care sector, especially among managed care providers. Efforts to reduce health care spending at the state government level drove demand for managed

care services, which aided the stocks of these companies. Additionally, the Fund’s holdings in the semiconductor industry performed well and helped relative performance, thanks in part to an improved industry outlook.*

Past performance does not guarantee future results.

 

* The Fund’s portfolio composition is subject to change. There is no guarantee that any sectors mentioned will continue to perform well or that securities in such sectors will be held by the Fund in the future. The information contained in this commentary is for informational purposes only and should not be construed as a recommendation to purchase or sell securities in the sector mentioned. The Fund’s holdings and weightings are as of December 31, 2011.
1 

The Russell 2000® Value Index measures the performance of the small-cap value segment of the U.S. equity universe. It includes those Russell 2000 companies with lower price-to-book ratios and lower forecasted growth values. Investors cannot invest directly in an index.

2 

Investments in the Funds are subject to the risks related to direct investment in real estate, such as real estate risk, regulatory risks, concentration risk, and diversification risk. By itself the Fund does not constitute a complete investment plan and should be considered a long-term investment for investors who can afford to weather changes in the value of their investments.

 

 

1


AZL® Columbia Small Cap Value Fund Review (unaudited)

 

Fund Objective

The Fund’s investment objective is to seek long-term capital appreciation. This objective may be changed by the Trustees of the Fund without shareholder approval. The Fund seeks to achieve its objective by investing at least 80% of net assets in equity securities of companies that have market capitalizations in the range of the companies in the Russell 2000® Value Index.

Investment Concerns

Equity securities (stocks) are more volatile and carry more risk than other forms of investments, including investments in high-grade fixed income securities. The net asset value per share of this Fund will fluctuate as the value of the securities in the portfolio changes.

International investing may involve risk of capital loss from unfavorable fluctuations in currency values, from differences in generally accepted accounting principles or from economic or political instability in other nations.

Smaller companies typically have a higher risk of failure and historically have experienced a greater degree of volatility.

Value-based investments are subject to the risk that the broad market may not recognize their intrinsic value.

Investments in the Funds are subject to the risks related to direct investment in real estate, such as real estate risk, regulatory risks, concentration risk, and diversification risk. By itself the Fund does not constitute a complete investment plan and should be considered a long-term investment for investors who can afford to weather changes in the value of their investments.

For a complete description of these and other risks associated with investing in a mutual Fund, please refer to the Fund’s prospectus.

Growth of a $10,000 Investment

 

LOGO

The chart above represents a comparison of a hypothetical investment in the Fund versus a similar investment in the Fund’s benchmark, and represents the reinvestment of dividends and capital gains in the Fund.

Average Annual Total Returns as of December 31, 2011

 

     1
Year
    3
Year
    5
Year
    Since
Inception
(5/3/04)
 

AZL® Columbia Small Cap Value Fund

     –6.21     13.77     –1.70     3.58

Russell 2000® Value Index

     –5.50     12.36     –1.87     4.55

Past performance does not guarantee future results. The performance data quoted represents past performance and current returns may be lower or higher. The investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed may be worth more or less than the original cost. To obtain performance information current to the most recent month end, please visit www.Allianzlife.com.

Expense Ratio

 

     Gross  

AZL® Columbia Small Cap Value Fund

     1.27

The above expense ratios are based on the current Fund prospectus dated May 1, 2011. The Manager has voluntarily reduced the management fee to 0.85% on the first $100 million of assets and 0.80% on assets above $100 million. The Manager and the Fund have entered into a written contract limiting operating expenses, excluding certain expenses (such as interest expense), to 1.35% through April 30, 2013. Additional information pertaining to the December 31, 2011 expense ratios can be found in the financial highlights.

 

1 

The hypothetical $10,000 investment for the Russell 2000® Value Index is calculated from April 30, 2004. The total return of the Fund does not reflect the effect of any insurance charges, the annual maintenance fee or the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares. Such charges, fees and tax payments would reduce the performance quoted.

The Fund’s performance is measured against the Russell 2000® Value Index, an unmanaged index that measures the performance of the small-cap value segment of the U.S. equity universe. It includes those Russell 2000 companies with lower price-to-book ratios and lower forecasted growth values. The index does not reflect the deduction of fees associated with a mutual fund, such as investment management and fund accounting fees. The Fund’s performance reflects the deduction of fees for services provided to the Fund. Investors cannot invest directly in an index.

 

 

2


ALLIANZ VARIABLE INSURANCE PRODUCTS TRUST

AZL Columbia Small Cap Value Fund

Expense Examples

(Unaudited)

 

As a shareholder of the AZL Columbia Small Cap Value Fund (the “Fund”), you incur ongoing costs, including management fees, distribution fees, and other Fund expenses. These examples are 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. Please note that the expenses shown in the tables are meant to highlight your ongoing cost only.Therefore, the examples are useful in comparing ongoing cost only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher. Please note that the expenses that apply to subaccounts of the insurance contracts were included, your costs would have been higher.

These examples are based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the periods presented below.

The Actual Expense table below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information below, 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 table under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.

 

     Beginning
Account Value
7/1/11
     Ending
Account Value
12/31/11
     Expense Paid
During Period*
7/1/11 - 12/31/11
     Annualized
Expense Ratio
During Period**
7/1/11 - 12/31/11
 

AZL Columbia Small Cap Value Fund

   $ 1,000.00       $ 908.60       $ 5.68         1.18

The Hypothetical Expense table below provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year 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 this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of other funds.

 

     Beginning
Account Value
7/1/11
     Ending
Account Value
12/31/11
     Expense Paid
During Period*
7/1/11 - 12/31/11
     Annualized
Expense Ratio
During Period**
7/1/11 - 12/31/11
 

AZL Columbia Small Cap Value Fund

   $ 1,000.00       $ 1,019.26       $ 6.01         1.18

 

  * Expenses are equal to the average account value times the Fund’s annualized expense ratio multiplied by the number of days in the most recent fiscal half-year divided by the number of days in the fiscal year.
  ** Excludes expense paid indirectly.

Portfolio Composition

(Unaudited)

 

Investments

   Percent of
net assets+
 

Financials

     30.0

Securities Held as Collateral for Securities on Loan

     27.9   

Industrials

     15.8   

Information Technology

     14.0   

Consumer Discretionary

     10.9   

Health Care

     9.0   

Materials

     6.6   

Energy

     4.9   

Utilities

     3.7   

Consumer Staples

     3.0   

Telecommunication Services

     1.6   

Unaffiliated Investment Company

     0.4   
  

 

 

 

Total

     127.8
  

 

 

 

 

  + Investments are shown as a percentage of net assets, not total investments. As such the total may not equal 100%. For more information about the investments, please see the Schedule of Portfolio Investments.

 

3


ALLIANZ VARIABLE INSURANCE PRODUCTS TRUST

AZL Columbia Small Cap Value Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

December 31, 2011

 

Shares           Fair
Value
 
     

 

Common Stocks (99.5%):

  

 

Aerospace & Defense (1.4%):

  

  24,300      

AAR Corp.

   $ 465,831   
  27,295      

Ceradyne, Inc.*^

     730,960   
  24,950      

Curtiss-Wright Corp.^

     881,484   
     

 

 

 
        2,078,275   
     

 

 

 

 

Building Products (0.4%):

  

  18,523      

Universal Forest Products, Inc.

     571,805   
     

 

 

 

 

Capital Markets (1.3%):

  

  122,674      

GFI Group, Inc.

     505,417   
  1,481      

Greenhill & Co., Inc.^

     53,864   
  45,165      

Investment Technology Group, Inc.*

     488,234   
  74,420      

Knight Capital Group, Inc., Class A*^

     879,644   
     

 

 

 
        1,927,159   
     

 

 

 

 

Chemicals (3.4%):

  

  11,480      

Cabot Corp.^

     368,967   
  44,960      

Chemtura Corp.*

     509,847   
  10,840      

Cytec Industries, Inc.^

     484,006   
  95,600      

Ferro Corp.*^

     467,484   
  43,800      

H.B. Fuller Co.^

     1,012,218   
  14,340      

Minerals Technologies, Inc.

     810,640   
  54,477      

OM Group, Inc.*

     1,219,740   
     

 

 

 
        4,872,902   
     

 

 

 

 

Commercial Banks (9.3%):

  

  58,055      

Ameris Bancorp*^

     596,805   
  15,460      

BancFirst Corp.^

     580,368   
  18,877      

BancTrust Financial Group, Inc.*

     23,408   
  6,410      

BOK Financial Corp.^

     352,101   
  30,775      

Bryn Mawr Bank Corp.^

     599,805   
  36,610      

Chemical Financial Corp.^

     780,525   
  42,780      

Columbia Banking System, Inc.^

     824,371   
  24,760      

Community Trust Bancorp, Inc.^

     728,439   
  3,948      

First Citizens BancShares, Inc., Class A^

     690,861   
  154,427      

First Commonwealth Financial Corp.

     812,286   
  27,590      

First Financial Corp.^

     918,195   
  211      

First National Bank Alaska

     324,940   
  70,310      

FirstMerit Corp.^

     1,063,790   
  54,230      

Glacier Bancorp, Inc.

     652,387   
  35,752      

Hancock Holding Co.^

     1,142,992   
  41,209      

Investors Bancorp, Inc.*^

     555,497   
  22,423      

Merchants Bancshares, Inc.^

     654,752   
  29,680      

Northfield Bancorp, Inc.^

     420,269   
  28,583      

Northrim BanCorp, Inc.

     500,488   
  28,388      

West Coast Bancorp*

     442,853   
  29,984      

Wintrust Financial Corp.^

     841,051   
     

 

 

 
        13,506,183   
     

 

 

 

 

Commercial Services & Supplies (1.8%):

  

  29,680      

ABM Industries, Inc.^

     612,002   
  11,600      

Consolidated Graphics, Inc.*

     560,048   
  26,897      

Ennis, Inc.^

     358,537   
Shares           Fair
Value
 
     
Common Stocks, continued  

 

Commercial Services & Supplies, continued

  

  12,530      

G & K Services, Inc., Class A

   $ 364,748   
  22,640      

United Stationers, Inc.

     737,158   
     

 

 

 
        2,632,493   
     

 

 

 

 

Communications Equipment (1.4%):

  

  23,770      

Anaren, Inc.*

     395,058   
  16,664      

Bel Fuse, Inc., Class B^

     312,450   
  17,752      

Black Box Corp.^

     497,766   
  68,495      

Symmetricom, Inc.*^

     369,188   
  109,230      

Tellabs, Inc.^

     441,289   
     

 

 

 
        2,015,751   
     

 

 

 

 

Computers & Peripherals (0.3%):

  

  30,730      

QLogic Corp.*^

     460,950   
     

 

 

 

 

Construction & Engineering (2.5%):

  

  38,306      

Comfort Systems USA, Inc.

     410,640   
  42,383      

Dycom Industries, Inc.*

     886,652   
  34,560      

Emcor Group, Inc.^

     926,553   
  5,928      

Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Co.

     32,960   
  31,436      

KHD Humboldt Wedag International AG*^

     203,408   
  18,890      

Layne Christensen Co.*

     457,138   
  50,346      

Pike Electric Corp.*

     361,988   
  29,536      

Sterling Construction Co., Inc.*

     318,103   
     

 

 

 
        3,597,442   
     

 

 

 

 

Consumer Finance (0.6%):

  

  19,099      

Cash America International, Inc.^

     890,586   
     

 

 

 

 

Containers & Packaging (1.5%):

  

  27,046      

Greif, Inc., Class A^

     1,231,945   
  8,690      

Greif, Inc., Class B^

     391,485   
  20,216      

Packaging Corp. of America^

     510,252   
     

 

 

 
        2,133,682   
     

 

 

 

 

Diversified Consumer Services (0.7%):

  

  40,815      

Lincoln Educational ServicesCorp.

     322,439   
  39,024      

Regis Corp.^

     645,847   
     

 

 

 
        968,286   
     

 

 

 

 

Diversified Financial Services (1.0%):

  

  32,189      

INTL FCStone, Inc.*

     758,695   
  34,692      

Medallion Financial Corp.

     394,795   
  12,257      

PICO Holdings, Inc.*

     252,249   
     

 

 

 
        1,405,739   
     

 

 

 

 

Diversified Telecommunication Services (1.1%):

  

  59,697      

Cbeyond, Inc.*

     478,173   
  18,953      

Lumos Networks Corp.

     290,739   
  46,320      

Neutral Tandem, Inc.*

     495,161   
  30,213      

Warwick Valley Telephone Co.^

     398,509   
     

 

 

 
        1,662,582   
     

 

 

 
 

 

continued

 

4


ALLIANZ VARIABLE INSURANCE PRODUCTS TRUST

AZL Columbia Small Cap Value Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments, continued

December 31, 2011

 

Shares           Fair
Value
 
     
Common Stocks, continued  

 

Electric Utilities (2.1%):

  

  23,508      

ALLETE, Inc.^

   $ 986,866   
  24,120      

IDACORP, Inc.^

     1,022,929   
  6,010      

ITT Corp.

     116,173   
  18,440      

MGE Energy, Inc.^

     862,439   
     

 

 

 
        2,988,407   
     

 

 

 

 

Electrical Equipment (1.7%):

  

  19,930      

Belden CDT, Inc.^

     663,270   
  24,180      

Brady Corp., Class A^

     763,362   
  48,798      

GrafTech International, Ltd.*^

     666,093   
  13,599      

Powell Industries, Inc.*

     425,377   
     

 

 

 
        2,518,102   
     

 

 

 

 

Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components (2.6%):

  

  13,075      

Anixter International, Inc.*^

     779,793   
  45,265      

Benchmark Electronics, Inc.*^

     609,720   
  29,065      

Electro Scientific Industries, Inc.^

     420,861   
  14,796      

Littlelfuse, Inc.^

     635,932   
  34,199      

Methode Electronics, Inc.

     283,510   
  13,572      

MTS Systems Corp.

     553,059   
  87,803      

Nam Tai Electronics, Inc.

     466,234   
     

 

 

 
        3,749,109   
     

 

 

 

 

Energy Equipment & Services (2.1%):

  

  23,907      

Gulf Island Fabrication, Inc.^

     698,323   
  45,565      

Matrix Service Co.*

     430,134   
  4,370      

RPC, Inc.^

     79,752   
  43,680      

TETRA Technologies, Inc.*^

     407,971   
  61,609      

TGC Industries, Inc.*

     439,888   
  12,412      

Tidewater, Inc.^

     611,912   
  63,761      

Union Drilling, Inc.*^

     397,869   
     

 

 

 
        3,065,849   
     

 

 

 

 

Food & Staples Retailing (1.6%):

  

  19,140      

Andersons, Inc. (The)

     835,653   
  18,722      

Ruddick Corp.^

     798,306   
  33,482      

Spartan Stores, Inc.^

     619,417   
     

 

 

 
        2,253,376   
     

 

 

 

 

Food Products (1.0%):

  

  62,980      

Chiquita Brands International, Inc.*

     525,253   
  4,470      

Darling International, Inc.*

     59,406   
  34,330      

Fresh Del Monte Produce, Inc.

     858,594   
     

 

 

 
        1,443,253   
     

 

 

 

 

Gas Utilities (1.2%):

  

  18,336      

Laclede Group, Inc. (The)^

     742,058   
  24,954      

Southwest Gas Corp.^

     1,060,295   
     

 

 

 
        1,802,353   
     

 

 

 

 

Health Care Equipment & Supplies (2.9%):

  

  8,780      

Analogic Corp.^

     503,270   
  33,149      

AngioDynamics, Inc.*^

     490,937   
  24,934      

Cantel Medical Corp.

     696,407   
  13,772      

ICU Medical, Inc.*^

     619,740   
  18,416      

Kensey Nash Corp.

     353,403   
  48,986      

Medical Action Industries, Inc.*^

     256,197   
Shares           Fair
Value
 
     
Common Stocks, continued  

 

Health Care Equipment & Supplies, continued

  

  12,358      

Orthofix International NV*

   $ 435,372   
  29,142      

Quidel Corp.*^

     440,918   
  47,285      

Symmetry Medical, Inc.*^

     377,807   
     

 

 

 
        4,174,051   
     

 

 

 

 

Health Care Providers & Services (3.7%):

  

  29,507      

AmSurg Corp.*^

     768,362   
  22,730      

Centene Corp.*^

     899,881   
  20,230      

Lincare Holdings, Inc.^

     520,113   
  16,260      

Magellan Health Services, Inc.*^

     804,382   
  48,886      

MedCath Corp.^

     356,379   
  26,410      

Molina Healthcare, Inc.*^

     589,735   
  20,418      

Owens & Minor, Inc.^

     567,416   
  21,570      

Triple-S Management Corp., Class B*

     431,832   
  20,864      

U.S. Physical Therapy, Inc.

     410,604   
     

 

 

 
        5,348,704   
     

 

 

 

 

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure (2.1%):

  

  43,111      

Benihana, Inc.*^

     441,025   
  24,172      

Bob Evans Farms, Inc.^

     810,729   
  54,530      

Chesapeake Lodging Trust^

     843,034   
  16,490      

P.F. Chang’s China Bistro, Inc.^

     509,706   
  15,779      

Red Robin Gourmet Burgers*

     437,078   
     

 

 

 
        3,041,572   
     

 

 

 

 

Household Durables (0.9%):

  

  37,875      

American Greetings Corp., Class A^

     473,816   
  10,923      

Cavco Industries, Inc.*^

     437,575   
  21,343      

CSS Industries, Inc.

     425,153   
     

 

 

 
        1,336,544   
     

 

 

 

 

Household Products (0.5%):

  

  25,600      

Aaron’s, Inc.^

     683,008   
     

 

 

 

 

Insurance (7.6%):

  

  10,470      

Allied World Assurance Co. Holdings AG

     658,877   
  31,889      

American Safety Insurance Holdings, Ltd.*

     693,586   
  27,990      

Argo Group International Holdings, Ltd.

     810,590   
  24,589      

Baldwin & Lyons, Inc., Class B^

     536,040   
  48,235      

eHealth, Inc.*^

     709,054   
  26,651      

EMC Insurance Group, Inc.^

     548,211   
  15,420      

Endurance Specialty
Holdings, Ltd.

     589,815   
  21,676      

FBL Financial Group, Inc., Class A^

     737,418   
  42,302      

Global Indemnity plc*

     838,849   
  18,605      

Hanover Insurance Group, Inc. (The)

     650,245   
  48,081      

Horace Mann Educators Corp.

     659,190   
  2,782      

National Western Life Insurance Co., Class A^

     378,797   
 

 

continued

 

5


ALLIANZ VARIABLE INSURANCE PRODUCTS TRUST

AZL Columbia Small Cap Value Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments, continued

December 31, 2011

 

Shares           Fair
Value
 
     
Common Stocks, continued  

 

Insurance, continued

  

  15,227      

Navigators Group, Inc.*

   $ 726,023   
  40,480      

Old Republic International Corp.^

     375,250   
  19,150      

Safety Insurance Group, Inc.^

     775,192   
  34,341      

Stewart Information Services Corp.^

     396,639   
  44,633      

United Fire & Casualty Co.^

     900,694   
     

 

 

 
        10,984,470   
     

 

 

 

 

Internet Software & Services (1.4%):

  

  52,512      

InfoSpace, Inc.*^

     577,107   
  17,237      

j2 Global, Inc.^

     485,049   
  86,641      

United Online, Inc.

     471,327   
  30,980      

ValueClick, Inc.*^

     504,664   
     

 

 

 
        2,038,147   
     

 

 

 

 

IT Services (3.0%):

  

  54,736      

Acxiom Corp.*

     668,327   
  15,724      

CACI International, Inc., Class A*^

     879,286   
  62,435      

Convergys Corp.*^

     797,295   
  28,980      

CSG Systems International, Inc.*^

     426,296   
  104,339      

Global Cash Access Holdings, Inc.*

     464,308   
  34,038      

MoneyGram International, Inc.*

     604,174   
  27,980      

TeleTech Holdings, Inc.*

     453,276   
     

 

 

 
        4,292,962   
     

 

 

 

 

Machinery (4.4%):

  

  17,406      

Astec Industries, Inc.*

     560,647   
  36,232      

Briggs & Stratton Corp.^

     561,234   
  16,089      

CIRCOR International, Inc.

     568,103   
  20,205      

EnPro Industries, Inc.*^

     666,361   
  19,072      

Freightcar America, Inc.*

     399,558   
  18,501      

Harsco Corp.^

     380,750   
  28,688      

Kadant, Inc.*

     648,636   
  19,260      

L.B. Foster Co., Class A^

     544,865   
  23,338      

Mueller Industries, Inc.

     896,646   
  23,447      

Robbins & Myers, Inc.

     1,138,352   
     

 

 

 
        6,365,152   
     

 

 

 

 

Marine (0.2%):

  

  45,910      

Diana Shipping, Inc.

     343,407   
     

 

 

 

 

Metals & Mining (1.3%):

  

  22,782      

Olympic Steel, Inc.^

     531,276   
  92,490      

Thompson Creek Metals Co., Inc.*

     643,730   
  42,420      

Worthington Industries, Inc.^

     694,840   
     

 

 

 
        1,869,846   
     

 

 

 

 

Multi-Utilities (0.4%):

  

  9,033      

CH Energy Group, Inc.^

     527,347   
     

 

 

 
Shares           Fair
Value
 
     
Common Stocks, continued  

 

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels (2.8%):

  

  20,520      

Bill Barrett Corp.*^

   $ 699,116   
  35,400      

Cloud Peak Energy, Inc.*^

     683,928   
  32,180      

Forest Oil Corp.*^

     436,039   
  41,710      

James River Coal Co.*^

     288,633   
  23,486      

Stone Energy Corp.*^

     619,561   
  25,677      

Swift Energy Co.*^

     763,121   
  87,506      

VAALCO Energy, Inc.*^

     528,536   
     

 

 

 
        4,018,934   
     

 

 

 

 

Paper & Forest Products (0.4%):

  

  74,583      

Wausau Paper Corp.^

     616,056   
     

 

 

 

 

Pharmaceuticals (2.4%):

  

  31,670      

Impax Laboratories, Inc.*^

     638,784   
  18,470      

Medicis Pharmaceutical Corp., Class A^

     614,127   
  20,490      

Par Pharmaceutical Cos., Inc.*^

     670,638   
  59,796      

Symetra Financial Corp.^

     542,350   
  37,760      

ViroPharma, Inc.*^

     1,034,246   
     

 

 

 
        3,500,145   
     

 

 

 

 

Professional Services (1.0%):

  

  20,558      

FTI Consulting, Inc.*^

     872,070   
  30,159      

Korn/Ferry International*

     514,513   
     

 

 

 
        1,386,583   
     

 

 

 

 

Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) (5.3%):

  

  24,280      

Corporate Office Properties Trust^

     516,193   
  112,121      

Cousins Properties, Inc.

     718,695   
  110,226      

DiamondRock Hospitality, Co.^

     1,062,578   
  38,887      

Franklin Street Properties Corp.^

     386,926   
  17,082      

Getty Realty Corp.^

     238,294   
  13,168      

National Health Investors, Inc.^

     579,129   
  27,677      

Potlatch Corp.^

     861,031   
  59,066      

Starwood Property Trust, Inc.^

     1,093,312   
  129,866      

Sunstone Hotel Investors, Inc.*^

     1,058,408   
  42,021      

Terreno Realty Corp.^

     636,198   
  26,772      

Urstadt Biddle Properties, Inc., Class A^

     484,038   
     

 

 

 
        7,634,802   
     

 

 

 

 

Real Estate Management & Development (0.1%):

  

  23,647      

Avatar Holdings, Inc.*^

     169,786   
     

 

 

 

 

Road & Rail (1.4%):

  

  29,022      

Heartland Express, Inc.^

     414,724   
  11,917      

Ryder System, Inc.

     633,269   
  43,146      

Werner Enterprises, Inc.^

     1,039,819   
     

 

 

 
        2,087,812   
     

 

 

 

 

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment (4.1%):

  

  91,640      

Amkor Technology, Inc.*^

     399,550   
  27,610      

ATMI, Inc.*^

     553,028   
  16,050      

Cabot Microelectronics Corp.*^

     758,363   
  14,270      

Cymer, Inc.*^

     710,075   
 

 

continued

 

6


ALLIANZ VARIABLE INSURANCE PRODUCTS TRUST

AZL Columbia Small Cap Value Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments, continued

December 31, 2011

 

Shares           Fair
Value
 
     
Common Stocks, continued  

 

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment, continued

  

  93,460      

Entegris, Inc.*^

   $ 815,438   
  76,620      

Integrated Device Technology, Inc.*^

     418,345   
  30,130      

MKS Instruments, Inc.^

     838,217   
  7,142      

Novellus Systems, Inc.*^

     294,893   
  37,190      

Teradyne, Inc.*

     506,900   
  42,209      

Tessera Technologies, Inc.*^

     707,001   
     

 

 

 
        6,001,810   
     

 

 

 

 

Software (1.2%):

  

  49,026      

Compuware Corp.*^

     407,896   
  28,564      

Monotype Imaging Holdings, Inc.*^

     445,313   
  22,055      

Parametric Technology Corp.*^

     402,724   
  27,100      

Progress Software Corp.*^

     524,385   
     

 

 

 
        1,780,318   
     

 

 

 

 

Specialty Retail (5.9%):

  

  16,340      

Children’s Place Retail Stores, Inc. (The)*^

     867,981   
  40,645      

Finish Line, Inc. (The), Class A^

     783,839   
  23,240      

Foot Locker, Inc.^

     554,042   
  23,905      

GameStop Corp., Class A*^

     576,828   
  41,456      

hhgregg, Inc.*^

     599,039   
  75,250      

Jones Group, Inc. (The)

     793,887   
  28,567      

Men’s Wearhouse, Inc. (The)^

     925,856   
  81,670      

OfficeMax, Inc.*

     370,782   
  63,530      

RadioShack Corp.^

     616,876   
  42,511      

Rent-A-Center, Inc.^

     1,572,907   
  17,888      

Shoe Carnival, Inc.*

     459,722   
  32,997      

Stage Store, Inc.

     458,328   
     

 

 

 
        8,580,087   
     

 

 

 

 

Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods (1.3%):

  

  32,931      

Movado Group, Inc.

     598,356   
  12,390      

UniFirst Corp.^

     703,009   
  11,960      

Warnaco Group, Inc. (The)*^

     598,478   
     

 

 

 
        1,899,843   
     

 

 

 

 

Thrifts & Mortgage Finance (4.8%):

  

  122,255      

Bank Mutual Corp.^

     388,771   
  77,226      

BankFinancial Corp.

     426,287   
  83,470      

Beneficial Mutual Bancorp, Inc.*^

     697,809   
  86,316      

Brookline Bancorp, Inc.^

     728,507   
  45,332      

Clifton Savings Bancorp, Inc.^

     420,681   
Shares or
Principal
Amount
          Fair
Value
 
     
Common Stocks, continued  

 

Thrifts & Mortgage Finance, continued

  

  38,087      

ESSA Bancorp, Inc.

   $ 398,771   
  62,499      

Home Federal Bancorp, Inc.^

     649,990   
  175,241      

MGIC Investment Corp.*^

     653,649   
  59,140      

Provident New York Bancorp^

     392,690   
  77,151      

TrustCo Bank Corp.^

     432,817   
  29,971      

United Financial Bancorp, Inc.

     482,233   
  49,019      

Washington Federal, Inc.^

     685,776   
  73,976      

Westfield Financial, Inc.^

     544,463   
     

 

 

 
        6,902,444   
     

 

 

 

 

Trading Companies & Distributors (0.9%):

  

  19,192      

Applied Industrial Technologies, Inc.

     674,983   
  22,760      

Kaman Corp., Class A^

     621,803   
     

 

 

 
        1,296,786   
     

 

 

 

 

Wireless Telecommunication Services (0.5%):

  

  19,553      

NTELOS Holdings Corp.

     398,490   
  30,087      

Shenandoah Telecommunications Co.^

     315,312   
     

 

 

 
     713,802   
     

 

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks (Cost $134,830,011)

     144,138,702   
     

 

 

 

 

Securities Held as Collateral for Securities on Loan (27.9%):

  

$ 40,456,477      

Allianz Variable Insurance Products Securities Lending Collateral Trust(a)

     40,456,477   
     

 

 

 

 
 
 

Total Securities Held as Collateral for
Securities on Loan
(Cost $40,456,477)

     40,456,477   
     

 

 

 

 

Unaffiliated Investment Company (0.4%):

  

  510,802      

Dreyfus Treasury Prime Cash Management, 0.00%(b)

     510,802   
     

 

 

 

 
 

Total Unaffiliated Investment Company
(Cost $510,802)

     510,802   
     

 

 

 

 
 

Total Investment Securities
(Cost $175,797,290)(c) — 127.8%

     185,105,981   

 

Net other assets (liabilities) — (27.8)%

     (40,218,460
     

 

 

 

 

Net Assets — 100.0%

   $ 144,887,521   
     

 

 

 
 

 

 

 

Percentages indicated are based on net assets as of December 31, 2011.

 

* Non-income producing security

 

^ This security or a partial position of the security was on loan as of December 31, 2011. The total value of securities on loan as of December 31, 2011 was $39,052,098.

 

(a) Purchased with cash collateral held from securities lending. The value of the collateral could include collateral held for securities that were sold on or before December 31, 2011.

 

(b) The rate represents the effective yield at December 31, 2011.

 

(c) See Federal Tax Information listed in the Notes to the Financial Statements.

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

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ALLIANZ VARIABLE INSURANCE PRODUCTS TRUST

AZL Columbia Small Cap Value Fund

 

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

December 31, 2011

 

Assets:

  

Investment securities, at cost

   $ 175,797,290   
  

 

 

 

Investment securities, at value*

   $ 185,105,981   

Interest and dividends receivable

     195,336   

Receivable for capital shares issued

     174,187   

Receivable for expenses paid indirectly

     3,202   

Receivable for investments sold

     207,839   

Prepaid expenses

     1,472   
  

 

 

 

Total Assets

     185,688,017   
  

 

 

 

Liabilities:

  

Payable for investments purchased

     167,179   

Payable for capital shares redeemed

     16,838   

Payable for collateral received on loaned securities

     40,456,477   

Manager fees payable

     101,880   

Administration fees payable

     4,784   

Distribution fees payable

     30,510   

Custodian fees payable

     4,644   

Administrative and compliance services fees payable

     1,107   

Trustee fees payable

     60   

Other accrued liabilities

     17,017   
  

 

 

 

Total Liabilities

     40,800,496   
  

 

 

 

Net Assets

   $ 144,887,521   
  

 

 

 

Net Assets Consist of:

  

Capital

   $ 135,987,675   

Accumulated net investment income/(loss)

     542,265   

Accumulated net realized gains/(losses) from investment transactions

     (951,110

Net unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on investments

     9,308,691   
  

 

 

 

Net Assets

   $ 144,887,521   
  

 

 

 

Shares of beneficial interest (unlimited number of shares authorized, no par value)

     14,318,335   

Net Asset Value (offering and redemption price per share)

   $ 10.12   
  

 

 

 

 

* Includes securities on loan of $39,052,098.

Statement of Operations

For the Year Ended December 31, 2011

 

Investment Income:

  

Dividends

   $ 2,472,794   

Income from securities lending

     78,312   

Foreign withholding tax

     (1,304
  

 

 

 

Total Investment Income

     2,549,802   
  

 

 

 

Expenses:

  

Manager fees

     1,388,929   

Administration fees

     65,823   

Distribution fees

     385,813   

Custodian fees

     31,132   

Administrative and compliance services fees

     7,256   

Trustee fees

     12,253   

Professional fees

     12,943   

Shareholder reports

     14,665   

Other expenses

     5,849   
  

 

 

 

Total expenses before reductions

     1,924,663   

Less expenses voluntarily waived/reimbursed by the Manager

     (80,679

Less expenses paid indirectly

     (28,643
  

 

 

 

Net expenses

     1,815,341   
  

 

 

 

Net Investment Income/(Loss)

     734,461   
  

 

 

 

Realized and Unrealized Gains/(Losses) on Investments:

  

Net realized gains/(losses) on securities and foreign currency transactions

     10,432,036   

Net realized gains/(losses) on forward currency contracts

     7   

Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments

     (19,961,831
  

 

 

 

Net Realized/Unrealized Gains/(Losses) on Investments

     (9,529,788
  

 

 

 

Change in Net Assets Resulting From Operations

   $ (8,795,327
  

 

 

 
 

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

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ALLIANZ VARIABLE INSURANCE PRODUCTS TRUST

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

     AZL Columbia
Small Cap Value Fund
 
     For the
Year Ended
December 31,
2011
    For the
Year Ended
December 31,
2010
 

Change in Net Assets:

    

Operations:

    

Net investment income/(loss)

   $ 734,461      $ 990,802   

Net realized gains/(losses) on investment transactions

     10,432,043        8,139,262   

Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments

     (19,961,831     18,973,108   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from operations

     (8,795,327     28,103,172   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Dividends to Shareholders:

    

From net investment income

     (1,121,206     (449,988
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from dividends to shareholders

     (1,121,206     (449,988
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Capital Transactions:

    

Proceeds from shares issued

     28,520,623        78,879,111   

Proceeds from dividends reinvested

     1,121,206        449,988   

Value of shares redeemed

     (42,460,224     (27,042,552
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from capital transactions

     (12,818,395     52,286,547   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in net assets

     (22,734,928     79,939,731   

Net Assets:

    

Beginning of period

     167,622,449        87,682,718   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of period

   $ 144,887,521      $ 167,622,449   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Accumulated net investment income/(loss)

   $ 542,265      $ 922,273   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Share Transactions:

    

Shares issued

     2,715,807        8,154,328   

Dividends reinvested

     118,146        49,777   

Shares redeemed

     (3,922,631     (2,910,115
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in shares

     (1,088,678     5,293,990   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

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ALLIANZ VARIABLE INSURANCE PRODUCTS TRUST

AZL Columbia Small Cap Value Fund

Financial Highlights

(Selected data for a share of beneficial interest outstanding throughout the periods indicated)

 

     Year Ended December 31,  
     2011     2010     2009     2008     2007  

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period

   $ 10.88      $ 8.67      $ 6.97      $ 11.29      $ 13.20   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Investment Activities:

          

Net Investment Income/(Loss)

     0.06        0.05        0.02        0.04        0.05   

Net Realized and Unrealized Gains/(Losses) on Investments

     (0.74     2.19        1.70        (3.43     (1.09
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from Investment Activities

     (0.68     2.24        1.72        (3.39     (1.04
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Dividends to Shareholders From:

          

Net Investment Income

     (0.08     (0.03     (0.02     (0.05     (0.03

Net Realized Gains

                          (0.88     (0.84
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Dividends

     (0.08     (0.03     (0.02     (0.93     (0.87
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Asset Value, End of Period

   $ 10.12      $ 10.88      $ 8.67      $ 6.97      $ 11.29   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Return(a)

     (6.21 )%      25.93     24.69     (32.09 )%      (8.24 )% 

Ratios to Average Net Assets/ Supplemental Data:

          

Net Assets, End of Period ($000’s)

   $ 144,888      $ 167,622      $ 87,683      $ 36,420      $ 59,468   

Net Investment Income/(Loss)

     0.48     0.80     0.60     0.52     0.33

Expenses Before Reductions(b)

     1.25     1.27     1.40     1.49     1.29

Expenses Net of Reductions

     1.18     1.16     1.30     1.37     1.23

Expenses Net of Reductions, Excluding Expenses Paid Indirectly(c)

     1.20     1.22     1.35     1.37     1.24

Portfolio Turnover Rate

     36     37     46     214     60

 

 

(a) The returns include reinvested dividends and fund level expenses, but exclude insurance contract charges. If these charges were included, the returns would have been lower.

 

(b) Excludes fee reductions. If such fee reductions had not occurred, the ratios would have been as indicated.

 

(c) Expenses net of reductions excludes expenses paid indirectly, pursuant to a “commission recapture” program, under which brokers remit a portion of the brokerage commission which is used to pay certain Fund expenses. See note 2 in the Notes to the Financial Statements.

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

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ALLIANZ VARIABLE INSURANCE PRODUCTS TRUST

AZL Columbia Small Cap Value Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements

December 31, 2011

 

1. Organization

The Allianz Variable Insurance Products Trust (the “Trust”) was organized as a Delaware statutory trust on July 13, 1999. The Trust is a diversified open-end management investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”). These Notes to the Financial Statements are for the AZL Columbia Small Cap Value Fund (the “Fund”). The Trust consists of 29 separate investment portfolios (collectively, the “Funds”), each of which is a series of the Trust, as follows:

 

   

AZL Allianz AGIC Opportunity Fund

   

AZL BlackRock Capital Appreciation Fund

   

AZL Columbia Mid Cap Value Fund

   

AZL Columbia Small Cap Value Fund

   

AZL Davis New York Venture Fund (formerly AZL Davis NY Venture Fund)

   

AZL Dreyfus Equity Growth Fund

   

AZL Eaton Vance Large Cap Value Fund

   

AZL Enhanced Bond Index Fund

   

AZL Franklin Small Cap Value Fund

   

AZL Franklin Templeton Founding Strategy Plus Fund

   

AZL Gateway Fund

   

AZL International Index Fund

   

AZL Invesco Equity and Income Fund (formerly AZL Van Kampen Equity and Income Fund)

   

AZL Invesco Growth and Income Fund (formerly AZL Van Kampen Growth and Income Fund)

   

AZL Invesco International Equity Fund

   

AZL JPMorgan International Opportunities Fund (formerly AZL Morgan Stanley International Equity Fund)

   

AZL JPMorgan U.S. Equity Fund

   

AZL MFS Investors Trust Fund

   

AZL Mid Cap Index Fund

   

AZL Money Market Fund

   

AZL Morgan Stanley Global Real Estate Fund

   

AZL Morgan Stanley Mid Cap Growth Fund

   

AZL NFJ International Value Fund

   

AZL Russell 1000 Growth Index Fund

   

AZL Russell 1000 Value Index Fund

   

AZL S&P 500 Index Fund

   

AZL Schroder Emerging Markets Equity Fund

   

AZL Small Cap Stock Index Fund

   

AZL Turner Quantitative Small Cap Growth Fund

 

 

The Trust is authorized to issue an unlimited number of shares of the Fund without par value. Shares of the Fund are available through the variable annuity contracts and variable life insurance policies offered through the separate accounts of participating insurance companies.

Under the Trust’s organizational documents, its officers and trustees are indemnified against certain liabilities arising out of the performance of their duties to the Fund. In addition, in the normal course of business, the Fund may enter into contracts with its vendors and others that provide for general indemnifications. The Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown, as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Fund. However, based on experience, the Fund expects the risk of loss to be remote.

 

2. Significant Accounting Policies

The following is a summary of significant accounting policies followed by the Fund in the preparation of its financial statements. The policies conform with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”). The preparation of financial statements requires management to make certain 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 increases and decreases in net assets from operations during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Management has evaluated events and transactions subsequent to period end through the date the financial statements were issued, for purposes of recognition or disclosure in these financial statements and there are no subsequent events to report.

Security Valuation

The Fund records its investments at fair value. Fair value is defined as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between willing market participants at the measurement date. The valuation techniques used to determine fair value are further described in Note 4 below.

Investment Transactions and Investment Income

Investment transactions are recorded not later than on the business day after trade date. However, for financial reporting purposes, investment transactions are accounted for on trade date. Net realized gains and losses on investments sold and on

 

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ALLIANZ VARIABLE INSURANCE PRODUCTS TRUST

AZL Columbia Small Cap Value Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements, continued

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foreign currency transactions are recorded on the basis of identified cost. Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis and includes, where applicable, the amortization of premiums or accretion of discounts. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date except in the case of foreign securities, in which case dividends are recorded as soon as such information becomes available.

Real Estate Investment Trusts

The Fund may own shares of real estate investment trusts (“REITs”) which report information on the source of their distributions annually. Certain distributions received from REITs during the year, which are known to be a return of capital, are recorded as a reduction to the cost of the individual REIT.

Foreign Currency Translation

The accounting records of the Fund are maintained in U.S. dollars. Foreign currency amounts are translated into U.S. dollars at the current rate of exchange to determine the fair value of investments, assets and liabilities. Purchases and sales of securities, and income and expenses are translated at the prevailing rate of exchange on the respective dates of such transactions. The Fund does not isolate that portion of the results of operations resulting from changes in foreign exchange rates on investments from fluctuations arising from changes in market prices of securities held. Such fluctuations are included in the net realized and unrealized gain or loss on investments and foreign currencies.

Income received by the Fund from sources within foreign countries may be subject to withholding and other income or similar taxes imposed by such countries. The Funds accrue such taxes, as applicable, based on their current interpretation of tax rules in the foreign markets in which they invest.

Risks Associated with Foreign Securities and Currencies

Investments in securities of foreign issuers carry certain risks not ordinarily associated with investments in securities of domestic issuers. Such risks include future political and economic developments, and the possible imposition of exchange controls or other foreign governmental laws and restrictions. In addition, with respect to certain countries, there is the possibility of expropriation of assets, confiscatory taxation, political or social instability or diplomatic developments which could adversely affect investments in those securities.

Dividends to Shareholders

Dividends to shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date. The Fund distributes its dividends from net investment income and net realized capital gains, if any, on an annual basis. The amount of dividends from net investment income and from net realized gains are determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations, which may differ from GAAP. These “book/tax” differences are either temporary or permanent in nature. To the extent these differences are permanent in nature (e.g., return of capital, net operating loss, reclassification of certain market discounts, gain/loss, paydowns, and distributions), such amounts are reclassified within the composition of net assets based on their federal tax-basis treatment; temporary differences (e.g., wash sales and post October losses) do not require reclassification. Dividends to shareholders that exceed net investment income and net realized gains for tax purposes are reported as distributions of capital.

Expense Allocation

Expenses directly attributable to the Fund are charged directly to the Fund, while expenses attributable to more than one Fund are allocated among the respective Funds based upon relative net assets or some other reasonable method. Expenses which are attributable to more than one Trust are allocated across the Allianz Variable Insurance Products and Allianz Variable Insurance Products Fund of Funds Trusts based upon relative net assets or another reasonable basis. Allianz Investment Management LLC (the “Manager”), serves as the investment manager for the Trust and the Allianz Variable Insurance Products Fund of Funds Trust.

Securities Lending

To generate additional income, the Fund may lend up to 33 1/3% of its assets pursuant to agreements requiring that the loan be continuously secured by any combination of cash, U.S. government or U.S. government agency securities, equal initially to

 

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at least 102% of the fair value plus accrued interest on the securities loaned (105% for foreign securities) and is marked to market daily to provide a level of collateral at least equal to the fair value of securities loaned. The Fund bears all of the gains and losses on such investments. The Fund receives payments from borrowers equivalent to the dividends and interest that would have been earned on securities lent while simultaneously seeking to earn income on the investment of cash collateral received. In extremely low interest rate environments, the broker rebate fee may exceed the interest earned or the cash collateral which would result in a loss to the Fund. The investment of cash collateral deposited by the borrower is subject to inherent market risks such as interest rate risk, credit risk, liquidity risk, and other risks that are present in the market, and as such, the value of these investments may not be sufficient, when liquidated, to repay the borrower when the loaned security is returned. There may be risks of delay in recovery of the securities or even loss of rights in the collateral should the borrower of the securities fail financially. However, loans will be made only to borrowers, such as broker-dealers, banks or institutional borrowers of securities, deemed by the Allianz Investment Management LLC (the “Manager”) to be of good standing and credit worthy and when in its judgment, the consideration which can be earned currently from such securities loans justifies the attendant risks. Loans are subject to termination by the Trust or the borrower at any time, and are, therefore, not considered to be illiquid investments. Securities on loan at December 31, 2011 are presented on the Fund’s Schedule of Portfolio Investments (“Schedule”). The average outstanding amount of securities on loan was $32.2 million for the year ended December 31, 2011.

Cash collateral received in connection with securities lending is invested in the Allianz Variable Insurance Products Securities Lending Collateral Trust (the “Securities Lending Collateral Trust”) managed by The Dreyfus Corporation, an affiliate of the Custodian and Securities Lending Agent. The Securities Lending Collateral Trust invests in short-term investments that have a remaining maturity of 397 days or less as calculated in accordance with Rule 2a-7 under the 1940 Act. The Fund paid securities lending fees of $7,365 during the year ended December 31, 2011. These fees have been netted against Income from Securities Lending on the Statement of Operations.

Commission Recapture

Certain Funds of the Trust participate in a commission recapture program. The Fund will utilize the recaptured commissions to pay for, in whole or part, certain expenses of the Fund, excluding investment advisory fees. Any amounts received by the Fund, if applicable, are disclosed as “Expenses paid indirectly” on the Statement of Operations.

Derivative Instruments

All open derivative positions at period end are reflected on the Fund’s Schedule of Portfolio Investments. The following is a description of the derivative instruments that the Fund may utilize, including the primary underlying risk exposures related to each instrument type.

Forward Currency Contracts

During the year ended December 31, 2011, the Fund entered into forward currency contracts in connection with planned purchases or sales of securities or to hedge the U.S. dollar value of securities denominated in a particular currency. In addition to the foreign currency risk related to the use of these contracts, the Fund could be exposed to risks if the counterparties to the contracts are unable to meet the terms of their contracts and from unanticipated movements in the value of a foreign currency relative to the U.S. dollar. In the event of default by the counterparty to the transaction, the Fund’s maximum amount of loss, as either the buyer or the seller, is the unrealized appreciation of the contract. The foreign currency contracts are adjusted by the daily exchange rate of the underlying currency and any gains or losses are recorded for financial statement purposes as unrealized gains or losses until the contract settlement date. When the contract is closed, the Fund records a realized gain or loss equal to the difference between the value at the time it was opened and the value at the time it was closed. As of December 31, 2011, the Fund did not hold any foreign currency contracts. During the year ended December 31, 2011, the Fund had limited activity in these transactions.

Futures Contracts

During the year ended December 31, 2011, the Fund did not enter into any futures contracts. The Fund may enter into futures contracts to manage its exposure to the securities markets or to movements in market conditions or foreign exchange rates. Futures contracts are valued based upon their quoted daily settlement prices. Upon entering into a futures contract, the

 

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Fund is required to segregate liquid assets in accordance with the initial margin requirements of the broker or exchange. Futures contracts are marked to market daily and a payable or receivable for the change in value (“variation margin”) is recorded by the Fund. Gains or losses are recognized but not considered realized until the contracts expire or are closed. Futures contracts involve, to varying degrees, elements of market risk (generally equity price risk related to stock futures, interest rate risk related to bond futures, and foreign currency risk related to currency futures) and exposure to loss in excess of the variation margin disclosed in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. The primary risks associated with the use of futures contracts are the imperfect correlation between the change in market value of the underlying securities and the prices of futures contracts, the possibility of an illiquid market, and the inability of the counterparty to meet the terms of the contract.

Summary of Derivative Instruments

There were no open derivative positions as of December 31, 2011.

The following is a summary of the effect of derivative instruments on the Statement of Operations for the year ended December 31, 2011:

 

Primary Risk Exposure

  

Location of Gains/(Losses)
on Derivatives

Recognized in Income

   Realized Gains/
(Losses)
on Derivatives
Recognized in Income
     Change in Unrealized
Appreciation/
Depreciation on
Derivatives Recognized
in Income
 

Foreign Exchange Contracts

   Net realized gains/(losses) on forward currency contracts/ change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments    $ 7       $ —     

 

3. Related Party Transactions

The Manager provides investment advisory and management services for the Fund. The Manager has retained an independent money management organization (the “Subadviser”) to make investment decisions on behalf of the Fund. Pursuant to subadvisory agreement between the Manager and Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC (“CMIA”), CMIA provides investment advisory services as the Subadvisor for the Fund subject to the general supervision of the Trustees and the Manager. The Manager is entitled to a fee, computed daily and paid monthly, based on the average daily net assets of the Fund. Expenses incurred by the Fund for investment advisory and management services are reflected on the Statement of Operations as “Manager fees.” For its services, the Subadviser is entitled to a fee payable by the Manager. The Manager has contractually agreed to waive fees and reimburse the Fund to limit the annual expenses excluding, interest expense (e.g., cash overdraft fees), taxes, brokerage commissions, other expenditures that are capitalized in accordance with GAAP and other extraordinary expenses not incurred in the ordinary course of the Fund’s business, based on the daily net assets of the Fund, through April 30, 2013.

For the year ended December 31, 2011, the annual rate due to the Manager and the annual expense limit were as follows:

 

     Annual Rate*     Annual Expense Limit  

AZL Columbia Small Cap Value Fund

     0.90     1.35

 

  * From January 1, 2011 to October 31, 2011, the Manager voluntarily reduced the management fee to 0.85%. Beginning November 1, 2011, the Manager voluntarily reduced the management fee to 0.85% on the first $100 million of assets and 0.80% on assets above $100 million. The Manager reserves the right to increase the management fee to the amount shown in the table above at any time.

Any amounts contractually waived or reimbursed by the Manager in a particular fiscal year will be subject to repayment by the Fund to the Manager to the extent that from time to time through the next three fiscal years the repayment will not cause the Fund’s expenses to exceed the stated limit during the respective year. Any amounts recouped by the Manager during the period are reflected on the Statement of Operations as “Recoupment of prior expenses reimbursed by the Manager.” At December 31, 2011, there were no remaining contractual reimbursements that are subject to repayment by the Fund in subsequent years.

 

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In addition, the Manager may voluntarily waive or reimburse additional fees in order to maintain more competitive expense ratios. Any voluntary waivers or reimbursements are not subject to repayment in subsequent years. Information on the total amount waived/reimbursed by the Manager or repaid to the Manager by the Fund during the period can be found on the Statement of Operations.

Pursuant to separate agreements between the Funds and the Manager, the Manager provides a Chief Compliance Officer (“CCO”) and certain compliance oversight and regulatory filing services to the Trust. Under these agreements the Manager is entitled to an amount equal to a portion of the compensation and certain other expenses related to the individuals performing the CCO and compliance oversight services, as well as $75 per hour for time incurred in connection with the preparation and filing of certain documents with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fees are paid to the Manager on a quarterly basis. The total expenses incurred by the Fund for these services are reflected on the Statement of Operations as “Administrative and compliance services fees.”

Citi Fund Services Ohio, Inc. (“Citi” or the “Administrator”), a wholly owned subsidiary of Citigroup, Inc., with which an officer of the Trust is affiliated, serves as the Trust’s administrator, transfer agent, and fund accountant, and assists the Trust in all aspects of its administration and operation. The Administrator is entitled to a Trust-wide asset-based fee, which is based on the following schedule: 0.05% of daily average net assets on the first $4 billion, 0.04% of daily average net assets on the next $2 billion, 0.02% of daily average net assets on the next $2 billion and 0.01% of daily average net assets over $8 billion. The overall Trust-wide fees are accrued daily and paid monthly and are subject to a minimum annual fee. In addition, the Administrator is entitled to annual account fees related to the transfer agency system, an annual fee for each additional class of shares of any Fund, certain annual fees in supporting fair value services, and a Trust-wide annual fee for providing infrastructure and support in implementing the written policies and procedures comprising the Fund’s compliance program. Fees payable to the Administrator are subject to certain reductions associated with services provided to new funds. The Administrator is also reimbursed for certain expenses incurred. The total expenses incurred by the Fund for these services are reflected on the Statement of Operations as “Administration fees.”

Allianz Life Financial Services, LLC (“ALFS”), an affiliate of the Manager, serves as distributor of the Fund and receives 12b-1 fees directly from the Fund, plus a Trust-wide annual fee of $42,500, paid by the Manager from its profits and not by the Trust, for recordkeeping and reporting services.

The Trust has adopted a distribution and service plan in conformance with Rule 12b-1of the 1940 Act. Pursuant to this plan, the Fund is authorized to pay certain fees for the sale and distribution of its shares and services provided to its shareholders at an annual rate not to exceed 0.25% of the Fund’s average daily net assets. These fees are reflected on the Statement of Operations as “Distribution fees.”

In addition, certain legal fees and expenses are paid to a law firm, Dorsey & Whitney LLP, of which the Secretary of the Fund is a partner. During the year ended December 31, 2011, $2,304 was paid from the Fund relating to these fees and expenses.

Certain Officers and Trustees of the Trust are affiliated with the Manager or the Administrator. Such Officers (except for the Trust’s CCO as noted above) and Trustees receive no compensation from the Trust for serving in their respective roles. For their service to the Trust and to the Allianz Variable Insurance Products Fund of Funds Trust, each non-interested Trustee receives a $36,000 annual Board retainer and a $8,000 meeting fee for each regular in-person Board meeting and a $4,000 meeting fee for each Committee meeting. In addition, Trustees may receive compensation for special meetings and telephonic meetings. Also, the Trustees are reimbursed for certain expenses associated with attending Board meetings. Compensation to the Trustees is allocated between the Trust and the Allianz Variable Insurance Products Fund of Funds Trust in proportion to the assets under management of each Trust. During the year ended December 31, 2011, actual Trustee compensation was $924,000 in total for both Trusts.

 

4. Investment Valuation Summary

The valuation techniques employed by the Fund, as described below, maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs in determining fair value. The inputs used for valuing the Fund’s investments are summarized in the three broad levels listed below:

 

   

Level 1 — quoted prices in active markets for identical assets

   

Level 2 — other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayments speeds, credit risk, etc.)

 

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Level 3 — significant unobservable inputs (including the Fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments)

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

Security prices are generally provided by an independent third party pricing service approved by the Trust’s Board of Trustees (“Trustees”) as of the close of the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) (generally 4:00 pm EST). Equity securities are valued at the last quoted sale price or, if there is no sale, the last quoted bid price is used for long securities and the last quoted ask price is used for securities sold short. Securities listed on NASDAQ Stock Market, Inc. (“NASDAQ”) are valued at the official closing price as reported by NASDAQ. In each of these situations, valuations are typically categorized as a Level 1 in the fair value hierarchy. Investments in open-end investment companies are valued at their respective net asset value as reported by such companies and are typically categorized as Level 1 in the fair value hierarchy.

Debt and other fixed income securities are generally valued at an evaluated bid price provided by an independent pricing source approved by the Trustees. To value debt securities, pricing services may use various pricing techniques which take into account appropriate factors such as market activity, yield, quality, coupon rate, maturity, type of issue, trading characteristics, call features, credit ratings and other data, as well as broker quotes. Short term securities of sufficient credit quality with sixty days or less remaining until maturity may be valued at amortized cost, which approximates fair value. In each of these situations, valuations are typically categorized as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy.

Exchange traded futures contracts are valued at the last sales price as of the close of the primary exchange and are typically categorized as Level 1 in the fair value hierarchy. Forward currency contracts are generally valued at the foreign currency exchange rate as of the close of the NYSE and are typically categorized as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy.

Other assets and securities for which market quotations are not readily available, or are deemed unreliable are valued at fair value as determined in good faith by the Trustees or persons acting on the behalf of the Trustees. Fair value pricing may be used for significant events such as securities whose trading has been suspended, whose price has become stale or for which there is no currently available price at the close of the NYSE. Depending on the source and relative significance of valuation inputs, these instruments may be classified as Level 2 or Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy. The Fund utilizes a pricing service to assist in determining the fair value of securities when certain significant events occur that may affect the value of foreign securities.

In accordance with procedures adopted by the Trustees, fair value pricing may be used if events materially affecting the value of foreign securities occur between the time when the exchange on which they are traded closes and the time when the Fund’s net asset value is calculated. Management identifies possible fluctuation in international securities by monitoring the increase or decrease in the value of a designated benchmark index. In the event of an increase or decrease greater than predetermined levels, the Fund may use a systematic valuation model provided by an independent third party to fair value its international equity securities which are then typically categorized as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy.

For the year ended December 31, 2011, there were no Level 3 investments for which significant unobservable inputs were used to determine fair value.

The following is a summary of the valuation inputs used as of December 31, 2011 in valuing the Fund’s investments based upon the three levels defined above:

 

     Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Total  

Investment Securities:

           

Common Stocks:

           

Construction & Engineering

   $ 3,394,034       $ 203,408       $       $ 3,597,442   

All Other Common Stocks+

     140,541,260                         140,541,260   

Securities Held as Collateral for Securities on Loan

             40,456,477                 40,456,477   

Unaffiliated Investment Company

     510,802                         510,802   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Investment Securities

   $ 144,446,096       $ 40,659,885       $       $ 185,105,981   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  + For detailed industry descriptions, see the accompanying Schedule of Portfolio Investments.

 

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The Fund recognizes significant transfers between fair value hierarchy levels at the reporting period end. There were no significant transfers between Levels 1, 2 or 3 as of December 31, 2011.

In May 2011, the FASB issued ASU No. 2011-04 “Amendments to Achieve Common Fair Value Measurement and Disclosure Requirements in U.S. GAAP and IFRS”. ASU 2011-04 includes common requirements for measurement of and disclosure about fair value between U.S. GAAP and IFRS. ASU 2011-04 will require reporting entities to disclose quantitative information about the unobservable inputs used in the fair value measurements categorized within Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy. In addition, ASU 2011-04 will require reporting entities to make disclosures about amounts and reasons for all transfers in and out of Level 1 and Level 2 fair value measurements. The new and revised disclosures are effective for interim and annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2011. Adoption of ASU 2011-04 will have no effect on the Fund’s net assets. At this time, management is evaluating the impact of ASU 2011-04 on the financial statement disclosures.

 

5. Security Purchases and Sales

For the year ended December 31, 2011, cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of securities (excluding securities maturing less than one year from acquisition) were as follows:

 

     Purchases      Sales  

AZL Columbia Small Cap Value Fund

   $ 57,003,074       $ 70,316,702   

 

6. Federal Income Tax Information

It is the Fund’s policy to continue to comply with the requirements of the Internal Revenue Code under Subchapter M, applicable to regulated investment companies, and to distribute all of its taxable income, including any net realized gains on investments, to its shareholders. Therefore, no provision is made for federal income taxes.

Management of the Funds has reviewed tax positions taken in tax years that remain subject to examination by all major tax jurisdictions, including federal (i.e., the last four tax year ends and the interim tax period since then, as applicable). Management believes that there is no tax liability resulting from unrecognized tax benefits related to uncertain tax positions taken.

Cost for federal income tax purposes at December 31, 2011 is $179,656,694. The gross unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on a tax basis is as follows:

 

Unrealized appreciation

  $ 18,960,107   

Unrealized depreciation

    (13,510,820
 

 

 

 

Net unrealized appreciation

  $ 5,449,287   
 

 

 

 

During the year ended December 31, 2011, the Fund utilized $6,672,503 in CLCFs to offset capital gains.

The tax character of dividends paid to shareholders during the year ended December 31, 2011 were as follows:

 

     Ordinary
Income
     Net
Long-Term
Capital Gains
     Total
Distributions(a)
 

AZL Columbia Small Cap Value Fund

   $ 1,121,206       $       $ 1,121,206   

 

  (a) Total distributions paid may differ from the Statements of Changes in Net Assets because dividends are recognized when actually paid for tax purposes.

The tax character of dividends paid to shareholders during the year ended December 31, 2010 were as follows:

 

     Ordinary
Income
     Net
Long-Term
Capital Gains
     Total
Distributions(a)
 

AZL Columbia Small Cap Value Fund

   $ 449,988       $       $ 449,988   

 

  (a) Total distributions paid may differ from the Statements of Changes in Net Assets because dividends are recognized when actually paid for tax purposes.

 

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December 31, 2011

 

As of December 31, 2011, the components of accumulated earnings on a tax basis were as follows:

 

     Undistributed
Ordinary
Income
     Undistributed
Long-Term
Capital Gains
     Unrealized
Appreciation(a)
     Total
Accumulated
Earnings/
(Deficit)
 

AZL Columbia Small Cap Value Fund

   $ 609,849       $ 2,840,710       $ 5,449,287       $ 8,899,846   

 

  (a) The differences between book-basis and tax-basis unrealized appreciation/depreciation is attributable primarily to tax deferral of losses on wash sales.

 

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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

The Shareholders and Board of Trustees of

Allianz Variable Insurance Products Trust:

We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities of AZL Columbia Small Cap Value Fund (the “Fund”) of the Allianz Variable Insurance Products Trust, including the schedule of portfolio investments, as of December 31, 2011, and the related statement of operations for the year then ended, the statements of changes in net assets for each of the years in the two-year period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the years in the five-year period then ended. These financial statements and financial highlights are the responsibility of the Fund’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements and financial highlights based on our audits.

We conducted our audits 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 and financial highlights are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of December 31, 2011, by correspondence with the custodian and brokers or by other appropriate auditing procedures where replies from brokers were not received. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

In our opinion, the financial statements and financial highlights referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Fund as of December 31, 2011, the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the years in the two-year period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the years in the five-year period then ended, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.

KPMG LLP

Columbus, Ohio

February 24, 2012

 

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Other Federal Income Tax Information (Unaudited)

For the year ended December 31, 2011, 100.00% of the total ordinary income dividends paid by the Fund qualify for the corporate dividends received deduction available to corporate shareholders.

 

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Other Information (Unaudited)

A description of the policies and procedures that the Fund uses to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities is available, without charge, upon request, by visiting the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (“Commission”) website at www.sec.gov, or by calling 800-624-0197.

Information regarding how the Fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30th is available (i) without charge, upon request, by calling 800-624-0197; (ii) on the Allianz Variable Insurance Products Trust’s website at https://www.allianzlife.com; and (iii) on the Commission’s website at http://www.sec.gov.

The Fund files complete Schedules of Portfolio Holdings with the Commission for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. Schedules of Portfolio Holdings for the Fund in this report are available without charge on the Commission’s website at http://www.sec.gov, or may be reviewed and copied at the Commission’s Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. Information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 800-SEC-0330.

 

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Approval of Investment Advisory and Subadvisory Agreements (Unaudited)

The Allianz Variable Insurance Products Trust (the “Trust”) is a manager-of-managers fund. That means that the Trust’s Manager (“Allianz Investment Management LLC”) is responsible for monitoring the various Subadvisers that have day-to-day responsibility for the decisions made for each of the Trust’s investment portfolios. The Trust’s Manager is responsible for determining, in the first instance, which investment advisers to consider recommending for selection as a Subadviser.

In reviewing the services provided by the Manager and the terms of the investment management agreement, the Board receives and reviews information related to the Manager’s experience and expertise in the variable insurance marketplace. Currently, the Funds are offered only through variable annuities and variable life insurance policies, and not in the retail fund market. In addition, the Board receives information regarding the Manager’s expertise with regard to portfolio diversification and asset allocation requirements within variable insurance products issued by Allianz Life Insurance Company of North America and its subsidiary, Allianz Life Insurance Company of New York. Currently, the Funds are offered only through Allianz Life and Allianz of New York variable products.

The Trust’s Manager has adopted policies and procedures to assist it in the process of analyzing each potential Subadviser with expertise in particular asset classes for purposes of making the recommendation that a specific investment adviser be selected. The Trust’s Board reviews and considers the information provided by the Manager in deciding which investment advisers to select. After an investment adviser becomes a Subadviser, a similarly rigorous process is instituted by the Manager to monitor the investment performance and other responsibilities of the Subadviser. The Manager reports to the Trust’s Board on its analysis at the regular meetings of the Board, which are held at least quarterly. Where warranted, the Manager will add or remove a particular Subadviser from a “watch” list that it maintains. Watch list criteria include, for example: (a) Fund performance over various time periods; (b) Fund risk issues, such as changes in key personnel involved with Fund management, changes in investment philosophy or process, or “capacity” concerns; and (c) organizational risk issues, such as regulatory, compliance or legal concerns, or changes in the ownership of the Subadviser. The Manager may place a Fund on the watch list for other reasons, and if so, will explain its rationale to the Trustees. Funds which are on the watch list are subject to special scrutiny of the Manager and the Board of Trustees. Funds may be removed from such watch list, if for example, performance improves or regulatory matters are satisfactorily resolved. However, in some situations where Funds which have been on the watch list, the Manager has recommended the retention of a new Subadviser, and the Board of Trustees has subsequently approved new Subadvisory Agreements with such Subadvisers.

In assessing the Manager’s and Subadvisers’ (collectively, the “Advisory Organizations”), performance of their obligations, the Board considers whether there has occurred a circumstance or event that would constitute a reason for it to not renew an advisory contract. In this regard, the Board is mindful of the potential disruption of a Fund’s operations and various risks, uncertainties and other effects that could occur as a result of a decision to terminate or not renew a contract.

As required by the Investment Company Act of 1940 (“1940 Act”), the Trust’s Board has reviewed and approved the Trust’s Investment Management Agreement with the Manager (the “Advisory Agreement”) and portfolio management agreements (the “Subadvisory Agreements”) with the Subadvisers. The Board’s decision to approve these contracts reflects the exercise of its business judgment on whether to approve new arrangements and continue the existing arrangements. During its review of these contracts, the Board considers many factors, among the most material of which are: the Fund’s investment objectives and long term performance; the Advisory Organizations’ management philosophy, personnel, and processes, including their compliance history and the adequacy of their compliance processes; the preferences and expectations of Fund shareholders (and underlying contract owners) and their relative sophistication; the continuing state of competition in the mutual fund industry; and comparable fees in the mutual fund industry.

The Board also considers the compensation and benefits received by the Advisory Organizations. This includes fees received for services provided to the Fund by affiliated persons of the Advisory Organizations and research services received by the Advisory Organizations from brokers that execute Fund trades, as well as advisory fees. The Board considered the fact that: (1) the Manager and the Trust are parties to an Administrative Service Agreement, a Compliance Services Agreement, and a Chief Compliance Officer Agreement, under which the Manager is compensated by the Trust for performing certain administrative and compliance services including providing an employee of the Manager or one of its affiliates to act as the Trust’s Chief Compliance Officer; and (2) Allianz Life Financial Services, LLC, an affiliated person of the Manager, is a registered securities broker-dealer and receives (along with its affiliated persons) payments made by the Trust pursuant to Rule 12b-1.

The Board is aware that various courts have interpreted provisions of the 1940 Act and have indicated in their decisions that the following factors may be relevant to an adviser’s compensation: the nature and quality of the services provided by the adviser, including the performance of the fund; the adviser’s cost of providing the services; the extent to which the adviser may realize “economies of scale” as the fund grows larger; any indirect benefits that may accrue to the adviser and its

 

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affiliates as a result of the adviser’s relationship with the fund; performance and expenses of comparable funds; and the extent to which the independent Board members are fully informed about all facts bearing on the adviser’s service and fee. The Trust’s Board is aware of these factors and takes them into account in its review of the Trust’s advisory contracts.

The Board considered and weighed these circumstances in light of its experience in governing the Trust and working with the Advisory Organizations on matters relating to the Funds, and is assisted in its deliberations by the advice of legal counsel to the Independent Trustees. In this regard, the Board requests and receives a significant amount of information about the Funds and the Advisory Organizations. Some of this information is provided at each regular meeting of the Board; additional information is provided in connection with the particular meeting or meetings at which the Board’s formal review of an advisory contract occurs. In between regularly scheduled meetings, the Board may receive information on particular matters as the need arises. Thus, the Board’s evaluation of an advisory contract is informed by reports covering such matters as: an Advisory Organization’s investment philosophy, personnel, and processes; the Fund’s short- and long-term performance (in absolute terms as well as in relationship to its benchmark(s), certain competitor or “peer group” funds and similar funds managed by the particular Subadviser), and comments on the reasons for performance; the Fund’s expenses (including the advisory fee itself and the overall expense structure of the Fund, both in absolute terms and relative to similar and/or competing funds, with due regard for contractual or voluntary expense limitations); the use and allocation of brokerage commissions derived from trading the Fund’s portfolio securities; the nature and extent of the advisory and other services provided to the Fund by the Advisory Organizations and their affiliates; compliance and audit reports concerning the Funds and the companies that service them; and relevant developments in the mutual fund industry and how the Funds and/or Advisory Organizations are responding to them.

The Board also receives financial information about Advisory Organizations, including reports on the compensation and benefits the Advisory Organizations derive from their relationships with the Funds. These reports cover not only the fees under the advisory contracts, but also fees, if any, received for providing other services to the Funds. The reports also discuss any indirect or “fall out” benefits an Advisory Organization may derive from its relationship with the Funds.

The Advisory and Subadvisory Agreements (collectively, the “Agreements”) were most recently considered at Board of Trustees meetings held in the fall of 2011. Information relevant to the approval of such Agreements was considered at a telephonic Board of Trustees meeting on October 19, 2011, and at an “in person” Board of Trustees meeting held October 26, 2011. The Agreements were approved at the Board meeting of October 26, 2011. At such meeting the Board also approved an Expense Limitation Agreement between the Manager and the Trust for the period ending April 30, 2013. In connection with such meetings, the Trustees requested and evaluated extensive materials from the Manager, including performance and expense information for other investment companies with similar investment objectives derived from data compiled by an independent third party provider and other sources believed to be reliable by the Manager. Prior to voting, the Trustees reviewed the proposed approval/continuance of the Agreements with management and with experienced counsel who are independent of the Manager and received a memorandum from such counsel discussing the legal standards for their consideration of the proposed approvals/continuances. The independent (“disinterested”) Trustees also discussed the proposed approvals/continuances in a private session with such counsel at which no representatives of the Manager were present. In reaching their determinations relating to the approval and/or continuance of the Agreements, in respect of each Fund, the Trustees considered all factors they believed relevant. The Board based its decision to approve the Agreements on the totality of the circumstances and relevant factors, and with a view to past and future long-term considerations. Not all of the factors and considerations discussed above and below are necessarily relevant to every Fund, and the Board did not assign relative weights to factors discussed herein or deem any one or group of them to be controlling in and of themselves.

An SEC Rule requires that shareholder reports include a discussion of certain factors relating to the selection of investment advisers and the approval of advisory fees. The “factors” enumerated by the SEC are set forth below in italics, as well as the Board’s conclusions regarding such factors:

(1)  The nature, extent and quality of services provided by the Manager and Subadvisers.  The Trustees noted that the Manager, subject to the control of the Board of Trustees, administers each Fund’s business and other affairs. As the Trust is a manager of managers fund, the Manager is responsible for monitoring the various Subadvisers that have day-to-day responsibility for the decisions made for each of the Trust’s investment portfolios. The Trust’s Manager is responsible for determining, in the first instance, which investment advisers to consider recommending to the Board of Trustees for selection as a Subadviser.

The Trustees noted that the Manager also provides the Trust and each Fund with such administrative and other services (exclusive of, and in addition to, any such services provided by any others retained by the Trust on behalf of the Funds) and executive and other personnel as are necessary for the operation of the Trust and the Funds. Except for the Trust’s Chief Compliance Officer, the Manager pays all of the compensation of Trustees and officers of the Trust who are employees of the Manager or its affiliates.

 

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The Trustees considered the scope and quality of services provided by the Manager and the Subadvisers and noted that the scope of such services provided had expanded as a result of recent regulatory and other developments. The Trustees noted that, for example, the Manager and Subadvisers are responsible for maintaining and monitoring their own compliance programs, and these compliance programs have recently been refined and enhanced in light of new regulatory requirements. The Trustees considered the capabilities and resources which the Manager has dedicated to performing services on behalf of the Trust and its Funds. The quality of administrative and other services, including the Manager’s role in coordinating the activities of the Trust’s other service providers, also were considered. The Trustees concluded that, overall, they were satisfied with the nature, extent and quality of services provided (and expected to be provided) to the Trust and to each of the Funds under the Agreements.

(2)  The investment performance of the Funds, the Manager and the Subadvisers.  In connection with every in-person quarterly Board of Trustees meeting, Trustees receive extensive information on the performance results of each of the Funds. This includes, for example, performance information on all of the Funds for the previous quarter, and previous one, three and five-year periods, and since inception. (For Funds which have been in existence for less than five years, Trustees may receive performance information on comparable funds managed by the particular Subadviser for periods prior to the creation of a particular Fund.) Such performance information includes information on absolute total return, performance versus Subadvisers’ comparable fund(s), performance versus the appropriate benchmark(s), and performance versus peer groups. For example, in connection with the Board of Trustees meeting held October 26, 2011, the Manager reported that for the three year period ended June 30, 2011, ten Funds were in the top 40%, six were in the middle 20% and five were in the bottom 40%, and for the one year period ended June 30, 2011, nine Funds were in the top 40%, eight were in the middle 20%, and 11 were in the bottom 40%. The Manager also reported that for the five year period ended June 30, 2011, nine Funds were in the top 40%, three were in the middle 20%, and seven were in the bottom 40%. At the Board of Trustees meeting held October 26, 2011, the Trustees determined that the overall investment performance of the Funds was acceptable.

(3)  The costs of services to be provided and profits to be realized by the Manager and the Subadvisers and their affiliates from their relationship with the Funds.  The Manager has supplied information to the Board of Trustees pertaining to the level of investment advisory fees to which the Funds are subject. The Manager has agreed to temporarily “cap” Fund expenses at certain levels, and information is provided to Trustees setting forth “contractual” advisory fees and “actual” fees after taking expense caps into account. Based upon the information provided, the “actual” advisory fees payable by the Funds overall are generally comparable to the average level of fees paid by Fund peer groups. For the 29 Funds reviewed by the Board of Trustees in the fall of 2011, 24 Funds paid “actual” advisory fees in a percentage amount within the 65th percentile or lower for each Fund’s applicable category. The Trustees recognized that it is difficult to make comparisons of advisory fees because there are variations in the services that are included in the fees paid by other funds. The Board has concluded that the advisory fees to be paid to the Manager by the Funds are not unreasonable.

The Manager has also supplied information to the Board of Trustees pertaining to total Fund expenses (which includes advisory fees, the 25 basis point 12b-1 fee paid by the Funds, and other Fund expenses). As noted above, the Manager has agreed to “cap” Fund expenses at certain levels. Based upon the information provided, the overall total expense ratio ranking in 2012 for the 29 Funds was as follows: (1) 21 of the Funds had total expense rankings at or below the 50th percentile; (2) three of the Funds were between the 50th and 65th percentiles; (3) for three of the Funds with expense ranks above the 65th percentile, the Manager recommended, and the Board of Trustees approved, temporary management fee waivers effective May 1, 2012, which are expected to reduce such rankings to the 65th percentile or below; (4) for one Fund with an expense rank above the 65th percentile, the Manager expects such Fund to be below the 65th percentile in 2012 because of greater Fund assets; and (5) for one Fund with an expense rank above the 65th percentile, the Manager reported that the peer group makes for poor comparability.

The Manager has committed to providing the Funds with a high quality of service and working to reduce Fund expenses over time, particularly as the Funds grow larger. The Trustees concluded therefore that the expense ratios of the Funds were not unreasonable.

The Manager provided information concerning the profitability of the Manager’s investment advisory activities for the period from 2009 through June 30, 2011. The Trustees recognized that it is difficult to make comparisons of profitability from investment company advisory agreements because comparative information is not generally publicly available and is affected by numerous factors, including the structure of the particular adviser, the types of funds it manages, its business mix, numerous assumptions regarding allocation of expenses and the adviser’s capital structure and cost of capital. In considering profitability information, the Trustees considered the possible effect of certain fall-out benefits to the Manager and its affiliates. The Trustees focused on profitability of the Manager’s relationships with the Funds before taxes and distribution expenses. The Trustees recognized that the Manager should, in the abstract, be entitled to earn a reasonable level of profits for the services it provides to each Fund and, based on their review, concluded that they were satisfied that the Manager’s level of profitability from its relationship with the Funds was not excessive.

 

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The Manager, on behalf of the Board of Trustees, endeavored to obtain information on the profitability of each Subadviser in connection with its relationship with the Fund or Funds which it subadvises. The Manager was unable to obtain meaningful profitability information from some of the unaffiliated Subadvisers. The Manager assured the Board of Trustees that the Agreements with the Subadvisers which are not affiliated with it were negotiated on an “arm’s length” basis, so that arguably, such profitability information should be less relevant. The Trustees were also provided with certain information on profitability for Subadvisers which are affiliated with the Manager. Trustees recognized the difficulty of allocating costs to multiple advisory accounts and products of a large advisory organization. Based upon the information provided, the Trustees determined that there was no evidence that the level of such profitability attributable to subadvising the Funds was excessive.

(4) and (5) The extent to which economies of scale would be realized as the Funds grow, and whether fee levels reflect these economies of scale. The Trustees noted that most of the advisory fee schedules for the Funds do not contain breakpoints that reduce the fee rate on assets above specified levels, although certain Subadvisory Agreements have such “breakpoints.” The Trustees recognized that breakpoints may be an appropriate way for the Manager to share its economies of scale, if any, with Funds that have substantial assets. However, they also recognized that there may not be a direct relationship between any economies of scale realized by Funds and those realized by the Manager as assets increase. The Trustees do not believe there is a uniform methodology for establishing breakpoints that give effect to Fund-specific service provided by the Manager. The Trustees noted that in the fund industry as a whole, as well as among funds similar to the Funds, there is no uniformity or pattern in the fees and asset levels at which breakpoints (if any) apply. Depending on the age, size, and other characteristics of a particular fund and its manager’s cost structure, different conclusions can be drawn as to whether there are economies of scale to be realized at any particular level of assets, notwithstanding the intuitive conclusion that such economies exist, or will be realized at some level of total assets. Moreover, because different managers have different cost structures and service models, it is difficult to draw meaningful conclusions from the breakpoints that may have been adopted by other funds. The Trustees also noted that the advisory agreements for many funds do not have breakpoints at all, or if breakpoints exist, they may be at asset levels significantly greater than those of the individual Funds. The Trustees also noted that the total assets in all of the Funds as of June 30, 2011 were approximately $6.2 billion, and that no single non-money market Fund had assets in excess of $428 million.

The Trustees noted that the Manager has agreed to temporarily “cap” Fund expenses at certain levels, which has the effect of reducing expenses as would the implementation of advisory fee breakpoints. The Manager has committed to continue to consider the continuation of fee “caps” and/or advisory fee breakpoints as the Funds grow larger. The Board receives quarterly reports on the level of Fund assets. It expects to consider whether or not to approve the Agreements at a meeting to be held prior to December 31, 2012, and will at that time, or prior thereto, consider: (a) the extent to which economies of scale can be realized, and (b) whether the advisory fee should be modified to reflect such economies of scale, if any.

Having taken these factors into account, the Trustees concluded that the absence of breakpoints in certain of the Funds’ advisory fee rate schedules was acceptable under each Fund’s circumstances.

 

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Information about the Board of Trustees and Officers (Unaudited)

The Trust is managed by the Trustees in accordance with the laws of the state of Delaware governing business trusts. There are currently nine Trustees, two of whom are “interested persons” of the Trust within the meaning of that term under the 1940 Act. The Trustees and Officers of the Trust, their addresses, ages, their positions held with the Trust, their terms of office with the Trust and length of time served, their principal occupation(s) during the past five years, the number of portfolios in the Trust they oversee, and their other directorships held during the past five years are as follows:

Non-interested Trustees(1)

 

Name, Address, and Age

  Positions
Held with
Allianz
VIP and VIP
FOF Trust
 

Term of
Office(2)/Length
of Time Served

 

Principal Occupation(s)
During Past 5 Years

  Number of
Portfolios
Overseen for
Allianz
VIP and VIP
FOF Trust
 

Other
Directorships
Held Outside the
AZL Fund Complex
During Past 5 Years

Peter R. Burnim, Age 64
5701 Golden Hills Drive Minneapolis, MN 55416
  Trustee   Since 2/07   Managing Director iQ Venture Partners, Inc., 2005 to present; EVP Northstar Companies, 2002 to 2005; Senior Officer Citibank and Citicorp for over 25 years   42   Argus Group
Holdings; Sterling
Centrecorp Inc.;
Highland Financial
Holdings; and Bank
of Bermuda NY
Peggy L. Ettestad, Age 54
5701 Golden Hills Drive Minneapolis, MN 55416
  Trustee   Since 2/07   Managing Director, Red Canoe Management Consulting LLC, 2008 to present; Senior Managing Director, Residential Capital LLC, 2003 to 2008; Chief Operations Officer, Transamerica Reinsurance 2002 to 2003   42   Luther College
Roger Gelfenbien, Age 68
5701 Golden Hills Drive Minneapolis, MN 55416
  Trustee   Since 10/99   Retired; Partner of Accenture 1983 to 1999   42   Virtus Funds
(8 Funds)
Claire R. Leonardi, Age 56
5701 Golden Hills Drive Minneapolis, MN 55416
  Trustee   Since 2/04  

Chief Executive Officer, Connecticut Innovations, 2012 to present; General Partner of Fairview Capital, L.P., 1994 to present

  42   The Natural History
Museum of the
Adirondacks
Dickson W. Lewis, Age 63
5701 Golden Hills Drive Minneapolis, MN 55416
  Trustee   Since 2/04   Vice President/General Manager, Yearbooks & Canada-Lifetouch National School Studios, 2006 to present; Vice President/General Manager of Jostens, Inc., 2002 to 2006; Senior Vice President of Fortis Group, 1997 to 2002; Consultant to Hartford Insurance Co., 2001   42   None
Peter W. McClean, Age 67
5701 Golden Hills Drive Minneapolis, MN 55416
  Trustee   Since 2/04   Retired; President and CEO of Measurisk, LLC, 2001 to 2003; Chief Risk Management Officer at Bank Of Bermuda Ltd., 1996 to 2001   42   PNMAC
Opportunity Fund;
Northeast Bank;
and FHI
Arthur C. Reeds III, Age 67
5701 Golden Hills Drive Minneapolis, MN 55416
  Trustee   Since 10/99   Retired; Senior Investment Officer, Hartford Foundation for Public Giving, 2000 to 2003; Chairman, Chief Executive and President of Conning Corp., 1999 to 2000; Investment Consultant 1997 to 1999   42   Connecticut Water
Service, Inc.

 

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Interested Trustees(3)

 

Name, Address, and Age

  Positions
Held with
Allianz
VIP and VIP
FOF Trust
 

Term of
Office(2)/Length
of Time Served

 

Principal Occupation(s)
During Past 5 Years

  Number of
Portfolios
Overseen for
Allianz
VIP and VIP
FOF Trust
 

Other
Directorships
Held Outside the
Fund Complex
During Past 5 Years

Robert DeChellis, Age 44
5701 Golden Hills Drive Minneapolis, MN 55416
  Trustee   Since 3/08   President and CEO, Allianz Life Financial Services, LLC, 2007 to present; Senior Vice President of Marketing and Product Innovation, 2006 to 2007; Executive Vice President, Travelers Life 2004 to 2005; Executive Vice President, Jackson National Life Distributors, Inc. 2002 to 2004.   42   None
Brian Muench, Age 41
5701 Golden Hills Drive Minneapolis, MN 55416
  Trustee   Since 6/11   President, Allianz Investment Management LLC from November 2010 to present; Vice President, Vice President, Advisory Management, Allianz Investment Management LLC from December 2005 to November 2010; Assistant Vice President, Investments, Allianz Life from February 2002 to November 2005.   42   None

Officers

 

Name, Address, and Age

  

Positions
Held with
Allianz
VIP and VIP
FOF Trust

   Term of
Office(2)/Length
of Time Served
  

Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years

Brian Muench, Age 41
5701 Golden Hills Drive Minneapolis, MN 55416
   President    Since
11/10
   President, Allianz Investment Management LLC from November 2010 to present; Vice President, Allianz Life from April 2011, to present; Vice President, Advisory Management, Allianz Investment Management LLC from December 2005 to November 2010; Assistant Vice President, Investments, Allianz Life from February 2002 to November 2005.
Michael Radmer, Age 66
Dorsey & Whitney LLP, Suite 1500
50 South Sixth Street Minneapolis, MN 55402-1498
   Secretary    Since
2/04
   Partner, Dorsey and Whitney LLP since 1976.
Ty Edwards, Age 45
Citi Fund Services Ohio, Inc.
3435 Stelzer Road Columbus, OH 43219
   Treasurer, Principal Accounting Officer and Principal Financial Officer    Since
4/10
   Senior Vice President, Financial Administration, Citi Fund Services Ohio, Inc., December 2009 to present; Director, Product Management, Columbia Management, April 2007 to April 2009; Deputy Treasurer, Columbia Funds and Director, Fund Administration, Columbia Management, January 2006 to April 2007; Vice President, Fund Administration, Columbia Management, July 2002 to December 2005.
Stephen G. Simon, Age 44
5701 Golden Hills Drive Minneapolis, MN 55416
   Chief Compliance Officer(4) and Anti Money Laundering Compliance Officer    Since
11/06
   Chief Compliance Officer, Allianz Investment Management LLC, July 2004 to present; President, Simon Compliance Consulting Ltd, May 2004 to July 2004; Compliance Counsel, Advantus Capital Management, Inc., January 2002 to May 2004.

 

  (1) Member of the Audit Committee.

 

  (2) Indefinite.

 

  (3) Is an “interested person”, as defined by the 1940 Act, due to employment by Allianz.

 

  (4) The Manager and the Trust are parties to a Chief Compliance Officer Agreement under which the Manager is compensated by the Trust for providing an employee of the Manager or one of its affiliates to act as the Trust’s Chief Compliance Officer. The Chief Compliance Officer and Anti Money Laundering Compliance Officer is not considered a corporate officer or executive employee of the Trust.

 

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The Allianz VIP Funds are distributed by Allianz Life Financial Services, LLC.

  

These Funds are not FDIC Insured.

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AZL® Davis New York Venture Fund

(formerly AZL® Davis NY Venture Fund)

Annual Report

December 31, 2011

 

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Table of Contents

Management Discussion and Analysis

Page 1

Expense Examples and Portfolio Composition

Page 3

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

Page 4

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

Page 7

Statement of Operations

Page 7

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

Page 8

Financial Highlights

Page 9

Notes to the Financial Statements

Page 10

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

Page 18

Other Federal Income Tax Information

Page 19

Other Information

Page 20

Approval of Investment Advisory and Subadvisory Agreements

Page 21

Information about the Board of Trustees and Officers

Page 25

This report is submitted for the general information of the shareholder of the Fund. The report is not authorized for distribution to prospective investors in the Fund unless preceded or accompanied by an effective prospectus, which contains details concerning the sales charges and other pertinent information.


AZL® Davis New York Venture Fund Review (unaudited)

(formerly AZL® Davis NY Venture Fund)

 

Allianz Investment Management LLC serves as the Manager for the AZL® Davis New York Venture Fund and Davis Selected Advisers, L.P. serves as Subadviser to the Fund.

What factors affected the Fund’s performance during the year ended December 31, 2011?

For the year ended December 31, 2011, the AZL® Davis New York Venture Fund returned –4.20%. That compared to a 0.39% total return for its benchmark, the Russell 1000® Value Index1.

During the year, the worst performing sectors for the Fund’s benchmark Index were the materials, financial and information technology sectors. The utilities, health care and consumer staples sectors were the strongest performers in the benchmark.

Stock selection and an overweight position in the materials sector contributed negatively to the Fund’s relative performance. The Fund’s materials holdings returned (–30%) for the period, compared to (–7%) for the Index. This difference was amplified by the Fund’s overweight position in the sector relative to the benchmark.*

Relative to the Fund’s benchmark, Energy companies detracted from the Fund’s performance. Stock selection resulted in the Fund’s energy holdings significantly underperforming the corresponding sector within the Index.*

The Fund’s relative performance suffered due to poor performance from a number of international holdings. The Fund held approximately 17% of its assets in foreign companies (including American Depositary Receipts) as of December 31, 2011. As a whole, those securities underperformed the domestic securities held by the Fund.*

The financial sector was the Fund’s largest holding. Because of this sector’s poor performance during the year, financials were the second most significant detractor to the Fund’s absolute performance. However, an overweight position relative to the Fund’s benchmark was more than made up for by stock selection in the sector. The Fund’s financial companies outperformed the corresponding sector within the Index and were the largest contributor to the Fund’s relative performance.*

Stock selection and an overweight position in the consumer staples sector contributed positively to the Fund’s performance. The Fund’s consumer staple companies outperformed the corresponding sector within the Index. The Fund’s average weighting of 16% in this stronger performing sector, compared to 9% for the Index, also benefited its performance relative to the Index.*

Past performance does not guarantee future results.

 

* The Fund’s portfolio composition is subject to change. There is no guarantee that any sectors mentioned will continue to perform well or that securities in such sectors will be held by the Fund in the future. The information contained in this commentary is for informational purposes only and should not be construed as a recommendation to purchase or sell securities in the sector mentioned. The Fund’s holdings and weightings are as of December 31, 2011.
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The Russell 1000® Value Index measures the performance of the large-cap value segment of the U.S. equity universe. It includes those Russell 1000 companies with lower price-to-book ratios and lower expected growth values. Investors cannot invest directly in an index.

 

 

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AZL® Davis New York Venture Fund Review (unaudited)

 

Fund Objective

The Fund’s investment objective is to seek long-term growth of capital. This objective may be changed by the Trustees of the Fund without shareholder approval. The Fund seeks to achieve its objective by investing the majority of its assets in equity securities issued by large companies with market capitalizations of at least $10 billion.

Investment Concerns

Equity securities (stocks) are more volatile and carry more risk than other forms of investments, including investments in high-grade fixed income securities. The net asset value per share of this Fund will fluctuate as the value of the securities in the portfolio changes.

International investing may involve risk of capital loss from unfavorable fluctuations in currency values, from differences in generally accepted accounting principles or from economic or political instability in other nations.

Value-based investments are subject to the risk that the broad market may not recognize their intrinsic value.

For a complete description of these and other risks associated with investing in a mutual Fund, please refer to the Fund’s prospectus.

Growth of a $10,000 Investment

 

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The chart above represents a comparison of a hypothetical investment in the Fund versus a similar investment in the Fund’s benchmark, and represents the reinvestment of dividends and capital gains in the Fund.

Average Annual Total Returns as of December 31, 2011

 

     1
Year
    3
Year
    5
Year
    10
Year
 

AZL® Davis New York Venture Fund

     –4.20     12.27     –2.59     1.74

Russell 1000® Value Index

     0.39     11.55     –2.64     3.89

Past performance does not guarantee future results. The performance data quoted represents past performance and current returns may be lower or higher. The investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed may be worth more or less than the original cost. To obtain performance information current to the most recent month end, please visit www.Allianzlife.com.

Expense Ratio

 

      Gross  

AZL® Davis New York Venture Fund

     1.08

The above expense ratios are based on the current Fund prospectus dated May 1, 2011. The Manager voluntarily reduced the management fee to 0.70%. The Manager and the Fund have entered into a written contract limiting operating expenses, excluding certain expenses (such as interest expense), to 1.20% through April 30, 2013. Additional information pertaining to the December 31, 2011 expense ratios can be found in the financial highlights.

The total return of the Fund does not reflect the effect of any insurance charges, the annual maintenance fee or the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares. Such charges, fees and tax payments would reduce the performance quoted.

The Fund’s performance is measured against the Russell 1000® Value Index, an unmanaged index that measures the performance of the large-cap value segment of the U.S. equity universe. It includes those Russell 1000 companies with lower price-to-book ratios and lower expected growth values. The index does not reflect the deduction of fees associated with a mutual fund, such as investment management and fund accounting fees. The Fund’s performance reflects the deduction of fees for services provided by the Fund. Investors cannot invest directly in an index.

 

 

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ALLIANZ VARIABLE INSURANCE PRODUCTS TRUST

AZL Davis New York Venture Fund

Expense Examples

(Unaudited)

 

As a shareholder of the AZL Davis New York Venture Fund (the “Fund”), you incur ongoing costs, including management fees, distribution fees, and other Fund expenses. These examples are 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. Please note that the expenses shown in the tables are meant to highlight your ongoing cost only.Therefore, the examples are useful in comparing ongoing cost only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher. Please note that the expenses that apply to subaccounts of the insurance contracts were included, your costs would have been higher.

These examples are based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the periods presented below.

The Actual Expense table below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information below, 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 table under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.

 

     Beginning
Account Value
7/1/11
     Ending
Account Value
12/31/11
     Expense Paid
During Period*
7/1/11 - 12/31/11
     Annualized
Expense Ratio
During Period**
7/1/11 - 12/31/11
 

AZL Davis New York Venture Fund

   $ 1,000.00       $ 934.60       $ 5.22         1.07

The Hypothetical Expense table below provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year 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 this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of other funds.

 

     Beginning
Account Value
7/1/11
     Ending
Account Value
12/31/11
     Expense Paid
During Period*
7/1/11 - 12/31/11
     Annualized
Expense Ratio
During Period**
7/1/11 - 12/31/11
 

AZL Davis New York Venture Fund

   $ 1,000.00       $ 1,019.81       $ 5.45         1.07

 

  * Expenses are equal to the average account value times the Fund’s annualized expense ratio multiplied by the number of days in the most recent fiscal half-year divided by the number of days in the fiscal year.
  ** Excludes expense paid indirectly.

Portfolio Composition

(Unaudited)

 

Investments

   Percent of
net assets+
 

Financials

     29.9

Consumer Staples

     16.8   

Energy

     12.7   

Health Care

     9.3   

Information Technology

     8.1   

Consumer Discretionary

     7.1   

Materials

     6.0   

Securities Held as Collateral for Securities on Loan

     5.9   

Industrials

     5.1   

Unaffiliated Investment Company

     4.5   

Telecommunication Services

     0.3   
  

 

 

 

Total

     105.7
  

 

 

 

 

  + Investments are shown as a percentage of net assets, not total investments. As such the total may not equal 100%. For more information about the investments, please see the Schedule of Portfolio Investments.

 

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ALLIANZ VARIABLE INSURANCE PRODUCTS TRUST

AZL Davis New York Venture Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

December 31, 2011

 

Shares           Fair
Value
 
     

 

Common Stocks (95.3%):

  

 

Aerospace & Defense (0.9%):

  

  38,450      

Lockheed Martin Corp.^

   $ 3,110,605   
     

 

 

 

 

Automobiles (0.5%):

  

  49,690      

Harley-Davidson, Inc.

     1,931,450   
     

 

 

 

 

Beverages (4.6%):

  

  129,250      

Coca-Cola Co. (The)

     9,043,623   
  44,010      

Diageo plc, Sponsored ADR

     3,847,354   
  95,246      

Heineken Holding NV

     3,886,661   
     

 

 

 
        16,777,638   
     

 

 

 

 

Capital Markets (6.6%):

  

  44,130      

Ameriprise Financial, Inc.

     2,190,613   
  730,550      

Bank of New York Mellon Corp.^

     14,545,251   
  138,040      

Charles Schwab Corp. (The)

     1,554,330   
  13,870      

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The)

     1,254,264   
  112,550      

Julius Baer Group, Ltd.

     4,378,692   
     

 

 

 
        23,923,150   
     

 

 

 

 

Chemicals (4.0%):

  

  23,490      

Air Products & Chemicals, Inc.

     2,001,113   
  30,430      

Ecolab, Inc.

     1,759,158   
  85,320      

Monsanto Co.

     5,978,373   
  64,996      

Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan, Inc.

     2,683,035   
  20,800      

Praxair, Inc.

     2,223,520   
     

 

 

 
        14,645,199   
     

 

 

 

 

Commercial Banks (5.2%):

  

  693,876      

Wells Fargo & Co.

     19,123,222   
     

 

 

 

 

Commercial Services & Supplies (2.0%):

  

  237,880      

Iron Mountain, Inc.^

     7,326,704   
     

 

 

 

 

Computers & Peripherals (0.7%):

  

  103,720      

Hewlett-Packard Co.

     2,671,827   
     

 

 

 

 

Construction Materials (0.4%):

  

  19,400      

Martin Marietta Materials, Inc.^

     1,462,954   
     

 

 

 

 

Consumer Finance (5.1%):

  

  390,840      

American Express Co.

     18,435,923   
     

 

 

 

 

Containers & Packaging (0.4%):

  

  91,980      

Sealed Air Corp.

     1,582,976   
     

 

 

 

 

Distributors (0.3%):

  

  545,200      

Li & Fung, Ltd.

     1,003,738   
     

 

 

 

 

Diversified Financial Services (0.4%):

  

  21,614      

Bank of America Corp.

     120,174   
  2,560      

CME Group, Inc.

     623,795   
  23,536      

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

     782,572   
     

 

 

 
        1,526,541   
     

 

 

 

 

Energy Equipment & Services (0.6%):

  

  11,100      

Schlumberger, Ltd.

     758,241   
  37,759      

Transocean, Ltd.

     1,449,568   
     

 

 

 
        2,207,809   
     

 

 

 
Shares           Fair
Value
 
     

 

Common Stocks, continued

  

 

Food & Staples Retailing (9.9%):

  

  231,020      

Costco Wholesale Corp.

   $ 19,248,586   
  416,389      

CVS Caremark Corp.

     16,980,344   
     

 

 

 
        36,228,930   
     

 

 

 

 

Food Products (1.3%):

  

  52,400      

Kraft Foods, Inc., Class A

     1,957,664   
  16,340      

Nestle SA, Registered Shares

     938,425   
  49,650      

Unilever NV, NYS

     1,706,471   
     

 

 

 
        4,602,560   
     

 

 

 

 

Health Care Equipment & Supplies (0.8%):

  

  38,600      

Baxter International, Inc.

     1,909,928   
  14,210      

Becton, Dickinson & Co.

     1,061,771   
     

 

 

 
        2,971,699   
     

 

 

 

 

Health Care Providers & Services (1.9%):

  

  152,120      

Express Scripts, Inc.*

     6,798,243   
     

 

 

 

 

Household Durables (0.2%):

  

  14,272      

Hunter Douglas NV

     534,900   
     

 

 

 

 

Insurance (11.5%):

  

  34,100      

ACE, Ltd.

     2,391,092   
  9,080      

Aon Corp.

     424,944   
  82      

Berkshire Hathaway, Inc., Class A*

     9,409,910   
  14,240      

Everest Re Group, Ltd.

     1,197,442   
  1,990      

Fairfax Financial Holdings, Ltd.(b)

     853,854   
  4,010      

Fairfax Financial Holdings, Ltd.

     1,729,112   
  309,250      

Loews Corp.

     11,643,262   
  1,100      

Markel Corp.*^

     456,137   
  489,510      

Progressive Corp. (The)

     9,550,340   
  80,498      

Transatlantic Holdings, Inc.

     4,405,655   
     

 

 

 
        42,061,748   
     

 

 

 

 

Internet & Catalog Retail (1.2%):

  

  33,095      

Expedia, Inc.^

     960,417   
  76,160      

Liberty Media Corp. - Interactive, Class A*

     1,234,934   
  18,370      

Netflix, Inc.*^

     1,272,857   
  33,095      

TripAdvisor, Inc.*^

     834,325   
     

 

 

 
        4,302,533   
     

 

 

 

 

Internet Software & Services (3.1%):

  

  17,440      

Google, Inc., Class A*

     11,264,496   
     

 

 

 

 

IT Services (0.4%):

  

  14,090      

Visa, Inc., Class A^

     1,430,558   
     

 

 

 

 

Life Sciences Tools & Services (0.3%):

  

  34,110      

Agilent Technologies, Inc.*

     1,191,462   
     

 

 

 

 

Machinery (0.4%):

  

  37,680      

PACCAR, Inc.^

     1,411,870   
     

 

 

 
 

 

continued

 

4


ALLIANZ VARIABLE INSURANCE PRODUCTS TRUST

AZL Davis New York Venture Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments, continued

December 31, 2011

 

Shares           Fair
Value
 
     

 

Common Stocks, continued

  

 

Marine (0.9%):

  

  1,000,700      

China Shipping Development Co., Ltd., Share H

   $ 621,656   
  22,070      

Kuehne & Nagel International AG, Registered Shares

     2,470,940   
     

 

 

 
        3,092,596   
     

 

 

 

 

Media (1.6%):

  

  31,400      

Grupo Televisa SA, Sponsored ADR

     661,284   
  142,120      

Walt Disney Co. (The)

     5,329,500   
     

 

 

 
        5,990,784   
     

 

 

 

 

Metals & Mining (1.0%):

  

  56,850      

BHP Billiton plc

     1,652,654   
  85,190      

MMX Mineracao e Metalicos SA*

     130,218   
  36,815      

Rio Tinto plc

     1,781,298   
     

 

 

 
        3,564,170   
     

 

 

 

 

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels (12.1%):

  

  283,220      

Canadian Natural Resources, Ltd.

     10,583,931   
  1,246,700      

China Coal Energy Co., Share H

     1,348,922   
  66,180      

Devon Energy Corp.

     4,103,160   
  140,310      

EOG Resources, Inc.

     13,821,938   
  126,850      

Occidental Petroleum Corp.

     11,885,845   
  298,560      

OGX Petroleo e Gas Participacoes SA*

     2,180,953   
     

 

 

 
        43,924,749   
     

 

 

 

 

Paper & Forest Products (0.1%):

  

  278,530      

Sino-Forest Corp., Class A*(a)

     384,371   
  9,900      

Sino-Forest Corp., Class A*(a)(c )

     13,662   
     

 

 

 
        398,033   
     

 

 

 

 

Personal Products (0.1%):

  

  24,990      

Natura Cosmeticos SA

     485,995   
     

 

 

 

 

Pharmaceuticals (6.3%):

  

  120,140      

Johnson & Johnson Co.

     7,878,781   
  227,602      

Merck & Co., Inc.

     8,580,595   
  38,900      

Roche Holding AG

     6,580,776   
     

 

 

 
        23,040,152   
     

 

 

 

 

Real Estate Management & Development (1.2%):

  

  53,560      

Brookfield Asset Management, Inc.,
Class A

     1,471,829   
  543,300      

Hang Lung Group, Ltd.

     2,974,307   
     

 

 

 
        4,446,136   
     

 

 

 

 

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment (1.9%):

  

  45,790      

Intel Corp.

     1,110,407   
  193,500      

Texas Instruments, Inc.

     5,632,785   
     

 

 

 
        6,743,192   
     

 

 

 
Shares or
Principal
Amount
          Fair
Value
 

 

Common Stocks, continued

  

 

Software (2.0%):

  

  165,350      

Activision Blizzard, Inc.

   $ 2,037,112   
  179,490      

Microsoft Corp.

     4,659,560   
  28,500      

Oracle Corp.

     731,025   
     

 

 

 
        7,427,697   
     

 

 

 

 

Specialty Retail (3.2%):

  

  153,610      

Bed Bath & Beyond, Inc.*

     8,904,771   
  86,710      

CarMax, Inc.*^

     2,642,921   
     

 

 

 
        11,547,692   
     

 

 

 

 

Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods (0.1%):

  

  9,600      

Compagnie Financiere Richemont SA, Class A

     483,540   
     

 

 

 

 

Tobacco (0.8%):

  

  39,010      

Philip Morris International, Inc.

     3,061,505   
     

 

 

 

 

Transportation Infrastructure (1.0%):

  

  1,181,626      

China Merchants Holdings International Co., Ltd.

     3,417,530   
  54,630      

LLX Logistica SA*

     98,741   
     

 

 

 
        3,516,271   
     

 

 

 

 

Wireless Telecommunication Services (0.3%):

  

  53,750      

America Movil SAB de C.V., Sponsored ADR, Series L

     1,214,750   
     

 

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks (Cost $250,371,433)

     347,465,997   
     

 

 

 

 

Convertible Bond (0.0%):

  

 

Paper & Forest Products (0.0%):

  

$ 488,000      

Sino-Forest Corp., 5.00%, 8/1/13(c)

     126,880   
     

 

 

 

 

Total Convertible Bonds (Cost $488,000)

     126,880   
     

 

 

 

 

Securities Held as Collateral for Securities on Loan (5.9%):

  

  21,648,860      

Allianz Variable Insurance Products Securities Lending Collateral Trust(d)

     21,648,860   
     

 

 

 

 
 
 

Total Securities Held as Collateral for
Securities on Loan
(Cost $21,648,860)

     21,648,860   
     

 

 

 

 

Unaffiliated Investment Company (4.5%):

  

  16,343,983      

Dreyfus Treasury Prime Cash Management, 0.00%(e)

     16,343,983   
     

 

 

 

 
 

Total Unaffiliated Investment Company
(Cost $16,343,983)

     16,343,983   
     

 

 

 

 
 

Total Investment Securities
(Cost $288,852,276)(f) — 105.7%

     385,585,720   

 

Net other assets (liabilities) — (5.7)%

     (20,943,722
     

 

 

 

 

Net Assets — 100.0%

   $ 364,641,998   
     

 

 

 
 

 

continued

 

5


ALLIANZ VARIABLE INSURANCE PRODUCTS TRUST

AZL Davis New York Venture Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments, continued

December 31, 2011

 

 

 

Percentages indicated are based on net assets as of December 31, 2011.

ADR—American Depositary Receipt

NYS—New York Shares

 

* Non-income producing security

 

^ This security or a partial position of the security was on loan as of December 31, 2011. The total value of securities on loan as of December 31, 2011 was $21,160,206.

 

(a) Security was valued in good faith pursuant to procedures approved by the Board of Trustees as of December 31, 2011. The total of all such securities represent 0.11% of the net assets of the fund.

 

 

(b) Rule 144A, Section 4(2) or other security which is restricted to resale to institutional investor. The sub-adviser has deemed these securities to be liquid based on procedures approved by the Board of Trustees.

 

(c) Rule 144A, Section 4(2) or other security which is restricted to resale to institutional investors. The sub-adviser has deemed these securities to be illiquid based on procedures approved by the Board of Trustees. The illiquid securities held as of December 31, 2011 are identified below:

 

Security

   Acquisition
Date
     Acquisition
Cost
     Shares or
Principal
Amount
     Fair
Value
     Percentage of
Net Assets
 

Sino-Forest Corp., 5.00%, 8/1/13

     7/17/08       $ 488,000       $ 488,000       $ 126,880         0.0

Sino-Forest Corp., Class A

     12/11/09         166,320         9,900         13,662         0.0

 

(d) Purchased with cash collateral held from securities lending. The value of the collateral could include collateral held for securities that were sold on or before December 31, 2011.

 

(e) The rate represents the effective yield at December 31, 2011.

 

(f) See Federal Tax Information listed in the Notes to the Financial Statements.

The following represents the concentrations by country of risk (based on the domicile of the security issuer) relative to the total fair value of investment securities as of December 31, 2011:

 

Country

  Percentage  

Bermuda

    0.3

Brazil

    0.8   

Canada

    4.6   

China

    0.5   

Hong Kong

    1.9   

Mexico

    0.5   

Netherlands

    1.8   

Switzerland

    4.8   

United Kingdom

    1.9   

United States

    82.9   
 

 

 

 
    100.0
 

 

 

 

 

6

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


ALLIANZ VARIABLE INSURANCE PRODUCTS TRUST

AZL Davis New York Venture Fund

 

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

December 31, 2011

 

Assets:

  

Investment securities, at cost

   $ 288,852,276   
  

 

 

 

Investment securities, at value*

   $ 385,585,720   

Interest and dividends receivable

     470,095   

Foreign currency, at value (cost $722)

     765   

Receivable for capital shares issued

     613   

Receivable for investments sold

     747,844   

Reclaims receivable

     149,096   

Prepaid expenses

     4,332   
  

 

 

 

Total Assets

     386,958,465   
  

 

 

 

Liabilities:

  

Payable for capital shares redeemed

     287,101   

Payable for collateral received on loaned securities

     21,648,860   

Manager fees payable

     215,552   

Administration fees payable

     12,778   

Distribution fees payable

     76,983   

Custodian fees payable

     5,296   

Administrative and compliance services fees payable

     2,959   

Trustee fees payable

     160   

Other accrued liabilities

     66,778   
  

 

 

 

Total Liabilities

     22,316,467   
  

 

 

 

Net Assets

   $ 364,641,998   
  

 

 

 

Net Assets Consist of:

  

Capital

   $ 437,929,278   

Accumulated net investment income/(loss)

     879,185   

Accumulated net realized gains/(losses) from investment transactions

     (170,908,381

Net unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on investments

     96,741,916   
  

 

 

 

Net Assets

   $ 364,641,998   
  

 

 

 

Shares of beneficial interest (unlimited number of shares authorized, no par value)

     33,213,022   

Net Asset Value (offering and redemption price per share)

   $ 10.98   
  

 

 

 

 

* Includes securities on loan of $21,160,206.

Statement of Operations

For the Year Ended December 31, 2011

 

Investment Income:

  

Interest

   $ 24,787   

Dividends

     7,082,994   

Income from securities lending

     58,063   

Foreign withholding tax

     (136,387
  

 

 

 

Total Investment Income

     7,029,457   
  

 

 

 

Expenses:

  

Manager fees

     2,986,371   

Administration fees

     170,055   

Distribution fees

     995,457   

Custodian fees

     37,272   

Administrative and compliance services fees

     20,802   

Trustee fees

     34,901   

Professional fees

     37,119   

Shareholder reports

     65,846   

Other expenses

     21,918   
  

 

 

 

Total expenses before reductions

     4,369,741   

Less expenses voluntarily waived/reimbursed by the Manager

     (157,452

Less expenses paid indirectly

     (4,425
  

 

 

 

Net expenses

     4,207,864   
  

 

 

 

Net Investment Income/(Loss)

     2,821,593   
  

 

 

 

Realized and Unrealized Gains/(Losses) on Investments:

  

Net realized gains/(losses) on securities and foreign currency transactions

     19,227,256   

Net realized gains/(losses) on forward currency contracts

     (15,691

Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments

     (39,423,172
  

 

 

 

Net Realized/Unrealized Gains/(Losses) on Investments

     (20,211,607
  

 

 

 

Change in Net Assets Resulting From Operations

   $ (17,390,014
  

 

 

 
 

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

7


ALLIANZ VARIABLE INSURANCE PRODUCTS TRUST

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

     AZL Davis
New York Venture Fund
 
     For the
Year Ended
December 31,
2011
    For the
Year Ended
December 31,
2010
 

Change in Net Assets:

    

Operations:

    

Net investment income/(loss)

   $ 2,821,593      $ 2,519,780   

Net realized gains/(losses) on investment transactions

     19,211,565        25,778,797   

Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments

     (39,423,172     25,298,725   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from operations

     (17,390,014     53,597,302   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Dividends to Shareholders:

    

From net investment income

     (3,366,833     (9,651,159
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from dividends to shareholders

     (3,366,833     (9,651,159
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Capital Transactions:

    

Proceeds from shares issued

     12,537,382        24,360,643   

Proceeds from dividends reinvested

     3,366,833        9,651,159   

Value of shares redeemed

     (55,810,279     (225,958,105
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from capital transactions

     (39,906,064     (191,946,303
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in net assets

     (60,662,911     (148,000,160

Net Assets:

    

Beginning of period

     425,304,909        573,305,069   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of period

   $ 364,641,998      $ 425,304,909   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Accumulated net investment income/(loss)

   $ 879,185      $ 1,467,256   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Share Transactions:

    

Shares issued

     1,108,820        2,278,023   

Dividends reinvested

     319,737        940,659   

Shares redeemed

     (4,961,060     (20,627,259
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in shares

     (3,532,503     (17,408,577
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

8


ALLIANZ VARIABLE INSURANCE PRODUCTS TRUST

AZL Davis New York Venture Fund

Financial Highlights

(Selected data for a share of beneficial interest outstanding throughout the periods indicated)

 

     Year Ended December 31,  
     2011     2010     2009     2008     2007  

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period

   $ 11.57      $ 10.59      $ 8.09      $ 14.13      $ 13.61   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Investment Activities:

          

Net Investment Income/(Loss)

     0.09        0.14        0.16        0.07        0.11   

Net Realized and Unrealized Gains/(Losses) on Investments

     (0.58     1.10        2.41        (5.70     0.47   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from Investment Activities

     (0.49     1.24        2.57        (5.63     0.58   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Dividends to Shareholders From:

          

Net Investment Income

     (0.10     (0.26     (0.07     (0.11     (0.06

Net Realized Gains

                          (0.30       
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Dividends

     (0.10     (0.26     (0.07     (0.41     (0.06
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Asset Value, End of Period

   $ 10.98      $ 11.57      $ 10.59      $ 8.09      $ 14.13   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Return(a)

     (4.20 )%      12.05     31.83     (40.50 )%      4.15

Ratios to Average Net Assets/ Supplemental Data:

          

Net Assets, End of Period ($000’s)

   $ 364,642      $ 425,305      $ 573,305      $ 451,995      $ 572,298   

Net Investment Income/(Loss)

     0.71     0.55     1.72     0.83     0.82

Expenses Before Reductions(b)

     1.10     1.08     1.11     1.12     1.09

Expenses Net of Reductions

     1.06     1.03     1.06     1.07     1.09

Expenses Net of Reductions, Excluding Expenses Paid Indirectly(c)

     1.06     1.03     1.06     1.08     1.09

Portfolio Turnover Rate

     11     14     23     26     15

 

 

(a) The returns include reinvested dividends and fund level expenses, but exclude insurance contract charges. If these charges were included, the returns would have been lower.

 

(b) Excludes fee reductions. If such fee reductions had not occurred, the ratios would have been as indicated.

 

(c) Expenses net of reductions excludes expenses paid indirectly, pursuant to a “commission recapture” program, under which brokers remit a portion of the brokerage commission which is used to pay certain Fund expenses. See note 2 in the Notes to the Financial Statements.

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

9


ALLIANZ VARIABLE INSURANCE PRODUCTS TRUST

AZL Davis New York Venture Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements

December 31, 2011

 

1. Organization

The Allianz Variable Insurance Products Trust (the “Trust”) was organized as a Delaware statutory trust on July 13, 1999. The Trust is a diversified open-end management investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”). These Notes to the Financial Statements are for the AZL Davis New York Venture Fund (the “Fund”). The Trust consists of 29 separate investment portfolios (collectively, the “Funds”), each of which is a series of the Trust, as follows:

 

   

AZL Allianz AGIC Opportunity Fund

   

AZL BlackRock Capital Appreciation Fund

   

AZL Columbia Mid Cap Value Fund

   

AZL Columbia Small Cap Value Fund

   

AZL Davis New York Venture Fund (formerly AZL Davis NY Venture Fund)

   

AZL Dreyfus Equity Growth Fund

   

AZL Eaton Vance Large Cap Value Fund

   

AZL Enhanced Bond Index Fund

   

AZL Franklin Small Cap Value Fund

   

AZL Franklin Templeton Founding Strategy Plus Fund

   

AZL Gateway Fund

   

AZL International Index Fund

   

AZL Invesco Equity and Income Fund (formerly AZL Van Kampen Equity and Income Fund)

   

AZL Invesco Growth and Income Fund (formerly AZL Van Kampen Growth and Income Fund)

   

AZL Invesco International Equity Fund

   

AZL JPMorgan International Opportunities Fund (formerly AZL Morgan Stanley International Equity Fund)

   

AZL JPMorgan U.S. Equity Fund

   

AZL MFS Investors Trust Fund

   

AZL Mid Cap Index Fund

   

AZL Money Market Fund

   

AZL Morgan Stanley Global Real Estate Fund

   

AZL Morgan Stanley Mid Cap Growth Fund

   

AZL NFJ International Value Fund

   

AZL Russell 1000 Growth Index Fund

   

AZL Russell 1000 Value Index Fund

   

AZL S&P 500 Index Fund

   

AZL Schroder Emerging Markets Equity Fund

   

AZL Small Cap Stock Index Fund

   

AZL Turner Quantitative Small Cap Growth Fund

 

 

The Trust is authorized to issue an unlimited number of shares of the Fund without par value. Shares of the Fund are available through the variable annuity contracts and variable life insurance policies offered through the separate accounts of participating insurance companies.

Under the Trust’s organizational documents, its officers and trustees are indemnified against certain liabilities arising out of the performance of their duties to the Fund. In addition, in the normal course of business, the Fund may enter into contracts with its vendors and others that provide for general indemnifications. The Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown, as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Fund. However, based on experience, the Fund expects the risk of loss to be remote.

 

2. Significant Accounting Policies

The following is a summary of significant accounting policies followed by the Fund in the preparation of its financial statements. The policies conform with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”). The preparation of financial statements requires management to make certain 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 increases and decreases in net assets from operations during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Management has evaluated events and transactions subsequent to period end through the date the financial statements were issued, for purposes of recognition or disclosure in these financial statements and there are no subsequent events to report.

Security Valuation

The Fund records its investments at fair value. Fair value is defined as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between willing market participants at the measurement date. The valuation techniques used to determine fair value are further described in Note 4 below.

Investment Transactions and Investment Income

Investment transactions are recorded not later than on the business day after trade date. However, for financial reporting purposes, investment transactions are accounted for on trade date. Net realized gains and losses on investments sold and on

 

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foreign currency transactions are recorded on the basis of identified cost. Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis and includes, where applicable, the amortization of premiums or accretion of discounts. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date except in the case of foreign securities, in which case dividends are recorded as soon as such information becomes available.

Real Estate Investment Trusts

The Fund may own shares of real estate investment trusts (“REITs”) which report information on the source of their distributions annually. Certain distributions received from REITs during the year, which are known to be a return of capital, are recorded as a reduction to the cost of the individual REIT.

Foreign Currency Translation

The accounting records of the Fund are maintained in U.S. dollars. Foreign currency amounts are translated into U.S. dollars at the current rate of exchange to determine the fair value of investments, assets and liabilities. Purchases and sales of securities, and income and expenses are translated at the prevailing rate of exchange on the respective dates of such transactions. The Fund does not isolate that portion of the results of operations resulting from changes in foreign exchange rates on investments from fluctuations arising from changes in market prices of securities held. Such fluctuations are included in the net realized and unrealized gain or loss on investments and foreign currencies.

Income received by the Fund from sources within foreign countries may be subject to withholding and other income or similar taxes imposed by such countries. The Funds accrue such taxes, as applicable, based on their current interpretation of tax rules in the foreign markets in which they invest.

Risks Associated with Foreign Securities and Currencies

Investments in securities of foreign issuers carry certain risks not ordinarily associated with investments in securities of domestic issuers. Such risks include future political and economic developments, and the possible imposition of exchange controls or other foreign governmental laws and restrictions. In addition, with respect to certain countries, there is the possibility of expropriation of assets, confiscatory taxation, political or social instability or diplomatic developments which could adversely affect investments in those securities.

Dividends to Shareholders

Dividends to shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date. The Fund distributes its dividends from net investment income and net realized capital gains, if any, on an annual basis. The amount of dividends from net investment income and from net realized gains are determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations, which may differ from GAAP. These “book/tax” differences are either temporary or permanent in nature. To the extent these differences are permanent in nature (e.g., return of capital, net operating loss, reclassification of certain market discounts, gain/loss, paydowns, and distributions), such amounts are reclassified within the composition of net assets based on their federal tax-basis treatment; temporary differences (e.g., wash sales and post October losses) do not require reclassification. Dividends to shareholders that exceed net investment income and net realized gains for tax purposes are reported as distributions of capital.

Expense Allocation

Expenses directly attributable to the Fund are charged directly to the Fund, while expenses attributable to more than one Fund are allocated among the respective Funds based upon relative net assets or some other reasonable method. Expenses which are attributable to more than one Trust are allocated across the Allianz Variable Insurance Products and Allianz Variable Insurance Products Fund of Funds Trusts based upon relative net assets or another reasonable basis. Allianz Investment Management LLC (the “Manager”), serves as the investment manager for the Trust and the Allianz Variable Insurance Products Fund of Funds Trust.

Commission Recapture

Certain Funds of the Trust participate in a commission recapture program. The Fund will utilize the recaptured commissions to pay for, in whole or part, certain expenses of the Fund, excluding investment advisory fees. Any amounts received by the Fund, if applicable, are disclosed as “Expenses paid indirectly” on the Statement of Operations.

 

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Securities Lending

To generate additional income, the Fund may lend up to 33 1/3% of its assets pursuant to agreements requiring that the loan be continuously secured by any combination of cash, U.S. government or U.S. government agency securities, equal initially to at least 102% of the fair value plus accrued interest on the securities loaned (105% for foreign securities) and is marked to market daily to provide a level of collateral at least equal to the fair value of securities loaned. The Fund bears all of the gains and losses on such investments. The Fund receives payments from borrowers equivalent to the dividends and interest that would have been earned on securities lent while simultaneously seeking to earn income on the investment of cash collateral received. In extremely low interest rate environments, the broker rebate fee may exceed the interest earned or the cash collateral which would result in a loss to the Fund. The investment of cash collateral deposited by the borrower is subject to inherent market risks such as interest rate risk, credit risk, liquidity risk, and other risks that are present in the market, and as such, the value of these investments may not be sufficient, when liquidated, to repay the borrower when the loaned security is returned. There may be risks of delay in recovery of the securities or even loss of rights in the collateral should the borrower of the securities fail financially. However, loans will be made only to borrowers, such as broker-dealers, banks or institutional borrowers of securities, deemed by the Allianz Investment Management LLC (the “Manager”) to be of good standing and credit worthy and when in its judgment, the consideration which can be earned currently from such securities loans justifies the attendant risks. Loans are subject to termination by the Trust or the borrower at any time, and are, therefore, not considered to be illiquid investments. Securities on loan at December 31, 2011 are presented on the Fund’s Schedule of Portfolio Investments (“Schedule”). The average outstanding amount of securities on loan was $20.3 million for the year ended December 31, 2011.

Cash collateral received in connection with securities lending is invested in the Allianz Variable Insurance Products Securities Lending Collateral Trust (the “Securities Lending Collateral Trust”) managed by The Dreyfus Corporation, an affiliate of the Custodian and Securities Lending Agent. The Securities Lending Collateral Trust invests in short-term investments that have a remaining maturity of 397 days or less as calculated in accordance with Rule 2a-7 under the 1940 Act. The Fund paid securities lending fees of $5,762 during the year ended December 31, 2011. These fees have been netted against Income from Securities Lending on the Statement of Operations.

Derivative Instruments

All open derivative positions at period end are reflected on the Fund’s Schedule of Portfolio Investments. The following is a description of the derivative instruments that the Fund may utilize, including the primary underlying risk exposures related to each instrument type.

Forward Currency Contracts

During the year ended December 31, 2011, the Fund entered into forward currency contracts in connection with planned purchases or sales of securities or to hedge the U.S. dollar value of securities denominated in a particular currency. The Fund may enter into forward currency contracts in connection with planned purchases or sales of securities or to hedge the U.S. dollar value of securities denominated in a particular currency. In addition to the foreign currency risk related to the use of these contracts, the Fund could be exposed to risks if the counterparties to the contracts are unable to meet the terms of their contracts and from unanticipated movements in the value of a foreign currency relative to the U.S. dollar. In the event of default by the counterparty to the transaction, the Fund’s maximum amount of loss, as either the buyer or the seller is the unrealized appreciation of the contract. The forward currency contracts are adjusted by the daily exchange rate of the underlying currency and any gains or losses are recorded for financial statement purposes as unrealized gains or losses until the contract settlement date. When the contract is closed, the Fund records a realized gain or loss equal to the difference between the value at the time it was opened and the value at the time it was closed. As of December 31, 2011, the Fund did not hold any forward currency contracts. During the year ended December 31, 2011, the Fund had limited activity in these transactions.

Futures Contracts

During the year ended December 31, 2011, the Fund did not enter into any futures contracts. The Fund may enter into futures contracts to manage its exposure to the securities markets or to movements in market conditions or foreign exchange rates. Futures contracts are valued based upon their quoted daily settlement prices. Upon entering into a futures contract, the Fund is required to segregate liquid assets in accordance with the initial margin requirements of the broker or exchange.

 

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December 31, 2011

 

Futures contracts are marked to market daily and a payable or receivable for the change in value (“variation margin”) is recorded by the Fund. Gains or losses are recognized but not considered realized until the contracts expire or are closed. Futures contracts involve, to varying degrees, elements of market risk (generally equity price risk related to stock futures, interest rate risk related to bond futures, and foreign currency risk related to currency futures) and exposure to loss in excess of the variation margin disclosed in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. The primary risks associated with the use of futures contracts are the imperfect correlation between the change in market value of the underlying securities and the prices of futures contracts, the possibility of an illiquid market, and the inability of the counterparty to meet the terms of the contract.

Summary of Derivative Instruments

There were no open derivative positions as of December 31, 2011.

The following is a summary of the effect of derivative instruments on the Statement of Operations for the year ended December 31, 2011:

 

Primary Risk Exposure

  

Location of Gains/(Losses)

on Derivatives
Recognized in Income

   Realized Gains/
(Losses)
on Derivatives
Recognized in Income
    Change in Unrealized
Appreciation/
Depreciation on
Derivatives Recognized
in Income
 

Foreign Exchange Contracts

   Net realized gains/(losses) on forward currency contracts/ change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments    $ (15,691   $ —     

 

3. Related Party Transactions

The Manager provides investment advisory and management services for the Fund. The Manager has retained an independent money management organization (the “Subadviser”) to make investment decisions on behalf of the Fund. Pursuant to an amended and restated subadvisory agreement between the Manager and Davis Selected Advisers, L.P. (“Davis”), Davis provides investment advisory services as the Subadviser for the Fund subject to the general supervision of the Trustees and the Manager. The Manager is entitled to a fee, computed daily and paid monthly, based on the average daily net assets of the Fund. Expenses incurred by the Fund for investment advisory and management services are reflected on the Statement of Operations as “Manager fees.” For its services, the Subadviser is entitled to a fee payable by the Manager. The Manager has contractually agreed to waive fees and reimburse the Fund to limit the annual expenses, excluding interest expense (e.g., cash overdraft fees), taxes, brokerage commissions, other expenditures that are capitalized in accordance with GAAP and other extraordinary expenses not incurred in the ordinary course of the Fund’s business, based on the daily net assets of the Fund, through April 30, 2013.

For the year ended December 31, 2011, the annual rate due to the Manager and the annual expense limit were as follows:

 

     Annual Rate*     Annual Expense Limit  

AZL Davis New York Venture Fund

     0.75     1.20

 

  * From January 1, 2011 to October 31, 2011, the Manager voluntarily reduced the management fee to 0.75% on the first $100 million of assets, 0.70% on next $400 million and 0.65% on assets above $500 million. Beginning November 1, 2011, the Manager voluntarily reduced the management fee to 0.70% on all assets. The manager reserves the right to increase the management fee to the amount shown in the table at any time.

Any amounts contractually waived or reimbursed by the Manager in a particular fiscal year will be subject to repayment by the Fund to the Manager to the extent that from time to time through the next three fiscal years the repayment will not cause the Fund’s expenses to exceed the stated limit during the respective year. Any amounts recouped by the Manager during the period are reflected on the Statement of Operations as “Recoupment of prior expenses reimbursed by the Manager.” At December 31, 2011, there were no remaining contractual reimbursements that are subject to repayment by the Fund in subsequent years.

 

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In addition, the Manager may voluntarily waive or reimburse additional fees in order to maintain more competitive expense ratios. Any voluntary waivers or reimbursements are not subject to repayment in subsequent years. Information on the total amount waived/reimbursed by the Manager or repaid to the Manager by the Fund during the period can be found on the Statement of Operations.

Pursuant to separate agreements between the Funds and the Manager, the Manager provides a Chief Compliance Officer (“CCO”) and certain compliance oversight and regulatory filing services to the Trust. Under these agreements the Manager is entitled to an amount equal to a portion of the compensation and certain other expenses related to the individuals performing the CCO and compliance oversight services, as well as $75 per hour for time incurred in connection with the preparation and filing of certain documents with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fees are paid to the Manager on a quarterly basis. The total expenses incurred by the Fund for these services are reflected on the Statement of Operations as “Administrative and compliance services fees.”

Citi Fund Services Ohio, Inc. (“Citi” or the “Administrator”), a wholly owned subsidiary of Citigroup, Inc., with which an officer of the Trust is affiliated, serves as the Trust’s administrator, transfer agent, and fund accountant, and assists the Trust in all aspects of its administration and operation. The Administrator is entitled to a Trust-wide asset-based fee, which is based on the following schedule: 0.05% of daily average net assets on the first $4 billion, 0.04% of daily average net assets on the next $2 billion, 0.02% of daily average net assets on the next $2 billion and 0.01% of daily average net assets over $8 billion. The overall Trust-wide fees are accrued daily and paid monthly and are subject to a minimum annual fee. In addition, the Administrator is entitled to annual account fees related to the transfer agency system, an annual fee for each additional class of shares of any Fund, certain annual fees in supporting fair value services, and a Trust-wide annual fee for providing infrastructure and support in implementing the written policies and procedures comprising the Fund’s compliance program. Fees payable to the Administrator are subject to certain reductions associated with services provided to new funds. The Administrator is also reimbursed for certain expenses incurred. The total expenses incurred by the Fund for these services are reflected on the Statement of Operations as “Administration fees.”

Allianz Life Financial Services, LLC (“ALFS”), an affiliate of the Manager, serves as distributor of the Fund and receives 12b-1 fees directly from the Fund, plus a Trust-wide annual fee of $42,500, paid by the Manager from its profits and not by the Trust, for recordkeeping and reporting services.

The Trust has adopted a distribution and service plan in conformance with Rule 12b-1of the 1940 Act. Pursuant to this plan, the Fund is authorized to pay certain fees for the sale and distribution of its shares and services provided to its shareholders at an annual rate not to exceed 0.25% of the Fund’s average daily net assets. These fees are reflected on the Statement of Operations as “Distribution fees.”

In addition, certain legal fees and expenses are paid to a law firm, Dorsey & Whitney LLP, of which the Secretary of the Fund is a partner. During the year ended December 31, 2011, $5,928 was paid from the Fund relating to these fees and expenses.

Certain Officers and Trustees of the Trust are affiliated with the Manager or the Administrator. Such Officers (except for the Trust’s CCO as noted above) and Trustees receive no compensation from the Trust for serving in their respective roles. For their service to the Trust and to the Allianz Variable Insurance Products Fund of Funds Trust, each non-interested Trustee receives a $36,000 annual Board retainer and a $8,000 meeting fee for each regular in-person Board meeting and a $4,000 meeting fee for each Committee meeting. In addition, Trustees may receive compensation for special meetings and telephonic meetings. Also, the Trustees are reimbursed for certain expenses associated with attending Board meetings. Compensation to the Trustees is allocated between the Trust and the Allianz Variable Insurance Products Fund of Funds Trust in proportion to the assets under management of each Trust. During the year ended December 31, 2011, actual Trustee compensation was $924,000 in total for both Trusts.

 

4. Investment Valuation Summary

The valuation techniques employed by the Fund, as described below, maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs in determining fair value. The inputs used for valuing the Fund’s investments are summarized in the three broad levels listed below:

 

   

Level 1 — quoted prices in active markets for identical assets

   

Level 2 — other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayments speeds, credit risk, etc.)

   

Level 3 — significant unobservable inputs (including the Fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments)

 

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

Security prices are generally provided by an independent third party pricing service approved by the Trust’s Board of Trustees (“Trustees”) as of the close of the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) (generally 4:00 pm EST). Equity securities are valued at the last quoted sale price or, if there is no sale, the last quoted bid price is used for long securities and the last quoted ask price is used for securities sold short. Securities listed on NASDAQ Stock Market, Inc. (“NASDAQ”) are valued at the official closing price as reported by NASDAQ. In each of these situations, valuations are typically categorized as a Level 1 in the fair value hierarchy. Investments in open-end investment companies are valued at their respective net asset value as reported by such companies and are typically categorized as Level 1 in the fair value hierarchy.

Debt and other fixed income securities are generally valued at an evaluated bid price provided by an independent pricing source approved by the Trustees. To value debt securities, pricing services may use various pricing techniques which take into account appropriate factors such as market activity, yield, quality, coupon rate, maturity, type of issue, trading characteristics, call features, credit ratings and other data, as well as broker quotes. Short term securities of sufficient credit quality with sixty days or less remaining until maturity may be valued at amortized cost, which approximates fair value. In each of these situations, valuations are typically categorized as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy.

Exchange traded futures contracts are valued at the last sales price as of the close of the primary exchange and are typically categorized as Level 1 in the fair value hierarchy. Forward currency contracts are generally valued at the foreign currency exchange rate as of the close of the NYSE and are typically categorized as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy.

Other assets and securities for which market quotations are not readily available, or are deemed unreliable are valued at fair value as determined in good faith by the Trustees or persons acting on the behalf of the Trustees. Fair value pricing may be used for significant events such as securities whose trading has been suspended, whose price has become stale or for which there is no currently available price at the close of the NYSE. Depending on the source and relative significance of valuation inputs, these instruments may be classified as Level 2 or Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy. The Fund utilizes a pricing service to assist in determining the fair value of securities when certain significant events occur that may affect the value of foreign securities.

In accordance with procedures adopted by the Trustees, fair value pricing may be used if events materially affecting the value of foreign securities occur between the time when the exchange on which they are traded closes and the time when the Fund’s net asset value is calculated. Management identifies possible fluctuation in international securities by monitoring the increase or decrease in the value of a designated benchmark index. In the event of an increase or decrease greater than predetermined levels, the Fund may use a systematic valuation model provided by an independent third party to fair value its international equity securities which are then typically categorized as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy.

The following is a summary of the valuation inputs used as of December 31, 2011 in valuing the Fund’s investments based upon the three levels defined above:

 

      Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Total  
Investment Securities:                            

Common Stocks:

           

Beverages

   $ 12,890,977       $ 3,886,661       $       $ 16,777,638   

Capital Markets

     19,544,458         4,378,692                 23,923,150   

Distributors

             1,003,738                 1,003,738   

Food Products

     3,664,135         938,425                 4,602,560   

Household Durables

             534,900                 534,900   

Marine

             3,092,596                 3,092,596   

Metals & Mining

     130,218         3,433,952                 3,564,170   

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels

     42,575,827         1,348,922                 43,924,749   

Paper & Forest Products

                     398,033         398,033   

Pharmaceuticals

     16,459,376         6,580,776                 23,040,152   

Real Estate Management & Development

     1,471,829         2,974,307                 4,446,136   

Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods

             483,540                 483,540   

Transportation Infrastructure

     98,741         3,417,530                 3,516,271   

 

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      Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Total  
Investment Securities:                            

All Other Common Stocks+

   $ 218,158,364       $       $       $ 218,158,364   

Convertible Bonds

             126,880                 126,880   

Securities Held as Collateral for Securities on Loan

             21,648,860                 21,648,860   

Unaffiliated Investment Company

     16,343,983                         16,343,983   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Investment Securities

   $ 331,337,908       $ 53,849,779       $ 398,033       $ 385,585,720   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  + For detailed industry descriptions, see the accompanying Schedule of Portfolio Investments.

As of December 31, 2011, the Fund held securities that were valued in good faith pursuant to procedures approved by the Board of Trustees. The Sino-Forest Corp., Class A and Sino-Forest Corp., Class A - 144A common stocks were valued at the last traded price.

The Fund recognizes significant transfers between fair value hierarchy levels at the reporting period end. There were no significant transfers between Levels 1, 2 or 3 as of December 31, 2011.

Following is a reconciliation of assets in which significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) were used in determining fair value:

 

     Balance as of
December 31,
2010
     Net realized
gains/(losses)
     Change in
unrealized
appreciation/
depreciation
     Gross
purchases
     Transfers in/
(out) of
Level 3
     Balance as of
December 31,
2011
 
Investment Securities:                                          

Common Stocks:

                 

Paper & Forest Products

   $       $       $       $       $ 398,033       $ 398,033   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Investment Securities

   $       $       $       $       $ 398,033       $ 398,033   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

In May 2011, the FASB issued ASU No. 2011-04 “Amendments to Achieve Common Fair Value Measurement and Disclosure Requirements in U.S. GAAP and IFRS”. ASU 2011-04 includes common requirements for measurement of and disclosure about fair value between U.S. GAAP and IFRS. ASU 2011-04 will require reporting entities to disclose quantitative information about the unobservable inputs used in the fair value measurements categorized within Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy. In addition, ASU 2011-04 will require reporting entities to make disclosures about amounts and reasons for all transfers in and out of Level 1 and Level 2 fair value measurements. The new and revised disclosures are effective for interim and annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2011. Adoption of ASU 2011-04 will have no effect on the Fund’s net assets. At this time, management is evaluating the impact of ASU 2011-04 on the financial statement disclosures.

 

5. Security Purchases and Sales

For the year ended December 31, 2011, cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of securities (excluding securities maturing less than one year from acquisition) were as follows:

 

     Purchases      Sales  

AZL Davis New York Venture Fund

   $ 42,232,986       $ 90,178,789   

 

6. Restricted Securities

A restricted security is a security which has been purchased through a private offering and cannot be resold to the general public without prior registration under the Securities Act of 1933 (the “1933 Act”) or pursuant to the resale limitations provided by Rule 144A under the 1933 Act, or an exemption from the registration requirements of the 1933 Act. Whether a restricted security is illiquid is determined pursuant to guidelines established by the Board of Trustees. Not all restricted securities are considered illiquid. At December 31, 2011, the Fund held restricted securities representing 0.0% of net assets, all of which have been deemed illiquid. The restricted illiquid securities held as of December 31, 2011 are presented in the Fund’s Schedule of Portfolio Investments.

 

Security

   Acquisition
Date
     Acquisition
Cost
     Shares or
Principal
Amount
     Fair
Value
     Percentage of
Net Assets
 

Sino-Forest Corp., 5.00%, 8/1/13

     7/17/08       $ 488,000       $ 488,000       $ 126,880         0.0

Sino-Forest Corp., Class A

     12/11/09         166,320         9,900         13,662         0.0

 

 

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7. Federal Income Tax Information

It is the Fund’s policy to continue to comply with the requirements of the Internal Revenue Code under Subchapter M, applicable to regulated investment companies, and to distribute all of its taxable income, including any net realized gains on investments, to its shareholders. Therefore, no provision is made for federal income taxes.

Management of the Funds has reviewed tax positions taken in tax years that remain subject to examination by all major tax jurisdictions, including federal (i.e., the last four tax year ends and the interim tax period since then, as applicable). Management believes that there is no tax liability resulting from unrecognized tax benefits related to uncertain tax positions taken.

Cost for federal income tax purposes at December 31, 2011 is $293,660,548. The gross unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on a tax basis is as follows:

 

Unrealized appreciation

  $ 107,827,013   

Unrealized depreciation

    (15,901,841
 

 

 

 

Net unrealized appreciation

  $ 91,925,172   
 

 

 

 

As of the end of its tax year ended December 31, 2011, the Fund has capital loss carry forwards (“CLCFs”) as summarized in the table below. Under the provisions of the Regulated Investment Company Modernization Act of 2010, CLCFs that originated in a tax year that began before December 23, 2010 (pre-effective CLCFs) may be carried forward, subject to certain limitations, and applied to offset future capital gains, and thus reduce the amount of distributable capital gains, for up to eight succeeding tax years, after which any unutilized CLCFs expire. Pre-effective CLCFs are applied as short-term capital loss regardless of whether the originating capital loss was short term or long term. CLCFs that originate in tax years beginning after December 22, 2010 (post-effective CLCFs), are applied consistent with the character in which they originated as a new loss on the first day of the immediately succeeding tax year, and thus take precedent over the application of pre-effective CLCFs. Post-effective CLCFs can be carried forward indefinitely.

Pre-effective CLCFs subject to expiration:

 

     Expires
12/31/2015
     Expires
12/31/2016
     Expires
12/31/2017
 

AZL Davis New York Venture Fund

   $ 91,631,356       $ 30,736,138       $ 44,314,504   

During the year ended December 31, 2011, the Fund utilized $18,229,273 in CLCFs to offset capital gains.

The tax character of dividends paid to shareholders during the year ended December 31, 2011 were as follows:

 

     Ordinary
Income
     Net
Long-Term
Capital Gains
     Total
Distributions(a)
 

AZL Davis New York Venture Fund

   $ 3,366,833       $       $ 3,366,833   

 

  (a) Total distributions paid may differ from the Statements of Changes in Net Assets because dividends are recognized when actually paid for tax purposes.

The tax character of dividends paid to shareholders during the year ended December 31, 2010 were as follows:

 

     Ordinary
Income
     Net
Long-Term
Capital Gains
     Total
Distributions(a)
 

AZL Davis New York Venture Fund

   $ 9,651,159       $       $ 9,651,159   

 

  (a) Total distributions paid may differ from the Statements of Changes in Net Assets because dividends are recognized when actually paid for tax purposes.

As of December 31, 2011, the components of accumulated earnings on a tax basis were as follows:

 

     Undistributed
Ordinary
Income
     Accumulated
Capital and
Other Losses
    Unrealized
Appreciation(a)
     Total
Accumulated
Earnings/
(Deficit)
 

AZL Davis New York Venture Fund

   $ 1,461,073       $ (166,681,998   $ 91,933,645       $ (73,287,280

 

  (a) The differences between book-basis and tax-basis unrealized appreciation/depreciation is attributable primarily to tax deferral of losses on wash sales.

 

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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

The Shareholders and Board of Trustees of

Allianz Variable Insurance Products Trust

We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities of AZL Davis New York Venture Fund (the “Fund”) of the Allianz Variable Insurance Products Trust, including the schedule of portfolio investments, as of December 31, 2011, and the related statement of operations for the year then ended, the statements of changes in net assets for each of the years in the two-year period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the years in the five-year period then ended. These financial statements and financial highlights are the responsibility of the Fund’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements and financial highlights based on our audits.

We conducted our audits 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 and financial highlights are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of December 31, 2011, by correspondence with the custodian. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

In our opinion, the financial statements and financial highlights referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Fund as of December 31, 2011, the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the years in the two-year period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the years in the five-year period then ended, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.

KPMG LLP

Columbus, Ohio

February 24, 2012

 

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ALLIANZ VARIABLE INSURANCE PRODUCTS TRUST

 

Other Federal Income Tax Information (Unaudited)

For the year ended December 31, 2011, 100.00% of the total ordinary income dividends paid by the Fund qualify for the corporate dividends received deduction available to corporate shareholders.

 

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ALLIANZ VARIABLE INSURANCE PRODUCTS TRUST

 

Other Information (Unaudited)

A description of the policies and procedures that the Fund uses to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities is available, without charge, upon request, by visiting the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (“Commission”) website at www.sec.gov, or by calling 800-624-0197.

Information regarding how the Fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30th is available (i) without charge, upon request, by calling 800-624-0197; (ii) on the Allianz Variable Insurance Products Trust’s website at https://www.allianzlife.com; and (iii) on the Commission’s website at http://www.sec.gov.

The Fund files complete Schedules of Portfolio Holdings with the Commission for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. Schedules of Portfolio Holdings for the Fund in this report are available without charge on the Commission’s website at http://www.sec.gov, or may be reviewed and copied at the Commission’s Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. Information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 800-SEC-0330.

 

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ALLIANZ VARIABLE INSURANCE PRODUCTS TRUST

 

Approval of Investment Advisory and Subadvisory Agreements (Unaudited)

The Allianz Variable Insurance Products Trust (the “Trust”) is a manager-of-managers fund. That means that the Trust’s Manager (“Allianz Investment Management LLC”) is responsible for monitoring the various Subadvisers that have day-to-day responsibility for the decisions made for each of the Trust’s investment portfolios. The Trust’s Manager is responsible for determining, in the first instance, which investment advisers to consider recommending for selection as a Subadviser.

In reviewing the services provided by the Manager and the terms of the investment management agreement, the Board receives and reviews information related to the Manager’s experience and expertise in the variable insurance marketplace. Currently, the Funds are offered only through variable annuities and variable life insurance policies, and not in the retail fund market. In addition, the Board receives information regarding the Manager’s expertise with regard to portfolio diversification and asset allocation requirements within variable insurance products issued by Allianz Life Insurance Company of North America and its subsidiary, Allianz Life Insurance Company of New York. Currently, the Funds are offered only through Allianz Life and Allianz of New York variable products.

The Trust’s Manager has adopted policies and procedures to assist it in the process of analyzing each potential Subadviser with expertise in particular asset classes for purposes of making the recommendation that a specific investment adviser be selected. The Trust’s Board reviews and considers the information provided by the Manager in deciding which investment advisers to select. After an investment adviser becomes a Subadviser, a similarly rigorous process is instituted by the Manager to monitor the investment performance and other responsibilities of the Subadviser. The Manager reports to the Trust’s Board on its analysis at the regular meetings of the Board, which are held at least quarterly. Where warranted, the Manager will add or remove a particular Subadviser from a “watch” list that it maintains. Watch list criteria include, for example: (a) Fund performance over various time periods; (b) Fund risk issues, such as changes in key personnel involved with Fund management, changes in investment philosophy or process, or “capacity” concerns; and (c) organizational risk issues, such as regulatory, compliance or legal concerns, or changes in the ownership of the Subadviser. The Manager may place a Fund on the watch list for other reasons, and if so, will explain its rationale to the Trustees. Funds which are on the watch list are subject to special scrutiny of the Manager and the Board of Trustees. Funds may be removed from such watch list, if for example, performance improves or regulatory matters are satisfactorily resolved. However, in some situations where Funds which have been on the watch list, the Manager has recommended the retention of a new Subadviser, and the Board of Trustees has subsequently approved new Subadvisory Agreements with such Subadvisers.

In assessing the Manager’s and Subadvisers’ (collectively, the “Advisory Organizations”), performance of their obligations, the Board considers whether there has occurred a circumstance or event that would constitute a reason for it to not renew an advisory contract. In this regard, the Board is mindful of the potential disruption of a Fund’s operations and various risks, uncertainties and other effects that could occur as a result of a decision to terminate or not renew a contract.

As required by the Investment Company Act of 1940 (“1940 Act”), the Trust’s Board has reviewed and approved the Trust’s Investment Management Agreement with the Manager (the “Advisory Agreement”) and portfolio management agreements (the “Subadvisory Agreements”) with the Subadvisers. The Board’s decision to approve these contracts reflects the exercise of its business judgment on whether to approve new arrangements and continue the existing arrangements. During its review of these contracts, the Board considers many factors, among the most material of which are: the Fund’s investment objectives and long term performance; the Advisory Organizations’ management philosophy, personnel, and processes, including their compliance history and the adequacy of their compliance processes; the preferences and expectations of Fund shareholders (and underlying contract owners) and their relative sophistication; the continuing state of competition in the mutual fund industry; and comparable fees in the mutual fund industry.

The Board also considers the compensation and benefits received by the Advisory Organizations. This includes fees received for services provided to the Fund by affiliated persons of the Advisory Organizations and research services received by the Advisory Organizations from brokers that execute Fund trades, as well as advisory fees. The Board considered the fact that: (1) the Manager and the Trust are parties to an Administrative Service Agreement, a Compliance Services Agreement, and a Chief Compliance Officer Agreement, under which the Manager is compensated by the Trust for performing certain administrative and compliance services including providing an employee of the Manager or one of its affiliates to act as the Trust’s Chief Compliance Officer; and (2) Allianz Life Financial Services, LLC, an affiliated person of the Manager, is a registered securities broker-dealer and receives (along with its affiliated persons) payments made by the Trust pursuant to Rule 12b-1.

The Board is aware that various courts have interpreted provisions of the 1940 Act and have indicated in their decisions that the following factors may be relevant to an adviser’s compensation: the nature and quality of the services provided by the adviser, including the performance of the fund; the adviser’s cost of providing the services; the extent to which the adviser may realize “economies of scale” as the fund grows larger; any indirect benefits that may accrue to the adviser and its

 

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affiliates as a result of the adviser’s relationship with the fund; performance and expenses of comparable funds; and the extent to which the independent Board members are fully informed about all facts bearing on the adviser’s service and fee. The Trust’s Board is aware of these factors and takes them into account in its review of the Trust’s advisory contracts.

The Board considered and weighed these circumstances in light of its experience in governing the Trust and working with the Advisory Organizations on matters relating to the Funds, and is assisted in its deliberations by the advice of legal counsel to the Independent Trustees. In this regard, the Board requests and receives a significant amount of information about the Funds and the Advisory Organizations. Some of this information is provided at each regular meeting of the Board; additional information is provided in connection with the particular meeting or meetings at which the Board’s formal review of an advisory contract occurs. In between regularly scheduled meetings, the Board may receive information on particular matters as the need arises. Thus, the Board’s evaluation of an advisory contract is informed by reports covering such matters as: an Advisory Organization’s investment philosophy, personnel, and processes; the Fund’s short- and long-term performance (in absolute terms as well as in relationship to its benchmark(s), certain competitor or “peer group” funds and similar funds managed by the particular Subadviser), and comments on the reasons for performance; the Fund’s expenses (including the advisory fee itself and the overall expense structure of the Fund, both in absolute terms and relative to similar and/or competing funds, with due regard for contractual or voluntary expense limitations); the use and allocation of brokerage commissions derived from trading the Fund’s portfolio securities; the nature and extent of the advisory and other services provided to the Fund by the Advisory Organizations and their affiliates; compliance and audit reports concerning the Funds and the companies that service them; and relevant developments in the mutual fund industry and how the Funds and/or Advisory Organizations are responding to them.

The Board also receives financial information about Advisory Organizations, including reports on the compensation and benefits the Advisory Organizations derive from their relationships with the Funds. These reports cover not only the fees under the advisory contracts, but also fees, if any, received for providing other services to the Funds. The reports also discuss any indirect or “fall out” benefits an Advisory Organization may derive from its relationship with the Funds.

The Advisory and Subadvisory Agreements (collectively, the “Agreements”) were most recently considered at Board of Trustees meetings held in the fall of 2011. Information relevant to the approval of such Agreements was considered at a telephonic Board of Trustees meeting on October 19, 2011, and at an “in person” Board of Trustees meeting held October 26, 2011. The Agreements were approved at the Board meeting of October 26, 2011. At such meeting the Board also approved an Expense Limitation Agreement between the Manager and the Trust for the period ending April 30, 2013. In connection with such meetings, the Trustees requested and evaluated extensive materials from the Manager, including performance and expense information for other investment companies with similar investment objectives derived from data compiled by an independent third party provider and other sources believed to be reliable by the Manager. Prior to voting, the Trustees reviewed the proposed approval/continuance of the Agreements with management and with experienced counsel who are independent of the Manager and received a memorandum from such counsel discussing the legal standards for their consideration of the proposed approvals/continuances. The independent (“disinterested”) Trustees also discussed the proposed approvals/continuances in a private session with such counsel at which no representatives of the Manager were present. In reaching their determinations relating to the approval and/or continuance of the Agreements, in respect of each Fund, the Trustees considered all factors they believed relevant. The Board based its decision to approve the Agreements on the totality of the circumstances and relevant factors, and with a view to past and future long-term considerations. Not all of the factors and considerations discussed above and below are necessarily relevant to every Fund, and the Board did not assign relative weights to factors discussed herein or deem any one or group of them to be controlling in and of themselves.

An SEC Rule requires that shareholder reports include a discussion of certain factors relating to the selection of investment advisers and the approval of advisory fees. The “factors” enumerated by the SEC are set forth below in italics, as well as the Board’s conclusions regarding such factors:

(1)  The nature, extent and quality of services provided by the Manager and Subadvisers.  The Trustees noted that the Manager, subject to the control of the Board of Trustees, administers each Fund’s business and other affairs. As the Trust is a manager of managers fund, the Manager is responsible for monitoring the various Subadvisers that have day-to-day responsibility for the decisions made for each of the Trust’s investment portfolios. The Trust’s Manager is responsible for determining, in the first instance, which investment advisers to consider recommending to the Board of Trustees for selection as a Subadviser.

The Trustees noted that the Manager also provides the Trust and each Fund with such administrative and other services (exclusive of, and in addition to, any such services provided by any others retained by the Trust on behalf of the Funds) and executive and other personnel as are necessary for the operation of the Trust and the Funds. Except for the Trust’s Chief Compliance Officer, the Manager pays all of the compensation of Trustees and officers of the Trust who are employees of the Manager or its affiliates.

 

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The Trustees considered the scope and quality of services provided by the Manager and the Subadvisers and noted that the scope of such services provided had expanded as a result of recent regulatory and other developments. The Trustees noted that, for example, the Manager and Subadvisers are responsible for maintaining and monitoring their own compliance programs, and these compliance programs have recently been refined and enhanced in light of new regulatory requirements. The Trustees considered the capabilities and resources which the Manager has dedicated to performing services on behalf of the Trust and its Funds. The quality of administrative and other services, including the Manager’s role in coordinating the activities of the Trust’s other service providers, also were considered. The Trustees concluded that, overall, they were satisfied with the nature, extent and quality of services provided (and expected to be provided) to the Trust and to each of the Funds under the Agreements.

(2)  The investment performance of the Funds, the Manager and the Subadvisers.  In connection with every in-person quarterly Board of Trustees meeting, Trustees receive extensive information on the performance results of each of the Funds. This includes, for example, performance information on all of the Funds for the previous quarter, and previous one, three and five-year periods, and since inception. (For Funds which have been in existence for less than five years, Trustees may receive performance information on comparable funds managed by the particular Subadviser for periods prior to the creation of a particular Fund.) Such performance information includes information on absolute total return, performance versus Subadvisers’ comparable fund(s), performance versus the appropriate benchmark(s), and performance versus peer groups. For example, in connection with the Board of Trustees meeting held October 26, 2011, the Manager reported that for the three year period ended June 30, 2011, ten Funds were in the top 40%, six were in the middle 20% and five were in the bottom 40%, and for the one year period ended June 30, 2011, nine Funds were in the top 40%, eight were in the middle 20%, and 11 were in the bottom 40%. The Manager also reported that for the five year period ended June 30, 2011, nine Funds were in the top 40%, three were in the middle 20%, and seven were in the bottom 40%. At the Board of Trustees meeting held October 26, 2011, the Trustees determined that the overall investment performance of the Funds was acceptable.

(3)  The costs of services to be provided and profits to be realized by the Manager and the Subadvisers and their affiliates from their relationship with the Funds.  The Manager has supplied information to the Board of Trustees pertaining to the level of investment advisory fees to which the Funds are subject. The Manager has agreed to temporarily “cap” Fund expenses at certain levels, and information is provided to Trustees setting forth “contractual” advisory fees and “actual” fees after taking expense caps into account. Based upon the information provided, the “actual” advisory fees payable by the Funds overall are generally comparable to the average level of fees paid by Fund peer groups. For the 29 Funds reviewed by the Board of Trustees in the fall of 2011, 24 Funds paid “actual” advisory fees in a percentage amount within the 65th percentile or lower for each Fund’s applicable category. The Trustees recognized that it is difficult to make comparisons of advisory fees because there are variations in the services that are included in the fees paid by other funds. The Board has concluded that the advisory fees to be paid to the Manager by the Funds are not unreasonable.

The Manager has also supplied information to the Board of Trustees pertaining to total Fund expenses (which includes advisory fees, the 25 basis point 12b-1 fee paid by the Funds, and other Fund expenses). As noted above, the Manager has agreed to “cap” Fund expenses at certain levels. Based upon the information provided, the overall total expense ratio ranking in 2012 for the 29 Funds was as follows: (1) 21 of the Funds had total expense rankings at or below the 50th percentile; (2) three of the Funds were between the 50th and 65th percentiles; (3) for three of the Funds with expense ranks above the 65th percentile, the Manager recommended, and the Board of Trustees approved, temporary management fee waivers effective May 1, 2012, which are expected to reduce such rankings to the 65th percentile or below; (4) for one Fund with an expense rank above the 65th percentile, the Manager expects such Fund to be below the 65th percentile in 2012 because of greater Fund assets; and (5) for one Fund with an expense rank above the 65th percentile, the Manager reported that the peer group makes for poor comparability.

The Manager has committed to providing the Funds with a high quality of service and working to reduce Fund expenses over time, particularly as the Funds grow larger. The Trustees concluded therefore that the expense ratios of the Funds were not unreasonable.

The Manager provided information concerning the profitability of the Manager’s investment advisory activities for the period from 2009 through June 30, 2011. The Trustees recognized that it is difficult to make comparisons of profitability from investment company advisory agreements because comparative information is not generally publicly available and is affected by numerous factors, including the structure of the particular adviser, the types of funds it manages, its business mix, numerous assumptions regarding allocation of expenses and the adviser’s capital structure and cost of capital. In considering profitability information, the Trustees considered the possible effect of certain fall-out benefits to the Manager and its affiliates. The Trustees focused on profitability of the Manager’s relationships with the Funds before taxes and distribution expenses. The Trustees recognized that the Manager should, in the abstract, be entitled to earn a reasonable level of profits for the services it provides to each Fund and, based on their review, concluded that they were satisfied that the Manager’s level of profitability from its relationship with the Funds was not excessive.

 

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The Manager, on behalf of the Board of Trustees, endeavored to obtain information on the profitability of each Subadviser in connection with its relationship with the Fund or Funds which it subadvises. The Manager was unable to obtain meaningful profitability information from some of the unaffiliated Subadvisers. The Manager assured the Board of Trustees that the Agreements with the Subadvisers which are not affiliated with it were negotiated on an “arm’s length” basis, so that arguably, such profitability information should be less relevant. The Trustees were also provided with certain information on profitability for Subadvisers which are affiliated with the Manager. Trustees recognized the difficulty of allocating costs to multiple advisory accounts and products of a large advisory organization. Based upon the information provided, the Trustees determined that there was no evidence that the level of such profitability attributable to subadvising the Funds was excessive.

(4) and (5) The extent to which economies of scale would be realized as the Funds grow, and whether fee levels reflect these economies of scale. The Trustees noted that most of the advisory fee schedules for the Funds do not contain breakpoints that reduce the fee rate on assets above specified levels, although certain Subadvisory Agreements have such “breakpoints.” The Trustees recognized that breakpoints may be an appropriate way for the Manager to share its economies of scale, if any, with Funds that have substantial assets. However, they also recognized that there may not be a direct relationship between any economies of scale realized by Funds and those realized by the Manager as assets increase. The Trustees do not believe there is a uniform methodology for establishing breakpoints that give effect to Fund-specific service provided by the Manager. The Trustees noted that in the fund industry as a whole, as well as among funds similar to the Funds, there is no uniformity or pattern in the fees and asset levels at which breakpoints (if any) apply. Depending on the age, size, and other characteristics of a particular fund and its manager’s cost structure, different conclusions can be drawn as to whether there are economies of scale to be realized at any particular level of assets, notwithstanding the intuitive conclusion that such economies exist, or will be realized at some level of total assets. Moreover, because different managers have different cost structures and service models, it is difficult to draw meaningful conclusions from the breakpoints that may have been adopted by other funds. The Trustees also noted that the advisory agreements for many funds do not have breakpoints at all, or if breakpoints exist, they may be at asset levels significantly greater than those of the individual Funds. The Trustees also noted that the total assets in all of the Funds as of June 30, 2011 were approximately $6.2 billion, and that no single non-money market Fund had assets in excess of $428 million.

The Trustees noted that the Manager has agreed to temporarily “cap” Fund expenses at certain levels, which has the effect of reducing expenses as would the implementation of advisory fee breakpoints. The Manager has committed to continue to consider the continuation of fee “caps” and/or advisory fee breakpoints as the Funds grow larger. The Board receives quarterly reports on the level of Fund assets. It expects to consider whether or not to approve the Agreements at a meeting to be held prior to December 31, 2012, and will at that time, or prior thereto, consider: (a) the extent to which economies of scale can be realized, and (b) whether the advisory fee should be modified to reflect such economies of scale, if any.

Having taken these factors into account, the Trustees concluded that the absence of breakpoints in certain of the Funds’ advisory fee rate schedules was acceptable under each Fund’s circumstances.

 

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Information about the Board of Trustees and Officers (Unaudited)

The Trust is managed by the Trustees in accordance with the laws of the state of Delaware governing business trusts. There are currently nine Trustees, two of whom are “interested persons” of the Trust within the meaning of that term under the 1940 Act. The Trustees and Officers of the Trust, their addresses, ages, their positions held with the Trust, their terms of office with the Trust and length of time served, their principal occupation(s) during the past five years, the number of portfolios in the Trust they oversee, and their other directorships held during the past five years are as follows:

Non-Interested Trustees(1)

 

Name, Address, and Age

  Positions
Held with
Allianz
VIP and VIP
FOF Trust
 

Term of
Office(2)/Length
of Time Served

 

Principal Occupation(s)
During Past 5 Years

  Number of
Portfolios
Overseen for
Allianz
VIP and VIP
FOF Trust
 

Other
Directorships
Held Outside the

AZL Fund Complex
During Past 5 Years

Peter R. Burnim, Age 64
5701 Golden Hills Drive Minneapolis, MN 55416
  Trustee   Since 2/07   Managing Director iQ Venture Partners, Inc., 2005 to present; EVP Northstar Companies, 2002 to 2005; Senior Officer Citibank and Citicorp for over 25 years   42   Argus Group Holdings; Sterling Centrecorp Inc.; Highland Financial Holdings; and Bank of Bermuda NY
Peggy L. Ettestad, Age 54
5701 Golden Hills Drive
Minneapolis, MN 55416
  Trustee   Since 2/07   Managing Director, Red Canoe Management Consulting LLC, 2008 to present; Senior Managing Director, Residential Capital LLC, 2003 to 2008; Chief Operations Officer, Transamerica Reinsurance 2002 to 2003   42   Luther College
Roger Gelfenbien, Age 68
5701 Golden Hills Drive Minneapolis, MN 55416
  Trustee   Since 10/99   Retired; Partner of Accenture 1983 to 1999   42   Virtus Funds
(8 Funds)
Claire R. Leonardi, Age 56
5701 Golden Hills Drive Minneapolis, MN 55416
  Trustee   Since 2/04  

Chief Executive Officer, Connecticut Innovations, 2012 to present; General Partner of Fairview Capital, L.P., 1994 to present

  42   The Natural History Museum of the Adirondacks
Dickson W. Lewis, Age 63
5701 Golden Hills Drive Minneapolis, MN 55416
  Trustee   Since 2/04   Vice President/General Manager, Yearbooks & Canada-Lifetouch National School Studios, 2006 to present; Vice President/General Manager of Jostens, Inc., 2002 to 2006; Senior Vice President of Fortis Group, 1997 to 2002; Consultant to Hartford Insurance Co., 2001   42   None
Peter W. McClean, Age 67
5701 Golden Hills Drive Minneapolis, MN 55416
  Trustee   Since 2/04   Retired; President and CEO of Measurisk, LLC, 2001 to 2003; Chief Risk Management Officer at Bank Of Bermuda Ltd., 1996 to 2001   42   PNMAC Opportunity Fund; Northeast Bank; and FHI
Arthur C. Reeds III, Age 67
5701 Golden Hills Drive Minneapolis, MN 55416
  Trustee   Since 10/99   Retired; Senior Investment Officer, Hartford Foundation for Public Giving, 2000 to 2003; Chairman, Chief Executive and President of Conning Corp., 1999 to 2000; Investment Consultant 1997 to 1999   42   Connecticut Water Service, Inc.

 

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Interested Trustees(3)

Name, Address, and Age

 

Positions
Held with
Allianz
VIP and VIP
FOF Trust

 

Term of
Office(2)/Length
of Time Served

 

Principal Occupation(s)
During Past 5 Years

 

Number of
Portfolios
Overseen for
Allianz

VIP and VIP
FOF Trust

 

Other
Directorships
Held Outside the

Fund Complex
During Past 5 Years

Robert DeChellis, Age 44
5701 Golden Hills Drive Minneapolis, MN 55416
  Trustee   Since 3/08   President and CEO, Allianz Life Financial Services, LLC, 2007 to present; Senior Vice President of Marketing and Product Innovation, 2006 to 2007; Executive Vice President, Travelers Life 2004 to 2005; Executive Vice President, Jackson National Life Distributors, Inc. 2002 to 2004.   42   None

Brian Muench, Age 41

5701 Golden Hills Drive Minneapolis, MN 55416

  Trustee   Since 6/11   President, Allianz Investment Management LLC from November 2010 to present; Vice President, Vice President, Advisory Management, Allianz Investment Management LLC from December 2005 to November 2010; Assistant Vice President, Investments, Allianz Life from February 2002 to November 2005.   42   None

Officers

 

Name, Address, and Age

  

Positions
Held with
Allianz
VIP and VIP
FOF Trust

   Term of
Office(2)/Length
of Time Served
  

Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years

Brian Muench, Age 41

5701 Golden Hills Drive Minneapolis, MN 55416

   President    Since 11/10    President, Allianz Investment Management LLC from November 2010 to present; Vice President, Allianz Life from April 2011, to present; Vice President, Advisory Management, Allianz Investment Management LLC from December 2005 to November 2010; Assistant Vice President, Investments, Allianz Life from February 2002 to November 2005.
Michael Radmer, Age 66
Dorsey & Whitney LLP,
Suite 1500
50 South Sixth Street Minneapolis, MN 55402-1498
   Secretary    Since 2/04    Partner, Dorsey and Whitney LLP since 1976.
Ty Edwards, Age 45
Citi Fund Services Ohio, Inc.
3435 Stelzer Road Columbus, OH 43219
   Treasurer, Principal Accounting Officer and Principal Financial Officer    Since 4/10    Senior Vice President, Financial Administration, Citi Fund Services Ohio, Inc., December 2009 to present; Director, Product Management, Columbia Management, April 2007 to April 2009; Deputy Treasurer, Columbia Funds and Director, Fund Administration, Columbia Management, January 2006 to April 2007; Vice President, Fund Administration, Columbia Management, July 2002 to December 2005.
Stephen G. Simon, Age 43
5701 Golden Hills Drive Minneapolis, MN 55416
   Chief Compliance Officer(4) and Anti Money Laundering Compliance Officer    Since 11/06    Chief Compliance Officer, Allianz Investment Management LLC, July 2004 to present; President, Simon Compliance Consulting Ltd, May 2004 to July 2004; Compliance Counsel, Advantus Capital Management, Inc., January 2002 to May 2004.

 

  (1) Member of the Audit Committee.

 

  (2) Indefinite.

 

  (3) Is an “interested person”, as defined by the 1940 Act, due to employment by Allianz.

 

  (4) The Manager and the Trust are parties to a Chief Compliance Officer Agreement under which the Manager is compensated by the Trust for providing an employee of the Manager or one of its affiliates to act as the Trust’s Chief Compliance Officer. The Chief Compliance Officer and Anti Money Laundering Compliance Officer is not considered a corporate officer or executive employee of the Trust.

 

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The Allianz VIP Funds are distributed by Allianz Life Financial Services, LLC.   
These Funds are not FDIC Insured.      ANNRPT1211 2/12   


AZL® Dreyfus Equity Growth Fund

Annual Report

December 31, 2011

 

LOGO


Table of Contents

Management Discussion and Analysis

Page 1

Expense Examples and Portfolio Composition

Page 3

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

Page 4

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

Page 6

Statement of Operations

Page 6

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

Page 7

Financial Highlights

Page 8

Notes to the Financial Statements

Page 9

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

Page 16

Other Federal Income Tax Information

Page 17

Other Information

Page 18

Approval of Investment Advisory and Subadvisory Agreements

Page 19

Information about the Board of Trustees and Officers

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This report is submitted for the general information of the shareholder of the Fund. The report is not authorized for distribution to prospective investors in the Fund unless preceded or accompanied by an effective prospectus, which contains details concerning the sales charges and other pertinent information.


AZL® Dreyfus Equity Growth Fund Review (unaudited)

 

Allianz Investment Management LLC serves as the Manager for the AZL® Dreyfus Equity Growth Fund and The Dreyfus Corporation serves as Subadviser to the Fund.

What factors affected the Fund’s performance during the year ended December 31, 2011?

For the year ended December 31, 2011, the AZL® Dreyfus Equity Growth Fund returned –3.20%. That compared to a 2.64% total return for its benchmark, the Russell 1000® Growth Index1.

The equity markets experienced significant volatility during the year. That volatility was caused by a range of factors, including investor concerns over the worsening sovereign debt crisis in Europe and the “Arab spring”2 in the Middle East. The tepid growth of the U.S. economy combined with slowing growth in China added uncertainty. However, investor confidence received a boost in the fourth quarter as European leaders worked toward a solution for the debt crisis.

The Fund’s Subadviser uses a bottom-up, analyst-driven approach that identifies opportunities for strong earnings growth. However, the challenging environment negatively affected the Fund’s absolute performance.

The Fund did not hold meaningful overweight or underweight sector positions, so its underperformance relative to the benchmark was attributed to individual stock selection. Individual holdings in the industrial sector were the largest detractors from the Fund’s relative performance. These holdings were hurt by mounting investor concerns about the European debt crisis. Midway through the period the Fund sold its holdings in

a U.S. based oil company, which hurt relative returns as the stock continued to perform well through the end of the year. Additionally, performance was hurt by the Fund’s minimal exposure to shares of a U.S. fast food chain that performed well during in the year.*

The Fund’s performance benefited from individual holdings in the consumer staples sector. Among the Fund’s best performing holdings was a global food products company that benefited from several acquisitions during the year. Continued consumer spending on natural and organic products, despite the economy, also benefited another of the Fund’s holdings in the consumer staples sector.*

Past performance does not guarantee future results.

 

* The Fund’s portfolio composition is subject to change. There is no guarantee that any sectors mentioned will continue to perform well or that securities in such sectors will be held by the Fund in the future. The information contained in this commentary is for informational purposes only and should not be construed as a recommendation to purchase or sell securities in the sector mentioned. The Fund’s holdings and weightings are as of December 31, 2011.

 

1 

The Russell 1000® Growth Index measures the performance of the large-cap growth segment of the U.S. equity universe. It includes those Russell 1000 companies with higher price-to-book ratios and higher forecasted growth values. Investors cannot invest directly in an index.

 

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AZL® Dreyfus Equity Growth Fund Review (unaudited)

 

Fund Objective

The Fund’s investment objective is to seek long-term growth of capital and income. This objective may be changed by the Trustees of the Fund without shareholder approval. The Fund seeks to achieve its objective by investing at least 80% of its net assets, plus any borrowings for investment purposes, in stocks that are included in a widely recognized index of stock market performance.

Investment Concerns

Equity securities (stocks) are more volatile and carry more risk than other forms of investments, including investments in high-grade fixed income securities. The net asset value per share of this Fund will fluctuate as the value of the securities in the portfolio changes.

Growth based investments can perform differently from the market as a whole and can be more volatile than other types of securities.

International investing may involve risk of capital loss from unfavorable fluctuations in currency values, from differences in generally accepted accounting principles or from economic or political instability in other nations.

For a complete description of these and other risks associated with investing in a mutual Fund, please refer to the Fund’s prospectus.

Growth of a $10,000 Investment

 

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The chart above represents a comparison of a hypothetical investment in the Fund versus a similar investment in the Fund’s benchmark, and represents the reinvestment of dividends and capital gains in the Fund.

Average Annual Total Returns as of December 31, 2011

 

     1
Year
    3
Year
    5
Year
    10
Year
 

AZL® Dreyfus Equity Growth Fund

     –3.20     17.05     0.36     1.09

Russell 1000® Growth Index

     2.64     18.02     2.50     2.60

Past performance does not guarantee future results. The performance data quoted represents past performance and current returns may be lower or higher. The investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed may be worth more or less than the original cost. To obtain performance information current to the most recent month end, please visit www.Allianzlife.com.

Expense Ratio

 

     Gross  

AZL® Dreyfus Equity Growth Fund

     1.11

The above expense ratios are based on the current Fund prospectus dated May 1, 2011. The Manager has voluntarily reduced the management fee to 0.70%. The Manager and the Fund have entered into a written contract limiting operating expenses, excluding certain expenses (such as interest expense), to 1.20% through April 30, 2013. Additional information pertaining to the December 31, 2011 expense ratios can be found in the financial highlights.

The total return of the Fund does not reflect the effect of any insurance charges, the annual maintenance fee or the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares. Such charges, fees and tax payments would reduce the performance quoted.

The Fund’s performance is measured against the Russell 1000® Growth Index, an unmanaged index that measures the performance of the large-cap growth segment of the U.S. equity universe. It includes those Russell 1000 companies with higher price-to-book ratios and higher forecasted growth values. The index does not reflect the deduction of fees associated with a mutual fund, such as investment management and fund accounting fees. The Fund’s performance reflects the deduction of fees for services provided to the Fund. Investors cannot invest directly in an index.

 

 

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AZL Dreyfus Equity Growth Fund

Expense Examples

(Unaudited)

 

As a shareholder of the AZL Dreyfus Equity Growth Fund (the “Fund”), you incur ongoing costs, including management fees, distribution fees, and other Fund expenses. These examples are 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. Please note that the expenses shown in the tables are meant to highlight your ongoing cost only. Therefore, the examples are useful in comparing ongoing cost only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher. Please note that the expenses that apply to subaccounts of the insurance contracts were included, your costs would have been higher.

These examples are based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the periods presented below.

The Actual Expense table below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information below, 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 table under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.

 

     Beginning
Account Value
7/1/11
     Ending
Account Value
12/31/11
     Expense Paid
During Period*
7/1/11 - 12/31/11
     Annualized
Expense Ratio
During Period**
7/1/11 - 12/31/11
 

AZL Dreyfus Equity Growth Fund

   $ 1,000.00       $ 910.30       $ 4.96         1.03

The Hypothetical Expense table below provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year 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 this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of other funds.

 

     Beginning
Account Value
7/1/11
     Ending
Account Value
12/31/11
     Expense Paid
During Period*
7/1/11 - 12/31/11
     Annualized
Expense Ratio
During Period**
7/1/11 - 12/31/11
 

AZL Dreyfus Equity Growth Fund

   $ 1,000.00       $ 1,020.01       $ 5.24         1.03

 

  * Expenses are equal to the average account value times the Fund’s annualized expense ratio multiplied by the number of days in the most recent fiscal half-year divided by the number of days in the fiscal year.
  ** Excludes expense paid indirectly.

Portfolio Composition

(Unaudited)

 

Investments

   Percent of
net assets+
 

Information Technology

     30.2

Consumer Discretionary

     15.7   

Consumer Staples

     12.2   

Health Care

     11.8   

Industrials

     11.5   

Energy

     9.8   

Materials

     4.7   

Financials

     2.2   

Unaffiliated Investment Company

     1.4   

Utilities

     0.5   
  

 

 

 

Total

     100.0
  

 

 

 

 

  + Investments are shown as a percentage of net assets, not total investments. As such the total may not equal 100%. For more information about the investments, please see the Schedule of Portfolio Investments.

 

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AZL Dreyfus Equity Growth Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

December 31, 2011

 

Shares           Fair
Value
 
     

 

Common Stocks (98.6%):

  

 

Aerospace & Defense (1.1%):

  

  15,310      

Precision Castparts Corp.

   $ 2,522,935   
     

 

 

 

 

Auto Components (0.8%):

  

  54,030      

Johnson Controls, Inc.

     1,688,978   
     

 

 

 

 

Beverages (3.1%):

  

  54,880      

Coca-Cola Enterprises, Inc.

     1,414,806   
  83,200      

PepsiCo, Inc.

     5,520,320   
     

 

 

 
     6,935,126   
     

 

 

 

 

Biotechnology (3.4%):

  

  17,140      

Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*

     1,225,510   
  15,750      

Biogen Idec, Inc.*

     1,733,287   
  33,060      

Celgene Corp.*

     2,234,856   
  55,290      

Gilead Sciences, Inc.*

     2,263,020   
     

 

 

 
     7,456,673   
     

 

 

 

 

Chemicals (2.8%):

  

  20,220      

Air Products & Chemicals, Inc.

     1,722,542   
  42,400      

Eastman Chemical Co.

     1,656,144   
  39,530      

Monsanto Co.

     2,769,867   
     

 

 

 
     6,148,553   
     

 

 

 

 

Commercial Banks (0.9%):

  

  70,020      

Wells Fargo & Co.

     1,929,751   
     

 

 

 

 

Communications Equipment (4.6%):

  

  17,050      

F5 Networks, Inc.*

     1,809,346   
  119,200      

QUALCOMM, Inc.

     6,520,240   
  77,880      

Riverbed Technology, Inc.*

     1,830,180   
     

 

 

 
     10,159,766   
     

 

 

 

 

Computers & Peripherals (8.7%):

  

  34,133      

Apple, Inc.*

     13,823,865   
  123,890      

EMC Corp.*

     2,668,591   
  52,750      

SanDisk Corp.*

     2,595,827   
     

 

 

 
     19,088,283   
     

 

 

 

 

Consumer Finance (0.8%):

  

  75,600      

Discover Financial Services

     1,814,400   
     

 

 

 

 

Diversified Financial Services (0.5%):

  

  9,160      

IntercontinentalExchange, Inc.*

     1,104,238   
     

 

 

 

 

Electrical Equipment (1.5%):

  

  59,600      

Cooper Industries plc, A Shares

     3,227,340   
     

 

 

 

 

Energy Equipment & Services (4.5%):

  

  27,680      

Cameron International Corp.*

     1,361,579   
  45,330      

Ensco plc, Sponsored ADR

     2,126,883   
  27,020      

National-Oilwell Varco, Inc.

     1,837,090   
  68,090      

Schlumberger, Ltd.

     4,651,228   
     

 

 

 
     9,976,780   
     

 

 

 

 

Food & Staples Retailing (0.8%):

  

  25,150      

Whole Foods Market, Inc.

     1,749,937   
     

 

 

 

 

Food Products (2.6%):

  

  110,890      

ConAgra Foods, Inc.

     2,927,496   
  74,580      

Kraft Foods, Inc., Class A

     2,786,309   
     

 

 

 
     5,713,805   
     

 

 

 
Shares           Fair
Value
 
     

 

Common Stocks, continued

  

 

Health Care Providers & Services (2.8%):

  

  31,960      

McKesson, Inc.

   $ 2,490,004   
  77,730      

Omnicare, Inc.

     2,677,798   
  19,860      

WellCare Health Plans, Inc.*

     1,042,650   
     

 

 

 
     6,210,452   
     

 

 

 

 

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure (0.7%):

  

  61,910      

Royal Caribbean Cruises, Ltd.

     1,533,511   
     

 

 

 

 

Household Durables (0.8%):

  

  104,060      

Newell Rubbermaid, Inc.

     1,680,569   
     

 

 

 

 

Household Products (2.6%):

  

  31,810      

Energizer Holdings, Inc.*

     2,464,639   
  47,500      

Procter & Gamble Co. (The)

     3,168,725   
     

 

 

 
     5,633,364   
     

 

 

 

 

Industrial Conglomerates (1.5%):

  

  72,390      

Danaher Corp.

     3,405,226   
     

 

 

 

 

Internet & Catalog Retail (2.8%):

  

  23,130      

Amazon.com, Inc.*

     4,003,803   
  4,730      

Priceline.com, Inc.*

     2,212,268   
     

 

 

 
     6,216,071   
     

 

 

 

 

Internet Software & Services (3.9%):

  

  13,227      

Google, Inc., Class A*

     8,543,319   
     

 

 

 

 

IT Services (2.8%):

  

  6,850      

MasterCard, Inc., Class A

     2,553,817   
  64,160      

Paychex, Inc.

     1,931,858   
  35,126      

Teradata Corp.*

     1,703,962   
     

 

 

 
     6,189,637   
     

 

 

 

 

Life Sciences Tools & Services (0.6%):

  

  35,970      

Agilent Technologies, Inc.*

     1,256,432   
     

 

 

 

 

Machinery (7.3%):

  

  66,590      

Caterpillar, Inc.

     6,033,054   
  32,590      

Cummins, Inc.

     2,868,572   
  54,102      

Dover Corp.

     3,140,621   
  92,140      

Eaton Corp.

     4,010,854   
     

 

 

 
     16,053,101   
     

 

 

 

 

Media (3.0%):

  

  44,530      

DIRECTV Group, Inc. (The), Class A*

     1,904,103   
  44,340      

Omnicom Group, Inc.

     1,976,677   
  58,010      

Viacom, Inc., Class B

     2,634,234   
     

 

 

 
     6,515,014   
     

 

 

 

 

Metals & Mining (1.9%):

  

  25,440      

Cliffs Natural Resources, Inc.

     1,586,184   
  68,410      

Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold, Inc.

     2,516,804   
     

 

 

 
     4,102,988   
     

 

 

 

 

Multiline Retail (2.7%):

  

  87,560      

Macy’s, Inc.

     2,817,681   
  32,530      

Nordstrom, Inc.

     1,617,066   
  30,340      

Target Corp.

     1,554,015   
     

 

 

 
     5,988,762   
     

 

 

 
 

 

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ALLIANZ VARIABLE INSURANCE PRODUCTS TRUST

AZL Dreyfus Equity Growth Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments, continued

December 31, 2011

 

Shares           Fair
Value
 
     

 

Common Stocks, continued

  

 

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels (5.8%):

  

  27,560      

Chevron Corp.

   $ 2,932,384   
  19,920      

EQT Corp.

     1,091,417   
  29,130      

EOG Resources, Inc.

     2,869,596   
  24,500      

Occidental Petroleum Corp.

     2,295,650   
  24,400      

Pioneer Natural Resources Co.

     2,183,312   
  41,590      

Southwestern Energy Co.*

     1,328,385   
     

 

 

 
     12,700,744   
     

 

 

 

 

Pharmaceuticals (5.0%):

  

  19,120      

Allergan, Inc.

     1,677,589   
  35,310      

Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.

     1,244,324   
  27,420      

Johnson & Johnson Co.

     1,798,204   
  30,510      

Merck & Co., Inc.

     1,150,227   
  12,660      

Perrigo Co.

     1,231,818   
  107,160      

Pfizer, Inc.

     2,318,943   
  27,410      

Watson Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*

     1,653,919   
     

 

 

 
        11,075,024   
     

 

 

 

 

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment (4.0%):

  

  82,310      

Analog Devices, Inc.

     2,945,052   
  35,320      

Broadcom Corp., Class A

     1,036,995   
  112,740      

Cypress Semiconductor Corp.

     1,904,179   
  100,000      

Texas Instruments, Inc.

     2,911,000   
     

 

 

 
        8,797,226   
     

 

 

 

 

Software (6.2%):

  

  23,680      

Citrix Systems, Inc.*

     1,437,850   
  98,350      

Electronic Arts, Inc.*

     2,026,010   
  48,050      

Intuit, Inc.

     2,526,949   
  162,460      

Oracle Corp.

     4,167,099   
Shares or
Principal
Amount
          Fair
Value
 
     

 

Common Stocks, continued

  

 

Softwar, continued

  
  16,580      

Salesforce.com, Inc.*

   $ 1,682,207   
  21,388      

VMware, Inc., Class A*

     1,779,268   
     

 

 

 
        13,619,383   
     

 

 

 

 

Specialty Retail (2.8%):

  

  32,880      

Dick’s Sporting Goods, Inc.

     1,212,614   
  59,310      

Express, Inc.*

     1,182,641   
  46,190      

Limited Brands, Inc.

     1,863,767   
  38,300      

Ross Stores, Inc.

     1,820,399   
     

 

 

 
        6,079,421   
     

 

 

 

 

Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods (2.2%):

  

  43,500      

Michael Kors Holdings, Ltd.*

     1,185,375   
  28,620      

PVH Corp.

     2,017,424   
  22,440      

Under Armour, Inc., Class A*

     1,610,967   
     

 

 

 
        4,813,766   
     

 

 

 

 

Tobacco (3.1%):

  

  86,430      

Philip Morris International, Inc.

     6,783,026   
     

 

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks (Cost $198,144,017)

     216,713,601   
     

 

 

 

 

Unaffiliated Investment Company (1.4%):

  

  3,101,914      

Dreyfus Treasury Prime Cash Management, 0.00%(a)

     3,101,914   
     

 

 

 

 
 

Total Unaffiliated Investment Company
(Cost $3,101,914)

     3,101,914   
     

 

 

 

 
 

Total Investment Securities
(Cost $201,245,931)(b) — 100.0%

     219,815,515   

 

Net other assets (liabilities) — 0.0%

     (95,548
     

 

 

 

 

Net Assets — 100.0%

   $ 219,719,967   
     

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Percentages indicated are based on net assets as of December 31, 2011.

 

ADR—American Depositary Receipt

 

* Non-income producing security

 

(a) The rate represents the effective yield at December 31, 2011.

 

(b) See Federal Tax Information listed in the Notes to the Financial Statements.

The following represents the concentrations by country of risk (based on the domicile of the security issuer) relative to the total fair value of investment securities as of December 31, 2011:

 

Country

  Percentage  

Hong Kong

    0.5

Ireland (Republic of)

    1.5   

Liberia

    0.7   

Netherlands

    2.1   

United Kingdom

    1.0   

United States

    94.2   
 

 

 

 
    100.0
 

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

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ALLIANZ VARIABLE INSURANCE PRODUCTS TRUST

AZL Dreyfus Equity Growth Fund

 

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

December 31, 2011

 

Assets:

  

Investment securities, at cost

   $ 201,245,931   
  

 

 

 

Investment securities, at value

   $ 219,815,515   

Interest and dividends receivable

     265,836   

Receivable for capital shares issued

     14,859   

Receivable for expenses paid indirectly

     3,429   

Prepaid expenses

     3,056   
  

 

 

 

Total Assets

     220,102,695   
  

 

 

 

Liabilities:

  

Payable for capital shares redeemed

     166,957   

Manager fees payable

     131,170   

Administration fees payable

     6,186   

Distribution fees payable

     46,847   

Custodian fees payable

     2,225   

Administrative and compliance services fees payable

     1,578   

Trustee fees payable

     85   

Other accrued liabilities

     27,680   
  

 

 

 

Total Liabilities

     382,728   
  

 

 

 

Net Assets

   $ 219,719,967   
  

 

 

 

Net Assets Consist of:

  

Capital

   $ 223,316,272   

Accumulated net investment income/(loss)

     924,184   

Accumulated net realized gains/(losses) from investment transactions

     (23,090,073

Net unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on investments

     18,569,584   
  

 

 

 

Net Assets

   $ 219,719,967   
  

 

 

 

Shares of beneficial interest (unlimited number of shares authorized, no par value)

     23,675,926   

Net Asset Value (offering and redemption price per share)

   $ 9.28   
  

 

 

 

Statement of Operations

For the Year Ended December 31, 2011

 

Investment Income:

  

Interest

   $ 165   

Dividends

     3,160,785   
  

 

 

 

Total Investment Income

     3,160,950   
  

 

 

 

Expenses:

  

Manager fees

     1,698,752   

Administration fees

     86,678   

Distribution fees

     553,750   

Custodian fees

     13,788   

Administrative and compliance services fees

     11,081   

Trustee fees

     18,654   

Professional fees

     20,310   

Shareholder reports

     28,887   

Other expenses

     7,459   
  

 

 

 

Total expenses before reductions

     2,439,359   

Less expenses voluntarily waived/reimbursed by the Manager

     (148,254

Less expenses paid indirectly

     (74,598
  

 

 

 

Net expenses

     2,216,507   
  

 

 

 

Net Investment Income/(Loss)

     944,443   
  

 

 

 

Realized and Unrealized Gains/(Losses) on Investments:

  

Net realized gains/(losses) on securities transactions

     14,308,232   

Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments

     (29,001,418
  

 

 

 

Net Realized/Unrealized Gains/(Losses) on Investments

     (14,693,186
  

 

 

 

Change in Net Assets Resulting From Operations

   $ (13,748,743
  

 

 

 
 

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

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Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

     AZL Dreyfus
Equity Growth Fund
 
     For the
Year Ended
December 31,
2011
    For the
Year Ended
December 31,
2010
 

Change in Net Assets:

    

Operations:

    

Net investment income/(loss)

   $ 944,443      $ 781,375   

Net realized gains/(losses) on investment transactions

     14,308,232        17,557,775   

Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments

     (29,001,418     15,275,507   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from operations

     (13,748,743     33,614,657   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Dividends to Shareholders:

    

From net investment income

     (765,282     (665,056
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from dividends to shareholders

     (765,282     (665,056
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Capital Transactions:

    

Proceeds from shares issued

     90,710,728        36,753,549   

Proceeds from dividends reinvested

     765,282        665,056   

Value of shares redeemed

     (50,368,130     (31,629,694
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from capital transactions

     41,107,880        5,788,911   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in net assets

     26,593,855        38,738,512   

Net Assets:

    

Beginning of period

     193,126,112        154,387,600   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of period

   $ 219,719,967      $ 193,126,112   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Accumulated net investment income/(loss)

   $ 924,184      $ 781,369   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Share Transactions:

    

Shares issued

     8,764,203        4,341,779   

Dividends reinvested

     84,282        80,711   

Shares redeemed

     (5,254,287     (3,991,009
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in shares

     3,594,198        431,481   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

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ALLIANZ VARIABLE INSURANCE PRODUCTS TRUST

AZL Dreyfus Equity Growth Fund

Financial Highlights

(Selected data for a share of beneficial interest outstanding throughout the periods indicated)

 

     Year Ended December 31,  
     2011     2010     2009     2008     2007  

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period

   $ 9.62      $ 7.86      $ 5.86      $ 11.05      $ 10.52   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Investment Activities:

          

Net Investment Income/(Loss)

     0.03        0.05        0.04        0.04        0.02   

Net Realized and Unrealized Gains/(Losses) on Investments

     (0.34     1.75        1.99        (4.40     0.89   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from Investment Activities

     (0.31     1.80        2.03        (4.36     0.91   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Dividends to Shareholders From:

          

Net Investment Income

     (0.03     (0.04     (0.03     (0.03     (0.01

Net Realized Gains

                          (0.80     (0.37
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Dividends

     (0.03     (0.04     (0.03     (0.83     (0.38
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Asset Value, End of Period

   $ 9.28      $ 9.62      $ 7.86      $ 5.86      $ 11.05   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Return(a)

     (3.20 )%      22.92     34.76     (41.63 )%      8.75

Ratios to Average Net Assets/ Supplemental Data:

          

Net Assets, End of Period ($000’s)

   $ 219,720      $ 193,126      $ 154,388      $ 124,602      $ 292,684   

Net Investment Income/(Loss)

     0.43     0.49     0.49     0.33     0.34

Expenses Before Reductions(b)

     1.10     1.11     1.12     1.10     1.23

Expenses Net of Reductions

     1.00     0.99     0.97     0.98     1.17

Expenses Net of Reductions, Excluding Expenses Paid Indirectly(c)

     1.03     1.04     1.05     1.03     1.20

Portfolio Turnover Rate

     109     112     165     127     73

 

 

(a) The returns include reinvested dividends and fund level expenses, but exclude insurance contract charges. If these charges were included, the returns would have been lower.

 

(b) Excludes fee reductions. If such fee reductions had not occurred, the ratios would have been as indicated.

 

(c) Expenses net of reductions excludes expenses paid indirectly, pursuant to a “commission recapture” program, under which brokers remit a portion of the brokerage commission which is used to pay certain Fund expenses. See note 2 in the Notes to the Financial Statements.

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

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ALLIANZ VARIABLE INSURANCE PRODUCTS TRUST

AZL Dreyfus Equity Growth Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements

December 31, 2011

 

1. Organization

The Allianz Variable Insurance Products Trust (the “Trust”) was organized as a Delaware statutory trust on July 13, 1999. The Trust is a diversified open-end management investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”). These Notes to the Financial Statements are for the AZL Dreyfus Equity Growth Fund (the “Fund”). The Trust consists of 29 separate investment portfolios (collectively, the “Funds”), each of which is a series of the Trust, as follows:

 

   

AZL Allianz AGIC Opportunity Fund

   

AZL BlackRock Capital Appreciation Fund

   

AZL Columbia Mid Cap Value Fund

   

AZL Columbia Small Cap Value Fund

   

AZL Davis New York Venture Fund (formerly AZL Davis NY Venture Fund)

   

AZL Dreyfus Equity Growth Fund

   

AZL Eaton Vance Large Cap Value Fund

   

AZL Enhanced Bond Index Fund

   

AZL Franklin Small Cap Value Fund

   

AZL Franklin Templeton Founding Strategy Plus Fund

   

AZL Gateway Fund

   

AZL International Index Fund

   

AZL Invesco Equity and Income Fund (formerly AZL Van Kampen Equity and Income Fund)

   

AZL Invesco Growth and Income Fund (formerly AZL Van Kampen Growth and Income Fund)

   

AZL Invesco International Equity Fund

   

AZL JPMorgan International Opportunities Fund (formerly AZL Morgan Stanley International Equity Fund)

   

AZL JPMorgan U.S. Equity Fund

   

AZL MFS Investors Trust Fund

   

AZL Mid Cap Index Fund

   

AZL Money Market Fund

   

AZL Morgan Stanley Global Real Estate Fund

   

AZL Morgan Stanley Mid Cap Growth Fund

   

AZL NFJ International Value Fund

   

AZL Russell 1000 Growth Index Fund

   

AZL Russell 1000 Value Index Fund

   

AZL S&P 500 Index Fund

   

AZL Schroder Emerging Markets Equity Fund

   

AZL Small Cap Stock Index Fund

   

AZL Turner Quantitative Small Cap Growth Fund

 

 

The Trust is authorized to issue an unlimited number of shares of the Fund without par value. Shares of the Fund are available through the variable annuity contracts and variable life insurance policies offered through the separate accounts of participating insurance companies.

Under the Trust’s organizational documents, its officers and trustees are indemnified against certain liabilities arising out of the performance of their duties to the Fund. In addition, in the normal course of business, the Fund may enter into contracts with its vendors and others that provide for general indemnifications. The Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown, as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Fund. However, based on experience, the Fund expects the risk of loss to be remote.

 

2. Significant Accounting Policies

The following is a summary of significant accounting policies followed by the Fund in the preparation of its financial statements. The policies conform with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”). The preparation of financial statements requires management to make certain 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 increases and decreases in net assets from operations during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Management has evaluated events and transactions subsequent to period end through the date the financial statements were issued, for purposes of recognition or disclosure in these financial statements and there are no subsequent events to report.

Security Valuation

The Fund records its investments at fair value. Fair value is defined as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between willing market participants at the measurement date. The valuation techniques used to determine fair value are further described in Note 4 below.

Investment Transactions and Investment Income

Investment transactions are recorded not later than on the business day after trade date. However, for financial reporting purposes, investment transactions are accounted for on trade date. Net realized gains and losses on investments sold and on foreign currency transactions are recorded on the basis of identified cost. Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis and

 

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AZL Dreyfus Equity Growth Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements, continued

December 31, 2011

 

includes, where applicable, the amortization of premiums or accretion of discounts. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date except in the case of foreign securities, in which case dividends are recorded as soon as such information becomes available.

Real Estate Investment Trusts

The Fund may own shares of real estate investment trusts (“REITs”) which report information on the source of their distributions annually. Certain distributions received from REITs during the year, which are known to be a return of capital, are recorded as a reduction to the cost of the individual REIT.

Foreign Currency Translation

The accounting records of the Fund are maintained in U.S. dollars. Foreign currency amounts are translated into U.S. dollars at the current rate of exchange to determine the fair value of investments, assets and liabilities. Purchases and sales of securities, and income and expenses are translated at the prevailing rate of exchange on the respective dates of such transactions. The Fund does not isolate that portion of the results of operations resulting from changes in foreign exchange rates on investments from fluctuations arising from changes in market prices of securities held. Such fluctuations are included in the net realized and unrealized gain or loss on investments and foreign currencies.

Income received by the Fund from sources within foreign countries may be subject to withholding and other income or similar taxes imposed by such countries. The Funds accrue such taxes, as applicable, based on their current interpretation of tax rules in the foreign markets in which they invest.

Risks Associated with Foreign Securities and Currencies

Investments in securities of foreign issuers carry certain risks not ordinarily associated with investments in securities of domestic issuers. Such risks include future political and economic developments, and the possible imposition of exchange controls or other foreign governmental laws and restrictions. In addition, with respect to certain countries, there is the possibility of expropriation of assets, confiscatory taxation, political or social instability or diplomatic developments which could adversely affect investments in those securities.

Dividends to Shareholders

Dividends to shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date. The Fund distributes its dividends from net investment income and net realized capital gains, if any, on an annual basis. The amount of dividends from net investment income and from net realized gains are determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations, which may differ from GAAP. These “book/tax” differences are either temporary or permanent in nature. To the extent these differences are permanent in nature (e.g., return of capital, net operating loss, reclassification of certain market discounts, gain/loss, paydowns, and distributions), such amounts are reclassified within the composition of net assets based on their federal tax-basis treatment; temporary differences (e.g., wash sales and post October losses) do not require reclassification. Dividends to shareholders that exceed net investment income and net realized gains for tax purposes are reported as distributions of capital.

Expense Allocation

Expenses directly attributable to the Fund are charged directly to the Fund, while expenses attributable to more than one Fund are allocated among the respective Funds based upon relative net assets or some other reasonable method. Expenses which are attributable to more than one Trust are allocated across the Allianz Variable Insurance Products and Allianz Variable Insurance Products Fund of Funds Trusts based upon relative net assets or another reasonable basis. Allianz Investment Management LLC (the “Manager”), serves as the investment manager for the Trust and the Allianz Variable Insurance Products Fund of Funds Trust.

 

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AZL Dreyfus Equity Growth Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements, continued

December 31, 2011

 

Commission Recapture

Certain Funds of the Trust participate in a commission recapture program. The Fund will utilize the recaptured commissions to pay for, in whole or part, certain expenses of the Fund, excluding investment advisory fees. Any amounts received by the Fund, if applicable, are disclosed as “Expenses paid indirectly” on the Statement of Operations.

Derivative Instruments

All open derivative positions at period end are reflected on the Fund’s Schedule of Portfolio Investments. The following is a description of the derivative instruments that the Fund may utilize, including the primary underlying risk exposures related to each instrument type.

Forward Currency Contracts

During the year ended December 31, 2011, the Fund did not enter into any forward currency contracts. The Fund may enter into forward currency contracts in connection with planned purchases or sales of securities or to hedge the U.S. dollar value of securities denominated in a particular currency. In addition to the foreign currency risk related to the use of these contracts, the Fund could be exposed to risks if the counterparties to the contracts are unable to meet the terms of their contracts and from unanticipated movements in the value of a foreign currency relative to the U.S. dollar. In the event of default by the counterparty to the transaction, the Fund’s maximum amount of loss, as either the buyer or the seller, is the unrealized appreciation of the contract. The forward currency contracts are adjusted by the daily exchange rate of the underlying currency and any gains or losses are recorded for financial statement purposes as unrealized gains or losses until the contract settlement date. When the contract is closed, the Fund records a realized gain or loss equal to the difference between the value at the time it was opened and the value at the time it was closed.

Futures Contracts

During the year ended December 31, 2011, the Fund did not enter into any futures contracts. The Fund may enter into futures contracts to manage its exposure to the securities markets or to movements in market conditions or foreign exchange rates. Futures contracts are valued based upon their quoted daily settlement prices. Upon entering into a futures contract, the Fund is required to segregate liquid assets in accordance with the initial margin requirements of the broker or exchange. Futures contracts are marked to market daily and a payable or receivable for the change in value (“variation margin”) is recorded by the Fund. Gains or losses are recognized but not considered realized until the contracts expire or are closed. Futures contracts involve, to varying degrees, elements of market risk (generally equity price risk related to stock futures, interest rate risk related to bond futures, and foreign currency risk related to currency futures) and exposure to loss in excess of the variation margin disclosed in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. The primary risks associated with the use of futures contracts are the imperfect correlation between the change in market value of the underlying securities and the prices of futures contracts, the possibility of an illiquid market, and the inability of the counterparty to meet the terms of the contract.

 

3. Related Party Transactions

The Manager provides investment advisory and management services for the Fund. The Manager has retained an independent money management organization (the “Subadviser”) to make investment decisions on behalf of the Fund. Pursuant to a portfolio management agreement between the Manager and The Dreyfus Corporation (“Dreyfus”), Dreyfus provides investment advisory services as the Subadviser for the Fund subject to the general supervision of the Trustees and the Manager. The Manager is entitled to a fee, computed daily and paid monthly, based on the average daily net assets of the Fund. Expenses incurred by the Fund for investment advisory and management services are reflected on the Statement of Operations as “Manager fees.” For its services, the Subadviser is entitled to a fee payable by the Manager. The Manager has contractually agreed to waive fees and reimburse the Fund to limit the annual expenses, excluding interest expense (e.g., cash overdraft fees), taxes, brokerage commissions, other expenditures that are capitalized in accordance with GAAP and other extraordinary expenses not incurred in the ordinary course of the Fund’s business, based on the daily net assets of the Fund, through April 30, 2013.

For the year ended December 31, 2011, the annual rate due to the Manager and the annual expense limit were as follows:

 

     Annual Rate*     Annual Expense Limit  

AZL Dreyfus Equity Growth Fund

     1.00     1.20

 

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AZL Dreyfus Equity Growth Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements, continued

December 31, 2011

 

  * The fees payable to the Manager are based on a tiered structure for various net assets levels as follows: the first $10 million at 1.00%, the next $10 million at 0.875% and above $20 million at 0.75%. The Manager voluntarily reduced management fees to 0.70%. The Manager reserves the right to stop reducing the manager fee at any time.

Any amounts contractually waived or reimbursed by the Manager in a particular fiscal year will be subject to repayment by the Fund to the Manager to the extent that from time to time through the next three fiscal years the repayment will not cause the Fund’s expenses to exceed the stated limit during the respective year. Any amounts recouped by the Manager during the period are reflected on the Statement of Operations as “Recoupment of prior expenses reimbursed by the Manager.” At December 31, 2011, there were no remaining contractual reimbursements that are subject to repayment by the Fund in subsequent years.

In addition, the Manager may voluntarily waive or reimburse additional fees in order to maintain more competitive expense ratios. Any voluntary waivers or reimbursements are not subject to repayment in subsequent years. Information on the total amount waived/reimbursed by the Manager or repaid to the Manager by the Fund during the period can be found on the Statement of Operations.

Pursuant to separate agreements between the Funds and the Manager, the Manager provides a Chief Compliance Officer (“CCO”) and certain compliance oversight and regulatory filing services to the Trust. Under these agreements the Manager is entitled to an amount equal to a portion of the compensation and certain other expenses related to the individuals performing the CCO and compliance oversight services, as well as $75 per hour for time incurred in connection with the preparation and filing of certain documents with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fees are paid to the Manager on a quarterly basis. The total expenses incurred by the Fund for these services are reflected on the Statement of Operations as “Administrative and compliance services fees.”

Citi Fund Services Ohio, Inc. (“Citi” or the “Administrator”), a wholly owned subsidiary of Citigroup, Inc., with which an officer of the Trust is affiliated, serves as the Trust’s administrator, transfer agent, and fund accountant, and assists the Trust in all aspects of its administration and operation. The Administrator is entitled to a Trust-wide asset-based fee, which is based on the following schedule: 0.05% of daily average net assets on the first $4 billion, 0.04% of daily average net assets on the next $2 billion, 0.02% of daily average net assets on the next $2 billion and 0.01% of daily average net assets over $8 billion. The overall Trust-wide fees are accrued daily and paid monthly and are subject to a minimum annual fee. In addition, the Administrator is entitled to annual account fees related to the transfer agency system, an annual fee for each additional class of shares of any Fund, certain annual fees in supporting fair value services, and a Trust-wide annual fee for providing infrastructure and support in implementing the written policies and procedures comprising the Fund’s compliance program. Fees payable to the Administrator are subject to certain reductions associated with services provided to new funds. The Administrator is also reimbursed for certain expenses incurred. The total expenses incurred by the Fund for these services are reflected on the Statement of Operations as “Administration fees.”

Allianz Life Financial Services, LLC (“ALFS”), an affiliate of the Manager, serves as distributor of the Fund and receives 12b-1 fees directly from the Fund, plus a Trust-wide annual fee of $42,500, paid by the Manager from its profits and not by the Trust, for recordkeeping and reporting services.

The Trust has adopted a distribution and service plan in conformance with Rule 12b-1of the 1940 Act. Pursuant to this plan, the Fund is authorized to pay certain fees for the sale and distribution of its shares and services provided to its shareholders at an annual rate not to exceed 0.25% of the Fund’s average daily net assets. These fees are reflected on the Statement of Operations as “Distribution fees.”

In addition, certain legal fees and expenses are paid to a law firm, Dorsey & Whitney LLP, of which the Secretary of the Fund is a partner. During the year ended December 31, 2011, $3,156 was paid from the Fund relating to these fees and expenses.

Certain Officers and Trustees of the Trust are affiliated with the Manager or the Administrator. Such Officers (except for the Trust’s CCO as noted above) and Trustees receive no compensation from the Trust for serving in their respective roles. For their service to the Trust and to the Allianz Variable Insurance Products Fund of Funds Trust, each non-interested Trustee receives a $36,000 annual Board retainer and a $8,000 meeting fee for each regular in-person Board meeting and a $4,000 meeting fee for each Committee meeting. In addition, Trustees may receive compensation for special meetings and telephonic meetings. Also, the Trustees are reimbursed for certain expenses associated with attending Board meetings. Compensation to the Trustees is allocated between the Trust and the Allianz Variable Insurance Products Fund of Funds Trust in proportion to the assets under management of each Trust. During the year ended December 31, 2011, actual Trustee compensation was $924,000 in total for both Trusts.

 

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ALLIANZ VARIABLE INSURANCE PRODUCTS TRUST

AZL Dreyfus Equity Growth Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements, continued

December 31, 2011

 

During the year ended December 31, 2011, the Fund paid approximately $111,235 to affiliated broker/dealers of the Subadviser on the execution of purchases and sales of the Fund’s portfolio investments.

 

4. Investment Valuation Summary

The valuation techniques employed by the Fund, as described below, maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs in determining fair value. The inputs used for valuing the Fund’s investments are summarized in the three broad levels listed below:

 

   

Level 1 — quoted prices in active markets for identical assets

   

Level 2 — other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayments speeds, credit risk, etc.)

   

Level 3 — significant unobservable inputs (including the Fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments)

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

Security prices are generally provided by an independent third party pricing service approved by the Trust’s Board of Trustees (“Trustees”) as of the close of the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) (generally 4:00 pm EST). Equity securities are valued at the last quoted sale price or, if there is no sale, the last quoted bid price is used for long securities and the last quoted ask price is used for securities sold short. Securities listed on NASDAQ Stock Market, Inc. (“NASDAQ”) are valued at the official closing price as reported by NASDAQ. In each of these situations, valuations are typically categorized as a Level 1 in the fair value hierarchy. Investments in open-end investment companies are valued at their respective net asset value as reported by such companies and are typically categorized as Level 1 in the fair value hierarchy.

Debt and other fixed income securities are generally valued at an evaluated bid price provided by an independent pricing source approved by the Trustees. To value debt securities, pricing services may use various pricing techniques which take into account appropriate factors such as market activity, yield, quality, coupon rate, maturity, type of issue, trading characteristics, call features, credit ratings and other data, as well as broker quotes. Short term securities of sufficient credit quality with sixty days or less remaining until maturity may be valued at amortized cost, which approximates fair value. In each of these situations, valuations are typically categorized as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy.

Exchange traded futures contracts are valued at the last sales price as of the close of the primary exchange and are typically categorized as Level 1 in the fair value hierarchy. Forward currency contracts are generally valued at the foreign currency exchange rate as of the close of the NYSE and are typically categorized as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy.

Other assets and securities for which market quotations are not readily available, or are deemed unreliable are valued at fair value as determined in good faith by the Trustees or persons acting on the behalf of the Trustees. Fair value pricing may be used for significant events such as securities whose trading has been suspended, whose price has become stale or for which there is no currently available price at the close of the NYSE. Depending on the source and relative significance of valuation inputs, these instruments may be classified as Level 2 or Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy. The Fund utilizes a pricing service to assist in determining the fair value of securities when certain significant events occur that may affect the value of foreign securities.

In accordance with procedures adopted by the Trustees, fair value pricing may be used if events materially affecting the value of foreign securities occur between the time when the exchange on which they are traded closes and the time when the Fund’s net asset value is calculated. Management identifies possible fluctuation in international securities by monitoring the increase or decrease in the value of a designated benchmark index. In the event of an increase or decrease greater than predetermined levels, the Fund may use a systematic valuation model provided by an independent third party to fair value its international equity securities which are then typically categorized as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy.

For the year ended December 31, 2011, there were no Level 3 investments for which significant unobservable inputs were used to determine fair value.

 

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ALLIANZ VARIABLE INSURANCE PRODUCTS TRUST

AZL Dreyfus Equity Growth Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements, continued

December 31, 2011

 

The following is a summary of the valuation inputs used as of December 31, 2011 in valuing the Fund’s investments based upon the three levels defined above:

 

      Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Total  
Investment Securities:                            

Common Stocks+

   $ 216,713,601       $       $       $ 216,713,601   

Unaffiliated Investment Company

     3,101,914                         3,101,914   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Investment Securities

   $ 219,815,515       $       $       $ 219,815,515   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  + For detailed industry descriptions, see the accompanying Schedule of Portfolio Investments.

The Fund recognizes significant transfers between fair value hierarchy levels at the reporting period end. There were no significant transfers between Levels 1, 2 or 3 as of December 31, 2011.

In May 2011, the FASB issued ASU No. 2011-04 “Amendments to Achieve Common Fair Value Measurement and Disclosure Requirements in U.S. GAAP and IFRS”. ASU 2011-04 includes common requirements for measurement of and disclosure about fair value between U.S. GAAP and IFRS. ASU 2011-04 will require reporting entities to disclose quantitative information about the unobservable inputs used in the fair value measurements categorized within Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy. In addition, ASU 2011-04 will require reporting entities to make disclosures about amounts and reasons for all transfers in and out of Level 1 and Level 2 fair value measurements. The new and revised disclosures are effective for interim and annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2011. Adoption of ASU 2011-04 will have no effect on the Fund’s net assets. At this time, management is evaluating the impact of ASU 2011-04 on the financial statement disclosures.

 

5. Security Purchases and Sales

For the year ended December 31, 2011, cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of securities (excluding securities maturing less than one year from acquisition) were as follows:

 

     Purchases      Sales  

AZL Dreyfus Equity Growth Fund

   $ 279,317,918       $ 235,739,931   

 

6. Federal Income Tax Information

It is the Fund’s policy to continue to comply with the requirements of the Internal Revenue Code under Subchapter M, applicable to regulated investment companies, and to distribute all of its taxable income, including any net realized gains on investments, to its shareholders. Therefore, no provision is made for federal income taxes.

Management of the Funds has reviewed tax positions taken in tax years that remain subject to examination by all major tax jurisdictions, including federal (i.e., the last four tax year ends and the interim tax period since then, as applicable). Management believes that there is no tax liability resulting from unrecognized tax benefits related to uncertain tax positions taken.

Cost for federal income tax purposes at December 31, 2011 is $202,502,747. The gross unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on a tax basis is as follows:

 

Unrealized appreciation

  $ 23,741,749   

Unrealized depreciation

    (6,428,981
 

 

 

 

Net unrealized appreciation

  $ 17,312,768   
 

 

 

 

As of the end of its tax year ended December 31, 2011, the Fund has capital loss carry forwards (“CLCFs”) as summarized in the table below. Under the provisions of the Regulated Investment Company Modernization Act of 2010, CLCFs that originated in a tax year that began before December 23, 2010 (pre-effective CLCFs) may be carried forward, subject to certain limitations, and applied to offset future capital gains, and thus reduce the amount of distributable capital gains, for up to eight succeeding tax years, after which any unutilized CLCFs expire. Pre-effective CLCFs are applied as short-term capital loss regardless of whether the originating capital loss was short term or long term. CLCFs that originate in tax years beginning after December 22, 2010 (post-effective CLCFs), are applied consistent with the character in which they originated as a new loss on the first day of the immediately succeeding tax year, and thus take precedent over the application of pre-effective CLCFs. Post-effective CLCFs can be carried forward indefinitely.

 

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ALLIANZ VARIABLE INSURANCE PRODUCTS TRUST

AZL Dreyfus Equity Growth Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements, continued

December 31, 2011

 

Pre-effective CLCFs subject to expiration:

 

      Expires
12/31/2017
 

AZL Dreyfus Equity Growth Fund

   $ 21,833,257   

During the year ended December 31, 2011, the Fund utilized $15,085,660 in CLCFs to offset capital gains.

The tax character of dividends paid to shareholders during the year ended December 31, 2011 were as follows:

 

     Ordinary
Income
     Net
Long-Term
Capital Gains
     Total
Distributions(a)
 

AZL Dreyfus Equity Growth Fund

   $ 765,282       $       $ 765,282   

 

  (a) Total distributions paid may differ from the Statements of Changes in Net Assets because dividends are recognized when actually paid for tax purposes.

The tax character of dividends paid to shareholders during the year ended December 31, 2010 were as follows:

 

     Ordinary
Income
     Net
Long-Term
Capital Gains
     Total
Distributions(a)
 

AZL Dreyfus Equity Growth Fund

   $ 665,056       $       $ 665,056   

 

  (a) Total distributions paid may differ from the Statements of Changes in Net Assets because dividends are recognized when actually paid for tax purposes.

As of December 31, 2011, the components of accumulated earnings on a tax basis were as follows:

 

     Undistributed
Ordinary
Income
     Accumulated
Capital and
Other Losses
    Unrealized
Appreciation(a)
     Total
Accumulated
Earnings/
(Deficit)
 

AZL Dreyfus Equity Growth Fund

   $ 924,184       $ (21,833,257   $ 17,312,768       $ (3,596,305

 

  (a) The differences between book-basis and tax-basis unrealized appreciation/depreciation is attributable primarily to tax deferral of losses on wash sales.

 

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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

The Shareholders and Board of Trustees of

Allianz Variable Insurance Products Trust:

We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities of AZL Dreyfus Equity Growth Fund (the “Fund”) of the Allianz Variable Insurance Products Trust, including the schedule of portfolio investments, as of December 31, 2011, and the related statement of operations for the year then ended, the statements of changes in net assets for each of the years in the two-year period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the years in the five-year period then ended. These financial statements and financial highlights are the responsibility of the Fund’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements and financial highlights based on our audits.

We conducted our audits 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 and financial highlights are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of December 31, 2011, by correspondence with the custodian. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

In our opinion, the financial statements and financial highlights referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Fund as of December 31, 2011, the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the years in the two-year period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the years in the five-year period then ended, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.

KPMG LLP

Columbus, Ohio

February 24, 2012

 

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Other Federal Income Tax Information (Unaudited)

For the year ended December 31, 2011, 100.00% of the total ordinary income dividends paid by the Fund qualify for the corporate dividends received deduction available to corporate shareholders.

 

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Other Information (Unaudited)

A description of the policies and procedures that the Fund uses to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities is available, without charge, upon request, by visiting the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (“Commission”) website at www.sec.gov, or by calling 800-624-0197.

Information regarding how the Fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30th is available (i) without charge, upon request, by calling 800-624-0197; (ii) on the Allianz Variable Insurance Products Trust’s website at https://www.allianzlife.com; and (iii) on the Commission’s website at http://www.sec.gov.

The Fund files complete Schedules of Portfolio Holdings with the Commission for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. Schedules of Portfolio Holdings for the Fund in this report are available without charge on the Commission’s website at http://www.sec.gov, or may be reviewed and copied at the Commission’s Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. Information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 800-SEC-0330.

 

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ALLIANZ VARIABLE INSURANCE PRODUCTS TRUST

 

Approval of Investment Advisory and Subadvisory Agreements (Unaudited)

The Allianz Variable Insurance Products Trust (the “Trust”) is a manager-of-managers fund. That means that the Trust’s Manager (“Allianz Investment Management LLC”) is responsible for monitoring the various Subadvisers that have day-to-day responsibility for the decisions made for each of the Trust’s investment portfolios. The Trust’s Manager is responsible for determining, in the first instance, which investment advisers to consider recommending for selection as a Subadviser.

In reviewing the services provided by the Manager and the terms of the investment management agreement, the Board receives and reviews information related to the Manager’s experience and expertise in the variable insurance marketplace. Currently, the Funds are offered only through variable annuities and variable life insurance policies, and not in the retail fund market. In addition, the Board receives information regarding the Manager’s expertise with regard to portfolio diversification and asset allocation requirements within variable insurance products issued by Allianz Life Insurance Company of North America and its subsidiary, Allianz Life Insurance Company of New York. Currently, the Funds are offered only through Allianz Life and Allianz of New York variable products.

The Trust’s Manager has adopted policies and procedures to assist it in the process of analyzing each potential Subadviser with expertise in particular asset classes for purposes of making the recommendation that a specific investment adviser be selected. The Trust’s Board reviews and considers the information provided by the Manager in deciding which investment advisers to select. After an investment adviser becomes a Subadviser, a similarly rigorous process is instituted by the Manager to monitor the investment performance and other responsibilities of the Subadviser. The Manager reports to the Trust’s Board on its analysis at the regular meetings of the Board, which are held at least quarterly. Where warranted, the Manager will add or remove a particular Subadviser from a “watch” list that it maintains. Watch list criteria include, for example: (a) Fund performance over various time periods; (b) Fund risk issues, such as changes in key personnel involved with Fund management, changes in investment philosophy or process, or “capacity” concerns; and (c) organizational risk issues, such as regulatory, compliance or legal concerns, or changes in the ownership of the Subadviser. The Manager may place a Fund on the watch list for other reasons, and if so, will explain its rationale to the Trustees. Funds which are on the watch list are subject to special scrutiny of the Manager and the Board of Trustees. Funds may be removed from such watch list, if for example, performance improves or regulatory matters are satisfactorily resolved. However, in some situations where Funds which have been on the watch list, the Manager has recommended the retention of a new Subadviser, and the Board of Trustees has subsequently approved new Subadvisory Agreements with such Subadvisers.

In assessing the Manager’s and Subadvisers’ (collectively, the “Advisory Organizations”), performance of their obligations, the Board considers whether there has occurred a circumstance or event that would constitute a reason for it to not renew an advisory contract. In this regard, the Board is mindful of the potential disruption of a Fund’s operations and various risks, uncertainties and other effects that could occur as a result of a decision to terminate or not renew a contract.

As required by the Investment Company Act of 1940 (“1940 Act”), the Trust’s Board has reviewed and approved the Trust’s Investment Management Agreement with the Manager (the “Advisory Agreement”) and portfolio management agreements (the “Subadvisory Agreements”) with the Subadvisers. The Board’s decision to approve these contracts reflects the exercise of its business judgment on whether to approve new arrangements and continue the existing arrangements. During its review of these contracts, the Board considers many factors, among the most material of which are: the Fund’s investment objectives and long term performance; the Advisory Organizations’ management philosophy, personnel, and processes, including their compliance history and the adequacy of their compliance processes; the preferences and expectations of Fund shareholders (and underlying contract owners) and their relative sophistication; the continuing state of competition in the mutual fund industry; and comparable fees in the mutual fund industry.

The Board also considers the compensation and benefits received by the Advisory Organizations. This includes fees received for services provided to the Fund by affiliated persons of the Advisory Organizations and research services received by the Advisory Organizations from brokers that execute Fund trades, as well as advisory fees. The Board considered the fact that: (1) the Manager and the Trust are parties to an Administrative Service Agreement, a Compliance Services Agreement, and a Chief Compliance Officer Agreement, under which the Manager is compensated by the Trust for performing certain administrative and compliance services including providing an employee of the Manager or one of its affiliates to act as the Trust’s Chief Compliance Officer; and (2) Allianz Life Financial Services, LLC, an affiliated person of the Manager, is a registered securities broker-dealer and receives (along with its affiliated persons) payments made by the Trust pursuant to Rule 12b-1.

The Board is aware that various courts have interpreted provisions of the 1940 Act and have indicated in their decisions that the following factors may be relevant to an adviser’s compensation: the nature and quality of the services provided by the adviser, including the performance of the fund; the adviser’s cost of providing the services; the extent to which the adviser may realize “economies of scale” as the fund grows larger; any indirect benefits that may accrue to the adviser and its

 

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affiliates as a result of the adviser’s relationship with the fund; performance and expenses of comparable funds; and the extent to which the independent Board members are fully informed about all facts bearing on the adviser’s service and fee. The Trust’s Board is aware of these factors and takes them into account in its review of the Trust’s advisory contracts.

The Board considered and weighed these circumstances in light of its experience in governing the Trust and working with the Advisory Organizations on matters relating to the Funds, and is assisted in its deliberations by the advice of legal counsel to the Independent Trustees. In this regard, the Board requests and receives a significant amount of information about the Funds and the Advisory Organizations. Some of this information is provided at each regular meeting of the Board; additional information is provided in connection with the particular meeting or meetings at which the Board’s formal review of an advisory contract occurs. In between regularly scheduled meetings, the Board may receive information on particular matters as the need arises. Thus, the Board’s evaluation of an advisory contract is informed by reports covering such matters as: an Advisory Organization’s investment philosophy, personnel, and processes; the Fund’s short- and long-term performance (in absolute terms as well as in relationship to its benchmark(s), certain competitor or “peer group” funds and similar funds managed by the particular Subadviser), and comments on the reasons for performance; the Fund’s expenses (including the advisory fee itself and the overall expense structure of the Fund, both in absolute terms and relative to similar and/or competing funds, with due regard for contractual or voluntary expense limitations); the use and allocation of brokerage commissions derived from trading the Fund’s portfolio securities; the nature and extent of the advisory and other services provided to the Fund by the Advisory Organizations and their affiliates; compliance and audit reports concerning the Funds and the companies that service them; and relevant developments in the mutual fund industry and how the Funds and/or Advisory Organizations are responding to them.

The Board also receives financial information about Advisory Organizations, including reports on the compensation and benefits the Advisory Organizations derive from their relationships with the Funds. These reports cover not only the fees under the advisory contracts, but also fees, if any, received for providing other services to the Funds. The reports also discuss any indirect or “fall out” benefits an Advisory Organization may derive from its relationship with the Funds.

The Advisory and Subadvisory Agreements (collectively, the “Agreements”) were most recently considered at Board of Trustees meetings held in the fall of 2011. Information relevant to the approval of such Agreements was considered at a telephonic Board of Trustees meeting on October 19, 2011, and at an “in person” Board of Trustees meeting held October 26, 2011. The Agreements were approved at the Board meeting of October 26, 2011. At such meeting the Board also approved an Expense Limitation Agreement between the Manager and the Trust for the period ending April 30, 2013. In connection with such meetings, the Trustees requested and evaluated extensive materials from the Manager, including performance and expense information for other investment companies with similar investment objectives derived from data compiled by an independent third party provider and other sources believed to be reliable by the Manager. Prior to voting, the Trustees reviewed the proposed approval/continuance of the Agreements with management and with experienced counsel who are independent of the Manager and received a memorandum from such counsel discussing the legal standards for their consideration of the proposed approvals/continuances. The independent (“disinterested”) Trustees also discussed the proposed approvals/continuances in a private session with such counsel at which no representatives of the Manager were present. In reaching their determinations relating to the approval and/or continuance of the Agreements, in respect of each Fund, the Trustees considered all factors they believed relevant. The Board based its decision to approve the Agreements on the totality of the circumstances and relevant factors, and with a view to past and future long-term considerations. Not all of the factors and considerations discussed above and below are necessarily relevant to every Fund, and the Board did not assign relative weights to factors discussed herein or deem any one or group of them to be controlling in and of themselves.

An SEC Rule requires that shareholder reports include a discussion of certain factors relating to the selection of investment advisers and the approval of advisory fees. The “factors” enumerated by the SEC are set forth below in italics, as well as the Board’s conclusions regarding such factors:

(1)  The nature, extent and quality of services provided by the Manager and Subadvisers.  The Trustees noted that the Manager, subject to the control of the Board of Trustees, administers each Fund’s business and other affairs. As the Trust is a manager of managers fund, the Manager is responsible for monitoring the various Subadvisers that have day-to-day responsibility for the decisions made for each of the Trust’s investment portfolios. The Trust’s Manager is responsible for determining, in the first instance, which investment advisers to consider recommending to the Board of Trustees for selection as a Subadviser.

The Trustees noted that the Manager also provides the Trust and each Fund with such administrative and other services (exclusive of, and in addition to, any such services provided by any others retained by the Trust on behalf of the Funds) and executive and other personnel as are necessary for the operation of the Trust and the Funds. Except for the Trust’s Chief Compliance Officer, the Manager pays all of the compensation of Trustees and officers of the Trust who are employees of the Manager or its affiliates.

 

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The Trustees considered the scope and quality of services provided by the Manager and the Subadvisers and noted that the scope of such services provided had expanded as a result of recent regulatory and other developments. The Trustees noted that, for example, the Manager and Subadvisers are responsible for maintaining and monitoring their own compliance programs, and these compliance programs have recently been refined and enhanced in light of new regulatory requirements. The Trustees considered the capabilities and resources which the Manager has dedicated to performing services on behalf of the Trust and its Funds. The quality of administrative and other services, including the Manager’s role in coordinating the activities of the Trust’s other service providers, also were considered. The Trustees concluded that, overall, they were satisfied with the nature, extent and quality of services provided (and expected to be provided) to the Trust and to each of the Funds under the Agreements.

(2)  The investment performance of the Funds, the Manager and the Subadvisers.  In connection with every in-person quarterly Board of Trustees meeting, Trustees receive extensive information on the performance results of each of the Funds. This includes, for example, performance information on all of the Funds for the previous quarter, and previous one, three and five-year periods, and since inception. (For Funds which have been in existence for less than five years, Trustees may receive performance information on comparable funds managed by the particular Subadviser for periods prior to the creation of a particular Fund.) Such performance information includes information on absolute total return, performance versus Subadvisers’ comparable fund(s), performance versus the appropriate benchmark(s), and performance versus peer groups. For example, in connection with the Board of Trustees meeting held October 26, 2011, the Manager reported that for the three year period ended June 30, 2011, ten Funds were in the top 40%, six were in the middle 20% and five were in the bottom 40%, and for the one year period ended June 30, 2011, nine Funds were in the top 40%, eight were in the middle 20%, and 11 were in the bottom 40%. The Manager also reported that for the five year period ended June 30, 2011, nine Funds were in the top 40%, three were in the middle 20%, and seven were in the bottom 40%. At the Board of Trustees meeting held October 26, 2011, the Trustees determined that the overall investment performance of the Funds was acceptable.

(3)  The costs of services to be provided and profits to be realized by the Manager and the Subadvisers and their affiliates from their relationship with the Funds.  The Manager has supplied information to the Board of Trustees pertaining to the level of investment advisory fees to which the Funds are subject. The Manager has agreed to temporarily “cap” Fund expenses at certain levels, and information is provided to Trustees setting forth “contractual” advisory fees and “actual” fees after taking expense caps into account. Based upon the information provided, the “actual” advisory fees payable by the Funds overall are generally comparable to the average level of fees paid by Fund peer groups. For the 29 Funds reviewed by the Board of Trustees in the fall of 2011, 24 Funds paid “actual” advisory fees in a percentage amount within the 65th percentile or lower for each Fund’s applicable category. The Trustees recognized that it is difficult to make comparisons of advisory fees because there are variations in the services that are included in the fees paid by other funds. The Board has concluded that the advisory fees to be paid to the Manager by the Funds are not unreasonable.

The Manager has also supplied information to the Board of Trustees pertaining to total Fund expenses (which includes advisory fees, the 25 basis point 12b-1 fee paid by the Funds, and other Fund expenses). As noted above, the Manager has agreed to “cap” Fund expenses at certain levels. Based upon the information provided, the overall total expense ratio ranking in 2012 for the 29 Funds was as follows: (1) 21 of the Funds had total expense rankings at or below the 50th percentile; (2) three of the Funds were between the 50th and 65th percentiles; (3) for three of the Funds with expense ranks above the 65th percentile, the Manager recommended, and the Board of Trustees approved, temporary management fee waivers effective May 1, 2012, which are expected to reduce such rankings to the 65th percentile or below; (4) for one Fund with an expense rank above the 65th percentile, the Manager expects such Fund to be below the 65th percentile in 2012 because of greater Fund assets; and (5) for one Fund with an expense rank above the 65th percentile, the Manager reported that the peer group makes for poor comparability.

The Manager has committed to providing the Funds with a high quality of service and working to reduce Fund expenses over time, particularly as the Funds grow larger. The Trustees concluded therefore that the expense ratios of the Funds were not unreasonable.

The Manager provided information concerning the profitability of the Manager’s investment advisory activities for the period from 2009 through June 30, 2011. The Trustees recognized that it is difficult to make comparisons of profitability from investment company advisory agreements because comparative information is not generally publicly available and is affected by numerous factors, including the structure of the particular adviser, the types of funds it manages, its business mix, numerous assumptions regarding allocation of expenses and the adviser’s capital structure and cost of capital. In considering profitability information, the Trustees considered the possible effect of certain fall-out benefits to the Manager and its affiliates. The Trustees focused on profitability of the Manager’s relationships with the Funds before taxes and distribution expenses. The Trustees recognized that the Manager should, in the abstract, be entitled to earn a reasonable level of profits for the services it provides to each Fund and, based on their review, concluded that they were satisfied that the Manager’s level of profitability from its relationship with the Funds was not excessive.

 

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The Manager, on behalf of the Board of Trustees, endeavored to obtain information on the profitability of each Subadviser in connection with its relationship with the Fund or Funds which it subadvises. The Manager was unable to obtain meaningful profitability information from some of the unaffiliated Subadvisers. The Manager assured the Board of Trustees that the Agreements with the Subadvisers which are not affiliated with it were negotiated on an “arm’s length” basis, so that arguably, such profitability information should be less relevant. The Trustees were also provided with certain information on profitability for Subadvisers which are affiliated with the Manager. Trustees recognized the difficulty of allocating costs to multiple advisory accounts and products of a large advisory organization. Based upon the information provided, the Trustees determined that there was no evidence that the level of such profitability attributable to subadvising the Funds was excessive.

(4) and (5) The extent to which economies of scale would be realized as the Funds grow, and whether fee levels reflect these economies of scale. The Trustees noted that most of the advisory fee schedules for the Funds do not contain breakpoints that reduce the fee rate on assets above specified levels, although certain Subadvisory Agreements have such “breakpoints.” The Trustees recognized that breakpoints may be an appropriate way for the Manager to share its economies of scale, if any, with Funds that have substantial assets. However, they also recognized that there may not be a direct relationship between any economies of scale realized by Funds and those realized by the Manager as assets increase. The Trustees do not believe there is a uniform methodology for establishing breakpoints that give effect to Fund-specific service provided by the Manager. The Trustees noted that in the fund industry as a whole, as well as among funds similar to the Funds, there is no uniformity or pattern in the fees and asset levels at which breakpoints (if any) apply. Depending on the age, size, and other characteristics of a particular fund and its manager’s cost structure, different conclusions can be drawn as to whether there are economies of scale to be realized at any particular level of assets, notwithstanding the intuitive conclusion that such economies exist, or will be realized at some level of total assets. Moreover, because different managers have different cost structures and service models, it is difficult to draw meaningful conclusions from the breakpoints that may have been adopted by other funds. The Trustees also noted that the advisory agreements for many funds do not have breakpoints at all, or if breakpoints exist, they may be at asset levels significantly greater than those of the individual Funds. The Trustees also noted that the total assets in all of the Funds as of June 30, 2011 were approximately $6.2 billion, and that no single non-money market Fund had assets in excess of $428 million.

The Trustees noted that the Manager has agreed to temporarily “cap” Fund expenses at certain levels, which has the effect of reducing expenses as would the implementation of advisory fee breakpoints. The Manager has committed to continue to consider the continuation of fee “caps” and/or advisory fee breakpoints as the Funds grow larger. The Board receives quarterly reports on the level of Fund assets. It expects to consider whether or not to approve the Agreements at a meeting to be held prior to December 31, 2012, and will at that time, or prior thereto, consider: (a) the extent to which economies of scale can be realized, and (b) whether the advisory fee should be modified to reflect such economies of scale, if any.

Having taken these factors into account, the Trustees concluded that the absence of breakpoints in certain of the Funds’ advisory fee rate schedules was acceptable under each Fund’s circumstances.

 

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Information about the Board of Trustees and Officers (Unaudited)

The Trust is managed by the Trustees in accordance with the laws of the state of Delaware governing business trusts. There are currently nine Trustees, two of whom are “interested persons” of the Trust within the meaning of that term under the 1940 Act. The Trustees and Officers of the Trust, their addresses, ages, their positions held with the Trust, their terms of office with the Trust and length of time served, their principal occupation(s) during the past five years, the number of portfolios in the Trust they oversee, and their other directorships held during the past five years are as follows:

Non-Interested Trustees(1)

 

  

Name, Address, and Age

  Positions
Held with
Allianz
VIP and VIP
FOF Trust
 

Term of
Office(2)/Length
of Time Served

 

Principal Occupation(s)
During Past 5 Years

  Number of
Portfolios
Overseen for
Allianz
VIP and VIP
FOF Trust
 

Other
Directorships
Held Outside the

AZL Fund Complex
During Past 5 Years

Peter R. Burnim, Age 64
5701 Golden Hills Drive Minneapolis, MN 55416
  Trustee   Since 2/07   Managing Director iQ Venture Partners, Inc., 2005 to present; EVP Northstar Companies, 2002 to 2005; Senior Officer Citibank and Citicorp for over 25 years   42   Argus Group Holdings; Sterling Centrecorp Inc.; Highland Financial Holdings; and Bank of Bermuda NY
Peggy L. Ettestad, Age 54
5701 Golden Hills Drive Minneapolis, MN 55416
  Trustee   Since 2/07   Managing Director, Red Canoe Management Consulting LLC, 2008 to present; Senior Managing Director, Residential Capital LLC, 2003 to 2008; Chief Operations Officer, Transamerica Reinsurance 2002 to 2003   42   Luther College
Roger Gelfenbien, Age 68
5701 Golden Hills Drive Minneapolis, MN 55416
  Trustee   Since 10/99   Retired; Partner of Accenture 1983 to 1999   42   Virtus Funds
(8 Funds)
Claire R. Leonardi, Age 56
5701 Golden Hills Drive Minneapolis, MN 55416
  Trustee   Since 2/04  

Chief Executive Officer, Connecticut Innovations, 2012 to present; General Partner of Fairview Capital, L.P., 1994 to present

  42   The Natural History Museum of the Adirondacks
Dickson W. Lewis, Age 63
5701 Golden Hills Drive Minneapolis, MN 55416
  Trustee   Since 2/04   Vice President/General Manager, Yearbooks & Canada-Lifetouch National School Studios, 2006 to present; Vice President/General Manager of Jostens, Inc., 2002 to 2006; Senior Vice President of Fortis Group, 1997 to 2002; Consultant to Hartford Insurance Co., 2001   42   None
Peter W. McClean, Age 67
5701 Golden Hills Drive Minneapolis, MN 55416
  Trustee   Since 2/04   Retired; President and CEO of Measurisk, LLC, 2001 to 2003; Chief Risk Management Officer at Bank Of Bermuda Ltd., 1996 to 2001   42   PNMAC Opportunity Fund; Northeast Bank; and FHI
Arthur C. Reeds III, Age 67
5701 Golden Hills Drive Minneapolis, MN 55416
  Trustee   Since 10/99   Retired; Senior Investment Officer, Hartford Foundation for Public Giving, 2000 to 2003; Chairman, Chief Executive and President of Conning Corp., 1999 to 2000; Investment Consultant 1997 to 1999   42   Connecticut Water Service, Inc.

 

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Interested Trustees(3)

 

  

Name, Address, and Age

  Positions
Held with
Allianz
VIP and VIP
FOF Trust
 

Term of
Office(2)/Length
of Time Served

 

Principal Occupation(s)
During Past 5 Years

  Number of
Portfolios
Overseen for
Allianz
VIP and VIP
FOF Trust
 

Other
Directorships
Held Outside the

Fund Complex
During Past 5 Years

Robert DeChellis, Age 44
5701 Golden Hills Drive Minneapolis, MN 55416
  Trustee   Since 3/08   President and CEO, Allianz Life Financial Services, LLC, 2007 to present; Senior Vice President of Marketing and Product Innovation, 2006 to 2007; Executive Vice President, Travelers Life 2004 to 2005; Executive Vice President, Jackson National Life Distributors, Inc. 2002 to 2004.   42   None

Brian Muench, Age 41

5701 Golden Hills Drive Minneapolis, MN 55416

  Trustee   Since 6/11   President, Allianz Investment Management LLC from November 2010 to present; Vice President, Vice President, Advisory Management, Allianz Investment Management LLC from December 2005 to November 2010; Assistant Vice President, Investments, Allianz Life from February 2002 to November 2005.   42   None

Officers

 

Name, Address, and Age

  

Positions
Held with
Allianz
VIP and VIP
FOF Trust

   Term of
Office(2)/Length
of Time Served
  

Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years

Brian Muench, Age 41

5701 Golden Hills Drive Minneapolis, MN 55416

   President    Since 11/10    President, Allianz Investment Management LLC from November 2010 to present; Vice President, Allianz Life from April 2011, to present; Vice President, Advisory Management, Allianz Investment Management LLC from December 2005 to November 2010; Assistant Vice President, Investments, Allianz Life from February 2002 to November 2005.
Michael Radmer, Age 66
Dorsey & Whitney LLP,
Suite 1500
50 South Sixth Street Minneapolis, MN 55402-1498
   Secretary    Since 2/04    Partner, Dorsey and Whitney LLP since 1976.
Ty Edwards, Age 45
Citi Fund Services Ohio, Inc.
3435 Stelzer Road
Columbus, OH 43219
   Treasurer, Principal Accounting Officer and Principal Financial Officer    Since 4/10    Senior Vice President, Financial Administration, Citi Fund Services Ohio, Inc., December 2009 to present; Director, Product Management, Columbia Management, April 2007 to April 2009; Deputy Treasurer, Columbia Funds and Director, Fund Administration, Columbia Management, January 2006 to April 2007; Vice President, Fund Administration, Columbia Management, July 2002 to December 2005.
Stephen G. Simon, Age 43
5701 Golden Hills Drive Minneapolis, MN 55416
   Chief Compliance Officer(4) and Anti Money Laundering Compliance Officer    Since 11/06    Chief Compliance Officer, Allianz Investment Management LLC, July 2004 to present; President, Simon Compliance Consulting Ltd, May 2004 to July 2004; Compliance Counsel, Advantus Capital Management, Inc., January 2002 to May 2004.

 

  (1) Member of the Audit Committee.

 

  (2) Indefinite.

 

  (3) Is an “interested person”, as defined by the 1940 Act, due to employment by Allianz.

 

  (4) The Manager and the Trust are parties to a Chief Compliance Officer Agreement under which the Manager is compensated by the Trust for providing an employee of the Manager or one of its affiliates to act as the Trust’s Chief Compliance Officer. The Chief Compliance Officer and Anti Money Laundering Compliance Officer is not considered a corporate officer or executive employee of the Trust.

 

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The Allianz VIP Funds are distributed by Allianz Life Financial Services, LLC.   
These Funds are not FDIC Insured.      ANNRPT1211 2/12   


AZL® Eaton Vance Large Cap Value Fund

Annual Report

December 31, 2011

 

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Table of Contents

Management Discussion and Analysis

Page 1

Expense Examples and Portfolio Composition

Page 3

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

Page 4

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

Page 7

Statement of Operations

Page 7

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

Page 8

Financial Highlights

Page 9

Notes to the Financial Statements

Page 10

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

Page 18

Other Federal Income Tax Information

Page 19

Other Information

Page 20

Approval of Investment Advisory and Subadvisory Agreements

Page 21

Information about the Board of Trustees and Officers

Page 25

This report is submitted for the general information of the shareholder of the Fund. The report is not authorized for distribution to prospective investors in the Fund unless preceded or accompanied by an effective prospectus, which contains details concerning the sales charges and other pertinent information.


AZL® Eaton Vance Large Cap Value Fund Review (unaudited)

 

Allianz Investment Management LLC serves as the Manager for the AZL® Eaton Vance Large Cap Value Fund and Eaton Vance Management serves as Subadviser to the Fund.

What factors affected the Fund’s performance during the year ended December 31, 2011?

For the year ended December 31, 2011, the AZL® Eaton Vance Large Cap Value Fund returned –4.45%, which compared to a 0.39% total return for its benchmark, the Russell 1000® Value Index1.

For the year, the Fund posted positive absolute returns for seven of 10 economic sectors despite historical levels of volatility in the second half of the year. The materials, energy, and financial sectors detracted from the Fund’s absolute returns.*

Stock selection in the energy sector was the single largest detractor to the Fund’s performance relative to its benchmark. The Fund’s energy holdings returned (–13.4%) compared to (+4.5%) for the equivalent sector in the Fund’s benchmark. Additionally, stock selection in the poorly performing materials sector dragged on the Fund’s relative performance. In particular, an overweight position in a leading coal producer and an underweight position in a multinational energy company detracted from relative performance.*

The health care and utilities sectors contributed negatively to the Fund’s performance relative to its benchmark.*

Stock selection in the consumer discretionary and telecommunications services sectors aided the Fund’s relative performance, specifically, an overweight position in a leading fast food company and a discount retailer boosted performance, as did an underweight position in a leading financial institution.*

Past performance does not guarantee future results.

 

* The Fund’s portfolio composition is subject to change. There is no guarantee that any sectors mentioned will continue to perform well or that securities in such sectors will be held by the Fund in the future. The information contained in this commentary is for informational purposes only and should not be construed as a recommendation to purchase or sell securities in the sector mentioned. The Fund’s holdings and weightings are as of December 31, 2011.
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The Russell 1000® Value Index measures the performance of the large-cap value segment of the U.S. equity universe. It includes those Russell 1000 companies with lower price-to-book ratios and lower expected growth values. Investors cannot invest directly in an index.

 

 

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AZL® Eaton Vance Large Cap Value Fund Review (unaudited)

 

Fund Objective

The Fund’s investment objective is to seek total return. This objective may be changed by the Trustees of the Fund without shareholder approval. The Fund seeks to achieve its objective by investing at least 80% of its net assets in equity securities of large-cap companies.

Investment Concerns

Equity securities (stocks) are more volatile and carry more risk than other forms of investments, including investments in high-grade fixed income securities. The net asset value per share of this Fund will fluctuate as the value of the securities in the portfolio changes. Value-based investments are subject to the risk that the broad market may not recognize their intrinsic value.

International investing may involve risk of capital loss from unfavorable fluctuations in currency values, from differences in generally accepted accounting principles or from economic or political instability in other nations.

For a complete description of these and other risks associated with investing in a mutual Fund, please refer to the Fund’s prospectus.

Growth of a $10,000 Investment

 

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The chart above represents a comparison of a hypothetical investment in the Fund versus a similar investment in the Fund’s benchmark, and represents the reinvestment of dividends and capital gains in the Fund.

Average Annual Total Returns as of December 31, 2011

 

     1
Year
    3
Year
    5
Year
    10
Year
 

AZL® Eaton Vance Large Cap Value Fund

     –4.45     9.91     –3.69     2.02

Russell 1000® Value Index

     0.39     11.55     –2.64     3.89

Past performance does not guarantee future results. The performance data quoted represents past performance and current returns may be lower or higher. The investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed may be worth more or less than the original cost. To obtain performance information current to the most recent month end, please visit www.Allianzlife.com.

Expense Ratio

 

     Gross  

AZL® Eaton Vance Large Cap Value Fund

     1.09

The above expense ratios are based on the current Fund prospectus dated May 1, 2011. The Manager voluntarily reduced the management fee to 0.75% on the first $100 million of assets, 0.70% on the next $400 million, and 0.65% on assets above $500 million. The Manager and the Fund have entered into a written contract limiting operating expenses, excluding certain expenses (such as interest expense), to 1.20% through April 30, 2013. Additional information pertaining to the December 31, 2011 expense ratios can be found in the financial highlights.

The total return of the Fund does not reflect the effect of any insurance charges, the annual maintenance fee or the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares. Such charges, fees and tax payments would reduce the performance quoted.

The Fund’s performance is measured against the Russell 1000® Value Index, an unmanaged index that measures the performance of the large-cap value segment of the U.S. equity universe. It includes those Russell 1000 companies with lower price-to-book ratios and lower expected growth values. The index does not reflect the deduction of fees associated with a mutual fund, such as investment management and fund accounting fees. The Fund’s performance reflects the deduction of fees for services provided to the Fund. Investors cannot invest directly in an index.

 

 

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ALLIANZ VARIABLE INSURANCE PRODUCTS TRUST

AZL Eaton Vance Large Cap Value Fund

Expense Examples

(Unaudited)

 

As a shareholder of the AZL Eaton Vance Large Cap Value Fund (the “Fund”), you incur ongoing costs, including management fees, distribution fees, and other Fund expenses. These examples are 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. Please note that the expenses shown in the tables are meant to highlight your ongoing cost only. Therefore, the examples are useful in comparing ongoing cost only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher. Please note that the expenses that apply to subaccounts of the insurance contracts were included, your costs would have been higher.

These examples are based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the periods presented below.

The Actual Expense table below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information below, 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 table under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.

 

     Beginning
Account Value
7/1/11
     Ending
Account Value
12/31/11
     Expense Paid
During Period*
7/1/11 - 12/31/11
     Annualized
Expense Ratio
During Period**
7/1/11 - 12/31/11
 

AZL Eaton Vance Large Cap Value Fund

   $ 1,000.00       $ 931.70       $ 5.06         1.04

The Hypothetical Expense table below provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year 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 this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of other funds.

 

     Beginning
Account Value
7/1/11
     Ending
Account Value
12/31/11
     Expense Paid
During Period*
7/1/11 - 12/31/11
     Annualized
Expense Ratio
During Period**
7/1/11 - 12/31/11
 

AZL Eaton Vance Large Cap Value Fund

   $ 1,000.00       $ 1,019.96       $ 5.30         1.04

 

  * Expenses are equal to the average account value times the Fund’s annualized expense ratio multiplied by the number of days in the most recent fiscal half-year divided by the number of days in the fiscal year.
  ** Excludes expense paid indirectly.

Portfolio Composition

(Unaudited)

 

Investments

   Percent of
net assets+
 

Financials

     23.0

Health Care

     13.9   

Energy

     12.6   

Industrials

     8.9   

Consumer Discretionary

     8.5   

Information Technology

     8.2   

Consumer Staples

     7.5   

Utilities

     7.0   

Telecommunication Services

     4.9   

Securities Held as Collateral for Securities on Loan

     4.1   

Materials

     2.8   

Unaffiliated Investment Company

     2.5   
  

 

 

 

Total

     103.9
  

 

 

 

 

  + Investments are shown as a percentage of net assets, not total investments. As such the total may not equal 100%. For more information about the investments, please see the Schedule of Portfolio Investments.

 

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ALLIANZ VARIABLE INSURANCE PRODUCTS TRUST

AZL Eaton Vance Large Cap Value Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

December 31, 2011

 

Shares           Fair
Value
 
     

 

Common Stocks (97.3%):

  

 

Aerospace & Defense (3.8%):

  

  65,126      

Boeing Co. (The)

   $ 4,776,992   
  35,181      

General Dynamics Corp.

     2,336,370   
  28,160      

Lockheed Martin Corp.^

     2,278,144   
  100,293      

United Technologies Corp.

     7,330,416   
     

 

 

 
     16,721,922   
     

 

 

 

 

Auto Components (0.5%):

  

  65,477      

Johnson Controls, Inc.

     2,046,811   
     

 

 

 

 

Beverages (0.8%):

  

  52,767      

PepsiCo, Inc.

     3,501,090   
     

 

 

 

 

Biotechnology (1.7%):

  

  114,337      

Amgen, Inc.

     7,341,579   
     

 

 

 

 

Capital Markets (1.7%):

  

  44,598      

Ameriprise Financial, Inc.

     2,213,845   
  35,203      

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The)

     3,183,407   
  52,996      

State Street Corp.

     2,136,269   
     

 

 

 
     7,533,521   
     

 

 

 

 

Chemicals (0.5%):

  

  26,177      

Air Products & Chemicals, Inc.

     2,230,019   
     

 

 

 

 

Commercial Banks (6.6%):

  

  255,155      

Fifth Third Bancorp

     3,245,572   
  422,363      

KeyCorp

     3,247,971   
  123,137      

PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.^

     7,101,311   
  144,260      

U.S. Bancorp

     3,902,233   
  404,715      

Wells Fargo & Co.

     11,153,945   
     

 

 

 
     28,651,032   
     

 

 

 

 

Computers & Peripherals (3.1%):

  

  27,817      

Apple, Inc.*

     11,265,885   
  87,946      

Hewlett-Packard Co.

     2,265,489   
     

 

 

 
     13,531,374   
     

 

 

 

 

Consumer Finance (1.8%):

  

  167,214      

American Express Co.

     7,887,484   
     

 

 

 

 

Diversified Financial Services (3.5%):

  

  168,909      

Citigroup, Inc.

     4,443,996   
  327,283      

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

     10,882,159   
     

 

 

 
     15,326,155   
     

 

 

 

 

Diversified Telecommunication Services (3.7%):

  

  316,702      

AT&T, Inc.

     9,577,069   
  167,186      

Verizon Communications, Inc.

     6,707,502   
     

 

 

 
     16,284,571   
     

 

 

 

 

Electric Utilities (3.1%):

  

  173,300      

American Electric Power Co., Inc.^

     7,159,023   
  207,623      

PPL Corp.

     6,108,269   
     

 

 

 
     13,267,292   
     

 

 

 

 

Energy Equipment & Services (0.7%):

  

  61,636      

Baker Hughes, Inc.

     2,997,975   
     

 

 

 
Shares           Fair
Value
 
     

 

Common Stocks, continued

  

 

Food & Staples Retailing (2.4%):

  

  202,327      

CVS Caremark Corp.

   $ 8,250,895   
  35,197      

Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.

     2,103,373   
     

 

 

 
     10,354,268   
     

 

 

 

 

Food Products (3.0%):

  

  135,480      

Kraft Foods, Inc., Class A

     5,061,533   
  58,116      

Nestle SA, Registered Shares

     3,337,669   
  139,063      

Unilever NV, NYS^

     4,779,595   
     

 

 

 
     13,178,797   
     

 

 

 

 

Health Care Equipment & Supplies (1.0%):

  

  96,754      

Covidien plc

     4,354,897   
     

 

 

 

 

Health Care Providers & Services (3.3%):

  

  29,925      

Humana, Inc.

     2,621,729   
  228,781      

UnitedHealth Group, Inc.

     11,594,621   
     

 

 

 
     14,216,350   
     

 

 

 

 

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure (0.9%):

  

  121,451      

Carnival Corp.

     3,964,161   
     

 

 

 

 

Industrial Conglomerates (2.5%):

  

  607,069      

General Electric Co.

     10,872,606   
     

 

 

 

 

Insurance (5.6%):

  

  76,515      

ACE, Ltd.

     5,365,232   
  52,751      

Aon Corp.

     2,468,747   
  140,759      

MetLife, Inc.

     4,388,866   
  88,024      

Prudential Financial, Inc.

     4,411,763   
  51,930      

Travelers Cos., Inc. (The)

     3,072,698   
  235,763      

XL Group plc

     4,661,034   
     

 

 

 
     24,368,340   
     

 

 

 

 

IT Services (1.7%):

  

  13,680      

Accenture plc, Class A

     728,186   
  36,632      

International Business Machines Corp.

     6,735,892   
     

 

 

 
     7,464,078   
     

 

 

 

 

Life Sciences Tools & Services (0.6%):

  

  61,611      

Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.*

     2,770,647   
     

 

 

 

 

Machinery (0.6%):

  

  35,175      

Deere & Co.

     2,720,786   
     

 

 

 

 

Media (3.4%):

  

  158,324      

Comcast Corp., Class A

     3,753,862   
  109,158      

Time Warner, Inc.^

     3,944,970   
  193,690      

Walt Disney Co. (The)

     7,263,375   
     

 

 

 
     14,962,207   
     

 

 

 

 

Metals & Mining (2.3%):

  

  70,404      

BHP Billiton, Ltd., Sponsored ADR^

     4,972,635   
  137,270      

Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold, Inc.

     5,050,163   
     

 

 

 
     10,022,798   
     

 

 

 
 

 

continued

 

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ALLIANZ VARIABLE INSURANCE PRODUCTS TRUST

AZL Eaton Vance Large Cap Value Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments, continued

December 31, 2011

 

Shares           Fair
Value
 
     

 

Common Stocks, continued

  

 

Multi-Utilities (4.0%):

  

  123,186      

PG&E Corp.

   $ 5,077,727   
  182,099      

Public Service Enterprise Group, Inc.^

     6,011,088   
  112,618      

Sempra Energy

     6,193,990   
     

 

 

 
     17,282,805   
     

 

 

 

 

Multiline Retail (1.6%):

  

  56,129      

Kohl’s Corp.

     2,769,966   
  70,382      

Macy’s, Inc.

     2,264,893   
  40,440      

Target Corp.

     2,071,337   
     

 

 

 
     7,106,196   
     

 

 

 

 

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels (11.9%):

  

  61,561      

Anadarko Petroleum Corp.

     4,698,951   
  24,590      

Apache Corp.

     2,227,362   
  105,608      

Chevron Corp.

     11,236,692   
  109,138      

ConocoPhillips

     7,952,886   
  116,154      

Exxon Mobil Corp.

     9,845,213   
  60,219      

Hess Corp.

     3,420,439   
  102,056      

Occidental Petroleum Corp.

     9,562,647   
  94,171      

Peabody Energy Corp.

     3,118,002   
     

 

 

 
     52,062,192   
     

 

 

 

 

Pharmaceuticals (7.3%):

  

  183,773      

Johnson & Johnson Co.

     12,051,833   
  184,739      

Merck & Co., Inc.

     6,964,660   
  592,771      

Pfizer, Inc.

     12,827,565   
     

 

 

 
     31,844,058   
     

 

 

 

 

Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) (3.8%):

  

  43,105      

Avalonbay Communities, Inc.^

     5,629,513   
  53,650      

Boston Properties, Inc.^

     5,343,540   
  44,027      

Simon Property Group, Inc.

     5,676,841   
     

 

 

 
     16,649,894   
     

 

 

 
Shares           Fair
Value
 
     

 

Common Stocks, continued

  

 

Road & Rail (2.0%):

  

  80,904      

Union Pacific Corp.

   $ 8,570,970   
     

 

 

 

 

Software (3.4%):

  

  290,386      

Microsoft Corp.

     7,538,421   
  290,328      

Oracle Corp.

     7,446,913   
     

 

 

 
     14,985,334   
     

 

 

 

 

Specialty Retail (2.0%):

  

  137,220      

TJX Cos., Inc. (The)

     8,857,551   
     

 

 

 

 

Tobacco (1.3%):

  

  70,365      

Philip Morris International, Inc.

     5,522,245   
     

 

 

 

 

Wireless Telecommunication Services (1.2%):

  

  184,807      

Vodafone Group plc, Sponsored ADR

     5,180,140   
     

 

 

 

 
 

Total Common Stocks
(Cost $386,855,174)

     424,632,145   
     

 

 

 

 

Securities Held as Collateral for Securities on Loan (4.1%):

  

  $17,989,565      

Allianz Variable Insurance Products Securities Lending Collateral Trust(a)

     17,989,565   
     

 

 

 

 
 
 

Total Securities Held as Collateral for
Securities on Loan
(Cost $17,989,565)

     17,989,565   
     

 

 

 

 

Unaffiliated Investment Company (2.5%):

  

  10,783,502      

Dreyfus Treasury Prime Cash Management, 0.00%(b)

     10,783,502   
     

 

 

 

 
 

Total Unaffiliated Investment Company
(Cost $10,783,502)

     10,783,502   
     

 

 

 

 
 

Total Investment Securities
(Cost $415,628,241)(c)—103.9%

     453,405,212   

 

Net other assets (liabilities) — (3.9)%

     (17,153,818
     

 

 

 

 

Net Assets — 100.0%

   $ 436,251,394   
     

 

 

 
 

 

 

Percentages indicated are based on net assets as of December 31, 2011.

ADR—American Depositary Receipt

NYS—New York Shares

 

* Non-income producing security

 

^ This security or a partial position of the security was on loan as of December 31, 2011. The total value of securities on loan as of December 31, 2011 was $17,554,317.

 

(a) Purchased with cash collateral held from securities lending. The value of the collateral could include collateral held for securities that were sold on or before December 31, 2011.

 

(b) The rate represents the effective yield at December 31, 2011.

 

(c) See Federal Tax Information listed in the Notes to the Financial Statements.

 

continued

 

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ALLIANZ VARIABLE INSURANCE PRODUCTS TRUST

AZL Eaton Vance Large Cap Value Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments, continued

December 31, 2011

 

The following represents the concentrations by country of risk (based on the domicile of the security issuer) relative to the total fair value of investment securities as of December 31, 2011:

 

Country

  Percentage  

Australia

    1.1

Ireland (Republic of)

    2.1   

Netherlands

    1.1   

Panama

    0.9   

Switzerland

    1.9   

United Kingdom

    1.1   

United States

    91.8   
 

 

 

 
    100.0
 

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

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ALLIANZ VARIABLE INSURANCE PRODUCTS TRUST

AZL Eaton Vance Large Cap Value Fund

 

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

December 31, 2011

 

Assets:

  

Investment securities, at cost

   $ 415,628,241   
  

 

 

 

Investment securities, at value*

   $ 453,405,212   

Interest and dividends receivable

     1,071,140   

Foreign currency, at value (cost $135,856)

     134,174   

Receivable for capital shares issued

     291,894   

Receivable for investments sold

     562,661   

Reclaims receivable

     108,887   

Prepaid expenses

     4,906   
  

 

 

 

Total Assets

     455,578,874   
  

 

 

 

Liabilities:

  

Payable for investments purchased

     870,225   

Payable for capital shares redeemed

     44,856   

Payable for collateral received on loaned securities

     17,989,565   

Manager fees payable

     258,726   

Administration fees payable

     12,564   

Distribution fees payable

     90,885   

Custodian fees payable

     2,927   

Administrative and compliance services fees payable

     3,413   

Trustee fees payable

     184   

Other accrued liabilities

     54,135   
  

 

 

 

Total Liabilities

     19,327,480   
  

 

 

 

Net Assets

   $ 436,251,394   
  

 

 

 

Net Assets Consist of:

  

Capital

   $ 552,248,764   

Accumulated net investment income/(loss)

     6,442,187   

Accumulated net realized gains/(losses) from investment transactions

     (160,218,269

Net unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on investments

     37,778,712   
  

 

 

 

Net Assets

   $ 436,251,394   
  

 

 

 

Shares of beneficial interest (unlimited number of shares authorized, no par value)

     55,968,962   

Net Asset Value (offering and redemption price per share)

   $ 7.79   
  

 

 

 

 

 

* Includes securities on loan of $17,554,317.

Statement of Operations

For the Year Ended December 31, 2011

 

Investment Income:

  

Dividends

   $ 11,063,469   

Income from securities lending

     47,368   
  

 

 

 

Total Investment Income

     11,110,837   
  

 

 

 

Expenses:

  

Manager fees

     3,394,921   

Administration fees

     172,809   

Distribution fees

     1,140,519   

Custodian fees

     18,303   

Administrative and compliance services fees

     21,534   

Trustee fees

     36,218   

Professional fees

     38,526   

Shareholder reports

     44,595   

Other expenses

     17,331   
  

 

 

 

Total expenses before reductions

     4,884,756   

Less expenses voluntarily waived/reimbursed by the Manager

     (151,553
  

 

 

 

Net expenses

     4,733,203   
  

 

 

 

Net Investment Income/(Loss)

     6,377,634   
  

 

 

 

Realized and Unrealized Gains/(Losses) on Investments:

  

Net realized gains/(losses) on securities and foreign currency transactions

     (9,563,612

Net realized gains/(losses) on forward currency contracts

     (12,248

Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments

     (16,906,038
  

 

 

 

Net Realized/Unrealized Gains/(Losses) on Investments

     (26,481,898
  

 

 

 

Change in Net Assets Resulting From Operations

   $ (20,104,264
  

 

 

 
 

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

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ALLIANZ VARIABLE INSURANCE PRODUCTS TRUST

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

     AZL Eaton Vance
Large Cap Value Fund
 
     For the
Year Ended
December 31,
2011
    For the
Year Ended
December 31,
2010
 

Change in Net Assets:

    

Operations:

    

Net investment income/(loss)

   $ 6,377,634      $ 4,336,330   

Net realized gains/(losses) on investment transactions

     (9,575,860     (6,873,263

Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments

     (16,906,038     44,297,857   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from operations

     (20,104,264     41,760,924   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Dividends to Shareholders:

    

From net investment income

     (4,313,664     (4,821,879
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from dividends to shareholders

     (4,313,664     (4,821,879
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Capital Transactions:

    

Proceeds from shares issued

     46,675,953        86,757,920   

Proceeds from dividends reinvested

     4,313,664        4,821,879   

Value of shares redeemed

     (74,653,792     (52,564,536
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from capital transactions

     (23,664,175     39,015,263   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in net assets

     (48,082,103     75,954,308   

Net Assets:

    

Beginning of period

     484,333,497        408,379,189   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of period

   $ 436,251,394      $ 484,333,497   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Accumulated net investment income/(loss)

   $ 6,442,187      $ 4,392,099   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Share Transactions:

    

Shares issued

     5,785,479        11,200,812   

Dividends reinvested

     586,893        648,974   

Shares redeemed

     (9,163,402     (6,928,437
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in shares

     (2,791,030     4,921,349   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

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ALLIANZ VARIABLE INSURANCE PRODUCTS TRUST

AZL Eaton Vance Large Cap Value Fund

Financial Highlights

(Selected data for a share of beneficial interest outstanding throughout the periods indicated)

 

     Year Ended December 31,  
     2011     2010     2009     2008     2007  

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period

   $ 8.24      $ 7.59      $ 6.17      $ 11.21      $ 12.00   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Investment Activities:

          

Net Investment Income/(Loss)

     0.13        0.07        0.10        0.22        0.19   

Net Realized and Unrealized Gains/(Losses) on Investments

     (0.50     0.67        1.53        (3.95     (0.43
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from Investment Activities

     (0.37     0.74        1.63        (3.73     (0.24
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Dividends to Shareholders From:

          

Net Investment Income

     (0.08     (0.09     (0.21     (0.20     (0.20

Net Realized Gains

                          (1.11     (0.35
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Dividends

     (0.08     (0.09     (0.21     (1.31     (0.55
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Asset Value, End of Period

   $ 7.79      $ 8.24      $ 7.59      $ 6.17      $ 11.21   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Return(a)

     (4.45 )%      9.83     26.53     (36.18 )%      (2.22 )% 

Ratios to Average Net Assets/
Supplemental Data:

          

Net Assets, End of Period ($000’s)

   $ 436,251      $ 484,333      $ 408,379      $ 345,769      $ 754,496   

Net Investment Income/(Loss)

     1.40     1.02     1.36     2.00     1.58

Expenses Before Reductions(b)

     1.07     1.08     1.10     1.07     1.08

Expenses Net of Reductions

     1.04     1.05     1.05     1.01     1.05

Expenses Net of Reductions, Excluding Expenses Paid Indirectly(c)

     1.04     1.05     1.07     1.03     1.05

Portfolio Turnover Rate

     49     34     118     26     23

 

 

(a) The returns include reinvested dividends and fund level expenses, but exclude insurance contract charges. If these charges were included, the returns would have been lower.

 

(b) Excludes fee reductions. If such fee reductions had not occurred, the ratios would have been as indicated.

 

(c) Expenses net of reductions excludes expenses paid indirectly, pursuant to a “commission recapture” program, under which brokers remit a portion of the brokerage commission which is used to pay certain Fund expenses. See note 2 in the Notes to the Financial Statements.

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

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Notes to the Financial Statements

December 31, 2011

 

1. Organization

The Allianz Variable Insurance Products Trust (the “Trust”) was organized as a Delaware statutory trust on July 13, 1999. The Trust is a diversified open-end management investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”). These Notes to the Financial Statements are for the AZL Eaton Vance Large Cap Value Fund (the “Fund”). The Trust consists of 29 separate investment portfolios (collectively, the “Funds”), each of which is a series of the Trust, as follows:

 

   

AZL Allianz AGIC Opportunity Fund

   

AZL BlackRock Capital Appreciation Fund

   

AZL Columbia Mid Cap Value Fund

   

AZL Columbia Small Cap Value Fund

   

AZL Davis New York Venture Fund (formerly AZL Davis NY Venture Fund)

   

AZL Dreyfus Equity Growth Fund

   

AZL Eaton Vance Large Cap Value Fund

   

AZL Enhanced Bond Index Fund

   

AZL Franklin Small Cap Value Fund

   

AZL Franklin Templeton Founding Strategy Plus Fund

   

AZL Gateway Fund

   

AZL International Index Fund

   

AZL Invesco Equity and Income Fund (formerly AZL Van Kampen Equity and Income Fund)

   

AZL Invesco Growth and Income Fund (formerly AZL Van Kampen Growth and Income Fund)

   

AZL Invesco International Equity Fund

   

AZL JPMorgan International Opportunities Fund (formerly AZL Morgan Stanley International Equity Fund)

   

AZL JPMorgan U.S. Equity Fund

   

AZL MFS Investors Trust Fund

   

AZL Mid Cap Index Fund

   

AZL Money Market Fund

   

AZL Morgan Stanley Global Real Estate Fund

   

AZL Morgan Stanley Mid Cap Growth Fund

   

AZL NFJ International Value Fund

   

AZL Russell 1000 Growth Index Fund

   

AZL Russell 1000 Value Index Fund

   

AZL S&P 500 Index Fund

   

AZL Schroder Emerging Markets Equity Fund

   

AZL Small Cap Stock Index Fund

   

AZL Turner Quantitative Small Cap Growth Fund

 

 

The Trust is authorized to issue an unlimited number of shares of the Fund without par value. Shares of the Fund are available through the variable annuity contracts and variable life insurance policies offered through the separate accounts of participating insurance companies.

Under the Trust’s organizational documents, its officers and trustees are indemnified against certain liabilities arising out of the performance of their duties to the Fund. In addition, in the normal course of business, the Fund may enter into contracts with its vendors and others that provide for general indemnifications. The Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown, as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Fund. However, based on experience, the Fund expects the risk of loss to be remote.

 

2. Significant Accounting Policies

The following is a summary of significant accounting policies followed by the Fund in the preparation of its financial statements. The policies conform with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”). The preparation of financial statements requires management to make certain 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 increases and decreases in net assets from operations during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Management has evaluated events and transactions subsequent to period end through the date the financial statements were issued, for purposes of recognition or disclosure in these financial statements and there are no subsequent events to report.

Security Valuation

The Fund records its investments at fair value. Fair value is defined as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between willing market participants at the measurement date. The valuation techniques used to determine fair value are further described in Note 4 below.

Investment Transactions and Investment Income

Investment transactions are recorded not later than on the business day after trade date. However, for financial reporting purposes, investment transactions are accounted for on trade date. Net realized gains and losses on investments sold and on foreign currency transactions are recorded on the basis of identified cost. Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis and includes, where applicable, the amortization of premiums or accretion of discounts. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date except in the case of foreign securities, in which case dividends are recorded as soon as such information becomes available.

 

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Real Estate Investment Trusts

The Fund may own shares of real estate investment trusts (“REITs”) which report information on the source of their distributions annually. Certain distributions received from REITs during the year, which are known to be a return of capital, are recorded as a reduction to the cost of the individual REIT.

Foreign Currency Translation

The accounting records of the Fund are maintained in U.S. dollars. Foreign currency amounts are translated into U.S. dollars at the current rate of exchange to determine the fair value of investments, assets and liabilities. Purchases and sales of securities, and income and expenses are translated at the prevailing rate of exchange on the respective dates of such transactions. The Fund does not isolate that portion of the results of operations resulting from changes in foreign exchange rates on investments from fluctuations arising from changes in market prices of securities held. Such fluctuations are included in the net realized and unrealized gain or loss on investments and foreign currencies.

Income received by the Fund from sources within foreign countries may be subject to withholding and other income or similar taxes imposed by such countries. The Funds accrue such taxes, as applicable, based on their current interpretation of tax rules in the foreign markets in which they invest.

Risks Associated with Foreign Securities and Currencies

Investments in securities of foreign issuers carry certain risks not ordinarily associated with investments in securities of domestic issuers. Such risks include future political and economic developments, and the possible imposition of exchange controls or other foreign governmental laws and restrictions. In addition, with respect to certain countries, there is the possibility of expropriation of assets, confiscatory taxation, political or social instability or diplomatic developments which could adversely affect investments in those securities.

Dividends to Shareholders

Dividends to shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date. The Fund distributes its dividends from net investment income and net realized capital gains, if any, on an annual basis. The amount of dividends from net investment income and from net realized gains are determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations, which may differ from GAAP. These “book/tax” differences are either temporary or permanent in nature. To the extent these differences are permanent in nature (e.g., return of capital, net operating loss, reclassification of certain market discounts, gain/loss, paydowns, and distributions), such amounts are reclassified within the composition of net assets based on their federal tax-basis treatment; temporary differences (e.g., wash sales and post October losses) do not require reclassification. Dividends to shareholders that exceed net investment income and net realized gains for tax purposes are reported as distributions of capital.

Expense Allocation

Expenses directly attributable to the Fund are charged directly to the Fund, while expenses attributable to more than one Fund are allocated among the respective Funds based upon relative net assets or some other reasonable method. Expenses which are attributable to more than one Trust are allocated across the Allianz Variable Insurance Products and Allianz Variable Insurance Products Fund of Funds Trusts based upon relative net assets or another reasonable basis. Allianz Investment Management LLC (the “Manager”), serves as the investment manager for the Trust and the Allianz Variable Insurance Products Fund of Funds Trust.

Securities Lending

To generate additional income, the Fund may lend up to 33 1/3% of its assets pursuant to agreements requiring that the loan be continuously secured by any combination of cash, U.S. government or U.S. government agency securities, equal initially to at least 102% of the fair value plus accrued interest on the securities loaned (105% for foreign securities) and is marked to market daily to provide a level of collateral at least equal to the fair value of securities loaned. The Fund bears all of the gains and losses on such investments. The Fund receives payments from borrowers equivalent to the dividends and interest that would have been earned on securities lent while simultaneously seeking to earn income on the investment of cash collateral

 

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December 31, 2011

 

received. In extremely low interest rate environments, the broker rabate fee may exceed the interest earned or the cash collateral which would result in a loss to the Fund. The investment of cash collateral deposited by the borrower is subject to inherent market risks such as interest rate risk, credit risk, liquidity risk, and other risks that are present in the market, and as such, the value of these investments may not be sufficient, when liquidated, to repay the borrower when the loaned security is returned. There may be risks of delay in recovery of the securities or even loss of rights in the collateral should the borrower of the securities fail financially. However, loans will be made only to borrowers, such as broker-dealers, banks or institutional borrowers of securities, deemed by the Allianz Investment Management LLC (the “Manager”) to be of good standing and credit worthy and when in its judgment, the consideration which can be earned currently from such securities loans justifies the attendant risks. Loans are subject to termination by the Trust or the borrower at any time, and are, therefore, not considered to be illiquid investments. Securities on loan at December 31, 2011 are presented on the Fund’s Schedule of Portfolio Investments (“Schedule”). The average outstanding amount of securities on loan was $24.7 million for the year ended December 31, 2011.

Cash collateral received in connection with securities lending is invested in the Allianz Variable Insurance Products Securities Lending Collateral Trust (the “Securities Lending Collateral Trust”) managed by The Dreyfus Corporation, an affiliate of the Custodian and Securities Lending Agent. The Securities Lending Collateral Trust invests in short-term investments that have a remaining maturity of 397 days or less as calculated in accordance with Rule 2a-7 under the 1940 Act. The Fund paid securities lending fees of $4,691 during the year ended December 31, 2011. These fees have been netted against Income from Securities Lending on the Statement of Operations.

Commission Recapture

Certain Funds of the Trust participate in a commission recapture program. The Fund will utilize the recaptured commissions to pay for, in whole or part, certain expenses of the Fund, excluding investment advisory fees. Any amounts received by the Fund, if applicable, are disclosed as “Expenses paid indirectly” on the Statement of Operations.

Derivative Instruments

All open derivative positions at period end are reflected on the Fund’s Schedule of Portfolio Investments. The following is a description of the derivative instruments that the Fund may utilize, including the primary underlying risk exposures related to each instrument type.

Forward Currency Contracts

During the year ended December 31, 2011, the Fund entered into forward currency contracts in connection with planned purchases or sales of securities or to hedge the U.S. dollar value of securities denominated in a particular currency. The Fund may enter into forward currency contracts in connection with planned purchases or sales of securities or to hedge the U.S. dollar value of securities denominated in a particular currency. In addition to the foreign currency risk related to the use of these contracts, the Fund could be exposed to risks if the counterparties to the contracts are unable to meet the terms of their contracts and from unanticipated movements in the value of a foreign currency relative to the U.S. dollar. In the event of default by the counterparty to the transaction, the Fund’s maximum amount of loss, as either the buyer or the seller, is the unrealized appreciation of the contract. The forward currency contracts are adjusted by the daily exchange rate of the underlying currency and any gains or losses are recorded for financial statement purposes as unrealized gains or losses until the contract settlement date. When the contract is closed, the Fund records a realized gain or loss equal to the difference between the value at the time it was opened and the value at the time it was closed. As of December 31, 2011, the Fund did not hold any forward currency contracts. During the year ended December 31, 2011, the Fund had limited activity in these transactions.

Futures Contracts

During the year ended December 31, 2011, the Fund did not enter into any futures contracts. The Fund may enter into futures contracts to manage its exposure to the securities markets or to movements in market conditions or foreign exchange rates. Futures contracts are valued based upon their quoted daily settlement prices. Upon entering into a futures contract, the Fund is required to segregate liquid assets in accordance with the initial margin requirements of the broker or exchange. Futures contracts are marked to market daily and a payable or receivable for the change in value (“variation margin”) is recorded by the Fund. Gains or losses are recognized but not considered realized until the contracts expire or are closed. Futures contracts

 

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Notes to the Financial Statements, continued

December 31, 2011

 

involve, to varying degrees, elements of market risk (generally equity price risk related to stock futures, interest rate risk related to bond futures, and foreign currency risk related to currency futures) and exposure to loss in excess of the variation margin disclosed in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. The primary risks associated with the use of futures contracts are the imperfect correlation between the change in market value of the underlying securities and the prices of futures contracts, the possibility of an illiquid market, and the inability of the counterparty to meet the terms of the contract.

Summary of Derivative Instruments

There were no open derivative positions as of December 31, 2011.

The following is a summary of the effect of derivative instruments on the Statement of Operations for the year ended December 31, 2011:

 

Primary Risk Exposure

  

Location of Gains/(Losses)
on Derivatives
Recognized in Income

   Realized Gains/(Losses)
on Derivatives
Recognized in Income
    Change in Unrealized
Appreciation/
Depreciation on
Derivatives Recognized
in Income
 
Foreign Exchange Contracts    Net realized gains/(losses) on forward currency contracts/ change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments    $ (12,248   $   

 

3. Related Party Transactions

The Manager provides investment advisory and management services for the Fund. The Manager has retained an independent money management organization (the “Subadviser”) to make investment decisions on behalf of the Fund. Pursuant to a subadvisory agreement between the Manager and Eaton Vance Management (“Eaton Vance”), Eaton Vance provides investment advisory services as the Subadviser for the Fund subject to the general supervision of the Trustees and the Manager. The Manager is entitled to a fee, computed daily and paid monthly, based on the average daily net assets of the Fund. Expenses incurred by the Fund for investment advisory and management services are reflected on the Statement of Operations as “Manager fees.” For its services, the Subadviser is entitled to a fee payable by the Manager. The Manager has contractually agreed to waive fees and reimburse the Fund to limit the annual expenses, excluding interest expense (e.g., cash overdraft fees), taxes, brokerage commissions, other expenditures that are capitalized in accordance with GAAP and other extraordinary expenses not incurred in the ordinary course of the Fund’s business, based on the daily net assets of the Fund, through April 30, 2013.

For the year ended December 31, 2011, the annual rate due to the Manager and the annual expense limit were as follows:

 

     Annual Rate*     Annual Expense Limit  

AZL Eaton Vance Large Cap Value Fund

     0.775     1.20

 

  * The fees payable to the Manager are based on a tiered structure for various net assets levels as follows: the first $100 million at 0.775%, the next $150 million at 0.75%, the next $250 million at 0.725% and above $500 million at 0.675%. The Manager voluntarily reduced the management fees as follows: the first $100 million at 0.75%, the next $400 million at 0.70% and above $500 million at 0.65%. The Manager reserves the right to stop reducing the manager fee at any time.

Any amounts contractually waived or reimbursed by the Manager in a particular fiscal year will be subject to repayment by the Fund to the Manager to the extent that from time to time through the next three fiscal years the repayment will not cause the Fund’s expenses to exceed the stated limit during the respective year. Any amounts recouped by the Manager during the period are reflected on the Statement of Operations as “Recoupment of prior expenses reimbursed by the Manager.” At December 31, 2011, there were no remaining contractual reimbursements that are subject to repayment by the Fund in subsequent years.

In addition, the Manager may voluntarily waive or reimburse additional fees in order to maintain more competitive expense ratios. Any voluntary waivers or reimbursements are not subject to repayment in subsequent years. Information on the total amount waived/reimbursed by the Manager or repaid to the Manager by the Fund during the year can be found on the Statement of Operations.

 

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AZL Eaton Vance Large Cap Value Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements, continued

December 31, 2011

 

Pursuant to separate agreements between the Funds and the Manager, the Manager provides a Chief Compliance Officer (“CCO”) and certain compliance oversight and regulatory filing services to the Trust. Under these agreements the Manager is entitled to an amount equal to a portion of the compensation and certain other expenses related to the individuals performing the CCO and compliance oversight services, as well as $75 per hour for time incurred in connection with the preparation and filing of certain documents with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fees are paid to the Manager on a quarterly basis. The total expenses incurred by the Fund for these services are reflected on the Statement of Operations as “Administrative and compliance services fees.”

Citi Fund Services Ohio, Inc. (“Citi” or the “Administrator”), a wholly owned subsidiary of Citigroup, Inc., with which an officer of the Trust is affiliated, serves as the Trust’s administrator, transfer agent, and fund accountant, and assists the Trust in all aspects of its administration and operation. The Administrator is entitled to a Trust-wide asset-based fee, which is based on the following schedule: 0.05% of daily average net assets on the first $4 billion, 0.04% of daily average net assets on the next $2 billion, 0.02% of daily average net assets on the next $2 billion and 0.01% of daily average net assets over $8 billion. The overall Trust-wide fees are accrued daily and paid monthly and are subject to a minimum annual fee. In addition, the Administrator is entitled to annual account fees related to the transfer agency system, an annual fee for each additional class of shares of any Fund, certain annual fees in supporting fair value services, and a Trust-wide annual fee for providing infrastructure and support in implementing the written policies and procedures comprising the Fund’s compliance program. Fees payable to the Administrator are subject to certain reductions associated with services provided to new funds. The Administrator is also reimbursed for certain expenses incurred. The total expenses incurred by the Fund for these services are reflected on the Statement of Operations as “Administration fees.”

Allianz Life Financial Services, LLC (“ALFS”), an affiliate of the Manager, serves as distributor of the Fund and receives 12b-1 fees directly from the Fund, plus a Trust-wide annual fee of $42,500, paid by the Manager from its profits and not by the Trust, for recordkeeping and reporting services.

The Trust has adopted a distribution and service plan in conformance with Rule 12b-1of the 1940 Act. Pursuant to this plan, the Fund is authorized to pay certain fees for the sale and distribution of its shares and services provided to its shareholders at an annual rate not to exceed 0.25% of the Fund’s average daily net assets. These fees are reflected on the Statement of Operations as “Distribution fees.”

In addition, certain legal fees and expenses are paid to a law firm, Dorsey & Whitney LLP, of which the Secretary of the Fund is a partner. During the year ended December 31, 2011, $6,777 was paid from the Fund relating to these fees and expenses.

Certain Officers and Trustees of the Trust are affiliated with the Manager or the Administrator. Such Officers (except for the Trust’s CCO as noted above) and Trustees receive no compensation from the Trust for serving in their respective roles. For their service to the Trust and to the Allianz Variable Insurance Products Fund of Funds Trust, each non-interested Trustee receives a $36,000 annual Board retainer and a $8,000 meeting fee for each regular in-person Board meeting and a $4,000 meeting fee for each Committee meeting. In addition, Trustees may receive compensation for special meetings and telephonic meetings. Also, the Trustees are reimbursed for certain expenses associated with attending Board meetings. Compensation to the Trustees is allocated between the Trust and the Allianz Variable Insurance Products Fund of Funds Trust in proportion to the assets under management of each Trust. During the year ended December 31, 2011, actual Trustee compensation was $924,000 in total for both Trusts.

 

4. Investment Valuation Summary

The valuation techniques employed by the Fund, as described below, maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs in determining fair value. The inputs used for valuing the Fund’s investments are summarized in the three broad levels listed below:

 

   

Level 1 — quoted prices in active markets for identical assets

   

Level 2 — other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayments speeds, credit risk, etc.)

   

Level 3 — significant unobservable inputs (including the Fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments)

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

 

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Notes to the Financial Statements, continued

December 31, 2011

 

Security prices are generally provided by an independent third party pricing service approved by the Trust’s Board of Trustees (“Trustees”) as of the close of the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) (generally 4:00 pm EST). Equity securities are valued at the last quoted sale price or, if there is no sale, the last quoted bid price is used for long securities and the last quoted ask price is used for securities sold short. Securities listed on NASDAQ Stock Market, Inc. (“NASDAQ”) are valued at the official closing price as reported by NASDAQ. In each of these situations, valuations are typically categorized as a Level 1 in the fair value hierarchy. Investments in open-end investment companies are valued at their respective net asset value as reported by such companies and are typically categorized as Level 1 in the fair value hierarchy.

Debt and other fixed income securities are generally valued at an evaluated bid price provided by an independent pricing source approved by the Trustees. To value debt securities, pricing services may use various pricing techniques which take into account appropriate factors such as market activity, yield, quality, coupon rate, maturity, type of issue, trading characteristics, call features, credit ratings and other data, as well as broker quotes. Short term securities of sufficient credit quality with sixty days or less remaining until maturity may be valued at amortized cost, which approximates fair value. In each of these situations, valuations are typically categorized as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy.

Exchange traded futures contracts are valued at the last sales price as of the close of the primary exchange and are typically categorized as Level 1 in the fair value hierarchy. Forward currency contracts are generally valued at the foreign currency exchange rate as of the close of the NYSE and are typically categorized as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy.

Other assets and securities for which market quotations are not readily available, or are deemed unreliable are valued at fair value as determined in good faith by the Trustees or persons acting on the behalf of the Trustees. Fair value pricing may be used for significant events such as securities whose trading has been suspended, whose price has become stale or for which there is no currently available price at the close of the NYSE. Depending on the source and relative significance of valuation inputs, these instruments may be classified as Level 2 or Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy. The Fund utilizes a pricing service to assist in determining the fair value of securities when certain significant events occur that may affect the value of foreign securities.

In accordance with procedures adopted by the Trustees, fair value pricing may be used if events materially affecting the value of foreign securities occur between the time when the exchange on which they are traded closes and the time when the Fund’s net asset value is calculated. Management identifies possible fluctuation in international securities by monitoring the increase or decrease in the value of a designated benchmark index. In the event of an increase or decrease greater than predetermined levels, the Fund may use a systematic valuation model provided by an independent third party to fair value its international equity securities which are then typically categorized as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy.

For the year ended December 31, 2011, there were no Level 3 investments for which significant unobservable inputs were used to determine fair value.

The following is a summary of the valuation inputs used as of December 31, 2011 in valuing the Fund’s investments based upon the three levels defined above:

 

      Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Total  
Investment Securities:                            

Common Stocks:

           

Food Products

   $ 9,841,128       $ 3,337,669       $       $ 13,178,797   

All Other Common Stocks+

     411,453,348                         411,453,348   

Securities Held as Collateral for Securities on Loan

             17,989,565                 17,989,565   

Unaffiliated Investment Company

     10,783,502                         10,783,502   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
Total Investment Securities    $ 432,077,978       $ 21,327,234       $       $ 453,405,212   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  + For detailed industry descriptions, see the accompanying Schedule of Portfolio Investments.

The Fund recognizes significant transfers between fair value hierarchy levels at the reporting period end. There were no significant transfers between Levels 1, 2 or 3 as of December 31, 2011.

In May 2011, the FASB issued ASU No. 2011-04 “Amendments to Achieve Common Fair Value Measurement and Disclosure Requirements in U.S. GAAP and IFRS”. ASU 2011-04 includes common requirements for measurement of and disclosure about fair value between U.S. GAAP and IFRS. ASU 2011-04 will require reporting entities to disclose quantitative information about the unobservable inputs used in the fair value measurements categorized within Level 3 of the fair value

 

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AZL Eaton Vance Large Cap Value Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements, continued

December 31, 2011

 

hierarchy. In addition, ASU 2011-04 will require reporting entities to make disclosures about amounts and reasons for all transfers in and out of Level 1 and Level 2 fair value measurements. The new and revised disclosures are effective for interim and annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2011. Adoption of ASU 2011-04 will have no effect on the Fund’s net assets. At this time, management is evaluating the impact of ASU 2011-04 on the financial statement disclosures.

 

5. Security Purchases and Sales

For the year ended December 31, 2011, cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of securities (excluding securities maturing less than one year from acquisition) were as follows:

 

      Purchases      Sales  

AZL Eaton Vance Large Cap Value Fund

   $ 220,561,012       $ 243,851,436   

 

6. Federal Income Tax Information

It is the Fund’s policy to continue to comply with the requirements of the Internal Revenue Code under Subchapter M, applicable to regulated investment companies, and to distribute all of its taxable income, including any net realized gains on investments, to its shareholders. Therefore, no provision is made for federal income taxes.

Management of the Funds has reviewed tax positions taken in tax years that remain subject to examination by all major tax jurisdictions, including federal (i.e., the last four tax year ends and the interim tax period since then, as applicable). Management believes that there is no tax liability resulting from unrecognized tax benefits related to uncertain tax positions taken.

Cost for federal income tax purposes at December 31, 2011 is $421,027,446. The gross unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on a tax basis is as follows:

 

Unrealized appreciation

  $ 45,807,993   

Unrealized depreciation

    (13,430,227
 

 

 

 

Net unrealized appreciation

  $ 32,377,766   
 

 

 

 

 

As of the end of its tax year ended December 31, 2011, the Fund has capital loss carry forwards (“CLCFs”) as summarized in the table below. Under the provisions of the Regulated Investment Company Modernization Act of 2010, CLCFs that originated in a tax year that began before December 23, 2010 (pre-effective CLCFs) may be carried forward, subject to certain limitations, and applied to offset future capital gains, and thus reduce the amount of distributable capital gains, for up to eight succeeding tax years, after which any unutilized CLCFs expire. Pre-effective CLCFs are applied as short-term capital loss regardless of whether the originating capital loss was short term or long term. CLCFs that originate in tax years beginning after December 22, 2010 (post-effective CLCFs), are applied consistent with the character in which they originated as a new loss on the first day of the immediately succeeding tax year, and thus take precedent over the application of pre-effective CLCFs. Post-effective CLCFs can be carried forward indefinitely.

Pre-effective CLCFs subject to expiration:

 

     Expires
12/31/2016
     Expires
12/31/2017
     Expires
12/31/2018
 

AZL Eaton Vance Large Cap Value Fund

   $ 52,518,858       $ 84,345,488       $ 5,491,128   

Post-effective CLCFs not subject to expiration:

 

      Short Term
Amount
     Long Term
Amount
 

AZL Eaton Vance Large Cap Value Fund

   $ 12,370,572       $   

The tax character of dividends paid to shareholders during the year ended December 31, 2011 were as follows:

 

     Ordinary
Income
     Net
Long-Term
Capital Gains
     Total
Distributions(a)
 

AZL Eaton Vance Large Cap Value Fund

   $ 4,313,664       $       $ 4,313,664   

 

  (a) Total distributions paid may differ from the Statements of Changes in Net Assets because dividends are recognized when actually paid for tax purposes.

 

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December 31, 2011

 

The tax character of dividends paid to shareholders during the year ended December 31, 2010 were as follows:

 

     Ordinary
Income
     Net
Long-Term
Capital Gains
     Total
Distributions(a)
 

AZL Eaton Vance Large Cap Value Fund

   $ 4,821,879       $       $ 4,821,879   

 

  (a) Total distributions paid may differ from the Statements of Changes in Net Assets because dividends are recognized when actually paid for tax purposes.

As of December 31, 2011, the components of accumulated earnings on a tax basis were as follows:

 

     Undistributed
Ordinary
Income
     Accumulated
Capital and
Other Losses
    Unrealized
Appreciation(a)
     Total
Accumulated
Earnings/
(Deficit)
 

AZL Eaton Vance Large Cap Value Fund

   $ 6,349,169       $ (154,726,046   $ 32,379,507       $ (115,997,370

 

  (a) The differences between book-basis and tax-basis unrealized appreciation/depreciation is attributable primarily to tax deferral of losses on wash sales.

 

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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

The Shareholders and Board of Trustees of

Allianz Variable Insurance Products Trust:

We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities of AZL Eaton Vance Large Cap Value Fund (the “Fund”) of the Allianz Variable Insurance Products Trust, including the schedule of portfolio investments, as of December 31, 2011, and the related statement of operations for the year then ended, the statements of changes in net assets for each of the years in the two-year period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the years in the five-year period then ended. These financial statements and financial highlights are the responsibility of the Fund’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements and financial highlights based on our audits.

We conducted our audits 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 and financial highlights are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of December 31, 2011, by correspondence with the custodian and brokers or by other appropriate auditing procedures where replies from brokers were not received. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

In our opinion, the financial statements and financial highlights referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Fund as of December 31, 2011, the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the years in the two-year period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the years in the five-year period then ended, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.

KPMG LLP

Columbus, Ohio

February 24, 2012

 

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ALLIANZ VARIABLE INSURANCE PRODUCTS TRUST

 

Other Federal Income Tax Information (Unaudited)

For the year ended December 31, 2011, 100.00% of the total ordinary income dividends paid by the Fund qualify for the corporate dividends received deduction available to corporate shareholders.

 

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ALLIANZ VARIABLE INSURANCE PRODUCTS TRUST

 

Other Information (Unaudited)

A description of the policies and procedures that the Fund uses to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities is available, without charge, upon request, by visiting the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (“Commission”) website at www.sec.gov, or by calling 800-624-0197.

Information regarding how the Fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30th is available (i) without charge, upon request, by calling 800-624-0197; (ii) on the Allianz Variable Insurance Products Trust’s website at https://www.allianzlife.com; and (iii) on the Commission’s website at http://www.sec.gov.

The Fund files complete Schedules of Portfolio Holdings with the Commission for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. Schedules of Portfolio Holdings for the Fund in this report are available without charge on the Commission’s website at http://www.sec.gov, or may be reviewed and copied at the Commission’s Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. Information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 800-SEC-0330.

 

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ALLIANZ VARIABLE INSURANCE PRODUCTS TRUST

 

Approval of Investment Advisory and Subadvisory Agreements (Unaudited)

The Allianz Variable Insurance Products Trust (the “Trust”) is a manager-of-managers fund. That means that the Trust’s Manager (“Allianz Investment Management LLC”) is responsible for monitoring the various Subadvisers that have day-to-day responsibility for the decisions made for each of the Trust’s investment portfolios. The Trust’s Manager is responsible for determining, in the first instance, which investment advisers to consider recommending for selection as a Subadviser.

In reviewing the services provided by the Manager and the terms of the investment management agreement, the Board receives and reviews information related to the Manager’s experience and expertise in the variable insurance marketplace. Currently, the Funds are offered only through variable annuities and variable life insurance policies, and not in the retail fund market. In addition, the Board receives information regarding the Manager’s expertise with regard to portfolio diversification and asset allocation requirements within variable insurance products issued by Allianz Life Insurance Company of North America and its subsidiary, Allianz Life Insurance Company of New York. Currently, the Funds are offered only through Allianz Life and Allianz of New York variable products.

The Trust’s Manager has adopted policies and procedures to assist it in the process of analyzing each potential Subadviser with expertise in particular asset classes for purposes of making the recommendation that a specific investment adviser be selected. The Trust’s Board reviews and considers the information provided by the Manager in deciding which investment advisers to select. After an investment adviser becomes a Subadviser, a similarly rigorous process is instituted by the Manager to monitor the investment performance and other responsibilities of the Subadviser. The Manager reports to the Trust’s Board on its analysis at the regular meetings of the Board, which are held at least quarterly. Where warranted, the Manager will add or remove a particular Subadviser from a “watch” list that it maintains. Watch list criteria include, for example: (a) Fund performance over various time periods; (b) Fund risk issues, such as changes in key personnel involved with Fund management, changes in investment philosophy or process, or “capacity” concerns; and (c) organizational risk issues, such as regulatory, compliance or legal concerns, or changes in the ownership of the Subadviser. The Manager may place a Fund on the watch list for other reasons, and if so, will explain its rationale to the Trustees. Funds which are on the watch list are subject to special scrutiny of the Manager and the Board of Trustees. Funds may be removed from such watch list, if for example, performance improves or regulatory matters are satisfactorily resolved. However, in some situations where Funds which have been on the watch list, the Manager has recommended the retention of a new Subadviser, and the Board of Trustees has subsequently approved new Subadvisory Agreements with such Subadvisers.

In assessing the Manager’s and Subadvisers’ (collectively, the “Advisory Organizations”), performance of their obligations, the Board considers whether there has occurred a circumstance or event that would constitute a reason for it to not renew an advisory contract. In this regard, the Board is mindful of the potential disruption of a Fund’s operations and various risks, uncertainties and other effects that could occur as a result of a decision to terminate or not renew a contract.

As required by the Investment Company Act of 1940 (“1940 Act”), the Trust’s Board has reviewed and approved the Trust’s Investment Management Agreement with the Manager (the “Advisory Agreement”) and portfolio management agreements (the “Subadvisory Agreements”) with the Subadvisers. The Board’s decision to approve these contracts reflects the exercise of its business judgment on whether to approve new arrangements and continue the existing arrangements. During its review of these contracts, the Board considers many factors, among the most material of which are: the Fund’s investment objectives and long term performance; the Advisory Organizations’ management philosophy, personnel, and processes, including their compliance history and the adequacy of their compliance processes; the preferences and expectations of Fund shareholders (and underlying contract owners) and their relative sophistication; the continuing state of competition in the mutual fund industry; and comparable fees in the mutual fund industry.

The Board also considers the compensation and benefits received by the Advisory Organizations. This includes fees received for services provided to the Fund by affiliated persons of the Advisory Organizations and research services received by the Advisory Organizations from brokers that execute Fund trades, as well as advisory fees. The Board considered the fact that: (1) the Manager and the Trust are parties to an Administrative Service Agreement, a Compliance Services Agreement, and a Chief Compliance Officer Agreement, under which the Manager is compensated by the Trust for performing certain administrative and compliance services including providing an employee of the Manager or one of its affiliates to act as the Trust’s Chief Compliance Officer; and (2) Allianz Life Financial Services, LLC, an affiliated person of the Manager, is a registered securities broker-dealer and receives (along with its affiliated persons) payments made by the Trust pursuant to Rule 12b-1.

The Board is aware that various courts have interpreted provisions of the 1940 Act and have indicated in their decisions that the following factors may be relevant to an adviser’s compensation: the nature and quality of the services provided by the adviser, including the performance of the fund; the adviser’s cost of providing the services; the extent to which the adviser may realize “economies of scale” as the fund grows larger; any indirect benefits that may accrue to the adviser and its

 

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affiliates as a result of the adviser’s relationship with the fund; performance and expenses of comparable funds; and the extent to which the independent Board members are fully informed about all facts bearing on the adviser’s service and fee. The Trust’s Board is aware of these factors and takes them into account in its review of the Trust’s advisory contracts.

The Board considered and weighed these circumstances in light of its experience in governing the Trust and working with the Advisory Organizations on matters relating to the Funds, and is assisted in its deliberations by the advice of legal counsel to the Independent Trustees. In this regard, the Board requests and receives a significant amount of information about the Funds and the Advisory Organizations. Some of this information is provided at each regular meeting of the Board; additional information is provided in connection with the particular meeting or meetings at which the Board’s formal review of an advisory contract occurs. In between regularly scheduled meetings, the Board may receive information on particular matters as the need arises. Thus, the Board’s evaluation of an advisory contract is informed by reports covering such matters as: an Advisory Organization’s investment philosophy, personnel, and processes; the Fund’s short- and long-term performance (in absolute terms as well as in relationship to its benchmark(s), certain competitor or “peer group” funds and similar funds managed by the particular Subadviser), and comments on the reasons for performance; the Fund’s expenses (including the advisory fee itself and the overall expense structure of the Fund, both in absolute terms and relative to similar and/or competing funds, with due regard for contractual or voluntary expense limitations); the use and allocation of brokerage commissions derived from trading the Fund’s portfolio securities; the nature and extent of the advisory and other services provided to the Fund by the Advisory Organizations and their affiliates; compliance and audit reports concerning the Funds and the companies that service them; and relevant developments in the mutual fund industry and how the Funds and/or Advisory Organizations are responding to them.

The Board also receives financial information about Advisory Organizations, including reports on the compensation and benefits the Advisory Organizations derive from their relationships with the Funds. These reports cover not only the fees under the advisory contracts, but also fees, if any, received for providing other services to the Funds. The reports also discuss any indirect or “fall out” benefits an Advisory Organization may derive from its relationship with the Funds.

The Advisory and Subadvisory Agreements (collectively, the “Agreements”) were most recently considered at Board of Trustees meetings held in the fall of 2011. Information relevant to the approval of such Agreements was considered at a telephonic Board of Trustees meeting on October 19, 2011, and at an “in person” Board of Trustees meeting held October 26, 2011. The Agreements were approved at the Board meeting of October 26, 2011. At such meeting the Board also approved an Expense Limitation Agreement between the Manager and the Trust for the period ending April 30, 2013. In connection with such meetings, the Trustees requested and evaluated extensive materials from the Manager, including performance and expense information for other investment companies with similar investment objectives derived from data compiled by an independent third party provider and other sources believed to be reliable by the Manager. Prior to voting, the Trustees reviewed the proposed approval/continuance of the Agreements with management and with experienced counsel who are independent of the Manager and received a memorandum from such counsel discussing the legal standards for their consideration of the proposed approvals/continuances. The independent (“disinterested”) Trustees also discussed the proposed approvals/continuances in a private session with such counsel at which no representatives of the Manager were present. In reaching their determinations relating to the approval and/or continuance of the Agreements, in respect of each Fund, the Trustees considered all factors they believed relevant. The Board based its decision to approve the Agreements on the totality of the circumstances and relevant factors, and with a view to past and future long-term considerations. Not all of the factors and considerations discussed above and below are necessarily relevant to every Fund, and the Board did not assign relative weights to factors discussed herein or deem any one or group of them to be controlling in and of themselves.

An SEC Rule requires that shareholder reports include a discussion of certain factors relating to the selection of investment advisers and the approval of advisory fees. The “factors” enumerated by the SEC are set forth below in italics, as well as the Board’s conclusions regarding such factors:

(1)  The nature, extent and quality of services provided by the Manager and Subadvisers.  The Trustees noted that the Manager, subject to the control of the Board of Trustees, administers each Fund’s business and other affairs. As the Trust is a manager of managers fund, the Manager is responsible for monitoring the various Subadvisers that have day-to-day responsibility for the decisions made for each of the Trust’s investment portfolios. The Trust’s Manager is responsible for determining, in the first instance, which investment advisers to consider recommending to the Board of Trustees for selection as a Subadviser.

The Trustees noted that the Manager also provides the Trust and each Fund with such administrative and other services (exclusive of, and in addition to, any such services provided by any others retained by the Trust on behalf of the Funds) and executive and other personnel as are necessary for the operation of the Trust and the Funds. Except for the Trust’s Chief Compliance Officer, the Manager pays all of the compensation of Trustees and officers of the Trust who are employees of the Manager or its affiliates.

 

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The Trustees considered the scope and quality of services provided by the Manager and the Subadvisers and noted that the scope of such services provided had expanded as a result of recent regulatory and other developments. The Trustees noted that, for example, the Manager and Subadvisers are responsible for maintaining and monitoring their own compliance programs, and these compliance programs have recently been refined and enhanced in light of new regulatory requirements. The Trustees considered the capabilities and resources which the Manager has dedicated to performing services on behalf of the Trust and its Funds. The quality of administrative and other services, including the Manager’s role in coordinating the activities of the Trust’s other service providers, also were considered. The Trustees concluded that, overall, they were satisfied with the nature, extent and quality of services provided (and expected to be provided) to the Trust and to each of the Funds under the Agreements.

(2)  The investment performance of the Funds, the Manager and the Subadvisers.  In connection with every in-person quarterly Board of Trustees meeting, Trustees receive extensive information on the performance results of each of the Funds. This includes, for example, performance information on all of the Funds for the previous quarter, and previous one, three and five-year periods, and since inception. (For Funds which have been in existence for less than five years, Trustees may receive performance information on comparable funds managed by the particular Subadviser for periods prior to the creation of a particular Fund.) Such performance information includes information on absolute total return, performance versus Subadvisers’ comparable fund(s), performance versus the appropriate benchmark(s), and performance versus peer groups. For example, in connection with the Board of Trustees meeting held October 26, 2011, the Manager reported that for the three year period ended June 30, 2011, ten Funds were in the top 40%, six were in the middle 20% and five were in the bottom 40%, and for the one year period ended June 30, 2011, nine Funds were in the top 40%, eight were in the middle 20%, and 11 were in the bottom 40%. The Manager also reported that for the five year period ended June 30, 2011, nine Funds were in the top 40%, three were in the middle 20%, and seven were in the bottom 40%. At the Board of Trustees meeting held October 26, 2011, the Trustees determined that the overall investment performance of the Funds was acceptable.

(3)  The costs of services to be provided and profits to be realized by the Manager and the Subadvisers and their affiliates from their relationship with the Funds.  The Manager has supplied information to the Board of Trustees pertaining to the level of investment advisory fees to which the Funds are subject. The Manager has agreed to temporarily “cap” Fund expenses at certain levels, and information is provided to Trustees setting forth “contractual” advisory fees and “actual” fees after taking expense caps into account. Based upon the information provided, the “actual” advisory fees payable by the Funds overall are generally comparable to the average level of fees paid by Fund peer groups. For the 29 Funds reviewed by the Board of Trustees in the fall of 2011, 24 Funds paid “actual” advisory fees in a percentage amount within the 65th percentile or lower for each Fund’s applicable category. The Trustees recognized that it is difficult to make comparisons of advisory fees because there are variations in the services that are included in the fees paid by other funds. The Board has concluded that the advisory fees to be paid to the Manager by the Funds are not unreasonable.

The Manager has also supplied information to the Board of Trustees pertaining to total Fund expenses (which includes advisory fees, the 25 basis point 12b-1 fee paid by the Funds, and other Fund expenses). As noted above, the Manager has agreed to “cap” Fund expenses at certain levels. Based upon the information provided, the overall total expense ratio ranking in 2012 for the 29 Funds was as follows: (1) 21 of the Funds had total expense rankings at or below the 50th percentile; (2) three of the Funds were between the 50th and 65th percentiles; (3) for three of the Funds with expense ranks above the 65th percentile, the Manager recommended, and the Board of Trustees approved, temporary management fee waivers effective May 1, 2012, which are expected to reduce such rankings to the 65th percentile or below; (4) for one Fund with an expense rank above the 65th percentile, the Manager expects such Fund to be below the 65th percentile in 2012 because of greater Fund assets; and (5) for one Fund with an expense rank above the 65th percentile, the Manager reported that the peer group makes for poor comparability.

The Manager has committed to providing the Funds with a high quality of service and working to reduce Fund expenses over time, particularly as the Funds grow larger. The Trustees concluded therefore that the expense ratios of the Funds were not unreasonable.

The Manager provided information concerning the profitability of the Manager’s investment advisory activities for the period from 2009 through June 30, 2011. The Trustees recognized that it is difficult to make comparisons of profitability from investment company advisory agreements because comparative information is not generally publicly available and is affected by numerous factors, including the structure of the particular adviser, the types of funds it manages, its business mix, numerous assumptions regarding allocation of expenses and the adviser’s capital structure and cost of capital. In considering profitability information, the Trustees considered the possible effect of certain fall-out benefits to the Manager and its affiliates. The Trustees focused on profitability of the Manager’s relationships with the Funds before taxes and distribution expenses. The Trustees recognized that the Manager should, in the abstract, be entitled to earn a reasonable level of profits for the services it provides to each Fund and, based on their review, concluded that they were satisfied that the Manager’s level of profitability from its relationship with the Funds was not excessive.

 

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The Manager, on behalf of the Board of Trustees, endeavored to obtain information on the profitability of each Subadviser in connection with its relationship with the Fund or Funds which it subadvises. The Manager was unable to obtain meaningful profitability information from some of the unaffiliated Subadvisers. The Manager assured the Board of Trustees that the Agreements with the Subadvisers which are not affiliated with it were negotiated on an “arm’s length” basis, so that arguably, such profitability information should be less relevant. The Trustees were also provided with certain information on profitability for Subadvisers which are affiliated with the Manager. Trustees recognized the difficulty of allocating costs to multiple advisory accounts and products of a large advisory organization. Based upon the information provided, the Trustees determined that there was no evidence that the level of such profitability attributable to subadvising the Funds was excessive.

(4) and (5) The extent to which economies of scale would be realized as the Funds grow, and whether fee levels reflect these economies of scale. The Trustees noted that most of the advisory fee schedules for the Funds do not contain breakpoints that reduce the fee rate on assets above specified levels, although certain Subadvisory Agreements have such “breakpoints.” The Trustees recognized that breakpoints may be an appropriate way for the Manager to share its economies of scale, if any, with Funds that have substantial assets. However, they also recognized that there may not be a direct relationship between any economies of scale realized by Funds and those realized by the Manager as assets increase. The Trustees do not believe there is a uniform methodology for establishing breakpoints that give effect to Fund-specific service provided by the Manager. The Trustees noted that in the fund industry as a whole, as well as among funds similar to the Funds, there is no uniformity or pattern in the fees and asset levels at which breakpoints (if any) apply. Depending on the age, size, and other characteristics of a particular fund and its manager’s cost structure, different conclusions can be drawn as to whether there are economies of scale to be realized at any particular level of assets, notwithstanding the intuitive conclusion that such economies exist, or will be realized at some level of total assets. Moreover, because different managers have different cost structures and service models, it is difficult to draw meaningful conclusions from the breakpoints that may have been adopted by other funds. The Trustees also noted that the advisory agreements for many funds do not have breakpoints at all, or if breakpoints exist, they may be at asset levels significantly greater than those of the individual Funds. The Trustees also noted that the total assets in all of the Funds as of June 30, 2011 were approximately $6.2 billion, and that no single non-money market Fund had assets in excess of $428 million.

The Trustees noted that the Manager has agreed to temporarily “cap” Fund expenses at certain levels, which has the effect of reducing expenses as would the implementation of advisory fee breakpoints. The Manager has committed to continue to consider the continuation of fee “caps” and/or advisory fee breakpoints as the Funds grow larger. The Board receives quarterly reports on the level of Fund assets. It expects to consider whether or not to approve the Agreements at a meeting to be held prior to December 31, 2012, and will at that time, or prior thereto, consider: (a) the extent to which economies of scale can be realized, and (b) whether the advisory fee should be modified to reflect such economies of scale, if any.

Having taken these factors into account, the Trustees concluded that the absence of breakpoints in certain of the Funds’ advisory fee rate schedules was acceptable under each Fund’s circumstances.

 

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Information about the Board of Trustees and Officers (Unaudited)

The Trust is managed by the Trustees in accordance with the laws of the state of Delaware governing business trusts. There are currently nine Trustees, two of whom are “interested persons” of the Trust within the meaning of that term under the 1940 Act. The Trustees and Officers of the Trust, their addresses, ages, their positions held with the Trust, their terms of office with the Trust and length of time served, their principal occupation(s) during the past five years, the number of portfolios in the Trust they oversee, and their other directorships held during the past five years are as follows:

Non-interested Trustees(1)

 

Name, Address, and Age

  Positions
Held with
Allianz
VIP and VIP
FOF Trust
 

Term of
Office(2)/Length
of Time Served

 

Principal Occupation(s)
During Past 5 Years

  Number of
Portfolios
Overseen for
Allianz
VIP and VIP
FOF Trust
 

Other
Directorships
Held Outside the

AZL Fund Complex
During Past 5 Years

Peter R. Burnim, Age 64
5701 Golden Hills Drive Minneapolis, MN 55416
  Trustee   Since 2/07   Managing Director iQ Venture Partners, Inc., 2005 to present; EVP Northstar Companies, 2002 to 2005; Senior Officer Citibank and Citicorp for over 25 years   42   Argus Group Holdings; Sterling Centrecorp Inc.; Highland Financial Holdings; and Bank of Bermuda NY
Peggy L. Ettestad, Age 54
5701 Golden Hills Drive Minneapolis, MN 55416
  Trustee   Since 2/07   Managing Director, Red Canoe Management Consulting LLC, 2008 to present; Senior Managing Director, Residential Capital LLC, 2003 to 2008; Chief Operations Officer, Transamerica Reinsurance 2002 to 2003   42   Luther College
Roger Gelfenbien, Age 68
5701 Golden Hills Drive Minneapolis, MN 55416
  Trustee   Since 10/99   Retired; Partner of Accenture 1983 to 1999   42   Virtus Funds
(8 Funds)
Claire R. Leonardi, Age 56
5701 Golden Hills Drive Minneapolis, MN 55416
  Trustee   Since 2/04  

Chief Executive Officer, Connecticut Innovations, 2012 to present; General Partner of Fairview Capital, L.P., 1994 to present

  42   The Natural History Museum of the Adirondacks
Dickson W. Lewis, Age 63
5701 Golden Hills Drive Minneapolis, MN 55416
  Trustee   Since 2/04   Vice President/General Manager, Yearbooks & Canada-Lifetouch National School Studios, 2006 to present; Vice President/General Manager of Jostens, Inc., 2002 to 2006; Senior Vice President of Fortis Group, 1997 to 2002; Consultant to Hartford Insurance Co., 2001   42   None
Peter W. McClean, Age 67
5701 Golden Hills Drive Minneapolis, MN 55416
  Trustee   Since 2/04   Retired; President and CEO of Measurisk, LLC, 2001 to 2003; Chief Risk Management Officer at Bank Of Bermuda Ltd., 1996 to 2001   42   PNMAC Opportunity Fund; Northeast Bank; and FHI
Arthur C. Reeds III, Age 67
5701 Golden Hills Drive Minneapolis, MN 55416
  Trustee   Since 10/99   Retired; Senior Investment Officer, Hartford Foundation for Public Giving, 2000 to 2003; Chairman, Chief Executive and President of Conning Corp., 1999 to 2000; Investment Consultant 1997 to 1999   42   Connecticut Water Service, Inc.

 

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Interested Trustees(3)

 

Name, Address, and Age

  Positions
Held with
Allianz
VIP and VIP
FOF Trust
 

Term of
Office(2)/Length
of Time Served

 

Principal Occupation(s)
During Past 5 Years

  Number of
Portfolios
Overseen for
Allianz
VIP and VIP
FOF Trust
 

Other
Directorships
Held Outside the

Fund Complex
During Past 5 Years

Robert DeChellis, Age 44
5701 Golden Hills Drive Minneapolis, MN 55416
  Trustee   Since 3/08   President and CEO, Allianz Life Financial Services, LLC, 2007 to present; Senior Vice President of Marketing and Product Innovation, 2006 to 2007; Executive Vice President, Travelers Life 2004 to 2005; Executive Vice President, Jackson National Life Distributors, Inc. 2002 to 2004.   42   None

Brian Muench, Age 41

5701 Golden Hills Drive Minneapolis, MN 55416

  Trustee   Since 6/11   President, Allianz Investment Management LLC from November 2010 to present; Vice President, Vice President, Advisory Management, Allianz Investment Management LLC from December 2005 to November 2010; Assistant Vice President, Investments, Allianz Life from February 2002 to November 2005.   42   None

Officers

 

Name, Address, and Age

  

Positions
Held with
Allianz
VIP and VIP
FOF Trust

   Term of
Office(2)/Length
of Time Served
  

Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years

Brian Muench, Age 41

5701 Golden Hills Drive Minneapolis, MN 55416

   President    Since 11/10    President, Allianz Investment Management LLC from November 2010 to present; Vice President, Allianz Life from April 2011, to present; Vice President, Advisory Management, Allianz Investment Management LLC from December 2005 to November 2010; Assistant Vice President, Investments, Allianz Life from February 2002 to November 2005.
Michael Radmer, Age 66
Dorsey & Whitney LLP,
Suite 1500
50 South Sixth Street Minneapolis, MN 55402-1498
   Secretary    Since 2/04    Partner, Dorsey and Whitney LLP since 1976.
Ty Edwards, Age 45
Citi Fund Services Ohio, Inc.
3435 Stelzer Road
Columbus, OH 43219
   Treasurer, Principal Accounting Officer and Principal Financial Officer    Since 4/10    Senior Vice President, Financial Administration, Citi Fund Services Ohio, Inc., December 2009 to present; Director, Product Management, Columbia Management, April 2007 to April 2009; Deputy Treasurer, Columbia Funds and Director, Fund Administration, Columbia Management, January 2006 to April 2007; Vice President, Fund Administration, Columbia Management, July 2002 to December 2005.
Stephen G. Simon, Age 43
5701 Golden Hills Drive Minneapolis, MN 55416
   Chief Compliance Officer(4) and Anti Money Laundering Compliance Officer    Since 11/06    Chief Compliance Officer, Allianz Investment Management LLC, July 2004 to present; President, Simon Compliance Consulting Ltd, May 2004 to July 2004; Compliance Counsel, Advantus Capital Management, Inc., January 2002 to May 2004.

 

  (1) Member of the Audit Committee.

 

  (2) Indefinite.

 

  (3) Is an “interested person”, as defined by the 1940 Act, due to employment by Allianz.

 

  (4) The Manager and the Trust are parties to a Chief Compliance Officer Agreement under which the Manager is compensated by the Trust for providing an employee of the Manager or one of its affiliates to act as the Trust’s Chief Compliance Officer. The Chief Compliance Officer and Anti Money Laundering Compliance Officer is not considered a corporate officer or executive employee of the Trust.

 

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The Allianz VIP Funds are distributed by Allianz Life Financial Services, LLC.   
These Funds are not FDIC Insured.      ANNRPT1211 2/12   


AZL® Enhanced Bond Index Fund

Annual Report

December 31, 2011

 

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Table of Contents

Management Discussion and Analysis

Page 1

Expense Examples and Portfolio Composition

Page 3

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

Page 4

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

Page 14

Statement of Operations

Page 14

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

Page 15

Financial Highlights

Page 16

Notes to the Financial Statements

Page 17

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

Page 25

Other Federal Income Tax Information

Page 26

Other Information

Page 27

Approval of Investment Advisory and Subadvisory Agreements

Page 28

Information about the Board of Trustees and Officers

Page 32

This report is submitted for the general information of the shareholder of the Fund. The report is not authorized for distribution to prospective investors in the Fund unless preceded or accompanied by an effective prospectus, which contains details concerning the sales charges and other pertinent information.


AZL® Enhanced Bond Index Fund Review (unaudited)

 

Allianz Investment Management LLC serves as the Manager for the AZL® Enhanced Bond Index Fund and BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. serves as Subadviser to the Fund.

What factors affected the Fund’s performance during the year ended December 31, 2011?

For the year ended December 31, 2011, the AZL® Enhanced Bond Index Fund had a total return of 7.28%. That compared to a 7.84% total return for its benchmark, the Barclays Capital U.S. Aggregate Bond Index1.

The year opened amid optimism that the economic recovery that began in 2009 would persist. Europe’s debt problems raised alarm among investors, but the trouble appeared relatively well contained. Within a few months, however, renewed fears of recession were sparked by deteriorating debt conditions in the eurozone as well as weaker-than-expected U.S. economic data. This fog of fear and uncertainty thickened over the summer, causing a dramatic rally in U.S. Treasuries. Nevertheless, by the end of the year, the prospects of U.S. economic growth had improved and signs of progress regarding Europe’s debt crisis began to emerge.

The Fund’s strong performance was driven primarily by a rebound in spread sectors during the fourth quarter. An overweight position in commercial mortgage-backed securities (CMBS) was the largest contributor to the Fund’s relative performance. The CMBS sector was one of the few to post positive excess returns relative to U.S. Treasuries for the year. The Fund frequently traded duration and curve positioning throughout the year, leading to successfully generated active returns. Finally, a tactical allocation to Treasury

Inflation-Protected Securities strengthened relative performance as investors reduced their expectations for another U.S. recession.*

Periods of underperformance relative to the benchmark were mostly related to a short duration bias mid-year. In particular, duration short relative to the benchmark in July and August detracted from performance as interest rates rallied significantly during this period of extreme risk aversion. Additionally, sector allocation within investment-grade credit in August decreased returns, as the Fund was overweight in financials and underweight in industrials. Financials bore the brunt of investors’ fears over the European sovereign debt crisis and were the worst performing credit sub-sector in the Fund’s benchmark.*

Past performance does not guarantee future results.

 

* The Fund’s portfolio composition is subject to change. There is no guarantee that any sectors mentioned will continue to perform well or that securities in such sectors will be held by the Fund in the future. The information contained in this commentary is for informational purposes only and should not be construed as a recommendation to purchase or sell securities in the sector mentioned. The Fund’s holdings and weightings are as of December 31, 2011.

 

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The Barclays Capital U.S. Aggregate Bond Index is a market value-weighted performance benchmark for investment-grade fixed-rate debt issues, including government, corporate, asset-backed, and mortgage-backed securities, with maturities of at least one year. Investors cannot invest directly in an index.

 

 

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AZL® Enhanced Bond Index Fund Review (unaudited)

 

Fund Objective

The Fund’s investment objective is to exceed the total return of the Barclays Capital U.S. Aggregate Bond Index. This objective may be changed by the Trustees of the Fund without shareholder approval. The Fund seeks to achieve its objective by investing in a combination of corporate and asset-backed securities in an amount that is within 40% of the weightings of the Index, in government securities in an amount that is within 30% of the weightings of the Index, and in mortgage securities in an amount that is within 30% of the weightings of the Index.

Investment Concerns

Bonds offer a relatively stable level of income, although bond prices will fluctuate, providing the potential for principal gain or loss. Intermediate-term, higher-quality bonds generally offer less risk than longer-term bonds and a lower rate of return.

Mortgage-backed investments involve risk of loss due to prepayments and, like any bond, due to default. Because of the sensitivity of mortgage-related securities to changes in interest rates, the Fund’s performance may be more volatile than if it did not hold these securities.

Investing in derivatives instruments involves risks that may be different from or greater than the risk associated with investing directly in securities or other traditional instruments.

The performance of the Fund is expected to be lower than that of the Index because of Fund fees and expenses. Securities in which the Fund will invest may involve substantial risk and may be subject to sudden severe price declines.

For a complete description of these and other risks associated with investing in a mutual Fund, please refer to the Fund’s prospectus.

Growth of a $10,000 Investment

 

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The chart above represents a comparison of a hypothetical investment in the Fund versus a similar investment in the Fund’s benchmark, and represents the reinvestment of dividends and capital gains in the Fund.

Average Annual Total Returns as of December 31, 2011

 

     1
Year
    Since
Inception
(7/10/09)
 

AZL® Enhanced Bond Index Fund

     7.28     5.34

Barclays Capital U.S. Aggregate Bond Index

     7.84     6.94

Past performance does not guarantee future results. The performance data quoted represents past performance and current returns may be lower or higher. The investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed may be worth more or less than the original cost. To obtain performance information current to the most recent month end, please visit www.Allianzlife.com.

Expense Ratio1

 

     Gross  

AZL® Enhanced Bond Index Fund

     0.75

The above expense ratios are based on the current Fund prospectus dated May 1, 2011. The Manager and the Fund have entered into a written contract limiting operating expenses, excluding certain expenses (such as interest expense), to 0.70% through April 30, 2013. Additional information pertaining to the December 31, 2011 expense ratios can be found in the financial highlights.

 

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Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses are incurred indirectly by the Fund through the valuation of the Fund’s investments in the Permitted Underlying Funds. Accordingly, Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses affect the Fund’s total returns. Because these fees and expenses are not included in the Fund’s financial highlights, the Fund’s total annual fund operating expenses do not correlate to the ratios of expenses to average net assets shown in the financial highlights table. Without Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses the Fund’s gross ratio would be 0.71%.

The total return of the Fund does not reflect the effect of any insurance charges, the annual maintenance fee or the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares. Such charges, fees and tax payments would reduce the performance quoted.

The Fund’s performance is measured against the Barclays Capital U.S. Aggregate Bond Index, which is an unmanaged market value-weighted performance benchmark for investment-grade fixed-rate debt issues, including government, corporate, asset-backed, and mortgage-backed securities, with maturities of at least one year. The index does not reflect the deduction of fees associated with a mutual fund, such as investment management and fund accounting fees. The Fund’s performance reflects the deduction of fees for services provided to the Fund. Investors cannot invest directly in an index.

 

 

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AZL Enhanced Bond Index Fund

Expense Examples

(Unaudited)

 

As a shareholder of the AZL Enhanced Bond Index Fund (the “Fund”), you incur ongoing costs, including management fees, distribution fees, and other Fund expenses. These examples are 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. Please note that the expenses shown in the tables are meant to highlight your ongoing cost only. Therefore, the examples are useful in comparing ongoing cost only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher. Please note that the expenses that apply to subaccounts of the insurance contracts were included, your costs would have been higher.

These examples are based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the periods presented below.

The Actual Expense table below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information below, 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 table under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.

 

     Beginning
Account Value
7/1/11
     Ending
Account Value
12/31/11
     Expense Paid
During Period*
7/1/11 - 12/31/11
     Annualized
Expense Ratio
During  Period**
7/1/11 - 12/31/11
 

AZL Enhanced Bond Index Fund

   $ 1,000.00       $ 1,046.90       $ 3.51         0.68

The Hypothetical Expense table below provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year 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 this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of other funds.

 

     Beginning
Account Value
7/1/11
     Ending
Account Value
12/31/11
     Expense Paid
During Period*
7/1/11 - 12/31/11
     Annualized
Expense Ratio
During Period**
7/1/11 - 12/31/11
 

AZL Enhanced Bond Index Fund

   $ 1,000.00       $ 1,021.78       $ 3.47         0.68

 

  * Expenses are equal to the average account value times the Fund’s annualized expense ratio multiplied by the number of days in the most recent fiscal half-year divided by the number of days in the fiscal year.
  ** Excludes expense paid indirectly.

Portfolio Composition

(Unaudited)

 

Investments

   Percent of
net assets+
 

U.S. Government Agency Mortgages

     40.6

U.S. Treasury Obligations

     27.9   

Securities Held as Collateral for Securities on Loan

     12.8   

Financials

     10.1   

Unaffiliated Investment Company

     8.1   

Collateralized Mortgage Obligations

     6.7   

Asset Backed Securities

     5.6   

Consumer Discretionary

     2.7   

Energy

     2.5   

Materials

     1.8   

Investments

   Percent of
net assets+
 

Energy Equipment & Services

     1.8

Health Care

     1.3   

Telecommunication Services

     1.3   

Industrials

     1.1   

Information Technology

     0.8   

Consumer Staples

     0.5   

Sovereign Bonds

     0.2   

Municipal Bond

     0.0   

U.S. Government Agency

     0.0   
  

 

 

 

Total

     125.8
  

 

 

 
 

 

  + Investments are shown as a percentage of net assets, not total investments. As such the total may not equal 100%. For more information about the investments, please see the Schedule of Portfolio Investments.

 

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ALLIANZ VARIABLE INSURANCE PRODUCTS TRUST

AZL Enhanced Bond Index Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

December 31, 2011

 

    
Principal
Amount
          Fair
Value
 
     

 

Asset Backed Securities (5.6%):

  

$ 810,323      

321 Henderson Receivables LLC, Series 2010-3A, Class A,
3.82%, 1/15/32(a)

   $ 798,142   
  1,220,000      

AmeriCredit Automobile Receivables Trust,
Series 2011-2, Class A3,
1.61%, 10/8/15

     1,224,794   
  1,786,642      

Ares Collateralized Loan Obligation Funds,
Series 2007-3RA, Class A2,
0.62%, 4/16/21(a)(b)

     1,656,396   
  440,000      

Citibank Credit Card Issuance Trust,
Series 2008-C6, Class C6,
6.30%, 6/20/14

     450,567   
  1,240,000      

Citibank Omni Master Trust,
Series 2009-A13, Class A13,
5.35%, 8/15/18(a)

     1,354,484   
  435,000      

Credit Acceptance Auto Loan Trust,
Series 2010-1, Class A,
2.06%, 4/16/18(a)

     433,412   
  27,979      

GSAA Home Equity Trust,
Series 2007-5, Class 1AV1,
0.39%, 5/25/37(b)

     11,486   
  463,647      

Henderson Receivables LLC,
Series 2010-1A, Class A,
5.56%, 7/15/59(a)

     501,265   
  460,000      

Nelnet Student Loan Trust,
Series 2008-2, Class A4,
2.27%, 6/26/34(b)

     473,742   
  503,141      

Santander Consumer Acquired Receivables Trust,
Series 2011-S1A, Class B,
1.66%, 6/15/13(a)

     497,484   
  588,615      

Santander Consumer Acquired Receivables Trust,
Series 2011-S1A, Class C,
2.01%, 6/15/13(a)

     581,802   
  845,000      

Santander Drive Auto Receivables Trust,
Series 2010-B, Class A3,
1.31%, 2/17/14(a)

     845,477   
  1,315,000      

Santander Drive Auto Receivables Trust,
Series 2011-2, Class A2,
1.04%, 4/15/14

     1,313,512   
  2,270,000      

Santander Drive Auto Receivables Trust,
Series 2011-3, Class C,
3.09%, 5/15/17

     2,260,261   
  1,320,000      

Santander Drive Auto Receivables Trust,
Series 2011-4, Class A2,
1.37%, 7/15/13

     1,319,161   
    
Principal
Amount
          Fair
Value
 
     

 

Asset Backed Securities, continued

  

$ 830,000      

Santander Drive Auto Receivables Trust,
Series 2011-4, Class C,
3.82%, 5/15/15

   $ 830,967   
  500,794      

Santander Drive Auto Receivables Trust,
Series 2011-S1A, Class B,
1.48%, 7/15/13(a)

     493,332   
  371,225      

Santander Drive Auto Receivables Trust,
Series 2011-S2A, Class C,
2.86%, 8/15/13(a)

     369,105   
  750,000      

SLC Student Loan Trust,
Series 2008-1, Class A4A,
2.15%, 12/15/32(b)

     768,221   
  937,868      

SLM Student Loan Trust,
Series 2004-B, Class A2,
0.75%, 6/15/21(b)

     898,652   
  530,000      

SLM Student Loan Trust,
Series 2008-4, Class A4,
2.07%, 1/24/17(b)

     543,986   
  625,000      

SLM Student Loan Trust,
Series 2008-5, Class A4, 2.12%, 7/25/23(b)

     641,421   
  723,256      

SLM Student Loan Trust,
Series 2010-1, Class A,
0.69%, 7/25/17(b)

     716,319   
  218,854      

Structured Receivables Finance LLC,
Series 2010-B, Class A,
3.73%, 2/16/26(a)

     217,786   
     

 

 

 

 
 

Total Asset Backed Securities
(Cost $19,260,156)

     19,201,774   
     

 

 

 

 

Collateralized Mortgage Obligations (6.7%):

  

  350,000      

Arkle Master Issuer plc,
Series 2006-1X, Class 5A2,
1.11%, 2/17/52(a)(b)

     540,778   
  590,000      

Arkle Master Issuer plc,
Series 2010-1A, Class 2A,
1.62%, 5/17/60(a)(b)

     587,549   
  690,000      

Arkle Master Issuer plc,
Series 2010-2A, Class 1A1,
1.87%, 5/17/60(a)(b)

     688,321   
  200,000      

Banc of America Commercial Mortgage, Inc.,
Series 2006-4, Class AM,
5.68%, 8/10/16

     205,336   
  527,546      

Banc of America Commercial Mortgage, Inc.,
Series 2007-3, Class A2,
5.62%, 7/10/12(b)

     532,839   
  1,510,000      

Banc of America Commercial Mortgage, Inc.,
Series 2007-4, Class A3,
5.79%, 8/10/14(b)

     1,589,882   
 

 

continued

 

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ALLIANZ VARIABLE INSURANCE PRODUCTS TRUST

AZL Enhanced Bond Index Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments, continued

December 31, 2011

 

    
Principal
Amount
          Fair
Value
 
     

 

Collateralized Mortgage Obligations, continued

  

$ 50,000      

Bear Stearns Commercial Mortgage Securities, Inc.,
Series 2005-PW10, Class AM,
5.45%, 12/15/15(b)

   $ 47,416   
  590,000      

Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificate,
Series 2006-C8, Class AM,
5.35%, 12/10/16

     575,371   
  100,000      

Credit Suisse Mortgage Capital Certificates,
Series 2006-C3, Class AM,
5.64%, 6/15/16(b)

     99,546   
  692,534      

Credit Suisse Mortgage Capital Certificates,
Series 2007-C2, Class A2,
5.45%, 1/15/49(b)

     699,223   
  759,695      

Credit Suisse Mortgage Capital Certificates,
Series 2007-C3, Class A2,
5.90%, 6/15/39(b)

     763,809   
  1,126,291      

DBUBS Mortgage Trust,
Series 2011-LC1A, Class A1,
3.74%, 6/10/17(a)

     1,159,077   
  1,320,000      

DBUBS Mortgage Trust,
Series 2011-LC1A, Class A2,
4.53%, 7/1/19(a)

     1,423,381   
  460,000      

Extended Stay America Trust,
Series 2010-ESHA, Class B,
4.22%, 11/5/15(a)

     461,750   
  88,983      

Fannie Mae,
Series 2009-70, Class NT,
4.00%, 8/25/19

     94,725   
  755,000      

Fannie Mae,
Series 2011-52, Class GB,
5.00%, 6/25/41

     847,876   
  1,055,000      

Fannie Mae,
Series 2011-99, Class DB,
5.00%, 10/25/41

     1,188,487   
  57,095      

Freddie Mac,
Series 2890, Class KC,
4.50%, 2/15/19

     58,978   
  110,000      

Greenwich Capital Commercial Funding Corp.,
Series 2006-GG7, Class AJ,
5.88%, 7/10/16(b)

     77,000   
  797,905      

GS Mortgage Securities Trust,
Series 2007-GG10, Class A4,
5.98%, 5/10/17(b)

     866,514   
  890,000      

Holmes Master Issuer plc,
Series 2010-1A, Class A2,
1.80%, 10/15/54(a)(b)

     887,827   
  729,000      

JPMorgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp.,
Series 2003-ML1A, Class A2,
4.77%, 3/12/39

     748,797   
    
Principal
Amount
          Fair
Value
 
     

 

Collateralized Mortgage Obligations, continued

  

$ 180,000      

JPMorgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp.,
Series 2006-CB16, Class AJ,
5.62%, 5/12/45

   $ 136,833   
  1,260,000      

JPMorgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp.,
Series 2006-LDP8, Class A3B,
5.45%, 5/15/45

     1,300,401   
  965,000      

JPMorgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp.,
Series 2006-LDP9, Class A3,
5.34%, 5/15/47

     1,023,384   
  995,550      

JPMorgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp.,
Series 2007-LD11, Class A2,
5.80%, 6/15/49(b)

     1,006,608   
  170,000      

LB-UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust,
Series 2006-C4, Class AM,
6.09%, 6/15/38(b)

     173,199   
  390,000      

LB-UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust,
Series 2006-C7, Class AM,
5.38%, 10/15/16

     377,186   
  190,000      

LB-UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust,
Series 2007-C7, Class A3,
5.87%, 9/15/45(b)

     208,393   
  1,160,000      

Merrill Lynch Mortgage Trust,
Series 2004-KEY2, Class A4,
4.86%, 8/12/39(b)

     1,233,561   
  650,000      

Merrill Lynch/Countrywide Commercial Mortgage Trust,
Series 2007-8, Class A3,
6.17%, 7/12/17(b)

     705,438   
  1,035,000      

Morgan Stanley Capital I,
Series 2007-HQ12, Class A5,
5.60%, 3/12/17(b)

     1,085,762   
  200,000      

Morgan Stanley Capital I,
Series 2007-IQ15, Class A2,
5.84%, 8/11/12(b)

     202,498   
  319,000      

Permanent Master Issuer plc,
Series 2006-1, Class 6A1,
1.09%, 4/15/20(a)(b)

     484,720   
  620,000      

RBSCF Trust,
Series 2010-RR3, Class WBTA,
5.90%, 4/16/17(a)(b)

     683,579   
     

 

 

 

 
 

Total Collateralized Mortgage Obligations
(Cost $22,420,201)

     22,766,044   
     

 

 

 

 

Corporate Bonds (15.2%):

  

 

Automobiles (0.4%):

  

  1,375,000      

Daimler Finance NA LLC,
1.88%, 9/15/14(a)

     1,367,556   
     

 

 

 
 

 

continued

 

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ALLIANZ VARIABLE INSURANCE PRODUCTS TRUST

AZL Enhanced Bond Index Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments, continued

December 31, 2011

 

    
Principal
Amount
          Fair
Value
 
     

 

Corporate Bonds, continued

  

 

Biotechnology (0.2%):

  

$ 555,000      

Gilead Sciences, Inc.,
3.05%, 12/1/16

   $ 568,034   
     

 

 

 

 

Capital Markets (1.3%):

  

  425,000      

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The),
6.15%, 4/1/18

     438,638   
  2,175,000      

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The),
3.63%, 2/7/16

     2,101,535   
  370,000      

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The),
5.25%, 7/27/21

     360,950   
  150,000      

Morgan Stanley,
4.00%, 7/24/15

     140,663   
  105,000      

Morgan Stanley,
Series F,
5.55%, 4/27/17, MTN

     101,305   
  905,000      

Morgan Stanley,
Series F,
6.25%, 8/28/17, MTN

     885,673   
  310,000      

Morgan Stanley,
Series G,
2.95%, 5/14/13, MTN(b)

     297,669   
     

 

 

 
        4,326,433   
     

 

 

 

 

Computers & Peripherals (0.4%):

  

  1,450,000      

IBM Corp.,
1.95%, 7/22/16

     1,492,283   
     

 

 

 

 

Diversified Financial Services (2.0%):

  

  370,000      

Bank of America Corp.,
5.63%, 10/14/16

     354,971   
  510,000      

Bank of America Corp.,
5.00%, 5/13/21, MTN

     464,526   
  935,000      

Bank of America Corp.,
Series 1,
3.75%, 7/12/16^

     865,734   
  1,710,000      

Citigroup, Inc.,
4.59%, 12/15/15

     1,720,939   
  535,000      

Crown Castle Towers LLC,
6.11%, 1/15/20(a)

     590,286   
  370,000      

General Electric Capital Corp.,
4.38%, 9/16/20, MTN

     378,097   
  875,000      

JPMorgan Chase & Co.,
3.45%, 3/1/16

     888,959   
  260,000      

JPMorgan Chase & Co.,
6.30%, 4/23/19

     294,485   
  1,025,000      

JPMorgan Chase & Co.,
4.35%, 8/15/21

     1,035,155   
  323,233      

SteelRiver Transmission Co. LLC,
4.71%, 6/30/17(a)

     329,633   
     

 

 

 
        6,922,785   
     

 

 

 

 

Diversified Telecommunication Services (0.5%):

  

  400,000      

AT&T, Inc.,
6.40%, 5/15/38

     494,151   
  522,000      

GTE Corp.,
6.84%, 4/15/18

     625,261   
    
Principal
Amount
          Fair
Value
 
     

 

Corporate Bonds, continued

  

 

Diversified Telecommunication Services, continued

  

$ 450,000      

Verizon Communications, Inc.,
6.90%, 4/15/38

   $ 601,467   
  100,000      

Virgin Media Secured Finance plc,
5.50%, 1/15/21

     153,717   
     

 

 

 
        1,874,596   
     

 

 

 

 

Electric Utilities (1.4%):

  

  220,000      

Carolina Power & Light Co.,
5.70%, 4/1/35

     268,131   
  600,000      

Constellation Energy Group, Inc.,
5.15%, 12/1/20, Callable 9/1/20 @ 100

     650,184   
  100,000      

Duke Energy Corp.,
3.95%, 9/15/14

     106,692   
  65,000      

Florida Power & Light Co.,
5.95%, 2/1/38

     85,226   
  40,000      

MidAmerican Energy Holdings Co.,
5.95%, 5/15/37

     47,268   
  452,000      

Ohio Power Co.,
Series K, 6.00%, 6/1/16

     521,965   
  450,000      

Ohio Power Co.,
Series M, 5.38%, 10/1/21

     516,193   
  850,000      

Pacificorp,
5.65%, 7/15/18

     1,014,749   
  350,000      

Progress Energy Carolinas, Inc.,
5.30%, 1/15/19

     409,796   
  925,000      

Xcel Energy, Inc.,
4.70%, 5/15/20,
Callable 11/15/19 @ 100

     1,042,495   
     

 

 

 
        4,662,699   
     

 

 

 

 

Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components (0.4%):

  

  675,000      

Agilent Technologies, Inc.,
6.50%, 11/1/17

     781,681   
  400,000      

SBA Tower Trust,
4.25%, 4/15/15(a)

     411,213   
     

 

 

 
        1,192,894   
     

 

 

 

 

Food Products (0.4%):

  

  76,000      

Kraft Foods, Inc.,
6.13%, 2/1/18

     89,084   
  614,000      

Kraft Foods, Inc.,
4.13%, 2/9/16

     666,636   
  329,000      

Kraft Foods, Inc.,
6.50%, 8/11/17

     391,367   
  225,000      

Kraft Foods, Inc.,
5.38%, 2/10/20

     259,617   
     

 

 

 
        1,406,704   
     

 

 

 

 

Gas Utilities (0.2%):

  

  74,000      

Keyspan Gas East Corp.,
5.82%, 4/1/41(a)

     90,279   
  575,000      

LG&E and KU Energy LLC,
3.75%, 11/15/20

     580,475   
     

 

 

 
        670,754   
     

 

 

 
 

 

continued

 

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ALLIANZ VARIABLE INSURANCE PRODUCTS TRUST

AZL Enhanced Bond Index Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments, continued

December 31, 2011

 

    
Principal
Amount
          Fair
Value
 
     

 

Corporate Bonds, continued

  

 

Health Care Equipment & Supplies (0.5%):

  

$ 825,000      

Becton Dickinson & Co.,
1.75%, 11/8/16

   $ 831,202   
  210,000      

Boston Scientific Corp.,
6.25%, 11/15/15

     232,790   
  525,000      

Stryker Corp.,
2.00%, 9/30/16

     537,249   
     

 

 

 
        1,601,241   
     

 

 

 

 

Health Care Technology (0.4%):

  

  1,270,000      

Amgen, Inc.,
3.88%, 11/15/21,
Callable 8/15/21 @ 100

     1,281,576   
  43,000      

Life Technologies Corp.,
6.00%, 3/1/20

     48,067   
  182,000      

Life Technologies Corp.,
5.00%, 1/15/21,
Callable 10/15/20 @ 100

     190,436   
     

 

 

 
        1,520,079   
     

 

 

 

 

Industrial Conglomerates (0.7%):

  

  650,000      

Danaher Corp.,
2.30%, 6/23/16

     675,602   
  1,000,000      

Dow Chemical Co. (The),
4.13%, 11/15/21,
Callable 8/15/21 @ 100

     1,025,720   
  555,000      

General Electric Capital Corp.,
Series G,
6.15%, 8/7/37, MTN

     607,108   
     

 

 

 
        2,308,430   
     

 

 

 

 

Insurance (1.3%):

  

  125,000      

American International Group, Inc.,
Series MP,
5.45%, 5/18/17, MTN

     119,455   
  185,000      

Berkshire Hathaway, Inc.,
2.20%, 8/15/16^

     190,433   
  960,000      

MetLife Global Funding I,
2.50%, 1/11/13(a)

     971,631   
  1,120,000      

MetLife Global Funding I,
2.00%, 1/10/14(a)

     1,126,610   
  1,125,000      

MetLife, Inc.,
6.75%, 6/1/16^

     1,296,043   
  200,000      

UnitedHealth Group, Inc.,
3.88%, 10/15/20,
Callable 7/15/20 @ 100

     212,413   
  385,000      

UnitedHealth Group, Inc.,
3.38%, 11/15/21,
Callable 8/15/21 @ 100^

     398,183   
     

 

 

 
        4,314,768   
     

 

 

 

 

Machinery (0.2%):

  

  656,000      

Xylem, Inc.,
3.55%, 9/20/16(a)

     676,442   
     

 

 

 
    
Principal
Amount
          Fair
Value
 
     

 

Corporate Bonds, continued

  

 

Media (2.2%):

  

$ 671,000      

Comcast Corp.,
5.88%, 2/15/18

   $ 775,855   
  300,000      

Comcast Corp.,
5.70%, 5/15/18

     345,228   
  337,000      

Comcast Corp.,
6.40%, 3/1/40^

     418,912   
  295,000      

Cox Communications, Inc.,
8.38%, 3/1/39(a)

     394,993   
  575,000      

DIRECTV Holdings LLC / DIRECTV Financing Co., Inc.,
3.50%, 3/1/16

     592,781   
  925,000      

DIRECTV Holdings LLC / DIRECTV Financing Co., Inc.,
7.63%, 5/15/16,
Callable 5/15/12 @ 103.81

     981,656   
  173,000      

DIRECTV Holdings LLC / DIRECTV Financing Co., Inc.,
5.88%, 10/1/19

     194,732   
  280,000      

NBCUniversal Media LLC,
5.15%, 4/30/20

     311,745   
  490,000      

News America, Inc.,
7.25%, 5/18/18

     590,291   
  525,000      

Omnicom Group, Inc.,
5.90%, 4/15/16

     583,743   
  820,000      

Scripps Networks Interactive, Inc.,
2.70%, 12/15/16

     820,436   
  250,000      

Time Warner Cable, Inc.,
5.50%, 9/1/41,
Callable 3/1/41 @ 100

     263,450   
  1,015,000      

Time Warner, Inc.,
6.20%, 7/1/13

     1,089,161   
     

 

 

 
        7,362,983   
     

 

 

 

 

Metals & Mining (0.5%):

  

  420,000      

Barrick NA Finance LLC,
4.40%, 5/30/21^

     454,858   
  1,295,000      

Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold, Inc.,
8.38%, 4/1/17,
Callable 4/1/12 @ 104.19

     1,375,938   
     

 

 

 
        1,830,796   
     

 

 

 

 

Multi-Utilities (0.2%):

  

  300,000      

Columbus Southern Power Co.,
6.05%, 5/1/18

     352,853   
  400,000      

Dominion Resources, Inc.,
Series C, 4.90%, 8/1/41^

     432,620   
     

 

 

 
        785,473   
     

 

 

 

 

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels (1.0%):

  

  150,000      

Anadarko Petroleum Corp.,
7.63%, 3/15/14

     166,628   
  58,000      

Anadarko Petroleum Corp.,
5.75%, 6/15/14

     62,419   
 

 

continued

 

7


ALLIANZ VARIABLE INSURANCE PRODUCTS TRUST

AZL Enhanced Bond Index Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments, continued

December 31, 2011

 

    
Principal
Amount
          Fair
Value
 
     

 

Corporate Bonds, continued

  

 

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels, continued

  

$ 425,000      

Anadarko Petroleum Corp.,
6.38%, 9/15/17

   $ 492,632   
  216,000      

El Paso Pipeline Partners Operating Co. LLC,
6.50%, 4/1/20

     238,059   
  50,000      

Enterprise Products Operating LP,
6.13%, 2/1/13

     52,186   
  750,000      

Enterprise Products Operating LP,
Series L,
6.30%, 9/15/17

     878,346   
  225,000      

Kinder Morgan Energy Partners LP,
5.95%, 2/15/18

     257,050   
  186,000      

Marathon Petroleum Corp.,
6.50%, 3/1/41^

     210,780   
  30,000      

Petrobras International Finance, Inc.,
5.88%, 3/1/18

     32,831   
  265,000      

Rockies Express Pipeline LLC,
3.90%, 4/15/15(a)

     261,871   
  300,000      

Southwestern Energy Co.,
7.50%, 2/1/18

     345,750   
  480,000      

Williams Partners LP,
4.00%, 11/15/21

     492,874   
     

 

 

 
        3,491,426   
     

 

 

 

 

Paper & Forest Products (0.6%):

  

  400,000      

Georgia-Pacific LLC,
7.70%, 6/15/15

     464,736   
  480,000      

International Paper Co.,
7.95%, 6/15/18

     584,270   
  791,000      

International Paper Co.,
4.75%, 2/15/22,
Callable 11/15/21 @ 100^

     840,795   
     

 

 

 
        1,889,801   
     

 

 

 

 

Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) (0.1%):

  

  270,000      

ERP Operating LP,
4.63%, 12/15/21

     275,334   
     

 

 

 

 

Road & Rail (0.1%):

  

  250,000      

CSX Corp.,
4.75%, 5/30/42,
Callable 11/30/41 @ 100

     257,962   
     

 

 

 

 

Specialty Retail (0.1%):

  

  408,000      

Lowe’s Cos., Inc.,
5.13%, 11/15/41

     452,064   
     

 

 

 

 

Thrifts & Mortgage Finance (0.0%):

  

  90,000      

Prudential Financial, Inc.,
Series D,
4.75%, 9/17/15, MTN

     95,031   
     

 

 

 

 

Tobacco (0.1%):

  

  359,000      

Philip Morris International, Inc.,
2.50%, 5/16/16

     371,218   
     

 

 

 

 

Total Corporate Bonds (Cost $50,159,657)

     51,717,786   
     

 

 

 
    
Principal
Amount
          Fair
Value
 
     

 

Yankee Dollars (8.7%):

  

 

Capital Markets (0.2%):

  

$ 760,000      

UBS AG Stamford CT,
2.25%, 8/12/13

   $ 753,225   
     

 

 

 

 

Commercial Banks (3.3%):

  

  385,000      

Barclays Bank plc,
6.05%, 12/4/17(a)

     348,139   
  655,000      

DnB NOR ASA,
2.10%, 10/14/15(a)

     649,692   
  1,355,000      

DnB NOR ASA,
2.90%, 3/29/16(a)

     1,377,488   
  240,000      

Eksportfinans A/S,
3.00%, 11/17/14

     213,688   
  201,000      

Eksportfinans A/S,
5.50%, 5/25/16, MTN^

     185,335   
  875,000      

HSBC Bank plc,
3.10%, 5/24/16(a)

     875,052   
  265,000      

HSBC Holdings plc,
6.10%, 1/14/42

     300,368   
  1,920,000      

Nordea Eiendomskreditt AS,
2.13%, 9/22/16(a)

     1,873,292   
  2,135,000      

Royal Bank of Canada,
1.45%, 10/30/14

     2,146,083   
  1,205,000      

SpareBank 1 Boligkreditt AS,
Series 2011-2,
2.63%, 5/27/16(a)

     1,215,444   
  1,015,000      

Swedbank Hypotek AB,
2.95%, 3/28/16(a)

     1,040,504   
  910,000      

Toronto-Dominion Bank (The),
2.38%, 10/19/16

     926,007   
     

 

 

 
        11,151,092   
     

 

 

 

 

Diversified Financial Services (1.5%):

  

  500,000      

BP Capital Markets plc,
3.88%, 3/10/15

     533,903   
  725,000      

BP Capital Markets plc,
3.13%, 10/1/15

     759,382   
  630,000      

BP Capital Markets plc,
3.56%, 11/1/21

     655,883   
  680,000      

CDP Financial, Inc.,
3.00%, 11/25/14(a)

     707,143   
  425,000      

Credit Suisse Group AG,
5.40%, 1/14/20

     400,845   
  1,355,000      

Credit Suisse Guernsey, Ltd.,
2.60%, 5/27/16(a)

     1,373,142   
  260,000      

Credit Suisse Guernsey, Ltd.,
5.86%, 12/31/49,
Callable 5/15/17 @ 100(b)

     211,250   
  100,000      

Credit Suisse, NY,
5.50%, 5/1/14

     103,942   
  310,000      

Manulife Financial Corp.,
3.40%, 9/17/15

     311,729   
     

 

 

 
        5,057,219   
     

 

 

 
 

 

continued

 

8


ALLIANZ VARIABLE INSURANCE PRODUCTS TRUST

AZL Enhanced Bond Index Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments, continued

December 31, 2011

 

    
Principal
Amount
          Fair
Value
 
     

 

Yankee Dollars, continued

  

 

Diversified Telecommunication Services (0.5%):

  

$ 485,000      

Telefonica Emisiones SAU,
4.95%, 1/15/15

   $ 482,449   
  315,000      

Virgin Media Secured Finance plc,
6.50%, 1/15/18,
Callable 1/15/14 @ 103.25

     334,687   
  765,000      

Vodafone Group plc,
4.15%, 6/10/14

     811,141   
     

 

 

 
        1,628,277   
     

 

 

 

 

Metals & Mining (0.7%):

  

  120,000      

Codelco, Inc.,
3.75%, 11/4/20(a)

     121,865   
  665,000      

Codelco, Inc.,
3.88%, 11/3/21(a)

     677,075   
  680,000      

Newcrest Finance Pty, Ltd.,
4.45%, 11/15/21(a)

     670,732   
  815,000      

Xstrata Canada Financial Corp.,
2.85%, 11/10/14(a)

     819,162   
     

 

 

 
        2,288,834   
     

 

 

 

 

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels (1.1%):

  

  235,000      

Canadian Natural Resources, Ltd.,
6.50%, 2/15/37

     302,575   
  225,000      

Nexen, Inc.,
6.20%, 7/30/19

     261,474   
  500,000      

Nexen, Inc.,
6.40%, 5/15/37

     529,630   
  260,000      

Nexen, Inc.,
7.50%, 7/30/39

     311,685   
  1,080,000      

Petrobras International Finance Co.,
3.88%, 1/27/16

     1,112,628   
  645,000      

Petrobras International Finance Co.,
5.75%, 1/20/20

     690,227   
  495,000      

Transocean, Inc.,
7.35%, 12/15/41

     549,860   
     

 

 

 
        3,758,079   
     

 

 

 

 

Pharmaceuticals (0.2%):

  

  775,000      

Teva Pharmaceutial Finance BV, Series 2,
3.65%, 11/10/21

     788,280   
     

 

 

 

 

Sovereign Bonds (1.0%):

  

  1,950,000      

Aid-Israel,
5.50%, 9/18/23

     2,489,582   
  234,000      

Republic of Italy,
6.88%, 9/27/23

     225,436   
  492,650      

Russia Foreign Bond,
7.50%, 3/31/30(a)(c)

     572,090   
     

 

 

 
        3,287,108   
     

 

 

 

 

Wireless Telecommunication Services (0.2%):

  

  893,000      

America Movil SAB de C.V.,
2.38%, 9/8/16

     890,512   
     

 

 

 

 

Total Yankee Dollars (Cost $29,079,028)

     29,602,626   
     

 

 

 
    
Principal
Amount
          Fair
Value
 
     

 

Municipal Bond (0.0%):

  

$ 130,000      

Municipal Electric Authority of Georgia, Build America Bonds, Revenue,
Series A, 7.06%, 4/1/57

   $ 132,111   
     

 

 

 

 

Total Municipal Bonds (Cost $119,421)

     132,111   
     

 

 

 

 

Foreign Bond (0.2%):

  

  580,000      

NRW Bank,
4.10%, 12/28/12+

     580,871   
     

 

 

 

 

Total Foreign Bonds (Cost $584,570)

     580,871   
     

 

 

 

 

U.S. Government Agency (0.0%):

  

  130,000      

Tennessee Valley Authority,
5.25%, 9/15/39

     165,947   
     

 

 

 

 
 

Total U.S. Government Agencies
(Cost $128,595)

     165,947   
     

 

 

 

 

U.S. Government Agency Mortgages (40.6%):

  

 

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (7.4%)

  

  500,000      

5.50%, 1/15/42 TBA

     542,500   
  4,425,000      

0.63%, 12/23/13

     4,424,845   
  464,000      

5.13%, 11/17/17

     558,699   
  5,290,000      

3.53%, 9/30/19, Callable 3/30/12 @ 100

     5,327,972   
  485,295      

5.00%, 3/1/38, Pool #G04913

     522,316   
  1,593,531      

5.00%, 12/1/38, Pool #G05132

     1,714,097   
  231,524      

5.00%, 1/1/39, Pool #G05205

     249,041   
  2,123,916      

4.50%, 10/1/39, Pool #G08368

     2,252,539   
  3,175,964      

4.50%, 11/1/39, Pool #G08372

     3,368,299   
  1,744,141      

5.50%, 5/1/40, Pool # G06817

     1,894,907   
  1,159,439      

4.00%, 12/1/40, Pool #A95575

     1,221,969   
  373,796      

4.00%, 12/1/40, Pool #A95656

     393,956   
  539,846      

4.00%, 12/1/40, Pool #A95856

     568,961   
  1,064,655      

4.50%, 8/1/41, Pool #Q02663

     1,134,786   
  187,507      

4.50%, 8/1/41, Pool #Q02776

     199,859   
  400,000      

5.00%, 1/15/42 TBA

     429,812   
     

 

 

 
        24,804,558   
     

 

 

 

 

Federal National Mortgage Association (29.4%)

  

  7,300,000      

6.00%, 1/25/42 TBA

     8,037,985   
  1,065,000      

5.00%, 3/2/15

     1,208,122   
  8,050,000      

1.38%, 11/15/16^

     8,121,098   
  1,045,000      

5.00%, 5/11/17^

     1,240,383   
  1,090,250      

5.00%, 1/1/18, Pool #AL0058

     1,172,274   
  741,359      

4.00%, 7/1/19, Pool #AE0968

     781,931   
  2,285,000      

4.54%, 10/9/19(e)

     1,756,857   
  1,147,932      

5.50%, 7/1/25, Pool #AE0096

     1,260,614   
  696,411      

3.50%, 11/1/26, Pool #AJ6935

     728,915   
  2,100,000      

3.50%, 1/25/27 TBA

     2,195,812   
  3,000,000      

4.00%, 1/25/27 TBA

     3,163,594   
  100,000      

4.50%, 1/25/27 TBA

     106,594   
  1,200,000      

5.50%, 1/25/27 TBA

     1,301,625   
  1,400,000      

3.00%, 2/25/27 TBA

     1,441,344   
  1,153,062      

5.50%, 1/1/33, Pool #676661

     1,260,481   
  827,933      

5.50%, 5/1/33, Pool #555424

     905,063   
 

 

continued

 

9


ALLIANZ VARIABLE INSURANCE PRODUCTS TRUST

AZL Enhanced Bond Index Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments, continued

December 31, 2011

 

    
Principal
Amount
          Fair
Value
 
     

 

U.S. Government Agency Mortgages, continued

  

 

Federal National Mortgage Association, continued

  

$ 563,650      

5.00%, 7/1/34, Pool #725589

   $ 609,555   
  1,993,348      

5.50%, 2/1/35, Pool #735989

     2,179,049   
  131,398      

6.00%, 4/1/35, Pool #735504

     146,472   
  4,279,409      

5.50%, 9/1/36, Pool #995113

     4,678,079   
  113,045      

6.50%, 7/1/37, Pool #888596

     126,544   
  639,204      

5.50%, 2/1/38, Pool #961545

     696,555   
  1,184,560      

5.50%, 5/1/38, Pool #889441

     1,290,842   
  1,634,465      

5.50%, 5/1/38, Pool #889692

     1,781,114   
  1,253,963      

5.50%, 6/1/38, Pool #995018

     1,368,039   
  346,671      

5.50%, 9/1/38, Pool #889995

     377,775   
  508,391      

6.50%, 10/1/38, Pool #889984

     569,098   
  512,093      

5.50%, 10/1/39, Pool #AD0362

     560,440   
  351,072      

6.50%, 10/1/39, Pool #AL0583

     390,197   
  402,689      

5.50%, 12/1/39, Pool #AD0571

     440,707   
  916,018      

3.24%, 7/1/41, Pool #AL0533(b)

     955,153   
  195,631      

4.50%, 7/1/41, Pool #AI7800

     209,993   
  879,849      

4.50%, 7/1/41, Pool #AI7782

     944,446   
  2,446,033      

4.50%, 7/1/41, Pool #AL0616

     2,622,223   
  5,910,707      

4.50%, 7/1/41, Pool #AL0617

     6,336,462   
  1,694,146      

4.50%, 8/1/41, Pool #AI5917

     1,818,526   
  1,519,899      

4.50%, 8/1/41, Pool #AI8191

     1,627,211   
  230,398      

4.50%, 8/1/41, Pool #AI8222

     246,665   
  2,038,691      

4.00%, 10/1/41, Pool #AJ4046

     2,155,330   
  596,506      

3.50%, 11/1/41, Pool #AB3934

     614,010   
  998,302      

3.50%, 11/1/41, Pool #AJ5927

     1,027,597   
  1,297,566      

3.50%, 11/1/41, Pool #AJ4163

     1,335,643   
  399,339      

3.50%, 12/1/41, Pool #AJ5930

     411,057   
  11,383,489      

3.50%, 12/1/41, Pool #AB4103

     11,717,535   
  2,500,000      

4.00%, 1/25/42 TBA

     2,626,172   
  6,200,000      

4.50%, 1/25/42 TBA

     6,597,187   
  8,800,000      

5.00%, 1/25/42 TBA

     9,506,750   
     

 

 

 
        100,649,118   
     

 

 

 

 

Government National Mortgage Association (3.8%)

  

  162,430      

6.50%, 8/20/38, Pool #4223

     185,237   
  273,649      

6.50%, 10/15/38,
Pool #673213

     311,780   
  86,482      

6.50%, 11/20/38,
Pool #4292

     98,625   
  179,573      

6.50%, 12/15/38,
Pool #782510

     204,623   
  1,220,595      

5.00%, 4/15/39,
Pool #782619

     1,353,388   
  3,000,000      

5.00%, 1/15/41 TBA

     3,322,969   
  1,100,000      

4.00%, 1/15/42 TBA

     1,179,922   
  1,100,000      

4.00%, 1/20/42 TBA

     1,176,484   
  3,900,000      

4.50%, 1/20/42 TBA

     4,247,343   
  1,000,000      

5.00%, 1/20/42 TBA

     1,105,625   
     

 

 

 
        13,185,996   
     

 

 

 

 
 

Total U.S. Government Agency Mortgages
(Cost $136,946,017)

     138,639,672   
     

 

 

 
Shares or
Principal
Amount
          Fair
Value
 
     

 

U.S. Treasury Obligations (27.9%):

  

 

U.S. Treasury Bonds (10.6%)

  

$ 1,620,000      

4.50%, 2/15/36

   $ 2,119,922   
  2,200,000      

6.50%, 11/15/26

     3,337,814   
  11,000,000      

6.63%, 2/15/27

     16,926,250   
  380,000      

4.63%, 2/15/40

     512,525   
  1,855,000      

4.38%, 5/15/40

     2,409,760   
  3,160,000      

3.88%, 8/15/40

     3,788,050   
  2,633,300      

4.75%, 2/15/41(f)

     3,629,017   
  3,428,000      

3.13%, 11/15/41

     3,591,365   
     

 

 

 
        36,314,703   
     

 

 

 

 

U.S. Treasury Inflation Index Bonds (1.6%)

  

  2,235,000      

0.63%, 7/15/21

     2,401,925   
  2,290,000      

2.13%, 2/15/41(f)

     3,198,059   
     

 

 

 
        5,599,984   
     

 

 

 

 

U.S. Treasury Inflation Index Notes (3.4%)

  

  5,678,900      

2.00%, 4/15/12

     6,364,296   
  4,715,000      

0.13%, 4/15/16

     5,042,106   
     

 

 

 
        11,406,402   
     

 

 

 

 

U.S. Treasury Notes (12.3%)

  

  3,855,000      

0.25%, 11/30/13^

     3,855,451   
  15,890,000      

0.38%, 11/15/14^

     15,899,931   
  675,000      

0.25%, 12/15/14^

     672,785   
  955,000      

2.00%, 4/30/16^

     1,008,421   
  2,220,000      

1.00%, 9/30/16

     2,242,893   
  75,000      

2.38%, 7/31/17

     80,607   
  835,000      

2.38%, 6/30/18

     894,754   
  1,235,000      

1.38%, 9/30/18(f)

     1,241,658   
  3,295,000      

1.75%, 10/31/18

     3,391,277   
  8,850,000      

1.38%, 11/30/18^(f)

     8,880,426   
  565,000      

3.63%, 2/15/20(f)

     655,268   
  2,950,000      

2.00%, 11/15/21

     2,983,648   
     

 

 

 
        41,807,119   
     

 

 

 

 
 

Total U.S. Treasury Obligations
(Cost $92,227,478)

     95,128,208   
     

 

 

 

 

Securities Held as Collateral for Securities on Loan (12.8%):

  

  43,686,455      

Allianz Variable Insurance Products Securities Lending Collateral Trust(g)

     43,686,455   
     

 

 

 

 
 
 

Total Securities Held as Collateral for
Securities on Loan
(Cost $43,686,455)

     43,686,455   
     

 

 

 

 

Unaffiliated Investment Company (8.1%):

  

  27,491,310      

Dreyfus Treasury Prime Cash Management, 0.00%(e)

     27,491,310   
     

 

 

 

 
 

Total Unaffiliated Investment Company
(Cost $27,491,310)

     27,491,310   
     

 

 

 

 
 

Total Investment Securities
(Cost $422,102,888)(h) — 125.8%

     429,112,804   

 

Net other assets (liabilities) — (25.8)%

     (87,894,119
     

 

 

 

 

Net Assets—100.0%

   $ 341,218,685   
     

 

 

 
 

 

continued

 

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Schedule of Portfolio Investments, continued

December 31, 2011

 

 

Percentages indicated are based on net assets as of December 31, 2011.

MTN—Medium Term Note

 

+ The principal amount is disclosed in local currency and the fair value is disclosed in U.S. Dollars.

 

^ This security or a partial position of the security was on loan as of December 31, 2011. The total value of securities on loan as of December 31, 2011 was $42,754,425.

TBA—Security is subject to delayed delivery.

 

(a) Rule 144A, Section 4(2) or other security which is restricted to resale to institutional investor. The sub-adviser has deemed these securities to be liquid based on procedures approved by the Board of Trustees.

 

(b) Variable rate security. The rate presented represents the rate in effect at December 31, 2011. The date presented represents the final maturity date.

 

(c) Step Bond. Coupon rate is set for an initial period and then increased to a higher coupon rate at a specified date. The rate represents the effective yield at December 31, 2011.

 

(e) The rate represents the effective yield at December 31, 2011.

 

(f) All or a portion of the security has been segregated with the custodian to cover margin requirements on open futures contracts. The aggregate fair value of the segregated portion of such securities was $211,634 as of December 31, 2011.

 

(g) Purchased with cash collateral held from securities lending. The value of the collateral could include collateral held for securities that were sold on or before December 31, 2011.

 

(h) See Federal Tax Information listed in the Notes to the Financial Statements.

 

continued

 

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Schedule of Portfolio Investments, continued

December 31, 2011

 

As of December 31, 2011, the Fund’s open forward currency contracts were as follows:

 

Short Contracts

  

Counterparty

   Delivery
Date
   Contract
Amount
     Fair
Value
     Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
 

Deliver 749,500 British Pound in exchange for U.S. Dollar

   Citibank    1/18/12    $ 1,168,096       $ 1,163,553       $ 4,543   

Deliver 500,000 Canadian Dollar in exchange for U.S. Dollar

   Citibank    1/18/12      491,407         490,721         686   

Deliver 104,000 Canadian Dollar in exchange for U.S. Dollar

   Citibank    1/18/12      103,490         102,070         1,420   

Deliver 602,000 European Euro in exchange for U.S. Dollar

   DMG & Partner Securities    1/25/12      813,683         779,155         34,528   
              

 

 

 
               $ 41,177   
              

 

 

 

 

Long Contracts

  

Counterparty

   Delivery
Date
   Contract
Amount
     Fair
Value
     Unrealized
Appreciation/

(Depreciation)
 

Receive 510,000 European Euro in exchange for U.S. Dollar

   Citibank    1/25/12    $ 667,331       $ 660,082       $ (7,249
              

 

 

 
               $ (7,249
              

 

 

 

Futures Contracts

 

Description

  

Type

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

U.S. Treasury 10-Year Note March Futures

   Long    3/21/12      24      $ 3,147,000      $ 46,794   

U.S. Treasury 30-Year Bond March Futures

   Short    3/21/12      (60     (8,688,750     (107,044

U.S. Treasury Long Bond March Futures

   Short    3/21/12      (5     (800,938     (5,244

U.S. Treasury 5-Year Note March Futures

   Short    3/30/12      (11     (1,355,836     (6,693

U.S. Treasury 2-Year Note March Futures

   Long    3/30/12      112        24,701,250        12,486   
            

 

 

 
             $ (59,701
            

 

 

 

Securities Sold Short (-7.4)%

 

Security Description

  Coupon
Rate
    Maturity
Date
    Par Amount     Proceeds
Received
    Fair Value     Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
 

Federal National Mortgage Association – February TBA

    3.50     02/25/42      $ (13,500,000   $ (13,765,711   $ (13,845,937   $ (80,226

Federal National Mortgage Association – February TBA

    4.50        02/25/42        (1,900,000     (2,011,031     (2,017,563     (6,532

Federal National Mortgage Association – February TBA

    5.50        02/25/42        (5,600,000     (6,079,500     (6,086,500     (7,000

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation – January TBA

    4.00        01/15/42        (2,000,000     (2,074,719     (2,097,500     (22,781

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation – January TBA

    4.50        01/15/42        (1,200,000     (1,261,500     (1,271,437     (9,937
       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
        $ (25,192,461   $ (25,318,937   $ (126,476
       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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Schedule of Portfolio Investments, continued

December 31, 2011

 

The following represents the concentrations by country of risk (based on the domicile of the security issuer) relative to the total fair value of investment securities as of December 31, 2011:

 

Country

  Percentage  

Australia

    0.2

Canada

    1.5   

Cayman Islands

    0.4   

Chile

    0.2   

Cook Islands

    0.2   

Germany

    0.1   

Israel

    0.6   

Italy

    0.1   

Mexico

    0.2   

Norway

    1.3   

Russian Federation

    0.1   

Sweden

    0.2   

Switzerland

    0.5   

United Kingdom

    1.2   

United States

    93.2   
 

 

 

 
    100.0
 

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

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AZL Enhanced Bond Index Fund

 

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

December 31, 2011

 

Assets:

 

Investment securities, at cost

  $ 422,102,888   
 

 

 

 

Investment securities, at value*

  $ 429,112,804   

Interest and dividends receivable

    1,902,505   

Foreign currency, at value (cost $160,032)

    159,089   

Unrealized appreciation on forward currency contracts

    41,177   

Receivable for capital shares issued

    906,347   

Receivable for investments sold

    74,729,148   

Receivable for variation margin on futures contracts

    15,500   

Prepaid expenses

    4,490   
 

 

 

 

Total Assets

    506,871,060   
 

 

 

 

Liabilities:

 

Unrealized depreciation on forward currency contracts

    7,249   

Payable for investments purchased

    96,412,719   

Payable for collateral received on loaned securities

    43,686,455   

Securities sold short (Proceeds received $25,192,461)

    25,318,937   

Payable for variation margin on futures contracts

    23,453   

Manager fees payable

    97,996   

Administration fees payable

    11,927   

Distribution fees payable

    69,997   

Custodian fees payable

    3,419   

Administrative and compliance services fees payable

    1,926   

Trustee fees payable

    104   

Other accrued liabilities

    18,193   
 

 

 

 

Total Liabilities

    165,652,375   
 

 

 

 

Net Assets

  $ 341,218,685   
 

 

 

 

Net Assets Consist of:

 

Capital

  $ 321,707,187   

Accumulated net investment income/(loss)

    5,287,248   

Accumulated net realized gains/(losses) from investment transactions

    7,367,589   

Net unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on investments

    6,856,661   
 

 

 

 

Net Assets

  $ 341,218,685   
 

 

 

 

Shares of beneficial interest (unlimited number of shares authorized, no par value)

    30,954,666   

Net Asset Value (offering and redemption price per share)

  $ 11.02   
 

 

 

 

 

* Includes securities on loan of $42,754,425.

Statement of Operations

For the Year Ended December 31, 2011

 

Investment Income:

  

Interest

   $ 6,545,911   

Dividends

     99   

Income from securities lending

     30,790   
  

 

 

 

Total Investment Income

     6,576,800   
  

 

 

 

Expenses:

  

Manager fees

     966,157   

Administration fees

     136,587   

Distribution fees

     690,114   

Custodian fees

     17,679   

Administrative and compliance services fees

     11,380   

Trustee fees

     19,214   

Professional fees

     21,328   

Shareholder reports

     6,735   

Recoupment of prior expenses reimbursed by the Manager

     24,651   

Other expenses

     8,402   
  

 

 

 

Total expenses

     1,902,247   
  

 

 

 

Net Investment Income/(Loss)

     4,674,553   
  

 

 

 

Realized and Unrealized Gains/(Losses) on Investments:

  

Net realized gains/(losses) on securities and foreign currency transactions

     10,306,213   

Net realized gains/(losses) on futures contracts

     (1,177,072

Net realized gains/(losses) on forward currency contracts

     11,178   

Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments

     6,792,395   
  

 

 

 

Net Realized/Unrealized Gains/(Losses) on Investments

     15,932,714   
  

 

 

 

Change in Net Assets Resulting From Operations

   $ 20,607,267   
  

 

 

 
 

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

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ALLIANZ VARIABLE INSURANCE PRODUCTS TRUST

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

     AZL Enhanced Bond Index Fund  
     For the
Year Ended
December 31,
2011
    For the
Year Ended
December 31,
2010
 

Change in Net Assets:

    

Operations:

    

Net investment income/(loss)

   $ 4,674,553      $ 3,006,655   

Net realized gains/(losses) on investment transactions

     9,140,319        3,043,820   

Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments

     6,792,395        933,946   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from operations

     20,607,267        6,984,421   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Dividends to Shareholders:

    

From net investment income

     (3,413,208     (430,815

From net realized gains on investments

     (3,362,902     (914,557
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from dividends to shareholders

     (6,776,110     (1,345,372
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Capital Transactions:

    

Proceeds from shares issued

     139,804,331        95,546,102   

Proceeds from dividends reinvested

     6,776,110        1,345,372   

Value of shares redeemed

     (24,764,728     (24,792,002
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from capital transactions

     121,815,713        72,099,472   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in net assets

     135,646,870        77,738,521   

Net Assets:

    

Beginning of period

     205,571,815        127,833,294   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of period

   $ 341,218,685      $ 205,571,815   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Accumulated net investment income/(loss)

   $ 5,287,248      $ 3,401,971   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Share Transactions:

    

Shares issued

     13,047,268        9,091,981   

Dividends reinvested

     624,526        126,802   

Shares redeemed

     (2,279,503     (2,390,529
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in shares

     11,392,291        6,828,254   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

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AZL Enhanced Bond Index Fund

Financial Highlights

(Selected data for a share of beneficial interest outstanding throughout the periods indicated)

 

     Year Ended
December 31,
    July 10, 2009
to
December  31,

2009(a)
 
     2011     2010    

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period

   $ 10.51      $ 10.04      $ 10.00   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Investment Activities:

      

Net Investment Income/(Loss)

     0.11        0.15        0.03   

Net Realized and Unrealized Gains/(Losses) on Investments

     0.65        0.41        0.01   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from Investment Activities

     0.76        0.56        0.04   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Dividends to Shareholders From:

      

Net Investment Income

     (0.13     (0.03       

Net Realized Gains

     (0.12     (0.06       
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Dividends

     (0.25     (0.09       
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Asset Value, End of Period

   $ 11.02      $ 10.51      $ 10.04   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Return(b)

     7.28     5.62     0.40 %(c) 

Ratios to Average Net Assets/Supplemental Data:

      

Net Assets, End of Period ($000’s)

   $ 341,219      $ 205,572      $ 127,833   

Net Investment Income/(Loss)(d)

     1.69     2.01     1.34

Expenses Before Reductions(d)(e)

     0.69     0.71     0.76

Expenses Net of Reductions(d)

     0.69     0.70     0.70

Portfolio Turnover Rate

     407     700     366 %(c) 

 

 

(a) Period from commencement of operations.

 

(b) The returns include reinvested dividends and fund level expenses, but exclude insurance contract charges. If these charges were included, the returns would have been lower.

 

(c) Not annualized.

 

(d) Annualized for periods less than one year.

 

(e) Excludes fee reductions. If such fee reductions had not occurred, the ratios would have been as indicated.

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

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AZL Enhanced Bond Index Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements

December 31, 2011

 

1. Organization

The Allianz Variable Insurance Products Trust (the “Trust”) was organized as a Delaware statutory trust on July 13, 1999. The Trust is a diversified open-end management investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”). These Notes to the Financial Statements are for the AZL Enhanced Bond Index Fund (the “Fund”). The Trust consists of 29 separate investment portfolios (collectively, the “Funds”), each of which is a series of the Trust, as follows:

 

   

AZL Allianz AGIC Opportunity Fund

   

AZL BlackRock Capital Appreciation Fund

   

AZL Columbia Mid Cap Value Fund

   

AZL Columbia Small Cap Value Fund

   

AZL Davis New York Venture Fund (formerly AZL Davis NY Venture Fund)

   

AZL Dreyfus Equity Growth Fund

   

AZL Eaton Vance Large Cap Value Fund

   

AZL Enhanced Bond Index Fund

   

AZL Franklin Small Cap Value Fund

   

AZL Franklin Templeton Founding Strategy Plus Fund

   

AZL Gateway Fund

   

AZL International Index Fund

   

AZL Invesco Equity and Income Fund (formerly AZL Van Kampen Equity and Income Fund)

   

AZL Invesco Growth and Income Fund (formerly AZL Van Kampen Growth and Income Fund)

   

AZL Invesco International Equity Fund

   

AZL JPMorgan International Opportunities Fund (formerly AZL Morgan Stanley International Equity Fund)

   

AZL JPMorgan U.S. Equity Fund

   

AZL MFS Investors Trust Fund

   

AZL Mid Cap Index Fund

   

AZL Money Market Fund

   

AZL Morgan Stanley Global Real Estate Fund

   

AZL Morgan Stanley Mid Cap Growth Fund

   

AZL NFJ International Value Fund

   

AZL Russell 1000 Growth Index Fund

   

AZL Russell 1000 Value Index Fund

   

AZL S&P 500 Index Fund

   

AZL Schroder Emerging Markets Equity Fund

   

AZL Small Cap Stock Index Fund

   

AZL Turner Quantitative Small Cap Growth Fund

 

 

The Trust is authorized to issue an unlimited number of shares of the Fund without par value. Shares of the Fund are available through the variable annuity contracts and variable life insurance policies offered through the separate accounts of participating insurance companies.

Under the Trust’s organizational documents, its officers and trustees are indemnified against certain liabilities arising out of the performance of their duties to the Fund. In addition, in the normal course of business, the Fund may enter into contracts with its vendors and others that provide for general indemnifications. The Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown, as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Fund. However, based on experience, the Fund expects the risk of loss to be remote.

 

2. Significant Accounting Policies

The following is a summary of significant accounting policies followed by the Fund in the preparation of its financial statements. The policies conform with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”). The preparation of financial statements requires management to make certain 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 increases and decreases in net assets from operations during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Management has evaluated events and transactions subsequent to period end through the date the financial statements were issued, for purposes of recognition or disclosure in these financial statements and there are no subsequent events to report.

Security Valuation

The Fund records its investments at fair value. Fair value is defined as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between willing market participants at the measurement date. The valuation techniques used to determine fair value are further described in Note 4 below.

Investment Transactions and Investment Income

Investment transactions are recorded not later than on the business day after trade date. However, for financial reporting purposes, investment transactions are accounted for on trade date. Net realized gains and losses on investments sold and on

 

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Notes to the Financial Statements, continued

December 31, 2011

 

foreign currency transactions are recorded on the basis of identified cost. Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis and includes, where applicable, the amortization of premiums or accretion of discounts. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date except in the case of foreign securities, in which case dividends are recorded as soon as such information becomes available.

Real Estate Investment Trusts

The Fund may own shares of real estate investment trusts (“REITs”) which report information on the source of their distributions annually. Certain distributions received from REITs during the year, which are known to be a return of capital, are recorded as a reduction to the cost of the individual REIT.

Securities Purchased on a When-Issued Basis

The Fund may purchase securities on a when-issued basis. When-issued securities are securities purchased for delivery beyond the normal settlement date at a stated price and yield and thereby involve risk that the yield obtained in the transaction will be less than that available in the market when the delivery takes place. A Fund will not pay for such securities or start earning interest on them until they are received. When a Fund agrees to purchase securities on a when-issued basis, the Fund will segregate or designate cash or liquid assets equal to the amount of the commitment. Securities purchased on a when-issued basis are recorded as an asset and are subject to changes in the value based upon changes in the general level of interest rates. A Fund may sell when-issued securities before they are delivered, which may result in a capital gain or loss.

Foreign Currency Translation

The accounting records of the Fund are maintained in U.S. dollars. Foreign currency amounts are translated into U.S. dollars at the current rate of exchange to determine the fair value of investments, assets and liabilities. Purchases and sales of securities, and income and expenses are translated at the prevailing rate of exchange on the respective dates of such transactions. The Fund does not isolate that portion of the results of operations resulting from changes in foreign exchange rates on investments from fluctuations arising from changes in market prices of securities held. Such fluctuations are included in the net realized and unrealized gain or loss on investments and foreign currencies.

Income received by the Fund from sources within foreign countries may be subject to withholding and other income or similar taxes imposed by such countries. The Funds accrue such taxes, as applicable, based on their current interpretation of tax rules in the foreign markets in which they invest.

Risks Associated with Foreign Securities and Currencies

Investments in securities of foreign issuers carry certain risks not ordinarily associated with investments in securities of domestic issuers. Such risks include future political and economic developments, and the possible imposition of exchange controls or other foreign governmental laws and restrictions. In addition, with respect to certain countries, there is the possibility of expropriation of assets, confiscatory taxation, political or social instability or diplomatic developments which could adversely affect investments in those securities.

Short Sales

The Fund may engage in short sales against the box (i.e., where the fund owns or has an unconditional right to acquire at no additional cost a security substantially similar to the security sold short) for hedging purposes to limit exposure to a possible market decline in the value of its portfolio securities. In a short sale, the Fund sells a borrowed security and has a corresponding obligation to the lender to return the identical security. The Fund may also incur an interest expense if a security that has been sold short has an interest payment. When a Fund engages in a short sale, the Fund records a liability for securities sold short and records an asset equal to the proceeds received. The amount of the liability is subsequently marked to market to reflect the market value of the securities sold short. To borrow the security, a Fund also may be required to pay a premium, which would increase the cost of the security sold.

Dividends to Shareholders

Dividends to shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date. The Fund distributes its dividends from net investment income and net realized capital gains, if any, on an annual basis. The amount of dividends from net investment income and

 

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Notes to the Financial Statements, continued

December 31, 2011

 

from net realized gains are determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations, which may differ from GAAP. These “book/tax” differences are either temporary or permanent in nature. To the extent these differences are permanent in nature (e.g., return of capital, net operating loss, reclassification of certain market discounts, gain/loss, paydowns, and distributions), such amounts are reclassified within the composition of net assets based on their federal tax-basis treatment; temporary differences (e.g., wash sales and post October losses) do not require reclassification. Dividends to shareholders that exceed net investment income and net realized gains for tax purposes are reported as distributions of capital.

Expense Allocation

Expenses directly attributable to the Fund are charged directly to the Fund, while expenses attributable to more than one Fund are allocated among the respective Funds based upon relative net assets or some other reasonable method. Expenses which are attributable to more than one Trust are allocated across the Allianz Variable Insurance Products and Allianz Variable Insurance Products Fund of Funds Trusts based upon relative net assets or another reasonable basis. Allianz Investment Management LLC (the “Manager”), serves as the investment manager for the Trust and the Allianz Variable Insurance Products Fund of Funds Trust.

Securities Lending

To generate additional income, the Fund may lend up to 33 1/3% of its assets pursuant to agreements requiring that the loan be continuously secured by any combination of cash, U.S. government or U.S. government agency securities, equal initially to at least 102% of the fair value plus accrued interest on the securities loaned (105% for foreign securities) and is marked to market daily to provide a level of collateral at least equal to the fair value of securities loaned. The Fund bears all of the gains and losses on such investments. The Fund receives payments from borrowers equivalent to the dividends and interest that would have been earned on securities lent while simultaneously seeking to earn income on the investment of cash collateral received. In extremely low interest rate environments, the broker rebate fee may exceed the interest earned or the cash collateral which would result in a loss to the Fund. The investment of cash collateral deposited by the borrower is subject to inherent market risks such as interest rate risk, credit risk, liquidity risk, and other risks that are present in the market, and as such, the value of these investments may not be sufficient, when liquidated, to repay the borrower when the loaned security is returned. There may be risks of delay in recovery of the securities or even loss of rights in the collateral should the borrower of the securities fail financially. However, loans will be made only to borrowers, such as broker-dealers, banks or institutional borrowers of securities, deemed by the Allianz Investment Management LLC (the “Manager”) to be of good standing and credit worthy and when in its judgment, the consideration which can be earned currently from such securities loans justifies the attendant risks. Loans are subject to termination by the Trust or the borrower at any time, and are, therefore, not considered to be illiquid investments. Securities on loan at December 31, 2011 are presented on the Fund’s Schedule of Portfolio Investments (“Schedule”). The average outstanding amount of securities on loan was $32.0 million for the year ended December 31, 2011.

Cash collateral received in connection with securities lending is invested in the Allianz Variable Insurance Products Securities Lending Collateral Trust (the “Securities Lending Collateral Trust”) managed by The Dreyfus Corporation, an affiliate of the Custodian and Securities Lending Agent. The Securities Lending Collateral Trust invests in short-term investments that have a remaining maturity of 397 days or less as calculated in accordance with Rule 2a-7 under the 1940 Act. The Fund paid securities lending fees of $3,087 during the year ended December 31, 2011. These fees have been netted against Income from Securities Lending on the Statement of Operations.

Commission Recapture

Certain Funds of the Trust participate in a commission recapture program. The Fund will utilize the recaptured commissions to pay for, in whole or part, certain expenses of the Fund, excluding investment advisory fees. Any amounts received by the Fund, if applicable, are disclosed as “Expenses paid indirectly” on the Statement of Operations.

Derivative Instruments

All open derivative positions at period end are reflected on the Fund’s Schedule of Portfolio Investments. The following is a description of the derivative instruments that the Fund may utilize, including the primary underlying risk exposures related to each instrument type.

 

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AZL Enhanced Bond Index Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements, continued

December 31, 2011

 

Forward Currency Contracts

During the year ended December 31, 2011, the Fund entered into forward currency contracts in connection with planned purchases or sales of securities or to hedge the U.S. dollar value of securities denominated in a particular currency. In addition to the foreign currency risk related to the use of these contracts, the Fund could be exposed to risks if the counterparties to the contracts are unable to meet the terms of their contracts and from unanticipated movements in the value of a foreign currency relative to the U.S. dollar. The forward currency contracts are adjusted by the daily exchange rate of the underlying currency and any gains or losses are recorded for financial statement purposes as unrealized gains or losses until the contract settlement date. When the contract is closed, the Fund records a realized gain or loss equal to the difference between the value at the time it was opened and the value at the time it was closed. The contract amount of forward currency contracts outstanding was $3.2 million as of December 31, 2011. The monthly average amount for these contracts was $2.4 million for the year ended December 31, 2011.

Futures Contracts

During the year ended December 31, 2011, the Fund used futures contracts to provide market exposure on the Fund’s cash balances. Futures contracts are valued based upon their quoted daily settlement prices. Upon entering into a futures contract, the Fund is required to segregate liquid assets in accordance with the initial margin requirements of the broker or exchange. Futures contracts are marked to market daily and a payable or receivable for the change in value (“variation margin”) is recorded by the Fund. Gains or losses are recognized but not considered realized until the contracts expire or are closed. Futures contracts involve, to varying degrees, elements of market risk (generally equity price risk related to stock futures, interest rate risk related to bond futures, and foreign currency risk related to currency futures) and exposure to loss in excess of the variation margin disclosed in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. The primary risks associated with the use of futures contracts are the imperfect correlation between the change in market value of the underlying securities and the prices of futures contracts, the possibility of an illiquid market, and the inability of the counterparty to meet the terms of the contract. The notional amount of futures contracts outstanding was $38.0 million as of December 31, 2011. The monthly average notional amount for these contracts was $45.1 million for the year ended December 31, 2011.

Summary of Derivative Instruments

The following is a summary of the fair value of derivative instruments as of December 31, 2011:

 

    

Asset Derivatives

    

Liability Derivatives

 

Primary Risk Exposure

  

Statement of Assets and
Liabilities Location

   Total Fair
Value
    

Statement of Assets and
Liabilities Location

   Total Fair
Value
 
Foreign Exchange Contracts    Unrealized appreciation on forward currency contracts    $ 41,177       Unrealized depreciation on forward currency contracts    $ 7,249   
Interest Rate Contracts    Receivable for variation margin on futures contracts*      59,280       Payable for variation margin on futures contracts*      118,981   

 

  * For futures contracts, the amounts represent the cumulative appreciation/(depreciation) of these futures contracts as reported in the Schedule of Portfolio Investments. Only the current day’s variation margin is reported within the Statement of Assets and Liabilities as Variation Margin on Futures Contracts.

The following is a summary of the effect of derivative instruments on the Statement of Operations for the year ended December 31, 2011:

 

Primary Risk Exposure

  

Location of Gains/(Losses)
on Derivatives
Recognized in Income

   Realized Gains/(Losses)
on Derivatives
Recognized in Income
     Change in Unrealized
Appreciation/
Depreciation on
Derivatives Recognized
in Income
 
Foreign Exchange Contracts    Net realized gains/(losses) on forward currency contracts/change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments    $ 11,178       $ 22,693   

 

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AZL Enhanced Bond Index Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements, continued

December 31, 2011

 

Primary Risk Exposure

  

Location of Gains/(Losses)
on Derivatives
Recognized in Income

   Realized Gains/(Losses)
on Derivatives
Recognized in Income
    Change in Unrealized
Appreciation/
Depreciation on
Derivatives Recognized
in Income
 
Interest Rate Contracts    Net realized gains/(losses) on futures contracts/change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments    $ (1,177,072   $ (78,337

 

3. Related Party Transactions

The Manager provides investment advisory and management services for the Fund. The Manager has retained an independent money management organization (the “Subadviser”) to make investment decisions on behalf of the Fund. Pursuant to a subadvisory agreement between the Manager and BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. (“BlackRock Financial”), BlackRock Financial provides investment advisory services as the Subadviser for the Fund subject to the general supervision of the Trustees and the Manager. The Manager is entitled to a fee, computed daily and paid monthly, based on the average daily net assets of the Fund. Expenses incurred by the Fund for investment advisory and management services are reflected on the Statement of Operations as “Manager fees.” For its services, the Subadviser is entitled to a fee payable by the Manager. The Manager has contractually agreed to waive fees and reimburse the Fund to limit the annual expenses, excluding interest expense (e.g., cash overdraft fees), taxes, brokerage commissions, other expenditures that are capitalized in accordance with GAAP and other extraordinary expenses not incurred in the ordinary course of the Fund’s business, based on the daily net assets of the Fund, through April 30, 2013.

For the year ended December 31, 2011, the annual rate due to the Manager and the annual expense limit were as follows:

 

     Annual Rate     Annual Expense Limit  

AZL Enhanced Bond Index Fund

     0.35     0.70

Any amounts contractually waived or reimbursed by the Manager in a particular fiscal year will be subject to repayment by the Fund to the Manager to the extent that from time to time through the next three fiscal years the repayment will not cause the Fund’s expenses to exceed the stated limit during the respective year. Any amounts recouped by the Manager during the period are reflected on the Statement of Operations as “Recoupment of prior expenses reimbursed by the Manager.” At December 31, 2011, there were no remaining contractual reimbursements that are subject to repayment by the Fund in subsequent years.

In addition, the Manager may voluntarily waive or reimburse additional fees in order to maintain more competitive expense ratios. Any voluntary waivers or reimbursements are not subject to repayment in subsequent years. Information on the total amount waived/reimbursed by the Manager or repaid to the Manager by the Fund during the period can be found on the Statement of Operations. During the year ended December 31, 2011, there were no voluntary waivers.

Pursuant to separate agreements between the Funds and the Manager, the Manager provides a Chief Compliance Officer (“CCO”) and certain compliance oversight and regulatory filing services to the Trust. Under these agreements the Manager is entitled to an amount equal to a portion of the compensation and certain other expenses related to the individuals performing the CCO and compliance oversight services, as well as $75 per hour for time incurred in connection with the preparation and filing of certain documents with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fees are paid to the Manager on a quarterly basis. The total expenses incurred by the Fund for these services are reflected on the Statement of Operations as “Administrative and compliance services fees.”

Citi Fund Services Ohio, Inc. (“Citi” or the “Administrator”), a wholly owned subsidiary of Citigroup, Inc., with which an officer of the Trust is affiliated, serves as the Trust’s administrator, transfer agent, and fund accountant, and assists the Trust in all aspects of its administration and operation. The Administrator is entitled to a Trust-wide asset-based fee, which is based on the following schedule: 0.05% of daily average net assets on the first $4 billion, 0.04% of daily average net assets on the next $2 billion, 0.02% of daily average net assets on the next $2 billion and 0.01% of daily average net assets over $8 billion. The overall Trust-wide fees are accrued daily and paid monthly and are subject to a minimum annual fee. In addition, the Administrator is entitled to annual account fees related to the transfer agency system, an annual fee for each additional class of shares of any Fund, certain annual fees in supporting fair value services, and a Trust-wide annual fee for providing infrastructure and support in implementing the written policies and procedures comprising the Fund’s compliance program.

 

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Fees payable to the Administrator are subject to certain reductions associated with services provided to new funds. The Administrator is also reimbursed for certain expenses incurred. The total expenses incurred by the Fund for these services are reflected on the Statement of Operations as “Administration fees.”

Allianz Life Financial Services, LLC (“ALFS”), an affiliate of the Manager, serves as distributor of the Fund and receives 12b-1 fees directly from the Fund, plus a Trust-wide annual fee of $42,500, paid by the Manager from its profits and not by the Trust, for recordkeeping and reporting services.

The Trust has adopted a distribution and service plan in conformance with Rule 12b-1of the 1940 Act. Pursuant to this plan, the Fund is authorized to pay certain fees for the sale and distribution of its shares and services provided to its shareholders at an annual rate not to exceed 0.25% of the Fund’s average daily net assets. These fees are reflected on the Statement of Operations as “Distribution fees.”

In addition, certain legal fees and expenses are paid to a law firm, Dorsey & Whitney LLP, of which the Secretary of the Fund is a partner. During the year ended December 31, 2011, $3,861 was paid from the Fund relating to these fees and expenses.

Certain Officers and Trustees of the Trust are affiliated with the Manager or the Administrator. Such Officers (except for the Trust’s CCO as noted above) and Trustees receive no compensation from the Trust for serving in their respective roles. For their service to the Trust and to the Allianz Variable Insurance Products Fund of Funds Trust, each non-interested Trustee receives a $36,000 annual Board retainer and a $8,000 meeting fee for each regular in-person Board meeting and a $4,000 meeting fee for each Committee meeting. In addition, Trustees may receive compensation for special meetings and telephonic meetings. Also, the Trustees are reimbursed for certain expenses associated with attending Board meetings. Compensation to the Trustees is allocated between the Trust and the Allianz Variable Insurance Products Fund of Funds Trust in proportion to the assets under management of each Trust. During the year ended December 31, 2011, actual Trustee compensation was $924,000 in total for both Trusts.

 

4. Investment Valuation Summary

The valuation techniques employed by the Fund, as described below, maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs in determining fair value. The inputs used for valuing the Fund’s investments are summarized in the three broad levels listed below:

 

   

Level 1 — quoted prices in active markets for identical assets

 

   

Level 2 — other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayments speeds, credit risk, etc.)

 

   

Level 3 — significant unobservable inputs (including the Fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments)

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

Security prices are generally provided by an independent third party pricing service approved by the Trust’s Board of Trustees (“Trustees”) as of the close of the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) (generally 4:00 pm EST). Equity securities are valued at the last quoted sale price or, if there is no sale, the last quoted bid price is used for long securities and the last quoted ask price is used for securities sold short. Securities listed on NASDAQ Stock Market, Inc. (“NASDAQ”) are valued at the official closing price as reported by NASDAQ. In each of these situations, valuations are typically categorized as a Level 1 in the fair value hierarchy. Investments in open-end investment companies are valued at their respective net asset value as reported by such companies and are typically categorized as Level 1 in the fair value hierarchy.

Debt and other fixed income securities are generally valued at an evaluated bid price provided by an independent pricing source approved by the Trustees. To value debt securities, pricing services may use various pricing techniques which take into account appropriate factors such as market activity, yield, quality, coupon rate, maturity, type of issue, trading characteristics, call features, credit ratings and other data, as well as broker quotes. Short term securities of sufficient credit quality with sixty days or less remaining until maturity may be valued at amortized cost, which approximates fair value. In each of these situations, valuations are typically categorized as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy.

Exchange traded futures contracts are valued at the last sales price as of the close of the primary exchange and are typically categorized as Level 1 in the fair value hierarchy. Forward currency contracts are generally valued at the foreign currency exchange rate as of the close of the NYSE and are typically categorized as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy.

 

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AZL Enhanced Bond Index Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements, continued

December 31, 2011

 

Other assets and securities for which market quotations are not readily available, or are deemed unreliable are valued at fair value as determined in good faith by the Trustees or persons acting on the behalf of the Trustees. Fair value pricing may be used for significant events such as securities whose trading has been suspended, whose price has become stale or for which there is no currently available price at the close of the NYSE. Depending on the source and relative significance of valuation inputs, these instruments may be classified as Level 2 or Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy. The Fund utilizes a pricing service to assist in determining the fair value of securities when certain significant events occur that may affect the value of foreign securities.

In accordance with procedures adopted by the Trustees, fair value pricing may be used if events materially affecting the value of foreign securities occur between the time when the exchange on which they are traded closes and the time when the Fund’s net asset value is calculated. Management identifies possible fluctuation in international securities by monitoring the increase or decrease in the value of a designated benchmark index. In the event of an increase or decrease greater than predetermined levels, the Fund may use a systematic valuation model provided by an independent third party to fair value its international equity securities which are then typically categorized as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy.

For the year ended December 31, 2011, there were no Level 3 investments for which significant unobservable inputs were used to determine fair value

The following is a summary of the valuation inputs used as of December 31, 2011 in valuing the Fund’s investments based upon the three levels defined above:

 

     Level 1     Level 2     Level 3      Total  

Investment Securities+:

         

Asset Backed Securities

   $      $ 19,201,774      $       $ 19,201,774   

Collateralized Mortgage Obligations

            22,766,044                22,766,044   

Corporate Bonds

            51,717,786                51,717,786   

Yankee Dollars

            29,602,626                29,602,626   

Municipal Bonds

            132,111                132,111   

Foreign Bonds

            580,871                580,871   

U.S. Government Agency

            165,947                165,947   

U.S. Government Agency Mortgages

            138,639,672                138,639,672   

U.S. Treasury Obligations

            95,128,208                95,128,208   

Securities Held as Collateral for Securities on Loan

            43,686,455                43,686,455   

Unaffiliated Investment Company

     27,491,310                       27,491,310   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Investment Securities

     27,491,310        401,621,494                429,112,804   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Securities Sold Short

            (25,318,937             (25,318,937
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Other Financial Instruments:*

         

Futures Contracts

     (59,701                    (59,701

Forward Currency Contracts

            33,928                33,928   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Investments

   $ 27,431,609      $ 376,336,485      $       $ 403,768,094   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  + For detailed industry descriptions, see the accompanying Schedule of Portfolio Investments.

 

  * Other Financial Instruments would include any derivative instruments, such as futures contracts and forward currency contracts. These investments are generally recorded in the financial statements at the unrealized gain or loss on the investment.

The Fund recognizes significant transfers between fair value hierarchy levels at the reporting period end. There were no significant transfers between Levels 1, 2 or 3 as of December 31, 2011.

In May 2011, the FASB issued ASU No. 2011-04 “Amendments to Achieve Common Fair Value Measurement and Disclosure Requirements in U.S. GAAP and IFRS”. ASU 2011-04 includes common requirements for measurement of and disclosure about fair value between U.S. GAAP and IFRS. ASU 2011-04 will require reporting entities to disclose quantitative information about the unobservable inputs used in the fair value measurements categorized within Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy. In addition, ASU 2011-04 will require reporting entities to make disclosures about amounts and reasons for all transfers in and out of Level 1 and Level 2 fair value measurements. The new and revised disclosures are effective for interim

 

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AZL Enhanced Bond Index Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements, continued

December 31, 2011

 

and annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2011. Adoption of ASU 2011-04 will have no effect on the Fund’s net assets. At this time, management is evaluating the impact of ASU 2011-04 on the financial statement disclosures.

 

5. Security Purchases and Sales

For the year ended December 31, 2011, cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of securities (excluding securities maturing less than one year from acquisition) were as follows:

 

     Purchases      Sales  

AZL Enhanced Bond Index Fund

   $ 1,017,289,009       $ 880,684,818   

For the year ended December 31, 2011, purchases and sales on long-term U.S government securities were as follows:

 

     Purchases      Sales  

AZL Enhanced Bond Index Fund

   $ 880,761,531       $ 793,118,361   

 

6. Federal Income Tax Information

It is the Fund’s policy to continue to comply with the requirements of the Internal Revenue Code under Subchapter M, applicable to regulated investment companies, and to distribute all of its taxable income, including any net realized gains on investments, to its shareholders. Therefore, no provision is made for federal income taxes.

Management of the Funds has reviewed tax positions taken in tax years that remain subject to examination by all major tax jurisdictions, including federal (i.e., the last four tax year ends and the interim tax period since then, as applicable). Management believes that there is no tax liability resulting from unrecognized tax benefits related to uncertain tax positions taken.

Cost for federal income tax purposes at December 31, 2011 is $396,980,933. The gross unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on a tax basis is as follows:

 

Unrealized appreciation

  $ 7,787,511   

Unrealized depreciation

    (974,577
 

 

 

 

Net unrealized appreciation

  $ 6,812,934   
 

 

 

 

The tax character of dividends paid to shareholders during the year ended December 31, 2011 were as follows:

 

     Ordinary
Income
     Net
Long-Term
Capital Gains
     Total
Distributions(a)
 

AZL Enhanced Bond Index Fund

   $ 6,776,110       $       $ 6,776,110   

 

  (a) Total distributions paid may differ from the Statements of Changes in Net Assets because dividends are recognized when actually paid for tax purposes.

The tax character of dividends paid to shareholders during the year ended December 31, 2010 were as follows:

 

     Ordinary
Income
     Net
Long-Term
Capital Gains
     Total
Distributions(a)
 

AZL Enhanced Bond Index Fund

   $ 1,300,911       $ 44,461       $ 1,345,372   

 

  (a) Total distributions paid may differ from the Statements of Changes in Net Assets because dividends are recognized when actually paid for tax purposes.

As of December 31, 2011, the components of accumulated earnings on a tax basis were as follows:

 

     Undistributed
Ordinary
Income
     Undistributed
Long-Term
Capital Gains
     Unrealized
Appreciation(a)
     Total
Accumulated
Earnings/
(Deficit)
 

AZL Enhanced Bond Index Fund

   $ 12,964,122       $ 63,290       $ 6,484,086       $ 19,511,498   

 

  (a) The differences between book-basis and tax-basis unrealized appreciation/depreciation is attributable primarily to tax deferral of losses on wash sales.

 

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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

The Shareholders and Board of Trustees of

Allianz Variable Insurance Products Trust:

We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities of AZL Enhanced Bond Index Fund (the “Fund”) of the Allianz Variable Insurance Products Trust, including the schedule of portfolio investments, as of December 31, 2011, and the related statement of operations for the year then ended, the statements of changes in net assets for each of the years in the two-year period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the periods in the three-year period then ended. These financial statements and financial highlights are the responsibility of the Fund’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements and financial highlights based on our audits.

We conducted our audits 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 and financial highlights are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of December 31, 2011, by correspondence with the custodian and brokers or by other appropriate auditing procedures where replies from brokers were not received. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

In our opinion, the financial statements and financial highlights referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Fund as of December 31, 2011, the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the years in the two-year period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the periods in the three-year period then ended, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.

KPMG LLP

Columbus, Ohio

February 24, 2012

 

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ALLIANZ VARIABLE INSURANCE PRODUCTS TRUST

 

Other Federal Income Tax Information (Unaudited)

During the year ended December 31, 2011, the Fund declared net short-term capital gain distributions of $3,362,902.

 

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ALLIANZ VARIABLE INSURANCE PRODUCTS TRUST

 

Other Information (Unaudited)

A description of the policies and procedures that the Fund uses to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities is available, without charge, upon request, by visiting the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (“Commission”) website at www.sec.gov, or by calling 800-624-0197.

Information regarding how the Fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30th is available (i) without charge, upon request, by calling 800-624-0197; (ii) on the Allianz Variable Insurance Products Trust’s website at https://www.allianzlife.com; and (iii) on the Commission’s website at http://www.sec.gov.

The Fund files complete Schedules of Portfolio Holdings with the Commission for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. Schedules of Portfolio Holdings for the Fund in this report are available without charge on the Commission’s website at http://www.sec.gov, or may be reviewed and copied at the Commission’s Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. Information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 800-SEC-0330.

 

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Approval of Investment Advisory and Subadvisory Agreements (Unaudited)

The Allianz Variable Insurance Products Trust (the “Trust”) is a manager-of-managers fund. That means that the Trust’s Manager (“Allianz Investment Management LLC”) is responsible for monitoring the various Subadvisers that have day-to-day responsibility for the decisions made for each of the Trust’s investment portfolios. The Trust’s Manager is responsible for determining, in the first instance, which investment advisers to consider recommending for selection as a Subadviser.

In reviewing the services provided by the Manager and the terms of the investment management agreement, the Board receives and reviews information related to the Manager’s experience and expertise in the variable insurance marketplace. Currently, the Funds are offered only through variable annuities and variable life insurance policies, and not in the retail fund market. In addition, the Board receives information regarding the Manager’s expertise with regard to portfolio diversification and asset allocation requirements within variable insurance products issued by Allianz Life Insurance Company of North America and its subsidiary, Allianz Life Insurance Company of New York. Currently, the Funds are offered only through Allianz Life and Allianz of New York variable products.

The Trust’s Manager has adopted policies and procedures to assist it in the process of analyzing each potential Subadviser with expertise in particular asset classes for purposes of making the recommendation that a specific investment adviser be selected. The Trust’s Board reviews and considers the information provided by the Manager in deciding which investment advisers to select. After an investment adviser becomes a Subadviser, a similarly rigorous process is instituted by the Manager to monitor the investment performance and other responsibilities of the Subadviser. The Manager reports to the Trust’s Board on its analysis at the regular meetings of the Board, which are held at least quarterly. Where warranted, the Manager will add or remove a particular Subadviser from a “watch” list that it maintains. Watch list criteria include, for example: (a) Fund performance over various time periods; (b) Fund risk issues, such as changes in key personnel involved with Fund management, changes in investment philosophy or process, or “capacity” concerns; and (c) organizational risk issues, such as regulatory, compliance or legal concerns, or changes in the ownership of the Subadviser. The Manager may place a Fund on the watch list for other reasons, and if so, will explain its rationale to the Trustees. Funds which are on the watch list are subject to special scrutiny of the Manager and the Board of Trustees. Funds may be removed from such watch list, if for example, performance improves or regulatory matters are satisfactorily resolved. However, in some situations where Funds which have been on the watch list, the Manager has recommended the retention of a new Subadviser, and the Board of Trustees has subsequently approved new Subadvisory Agreements with such Subadvisers.

In assessing the Manager’s and Subadvisers’ (collectively, the “Advisory Organizations”), performance of their obligations, the Board considers whether there has occurred a circumstance or event that would constitute a reason for it to not renew an advisory contract. In this regard, the Board is mindful of the potential disruption of a Fund’s operations and various risks, uncertainties and other effects that could occur as a result of a decision to terminate or not renew a contract.

As required by the Investment Company Act of 1940 (“1940 Act”), the Trust’s Board has reviewed and approved the Trust’s Investment Management Agreement with the Manager (the “Advisory Agreement”) and portfolio management agreements (the “Subadvisory Agreements”) with the Subadvisers. The Board’s decision to approve these contracts reflects the exercise of its business judgment on whether to approve new arrangements and continue the existing arrangements. During its review of these contracts, the Board considers many factors, among the most material of which are: the Fund’s investment objectives and long term performance; the Advisory Organizations’ management philosophy, personnel, and processes, including their compliance history and the adequacy of their compliance processes; the preferences and expectations of Fund shareholders (and underlying contract owners) and their relative sophistication; the continuing state of competition in the mutual fund industry; and comparable fees in the mutual fund industry.

The Board also considers the compensation and benefits received by the Advisory Organizations. This includes fees received for services provided to the Fund by affiliated persons of the Advisory Organizations and research services received by the Advisory Organizations from brokers that execute Fund trades, as well as advisory fees. The Board considered the fact that: (1) the Manager and the Trust are parties to an Administrative Service Agreement, a Compliance Services Agreement, and a Chief Compliance Officer Agreement, under which the Manager is compensated by the Trust for performing certain administrative and compliance services including providing an employee of the Manager or one of its affiliates to act as the Trust’s Chief Compliance Officer; and (2) Allianz Life Financial Services, LLC, an affiliated person of the Manager, is a registered securities broker-dealer and receives (along with its affiliated persons) payments made by the Trust pursuant to Rule 12b-1.

The Board is aware that various courts have interpreted provisions of the 1940 Act and have indicated in their decisions that the following factors may be relevant to an adviser’s compensation: the nature and quality of the services provided by the adviser, including the performance of the fund; the adviser’s cost of providing the services; the extent to which the adviser may realize “economies of scale” as the fund grows larger; any indirect benefits that may accrue to the adviser and its

 

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affiliates as a result of the adviser’s relationship with the fund; performance and expenses of comparable funds; and the extent to which the independent Board members are fully informed about all facts bearing on the adviser’s service and fee. The Trust’s Board is aware of these factors and takes them into account in its review of the Trust’s advisory contracts.

The Board considered and weighed these circumstances in light of its experience in governing the Trust and working with the Advisory Organizations on matters relating to the Funds, and is assisted in its deliberations by the advice of legal counsel to the Independent Trustees. In this regard, the Board requests and receives a significant amount of information about the Funds and the Advisory Organizations. Some of this information is provided at each regular meeting of the Board; additional information is provided in connection with the particular meeting or meetings at which the Board’s formal review of an advisory contract occurs. In between regularly scheduled meetings, the Board may receive information on particular matters as the need arises. Thus, the Board’s evaluation of an advisory contract is informed by reports covering such matters as: an Advisory Organization’s investment philosophy, personnel, and processes; the Fund’s short- and long-term performance (in absolute terms as well as in relationship to its benchmark(s), certain competitor or “peer group” funds and similar funds managed by the particular Subadviser), and comments on the reasons for performance; the Fund’s expenses (including the advisory fee itself and the overall expense structure of the Fund, both in absolute terms and relative to similar and/or competing funds, with due regard for contractual or voluntary expense limitations); the use and allocation of brokerage commissions derived from trading the Fund’s portfolio securities; the nature and extent of the advisory and other services provided to the Fund by the Advisory Organizations and their affiliates; compliance and audit reports concerning the Funds and the companies that service them; and relevant developments in the mutual fund industry and how the Funds and/or Advisory Organizations are responding to them.

The Board also receives financial information about Advisory Organizations, including reports on the compensation and benefits the Advisory Organizations derive from their relationships with the Funds. These reports cover not only the fees under the advisory contracts, but also fees, if any, received for providing other services to the Funds. The reports also discuss any indirect or “fall out” benefits an Advisory Organization may derive from its relationship with the Funds.

The Advisory and Subadvisory Agreements (collectively, the “Agreements”) were most recently considered at Board of Trustees meetings held in the fall of 2011. Information relevant to the approval of such Agreements was considered at a telephonic Board of Trustees meeting on October 19, 2011, and at an “in person” Board of Trustees meeting held October 26, 2011. The Agreements were approved at the Board meeting of October 26, 2011. At such meeting the Board also approved an Expense Limitation Agreement between the Manager and the Trust for the period ending April 30, 2013. In connection with such meetings, the Trustees requested and evaluated extensive materials from the Manager, including performance and expense information for other investment companies with similar investment objectives derived from data compiled by an independent third party provider and other sources believed to be reliable by the Manager. Prior to voting, the Trustees reviewed the proposed approval/continuance of the Agreements with management and with experienced counsel who are independent of the Manager and received a memorandum from such counsel discussing the legal standards for their consideration of the proposed approvals/continuances. The independent (“disinterested”) Trustees also discussed the proposed approvals/continuances in a private session with such counsel at which no representatives of the Manager were present. In reaching their determinations relating to the approval and/or continuance of the Agreements, in respect of each Fund, the Trustees considered all factors they believed relevant. The Board based its decision to approve the Agreements on the totality of the circumstances and relevant factors, and with a view to past and future long-term considerations. Not all of the factors and considerations discussed above and below are necessarily relevant to every Fund, and the Board did not assign relative weights to factors discussed herein or deem any one or group of them to be controlling in and of themselves.

An SEC Rule requires that shareholder reports include a discussion of certain factors relating to the selection of investment advisers and the approval of advisory fees. The “factors” enumerated by the SEC are set forth below in italics, as well as the Board’s conclusions regarding such factors:

(1)  The nature, extent and quality of services provided by the Manager and Subadvisers.  The Trustees noted that the Manager, subject to the control of the Board of Trustees, administers each Fund’s business and other affairs. As the Trust is a manager of managers fund, the Manager is responsible for monitoring the various Subadvisers that have day-to-day responsibility for the decisions made for each of the Trust’s investment portfolios. The Trust’s Manager is responsible for determining, in the first instance, which investment advisers to consider recommending to the Board of Trustees for selection as a Subadviser.

The Trustees noted that the Manager also provides the Trust and each Fund with such administrative and other services (exclusive of, and in addition to, any such services provided by any others retained by the Trust on behalf of the Funds) and executive and other personnel as are necessary for the operation of the Trust and the Funds. Except for the Trust’s Chief Compliance Officer, the Manager pays all of the compensation of Trustees and officers of the Trust who are employees of the Manager or its affiliates.

 

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The Trustees considered the scope and quality of services provided by the Manager and the Subadvisers and noted that the scope of such services provided had expanded as a result of recent regulatory and other developments. The Trustees noted that, for example, the Manager and Subadvisers are responsible for maintaining and monitoring their own compliance programs, and these compliance programs have recently been refined and enhanced in light of new regulatory requirements. The Trustees considered the capabilities and resources which the Manager has dedicated to performing services on behalf of the Trust and its Funds. The quality of administrative and other services, including the Manager’s role in coordinating the activities of the Trust’s other service providers, also were considered. The Trustees concluded that, overall, they were satisfied with the nature, extent and quality of services provided (and expected to be provided) to the Trust and to each of the Funds under the Agreements.

(2)  The investment performance of the Funds, the Manager and the Subadvisers.  In connection with every in-person quarterly Board of Trustees meeting, Trustees receive extensive information on the performance results of each of the Funds. This includes, for example, performance information on all of the Funds for the previous quarter, and previous one, three and five-year periods, and since inception. (For Funds which have been in existence for less than five years, Trustees may receive performance information on comparable funds managed by the particular Subadviser for periods prior to the creation of a particular Fund.) Such performance information includes information on absolute total return, performance versus Subadvisers’ comparable fund(s), performance versus the appropriate benchmark(s), and performance versus peer groups. For example, in connection with the Board of Trustees meeting held October 26, 2011, the Manager reported that for the three year period ended June 30, 2011, ten Funds were in the top 40%, six were in the middle 20% and five were in the bottom 40%, and for the one year period ended June 30, 2011, nine Funds were in the top 40%, eight were in the middle 20%, and 11 were in the bottom 40%. The Manager also reported that for the five year period ended June 30, 2011, nine Funds were in the top 40%, three were in the middle 20%, and seven were in the bottom 40%. At the Board of Trustees meeting held October 26, 2011, the Trustees determined that the overall investment performance of the Funds was acceptable.

(3)  The costs of services to be provided and profits to be realized by the Manager and the Subadvisers and their affiliates from their relationship with the Funds.  The Manager has supplied information to the Board of Trustees pertaining to the level of investment advisory fees to which the Funds are subject. The Manager has agreed to temporarily “cap” Fund expenses at certain levels, and information is provided to Trustees setting forth “contractual” advisory fees and “actual” fees after taking expense caps into account. Based upon the information provided, the “actual” advisory fees payable by the Funds overall are generally comparable to the average level of fees paid by Fund peer groups. For the 29 Funds reviewed by the Board of Trustees in the fall of 2011, 24 Funds paid “actual” advisory fees in a percentage amount within the 65th percentile or lower for each Fund’s applicable category. The Trustees recognized that it is difficult to make comparisons of advisory fees because there are variations in the services that are included in the fees paid by other funds. The Board has concluded that the advisory fees to be paid to the Manager by the Funds are not unreasonable.

The Manager has also supplied information to the Board of Trustees pertaining to total Fund expenses (which includes advisory fees, the 25 basis point 12b-1 fee paid by the Funds, and other Fund expenses). As noted above, the Manager has agreed to “cap” Fund expenses at certain levels. Based upon the information provided, the overall total expense ratio ranking in 2012 for the 29 Funds was as follows: (1) 21 of the Funds had total expense rankings at or below the 50th percentile; (2) three of the Funds were between the 50th and 65th percentiles; (3) for three of the Funds with expense ranks above the 65th percentile, the Manager recommended, and the Board of Trustees approved, temporary management fee waivers effective May 1, 2012, which are expected to reduce such rankings to the 65th percentile or below; (4) for one Fund with an expense rank above the 65th percentile, the Manager expects such Fund to be below the 65th percentile in 2012 because of greater Fund assets; and (5) for one Fund with an expense rank above the 65th percentile, the Manager reported that the peer group makes for poor comparability.

The Manager has committed to providing the Funds with a high quality of service and working to reduce Fund expenses over time, particularly as the Funds grow larger. The Trustees concluded therefore that the expense ratios of the Funds were not unreasonable.

The Manager provided information concerning the profitability of the Manager’s investment advisory activities for the period from 2009 through June 30, 2011. The Trustees recognized that it is difficult to make comparisons of profitability from investment company advisory agreements because comparative information is not generally publicly available and is affected by numerous factors, including the structure of the particular adviser, the types of funds it manages, its business mix, numerous assumptions regarding allocation of expenses and the adviser’s capital structure and cost of capital. In considering profitability information, the Trustees considered the possible effect of certain fall-out benefits to the Manager and its affiliates. The Trustees focused on profitability of the Manager’s relationships with the Funds before taxes and distribution expenses. The Trustees recognized that the Manager should, in the abstract, be entitled to earn a reasonable level of profits for the services it provides to each Fund and, based on their review, concluded that they were satisfied that the Manager’s level of profitability from its relationship with the Funds was not excessive.

 

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The Manager, on behalf of the Board of Trustees, endeavored to obtain information on the profitability of each Subadviser in connection with its relationship with the Fund or Funds which it subadvises. The Manager was unable to obtain meaningful profitability information from some of the unaffiliated Subadvisers. The Manager assured the Board of Trustees that the Agreements with the Subadvisers which are not affiliated with it were negotiated on an “arm’s length” basis, so that arguably, such profitability information should be less relevant. The Trustees were also provided with certain information on profitability for Subadvisers which are affiliated with the Manager. Trustees recognized the difficulty of allocating costs to multiple advisory accounts and products of a large advisory organization. Based upon the information provided, the Trustees determined that there was no evidence that the level of such profitability attributable to subadvising the Funds was excessive.

(4) and (5) The extent to which economies of scale would be realized as the Funds grow, and whether fee levels reflect these economies of scale. The Trustees noted that most of the advisory fee schedules for the Funds do not contain breakpoints that reduce the fee rate on assets above specified levels, although certain Subadvisory Agreements have such “breakpoints.” The Trustees recognized that breakpoints may be an appropriate way for the Manager to share its economies of scale, if any, with Funds that have substantial assets. However, they also recognized that there may not be a direct relationship between any economies of scale realized by Funds and those realized by the Manager as assets increase. The Trustees do not believe there is a uniform methodology for establishing breakpoints that give effect to Fund-specific service provided by the Manager. The Trustees noted that in the fund industry as a whole, as well as among funds similar to the Funds, there is no uniformity or pattern in the fees and asset levels at which breakpoints (if any) apply. Depending on the age, size, and other characteristics of a particular fund and its manager’s cost structure, different conclusions can be drawn as to whether there are economies of scale to be realized at any particular level of assets, notwithstanding the intuitive conclusion that such economies exist, or will be realized at some level of total assets. Moreover, because different managers have different cost structures and service models, it is difficult to draw meaningful conclusions from the breakpoints that may have been adopted by other funds. The Trustees also noted that the advisory agreements for many funds do not have breakpoints at all, or if breakpoints exist, they may be at asset levels significantly greater than those of the individual Funds. The Trustees also noted that the total assets in all of the Funds as of June 30, 2011 were approximately $6.2 billion, and that no single non-money market Fund had assets in excess of $428 million.

The Trustees noted that the Manager has agreed to temporarily “cap” Fund expenses at certain levels, which has the effect of reducing expenses as would the implementation of advisory fee breakpoints. The Manager has committed to continue to consider the continuation of fee “caps” and/or advisory fee breakpoints as the Funds grow larger. The Board receives quarterly reports on the level of Fund assets. It expects to consider whether or not to approve the Agreements at a meeting to be held prior to December 31, 2012, and will at that time, or prior thereto, consider: (a) the extent to which economies of scale can be realized, and (b) whether the advisory fee should be modified to reflect such economies of scale, if any.

Having taken these factors into account, the Trustees concluded that the absence of breakpoints in certain of the Funds’ advisory fee rate schedules was acceptable under each Fund’s circumstances.

 

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Information about the Board of Trustees and Officers (Unaudited)

The Trust is managed by the Trustees in accordance with the laws of the state of Delaware governing business trusts. There are currently nine Trustees, two of whom are “interested persons” of the Trust within the meaning of that term under the 1940 Act. The Trustees and Officers of the Trust, their addresses, ages, their positions held with the Trust, their terms of office with the Trust and length of time served, their principal occupation(s) during the past five years, the number of portfolios in the Trust they oversee, and their other directorships held during the past five years are as follows:

Non-Interested Trustees(1)

 

Name, Address, and Age

  Positions
Held with
Allianz

VIP and VIP
FOF Trust
 

Term of
Office(2)/Length
of Time Served

 

Principal Occupation(s)
During Past 5 Years

  Number of
Portfolios
Overseen for
Allianz

VIP  and VIP
FOF Trust
 

Other Directorships
Held Outside the

AZL Fund Complex
During Past 5 Years

Peter R. Burnim, Age 64
5701 Golden Hills Drive Minneapolis, MN 55416
  Trustee   Since 2/07   Managing Director iQ Venture Partners, Inc., 2005 to present; EVP Northstar Companies, 2002 to 2005; Senior Officer Citibank and Citicorp for over 25 years   42   Argus Group Holdings; Sterling Centrecorp Inc.; Highland Financial Holdings; and Bank of Bermuda NY
Peggy L. Ettestad, Age 54
5701 Golden Hills Drive Minneapolis, MN 55416
  Trustee   Since 2/07   Managing Director, Red Canoe Management Consulting LLC, 2008 to present; Senior Managing Director, Residential Capital LLC, 2003 to 2008; Chief Operations Officer, Transamerica Reinsurance 2002 to 2003   42   Luther College
Roger Gelfenbien, Age 68
5701 Golden Hills Drive Minneapolis, MN 55416
  Trustee   Since 10/99   Retired; Partner of Accenture 1983 to 1999   42   Virtus Funds
(8 Funds)
Claire R. Leonardi, Age 56
5701 Golden Hills Drive Minneapolis, MN 55416
  Trustee   Since 2/04   General Partner of Fairview Capital, L.P., 1994 to present   42   The Natural History Museum of the Adirondacks
Dickson W. Lewis, Age 63
5701 Golden Hills Drive Minneapolis, MN 55416
  Trustee   Since 2/04   Vice President/General Manager, Yearbooks & Canada-Lifetouch National School Studios, 2006 to present; Vice President/General Manager of Jostens, Inc., 2002 to 2006; Senior Vice President of Fortis Group, 1997 to 2002; Consultant to Hartford Insurance Co., 2001   42   None
Peter W. McClean, Age 67
5701 Golden Hills Drive Minneapolis, MN 55416
  Trustee   Since 2/04   Retired; President and CEO of Measurisk, LLC, 2001 to 2003; Chief Risk Management Officer at Bank Of Bermuda Ltd., 1996 to 2001   42   PNMAC Opportunity Fund; Northeast
Bank; and FHI
Arthur C. Reeds III, Age 67
5701 Golden Hills Drive Minneapolis, MN 55416
  Trustee   Since 10/99   Retired; Senior Investment Officer, Hartford Foundation for Public Giving, 2000 to 2003; Chairman, Chief Executive and President of Conning Corp., 1999 to 2000; Investment
Consultant 1997 to 1999
  42   Connecticut Water Service, Inc.

 

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Interested Trustees(3)

 

Name, Address, and Age

  Positions
Held with
Allianz

VIP and VIP
FOF Trust
 

Term of
Office(2)/Length
of Time Served

 

Principal Occupation(s)

During Past 5 Years

  Number of
Portfolios

Overseen for
Allianz

VIP and VIP
FOF Trust
 

Other
Directorships
Held Outside the

Fund Complex
During Past 5 Years

Robert DeChellis, Age 44
5701 Golden Hills Drive Minneapolis, MN 55416
  Trustee   Since 3/08   President and CEO, Allianz
Life Financial Services, LLC, 2007 to present; Senior Vice President of Marketing and Product Innovation, 2006 to 2007; Executive Vice President, Travelers Life 2004 to 2005; Executive Vice President, Jackson National Life Distributors,
Inc. 2002 to 2004.
  42   None

Brian Muench, Age 41

5701 Golden Hills Drive Minneapolis, MN 55416

  Trustee   Since 6/11   President, Allianz Investment Management LLC from November 2010 to present; Vice President, Vice President, Advisory Management, Allianz Investment Management LLC from December 2005 to November 2010; Assistant Vice President, Investments, Allianz Life from February
2002 to November 2005.
  42   None

Officers

 

Name, Address, and Age

  Positions
Held with
Allianz
VIP and VIP
FOF Trust
 

Term of

Office(2)/ Length
of Time Served

 

Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years

Brian Muench, Age 41

5701 Golden Hills Drive Minneapolis, MN 55416

  President   Since 11/10   President, Allianz Investment Management LLC from November 2010 to present; Vice President, Allianz Life from April 2011, to present; Vice President, Advisory Management, Allianz Investment Management LLC from December 2005 to November 2010; Assistant Vice President,
Investments, Allianz Life from February 2002 to November 2005.
Michael Radmer, Age 66
Dorsey & Whitney LLP,
Suite 1500
50 South Sixth Street Minneapolis, MN 55402-1498
  Secretary   Since 2/04   Partner, Dorsey and Whitney LLP since 1976.
Ty Edwards, Age 45
Citi Fund Services Ohio, Inc.
3435 Stelzer Road
Columbus, OH 43219
  Treasurer, Principal
Accounting Officer and
Principal Financial Officer
  Since 4/10   Senior Vice President, Financial Administration, Citi Fund Services Ohio, Inc., December 2009 to present; Director, Product Management, Columbia Management, April 2007 to April 2009; Deputy Treasurer, Columbia Funds and Director, Fund Administration, Columbia Management, January 2006 to April 2007; Vice President, Fund Administration, Columbia Management, July 2002 to December 2005.
Stephen G. Simon, Age 43
5701 Golden Hills Drive Minneapolis, MN 55416
  Chief Compliance
Officer(4) and Anti Money
Laundering Compliance
Officer
  Since 11/06   Chief Compliance Officer, Allianz Investment Management LLC, July 2004 to present; President, Simon Compliance Consulting Ltd, May 2004 to July 2004; Compliance Counsel, Advantus Capital Management, Inc., January 2002 to May 2004.

 

  (1) Member of the Audit Committee.

 

  (2) Indefinite.

 

  (3) Is an “interested person”, as defined by the 1940 Act, due to employment by Allianz.

 

  (4) The Manager and the Trust are parties to a Chief Compliance Officer Agreement under which the Manager is compensated by the Trust for providing an employee of the Manager or one of its affiliates to act as the Trust’s Chief Compliance Officer. The Chief Compliance Officer and Anti Money Laundering Compliance Officer is not considered a corporate officer or executive employee of the Trust.

 

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The Allianz VIP Funds are distributed by Allianz Life Financial Services, LLC.

  

These Funds are not FDIC Insured.

     ANNRPT1211 2/12   


AZL® Franklin Small Cap Value Fund

Annual Report

December 31, 2011

 

LOGO


Table of Contents

Management Discussion and Analysis

Page 1

Expense Examples and Portfolio Composition

Page 3

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

Page 4

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

Page 7

Statement of Operations

Page 7

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

Page 8

Financial Highlights

Page 9

Notes to the Financial Statements

Page 10

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

Page 17

Other Federal Income Tax Information

Page 18

Other Information

Page 19

Approval of Investment Advisory and Subadvisory Agreements

Page 20

Information about the Board of Trustees and Officers

Page 24

This report is submitted for the general information of the shareholder of the Fund. The report is not authorized for distribution to prospective investors in the Fund unless preceded or accompanied by an effective prospectus, which contains details concerning the sales charges and other pertinent information.


AZL® Franklin Small Cap Value Fund Review (unaudited)

 

Allianz Investment Management LLC serves as the Manager for the AZL® Franklin Small Cap Value Fund and Franklin Advisory Services LLC serves as Subadviser to the Fund.

What factors affected the Fund’s performance during the year ended December 31, 2011?

For the year ended December 31, 2011, the AZL® Franklin Small Cap Value Fund returned –3.92%. That compared to a –5.50% total return for its benchmark, the Russell 2000® Value Index1.

The Fund’s subadviser, Franklin Advisory Services LLC, employs a bottom-up stock selection process and constructs the portfolio without regard to the benchmark. As a result, the portfolio frequently contains sector and security allocations that are significantly different than those of the Fund’s benchmark.

The broad-based stock market rose slightly during the year with wide variation among sectors. Small-cap stocks generally lost value and underperformed large-cap stocks. The strongest-performing sectors in the Fund’s benchmark during the year were consumer staples, utilities and health care, while the poorest-performing sectors were information technology, financials and energy.*

The Fund’s absolute returns were driven by holdings in the specialty retail, machinery, energy equipment and services, food products, life sciences, tools and services, household durables, insurance, and chemicals industries. Key detractors from the Fund’s absolute performance included a leader in global energy transportations services, a leading auto components company, two electronics manufacturers and two specialty retailers.*

The Fund’s performance relative to its benchmark was strengthened by stock selection in the industrials, consumer discretionary, materials, energy and health care sectors.*

An underweight position in the utilities sector detracted from the Fund’s relative performance, though the better-than-market performance of the Fund’s holdings in this sector helped reduce the impact. In addition, stock selection and an underweighting in the financials and information technology sectors hurt the Fund’s relative performance.*

Past performance does not guarantee future results.

 

*The Fund’s portfolio composition is subject to change. There is no guarantee that any sectors mentioned will continue to perform well or that securities in such sectors will be held by the Fund in the future. The information contained in this commentary is for informational purposes only and should not be construed as a recommendation to purchase or sell securities in the sector mentioned. The Fund’s holdings and weightings are as of December 31, 2011.
1

The Russell 2000® Value Index measures the performance of the small-cap value segment of the U.S. equity universe. It includes those Russell 2000 companies with lower price-to-book ratios and lower forecasted growth values. Investors cannot invest directly in an index.

 

 

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AZL® Franklin Small Cap Value Fund Review (unaudited)

 

Fund Objective

The Fund’s investment objective is to seek long-term total return. This objective may be changed by the Trustees of the Fund without shareholder approval. The Fund seeks to achieve its objective by investing at least 80% of its net assets, plus any borrowings for investment purposes, in investments of small-capitalization companies.

Investment Concerns

Equity securities (stocks) are more volatile and carry more risk than other forms of investments, including investments in high-grade fixed income securities. The net asset value per share of this Fund will fluctuate as the value of the securities in the portfolio changes.

Smaller companies typically have a higher risk of failure and historically have experienced a greater degree of volatility.

Value-based investments are subject to the risk that the broad market may not recognize their intrinsic value.

For a complete description of these and other risks associated with investing in a mutual Fund, please refer to the Fund’s prospectus.

Growth of a $10,000 Investment

 

LOGO

The chart above represents a comparison of a hypothetical investment in the Fund versus a similar investment in the Fund’s benchmark, and represents the reinvestment of dividends and capital gains in the Fund.

Average Annual Total Returns as of December 31, 2011

 

     1
Year
    3
Year
    5
Year
    Since
Inception
(5/1/03)
 

AZL® Franklin Small Cap Value Fund

     –3.92     16.84     0.22     8.16

Russell 2000® Value Index

     –5.50     12.36     –1.87     8.45 %1 

Past performance does not guarantee future results. The performance data quoted represents past performance and current returns may be lower or higher. The investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed may be worth more or less than the original cost. To obtain performance information current to the most recent month end, please visit www.Allianzlife.com.

Expense Ratio

 

     Gross  

AZL® Franklin Small Cap Value Fund

     1.09

The above expense ratios are based on the current Fund prospectus dated May 1, 2011. The Manager and the Fund have entered into a written contract limiting operating expenses, excluding certain expenses (such as interest expense), to 1.35% through April 30, 2013. Additional information pertaining to the December 31, 2011 expense ratios can be found in the financial highlights.

 

1 

The hypothetical $10,000 investment and the since inception performance data for the Russell 2000® Value Index is calculated from April 30, 2003.

The total return of the Fund does not reflect the effect of any insurance charges, the annual maintenance fee or the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares. Such charges, fees and tax payments would reduce the performance quoted.

The Fund’s performance is measured against the Russell 2000® Value Index, an unmanaged index that measures the performance of the small-cap value segment of the U.S. equity universe. It includes those Russell 2000 companies with lower price-to-book ratios and lower forecasted growth values. The index does not reflect the deduction of fees associated with a mutual fund, such as investment management and fund accounting fees. The Fund’s performance reflects the deduction of fees for services provided to the Fund. Investors cannot invest directly in an index.

 

 

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ALLIANZ VARIABLE INSURANCE PRODUCTS TRUST

AZL Franklin Small Cap Value Fund

Expense Examples

(Unaudited)

 

As a shareholder of the AZL Franklin Small Cap Value Fund (the “Fund”), you incur ongoing costs, including management fees, distribution fees, and other Fund expenses. These examples are 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. Please note that the expenses shown in the tables are meant to highlight your ongoing cost only. Therefore, the examples are useful in comparing ongoing cost only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher. Please note that the expenses that apply to subaccounts of the insurance contracts were included, your costs would have been higher.

These examples are based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the periods presented below.

The Actual Expense table below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information below, 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 table under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.

 

     Beginning
Account Value
7/1/11
     Ending
Account Value
12/31/11
     Expense Paid
During Period*
7/1/11 -  12/31/11
     Annualized
Expense Ratio

During  Period**
7/1/11 - 12/31/11
 

AZL Franklin Small Cap Value Fund

   $ 1,000.00       $ 940.50       $ 5.38         1.10

The Hypothetical Expense table below provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year 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 this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of other funds.

 

     Beginning
Account Value
7/1/11
     Ending
Account Value
12/31/11
     Expense Paid
During Period*
7/1/11 -  12/31/11
     Annualized
Expense Ratio

During  Period**
7/1/11 - 12/31/11
 

AZL Franklin Small Cap Value Fund

   $ 1,000.00       $ 1,019.66       $ 5.60         1.10

 

  * Expenses are equal to the average account value times the Fund’s annualized expense ratio multiplied by the number of days in the most recent fiscal half-year divided by the number of days in the fiscal year.
  ** Excludes expense paid indirectly.

Portfolio Composition

(Unaudited)

 

Investments

   Percent of
net assets+
 

Industrials

     34.4

Securities Held as Collateral for Securities on Loan

     27.7   

Consumer Discretionary

     20.9   

Financials

     13.4   

Energy

     11.1   

Materials

     7.4   

Information Technology

     3.9   

Unaffiliated Investment Company

     3.1   

Health Care

     2.9   

Utilities

     1.7   

Consumer Staples

     1.1   
  

 

 

 

Total

     127.6
  

 

 

 

 

  + Investments are shown as a percentage of net assets, not total investments. As such the total may not equal 100%. For more information about the investments, please see the Schedule of Portfolio Investments.

 

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ALLIANZ VARIABLE INSURANCE PRODUCTS TRUST

AZL Franklin Small Cap Value Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

December 31, 2011

 

Shares           Fair
Value
 
     

 

Common Stocks (96.8%):

  

 

Aerospace & Defense (1.8%):

  

  94,900      

AAR Corp.

   $ 1,819,233   
  64,000      

Ceradyne, Inc.*

     1,713,920   
     

 

 

 
        3,533,153   
     

 

 

 

 

Airlines (1.0%):

  

  159,000      

SkyWest, Inc.

     2,001,810   
     

 

 

 

 

Auto Components (3.5%):

  

  53,000      

Autoliv, Inc.^

     2,834,970   
  40,500      

Drew Industries, Inc.*^

     993,465   
  104,200      

Gentex Corp.^

     3,083,278   
     

 

 

 
        6,911,713   
     

 

 

 

 

Automobiles (2.0%):

  

  131,000      

Thor Industries, Inc.^

     3,593,330   
  65,100      

Winnebago Industries, Inc.*^

     480,438   
     

 

 

 
        4,073,768   
     

 

 

 

 

Building Products (4.9%):

  

  69,900      

American Woodmark Corp.^

     954,834   
  126,900      

Apogee Enterprises, Inc.^

     1,555,794   
  144,000      

Gibraltar Industries, Inc.*

     2,010,240   
  70,900      

Simpson Manufacturing Co., Inc.

     2,386,494   
  91,000      

Universal Forest Products, Inc.^

     2,809,170   
     

 

 

 
        9,716,532   
     

 

 

 

 

Chemicals (4.0%):

  

  74,000      

A. Schulman, Inc.

     1,567,320   
  52,400      

Cabot Corp.^

     1,684,136   
  31,900      

H.B. Fuller Co.^

     737,209   
  116,600      

RPM International, Inc.^

     2,862,530   
  30,300      

Sensient Technologies Corp.

     1,148,370   
     

 

 

 
        7,999,565   
     

 

 

 

 

Commercial Banks (1.3%):

  

  57,400      

Chemical Financial Corp.^

     1,223,768   
  98,000      

Oriental Financial Group, Inc.^

     1,186,780   
  11,400      

Peoples Bancorp, Inc.^

     168,834   
     

 

 

 
        2,579,382   
     

 

 

 

 

Commercial Services & Supplies (1.9%):

  

  98,400      

ABM Industries, Inc.

     2,029,008   
  52,100      

Mine Safety Appliances Co.^

     1,725,552   
     

 

 

 
        3,754,560   
     

 

 

 

 

Construction & Engineering (2.1%):

  

  53,000      

Emcor Group, Inc.^

     1,420,930   
  120,500      

Granite Construction, Inc.^

     2,858,260   
     

 

 

 
        4,279,190   
     

 

 

 

 

Containers & Packaging (0.3%):

  

  10,000      

AptarGroup, Inc.^

     521,700   
     

 

 

 

 

Diversified Consumer Services (2.3%):

  

  87,000      

Hillenbrand, Inc.^

     1,941,840   
  162,000      

Regis Corp.^

     2,681,100   
     

 

 

 
        4,622,940   
     

 

 

 

 

Electric Utilities (0.8%):

  

  98,500      

NV Energy, Inc.

     1,610,475   
     

 

 

 
Shares           Fair
Value
 
     

 

Common Stocks, continued

  

 

Electrical Equipment (4.1%):

  

  19,050      

A.O. Smith Corp.^

   $ 764,286   
  73,000      

Brady Corp., Class A^

     2,304,610   
  3,900      

EnerSys*

     101,283   
  29,600      

Franklin Electric Co., Inc.^

     1,289,376   
  16,500      

General Cable Corp.*^

     412,665   
  36,000      

Powell Industries, Inc.*

     1,126,080   
  24,200      

Roper Industries, Inc.^

     2,102,254   
     

 

 

 
        8,100,554   
     

 

 

 

 

Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components (3.3%):

  

  206,000      

Benchmark Electronics, Inc.*^

     2,774,820   
  43,100      

Multi-Fineline Electronix, Inc.*

     885,705   
  93,900      

Rofin-Sinar Technologies, Inc.*

     2,145,615   
  63,900      

Schawk, Inc.

     716,319   
     

 

 

 
        6,522,459   
     

 

 

 

 

Energy Equipment & Services (10.1%):

  

  63,500      

Atwood Oceanics, Inc.*^

     2,526,665   
  76,100      

Bristow Group, Inc.^

     3,606,379   
  125,400      

Helix Energy Solutions Group, Inc.*^

     1,981,320   
  40,800      

Oil States International, Inc.*^

     3,115,896   
  101,000      

Rowan Cos., Inc.*

     3,063,330   
  68,800      

Tidewater, Inc.^

     3,391,840   
  52,400      

Unit Corp.*

     2,431,360   
     

 

 

 
        20,116,790   
     

 

 

 

 

Food & Staples Retailing (0.0%):

  

  500      

Casey’s General Stores, Inc.^

     25,755   
     

 

 

 

 

Food Products (1.1%):

  

  30,901      

Lancaster Colony Corp.^

     2,142,675   
     

 

 

 

 

Gas Utilities (0.9%):

  

  35,200      

Energen Corp.^

     1,760,000   
     

 

 

 

 

Health Care Equipment & Supplies (2.6%):

  

  17,900      

Hill-Rom Holdings, Inc.^

     603,051   
  51,200      

STERIS Corp.^

     1,526,784   
  37,100      

Teleflex, Inc.^

     2,273,859   
  23,000      

West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc.^

     872,850   
     

 

 

 
        5,276,544   
     

 

 

 

 

Household Durables (3.0%):

  

  73,400      

D.R. Horton, Inc.^

     925,574   
  29,000      

Ethan Allen Interiors, Inc.^

     687,590   
  81,600      

Hooker Furniture Corp.^

     935,952   
  174,900      

La-Z-Boy, Inc.*

     2,081,310   
  33,400      

M.D.C. Holdings, Inc.^

     588,842   
  69,600      

M/I Homes, Inc.*

     668,160   
     

 

 

 
        5,887,428   
     

 

 

 

 

Industrial Conglomerates (1.3%):

  

  57,100      

Carlisle Cos., Inc.

     2,529,530   
     

 

 

 

 

Insurance (11.3%):

  

  300      

American National Insurance Co.

     21,909   
  37,700      

Arthur J. Gallagher & Co.^

     1,260,688   
 

 

continued

 

4


ALLIANZ VARIABLE INSURANCE PRODUCTS TRUST

AZL Franklin Small Cap Value Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments, continued

December 31, 2011

 

Shares           Fair
Value
 
     

 

Common Stocks, continued

  

 

Insurance, continued

  

  78,700      

Aspen Insurance Holdings, Ltd.

   $ 2,085,550   
  60,000      

Hanover Insurance Group, Inc. (The)^

     2,097,000   
  29,200      

HCC Insurance Holdings, Inc.

     803,000   
  99,200      

Montpelier Re Holdings, Ltd.

     1,760,800   
  222,400      

Old Republic International Corp.^

     2,061,648   
  179,000      

Protective Life Corp.^

     4,038,240   
  7,000      

RLI Corp.^

     510,020   
  64,000      

StanCorp Financial Group, Inc.^

     2,352,000   
  124,600      

Tower Group, Inc.^

     2,513,182   
  16,700      

Transatlantic Holdings, Inc.

     913,991   
  68,600      

Validus Holdings, Ltd.

     2,160,900   
     

 

 

 
        22,578,928   
     

 

 

 

 

Leisure Equipment & Products (0.8%):

  

  83,500      

Brunswick Corp.^

     1,508,010   
     

 

 

 

 

Life Sciences Tools & Services (0.3%):

  

  3,600      

Mettler-Toledo International, Inc.*^

     531,756   
     

 

 

 

 

Machinery (15.1%):

  

  51,400      

Astec Industries, Inc.*

     1,655,594   
  92,800      

Briggs & Stratton Corp.^

     1,437,472   
  18,500      

CIRCOR International, Inc.

     653,235   
  63,000      

EnPro Industries, Inc.*

     2,077,740   
  37,500      

Gardner Denver, Inc.

     2,889,750   
  44,900      

Graco, Inc.^

     1,835,961   
  62,000      

Kaydon Corp.^

     1,891,000   
  64,971      

Kennametal, Inc.^

     2,372,741   
  67,500      

Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc.^

     2,640,600   
  64,500      

Mueller Industries, Inc.^

     2,478,090   
  35,200      

Nordson Corp.

     1,449,536   
  34,100      

Pentair, Inc.^

     1,135,189   
  15,900      

Timken Co.

     615,489   
  123,400      

Trinity Industries, Inc.^

     3,709,404   
  221,100      

Wabash National Corp.*

     1,733,424   
  40,800      

Watts Water Technologies, Inc., Class A^

     1,395,768   
     

 

 

 
        29,970,993   
     

 

 

 

 

Metals & Mining (3.1%):

  

  61,000      

Commercial Metals Co.^

     843,630   
  69,300      

Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co.^

     3,374,217   
  157,000      

Steel Dynamics, Inc.^

     2,064,550   
     

 

 

 
        6,282,397   
     

 

 

 

 

Multiline Retail (1.7%):

  

  45,000      

Fred’s, Inc.^

     656,100   
  49,800      

J.C. Penney Co., Inc.^

     1,750,470   
  93,700      

Saks, Inc.*^

     913,575   
  17,800      

Tuesday Morning Corp.*^

     61,410   
     

 

 

 
        3,381,555   
     

 

 

 
Shares or
Principal
Amount
          Fair
Value
 
     

 

Common Stocks, continued

  

 

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels (1.0%):

  

  16,500      

Arch Coal, Inc.^

   $ 239,415   
  60,000      

Overseas Shipholding Group, Inc.

     655,800   
  40,000      

Teekay Shipping Corp.^

     1,069,200   
     

 

 

 
        1,964,415   
     

 

 

 

 

Professional Services (0.6%):

  

  47,400      

Insperity, Inc.

     1,201,590   
     

 

 

 

 

Road & Rail (1.1%):

  

  35,900      

Genesee & Wyoming, Inc.,
Class A*^

     2,174,822   
     

 

 

 

 

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment (0.6%):

  

  113,400      

Cohu, Inc.^

     1,287,090   
     

 

 

 

 

Specialty Retail (7.6%):

  

  159,800      

Brown Shoe Co., Inc.^

     1,422,220   
  71,100      

Cato Corp.^

     1,720,620   
  183,300      

Christopher & Banks Corp.

     428,922   
  104,700      

GameStop Corp., Class A*^

     2,526,411   
  73,409      

Group 1 Automotive, Inc.^

     3,802,586   
  85,000      

Men’s Wearhouse, Inc. (The)^

     2,754,850   
  91,500      

Pier 1 Imports, Inc.*^

     1,274,595   
  97,200      

West Marine, Inc.*

     1,130,436   
     

 

 

 
        15,060,640   
     

 

 

 

 

Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods (0.0%):

  

  3,200      

Maidenform Brands, Inc.*

     58,560   
     

 

 

 

 

Thrifts & Mortgage Finance (0.8%):

  

  271,117      

TrustCo Bank Corp.^

     1,520,967   
     

 

 

 

 

Trading Companies & Distributors (0.5%):

  

  31,400      

Applied Industrial Technologies, Inc.^

     1,104,338   
     

 

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks (Cost $161,301,985)

     192,592,584   
     

 

 

 

 

Securities Held as Collateral for Securities on Loan (27.7%):

  

$ 55,018,067      

Allianz Variable Insurance Products Securities Lending Collateral Trust(a)

     55,018,067   
     

 

 

 

 
 
 

Total Securities Held as Collateral for
Securities on Loan
(Cost $55,018,067)

     55,018,067   
     

 

 

 

 

Unaffiliated Investment Company (3.1%):

  

  6,266,044      

Dreyfus Treasury Prime Cash Management, 0.00%(b)

     6,266,044   
     

 

 

 

 
 

Total Unaffiliated Investment Company
(Cost $6,266,044)

     6,266,044   
     

 

 

 

 
 

Total Investment Securities
(Cost $222,586,096)(c) —127.6%

     253,876,695   

 

Net other assets (liabilities) — (27.6)%

     (54,857,047
     

 

 

 

 

Net Assets — 100.0%

   $ 199,019,648   
     

 

 

 

 

 

 

continued

 

5


ALLIANZ VARIABLE INSURANCE PRODUCTS TRUST

AZL Franklin Small Cap Value Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments, continued

 

 

 

Percentages indicated are based on net assets as of December 31, 2011.

 

* Non-income producing security

 

^ This security or a partial position of the security was on loan as of December 31, 2011. The total value of securities on loan as of December 31, 2011 was $53,346,244.

 

(a) Purchased with cash collateral held from securities lending. The value of the collateral could include collateral held for securities that were sold on or before December 31, 2011.

 

(b) The rate represents the effective yield at December 31, 2011.

 

(c) See Federal Tax Information listed in the Notes to the Financial Statements.

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

6


ALLIANZ VARIABLE INSURANCE PRODUCTS TRUST

AZL Franklin Small Cap Value Fund

 

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

December 31, 2011

 

Assets:

  

Investment securities, at cost

   $ 222,586,096   
  

 

 

 

Investment securities, at value*

   $ 253,876,695   

Cash

     17,150   

Interest and dividends receivable

     187,262   

Receivable for capital shares issued

     197,925   

Receivable for investments sold

     29,415   

Prepaid expenses

     2,024   
  

 

 

 

Total Assets

     254,310,471   
  

 

 

 

Liabilities:

  

Payable for investments purchased

     55,972   

Payable for capital shares redeemed

     2,930   

Payable for collateral received on loaned securities

     55,018,067   

Manager fees payable

     125,586   

Administration fees payable

     6,317   

Distribution fees payable

     41,862   

Custodian fees payable

     1,909   

Administrative and compliance services fees payable

     1,646   

Trustee fees payable

     89   

Other accrued liabilities

     36,445   
  

 

 

 

Total Liabilities

     55,290,823   
  

 

 

 

Net Assets

   $ 199,019,648   
  

 

 

 

Net Assets Consist of:

  

Capital

   $ 214,837,235   

Accumulated net investment income/(loss)

     1,295,495   

Accumulated net realized gains/(losses) from investment transactions

     (48,403,681

Net unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on investments

     31,290,599   
  

 

 

 

Net Assets

   $ 199,019,648   
  

 

 

 

Shares of beneficial interest (unlimited number of shares authorized, no par value)

     12,471,325   

Net Asset Value (offering and redemption price per share)

   $ 15.96   
  

 

 

 

 

 

* Includes securities on loan of $53,346,244.

Statement of Operations

For the Year Ended December 31, 2011

 

Investment Income:

  

Dividends

   $ 3,569,031   

Income from securities lending

     74,546   

Foreign withholding tax

     (980
  

 

 

 

Total Investment Income

     3,642,597   
  

 

 

 

Expenses:

  

Manager fees

     1,608,170   

Administration fees

     84,942   

Distribution fees

     536,056   

Custodian fees

     12,428   

Administrative and compliance services fees

     12,013   

Trustee fees

     20,148   

Professional fees

     21,391   

Shareholder reports

     43,289   

Other expenses

     8,662   
  

 

 

 

Total expenses

     2,347,099   
  

 

 

 

Net Investment Income/(Loss)

     1,295,498   
  

 

 

 

Realized and Unrealized Gains/(Losses) on Investments:

  

Net realized gains/(losses) on securities transactions

     14,093,276   

Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments

     (24,528,593
  

 

 

 

Net Realized/Unrealized
Gains/(Losses) on Investments

     (10,435,317
  

 

 

 

Change in Net Assets
Resulting From Operations

   $ (9,139,819
  

 

 

 
 

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

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ALLIANZ VARIABLE INSURANCE PRODUCTS TRUST

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

     AZL Franklin
Small Cap Value Fund
 
     For the
Year Ended
December 31,
2011
    For the
Year Ended
December 31,
2010
 

Change in Net Assets:

    

Operations:

    

Net investment income/(loss)

   $ 1,295,498      $ 1,199,894   

Net realized gains/(losses) on investment transactions

     14,093,276        2,055,827   

Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments

     (24,528,593     44,395,283   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from operations

     (9,139,819     47,651,004   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Dividends to Shareholders:

    

From net investment income

     (1,199,892     (1,652,724
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from dividends to shareholders

     (1,199,892     (1,652,724
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Capital Transactions:

    

Proceeds from shares issued

     16,322,293        50,881,817   

Proceeds from dividends reinvested

     1,199,892        1,652,724   

Value of shares redeemed

     (42,468,074     (51,702,992
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from capital transactions

     (24,945,889     831,549   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in net assets

     (35,285,600     46,829,829   

Net Assets:

    

Beginning of period

     234,305,248        187,475,419   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of period

   $ 199,019,648      $ 234,305,248   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Accumulated net investment income/(loss)

   $ 1,295,495      $ 1,199,889   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Share Transactions:

    

Shares issued

     1,007,140        3,464,541   

Dividends reinvested

     82,694        121,167   

Shares redeemed

     (2,630,097     (3,702,743
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in shares

     (1,540,263     (117,035
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

8


ALLIANZ VARIABLE INSURANCE PRODUCTS TRUST

AZL Franklin Small Cap Value Fund

Financial Highlights

(Selected data for a share of beneficial interest outstanding throughout the periods indicated)

 

     Year Ended December 31,  
     2011     2010     2009     2008     2007  

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period

   $ 16.72      $ 13.27      $ 10.31      $ 16.47      $ 17.96   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Investment Activities:

          

Net Investment Income/(Loss)

     0.11        0.09        0.15        0.18        0.14   

Net Realized and Unrealized Gains/(Losses) on Investments

     (0.77     3.48        3.01        (5.47     (0.88
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from Investment Activities

     (0.66     3.57        3.16        (5.29     (0.74
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Dividends to Shareholders From:

          

Net Investment Income

     (0.10     (0.12     (0.20     (0.17     (0.10

Net Realized Gains

                          (0.70     (0.65
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Dividends

     (0.10     (0.12     (0.20     (0.87     (0.75
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Asset Value, End of Period

   $ 15.96      $ 16.72      $ 13.27      $ 10.31      $ 16.47   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Return(a)

     (3.92 )%      27.11     30.61     (33.73 )%      (4.37 )% 

Ratios to Average Net Assets/ Supplemental Data:

          

Net Assets, End of Period ($000’s)

   $ 199,020      $ 234,305      $ 187,475      $ 181,941      $ 361,804   

Net Investment Income/(Loss)

     0.60     0.59     0.96     1.00     0.75

Expenses Before Reductions(b)

     1.09     1.08     1.12     1.12     1.11

Expenses Net of Reductions

     1.09     1.08     1.12     1.12     1.11

Portfolio Turnover Rate

     15     23     10     20     24

 

 

(a) The returns include reinvested dividends and fund level expenses, but exclude insurance contract charges. If these charges were included, the returns would have been lower.

 

(b) Excludes fee reductions. If such fee reductions had not occurred, the ratios would have been as indicated.

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

9


ALLIANZ VARIABLE INSURANCE PRODUCTS TRUST

AZL Franklin Small Cap Value Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements

December 31, 2011

 

1. Organization

The Allianz Variable Insurance Products Trust (the “Trust”) was organized as a Delaware statutory trust on July 13, 1999. The Trust is a diversified open-end management investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”). These Notes to the Financial Statements are for the AZL Franklin Small Cap Value Fund (the “Fund”). The Trust consists of 29 separate investment portfolios (collectively, the “Funds”), each of which is a series of the Trust, as follows:

 

   

AZL Allianz AGIC Opportunity Fund

   

AZL BlackRock Capital Appreciation Fund

   

AZL Columbia Mid Cap Value Fund

   

AZL Columbia Small Cap Value Fund

   

AZL Davis New York Venture Fund (formerly AZL Davis NY Venture Fund)

   

AZL Dreyfus Equity Growth Fund

   

AZL Eaton Vance Large Cap Value Fund

   

AZL Enhanced Bond Index Fund

   

AZL Franklin Small Cap Value Fund

   

AZL Franklin Templeton Founding Strategy Plus Fund

   

AZL Gateway Fund

   

AZL International Index Fund

   

AZL Invesco Equity and Income Fund (formerly AZL Van Kampen Equity and Income Fund)

   

AZL Invesco Growth and Income Fund (formerly AZL Van Kampen Growth and Income Fund)

   

AZL Invesco International Equity Fund

   

AZL JPMorgan International Opportunities Fund (formerly AZL Morgan Stanley International Equity Fund)

   

AZL JPMorgan U.S. Equity Fund

   

AZL MFS Investors Trust Fund

   

AZL Mid Cap Index Fund

   

AZL Money Market Fund

   

AZL Morgan Stanley Global Real Estate Fund

   

AZL Morgan Stanley Mid Cap Growth Fund

   

AZL NFJ International Value Fund

   

AZL Russell 1000 Growth Index Fund

   

AZL Russell 1000 Value Index Fund

   

AZL S&P 500 Index Fund

   

AZL Schroder Emerging Markets Equity Fund

   

AZL Small Cap Stock Index Fund

   

AZL Turner Quantitative Small Cap Growth Fund

 

 

The Trust is authorized to issue an unlimited number of shares of the Fund without par value. Shares of the Fund are available through the variable annuity contracts and variable life insurance policies offered through the separate accounts of participating insurance companies.

Under the Trust’s organizational documents, its officers and trustees are indemnified against certain liabilities arising out of the performance of their duties to the Fund. In addition, in the normal course of business, the Fund may enter into contracts with its vendors and others that provide for general indemnifications. The Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown, as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Fund. However, based on experience, the Fund expects the risk of loss to be remote.

 

2. Significant Accounting Policies

The following is a summary of significant accounting policies followed by the Fund in the preparation of its financial statements. The policies conform with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”). The preparation of financial statements requires management to make certain 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 increases and decreases in net assets from operations during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Management has evaluated events and transactions subsequent to period end through the date the financial statements were issued, for purposes of recognition or disclosure in these financial statements.

Security Valuation

The Fund records its investments at fair value. Fair value is defined as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between willing market participants at the measurement date. The valuation techniques used to determine fair value are further described in Note 4 below.

Investment Transactions and Investment Income

Investment transactions are recorded not later than on the business day after trade date. However, for financial reporting purposes, investment transactions are accounted for on trade date. Net realized gains and losses on investments sold and on foreign currency

transactions are recorded on the basis of identified cost. Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis and includes, where

 

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AZL Franklin Small Cap Value Fund

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December 31, 2011

 

applicable, the amortization of premiums or accretion of discounts. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date except in the case of foreign securities, in which case dividends are recorded as soon as such information becomes available.

Foreign Currency Translation

The accounting records of the Fund are maintained in U.S. dollars. Foreign currency amounts are translated into U.S. dollars at the current rate of exchange to determine the fair value of investments, assets and liabilities. Purchases and sales of securities, and income and expenses are translated at the prevailing rate of exchange on the respective dates of such transactions. The Fund does not isolate that portion of the results of operations resulting from changes in foreign exchange rates on investments from fluctuations arising from changes in market prices of securities held. Such fluctuations are included in the net realized and unrealized gain or loss on investments and foreign currencies.

Income received by the Fund from sources within foreign countries may be subject to withholding and other income or similar taxes imposed by such countries. The Funds accrue such taxes, as applicable, based on their current interpretation of tax rules in the foreign markets in which they invest.

Risks Associated with Foreign Securities and Currencies

Investments in securities of foreign issuers carry certain risks not ordinarily associated with investments in securities of domestic issuers. Such risks include future political and economic developments, and the possible imposition of exchange controls or other foreign governmental laws and restrictions. In addition, with respect to certain countries, there is the possibility of expropriation of assets, confiscatory taxation, political or social instability or diplomatic developments which could adversely affect investments in those securities.

Dividends to Shareholders

Dividends to shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date. The Fund distributes its dividends from net investment income and net realized capital gains, if any, on an annual basis. The amount of dividends from net investment income and from net realized gains are determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations, which may differ from GAAP. These “book/tax” differences are either temporary or permanent in nature. To the extent these differences are permanent in nature (e.g., return of capital, net operating loss, reclassification of certain market discounts, gain/loss, paydowns, and distributions), such amounts are reclassified within the composition of net assets based on their federal tax-basis treatment; temporary differences (e.g., wash sales and post October losses) do not require reclassification. Dividends to shareholders that exceed net investment income and net realized gains for tax purposes are reported as distributions of capital.

Expense Allocation

Expenses directly attributable to the Fund are charged directly to the Fund, while expenses attributable to more than one Fund are allocated among the respective Funds based upon relative net assets or some other reasonable method. Expenses which are attributable to more than one Trust are allocated across the Allianz Variable Insurance Products and Allianz Variable Insurance Products Fund of Funds Trusts based upon relative net assets or another reasonable basis. Allianz Investment Management LLC (the “Manager”), serves as the investment manager for the Trust and the Allianz Variable Insurance Products Fund of Funds Trust.

Securities Lending

To generate additional income, the Fund may lend up to 33 1/3% of its assets pursuant to agreements requiring that the loan be continuously secured by any combination of cash, U.S. government or U.S. government agency securities, equal initially to at least 102% of the fair value plus accrued interest on the securities loaned (105% for foreign securities) and is marked to market daily to provide a level of collateral at least equal to the fair value of securities loaned. The Fund bears all of the gains and losses on such investments. The Fund receives payments from borrowers equivalent to the dividends and interest that would have been earned on securities lent while simultaneously seeking to earn income on the investment of cash collateral received. In extremely low interest rate environments, the broker rebate fee may exceed the interest earned or the cash collateral which would result in a loss to the Fund. The investment of cash collateral deposited by the borrower is subject to inherent market risks such as interest rate risk, credit risk, liquidity risk, and other risks that are present in the market, and as

 

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December 31, 2011

 

such, the value of these investments may not be sufficient, when liquidated, to repay the borrower when the loaned security is returned. There may be risks of delay in recovery of the securities or even loss of rights in the collateral should the borrower of the securities fail financially. However, loans will be made only to borrowers, such as broker-dealers, banks or institutional borrowers of securities, deemed by the Allianz Investment Management LLC (the “Manager”) to be of good standing and credit worthy and when in its judgment, the consideration which can be earned currently from such securities loans justifies the attendant risks. Loans are subject to termination by the Trust or the borrower at any time, and are, therefore, not considered to be illiquid investments. Securities on loan at December 31, 2011 are presented on the Fund’s Schedule of Portfolio Investments (“Schedule”). The average outstanding amount of securities on loan was $55.1 million for the year ended December 31, 2011.

Cash collateral received in connection with securities lending is invested in the Allianz Variable Insurance Products Securities Lending Collateral Trust (the “Securities Lending Collateral Trust”) managed by The Dreyfus Corporation, an affiliate of the Custodian and Securities Lending Agent. The Securities Lending Collateral Trust invests in short-term investments that have a remaining maturity of 397 days or less as calculated in accordance with Rule 2a-7 under the 1940 Act. The Fund paid securities lending fees of $7,365 during the year ended December 31, 2011. These fees have been netted against Income from Securities Lending on the Statement of Operations.

Commission Recapture

Certain Funds of the Trust participate in a commission recapture program. The Fund will utilize the recaptured commissions to pay for, in whole or part, certain expenses of the Fund, excluding investment advisory fees. Any amounts received by the Fund, if applicable, are disclosed as “Expenses paid indirectly” on the Statement of Operations.

Derivative Instruments

All open derivative positions at period end are reflected on the Fund’s Schedule of Portfolio Investments. The following is a description of the derivative instruments that the Fund may utilize, including the primary underlying risk exposures related to each instrument type.

Forward Currency Contracts

During the year ended December 31, 2011, the Fund did not enter into any forward currency contracts. The Fund may enter into forward currency contracts in connection with planned purchases or sales of securities or to hedge the U.S. dollar value of securities denominated in a particular currency. In addition to the foreign currency risk related to the use of these contracts, the Fund could be exposed to risks if the counterparties to the contracts are unable to meet the terms of their contracts and from unanticipated movements in the value of a foreign currency relative to the U.S. dollar. In the event of default by the counterparty to the transaction, the Fund’s maximum amount of loss, as either the buyer or the seller, is the unrealized appreciation of the contract. The forward currency contracts are adjusted by the daily exchange rate of the underlying currency and any gains or losses are recorded for financial statement purposes as unrealized gains or losses until the contract settlement date. When the contract is closed, the Fund records a realized gain or loss equal to the difference between the value at the time it was opened and the value at the time it was closed.

Futures Contracts

During the year ended December 31, 2011, the Fund did not enter into any futures contracts. The Fund may enter into futures contracts to manage its exposure to the securities markets or to movements in market conditions or foreign exchange rates. Futures contracts are valued based upon their quoted daily settlement prices. Upon entering into a futures contract, the Fund is required to segregate liquid assets in accordance with the initial margin requirements of the broker or exchange. Futures contracts are marked to market daily and a payable or receivable for the change in value (“variation margin”) is recorded by the Fund. Gains or losses are recognized but not considered realized until the contracts expire or are closed. Futures contracts involve, to varying degrees, elements of market risk (generally equity price risk related to stock futures, interest rate risk related to bond futures, and foreign currency risk related to currency futures) and exposure to loss in excess of the variation margin disclosed in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. The primary risks associated with the use of futures contracts are the imperfect correlation between the change in market value of the underlying securities and the prices of futures contracts, the possibility of an illiquid market, and the inability of the counterparty to meet the terms of the contract.

 

3. Related Party Transactions

The Manager provides investment advisory and management services for the Fund. The Manager has retained an independent money management organization (the “Subadviser”) to make investment decisions on behalf of the Fund.

 

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AZL Franklin Small Cap Value Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements, continued

December 31, 2011

 

Pursuant to a portfolio management agreement between the Manager, Franklin Advisory Services, LLC (“Franklin”), and the Trust, Franklin provides investment advisory services as the Subadviser for the Fund subject to the general supervision of the Trustees and the Manager. The Manager is entitled to a fee, computed daily and paid monthly, based on the average daily net assets of the Fund. Expenses incurred by the Fund for investment advisory and management services are reflected on the Statement of Operations as “Manager fees.” For its services, the Subadviser is entitled to a fee payable by the Manager. The Manager has contractually agreed to waive fees and reimburse the Fund to limit the annual expenses, excluding interest expense ( e.g., cash overdraft fees), taxes, brokerage commissions, other expenditures that are capitalized in accordance with GAAP and other extraordinary expenses not incurred in the ordinary course of the Fund’s business, based on the daily net assets of the Fund, through April 30, 2013.

For the year ended December 31, 2011, the annual rate due to the Manager and the annual expense limit were as follows:

 

     Annual Rate     Annual Expense Limit  

AZL Franklin Small Cap Value Fund

     0.75     1.35

Any amounts contractually waived or reimbursed by the Manager in a particular fiscal year will be subject to repayment by the Fund to the Manager to the extent that from time to time through the next three fiscal years the repayment will not cause the Fund’s expenses to exceed the stated limit during the respective year. Any amounts recouped by the Manager during the period are reflected on the Statement of Operations as “Recoupment of prior expenses reimbursed by the Manager.” At December 31, 2011, there were no remaining contractual reimbursements that are subject to repayment by the Fund in subsequent years.

In addition, the Manager may voluntarily waive or reimburse additional fees in order to maintain more competitive expense ratios. Any voluntary waivers or reimbursements are not subject to repayment in subsequent years. Information on the total amount waived/reimbursed by the Manager or repaid to the Manager by the Fund during the period can be found on the Statement of Operations. During the year ended December 31, 2011, there were no voluntary waivers.

Pursuant to separate agreements between the Funds and the Manager, the Manager provides a Chief Compliance Officer (“CCO”) and certain compliance oversight and regulatory filing services to the Trust. Under these agreements the Manager is entitled to an amount equal to a portion of the compensation and certain other expenses related to the individuals performing the CCO and compliance oversight services, as well as $75 per hour for time incurred in connection with the preparation and filing of certain documents with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fees are paid to the Manager on a quarterly basis. The total expenses incurred by the Fund for these services are reflected on the Statement of Operations as “Administrative and compliance services fees.”

Citi Fund Services Ohio, Inc. (“Citi” or the “Administrator”), a wholly owned subsidiary of Citigroup, Inc., with which an officer of the Trust is affiliated, serves as the Trust’s administrator, transfer agent, and fund accountant, and assists the Trust in all aspects of its administration and operation. The Administrator is entitled to a Trust-wide asset-based fee, which is based on the following schedule: 0.05% of daily average net assets on the first $4 billion, 0.04% of daily average net assets on the next $2 billion, 0.02% of daily average net assets on the next $2 billion and 0.01% of daily average net assets over $8 billion. The overall Trust-wide fees are accrued daily and paid monthly and are subject to a minimum annual fee. In addition, the Administrator is entitled to annual account fees related to the transfer agency system, an annual fee for each additional class of shares of any Fund, certain annual fees in supporting fair value services, and a Trust-wide annual fee for providing infrastructure and support in implementing the written policies and procedures comprising the Fund’s compliance program. Fees payable to the Administrator are subject to certain reductions associated with services provided to new funds. The Administrator is also reimbursed for certain expenses incurred. The total expenses incurred by the Fund for these services are reflected on the Statement of Operations as “Administration fees.”

Allianz Life Financial Services, LLC (“ALFS”), an affiliate of the Manager, serves as distributor of the Fund and receives 12b-1 fees directly from the Fund, plus a Trust-wide annual fee of $42,500, paid by the Manager from its profits and not by the Trust, for recordkeeping and reporting services.

The Trust has adopted a distribution and service plan in conformance with Rule 12b-1of the 1940 Act. Pursuant to this plan, the Fund is authorized to pay certain fees for the sale and distribution of its shares and services provided to its shareholders at an annual rate not to exceed 0.25% of the Fund’s average daily net assets. These fees are reflected on the Statement of Operations as “Distribution fees.”

 

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AZL Franklin Small Cap Value Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements, continued

December 31, 2011

 

In addition, certain legal fees and expenses are paid to a law firm, Dorsey & Whitney LLP, of which the Secretary of the Fund is a partner. During the year ended December 31, 2011, $3,200 was paid from the Fund relating to these fees and expenses.

Certain Officers and Trustees of the Trust are affiliated with the Manager or the Administrator. Such Officers (except for the Trust’s CCO as noted above) and Trustees receive no compensation from the Trust for serving in their respective roles. For their service to the Trust and to the Allianz Variable Insurance Products Fund of Funds Trust, each non-interested Trustee receives a $36,000 annual Board retainer and a $8,000 meeting fee for each regular in-person Board meeting and a $4,000 meeting fee for each Committee meeting. In addition, Trustees may receive compensation for special meetings and telephonic meetings. Also, the Trustees are reimbursed for certain expenses associated with attending Board meetings. Compensation to the Trustees is allocated between the Trust and the Allianz Variable Insurance Products Fund of Funds Trust in proportion to the assets under management of each Trust. During the year ended December 31, 2011, actual Trustee compensation was $924,000 in total for both Trusts.

 

4. Investment Valuation Summary

The valuation techniques employed by the Fund, as described below, maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs in determining fair value. The inputs used for valuing the Fund’s investments are summarized in the three broad levels listed below:

 

   

Level 1 — quoted prices in active markets for identical assets

   

Level 2 — other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayments speeds, credit risk, etc.)

   

Level 3 — significant unobservable inputs (including the Fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments)

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

Security prices are generally provided by an independent third party pricing service approved by the Trust’s Board of Trustees (“Trustees”) as of the close of the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) (generally 4:00 pm EST). Equity securities are valued at the last quoted sale price or, if there is no sale, the last quoted bid price is used for long securities and the last quoted ask price is used for securities sold short. Securities listed on NASDAQ Stock Market, Inc. (“NASDAQ”) are valued at the official closing price as reported by NASDAQ. In each of these situations, valuations are typically categorized as a Level 1 in the fair value hierarchy. Investments in open-end investment companies are valued at their respective net asset value as reported by such companies and are typically categorized as Level 1 in the fair value hierarchy.

Debt and other fixed income securities are generally valued at an evaluated bid price provided by an independent pricing source approved by the Trustees. To value debt securities, pricing services may use various pricing techniques which take into account appropriate factors such as market activity, yield, quality, coupon rate, maturity, type of issue, trading characteristics, call features, credit ratings and other data, as well as broker quotes. Short term securities of sufficient credit quality with sixty days or less remaining until maturity may be valued at amortized cost, which approximates fair value. In each of these situations, valuations are typically categorized as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy.

Exchange traded futures contracts are valued at the last sales price as of the close of the primary exchange and are typically categorized as Level 1 in the fair value hierarchy. Forward currency contracts are generally valued at the foreign currency exchange rate as of the close of the NYSE and are typically categorized as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy.

Other assets and securities for which market quotations are not readily available, or are deemed unreliable are valued at fair value as determined in good faith by the Trustees or persons acting on the behalf of the Trustees. Fair value pricing may be used for significant events such as securities whose trading has been suspended, whose price has become stale or for which there is no currently available price at the close of the NYSE. Depending on the source and relative significance of valuation inputs, these instruments may be classified as Level 2 or Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy. The Fund utilizes a pricing service to assist in determining the fair value of securities when certain significant events occur that may affect the value of foreign securities.

In accordance with procedures adopted by the Trustees, fair value pricing may be used if events materially affecting the value of foreign securities occur between the time when the exchange on which they are traded closes and the time when the

 

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AZL Franklin Small Cap Value Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements, continued

December 31, 2011

 

Fund’s net asset value is calculated. Management identifies possible fluctuation in international securities by monitoring the increase or decrease in the value of a designated benchmark index. In the event of an increase or decrease greater than predetermined levels, the Fund may use a systematic valuation model provided by an independent third party to fair value its international equity securities which are then typically categorized as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy.

For the year ended December 31, 2011, there were no Level 3 investments for which significant unobservable inputs were used to determine fair value.

The following is a summary of the valuation inputs used as of December 31, 2011 in valuing the Fund’s investments based upon the three levels defined above:

 

      Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Total  
Investment Securities:                            

Common Stocks+

   $ 192,592,584       $       $       $ 192,592,584   

Securities Held as Collateral for Securities on Loan

             55,018,067                 55,018,067   

Unaffiliated Investment Company

     6,266,044                         6,266,044   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Investment Securities

   $ 198,858,628       $ 55,018,067       $       $ 253,876,695   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  + For detailed industry descriptions, see the accompanying Schedule of Portfolio Investments.

The Fund recognizes significant transfers between fair value hierarchy levels at the reporting period end. There were no significant transfers between Levels 1, 2 or 3 as of December 31, 2011.

In May 2011, the FASB issued ASU No. 2011-04 “Amendments to Achieve Common Fair Value Measurement and Disclosure Requirements in U.S. GAAP and IFRS”. ASU 2011-04 includes common requirements for measurement of and disclosure about fair value between U.S. GAAP and IFRS. ASU 2011-04 will require reporting entities to disclose quantitative information about the unobservable inputs used in the fair value measurements categorized within Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy. In addition, ASU 2011-04 will require reporting entities to make disclosures about amounts and reasons for all transfers in and out of Level 1 and Level 2 fair value measurements. The new and revised disclosures are effective for interim and annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2011. Adoption of ASU 2011-04 will have no effect on the Fund’s net assets. At this time, management is evaluating the impact of ASU 2011-04 on the financial statement disclosure.

 

5. Security Purchases and Sales

For the year ended December 31, 2011, cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of securities (excluding securities maturing less than one year from acquisition) were as follows:

 

     Purchases      Sales  

AZL Franklin Small Cap Value Fund

   $ 31,405,477       $ 50,451,687   

 

6. Federal Income Tax Information

It is the Fund’s policy to continue to comply with the requirements of the Internal Revenue Code under Subchapter M, applicable to regulated investment companies, and to distribute all of its taxable income, including any net realized gains on investments, to its shareholders. Therefore, no provision is made for federal income taxes.

Management of the Funds has reviewed tax positions taken in tax years that remain subject to examination by all major tax jurisdictions, including federal (i.e., the last four tax year ends and the interim tax period since then, as applicable). Management believes that there is no tax liability resulting from unrecognized tax benefits related to uncertain tax positions taken.

Cost for federal income tax purposes at December 31, 2011 is $223,889,173. The gross unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on a tax basis is as follows:

 

Unrealized appreciation

  $ 48,818,032   

Unrealized depreciation

    (18,830,510
 

 

 

 

Net unrealized appreciation

  $ 29,987,522   
 

 

 

 

 

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AZL Franklin Small Cap Value Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements, continued

December 31, 2011

 

As of the end of its tax year ended December 31, 2011, the Fund has capital loss carry forwards (“CLCFs”) as summarized in the table below. Under the provisions of the Regulated Investment Company Modernization Act of 2010, CLCFs that originated in a tax year that began before December 23, 2010 (pre-effective CLCFs) may be carried forward, subject to certain limitations, and applied to offset future capital gains, and thus reduce the amount of distributable capital gains, for up to eight succeeding tax years, after which any unutilized CLCFs expire. Pre-effective CLCFs are applied as short-term capital loss regardless of whether the originating capital loss was short term or long term. CLCFs that originate in tax years beginning after December 22, 2010 (post-effective CLCFs), are applied consistent with the character in which they originated as a new loss on the first day of the immediately succeeding tax year, and thus take precedent over the application of pre-effective CLCFs. Post-effective CLCFs can be carried forward indefinitely.

Pre-effective CLCFs subject to expiration:

 

     Expires
12/31/2016
     Expires
12/31/2017
     Expires
12/31/2018
 

AZL Franklin Small Cap Value Fund

   $ 2,045,418       $ 44,269,348       $ 785,838   

During the year ended December 31, 2011, the Fund utilized $14,091,197 in CLCFs to offset capital gains.

The tax character of dividends paid to shareholders during the year ended December 31, 2011 were as follows:

 

     Ordinary
Income
     Net
Long-Term
Capital Gains
     Total
Distributions(a)
 

AZL Franklin Small Cap Value Fund

   $ 1,199,892       $       $ 1,199,892   

 

  (a) Total distributions paid may differ from the Statements of Changes in Net Assets because dividends are recognized when actually paid for tax purposes.

The tax character of dividends paid to shareholders during the year ended December 31, 2010 were as follows:

 

     Ordinary
Income
     Net
Long-Term
Capital Gains
     Total
Distributions(a)
 

AZL Franklin Small Cap Value Fund

   $ 1,652,724       $       $ 1,652,724   

 

  (a) Total distributions paid may differ from the Statements of Changes in Net Assets because dividends are recognized when actually paid for tax purposes.

As of December 31, 2011, the components of accumulated earnings on a tax basis were as follows:

 

     Undistributed
Ordinary
Income
     Accumulated
Capital and
Other Losses
    Unrealized
Appreciation(a)
     Total
Accumulated
Earnings/
(Deficit)
 

AZL Franklin Small Cap Value Fund

   $ 1,295,495       $ (47,100,604   $ 29,987,522       $ (15,817,587

 

  (a) The differences between book-basis and tax-basis unrealized appreciation/depreciation is attributable primarily to tax deferral of losses on wash sales.

 

7. Subsequent Event

Effective at close of business on February 24, 2012, Federated Global Investment Management Corp. (“Federated”) replaced Franklin Advisory Services, LLC (“Franklin”) as the subadviser to the AZL® Franklin Small Cap Value Fund and the following name change was effective at close of business on February 24, 2012.

 

Name effective on February 24, 2012

  

Previous Name

AZL® Federated Clover Small Value Fund    AZL® Franklin Small Cap Value Fund

 

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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

The Shareholders and Board of Trustees of

Allianz Variable Insurance Products Trust:

We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities of AZL Franklin Small Cap Value Fund (the “Fund”) of the Allianz Variable Insurance Products Trust, including the schedule of portfolio investments, as of December 31, 2011, and the related statement of operations for the year then ended, the statements of changes in net assets for each of the years in the two-year period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the years in the five-year period then ended. These financial statements and financial highlights are the responsibility of the Fund’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements and financial highlights based on our audits.

We conducted our audits 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 and financial highlights are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of December 31, 2011, by correspondence with the custodian and brokers or by other appropriate auditing procedures where replies from brokers were not received. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

In our opinion, the financial statements and financial highlights referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Fund as of December 31, 2011, the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the years in the two-year period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the years in the five-year period then ended, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.

KPMG LLP

Columbus, Ohio

February 24, 2012

 

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Other Federal Income Tax Information (Unaudited)

For the year ended December 31, 2011, 100.00% of the total ordinary income dividends paid by the Fund qualify for the corporate dividends received deduction available to corporate shareholders.

 

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Other Information (Unaudited)

A description of the policies and procedures that the Fund uses to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities is available, without charge, upon request, by visiting the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (“Commission”) website at www.sec.gov, or by calling 800-624-0197.

Information regarding how the Fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30th is available (i) without charge, upon request, by calling 800-624-0197; (ii) on the Allianz Variable Insurance Products Trust’s website at https://www.allianzlife.com; and (iii) on the Commission’s website at http://www.sec.gov.

The Fund files complete Schedules of Portfolio Holdings with the Commission for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. Schedules of Portfolio Holdings for the Fund in this report are available without charge on the Commission’s website at http://www.sec.gov, or may be reviewed and copied at the Commission’s Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. Information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 800-SEC-0330.

 

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Approval of Investment Advisory and Subadvisory Agreements (Unaudited)

The Allianz Variable Insurance Products Trust (the “Trust”) is a manager-of-managers fund. That means that the Trust’s Manager (“Allianz Investment Management LLC”) is responsible for monitoring the various Subadvisers that have day-to-day responsibility for the decisions made for each of the Trust’s investment portfolios. The Trust’s Manager is responsible for determining, in the first instance, which investment advisers to consider recommending for selection as a Subadviser.

In reviewing the services provided by the Manager and the terms of the investment management agreement, the Board receives and reviews information related to the Manager’s experience and expertise in the variable insurance marketplace. Currently, the Funds are offered only through variable annuities and variable life insurance policies, and not in the retail fund market. In addition, the Board receives information regarding the Manager’s expertise with regard to portfolio diversification and asset allocation requirements within variable insurance products issued by Allianz Life Insurance Company of North America and its subsidiary, Allianz Life Insurance Company of New York. Currently, the Funds are offered only through Allianz Life and Allianz of New York variable products.

The Trust’s Manager has adopted policies and procedures to assist it in the process of analyzing each potential Subadviser with expertise in particular asset classes for purposes of making the recommendation that a specific investment adviser be selected. The Trust’s Board reviews and considers the information provided by the Manager in deciding which investment advisers to select. After an investment adviser becomes a Subadviser, a similarly rigorous process is instituted by the Manager to monitor the investment performance and other responsibilities of the Subadviser. The Manager reports to the Trust’s Board on its analysis at the regular meetings of the Board, which are held at least quarterly. Where warranted, the Manager will add or remove a particular Subadviser from a “watch” list that it maintains. Watch list criteria include, for example: (a) Fund performance over various time periods; (b) Fund risk issues, such as changes in key personnel involved with Fund management, changes in investment philosophy or process, or “capacity” concerns; and (c) organizational risk issues, such as regulatory, compliance or legal concerns, or changes in the ownership of the Subadviser. The Manager may place a Fund on the watch list for other reasons, and if so, will explain its rationale to the Trustees. Funds which are on the watch list are subject to special scrutiny of the Manager and the Board of Trustees. Funds may be removed from such watch list, if for example, performance improves or regulatory matters are satisfactorily resolved. However, in some situations where Funds which have been on the watch list, the Manager has recommended the retention of a new Subadviser, and the Board of Trustees has subsequently approved new Subadvisory Agreements with such Subadvisers.

In assessing the Manager’s and Subadvisers’ (collectively, the “Advisory Organizations”), performance of their obligations, the Board considers whether there has occurred a circumstance or event that would constitute a reason for it to not renew an advisory contract. In this regard, the Board is mindful of the potential disruption of a Fund’s operations and various risks, uncertainties and other effects that could occur as a result of a decision to terminate or not renew a contract.

As required by the Investment Company Act of 1940 (“1940 Act”), the Trust’s Board has reviewed and approved the Trust’s Investment Management Agreement with the Manager (the “Advisory Agreement”) and portfolio management agreements (the “Subadvisory Agreements”) with the Subadvisers. The Board’s decision to approve these contracts reflects the exercise of its business judgment on whether to approve new arrangements and continue the existing arrangements. During its review of these contracts, the Board considers many factors, among the most material of which are: the Fund’s investment objectives and long term performance; the Advisory Organizations’ management philosophy, personnel, and processes, including their compliance history and the adequacy of their compliance processes; the preferences and expectations of Fund shareholders (and underlying contract owners) and their relative sophistication; the continuing state of competition in the mutual fund industry; and comparable fees in the mutual fund industry.

The Board also considers the compensation and benefits received by the Advisory Organizations. This includes fees received for services provided to the Fund by affiliated persons of the Advisory Organizations and research services received by the Advisory Organizations from brokers that execute Fund trades, as well as advisory fees. The Board considered the fact that: (1) the Manager and the Trust are parties to an Administrative Service Agreement, a Compliance Services Agreement, and a Chief Compliance Officer Agreement, under which the Manager is compensated by the Trust for performing certain administrative and compliance services including providing an employee of the Manager or one of its affiliates to act as the Trust’s Chief Compliance Officer; and (2) Allianz Life Financial Services, LLC, an affiliated person of the Manager, is a registered securities broker-dealer and receives (along with its affiliated persons) payments made by the Trust pursuant to Rule 12b-1.

The Board is aware that various courts have interpreted provisions of the 1940 Act and have indicated in their decisions that the following factors may be relevant to an adviser’s compensation: the nature and quality of the services provided by the adviser, including the performance of the fund; the adviser’s cost of providing the services; the extent to which the adviser may realize “economies of scale” as the fund grows larger; any indirect benefits that may accrue to the adviser and its

 

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affiliates as a result of the adviser’s relationship with the fund; performance and expenses of comparable funds; and the extent to which the independent Board members are fully informed about all facts bearing on the adviser’s service and fee. The Trust’s Board is aware of these factors and takes them into account in its review of the Trust’s advisory contracts.

The Board considered and weighed these circumstances in light of its experience in governing the Trust and working with the Advisory Organizations on matters relating to the Funds, and is assisted in its deliberations by the advice of legal counsel to the Independent Trustees. In this regard, the Board requests and receives a significant amount of information about the Funds and the Advisory Organizations. Some of this information is provided at each regular meeting of the Board; additional information is provided in connection with the particular meeting or meetings at which the Board’s formal review of an advisory contract occurs. In between regularly scheduled meetings, the Board may receive information on particular matters as the need arises. Thus, the Board’s evaluation of an advisory contract is informed by reports covering such matters as: an Advisory Organization’s investment philosophy, personnel, and processes; the Fund’s short- and long-term performance (in absolute terms as well as in relationship to its benchmark(s), certain competitor or “peer group” funds and similar funds managed by the particular Subadviser), and comments on the reasons for performance; the Fund’s expenses (including the advisory fee itself and the overall expense structure of the Fund, both in absolute terms and relative to similar and/or competing funds, with due regard for contractual or voluntary expense limitations); the use and allocation of brokerage commissions derived from trading the Fund’s portfolio securities; the nature and extent of the advisory and other services provided to the Fund by the Advisory Organizations and their affiliates; compliance and audit reports concerning the Funds and the companies that service them; and relevant developments in the mutual fund industry and how the Funds and/or Advisory Organizations are responding to them.

The Board also receives financial information about Advisory Organizations, including reports on the compensation and benefits the Advisory Organizations derive from their relationships with the Funds. These reports cover not only the fees under the advisory contracts, but also fees, if any, received for providing other services to the Funds. The reports also discuss any indirect or “fall out” benefits an Advisory Organization may derive from its relationship with the Funds.

The Advisory and Subadvisory Agreements (collectively, the “Agreements”) were most recently considered at Board of Trustees meetings held in the fall of 2011. Information relevant to the approval of such Agreements was considered at a telephonic Board of Trustees meeting on October 19, 2011, and at an “in person” Board of Trustees meeting held October 26, 2011. The Agreements were approved at the Board meeting of October 26, 2011. At such meeting the Board also approved an Expense Limitation Agreement between the Manager and the Trust for the period ending April 30, 2013. In connection with such meetings, the Trustees requested and evaluated extensive materials from the Manager, including performance and expense information for other investment companies with similar investment objectives derived from data compiled by an independent third party provider and other sources believed to be reliable by the Manager. Prior to voting, the Trustees reviewed the proposed approval/continuance of the Agreements with management and with experienced counsel who are independent of the Manager and received a memorandum from such counsel discussing the legal standards for their consideration of the proposed approvals/continuances. The independent (“disinterested”) Trustees also discussed the proposed approvals/continuances in a private session with such counsel at which no representatives of the Manager were present. In reaching their determinations relating to the approval and/or continuance of the Agreements, in respect of each Fund, the Trustees considered all factors they believed relevant. The Board based its decision to approve the Agreements on the totality of the circumstances and relevant factors, and with a view to past and future long-term considerations. Not all of the factors and considerations discussed above and below are necessarily relevant to every Fund, and the Board did not assign relative weights to factors discussed herein or deem any one or group of them to be controlling in and of themselves.

An SEC Rule requires that shareholder reports include a discussion of certain factors relating to the selection of investment advisers and the approval of advisory fees. The “factors” enumerated by the SEC are set forth below in italics, as well as the Board’s conclusions regarding such factors:

(1)  The nature, extent and quality of services provided by the Manager and Subadvisers.  The Trustees noted that the Manager, subject to the control of the Board of Trustees, administers each Fund’s business and other affairs. As the Trust is a manager of managers fund, the Manager is responsible for monitoring the various Subadvisers that have day-to-day responsibility for the decisions made for each of the Trust’s investment portfolios. The Trust’s Manager is responsible for determining, in the first instance, which investment advisers to consider recommending to the Board of Trustees for selection as a Subadviser.

The Trustees noted that the Manager also provides the Trust and each Fund with such administrative and other services (exclusive of, and in addition to, any such services provided by any others retained by the Trust on behalf of the Funds) and executive and other personnel as are necessary for the operation of the Trust and the Funds. Except for the Trust’s Chief Compliance Officer, the Manager pays all of the compensation of Trustees and officers of the Trust who are employees of the Manager or its affiliates.

The Trustees considered the scope and quality of services provided by the Manager and the Subadvisers and noted that the scope of such services provided had expanded as a result of recent regulatory and other developments. The Trustees noted

 

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that, for example, the Manager and Subadvisers are responsible for maintaining and monitoring their own compliance programs, and these compliance programs have recently been refined and enhanced in light of new regulatory requirements. The Trustees considered the capabilities and resources which the Manager has dedicated to performing services on behalf of the Trust and its Funds. The quality of administrative and other services, including the Manager’s role in coordinating the activities of the Trust’s other service providers, also were considered. The Trustees concluded that, overall, they were satisfied with the nature, extent and quality of services provided (and expected to be provided) to the Trust and to each of the Funds under the Agreements.

(2)  The investment performance of the Funds, the Manager and the Subadvisers.  In connection with every in-person quarterly Board of Trustees meeting, Trustees receive extensive information on the performance results of each of the Funds. This includes, for example, performance information on all of the Funds for the previous quarter, and previous one, three and five-year periods, and since inception. (For Funds which have been in existence for less than five years, Trustees may receive performance information on comparable funds managed by the particular Subadviser for periods prior to the creation of a particular Fund.) Such performance information includes information on absolute total return, performance versus Subadvisers’ comparable fund(s), performance versus the appropriate benchmark(s), and performance versus peer groups. For example, in connection with the Board of Trustees meeting held October 26, 2011, the Manager reported that for the three year period ended June 30, 2011, ten Funds were in the top 40%, six were in the middle 20% and five were in the bottom 40%, and for the one year period ended June 30, 2011, nine Funds were in the top 40%, eight were in the middle 20%, and 11 were in the bottom 40%. The Manager also reported that for the five year period ended June 30, 2011, nine Funds were in the top 40%, three were in the middle 20%, and seven were in the bottom 40%. At the Board of Trustees meeting held October 26, 2011, the Trustees determined that the overall investment performance of the Funds was acceptable.

(3)  The costs of services to be provided and profits to be realized by the Manager and the Subadvisers and their affiliates from their relationship with the Funds.  The Manager has supplied information to the Board of Trustees pertaining to the level of investment advisory fees to which the Funds are subject. The Manager has agreed to temporarily “cap” Fund expenses at certain levels, and information is provided to Trustees setting forth “contractual” advisory fees and “actual” fees after taking expense caps into account. Based upon the information provided, the “actual” advisory fees payable by the Funds overall are generally comparable to the average level of fees paid by Fund peer groups. For the 29 Funds reviewed by the Board of Trustees in the fall of 2011, 24 Funds paid “actual” advisory fees in a percentage amount within the 65th percentile or lower for each Fund’s applicable category. The Trustees recognized that it is difficult to make comparisons of advisory fees because there are variations in the services that are included in the fees paid by other funds. The Board has concluded that the advisory fees to be paid to the Manager by the Funds are not unreasonable.

The Manager has also supplied information to the Board of Trustees pertaining to total Fund expenses (which includes advisory fees, the 25 basis point 12b-1 fee paid by the Funds, and other Fund expenses). As noted above, the Manager has agreed to “cap” Fund expenses at certain levels. Based upon the information provided, the overall total expense ratio ranking in 2012 for the 29 Funds was as follows: (1) 21 of the Funds had total expense rankings at or below the 50th percentile; (2) three of the Funds were between the 50th and 65th percentiles; (3) for three of the Funds with expense ranks above the 65th percentile, the Manager recommended, and the Board of Trustees approved, temporary management fee waivers effective May 1, 2012, which are expected to reduce such rankings to the 65th percentile or below; (4) for one Fund with an expense rank above the 65th percentile, the Manager expects such Fund to be below the 65th percentile in 2012 because of greater Fund assets; and (5) for one Fund with an expense rank above the 65th percentile, the Manager reported that the peer group makes for poor comparability.

The Manager has committed to providing the Funds with a high quality of service and working to reduce Fund expenses over time, particularly as the Funds grow larger. The Trustees concluded therefore that the expense ratios of the Funds were not unreasonable.

The Manager provided information concerning the profitability of the Manager’s investment advisory activities for the period from 2009 through June 30, 2011. The Trustees recognized that it is difficult to make comparisons of profitability from investment company advisory agreements because comparative information is not generally publicly available and is affected by numerous factors, including the structure of the particular adviser, the types of funds it manages, its business mix, numerous assumptions regarding allocation of expenses and the adviser’s capital structure and cost of capital. In considering profitability information, the Trustees considered the possible effect of certain fall-out benefits to the Manager and its affiliates. The Trustees focused on profitability of the Manager’s relationships with the Funds before taxes and distribution expenses. The Trustees recognized that the Manager should, in the abstract, be entitled to earn a reasonable level of profits for the services it provides to each Fund and, based on their review, concluded that they were satisfied that the Manager’s level of profitability from its relationship with the Funds was not excessive.

The Manager, on behalf of the Board of Trustees, endeavored to obtain information on the profitability of each Subadviser in connection with its relationship with the Fund or Funds which it subadvises. The Manager was unable to obtain meaningful

 

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profitability information from some of the unaffiliated Subadvisers. The Manager assured the Board of Trustees that the Agreements with the Subadvisers which are not affiliated with it were negotiated on an “arm’s length” basis, so that arguably, such profitability information should be less relevant. The Trustees were also provided with certain information on profitability for Subadvisers which are affiliated with the Manager. Trustees recognized the difficulty of allocating costs to multiple advisory accounts and products of a large advisory organization. Based upon the information provided, the Trustees determined that there was no evidence that the level of such profitability attributable to subadvising the Funds was excessive.

(4)  and  (5) The extent to which economies of scale would be realized as the Funds grow, and whether fee levels reflect these economies of scale.  The Trustees noted that most of the advisory fee schedules for the Funds do not contain breakpoints that reduce the fee rate on assets above specified levels, although certain Subadvisory Agreements have such “breakpoints.” The Trustees recognized that breakpoints may be an appropriate way for the Manager to share its economies of scale, if any, with Funds that have substantial assets. However, they also recognized that there may not be a direct relationship between any economies of scale realized by Funds and those realized by the Manager as assets increase. The Trustees do not believe there is a uniform methodology for establishing breakpoints that give effect to Fund-specific service provided by the Manager. The Trustees noted that in the fund industry as a whole, as well as among funds similar to the Funds, there is no uniformity or pattern in the fees and asset levels at which breakpoints (if any) apply. Depending on the age, size, and other characteristics of a particular fund and its manager’s cost structure, different conclusions can be drawn as to whether there are economies of scale to be realized at any particular level of assets, notwithstanding the intuitive conclusion that such economies exist, or will be realized at some level of total assets. Moreover, because different managers have different cost structures and service models, it is difficult to draw meaningful conclusions from the breakpoints that may have been adopted by other funds. The Trustees also noted that the advisory agreements for many funds do not have breakpoints at all, or if breakpoints exist, they may be at asset levels significantly greater than those of the individual Funds. The Trustees also noted that the total assets in all of the Funds as of June 30, 2011 were approximately $6.2 billion, and that no single non-money market Fund had assets in excess of $428 million.

The Trustees noted that the Manager has agreed to temporarily “cap” Fund expenses at certain levels, which has the effect of reducing expenses as would the implementation of advisory fee breakpoints. The Manager has committed to continue to consider the continuation of fee “caps” and/or advisory fee breakpoints as the Funds grow larger. The Board receives quarterly reports on the level of Fund assets. It expects to consider whether or not to approve the Agreements at a meeting to be held prior to December 31, 2012, and will at that time, or prior thereto, consider: (a) the extent to which economies of scale can be realized, and (b) whether the advisory fee should be modified to reflect such economies of scale, if any.

Having taken these factors into account, the Trustees concluded that the absence of breakpoints in certain of the Funds’ advisory fee rate schedules was acceptable under each Fund’s circumstances.

 

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Selection of New Sub-Adviser

Following a recommendation by the Manager, at an “in-person” Board of Trustees meeting held December 7, 2011, the Board of Trustees approved Federated Global Investment Management Corp. (“Federated”) to replace Franklin Advisory Services, LLC as the Subadviser to the AZL Franklin Small Cap Value Fund (the “Fund”). This change is expected to occur in February, 2012, at which time the name of the Fund will be changed to “AZL Federated Clover Small Value Fund.”

Key factors in the Manager’s recommendation include Federated’s: (1) sound philosophy, management team, and process; (2) consistent performance driven by stock selection; (3) investment process which has led to strong absolute and risk-adjusted returns relative to peer performance; and that (4) following the retention of Federated, the shareholder fee structure will remain unchanged.

At the Board of Trustees meeting on December 7, 2011, the Trustees were provided with information on Federated’s investment philosophy and investment process, and the Federated team which will be responsible for managing the Fund. The Trustees received historical performance information which indicated that a Federated managed fund (which has been managed by personnel and pursuant to the process which will be used for the Fund) significantly outperformed the Fund for the last two, three, four and five year periods ending September 30, 2011. Other information supplied indicated that over the five year period ended September 30, 2011, the Federated managed fund had strong risk adjusted returns.

At the Board of Trustees meeting on December 7, 2011, the Trustees were provided with information that the change in Subadvisers will not have an impact on shareholder fees. Under the new Subadvisory Agreement fee schedule, there will be a maximum reduction of five basis points, but the Manager’s fee under the Advisory Agreement will be unchanged. The Trustees were supplied with information which indicated that following the change in Subadvisers, the Fund will continue to have a total expense ratio in the 38th percentile in the category of Small Cap Value Funds.

At the meeting on December 7, 2011, the Board of Trustees reaffirmed their conclusions on the “factors” discussed in (1) through (5) above to the extent relevant in connection with the decision to retain Federated as the new Subadviser to the Fund.

 

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Information about the Board of Trustees and Officers (Unaudited)

The Trust is managed by the Trustees in accordance with the laws of the state of Delaware governing business trusts. There are currently nine Trustees, two of whom are “interested persons” of the Trust within the meaning of that term under the 1940 Act. The Trustees and Officers of the Trust, their addresses, ages, their positions held with the Trust, their terms of office with the Trust and length of time served, their principal occupation(s) during the past five years, the number of portfolios in the Trust they oversee, and their other directorships held during the past five years are as follows:

Non-Interested Trustees(1)

 

Name, Address, and Age

  Positions
Held with
Allianz
VIP and VIP
FOF Trust
 

Term of
Office(2)/Length
of Time Served

 

Principal Occupation(s)
During Past 5 Years

  Number of
Portfolios
Overseen for
Allianz
VIP and VIP
FOF Trust
 

Other
Directorships
Held Outside the

AZL Fund Complex
During Past 5 Years

Peter R. Burnim, Age 64
5701 Golden Hills Drive
Minneapolis, MN 55416
  Trustee   Since 2/07   Managing Director iQ Venture Partners, Inc., 2005 to present; EVP Northstar Companies, 2002 to 2005; Senior Officer Citibank and Citicorp for over 25 years   42   Argus Group Holdings; Sterling Centrecorp Inc.; Highland Financial Holdings; and Bank of Bermuda NY
Peggy L. Ettestad, Age 54
5701 Golden Hills Drive
Minneapolis, MN 55416
  Trustee   Since 2/07   Managing Director, Red Canoe Management Consulting LLC, 2008 to present; Senior Managing Director, Residential Capital LLC, 2003 to 2008; Chief Operations Officer, Transamerica Reinsurance 2002 to 2003   42   Luther College
Roger Gelfenbien, Age 68
5701 Golden Hills Drive
Minneapolis, MN 55416
  Trustee   Since 10/99   Retired; Partner of Accenture 1983 to 1999   42   Virtus Funds
(8 Funds)
Claire R. Leonardi, Age 56
5701 Golden Hills Drive
Minneapolis, MN 55416
  Trustee   Since 2/04   Chief Executive Officer, Connecticut Innovations, 2012 to present; General Partner of Fairview Capital, L.P., 1994 to present   42   The Natural History Museum of the Adirondacks
Dickson W. Lewis, Age 63
5701 Golden Hills Drive
Minneapolis, MN 55416
  Trustee   Since 2/04   Vice President/General Manager, Yearbooks & Canada-Lifetouch National School Studios, 2006 to present; Vice President/General Manager of Jostens, Inc., 2002 to 2006; Senior Vice President of Fortis Group, 1997 to 2002; Consultant to Hartford Insurance Co., 2001   42   None
Peter W. McClean, Age 67
5701 Golden Hills Drive Minneapolis, MN 55416
  Trustee   Since 2/04   Retired; President and CEO of Measurisk, LLC, 2001 to 2003; Chief Risk Management Officer at Bank Of Bermuda Ltd., 1996 to 2001   42   PNMAC Opportunity Fund; Northeast Bank; and FHI
Arthur C. Reeds III, Age 67
5701 Golden Hills Drive Minneapolis, MN 55416
  Trustee   Since 10/99   Retired; Senior Investment Officer, Hartford Foundation for Public Giving, 2000 to 2003; Chairman, Chief Executive and President of Conning Corp., 1999 to 2000; Investment Consultant 1997 to 1999   42   Connecticut Water Service, Inc.

 

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Interested Trustees(3)

 

Name, Address, and Age

  Positions
Held with
Allianz
VIP and VIP
FOF Trust
 

Term of
Office(2)/Length
of Time Served

 

Principal Occupation(s)
During Past 5 Years

  Number of
Portfolios
Overseen for
Allianz
VIP and VIP
FOF Trust
 

Other
Directorships
Held Outside the

Fund Complex
During Past 5 Years

Robert DeChellis, Age 44
5701 Golden Hills Drive
Minneapolis, MN 55416
  Trustee   Since 3/08   President and CEO, Allianz Life Financial Services, LLC, 2007 to present; Senior Vice President of Marketing and Product Innovation, 2006 to 2007; Executive Vice President, Travelers Life 2004 to 2005; Executive Vice President, Jackson National Life Distributors, Inc. 2002 to 2004.   42   None

Brian Muench, Age 41

5701 Golden Hills Drive
Minneapolis, MN 55416

  Trustee   Since 6/11   President, Allianz Investment Management LLC from November 2010 to present; Vice President, Vice President, Advisory Management, Allianz Investment Management LLC from December 2005 to November 2010; Assistant Vice President, Investments, Allianz Life from February 2002 to November 2005.   42   None

Officers

 

Name, Address, and Age

  

Positions
Held with
Allianz
VIP and VIP
FOF Trust

 

Term of
Office(2)/Length
of Time Served

 

Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years

Brian Muench, Age 41

5701 Golden Hills Drive
Minneapolis, MN 55416

   President   Since 11/10   President, Allianz Investment Management LLC from November 2010 to present; Vice President, Allianz Life from April 2011, to present; Vice President, Advisory Management, Allianz Investment Management LLC from December 2005 to November 2010; Assistant Vice President, Investments, Allianz Life from February 2002 to November 2005.
Michael Radmer, Age 66
Dorsey & Whitney LLP,
Suite 1500
50 South Sixth Street Minneapolis, MN 55402-1498
   Secretary   Since 2/04   Partner, Dorsey and Whitney LLP since 1976.
Ty Edwards, Age 45
Citi Fund Services Ohio, Inc.
3435 Stelzer Road
Columbus, OH 43219
   Treasurer, Principal Accounting Officer and Principal Financial Officer   Since 4/10   Senior Vice President, Financial Administration, Citi Fund Services Ohio, Inc., December 2009 to present; Director, Product Management, Columbia Management, April 2007 to April 2009; Deputy Treasurer, Columbia Funds and Director, Fund Administration, Columbia Management, January 2006 to April 2007; Vice President, Fund Administration, Columbia Management, July 2002 to December 2005.
Stephen G. Simon , Age 43
5701 Golden Hills Drive Minneapolis, MN 55416
   Chief Compliance Officer(4) and Anti Money Laundering Compliance Officer   Since 11/06   Chief Compliance Officer, Allianz Investment Management LLC, July 2004 to present; President, Simon Compliance Consulting Ltd, May 2004 to July 2004; Compliance Counsel, Advantus Capital Management, Inc., January 2002 to May 2004.

 

  (1) Member of the Audit Committee.

 

  (2) Indefinite.

 

  (3) Is an “interested person”, as defined by the 1940 Act, due to employment by Allianz.

 

  (4) The Manager and the Trust are parties to a Chief Compliance Officer Agreement under which the Manager is compensated by the Trust for providing an employee of the Manager or one of its affiliates to act as the Trust’s Chief Compliance Officer. The Chief Compliance Officer and Anti Money Laundering Compliance Officer is not considered a corporate officer or executive employee of the Trust.

 

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The Allianz VIP Funds are distributed by Allianz Life Financial Services, LLC.

  

These Funds are not FDIC Insured.

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AZL® Franklin Templeton

Founding Strategy Plus Fund

Annual Report

December 31, 2011

 

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Table of Contents

Management Discussion and Analysis

Page 1

Expense Examples and Portfolio Composition

Page 3

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

Page 4

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

Page 27

Statement of Operations

Page 27

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

Page 28

Financial Highlights

Page 29

Notes to the Financial Statements

Page 30

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

Page 41

Other Federal Income Tax Information

Page 42

Other Information

Page 43

Approval of Investment Advisory and Subadvisory Agreements

Page 44

Information about the Board of Trustees and Officers

Page 48

This report is submitted for the general information of the shareholder of the Fund. The report is not authorized for distribution to prospective investors in the Fund unless preceded or accompanied by an effective prospectus, which contains details concerning the sales charges and other pertinent information.


AZL® Franklin Templeton Founding Strategy Plus Fund Review (unaudited)

 

Allianz Investment Management LLC serves as the Manager for the AZL® Franklin Templeton Founding Strategy Plus Fund. Franklin Mutual Advisers, LLC serves as Subadviser to the Mutual Shares Strategy, Templeton Global Advisors Limited serves as Subadviser to the Templeton Growth Strategy, and Franklin Advisers Inc. serves as Subadviser to the Franklin Income Strategy and the Templeton Global Bond Strategy.

What factors affected the Fund’s performance during the year ended December 31, 2011?

For the year ended December 31, 2011, the AZL® Franklin Templeton Founding Strategy Plus Fund returned –1.83%. That compared to a 4.98% total return for its benchmark, the Balanced Composite Index, which is comprised of a 60% weighting in the S&P 500 Index1 and a 40% weighting in the Barclays Capital U.S. Aggregate Bond Index2.

The Fund invests in a combination of subportfolios, or strategies, each of which is managed by a Franklin Templeton asset manager. Two of the strategies invest primarily in U.S. and foreign equity securities, one portfolio invests in U.S. stocks and bonds, and the fourth portfolio invests in foreign fixed-income securities. The Fund generally makes equal allocations–approximately 25%–to each of the following four strategies:

 

   

Franklin Mutual Shares Strategy

 

   

Templeton Growth Strategy

 

   

Franklin Income Strategy

 

   

Templeton Global Bond Strategy

U.S. equity markets made a small gain during the year with wide variations among sectors, while international developed and emerging markets declined. Global equity markets reacted to several significant developments, including the European debt crisis, debate over raising the U.S. debt ceiling, geopolitical factors surrounding populist uprisings in the Middle East and North Africa, the aftermath of the earthquake and tsunami in Japan and generally slowing global growth.

In the fixed income markets, U.S. Treasuries performed well due to their perception as a safe haven. The performance of most non-Treasury fixed income sectors dragged because of continued investor uncertainty regarding regulatory reform, increased regulation and mortgage market weakness. Key domestic fixed income sectors contributing to the Fund’s

absolute performance included capital goods, consumer non-cyclical, and consumer cyclical. Sectors detracting from the Fund’s absolute performance included transportation and basic industry.

The Templeton Global Bond Strategy interest rate positioning boosted the Fund’s absolute performance. However, the overall currency positions hurt absolute and relative performance, but its global sovereign credit exposure bolstered returns.*

The Fund’s performance relative to its composite benchmark benefited from stock selection in the consumer discretionary sector, overweighting in health care and underweighting in the materials sector. Nevertheless, financials stocks, including a large U.S.-based banking conglomerate, declined generally due to worries about the European sovereign debt crisis and detracted from absolute results. Furthermore, many investors shunned industrial stocks as global growth began to slow, and a position in a large industrial conglomerate performed poorly, hurting the Fund’s returns.*

Past performance does not guarantee future results.

 

* The Fund’s portfolio composition is subject to change. There is no guarantee that any sectors mentioned will continue to perform well or that securities in such sectors will be held by the Fund in the future. The information contained in this commentary is for informational purposes only and should not be construed as a recommendation to purchase or sell securities in the sector mentioned. The Fund’s holdings and weightings are as of December 31, 2011.
1

The Standard & Poor’s 500 Index (“S&P 500”) is representative of 500 selected common stocks, most of which are listed on the New York Stock Exchange, and is a measure of the U.S. Stock market as a whole.

2 

The Barclays Capital U.S. Aggregate Bond Index is a market value-weighted performance benchmark for investment-grade fixed-rate debt issues, including government, corporate, asset-backed, and mortgage-backed securities, with maturities of at least one year. Investors cannot invest directly in an index.

 

 

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AZL® Franklin Templeton Founding Strategy Plus Fund Review (unaudited)

 

Fund Objective

The Fund’s investment objective is to seek long-term capital appreciation, with income as a secondary goal. This objective may be changed by the Trustees of the Fund without shareholder approval. The Fund seeks to achieve its objective by investing in a combination of subportfolios or strategies.

Investment Concerns

Equity securities (stocks) are more volatile and carry more risk than other forms of investments, including investments in high-grade fixed income securities. The net asset value per share of this Fund will fluctuate as the value of the securities in the portfolio changes.

Small- to mid-capitalization companies typically have a higher risk of failure and historically have experienced a greater degree of volatility.

Investing in derivatives instruments involves risks that may be different from or greater than the risk associated with investing directly in securities or other traditional instruments.

International investing may involve risk of capital loss from unfavorable fluctuations in currency values, from differences in generally accepted accounting principles or from economic or political instability in other nations.

Bonds offer a relatively stable level of income, although bond prices will fluctuate, providing the potential for principal gain or loss. Intermediate-term, higher-quality bonds generally offer less risk than longer-term bonds and a lower rate of return.

Emerging market investing may be subject to additional economic, political, liquidity, and currency risks not associated with more developed countries.

For a complete description of these and other risks associated with investing in a mutual Fund, please refer to the Fund’s prospectus.

Growth of a $10,000 Investment

 

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The chart above represents a comparison of a hypothetical investment in the Fund versus a similar investment in the Fund’s benchmark, as well as the two component indices of the Fund’s benchmark, and represents the reinvestment of dividends and capital gains in the Fund.

Average Annual Total Returns as of December 31, 2011

 

     1
Year
    Since
Inception
(10/23/09)
 

AZL® Franklin Templeton Founding Strategy Plus Fund

     –1.83     4.73

S&P 500 Index

     2.11     9.46

Barclays Capital U.S. Aggregate Bond Index

     7.84     6.66

Balanced Composite Index

     4.98     8.90

Past performance does not guarantee future results. The performance data quoted represents past performance and current returns may be lower or higher. The investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed may be worth more or less than the original cost. To obtain performance information current to the most recent month end, please visit www.Allianzlife.com.

Expense Ratio

 

     Gross  

AZL® Franklin Templeton Founding Strategy Plus Fund

     1.26

The above expense ratios are based on the current Fund prospectus dated May 1, 2011. The Manager and the Fund have entered into a written contract limiting operating expenses, excluding certain expenses (such as interest expense), to 1.20% through April 30, 2013. Additional information pertaining to the December 31, 2011 expense ratios can be found in the financial highlights.

The total return of the Fund does not reflect the effect of any insurance charges, the annual maintenance fee or the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares. Such charges, fees and tax payments would reduce the performance quoted.

The Fund’s performance is measured against a composite index (the “Balanced Composite Index”), which is comprised of 60% of the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index (“S&P 500”) and 40% of the Barclays Capital U.S. Aggregate Bond Index. The S&P 500 is representative of 500 selected common stocks, most of which are listed on the New York Stock Exchange, and is a measure of the U.S. Stock market as a whole. The Barclays Capital U.S. Aggregate Bond Index is a market value-weighted performance benchmark for investment-grade fixed-rate debt issues, including government, corporate, asset-backed, and mortgage-backed securities, with maturities of at least one year. These indices are unmanaged and do not reflect the deduction of fees associated with a mutual fund, such as investment management and fund accounting fees. The Fund’s performance reflects the deduction of fees for services provided to the Fund. Investors cannot invest directly in an index.

 

 

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ALLIANZ VARIABLE INSURANCE PRODUCTS TRUST

AZL Franklin Templeton Founding Strategy Plus Fund

Expense Examples

(Unaudited)

 

As a shareholder of the AZL Franklin Templeton Founding Strategy Plus Fund (the “Fund”), you incur ongoing costs, including management fees, distribution fees, and other Fund expenses. These examples are 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. Please note that the expenses shown in the tables are meant to highlight your ongoing cost only.Therefore, the examples are useful in comparing ongoing cost only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher. Please note that the expenses that apply to subaccounts of the insurance contracts were included, your costs would have been higher.

These examples are based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the periods presented below.

The Actual Expense table below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information below, 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 table under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.

 

    Beginning
Account Value
7/1/11
    Ending
Account Value
12/31/11
    Expense Paid
During Period*
7/1/11 - 12/31/11
    Annualized
Expense Ratio
During Period**
7/1/11 - 12/31/11
 

AZL Franklin Templeton Founding Strategy Plus Fund

  $ 1,000.00      $ 926.00      $ 5.49        1.13

The Hypothetical Expense table below provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year 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 this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of other funds.

 

    Beginning
Account Value
7/1/11
    Ending
Account Value
12/31/11
    Expense Paid
During Period*
7/1/11 - 12/31/11
    Annualized
Expense Ratio
During Period**
7/1/11 - 12/31/11
 

AZL Franklin Templeton Founding Strategy Plus Fund

  $ 1,000.00      $ 1,019.51      $ 5.75        1.13

 

  * Expenses are equal to the average account value times the Fund’s annualized expense ratio multiplied by the number of days in the most recent fiscal half-year divided by the number of days in the fiscal year.
  ** Excludes expense paid indirectly.

Portfolio Composition

(Unaudited)

 

Investments

   Percent of
net assets+
 

Sovereign Bonds

     19.7

Financials

     11.6   

Health Care

     9.5   

Energy

     8.4   

Consumer Discretionary

     8.1   

Unaffiliated Investment Company

     8.1   

Information Technology

     7.6   

Consumer Staples

     7.1   

Industrials

     5.6   

Utilities

     4.7   

Investments

   Percent of
net assets+
 

Materials

     3.5

Telecommunication Services

     3.4   

Securities Held as Collateral for Securities on Loan

     2.7   

Collateralized Mortgage Obligation

     0.1   

Municipal Bonds

     0.1   

U.S. Government Agency

     0.1   
  

 

 

 

Total

     100.3
  

 

 

 
 

 

  + Investments are shown as a percentage of net assets, not total investments. As such the total may not equal 100%. For more information about the investments, please see the Schedule of Portfolio Investments.

 

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ALLIANZ VARIABLE INSURANCE PRODUCTS TRUST

AZL Franklin Templeton Founding Strategy Plus Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

December 31, 2011

 

Shares           Fair
Value
 
     

 

Common Stocks (52.3%):

  

 

Aerospace & Defense (0.9%):

  

  74,880      

BAE Systems plc

   $ 330,093   
  2,670      

Boeing Co. (The)

     195,845   
  2,520      

Embraer SA, ADR

     63,554   
  2,362      

Gencorp, Inc.*

     12,566   
  3,520      

Goodrich Corp.

     435,424   
  22,590      

Raytheon Co.

     1,092,904   
  16,510      

Thales SA

     519,431   
     

 

 

 
        2,649,817   
     

 

 

 

 

Air Freight & Logistics (0.4%):

  

  19,100      

Deutsche Post AG

     293,621   
  2,510      

FedEx Corp.

     209,610   
  13,845      

TNT Express NV

     103,163   
  14,659      

TNT NV

     46,445   
  5,950      

United Parcel Service, Inc., Class B

     435,481   
     

 

 

 
        1,088,320   
     

 

 

 

 

Airlines (0.5%):

  

  58,520      

Deutsche Lufthansa AG, Registered Shares

     695,539   
  308,140      

International Consolidated Airlines Group SA*

     702,165   
     

 

 

 
        1,397,704   
     

 

 

 

 

Auto Components (0.2%):

  

  8,720      

Compagnie Generale DES Establissements Michelin SCA, Class B

     512,572   
     

 

 

 

 

Automobiles (0.7%):

  

  1,698      

Daimler AG, Registered Shares

     74,527   
  26,356      

General Motors Co.*

     534,236   
  207,000      

Mazda Motor Corp.*

     365,213   
  54,600      

Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.

     490,193   
  21,100      

Toyota Motor Corp.

     702,406   
     

 

 

 
        2,166,575   
     

 

 

 

 

Beverages (1.2%):

  

  17,126      

Coca-Cola Enterprises, Inc.

     441,508   
  10,000      

Diageo plc

     218,167   
  20,201      

Dr Pepper Snapple Group, Inc.

     797,535   
  16,133      

PepsiCo, Inc.

     1,070,425   
  12,990      

Pernod Ricard SA

     1,202,160   
     

 

 

 
        3,729,795   
     

 

 

 

 

Biotechnology (1.0%):

  

  42,762      

Amgen, Inc.

     2,745,748   
  58,940      

Savient Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*^

     131,436   
     

 

 

 
        2,877,184   
     

 

 

 

 

Building Products (0.2%):

  

  21,705      

Owens Corning, Inc.*^

     623,368   
     

 

 

 

 

Capital Markets (0.8%):

  

  13,620      

Bank of New York Mellon Corp.

     271,174   
  24,940      

Credit Suisse Group AG, Registered Shares

     585,380   
Shares           Fair
Value
 
     

 

Common Stocks, continued

  

 

Capital Markets, continued

  

  85,127      

Morgan Stanley

   $ 1,287,971   
  72,600      

Nomura Holdings, Inc.

     219,391   
     

 

 

 
        2,363,916   
     

 

 

 

 

Chemicals (0.6%):

  

  15,231      

Akzo Nobel NV^

     732,752   
  4,787      

Linde AG

     712,052   
  10,000      

LyondellBasell Industries NV, Class A

     324,900   
     

 

 

 
        1,769,704   
     

 

 

 

 

Commercial Banks (2.5%):

  

  19,901      

Banco Santander SA

     150,341   
  46,750      

Barclays plc

     126,620   
  9,040      

BNP Paribas SA

     353,857   
  62,420      

Credit Agricole SA

     351,153   
  3,625      

Danske Bank A/S

     46,173   
  47,000      

DBS Group Holdings, Ltd.

     416,455   
  76,092      

HSBC Holdings plc

     576,054   
  38,540      

HSBC Holdings plc

     292,509   
  8,000      

ICICI Bank, Ltd., Sponsored ADR

     211,440   
  449,361      

Intesa Sanpaolo

     746,279   
  20,557      

KB Financial Group, Inc.*

     649,297   
  5,000      

M&T Bank Corp.^

     381,700   
  21,832      

PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.

     1,259,051   
  46,928      

UniCredit SpA

     386,852   
  62,871      

Wells Fargo & Co.

     1,732,725   
     

 

 

 
        7,680,506   
     

 

 

 

 

Commercial Services & Supplies (0.1%):

  

  239,690      

Rentokil Initial plc*

     232,192   
     

 

 

 

 

Communications Equipment (1.2%):

  

  64,810      

Brocade Communications Systems, Inc.*

     336,364   
  128,673      

Cisco Systems, Inc.

     2,326,408   
  10,430      

Motorola Mobility Holdings, Inc.*

     404,684   
  66,150      

Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson, B Shares

     672,318   
     

 

 

 
        3,739,774   
     

 

 

 

 

Computers & Peripherals (0.5%):

  

  33,010      

Dell, Inc.*

     482,936   
  13,170      

Hewlett-Packard Co.

     339,259   
  38,880      

Seagate Technology plc

     637,632   
     

 

 

 
        1,459,827   
     

 

 

 

 

Construction & Engineering (0.0%):

  

  13,760      

Carillion plc

     64,000   
     

 

 

 

 

Construction Materials (0.3%):

  

  51,641      

CRH plc

     1,025,107   
     

 

 

 

 

Consumer Finance (0.3%):

  

  16,300      

American Express Co.

     768,871   
     

 

 

 
 

 

continued

 

4


ALLIANZ VARIABLE INSURANCE PRODUCTS TRUST

AZL Franklin Templeton Founding Strategy Plus Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments, continued

December 31, 2011

 

Shares           Fair
Value
 
     

 

Common Stocks, continued

  

 

Diversified Financial Services (1.7%):

  

  75,870      

Bank of America Corp.

   $ 421,837   
  1,251      

Bond Street Holdings LLC, Class A*(a)

     22,518   
  13,131      

Canary Wharf Group plc*(a)

     48,189   
  9,695      

CIT Group, Inc.*

     338,065   
  41,273      

Citigroup, Inc.

     1,085,893   
  7,222      

Deutsche Boerse AG*

     378,581   
  97,552      

ING Groep NV*

     695,095   
  29,010      

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

     964,582   
  14,730      

NYSE Euronext

     384,453   
  74,639      

UBS AG, Registered Shares*

     886,867   
     

 

 

 
        5,226,080   
     

 

 

 

 

Diversified Telecommunication Services (1.1%):

  

  20,820      

AT&T, Inc.

     629,597   
  4,000      

CenturyTel, Inc.

     148,800   
  7,020      

China Telecom Corp., Ltd., Sponsored ADR^

     401,053   
  40,700      

France Telecom SA

     636,868   
  6,473      

Frontier Communications Corp.^

     33,336   
  343,520      

Singapore Telecommunications, Ltd.

     818,977   
  30,361      

Telefonica SA

     523,901   
  84,310      

Telstra Corp., Ltd.

     286,919   
     

 

 

 
        3,479,451   
     

 

 

 

 

Electric Utilities (1.8%):

  

  5,930      

American Electric Power Co., Inc.

     244,968   
  22,590      

Duke Energy Corp.^

     496,980   
  30,636      

E.ON AG

     658,480   
  11,202      

Entergy Corp.

     818,306   
  19,199      

Exelon Corp.

     832,661   
  4,000      

FirstEnergy Corp.

     177,200   
  15,080      

GDF Suez

     410,085   
  11,750      

NextEra Energy, Inc.

     715,340   
  9,000      

PPL Corp.

     264,780   
  9,722      

Prime ATET&D Holdings No. 1 Pty., Ltd.(a)(b)

       
  8,770      

Progress Energy, Inc.

     491,295   
  10,000      

Southern Co.

     462,900   
     

 

 

 
        5,572,995   
     

 

 

 

 

Electrical Equipment (0.2%):

  

  24,090      

Alstom SA

     726,385   
     

 

 

 

 

Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components (0.4%):

  

  41,590      

Flextronics International, Ltd.*

     235,399   
  31,071      

TE Connectivity, Ltd.

     957,298   
     

 

 

 
        1,192,697   
     

 

 

 

 

Energy Equipment & Services (0.09%):

  

  7,850      

Baker Hughes, Inc.

     381,824   
  6,886      

Ensco plc, Sponsored ADR

     323,091   
  10,290      

Halliburton Co.

     355,108   
  22,980      

Noble Corp.

     694,456   
Shares           Fair
Value
 
     

 

Common Stocks, continued

  

 

Energy Equipment & Services, continued

  

  1,500      

Schlumberger, Ltd.

   $ 102,465   
  17,354      

Transocean, Ltd.

     666,220   
  6,000      

Weatherford International, Ltd.*

     87,840   
     

 

 

 
        2,611,004   
     

 

 

 

 

Food & Staples Retailing (1.9%):

  

  74,951      

CVS Caremark Corp.

     3,056,502   
  44,965      

Kroger Co. (The)

     1,089,052   
  134,760      

Tesco plc

     843,443   
  10,438      

Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.

     623,775   
     

 

 

 
        5,612,772   
     

 

 

 

 

Food Products (0.9%):

  

  62,652      

Cable & Wireless Communications plc

     37,071   
  20,176      

General Mills, Inc.

     815,312   
  47,733      

Kraft Foods, Inc., Class A

     1,783,305   
  2,220      

Nestle SA, Registered Shares

     127,497   
     

 

 

 
        2,763,185   
     

 

 

 

 

Gas Utilities (0.0%):

  

  2,870      

AGL Resources, Inc.

     121,286   
     

 

 

 

 

Health Care Equipment & Supplies (0.9%):

  

  94,179      

Boston Scientific Corp.*

     502,916   
  57,014      

Medtronic, Inc.

     2,180,785   
     

 

 

 
        2,683,701   
     

 

 

 

 

Health Care Providers & Services (0.6%):

  

  5,536      

Community Health Systems, Inc.*

     96,603   
  10,899      

Coventry Health Care, Inc.*

     331,003   
  5,440      

Quest Diagnostics, Inc.

     315,846   
  29,117      

Tenet Healthcare Corp.*

     149,370   
  20,588      

UnitedHealth Group, Inc.

     1,043,400   
     

 

 

 
        1,936,222   
     

 

 

 

 

Household Durables (0.1%):

  

  21,380      

D.R. Horton, Inc.^

     269,602   
  18,737      

Persimmon plc

     136,172   
     

 

 

 
        405,774   
     

 

 

 

 

Independent Power Producers & Energy Traders (0.2%):

  

  30,629      

NRG Energy, Inc.*

     554,997   
     

 

 

 

 

Industrial Conglomerates (1.2%):

  

  242,000      

Citic Pacific, Ltd.

     433,902   
  98,120      

General Electric Co.

     1,757,329   
  49,230      

Koninklijke Philips Electronics NV

     1,031,519   
  6,574      

Orkla ASA

     48,948   
  3,940      

Siemens AG

     376,779   
     

 

 

 
        3,648,477   
     

 

 

 
 

 

continued

 

5


ALLIANZ VARIABLE INSURANCE PRODUCTS TRUST

AZL Franklin Templeton Founding Strategy Plus Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments, continued

December 31, 2011

 

Shares           Fair
Value
 
     

 

Common Stocks, continued

  

 

Insurance (2.3%):

  

  20,997      

ACE, Ltd.

   $ 1,472,310   
  139,200      

AIA Group, Ltd.

     433,879   
  883      

Alleghany Corp.*^

     251,911   
  32,150      

American International Group, Inc.*

     745,880   
  48,053      

AXA SA

     619,206   
  3,604      

CNO Financial Group, Inc.*

     22,741   
  15,246      

MetLife, Inc.

     475,370   
  4,840      

Muenchener Rueckversicherungs-Gesellschaft AG, Registered Shares

     593,600   
  8,188      

Old Republic International Corp.^

     75,903   
  19,114      

QBE Insurance Group, Ltd.

     253,012   
  4,760      

RenaissanceRe Holdings, Ltd.

     354,001   
  13,810      

Swiss Re AG*

     703,549   
  980      

White Mountains Insurance Group, Ltd.

     444,391   
  1,971      

Zurich Financial Services AG

     445,224   
     

 

 

 
        6,890,977   
     

 

 

 

 

Internet Software & Services (0.2%):

  

  1,160      

Google, Inc., Class A*

     749,244   
     

 

 

 

 

Leisure Equipment & Products (0.1%):

  

  15,868      

Mattel, Inc.

     440,496   
     

 

 

 

 

Life Sciences Tools & Services (0.1%):

  

  3,100      

Lonza Group AG, Registered Shares

     182,477   
     

 

 

 

 

Machinery (0.4%):

  

  1,650      

Caterpillar, Inc.

     149,490   
  3,788      

Federal Signal Corp.*

     15,720   
  17,446      

Oshkosh Corp.*

     372,996   
  7,972      

Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.

     538,907   
     

 

 

 
        1,077,113   
     

 

 

 

 

Marine (0.4%):

  

  120      

A.P. Moller - Maersk A/S, Class B

     789,778   
  13,450      

Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc.*^

     420,716   
     

 

 

 
        1,210,494   
     

 

 

 

 

Media (3.3%):

  

  61,652      

British Sky Broadcasting Group plc

     700,438   
  54,210      

Comcast Corp., Special Class A

     1,277,188   
  3,910      

Comcast Corp., Class A

     92,706   
  132,825      

News Corp., Class A

     2,369,598   
  10,276      

News Corp., Class B

     186,818   
  47,530      

Reed Elsevier NV

     552,740   
  28,648      

Time Warner Cable, Inc.

     1,821,153   
  14,330      

Time Warner, Inc.

     517,886   
  36,180      

Viacom, Inc., Class B

     1,642,934   
Shares           Fair
Value
 
     

 

Common Stocks, continued

  

 

Media, continued

  

  21,550      

Vivendi

   $ 470,403   
  6,700      

Walt Disney Co. (The)

     251,250   
     

 

 

 
        9,883,114   
     

 

 

 

 

Metals & Mining (0.7%):

  

  3,000      

AngloGold Ashanti, Ltd., Sponsored ADR

     127,350   
  148,437      

Aviva plc

     688,951   
  5,000      

Barrick Gold Corp.

     226,250   
  2,000      

Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold, Inc.

     73,580   
  1,000      

Nucor Corp.

     39,570   
  1,152      

POSCO

     381,799   
  24,164      

ThyssenKrupp AG

     553,075   
     

 

 

 
        2,090,575   
     

 

 

 

 

Multi-Utilities (0.9%):

  

  9,270      

Dominion Resources, Inc.

     492,051   
  21,020      

PG&E Corp.

     866,444   
  12,060      

Public Service Enterprise Group, Inc.

     398,101   
  11,070      

Sempra Energy

     608,850   
  3,650      

TECO Energy, Inc.

     69,861   
  12,390      

Xcel Energy, Inc.

     342,460   
     

 

 

 
        2,777,767   
     

 

 

 

 

Multiline Retail (0.5%):

  

  8,890      

Kohl’s Corp.

     438,721   
  77,970      

Marks & Spencer Group plc

     376,072   
  12,880      

Target Corp.

     659,714   
     

 

 

 
        1,474,507   
     

 

 

 

 

Office Electronics (0.5%):

  

  41,100      

Konica Minolta Holdings, Inc.

     306,128   
  157,160      

Xerox Corp.

     1,250,994   
     

 

 

 
        1,557,122   
     

 

 

 

 

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels (5.6%):

  

  2,000      

Alpha Natural Resources, Inc.*

     40,860   
  10,440      

Apache Corp.

     945,655   
  183,601      

BP plc

     1,309,051   
  18,160      

BP plc, Sponsored ADR

     776,158   
  29,300      

Canadian Oil Sands Trust

     668,851   
  10,660      

Chevron Corp.

     1,134,224   
  8,650      

ConocoPhillips

     630,326   
  21,515      

El Paso Corp.

     571,654   
  31,256      

Eni SpA

     645,533   
  10,000      

Exxon Mobil Corp.

     847,600   
  52,398      

Marathon Oil Corp.

     1,533,690   
  15,674      

Marathon Petroleum Corp.

     521,787   
  10,370      

Murphy Oil Corp.

     578,024   
  50,940      

OAO Gazprom, Sponsored GDR

     544,090   
  9,010      

Petroleo Brasileiro SA, Sponsored ADR

     211,645   
 

 

continued

 

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AZL Franklin Templeton Founding Strategy Plus Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments, continued

December 31, 2011

 

Shares           Fair
Value
 
     

 

Common Stocks, continued

  

 

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels, continued

  

  34,472      

Royal Dutch Shell plc, A Shares(a)(b)

   $   
  38,349      

Royal Dutch Shell plc, A Shares

     1,395,148   
  330      

Royal Dutch Shell plc, A Shares

     12,129   
  32,218      

Royal Dutch Shell plc, B Shares

     1,225,857   
  6,140      

Royal Dutch Shell plc, ADR

     448,773   
  3,300      

Spectra Energy Corp.

     101,475   
  19,938      

StatoilHydro ASA

     510,889   
  43,300      

Talisman Energy, Inc.

     551,825   
  16,820      

Total SA

     858,407   
  23,186      

Williams Cos., Inc. (The)

     765,602   
     

 

 

 
        16,829,253   
     

 

 

 

 

Paper & Forest Products (0.6%):

  

  4,464      

Domtar Corp.

     356,941   
  39,927      

International Paper Co.

     1,181,839   
  4,589      

MeadWestvaco Corp.

     137,441   
     

 

 

 
        1,676,221   
     

 

 

 

 

Pharmaceuticals (5.6%):

  

  5,970      

Abbott Laboratories

     335,693   
  25,306      

Eli Lilly & Co.

     1,051,718   
  48,190      

GlaxoSmithKline plc

     1,098,645   
  12,482      

Hospira, Inc.*^

     379,078   
  12,500      

Johnson & Johnson Co.

     819,750   
  121,654      

Merck & Co., Inc.

     4,586,356   
  6,860      

Merck KGaA

     683,809   
  2,560      

Novartis AG, Registered Shares

     146,290   
  179,008      

Pfizer, Inc.

     3,873,733   
  14,320      

Roche Holding AG

     2,422,538   
  16,620      

Sanofi-Aventis

     1,215,957   
  11,530      

Teva Pharmaceutical Industries, Ltd., Sponsored ADR

     465,351   
     

 

 

 
        17,078,918   
     

 

 

 

 

Professional Services (0.3%):

  

  1,970      

Adecco SA, Registered Shares

     82,131   
  24,750      

Hays plc

     24,518   
  24,750      

Randstad Holding NV

     728,482   
     

 

 

 
        835,131   
     

 

 

 

 

Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) (0.1%):

  

  376      

Alexander’s, Inc.

     139,131   
  28,600      

Westfield Retail Trust

     72,740   
     

 

 

 
        211,871   
     

 

 

 

 

Real Estate Management & Development (0.1%):

  

  22,000      

Cheung Kong Holdings, Ltd.

     260,684   
  3,700      

Forestar Group, Inc.*

     55,981   
  8,240      

Swire Pacific, Ltd., Class A

     99,220   
     

 

 

 
        415,885   
     

 

 

 

 

Road & Rail (0.2%):

  

  9,860      

East Japan Railway Co.

     627,568   
     

 

 

 

 

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment (0.9%):

  

  43,000      

Intel Corp.

     1,042,750   
  1,053      

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

     967,460   
Shares           Fair
Value
 
     

 

Common Stocks, continued

  

 

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment, continued

  

  262,000      

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.

   $ 655,443   
     

 

 

 
        2,665,653   
     

 

 

 

 

Software (1.8%):

  

  2,010      

Check Point Software Technologies, Ltd.*^

     105,605   
  108,522      

Microsoft Corp.

     2,817,231   
  5,717      

Nintendo Co., Ltd.

     788,333   
  24,440      

Oracle Corp.

     626,886   
  12,060      

SAP AG

     637,576   
  36,164      

Symantec Corp.*

     565,967   
     

 

 

 
        5,541,598   
     

 

 

 

 

Specialty Retail (0.3%):

  

  4,890      

Home Depot, Inc.

     205,576   
  147,370      

Kingfisher plc

     572,825   
  670      

USS Co., Ltd.

     60,567   
     

 

 

 
        838,968   
     

 

 

 

 

Tobacco (2.4%):

  

  44,586      

Altria Group, Inc.

     1,321,975   
  46,095      

British American Tobacco plc

     2,185,196   
  48,826      

Imperial Tobacco Group plc

     1,845,258   
  6,722      

Lorillard, Inc.

     766,308   
  9,599      

Philip Morris International, Inc.

     753,329   
  10,937      

Reynolds American, Inc.

     453,011   
     

 

 

 
        7,325,077   
     

 

 

 

 

Trading Companies & Distributors (0.1%):

  

  15,900      

ITOCHU Corp.

     161,267   
  6,270      

Wolseley plc

     206,619   
     

 

 

 
        367,886   
     

 

 

 

 

Wireless Telecommunication Services (1.6%):

  

  36,000      

China Mobile, Ltd.

     351,010   
  4,760      

SK Telecom Co., Ltd., ADR

     64,784   
  275,520      

Sprint Nextel Corp.*

     644,717   
  38,060      

Turkcell Iletisim Hizmetleri AS, Sponsored ADR*

     447,586   
  1,156,259      

Vodafone Group plc

     3,209,569   
     

 

 

 
        4,717,666   
     

 

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks (Cost $163,531,430)

     158,149,839   
     

 

 

 

 

Preferred Stocks (0.1%):

  

 

Diversified Financial Services (0.0%):

  

  6,800      

GMAC Capital Trust I,
Series 2,
0.51%, Callable
2/15/16 @ 25

     131,512   
     

 

 

 

 

Metals & Mining (0.1%):

  

  9,730      

Vale SA, Sponsored ADR, Preferred Shares, 0.30%,

     200,438   
     

 

 

 

 

Total Preferred Stocks (Cost $440,934)

     331,950   
     

 

 

 
 

 

continued

 

7


ALLIANZ VARIABLE INSURANCE PRODUCTS TRUST

AZL Franklin Templeton Founding Strategy Plus Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments, continued

December 31, 2011

 

Shares or
Principal
Amount
          Fair
Value
 
     

 

Equity Linked Notes (0.2%):

  

 

Capital Markets (0.1%):

  

$ 5,000      

UBS AG into Newmont Mining Corp., 8.00%,*(c)

   $ 304,050   
     

 

 

 

 

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels (0.1%):

  

  10,000      

Deutsche Bank AG into Chesapeake Energy Corp., 8.50%,(c)

     229,130   
     

 

 

 

 

Total Equity Linked Notes (Cost $624,200)

     533,180   
     

 

 

 

 

Convertible Preferred Stocks (0.7%):

  

 

Automobiles (0.1%):

  

  6,000      

General Motors Co.,
Series B, 0.59%,

     205,500   
     

 

 

 

 

Commercial Banks (0.0%):

  

  116      

Wells Fargo & Co.,
Series L, Class A, 18.75%,

     122,380   
     

 

 

 

 

Diversified Financial Services (0.2%):

  

  800      

Bank of America Corp.,
Series L, 18.13%,

     630,416   
  1,500      

Citigroup, Inc., 1.88%,

     121,875   
     

 

 

 
        752,291   
     

 

 

 

 

Insurance (0.1%):

  

  4,200      

MetLife, Inc., 0.94%,

     258,804   
     

 

 

 

 

Metals & Mining (0.1%):

  

  7,000      

AngloGold Ashanti Holdings Plc, 0.75%,

     334,110   
     

 

 

 

 

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels (0.2%):

  

  100      

Chesapeake Energy Corp.,
Series A, 5.75%,(c)

     98,000   
  3,500      

SandRidge Energy, Inc.,
7.00%,(d)

     416,937   
     

 

 

 
        514,937   
     

 

 

 

 

Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) (0.0%):

  

  2,500      

FelCor Lodging Trust, Inc.,
Series A, 0.49%,

     55,391   
     

 

 

 

 
 

Total Convertible Preferred Stocks
(Cost $2,382,563)

     2,243,413   
     

 

 

 

 

Convertible Bonds (0.3%):

  

 

Construction Materials (0.2%):

  

$ 455,000      

Cemex SAB de C.V.,
3.25%, 3/15/16(c)

     296,319   
  300,000      

Cemex SAB de C.V.,
3.75%, 3/15/18(c)

     194,625   
     

 

 

 
        490,944   
     

 

 

 

 

Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) (0.0%):

  

  97,000      

iStar Financial, Inc.,
0.87%, 10/1/12(e)

     87,300   
     

 

 

 
Principal
Amount
          Fair
Value
 
     

 

Convertible Bonds, continued

  

 

Real Estate Management & Development (0.1%):

  

$ 500,000      

Forest City Enterprises, Inc.,
4.25%, 8/15/18(c)

   $ 436,250   
     

 

 

 

 

Total Convertible Bonds (Cost $1,344,321)

     1,014,494   
     

 

 

 

 

Floating Rate Loans (2.1%):

  

 

Automobiles (0.2%):

  

  698,250      

Chrysler Group LLC,
Tranche B Term Loan,
6.00%, 5/24/17(e)

     659,323   
     

 

 

 

 

Electric Utilities (0.3%):

  

  1,606,986      

Texas Competitive Electric Holdings Co. LLC,
4.78%, 10/10/17(e)

     1,014,120   
     

 

 

 

 

Food & Staples Retailing (0.2%):

  

  500,000      

BJ’s Wholesale Club, Inc.,
1st Lien Term Loan B,
7.00%, 9/29/18(e)

     500,890   
     

 

 

 

 

Independent Power Producers & Energy Traders (0.3%):

  

  349,125      

Dynegy Midwest Generation LLC, Term Loan B,
9.25%, 8/5/16(e)

     350,598   
  648,375      

Dynegy Power LLC,
Term Loan,
9.25%, 8/5/16(e)

     655,397   
     

 

 

 
        1,005,995   
     

 

 

 

 

IT Services (0.1%):

  

  498,750      

Go Daddy Operating Co., LLC, Initial Term Loan,
7.00%, 9/28/18(e)

     498,127   
     

 

 

 

 

Media (0.5%):

  

  54,885      

Clear Channel Communications, Inc.,
Tranche C,
3.95%, 1/19/16(e)

     39,243   
  53,000      

Clear Channel Communications, Inc.,
Delayed Draw Term Loan 2, 3.95%, 1/29/16(e)

     37,876   
  354,000      

Clear Channel Communications, Inc.,
Tranche B,
3.95%, 1/29/16(e)

     261,224   
  1,000,000      

Cumulus Media Holdings, Inc., 2nd Lien Term Loan,
7.50%, 9/16/18(e)

     971,250   
  33,000      

Tribune Co.,
, 6/4/14(f)

     18,628   
  223,000      

Tribune Co.,
Tranche B Term Loan,
6/4/14(f)

     129,804   
     

 

 

 
        1,458,025   
     

 

 

 
 

 

continued

 

8


ALLIANZ VARIABLE INSURANCE PRODUCTS TRUST

AZL Franklin Templeton Founding Strategy Plus Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments, continued

December 31, 2011

 

Principal
Amount
          Fair
Value
 
     

 

Floating Rate Loans, continued

  

 

Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) (0.2%):

  

$ 35,321      

iStar Financial, Inc.,
5.00%, 6/28/13(e)

   $ 35,039   
  526,000      

iStar Financial, Inc.,
Term Loan A2,
7.00%, 6/30/14(e)

     507,264   
     

 

 

 
        542,303   
     

 

 

 

 

Real Estate Management & Development (0.1%):

  

  11,358      

Realogy Corp., Synthetic LC Facility,
4.40%, 10/10/13(e)

     10,542   
  166,143      

Realogy Corp.,
4.69%, 10/10/16(e)

     147,678   
  50,000      

Realogy Corp.,
13.32%, 10/15/17(e)

     50,000   
     

 

 

 
        208,220   
     

 

 

 

 

Software (0.2%):

  

  500,000      

Sophia LP / Sophia FInance, Inc., 7.00%, 7/31/18(e)

     499,690   
     

 

 

 

 

Total Floating Rate Loans (Cost $6,722,583)

     6,386,693   
     

 

 

 

 

Collateralized Mortgage Obligation (0.1%):

  

  477,662      

Banc of America Large Loan, Inc., Series 2010, Class HLTN, 2.03%, 11/15/13(c)(e)

     431,599   
     

 

 

 

 
 

Total Collateralized Mortgage Obligations
(Cost $437,223)

     431,599   
     

 

 

 

 

Corporate Bonds (11.2%):

  

 

Airlines (0.2%):

  

  900,000      

American Airlines, Inc.,
7.50%, 3/15/16, Callable 3/15/13 @ 105.62(c)(f)

     643,500   
     

 

 

 

 

Auto Components (0.1%):

  

  300,000      

Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co., 8.25%, 8/15/20, Callable 8/15/15 @ 104.13^

     327,000   
  100,000      

United Rentals (North America), Inc.,
8.38%, 9/15/20, Callable 9/15/15 @ 104.19^

     97,500   
     

 

 

 
        424,500   
     

 

 

 

 

Chemicals (0.1%):

  

  100,000      

Hexion US Finance Corp./ Hexion Nova Scotia Finance ULC, 8.88%, 2/1/18, Callable 2/1/14 @ 104.44

     93,750   
  100,000      

Kerling plc,
10.63%, 2/1/17, Callable 2/1/14 @ 105.31(c)

     114,528   
     

 

 

 
        208,278   
     

 

 

 
Principal
Amount
          Fair
Value
 
     

 

Corporate Bonds, continued

  

 

Commercial Banks (0.2%):

  

$ 500,000      

M&T Bank Corp.,
Series D, 6.88%, 12/29/49, Callable 6/15/16 @ 100(c)

   $ 494,785   
     

 

 

 

 

Computers & Peripherals (0.5%):

  

  1,200,000      

CDW LLC / CDW Finance Corp., 8.50%, 4/1/19, Callable 4/1/15 @ 104.25

     1,209,000   
  150,000      

SunGard Data Systems, Inc., 7.63%, 11/15/20, Callable 11/15/15 @ 103.81

     154,125   
  47,520      

Vanguard Health Systems, Inc., 10.90%, 2/1/16, Callable 2/1/13 @ 77.52

     29,700   
     

 

 

 
        1,392,825   
     

 

 

 

 

Construction Materials (0.2%):

  

  500,000      

Vulcan Materials Co.,
7.50%, 6/15/21^

     540,000   
     

 

 

 

 

Containers & Packaging (0.3%):

  

  50,000      

Berry Plastics Corp.,
9.75%, 1/15/21, Callable 1/15/16 @ 104.88

     49,875   
  400,000      

Building Materials Corp.,
6.75%, 5/1/21, Callable 5/1/16 @ 103.38(c)

     420,000   
  300,000      

Sealed Air Corp.,
8.13%, 9/15/19, Callable 9/15/15 @ 104.06(c)

     328,500   
  100,000      

Sealed Air Corp.,
8.38%, 9/15/21, Callable 9/15/16 @ 104.19^(c)

     110,500   
     

 

 

 
        908,875   
     

 

 

 

 

Diversified Consumer Services (0.1%):

  

  200,000      

Visant Corp.,
10.00%, 10/1/17, Callable 10/1/13 @ 107.50

     183,000   
     

 

 

 

 

Diversified Financial Services (1.0%):

  

  82,000      

Capmark Financial Group, Inc., Series B,
9.00%, 9/30/15, Callable 2/6/12 @ 100(e)

     83,025   
  473      

CIT Group, Inc.,
7.00%, 5/1/15, Callable 1/1/12 @ 100

     474   
  391,000      

CIT Group, Inc.,
7.00%, 5/4/15, Callable 1/1/12 @ 100(c)

     391,489   
  991      

CIT Group, Inc.,
7.00%, 5/1/16, Callable 1/1/12 @ 100

     991   
 

 

continued

 

9


ALLIANZ VARIABLE INSURANCE PRODUCTS TRUST

AZL Franklin Templeton Founding Strategy Plus Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments, continued

December 31, 2011

 

Principal
Amount
          Fair
Value
 
     

 

Corporate Bonds, continued

  

 

Diversified Financial Services, continued

  

$ 1,080,000      

CIT Group, Inc.,
7.00%, 5/2/16, Callable 1/1/12 @ 100(c)

   $ 1,078,650   
  296      

CIT Group, Inc.,
7.00%, 5/1/17, Callable 1/1/12 @ 100

     296   
  1,150,000      

CIT Group, Inc.,
7.00%, 5/2/17, Callable 1/1/12 @ 100(c)

     1,148,562   
  250,000      

JPMorgan Chase & Co.,
Series 1, 7.90%, 4/29/49, Callable 4/30/18 @ 100(e)

     266,173   
     

 

 

 
        2,969,660   
     

 

 

 

 

Diversified Telecommunication Services (0.1%):

  

  50,000      

Cequel Communications
Holdings I LLC,
8.63%, 11/15/17, Callable 11/15/12 @ 106.47(c)

     53,000   
  100,000      

Frontier Communications Corp., 8.50%, 4/15/20^

     102,375   
     

 

 

 
        155,375   
     

 

 

 

 

Electric Utilities (0.4%):

  

  1,165,000      

Texas Competitive Electric Holdings Co. LLC,
Series A, 10.25%, 11/1/15, Callable 2/9/12 @ 105.13(f)

     413,575   
  781,000      

Texas Competitive Electric Holdings Co. LLC,
11.50%, 10/1/20, Callable 4/1/16 @ 105.75(c)

     662,874   
  134,000      

Texas Competitive Electric Holdings Co. LLC,
Series B, 15.00%, 4/1/21, Callable 10/1/15 @ 107.50

     73,700   
  12,551      

Texas Competitive Electric Holdings Co. LLC, PIK,
10.50%, 11/1/16, Callable 11/1/12 @ 105.25(f)

     4,487   
     

 

 

 
        1,154,636   
     

 

 

 

 

Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components (0.2%):

  

  500,000      

Sanmina-SCI Corp.,
7.00%, 5/15/19, Callable 5/15/14 @ 105.25^(c)

     487,500   
     

 

 

 

 

Energy Equipment & Services (0.2%):

  

  100,000      

Antero Resources Finance Corp., 9.38%, 12/1/17, Callable 12/1/13 @ 104.69

     108,000   
  300,000      

Antero Resources Finance Corp., 7.25%, 8/1/19, Callable 8/1/14 @ 105.44(c)

     307,500   
Principal
Amount
          Fair
Value
 
     

 

Corporate Bonds, continued

  

 

Energy Equipment & Services, continued

  

$ 100,000      

Green Field Energy Services, Inc., 13.00%, 11/15/16, Callable 11/15/14 @ 109.75(c)

   $ 97,000   
     

 

 

 
        512,500   
     

 

 

 

 

Food & Staples Retailing (0.1%):

  

  81,000      

Rite Aid Corp.,
8.63%, 3/1/15, Callable 3/1/12 @ 102.16

     78,165   
  104,000      

Rite Aid Corp.,
9.38%, 12/15/15, Callable 6/15/12 @ 102.34

     100,360   
     

 

 

 
        178,525   
     

 

 

 

 

Food Products (0.1%):

  

  200,000      

Dean Foods Co.,
9.75%, 12/15/18, Callable 12/15/14 @ 104.88^

     213,000   
  135,000      

Supervalu, Inc.,
8.00%, 5/1/16^

     139,387   
     

 

 

 
        352,387   
     

 

 

 

 

Health Care Providers & Services (1.3%):

  

  282,000      

Community Health Systems, Inc., 8.88%, 7/15/15, Callable 7/15/12 @ 102.22

     291,165   
  399,000      

HCA, Inc.,
6.50%, 2/15/16

     404,985   
  900,000      

HCA, Inc.,
6.50%, 2/15/20

     933,750   
  50,000      

HCA, Inc.,
7.88%, 2/15/20, Callable 8/15/14 @ 103.94^

     54,000   
  800,000      

HCA, Inc.,
7.50%, 2/15/22^

     818,000   
  100,000      

Health Management Associates, Inc.,
7.38%, 1/15/20, Callable 1/15/16 @ 103.69(c)

     104,000   
  100,000      

Kinetic Concepts, Inc./KCI USA, Inc.,
10.50%, 11/1/18, Callable 11/1/15 @ 105.25(c)

     98,000   
  300,000      

Mylan, Inc.,
6.00%, 11/15/18, Callable 11/15/14 @ 103(c)

     308,625   
  500,000      

Tenet Healthcare Corp.,
9.25%, 2/1/15

     525,625   
  50,000      

Vanguard Health Holding LLC/Vanguard Health Holding, Inc., 8.00%, 2/1/18, Callable
2/1/14 @ 104

     49,625   
 

 

continued

 

10


ALLIANZ VARIABLE INSURANCE PRODUCTS TRUST

AZL Franklin Templeton Founding Strategy Plus Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments, continued

December 31, 2011

 

Principal
Amount
          Fair
Value
 
     

 

Corporate Bonds, continued

  

 

Health Care Providers & Services, continued

  

$ 300,000      

Vanguard Health Holding LLC/Vanguard Health Holding, Inc., 7.75%, 2/1/19, Callable
2/1/14 @ 105.81

   $ 288,000   
     

 

 

 
        3,875,775   
     

 

 

 

 

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure (0.5%):

  

  100,000      

CityCenter Holdings LLC/ CityCenter Finance Corp.,
7.63%, 1/15/16, Callable 1/15/14 @ 103.81(c)

     102,500   
  422,233      

CityCenter Holdings LLC/ CityCenter Finance Corp., PIK, 10.75%, 1/15/17, Callable 1/15/14 @ 105.38(c)

     435,428   
  500,000      

ClubCorp Club Operations, Inc., 10.00%, 12/1/18, Callable 12/1/14 @ 105

     480,000   
  500,000      

MGM Resorts International,
10.00%, 11/1/16^

     525,000   
     

 

 

 
        1,542,928   
     

 

 

 

 

Independent Power Producers & Energy Traders (0.5%):

  

  200,000      

Calpine Corp.,
7.88%, 7/31/20, Callable 7/31/15 @ 103.94(c)

     215,500   
  250,000      

Calpine Corp.,
7.50%, 2/15/21, Callable 11/1/15 @ 103.75(c)

     267,500   
  500,000      

Calpine Corp.,
7.88%, 1/15/23, Callable 1/15/17 @ 103.94(c)

     537,500   
  410,000      

Dynegy Holdings, Inc.,
7.50%, 6/1/15(f)

     270,600   
  50,000      

Dynegy Holdings, Inc.,
8.38%, 5/1/16(f)

     33,250   
  170,000      

Dynegy Holdings, Inc.,
7.75%, 6/1/19(f)

     111,350   
  120,000      

NRG Energy, Inc.,
7.38%, 1/15/17, Callable 1/15/12 @ 103.69

     124,500   
  115,000      

RRI Energy, Inc.,
7.88%, 6/15/17

     110,975   
     

 

 

 
        1,671,175   
     

 

 

 

 

Internet Software & Services (0.4%):

  

  25,000      

CDW LLC/CDW Finance Corp., 11.00%, 10/12/15, Callable 2/9/12 @ 105.50

     26,250   
  250,000      

CDW LLC/CDW Finance Corp., 12.54%, 10/12/17, Callable 10/15/12 @ 106.27

     251,250   
Principal
Amount
          Fair
Value
 
     

 

Corporate Bonds, continued

  

 

Internet Software & Services, continued

  

$ 58,808      

First Data Corp.,
10.55%, 9/24/15, Callable 2/6/12 @ 105.28

   $ 56,088   
  47,000      

First Data Corp.,
11.25%, 3/31/16, Callable 2/9/12 @ 105.62^

     39,010   
  389,000      

First Data Corp.,
8.25%, 1/15/21, Callable 1/15/16 @ 104.13(c)

     348,155   
  600,000      

First Data Corp.,
12.63%, 1/15/21, Callable 1/15/16 @ 112.62(c)

     522,000   
  30,000      

First Data Corp., PIK,
9.88%, 9/24/15, Callable 2/9/12 @ 104.94

     28,200   
  141,000      

First Data Corp., PIK,
8.75%, 1/15/22, Callable 1/15/16 @ 104.38(c)

     121,260   
     

 

 

 
        1,392,213   
     

 

 

 

 

IT Services (0.1%):

  

  200,000      

Sterling Merger, Inc.,
11.00%, 10/1/19, Callable 10/1/15 @ 105.50(c)

     195,000   
     

 

 

 

 

Machinery (0.4%):

  

  245,000      

Aviation Capital Group,
6.75%, 4/6/21(c)

     230,834   
  500,000      

Dynacast International LLC/Dynacast Finance, Inc.,
9.25%, 7/15/19, Callable 7/15/15 @ 104.63(c)

     470,000   
  400,000      

Manitowoc Co., Inc.,
9.50%, 2/15/18, Callable 2/15/14 @ 104.75^

     426,000   
  100,000      

RBS Global & Rexnord Corp., 8.50%, 5/1/18, Callable 5/1/14 @ 104.25

     106,000   
     

 

 

 
        1,232,834   
     

 

 

 

 

Media (1.3%):

  

  325,000      

Cablevision Systems Corp.,
8.63%, 9/15/17

     359,938   
  100,000      

Cablevision Systems Corp.,
7.75%, 4/15/18

     106,000   
  100,000      

Cablevision Systems Corp.,
8.00%, 4/15/20

     107,250   
  1,000,000      

CCO Holdings LLC/CCO Holdings Capital Corp.,
7.00%, 1/15/19, Callable 1/15/14 @ 105.25

     1,042,500   
 

 

continued

 

11


ALLIANZ VARIABLE INSURANCE PRODUCTS TRUST

AZL Franklin Templeton Founding Strategy Plus Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments, continued

December 31, 2011

 

Principal
Amount
          Fair
Value
 
     

 

Corporate Bonds, continued

  

 

Media, continued

  

$ 500,000      

CCO Holdings LLC / CCO Holdings Capital Corp.,
6.50%, 4/30/21, Callable 4/30/15 @ 104.88

   $ 506,250   
  837,000      

Clear Channel Communications, Inc.,
9.00%, 3/1/21, Callable
3/1/16 @ 104.50

     696,802   
  112,000      

Clear Channel Communications, Inc., PIK,
11.00%, 8/1/16, Callable 8/1/12 @ 105.50

     70,560   
  1,000,000      

CSC Holdings LLC,
6.75%, 11/15/21(c)

     1,052,500   
     

 

 

 
        3,941,800   
     

 

 

 

 

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels (1.4%):

  

  100,000      

ATP Oil & Gas Corp.,
11.88%, 5/1/15, Callable 5/1/13 @ 111.88

     65,750   
  345,000      

Chesapeake Energy Corp.,
6.50%, 8/15/17

     367,425   
  200,000      

Chesapeake Energy Corp.,
6.88%, 8/15/18, Callable 8/15/13 @ 105.16^

     214,000   
  200,000      

Chesapeake Energy Corp.,
7.25%, 12/15/18^

     221,000   
  200,000      

Energy Transfer Equity LP,
7.50%, 10/15/20

     218,500   
  500,000      

Energy XXI Gulf Coast, Inc.,
9.25%, 12/15/17, Callable 12/15/14 @ 104.63

     542,500   
  400,000      

EXCO Resources, Inc.,
7.50%, 9/15/18, Callable 9/15/14 @ 103.75

     378,000   
  100,000      

Linn Energy LLC / Linn Energy Finance Corp.,
8.63%, 4/15/20, Callable 4/15/15 @ 104.31

     108,500   
  500,000      

Peabody Energy Corp.,
6.25%, 11/15/21(c)

     517,500   
  600,000      

Plains Exploration & Production Co.,
6.75%, 2/1/22, Callable
2/1/17 @ 103.38

     628,500   
  135,000      

SandRidge Energy, Inc.,
4.00%, 4/1/14, Callable 2/9/12 @ 101(e)

     131,197   
  65,000      

SandRidge Energy, Inc.,
8.00%, 6/1/18, Callable 6/1/13 @ 104(c)

     65,650   
  500,000      

SandRidge Energy, Inc.,
8.75%, 1/15/20, Callable 1/15/15 @ 104.38

     516,250   
Principal
Amount
          Fair
Value
 
     

 

Corporate Bonds, continued

  

 

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels, continued

  

$ 400,000      

W & T Offshore, Inc.,
8.50%, 6/15/19, Callable 6/15/15 @ 104.25(c)

   $ 414,000   
     

 

 

 
        4,388,772   
     

 

 

 

 

Pharmaceuticals (0.0%):

  

  100,000      

Grifols, Inc.,
8.25%, 2/1/18, Callable
2/1/14 @ 106.19

     105,000   
     

 

 

 

 

Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) (0.1%):

  

  155,000      

FelCor Lodging LP,
10.00%, 10/1/14

     169,725   
  55,000      

iStar Financial, Inc.,
8.63%, 6/1/13

     50,875   
     

 

 

 
        220,600   
     

 

 

 

 

Real Estate Management & Development (0.0%):

  

  48,000      

Realogy Corp.,
11.50%, 4/15/17, Callable 4/15/13 @ 105.75(g)

     37,440   
  39,000      

Realogy Corp.,
7.88%, 2/15/19, Callable 2/15/15 @ 103.94

     33,930   
     

 

 

 
        71,370   
     

 

 

 

 

Road & Rail (0.0%):

  

  19,000      

Hertz Corp. (The),
8.88%, 1/1/14, Callable
2/9/12 @ 100^

     19,095   
     

 

 

 

 

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment (0.4%):

  

  271,000      

Freescale Semiconductor, Inc., 9.25%, 4/15/18, Callable 4/15/14 @ 104.63(c)

     289,631   
  400,000      

Freescale Semiconductor, Inc., 8.05%, 2/1/20, Callable
6/1/15 @ 104.03

     376,000   
  480,000      

Freescale Semiconductor, Inc., 10.75%, 8/1/20, Callable 8/1/15 @ 105.38

     500,400   
     

 

 

 
        1,166,031   
     

 

 

 

 

Software (0.1%):

  

  400,000      

Chrysler GP/Chrysler CG Co. Issuer,
8.25%, 6/15/21, Callable 6/15/16 @ 104.13^(c)

     364,000   
     

 

 

 

 

Specialty Retail (0.1%):

  

  400,000      

Academy, Ltd.,
9.25%, 8/1/19, Callable
8/1/14 @ 106.94^(c)

     395,000   
     

 

 

 

 

Tobacco (0.3%):

  

  300,000      

Reynolds Group Issuer LLC/Reynolds Group Issuer, Inc., 7.88%, 8/15/19, Callable 8/15/15 @ 103.94(c)

     313,500   
 

 

continued

 

12


ALLIANZ VARIABLE INSURANCE PRODUCTS TRUST

AZL Franklin Templeton Founding Strategy Plus Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments, continued

December 31, 2011

 

Principal
Amount
          Fair
Value
 
     

 

Corporate Bonds, continued

  

 

Tobacco, continued

  

$ 200,000      

Reynolds Group Issuer LLC/Reynolds Group Issuer, Inc., 9.88%, 8/15/19, Callable 8/15/15 @ 104.94(c)

   $ 194,000   
  600,000      

Reynolds Group Issuer LLC/Reynolds Group Issuer, Inc., 8.25%, 2/15/21, Callable 2/15/16 @ 104.13(c)

     531,000   
     

 

 

 
        1,038,500   
     

 

 

 

 

Wireless Telecommunication Services (0.5%):

  

  100,000      

CommScope, Inc.,
8.25%, 1/15/19, Callable
1/15/15 @ 104.13(c)

     100,000   
  500,000      

Cricket Communications, Inc., 7.75%, 10/15/20, Callable 10/15/15 @ 103.88

     437,500   
  500,000      

Sprint Nextel Corp.,
9.00%, 11/15/18(c)

     525,000   
  500,000      

Sprint Nextel Corp.,
11.50%, 11/15/21(c)

     495,000   
     

 

 

 
        1,557,500   
     

 

 

 

 

Total Corporate Bonds (Cost $34,239,627)

     33,783,939   
     

 

 

 

 

Foreign Bonds (19.3%):

  

 

Chemicals (0.2%):

  

  500,000      

Kinove German Bondco GmbH, 10.00%, 6/15/18, Callable 6/15/14 @ 107.50+(c)

     575,873   
     

 

 

 

 

Commercial Banks (0.8%):

  

  130,000      

Bank Negara Monetary Notes, Series 3511,
2.75%, 1/3/12+(g)

     41,022   
  530,000      

Bank Negara Monetary Notes, Series 6711,
2.78%, 1/10/12+(h)

     167,176   
  40,000      

Bank Negara Monetary Notes, Series 5211,
2.66%, 1/17/12+(h)

     12,610   
  40,000      

Bank Negara Monetary Notes, Series 4211,
2.74%, 1/19/12+(h)

     12,607   
  60,000      

Bank Negara Monetary Notes, Series 2711,
2.76%, 1/26/12+(h)

     18,900   
  160,000      

Bank Negara Monetary Notes, Series 5411,
2.72%, 1/31/12+(h)

     50,380   
  750,000      

Bank Negara Monetary Notes, Series 4811,
2.72%, 2/16/12+(h)

     235,862   
Principal
Amount
          Fair
Value
 
     

 

Foreign Bonds, continued

  

 

Commercial Banks, continued

  

$ 1,145,000      

Bank Negara Monetary Notes, Series 0911,
2.72%, 2/21/12+(h)

   $ 359,933   
  480,000      

Bank Negara Monetary Notes, Series 4011,
2.70%, 3/8/12+(h)

     150,676   
  370,000      

Bank Negara Monetary Notes, Series 4711,
2.66%, 4/5/12+(h)

     115,887   
  200,000      

Bank Negara Monetary Notes, Seires 6111,
2.86%, 4/19/12+(h)

     62,569   
  15,000      

Bank Negara Monetary Notes, Series 6511,
2.76%, 4/26/12+(h)

     4,690   
  210,000      

Bank Negara Monetary Notes, Series 6811,
2.75%, 5/17/12+(h)

     65,546   
  1,830,000      

Bank Negara Monetary Notes, Series 3111,
2.84%, 5/29/12+(h)

     570,622   
  50,000      

Bank Negara Monetary Notes, Series 6211,
2.75%, 6/14/12+(h)

     15,571   
  250,000      

Boparan Finance plc,
9.75%, 4/30/18, Callable 4/30/14 @ 107.31+(c)

     260,437   
  250,000      

Boparan Finance plc,
9.88%, 4/30/18, Callable 4/30/14 @ 107.41+(c)

     310,540   
     

 

 

 
        2,455,028   
     

 

 

 

 

Sovereign Bonds (18.3%):

  

  340,000      

Australian Government,
Series 123,
5.75%, 4/15/12+

     349,429   
  25,000      

Brazil Nota do Tesouro Nacional, Series NTNB,
0.00%, 5/15/13+(i)

     29,094   
  365,000      

Brazil Nota do Tesouro Nacional, Series NTNB,
6.00%, 5/15/15+(i)

     426,820   
  1,200,000      

Brazil Nota do Tesouro Nacional, Series NTNF,
1.72%, 1/1/17+(i)

     618,581   
  140,000      

Brazil Nota do Tesouro Nacional, Series NTNB,
0.00%, 5/15/45+(i)

     170,867   
  3,025,000      

Egypt Treasury Bill,
Series 371,
10.33%, 1/17/12+(h)

     498,480   
 

 

continued

 

13


ALLIANZ VARIABLE INSURANCE PRODUCTS TRUST

AZL Franklin Templeton Founding Strategy Plus Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments, continued

December 31, 2011

 

Principal
Amount
          Fair
Value
 
     

 

Foreign Bonds, continued

  

 

Sovereign Bonds, continued

  

$ 525,000      

Egypt Treasury Bill,
Series 364,
12.02%, 2/21/12+(h)

   $ 85,033   
  8,900,000      

Hungary Government Bond, Series 13/D,
6.75%, 2/12/13+

     35,901   
  7,100,000      

Hungary Government Bond, Series 13/E,
7.50%, 10/24/13+

     28,608   
  17,300,000      

Hungary Government Bond, Series 14/C,
5.50%, 2/12/14+

     66,250   
  50,000,000      

Hungary Government Bond, Series 14/D,
6.75%, 8/22/14+

     194,245   
  7,800,000      

Hungary Government Bond, Series 15/A,
8.00%, 2/12/15+

     30,900   
  12,500,000      

Hungary Government Bond, Series 16/C,
5.50%, 2/12/16+

     44,760   
  11,200,000      

Hungary Government Bond, Series 17/B,
6.75%, 2/24/17+

     41,079   
  40,900,000      

Hungary Government Bond, Series 17/A,
6.75%, 11/24/17+

     145,596   
  11,000,000      

Hungary Government Bond, Series 19/A,
6.50%, 6/24/19+

     37,112   
  800,000      

Hungary Government Bond, Series 20/A,
7.50%, 11/12/20+

     2,835   
  7,000,000      

Hungary Government Bond, Series 22/A,
7.00%, 6/24/22+

     23,720   
  14,300,000      

Hungary Treasury Bill,
Series 12M,
5.69%, 8/22/12+(h)

     55,952   
  3,400,000,000      

Indonesia Government,
Series FR49,
9.00%, 9/15/13+

     400,209   
  5,300,000,000      

Indonesia Government,
Series FR34,
12.80%, 6/15/21+

     862,006   
  3,200,000,000      

Indonesia Government,
Series FR44,
10.00%, 9/15/24+

     456,274   
  3,300,000,000      

Indonesia Government,
Series FR47,
10.00%, 2/15/28+

     467,778   
Principal
Amount
          Fair
Value
 
     

 

Foreign Bonds, continued

  

 

Sovereign Bonds, continued

  

$ 1,680,000,000      

Indonesia Treasury Bill,
Series SP38,
4.44%, 9/14/12+(h)

   $ 178,185   
  432,000      

Irish Government,
4.00%, 1/15/14+

     517,797   
  280,000      

Irish Government,
4.60%, 4/18/16+

     321,989   
  227,000      

Irish Government,
4.50%, 10/18/18+

     232,211   
  374,000      

Irish Government,
4.40%, 6/18/19+

     381,463   
  917,000      

Irish Government,
5.90%, 10/18/19+

     1,014,617   
  202,000      

Irish Government,
4.50%, 4/18/20+

     200,136   
  292,000      

Irish Government,
5.00%, 10/18/20+

     305,978   
  397,000      

Irish Government,
5.40%, 3/13/25+

     404,465   
  115,000      

Israel Fixed Bond,
Series 0312,
4.00%, 3/30/12+

     31,189   
  530,000      

Israel Fixed Bond,
Series 0313,
5.00%, 3/31/13+

     148,261   
  3,352,000      

Israel Fixed Bond,
Series 0913,
3.50%, 9/30/13+

     899,057   
  1,715,000      

Israel Treasury Bill,
Series 0112,
2.37%, 1/4/12+(h)

     449,951   
  475,000      

Israel Treasury Bill,
Series 0212,
3.02%, 2/1/12+(h)

     124,385   
  685,000      

Israel Treasury Bill,
Series 0252,
3.10%, 2/29/12+(h)

     179,017   
  640,000      

Israel Treasury Bill,
Series 0412,
3.20%, 4/4/12+(h)

     166,887   
  2,250,000      

Israel Treasury Bill,
Series 512,
3.32%, 5/2/12+(h)

     585,472   
  1,770,000      

Kommuninvest I Sverige AB, Series K1210,
1.75%, 10/8/12, MTN+

     257,137   
  2,045,000,000      

Korea Treasury Bond,
Series 1206,
4.00%, 6/10/12+

     1,780,402   
  1,808,000,000      

Korea Treasury Bond,
Series 1212,
4.25%, 12/10/12+

     1,581,988   
 

 

continued

 

14


ALLIANZ VARIABLE INSURANCE PRODUCTS TRUST

AZL Franklin Templeton Founding Strategy Plus Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments, continued

December 31, 2011

 

Principal
Amount
          Fair
Value
 
     

 

Foreign Bonds, continued

  

 

Sovereign Bonds, continued

  

$ 104,000,000      

Korea Treasury Bond,
Series 1303,
5.25%, 3/10/13+

   $ 92,219   
  4,318,710,000      

Korea Treasury Bond,
Series 1306,
3.75%, 6/10/13+

     3,768,441   
  2,909,780,000      

Korea Treasury Bond,
Series 1312,
3.00%, 12/10/13+

     2,510,945   
  30,000      

Malaysia Treasury Bill,
Series 182,
2.65%, 1/20/12+(h)

     9,455   
  20,000      

Malaysia Treasury Bill,
Series 182,
2.73%, 4/13/12+(h)

     6,260   
  50,000      

Malaysia Treasury Bill,
Series 364,
2.84%, 6/1/12+(h)

     15,588   
  60,000      

Malaysia Treasury Bill,
Series 364,
2.66%, 7/27/12+(h)

     18,620   
  2,059,000      

Malaysian Government,
Series 0309,
2.71%, 2/14/12+

     649,527   
  4,830,000      

Malaysian Government,
Series 5-06,
3.72%, 6/15/12+

     1,529,304   
  3,395,000      

Malaysian Government,
Series 0109,
2.51%, 8/27/12+

     1,068,418   
  4,815,000      

Malaysian Government,
Series 3-03,
3.70%, 2/25/13+

     1,532,896   
  270,000      

Malaysian Government,
Series 0507,
3.70%, 5/15/13+

     86,086   
  1,910,000      

Malaysian Government,
Series 0509,
3.21%, 5/31/13+

     605,102   
  1,040,000      

Malaysian Government,
Series 0108,
3.46%, 7/31/13+

     330,853   
  290,000      

Mexico Bonos Desarr,
Series M,
7.50%, 6/21/12+(e)(j)

     21,069   
  2,750,000      

Mexico Bonos Desarr,
Series MI10,
9.00%, 12/20/12+(e)(j)

     205,110   
  13,340,000      

Mexico Bonos Desarr,
Series M,
9.00%, 6/20/13+(e)(j)

     1,012,512   
Principal
Amount
          Fair
Value
 
     

 

Foreign Bonds, continued

  

 

Sovereign Bonds, continued

  

$ 19,619,000      

Mexico Bonos Desarr,
Series MI10,
8.00%, 12/19/13+(e)(j)

   $ 1,487,128   
  2,060,000      

Mexico Bonos Desarr,
Series M,
7.00%, 6/19/14+(e)(j)

     154,413   
  1,450,000      

Mexico Bonos Desarr,
Series MI10,
9.50%, 12/18/14+(e)(j)

     116,277   
  1,210,000      

New South Wales Treasury Corp.,
Series 12,
6.00%, 5/1/12+

     1,244,881   
  340,000      

New South Wales Treasury Corp.,
Series 813,
5.50%, 8/1/13+

     356,407   
  10,240,000      

Norwegian Treasury Bill, 2.52%, 3/21/12+(h)

     1,708,003   
  3,800,000      

Norwegian Treasury Bill, 2.19%, 6/20/12+(h)

     631,458   
  8,170,000      

Philippine Government International Bond,
Series 5-65,
5.75%, 2/21/12+

     187,351   
  5,130,000      

Philippine Government International Bond,
Series R3-7,
5.25%, 9/24/12+

     119,997   
  3,760,000      

Philippine Government International Bond,
Series 3-19,
5.25%, 1/7/13+

     88,644   
  10,730,000      

Philippine Government International Bond,
Series 7-43,
8.75%, 3/3/13+

     263,784   
  1,090,000      

Philippine Treasury Bill,
2.02%, 1/11/12+(h)

     24,855   
  2,820,000      

Philippine Treasury Bill,
2.58%, 2/8/12+(h)

     64,218   
  990,000      

Philippine Treasury Bill,
2.46%, 2/22/12+(h)

     22,531   
  3,530,000      

Philippine Treasury Bill,
2.29%, 3/7/12+(h)

     80,268   
  1,100,000      

Philippine Treasury Bill,
2.19%, 3/21/12+(h)

     25,008   
  190,000      

Philippine Treasury Bill,
2.39%, 7/11/12+(h)

     4,299   
  2,010,000      

Philippine Treasury Bill,
1.20%, 8/22/12+(h)

     45,114   
  800,000      

Philippine Treasury Bill,
0.78%, 9/5/12+(h)

     18,046   
  505,000      

Poland Government Bond, Series 0112,
4.46%, 1/25/12+

     146,223   
 

 

continued

 

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AZL Franklin Templeton Founding Strategy Plus Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments, continued

December 31, 2011

 

Principal
Amount
          Fair
Value
 
     

 

Foreign Bonds, continued

  

 

Sovereign Bonds, continued

  

$ 2,929,000      

Poland Government Bond, Series 0412,
4.75%, 4/25/12+

   $ 850,940   
  910,000      

Poland Government Bond, Series 0712,
4.69%, 7/25/12+

     257,732   
  1,864,000      

Poland Government Bond, Series 1012,
4.70%, 10/25/12+

     521,842   
  6,608,000      

Poland Government Bond, Series 0113,
4.84%, 1/25/13+(h)

     1,829,227   
  1,960,000      

Poland Government Bond, Series 0413,
5.25%, 4/25/13+

     572,923   
  2,289,000      

Poland Government Bond, Series 0713,
4.82%, 7/25/13+

     618,063   
  580,000      

Poland Government Bond, Series 1013,
5.00%, 10/24/13+

     168,961   
  750,000      

Poland Government Bond, Series 0414,
5.75%, 4/25/14+

     221,641   
  720,000      

Poland Government Bond, Series 1015,
6.25%, 10/24/15+

     216,941   
  780,000      

Queensland Treasury Corp., Series 13,
6.00%, 8/14/13+

     824,851   
  1,615,000      

Queensland Treasury Corp., 6.00%, 8/21/13+

     1,698,401   
  200,000      

Republic of Hungary,
5.75%, 6/11/18+

     216,865   
  70,000      

Republic of Hungary,
6.00%, 1/11/19+

     76,600   
  80,000      

Republic of South Africa,
Series E,
4.50%, 4/5/16, MTN+

     106,375   
  860,000      

Singapore Government,
2.63%, 4/1/12+

     666,640   
  450,000      

Singapore Government,
3.50%, 7/1/12+

     352,439   
  180,000      

Singapore Government,
2.50%, 10/1/12+

     141,013   
  680,000      

Singapore Government,
1.63%, 4/1/13+

     532,719   
  190,000      

Singapore Treasury Bill,
Series 365,
0.08%, 5/2/12+(h)

     146,341   
Principal
Amount
          Fair
Value
 
     

 

Foreign Bonds, continued

  

 

Sovereign Bonds, continued

  

$ 240,000      

Singapore Treasury Bill,
Series 366,
0.00%, 11/1/12+(h)

   $ 184,585   
  30,725,000      

Swedish Government Bond,
Series 1046,
5.50%, 10/8/12+

     4,616,657   
  4,870,000      

Swedish Government Bond,
Series 1055,
1.50%, 8/30/13+

     708,670   
  100,000      

Ukraine Government,
4.95%, 10/13/15+(c)

     106,116   
  623,000      

United Kingdom Treasury Note, 5.00%, 3/7/12+

     975,252   
  762,000      

United Kingdom Treasury Note, 5.25%, 6/7/12+

     1,208,168   
  2,050,000      

Western Australian Treasury Corp.,
Series 12, 5.50%, 7/17/12+

     2,112,219   
  220,000      

Western Australian Treasury Corp.,
Series 13, 8.00%, 6/15/13+

     238,090   
     

 

 

 
        55,253,697   
     

 

 

 

 

Total Foreign Bonds (Cost $61,456,164)

     58,284,598   
     

 

 

 

 

Yankee Dollars (3.0%):

  

 

Commercial Banks (0.4%):

  

  100,000      

Export-Import Bank of Korea, 8.13%, 1/21/14

     110,519   
  110,000      

Korea Development Bank,
8.00%, 1/23/14

     121,030   
  500,000      

UPCB Finance III, Ltd.,
6.63%, 7/1/20(c)

     492,500   
  500,000      

UPCB Finance V, Ltd.,
7.25%, 11/15/21(c)

     506,250   
     

 

 

 
        1,230,299   
     

 

 

 

 

Construction & Engineering (0.1%):

  

  400,000      

Abengoa Finance SAU,
8.88%, 11/1/17(c)

     400,000   
     

 

 

 

 

Consumer Finance (0.0%):

  

  100,000      

NXP BV/NXP Funding LLC, 9.75%, 8/1/18(c)

     109,000   
     

 

 

 

 

Diversified Financial Services (0.1%):

  

  275,000      

CEVA Group plc,
8.38%, 12/1/17(c)

     257,812   
  100,000      

CEVA Group plc,
11.50%, 4/1/18(c)

     90,250   
     

 

 

 
        348,062   
     

 

 

 

 

Metals & Mining (0.3%):

  

  100,000      

FMG Resources Pty, Ltd.,
7.00%, 11/1/15(c)

     101,000   
  500,000      

FMG Resources Pty, Ltd.,
6.88%, 2/1/18(c)

     478,750   
  250,000      

FMG Resources Pty, Ltd.,
8.25%, 11/1/19(c)

     254,375   
     

 

 

 
        834,125   
     

 

 

 
 

 

continued

 

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AZL Franklin Templeton Founding Strategy Plus Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments, continued

December 31, 2011

 

Principal
Amount
          Fair
Value
 
     

 

Yankee Dollars, continued

  

 

Multi-Utilities (0.2%):

  

$ 500,000      

CGGVeritas,
6.50%, 6/1/21

   $ 485,000   
     

 

 

 

 

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels (0.2%):

  

  180,000      

Expro Finance Luxembourg, 8.50%, 12/15/16(c)

     158,400   
  440,000      

Petroplus Finance, Ltd.,
6.75%, 5/1/14^(c)

     261,800   
  85,000      

Petroplus Finance, Ltd.,
7.00%, 5/1/17(c)

     42,075   
     

 

 

 
        462,275   
     

 

 

 

 

Sovereign Bonds (1.3%):

  

  170,000      

Emirate of Abu Dhabi,
6.75%, 4/8/19(c)

     208,250   
  200,000      

Financing of Infrastructure, 7.40%, 4/20/18(c)

     155,500   
  175,000      

Indonesia Government International Bond,
11.63%, 3/4/19(c)

     258,563   
  960,000      

Republic of Argentina,
0.44%, 8/3/12(e)

     118,560   
  483,000      

Republic of Hungary,
6.25%, 1/29/20

     434,700   
  410,000      

Republic of Hungary,
6.38%, 3/29/21

     366,950   
  320,000      

Republic of Iraq,
5.80%, 1/15/28(c)

     262,400   
  230,000      

Republic of Lithuania,
7.38%, 2/11/20(c)

     248,400   
  100,000      

Republic of Lithuania,
7.38%, 2/11/20(c)

     108,000   
  150,000      

Republic of Lithuania,
6.13%, 3/9/21(c)

     149,250   
  617,900      

Russia Foreign Bond,
7.50%, 3/31/30(c)(g)

     717,536   
  100,000      

Socialist Republic of Vietnam, 6.75%, 1/29/20(c)

     100,750   
  240,000      

South Africa Government International Bond,
6.88%, 5/27/19

     289,200   
  100,000      

Ukraine Government,
7.65%, 6/11/13(c)

     96,000   
  200,000      

Ukraine Government,
6.25%, 6/17/16(c)

     175,500   
  100,000      

Ukraine Government,
7.75%, 9/23/20(c)

     86,500   
  330,000      

Ukraine Government,
7.95%, 2/23/21(c)

     291,314   
     

 

 

 
        4,067,373   
     

 

 

 

 

Thrifts & Mortgage Finance (0.2%):

  

  500,000      

OGX Petroleo e Gas Participacoes SA,
8.50%, 6/1/18(c)

     490,000   
     

 

 

 

 

Wireless Telecommunication Services (0.2%):

  

  500,000      

Intelsat Jackson Holdings SA, 7.50%, 4/1/21(c)

     505,625   
     

 

 

 

 

Total Yankee Dollars (Cost $9,873,221)

     8,931,759   
     

 

 

 
Shares or
Principal
Amount
          Fair
Value
 
     

 

Municipal Bonds (0.1%):

  

 

California (0.1%):

  

$ 15,000      

California State, Build America Bonds, GO,
6.65%, 3/1/22

   $ 17,372   
  25,000      

California State, Build America Bonds, GO,
7.95%, 3/1/36, Callable 3/1/20 @ 100

     28,269   
  125,000      

California State, Build America Bonds, GO,
7.63%, 3/1/40

     153,794   
     

 

 

 
        199,435   
     

 

 

 

 

Illinois (0.0%):

  

  60,000      

Illinois State, GO,
4.42%, 1/1/15

     62,107   
     

 

 

 

 

Michigan (0.0%):

  

  5,000      

Detroit Michigan, GO,
4.50%, 11/1/23, Callable 11/1/20 @ 100

     5,400   
     

 

 

 

 

Total Municipal Bonds (Cost $236,549)

     266,942   
     

 

 

 

 

U.S. Government Agency (0.1%):

  

  455,000      

Federal Home Loan Bank,
0.00%, 1/3/12(h)

     455,000   
     

 

 

 

 
 

Total U.S. Government Agencies
(Cost $455,000)

     455,000   
     

 

 

 

 

Warrant (0.0%):

  

 

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels (0.0%):

  

  100      

Green Field Energy Services, Inc.*(c)

     4,500   
     

 

 

 

 

Total Warrants (Cost $—)

     4,500   
     

 

 

 

 

Securities Held as Collateral for Securities on Loan (2.7%):

  

$ 8,120,309      

Allianz Variable Insurance Products Securities Lending Collateral Trust(k)

     8,120,309   
     

 

 

 

 
 
 

Total Securities Held as Collateral for
Securities on Loan
(Cost $8,120,309)

     8,120,309   
     

 

 

 

 

Unaffiliated Investment Company (8.1%):

  

  24,487,520      

Dreyfus Treasury Prime
Cash Management,
0.00%(h)

     24,487,520   
     

 

 

 

 
 

Total Unaffiliated Investment Company
(Cost $24,487,520)

     24,487,520   
     

 

 

 

 
 

Total Investment Securities
(Cost $314,351,644)(l) — 100.3%

     303,425,735   

 

Net other assets (liabilities) — (0.3)%

     (834,186
     

 

 

 

 

Net Assets — 100.0%

   $ 302,591,549   
     

 

 

 

 

 

 

continued

 

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AZL Franklin Templeton Founding Strategy Plus Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments, continued

December 31, 2011

 

 

Percentages indicated are based on net assets as of December 31, 2011.

ADR—American Depositary Receipt

GDR—Global Depository Receipt

GO—General Obligation

MTN—Medium Term Note

PIK—Payment-in-Kind

 

+ The principal amount is disclosed in local currency and the fair value is disclosed in U.S. Dollars.

 

* Non-income producing security

 

^ This security or a partial position of the security was on loan as of December 31, 2011. The total value of securities on loan as of December 31, 2011 was $7,805,887.

 

(a) Security was valued in good faith pursuant to procedures approved by the Board of Trustees as of December 31, 2011. The total of all such securities represent 0.02% of the net assets of the fund.

 

(b) Security issued in connection with a pending litigation settlement.

 

(c) Rule 144A, Section 4(2) or other security which is restricted to resale to institutional investor. The sub-adviser has deemed these securities to be liquid based on procedures approved by the Board of Trustees.

 

(d) Perpetual bond. This is a bond that has no maturity date, is redeemable and pays a steady stream of interest indefinitely.

 

(e) Variable rate security. The rate presented represents the rate in effect at December 31, 2011. The date presented represents the final maturity date.

 

(f) Defaulted Bond.

 

(g) Step Bond: Coupon rate is set for an initial period and then increased to a higher coupon rate at a specified date. The rate represents the effective yield at December 31, 2011.

 

(h) The rate represents the effective yield at December 31, 2011.

 

(i) Principal amount is stated in 1,000 Brazilian Real Units.

 

(j) Principal amount is stated in 100 Mexican Peso Units.

 

(k) Purchased with cash collateral held from securities lending. The value of the collateral could include collateral held for securities that were sold on or before December 31, 2011.

 

(l) See Federal Tax Information listed in the Notes to the Financial Statements.

 

Written Call Options (-0.0%)

   Fair
Value
 

 

Number of Contracts

  
  (2  

Google, Inc., Strike @ $645, Exp. 2/18/12

   $ (5,680
    

 

 

 
 

Total Written Call Option
(Premiums received $(4,050))

   $ (5,680
    

 

 

 

 

continued

 

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AZL Franklin Templeton Founding Strategy Plus Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments, continued

December 31, 2011

 

As of December 31, 2011, the Fund’s open forward currency contracts were as follows:

 

Long Contracts

  Counterparty     Delivery
Date
    Contract
Amount
    Fair
Value
    Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
 

Receive 43,228 Australian Dollar in exchange for U.S. Dollar

    Morgan Stanley        2/8/12      $ 42,033      $ 43,998      $ 1,965   

Receive 43,216 Australian Dollar in exchange for U.S. Dollar

    UBS Warburg        2/8/12        41,909        43,985        2,076   

Receive 350,567 Australian Dollar in exchange for U.S. Dollar

    Barclays Bank        2/23/12        350,567        356,240        5,673   

Receive 570,000 Australian Dollar in exchange for U.S. Dollar

    Deutsche Bank        9/13/12        575,301        568,698        (6,603

Receive 435,000 Brazilian Real in exchange for U.S. Dollar

    Deutsche Bank        10/31/12        237,445        220,730        (16,715

Receive 17,552 British Pound in exchange for U.S. Dollar

    Barclays Bank        1/24/12        27,810        27,247        (563

Receive 11,688 British Pound in exchange for U.S. Dollar

    Citibank        1/24/12        18,470        18,144        (326

Receive 17,502 British Pound in exchange for U.S. Dollar

    Deutsche Bank        1/24/12        27,704        27,169        (535

Receive 9,301 British Pound in exchange for U.S. Dollar

    Deutsche Bank        1/26/12        14,799        14,438        (361

Receive 11,788 British Pound in exchange for U.S. Dollar

    Barclays Bank        1/27/12        18,541        18,299        (242

Receive 2,341 British Pound in exchange for U.S. Dollar

    JPMorgan Chase        1/27/12        3,725        3,634        (91

Receive 7,025 British Pound in exchange for U.S. Dollar

    Morgan Stanley        1/27/12        11,059        10,905        (154

Receive 4,650 British Pound in exchange for U.S. Dollar

    JPMorgan Chase        1/30/12        7,318        7,218        (100

Receive 2,361 British Pound in exchange for U.S. Dollar

    Morgan Stanley        1/31/12        3,738        3,665        (73

Receive 981 British Pound in exchange for U.S. Dollar

    Barclays Bank        2/1/12        1,547        1,523        (24

Receive 7,906 British Pound in exchange for U.S. Dollar

    Citibank        2/1/12        12,506        12,272        (234

Receive 9,103 British Pound in exchange for U.S. Dollar

    Morgan Stanley        2/1/12        14,349        14,130        (219

Receive 61,544 British Pound in exchange for U.S. Dollar

    Barclays Bank        2/14/12        98,063        95,518        (2,545

Receive 69,700 British Pound in exchange for U.S. Dollar

    Barclays Bank        2/21/12        108,855        108,168        (687

Receive 74,696 British Pound in exchange for U.S. Dollar

    Deutsche Bank        3/29/12        118,995        115,877        (3,118

Receive 74,687 British Pound in exchange for U.S. Dollar

    Morgan Stanley        3/29/12        118,996        115,863        (3,133

Receive 149,827 British Pound in exchange for U.S. Dollar

    Barclays Bank        3/30/12        237,991        232,427        (5,564

Receive 89,848 British Pound in exchange for U.S. Dollar

    Credit Suisse        4/2/12        142,796        139,377        (3,419

Receive 8,700,000 Chilean Peso in exchange for U.S. Dollar

    Morgan Stanley        1/13/12        17,145        16,723        (422

Receive 305,012,200 Chilean Peso in exchange for U.S. Dollar

    Morgan Stanley        1/20/12        610,000        585,690        (24,310

Receive 4,400,000 Chilean Peso in exchange for U.S. Dollar

    Deutsche Bank        2/10/12        8,939        8,428        (511

Receive 4,400,000 Chilean Peso in exchange for U.S. Dollar

    Barclays Bank        2/13/12        8,929        8,426        (503

Receive 4,400,000 Chilean Peso in exchange for U.S. Dollar

    Deutsche Bank        2/14/12        8,972        8,425        (547

Receive 8,010,000 Chilean Peso in exchange for U.S. Dollar

    Morgan Stanley        2/14/12        16,476        15,337        (1,139

Receive 7,240,000 Chilean Peso in exchange for U.S. Dollar

    Morgan Stanley        2/16/12        15,040        13,861        (1,179

Receive 7,250,000 Chilean Peso in exchange for U.S. Dollar

    Morgan Stanley        2/16/12        15,054        13,880        (1,174

Receive 3,890,000 Chilean Peso in exchange for U.S. Dollar

    Deutsche Bank        2/21/12        8,044        7,444        (600

Receive 4,300,000 Chilean Peso in exchange for U.S. Dollar

    JPMorgan Chase        2/21/12        8,827        8,228        (599

Receive 7,300,000 Chilean Peso in exchange for U.S. Dollar

    JPMorgan Chase        2/22/12        15,153        13,968        (1,185

Receive 2,610,000 Chilean Peso in exchange for U.S. Dollar

    Deutsche Bank        2/23/12        5,392        4,993        (399

Receive 3,250,000 Chilean Peso in exchange for U.S. Dollar

    Deutsche Bank        2/27/12        6,714        6,216        (498

Receive 9,210,000 Chilean Peso in exchange for U.S. Dollar

    Morgan Stanley        2/27/12        18,983        17,615        (1,368

Receive 3,900,000 Chilean Peso in exchange for U.S. Dollar

    JPMorgan Chase        2/28/12        8,033        7,458        (575

Receive 5,600,000 Chilean Peso in exchange for U.S. Dollar

    Morgan Stanley        2/28/12        11,426        10,709        (717

Receive 8,000,000 Chilean Peso in exchange for U.S. Dollar

    Barclays Bank        2/29/12        16,297        15,298        (999

Receive 3,250,000 Chilean Peso in exchange for U.S. Dollar

    Deutsche Bank        2/29/12        6,714        6,214        (500

Receive 4,000,000 Chilean Peso in exchange for U.S. Dollar

    Barclays Bank        3/1/12        8,137        7,648        (489

Receive 700,000 Chilean Peso in exchange for U.S. Dollar

    Deutsche Bank        3/1/12        1,425        1,338        (87

Receive 700,000 Chilean Peso in exchange for U.S. Dollar

    Deutsche Bank        3/2/12        1,425        1,338        (87

Receive 2,500,000 Chilean Peso in exchange for U.S. Dollar

    Morgan Stanley        3/12/12        5,083        4,774        (309

Receive 4,300,000 Chilean Peso in exchange for U.S. Dollar

    JPMorgan Chase        3/21/12        8,630        8,203        (427

Receive 4,500,000 Chilean Peso in exchange for U.S. Dollar

    Morgan Stanley        5/11/12        9,268        8,547        (721

Receive 162,750,000 Chilean Peso in exchange for U.S. Dollar

    Deutsche Bank        7/11/12        337,796        307,667        (30,129

Receive 990,530,400 Chilean Peso in exchange for U.S. Dollar

    JPMorgan Chase        9/12/12        2,060,000        1,864,251        (195,749

Receive 153,759,000 Chilean Peso in exchange for U.S. Dollar

    Barclays Bank        10/29/12        294,670        288,427        (6,243

Receive 307,366,000 Chilean Peso in exchange for U.S. Dollar

    Deutsche Bank        10/29/12        589,106        576,570        (12,536

 

continued

 

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AZL Franklin Templeton Founding Strategy Plus Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments, continued

December 31, 2011

 

Long Contracts

  Counterparty     Delivery
Date
    Contract
Amount
    Fair
Value
    Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
 

Receive 110,600 European Euro in exchange for U.S. Dollar

    Bank of America        3/15/12      $ 152,335      $ 143,214      $ (9,121

Receive 21,750 European Euro in exchange for U.S. Dollar

    Barclays Bank        3/15/12        29,467        28,163        (1,304

Receive 110,130 European Euro in exchange for U.S. Dollar

    Barclays Bank        3/15/12        148,770        142,605        (6,165

Receive 192,450 European Euro in exchange for U.S. Dollar

    Deutsche Bank        3/15/12        258,909        249,200        (9,709

Receive 111,074 European Euro in exchange for U.S. Dollar

    Deutsche Bank        3/15/12        144,445        143,828        (617

Receive 21,750 European Euro in exchange for U.S. Dollar

    HSBC        3/15/12        29,463        28,164        (1,299

Receive 61,100 European Euro in exchange for U.S. Dollar

    State Street Bank        3/15/12        79,190        79,117        (73

Receive 21,000,000 Hungarian Forint in exchange for U.S. Dollar

    Deutsche Bank        9/28/12        96,507        84,143        (12,364

Receive 22,200,000 Hungarian Forint in exchange for U.S. Dollar

    Deutsche Bank        9/28/12        100,475        88,951        (11,524

Receive 43,950,000 Indian Rupee in exchange for U.S. Dollar

    JPMorgan Chase        3/15/12        918,495        815,914        (102,581

Receive 28,560,000 Indian Rupee in exchange for U.S. Dollar

    Deutsche Bank        5/29/12        600,000        524,067        (75,933

Receive 14,490,000 Indian Rupee in exchange for U.S. Dollar

    JPMorgan Chase        7/12/12        312,309        264,269        (48,040

Receive 41,781,250 Indian Rupee in exchange for U.S. Dollar

    JPMorgan Chase        10/31/12        813,501        753,401        (60,100

Receive 1,225,000,000 Indonesian Rupiah in exchange for U.S. Dollar

    JPMorgan Chase        3/19/12        135,284        134,151        (1,133

Receive 255,000,000 Indonesian Rupiah in exchange for U.S. Dollar

    Deutsche Bank        3/26/12        26,566        27,907        1,341   

Receive 128,000,000 Indonesian Rupiah in exchange for U.S. Dollar

    JPMorgan Chase        3/26/12        13,333        14,008        675   

Receive 803,000,000 Indonesian Rupiah in exchange for U.S. Dollar

    JPMorgan Chase        9/17/12        84,526        86,415        1,889   

Receive 1,050,000,000 Indonesian Rupiah in exchange for U.S. Dollar

    JPMorgan Chase        9/19/12        112,722        112,972        250   

Receive 1,365,000,000 Indonesian Rupiah in exchange for U.S. Dollar

    JPMorgan Chase        9/20/12        147,968        146,847        (1,121

Receive 923,000,000 Indonesian Rupiah in exchange for U.S. Dollar

    HSBC        9/21/12        98,611        99,285        674   

Receive 1,849,000,000 Indonesian Rupiah in exchange for U.S. Dollar

    JPMorgan Chase        9/21/12        197,226        198,893        1,667   

Receive 944,000,000 Indonesian Rupiah in exchange for U.S. Dollar

    JPMorgan Chase        9/24/12        98,590        101,511        2,921   

Receive 273,000,000 Indonesian Rupiah in exchange for U.S. Dollar

    Deutsche Bank        9/26/12        27,936        29,350        1,414   

Receive 183,000,000 Indonesian Rupiah in exchange for U.S. Dollar

    JPMorgan Chase        9/26/12        18,626        19,674        1,048   

Receive 126,000,000 Indonesian Rupiah in exchange for U.S. Dollar

    JPMorgan Chase        12/17/12        13,030        13,423        393   

Receive 525,246 Japanese Yen in exchange for U.S. Dollar

    Bank of America        1/20/12        6,833        6,828        (5

Receive 233,633 Japanese Yen in exchange for U.S. Dollar

    Bank of America        1/20/12        3,003        3,037        34   

Receive 220,650 Japanese Yen in exchange for U.S. Dollar

    Deutsche Bank        1/20/12        2,833        2,869        36   

Receive 158,000,000 Korean Won in exchange for U.S. Dollar

    Deutsche Bank        6/27/12        134,680        136,706        2,026   

Receive 158,000,000 Korean Won in exchange for U.S. Dollar

    Deutsche Bank        6/27/12        135,844        136,706        862   

Receive 317,000,000 Korean Won in exchange for U.S. Dollar

    HSBC        9/26/12        268,425        274,221        5,796   

Receive 11,644,900 Mexican Peso in exchange for U.S. Dollar

    HSBC        9/4/12        905,548        817,716        (87,832

Receive 35,270,000 Philippine Peso in exchange for U.S. Dollar

    Deutsche Bank        1/31/12        818,120        803,575        (14,545

Receive 9,520,000 Philippine Peso in exchange for U.S. Dollar

    JPMorgan Chase        7/11/12        221,343        215,443        (5,900

Receive 28,970,800 Philippine Peso in exchange for U.S. Dollar

    Deutsche Bank        7/18/12        670,000        655,564        (14,436

Receive 3,200,000 Philippine Peso in exchange for U.S. Dollar

    HSBC        9/28/12        73,203        72,339        (864

Receive 2,600,000 Philippine Peso in exchange for U.S. Dollar

    HSBC        10/3/12        59,232        58,771        (461

Receive 4,820,000 Philippine Peso in exchange for U.S. Dollar

    Morgan Stanley        10/29/12        111,574        108,914        (2,660

Receive 3,000,000 Philippine Peso in exchange for U.S. Dollar

    Deutsche Bank        11/14/12        69,380        67,774        (1,606

Receive 123,000 Singapore Dollar in exchange for U.S. Dollar

    Deutsche Bank        2/7/12        96,316        94,853        (1,463

Receive 123,000 Singapore Dollar in exchange for U.S. Dollar

    HSBC        2/7/12        96,328        94,853        (1,475

Receive 221,000 Singapore Dollar in exchange for U.S. Dollar

    Deutsche Bank        2/8/12        173,790        170,428        (3,362

Receive 25,000 Singapore Dollar in exchange for U.S. Dollar

    Deutsche Bank        2/8/12        19,642        19,279        (363

Receive 34,819 Singapore Dollar in exchange for U.S. Dollar

    Barclays Bank        2/9/12        27,333        26,851        (482

Receive 125,400 Singapore Dollar in exchange for U.S. Dollar

    HSBC        2/13/12        98,472        96,706        (1,766

Receive 90,300 Singapore Dollar in exchange for U.S. Dollar

    HSBC        2/14/12        70,909        69,638        (1,271

Receive 103,000 Singapore Dollar in exchange for U.S. Dollar

    Barclays Bank        2/17/12        80,617        79,433        (1,184

Receive 154,000 Singapore Dollar in exchange for U.S. Dollar

    Deutsche Bank        2/17/12        120,456        118,763        (1,693

Receive 154,000 Singapore Dollar in exchange for U.S. Dollar

    HSBC        2/17/12        120,460        118,763        (1,697

Receive 212,000 Singapore Dollar in exchange for U.S. Dollar

    Deutsche Bank        2/24/12        165,849        163,496        (2,353

Receive 132,000 Singapore Dollar in exchange for U.S. Dollar

    Deutsche Bank        2/27/12        103,521        101,800        (1,721

Receive 132,000 Singapore Dollar in exchange for U.S. Dollar

    Deutsche Bank        2/29/12        103,390        101,801        (1,589

Receive 220,800 Singapore Dollar in exchange for U.S. Dollar

    Deutsche Bank        3/19/12        173,086        170,310        (2,776

 

continued

 

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ALLIANZ VARIABLE INSURANCE PRODUCTS TRUST

AZL Franklin Templeton Founding Strategy Plus Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments, continued

December 31, 2011

 

Long Contracts

  Counterparty     Delivery
Date
    Contract
Amount
    Fair
Value
    Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
 

Receive 252,000 Singapore Dollar in exchange for U.S. Dollar

    HSBC        3/19/12      $ 197,498      $ 194,375      $ (3,123

Receive 316,000 Singapore Dollar in exchange for U.S. Dollar

    JPMorgan Chase        3/19/12        247,087        243,740        (3,347

Receive 237,700 Singapore Dollar in exchange for U.S. Dollar

    Deutsche Bank        3/21/12        185,428        183,348        (2,080

Receive 190,000 Singapore Dollar in exchange for U.S. Dollar

    HSBC        3/21/12        148,385        146,555        (1,830

Receive 321,000 Singapore Dollar in exchange for U.S. Dollar

    CS First Boston        3/26/12        249,903        247,611        (2,292

Receive 321,000 Singapore Dollar in exchange for U.S. Dollar

    Morgan Stanley        3/26/12        250,076        247,611        (2,465

Receive 748,020 Singapore Dollar in exchange for U.S. Dollar

    Deutsche Bank        5/29/12        600,000        577,421        (22,579

Receive 38,400 Swiss Franc in exchange for U.S. Dollar

    Bank of America        2/10/12        42,958        40,932        (2,026

Receive 33,023 Swiss Franc in exchange for U.S. Dollar

    Bank of America        2/10/12        36,073        35,200        (873

Receive 9,305 Swiss Franc in exchange for U.S. Dollar

    Bank of America        2/10/12        9,951        9,918        (33

Receive 15,000 Swiss Franc in exchange for U.S. Dollar

    Deutsche Bank        2/10/12        19,942        15,989        (3,953

Receive 40,000 Swiss Franc in exchange for U.S. Dollar

    Deutsche Bank        2/10/12        53,277        42,638        (10,639

Receive 27,800 Swiss Franc in exchange for U.S. Dollar

    Deutsche Bank        2/10/12        30,181        29,633        (548

Receive 20,947 Swiss Franc in exchange for U.S. Dollar

    Deutsche Bank        2/10/12        23,260        22,328        (932

Receive 25,015 Swiss Franc in exchange for U.S. Dollar

    Deutsche Bank        2/10/12        27,944        26,665        (1,279

Receive 35,000 Swiss Franc in exchange for U.S. Dollar

    Deutsche Bank        2/10/12        38,274        37,308        (966

Receive 39,000 Swiss Franc in exchange for U.S. Dollar

    Deutsche Bank        2/10/12        42,449        41,572        (877

Receive 57,000 Swiss Franc in exchange for U.S. Dollar

    Deutsche Bank        2/10/12        62,319        60,759        (1,560

Receive 32,255 Swiss Franc in exchange for U.S. Dollar

    Deutsche Bank        2/10/12        35,274        34,382        (892

Receive 34,000 Swiss Franc in exchange for U.S. Dollar

    State Street Bank        2/10/12        45,951        36,242        (9,709

Receive 66,250 Swiss Franc in exchange for U.S. Dollar

    State Street Bank        2/10/12        73,550        70,619        (2,931

Receive 36,962 Swiss Franc in exchange for U.S. Dollar

    State Street Bank        2/10/12        41,229        39,399        (1,830

Receive 11,882 Swiss Franc in exchange for U.S. Dollar

    State Street Bank        2/10/12        12,934        12,665        (269

Receive 13,000 Swiss Franc in exchange for U.S. Dollar

    State Street Bank        2/10/12        13,911        13,857        (54
         

 

 

 
          $ (867,643
         

 

 

 

Short Contracts

  Counterparty     Delivery
Date
    Contract
Amount
    Fair
Value
    Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
 

Deliver 81,000 Australian Dollar in exchange for U.S. Dollar

    Bank of America        2/23/12      $ 84,532      $ 82,311      $ 2,221   

Deliver 246,567 Australian Dollar in exchange for U.S. Dollar

    Bank of America        2/23/12        252,238        250,557        1,681   

Deliver 16,400 Australian Dollar in exchange for U.S. Dollar

    Barclays Bank        2/23/12        15,828        16,666        (838

Deliver 6,600 Australian Dollar in exchange for U.S. Dollar

    Deutsche Bank        2/23/12        6,370        6,707        (337

Deliver 82,798 British Pound in exchange for U.S. Dollar

    Bank of America        2/21/12        129,512        128,495        1,017   

Deliver 3,379,702 British Pound in exchange for U.S. Dollar

    Bank of America        2/21/12        5,329,791        5,244,998        84,793   

Deliver 131,620 British Pound in exchange for U.S. Dollar

    Deutsche Bank        2/21/12        206,490        204,263        2,227   

Deliver 115,000 European Euro in exchange for U.S. Dollar

    Deutsche Bank        1/5/12        153,301        148,825        4,476   

Deliver 1,650,000 European Euro in exchange for U.S. Dollar

    Deutsche Bank        1/23/12        2,215,884        2,135,534        80,350   

Deliver 15,000 European Euro in exchange for U.S. Dollar

    JPMorgan Chase        2/16/12        20,064        19,418        646   

Deliver 15,000 European Euro in exchange for U.S. Dollar

    UBS Warburg        2/16/12        20,073        19,418        655   

Deliver 17,000 European Euro in exchange for U.S. Dollar

    Deutsche Bank        2/17/12        22,811        22,007        804   

Deliver 17,000 European Euro in exchange for U.S. Dollar

    UBS Warburg        2/21/12        22,760        22,008        752   

Deliver 146,000 European Euro in exchange for U.S. Dollar

    Deutsche Bank        2/27/12        198,935        189,015        9,920   

Deliver 89,930 European Euro in exchange for U.S. Dollar

    Deutsche Bank        2/29/12        122,890        116,428        6,462   

Deliver 41,800 European Euro in exchange for U.S. Dollar

    Deutsche Bank        3/1/12        56,992        54,117        2,875   

Deliver 43,000 European Euro in exchange for U.S. Dollar

    Deutsche Bank        3/5/12        58,768        55,673        3,095   

Deliver 15,000 European Euro in exchange for U.S. Dollar

    HSBC        3/8/12        20,730        19,422        1,308   

Deliver 43,000 European Euro in exchange for U.S. Dollar

    Morgan Stanley        3/8/12        59,488        55,675        3,813   

Deliver 57,000 European Euro in exchange for U.S. Dollar

    UBS Warburg        3/8/12        78,862        73,802        5,060   

Deliver 2,559,677 European Euro in exchange for U.S. Dollar

    Bank of America        3/15/12        3,501,638        3,314,485        187,153   

Deliver 11,390 European Euro in exchange for U.S. Dollar

    Bank of America        3/15/12        15,287        14,749        538   

Deliver 17,713 European Euro in exchange for U.S. Dollar

    Bank of America        3/15/12        23,742        22,936        806   

Deliver 4,486 European Euro in exchange for U.S. Dollar

    Bank of America        3/15/12        5,875        5,808        67   

 

continued

 

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ALLIANZ VARIABLE INSURANCE PRODUCTS TRUST

AZL Franklin Templeton Founding Strategy Plus Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments, continued

December 31, 2011

 

Short Contracts

  Counterparty     Delivery
Date
    Contract
Amount
    Fair
Value
    Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
 

Deliver 47,650 European Euro in exchange for U.S. Dollar

    Barclays Bank        3/15/12      $ 66,055      $ 61,702      $ 4,353   

Deliver 17,288 European Euro in exchange for U.S. Dollar

    Barclays Bank        3/15/12        23,335        22,386        949   

Deliver 22,781 European Euro in exchange for U.S. Dollar

    Barclays Bank        3/15/12        30,618        29,498        1,120   

Deliver 8,856 European Euro in exchange for U.S. Dollar

    Barclays Bank        3/15/12        11,852        11,468        384   

Deliver 690,000 European Euro in exchange for U.S. Dollar

    Deutsche Bank        3/15/12        948,060        893,470        54,590   

Deliver 47,650 European Euro in exchange for U.S. Dollar

    Deutsche Bank        3/15/12        66,037        61,702        4,335   

Deliver 230,400 European Euro in exchange for U.S. Dollar

    Deutsche Bank        3/15/12        309,644        298,341        11,303   

Deliver 163,000 European Euro in exchange for U.S. Dollar

    Deutsche Bank        3/15/12        224,803        211,066        13,737   

Deliver 130,000 European Euro in exchange for U.S. Dollar

    Deutsche Bank        3/15/12        184,535        168,335        16,200   

Deliver 119,212 European Euro in exchange for U.S. Dollar

    Deutsche Bank        3/15/12        160,316        154,365        5,951   

Deliver 35,426 European Euro in exchange for U.S. Dollar

    Deutsche Bank        3/15/12        47,479        45,872        1,607   

Deliver 6,437 European Euro in exchange for U.S. Dollar

    Deutsche Bank        3/15/12        8,454        8,335        119   

Deliver 82,000 European Euro in exchange for U.S. Dollar

    HSBC        3/15/12        113,457        106,181        7,276   

Deliver 17,288 European Euro in exchange for U.S. Dollar

    HSBC        3/15/12        23,326        22,386        940   

Deliver 119,212 European Euro in exchange for U.S. Dollar

    State Street Bank        3/15/12        160,414        154,366        6,048   

Deliver 13,000 European Euro in exchange for U.S. Dollar

    Deutsche Bank        3/16/12        17,983        16,834        1,149   

Deliver 121,000 European Euro in exchange for U.S. Dollar

    Deutsche Bank        3/16/12        167,386        156,683        10,703   

Deliver 87,000 European Euro in exchange for U.S. Dollar

    Deutsche Bank        3/21/12        120,749        112,663        8,086   

Deliver 86,000 European Euro in exchange for U.S. Dollar

    Deutsche Bank        3/22/12        120,508        111,369        9,139   

Deliver 78,000 European Euro in exchange for U.S. Dollar

    Deutsche Bank        3/26/12        109,169        101,014        8,155   

Deliver 109,000 European Euro in exchange for U.S. Dollar

    Deutsche Bank        4/4/12        153,118        141,179        11,939   

Deliver 73,000 European Euro in exchange for U.S. Dollar

    Deutsche Bank        4/5/12        102,173        94,552        7,621   

Deliver 61,000 European Euro in exchange for U.S. Dollar

    Deutsche Bank        4/10/12        85,912        79,015        6,897   

Deliver 73,000 European Euro in exchange for U.S. Dollar

    HSBC        4/10/12        102,567        94,560        8,007   

Deliver 37,000 European Euro in exchange for U.S. Dollar

    UBS Warburg        4/10/12        51,954        47,928        4,026   

Deliver 99,000 European Euro in exchange for U.S. Dollar

    UBS Warburg        4/12/12        141,132        128,243        12,889   

Deliver 370,000 European Euro in exchange for U.S. Dollar

    Deutsche Bank        4/16/12        528,027        479,320        48,707   

Deliver 60,000 European Euro in exchange for U.S. Dollar

    HSBC        4/16/12        85,984        77,727        8,257   

Deliver 319,000 European Euro in exchange for U.S. Dollar

    Deutsche Bank        4/23/12        451,018        413,296        37,722   

Deliver 112,000 European Euro in exchange for U.S. Dollar

    Barclays Bank        5/7/12        164,648        145,138        19,510   

Deliver 153,000 European Euro in exchange for U.S. Dollar

    Credit Suisse        5/7/12        224,298        198,269        26,029   

Deliver 181,000 European Euro in exchange for U.S. Dollar

    Deutsche Bank        5/7/12        264,731        234,554        30,177   

Deliver 112,000 European Euro in exchange for U.S. Dollar

    Morgan Stanley        5/7/12        164,750        145,138        19,612   

Deliver 112,000 European Euro in exchange for U.S. Dollar

    Deutsche Bank        5/9/12        161,588        145,143        16,445   

Deliver 56,000 European Euro in exchange for U.S. Dollar

    UBS Warburg        5/9/12        80,326        72,571        7,755   

Deliver 118,000 European Euro in exchange for U.S. Dollar

    Deutsche Bank        5/18/12        165,312        152,939        12,373   

Deliver 147,000 European Euro in exchange for U.S. Dollar

    Deutsche Bank        5/21/12        205,247        190,535        14,712   

Deliver 24,000 European Euro in exchange for U.S. Dollar

    Deutsche Bank        5/21/12        33,667        31,108        2,559   

Deliver 118,000 European Euro in exchange for U.S. Dollar

    UBS Warburg        5/21/12        164,823        152,947        11,876   

Deliver 260,000 European Euro in exchange for U.S. Dollar

    Deutsche Bank        5/29/12        361,725        337,042        24,683   

Deliver 500,000 European Euro in exchange for U.S. Dollar

    Deutsche Bank        5/29/12        695,625        648,158        47,467   

Deliver 57,050 European Euro in exchange for U.S. Dollar

    Deutsche Bank        6/6/12        81,644        73,964        7,680   

Deliver 147,700 European Euro in exchange for U.S. Dollar

    Deutsche Bank        6/7/12        212,710        191,492        21,218   

Deliver 76,800 European Euro in exchange for U.S. Dollar

    UBS Warburg        6/7/12        110,239        99,571        10,668   

Deliver 44,000 European Euro in exchange for U.S. Dollar

    Deutsche Bank        6/11/12        63,741        57,049        6,692   

Deliver 231,600 European Euro in exchange for U.S. Dollar

    Deutsche Bank        6/11/12        333,932        300,287        33,645   

Deliver 103,000 European Euro in exchange for U.S. Dollar

    Deutsche Bank        6/13/12        147,774        133,551        14,223   

Deliver 21,000 European Euro in exchange for U.S. Dollar

    Deutsche Bank        6/14/12        30,006        27,229        2,777   

Deliver 1,030,000 European Euro in exchange for U.S. Dollar

    Deutsche Bank        7/11/12        1,458,687        1,336,169        122,518   

Deliver 82,000 European Euro in exchange for U.S. Dollar

    Deutsche Bank        7/16/12        114,885        106,385        8,500   

Deliver 226,000 European Euro in exchange for U.S. Dollar

    Morgan Stanley        7/16/12        315,298        293,208        22,090   

Deliver 257,000 European Euro in exchange for U.S. Dollar

    UBS Warburg        7/16/12        360,019        333,427        26,592   

Deliver 129,000 European Euro in exchange for U.S. Dollar

    Deutsche Bank        7/18/12        180,947        167,369        13,578   

 

continued

 

22


ALLIANZ VARIABLE INSURANCE PRODUCTS TRUST

AZL Franklin Templeton Founding Strategy Plus Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments, continued

December 31, 2011

 

Short Contracts

  Counterparty     Delivery
Date
    Contract
Amount
    Fair
Value
    Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
 

Deliver 51,000 European Euro in exchange for U.S. Dollar

    Morgan Stanley        7/18/12      $ 71,400      $ 66,169      $ 5,231   

Deliver 257,000 European Euro in exchange for U.S. Dollar

    UBS Warburg        7/18/12        360,378        333,440        26,938   

Deliver 97,000 European Euro in exchange for U.S. Dollar

    Barclays Bank        7/19/12        135,906        125,853        10,053   

Deliver 470,000 European Euro in exchange for U.S. Dollar

    Deutsche Bank        7/19/12        656,773        609,805        46,968   

Deliver 71,000 European Euro in exchange for U.S. Dollar

    Deutsche Bank        7/20/12        99,034        92,121        6,913   

Deliver 366,000 European Euro in exchange for U.S. Dollar

    Morgan Stanley        7/20/12        510,039        474,879        35,160   

Deliver 64,000 European Euro in exchange for U.S. Dollar

    Deutsche Bank        7/23/12        89,776        83,044        6,732   

Deliver 29,795 European Euro in exchange for U.S. Dollar

    Deutsche Bank        7/23/12        41,955        38,661        3,294   

Deliver 9,975 European Euro in exchange for U.S. Dollar

    Deutsche Bank        7/25/12        14,191        12,944        1,247   

Deliver 9,978 European Euro in exchange for U.S. Dollar

    Deutsche Bank        7/27/12        14,203        12,948        1,255   

Deliver 19,995 European Euro in exchange for U.S. Dollar

    Barclays Bank        7/31/12        28,472        25,948        2,524   

Deliver 48,730 European Euro in exchange for U.S. Dollar

    Barclays Bank        8/1/12        69,060        63,241        5,819   

Deliver 48,862 European Euro in exchange for U.S. Dollar

    Barclays Bank        8/2/12        69,663        63,414        6,249   

Deliver 78,136 European Euro in exchange for U.S. Dollar

    Barclays Bank        8/6/12        111,000        101,414        9,586   

Deliver 136,000 European Euro in exchange for U.S. Dollar

    Deutsche Bank        8/6/12        191,311        176,517        14,794   

Deliver 87,500 European Euro in exchange for U.S. Dollar

    Deutsche Bank        8/6/12        124,332        113,568        10,764   

Deliver 46,000 European Euro in exchange for U.S. Dollar

    Deutsche Bank        8/6/12        65,363        59,704        5,659   

Deliver 34,482 European Euro in exchange for U.S. Dollar

    Citibank        8/8/12        48,411        44,757        3,654   

Deliver 117,000 European Euro in exchange for U.S. Dollar

    Deutsche Bank        8/8/12        164,648        151,863        12,785   

Deliver 122,500 European Euro in exchange for U.S. Dollar

    Deutsche Bank        8/8/12        172,388        159,002        13,386   

Deliver 9,686 European Euro in exchange for U.S. Dollar

    Citibank        8/9/12        13,629        12,573        1,056   

Deliver 92,000 European Euro in exchange for U.S. Dollar

    Deutsche Bank        8/9/12        130,372        119,416        10,956   

Deliver 88,000 European Euro in exchange for U.S. Dollar

    Deutsche Bank        8/9/12        124,475        114,224        10,251   

Deliver 61,000 European Euro in exchange for U.S. Dollar

    Deutsche Bank        8/10/12        86,211        79,180        7,031   

Deliver 46,000 European Euro in exchange for U.S. Dollar

    Deutsche Bank        8/13/12        65,199        59,713        5,486   

Deliver 71,000 European Euro in exchange for U.S. Dollar

    Deutsche Bank        8/13/12        100,510        92,165        8,345   

Deliver 395,000 European Euro in exchange for U.S. Dollar

    Barclays Bank        8/20/12        566,212        512,822        53,390   

Deliver 263,000 European Euro in exchange for U.S. Dollar

    Barclays Bank        8/20/12        379,235        341,448        37,787   

Deliver 263,000 European Euro in exchange for U.S. Dollar

    CS First Boston        8/20/12        377,720        341,448        36,272   

Deliver 263,000 European Euro in exchange for U.S. Dollar

    Deutsche Bank        8/20/12        377,134        341,448        35,686   

Deliver 132,000 European Euro in exchange for U.S. Dollar

    Morgan Stanley        8/20/12        189,400        171,373        18,027   

Deliver 28,299 European Euro in exchange for U.S. Dollar

    Barclays Bank        8/23/12        40,694        36,742        3,952   

Deliver 47,689 European Euro in exchange for U.S. Dollar

    Barclays Bank        8/24/12        68,415        61,919        6,496   

Deliver 30,957 European Euro in exchange for U.S. Dollar

    Barclays Bank        8/27/12        44,625        40,197        4,428   

Deliver 28,089 European Euro in exchange for U.S. Dollar

    Deutsche Bank        8/29/12        40,212        36,474        3,738   

Deliver 891 European Euro in exchange for U.S. Dollar

    Deutsche Bank        8/31/12        1,289        1,157        132   

Deliver 15,000 European Euro in exchange for U.S. Dollar

    Deutsche Bank        9/6/12        21,282        19,481        1,801   

Deliver 29,182 European Euro in exchange for U.S. Dollar

    Barclays Bank        9/10/12        40,974        37,902        3,072   

Deliver 34,000 European Euro in exchange for U.S. Dollar

    Deutsche Bank        9/10/12        47,560        44,160        3,400   

Deliver 28,968 European Euro in exchange for U.S. Dollar

    Barclays Bank        9/12/12        40,497        37,626        2,871   

Deliver 15,000 European Euro in exchange for U.S. Dollar

    Deutsche Bank        9/13/12        20,525        19,484        1,041   

Deliver 81,755 European Euro in exchange for U.S. Dollar

    Barclays Bank        9/14/12        111,827        106,194        5,633   

Deliver 76,694 European Euro in exchange for U.S. Dollar

    UBS Warburg        9/17/12        105,125        99,626        5,499   

Deliver 19,406 European Euro in exchange for U.S. Dollar

    Barclays Bank        9/19/12        26,900        25,209        1,691   

Deliver 45,864 European Euro in exchange for U.S. Dollar

    Barclays Bank        9/24/12        62,399        59,586        2,813   

Deliver 133,000 European Euro in exchange for U.S. Dollar

    Deutsche Bank        9/24/12        181,669        172,792        8,877   

Deliver 96,000 European Euro in exchange for U.S. Dollar

    Deutsche Bank        9/24/12        131,269        124,722        6,547   

Deliver 107,000 European Euro in exchange for U.S. Dollar

    Deutsche Bank        9/26/12        144,759        139,018        5,741   

Deliver 270,000 European Euro in exchange for U.S. Dollar

    CS First Boston        9/28/12        364,365        350,808        13,557   

Deliver 130,000 European Euro in exchange for U.S. Dollar

    CS First Boston        9/28/12        176,410        168,908        7,502   

Deliver 350,000 European Euro in exchange for U.S. Dollar

    Deutsche Bank        9/28/12        470,008        454,751        15,257   

Deliver 840,000 European Euro in exchange for U.S. Dollar

    Deutsche Bank        9/28/12        1,141,509        1,091,402        50,107   

Deliver 130,000 European Euro in exchange for U.S. Dollar

    Deutsche Bank        9/28/12        176,776        168,908        7,868   

 

continued

 

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ALLIANZ VARIABLE INSURANCE PRODUCTS TRUST

AZL Franklin Templeton Founding Strategy Plus Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments, continued

December 31, 2011

 

Short Contracts

  Counterparty     Delivery
Date
    Contract
Amount
    Fair
Value
    Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
 

Deliver 180,000 European Euro in exchange for U.S. Dollar

    HSBC        9/28/12      $ 241,808      $ 233,872      $ 7,936   

Deliver 130,000 European Euro in exchange for U.S. Dollar

    Morgan Stanley        9/28/12        176,615        168,908        7,707   

Deliver 420,000 European Euro in exchange for U.S. Dollar

    Deutsche Bank        10/9/12        554,765        545,820        8,945   

Deliver 320,000 European Euro in exchange for U.S. Dollar

    Deutsche Bank        10/15/12        441,088        415,913        25,175   

Deliver 20,617 European Euro in exchange for U.S. Dollar

    Barclays Bank        10/24/12        28,330        26,801        1,529   

Deliver 154,898 European Euro in exchange for U.S. Dollar

    Barclays Bank        10/25/12        214,905        201,365        13,540   

Deliver 60,360 European Euro in exchange for U.S. Dollar

    Citibank        10/26/12        84,031        78,468        5,563   

Deliver 1,644,000 European Euro in exchange for U.S. Dollar

    Deutsche Bank        10/31/12        2,317,729        2,137,430        180,299   

Deliver 103,075 European Euro in exchange for U.S. Dollar

    Deutsche Bank        10/31/12        145,316        134,012        11,304   

Deliver 7,376 European Euro in exchange for U.S. Dollar

    Deutsche Bank        11/2/12        10,259        9,590        669   

Deliver 49,418 European Euro in exchange for U.S. Dollar

    Barclays Bank        11/5/12        68,128        64,257        3,871   

Deliver 278,508 European Euro in exchange for U.S. Dollar

    Barclays Bank        11/8/12        382,991        362,157        20,834   

Deliver 335,703 European Euro in exchange for U.S. Dollar

    Barclays Bank        11/15/12        458,017        436,591        21,426   

Deliver 93,863 European Euro in exchange for U.S. Dollar

    Barclays Bank        11/19/12        128,672        122,081        6,591   

Deliver 327,027 European Euro in exchange for U.S. Dollar

    Barclays Bank        11/21/12        443,776        425,358        18,418   

Deliver 172,504 European Euro in exchange for U.S. Dollar

    Barclays Bank        11/23/12        234,140        224,382        9,758   

Deliver 100,000 European Euro in exchange for U.S. Dollar

    Deutsche Bank        12/3/12        134,590        130,099        4,491   

Deliver 97,000 European Euro in exchange for U.S. Dollar

    Barclays Bank        12/12/12        130,630        126,219        4,411   

Deliver 525,093 European Euro in exchange for U.S. Dollar

    Deutsche Bank        12/20/12        687,346        683,371        3,975   

Deliver 5,989,000 Japanese Yen in exchange for U.S. Dollar

    Deutsche Bank        1/4/12        77,287        77,835        (548

Deliver 3,030,000 Japanese Yen in exchange for U.S. Dollar

    Barclays Bank        1/10/12        36,638        39,383        (2,745

Deliver 1,520,000 Japanese Yen in exchange for U.S. Dollar

    Citibank        1/10/12        18,391        19,756        (1,365

Deliver 1,520,000 Japanese Yen in exchange for U.S. Dollar

    UBS Warburg        1/10/12        18,382        19,756        (1,374

Deliver 1,520,000 Japanese Yen in exchange for U.S. Dollar

    Deutsche Bank        1/12/12        18,384        19,757        (1,373

Deliver 1,520,000 Japanese Yen in exchange for U.S. Dollar

    HSBC        1/12/12        18,421        19,757        (1,336

Deliver 4,090,000 Japanese Yen in exchange for U.S. Dollar

    Barclays Bank        1/13/12        49,515        53,163        (3,648

Deliver 4,120,000 Japanese Yen in exchange for U.S. Dollar

    HSBC        1/13/12        49,917        53,553        (3,636

Deliver 3,250,000 Japanese Yen in exchange for U.S. Dollar

    UBS Warburg        1/13/12        39,364        42,245        (2,881

Deliver 7,722,356 Japanese Yen in exchange for U.S. Dollar

    Deutsche Bank        1/20/12        100,761        100,390        371   

Deliver 331,000 Japanese Yen in exchange for U.S. Dollar

    HSBC        1/20/12        4,274        4,303        (29

Deliver 50,187,445 Japanese Yen in exchange for U.S. Dollar

    Morgan Stanley        1/20/12        610,000        652,432        (42,432

Deliver 1,413,045 Japanese Yen in exchange for U.S. Dollar

    State Street Bank        1/20/12        18,217        18,369        (152

Deliver 8,700,000 Japanese Yen in exchange for U.S. Dollar

    Barclays Bank        1/26/12        105,762        113,111        (7,349

Deliver 5,078,281 Japanese Yen in exchange for U.S. Dollar

    Deutsche Bank        1/26/12        61,879        66,024        (4,145

Deliver 2,170,000 Japanese Yen in exchange for U.S. Dollar

    Deutsche Bank        1/26/12        26,400        28,213        (1,813

Deliver 7,610,000 Japanese Yen in exchange for U.S. Dollar

    UBS Warburg        1/26/12        92,574        98,940        (6,366

Deliver 9,353,364 Japanese Yen in exchange for U.S. Dollar

    HSBC        1/27/12        114,121        121,607        (7,486

Deliver 3,336,000 Japanese Yen in exchange for U.S. Dollar

    HSBC        2/10/12        40,752        43,384        (2,632

Deliver 3,771,000 Japanese Yen in exchange for U.S. Dollar

    Morgan Stanley        2/10/12        46,149        49,041        (2,892

Deliver 964,860 Japanese Yen in exchange for U.S. Dollar

    Deutsche Bank        2/15/12        11,745        12,549        (804

Deliver 1,140,000 Japanese Yen in exchange for U.S. Dollar

    JPMorgan Chase        2/15/12        13,889        14,827        (938

Deliver 680,000 Japanese Yen in exchange for U.S. Dollar

    JPMorgan Chase        2/16/12        8,220        8,844        (624

Deliver 4,020,000 Japanese Yen in exchange for U.S. Dollar

    HSBC        2/22/12        48,513        52,292        (3,779

Deliver 4,000,000 Japanese Yen in exchange for U.S. Dollar

    JPMorgan Chase        2/23/12        48,248        52,033        (3,785

Deliver 4,600,000 Japanese Yen in exchange for U.S. Dollar

    HSBC        3/1/12        56,615        59,846        (3,231

Deliver 4,600,000 Japanese Yen in exchange for U.S. Dollar

    JPMorgan Chase        3/1/12        56,595        59,846        (3,251

Deliver 5,100,000 Japanese Yen in exchange for U.S. Dollar

    UBS Warburg        3/1/12        62,735        66,351        (3,616

Deliver 2,260,084 Japanese Yen in exchange for U.S. Dollar

    Citibank        3/15/12        29,138        29,413        (275

Deliver 44,142,850 Japanese Yen in exchange for U.S. Dollar

    JPMorgan Chase        3/15/12        535,000        574,488        (39,488

Deliver 5,012,000 Japanese Yen in exchange for U.S. Dollar

    Citibank        3/19/12        62,384        65,234        (2,850

Deliver 3,000,000 Japanese Yen in exchange for U.S. Dollar

    Morgan Stanley        3/19/12        37,330        39,046        (1,716

Deliver 4,060,000 Japanese Yen in exchange for U.S. Dollar

    UBS Warburg        3/19/12        50,538        52,843        (2,305

Deliver 4,542,830 Japanese Yen in exchange for U.S. Dollar

    UBS Warburg        3/23/12        56,242        59,133        (2,891

 

continued

 

24


ALLIANZ VARIABLE INSURANCE PRODUCTS TRUST

AZL Franklin Templeton Founding Strategy Plus Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments, continued

December 31, 2011

 

Short Contracts

  Counterparty     Delivery
Date
    Contract
Amount
    Fair
Value
    Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
 

Deliver 68,447,040 Japanese Yen in exchange for U.S. Dollar

    Morgan Stanley        4/16/12      $ 820,000      $ 891,501      $ (71,501

Deliver 3,500,000 Japanese Yen in exchange for U.S. Dollar

    Citibank        4/20/12        42,638        45,591        (2,953

Deliver 3,500,000 Japanese Yen in exchange for U.S. Dollar

    UBS Warburg        4/20/12        42,613        45,591        (2,978

Deliver 11,180,000 Japanese Yen in exchange for U.S. Dollar

    Citibank        5/10/12        139,101        145,707        (6,606

Deliver 7,475,000 Japanese Yen in exchange for U.S. Dollar

    Deutsche Bank        5/11/12        92,981        97,423        (4,442

Deliver 11,175,000 Japanese Yen in exchange for U.S. Dollar

    UBS Warburg        5/11/12        139,010        145,646        (6,636

Deliver 48,990,000 Japanese Yen in exchange for U.S. Dollar

    Credit Suisse        5/29/12        600,000        638,798        (38,798

Deliver 2,416,000 Japanese Yen in exchange for U.S. Dollar

    Citibank        6/15/12        31,215        31,517        (302

Deliver 6,679,000 Japanese Yen in exchange for U.S. Dollar

    Bank of America        6/29/12        86,161        87,160        (999

Deliver 9,732,000 Japanese Yen in exchange for U.S. Dollar

    Barclays Bank        6/29/12        125,672        127,002        (1,330

Deliver 26,073,000 Japanese Yen in exchange for U.S. Dollar

    Deutsche Bank        7/11/12        322,287        340,373        (18,086

Deliver 22,800,000 Japanese Yen in exchange for U.S. Dollar

    JPMorgan Chase        8/30/12        299,193        298,084        1,109   

Deliver 2,251,755 Japanese Yen in exchange for U.S. Dollar

    Barclays Bank        9/18/12        29,053        29,456        (403

Deliver 121,466,500 Japanese Yen in exchange for U.S. Dollar

    UBS Warburg        9/28/12        1,598,348        1,589,398        8,950   

Deliver 20,662,500 Japanese Yen in exchange for U.S. Dollar

    Deutsche Bank        10/29/12        273,784        270,617        3,167   

Deliver 91,650,000 Japanese Yen in exchange for U.S. Dollar

    JPMorgan Chase        10/31/12        1,217,051        1,200,415        16,636   

Deliver 6,194,000 Japanese Yen in exchange for U.S. Dollar

    Deutsche Bank        11/16/12        81,112        81,166        (54

Deliver 7,667,000 Japanese Yen in exchange for U.S. Dollar

    Barclays Bank        11/19/12        100,617        100,477        140   

Deliver 1,616,000 Japanese Yen in exchange for U.S. Dollar

    HSBC        11/19/12        21,171        21,178        (7

Deliver 3,093,000 Japanese Yen in exchange for U.S. Dollar

    JPMorgan Chase        11/19/12        40,481        40,534        (53

Deliver 2,471,000 Japanese Yen in exchange for U.S. Dollar

    UBS Warburg        11/19/12        32,407        32,383        24   

Deliver 8,613,000 Japanese Yen in exchange for U.S. Dollar

    Barclays Bank        11/21/12        113,180        112,881        299   

Deliver 41,392,500 Japanese Yen in exchange for U.S. Dollar

    Morgan Stanley        12/17/12        535,673        542,903        (7,230

Deliver 2,255,332 Japanese Yen in exchange for U.S. Dollar

    JPMorgan Chase        12/27/12        29,187        29,590        (403

Deliver 29,000 Swiss Franc in exchange for U.S. Dollar

    Bank of America        2/10/12        33,856        30,912        2,944   

Deliver 9,400 Swiss Franc in exchange for U.S. Dollar

    Bank of America        2/10/12        10,072        10,020        52   

Deliver 348,799 Swiss Franc in exchange for U.S. Dollar

    Barclays Bank        2/10/12        460,097        371,800        88,297   

Deliver 5,652 Swiss Franc in exchange for U.S. Dollar

    Barclays Bank        2/10/12        7,079        6,025        1,054   

Deliver 22,457 Swiss Franc in exchange for U.S. Dollar

    Barclays Bank        2/10/12        28,316        23,938        4,378   

Deliver 10,522 Swiss Franc in exchange for U.S. Dollar

    Barclays Bank        2/10/12        11,667        11,215        452   

Deliver 14,500 Swiss Franc in exchange for U.S. Dollar

    Barclays Bank        2/10/12        16,279        15,456        823   

Deliver 360,201 Swiss Franc in exchange for U.S. Dollar

    Deutsche Bank        2/10/12        474,191        383,953        90,238   

Deliver 11,343 Swiss Franc in exchange for U.S. Dollar

    Deutsche Bank        2/10/12        14,158        12,091        2,067   

Deliver 6,211 Swiss Franc in exchange for U.S. Dollar

    Deutsche Bank        2/10/12        6,800        6,620        180   

Deliver 4,778 Swiss Franc in exchange for U.S. Dollar

    Deutsche Bank        2/10/12        5,308        5,094        214   

Deliver 15,311 Swiss Franc in exchange for U.S. Dollar

    State Street Bank        2/10/12        17,435        16,321        1,114   
         

 

 

 
          $ 2,102,868   
         

 

 

 

As of December 31, 2011, the Fund’s open forward cross currency contracts were as follows:

 

Purchase/Sale

 

Counterparty

  Amount
Purchased
    Amount
Sold
    Contract
Value
    Fair
Value
    Net
Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
 

Australian Dollar/Japanese Yen

  Deutsche Bank     27,000        AUD        2,143,206         JPY      $ 26,079      $ 25,685      $ (394

Australian Dollar/Japanese Yen

  Citibank     27,000        AUD        2,142,450         JPY        26,079        25,695        (384

Australian Dollar/Japanese Yen

  Barclays Bank     27,000        AUD        2,141,100         JPY        26,079        25,712        (367

Norwegian Krone/European Euro

  UBS Warburg     389,900        NOK        49,200         EUR        66,284        67,733        1,449   

Norwegian Krone/European Euro

  Deutsche Bank     779,000        NOK        97,969         EUR        132,042        135,358        3,316   

Norwegian Krone/European Euro

  UBS Warburg     545,000        NOK        68,522         EUR        92,378        94,723        2,345   

Norwegian Krone/European Euro

  Deutsche Bank     2,110,000        NOK        270,305         EUR        383,781        382,058        (1,723

Norwegian Krone/European Euro

  UBS Warburg     275,700        NOK        34,983         EUR        48,324        48,518        194   

 

continued

 

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Schedule of Portfolio Investments, continued

December 31, 2011

 

Purchase/Sale

 

Counterparty

  Amount
Purchased
    Amount
Sold
    Contract
Value
    Fair
Value
    Net
Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
 

Norwegian Krone/European Euro

  Morgan Stanley     158,780        NOK        20,010        EUR      $ 26,757      $ 27,025      $ 268   

Norwegian Krone/European Euro

  Morgan Stanley     240,000        NOK        30,244        EUR        40,443        40,849        406   

Norwegian Krone/European Euro

  UBS Warburg     600,000        NOK        75,559        EUR        101,109        102,191        1,082   

Norwegian Krone/European Euro

  UBS Warburg     180,000        NOK        22,848        EUR        30,782        30,862        80   

Polish Zloty/European Euro

  Deutsche Bank     233,000        PLN        58,594        EUR        79,137        70,667        (8,470

Polish Zloty/European Euro

  Barclays Bank     233,000        PLN        58,559        EUR        79,195        70,764        (8,431

Polish Zloty/European Euro

  Deutsche Bank     233,000        PLN        58,027        EUR        78,338        70,568        (7,770

Polish Zloty/European Euro

  Morgan Stanley     91,000        PLN        22,722        EUR        31,683        28,318        (3,365

Polish Zloty/European Euro

  Deutsche Bank     700,000        PLN        158,278        EUR        225,026        218,094        (6,932

Swedish Krona/European Euro

  Deutsche Bank     5,900,000        SEK        633,857        EUR        855,486        882,629        27,143   

Swedish Krona/European Euro

  Deutsche Bank     4,380,000        SEK        479,412        EUR        679,959        687,780        7,821   
               

 

 

 
                $ 6,268   
               

 

 

 

The following represents the concentrations by country of risk (based on the domicile of the security issuer) relative to the total fair value of investment securities as of December 31, 2011:

 

Country

  Percentage  

Argentina

    %^ 

Australia

    2.7   

Bermuda

    0.3   

Brazil

    0.7   

Canada

    0.5   

Cayman Islands

    0.3   

China

    0.1   

Denmark

    0.3   

Egypt

    0.2   

France

    2.8   

Germany

    2.1   

Hong Kong

    0.5   

Hungary

    0.6   

India

    0.1   

Indonesia

    0.9   

Iraq

    0.1   

Ireland (Republic of)

    1.7   

Isle of Man

    0.1   

Israel

    1.0   

Italy

    0.6   

Japan

    1.2   

Jersey

    0.1   

Lithuania

    0.2   

Country

  Percentage  

Luxembourg

    0.2   

Malaysia

    2.5   

Mexico

    1.1   

Netherlands

    1.5   

Norway

    1.0   

Philippines

    0.3   

Poland

    1.8   

Republic of Korea (South)

    4.0   

Russian Federation

    0.4   

Singapore

    1.2   

South Africa

    0.2   

Spain

    0.6   

Sweden

    2.1   

Switzerland

    3.1   

Taiwan

    0.2   

Turkey

    0.1   

Ukraine

    0.3   

United Arab Emirates

    0.1   

United Kingdom

    7.3   

United States

    54.9   

Vietnam

    —^   
 

 

 

 
    100.0
 

 

 

 
 

 

     ^ Represents less than 0.05%.

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

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Statement of Assets and Liabilities

December 31, 2011

 

Assets:

 

Investment securities, at cost

  $ 314,351,644   
 

 

 

 

Investment securities, at value*

  $ 303,425,735   

Interest and dividends receivable

    1,961,018   

Foreign currency, at value (cost $4,633,013)

    4,609,056   

Unrealized appreciation on forward currency contracts

    2,637,876   

Receivable for capital shares issued

    695,929   

Receivable for expenses paid indirectly

    152   

Receivable for investments sold

    71,833   

Reclaims receivable

    102,092   

Prepaid expenses

    4,032   
 

 

 

 

Total Assets

    313,507,723   
 

 

 

 

Liabilities:

 

Cash overdraft

    452,597   

Unrealized depreciation on forward currency contracts

    1,396,383   

Written options (Premiums received $4,050)

    5,680   

Payable for investments purchased

    633,180   

Payable for collateral received on loaned securities

    8,120,309   

Manager fees payable

    176,485   

Administration fees payable

    11,308   

Distribution fees payable

    63,030   

Custodian fees payable

    32,324   

Administrative and compliance services fees payable

    1,511   

Trustee fees payable

    82   

Other accrued liabilities

    23,285   
 

 

 

 

Total Liabilities

    10,916,174   
 

 

 

 

Net Assets

  $ 302,591,549   
 

 

 

 

Net Assets Consist of:

 

Capital

  $ 304,025,342   

Accumulated net investment income/(loss)

    6,798,880   

Accumulated net realized gains/(losses) from investment transactions

    1,511,095   

Net unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on investments

    (9,743,768
 

 

 

 

Net Assets

  $ 302,591,549   
 

 

 

 

Shares of beneficial interest (unlimited number of shares authorized, no par value)

    28,149,526   

Net Asset Value (offering and redemption price per share)

  $ 10.75   
 

 

 

 

 

 

* Includes securities on loan of $7,805,887.

Statement of Operations

For the Year Ended December 31, 2011

 

Investment Income:

  

Interest

   $ 5,716,143   

Dividends

     4,401,090   

Income from securities lending

     63,461   

Foreign withholding tax

     (247,823
  

 

 

 

Total Investment Income

     9,932,871   
  

 

 

 

Expenses:

  

Manager fees

     1,713,160   

Administration fees

     155,475   

Distribution fees

     611,841   

Custodian fees

     228,131   

Administrative and compliance services fees

     10,680   

Trustee fees

     18,540   

Professional fees

     20,527   

Shareholder reports

     22,229   

Recoupment of prior expenses reimbursed by the Manager

     53,765   

Other expenses

     11,325   
  

 

 

 

Total expenses before reductions

     2,845,673   

Less expenses paid indirectly

     (629
  

 

 

 

Net expenses

     2,845,044   
  

 

 

 

Net Investment Income/(Loss)

     7,087,827   
  

 

 

 

Realized and Unrealized Gains/(Losses) on Investments:

  

Net realized gains/(losses) on securities and foreign currency transactions

     2,074,269   

Net realized gains/(losses) on forward currency contracts

     (914,337

Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments

     (17,536,993
  

 

 

 

Net Realized/Unrealized Gains/(Losses) on Investments

     (16,377,061
  

 

 

 

Change in Net Assets Resulting From Operations

   $ (9,289,234
  

 

 

 
 

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

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ALLIANZ VARIABLE INSURANCE PRODUCTS TRUST

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

     AZL Franklin Templeton
Founding Strategy Plus Fund
 
     For the
Year Ended
December 31,
2011
    For the
Year Ended
December 31,
2010
 

Change in Net Assets:

    

Operations:

    

Net investment income/(loss)

   $ 7,087,827      $ 2,779,155   

Net realized gains/(losses) on investment transactions

     1,159,932        1,339,311   

Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments

     (17,536,993     6,730,645   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from operations

     (9,289,234     10,849,111   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Dividends to Shareholders:

    

From net investment income

     (527,750     (2,445,181

From net realized gains on investments

     (401,429     (682,907
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from dividends to shareholders

     (929,179     (3,128,088
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Capital Transactions:

    

Proceeds from shares issued

     180,753,267        96,087,006   

Proceeds from dividends reinvested

     929,179        3,128,088   

Value of shares redeemed

     (25,852,336     (4,908,478
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from capital transactions

     155,830,110        94,306,616   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in net assets

     145,611,697        102,027,639   

Net Assets:

    

Beginning of period

     156,979,852        54,952,213   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of period

   $ 302,591,549      $ 156,979,852   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Accumulated net investment income/(loss)

   $ 6,798,880      $ 723,478   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Share Transactions:

    

Shares issued

     16,188,461        9,082,863   

Dividends reinvested

     88,917        285,688   

Shares redeemed

     (2,416,131     (467,930
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in shares

     13,861,247        8,900,621   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

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AZL Franklin Templeton Founding Strategy Plus Fund

Financial Highlights

(Selected data for a share of beneficial interest outstanding throughout the periods indicated)

 

     Year Ended
December 31,
    October 23, 2009
to
December  31,

2009(a)
 
     2011     2010    

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period

   $ 10.99      $ 10.20      $ 10.00   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Investment Activities:

      

Net Investment Income/(Loss)

     0.23        0.20        0.04   

Net Realized and Unrealized Gains/(Losses) on Investments

     (0.43     0.82        0.21   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from Investment Activities

     (0.20     1.02        0.25   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Dividends to Shareholders From:

      

Net Investment Income

     (0.02     (0.18     (0.05

Net Realized Gains

     (0.02     (0.05       
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Dividends

     (0.04     (0.23     (0.05
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Asset Value, End of Period

   $ 10.75      $ 10.99      $ 10.20   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Return(b)

     (1.83 )%      10.02     2.45 %(c) 

Ratios to Average Net Assets/Supplemental Data:

      

Net Assets, End of Period ($000’s)

   $ 302,592      $ 156,980      $ 54,952   

Net Investment Income/(Loss)(d)

     2.90     3.13     2.11

Expenses Before Reductions(d)(e)

     1.16     1.25     1.20

Expenses Net of Reductions(d)

     1.16     1.19     1.20

Expenses Net of Reductions, Excluding Expenses Paid Indirectly(d)(f)

     1.16     1.19     1.20

Portfolio Turnover Rate

     17     17     2 %(c) 

 

 

(a) Period from commencement of operations.

 

(b) The returns include reinvested dividends and fund level expenses, but exclude insurance contract charges. If these charges were included, the returns would have been lower.

 

(c) Not annualized.

 

(d) Annualized for periods less than one year.

 

(e) Excludes fee reductions. If such fee reductions had not occurred, the ratios would have been as indicated.

 

(f) Expenses net of reductions excludes expenses paid indirectly, pursuant to a “commission recapture” program, under which brokers remit a portion of the brokerage commission which is used to pay certain Fund expenses. See note 2 in the Notes to the Financial Statements.

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

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AZL Franklin Templeton Founding Strategy Plus Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements

December 31, 2011

 

1. Organization

The Allianz Variable Insurance Products Trust (the “Trust”) was organized as a Delaware statutory trust on July 13, 1999. The Trust is a diversified open-end management investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”). These Notes to the Financial Statements are for the AZL Franklin Templeton Founding Strategy Plus Fund (the “Fund”). The Trust consists of 29 separate investment portfolios (collectively, the “Funds”), each of which is a series of the Trust, as follows:

 

   

AZL Allianz AGIC Opportunity Fund

   

AZL BlackRock Capital Appreciation Fund

   

AZL Columbia Mid Cap Value Fund

   

AZL Columbia Small Cap Value Fund

   

AZL Davis New York Venture Fund (formerly AZL Davis NY Venture Fund)

   

AZL Dreyfus Equity Growth Fund

   

AZL Eaton Vance Large Cap Value Fund

   

AZL Enhanced Bond Index Fund

   

AZL Franklin Small Cap Value Fund

   

AZL Franklin Templeton Founding Strategy Plus Fund

   

AZL Gateway Fund

   

AZL International Index Fund

   

AZL Invesco Equity and Income Fund (formerly AZL Van Kampen Equity and Income Fund)

   

AZL Invesco Growth and Income Fund (formerly AZL Van Kampen Growth and Income Fund)

   

AZL Invesco International Equity Fund

   

AZL JPMorgan International Opportunities Fund (formerly AZL Morgan Stanley International Equity Fund)

   

AZL JPMorgan U.S. Equity Fund

   

AZL MFS Investors Trust Fund

   

AZL Mid Cap Index Fund

   

AZL Money Market Fund

   

AZL Morgan Stanley Global Real Estate Fund

   

AZL Morgan Stanley Mid Cap Growth Fund

   

AZL NFJ International Value Fund

   

AZL Russell 1000 Growth Index Fund

   

AZL Russell 1000 Value Index Fund

   

AZL S&P 500 Index Fund

   

AZL Schroder Emerging Markets Equity Fund

   

AZL Small Cap Stock Index Fund

   

AZL Turner Quantitative Small Cap Growth Fund

 

 

The Trust is authorized to issue an unlimited number of shares of the Fund without par value. Shares of the Fund are available through the variable annuity contracts and variable life insurance policies offered through the separate accounts of participating insurance companies.

Under the Trust’s organizational documents, its officers and trustees are indemnified against certain liabilities arising out of the performance of their duties to the Fund. In addition, in the normal course of business, the Fund may enter into contracts with its vendors and others that provide for general indemnifications. The Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown, as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Fund. However, based on experience, the Fund expects the risk of loss to be remote.

 

2. Significant Accounting Policies

The following is a summary of significant accounting policies followed by the Fund in the preparation of its financial statements. The policies conform with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”). The preparation of financial statements requires management to make certain 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 increases and decreases in net assets from operations during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Management has evaluated events and transactions subsequent to period end through the date the financial statements were issued, for purposes of recognition or disclosure in these financial statements and there are no subsequent events to report.

Security Valuation

The Fund records its investments at fair value. Fair value is defined as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between willing market participants at the measurement date. The valuation techniques used to determine fair value are further described in Note 4 below.

Investment Transactions and Investment Income

Investment transactions are recorded not later than on the business day after trade date. However, for financial reporting purposes, investment transactions are accounted for on trade date. Net realized gains and losses on investments sold and on

 

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Notes to the Financial Statements, continued

December 31, 2011

 

foreign currency transactions are recorded on the basis of identified cost. Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis and includes, where applicable, the amortization of premiums or accretion of discounts. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date except in the case of foreign securities, in which case dividends are recorded as soon as such information becomes available.

Real Estate Investment Trusts

The Fund may own shares of real estate investment trusts (“REITs”) which report information on the source of their distributions annually. Certain distributions received from REITs during the year, which are known to be a return of capital, are recorded as a reduction to the cost of the individual REIT.

Foreign Currency Translation

The accounting records of the Fund are maintained in U.S. dollars. Foreign currency amounts are translated into U.S. dollars at the current rate of exchange to determine the fair value of investments, assets and liabilities. Purchases and sales of securities, and income and expenses are translated at the prevailing rate of exchange on the respective dates of such transactions. The Fund does not isolate that portion of the results of operations resulting from changes in foreign exchange rates on investments from fluctuations arising from changes in market prices of securities held. Such fluctuations are included in the net realized and unrealized gain or loss on investments and foreign currencies.

Income received by the Fund from sources within foreign countries may be subject to withholding and other income or similar taxes imposed by such countries. The Funds accrue such taxes, as applicable, based on their current interpretation of tax rules in the foreign markets in which they invest.

Risks Associated with Foreign Securities and Currencies

Investments in securities of foreign issuers carry certain risks not ordinarily associated with investments in securities of domestic issuers. Such risks include future political and economic developments, and the possible imposition of exchange controls or other foreign governmental laws and restrictions. In addition, with respect to certain countries, there is the possibility of expropriation of assets, confiscatory taxation, political or social instability or diplomatic developments which could adversely affect investments in those securities.

Floating Rate Loans

The Fund may invest in floating rate loans, which usually take the form of loan participations and assignments. These loans are made by banks and other large financial institutions to various companies and are typically senior in the borrowing companies’ capital structure. Coupon rates are floating, not fixed and are tied to a benchmark lending rate. Loans involve a risk of loss in case of default or insolvency of the financial intermediaries who are parties to the transactions. A Fund records an investment when the borrower withdraws money and records the interest as earned.

Structured Notes

The Fund may invest in structured notes, the values of which are based on the price movements of a reference security or index. Structured notes are derivative debt securities, the interest rate or principal of which is determined by an unrelated indicator. The terms of the structured notes may provide that in certain circumstances no principal is due at maturity and therefore, may result in a loss of invested capital. Structured notes may be positively or negatively indexed, so that appreciation of the reference may produce an increase or a decrease in the interest rate or the value of the structured note at maturity may be calculated as a specified multiple of the change in the value of the reference; therefore, the value of such security may be very volatile. Structured notes may entail a greater degree of market risk than other types of debt securities because the investor bears the risk of the reference. Structured notes may also be more volatile, less liquid, and more difficult to accurately price than less complex securities or more traditional debt securities.

Securities Purchased on a When-Issued Basis

The Fund may purchase securities on a when-issued basis. When-issued securities are securities purchased for delivery beyond the normal settlement date at a stated price and yield and thereby involve risk that the yield obtained in the

 

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AZL Franklin Templeton Founding Strategy Plus Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements, continued

December 31, 2011

 

transaction will be less than that available in the market when the delivery takes place. A Fund will not pay for such securities or start earning interest on them until they are received. When a Fund agrees to purchase securities on a when-issued basis, the Fund will segregate or designate cash or liquid assets equal to the amount of the commitment. Securities purchased on a when-issued basis are recorded as an asset and are subject to changes in the value based upon changes in the general level of interest rates. A Fund may sell when-issued securities before they are delivered, which may result in a capital gain or loss.

Short Sales

The Fund may engage in short sales against the box (i.e., where the fund owns or has an unconditional right to acquire at no additional cost a security substantially similar to the security sold short) for hedging purposes to limit exposure to a possible market decline in the value of its portfolio securities. In a short sale, the Fund sells a borrowed security and has a corresponding obligation to the lender to return the identical security. The Fund may also incur an interest expense if a security that has been sold short has an interest payment. When a Fund engages in a short sale, the Fund records a liability for securities sold short and records an asset equal to the proceeds received. The amount of the liability is subsequently marked to market to reflect the market value of the securities sold short. To borrow the security, a Fund also may be required to pay a premium, which would increase the cost of the security sold.

Dividends to Shareholders

Dividends to shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date. The Fund distributes its dividends from net investment income and net realized capital gains, if any, on an annual basis. The amount of dividends from net investment income and from net realized gains are determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations, which may differ from GAAP. These “book/tax” differences are either temporary or permanent in nature. To the extent these differences are permanent in nature (e.g., return of capital, net operating loss, reclassification of certain market discounts, gain/loss, paydowns, and distributions), such amounts are reclassified within the composition of net assets based on their federal tax-basis treatment; temporary differences (e.g., wash sales and post October losses) do not require reclassification. Dividends to shareholders that exceed net investment income and net realized gains for tax purposes are reported as distributions of capital.

Expense Allocation

Expenses directly attributable to the Fund are charged directly to the Fund, while expenses attributable to more than one Fund are allocated among the respective Funds based upon relative net assets or some other reasonable method. Expenses which are attributable to more than one Trust are allocated across the Allianz Variable Insurance Products and Allianz Variable Insurance Products Fund of Funds Trusts based upon relative net assets or another reasonable basis. Allianz Investment Management LLC (the “Manager”), serves as the investment manager for the Trust and the Allianz Variable Insurance Products Fund of Funds Trust.

Securities Lending

To generate additional income, the Fund may lend up to 33 1/3% of its assets pursuant to agreements requiring that the loan be continuously secured by any combination of cash, U.S. government or U.S. government agency securities, equal initially to at least 102% of the fair value plus accrued interest on the securities loaned (105% for foreign securities) and is marked to market daily to provide a level of collateral at least equal to the fair value of securities loaned. The Fund bears all of the gains and losses on such investments. The Fund receives payments from borrowers equivalent to the dividends and interest that would have been earned on securities lent while simultaneously seeking to earn income on the investment of cash collateral received. In extremely low interest rate environments, the broker rebate fee may exceed the interest earned or the cash collateral which would result in a loss to the Fund. The investment of cash collateral deposited by the borrower is subject to inherent market risks such as interest rate risk, credit risk, liquidity risk, and other risks that are present in the market, and as such, the value of these investments may not be sufficient, when liquidated, to repay the borrower when the loaned security is returned. There may be risks of delay in recovery of the securities or even loss of rights in the collateral should the borrower of the securities fail financially. However, loans will be made only to borrowers, such as broker-dealers, banks or institutional borrowers of securities, deemed by the Allianz Investment Management LLC (the “Manager”) to be of good standing and credit worthy and when in its judgment, the consideration which can be earned currently from such securities loans justifies the attendant risks. Loans are subject to termination by the Trust or the borrower at any time, and are,

 

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AZL Franklin Templeton Founding Strategy Plus Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements, continued

December 31, 2011

 

therefore, not considered to be illiquid investments. Securities on loan at December 31, 2011 are presented on the Fund’s Schedule of Portfolio Investments (“Schedule”). The average outstanding amount of securities on loan was $10.7 million for the year ended December 31, 2011.

Cash collateral received in connection with securities lending is invested in the Allianz Variable Insurance Products Securities Lending Collateral Trust (the “Securities Lending Collateral Trust”) managed by The Dreyfus Corporation, an affiliate of the Custodian and Securities Lending Agent. The Securities Lending Collateral Trust invests in short-term investments that have a remaining maturity of 397 days or less as calculated in accordance with Rule 2a-7 under the 1940 Act. The Fund paid securities lending fees of $6,277 during the year ended December 31, 2011. These fees have been netted against Income from Securities Lending on the Statement of Operations.

Commission Recapture

Certain Funds of the Trust participate in a commission recapture program. The Fund will utilize the recaptured commissions to pay for, in whole or part, certain expenses of the Fund, excluding investment advisory fees. Any amounts received by the Fund, if applicable, are disclosed as “Expenses paid indirectly” on the Statement of Operations.

Derivative Instruments

All open derivative positions at period end are reflected on the Fund’s Schedule of Portfolio Investments. The following is a description of the derivative instruments that the Fund may utilize, including the primary underlying risk exposures related to each instrument type.

Forward Currency Contracts

During the year ended December 31, 2011, the Fund entered into forward currency contracts in connection with planned purchases or sales of securities or to hedge the U.S. dollar value of securities denominated in a particular currency. In addition to the foreign currency risk related to the use of these contracts, the Fund could be exposed to risks if the counterparties to the contracts are unable to meet the terms of their contracts and from unanticipated movements in the value of a foreign currency relative to the U.S. dollar. In the event of default by the counterparty to the transaction, the Fund’s maximum amount of loss, as either the buyer or the seller, is the unrealized appreciation of the contract. The forward currency contracts are adjusted by the daily exchange rate of the underlying currency and any gains or losses are recorded for financial statement purposes as unrealized gains or losses until the contract settlement date. When the contract is closed, the Fund records a realized gain or loss equal to the difference between the value at the time it was opened and the value at the time it was closed. The contract amount of forward currency contracts outstanding was $71.1 million as of December 31, 2011. The monthly average amount for these contracts was $47.9 million for the year ended December 31, 2011.

Futures Contracts

During the year ended December 31, 2011, the Fund did not enter into any futures contracts. The Fund may enter into futures contracts to manage its exposure to the securities markets or to movements in market conditions or foreign exchange rates. Futures contracts are valued based upon their quoted daily settlement prices. Upon entering into a futures contract, the Fund is required to segregate liquid assets in accordance with the initial margin requirements of the broker or exchange. Futures contracts are marked to market daily and a payable or receivable for the change in value (“variation margin”) is recorded by the Fund. Gains or losses are recognized but not considered realized until the contracts expire or are closed. Futures contracts involve, to varying degrees, elements of market risk (generally equity price risk related to stock futures, interest rate risk related to bond futures, and foreign currency risk related to currency futures) and exposure to loss in excess of the variation margin disclosed in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. The primary risks associated with the use of futures contracts are the imperfect correlation between the change in market value of the underlying securities and the prices of futures contracts, the possibility of an illiquid market, and the inability of the counterparty to meet the terms of the contract.

Options Contracts

The Fund may purchase or write put and call options on a security or an index of securities. During the year ended December 31, 2011, the Fund used written call options to hedge against security prices (equity risk).

 

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A stock index fluctuates with changes in the market values of the stocks included in the index, and therefore options on stock indexes and options on stocks involve elements of equity price risk.

Purchased Options Contracts – The Fund pays a premium which is included in “Investments, at value” on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities and marked to market to reflect the current value of the option. Premiums paid for purchasing put options that expire are treated as realized losses. When a put option is exercised or closed, premiums paid for purchasing put options are offset against proceeds to determine the realized gain/loss on the transaction. The Fund bears the risk of loss of the premium and change in value should the counterparty not perform under the contract.

Written Options Contracts – The Fund receives a premium which is recorded as a liability and is subsequently adjusted to the current value of the options written. Premiums received from writing options that expire are treated as realized gains. Premiums received from writing options that are either exercised or closed are offset against the proceeds received or the amount paid on the transaction to determine realized gains or losses. The risk associated with writing an option is that the Fund bears the market risk of an unfavorable change in the price of an underlying asset and are required to buy or sell an underlying asset under the contractual terms of the option at a price different from the current value.

Realized gains and losses are reported as “Net realized gains/(losses) from option transactions” on the Statement of Operations.

The Fund had the following transactions in written call and put options during the year ended December 31, 2011:

 

     Number of
Contracts
    Premiums
Received
 

Options outstanding at December 31, 2010

          $   

Options written

     (32     (6,735

Options exercised

     30        2,685   

Options expired

              

Options closed

              
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Options outstanding at December 31, 2011

     (2   $ (4,050
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Summary of Derivative Instruments

The following is a summary of the fair value of derivative instruments as of December 31, 2011:

 

   

Asset Derivatives

   

Liability Derivatives

 

Primary Risk Exposure

 

Statement of Assets and

Liabilities Location

  Total Fair
Value
   

Statement of Assets and
Liabilities Location

  Total Fair
Value
 
Foreign Exchange Contracts  

Unrealized appreciation on

forward currency contracts

  $ 2,637,876     

Unrealized depreciation on

forward currency contracts

  $ 1,396,383   
Equity Contracts   Investment securities, at value (purchased options)   $      Written options     5,680   

 

 

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The following is a summary of the effect of derivative instruments on the Statement of Operations for the year ended December 31, 2011:

 

Primary Risk Exposure

  

Location of Gains/(Losses)
on Derivatives
Recognized in Income

   Realized Gains/(Losses)
on Derivatives
Recognized in Income
    Change in Unrealized
Appreciation/
Depreciation on
Derivatives Recognized
in Income
 
Foreign Exchange Contracts   

Net realized gains (losses) on

forward currency contracts/change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments

   $ (914,337   $ 1,235,049   
Equity Contracts   

Net realized gains/(losses) on

options contracts/change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments

            (1,630

 

3. Related Party Transactions

The Manager provides investment advisory and management services for the Fund. The Manager has retained three independent money management organizations (the “Subadviser”), Franklin Advisers, Inc. (“Advisers”), Franklin Mutual Advisers, LLC (“Franklin Mutual”) and Templeton Global Advisors Limited (“Global Advisors”) to make investment decisions on behalf of the Fund. Pursuant to subadvisory agreements between the Manager and Advisers, the Manager and Franklin Mutual, and the Manager and Global Advisors, and the Trust, Advisers, Franklin Mutual and Global Advisors provide investment advisory services as Subadviser for the Fund subject to the general supervision of the Trustees and the Manager. The Manager is entitled to a fee, computed daily and paid monthly, based on the average daily net assets of the Fund. Expenses incurred by the Fund for investment advisory and management services are reflected on the Statement of Operations as “Manager fees.” For its services, the Subadviser is entitled to a fee payable by the Manager. The Manager has contractually agreed to waive fees and reimburse the Fund to limit the annual expenses, excluding interest expense (e.g., cash overdraft fees), taxes, brokerage commissions, other expenditures that are capitalized in accordance with GAAP and other extraordinary expenses not incurred in the ordinary course of the Fund’s business, based on the daily net assets of the Fund, through April 30, 2013.

For the year ended December 31, 2011, the annual rate due to the Manager and the annual expense limit were as follows:

 

     Annual Rate     Annual Expense Limit  

AZL Franklin Templeton Founding Strategy Plus Fund

     0.70     1.20

Any amounts contractually waived or reimbursed by the Manager in a particular fiscal year will be subject to repayment by the Fund to the Manager to the extent that from time to time through the next three fiscal years the repayment will not cause the Fund’s expenses to exceed the stated limit during the respective year. Any amounts recouped by the Manager during the period are reflected on the Statement of Operations as “Recoupment of prior expenses reimbursed by the Manager.” At December 31, 2011, there were no remaining contractual reimbursements that are subject to repayment by the Fund in subsequent years.

In addition, the Manager may voluntarily waive or reimburse additional fees in order to maintain more competitive expense ratios. Any voluntary waivers or reimbursements are not subject to repayment in subsequent years. Information on the total amount waived/reimbursed by the Manager or repaid to the Manager by the Fund during the period can be found on the Statement of Operations. During the year ended December 31, 2011, there were no voluntary waivers.

Pursuant to separate agreements between the Funds and the Manager, the Manager provides a Chief Compliance Officer (“CCO”) and certain compliance oversight and regulatory filing services to the Trust. Under these agreements the Manager is entitled to an amount equal to a portion of the compensation and certain other expenses related to the individuals performing the CCO and compliance oversight services, as well as $75 per hour for time incurred in connection with the preparation and filing of certain documents with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fees are paid to the Manager on a quarterly basis. The total expenses incurred by the Fund for these services are reflected on the Statement of Operations as “Administrative and compliance services fees.”

 

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Notes to the Financial Statements, continued

December 31, 2011

 

Citi Fund Services Ohio, Inc. (“Citi” or the “Administrator”), a wholly owned subsidiary of Citigroup, Inc., with which an officer of the Trust is affiliated, serves as the Trust’s administrator, transfer agent, and fund accountant, and assists the Trust in all aspects of its administration and operation. The Administrator is entitled to a Trust-wide asset-based fee, which is based on the following schedule: 0.05% of daily average net assets on the first $4 billion, 0.04% of daily average net assets on the next $2 billion, 0.02% of daily average net assets on the next $2 billion and 0.01% of daily average net assets over $8 billion. The overall Trust-wide fees are accrued daily and paid monthly and are subject to a minimum annual fee. In addition, the Administrator is entitled to annual account fees related to the transfer agency system, an annual fee for each additional class of shares of any Fund, certain annual fees in supporting fair value services, and a Trust-wide annual fee for providing infrastructure and support in implementing the written policies and procedures comprising the Fund’s compliance program. Fees payable to the Administrator are subject to certain reductions associated with services provided to new funds. The Administrator is also reimbursed for certain expenses incurred. The total expenses incurred by the Fund for these services are reflected on the Statement of Operations as “Administration fees.”

Allianz Life Financial Services, LLC (“ALFS”), an affiliate of the Manager, serves as distributor of the Fund and receives 12b-1 fees directly from the Fund, plus a Trust-wide annual fee of $42,500, paid by the Manager from its profits and not by the Trust, for recordkeeping and reporting services.

The Trust has adopted a distribution and service plan in conformance with Rule 12b-1of the 1940 Act. Pursuant to this plan, the Fund is authorized to pay certain fees for the sale and distribution of its shares and services provided to its shareholders at an annual rate not to exceed 0.25% of the Fund’s average daily net assets. These fees are reflected on the Statement of Operations as “Distribution fees.”

In addition, certain legal fees and expenses are paid to a law firm, Dorsey & Whitney LLP, of which the Secretary of the Fund is a partner. During the year ended December 31, 2011,$3,358 was paid from the Fund relating to these fees and expenses.

Certain Officers and Trustees of the Trust are affiliated with the Manager or the Administrator. Such Officers (except for the Trust’s CCO as noted above) and Trustees receive no compensation from the Trust for serving in their respective roles. For their service to the Trust and to the Allianz Variable Insurance Products Fund of Funds Trust, each non-interested Trustee receives a $36,000 annual Board retainer and a $8,000 meeting fee for each regular in-person Board meeting and a $4,000 meeting fee for each Committee meeting. In addition, Trustees may receive compensation for special meetings and telephonic meetings. Also, the Trustees are reimbursed for certain expenses associated with attending Board meetings. Compensation to the Trustees is allocated between the Trust and the Allianz Variable Insurance Products Fund of Funds Trust in proportion to the assets under management of each Trust. During the year ended December 31, 2011, actual Trustee compensation was $924,000 in total for both Trusts.

 

4. Investment Valuation Summary

The valuation techniques employed by the Fund, as described below, maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs in determining fair value. The inputs used for valuing the Fund’s investments are summarized in the three broad levels listed below:

 

   

Level 1 — quoted prices in active markets for identical assets

   

Level 2 — other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayments speeds, credit risk, etc.)

   

Level 3 — significant unobservable inputs (including the Fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments)

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

Security prices are generally provided by an independent third party pricing service approved by the Trust’s Board of Trustees (“Trustees”) as of the close of the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) (generally 4:00 pm EST). Equity securities are valued at the last quoted sale price or, if there is no sale, the last quoted bid price is used for long securities and the last quoted ask price is used for securities sold short. Securities listed on NASDAQ Stock Market, Inc. (“NASDAQ”) are valued at the official closing price as reported by NASDAQ. In each of these situations, valuations are typically categorized as a Level 1 in the fair value hierarchy. Investments in open-end investment companies are valued at their respective net asset value as reported by such companies and are typically categorized as Level 1 in the fair value hierarchy.

 

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Notes to the Financial Statements, continued

December 31, 2011

 

Debt and other fixed income securities are generally valued at an evaluated bid price provided by an independent pricing source approved by the Trustees. To value debt securities, pricing services may use various pricing techniques which take into account appropriate factors such as market activity, yield, quality, coupon rate, maturity, type of issue, trading characteristics, call features, credit ratings and other data, as well as broker quotes. Short term securities of sufficient credit quality with sixty days or less remaining until maturity may be valued at amortized cost, which approximates fair value. In each of these situations, valuations are typically categorized as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy.

Exchange traded futures contracts are valued at the last sales price as of the close of the primary exchange and are typically categorized as Level 1 in the fair value hierarchy. Forward currency contracts are generally valued at the foreign currency exchange rate as of the close of the NYSE and are typically categorized as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy.

Other assets and securities for which market quotations are not readily available, or are deemed unreliable are valued at fair value as determined in good faith by the Trustees or persons acting on the behalf of the Trustees. Fair value pricing may be used for significant events such as securities whose trading has been suspended, whose price has become stale or for which there is no currently available price at the close of the NYSE. Depending on the source and relative significance of valuation inputs, these instruments may be classified as Level 2 or Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy. The Fund utilizes a pricing service to assist in determining the fair value of securities when certain significant events occur that may affect the value of foreign securities.

In accordance with procedures adopted by the Trustees, fair value pricing may be used if events materially affecting the value of foreign securities occur between the time when the exchange on which they are traded closes and the time when the Fund’s net asset value is calculated. Management identifies possible fluctuation in international securities by monitoring the increase or decrease in the value of a designated benchmark index. In the event of an increase or decrease greater than predetermined levels, the Fund may use a systematic valuation model provided by an independent third party to fair value its international equity securities which are then typically categorized as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy.

The following is a summary of the valuation inputs used as of December 31, 2011 in valuing the Fund’s investments based upon the three levels defined above:

 

Investment Securities:

   Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Total  

Common Stocks:

           

Aerospace & Defense

   $ 1,800,293       $ 849,524       $ —         $ 2,649,817   

Air Freight & Logistics

     645,091         443,229         —           1,088,320   

Automobiles

     534,236         1,632,339         —           2,166,575   

Beverages

     2,309,468         1,420,327         —           3,729,795   

Biotechnology

     2,877,184         —           —           2,877,184   

Building Products

     623,368         —           —           623,368   

Capital Markets

     1,559,145         804,771         —           2,363,916   

Chemicals

     324,900         1,444,804         —           1,769,704   

Commercial Banks

     3,584,916         4,095,590         —           7,680,506   

Communications Equipment

     3,067,456         672,318         —           3,739,774   

Computers & Peripherals

     1,459,827         —           —           1,459,827   

Consumer Finance

     768,871         —           —           768,871   

Diversified Financial Services

     3,194,830         1,960,543         70,707         5,226,080   

Diversified Telecommunication Services

     1,212,786         2,266,665         —           3,479,451   

Electric Utilities

     4,504,430         1,068,565         —           5,572,995   

Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components

     1,192,697         —           —           1,192,697   

Energy Equipment & Services

     2,611,004         —           —           2,611,004   

Food & Staples Retailing

     4,769,329         843,443         —           5,612,772   

Food Products

     2,598,617         164,568         —           2,763,185   

Gas Utilities

     121,286         —           —           121,286   

Health Care Equipment & Supplies

     2,683,701         —           —           2,683,701   

Health Care Providers & Services

     1,936,222         —           —           1,936,222   

Household Durables

     269,602         136,172         —           405,774   

Independent Power Producers & Energy Traders

     554,997         —           —           554,997   

Industrial Conglomerates

     1,757,329         1,891,148         —           3,648,477   

Insurance

     3,842,507         3,048,470                 6,890,977   

Internet Software & Services

     749,244                         749,244   

Leisure Equipment & Products

     440,496                         440,496   

 

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Notes to the Financial Statements, continued

December 31, 2011

 

Investment Securities:

   Level 1     Level 2      Level 3      Total  

Machinery

   $ 1,077,113      $       $       $ 1,077,113   

Marine

     420,716        789,778                 1,210,494   

Media

     8,159,533        1,723,581                 9,883,114   

Metals & Mining

     466,750        1,623,825                 2,090,575   

Multi-Utilities

     2,777,767                        2,777,767   

Multiline Retail

     1,098,435        376,072                 1,474,507   

Office Electronics

     1,250,994        306,128                 1,557,122   

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels

     10,872,239        5,957,014                 16,829,253   

Paper & Forest Products

     1,676,221                        1,676,221   

Pharmaceuticals

     11,511,679        5,567,239                 17,078,918   

Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs)

     139,131        72,740                 211,871   

Real Estate Management & Development

     55,981        359,904                 415,885   

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment

     1,042,750        1,622,903                 2,665,653   

Software

     4,115,689        1,425,909                 5,541,598   

Specialty Retail

     205,576        633,392                 838,968   

Tobacco

     3,294,623        4,030,454                 7,325,077   

Wireless Telecommunication Services

     1,157,087        3,560,579                 4,717,666   

All Other Common Stocks+

            5,971,022                 5,971,022   

Preferred Stocks+

     331,950                        331,950   

Equity Linked Notes+

            533,180                 533,180   

Convertible Preferred Stocks:

          

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels

            514,937                 514,937   

Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs)

            55,391                 55,391   

All Other Convertible Preferred Stocks+

     1,673,085                        1,673,085   

Convertible Bonds

            1,014,494                 1,014,494   

Floating Rate Loans+

            6,386,693                 6,386,693   

Collateralized Mortgage Obligations

            431,599                 431,599   

Corporate Bonds+

            33,783,939                 33,783,939   

Foreign Bonds

            58,284,598                 58,284,598   

Yankee Dollars

            8,931,759                 8,931,759   

Municipal Bonds

            266,942                 266,942   

U.S. Government Agency

            455,000                 455,000   

Warrants

            4,500                 4,500   

Securities Held as Collateral for Securities on Loan

            8,120,309                 8,120,309   

Unaffiliated Investment Company

     24,487,520                        24,487,520   
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Investment Securities

     127,808,671        175,546,357         70,707         303,425,735   
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Other Financial Instruments:*

          

Written Call Options

     (5,680                     (5,680

Forward Currency Contracts

            1,241,493                 1,241,493   
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Investments

   $ 127,802,991      $ 176,787,850       $ 70,707       $ 304,661,548   
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

* Other Financial Instruments would include any derivative instruments, such as futures contracts, forward currency contracts and option contracts. These investments are generally recorded in the financial statements at the unrealized gain or loss on the investment.
+ For detailed industry descriptions, see the accompanying Schedule of Portfolio Investments.

As of December 31, 2011, the Fund held securities that were valued in good faith pursuant to procedures approved by the Board of Trustees. The inputs used to value the Canary Wharf Group plc common stock included a discount applied to the closing price of a similar security that held the majority of the Company’s shares. The Bond Street Holding LLC, Class A common stock was valued at the last traded price.

 

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Notes to the Financial Statements, continued

December 31, 2011

 

Following is a reconciliation of assets in which significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) were used in determining fair value:

 

    

Balance as of
December 31,
2010

 

Net Realized
gains/(losses)

  Change in
unrealized
appreciation/
 depreciation 
    Gross
purchases
    Settlements     Transfers
in/ (out)
of Level 3
    Balance as of
December 31,
2011
 
Investment Securities:                                      

Common Stocks:

             

Diversified Finanical Services

  $81,086   $—   $ (11,261   $ 882      $      $      $ 70,707   

Electric Utilities

  53,349   12,870     (15,426            (50,793              
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Investment
Securities

  $134,435   $12,870   $ (26,687   $ 882      $ (50,793   $      $ 70,707   
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

The Fund recognizes significant transfers between fair value hierarchy levels at the reporting period end. There were no significant transfers between Levels 1, 2 or 3 as of December 31, 2011.

In May 2011, the FASB issued ASU No. 2011-04 “Amendments to Achieve Common Fair Value Measurement and Disclosure Requirements in U.S. GAAP and IFRS”. ASU 2011-04 includes common requirements for measurement of and disclosure about fair value between U.S. GAAP and IFRS. ASU 2011-04 will require reporting entities to disclose quantitative information about the unobservable inputs used in the fair value measurements categorized within Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy. In addition, ASU 2011-04 will require reporting entities to make disclosures about amounts and reasons for all transfers in and out of Level 1 and Level 2 fair value measurements. The new and revised disclosures are effective for interim and annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2011. Adoption of ASU 2011-04 will have no effect on the Fund’s net assets. At this time, management is evaluating the impact of ASU 2011-04 on the financial statement disclosures.

 

5. Security Purchases and Sales

For the year ended December 31, 2011, cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of securities (excluding securities maturing less than one year from acquisition) were as follows:

 

     Purchases      Sales  

AZL Franklin Templeton Strategy Plus Fund

   $ 186,556,178       $ 36,173,620   

 

6. Federal Income Tax Information

It is the Fund’s policy to continue to comply with the requirements of the Internal Revenue Code under Subchapter M, applicable to regulated investment companies, and to distribute all of its taxable income, including any net realized gains on investments, to its shareholders. Therefore, no provision is made for federal income taxes.

Management of the Funds has reviewed tax positions taken in tax years that remain subject to examination by all major tax jurisdictions, including federal (i.e., the last four tax year ends and the interim tax period since then, as applicable). Management believes that there is no tax liability resulting from unrecognized tax benefits related to uncertain tax positions taken.

Cost for federal income tax purposes at December 31, 2011 is $314,512,735. The gross unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on a tax basis is as follows:

 

Unrealized appreciation

  $ 13,671,411   

Unrealized depreciation

    (24,764,091
 

 

 

 

Net unrealized depreciation

  $ (11,092,680
 

 

 

 

The tax character of dividends paid to shareholders during the year ended December 31, 2011 were as follows:

 

     Ordinary
Income
     Net
Long-Term
Capital Gains
     Total
Distributions(a)
 

AZL Franklin Templeton Founding Strategy Plus Fund

   $ 781,041       $ 148,138       $ 929,179   

 

  (a) Total distributions paid may differ from the Statements of Changes in Net Assets because dividends are recognized when actually paid for tax purposes.

 

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Notes to the Financial Statements, continued

December 31, 2011

 

The tax character of dividends paid to shareholders during the year ended December 31, 2010 were as follows:

 

     Ordinary
Income
     Net
Long-Term
Capital Gains
     Total
Distributions(a)
 

AZL Franklin Templeton Founding Strategy Plus Fund

   $ 3,104,374       $ 23,714       $ 3,128,088   

 

  (a) Total distributions paid may differ from the Statements of Changes in Net Assets because dividends are recognized when actually paid for tax purposes.

As of December 31, 2011, the components of accumulated earnings on a tax basis were as follows:

 

     Undistributed
Ordinary
Income
     Undistributed
Long-Term
Capital Gains
     Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)(a)
    Total
Accumulated
Earnings/
(Deficit)
 

AZL Franklin Templeton Founding Strategy Plus Fund

   $ 8,687,579       $ 1,691,049       $ (11,812,421   $ (1,433,793

 

  (a) The differences between book-basis and tax-basis unrealized appreciation/depreciation is attributable primarily to tax deferral of losses on wash sales.

 

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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

The Shareholders and Board of Trustees of

Allianz Variable Insurance Products Trust:

We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities of AZL Franklin Templeton Founding Strategy Plus Fund (the “Fund”) of the Allianz Variable Insurance Products Trust, including the schedule of portfolio investments, as of December 31, 2011, and the related statement of operations for the year then ended, the statements of changes in net assets for each of the years in the two-year period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the periods in the three-year period then ended. These financial statements and financial highlights are the responsibility of the Fund’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements and financial highlights based on our audits.

We conducted our audits 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 and financial highlights are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of December 31, 2011, by correspondence with the custodian and brokers or by other appropriate auditing procedures where replies from brokers were not received. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

In our opinion, the financial statements and financial highlights referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Fund as of December 31, 2011, the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the years in the two-year period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the periods in the three-year period then ended, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.

KPMG LLP

Columbus, Ohio

February 24, 2012

 

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ALLIANZ VARIABLE INSURANCE PRODUCTS TRUST

 

Other Federal Income Tax Information (Unaudited)

For the year ended December 31, 2011, 26.21% of the total ordinary income dividends paid by the Fund qualify for the corporate dividends received deduction available to corporate shareholders.

During the year ended December 31, 2011, the Fund declared net long-term capital gain distributions of $148,139.

During the year ended December 31, 2011, the Fund declared net short-term capital gain distributions of $253,280.

 

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ALLIANZ VARIABLE INSURANCE PRODUCTS TRUST

 

Other Information (Unaudited)

A description of the policies and procedures that the Fund uses to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities is available, without charge, upon request, by visiting the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (“Commission”) website at www.sec.gov, or by calling 800-624-0197.

Information regarding how the Fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30th is available (i) without charge, upon request, by calling 800-624-0197; (ii) on the Allianz Variable Insurance Products Trust’s website at https://www.allianzlife.com; and (iii) on the Commission’s website at http://www.sec.gov.

The Fund files complete Schedules of Portfolio Holdings with the Commission for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. Schedules of Portfolio Holdings for the Fund in this report are available without charge on the Commission’s website at http://www.sec.gov, or may be reviewed and copied at the Commission’s Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. Information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 800-SEC-0330.

 

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ALLIANZ VARIABLE INSURANCE PRODUCTS TRUST

 

Approval of Investment Advisory and Subadvisory Agreements (Unaudited)

The Allianz Variable Insurance Products Trust (the “Trust”) is a manager-of-managers fund. That means that the Trust’s Manager (“Allianz Investment Management LLC”) is responsible for monitoring the various Subadvisers that have day-to-day responsibility for the decisions made for each of the Trust’s investment portfolios. The Trust’s Manager is responsible for determining, in the first instance, which investment advisers to consider recommending for selection as a Subadviser.

In reviewing the services provided by the Manager and the terms of the investment management agreement, the Board receives and reviews information related to the Manager’s experience and expertise in the variable insurance marketplace. Currently, the Funds are offered only through variable annuities and variable life insurance policies, and not in the retail fund market. In addition, the Board receives information regarding the Manager’s expertise with regard to portfolio diversification and asset allocation requirements within variable insurance products issued by Allianz Life Insurance Company of North America and its subsidiary, Allianz Life Insurance Company of New York. Currently, the Funds are offered only through Allianz Life and Allianz of New York variable products.

The Trust’s Manager has adopted policies and procedures to assist it in the process of analyzing each potential Subadviser with expertise in particular asset classes for purposes of making the recommendation that a specific investment adviser be selected. The Trust’s Board reviews and considers the information provided by the Manager in deciding which investment advisers to select. After an investment adviser becomes a Subadviser, a similarly rigorous process is instituted by the Manager to monitor the investment performance and other responsibilities of the Subadviser. The Manager reports to the Trust’s Board on its analysis at the regular meetings of the Board, which are held at least quarterly. Where warranted, the Manager will add or remove a particular Subadviser from a “watch” list that it maintains. Watch list criteria include, for example: (a) Fund performance over various time periods; (b) Fund risk issues, such as changes in key personnel involved with Fund management, changes in investment philosophy or process, or “capacity” concerns; and (c) organizational risk issues, such as regulatory, compliance or legal concerns, or changes in the ownership of the Subadviser. The Manager may place a Fund on the watch list for other reasons, and if so, will explain its rationale to the Trustees. Funds which are on the watch list are subject to special scrutiny of the Manager and the Board of Trustees. Funds may be removed from such watch list, if for example, performance improves or regulatory matters are satisfactorily resolved. However, in some situations where Funds which have been on the watch list, the Manager has recommended the retention of a new Subadviser, and the Board of Trustees has subsequently approved new Subadvisory Agreements with such Subadvisers.

In assessing the Manager’s and Subadvisers’ (collectively, the “Advisory Organizations”), performance of their obligations, the Board considers whether there has occurred a circumstance or event that would constitute a reason for it to not renew an advisory contract. In this regard, the Board is mindful of the potential disruption of a Fund’s operations and various risks, uncertainties and other effects that could occur as a result of a decision to terminate or not renew a contract.

As required by the Investment Company Act of 1940 (“1940 Act”), the Trust’s Board has reviewed and approved the Trust’s Investment Management Agreement with the Manager (the “Advisory Agreement”) and portfolio management agreements (the “Subadvisory Agreements”) with the Subadvisers. The Board’s decision to approve these contracts reflects the exercise of its business judgment on whether to approve new arrangements and continue the existing arrangements. During its review of these contracts, the Board considers many factors, among the most material of which are: the Fund’s investment objectives and long term performance; the Advisory Organizations’ management philosophy, personnel, and processes, including their compliance history and the adequacy of their compliance processes; the preferences and expectations of Fund shareholders (and underlying contract owners) and their relative sophistication; the continuing state of competition in the mutual fund industry; and comparable fees in the mutual fund industry.

The Board also considers the compensation and benefits received by the Advisory Organizations. This includes fees received for services provided to the Fund by affiliated persons of the Advisory Organizations and research services received by the Advisory Organizations from brokers that execute Fund trades, as well as advisory fees. The Board considered the fact that: (1) the Manager and the Trust are parties to an Administrative Service Agreement, a Compliance Services Agreement, and a Chief Compliance Officer Agreement, under which the Manager is compensated by the Trust for performing certain administrative and compliance services including providing an employee of the Manager or one of its affiliates to act as the Trust’s Chief Compliance Officer; and (2) Allianz Life Financial Services, LLC, an affiliated person of the Manager, is a registered securities broker-dealer and receives (along with its affiliated persons) payments made by the Trust pursuant to Rule 12b-1.

The Board is aware that various courts have interpreted provisions of the 1940 Act and have indicated in their decisions that the following factors may be relevant to an adviser’s compensation: the nature and quality of the services provided by the adviser, including the performance of the fund; the adviser’s cost of providing the services; the extent to which the adviser may realize “economies of scale” as the fund grows larger; any indirect benefits that may accrue to the adviser and its

 

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affiliates as a result of the adviser’s relationship with the fund; performance and expenses of comparable funds; and the extent to which the independent Board members are fully informed about all facts bearing on the adviser’s service and fee. The Trust’s Board is aware of these factors and takes them into account in its review of the Trust’s advisory contracts.

The Board considered and weighed these circumstances in light of its experience in governing the Trust and working with the Advisory Organizations on matters relating to the Funds, and is assisted in its deliberations by the advice of legal counsel to the Independent Trustees. In this regard, the Board requests and receives a significant amount of information about the Funds and the Advisory Organizations. Some of this information is provided at each regular meeting of the Board; additional information is provided in connection with the particular meeting or meetings at which the Board’s formal review of an advisory contract occurs. In between regularly scheduled meetings, the Board may receive information on particular matters as the need arises. Thus, the Board’s evaluation of an advisory contract is informed by reports covering such matters as: an Advisory Organization’s investment philosophy, personnel, and processes; the Fund’s short- and long-term performance (in absolute terms as well as in relationship to its benchmark(s), certain competitor or “peer group” funds and similar funds managed by the particular Subadviser), and comments on the reasons for performance; the Fund’s expenses (including the advisory fee itself and the overall expense structure of the Fund, both in absolute terms and relative to similar and/or competing funds, with due regard for contractual or voluntary expense limitations); the use and allocation of brokerage commissions derived from trading the Fund’s portfolio securities; the nature and extent of the advisory and other services provided to the Fund by the Advisory Organizations and their affiliates; compliance and audit reports concerning the Funds and the companies that service them; and relevant developments in the mutual fund industry and how the Funds and/or Advisory Organizations are responding to them.

The Board also receives financial information about Advisory Organizations, including reports on the compensation and benefits the Advisory Organizations derive from their relationships with the Funds. These reports cover not only the fees under the advisory contracts, but also fees, if any, received for providing other services to the Funds. The reports also discuss any indirect or “fall out” benefits an Advisory Organization may derive from its relationship with the Funds.

The Advisory and Subadvisory Agreements (collectively, the “Agreements”) were most recently considered at Board of Trustees meetings held in the fall of 2011. Information relevant to the approval of such Agreements was considered at a telephonic Board of Trustees meeting on October 19, 2011, and at an “in person” Board of Trustees meeting held October 26, 2011. The Agreements were approved at the Board meeting of October 26, 2011. At such meeting the Board also approved an Expense Limitation Agreement between the Manager and the Trust for the period ending April 30, 2013. In connection with such meetings, the Trustees requested and evaluated extensive materials from the Manager, including performance and expense information for other investment companies with similar investment objectives derived from data compiled by an independent third party provider and other sources believed to be reliable by the Manager. Prior to voting, the Trustees reviewed the proposed approval/continuance of the Agreements with management and with experienced counsel who are independent of the Manager and received a memorandum from such counsel discussing the legal standards for their consideration of the proposed approvals/continuances. The independent (“disinterested”) Trustees also discussed the proposed approvals/continuances in a private session with such counsel at which no representatives of the Manager were present. In reaching their determinations relating to the approval and/or continuance of the Agreements, in respect of each Fund, the Trustees considered all factors they believed relevant. The Board based its decision to approve the Agreements on the totality of the circumstances and relevant factors, and with a view to past and future long-term considerations. Not all of the factors and considerations discussed above and below are necessarily relevant to every Fund, and the Board did not assign relative weights to factors discussed herein or deem any one or group of them to be controlling in and of themselves.

An SEC Rule requires that shareholder reports include a discussion of certain factors relating to the selection of investment advisers and the approval of advisory fees. The “factors” enumerated by the SEC are set forth below in italics, as well as the Board’s conclusions regarding such factors:

(1)  The nature, extent and quality of services provided by the Manager and Subadvisers.  The Trustees noted that the Manager, subject to the control of the Board of Trustees, administers each Fund’s business and other affairs. As the Trust is a manager of managers fund, the Manager is responsible for monitoring the various Subadvisers that have day-to-day responsibility for the decisions made for each of the Trust’s investment portfolios. The Trust’s Manager is responsible for determining, in the first instance, which investment advisers to consider recommending to the Board of Trustees for selection as a Subadviser.

The Trustees noted that the Manager also provides the Trust and each Fund with such administrative and other services (exclusive of, and in addition to, any such services provided by any others retained by the Trust on behalf of the Funds) and executive and other personnel as are necessary for the operation of the Trust and the Funds. Except for the Trust’s Chief Compliance Officer, the Manager pays all of the compensation of Trustees and officers of the Trust who are employees of the Manager or its affiliates.

 

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The Trustees considered the scope and quality of services provided by the Manager and the Subadvisers and noted that the scope of such services provided had expanded as a result of recent regulatory and other developments. The Trustees noted that, for example, the Manager and Subadvisers are responsible for maintaining and monitoring their own compliance programs, and these compliance programs have recently been refined and enhanced in light of new regulatory requirements. The Trustees considered the capabilities and resources which the Manager has dedicated to performing services on behalf of the Trust and its Funds. The quality of administrative and other services, including the Manager’s role in coordinating the activities of the Trust’s other service providers, also were considered. The Trustees concluded that, overall, they were satisfied with the nature, extent and quality of services provided (and expected to be provided) to the Trust and to each of the Funds under the Agreements.

(2)  The investment performance of the Funds, the Manager and the Subadvisers.  In connection with every in-person quarterly Board of Trustees meeting, Trustees receive extensive information on the performance results of each of the Funds. This includes, for example, performance information on all of the Funds for the previous quarter, and previous one, three and five-year periods, and since inception. (For Funds which have been in existence for less than five years, Trustees may receive performance information on comparable funds managed by the particular Subadviser for periods prior to the creation of a particular Fund.) Such performance information includes information on absolute total return, performance versus Subadvisers’ comparable fund(s), performance versus the appropriate benchmark(s), and performance versus peer groups. For example, in connection with the Board of Trustees meeting held October 26, 2011, the Manager reported that for the three year period ended June 30, 2011, ten Funds were in the top 40%, six were in the middle 20% and five were in the bottom 40%, and for the one year period ended June 30, 2011, nine Funds were in the top 40%, eight were in the middle 20%, and 11 were in the bottom 40%. The Manager also reported that for the five year period ended June 30, 2011, nine Funds were in the top 40%, three were in the middle 20%, and seven were in the bottom 40%. At the Board of Trustees meeting held October 26, 2011, the Trustees determined that the overall investment performance of the Funds was acceptable.

(3)  The costs of services to be provided and profits to be realized by the Manager and the Subadvisers and their affiliates from their relationship with the Funds.  The Manager has supplied information to the Board of Trustees pertaining to the level of investment advisory fees to which the Funds are subject. The Manager has agreed to temporarily “cap” Fund expenses at certain levels, and information is provided to Trustees setting forth “contractual” advisory fees and “actual” fees after taking expense caps into account. Based upon the information provided, the “actual” advisory fees payable by the Funds overall are generally comparable to the average level of fees paid by Fund peer groups. For the 29 Funds reviewed by the Board of Trustees in the fall of 2011, 24 Funds paid “actual” advisory fees in a percentage amount within the 65th percentile or lower for each Fund’s applicable category. The Trustees recognized that it is difficult to make comparisons of advisory fees because there are variations in the services that are included in the fees paid by other funds. The Board has concluded that the advisory fees to be paid to the Manager by the Funds are not unreasonable.

The Manager has also supplied information to the Board of Trustees pertaining to total Fund expenses (which includes advisory fees, the 25 basis point 12b-1 fee paid by the Funds, and other Fund expenses). As noted above, the Manager has agreed to “cap” Fund expenses at certain levels. Based upon the information provided, the overall total expense ratio ranking in 2012 for the 29 Funds was as follows: (1) 21 of the Funds had total expense rankings at or below the 50th percentile; (2) three of the Funds were between the 50th and 65th percentiles; (3) for three of the Funds with expense ranks above the 65th percentile, the Manager recommended, and the Board of Trustees approved, temporary management fee waivers effective May 1, 2012, which are expected to reduce such rankings to the 65th percentile or below; (4) for one Fund with an expense rank above the 65th percentile, the Manager expects such Fund to be below the 65th percentile in 2012 because of greater Fund assets; and (5) for one Fund with an expense rank above the 65th percentile, the Manager reported that the peer group makes for poor comparability.

The Manager has committed to providing the Funds with a high quality of service and working to reduce Fund expenses over time, particularly as the Funds grow larger. The Trustees concluded therefore that the expense ratios of the Funds were not unreasonable.

The Manager provided information concerning the profitability of the Manager’s investment advisory activities for the period from 2009 through June 30, 2011. The Trustees recognized that it is difficult to make comparisons of profitability from investment company advisory agreements because comparative information is not generally publicly available and is affected by numerous factors, including the structure of the particular adviser, the types of funds it manages, its business mix, numerous assumptions regarding allocation of expenses and the adviser’s capital structure and cost of capital. In considering profitability information, the Trustees considered the possible effect of certain fall-out benefits to the Manager and its affiliates. The Trustees focused on profitability of the Manager’s relationships with the Funds before taxes and distribution expenses. The Trustees recognized that the Manager should, in the abstract, be entitled to earn a reasonable level of profits for the services it provides to each Fund and, based on their review, concluded that they were satisfied that the Manager’s level of profitability from its relationship with the Funds was not excessive.

 

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The Manager, on behalf of the Board of Trustees, endeavored to obtain information on the profitability of each Subadviser in connection with its relationship with the Fund or Funds which it subadvises. The Manager was unable to obtain meaningful profitability information from some of the unaffiliated Subadvisers. The Manager assured the Board of Trustees that the Agreements with the Subadvisers which are not affiliated with it were negotiated on an “arm’s length” basis, so that arguably, such profitability information should be less relevant. The Trustees were also provided with certain information on profitability for Subadvisers which are affiliated with the Manager. Trustees recognized the difficulty of allocating costs to multiple advisory accounts and products of a large advisory organization. Based upon the information provided, the Trustees determined that there was no evidence that the level of such profitability attributable to subadvising the Funds was excessive.

(4) and (5) The extent to which economies of scale would be realized as the Funds grow, and whether fee levels reflect these economies of scale. The Trustees noted that most of the advisory fee schedules for the Funds do not contain breakpoints that reduce the fee rate on assets above specified levels, although certain Subadvisory Agreements have such “breakpoints.” The Trustees recognized that breakpoints may be an appropriate way for the Manager to share its economies of scale, if any, with Funds that have substantial assets. However, they also recognized that there may not be a direct relationship between any economies of scale realized by Funds and those realized by the Manager as assets increase. The Trustees do not believe there is a uniform methodology for establishing breakpoints that give effect to Fund-specific service provided by the Manager. The Trustees noted that in the fund industry as a whole, as well as among funds similar to the Funds, there is no uniformity or pattern in the fees and asset levels at which breakpoints (if any) apply. Depending on the age, size, and other characteristics of a particular fund and its manager’s cost structure, different conclusions can be drawn as to whether there are economies of scale to be realized at any particular level of assets, notwithstanding the intuitive conclusion that such economies exist, or will be realized at some level of total assets. Moreover, because different managers have different cost structures and service models, it is difficult to draw meaningful conclusions from the breakpoints that may have been adopted by other funds. The Trustees also noted that the advisory agreements for many funds do not have breakpoints at all, or if breakpoints exist, they may be at asset levels significantly greater than those of the individual Funds. The Trustees also noted that the total assets in all of the Funds as of June 30, 2011 were approximately $6.2 billion, and that no single non-money market Fund had assets in excess of $428 million.

The Trustees noted that the Manager has agreed to temporarily “cap” Fund expenses at certain levels, which has the effect of reducing expenses as would the implementation of advisory fee breakpoints. The Manager has committed to continue to consider the continuation of fee “caps” and/or advisory fee breakpoints as the Funds grow larger. The Board receives quarterly reports on the level of Fund assets. It expects to consider whether or not to approve the Agreements at a meeting to be held prior to December 31, 2012, and will at that time, or prior thereto, consider: (a) the extent to which economies of scale can be realized, and (b) whether the advisory fee should be modified to reflect such economies of scale, if any.

Having taken these factors into account, the Trustees concluded that the absence of breakpoints in certain of the Funds’ advisory fee rate schedules was acceptable under each Fund’s circumstances.

 

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Information about the Board of Trustees and Officers (Unaudited)

The Trust is managed by the Trustees in accordance with the laws of the state of Delaware governing business trusts. There are currently nine Trustees, two of whom are “interested persons” of the Trust within the meaning of that term under the 1940 Act. The Trustees and Officers of the Trust, their addresses, ages, their positions held with the Trust, their terms of office with the Trust and length of time served, their principal occupation(s) during the past five years, the number of portfolios in the Trust they oversee, and their other directorships held during the past five years are as follows:

Non-Interested Trustees(1)

 

Name, Address, and Age

  Positions
Held with
Allianz
VIP and VIP
FOF Trust
 

Term of
Office(2)/Length
of Time Served

 

Principal Occupation(s)
During Past 5 Years

  Number of
Portfolios
Overseen for
Allianz
VIP and VIP
FOF Trust
 

Other
Directorships
Held Outside the

AZL Fund Complex
During Past 5 Years

Peter R. Burnim, Age 64
5701 Golden Hills Drive Minneapolis, MN 55416
  Trustee   Since 2/07   Managing Director iQ Venture Partners, Inc., 2005 to present; EVP Northstar Companies, 2002 to 2005; Senior Officer Citibank and Citicorp for over 25 years   42   Argus Group Holdings; Sterling Centrecorp Inc.; Highland Financial Holdings; and Bank of Bermuda NY
Peggy L. Ettestad, Age 54
5701 Golden Hills Drive Minneapolis, MN 55416
  Trustee   Since 2/07   Managing Director, Red Canoe Management Consulting LLC, 2008 to present; Senior Managing Director, Residential Capital LLC, 2003 to 2008; Chief Operations Officer, Transamerica Reinsurance 2002 to 2003   42   Luther College
Roger Gelfenbien, Age 68
5701 Golden Hills Drive Minneapolis, MN 55416
  Trustee   Since 10/99   Retired; Partner of Accenture 1983 to 1999   42   Virtus Funds
(8 Funds)
Claire R. Leonardi, Age 56
5701 Golden Hills Drive Minneapolis, MN 55416
  Trustee   Since 2/04   Chief Executive Officer, Connecticut Innovations, 2012 to present; General Partner of Fairview Capital, L.P., 1994 to present   42   The Natural History Museum of the Adirondacks
Dickson W. Lewis, Age 63
5701 Golden Hills Drive Minneapolis, MN 55416
  Trustee   Since 2/04   Vice President/General Manager, Yearbooks & Canada-Lifetouch National School Studios, 2006 to present; Vice President/General Manager of Jostens, Inc., 2002 to 2006; Senior Vice President of Fortis Group, 1997 to 2002; Consultant to Hartford Insurance Co., 2001   42   None
Peter W. McClean, Age 67
5701 Golden Hills Drive Minneapolis, MN 55416
  Trustee   Since 2/04   Retired; President and CEO of Measurisk, LLC, 2001 to 2003; Chief Risk Management Officer at Bank Of Bermuda Ltd., 1996 to 2001   42   PNMAC Opportunity Fund; Northeast Bank; and FHI
Arthur C. Reeds III, Age 67
5701 Golden Hills Drive Minneapolis, MN 55416
  Trustee   Since 10/99   Retired; Senior Investment Officer, Hartford Foundation for Public Giving, 2000 to 2003; Chairman, Chief Executive and President of Conning Corp., 1999 to 2000; Investment Consultant 1997 to 1999   42   Connecticut Water Service, Inc.

 

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Interested Trustees(3)

 

Name, Address, and Age

  Positions
Held with
Allianz
VIP and VIP
FOF Trust
 

Term of
Office(2)/Length
of Time Served

 

Principal Occupation(s)
During Past 5 Years

  Number of
Portfolios
Overseen for
Allianz
VIP and VIP
FOF Trust
 

Other
Directorships
Held Outside the

Fund Complex
During Past 5 Years

Robert DeChellis, Age 44 5701 Golden Hills Drive Minneapolis, MN 55416   Trustee   Since 3/08   President and CEO, Allianz Life Financial Services, LLC, 2007 to present; Senior Vice President of Marketing and Product Innovation, 2006 to 2007; Executive Vice President, Travelers Life 2004 to 2005; Executive Vice President, Jackson National Life Distributors, Inc. 2002 to 2004.   42   None

Brian Muench, Age 41

5701 Golden Hills Drive Minneapolis, MN 55416

  Trustee   Since 6/11   President, Allianz Investment Management LLC from November 2010 to present; Vice President, Vice President, Advisory Management, Allianz Investment Management LLC from December 2005 to November 2010; Assistant Vice President, Investments, Allianz Life from February
2002 to November 2005.
  42   None

Officers

 

Name, Address, and Age

  

Positions
Held with Allianz
VIP and VIP
FOF Trust

   Term of
Office(2)/Length
of Time Served
  

Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years

Brian Muench, Age 41

5701 Golden Hills Drive Minneapolis, MN 55416

   President    Since 11/10    President, Allianz Investment Management LLC from November 2010 to present; Vice President, Allianz Life from April 2011, to present; Vice President, Advisory Management, Allianz Investment Management LLC from December 2005 to November 2010; Assistant Vice President, Investments, Allianz Life from February 2002 to November 2005.
Michael Radmer, Age 66
Dorsey & Whitney LLP,
Suite 1500
50 South Sixth Street Minneapolis, MN 55402-1498
   Secretary    Since 2/04    Partner, Dorsey and Whitney LLP since 1976.
Ty Edwards, Age 45
Citi Fund Services Ohio, Inc.
3435 Stelzer Road Columbus, OH 43219
   Treasurer, Principal Accounting Officer and Principal Financial Officer    Since 4/10    Senior Vice President, Financial Administration, Citi Fund Services Ohio, Inc., December 2009 to present; Director, Product Management, Columbia Management, April 2007 to April 2009; Deputy Treasurer, Columbia Funds and Director, Fund Administration, Columbia Management, January 2006 to April 2007; Vice President, Fund Administration, Columbia Management, July 2002 to December 2005.
Stephen G. Simon , Age 43
5701 Golden Hills Drive Minneapolis, MN 55416
   Chief Compliance Officer(4) and Anti Money Laundering Compliance Officer    Since 11/06    Chief Compliance Officer, Allianz Investment Management LLC, July 2004 to present; President, Simon Compliance Consulting Ltd, May 2004 to July 2004; Compliance Counsel, Advantus Capital Management, Inc., January 2002 to May 2004.

 

  (1) Member of the Audit Committee.

 

  (2) Indefinite.

 

  (3) Is an “interested person”, as defined by the 1940 Act, due to employment by Allianz.

 

  (4) The Manager and the Trust are parties to a Chief Compliance Officer Agreement under which the Manager is compensated by the Trust for providing an employee of the Manager or one of its affiliates to act as the Trust’s Chief Compliance Officer. The Chief Compliance Officer and Anti Money Laundering Compliance Officer is not considered a corporate officer or executive employee of the Trust.

 

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The Allianz VIP Funds are distributed by Allianz Life Financial Services, LLC.      ANNRPT1211 2/12   
These Funds are not FDIC Insured.   


AZL® Gateway Fund

Annual Report

December 31, 2011

 

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Table of Contents

Management Discussion and Analysis

Page 1

Expense Examples and Portfolio Composition

Page 3

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

Page 4

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

Page 9

Statement of Operations

Page 9

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

Page 10

Financial Highlights

Page 11

Notes to the Financial Statements

Page 12

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

Page 20

Other Information

Page 21

Approval of Investment Advisory and Subadvisory Agreementsss

Page 22

Information about the Board of Trustees and Officers

Page 26

This report is submitted for the general information of the shareholder of the Fund. The report is not authorized for distribution to prospective investors in the Fund unless preceded or accompanied by an effective prospectus, which contains details concerning the sales charges and other pertinent information.


AZL® Gateway Fund Review (unaudited)

 

Allianz Investment Management LLC serves as the Manager for the AZL® Gateway Fund, and Gateway Investment Advisers, LLC serves as Subadviser to the Fund.

What factors affected the Fund’s performance during the year ended December 31, 2011?

For the year ended December 31, 2011, the AZL® Gateway Fund returned 3.06%. That compared to a 2.11% total return for its benchmark, the S&P 500 Index1.

The Fund’s objective is to capture the majority of the returns associated with equity market investments while exposing investors to less risk than other equity investments. The Fund implements its strategy by holding a broadly diversified portfolio of common stocks, while also selling index call options and purchasing index put options. The use of index call options helps reduce the Fund’s volatility and provides steady cash flow that comprises an important source of the Fund’s return. However, index call options reduce the Fund’s ability to profit from increases in the value of its equity portfolio. The Fund also purchases index put options, which may help protect the Fund against significant market declines that could occur over a short period of time.*

Volatility is an important driver of options pricing: The greater the volatility in the marketplace, the higher the premium on index call options. During the period under review, the volatility in daily stock market movements drove up the implied volatility embedded in option prices. Heightened volatility directly translates into higher cash flow received for the Fund’s sale of index call options. In contrast to the S&P 500 Index, which was close to flat for the year, the Chicago Board Options Exchange Market Volatility Index2 (the “VIX”)—a commonly accepted measure of equity market volatility—increased nearly 32%. Elevated VIX levels were especially beneficial to the Fund’s performance relative to the S&P 500 during the second half of the year.*

The Fund’s management team uses a consistent process to maintain the Fund’s diversified equity portfolio so that it closely tracks the performance of the S&P 500. The Portfolio managers strive to avoid material deviations from the S&P 500 in terms of style or sector weightings. The over- or

under-performance of the Fund compared to the benchmark is usually a direct result of the Fund’s hedging strategy. Specifically, in strong bull markets, the Fund will generally lag the broad equity market, as the opportunity cost of risk management becomes more apparent. Conversely, if the broad equity market sells off, the benefits of hedging and risk management are easier to see. An example of the latter phenomenon occurred in the second half of 2011, when the Fund rose 0.58%, and the S&P 500 fell 3.68%. This strong relative performance occurred in part because of the collection of time premium for the Fund’s call writing, or the degree to which the Fund was able to take advantage of the difference between the price of options and their intrinsic value.*

Another important factor supporting the Fund’s performance was the sale of a portion of its put protection in early August as the stock market decline began in earnest. However, the declining volatility level during October created a favorable pricing environment that allowed the Fund’s investment management team to restore index put options to the levels that occurred at the beginning of August.*

Past performance does not guarantee future results.

 

* The Fund’s portfolio composition is subject to change. There is no guarantee that any sectors mentioned will continue to perform well or that securities in such sectors will be held by the Fund in the future. The information contained in this commentary is for informational purposes only and should not be construed as a recommendation to purchase or sell securities in the sector mentioned. The Fund’s holdings and weightings are as of December 31, 2011.
1 

The Standard & Poor’s 500® Index (“S&P 500”) is representative of 500 selected common stocks, most of which are listed on the New York Stock Exchange, and is a measure of the U.S. Stock market as a whole.

2 

Chicago Board Options Exchange Market Volatility Index (“VIX”) is a measure of the implied volatility of S&P 500 Index options. It represents one measure of the market’s expectations of 30 day volatility.

Investors cannot invest directly in an index.

 

 

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AZL® Gateway Fund Review (unaudited)

 

Fund Objective

The Fund’s investment objective is to seek to capture the majority of the returns associated with equity market investments, while exposing investors to less risk than other equity investments. This objective may be changed by the Trustees of the Fund without shareholder approval. The Fund seeks to achieve its objective by investing in a broadly diversified portfolio of common stocks, while also selling index call options and buying index put options.

Investment Concerns

Equity securities (stocks) are more volatile and carry more risk than other forms of investments, including investments in high-grade fixed income securities. The net asset value per share of this Fund will fluctuate as the value of the securities in the portfolio changes.

International investing may involve risk of capital loss from unfavorable fluctuations in currency values, from differences in generally accepted accounting principles or from economic or political instability in other nations.

Investing in derivatives instruments involves risks that may be different from or greater than the risk associated with investing directly in securities or other traditional instruments.

For a complete description of these and other risks associated with investing in a mutual Fund, please refer to the Fund’s prospectus.

Growth of a $10,000 Investment

 

LOGO

The chart above represents a comparison of a hypothetical investment in the Fund versus a similar investment in the Fund’s benchmark and represents the reinvestment of dividends and capital gains in the Fund.

Average Annual Total Returns as of December 31, 2011

 

     1
Year
    Since
Inception
(4/30/10)
 

AZL® Gateway Fund

     3.06     3.02

S&P 500 Index

     2.11     5.74

Past performance does not guarantee future results. The performance data quoted represents past performance and current returns may be lower or higher. The investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed may be worth more or less than the original cost. To obtain performance information current to the most recent month end, please visit www.Allianzlife.com.

Expense Ratio1

 

     Gross  

AZL® Gateway Fund

     1.61

The above expense ratios are based on the current Fund prospectus dated May 1, 2011. The Manager and the Fund have entered into a written contract limiting operating expenses, excluding certain expenses (such as interest expense), to 1.25% through April 30, 2013. Additional information pertaining to the December 31, 2011 expense ratios can be found in the financial highlights.

 

1 

Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses are incurred indirectly by the Fund through the valuation of the Fund’s investments in the Permitted Underlying Funds. Accordingly, Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses affect the Fund’s total returns. Because these fees and expenses are not included in the Fund’s financial highlights, the Fund’s total annual fund operating expenses do not correlate to the ratios of expenses to average net assets shown in the financial highlights table. Without Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses the Fund’s gross ratio would be 1.59%.

The total return of the Fund does not reflect the effect of any insurance charges, the annual maintenance fee or the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares. Such charges, fees and tax payments would reduce the performance quoted.

The Fund’s performance is measured against the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index (“S&P 500”), an unmanaged index that is representative of 500 selected common stocks, most of which are listed on the New York Stock Exchange, which is a measure of the U.S. Stock market as a whole. The index does not reflect the deduction of fees associated with a mutual fund, such as investment management and fund accounting fees. The Fund’s performance reflects the deduction of fees for services provided to the Fund. Investors cannot invest directly in an index.

 

 

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ALLIANZ VARIABLE INSURANCE PRODUCTS TRUST

AZL Gateway Fund

Expense Examples

(Unaudited)

 

As a shareholder of the AZL Gateway Fund (the “Fund”), you incur ongoing costs, including management fees, distribution fees, and other Fund expenses. These examples are 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. Please note that the expenses shown in the tables are meant to highlight your ongoing cost only. Therefore, the examples are useful in comparing ongoing cost only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher. Please note that the expenses that apply to subaccounts of the insurance contracts were included, your costs would have been higher.

These examples are based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the periods presented below.

The Actual Expense table below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information below, 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 table under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.

 

     Beginning
Account Value
7/1/11
     Ending
Account Value
12/31/11
     Expense Paid
During Period*
7/1/11 - 12/31/11
     Annualized
Expense Ratio
During Period**
7/1/11 - 12/31/11
 

AZL Gateway Fund

   $ 1,000.00       $ 1,005.80       $ 6.32         1.25

The Hypothetical Expense table below provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year 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 this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of other funds.

 

     Beginning
Account Value
7/1/11
     Ending
Account Value
12/31/11
     Expense Paid
During Period*
7/1/11 - 12/31/11
     Annualized
Expense Ratio
During Period**
7/1/11 - 12/31/11
 

AZL Gateway Fund

   $ 1,000.00       $ 1,018.90       $ 6.36         1.25

 

  * Expenses are equal to the average account value times the Fund’s annualized expense ratio multiplied by the number of days in the most recent fiscal half-year divided by the number of days in the fiscal year.
  ** Excludes expense paid indirectly.

Portfolio Composition

(Unaudited)

 

Investments

   Percent of
net assets+
 

Information Technology

     19.2

Financials

     11.9   

Energy

     11.8   

Health Care

     11.2   

Industrials

     11.0   

Consumer Discretionary

     10.6   

Consumer Staples

     10.1   

Unaffiliated Investment Company

     9.3   

Utilities

     4.6   

Telecommunication Services

     3.9   

Materials

     3.3   

Purchased Put Options

     0.3   
  

 

 

 

Total

     107.2
  

 

 

 

 

  + Investments are shown as a percentage of net assets, not total investments. As such the total may not equal 100%. For more information about the investments, please see the Schedule of Portfolio Investments.

 

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ALLIANZ VARIABLE INSURANCE PRODUCTS TRUST

AZL Gateway Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

December 31, 2011

 

Shares           Fair
Value
 
     

 

Common Stocks +(97.6%):

  

 

Aerospace & Defense (2.6%):

  

  4,860      

Boeing Co. (The)

   $ 356,481   
  1,520      

Goodrich Corp.

     188,024   
  4,365      

Honeywell International, Inc.

     237,238   
  3,835      

Raytheon Co.

     185,537   
  5,265      

United Technologies Corp.

     384,819   
     

 

 

 
        1,352,099   
     

 

 

 

 

Air Freight & Logistics (1.0%):

  

  7,150      

United Parcel Service, Inc., Class B

     523,309   
     

 

 

 

 

Auto Components (0.0%):

  

  1,560      

Cooper Tire & Rubber Co.

     21,856   
     

 

 

 

 

Automobiles (0.2%):

  

  11,690      

Ford Motor Co.

     125,784   
     

 

 

 

 

Beverages (2.4%):

  

  10,290      

Coca-Cola Co. (The)

     719,992   
  8,235      

PepsiCo, Inc.

     546,392   
     

 

 

 
        1,266,384   
     

 

 

 

 

Biotechnology (1.2%):

  

  5,115      

Amgen, Inc.

     328,434   
  1,240      

Biogen Idec, Inc.*

     136,462   
  3,080      

Gilead Sciences, Inc.*

     126,064   
  610      

Human Genome Sciences, Inc.*

     4,508   
  2,850      

PDL BioPharma, Inc.

     17,670   
     

 

 

 
        613,138   
     

 

 

 

 

Capital Markets (1.6%):

  

  8,450      

Charles Schwab Corp. (The)

     95,147   
  3,625      

Eaton Vance Corp.

     85,695   
  3,070      

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The)

     277,620   
  6,405      

Legg Mason, Inc.

     154,040   
  9,930      

Morgan Stanley

     150,241   
  650      

TD Ameritrade Holding Corp.

     10,173   
  1,835      

Waddell & Reed Financial, Inc., Class A

     45,453   
     

 

 

 
        818,369   
     

 

 

 

 

Chemicals (2.0%):

  

  9,450      

Dow Chemical Co. (The)

     271,782   
  7,810      

E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co.

     357,542   
  4,360      

Eastman Chemical Co.

     170,302   
  1,190      

Monsanto Co.

     83,383   
  3,960      

Olin Corp.

     77,814   
  2,980      

RPM International, Inc.

     73,159   
     

 

 

 
        1,033,982   
     

 

 

 

 

Commercial Banks (2.4%):

  

  1,640      

Associated Banc-Corp.

     18,319   
  1,260      

FirstMerit Corp.

     19,064   
  1,680      

Old National Bancorp

     19,572   
  120      

Toronto-Dominion Bank (The)

     8,977   
Shares           Fair
Value
 
     
     

 

Common Stocks, continued

  

 

Commercial Banks, continued

  

  12,475      

U.S. Bancorp

   $ 337,448   
  31,155      

Wells Fargo & Co.

     858,632   
     

 

 

 
        1,262,012   
     

 

 

 

 

Commercial Services & Supplies (0.5%):

  

  2,995      

Avery Dennison Corp.

     85,896   
  760      

Deluxe Corp.

     17,298   
  2,400      

R.R. Donnelley & Sons Co.

     34,632   
  4,155      

Waste Management, Inc.

     135,910   
     

 

 

 
        273,736   
     

 

 

 

 

Communications Equipment (2.1%):

  

  22,470      

Cisco Systems, Inc.

     406,258   
  1,813      

Motorola Mobility Holdings, Inc.*

     70,344   
  2,129      

Motorola Solutions, Inc.

     98,551   
  320      

Plantronics, Inc.

     11,405   
  9,490      

QUALCOMM, Inc.

     519,103   
     

 

 

 
        1,105,661   
     

 

 

 

 

Computers & Peripherals (4.1%):

  

  4,335      

Apple, Inc.*

     1,755,675   
  4,040      

Dell, Inc.*

     59,105   
  1,200      

EMC Corp.*

     25,848   
  10,535      

Hewlett-Packard Co.

     271,382   
     

 

 

 
        2,112,010   
     

 

 

 

 

Consumer Finance (0.6%):

  

  3,400      

American Express Co.

     160,378   
  5,600      

Discover Financial Services

     134,400   
     

 

 

 
        294,778   
     

 

 

 

 

Containers & Packaging (0.1%):

  

  1,110      

Sonoco Products Co.

     36,586   
     

 

 

 

 

Distributors (0.3%):

  

  2,775      

Genuine Parts Co.

     169,830   
     

 

 

 

 

Diversified Financial Services (2.8%):

  

  34,415      

Bank of America Corp.

     191,347   
  10,158      

Citigroup, Inc.

     267,257   
  765      

CME Group, Inc.

     186,408   
  23,960      

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

     796,670   
  1,595      

NYSE Euronext

     41,629   
     

 

 

 
        1,483,311   
     

 

 

 

 

Diversified Telecommunication Services (3.7%):

  

  35,485      

AT&T, Inc.

     1,073,066   
  12,804      

Frontier Communications Corp.

     65,941   
  19,575      

Verizon Communications, Inc.

     785,349   
     

 

 

 
        1,924,356   
     

 

 

 

 

Electric Utilities (1.8%):

  

  19,165      

Duke Energy Corp.

     421,630   
  770      

Hawaiian Electric Industries, Inc.

     20,390   
  9,815      

Pepco Holdings, Inc.

     199,244   
  5,600      

Progress Energy, Inc.

     313,712   
     

 

 

 
        954,976   
     

 

 

 
 

 

continued

 

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ALLIANZ VARIABLE INSURANCE PRODUCTS TRUST

AZL Gateway Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments, continued

December 31, 2011

 

Shares           Fair
Value
 
     
     

 

Common Stocks, continued

  

 

Electrical Equipment (0.6%):

  

  5,210      

Emerson Electric Co.

   $ 242,734   
  960      

Hubbell, Inc., Class B

     64,186   
     

 

 

 
        306,920   
     

 

 

 

 

Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components (0.4%):

  

  10,490      

Corning, Inc.

     136,160   
  2,520      

TE Connectivity, Ltd.

     77,641   
     

 

 

 
        213,801   
     

 

 

 

 

Energy Equipment & Services (2.2%):

  

  2,270      

Baker Hughes, Inc.

     110,413   
  575      

CARBO Ceramics, Inc.

     70,915   
  190      

Diamond Offshore Drilling, Inc.

     10,499   
  7,040      

Halliburton Co.

     242,950   
  4,645      

Patterson-UTI Energy, Inc.

     92,807   
  8,151      

Schlumberger, Ltd.

     556,795   
  1,220      

Tidewater, Inc.

     60,146   
     

 

 

 
        1,144,525   
     

 

 

 

 

Food & Staples Retailing (1.7%):

  

  8,215      

CVS Caremark Corp.

     335,008   
  1,790      

Supervalu, Inc.

     14,535   
  9,240      

Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.

     552,182   
     

 

 

 
     901,725   
     

 

 

 

 

Food Products (1.5%):

  

  7,580      

ConAgra Foods, Inc.

     200,112   
  12,250      

Kraft Foods, Inc., Class A

     457,660   
  7,165      

Sara Lee Corp.

     135,562   
     

 

 

 
     793,334   
     

 

 

 

 

Gas Utilities (0.8%):

  

  636      

AGL Resources, Inc.

     26,877   
  1,820      

National Fuel Gas Co.

     101,156   
  2,390      

ONEOK, Inc.

     207,189   
  1,290      

WGL Holdings, Inc.

     57,044   
     

 

 

 
     392,266   
     

 

 

 
     

 

Health Care Equipment & Supplies (1.3%):

  

  4,060      

Baxter International, Inc.

     200,889   
  4,750      

Boston Scientific Corp.*

     25,365   
  1,220      

Covidien plc

     54,912   
  390      

Intuitive Surgical, Inc.*

     180,574   
  5,115      

Medtronic, Inc.

     195,649   
     

 

 

 
     657,389   
     

 

 

 

 

Health Care Providers & Services (2.1%):

  

  4,905      

Aetna, Inc.

     206,942   
  1,845      

Coventry Health Care, Inc.*

     56,033   
  1,600      

HCA Holdings, Inc.*

     35,248   
  2,980      

Medco Health Solutions, Inc.*

     166,582   
  8,020      

UnitedHealth Group, Inc.

     406,453   
  1,080      

Universal Health Services, Inc., Class B

     41,969   
  2,520      

WellPoint, Inc.

     166,950   
     

 

 

 
     1,080,177   
     

 

 

 
Shares           Fair
Value
 
     
     

 

Common Stocks, continued

  

 

Health Care Technology (0.0%):

  

  600      

Quality Systems, Inc.

   $ 22,194   
     

 

 

 

 

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure (1.9%):

  

  6,840      

International Game Technology

     117,648   
  650      

Las Vegas Sands Corp.*

     27,775   
  7,775      

McDonald’s Corp.

     780,066   
  520      

Tim Hortons, Inc.

     25,178   
  2,590      

Wendy’s Co. (The)

     13,882   
  190      

Wynn Resorts, Ltd.

     20,993   
     

 

 

 
     985,542   
     

 

 

 

 

Household Durables (0.8%):

  

  5,500      

Leggett & Platt, Inc.

     126,720   
  5,455      

Newell Rubbermaid, Inc.

     88,098   
  700      

Toll Brothers, Inc.*

     14,294   
  2,105      

Tupperware Brands Corp.

     117,817   
  970      

Whirlpool Corp.

     46,027   
     

 

 

 
     392,956   
     

 

 

 

 

Household Products (2.0%):

  

  2,020      

Colgate-Palmolive Co.

     186,628   
  2,045      

Kimberly-Clark Corp.

     150,430   
  10,645      

Procter & Gamble Co. (The)

     710,128   
     

 

 

 
     1,047,186   
     

 

 

 

 

Industrial Conglomerates (2.3%):

  

  3,185      

3M Co.

     260,310   
  48,705      

General Electric Co.

     872,307   
  1,490      

Tyco International, Ltd.

     69,598   
     

 

 

 
     1,202,215   
     

 

 

 

 

Insurance (2.5%):

  

  540      

AEGON NV, NYS*

     2,171   
  1,660      

AFLAC, Inc.

     71,812   
  6,160      

Allstate Corp. (The)

     168,846   
  1,570      

American International Group, Inc.*

     36,424   
  900      

Aon Corp.

     42,120   
  2,810      

Arthur J. Gallagher & Co.

     93,967   
  1,900      

Berkshire Hathaway, Inc., Class B*

     144,970   
  4,255      

Fidelity National Financial, Inc., Class A

     67,782   
  410      

Kemper Corp.

     11,976   
  4,460      

Lincoln National Corp.

     86,613   
  4,665      

Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc.

     147,507   
  870      

Mercury General Corp.

     39,689   
  4,930      

Old Republic International Corp.

     45,701   
  1,570      

Principal Financial Group, Inc.

     38,622   
  2,990      

Travelers Cos., Inc. (The)

     176,918   
  6,905      

XL Group plc

     136,512   
     

 

 

 
     1,311,630   
     

 

 

 

 

Internet & Catalog Retail (0.7%):

  

  1,995      

Amazon.com, Inc.*

     345,335   
     

 

 

 
 

 

continued

 

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ALLIANZ VARIABLE INSURANCE PRODUCTS TRUST

AZL Gateway Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments, continued

December 31, 2011

 

Shares           Fair
Value
 
     

 

Common Stocks, continued

  

 

Internet Software & Services (2.4%):

  

  2,360      

Akamai Technologies, Inc.*

   $ 76,181   
  660      

AOL, Inc.*

     9,966   
  200      

Baidu, Inc., Sponsored ADR*

     23,294   
  7,110      

eBay, Inc.*

     215,646   
  1,335      

Google, Inc., Class A*

     862,276   
  1,890      

VeriSign, Inc.

     67,511   
     

 

 

 
     1,254,874   
     

 

 

 

 

IT Services (4.2%):

  

  6,530      

Automatic Data Processing, Inc.

     352,685   
  1,500      

Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc.

     33,825   
  3,220      

Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp., Class A*

     207,078   
  2,420      

Fidelity National Information Services, Inc.

     64,348   
  5,375      

International Business Machines Corp.

     988,355   
  320      

Lender Processing Services, Inc.

     4,822   
  7,765      

Paychex, Inc.

     233,804   
  1,390      

Visa, Inc., Class A

     141,127   
  8,115      

Western Union Co.

     148,180   
     

 

 

 
     2,174,224   
     

 

 

 

 

Leisure Equipment & Products (0.4%):

  

  3,750      

Eastman Kodak Co.*

     2,436   
  7,010      

Mattel, Inc.

     194,597   
     

 

 

 
     197,033   
     

 

 

 

 

Machinery (3.2%):

  

  2,640      

Caterpillar, Inc.

     239,184   
  3,090      

Cummins, Inc.

     271,982   
  3,200      

Deere & Co.

     247,520   
  5,320      

Eaton Corp.

     231,580   
  2,225      

Parker Hannifin Corp.

     169,656   
  1,020      

Pentair, Inc.

     33,956   
  1,005      

Snap-On, Inc.

     50,873   
  1,685      

SPX Corp.

     101,555   
  4,090      

Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.

     276,484   
  1,830      

Timken Co.

     70,839   
     

 

 

 
     1,693,629   
     

 

 

 

 

Media (2.4%):

  

  6,675      

News Corp., Class B

     121,352   
  3,315      

Omnicom Group, Inc.

     147,783   
  2,520      

Time Warner Cable, Inc.

     160,196   
  7,300      

Time Warner, Inc.

     263,822   
  700      

Virgin Media, Inc.

     14,966   
  14,620      

Walt Disney Co. (The)

     548,250   
     

 

 

 
     1,256,369   
     

 

 

 

 

Metals & Mining (0.9%):

  

  13,275      

Alcoa, Inc.

     114,829   
  930      

Companhia Siderurgica Nacional SA, Sponsored ADR

     7,607   
Shares           Fair
Value
 
     

 

Common Stocks, continued

  

 

Metals & Mining, continued

  

  3,020      

Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold, Inc.

   $ 111,106   
  3,675      

Gerdau SA, Sponsored ADR

     28,702   
  2,710      

Nucor Corp.

     107,234   
  1,750      

Southern Copper Corp.

     52,815   
  600      

Steel Dynamics, Inc.

     7,890   
  1,100      

Worthington Industries, Inc.

     18,018   
     

 

 

 
     448,201   
     

 

 

 

 

Multi-Utilities (2.0%):

  

  5,930      

Ameren Corp.

     196,461   
  2,400      

CenterPoint Energy, Inc.

     48,216   
  5,165      

Consolidated Edison, Inc.

     320,385   
  2,655      

Integrys Energy Group, Inc.

     143,848   
  1,285      

OGE Energy Corp.

     72,872   
  7,410      

Public Service Enterprise Group, Inc.

     244,604   
     

 

 

 
     1,026,386   
     

 

 

 

 

Multiline Retail (1.1%):

  

  4,165      

J.C. Penney Co., Inc.

     146,400   
  7,040      

Macy’s, Inc.

     226,547   
  3,770      

Nordstrom, Inc.

     187,406   
  10      

Sears Holdings Corp.*

     318   
  450      

Target Corp.

     23,049   
     

 

 

 
     583,720   
     

 

 

 

 

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels (9.6%):

  

  7,695      

Chesapeake Energy Corp.

     171,522   
  11,310      

Chevron Corp.

     1,203,384   
  590      

CNOOC, Ltd., Sponsored ADR

     103,061   
  9,350      

ConocoPhillips

     681,334   
  2,020      

Consol Energy, Inc.

     74,134   
  23,240      

Exxon Mobil Corp.

     1,969,822   
  6,350      

Occidental Petroleum Corp.

     594,995   
  3,955      

Southwestern Energy Co.*

     126,323   
  1,170      

Statoil ASA, Sponsored ADR

     29,964   
  530      

Total SA, Sponsored ADR

     27,088   
     

 

 

 
     4,981,627   
     

 

 

 

 

Paper & Forest Products (0.4%):

  

  6,760      

MeadWestvaco Corp.

     202,462   
     

 

 

 

 

Personal Products (0.1%):

  

  4,540      

Avon Products, Inc.

     79,314   
     

 

 

 

 

Pharmaceuticals (6.7%):

  

  9,680      

Abbott Laboratories

     544,306   
  1,810      

Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.

     63,784   
  2,600      

Eli Lilly & Co.

     108,056   
  2,410      

GlaxoSmithKline plc, Sponsored ADR

     109,968   
  12,800      

Johnson & Johnson Co.

     839,424   
  18,960      

Merck & Co., Inc.

     714,792   
  50,735      

Pfizer, Inc.

     1,097,906   
     

 

 

 
     3,478,236   
     

 

 

 
 

 

continued

 

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ALLIANZ VARIABLE INSURANCE PRODUCTS TRUST

AZL Gateway Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments, continued

December 31, 2011

 

Shares           Fair
Value
 
     
     

 

Common Stocks, continued

  

 

Professional Services (0.1%):

  

  640      

Dun & Bradstreet Corp.

   $ 47,891   
     

 

 

 

 

Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) (1.8%):

  

  8,550      

Annaly Capital Management, Inc.

     136,458   
  10,280      

Duke Realty Corp.

     123,874   
  440      

Hatteras Financial Corp.

     11,603   
  1,170      

Healthcare Realty Trust, Inc.

     21,750   
  6,490      

Liberty Property Trust

     200,411   
  4,175      

Mack-Cali Realty Corp.

     111,431   
  4,345      

Senior Housing Properties Trust

     97,502   
  4,088      

Ventas, Inc.

     225,371   
     

 

 

 
     928,400   
     

 

 

 

 

Road & Rail (0.5%):

  

  12,725      

CSX Corp.

     267,989   
     

 

 

 

 

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment (2.4%):

  

  6,920      

Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.*

     37,368   
  560      

Altera Corp.

     20,776   
  2,590      

Analog Devices, Inc.

     92,670   
  1,310      

Applied Materials, Inc.

     14,030   
  120      

First Solar, Inc.*

     4,051   
  25,515      

Intel Corp.

     618,739   
  2,625      

Linear Technology Corp.

     78,829   
  450      

Maxim Integrated Products, Inc.

     11,718   
  3,615      

Microchip Technology, Inc.

     132,417   
  3,575      

NVIDIA Corp.*

     49,550   
  5,040      

Texas Instruments, Inc.

     146,714   
  1,860      

Xilinx, Inc.

     59,632   
     

 

 

 
     1,266,494   
     

 

 

 

 

Software (3.6%):

  

  5,400      

Activision Blizzard, Inc.

     66,528   
  3,085      

Adobe Systems, Inc.*

     87,213   
  2,510      

Autodesk, Inc.*

     76,128   
  40,785      

Microsoft Corp.

     1,058,779   
  21,275      

Oracle Corp.

     545,704   
  3,420      

Symantec Corp.*

     53,523   
     

 

 

 
     1,887,875   
     

 

 

 

 

Specialty Retail (2.8%):

  

  1,830      

Abercrombie & Fitch Co., Class A

     89,377   
  3,840      

American Eagle Outfitters, Inc.

     58,714   
  2,125      

Best Buy Co., Inc.

     49,661   
  1,770      

Foot Locker, Inc.

     42,197   
  2,205      

Gap, Inc. (The)

     40,903   
  11,925      

Home Depot, Inc.

     501,327   
  4,810      

Limited Brands, Inc.

     194,083   
  7,950      

Lowe’s Cos., Inc.

     201,771   
  4,240      

RadioShack Corp.

     41,170   
  2,930      

Tiffany & Co.

     194,142   
  720      

TJX Cos., Inc. (The)

     46,476   
     

 

 

 
     1,459,821   
     
     

 

 

 
Shares or
Contracts
          Fair
Value
 
     
     

 

Common Stocks, continued

  

 

Thrifts & Mortgage Finance (0.2%):

  

  1,394      

Capitol Federal Financial, Inc.

   $ 16,087   
  9,005      

New York Community Bancorp, Inc.

     111,392   
     

 

 

 
     127,479   
     

 

 

 

 

Tobacco (2.3%):

  

  12,730      

Altria Group, Inc.

     377,444   
  8,195      

Philip Morris International, Inc.

     643,144   
  3,340      

Reynolds American, Inc.

     138,343   
  1,721      

Vector Group, Ltd.

     30,565   
     

 

 

 
        1,189,496   
     

 

 

 

 

Trading Companies & Distributors (0.1%):

  

  1,255      

GATX Corp.

     54,793   
     

 

 

 

 

Wireless Telecommunication Services (0.2%):

  

  1,800      

Clearwire Corp., Class A*

     3,492   
  2,970      

Vodafone Group plc, Sponsored ADR

     83,249   
     

 

 

 
        86,741   
     

 

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks (Cost $49,348,920)

     50,862,426   
     

 

 

 

 

Purchased Put Options (0.3%):

  

  84      

    On S&P 500 Index, Strike @ 1,125 Exp. 1/21/12

     16,380   
  123      

    On S&P 500 Index, Strike @ 1,100 Exp. 1/21/12

     14,760   
  58      

    On S&P 500 Index, Strike @ 1,075 Exp. 2/18/12

     36,540   
  59      

    On S&P 500 Index, Strike @ 1,125 Exp. 2/18/12

     63,130   
  75      

    On S&P 500 Index, Strike @ 1,100 Exp. 2/18/12

     61,500   
     

 

 

 

 

Total Purchased Put Options (Cost $809,838)

     192,310   
     

 

 

 

 

Unaffiliated Investment Company (9.3%):

  

  4,829,614      

Dreyfus Treasury Prime Cash Management, 0.00%(a)

     4,829,614   
     

 

 

 

 
 

Total Unaffiliated Investment Company
(Cost $4,829,614)

     4,829,614   
     

 

 

 

 
 

Total Investment Securities
(Cost $54,988,372)(b) — 107.2%

     55,884,350   

 

Net other assets (liabilities) — (7.2)%

     (3,768,679
     

 

 

 

 

Net Assets — 100.0%

   $ 52,115,671   
     

 

 

 
 

 

7

continued


ALLIANZ VARIABLE INSURANCE PRODUCTS TRUST

AZL Gateway Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments, continued

December 31, 2011

 

 

Percentages indicated are based on net assets as of December 31, 2011.

ADR—American Depositary Receipt

NYS—New York Shares

 

* Non-income producing security

 

+ All or a portion of each common stock has been pledged as collateral for outstanding call options written.

 

(a) The rate represents the effective yield at December 31, 2011.

 

(b) See Federal Tax Information listed in the Notes to the Financial Statements.

 

 

Written Call Options (-4.7%)

  

Number of
Contracts
         Fair
Value
 
  (49  

On S&P 500 Index, Strike @1175, Exp. 1/21/12

   $ (426,055
  (48  

On S&P 500 Index, Strike @1200, Exp. 1/21/12

     (312,240
  (47  

On S&P 500 Index, Strike @1225, Exp. 1/21/12

     (211,265
  (50  

On S&P 500 Index, Strike @1250, Exp. 1/21/12

     (138,250
  (51  

On S&P 500 Index, Strike @1200, Exp. 2/18/12

     (396,015
  (108  

On S&P 500 Index, Strike @1225, Exp. 2/18/12

     (642,060
  (46  

On S&P 500 Index, Strike @1225, Exp. 3/17/12

     (321,770
    

 

 

 

 
 

Total Written Call Options
(Premiums received $(2,417,493))

   $ (2,447,655
    

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

8


ALLIANZ VARIABLE INSURANCE PRODUCTS TRUST

AZL Gateway Fund

 

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

December 31, 2011

 

Assets:

  

Investment securities, at cost

   $ 54,988,372   
  

 

 

 

Investment securities, at value

   $ 55,884,350   

Interest and dividends receivable

     94,495   

Receivable for capital shares issued

     125,608   

Receivable for expenses paid indirectly

     1,606   

Prepaid expenses

     649   
  

 

 

 

Total Assets

     56,106,708   
  

 

 

 

Liabilities:

  

Written options (Premiums received $2,417,493)

     2,447,655   

Payable for investments purchased

     1,487,925   

Payable for capital shares redeemed

     291   

Manager fees payable

     38,148   

Administration fees payable

     1,868   

Distribution fees payable

     10,353   

Custodian fees payable

     1,910   

Administrative and compliance services fees payable

     208   

Trustee fees payable

     11   

Other accrued liabilities

     2,668   
  

 

 

 

Total Liabilities

     3,991,037   
  

 

 

 

Net Assets

   $ 52,115,671   
  

 

 

 

Net Assets Consist of:

  

Capital

   $ 50,901,986   

Accumulated net investment income/(loss)

     458,963   

Accumulated net realized gains/(losses) from investment transactions

     (111,094

Net unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on investments

     865,816   
  

 

 

 

Net Assets

   $ 52,115,671   
  

 

 

 

Shares of beneficial interest (unlimited number of shares authorized, no par value)

     4,993,517   

Net Asset Value (offering and redemption price per share)

   $ 10.44   
  

 

 

 

Statement of Operations

For the Year Ended December 31, 2011

 

Investment Income:

  

Dividends

   $ 873,493   

Foreign withholding tax

     (140
  

 

 

 

Total Investment Income

     873,353   
  

 

 

 

Expenses:

  

Manager fees

     267,836   

Administration fees

     20,260   

Distribution fees

     83,699   

Custodian fees

     15,173   

Administrative and compliance
services fees

     1,484   

Trustee fees

     2,509   

Professional fees

     2,887   

Shareholder reports

     2,693   

Recoupment of prior expenses reimbursed by the Manager

     21,020   

Other expenses

     938   
  

 

 

 

Total expenses before reductions

     418,499   

Less expenses paid indirectly

     (4,551
  

 

 

 

Net expenses

     413,948   
  

 

 

 

Net Investment Income/(Loss)

     459,405   
  

 

 

 

Realized and Unrealized Gains/(Losses) on Investments:

  

Net realized gains/(losses) on securities transactions

     (218,514

Net realized gains/(losses) on options contracts

     588,596   

Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments

     220,721   
  

 

 

 

Net Realized/Unrealized Gains/(Losses) on Investments

     590,803   
  

 

 

 

Change in Net Assets Resulting From Operations

   $ 1,050,208   
  

 

 

 
 

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

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ALLIANZ VARIABLE INSURANCE PRODUCTS TRUST

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

     AZL Gateway Fund  
     For the
Year Ended
December 31,
2011
    April 30, 2010
to
December 31,
2010(a)
 

Change in Net Assets:

    

Operations:

    

Net investment income/(loss)

   $ 459,405      $ 101,692   

Net realized gains/(losses) on investment transactions

     370,082        (484,438

Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments

     220,721        645,095   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from operations

     1,050,208        262,349   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Dividends to Shareholders:

    

From net investment income

            (107,605
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from dividends to shareholders

            (107,605
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Capital Transactions:

    

Proceeds from shares issued

     46,584,624        20,729,615   

Proceeds from dividends reinvested

            107,605   

Value of shares redeemed

     (11,736,376     (4,774,749
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from capital transactions

     34,848,248        16,062,471   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in net assets

     35,898,456        16,217,215   

Net Assets:

    

Beginning of period

     16,217,215          
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of period

   $ 52,115,671      $ 16,217,215   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Accumulated net investment income/(loss)

   $ 458,963      $ 2,324   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Share Transactions:

    

Shares issued

     4,543,347        2,076,896   

Dividends reinvested

            10,622   

Shares redeemed

     (1,150,647     (486,701
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in shares

     3,392,700        1,600,817   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

(a) Period from commencement of operations.

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

10


ALLIANZ VARIABLE INSURANCE PRODUCTS TRUST

AZL Gateway Fund

Financial Highlights

(Selected data for a share of beneficial interest outstanding throughout the periods indicated)

 

     Year Ended
December 31,
2011
    April 30, 2010
to
December 31,
2010(a)
 

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period

   $ 10.13      $ 10.00   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Investment Activities:

    

Net Investment Income/(Loss)

     0.09        0.07   

Net Realized and Unrealized Gains/(Losses) on Investments

     0.22        0.13   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from Investment Activities

     0.31        0.20   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Dividends to Shareholders From:

    

Net Investment Income

            (0.07
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Dividends

            (0.07
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Asset Value, End of Period

   $ 10.44      $ 10.13   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Return(b)

     3.06     1.98 %(c) 

Ratios to Average Net Assets/Supplemental Data:

    

Net Assets, End of Period ($000’s)

   $ 52,116      $ 16,217   

Net Investment Income/(Loss)(d)

     1.37     1.38

Expenses Before Reductions(d)(e)

     1.25     1.59

Expenses Net of Reductions(d)

     1.24     1.25

Expenses Net of Reductions, Excluding Expenses Paid Indirectly(d)(f)

     1.25     1.25

Portfolio Turnover Rate

     12     28 %(c) 

 

 

(a) Period from commencement of operations.

 

(b) The returns include reinvested dividends and fund level expenses, but exclude insurance contract charges. If these charges were included, the returns would have been lower.

 

(c) Not annualized.

 

(d) Annualized for periods less than one year.

 

(e) Excludes fee reductions. If such fee reductions had not occurred, the ratios would have been as indicated.

 

(f) Expenses net of reductions excludes expenses paid indirectly, pursuant to a “commission recapture” program, under which brokers remit a portion of the brokerage commission which is used to pay certain Fund expenses. See note 2 in the Notes to the Financial Statements.

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

11


ALLIANZ VARIABLE INSURANCE PRODUCTS TRUST

AZL Gateway Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements

December 31, 2011

 

1. Organization

The Allianz Variable Insurance Products Trust (the “Trust”) was organized as a Delaware statutory trust on July 13, 1999. The Trust is a diversified open-end management investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”). These Notes to the Financial Statements are for the AZL Gateway Fund (the “Fund”). The Trust consists of 29 separate investment portfolios (collectively, the “Funds”), each of which is a series of the Trust, as follows:

 

   

AZL Allianz AGIC Opportunity Fund

   

AZL BlackRock Capital Appreciation Fund

   

AZL Columbia Mid Cap Value Fund

   

AZL Columbia Small Cap Value Fund

   

AZL Davis New York Venture Fund (formerly AZL Davis NY Venture Fund)

   

AZL Dreyfus Equity Growth Fund

   

AZL Eaton Vance Large Cap Value Fund

   

AZL Enhanced Bond Index Fund

   

AZL Franklin Small Cap Value Fund

   

AZL Franklin Templeton Founding Strategy Plus Fund

   

AZL Gateway Fund

   

AZL International Index Fund

   

AZL Invesco Equity and Income Fund (formerly AZL Van Kampen Equity and Income Fund)

   

AZL Invesco Growth and Income Fund (formerly AZL Van Kampen Growth and Income Fund)

   

AZL Invesco International Equity Fund

   

AZL JPMorgan International Opportunities Fund (formerly AZL Morgan Stanley International Equity Fund)

   

AZL JPMorgan U.S. Equity Fund

   

AZL MFS Investors Trust Fund

   

AZL Mid Cap Index Fund

   

AZL Money Market Fund

   

AZL Morgan Stanley Global Real Estate Fund

   

AZL Morgan Stanley Mid Cap Growth Fund

   

AZL NFJ International Value Fund

   

AZL Russell 1000 Growth Index Fund

   

AZL Russell 1000 Value Index Fund

   

AZL S&P 500 Index Fund

   

AZL Schroder Emerging Markets Equity Fund

   

AZL Small Cap Stock Index Fund

   

AZL Turner Quantitative Small Cap Growth Fund

 

 

The Trust is authorized to issue an unlimited number of shares of the Fund without par value. Shares of the Fund are available through the variable annuity contracts and variable life insurance policies offered through the separate accounts of participating insurance companies.

Under the Trust’s organizational documents, its officers and trustees are indemnified against certain liabilities arising out of the performance of their duties to the Fund. In addition, in the normal course of business, the Fund may enter into contracts with its vendors and others that provide for general indemnifications. The Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown, as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Fund. However, based on experience, the Fund expects the risk of loss to be remote.

 

2. Significant Accounting Policies

The following is a summary of significant accounting policies followed by the Fund in the preparation of its financial statements. The policies conform with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”). The preparation of financial statements requires management to make certain 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 increases and decreases in net assets from operations during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Management has evaluated events and transactions subsequent to period end through the date the financial statements were issued, for purposes of recognition or disclosure in these financial statements and there are no subsequent events to report.

Security Valuation

The Fund records its investments at fair value. Fair value is defined as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between willing market participants at the measurement date. The valuation techniques used to determine fair value are further described in Note 4 below.

Investment Transactions and Investment Income

Investment transactions are recorded not later than on the business day after trade date. However, for financial reporting purposes, investment transactions are accounted for on trade date. Net realized gains and losses on investments sold and on

 

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ALLIANZ VARIABLE INSURANCE PRODUCTS TRUST

AZL Gateway Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements, continued

December 31, 2011

 

foreign currency transactions are recorded on the basis of identified cost. Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis and includes, where applicable, the amortization of premiums or accretion of discounts. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date except in the case of foreign securities, in which case dividends are recorded as soon as such information becomes available.

Real Estate Investment Trusts

The Fund may own shares of real estate investment trusts (“REITs”) which report information on the source of their distributions annually. Certain distributions received from REITs during the year, which are known to be a return of capital, are recorded as a reduction to the cost of the individual REIT.

Foreign Currency Translation

The accounting records of the Fund are maintained in U.S. dollars. Foreign currency amounts are translated into U.S. dollars at the current rate of exchange to determine the fair value of investments, assets and liabilities. Purchases and sales of securities, and income and expenses are translated at the prevailing rate of exchange on the respective dates of such transactions. The Fund does not isolate that portion of the results of operations resulting from changes in foreign exchange rates on investments from fluctuations arising from changes in market prices of securities held. Such fluctuations are included in the net realized and unrealized gain or loss on investments and foreign currencies.

Income received by the Fund from sources within foreign countries may be subject to withholding and other income or similar taxes imposed by such countries. The Funds accrue such taxes, as applicable, based on their current interpretation of tax rules in the foreign markets in which they invest.

Risks Associated with Foreign Securities and Currencies

Investments in securities of foreign issuers carry certain risks not ordinarily associated with investments in securities of domestic issuers. Such risks include future political and economic developments, and the possible imposition of exchange controls or other foreign governmental laws and restrictions. In addition, with respect to certain countries, there is the possibility of expropriation of assets, confiscatory taxation, political or social instability or diplomatic developments which could adversely affect investments in those securities.

Dividends to Shareholders

Dividends to shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date. The Fund distributes its dividends from net investment income and net realized capital gains, if any, on an annual basis. The amount of dividends from net investment income and from net realized gains are determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations, which may differ from GAAP. These “book/tax” differences are either temporary or permanent in nature. To the extent these differences are permanent in nature (e.g., return of capital, net operating loss, reclassification of certain market discounts, gain/loss, paydowns, and distributions), such amounts are reclassified within the composition of net assets based on their federal tax-basis treatment; temporary differences (e.g., wash sales and post October losses) do not require reclassification. Dividends to shareholders that exceed net investment income and net realized gains for tax purposes are reported as distributions of capital.

Expense Allocation

Expenses directly attributable to the Fund are charged directly to the Fund, while expenses attributable to more than one Fund are allocated among the respective Funds based upon relative net assets or some other reasonable method. Expenses which are attributable to more than one Trust are allocated across the Allianz Variable Insurance Products and Allianz Variable Insurance Products Fund of Funds Trusts based upon relative net assets or another reasonable basis. Allianz Investment Management LLC (the “Manager”), serves as the investment manager for the Trust and the Allianz Variable Insurance Products Fund of Funds Trust.

Commission Recapture

Certain Funds of the Trust participate in a commission recapture program. The Fund will utilize the recaptured commissions to pay for, in whole or part, certain expenses of the Fund, excluding investment advisory fees. Any amounts received by the Fund, if applicable, are disclosed as “Expenses paid indirectly” on the Statement of Operations.

 

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ALLIANZ VARIABLE INSURANCE PRODUCTS TRUST

AZL Gateway Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements, continued

December 31, 2011

 

Derivative Instruments

All open derivative positions at period end are reflected on the Fund’s Schedule of Portfolio Investments. The following is a description of the derivative instruments that the Fund may utilize, including the primary underlying risk exposures related to each instrument type.

Forward Currency Contracts

During the year ended December 31, 2011, the Fund did not enter into any forward currency contracts. The Fund may enter into forward currency contracts in connection with planned purchases or sales of securities or to hedge the U.S. dollar value of securities denominated in a particular currency. In addition to the foreign currency risk related to the use of these contracts, the Fund could be exposed to risks if the counterparties to the contracts are unable to meet the terms of their contracts and from unanticipated movements in the value of a foreign currency relative to the U.S. dollar. In the event of default by the counterparty to the transaction, the Fund’s maximum amount of loss, as either the buyer or the seller, is the unrealized appreciation of the contract. The forward currency contracts are adjusted by the daily exchange rate of the underlying currency and any gains or losses are recorded for financial statement purposes as unrealized gains or losses until the contract settlement date. When the contract is closed, the Fund records a realized gain or loss equal to the difference between the value at the time it was opened and the value at the time it was closed.

Futures Contracts

During the year ended December 31, 2011, the Fund did not enter into any futures contracts. The Fund may enter into futures contracts to manage its exposure to the securities markets or to movements in market conditions or foreign exchange rates. Futures contracts are valued based upon their quoted daily settlement prices. Upon entering into a futures contract, the Fund is required to segregate liquid assets in accordance with the initial margin requirements of the broker or exchange. Futures contracts are marked to market daily and a payable or receivable for the change in value (“variation margin”) is recorded by the Fund. Gains or losses are recognized but not considered realized until the contracts expire or are closed. Futures contracts involve, to varying degrees, elements of market risk (generally equity price risk related to stock futures, interest rate risk related to bond futures, and foreign currency risk related to currency futures) and exposure to loss in excess of the variation margin disclosed in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. The primary risks associated with the use of futures contracts are the imperfect correlation between the change in market value of the underlying securities and the prices of futures contracts, the possibility of an illiquid market, and the inability of the counterparty to meet the terms of the contract.

Options Contracts

The Fund seeks to capture the majority of the returns associated with equity market investments, while exposing investors to less risk than other equity investments. To meet this investment goal, the Fund invests in a broadly diversified portfolio of common stocks, while also selling index call options and purchasing index put options. Writing index call options reduces the Fund’s volatility, provides a steady cash flow and is an important source of the Fund’s return, although it reduces the Fund’s ability to profit from increases in the value of its equity portfolio. The Fund also buys index put options, which can protect the Fund from a significant market decline that may occur over a short period of time. The value of an index put option generally increases as the prices of stocks constituting the index decrease and decreases as those stocks increase in price. The combination of the diversified stock portfolio, the steady cash flow from the sale of index call options and the downside protection from index put options is intended to provide the Fund with the majority of the returns associated with equity market investments while exposing investors to less risk than other equity investments. During the year ended December 31, 2011, written index call options and purchased index put options were used in accordance with this objective.

A stock index fluctuates with changes in the market values of the stocks included in the index, and therefore options on stock indexes involve elements of equity price risk.

Purchased Options Contracts—The Fund pays a premium which is included in “Investments, at value” on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities and marked to market to reflect the current value of the option. Premiums paid for purchasing put options that expire are treated as realized losses. When a put option is exercised or closed, premiums paid for purchasing put options are offset against proceeds to determine the realized gain/loss on the transaction.

Written Options Contracts—The Fund receives a premium which is recorded as a liability and is subsequently adjusted to the current value of the options written. Premiums received from writing options that expire are treated as realized gains. Premiums received from writing options that are either exercised or closed are offset against the proceeds received or the amount paid on the transaction to determine realized gains or losses.

 

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AZL Gateway Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements, continued

December 31, 2011

 

Realized gains and losses are reported as “Net realized gains/(losses) from option transactions” on the Statement of Operations.

The Fund had the following transactions in purchased call and put options during the year ended December 31, 2011:

 

     Number of
Contracts
    Cost  

Options outstanding at December 31, 2010

     128      $ 143,344   

Options purchased

     1,980        3,380,053   

Options expired

     (324     (433,473

Options closed

     (1,385     (2,280,086
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Options outstanding at December 31, 2011

     399      $ 809,838   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

The Fund had the following transactions in written call and put options during the year ended December 31, 2011:

 

     Number of
Contracts
    Premiums
Received
 

Options outstanding at December 31, 2010

     (128   $ (478,370

Options written

     (2,474     (10,484,683

Options expired

              

Options closed

     2,203        8,545,560   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Options outstanding at December 31, 2011

     (399   $ (2,417,493
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Summary of Derivative Instruments

The following is a summary of the fair value of derivative instruments as of December 31, 2011:

 

    

Asset Derivatives

    

Liabilities Derivatives

 

Primary Risk Exposure

  

Statements of Assets and
Liabilities Location

   Total Fair
Value
    

Statements of Assets and
Liabilities Location

   Total Fair
Value
 
Equity Contracts    Investment securities, at value (purchased options)    $ 192,310       Written options    $ 2,447,655   

The following is a summary of the effect of derivative instruments on the Statement of Operations for the year ended December 31, 2011:

 

Primary Risk Exposure

  

Location of Gains/(Losses)
on Derivatives
Recognized in Income

   Realized Gains/(Losses)
on Derivatives
Recognized in Income
     Change in Unrealized
Appreciation/
Depreciation on
Derivatives Recognized
in Income
 
Equity Contracts    Net realized gains/(losses) on options contracts/change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments    $ 588,596       $ (444,946

 

3. Related Party Transactions

The Manager provides investment advisory and management services for the Fund. The Manager has retained an independent money management organization (the “Subadviser”) to make investment decisions on behalf of the Fund. Pursuant to a subadvisory agreement between the Manager and Gateway Investment Advisers, LLC (“Gateway”), Gateway provides investment advisory services as the Subadviser for the Fund subject to the general supervision of the Trustees and the Manager. The Manager is entitled to a fee, computed daily and paid monthly, based on the average daily net assets of the Fund. Expenses incurred by the Fund for investment advisory and management services are reflected on the Statement of Operations as “Manager fees.” For its services, the Subadviser is entitled to a fee payable by the Manager. The Manager has contractually agreed to waive fees and reimburse the Fund to limit the annual expenses, excluding interest expense (e.g., cash overdraft fees), taxes, brokerage commissions, other expenditures that are capitalized in accordance with GAAP and

 

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AZL Gateway Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements, continued

December 31, 2011

 

other extraordinary expenses not incurred in the ordinary course of the Fund’s business, based on the daily net assets of the Fund, through April 30, 2013.

For the year ended December 31, 2011, the annual rate due to the Manager and the annual expense limit were as follows:

 

     Annual Rate     Annual Expense Limit  

AZL Gateway Fund

     0.80     1.25

Any amounts contractually waived or reimbursed by the Manager in a particular fiscal year will be subject to repayment by the Fund to the Manager to the extent that from time to time through the next three fiscal years the repayment will not cause the Fund’s expenses to exceed the stated limit during the respective year. Any amounts recouped by the Manager during the period are reflected on the Statement of Operations as “Recoupment of prior expenses reimbursed by the Manager.” At December 31, 2011, the contractual reimbursements that are subject to repayment by the Fund in subsequent years were as follows:

 

     Expires
12/31/2013
 

AZL Gateway Fund

   $ 3,980   

In addition, the Manager may voluntarily waive or reimburse additional fees in order to maintain more competitive expense ratios. Any voluntary waivers or reimbursements are not subject to repayment in subsequent years. Information on the total amount waived/reimbursed by the Manager or repaid to the Manager by the Fund during the period can be found on the Statement of Operations. During the year ended December 31, 2011, there were no voluntary waivers.

Pursuant to separate agreements between the Funds and the Manager, the Manager provides a Chief Compliance Officer (“CCO”) and certain compliance oversight and regulatory filing services to the Trust. Under these agreements the Manager is entitled to an amount equal to a portion of the compensation and certain other expenses related to the individuals performing the CCO and compliance oversight services, as well as $75 per hour for time incurred in connection with the preparation and filing of certain documents with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fees are paid to the Manager on a quarterly basis. The total expenses incurred by the Fund for these services are reflected on the Statement of Operations as “Administrative and compliance services fees.”

Citi Fund Services Ohio, Inc. (“Citi” or the “Administrator”), a wholly owned subsidiary of Citigroup, Inc., with which an officer of the Trust is affiliated, serves as the Trust’s administrator, transfer agent, and fund accountant, and assists the Trust in all aspects of its administration and operation. The Administrator is entitled to a Trust-wide asset-based fee, which is based on the following schedule: 0.05% of daily average net assets on the first $4 billion, 0.04% of daily average net assets on the next $2 billion, 0.02% of daily average net assets on the next $2 billion and 0.01% of daily average net assets over $8 billion. The overall Trust-wide fees are accrued daily and paid monthly and are subject to a minimum annual fee. In addition, the Administrator is entitled to annual account fees related to the transfer agency system, an annual fee for each additional class of shares of any Fund, certain annual fees in supporting fair value services, and a Trust-wide annual fee for providing infrastructure and support in implementing the written policies and procedures comprising the Fund’s compliance program. Fees payable to the Administrator are subject to certain reductions associated with services provided to new funds. The Administrator is also reimbursed for certain expenses incurred. The total expenses incurred by the Fund for these services are reflected on the Statement of Operations as “Administration fees.”

Allianz Life Financial Services, LLC (“ALFS”), an affiliate of the Manager, serves as distributor of the Fund and receives 12b-1 fees directly from the Fund, plus a Trust-wide annual fee of $42,500, paid by the Manager from its profits and not by the Trust, for recordkeeping and reporting services.

The Trust has adopted a distribution and service plan in conformance with Rule 12b-1of the 1940 Act. Pursuant to this plan, the Fund is authorized to pay certain fees for the sale and distribution of its shares and services provided to its shareholders at an annual rate not to exceed 0.25% of the Fund’s average daily net assets. These fees are reflected on the Statement of Operations as “Distribution fees.”

In addition, certain legal fees and expenses are paid to a law firm, Dorsey & Whitney LLP, of which the Secretary of the Fund is a partner. During the year ended December 31, 2011, $446 was paid from the Fund relating to these fees and expenses.

 

 

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ALLIANZ VARIABLE INSURANCE PRODUCTS TRUST

AZL Gateway Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements, continued

December 31, 2011

 

Certain Officers and Trustees of the Trust are affiliated with the Manager or the Administrator. Such Officers (except for the Trust’s CCO as noted above) and Trustees receive no compensation from the Trust for serving in their respective roles. For their service to the Trust and to the Allianz Variable Insurance Products Fund of Funds Trust, each non-interested Trustee receives a $36,000 annual Board retainer and a $8,000 meeting fee for each regular in-person Board meeting and a $4,000 meeting fee for each Committee meeting. In addition, Trustees may receive compensation for special meetings and telephonic meetings. Also, the Trustees are reimbursed for certain expenses associated with attending Board meetings. Compensation to the Trustees is allocated between the Trust and the Allianz Variable Insurance Products Fund of Funds Trust in proportion to the assets under management of each Trust. During the year ended December 31, 2011, actual Trustee compensation was $924,000 in total for both Trusts.

 

4. Investment Valuation Summary

The valuation techniques employed by the Fund, as described below, maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs in determining fair value. The inputs used for valuing the Fund’s investments are summarized in the three broad levels listed below:

 

   

Level 1 — quoted prices in active markets for identical assets

   

Level 2 — other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayments speeds, credit risk, etc.)

   

Level 3 — significant unobservable inputs (including the Fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments)

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

Security prices are generally provided by an independent third party pricing service approved by the Trust’s Board of Trustees (“Trustees”) as of the close of the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) (generally 4:00 pm EST). Equity securities are valued at the last quoted sale price or, if there is no sale, the last quoted bid price is used for long securities and the last quoted ask price is used for securities sold short. Securities listed on NASDAQ Stock Market, Inc. (“NASDAQ”) are valued at the official closing price as reported by NASDAQ. In each of these situations, valuations are typically categorized as a Level 1 in the fair value hierarchy. Investments in open-end investment companies are valued at their respective net asset value as reported by such companies and are typically categorized as Level 1 in the fair value hierarchy.

Debt and other fixed income securities are generally valued at an evaluated bid price provided by an independent pricing source approved by the Trustees. To value debt securities, pricing services may use various pricing techniques which take into account appropriate factors such as market activity, yield, quality, coupon rate, maturity, type of issue, trading characteristics, call features, credit ratings and other data, as well as broker quotes. Short term securities of sufficient credit quality with sixty days or less remaining until maturity may be valued at amortized cost, which approximates fair value. In each of these situations, valuations are typically categorized as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy.

Exchange traded futures contracts are valued at the last sales price as of the close of the primary exchange and are typically categorized as Level 1 in the fair value hierarchy. Forward currency contracts are generally valued at the foreign currency exchange rate as of the close of the NYSE and are typically categorized as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy.

The Fund generally values index options at the average of the closing bid and ask quotations on the principal exchange on which the option is traded and are typically categorized as Level 1 in the fair value hierarchy. For options where market quotations are not readily available, fair value procedures as described below may be applied.

Other assets and securities for which market quotations are not readily available, or are deemed unreliable are valued at fair value as determined in good faith by the Trustees or persons acting on the behalf of the Trustees. Fair value pricing may be used for significant events such as securities whose trading has been suspended, whose price has become stale or for which there is no currently available price at the close of the NYSE. Depending on the source and relative significance of valuation inputs, these instruments may be classified as Level 2 or Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy. The Fund utilizes a pricing service to assist in determining the fair value of securities when certain significant events occur that may affect the value of foreign securities.

In accordance with procedures adopted by the Trustees, fair value pricing may be used if events materially affecting the value of foreign securities occur between the time when the exchange on which they are traded closes and the time when the

 

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ALLIANZ VARIABLE INSURANCE PRODUCTS TRUST

AZL Gateway Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements, continued

December 31, 2011

 

Fund’s net asset value is calculated. Management identifies possible fluctuation in international securities by monitoring the increase or decrease in the value of a designated benchmark index. In the event of an increase or decrease greater than predetermined levels, the Fund may use a systematic valuation model provided by an independent third party to fair value its international equity securities which are then typically categorized as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy.

For the year ended December 31, 2011, there were no Level 3 investments for which significant unobservable inputs were used to determine fair value.

The following is a summary of the valuation inputs used as of December 31, 2011 in valuing the Fund’s investments based upon the three levels defined above:

 

      Level 1     Level 2      Level 3      Total  
Investment Securities:                           

Common Stocks+

   $ 50,862,426      $       $       $ 50,862,426   

Purchased Put Options

     192,310                        192,310   

Unaffiliated Investment Company

     4,829,614                        4,829,614   
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Investment Securities

     55,884,350                        55,884,350   
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
Other Financial Instruments:*                           

Written Call Options

     (2,447,655                     (2,447,655
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Investments

   $ 53,436,695      $       $       $ 53,436,695   
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  + For detailed industry descriptions, see the accompanying Schedule of Portfolio Investments.
  * Other Financial Investment would include any drivative instruments, such as futures contracts, forward contracts and option contracts. These investments are generally recorded in the financial statements at the unrealized gain or loss on the investment.

The Fund recognizes significant transfers between fair value hierarchy levels at the reporting period end. There were no significant transfers between Levels 1, 2 or 3 as of December 31, 2011.

In May 2011, the FASB issued ASU No. 2011-04 “Amendments to Achieve Common Fair Value Measurement and Disclosure Requirements in U.S. GAAP and IFRS”. ASU 2011-04 includes common requirements for measurement of and disclosure about fair value between U.S. GAAP and IFRS. ASU 2011-04 will require reporting entities to disclose quantitative information about the unobservable inputs used in the fair value measurements categorized within Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy. In addition, ASU 2011-04 will require reporting entities to make disclosures about amounts and reasons for all transfers in and out of Level 1 and Level 2 fair value measurements. The new and revised disclosures are effective for interim and annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2011. Adoption of ASU 2011-04 will have no effect on the Fund’s net assets. At this time, management is evaluating the impact of ASU 2011-04 on the financial statement disclosures.

 

5. Security Purchases and Sales

For the year ended December 31, 2011, cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of securities (excluding securities maturing less than one year from acquisition) were as follows:

 

     Purchases      Sales  

AZL Gateway Fund

   $ 38,117,589       $ 4,047,412   

 

6. Federal Income Tax Information

It is the Fund’s policy to continue to comply with the requirements of the Internal Revenue Code under Subchapter M, applicable to regulated investment companies, and to distribute all of its taxable income, including any net realized gains on investments, to its shareholders. Therefore, no provision is made for federal income taxes.

Management of the Funds has reviewed tax positions taken in tax years that remain subject to examination by all major tax jurisdictions, including federal (i.e., the last four tax year ends and the interim tax period since then, as applicable). Management believes that there is no tax liability resulting from unrecognized tax benefits related to uncertain tax positions taken.

 

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ALLIANZ VARIABLE INSURANCE PRODUCTS TRUST

AZL Gateway Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements, continued

December 31, 2011

 

Cost for federal income tax purposes at December 31, 2011 is $52,948,479. The gross unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on a tax basis is as follows:

 

Unrealized appreciation

  $ 3,313,619   

Unrealized depreciation

    (2,825,403
 

 

 

 

Net unrealized appreciation

  $ 488,216   
 

 

 

 

As of the end of its tax year ended December 31, 2011, the Fund has capital loss carry forwards (“CLCFs”) as summarized in the table below. Under the provisions of the Regulated Investment Company Modernization Act of 2010, CLCFs that originated in a tax year that began before December 23, 2010 (pre-effective CLCFs) may be carried forward, subject to certain limitations, and applied to offset future capital gains, and thus reduce the amount of distributable capital gains, for up to eight succeeding tax years, after which any unutilized CLCFs expire. Pre-effective CLCFs are applied as short-term capital loss regardless of whether the originating capital loss was short term or long term. CLCFs that originate in tax years beginning after December 22, 2010 (post-effective CLCFs), are applied consistent with the character in which they originated as a new loss on the first day of the immediately succeeding tax year, and thus take precedent over the application of pre-effective CLCFs. Post-effective CLCFs can be carried forward indefinitely.

Pre-effective CLCFs subject to expiration:

 

     Expires
12/31/2018
 

AZL Gateway Fund

   $ 10,170   

Post-effective CLCFs not subject to expiration:

 

     Short Term
Amount
     Long Term
Amount
 

AZL Gateway Fund

   $ 135,557       $ 223,333   

During the year ended December 31, 2011 there were no dividends paid to shareholders.

The tax character of dividends paid to shareholders during the year ended December 31, 2010 were as follows:

 

     Ordinary
Income
     Return of
Capital
     Net
Long-Term
Capital Gains
     Total
Distributions(a)
 

AZL Gateway Fund

   $ 105,722       $ 1,883       $       $ 107,605   

 

  (a) Total distributions paid may differ from the Statements of Changes in Net Assets because dividends are recognized when actually paid for tax purposes.

As of December 31, 2011, the components of accumulated earnings on a tax basis were as follows:

 

     Undistributed
Ordinary
Income
     Accumulated
Capital and
Other Losses
    Unrealized
Appreciation(a)
     Total
Accumulated
Earnings/
(Deficit)
 

AZL Gateway Fund

   $ 446,839       $ (369,060   $ 1,135,906       $ 1,213,685   

 

  (a) The differences between book-basis and tax-basis unrealized appreciation/depreciation is attributable primarily to tax deferral of losses on wash sales.

 

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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

The Shareholders and Board of Trustees of

Allianz Variable Insurance Products Trust:

We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities of AZL Gateway Fund (the “Fund”) of the Allianz Variable Insurance Products Trust, including the schedule of portfolio investments, as of December 31, 2011, and the related statement of operations for the year then ended and the statements of changes in net assets and the financial highlights for each of the periods in the two-year period then ended. These financial statements and financial highlights are the responsibility of the Fund’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements and financial highlights based on our audits.

We conducted our audits 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 and financial highlights are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of December 31, 2011, by correspondence with the custodian and brokers or by other appropriate auditing procedures where replies from brokers were not received. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

In our opinion, the financial statements and financial highlights referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Fund as of December 31, 2011, the results of its operations for the year then ended and the changes in its net assets and the financial highlights for each of the periods in the two-year period then ended, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.

KPMG LLP

Columbus, Ohio

February 24, 2012

 

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ALLIANZ VARIABLE INSURANCE PRODUCTS TRUST

 

Other Information (Unaudited)

A description of the policies and procedures that the Fund uses to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities is available, without charge, upon request, by visiting the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (“Commission”) website at www.sec.gov, or by calling 800-624-0197.

Information regarding how the Fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30th is available (i) without charge, upon request, by calling 800-624-0197; (ii) on the Allianz Variable Insurance Products Trust’s website at https://www.allianzlife.com; and (iii) on the Commission’s website at http://www.sec.gov.

The Fund files complete Schedules of Portfolio Holdings with the Commission for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. Schedules of Portfolio Holdings for the Fund in this report are available without charge on the Commission’s website at http://www.sec.gov, or may be reviewed and copied at the Commission’s Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. Information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 800-SEC-0330.

 

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ALLIANZ VARIABLE INSURANCE PRODUCTS TRUST

 

Approval of Investment Advisory and Subadvisory Agreements (Unaudited)

The Allianz Variable Insurance Products Trust (the “Trust”) is a manager-of-managers fund. That means that the Trust’s Manager (“Allianz Investment Management LLC”) is responsible for monitoring the various Subadvisers that have day-to-day responsibility for the decisions made for each of the Trust’s investment portfolios. The Trust’s Manager is responsible for determining, in the first instance, which investment advisers to consider recommending for selection as a Subadviser.

In reviewing the services provided by the Manager and the terms of the investment management agreement, the Board receives and reviews information related to the Manager’s experience and expertise in the variable insurance marketplace. Currently, the Funds are offered only through variable annuities and variable life insurance policies, and not in the retail fund market. In addition, the Board receives information regarding the Manager’s expertise with regard to portfolio diversification and asset allocation requirements within variable insurance products issued by Allianz Life Insurance Company of North America and its subsidiary, Allianz Life Insurance Company of New York. Currently, the Funds are offered only through Allianz Life and Allianz of New York variable products.

The Trust’s Manager has adopted policies and procedures to assist it in the process of analyzing each potential Subadviser with expertise in particular asset classes for purposes of making the recommendation that a specific investment adviser be selected. The Trust’s Board reviews and considers the information provided by the Manager in deciding which investment advisers to select. After an investment adviser becomes a Subadviser, a similarly rigorous process is instituted by the Manager to monitor the investment performance and other responsibilities of the Subadviser. The Manager reports to the Trust’s Board on its analysis at the regular meetings of the Board, which are held at least quarterly. Where warranted, the Manager will add or remove a particular Subadviser from a “watch” list that it maintains. Watch list criteria include, for example: (a) Fund performance over various time periods; (b) Fund risk issues, such as changes in key personnel involved with Fund management, changes in investment philosophy or process, or “capacity” concerns; and (c) organizational risk issues, such as regulatory, compliance or legal concerns, or changes in the ownership of the Subadviser. The Manager may place a Fund on the watch list for other reasons, and if so, will explain its rationale to the Trustees. Funds which are on the watch list are subject to special scrutiny of the Manager and the Board of Trustees. Funds may be removed from such watch list, if for example, performance improves or regulatory matters are satisfactorily resolved. However, in some situations where Funds which have been on the watch list, the Manager has recommended the retention of a new Subadviser, and the Board of Trustees has subsequently approved new Subadvisory Agreements with such Subadvisers.

In assessing the Manager’s and Subadvisers’ (collectively, the “Advisory Organizations”), performance of their obligations, the Board considers whether there has occurred a circumstance or event that would constitute a reason for it to not renew an advisory contract. In this regard, the Board is mindful of the potential disruption of a Fund’s operations and various risks, uncertainties and other effects that could occur as a result of a decision to terminate or not renew a contract.

As required by the Investment Company Act of 1940 (“1940 Act”), the Trust’s Board has reviewed and approved the Trust’s Investment Management Agreement with the Manager (the “Advisory Agreement”) and portfolio management agreements (the “Subadvisory Agreements”) with the Subadvisers. The Board’s decision to approve these contracts reflects the exercise of its business judgment on whether to approve new arrangements and continue the existing arrangements. During its review of these contracts, the Board considers many factors, among the most material of which are: the Fund’s investment objectives and long term performance; the Advisory Organizations’ management philosophy, personnel, and processes, including their compliance history and the adequacy of their compliance processes; the preferences and expectations of Fund shareholders (and underlying contract owners) and their relative sophistication; the continuing state of competition in the mutual fund industry; and comparable fees in the mutual fund industry.

The Board also considers the compensation and benefits received by the Advisory Organizations. This includes fees received for services provided to the Fund by affiliated persons of the Advisory Organizations and research services received by the Advisory Organizations from brokers that execute Fund trades, as well as advisory fees. The Board considered the fact that: (1) the Manager and the Trust are parties to an Administrative Service Agreement, a Compliance Services Agreement, and a Chief Compliance Officer Agreement, under which the Manager is compensated by the Trust for performing certain administrative and compliance services including providing an employee of the Manager or one of its affiliates to act as the Trust’s Chief Compliance Officer; and (2) Allianz Life Financial Services, LLC, an affiliated person of the Manager, is a registered securities broker-dealer and receives (along with its affiliated persons) payments made by the Trust pursuant to Rule 12b-1.

The Board is aware that various courts have interpreted provisions of the 1940 Act and have indicated in their decisions that the following factors may be relevant to an adviser’s compensation: the nature and quality of the services provided by the adviser, including the performance of the fund; the adviser’s cost of providing the services; the extent to which the adviser may realize “economies of scale” as the fund grows larger; any indirect benefits that may accrue to the adviser and its

 

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affiliates as a result of the adviser’s relationship with the fund; performance and expenses of comparable funds; and the extent to which the independent Board members are fully informed about all facts bearing on the adviser’s service and fee. The Trust’s Board is aware of these factors and takes them into account in its review of the Trust’s advisory contracts.

The Board considered and weighed these circumstances in light of its experience in governing the Trust and working with the Advisory Organizations on matters relating to the Funds, and is assisted in its deliberations by the advice of legal counsel to the Independent Trustees. In this regard, the Board requests and receives a significant amount of information about the Funds and the Advisory Organizations. Some of this information is provided at each regular meeting of the Board; additional information is provided in connection with the particular meeting or meetings at which the Board’s formal review of an advisory contract occurs. In between regularly scheduled meetings, the Board may receive information on particular matters as the need arises. Thus, the Board’s evaluation of an advisory contract is informed by reports covering such matters as: an Advisory Organization’s investment philosophy, personnel, and processes; the Fund’s short- and long-term performance (in absolute terms as well as in relationship to its benchmark(s), certain competitor or “peer group” funds and similar funds managed by the particular Subadviser), and comments on the reasons for performance; the Fund’s expenses (including the advisory fee itself and the overall expense structure of the Fund, both in absolute terms and relative to similar and/or competing funds, with due regard for contractual or voluntary expense limitations); the use and allocation of brokerage commissions derived from trading the Fund’s portfolio securities; the nature and extent of the advisory and other services provided to the Fund by the Advisory Organizations and their affiliates; compliance and audit reports concerning the Funds and the companies that service them; and relevant developments in the mutual fund industry and how the Funds and/or Advisory Organizations are responding to them.

The Board also receives financial information about Advisory Organizations, including reports on the compensation and benefits the Advisory Organizations derive from their relationships with the Funds. These reports cover not only the fees under the advisory contracts, but also fees, if any, received for providing other services to the Funds. The reports also discuss any indirect or “fall out” benefits an Advisory Organization may derive from its relationship with the Funds.

The Advisory and Subadvisory Agreements (collectively, the “Agreements”) were most recently considered at Board of Trustees meetings held in the fall of 2011. Information relevant to the approval of such Agreements was considered at a telephonic Board of Trustees meeting on October 19, 2011, and at an “in person” Board of Trustees meeting held October 26, 2011. The Agreements were approved at the Board meeting of October 26, 2011. At such meeting the Board also approved an Expense Limitation Agreement between the Manager and the Trust for the period ending April 30, 2013. In connection with such meetings, the Trustees requested and evaluated extensive materials from the Manager, including performance and expense information for other investment companies with similar investment objectives derived from data compiled by an independent third party provider and other sources believed to be reliable by the Manager. Prior to voting, the Trustees reviewed the proposed approval/continuance of the Agreements with management and with experienced counsel who are independent of the Manager and received a memorandum from such counsel discussing the legal standards for their consideration of the proposed approvals/continuances. The independent (“disinterested”) Trustees also discussed the proposed approvals/continuances in a private session with such counsel at which no representatives of the Manager were present. In reaching their determinations relating to the approval and/or continuance of the Agreements, in respect of each Fund, the Trustees considered all factors they believed relevant. The Board based its decision to approve the Agreements on the totality of the circumstances and relevant factors, and with a view to past and future long-term considerations. Not all of the factors and considerations discussed above and below are necessarily relevant to every Fund, and the Board did not assign relative weights to factors discussed herein or deem any one or group of them to be controlling in and of themselves.

An SEC Rule requires that shareholder reports include a discussion of certain factors relating to the selection of investment advisers and the approval of advisory fees. The “factors” enumerated by the SEC are set forth below in italics, as well as the Board’s conclusions regarding such factors:

(1)  The nature, extent and quality of services provided by the Manager and Subadvisers.  The Trustees noted that the Manager, subject to the control of the Board of Trustees, administers each Fund’s business and other affairs. As the Trust is a manager of managers fund, the Manager is responsible for monitoring the various Subadvisers that have day-to-day responsibility for the decisions made for each of the Trust’s investment portfolios. The Trust’s Manager is responsible for determining, in the first instance, which investment advisers to consider recommending to the Board of Trustees for selection as a Subadviser.

The Trustees noted that the Manager also provides the Trust and each Fund with such administrative and other services (exclusive of, and in addition to, any such services provided by any others retained by the Trust on behalf of the Funds) and executive and other personnel as are necessary for the operation of the Trust and the Funds. Except for the Trust’s Chief Compliance Officer, the Manager pays all of the compensation of Trustees and officers of the Trust who are employees of the Manager or its affiliates.

The Trustees considered the scope and quality of services provided by the Manager and the Subadvisers and noted that the scope of such services provided had expanded as a result of recent regulatory and other developments. The Trustees noted

 

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that, for example, the Manager and Subadvisers are responsible for maintaining and monitoring their own compliance programs, and these compliance programs have recently been refined and enhanced in light of new regulatory requirements. The Trustees considered the capabilities and resources which the Manager has dedicated to performing services on behalf of the Trust and its Funds. The quality of administrative and other services, including the Manager’s role in coordinating the activities of the Trust’s other service providers, also were considered. The Trustees concluded that, overall, they were satisfied with the nature, extent and quality of services provided (and expected to be provided) to the Trust and to each of the Funds under the Agreements.

(2)  The investment performance of the Funds, the Manager and the Subadvisers.  In connection with every in-person quarterly Board of Trustees meeting, Trustees receive extensive information on the performance results of each of the Funds. This includes, for example, performance information on all of the Funds for the previous quarter, and previous one, three and five-year periods, and since inception. (For Funds which have been in existence for less than five years, Trustees may receive performance information on comparable funds managed by the particular Subadviser for periods prior to the creation of a particular Fund.) Such performance information includes information on absolute total return, performance versus Subadvisers’ comparable fund(s), performance versus the appropriate benchmark(s), and performance versus peer groups. For example, in connection with the Board of Trustees meeting held October 26, 2011, the Manager reported that for the three year period ended June 30, 2011, ten Funds were in the top 40%, six were in the middle 20% and five were in the bottom 40%, and for the one year period ended June 30, 2011, nine Funds were in the top 40%, eight were in the middle 20%, and 11 were in the bottom 40%. The Manager also reported that for the five year period ended June 30, 2011, nine Funds were in the top 40%, three were in the middle 20%, and seven were in the bottom 40%. At the Board of Trustees meeting held October 26, 2011, the Trustees determined that the overall investment performance of the Funds was acceptable.

(3)  The costs of services to be provided and profits to be realized by the Manager and the Subadvisers and their affiliates from their relationship with the Funds.  The Manager has supplied information to the Board of Trustees pertaining to the level of investment advisory fees to which the Funds are subject. The Manager has agreed to temporarily “cap” Fund expenses at certain levels, and information is provided to Trustees setting forth “contractual” advisory fees and “actual” fees after taking expense caps into account. Based upon the information provided, the “actual” advisory fees payable by the Funds overall are generally comparable to the average level of fees paid by Fund peer groups. For the 29 Funds reviewed by the Board of Trustees in the fall of 2011, 24 Funds paid “actual” advisory fees in a percentage amount within the 65th percentile or lower for each Fund’s applicable category. The Trustees recognized that it is difficult to make comparisons of advisory fees because there are variations in the services that are included in the fees paid by other funds. The Board has concluded that the advisory fees to be paid to the Manager by the Funds are not unreasonable.

The Manager has also supplied information to the Board of Trustees pertaining to total Fund expenses (which includes advisory fees, the 25 basis point 12b-1 fee paid by the Funds, and other Fund expenses). As noted above, the Manager has agreed to “cap” Fund expenses at certain levels. Based upon the information provided, the overall total expense ratio ranking in 2012 for the 29 Funds was as follows: (1) 21 of the Funds had total expense rankings at or below the 50th percentile; (2) three of the Funds were between the 50th and 65th percentiles; (3) for three of the Funds with expense ranks above the 65th percentile, the Manager recommended, and the Board of Trustees approved, temporary management fee waivers effective May 1, 2012, which are expected to reduce such rankings to the 65th percentile or below; (4) for one Fund with an expense rank above the 65th percentile, the Manager expects such Fund to be below the 65th percentile in 2012 because of greater Fund assets; and (5) for one Fund with an expense rank above the 65th percentile, the Manager reported that the peer group makes for poor comparability.

The Manager has committed to providing the Funds with a high quality of service and working to reduce Fund expenses over time, particularly as the Funds grow larger. The Trustees concluded therefore that the expense ratios of the Funds were not unreasonable.

The Manager provided information concerning the profitability of the Manager’s investment advisory activities for the period from 2009 through June 30, 2011. The Trustees recognized that it is difficult to make comparisons of profitability from investment company advisory agreements because comparative information is not generally publicly available and is affected by numerous factors, including the structure of the particular adviser, the types of funds it manages, its business mix, numerous assumptions regarding allocation of expenses and the adviser’s capital structure and cost of capital. In considering profitability information, the Trustees considered the possible effect of certain fall-out benefits to the Manager and its affiliates. The Trustees focused on profitability of the Manager’s relationships with the Funds before taxes and distribution expenses. The Trustees recognized that the Manager should, in the abstract, be entitled to earn a reasonable level of profits for the services it provides to each Fund and, based on their review, concluded that they were satisfied that the Manager’s level of profitability from its relationship with the Funds was not excessive.

The Manager, on behalf of the Board of Trustees, endeavored to obtain information on the profitability of each Subadviser in connection with its relationship with the Fund or Funds which it subadvises. The Manager was unable to obtain meaningful

 

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profitability information from some of the unaffiliated Subadvisers. The Manager assured the Board of Trustees that the Agreements with the Subadvisers which are not affiliated with it were negotiated on an “arm’s length” basis, so that arguably, such profitability information should be less relevant. The Trustees were also provided with certain information on profitability for Subadvisers which are affiliated with the Manager. Trustees recognized the difficulty of allocating costs to multiple advisory accounts and products of a large advisory organization. Based upon the information provided, the Trustees determined that there was no evidence that the level of such profitability attributable to subadvising the Funds was excessive.

(4) and (5) The extent to which economies of scale would be realized as the Funds grow, and whether fee levels reflect these economies of scale. The Trustees noted that most of the advisory fee schedules for the Funds do not contain breakpoints that reduce the fee rate on assets above specified levels, although certain Subadvisory Agreements have such “breakpoints.” The Trustees recognized that breakpoints may be an appropriate way for the Manager to share its economies of scale, if any, with Funds that have substantial assets. However, they also recognized that there may not be a direct relationship between any economies of scale realized by Funds and those realized by the Manager as assets increase. The Trustees do not believe there is a uniform methodology for establishing breakpoints that give effect to Fund-specific service provided by the Manager. The Trustees noted that in the fund industry as a whole, as well as among funds similar to the Funds, there is no uniformity or pattern in the fees and asset levels at which breakpoints (if any) apply. Depending on the age, size, and other characteristics of a particular fund and its manager’s cost structure, different conclusions can be drawn as to whether there are economies of scale to be realized at any particular level of assets, notwithstanding the intuitive conclusion that such economies exist, or will be realized at some level of total assets. Moreover, because different managers have different cost structures and service models, it is difficult to draw meaningful conclusions from the breakpoints that may have been adopted by other funds. The Trustees also noted that the advisory agreements for many funds do not have breakpoints at all, or if breakpoints exist, they may be at asset levels significantly greater than those of the individual Funds. The Trustees also noted that the total assets in all of the Funds as of June 30, 2011 were approximately $6.2 billion, and that no single non-money market Fund had assets in excess of $428 million.

The Trustees noted that the Manager has agreed to temporarily “cap” Fund expenses at certain levels, which has the effect of reducing expenses as would the implementation of advisory fee breakpoints. The Manager has committed to continue to consider the continuation of fee “caps” and/or advisory fee breakpoints as the Funds grow larger. The Board receives quarterly reports on the level of Fund assets. It expects to consider whether or not to approve the Agreements at a meeting to be held prior to December 31, 2012, and will at that time, or prior thereto, consider: (a) the extent to which economies of scale can be realized, and (b) whether the advisory fee should be modified to reflect such economies of scale, if any.

Having taken these factors into account, the Trustees concluded that the absence of breakpoints in certain of the Funds’ advisory fee rate schedules was acceptable under each Fund’s circumstances.

 

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Information about the Board of Trustees and Officers (Unaudited)

The Trust is managed by the Trustees in accordance with the laws of the state of Delaware governing business trusts. There are currently nine Trustees, two of whom are “interested persons” of the Trust within the meaning of that term under the 1940 Act. The Trustees and Officers of the Trust, their addresses, ages, their positions held with the Trust, their terms of office with the Trust and length of time served, their principal occupation(s) during the past five years, the number of portfolios in the Trust they oversee, and their other directorships held during the past five years are as follows:

Non-Interested Trustees(1)

 

Name, Address, and Age

  Positions
Held with
Allianz
VIP and VIP
FOF Trust
 

Term of

Office(2)/Length
of Time Served

 

Principal Occupation(s)
During Past 5 Years

  Number of
Portfolios
Overseen for
Allianz
VIP and VIP
FOF Trust
 

Other
Directorships
Held Outside the

AZL Fund
Complex During
Past 5 Years

Peter R. Burnim, Age 64
5701 Golden Hills Drive Minneapolis, MN 55416
  Trustee   Since 2/07   Managing Director iQ Venture Partners, Inc., 2005 to present; EVP Northstar Companies, 2002 to 2005; Senior Officer Citibank and Citicorp for over 25 years   42   Argus Group Holdings; Sterling Centrecorp Inc.; Highland Financial Holdings; and Bank of Bermuda NY
Peggy L. Ettestad, Age 54
5701 Golden Hills Drive Minneapolis, MN 55416
  Trustee   Since 2/07   Managing Director, Red Canoe Management Consulting LLC, 2008 to present; Senior Managing Director, Residential Capital LLC, 2003 to 2008; Chief Operations Officer, Transamerica Reinsurance 2002 to 2003   42   Luther College
Roger Gelfenbien, Age 68
5701 Golden Hills Drive Minneapolis, MN 55416
  Trustee   Since 10/99   Retired; Partner of Accenture 1983 to 1999   42   Virtus Funds
(8 Funds)
Claire R. Leonardi, Age 56
5701 Golden Hills Drive Minneapolis, MN 55416
  Trustee   Since 2/04   Chief Executive Officer, Connecticut Innovations, 2012 to present; General Partner of Fairview Capital, L.P., 1994 to present   42   The Natural History Museum of the Adirondacks
Dickson W. Lewis, Age 63
5701 Golden Hills Drive Minneapolis, MN 55416
  Trustee   Since 2/04   Vice President/General Manager, Yearbooks & Canada-Lifetouch National School Studios, 2006 to present; Vice President/General Manager of Jostens, Inc., 2002 to 2006; Senior Vice President of Fortis Group, 1997 to 2002; Consultant to Hartford Insurance Co., 2001   42   None
Peter W. McClean, Age 67 5701 Golden Hills Drive Minneapolis, MN 55416   Trustee   Since 2/04   Retired; President and CEO of Measurisk, LLC, 2001 to 2003; Chief Risk Management Officer at Bank Of Bermuda Ltd., 1996 to 2001   42   PNMAC Opportunity Fund; Northeast Bank; and FHI
Arthur C. Reeds III, Age 67 5701 Golden Hills Drive Minneapolis, MN 55416   Trustee   Since 10/99   Retired; Senior Investment Officer, Hartford Foundation for Public Giving, 2000 to 2003; Chairman, Chief Executive and President of Conning Corp., 1999 to 2000; Investment Consultant 1997 to 1999   42   Connecticut Water Service, Inc.

 

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Interested Trustees(3)

 

Name, Address, and Age

  Positions
Held with
Allianz
VIP and VIP
FOF Trust
 

Term of
Office(2)/Length
of Time Served

 

Principal Occupation(s)
During Past 5 Years

  Number of
Portfolios
Overseen for
Allianz
VIP and VIP
FOF Trust
 

Other
Directorships
Held Outside the

Fund Complex
During Past 5 Years

Robert DeChellis, Age 44
5701 Golden Hills Drive Minneapolis, MN 55416
  Trustee   Since 3/08   President and CEO, Allianz Life Financial Services, LLC, 2007 to present; Senior Vice President of Marketing and Product Innovation, 2006 to 2007; Executive Vice President, Travelers Life 2004 to 2005; Executive Vice President, Jackson National Life Distributors, Inc. 2002 to 2004.   42   None

Brian Muench, Age 41

5701 Golden Hills Drive Minneapolis, MN 55416

  Trustee   Since 6/11   President, Allianz Investment Management LLC from November 2010 to present; Vice President, Vice President, Advisory Management, Allianz Investment Management LLC from December 2005 to November 2010; Assistant Vice President, Investments, Allianz Life from February 2002 to November 2005.   42   None

Officers

 

Name, Address, and Age

  

Positions
Held with
Allianz
VIP and VIP
FOF Trust

   Term of
Office(2)/Length
of Time Served
  

Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years

Brian Muench, Age 41

5701 Golden Hills Drive Minneapolis, MN 55416

   President    Since 11/10    President, Allianz Investment Management LLC from November 2010 to present; Vice President, Allianz Life from April 2011, to present; Vice President, Advisory Management, Allianz Investment Management LLC from December 2005 to November 2010; Assistant Vice President, Investments, Allianz Life from February 2002 to November 2005.
Michael Radmer, Age 66
Dorsey & Whitney LLP, Suite 1500
50 South Sixth Street Minneapolis, MN 55402-1498
   Secretary    Since 2/04    Partner, Dorsey and Whitney LLP since 1976.
Ty Edwards, Age 45
Citi Fund Services Ohio, Inc. 3435 Stelzer Road Columbus, OH 43219
   Treasurer, Principal Accounting Officer and Principal Financial Officer    Since 4/10    Senior Vice President, Financial Administration, Citi Fund Services Ohio, Inc., December 2009 to present; Director, Product Management, Columbia Management, April 2007 to April 2009; Deputy Treasurer, Columbia Funds and Director, Fund Administration, Columbia Management, January 2006 to April 2007; Vice President, Fund Administration, Columbia Management, July 2002 to December 2005.
Stephen G. Simon, Age 43
5701 Golden Hills Drive Minneapolis, MN 55416
   Chief Compliance Officer(4) and Anti Money Laundering Compliance Officer    Since 11/06    Chief Compliance Officer, Allianz Investment Management LLC, July 2004 to present; President, Simon Compliance Consulting Ltd, May 2004 to July 2004; Compliance Counsel, Advantus Capital Management, Inc., January 2002 to May 2004.

 

  (1) Member of the Audit Committee.

 

  (2) Indefinite.

 

  (3) Is an “interested person”, as defined by the 1940 Act, due to employment by Allianz.

 

  (4) The Manager and the Trust are parties to a Chief Compliance Officer Agreement under which the Manager is compensated by the Trust for providing an employee of the Manager or one of its affiliates to act as the Trust’s Chief Compliance Officer. The Chief Compliance Officer and Anti Money Laundering Compliance Officer is not considered a corporate officer or executive employee of the Trust.

 

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The Allianz VIP Funds are distributed by Allianz Life Financial Services, LLC.      ANNRPT1211 2/12   
These Funds are not FDIC Insured.   


AZL® International Index Fund

Annual Report

December 31, 2011

 

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Table of Contents

Management Discussion and Analysis

Page 1

Expense Examples and Portfolio Composition

Page 3

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

Page 4

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

Page 18

Statement of Operations

Page 18

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

Page 19

Financial Highlights

Page 20

Notes to the Financial Statements

Page 21

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

Page 29

Other Information

Page 30

Approval of Investment Advisory and Subadvisory Agreements

Page 31

Information about the Board of Trustees and Officers

Page 35

This report is submitted for the general information of the shareholder of the Fund. The report is not authorized for distribution to prospective investors in the Fund unless preceded or accompanied by an effective prospectus, which contains details concerning the sales charges and other pertinent information.


AZL® International Index Fund Review (unaudited)

 

Allianz Investment Management LLC serves as the Manager for the AZL® International Index Fund and BlackRock Investment Management, LLC serves as Subadviser to the Fund.

What factors affected the Fund’s performance during the year ended December 31, 2011?

For the year ended December 31, 2011, the AZL® International Index Fund returned –12.78%. That compared to a –11.73% total return for its benchmark, the MSCI EAFE Index1.

The Fund attempts to replicate the performance of the MSCI EAFE Index, which tracks the performance of 22 international equity markets.

International equities lost the trading tug-of-war between assets perceived as high risk and those perceived as low risk that characterized 2011. Political turmoil, natural disasters and, above all, global debt problems consumed investors’ attention and drove broad market swings. As the year progressed, news flow grew increasingly influential over investors’ trading activity, to the point where company fundamentals became virtually meaningless.

Early in the year, stocks moved unevenly higher despite political upheaval spreading across the Middle East and North Africa regions and a sharp rise in oil and other commodity prices. March brought devastating natural disasters that left Japan with massive infrastructure damage, resulting in global supply chain disruptions. All the while, inflationary pressures persisted in developing countries. Nevertheless, the global economy continued to expand, although at a slower pace. Solid corporate profits, improving labor market conditions and reasonably upbeat leading indicators pushed most of the world’s equity markets forward.

After reaching a peak at the end of April, equities were met with a sharp reversal when the heightened possibility of Greece defaulting on its debt rekindled fears about the potential impact of the sovereign debt crisis spreading in Europe. During the same weeks it became evident that the pace of economic growth had slowed in the United States and other developed nations. In the United States, a prolonged debt ceiling debate revealed the ineffectiveness of the nation’s policymakers and ultimately led to Standard & Poor’s decision to downgrade the U.S. government’s credit rating in early August. This announcement spurred one of the most volatile periods in equity trading history. Stock markets across the world swooned as debt problems in Europe spread to Italy and Spain, and global economic indicators grew increasingly bleak.

Equities rebounded in October as stronger economic data from the United States helped to calm fears of a global double-dip recession and European leaders demonstrated greater unity in their quest to stem the debt crisis. After months of deliberation, at last finance ministers agreed upon a new plan to reduce Greece’s debt burden, recapitalize the region’s banks and increase the size of the euro-zone bailout fund. However, a lack of details about the rescue plan raised doubts among investors and thwarted the rally at the end of October. International equities generally declined through the final two months of the year as political instability in Greece and Italy fueled uncertainty about whether Europe’s leaders would be able to contain the crisis. Market volatility softened in December with the support of global central bank actions and improving economic data.

Of the 22 developed countries in the MSCI EAFE Index, only Ireland (+13.71%) and New Zealand (+5.54%) posted gains for the year (in USD). While equity markets sold off broadly across Europe, countries participating in the euro currency union saw particularly painful losses. Greece (–62.77%) finished well below all other countries in the Index.

Health care was the top performing sector in the Fund’s benchmark in 2011. In addition, the defensive consumer staples sector outperformed amid highly volatile conditions. Heightened uncertainty did not bode well for the more cyclical materials sector. Financials were also battered by the world’s debt problems.*

The underperformance of the Fund compared to its benchmark was the result of Fund expenses that are not incurred by the benchmark.

Past performance does not guarantee future results.

 

* The Fund’s portfolio composition is subject to change. There is no guarantee that any sectors mentioned will continue to perform well or that securities in such sectors will be held by the Fund in the future. The information contained in this commentary is for informational purposes only and should not be construed as a recommendation to purchase or sell securities in the sector mentioned. The Fund’s holdings and weightings are as of December 31, 2011.
1 

The Morgan Stanley Capital International, Europe, Australasia and Far East (“MSCI EAFE”) Index is a free float-adjusted market capitalization-weighted index that is designed to measure the equity market performance of developed markets, excluding the U.S. & Canada. Investors cannot invest directly in an index.

 

 

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AZL® International Index Fund Review (unaudited)

 

Fund Objective

The Fund’s investment objective is to seek to match the performance of the Morgan Stanley Capital International Europe, Australasia and Far East Index (“MSCI EAFE® Index”) as closely as possible. This objective may be changed by the Trustees of the Fund without shareholder approval. The Fund seeks to achieve its objective by investing at least 80% of its net assets in a statistically selected sampling of equity securities of companies included in the MSCI EAFE Index and in derivative instruments linked to the MSCI EAFE Index, primarily futures contracts.

Investment Concerns

Equity securities (stocks) are more volatile and carry more risk than other forms of investments, including investments in high-grade fixed income securities. The net asset value per share of this Fund will fluctuate as the value of the securities in the portfolio changes.

International investing may involve risk of capital loss from unfavorable fluctuations in currency values, from differences in generally accepted accounting principles or from economic or political instability in other nations.

The performance of the Fund is expected to be lower than that of the Index because of Fund fees and expenses. Securities in which the Fund will invest may involve substantial risk and may be subject to sudden severe price declines.

Emerging market investing may be subject to additional economic, political, liquidity, and currency risks not associated with more developed countries.

For a complete description of these and other risks associated with investing in a mutual Fund, please refer to the Fund’s prospectus.

Growth of a $10,000 Investment

 

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The chart above represents a comparison of a hypothetical investment in the Fund versus a similar investment in the Fund’s benchmark, and represents the reinvestment of dividends and capital gains in the Fund.

Average Annual Total Returns as of December 31, 2011

 

     1
Year
    Since
Inception
(5/1/09)
 

AZL® International Index Fund

     –12.78     8.51

MSCI EAFE Index (gross of withholding taxes)

     –11.73     10.33

MSCI EAFE Index (net of withholding taxes)

     –12.14     9.85

Past performance does not guarantee future results. The performance data quoted represents past performance and current returns may be lower or higher. The investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed may be worth more or less than the original cost. To obtain performance information current to the most recent month end, please visit www.Allianzlife.com.

Expense Ratio

 

     Gross  

AZL® International Index Fund

     0.83

The above expense ratios are based on the current Fund prospectus dated May 1, 2011. The Manager and the Fund have entered into a written contact limiting operating expenses, excluding certain expenses (such as interest expense), to 0.77% through April 30, 2013. Additional information pertaining to the December 31, 2011 expense ratios can be found in the financial highlights.

The total return of the Fund does not reflect the effect of any insurance charges, the annual maintenance fee or the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares. Such charges, fees and tax payments would reduce the performance quoted.

The Fund’s performance is measured against the Morgan Stanley Capital International, Europe, Australasia and Far East (“MSCI EAFE”) Index, which is an unmanaged free float-adjusted market capitalization-weighted index that is designed to measure the equity market performance of developed markets, excluding the U.S. & Canada. The index noted as “gross of withholding taxes” does not reflect the deduction of fees associated with a mutual fund, such as investment management and fund accounting fees. The index noted as “net of withholding taxes” reflects the reinvestment of dividends after the deduction of withholding taxes, using (for international indices) a tax rate applicable to non-resident institutional investors who do not benefit from double taxation treaties. The Fund’s performance reflects the deduction of fees for services provided to the Fund. Investors cannot invest directly in an index.

 

 

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ALLIANZ VARIABLE INSURANCE PRODUCTS TRUST

AZL International Index Fund

Expense Examples

(Unaudited)

 

As a shareholder of the AZL International Index Fund (the “Fund”), you incur ongoing costs, including management fees, distribution fees, and other Fund expenses. These examples are 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. Please note that the expenses shown in the tables are meant to highlight your ongoing cost only. Therefore, the examples are useful in comparing ongoing cost only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher. Please note that the expenses that apply to subaccounts of the insurance contracts were included, your costs would have been higher.

These examples are based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the periods presented below.

The Actual Expense table below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information below, 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 table under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.

 

     Beginning
Account Value

7/1/11
     Ending
Account Value
12/31/11
     Expense Paid
During Period*
7/1/11 - 12/31/11
     Annualized
Expense Ratio

During  Period**
7/1/11 - 12/31/11
 

AZL International Index Fund

   $ 1,000.00       $ 829.00       $ 3.55         0.77

The Hypothetical Expense table below provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year 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 this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of other funds.

 

     Beginning
Account Value
7/1/11
     Ending
Account Value
12/31/11
     Expense Paid
During Period*
7/1/11 - 12/31/11
     Annualized
Expense Ratio

During  Period**
7/1/11 - 12/31/11
 

AZL International Index Fund

   $ 1,000.00       $ 1,021.32       $ 3.92         0.77

 

  * Expenses are equal to the average account value times the Fund’s annualized expense ratio multiplied by the number of days in the most recent fiscal half-year divided by the number of days in the fiscal year.
  ** Excludes expense paid indirectly.

Portfolio Composition

(Unaudited)

 

Investments

   Percent of
net assets+
 

Financials

     21.0

Industrials

     12.2   

Consumer Staples

     11.3   

Consumer Discretionary

     10.3   

Materials

     10.0   

Health Care

     9.8   

Energy

     8.9   

Telecommunication Services

     5.7   

Information Technology

     4.6   

Utilities

     4.4   

Securities Held as Collateral for Securities on Loan

     2.0   

Unaffiliated Investment Company

     0.9   
  

 

 

 

Total

     101.1
  

 

 

 

 

  + Investments are shown as a percentage of net assets, not total investments. As such the total may not equal 100%. For more information about the investments, please see the Schedule of Portfolio Investments.

 

3


ALLIANZ VARIABLE INSURANCE PRODUCTS TRUST

AZL International Index Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

December 31, 2011

 

Shares               
Fair
Value
 
     

 

Common Stocks (97.7%):

  

 

Aerospace & Defense (0.7%):

  

  132,046      

BAE Systems plc

   $ 582,098   
  45,152      

Cobham plc

     128,091   
  817      

Elbit Systems, Ltd.

     33,627   
  16,115      

European Aeronautic Defence & Space Co. NV

     501,298   
  14,519      

Finmeccanica SpA^

     53,531   
  29,768      

Meggitt plc

     162,861   
  73,944      

Rolls-Royce Holdings plc

     853,921   
  6,546      

Safran SA^

     195,640   
  62,000      

Singapore Technologies Engineering, Ltd.

     128,432   
  4,014      

Thales SA

     126,287   
     

 

 

 
     2,765,786   
     

 

 

 

 

Air Freight & Logistics (0.3%):

  

  33,406      

Deutsche Post AG

     513,545   
  77,000      

Global Logistic Properties, Ltd.*

     103,978   
  14,405      

TNT Express NV

     107,336   
  27,356      

Toll Holdings, Ltd.

     117,833   
  15,500      

YAMATO HOLDINGS Co., Ltd.

     261,029   
     

 

 

 
     1,103,721   
     

 

 

 

 

Airlines (0.2%):

  

  34,000      

All Nippon Airways Co., Ltd.^

     95,021   
  49,000      

Cathay Pacific Airways, Ltd.

     84,166   
  9,285      

Deutsche Lufthansa AG, Registered Shares

     110,357   
  38,521      

International Consolidated Airlines Group SA*

     86,359   
  46,621      

Qantas Airways, Ltd.*

     69,504   
  1,200      

Ryanair Holdings plc, Sponsored ADR*

     33,432   
  22,000      

Singapore Airlines, Ltd.

     172,032   
     

 

 

 
     650,871   
     

 

 

 

 

Auto Components (0.8%):

  

  7,600      

AISIN SEIKI Co., Ltd.

     216,299   
  25,800      

Bridgestone Corp.

     584,152   
  7,093      

Compagnie Generale DES Establissements Michelin SCA, Class B

     416,935   
  3,079      

Continental AG

     191,623   
  19,200      

DENSO Corp.

     529,572   
  59,979      

GKN plc

     169,457   
  4,000      

Koito Manufacturing Co., Ltd.

     56,063   
  6,000      

NGK Spark Plug Co., Ltd.

     74,378   
  6,300      

NHK SPRING Co., Ltd.

     55,758   
  3,900      

NOK Corp.

     66,954   
  4,414      

Nokian Renkaat OYJ

     141,616   
  9,841      

Pirelli & C. SpA

     82,514   
  5,400      

Stanley Electric Co., Ltd.

     79,252   
  6,400      

Sumitomo Rubber Industries, Ltd.

     76,764   
  2,900      

Toyoda Gosei Co., Ltd.

     46,178   
Shares               
Fair
Value
 
     

 

Common Stocks, continued

  

 

Auto Components, continued

  

  2,100      

Toyota Boshoku Corp.

   $ 21,884   
  7,300      

Toyota Industries Corp.

     198,428   
     

 

 

 
     3,007,827   
     

 

 

 

 

Automobiles (2.9%):

  

  13,077      

Bayerische Motoren Werke AG (BMW)

     874,162   
  8,000      

Daihatsu Motor Co., Ltd.

     142,669   
  35,789      

Daimler AG, Registered Shares

     1,570,814   
  30,660      

Fiat Industrial SpA*

     261,192   
  29,757      

Fiat SpA

     136,063   
  24,000      

Fuji Heavy Industries, Ltd.

     144,794   
  64,400      

Honda Motor Co., Ltd.^

     1,961,637   
  46,000      

Isuzu Motors, Ltd.

     212,452   
  62,000      

Mazda Motor Corp.*

     109,387   
  148,000      

Mitsubishi Motors Corp.

     174,852   
  98,200      

Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.

     881,629   
  6,256      

PSA Peugeot Citroen SA

     97,542   
  7,638      

Renault SA

     263,237   
  13,200      

Suzuki Motor Corp.

     272,200   
  109,000      

Toyota Motor Corp.

     3,628,545   
  1,193      

Volkswagen AG

     159,918   
  11,200      

Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd.^

     141,517   
     

 

 

 
     11,032,610   
     

 

 

 

 

Beverages (2.2%):

  

  31,723      

Anheuser-Busch InBev NV

     1,937,174   
  15,600      

Asahi Breweries, Ltd.^

     342,859   
  4,248      

Carlsberg A/S, Class B

     300,081   
  22,820      

Coca-Cola Amatil, Ltd.

     268,526   
  7,413      

Coca-Cola Hellenic Bottling Co. SA

     127,000   
  2,300      

Coca-Cola West Co., Ltd.

     39,880   
  98,949      

Diageo plc

     2,158,740   
  4,577      

Heineken Holding NV

     186,772   
  10,230      

Heineken NV

     472,216   
  32,000      

Kirin Holdings Co., Ltd.

     388,887   
  7,893      

Pernod Ricard SA

     730,458   
  37,658      

SABMiller plc

     1,319,949   
     

 

 

 
     8,272,542   
     

 

 

 

 

Biotechnology (0.2%):

  

  4,316      

Actelion, Ltd., Registered Shares

     147,623   
  20,725      

CSL, Ltd.

     678,166   
  5,186      

Grifols SA*

     87,055   
     

 

 

 
     912,844   
     

 

 

 

 

Building Products (0.6%):

  

  40,000      

Asahi Glass Co., Ltd.^

     336,756   
  12,286      

Assa Abloy AB, Class B

     307,856   
  15,872      

Compagnie de Saint-Gobain

     608,204   
  9,400      

Daikin Industries, Ltd.

     257,056   
  1,556      

Geberit AG, Registered Shares

     299,643   
 

 

continued

 

4


ALLIANZ VARIABLE INSURANCE PRODUCTS TRUST

AZL International Index Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments, continued

December 31, 2011

 

Shares               
Fair
Value
 
     

 

Common Stocks, continued

  

 

Building Products, continued

  

  10,700      

JS Group Corp.

   $ 205,317   
  34,000      

Nippon Sheet Glass Co., Ltd.

     63,531   
  11,000      

TOTO, Ltd.

     84,815   
     

 

 

 
     2,163,178   
     

 

 

 

 

Capital Markets (1.3%):

  

  39,885      

3i Group plc

     111,532   
  45,071      

Credit Suisse Group AG, Registered Shares

     1,057,885   
  65,300      

Daiwa Securities Group, Inc.^

     203,295   
  36,723      

Deutsche Bank AG, Registered Shares

     1,387,837   
  7,313      

GAM Holding, Ltd.

     79,055   
  22,629      

ICAP plc

     121,716   
  21,926      

Investec plc

     114,956   
  18,151      

Investor AB, B Shares

     337,473   
  8,287      

Julius Baer Group, Ltd.

     322,401   
  13,972      

Macquarie Group, Ltd.

     339,543   
  72,661      

Man Group plc

     140,904   
  20,338      

Mediobanca SpA

     116,894   
  144,000      

Nomura Holdings, Inc.

     435,155   
  514      

Partners Group Holding AG

     89,566   
  7,906      

Ratos AB, B Shares

     92,473   
  949      

SBI Holdings, Inc.

     69,430   
  4,244      

Schroders plc

     86,227   
     

 

 

 
     5,106,342   
     

 

 

 

 

Chemicals (3.6%):

  

  11,208      

Air Liquide SA

     1,384,989   
  6,000      

Air Water, Inc.

     76,348   
  9,185      

Akzo Nobel NV

     441,883   
  2,170      

Arkema, Inc.

     153,283   
  50,000      

ASAHI KASEI Corp.

     301,172   
  36,296      

BASF SE

     2,531,026   
  1,335      

Brenntag AG

     124,004   
  11,000      

Daicel Chemical Industries, Ltd.

     66,967   
  18,000      

Denki Kagaku Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha

     66,569   
  334      

Givaudan SA, Registered Shares

     317,111   
  4,400      

Hitachi Chemical Co., Ltd.

     77,418   
  63,305      

Incitec Pivot, Ltd.

     200,818   
  17,314      

Israel Chemicals, Ltd.

     179,847   
  8,604      

Johnson Matthey plc

     244,943   
  7,100      

JSR Corp.

     130,818   
  6,820      

K+S AG, Registered Shares

     307,473   
  10,000      

Kaneka Corp.

     53,235   
  9,000      

Kansai Paint Co., Ltd.

     80,290   
  6,172      

Koninklijke DSM NV

     285,952   
  13,400      

Kuraray Co., Ltd.

     190,441   
  3,194      

Lanxess AG

     165,231   
  6,745      

Linde AG

     1,003,300   
  52,500      

Mitsubishi Chemical Holdings Corp.

     288,895   
Shares               
Fair
Value
 
     

 

Common Stocks, continued

  

 

Chemicals, continued

  

  17,000      

Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Co., Inc.

   $ 94,197   
  32,000      

Mitsui Chemicals, Inc.

     97,560   
  6,500      

Nitto Denko Corp.

     232,249   
  9,192      

Novozymes A/S, B Shares

     283,120   
  14,542      

Orica, Ltd.

     360,620   
  16,100      

Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd.

     792,005   
  57,000      

Showa Denko K.K.

     115,407   
  82      

Sika AG-Bearer Shares

     154,120   
  2,380      

Solvay SA

     195,211   
  61,000      

SUMITOMO CHEMICAL Co., Ltd.

     222,449   
  3,745      

Syngenta AG

     1,102,572   
  10,000      

Taiyo Nippon Sanso Corp.

     69,708   
  38,000      

Teijin, Ltd.

     116,837   
  58,000      

TORAY INDUSTRIES, Inc.

     414,883   
  18,000      

Tosoh Corp.

     48,102   
  41,000      

Ube Industries, Ltd.

     112,229   
  4,418      

Umicore

     181,878   
  625      

Wacker Chemie AG^

     50,264   
  7,493      

Yara International ASA

     300,285   
     

 

 

 
     13,615,709   
     

 

 

 

 

Commercial Banks (11.1%):

  

  24,000      

Aozora Bank, Ltd.

     66,026   
  103,885      

Australia & New Zealand Banking Group, Ltd.

     2,176,590   
  27,973      

Banca Carige SpA^

     53,372   
  188,318      

Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena SpA^

     61,014   
  181,099      

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA^

     1,556,312   
  43,128      

Banco de Sabadell SA

     163,268   
  28,458      

Banco Espirito Santo SA^

     49,646   
  65,391      

Banco Popolare Societa Cooperativa^

     84,146   
  40,135      

Banco Popular Espanol SA^

     182,608   
  333,543      

Banco Santander SA

     2,519,732   
  41,847      

Bank Hapoalim BM

     136,630   
  46,665      

Bank Leumi Le

     133,838   
  62,000      

Bank of East Asia, Ltd. (The)

     235,147   
  14,000      

Bank of Kyoto, Ltd. (The)

     120,525   
  50,000      

Bank of Yokohama, Ltd. (The)

     236,310   
  33,351      

Bankia SA*

     154,987   
  8,504      

Bankinter SA^

     52,042   
  451,443      

Barclays plc

     1,222,709   
  13,898      

Bendigo and Adelaide Bank, Ltd.

     113,963   
  38,174      

BNP Paribas SA

     1,494,261   
  146,500      

BOC Hong Kong Holdings, Ltd.

     345,430   
  30,000      

Chiba Bank, Ltd. (The)

     193,179   
  7,000      

Chugoku Bank, Ltd. (The)

     97,603   
 

 

continued

 

5


ALLIANZ VARIABLE INSURANCE PRODUCTS TRUST

AZL International Index Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments, continued

December 31, 2011

 

Shares               
Fair
Value
 
     

 

Common Stocks, continued

  

 

Commercial Banks, continued

  

  122,030      

Chuo Mitsui Trust Holdings, Inc.

   $ 357,866   
  142,338      

Commerzbank AG^

     239,687   
  61,601      

Commonwealth Bank of Australia

     3,095,038   
  40,252      

Credit Agricole SA

     226,444   
  25,907      

Danske Bank A/S

     329,986   
  70,000      

DBS Group Holdings, Ltd.

     620,252   
  38,601      

DnB NOR ASA

     377,349   
  7,424      

Erste Group Bank AG

     130,011   
  31,000      

Fukuoka Financial Group, Inc.

     130,317   
  17,000      

Gunma Bank, Ltd. (The)

     93,515   
  18,000      

Hachijuni Bank, Ltd. (The)

     102,798   
  30,100      

Hang Seng Bank, Ltd.

     356,720   
  19,000      

Hiroshima Bank, Ltd. (The)

     88,297   
  50,000      

Hokuhoku Financial Group, Inc.

     97,365   
  705,374      

HSBC Holdings plc

     5,353,608   
  398,780      

Intesa Sanpaolo

     662,276   
  40,629      

Intesa Sanpaolo

     50,320   
  30,726      

Israel Discount Bank*

     41,197   
  9,000      

Iyo Bank, Ltd. (The)

     88,822   
  26,000      

Joyo Bank, Ltd. (The)

     114,986   
  5,917      

KBC Groep NV

     74,287   
  1,633,389      

Lloyds Banking Group plc*

     652,269   
  503,300      

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc.

     2,135,670   
  4,424      

Mizrahi Tefahot Bank, Ltd.

     35,050   
  901,039      

Mizuho Financial Group, Inc.

     1,216,284   
  86,980      

National Australia Bank, Ltd.

     2,073,184   
  38,124      

National Bank of Greece SA

     79,388   
  36,059      

Natixis

     90,447   
  25,000      

NISHI-NIPPON CITY BANK, Ltd. (The)

     71,904   
  103,896      

Nordea Bank AB

     802,517   
  101,000      

Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp., Ltd.

     608,323   
  1,711      

Raiffeisen International Bank-Holding AG^

     44,257   
  74,587      

Resona Holdings, Inc.

     328,250   
  690,675      

Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc*

     218,919   
  24,800      

Seven Bank, Ltd.

     48,637   
  51,000      

Shinsei Bank, Ltd.

     52,881   
  23,000      

Shizuoka Bank, Ltd. (The)

     242,185   
  56,371      

Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB, Class A

     327,788   
  26,248      

Societe Generale

     582,479   
  94,013      

Standard Chartered plc

     2,046,502   
  53,069      

Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc.

     1,476,825   
  8,000      

Suruga Bank, Ltd.

     71,565   
  22,913      

Svenska Cellulosa AB, B Shares

     339,381   
Shares               
Fair
Value
 
     

 

Common Stocks, continued

  

 

Commercial Banks, continued

  

  19,379      

Svenska Handelsbanken AB, A Shares

   $ 509,221   
  32,031      

Swedbank AB, A Shares

     414,305   
  32,167      

UBI Banca – Unione di Banche Italiane SCPA^

     131,052   
  53,130      

UniCredit SpA

     437,982   
  50,000      

United Overseas Bank, Ltd.

     587,343   
  119,747      

Westpac Banking Corp.

     2,443,750   
  8,000      

Wing Hang Bank, Ltd.

     65,377   
  8,000      

Yamaguchi Financial Group, Inc.

     76,347   
     

 

 

 
     42,290,561   
     

 

 

 

 

Commercial Services & Supplies (0.6%):

  

  10,595      

Aggreko plc

     330,424   
  14,137      

Babcock International Group plc

     160,798   
  58,454      

Brambles, Ltd.

     427,299   
  22,000      

Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd.

     211,923   
  56,255      

G4S plc

     236,736   
  8,400      

SECOM Co., Ltd.

     387,251   
  11,934      

Securitas AB, B Shares

     102,932   
  19,921      

Serco Group plc

     146,456   
  1,185      

Societe BIC SA

     104,905   
  22,000      

TOPPAN PRINTING Co., Ltd.

     161,634   
     

 

 

 
     2,270,358   
     

 

 

 

 

Communications Equipment (0.6%):

  

  93,012      

Alcatel-Lucent*

     144,985   
  147,883      

Nokia OYJ

     714,528   
  119,080      

Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson, B Shares

     1,210,275   
     

 

 

 
     2,069,788   
     

 

 

 

 

Computers & Peripherals (0.3%):

  

  74,000      

Fujitsu, Ltd.

     384,069   
  100,000      

NEC Corp.*

     202,394   
  4,900      

Seiko Epson Corp.

     65,008   
  159,000      

Toshiba Corp.

     649,473   
     

 

 

 
     1,300,944   
     

 

 

 

 

Construction & Engineering (0.7%):

  

  5,393      

ACS, Actividades de Construccion y Servicios SA^

     159,623   
  29,552      

Balfour Beatty plc

     121,023   
  7,591      

Bouygues SA^

     238,143   
  6,000      

Chiyoda Corp.

     60,961   
  1,381      

Eiffage SA

     33,270   
  2,015      

Fomento de Construcciones y Contratas SA^

     52,199   
  1,742      

Hochtief AG

     100,749   
  8,000      

JGC Corp.

     191,824   
  35,000      

Kajima Corp.

     107,484   
  6,000      

Kinden Corp.

     50,677   
  2,897      

Koninklijke Boskalis Westminster NV

     106,292   
 

 

continued

 

6


ALLIANZ VARIABLE INSURANCE PRODUCTS TRUST

AZL International Index Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments, continued

December 31, 2011

 

Shares               
Fair
Value
 
     

 

Common Stocks, continued

  

 

Construction & Engineering, continued

  

  5,731      

Leighton Holdings, Ltd.

   $ 111,352   
  27,000      

Obayashi Corp.

     119,893   
  22,000      

Shimizu Corp.

     92,258   
  15,545      

Skanska AB, B Shares

     256,511   
  39,000      

TAISEI Corp.

     98,744   
  17,863      

Vinci SA

     779,236   
     

 

 

 
     2,680,239   
     

 

 

 

 

Construction Materials (0.6%):

  

  27,589      

Boral, Ltd.

     101,362   
  7,665      

CIMPOR-Cimentos de Portugal SGPS SA

     52,733   
  28,022      

CRH plc

     556,255   
  27,582      

Fletcher Building, Ltd.

     131,699   
  5,600      

HeidelbergCement AG

     237,606   
  9,756      

Holcim, Ltd., Registered Shares

     521,379   
  1,441      

Imerys SA

     66,004   
  17,641      

James Hardie Industries SE

     123,109   
  7,858      

Lafarge SA

     274,524   
     

 

 

 
     2,064,671   
     

 

 

 

 

Consumer Finance (0.1%):

  

  2,900      

Aeon Credit Service Co., Ltd.

     45,778   
  5,600      

Credit Saison Co., Ltd.

     112,126   
  4,180      

ORIX Corp.

     344,666   
     

 

 

 
     502,570   
     

 

 

 

 

Containers & Packaging (0.2%):

  

  49,005      

Amcor, Ltd.

     360,923   
  33,559      

Rexam plc

     183,602   
  5,600      

Toyo Seikan Kaisha, Ltd.

     76,289   
     

 

 

 
     620,814   
     

 

 

 

 

Distributors (0.2%):

  

  4,000      

Jardine Cycle & Carriage, Ltd.

     148,579   
  226,000      

Li & Fung, Ltd.

     416,076   
     

 

 

 
     564,655   
     

 

 

 

 

Diversified Consumer Services (0.1%):

  

  2,600      

Benesse Holdings, Inc.

     125,849   
  95,700      

Sands China, Ltd.*

     271,248   
     

 

 

 
     397,097   
     

 

 

 

 

Diversified Financial Services (1.4%):

  

  6,999      

ASX, Ltd.

     218,604   
  74,028      

BGP Holdings plc*(a)

       
  29,995      

Criteria Caixacorp SA

     146,653   
  7,609      

Deutsche Boerse AG*

     398,868   
  1,156      

Eurazeo

     40,931   
  2,410      

EXOR SpA

     48,187   
  82,000      

First Pacific Co., Ltd.

     85,099   
  3,124      

Groupe Bruxelles Lambert SA

     207,539   
  40,500      

Hong Kong Exchanges & Clearing, Ltd.

     648,559   
  4,519      

Industrivarden AB, C Shares

     53,710   
  151,305      

ING Groep NV*

     1,078,106   
  8,109      

Kinnevik Investment AB, Class B

     157,910   
Shares               
Fair
Value
 
     

 

Common Stocks, continued

  

 

Diversified Financial Services, continued

  

  5,491      

London Stock Exchange Group plc

   $ 67,677   
  2,160      

Mitsubishi UFJ Lease & Finance Co., Ltd.

     85,526   
  1,229      

Pargesa Holding SA

     80,138   
  5,180      

Pohjola Bank plc

     50,122   
  55,899      

Resolution, Ltd.

     217,256   
  34,000      

Singapore Exchange, Ltd.

     160,374   
  143,802      

UBS AG, Registered Shares*

     1,708,668   
     

 

 

 
     5,453,927   
     

 

 

 

 

Diversified Telecommunication Services (3.3%):

  

  5,987      

Belgacom SA

     187,385   
  69,816      

Bezeq The Israeli Telecommunication Corp., Ltd.

     128,094   
  307,036      

BT Group plc

     906,523   
  110,969      

Deutsche Telekom AG

     1,272,994   
  5,672      

Elisa OYJ

     118,101   
  73,248      

France Telecom SA

     1,146,176   
  8,245      

Hellenic Telecommunications Organization SA

     30,640   
  787      

Iliad SA

     97,063   
  18,472      

Inmarsat plc

     115,616   
  58,344      

Koninklijke KPN NV

     696,484   
  18,776      

Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corp.

     953,814   
  169,000      

PCCW, Ltd.

     58,163   
  27,349      

Portugal Telecom SGPS SA, Registered Shares^

     157,651   
  314,000      

Singapore Telecommunications, Ltd.

     748,600   
  925      

Swisscom AG, Registered Shares

     349,833   
  14,001      

TDC A/S

     112,066   
  12,631      

Tele2 AB, B Shares

     245,642   
  75,503      

Telecom Corp. of New Zealand, Ltd.

     120,774   
  372,946      

Telecom Italia SpA

     398,169   
  235,997      

Telecom Italia SpA

     210,565   
  162,329      

Telefonica SA

     2,801,102   
  12,734      

Telekom Austria AG

     152,493   
  28,763      

Telenor ASA

     470,806   
  85,443      

TeliaSonera AB

     579,180   
  170,897      

Telstra Corp., Ltd.

     581,587   
     

 

 

 
     12,639,521   
     

 

 

 

 

Electric Utilities (2.7%):

  

  940      

Acciona SA^

     81,057   
  19,000      

Cheung Kong Infrastructure Holdings, Ltd.

     111,087   
  26,800      

Chubu Electric Power Co., Inc.

     500,526   
  11,400      

Chugoku Electric Power Co., Inc. (The)

     199,916   
  76,500      

CLP Holdings, Ltd.

     650,458   
  13,021      

Contact Energy, Ltd.

     53,390   
 

 

continued

 

7


ALLIANZ VARIABLE INSURANCE PRODUCTS TRUST

AZL International Index Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments, continued

December 31, 2011

 

Shares               
Fair
Value
 
     

 

Common Stocks, continued

  

 

Electric Utilities, continued

  

  71,154      

E.ON AG

   $ 1,529,359   
  74,172      

EDP – Energias de Portugal SA

     229,467   
  7,686      

EDP Renovaveis SA*

     46,918   
  9,701      

Electricite de France

     235,102   
  260,013      

Enel SpA

     1,053,550   
  17,642      

Fortum OYJ

     375,304   
  48,918      

GDF Suez

     1,330,274   
  7,400      

Hokkaido Electric Power Co., Inc.

     105,425   
  6,900      

Hokuriku Electric Power Co.

     128,902   
  55,500      

Hongkong Electric Holdings, Ltd.

     410,472   
  151,028      

Iberdrola SA

     941,702   
  30,000      

Kansai Electric Power Co., Inc. (The)

     460,442   
  15,500      

Kyushu Electric Power Co., Inc.

     222,023   
  2,819      

Oesterreichische Elektrizitaetswirtschafts AG, Class A

     75,498   
  4,147      

Red Electrica Corporacion SA

     176,925   
  37,000      

Scottish & Southern Energy plc

     741,083   
  7,300      

Shikoku Electric Power Co., Inc.

     209,165   
  61,025      

SP AusNet

     58,606   
  47,832      

Terna – Rete Elettrica Nationale SpA

     160,727   
  18,200      

Tohoku Electric Power Co., Inc.

     174,935   
  59,000      

Tokyo Electric Power Co., Inc. (The)*

     140,206   
     

 

 

 
     10,402,519   
     

 

 

 

 

Electrical Equipment (1.2%):

  

  86,614      

ABB, Ltd.

     1,629,993   
  8,313      

Alstom SA

     250,662   
  1,468      

Bekaert NV

     46,850   
  20,000      

Fuji Electric Holdings Co., Ltd.

     54,750   
  23,000      

Furukawa Electric Co., Ltd. (The)

     52,820   
  13,000      

GS Yuasa Corp.

     69,846   
  8,910      

Legrand SA

     285,402   
  77,000      

Mitsubishi Electric Corp.

     736,411   
  8,280      

Prysmian SpA

     102,314   
  19,336      

Schneider Electric SA

     1,010,395   
  30,000      

Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.

     326,263   
  3,700      

Ushio, Inc.

     53,346   
  8,198      

Vestas Wind Systems A/S*^

     88,157   
     

 

 

 
     4,707,209   
     

 

 

 

 

Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components (1.2%):

  

  9,300      

Citizen Holdings Co., Ltd.

     53,904   
  83,144      

Foxconn International Holdings, Ltd.*

     53,442   
  18,100      

Fujifilm Holdings Corp.

     428,205   
  2,800      

Hamamatsu Photonics K.K.

     97,884   
  1,300      

HIROSE ELECTRIC Co., Ltd.

     113,906   
Shares               
Fair
Value
 
     

 

Common Stocks, continued

  

 

Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components, continued

  

  2,300      

Hitachi High-Technologies Corp.

   $ 49,861   
  178,100      

Hitachi, Ltd.

     933,765   
  17,200      

HOYA Corp.

     370,078   
  5,000      

IBIDEN Co., Ltd.

     99,255   
  1,600      

Keyence Corp.

     385,532   
  6,000      

KYOCERA Corp.

     481,930   
  800      

MABUCHI MOTOR Co., Ltd.

     33,378   
  8,000      

Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.

     410,584   
  4,300      

Nidec Corp.

     373,321   
  16,000      

Nippon Electric Glass Co., Ltd.

     159,002   
  7,900      

Omron Corp.

     158,595   
  10,000      

Shimadzu Corp.

     84,631   
  4,900      

TDK Corp.

     216,707   
  8,000      

Yaskawa Electric Corp.

     68,027   
  8,800      

Yokogawa Electric Corp.*

     79,353   
     

 

 

 
     4,651,360   
     

 

 

 

 

Energy Equipment & Services (0.8%):

  

  6,849      

Aker Solutions ASA

     71,674   
  12,766      

AMEC plc

     179,076   
  5,790      

Compagnie Generale de Geophysique-Veritas

     134,708   
  67,132      

Enel Green Power SpA

     139,750   
  2,689      

Fugro NV

     155,409   
  10,417      

Petrofac, Ltd.

     232,585   
  10,420      

Saipem SpA

     440,365   
  6,719      

SBM Offshore NV

     138,100   
  13,046      

Seadrill, Ltd.

     435,537   
  10,989      

Subsea 7 SA

     202,965   
  3,910      

Technip-Coflexip SA

     365,397   
  18,662      

Tenaris SA

     346,244   
  7,507      

WorleyParsons, Ltd.

     196,635   
     

 

 

 
     3,038,445   
     

 

 

 

 

Food & Staples Retailing (2.3%):

  

  23,500      

AEON Co., Ltd.

     322,610   
  22,702      

Carrefour SA

     515,921   
  2,142      

Casino Guichard-Perrachon SA

     179,979   
  3,049      

Colruyt SA

     115,179   
  3,960      

Delhaize Group

     222,009   
  23,563      

Distribuidora Internacional de Alimentacion SA*

     106,345   
  2,600      

FamilyMart Co., Ltd.

     105,039   
  48,476      

J Sainsbury plc

     227,709   
  8,718      

Jeronimo Martins SGPS SA*

     143,973   
  2,792      

Kesko OYJ, B Shares

     93,595   
  45,873      

Koninklijke Ahold NV

     616,818   
  2,500      

LAWSON, Inc.

     156,053   
  31,052      

Metcash, Ltd.

     128,187   
  5,108      

Metro AG

     186,402   
  57,000      

Olam International, Ltd.

     93,263   
  29,900      

Seven & I Holdings Co., Ltd.

     832,750   
  316,750      

Tesco plc

     1,982,491   
 

 

continued

 

8


ALLIANZ VARIABLE INSURANCE PRODUCTS TRUST

AZL International Index Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments, continued

December 31, 2011

 

Shares               
Fair
Value
 
     

 

Common Stocks, continued

  

 

Food & Staples Retailing, continued

  

  39,734      

Wesfarmers, Ltd.

   $ 1,197,166   
  86,497      

William Morrison Supermarkets plc

     437,050   
  48,062      

Woolworths, Ltd.

     1,232,567   
     

 

 

 
     8,895,106   
     

 

 

 

 

Food Products (4.0%):

  

  26,000      

Ajinomoto Co., Inc.

     311,995   
  3,413      

Aryzta AG

     164,727   
  13,919      

Associated British Foods plc

     239,079   
  70      

Barry Callebaut AG, Registered Shares

     68,920   
  23,072      

Danone SA

     1,449,048   
  262,382      

Golden Agri-Resources, Ltd.

     144,269   
  6,000      

Kikkoman Corp.

     68,871   
  37      

Lindt & Spruengli AG

     110,008   
  4      

Lindt & Spruengli AG, Registered Shares

     133,566   
  2,826      

Meiji Holdings Co., Ltd.

     117,256   
  130,435      

Nestle SA, Registered Shares

     7,491,033   
  7,000      

Nippon Meat Packers, Inc.

     87,058   
  7,500      

Nisshin Seifun Group, Inc.

     90,867   
  2,400      

Nissin Foods Holdings Co., Ltd.

     94,012   
  2,679      

Suedzucker AG

     85,269   
  18,921      

Tate & Lyle plc

     206,551   
  4,000      

Toyo Suisan Kaisha, Ltd.

     96,910   
  58,846      

Unilever NV(a)(b)

       
  64,372      

Unilever NV

     2,210,368   
  50,713      

Unilever plc

     1,701,922   
  75,000      

Wilmar International, Ltd.

     288,987   
  3,900      

Yakult Honsha Co., Ltd.^

     122,830   
  5,000      

Yamazaki Baking Co., Ltd.

     65,659   
     

 

 

 
     15,349,205   
     

 

 

 

 

Gas Utilities (0.5%):

  

  7,343      

Enagas

     135,352   
  13,931      

Gas Natural SDG SA^

     238,380   
  184,940      

Hong Kong & China Gas Co., Ltd.

     428,464   
  73,000      

Osaka Gas Co., Ltd.

     288,086   
  63,779      

Snam Rete Gas SpA

     280,299   
  17,000      

Toho Gas Co., Ltd.

     108,252   
  98,000      

Tokyo Gas Co., Ltd.

     450,459   
     

 

 

 
     1,929,292   
     

 

 

 

 

Health Care Equipment & Supplies (0.8%):

  

  2,240      

Cochlear, Ltd.

     142,190   
  914      

Coloplast A/S, Class B

     131,227   
  7,989      

Essilor International SA Cie Generale d’Optique*

     563,190   
  4,431      

Fresenius SE

     409,863   
  8,030      

Getinge AB, B Shares

     202,966   
  8,800      

Olympus Co., Ltd.

     115,630   
  35,504      

Smith & Nephew plc

     343,964   
Shares               
Fair
Value
 
     

 

Common Stocks, continued

  

 

Health Care Equipment & Supplies, continued

  

  1,983      

Sonova Holding AG, Registered Shares

   $ 207,443   
  296      

Straumann Holding AG, Registered Shares

     51,080   
  2,585      

Synthes, Inc.

     432,842   
  3,000      

Sysmex Corp.

     97,706   
  6,800      

Terumo Corp.

     319,956   
  867      

William Demant Holding A/S*

     71,994   
     

 

 

 
     3,090,051   
     

 

 

 

 

Health Care Providers & Services (0.3%):

  

  1,400      

Alfresa Holdings Corp.

     58,977   
  3,182      

Celesio AG

     50,401   
  8,314      

Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co. KGaA

     564,837   
  6,200      

Medipal Holdings Corp.

     64,717   
  4,945      

Ramsay Health Care, Ltd.

     97,403   
  14,740      

Sonic Healthcare, Ltd.

     169,792   
  2,600      

Suzuken Co., Ltd.

     72,045   
     

 

 

 
     1,078,172   
     

 

 

 

 

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure (1.0%):

  

  5,752      

Accor SA

     144,941   
  4,481      

Autogrill SpA

     43,567   
  7,135      

Carnival plc

     234,386   
  74,470      

Compass Group plc

     704,976   
  19,062      

Crown, Ltd.

     157,507   
  27,168      

Echo Entertainment Group, Ltd.*

     99,595   
  6,178      

Edenred

     151,443   
  50,000      

Galaxy Entertainment Group, Ltd.*

     90,806   
  242,757      

Genting Singapore plc*^

     281,787   
  11,723      

InterContinental Hotels Group plc

     209,641   
  2,829      

McDonald’s Holdings Co., Ltd.^

     76,359   
  8,306      

OPAP SA

     73,386   
  2,000      

Oriental Land Co., Ltd.

     211,284   
  57,333      

Shangri-La Asia, Ltd.

     98,846   
  63,000      

SJM Holdings, Ltd.

     102,177   
  24,270      

Sky City Entertainment Group, Ltd.

     64,889   
  3,664      

Sodexo

     262,834   
  24,877      

Tabcorp Holdings, Ltd.

     69,376   
  53,939      

Tatts Group, Ltd.

     134,419   
  21,585      

Tui Travel plc

     55,383   
  7,123      

Whitbread plc

     172,776   
  63,600      

Wynn Macau, Ltd.

     158,534   
     

 

 

 
     3,598,912   
     

 

 

 

 

Household Durables (0.7%):

  

  10,100      

Casio Computer Co., Ltd.^

     61,222   
  9,418      

Electrolux AB, Series B

     149,501   
  18,540      

Husqvarna AB, B Shares

     85,242   
  4,400      

Makita Corp.

     142,193   
 

 

continued

 

9


ALLIANZ VARIABLE INSURANCE PRODUCTS TRUST

AZL International Index Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments, continued

December 31, 2011

 

Shares               
Fair
Value
 
     

 

Common Stocks, continued

  

 

Household Durables, continued

  

  86,800      

Panasonic Corp.

   $ 736,690   
  1,200      

Rinnai Corp.

     85,876   
  17,000      

Sekisui Chemical Co., Ltd.

     140,036   
  23,000      

Sekisui House, Ltd.

     203,688   
  40,000      

Sharp Corp.

     349,329   
  39,500      

Sony Corp.

     712,056   
     

 

 

 
     2,665,833   
     

 

 

 

 

Household Products (0.6%):

  

  5,096      

Henkel AG & Co. KGaA

     246,640   
  20,700      

Kao Corp.

     565,291   
  24,461      

Reckitt Benckiser Group plc

     1,205,163   
  4,400      

Unicharm Corp.

     216,959   
     

 

 

 
     2,234,053   
     

 

 

 

 

Independent Power Producers & Energy Traders (0.1%):

  

  4,700      

Electric Power Development Co., Ltd.

     124,952   
  60,653      

International Power plc

     317,249   
     

 

 

 
     442,201   
     

 

 

 

 

Industrial Conglomerates (1.6%):

  

  36,000      

Fraser and Neave, Ltd.

     171,909   
  84,000      

Hutchison Whampoa, Ltd.

     700,140   
  57,200      

Keppel Corp., Ltd.

     409,013   
  39,964      

Koninklijke Philips Electronics NV

     837,368   
  56,500      

NWS Holdings, Ltd.

     83,180   
  30,891      

Orkla ASA

     230,006   
  40,000      

SembCorp Industries, Ltd.

     124,501   
  32,516      

Siemens AG

     3,109,480   
  15,795      

Smiths Group plc

     223,375   
  1,260      

Wendel

     83,576   
     

 

 

 
     5,972,548   
     

 

 

 

 

Insurance (4.0%):

  

  7,897      

Admiral Group plc

     104,329   
  68,675      

AEGON NV*

     273,509   
  333,000      

AIA Group, Ltd.

     1,037,943   
  17,715      

Allianz SE, Registered Shares+

     1,692,834   
  111,188      

AMP, Ltd.

     461,895   
  45,925      

Assicurazioni Generali SpA

     687,924   
  68,738      

AXA SA

     885,752   
  1,935      

Baloise Holding AG, Registered Shares

     132,168   
  5,561      

CNP Assurances

     68,778   
  356      

Dai-ichi Life Insurance Co., Ltd. (The)

     349,545   
  3,755      

Delta Lloyd NV

     62,829   
  89,443      

Fortis

     138,549   
  8,151      

Gjensidige Forsikring ASA

     94,460   
  2,475      

Hannover Rueckversicherung AG, Registered Shares

     122,747   
  82,754      

Insurance Australia Group, Ltd.

     251,785   
  229,858      

Legal & General Group plc

     364,824   
  30,866      

Mapfre SA^

     97,542   
Shares               
Fair
Value
 
     

 

Common Stocks, continued

  

 

Insurance, continued

  

  22,511      

MS&AD Insurance Group Holdings, Inc.

   $ 416,600   
  7,126      

Muenchener Rueckversicherungs-Gesellschaft AG, Registered Shares

     873,966   
  14,625      

NKSJ Holdings, Inc.

     286,593   
  219,508      

Old Mutual plc

     459,290   
  101,064      

Prudential plc

     995,640   
  43,293      

QBE Insurance Group, Ltd.

     573,069   
  136,582      

RSA Insurance Group plc

     222,124   
  16,791      

Sampo OYJ, A Shares

     415,989   
  6,884      

SCOR SE

     160,380   
  6,700      

Sony Financial Holdings, Inc.

     98,599   
  90,164      

Standard Life plc

     287,429   
  50,145      

Suncorp-Metway, Ltd.

     428,886   
  1,150      

Swiss Life Holding AG, Registered Shares

     105,188   
  13,678      

Swiss Re AG*

     696,824   
  22,336      

T&D Holdings, Inc.

     207,837   
  28,600      

Tokio Marine Holdings, Inc.

     632,799   
  983      

Tryg A/S

     54,494   
  1,469      

Vienna Insurance Group Weiner Staeditische Versicherung AG

     58,117   
  5,756      

Zurich Financial Services AG

     1,300,208   
     

 

 

 
     15,101,445   
     

 

 

 

 

Internet & Catalog Retail (0.1%):

  

  4,000      

DeNA Co., Ltd.

     119,675   
  289      

Rakuten, Inc.

     310,889   
     

 

 

 
     430,564   
     

 

 

 

 

Internet Software & Services (0.1%):

  

  3,700      

Gree, Inc.

     127,268   
  4,125      

United Internet AG, Registered Shares

     73,665   
  563      

Yahoo! Japan Corp.

     181,224   
     

 

 

 
     382,157   
     

 

 

 

 

IT Services (0.2%):

  

  2,056      

Atos Origin SA

     89,945   
  5,812      

Cap Gemini SA

     180,761   
  17,579      

Computershare, Ltd.

     143,805   
  3,723      

Indra Sistemas SA

     47,182   
  1,100      

Itochu Techno-Solutions Corp.

     49,365   
  3,900      

Nomura Research Institute, Ltd.

     88,100   
  51      

NTT Data Corp.

     162,748   
  700      

Otsuka Corp.

     48,209   
     

 

 

 
     810,115   
     

 

 

 

 

Leisure Equipment & Products (0.2%):

  

  8,000      

Namco Bandai Holdings, Inc.

     113,866   
  13,200      

Nikon Corp.

     293,589   
  2,200      

Sankyo Co., Ltd.

     111,434   
  8,300      

Sega Sammy Holdings, Inc.

     179,189   
 

 

continued

 

10


ALLIANZ VARIABLE INSURANCE PRODUCTS TRUST

AZL International Index Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments, continued

December 31, 2011

 

Shares               
Fair
Value
 
     

 

Common Stocks, continued

  

 

Leisure Equipment & Products, continued

  

  3,100      

Shimano, Inc.

   $ 150,513   
  6,000      

Yamaha Corp.

     54,966   
     

 

 

 
     903,557   
     

 

 

 

 

Life Sciences Tools & Services (0.1%):

  

  2,040      

Lonza Group AG, Registered Shares

     120,082   
  9,308      

QIAGEN NV*

     128,158   
     

 

 

 
     248,240   
     

 

 

 

 

Machinery (2.6%):

  

  13,600      

Alfa Laval AB

     256,664   
  15,000      

AMADA Co., Ltd.

     94,887   
  26,510      

Atlas Copco AB, A Shares

     567,821   
  15,092      

Atlas Copco AB, B Shares

     285,749   
  40,000      

Cosco Corp., Ltd.^

     26,932   
  7,500      

Fanuc, Ltd.

     1,146,672   
  7,084      

GEA Group AG

     200,298   
  10,243      

Hexagon AB, B Shares

     152,277   
  11,000      

Hino Motors, Ltd.

     66,638   
  4,000      

Hitachi Construction Machinery Co., Ltd.

     67,222   
  53,000      

IHI Corp.

     128,599   
  32,942      

Invensys plc

     107,392   
  12,000      

Japan Steel Works, Ltd. (The)

     83,291   
  8,200      

JTEKT Corp.

     80,533   
  55,000      

Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd.

     136,959   
  37,400      

Komatsu, Ltd.

     872,421   
  6,257      

Kone OYJ, B Shares

     323,618   
  45,000      

Kubota Corp.

     376,584   
  4,600      

Kurita Water Industries, Ltd.

     119,739   
  2,535      

MAN AG

     225,352   
  4,928      

Metso Corp. OYJ

     181,577   
  121,000      

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd.

     515,114   
  3,900      

Nabtesco Corp.

     70,895   
  11,000      

NGK INSULATORS, Ltd.

     130,295   
  18,000      

NSK, Ltd.

     116,741   
  20,000      

NTN Corp.

     80,426   
  39,798      

Sandvik AB

     485,846   
  13,313      

Scania AB, B Shares

     196,528   
  1,933      

Schindler Holding AG

     224,415   
  848      

Schindler Holding AG, Registered Shares

     98,290   
  34,000      

SembCorp Marine, Ltd.

     99,747   
  15,518      

SKF AB, B Shares

     327,820   
  2,100      

SMC Corp.

     338,313   
  890      

Sulzer AG, Registered Shares

     94,744   
  21,000      

Sumitomo Heavy Industries, Ltd.

     122,279   
  5,000      

THK Co., Ltd.

     98,267   
  4,510      

Vallourec SA

     291,460   
  54,551      

Volvo AB, B Shares

     593,388   
  6,470      

Wartsila Corp. OYJ

     186,158   
  8,444      

Weir Group plc (The)

     264,857   
Shares               
Fair
Value
 
     

 

Common Stocks, continued

  

 

Machinery, continued

  

  73,250      

Yangzijiang Shipbuilding Holdings, Ltd.

   $ 51,266   
  5,971      

Zardoya Otis SA

     81,641   
     

 

 

 
     9,969,715   
     

 

 

 

 

Marine (0.5%):

  

  53      

A.P. Moller – Maersk A/S, Class B

     348,819   
  21      

A.P. Moller – Maersk A/S, Class A

     130,595   
  210,000      

Hutchison Port Holdings Trust

     130,027   
  32,000      

Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd.^

     57,682   
  2,149      

Kuehne & Nagel International AG, Registered Shares

     240,600   
  45,000      

Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd.

     174,098   
  30,500      

Neptune Orient Lines, Ltd.

     26,375   
  64,000      

Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha

     163,623   
  9,000      

Orient Overseas International, Ltd.

     52,325   
  13,758      

Transocean, Ltd.

     531,284   
     

 

 

 
     1,855,428   
     

 

 

 

 

Media (1.5%):

  

  1,614      

Axel Springer AG

     69,350   
  45,059      

British Sky Broadcasting Group plc

     511,922   
  6,977      

Dentsu, Inc.

     212,648   
  3,890      

Eutelsat Communications

     151,484   
  82,302      

Fairfax Media, Ltd.^

     60,472   
  900      

Hakuhodo DY Holdings, Inc.

     51,636   
  143,535      

ITV plc

     151,316   
  2,512      

JC Decaux SA*

     57,667   
  64      

Jupiter Telecommunications Co., Ltd.

     64,886   
  3,447      

Kabel Deutschland Holding AG

     174,415   
  4,939      

Lagardere S.C.A.

     129,846   
  26,250      

Mediaset SpA

     72,408   
  2,016      

Modern Times Group MTG AB, B Shares

     96,031   
  31,892      

Pearson plc

     597,144   
  5,746      

Publicis Groupe

     263,680   
  27,367      

Reed Elsevier NV

     318,259   
  47,993      

Reed Elsevier plc

     386,945   
  2,925      

Sanoma OYJ^

     33,462   
  11,940      

SES

     286,416   
  55,000      

Singapore Press Holdings, Ltd.^

     156,362   
  4,442      

Societe Television Francaise 1

     43,170   
  4,800      

Toho Co., Ltd.

     85,521   
  49,260      

Vivendi

     1,075,270   
  12,132      

Wolters Kluwer NV

     208,857   
  49,679      

WPP plc

     518,711   
     

 

 

 
     5,777,878   
     

 

 

 

 

Metals & Mining (5.5%):

  

  3,503      

Acerinox SA^

     44,701   
  95,670      

Alumina, Ltd.

     108,810   
  52,284      

Anglo American plc

     1,926,598   
 

 

continued

 

11


ALLIANZ VARIABLE INSURANCE PRODUCTS TRUST

AZL International Index Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments, continued

December 31, 2011

 

Shares               
Fair
Value
 
     

 

Common Stocks, continued

  

 

Metals & Mining, continued

  

  15,840      

Antofagasta plc

   $ 296,511   
  34,008      

ArcelorMittal

     620,424   
  113,697      

Aviva plc

     527,710   
  83,464      

BHP Billiton plc

     2,426,335   
  126,929      

BHP Billiton, Ltd.

     4,479,537   
  11,180      

Boliden AB

     162,220   
  12,000      

Daido Steel Co., Ltd.

     75,215   
  10,697      

Eurasian Natural Resource Corp.

     104,846   
  49,951      

Fortescue Metals Group, Ltd.

     218,802   
  7,019      

Fresnillo plc

     166,069   
  32,337      

Glencore International plc

     196,315   
  6,000      

Hitachi Metals, Ltd.

     65,172   
  16,557      

Iluka Resources, Ltd.

     261,540   
  18,500      

JFE Holdings, Inc.

     336,376   
  8,613      

Kazakhmys plc

     123,014   
  97,000      

Kobe Steel, Ltd.

     149,769   
  6,564      

Lonmin plc

     99,270   
  68,939      

Lynas Corp., Ltd.*^

     73,746   
  1,900      

Maruichi Steel Tube, Ltd.

     42,352   
  45,000      

Mitsubishi Materials Corp.

     122,007   
  30,293      

Newcrest Mining, Ltd.

     917,480   
  203,000      

Nippon Steel Corp.

     505,699   
  26,000      

Nisshin Steel Co., Ltd.

     39,797   
  36,792      

Norsk Hydro ASA

     170,429   
  52,164      

OneSteel, Ltd.

     37,371   
  12,659      

OZ Minerals, Ltd.

     129,213   
  3,628      

Randgold Resources, Ltd.

     370,655   
  55,283      

Rio Tinto plc

     2,674,873   
  17,302      

Rio Tinto, Ltd.

     1,070,678   
  1,705      

Salzgitter AG

     85,228   
  6,748      

Sims Metal Management, Ltd.

     87,474   
  6,062      

SSAB AB, A Shares^

     53,093   
  20,000      

Sumitomo Metal & Mining Co., Ltd.

     256,612   
  134,000      

Sumitomo Metal Industries, Ltd.

     243,407   
  15,434      

ThyssenKrupp AG

     353,259   
  4,462      

Vedanta Resources plc

     69,805   
  4,154      

Voestalpine AG

     116,868   
  81,986      

Xstrata plc

     1,234,377   
  1,900      

YAMATO KOGYO Co., Ltd.

     54,493   
     

 

 

 
     21,098,150   
     

 

 

 

 

Multi-Utilities (1.0%):

  

  41,721      

A2A SpA

     39,085   
  18,325      

AGL Energy, Ltd.

     268,267   
  204,856      

Centrica plc

     919,236   
  140,618      

National Grid plc

     1,364,029   
  19,482      

RWE AG

     682,420   
  10,964      

Suez Environnement Co.

     125,877   
  27,332      

United Utilities Group plc

     257,035   
  14,039      

Veolia Environnement

     154,588   
     

 

 

 
     3,810,537   
     

 

 

 
Shares               
Fair
Value
 
     

 

Common Stocks, continued

  

 

Multiline Retail (0.4%):

  

  20,381      

Harvey Norman Holdings, Ltd.

   $ 38,175   
  14,900      

Isetan Mitsukoshi Holdings, Ltd.

     156,078   
  20,000      

J. FRONT RETAILING Co., Ltd.

     96,551   
  25,366      

Lifestyle International Holdings, Ltd.

     55,867   
  61,761      

Marks & Spencer Group plc

     297,891   
  9,400      

MARUI GROUP Co., Ltd.

     73,194   
  6,689      

Next plc

     284,062   
  2,997      

Pinault Printemps Redoute

     428,560   
  10,000      

Takashimaya Co., Ltd.

     72,306   
     

 

 

 
     1,502,684   
     

 

 

 

 

Office Electronics (0.7%):

  

  9,000      

Brother Industries, Ltd.

     110,363   
  44,700      

Canon, Inc.

     1,978,439   
  19,000      

Konica Minolta Holdings, Inc.

     141,519   
  1,345      

Neopost SA(a)(b)

       
  1,345      

Neopost SA

     90,350   
  26,000      

Ricoh Co., Ltd.

     226,415   
     

 

 

 
     2,547,086   
     

 

 

 

 

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels (8.1%):

  

  133,966      

BG Group plc

     2,856,582   
  748,714      

BP plc

     5,338,234   
  56,783      

Cairn Energy plc*

     233,394   
  5,117      

Caltex Australia, Ltd.

     61,478   
  26,000      

Cosmo Oil Co., Ltd.

     72,569   
  156      

Delek Group, Ltd.

     29,420   
  94,962      

Eni SpA

     1,961,259   
  11,172      

Essar Energy, Ltd.*

     29,529   
  8,882      

Galp Energia SGPS SA, B Shares

     130,681   
  1,000      

Idemitsu Kosan Co., Ltd.

     103,010   
  86      

INPEX Corp.

     540,958   
  94      

Israel Corp., Ltd. (The)

     58,827   
  1,100      

Japan Petroleum Exploration Co., Ltd.

     42,973   
  88,770      

JX Holdings, Inc.

     535,648   
  8,977      

Lundin Petroleum AB*

     220,377   
  4,544      

Neste Oil OYJ

     45,706   
  6,549      

OMV AG

     198,888   
  42,166      

Origin Energy, Ltd.

     572,922   
  3,472      

Orion OYJ, Class B

     67,549   
  31,344      

Repsol YPF SA

     957,456   
  143,038      

Royal Dutch Shell plc, A Shares

     5,257,434   
  106,092      

Royal Dutch Shell plc, B Shares

     4,036,675   
  37,462      

Santos, Ltd.

     467,896   
  6,600      

Showa Shell Sekiyu K.K.^

     44,455   
  44,087      

StatoilHydro ASA

     1,129,680   
  12,000      

TonenGeneral Sekiyu K.K.^

     131,051   
  83,894      

Total SA

     4,281,523   
  35,697      

Tullow Oil plc

     775,786   
  25,061      

Woodside Petroleum, Ltd.

     783,272   
     

 

 

 
     30,965,232   
     

 

 

 
 

 

continued

 

12


ALLIANZ VARIABLE INSURANCE PRODUCTS TRUST

AZL International Index Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments, continued

December 31, 2011

 

Shares               
Fair
Value
 
     

 

Common Stocks, continued

  

 

Paper & Forest Products (0.2%):

  

  2,254      

Holmen AB, B Shares

   $ 64,726   
  4,167      

Nippon Paper Group, Inc.

     90,928   
  34,000      

Oji Paper Co., Ltd.

     174,383   
  22,747      

Stora Enso OYJ, R Shares

     135,491   
  20,241      

UPM-Kymmene OYJ

     221,823   
     

 

 

 
     687,351   
     

 

 

 

 

Personal Products (0.4%):

  

  3,980      

Beiersdorf AG

     225,689   
  9,495      

L’Oreal SA

     990,771   
  14,300      

Shiseido Co., Ltd.

     262,748   
     

 

 

 
     1,479,208   
     

 

 

 

 

Pharmaceuticals (8.4%):

  

  17,600      

Astellas Pharma, Inc.

     715,306   
  53,108      

AstraZeneca plc

     2,459,477   
  32,677      

Bayer AG

     2,088,880   
  9,000      

Chugai Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.

     148,304   
  26,500      

Daiichi Sankyo Co., Ltd.

     525,033   
  6,700      

Dainippon Sumitomo Pharma Co., Ltd.

     76,301   
  10,000      

Eisai Co., Ltd.

     414,020   
  19,764      

Elan Corp. plc*

     272,466   
  200,554      

GlaxoSmithKline plc

     4,572,270   
  2,300      

Hisamitsu Pharmaceutical Co., Inc.

     97,389   
  10,000      

Kyowa Hakko Kogyo Co., Ltd.

     122,331   
  2,576      

Merck KGaA

     256,777   
  2,300      

Miraca Holdings, Inc.

     91,654   
  8,900      

Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma Corp.

     140,785   
  92,241      

Novartis AG, Registered Shares

     5,271,073   
  16,804      

Novo Nordisk A/S, B Shares

     1,933,598   
  3,200      

Ono Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.

     179,570   
  9,800      

Otsuka Holdings Co., Ltd.

     275,702   
  27,767      

Roche Holding AG

     4,697,388   
  45,295      

Sanofi-Aventis

     3,313,886   
  3,000      

Santen Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.

     123,642   
  11,700      

Shionogi & Co., Ltd.

     150,215   
  22,359      

Shire plc

     775,900   
  1,400      

Taisho Pharmaceutical Holdings Co., Ltd.

     107,927   
  31,100      

Takeda Pharmacuetical Co., Ltd.

     1,366,427   
  37,157      

Teva Pharmaceutical Industries, Ltd.

     1,499,623   
  2,300      

Tsumura & Co.

     67,813   
  4,036      

UCB SA

     169,380   
     

 

 

 
     31,913,137   
     

 

 

 

 

Professional Services (0.5%):

  

  5,317      

Adecco SA, Registered Shares

     221,671   
  2,135      

Bureau Veritas SA

     155,185   
  2,590      

Campbell Brothers, Ltd.

     129,565   
  24,790      

Capita Group plc

     241,708   
  39,616      

Experian plc

     537,835   
  6,216      

Intertek Group plc

     195,662   
Shares               
Fair
Value
 
     

 

Common Stocks, continued

  

 

Professional Services, continued

  

  4,866      

Randstad Holding NV

   $ 143,224   
  219      

SGS SA, Registered Shares

     361,710   
     

 

 

 
     1,986,560   
     

 

 

 

 

Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) (1.4%):

  

  70,000      

Ascendas Real Estate Investment Trust

     98,835   
  33,733      

British Land Co. plc

     241,160   
  83,000      

CapitaMall Trust

     108,634   
  51,606      

CapitaMalls Asia, Ltd.

     44,874   
  72,676      

CFS Retail Property Trust

     125,100   
  2,446      

Corio NV

     105,888   
  184,778      

Dexus Property Group

     156,883   
  1,061      

Fonciere des Regions SA

     67,885   
  925      

Gecina SA

     77,688   
  279,286      

Goodman Group

     162,519   
  70,460      

GPT Group

     221,019   
  27,410      

Hammerson plc+

     152,543   
  878      

Icade

     68,969   
  29      

Japan Prime Realty Investment Corp.

     68,378   
  19      

Japan Real Estate Investment Corp.

     148,104   
  74      

Japan Retail Fund Investment Corp.

     109,650   
  4,233      

Klepierre

     120,246   
  31,236      

Land Securities Group plc

     307,046   
  22,994      

Liberty International plc

     111,072   
  88,500      

Link REIT (The)

     326,097   
  130,863      

Mirvac Group

     157,840   
  22      

Nippon Building Fund, Inc.

     180,067   
  10      

Nomura Real Estate Office Fund, Inc.

     51,377   
  30,124      

SEGRO plc

     97,409   
  95,175      

Stockland

     310,074   
  3,628      

Unibail-Rodamco

     649,244   
  87,161      

Westfield Group

     696,393   
  116,594      

Westfield Retail Trust

     296,539   
     

 

 

 
     5,261,533   
     

 

 

 

 

Real Estate Management & Development (1.6%):

  

  2,900      

AEON Mall Co., Ltd.

     61,479   
  99,000      

Capitaland, Ltd.

     168,260   
  54,000      

Cheung Kong Holdings, Ltd.

     639,860   
  20,000      

City Developments, Ltd.

     136,962   
  2,800      

Daito Trust Construction Co., Ltd.

     240,304   
  19,000      

Daiwa House Industry Co., Ltd.

     226,450   
  34,000      

Hang Lung Group, Ltd.

     186,134   
  98,000      

Hang Lung Properties, Ltd.

     278,632   
  37,000      

Henderson Land Development Co., Ltd.

     183,199   
  24,500      

Hopewell Holdings, Ltd.

     62,533   
  26,000      

Hysan Development Co., Ltd.

     85,167   
  7,136      

Immoeast AG(a)(b)

       
 

 

continued

 

13


ALLIANZ VARIABLE INSURANCE PRODUCTS TRUST

AZL International Index Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments, continued

December 31, 2011

 

Shares               
Fair
Value
 
     

 

Common Stocks, continued

  

 

Real Estate Management & Development, continued

  

  37,457      

Immofinanz Immobilien Anlagen AG

   $ 112,806   
  29,000      

Keppel Land, Ltd.

     49,493   
  5,544      

Kerry Group plc, Class A

     202,904   
  29,500      

Kerry Properties, Ltd.

     97,518   
  21,277      

Lend Lease Group

     155,507   
  49,000      

Mitsubishi Estate Co., Ltd.

     731,267   
  33,000      

Mitsui Fudosan Co., Ltd.

     480,396   
  146,000      

New World Development Co., Ltd.

     117,201   
  3,600      

Nomura Real Estate Holdings, Inc.

     53,534   
  45      

NTT Urban Development Corp.

     30,662   
  115,600      

Sino Land Co., Ltd.

     164,492   
  14,000      

Sumitomo Realty & Development Co., Ltd.

     244,859   
  56,000      

Sun Hung Kai Properties, Ltd.

     698,994   
  29,000      

Swire Pacific, Ltd., Class A

     349,197   
  16,000      

Tokyu Land Corp.

     60,419   
  17,000      

UOL Group, Ltd.

     52,320   
  61,300      

Wharf Holdings, Ltd. (The)

     276,577   
  34,000      

Wheelock & Co., Ltd.

     84,134   
     

 

 

 
     6,231,260   
     

 

 

 

 

Road & Rail (1.0%):

  

  38,866      

Asciano Group

     178,942   
  60      

Central Japan Railway Co.

     506,529   
  76,000      

ComfortDelGro Corp., Ltd.

     82,820   
  7,986      

DSV A/S

     142,799   
  13,413      

East Japan Railway Co.

     853,709   
  19,000      

Keihin Electric Express Railway Co., Ltd.

     170,530   
  22,000      

Keio Corp.

     155,131   
  12,000      

Keisei Electric Railway Co., Ltd.

     88,204   
  64,000      

Kintetsu Corp.^

     250,211   
  57,500      

MTR Corp., Ltd.

     185,733   
  35,000      

Nippon Express Co., Ltd.

     136,331   
  25,000      

Odakyu Electric Railway Co., Ltd.

     241,575   
  66,370      

QR National, Ltd.

     231,782   
  41,000      

Tobu Railway Co., Ltd.

     209,315   
  44,000      

Tokyu Corp.

     216,574   
  6,800      

West Japan Railway Co.

     295,508   
     

 

 

 
     3,945,693   
     

 

 

 

 

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment (0.6%):

  

  5,600      

Advantest Corp.

     53,226   
  53,048      

ARM Holdings plc

     488,952   
  7,400      

ASM Pacific Technology, Ltd.

     82,997   
  16,928      

ASML Holding NV

     709,354   
  11,000      

Elpida Memory, Inc.

     51,075   
  42,951      

Infineon Technologies AG

     323,241   
  3,800      

ROHM Co., Ltd.

     177,023   
  24,247      

STMicroelectronics NV

     143,189   
  4,200      

SUMCO Corp.*

     30,974   
  6,900      

Tokyo Electron, Ltd.

     350,649   
     

 

 

 
     2,410,680   
     

 

 

 
Shares               
Fair
Value
 
     

 

Common Stocks, continued

  

 

Software (0.9%):

  

  12,696      

Amadeus IT Holding SA, A Shares

   $ 205,073   
  2,439      

Dassault Systemes SA

     195,267   
  3,800      

Konami Corp.

     113,696   
  3,900      

Nintendo Co., Ltd.

     537,782   
  1,400      

Oracle Corp.

     46,318   
  51,221      

Sage Group plc (The)

     233,692   
  36,358      

SAP AG

     1,922,139   
  2,400      

Square Enix Holdings Co., Ltd.

     47,074   
  4,100      

Trend Micro, Inc.^

     122,444   
     

 

 

 
     3,423,485   
     

 

 

 

 

Specialty Retail (0.9%):

  

  900      

ABC-Mart, Inc.

     34,211   
  2,100      

Fast Retailing Co., Ltd.

     381,727   
  40,394      

Hennes & Mauritz AB, B Shares

     1,296,834   
  8,678      

Industria de Diseno Textil SA

     708,934   
  93,337      

Kingfisher plc

     362,800   
  1,550      

Nitori Co., Ltd.

     145,363   
  1,700      

Sanrio Co., Ltd.

     87,293   
  900      

Shimamura Co., Ltd.

     92,091   
  920      

USS Co., Ltd.

     83,166   
  3,280      

Yamada Denki Co., Ltd.

     222,919   
     

 

 

 
     3,415,338   
     

 

 

 

 

Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods (1.2%):

  

  8,187      

Adidas AG

     532,450   
  5,600      

ASICS Corp.

     63,120   
  17,130      

Burberry Group plc

     313,422   
  2,112      

Christian Dior SA

     249,595   
  20,655      

Compagnie Financiere Richemont SA, Class A

     1,040,366   
  4,583      

Luxottica Group SpA

     128,234   
  10,039      

LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SA

     1,414,212   
  1,219      

Swatch Group AG (The)

     454,323   
  1,738      

Swatch Group AG (The), Registered Shares

     115,445   
  30,500      

Yue Yuen Industrial Holdings, Ltd.

     96,362   
     

 

 

 
     4,407,529   
     

 

 

 

 

Tobacco (1.7%):

  

  78,132      

British American Tobacco plc

     3,703,954   
  40,036      

Imperial Tobacco Group plc

     1,513,062   
  177      

Japan Tobacco, Inc.

     832,176   
  8,343      

Swedish Match AB, Class B

     296,262   
     

 

 

 
     6,345,454   
     

 

 

 

 

Trading Companies & Distributors (1.2%):

  

  12,882      

Bunzl plc

     176,235   
  60,000      

ITOCHU Corp.

     608,556   
  66,000      

Marubeni Corp.

     401,500   
  55,500      

Mitsubishi Corp.

     1,119,450   
  68,600      

Mitsui & Co., Ltd.

     1,065,165   
  155,090      

Noble Group, Ltd.

     134,590   
  51,700      

Sojitz Corp.

     79,835   
 

 

continued

 

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AZL International Index Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments, continued

December 31, 2011

 

Shares               
Fair
Value
 
     

 

Common Stocks, continued

  

 

Trading Companies & Distributors, continued

  

  44,800      

Sumitomo Corp.

   $ 605,557   
  8,900      

Toyota Tsushu Corp.

     157,164   
  11,279      

Wolseley plc

     371,683   
     

 

 

 
     4,719,735   
     

 

 

 

 

Transportation Infrastructure (0.4%):

  

  15,006      

Abertis Infraestructuras SA

     238,740   
  1,466      

Aeroports de Paris

     100,182   
  12,453      

Atlantia SpA

     198,633   
  38,860      

Auckland International Airport, Ltd.

     76,192   
  14,121      

Ferrovial SA

     170,234   
  1,337      

Fraport AG

     65,743   
  20,908      

Groupe Eurotunnel SA

     141,732   
  10,000      

Kamigumi Co., Ltd.

     86,227   
  2,852      

Koninklijke Vopak NV

     150,239   
  4,000      

Mitsubishi Logistics Corp.

     44,385   
  14,522      

Sydney Airport

     39,464   
  50,858      

Transurban Group

     292,021   
     

 

 

 
     1,603,792   
     

 

 

 

 

Water Utilities (0.1%):

  

  9,186      

Severn Trent plc

     212,930   
     

 

 

 

 

Wireless Telecommunication Services (2.4%):

  

  1,935      

Cellcom Israel, Ltd.

     32,407   
  116      

KDDI Corp.

     746,936   
  2,968      

Millicom International Cellular SA, SDR

     297,363   
  1,103      

Mobistar SA

     57,604   
  2,483      

NICE Systems, Ltd.*

     84,554   
  603      

NTT DoCoMo, Inc.

     1,108,172   
  3,848      

Partner Communications Co., Ltd.

     34,046   
  35,200      

SOFTBANK Corp.

     1,035,904   
  23,202      

StarHub, Ltd.

     52,099   
  2,009,070      

Vodafone Group plc

     5,576,821   
     

 

 

 
     9,025,906   
     

 

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks (Cost $388,113,071)

     372,013,860   
     

 

 

 
Shares or
Principal
Amount
          Fair
Value
 
     

 

Preferred Stocks (0.5%):

  

 

Aerospace & Defense (0.0%):

  

  4,766,175      

Rolls-Royce Holdings plc, C Shares*(a)(b)

   $   
     

 

 

 

 

Airlines (0.0%):

  

  1,580      

RWE AG

     52,002   
     

 

 

 

 

Automobiles (0.4%):

  

  2,125      

Bayerische Motoren Werke AG (BMW), Preferred Shares

     100,506   
  6,060      

Porsche Automobil Holding SE, Preferred Shares

     324,264   
  5,711      

Volkswagen AG, Preferred Shares

     853,915   
     

 

 

 
     1,278,685   
     

 

 

 

 

Household Products (0.1%):

  

  7,046      

Henkel AG & Co. KGaA

     406,567   
     

 

 

 

 

Media (0.0%):

  

  3,292      

ProSiebenSat.1 Media AG, Preferred Shares

     60,128   
     

 

 

 

 

Total Preferred Stocks (Cost $1,665,533)

     1,797,382   
     

 

 

 

 

Securities Held as Collateral for Securities on Loan (2.0%):

  

$ 7,754,081      

Allianz Variable Insurance Products Securities Lending Collateral Trust(c)

     7,754,081   
     

 

 

 

 
 
 

Total Securities Held as Collateral for
Securities on Loan
(Cost $7,754,081)

     7,754,081   
     

 

 

 

 

Unaffiliated Investment Company (0.9%):

  

  3,524,709      

Dreyfus Treasury Prime Cash Management, 0.00%(d)

     3,524,709   
     

 

 

 

 
 

Total Unaffiliated Investment Company
(Cost $3,524,709)

     3,524,709   
     

 

 

 

 
 

Total Investment Securities
(Cost $401,057,394)(e) — 101.1%

     385,090,032   

 

Net other assets (liabilities) — (1.1)%

     (4,327,097
     

 

 

 

 

Net Assets — 100.0%

   $ 380,762,935   
     

 

 

 
 

 

 

 

Percentages indicated are based on net assets as of December 31, 2011.

ADR—American Depositary Receipt

SDR—Swedish Depositary Receipt

 

* Non-income producing security

 

^ This security or a partial position of the security was on loan as of December 31, 2011. The total value of securities on loan as of December 31, 2011 was $6,349,571.

 

+ Affiliated securities

 

(a) Security was valued in good faith pursuant to procedures approved by the Board of Trustees as of December 31, 2011. The total of all such securities represent 0.00% of the net assets of the fund.

 

(b) Security issued in connection with a pending litigation settlement.

 

(c) Purchased with cash collateral held from securities lending. The value of the collateral could include collateral held for securities that were sold on or before December 31, 2011.

 

(d) The rate represents the effective yield at December 31, 2011.

 

(e) See Federal Tax Information listed in the Notes to the Financial Statements.

 

continued

 

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AZL International Index Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments, continued

December 31, 2011

 

Futures Contracts

Cash of $351,000 has been segregated to cover margin requirements for the following open contracts as of December 31, 2011:

 

Description

   Type      Expiration
Date
     Number of
Contracts
     Notional
Value
     Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
 

TOPIX Index March Futures (Japanese Yen)

     Long         3/8/12         9       $ 851,462       $ 2,045   

SPI 200 Index March Futures (Australia Dollar)

     Long         3/15/12         4         410,983         (6,211

DJ EURO STOXX 50 March Futures (Euro)

     Long         3/16/12         41         1,224,577         42,062   

FTSE 100 Index March Futures (British Pounds)

     Long         3/16/12         13         1,117,446         27,573   

MSCI EAFE Index E-Mini March Futures (U.S. Dollar)

     Long         3/16/12         32         2,255,040         12,144   
              

 

 

 
               $ 77,613   
              

 

 

 

 

continued

 

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AZL International Index Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments, continued

December 31, 2011

 

The following represents the concentrations by country of risk (based on the domicile of the security issuer) relative to the total fair value of investment securities as of December 31, 2011:

 

Country

  Percentage  

Australia

    8.3

Austria

    0.2   

Belgium

    0.9   

Bermuda

    0.1   

Cayman Islands

   

Denmark

    1.0

Finland

    0.8   

France

    8.4   

Germany

    7.6   

Greece

    0.1

Guernsey

    0.1   

Hong Kong

    2.8   

Ireland (Republic of)

    0.4   

Israel

    0.6   

Italy

    2.1   

Japan

    21.1   

Jersey

    0.1   

Kazakhstan

   

Luxembourg

    0.3   

Netherlands

    2.8   

New Zealand

    0.1   

Norway

    0.7   

Portugal

    0.2   

Singapore

    1.5   

Spain

    3.2   

Sweden

    2.9   

Switzerland

    8.4   

United Kingdom

    22.3   

United States

    3.0   
 

 

 

 
    100.0
 

 

 

 

^

    Represents less than 0.05 %. 

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

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ALLIANZ VARIABLE INSURANCE PRODUCTS TRUST

AZL International Index Fund

 

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

December 31, 2011

 

Assets:

 

Investment securities, at cost

  $ 401,057,394   
 

 

 

 

Investment securities, at value*

  $ 385,090,032   

Segregated cash for collateral

    351,000   

Interest and dividends receivable

    725,415   

Foreign currency, at value (cost $6,654,226)

    6,693,167   

Receivable for capital shares issued

    705,395   

Receivable for investments sold

    4,482   

Reclaims receivable

    450,639   

Receivable for variation margin on futures contracts

    359,641   

Receivable from Manager

    7,837   

Prepaid expenses

    4,657   
 

 

 

 

Total Assets

    394,392,265   
 

 

 

 

Liabilities:

 

Payable for investments purchased

    5,191,037   

Payable for capital shares redeemed

    35,422   

Payable for collateral received on loaned securities

    7,754,081   

Payable for variation margin on futures contracts

    419,362   

Administration fees payable

    19,316   

Distribution fees payable

    79,060   

Custodian fees payable

    60,068   

Administrative and compliance services fees payable

    2,535   

Trustee fees payable

    137   

Other accrued liabilities

    68,312   
 

 

 

 

Total Liabilities

    13,629,330   
 

 

 

 

Net Assets

  $ 380,762,935   
 

 

 

 

Net Assets Consist of:

 

Capital

  $ 488,039,335   

Accumulated net investment income/(loss)

    9,368,906   

Accumulated net realized gains/(losses) from investment transactions

    (100,777,101

Net unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on investments

    (15,868,205
 

 

 

 

Net Assets

  $ 380,762,935   
 

 

 

 

Shares of beneficial interest (unlimited number of shares authorized, no par value)

    31,654,038   

Net Asset Value (offering and redemption price per share)

  $ 12.03   
 

 

 

 

 

 

* Includes securities on loan of $6,349,571.

Statement of Operations

For the Year Ended December 31, 2011

 

Investment Income:

  

Interest

   $ 203   

Dividends

     13,457,245   

Income from securities lending

     219,231   

Foreign withholding tax

     (1,112,755
  

 

 

 

Total Investment Income

     12,563,924   
  

 

 

 

Expenses:

  

Manager fees

     1,277,255   

Administration fees

     250,158   

Distribution fees

     912,327   

Custodian fees

     352,431   

Administrative and compliance services fees

     16,363   

Trustee fees

     27,731   

Professional fees

     29,791   

Shareholder reports

     16,852   

Other expenses

     156,723   
  

 

 

 

Total expenses before reductions

     3,039,631   

Less expenses contractually waived/reimbursed by the Manager

     (322,520

Less expenses paid indirectly

     (2,011
  

 

 

 

Net expenses

     2,715,100   
  

 

 

 

Net Investment Income/(Loss)

     9,848,824   
  

 

 

 

Realized and Unrealized Gains/(Losses) on Investments:

  

Net realized gains/(losses) on securities and foreign currency transactions

     1,922,190   

Net realized gains/(losses) on futures contracts

     (897,273

Net realized gains/(losses) on forward currency contracts

     135,288   

Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments

     (57,941,131
  

 

 

 

Net Realized/Unrealized Gains/(Losses) on Investments

     (56,780,926
  

 

 

 

Change in Net Assets Resulting From Operations

   $ (46,932,102
  

 

 

 
 

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

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ALLIANZ VARIABLE INSURANCE PRODUCTS TRUST

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

     AZL International Index Fund  
     For the
Year Ended
December 31,
2011
    For the
Year Ended
December 31,
2010
 

Change in Net Assets:

    

Operations:

    

Net investment income/(loss)

   $ 9,848,824      $ 4,983,488   

Net realized gains/(losses) on investment transactions

     1,160,205        (283,321

Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments

     (57,941,131     20,027,931   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from operations

     (46,932,102     24,728,098   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Dividends to Shareholders:

    

From net investment income

     (4,835,521     (1,545,801

From net realized gains on investments

            (3,740,521
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from dividends to shareholders

     (4,835,521     (5,286,322
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Capital Transactions:

    

Proceeds from shares issued

     155,796,696        190,528,504   

Proceeds from dividends reinvested

     4,835,521        5,286,322   

Value of shares redeemed

     (68,882,228     (35,659,803
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from capital transactions

     91,749,989        160,155,023   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in net assets

     39,982,366        179,596,799   

Net Assets:

    

Beginning of period

     340,780,569        161,183,770   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of period

   $ 380,762,935      $ 340,780,569   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Accumulated net investment income/(loss)

   $ 9,368,906      $ 4,283,192   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Share Transactions:

    

Shares issued

     11,634,249        14,612,678   

Dividends reinvested

     404,646        408,842   

Shares redeemed

     (4,748,348     (2,771,126
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in shares

     7,290,547        12,250,394   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

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ALLIANZ VARIABLE INSURANCE PRODUCTS TRUST

AZL International Index Fund

Financial Highlights

(Selected data for a share of beneficial interest outstanding throughout the periods indicated)

 

     Year Ended
December 31,
    May 1, 2009
to
December 31,
2009(a)
 
     2011     2010    

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period

   $ 13.99      $ 13.31      $ 10.00   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Investment Activities:

      

Net Investment Income/(Loss)

     0.28        0.15        0.10   

Net Realized and Unrealized Gains/(Losses) on Investments

     (2.07     0.77        3.21   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from Investment Activities

     (1.79     0.92        3.31   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Dividends to Shareholders From:

      

Net Investment Income

     (0.17     (0.07       

Net Realized Gains

            (0.17       
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Dividends

     (0.17     (0.24       
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Asset Value, End of Period

   $ 12.03      $ 13.99      $ 13.31   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Return(b)

     (12.78 )%      7.12     33.10 %(c) 

Ratios to Average Net Assets/Supplemental Data:

      

Net Assets, End of Period ($000’s)

   $ 380,763      $ 340,781      $ 161,184   

Net Investment Income/(Loss)(d)

     2.70     2.07     1.79

Expenses Before Reductions(d)(e)

     0.83     0.83     0.91

Expenses Net of Reductions(d)

     0.74     0.70     0.70

Expenses Net of Reductions, Excluding Expenses Paid Indirectly(d)(f)

     0.74     0.70     0.70

Portfolio Turnover Rate

     12     3     23 %(c)(g) 

 

 

(a) Period from commencement of operations.

 

(b) The returns include reinvested dividends and fund level expenses, but exclude insurance contract charges. If these charges were included, the returns would have been lower.

 

(c) Not annualized.

 

(d) Annualized for periods less than one year.

 

(e) Excludes fee reductions. If such fee reductions had not occurred, the ratios would have been as indicated.

 

(f) Expenses net of reductions excluding expenses paid indirectly, pursuant to a “commission recapture” program, under which brokers remit a portion of the brokerage commission which is used to pay certain Fund expenses. See note 2 in the Notes to the Financial Statements.

 

(g) Costs of purchases and proceeds from sales of portfolio securities incurred to realign the Fund’s portfolio after a fund merger are excluded from the portfolio turnover rate. If such amounts had not been excluded, the portfolio turnover rate would have been 42%.

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

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ALLIANZ VARIABLE INSURANCE PRODUCTS TRUST

AZL International Index Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements

December 31, 2011

 

1. Organization

The Allianz Variable Insurance Products Trust (the “Trust”) was organized as a Delaware statutory trust on July 13, 1999. The Trust is a diversified open-end management investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”). These Notes to the Financial Statements are for the AZL International Index Fund (the “Fund”). The Trust consists of 29 separate investment portfolios (collectively, the “Funds”), each of which is a series of the Trust, as follows:

 

   

AZL Allianz AGIC Opportunity Fund

   

AZL BlackRock Capital Appreciation Fund

   

AZL Columbia Mid Cap Value Fund

   

AZL Columbia Small Cap Value Fund

   

AZL Davis New York Venture Fund (formerly AZL Davis NY Venture Fund)

   

AZL Dreyfus Equity Growth Fund

   

AZL Eaton Vance Large Cap Value Fund

   

AZL Enhanced Bond Index Fund

   

AZL Franklin Small Cap Value Fund

   

AZL Franklin Templeton Founding Strategy Plus Fund

   

AZL Gateway Fund

   

AZL International Index Fund

   

AZL Invesco Equity and Income Fund (formerly AZL Van Kampen Equity and Income Fund)

   

AZL Invesco Growth and Income Fund (formerly AZL Van Kampen Growth and Income Fund)

   

AZL Invesco International Equity Fund

   

AZL JPMorgan International Opportunities Fund (formerly AZL Morgan Stanley International Equity Fund)

   

AZL JPMorgan U.S. Equity Fund

   

AZL MFS Investors Trust Fund

   

AZL Mid Cap Index Fund

   

AZL Money Market Fund

   

AZL Morgan Stanley Global Real Estate Fund

   

AZL Morgan Stanley Mid Cap Growth Fund

   

AZL NFJ International Value Fund

   

AZL Russell 1000 Growth Index Fund

   

AZL Russell 1000 Value Index Fund

   

AZL S&P 500 Index Fund

   

AZL Schroder Emerging Markets Equity Fund

   

AZL Small Cap Stock Index Fund

   

AZL Turner Quantitative Small Cap Growth Fund

 

 

The Trust is authorized to issue an unlimited number of shares of the Fund without par value. Shares of the Fund are available through the variable annuity contracts and variable life insurance policies offered through the separate accounts of participating insurance companies.

Under the Trust’s organizational documents, its officers and trustees are indemnified against certain liabilities arising out of the performance of their duties to the Fund. In addition, in the normal course of business, the Fund may enter into contracts with its vendors and others that provide for general indemnifications. The Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown, as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Fund. However, based on experience, the Fund expects the risk of loss to be remote.

 

2. Significant Accounting Policies

The following is a summary of significant accounting policies followed by the Fund in the preparation of its financial statements. The policies conform with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”). The preparation of financial statements requires management to make certain 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 increases and decreases in net assets from operations during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Management has evaluated events and transactions subsequent to period end through the date the financial statements were issued, for purposes of recognition or disclosure in these financial statements and there are no subsequent events to report.

Security Valuation

The Fund records its investments at fair value. Fair value is defined as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between willing market participants at the measurement date. The valuation techniques used to determine fair value are further described in Note 4 below.

Investment Transactions and Investment Income

Investment transactions are recorded not later than on the business day after trade date. However, for financial reporting purposes, investment transactions are accounted for on trade date. Net realized gains and losses on investments sold and on

 

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ALLIANZ VARIABLE INSURANCE PRODUCTS TRUST

AZL International Index Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements, continued

December 31, 2011

 

foreign currency transactions are recorded on the basis of identified cost. Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis and includes, where applicable, the amortization of premiums or accretion of discounts. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date except in the case of foreign securities, in which case dividends are recorded as soon as such information becomes available.

Real Estate Investment Trusts

The Fund may own shares of real estate investment trusts (“REITs”) which report information on the source of their distributions annually. Certain distributions received from REITs during the year, which are known to be a return of capital, are recorded as a reduction to the cost of the individual REIT.

Foreign Currency Translation

The accounting records of the Fund are maintained in U.S. dollars. Foreign currency amounts are translated into U.S. dollars at the current rate of exchange to determine the fair value of investments, assets and liabilities. Purchases and sales of securities, and income and expenses are translated at the prevailing rate of exchange on the respective dates of such transactions. The Fund does not isolate that portion of the results of operations resulting from changes in foreign exchange rates on investments from fluctuations arising from changes in market prices of securities held. Such fluctuations are included in the net realized and unrealized gain or loss on investments and foreign currencies.

Income received by the Fund from sources within foreign countries may be subject to withholding and other income or similar taxes imposed by such countries. The Funds accrue such taxes, as applicable, based on their current interpretation of tax rules in the foreign markets in which they invest.

Risks Associated with Foreign Securities and Currencies

Investments in securities of foreign issuers carry certain risks not ordinarily associated with investments in securities of domestic issuers. Such risks include future political and economic developments, and the possible imposition of exchange controls or other foreign governmental laws and restrictions. In addition, with respect to certain countries, there is the possibility of expropriation of assets, confiscatory taxation, political or social instability or diplomatic developments which could adversely affect investments in those securities.

Dividends to Shareholders

Dividends to shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date. The Fund distributes its dividends from net investment income and net realized capital gains, if any, on an annual basis. The amount of dividends from net investment income and from net realized gains are determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations, which may differ from GAAP. These “book/tax” differences are either temporary or permanent in nature. To the extent these differences are permanent in nature (e.g., return of capital, net operating loss, reclassification of certain market discounts, gain/loss, paydowns, and distributions), such amounts are reclassified within the composition of net assets based on their federal tax-basis treatment; temporary differences (e.g., wash sales and post October losses) do not require reclassification. Dividends to shareholders that exceed net investment income and net realized gains for tax purposes are reported as distributions of capital.

Expense Allocation

Expenses directly attributable to the Fund are charged directly to the Fund, while expenses attributable to more than one Fund are allocated among the respective Funds based upon relative net assets or some other reasonable method. Expenses which are attributable to more than one Trust are allocated across the Allianz Variable Insurance Products and Allianz Variable Insurance Products Fund of Funds Trusts based upon relative net assets or another reasonable basis. Allianz Investment Management LLC (the “Manager”), serves as the investment manager for the Trust and the Allianz Variable Insurance Products Fund of Funds Trust.

Securities Lending

To generate additional income, the Fund may lend up to 33 1/3% of its assets pursuant to agreements requiring that the loan be continuously secured by any combination of cash, U.S. government or U.S. government agency securities, equal initially to

 

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AZL International Index Fund

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December 31, 2011

 

at least 102% of the fair value plus accrued interest on the securities loaned (105% for foreign securities) and is marked to market daily to provide a level of collateral at least equal to the fair value of securities loaned. The Fund bears all of the gains and losses on such investments. The Fund receives payments from borrowers equivalent to the dividends and interest that would have been earned on securities lent while simultaneously seeking to earn income on the investment of cash collateral received. In extremely low interest rate environments, the broker rebate fee may exceed the interest earned or the cash collateral which would result in a loss to the Fund. The investment of cash collateral deposited by the borrower is subject to inherent market risks such as interest rate risk, credit risk, liquidity risk, and other risks that are present in the market, and as such, the value of these investments may not be sufficient, when liquidated, to repay the borrower when the loaned security is returned. There may be risks of delay in recovery of the securities or even loss of rights in the collateral should the borrower of the securities fail financially. However, loans will be made only to borrowers, such as broker-dealers, banks or institutional borrowers of securities, deemed by the Allianz Investment Management LLC (the “Manager”) to be of good standing and credit worthy and when in its judgment, the consideration which can be earned currently from such securities loans justifies the attendant risks. Loans are subject to termination by the Trust or the borrower at any time, and are, therefore, not considered to be illiquid investments. Securities on loan at December 31, 2011 are presented on the Fund’s Schedule of Portfolio Investments (“Schedule”). The average outstanding amount of securities on loan was $12.5 million for the year ended December 31, 2011.

Cash collateral received in connection with securities lending is invested in the Allianz Variable Insurance Products Securities Lending Collateral Trust (the “Securities Lending Collateral Trust”) managed by The Dreyfus Corporation, an affiliate of the Custodian and Securities Lending Agent. The Securities Lending Collateral Trust invests in short-term investments that have a remaining maturity of 397 days or less as calculated in accordance with Rule 2a-7 under the 1940 Act. The Fund paid securities lending fees of $21,687 during the year ended December 31, 2011. These fees have been netted against Income from Securities Lending on the Statement of Operations.

Commission Recapture

Certain Funds of the Trust participate in a commission recapture program. The Fund will utilize the recaptured commissions to pay for, in whole or part, certain expenses of the Fund, excluding investment advisory fees. Any amounts received by the Fund, if applicable, are disclosed as “Expenses paid indirectly” on the Statement of Operations.

Derivative Instruments

All open derivative positions at period end are reflected on the Fund’s Schedule of Portfolio Investments. The following is a description of the derivative instruments that the Fund may utilize, including the primary underlying risk exposures related to each instrument type.

Forward Currency Contracts

During the year ended December 31, 2011, the Fund entered into forward currency contracts in connection with planned purchases or sales of securities or to hedge the U.S. dollar value of securities denominated in a particular currency. In addition to the foreign currency risk related to the use of these contracts, the Fund could be exposed to risks if the counterparties to the contracts are unable to meet the terms of their contracts and from unanticipated movements in the value of a foreign currency relative to the U.S. dollar. In the event of default by the counterparty to the transaction, the Fund’s maximum amount of loss, as either the buyer or the seller, is the unrealized appreciation of the contract. The forward currency contracts are adjusted by the daily exchange rate of the underlying currency and any gains or losses are recorded for financial statement purposes as unrealized gains or losses until the contract settlement date. When the contract is closed, the Fund records a realized gain or loss equal to the difference between the value at the time it was opened and the value at the time it was closed. As of December 31, 2011, the Fund did not hold any forward currency contracts. During the year ended December 31, 2011, the Fund had limited activity in these transactions.

Futures Contracts

During the year ended December 31, 2011, the Fund used futures contracts to provide equity exposure on the Fund’s cash balances. Futures contracts are valued based upon their quoted daily settlement prices. Upon entering into a futures contract, the Fund is required to segregate liquid assets in accordance with the initial margin requirements of the broker or exchange.

 

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AZL International Index Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements, continued

December 31, 2011

 

Futures contracts are marked to market daily and a payable or receivable for the change in value (“variation margin”) is recorded by the Fund. Gains or losses are recognized but not considered realized until the contracts expire or are closed. Futures contracts involve, to varying degrees, elements of market risk (generally equity price risk related to stock futures, interest rate risk related to bond futures, and foreign currency risk related to currency futures) and exposure to loss in excess of the variation margin disclosed in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. The primary risks associated with the use of futures contracts are the imperfect correlation between the change in market value of the underlying securities and the prices of futures contracts, the possibility of an illiquid market, and the inability of the counterparty to meet the terms of the contract. The notional amount of futures contracts outstanding was $5.9 million as of December 31, 2011. The monthly average notional amount for these contracts was $9.7 million for the year ended December 31, 2011.

Summary of Derivative Instruments

The following is a summary of the fair value of derivative instruments as of December 31, 2011:

 

    

Asset Derivatives

    

Liability Derivatives

 

Primary Risk Exposure

  

Statement of Assets and
Liabilities Location

   Total Fair
Value*
    

Statement of Assets and
Liabilities Location

   Total Fair
Value*
 
Equity Contracts    Receivable for variation margin on futures contracts      83,824       Payable for variation
margin on futures contracts
     6,211   

 

  * For futures contracts, the amounts represent the cumulative appreciation/(depreciation) of these futures contracts as reported in the Schedule of Portfolio Investments. Only current day’s variation margin is reported within the Statement of Assets and Liabilities as Variation Margin on Futures Contracts.

The following is a summary of the effect of derivative instruments on the Statement of Operations for the year ended December 31, 2011:

 

Primary Risk Exposure

  

Location of Gains/(Losses)

on Derivatives

Recognized in Income

   Realized Gains/(Loss)
on Derivatives
Recognized in Income
    Change in Unrealized
Appreciation/
Depreciation on
Derivatives Recognized
in Income
 
Foreign Exchange Contracts    Net realized gains/(losses) on forward currency contracts / change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments    $ 135,288      $   
Equity Contracts    Net realized gains/(losses) on futures contracts / change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments      (897,273     76,998   

 

3. Related Party Transactions

The Manager provides investment advisory and management services for the Fund. The Manager has retained an independent money management organization (the “Subadviser”) to make investment decisions on behalf of the Fund. Pursuant to a subadvisory agreement between the Manager and BlackRock Investment Management, LLC (“BlackRock Investment”), BlackRock Investment provides investment advisory services as the Subadviser for the Fund subject to the general supervision of the Trustees and the Manager. The Manager is entitled to a fee, computed daily and paid monthly, based on the average daily net assets of the Fund. Expenses incurred by the Fund for investment advisory and management services are reflected on the Statement of Operations as “Manager fees.” For its services, the Subadviser is entitled to a fee payable by the Manager. The Manager has contractually agreed to waive fees and reimburse the Fund to limit the annual expenses, excluding interest expense (e.g., cash overdraft fees), taxes, brokerage commissions, other expenditures that are capitalized in accordance with GAAP and other extraordinary expenses not incurred in the ordinary course of the Fund’s business, based on the daily net assets of the Fund, through April 30, 2013.

 

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AZL International Index Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements, continued

December 31, 2011

 

For the year ended December 31, 2011, the annual rate due to the Manager and the annual expense limit were as follows:

 

     Annual Rate     Annual Expense Limit*  

AZL International Index Fund

     0.35     0.77

 

  * Prior to May 1, 2011, the Annual Expense Limit was 0.70%.

Any amounts contractually waived or reimbursed by the Manager in a particular fiscal year will be subject to repayment by the Fund to the Manager to the extent that from time to time through the next three fiscal years the repayment will not cause the Fund’s expenses to exceed the stated limit during the respective year. Any amounts recouped by the Manager during the period are reflected on the Statement of Operations as “Recoupment of prior expenses reimbursed by the Manager.” At December 31, 2011, the contractual reimbursements that are subject to repayment by the Fund in subsequent years were as follows:

 

     Expires
12/31/2012
     Expires
12/31/2013
     Expires
12/31/2014
 

AZL International Index Fund

   $ 138,328       $ 309,793       $ 322,520   

In addition, the Manager may voluntarily waive or reimburse additional fees in order to maintain more competitive expense ratios. Any voluntary waivers or reimbursements are not subject to repayment in subsequent years. Information on the total amount waived/reimbursed by the Manager or repaid to the Manager by the Fund during the period can be found on the Statement of Operations. During the year ended December 31, 2011, there were no voluntary waivers.

Pursuant to separate agreements between the Funds and the Manager, the Manager provides a Chief Compliance Officer (“CCO”) and certain compliance oversight and regulatory filing services to the Trust. Under these agreements the Manager is entitled to an amount equal to a portion of the compensation and certain other expenses related to the individuals performing the CCO and compliance oversight services, as well as $75 per hour for time incurred in connection with the preparation and filing of certain documents with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fees are paid to the Manager on a quarterly basis. The total expenses incurred by the Fund for these services are reflected on the Statement of Operations as “Administrative and compliance services fees.”

Citi Fund Services Ohio, Inc. (“Citi” or the “Administrator”), a wholly owned subsidiary of Citigroup, Inc., with which an officer of the Trust is affiliated, serves as the Trust’s administrator, transfer agent, and fund accountant, and assists the Trust in all aspects of its administration and operation. The Administrator is entitled to a Trust-wide asset-based fee, which is based on the following schedule: 0.05% of daily average net assets on the first $4 billion, 0.04% of daily average net assets on the next $2 billion, 0.02% of daily average net assets on the next $2 billion and 0.01% of daily average net assets over $8 billion. The overall Trust-wide fees are accrued daily and paid monthly and are subject to a minimum annual fee. In addition, the Administrator is entitled to annual account fees related to the transfer agency system, an annual fee for each additional class of shares of any Fund, certain annual fees in supporting fair value services, and a Trust-wide annual fee for providing infrastructure and support in implementing the written policies and procedures comprising the Fund’s compliance program. Fees payable to the Administrator are subject to certain reductions associated with services provided to new funds. The Administrator is also reimbursed for certain expenses incurred. The total expenses incurred by the Fund for these services are reflected on the Statement of Operations as “Administration fees.”

Allianz Life Financial Services, LLC (“ALFS”), an affiliate of the Manager, serves as distributor of the Fund and receives 12b-1 fees directly from the Fund, plus a Trust-wide annual fee of $42,500, paid by the Manager from its profits and not by the Trust, for recordkeeping and reporting services.

The Trust has adopted a distribution and service plan in conformance with Rule 12b-1of the 1940 Act. Pursuant to this plan, the Fund is authorized to pay certain fees for the sale and distribution of its shares and services provided to its shareholders at an annual rate not to exceed 0.25% of the Fund’s average daily net assets. These fees are reflected on the Statement of Operations as “Distribution fees.”

In addition, certain legal fees and expenses are paid to a law firm, Dorsey & Whitney LLP, of which the Secretary of the Fund is a partner. During the year ended December 31, 2011, $5,313 was paid from the Fund relating to these fees and expenses.

Certain Officers and Trustees of the Trust are affiliated with the Manager or the Administrator. Such Officers (except for the Trust’s CCO as noted above) and Trustees receive no compensation from the Trust for serving in their respective roles. For their service to the Trust and to the Allianz Variable Insurance Products Fund of Funds Trust, each non-interested Trustee

 

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AZL International Index Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements, continued

December 31, 2011

 

receives a $36,000 annual Board retainer and a $8,000 meeting fee for each regular in-person Board meeting and a $4,000 meeting fee for each Committee meeting. In addition, Trustees may receive compensation for special meetings and telephonic meetings. Also, the Trustees are reimbursed for certain expenses associated with attending Board meetings. Compensation to the Trustees is allocated between the Trust and the Allianz Variable Insurance Products Fund of Funds Trust in proportion to the assets under management of each Trust. During the year ended December 31, 2011, actual Trustee compensation was $924,000 in total for both Trusts.

 

4. Investment Valuation Summary

The valuation techniques employed by the Fund, as described below, maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs in determining fair value. The inputs used for valuing the Fund’s investments are summarized in the three broad levels listed below:

 

   

Level 1 — quoted prices in active markets for identical assets

   

Level 2 — other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayments speeds, credit risk, etc.)

   

Level 3 — significant unobservable inputs (including the Fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments)

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

Security prices are generally provided by an independent third party pricing service approved by the Trust’s Board of Trustees (“Trustees”) as of the close of the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) (generally 4:00 pm EST). Equity securities are valued at the last quoted sale price or, if there is no sale, the last quoted bid price is used for long securities and the last quoted ask price is used for securities sold short. Securities listed on NASDAQ Stock Market, Inc. (“NASDAQ”) are valued at the official closing price as reported by NASDAQ. In each of these situations, valuations are typically categorized as a Level 1 in the fair value hierarchy. Investments in open-end investment companies are valued at their respective net asset value as reported by such companies and are typically categorized as Level 1 in the fair value hierarchy.

Debt and other fixed income securities are generally valued at an evaluated bid price provided by an independent pricing source approved by the Trustees. To value debt securities, pricing services may use various pricing techniques which take into account appropriate factors such as market activity, yield, quality, coupon rate, maturity, type of issue, trading characteristics, call features, credit ratings and other data, as well as broker quotes. Short term securities of sufficient credit quality with sixty days or less remaining until maturity may be valued at amortized cost, which approximates fair value. In each of these situations, valuations are typically categorized as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy.

Exchange traded futures contracts are valued at the last sales price as of the close of the primary exchange and are typically categorized as Level 1 in the fair value hierarchy. Forward currency contracts are generally valued at the foreign currency exchange rate as of the close of the NYSE and are typically categorized as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy.

Other assets and securities for which market quotations are not readily available, or are deemed unreliable are valued at fair value as determined in good faith by the Trustees or persons acting on the behalf of the Trustees. Fair value pricing may be used for significant events such as securities whose trading has been suspended, whose price has become stale or for which there is no currently available price at the close of the NYSE. Depending on the source and relative significance of valuation inputs, these instruments may be classified as Level 2 or Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy. The Fund utilizes a pricing service to assist in determining the fair value of securities when certain significant events occur that may affect the value of foreign securities.

In accordance with procedures adopted by the Trustees, fair value pricing may be used if events materially affecting the value of foreign securities occur between the time when the exchange on which they are traded closes and the time when the Fund’s net asset value is calculated. Management identifies possible fluctuation in international securities by monitoring the increase or decrease in the value of a designated benchmark index. In the event of an increase or decrease greater than predetermined levels, the Fund may use a systematic valuation model provided by an independent third party to fair value its international equity securities which are then typically categorized as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy.

 

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AZL International Index Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements, continued

December 31, 2011

 

The following is a summary of the valuation inputs used as of December 31, 2011 in valuing the Fund’s investments based upon the three levels defined above:

 

     Level 1     Level 2      Level 3     Total  

Investment Securities:

        

Common Stocks:

        

Airlines

  $ 33,432      $ 617,439       $      $ 650,871   

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure

    76,359        3,522,553                3,598,912   

All Other Common Stocks+

           367,764,077                367,764,077   

Preferred Stocks+

           1,797,382                1,797,382   

Securities Held as Collateral for Securities on Loan

           7,754,081                7,754,081   

Unaffiliated Investment Company

    3,524,709                       3,524,709   
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Investment Securities

    3,634,500        381,455,532                385,090,032   
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Other Financial Instruments:*

        

Futures Contracts

    77,613                       77,613   
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Investments

  $ 3,712,113        381,455,532                385,167,645   
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

  + For detailed industry descriptions, see the accompanying Schedule of Portfolio Investments.

 

  * Other Financial Instruments would include any derivative instruments, such as futures contracts and forward currency contracts. These investments are generally recorded in the financial statements at the unrealized gain or loss on the investment.

As of December 31, 2011, the Fund held securities that were valued in good faith pursuant to procedures approved by the Board of Trustees. The BGP Holdings plc common stock was valued at $0.

The Fund recognizes significant transfers between fair value hierarchy levels at the reporting period end. There were no significant transfers between Levels 1, 2 or 3 as of December 31, 2011.

In May 2011, the FASB issued ASU No. 2011-04 “Amendments to Achieve Common Fair Value Measurement and Disclosure Requirements in U.S. GAAP and IFRS”. ASU 2011-04 includes common requirements for measurement of and disclosure about fair value between U.S. GAAP and IFRS. ASU 2011-04 will require reporting entities to disclose quantitative information about the unobservable inputs used in the fair value measurements categorized within Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy. In addition, ASU 2011-04 will require reporting entities to make disclosures about amounts and reasons for all transfers in and out of Level 1 and Level 2 fair value measurements. The new and revised disclosures are effective for interim and annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2011. Adoption of ASU 2011-04 will have no effect on the Fund’s net assets. At this time, management is evaluating the impact of ASU 2011-04 on the financial statement disclosures.

 

5. Security Purchases and Sales

For the year ended December 31, 2011, cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of securities (excluding securities maturing less than one year from acquisition) were as follows:

 

     Purchases      Sales  

AZL International Index Fund

   $ 146,951,776       $ 44,345,445   

 

6. Federal Income Tax Information

It is the Fund’s policy to continue to comply with the requirements of the Internal Revenue Code under Subchapter M, applicable to regulated investment companies, and to distribute all of its taxable income, including any net realized gains on investments, to its shareholders. Therefore, no provision is made for federal income taxes.

Management of the Funds has reviewed tax positions taken in tax years that remain subject to examination by all major tax jurisdictions, including federal (i.e., the last four tax year ends and the interim tax period since then, as applicable). Management believes that there is no tax liability resulting from unrecognized tax benefits related to uncertain tax positions taken.

 

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ALLIANZ VARIABLE INSURANCE PRODUCTS TRUST

AZL International Index Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements, continued

December 31, 2011

 

Cost for federal income tax purposes at December 31, 2011 is $404,024,486. The gross unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on a tax basis is as follows:

 

Unrealized appreciation

  $ 26,499,054   

Unrealized depreciation

    (45,433,508
 

 

 

 

Net unrealized depreciation

  $ (18,934,454
 

 

 

 

As of the end of its tax year ended December 31, 2011, the Fund has capital loss carry forwards (“CLCFs”) as summarized in the table below. Under the provisions of the Regulated Investment Company Modernization Act of 2010, CLCFs that originated in a tax year that began before December 23, 2010 (pre-effective CLCFs) may be carried forward, subject to certain limitations, and applied to offset future capital gains, and thus reduce the amount of distributable capital gains, for up to eight succeeding tax years, after which any unutilized CLCFs expire. Pre-effective CLCFs are applied as short-term capital loss regardless of whether the originating capital loss was short term or long term. CLCFs that originate in tax years beginning after December 22, 2010 (post-effective CLCFs), are applied consistent with the character in which they originated as a new loss on the first day of the immediately succeeding tax year, and thus take precedent over the application of pre-effective CLCFs. Post-effective CLCFs can be carried forward indefinitely.

Pre-effective CLCFs subject to expiration:

 

     Expires
12/31/2015
     Expires
12/31/2016
 

AZL International Index Fund

   $ 42,254,215       $ 55,890,176   

During the year ended December 31, 2011, the Fund utilized $2,378,268 in CLCFs to offset capital gains.

The tax character of dividends paid to shareholders during the year ended December 31, 2011 were as follows:

 

     Ordinary
Income
     Net
Long-Term
Capital Gains
     Total
Distributions(a)
 

AZL International Index Fund

   $ 4,835,521       $       $ 4,835,521   

 

  (a) Total distributions paid may differ from the Statements of Changes in Net Assets because dividends are recognized when actually paid for tax purposes.

The tax character of dividends paid to shareholders during the year ended December 31, 2010 were as follows:

 

     Ordinary
Income
     Net
Long-Term
Capital Gains
     Total
Distributions(a)
 

AZL International Index Fund

   $ 5,286,322       $       $ 5,286,322   

 

  (a) Total distributions paid may differ from the Statements of Changes in Net Assets because dividends are recognized when actually paid for tax purposes.

As of December 31, 2011, the components of accumulated earnings on a tax basis were as follows:

 

     Undistributed
Ordinary
Income
     Accumulated
Capital and
Other Losses
    Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)(a)
    Total
Accumulated
Earnings/
(Deficit)
 

AZL International Index Fund

   $ 9,744,959       $ (98,144,391   $ (18,876,968   $ (107,276,400

 

  (a) The differences between book-basis and tax-basis unrealized appreciation/depreciation is attributable primarily to tax deferral of losses on wash sales.

 

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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

The Shareholders and Board of Trustees of

Allianz Variable Insurance Products Trust:

We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities of AZL International Index Fund (the “Fund”) of the Allianz Variable Insurance Products Trust, including the schedule of portfolio investments, as of December 31, 2011, and the related statement of operations for the year then ended, the statements of changes in net assets for each of the years in the two-year period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the periods in the three-year period then ended. These financial statements and financial highlights are the responsibility of the Fund’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements and financial highlights based on our audits.

We conducted our audits 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 and financial highlights are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of December 31, 2011, by correspondence with the custodian and brokers or by other appropriate auditing procedures where replies from brokers were not received. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

In our opinion, the financial statements and financial highlights referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Fund as of December 31, 2011, the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the years in the two-year period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the periods in the three-year period then ended, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.

KPMG LLP

Columbus, Ohio

February 24, 2012

 

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Other Information (Unaudited)

A description of the policies and procedures that the Fund uses to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities is available, without charge, upon request, by visiting the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (“Commission”) website at www.sec.gov, or by calling 800-624-0197.

Information regarding how the Fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30th is available (i) without charge, upon request, by calling 800-624-0197; (ii) on the Allianz Variable Insurance Products Trust’s website at https://www.allianzlife.com; and (iii) on the Commission’s website at http://www.sec.gov.

The Fund files complete Schedules of Portfolio Holdings with the Commission for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. Schedules of Portfolio Holdings for the Fund in this report are available without charge on the Commission’s website at http://www.sec.gov, or may be reviewed and copied at the Commission’s Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. Information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 800-SEC-0330.

 

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Approval of Investment Advisory and Subadvisory Agreements (Unaudited)

The Allianz Variable Insurance Products Trust (the “Trust”) is a manager-of-managers fund. That means that the Trust’s Manager (“Allianz Investment Management LLC”) is responsible for monitoring the various Subadvisers that have day-to-day responsibility for the decisions made for each of the Trust’s investment portfolios. The Trust’s Manager is responsible for determining, in the first instance, which investment advisers to consider recommending for selection as a Subadviser.

In reviewing the services provided by the Manager and the terms of the investment management agreement, the Board receives and reviews information related to the Manager’s experience and expertise in the variable insurance marketplace. Currently, the Funds are offered only through variable annuities and variable life insurance policies, and not in the retail fund market. In addition, the Board receives information regarding the Manager’s expertise with regard to portfolio diversification and asset allocation requirements within variable insurance products issued by Allianz Life Insurance Company of North America and its subsidiary, Allianz Life Insurance Company of New York. Currently, the Funds are offered only through Allianz Life and Allianz of New York variable products.

The Trust’s Manager has adopted policies and procedures to assist it in the process of analyzing each potential Subadviser with expertise in particular asset classes for purposes of making the recommendation that a specific investment adviser be selected. The Trust’s Board reviews and considers the information provided by the Manager in deciding which investment advisers to select. After an investment adviser becomes a Subadviser, a similarly rigorous process is instituted by the Manager to monitor the investment performance and other responsibilities of the Subadviser. The Manager reports to the Trust’s Board on its analysis at the regular meetings of the Board, which are held at least quarterly. Where warranted, the Manager will add or remove a particular Subadviser from a “watch” list that it maintains. Watch list criteria include, for example: (a) Fund performance over various time periods; (b) Fund risk issues, such as changes in key personnel involved with Fund management, changes in investment philosophy or process, or “capacity” concerns; and (c) organizational risk issues, such as regulatory, compliance or legal concerns, or changes in the ownership of the Subadviser. The Manager may place a Fund on the watch list for other reasons, and if so, will explain its rationale to the Trustees. Funds which are on the watch list are subject to special scrutiny of the Manager and the Board of Trustees. Funds may be removed from such watch list, if for example, performance improves or regulatory matters are satisfactorily resolved. However, in some situations where Funds which have been on the watch list, the Manager has recommended the retention of a new Subadviser, and the Board of Trustees has subsequently approved new Subadvisory Agreements with such Subadvisers.

In assessing the Manager’s and Subadvisers’ (collectively, the “Advisory Organizations”), performance of their obligations, the Board considers whether there has occurred a circumstance or event that would constitute a reason for it to not renew an advisory contract. In this regard, the Board is mindful of the potential disruption of a Fund’s operations and various risks, uncertainties and other effects that could occur as a result of a decision to terminate or not renew a contract.

As required by the Investment Company Act of 1940 (“1940 Act”), the Trust’s Board has reviewed and approved the Trust’s Investment Management Agreement with the Manager (the “Advisory Agreement”) and portfolio management agreements (the “Subadvisory Agreements”) with the Subadvisers. The Board’s decision to approve these contracts reflects the exercise of its business judgment on whether to approve new arrangements and continue the existing arrangements. During its review of these contracts, the Board considers many factors, among the most material of which are: the Fund’s investment objectives and long term performance; the Advisory Organizations’ management philosophy, personnel, and processes, including their compliance history and the adequacy of their compliance processes; the preferences and expectations of Fund shareholders (and underlying contract owners) and their relative sophistication; the continuing state of competition in the mutual fund industry; and comparable fees in the mutual fund industry.

The Board also considers the compensation and benefits received by the Advisory Organizations. This includes fees received for services provided to the Fund by affiliated persons of the Advisory Organizations and research services received by the Advisory Organizations from brokers that execute Fund trades, as well as advisory fees. The Board considered the fact that: (1) the Manager and the Trust are parties to an Administrative Service Agreement, a Compliance Services Agreement, and a Chief Compliance Officer Agreement, under which the Manager is compensated by the Trust for performing certain administrative and compliance services including providing an employee of the Manager or one of its affiliates to act as the Trust’s Chief Compliance Officer; and (2) Allianz Life Financial Services, LLC, an affiliated person of the Manager, is a registered securities broker-dealer and receives (along with its affiliated persons) payments made by the Trust pursuant to Rule 12b-1.

 

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The Board is aware that various courts have interpreted provisions of the 1940 Act and have indicated in their decisions that the following factors may be relevant to an adviser’s compensation: the nature and quality of the services provided by the adviser, including the performance of the fund; the adviser’s cost of providing the services; the extent to which the adviser may realize “economies of scale” as the fund grows larger; any indirect benefits that may accrue to the adviser and its affiliates as a result of the adviser’s relationship with the fund; performance and expenses of comparable funds; and the extent to which the independent Board members are fully informed about all facts bearing on the adviser’s service and fee. The Trust’s Board is aware of these factors and takes them into account in its review of the Trust’s advisory contracts.

The Board considered and weighed these circumstances in light of its experience in governing the Trust and working with the Advisory Organizations on matters relating to the Funds, and is assisted in its deliberations by the advice of legal counsel to the Independent Trustees. In this regard, the Board requests and receives a significant amount of information about the Funds and the Advisory Organizations. Some of this information is provided at each regular meeting of the Board; additional information is provided in connection with the particular meeting or meetings at which the Board’s formal review of an advisory contract occurs. In between regularly scheduled meetings, the Board may receive information on particular matters as the need arises. Thus, the Board’s evaluation of an advisory contract is informed by reports covering such matters as: an Advisory Organization’s investment philosophy, personnel, and processes; the Fund’s short- and long-term performance (in absolute terms as well as in relationship to its benchmark(s), certain competitor or “peer group” funds and similar funds managed by the particular Subadviser), and comments on the reasons for performance; the Fund’s expenses (including the advisory fee itself and the overall expense structure of the Fund, both in absolute terms and relative to similar and/or competing funds, with due regard for contractual or voluntary expense limitations); the use and allocation of brokerage commissions derived from trading the Fund’s portfolio securities; the nature and extent of the advisory and other services provided to the Fund by the Advisory Organizations and their affiliates; compliance and audit reports concerning the Funds and the companies that service them; and relevant developments in the mutual fund industry and how the Funds and/or Advisory Organizations are responding to them.

The Board also receives financial information about Advisory Organizations, including reports on the compensation and benefits the Advisory Organizations derive from their relationships with the Funds. These reports cover not only the fees under the advisory contracts, but also fees, if any, received for providing other services to the Funds. The reports also discuss any indirect or “fall out” benefits an Advisory Organization may derive from its relationship with the Funds.

The Advisory and Subadvisory Agreements (collectively, the “Agreements”) were most recently considered at Board of Trustees meetings held in the fall of 2011. Information relevant to the approval of such Agreements was considered at a telephonic Board of Trustees meeting on October 19, 2011, and at an “in person” Board of Trustees meeting held October 26, 2011. The Agreements were approved at the Board meeting of October 26, 2011. At such meeting the Board also approved an Expense Limitation Agreement between the Manager and the Trust for the period ending April 30, 2013. In connection with such meetings, the Trustees requested and evaluated extensive materials from the Manager, including performance and expense information for other investment companies with similar investment objectives derived from data compiled by an independent third party provider and other sources believed to be reliable by the Manager. Prior to voting, the Trustees reviewed the proposed approval/continuance of the Agreements with management and with experienced counsel who are independent of the Manager and received a memorandum from such counsel discussing the legal standards for their consideration of the proposed approvals/continuances. The independent (“disinterested”) Trustees also discussed the proposed approvals/continuances in a private session with such counsel at which no representatives of the Manager were present. In reaching their determinations relating to the approval and/or continuance of the Agreements, in respect of each Fund, the Trustees considered all factors they believed relevant. The Board based its decision to approve the Agreements on the totality of the circumstances and relevant factors, and with a view to past and future long-term considerations. Not all of the factors and considerations discussed above and below are necessarily relevant to every Fund, and the Board did not assign relative weights to factors discussed herein or deem any one or group of them to be controlling in and of themselves.

An SEC Rule requires that shareholder reports include a discussion of certain factors relating to the selection of investment advisers and the approval of advisory fees. The “factors” enumerated by the SEC are set forth below in italics, as well as the Board’s conclusions regarding such factors:

(1)  The nature, extent and quality of services provided by the Manager and Subadvisers.  The Trustees noted that the Manager, subject to the control of the Board of Trustees, administers each Fund’s business and other affairs. As the Trust is a manager of managers fund, the Manager is responsible for monitoring the various Subadvisers that have day-to-day responsibility for the decisions made for each of the Trust’s investment portfolios. The Trust’s Manager is responsible for determining, in the first instance, which investment advisers to consider recommending to the Board of Trustees for selection as a Subadviser.

 

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The Trustees noted that the Manager also provides the Trust and each Fund with such administrative and other services (exclusive of, and in addition to, any such services provided by any others retained by the Trust on behalf of the Funds) and executive and other personnel as are necessary for the operation of the Trust and the Funds. Except for the Trust’s Chief Compliance Officer, the Manager pays all of the compensation of Trustees and officers of the Trust who are employees of the Manager or its affiliates.

The Trustees considered the scope and quality of services provided by the Manager and the Subadvisers and noted that the scope of such services provided had expanded as a result of recent regulatory and other developments. The Trustees noted that, for example, the Manager and Subadvisers are responsible for maintaining and monitoring their own compliance programs, and these compliance programs have recently been refined and enhanced in light of new regulatory requirements. The Trustees considered the capabilities and resources which the Manager has dedicated to performing services on behalf of the Trust and its Funds. The quality of administrative and other services, including the Manager’s role in coordinating the activities of the Trust’s other service providers, also were considered. The Trustees concluded that, overall, they were satisfied with the nature, extent and quality of services provided (and expected to be provided) to the Trust and to each of the Funds under the Agreements.

(2)  The investment performance of the Funds, the Manager and the Subadvisers.  In connection with every in-person quarterly Board of Trustees meeting, Trustees receive extensive information on the performance results of each of the Funds. This includes, for example, performance information on all of the Funds for the previous quarter, and previous one, three and five-year periods, and since inception. (For Funds which have been in existence for less than five years, Trustees may receive performance information on comparable funds managed by the particular Subadviser for periods prior to the creation of a particular Fund.) Such performance information includes information on absolute total return, performance versus Subadvisers’ comparable fund(s), performance versus the appropriate benchmark(s), and performance versus peer groups. For example, in connection with the Board of Trustees meeting held October 26, 2011, the Manager reported that for the three year period ended June 30, 2011, ten Funds were in the top 40%, six were in the middle 20% and five were in the bottom 40%, and for the one year period ended June 30, 2011, nine Funds were in the top 40%, eight were in the middle 20%, and 11 were in the bottom 40%. The Manager also reported that for the five year period ended June 30, 2011, nine Funds were in the top 40%, three were in the middle 20%, and seven were in the bottom 40%. At the Board of Trustees meeting held October 26, 2011, the Trustees determined that the overall investment performance of the Funds was acceptable.

(3)  The costs of services to be provided and profits to be realized by the Manager and the Subadvisers and their affiliates from their relationship with the Funds.  The Manager has supplied information to the Board of Trustees pertaining to the level of investment advisory fees to which the Funds are subject. The Manager has agreed to temporarily “cap” Fund expenses at certain levels, and information is provided to Trustees setting forth “contractual” advisory fees and “actual” fees after taking expense caps into account. Based upon the information provided, the “actual” advisory fees payable by the Funds overall are generally comparable to the average level of fees paid by Fund peer groups. For the 29 Funds reviewed by the Board of Trustees in the fall of 2011, 24 Funds paid “actual” advisory fees in a percentage amount within the 65th percentile or lower for each Fund’s applicable category. The Trustees recognized that it is difficult to make comparisons of advisory fees because there are variations in the services that are included in the fees paid by other funds. The Board has concluded that the advisory fees to be paid to the Manager by the Funds are not unreasonable.

The Manager has also supplied information to the Board of Trustees pertaining to total Fund expenses (which includes advisory fees, the 25 basis point 12b-1 fee paid by the Funds, and other Fund expenses). As noted above, the Manager has agreed to “cap” Fund expenses at certain levels. Based upon the information provided, the overall total expense ratio ranking in 2012 for the 29 Funds was as follows: (1) 21 of the Funds had total expense rankings at or below the 50th percentile; (2) three of the Funds were between the 50th and 65th percentiles; (3) for three of the Funds with expense ranks above the 65th percentile, the Manager recommended, and the Board of Trustees approved, temporary management fee waivers effective May 1, 2012, which are expected to reduce such rankings to the 65th percentile or below; (4) for one Fund with an expense rank above the 65th percentile, the Manager expects such Fund to be below the 65th percentile in 2012 because of greater Fund assets; and (5) for one Fund with an expense rank above the 65th percentile, the Manager reported that the peer group makes for poor comparability.

The Manager has committed to providing the Funds with a high quality of service and working to reduce Fund expenses over time, particularly as the Funds grow larger. The Trustees concluded therefore that the expense ratios of the Funds were not unreasonable.

The Manager provided information concerning the profitability of the Manager’s investment advisory activities for the period from 2009 through June 30, 2011. The Trustees recognized that it is difficult to make comparisons of profitability from investment company advisory agreements because comparative information is not generally publicly available and is affected by numerous factors, including the structure of the particular adviser, the types of funds it manages, its business mix, numerous assumptions regarding allocation of expenses and the adviser’s capital structure and cost of capital. In considering

 

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profitability information, the Trustees considered the possible effect of certain fall-out benefits to the Manager and its affiliates. The Trustees focused on profitability of the Manager’s relationships with the Funds before taxes and distribution expenses. The Trustees recognized that the Manager should, in the abstract, be entitled to earn a reasonable level of profits for the services it provides to each Fund and, based on their review, concluded that they were satisfied that the Manager’s level of profitability from its relationship with the Funds was not excessive.

The Manager, on behalf of the Board of Trustees, endeavored to obtain information on the profitability of each Subadviser in connection with its relationship with the Fund or Funds which it subadvises. The Manager was unable to obtain meaningful profitability information from some of the unaffiliated Subadvisers. The Manager assured the Board of Trustees that the Agreements with the Subadvisers which are not affiliated with it were negotiated on an “arm’s length” basis, so that arguably, such profitability information should be less relevant. The Trustees were also provided with certain information on profitability for Subadvisers which are affiliated with the Manager. Trustees recognized the difficulty of allocating costs to multiple advisory accounts and products of a large advisory organization. Based upon the information provided, the Trustees determined that there was no evidence that the level of such profitability attributable to subadvising the Funds was excessive.

(4) and (5) The extent to which economies of scale would be realized as the Funds grow, and whether fee levels reflect these economies of scale. The Trustees noted that most of the advisory fee schedules for the Funds do not contain breakpoints that reduce the fee rate on assets above specified levels, although certain Subadvisory Agreements have such “breakpoints.” The Trustees recognized that breakpoints may be an appropriate way for the Manager to share its economies of scale, if any, with Funds that have substantial assets. However, they also recognized that there may not be a direct relationship between any economies of scale realized by Funds and those realized by the Manager as assets increase. The Trustees do not believe there is a uniform methodology for establishing breakpoints that give effect to Fund-specific service provided by the Manager. The Trustees noted that in the fund industry as a whole, as well as among funds similar to the Funds, there is no uniformity or pattern in the fees and asset levels at which breakpoints (if any) apply. Depending on the age, size, and other characteristics of a particular fund and its manager’s cost structure, different conclusions can be drawn as to whether there are economies of scale to be realized at any particular level of assets, notwithstanding the intuitive conclusion that such economies exist, or will be realized at some level of total assets. Moreover, because different managers have different cost structures and service models, it is difficult to draw meaningful conclusions from the breakpoints that may have been adopted by other funds. The Trustees also noted that the advisory agreements for many funds do not have breakpoints at all, or if breakpoints exist, they may be at asset levels significantly greater than those of the individual Funds. The Trustees also noted that the total assets in all of the Funds as of June 30, 2011 were approximately $6.2 billion, and that no single non-money market Fund had assets in excess of $428 million.

The Trustees noted that the Manager has agreed to temporarily “cap” Fund expenses at certain levels, which has the effect of reducing expenses as would the implementation of advisory fee breakpoints. The Manager has committed to continue to consider the continuation of fee “caps” and/or advisory fee breakpoints as the Funds grow larger. The Board receives quarterly reports on the level of Fund assets. It expects to consider whether or not to approve the Agreements at a meeting to be held prior to December 31, 2012, and will at that time, or prior thereto, consider: (a) the extent to which economies of scale can be realized, and (b) whether the advisory fee should be modified to reflect such economies of scale, if any.

Having taken these factors into account, the Trustees concluded that the absence of breakpoints in certain of the Funds’ advisory fee rate schedules was acceptable under each Fund’s circumstances.

 

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Information about the Board of Trustees and Officers (Unaudited)

The Trust is managed by the Trustees in accordance with the laws of the state of Delaware governing business trusts. There are currently nine Trustees, two of whom are “interested persons” of the Trust within the meaning of that term under the 1940 Act. The Trustees and Officers of the Trust, their addresses, ages, their positions held with the Trust, their terms of office with the Trust and length of time served, their principal occupation(s) during the past five years, the number of portfolios in the Trust they oversee, and their other directorships held during the past five years are as follows:

Non-Interested Trustees(1)

 

Name, Address, and Age

  Positions
Held with
Allianz
VIP and VIP
FOF Trust
 

Term of
Office(2)/Length
of Time Served

 

Principal Occupation(s)
During Past 5 Years

  Number of
Portfolios
Overseen for
Allianz
VIP and VIP
FOF Trust
 

Other
Directorships
Held Outside the

AZL Fund Complex
During Past 5 Years

Peter R. Burnim, Age 64
5701 Golden Hills Drive

Minneapolis, MN 55416

  Trustee   Since 2/07   Managing Director iQ Venture Partners, Inc., 2005 to present; EVP Northstar Companies, 2002 to 2005; Senior Officer Citibank and Citicorp for over 25 years   42   Argus Group Holdings; Sterling Centrecorp Inc.; Highland Financial Holdings; and Bank of Bermuda NY

Peggy L. Ettestad, Age 54
5701 Golden Hills Drive

Minneapolis, MN 55416

  Trustee   Since 2/07   Managing Director, Red Canoe Management Consulting LLC, 2008 to present; Senior Managing Director, Residential Capital LLC, 2003 to 2008; Chief Operations Officer, Transamerica Reinsurance 2002 to 2003   42   Luther College

Roger Gelfenbien, Age 68
5701 Golden Hills Drive

Minneapolis, MN 55416

  Trustee   Since 10/99   Retired; Partner of Accenture 1983 to 1999   42   Virtus Funds
(8 Funds)

Claire R. Leonardi, Age 56
5701 Golden Hills Drive

Minneapolis, MN 55416

  Trustee   Since 2/04   Chief Executive Officer, Connecticut Innovations, 2012 to present; General Partner of Fairview Capital, L.P., 1994 to present   42   The Natural History Museum of the Adirondacks

Dickson W. Lewis, Age 63
5701 Golden Hills Drive

Minneapolis, MN 55416

  Trustee   Since 2/04   Vice President/General Manager, Yearbooks & Canada-Lifetouch National School Studios, 2006 to present; Vice President/General Manager of Jostens, Inc., 2002 to 2006; Senior Vice President of Fortis Group, 1997 to 2002; Consultant to Hartford Insurance Co., 2001   42   None

Peter W. McClean, Age 67
5701 Golden Hills Drive

Minneapolis, MN 55416

  Trustee   Since 2/04   Retired; President and CEO of Measurisk, LLC, 2001 to 2003; Chief Risk Management Officer at Bank Of Bermuda Ltd., 1996 to 2001   42   PNMAC Opportunity Fund; Northeast Bank; and FHI

Arthur C. Reeds III, Age 67
5701 Golden Hills Drive

Minneapolis, MN 55416

  Trustee   Since 10/99   Retired; Senior Investment Officer, Hartford Foundation for Public Giving, 2000 to 2003; Chairman, Chief Executive and President of Conning Corp., 1999 to 2000; Investment Consultant 1997 to 1999   42   Connecticut Water Service, Inc.

 

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Interested Trustees(3)

 

Name, Address, and Age

  Positions
Held with
Allianz
VIP and VIP
FOF Trust
 

Term of
Office(2)/Length
of Time Served

 

Principal Occupation(s)
During Past 5 Years

  Number of
Portfolios
Overseen for
Allianz
VIP and VIP
FOF Trust
 

Other
Directorships
Held Outside the

Fund Complex
During Past 5 Years

Robert DeChellis, Age 44
5701 Golden Hills Drive

Minneapolis, MN 55416

  Trustee   Since 3/08   President and CEO, Allianz Life Financial Services, LLC, 2007 to present; Senior Vice President of Marketing and Product Innovation, 2006 to 2007; Executive Vice President, Travelers Life 2004 to 2005; Executive Vice President, Jackson National Life Distributors, Inc. 2002 to 2004.   42   None

Brian Muench, Age 41

5701 Golden Hills Drive

Minneapolis, MN 55416

  Trustee   Since 6/11   President, Allianz Investment Management LLC from November 2010 to present; Vice President, Vice President, Advisory Management, Allianz Investment Management LLC from December 2005 to November 2010; Assistant Vice President, Investments, Allianz Life from February 2002 to November 2005.   42   None

Officers

 

Name, Address, and Age

  

Positions
Held with
Allianz
VIP and VIP

FOF Trust

   Term of
Office(2)/Length
of Time Served
  

Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years

Brian Muench, Age 41

5701 Golden Hills Drive

Minneapolis, MN 55416

   President    Since 11/10    President, Allianz Investment Management LLC from November 2010 to present; Vice President, Allianz Life from April 2011, to present; Vice President, Advisory Management, Allianz Investment Management LLC from December 2005 to November 2010; Assistant Vice President, Investments, Allianz Life from February 2002 to November 2005.

Michael Radmer, Age 66

Dorsey & Whitney LLP,

Suite 1500

50 South Sixth Street

Minneapolis, MN 55402-1498

   Secretary    Since 2/04    Partner, Dorsey and Whitney LLP since 1976.

Ty Edwards, Age 45

Citi Fund Services Ohio, Inc.

3435 Stelzer Road

Columbus, OH 43219

   Treasurer, Principal Accounting Officer and Principal Financial Officer    Since 4/10    Senior Vice President, Financial Administration, Citi Fund Services Ohio, Inc., December 2009 to present; Director, Product Management, Columbia Management, April 2007 to April 2009; Deputy Treasurer, Columbia Funds and Director, Fund Administration, Columbia Management, January 2006 to April 2007; Vice President, Fund Administration, Columbia Management, July 2002 to December 2005.

Stephen G. Simon, Age 43
5701 Golden Hills Drive

Minneapolis, MN 55416

   Chief Compliance Officer(4) and Anti Money Laundering Compliance Officer    Since 11/06    Chief Compliance Officer, Allianz Investment Management LLC, July 2004 to present; President, Simon Compliance Consulting Ltd, May 2004 to July 2004; Compliance Counsel, Advantus Capital Management, Inc., January 2002 to May 2004.

 

  (1) Member of the Audit Committee.

 

  (2) Indefinite.

 

  (3) Is an “interested person”, as defined by the 1940 Act, due to employment by Allianz.

 

  (4) The Manager and the Trust are parties to a Chief Compliance Officer Agreement under which the Manager is compensated by the Trust for providing an employee of the Manager or one of its affiliates to act as the Trust’s Chief Compliance Officer. The Chief Compliance Officer and Anti Money Laundering Compliance Officer is not considered a corporate officer or executive employee of the Trust.

 

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The Allianz VIP Funds are distributed by Allianz Life Financial Services, LLC.   
These Funds are not FDIC Insured.    ANNRPT1211 2/12


AZL® Invesco Equity and Income Fund

(formerly AZL® Van Kampen Equity and Income Fund)

Annual Report

December 31, 2011

 

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Table of Contents

Management Discussion and Analysis

Page 1

Expense Examples and Portfolio Composition

Page 3

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

Page 4

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

Page 13

Statement of Operations

Page 13

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

Page 14

Financial Highlights

Page 15

Notes to the Financial Statements

Page 16

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

Page 24

Other Federal Income Tax Information

Page 25

Other Information

Page 26

Approval of Investment Advisory and Subadvisory Agreements

Page 27

Information about the Board of Trustees and Officers

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This report is submitted for the general information of the shareholder of the Fund. The report is not authorized for distribution to prospective investors in the Fund unless preceded or accompanied by an effective prospectus, which contains details concerning the sales charges and other pertinent information.


AZL® Invesco Equity and Income Fund Review (unaudited)

(formerly AZL®Van Kampen Equity and Income Fund)

 

Allianz Investment Management LLC serves as the Manager for the AZL® Invesco Equity and Income Fund and Invesco Advisers, Inc. serves as Subadviser to the Fund.

What factors affected the Fund’s performance during the year ended December 31, 2011?

For the year ended December 31, 2011, the AZL® Invesco Equity and Income Fund returned –2.18% compared to a 2.11% and 7.84% total return for its benchmarks, the S&P 500 Index1 and the Barclays Capital U.S. Aggregate Bond Index2, respectively.

The financial markets faced a challenging year. Investors grew increasingly concerned over the size and scope of the European sovereign debt crisis, and over the deficit issues facing the U.S. government. Political upheaval in the Middle East and northern Africa and a devastating earthquake and tsunami in Japan also contributed to investors’ uneasiness. Corporate earnings remained strong, but were often overshadowed by investor concerns about continuing high unemployment and a weak housing market in the U.S. Stocks and fixed-income investments posted mixed results in that environment.

In the Fund’s equity portfolio, stock selection in the consumer staples sector was the largest detractor from performance relative to the benchmark. Stock selection in the energy sector also negatively affected performance, particularly due to holdings in certain gas equipment service companies and exploration and production firms. An overweight position in the technology sector dragged on performance relative to the benchmark, as did individual stock selection within that sector. In addition, the Fund was hurt by exposure to stocks in the hardware and equipment industry.*

The equity portion of the Fund’s portfolio benefited in relative terms from an underweight position in the financial sector, which was the

worst performing sector in the benchmark during the year. Strong stock selection in the materials and telecommunications sectors also benefited relative performance.*

Within the fixed-income portion of the portfolio, the Fund benefited from exposure to investment-grade corporate, U.S. Treasury and agency bonds. Those gains, however, were largely offset by the Fund’s allocation to convertible securities. Convertible bonds were very sensitive to movements in the equity markets during the year, which led to weak performance.*

Currency forward contracts were used during the year for the sole purpose of hedging currency exposure of the U.S.-dollar-denominated American Depositary Receipts in the Fund.*

Past performance does not guarantee future results.

 

* The Fund’s portfolio composition is subject to change. There is no guarantee that any sectors mentioned will continue to perform well or that securities in such sectors will be held by the Fund in the future. The information contained in this commentary is for informational purposes only and should not be construed as a recommendation to purchase or sell securities in the sector mentioned. The Fund’s holdings and weightings are as of December 31, 2011.
1 

The Standard & Poor’s 500 Index (“S&P 500”) is representative of 500 selected common stocks, most of which are listed on the New York Stock Exchange, and is a measure of the U.S. Stock market as a whole.

2 

The Barclays Capital U.S. Aggregate Bond Index is a market value-weighted performance benchmark for investment-grade fixed-rate debt issues, including government, corporate, asset-backed, and mortgage-backed securities, with maturities of at least one year.

Investors cannot invest directly in an index.

 

 

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AZL® Invesco Equity and Income Fund Review (unaudited)

 

Fund Objective

The Fund’s investment objective is to seek the highest possible income consistent with safety of principal, with long-term growth of capital as an important secondary objective. This objective may be changed by the Trustees of the Fund without shareholder approval. The Fund seeks to achieve its objective by investing at least 65% of its total assets in income-producing equity securities.

Investment Concerns

Equity securities (stocks) are more volatile and carry more risk than other forms of investments, including investments in high-grade fixed income securities. The net asset value per share of this Fund will fluctuate as the value of the securities in the portfolio changes.

Bonds offer a relatively stable level of income, although bond prices will fluctuate providing the potential for principal gain or loss. Intermediate-term, higher-quality bonds generally offer less risk than longer-term bonds and a lower rate of return.

The Fund is subject to the risk that principal value reacts in opposition to the movement of interest rates and that a rising interest rate environment increases the risk of loss of principal.

International investing may involve risk of capital loss from unfavorable fluctuations in currency values, from differences in generally accepted accounting principles or from economic or political instability in other nations.

Emerging market investing may be subject to additional economic, political, liquidity, and currency risks not associated with more developed countries.

For a complete description of these and other risks associated with investing in a mutual Fund, please refer to the Fund’s prospectus.

Growth of a $10,000 Investment

 

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The chart above represents a comparison of a hypothetical investment in the Fund versus a similar investment in the Fund’s benchmarks, and represents the reinvestment of dividends and capital gains in the Fund.

Average Annual Total Returns as of December 31, 2011

 

     1
Year
    3
Year
    5
Year
    Since
Inception
(5/3/04)
 

AZL® Invesco Equity and Income Fund

     –2.18     10.32     1.04     4.29

S&P 500 Index

     2.11     14.11     –0.25     3.66

Barclays Capital U.S. Aggregate Bond Index

     7.84     6.77     6.50     5.69

Past performance does not guarantee future results. The performance data quoted represents past performance and current returns may be lower or higher. The investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed may be worth more or less than the original cost. To obtain performance information current to the most recent month end, please visit www.Allianzlife.com.

Expense Ratio2

 

     Gross  

AZL® Invesco Equity and Income Fund

     1.11

The above expense ratios are based on the current Fund prospectus dated May 1, 2011. The Manager voluntarily reduced the management fee to 0.70% on the first $100 million of assets, 0.675% on the next $100 million, and 0.65% on assets above $200 million. The Manager and the Fund have entered into a written contract limiting operating expenses, excluding certain expenses (such as interest expense), to 1.20% through April 30, 2013. Additional information pertaining to the December 31, 2011 expense ratios can be found in the financial highlights.

 

1 

The hypothetical $10,000 investment for the S&P 500 Index and the Barclays Capital U.S. Aggregate Bond Index is calculated from April 30, 2004.

2

Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses are incurred indirectly by the Fund through the valuation of the Fund’s investments in the Permitted Underlying Funds. Accordingly, Acquired Fees and Expenses affect the Fund’s total returns. Because these fees and expenses are not included in the Fund’s financial highlights, the Fund’s total annual fund operating expenses do not correlate to the ratios of expenses to average net assets shown in the financial highlights table. Without Acquired Fund Fees and expenses the Fund’s gross ratio would be 1.10%.

The total return of the Fund does not reflect the effect of any insurance charges, the annual maintenance fee or the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares. Such charges, fees and tax payments would reduce the performance quoted.

The Fund’s performance is measured against the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index (“S&P 500”) and the Barclays Capital U.S. Aggregate Bond Index. The S&P 500 is representative of 500 selected common stocks, most of which are listed on the New York Stock Exchange, and is a measure of the U.S. Stock market as a whole. The Barclays Capital U.S. Aggregate Bond Index is a market value-weighted performance benchmark for investment-grade fixed-rate debt issues, including government, corporate, asset-backed, and mortgage-backed securities, with maturities of at least one year. These indices are unmanaged and do not reflect the deduction of fees associated with a mutual fund, such as investment management and fund accounting fees. The Fund’s performance reflects the deduction of fees for services provided to the Fund.

Investors cannot invest directly in an index.

 

 

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AZL Invesco Equity and Income Fund

Expense Examples

(Unaudited)

 

As a shareholder of the AZL Invesco Equity and Income Fund (the “Fund”), you incur ongoing costs, including management fees, distribution fees, and other Fund expenses. These examples are 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. Please note that the expenses shown in the tables are meant to highlight your ongoing cost only. Therefore, the examples are useful in comparing ongoing cost only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher. Please note that the expenses that apply to subaccounts of the insurance contracts were included, your costs would have been higher.

These examples are based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the periods presented below.

The Actual Expense table below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information below, 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 table under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.

 

     Beginning
Account Value

7/1/11
     Ending
Account Value

12/31/11
     Expense Paid
During Period*

7/1/11 - 12/31/11
     Annualized
Expense Ratio
During Period**

7/1/11 - 12/31/11
 

AZL Invesco Equity and Income Fund

   $ 1,000.00       $ 943.50       $ 4.95         1.01

The Hypothetical Expense table below provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year 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 this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of other funds.

 

     Beginning
Account Value
7/1/11
     Ending
Account Value
12/31/11
     Expense Paid
During Period*
7/1/11 - 12/31/11
     Annualized
Expense Ratio
During Period**
7/1/11 - 12/31/11
 

AZL Invesco Equity and Income Fund

   $ 1,000.00       $ 1,020.11       $ 5.14         1.01

 

  * Expenses are equal to the average account value times the Fund’s annualized expense ratio multiplied by the number of days in the most recent fiscal half-year divided by the number of days in the fiscal year.
  ** Excludes expense paid indirectly.

Portfolio Composition

(Unaudited)

 

Investments

   Percent of
net assets+
 

Financials

     15.8

Unaffiliated Investment Company

     13.2   

Health Care

     12.6   

Information Technology

     10.4   

Energy

     9.3   

Consumer Discretionary

     8.6   

Consumer Staples

     8.5   

U.S. Treasury Obligations

     6.6   

Industrials

     6.5   

Securities Held as Collateral for Securities on Loan

     4.9   

Investments

   Percent of
net assets+
 

Telecommunication Services

     3.0

Utilities

     3.0   

Materials

     1.3   

U.S. Government Agency Mortgages

     0.5   

Exchange Traded Fund

     0.2   

Municipal Bond

     0.0   

Sovereign Bonds

     0.0   
  

 

 

 

Total

     104.4
  

 

 

 
 

 

  + Investments are shown as a percentage of net assets, not total investments. As such the total may not equal 100%. For more information about the investments, please see the Schedule of Portfolio Investments.

 

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ALLIANZ VARIABLE INSURANCE PRODUCTS TRUST

AZL Invesco Equity and Income Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

December 31, 2011

 

Shares           Fair
Value
 
     
     

 

Common Stocks (61.9%):

  

 

Beverages (1.0%):

  

  44,617      

Coca-Cola Co. (The)

   $ 3,121,851   
  22,876      

PepsiCo, Inc.

     1,517,823   
     

 

 

 
        4,639,674   
     

 

 

 

 

Capital Markets (1.7%):

  

  235,301      

Charles Schwab Corp. (The)

     2,649,489   
  55,975      

Northern Trust Corp.

     2,219,968   
  61,044      

State Street Corp.

     2,460,684   
     

 

 

 
        7,330,141   
     

 

 

 

 

Chemicals (0.7%):

  

  34,940      

PPG Industries, Inc.

     2,917,141   
     

 

 

 

 

Commercial Banks (3.9%):

  

  100,001      

BB&T Corp.^

     2,517,025   
  71,096      

Comerica, Inc.

     1,834,277   
  172,731      

Fifth Third Bancorp

     2,197,138   
  93,171      

PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.^

     5,373,172   
  81,667      

U.S. Bancorp

     2,209,092   
  116,384      

Wells Fargo & Co.

     3,207,543   
     

 

 

 
        17,338,247   
     

 

 

 

 

Commercial Services & Supplies (0.4%):

  

  57,024      

Cintas Corp.^

     1,985,005   
     

 

 

 

 

Computers & Peripherals (1.4%):

  

  185,407      

Dell, Inc.*

     2,712,505   
  140,887      

Hewlett-Packard Co.

     3,629,249   
     

 

 

 
        6,341,754   
     

 

 

 

 

Diversified Financial Services (3.7%):

  

  167,484      

Citigroup, Inc.

     4,406,504   
  360,659      

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

     11,991,912   
     

 

 

 
        16,398,416   
     

 

 

 

 

Diversified Telecommunication Services (0.9%):

  

  96,379      

Verizon Communications, Inc.

     3,866,726   
     

 

 

 

 

Electric Utilities (2.7%):

  

  120,473      

American Electric Power Co., Inc.

     4,976,739   
  63,152      

Edison International

     2,614,493   
  25,439      

Entergy Corp.

     1,858,319   
  58,069      

FirstEnergy Corp.

     2,572,457   
     

 

 

 
        12,022,008   
     

 

 

 

 

Energy Equipment & Services (1.6%):

  

  50,037      

Baker Hughes, Inc.

     2,433,799   
  41,262      

Cameron International Corp.*

     2,029,678   
  37,758      

Schlumberger, Ltd.

     2,579,249   
     

 

 

 
        7,042,726   
     

 

 

 

 

Food & Staples Retailing (1.5%):

  

  132,340      

SYSCO Corp.

     3,881,532   
  90,551      

Walgreen Co.

     2,993,616   
     

 

 

 
        6,875,148   
     

 

 

 
Shares           Fair
Value
 
     

 

Common Stocks, continued

  

 

Food Products (2.3%):

  

  102,557      

Archer-Daniels Midland Co.

   $ 2,933,130   
  80,847      

Kraft Foods, Inc., Class A

     3,020,444   
  126,895      

Unilever NV, NYS

     4,361,381   
     

 

 

 
        10,314,955   
     

 

 

 

 

Health Care Equipment & Supplies (0.9%):

  

  105,688      

Medtronic, Inc.

     4,042,566   
     

 

 

 

 

Health Care Providers & Services (2.5%):

  

  51,899      

Cardinal Health, Inc.

     2,107,619   
  34,575      

CIGNA Corp.

     1,452,150   
  42,463      

HCA Holdings, Inc.*

     935,460   
  126,424      

UnitedHealth Group, Inc.

     6,407,168   
     

 

 

 
        10,902,397   
     

 

 

 

 

Household Durables (0.1%):

  

  33,949      

Sony Corp., Sponsored ADR

     612,440   
     

 

 

 

 

Household Products (2.2%):

  

  22,739      

Energizer Holdings, Inc.*

     1,761,818   
  117,528      

Procter & Gamble Co. (The)

     7,840,293   
     

 

 

 
        9,602,111   
     

 

 

 

 

Industrial Conglomerates (4.3%):

  

  705,232      

General Electric Co.

     12,630,705   
  137,897      

Tyco International, Ltd.

     6,441,169   
     

 

 

 
        19,071,874   
     

 

 

 

 

Insurance (2.7%):

  

  36,672      

Chubb Corp. (The)^

     2,538,436   
  293,798      

Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc.

     9,289,893   
     

 

 

 
        11,828,329   
     

 

 

 

 

Internet Software & Services (1.9%):

  

  224,655      

eBay, Inc.*^

     6,813,786   
  88,725      

Yahoo!, Inc.*

     1,431,134   
     

 

 

 
        8,244,920   
     

 

 

 

 

IT Services (1.3%):

  

  99,078      

Amdocs, Ltd.*

     2,826,695   
  150,754      

Western Union Co.

     2,752,768   
     

 

 

 
        5,579,463   
     

 

 

 

 

Machinery (0.7%):

  

  101,535      

Ingersoll-Rand plc

     3,093,771   
     

 

 

 

 

Media (4.8%):

  

  248,340      

Comcast Corp., Class A^

     5,888,142   
  60,446      

Time Warner Cable, Inc.

     3,842,552   
  137,607      

Time Warner, Inc.

     4,973,117   
  141,781      

Viacom, Inc., Class B

     6,438,275   
     

 

 

 
        21,142,086   
     

 

 

 

 

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels (7.1%):

  

  104,243      

Anadarko Petroleum Corp.

     7,956,868   
  40,120      

Devon Energy Corp.

     2,487,440   
  45,090      

Exxon Mobil Corp.

     3,821,828   
  83,913      

Hess Corp.

     4,766,259   
  33,340      

Occidental Petroleum Corp.

     3,123,958   
 

 

continued

 

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ALLIANZ VARIABLE INSURANCE PRODUCTS TRUST

AZL Invesco Equity and Income Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments, continued

December 31, 2011

 

     
Shares or
Principal
Amount
         
Fair
Value
 
     

 

Common Stocks, continued

  

 

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels, continued

  

  88,626      

Royal Dutch Shell plc, ADR

   $ 6,477,674   
  634      

Sunoco, Inc.

     26,007   
  81,742      

Williams Cos., Inc. (The)

     2,699,121   
     

 

 

 
        31,359,155   
     

 

 

 

 

Personal Products (1.0%):

  

  252,497      

Avon Products, Inc.

     4,411,123   
     

 

 

 

 

Pharmaceuticals (5.3%):

  

  27,439      

Abbott Laboratories

     1,542,895   
  169,857      

Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.^

     5,985,761   
  24,395      

Eli Lilly & Co.

     1,013,856   
  15,105      

Hospira, Inc.*^

     458,739   
  152,246      

Merck & Co., Inc.

     5,739,674   
  395,299      

Pfizer, Inc.

     8,554,270   
     

 

 

 
        23,295,195   
     

 

 

 

 

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment (1.5%):

  

  221,078      

Applied Materials, Inc.

     2,367,745   
  107,578      

Intel Corp.

     2,608,767   
  207,661      

STMicroelectronics NV

     1,226,328   
  109,984      

STMicroelectronics NV, NYS

     652,205   
     

 

 

 
        6,855,045   
     

 

 

 

 

Software (1.4%):

  

  241,592      

Microsoft Corp.

     6,271,728   
     

 

 

 

 

Specialty Retail (1.2%):

  

  123,590      

Home Depot, Inc.

     5,195,724   
     

 

 

 

 

Wireless Telecommunication Services (1.2%):

  

  194,865      

Vodafone Group plc, Sponsored ADR

     5,462,066   
     

 

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks (Cost $246,476,581)

     274,041,934   
     

 

 

 

 

Preferred Stocks (1.4%):

  

 

Commercial Banks (0.3%):

  

  13,608      

KeyCorp, Series A^

     1,435,644   
     

 

 

 

 

Diversified Financial Services (0.0%):

  

  3,370      

Nielsen Holdings NV

     194,828   
     

 

 

 

 

Health Care Providers & Services (0.4%):

  

  1,310      

HealthSouth Corp., Series A

     1,149,525   
  9,754      

Omnicare Capital Trust II

     449,903   
     

 

 

 
        1,599,428   
     

 

 

 

 

Multi-Utilities (0.20%):

  

  22,092      

Centerpoint Energy, Inc.,
9/15/29

     758,032   
     

 

 

 

 

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels (0.3%):

  

  27,346      

El Paso Energy Capital Trust I

     1,252,789   
     

 

 

 

 

Road & Rail (0.2%):

  

  91,449      

Swift Mandatory Common Exchange Security Trust(a)

     783,370   
     

 

 

 

 

Total Preferred Stocks (Cost $5,598,739)

     6,024,091   
     

 

 

 

 

Convertible Bonds (10.3%):

  

 

Biotechnology (1.4%):

  

$ 1,252,000      

Amylin Pharmaceuticals, Inc.,
3.00%, 6/15/14

     1,114,280   
    
Principal
Amount
          Fair
Value
 
     

 

Convertible Bonds, continued

  

 

Biotechnology, continued

  

$ 347,000      

Dendreon Corp.,
2.88%, 1/15/16

   $ 243,334   
  2,903,000      

Gilead Sciences, Inc.,
Series D, 1.63%, 5/1/16

     3,321,106   
  1,744,000      

Invitrogen Corp.,
1.50%, 2/15/24

     1,744,000   
     

 

 

 
        6,422,720   
     

 

 

 

 

Capital Markets (0.7%):

  

  1,747,000      

Affiliated Managers Group, Inc., 3.95%, 8/15/38, Callable 8/15/13 @ 100

     1,895,495   
  1,200,000      

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The),
1.00%, 3/15/17, Callable 3/13/15 @ 100, MTN(a)

     1,058,450   
     

 

 

 
        2,953,945   
     

 

 

 

 

Communications Equipment (1.0%):

  

  1,106,000      

Ciena Corp.,
4.00%, 3/15/15(a)

     1,086,645   
  2,529,000      

Lucent Technologies Corp.,
2.88%, 6/15/25

     2,219,197   
     

 

 

 
  983,000      

TW Telecom, Inc.,
2.38%, 4/1/26, Callable 4/6/13 @ 100

     1,157,483   
     

 

 

 
        4,463,325   
     

 

 

 

 

Computers & Peripherals (0.8%):

  

  3,608,000      

Sandisk Corp.,
1.00%, 5/15/13

     3,513,290   
     

 

 

 

 

Construction Materials (0.3%):

  

  2,000,000      

Cemex SAB de C.V.,
4.88%, 3/15/15^

     1,305,000   
     

 

 

 

 

Diversified Telecommunication Services (0.3%):

  

  793,000      

JDS Uniphase Corp.,
1.00%, 5/15/26, Callable 5/20/13 @ 100^

     779,123   
  400,000      

JDS Uniphase Corp., 1.00%, 5/15/26(a)

     388,500   
     

 

 

 
        1,167,623   
     

 

 

 

 

Energy Equipment & Services (0.2%):

  

  1,000,000      

Helix Energy Solutions Group, Inc.,
3.25%, 12/15/25, Callable 12/20/12 @ 100

     1,002,500   
     

 

 

 

 

Health Care Equipment & Supplies (0.9%):

  

  1,890,000      

LifePoint Hospitals, Inc.,
3.50%, 5/15/14

     1,932,525   
  503,000      

NuVasive, Inc.,
2.75%, 7/1/17

     366,561   
  1,252,000      

Teleflex, Inc.,
3.88%, 8/1/17

     1,505,530   
     

 

 

 
        3,804,616   
     

 

 

 
 

 

continued

 

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ALLIANZ VARIABLE INSURANCE PRODUCTS TRUST

AZL Invesco Equity and Income Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments, continued

December 31, 2011

 

    
Principal
Amount
          Fair
Value
 
     

 

Convertible Bonds, continued

  

 

Health Care Providers & Services (0.3%):

  

$ 416,000      

Omnicare, Inc.,
3.75%, 12/15/25

   $ 578,240   
  771,000      

Omnicare, Inc.,
3.25%, 12/15/35

     707,392   
     

 

 

 
        1,285,632   
     

 

 

 

 

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure (1.1%):

  

  2,049,000      

International Game Technology, Inc.,
3.25%, 5/1/14^(a)

     2,425,504   
  2,693,000      

MGM Resorts International,
4.25%, 4/15/15^

     2,554,983   
     

 

 

 
        4,980,487   
     

 

 

 

 

Internet & Catalog Retail (0.3%):

  

  1,209,700      

Liberty Media Corp.,
3.13%, 3/30/23

     1,353,352   
     

 

 

 

 

Machinery (0.3%):

  

  836,000      

Linear Technology Corp.,
Series A, 3.00%, 5/1/27, Callable 5/1/14 @ 100

     853,765   
  460,000      

Linear Technology Corp.,
3.00%, 5/1/27(a)

     469,775   
     

 

 

 
        1,323,540   
     

 

 

 

 

Media (0.6%):

  

  1,317,000      

Gaylord Entertainment Co.,
3.75%, 10/1/14(a)

     1,465,163   
  641,000      

Interpublic Group of Cos., Inc. (The),
4.25%, 3/15/23, Callable 3/15/12 @ 100

     648,211   
  480,000      

Interpublic Group of Cos., Inc. (The),
4.75%, 3/15/23, Callable 3/15/13 @ 100

     526,800   
     

 

 

 
        2,640,174   
     

 

 

 

 

Pharmaceuticals (0.6%):

  

  1,094,000      

Endo Pharmaceuticals Holdings, Inc.,
1.75%, 4/15/15

     1,431,772   
  885,000      

Salix Pharmaceuticals, Ltd.,
2.75%, 5/15/15

     1,144,969   
     

 

 

 
        2,576,741   
     

 

 

 

 

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment (0.6%):

  

  1,003,000      

Micron Technology, Inc.,
Series A, 1.50%, 8/1/31, Callable 8/5/15 @ 100(a)

     900,192   
  663,000      

Novellus Systems, Inc.,
2.63%, 5/15/41(a)

     793,943   
  452,000      

Xilinx, Inc.,
3.13%, 3/15/37

     513,020   
    
Principal
Amount
          Fair
Value
 
     

 

Convertible Bonds, continued

  

 

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment, continued

  

$ 512,000      

Xilinx, Inc.,
3.13%, 3/15/37(a)

   $ 581,120   
     

 

 

 
        2,788,275   
     

 

 

 

 

Software (0.4%):

  

  592,000      

Cadence Design Systems, Inc.,
1.50%, 12/15/13

     583,860   
  901,000      

Symantec Corp.,
1.00%, 6/15/13^

     1,003,489   
     

 

 

 
        1,587,349   
     

 

 

 

 

Thrifts & Mortgage Finance (0.1%):

  

  990,000      

MGIC Investment Corp.,
5.00%, 5/1/17

     595,238   
     

 

 

 

 

Wireless Telecommunication Services (0.4%):

  

  1,691,000      

SBA Communications Corp.,
1.88%, 5/1/13

     1,908,716   
     

 

 

 

 

Total Convertible Bonds (Cost $46,032,694)

     45,672,523   
     

 

 

 

 

Corporate Bonds (4.0%):

  

 

Aerospace & Defense (0.0%):

  

  65,000      

Raytheon Co.,
1.63%, 10/15/15

     65,445   
     

 

 

 

 

Airlines (0.0%):

  

  105,000      

Continental Airlines
2010-A, Class A,
4.75%, 1/12/21^

     107,100   
  84,894      

Delta Air Lines, Inc.,
6.20%, 7/2/18

     90,412   
     

 

 

 
        197,512   
     

 

 

 

 

Automobiles (0.0%):

  

  55,000      

Daimler Finance LLC,
7.30%, 1/15/12

     55,102   
     

 

 

 

 

Beverages (0.1%):

  

  20,000      

Anheuser-Busch InBev NV Worldwide, Inc.,
5.38%, 11/15/14

     22,223   
  135,000      

Anheuser-Busch InBev NV Worldwide, Inc.,
3.63%, 4/15/15

     143,754   
  80,000      

FBG Finance, Ltd.,
5.13%, 6/15/15(a)

     87,065   
     

 

 

 
        253,042   
     

 

 

 

 

Capital Markets (0.4%):

  

  120,000      

Bear Stearns Co., Inc.,
7.25%, 2/1/18

     140,682   
  305,000      

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The), 6.15%, 4/1/18

     314,787   
  175,000      

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The), 5.25%, 7/27/21

     170,719   
  140,000      

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The), 6.75%, 10/1/37

     130,272   
 

 

continued

 

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ALLIANZ VARIABLE INSURANCE PRODUCTS TRUST

AZL Invesco Equity and Income Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments, continued

December 31, 2011

 

    
Principal
Amount
          Fair
Value
 
     

 

Corporate Bonds, continued

  

 

Capital Markets, continued

  

$ 175,000      

Jefferies Group, Inc.,
6.88%, 4/15/21

   $ 157,500   
  70,000      

Merrill Lynch & Co.,
6.88%, 4/25/18

     69,016   
  235,000      

Morgan Stanley,
4.00%, 7/24/15

     220,372   
  295,000      

Morgan Stanley,
3.45%, 11/2/15

     271,604   
  120,000      

Morgan Stanley,
5.75%, 1/25/21

     111,937   
     

 

 

 
        1,586,889   
     

 

 

 

 

Commercial Banks (0.2%):

  

  28,000      

AT&T, Inc.,
5.35%, 9/1/40

     31,497   
  75,000      

Enterprise Products Partners LP, 6.50%, 1/31/19

     87,336   
  105,000      

HBOS plc,
6.75%, 5/21/18(a)

     84,188   
  50,000      

PNC Funding Corp.,
6.70%, 6/10/19

     61,002   
  185,000      

U.S. Bancorp,
2.00%, 6/14/13^

     188,018   
  250,000      

U.S. Bank NA,
3.78%, 4/29/20, Callable 4/29/15 @ 100(b)

     257,440   
  230,000      

Wells Fargo & Co.,
5.63%, 12/11/17

     262,092   
     

 

 

 
        971,573   
     

 

 

 

 

Commercial Services & Supplies (0.1%):

  

  195,000      

Cintas Corp.,
2.85%, 6/1/16

     199,981   
  135,000      

Waste Management, Inc.,
5.00%, 3/15/14^

     144,680   
     

 

 

 
        344,661   
     

 

 

 

 

Communications Equipment (0.0%):

  

  45,000      

Juniper Networks, Inc.,
4.60%, 3/15/21

     47,688   
     

 

 

 

 

Computers & Peripherals (0.0%):

  

  195,000      

Hewlett-Packard Co.,
2.63%, 12/9/14

     196,718   
     

 

 

 

 

Consumer Finance (0.1%):

  

  140,000      

Capital One Financial Corp., 6.75%, 9/15/17

     156,872   
  200,000      

GMAC, Inc.,
2.20%, 12/19/12

     203,814   
  165,000      

HSBC Finance Corp.,
7.00%, 5/15/12

     168,077   
     

 

 

 
        528,763   
     

 

 

 
    
Principal
Amount
          Fair
Value
 
     

 

Corporate Bonds, continued

  

 

Diversified Financial Services (0.9%):

  

$ 295,000      

Bank of America Corp.,
5.75%, 12/1/17

   $ 278,634   
  175,000      

Bank of America Corp.,
5.65%, 5/1/18

     166,732   
  180,000      

Charles Schwab Corp. (The),
4.45%, 7/22/20

     190,451   
  1,000,000      

Citibank NA,
1.75%, 12/28/12

     1,015,284   
  1,050,000      

Citigroup Funding, Inc.,
2.25%, 12/10/12

     1,069,500   
  135,000      

Citigroup, Inc.,
6.13%, 11/21/17

     144,076   
  220,000      

Citigroup, Inc.,
8.50%, 5/22/19

     258,959   
  115,000      

ERAC USA Finance Co.,
2.75%, 7/1/13(a)

     116,940   
  185,000      

General Electric Capital Corp., 4.65%, 10/17/21, MTN

     193,078   
  120,000      

JPMorgan Chase & Co.,
6.00%, 1/15/18

     133,882   
  65,000      

JPMorgan Chase & Co.,
6.30%, 4/23/19

     73,621   
  150,000      

JPMorgan Chase & Co.,
4.40%, 7/22/20

     153,182   
  130,000      

PNC Funding Corp.,
5.13%, 2/8/20

     146,896   
     

 

 

 
        3,941,235   
     

 

 

 

 

Diversified Telecommunication Services (0.1%):

  

  1,000      

AT&T, Inc.,
8.00%, 11/15/31

     1,413   
  65,000      

Verizon Communications, Inc., 3.00%, 4/1/16^

     68,067   
  65,000      

Verizon Communications, Inc., 6.35%, 4/1/19

     79,203   
  120,000      

Verizon Communications, Inc., 8.95%, 3/1/39

     192,175   
  90,000      

Verizon Communications, Inc., 4.75%, 11/1/41^

     96,861   
     

 

 

 
        437,719   
     

 

 

 

 

Electric Utilities (0.1%):

  

  175,000      

Louisville Gas & Electric Co.,
1.63%, 11/15/15

     175,896   
  125,000      

Ohio Power Co.,
Series M, 5.38%, 10/1/21

     143,387   
     

 

 

 
        319,283   
     

 

 

 

 

Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components (0.0%):

  

  10,000      

Corning, Inc.,
6.63%, 5/15/19

     12,068   
  20,000      

Corning, Inc.,
7.25%, 8/15/36, Callable 8/15/26 @ 100

     24,127   
     

 

 

 
        36,195   
     

 

 

 
 

 

continued

 

7


ALLIANZ VARIABLE INSURANCE PRODUCTS TRUST

AZL Invesco Equity and Income Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments, continued

December 31, 2011

 

    
Principal
Amount
          Fair
Value
 
     

 

Corporate Bonds, continued

  

 

Energy Equipment & Services (0.0%):

  

$ 45,000      

Texas East Transmission,
7.00%, 7/15/32

   $ 57,393   
     

 

 

 

 

Food & Staples Retailing (0.1%):

  

  117,712      

CVS Pass-Through Trust,
6.04%, 12/10/28

     122,501   
  19,141      

CVS Pass-Through Trust,
8.35%, 7/10/31(a)

     23,426   
  185,000      

Safeway, Inc.,
3.95%, 8/15/20^

     182,693   
  15,000      

Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.,
6.50%, 8/15/37

     20,722   
     

 

 

 
        349,342   
     

 

 

 

 

Food Products (0.1%):

  

  85,000      

Corn Products International, Inc., 6.63%, 4/15/37

     101,059   
  85,000      

GlaxoSmithKline plc,
5.65%, 5/15/18

     102,307   
  85,000      

Kraft Foods, Inc.,
5.38%, 2/10/20

     98,077   
  135,000      

Kraft Foods, Inc.,
7.00%, 8/11/37

     180,353   
  15,000      

Kraft Foods, Inc.,
6.88%, 2/1/38

     19,862   
     

 

 

 
        501,658   
     

 

 

 

 

Health Care Equipment & Supplies (0.1%):

  

  95,000      

Boston Scientific Corp.,
4.50%, 1/15/15

     99,694   
  130,000      

CareFusion Corp.,
4.13%, 8/1/12

     131,975   
     

 

 

 
        231,669   
     

 

 

 

 

Health Care Providers & Services (0.2%):

  

  220,000      

Aetna, Inc.,
3.95%, 9/1/20

     227,615   
  335,000      

Express Scripts, Inc.,
5.25%, 6/15/12

     341,333   
  75,000      

Medco Health Solutions, Inc., 2.75%, 9/15/15

     75,424   
  135,000      

WellPoint, Inc.,
4.35%, 8/15/20

     145,833   
     

 

 

 
        790,205   
     

 

 

 

 

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure (0.1%):

  

  170,000      

Expedia, Inc.,
5.95%, 8/15/20

     171,434   
  225,000      

Wyndham Worldwide Corp., 5.63%, 3/1/21

     232,327   
  20,000      

Yum! Brands, Inc.,
6.25%, 3/15/18

     23,436   
  60,000      

Yum! Brands, Inc.,
5.30%, 9/15/19

     67,130   
     

 

 

 
        494,327   
     

 

 

 
    
Principal
Amount
          Fair
Value
 
     

 

Corporate Bonds, continued

  

 

Household Products (0.1%):

  

  350,000      

Pentair, Inc.,
5.00%, 5/15/21, Callable 2/15/21 @ 100

   $ 369,450   
  225,000      

Tupperware Corp.,
4.75%, 6/1/21, Callable
3/1/21 @ 100(a)

     225,448   
     

 

 

 
        594,898   
     

 

 

 

 

Industrial Conglomerates (0.3%):

  

  1,200,000      

General Electric Capital Corp.,
Series G,
2.63%, 12/28/12, MTN

     1,228,722   
  75,000      

General Electric Capital Corp.,
Series G,
6.00%, 8/7/19, MTN

     86,147   
  160,000      

General Electric Co.,
5.25%, 12/6/17

     183,642   
     

 

 

 
        1,498,511   
     

 

 

 

 

Insurance (0.1%):

  

  115,000      

CNA Financial Corp.,
5.88%, 8/15/20^

     118,134   
  75,000      

Pacific Life Corp.,
6.00%, 2/10/20(a)

     79,823   
  70,000      

Travelers Cos., Inc. (The),
5.35%, 11/1/40

     80,874   
     

 

 

 
        278,831   
     

 

 

 

 

Media (0.3%):

  

  135,000      

Comcast Corp.,
5.70%, 5/15/18

     155,352   
  20,000      

Cox Communications, Inc.,
8.38%, 3/1/39(a)

     26,779   
  430,000      

DIRECTV Holdings LLC/DIRECTV Financing Co., Inc.,
7.63%, 5/15/16, Callable 5/15/12 @ 103.81

     456,338   
  80,000      

NBCUniversal Media LLC,
2.10%, 4/1/14

     81,318   
  65,000      

NBCUniversal Media LLC,
5.15%, 4/30/20

     72,369   
  75,000      

NBCUniversal Media LLC,
5.95%, 4/1/41

     88,156   
  160,000      

Time Warner Cable, Inc.,
5.88%, 11/15/40, Callable 5/15/40 @ 100

     173,162   
  40,000      

Time Warner, Inc.,
5.88%, 11/15/16

     46,169   
  60,000      

Time Warner, Inc.,
8.75%, 2/14/19

     76,616   
     

 

 

 
        1,176,259   
     

 

 

 

 

Metals & Mining (0.0%):

  

  115,000      

Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold, Inc., 8.38%, 4/1/17, Callable
4/1/12 @ 104.19

     122,187   
     

 

 

 
 

 

continued

 

8


ALLIANZ VARIABLE INSURANCE PRODUCTS TRUST

AZL Invesco Equity and Income Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments, continued

December 31, 2011

 

    
Principal
Amount
          Fair
Value
 
     

 

Corporate Bonds, continued

  

 

Multi-Utilities (0.0%):

  

$ 40,000      

NiSource Finance Corp.,
6.80%, 1/15/19

   $ 46,850   
     

 

 

 

 

Multiline Retail (0.0%):

  

  90,000      

Macy’s Retail Holdings, Inc., 5.35%, 3/15/12

     90,617   
     

 

 

 

 

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels (0.1%):

  

  35,000      

Enterprise Products Operating LP,
5.25%, 1/31/20

     38,644   
  50,000      

Hess Corp.,
5.60%, 2/15/41

     55,864   
  300,000      

Morgan Stanley,
3.80%, 4/29/16

     276,394   
  45,000      

Spectra Energy Capital Corp.,
7.50%, 9/15/38

     58,553   
     

 

 

 
        429,455   
     

 

 

 

 

Paper & Forest Products (0.0%):

  

  125,000      

International Paper Co.,
6.00%, 11/15/41, Callable
5/15/41 @ 100

     135,702   
     

 

 

 

 

Pharmaceuticals (0.1%):

  

  110,000      

Express Scripts, Inc.,
3.13%, 5/15/16^

     110,610   
  95,000      

Merck & Co., Inc.,
5.00%, 6/30/19

     112,031   
  230,000      

Pfizer, Inc.,
6.20%, 3/15/19

     283,798   
     

 

 

 
        506,439   
     

 

 

 

 

Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) (0.1%):

  

  115,000      

Digital Realty Trust LP,
4.50%, 7/15/15^

     117,299   
  185,000      

Senior Housing Properties Trust,
4.30%, 1/15/16, Callable
10/15/15 @ 100

     182,326   
  75,000      

WEA Finance LLC,
7.13%, 4/15/18(a)

     83,822   
     

 

 

 
        383,447   
     

 

 

 

 

Road & Rail (0.1%):

  

  20,000      

CSX Corp.,
6.15%, 5/1/37

     24,051   
  140,000      

CSX Corp.,
5.50%, 4/15/41, Callable 10/15/40 @ 100

     158,578   
  105,000      

Ryder System, Inc.,
3.15%, 3/2/15, MTN

     107,905   
  20,000      

Union Pacific Corp.,
6.13%, 2/15/20

     24,482   
     

 

 

 
        315,016   
     

 

 

 

 

Software (0.0%):

  

  75,000      

Adobe Systems, Inc.,
4.75%, 2/1/20

     81,417   
     

 

 

 
    
Principal
Amount
          Fair
Value
 
     

 

Corporate Bonds, continued

  

 

Specialty Retail (0.1%):

  

$ 100,000      

Advance Auto Parts, Inc.,
5.75%, 5/1/20

   $ 109,516   
  140,000      

AutoZone, Inc.,
6.50%, 1/15/14

     153,796   
  155,000      

Best Buy Co., Inc.,
5.50%, 3/15/21, Callable
12/15/20 @ 100^

     148,270   
     

 

 

 
        411,582   
     

 

 

 

 

Thrifts & Mortgage Finance (0.0%):

  

  80,000      

Prudential Financial, Inc.,
Series D,
4.75%, 9/17/15, MTN

     84,472   
  20,000      

Prudential Financial, Inc., 7.38%, 6/15/19

     23,641   
  35,000      

Prudential Financial, Inc., 6.63%, 12/1/37

     38,325   
     

 

 

 
        146,438   
     

 

 

 

 

Wireless Telecommunication Services (0.1%):

  

  55,000      

American Tower Corp.,
4.63%, 4/1/15

     57,327   
  125,000      

American Tower Corp.,
4.50%, 1/15/18

     127,158   
  25,000      

SBC Communications, Inc.,
6.15%, 9/15/34

     29,656   
     

 

 

 
        214,141   
     

 

 

 

 

Total Corporate Bonds (Cost $17,151,582)

     17,838,209   
     

 

 

 

 

Yankee Dollars (1.4%):

  

 

Commercial Banks (0.5%):

  

  65,000      

Abbey National Treasury Services plc,
2.88%, 4/25/14

     60,596   
  100,000      

Abbey National Treasury Services plc,
3.88%, 11/10/14(a)

     93,851   
  85,000      

Abbey National Treasury Services plc,
4.00%, 4/27/16

     76,258   
  135,000      

Bank of Nova Scotia, NY,
2.38%, 12/17/13

     138,604   
  175,000      

Barclays Bank plc, 6.75%, 5/22/19

     194,009   
  110,000      

Barclays Bank plc,
5.14%, 10/14/20

     93,114   
  155,000      

BPCE SA,
2.38%, 10/4/13(a)

     150,125   
  95,000      

Commonwealth Bank of Australia, 5.00%, 10/15/19(a)

     100,751   
  255,000      

HSBC Bank plc,
4.13%, 8/12/20(a)

     251,625   
  250,000      

Lloyds TSB Bank plc,
4.88%, 1/21/16

     243,646   
  100,000      

Lloyds TSB Bank plc,
5.80%, 1/13/20(a)

     94,938   
 

 

continued

 

9


ALLIANZ VARIABLE INSURANCE PRODUCTS TRUST

AZL Invesco Equity and Income Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments, continued

December 31, 2011

 

    
Principal
Amount
          Fair
Value
 
     

 

Yankee Dollars, continued

  

 

Commercial Banks, continued

  

$ 100,000      

Royal Bank of Scotland plc,
4.88%, 3/16/15

   $ 95,618   
  100,000      

Santander U.S. Debt SA,
3.72%, 1/20/15(a)

     90,802   
  305,000      

Societe Generale,
2.50%, 1/15/14(a)

     282,430   
  100,000      

Standard Chartered plc,
3.85%, 4/27/15(a)

     100,646   
  160,000      

Westpac Banking Corp., NY,
2.10%, 8/2/13

     161,563   
     

 

 

 
     2,228,576   
     

 

 

 

 

Diversified Financial Services (0.2%):

  

  155,000      

Credit Suisse Group AG,
5.40%, 1/14/20

     146,190   
  30,000      

Credit Suisse, NY,
6.00%, 2/15/18

     29,587   
  100,000      

Credit Suisse, NY,
5.30%, 8/13/19

     103,131   
  125,000      

National Australia Bank,
3.75%, 3/2/15(a)

     128,994   
  180,000      

Nationwide Building Society,
6.25%, 2/25/20(a)

     178,592   
  180,000      

Rabobank Nederland NV,
4.75%, 1/15/20(a)

     189,076   
  60,000      

UBS AG Stamford CT,
5.88%, 12/20/17

     62,463   
     

 

 

 
     838,033   
     

 

 

 

 

Diversified Telecommunication Services (0.1%):

  

  75,000      

Deutsche Telekom International Finance BV,
6.00%, 7/8/19

     86,100   
  155,000      

Telecom Italia Capital SA,
7.00%, 6/4/18

     144,909   
     

 

 

 
     231,009   
     

 

 

 

 

Electric Utilities (0.0%):

  

  50,000      

Electricite de France,
4.60%, 1/27/20(a)

     51,104   
  100,000      

Enel Finance
International SA,
5.13%, 10/7/19(a)

     89,335   
     

 

 

 
     140,439   
     

 

 

 

 

Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components (0.0%):

  

  70,000      

Philips Electronics NV,
5.75%, 3/11/18

     80,183   
     

 

 

 

 

Food & Staples Retailing (0.0%):

  

  40,000      

Delhaize Group,
5.88%, 2/1/14

     43,415   
     

 

 

 

 

Food Products (0.0%):

  

  100,000      

Grupo Bimbo SAB de C.V.,
4.88%, 6/30/20(a)

     105,340   
     

 

 

 
    
Principal
Amount
          Fair
Value
 
     

 

Yankee Dollars, continued

  

 

Independent Power Producers & Energy Traders (0.0%):

  

$ 100,000      

Iberdrola Finance Ireland, Ltd.,
3.80%, 9/11/14(a)

   $ 99,839   
     

 

 

 

 

Insurance (0.0%):

  

  100,000      

AEGON NV,
4.63%, 12/1/15

     103,670   
     

 

 

 

 

Media (0.0%):

  

  100,000      

WPP Finance,
8.00%, 9/15/14

     111,391   
     

 

 

 

 

Metals & Mining (0.3%):

  

  100,000      

Anglo American Capital plc,
9.38%, 4/8/19(a)

     127,242   
  205,000      

ArcelorMittal,
3.75%, 8/5/15

     195,975   
  145,000      

ArcelorMittal,
9.85%, 6/1/19

     161,272   
  30,000      

ArcelorMittal,
5.50%, 3/1/21^

     27,537   
  30,000      

ArcelorMittal,
6.75%, 3/1/41

     26,977   
  155,000      

Barrick Gold Corp.,
2.90%, 5/30/16

     159,083   
  265,000      

Gold Fields Holdings Co., Ltd.,
4.88%, 10/7/20(a)

     233,980   
  100,000      

Rio Tinto Finance (USA), Ltd.,
9.00%, 5/1/19

     136,477   
  55,000      

Vale Overseas, Ltd.,
5.63%, 9/15/19^

     60,588   
  65,000      

Vale Overseas, Ltd.,
6.88%, 11/10/39

     74,451   
     

 

 

 
        1,203,582   
     

 

 

 

 

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels (0.1%):

  

  130,000      

Petroleos Mexicanos,
5.50%, 1/21/21

     141,050   
  40,000      

Shell International Finance B.V.,
3.10%, 6/28/15

     42,886   
     

 

 

 
        183,936   
     

 

 

 

 

Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) (0.1%):

  

  430,000      

Dexus Diversified Trust /Dexus Office Trust,
5.60%, 3/15/21(a)

     436,973   
     

 

 

 

 

Real Estate Management & Development (0.0%):

  

  30,000      

Brookfield Asset Management, Inc.,
7.13%, 6/15/12

     30,721   
     

 

 

 

 

Sovereign Bonds (0.0%):

  

  95,000      

Republic of Italy,
6.88%, 9/27/23

     91,523   
     

 

 

 

 

Wireless Telecommunication Services (0.1%):

  

  200,000      

America Movil SAB de C.V.,
2.38%, 9/8/16

     199,443   
     

 

 

 

 

Total Yankee Dollars (Cost $6,135,672)

     6,128,073   
     

 

 

 
 

 

continued

 

10


ALLIANZ VARIABLE INSURANCE PRODUCTS TRUST

AZL Invesco Equity and Income Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments, continued

December 31, 2011

 

    
Principal
Amount
          Fair
Value
 
     
     

 

Municipal Bond (0.0%):

  

 

Texas (0.0%):

  

$ 80,000      

Texas State Transportation Commission Revenue,
Series B, Build America Bonds, 5.03%, 4/1/26

   $ 92,423   
     

 

 

 

 

Total Municipal Bond (Cost $80,000)

     92,423   
     

 

 

 

 

U.S. Government Agency Mortgages (0.5%):

  

 

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (0.3%)

  

  250,000      

3.00%, 7/28/14^

     265,281   
  950,000      

4.88%, 6/13/18^

     1,144,675   
     

 

 

 
        1,409,956   
     

 

 

 

 

Federal National Mortgage Association (0.2%)

  

  540,000      

4.38%, 10/15/15

     610,194   
  185,000      

6.63%, 11/15/30

     274,013   
     

 

 

 
        884,207   
     

 

 

 

 
 

Total U.S. Government Agency Mortgages
(Cost $2,051,413)

     2,294,163   
     

 

 

 

 

U.S. Treasury Obligations (6.6%):

  

 

U.S. Treasury Bonds (1.4%)

  

  300,000      

6.63%, 2/15/27

     461,625   
  1,280,000      

3.50%, 2/15/39

     1,439,800   
  420,000      

4.25%, 5/15/39

     534,319   
  400,000      

4.38%, 11/15/39

     519,312   
  350,000      

4.63%, 2/15/40

     472,063   
  2,500,000      

4.25%, 11/15/40

     3,188,280   
     

 

 

 
        6,615,399   
     

 

 

 

 

U.S. Treasury Notes (5.2%)

  

  550,000      

0.88%, 2/29/12

     550,730   
  6,500,000      

1.00%, 4/30/12

     6,520,312   
  250,000      

4.38%, 8/15/12

     256,582   
  180,000      

4.13%, 8/31/12

     184,746   
  500,000      

1.38%, 1/15/13

     506,211   
  1,680,000      

2.75%, 10/31/13

     1,756,059   
  1,350,000      

1.75%, 3/31/14

     1,394,191   
    
Principal
Amount
          Fair
Value
 
     

 

U.S. Treasury Obligations, continued

  

 

U.S. Treasury Notes, continued

  

$ 200,000      

2.63%, 6/30/14

   $ 211,375   
  2,470,000      

2.25%, 1/31/15

     2,609,130   
  2,300,000      

2.50%, 3/31/15^

     2,452,375   
  3,500,000      

2.63%, 4/30/16

     3,786,836   
  6,000      

3.63%, 2/15/20

     6,959   
  1,500,000      

2.63%, 11/15/20

     1,614,843   
  85,000      

2.13%, 8/15/21

     87,178   
  500,000      

6.88%, 8/15/25

     770,000   
     

 

 

 
        22,707,527   
     

 

 

 

 
 

Total U.S. Treasury Obligations
(Cost $27,067,475)

     29,322,926   
     

 

 

 

 

Exchange Traded Fund (0.2%):

  

  39,187      

SPDR S&P Homebuilders^

     670,098   
     

 

 

 

 
 

Total Exchange Traded Fund
(Cost $662,601)

     670,098   
     

 

 

 

 

Securities Held as Collateral for Securities on Loan (4.9%):

  

$ 21,559,963      

Allianz Variable Insurance Products Securities Lending Collateral Trust(c)

     21,559,963   
     

 

 

 

 
 
 

Total Securities Held as Collateral for
Securities on Loan
(Cost $21,559,963)

     21,559,963   
     

 

 

 

 

Unaffiliated Investment Company (13.2%):

  

  58,438,001      

Dreyfus Treasury Prime Cash Management, 0.00%(d)

     58,438,001   
     

 

 

 

 
 

Total Unaffiliated Investment Company
(Cost $58,438,001)

     58,438,001   
     

 

 

 

 
 

Total Investment Securities
(Cost $431,254,721)+(e) — 104.4%

     462,082,404   

 

Net other assets (liabilities) — (4.4)%

     (19,686,053
     

 

 

 

 

Net Assets — 100.0%

   $ 442,396,351   
     

 

 

 
 

 

 

 

 

Percentages indicated are based on net assets as of December 31, 2011.

ADR—American Depositary Receipt

MTN—Medium Term Note

NYS—New York Shares

 

+ $440,522,441 of the total aggregate value of investment securities are segregated as available collateral for open forward currency contracts.

 

* Non-income producing security

 

^ This security or a partial position of the security was on loan as of December 31, 2011. The total value of securities on loan as of December 31, 2011 was $20,941,227.

 

(a) Rule 144A, Section 4(2) or other security which is restricted to resale to institutional investor. The sub-adviser has deemed these securities to be liquid based on procedures approved by the Board of Trustees.

 

(b) Variable rate security. The rate presented represents the rate in effect at December 31, 2011. The date presented represents the final maturity date.

 

continued

 

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Schedule of Portfolio Investments, continued

December 31, 2011

 

(c) Purchased with cash collateral held from securities lending. The value of the collateral could include collateral held for securities that were sold on or before December 31, 2011.

 

(d) The rate represents the effective yield at December 31, 2011.

 

(e) See Federal Tax Information listed in the Notes to the Financial Statements.

As of December 31, 2011, the Fund’s open forward currency contracts were as follows:

 

Short Contracts

   Counterparty      Delivery
Date
     Contract
Amount
     Fair
Value
     Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
 

Deliver 2,551,201 British Pound in exchange for U.S. Dollar

     State Street         1/12/12       $  3,993,076       $ 3,960,803       $ 32,273   

Deliver 1,749,141 European Euro in exchange for U.S. Dollar

     State Street         1/12/12         2,353,154         2,263,709         89,445   

Deliver 4,990,442 European Euro in exchange for U.S. Dollar

     BNY Mellon         1/12/12         6,712,743         6,458,547         254,196   
              

 

 

 
               $ 375,914   
              

 

 

 

The following represents the concentrations by country of risk (based on the domicile of the security issuer) relative to the total fair value of investment securities as of December 31, 2011:

 

Country

  Percentage  

Australia

    0.2

Belgium

    —^   

British Virgin Islands

    0.1   

Canada

    0.1   

Cayman Islands

    —^   

France

    0.1   

Guernsey

    0.6   

Ireland (Republic of)

    0.7   

Italy

    —^   

Japan

    0.1   

Luxembourg

    0.1   

Mexico

    0.4   

Netherlands

    2.1   

Spain

    —^   

Switzerland

    1.4   

United Kingdom

    2.9   

United States

    91.2   
 

 

 

 
    100.0
 

 

 

 

 

  ^ Represents less than 0.05%.

 

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

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Statement of Assets and Liabilities

December 31, 2011

 

Assets:

  

Investment securities, at cost

   $ 431,254,721   
  

 

 

 

Investment securities, at value*

   $ 462,082,404   

Cash

     2,436   

Interest and dividends receivable

     1,391,772   

Unrealized appreciation on forward currency contracts

     375,914   

Receivable for capital shares issued

     264,662   

Receivable for expenses paid indirectly

     5,980   

Receivable for investments sold

     321,317   

Prepaid expenses

     5,418   
  

 

 

 

Total Assets

     464,449,903   
  

 

 

 

Liabilities:

  

Payable for investments purchased

     92,882   

Payable for collateral received on loaned securities

     21,559,963   

Manager fees payable

     243,231   

Administration fees payable

     14,522   

Distribution fees payable

     91,100   

Custodian fees payable

     3,250   

Administrative and compliance services fees payable

     3,032   

Trustee fees payable

     164   

Other accrued liabilities

     45,408   
  

 

 

 

Total Liabilities

     22,053,552   
  

 

 

 

Net Assets

   $ 442,396,351   
  

 

 

 

Net Assets Consist of:

  

Capital

   $ 419,525,182   

Accumulated net investment income/(loss)

     5,969,145   

Accumulated net realized gains/(losses) from investment transactions

     (14,301,573

Net unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on investments

     31,203,597   
  

 

 

 

Net Assets

   $ 442,396,351   
  

 

 

 

Shares of beneficial interest (unlimited number of shares authorized, no par value)

     38,336,935   

Net Asset Value (offering and redemption price per share)

   $ 11.54   
  

 

 

 

 

 

* Includes securities on loan of $20,941,227.

Statement of Operations

For the Year Ended December 31, 2011

 

Investment Income:

  

Interest

   $ 3,548,889   

Dividends

     6,804,723   

Income from securities lending

     105,030   

Foreign withholding tax

     (3,532
  

 

 

 

Total Investment Income

     10,455,110   
  

 

 

 

Expenses:

  

Manager fees

     3,051,071   

Administration fees

     187,165   

Distribution fees

     1,017,024   

Custodian fees

     23,624   

Administrative and compliance services fees

     19,649   

Trustee fees

     32,883   

Professional fees

     35,882   

Shareholder reports

     41,300   

Other expenses

     14,540   
  

 

 

 

Total expenses before reductions

     4,423,138   

Less expenses voluntarily waived/reimbursed by the Manager

     (331,810

Less expenses paid indirectly

     (5,980
  

 

 

 

Net expenses

     4,085,348   
  

 

 

 

Net Investment Income/(Loss)

     6,369,762   
  

 

 

 

Realized and Unrealized Gains/(Losses) on Investments:

  

Net realized gains/(losses) on securities and foreign currency transactions

     1,743,867   

Net realized gains/(losses) on forward currency contracts

     437,617   

Payments by affiliates for the violation of certain investment policies and limitations

     1,491   

Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments

     (19,761,900
  

 

 

 

Net Realized/Unrealized Gains/(Losses) on Investments

     (17,578,925
  

 

 

 

Change in Net Assets Resulting From Operations

   $ (11,209,163
  

 

 

 
 

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

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ALLIANZ VARIABLE INSURANCE PRODUCTS TRUST

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

     AZL Invesco
Equity and Income Fund
 
     For the
Year Ended
December 31,
2011
    For the
Year Ended
December 31,
2010
 

Change in Net Assets:

    

Operations:

    

Net investment income/(loss)

   $ 6,369,762      $ 4,263,341   

Net realized gains/(losses) on investment transactions

     2,181,484        10,689,219   

Payments by affiliates for the violation of certain investment policies and limitations

     1,491          

Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments

     (19,761,900     19,220,629   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from operations

     (11,209,163     34,173,189   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Dividends to Shareholders:

    

From net investment income

     (5,032,142     (3,752,896
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from dividends to shareholders

     (5,032,142     (3,752,896
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Capital Transactions:

    

Proceeds from shares issued

     137,844,982        86,339,778   

Proceeds from dividends reinvested

     5,032,142        3,752,896   

Value of shares redeemed

     (35,397,971     (11,839,372
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from capital transactions

     107,479,153        78,253,302   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in net assets

     91,237,848        108,673,595   

Net Assets:

    

Beginning of period

     351,158,503        242,484,908   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of period

   $ 442,396,351      $ 351,158,503   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Accumulated net investment income/(loss)

   $ 5,969,145      $ 3,970,738   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Share Transactions:

    

Shares issued

     11,537,734        7,729,016   

Dividends reinvested

     456,223        344,302   

Shares redeemed

     (3,036,817     (1,078,172
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in shares

     8,957,140        6,995,146   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

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AZL Invesco Equity and Income Fund

Financial Highlights

(Selected data for a share of beneficial interest outstanding throughout the periods indicated)

 

     Year Ended December 31,  
     2011     2010     2009     2008     2007  

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period

   $ 11.95      $ 10.83      $ 9.00      $ 12.57      $ 12.68   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Investment Activities:

          

Net Investment Income/(Loss)

     0.14        0.12        0.07        0.34        0.26   

Net Realized and Unrealized Gains/(Losses) on Investments

     (0.41     1.14        1.98        (3.25     0.13   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from Investment Activities

     (0.27     1.26        2.05        (2.91     0.39   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Dividends to Shareholders From:

          

Net Investment Income

     (0.14     (0.14     (0.22     (0.30     (0.20

Net Realized Gains

                          (0.36     (0.30
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Dividends

     (0.14     (0.14     (0.22     (0.66     (0.50
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Asset Value, End of Period

   $ 11.54      $ 11.95      $ 10.83      $ 9.00      $ 12.57   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Return(a)

     (2.18 )%(b)      11.74     22.85     (23.92 )%      3.07

Ratios to Average Net Assets/ Supplemental Data:

          

Net Assets, End of Period ($000’s)

   $ 442,396      $ 351,159      $ 242,485      $ 135,765      $ 244,193   

Net Investment Income/(Loss)

     1.57     1.49     1.80     2.37     2.05

Expenses Before Reductions(c)

     1.09     1.10     1.13     1.13     1.11

Expenses Net of Reductions

     1.01     1.02     1.07     1.07     1.06

Expenses Net of Reductions, Excluding Expenses Paid Indirectly(d)

     1.01     1.02     1.07     1.07     1.06

Portfolio Turnover Rate

     28     37     69     59     69

 

 

(a) The returns include reinvested dividends and fund level expenses, but exclude insurance contract charges. If these charges were included, the returns would have been lower.

 

(b) During the year ended December 31, 2011, Invesco Advisers, Inc. reimbursed $1,491 to the Fund in connection with violations of certain investment policies and limitations. The corresponding impact to the return was less than 0.005%.

 

(c) Excludes fee reductions. If such fee reductions had not occurred, the ratios would have been as indicated.

 

(d) Expenses net of reductions excludes expenses paid indirectly, pursuant to a “commission recapture” program, under which brokers remit a portion of the brokerage commission which is used to pay certain Fund expenses. See note 2 in the Notes to the Financial Statements.

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

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AZL Invesco Equity and Income Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements

December 31, 2011

 

1. Organization

The Allianz Variable Insurance Products Trust (the “Trust”) was organized as a Delaware statutory trust on July 13, 1999. The Trust is a diversified open-end management investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”). These Notes to the Financial Statements are for the AZL Invesco Equity and Income Fund (the “Fund”). The Trust consists of 29 separate investment portfolios (collectively, the “Funds”), each of which is a series of the Trust, as follows:

 

   

AZL Allianz AGIC Opportunity Fund

   

AZL BlackRock Capital Appreciation Fund

   

AZL Columbia Mid Cap Value Fund

   

AZL Columbia Small Cap Value Fund

   

AZL Davis New York Venture Fund (formerly AZL Davis NY Venture Fund)

   

AZL Dreyfus Equity Growth Fund

   

AZL Eaton Vance Large Cap Value Fund

   

AZL Enhanced Bond Index Fund

   

AZL Franklin Small Cap Value Fund

   

AZL Franklin Templeton Founding Strategy Plus Fund

   

AZL Gateway Fund

   

AZL International Index Fund

   

AZL Invesco Equity and Income Fund (formerly AZL Van Kampen Equity and Income Fund)

   

AZL Invesco Growth and Income Fund (formerly AZL Van Kampen Growth and Income Fund)

   

AZL Invesco International Equity Fund

   

AZL JPMorgan International Opportunities Fund (formerly AZL Morgan Stanley International Equity Fund)

   

AZL JPMorgan U.S. Equity Fund

   

AZL MFS Investors Trust Fund

   

AZL Mid Cap Index Fund

   

AZL Money Market Fund

   

AZL Morgan Stanley Global Real Estate Fund

   

AZL Morgan Stanley Mid Cap Growth Fund

   

AZL NFJ International Value Fund

   

AZL Russell 1000 Growth Index Fund

   

AZL Russell 1000 Value Index Fund

   

AZL S&P 500 Index Fund

   

AZL Schroder Emerging Markets Equity Fund

   

AZL Small Cap Stock Index Fund

   

AZL Turner Quantitative Small Cap Growth Fund

 

 

The Trust is authorized to issue an unlimited number of shares of the Fund without par value. Shares of the Fund are available through the variable annuity contracts and variable life insurance policies offered through the separate accounts of participating insurance companies.

Under the Trust’s organizational documents, its officers and trustees are indemnified against certain liabilities arising out of the performance of their duties to the Fund. In addition, in the normal course of business, the Fund may enter into contracts with its vendors and others that provide for general indemnifications. The Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown, as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Fund. However, based on experience, the Fund expects the risk of loss to be remote.

 

2. Significant Accounting Policies

The following is a summary of significant accounting policies followed by the Fund in the preparation of its financial statements. The policies conform with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”). The preparation of financial statements requires management to make certain 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 increases and decreases in net assets from operations during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Management has evaluated events and transactions subsequent to period end through the date the financial statements were issued, for purposes of recognition or disclosure in these financial statements and there are no subsequent events to report.

Security Valuation

The Fund records its investments at fair value. Fair value is defined as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between willing market participants at the measurement date. The valuation techniques used to determine fair value are further described in Note 4 below.

Investment Transactions and Investment Income

Investment transactions are recorded not later than on the business day after trade date. However, for financial reporting purposes, investment transactions are accounted for on trade date. Net realized gains and losses on investments sold and on

 

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AZL Invesco Equity and Income Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements, continued

December 31, 2011

 

foreign currency transactions are recorded on the basis of identified cost. Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis and includes, where applicable, the amortization of premiums or accretion of discounts. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date except in the case of foreign securities, in which case dividends are recorded as soon as such information becomes available.

Real Estate Investment Trusts

The Fund may own shares of real estate investment trusts (“REITs”) which report information on the source of their distributions annually. Certain distributions received from REITs during the year, which are known to be a return of capital, are recorded as a reduction to the cost of the individual REIT.

Foreign Currency Translation

The accounting records of the Fund are maintained in U.S. dollars. Foreign currency amounts are translated into U.S. dollars at the current rate of exchange to determine the fair value of investments, assets and liabilities. Purchases and sales of securities, and income and expenses are translated at the prevailing rate of exchange on the respective dates of such transactions. The Fund does not isolate that portion of the results of operations resulting from changes in foreign exchange rates on investments from fluctuations arising from changes in market prices of securities held. Such fluctuations are included in the net realized and unrealized gain or loss on investments and foreign currencies.

Income received by the Fund from sources within foreign countries may be subject to withholding and other income or similar taxes imposed by such countries. The Funds accrue such taxes, as applicable, based on their current interpretation of tax rules in the foreign markets in which they invest.

Risks Associated with Foreign Securities and Currencies

Investments in securities of foreign issuers carry certain risks not ordinarily associated with investments in securities of domestic issuers. Such risks include future political and economic developments, and the possible imposition of exchange controls or other foreign governmental laws and restrictions. In addition, with respect to certain countries, there is the possibility of expropriation of assets, confiscatory taxation, political or social instability or diplomatic developments which could adversely affect investments in those securities.

Dividends to Shareholders

Dividends to shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date. The Fund distributes its dividends from net investment income and net realized capital gains, if any, on an annual basis. The amount of dividends from net investment income and from net realized gains are determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations, which may differ from GAAP. These “book/tax” differences are either temporary or permanent in nature. To the extent these differences are permanent in nature (e.g., return of capital, net operating loss, reclassification of certain market discounts, gain/loss, paydowns, and distributions), such amounts are reclassified within the composition of net assets based on their federal tax-basis treatment; temporary differences (e.g., wash sales and post October losses) do not require reclassification. Dividends to shareholders that exceed net investment income and net realized gains for tax purposes are reported as distributions of capital.

Expense Allocation

Expenses directly attributable to the Fund are charged directly to the Fund, while expenses attributable to more than one Fund are allocated among the respective Funds based upon relative net assets or some other reasonable method. Expenses which are attributable to more than one Trust are allocated across the Allianz Variable Insurance Products and Allianz Variable Insurance Products Fund of Funds Trusts based upon relative net assets or another reasonable basis. Allianz Investment Management LLC (the “Manager”), serves as the investment manager for the Trust and the Allianz Variable Insurance Products Fund of Funds Trust.

Securities Lending

To generate additional income, the Fund may lend up to 33 1/3% of its assets pursuant to agreements requiring that the loan be continuously secured by any combination of cash, U.S. government or U.S. government agency securities, equal initially to

 

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ALLIANZ VARIABLE INSURANCE PRODUCTS TRUST

AZL Invesco Equity and Income Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements, continued

December 31, 2011

 

at least 102% of the fair value plus accrued interest on the securities loaned (105% for foreign securities) and is marked to market daily to provide a level of collateral at least equal to the fair value of securities loaned. The Fund bears all of the gains and losses on such investments. The Fund receives payments from borrowers equivalent to the dividends and interest that would have been earned on securities lent while simultaneously seeking to earn income on the investment of cash collateral received. In extremely low interest rate environments, the broker rebate fee may exceed the interest earned or the cash collateral which would result in a loss to the Fund. The investment of cash collateral deposited by the borrower is subject to inherent market risks such as interest rate risk, credit risk, liquidity risk, and other risks that are present in the market, and as such, the value of these investments may not be sufficient, when liquidated, to repay the borrower when the loaned security is returned. There may be risks of delay in recovery of the securities or even loss of rights in the collateral should the borrower of the securities fail financially. However, loans will be made only to borrowers, such as broker-dealers, banks or institutional borrowers of securities, deemed by the Allianz Investment Management LLC (the “Manager”) to be of good standing and credit worthy and when in its judgment, the consideration which can be earned currently from such securities loans justifies the attendant risks. Loans are subject to termination by the Trust or the borrower at any time, and are, therefore, not considered to be illiquid investments. Securities on loan at December 31, 2011 are presented on the Fund’s Schedule of Portfolio Investments (“Schedule”). The average outstanding amount of securities on loan was $28.4 million for the year ended December 31, 2011.

Cash collateral received in connection with securities lending is invested in the Allianz Variable Insurance Products Securities Lending Collateral Trust (the “Securities Lending Collateral Trust”) managed by The Dreyfus Corporation, an affiliate of the Custodian and Securities Lending Agent. The Securities Lending Collateral Trust invests in short-term investments that have a remaining maturity of 397 days or less as calculated in accordance with Rule 2a-7 under the 1940 Act. The Fund paid securities lending fees of $10,418 during the year ended December 31, 2011. These fees have been netted against Income from Securities Lending on the Statement of Operations.

Commission Recapture

Certain Funds of the Trust participate in a commission recapture program. The Fund will utilize the recaptured commissions to pay for, in whole or part, certain expenses of the Fund, excluding investment advisory fees. Any amounts received by the Fund, if applicable, are disclosed as “Expenses paid indirectly” on the Statement of Operations.

Derivative Instruments

All open derivative positions at period end are reflected on the Fund’s Schedule of Portfolio Investments. The following is a description of the derivative instruments that the Fund may utilize, including the primary underlying risk exposures related to each instrument type.

Forward Currency Contracts

During the year ended December 31, 2011, the Fund entered into forward currency contracts in connection with planned purchases or sales of securities or to hedge the U.S. dollar value of securities denominated in a particular currency as well as to hedge the currency exposure of the U.S. dollar denominated American Depositary Receipts held in the Fund. In addition to the foreign currency risk related to the use of these contracts, the Fund could be exposed to risks if the counterparties to the contracts are unable to meet the terms of their contracts and from unanticipated movements in the value of a foreign currency relative to the U.S. dollar. In the event of default by the counterparty to the transaction, the Fund’s maximum amount of loss, as either the buyer or the seller, is the unrealized appreciation of the contract. The forward currency contracts are adjusted by the daily exchange rate of the underlying currency and any gains or losses are recorded for financial statement purposes as unrealized gains or losses until the contract settlement date. When the contract is closed, the Fund records a realized gain or loss equal to the difference between the value at the time it was opened and the value at the time it was closed. The contract amount of forward currency contracts outstanding was $13.1 million as of December 31, 2011. The monthly average amount for these contracts was $7.7 million for the year ended December 31, 2011.

Futures Contracts

During the year ended December 31, 2011, the Fund did not enter into any futures contracts. The Fund may enter into futures contracts to manage its exposure to the securities markets or to movements in market conditions or foreign exchange rates. Futures contracts are valued based upon their quoted daily settlement prices. Upon entering into a futures contract, the

 

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Fund is required to segregate liquid assets in accordance with the initial margin requirements of the broker or exchange. Futures contracts are marked to market daily and a payable or receivable for the change in value (“variation margin”) is recorded by the Fund. Gains or losses are recognized but not considered realized until the contracts expire or are closed. Futures contracts involve, to varying degrees, elements of market risk (generally equity price risk related to stock futures, interest rate risk related to bond futures, and foreign currency risk related to currency futures) and exposure to loss in excess of the variation margin disclosed in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. The primary risks associated with the use of futures contracts are the imperfect correlation between the change in market value of the underlying securities and the prices of futures contracts, the possibility of an illiquid market, and the inability of the counterparty to meet the terms of the contract.

Summary of Derivative Instruments

The following is a summary of the fair value of derivative instruments as of December 31, 2011.

 

    

Asset Derivatives

    

Liability Derivatives

 

Primary Risk Exposure

  

Statement of Assets and
Liabilities Location

   Total Fair
Value
    

Statement of Assets and
Liabilities Location

   Total Fair
Value
 
Foreign Exchange Contracts    Unrealized appreciation on forward currency contracts    $ 375,914       Unrealized depreciation on forward currency contracts    $   

The following is a summary of the effect of derivative instruments on the Statement of Operations for the year ended December 31, 2011:

 

Primary Risk Exposure

  

Location of Gains/(Losses)
on Derivatives
Recognized in Income

   Realized Gains/(Losses)
on Derivatives
Recognized in Income
     Change in Unrealized
Appreciation/
Depreciation on
Derivatives Recognized
in Income
 
Foreign Exchange Contracts    Net realized gains/(losses) on forward currency contracts/
change in unrealized
appreciation/depreciation on investments
   $ 437,617       $ 375,914   

 

3. Related Party Transactions

The Manager provides investment advisory and management services for the Fund. The Manager has retained an independent money management organization (the “Subadviser”) to make investment decisions on behalf of the Fund. Pursuant to a subadvisory agreement between the Manager and Invesco Advisers, Inc. (“Invesco”), Invesco provides investment advisory services as the Subadviser for the Fund subject to the general supervision of the Trustees and the Manager. The Manager is entitled to a fee, computed daily and paid monthly, based on the average daily net assets of the Fund. Expenses incurred by the Fund for investment advisory and management services are reflected on the Statement of Operations as “Manager fees.” For its services, the Subadviser is entitled to a fee payable by the Manager. The Manager has contractually agreed to waive fees and reimburse the Fund to limit the annual expenses, excluding interest expense (e.g., cash overdraft fees), taxes, brokerage commissions, other expenditures that are capitalized in accordance with GAAP and other extraordinary expenses not incurred in the ordinary course of the Fund’s business, based on the daily net assets of the Fund, through April 30, 2013.

For the year ended December 31, 2011, the annual rate due to the Manager and the annual expense limit were as follows:

 

     Annual Rate*     Annual Expense Limit  

AZL Invesco Equity and Income Fund

     0.75     1.20

 

  * The Manager voluntarily reduced the management fee to 0.70% on the first $100 million in assets, 0.675% on the next $100 million in assets, and 0.65% on assets above $200 million. The Manager reserves the right to increase the management fee to the amount shown in the table above at any time.

Any amounts contractually waived or reimbursed by the Manager in a particular fiscal year will be subject to repayment by the Fund to the Manager to the extent that from time to time through the next three fiscal years the repayment will not cause the Fund’s expenses to exceed the stated limit during the respective year. Any amounts recouped by the Manager during the period

 

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AZL Invesco Equity and Income Fund

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December 31, 2011

 

are reflected on the Statement of Operations as “Recoupment of prior expenses reimbursed by the Manager.” At December 31, 2011, there were no remaining contractual reimbursements that are subject to repayment by the Fund in subsequent years.

In addition, the Manager may voluntarily waive or reimburse additional fees in order to maintain more competitive expense ratios. Any voluntary waivers or reimbursements are not subject to repayment in subsequent years. Information on the total amount waived/reimbursed by the Manager or repaid to the Manager by the Fund during the year can be found on the Statement of Operations.

Pursuant to separate agreements between the Funds and the Manager, the Manager provides a Chief Compliance Officer (“CCO”) and certain compliance oversight and regulatory filing services to the Trust. Under these agreements the Manager is entitled to an amount equal to a portion of the compensation and certain other expenses related to the individuals performing the CCO and compliance oversight services, as well as $75 per hour for time incurred in connection with the preparation and filing of certain documents with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fees are paid to the Manager on a quarterly basis. The total expenses incurred by the Fund for these services are reflected on the Statement of Operations as “Administrative and compliance services fees.”

Citi Fund Services Ohio, Inc. (“Citi” or the “Administrator”), a wholly owned subsidiary of Citigroup, Inc., with which an officer of the Trust is affiliated, serves as the Trust’s administrator, transfer agent, and fund accountant, and assists the Trust in all aspects of its administration and operation. The Administrator is entitled to a Trust-wide asset-based fee, which is based on the following schedule: 0.05% of daily average net assets on the first $4 billion, 0.04% of daily average net assets on the next $2 billion, 0.02% of daily average net assets on the next $2 billion and 0.01% of daily average net assets over $8 billion. The overall Trust-wide fees are accrued daily and paid monthly and are subject to a minimum annual fee. In addition, the Administrator is entitled to annual account fees related to the transfer agency system, an annual fee for each additional class of shares of any Fund, certain annual fees in supporting fair value services, and a Trust-wide annual fee for providing infrastructure and support in implementing the written policies and procedures comprising the Fund’s compliance program. Fees payable to the Administrator are subject to certain reductions associated with services provided to new funds. The Administrator is also reimbursed for certain expenses incurred. The total expenses incurred by the Fund for these services are reflected on the Statement of Operations as “Administration fees.”

Allianz Life Financial Services, LLC (“ALFS”), an affiliate of the Manager, serves as distributor of the Fund and receives 12b-1 fees directly from the Fund, plus a Trust-wide annual fee of $42,500, paid by the Manager from its profits and not by the Trust, for recordkeeping and reporting services.

The Trust has adopted a distribution and service plan in conformance with Rule 12b-1of the 1940 Act. Pursuant to this plan, the Fund is authorized to pay certain fees for the sale and distribution of its shares and services provided to its shareholders at an annual rate not to exceed 0.25% of the Fund’s average daily net assets. These fees are reflected on the Statement of Operations as “Distribution fees.”

In addition, certain legal fees and expenses are paid to a law firm, Dorsey & Whitney LLP, of which the Secretary of the Fund is a partner. During the year ended December 31, 2011, 5,841 was paid from the Fund relating to these fees and expenses.

Certain Officers and Trustees of the Trust are affiliated with the Manager or the Administrator. Such Officers (except for the Trust’s CCO as noted above) and Trustees receive no compensation from the Trust for serving in their respective roles. For their service to the Trust and to the Allianz Variable Insurance Products Fund of Funds Trust, each non-interested Trustee receives a $36,000 annual Board retainer and a $8,000 meeting fee for each regular in-person Board meeting and a $4,000 meeting fee for each Committee meeting. In addition, Trustees may receive compensation for special meetings and telephonic meetings. Also, the Trustees are reimbursed for certain expenses associated with attending Board meetings. Compensation to the Trustees is allocated between the Trust and the Allianz Variable Insurance Products Fund of Funds Trust in proportion to the assets under management of each Trust. During the year ended December 31, 2011, actual Trustee compensation was $924,000 in total for both Trusts.

During the year ended December 31, 2011, the Subadvisor reimbursed $1,491 to the Fund related to the violation of certain investment policies and limitations. The impact to the total return is disclosed in the Financial Highlights.

 

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AZL Invesco Equity and Income Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements, continued

December 31, 2011

 

4. Investment Valuation Summary

The valuation techniques employed by the Fund, as described below, maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs in determining fair value. The inputs used for valuing the Fund’s investments are summarized in the three broad levels listed below:

 

   

Level 1 — quoted prices in active markets for identical assets

   

Level 2 — other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayments speeds, credit risk, etc.)

   

Level 3 — significant unobservable inputs (including the Fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments)

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

Security prices are generally provided by an independent third party pricing service approved by the Trust’s Board of Trustees (“Trustees”) as of the close of the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) (generally 4:00 pm EST). Equity securities are valued at the last quoted sale price or, if there is no sale, the last quoted bid price is used for long securities and the last quoted ask price is used for securities sold short. Securities listed on NASDAQ Stock Market, Inc. (“NASDAQ”) are valued at the official closing price as reported by NASDAQ. In each of these situations, valuations are typically categorized as a Level 1 in the fair value hierarchy. Investments in open-end investment companies are valued at their respective net asset value as reported by such companies and are typically categorized as Level 1 in the fair value hierarchy.

Debt and other fixed income securities are generally valued at an evaluated bid price provided by an independent pricing source approved by the Trustees. To value debt securities, pricing services may use various pricing techniques which take into account appropriate factors such as market activity, yield, quality, coupon rate, maturity, type of issue, trading characteristics, call features, credit ratings and other data, as well as broker quotes. Short term securities of sufficient credit quality with sixty days or less remaining until maturity may be valued at amortized cost, which approximates fair value. In each of these situations, valuations are typically categorized as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy.

Exchange traded futures contracts are valued at the last sales price as of the close of the primary exchange and are typically categorized as Level 1 in the fair value hierarchy. Forward currency contracts are generally valued at the foreign currency exchange rate as of the close of the NYSE and are typically categorized as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy.

Other assets and securities for which market quotations are not readily available, or are deemed unreliable are valued at fair value as determined in good faith by the Trustees or persons acting on the behalf of the Trustees. Fair value pricing may be used for significant events such as securities whose trading has been suspended, whose price has become stale or for which there is no currently available price at the close of the NYSE. Depending on the source and relative significance of valuation inputs, these instruments may be classified as Level 2 or Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy. The Fund utilizes a pricing service to assist in determining the fair value of securities when certain significant events occur that may affect the value of foreign securities.

In accordance with procedures adopted by the Trustees, fair value pricing may be used if events materially affecting the value of foreign securities occur between the time when the exchange on which they are traded closes and the time when the Fund’s net asset value is calculated. Management identifies possible fluctuation in international securities by monitoring the increase or decrease in the value of a designated benchmark index. In the event of an increase or decrease greater than predetermined levels, the Fund may use a systematic valuation model provided by an independent third party to fair value its international equity securities which are then typically categorized as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy.

For the year ended December 31, 2011, there were no Level 3 investments for which significant unobservable inputs were used to determine fair value.

 

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AZL Invesco Equity and Income Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements, continued

December 31, 2011

 

The following is a summary of the valuation inputs used as of December 31, 2011 in valuing the Fund’s investments based upon the three levels defined above:

 

      Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Total  
Investment Securities:                            

Common Stocks

           

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment

   $ 5,628,717       $ 1,226,328       $       $ 6,855,045   

All Other Common Stocks+

     267,186,889                         267,186,889   

Preferred Stocks+

             6,024,091                 6,024,091   

Convertible Bonds+

             45,672,523                 45,672,523   

Corporate Bonds+

             17,838,209                 17,838,209   

Yankee Dollars+

             6,128,073                 6,128,073   

Municipal Bonds

             92,423                 92,423   

U.S. Government Agency Mortgages

             2,294,163                 2,294,163   

U.S. Treasury Obligations

             29,322,926                 29,322,926   

Exchange Traded Fund

     670,098                         670,098   

Securities Held as Collateral for Securities on Loan

             21,559,963                 21,559,963   

Unaffiliated Investment Company

     58,438,001                         58,438,001   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Investment Securities

     331,923,705         130,158,699                 462,082,404   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Other Financial Instruments:*

           

Forward Currency Contracts

             375,914                 375,914   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Investments

   $ 331,923,705       $ 130,534,613       $       $ 462,458,318   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  * Other Financial Instruments would include any derivative instruments, such as futures contracts and forward currency contracts. These investments are generally recorded in the financial statements at the unrealized gain or loss on the investment.

 

  + For detailed industry descriptions, see the accompanying Schedule of Portfolio Investments.

The Fund recognizes significant transfers between fair value hierarchy levels at the reporting period end. There were no significant transfers between Levels 1, 2 or 3 as of December 31, 2011.

In May 2011, the FASB issued ASU No. 2011-04 “Amendments to Achieve Common Fair Value Measurement and Disclosure Requirements in U.S. GAAP and IFRS”. ASU 2011-04 includes common requirements for measurement of and disclosure about fair value between U.S. GAAP and IFRS. ASU 2011-04 will require reporting entities to disclose quantitative information about the unobservable inputs used in the fair value measurements categorized within Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy. In addition, ASU 2011-04 will require reporting entities to make disclosures about amounts and reasons for all transfers in and out of Level 1 and Level 2 fair value measurements. The new and revised disclosures are effective for interim and annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2011. Adoption of ASU 2011-04 will have no effect on the Fund’s net assets. At this time, management is evaluating the impact of ASU 2011-04 on the financial statement disclosures.

 

5. Security Purchases and Sales

For the year ended December 31, 2011, cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of securities (excluding securities maturing less than one year from acquisition) were as follows:

 

     Purchases      Sales  

AZL Invesco Equity and Income Fund

   $ 176,573,590       $ 104,837,913   

 

6. Federal Income Tax Information

It is the Fund’s policy to continue to comply with the requirements of the Internal Revenue Code under Subchapter M, applicable to regulated investment companies, and to distribute all of its taxable income, including any net realized gains on investments, to its shareholders. Therefore, no provision is made for federal income taxes.

 

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AZL Invesco Equity and Income Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements, continued

December 31, 2011

 

Management of the Funds has reviewed tax positions taken in tax years that remain subject to examination by all major tax jurisdictions, including federal (i.e., the last four tax year ends and the interim tax period since then, as applicable). Management believes that there is no tax liability resulting from unrecognized tax benefits related to uncertain tax positions taken.

Cost for federal income tax purposes at December 31, 2011 is $435,992,691. The gross unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on a tax basis is as follows:

 

Unrealized appreciation

  $ 45,398,634   

Unrealized depreciation

    (19,308,921
 

 

 

 

Net unrealized appreciation

  $ 26,089,713   
 

 

 

 

As of the end of its tax year ended December 31, 2011, the Fund has capital loss carry forwards (“CLCFs”) as summarized in the table below. Under the provisions of the Regulated Investment Company Modernization Act of 2010, CLCFs that originated in a tax year that began before December 23, 2010 (pre-effective CLCFs) may be carried forward, subject to certain limitations, and applied to offset future capital gains, and thus reduce the amount of distributable capital gains, for up to eight succeeding tax years, after which any unutilized CLCFs expire. Pre-effective CLCFs are applied as short-term capital loss regardless of whether the originating capital loss was short term or long term. CLCFs that originate in tax years beginning after December 22, 2010 (post-effective CLCFs), are applied consistent with the character in which they originated as a new loss on the first day of the immediately succeeding tax year, and thus take precedent over the application of pre-effective CLCFs. Post-effective CLCFs can be carried forward indefinitely.

Pre-effective CLCFs subject to expiration:

 

     Expires
12/31/2016
     Expires
12/31/2017
 

AZL Invesco Equity and Income Fund

   $ 151,980       $ 11,069,112   

During the year ended December 31, 2011, the Fund utilized $1,310,290 in CLCFs to offset capital gains.

The tax character of dividends paid to shareholders during the year ended December 31, 2011 were as follows:

 

     Ordinary
Income
     Net
Long-Term
Capital Gains
     Total
Distributions(a)
 

AZL Invesco Equity and Income Fund

   $ 5,032,142       $       $ 5,032,142   

 

  (a) Total distributions paid may differ from the Statements of Changes in Net Assets because dividends are recognized when actually paid for tax purposes.

The tax character of dividends paid to shareholders during the year ended December 31, 2010 were as follows:

 

     Ordinary
Income
     Net
Long-Term
Capital Gains
     Total
Distributions(a)
 

AZL Invesco Equity and Income Fund

   $ 3,752,896       $       $ 3,752,896   

 

  (a) Total distributions paid may differ from the Statements of Changes in Net Assets because dividends are recognized when actually paid for tax purposes.

As of December 31, 2011, the components of accumulated earnings on a tax basis were as follows:

 

     Undistributed
Ordinary
Income
     Accumulated
Capital and
Other Losses
    Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)(a)
     Total
Accumulated
Earnings/
(Deficit)
 

AZL Invesco Equity and Income Fund

   $ 8,002,548       $ (11,221,092   $ 26,089,713       $ 22,871,169   

 

  (a) The differences between book-basis and tax-basis unrealized appreciation/depreciation is attributable primarily to tax deferral of losses on wash sales.

 

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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

The Shareholders and Board of Trustees of

Allianz Variable Insurance Products Trust:

We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities of AZL Invesco Equity and Income Fund (the “Fund”) of the Allianz Variable Insurance Products Trust, including the schedule of portfolio investments, as of December 31, 2011, and the related statement of operations for the year then ended, the statements of changes in net assets for each of the years in the two-year period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the years in the five-year period then ended. These financial statements and financial highlights are the responsibility of the Fund’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements and financial highlights based on our audits.

We conducted our audits 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 and financial highlights are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of December 31, 2011, by correspondence with the custodian and brokers or by other appropriate auditing procedures where replies from brokers were not received. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

In our opinion, the financial statements and financial highlights referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Fund as of December 31, 2011, the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the years in the two-year period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the years in the five-year period then ended, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.

KPMG LLP

Columbus, Ohio

February 24, 2012

 

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Other Federal Income Tax Information (Unaudited)

For the year ended December 31, 2011, 68.30% of the total ordinary income dividends paid by the Fund qualify for the corporate dividends received deduction available to corporate shareholders.

 

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Other Information (Unaudited)

A description of the policies and procedures that the Fund uses to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities is available, without charge, upon request, by visiting the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (“Commission”) website at www.sec.gov, or by calling 800-624-0197.

Information regarding how the Fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30th is available (i) without charge, upon request, by calling 800-624-0197; (ii) on the Allianz Variable Insurance Products Trust’s website at https://www.allianzlife.com; and (iii) on the Commission’s website at http://www.sec.gov.

The Fund files complete Schedules of Portfolio Holdings with the Commission for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. Schedules of Portfolio Holdings for the Fund in this report are available without charge on the Commission’s website at http://www.sec.gov, or may be reviewed and copied at the Commission’s Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. Information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 800-SEC-0330.

 

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Approval of Investment Advisory and Subadvisory Agreements (Unaudited)

The Allianz Variable Insurance Products Trust (the “Trust”) is a manager-of-managers fund. That means that the Trust’s Manager (“Allianz Investment Management LLC”) is responsible for monitoring the various Subadvisers that have day-to-day responsibility for the decisions made for each of the Trust’s investment portfolios. The Trust’s Manager is responsible for determining, in the first instance, which investment advisers to consider recommending for selection as a Subadviser.

In reviewing the services provided by the Manager and the terms of the investment management agreement, the Board receives and reviews information related to the Manager’s experience and expertise in the variable insurance marketplace. Currently, the Funds are offered only through variable annuities and variable life insurance policies, and not in the retail fund market. In addition, the Board receives information regarding the Manager’s expertise with regard to portfolio diversification and asset allocation requirements within variable insurance products issued by Allianz Life Insurance Company of North America and its subsidiary, Allianz Life Insurance Company of New York. Currently, the Funds are offered only through Allianz Life and Allianz of New York variable products.

The Trust’s Manager has adopted policies and procedures to assist it in the process of analyzing each potential Subadviser with expertise in particular asset classes for purposes of making the recommendation that a specific investment adviser be selected. The Trust’s Board reviews and considers the information provided by the Manager in deciding which investment advisers to select. After an investment adviser becomes a Subadviser, a similarly rigorous process is instituted by the Manager to monitor the investment performance and other responsibilities of the Subadviser. The Manager reports to the Trust’s Board on its analysis at the regular meetings of the Board, which are held at least quarterly. Where warranted, the Manager will add or remove a particular Subadviser from a “watch” list that it maintains. Watch list criteria include, for example: (a) Fund performance over various time periods; (b) Fund risk issues, such as changes in key personnel involved with Fund management, changes in investment philosophy or process, or “capacity” concerns; and (c) organizational risk issues, such as regulatory, compliance or legal concerns, or changes in the ownership of the Subadviser. The Manager may place a Fund on the watch list for other reasons, and if so, will explain its rationale to the Trustees. Funds which are on the watch list are subject to special scrutiny of the Manager and the Board of Trustees. Funds may be removed from such watch list, if for example, performance improves or regulatory matters are satisfactorily resolved. However, in some situations where Funds which have been on the watch list, the Manager has recommended the retention of a new Subadviser, and the Board of Trustees has subsequently approved new Subadvisory Agreements with such Subadvisers.

In assessing the Manager’s and Subadvisers’ (collectively, the “Advisory Organizations”), performance of their obligations, the Board considers whether there has occurred a circumstance or event that would constitute a reason for it to not renew an advisory contract. In this regard, the Board is mindful of the potential disruption of a Fund’s operations and various risks, uncertainties and other effects that could occur as a result of a decision to terminate or not renew a contract.

As required by the Investment Company Act of 1940 (“1940 Act”), the Trust’s Board has reviewed and approved the Trust’s Investment Management Agreement with the Manager (the “Advisory Agreement”) and portfolio management agreements (the “Subadvisory Agreements”) with the Subadvisers. The Board’s decision to approve these contracts reflects the exercise of its business judgment on whether to approve new arrangements and continue the existing arrangements. During its review of these contracts, the Board considers many factors, among the most material of which are: the Fund’s investment objectives and long term performance; the Advisory Organizations’ management philosophy, personnel, and processes, including their compliance history and the adequacy of their compliance processes; the preferences and expectations of Fund shareholders (and underlying contract owners) and their relative sophistication; the continuing state of competition in the mutual fund industry; and comparable fees in the mutual fund industry.

The Board also considers the compensation and benefits received by the Advisory Organizations. This includes fees received for services provided to the Fund by affiliated persons of the Advisory Organizations and research services received by the Advisory Organizations from brokers that execute Fund trades, as well as advisory fees. The Board considered the fact that: (1) the Manager and the Trust are parties to an Administrative Service Agreement, a Compliance Services Agreement, and a Chief Compliance Officer Agreement, under which the Manager is compensated by the Trust for performing certain administrative and compliance services including providing an employee of the Manager or one of its affiliates to act as the Trust’s Chief Compliance Officer; and (2) Allianz Life Financial Services, LLC, an affiliated person of the Manager, is a registered securities broker-dealer and receives (along with its affiliated persons) payments made by the Trust pursuant to Rule 12b-1.

The Board is aware that various courts have interpreted provisions of the 1940 Act and have indicated in their decisions that the following factors may be relevant to an adviser’s compensation: the nature and quality of the services provided by the adviser, including the performance of the fund; the adviser’s cost of providing the services; the extent to which the adviser may realize “economies of scale” as the fund grows larger; any indirect benefits that may accrue to the adviser and its

 

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affiliates as a result of the adviser’s relationship with the fund; performance and expenses of comparable funds; and the extent to which the independent Board members are fully informed about all facts bearing on the adviser’s service and fee. The Trust’s Board is aware of these factors and takes them into account in its review of the Trust’s advisory contracts.

The Board considered and weighed these circumstances in light of its experience in governing the Trust and working with the Advisory Organizations on matters relating to the Funds, and is assisted in its deliberations by the advice of legal counsel to the Independent Trustees. In this regard, the Board requests and receives a significant amount of information about the Funds and the Advisory Organizations. Some of this information is provided at each regular meeting of the Board; additional information is provided in connection with the particular meeting or meetings at which the Board’s formal review of an advisory contract occurs. In between regularly scheduled meetings, the Board may receive information on particular matters as the need arises. Thus, the Board’s evaluation of an advisory contract is informed by reports covering such matters as: an Advisory Organization’s investment philosophy, personnel, and processes; the Fund’s short- and long-term performance (in absolute terms as well as in relationship to its benchmark(s), certain competitor or “peer group” funds and similar funds managed by the particular Subadviser), and comments on the reasons for performance; the Fund’s expenses (including the advisory fee itself and the overall expense structure of the Fund, both in absolute terms and relative to similar and/or competing funds, with due regard for contractual or voluntary expense limitations); the use and allocation of brokerage commissions derived from trading the Fund’s portfolio securities; the nature and extent of the advisory and other services provided to the Fund by the Advisory Organizations and their affiliates; compliance and audit reports concerning the Funds and the companies that service them; and relevant developments in the mutual fund industry and how the Funds and/or Advisory Organizations are responding to them.

The Board also receives financial information about Advisory Organizations, including reports on the compensation and benefits the Advisory Organizations derive from their relationships with the Funds. These reports cover not only the fees under the advisory contracts, but also fees, if any, received for providing other services to the Funds. The reports also discuss any indirect or “fall out” benefits an Advisory Organization may derive from its relationship with the Funds.

The Advisory and Subadvisory Agreements (collectively, the “Agreements”) were most recently considered at Board of Trustees meetings held in the fall of 2011. Information relevant to the approval of such Agreements was considered at a telephonic Board of Trustees meeting on October 19, 2011, and at an “in person” Board of Trustees meeting held October 26, 2011. The Agreements were approved at the Board meeting of October 26, 2011. At such meeting the Board also approved an Expense Limitation Agreement between the Manager and the Trust for the period ending April 30, 2013. In connection with such meetings, the Trustees requested and evaluated extensive materials from the Manager, including performance and expense information for other investment companies with similar investment objectives derived from data compiled by an independent third party provider and other sources believed to be reliable by the Manager. Prior to voting, the Trustees reviewed the proposed approval/continuance of the Agreements with management and with experienced counsel who are independent of the Manager and received a memorandum from such counsel discussing the legal standards for their consideration of the proposed approvals/continuances. The independent (“disinterested”) Trustees also discussed the proposed approvals/continuances in a private session with such counsel at which no representatives of the Manager were present. In reaching their determinations relating to the approval and/or continuance of the Agreements, in respect of each Fund, the Trustees considered all factors they believed relevant. The Board based its decision to approve the Agreements on the totality of the circumstances and relevant factors, and with a view to past and future long-term considerations. Not all of the factors and considerations discussed above and below are necessarily relevant to every Fund, and the Board did not assign relative weights to factors discussed herein or deem any one or group of them to be controlling in and of themselves.

An SEC Rule requires that shareholder reports include a discussion of certain factors relating to the selection of investment advisers and the approval of advisory fees. The “factors” enumerated by the SEC are set forth below in italics, as well as the Board’s conclusions regarding such factors:

(1)  The nature, extent and quality of services provided by the Manager and Subadvisers.  The Trustees noted that the Manager, subject to the control of the Board of Trustees, administers each Fund’s business and other affairs. As the Trust is a manager of managers fund, the Manager is responsible for monitoring the various Subadvisers that have day-to-day responsibility for the decisions made for each of the Trust’s investment portfolios. The Trust’s Manager is responsible for determining, in the first instance, which investment advisers to consider recommending to the Board of Trustees for selection as a Subadviser.

The Trustees noted that the Manager also provides the Trust and each Fund with such administrative and other services (exclusive of, and in addition to, any such services provided by any others retained by the Trust on behalf of the Funds) and executive and other personnel as are necessary for the operation of the Trust and the Funds. Except for the Trust’s Chief Compliance Officer, the Manager pays all of the compensation of Trustees and officers of the Trust who are employees of the Manager or its affiliates.

 

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The Trustees considered the scope and quality of services provided by the Manager and the Subadvisers and noted that the scope of such services provided had expanded as a result of recent regulatory and other developments. The Trustees noted that, for example, the Manager and Subadvisers are responsible for maintaining and monitoring their own compliance programs, and these compliance programs have recently been refined and enhanced in light of new regulatory requirements. The Trustees considered the capabilities and resources which the Manager has dedicated to performing services on behalf of the Trust and its Funds. The quality of administrative and other services, including the Manager’s role in coordinating the activities of the Trust’s other service providers, also were considered. The Trustees concluded that, overall, they were satisfied with the nature, extent and quality of services provided (and expected to be provided) to the Trust and to each of the Funds under the Agreements.

(2)  The investment performance of the Funds, the Manager and the Subadvisers.  In connection with every in-person quarterly Board of Trustees meeting, Trustees receive extensive information on the performance results of each of the Funds. This includes, for example, performance information on all of the Funds for the previous quarter, and previous one, three and five-year periods, and since inception. (For Funds which have been in existence for less than five years, Trustees may receive performance information on comparable funds managed by the particular Subadviser for periods prior to the creation of a particular Fund.) Such performance information includes information on absolute total return, performance versus Subadvisers’ comparable fund(s), performance versus the appropriate benchmark(s), and performance versus peer groups. For example, in connection with the Board of Trustees meeting held October 26, 2011, the Manager reported that for the three year period ended June 30, 2011, ten Funds were in the top 40%, six were in the middle 20% and five were in the bottom 40%, and for the one year period ended June 30, 2011, nine Funds were in the top 40%, eight were in the middle 20%, and 11 were in the bottom 40%. The Manager also reported that for the five year period ended June 30, 2011, nine Funds were in the top 40%, three were in the middle 20%, and seven were in the bottom 40%. At the Board of Trustees meeting held October 26, 2011, the Trustees determined that the overall investment performance of the Funds was acceptable.

(3)  The costs of services to be provided and profits to be realized by the Manager and the Subadvisers and their affiliates from their relationship with the Funds.  The Manager has supplied information to the Board of Trustees pertaining to the level of investment advisory fees to which the Funds are subject. The Manager has agreed to temporarily “cap” Fund expenses at certain levels, and information is provided to Trustees setting forth “contractual” advisory fees and “actual” fees after taking expense caps into account. Based upon the information provided, the “actual” advisory fees payable by the Funds overall are generally comparable to the average level of fees paid by Fund peer groups. For the 29 Funds reviewed by the Board of Trustees in the fall of 2011, 24 Funds paid “actual” advisory fees in a percentage amount within the 65th percentile or lower for each Fund’s applicable category. The Trustees recognized that it is difficult to make comparisons of advisory fees because there are variations in the services that are included in the fees paid by other funds. The Board has concluded that the advisory fees to be paid to the Manager by the Funds are not unreasonable.

The Manager has also supplied information to the Board of Trustees pertaining to total Fund expenses (which includes advisory fees, the 25 basis point 12b-1 fee paid by the Funds, and other Fund expenses). As noted above, the Manager has agreed to “cap” Fund expenses at certain levels. Based upon the information provided, the overall total expense ratio ranking in 2012 for the 29 Funds was as follows: (1) 21 of the Funds had total expense rankings at or below the 50th percentile; (2) three of the Funds were between the 50th and 65th percentiles; (3) for three of the Funds with expense ranks above the 65th percentile, the Manager recommended, and the Board of Trustees approved, temporary management fee waivers effective May 1, 2012, which are expected to reduce such rankings to the 65th percentile or below; (4) for one Fund with an expense rank above the 65th percentile, the Manager expects such Fund to be below the 65th percentile in 2012 because of greater Fund assets; and (5) for one Fund with an expense rank above the 65th percentile, the Manager reported that the peer group makes for poor comparability.

The Manager has committed to providing the Funds with a high quality of service and working to reduce Fund expenses over time, particularly as the Funds grow larger. The Trustees concluded therefore that the expense ratios of the Funds were not unreasonable.

The Manager provided information concerning the profitability of the Manager’s investment advisory activities for the period from 2009 through June 30, 2011. The Trustees recognized that it is difficult to make comparisons of profitability from investment company advisory agreements because comparative information is not generally publicly available and is affected by numerous factors, including the structure of the particular adviser, the types of funds it manages, its business mix, numerous assumptions regarding allocation of expenses and the adviser’s capital structure and cost of capital. In considering profitability information, the Trustees considered the possible effect of certain fall-out benefits to the Manager and its affiliates. The Trustees focused on profitability of the Manager’s relationships with the Funds before taxes and distribution expenses. The Trustees recognized that the Manager should, in the abstract, be entitled to earn a reasonable level of profits for the services it provides to each Fund and, based on their review, concluded that they were satisfied that the Manager’s level of profitability from its relationship with the Funds was not excessive.

 

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The Manager, on behalf of the Board of Trustees, endeavored to obtain information on the profitability of each Subadviser in connection with its relationship with the Fund or Funds which it subadvises. The Manager was unable to obtain meaningful profitability information from some of the unaffiliated Subadvisers. The Manager assured the Board of Trustees that the Agreements with the Subadvisers which are not affiliated with it were negotiated on an “arm’s length” basis, so that arguably, such profitability information should be less relevant. The Trustees were also provided with certain information on profitability for Subadvisers which are affiliated with the Manager. Trustees recognized the difficulty of allocating costs to multiple advisory accounts and products of a large advisory organization. Based upon the information provided, the Trustees determined that there was no evidence that the level of such profitability attributable to subadvising the Funds was excessive.

(4) and (5) The extent to which economies of scale would be realized as the Funds grow, and whether fee levels reflect these economies of scale. The Trustees noted that most of the advisory fee schedules for the Funds do not contain breakpoints that reduce the fee rate on assets above specified levels, although certain Subadvisory Agreements have such “breakpoints.” The Trustees recognized that breakpoints may be an appropriate way for the Manager to share its economies of scale, if any, with Funds that have substantial assets. However, they also recognized that there may not be a direct relationship between any economies of scale realized by Funds and those realized by the Manager as assets increase. The Trustees do not believe there is a uniform methodology for establishing breakpoints that give effect to Fund-specific service provided by the Manager. The Trustees noted that in the fund industry as a whole, as well as among funds similar to the Funds, there is no uniformity or pattern in the fees and asset levels at which breakpoints (if any) apply. Depending on the age, size, and other characteristics of a particular fund and its manager’s cost structure, different conclusions can be drawn as to whether there are economies of scale to be realized at any particular level of assets, notwithstanding the intuitive conclusion that such economies exist, or will be realized at some level of total assets. Moreover, because different managers have different cost structures and service models, it is difficult to draw meaningful conclusions from the breakpoints that may have been adopted by other funds. The Trustees also noted that the advisory agreements for many funds do not have breakpoints at all, or if breakpoints exist, they may be at asset levels significantly greater than those of the individual Funds. The Trustees also noted that the total assets in all of the Funds as of June 30, 2011 were approximately $6.2 billion, and that no single non-money market Fund had assets in excess of $428 million.

The Trustees noted that the Manager has agreed to temporarily “cap” Fund expenses at certain levels, which has the effect of reducing expenses as would the implementation of advisory fee breakpoints. The Manager has committed to continue to consider the continuation of fee “caps” and/or advisory fee breakpoints as the Funds grow larger. The Board receives quarterly reports on the level of Fund assets. It expects to consider whether or not to approve the Agreements at a meeting to be held prior to December 31, 2012, and will at that time, or prior thereto, consider: (a) the extent to which economies of scale can be realized, and (b) whether the advisory fee should be modified to reflect such economies of scale, if any.

Having taken these factors into account, the Trustees concluded that the absence of breakpoints in certain of the Funds’ advisory fee rate schedules was acceptable under each Fund’s circumstances.

 

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Information about the Board of Trustees and Officers (Unaudited)

The Trust is managed by the Trustees in accordance with the laws of the state of Delaware governing business trusts. There are currently nine Trustees, two of whom are “interested persons” of the Trust within the meaning of that term under the 1940 Act. The Trustees and Officers of the Trust, their addresses, ages, their positions held with the Trust, their terms of office with the Trust and length of time served, their principal occupation(s) during the past five years, the number of portfolios in the Trust they oversee, and their other directorships held during the past five years are as follows:

Non-Interested Trustees(1)

 

Name, Address, and Age

  Positions
Held with
Allianz
VIP and VIP
FOF Trust
 

Term of
Office(2)/Length
of Time Served

 

Principal Occupation(s)
During Past 5 Years

  Number of
Portfolios
Overseen for
Allianz
VIP and VIP
FOF Trust
 

Other
Directorships
Held Outside the

AZL Fund Complex
During Past 5 Years

Peter R. Burnim, Age 64
5701 Golden Hills Drive Minneapolis, MN 55416
  Trustee   Since 2/07   Managing Director iQ Venture Partners, Inc., 2005 to present; EVP Northstar Companies, 2002 to 2005; Senior Officer Citibank and Citicorp for over 25 years   42   Argus Group Holdings; Sterling Centrecorp Inc.; Highland Financial Holdings; and Bank of Bermuda NY
Peggy L. Ettestad, Age 54
5701 Golden Hills Drive Minneapolis, MN 55416
  Trustee   Since 2/07   Managing Director, Red Canoe Management Consulting LLC, 2008 to present; Senior Managing Director, Residential Capital LLC, 2003 to 2008; Chief Operations Officer, Transamerica Reinsurance 2002 to 2003   42   Luther College
Roger Gelfenbien, Age 68
5701 Golden Hills Drive Minneapolis, MN 55416
  Trustee   Since 10/99   Retired; Partner of Accenture 1983 to 1999   42   Virtus Funds
(8 Funds)
Claire R. Leonardi, Age 56
5701 Golden Hills Drive Minneapolis, MN 55416
  Trustee   Since 2/04   Chief Executive Officer, Connecticut Innovations, 2012 to present; General Partner of Fairview Capital, L.P., 1994 to present   42   The Natural History Museum of the Adirondacks
Dickson W. Lewis, Age 63
5701 Golden Hills Drive Minneapolis, MN 55416
  Trustee   Since 2/04   Vice President/General Manager, Yearbooks & Canada-Lifetouch National School Studios, 2006 to present; Vice President/General Manager of Jostens, Inc., 2002 to 2006; Senior Vice President of Fortis Group, 1997 to 2002; Consultant to Hartford Insurance Co., 2001   42   None
Peter W. McClean, Age 67
5701 Golden Hills Drive Minneapolis, MN 55416
  Trustee   Since 2/04   Retired; President and CEO of Measurisk, LLC, 2001 to 2003; Chief Risk Management Officer at Bank Of Bermuda Ltd., 1996 to 2001   42   PNMAC Opportunity Fund; Northeast Bank; and FHI
Arthur C. Reeds III, Age 67
5701 Golden Hills Drive Minneapolis, MN 55416
  Trustee   Since 10/99   Retired; Senior Investment Officer, Hartford Foundation for Public Giving, 2000 to 2003; Chairman, Chief Executive and President of Conning Corp., 1999 to 2000; Investment Consultant 1997 to 1999   42   Connecticut Water Service, Inc.

 

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Interested Trustees(3)

 

Name, Address, and Age

  Positions
Held with
Allianz
VIP and VIP
FOF Trust
 

Term of
Office(2)/Length
of Time Served

 

Principal Occupation(s)
During Past 5 Years

  Number of
Portfolios
Overseen for
Allianz
VIP and VIP
FOF Trust
 

Other
Directorships
Held Outside the

Fund Complex
During Past
5 Years

Robert DeChellis, Age 44
5701 Golden Hills Drive Minneapolis, MN 55416
  Trustee   Since 3/08   President and CEO, Allianz Life Financial Services, LLC, 2007 to present; Senior Vice President of Marketing and Product Innovation, 2006 to 2007; Executive Vice President, Travelers Life 2004 to 2005; Executive Vice President, Jackson National Life Distributors, Inc. 2002 to 2004.   42   None
Brian Muench, Age 41
5701 Golden Hills Drive Minneapolis, MN 55416
  Trustee   Since 6/11   President, Allianz Investment Management LLC from November 2010 to present; Vice President, Vice President, Advisory Management, Allianz Investment Management LLC from December 2005 to November 2010; Assistant Vice President, Investments, Allianz Life from February 2002 to November 2005.   42   None

Officers

 

Name, Address, and Age

  

Positions
Held with
Allianz
VIP and VIP
FOF Trust

   Term of
Office(2)/Length
of Time Served
  

Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years

Brian Muench, Age 41
5701 Golden Hills Drive Minneapolis, MN 55416
   President    Since 11/10    President, Allianz Investment Management LLC from November 2010 to present; Vice President, Allianz Life from April 2011, to present; Vice President, Advisory Management, Allianz Investment Management LLC from December 2005 to November 2010; Assistant Vice President, Investments, Allianz Life from February 2002 to November 2005.
Michael Radmer, Age 66
Dorsey & Whitney LLP,
Suite 1500
50 South Sixth Street Minneapolis, MN 55402-1498
   Secretary    Since 2/04    Partner, Dorsey and Whitney LLP since 1976.
Ty Edwards, Age 45
Citi Fund Services Ohio, Inc.
3435 Stelzer Road
Columbus, OH 43219
   Treasurer, Principal Accounting Officer and Principal Financial Officer    Since 4/10    Senior Vice President, Financial Administration, Citi Fund Services Ohio, Inc., December 2009 to present; Director, Product Management, Columbia Management, April 2007 to April 2009; Deputy Treasurer, Columbia Funds and Director, Fund Administration, Columbia Management, January 2006 to April 2007; Vice President, Fund Administration, Columbia Management, July 2002 to December 2005.
Stephen G. Simon, Age 43
5701 Golden Hills Drive Minneapolis, MN 55416
   Chief Compliance Officer(4) and Anti Money Laundering Compliance Officer    Since 11/06    Chief Compliance Officer, Allianz Investment Management LLC, July 2004 to present; President, Simon Compliance Consulting Ltd, May 2004 to July 2004; Compliance Counsel, Advantus Capital Management, Inc., January 2002 to May 2004.

 

  (1) Member of the Audit Committee.

 

  (2) Indefinite.

 

  (3) Is an “interested person”, as defined by the 1940 Act, due to employment by Allianz.

 

  (4) The Manager and the Trust are parties to a Chief Compliance Officer Agreement under which the Manager is compensated by the Trust for providing an employee of the Manager or one of its affiliates to act as the Trust’s Chief Compliance Officer. The Chief Compliance Officer and Anti Money Laundering Compliance Officer is not considered a corporate officer or executive employee of the Trust.

 

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The Allianz VIP Funds are distributed by Allianz Life Financial Services, LLC.   
These Funds are not FDIC Insured.      ANNRPT1211 2/12   


AZL® Invesco Growth and Income Fund

(formerly AZL® Van Kampen Growth and Income Fund)

Annual Report December 31, 2011

 

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Table of Contents

Management Discussion and Analysis

Page 1

Expense Examples and Portfolio Composition

Page 3

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

Page 4

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

Page 6

Statement of Operations

Page 6

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

Page 7

Financial Highlights

Page 8

Notes to the Financial Statements

Page 9

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

Page 17

Other Federal Income Tax Information

Page 18

Other Information

Page 19

Approval of Investment Advisory and Subadvisory Agreements

Page 20

Information about the Board of Trustees and Officers

Page 24

This report is submitted for the general information of the shareholder of the Fund. The report is not authorized for distribution to prospective investors in the Fund unless preceded or accompanied by an effective prospectus, which contains details concerning the sales charges and other pertinent information.


AZL® Invesco Growth and Income Fund Review (unaudited)

(formerly AZL®Van Kampen Growth and Income Fund)

 

Allianz Investment Management LLC serves as the Manager for the AZL® Invesco Growth and Income Fund and Invesco Advisers, Inc. serves as Subadviser to the Fund.

What factors affected the Fund’s performance during the year ended December 31, 2011?

For the year ended December 31, 2011, the AZL® Invesco Growth and Income Fund returned –1.94%. That compared to a 0.39% total return for its benchmark, the Russell 1000® Value Index1.

The year began with modest gains in the equity markets. However, the spring brought increased market volatility due to civil unrest in Egypt and Libya and a devastating earthquake and tsunami in Japan. Corporate earnings remained strong, but were often overshadowed by investor concern about continuing high unemployment and a weak housing market in the U.S. Although markets stabilized through the summer, major equity indices sold off precipitously in August as the U.S. government struggled to raise the nation’s debt ceiling and had its credit downgraded by rating agency Standard & Poor’s. Uncertainty created by the downgrade and Europe’s continued sovereign debt problems reignited fears of a global recession.

Stocks posted mixed results in that environment. Among the sectors of the Russell 1000® Value Index, cyclical industries, such as financials, materials, and information technology performed poorly, while defensive sectors, such as health care and consumer staples fared better, posting double-digit returns.

Though consumer staples stocks fared well during the period, the Fund’s stock selection in that sector was the largest detractor from

performance relative to the benchmark. Stock selection in the energy sector also negatively affected performance, particularly due to holdings in certain gas equipment service companies and exploration and production firms.*

An overweight position in the technology sector dragged on performance, relative to the benchmark, as did individual stock selection within that sector. In addition, the Fund was hurt by exposure to stocks in the hardware and equipment industry.*

The Fund benefited in relative terms from an underweight position in the financial sector, which was the worst performing sector in the benchmark during the year. Strong stock selection in the materials and telecommunications sectors benefited relative performance.*

Past performance does not guarantee future results.

 

* The Fund’s portfolio composition is subject to change. There is no guarantee that any sectors mentioned will continue to perform well or that securities in such sectors will be held by the Fund in the future. The information contained in this commentary is for informational purposes only and should not be construed as a recommendation to purchase or sell securities in the sector mentioned. The Fund’s holdings and weightings are as of December 31, 2011.
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The Russell 1000® Value Index measures the performance of the large-cap value segment of the U.S. equity universe. It includes those Russell 1000 companies with lower price-to-book ratios and lower expected growth values. Investors cannot invest directly in an index.

 

 

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AZL® Invesco Growth and Income Fund Review (unaudited)

 

Fund Objective

The Fund’s investment objective is to seek income and long-term growth of capital. This objective may be changed by the Trustees of the Fund without shareholder approval. The Fund seeks to achieve its objective by investing primarily in income-producing equity securities, including common stocks and convertible securities although investments are also made in non-convertible preferred stocks and debt securities rated “investment grade,” which are securities rated within the four highest grades assigned by S&P® or by Moody’s.

Investment Concerns

Equity securities (stocks) are more volatile and carry more risk than other forms of investments, including investments in high-grade fixed income securities. The net asset value per share of this Fund will fluctuate as the value of the securities in the portfolio changes.

Bonds offer a relatively stable level of income, although bond prices will fluctuate providing the potential for principal gain or loss. Intermediate-term, higher-quality bonds generally offer less risk than longer-term bonds and a lower rate of return.

The Fund is subject to the risk that principal value reacts in opposition to the movement of interest rates and that a rising interest rate environment increases the risk of loss of principal.

International investing may involve risk of capital loss from unfavorable fluctuations in currency values, from differences in generally accepted accounting principles or from economic or political instability in other nations.

For a complete description of these and other risks associated with investing in a mutual Fund, please refer to the Fund’s prospectus.

Growth of a $10,000 Investment

 

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The chart above represents a comparison of a hypothetical investment in the Fund versus a similar investment in the Fund’s benchmark, and represents the reinvestment of dividends and capital gains in the Fund.

Average Annual Total Returns as of December 31, 2011

 

     1
Year
    3
Year
    5
Year
    10
Year
 

AZL® Invesco Growth and Income Fund

     –1.94     10.86     –1.25     3.93

Russell 1000® Value Index

     0.39     11.55     –2.64     3.89

Past performance does not guarantee future results. The performance data quoted represents past performance and current returns may be lower or higher. The investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed may be worth more or less than the original cost. To obtain performance information current to the most recent month end, please visit www.Allianzlife.com.

Expense Ratio

 

      Gross  

AZL® Invesco Growth and Income Fund

     1.11

The above expense ratios are based on the current Fund prospectus dated May 1, 2011. The Manager voluntarily reduced the management fee to 0.675% on the first $100 million of assets and 0.65% on assets above $100 million. The Manager and the Fund have entered into a written contract limiting operating expenses, excluding certain expenses (such as interest expense), to 1.20% through April 30, 2013. Additional information pertaining to the December 31, 2011 expense ratios can be found in the financial highlights.

The total return of the Fund does not reflect the effect of any insurance charges, the annual maintenance fee or the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares. Such charges, fees and tax payments would reduce the performance quoted.

The Fund’s performance is measured against the Russell 1000® Value Index, an unmanaged index that measures the performance of the large-cap value segment of the U.S. equity universe. It includes those Russell 1000 companies with lower price-to-book ratios and lower expected growth values. The index does not reflect the deduction of fees associated with a mutual fund, such as investment management and fund accounting fees. The Fund’s performance reflects the deduction of fees for services provided to the Fund. Investors cannot invest directly in an index.

 

 

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ALLIANZ VARIABLE INSURANCE PRODUCTS TRUST

AZL Invesco Growth and Income Fund

Expense Examples

(Unaudited)

 

As a shareholder of the AZL Invesco Growth and Income Fund (the “Fund”), you incur ongoing costs, including management fees, distribution fees, and other Fund expenses. These examples are 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. Please note that the expenses shown in the tables are meant to highlight your ongoing cost only.Therefore, the examples are useful in comparing ongoing cost only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher. Please note that the expenses that apply to subaccounts of the insurance contracts were included, your costs would have been higher.

These examples are based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the periods presented below.

The Actual Expense table below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information below, 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 table under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.

 

     Beginning
Account Value
7/1/11
     Ending
Account Value
12/31/11
     Expense Paid
During Period*
7/1/11 - 12/31/11
     Annualized
Expense Ratio
During Period**
7/1/11 - 12/31/11
 

AZL Invesco Growth and Income Fund

   $ 1,000.00       $ 938.50       $ 4.84         0.99

The Hypothetical Expense table below provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year 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 this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of other funds.

 

     Beginning
Account Value
7/1/11
     Ending
Account Value
12/31/11
     Expense Paid
During Period*
7/1/11 - 12/31/11
     Annualized
Expense Ratio
During Period**
7/1/11 - 12/31/11
 

AZL Invesco Growth and Income Fund

   $ 1,000.00       $ 1,020.21       $ 5.04         0.99

 

  * Expenses are equal to the average account value times the Fund’s annualized expense ratio multiplied by the number of days in the most recent fiscal half-year divided by the number of days in the fiscal year.
  ** Excludes expense paid indirectly.

Portfolio Composition

(Unaudited)

 

Investments

   Percent of
net assets+
 

Financials

     17.4

Energy

     12.8   

Health Care

     12.5   

Consumer Staples

     12.0   

Information Technology

     11.3   

Consumer Discretionary

     9.5   

Industrials

     8.2   

Unaffiliated Investment Company

     7.4   

Investments

   Percent of
net assets+
 

Securities Held as Collateral for Securities on Loan

     4.5

Utilities

     4.0   

Telecommunication Services

     3.3   

Materials

     1.0   

Exchange Traded Fund

     0.2   
  

 

 

 

Total

     104.1
  

 

 

 
 

 

  + Investments are shown as a percentage of net assets, not total investments. As such the total may not equal 100%. For more information about the investments, please see the Schedule of Portfolio Investments.

 

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ALLIANZ VARIABLE INSURANCE PRODUCTS TRUST

AZL Invesco Growth and Income Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

December 31, 2011

 

Shares               
Fair
Value
 
     

 

Common Stocks (92.0%):

  

 

Beverages (1.5%):

  

  36,944      

Coca-Cola Co. (The)

   $ 2,584,972   
  18,929      

PepsiCo, Inc.

     1,255,939   
     

 

 

 
     3,840,911   
     

 

 

 

 

Capital Markets (2.4%):

  

  193,074      

Charles Schwab Corp. (The)

     2,174,013   
  46,162      

Northern Trust Corp.

     1,830,785   
  52,999      

State Street Corp.

     2,136,390   
     

 

 

 
     6,141,188   
     

 

 

 

 

Chemicals (1.0%):

  

  30,062      

PPG Industries, Inc.

     2,509,876   
     

 

 

 

 

Commercial Banks (5.8%):

  

  82,986      

BB&T Corp.^

     2,088,758   
  58,328      

Comerica, Inc.

     1,504,862   
  142,811      

Fifth Third Bancorp

     1,816,556   
  81,811      

PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.

     4,718,040   
  67,117      

U.S. Bancorp

     1,815,515   
  96,223      

Wells Fargo & Co.

     2,651,906   
     

 

 

 
     14,595,637   
     

 

 

 

 

Commercial Services & Supplies (0.7%):

  

  52,250      

Cintas Corp.^

     1,818,823   
     

 

 

 

 

Computers & Peripherals (2.1%):

  

  160,452      

Dell, Inc.*

     2,347,413   
  116,689      

Hewlett-Packard Co.

     3,005,908   
     

 

 

 
     5,353,321   
     

 

 

 

 

Diversified Financial Services (5.4%):

  

  136,557      

Citigroup, Inc.

     3,592,814   
  298,919      

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

     9,939,057   
     

 

 

 
     13,531,871   
     

 

 

 

 

Diversified Telecommunication Services (1.4%):

  

  84,623      

Verizon Communications, Inc.

     3,395,075   
     

 

 

 

 

Electric Utilities (4.0%):

  

  96,441      

American Electric Power Co., Inc.

     3,983,978   
  52,294      

Edison International

     2,164,971   
  20,874      

Entergy Corp.

     1,524,846   
  51,044      

FirstEnergy Corp.

     2,261,249   
     

 

 

 
     9,935,044   
     

 

 

 

 

Energy Equipment & Services (2.2%):

  

  40,270      

Baker Hughes, Inc.

     1,958,733   
  29,486      

Cameron International Corp.*

     1,450,416   
  30,968      

Schlumberger, Ltd.

     2,115,424   
     

 

 

 
     5,524,573   
     

 

 

 

 

Food & Staples Retailing (2.3%):

  

  114,808      

SYSCO Corp.^

     3,367,319   
  74,751      

Walgreen Co.

     2,471,268   
     

 

 

 
     5,838,587   
     

 

 

 

 

Food Products (3.5%):

  

  85,932      

Archer-Daniels Midland Co.

     2,457,655   
  69,631      

Kraft Foods, Inc., Class A

     2,601,414   
  109,403      

Unilever NV, NYS

     3,760,181   
     

 

 

 
     8,819,250   
     

 

 

 

 

Health Care Equipment & Supplies (1.3%):

  

  84,882      

Medtronic, Inc.

     3,246,737   
     

 

 

 
Shares               
Fair
Value
 

 

Common Stocks, continued

  

 

Health Care Providers & Services (3.6%):

  

  47,556      

Cardinal Health, Inc.

   $ 1,931,249   
  28,615      

CIGNA Corp.

     1,201,830   
  33,993      

HCA Holdings, Inc.*

     748,866   
  101,205      

UnitedHealth Group, Inc.

     5,129,069   
     

 

 

 
     9,011,014   
     

 

 

 

 

Household Durables (0.2%):

  

  27,821      

Sony Corp., Sponsored ADR^

     501,891   
     

 

 

 

 

Household Products (3.2%):

  

  18,668      

Energizer Holdings, Inc.*^

     1,446,396   
  97,318      

Procter & Gamble Co. (The)

     6,492,084   
     

 

 

 
     7,938,480   
     

 

 

 

 

Industrial Conglomerates (6.4%):

  

  599,741      

General Electric Co.

     10,741,361   
  114,185      

Tyco International, Ltd.

     5,333,582   
     

 

 

 
     16,074,943   
     

 

 

 

 

Insurance (3.8%):

  

  30,086      

Chubb Corp. (The)^

     2,082,553   
  235,326      

Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc.^

     7,441,008   
     

 

 

 
     9,523,561   
     

 

 

 

 

Internet Software & Services (2.8%):

  

  193,875      

eBay, Inc.*^

     5,880,229   
  73,104      

Yahoo!, Inc.*

     1,179,167   
     

 

 

 
     7,059,396   
     

 

 

 

 

IT Services (1.9%):

  

  86,444      

Amdocs, Ltd.*

     2,466,247   
  130,465      

Western Union Co.

     2,382,291   
     

 

 

 
     4,848,538   
     

 

 

 

 

Machinery (1.1%):

  

  89,042      

Ingersoll-Rand plc

     2,713,110   
     

 

 

 

 

Media (7.5%):

  

  218,065      

Comcast Corp., Class A

     5,170,321   
  55,328      

Time Warner Cable, Inc.

     3,517,201   
  127,612      

Time Warner, Inc.

     4,611,898   
  119,740      

Viacom, Inc., Class B

     5,437,393   
     

 

 

 
     18,736,813   
     

 

 

 

 

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels (10.7%):

  

  88,189      

Anadarko Petroleum Corp.

     6,731,467   
  36,778      

Devon Energy Corp.

     2,280,236   
  39,349      

Exxon Mobil Corp.

     3,335,221   
  67,945      

Hess Corp.

     3,859,276   
  27,429      

Occidental Petroleum Corp.

     2,570,097   
  81,164      

Royal Dutch Shell plc, ADR

     5,932,277   
  530      

Sunoco, Inc.

     21,741   
  67,665      

Williams Cos., Inc. (The)

     2,234,298   
     

 

 

 
     26,964,613   
     

 

 

 

 

Personal Products (1.4%):

  

  206,241      

Avon Products, Inc.

     3,603,030   
     

 

 

 

 

Pharmaceuticals (7.7%):

  

  22,012      

Abbott Laboratories

     1,237,735   
  140,572      

Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.

     4,953,757   
  20,026      

Eli Lilly & Co.

     832,281   
  12,393      

Hospira, Inc.*^

     376,375   
  122,274      

Merck & Co., Inc.

     4,609,730   
  332,848      

Pfizer, Inc.

     7,202,831   
     

 

 

 
       19,212,709   
     

 

 

 
 

 

continued

 

4


ALLIANZ VARIABLE INSURANCE PRODUCTS TRUST

AZL Invesco Growth and Income Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments, continued

December 31, 2011

 

Shares               
Fair
Value
 
     

 

Common Stocks, continued

  

 

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment (2.3%):

  

  182,077      

Applied Materials, Inc.

   $ 1,950,045   
  88,880      

Intel Corp.

     2,155,340   
  171,952      

STMicroelectronics NV

     1,015,451   
  97,593      

STMicroelectronics NV, NYS

     578,726   
     

 

 

 
        5,699,562   
     

 

 

 

 

Software (2.1%):

  

  205,590      

Microsoft Corp.

     5,337,116   
     

 

 

 

 

Specialty Retail (1.8%):

  

  107,593      

Home Depot, Inc.

     4,523,210   
     

 

 

 

 

Wireless Telecommunication Services (1.9%):

  

  171,101      

Vodafone Group plc, Sponsored ADR

     4,795,961   
     

 

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks (Cost $203,452,059)

     231,094,840   
     

 

 

 

 

Exchange Traded Fund (0.2%):

  

  31,424      

SPDR S&P Homebuilders^

     537,351   
     

 

 

 

 
 

Total Exchange Traded Fund
(Cost $531,429)

     537,351   
     

 

 

 
Shares or
Principal
Amount
          Fair
Value
 
     

 

Securities Held as Collateral for Securities on Loan (4.5%):

  

$ 11,437,206      

Allianz Variable Insurance Products Securities Lending Collateral Trust(a)

   $ 11,437,206   
     

 

 

 

 
 
 

Total Securities Held as Collateral for Securities
on Loan
(Cost $11,437,206)

     11,437,206   
     

 

 

 

 

Unaffiliated Investment Company (7.4%):

  

  18,557,903      

Dreyfus Treasury Prime Cash Management, 0.00%(b)

     18,557,903   
     

 

 

 

 
 

Total Unaffiliated Investment Company
(Cost $18,557,903)

     18,557,903   
     

 

 

 

 
 

Total Investment Securities
(Cost $233,978,597)+(c) — 104.1%

     261,627,300   

 

Net other assets (liabilities) — (4.1)%

     (10,325,763
     

 

 

 

 

Net Assets — 100.0%

   $ 251,301,537   
     

 

 

 
 

 

 

Percentages indicated are based on net assets as of December 31, 2011.

ADR—American Depositary Receipt

NYS—New York Shares

 

+ $250,190,094 of the total aggregate value of investment securities are segregated as available collateral for open forward currency contracts.

 

* Non-income producing security

 

^ This security or a partial position of the security was on loan as of December 31, 2011. The total value of securities on loan as of December 31, 2011 was $11,088,143.

 

(a) Purchased with cash collateral held from securities lending. The value of the collateral could include collateral held for securities that were sold on or before December 31, 2011.

 

(b) The rate represents the effective yield at December 31, 2011.

 

(c) See Federal Tax Information listed in the Notes to the Financial Statements.

As of December 31, 2011, the Fund’s open forward currency contracts were as follows:

 

Short Contracts

  Counterparty     Delivery
Date
    Contract
Amount
    Fair
Value
    Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
 

Deliver 2,256,668 British Pound in exchange for U.S. Dollar

    State Street        1/12/12      $ 3,532,080      $ 3,503,533      $ 28,547   

Deliver 1,563,671 European Euro in exchange for U.S. Dollar

    State Street        1/12/12        2,103,638        2,023,677        79,961   

Deliver 4,461,281 European Euro in exchange for U.S. Dollar

    BNY Mellon        1/12/12        6,000,958        5,773,716        227,242   
         

 

 

 
          $ 335,750   
         

 

 

 

The following represents the concentrations by country of risk (based on the domicile of the security issuer) relative to the total fair value of investment securities as of December 31, 2011:

 

Country

  Percentage  

Guernsey

    0.9

Ireland (Republic of)

    1.0   

Japan

    0.2   

Netherlands

    2.9   

Switzerland

    2.0   

United Kingdom

    4.1   

United States

    88.9   
 

 

 

 
    100.0
 

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

5


ALLIANZ VARIABLE INSURANCE PRODUCTS TRUST

AZL Invesco Growth and Income Fund

 

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

December 31, 2011

 

Assets:

  

Investment securities, at cost

   $ 233,978,597   
  

 

 

 

Investment securities, at value*

   $ 261,627,300   

Interest and dividends receivable

     548,907   

Unrealized appreciation on forward currency contracts

     335,750   

Receivable for capital shares issued

     376,460   

Receivable for expenses paid indirectly

     1,579   

Receivable for investments sold

     149,964   

Prepaid expenses

     2,813   
  

 

 

 

Total Assets

     263,042,773   
  

 

 

 

Liabilities:

  

Payable for investments purchased

     53,453   

Payable for capital shares redeemed

     18,888   

Payable for collateral received on loaned securities

     11,437,206   

Manager fees payable

     137,626   

Administration fees payable

     7,269   

Distribution fees payable

     52,116   

Custodian fees payable

     2,244   

Administrative and compliance services fees payable

     1,885   

Trustee fees payable

     102   

Other accrued liabilities

     30,447   
  

 

 

 

Total Liabilities

     11,741,236   
  

 

 

 

Net Assets

   $ 251,301,537   
  

 

 

 

Net Assets Consist of:

  

Capital

   $ 243,272,484   

Accumulated net investment income/(loss)

     3,829,512   

Accumulated net realized gains/(losses) from investment transactions

     (23,784,912

Net unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on investments

     27,984,453   
  

 

 

 

Net Assets

   $ 251,301,537   
  

 

 

 

Shares of beneficial interest (unlimited number of shares authorized, no par value)

     24,192,395   

Net Asset Value (offering and redemption price per share)

   $ 10.39   
  

 

 

 

 

 

* Includes securities on loan of $11,088,143.

Statement of Operations

For the Year Ended December 31, 2011

 

Investment Income:

  

Dividends

   $ 5,987,801   

Income from securities lending

     24,729   

Foreign withholding tax

     (2,961
  

 

 

 

Total Investment Income

     6,009,569   
  

 

 

 

Expenses:

  

Manager fees

     1,985,819   

Administration fees

     102,200   

Distribution fees

     655,010   

Custodian fees

     14,744   

Administrative and compliance services fees

     12,932   

Trustee fees

     21,559   

Professional fees

     23,155   

Shareholder reports

     28,520   

Other expenses

     9,834   
  

 

 

 

Total expenses before reductions

     2,853,773   

Less expenses voluntarily waived/reimbursed by the Manager

     (257,788

Less expenses paid indirectly

     (35,052
  

 

 

 

Net expenses

     2,560,933   
  

 

 

 

Net Investment Income/(Loss)

     3,448,636   
  

 

 

 

Realized and Unrealized Gains/(Losses) on Investments:

  

Net realized gains/(losses) on securities transactions

     1,387,652   

Net realized gains/(losses) on forward currency contracts

     413,837   

Payments by affiliates for the violation of certain investment policies and limitations

     1,687   

Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments

     (11,021,396
  

 

 

 

Net Realized/Unrealized Gains/(Losses) on Investments

     (9,218,220
  

 

 

 

Change in Net Assets Resulting From Operations

   $ (5,769,584
  

 

 

 
 

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

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ALLIANZ VARIABLE INSURANCE PRODUCTS TRUST

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

     AZL Invesco
Growth and Income Fund
 
     For the
Year Ended
December 31,
2011
    For the
Year Ended
December 31,
2010
 

Change in Net Assets:

    

Operations:

    

Net investment income/(loss)

   $ 3,448,636      $ 2,301,738   

Net realized gains/(losses) on investment transactions

     1,801,489        8,320,516   

Payments by affiliates for the violation of certain investment policies and limitations

     1,687          

Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments

     (11,021,396     13,496,778   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from operations

     (5,769,584     24,119,032   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Dividends to Shareholders:

    

From net investment income

     (2,285,285     (2,141,891
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from dividends to shareholders

     (2,285,285     (2,141,891
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Capital Transactions:

    

Proceeds from shares issued

     35,049,634        94,239,834   

Proceeds from dividends reinvested

     2,285,285        2,141,891   

Value of shares redeemed

     (45,436,950     (34,259,321
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from capital transactions

     (8,102,031     62,122,404   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in net assets

     (16,156,900     84,099,545   

Net Assets:

    

Beginning of period

     267,458,437        183,358,892   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of period

   $ 251,301,537      $ 267,458,437   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Accumulated net investment income/(loss)

   $ 3,829,512      $ 2,301,731   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Share Transactions:

    

Shares issued

     3,283,048        9,241,737   

Dividends reinvested

     236,083        225,700   

Shares redeemed

     (4,328,893     (3,550,937
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in shares

     (809,762     5,916,500   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

7


ALLIANZ VARIABLE INSURANCE PRODUCTS TRUST

AZL Invesco Growth and Income Fund

Financial Highlights

(Selected data for a share of beneficial interest outstanding throughout the periods indicated)

 

     Year Ended December 31,  
     2011     2010     2009     2008     2007  

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period

   $ 10.70      $ 9.61      $ 7.95      $ 12.95      $ 13.37   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Investment Activities:

          

Net Investment Income/(Loss)

     0.15        0.07        0.12        0.24        0.22   

Net Realized and Unrealized Gains/(Losses) on Investments

     (0.36     1.11        1.75        (4.31     0.14   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from Investment Activities

     (0.21     1.18        1.87        (4.07     0.36   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Dividends to Shareholders From:

          

Net Investment Income

     (0.10     (0.09     (0.21     (0.24     (0.18

Net Realized Gains

                          (0.69     (0.60
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Dividends

     (0.10     (0.09     (0.21     (0.93     (0.78
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Asset Value, End of Period

   $ 10.39      $ 10.70      $ 9.61      $ 7.95      $ 12.95   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Return(a)

     (1.94 )%(b)      12.37     23.64     (32.86 )%      2.64

Ratios to Average Net Assets/ Supplemental Data:

          

Net Assets, End of Period ($000’s)

   $ 251,302      $ 267,458      $ 183,359      $ 159,898      $ 327,862   

Net Investment Income/(Loss)

     1.32     1.03     1.32     1.71     1.39

Expenses Before Reductions(c)

     1.09     1.10     1.13     1.12     1.09

Expenses Net of Reductions

     0.98     0.99     1.00     1.00     0.99

Expenses Net of Reductions, Excluding Expenses Paid Indirectly(d)

     0.99     1.00     1.03     1.03     1.00

Portfolio Turnover Rate

     22     34     54     40     25

 

 

(a) The returns include reinvested dividends and fund level expenses, but exclude insurance contract charges. If these charges were included, the returns would have been lower.

 

(b) During the year ended December 31, 2011, Invesco Advisers, Inc. reimbursed $1,687 to the Fund in connection with violations of certain investment policies and limitations. The corresponding impact to the return was less than 0.005%.

 

(c) Excludes fee reductions. If such fee reductions had not occurred, the ratios would have been as indicated.

 

(d) Expenses net of reductions excludes expenses paid indirectly, pursuant to a “commission recapture” program, under which brokers remit a portion of the brokerage commission which is used to pay certain Fund expenses. See note 2 in the Notes to the Financial Statements.

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

8


ALLIANZ VARIABLE INSURANCE PRODUCTS TRUST

AZL Invesco Growth and Income Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements

December 31, 2011

 

1. Organization

The Allianz Variable Insurance Products Trust (the “Trust”) was organized as a Delaware statutory trust on July 13, 1999. The Trust is a diversified open-end management investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”). These Notes to the Financial Statements are for the AZL Invesco Growth and Income Fund (the “Fund”). The Trust consists of 29 separate investment portfolios (collectively, the “Funds”), each of which is a series of the Trust, as follows:

 

   

AZL Allianz AGIC Opportunity Fund

   

AZL BlackRock Capital Appreciation Fund

   

AZL Columbia Mid Cap Value Fund

   

AZL Columbia Small Cap Value Fund

   

AZL Davis New York Venture Fund (formerly AZL Davis NY Venture Fund)

   

AZL Dreyfus Equity Growth Fund

   

AZL Eaton Vance Large Cap Value Fund

   

AZL Enhanced Bond Index Fund

   

AZL Franklin Small Cap Value Fund

   

AZL Franklin Templeton Founding Strategy Plus Fund

   

AZL Gateway Fund

   

AZL International Index Fund

   

AZL Invesco Equity and Income Fund (formerly AZL Van Kampen Equity and Income Fund)

   

AZL Invesco Growth and Income Fund (formerly AZL Van Kampen Growth and Income Fund)

   

AZL Invesco International Equity Fund

   

AZL JPMorgan International Opportunities Fund (formerly AZL Morgan Stanley International Equity Fund)

   

AZL JPMorgan U.S. Equity Fund

   

AZL MFS Investors Trust Fund

   

AZL Mid Cap Index Fund

   

AZL Money Market Fund

   

AZL Morgan Stanley Global Real Estate Fund

   

AZL Morgan Stanley Mid Cap Growth Fund

   

AZL NFJ International Value Fund

   

AZL Russell 1000 Growth Index Fund

   

AZL Russell 1000 Value Index Fund

   

AZL S&P 500 Index Fund

   

AZL Schroder Emerging Markets Equity Fund

   

AZL Small Cap Stock Index Fund

   

AZL Turner Quantitative Small Cap Growth Fund

 

 

The Trust is authorized to issue an unlimited number of shares of the Fund without par value. Shares of the Fund are available through the variable annuity contracts and variable life insurance policies offered through the separate accounts of participating insurance companies.

Under the Trust’s organizational documents, its officers and trustees are indemnified against certain liabilities arising out of the performance of their duties to the Fund. In addition, in the normal course of business, the Fund may enter into contracts with its vendors and others that provide for general indemnifications. The Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown, as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Fund. However, based on experience, the Fund expects the risk of loss to be remote.

2. Significant Accounting Policies

The following is a summary of significant accounting policies followed by the Fund in the preparation of its financial statements. The policies conform with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”). The preparation of financial statements requires management to make certain 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 increases and decreases in net assets from operations during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Management has evaluated events and transactions subsequent to period end through the date the financial statements were issued, for purposes of recognition or disclosure in these financial statements and there are no subsequent events to report.

Security Valuation

The Fund records its investments at fair value. Fair value is defined as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between willing market participants at the measurement date. The valuation techniques used to determine fair value are further described in Note 4 below.

Investment Transactions and Investment Income

Investment transactions are recorded not later than on the business day after trade date. However, for financial reporting purposes, investment transactions are accounted for on trade date. Net realized gains and losses on investments sold and on foreign currency transactions are recorded on the basis of identified cost. Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis and

 

9


ALLIANZ VARIABLE INSURANCE PRODUCTS TRUST

AZL Invesco Growth and Income Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements, continued

December 31, 2011

 

includes, where applicable, the amortization of premiums or accretion of discounts. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date except in the case of foreign securities, in which case dividends are recorded as soon as such information becomes available.

Real Estate Investment Trusts

The Fund may own shares of real estate investment trusts (“REITs”) which report information on the source of their distributions annually. Certain distributions received from REITs during the year, which are known to be a return of capital, are recorded as a reduction to the cost of the individual REIT.

Foreign Currency Translation

The accounting records of the Fund are maintained in U.S. dollars. Foreign currency amounts are translated into U.S. dollars at the current rate of exchange to determine the fair value of investments, assets and liabilities. Purchases and sales of securities, and income and expenses are translated at the prevailing rate of exchange on the respective dates of such transactions. The Fund does not isolate that portion of the results of operations resulting from changes in foreign exchange rates on investments from fluctuations arising from changes in market prices of securities held. Such fluctuations are included in the net realized and unrealized gain or loss on investments and foreign currencies.

Income received by the Fund from sources within foreign countries may be subject to withholding and other income or similar taxes imposed by such countries. The Funds accrue such taxes, as applicable, based on their current interpretation of tax rules in the foreign markets in which they invest.

Risks Associated with Foreign Securities and Currencies

Investments in securities of foreign issuers carry certain risks not ordinarily associated with investments in securities of domestic issuers. Such risks include future political and economic developments, and the possible imposition of exchange controls or other foreign governmental laws and restrictions. In addition, with respect to certain countries, there is the possibility of expropriation of assets, confiscatory taxation, political or social instability or diplomatic developments which could adversely affect investments in those securities.

Dividends to Shareholders

Dividends to shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date. The Fund distributes its dividends from net investment income and net realized capital gains, if any, on an annual basis. The amount of dividends from net investment income and from net realized gains are determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations, which may differ from GAAP. These “book/tax” differences are either temporary or permanent in nature. To the extent these differences are permanent in nature (e.g., return of capital, net operating loss, reclassification of certain market discounts, gain/loss, paydowns, and distributions), such amounts are reclassified within the composition of net assets based on their federal tax-basis treatment; temporary differences (e.g., wash sales and post October losses) do not require reclassification. Dividends to shareholders that exceed net investment income and net realized gains for tax purposes are reported as distributions of capital.

Expense Allocation

Expenses directly attributable to the Fund are charged directly to the Fund, while expenses attributable to more than one Fund are allocated among the respective Funds based upon relative net assets or some other reasonable method. Expenses which are attributable to more than one Trust are allocated across the Allianz Variable Insurance Products and Allianz Variable Insurance Products Fund of Funds Trusts based upon relative net assets or another reasonable basis. Allianz Investment Management LLC (the “Manager”), serves as the investment manager for the Trust and the Allianz Variable Insurance Products Fund of Funds Trust.

Securities Lending

To generate additional income, the Fund may lend up to 33 1/3% of its assets pursuant to agreements requiring that the loan be continuously secured by any combination of cash, U.S. government or U.S. government agency securities, equal initially to

 

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at least 102% of the fair value plus accrued interest on the securities loaned (105% for foreign securities) and is marked to market daily to provide a level of collateral at least equal to the fair value of securities loaned. The Fund bears all of the gains and losses on such investments. The Fund receives payments from borrowers equivalent to the dividends and interest that would have been earned on securities lent while simultaneously seeking to earn income on the investment of cash collateral received. In extremely low interest rate environments, the broker rebate fee may exceed the interest earned or the cash collateral which would result in a loss to the Fund. The investment of cash collateral deposited by the borrower is subject to inherent market risks such as interest rate risk, credit risk, liquidity risk, and other risks that are present in the market, and as such, the value of these investments may not be sufficient, when liquidated, to repay the borrower when the loaned security is returned. There may be risks of delay in recovery of the securities or even loss of rights in the collateral should the borrower of the securities fail financially. However, loans will be made only to borrowers, such as broker-dealers, banks or institutional borrowers of securities, deemed by the Allianz Investment Management LLC (the “Manager”) to be of good standing and credit worthy and when in its judgment, the consideration which can be earned currently from such securities loans justifies the attendant risks. Loans are subject to termination by the Trust or the borrower at any time, and are, therefore, not considered to be illiquid investments. Securities on loan at December 31, 2011 are presented on the Fund’s Schedule of Portfolio Investments (“Schedule”). The average outstanding amount of securities on loan was $7.8 million for the year ended December 31, 2011.

Cash collateral received in connection with securities lending is invested in the Allianz Variable Insurance Products Securities Lending Collateral Trust (the “Securities Lending Collateral Trust”) managed by The Dreyfus Corporation, an affiliate of the Custodian and Securities Lending Agent. The Securities Lending Collateral Trust invests in short-term investments that have a remaining maturity of 397 days or less as calculated in accordance with Rule 2a-7 under the 1940 Act. The Fund paid securities lending fees of $2,447 during the year ended December 31, 2011. These fees have been netted against Income from Securities Lending on the Statement of Operations.

Commission Recapture

Certain Funds of the Trust participate in a commission recapture program. The Fund will utilize the recaptured commissions to pay for, in whole or part, certain expenses of the Fund, excluding investment advisory fees. Any amounts received by the Fund, if applicable, are disclosed as “Expenses paid indirectly” on the Statement of Operations.

Derivative Instruments

All open derivative positions at period end are reflected on the Fund’s Schedule of Portfolio Investments. The following is a description of the derivative instruments that the Fund may utilize, including the primary underlying risk exposures related to each instrument type.

Forward Currency Contracts

During the year ended December 31, 2011, the Fund entered into forward currency contracts in connection with planned purchases or sales of securities or to hedge the U.S. dollar value of securities denominated in a particular currency. In addition to the foreign currency risk related to the use of these contracts, the Fund could be exposed to risks if the counterparties to the contracts are unable to meet the terms of their contracts and from unanticipated movements in the value of a foreign currency relative to the U.S. dollar. In the event of default by the counterparty to the transaction, the Fund’s maximum amount of loss, as either the buyer or the seller, is the unrealized appreciation of the contract. The forward currency contracts are adjusted by the daily exchange rate of the underlying currency and any gains or losses are recorded for financial statement purposes as unrealized gains or losses until the contract settlement date. When the contract is closed, the Fund records a realized gain or loss equal to the difference between the value at the time it was opened and the value at the time it was closed. The contract amount of forward currency contracts outstanding was $11.6 million as of December 31, 2011. The monthly average amount for these contracts was $7.4 million for the year ended December 31, 2011.

Futures Contracts

During the year ended December 31, 2011, the Fund did not enter into any futures contracts. The Fund may enter into futures contracts to manage its exposure to the securities markets or to movements in market conditions or foreign exchange rates. Futures contracts are valued based upon their quoted daily settlement prices. Upon entering into a futures contract, the Fund is required to segregate liquid assets in accordance with the initial margin requirements of the broker or exchange. Futures contracts are marked to market daily and a payable or receivable for the change in value (“variation margin”) is

 

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recorded by the Fund. Gains or losses are recognized but not considered realized until the contracts expire or are closed. Futures contracts involve, to varying degrees, elements of market risk (generally equity price risk related to stock futures, interest rate risk related to bond futures, and foreign currency risk related to currency futures) and exposure to loss in excess of the variation margin disclosed in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. The primary risks associated with the use of futures contracts are the imperfect correlation between the change in market value of the underlying securities and the prices of futures contracts, the possibility of an illiquid market, and the inability of the counterparty to meet the terms of the contract.

Summary of Derivative Instruments

The following is a summary of the fair value of derivative instruments as of December 31, 2011.

 

    

Asset Derivatives

    

Liability Derivatives

 

Primary Risk Exposure

  

Statements of Assets and
Liabilities Location

   Total Fair
Value
    

Statements of Assets and
Liabilities Location

   Total Fair
Value
 
Foreign Exchange Contracts    Unrealized appreciation on forward currency contracts    $ 335,750       Unrealized depreciation on forward currency contracts    $   

The following is a summary of the effect of derivative instruments on the Statement of Operations for the year ended December 31, 2011:

 

Primary Risk Exposure

  

Location of Gains /(Losses)
on Derivatives
Recognized in Income

   Realized Gains/(Losses)
on Derivatives
Recognized in Income
     Change in Unrealized
Appreciation/
Depreciation on
Derivatives Recognized
in Income
 
Foreign Exchange Contracts    Net realized gains/(losses) on forward currency contracts/change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments    $ 413,837       $ 335,750   

 

3. Related Party Transactions

The Manager provides investment advisory and management services for the Fund. The Manager has retained an independent money management organization (the “Subadviser”) to make investment decisions on behalf of the Fund. Pursuant to a subadvisory agreement between the Manager and Invesco Advisers, Inc. (“Invesco”), Invesco provides investment advisory services as the Subadviser for the Fund subject to the general supervision of the Trustees and the Manager. The Manager is entitled to a fee, computed daily and paid monthly, based on the average daily net assets of the Fund. Expenses incurred by the Fund for investment advisory and management services are reflected on the Statement of Operations as “Manager fees.” For its services, the Subadviser is entitled to a fee payable by the Manager. The Manager has contractually agreed to waive fees and reimburse the Fund to limit the annual expenses, excluding interest expense (e.g., cash overdraft fees), taxes, brokerage commissions, other expenditures that are capitalized in accordance with GAAP and other extraordinary expenses not incurred in the ordinary course of the Fund’s business, based on the daily net assets of the Fund, through April 30, 2013.

For the year ended December 31, 2011, the annual rate due to the Manager and the annual expense limit were as follows:

 

     Annual Rate*     Annual Expense Limit  

AZL Invesco Growth and Income Fund

     0.775     1.20

 

  * The fees payable to the Manager are based on a tiered structure for various net assets levels as follows: the first $100 million at 0.775%, the next $150 million at 0.75%, the next $250 million at 0.725% and above $500 million at 0.675%. The Manager voluntarily reduced the management fees as follows: the first $100 million at 0.675% and above $100 million at 0.65%. The Manager reserves the right to stop reducing the manager fee at any time.

Any amounts contractually waived or reimbursed by the Manager in a particular fiscal year will be subject to repayment by the Fund to the Manager to the extent that from time to time through the next three fiscal years the repayment will not cause the Fund’s expenses to exceed the stated limit during the respective year. Any amounts recouped by the Manager during the

 

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period are reflected on the Statement of Operations as “Recoupment of prior expenses reimbursed by the Manager.” At December 31, 2011, there were no remaining contractual reimbursements that are subject to repayment by the Fund in subsequent years.

In addition, the Manager may voluntarily waive or reimburse additional fees in order to maintain more competitive expense ratios. Any voluntary waivers or reimbursements are not subject to repayment in subsequent years. Information on the total amount waived/reimbursed by the Manager or repaid to the Manager by the Fund during the year can be found on the Statement of Operations.

Pursuant to separate agreements between the Funds and the Manager, the Manager provides a Chief Compliance Officer (“CCO”) and certain compliance oversight and regulatory filing services to the Trust. Under these agreements the Manager is entitled to an amount equal to a portion of the compensation and certain other expenses related to the individuals performing the CCO and compliance oversight services, as well as $75 per hour for time incurred in connection with the preparation and filing of certain documents with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fees are paid to the Manager on a quarterly basis. The total expenses incurred by the Fund for these services are reflected on the Statement of Operations as “Administrative and compliance services fees.”

Citi Fund Services Ohio, Inc. (“Citi” or the “Administrator”), a wholly owned subsidiary of Citigroup, Inc., with which an officer of the Trust is affiliated, serves as the Trust’s administrator, transfer agent, and fund accountant, and assists the Trust in all aspects of its administration and operation. The Administrator is entitled to a Trust-wide asset-based fee, which is based on the following schedule: 0.05% of daily average net assets on the first $4 billion, 0.04% of daily average net assets on the next $2 billion, 0.02% of daily average net assets on the next $2 billion and 0.01% of daily average net assets over $8 billion. The overall Trust-wide fees are accrued daily and paid monthly and are subject to a minimum annual fee. In addition, the Administrator is entitled to annual account fees related to the transfer agency system, an annual fee for each additional class of shares of any Fund, certain annual fees in supporting fair value services, and a Trust-wide annual fee for providing infrastructure and support in implementing the written policies and procedures comprising the Fund’s compliance program. Fees payable to the Administrator are subject to certain reductions associated with services provided to new funds. The Administrator is also reimbursed for certain expenses incurred. The total expenses incurred by the Fund for these services are reflected on the Statement of Operations as “Administration fees.”

Allianz Life Financial Services, LLC (“ALFS”), an affiliate of the Manager, serves as distributor of the Fund and receives 12b-1 fees directly from the Fund, plus a Trust-wide annual fee of $42,500, paid by the Manager from its profits and not by the Trust, for recordkeeping and reporting services.

The Trust has adopted a distribution and service plan in conformance with Rule 12b-1of the 1940 Act. Pursuant to this plan, the Fund is authorized to pay certain fees for the sale and distribution of its shares and services provided to its shareholders at an annual rate not to exceed 0.25% of the Fund’s average daily net assets. These fees are reflected on the Statement of Operations as “Distribution fees.”

In addition, certain legal fees and expenses are paid to a law firm, Dorsey & Whitney LLP, of which the Secretary of the Fund is a partner. During the year ended December 31, 2011, $3,877 was paid from the Fund relating to these fees and expenses.

Certain Officers and Trustees of the Trust are affiliated with the Manager or the Administrator. Such Officers (except for the Trust’s CCO as noted above) and Trustees receive no compensation from the Trust for serving in their respective roles. For their service to the Trust and to the Allianz Variable Insurance Products Fund of Funds Trust, each non-interested Trustee receives a $36,000 annual Board retainer and a $8,000 meeting fee for each regular in-person Board meeting and a $4,000 meeting fee for each Committee meeting. In addition, Trustees may receive compensation for special meetings and telephonic meetings. Also, the Trustees are reimbursed for certain expenses associated with attending Board meetings. Compensation to the Trustees is allocated between the Trust and the Allianz Variable Insurance Products Fund of Funds Trust in proportion to the assets under management of each Trust. During the year ended December 31, 2011, actual Trustee compensation was $924,000 in total for both Trusts.

During the year ended December 31, 2011, the Subadviser reimbursed $1,687 to the Fund related to the violation of certain investment policies and limitations. The impact to the total return is disclosed in the Financial Highlights.

 

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4. Investment Valuation Summary

The valuation techniques employed by the Fund, as described below, maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs in determining fair value. The inputs used for valuing the Fund’s investments are summarized in the three broad levels listed below:

 

   

Level 1 — quoted prices in active markets for identical assets

   

Level 2 — other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayments speeds, credit risk, etc.)

   

Level 3 — significant unobservable inputs (including the Fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments)

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

Security prices are generally provided by an independent third party pricing service approved by the Trust’s Board of Trustees (“Trustees”) as of the close of the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) (generally 4:00 pm EST). Equity securities are valued at the last quoted sale price or, if there is no sale, the last quoted bid price is used for long securities and the last quoted ask price is used for securities sold short. Securities listed on NASDAQ Stock Market, Inc. (“NASDAQ”) are valued at the official closing price as reported by NASDAQ. In each of these situations, valuations are typically categorized as a Level 1 in the fair value hierarchy. Investments in open-end investment companies are valued at their respective net asset value as reported by such companies and are typically categorized as Level 1 in the fair value hierarchy.

Debt and other fixed income securities are generally valued at an evaluated bid price provided by an independent pricing source approved by the Trustees. To value debt securities, pricing services may use various pricing techniques which take into account appropriate factors such as market activity, yield, quality, coupon rate, maturity, type of issue, trading characteristics, call features, credit ratings and other data, as well as broker quotes. Short term securities of sufficient credit quality with sixty days or less remaining until maturity may be valued at amortized cost, which approximates fair value. In each of these situations, valuations are typically categorized as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy.

Exchange traded futures contracts are valued at the last sales price as of the close of the primary exchange and are typically categorized as Level 1 in the fair value hierarchy. Forward currency contracts are generally valued at the foreign currency exchange rate as of the close of the NYSE and are typically categorized as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy.

Other assets and securities for which market quotations are not readily available, or are deemed unreliable are valued at fair value as determined in good faith by the Trustees or persons acting on the behalf of the Trustees. Fair value pricing may be used for significant events such as securities whose trading has been suspended, whose price has become stale or for which there is no currently available price at the close of the NYSE. Depending on the source and relative significance of valuation inputs, these instruments may be classified as Level 2 or Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy. The Fund utilizes a pricing service to assist in determining the fair value of securities when certain significant events occur that may affect the value of foreign securities.

In accordance with procedures adopted by the Trustees, fair value pricing may be used if events materially affecting the value of foreign securities occur between the time when the exchange on which they are traded closes and the time when the Fund’s net asset value is calculated. Management identifies possible fluctuation in international securities by monitoring the increase or decrease in the value of a designated benchmark index. In the event of an increase or decrease greater than predetermined levels, the Fund may use a systematic valuation model provided by an independent third party to fair value its international equity securities which are then typically categorized as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy.

For the year ended December 31, 2011, there were no Level 3 investments for which significant unobservable inputs were used to determine fair value.

 

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The following is a summary of the valuation inputs used as of December 31, 2011 in valuing the Fund’s investments based upon the three levels defined above:

 

Investment Securities:

   Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Total  

Common Stocks:

           

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment

   $ 4,684,111       $ 1,015,451       $       $ 5,699,562   

All Other Common Stocks+

     225,395,278                         225,395,278   

Exchange Traded Fund

     537,351                         537,351   

Securities Held as Collateral for Securities on Loan

             11,437,206                 11,437,206   

Unaffiliated Investment Company

     18,557,903                         18,557,903   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Investment Securities

   $ 249,174,643       $ 12,452,657       $       $ 261,627,300   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Other Financial Instruments:*

           

Forward Currency Contracts

             335,750                 335,750   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Investments

   $ 249,174,643       $ 12,788,407       $       $ 261,963,050   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  * Other Financial Instruments would include any derivative instruments, such as futures contracts and forward currency contracts. These investments are generally recorded in the financial statements at the unrealized gain or loss on the investment.

 

  + For detailed industry descriptions, see the accompanying Schedule of Portfolio Investments.

The Fund recognizes significant transfers between fair value hierarchy levels at the reporting period end. There were no significant transfers between Levels 1, 2 or 3 as of December 31, 2011.

In May 2011, the FASB issued ASU No. 2011-04 “Amendments to Achieve Common Fair Value Measurement and Disclosure Requirements in U.S. GAAP and IFRS”. ASU 2011-04 includes common requirements for measurement of and disclosure about fair value between U.S. GAAP and IFRS. ASU 2011-04 will require reporting entities to disclose quantitative information about the unobservable inputs used in the fair value measurements categorized within Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy. In addition, ASU 2011-04 will require reporting entities to make disclosures about amounts and reasons for all transfers in and out of Level 1 and Level 2 fair value measurements. The new and revised disclosures are effective for interim and annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2011. Adoption of ASU 2011-04 will have no effect on the Fund’s net assets. At this time, management is evaluating the impact of ASU 2011-04 on the financial statement disclosures.

 

5. Security Purchases and Sales

For the year ended December 31, 2011, cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of securities (excluding securities maturing less than one year from acquisition) were as follows:

 

     Purchases      Sales  

AZL Invesco Growth and Income Fund

   $ 55,808,057       $ 72,000,563   

 

6. Federal Income Tax Information

It is the Fund’s policy to continue to comply with the requirements of the Internal Revenue Code under Subchapter M, applicable to regulated investment companies, and to distribute all of its taxable income, including any net realized gains on investments, to its shareholders. Therefore, no provision is made for federal income taxes.

Management of the Funds has reviewed tax positions taken in tax years that remain subject to examination by all major tax jurisdictions, including federal (i.e., the last four tax year ends and the interim tax period since then, as applicable). Management believes that there is no tax liability resulting from unrecognized tax benefits related to uncertain tax positions taken.

Cost for federal income tax purposes at December 31, 2011 is $235,487,810. The gross unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on a tax basis is as follows:

 

Unrealized appreciation

  $ 36,621,397   

Unrealized depreciation

    (10,481,907
 

 

 

 

Net unrealized appreciation

  $ 26,139,490   
 

 

 

 

 

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AZL Invesco Growth and Income Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements, continued

December 31, 2011

 

As of the end of its tax year ended December 31, 2011, the Fund has capital loss carry forwards (“CLCFs”) as summarized in the table below. Under the provisions of the Regulated Investment Company Modernization Act of 2010, CLCFs that originated in a tax year that began before December 23, 2010 (pre-effective CLCFs) may be carried forward, subject to certain limitations, and applied to offset future capital gains, and thus reduce the amount of distributable capital gains, for up to eight succeeding tax years, after which any unutilized CLCFs expire. Pre-effective CLCFs are applied as short-term capital loss regardless of whether the originating capital loss was short term or long term. CLCFs that originate in tax years beginning after December 22, 2010 (post-effective CLCFs), are applied consistent with the character in which they originated as a new loss on the first day of the immediately succeeding tax year, and thus take precedent over the application of pre-effective CLCFs. Post-effective CLCFs can be carried forward indefinitely.

Pre-effective CLCFs subject to expiration:

 

     Expires
12/31/2017
 

AZL Invesco Growth and Income Fund

   $ 22,275,700   

During the year ended December 31, 2011, the Fund utilized $1,247,222 in CLCFs to offset capital gains.

The tax character of dividends paid to shareholders during the year ended December 31, 2011 were as follows:

 

     Ordinary
Income
     Net
Long-Term
Capital Gains
     Total
Distributions(a)
 

AZL Invesco Growth and Income Fund

   $ 2,285,285       $       $ 2,285,285   

 

  (a) Total distributions paid may differ from the Statements of Changes in Net Assets because dividends are recognized when actually paid for tax purposes.

The tax character of dividends paid to shareholders during the year ended December 31, 2010 were as follows:

 

     Ordinary
Income
     Net
Long-Term
Capital Gains
     Total
Distributions(a)
 

AZL Invesco Growth and Income Fund

   $ 2,141,891       $       $ 2,141,891   

 

  (a) Total distributions paid may differ from the Statements of Changes in Net Assets because dividends are recognized when actually paid for tax purposes.

As of December 31, 2011, the components of accumulated earnings on a tax basis were as follows:

 

     Undistributed
Ordinary
Income
     Accumulated
Capital and
Other Losses
    Unrealized
Appreciation(a)
     Total
Accumulated
Earnings/
(Deficit)
 

AZL Invesco Growth and Income Fund

   $ 4,165,263       $ (22,275,700   $ 26,139,490       $ 8,029,053   

 

  (a) The differences between book-basis and tax-basis unrealized appreciation/depreciation is attributable primarily to tax deferral of losses on wash sales.

 

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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

The Shareholders and Board of Trustees of

Allianz Variable Insurance Products Trust:

We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities of AZL Invesco Growth and Income Fund (the “Fund”) of the Allianz Variable Insurance Products Trust, including the schedule of portfolio investments, as of December 31, 2011, and the related statement of operations for the year then ended, the statements of changes in net assets for each of the years in the two-year period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the years in the five-year period then ended. These financial statements and financial highlights are the responsibility of the Fund’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements and financial highlights based on our audits.

We conducted our audits 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 and financial highlights are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of December 31, 2011, by correspondence with the custodian and brokers or by other appropriate auditing procedures where replies from brokers were not received. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

In our opinion, the financial statements and financial highlights referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Fund as of December 31, 2011, the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the years in the two-year period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the years in the five-year period then ended, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.

KPMG LLP

Columbus, Ohio

February 24, 2012

 

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Other Federal Income Tax Information (Unaudited)

For the year ended December 31, 2011, 100.00% of the total ordinary income dividends paid by the Fund qualify for the corporate dividends received deduction available to corporate shareholders.

 

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Other Information (Unaudited)

A description of the policies and procedures that the Fund uses to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities is available, without charge, upon request, by visiting the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (“Commission”) website at www.sec.gov, or by calling 800-624-0197.

Information regarding how the Fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30th is available (i) without charge, upon request, by calling 800-624-0197; (ii) on the Allianz Variable Insurance Products Trust’s website at https://www.allianzlife.com; and (iii) on the Commission’s website at http://www.sec.gov.

The Fund files complete Schedules of Portfolio Holdings with the Commission for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. Schedules of Portfolio Holdings for the Fund in this report are available without charge on the Commission’s website at http://www.sec.gov, or may be reviewed and copied at the Commission’s Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. Information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 800-SEC-0330.

 

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Approval of Investment Advisory and Subadvisory Agreements (Unaudited)

The Allianz Variable Insurance Products Trust (the “Trust”) is a manager-of-managers fund. That means that the Trust’s Manager (“Allianz Investment Management LLC”) is responsible for monitoring the various Subadvisers that have day-to-day responsibility for the decisions made for each of the Trust’s investment portfolios. The Trust’s Manager is responsible for determining, in the first instance, which investment advisers to consider recommending for selection as a Subadviser.

In reviewing the services provided by the Manager and the terms of the investment management agreement, the Board receives and reviews information related to the Manager’s experience and expertise in the variable insurance marketplace. Currently, the Funds are offered only through variable annuities and variable life insurance policies, and not in the retail fund market. In addition, the Board receives information regarding the Manager’s expertise with regard to portfolio diversification and asset allocation requirements within variable insurance products issued by Allianz Life Insurance Company of North America and its subsidiary, Allianz Life Insurance Company of New York. Currently, the Funds are offered only through Allianz Life and Allianz of New York variable products.

The Trust’s Manager has adopted policies and procedures to assist it in the process of analyzing each potential Subadviser with expertise in particular asset classes for purposes of making the recommendation that a specific investment adviser be selected. The Trust’s Board reviews and considers the information provided by the Manager in deciding which investment advisers to select. After an investment adviser becomes a Subadviser, a similarly rigorous process is instituted by the Manager to monitor the investment performance and other responsibilities of the Subadviser. The Manager reports to the Trust’s Board on its analysis at the regular meetings of the Board, which are held at least quarterly. Where warranted, the Manager will add or remove a particular Subadviser from a “watch” list that it maintains. Watch list criteria include, for example: (a) Fund performance over various time periods; (b) Fund risk issues, such as changes in key personnel involved with Fund management, changes in investment philosophy or process, or “capacity” concerns; and (c) organizational risk issues, such as regulatory, compliance or legal concerns, or changes in the ownership of the Subadviser. The Manager may place a Fund on the watch list for other reasons, and if so, will explain its rationale to the Trustees. Funds which are on the watch list are subject to special scrutiny of the Manager and the Board of Trustees. Funds may be removed from such watch list, if for example, performance improves or regulatory matters are satisfactorily resolved. However, in some situations where Funds which have been on the watch list, the Manager has recommended the retention of a new Subadviser, and the Board of Trustees has subsequently approved new Subadvisory Agreements with such Subadvisers.

In assessing the Manager’s and Subadvisers’ (collectively, the “Advisory Organizations”), performance of their obligations, the Board considers whether there has occurred a circumstance or event that would constitute a reason for it to not renew an advisory contract. In this regard, the Board is mindful of the potential disruption of a Fund’s operations and various risks, uncertainties and other effects that could occur as a result of a decision to terminate or not renew a contract.

As required by the Investment Company Act of 1940 (“1940 Act”), the Trust’s Board has reviewed and approved the Trust’s Investment Management Agreement with the Manager (the “Advisory Agreement”) and portfolio management agreements (the “Subadvisory Agreements”) with the Subadvisers. The Board’s decision to approve these contracts reflects the exercise of its business judgment on whether to approve new arrangements and continue the existing arrangements. During its review of these contracts, the Board considers many factors, among the most material of which are: the Fund’s investment objectives and long term performance; the Advisory Organizations’ management philosophy, personnel, and processes, including their compliance history and the adequacy of their compliance processes; the preferences and expectations of Fund shareholders (and underlying contract owners) and their relative sophistication; the continuing state of competition in the mutual fund industry; and comparable fees in the mutual fund industry.

The Board also considers the compensation and benefits received by the Advisory Organizations. This includes fees received for services provided to the Fund by affiliated persons of the Advisory Organizations and research services received by the Advisory Organizations from brokers that execute Fund trades, as well as advisory fees. The Board considered the fact that: (1) the Manager and the Trust are parties to an Administrative Service Agreement, a Compliance Services Agreement, and a Chief Compliance Officer Agreement, under which the Manager is compensated by the Trust for performing certain administrative and compliance services including providing an employee of the Manager or one of its affiliates to act as the Trust’s Chief Compliance Officer; and (2) Allianz Life Financial Services, LLC, an affiliated person of the Manager, is a registered securities broker-dealer and receives (along with its affiliated persons) payments made by the Trust pursuant to Rule 12b-1.

 

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The Board is aware that various courts have interpreted provisions of the 1940 Act and have indicated in their decisions that the following factors may be relevant to an adviser’s compensation: the nature and quality of the services provided by the adviser, including the performance of the fund; the adviser’s cost of providing the services; the extent to which the adviser may realize “economies of scale” as the fund grows larger; any indirect benefits that may accrue to the adviser and its affiliates as a result of the adviser’s relationship with the fund; performance and expenses of comparable funds; and the extent to which the independent Board members are fully informed about all facts bearing on the adviser’s service and fee. The Trust’s Board is aware of these factors and takes them into account in its review of the Trust’s advisory contracts.

The Board considered and weighed these circumstances in light of its experience in governing the Trust and working with the Advisory Organizations on matters relating to the Funds, and is assisted in its deliberations by the advice of legal counsel to the Independent Trustees. In this regard, the Board requests and receives a significant amount of information about the Funds and the Advisory Organizations. Some of this information is provided at each regular meeting of the Board; additional information is provided in connection with the particular meeting or meetings at which the Board’s formal review of an advisory contract occurs. In between regularly scheduled meetings, the Board may receive information on particular matters as the need arises. Thus, the Board’s evaluation of an advisory contract is informed by reports covering such matters as: an Advisory Organization’s investment philosophy, personnel, and processes; the Fund’s short- and long-term performance (in absolute terms as well as in relationship to its benchmark(s), certain competitor or “peer group” funds and similar funds managed by the particular Subadviser), and comments on the reasons for performance; the Fund’s expenses (including the advisory fee itself and the overall expense structure of the Fund, both in absolute terms and relative to similar and/or competing funds, with due regard for contractual or voluntary expense limitations); the use and allocation of brokerage commissions derived from trading the Fund’s portfolio securities; the nature and extent of the advisory and other services provided to the Fund by the Advisory Organizations and their affiliates; compliance and audit reports concerning the Funds and the companies that service them; and relevant developments in the mutual fund industry and how the Funds and/or Advisory Organizations are responding to them.

The Board also receives financial information about Advisory Organizations, including reports on the compensation and benefits the Advisory Organizations derive from their relationships with the Funds. These reports cover not only the fees under the advisory contracts, but also fees, if any, received for providing other services to the Funds. The reports also discuss any indirect or “fall out” benefits an Advisory Organization may derive from its relationship with the Funds.

The Advisory and Subadvisory Agreements (collectively, the “Agreements”) were most recently considered at Board of Trustees meetings held in the fall of 2011. Information relevant to the approval of such Agreements was considered at a telephonic Board of Trustees meeting on October 19, 2011, and at an “in person” Board of Trustees meeting held October 26, 2011. The Agreements were approved at the Board meeting of October 26, 2011. At such meeting the Board also approved an Expense Limitation Agreement between the Manager and the Trust for the period ending April 30, 2013. In connection with such meetings, the Trustees requested and evaluated extensive materials from the Manager, including performance and expense information for other investment companies with similar investment objectives derived from data compiled by an independent third party provider and other sources believed to be reliable by the Manager. Prior to voting, the Trustees reviewed the proposed approval/continuance of the Agreements with management and with experienced counsel who are independent of the Manager and received a memorandum from such counsel discussing the legal standards for their consideration of the proposed approvals/continuances. The independent (“disinterested”) Trustees also discussed the proposed approvals/continuances in a private session with such counsel at which no representatives of the Manager were present. In reaching their determinations relating to the approval and/or continuance of the Agreements, in respect of each Fund, the Trustees considered all factors they believed relevant. The Board based its decision to approve the Agreements on the totality of the circumstances and relevant factors, and with a view to past and future long-term considerations. Not all of the factors and considerations discussed above and below are necessarily relevant to every Fund, and the Board did not assign relative weights to factors discussed herein or deem any one or group of them to be controlling in and of themselves.

An SEC Rule requires that shareholder reports include a discussion of certain factors relating to the selection of investment advisers and the approval of advisory fees. The “factors” enumerated by the SEC are set forth below in italics, as well as the Board’s conclusions regarding such factors:

(1)  The nature, extent and quality of services provided by the Manager and Subadvisers.  The Trustees noted that the Manager, subject to the control of the Board of Trustees, administers each Fund’s business and other affairs. As the Trust is a manager of managers fund, the Manager is responsible for monitoring the various Subadvisers that have day-to-day responsibility for the decisions made for each of the Trust’s investment portfolios. The Trust’s Manager is responsible for determining, in the first instance, which investment advisers to consider recommending to the Board of Trustees for selection as a Subadviser.

 

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The Trustees noted that the Manager also provides the Trust and each Fund with such administrative and other services (exclusive of, and in addition to, any such services provided by any others retained by the Trust on behalf of the Funds) and executive and other personnel as are necessary for the operation of the Trust and the Funds. Except for the Trust’s Chief Compliance Officer, the Manager pays all of the compensation of Trustees and officers of the Trust who are employees of the Manager or its affiliates.

The Trustees considered the scope and quality of services provided by the Manager and the Subadvisers and noted that the scope of such services provided had expanded as a result of recent regulatory and other developments. The Trustees noted that, for example, the Manager and Subadvisers are responsible for maintaining and monitoring their own compliance programs, and these compliance programs have recently been refined and enhanced in light of new regulatory requirements. The Trustees considered the capabilities and resources which the Manager has dedicated to performing services on behalf of the Trust and its Funds. The quality of administrative and other services, including the Manager’s role in coordinating the activities of the Trust’s other service providers, also were considered. The Trustees concluded that, overall, they were satisfied with the nature, extent and quality of services provided (and expected to be provided) to the Trust and to each of the Funds under the Agreements.

(2)  The investment performance of the Funds, the Manager and the Subadvisers.  In connection with every in-person quarterly Board of Trustees meeting, Trustees receive extensive information on the performance results of each of the Funds. This includes, for example, performance information on all of the Funds for the previous quarter, and previous one, three and five-year periods, and since inception. (For Funds which have been in existence for less than five years, Trustees may receive performance information on comparable funds managed by the particular Subadviser for periods prior to the creation of a particular Fund.) Such performance information includes information on absolute total return, performance versus Subadvisers’ comparable fund(s), performance versus the appropriate benchmark(s), and performance versus peer groups. For example, in connection with the Board of Trustees meeting held October 26, 2011, the Manager reported that for the three year period ended June 30, 2011, ten Funds were in the top 40%, six were in the middle 20% and five were in the bottom 40%, and for the one year period ended June 30, 2011, nine Funds were in the top 40%, eight were in the middle 20%, and 11 were in the bottom 40%. The Manager also reported that for the five year period ended June 30, 2011, nine Funds were in the top 40%, three were in the middle 20%, and seven were in the bottom 40%. At the Board of Trustees meeting held October 26, 2011, the Trustees determined that the overall investment performance of the Funds was acceptable.

(3)  The costs of services to be provided and profits to be realized by the Manager and the Subadvisers and their affiliates from their relationship with the Funds.  The Manager has supplied information to the Board of Trustees pertaining to the level of investment advisory fees to which the Funds are subject. The Manager has agreed to temporarily “cap” Fund expenses at certain levels, and information is provided to Trustees setting forth “contractual” advisory fees and “actual” fees after taking expense caps into account. Based upon the information provided, the “actual” advisory fees payable by the Funds overall are generally comparable to the average level of fees paid by Fund peer groups. For the 29 Funds reviewed by the Board of Trustees in the fall of 2011, 24 Funds paid “actual” advisory fees in a percentage amount within the 65th percentile or lower for each Fund’s applicable category. The Trustees recognized that it is difficult to make comparisons of advisory fees because there are variations in the services that are included in the fees paid by other funds. The Board has concluded that the advisory fees to be paid to the Manager by the Funds are not unreasonable.

The Manager has also supplied information to the Board of Trustees pertaining to total Fund expenses (which includes advisory fees, the 25 basis point 12b-1 fee paid by the Funds, and other Fund expenses). As noted above, the Manager has agreed to “cap” Fund expenses at certain levels. Based upon the information provided, the overall total expense ratio ranking in 2012 for the 29 Funds was as follows: (1) 21 of the Funds had total expense rankings at or below the 50th percentile; (2) three of the Funds were between the 50th and 65th percentiles; (3) for three of the Funds with expense ranks above the 65th percentile, the Manager recommended, and the Board of Trustees approved, temporary management fee waivers effective May 1, 2012, which are expected to reduce such rankings to the 65th percentile or below; (4) for one Fund with an expense rank above the 65th percentile, the Manager expects such Fund to be below the 65th percentile in 2012 because of greater Fund assets; and (5) for one Fund with an expense rank above the 65th percentile, the Manager reported that the peer group makes for poor comparability.

The Manager has committed to providing the Funds with a high quality of service and working to reduce Fund expenses over time, particularly as the Funds grow larger. The Trustees concluded therefore that the expense ratios of the Funds were not unreasonable.

The Manager provided information concerning the profitability of the Manager’s investment advisory activities for the period from 2009 through June 30, 2011. The Trustees recognized that it is difficult to make comparisons of profitability from investment company advisory agreements because comparative information is not generally publicly available and is affected by numerous factors, including the structure of the particular adviser, the types of funds it manages, its business mix, numerous assumptions regarding allocation of expenses and the adviser’s capital structure and cost of capital. In considering

 

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profitability information, the Trustees considered the possible effect of certain fall-out benefits to the Manager and its affiliates. The Trustees focused on profitability of the Manager’s relationships with the Funds before taxes and distribution expenses. The Trustees recognized that the Manager should, in the abstract, be entitled to earn a reasonable level of profits for the services it provides to each Fund and, based on their review, concluded that they were satisfied that the Manager’s level of profitability from its relationship with the Funds was not excessive.

The Manager, on behalf of the Board of Trustees, endeavored to obtain information on the profitability of each Subadviser in connection with its relationship with the Fund or Funds which it subadvises. The Manager was unable to obtain meaningful profitability information from some of the unaffiliated Subadvisers. The Manager assured the Board of Trustees that the Agreements with the Subadvisers which are not affiliated with it were negotiated on an “arm’s length” basis, so that arguably, such profitability information should be less relevant. The Trustees were also provided with certain information on profitability for Subadvisers which are affiliated with the Manager. Trustees recognized the difficulty of allocating costs to multiple advisory accounts and products of a large advisory organization. Based upon the information provided, the Trustees determined that there was no evidence that the level of such profitability attributable to subadvising the Funds was excessive.

(4) and (5) The extent to which economies of scale would be realized as the Funds grow, and whether fee levels reflect these economies of scale. The Trustees noted that most of the advisory fee schedules for the Funds do not contain breakpoints that reduce the fee rate on assets above specified levels, although certain Subadvisory Agreements have such “breakpoints.” The Trustees recognized that breakpoints may be an appropriate way for the Manager to share its economies of scale, if any, with Funds that have substantial assets. However, they also recognized that there may not be a direct relationship between any economies of scale realized by Funds and those realized by the Manager as assets increase. The Trustees do not believe there is a uniform methodology for establishing breakpoints that give effect to Fund-specific service provided by the Manager. The Trustees noted that in the fund industry as a whole, as well as among funds similar to the Funds, there is no uniformity or pattern in the fees and asset levels at which breakpoints (if any) apply. Depending on the age, size, and other characteristics of a particular fund and its manager’s cost structure, different conclusions can be drawn as to whether there are economies of scale to be realized at any particular level of assets, notwithstanding the intuitive conclusion that such economies exist, or will be realized at some level of total assets. Moreover, because different managers have different cost structures and service models, it is difficult to draw meaningful conclusions from the breakpoints that may have been adopted by other funds. The Trustees also noted that the advisory agreements for many funds do not have breakpoints at all, or if breakpoints exist, they may be at asset levels significantly greater than those of the individual Funds. The Trustees also noted that the total assets in all of the Funds as of June 30, 2011 were approximately $6.2 billion, and that no single non-money market Fund had assets in excess of $428 million.

The Trustees noted that the Manager has agreed to temporarily “cap” Fund expenses at certain levels, which has the effect of reducing expenses as would the implementation of advisory fee breakpoints. The Manager has committed to continue to consider the continuation of fee “caps” and/or advisory fee breakpoints as the Funds grow larger. The Board receives quarterly reports on the level of Fund assets. It expects to consider whether or not to approve the Agreements at a meeting to be held prior to December 31, 2012, and will at that time, or prior thereto, consider: (a) the extent to which economies of scale can be realized, and (b) whether the advisory fee should be modified to reflect such economies of scale, if any.

Having taken these factors into account, the Trustees concluded that the absence of breakpoints in certain of the Funds’ advisory fee rate schedules was acceptable under each Fund’s circumstances.

 

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Information about the Board of Trustees and Officers (Unaudited)

The Trust is managed by the Trustees in accordance with the laws of the state of Delaware governing business trusts. There are currently nine Trustees, two of whom are “interested persons” of the Trust within the meaning of that term under the 1940 Act. The Trustees and Officers of the Trust, their addresses, ages, their positions held with the Trust, their terms of office with the Trust and length of time served, their principal occupation(s) during the past five years, the number of portfolios in the Trust they oversee, and their other directorships held during the past five years are as follows:

Non-Interested Trustees(1)

 

Name, Address, and Age

  Positions
Held with
Allianz
VIP and VIP
FOF Trust
 

Term of
Office(2)/Length
of Time Served

 

Principal Occupation(s) During
Past 5 Years

  Number of
Portfolios
Overseen for
Allianz
VIP and VIP
FOF Trust
 

Other
Directorships
Held Outside the

Fund Complex
During Past 5
Years

Peter R. Burnim, Age 64
5701 Golden Hills Drive
Minneapolis, MN 55416
  Trustee   Since 2/07   Managing Director iQ Venture Partners, Inc., 2005 to present; EVP Northstar Companies, 2002 to 2005; Senior Officer Citibank and Citicorp for over 25 years   42   Argus Group Holdings; Sterling Centrecorp Inc.; Highland Financial Holdings; and Bank of Bermuda NY
Peggy L. Ettestad, Age 54
5701 Golden Hills Drive Minneapolis, MN 55416
  Trustee   Since 2/07   Managing Director, Red Canoe Management Consulting LLC, 2008 to present; Senior Managing Director, Residential Capital LLC, 2003 to 2008; Chief Operations Officer, Transamerica Reinsurance 2002 to 2003   42   Luther College
Roger Gelfenbien, Age 68
5701 Golden Hills Drive Minneapolis, MN 55416
  Trustee   Since 10/99   Retired; Partner of Accenture 1983 to 1999   42   Virtus Funds
(8 Funds)
Claire R. Leonardi, Age 56
5701 Golden Hills Drive Minneapolis, MN 55416
  Trustee   Since 2/04   Chief Executive Officer, Connecticut Innovations, 2012 to present; General Partner of Fairview Capital, L.P., 1994 to present   42   The Natural History Museum of the Adirondacks
Dickson W. Lewis, Age 63
5701 Golden Hills Drive Minneapolis, MN 55416
  Trustee   Since 2/04   Vice President/General Manager, Yearbooks & Canada-Lifetouch National School Studios, 2006 to present; Vice President/General Manager of Jostens, Inc., 2002 to 2006; Senior Vice President of Fortis Group, 1997 to 2002; Consultant to Hartford Insurance Co., 2001   42   None
Peter W. McClean, Age 67
5701 Golden Hills Drive Minneapolis, MN 55416
  Trustee   Since 2/04   Retired; President and CEO of Measurisk, LLC, 2001 to 2003; Chief Risk Management Officer at Bank Of Bermuda Ltd., 1996 to 2001   42   PNMAC Opportunity Fund; Northeast Bank; and FHI
Arthur C. Reeds III, Age 67
5701 Golden Hills Drive Minneapolis, MN 55416
  Trustee   Since 10/99   Retired; Senior Investment Officer, Hartford Foundation for Public Giving, 2000 to 2003; Chairman, Chief Executive and President of Conning Corp., 1999 to 2000; Investment Consultant 1997 to 1999   42   Connecticut Water Service, Inc.

 

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Interested Trustees(3)

 

Name, Address, and Age

  Positions
Held with
Allianz
VIP and
VIP FOF
Trust
 

Term of
Office(2)/Length
of Time Served

 

Principal Occupation(s)
During Past 5 Years

  Number of
Portfolios
Overseen for
Allianz
VIP and VIP
FOF Trust
 

Other
Directorships
Held Outside the
Fund
Complex During
Past 5 Years

Robert DeChellis, Age 44
5701 Golden Hills Drive Minneapolis, MN 55416
  Trustee   Since 3/08   President and CEO, Allianz Life Financial Services, LLC, 2007 to present; Senior Vice President of Marketing and Product Innovation, 2006 to 2007; Executive Vice President, Travelers Life 2004 to 2005; Executive Vice President, Jackson National Life Distributors, Inc. 2002 to 2004.   42   None

Brian Muench, Age 41

5701 Golden Hills Drive Minneapolis, MN 55416

  Trustee   Since 6/11   President, Allianz Investment Management LLC from November 2010 to present; Vice President, Vice President, Advisory Management, Allianz Investment Management LLC from December 2005 to November 2010; Assistant Vice President, Investments, Allianz Life from February 2002 to November 2005.   42   None

Officers

 

Name, Address, and Age

  

Positions
Held with
Allianz
VIP and VIP
FOF Trust

   Term of
Office(2)/Length
of Time Served
  

Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years

Brian Muench, Age 41
5701 Golden Hills Drive Minneapolis, MN 55416
   President    Since 11/10    President, Allianz Investment Management LLC from November 2010 to present; Vice President, Allianz Life from April 2011, to present; Vice President, Advisory Management, Allianz Investment Management LLC from December 2005 to November 2010; Assistant Vice President, Investments, Allianz Life from February 2002 to November 2005.
Michael Radmer, Age 66
Dorsey & Whitney LLP, Suite 1500
50 South Sixth Street Minneapolis, MN 55402-1498
   Secretary    Since 2/04    Partner, Dorsey and Whitney LLP since 1976.
Ty Edwards, Age 45
Citi Fund Services Ohio, Inc.
3435 Stelzer Road
Columbus, OH 43219
   Treasurer, Principal Accounting Officer and Principal Financial Officer    Since 4/10    Senior Vice President, Financial Administration, Citi Fund Services Ohio, Inc., December 2009 to present; Director, Product Management, Columbia Management, April 2007 to April 2009; Deputy Treasurer, Columbia Funds and Director, Fund Administration, Columbia Management, January 2006 to April 2007; Vice President, Fund Administration, Columbia Management, July 2002 to December 2005.
Stephen G. Simon, Age 43
5701 Golden Hills Drive Minneapolis, MN 55416
   Chief Compliance Officer(4) and Anti Money Laundering Compliance Officer    Since 11/06    Chief Compliance Officer, Allianz Investment Management LLC, July 2004 to present; President, Simon Compliance Consulting Ltd, May 2004 to July 2004; Compliance Counsel, Advantus Capital Management, Inc., January 2002 to May 2004.

 

  (1) Member of the Audit Committee.

 

  (2) Indefinite.

 

  (3) Is an “interested person”, as defined by the 1940 Act, due to employment by Allianz.

 

  (4) The Manager and the Trust are parties to a Chief Compliance Officer Agreement under which the Manager is compensated by the Trust for providing an employee of the Manager or one of its affiliates to act as the Trust’s Chief Compliance Officer. The Chief Compliance Officer and Anti Money Laundering Compliance Officer is not considered a corporate officer or executive employee of the Trust.

 

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The Allianz VIP Funds are distributed by Allianz Life Financial Services, LLC.   
These Funds are not FDIC Insured.      ANNRPT1211 2/12   


AZL® Invesco International Equity Fund

Annual Report

December 31, 2011

 

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Table of Contents

Management Discussion and Analysis

Page 1

Expense Examples and Portfolio Composition

Page 3

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

Page 4

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

Page 8

Statement of Operations

Page 8

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

Page 9

Financial Highlights

Page 10

Notes to the Financial Statements

Page 11

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

Page 19

Other Information

Page 20

Approval of Investment Advisory and Subadvisory Agreements

Page 21

Information about the Board of Trustees and Officers

Page 25

This report is submitted for the general information of the shareholder of the Fund. The report is not authorized for distribution to prospective investors in the Fund unless preceded or accompanied by an effective prospectus, which contains details concerning the sales charges and other pertinent information.


AZL® Invesco International Equity Fund Review (unaudited)

 

Allianz Investment Management LLC serves as the Manager for the AZL® Invesco International Equity Fund and Invesco Advisers, Inc. serves as Subadviser to the Fund.

What factors affected the Fund’s performance during the year ended December 31, 2011?

For the year ended December 31, 2011, the AZL® Invesco International Equity Fund returned—7.32%, that compared to a—11.73% total return for its benchmark, the MSCI EAFE Index1.

Global equity markets faced a challenging environment in 2011. China’s economic growth continued to slow as the U.S. battled high unemployment and mounting deficits. Several European countries faced significant debt issues that enveloped the eurozone for much of the period. In addition, numerous world events caught investors’ attention, including political unrest in the Middle East and northern Africa, and the devastating earthquake and tsunami in Japan in March. In this environment, many investors favored safety over risk. That contributed to poor performance among international equities during the period.

The Fund was not immune to the volatility in the equity markets during the year. The consumer staples and health care sectors were the only two sectors that contributed positive returns to the Fund during the year. All other Fund sector exposures posted losses.*

Relative results were favorable, however, as the Fund meaningfully outperformed its benchmark, the MSCI EAFE Index. That outperformance primarily came from holdings in the consumer discretionary, financials and materials sectors. A modest exposure to cash during this volatile period benefited relative performance. That cash exposure was not an allocation strategy, but rather a residual effect of the subadviser’s bottom-up stock selection process.*

In the consumer discretionary sector, holdings in the automobile industry provided a particular boost to relative performance. The Fund’s performance benefited from its holdings in the financials sector—one of the year’s weakest performers. Stock selection combined with an underweight allocation, relative to the benchmark, helped the Fund in that sector. The Fund’s performance also benefited from exposure to the United Kingdom, which was the Fund’s largest single-country exposure.*

The Fund’s performance was hurt by holdings in the telecommunications service sector. In particular, exposure to the wireless industry dragged on relative returns. Stock selection in the energy sector also hurt relative performance. From a geographic perspective, the Fund’s exposure to emerging markets detracted from relative results as the benchmark did not have exposure to this segment of the market. Additionally, select holdings in Australia, Sweden and France also dragged on relative performance.*

Past performance does not guarantee future results.

 

* The Fund’s portfolio composition is subject to change. There is no guarantee that any sectors mentioned will continue to perform well or that securities in such sectors will be held by the Fund in the future. The information contained in this commentary is for informational purposes only and should not be construed as a recommendation to purchase or sell securities in the sector mentioned. The Fund’s holdings and weightings are as of December 31, 2011.
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The Morgan Stanley Capital International, Europe, Australasia and Far East (“MSCI EAFE”) Index is a free float-adjusted market capitalization-weighted index that is designed to measure the equity market performance of developed markets, excluding the U.S. & Canada. Investors cannot invest directly in an index.

 

 

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AZL® Invesco International Equity Fund Review (unaudited)

 

Fund Objective

The Fund’s investment objective is to seek to provide long-term growth of capital. This objective may be changed by the Trustees of the Fund without shareholder approval. The Fund seeks to achieve its objective by investing at least 80% of its net assets, plus any borrowings for investment purposes, in a diversified portfolio of international equity securities whose issuers are considered by the Fund’s subadviser to have strong earnings growth.

Investment Concerns

Equity securities (stocks) are more volatile and carry more risk than other forms of investments, including investments in high-grade fixed income securities. The net asset value per share of this Fund will fluctuate as the value of the securities in the portfolio changes.

International investing may involve risk of capital loss from unfavorable fluctuations in currency values, from differences in generally accepted accounting principles or from economic or political instability in other nations.

The value of convertible securities may be affected by interest rates, default by the issuer on principal or interest payments, and the value of underlying stock into which the securities may be converted.

Emerging market investing may be subject to additional economic, political, liquidity, and currency risks not associated with more developed countries.

For a complete description of these and other risks associated with investing in a mutual Fund, please refer to the Fund’s prospectus.

Growth of a $10,000 Investment

 

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The chart above represents a comparison of a hypothetical investment in the Fund versus a similar investment in the Fund’s benchmark, and represents the reinvestment of dividends and capital gains in the Fund.

Average Annual Total Returns as of December 31, 2011

 

     1 Year     3 Year     5 Year     Since
Inception
(5/1/02)
 

AZL® Invesco International Equity Fund

     –7.32     11.89     –1.25     6.02

MSCI EAFE Index (gross of withholding taxes)

     –11.73     8.16     –4.26     5.11

MSCI EAFE Index (net of withholding taxes)

     –12.14     7.65     –4.72     4.66

Past performance does not guarantee future results. The performance data quoted represents past performance and current returns may be lower or higher. The investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed may be worth more or less than the original cost. To obtain performance information current to the most recent month end, please visit www.Allianzlife.com.

Expense Ratio2

 

     Gross  

AZL® Invesco International Equity Fund

     1.29

The above expense ratios are based on the current Fund prospectus dated May 1, 2011. The Manager voluntarily reduced the management fee to 0.85%. The Manager and the Fund have entered into a written contract limiting operating expenses, excluding certain expenses (such as interest expense), to 1.45% through April 30, 2013. Additional information pertaining to the December 31, 2011 expense ratios can be found in the financial highlights.

 

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The hypothetical $10,000 investment for the MSCI EAFE Index is calculated from April 30, 2002.

2 

Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses are incurred indirectly by the Fund through the valuation of the Fund’s investments in the Permitted Underlying Funds. Accordingly, Acquired Fees and Expenses affect the Fund’s total returns. Because these fees and expenses are not included in the Fund’s financial highlights, the Fund’s total annual fund operating expenses do not correlate to the ratios of expenses to average net assets shown in the financial highlights table. Without Acquired Fund Fees and expenses the Fund’s gross ratio would be 1.28%.

The total return of the Fund does not reflect the effect of any insurance charges, the annual maintenance fee or the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares. Such charges, fees and tax payments would reduce the performance quoted.

The Fund’s performance is measured against the Morgan Stanley Capital International, Europe, Australasia and Far East (“MSCI EAFE”) Index, which is an unmanaged free float-adjusted market capitalization-weighted index that is designed to measure the equity market performance of developed markets, excluding the U.S. & Canada. The Index noted as “gross of withholding taxes” does not reflect the deduction of fees associated with a mutual fund, such as investment management and fund accounting fees. The Index noted as “net of withholding taxes” reflects the reinvestment of dividends after the deduction of withholding taxes, using (for international indices) a tax rate applicable to non-resident institutional investors who do not benefit from double taxation treaties. The Fund’s performance reflects the deduction of fees for services provided to the Fund. Investors cannot invest directly in an index.

 

 

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AZL Invesco International Equity Fund

Expense Examples

(Unaudited)

 

As a shareholder of the AZL Invesco International Equity Fund (the “Fund”), you incur ongoing costs, including management fees, distribution fees, and other Fund expenses. These examples are 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. Please note that the expenses shown in the tables are meant to highlight your ongoing cost only. Therefore, the examples are useful in comparing ongoing cost only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher. Please note that the expenses that apply to subaccounts of the insurance contracts were included, your costs would have been higher.

These examples are based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the periods presented below.

The Actual Expense table below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information below, 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 table under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.

 

     Beginning
Account Value
7/1/11
     Ending
Account Value
12/31/11
     Expense Paid
During Period*
7/1/11 - 12/31/11
     Annualized
Expense Ratio
During Period**
7/1/11 - 12/31/11
 

AZL Invesco International Equity Fund

   $ 1,000.00       $ 872.50       $ 5.81         1.23

The Hypothetical Expense table below provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year 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 this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of other funds.

 

     Beginning
Account Value
7/1/11
     Ending
Account Value
12/31/11
     Expense Paid
During Period*
7/1/11 - 12/31/11
     Annualized
Expense Ratio
During  Period**
7/1/11 - 12/31/11
 

AZL Invesco International Equity Fund

   $ 1,000.00       $ 1,019.00       $ 6.26         1.23

 

  * Expenses are equal to the average account value times the Fund’s annualized expense ratio multiplied by the number of days in the most recent fiscal half-year divided by the number of days in the fiscal year.
  ** Excludes expense paid indirectly.

Portfolio Composition

(Unaudited)

 

Investments

   Percent of
net assets+
 

Consumer Discretionary

     18.1

Consumer Staples

     14.3   

Health Care

     11.4   

Information Technology

     11.2   

Energy

     10.2   

Financials

     9.6   

Industrials

     8.5   

Unaffiliated Investment Company

     7.8   

Telecommunication Services

     4.0   

Materials

     3.6   

Securities Held as Collateral for Securities on Loan

     2.3   

Utilities

     1.6   
  

 

 

 

Total

     102.6
  

 

 

 

 

  + Investments are shown as a percentage of net assets, not total investments. As such the total may not equal 100%. For more information about the investments, please see the Schedule of Portfolio Investments.

 

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AZL Invesco International Equity Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

December 31, 2011

 

Shares               
Fair
Value
 
     

 

Common Stocks (91.5%):

  

 

Auto Components (2.9%):

  

  42,211      

Compagnie Generale DES Establissements Michelin SCA, Class B

   $ 2,481,214   
  187,200      

DENSO Corp.

     5,163,324   
  21,677      

Hyundai Mobis Co., Ltd.

     5,504,231   
     

 

 

 
     13,148,769   
     

 

 

 

 

Automobiles (1.4%):

  

  22,176      

Bayerische Motoren Werke AG (BMW)

     1,482,405   
  147,700      

Toyota Motor Corp.

     4,916,844   
     

 

 

 
     6,399,249   
     

 

 

 

 

Beverages (3.2%):

  

  146,082      

Anheuser-Busch InBev NV

     8,920,539   
  84,968      

Fomento Economico Mexicano SAB de C.V., Sponsored ADR

     5,923,119   
     

 

 

 
     14,843,658   
     

 

 

 

 

Biotechnology (0.8%):

  

  115,541      

CSL, Ltd.

     3,780,748   
     

 

 

 

 

Capital Markets (1.1%):

  

  125,202      

Julius Baer Group, Ltd.

     4,870,910   
     

 

 

 

 

Chemicals (2.2%):

  

  53,266      

Agrium, Inc.

     3,576,170   
  22,048      

Syngenta AG

     6,491,188   
     

 

 

 
     10,067,358   
     

 

 

 

 

Commercial Banks (6.3%):

  

  914,571      

Akbank T.A.S.

     2,902,649   
  475,339      

Banco Bradesco SA, ADR^

     7,928,655   
  88,251      

BNP Paribas SA

     3,454,446   
  9,344,000      

Industrial & Commercial Bank of China

     5,561,200   
  313,561      

Swedbank AB, A Shares

     4,055,755   
  411,000      

United Overseas Bank, Ltd.

     4,827,957   
     

 

 

 
     28,730,662   
     

 

 

 

 

Commercial Services & Supplies (1.4%):

  

  891,042      

Brambles, Ltd.

     6,513,512   
     

 

 

 

 

Communications Equipment (1.1%):

  

  516,773      

Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson, B Shares

     5,252,247   
     

 

 

 

 

Diversified Financial Services (0.5%):

  

  115,448      

Kinnevik Investment AB, Class B

     2,248,167   
     

 

 

 

 

Diversified Telecommunication Services (0.4%):

  

  56,223      

Koninklijke KPN NV

     671,164   
  146,300      

VimpelCom, Ltd., Sponsored ADR

     1,385,461   
     

 

 

 
     2,056,625   
     

 

 

 

 

Electrical Equipment (1.7%):

  

  272,348      

ABB, Ltd.

     5,125,331   
  51,006      

Schneider Electric SA

     2,665,298   
     

 

 

 
     7,790,629   
     

 

 

 
Shares               
Fair
Value
 
     

 

Common Stocks, continued

  

 

Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components (2.0%):

  

  18,269      

Keyence Corp.

   $ 4,402,057   
  57,400      

Nidec Corp.

     4,983,395   
     

 

 

 
     9,385,452   
     

 

 

 

 

Energy Equipment & Services (1.4%):

  

  244,208      

WorleyParsons, Ltd.

     6,396,677   
     

 

 

 

 

Food & Staples Retailing (2.4%):

  

  361,822      

Koninklijke Ahold NV

     4,865,134   
  984,212      

Tesco plc

     6,160,035   
     

 

 

 
     11,025,169   
     

 

 

 

 

Food Products (4.2%):

  

  91,317      

Danone SA

     5,735,208   
  127,646      

Nestle SA, Registered Shares

     7,330,858   
  29,700      

Unilever NV(a)(b)

       
  34,002      

Unilever NV

     1,167,541   
  153,688      

Unilever plc

     5,157,751   
     

 

 

 
     19,391,358   
     

 

 

 

 

Health Care Equipment & Supplies (0.9%):

  

  445,318      

Smith & Nephew plc

     4,314,252   
     

 

 

 

 

Health Care Providers & Services (1.2%):

  

  80,331      

Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co. KGaA

     5,457,534   
     

 

 

 

 

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure (2.3%):

  

  1,114,303      

Compass Group plc

     10,548,641   
     

 

 

 

 

Independent Power Producers & Energy Traders (0.7%):

  

  626,816      

International Power plc

     3,278,601   
     

 

 

 

 

Industrial Conglomerates (2.5%):

  

  630,000      

Hutchison Whampoa, Ltd.

     5,251,049   
  839,700      

Keppel Corp., Ltd.

     6,004,341   
     

 

 

 
     11,255,390   
     

 

 

 

 

Insurance (1.8%):

  

  10,146      

Fairfax Financial Holdings, Ltd.

     4,353,366   
  279,903      

QBE Insurance Group, Ltd.

     3,705,071   
     

 

 

 
     8,058,437   
     

 

 

 

 

Internet Software & Services (1.3%):

  

  32,096      

NHN Corp.*

     5,881,349   
     

 

 

 

 

IT Services (1.6%):

  

  104,374      

Cap Gemini SA

     3,246,175   
  77,560      

Infosys Technologies, Ltd.

     4,041,923   
     

 

 

 
     7,288,098   
     

 

 

 

 

Life Sciences Tools & Services (0.0%):

  

  376,113      

Art Advanced Research Technologies, Inc.*(a)

       
     

 

 

 

 

Machinery (2.1%):

  

  28,100      

Fanuc, Ltd.

     4,296,196   
  117,700      

Komatsu, Ltd.

     2,745,562   
  219,270      

Volvo AB, B Shares

     2,385,146   
     

 

 

 
     9,426,904   
     

 

 

 
 

 

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 ALLIANZ VARIABLE INSURANCE PRODUCTS TRUST

AZL Invesco International Equity Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments, continued

December 31, 2011

 

Shares               
Fair
Value
 
     

 

Common Stocks, continued

  

 

Media (5.2%):

  

  79,548      

Eutelsat Communications

   $ 3,097,753   
  202,111      

Grupo Televisa SA, Sponsored ADR

     4,256,458   
  666,916      

Informa plc

     3,726,995   
  51,637      

Publicis Groupe

     2,369,582   
  821,690      

Reed Elsevier plc

     6,624,904   
  367,312      

WPP plc

     3,835,200   
     

 

 

 
     23,910,892   
     

 

 

 

 

Metals & Mining (1.4%):

  

  183,642      

BHP Billiton, Ltd.

     6,481,034   
     

 

 

 

 

Multi-Utilities (0.9%):

  

  927,439      

Centrica plc

     4,161,633   
     

 

 

 

 

Multiline Retail (1.3%):

  

  139,599      

Next plc

     5,928,359   
     

 

 

 

 

Office Electronics (1.8%):

  

  184,050      

Canon, Inc.

     8,146,123   
     

 

 

 

 

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels (8.8%):

  

  350,577      

BG Group plc

     7,475,417   
  102,155      

Canadian Natural Resources, Ltd.

     3,826,424   
  129,254      

Cenovus Energy, Inc.

     4,293,238   
  400,584      

OAO Gazprom, Registered shares

     4,259,469   
  147,503      

Petroleo Brasileiro SA, Sponsored ADR^

     3,464,845   
  186,181      

Royal Dutch Shell plc, B Shares

     7,083,966   
  242,107      

Suncor Energy, Inc.

     6,983,902   
  60,620      

Total SA

     3,093,737   
     

 

 

 
     40,480,998   
     

 

 

 

 

Personal Products (0.6%):

  

  28,200      

L’Oreal SA

     2,942,574   
     

 

 

 

 

Pharmaceuticals (8.4%):

  

  36,223      

Bayer AG

     2,315,559   
  165,981      

GlaxoSmithKline plc

     3,784,068   
  136,390      

Novartis AG, Registered Shares

     7,793,949   
  60,259      

Novo Nordisk A/S, B Shares

     6,933,865   
  33,808      

Roche Holding AG

     5,719,354   
  120,627      

Shire plc

     4,185,986   
  198,995      

Teva Pharmaceutical Industries, Ltd., Sponsored ADR

     8,031,438   
     

 

 

 
     38,764,219   
     

 

 

 

 

Road & Rail (0.9%):

  

  52,159      

Canadian National Railway Co.

     4,104,609   
     

 

 

 

 

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment (1.4%):

  

  486,997      

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd., Sponsored ADR

     6,287,131   
     

 

 

 

 

Software (2.0%):

  

  151,643      

Amadeus IT Holding SA, A Shares

     2,449,422   
  127,778      

SAP AG

     6,755,241   
     

 

 

 
     9,204,663   
     

 

 

 
Shares or
Principal
Amount
          Fair
Value
 
     

 

Common Stocks, continued

  

 

Specialty Retail (2.7%):

  

  1,108,857      

Kingfisher plc

   $ 4,310,112   
  117,880      

Yamada Denki Co., Ltd.

     8,011,499   
     

 

 

 
     12,321,611   
     

 

 

 

 

Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods (1.4%):

  

  101,710      

Adidas AG

     6,614,820   
     

 

 

 

 

Tobacco (3.8%):

  

  159,282      

British American Tobacco plc

     7,550,980   
  258,890      

Imperial Tobacco Group plc

     9,784,106   
     

 

 

 
     17,335,086   
     

 

 

 

 

Wireless Telecommunication Services (3.5%):

  

  253,390      

America Movil SAB de C.V., Sponsored ADR, Series L

     5,726,614   
  534,500      

China Mobile, Ltd.

     5,211,525   
  1,885,027      

Vodafone Group plc

     5,232,500   
     

 

 

 
     16,170,639   
     

 

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks (Cost $383,730,528)

     420,264,787   
     

 

 

 

 

Preferred Stocks (1.0%):

  

 

Automobiles (1.0%):

  

  30,642      

Volkswagen AG, Preferred Shares

     4,581,627   
     

 

 

 

 
 

Total Preferred Stocks
(Cost $5,642,855)

     4,581,627   
     

 

 

 

 

Warrant (0.0%):

  

 

Biotechnology (0.0%):

  

  10,000      

Marshall Edwards, Inc., Private Equity(a)(c)

       
     

 

 

 

 

Total Warrants (Cost $—)

       
     

 

 

 

 

Securities Held as Collateral for Securities on Loan (2.3%):

  

$ 10,625,034      

Allianz Variable Insurance Products Securities Lending Collateral Trust(d)

     10,625,034   
     

 

 

 

 
 
 

Total Securities Held as Collateral for Securities
on Loan
(Cost $10,625,034)

     10,625,034   
     

 

 

 

 

Unaffiliated Investment Company (7.8%):

  

  35,928,873      

Dreyfus Treasury Prime Cash Management, 0.00%(e)

     35,928,873   
     

 

 

 

 
 

Total Unaffiliated Investment Company
(Cost $35,928,873)

     35,928,873   
     

 

 

 

 
 

Total Investment Securities
(Cost $435,927,290)(f) — 102.6%

     471,400,321   

 

Net other assets (liabilities) — (2.6)%

     (11,871,720
     

 

 

 

 

Net Assets — 100.0%

   $ 459,528,601   
     

 

 

 
 

 

continued

 

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AZL Invesco International Equity Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments, continued

December 31, 2011

 

 

 

Percentages indicated are based on net assets as of December 31, 2011.

ADR—American Depositary Receipt

 

* Non-income producing security

 

^ This security or a partial position of the security was on loan as of December 31, 2011. The total value of securities on loan as of December 31, 2011 was $10,440,676.

 

(a) Security was valued in good faith pursuant to procedures approved by the Board of Trustees as of December 31, 2011. The total of all such securities represent 0.00% of the net assets of the fund.

 

(b) Security issued in connection with a pending litigation settlement.

 

(c) Rule 144A, Section 4(2) or other security which is restricted to resale to institutional investors. The sub-adviser has deemed these securities to be illiquid based on procedures approved by the Board of Trustees. The illiquid securities held as of December 31, 2011 are identified below:

 

Security

   Acquisition
Date
     Acquisition
Cost
     Shares      Fair
Value
     Percentage of
Net Assets
 

Marshall Edwards, Inc., Private Equity

     8/3/07       $         10,000       $         0.0

 

(d) Purchased with cash collateral held from securities lending. The value of the collateral could include collateral held for securities that were sold on or before December 31, 2011.
(e) The rate represents the effective yield at December 31, 2011.
(f) See Federal Tax Information listed in the Notes to the Financial Statements.

 

continued

 

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AZL Invesco International Equity Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments, continued

December 31, 2011

 

The following represents the concentrations by country of risk (based on the domicile of the security issuer) relative to the total fair value of investment securities as of December 31, 2011:

 

Country

  Percentage  

Australia

    5.7

Belgium

    1.9   

Brazil

    2.4   

Canada

    5.8   

Denmark

    1.5   

France

    6.2   

Germany

    5.8   

Hong Kong

    3.4   

India

    0.9   

Israel

    1.7   

Japan

    9.1   

Mexico

    3.4   

Netherlands

    1.4   

Republic of Korea (South)

    2.4   

Russian Federation

    0.9   

Singapore

    2.3   

Spain

    0.5   

Sweden

    3.0   

Switzerland

    7.9   

Taiwan

    1.3   

Turkey

    0.6   

United Kingdom

    21.8   

United States

    10.1   
 

 

 

 
    100.0
 

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

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ALLIANZ VARIABLE INSURANCE PRODUCTS TRUST

AZL Invesco International Equity Fund

 

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

December 31, 2011

 

Assets:

 

Investment securities, at cost

  $ 435,927,290   
 

 

 

 

Investment securities, at value*

  $ 471,400,321   

Interest and dividends receivable

    603,279   

Foreign currency, at value (cost $1,334,123)

    1,318,683   

Receivable for capital shares issued

    22,166   

Receivable for expenses paid indirectly

    333   

Receivable for investments sold

    52,015   

Reclaims receivable

    656,652   

Prepaid expenses

    5,139   
 

 

 

 

Total Assets

    474,058,588   
 

 

 

 

Liabilities:

 

Payable for investments purchased

    3,221,094   

Payable for capital shares redeemed

    129,422   

Payable for collateral received on loaned securities

    10,625,034   

Manager fees payable

    331,087   

Administration fees payable

    14,807   

Distribution fees payable

    97,379   

Custodian fees payable

    35,672   

Administrative and compliance services fees payable

    4,203   

Trustee fees payable

    227   

Other accrued liabilities

    71,062   
 

 

 

 

Total Liabilities

    14,529,987   
 

 

 

 

Net Assets

  $ 459,528,601   
 

 

 

 

Net Assets Consist of:

 

Capital

  $ 453,329,483   

Accumulated net investment income/(loss)

    8,900,913   

Accumulated net realized gains/(losses) from investment transactions

    (38,199,919

Net unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on investments

    35,498,124   
 

 

 

 

Net Assets

  $ 459,528,601   
 

 

 

 

Shares of beneficial interest (unlimited number of shares authorized, no par value)

    32,896,308   

Net Asset Value (offering and redemption price per share)

  $ 13.97   
 

 

 

 

 

 

* Includes securities on loan of $10,440,676.

Statement of Operations

For the Year Ended December 31, 2011

 

Investment Income:

  

Interest

   $ 64   

Dividends

     15,784,425   

Income from securities lending

     204,650   

Foreign withholding tax

     (997,870
  

 

 

 

Total Investment Income

     14,991,269   
  

 

 

 

Expenses:

  

Manager fees

     4,642,016   

Administration fees

     217,515   

Distribution fees

     1,289,448   

Custodian fees

     220,045   

Administrative and compliance services fees

     25,275   

Trustee fees

     43,917   

Professional fees

     45,028   

Shareholder reports

     47,104   

Other expenses

     31,823   
  

 

 

 

Total expenses before reductions

     6,562,171   

Less expenses voluntarily waived/reimbursed by the Manager

     (412,047

Less expenses paid indirectly

     (7,898
  

 

 

 

Net expenses

     6,142,226   
  

 

 

 

Net Investment Income/(Loss)

     8,849,043   
  

 

 

 

Realized and Unrealized Gains/(Losses) on Investments:

  

Net realized gains/(losses) on securities and foreign currency transactions

     15,090,411   

Net realized gains/(losses) on forward currency contracts

     262,396   

Payments by affiliates for the violation of certain investment policies and limitations

     13,257   

Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments

     (57,609,440
  

 

 

 

Net Realized/Unrealized
Gains/(Losses) on Investments

     (42,243,376
  

 

 

 

Change in Net Assets
Resulting From
Operations

   $ (33,394,333
  

 

 

 
 

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

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Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

     AZL Invesco
International Equity Fund
 
     For the
Year Ended
December 31,
2011
    For the
Year Ended
December 31,
2010
 

Change in Net Assets:

    

Operations:

    

Net investment income/(loss)

   $ 8,849,043      $ 4,890,710   

Net realized gains/(losses) on investment transactions

     15,352,807        9,351,170   

Payments by affiliates for the violation of certain investment policies and limitations

     13,257          

Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments

     (57,609,440     44,692,936   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from operations

     (33,394,333     58,934,816   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Dividends to Shareholders:

    

From net investment income

     (4,902,431     (2,453,878
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from dividends to shareholders

     (4,902,431     (2,453,878
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Capital Transactions:

    

Proceeds from shares issued

     51,362,509        180,772,419   

Proceeds from dividends reinvested

     4,902,431        2,453,878   

Value of shares redeemed

     (114,485,009     (88,891,816
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from capital transactions

     (58,220,069     94,334,481   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in net assets

     (96,516,833     150,815,419   

Net Assets:

    

Beginning of period

     556,045,434        405,230,015   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of period

   $ 459,528,601      $ 556,045,434   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Accumulated net investment income/(loss)

   $ 8,900,913      $ 4,668,934   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Share Transactions:

    

Shares issued

     3,427,041        13,131,890   

Dividends reinvested

     360,738        177,047   

Shares redeemed

     (7,378,628     (6,591,230
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in shares

     (3,590,849     6,717,707   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

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Financial Highlights

(Selected data for a share of beneficial interest outstanding throughout the periods indicated)

 

     Year Ended December 31,  
     2011     2010     2009     2008     2007  

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period

   $ 15.24      $ 13.61      $ 10.31      $ 19.95      $ 18.27   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Investment Activities:

          

Net Investment Income/(Loss)

     0.28        0.12        0.08        0.28        0.13   

Net Realized and Unrealized Gains/(Losses) on Investments

     (1.40     1.58        3.45        (8.16     2.51   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from Investment Activities

     (1.12     1.70        3.53        (7.88     2.64   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Dividends to Shareholders From:

          

Net Investment Income

     (0.15     (0.07     (0.23     (0.08     (0.11

Net Realized Gains

                          (1.68     (0.85
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Dividends

     (0.15     (0.07     (0.23     (1.76     (0.96
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Asset Value, End of Period

   $ 13.97      $ 15.24      $ 13.61      $ 10.31      $ 19.95   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Return(a)

     (7.32 )%(b)      12.52 %(c)      34.33     (41.51 )%      14.62

Ratios to Average Net Assets/ Supplemental Data:

          

Net Assets, End of Period ($000’s)

   $ 459,529      $ 556,045      $ 405,230      $ 176,746      $ 373,047   

Net Investment Income/(Loss)

     1.72     1.04     1.09     1.66     0.61

Expenses Before Reductions(d)

     1.27     1.28     1.32     1.37     1.35

Expenses Net of Reductions

     1.19     1.15     1.28     1.37     1.35

Expenses Net of Reductions, Excluding Expenses Paid Indirectly(e)

     1.19     1.15     1.28     1.37     1.35

Portfolio Turnover Rate

     30     39     35 %(f)      44     42

 

 

(a) The returns include reinvested dividends and fund level expenses, but exclude insurance contract charges. If these charges were included, the returns would have been lower.

 

(b) During the year ended December 31, 2011, Invesco Advisers, Inc. reimbursed $13,257 to the Fund in connection with violations of certain investment policies and limitations. The corresponding impact to the return was less than 0.005%.

 

(c) During the year ended December 31, 2010, Invesco Advisers, Inc. reimbursed $45,566 to the Fund related to violation of certain investment policies and limitations. The corresponding impact to the total return was 0.01%.

 

(d) Excludes fee reductions. If such fee reductions had not occurred, the ratios would have been as indicated.

 

(e) Expenses net of reductions excludes expenses paid indirectly, pursuant to a “commission recapture” program, under which brokers remit a portion of the brokerage commission which is used to pay certain Fund expenses. See note 2 in the Notes to the Financial Statements.

 

(f) Costs of purchases and proceeds from sales of portfolio securities incurred to realign the Fund’s portfolio after a fund merger are excluded from the portfolio turnover rate. If such amounts had not been excluded, the portfolio turnover rate would have been 77%.

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

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Notes to the Financial Statements

December 31, 2011

 

1. Organization

The Allianz Variable Insurance Products Trust (the “Trust”) was organized as a Delaware statutory trust on July 13, 1999. The Trust is a diversified open-end management investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”). These Notes to the Financial Statements are for the AZL Invesco International Equity Fund (the “Fund”). The Trust consists of 29 separate investment portfolios (collectively, the “Funds”), each of which is a series of the Trust, as follows:

 

   

AZL Allianz AGIC Opportunity Fund

   

AZL BlackRock Capital Appreciation Fund

   

AZL Columbia Mid Cap Value Fund

   

AZL Columbia Small Cap Value Fund

   

AZL Davis New York Venture Fund (formerly AZL Davis NY Venture Fund)

   

AZL Dreyfus Equity Growth Fund

   

AZL Eaton Vance Large Cap Value Fund

   

AZL Enhanced Bond Index Fund

   

AZL Franklin Small Cap Value Fund

   

AZL Franklin Templeton Founding Strategy Plus Fund

   

AZL Gateway Fund

   

AZL International Index Fund

   

AZL Invesco Equity and Income Fund (formerly AZL Van Kampen Equity and Income Fund)

   

AZL Invesco Growth and Income Fund (formerly AZL Van Kampen Growth and Income Fund)

   

AZL Invesco International Equity Fund

   

AZL JPMorgan International Opportunities Fund (formerly AZL Morgan Stanley International Equity Fund)

   

AZL JPMorgan U.S. Equity Fund

   

AZL MFS Investors Trust Fund

   

AZL Mid Cap Index Fund

   

AZL Money Market Fund

   

AZL Morgan Stanley Global Real Estate Fund

   

AZL Morgan Stanley Mid Cap Growth Fund

   

AZL NFJ International Value Fund

   

AZL Russell 1000 Growth Index Fund

   

AZL Russell 1000 Value Index Fund

   

AZL S&P 500 Index Fund

   

AZL Schroder Emerging Markets Equity Fund

   

AZL Small Cap Stock Index Fund

   

AZL Turner Quantitative Small Cap Growth Fund

 

 

The Trust is authorized to issue an unlimited number of shares of the Fund without par value. Shares of the Fund are available through the variable annuity contracts and variable life insurance policies offered through the separate accounts of participating insurance companies.

Under the Trust’s organizational documents, its officers and trustees are indemnified against certain liabilities arising out of the performance of their duties to the Fund. In addition, in the normal course of business, the Fund may enter into contracts with its vendors and others that provide for general indemnifications. The Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown, as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Fund. However, based on experience, the Fund expects the risk of loss to be remote.

 

2. Significant Accounting Policies

The following is a summary of significant accounting policies followed by the Fund in the preparation of its financial statements. The policies conform with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”). The preparation of financial statements requires management to make certain 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 increases and decreases in net assets from operations during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Management has evaluated events and transactions subsequent to period end through the date the financial statements were issued, for purposes of recognition or disclosure in these financial statements and there are no subsequent events to report.

Security Valuation

The Fund records its investments at fair value. Fair value is defined as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between willing market participants at the measurement date. The valuation techniques used to determine fair value are further described in Note 4 below.

Investment Transactions and Investment Income

Investment transactions are recorded not later than on the business day after trade date. However, for financial reporting purposes, investment transactions are accounted for on trade date. Net realized gains and losses on investments sold and on

 

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December 31, 2011

 

foreign currency transactions are recorded on the basis of identified cost. Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis and includes, where applicable, the amortization of premiums or accretion of discounts. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date except in the case of foreign securities, in which case dividends are recorded as soon as such information becomes available.

Real Estate Investment Trusts

The Fund may own shares of real estate investment trusts (“REITs”) which report information on the source of their distributions annually. Certain distributions received from REITs during the year, which are known to be a return of capital, are recorded as a reduction to the cost of the individual REIT.

Foreign Currency Translation

The accounting records of the Fund are maintained in U.S. dollars. Foreign currency amounts are translated into U.S. dollars at the current rate of exchange to determine the fair value of investments, assets and liabilities. Purchases and sales of securities, and income and expenses are translated at the prevailing rate of exchange on the respective dates of such transactions. The Fund does not isolate that portion of the results of operations resulting from changes in foreign exchange rates on investments from fluctuations arising from changes in market prices of securities held. Such fluctuations are included in the net realized and unrealized gain or loss on investments and foreign currencies.

Income received by the Fund from sources within foreign countries may be subject to withholding and other income or similar taxes imposed by such countries. The Funds accrue such taxes, as applicable, based on their current interpretation of tax rules in the foreign markets in which they invest.

Risks Associated with Foreign Securities and Currencies

Investments in securities of foreign issuers carry certain risks not ordinarily associated with investments in securities of domestic issuers. Such risks include future political and economic developments, and the possible imposition of exchange controls or other foreign governmental laws and restrictions. In addition, with respect to certain countries, there is the possibility of expropriation of assets, confiscatory taxation, political or social instability or diplomatic developments which could adversely affect investments in those securities.

Dividends to Shareholders

Dividends to shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date. The Fund distributes its dividends from net investment income and net realized capital gains, if any, on an annual basis. The amount of dividends from net investment income and from net realized gains are determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations, which may differ from GAAP. These “book/tax” differences are either temporary or permanent in nature. To the extent these differences are permanent in nature (e.g., return of capital, net operating loss, reclassification of certain market discounts, gain/loss, paydowns, and distributions), such amounts are reclassified within the composition of net assets based on their federal tax-basis treatment; temporary differences (e.g., wash sales and post October losses) do not require reclassification. Dividends to shareholders that exceed net investment income and net realized gains for tax purposes are reported as distributions of capital.

Expense Allocation

Expenses directly attributable to the Fund are charged directly to the Fund, while expenses attributable to more than one Fund are allocated among the respective Funds based upon relative net assets or some other reasonable method. Expenses which are attributable to more than one Trust are allocated across the Allianz Variable Insurance Products and Allianz Variable Insurance Products Fund of Funds Trusts based upon relative net assets or another reasonable basis. Allianz Investment Management LLC (the “Manager”), serves as the investment manager for the Trust and the Allianz Variable Insurance Products Fund of Funds Trust.

Securities Lending

To generate additional income, the Fund may lend up to 33 1/3% of its assets pursuant to agreements requiring that the loan be continuously secured by any combination of cash, U.S. government or U.S. government agency securities, equal initially to

 

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Notes to the Financial Statements, continued

December 31, 2011

 

at least 102% of the fair value plus accrued interest on the securities loaned (105% for foreign securities) and is marked to market daily to provide a level of collateral at least equal to the fair value of securities loaned. The Fund bears all of the gains and losses on such investments. The Fund receives payments from borrowers equivalent to the dividends and interest that would have been earned on securities lent while simultaneously seeking to earn income on the investment of cash collateral received. In extremely low interest rate environments, the broker rebate fee may exceed the interest earned or the cash collateral which would result in a loss to the Fund. The investment of cash collateral deposited by the borrower is subject to inherent market risks such as interest rate risk, credit risk, liquidity risk, and other risks that are present in the market, and as such, the value of these investments may not be sufficient, when liquidated, to repay the borrower when the loaned security is returned. There may be risks of delay in recovery of the securities or even loss of rights in the collateral should the borrower of the securities fail financially. However, loans will be made only to borrowers, such as broker-dealers, banks or institutional borrowers of securities, deemed by the Allianz Investment Management LLC (the “Manager”) to be of good standing and credit worthy and when in its judgment, the consideration which can be earned currently from such securities loans justifies the attendant risks. Loans are subject to termination by the Trust or the borrower at any time, and are, therefore, not considered to be illiquid investments. Securities on loan at December 31, 2011 are presented on the Fund’s Schedule of Portfolio Investments (“Schedule”). The average outstanding amount of securities on loan was $15.5 million for the year ended December 31, 2011.

Cash collateral received in connection with securities lending is invested in the Allianz Variable Insurance Products Securities Lending Collateral Trust (the “Securities Lending Collateral Trust”) managed by The Dreyfus Corporation, an affiliate of the Custodian and Securities Lending Agent. The Securities Lending Collateral Trust invests in short-term investments that have a remaining maturity of 397 days or less as calculated in accordance with Rule 2a-7 under the 1940 Act. The Fund paid securities lending fees of $20,251 during the year ended December 31, 2011. These fees have been netted against Income from Securities Lending on the Statement of Operations.

Commission Recapture

Certain Funds of the Trust participate in a commission recapture program. The Fund will utilize the recaptured commissions to pay for, in whole or part, certain expenses of the Fund, excluding investment advisory fees. Any amounts received by the Fund, if applicable, are disclosed as “Expenses paid indirectly” on the Statement of Operations.

Derivative Instruments

All open derivative positions at period end are reflected on the Fund’s Schedule of Portfolio Investments. The following is a description of the derivative instruments that the Fund may utilize, including the primary underlying risk exposures related to each instrument type.

Forward Currency Contracts

During the year ended December 31, 2011, the Fund entered into forward currency contracts in connection with planned purchases or sales of securities or to hedge the U.S. dollar value of securities denominated in a particular currency. In addition to the foreign currency risk related to the use of these contracts, the Fund could be exposed to risks if the counterparties to the contracts are unable to meet the terms of their contracts and from unanticipated movements in the value of a foreign currency relative to the U.S. dollar. In the event of default by the counterparty to the transaction, the Fund’s maximum amount of loss, as either the buyer or the seller, is the unrealized appreciation of the contract. The forward currency contracts are adjusted by the daily exchange rate of the underlying currency and any gains or losses are recorded for financial statement purposes as unrealized gains or losses until the contract settlement date. When the contract is closed, the Fund records a realized gain or loss equal to the difference between the value at the time it was opened and the value at the time it was closed. As of December 31, 2011, the Fund did not hold any forward currency contracts. During the year ended December 31, 2011, the Fund had limited activity in these transactions.

Futures Contracts

During the year ended December 31, 2011, the Fund did not enter into any futures contracts. The Fund may enter into futures contracts to manage its exposure to the securities markets or to movements in market conditions or foreign exchange rates. Futures contracts are valued based upon their quoted daily settlement prices. Upon entering into a futures contract, the Fund is required to segregate liquid assets in accordance with the initial margin requirements of the broker or exchange.

 

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Notes to the Financial Statements, continued

December 31, 2011

 

Futures contracts are marked to market daily and a payable or receivable for the change in value (“variation margin”) is recorded by the Fund. Gains or losses are recognized but not considered realized until the contracts expire or are closed. Futures contracts involve, to varying degrees, elements of market risk (generally equity price risk related to stock futures, interest rate risk related to bond futures, and foreign currency risk related to currency futures) and exposure to loss in excess of the variation margin disclosed in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. The primary risks associated with the use of futures contracts are the imperfect correlation between the change in market value of the underlying securities and the prices of futures contracts, the possibility of an illiquid market, and the inability of the counterparty to meet the terms of the contract.

Summary of Derivative Instruments

There were no open derivative positions as of December 31, 2011.

The following is a summary of the effect of derivative instruments on the Statement of Operations for the year ended December 31, 2011:

 

Primary Risk Exposure

  

Location of Gains/(Losses)
on Derivatives
Recognized in Income

   Realized Gains/(Losses)
on Derivatives
Recognized in Income
     Change in Unrealized
Appreciation/
Depreciation on
Derivatives Recongnized
in Income
Foreign Exchange Contracts    Net realized gains/(losses) on forward currency contracts/change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation
on investments
   $ 262,396       $—

 

3. Related Party Transactions

The Manager provides investment advisory and management services for the Fund. The Manager has retained an independent money management organization (the “Subadviser”) to make investment decisions on behalf of the Fund. Pursuant to a portfolio management agreement between the Manager and Invesco Advisers, Inc. (“Invesco”), Invesco provides investment advisory services as the Subadviser for the Fund subject to the general supervision of the Trustees and the Manager. The Manager is entitled to a fee, computed daily and paid monthly, based on the average daily net assets of the Fund. Expenses incurred by the Fund for investment advisory and management services are reflected on the Statement of Operations as “Manager fees.” For its services, the Subadviser is entitled to a fee payable by the Manager. The Manager has contractually agreed to waive fees and reimburse the Fund to limit the annual expenses, excluding interest expense (e.g., cash overdraft fees), taxes, brokerage commissions, other expenditures that are capitalized in accordance with GAAP and other extraordinary expenses not incurred in the ordinary course of the Fund’s business , based on the daily net assets of the Fund, through April 30, 2013.

For the year ended December 31, 2011, the annual rate due to the Manager and the annual expense limit were as follows:

 

     Annual Rate*     Annual Expense Limit  

AZL Invesco International Equity Fund

     0.90     1.45

 

  * From January 1, 2011 through April 30, 2011, the Manager voluntarily reduced the management fee to 0.80% on the first $200 million of assets and 0.75% on assets above $200 million. Beginning May 1, 2011, the Manager voluntarily reduced the management fee to 0.85% on all assets. The Manager reserves the right to increase the management fee to the amount shown in the table above at any time.

Any amounts contractually waived or reimbursed by the Manager in a particular fiscal year will be subject to repayment by the Fund to the Manager to the extent that from time to time through the next three fiscal years the repayment will not cause the Fund’s expenses to exceed the stated in effect limit during the respective year. Any amounts recouped by the Manager during the period are reflected on the Statement of Operations as “Recoupment of prior expenses reimbursed by the Manager.” At December 31, 2011, there were no remaining contractual reimbursements that are subject to repayment by the Fund in subsequent years.

 

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Notes to the Financial Statements, continued

December 31, 2011

 

In addition, the Manager may voluntarily waive or reimburse additional fees in order to maintain more competitive expense ratios. Any voluntary waivers or reimbursements are not subject to repayment in subsequent years. Information on the total amount waived/reimbursed by the Manager or repaid to the Manager by the Fund during the period can be found on the Statement of Operations.

Pursuant to separate agreements between the Funds and the Manager, the Manager provides a Chief Compliance Officer (“CCO”) and certain compliance oversight and regulatory filing services to the Trust. Under these agreements the Manager is entitled to an amount equal to a portion of the compensation and certain other expenses related to the individuals performing the CCO and compliance oversight services, as well as $75 per hour for time incurred in connection with the preparation and filing of certain documents with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fees are paid to the Manager on a quarterly basis. The total expenses incurred by the Fund for these services are reflected on the Statement of Operations as “Administrative and compliance services fees.”

Citi Fund Services Ohio, Inc. (“Citi” or the “Administrator”), a wholly owned subsidiary of Citigroup, Inc., with which an officer of the Trust is affiliated, serves as the Trust’s administrator, transfer agent, and fund accountant, and assists the Trust in all aspects of its administration and operation. The Administrator is entitled to a Trust-wide asset-based fee, which is based on the following schedule: 0.05% of daily average net assets on the first $4 billion, 0.04% of daily average net assets on the next $2 billion, 0.02% of daily average net assets on the next $2 billion and 0.01% of daily average net assets over $8 billion. The overall Trust-wide fees are accrued daily and paid monthly and are subject to a minimum annual fee. In addition, the Administrator is entitled to annual account fees related to the transfer agency system, an annual fee for each additional class of shares of any Fund, certain annual fees in supporting fair value services, and a Trust-wide annual fee for providing infrastructure and support in implementing the written policies and procedures comprising the Fund’s compliance program. Fees payable to the Administrator are subject to certain reductions associated with services provided to new funds. The Administrator is also reimbursed for certain expenses incurred. The total expenses incurred by the Fund for these services are reflected on the Statement of Operations as “Administration fees.”

Allianz Life Financial Services, LLC (“ALFS”), an affiliate of the Manager, serves as distributor of the Fund and receives 12b-1 fees directly from the Fund, plus a Trust-wide annual fee of $42,500, paid by the Manager from its profits and not by the Trust, for recordkeeping and reporting services.

The Trust has adopted a distribution and service plan in conformance with Rule 12b-1of the 1940 Act. Pursuant to this plan, the Fund is authorized to pay certain fees for the sale and distribution of its shares and services provided to its shareholders at an annual rate not to exceed 0.25% of the Fund’s average daily net assets. These fees are reflected on the Statement of Operations as “Distribution fees.”

In addition, certain legal fees and expenses are paid to a law firm, Dorsey & Whitney LLP, of which the Secretary of the Fund is a partner. During the year ended December 31, 2011, 7,698 was paid from the Fund relating to these fees and expenses.

Certain Officers and Trustees of the Trust are affiliated with the Manager or the Administrator. Such Officers (except for the Trust’s CCO as noted above) and Trustees receive no compensation from the Trust for serving in their respective roles. For their service to the Trust and to the Allianz Variable Insurance Products Fund of Funds Trust, each non-interested Trustee receives a $36,000 annual Board retainer and a $8,000 meeting fee for each regular in-person Board meeting and a $4,000 meeting fee for each Committee meeting. In addition, Trustees may receive compensation for special meetings and telephonic meetings. Also, the Trustees are reimbursed for certain expenses associated with attending Board meetings. Compensation to the Trustees is allocated between the Trust and the Allianz Variable Insurance Products Fund of Funds Trust in proportion to the assets under management of each Trust. During the year ended December 31, 2011, actual Trustee compensation was $924,000 in total for both Trusts.

During the year ended December 31, 2011, the Subadviser reimbursed $13,257 to the Fund related to the violation of certain investment policies and limitations. The impact to the total return is disclosed in the Financial Highlights.

 

4. Investment Valuation Summary

The valuation techniques employed by the Fund, as described below, maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs in determining fair value. The inputs used for valuing the Fund’s investments are summarized in the three broad levels listed below:

 

   

Level 1 — quoted prices in active markets for identical assets

 

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Level 2 — other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayments speeds, credit risk, etc.)

   

Level 3 — significant unobservable inputs (including the Fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments)

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

Security prices are generally provided by an independent third party pricing service approved by the Trust’s Board of Trustees (“Trustees”) as of the close of the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) (generally 4:00 pm EST). Equity securities are valued at the last quoted sale price or, if there is no sale, the last quoted bid price is used for long securities and the last quoted ask price is used for securities sold short. Securities listed on NASDAQ Stock Market, Inc. (“NASDAQ”) are valued at the official closing price as reported by NASDAQ. In each of these situations, valuations are typically categorized as a Level 1 in the fair value hierarchy. Investments in open-end investment companies are valued at their respective net asset value as reported by such companies and are typically categorized as Level 1 in the fair value hierarchy.

Debt and other fixed income securities are generally valued at an evaluated bid price provided by an independent pricing source approved by the Trustees. To value debt securities, pricing services may use various pricing techniques which take into account appropriate factors such as market activity, yield, quality, coupon rate, maturity, type of issue, trading characteristics, call features, credit ratings and other data, as well as broker quotes. Short term securities of sufficient credit quality with sixty days or less remaining until maturity may be valued at amortized cost, which approximates fair value. In each of these situations, valuations are typically categorized as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy.

Exchange traded futures contracts are valued at the last sales price as of the close of the primary exchange and are typically categorized as Level 1 in the fair value hierarchy. Forward currency contracts are generally valued at the foreign currency exchange rate as of the close of the NYSE and are typically categorized as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy.

Other assets and securities for which market quotations are not readily available, or are deemed unreliable are valued at fair value as determined in good faith by the Trustees or persons acting on the behalf of the Trustees. Fair value pricing may be used for significant events such as securities whose trading has been suspended, whose price has become stale or for which there is no currently available price at the close of the NYSE. Depending on the source and relative significance of valuation inputs, these instruments may be classified as Level 2 or Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy. The Fund utilizes a pricing service to assist in determining the fair value of securities when certain significant events occur that may affect the value of foreign securities.

In accordance with procedures adopted by the Trustees, fair value pricing may be used if events materially affecting the value of foreign securities occur between the time when the exchange on which they are traded closes and the time when the Fund’s net asset value is calculated. Management identifies possible fluctuation in international securities by monitoring the increase or decrease in the value of a designated benchmark index. In the event of an increase or decrease greater than predetermined levels, the Fund may use a systematic valuation model provided by an independent third party to fair value its international equity securities which are then typically categorized as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy.

The following is a summary of the valuation inputs used as of December 31, 2011 in valuing the Fund’s investments based upon the three levels defined above:

 

      Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Total  

Investment Securities:

           

Common Stocks:

           

Beverages

   $ 5,923,119       $ 8,920,539       $       $ 14,843,658   

Chemicals

     3,576,170         6,491,188                 10,067,358   

Commercial Banks

     7,928,655         20,802,007                 28,730,662   

Diversified Telecommunication Services

     1,385,461         671,164                 2,056,625   

Insurance

     4,353,366         3,705,071                 8,058,437   

Media

     4,256,458         19,654,434                 23,910,892   

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels

     18,568,409         21,912,589                 40,480,998   

Pharmaceuticals

     8,031,438         30,732,781                 38,764,219   

 

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      Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Total  

Investment Securities:

           

Road & Rail

   $ 4,104,609       $       $       $ 4,104,609   

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment

     6,287,131                         6,287,131   

Wireless Telecommunication Services

     5,726,614         10,444,025                 16,170,639   

All Other Common Stocks+

             226,789,559                 226,789,559   

Preferred Stocks

             4,581,627                 4,581,627   

Warrant

                               

Securities Held as Collateral for Securities on Loan

             10,625,034                 10,625,034   

Unaffiliated Investment Company

     35,928,873                         35,928,873   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Investment Securities

     106,070,303         365,330,018                 471,400,321   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  + For detailed industry descriptions, see the accompanying Schedule of Portfolio Investments.

As of December 31, 2011, the Fund held securities that were valued in good faith pursuant to procedures approved by the Board of Trustees. The Art Advanced Research Technologies, Inc. common stock and the Marshall Edwards, Inc. warrant were valued at $0.

The Fund recognizes significant transfers between fair value hierarchy levels at the reporting period end. There were no significant transfers between Levels 1, 2 or 3 as of December 31, 2011.

In May 2011, the FASB issued ASU No. 2011-04 “Amendments to Achieve Common Fair Value Measurement and Disclosure Requirements in U.S. GAAP and IFRS”. ASU 2011-04 includes common requirements for measurement of and disclosure about fair value between U.S. GAAP and IFRS. ASU 2011-04 will require reporting entities to disclose quantitative information about the unobservable inputs used in the fair value measurements categorized within Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy. In addition, ASU 2011-04 will require reporting entities to make disclosures about amounts and reasons for all transfers in and out of Level 1 and Level 2 fair value measurements. The new and revised disclosures are effective for interim and annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2011. Adoption of ASU 2011-04 will have no effect on the Fund’s net assets. At this time, management is evaluating the impact of ASU 2011-04 on the financial statement disclosures.

 

5. Security Purchases and Sales

For the year ended December 31, 2011, cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of securities (excluding securities maturing less than one year from acquisition) were as follows:

 

      Purchases      Sales  

AZL Invesco International Equity Fund

   $ 143,803,213       $ 195,322,504   

 

6. Restricted Securities

A restricted security is a security which has been purchased through a private offering and cannot be resold to the general public without prior registration under the Securities Act of 1933 (the “1933 Act”) or pursuant to the resale limitations provided by Rule 144A under the 1933 Act, or an exemption from the registration requirements of the 1933 Act. Whether a restricted security is illiquid is determined pursuant to guidelines established by the Board of Trustees. Not all restricted securities are considered illiquid. At December 31, 2011, the Fund held restricted securities representing 0.0% of net assets, all of which have been deemed illiquid. The restricted illiquid securities held as of December 31, 2011 are presented in the Fund’s Schedule of Portfolio Investments.

 

Security

   Acquisition
Date
     Acquisition
Cost
     Shares      Fair
Value
     Percentage of
Net Assets
 

Marshall Edwards, Inc., Private Equity

     8/3/07       $         10,000       $         0.0

 

7. Federal Income Tax Information

It is the Fund’s policy to continue to comply with the requirements of the Internal Revenue Code under Subchapter M, applicable to regulated investment companies, and to distribute all of its taxable income, including any net realized gains on investments, to its shareholders. Therefore, no provision is made for federal income taxes.

 

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ALLIANZ VARIABLE INSURANCE PRODUCTS TRUST

AZL Invesco International Equity Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements, continued

December 31, 2011

 

Management of the Funds has reviewed tax positions taken in tax years that remain subject to examination by all major tax jurisdictions, including federal (i.e., the last four tax year ends and the interim tax period since then, as applicable). Management believes that there is no tax liability resulting from unrecognized tax benefits related to uncertain tax positions taken.

Cost for federal income tax purposes at December 31, 2011 is $441,813,434. The gross unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on a tax basis is as follows:

 

Unrealized appreciation

  $ 58,391,580   

Unrealized depreciation

    (28,804,693
 

 

 

 

Net unrealized appreciation

  $ 29,586,887   
 

 

 

 

As of the end of its tax year ended December 31, 2011, the Fund has capital loss carry forwards (“CLCFs”) as summarized in the table below. Under the provisions of the Regulated Investment Company Modernization Act of 2010, CLCFs that originated in a tax year that began before December 23, 2010 (pre-effective CLCFs) may be carried forward, subject to certain limitations, and applied to offset future capital gains, and thus reduce the amount of distributable capital gains, for up to eight succeeding tax years, after which any unutilized CLCFs expire. Pre-effective CLCFs are applied as short-term capital loss regardless of whether the originating capital loss was short term or long term. CLCFs that originate in tax years beginning after December 22, 2010 (post-effective CLCFs), are applied consistent with the character in which they originated as a new loss on the first day of the immediately succeeding tax year, and thus take precedent over the application of pre-effective CLCFs. Post-effective CLCFs can be carried forward indefinitely.

Pre-effective CLCFs subject to expiration:

 

     Expires
12/31/2016
     Expires
12/31/2017
 

AZL Invesco Intenational Equity Fund

   $ 18,216,888       $ 14,096,888   

During the year ended December 31, 2011, the Fund utilized $11,859,418 in CLCFs to offset capital gains.

The tax character of dividends paid to shareholders during the year ended December 31, 2011 were as follows:

 

     Ordinary
Income
     Net
Long-Term
Capital Gains
     Total
Distributions(a)
 

AZL Invesco International Equity Fund

   $ 4,902,431       $       $ 4,902,431   

 

  (a) Total distributions paid may differ from the Statements of Changes in Net Assets because dividends are recognized when actually paid for tax purposes.

The tax character of dividends paid to shareholders during the year ended December 31, 2010 were as follows:

 

     Ordinary
Income
     Net
Long-Term
Capital Gains
     Total
Distributions(a)
 

AZL Invesco International Equity Fund

   $ 2,453,878       $       $ 2,453,878   

 

  (a) Total distributions paid may differ from the Statements of Changes in Net Assets because dividends are recognized when actually paid for tax purposes.

As of December 31, 2011, the components of accumulated earnings on a tax basis were as follows:

 

     Undistributed
Ordinary
Income
     Accumulated
Capital and
Other Losses
    Unrealized
Appreciation(a)
     Total
Accumulated
Earnings/
(Deficit)
 

AZL Invesco International Equity Fund

   $ 8,911,598       $ (32,313,776   $ 29,601,296       $ 6,199,118   

 

  (a) The differences between book-basis and tax-basis unrealized appreciation/depreciation is attributable primarily to tax deferral of losses on wash sales.

 

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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

The Shareholders and Board of Trustees of

Allianz Variable Insurance Products Trust:

We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities of AZL Invesco International Equity Fund (the “Fund”) of the Allianz Variable Insurance Products Trust, including the schedule of portfolio investments, as of December 31, 2011, and the related statement of operations for the year then ended, the statements of changes in net assets for each of the years in the two-year period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the years in the five-year period then ended. These financial statements and financial highlights are the responsibility of the Fund’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements and financial highlights based on our audits.

We conducted our audits 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 and financial highlights are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of December 31, 2011, by correspondence with the custodian and brokers or by other appropriate auditing procedures where replies from brokers were not received. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

In our opinion, the financial statements and financial highlights referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Fund as of December 31, 2011, the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the years in the two-year period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the years in the five-year period then ended, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.

KPMG LLP

Columbus, Ohio

February 24, 2012

 

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ALLIANZ VARIABLE INSURANCE PRODUCTS TRUST

 

Other Information (Unaudited)

A description of the policies and procedures that the Fund uses to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities is available, without charge, upon request, by visiting the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (“Commission”) website at www.sec.gov, or by calling 800-624-0197.

Information regarding how the Fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30th is available (i) without charge, upon request, by calling 800-624-0197; (ii) on the Allianz Variable Insurance Products Trust’s website at https://www.allianzlife.com; and (iii) on the Commission’s website at http://www.sec.gov.

The Fund files complete Schedules of Portfolio Holdings with the Commission for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. Schedules of Portfolio Holdings for the Fund in this report are available without charge on the Commission’s website at http://www.sec.gov, or may be reviewed and copied at the Commission’s Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. Information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 800-SEC-0330.

 

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ALLIANZ VARIABLE INSURANCE PRODUCTS TRUST

 

Approval of Investment Advisory and Subadvisory Agreements (Unaudited)

The Allianz Variable Insurance Products Trust (the “Trust”) is a manager-of-managers fund. That means that the Trust’s Manager (“Allianz Investment Management LLC”) is responsible for monitoring the various Subadvisers that have day-to-day responsibility for the decisions made for each of the Trust’s investment portfolios. The Trust’s Manager is responsible for determining, in the first instance, which investment advisers to consider recommending for selection as a Subadviser.

In reviewing the services provided by the Manager and the terms of the investment management agreement, the Board receives and reviews information related to the Manager’s experience and expertise in the variable insurance marketplace. Currently, the Funds are offered only through variable annuities and variable life insurance policies, and not in the retail fund market. In addition, the Board receives information regarding the Manager’s expertise with regard to portfolio diversification and asset allocation requirements within variable insurance products issued by Allianz Life Insurance Company of North America and its subsidiary, Allianz Life Insurance Company of New York. Currently, the Funds are offered only through Allianz Life and Allianz of New York variable products.

The Trust’s Manager has adopted policies and procedures to assist it in the process of analyzing each potential Subadviser with expertise in particular asset classes for purposes of making the recommendation that a specific investment adviser be selected. The Trust’s Board reviews and considers the information provided by the Manager in deciding which investment advisers to select. After an investment adviser becomes a Subadviser, a similarly rigorous process is instituted by the Manager to monitor the investment performance and other responsibilities of the Subadviser. The Manager reports to the Trust’s Board on its analysis at the regular meetings of the Board, which are held at least quarterly. Where warranted, the Manager will add or remove a particular Subadviser from a “watch” list that it maintains. Watch list criteria include, for example: (a) Fund performance over various time periods; (b) Fund risk issues, such as changes in key personnel involved with Fund management, changes in investment philosophy or process, or “capacity” concerns; and (c) organizational risk issues, such as regulatory, compliance or legal concerns, or changes in the ownership of the Subadviser. The Manager may place a Fund on the watch list for other reasons, and if so, will explain its rationale to the Trustees. Funds which are on the watch list are subject to special scrutiny of the Manager and the Board of Trustees. Funds may be removed from such watch list, if for example, performance improves or regulatory matters are satisfactorily resolved. However, in some situations where Funds which have been on the watch list, the Manager has recommended the retention of a new Subadviser, and the Board of Trustees has subsequently approved new Subadvisory Agreements with such Subadvisers.

In assessing the Manager’s and Subadvisers’ (collectively, the “Advisory Organizations”), performance of their obligations, the Board considers whether there has occurred a circumstance or event that would constitute a reason for it to not renew an advisory contract. In this regard, the Board is mindful of the potential disruption of a Fund’s operations and various risks, uncertainties and other effects that could occur as a result of a decision to terminate or not renew a contract.

As required by the Investment Company Act of 1940 (“1940 Act”), the Trust’s Board has reviewed and approved the Trust’s Investment Management Agreement with the Manager (the “Advisory Agreement”) and portfolio management agreements (the “Subadvisory Agreements”) with the Subadvisers. The Board’s decision to approve these contracts reflects the exercise of its business judgment on whether to approve new arrangements and continue the existing arrangements. During its review of these contracts, the Board considers many factors, among the most material of which are: the Fund’s investment objectives and long term performance; the Advisory Organizations’ management philosophy, personnel, and processes, including their compliance history and the adequacy of their compliance processes; the preferences and expectations of Fund shareholders (and underlying contract owners) and their relative sophistication; the continuing state of competition in the mutual fund industry; and comparable fees in the mutual fund industry.

The Board also considers the compensation and benefits received by the Advisory Organizations. This includes fees received for services provided to the Fund by affiliated persons of the Advisory Organizations and research services received by the Advisory Organizations from brokers that execute Fund trades, as well as advisory fees. The Board considered the fact that: (1) the Manager and the Trust are parties to an Administrative Service Agreement, a Compliance Services Agreement, and a Chief Compliance Officer Agreement, under which the Manager is compensated by the Trust for performing certain administrative and compliance services including providing an employee of the Manager or one of its affiliates to act as the Trust’s Chief Compliance Officer; and (2) Allianz Life Financial Services, LLC, an affiliated person of the Manager, is a registered securities broker-dealer and receives (along with its affiliated persons) payments made by the Trust pursuant to Rule 12b-1.

The Board is aware that various courts have interpreted provisions of the 1940 Act and have indicated in their decisions that the following factors may be relevant to an adviser’s compensation: the nature and quality of the services provided by the adviser, including the performance of the fund; the adviser’s cost of providing the services; the extent to which the adviser may realize “economies of scale” as the fund grows larger; any indirect benefits that may accrue to the adviser and its

 

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affiliates as a result of the adviser’s relationship with the fund; performance and expenses of comparable funds; and the extent to which the independent Board members are fully informed about all facts bearing on the adviser’s service and fee. The Trust’s Board is aware of these factors and takes them into account in its review of the Trust’s advisory contracts.

The Board considered and weighed these circumstances in light of its experience in governing the Trust and working with the Advisory Organizations on matters relating to the Funds, and is assisted in its deliberations by the advice of legal counsel to the Independent Trustees. In this regard, the Board requests and receives a significant amount of information about the Funds and the Advisory Organizations. Some of this information is provided at each regular meeting of the Board; additional information is provided in connection with the particular meeting or meetings at which the Board’s formal review of an advisory contract occurs. In between regularly scheduled meetings, the Board may receive information on particular matters as the need arises. Thus, the Board’s evaluation of an advisory contract is informed by reports covering such matters as: an Advisory Organization’s investment philosophy, personnel, and processes; the Fund’s short- and long-term performance (in absolute terms as well as in relationship to its benchmark(s), certain competitor or “peer group” funds and similar funds managed by the particular Subadviser), and comments on the reasons for performance; the Fund’s expenses (including the advisory fee itself and the overall expense structure of the Fund, both in absolute terms and relative to similar and/or competing funds, with due regard for contractual or voluntary expense limitations); the use and allocation of brokerage commissions derived from trading the Fund’s portfolio securities; the nature and extent of the advisory and other services provided to the Fund by the Advisory Organizations and their affiliates; compliance and audit reports concerning the Funds and the companies that service them; and relevant developments in the mutual fund industry and how the Funds and/or Advisory Organizations are responding to them.

The Board also receives financial information about Advisory Organizations, including reports on the compensation and benefits the Advisory Organizations derive from their relationships with the Funds. These reports cover not only the fees under the advisory contracts, but also fees, if any, received for providing other services to the Funds. The reports also discuss any indirect or “fall out” benefits an Advisory Organization may derive from its relationship with the Funds.

The Advisory and Subadvisory Agreements (collectively, the “Agreements”) were most recently considered at Board of Trustees meetings held in the fall of 2011. Information relevant to the approval of such Agreements was considered at a telephonic Board of Trustees meeting on October 19, 2011, and at an “in person” Board of Trustees meeting held October 26, 2011. The Agreements were approved at the Board meeting of October 26, 2011. At such meeting the Board also approved an Expense Limitation Agreement between the Manager and the Trust for the period ending April 30, 2013. In connection with such meetings, the Trustees requested and evaluated extensive materials from the Manager, including performance and expense information for other investment companies with similar investment objectives derived from data compiled by an independent third party provider and other sources believed to be reliable by the Manager. Prior to voting, the Trustees reviewed the proposed approval/continuance of the Agreements with management and with experienced counsel who are independent of the Manager and received a memorandum from such counsel discussing the legal standards for their consideration of the proposed approvals/continuances. The independent (“disinterested”) Trustees also discussed the proposed approvals/continuances in a private session with such counsel at which no representatives of the Manager were present. In reaching their determinations relating to the approval and/or continuance of the Agreements, in respect of each Fund, the Trustees considered all factors they believed relevant. The Board based its decision to approve the Agreements on the totality of the circumstances and relevant factors, and with a view to past and future long-term considerations. Not all of the factors and considerations discussed above and below are necessarily relevant to every Fund, and the Board did not assign relative weights to factors discussed herein or deem any one or group of them to be controlling in and of themselves.

An SEC Rule requires that shareholder reports include a discussion of certain factors relating to the selection of investment advisers and the approval of advisory fees. The “factors” enumerated by the SEC are set forth below in italics, as well as the Board’s conclusions regarding such factors:

(1)  The nature, extent and quality of services provided by the Manager and Subadvisers.  The Trustees noted that the Manager, subject to the control of the Board of Trustees, administers each Fund’s business and other affairs. As the Trust is a manager of managers fund, the Manager is responsible for monitoring the various Subadvisers that have day-to-day responsibility for the decisions made for each of the Trust’s investment portfolios. The Trust’s Manager is responsible for determining, in the first instance, which investment advisers to consider recommending to the Board of Trustees for selection as a Subadviser.

The Trustees noted that the Manager also provides the Trust and each Fund with such administrative and other services (exclusive of, and in addition to, any such services provided by any others retained by the Trust on behalf of the Funds) and executive and other personnel as are necessary for the operation of the Trust and the Funds. Except for the Trust’s Chief Compliance Officer, the Manager pays all of the compensation of Trustees and officers of the Trust who are employees of the Manager or its affiliates.

 

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The Trustees considered the scope and quality of services provided by the Manager and the Subadvisers and noted that the scope of such services provided had expanded as a result of recent regulatory and other developments. The Trustees noted that, for example, the Manager and Subadvisers are responsible for maintaining and monitoring their own compliance programs, and these compliance programs have recently been refined and enhanced in light of new regulatory requirements. The Trustees considered the capabilities and resources which the Manager has dedicated to performing services on behalf of the Trust and its Funds. The quality of administrative and other services, including the Manager’s role in coordinating the activities of the Trust’s other service providers, also were considered. The Trustees concluded that, overall, they were satisfied with the nature, extent and quality of services provided (and expected to be provided) to the Trust and to each of the Funds under the Agreements.

(2)  The investment performance of the Funds, the Manager and the Subadvisers.  In connection with every in-person quarterly Board of Trustees meeting, Trustees receive extensive information on the performance results of each of the Funds. This includes, for example, performance information on all of the Funds for the previous quarter, and previous one, three and five-year periods, and since inception. (For Funds which have been in existence for less than five years, Trustees may receive performance information on comparable funds managed by the particular Subadviser for periods prior to the creation of a particular Fund.) Such performance information includes information on absolute total return, performance versus Subadvisers’ comparable fund(s), performance versus the appropriate benchmark(s), and performance versus peer groups. For example, in connection with the Board of Trustees meeting held October 26, 2011, the Manager reported that for the three year period ended June 30, 2011, ten Funds were in the top 40%, six were in the middle 20% and five were in the bottom 40%, and for the one year period ended June 30, 2011, nine Funds were in the top 40%, eight were in the middle 20%, and 11 were in the bottom 40%. The Manager also reported that for the five year period ended June 30, 2011, nine Funds were in the top 40%, three were in the middle 20%, and seven were in the bottom 40%. At the Board of Trustees meeting held October 26, 2011, the Trustees determined that the overall investment performance of the Funds was acceptable.

(3)  The costs of services to be provided and profits to be realized by the Manager and the Subadvisers and their affiliates from their relationship with the Funds.  The Manager has supplied information to the Board of Trustees pertaining to the level of investment advisory fees to which the Funds are subject. The Manager has agreed to temporarily “cap” Fund expenses at certain levels, and information is provided to Trustees setting forth “contractual” advisory fees and “actual” fees after taking expense caps into account. Based upon the information provided, the “actual” advisory fees payable by the Funds overall are generally comparable to the average level of fees paid by Fund peer groups. For the 29 Funds reviewed by the Board of Trustees in the fall of 2011, 24 Funds paid “actual” advisory fees in a percentage amount within the 65th percentile or lower for each Fund’s applicable category. The Trustees recognized that it is difficult to make comparisons of advisory fees because there are variations in the services that are included in the fees paid by other funds. The Board has concluded that the advisory fees to be paid to the Manager by the Funds are not unreasonable.

The Manager has also supplied information to the Board of Trustees pertaining to total Fund expenses (which includes advisory fees, the 25 basis point 12b-1 fee paid by the Funds, and other Fund expenses). As noted above, the Manager has agreed to “cap” Fund expenses at certain levels. Based upon the information provided, the overall total expense ratio ranking in 2012 for the 29 Funds was as follows: (1) 21 of the Funds had total expense rankings at or below the 50th percentile; (2) three of the Funds were between the 50th and 65th percentiles; (3) for three of the Funds with expense ranks above the 65th percentile, the Manager recommended, and the Board of Trustees approved, temporary management fee waivers effective May 1, 2012, which are expected to reduce such rankings to the 65th percentile or below; (4) for one Fund with an expense rank above the 65th percentile, the Manager expects such Fund to be below the 65th percentile in 2012 because of greater Fund assets; and (5) for one Fund with an expense rank above the 65th percentile, the Manager reported that the peer group makes for poor comparability.

The Manager has committed to providing the Funds with a high quality of service and working to reduce Fund expenses over time, particularly as the Funds grow larger. The Trustees concluded therefore that the expense ratios of the Funds were not unreasonable.

The Manager provided information concerning the profitability of the Manager’s investment advisory activities for the period from 2009 through June 30, 2011. The Trustees recognized that it is difficult to make comparisons of profitability from investment company advisory agreements because comparative information is not generally publicly available and is affected by numerous factors, including the structure of the particular adviser, the types of funds it manages, its business mix, numerous assumptions regarding allocation of expenses and the adviser’s capital structure and cost of capital. In considering profitability information, the Trustees considered the possible effect of certain fall-out benefits to the Manager and its affiliates. The Trustees focused on profitability of the Manager’s relationships with the Funds before taxes and distribution expenses. The Trustees recognized that the Manager should, in the abstract, be entitled to earn a reasonable level of profits for the services it provides to each Fund and, based on their review, concluded that they were satisfied that the Manager’s level of profitability from its relationship with the Funds was not excessive.

 

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The Manager, on behalf of the Board of Trustees, endeavored to obtain information on the profitability of each Subadviser in connection with its relationship with the Fund or Funds which it subadvises. The Manager was unable to obtain meaningful profitability information from some of the unaffiliated Subadvisers. The Manager assured the Board of Trustees that the Agreements with the Subadvisers which are not affiliated with it were negotiated on an “arm’s length” basis, so that arguably, such profitability information should be less relevant. The Trustees were also provided with certain information on profitability for Subadvisers which are affiliated with the Manager. Trustees recognized the difficulty of allocating costs to multiple advisory accounts and products of a large advisory organization. Based upon the information provided, the Trustees determined that there was no evidence that the level of such profitability attributable to subadvising the Funds was excessive.

(4) and (5) The extent to which economies of scale would be realized as the Funds grow, and whether fee levels reflect these economies of scale. The Trustees noted that most of the advisory fee schedules for the Funds do not contain breakpoints that reduce the fee rate on assets above specified levels, although certain Subadvisory Agreements have such “breakpoints.” The Trustees recognized that breakpoints may be an appropriate way for the Manager to share its economies of scale, if any, with Funds that have substantial assets. However, they also recognized that there may not be a direct relationship between any economies of scale realized by Funds and those realized by the Manager as assets increase. The Trustees do not believe there is a uniform methodology for establishing breakpoints that give effect to Fund-specific service provided by the Manager. The Trustees noted that in the fund industry as a whole, as well as among funds similar to the Funds, there is no uniformity or pattern in the fees and asset levels at which breakpoints (if any) apply. Depending on the age, size, and other characteristics of a particular fund and its manager’s cost structure, different conclusions can be drawn as to whether there are economies of scale to be realized at any particular level of assets, notwithstanding the intuitive conclusion that such economies exist, or will be realized at some level of total assets. Moreover, because different managers have different cost structures and service models, it is difficult to draw meaningful conclusions from the breakpoints that may have been adopted by other funds. The Trustees also noted that the advisory agreements for many funds do not have breakpoints at all, or if breakpoints exist, they may be at asset levels significantly greater than those of the individual Funds. The Trustees also noted that the total assets in all of the Funds as of June 30, 2011 were approximately $6.2 billion, and that no single non-money market Fund had assets in excess of $428 million.

The Trustees noted that the Manager has agreed to temporarily “cap” Fund expenses at certain levels, which has the effect of reducing expenses as would the implementation of advisory fee breakpoints. The Manager has committed to continue to consider the continuation of fee “caps” and/or advisory fee breakpoints as the Funds grow larger. The Board receives quarterly reports on the level of Fund assets. It expects to consider whether or not to approve the Agreements at a meeting to be held prior to December 31, 2012, and will at that time, or prior thereto, consider: (a) the extent to which economies of scale can be realized, and (b) whether the advisory fee should be modified to reflect such economies of scale, if any.

Having taken these factors into account, the Trustees concluded that the absence of breakpoints in certain of the Funds’ advisory fee rate schedules was acceptable under each Fund’s circumstances.

 

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Information about the Board of Trustees and Officers (Unaudited)

The Trust is managed by the Trustees in accordance with the laws of the state of Delaware governing business trusts. There are currently nine Trustees, two of whom are “interested persons” of the Trust within the meaning of that term under the 1940 Act. The Trustees and Officers of the Trust, their addresses, ages, their positions held with the Trust, their terms of office with the Trust and length of time served, their principal occupation(s) during the past five years, the number of portfolios in the Trust they oversee, and their other directorships held during the past five years are as follows:

Non-Interested Trustees(1)

 

Name, Address, and Age

  Positions
Held with
Allianz
VIP and VIP
FOF Trust
 

Term of
Office(2)/Length
of Time Served

 

Principal Occupation(s)
During Past 5 Years

  Number of
Portfolios
Overseen for
Allianz
VIP and VIP
FOF Trust
 

Other
Directorships
Held Outside the

AZL Fund Complex
During Past 5 Years

Peter R. Burnim, Age 64
5701 Golden Hills Drive Minneapolis, MN 55416
  Trustee   Since 2/07   Managing Director iQ Venture Partners, Inc., 2005 to present; EVP Northstar Companies, 2002 to 2005; Senior Officer Citibank and Citicorp for over 25 years   42   Argus Group Holdings; Sterling Centrecorp Inc.; Highland Financial Holdings; and Bank of Bermuda NY

Peggy L. Ettestad, Age 54
5701 Golden Hills Drive Minneapolis, MN 55416

  Trustee   Since 2/07   Managing Director, Red Canoe Management Consulting LLC, 2008 to present; Senior Managing Director, Residential Capital LLC, 2003 to 2008; Chief Operations Officer, Transamerica Reinsurance 2002 to 2003   42   Luther College
Roger Gelfenbien, Age 68
5701 Golden Hills Drive Minneapolis, MN 55416
  Trustee   Since 10/99   Retired; Partner of Accenture 1983 to 1999   42   Virtus Funds
(8 Funds)
Claire R. Leonardi, Age 56
5701 Golden Hills Drive Minneapolis, MN 55416
  Trustee   Since 2/04   Chief Executive Officer, Connecticut Innovations, 2012 to present; General Partner of Fairview Capital, L.P., 1994 to present   42   The Natural History Museum of the Adirondacks
Dickson W. Lewis, Age 63
5701 Golden Hills Drive Minneapolis, MN 55416
  Trustee   Since 2/04   Vice President/General Manager, Yearbooks & Canada-Lifetouch National School Studios, 2006 to present; Vice President/General Manager of Jostens, Inc., 2002 to 2006; Senior Vice President of Fortis Group, 1997 to 2002; Consultant to Hartford Insurance Co., 2001   42   None
Peter W. McClean, Age 67
5701 Golden Hills Drive Minneapolis, MN 55416
  Trustee   Since 2/04   Retired; President and CEO of Measurisk, LLC, 2001 to 2003; Chief Risk Management Officer at Bank Of Bermuda Ltd., 1996 to 2001   42   PNMAC Opportunity Fund; Northeast Bank; and FHI
Arthur C. Reeds III, Age 67
5701 Golden Hills Drive Minneapolis, MN 55416
  Trustee   Since 10/99   Retired; Senior Investment Officer, Hartford Foundation for Public Giving, 2000 to 2003; Chairman, Chief Executive and President of Conning Corp., 1999 to 2000; Investment Consultant 1997 to 1999   42   Connecticut Water Service, Inc.

 

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Interested Trustees(3)

Name, Address, and Age

  Positions
Held with
Allianz
VIP and VIP
FOF Trust
 

Term of
Office(2)/Length
of Time Served

 

Principal Occupation(s)
During Past 5 Years

  Number of
Portfolios
Overseen for
Allianz
VIP and VIP
FOF Trust
 

Other
Directorships

Held Outside the

AZL Fund Complex
During Past 5 Years

Robert DeChellis, Age 44
5701 Golden Hills Drive
Minneapolis, MN 55416
  Trustee   Since 3/08   President and CEO, Allianz Life Financial Services, LLC, 2007 to present; Senior Vice President of Marketing and Product Innovation, 2006 to 2007; Executive Vice President, Travelers Life 2004 to 2005; Executive Vice President, Jackson National Life Distributors, Inc. 2002 to 2004.   42   None

Brian Muench, Age 41

5701 Golden Hills Drive
Minneapolis, MN 55416

  Trustee   Since 6/11   President, Allianz Investment Management LLC from November 2010 to present; Vice President, Vice President, Advisory Management, Allianz Investment Management LLC from December 2005 to November 2010; Assistant Vice President, Investments, Allianz Life from February 2002 to November 2005.   42   None

Officers

Name, Address, and Age

  

Positions
Held with
Allianz
VIP and VIP
FOF Trust

   Term of
Office(2)/Length
of Time Served
  

Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years

Brian Muench, Age 41

5701 Golden Hills Drive
Minneapolis, MN 55416

   President    Since 11/10    President, Allianz Investment Management LLC from November 2010 to present; Vice President, Allianz Life from April 2011, to present; Vice President, Advisory Management, Allianz Investment Management LLC from December 2005 to November 2010; Assistant Vice President, Investments, Allianz Life from February 2002 to November 2005.
Michael Radmer, Age 66
Dorsey & Whitney LLP,
Suite 1500
50 South Sixth Street
Minneapolis, MN 55402-1498
   Secretary    Since 2/04    Partner, Dorsey and Whitney LLP since 1976.
Ty Edwards, Age 45
Citi Fund Services Ohio, Inc.
3435 Stelzer Road
Columbus, OH 43219
   Treasurer, Principal Accounting Officer and Principal Financial Officer    Since 4/10    Senior Vice President, Financial Administration, Citi Fund Services Ohio, Inc., December 2009 to present; Director, Product Management, Columbia Management, April 2007 to April 2009; Deputy Treasurer, Columbia Funds and Director, Fund Administration, Columbia Management, January 2006 to April 2007; Vice President, Fund Administration, Columbia Management, July 2002 to December 2005.
Stephen G. Simon, Age 43
5701 Golden Hills Drive
Minneapolis, MN 55416
   Chief Compliance Officer(4) and Anti Money Laundering Compliance Officer    Since 11/06    Chief Compliance Officer, Allianz Investment Management LLC, July 2004 to present; President, Simon Compliance Consulting Ltd, May 2004 to July 2004; Compliance Counsel, Advantus Capital Management, Inc., January 2002 to May 2004.

 

  (1) Member of the Audit Committee.

 

  (2) Indefinite.

 

  (3) Is an “interested person”, as defined by the 1940 Act, due to employment by Allianz.

 

  (4) The Manager and the Trust are parties to a Chief Compliance Officer Agreement under which the Manager is compensated by the Trust for providing an employee of the Manager or one of its affiliates to act as the Trust’s Chief Compliance Officer. The Chief Compliance Officer and Anti Money Laundering Compliance Officer is not considered a corporate officer or executive employee of the Trust.

 

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LOGO

 

The Allianz VIP Funds are distributed by Allianz Life Financial Services, LLC.   
These Funds are not FDIC Insured.      ANNRPT1211 2/12   

 


AZL® JPMorgan

International Opportunities Fund

(formerly AZL® Morgan Stanley International Equity Fund)

Annual Report

December 31, 2011

 

LOGO


Table of Contents

Management Discussion and Analysis

Page 1

Expense Examples and Portfolio Composition

Page 3

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

Page 4

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

Page 9

Statement of Operations

Page 9

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

Page 10

Financial Highlights

Page 11

Notes to the Financial Statements

Page 12

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

Page 20

Other Federal Income Tax Information

Page 21

Other Information

Page 22

Approval of Investment Advisory and Subadvisory Agreements

Page 23

Information about the Board of Trustees and Officers

Page 27

This report is submitted for the general information of the shareholder of the Fund. The report is not authorized for distribution to prospective investors in the Fund unless preceded or accompanied by an effective prospectus, which contains details concerning the sales charges and other pertinent information.


AZL® JPMorgan International Opportunities Fund Review (unaudited)

(formerly AZL® Morgan Stanley International Equity Fund)

 

Allianz Investment Management LLC serves as the Manager for the AZL® JPMorgan International Opportunities Fund and J.P. Morgan Investment Management Inc. serves as Subadviser to the Fund.

What factors affected the Fund’s performance during the year ended December 31, 2011?

For the year ended December 31, 2011, the AZL® JPMorgan International Opportunities Fund returned –13.41%. That compared to a –11.73% total return for its benchmark, the MSCI EAFE Index1.

Allianz changed the Fund’s Subadviser roughly a third of the way through the year. At that point, the Fund’s name changed from the Morgan Stanley International Equity Fund to the JPMorgan International Opportunities Fund and on May 1, 2011, J.P. Morgan assumed management of the Fund on May 1, 2011. The Fund’s current management team seeks to provide high total return from a portfolio of equity securities of foreign companies in developed and, to a lesser extent, emerging markets.

The Fund’s negative absolute return was largely due to a challenging environment for global equity markets in the second half of the year. The Fund’s performance was strong in the first four months of the year, thanks to solid returns from the energy, utilities, and materials sectors. However, investor confidence fell in the second quarter, triggering a sharp reversal in equities. The ongoing European sovereign debt saga, the slowdown in emerging markets, and the political gridlock in Washington contributed to increasing investor anxiety.*

Losses were widespread for the year as a whole. Regionally, continental Europe was the worst performer, as currency movements aggravated the decline in share prices. The U.S. was the best performer on a regional basis. Meanwhile, the financial sector and cyclically sensitive areas like materials and industrials were hardest hit, while more defensive sectors, such as consumer staples and health care suffered declines that were more modest.

Early in the year, the Fund’s relative performance benefited from a modest overweight position in the materials sector, as well as from stock selection in the financial, consumer staples and health care sectors. Later in the year, stock selection in telecommunications and automobiles contributed positively to the Fund’s relative performance.*

At the regional level, stock selection in continental Europe and emerging markets provided the biggest boost to the Fund’s relative performance late in the year.*

Early in the period, stock selection in the information technology, consumer discretionary and industrial sectors contributed negatively to the Fund’s relative performance. Later in the year, stock selection in the financial sector and utilities dragged on relative performance, as did stock selection in the U.K. and Japan.*

Past performance does not guarantee future results.

 

* 

The Fund’s portfolio composition is subject to change. There is no guarantee that any sectors mentioned will continue to perform well or that securities in such sectors will be held by the Fund in the future. The information contained in this commentary is for informational purposes only and should not be construed as a recommendation to purchase or sell securities in the sector mentioned. The Fund’s holdings and weightings are as of December 31, 2011.

1 

The Morgan Stanley Capital International, Europe, Australasia and Far East (“MSCI EAFE”) Index is a free float-adjusted market capitalization-weighted index that is designed to measure the equity market performance of developed markets, excluding the U.S. & Canada. Investors cannot invest directly in an index.

 

 

1


AZL® JPMorgan International Opportunities Fund Review (unaudited)

 

Fund Objective

The Fund’s investment objective is to seek long-term capital appreciation. This objective may be changed by the Trustees of the Fund without shareholder approval. The Fund seeks to achieve its objective by investing primarily in equity securities of companies from developed countries other than the United States.

Investment Concerns

Equity securities (stocks) are more volatile and carry more risk than other forms of investments, including investments in high-grade fixed income securities. The net asset value per share of this Fund will fluctuate as the value of the securities in the portfolio changes.

International investing may involve risk of capital loss from unfavorable fluctuations in currency values, from differences in generally accepted accounting principles or from economic or political instability in other nations.

Emerging market investing may be subject to additional economic, political, liquidity, and currency risks not associated with more developed countries.

For a complete description of these and other risks associated with investing in a mutual Fund, please refer to the Fund’s prospectus.

Growth of a $10,000 Investment

 

LOGO

The chart above represents a comparison of a hypothetical investment in the Fund versus a similar investment in the Fund’s benchmark, and represents the reinvestment of dividends and capital gains in the Fund.

Average Annual Total Returns as of December 31, 2011

 

     1 Year     3 Year     5 Year     Since
Inception
(5/1/03)
 

AZL® JPMorgan International Opportunities Fund

     –13.41     5.04     –1.89     6.39

MSCI EAFE Index (gross of withholding taxes)

     –11.73     8.16     –4.26     7.91 %1 

MSCI EAFE Index (net of withholding taxes)

     –12.14     7.65     –4.72     7.44 %1 

Past performance does not guarantee future results. The performance data quoted represents past performance and current returns may be lower or higher. The investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed may be worth more or less than the original cost. To obtain performance information current to the most recent month end, please visit www.Allianzlife.com.

Expense Ratio

 

     Gross  

AZL® JPMorgan International Opportunities Fund

     1.34

The above expense ratios are based on the current Fund prospectus dated May 1, 2011. The Manager voluntarily reduced the management fee to 0.85%. The Manager and the Fund have entered into a written contract limiting operating expenses, excluding certain expenses (such as interest expense), to 1.39% through April 30, 2013. Additional information pertaining to the December 31, 2011 expense ratios can be found in the financial highlights.

 

1 

The hypothetical $10,000 investment and the since inception performance data for the MSCI EAFE Index is calculated from April 30, 2003.

The total return of the Fund does not reflect the effect of any insurance charges, the annual maintenance fee or the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares. Such charges, fees and tax payments would reduce the performance quoted.

The Fund’s performance is measured against the Morgan Stanley Capital International Europe, Australasia and Far East (“MSCI EAFE”) Index, which is an unmanaged free float-adjusted market capitalization-weighted index that is designed to measure the equity market performance of developed markets, excluding the U.S. & Canada. The Index noted as “gross of withholding taxes” do not reflect the deduction of fees associated with a mutual fund, such as investment management and fund accounting fees. The Index noted as “net of withholding taxes” reflect the reinvestment of dividends after the deduction of withholding taxes, using (for international indices) a tax rate applicable to non-resident institutional investors who do not benefit from double taxation treaties. The Fund’s performance reflects the deduction of fees for services provided to the Fund. Investors cannot invest directly in an index.

 

 

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ALLIANZ VARIABLE INSURANCE PRODUCTS TRUST

AZL JPMorgan International Opportunities Fund

Expense Examples

(Unaudited)

 

As a shareholder of the AZL JPMorgan International Opportunities Fund (the “Fund”), you incur ongoing costs, including management fees, distribution fees, and other Fund expenses. These examples are 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. Please note that the expenses shown in the tables are meant to highlight your ongoing cost only.Therefore, the examples are useful in comparing ongoing cost only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher. Please note that the expenses that apply to subaccounts of the insurance contracts were included, your costs would have been higher.

These examples are based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the periods presented below.

The Actual Expense table below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information below, 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 table under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.

 

     Beginning
Account Value
7/1/11
     Ending
Account Value
12/31/11
     Expense Paid
During Period*
7/1/11 - 2/31/11
     Annualized
Expense Ratio

During Period**
7/1/11 - 12/31/11
 

AZL JPMorgan International Opportunities Fund

   $ 1,000.00       $ 821.70       $ 5.60         1.22

The Hypothetical Expense table below provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year 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 this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of other funds.

 

     Beginning
Account Value
7/1/11
     Ending
Account Value
12/31/11
     Expense Paid
During Period*
7/1/11 - 12/31/11
     Annualized
Expense Ratio
During Period**
7/1/11 - 12/31/11
 

AZL JPMorgan International Opportunities Fund

   $ 1,000.00       $ 1,019.06       $ 6.21         1.22

 

  * Expenses are equal to the average account value times the Fund’s annualized expense ratio multiplied by the number of days in the most recent fiscal half-year divided by the number of days in the fiscal year.
  ** Excludes expense paid indirectly.

Portfolio Composition

(Unaudited)

 

Investments

   Percent of
net assets+
 

Financials

     16.7

Consumer Discretionary

     12.3   

Industrials

     12.0   

Consumer Staples

     11.2   

Energy

     10.0   

Health Care

     9.2   

Information Technology

     7.8   

Investments

   Percent of
net assets+
 

Telecommunication Services

     6.6

Utilities

     5.6   

Materials

     5.3   

Unaffiliated Investment Company

     2.8   

Securities Held as Collateral for Securities on Loan

     2.2   
  

 

 

 

Total

     101.7
  

 

 

 
 

 

  + Investments are shown as a percentage of net assets, not total investments. As such the total may not equal 100%. For more information about the investments, please see the Schedule of Portfolio Investments.

 

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ALLIANZ VARIABLE INSURANCE PRODUCTS TRUST

AZL JPMorgan International Opportunities Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

December 31, 2011

 

Shares               
Fair
Value
 

 

Common Stocks (95.0%):

  

 

Aerospace & Defense (1.0%):

  

  122,335      

European Aeronautic Defence & Space Co. NV

   $     3,805,537   
     

 

 

 

 

Auto Components (0.8%):

  

  137,500      

Bridgestone Corp.

     3,113,213   
     

 

 

 

 

Automobiles (1.9%):

  

  111,300      

Honda Motor Co., Ltd.

     3,390,220   
  453,900      

Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.

     4,075,063   
     

 

 

 
        7,465,283   
     

 

 

 

 

Beverages (0.7%):

  

  40,611      

Carlsberg A/S, Class B

     2,868,784   
     

 

 

 

 

Building Products (0.9%):

  

  1,965,000      

Nippon Sheet Glass Co., Ltd.

     3,671,725   
     

 

 

 

 

Chemicals (1.3%):

  

  41,677      

Lanxess AG

     2,156,022   
  38,644      

Solvay SA

     3,169,636   
     

 

 

 
        5,325,658   
     

 

 

 

 

Commercial Banks (7.9%):

  

  190,829      

Australia & New Zealand Banking Group, Ltd.

     3,998,233   
  304,758      

DnB NOR ASA

     2,979,204   
  28,247      

Erste Group Bank AG^

     494,669   
  921,888      

HSBC Holdings plc

     6,996,893   
  6,116,018      

Lloyds Banking Group plc*

     2,442,337   
  950,500      

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc.

     4,033,289   
  300,276      

Standard Chartered plc

     6,536,495   
  146,472      

Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc.

     4,076,081   
     

 

 

 
        31,557,201   
     

 

 

 

 

Communications Equipment (1.1%):

  

  440,916      

Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson, B Shares

     4,481,271   
     

 

 

 

 

Computers & Peripherals (1.2%):

  

  944,000      

Fujitsu, Ltd.

     4,899,472   
     

 

 

 

 

Consumer Finance (0.7%):

  

  34,530      

ORIX Corp.

     2,847,203   
     

 

 

 

 

Diversified Consumer Services (0.6%):

  

  779,600      

Sands China, Ltd.*

     2,209,663   
     

 

 

 

 

Diversified Financial Services (1.6%):

  

  84,423      

Deutsche Boerse AG*

     4,425,495   
  253,405      

ING Groep NV*

     1,805,607   
     

 

 

 
        6,231,102   
     

 

 

 

 

Diversified Telecommunication Services (2.8%):

  

  362,227      

Koninklijke KPN NV

     4,324,099   
  97,200      

Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corp.

     4,937,726   
  1,227,483      

Telecom Corp. of New Zealand, Ltd.

     1,963,471   
     

 

 

 
        11,225,296   
     

 

 

 
Shares               
Fair
Value
 

 

Common Stocks, continued

  

 

Electric Utilities (2.2%):

  

  202,404      

E.ON AG

   $     4,350,401   
  168,292      

GDF Suez

     4,576,524   
     

 

 

 
        8,926,925   
     

 

 

 

 

Electrical Equipment (4.2%):

  

  328,354      

ABB, Ltd.

     6,179,311   
  546,000      

Mitsubishi Electric Corp.

     5,221,824   
  102,967      

Schneider Electric SA

     5,380,498   
     

 

 

 
        16,781,633   
     

 

 

 

 

Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components (1.8%):

  

  69,300      

Fujifilm Holdings Corp.

     1,639,482   
  684,519      

Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd., Sponsored GDR

     3,748,221   
  695,583      

Premier Farnell plc

     1,936,872   
     

 

 

 
        7,324,575   
     

 

 

 

 

Food Products (4.5%):

  

  122,672      

Nestle SA, Registered Shares

     7,045,195   
  312,965      

Unilever NV(a)(b)

       
  316,127      

Unilever NV

     10,854,983   
     

 

 

 
        17,900,178   
     

 

 

 

 

Gas Utilities (1.7%):

  

  5,576,000      

PT Perusahaan Gas Negara

     1,956,323   
  1,078,200      

Snam Rete Gas SpA

     4,738,525   
     

 

 

 
        6,694,848   
     

 

 

 

 

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure (3.0%):

  

  331,240      

InterContinental Hotels Group plc

     5,923,530   
  85,630      

Sodexo

     6,142,606   
     

 

 

 
        12,066,136   
     

 

 

 

 

Industrial Conglomerates (0.9%):

  

  441,000      

Hutchison Whampoa, Ltd.

     3,675,734   
     

 

 

 

 

Insurance (3.3%):

  

  4,369      

Dai-ichi Life Insurance Co., Ltd. (The)

     4,289,781   
  535,404      

Prudential plc

     5,274,576   
  73,155      

Swiss Re AG*

     3,726,874   
     

 

 

 
        13,291,231   
     

 

 

 

 

Machinery (1.2%):

  

  130,264      

Atlas Copco AB, A Shares

     2,790,143   
  481,000      

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd.

     2,047,685   
     

 

 

 
        4,837,828   
     

 

 

 

 

Media (1.3%):

  

  269,809      

Pearson plc

     5,051,889   
     

 

 

 

 

Metals & Mining (3.1%):

  

  205,766      

First Quantum Minerals, Ltd.

     4,050,671   
  169,184      

Rio Tinto plc

     8,185,984   
     

 

 

 
        12,236,655   
     

 

 

 
 

 

continued

 

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ALLIANZ VARIABLE INSURANCE PRODUCTS TRUST

AZL JPMorgan International Opportunities Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments, continued

December 31, 2011

 

Shares               
Fair
Value
 

 

Common Stocks, continued

  

 

Multi-Utilities (1.7%):

  

  1,018,919      

Centrica plc

   $     4,572,125   
  174,869      

Suez Environnement Co.

     2,007,652   
     

 

 

 
        6,579,777   
     

 

 

 

 

Multiline Retail (1.2%):

  

  33,104      

Pinault Printemps Redoute

     4,733,754   
     

 

 

 

 

Office Electronics (1.2%):

  

  111,900      

Canon, Inc.^

     4,952,737   
     

 

 

 

 

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels (10.0%):

  

  463,098      

BG Group plc

     9,874,723   
  360,628      

Cairn Energy plc*

     1,482,280   
  1,486,000      

CNOOC, Ltd.

     2,599,656   
  800,500      

JX Holdings, Inc.

     4,830,306   
  465,549      

Royal Dutch Shell plc, A Shares(a)(b)

       
  485,582      

Royal Dutch Shell plc, A Shares

     17,665,613   
  157,476      

Tullow Oil plc

     3,422,351   
     

 

 

 
        39,874,929   
     

 

 

 

 

Paper & Forest Products (0.9%):

  

  257,578      

Stora Enso OYJ, R Shares

     1,534,247   
  199,092      

UPM-Kymmene OYJ

     2,181,868   
     

 

 

 
        3,716,115   
     

 

 

 

 

Personal Products (1.5%):

  

  239,000      

Hengan International Group Co., Ltd.

     2,228,097   
  35,219      

L’Oreal SA

     3,674,982   
     

 

 

 
        5,903,079   
     

 

 

 

 

Pharmaceuticals (9.2%):

  

  117,063      

Bayer AG

     7,483,264   
  391,105      

GlaxoSmithKline plc

     8,916,489   
  42,642      

Novo Nordisk A/S, B Shares

     4,906,718   
  17,090      

Roche Holding AG

     2,891,143   
  39,543      

Sanofi-Aventis

     2,893,056   
  141,807      

Shire plc

     4,920,972   
  111,737      

Teva Pharmaceutical Industries, Ltd., Sponsored ADR

     4,509,705   
     

 

 

 
        36,521,347   
     

 

 

 

 

Professional Services (1.4%):

  

  399,743      

Experian plc

     5,426,993   
     

 

 

 

 

Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) (0.5%):

  

  244,454      

Westfield Group

     1,953,123   
     

 

 

 

 

Real Estate Management & Development (2.6%):

  

  2,050,000      

China Overseas Land & Investment, Ltd.^

     3,437,390   
  232,000      

Mitsubishi Estate Co., Ltd.

     3,462,325   
  286,000      

Sun Hung Kai Properties, Ltd.

     3,569,864   
     

 

 

 
        10,469,579   

 

Road & Rail (0.7%):

  

  43,400      

East Japan Railway Co.

     2,762,317   
     

 

 

 
Shares or
Principal
Amount
          Fair
Value
 

 

Common Stocks, continued

  

 

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment (2.4%):

  

  79,336      

ASML Holding NV

   $ 3,324,508   
  6,579      

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

     6,044,556   
     

 

 

 
        9,369,064   
     

 

 

 

 

Specialty Retail (1.4%):

  

  1,587,000      

Belle International Holdings, Ltd.

     2,772,872   
  36,348      

Industria de Diseno Textil SA

     2,969,388   
     

 

 

 
        5,742,260   
     

 

 

 

 

Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods (1.1%):

  

  86,777      

Compagnie Financiere Richemont SA, Class A

     4,370,849   
     

 

 

 

 

Tobacco (3.9%):

  

  206,785      

British American Tobacco plc

     9,802,925   
  1,256      

Japan Tobacco, Inc.

     5,905,158   
     

 

 

 
        15,708,083   
     

 

 

 

 

Trading Companies & Distributors (1.8%):

  

  531,000      

Marubeni Corp.

     3,230,251   
  244,800      

Mitsui & Co., Ltd.

     3,801,054   
     

 

 

 
        7,031,305   
     

 

 

 

 

Wireless Telecommunication Services (3.8%):

  

  698      

KDDI Corp.

     4,494,495   
  3,887,236      

Vodafone Group plc

     10,790,276   
     

 

 

 
        15,284,771   
     

 

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks (Cost $434,144,394)

     378,889,122   
     

 

 

 

 

Preferred Stocks (1.7%):

  

 

Automobiles (1.1%):

  

  29,148      

Volkswagen AG, Preferred Shares

     4,358,242   
     

 

 

 

 

Household Products (0.6%):

  

  40,483      

Henkel AG & Co. KGaA

     2,335,944   
     

 

 

 

 

Total Preferred Stocks (Cost $7,630,748)

     6,694,186   
     

 

 

 

 
 

Securities Held as Collateral for Securities on
Loan (2.2%):

  
  

$ 8,861,973      

Allianz Variable Insurance Products Securities Lending Collateral Trust(c)

     8,861,973   
     

 

 

 

 
 
 

Total Securities Held as Collateral for Securities
on Loan
(Cost $8,861,973)

     8,861,973   
     

 

 

 

 

Unaffiliated Investment Company (2.8%):

  

  11,075,724      

Dreyfus Treasury Prime Cash Management, 0.00%(d)

     11,075,724   
     

 

 

 

 
 

Total Unaffiliated Investment Company
(Cost $11,075,724)

     11,075,724   
     

 

 

 

 
 

Total Investment Securities
(Cost $461,712,839)(e) — 101.7%

     405,521,005   

 

Net other assets (liabilities) — (1.7)%

     (6,837,619
     

 

 

 

 

Net Assets — 100.0%

   $ 398,683,386   
     

 

 

 
 

 

continued

 

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ALLIANZ VARIABLE INSURANCE PRODUCTS TRUST

AZL JPMorgan International Opportunities Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments, continued

December 31, 2011

 

 

Percentages indicated are based on net assets as of December 31, 2011.

ADR—American Depositary Receipt

GDR—Global Depository Receipt

 

* Non-income producing security

 

^ This security or a partial position of the security was on loan as of December 31, 2011. The total value of securities on loan as of December 31, 2011 was $8,191,055.

 

(a) Security was valued in good faith pursuant to procedures approved by the Board of Trustees as of December 31, 2011. The total of all such securities represent 0.00% of the net assets of the fund.

 

(b) Security issued in connection with a pending litigation settlement.

 

(c) Purchased with cash collateral held from securities lending. The value of the collateral could include collateral held for securities that were sold on or before December 31, 2011.

 

(d) The rate represents the effective yield at December 31, 2011.

 

(e) See Federal Tax Information listed in the Notes to the Financial Statements.

 

continued

 

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ALLIANZ VARIABLE INSURANCE PRODUCTS TRUST

AZL JPMorgan International Opportunities Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments, continued

December 31, 2011

 

As of December 31, 2011, the Fund’s open forward currency contracts were as follows:

 

Short Contracts

 

Counterparty

 

Delivery
Date

  Contract
Amount
    Fair
Value
    Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
 

Deliver 4,038,737 Australian Dollar in exchange for U.S. Dollar

  Citigroup   3/14/12   $ 4,096,491      $ 4,095,444      $ 1,047   

Deliver 12,938,908 British Pound in exchange for U.S. Dollar

  Barclays Investments   3/14/12     20,173,206        20,075,470        97,736   

Deliver 5,746,689 Canadian Dollar in exchange for U.S. Dollar

  Citigroup   3/14/12     5,598,333        5,633,571        (35,238

Deliver 14,981,535 European Euro in exchange for U.S. Dollar

  RBC Dominion Securities   3/14/12     19,846,249        19,399,114        447,135   

Deliver 13,105,315 Hongkong Dollar in exchange for U.S. Dollar

  State Street   3/14/12     1,685,268        1,688,016        (2,748

Deliver 28,106,819 Hongkong Dollar in exchange for U.S. Dollar

  Credit Suisse   3/14/12     3,617,086        3,620,268        (3,182

Deliver 268,028,434 Japanese Yen in exchange for U.S. Dollar

  RBC Dominion Securities   3/14/12     3,448,229        3,488,118        (39,889

Deliver 1,692,670 New Zealand Dollar in exchange for U.S. Dollar

  Westpac Banking Corp.   3/14/12     1,290,031        1,310,327        (20,296

Deliver 1,080,240 Swiss Franc in exchange for U.S. Dollar

  Credit Suisse   3/14/12     1,166,858        1,152,412        14,446   

Deliver 1,200,000 Swiss Franc in exchange for U.S. Dollar

  Bank National of Paris   3/14/12     1,298,245        1,280,173        18,072   

Deliver 1,426,132 Swiss Franc in exchange for U.S. Dollar

  UBS Warburg   3/14/12     1,526,738        1,521,413        5,325   

Deliver 1,221,249 Swiss Franc in exchange for U.S. Dollar

  UBS Warburg   3/14/12     1,289,258        1,302,842        (13,584

Deliver 568,104 Swiss Franc in exchange for U.S. Dollar

  Bank National of Paris   3/14/12     613,454        606,059        7,395   
         

 

 

 
          $ 476,219   
         

 

 

 

Long Contracts

 

Counterparty

 

Delivery
Date

  Contract
Amount
    Fair
Value
    Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
 

Receive 32,378,111 Australian Dollar in exchange for U.S. Dollar

  Westpac Banking Corp.   3/14/12   $ 32,427,908      $ 32,832,727      $ 404,819   

Receive 506,611 British Pound in exchange for U.S. Dollar

  UBS Warburg   3/14/12     793,401        786,037        (7,364

Receive 2,706,008 British Pound in exchange for U.S. Dollar

  Credit Suisse   3/14/12     4,222,942        4,198,529        (24,413

Receive 3,130,619 Canadian Dollar in exchange for U.S. Dollar

  Credit Suisse   3/14/12     3,065,544        3,068,996        3,452   

Receive 856,239 European Euro in exchange for U.S. Dollar

  Credit Suisse   3/14/12     1,118,099        1,108,717        (9,382

Receive 1,295,375 European Euro in exchange for U.S. Dollar

  UBS Warburg   3/14/12     1,711,325        1,677,340        (33,985

Receive 1,764,865 European Euro in exchange for U.S. Dollar

  UBS Warburg   3/14/12     2,293,545        2,285,268        (8,277

Receive 1,731,939 European Euro in exchange for U.S. Dollar

  Credit Suisse   3/14/12     2,315,873        2,242,633        (73,240

Receive 75,060,936 Japanese Yen in exchange for U.S. Dollar

  Toronto Dominion   3/14/12     966,060        976,842        10,782   

Receive 8,564,098 Singapore Dollar in exchange for U.S. Dollar

  State Street   3/14/12     6,597,918        6,605,501        7,583   

Receive 31,319,505 Swedish Krona in exchange for U.S. Dollar

  Credit Suisse   3/14/12     4,563,483        4,538,153        (25,330

Receive 14,578,921 Swiss Franc in exchange for U.S. Dollar

  UBS Warburg   3/14/12     15,659,590        15,552,953        (106,637
         

 

 

 
          $ 138,008   
         

 

 

 

As of December 31, 2011, the Fund’s open forward cross currency contracts were as follows:

 

Purchase/Sale

 

Counterparty

 

Amount
Purchased

    Amount
Sold
    Contract
Value
    Fair
Value
    Net Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
 

Europeon Euro/Canadian Dollar

  UBS Warburg   $ 759,398     EUR      $ 1,010,698        CAD      $ 983,385      $ 975,902      $ (7,483

Japanese Yen/European Euro

  State Street   60,730,102     JPY        606,343        EUR        783,698        788,904        5,206   
               

 

 

 
                $ (2,277
               

 

 

 

 

continued

 

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ALLIANZ VARIABLE INSURANCE PRODUCTS TRUST

AZL JPMorgan International Opportunities Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments, continued

December 31, 2011

 

Futures Contracts

 

Description

   Type      Expiration
Date
     Number of
Contracts
     Notional
Value
     Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
 

TOPIX Index March Futures (Japanese Yen)

     Long         3/8/12         18       $ 1,702,924       $ 8,000   

DJ EURO STOXX 50 March Futures (Euro)

     Long         3/16/12         86         2,568,626         58,840   

FTSE 100 Index March Futures (British Pounds)

     Long         3/16/12         26         2,234,892         25,352   
              

 

 

 
               $ 92,192   
              

 

 

 

The following represents the concentrations by country of risk (based on the domicile of the security issuer) relative to the total fair value of investment securities as of December 31, 2011:

 

Country

  Percentage  

Australia

    1.5

Austria

    0.1   

Belgium

    0.8   

Canada

    1.0   

Denmark

    1.9   

Finland

    0.9   

France

    7.3   

Germany

    6.2   

Hong Kong

    5.1   

Indonesia

    0.5   

Ireland (Republic of)

    1.3   

Israel

    1.1   

Italy

    1.2   

Japan

    20.1   

Netherlands

    5.9   

New Zealand

    0.5   

Norway

    0.7   

Republic of Korea (South)

    1.5   

Spain

    0.7   

Sweden

    1.8   

Switzerland

    6.0   

Taiwan

    0.9   

United Kingdom

    28.1   

United States

    4.9   
 

 

 

 
    100.0
 

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

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ALLIANZ VARIABLE INSURANCE PRODUCTS TRUST

AZL JPMorgan International Opportunities Fund

 

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

December 31, 2011

 

Assets:

 

Investment securities, at cost

  $ 461,712,839   
 

 

 

 

Investment securities, at value*

  $ 405,521,005   

Interest and dividends receivable

    1,039,515   

Foreign currency, at value (cost $177,285)

    172,318   

Unrealized appreciation on forward currency contracts

    1,024,434   

Receivable for capital shares issued

    16,646   

Receivable for investments sold

    143   

Reclaims receivable

    717,925   

Receivable for variation margin on futures contracts

    52,489   

Prepaid expenses

    5,843   
 

 

 

 

Total Assets

    408,550,318   
 

 

 

 

Liabilities:

 

Unrealized depreciation on forward currency contracts

    412,484   

Payable for capital shares redeemed

    117,583   

Payable for collateral received on loaned securities

    8,861,973   

Manager fees payable

    286,235   

Administration fees payable

    12,468   

Distribution fees payable

    84,186   

Custodian fees payable

    27,450   

Administrative and compliance services fees payable

    3,114   

Trustee fees payable

    168   

Other accrued liabilities

    61,271   
 

 

 

 

Total Liabilities

    9,866,932   
 

 

 

 

Net Assets

  $ 398,683,386   
 

 

 

 

Net Assets Consist of:

 

Capital

  $ 463,853,627   

Accumulated net investment income/(loss)

    7,899,148   

Accumulated net realized gains/(losses) from investment transactions

    (17,597,117

Net unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on investments

    (55,472,272
 

 

 

 

Net Assets

  $ 398,683,386   
 

 

 

 

Shares of beneficial interest (unlimited number of shares authorized, no par value)

    29,701,331   

Net Asset Value (offering and redemption price per share)

  $ 13.42   
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

* Includes securities on loan of $8,191,055.

Statement of Operations

For the Year Ended December 31, 2011

 

Investment Income:

  

Dividends

   $ 13,456,968   

Income from securities lending

     188,154   

Foreign withholding tax

     (1,123,552
  

 

 

 

Total Investment Income

     12,521,570   
  

 

 

 

Expenses:

  

Manager fees

     3,850,958   

Administration fees

     177,097   

Distribution fees

     1,013,408   

Custodian fees

     154,691   

Administrative and compliance services fees

     19,242   

Trustee fees

     32,546   

Professional fees

     35,536   

Shareholder reports

     53,132   

Other expenses

     20,781   
  

 

 

 

Total expenses before reductions

     5,357,391   

Less expenses voluntarily waived/reimbursed by the Manager

     (460,951

Less expenses paid indirectly

     (40
  

 

 

 

Net expenses

     4,896,400   
  

 

 

 

Net Investment Income/(Loss)

     7,625,170   
  

 

 

 

Realized and Unrealized Gains/(Losses) on Investments:

  

Net realized gains/(losses) on securities and foreign currency transactions

     320,789   

Net realized gains/(losses) on futures contracts

     1,524,625   

Net realized gains/(losses) on forward currency contracts

     (1,613,937

Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments

     (85,457,265
  

 

 

 

Net Realized/Unrealized
Gains/(Losses) on Investments

     (85,225,788
  

 

 

 

Change in Net Assets
Resulting From
Operations

   $ (77,600,618
  

 

 

 
 

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

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ALLIANZ VARIABLE INSURANCE PRODUCTS TRUST

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

     AZL JPMorgan
International Opportunities Fund
 
     For the
Year Ended
December 31,
2011
    For the
Year Ended
December 31,
2010
 

Change in Net Assets:

    

Operations:

    

Net investment income/(loss)

   $ 7,625,170      $ 5,515,594   

Net realized gains/(losses) on investment transactions

     231,477        (4,405,464

Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments

     (85,457,265     15,594,302   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from operations

     (77,600,618     16,704,432   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Dividends to Shareholders:

    

From net investment income

     (3,080,527     (1,466,815

From net realized gains on investments

            (1,865,974
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from dividends to shareholders

     (3,080,527     (3,332,789
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Capital Transactions:

    

Proceeds from shares issued

     202,470,055        15,286,904   

Proceeds from dividends reinvested

     3,080,527        3,332,789   

Value of shares redeemed

     (58,001,474     (62,723,005
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from capital transactions

     147,549,108        (44,103,312
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in net assets

     66,867,963        (30,731,669

Net Assets:

    

Beginning of period

     331,815,423        362,547,092   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of period

   $ 398,683,386      $ 331,815,423   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Accumulated net investment income/(loss)

   $ 7,899,148      $ 3,080,521   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Share Transactions:

    

Shares issued

     12,084,310        1,025,822   

Dividends reinvested

     231,793        230,324   

Shares redeemed

     (3,860,738     (4,346,644
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in shares

     8,455,365        (3,090,498
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

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ALLIANZ VARIABLE INSURANCE PRODUCTS TRUST

AZL JPMorgan International Opportunities Fund

Financial Highlights

(Selected data for a share of beneficial interest outstanding throughout the periods indicated)

 

     Year Ended December 31,  
     2011     2010     2009     2008     2007  

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period

   $ 15.62      $ 14.90      $ 12.77      $ 19.57      $ 18.14   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Investment Activities:

          

Net Investment Income/(Loss)

     0.21        0.27        0.26        0.46        0.35   

Net Realized and Unrealized Gains/(Losses) on Investments

     (2.31     0.61        3.06        (5.80     1.42   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from Investment Activities

     (2.10     0.88        3.32        (5.34     1.77   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Dividends to Shareholders From:

          

Net Investment Income

     (0.10     (0.07     (1.19     (0.34       

Net Realized Gains

            (0.09            (1.12     (0.34
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Dividends

     (0.10     (0.16     (1.19     (1.46     (0.34
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Asset Value, End of Period

   $ 13.42      $ 15.62      $ 14.90      $ 12.77      $ 19.57   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Return(a)

     (13.41 )%      5.95     26.32     (28.56 )%      9.82

Ratios to Average Net Assets/ Supplemental Data:

          

Net Assets, End of Period ($000’s)

   $ 398,683      $ 331,815      $ 362,547      $ 207,351      $ 413,382   

Net Investment Income/(Loss)

     1.88     1.68     1.51     2.31     1.71

Expenses Before Reductions(b)

     1.32     1.33     1.33     1.35     1.32

Expenses Net of Reductions

     1.21     1.18     1.26     1.29     1.32

Expenses Net of Reductions, Excluding Expenses Paid Indirectly(c)

     1.21     1.18     1.26     1.30     1.32

Portfolio Turnover Rate

     128 %(d)      35     30 %(e)      27     31

 

 

(a) The returns include reinvested dividends and fund level expenses, but exclude insurance contract charges. If these charges were included, the returns would have been lower.

 

(b) Excludes fee reductions. If such fee reductions had not occurred, the ratios would have been as indicated.

 

(c) Expenses net of reductions excludes expenses paid indirectly, pursuant to a “commission recapture” program, under which brokers remit a portion of the brokerage commission which is used to pay certain Fund expenses. See note 2 in the Notes to the Financial Statements.

 

(d) Effective May 1, 2011, the Subadviser changed from Morgan Stanley Management, Inc. to J.P. Morgan Investment Management, Inc. Costs of purchases and proceeds from sales of portfolio securities associated with the change in the Subadviser contributed to a higher portfolio turnover rate for the year ended December 31, 2011 as compared to prior years.

 

(e) Cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of portfolio securities incurred to realign the Fund’s portfolio after a fund merger are excluded from the portfolio turnover rate. If such amounts had not been excluded, the portfolio turnover rate would have been 153%.

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

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ALLIANZ VARIABLE INSURANCE PRODUCTS TRUST

AZL JPMorgan International Opportunities Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements

December 31, 2011

 

1. Organization

The Allianz Variable Insurance Products Trust (the “Trust”) was organized as a Delaware statutory trust on July 13, 1999. The Trust is a diversified open-end management investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”). These Notes to the Financial Statements are for the AZL JPMorgan International Opportunities Fund (the “Fund”). The Trust consists of 29 separate investment portfolios (collectively, the “Funds”), each of which is a series of the Trust, as follows:

 

   

AZL Allianz AGIC Opportunity Fund

   

AZL BlackRock Capital Appreciation Fund

   

AZL Columbia Mid Cap Value Fund

   

AZL Columbia Small Cap Value Fund

   

AZL Davis New York Venture Fund (formerly AZL Davis NY Venture Fund)

   

AZL Dreyfus Equity Growth Fund

   

AZL Eaton Vance Large Cap Value Fund

   

AZL Enhanced Bond Index Fund

   

AZL Franklin Small Cap Value Fund

   

AZL Franklin Templeton Founding Strategy Plus Fund

   

AZL Gateway Fund

   

AZL International Index Fund

   

AZL Invesco Equity and Income Fund (formerly AZL Van Kampen Equity and Income Fund)

   

AZL Invesco Growth and Income Fund (formerly AZL Van Kampen Growth and Income Fund)

   

AZL Invesco International Equity Fund

   

AZL JPMorgan International Opportunities Fund (formerly AZL Morgan Stanley International Equity Fund)

   

AZL JPMorgan U.S. Equity Fund

   

AZL MFS Investors Trust Fund

   

AZL Mid Cap Index Fund

   

AZL Money Market Fund

   

AZL Morgan Stanley Global Real Estate Fund

   

AZL Morgan Stanley Mid Cap Growth Fund

   

AZL NFJ International Value Fund

   

AZL Russell 1000 Growth Index Fund

   

AZL Russell 1000 Value Index Fund

   

AZL S&P 500 Index Fund

   

AZL Schroder Emerging Markets Equity Fund

   

AZL Small Cap Stock Index Fund

   

AZL Turner Quantitative Small Cap Growth Fund

 

 

The Trust is authorized to issue an unlimited number of shares of the Fund without par value. Shares of the Fund are available through the variable annuity contracts and variable life insurance policies offered through the separate accounts of participating insurance companies.

Under the Trust’s organizational documents, its officers and trustees are indemnified against certain liabilities arising out of the performance of their duties to the Fund. In addition, in the normal course of business, the Fund may enter into contracts with its vendors and others that provide for general indemnifications. The Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown, as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Fund. However, based on experience, the Fund expects the risk of loss to be remote.

 

2. Significant Accounting Policies

The following is a summary of significant accounting policies followed by the Fund in the preparation of its financial statements. The policies conform with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”). The preparation of financial statements requires management to make certain 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 increases and decreases in net assets from operations during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Management has evaluated events and transactions subsequent to period end through the date the financial statements were issued, for purposes of recognition or disclosure in these financial statements and there are no subsequent events to report.

Security Valuation

The Fund records its investments at fair value. Fair value is defined as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between willing market participants at the measurement date. The valuation techniques used to determine fair value are further described in Note 4 below.

Investment Transactions and Investment Income

Investment transactions are recorded not later than on the business day after trade date. However, for financial reporting purposes, investment transactions are accounted for on trade date. Net realized gains and losses on investments sold and on

 

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ALLIANZ VARIABLE INSURANCE PRODUCTS TRUST

AZL JPMorgan International Opportunities Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements, continued

December 31, 2011

 

foreign currency transactions are recorded on the basis of identified cost. Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis and includes, where applicable, the amortization of premiums or accretion of discounts. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date except in the case of foreign securities, in which case dividends are recorded as soon as such information becomes available.

Real Estate Investment Trusts

The Fund may own shares of real estate investment trusts (“REITs”) which report information on the source of their distributions annually. Certain distributions received from REITs during the year, which are known to be a return of capital, are recorded as a reduction to the cost of the individual REIT.

Foreign Currency Translation

The accounting records of the Fund are maintained in U.S. dollars. Foreign currency amounts are translated into U.S. dollars at the current rate of exchange to determine the fair value of investments, assets and liabilities. Purchases and sales of securities, and income and expenses are translated at the prevailing rate of exchange on the respective dates of such transactions. The Fund does not isolate that portion of the results of operations resulting from changes in foreign exchange rates on investments from fluctuations arising from changes in market prices of securities held. Such fluctuations are included in the net realized and unrealized gain or loss on investments and foreign currencies.

Income received by the Fund from sources within foreign countries may be subject to withholding and other income or similar taxes imposed by such countries. The Funds accrue such taxes, as applicable, based on their current interpretation of tax rules in the foreign markets in which they invest.

Risks Associated with Foreign Securities and Currencies

Investments in securities of foreign issuers carry certain risks not ordinarily associated with investments in securities of domestic issuers. Such risks include future political and economic developments, and the possible imposition of exchange controls or other foreign governmental laws and restrictions. In addition, with respect to certain countries, there is the possibility of expropriation of assets, confiscatory taxation, political or social instability or diplomatic developments which could adversely affect investments in those securities.

Dividends to Shareholders

Dividends to shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date. The Fund distributes its dividends from net investment income and net realized capital gains, if any, on an annual basis. The amount of dividends from net investment income and from net realized gains are determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations, which may differ from GAAP. These “book/tax” differences are either temporary or permanent in nature. To the extent these differences are permanent in nature (e.g., return of capital, net operating loss, reclassification of certain market discounts, gain/loss, paydowns, and distributions), such amounts are reclassified within the composition of net assets based on their federal tax-basis treatment; temporary differences (e.g., wash sales and post October losses) do not require reclassification. Dividends to shareholders that exceed net investment income and net realized gains for tax purposes are reported as distributions of capital.

Expense Allocation

Expenses directly attributable to the Fund are charged directly to the Fund, while expenses attributable to more than one Fund are allocated among the respective Funds based upon relative net assets or some other reasonable method. Expenses which are attributable to more than one Trust are allocated across the Allianz Variable Insurance Products and Allianz Variable Insurance Products Fund of Funds Trusts based upon relative net assets or another reasonable basis. Allianz Investment Management LLC (the “Manager”), serves as the investment manager for the Trust and the Allianz Variable Insurance Products Fund of Funds Trust.

Securities Lending

To generate additional income, the Fund may lend up to 33 1/3% of its assets pursuant to agreements requiring that the loan be continuously secured by any combination of cash, U.S. government or U.S. government agency securities, equal initially to at least 102% of the fair value plus accrued interest on the securities loaned (105% for foreign securities) and is marked to market daily to

 

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provide a level of collateral at least equal to the fair value of securities loaned. The Fund bears all of the gains and losses on such investments. The Fund receives payments from borrowers equivalent to the dividends and interest that would have been earned on securities lent while simultaneously seeking to earn income on the investment of cash collateral received. In extremely low interest rate environments, the broker rebate fee may exceed the interest earned or the cash collateral which would result in a loss to the Fund. The investment of cash collateral deposited by the borrower is subject to inherent market risks such as interest rate risk, credit risk, liquidity risk, and other risks that are present in the market, and as such, the value of these investments may not be sufficient, when liquidated, to repay the borrower when the loaned security is returned. There may be risks of delay in recovery of the securities or even loss of rights in the collateral should the borrower of the securities fail financially. However, loans will be made only to borrowers, such as broker-dealers, banks or institutional borrowers of securities, deemed by the Allianz Investment Management LLC (the “Manager”) to be of good standing and credit worthy and when in its judgment, the consideration which can be earned currently from such securities loans justifies the attendant risks. Loans are subject to termination by the Trust or the borrower at any time, and are, therefore, not considered to be illiquid investments. Securities on loan at December 31, 2011 are presented on the Fund’s Schedule of Portfolio Investments (“Schedule”). The average outstanding amount of securities on loan was $13.9 million for the year ended December 31, 2011.

Cash collateral received in connection with securities lending is invested in the Allianz Variable Insurance Products Securities Lending Collateral Trust (the “Securities Lending Collateral Trust”) managed by The Dreyfus Corporation, an affiliate of the Custodian and Securities Lending Agent. The Securities Lending Collateral Trust invests in short-term investments that have a remaining maturity of 397 days or less as calculated in accordance with Rule 2a-7 under the 1940 Act. The Fund paid securities lending fees of $18,652 during the year ended December 31, 2011. These fees have been netted against Income from Securities Lending on the Statement of Operations.

Commission Recapture

Certain Funds of the Trust participate in a commission recapture program. The Fund will utilize the recaptured commissions to pay for, in whole or part, certain expenses of the Fund, excluding investment advisory fees. Any amounts received by the Fund, if applicable, are disclosed as “Expenses paid indirectly” on the Statement of Operations.

Derivative Instruments

All open derivative positions at period end are reflected on the Fund’s Schedule of Portfolio Investments. The following is a description of the derivative instruments that the Fund may utilize, including the primary underlying risk exposures related to each instrument type.

Forward Currency Contracts

During the year ended December 31, 2011, the Fund entered into forward currency contracts in connection with planned purchases or sales of securities or to hedge the U.S. dollar value of securities denominated in a particular currency. In addition to the foreign currency risk related to the use of these contracts, the Fund could be exposed to risks if the counterparties to the contracts are unable to meet the terms of their contracts and from unanticipated movements in the value of a foreign currency relative to the U.S. dollar. In the event of default by the counterparty to the transaction, the Fund’s maximum amount of loss, as either the buyer or the seller, is the unrealized appreciation of the contract. The forward currency contracts are adjusted by the daily exchange rate of the underlying currency and any gains or losses are recorded for financial statement purposes as unrealized gains or losses until the contract settlement date. When the contract is closed, the Fund records a realized gain or loss equal to the difference between the value at the time it was opened and the value at the time it was closed. The contract amount of forward currency contracts outstanding was $143.2 million as of December 31, 2011. The monthly average amount for these contracts was $99.2 million for the year ended December 31, 2011.

Futures Contracts

During the year ended December 31, 2011, the Fund used futures contracts to provide equity exposure on the Fund’s cash balances. Futures contracts are valued based upon their quoted daily settlement prices. Upon entering into a futures contract, the Fund is required to segregate liquid assets in accordance with the initial margin requirements of the broker or exchange. Futures contracts are marked to market daily and a payable or receivable for the change in value (“variation margin”) is recorded by the Fund. Gains or losses are recognized but not considered realized until the contracts expire or are closed. Futures contracts involve, to varying degrees, elements of market risk (generally equity price risk related to stock futures,

 

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December 31, 2011

 

interest rate risk related to bond futures, and foreign currency risk related to currency futures) and exposure to loss in excess of the variation margin disclosed in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. The primary risks associated with the use of futures contracts are the imperfect correlation between the change in market value of the underlying securities and the prices of futures contracts, the possibility of an illiquid market, and the inability of the counterparty to meet the terms of the contract. The notional amount of futures contracts outstanding was $6.5 million as of December 31, 2011. The monthly average notional amount for these contracts was $16.8 million for the year ended December 31, 2011.

Summary of Derivative Instruments

The following is a summary of the fair value of derivative instruments as of December 31, 2011:

 

    

Asset Derivatives

    

Liability Derivatives

 

Primary Risk Exposure

  

Statement of Assets
and Liabilities Location

   Total Fair
Value
    

Statement of Assets and
Liabilities Location

   Total Fair
Value
 
Foreign Exchange Contracts    Unrealized appreciation on forward currency contracts    $ 1,024,434       Unrealized depreciation on forward currency contracts    $ 412,484   
Equity Contracts    Receivable for variation margin on futures contracts*      92,192       Payable for variation margin on futures contracts*        

 

  * For futures contracts, the amounts represent the cumulative appreciation/(depreciation) of these futures contracts as reported in the Schedule of Portfolio Investments. Only current day’s variation margin is reported within the Statement of Assets and Liabilities as Variation Margin on Futures Contracts.

The following is a summary of the effect of derivative instruments on the Statement of Operations for the year ended December 31, 2011:

 

Primary Risk Exposure

  

Location of Gains/(Losses)
on Derivatives
Recognized in Income

   Realized Gains/(Losses)
on Derivatives
Recognized in Income
    Change in Unrealized
Appreciation/
Depreciation on
Derivatives Recongnized
in Income
 
Foreign Exchange Contracts    Net realized gains/(losses) on forward currency contracts/ change in unrealized apprection/depreciation on investments    $ (1,613,937   $ 611,950   
Equity Contracts    Net realized gains/(losses) on futures contracts/change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments      1,524,625        92,192   

 

3. Related Party Transactions

The Manager provides investment advisory and management services for the Fund. The Manager has retained an independent money management organization (the “Subadviser”) to make investment decisions on behalf of the Fund. Pursuant to a subadvisory agreement, effective May 1, 2011 between the Manager and J.P. Morgan Investment Management, Inc. (“JPMIM”), JPMIM provides investment advisory services as the Subadviser for the Fund subject to the general supervision of the Trustees and the Manager. Prior to May 1, 2011 the Fund was subadvised by Morgan Stanley Management, Inc. (“MSIM”). The Manager is entitled to a fee, computed daily and paid monthly, based on the average daily net assets of the Fund. Expenses incurred by the Fund for investment advisory and management services are reflected on the Statement of Operations as “Manager fees.” For its services, the Subadviser is entitled to a fee payable by the Manager. The Manager has contractually agreed to waive fees and reimburse the Fund to limit the annual expenses, excluding interest expense (e.g., cash overdraft fees), taxes, brokerage commissions, other expenditures that are capitalized in accordance with GAAP and other extraordinary expenses not incurred in the ordinary course of the Fund’s business, based on the daily net assets of the Fund, through April 30, 2013.

 

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December 31, 2011

 

For the year ended December 31, 2011, the annual rate due to the Manager and the annual expense limit were as follows:

 

     Annual Rate*     Expense Limit  

AZL JPMorgan International Opportunities Fund

     0.95     1.39

 

  * From January 1, 2011 through April 30, 2011, the Manager voluntarily reduced the management fee to 0.80% on all assets. Beginning May 1, 2011, the Manager voluntarily reduced the management fee to 0.85% on all assets. The Manager reserves the right to increase the management fee to the amount shown in the table above at any time.

Any amounts contractually waived or reimbursed by the Manager in a particular fiscal year will be subject to repayment by the Fund to the Manager to the extent that from time to time through the next three fiscal years the repayment will not cause the Fund’s expenses to exceed the stated limit during the respective year. Any amounts recouped by the Manager during the period are reflected on the Statement of Operations as “Recoupment of prior expenses reimbursed by the Manager.” At December 31, 2011, there were no remaining contractual reimbursements that are subject to repayment by the Fund in subsequent years.

In addition, the Manager may voluntarily waive or reimburse additional fees in order to maintain more competitive expense ratios. Any voluntary waivers or reimbursements are not subject to repayment in subsequent years. Information on the total amount waived/reimbursed by the Manager or repaid to the Manager by the Fund during the period can be found on the Statement of Operations.

Pursuant to separate agreements between the Funds and the Manager, the Manager provides a Chief Compliance Officer (“CCO”) and certain compliance oversight and regulatory filing services to the Trust. Under these agreements the Manager is entitled to an amount equal to a portion of the compensation and certain other expenses related to the individuals performing the CCO and compliance oversight services, as well as $75 per hour for time incurred in connection with the preparation and filing of certain documents with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fees are paid to the Manager on a quarterly basis. The total expenses incurred by the Fund for these services are reflected on the Statement of Operations as “Administrative and compliance services fees.”

Citi Fund Services Ohio, Inc. (“Citi” or the “Administrator”), a wholly owned subsidiary of Citigroup, Inc., with which an officer of the Trust is affiliated, serves as the Trust’s administrator, transfer agent, and fund accountant, and assists the Trust in all aspects of its administration and operation. The Administrator is entitled to a Trust-wide asset-based fee, which is based on the following schedule: 0.05% of daily average net assets on the first $4 billion, 0.04% of daily average net assets on the next $2 billion, 0.02% of daily average net assets on the next $2 billion and 0.01% of daily average net assets over $8 billion. The overall Trust-wide fees are accrued daily and paid monthly and are subject to a minimum annual fee. In addition, the Administrator is entitled to annual account fees related to the transfer agency system, an annual fee for each additional class of shares of any Fund, certain annual fees in supporting fair value services, and a Trust-wide annual fee for providing infrastructure and support in implementing the written policies and procedures comprising the Fund’s compliance program. Fees payable to the Administrator are subject to certain reductions associated with services provided to new funds. The Administrator is also reimbursed for certain expenses incurred. The total expenses incurred by the Fund for these services are reflected on the Statement of Operations as “Administration fees.”

Allianz Life Financial Services, LLC (“ALFS”), an affiliate of the Manager, serves as distributor of the Fund and receives 12b-1 fees directly from the Fund, plus a Trust-wide annual fee of $42,500, paid by the Manager from its profits and not by the Trust, for recordkeeping and reporting services.

The Trust has adopted a distribution and service plan in conformance with Rule 12b-1of the 1940 Act. Pursuant to this plan, the Fund is authorized to pay certain fees for the sale and distribution of its shares and services provided to its shareholders at an annual rate not to exceed 0.25% of the Fund’s average daily net assets. These fees are reflected on the Statement of Operations as “Distribution fees.”

In addition, certain legal fees and expenses are paid to a law firm, Dorsey & Whitney LLP, of which the Secretary of the Fund is a partner. During the year ended December 31, 2011, 5,676 was paid from the Fund relating to these fees and expenses.

Certain Officers and Trustees of the Trust are affiliated with the Manager or the Administrator. Such Officers (except for the Trust’s CCO as noted above) and Trustees receive no compensation from the Trust for serving in their respective roles. For their service to the Trust and to the Allianz Variable Insurance Products Fund of Funds Trust, each non-interested Trustee receives a $36,000 annual Board retainer and a $8,000 meeting fee for each regular in-person Board meeting and a $4,000

 

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Notes to the Financial Statements, continued

December 31, 2011

 

meeting fee for each Committee meeting. In addition, Trustees may receive compensation for special meetings and telephonic meetings. Also, the Trustees are reimbursed for certain expenses associated with attending Board meetings. Compensation to the Trustees is allocated between the Trust and the Allianz Variable Insurance Products Fund of Funds Trust in proportion to the assets under management of each Trust. During the year ended December 31, 2011, actual Trustee compensation was $924,000 in total for both Trusts.

During the year ended December 31, 2011, the Fund paid approximately $9,443 to affiliated broker/dealers of the Subadviser on the execution of purchases and sales of the Fund’s portfolio investments.

 

4. Investment Valuation Summary

The valuation techniques employed by the Fund, as described below, maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs in determining fair value. The inputs used for valuing the Fund’s investments are summarized in the three broad levels listed below:

 

   

Level 1 — quoted prices in active markets for identical assets

   

Level 2 — other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayments speeds, credit risk, etc.)

   

Level 3 — significant unobservable inputs (including the Fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments)

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

Security prices are generally provided by an independent third party pricing service approved by the Trust’s Board of Trustees (“Trustees”) as of the close of the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) (generally 4:00 pm EST). Equity securities are valued at the last quoted sale price or, if there is no sale, the last quoted bid price is used for long securities and the last quoted ask price is used for securities sold short. Securities listed on NASDAQ Stock Market, Inc. (“NASDAQ”) are valued at the official closing price as reported by NASDAQ. In each of these situations, valuations are typically categorized as a Level 1 in the fair value hierarchy. Investments in open-end investment companies are valued at their respective net asset value as reported by such companies and are typically categorized as Level 1 in the fair value hierarchy.

Debt and other fixed income securities are generally valued at an evaluated bid price provided by an independent pricing source approved by the Trustees. To value debt securities, pricing services may use various pricing techniques which take into account appropriate factors such as market activity, yield, quality, coupon rate, maturity, type of issue, trading characteristics, call features, credit ratings and other data, as well as broker quotes. Short term securities of sufficient credit quality with sixty days or less remaining until maturity may be valued at amortized cost, which approximates fair value. In each of these situations, valuations are typically categorized as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy.

Exchange traded futures contracts are valued at the last sales price as of the close of the primary exchange and are typically categorized as Level 1 in the fair value hierarchy. Forward currency contracts are generally valued at the foreign currency exchange rate as of the close of the NYSE and are typically categorized as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy.

Other assets and securities for which market quotations are not readily available, or are deemed unreliable are valued at fair value as determined in good faith by the Trustees or persons acting on the behalf of the Trustees. Fair value pricing may be used for significant events such as securities whose trading has been suspended, whose price has become stale or for which there is no currently available price at the close of the NYSE. Depending on the source and relative significance of valuation inputs, these instruments may be classified as Level 2 or Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy. The Fund utilizes a pricing service to assist in determining the fair value of securities when certain significant events occur that may affect the value of foreign securities.

In accordance with procedures adopted by the Trustees, fair value pricing may be used if events materially affecting the value of foreign securities occur between the time when the exchange on which they are traded closes and the time when the Fund’s net asset value is calculated. Management identifies possible fluctuation in international securities by monitoring the increase or decrease in the value of a designated benchmark index. In the event of an increase or decrease greater than predetermined levels, the Fund may use a systematic valuation model provided by an independent third party to fair value its international equity securities which are then typically categorized as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy.

 

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AZL JPMorgan International Opportunities Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements, continued

December 31, 2011

 

For the year ended December 31, 2011, there were no Level 3 investments for which significant unobservable inputs were used to determine fair value.

The following is a summary of the valuation inputs used as of December 31, 2011 in valuing the Fund’s investments based upon the three levels defined above:

 

      Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Total  

Investment Securities:

           

Common Stocks:

           

Metals & Mining

   $ 4,050,671       $ 8,185,984       $       $ 12,236,655   

Pharmaceuticals

     4,509,705         32,011,642                 36,521,347   

All Other Common Stocks+

             330,131,120                 330,131,120   

Preferred Stocks+

             6,694,186                 6,694,186   

Securities Held as Collateral for Securities on Loan

             8,861,973                 8,861,973   

Unaffiliated Investment Company

     11,075,724                         11,075,724   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Investment Securities

     19,636,100         385,884,905                 405,521,005   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Other Financial Instruments:*

           

Futures Contracts

     92,192                         92,192   

Forward Currency Contracts

             611,949                 611,949   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Investments

   $ 19,728,292       $ 386,496,854       $       $ 406,225,146   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  + For detailed industry descriptions, see the accompanying Schedule of Portfolio Investments.

 

  * Other Financial Instruments would include any derivative instruments, such as futures contracts and forwards contracts. These investments are generally recorded in the financial statements at the unrealized gain or loss on the investment.

The Fund recognizes significant transfers between fair value hierarchy levels at the reporting period end. There were no significant transfers between Levels 1, 2 or 3 as of December 31, 2011.

In May 2011, the FASB issued ASU No. 2011-04 “Amendments to Achieve Common Fair Value Measurement and Disclosure Requirements in U.S. GAAP and IFRS”. ASU 2011-04 includes common requirements for measurement of and disclosure about fair value between U.S. GAAP and IFRS. ASU 2011-04 will require reporting entities to disclose quantitative information about the unobservable inputs used in the fair value measurements categorized within Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy. In addition, ASU 2011-04 will require reporting entities to make disclosures about amounts and reasons for all transfers in and out of Level 1 and Level 2 fair value measurements. The new and revised disclosures are effective for interim and annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2011. Adoption of ASU 2011-04 will have no effect on the Fund’s net assets. At this time, management is evaluating the impact of ASU 2011-04 on the financial statement disclosures.

 

5. Security Purchases and Sales

For the year ended December 31, 2011, cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of securities (excluding securities maturing less than one year from acquisition) were as follows:

 

     Purchases      Sales  

AZL JPMorgan International Opportunities Fund

   $ 655,416,774       $ 503,365,256   

 

6. Federal Income Tax Information

It is the Fund’s policy to continue to comply with the requirements of the Internal Revenue Code under Subchapter M, applicable to regulated investment companies, and to distribute all of its taxable income, including any net realized gains on investments, to its shareholders. Therefore, no provision is made for federal income taxes.

Management of the Funds has reviewed tax positions taken in tax years that remain subject to examination by all major tax jurisdictions, including federal (i.e., the last four tax year ends and the interim tax period since then, as applicable). Management believes that there is no tax liability resulting from unrecognized tax benefits related to uncertain tax positions taken.

 

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AZL JPMorgan International Opportunities Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements, continued

December 31, 2011

 

Cost for federal income tax purposes at December 31, 2011 is $463,215,759. The gross unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on a tax basis is as follows:

 

Unrealized appreciation

  $ 11,244,871   

Unrealized depreciation

    (68,939,625
 

 

 

 

Net unrealized depreciation

  $ (57,694,754

As of the end of its tax year ended December 31, 2011, the Fund has capital loss carry forwards (“CLCFs”) as summarized in the table below. Under the provisions of the Regulated Investment Company Modernization Act of 2010, CLCFs that originated in a tax year that began before December 23, 2010 (pre-effective CLCFs) may be carried forward, subject to certain limitations, and applied to offset future capital gains, and thus reduce the amount of distributable capital gains, for up to eight succeeding tax years, after which any unutilized CLCFs expire. Pre-effective CLCFs are applied as short-term capital loss regardless of whether the originating capital loss was short term or long term. CLCFs that originate in tax years beginning after December 22, 2010 (post-effective CLCFs), are applied consistent with the character in which they originated as a new loss on the first day of the immediately succeeding tax year, and thus take precedent over the application of pre-effective CLCFs. Post-effective CLCFs can be carried forward indefinitely.

Pre-effective CLCFs subject to expiration:

 

     Expires
12/31/2015
     Expires
12/31/2016
     Expires
12/31/2018
 

AZL JPMorgan International Opportunities Fund

   $ 4,478,674       $ 6,813,930       $ 3,127,390   

Post-effective CLCFs not subject to expiration:

 

     Short Term
Amount
     Long Term
Amount
 

AZL JPMorgan International Opportunities Fund

   $ 1,690,485       $   

The tax character of dividends paid to shareholders during the year ended December 31, 2011 were as follows:

 

     Ordinary
Income
     Net
Long-Term
Capital Gains
     Total
Distributions(a)
 

AZL JPMorgan International Opportunities Fund

   $ 3,080,527       $       $ 3,080,527   

 

  (a) Total distributions paid may differ from the Statements of Changes in Net Assets because dividends are recognized when actually paid for tax purposes.

The tax character of dividends paid to shareholders during the year ended December 31, 2010 were as follows:

 

     Ordinary
Income
     Net
Long-Term
Capital Gains
     Total
Distributions(a)
 

AZL JPMorgan International Opportunities Fund

   $ 3,332,789       $       $ 3,332,789   

 

  (a) Total distributions paid may differ from the Statements of Changes in Net Assets because dividends are recognized when actually paid for tax purposes.

As of December 31, 2011, the components of accumulated earnings on a tax basis were as follows:

 

     Undistributed
Ordinary
Income
     Accumulated
Capital and
Other Losses
    Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)(a)
    Total
Accumulated
Earnings/
(Deficit)
 

AZL JPMorgan International Opportunities Fund

   $ 8,525,727       $ (16,110,479   $ (57,585,489   $ (65,170,241

 

  (a) The differences between book-basis and tax-basis unrealized appreciation/depreciation is attributable primarily to tax deferral of losses on wash sales.

 

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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

The Shareholders and Board of Trustees of

Allianz Variable Insurance Products Trust:

We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities of AZL JPMorgan International Opportunities Fund (the “Fund”) of the Allianz Variable Insurance Products Trust, including the schedule of portfolio investments, as of December 31, 2011, and the related statement of operations for the year then ended, the statements of changes in net assets for each of the years in the two-year period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the years in the five-year period then ended. These financial statements and financial highlights are the responsibility of the Fund’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements and financial highlights based on our audits.

We conducted our audits 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 and financial highlights are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of December 31, 2011, by correspondence with the custodian and brokers. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

In our opinion, the financial statements and financial highlights referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Fund as of December 31, 2011, the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the years in the two-year period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the years in the five-year period then ended, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.

KPMG LLP

Columbus, Ohio

February 24, 2012

 

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Other Federal Income Tax Information (Unaudited)

For the year ended December 31, 2011, 4.04% of the total ordinary income dividends paid by the Fund qualify for the corporate dividends received deduction available to corporate shareholders.

 

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Other Information (Unaudited)

A description of the policies and procedures that the Fund uses to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities is available, without charge, upon request, by visiting the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (“Commission”) website at www.sec.gov, or by calling 800-624-0197.

Information regarding how the Fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30th is available (i) without charge, upon request, by calling 800-624-0197; (ii) on the Allianz Variable Insurance Products Trust’s website at https://www.allianzlife.com; and (iii) on the Commission’s website at http://www.sec.gov.

The Fund files complete Schedules of Portfolio Holdings with the Commission for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. Schedules of Portfolio Holdings for the Fund in this report are available without charge on the Commission’s website at http://www.sec.gov, or may be reviewed and copied at the Commission’s Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. Information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 800-SEC-0330.

 

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Approval of Investment Advisory and Subadvisory Agreements (Unaudited)

The Allianz Variable Insurance Products Trust (the “Trust”) is a manager-of-managers fund. That means that the Trust’s Manager (“Allianz Investment Management LLC”) is responsible for monitoring the various Subadvisers that have day-to-day responsibility for the decisions made for each of the Trust’s investment portfolios. The Trust’s Manager is responsible for determining, in the first instance, which investment advisers to consider recommending for selection as a Subadviser.

In reviewing the services provided by the Manager and the terms of the investment management agreement, the Board receives and reviews information related to the Manager’s experience and expertise in the variable insurance marketplace. Currently, the Funds are offered only through variable annuities and variable life insurance policies, and not in the retail fund market. In addition, the Board receives information regarding the Manager’s expertise with regard to portfolio diversification and asset allocation requirements within variable insurance products issued by Allianz Life Insurance Company of North America and its subsidiary, Allianz Life Insurance Company of New York. Currently, the Funds are offered only through Allianz Life and Allianz of New York variable products.

The Trust’s Manager has adopted policies and procedures to assist it in the process of analyzing each potential Subadviser with expertise in particular asset classes for purposes of making the recommendation that a specific investment adviser be selected. The Trust’s Board reviews and considers the information provided by the Manager in deciding which investment advisers to select. After an investment adviser becomes a Subadviser, a similarly rigorous process is instituted by the Manager to monitor the investment performance and other responsibilities of the Subadviser. The Manager reports to the Trust’s Board on its analysis at the regular meetings of the Board, which are held at least quarterly. Where warranted, the Manager will add or remove a particular Subadviser from a “watch” list that it maintains. Watch list criteria include, for example: (a) Fund performance over various time periods; (b) Fund risk issues, such as changes in key personnel involved with Fund management, changes in investment philosophy or process, or “capacity” concerns; and (c) organizational risk issues, such as regulatory, compliance or legal concerns, or changes in the ownership of the Subadviser. The Manager may place a Fund on the watch list for other reasons, and if so, will explain its rationale to the Trustees. Funds which are on the watch list are subject to special scrutiny of the Manager and the Board of Trustees. Funds may be removed from such watch list, if for example, performance improves or regulatory matters are satisfactorily resolved. However, in some situations where Funds which have been on the watch list, the Manager has recommended the retention of a new Subadviser, and the Board of Trustees has subsequently approved new Subadvisory Agreements with such Subadvisers.

In assessing the Manager’s and Subadvisers’ (collectively, the “Advisory Organizations”), performance of their obligations, the Board considers whether there has occurred a circumstance or event that would constitute a reason for it to not renew an advisory contract. In this regard, the Board is mindful of the potential disruption of a Fund’s operations and various risks, uncertainties and other effects that could occur as a result of a decision to terminate or not renew a contract.

As required by the Investment Company Act of 1940 (“1940 Act”), the Trust’s Board has reviewed and approved the Trust’s Investment Management Agreement with the Manager (the “Advisory Agreement”) and portfolio management agreements (the “Subadvisory Agreements”) with the Subadvisers. The Board’s decision to approve these contracts reflects the exercise of its business judgment on whether to approve new arrangements and continue the existing arrangements. During its review of these contracts, the Board considers many factors, among the most material of which are: the Fund’s investment objectives and long term performance; the Advisory Organizations’ management philosophy, personnel, and processes, including their compliance history and the adequacy of their compliance processes; the preferences and expectations of Fund shareholders (and underlying contract owners) and their relative sophistication; the continuing state of competition in the mutual fund industry; and comparable fees in the mutual fund industry.

The Board also considers the compensation and benefits received by the Advisory Organizations. This includes fees received for services provided to the Fund by affiliated persons of the Advisory Organizations and research services received by the Advisory Organizations from brokers that execute Fund trades, as well as advisory fees. The Board considered the fact that: (1) the Manager and the Trust are parties to an Administrative Service Agreement, a Compliance Services Agreement, and a Chief Compliance Officer Agreement, under which the Manager is compensated by the Trust for performing certain administrative and compliance services including providing an employee of the Manager or one of its affiliates to act as the Trust’s Chief Compliance Officer; and (2) Allianz Life Financial Services, LLC, an affiliated person of the Manager, is a registered securities broker-dealer and receives (along with its affiliated persons) payments made by the Trust pursuant to Rule 12b-1.

The Board is aware that various courts have interpreted provisions of the 1940 Act and have indicated in their decisions that the following factors may be relevant to an adviser’s compensation: the nature and quality of the services provided by the adviser, including the performance of the fund; the adviser’s cost of providing the services; the extent to which the adviser may realize “economies of scale” as the fund grows larger; any indirect benefits that may accrue to the adviser and its

 

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affiliates as a result of the adviser’s relationship with the fund; performance and expenses of comparable funds; and the extent to which the independent Board members are fully informed about all facts bearing on the adviser’s service and fee. The Trust’s Board is aware of these factors and takes them into account in its review of the Trust’s advisory contracts.

The Board considered and weighed these circumstances in light of its experience in governing the Trust and working with the Advisory Organizations on matters relating to the Funds, and is assisted in its deliberations by the advice of legal counsel to the Independent Trustees. In this regard, the Board requests and receives a significant amount of information about the Funds and the Advisory Organizations. Some of this information is provided at each regular meeting of the Board; additional information is provided in connection with the particular meeting or meetings at which the Board’s formal review of an advisory contract occurs. In between regularly scheduled meetings, the Board may receive information on particular matters as the need arises. Thus, the Board’s evaluation of an advisory contract is informed by reports covering such matters as: an Advisory Organization’s investment philosophy, personnel, and processes; the Fund’s short- and long-term performance (in absolute terms as well as in relationship to its benchmark(s), certain competitor or “peer group” funds and similar funds managed by the particular Subadviser), and comments on the reasons for performance; the Fund’s expenses (including the advisory fee itself and the overall expense structure of the Fund, both in absolute terms and relative to similar and/or competing funds, with due regard for contractual or voluntary expense limitations); the use and allocation of brokerage commissions derived from trading the Fund’s portfolio securities; the nature and extent of the advisory and other services provided to the Fund by the Advisory Organizations and their affiliates; compliance and audit reports concerning the Funds and the companies that service them; and relevant developments in the mutual fund industry and how the Funds and/or Advisory Organizations are responding to them.

The Board also receives financial information about Advisory Organizations, including reports on the compensation and benefits the Advisory Organizations derive from their relationships with the Funds. These reports cover not only the fees under the advisory contracts, but also fees, if any, received for providing other services to the Funds. The reports also discuss any indirect or “fall out” benefits an Advisory Organization may derive from its relationship with the Funds.

The Advisory and Subadvisory Agreements (collectively, the “Agreements”) were most recently considered at Board of Trustees meetings held in the fall of 2011. Information relevant to the approval of such Agreements was considered at a telephonic Board of Trustees meeting on October 19, 2011, and at an “in person” Board of Trustees meeting held October 26, 2011. The Agreements were approved at the Board meeting of October 26, 2011. At such meeting the Board also approved an Expense Limitation Agreement between the Manager and the Trust for the period ending April 30, 2013. In connection with such meetings, the Trustees requested and evaluated extensive materials from the Manager, including performance and expense information for other investment companies with similar investment objectives derived from data compiled by an independent third party provider and other sources believed to be reliable by the Manager. Prior to voting, the Trustees reviewed the proposed approval/continuance of the Agreements with management and with experienced counsel who are independent of the Manager and received a memorandum from such counsel discussing the legal standards for their consideration of the proposed approvals/continuances. The independent (“disinterested”) Trustees also discussed the proposed approvals/continuances in a private session with such counsel at which no representatives of the Manager were present. In reaching their determinations relating to the approval and/or continuance of the Agreements, in respect of each Fund, the Trustees considered all factors they believed relevant. The Board based its decision to approve the Agreements on the totality of the circumstances and relevant factors, and with a view to past and future long-term considerations. Not all of the factors and considerations discussed above and below are necessarily relevant to every Fund, and the Board did not assign relative weights to factors discussed herein or deem any one or group of them to be controlling in and of themselves.

An SEC Rule requires that shareholder reports include a discussion of certain factors relating to the selection of investment advisers and the approval of advisory fees. The “factors” enumerated by the SEC are set forth below in italics, as well as the Board’s conclusions regarding such factors:

(1)  The nature, extent and quality of services provided by the Manager and Subadvisers.  The Trustees noted that the Manager, subject to the control of the Board of Trustees, administers each Fund’s business and other affairs. As the Trust is a manager of managers fund, the Manager is responsible for monitoring the various Subadvisers that have day-to-day responsibility for the decisions made for each of the Trust’s investment portfolios. The Trust’s Manager is responsible for determining, in the first instance, which investment advisers to consider recommending to the Board of Trustees for selection as a Subadviser.

The Trustees noted that the Manager also provides the Trust and each Fund with such administrative and other services (exclusive of, and in addition to, any such services provided by any others retained by the Trust on behalf of the Funds) and executive and other personnel as are necessary for the operation of the Trust and the Funds. Except for the Trust’s Chief Compliance Officer, the Manager pays all of the compensation of Trustees and officers of the Trust who are employees of the Manager or its affiliates.

 

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The Trustees considered the scope and quality of services provided by the Manager and the Subadvisers and noted that the scope of such services provided had expanded as a result of recent regulatory and other developments. The Trustees noted that, for example, the Manager and Subadvisers are responsible for maintaining and monitoring their own compliance programs, and these compliance programs have recently been refined and enhanced in light of new regulatory requirements. The Trustees considered the capabilities and resources which the Manager has dedicated to performing services on behalf of the Trust and its Funds. The quality of administrative and other services, including the Manager’s role in coordinating the activities of the Trust’s other service providers, also were considered. The Trustees concluded that, overall, they were satisfied with the nature, extent and quality of services provided (and expected to be provided) to the Trust and to each of the Funds under the Agreements.

(2)  The investment performance of the Funds, the Manager and the Subadvisers.  In connection with every in-person quarterly Board of Trustees meeting, Trustees receive extensive information on the performance results of each of the Funds. This includes, for example, performance information on all of the Funds for the previous quarter, and previous one, three and five-year periods, and since inception. (For Funds which have been in existence for less than five years, Trustees may receive performance information on comparable funds managed by the particular Subadviser for periods prior to the creation of a particular Fund.) Such performance information includes information on absolute total return, performance versus Subadvisers’ comparable fund(s), performance versus the appropriate benchmark(s), and performance versus peer groups. For example, in connection with the Board of Trustees meeting held October 26, 2011, the Manager reported that for the three year period ended June 30, 2011, ten Funds were in the top 40%, six were in the middle 20% and five were in the bottom 40%, and for the one year period ended June 30, 2011, nine Funds were in the top 40%, eight were in the middle 20%, and 11 were in the bottom 40%. The Manager also reported that for the five year period ended June 30, 2011, nine Funds were in the top 40%, three were in the middle 20%, and seven were in the bottom 40%. At the Board of Trustees meeting held October 26, 2011, the Trustees determined that the overall investment performance of the Funds was acceptable.

(3)  The costs of services to be provided and profits to be realized by the Manager and the Subadvisers and their affiliates from their relationship with the Funds.  The Manager has supplied information to the Board of Trustees pertaining to the level of investment advisory fees to which the Funds are subject. The Manager has agreed to temporarily “cap” Fund expenses at certain levels, and information is provided to Trustees setting forth “contractual” advisory fees and “actual” fees after taking expense caps into account. Based upon the information provided, the “actual” advisory fees payable by the Funds overall are generally comparable to the average level of fees paid by Fund peer groups. For the 29 Funds reviewed by the Board of Trustees in the fall of 2011, 24 Funds paid “actual” advisory fees in a percentage amount within the 65th percentile or lower for each Fund’s applicable category. The Trustees recognized that it is difficult to make comparisons of advisory fees because there are variations in the services that are included in the fees paid by other funds. The Board has concluded that the advisory fees to be paid to the Manager by the Funds are not unreasonable.

The Manager has also supplied information to the Board of Trustees pertaining to total Fund expenses (which includes advisory fees, the 25 basis point 12b-1 fee paid by the Funds, and other Fund expenses). As noted above, the Manager has agreed to “cap” Fund expenses at certain levels. Based upon the information provided, the overall total expense ratio ranking in 2012 for the 29 Funds was as follows: (1) 21 of the Funds had total expense rankings at or below the 50th percentile; (2) three of the Funds were between the 50th and 65th percentiles; (3) for three of the Funds with expense ranks above the 65th percentile, the Manager recommended, and the Board of Trustees approved, temporary management fee waivers effective May 1, 2012, which are expected to reduce such rankings to the 65th percentile or below; (4) for one Fund with an expense rank above the 65th percentile, the Manager expects such Fund to be below the 65th percentile in 2012 because of greater Fund assets; and (5) for one Fund with an expense rank above the 65th percentile, the Manager reported that the peer group makes for poor comparability.

The Manager has committed to providing the Funds with a high quality of service and working to reduce Fund expenses over time, particularly as the Funds grow larger. The Trustees concluded therefore that the expense ratios of the Funds were not unreasonable.

The Manager provided information concerning the profitability of the Manager’s investment advisory activities for the period from 2009 through June 30, 2011. The Trustees recognized that it is difficult to make comparisons of profitability from investment company advisory agreements because comparative information is not generally publicly available and is affected by numerous factors, including the structure of the particular adviser, the types of funds it manages, its business mix, numerous assumptions regarding allocation of expenses and the adviser’s capital structure and cost of capital. In considering profitability information, the Trustees considered the possible effect of certain fall-out benefits to the Manager and its affiliates. The Trustees focused on profitability of the Manager’s relationships with the Funds before taxes and distribution expenses. The Trustees recognized that the Manager should, in the abstract, be entitled to earn a reasonable level of profits for the services it provides to each Fund and, based on their review, concluded that they were satisfied that the Manager’s level of profitability from its relationship with the Funds was not excessive.

 

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The Manager, on behalf of the Board of Trustees, endeavored to obtain information on the profitability of each Subadviser in connection with its relationship with the Fund or Funds which it subadvises. The Manager was unable to obtain meaningful profitability information from some of the unaffiliated Subadvisers. The Manager assured the Board of Trustees that the Agreements with the Subadvisers which are not affiliated with it were negotiated on an “arm’s length” basis, so that arguably, such profitability information should be less relevant. The Trustees were also provided with certain information on profitability for Subadvisers which are affiliated with the Manager. Trustees recognized the difficulty of allocating costs to multiple advisory accounts and products of a large advisory organization. Based upon the information provided, the Trustees determined that there was no evidence that the level of such profitability attributable to subadvising the Funds was excessive.

(4) and (5) The extent to which economies of scale would be realized as the Funds grow, and whether fee levels reflect these economies of scale. The Trustees noted that most of the advisory fee schedules for the Funds do not contain breakpoints that reduce the fee rate on assets above specified levels, although certain Subadvisory Agreements have such “breakpoints.” The Trustees recognized that breakpoints may be an appropriate way for the Manager to share its economies of scale, if any, with Funds that have substantial assets. However, they also recognized that there may not be a direct relationship between any economies of scale realized by Funds and those realized by the Manager as assets increase. The Trustees do not believe there is a uniform methodology for establishing breakpoints that give effect to Fund-specific service provided by the Manager. The Trustees noted that in the fund industry as a whole, as well as among funds similar to the Funds, there is no uniformity or pattern in the fees and asset levels at which breakpoints (if any) apply. Depending on the age, size, and other characteristics of a particular fund and its manager’s cost structure, different conclusions can be drawn as to whether there are economies of scale to be realized at any particular level of assets, notwithstanding the intuitive conclusion that such economies exist, or will be realized at some level of total assets. Moreover, because different managers have different cost structures and service models, it is difficult to draw meaningful conclusions from the breakpoints that may have been adopted by other funds. The Trustees also noted that the advisory agreements for many funds do not have breakpoints at all, or if breakpoints exist, they may be at asset levels significantly greater than those of the individual Funds. The Trustees also noted that the total assets in all of the Funds as of June 30, 2011 were approximately $6.2 billion, and that no single non-money market Fund had assets in excess of $428 million.

The Trustees noted that the Manager has agreed to temporarily “cap” Fund expenses at certain levels, which has the effect of reducing expenses as would the implementation of advisory fee breakpoints. The Manager has committed to continue to consider the continuation of fee “caps” and/or advisory fee breakpoints as the Funds grow larger. The Board receives quarterly reports on the level of Fund assets. It expects to consider whether or not to approve the Agreements at a meeting to be held prior to December 31, 2012, and will at that time, or prior thereto, consider: (a) the extent to which economies of scale can be realized, and (b) whether the advisory fee should be modified to reflect such economies of scale, if any.

Having taken these factors into account, the Trustees concluded that the absence of breakpoints in certain of the Funds’ advisory fee rate schedules was acceptable under each Fund’s circumstances.

 

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Information about the Board of Trustees and Officers (Unaudited)

The Trust is managed by the Trustees in accordance with the laws of the state of Delaware governing business trusts. There are currently nine Trustees, two of whom are “interested persons” of the Trust within the meaning of that term under the 1940 Act. The Trustees and Officers of the Trust, their addresses, ages, their positions held with the Trust, their terms of office with the Trust and length of time served, their principal occupation(s) during the past five years, the number of portfolios in the Trust they oversee, and their other directorships held during the past five years are as follows:

Non-Interested Trustees(1)

 

Name, Address, and Age

  Positions
Held with
Allianz
VIP and VIP
FOF Trust
 

Term of

Office(2)/Length
of Time Served

 

Principal Occupation(s)
During Past 5 Years

  Number of
Portfolios
Overseen for
Allianz
VIP and VIP
FOF Trust
 

Other
Directorships

Held Outside the

AZL Fund Complex

During Past 5 Years

Peter R. Burnim, Age 64
5701 Golden Hills Drive Minneapolis, MN 55416
  Trustee   Since 2/07   Managing Director iQ Venture Partners, Inc., 2005 to present; EVP Northstar Companies, 2002 to 2005; Senior Officer Citibank and Citicorp for over 25 years   42   Argus Group Holdings; Sterling Centrecorp Inc.; Highland Financial Holdings; and Bank of Bermuda NY
Peggy L. Ettestad, Age 54
5701 Golden Hills Drive Minneapolis, MN 55416
  Trustee   Since 2/07   Managing Director, Red Canoe Management Consulting LLC, 2008 to present; Senior Managing Director, Residential Capital LLC, 2003 to 2008; Chief Operations Officer, Transamerica Reinsurance 2002 to 2003   42   Luther College
Roger Gelfenbien, Age 68
5701 Golden Hills Drive Minneapolis, MN 55416
  Trustee   Since 10/99   Retired; Partner of Accenture 1983 to 1999   42   Virtus Funds
(8 Funds)
Claire R. Leonardi, Age 56
5701 Golden Hills Drive Minneapolis, MN 55416
  Trustee   Since 2/04  

Chief Executive Officer, Connecticut Innovations, 2012 to present; General Partner of Fairview Capital, L.P., 1994 to present

  42   The Natural History Museum of the Adirondacks
Dickson W. Lewis, Age 63
5701 Golden Hills Drive Minneapolis, MN 55416
  Trustee   Since 2/04   Vice President/General Manager, Yearbooks & Canada-Lifetouch National School Studios, 2006 to present; Vice President/General Manager of Jostens, Inc., 2002 to 2006; Senior Vice President of Fortis Group, 1997 to 2002; Consultant to Hartford Insurance Co., 2001   42   None
Peter W. McClean, Age 67
5701 Golden Hills Drive Minneapolis, MN 55416
  Trustee   Since 2/04   Retired; President and CEO of Measurisk, LLC, 2001 to 2003; Chief Risk Management Officer at Bank Of Bermuda Ltd., 1996 to 2001   42   PNMAC Opportunity Fund; Northeast Bank; and FHI
Arthur C. Reeds III, Age 67
5701 Golden Hills Drive Minneapolis, MN 55416
  Trustee   Since 10/99   Retired; Senior Investment Officer, Hartford Foundation for Public Giving, 2000 to 2003; Chairman, Chief Executive and President of Conning Corp., 1999 to 2000; Investment Consultant 1997 to 1999   42   Connecticut Water Service, Inc.

 

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Interested Trustees(3)

 

Name, Address, and Age

  Positions
Held with
Allianz
VIP and VIP
FOF Trust
 

Term of

Office(2)/Length
of Time Served

 

Principal Occupation(s)
During Past 5 Years

  Number of
Portfolios
Overseen for
Allianz

VIP and VIP
FOF Trust
 

Other

Directorships

Held Outside the

Fund Complex

During Past 5 Years

Robert DeChellis, Age 44
5701 Golden Hills Drive Minneapolis, MN 55416
  Trustee   Since 3/08   President and CEO, Allianz Life Financial Services, LLC, 2007 to present; Senior Vice President of Marketing and Product Innovation, 2006 to 2007; Executive Vice President, Travelers Life 2004 to 2005; Executive Vice President, Jackson National Life Distributors, Inc. 2002 to 2004.   42   None

Brian Muench, Age 41

5701 Golden Hills Drive Minneapolis, MN 55416

  Trustee   Since 6/11   President, Allianz Investment Management LLC from November 2010 to present; Vice President, Vice President, Advisory Management, Allianz Investment Management LLC from December 2005 to November 2010; Assistant Vice President, Investments, Allianz Life from February 2002 to November 2005.   42   None

Officers

 

Name, Address, and Age

  

Positions
Held with
Allianz
VIP and VIP
FOF Trust

   Term of
Office(2)/Length
of Time Served
  

Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years

Brian Muench, Age 41

5701 Golden Hills Drive Minneapolis, MN 55416

   President    Since 11/10    President, Allianz Investment Management LLC from November 2010 to present; Vice President, Allianz Life from April 2011, to present; Vice President, Advisory Management, Allianz Investment Management LLC from December 2005 to November 2010; Assistant Vice President, Investments, Allianz Life from February 2002 to November 2005.
Michael Radmer, Age 66
Dorsey & Whitney LLP,
Suite 1500
50 South Sixth Street
Minneapolis, MN 55402-1498
   Secretary    Since 2/04    Partner, Dorsey and Whitney LLP since 1976.
Ty Edwards, Age 45
Citi Fund Services Ohio, Inc.
3435 Stelzer Road Columbus, OH 43219
   Treasurer, Principal Accounting Officer and Principal Financial Officer    Since 4/10    Senior Vice President, Financial Administration, Citi Fund Services Ohio, Inc., December 2009 to present; Director, Product Management, Columbia Management, April 2007 to April 2009; Deputy Treasurer, Columbia Funds and Director, Fund Administration, Columbia Management, January 2006 to April 2007; Vice President, Fund Administration, Columbia Management, July 2002 to December 2005.
Stephen G. Simon , Age 43
5701 Golden Hills Drive Minneapolis, MN 55416
   Chief Compliance Officer(4) and Anti Money Laundering Compliance Officer    Since 11/06    Chief Compliance Officer, Allianz Investment Management LLC, July 2004 to present; President, Simon Compliance Consulting Ltd, May 2004 to July 2004; Compliance Counsel, Advantus Capital Management, Inc., January 2002 to May 2004.

 

  (1) Member of the Audit Committee.

 

  (2) Indefinite.

 

  (3) Is an “interested person”, as defined by the 1940 Act, due to employment by Allianz.

 

  (4) The Manager and the Trust are parties to a Chief Compliance Officer Agreement under which the Manager is compensated by the Trust for providing an employee of the Manager or one of its affiliates to act as the Trust’s Chief Compliance Officer. The Chief Compliance Officer and Anti Money Laundering Compliance Officer is not considered a corporate officer or executive employee of the Trust.

 

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The Allianz VIP Funds are distributed by Allianz Life Financial Services, LLC.   
These Funds are not FDIC Insured.      ANNRPT1211 2/12   


AZL® JPMorgan U.S. Equity Fund

Annual Report

December 31, 2011

 

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Table of Contents

Management Discussion and Analysis

Page 1

Expense Examples and Portfolio Composition

Page 3

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

Page 4

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

Page 8

Statement of Operations

Page 8

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

Page 9

Financial Highlights

Page 10

Notes to the Financial Statements

Page 11

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

Page 19

Other Federal Income Tax Information

Page 20

Other Information

Page 21

Approval of Investment Advisory and Subadvisory Agreements

Page 22

Information about the Board of Trustees and Officers

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This report is submitted for the general information of the shareholder of the Fund. The report is not authorized for distribution to prospective investors in the Fund unless preceded or accompanied by an effective prospectus, which contains details concerning the sales charges and other pertinent information.


AZL® JPMorgan U.S. Equity Fund Review (unaudited)

 

Allianz Investment Management LLC serves as the Manager for the AZL® JPMorgan U.S. Equity Fund and J.P. Morgan Investment Management Inc. serves as Subadviser to the Fund.

What factors affected the Fund’s performance during the year ended December 31, 2011?

For the year ended December 31, 2011, the AZL® JPMorgan U.S. Equity Fund returned –2.20%. That compared to a 2.11% total return for its benchmark, the S&P 500 Index1.

The year began with a quarter of solid results from U.S. companies, including a 10% year-over-year increase in revenue and the eighth consecutive quarter of better-than-expected earnings. Nevertheless, conflicts in the Middle East pushed oil prices higher, followed by a devastating earthquake and subsequent tsunami in Japan. As a result, the S&P 500 sold off sharply; by the middle of March, the Index was down almost 7% from its February peak.

Attention quickly shifted to the European sovereign debt crisis, with Greece taking center stage in June. Contagion spread to the core of the eurozone, hurting Italian and Spanish bonds. Meanwhile, Standard & Poor’s downgraded U.S. sovereign debt in August, which triggered a market drop. The third quarter of 2011 was the year’s toughest quarter for the U.S. equity markets, as the S&P 500 declined 13.9%. The Index returned –8.7% for the first nine months of the year.

A turn in sentiment led U.S. equity markets to rally sharply in the fourth quarter, allowing the S&P 500 to finish the year in positive territory. Investor confidence improved as economic data supported the perception that the U.S. was not headed toward a recession and European policymakers took bolder actions in their efforts to stave off a sovereign debt crisis.

The Fund lagged its benchmark for the year. In particular, an overweight position in cyclical stocks and an underweight position in defensive stocks, such as real estate investment trusts2, utilities, consumer staples and retail, contributed to the Fund’s underperformance.*

From a stock selection standpoint, the Fund’s relative performance was negatively impacted by an overweight position in a major automaker. In addition, overweight positions in a basic materials producer, and a truck manufacturer in the industrial sector detracted from the Fund’s relative performance.*

The Fund’s performance benefited from stock selection in the information technology sector, notably from an overweight position in a technology innovator and an underweight position in a computer and printer manufacturer. Relative performance was boosted by an overweight position in a shipping and transportation company. Additionally, an overweight position in a drug manufacturer was a top contributor to relative performance for the year.*

Past performance does not guarantee future results.

 

* 

The Fund’s portfolio composition is subject to change. There is no guarantee that any sectors mentioned will continue to perform well or that securities in such sectors will be held by the Fund in the future. The information contained in this commentary is for informational purposes only and should not be construed as a recommendation to purchase or sell securities in the sector mentioned. The Fund’s holdings and weightings are as of December 31, 2011.

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The Standard & Poor’s 500 Index (“S&P 500”) is representative of 500 selected common stocks, most of which are listed on the New York Stock Exchange, and is a measure of the U.S. stock market as a whole. Investors cannot invest directly in an index.

2 

Investments in the Funds are subject to the risks related to direct investment in real estate, such as real estate risk, regulatory risks, concentration risk, and diversification risk. By itself the Fund does not constitute a complete investment plan and should be considered a long-term investment for investors who can afford to weather changes in the value of their investments.

 

 

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AZL® JPMorgan U.S. Equity Fund Review (unaudited)

 

Fund Objective

The Fund’s investment objective is to seek to provide high total return from a portfolio of selected equity securities. This objective may be changed by the Trustees of the Fund without shareholder approval. The Fund seeks to achieve its objective by investing at least 80% of its net assets, plus any borrowings for investment purposes, in large-and medium-capitalization U.S. companies.

Investment Concerns

Equity securities (stocks) are more volatile and carry more risk than other forms of investments, including investments in high-grade fixed income securities. The net asset value per share of this Fund will fluctuate as the value of the securities in the portfolio changes.

Investments in the Funds are subject to the risks related to direct investment in real estate, such as real estate risk, regulatory risks, concentration risk, and diversification risk. By itself the Fund does not constitute a complete investment plan and should be considered a long-term investment for investors who can afford to weather changes in the value of their investments.

For a complete description of these and other risks associated with investing in a mutual Fund, please refer to the Fund’s prospectus.

Growth of a $10,000 Investment

 

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The chart above represents a comparison of a hypothetical investment in the Fund versus a similar investment in the Fund’s benchmark, and represents the reinvestment of dividends and capital gains in the Fund.

Average Annual Total Returns as of December 31, 2011

 

     1
Year
    3
Year
    5
Year
    Since
Inception
(5/3/04)
 

AZL® JPMorgan U.S. Equity Fund

     –2.20     13.89     –1.22     2.78

S&P 500 Index

     2.11     14.11     –0.25     3.66

Past performance does not guarantee future results. The performance data quoted represents past performance and current returns may be lower or higher. The investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed may be worth more or less than the original cost. To obtain performance information current to the most recent month end, please visit www.Allianzlife.com.

Expense Ratio

 

     Gross  

AZL® JPMorgan U.S. Equity Fund

     1.14

The above expense ratios are based on the current Fund prospectus dated May 1, 2011. The Manager has voluntarily reduced the management fee to 0.75% on the first $100 million of assets and 0.70% on assets above $100 million. The Manager and the Fund have entered into a written contract limiting operating expenses, excluding certain expenses (such as interest expense), to 1.20% through April 30, 2013. Additional information pertaining to the December 31, 2011 expense ratios can be found in the financial highlights.

 

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The hypothetical $10,000 investment for the S&P 500 Index is calculated from April 30, 2004.

The total return of the Fund does not reflect the effect of any insurance charges, the annual maintenance fee or the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares. Such charges, fees and tax payments would reduce the performance quoted.

The Fund’s performance is measured against the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index (“S&P 500”), an unmanaged index that is representative of 500 selected common stocks, most of which are listed on the New York Stock Exchange, which is a measure of the U.S. Stock market as a whole. The index does not reflect the deduction of fees associated with a mutual fund, such as investment management and fund accounting fees. The Fund’s performance reflects the deduction of fees for services provided to the Fund. Investors cannot invest directly in an index.

 

 

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ALLIANZ VARIABLE INSURANCE PRODUCTS TRUST

AZL JPMorgan U.S. Equity Fund

Expense Examples

(Unaudited)

 

As a shareholder of the AZL JPMorgan U.S. Equity Fund (the “Fund”), you incur ongoing costs, including management fees, distribution fees, and other Fund expenses. These examples are 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. Please note that the expenses shown in the tables are meant to highlight your ongoing cost only. Therefore, the examples are useful in comparing ongoing cost only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher. Please note that the expenses that apply to subaccounts of the insurance contracts were included, your costs would have been higher.

These examples are based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the periods presented below.

The Actual Expense table below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information below, 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 table under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.

 

     Beginning
Account  Value

7/1/11
     Ending
Account  Value

12/31/11
     Expense Paid
During  Period*

7/1/11 - 12/31/11
     Annualized
Expense Ratio
During Period**

7/1/11 - 12/31/11
 
           

AZL JPMorgan U.S. Equity Fund

   $ 1,000.00       $ 939.50       $ 5.23         1.07

The Hypothetical Expense table below provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year 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 this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of other funds.

 

     Beginning
Account  Value

7/1/11
     Ending
Account  Value

12/31/11
     Expense Paid
During  Period*

7/1/11 - 12/31/11
     Annualized
Expense Ratio
During Period**

7/1/11 - 12/31/11
 
           

AZL JPMorgan U.S. Equity Fund

   $ 1,000.00       $ 1,019.81       $ 5.45         1.07

 

  * Expenses are equal to the average account value times the Fund’s annualized expense ratio multiplied by the number of days in the most recent fiscal half-year divided by the number of days in the fiscal year.
  ** Excludes expense paid indirectly.

Portfolio Composition

(Unaudited)

 

Investments

   Percent of
net assets+
 

Information Technology

     17.8

Consumer Discretionary

     15.2   

Health Care

     13.7   

Energy

     12.5   

Financials

     12.3   

Industrials

     9.7   

Consumer Staples

     8.3   

Securities Held as Collateral for Securities on Loan

     4.1   

Materials

     3.4   

Utilities

     3.0   

Telecommunication Services

     2.8   

Unaffiliated Investment Company

     0.7   

U.S. Treasury Obligation

     0.6   
  

 

 

 

Total

     104.1
  

 

 

 

 

  + Investments are shown as a percentage of net assets, not total investments. As such the total may not equal 100%. For more information about the investments, please see the Schedule of Portfolio Investments.

 

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AZL JPMorgan U.S. Equity Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

December 31, 2011

 

Shares               
Fair
Value
 
     

 

Common Stocks (98.7%):

  

 

Aerospace & Defense (2.9%):

  

  62,310      

Honeywell International, Inc.

   $     3,386,548   
  76,373      

United Technologies Corp.

     5,582,103   
     

 

 

 
     8,968,651   
     

 

 

 

 

Auto Components (1.7%):

  

  167,607      

Johnson Controls, Inc.

     5,239,395   
     

 

 

 

 

Automobiles (1.2%):

  

  191,110      

General Motors Co.*

     3,873,800   
     

 

 

 

 

Beverages (1.8%):

  

  79,136      

Coca-Cola Co. (The)

     5,537,146   
     

 

 

 

 

Biotechnology (2.0%):

  

  27,573      

Biogen Idec, Inc.*

     3,034,408   
  35,413      

Celgene Corp.*

     2,393,919   
  23,800      

Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*

     790,398   
     

 

 

 
     6,218,725   
     

 

 

 

 

Building Products (0.1%):

  

  33,430      

Masco Corp.

     350,346   
     

 

 

 

 

Capital Markets (2.5%):

  

  16,527      

Ameriprise Financial, Inc.

     820,400   
  29,148      

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The)

     2,635,854   
  80,303      

Invesco, Ltd.

     1,613,287   
  80,534      

Morgan Stanley

     1,218,480   
  12,068      

State Street Corp.

     486,461   
  67,469      

TD Ameritrade Holding Corp.

     1,055,890   
     

 

 

 
     7,830,372   
     

 

 

 

 

Chemicals (2.2%):

  

  25,731      

Air Products & Chemicals, Inc.

     2,192,024   
  54,798      

E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co.

     2,508,652   
  30,766      

Georgia Gulf Corp.*^

     599,629   
  21,166      

Monsanto Co.

     1,483,102   
     

 

 

 
     6,783,407   
     

 

 

 

 

Commercial Banks (3.2%):

  

  21,657      

Huntington Bancshares, Inc.

     118,897   
  35,413      

Regions Financial Corp.

     152,276   
  35,954      

SunTrust Banks, Inc.

     636,386   
  43,355      

U.S. Bancorp

     1,172,753   
  287,670      

Wells Fargo & Co.

     7,928,185   
  8,782      

Zions Bancorp^

     142,971   
     

 

 

 
     10,151,468   
     

 

 

 

 

Communications Equipment (3.1%):

  

  356,159      

Cisco Systems, Inc.

     6,439,355   
  14,759      

Juniper Networks, Inc.*

     301,231   
  54,388      

QUALCOMM, Inc.

     2,975,024   
     

 

 

 
     9,715,610   
     

 

 

 

 

Computers & Peripherals (5.5%):

  

  36,010      

Apple, Inc.*

     14,584,050   
  57,295      

EMC Corp.*

     1,234,134   
  1,300      

Hewlett-Packard Co.

     33,488   
Shares               
Fair
Value
 
     

 

Common Stocks, continued

  

 

Computers & Peripherals, continued

  

  26,754      

NetApp, Inc.*^

     970,368   
  6,550      

SanDisk Corp.*

   $       322,325   
     

 

 

 
     17,144,365   
     

 

 

 

 

Construction & Engineering (0.5%):

  

  31,912      

Fluor Corp.

     1,603,578   
     

 

 

 

 

Consumer Finance (0.6%):

  

  8,843      

American Express Co.

     417,125   
  37,232      

Capital One Financial Corp.

     1,574,541   
     

 

 

 
     1,991,666   
     

 

 

 

 

Diversified Financial Services (2.4%):

  

  361,638      

Bank of America Corp.

     2,010,707   
  123,266      

Citigroup, Inc.

     3,243,129   
  5,620      

CME Group, Inc.

     1,369,425   
  7,823      

IntercontinentalExchange, Inc.*

     943,063   
     

 

 

 
     7,566,324   
     

 

 

 

 

Diversified Telecommunication Services (2.7%):

  

  114,492      

AT&T, Inc.

     3,462,238   
  125,969      

Verizon Communications, Inc.

     5,053,876   
     

 

 

 
     8,516,114   
     

 

 

 

 

Electric Utilities (2.0%):

  

  20,163      

American Electric Power Co., Inc.

     832,934   
  24,543      

Exelon Corp.^

     1,064,430   
  36,273      

NextEra Energy, Inc.

     2,208,300   
  29,149      

Northeast Utilities

     1,051,404   
  41,244      

PPL Corp.

     1,213,399   
     

 

 

 
     6,370,467   
     

 

 

 

 

Electrical Equipment (1.3%):

  

  87,135      

Emerson Electric Co.

     4,059,620   
     

 

 

 

 

Energy Equipment & Services (3.7%):

  

  32,506      

Baker Hughes, Inc.

     1,581,092   
  9,343      

Cameron International Corp.*

     459,582   
  34,455      

Halliburton Co.

     1,189,042   
  120,445      

Schlumberger, Ltd.

     8,227,598   
     

 

 

 
     11,457,314   
     

 

 

 

 

Food & Staples Retailing (0.6%):

  

  49,291      

CVS Caremark Corp.

     2,010,087   
     

 

 

 

 

Food Products (2.6%):

  

  48,980      

Campbell Soup Co.^

     1,628,095   
  42,782      

General Mills, Inc.

     1,728,820   
  125,849      

Kraft Foods, Inc., Class A

     4,701,719   
     

 

 

 
     8,058,634   
     

 

 

 

 

Gas Utilities (0.1%):

  

  8,086      

AGL Resources, Inc.^

     341,714   
     

 

 

 

 

Health Care Equipment & Supplies (1.1%):

  

  8,597      

Becton, Dickinson & Co.

     642,368   
  60,401      

Covidien plc

     2,718,649   
     

 

 

 
     3,361,017   
     

 

 

 
 

 

continued

 

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ALLIANZ VARIABLE INSURANCE PRODUCTS TRUST

AZL JPMorgan U.S. Equity Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments, continued

December 31, 2011

 

Shares               
Fair
Value
 
     

 

Common Stocks, continued

  

 

Health Care Providers & Services (4.2%):

  

  60,676      

Cardinal Health, Inc.

   $ 2,464,052   
  35,044      

Express Scripts, Inc.*

     1,566,116   
  34,942      

Humana, Inc.

     3,061,269   
  17,133      

McKesson, Inc.

     1,334,832   
  89,658      

UnitedHealth Group, Inc.

     4,543,868   
     

 

 

 
     12,970,137   
     

 

 

 

 

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure (2.1%):

  

  81,132      

Carnival Corp.

     2,648,148   
  16,703      

Darden Restaurants, Inc.^

     761,323   
  21,034      

Marriott International, Inc., Class A^

     613,562   
  42,884      

Yum! Brands, Inc.

     2,530,585   
     

 

 

 
     6,553,618   
     

 

 

 

 

Household Durables (0.7%):

  

  45,038      

D.R. Horton, Inc.^

     567,929   
  15,959      

Lennar Corp.^

     313,594   
  1,377      

NVR, Inc.*

     944,622   
  16,580      

Ryland Group, Inc. (The)^

     261,301   
     

 

 

 
     2,087,446   
     

 

 

 

 

Household Products (2.5%):

  

  15,393      

Colgate-Palmolive Co.

     1,422,159   
  96,167      

Procter & Gamble Co. (The)

     6,415,301   
     

 

 

 
        7,837,460   
     

 

 

 

 

Industrial Conglomerates (2.1%):

  

  16,683      

3M Co.

     1,363,502   
  170,350      

General Electric Co.

     3,050,968   
  46,507      

Tyco International, Ltd.

     2,172,342   
     

 

 

 
        6,586,812   
     

 

 

 

 

Insurance (3.5%):

  

  25,751      

ACE, Ltd.

     1,805,660   
  29,804      

Allstate Corp. (The)

     816,928   
  12,139      

Axis Capital Holdings, Ltd.

     387,963   
  4,278      

Everest Re Group, Ltd.

     359,737   
  4,729      

Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. (The)

     76,846   
  99,527      

MetLife, Inc.

     3,103,252   
  51,277      

Prudential Financial, Inc.

     2,570,003   
  11,101      

RenaissanceRe Holdings, Ltd.

     825,581   
  54,040      

XL Group plc

     1,068,371   
     

 

 

 
        11,014,341   
     

 

 

 

 

Internet & Catalog Retail (1.3%):

  

  22,842      

Amazon.com, Inc.*

     3,953,950   
     

 

 

 

 

Internet Software & Services (0.8%):

  

  3,666      

Google, Inc., Class A*

     2,367,869   
  29,800      

Zynga, Inc., Class A*

     280,418   
     

 

 

 
        2,648,287   
     

 

 

 
Shares               
Fair
Value
 
     

 

Common Stocks, continued

  

 

IT Services (1.6%):

  

  28,033      

Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp., Class A*

   $ 1,802,802   
  11,054      

Genpact, Ltd.*

     165,257   
  5,486      

International Business Machines Corp.

     1,008,766   
  5,056      

MasterCard, Inc., Class A

     1,884,978   
     

 

 

 
        4,861,803   
     

 

 

 

 

Machinery (0.9%):

  

  78,165      

PACCAR, Inc.^

     2,928,843   
     

 

 

 

 

Media (4.5%):

  

  95,123      

CBS Corp., Class B

     2,581,638   
  167,832      

Comcast Corp., Class A

     3,979,297   
  203,579      

Time Warner, Inc.^

     7,357,345   
     

 

 

 
        13,918,280   
     

 

 

 

 

Metals & Mining (1.1%):

  

  91,617      

Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold, Inc.

     3,370,589   
     

 

 

 

 

Multi-Utilities (0.8%):

  

  18,967      

Dominion Resources, Inc.

     1,006,768   
  15,168      

DTE Energy Co.

     825,898   
  11,590      

PG&E Corp.

     477,740   
  5,568      

Sempra Energy

     306,240   
     

 

 

 
        2,616,646   
     

 

 

 

 

Multiline Retail (0.9%):

  

  14,370      

Kohl’s Corp.

     709,159   
  41,726      

Target Corp.

     2,137,206   
     

 

 

 
        2,846,365   
     

 

 

 

 

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels (8.9%):

  

  24,625      

Anadarko Petroleum Corp.

     1,879,626   
  7,983      

Apache Corp.

     723,100   
  52,935      

Chevron Corp.

     5,632,284   
  30,991      

ConocoPhillips

     2,258,314   
  5,994      

Devon Energy Corp.

     371,628   
  23,718      

EOG Resources, Inc.

     2,336,460   
  57,193      

Exxon Mobil Corp.

     4,847,679   
  8,782      

Hess Corp.

     498,818   
  14,083      

Marathon Petroleum Corp.

     468,823   
  80,303      

Occidental Petroleum Corp.

     7,524,392   
  20,777      

Southwestern Energy Co.*

     663,618   
  14,656      

Williams Cos., Inc. (The)

     483,941   
     

 

 

 
        27,688,683   
     

 

 

 

 

Paper & Forest Products (0.2%):

  

  16,417      

International Paper Co.

     485,943   
     

 

 

 

 

Pharmaceuticals (6.5%):

  

  21,741      

Abbott Laboratories

     1,222,496   
  9,252      

Allergan, Inc.

     811,771   
  41,390      

Johnson & Johnson Co.

     2,714,356   
 

 

continued

 

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ALLIANZ VARIABLE INSURANCE PRODUCTS TRUST

AZL JPMorgan U.S. Equity Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments continued

December 31, 2011

 

Shares          
Fair
Value
 
     

 

Common Stocks, continued

  

 

Pharmaceuticals, continued

  

  291,577      

Merck & Co., Inc.

   $ 10,992,453   
  208,465      

Pfizer, Inc.

     4,511,183   
     

 

 

 
        20,252,259   
     

 

 

 

 

Road & Rail (1.8%):

  

  39,200      

CSX Corp.

     825,552   
  66,509      

Norfolk Southern Corp.

     4,845,846   
     

 

 

 
        5,671,398   
     

 

 

 

 

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment (2.4%):

  

  53,638      

Altera Corp.^

     1,989,970   
  29,091      

Broadcom Corp., Class A

     854,112   
  41,265      

Freescale Semiconductor Holdings I, Ltd.*^

     522,002   
  45,607      

Lam Research Corp.*

     1,688,371   
  5,965      

Novellus Systems, Inc.*

     246,295   
  66,442      

Xilinx, Inc.^

     2,130,130   
     

 

 

 
        7,430,880   
     

 

 

 

 

Software (4.4%):

  

  5,363      

Citrix Systems, Inc.*

     325,641   
  307,399      

Microsoft Corp.

     7,980,078   
  212,523      

Oracle Corp.

     5,451,215   
     

 

 

 
        13,756,934   
     

 

 

 

 

Specialty Retail (1.6%):

  

  2,422      

AutoZone, Inc.*

     787,077   
  54,295      

Home Depot, Inc.

     2,282,562   
  56,654      

Lowe’s Cos., Inc.

     1,437,878   
  9,614      

TJX Cos., Inc. (The)

     620,584   
     

 

 

 
        5,128,101   
     

 

 

 

 

Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods (1.2%):

  

  24,871      

Nike, Inc., Class B

     2,396,818   
  10,391      

V.F. Corp.

     1,319,554   
     

 

 

 
        3,716,372   
     

 

 

 
Shares or
Principal
Amount
         
Fair
Value
 
     

 

Common Stocks, continued

  

 

Tobacco (0.8%):

  

  31,564      

Philip Morris International, Inc.

   $ 2,477,142   
     

 

 

 

 

Wireless Telecommunication Services (0.1%):

  

  84,581      

Sprint Nextel Corp.*

     197,919   
     

 

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks (Cost $277,944,933)

     308,150,028   
     

 

 

 

 

U.S. Treasury Obligation (0.6%):

  

$ 1,890,000      

U.S. Treasury Note,
0.63%, 6/30/12

     1,895,241   
     

 

 

 

 
 

Total U.S. Treasury Obligation
(Cost $1,894,222)

     1,895,241   
     

 

 

 

 

Securities Held as Collateral for Securities on Loan (4.1%):

  

  12,666,402      

Allianz Variable Insurance Products Securities Lending Collateral Trust(a)

     12,666,402   
     

 

 

 

 
 
 

Total Securities Held as Collateral for Securities
on Loan
(Cost $12,666,402)

     12,666,402   
     

 

 

 

 

Unaffiliated Investment Company (0.7%):

  

  2,307,473      

Dreyfus Treasury Prime Cash Management, 0.00%(b)

     2,307,473   
     

 

 

 

 
 

Total Unaffiliated Investment Company
(Cost $2,307,473)

     2,307,473   
     

 

 

 

 
 

Total Investment Securities
(Cost $294,813,030)(c) — 104.1%

     325,019,144   

 

Net other assets (liabilities) — (4.1)%

     (12,742,528
     

 

 

 

 

Net Assets — 100.0%

   $ 312,276,616   
     

 

 

 
 

 

 

Percentages indicated are based on net assets as of December 31, 2011.

 

* Non-income producing security

 

^ This security or a partial position of the security was on loan as of December 31, 2011. The total value of securities on loan as of December 31, 2011 was $12,297,316.

 

(a) Purchased with cash collateral held from securities lending. The value of the collateral could include collateral held for securities that were sold on or before December 31, 2011.

 

(b) The rate represents the effective yield at December 31, 2011.

 

(c) See Federal Tax Information listed in the Notes to the Financial Statements.

 

continued

 

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ALLIANZ VARIABLE INSURANCE PRODUCTS TRUST

AZL JPMorgan U.S. Equity Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments, continued

December 31, 2011

 

Futures Contracts

Cash of $105,000 has been segregated to cover margin requirements for the following open contracts as of December 31, 2011:

 

Description

 

Type

 

Expiration

Date

  Number of
Contracts
    Notional
Value
    Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
 
         

S&P 500 Index E-Mini March Futures

  Long   3/16/12     25      $ 1,565,750      $ 12,988   

The following represents the concentrations by country of risk (based on the domicile of the security issuer) relative to the total fair value of investment securities as of December 31, 2011:

 

Country

   Percentage  

Bermuda

     0.7

Ireland (Republic of)

     1.2   

Netherlands

     2.5   

Panama

     0.8   

Switzerland

     1.2   

United States

     93.6   
  

 

 

 
     100.0
  

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

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ALLIANZ VARIABLE INSURANCE PRODUCTS TRUST

AZL JPMorgan U.S. Equity Fund

 

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

December 31, 2011

 

Assets:

 

Investment securities, at cost

  $ 294,813,030   
 

 

 

 

Investment securities, at value*

  $ 325,019,144   

Cash

    2,886   

Segregated cash for collateral

    105,000   

Interest and dividends receivable

    524,801   

Receivable for capital shares issued

    15,394   

Receivable for expenses paid indirectly

    3,530   

Receivable for investments sold

    50,163   

Prepaid expenses

    3,679   
 

 

 

 

Total Assets

    325,724,597   
 

 

 

 

Liabilities:

 

Payable for investments purchased

    415,032   

Payable for capital shares redeemed

    57,640   

Payable for collateral received on loaned securities

    12,666,402   

Payable for variation margin on futures contracts

    6,000   

Manager fees payable

    188,416   

Administration fees payable

    8,968   

Distribution fees payable

    65,775   

Custodian fees payable

    5,520   

Administrative and compliance services fees payable

    2,079   

Trustee fees payable

    112   

Other accrued liabilities

    32,037   
 

 

 

 

Total Liabilities

    13,447,981   
 

 

 

 

Net Assets

  $ 312,276,616   
 

 

 

 

Net Assets Consist of:

 

Capital

  $ 469,585,898   

Accumulated net investment income/(loss)

    2,893,822   

Accumulated net realized gains/(losses) from investment transactions

    (190,422,206

Net unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on investments

    30,219,102   
 

 

 

 

Net Assets

  $ 312,276,616   
 

 

 

 

Shares of beneficial interest (unlimited number of shares authorized, no par value)

    33,882,484   

Net Asset Value (offering and redemption price per share)

  $ 9.22   
 

 

 

 

 

 

* Includes securities on loan of $12,297,316.

Statement of Operations

For the Year Ended December 31, 2011

 

Investment Income:

  

Interest

   $ 2,081   

Dividends

     6,317,328   

Income from securities lending

     12,684   

Foreign withholding tax

     (126
  

 

 

 

Total Investment Income

     6,331,967   
  

 

 

 

Expenses:

  

Manager fees

     2,564,898   

Administration fees

     124,076   

Distribution fees

     801,529   

Custodian fees

     29,044   

Administrative and compliance services fees

     14,352   

Trustee fees

     24,230   

Professional fees

     25,893   

Shareholder reports

     29,027   

Other expenses

     12,297   
  

 

 

 

Total expenses before reductions

     3,625,346   

Less expenses voluntarily waived/reimbursed by the Manager

     (177,708

Less expenses paid indirectly

     (8,602
  

 

 

 

Net expenses

     3,439,036   
  

 

 

 

Net Investment Income/(Loss)

     2,892,931   
  

 

 

 

Realized and Unrealized Gains/(Losses) on Investments:

  

Net realized gains/(losses) on securities transactions

     15,653,835   

Net realized gains/(losses) on futures contracts

     (345,336

Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments

     (26,138,776
  

 

 

 

Net Realized/Unrealized
Gains/(Losses) on Investments

     (10,830,277
  

 

 

 

Change in Net Assets
Resulting From Operations

   $ (7,937,346
  

 

 

 
 

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

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Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

     AZL JPMorgan
U.S. Equity Fund
 
     For the
Year Ended
December 31,
2011
    For the
Year Ended
December 31,
2010
 

Change in Net Assets:

    

Operations:

    

Net investment income/(loss)

   $ 2,892,931      $ 2,285,200   

Net realized gains/(losses) on investment transactions

     15,308,499        40,846,333   

Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments

     (26,138,776     (4,678,576
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from operations

     (7,937,346     38,452,957   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Dividends to Shareholders:

    

From net investment income

     (2,270,278     (1,631,644
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from dividends to shareholders

     (2,270,278     (1,631,644
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Capital Transactions:

    

Proceeds from shares issued

     39,275,843        59,588,846   

Proceeds from dividends reinvested

     2,270,278        1,631,644   

Value of shares redeemed

     (44,098,405     (74,116,747
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from capital transactions

     (2,552,284     (12,896,257
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in net assets

     (12,759,908     23,925,056   

Net Assets:

    

Beginning of period

     325,036,524        301,111,468   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of period

   $ 312,276,616      $ 325,036,524   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Accumulated net investment income/(loss)

   $ 2,893,822      $ 2,293,632   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Share Transactions:

    

Shares issued

     4,143,436        6,875,831   

Dividends reinvested

     259,164        194,475   

Shares redeemed

     (4,735,453     (8,463,723
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in shares

     (332,853     (1,393,417
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

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AZL JPMorgan U.S. Equity Fund

Financial Highlights

(Selected data for a share of beneficial interest outstanding throughout the periods indicated)

 

     Year Ended December 31,  
     2011     2010     2009     2008     2007  

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period

   $ 9.50      $ 8.46      $ 6.35      $ 12.42      $ 12.68   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Investment Activities:

          

Net Investment Income/(Loss)

     0.09        0.07        (a)      0.10        0.09   

Net Realized and Unrealized Gains/(Losses) on Investments

     (0.30     1.02        2.14        (4.51     0.41   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from Investment Activities

     (0.21     1.09        2.14        (4.41     0.50   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Dividends to Shareholders From:

          

Net Investment Income

     (0.07     (0.05     (0.03     (0.11     (0.07

Net Realized Gains

                          (1.55     (0.69
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Dividends

     (0.07     (0.05     (0.03     (1.66     (0.76
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Asset Value, End of Period

   $ 9.22      $ 9.50      $ 8.46      $ 6.35      $ 12.42   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Return(b)

     (2.20 )%      12.97     33.71     (38.68 )%      3.80 %(c) 

Ratios to Average Net Assets/ Supplemental Data:

          

Net Assets, End of Period ($000’s)

   $ 312,277      $ 325,037      $ 301,111      $ 63,203      $ 139,593   

Net Investment Income/(Loss)

     0.90     0.79     0.97     0.79     0.72

Expenses Before Reductions(d)

     1.13     1.13     1.20     1.30     1.25

Expenses Net of Reductions

     1.08     1.08     1.15     1.22     1.20

Expenses Net of Reductions, Excluding Expenses Paid Indirectly(e)

     1.08     1.08     1.15     1.22     1.20

Portfolio Turnover Rate

     81     86     103     125     126

 

 

(a) Represents less than $0.005.

 

(b) The returns include reinvested dividends and fund level expenses, but exclude insurance contract charges. If these charges were included, the returns would have been lower.

 

(c) During the year ended December 31, 2007, OppenheimerFunds, Inc. reimbursed $51,744 to the Fund related to violations of certain investment policies and limitations. The corresponding impact to the total return was 0.04%.

 

(d) Excludes fee reductions. If such fee reductions had not occurred, the ratios would have been as indicated.

 

(e) Expenses net of reductions excludes expenses paid indirectly, pursuant to a “commission recapture” program, under which brokers remit a portion of the brokerage commission which is used to pay certain Fund expenses. See note 2 in the Notes to the Financial Statements.

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

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AZL JPMorgan U.S. Equity Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements

December 31, 2011

 

1. Organization

The Allianz Variable Insurance Products Trust (the “Trust”) was organized as a Delaware statutory trust on July 13, 1999. The Trust is a diversified open-end management investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”). These Notes to the Financial Statements are for the AZL JPMorgan U.S. Equity Fund (the “Fund”). The Trust consists of 29 separate investment portfolios (collectively, the “Funds”), each of which is a series of the Trust, as follows:

 

   

AZL Allianz AGIC Opportunity Fund

   

AZL BlackRock Capital Appreciation Fund

   

AZL Columbia Mid Cap Value Fund

   

AZL Columbia Small Cap Value Fund

   

AZL Davis New York Venture Fund (formerly AZL Davis NY Venture Fund)

   

AZL Dreyfus Equity Growth Fund

   

AZL Eaton Vance Large Cap Value Fund

   

AZL Enhanced Bond Index Fund

   

AZL Franklin Small Cap Value Fund

   

AZL Franklin Templeton Founding Strategy Plus Fund

   

AZL Gateway Fund

   

AZL International Index Fund

   

AZL Invesco Equity and Income Fund (formerly AZL Van Kampen Equity and Income Fund)

   

AZL Invesco Growth and Income Fund (formerly AZL Van Kampen Growth and Income Fund)

   

AZL Invesco International Equity Fund

   

AZL JPMorgan International Opportunities Fund (formerly AZL Morgan Stanley International Equity Fund)

   

AZL JPMorgan U.S. Equity Fund

   

AZL MFS Investors Trust Fund

   

AZL Mid Cap Index Fund

   

AZL Money Market Fund

   

AZL Morgan Stanley Global Real Estate Fund

   

AZL Morgan Stanley Mid Cap Growth Fund

   

AZL NFJ International Value Fund

   

AZL Russell 1000 Growth Index Fund

   

AZL Russell 1000 Value Index Fund

   

AZL S&P 500 Index Fund

   

AZL Schroder Emerging Markets Equity Fund

   

AZL Small Cap Stock Index Fund

   

AZL Turner Quantitative Small Cap Growth Fund

 

 

The Trust is authorized to issue an unlimited number of shares of the Fund without par value. Shares of the Fund are available through the variable annuity contracts and variable life insurance policies offered through the separate accounts of participating insurance companies.

Under the Trust’s organizational documents, its officers and trustees are indemnified against certain liabilities arising out of the performance of their duties to the Fund. In addition, in the normal course of business, the Fund may enter into contracts with its vendors and others that provide for general indemnifications. The Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown, as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Fund. However, based on experience, the Fund expects the risk of loss to be remote.

 

2. Significant Accounting Policies

The following is a summary of significant accounting policies followed by the Fund in the preparation of its financial statements. The policies conform with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”). The preparation of financial statements requires management to make certain 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 increases and decreases in net assets from operations during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Management has evaluated events and transactions subsequent to period end through the date the financial statements were issued, for purposes of recognition or disclosure in these financial statements and there are no subsequent events to report.

Security Valuation

The Fund records its investments at fair value. Fair value is defined as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between willing market participants at the measurement date. The valuation techniques used to determine fair value are further described in Note 4 below.

Investment Transactions and Investment Income

Investment transactions are recorded not later than on the business day after trade date. However, for financial reporting purposes, investment transactions are accounted for on trade date. Net realized gains and losses on investments sold and on

 

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AZL JPMorgan U.S. Equity Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements, continued

December 31, 2011

 

foreign currency transactions are recorded on the basis of identified cost. Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis and includes, where applicable, the amortization of premiums or accretion of discounts. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date except in the case of foreign securities, in which case dividends are recorded as soon as such information becomes available.

Real Estate Investment Trusts

The Fund may own shares of real estate investment trusts (“REITs”) which report information on the source of their distributions annually. Certain distributions received from REITs during the year, which are known to be a return of capital, are recorded as a reduction to the cost of the individual REIT.

Foreign Currency Translation

The accounting records of the Fund are maintained in U.S. dollars. Foreign currency amounts are translated into U.S. dollars at the current rate of exchange to determine the fair value of investments, assets and liabilities. Purchases and sales of securities, and income and expenses are translated at the prevailing rate of exchange on the respective dates of such transactions. The Fund does not isolate that portion of the results of operations resulting from changes in foreign exchange rates on investments from fluctuations arising from changes in market prices of securities held. Such fluctuations are included in the net realized and unrealized gain or loss on investments and foreign currencies.

Income received by the Fund from sources within foreign countries may be subject to withholding and other income or similar taxes imposed by such countries. The Funds accrue such taxes, as applicable, based on their current interpretation of tax rules in the foreign markets in which they invest.

Risks Associated with Foreign Securities and Currencies

Investments in securities of foreign issuers carry certain risks not ordinarily associated with investments in securities of domestic issuers. Such risks include future political and economic developments, and the possible imposition of exchange controls or other foreign governmental laws and restrictions. In addition, with respect to certain countries, there is the possibility of expropriation of assets, confiscatory taxation, political or social instability or diplomatic developments which could adversely affect investments in those securities.

Dividends to Shareholders

Dividends to shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date. The Fund distributes its dividends from net investment income and net realized capital gains, if any, on an annual basis. The amount of dividends from net investment income and from net realized gains are determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations, which may differ from GAAP. These “book/tax” differences are either temporary or permanent in nature. To the extent these differences are permanent in nature (e.g., return of capital, net operating loss, reclassification of certain market discounts, gain/loss, paydowns, and distributions), such amounts are reclassified within the composition of net assets based on their federal tax-basis treatment; temporary differences (e.g., wash sales and post October losses) do not require reclassification. Dividends to shareholders that exceed net investment income and net realized gains for tax purposes are reported as distributions of capital.

Expense Allocation

Expenses directly attributable to the Fund are charged directly to the Fund, while expenses attributable to more than one Fund are allocated among the respective Funds based upon relative net assets or some other reasonable method. Expenses which are attributable to more than one Trust are allocated across the Allianz Variable Insurance Products and Allianz Variable Insurance Products Fund of Funds Trusts based upon relative net assets or another reasonable basis. Allianz Investment Management LLC (the “Manager”), serves as the investment manager for the Trust and the Allianz Variable Insurance Products Fund of Funds Trust.

Securities Lending

To generate additional income, the Fund may lend up to 33 1/3% of its assets pursuant to agreements requiring that the loan be continuously secured by any combination of cash, U.S. government or U.S. government agency securities, equal initially to

 

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ALLIANZ VARIABLE INSURANCE PRODUCTS TRUST

AZL JPMorgan U.S. Equity Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements, continued

December 31, 2011

 

at least 102% of the fair value plus accrued interest on the securities loaned (105% for foreign securities) and is marked to market daily to provide a level of collateral at least equal to the fair value of securities loaned. The Fund bears all of the gains and losses on such investments. The Fund receives payments from borrowers equivalent to the dividends and interest that would have been earned on securities lent while simultaneously seeking to earn income on the investment of cash collateral received. In extremely low interest rate environments, the broker rebate fee may exceed the interest earned or the cash collateral which would result in a loss to the Fund. The investment of cash collateral deposited by the borrower is subject to inherent market risks such as interest rate risk, credit risk, liquidity risk, and other risks that are present in the market, and as such, the value of these investments may not be sufficient, when liquidated, to repay the borrower when the loaned security is returned. There may be risks of delay in recovery of the securities or even loss of rights in the collateral should the borrower of the securities fail financially. However, loans will be made only to borrowers, such as broker-dealers, banks or institutional borrowers of securities, deemed by the Allianz Investment Management LLC (the “Manager”) to be of good standing and credit worthy and when in its judgment, the consideration which can be earned currently from such securities loans justifies the attendant risks. Loans are subject to termination by the Trust or the borrower at any time, and are, therefore, not considered to be illiquid investments. Securities on loan at December 31, 2011 are presented on the Fund’s Schedule of Portfolio Investments (“Schedule”). The average outstanding amount of securities on loan was $12.7 million for the year ended December 31, 2011.

Cash collateral received in connection with securities lending is invested in the Allianz Variable Insurance Products Securities Lending Collateral Trust (the “Securities Lending Collateral Trust”) managed by The Dreyfus Corporation, an affiliate of the Custodian and Securities Lending Agent. The Securities Lending Collateral Trust invests in short-term investments that have a remaining maturity of 397 days or less as calculated in accordance with Rule 2a-7 under the 1940 Act. The Fund paid securities lending fees of $1,253 during the year ended December 31, 2011. These fees have been netted against Income from Securities Lending on the Statement of Operations.

Commission Recapture

Certain Funds of the Trust participate in a commission recapture program. The Fund will utilize the recaptured commissions to pay for, in whole or part, certain expenses of the Fund, excluding investment advisory fees. Any amounts received by the Fund, if applicable, are disclosed as “Expenses paid indirectly” on the Statement of Operations.

Derivative Instruments

All open derivative positions at period end are reflected on the Fund’s Schedule of Portfolio Investments. The following is a description of the derivative instruments that the Fund may utilize, including the primary underlying risk exposures related to each instrument type.

Forward Currency Contracts

During the year ended December 31, 2011, the Fund did not enter into any forward currency contracts. The Fund may enter into forward currency contracts in connection with planned purchases or sales of securities or to hedge the U.S. dollar value of securities denominated in a particular currency. In addition to the foreign currency risk related to the use of these contracts, the Fund could be exposed to risks if the counterparties to the contracts are unable to meet the terms of their contracts and from unanticipated movements in the value of a foreign currency relative to the U.S. dollar. In the event of default by the counterparty to the transaction, the Fund’s maximum amount of loss, as either the buyer or the seller, is the unrealized appreciation of the contract. The forward currency contracts are adjusted by the daily exchange rate of the underlying currency and any gains or losses are recorded for financial statement purposes as unrealized gains or losses until the contract settlement date. When the contract is closed, the Fund records a realized gain or loss equal to the difference between the value at the time it was opended and the value at the time it was closed.

Futures Contracts

During the year ended December 31, 2011, the Fund used futures contracts to provide equity exposure on the Fund’s cash balances. Futures contracts are valued based upon their quoted daily settlement prices. Upon entering into a futures contract, the Fund is required to segregate liquid assets in accordance with the initial margin requirements of the broker or exchange. Futures contracts are marked to market daily and a payable or receivable for the change in value (“variation margin”) is

recorded by the Fund. Gains or losses are recognized but not considered realized until the contracts expire or are closed. Futures contracts involve, to varying degrees, elements of market risk (generally equity price risk related to stock futures,

 

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ALLIANZ VARIABLE INSURANCE PRODUCTS TRUST

AZL JPMorgan U.S. Equity Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements, continued

December 31, 2011

 

interest rate risk related to bond futures, and foreign currency risk related to currency futures) and exposure to loss in excess of the variation margin disclosed in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. The primary risks associated with the use of futures contracts are the imperfect correlation between the change in market value of the underlying securities and the prices of futures contracts, the possibility of an illiquid market, and the inability of the counterparty to meet the terms of the contract. The notional amount of futures contracts outstanding was $1.6 million as of December 31, 2011. The monthly average notional amount for these contracts was $2.7 million for the year ended December 31, 2011.

Summary of Derivative Instruments

The following is a summary of the fair value of derivative instruments as of December 31, 2011:

 

    

Asset Derivatives

    

Liability Derivatives

 

Primary Risk Exposure

  

Statement of Assets and

Liabilities Location

   Total Fair
Value*
    

Statement of Assets and

Liabilities Location

   Total Fair
Value*
 
           
Equity Contracts   

Receivable for variation

margin on futures contracts

   $ 12,988      

Payable for variation

margin on futures contracts

   $ —     
           

 

  * For futures contracts, the amounts represent the cumulative appreciation/depreciation of these futures contracts as reported in the Schedule of Portfolio Investments. Only current day’s variation margin is reported within the Statement of Assets and Liabilities as Variation Margin on Futures Contracts.

The following is a summary of the effect of derivative instruments on the Statement of Operations for the year ended December 31, 2011:

 

Primary Risk Exposure

  

Location of Gains/(Losses)

on Derivatives

Recognized in Income

   Realized Gains/(Losses)
on Derivatives

Recognized in Income
   

Change in Unrealized

Appreciation/

Depreciation on

Derivatives Recognized

in Income

       
       
       
       
Equity Contracts    Net realized gains/(losses) on futures contracts/change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments    $ (345,336   $(6,946)
       

 

3. Related Party Transactions

The Manager provides investment advisory and management services for the Fund. The Manager has retained an independent money management organization (the “Subadviser”) to make investment decisions on behalf of the Fund. Pursuant to a subadvisory agreement between the Manager and J.P. Morgan Investment Management Inc. (“JPMIM”), JPMIM provides investment advisory services as the Subadviser for the Fund subject to the general supervision of the Trustees and the Manager. The Manager is entitled to a fee, computed daily and paid monthly, based on the average daily net assets of the Fund. Expenses incurred by the Fund for investment advisory and management services are reflected on the Statement of Operations as “Manager fees.” For its services, the Subadviser is entitled to a fee payable by the Manager. The Manager has contractually agreed to waive fees and reimburse the Fund to limit the annual expenses, excluding interest expense (e.g., cash overdraft fees), taxes, brokerage commissions, other expenditures that are capitalized in accordance with GAAP and other extraordinary expenses not incurred in the ordinary course of the Fund’s business, based on the daily net assets of the Fund, through April 30, 2013.

For the year ended December 31, 2011, the annual rate due to the Manager and the annual expense limit were as follows:

 

     Annual Rate*     Annual Expense Limit  

AZL JPMorgan U.S. Equity Fund

     0.80     1.20

 

  * From January 1, 2011 through October 31, 2011, the Manager voluntarily reduced the management fee to 0.75%. Beginning November 1, 2011, the Manager voluntarily reduced the management fee to 0.75% on the first $100 million of assets and 0.70% on assets above $100 million. The Manager reserves the right to increase the management fee to the amount shown in the table.

Any amounts contractually waived or reimbursed by the Manager in a particular fiscal year will be subject to repayment by the Fund to the Manager to the extent that from time to time through the next three fiscal years the repayment will not cause

 

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ALLIANZ VARIABLE INSURANCE PRODUCTS TRUST

AZL JPMorgan U.S. Equity Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements, continued

December 31, 2011

 

the Fund’s expenses to exceed the stated limit during the respective year. Any amounts recouped by the Manager during the

period are reflected on the Statement of Operations as “Recoupment of prior expenses reimbursed by the Manager.” At December 31, 2011, there were no remaining contractual reimbursements that are subject to repayment by the Fund in subsequent years.

In addition, the Manager may voluntarily waive or reimburse additional fees in order to maintain more competitive expense ratios. Any voluntary waivers or reimbursements are not subject to repayment in subsequent years. Information on the total amount waived/reimbursed by the Manager or repaid to the Manager by the Fund during the year can be found on the Statement of Operations.

Pursuant to separate agreements between the Funds and the Manager, the Manager provides a Chief Compliance Officer (“CCO”) and certain compliance oversight and regulatory filing services to the Trust. Under these agreements the Manager is entitled to an amount equal to a portion of the compensation and certain other expenses related to the individuals performing the CCO and compliance oversight services, as well as $75 per hour for time incurred in connection with the preparation and filing of certain documents with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fees are paid to the Manager on a quarterly basis. The total expenses incurred by the Fund for these services are reflected on the Statement of Operations as “Administrative and compliance services fees.”

Citi Fund Services Ohio, Inc. (“Citi” or the “Administrator”), a wholly owned subsidiary of Citigroup, Inc., with which an officer of the Trust is affiliated, serves as the Trust’s administrator, transfer agent, and fund accountant, and assists the Trust in all aspects of its administration and operation. The Administrator is entitled to a Trust-wide asset-based fee, which is based on the following schedule: 0.05% of daily average net assets on the first $4 billion, 0.04% of daily average net assets on the next $2 billion, 0.02% of daily average net assets on the next $2 billion and 0.01% of daily average net assets over $8 billion. The overall Trust-wide fees are accrued daily and paid monthly and are subject to a minimum annual fee. In addition, the Administrator is entitled to annual account fees related to the transfer agency system, an annual fee for each additional class of shares of any Fund, certain annual fees in supporting fair value services, and a Trust-wide annual fee for providing infrastructure and support in implementing the written policies and procedures comprising the Fund’s compliance program. Fees payable to the Administrator are subject to certain reductions associated with services provided to new funds. The Administrator is also reimbursed for certain expenses incurred. The total expenses incurred by the Fund for these services are reflected on the Statement of Operations as “Administration fees.”

Allianz Life Financial Services, LLC (“ALFS”), an affiliate of the Manager, serves as distributor of the Fund and receives 12b-1 fees directly from the Fund, plus a Trust-wide annual fee of $42,500, paid by the Manager from its profits and not by the Trust, for recordkeeping and reporting services.

The Trust has adopted a distribution and service plan in conformance with Rule 12b-1of the 1940 Act. Pursuant to this plan, the Fund is authorized to pay certain fees for the sale and distribution of its shares and services provided to its shareholders at an annual rate not to exceed 0.25% of the Fund’s average daily net assets. These fees are reflected on the Statement of Operations as “Distribution fees.”

In addition, certain legal fees and expenses are paid to a law firm, Dorsey & Whitney LLP, of which the Secretary of the Fund is a partner. During the year ended December 31, 2011, 4,721 was paid from the Fund relating to these fees and expenses.

Certain Officers and Trustees of the Trust are affiliated with the Manager or the Administrator. Such Officers (except for the Trust’s CCO as noted above) and Trustees receive no compensation from the Trust for serving in their respective roles. For their service to the Trust and to the Allianz Variable Insurance Products Fund of Funds Trust, each non-interested Trustee receives a $36,000 annual Board retainer and a $8,000 meeting fee for each regular in-person Board meeting and a $4,000 meeting fee for each Committee meeting. In addition, Trustees may receive compensation for special meetings and telephonic meetings. Also, the Trustees are reimbursed for certain expenses associated with attending Board meetings. Compensation to the Trustees is allocated between the Trust and the Allianz Variable Insurance Products Fund of Funds Trust in proportion to the assets under management of each Trust. During the year ended December 31, 2011, actual Trustee compensation was $924,000 in total for both Trusts.

 

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ALLIANZ VARIABLE INSURANCE PRODUCTS TRUST

AZL JPMorgan U.S. Equity Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements, continued

December 31, 2011

 

 

4. Investment Valuation Summary

The valuation techniques employed by the Fund, as described below, maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs in determining fair value. The inputs used for valuing the Fund’s investments are summarized in the three broad levels listed below:

 

   

Level 1 — quoted prices in active markets for identical assets

   

Level 2 — other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayments speeds, credit risk, etc.)

   

Level 3 — significant unobservable inputs (including the Fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments)

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

Security prices are generally provided by an independent third party pricing service approved by the Trust’s Board of Trustees (“Trustees”) as of the close of the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) (generally 4:00 pm EST). Equity securities are valued at the last quoted sale price or, if there is no sale, the last quoted bid price is used for long securities and the last quoted ask price is used for securities sold short. Securities listed on NASDAQ Stock Market, Inc. (“NASDAQ”) are valued at the official closing price as reported by NASDAQ. In each of these situations, valuations are typically categorized as a Level 1 in the fair value hierarchy. Investments in open-end investment companies are valued at their respective net asset value as reported by such companies and are typically categorized as Level 1 in the fair value hierarchy.

Debt and other fixed income securities are generally valued at an evaluated bid price provided by an independent pricing source approved by the Trustees. To value debt securities, pricing services may use various pricing techniques which take into account appropriate factors such as market activity, yield, quality, coupon rate, maturity, type of issue, trading characteristics, call features, credit ratings and other data, as well as broker quotes. Short term securities of sufficient credit quality with sixty days or less remaining until maturity may be valued at amortized cost, which approximates fair value. In each of these situations, valuations are typically categorized as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy.

Exchange traded futures contracts are valued at the last sales price as of the close of the primary exchange and are typically categorized as Level 1 in the fair value hierarchy. Forward currency contracts are generally valued at the foreign currency exchange rate as of the close of the NYSE and are typically categorized as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy.

Other assets and securities for which market quotations are not readily available, or are deemed unreliable are valued at fair value as determined in good faith by the Trustees or persons acting on the behalf of the Trustees. Fair value pricing may be used for significant events such as securities whose trading has been suspended, whose price has become stale or for which there is no currently available price at the close of the NYSE. Depending on the source and relative significance of valuation inputs, these instruments may be classified as Level 2 or Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy. The Fund utilizes a pricing service to assist in determining the fair value of securities when certain significant events occur that may affect the value of foreign securities.

In accordance with procedures adopted by the Trustees, fair value pricing may be used if events materially affecting the value of foreign securities occur between the time when the exchange on which they are traded closes and the time when the Fund’s net asset value is calculated. Management identifies possible fluctuation in international securities by monitoring the increase or decrease in the value of a designated benchmark index. In the event of an increase or decrease greater than predetermined levels, the Fund may use a systematic valuation model provided by an independent third party to fair value its international equity securities which are then typically categorized as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy.

For the year ended December 31, 2011, there were no Level 3 investments for which significant unobservable inputs were used to determine fair value.

 

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AZL JPMorgan U.S. Equity Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements, continued

December 31, 2011

 

The following is a summary of the valuation inputs used as of December 31, 2011 in valuing the Fund’s investments based upon the three levels defined above:

 

      Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Total  

Investment Securities:

           

Common Stocks+

   $ 308,150,028       $       $       $ 308,150,028   

U.S. Treasury Obligation

             1,895,241                 1,895,241   

Securities Held as Collateral for Securities on Loan

             12,666,402                 12,666,402   

Unaffiliated Investment Company

     2,307,473                         2,307,473   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Investment Securities

     310,457,501         14,561,643                 325,019,144   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Other Financial Instruments:*

           

Futures Contracts

     12,988                         12,988   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Investments

   $ 310,470,489       $ 14,561,643       $       $ 325,032,132   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  + For detailed industry descriptions, see the accompanying Schedule of Portfolio Investments.

 

  * Other Financial Instruments would include any derivative instruments, such as futures contracts and forward currency contracts. These investments are generally recorded in the financial statements at the unrealized gain or loss on the investment.

The Fund recognizes significant transfers between Level 1 and Level 2 at the reporting period end. There were no significant transfers between Levels 1, 2 or 3 as of December 31, 2011.

In May 2011, the FASB issued ASU No. 2011-04 “Amendments to Achieve Common Fair Value Measurement and Disclosure Requirements in U.S. GAAP and IFRS”. ASU 2011-04 includes common requirements for measurement of and disclosure about fair value between U.S. GAAP and IFRS. ASU 2011-04 will require reporting entities to disclose quantitative information about the unobservable inputs used in the fair value measurements categorized within Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy. In addition, ASU 2011-04 will require reporting entities to make disclosures about amounts and reasons for all transfers in and out of Level 1 and Level 2 fair value measurements. The new and revised disclosures are effective for interim and annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2011. Adoption of ASU 2011-04 will have no effect on the Fund’s net assets. At this time, management is evaluating the impact of ASU 2011-04 on the financial statement disclosures.

 

5. Security Purchases and Sales

For the year ended December 31, 2011, cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of securities (excluding securities maturing less than one year from acquisition) were as follows:

 

     Purchases      Sales  

AZL JPMorgan U.S. Equity Fund

   $  256,320,213       $  258,253,370   

 

6. Federal Income Tax Information

It is the Fund’s policy to continue to comply with the requirements of the Internal Revenue Code under Subchapter M, applicable to regulated investment companies, and to distribute all of its taxable income, including any net realized gains on investments, to its shareholders. Therefore, no provision is made for federal income taxes.

Management of the Funds has reviewed tax positions taken in tax years that remain subject to examination by all major tax jurisdictions, including federal (i.e., the last four tax year ends and the interim tax period since then, as applicable). Management believes that there is no tax liability resulting from unrecognized tax benefits related to uncertain tax positions taken.

Cost for federal income tax purposes at December 31, 2011 is $301,991,567. The gross unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on a tax basis is as follows:

 

Unrealized appreciation

  $ 41,206,741   

Unrealized depreciation

    (18,179,164
 

 

 

 

Net unrealized appreciation

  $ 23,027,577   
 

 

 

 

 

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AZL JPMorgan U.S. Equity Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements, continued

December 31, 2011

 

As of the end of its tax year ended December 31, 2011, the Fund has capital loss carry forwards (“CLCFs”) as summarized in the table below. Under the provisions of the Regulated Investment Company Modernization Act of 2010, CLCFs that originated in a tax year that began before December 23, 2010 (pre-effective CLCFs) may be carried forward, subject to certain limitations, and applied to offset future capital gains, and thus reduce the amount of distributable capital gains, for up to eight succeeding tax years, after which any unutilized CLCFs expire. Pre-effective CLCFs are applied as short-term capital loss regardless of whether the originating capital loss was short term or long term. CLCFs that originate in tax years beginning after December 22, 2010 (post-effective CLCFs), are applied consistent with the character in which they originated as a new loss on the first day of the immediately succeeding tax year, and thus take precedent over the application of pre-effective CLCFs. Post-effective CLCFs can be carried forward indefinitely.

Pre-effective CLCFs subject to expiration:

 

     Expires
12/31/2015
     Expires
12/31/2016
     Expires
12/31/2017
 

AZL JPMorgan U.S. Equity Fund

   $ 44,161,041       $ 125,099,162       $ 13,967,218   

During the year ended December 31, 2011, the Fund utilized $15,928,789 in CLCFs to offset capital gains.

The tax character of dividends paid to shareholders during the year ended December 31, 2011 were as follows:

 

     Ordinary
Income
     Net
Long-Term
Capital Gains
     Total
Distributions(a)
 

AZL JPMorgan U.S. Equity Fund

   $ 2,270,278       $       $ 2,270,278   

 

  (a) Total distributions paid may differ from the Statements of Changes in Net Assets because dividends are recognized when actually paid for tax purposes.

The tax character of dividends paid to shareholders during the year ended December 31, 2010 were as follows:

 

     Ordinary
Income
     Net
Long-Term
Capital Gains
     Total
Distributions(a)
 

AZL JPMorgan U.S. Equity Fund

   $ 1,631,644       $       $ 1,631,644   

 

  (a) Total distributions paid may differ from the Statements of Changes in Net Assets because dividends are recognized when actually paid for tax purposes.

As of December 31, 2011, the components of accumulated earnings on a tax basis were as follows:

 

     Undistributed
Ordinary
Income
     Accumulated
Capital and
Other Losses
    Unrealized
Appreciation(a)
     Total
Accumulated
Earnings/
(Deficit)
 

AZL JPMorgan U.S. Equity Fund

   $ 2,890,562       $ (183,227,421   $ 23,027,577       $ (157,309,282

 

  (a) The differences between book-basis and tax-basis unrealized appreciation/depreciation is attributable primarily to tax deferral of losses on wash sales.

 

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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

The Shareholders and Board of Trustees of

Allianz Variable Insurance Products Trust:

We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities of AZL JPMorgan U.S. Equity Fund (the “Fund”) of the Allianz Variable Insurance Products Trust, including the schedule of portfolio investments, as of December 31, 2011, and the related statement of operations for the year then ended, the statements of changes in net assets for each of the years in the two-year period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the years in the five-year period then ended. These financial statements and financial highlights are the responsibility of the Fund’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements and financial highlights based on our audits.

We conducted our audits 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 and financial highlights are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of December 31, 2011, by correspondence with the custodian and brokers or by other appropriate auditing procedures where replies from brokers were not received. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

In our opinion, the financial statements and financial highlights referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Fund as of December 31, 2011, the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the years in the two-year period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the years in the five-year period then ended, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.

KPMG LLP

Columbus, Ohio

February 24, 2012

 

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ALLIANZ VARIABLE INSURANCE PRODUCTS TRUST

 

Other Federal Income Tax Information (Unaudited)

For the year ended December 31, 2011, 100.00% of the total ordinary income dividends paid by the Fund qualify for the corporate dividends received deduction available to corporate shareholders.

 

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ALLIANZ VARIABLE INSURANCE PRODUCTS TRUST

 

Other Information (Unaudited)

A description of the policies and procedures that the Fund uses to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities is available, without charge, upon request, by visiting the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (“Commission”) website at www.sec.gov, or by calling 800-624-0197.

Information regarding how the Fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30th is available (i) without charge, upon request, by calling 800-624-0197; (ii) on the Allianz Variable Insurance Products Trust’s website at https://www.allianzlife.com; and (iii) on the Commission’s website at http://www.sec.gov.

The Fund files complete Schedules of Portfolio Holdings with the Commission for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. Schedules of Portfolio Holdings for the Fund in this report are available without charge on the Commission’s website at http://www.sec.gov, or may be reviewed and copied at the Commission’s Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. Information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 800-SEC-0330.

 

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ALLIANZ VARIABLE INSURANCE PRODUCTS TRUST

 

Approval of Investment Advisory and Subadvisory Agreements (Unaudited)

The Allianz Variable Insurance Products Trust (the “Trust”) is a manager-of-managers fund. That means that the Trust’s Manager (“Allianz Investment Management LLC”) is responsible for monitoring the various Subadvisers that have day-to-day responsibility for the decisions made for each of the Trust’s investment portfolios. The Trust’s Manager is responsible for determining, in the first instance, which investment advisers to consider recommending for selection as a Subadviser.

In reviewing the services provided by the Manager and the terms of the investment management agreement, the Board receives and reviews information related to the Manager’s experience and expertise in the variable insurance marketplace. Currently, the Funds are offered only through variable annuities and variable life insurance policies, and not in the retail fund market. In addition, the Board receives information regarding the Manager’s expertise with regard to portfolio diversification and asset allocation requirements within variable insurance products issued by Allianz Life Insurance Company of North America and its subsidiary, Allianz Life Insurance Company of New York. Currently, the Funds are offered only through Allianz Life and Allianz of New York variable products.

The Trust’s Manager has adopted policies and procedures to assist it in the process of analyzing each potential Subadviser with expertise in particular asset classes for purposes of making the recommendation that a specific investment adviser be selected. The Trust’s Board reviews and considers the information provided by the Manager in deciding which investment advisers to select. After an investment adviser becomes a Subadviser, a similarly rigorous process is instituted by the Manager to monitor the investment performance and other responsibilities of the Subadviser. The Manager reports to the Trust’s Board on its analysis at the regular meetings of the Board, which are held at least quarterly. Where warranted, the Manager will add or remove a particular Subadviser from a “watch” list that it maintains. Watch list criteria include, for example: (a) Fund performance over various time periods; (b) Fund risk issues, such as changes in key personnel involved with Fund management, changes in investment philosophy or process, or “capacity” concerns; and (c) organizational risk issues, such as regulatory, compliance or legal concerns, or changes in the ownership of the Subadviser. The Manager may place a Fund on the watch list for other reasons, and if so, will explain its rationale to the Trustees. Funds which are on the watch list are subject to special scrutiny of the Manager and the Board of Trustees. Funds may be removed from such watch list, if for example, performance improves or regulatory matters are satisfactorily resolved. However, in some situations where Funds which have been on the watch list, the Manager has recommended the retention of a new Subadviser, and the Board of Trustees has subsequently approved new Subadvisory Agreements with such Subadvisers.

In assessing the Manager’s and Subadvisers’ (collectively, the “Advisory Organizations”), performance of their obligations, the Board considers whether there has occurred a circumstance or event that would constitute a reason for it to not renew an advisory contract. In this regard, the Board is mindful of the potential disruption of a Fund’s operations and various risks, uncertainties and other effects that could occur as a result of a decision to terminate or not renew a contract.

As required by the Investment Company Act of 1940 (“1940 Act”), the Trust’s Board has reviewed and approved the Trust’s Investment Management Agreement with the Manager (the “Advisory Agreement”) and portfolio management agreements (the “Subadvisory Agreements”) with the Subadvisers. The Board’s decision to approve these contracts reflects the exercise of its business judgment on whether to approve new arrangements and continue the existing arrangements. During its review of these contracts, the Board considers many factors, among the most material of which are: the Fund’s investment objectives and long term performance; the Advisory Organizations’ management philosophy, personnel, and processes, including their compliance history and the adequacy of their compliance processes; the preferences and expectations of Fund shareholders (and underlying contract owners) and their relative sophistication; the continuing state of competition in the mutual fund industry; and comparable fees in the mutual fund industry.

The Board also considers the compensation and benefits received by the Advisory Organizations. This includes fees received for services provided to the Fund by affiliated persons of the Advisory Organizations and research services received by the Advisory Organizations from brokers that execute Fund trades, as well as advisory fees. The Board considered the fact that: (1) the Manager and the Trust are parties to an Administrative Service Agreement, a Compliance Services Agreement, and a Chief Compliance Officer Agreement, under which the Manager is compensated by the Trust for performing certain administrative and compliance services including providing an employee of the Manager or one of its affiliates to act as the Trust’s Chief Compliance Officer; and (2) Allianz Life Financial Services, LLC, an affiliated person of the Manager, is a registered securities broker-dealer and receives (along with its affiliated persons) payments made by the Trust pursuant to Rule 12b-1.

 

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The Board is aware that various courts have interpreted provisions of the 1940 Act and have indicated in their decisions that the following factors may be relevant to an adviser’s compensation: the nature and quality of the services provided by the adviser, including the performance of the fund; the adviser’s cost of providing the services; the extent to which the adviser may realize “economies of scale” as the fund grows larger; any indirect benefits that may accrue to the adviser and its affiliates as a result of the adviser’s relationship with the fund; performance and expenses of comparable funds; and the extent to which the independent Board members are fully informed about all facts bearing on the adviser’s service and fee. The Trust’s Board is aware of these factors and takes them into account in its review of the Trust’s advisory contracts.

The Board considered and weighed these circumstances in light of its experience in governing the Trust and working with the Advisory Organizations on matters relating to the Funds, and is assisted in its deliberations by the advice of legal counsel to the Independent Trustees. In this regard, the Board requests and receives a significant amount of information about the Funds and the Advisory Organizations. Some of this information is provided at each regular meeting of the Board; additional information is provided in connection with the particular meeting or meetings at which the Board’s formal review of an advisory contract occurs. In between regularly scheduled meetings, the Board may receive information on particular matters as the need arises. Thus, the Board’s evaluation of an advisory contract is informed by reports covering such matters as: an Advisory Organization’s investment philosophy, personnel, and processes; the Fund’s short- and long-term performance (in absolute terms as well as in relationship to its benchmark(s), certain competitor or “peer group” funds and similar funds managed by the particular Subadviser), and comments on the reasons for performance; the Fund’s expenses (including the advisory fee itself and the overall expense structure of the Fund, both in absolute terms and relative to similar and/or competing funds, with due regard for contractual or voluntary expense limitations); the use and allocation of brokerage commissions derived from trading the Fund’s portfolio securities; the nature and extent of the advisory and other services provided to the Fund by the Advisory Organizations and their affiliates; compliance and audit reports concerning the Funds and the companies that service them; and relevant developments in the mutual fund industry and how the Funds and/or Advisory Organizations are responding to them.

The Board also receives financial information about Advisory Organizations, including reports on the compensation and benefits the Advisory Organizations derive from their relationships with the Funds. These reports cover not only the fees under the advisory contracts, but also fees, if any, received for providing other services to the Funds. The reports also discuss any indirect or “fall out” benefits an Advisory Organization may derive from its relationship with the Funds.

The Advisory and Subadvisory Agreements (collectively, the “Agreements”) were most recently considered at Board of Trustees meetings held in the fall of 2011. Information relevant to the approval of such Agreements was considered at a telephonic Board of Trustees meeting on October 19, 2011, and at an “in person” Board of Trustees meeting held October 26, 2011. The Agreements were approved at the Board meeting of October 26, 2011. At such meeting the Board also approved an Expense Limitation Agreement between the Manager and the Trust for the period ending April 30, 2013. In connection with such meetings, the Trustees requested and evaluated extensive materials from the Manager, including performance and expense information for other investment companies with similar investment objectives derived from data compiled by an independent third party provider and other sources believed to be reliable by the Manager. Prior to voting, the Trustees reviewed the proposed approval/continuance of the Agreements with management and with experienced counsel who are independent of the Manager and received a memorandum from such counsel discussing the legal standards for their consideration of the proposed approvals/continuances. The independent (“disinterested”) Trustees also discussed the proposed approvals/continuances in a private session with such counsel at which no representatives of the Manager were present. In reaching their determinations relating to the approval and/or continuance of the Agreements, in respect of each Fund, the Trustees considered all factors they believed relevant. The Board based its decision to approve the Agreements on the totality of the circumstances and relevant factors, and with a view to past and future long-term considerations. Not all of the factors and considerations discussed above and below are necessarily relevant to every Fund, and the Board did not assign relative weights to factors discussed herein or deem any one or group of them to be controlling in and of themselves.

An SEC Rule requires that shareholder reports include a discussion of certain factors relating to the selection of investment advisers and the approval of advisory fees. The “factors” enumerated by the SEC are set forth below in italics, as well as the Board’s conclusions regarding such factors:

(1)  The nature, extent and quality of services provided by the Manager and Subadvisers.  The Trustees noted that the Manager, subject to the control of the Board of Trustees, administers each Fund’s business and other affairs. As the Trust is a manager of managers fund, the Manager is responsible for monitoring the various Subadvisers that have day-to-day responsibility for the decisions made for each of the Trust’s investment portfolios. The Trust’s Manager is responsible for determining, in the first instance, which investment advisers to consider recommending to the Board of Trustees for selection as a Subadviser.

 

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The Trustees noted that the Manager also provides the Trust and each Fund with such administrative and other services (exclusive of, and in addition to, any such services provided by any others retained by the Trust on behalf of the Funds) and executive and other personnel as are necessary for the operation of the Trust and the Funds. Except for the Trust’s Chief Compliance Officer, the Manager pays all of the compensation of Trustees and officers of the Trust who are employees of the Manager or its affiliates.

The Trustees considered the scope and quality of services provided by the Manager and the Subadvisers and noted that the scope of such services provided had expanded as a result of recent regulatory and other developments. The Trustees noted that, for example, the Manager and Subadvisers are responsible for maintaining and monitoring their own compliance programs, and these compliance programs have recently been refined and enhanced in light of new regulatory requirements. The Trustees considered the capabilities and resources which the Manager has dedicated to performing services on behalf of the Trust and its Funds. The quality of administrative and other services, including the Manager’s role in coordinating the activities of the Trust’s other service providers, also were considered. The Trustees concluded that, overall, they were satisfied with the nature, extent and quality of services provided (and expected to be provided) to the Trust and to each of the Funds under the Agreements.

(2)  The investment performance of the Funds, the Manager and the Subadvisers.  In connection with every in-person quarterly Board of Trustees meeting, Trustees receive extensive information on the performance results of each of the Funds. This includes, for example, performance information on all of the Funds for the previous quarter, and previous one, three and five-year periods, and since inception. (For Funds which have been in existence for less than five years, Trustees may receive performance information on comparable funds managed by the particular Subadviser for periods prior to the creation of a particular Fund.) Such performance information includes information on absolute total return, performance versus Subadvisers’ comparable fund(s), performance versus the appropriate benchmark(s), and performance versus peer groups. For example, in connection with the Board of Trustees meeting held October 26, 2011, the Manager reported that for the three year period ended June 30, 2011, ten Funds were in the top 40%, six were in the middle 20% and five were in the bottom 40%, and for the one year period ended June 30, 2011, nine Funds were in the top 40%, eight were in the middle 20%, and 11 were in the bottom 40%. The Manager also reported that for the five year period ended June 30, 2011, nine Funds were in the top 40%, three were in the middle 20%, and seven were in the bottom 40%. At the Board of Trustees meeting held October 26, 2011, the Trustees determined that the overall investment performance of the Funds was acceptable.

(3)  The costs of services to be provided and profits to be realized by the Manager and the Subadvisers and their affiliates from their relationship with the Funds.  The Manager has supplied information to the Board of Trustees pertaining to the level of investment advisory fees to which the Funds are subject. The Manager has agreed to temporarily “cap” Fund expenses at certain levels, and information is provided to Trustees setting forth “contractual” advisory fees and “actual” fees after taking expense caps into account. Based upon the information provided, the “actual” advisory fees payable by the Funds overall are generally comparable to the average level of fees paid by Fund peer groups. For the 29 Funds reviewed by the Board of Trustees in the fall of 2011, 24 Funds paid “actual” advisory fees in a percentage amount within the 65th percentile or lower for each Fund’s applicable category. The Trustees recognized that it is difficult to make comparisons of advisory fees because there are variations in the services that are included in the fees paid by other funds. The Board has concluded that the advisory fees to be paid to the Manager by the Funds are not unreasonable.

The Manager has also supplied information to the Board of Trustees pertaining to total Fund expenses (which includes advisory fees, the 25 basis point 12b-1 fee paid by the Funds, and other Fund expenses). As noted above, the Manager has agreed to “cap” Fund expenses at certain levels. Based upon the information provided, the overall total expense ratio ranking in 2012 for the 29 Funds was as follows: (1) 21 of the Funds had total expense rankings at or below the 50th percentile; (2) three of the Funds were between the 50th and 65th percentiles; (3) for three of the Funds with expense ranks above the 65th percentile, the Manager recommended, and the Board of Trustees approved, temporary management fee waivers effective May 1, 2012, which are expected to reduce such rankings to the 65th percentile or below; (4) for one Fund with an expense rank above the 65th percentile, the Manager expects such Fund to be below the 65th percentile in 2012 because of greater Fund assets; and (5) for one Fund with an expense rank above the 65th percentile, the Manager reported that the peer group makes for poor comparability.

The Manager has committed to providing the Funds with a high quality of service and working to reduce Fund expenses over time, particularly as the Funds grow larger. The Trustees concluded therefore that the expense ratios of the Funds were not unreasonable.

 

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The Manager provided information concerning the profitability of the Manager’s investment advisory activities for the period from 2009 through June 30, 2011. The Trustees recognized that it is difficult to make comparisons of profitability from investment company advisory agreements because comparative information is not generally publicly available and is affected by numerous factors, including the structure of the particular adviser, the types of funds it manages, its business mix, numerous assumptions regarding allocation of expenses and the adviser’s capital structure and cost of capital. In considering profitability information, the Trustees considered the possible effect of certain fall-out benefits to the Manager and its affiliates. The Trustees focused on profitability of the Manager’s relationships with the Funds before taxes and distribution expenses. The Trustees recognized that the Manager should, in the abstract, be entitled to earn a reasonable level of profits for the services it provides to each Fund and, based on their review, concluded that they were satisfied that the Manager’s level of profitability from its relationship with the Funds was not excessive.

The Manager, on behalf of the Board of Trustees, endeavored to obtain information on the profitability of each Subadviser in connection with its relationship with the Fund or Funds which it subadvises. The Manager was unable to obtain meaningful profitability information from some of the unaffiliated Subadvisers. The Manager assured the Board of Trustees that the Agreements with the Subadvisers which are not affiliated with it were negotiated on an “arm’s length” basis, so that arguably, such profitability information should be less relevant. The Trustees were also provided with certain information on profitability for Subadvisers which are affiliated with the Manager. Trustees recognized the difficulty of allocating costs to multiple advisory accounts and products of a large advisory organization. Based upon the information provided, the Trustees determined that there was no evidence that the level of such profitability attributable to subadvising the Funds was excessive.

(4) and (5) The extent to which economies of scale would be realized as the Funds grow, and whether fee levels reflect these economies of scale. The Trustees noted that most of the advisory fee schedules for the Funds do not contain breakpoints that reduce the fee rate on assets above specified levels, although certain Subadvisory Agreements have such “breakpoints.” The Trustees recognized that breakpoints may be an appropriate way for the Manager to share its economies of scale, if any, with Funds that have substantial assets. However, they also recognized that there may not be a direct relationship between any economies of scale realized by Funds and those realized by the Manager as assets increase. The Trustees do not believe there is a uniform methodology for establishing breakpoints that give effect to Fund-specific service provided by the Manager. The Trustees noted that in the fund industry as a whole, as well as among funds similar to the Funds, there is no uniformity or pattern in the fees and asset levels at which breakpoints (if any) apply. Depending on the age, size, and other characteristics of a particular fund and its manager’s cost structure, different conclusions can be drawn as to whether there are economies of scale to be realized at any particular level of assets, notwithstanding the intuitive conclusion that such economies exist, or will be realized at some level of total assets. Moreover, because different managers have different cost structures and service models, it is difficult to draw meaningful conclusions from the breakpoints that may have been adopted by other funds. The Trustees also noted that the advisory agreements for many funds do not have breakpoints at all, or if breakpoints exist, they may be at asset levels significantly greater than those of the individual Funds. The Trustees also noted that the total assets in all of the Funds as of June 30, 2011 were approximately $6.2 billion, and that no single non-money market Fund had assets in excess of $428 million.

The Trustees noted that the Manager has agreed to temporarily “cap” Fund expenses at certain levels, which has the effect of reducing expenses as would the implementation of advisory fee breakpoints. The Manager has committed to continue to consider the continuation of fee “caps” and/or advisory fee breakpoints as the Funds grow larger. The Board receives quarterly reports on the level of Fund assets. It expects to consider whether or not to approve the Agreements at a meeting to be held prior to December 31, 2012, and will at that time, or prior thereto, consider: (a) the extent to which economies of scale can be realized, and (b) whether the advisory fee should be modified to reflect such economies of scale, if any.

Having taken these factors into account, the Trustees concluded that the absence of breakpoints in certain of the Funds’ advisory fee rate schedules was acceptable under each Fund’s circumstances.

 

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Information about the Board of Trustees and Officers (Unaudited)

The Trust is managed by the Trustees in accordance with the laws of the state of Delaware governing business trusts. There are currently nine Trustees, two of whom are “interested persons” of the Trust within the meaning of that term under the 1940 Act. The Trustees and Officers of the Trust, their addresses, ages, their positions held with the Trust, their terms of office with the Trust and length of time served, their principal occupation(s) during the past five years, the number of portfolios in the Trust they oversee, and their other directorships held during the past five years are as follows:

Non-Interested Trustees(1)

 

Name, Address, and Age

  Positions
Held with
Allianz
VIP and VIP
FOF Trust
 

Term of
Office(2)/Length
of Time Served

 

Principal Occupation(s)
During Past 5 Years

  Number of
Portfolios
Overseen for
Allianz
VIP and VIP
FOF Trust
 

Other
Directorships
Held Outside the

AZL Fund Complex
During Past 5 Years

Peter R. Burnim, Age 64
5701 Golden Hills Drive Minneapolis, MN 55416
  Trustee   Since 2/07   Managing Director iQ Venture Partners, Inc., 2005 to present; EVP Northstar Companies, 2002 to 2005; Senior Officer Citibank and Citicorp for over 25 years   42   Argus Group Holdings; Sterling Centrecorp Inc.; Highland Financial Holdings; and Bank of Bermuda NY
Peggy L. Ettestad, Age 54
5701 Golden Hills Drive Minneapolis, MN 55416
  Trustee   Since 2/07   Managing Director, Red Canoe Management Consulting LLC, 2008 to present; Senior Managing Director, Residential Capital LLC, 2003 to 2008; Chief Operations Officer, Transamerica Reinsurance 2002 to 2003   42   Luther College
Roger Gelfenbien, Age 68
5701 Golden Hills Drive Minneapolis, MN 55416
  Trustee   Since 10/99   Retired; Partner of Accenture 1983 to 1999   42   Virtus Funds
(8 Funds)
Claire R. Leonardi, Age 56
5701 Golden Hills Drive Minneapolis, MN 55416
  Trustee   Since 2/04   Chief Executive Officer, Connecticut Innovations, 2012 to present; General Partner of Fairview Capital, L.P., 1994 to present   42   The Natural History Museum of the Adirondacks
Dickson W. Lewis, Age 63
5701 Golden Hills Drive Minneapolis, MN 55416
  Trustee   Since 2/04   Vice President/General Manager, Yearbooks & Canada-Lifetouch National School Studios, 2006 to present; Vice President/General Manager of Jostens, Inc., 2002 to 2006; Senior Vice President of Fortis Group, 1997 to 2002; Consultant to Hartford Insurance Co., 2001   42   None
Peter W. McClean, Age 67
5701 Golden Hills Drive Minneapolis, MN 55416
  Trustee   Since 2/04   Retired; President and CEO of Measurisk, LLC, 2001 to 2003; Chief Risk Management Officer at Bank Of Bermuda Ltd.,
1996 to 2001
  42   PNMAC Opportunity Fund; Northeast Bank; and FHI
Arthur C. Reeds III, Age 67
5701 Golden Hills Drive Minneapolis, MN 55416
  Trustee   Since 10/99   Retired; Senior Investment Officer, Hartford Foundation for Public Giving, 2000 to 2003; Chairman, Chief Executive and President of Conning Corp., 1999 to 2000; Investment Consultant
1997 to 1999
  42   Connecticut Water Service, Inc.

 

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Interested Trustees(3)

Name, Address, and Age

  Positions
Held with
Allianz
VIP and VIP
FOF Trust
 

Term of
Office(2)/Length
of Time Served

 

Principal Occupation(s)
During Past 5 Years

  Number of
Portfolios
Overseen for
Allianz
VIP and VIP
FOF Trust
 

Other
Directorships
Held Outside the

Fund Complex
During Past 5 Years

Robert DeChellis, Age 44
5701 Golden Hills Drive
Minneapolis, MN 55416
  Trustee   Since 3/08   President and CEO, Allianz Life Financial Services, LLC, 2007 to present; Senior Vice President of Marketing and Product Innovation, 2006 to 2007; Executive Vice President, Travelers Life 2004 to 2005; Executive Vice President, Jackson National Life Distributors, Inc.
2002 to 2004.
  42   None

Brian Muench, Age 41

5701 Golden Hills Drive Minneapolis, MN 55416

  Trustee   Since 6/11   President, Allianz Investment Management LLC from November 2010 to present; Vice President, Vice President, Advisory Management, Allianz Investment Management LLC from December 2005 to November 2010; Assistant Vice President, Investments, Allianz Life from February 2002 to November 2005.   42   None

Officers

 

Name, Address, and Age

  

Positions
Held with
Allianz
VIP and VIP
FOF Trust

   Term of
Office(2)/Length
of Time Served
  

Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years

Brian Muench, Age 41

5701 Golden Hills Drive Minneapolis, MN 55416

   President    Since 11/10    President, Allianz Investment Management LLC from November 2010 to present; Vice President, Allianz Life from April 2011, to present; Vice President, Advisory Management, Allianz Investment Management LLC from December 2005 to November 2010; Assistant Vice President, Investments, Allianz Life from February 2002 to November 2005.
Michael Radmer, Age 66
Dorsey & Whitney LLP,
Suite 1500
50 South Sixth Street
Minneapolis, MN 55402-1498
   Secretary    Since 2/04    Partner, Dorsey and Whitney LLP since 1976.
Ty Edwards, Age 45
Citi Fund Services Ohio, Inc.
3435 Stelzer Road
Columbus, OH 43219
   Treasurer, Principal Accounting Officer and Principal Financial Officer    Since 4/10    Senior Vice President, Financial Administration, Citi Fund Services Ohio, Inc., December 2009 to present; Director, Product Management, Columbia Management, April 2007 to April 2009; Deputy Treasurer, Columbia Funds and Director, Fund Administration, Columbia Management, January 2006 to April 2007; Vice President, Fund Administration, Columbia Management, July 2002 to December 2005.
Stephen G. Simon , Age 43
5701 Golden Hills Drive Minneapolis, MN 55416
   Chief Compliance Officer(4) and Anti Money Laundering Compliance Officer    Since 11/06    Chief Compliance Officer, Allianz Investment Management LLC, July 2004 to present; President, Simon Compliance Consulting Ltd, May 2004 to July 2004; Compliance Counsel, Advantus Capital Management, Inc., January 2002 to May 2004.

 

  (1) Member of the Audit Committee.

 

  (2) Indefinite.

 

  (3) Is an “interested person”, as defined by the 1940 Act, due to employment by Allianz.

 

  (4) The Manager and the Trust are parties to a Chief Compliance Officer Agreement under which the Manager is compensated by the Trust for providing an employee of the Manager or one of its affiliates to act as the Trust’s Chief Compliance Officer. The Chief Compliance Officer and Anti Money Laundering Compliance Officer is not considered a corporate officer or executive employee of the Trust.

 

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The Allianz VIP Funds are distributed by Allianz Life Financial Services, LLC.   
These Funds are not FDIC Insured.      ANNRPT1211 2/12   


AZL® MFS Investors Trust Fund

Annual Report

December 31, 2011

 

LOGO


Table of Contents

Management Discussion and Analysis

Page 1

Expense Examples and Portfolio Composition

Page 3

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

Page 4

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

Page 7

Statement of Operations

Page 7

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

Page 8

Financial Highlights

Page 9

Notes to the Financial Statements

Page 10

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

Page 18

Other Federal Income Tax Information

Page 19

Other Information

Page 20

Approval of Investment Advisory and Subadvisory Agreements

Page 21

Information about the Board of Trustees and Officers

Page 25

This report is submitted for the general information of the shareholder of the Fund. The report is not authorized for distribution to prospective investors in the Fund unless preceded or accompanied by an effective prospectus, which contains details concerning the sales charges and other pertinent information.


AZL® MFS Investors Trust Fund Review (unaudited)

 

Allianz Investment Management LLC serves as the Manager for the AZL® MFS Investors Trust Fund and Massachusetts Financial Services Company serves as Subadviser to the Fund.

What factors affected the Fund’s performance during the year ended December 31, 2011?

For the year ended December 31, 2011, the AZL® MFS Investors Trust Fund returned –2.22%. That compared to a 2.11% total return for its benchmark, the S&P 500 Index1.

Early in the year, the U.S. Federal Reserve Board responded to weak economic growth by loosening monetary policy. That action boosted market sentiment and drove risk-asset prices markedly higher. However, toward the middle of the year, a weakening macroeconomic backdrop and renewed concerns over the size and scope of the European sovereign debt crisis caused a flight to quality among investors. In the U.S., concerns about sovereign debt default and the long-term sustainability of U.S. fiscal policy resulted in a historic downgrade of U.S. credit. Amidst this turmoil, global equity markets declined sharply, which contributed to the Fund’s negative absolute performance for the year.*

Stock selection in the health care, retail and energy sectors was the largest detractor on performance, relative to the Fund’s benchmark. In particular, holdings of an underperforming medical device maker and an office supply retailer dragged on relative performance.*

During the year, the Fund’s currency exposure, resulting primarily from holdings of foreign denominated securities, was a detractor from relative performance. All of the Subadviser’s

investment decisions are driven by the fundamentals of each individual opportunity. As a result, it is common for our portfolios to have different currency exposures than their benchmarks.*

Stock selection in the basic materials and technology sectors was among the largest contributors to relative performance. Within the basic materials sector, a decision to avoid a particular precious metals company that performed poorly benefited the Fund’s performance relative to its benchmark. In the technology sector, the Fund eliminated its exposure to a major computer products and service provider. That helped the Fund’s relative performance.*

Past performance does not guarantee future results.

 

* The Fund’s portfolio composition is subject to change. There is no guarantee that any sectors mentioned will continue to perform well or that securities in such sectors will be held by the Fund in the future. The information contained in this commentary is for informational purposes only and should not be construed as a recommendation to purchase or sell securities in the sector mentioned. The Fund’s holdings and weightings are as of December 31, 2011.
1 

The Standard & Poor’s 500 Index (“S&P 500”) is representative of 500 selected common stocks, most of which are listed on the New York Stock Exchange, and is a measure of the U.S. Stock market as a whole. Investors cannot invest directly in an index.

 

 

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AZL® MFS Investors Trust Fund Review (unaudited)

 

Fund Objective

The Fund’s investment objective is to seek capital appreciation. This objective may be changed by the Trustees of the Fund without shareholder approval. The Fund seeks to achieve its objective by investing primarily in equity securities.

Investment Concerns

Equity securities (stocks) are more volatile and carry more risk than other forms of investments, including investments in high-grade fixed income securities. The net asset value per share of this Fund will fluctuate as the value of the securities in the portfolio changes.

Value-based investments are subject to the risk that the broad market may not recognize their intrinsic value.

Growth based investments can perform differently from the market as a whole and can be more volatile than other types of securities.

International investing may involve risk of capital loss from unfavorable fluctuations in currency values, from differences in generally accepted accounting principles or from economic or political instability in other nations.

For a complete description of these and other risks associated with investing in a mutual Fund, please refer to the Fund’s prospectus.

Growth of a $10,000 Investment

 

LOGO

The chart above represents a comparison of a hypothetical investment in the Fund versus a similar investment in the Fund’s benchmark, and represents the reinvestment of dividends and capital gains in the Fund.

Average Annual Total Returns as of December 31, 2011

 

     1 Year     3 Year     5 Year     Since
Inception
(4/29/05)
 

AZL® MFS Investors Trust Fund

     –2.22     18.12     1.79     6.51

S&P 500 Index

     2.11     14.11     –0.25     3.40

Past performance does not guarantee future results. The performance data quoted represents past performance and current returns may be lower or higher. The investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed may be worth more or less than the original cost. To obtain performance information current to the most recent month end, please visit www.Allianzlife.com.

Expense Ratio

 

      Gross  

AZL® MFS Investors Trust Fund

     1.10

The above expense ratios are based on the current Fund prospectus dated May 1, 2011. The Manager voluntarily reduced the management fee to 0.75% on the first $100 million of assets and 0.70% on assets above $100 million. The Manager and the Fund have entered into a written contract limiting operating expenses, excluding certain expenses (such as interest expense), to 1.20% through April 30, 2013. Additional information pertaining to the December 31, 2011 expense ratios can be found in the financial highlights.

The total return of the Fund does not reflect the effect of any insurance charges, the annual maintenance fee or the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares. Such charges, fees and tax payments would reduce the performance quoted.

The Fund’s performance is measured against the Standard & Poor’s 500 (“S&P 500”) Index, which is an unmanaged index that is representative of 500 selected common stocks, most of which are listed on the New York Stock Exchange, and is a measure of the U.S. Stock market as a whole. The index does not reflect the deduction of fees associated with a mutual fund, such as investment management and fund accounting fees. The Fund’s performance reflects the deduction of fees for services provided to the Fund. Investors cannot invest directly in an index.

 

 

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ALLIANZ VARIABLE INSURANCE PRODUCTS TRUST

AZL MFS Investors Trust Fund

Expense Examples

(Unaudited)

 

 

As a shareholder of the AZL MFS Investors Trust Fund (the “Fund”), you incur ongoing costs, including management fees, distribution fees, and other Fund expenses. These examples are 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. Please note that the expenses shown in the tables are meant to highlight your ongoing cost only.Therefore, the examples are useful in comparing ongoing cost only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher. Please note that the expenses that apply to subaccounts of the insurance contracts were included, your costs would have been higher.

These examples are based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the periods presented below.

The Actual Expense table below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information below, 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 table under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.

 

     Beginning
Account Value
7/1/11
     Ending
Account Value
12/31/11
     Expense Paid
During Period*
7/1/11 - 12/31/11
     Annualized
Expense Ratio
During  Period**
7/1/11 - 12/31/11
 

AZL MFS Investors Trust Fund

   $ 1,000.00       $ 930.00       $ 5.16         1.06

The Hypothetical Expense table below provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year 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 this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of other funds.

 

     Beginning
Account Value
7/1/11
     Ending
Account Value
12/31/11
     Expense Paid
During Period*
7/1/11 - 12/31/11
     Annualized
Expense Ratio
During  Period**
7/1/11 - 12/31/11
 

AZL MFS Investors Trust Fund

   $ 1,000.00       $ 1,019.86       $ 5.40         1.06

 

  * Expenses are equal to the average account value times the Fund’s annualized expense ratio multiplied by the number of days in the most recent fiscal half-year divided by the number of days in the fiscal year.
  ** Excludes expense paid indirectly.

Portfolio Composition

(Unaudited)

 

Investments

   Percent of
net assets+
 

Information Technology

     19.8

Financials

     13.4   

Consumer Discretionary

     12.2   

Consumer Staples

     11.9   

Health Care

     11.6   

Energy

     11.0   

Industrials

     9.9   

Securities Held as Collateral for Securities on Loan

     6.5   

Utilities

     3.6   

Materials

     3.0   

Telecommunication Services

     2.4   

Unaffiliated Investment Company

     1.2   
  

 

 

 

Total

     106.5
  

 

 

 

 

  + Investments are shown as a percentage of net assets, not total investments. As such the total may not equal 100%. For more information about the investments, please see the Schedule of Portfolio Investments.

 

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ALLIANZ VARIABLE INSURANCE PRODUCTS TRUST

AZL MFS Investors Trust Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

December 31, 2011

 

Shares           Fair
Value
 
     

 

Common Stocks (98.8%):

  

 

Aerospace & Defense (2.0%):

  

  75,004      

United Technologies Corp.

   $ 5,482,042   
     

 

 

 

 

Air Freight & Logistics (0.3%):

  

  22,043      

Expeditors International of Washington, Inc.

     902,881   
     

 

 

 

 

Automobiles (0.5%):

  

  21,985      

Bayerische Motoren Werke AG (BMW)

     1,469,637   
     

 

 

 

 

Beverages (3.7%):

  

  131,559      

Diageo plc

     2,870,182   
  81,671      

Heineken NV

     3,769,928   
  53,684      

PepsiCo, Inc.

     3,561,934   
     

 

 

 
        10,202,044   
     

 

 

 

 

Biotechnology (1.2%):

  

  76,269      

Gilead Sciences, Inc.*

     3,121,690   
     

 

 

 

 

Building Products (0.8%):

  

  74,110      

Owens Corning, Inc.*^

     2,128,439   
     

 

 

 

 

Capital Markets (4.8%):

  

  97,377      

Bank of New York Mellon Corp.

     1,938,776   
  19,680      

BlackRock, Inc.^

     3,507,763   
  29,923      

Franklin Resources, Inc.

     2,874,403   
  34,699      

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The)

     3,137,831   
  41,352      

State Street Corp.

     1,666,899   
     

 

 

 
        13,125,672   
     

 

 

 

 

Chemicals (3.0%):

  

  35,540      

Celanese Corp., Series A

     1,573,356   
  24,106      

Linde AG

     3,585,699   
  28,681      

Praxair, Inc.

     3,065,999   
     

 

 

 
        8,225,054   
     

 

 

 

 

Commercial Banks (2.2%):

  

  52,595      

SunTrust Banks, Inc.

     930,931   
  179,032      

Wells Fargo & Co.

     4,934,122   
     

 

 

 
        5,865,053   
     

 

 

 

 

Communications Equipment (1.6%):

  

  237,038      

Cisco Systems, Inc.

     4,285,647   
     

 

 

 

 

Computers & Peripherals (5.8%):

  

  25,511      

Apple, Inc.*

     10,331,955   
  256,229      

EMC Corp.*^

     5,519,173   
     

 

 

 
        15,851,128   
     

 

 

 

 

Construction & Engineering (0.8%):

  

  42,500      

Fluor Corp.

     2,135,625   
     

 

 

 

 

Consumer Finance (1.2%):

  

  71,460      

American Express Co.

     3,370,768   
     

 

 

 

 

Diversified Financial Services (2.7%):

  

  329,918      

Bank of America Corp.

     1,834,344   
  164,050      

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

     5,454,663   
     

 

 

 
        7,289,007   
     

 

 

 
Shares           Fair
Value
 
     

 

Common Stocks, continued

  

 

Diversified Telecommunication Services (1.2%):

  

  104,139      

AT&T, Inc.

   $ 3,149,163   
     

 

 

 

 

Electric Utilities (1.7%):

  

  53,649      

American Electric Power Co., Inc.

     2,216,240   
  57,120      

Exelon Corp.^

     2,477,295   
     

 

 

 
        4,693,535   
     

 

 

 

 

Energy Equipment & Services (3.4%):

  

  51,740      

Cameron International Corp.*

     2,545,091   
  58,877      

Halliburton Co.

     2,031,845   
  34,961      

National-Oilwell Varco, Inc.

     2,376,998   
  33,955      

Schlumberger, Ltd.

     2,319,466   
     

 

 

 
        9,273,400   
     

 

 

 

 

Food Products (1.7%):

  

  41,496      

Danone SA

     2,606,176   
  47,916      

General Mills, Inc.

     1,936,286   
     

 

 

 
        4,542,462   
     

 

 

 

 

Health Care Equipment & Supplies (4.7%):

  

  35,247      

Baxter International, Inc.

     1,744,022   
  31,592      

Becton, Dickinson & Co.

     2,360,554   
  46,020      

Covidien plc

     2,071,360   
  81,585      

Medtronic, Inc.

     3,120,626   
  99,612      

St. Jude Medical, Inc.

     3,416,692   
     

 

 

 
        12,713,254   
     

 

 

 

 

Health Care Providers & Services (0.5%):

  

  71,960      

VCA Antech, Inc.*^

     1,421,210   
     

 

 

 

 

Household Products (4.2%):

  

  26,126      

Colgate-Palmolive Co.

     2,413,781   
  94,646      

Procter & Gamble Co. (The)

     6,313,835   
  57,096      

Reckitt Benckiser Group plc

     2,813,049   
     

 

 

 
        11,540,665   
     

 

 

 

 

Industrial Conglomerates (3.9%):

  

  51,050      

3M Co.

     4,172,317   
  137,938      

Danaher Corp.^

     6,488,604   
     

 

 

 
        10,660,921   
     

 

 

 

 

Insurance (2.5%):

  

  55,450      

ACE, Ltd.

     3,888,154   
  60,630      

Aon Corp.

     2,837,484   
     

 

 

 
        6,725,638   
     

 

 

 

 

Internet Software & Services (2.7%):

  

  9,533      

Google, Inc., Class A*

     6,157,364   
  35,233      

VeriSign, Inc.^

     1,258,523   
     

 

 

 
        7,415,887   
     

 

 

 

 

IT Services (4.1%):

  

  35,545      

Accenture plc, Class A

     1,892,060   
  10,600      

International Business Machines Corp.

     1,949,128   
  9,200      

MasterCard, Inc., Class A^

     3,429,944   
  38,228      

Visa, Inc., Class A

     3,881,289   
     

 

 

 
        11,152,421   
     

 

 

 
 

 

continued

 

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ALLIANZ VARIABLE INSURANCE PRODUCTS TRUST

AZL MFS Investors Trust Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments, continued

December 31, 2011

 

Shares           Fair
Value
 
     

 

Common Stocks, continued

  

 

Life Sciences Tools & Services (0.9%):

  

  56,100      

Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.*

   $ 2,522,817   
     

 

 

 

 

Machinery (.8%):

  

  32,950      

Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.

     2,227,420   
     

 

 

 
        2,227,420   
     

 

 

 

 

Media (4.4%):

  

  109,990      

Comcast Corp., Class A

     2,607,863   
  66,750      

Viacom, Inc., Class B

     3,031,118   
  169,467      

Walt Disney Co. (The)

     6,355,012   
     

 

 

 
        11,993,993   
     

 

 

 

 

Multi-Utilities (1.8%):

  

  49,212      

Alliant Energy Corp.

     2,170,742   
  80,318      

Wisconsin Energy Corp.

     2,807,917   
     

 

 

 
        4,978,659   
     

 

 

 

 

Multiline Retail (2.9%):

  

  62,097      

Kohl’s Corp.

     3,064,487   
  95,268      

Target Corp.

     4,879,627   
     

 

 

 
        7,944,114   
     

 

 

 

 

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels (7.6%):

  

  24,370      

Apache Corp.

     2,207,435   
  57,641      

Chevron Corp.

     6,133,002   
  25,564      

EOG Resources, Inc.

     2,518,310   
  46,671      

Exxon Mobil Corp.

     3,955,834   
  23,037      

Hess Corp.

     1,308,502   
  31,000      

Kinder Morgan, Inc.

     997,270   
  37,302      

Occidental Petroleum Corp.

     3,495,197   
     

 

 

 
        20,615,550   
     

 

 

 

 

Pharmaceuticals (4.4%):

  

  81,003      

Abbott Laboratories

     4,554,799   
  80,739      

Johnson & Johnson Co.

     5,294,863   
  50,011      

Teva Pharmaceutical Industries, Ltd., Sponsored ADR

     2,018,444   
     

 

 

 
        11,868,106   
     

 

 

 

 

Road & Rail (1.2%):

  

  41,970      

Canadian National Railway Co.

     3,297,163   
     

 

 

 

 

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment (2.6%):

  

  35,010      

Altera Corp.

     1,298,871   
  31,967      

ASML Holding NV, NYS

     1,335,901   
  117,821      

Microchip Technology, Inc.^

     4,315,783   
     

 

 

 
        6,950,555   
     

 

 

 
Shares or
Principal
Amount
          Fair
Value
 
     

 

Common Stocks, continued

  

 

Software (3.2%):

  

  42,070      

Check Point Software Technologies, Ltd.*^

   $ 2,210,357   
  254,295      

Oracle Corp.

     6,522,667   
     

 

 

 
        8,733,024   
     

 

 

 

 

Specialty Retail (1.8%):

  

  55,060      

Hennes & Mauritz AB, B Shares

     1,767,681   
  35,233      

Sherwin Williams Co.

     3,145,249   
     

 

 

 
        4,912,930   
     

 

 

 

 

Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods (2.5%):

  

  18,044      

LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SA

     2,541,891   
  33,458      

Nike, Inc., Class B

     3,224,347   
  8,230      

V.F. Corp.

     1,045,128   
     

 

 

 
        6,811,366   
     

 

 

 

 

Tobacco (2.3%):

  

  79,184      

Philip Morris International, Inc.

     6,214,360   
     

 

 

 

 

Wireless Telecommunication Services (1.2%):

  

  56,034      

American Tower Corp.,Class A

     3,362,601   
     

 

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks (Cost $236,782,590)

     269,175,901   
     

 

 

 

 

Securities Held as Collateral for Securities on Loan (6.5%):

  

$ 17,686,947      

Allianz Variable Insurance Products Securities Lending Collateral Trust(a)

     17,686,947   
     

 

 

 

 
 
 

Total Securities Held as Collateral for Securities
on Loan
(Cost $17,686,947)

     17,686,947   
     

 

 

 

 

Unaffiliated Investment Company (1.2%):

  

  3,299,500      

Dreyfus Treasury Prime Cash Management, 0.00%(b)

     3,299,500   
     

 

 

 

 
 

Total Unaffiliated Investment Company
(Cost $3,299,500)

     3,299,500   
     

 

 

 

 
 

Total Investment Securities
(Cost $257,769,037)(c) — 106.5%

     290,162,348   

 

Net other assets (liabilities) — (6.5)%

     (17,826,775
     

 

 

 

 

Net Assets — 100.0%

   $ 272,335,573   
     

 

 

 
 

 

 

Percentages indicated are based on net assets as of December 31, 2011.

ADR—American Depositary Receipt

NYS—New York Shares

 

* Non-income producing security

 

^ This security or a partial position of the security was on loan as of December 31, 2011. The total value of securities on loan as of December 31, 2011 was $17,184,356.

 

continued

 

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AZL MFS Investors Trust Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments, continued

December 31, 2011

 

(a) Purchased with cash collateral held from securities lending. The value of the collateral could include collateral held for securities that were sold on or before December 31, 2011.

 

(b) The rate represents the effective yield at December 31, 2011.

 

(c) See Federal Tax Information listed in the Notes to the Financial Statements.

The following represents the concentrations by country of risk (based on the domicile of the security issuer) relative to the total fair value of investment securities as of December 31, 2011:

 

Country

  Percentage  

Canada

    1.1

France

    1.8   

Germany

    1.7   

Ireland (Republic of)

    1.4   

Israel

    1.5   

Netherlands

    2.6   

Sweden

    0.6   

Switzerland

    1.3   

United Kingdom

    2.0   

United States

    86.0   
 

 

 

 
    100.0
 

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

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AZL MFS Investors Trust Fund

 

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

December 31, 2011

 

Assets:

  

Investment securities, at cost

   $ 257,769,037   
  

 

 

 

Investment securities, at value*

   $ 290,162,348   

Cash

     11,350   

Interest and dividends receivable

     313,441   

Foreign currency, at value (cost $2,042)

     2,042   

Receivable for capital shares issued

     5,650   

Reclaims receivable

     70,571   

Prepaid expenses

     3,289   
  

 

 

 

Total Assets

     290,568,691   
  

 

 

 

Liabilities:

  

Payable for capital shares redeemed

     269,369   

Payable for collateral received on loaned securities

     17,686,947   

Manager fees payable

     165,549   

Administration fees payable

     8,549   

Distribution fees payable

     57,608   

Custodian fees payable

     5,035   

Administrative and compliance services fees payable

     2,281   

Trustee fees payable

     123   

Other accrued liabilities

     37,657   
  

 

 

 

Total Liabilities

     18,233,118   
  

 

 

 

Net Assets

   $ 272,335,573   
  

 

 

 

Net Assets Consist of:

  

Capital

   $ 269,592,186   

Accumulated net investment income/(loss)

     2,217,530   

Accumulated net realized gains/(losses) from investment transactions

     (31,871,951

Net unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on investments

     32,397,808   
  

 

 

 

Net Assets

   $ 272,335,573   
  

 

 

 

Shares of beneficial interest (unlimited number of shares authorized, no par value)

     19,745,692   

Net Asset Value (offering and redemption price per share)

   $ 13.79   
  

 

 

 

 

 

* Includes securities on loan of $17,184,356.

Statement of Operations

For the Year Ended December 31, 2011

 

Investment Income:

  

Dividends

   $ 5,447,109   

Income from securities lending

     56,558   

Foreign withholding tax

     (26,885
  

 

 

 

Total Investment Income

     5,476,782   
  

 

 

 

Expenses:

  

Manager fees

     2,230,338   

Administration fees

     121,786   

Distribution fees

     743,446   

Custodian fees

     28,417   

Administrative and compliance services fees

     13,680   

Trustee fees

     23,067   

Professional fees

     24,477   

Shareholder reports

     30,887   

Other expenses

     10,741   
  

 

 

 

Total expenses before reductions

     3,226,839   

Less expenses voluntarily waived/reimbursed by the Manager

     (98,692

Less expenses paid indirectly

     (15,235
  

 

 

 

Net expenses

     3,112,912   
  

 

 

 

Net Investment Income/(Loss)

     2,363,870   
  

 

 

 

Realized and Unrealized Gains/(Losses) on Investments:

  

Net realized gains/(losses) on securities and foreign currency transactions

     5,784,058   

Net realized gains/(losses) on forward currency contracts

     46,457   

Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments

     (14,699,890
  

 

 

 

Net Realized/Unrealized Gains/(Losses) on Investments

     (8,869,375
  

 

 

 

Change in Net Assets Resulting From Operations

   $ (6,505,505
  

 

 

 
 

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

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ALLIANZ VARIABLE INSURANCE PRODUCTS TRUST

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

     AZL MFS Investors Trust Fund  
     For the
Year Ended
December 31,
2011
    For the
Year Ended
December 31,
2010
 

Change in Net Assets:

    

Operations:

    

Net investment income/(loss)

   $ 2,363,870      $ 1,912,934   

Net realized gains/(losses) on investment transactions

     5,830,515        8,619,606   

Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments

     (14,699,890     21,620,188   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from operations

     (6,505,505     32,152,728   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Dividends to Shareholders:

    

From net investment income

     (1,849,218     (406,267
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from dividends to shareholders

     (1,849,218     (406,267
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Capital Transactions:

    

Proceeds from shares issued

     18,224,473        30,610,308   

Proceeds from dividends reinvested

     1,849,218        406,267   

Value of shares redeemed

     (53,979,011     (102,789,053
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from capital transactions

     (33,905,320     (71,772,478
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in net assets

     (42,260,043     (40,026,017

Net Assets:

    

Beginning of period

     314,595,616        354,621,633   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of period

   $ 272,335,573      $ 314,595,616   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Accumulated net investment income/(loss)

   $ 2,217,530      $ 1,891,142   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Share Transactions:

    

Shares issued

     1,285,826        2,349,721   

Dividends reinvested

     139,669        31,990   

Shares redeemed

     (3,837,635     (7,897,252
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in shares

     (2,412,140     (5,515,541
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

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ALLIANZ VARIABLE INSURANCE PRODUCTS TRUST

AZL MFS Investors Trust Fund

Financial Highlights

(Selected data for a share of beneficial interest outstanding throughout the periods indicated)

 

     Year Ended December 31,  
     2011     2010     2009     2008     2007  

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period

   $ 14.20      $ 12.81      $ 8.44      $ 14.85      $ 13.92   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Investment Activities:

          

Net Investment Income/(Loss)

     0.12        0.10        0.02        (a)      0.02   

Net Realized and Unrealized Gains/(Losses) on Investments

     (0.44     1.31        4.35        (5.77     1.45   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from Investment Activities

     (0.32     1.41        4.37        (5.77     1.47   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Dividends to Shareholders From:

          

Net Investment Income

     (0.09     (0.02     (a)      (0.01     (0.03

Net Realized Gains

                          (0.63     (0.51
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Dividends

     (0.09     (0.02     (a)      (0.64     (0.54
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Asset Value, End of Period

   $ 13.79      $ 14.20      $ 12.81      $ 8.44      $ 14.85   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Return(b)

     (2.22 )%      11.01     51.80     (40.11 )%      10.73

Ratios to Average Net Assets/ Supplemental Data:

          

Net Assets, End of Period ($000’s)

   $ 272,336      $ 314,596      $ 354,622      $ 272,746      $ 383,239   

Net Investment Income/(Loss)

     0.79     0.62     0.15     0.02     0.11

Expenses Before Reductions(c)

     1.09     1.10     1.10     1.11     1.12

Expenses Net of Reductions

     1.05     1.06     1.04     1.03     1.04

Expenses Net of Reductions, Excluding Expenses Paid Indirectly(d)

     1.05     1.06     1.07     1.08     1.07

Portfolio Turnover Rate

     22     21 %(e)      193     144     120

 

 

(a) Represents less than $0.005.

 

(b) The returns include reinvested dividends and fund level expenses, but exclude insurance contract charges. If these charges were included, the returns would have been lower.

 

 

(c) Excludes fee reductions. If such fee reductions had not occurred, the ratios would have been as indicated.

 

(d) Expenses net of reductions excludes expenses paid indirectly, pursuant to a “commission recapture” program, under which brokers remit a portion of the brokerage commission which is used to pay certain Fund expenses. See note 2 in the Notes to the Financial Statements.

 

(e) Effective October 26, 2009, the Subadviser changed from Jennison Associates LLC to Massachusettes FinancialServices Company (“MFS”). Implementation of MFS’ investment strategy has contributed to a lower portfolio turnover rate for the year ended December 31, 2010 as compared to prior years.

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

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ALLIANZ VARIABLE INSURANCE PRODUCTS TRUST

AZL MFS Investors Trust Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements

December 31, 2011

 

1. Organization

The Allianz Variable Insurance Products Trust (the “Trust”) was organized as a Delaware statutory trust on July 13, 1999. The Trust is a diversified open-end management investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”). These Notes to the Financial Statements are for the AZL MFS Investors Trust Fund (the “Fund”). The Trust consists of 29 separate investment portfolios (collectively, the “Funds”), each of which is a series of the Trust, as follows:

 

   

AZL Allianz AGIC Opportunity Fund

   

AZL BlackRock Capital Appreciation Fund

   

AZL Columbia Mid Cap Value Fund

   

AZL Columbia Small Cap Value Fund

   

AZL Davis New York Venture Fund (formerly AZL Davis NY Venture Fund)

   

AZL Dreyfus Equity Growth Fund

   

AZL Eaton Vance Large Cap Value Fund

   

AZL Enhanced Bond Index Fund

   

AZL Franklin Small Cap Value Fund

   

AZL Franklin Templeton Founding Strategy Plus Fund

   

AZL Gateway Fund

   

AZL International Index Fund

   

AZL Invesco Equity and Income Fund (formerly AZL Van Kampen Equity and Income Fund)

   

AZL Invesco Growth and Income Fund (formerly AZL Van Kampen Growth and Income Fund)

   

AZL Invesco International Equity Fund

   

AZL JPMorgan International Opportunities Fund (formerly AZL Morgan Stanley International Equity Fund)

   

AZL JPMorgan U.S. Equity Fund

   

AZL MFS Investors Trust Fund

   

AZL Mid Cap Index Fund

   

AZL Money Market Fund

   

AZL Morgan Stanley Global Real Estate Fund

   

AZL Morgan Stanley Mid Cap Growth Fund

   

AZL NFJ International Value Fund

   

AZL Russell 1000 Growth Index Fund

   

AZL Russell 1000 Value Index Fund

   

AZL S&P 500 Index Fund

   

AZL Schroder Emerging Markets Equity Fund

   

AZL Small Cap Stock Index Fund

   

AZL Turner Quantitative Small Cap Growth Fund

 

 

The Trust is authorized to issue an unlimited number of shares of the Fund without par value. Shares of the Fund are available through the variable annuity contracts and variable life insurance policies offered through the separate accounts of participating insurance companies.

Under the Trust’s organizational documents, its officers and trustees are indemnified against certain liabilities arising out of the performance of their duties to the Fund. In addition, in the normal course of business, the Fund may enter into contracts with its vendors and others that provide for general indemnifications. The Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown, as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Fund. However, based on experience, the Fund expects the risk of loss to be remote.

 

2. Significant Accounting Policies

The following is a summary of significant accounting policies followed by the Fund in the preparation of its financial statements. The policies conform with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”). The preparation of financial statements requires management to make certain 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 increases and decreases in net assets from operations during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Management has evaluated events and transactions subsequent to period end through the date the financial statements were issued, for purposes of recognition or disclosure in these financial statements and there are no subsequent events to report.

Security Valuation

The Fund records its investments at fair value. Fair value is defined as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between willing market participants at the measurement date. The valuation techniques used to determine fair value are further described in Note 4 below.

Investment Transactions and Investment Income

Investment transactions are recorded not later than on the business day after trade date. However, for financial reporting purposes, investment transactions are accounted for on trade date. Net realized gains and losses on investments sold and on

 

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AZL MFS Investors Trust Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements, continued

December 31, 2011

 

foreign currency transactions are recorded on the basis of identified cost. Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis and includes, where applicable, the amortization of premiums or accretion of discounts. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date except in the case of foreign securities, in which case dividends are recorded as soon as such information becomes available.

Real Estate Investment Trusts

The Fund may own shares of real estate investment trusts (“REITs”) which report information on the source of their distributions annually. Certain distributions received from REITs during the year, which are known to be a return of capital, are recorded as a reduction to the cost of the individual REIT.

Foreign Currency Translation

The accounting records of the Fund are maintained in U.S. dollars. Foreign currency amounts are translated into U.S. dollars at the current rate of exchange to determine the fair value of investments, assets and liabilities. Purchases and sales of securities, and income and expenses are translated at the prevailing rate of exchange on the respective dates of such transactions. The Fund does not isolate that portion of the results of operations resulting from changes in foreign exchange rates on investments from fluctuations arising from changes in market prices of securities held. Such fluctuations are included in the net realized and unrealized gain or loss on investments and foreign currencies.

Income received by the Fund from sources within foreign countries may be subject to withholding and other income or similar taxes imposed by such countries. The Funds accrue such taxes, as applicable, based on their current interpretation of tax rules in the foreign markets in which they invest.

Risks Associated with Foreign Securities and Currencies

Investments in securities of foreign issuers carry certain risks not ordinarily associated with investments in securities of domestic issuers. Such risks include future political and economic developments, and the possible imposition of exchange controls or other foreign governmental laws and restrictions. In addition, with respect to certain countries, there is the possibility of expropriation of assets, confiscatory taxation, political or social instability or diplomatic developments which could adversely affect investments in those securities.

Dividends to Shareholders

Dividends to shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date. The Fund distributes its dividends from net investment income and net realized capital gains, if any, on an annual basis. The amount of dividends from net investment income and from net realized gains are determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations, which may differ from GAAP. These “book/tax” differences are either temporary or permanent in nature. To the extent these differences are permanent in nature (e.g., return of capital, net operating loss, reclassification of certain market discounts, gain/loss, paydowns, and distributions), such amounts are reclassified within the composition of net assets based on their federal tax-basis treatment; temporary differences (e.g., wash sales and post October losses) do not require reclassification. Dividends to shareholders that exceed net investment income and net realized gains for tax purposes are reported as distributions of capital.

Expense Allocation

Expenses directly attributable to the Fund are charged directly to the Fund, while expenses attributable to more than one Fund are allocated among the respective Funds based upon relative net assets or some other reasonable method. Expenses which are attributable to more than one Trust are allocated across the Allianz Variable Insurance Products and Allianz Variable Insurance Products Fund of Funds Trusts based upon relative net assets or another reasonable basis. Allianz Investment Management LLC (the “Manager”), serves as the investment manager for the Trust and the Allianz Variable Insurance Products Fund of Funds Trust.

Securities Lending

To generate additional income, the Fund may lend up to 33 1/3% of its assets pursuant to agreements requiring that the loan be continuously secured by any combination of cash, U.S. government or U.S. government agency securities, equal initially to at

 

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AZL MFS Investors Trust Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements, continued

December 31, 2011

 

least 102% of the fair value plus accrued interest on the securities loaned (105% for foreign securities) and is marked to market daily to provide a level of collateral at least equal to the fair value of securities loaned. The Fund bears all of the gains and losses on such investments. The Fund receives payments from borrowers equivalent to the dividends and interest that would have been earned on securities lent while simultaneously seeking to earn income on the investment of cash collateral received. In extremely low interest rate environments, the broker rebate fee may exceed the interest earned or the cash collateral which would result in a loss to the Fund. The investment of cash collateral deposited by the borrower is subject to inherent market risks such as interest rate risk, credit risk, liquidity risk, and other risks that are present in the market, and as such, the value of these investments may not be sufficient, when liquidated, to repay the borrower when the loaned security is returned. There may be risks of delay in recovery of the securities or even loss of rights in the collateral should the borrower of the securities fail financially. However, loans will be made only to borrowers, such as broker-dealers, banks or institutional borrowers of securities, deemed by the Allianz Investment Management LLC (the “Manager”) to be of good standing and credit worthy and when in its judgment, the consideration which can be earned currently from such securities loans justifies the attendant risks. Loans are subject to termination by the Trust or the borrower at any time, and are, therefore, not considered to be illiquid investments. Securities on loan at December 31, 2011 are presented on the Fund’s Schedule of Portfolio Investments (“Schedule”). The average outstanding amount of securities on loan was $14.1 million for the year ended December 31, 2011.

Cash collateral received in connection with securities lending is invested in the Allianz Variable Insurance Products Securities Lending Collateral Trust (the “Securities Lending Collateral Trust”) managed by The Dreyfus Corporation, an affiliate of the Custodian and Securities Lending Agent. The Securities Lending Collateral Trust invests in short-term investments that have a remaining maturity of 397 days or less as calculated in accordance with Rule 2a-7 under the 1940 Act. The Fund paid securities lending fees of $5,599 during the year ended December 31, 2011. These fees have been netted against Income from Securities Lending on the Statement of Operations.

Commission Recapture

Certain Funds of the Trust participate in a commission recapture program. The Fund will utilize the recaptured commissions to pay for, in whole or part, certain expenses of the Fund, excluding investment advisory fees. Any amounts received by the Fund, if applicable, are disclosed as “Expenses paid indirectly” on the Statement of Operations.

Derivative Instruments

All open derivative positions at period end are reflected on the Fund’s Schedule of Portfolio Investments. The following is a description of the derivative instruments that the Fund may utilize, including the primary underlying risk exposures related to each instrument type.

Forward Currency Contracts

During the year ended December 31, 2011, the Fund entered into forward currency contracts in connection with planned purchases or sales of securities or to hedge the U.S. dollar value of securities denominated in a particular currency. In addition to the foreign currency risk related to the use of these contracts, the Fund could be exposed to risks if the counterparties to the contracts are unable to meet the terms of their contracts and from unanticipated movements in the value of a foreign currency relative to the U.S. dollar. In the event of default by the counterparty to the transaction, the Fund’s maximum amount of loss, as either the buyer or the seller, is the unrealized appreciation of the contract. The forward currency contracts are adjusted by the daily exchange rate of the underlying currency and any gains or losses are recorded for financial statement purposes as unrealized gains or losses until the contract settlement date. When the contract is closed, the Fund records a realized gain or loss equal to the difference between the value at the time it was opened and the value at the time it was closed. As of December 31, 2011 the Fund did not hold any forward currency contracts. During the year ended December 31, 2011, the Fund had limited activity in these transactions.

Futures Contracts

During the year ended December 31, 2011, the Fund did not enter into any futures contracts. The Fund may enter into futures contracts to manage its exposure to the securities markets or to movements in market conditions or foreign exchange rates. Futures contracts are valued based upon their quoted daily settlement prices. Upon entering into a futures contract, the Fund is required to segregate liquid assets in accordance with the initial margin requirements of the broker or exchange. Futures contracts are marked to market daily and a payable or receivable for the change in value (“variation margin”) is recorded by the

 

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ALLIANZ VARIABLE INSURANCE PRODUCTS TRUST

AZL MFS Investors Trust Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements, continued

December 31, 2011

 

Fund. Gains or losses are recognized but not considered realized until the contracts expire or are closed. Futures contracts involve, to varying degrees, elements of market risk (generally equity price risk related to stock futures, interest rate risk related to bond futures, and foreign currency risk related to currency futures) and exposure to loss in excess of the variation margin disclosed in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. The primary risks associated with the use of futures contracts are the imperfect correlation between the change in market value of the underlying securities and the prices of futures contracts, the possibility of an illiquid market, and the inability of the counterparty to meet the terms of the contract.

Summary of Derivative Instruments

There were no open derivative positions as of December 31, 2011.

The following is a summary of the effect of derivative instruments on the Statement of Operations for the year ended December 31, 2011:

 

Primary Risk Exposure

  

Location of Gains/(Losses)
on Derivatives
Recognized in Income

   Realized Gains/
(Losses) on Derivatives
Recognized in Income
     Change in Unrealized
Appreciation/
Depreciation on
Derivatives Recognized
in Income
 
Foreign Exchange Contracts    Net realized gains/(losses) on forward currency contracts/ change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments    $ 46,457       $ 199   

 

3. Related Party Transactions

The Manager provides investment advisory and management services for the Fund. The Manager has retained an independent money management organization (the “Subadviser”) to make investment decisions on behalf of the Fund. Pursuant to a portfolio management agreement between the Manager and Massachusetts Financial Services Company (“MFS”), MFS provides investment advisory services as the Subadviser for the Fund subject to the general supervision of the Trustees and the Manager. The Manager is entitled to a fee, computed daily and paid monthly, based on the average daily net assets of the Fund. Expenses incurred by the Fund for investment advisory and management services are reflected on the Statement of Operations as “Manager fees.” For its services, the Subadviser is entitled to a fee payable by the Manager. The Manager has contractually agreed to waive fees and reimburse the Fund to limit the annual expenses, excluding interest expense (e.g., cash overdraft fees), taxes, brokerage commissions, other expenditures that are capitalized in accordance with GAAP and other extraordinary expenses not incurred in the ordinary course of the Fund’s business, based on the daily net assets of the Fund, through April 30, 2013.

For the year ended December 31, 2011, the annual rate due to the Manager and the annual expense limit were as follows:

 

     Annual Rate*     Annual Expense Limit  

AZL MFS Investors Trust Fund

     0.75     1.20

 

  * The Manager voluntarily reduced the management fee to 0.70% on assets above $100 million. The Manager reserves the right to increase the management fee to the amount shown in the table above at any time.

Any amounts contractually waived or reimbursed by the Manager in a particular fiscal year will be subject to repayment by the Fund to the Manager to the extent that from time to time through the next three fiscal years the repayment will not cause the Fund’s expenses to exceed the stated limit during the respective year. Any amounts recouped by the Manager during the period are reflected on the Statement of Operations as “Recoupment of prior expenses reimbursed by the Manager.” At December 31, 2011, there were no remaining contractual reimbursements that are subject to repayment by the Fund in subsequent years.

In addition, the Manager may voluntarily waive or reimburse additional fees in order to maintain more competitive expense ratios. Any voluntary waivers or reimbursements are not subject to repayment in subsequent years. Information on the total amount waived/reimbursed by the Manager or repaid to the Manager by the Fund during the period can be found on the Statement of Operations.

 

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AZL MFS Investors Trust Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements, continued

December 31, 2011

 

Pursuant to separate agreements between the Funds and the Manager, the Manager provides a Chief Compliance Officer (“CCO”) and certain compliance oversight and regulatory filing services to the Trust. Under these agreements the Manager is entitled to an amount equal to a portion of the compensation and certain other expenses related to the individuals performing the CCO and compliance oversight services, as well as $75 per hour for time incurred in connection with the preparation and filing of certain documents with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fees are paid to the Manager on a quarterly basis. The total expenses incurred by the Fund for these services are reflected on the Statement of Operations as “Administrative and compliance services fees.”

Citi Fund Services Ohio, Inc. (“Citi” or the “Administrator”), a wholly owned subsidiary of Citigroup, Inc., with which an officer of the Trust is affiliated, serves as the Trust’s administrator, transfer agent, and fund accountant, and assists the Trust in all aspects of its administration and operation. The Administrator is entitled to a Trust-wide asset-based fee, which is based on the following schedule: 0.05% of daily average net assets on the first $4 billion, 0.04% of daily average net assets on the next $2 billion, 0.02% of daily average net assets on the next $2 billion and 0.01% of daily average net assets over $8 billion. The overall Trust-wide fees are accrued daily and paid monthly and are subject to a minimum annual fee. In addition, the Administrator is entitled to annual account fees related to the transfer agency system, an annual fee for each additional class of shares of any Fund, certain annual fees in supporting fair value services, and a Trust-wide annual fee for providing infrastructure and support in implementing the written policies and procedures comprising the Fund’s compliance program. Fees payable to the Administrator are subject to certain reductions associated with services provided to new funds. The Administrator is also reimbursed for certain expenses incurred. The total expenses incurred by the Fund for these services are reflected on the Statement of Operations as “Administration fees.”

Allianz Life Financial Services, LLC (“ALFS”), an affiliate of the Manager, serves as distributor of the Fund and receives 12b-1 fees directly from the Fund, plus a Trust-wide annual fee of $42,500, paid by the Manager from its profits and not by the Trust, for recordkeeping and reporting services.

The Trust has adopted a distribution and service plan in conformance with Rule 12b-1of the 1940 Act. Pursuant to this plan, the Fund is authorized to pay certain fees for the sale and distribution of its shares and services provided to its shareholders at an annual rate not to exceed 0.25% of the Fund’s average daily net assets. These fees are reflected on the Statement of Operations as “Distribution fees.”

In addition, certain legal fees and expenses are paid to a law firm, Dorsey & Whitney LLP, of which the Secretary of the Fund is a partner. During the year ended December 31, 2011, $4,418 was paid from the Fund relating to these fees and expenses.

Certain Officers and Trustees of the Trust are affiliated with the Manager or the Administrator. Such Officers (except for the Trust’s CCO as noted above) and Trustees receive no compensation from the Trust for serving in their respective roles. For their service to the Trust and to the Allianz Variable Insurance Products Fund of Funds Trust, each non-interested Trustee receives a $36,000 annual Board retainer and a $8,000 meeting fee for each regular in-person Board meeting and a $4,000 meeting fee for each Committee meeting. In addition, Trustees may receive compensation for special meetings and telephonic meetings. Also, the Trustees are reimbursed for certain expenses associated with attending Board meetings. Compensation to the Trustees is allocated between the Trust and the Allianz Variable Insurance Products Fund of Funds Trust in proportion to the assets under management of each Trust. During the year ended December 31, 2011, actual Trustee compensation was $924,000 in total for both Trusts.

 

4. Investment Valuation Summary

The valuation techniques employed by the Fund, as described below, maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs in determining fair value. The inputs used for valuing the Fund’s investments are summarized in the three broad levels listed below:

 

   

Level 1 — quoted prices in active markets for identical assets

   

Level 2 — other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayments speeds, credit risk, etc.)

   

Level 3 — significant unobservable inputs (including the Fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments)

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

 

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AZL MFS Investors Trust Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements, continued

December 31, 2011

 

Security prices are generally provided by an independent third party pricing service approved by the Trust’s Board of Trustees (“Trustees”) as of the close of the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) (generally 4:00 pm EST). Equity securities are valued at the last quoted sale price or, if there is no sale, the last quoted bid price is used for long securities and the last quoted ask price is used for securities sold short. Securities listed on NASDAQ Stock Market, Inc. (“NASDAQ”) are valued at the official closing price as reported by NASDAQ. In each of these situations, valuations are typically categorized as a Level 1 in the fair value hierarchy. Investments in open-end investment companies are valued at their respective net asset value as reported by such companies and are typically categorized as Level 1 in the fair value hierarchy.

Debt and other fixed income securities are generally valued at an evaluated bid price provided by an independent pricing source approved by the Trustees. To value debt securities, pricing services may use various pricing techniques which take into account appropriate factors such as market activity, yield, quality, coupon rate, maturity, type of issue, trading characteristics, call features, credit ratings and other data, as well as broker quotes. Short term securities of sufficient credit quality with sixty days or less remaining until maturity may be valued at amortized cost, which approximates fair value. In each of these situations, valuations are typically categorized as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy.

Exchange traded futures contracts are valued at the last sales price as of the close of the primary exchange and are typically categorized as Level 1 in the fair value hierarchy. Forward currency contracts are generally valued at the foreign currency exchange rate as of the close of the NYSE and are typically categorized as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy.

Other assets and securities for which market quotations are not readily available, or are deemed unreliable are valued at fair value as determined in good faith by the Trustees or persons acting on the behalf of the Trustees. Fair value pricing may be used for significant events such as securities whose trading has been suspended, whose price has become stale or for which there is no currently available price at the close of the NYSE. Depending on the source and relative significance of valuation inputs, these instruments may be classified as Level 2 or Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy. The Fund utilizes a pricing service to assist in determining the fair value of securities when certain significant events occur that may affect the value of foreign securities.

In accordance with procedures adopted by the Trustees, fair value pricing may be used if events materially affecting the value of foreign securities occur between the time when the exchange on which they are traded closes and the time when the Fund’s net asset value is calculated. Management identifies possible fluctuation in international securities by monitoring the increase or decrease in the value of a designated benchmark index. In the event of an increase or decrease greater than predetermined levels, the Fund may use a systematic valuation model provided by an independent third party to fair value its international equity securities which are then typically categorized as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy.

For the year ended December 31, 2011, there were no Level 3 investments for which significant unobservable inputs were used to determine fair value.

 

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AZL MFS Investors Trust Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements, continued

December 31, 2011

 

The following is a summary of the valuation inputs used as of December 31, 2011 in valuing the Fund’s investments based upon the three levels defined above:

 

      Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Total  

Investment Securities:

           

Common Stocks:

           

Automobiles

   $       $ 1,469,637       $       $ 1,469,637   

Beverages

     3,561,934         6,640,110                 10,202,044   

Chemicals

     4,639,355         3,585,699                 8,225,054   

Food Products

     1,936,286         2,606,176                 4,542,462   

Household Products

     8,727,616         2,813,049                 11,540,665   

Specialty Retail

     3,145,249         1,767,681                 4,912,930   

Textiles, Apparel and Luxury Goods

     4,269,475         2,541,891                 6,811,366   

All Other Common Stocks+

     221,471,743                         221,471,743   

Securities Held as Collateral for Securities on Loan

             17,686,947                 17,686,947   

Unaffiliated Investment Company

     3,299,500                         3,299,500   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Investment Securities

   $ 251,051,158       $ 39,111,190       $       $ 290,162,348   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  + For detailed industry descriptions, see the accompanying Schedule of Portfolio Investments.

The Fund recognizes significant transfers between fair value hierarchy levels at the reporting period end. There were no significant transfers between Levels 1, 2 or 3 as of December 31, 2011.

In May 2011, the FASB issued ASU No. 2011-04 “Amendments to Achieve Common Fair Value Measurement and Disclosure Requirements in U.S. GAAP and IFRS”. ASU 2011-04 includes common requirements for measurement of and disclosure about fair value between U.S. GAAP and IFRS. ASU 2011-04 will require reporting entities to disclose quantitative information about the unobservable inputs used in the fair value measurements categorized within Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy. In addition, ASU 2011-04 will require reporting entities to make disclosures about amounts and reasons for all transfers in and out of Level 1 and Level 2 fair value measurements. The new and revised disclosures are effective for interim and annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2011. Adoption of ASU 2011-04 will have no effect on the Fund’s net assets. At this time, management is evaluating the impact of ASU 2011-04 on the financial statement disclosures.

 

5. Security Purchases and Sales

For the year ended December 31, 2011, cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of securities (excluding securities maturing less than one year from acquisition) were as follows:

 

     Purchases      Sales  

AZL MFS Investors Trust Fund

   $ 64,004,235       $ 97,014,958   

 

6. Federal Income Tax Information

It is the Fund’s policy to continue to comply with the requirements of the Internal Revenue Code under Subchapter M, applicable to regulated investment companies, and to distribute all of its taxable income, including any net realized gains on investments, to its shareholders. Therefore, no provision is made for federal income taxes.

Management of the Funds has reviewed tax positions taken in tax years that remain subject to examination by all major tax jurisdictions, including federal (i.e., the last four tax year ends and the interim tax period since then, as applicable). Management believes that there is no tax liability resulting from unrecognized tax benefits related to uncertain tax positions taken.

Cost for federal income tax purposes at December 31, 2011 is $258,696,565. The gross unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on a tax basis is as follows:

 

Unrealized appreciation

  $ 44,448,565   

Unrealized depreciation

    (12,982,782
 

 

 

 

Net unrealized appreciation

  $ 31,465,783   
 

 

 

 

 

 

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ALLIANZ VARIABLE INSURANCE PRODUCTS TRUST

AZL MFS Investors Trust Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements, continued

December 31, 2011

 

As of the end of its tax year ended December 31, 2011, the Fund has capital loss carry forwards (“CLCFs”) as summarized in the table below. Under the provisions of the Regulated Investment Company Modernization Act of 2010, CLCFs that originated in a tax year that began before December 23, 2010 (pre-effective CLCFs) may be carried forward, subject to certain limitations, and applied to offset future capital gains, and thus reduce the amount of distributable capital gains, for up to eight succeeding tax years, after which any unutilized CLCFs expire. Pre-effective CLCFs are applied as short-term capital loss regardless of whether the originating capital loss was short term or long term. CLCFs that originate in tax years beginning after December 22, 2010 (post-effective CLCFs), are applied consistent with the character in which they originated as a new loss on the first day of the immediately succeeding tax year, and thus take precedent over the application of pre-effective CLCFs. Post-effective CLCFs can be carried forward indefinitely.

Pre-effective CLCFs subject to expiration:

 

     Expires
12/31/2016
     Expires
12/31/2017
 

AZL MFS Investors Trust Fund

   $ 18,063,308       $ 12,881,114   

During the year ended December 31, 2011, the Fund utilized $5,800,722 in CLCFs to offset capital gains.

The tax character of dividends paid to shareholders during the year ended December 31, 2011 were as follows:

 

     Ordinary
Income
     Net
Long-Term
Capital Gains
     Total
Distributions(a)
 

AZL MFS Investors Trust Fund

   $ 1,849,218       $       $ 1,849,218   

 

  (a) Total distributions paid may differ from the Statements of Changes in Net Assets because dividends are recognized when actually paid for tax purposes.

The tax character of dividends paid to shareholders during the year ended December 31, 2010 were as follows:

 

     Ordinary
Income
     Net
Long-Term
Capital Gains
     Total
Distributions(a)
 

AZL MFS Investors Trust Fund

   $ 406,267       $       $ 406,267   

 

  (a) Total distributions paid may differ from the Statements of Changes in Net Assets because dividends are recognized when actually paid for tax purposes.

As of December 31, 2011, the components of accumulated earnings on a tax basis were as follows:

 

     Undistributed
Ordinary
Income
     Accumulated
Capital and
Other Losses
    Unrealized
Appreciation(a)
     Total
Accumulated
Earnings/
(Deficit)
 

AZL MFS Investors Trust Fund

   $ 2,217,529       $ (30,944,422   $ 31,470,280       $ 2,743,387   

 

  (a) The differences between book-basis and tax-basis unrealized appreciation/depreciation is attributable primarily to tax deferral of losses on wash sales.

 

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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

The Shareholders and Board of Trustees of

Allianz Variable Insurance Products Trust:

We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities of AZL MFS Investors Trust Fund (the “Fund”) of the Allianz Variable Insurance Products Trust, including the schedule of portfolio investments, as of December 31, 2011, and the related statement of operations for the year then ended, the statements of changes in net assets for each of the years in the two-year period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the years in the five-year period then ended. These financial statements and financial highlights are the responsibility of the Fund’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements and financial highlights based on our audits.

We conducted our audits 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 and financial highlights are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of December 31, 2011, by correspondence with the custodian. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

In our opinion, the financial statements and financial highlights referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Fund as of December 31, 2011, the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the years in the two-year period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the years in the five-year period then ended, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.

KPMG LLP

Columbus, Ohio

February 24, 2012

 

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Other Federal Income Tax Information (Unaudited)

 

For the year ended December 31, 2011, 100.00% of the total ordinary income dividends paid by the Fund qualify for the corporate dividends received deduction available to corporate shareholders.

 

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Other Information (Unaudited)

A description of the policies and procedures that the Fund uses to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities is available, without charge, upon request, by visiting the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (“Commission”) website at www.sec.gov, or by calling 800-624-0197.

Information regarding how the Fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30th is available (i) without charge, upon request, by calling 800-624-0197; (ii) on the Allianz Variable Insurance Products Trust’s website at https://www.allianzlife.com; and (iii) on the Commission’s website at http://www.sec.gov.

The Fund files complete Schedules of Portfolio Holdings with the Commission for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. Schedules of Portfolio Holdings for the Fund in this report are available without charge on the Commission’s website at http://www.sec.gov, or may be reviewed and copied at the Commission’s Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. Information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 800-SEC-0330.

 

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ALLIANZ VARIABLE INSURANCE PRODUCTS TRUST

 

Approval of Investment Advisory and Subadvisory Agreements (Unaudited)

The Allianz Variable Insurance Products Trust (the “Trust”) is a manager-of-managers fund. That means that the Trust’s Manager (“Allianz Investment Management LLC”) is responsible for monitoring the various Subadvisers that have day-to-day responsibility for the decisions made for each of the Trust’s investment portfolios. The Trust’s Manager is responsible for determining, in the first instance, which investment advisers to consider recommending for selection as a Subadviser.

In reviewing the services provided by the Manager and the terms of the investment management agreement, the Board receives and reviews information related to the Manager’s experience and expertise in the variable insurance marketplace. Currently, the Funds are offered only through variable annuities and variable life insurance policies, and not in the retail fund market. In addition, the Board receives information regarding the Manager’s expertise with regard to portfolio diversification and asset allocation requirements within variable insurance products issued by Allianz Life Insurance Company of North America and its subsidiary, Allianz Life Insurance Company of New York. Currently, the Funds are offered only through Allianz Life and Allianz of New York variable products.

The Trust’s Manager has adopted policies and procedures to assist it in the process of analyzing each potential Subadviser with expertise in particular asset classes for purposes of making the recommendation that a specific investment adviser be selected. The Trust’s Board reviews and considers the information provided by the Manager in deciding which investment advisers to select. After an investment adviser becomes a Subadviser, a similarly rigorous process is instituted by the Manager to monitor the investment performance and other responsibilities of the Subadviser. The Manager reports to the Trust’s Board on its analysis at the regular meetings of the Board, which are held at least quarterly. Where warranted, the Manager will add or remove a particular Subadviser from a “watch” list that it maintains. Watch list criteria include, for example: (a) Fund performance over various time periods; (b) Fund risk issues, such as changes in key personnel involved with Fund management, changes in investment philosophy or process, or “capacity” concerns; and (c) organizational risk issues, such as regulatory, compliance or legal concerns, or changes in the ownership of the Subadviser. The Manager may place a Fund on the watch list for other reasons, and if so, will explain its rationale to the Trustees. Funds which are on the watch list are subject to special scrutiny of the Manager and the Board of Trustees. Funds may be removed from such watch list, if for example, performance improves or regulatory matters are satisfactorily resolved. However, in some situations where Funds which have been on the watch list, the Manager has recommended the retention of a new Subadviser, and the Board of Trustees has subsequently approved new Subadvisory Agreements with such Subadvisers.

In assessing the Manager’s and Subadvisers’ (collectively, the “Advisory Organizations”), performance of their obligations, the Board considers whether there has occurred a circumstance or event that would constitute a reason for it to not renew an advisory contract. In this regard, the Board is mindful of the potential disruption of a Fund’s operations and various risks, uncertainties and other effects that could occur as a result of a decision to terminate or not renew a contract.

As required by the Investment Company Act of 1940 (“1940 Act”), the Trust’s Board has reviewed and approved the Trust’s Investment Management Agreement with the Manager (the “Advisory Agreement”) and portfolio management agreements (the “Subadvisory Agreements”) with the Subadvisers. The Board’s decision to approve these contracts reflects the exercise of its business judgment on whether to approve new arrangements and continue the existing arrangements. During its review of these contracts, the Board considers many factors, among the most material of which are: the Fund’s investment objectives and long term performance; the Advisory Organizations’ management philosophy, personnel, and processes, including their compliance history and the adequacy of their compliance processes; the preferences and expectations of Fund shareholders (and underlying contract owners) and their relative sophistication; the continuing state of competition in the mutual fund industry; and comparable fees in the mutual fund industry.

The Board also considers the compensation and benefits received by the Advisory Organizations. This includes fees received for services provided to the Fund by affiliated persons of the Advisory Organizations and research services received by the Advisory Organizations from brokers that execute Fund trades, as well as advisory fees. The Board considered the fact that: (1) the Manager and the Trust are parties to an Administrative Service Agreement, a Compliance Services Agreement, and a Chief Compliance Officer Agreement, under which the Manager is compensated by the Trust for performing certain administrative and compliance services including providing an employee of the Manager or one of its affiliates to act as the Trust’s Chief Compliance Officer; and (2) Allianz Life Financial Services, LLC, an affiliated person of the Manager, is a registered securities broker-dealer and receives (along with its affiliated persons) payments made by the Trust pursuant to Rule 12b-1.

The Board is aware that various courts have interpreted provisions of the 1940 Act and have indicated in their decisions that the following factors may be relevant to an adviser’s compensation: the nature and quality of the services provided by the adviser, including the performance of the fund; the adviser’s cost of providing the services; the extent to which the adviser

 

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may realize “economies of scale” as the fund grows larger; any indirect benefits that may accrue to the adviser and its affiliates as a result of the adviser’s relationship with the fund; performance and expenses of comparable funds; and the extent to which the independent Board members are fully informed about all facts bearing on the adviser’s service and fee. The Trust’s Board is aware of these factors and takes them into account in its review of the Trust’s advisory contracts.

The Board considered and weighed these circumstances in light of its experience in governing the Trust and working with the Advisory Organizations on matters relating to the Funds, and is assisted in its deliberations by the advice of legal counsel to the Independent Trustees. In this regard, the Board requests and receives a significant amount of information about the Funds and the Advisory Organizations. Some of this information is provided at each regular meeting of the Board; additional information is provided in connection with the particular meeting or meetings at which the Board’s formal review of an advisory contract occurs. In between regularly scheduled meetings, the Board may receive information on particular matters as the need arises. Thus, the Board’s evaluation of an advisory contract is informed by reports covering such matters as: an Advisory Organization’s investment philosophy, personnel, and processes; the Fund’s short- and long-term performance (in absolute terms as well as in relationship to its benchmark(s), certain competitor or “peer group” funds and similar funds managed by the particular Subadviser), and comments on the reasons for performance; the Fund’s expenses (including the advisory fee itself and the overall expense structure of the Fund, both in absolute terms and relative to similar and/or competing funds, with due regard for contractual or voluntary expense limitations); the use and allocation of brokerage commissions derived from trading the Fund’s portfolio securities; the nature and extent of the advisory and other services provided to the Fund by the Advisory Organizations and their affiliates; compliance and audit reports concerning the Funds and the companies that service them; and relevant developments in the mutual fund industry and how the Funds and/or Advisory Organizations are responding to them.

The Board also receives financial information about Advisory Organizations, including reports on the compensation and benefits the Advisory Organizations derive from their relationships with the Funds. These reports cover not only the fees under the advisory contracts, but also fees, if any, received for providing other services to the Funds. The reports also discuss any indirect or “fall out” benefits an Advisory Organization may derive from its relationship with the Funds.

The Advisory and Subadvisory Agreements (collectively, the “Agreements”) were most recently considered at Board of Trustees meetings held in the fall of 2011. Information relevant to the approval of such Agreements was considered at a telephonic Board of Trustees meeting on October 19, 2011, and at an “in person” Board of Trustees meeting held October 26, 2011. The Agreements were approved at the Board meeting of October 26, 2011. At such meeting the Board also approved an Expense Limitation Agreement between the Manager and the Trust for the period ending April 30, 2013. In connection with such meetings, the Trustees requested and evaluated extensive materials from the Manager, including performance and expense information for other investment companies with similar investment objectives derived from data compiled by an independent third party provider and other sources believed to be reliable by the Manager. Prior to voting, the Trustees reviewed the proposed approval/continuance of the Agreements with management and with experienced counsel who are independent of the Manager and received a memorandum from such counsel discussing the legal standards for their consideration of the proposed approvals/continuances. The independent (“disinterested”) Trustees also discussed the proposed approvals/continuances in a private session with such counsel at which no representatives of the Manager were present. In reaching their determinations relating to the approval and/or continuance of the Agreements, in respect of each Fund, the Trustees considered all factors they believed relevant. The Board based its decision to approve the Agreements on the totality of the circumstances and relevant factors, and with a view to past and future long-term considerations. Not all of the factors and considerations discussed above and below are necessarily relevant to every Fund, and the Board did not assign relative weights to factors discussed herein or deem any one or group of them to be controlling in and of themselves.

An SEC Rule requires that shareholder reports include a discussion of certain factors relating to the selection of investment advisers and the approval of advisory fees. The “factors” enumerated by the SEC are set forth below in italics, as well as the Board’s conclusions regarding such factors:

(1)  The nature, extent and quality of services provided by the Manager and Subadvisers.  The Trustees noted that the Manager, subject to the control of the Board of Trustees, administers each Fund’s business and other affairs. As the Trust is a manager of managers fund, the Manager is responsible for monitoring the various Subadvisers that have day-to-day responsibility for the decisions made for each of the Trust’s investment portfolios. The Trust’s Manager is responsible for determining, in the first instance, which investment advisers to consider recommending to the Board of Trustees for selection as a Subadviser.

The Trustees noted that the Manager also provides the Trust and each Fund with such administrative and other services (exclusive of, and in addition to, any such services provided by any others retained by the Trust on behalf of the Funds) and executive and other personnel as are necessary for the operation of the Trust and the Funds. Except for the Trust’s Chief Compliance Officer, the Manager pays all of the compensation of Trustees and officers of the Trust who are employees of the Manager or its affiliates.

 

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The Trustees considered the scope and quality of services provided by the Manager and the Subadvisers and noted that the scope of such services provided had expanded as a result of recent regulatory and other developments. The Trustees noted that, for example, the Manager and Subadvisers are responsible for maintaining and monitoring their own compliance programs, and these compliance programs have recently been refined and enhanced in light of new regulatory requirements. The Trustees considered the capabilities and resources which the Manager has dedicated to performing services on behalf of the Trust and its Funds. The quality of administrative and other services, including the Manager’s role in coordinating the activities of the Trust’s other service providers, also were considered. The Trustees concluded that, overall, they were satisfied with the nature, extent and quality of services provided (and expected to be provided) to the Trust and to each of the Funds under the Agreements.

(2)  The investment performance of the Funds, the Manager and the Subadvisers.  In connection with every in-person quarterly Board of Trustees meeting, Trustees receive extensive information on the performance results of each of the Funds. This includes, for example, performance information on all of the Funds for the previous quarter, and previous one, three and five-year periods, and since inception. (For Funds which have been in existence for less than five years, Trustees may receive performance information on comparable funds managed by the particular Subadviser for periods prior to the creation of a particular Fund.) Such performance information includes information on absolute total return, performance versus Subadvisers’ comparable fund(s), performance versus the appropriate benchmark(s), and performance versus peer groups. For example, in connection with the Board of Trustees meeting held October 26, 2011, the Manager reported that for the three year period ended June 30, 2011, ten Funds were in the top 40%, six were in the middle 20% and five were in the bottom 40%, and for the one year period ended June 30, 2011, nine Funds were in the top 40%, eight were in the middle 20%, and 11 were in the bottom 40%. The Manager also reported that for the five year period ended June 30, 2011, nine Funds were in the top 40%, three were in the middle 20%, and seven were in the bottom 40%. At the Board of Trustees meeting held October 26, 2011, the Trustees determined that the overall investment performance of the Funds was acceptable.

(3)  The costs of services to be provided and profits to be realized by the Manager and the Subadvisers and their affiliates from their relationship with the Funds.  The Manager has supplied information to the Board of Trustees pertaining to the level of investment advisory fees to which the Funds are subject. The Manager has agreed to temporarily “cap” Fund expenses at certain levels, and information is provided to Trustees setting forth “contractual” advisory fees and “actual” fees after taking expense caps into account. Based upon the information provided, the “actual” advisory fees payable by the Funds overall are generally comparable to the average level of fees paid by Fund peer groups. For the 29 Funds reviewed by the Board of Trustees in the fall of 2011, 24 Funds paid “actual” advisory fees in a percentage amount within the 65th percentile or lower for each Fund’s applicable category. The Trustees recognized that it is difficult to make comparisons of advisory fees because there are variations in the services that are included in the fees paid by other funds. The Board has concluded that the advisory fees to be paid to the Manager by the Funds are not unreasonable.

The Manager has also supplied information to the Board of Trustees pertaining to total Fund expenses (which includes advisory fees, the 25 basis point 12b-1 fee paid by the Funds, and other Fund expenses). As noted above, the Manager has agreed to “cap” Fund expenses at certain levels. Based upon the information provided, the overall total expense ratio ranking in 2012 for the 29 Funds was as follows: (1) 21 of the Funds had total expense rankings at or below the 50th percentile; (2) three of the Funds were between the 50th and 65th percentiles; (3) for three of the Funds with expense ranks above the 65th percentile, the Manager recommended, and the Board of Trustees approved, temporary management fee waivers effective May 1, 2012, which are expected to reduce such rankings to the 65th percentile or below; (4) for one Fund with an expense rank above the 65th percentile, the Manager expects such Fund to be below the 65th percentile in 2012 because of greater Fund assets; and (5) for one Fund with an expense rank above the 65th percentile, the Manager reported that the peer group makes for poor comparability.

The Manager has committed to providing the Funds with a high quality of service and working to reduce Fund expenses over time, particularly as the Funds grow larger. The Trustees concluded therefore that the expense ratios of the Funds were not unreasonable.

The Manager provided information concerning the profitability of the Manager’s investment advisory activities for the period from 2009 through June 30, 2011. The Trustees recognized that it is difficult to make comparisons of profitability from investment company advisory agreements because comparative information is not generally publicly available and is affected by numerous factors, including the structure of the particular adviser, the types of funds it manages, its business mix, numerous assumptions regarding allocation of expenses and the adviser’s capital structure and cost of capital. In considering profitability information, the Trustees considered the possible effect of certain fall-out benefits to the Manager and its affiliates. The Trustees focused on profitability of the Manager’s relationships with the Funds before taxes and distribution expenses. The Trustees recognized that the Manager should, in the abstract, be entitled to earn a reasonable level of profits for the services it provides to each Fund and, based on their review, concluded that they were satisfied that the Manager’s level of profitability from its relationship with the Funds was not excessive.

 

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The Manager, on behalf of the Board of Trustees, endeavored to obtain information on the profitability of each Subadviser in connection with its relationship with the Fund or Funds which it subadvises. The Manager was unable to obtain meaningful profitability information from some of the unaffiliated Subadvisers. The Manager assured the Board of Trustees that the Agreements with the Subadvisers which are not affiliated with it were negotiated on an “arm’s length” basis, so that arguably, such profitability information should be less relevant. The Trustees were also provided with certain information on profitability for Subadvisers which are affiliated with the Manager. Trustees recognized the difficulty of allocating costs to multiple advisory accounts and products of a large advisory organization. Based upon the information provided, the Trustees determined that there was no evidence that the level of such profitability attributable to subadvising the Funds was excessive.

(4) and (5) The extent to which economies of scale would be realized as the Funds grow, and whether fee levels reflect these economies of scale. The Trustees noted that most of the advisory fee schedules for the Funds do not contain breakpoints that reduce the fee rate on assets above specified levels, although certain Subadvisory Agreements have such “breakpoints.” The Trustees recognized that breakpoints may be an appropriate way for the Manager to share its economies of scale, if any, with Funds that have substantial assets. However, they also recognized that there may not be a direct relationship between any economies of scale realized by Funds and those realized by the Manager as assets increase. The Trustees do not believe there is a uniform methodology for establishing breakpoints that give effect to Fund-specific service provided by the Manager. The Trustees noted that in the fund industry as a whole, as well as among funds similar to the Funds, there is no uniformity or pattern in the fees and asset levels at which breakpoints (if any) apply. Depending on the age, size, and other characteristics of a particular fund and its manager’s cost structure, different conclusions can be drawn as to whether there are economies of scale to be realized at any particular level of assets, notwithstanding the intuitive conclusion that such economies exist, or will be realized at some level of total assets. Moreover, because different managers have different cost structures and service models, it is difficult to draw meaningful conclusions from the breakpoints that may have been adopted by other funds. The Trustees also noted that the advisory agreements for many funds do not have breakpoints at all, or if breakpoints exist, they may be at asset levels significantly greater than those of the individual Funds. The Trustees also noted that the total assets in all of the Funds as of June 30, 2011 were approximately $6.2 billion, and that no single non-money market Fund had assets in excess of $428 million.

The Trustees noted that the Manager has agreed to temporarily “cap” Fund expenses at certain levels, which has the effect of reducing expenses as would the implementation of advisory fee breakpoints. The Manager has committed to continue to consider the continuation of fee “caps” and/or advisory fee breakpoints as the Funds grow larger. The Board receives quarterly reports on the level of Fund assets. It expects to consider whether or not to approve the Agreements at a meeting to be held prior to December 31, 2012, and will at that time, or prior thereto, consider: (a) the extent to which economies of scale can be realized, and (b) whether the advisory fee should be modified to reflect such economies of scale, if any.

Having taken these factors into account, the Trustees concluded that the absence of breakpoints in certain of the Funds’ advisory fee rate schedules was acceptable under each Fund’s circumstances.

 

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Information about the Board of Trustees and Officers (Unaudited)

The Trust is managed by the Trustees in accordance with the laws of the state of Delaware governing business trusts. There are currently nine Trustees, two of whom are “interested persons” of the Trust within the meaning of that term under the 1940 Act. The Trustees and Officers of the Trust, their addresses, ages, their positions held with the Trust, their terms of office with the Trust and length of time served, their principal occupation(s) during the past five years, the number of portfolios in the Trust they oversee, and their other directorships held during the past five years are as follows:

Non-Interested Trustees(1)

 

Name, Address, and Age

  Positions
Held with
Allianz
VIP and VIP
FOF Trust
  Term of
Office(2)/Length
of Time Served
 

Principal Occupation(s)
During Past 5 Years

 

Number of
Portfolios
Overseen for
Allianz
VIP and VIP
FOF Trust

 

Other
Directorships
Held Outside the

AZL Fund Complex
During Past 5 Years

Peter R. Burnim, Age 64
5701 Golden Hills Drive
Minneapolis, MN 55416
  Trustee   Since 2/07   Managing Director iQ Venture Partners, Inc., 2005 to present; EVP Northstar Companies, 2002 to 2005; Senior Officer Citibank and Citicorp for over 25 years.   42   Argus Group Holdings; Sterling Centrecorp Inc.; Highland Financial Holdings; and Bank of Bermuda NY
Peggy L. Ettestad, Age 54
5701 Golden Hills Drive
Minneapolis, MN 55416
  Trustee   Since 2/07   Managing Director, Red Canoe Management Consulting LLC, 2008 to present; Senior Managing Director, Residential Capital LLC, 2003 to 2008; Chief Operations Officer, Transamerica Reinsurance 2002 to 2003.   42   Luther College
Roger Gelfenbien, Age 68
5701 Golden Hills Drive
Minneapolis, MN 55416
  Trustee   Since 10/99   Retired; Partner of Accenture 1983 to 1999.   42   Virtus Funds
(8 Funds)
Claire R. Leonardi, Age 56
5701 Golden Hills Drive
Minneapolis, MN 55416
  Trustee   Since 2/04   Chief Executive Officer, Connecticut Innovations, 2012 to present; General Partner of Fairview Capital, L.P., 1994 to present   42   The Natural History Museum of the Adirondacks
Dickson W. Lewis, Age 63
5701 Golden Hills Drive
Minneapolis, MN 55416
  Trustee   Since 2/04   Vice President/General Manager, Yearbooks & Canada-Lifetouch National School Studios, 2006 to present; Vice President/General Manager of Jostens, Inc., 2002 to 2006; Senior Vice President of Fortis Group, 1997 to 2002; Consultant to Hartford Insurance Co., 2001.   42   None
Peter W. McClean, Age 67
5701 Golden Hills Drive
Minneapolis, MN 55416
  Trustee   Since 2/04   Retired; President and CEO of Measurisk, LLC, 2001 to 2003; Chief Risk Management Officer at Bank Of Bermuda Ltd., 1996 to 2001.   42   PNMAC Opportunity Fund; Northeast Bank; and FHI
Arthur C. Reeds III, Age 67
5701 Golden Hills Drive
Minneapolis, MN 55416
  Trustee   Since 10/99   Retired; Senior Investment Officer, Hartford Foundation for Public Giving, 2000 to 2003; Chairman, Chief Executive and President of Conning Corp., 1999 to 2000; Investment Consultant 1997 to 1999.   42   Connecticut Water Service, Inc.

 

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Interested Trustees(3)

 

Name, Address, and Age

 

Positions
Held with
Allianz
VIP and VIP
FOF Trust

 

Term of
Office(2)/Length
of Time Served

 

Principal Occupation(s)
During Past 5 Years

 

Number of
Portfolios
Overseen for
Allianz
VIP and VIP
FOF Trust

 

Other
Directorships
Held Outside the

Fund Complex
During Past 5 Years

Robert DeChellis, Age 44
5701 Golden Hills Drive
Minneapolis, MN 55416
  Trustee   Since 3/08   President and CEO, Allianz Life Financial Services, LLC, 2007 to present; Senior Vice President of Marketing and Product Innovation, 2006 to 2007; Executive Vice President, Travelers Life 2004 to 2005; Executive Vice President, Jackson National Life Distributors, Inc. 2002 to 2004.   42   None
Brian Muench, Age 41
5701 Golden Hills Drive
Minneapolis, MN 55416
  Trustee   Since 6/11   President, Allianz Investment Management LLC from November 2010 to present; Vice President, Vice President, Advisory Management, Allianz Investment Management LLC from December 2005 to November 2010; Assistant Vice President, Investments, Allianz Life from February 2002 to November 2005.   42   None

Officers

 

Name, Address, and Age

 

Positions
Held with
Allianz
VIP and VIP
FOF Trust

 

Term of
Office(2)/Length
of Time Served

 

Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years

Brian Muench, Age 41

5701 Golden Hills Drive Minneapolis, MN 55416

  President   Since 11/10   President, Allianz Investment Management LLC from November 2010 to present; Vice President, Allianz Life from April 2011, to present; Vice President, Advisory Management, Allianz Investment Management LLC from December 2005 to November 2010; Assistant Vice President, Investments, Allianz Life from February 2002 to November 2005.
Michael Radmer, Age 66
Dorsey & Whitney LLP,
Suite 1500
50 South Sixth Street Minneapolis, MN 55402-1498
  Secretary   Since 2/04   Partner, Dorsey and Whitney LLP since 1976.
Ty Edwards, Age 45
Citi Fund Services Ohio, Inc.
3435 Stelzer Road
Columbus, OH 43219
  Treasurer, Principal Accounting Officer and Principal Financial Officer   Since 4/10   Senior Vice President, Financial Administration, Citi Fund Services Ohio, Inc., December 2009 to present; Director, Product Management, Columbia Management, April 2007 to April 2009; Deputy Treasurer, Columbia Funds and Director, Fund Administration, Columbia Management, January 2006 to April 2007; Vice President, Fund Administration, Columbia Management, July 2002 to December 2005.
Stephen G. Simon, Age 43
5701 Golden Hills Drive
Minneapolis, MN 55416
  Chief Compliance Officer(4) and Anti Money Laundering Compliance Officer   Since 11/06   Chief Compliance Officer, Allianz Investment Management LLC, July 2004 to present; President, Simon Compliance Consulting Ltd, May 2004 to July 2004; Compliance Counsel, Advantus Capital Management, Inc., January 2002 to May 2004.

 

  (1) Member of the Audit Committee.

 

  (2) Indefinite.

 

  (3) Is an “interested person”, as defined by the 1940 Act, due to employment by Allianz.

 

  (4) The Manager and the Trust are parties to a Chief Compliance Officer Agreement under which the Manager is compensated by the Trust for providing an employee of the Manager or one of its affiliates to act as the Trust’s Chief Compliance Officer. The Chief Compliance Officer and Anti Money Laundering Compliance Officer is not considered a corporate officer or executive employee of the Trust.

 

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The Allianz VIP Funds are distributed by Allianz Life Financial Services, LLC.   
These Funds are not FDIC Insured.      ANNRPT1211 2/12   


AZL® Mid Cap Index Fund

Annual Report

December 31, 2011

 

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Table of Contents

Management Discussion and Analysis

Page 1

Expense Examples and Portfolio Composition

Page 3

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

Page 4

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

Page 11

Statement of Operations

Page 11

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

Page 12

Financial Highlights

Page 13

Notes to the Financial Statements

Page 14

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

Page 22

Other Federal Income Tax Information

Page 23

Other Information

Page 24

Approval of Investment Advisory and Subadvisory Agreements

Page 25

Information about the Board of Trustees and Officers

Page 29

This report is submitted for the general information of the shareholder of the Fund. The report is not authorized for distribution to prospective investors in the Fund unless preceded or accompanied by an effective prospectus, which contains details concerning the sales charges and other pertinent information.


AZL® Mid Cap Index Fund Review (unaudited)

 

Allianz Investment Management LLC serves as the Manager for the AZL® Mid Cap Index Fund and BlackRock Investment Management, LLC serves as Subadviser to the Fund.

What factors affected the Fund’s performance during the year ended December 31, 2011?

For the year ended December 31, 2011, the AZL® Mid Cap Index Fund returned –2.32%, which compared to a –1.73% total return for its benchmark, the S&P MidCap 400 Index1.

The Fund attempts to replicate the performance of the S&P 400 index of mid-cap U.S. stocks. U.S. equities delivered paltry rewards for the extreme volatility investors endured in 2011. Political turmoil, natural disasters and, above all, global debt problems led to market activity during the year that was characterized by a tug-of-war between assets perceived as high risk and those perceived as low risk.

Stocks moved unevenly higher early in the year despite political upheaval spreading across the Middle East and North Africa regions and a sharp rise in oil and other commodity prices. March brought devastating natural disasters in Japan, resulting in global supply chain disruptions. However, equity markets were remarkably resilient as the global economic recovery appeared to be on track and investors gradually increased their appetite for risk. After peaking in late April, equities were met with a sharp reversal when the heightened possibility of Greece defaulting on its debt rekindled fears about the potential impact of the sovereign debt crisis spreading in Europe.

In the United States, a prolonged debt ceiling debate revealed the ineffectiveness of the nation’s policymakers and ultimately led to Standard & Poor’s decision to downgrade the U.S. government’s credit rating in early August. This announcement spurred one of the most volatile periods in trading history. Stock markets across the world whipsawed on hopes and fears driven by news flow. Equities swooned as debt problems in Europe spread to Italy and Spain, and global economic indicators grew increasingly bleak.

U.S. stocks staged a strong rebound in October as the domestic labor market improved and corporate profits continued to beat analyst expectations. Encouraging news from Europe also contributed to the rally. After months of deliberation, European leaders agreed upon a new plan to reduce Greece’s debt burden, recapitalize the region’s banks, and increase the

size of the euro-zone bailout fund. However, a lack of definitive details about the rescue plan soon raised doubts among investors and thwarted the rally at the end of October. In November, political instability in Greece and Italy fueled uncertainty as to whether Europe’s leaders would be able to contain the crisis. In the United States, bickering lawmakers failed to reach an agreement on reducing the U.S. budget deficit, further undermining investors’ confidence in policymakers on both sides of the Atlantic. Market volatility softened in December with the support of global central bank actions and continued improvement in economic data.

U.S. stocks outperformed most international markets during the year due to their relative safety in a time of heightened uncertainty overseas. Dividend-paying stocks performed particularly well as investors sought yield in a low-interest rate environment.

Among sectors in the benchmark, consumer staples and utilities performed strongest in 2011. Information technology and telecommunications experienced the largest losses among sectors in the Fund’s benchmark. Financials, which were battered by the world’s debt problems, also performed poorly. The more cyclical materials and industrials sectors also declined amid heightened uncertainty about the global economy.

The underperformance of the Fund compared to its benchmark was the result of Fund expenses that are not incurred by the benchmark.

Past performance does not guarantee future results.

 

* 

The Fund’s portfolio composition is subject to change. There is no guarantee that any sectors mentioned will continue to perform well or that securities in such sectors will be held by the Fund in the future. The information contained in this commentary is for informational purposes only and should not be construed as a recommendation to purchase or sell securities in the sector mentioned. The Fund’s holdings and weightings are as of December 31, 2011.

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The Standard & Poor’s MidCap 400 Index (“S&P 400”) is the most widely used index for mid-sized companies. The S&P 400 covers 7% of the U.S. equities market, and is part of a series of S&P U.S. indices that can be used as building blocks for portfolio composition. Investors cannot invest directly in an index.

 

 

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AZL® Mid Cap Index Fund Review (unaudited)

 

Fund Objective

The Fund’s investment objective is to seek to match the performance of the Standard & Poor’s MidCap 400 Index (“S&P 400”) as closely as possible. This objective may be changed by the Trustees of the Fund without shareholder approval. The Fund seeks to achieve its objective by investing at least 80% of its net assets in a statistically selected sampling of equity securities of companies included in the S&P 400 Index and in derivative instruments linked to the S&P 400 Index, primarily futures contracts.

Investment Concerns

Equity securities (stocks) are more volatile and carry more risk than other forms of investments, including investments in high-grade fixed income securities. The net asset value per share of this Fund will fluctuate as the value of the securities in the portfolio changes.

Mid-capitalization funds typically carry additional risks since smaller companies generally have a higher risk of failure.

Investing in derivatives instruments involves risks that may be different from or greater than the risk associated with investing directly in securities or other traditional instruments.

The Fund does not attempt to manage market volatility or reduce the effects of poor stock performance. In addition, factors such as Fund expenses, selection of a representative portfolio, changes in the composition of the Index, or the timing of purchases or redemptions of Fund shares may affect the correlation between the performance of the Index and the Fund’s performance.

The performance of the Fund is expected to be lower than that of the Index because of Fund fees and expenses. Securities in which the Fund will invest may involve substantial risk and may be subject to sudden severe price declines.

For a complete description of these and other risks associated with investing in a mutual Fund, please refer to the Fund’s prospectus.

Growth of a $10,000 Investment

 

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The chart above represents a comparison of a hypothetical investment in the Fund versus a similar investment in the Fund’s benchmark, and represents the reinvestment of dividends and capital gains in the Fund.

Average Annual Total Returns as of December 31, 2011

 

     1
Year
    Since
Inception
(5/1/09)
 

AZL® Mid Cap Index Fund

     –2.32     19.09

S&P MidCap 400 Index

     –1.73     20.29

Past performance does not guarantee future results. The performance data quoted represents past performance and current returns may be lower or higher. The investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed may be worth more or less than the original cost. To obtain performance information current to the most recent month end, please visit www.Allianzlife.com.

Expense Ratio

 

     Gross  

AZL® Mid Cap Index Fund

     0.62

The above expense ratios are based on the current Fund prospectus dated May 1, 2011. The Manager and the Fund have entered into a written contract limiting operating expenses, excluding certain expenses (such as interest expense), to 0.71% through April 30, 2013. Additional information pertaining to the December 31, 2011 expense ratios can be found in the financial highlights.

The total return of the Fund does not reflect the effect of any insurance charges, the annual maintenance fee or the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares. Such charges, fees and tax payments would reduce the performance quoted.

The Fund’s performance is measured against the Standard & Poor’s MidCap 400 Index (“S&P 400”), which is the most widely used index for mid-sized companies. The S&P 400 covers 7% of the U.S. equities market, and is part of a series of S&P U.S. indices that can be used as building blocks for portfolio composition. The index is unmanaged and does not reflect the deduction of fees associated with a mutual fund, such as investment management and fund accounting fees. The Fund’s performance reflects the deduction of fees for services provided to the Fund. Investors cannot invest directly in an index.

 

 

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ALLIANZ VARIABLE INSURANCE PRODUCTS TRUST

AZL Mid Cap Index Fund

Expense Examples

(Unaudited)

 

As a shareholder of the AZL Mid Cap Index Fund (the “Fund”), you incur ongoing costs, including management fees, distribution fees, and other Fund expenses. These examples are 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. Please note that the expenses shown in the tables are meant to highlight your ongoing cost only.Therefore, the examples are useful in comparing ongoing cost only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher. Please note that the expenses that apply to subaccounts of the insurance contracts were included, your costs would have been higher.

These examples are based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the periods presented below.

The Actual Expense table below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information below, 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 table under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.

 

     Beginning
Account Value
7/1/11
     Ending
Account Value
12/31/11
     Expense Paid
During Period*
7/1/11 - 12/31/11
     Annualized
Expense Ratio
During  Period**
7/1/11 - 12/31/11
 

AZL Mid Cap Index Fund

   $ 1,000.00       $ 902.60       $ 2.97         0.62

The Hypothetical Expense table below provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year 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 this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of other funds.

 

     Beginning
Account Value
7/1/11
     Ending
Account Value
12/31/11
     Expense Paid
During Period*
7/1/11 - 12/31/11
     Annualized
Expense Ratio
During  Period**
7/1/11 - 12/31/11
 

AZL Mid Cap Index Fund

   $ 1,000.00       $ 1,022.08       $ 3.16         0.62

 

  * Expenses are equal to the average account value times the Fund’s annualized expense ratio multiplied by the number of days in the most recent fiscal half-year divided by the number of days in the fiscal year.
  ** Excludes expense paid indirectly.

Portfolio Composition

(Unaudited)

 

Investments

  Percent of
net assets+
 

Financials

    20.0

Industrials

    15.8   

Information Technology

    14.7   

Consumer Discretionary

    12.6   

Health Care

    9.8   

Securities Held as Collateral for Securities on Loan

    8.4   

Materials

    6.6   

Energy

    6.4   

Utilities

    6.2   

Consumer Staples

    4.3   

Unaffiliated Investment Company

    2.5   

Telecommunication Services

    0.5   
 

 

 

 

Total

    107.8
 

 

 

 

 

  + Investments are shown as a percentage of net assets, not total investments. As such the total may not equal 100%. For more information about the investments, please see the Schedule of Portfolio Investments.

 

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ALLIANZ VARIABLE INSURANCE PRODUCTS TRUST

AZL Mid Cap Index Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

December 31, 2011

 

Shares           Fair
Value
 
     

 

Common Stocks (96.9%):

  

 

Aerospace & Defense (1.1%):

  

  6,375      

Alliant Techsystems, Inc.

   $ 364,395   
  19,957      

BE Aerospace, Inc.*

     772,536   
  5,923      

Esterline Technologies Corp.*

     331,510   
  35,715      

Exelis, Inc.

     323,221   
  8,356      

Triumph Group, Inc.

     488,408   
     

 

 

 
        2,280,070   
     

 

 

 

 

Air Freight & Logistics (0.1%):

  

  19,954      

UTI Worldwide, Inc.

     265,189   
     

 

 

 

 

Airlines (0.3%):

  

  6,872      

Alaska Air Group, Inc.*

     516,019   
  39,537      

JetBlue Airways Corp.*

     205,592   
     

 

 

 
        721,611   
     

 

 

 

 

Auto Components (0.4%):

  

  27,761      

Gentex Corp.

     821,448   
     

 

 

 

 

Automobiles (0.1%):

  

  8,489      

Thor Industries, Inc.^

     232,853   
     

 

 

 

 

Beverages (0.6%):

  

  14,659      

Hansen Natural Corp.*

     1,350,680   
     

 

 

 

 

Biotechnology (1.3%):

  

  14,705      

Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*^

     815,098   
  10,046      

United Therapeutics Corp.*

     474,673   
  40,356      

Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*

     1,340,223   
     

 

 

 
        2,629,994   
     

 

 

 

 

Building Products (0.4%):

  

  30,159      

Fortune Brands Home & Security, Inc.*

     513,608   
  9,978      

Lennox International, Inc.

     336,757   
     

 

 

 
        850,365   
     

 

 

 

 

Capital Markets (2.0%):

  

  10,315      

Affiliated Managers Group, Inc.*

     989,724   
  38,127      

Apollo Investment Corp.

     245,538   
  22,217      

Eaton Vance Corp.^

     525,210   
  5,593      

Greenhill & Co., Inc.^

     203,417   
  36,378      

Janus Capital Group, Inc.

     229,545   
  28,210      

Jefferies Group, Inc.

     387,888   
  19,750      

Raymond James Financial, Inc.

     611,460   
  28,367      

SEI Investments Co.

     492,168   
  16,507      

Waddell & Reed Financial, Inc., Class A

     408,878   
     

 

 

 
        4,093,828   
     

 

 

 

 

Chemicals (2.8%):

  

  17,175      

Albemarle Corp.

     884,684   
  15,113      

Ashland, Inc.

     863,859   
  12,365      

Cabot Corp.

     397,411   
  9,595      

Cytec Industries, Inc.

     428,417   
  10,243      

Intrepid Potash, Inc.*

     231,799   
Shares           Fair
Value
 
     

 

Common Stocks, continued

  

 

Chemicals, continued

  

  3,417      

Minerals Technologies, Inc.

   $ 193,163   
  2,049      

NewMarket Corp.^

     405,927   
  15,511      

Olin Corp.

     304,791   
  25,355      

RPM International, Inc.

     622,465   
  8,374      

Scotts Miracle-Gro Co. (The), Class A^

     390,982   
  9,691      

Sensient Technologies Corp.

     367,289   
  18,084      

Valspar Corp. (The)

     704,734   
     

 

 

 
        5,795,521   
     

 

 

 

 

Commercial Banks (3.7%):

  

  33,573      

Associated Banc-Corp.

     375,010   
  14,463      

BancorpSouth, Inc.^

     159,382   
  8,989      

Bank of Hawaii Corp.^

     399,921   
  15,218      

Cathay General Bancorp

     227,205   
  9,057      

City National Corp.^

     400,138   
  15,314      

Commerce Bancshares, Inc.

     583,770   
  11,851      

Cullen/Frost Bankers, Inc.^

     627,036   
  28,841      

East West Bancorp, Inc.

     569,610   
  21,138      

FirstMerit Corp.

     319,818   
  38,701      

Fulton Financial Corp.

     379,657   
  16,390      

Hancock Holding Co.

     523,988   
  10,284      

International Bancshares Corp.

     188,557   
  9,074      

Prosperity Bancshares, Inc.^

     366,136   
  8,934      

Signature Bank*

     535,951   
  8,387      

SVB Financial Group*

     399,976   
  144,360      

Synovus Financial Corp.^

     203,548   
  30,507      

TCF Financial Corp.^

     314,832   
  12,407      

Trustmark Corp.^

     301,366   
  36,217      

Valley National Bancorp^

     448,004   
  14,222      

Webster Financial Corp.

     289,987   
  5,531      

Westamerica Bancorp^

     242,811   
     

 

 

 
        7,856,703   
     

 

 

 

 

Commercial Services & Supplies (1.7%):

  

  9,062      

Brink’s Co. (The)

     243,586   
  9,138      

Clean Harbors, Inc.*^

     582,365   
  10,322      

Copart, Inc.*

     494,321   
  19,254      

Corrections Corp. of America*

     392,204   
  9,833      

Deluxe Corp.^

     223,799   
  11,267      

Herman Miller, Inc.

     207,876   
  8,674      

HNI Corp.

     226,391   
  5,955      

Mine Safety Appliances Co.^

     197,230   
  12,455      

Rollins, Inc.

     276,750   
  21,645      

Waste Connections, Inc.

     717,315   
     

 

 

 
        3,561,837   
     

 

 

 

 

Communications Equipment (1.2%):

  

  12,317      

ADTRAN, Inc.

     371,481   
  18,746      

Ciena Corp.*^

     226,827   
  8,418      

Plantronics, Inc.

     300,018   
  34,275      

Polycom, Inc.*

     558,682   
 

 

continued

 

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AZL Mid Cap Index Fund

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December 31, 2011

 

Shares           Fair
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Common Stocks, continued

  

 

Communications Equipment, continued

  

  29,995      

Riverbed Technology, Inc.*

   $ 704,882   
  69,361      

Tellabs, Inc.

     280,218   
     

 

 

 
        2,442,108   
     

 

 

 

 

Computers & Peripherals (0.6%):

  

  12,120      

Diebold, Inc.

     364,448   
  30,456      

NCR Corp.*

     501,306   
  19,469      

QLogic Corp.*

     292,035   
     

 

 

 
        1,157,789   
     

 

 

 

 

Construction & Engineering (1.1%):

  

  22,321      

Aecom Technology Corp.*

     459,143   
  6,733      

Granite Construction, Inc.

     159,707   
  28,803      

KBR, Inc.

     802,740   
  12,607      

Shaw Group, Inc.*

     339,128   
  15,405      

URS Corp.*

     541,023   
     

 

 

 
        2,301,741   
     

 

 

 

 

Construction Materials (0.3%):

  

  8,842      

Martin Marietta Materials, Inc.^

     666,775   
     

 

 

 

 

Containers & Packaging (1.9%):

  

  12,784      

AptarGroup, Inc.

     666,941   
  5,953      

Greif, Inc., Class A

     271,159   
  18,916      

Packaging Corp. of America

     477,440   
  13,644      

Rock-Tenn Co., Class A

     787,259   
  9,590      

Silgan Holdings, Inc.

     370,558   
  19,346      

Sonoco Products Co.

     637,644   
  21,241      

Temple-Inland, Inc.

     673,552   
     

 

 

 
        3,884,553   
     

 

 

 

 

Distributors (0.6%):

  

  28,361      

LKQ Corp.*

     853,099   
  5,492      

Watsco, Inc.^

     360,605   
     

 

 

 
        1,213,704   
     

 

 

 

 

Diversified Consumer Services (0.8%):

  

  3,953      

ITT Educational Services, Inc.*^

     224,886   
  5,503      

Matthews International Corp., Class A

     172,959   
  11,168      

Regis Corp.

     184,830   
  44,116      

Service Corp. International

     469,836   
  13,071      

Sotheby’s

     372,916   
  2,249      

Strayer Education, Inc.^

     218,580   
     

 

 

 
        1,644,007   
     

 

 

 

 

Diversified Financial Services (0.4%):

  

  23,329      

MSCI, Inc., Class A*

     768,224   
     

 

 

 

 

Diversified Telecommunication Services (0.3%):

  

  28,900      

TW Telecom, Inc.*

     560,082   
     

 

 

 

 

Electric Utilities (1.9%):

  

  11,739      

Cleco Corp.

     447,256   
  26,255      

Great Plains Energy, Inc.

     571,834   
  18,571      

Hawaiian Electric Industries, Inc.

     491,760   
  9,630      

IDACORP, Inc.

     408,408   
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Value
 
     

 

Common Stocks, continued

  

 

Electric Utilities, continued

  

  17,947      

ITT Corp.

   $ 346,915   
  45,665      

NV Energy, Inc.

     746,623   
  15,413      

PNM Resources, Inc.

     280,979   
  22,705      

Westar Energy, Inc.

     653,450   
     

 

 

 
        3,947,225   
     

 

 

 

 

Electrical Equipment (2.0%):

  

  8,139      

Acuity Brands, Inc.^

     431,367   
  30,979      

AMETEK, Inc.

     1,304,216   
  10,133      

General Cable Corp.*

     253,426   
  11,404      

Hubbell, Inc., Class B

     762,471   
  8,034      

Regal-Beloit Corp.^

     409,493   
  10,071      

Thomas & Betts Corp.*

     549,877   
  11,599      

Woodward, Inc.

     474,747   
     

 

 

 
        4,185,597   
     

 

 

 

 

Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components (2.2%):

  

  21,620      

Arrow Electronics, Inc.*

     808,804   
  28,708      

Avnet, Inc.*

     892,532   
  29,682      

Ingram Micro, Inc., Class A*

     539,915   
  7,906      

Itron, Inc.*

     282,798   
  17,938      

National Instruments Corp.

     465,491   
  7,986      

Tech Data Corp.*

     394,588   
  23,860      

Trimble Navigation, Ltd.*

     1,035,524   
  30,414      

Vishay Intertechnology, Inc.*

     273,422   
     

 

 

 
        4,693,074   
     

 

 

 

 

Energy Equipment & Services (2.9%):

  

  10,935      

Atwood Oceanics, Inc.*

     435,104   
  3,845      

CARBO Ceramics, Inc.

     474,204   
  14,559      

Dresser-Rand Group, Inc.*

     726,640   
  6,669      

Dril-Quip, Inc.*

     438,953   
  20,408      

Helix Energy Solutions Group, Inc.*^

     322,446   
  20,904      

Oceaneering International, Inc.

     964,301   
  9,913      

Oil States International, Inc.*

     757,056   
  29,862      

Patterson-UTI Energy, Inc.

     596,643   
  15,453      

Superior Energy Services, Inc.*

     439,483   
  10,042      

Tidewater, Inc.

     495,071   
  8,013      

Unit Corp.*

     371,803   
     

 

 

 
        6,021,704   
     

 

 

 

 

Food & Staples Retailing (0.2%):

  

  9,536      

Ruddick Corp.

     406,615   
     

 

 

 

 

Food Products (2.1%):

  

  14,665      

Corn Products International, Inc.

     771,232   
  21,836      

Flowers Foods, Inc.

     414,447   
  25,150      

Green Mountain Coffee Roasters, Inc.*^

     1,127,978   
  3,850      

Lancaster Colony Corp.

     266,959   
  10,668      

Ralcorp Holdings, Inc.*

     912,114   
 

 

continued

 

5


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AZL Mid Cap Index Fund

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December 31, 2011

 

Shares           Fair
Value
 
     

 

Common Stocks, continued

  

 

Food Products, continued

  

  31,604      

Smithfield Foods, Inc.*

   $ 767,345   
  4,807      

Tootsie Roll Industries, Inc.^

     113,782   
     

 

 

 
        4,373,857   
     

 

 

 

 

Gas Utilities (1.9%):

  

  17,485      

Atmos Energy Corp.

     583,125   
  13,950      

Energen Corp.

     697,500   
  16,030      

National Fuel Gas Co.

     890,948   
  34,362      

Questar Corp.+

     682,429   
  22,371      

UGI Corp.

     657,707   
  9,951      

WGL Holdings, Inc.^

     440,033   
     

 

 

 
        3,951,742   
     

 

 

 

 

Health Care Equipment & Supplies (2.6%):

  

  9,236      

Cooper Cos., Inc. (The)

     651,323   
  9,000      

Gen-Probe, Inc.*

     532,080   
  11,941      

Hill-Rom Holdings, Inc.

     402,292   
  50,911      

Hologic, Inc.*

     891,452   
  10,865      

IDEXX Laboratories, Inc.*^

     836,170   
  11,610      

Masimo Corp.*^

     216,933   
  28,461      

ResMed, Inc.*

     722,909   
  11,216      

STERIS Corp.

     334,461   
  7,879      

Teleflex, Inc.

     482,904   
  11,596      

Thoratec Corp.*

     389,162   
     

 

 

 
        5,459,686   
     

 

 

 

 

Health Care Providers & Services (3.8%):

  

  9,256      

AMERIGROUP Corp.*

     546,844   
  9,680      

Catalyst Health Solutions, Inc.*

     503,360   
  17,526      

Community Health Systems, Inc.*

     305,829   
  49,167      

Health Management Associates, Inc., Class A*

     362,361   
  16,054      

Health Net, Inc.*

     488,363   
  17,484      

Henry Schein, Inc.*

     1,126,494   
  16,485      

HMS Holdings Corp.*

     527,190   
  9,318      

LifePoint Hospitals, Inc.*

     346,164   
  17,133      

Lincare Holdings, Inc.

     440,489   
  9,464      

MEDNAX, Inc.*

     681,503   
  22,124      

Omnicare, Inc.^

     762,172   
  12,273      

Owens & Minor, Inc.^

     341,067   
  18,679      

Universal Health Services, Inc., Class B

     725,866   
  16,776      

VCA Antech, Inc.*

     331,326   
  8,281      

WellCare Health Plans, Inc.*

     434,752   
     

 

 

 
        7,923,780   
     

 

 

 

 

Health Care Technology (0.3%):

  

  36,729      

Allscripts Healthcare Solutions, Inc.*

     695,647   
     

 

 

 

 

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure (1.5%):

  

  8,387      

Bally Technologies, Inc.*

     331,790   
  5,691      

Bob Evans Farms, Inc.

     190,876   
Shares           Fair
Value
 
     

 

Common Stocks, continued

  

 

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure, continued

  

  15,575      

Brinker International, Inc.

   $ 416,787   
  10,563      

Cheesecake Factory, Inc. (The)*^

     310,024   
  5,479      

International Speedway Corp., Class A

     138,892   
  8,193      

Life Time Fitness, Inc.*^

     383,023   
  5,736      

Panera Bread Co., Class A*

     811,357   
  10,971      

Scientific Games Corp.*

     106,419   
  57,225      

Wendy’s Co. (The)

     306,726   
  10,984      

WMS Industries, Inc.*

     225,392   
     

 

 

 
        3,221,286   
     

 

 

 

 

Household Durables (1.4%):

  

  7,720      

American Greetings Corp., Class A

     96,577   
  13,971      

KB Home^

     93,885   
  6,944      

M.D.C. Holdings, Inc.^

     122,423   
  11,044      

Mohawk Industries, Inc.*

     660,983   
  963      

NVR, Inc.*

     660,618   
  28,459      

Toll Brothers, Inc.*

     581,133   
  11,099      

Tupperware Brands Corp.

     621,211   
     

 

 

 
        2,836,830   
     

 

 

 

 

Household Products (1.3%):

  

  14,613      

Aaron’s, Inc.

     389,875   
  27,679      

Church & Dwight Co., Inc.

     1,266,591   
  12,945      

Energizer Holdings, Inc.*

     1,002,978   
     

 

 

 
        2,659,444   
     

 

 

 

 

Industrial Conglomerates (0.2%):

  

  11,809      

Carlisle Cos., Inc.

     523,139   
     

 

 

 

 

Insurance (4.3%):

  

  14,901      

American Financial Group, Inc.

     549,698   
  21,935      

Arthur J. Gallagher & Co.

     733,506   
  13,661      

Aspen Insurance Holdings, Ltd.

     362,017   
  22,472      

Brown & Brown, Inc.

     508,541   
  20,607      

CoreLogic, Inc.*

     266,449   
  10,392      

Everest Re Group, Ltd.

     873,863   
  42,409      

Fidelity National Financial, Inc., Class A

     675,575   
  20,491      

First American Financial Corp.

     259,621   
  8,682      

Hanover Insurance Group, Inc. (The)

     303,436   
  22,027      

HCC Insurance Holdings, Inc.

     605,743   
  9,710      

Kemper Corp.

     283,629   
  6,485      

Mercury General Corp.

     295,846   
  49,443      

Old Republic International Corp.^

     458,337   
  16,024      

Protective Life Corp.

     361,501   
  14,177      

Reinsurance Group of America, Inc.

     740,748   
  8,550      

StanCorp Financial Group, Inc.^

     314,213   
 

 

continued

 

6


ALLIANZ VARIABLE INSURANCE PRODUCTS TRUST

AZL Mid Cap Index Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments, continued

December 31, 2011

 

Shares           Fair
Value
 
     

 

Common Stocks, continued

  

 

Insurance, continued

  

  11,115      

Transatlantic Holdings, Inc.

   $ 608,324   
  21,488      

W.R. Berkley Corp.

     738,972   
     

 

 

 
        8,940,019   
     

 

 

 

 

Internet & Catalog Retail (0.1%):

  

  7,797      

HSN, Inc.

     282,719   
     

 

 

 

 

Internet Software & Services (1.1%):

  

  18,897      

AOL, Inc.*

     285,345   
  9,182      

Equinix, Inc.*

     931,055   
  20,036      

Rackspace Hosting, Inc.*^

     861,748   
  16,102      

ValueClick, Inc.*^

     262,301   
     

 

 

 
        2,340,449   
     

 

 

 

 

IT Services (2.5%):

  

  15,146      

Acxiom Corp.*

     184,933   
  9,669      

Alliance Data Systems Corp.*^

     1,004,029   
  24,016      

Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc.

     541,561   
  23,250      

Convergys Corp.*

     296,902   
  6,481      

DST Systems, Inc.

     295,015   
  18,361      

Gartner, Inc.*

     638,412   
  15,154      

Global Payments, Inc.

     717,997   
  16,327      

Lender Processing Services, Inc.

     246,048   
  4,487      

ManTech International Corp., Class A^

     140,174   
  12,650      

NeuStar, Inc., Class A*

     432,250   
  20,389      

VeriFone Systems, Inc.*

     724,217   
     

 

 

 
        5,221,538   
     

 

 

 

 

Leisure Equipment & Products (0.4%):

  

  13,357      

Polaris Industries, Inc.

     747,725   
     

 

 

 

 

Life Sciences Tools & Services (1.2%):

  

  3,809      

Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc.,
Class A*

     365,817   
  9,567      

Charles River Laboratories International, Inc.*

     261,466   
  11,757      

Covance, Inc.*

     537,530   
  6,111      

Mettler-Toledo International, Inc.*

     902,656   
  7,159      

Techne Corp.

     488,673   
     

 

 

 
        2,556,142   
     

 

 

 

 

Machinery (5.0%):

  

  18,826      

AGCO Corp.*

     808,953   
  9,737      

CLARCOR, Inc.

     486,753   
  9,453      

Crane Co.

     441,550   
  14,419      

Donaldson Co., Inc.

     981,645   
  9,788      

Gardner Denver, Inc.

     754,263   
  11,549      

Graco, Inc.

     472,239   
  15,617      

Harsco Corp.

     321,398   
  16,145      

IDEX Corp.

     599,141   
  15,375      

Kennametal, Inc.

     561,495   
  16,215      

Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc.

     634,331   
Shares           Fair
Value
 
     

 

Common Stocks, continued

  

 

Machinery, continued

  

  11,537      

Nordson Corp.

   $ 475,094   
  17,690      

Oshkosh Corp.*

     378,212   
  19,072      

Pentair, Inc.^

     634,907   
  9,872      

SPX Corp.

     594,985   
  21,226      

Terex Corp.*^

     286,763   
  16,249      

Timken Co.

     628,999   
  15,506      

Trinity Industries, Inc.

     466,110   
  4,349      

Valmont Industries, Inc.

     394,846   
  9,282      

Wabtec Corp.

     649,276   
     

 

 

 
        10,570,960   
     

 

 

 

 

Marine (0.6%):

  

  8,068      

Alexander & Baldwin, Inc.

     329,336   
  9,444      

Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc.*

     295,408   
  10,772      

Kirby Corp.*

     709,229   
     

 

 

 
        1,333,973   
     

 

 

 

 

Media (1.0%):

  

  11,124      

AMC Networks, Inc., Class A*

     418,040   
  13,740      

DreamWorks Animation SKG, Inc., Class A*^

     228,015   
  9,192      

John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

     408,125   
  11,332      

Lamar Advertising Co.*^

     311,630   
  7,283      

Meredith Corp.^

     237,790   
  23,394      

New York Times Co. (The), Class A*

     180,836   
  4,892      

Scholastic Corp.

     146,613   
  8,660      

Valassis Communications, Inc.*

     166,532   
     

 

 

 
        2,097,581   
     

 

 

 

 

Metals & Mining (1.2%):

  

  8,549      

Carpenter Technology Corp.

     440,103   
  22,356      

Commercial Metals Co.

     309,183   
  6,369      

Compass Minerals International, Inc.

     438,506   
  14,507      

Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co.

     706,346   
  42,316      

Steel Dynamics, Inc.

     556,455   
  10,382      

Worthington Industries, Inc.

     170,057   
     

 

 

 
        2,620,650   
     

 

 

 

 

Multi-Utilities (2.1%):

  

  21,474      

Alliant Energy Corp.

     947,218   
  7,637      

Black Hills Corp.

     256,451   
  36,531      

MDU Resources Group, Inc.

     783,955   
  20,043      

NSTAR

     941,219   
  18,973      

OGE Energy Corp.

     1,075,959   
  15,838      

Vectren Corp.

     478,783   
     

 

 

 
        4,483,585   
     

 

 

 

 

Multiline Retail (0.2%):

  

  9,153      

99 Cents Only Stores*^

     200,908   
  30,936      

Saks, Inc.*^

     301,626   
     

 

 

 
        502,534   
     

 

 

 
 

 

continued

 

7


ALLIANZ VARIABLE INSURANCE PRODUCTS TRUST

AZL Mid Cap Index Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments, continued

December 31, 2011

 

Shares           Fair
Value
 
     

 

Common Stocks, continued

  

 

Office Electronics (0.2%):

  

  10,055      

Zebra Technologies Corp., Class A*

   $ 359,768   
     

 

 

 

 

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels (3.5%):

  

  40,947      

Arch Coal, Inc.

     594,141   
  9,061      

Bill Barrett Corp.*

     308,708   
  16,591      

Cimarex Energy Co.

     1,026,983   
  9,503      

Comstock Resources, Inc.*

     145,396   
  21,641      

Forest Oil Corp.*

     293,236   
  40,255      

HollyFrontier Corp.

     941,967   
  12,222      

Northern Oil & Gas, Inc.*^

     293,084   
  17,681      

Patriot Coal Corp.*

     149,758   
  27,283      

Plains Exploration & Production Co.*

     1,001,832   
  23,209      

Quicksilver Resources, Inc.*^

     155,732   
  12,384      

SM Energy Co.

     905,270   
  24,138      

Southern Union Co.

     1,016,451   
  13,786      

World Fuel Services Corp.

     578,736   
     

 

 

 
        7,411,294   
     

 

 

 

 

Paper & Forest Products (0.4%):

  

  7,052      

Domtar Corp.

     563,878   
  26,798      

Louisiana-Pacific Corp.*^

     216,260   
     

 

 

 
        780,138   
     

 

 

 

 

Pharmaceuticals (0.6%):

  

  22,607      

Endo Pharmaceuticals Holdings, Inc.*

     780,620   
  12,208      

Medicis Pharmaceutical Corp., Class A^

     405,916   
     

 

 

 
        1,186,536   
     

 

 

 

 

Professional Services (1.0%):

  

  6,442      

Corporate Executive Board Co. (The)

     245,440   
  7,928      

FTI Consulting, Inc.*^

     336,306   
  9,234      

Korn/Ferry International*

     157,532   
  15,787      

Manpower, Inc.

     564,385   
  25,036      

Monster Worldwide, Inc.*

     198,536   
  9,970      

Towers Watson & Co., Class A

     597,502   
     

 

 

 
        2,099,701   
     

 

 

 

 

Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) (8.5%):

  

  11,988      

Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc.

     826,812   
  13,732      

American Campus Communities, Inc.

     576,195   
  14,590      

BRE Properties, Inc.

     736,503   
  13,807      

Camden Property Trust

     859,348   
  13,929      

Corporate Office Properties Trust

     296,131   
  48,939      

Duke Realty Corp.

     589,715   
  11,537      

Equity One, Inc.^

     195,898   
  6,610      

Essex Property Trust, Inc.

     928,771   
Shares           Fair
Value
 
     

 

Common Stocks, continued

  

 

Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs), continued

  

  12,295      

Federal Realty Investment Trust

   $ 1,115,772   
  12,683      

Highwoods Properties, Inc.

     376,305   
  9,355      

Home Properties, Inc.

     538,567   
  23,901      

Hospitality Properties Trust

     549,245   
  22,453      

Liberty Property Trust

     693,349   
  25,530      

Macerich Co. (The)^

     1,291,818   
  16,862      

Mack-Cali Realty Corp.

     450,047   
  20,041      

National Retail Properties, Inc.^

     528,682   
  20,007      

OMEGA Healthcare Investors, Inc.

     387,135   
  7,776      

Potlatch Corp.^

     241,911   
  23,390      

Rayonier, Inc.

     1,043,896   
  25,800      

Realty Income Corp.

     901,968   
  17,398      

Regency Centers Corp.

     654,513   
  31,510      

Senior Housing Properties Trust

     707,084   
  16,683      

SL Green Realty Corp.

     1,111,755   
  11,207      

Taubman Centers, Inc.

     695,955   
  42,384      

UDR, Inc.

     1,063,838   
  23,382      

Weingarten Realty Investors

     510,195   
     

 

 

 
        17,871,408   
     

 

 

 

 

Real Estate Management & Development (0.2%):

  

  8,411      

Jones Lang LaSalle, Inc.

     515,258   
     

 

 

 

 

Road & Rail (1.5%):

  

  10,787      

Con-way, Inc.

     314,549   
  17,392      

J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc.

     783,857   
  21,254      

Kansas City Southern Industries, Inc.*

     1,445,485   
  9,076      

Landstar System, Inc.

     434,922   
  8,782      

Werner Enterprises, Inc.

     211,646   
     

 

 

 
        3,190,459   
     

 

 

 

 

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment (2.5%):

  

  89,511      

Atmel Corp.*

     725,039   
  22,327      

Cree, Inc.*

     492,087   
  29,966      

Cypress Semiconductor Corp.

     506,126   
  24,462      

Fairchild Semiconductor International, Inc.*

     294,522   
  27,486      

Integrated Device Technology, Inc.*

     150,074   
  13,360      

International Rectifier Corp.*

     259,451   
  24,545      

Intersil Corp., Class A

     256,250   
  23,132      

Lam Research Corp.*

     856,347   
  44,808      

MEMC Electronic Materials, Inc.*

     176,543   
  53,784      

RF Micro Devices, Inc.*^

     290,434   
  12,863      

Semtech Corp.*

     319,260   
  8,098      

Silicon Laboratories, Inc.*

     351,615   
  36,415      

Skyworks Solutions, Inc.*

     590,651   
     

 

 

 
        5,268,399   
     

 

 

 
 

 

continued

 

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ALLIANZ VARIABLE INSURANCE PRODUCTS TRUST

AZL Mid Cap Index Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments, continued

December 31, 2011

 

Shares           Fair
Value
 
     

 

Common Stocks, continued

  

 

Software (4.4%):

  

  6,483      

ACI Worldwide, Inc.*^

   $ 185,673   
  6,193      

Advent Software, Inc.*

     150,861   
  17,875      

Ansys, Inc.*

     1,023,880   
  52,777      

Cadence Design Systems, Inc.*

     548,881   
  42,258      

Compuware Corp.*

     351,587   
  9,001      

Concur Technologies, Inc.*^

     457,161   
  8,739      

FactSet Research Systems, Inc.

     762,740   
  6,932      

Fair Isaac Corp.

     248,443   
  20,578      

Informatica Corp.*

     759,946   
  16,753      

Jack Henry & Associates, Inc.

     563,068   
  18,057      

Mentor Graphics Corp.*

     244,853   
  15,505      

Micros Systems, Inc.*

     722,223   
  22,609      

Parametric Technology Corp.*

     412,840   
  10,932      

Quest Software, Inc.*

     203,335   
  21,284      

Rovi Corp.*

     523,161   
  13,720      

Solera Holdings, Inc.

     611,089   
  27,729      

Synopsys, Inc.*

     754,229   
  31,195      

TIBCO Software, Inc.*

     745,872   
     

 

 

 
        9,269,842   
     

 

 

 

 

Specialty Retail (4.1%):

  

  14,018      

Advance Auto Parts, Inc.

     976,073   
  15,625      

Aeropostale, Inc.*

     238,281   
  37,489      

American Eagle Outfitters, Inc.

     573,207   
  7,918      

Barnes & Noble, Inc.*^

     114,653   
  32,446      

Chico’s FAS, Inc.

     361,448   
  11,721      

Collective Brands, Inc.*

     168,431   
  18,687      

Dick’s Sporting Goods, Inc.

     689,177   
  29,596      

Foot Locker, Inc.

     705,569   
  12,925      

Guess?, Inc.

     385,424   
  56,406      

Office Depot, Inc.*

     121,273   
  21,599      

PetSmart, Inc.

     1,107,813   
  19,318      

RadioShack Corp.^

     187,578   
  11,369      

Rent-A-Center, Inc.

     420,653   
  16,816      

Signet Jewelers, Ltd.

     739,231   
  13,743      

Tractor Supply Co.

     964,071   
  20,061      

Williams-Sonoma, Inc.

     772,348   
     

 

 

 
        8,525,230   
     

 

 

 

 

Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods (2.0%):

  

  10,133      

Ann, Inc.*

     251,096   
  13,015      

Ascena Retail Group, Inc.*

     386,806   
  7,470      

Deckers Outdoor Corp.*

     564,508   
  10,174      

Fossil, Inc.*

     807,409   
  18,802      

Hanesbrands, Inc.*

     411,012   
Shares           Fair
Value
 

 

Common Stocks, continued

  

 

Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods, continued

  

  9,496      

J. Crew Group, Inc.*(a)(b)

   $   
  13,072      

PVH Corp.

     921,445   
  7,104      

Under Armour, Inc., Class A*^

     509,996   
  7,833      

Warnaco Group, Inc. (The)*^

     391,963   
     

 

 

 
        4,244,235   
     

 

 

 

 

Thrifts & Mortgage Finance (1.0%):

  

  16,380      

Astoria Financial Corp.

     139,066   
  67,304      

First Niagara Financial Group, Inc.

     580,833   
  84,635      

New York Community Bancorp, Inc.^

     1,046,935   
  20,824      

Washington Federal, Inc.

     291,328   
     

 

 

 
        2,058,162   
     

 

 

 

 

Tobacco (0.1%):

  

  4,558      

Universal Corp.^

     209,486   
     

 

 

 

 

Trading Companies & Distributors (0.7%):

  

  9,017      

GATX Corp.^

     393,682   
  8,864      

MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc., Class A

     634,219   
  12,122      

United Rentals, Inc.*^

     358,205   
     

 

 

 
        1,386,106   
     

 

 

 

 

Water Utilities (0.3%):

  

  26,812      

Aqua America, Inc.

     591,205   
     

 

 

 

 

Wireless Telecommunication Services (0.2%):

  

  17,804      

Telephone and Data Systems, Inc.

     460,946   
     

 

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks (Cost $190,354,403)

     203,124,756   
     

 

 

 

 
 

Securities Held as Collateral for Securities on
Loan (8.4%):

 
  

$ 17,474,428      

Allianz Variable Insurance Products Securities Lending Collateral Trust(c)

     17,474,428   
     

 

 

 

 
 
 

Total Securities Held as Collateral for Securities
on Loan
(Cost $17,474,428)

     17,474,428   
     

 

 

 

 

Unaffiliated Investment Company (2.5%):

  

  5,296,646      

Dreyfus Treasury Prime Cash Management, 0.00%(d)

     5,296,646   
     

 

 

 

 
 

Total Unaffiliated Investment Company
(Cost $5,296,646)

     5,296,646   
     

 

 

 

 
 

Total Investment Securities
(Cost $213,125,477)(e) — 107.8%

     225,895,830   

 

Net other assets (liabilities) — (7.8)%

     (16,310,179
     

 

 

 

 

Net Assets — 100.0%

   $ 209,585,651   
     

 

 

 
 

 

continued

 

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ALLIANZ VARIABLE INSURANCE PRODUCTS TRUST

AZL Mid Cap Index Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments, continued

December 31, 2011

 

 

 

Percentages indicated are based on net assets as of December 31, 2011.

 

* Non-income producing security

 

^ This security or a partial position of the security was on loan as of December 31, 2011. The total value of securities on loan as of December 31, 2011 was $16,956,605.

 

+ Affiliated securities

 

(a) Security issued in connection with a pending litigation settlement.

 

(b) Security was valued in good faith pursuant to procedures approved by the Board of Trustees as of December 31, 2011. The total of all such securities represent 0.00% of the net assets of the fund.

 

(c) Purchased with cash collateral held from securities lending. The value of the collateral could include collateral held for securities that were sold on or before December 31, 2011.

 

(d) The rate represents the effective yield at December 31, 2011.

 

(e) See Federal Tax Information listed in the Notes to the Financial Statements.

Futures Contracts

Cash of $425,000 has been segregated to cover margin requirements for the following open contracts as of December 31, 2011:

 

Description

   Type      Expiration
Date
     Number of
Contracts
     Notional
Value
     Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
 

S&P 400 Index E-Mini March Futures

     Long         3/16/12         63       $ 5,526,990       $ 38,774   

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

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ALLIANZ VARIABLE INSURANCE PRODUCTS TRUST

AZL Mid Cap Index Fund

 

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

December 31, 2011

 

Assets:

  

Investment securities, at cost

   $ 213,125,477   
  

 

 

 

Investment securities, at value*

   $ 225,895,830   

Segregated cash for collateral

     425,000   

Interest and dividends receivable

     215,487   

Receivable for capital shares issued

     949,801   

Receivable for investments sold

     105,865   

Prepaid expenses

     2,522   
  

 

 

 

Total Assets

     227,594,505   
  

 

 

 

Liabilities:

  

Payable for investments purchased

     392,209   

Payable for capital shares redeemed

     7,131   

Payable for collateral received on loaned securities

     17,474,428   

Payable for variation margin on futures contracts

     23,668   

Manager fees payable

     43,654   

Administration fees payable

     5,953   

Distribution fees payable

     43,654   

Custodian fees payable

     2,326   

Administrative and compliance services fees payable

     859   

Trustee fees payable

     46   

Other accrued liabilities

     14,926   
  

 

 

 

Total Liabilities

     18,008,854   
  

 

 

 

Net Assets

   $ 209,585,651   
  

 

 

 

Net Assets Consist of:

  

Capital

   $ 190,284,874   

Accumulated net investment income/(loss)

     1,235,876   

Accumulated net realized gains/(losses) from investment transactions

     5,255,774   

Net unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on investments

     12,809,127   
  

 

 

 

Net Assets

   $ 209,585,651   
  

 

 

 

Shares of beneficial interest (unlimited number of shares authorized, no par value)

     13,884,302   

Net Asset Value (offering and redemption price per share)

   $ 15.10   
  

 

 

 

 

 

* Includes securities on loan of $16,956,605.

Statement of Operations

For the Year Ended December 31, 2011

 

Investment Income:

  

Interest

   $ 217   

Dividends

     2,360,791   

Income from securities lending

     20,550   
  

 

 

 

Total Investment Income

     2,381,558   
  

 

 

 

Expenses:

  

Manager fees

     470,124   

Administration fees

     80,153   

Distribution fees

     470,124   

Custodian fees

     23,943   

Administrative and compliance services fees

     8,184   

Trustee fees

     13,737   

Professional fees

     15,010   

Shareholder reports

     12,744   

Recoupment of prior expenses reimbursed by the Manager

     10,039   

Licensing fees

     67,023   

Other expenses

     4,591   
  

 

 

 

Total expenses before reductions

     1,175,672   

Less expenses voluntarily waived/reimbursed by the Manager

     (30,000
  

 

 

 

Net expenses

     1,145,672   
  

 

 

 

Net Investment Income/(Loss)

     1,235,886   
  

 

 

 

Realized and Unrealized Gains/(Losses) on Investments:

  

Net realized gains/(losses) on security transactions

     6,233,830   

Net realized gains/(losses) on futures contracts

     (493,253

Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments

     (12,924,143
  

 

 

 

Net Realized/Unrealized Gains/(Losses) on Investments

     (7,183,566
  

 

 

 

Change in Net Assets Resulting From Operations

   $ (5,947,680
  

 

 

 
 

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

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ALLIANZ VARIABLE INSURANCE PRODUCTS TRUST

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

     AZL Mid Cap Index Fund  
     For the
Year Ended
December 31,
2011
    For the
Year Ended
December 31,
2010
 

Change in Net Assets:

    

Operations:

    

Net investment income/(loss)

   $ 1,235,886      $ 750,948   

Net realized gains/(losses) on investment transactions

     5,740,577        7,228,092   

Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments

     (12,924,143     15,396,510   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from operations

     (5,947,680     23,375,550   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Dividends to Shareholders:

    

From net investment income

     (750,957     (332,765

From net realized gains on investments

     (7,490,007     (748,869
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from dividends to shareholders

     (8,240,964     (1,081,634
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Capital Transactions:

    

Proceeds from shares issued

     82,000,063        104,238,155   

Proceeds from dividends reinvested

     8,240,964        1,081,634   

Value of shares redeemed

     (21,462,117     (37,828,780
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from capital transactions

     68,778,910        67,491,009   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in net assets

     54,590,266        89,784,925   

Net Assets:

    

Beginning of period

     154,995,385        65,210,460   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of period

   $ 209,585,651      $ 154,995,385   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Accumulated net investment income/(loss)

   $ 1,235,876      $ 750,947   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Share Transactions:

    

Shares issued

     5,066,807        7,178,404   

Dividends reinvested

     562,907        78,209   

Shares redeemed

     (1,329,222     (2,654,539
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in shares

     4,300,492        4,602,074   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

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ALLIANZ VARIABLE INSURANCE PRODUCTS TRUST

AZL Mid Cap Index Fund

Financial Highlights

(Selected data for a share of beneficial interest outstanding throughout the periods indicated)

 

     Year Ended
December 31,
    May 1, 2009
to
December  31,

2009(a)
 
     2011     2010    

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period

   $ 16.17      $ 13.09      $ 10.00   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Investment Activities:

      

Net Investment Income/(Loss)

     0.07        0.05        0.06   

Net Realized and Unrealized Gains/(Losses) on Investments

     (0.47     3.16        3.03   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from Investment Activities

     (0.40     3.21        3.09   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Dividends to Shareholders From:

      

Net Investment Income

     (0.06     (0.04       

Net Realized Gains

     (0.61     (0.09       
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Dividends

     (0.67     (0.13       
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Asset Value, End of Period

   $ 15.10      $ 16.17      $ 13.09   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Return(b)

     (2.32 )%      24.67     30.90 %(c) 

Ratios to Average Net Assets/Supplemental Data:

      

Net Assets, End of Period ($000’s)

   $ 209,586      $ 154,995      $ 65,210   

Net Investment Income/(Loss)(d)

     0.66     0.71     1.12

Expenses Before Reductions(d)(e)

     0.63     0.61     0.66

Expenses Net of Reductions(d)

     0.61     0.60     0.60

Portfolio Turnover Rate

     15     34     27 %(c) 

 

 

(a) Period from commencement of operations.

 

(b) The returns include reinvested dividends and fund level expenses, but exclude insurance contract charges. If these charges were included, the returns would have been lower.

 

(c) Not annualized.

 

(d) Annualized for periods less than one year.

 

(e) Excludes fee reductions. If such fee reductions had not occurred, the ratios would have been as indicated.

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

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ALLIANZ VARIABLE INSURANCE PRODUCTS TRUST

AZL Mid Cap Index Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements

December 31, 2011

 

1. Organization

The Allianz Variable Insurance Products Trust (the “Trust”) was organized as a Delaware statutory trust on July 13, 1999. The Trust is a diversified open-end management investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”). These Notes to the Financial Statements are for the AZL Mid Cap Index Fund (the “Fund”). The Trust consists of 29 separate investment portfolios (collectively, the “Funds”), each of which is a series of the Trust, as follows:

 

   

AZL Allianz AGIC Opportunity Fund

   

AZL BlackRock Capital Appreciation Fund

   

AZL Columbia Mid Cap Value Fund

   

AZL Columbia Small Cap Value Fund

   

AZL Davis New York Venture Fund (formerly AZL Davis NY Venture Fund)

   

AZL Dreyfus Equity Growth Fund

   

AZL Eaton Vance Large Cap Value Fund

   

AZL Enhanced Bond Index Fund

   

AZL Franklin Small Cap Value Fund

   

AZL Franklin Templeton Founding Strategy Plus Fund

   

AZL Gateway Fund

   

AZL International Index Fund

   

AZL Invesco Equity and Income Fund (formerly AZL Van Kampen Equity and Income Fund)

   

AZL Invesco Growth and Income Fund (formerly AZL Van Kampen Growth and Income Fund)

   

AZL Invesco International Equity Fund

   

AZL JPMorgan International Opportunities Fund (formerly AZL Morgan Stanley International Equity Fund)

   

AZL JPMorgan U.S. Equity Fund

   

AZL MFS Investors Trust Fund

   

AZL Mid Cap Index Fund

   

AZL Money Market Fund

   

AZL Morgan Stanley Global Real Estate Fund

   

AZL Morgan Stanley Mid Cap Growth Fund

   

AZL NFJ International Value Fund

   

AZL Russell 1000 Growth Index Fund

   

AZL Russell 1000 Value Index Fund

   

AZL S&P 500 Index Fund

   

AZL Schroder Emerging Markets Equity Fund

   

AZL Small Cap Stock Index Fund

   

AZL Turner Quantitative Small Cap Growth Fund

 

 

The Trust is authorized to issue an unlimited number of shares of the Fund without par value. Shares of the Fund are available through the variable annuity contracts and variable life insurance policies offered through the separate accounts of participating insurance companies.

Under the Trust’s organizational documents, its officers and trustees are indemnified against certain liabilities arising out of the performance of their duties to the Fund. In addition, in the normal course of business, the Fund may enter into contracts with its vendors and others that provide for general indemnifications. The Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown, as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Fund. However, based on experience, the Fund expects the risk of loss to be remote.

 

2. Significant Accounting Policies

The following is a summary of significant accounting policies followed by the Fund in the preparation of its financial statements. The policies conform with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”). The preparation of financial statements requires management to make certain 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 increases and decreases in net assets from operations during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Management has evaluated events and transactions subsequent to period end through the date the financial statements were issued, for purposes of recognition or disclosure in these financial statements and there are no subsequent events to report.

Security Valuation

The Fund records its investments at fair value. Fair value is defined as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between willing market participants at the measurement date. The valuation techniques used to determine fair value are further described in Note 4 below.

 

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ALLIANZ VARIABLE INSURANCE PRODUCTS TRUST

AZL Mid Cap Index Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements, continued

December 31, 2011

 

Investment Transactions and Investment Income

Investment transactions are recorded not later than on the business day after trade date. However, for financial reporting purposes, investment transactions are accounted for on trade date. Net realized gains and losses on investments sold and on foreign currency transactions are recorded on the basis of identified cost. Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis and includes, where applicable, the amortization of premiums or accretion of discounts. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date except in the case of foreign securities, in which case dividends are recorded as soon as such information becomes available.

Real Estate Investment Trusts

The Fund may own shares of real estate investment trusts (“REITs”) which report information on the source of their distributions annually. Certain distributions received from REITs during the year, which are known to be a return of capital, are recorded as a reduction to the cost of the individual REIT.

Foreign Currency Translation

The accounting records of the Fund are maintained in U.S. dollars. Foreign currency amounts are translated into U.S. dollars at the current rate of exchange to determine the fair value of investments, assets and liabilities. Purchases and sales of securities, and income and expenses are translated at the prevailing rate of exchange on the respective dates of such transactions. The Fund does not isolate that portion of the results of operations resulting from changes in foreign exchange rates on investments from fluctuations arising from changes in market prices of securities held. Such fluctuations are included in the net realized and unrealized gain or loss on investments and foreign currencies.

Income received by the Fund from sources within foreign countries may be subject to withholding and other income or similar taxes imposed by such countries. The Funds accrue such taxes, as applicable, based on their current interpretation of tax rules in the foreign markets in which they invest.

Risks Associated with Foreign Securities and Currencies

Investments in securities of foreign issuers carry certain risks not ordinarily associated with investments in securities of domestic issuers. Such risks include future political and economic developments, and the possible imposition of exchange controls or other foreign governmental laws and restrictions. In addition, with respect to certain countries, there is the possibility of expropriation of assets, confiscatory taxation, political or social instability or diplomatic developments which could adversely affect investments in those securities.

Dividends to Shareholders

Dividends to shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date. The Fund distributes its dividends from net investment income and net realized capital gains, if any, on an annual basis. The amount of dividends from net investment income and from net realized gains are determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations, which may differ from GAAP. These “book/tax” differences are either temporary or permanent in nature. To the extent these differences are permanent in nature (e.g., return of capital, net operating loss, reclassification of certain market discounts, gain/loss, paydowns, and distributions), such amounts are reclassified within the composition of net assets based on their federal tax-basis treatment; temporary differences (e.g., wash sales and post October losses) do not require reclassification. Dividends to shareholders that exceed net investment income and net realized gains for tax purposes are reported as distributions of capital.

Expense Allocation

Expenses directly attributable to the Fund are charged directly to the Fund, while expenses attributable to more than one Fund are allocated among the respective Funds based upon relative net assets or some other reasonable method. Expenses which are attributable to more than one Trust are allocated across the Allianz Variable Insurance Products and Allianz Variable Insurance Products Fund of Funds Trusts based upon relative net assets or another reasonable basis. Allianz Investment Management LLC (the “Manager”), serves as the investment manager for the Trust and the Allianz Variable Insurance Products Fund of Funds Trust.

 

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ALLIANZ VARIABLE INSURANCE PRODUCTS TRUST

AZL Mid Cap Index Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements, continued

December 31, 2011

 

Securities Lending

To generate additional income, the Fund may lend up to 33 1/3% of its assets pursuant to agreements requiring that the loan be continuously secured by any combination of cash, U.S. government or U.S. government agency securities, equal initially to at least 102% of the fair value plus accrued interest on the securities loaned (105% for foreign securities) and is marked to market daily to provide a level of collateral at least equal to the fair value of securities loaned. The Fund bears all of the gains and losses on such investments. The Fund receives payments from borrowers equivalent to the dividends and interest that would have been earned on securities lent while simultaneously seeking to earn income on the investment of cash collateral received. In extremely low interest rate environments, the broker rebate fee may exceed the interest earned or the cash collateral which would result in a loss to the Fund. The investment of cash collateral deposited by the borrower is subject to inherent market risks such as interest rate risk, credit risk, liquidity risk, and other risks that are present in the market, and as such, the value of these investments may not be sufficient, when liquidated, to repay the borrower when the loaned security is returned. There may be risks of delay in recovery of the securities or even loss of rights in the collateral should the borrower of the securities fail financially. However, loans will be made only to borrowers, such as broker-dealers, banks or institutional borrowers of securities, deemed by the Allianz Investment Management LLC (the “Manager”) to be of good standing and credit worthy and when in its judgment, the consideration which can be earned currently from such securities loans justifies the attendant risks. Loans are subject to termination by the Trust or the borrower at any time, and are, therefore, not considered to be illiquid investments. Securities on loan at December 31, 2011 are presented on the Fund’s Schedule of Portfolio Investments (“Schedule”). The average outstanding amount of securities on loan was $12.6 million for the year ended December 31, 2011.

Cash collateral received in connection with securities lending is invested in the Allianz Variable Insurance Products Securities Lending Collateral Trust (the “Securities Lending Collateral Trust”) managed by The Dreyfus Corporation, an affiliate of the Custodian and Securities Lending Agent. The Securities Lending Collateral Trust invests in short-term investments that have a remaining maturity of 397 days or less as calculated in accordance with Rule 2a-7 under the 1940 Act. The Fund paid securities lending fees of $2,044 during the year ended December 31, 2011. These fees have been netted against Income from Securities Lending on the Statement of Operations.

Commission Recapture

Certain Funds of the Trust participate in a commission recapture program. The Fund will utilize the recaptured commissions to pay for, in whole or part, certain expenses of the Fund, excluding investment advisory fees. Any amounts received by the Fund, if applicable, are disclosed as “Expenses paid indirectly” on the Statement of Operations.

Derivative Instruments

All open derivative positions at period end are reflected on the Fund’s Schedule of Portfolio Investments. The following is a description of the derivative instruments that the Fund may utilize, including the primary underlying risk exposures related to each instrument type.

Forward Currency Contracts

During the year ended December 31, 2011, the Fund did not enter into any forward currency contracts. The Fund may enter into forward currency contracts in connection with planned purchases or sales of securities or to hedge the U.S. dollar value of securities denominated in a particular currency. In addition to the foreign currency risk related to the use of these contracts, the Fund could be exposed to risks if the counterparties to the contracts are unable to meet the terms of their contracts and from unanticipated movements in the value of a foreign currency relative to the U.S. dollar. In the event of default by the counterparty to the transaction, the Fund’s maximum amount of loss, as either the buyer or the seller, is the unrealized appreciation of the contract. The forward currency contracts are adjusted by the daily exchange rate of the underlying currency and any gains or losses are recorded for financial statement purposes as unrealized gains or losses until the contract settlement date. When the contract is closed, the Fund records a realized gain or loss equal to the difference between the value at the time it was opened and the value at the time it was closed.

Futures Contracts

During the year ended December 31, 2011, the Fund used futures contracts to provide equity exposure on the Fund’s cash balances. Futures contracts are valued based upon their quoted daily settlement prices. Upon entering into a futures contract,

 

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the Fund is required to segregate liquid assets in accordance with the initial margin requirements of the broker or exchange. Futures contracts are marked to market daily and a payable or receivable for the change in value (“variation margin”) is recorded by the Fund. Gains or losses are recognized but not considered realized until the contracts expire or are closed. Futures contracts involve, to varying degrees, elements of market risk (generally equity price risk related to stock futures, interest rate risk related to bond futures, and foreign currency risk related to currency futures) and exposure to loss in excess of the variation margin disclosed in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. The primary risks associated with the use of futures contracts are the imperfect correlation between the change in market value of the underlying securities and the prices of futures contracts, the possibility of an illiquid market, and the inability of the counterparty to meet the terms of the contract. The notional amount of futures contracts outstanding was $5.5 million as of December 31, 2011. The monthly average notional amount for these contracts was $5.8 million for the year ended December 31, 2011.

Summary of Derivative Instruments

The following is a summary of the fair value of derivative instruments as of December 31, 2011:

 

    

Asset Derivatives

    

Liability Derivatives

 

Primary Risk Exposure

  

Statement of Assets and
Liabilities Location

   Total Fair
Value*
    

Statement of Assets and
Liabilities Location

   Total Fair
Value*
 
Equity Contracts    Receivable for variation margin on futures contracts    $ 38,774       Payable for variation margin on futures contracts    $   

 

  * For futures contracts, the amounts represent the cumulative appreciation/(depreciation) of these futures contracts as reported in the Schedule of Portfolio Investments. Only current day’s variation margin is reported within the Statement of Assets and Liabilities as Variation Margin on Futures Contracts.

The following is a summary of the effect of derivative instruments on the Statement of Operations for the year ended December 31, 2011:

 

Primary Risk Exposure

  

Location of Gains/(Losses)
on Derivatives
Recognized in Income

   Realized Gains/(Losses)
on Derivatives
Recognized in Income
    Change in Unrealized
Appreciation/
Depreciation on
Derivatives Recognized
in Income
 
Equity Contracts    Net realized gains/(losses) on futures contracts/change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments    $ (493,253   $ (2,667

 

3. Related Party Transactions

The Manager provides investment advisory and management services for the Fund. The Manager has retained an independent money management organization (the “Subadviser”) to make investment decisions on behalf of the Fund. Pursuant to a subadvisory agreement between the Manager and BlackRock Investment Management, LLC (“BlackRock Investment”), BlackRock Investment provides investment advisory services as the Subadviser for the Fund subject to the general supervision of the Trustees and the Manager. The Manager is entitled to a fee, computed daily and paid monthly, based on the average daily net assets of the Fund. Expenses incurred by the Fund for investment advisory and management services are reflected on the Statement of Operations as “Manager fees.” For its services, the Subadviser is entitled to a fee payable by the Manager. The Manager has contractually agreed to waive fees and reimburse the Fund to limit the annual expenses, excluding interest expense (e.g., cash overdraft fees), taxes, brokerage commissions, other expenditures that are capitalized in accordance with GAAP and other extraordinary expenses not incurred in the ordinary course of the Fund’s business, based on the daily net assets of the Fund, through April 30, 2013.

For the year ended December 31, 2011, the annual rate due to the Manager and the annual expense limit were as follows:

 

     Annual Rate     Annual Expense Limit*  

AZL Mid Cap Index Fund

     0.25     0.71

 

  * Prior to May 1, 2011 the Annual Expense Limit was 0.60%.

 

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December 31, 2011

 

Any amounts contractually waived or reimbursed by the Manager in a particular fiscal year will be subject to repayment by the Fund to the Manager to the extent that from time to time through the next three fiscal years the repayment will not cause the Fund’s expenses to exceed the stated limit during the respective year. Any amounts recouped by the Manager during the period are reflected on the Statement of Operations as “Recoupment of prior expenses reimbursed by the Manager.” At December 31, 2011, the contractual reimbursements that are subject to repayment by the Fund in subsequent years were as follows:

 

     Expires
12/31/2012
     Expires
12/31/2013
 

AZL Mid Cap Index Fund

   $ 7,545       $ 15,938   

In addition, the Manager may voluntarily waive or reimburse additional fees in order to maintain more competitive expense ratios. Any voluntary waivers or reimbursements are not subject to repayment in subsequent years. Information on the total amount waived/reimbursed by the Manager or repaid to the Manager by the Fund during the period can be found on the Statement of Operations.

Pursuant to separate agreements between the Funds and the Manager, the Manager provides a Chief Compliance Officer (“CCO”) and certain compliance oversight and regulatory filing services to the Trust. Under these agreements the Manager is entitled to an amount equal to a portion of the compensation and certain other expenses related to the individuals performing the CCO and compliance oversight services, as well as $75 per hour for time incurred in connection with the preparation and filing of certain documents with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fees are paid to the Manager on a quarterly basis. The total expenses incurred by the Fund for these services are reflected on the Statement of Operations as “Administrative and compliance services fees.”

Citi Fund Services Ohio, Inc. (“Citi” or the “Administrator”), a wholly owned subsidiary of Citigroup, Inc., with which an officer of the Trust is affiliated, serves as the Trust’s administrator, transfer agent, and fund accountant, and assists the Trust in all aspects of its administration and operation. The Administrator is entitled to a Trust-wide asset-based fee, which is based on the following schedule: 0.05% of daily average net assets on the first $4 billion, 0.04% of daily average net assets on the next $2 billion, 0.02% of daily average net assets on the next $2 billion and 0.01% of daily average net assets over $8 billion. The overall Trust-wide fees are accrued daily and paid monthly and are subject to a minimum annual fee. In addition, the Administrator is entitled to annual account fees related to the transfer agency system, an annual fee for each additional class of shares of any Fund, certain annual fees in supporting fair value services, and a Trust-wide annual fee for providing infrastructure and support in implementing the written policies and procedures comprising the Fund’s compliance program. Fees payable to the Administrator are subject to certain reductions associated with services provided to new funds. The Administrator is also reimbursed for certain expenses incurred. The total expenses incurred by the Fund for these services are reflected on the Statement of Operations as “Administration fees.”

Allianz Life Financial Services, LLC (“ALFS”), an affiliate of the Manager, serves as distributor of the Fund and receives 12b-1 fees directly from the Fund, plus a Trust-wide annual fee of $42,500, paid by the Manager from its profits and not by the Trust, for recordkeeping and reporting services.

The Trust has adopted a distribution and service plan in conformance with Rule 12b-1of the 1940 Act. Pursuant to this plan, the Fund is authorized to pay certain fees for the sale and distribution of its shares and services provided to its shareholders at an annual rate not to exceed 0.25% of the Fund’s average daily net assets. These fees are reflected on the Statement of Operations as “Distribution fees.”

In addition, certain legal fees and expenses are paid to a law firm, Dorsey & Whitney LLP, of which the Secretary of the Fund is a partner. During the year ended December 31, 2011, $2,678 was paid from the Fund relating to these fees and expenses.

Certain Officers and Trustees of the Trust are affiliated with the Manager or the Administrator. Such Officers (except for the Trust’s CCO as noted above) and Trustees receive no compensation from the Trust for serving in their respective roles. For their service to the Trust and to the Allianz Variable Insurance Products Fund of Funds Trust, each non-interested Trustee receives a $36,000 annual Board retainer and a $8,000 meeting fee for each regular in-person Board meeting and a $4,000 meeting fee for each Committee meeting. In addition, Trustees may receive compensation for special meetings and telephonic meetings. Also, the Trustees are reimbursed for certain expenses associated with attending Board meetings. Compensation to the Trustees is allocated between the Trust and the Allianz Variable Insurance Products Fund of Funds Trust in proportion to the assets under management of each Trust. During the year ended December 31, 2011, actual Trustee compensation was $924,000 in total for both Trusts.

 

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Notes to the Financial Statements, continued

December 31, 2011

 

4. Investment Valuation Summary

The valuation techniques employed by the Fund, as described below, maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs in determining fair value. The inputs used for valuing the Fund’s investments are summarized in the three broad levels listed below:

 

   

Level 1 — quoted prices in active markets for identical assets

   

Level 2 — other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayments speeds, credit risk, etc.)

   

Level 3 — significant unobservable inputs (including the Fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments)

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

Security prices are generally provided by an independent third party pricing service approved by the Trust’s Board of Trustees (“Trustees”) as of the close of the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) (generally 4:00 pm EST). Equity securities are valued at the last quoted sale price or, if there is no sale, the last quoted bid price is used for long securities and the last quoted ask price is used for securities sold short. Securities listed on NASDAQ Stock Market, Inc. (“NASDAQ”) are valued at the official closing price as reported by NASDAQ. In each of these situations, valuations are typically categorized as a Level 1 in the fair value hierarchy. Investments in open-end investment companies are valued at their respective net asset value as reported by such companies and are typically categorized as Level 1 in the fair value hierarchy.

Debt and other fixed income securities are generally valued at an evaluated bid price provided by an independent pricing source approved by the Trustees. To value debt securities, pricing services may use various pricing techniques which take into account appropriate factors such as market activity, yield, quality, coupon rate, maturity, type of issue, trading characteristics, call features, credit ratings and other data, as well as broker quotes. Short term securities of sufficient credit quality with sixty days or less remaining until maturity may be valued at amortized cost, which approximates fair value. In each of these situations, valuations are typically categorized as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy.

Exchange traded futures contracts are valued at the last sales price as of the close of the primary exchange and are typically categorized as Level 1 in the fair value hierarchy. Forward currency contracts are generally valued at the foreign currency exchange rate as of the close of the NYSE and are typically categorized as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy.

Other assets and securities for which market quotations are not readily available, or are deemed unreliable are valued at fair value as determined in good faith by the Trustees or persons acting on the behalf of the Trustees. Fair value pricing may be used for significant events such as securities whose trading has been suspended, whose price has become stale or for which there is no currently available price at the close of the NYSE. Depending on the source and relative significance of valuation inputs, these instruments may be classified as Level 2 or Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy. The Fund utilizes a pricing service to assist in determining the fair value of securities when certain significant events occur that may affect the value of foreign securities.

In accordance with procedures adopted by the Trustees, fair value pricing may be used if events materially affecting the value of foreign securities occur between the time when the exchange on which they are traded closes and the time when the Fund’s net asset value is calculated. Management identifies possible fluctuation in international securities by monitoring the increase or decrease in the value of a designated benchmark index. In the event of an increase or decrease greater than predetermined levels, the Fund may use a systematic valuation model provided by an independent third party to fair value its international equity securities which are then typically categorized as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy.

For the year ended December 31, 2011, there were no Level 3 investments for which significant unobservable inputs were used to determine fair value.

 

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AZL Mid Cap Index Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements, continued

December 31, 2011

 

The following is a summary of the valuation inputs used as of December 31, 2011 in valuing the Fund’s investments based upon the three levels defined above:

 

      Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Total  

Investment Securities:

           

Common Stocks+

   $ 203,124,756       $       $       $ 203,124,756   

Securities Held as Collateral for Securities on Loan

             17,474,428                 17,474,428   

Unaffiliated Investment Company

     5,296,646                         5,296,646   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Investment Securities

     208,421,402         17,474,428                 225,895,830   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Other Financial Instruments:*

           

Futures Contracts

     38,774                         38,774   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Investments

   $ 208,460,176       $ 17,474,428       $       $ 225,934,604   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  + For detailed industry descriptions, see the accompanying Schedule of Portfolio Investments.

 

  * Other Financial Instruments would include any derivative instruments, such as futures contracts and forward currency contracts. These investments are generally recorded in the financial statements at the unrealized gain or loss on the investment.

The Fund recognizes significant transfers between fair value hierarchy levels at the reporting period end. There were no significant transfers between Levels 1, 2 or 3 as of December 31, 2011.

In May 2011, the FASB issued ASU No. 2011-04 “Amendments to Achieve Common Fair Value Measurement and Disclosure Requirements in U.S. GAAP and IFRS”. ASU 2011-04 includes common requirements for measurement of and disclosure about fair value between U.S. GAAP and IFRS. ASU 2011-04 will require reporting entities to disclose quantitative information about the unobservable inputs used in the fair value measurements categorized within Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy. In addition, ASU 2011-04 will require reporting entities to make disclosures about amounts and reasons for all transfers in and out of Level 1 and Level 2 fair value measurements. The new and revised disclosures are effective for interim and annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2011. Adoption of ASU 2011-04 will have no effect on the Fund’s net assets. At this time, management is evaluating the impact of ASU 2011-04 on the financial statement disclosures.

 

5. Security Purchases and Sales

For the year ended December 31, 2011, cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of securities (excluding securities maturing less than one year from acquisition) were as follows:

 

     Purchases      Sales  

AZL Mid Cap Index Fund

   $ 87,068,344       $ 27,164,552   

 

6. Federal Income Tax Information

It is the Fund’s policy to continue to comply with the requirements of the Internal Revenue Code under Subchapter M, applicable to regulated investment companies, and to distribute all of its taxable income, including any net realized gains on investments, to its shareholders. Therefore, no provision is made for federal income taxes.

Management of the Funds has reviewed tax positions taken in tax years that remain subject to examination by all major tax jurisdictions, including federal (i.e., the last four tax year ends and the interim tax period since then, as applicable). Management believes that there is no tax liability resulting from unrecognized tax benefits related to uncertain tax positions taken.

Cost for federal income tax purposes at December 31, 2011 is $213,694,701. The gross unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on a tax basis is as follows:

 

Unrealized appreciation

  $ 24,951,159   

Unrealized depreciation

    (12,750,030
 

 

 

 

Net unrealized appreciation

  $ 12,201,129   
 

 

 

 

 

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AZL Mid Cap Index Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements, continued

December 31, 2011

 

The tax character of dividends paid to shareholders during the year ended December 31, 2011 were as follows:

 

     Ordinary
Income
     Net
Long-Term
Capital Gains
     Total
Distributions(a)
 

AZL Mid Cap Index Fund

   $ 5,136,435       $ 3,104,529       $ 8,240,964   

 

  (a) Total distributions paid may differ from the Statements of Changes in Net Assets because dividends are recognized when actually paid for tax purposes.

The tax character of dividends paid to shareholders during the year ended December 31, 2010 were as follows:

 

     Ordinary
Income
     Net
Long-Term
Capital Gains
     Total
Distributions(a)
 

AZL Mid Cap Index Fund

   $ 845,670       $ 235,964       $ 1,081,634   

 

  (a) Total distributions paid may differ from the Statements of Changes in Net Assets because dividends are recognized when actually paid for tax purposes.

As of December 31, 2011, the components of accumulated earnings on a tax basis were as follows:

 

     Undistributed
Ordinary
Income
     Undistributed
Long-Term
Capital Gains
     Unrealized
Appreciation(a)
     Total
Accumulated
Earnings/
(Deficit)
 

AZL Mid Cap Index Fund

   $ 2,448,766       $ 4,650,882       $ 12,201,129       $ 19,300,777   

 

  (a) The differences between book-basis and tax-basis unrealized appreciation/depreciation is attributable primarily to tax deferral of losses on wash sales.

 

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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

The Shareholders and Board of Trustees of

Allianz Variable Insurance Products Trust:

We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities of AZL Mid Cap Index Fund (the “Fund”) of the Allianz Variable Insurance Products Trust, including the schedule of portfolio investments, as of December 31, 2011, and the related statement of operations for the year then ended, the statements of changes in net assets for each of the years in the two-year period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the periods in the three-year period then ended. These financial statements and financial highlights are the responsibility of the Fund’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements and financial highlights based on our audits.

We conducted our audits 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 and financial highlights are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of December 31, 2011, by correspondence with the custodian and brokers or by other appropriate auditing procedures where replies from brokers were not received. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

In our opinion, the financial statements and financial highlights referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Fund as of December 31, 2011, the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the years in the two-year period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the periods in the three-year period then ended, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.

KPMG LLP

Columbus, Ohio

February 24, 2012

 

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ALLIANZ VARIABLE INSURANCE PRODUCTS TRUST

 

Other Federal Income Tax Information (Unaudited)

 

For the year ended December 31, 2011, 21.86% of the total ordinary income dividends paid by the Fund qualify for the corporate dividends received deduction available to corporate shareholders.

During the year ended December 31, 2011, the Fund declared net long-term capital gain distributions of $3,104,529.

During the year ended December 31, 2011, the Fund declared net short-term capital gain distributions of $4,385,479.

 

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Other Information (Unaudited)

A description of the policies and procedures that the Fund uses to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities is available, without charge, upon request, by visiting the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (“Commission”) website at www.sec.gov, or by calling 800-624-0197.

Information regarding how the Fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30th is available (i) without charge, upon request, by calling 800-624-0197; (ii) on the Allianz Variable Insurance Products Trust’s website at https://www.allianzlife.com; and (iii) on the Commission’s website at http://www.sec.gov.

The Fund files complete Schedules of Portfolio Holdings with the Commission for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. Schedules of Portfolio Holdings for the Fund in this report are available without charge on the Commission’s website at http://www.sec.gov, or may be reviewed and copied at the Commission’s Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. Information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 800-SEC-0330.

 

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Approval of Investment Advisory and Subadvisory Agreements (Unaudited)

The Allianz Variable Insurance Products Trust (the “Trust”) is a manager-of-managers fund. That means that the Trust’s Manager (“Allianz Investment Management LLC”) is responsible for monitoring the various Subadvisers that have day-to-day responsibility for the decisions made for each of the Trust’s investment portfolios. The Trust’s Manager is responsible for determining, in the first instance, which investment advisers to consider recommending for selection as a Subadviser.

In reviewing the services provided by the Manager and the terms of the investment management agreement, the Board receives and reviews information related to the Manager’s experience and expertise in the variable insurance marketplace. Currently, the Funds are offered only through variable annuities and variable life insurance policies, and not in the retail fund market. In addition, the Board receives information regarding the Manager’s expertise with regard to portfolio diversification and asset allocation requirements within variable insurance products issued by Allianz Life Insurance Company of North America and its subsidiary, Allianz Life Insurance Company of New York. Currently, the Funds are offered only through Allianz Life and Allianz of New York variable products.

The Trust’s Manager has adopted policies and procedures to assist it in the process of analyzing each potential Subadviser with expertise in particular asset classes for purposes of making the recommendation that a specific investment adviser be selected. The Trust’s Board reviews and considers the information provided by the Manager in deciding which investment advisers to select. After an investment adviser becomes a Subadviser, a similarly rigorous process is instituted by the Manager to monitor the investment performance and other responsibilities of the Subadviser. The Manager reports to the Trust’s Board on its analysis at the regular meetings of the Board, which are held at least quarterly. Where warranted, the Manager will add or remove a particular Subadviser from a “watch” list that it maintains. Watch list criteria include, for example: (a) Fund performance over various time periods; (b) Fund risk issues, such as changes in key personnel involved with Fund management, changes in investment philosophy or process, or “capacity” concerns; and (c) organizational risk issues, such as regulatory, compliance or legal concerns, or changes in the ownership of the Subadviser. The Manager may place a Fund on the watch list for other reasons, and if so, will explain its rationale to the Trustees. Funds which are on the watch list are subject to special scrutiny of the Manager and the Board of Trustees. Funds may be removed from such watch list, if for example, performance improves or regulatory matters are satisfactorily resolved. However, in some situations where Funds which have been on the watch list, the Manager has recommended the retention of a new Subadviser, and the Board of Trustees has subsequently approved new Subadvisory Agreements with such Subadvisers.

In assessing the Manager’s and Subadvisers’ (collectively, the “Advisory Organizations”), performance of their obligations, the Board considers whether there has occurred a circumstance or event that would constitute a reason for it to not renew an advisory contract. In this regard, the Board is mindful of the potential disruption of a Fund’s operations and various risks, uncertainties and other effects that could occur as a result of a decision to terminate or not renew a contract.

As required by the Investment Company Act of 1940 (“1940 Act”), the Trust’s Board has reviewed and approved the Trust’s Investment Management Agreement with the Manager (the “Advisory Agreement”) and portfolio management agreements (the “Subadvisory Agreements”) with the Subadvisers. The Board’s decision to approve these contracts reflects the exercise of its business judgment on whether to approve new arrangements and continue the existing arrangements. During its review of these contracts, the Board considers many factors, among the most material of which are: the Fund’s investment objectives and long term performance; the Advisory Organizations’ management philosophy, personnel, and processes, including their compliance history and the adequacy of their compliance processes; the preferences and expectations of Fund shareholders (and underlying contract owners) and their relative sophistication; the continuing state of competition in the mutual fund industry; and comparable fees in the mutual fund industry.

The Board also considers the compensation and benefits received by the Advisory Organizations. This includes fees received for services provided to the Fund by affiliated persons of the Advisory Organizations and research services received by the Advisory Organizations from brokers that execute Fund trades, as well as advisory fees. The Board considered the fact that: (1) the Manager and the Trust are parties to an Administrative Service Agreement, a Compliance Services Agreement, and a Chief Compliance Officer Agreement, under which the Manager is compensated by the Trust for performing certain administrative and compliance services including providing an employee of the Manager or one of its affiliates to act as the Trust’s Chief Compliance Officer; and (2) Allianz Life Financial Services, LLC, an affiliated person of the Manager, is a registered securities broker-dealer and receives (along with its affiliated persons) payments made by the Trust pursuant to Rule 12b-1.

The Board is aware that various courts have interpreted provisions of the 1940 Act and have indicated in their decisions that the following factors may be relevant to an adviser’s compensation: the nature and quality of the services provided by the adviser, including the performance of the fund; the adviser’s cost of providing the services; the extent to which the adviser

 

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may realize “economies of scale” as the fund grows larger; any indirect benefits that may accrue to the adviser and its affiliates as a result of the adviser’s relationship with the fund; performance and expenses of comparable funds; and the extent to which the independent Board members are fully informed about all facts bearing on the adviser’s service and fee. The Trust’s Board is aware of these factors and takes them into account in its review of the Trust’s advisory contracts.

The Board considered and weighed these circumstances in light of its experience in governing the Trust and working with the Advisory Organizations on matters relating to the Funds, and is assisted in its deliberations by the advice of legal counsel to the Independent Trustees. In this regard, the Board requests and receives a significant amount of information about the Funds and the Advisory Organizations. Some of this information is provided at each regular meeting of the Board; additional information is provided in connection with the particular meeting or meetings at which the Board’s formal review of an advisory contract occurs. In between regularly scheduled meetings, the Board may receive information on particular matters as the need arises. Thus, the Board’s evaluation of an advisory contract is informed by reports covering such matters as: an Advisory Organization’s investment philosophy, personnel, and processes; the Fund’s short- and long-term performance (in absolute terms as well as in relationship to its benchmark(s), certain competitor or “peer group” funds and similar funds managed by the particular Subadviser), and comments on the reasons for performance; the Fund’s expenses (including the advisory fee itself and the overall expense structure of the Fund, both in absolute terms and relative to similar and/or competing funds, with due regard for contractual or voluntary expense limitations); the use and allocation of brokerage commissions derived from trading the Fund’s portfolio securities; the nature and extent of the advisory and other services provided to the Fund by the Advisory Organizations and their affiliates; compliance and audit reports concerning the Funds and the companies that service them; and relevant developments in the mutual fund industry and how the Funds and/or Advisory Organizations are responding to them.

The Board also receives financial information about Advisory Organizations, including reports on the compensation and benefits the Advisory Organizations derive from their relationships with the Funds. These reports cover not only the fees under the advisory contracts, but also fees, if any, received for providing other services to the Funds. The reports also discuss any indirect or “fall out” benefits an Advisory Organization may derive from its relationship with the Funds.

The Advisory and Subadvisory Agreements (collectively, the “Agreements”) were most recently considered at Board of Trustees meetings held in the fall of 2011. Information relevant to the approval of such Agreements was considered at a telephonic Board of Trustees meeting on October 19, 2011, and at an “in person” Board of Trustees meeting held October 26, 2011. The Agreements were approved at the Board meeting of October 26, 2011. At such meeting the Board also approved an Expense Limitation Agreement between the Manager and the Trust for the period ending April 30, 2013. In connection with such meetings, the Trustees requested and evaluated extensive materials from the Manager, including performance and expense information for other investment companies with similar investment objectives derived from data compiled by an independent third party provider and other sources believed to be reliable by the Manager. Prior to voting, the Trustees reviewed the proposed approval/continuance of the Agreements with management and with experienced counsel who are independent of the Manager and received a memorandum from such counsel discussing the legal standards for their consideration of the proposed approvals/continuances. The independent (“disinterested”) Trustees also discussed the proposed approvals/continuances in a private session with such counsel at which no representatives of the Manager were present. In reaching their determinations relating to the approval and/or continuance of the Agreements, in respect of each Fund, the Trustees considered all factors they believed relevant. The Board based its decision to approve the Agreements on the totality of the circumstances and relevant factors, and with a view to past and future long-term considerations. Not all of the factors and considerations discussed above and below are necessarily relevant to every Fund, and the Board did not assign relative weights to factors discussed herein or deem any one or group of them to be controlling in and of themselves.

An SEC Rule requires that shareholder reports include a discussion of certain factors relating to the selection of investment advisers and the approval of advisory fees. The “factors” enumerated by the SEC are set forth below in italics, as well as the Board’s conclusions regarding such factors:

(1)  The nature, extent and quality of services provided by the Manager and Subadvisers.  The Trustees noted that the Manager, subject to the control of the Board of Trustees, administers each Fund’s business and other affairs. As the Trust is a manager of managers fund, the Manager is responsible for monitoring the various Subadvisers that have day-to-day responsibility for the decisions made for each of the Trust’s investment portfolios. The Trust’s Manager is responsible for determining, in the first instance, which investment advisers to consider recommending to the Board of Trustees for selection as a Subadviser.

The Trustees noted that the Manager also provides the Trust and each Fund with such administrative and other services (exclusive of, and in addition to, any such services provided by any others retained by the Trust on behalf of the Funds) and executive and other personnel as are necessary for the operation of the Trust and the Funds. Except for the Trust’s Chief Compliance Officer, the Manager pays all of the compensation of Trustees and officers of the Trust who are employees of the Manager or its affiliates.

 

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The Trustees considered the scope and quality of services provided by the Manager and the Subadvisers and noted that the scope of such services provided had expanded as a result of recent regulatory and other developments. The Trustees noted that, for example, the Manager and Subadvisers are responsible for maintaining and monitoring their own compliance programs, and these compliance programs have recently been refined and enhanced in light of new regulatory requirements. The Trustees considered the capabilities and resources which the Manager has dedicated to performing services on behalf of the Trust and its Funds. The quality of administrative and other services, including the Manager’s role in coordinating the activities of the Trust’s other service providers, also were considered. The Trustees concluded that, overall, they were satisfied with the nature, extent and quality of services provided (and expected to be provided) to the Trust and to each of the Funds under the Agreements.

(2)  The investment performance of the Funds, the Manager and the Subadvisers.  In connection with every in-person quarterly Board of Trustees meeting, Trustees receive extensive information on the performance results of each of the Funds. This includes, for example, performance information on all of the Funds for the previous quarter, and previous one, three and five-year periods, and since inception. (For Funds which have been in existence for less than five years, Trustees may receive performance information on comparable funds managed by the particular Subadviser for periods prior to the creation of a particular Fund.) Such performance information includes information on absolute total return, performance versus Subadvisers’ comparable fund(s), performance versus the appropriate benchmark(s), and performance versus peer groups. For example, in connection with the Board of Trustees meeting held October 26, 2011, the Manager reported that for the three year period ended June 30, 2011, ten Funds were in the top 40%, six were in the middle 20% and five were in the bottom 40%, and for the one year period ended June 30, 2011, nine Funds were in the top 40%, eight were in the middle 20%, and 11 were in the bottom 40%. The Manager also reported that for the five year period ended June 30, 2011, nine Funds were in the top 40%, three were in the middle 20%, and seven were in the bottom 40%. At the Board of Trustees meeting held October 26, 2011, the Trustees determined that the overall investment performance of the Funds was acceptable.

(3)  The costs of services to be provided and profits to be realized by the Manager and the Subadvisers and their affiliates from their relationship with the Funds.  The Manager has supplied information to the Board of Trustees pertaining to the level of investment advisory fees to which the Funds are subject. The Manager has agreed to temporarily “cap” Fund expenses at certain levels, and information is provided to Trustees setting forth “contractual” advisory fees and “actual” fees after taking expense caps into account. Based upon the information provided, the “actual” advisory fees payable by the Funds overall are generally comparable to the average level of fees paid by Fund peer groups. For the 29 Funds reviewed by the Board of Trustees in the fall of 2011, 24 Funds paid “actual” advisory fees in a percentage amount within the 65th percentile or lower for each Fund’s applicable category. The Trustees recognized that it is difficult to make comparisons of advisory fees because there are variations in the services that are included in the fees paid by other funds. The Board has concluded that the advisory fees to be paid to the Manager by the Funds are not unreasonable.

The Manager has also supplied information to the Board of Trustees pertaining to total Fund expenses (which includes advisory fees, the 25 basis point 12b-1 fee paid by the Funds, and other Fund expenses). As noted above, the Manager has agreed to “cap” Fund expenses at certain levels. Based upon the information provided, the overall total expense ratio ranking in 2012 for the 29 Funds was as follows: (1) 21 of the Funds had total expense rankings at or below the 50th percentile; (2) three of the Funds were between the 50th and 65th percentiles; (3) for three of the Funds with expense ranks above the 65th percentile, the Manager recommended, and the Board of Trustees approved, temporary management fee waivers effective May 1, 2012, which are expected to reduce such rankings to the 65th percentile or below; (4) for one Fund with an expense rank above the 65th percentile, the Manager expects such Fund to be below the 65th percentile in 2012 because of greater Fund assets; and (5) for one Fund with an expense rank above the 65th percentile, the Manager reported that the peer group makes for poor comparability.

The Manager has committed to providing the Funds with a high quality of service and working to reduce Fund expenses over time, particularly as the Funds grow larger. The Trustees concluded therefore that the expense ratios of the Funds were not unreasonable.

The Manager provided information concerning the profitability of the Manager’s investment advisory activities for the period from 2009 through June 30, 2011. The Trustees recognized that it is difficult to make comparisons of profitability from investment company advisory agreements because comparative information is not generally publicly available and is affected by numerous factors, including the structure of the particular adviser, the types of funds it manages, its business mix, numerous assumptions regarding allocation of expenses and the adviser’s capital structure and cost of capital. In considering profitability information, the Trustees considered the possible effect of certain fall-out benefits to the Manager and its affiliates. The Trustees focused on profitability of the Manager’s relationships with the Funds before taxes and distribution expenses. The Trustees recognized that the Manager should, in the abstract, be entitled to earn a reasonable level of profits for the services it provides to each Fund and, based on their review, concluded that they were satisfied that the Manager’s level of profitability from its relationship with the Funds was not excessive.

 

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The Manager, on behalf of the Board of Trustees, endeavored to obtain information on the profitability of each Subadviser in connection with its relationship with the Fund or Funds which it subadvises. The Manager was unable to obtain meaningful profitability information from some of the unaffiliated Subadvisers. The Manager assured the Board of Trustees that the Agreements with the Subadvisers which are not affiliated with it were negotiated on an “arm’s length” basis, so that arguably, such profitability information should be less relevant. The Trustees were also provided with certain information on profitability for Subadvisers which are affiliated with the Manager. Trustees recognized the difficulty of allocating costs to multiple advisory accounts and products of a large advisory organization. Based upon the information provided, the Trustees determined that there was no evidence that the level of such profitability attributable to subadvising the Funds was excessive.

(4) and (5) The extent to which economies of scale would be realized as the Funds grow, and whether fee levels reflect these economies of scale. The Trustees noted that most of the advisory fee schedules for the Funds do not contain breakpoints that reduce the fee rate on assets above specified levels, although certain Subadvisory Agreements have such “breakpoints.” The Trustees recognized that breakpoints may be an appropriate way for the Manager to share its economies of scale, if any, with Funds that have substantial assets. However, they also recognized that there may not be a direct relationship between any economies of scale realized by Funds and those realized by the Manager as assets increase. The Trustees do not believe there is a uniform methodology for establishing breakpoints that give effect to Fund-specific service provided by the Manager. The Trustees noted that in the fund industry as a whole, as well as among funds similar to the Funds, there is no uniformity or pattern in the fees and asset levels at which breakpoints (if any) apply. Depending on the age, size, and other characteristics of a particular fund and its manager’s cost structure, different conclusions can be drawn as to whether there are economies of scale to be realized at any particular level of assets, notwithstanding the intuitive conclusion that such economies exist, or will be realized at some level of total assets. Moreover, because different managers have different cost structures and service models, it is difficult to draw meaningful conclusions from the breakpoints that may have been adopted by other funds. The Trustees also noted that the advisory agreements for many funds do not have breakpoints at all, or if breakpoints exist, they may be at asset levels significantly greater than those of the individual Funds. The Trustees also noted that the total assets in all of the Funds as of June 30, 2011 were approximately $6.2 billion, and that no single non-money market Fund had assets in excess of $428 million.

The Trustees noted that the Manager has agreed to temporarily “cap” Fund expenses at certain levels, which has the effect of reducing expenses as would the implementation of advisory fee breakpoints. The Manager has committed to continue to consider the continuation of fee “caps” and/or advisory fee breakpoints as the Funds grow larger. The Board receives quarterly reports on the level of Fund assets. It expects to consider whether or not to approve the Agreements at a meeting to be held prior to December 31, 2012, and will at that time, or prior thereto, consider: (a) the extent to which economies of scale can be realized, and (b) whether the advisory fee should be modified to reflect such economies of scale, if any.

Having taken these factors into account, the Trustees concluded that the absence of breakpoints in certain of the Funds’ advisory fee rate schedules was acceptable under each Fund’s circumstances.

 

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Information about the Board of Trustees and Officers (Unaudited)

The Trust is managed by the Trustees in accordance with the laws of the state of Delaware governing business trusts. There are currently nine Trustees, two of whom are “interested persons” of the Trust within the meaning of that term under the 1940 Act. The Trustees and Officers of the Trust, their addresses, ages, their positions held with the Trust, their terms of office with the Trust and length of time served, their principal occupation(s) during the past five years, the number of portfolios in the Trust they oversee, and their other directorships held during the past five years are as follows:

Non-Interested Trustees(1)

 

Name, Address, and Age

  Positions
Held with
Allianz
VIP and VIP
FOF Trust
 

Term of
Office(2)/Length
of Time Served

 

Principal Occupation(s)
During Past 5 Years

  Number of
Portfolios
Overseen for
Allianz
VIP and VIP
FOF Trust
 

Other
Directorships
Held Outside the

AZL Fund Complex
During Past 5 Years

Peter R. Burnim, Age 64
5701 Golden Hills Drive Minneapolis, MN 55416
  Trustee   Since 2/07   Managing Director iQ Venture Partners, Inc., 2005 to present; EVP Northstar Companies, 2002 to 2005; Senior Officer Citibank and Citicorp for over 25 years.   42   Argus Group Holdings; Sterling Centrecorp Inc.; Highland Financial Holdings; and Bank of Bermuda NY
Peggy L. Ettestad, Age 54
5701 Golden Hills Drive Minneapolis, MN 55416
  Trustee   Since 2/07   Managing Director, Red Canoe Management Consulting LLC, 2008 to present; Senior Managing Director, Residential Capital LLC, 2003 to 2008; Chief Operations Officer, Transamerica Reinsurance 2002 to 2003.   42   Luther College
Roger Gelfenbien, Age 68
5701 Golden Hills Drive Minneapolis, MN 55416
  Trustee   Since 10/99   Retired; Partner of Accenture 1983 to 1999.   42   Virtus Funds
(8 Funds)
Claire R. Leonardi, Age 56
5701 Golden Hills Drive Minneapolis, MN 55416
  Trustee   Since 2/04  

Chief Executive Officer, Connecticut Innovations, 2012 to present; General Partner of Fairview Capital, L.P., 1994 to present

  42   The Natural History Museum of the Adirondacks
Dickson W. Lewis, Age 63
5701 Golden Hills Drive Minneapolis, MN 55416
  Trustee   Since 2/04   Vice President/General Manager, Yearbooks & Canada-Lifetouch National School Studios, 2006 to present; Vice President/General Manager of Jostens, Inc., 2002 to 2006; Senior Vice President of Fortis Group, 1997 to 2002; Consultant to Hartford Insurance Co., 2001.   42   None
Peter W. McClean, Age 67
5701 Golden Hills Drive Minneapolis, MN 55416
  Trustee   Since 2/04   Retired; President and CEO of Measurisk, LLC, 2001 to 2003; Chief Risk Management Officer at Bank Of Bermuda Ltd., 1996 to 2001.   42   PNMAC Opportunity Fund; Northeast Bank; and FHI
Arthur C. Reeds III, Age 67
5701 Golden Hills Drive Minneapolis, MN 55416
  Trustee   Since 10/99   Retired; Senior Investment Officer, Hartford Foundation for Public Giving, 2000 to 2003; Chairman, Chief Executive and President of Conning Corp., 1999 to 2000; Investment Consultant 1997 to 1999.   42   Connecticut Water Service, Inc.

 

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Interested Trustees(3)

 

Name, Address, and Age

  Positions
Held with
Allianz
VIP and VIP
FOF Trust
 

Term of
Office(2)/Length
of Time Served

 

Principal Occupation(s)
During Past 5 Years

  Number of
Portfolios
Overseen for
Allianz
VIP and VIP
FOF Trust
 

Other
Directorships
Held Outside the

Fund Complex
During Past 5 Years

Robert DeChellis, Age 44
5701 Golden Hills Drive Minneapolis, MN 55416
  Trustee   Since 3/08   President and CEO, Allianz Life Financial Services, LLC, 2007 to present; Senior Vice President of Marketing and Product Innovation, 2006 to 2007; Executive Vice President, Travelers Life 2004 to 2005; Executive Vice President, Jackson National Life Distributors, Inc. 2002 to 2004.   42   None
Brian Muench, Age 41
5701 Golden Hills Drive Minneapolis, MN 55416
  Trustee   Since 6/11   President, Allianz Investment Management LLC from November 2010 to present; Vice President, Vice President, Advisory Management, Allianz Investment Management LLC from December 2005 to November 2010; Assistant Vice President, Investments, Allianz Life from February 2002 to November 2005.   42   None

Officers

 

Name, Address, and Age

  

Positions
Held with
Allianz
VIP and VIP
FOF Trust

   Term of
Office(2)/Length
of Time Served
  

Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years

Brian Muench, Age 41
5701 Golden Hills Drive Minneapolis, MN 55416
   President    Since 11/10    President, Allianz Investment Management LLC from November 2010 to present; Vice President, Allianz Life from April 2011, to present; Vice President, Advisory Management, Allianz Investment Management LLC from December 2005 to November 2010; Assistant Vice President, Investments, Allianz Life from February 2002 to November 2005.
Michael Radmer, Age 66
Dorsey & Whitney LLP,
Suite 1500
50 South Sixth Street Minneapolis, MN 55402-1498
   Secretary    Since 2/04    Partner, Dorsey and Whitney LLP since 1976.
Ty Edwards, Age 66
Citi Fund Services Ohio, Inc.
3435 Stelzer Road
Columbus, OH 43219
   Treasurer, Principal Accounting Officer and Principal Financial Officer    Since 4/10    Senior Vice President, Financial Administration, Citi Fund Services Ohio, Inc., December 2009 to present; Director, Product Management, Columbia Management, April 2007 to April 2009; Deputy Treasurer, Columbia Funds and Director, Fund Administration, Columbia Management, January 2006 to April 2007; Vice President, Fund Administration, Columbia Management, July 2002 to December 2005.
Stephen G. Simon , Age 43
5701 Golden Hills Drive Minneapolis, MN 55416
   Chief Compliance Officer(4) and Anti Money Laundering Compliance Officer    Since 11/06    Chief Compliance Officer, Allianz Investment Management LLC, July 2004 to present; President, Simon Compliance Consulting Ltd, May 2004 to July 2004; Compliance Counsel, Advantus Capital Management, Inc., January 2002 to May 2004.

 

  (1) Member of the Audit Committee.

 

  (2) Indefinite.

 

  (3) Is an “interested person”, as defined by the 1940 Act, due to employment by Allianz.

 

  (4) The Manager and the Trust are parties to a Chief Compliance Officer Agreement under which the Manager is compensated by the Trust for providing an employee of the Manager or one of its affiliates to act as the Trust’s Chief Compliance Officer. The Chief Compliance Officer and Anti Money Laundering Compliance Officer is not considered a corporate officer or executive employee of the Trust.

 

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The Allianz VIP Funds are distributed by Allianz Life Financial Services, LLC.

  

These Funds are not FDIC Insured.

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AZL® Money Market Fund

Annual Report

December 31, 2011

 

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Table of Contents

Management Discussion and Analysis

Page 1

Expense Examples and Portfolio Composition

Page 3

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

Page 4

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

Page 7

Statement of Operations

Page 7

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

Page 8

Financial Highlights

Page 9

Notes to the Financial Statements

Page 10

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

Page 16

Other Federal Income Tax Information

Page 17

Other Information

Page 18

Approval of Investment Advisory and Subadvisory Agreements

Page 19

Information about the Board of Trustees and Officers

Page 23

This report is submitted for the general information of the shareholder of the Fund. The report is not authorized for distribution to prospective investors in the Fund unless preceded or accompanied by an effective prospectus, which contains details concerning the sales charges and other pertinent information.


AZL® Money Market Fund Review (unaudited)

 

Allianz Investment Management LLC serves as the Manager for the AZL® Money Market Fund, and effective July 1, 2011, BlackRock Advisors, LLC serves as Subadviser to the Fund. Prior to July 1, 2011, BlackRock Institutional Management Corporation served as Subadviser to the Fund.

What factors affected the Fund’s performance during the year ended December 31, 2011?

Throughout the year ended December 31, 2011, the Federal Open Market Committee (“FOMC”) maintained its target range for the federal funds rate at 0.00% to 0.25%. In June the FOMC completed the program under which it purchased $600 billion of longer-term U.S. Treasury securities for the purpose of keeping interest rates low. In August the FOMC announced its intention to keep rates low through mid-2013. In September the FOMC noted that recent data indicated that economic growth remained slow and inflation had moderated since earlier in the year.

In response to these conditions, the FOMC announced “Operation Twist,” its plan to extend the average duration of the U.S. Treasury security portfolio by purchasing an additional $400 billion of long-term Treasury bonds and selling an equal amount of short-term Treasury securities before the end of June 2012. The plan is designed to put downward pressure on long-term interest rates and make overall conditions more accommodative for economic growth.

In Europe, the sovereign debt crisis escalated in mid-2011 as fiscal problems spread from the peripheral countries of Greece, Portugal and Ireland to the larger nations of Italy and Spain, and ultimately to the core European economies of France and Germany. In September, the European Central Bank (“ECB”) announced it would offer three-month loans of U.S. dollars to eurozone banks on a full-allotment basis through its long-term refinancing operations (“LTRO”) in three separate auctions to ensure funding was available through year-end. Later in the year, the ECB announced additional long-term refinancing operations to be conducted in October and December 2011, also to alleviate year-end funding pressures. Furthermore, the ECB expanded its long-term refinancing operations in December by allowing eurozone banks to access loans with maturities of three years against a broader set of eligible collateral.

During the summer and fall, European leaders agreed to a number of measures intended to restore confidence and overcome the region’s fiscal challenges, including increasing the lending capacity of the EFSF and implementing higher capital requirements for European banks.

The U.S. Federal Reserve Bank lengthened the term of its U.S. dollar liquidity swap facilities with the ECB, the Bank of Canada, the Bank of England and the Swiss National Bank to August 1, 2012, also for the purpose of maintaining liquidity. Later in the period, these central banks, along with the Bank of Japan, agreed to reduce the interest rate on loans made through U.S. dollar liquidity swap lines by 50 basis points (0.50%), making it less expensive for banks around the world to borrow U.S. dollars.

London Interbank Offered Rates1 (“LIBOR”) moved higher by as much as 0.35% during the year, due in large part to ongoing concerns about European sovereign debt risk.

The low-rate environment hurt the Fund’s absolute yield during the year. Meanwhile, the Fund’s weighted average maturity was shortened during the period to reduce spread and duration exposure.*

For the year, the Fund was positioned with a laddered portfolio structure. Treasury and U.S. Government Agency securities were added to increase quality, liquidity and diversification. The Fund also added investments in municipal variable rate demand notes to enhance the liquidity and diversification of the portfolio.*

Past performance does not guarantee future results.

 

* The Fund’s portfolio composition is subject to change. There is no guarantee that any sectors mentioned will continue to perform well or that securities in such sectors will be held by the Fund in the future. The information contained in this commentary is for informational purposes only and should not be construed as a recommendation to purchase or sell securities in the sector mentioned. The Fund’s holdings and weightings are as of December 31, 2011.
1 

London Inter-Bank Offer Rate (“LIBOR”) is the interest rate that the largest international banks charge each other for loans.

 

 

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AZL® Money Market Fund Review (unaudited)

 

Fund Objective

The Fund’s investment objective is to seek current income consistent with stability of principal. The Fund seeks to achieve its objective by investing in a broad range of short-term, high-quality U.S. dollar-denominated money market instruments, including government, U.S. and foreign bank, commercial and other obligations.

Investment Concerns

An investment in the Fund is neither guaranteed nor insured by the FDIC or any other government agency. Although the Fund strives to maintain the value of your investment at $1.00 per share, it is possible to lose money by investing in this Fund. Past performance is not predictive of future performance as yields on money market funds fluctuate daily.

For a complete description of these and other risks associated with investing in a mutual Fund, please refer to the Fund’s prospectus.

Growth of a $10,000 Investment

 

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The chart above represents a comparison of a hypothetical investment in the Fund versus a similar investment in the Fund’s benchmark, and represents the reinvestment of dividends and capital gains in the Fund.

Average Annual Total Returns as of December 31, 2011

     1
Year
    3
Year
    5
Year
    10
Years
 

AZL® Money Market Fund

     0.00     0.08     1.48     1.62

Three-Month U.S. Treasury Bill Index

     0.05     0.11     1.21     1.78

Past performance does not guarantee future results. The performance data quoted represents past performance and current returns may be lower or higher. The investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed may be worth more or less than the original cost. To obtain performance information current to the most recent month end, please visit www.Allianzlife.com.

Expense Ratio

      Gross  

AZL® Money Market Fund

     0.70

The above expense ratios are based on the current Fund prospectus dated May 1, 2011. The Manager and the Fund have entered into a written contract limiting operating expenses, excluding certain expenses (such as interest expense), to 0.87% through April 30, 2013. Additional information pertaining to the December 31, 2011 expense ratios can be found in the financial highlights.

The total return of the Fund does not reflect the effect of any insurance charges, the annual maintenance fee or the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares. Such charges, fees and tax payments would reduce the performance quoted.

Yield as of December 31, 2011

     7 Day
Average
    7 Day
Effective
    30 Day
Average
 

AZL® Money Market Fund

     0.00     0.00     0.00

The Fund’s performance is measured against the Three-Month U.S. Treasury Bill Index. The Treasury Bill Index is an unmanaged index and does not reflect the deduction of fees associated with a mutual fund, such as investment management and fund accounting fees. The Fund’s performance reflects the deduction of fees for services provided to the Fund. Investors cannot invest directly in an index.

The Manager has voluntarily undertaken to waive, reimburse, or pay the Fund’s expenses to the extent necessary in order to maintain a minimum daily net investment income for the Fund of 0.00%. The Distributor may waive its Rule 12b-1 fees. The amount waived, reimbursed, or paid by the Manager and/or the Distributor will be repaid to the Manager and/ or the Distributor subject to certain limitations as further described in Note 3 to the Financial Statements. The ability of the Manager and/or Distributor to receive such payments could negatively affect the Fund’s future yield.

The 7-day yield quotation is as of December 31, 2011 and more closely reflects the current earnings of the Fund than the total return quotation.

 

 

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ALLIANZ VARIABLE INSURANCE PRODUCTS TRUST

AZL Money Market Fund

Expense Examples

(Unaudited)

 

As a shareholder of the AZL Money Market Fund (the “Fund”), you incur ongoing costs, including management fees, distribution fees, and other Fund expenses. These examples are 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. Please note that the expenses shown in the tables are meant to highlight your ongoing cost only. Therefore, the examples are useful in comparing ongoing cost only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher. Please note that the expenses that apply to subaccounts of the insurance contracts were included, your costs would have been higher.

These examples are based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the periods presented below.

The Actual Expense table below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information below, 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 table under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.

 

     Beginning
Account Value
7/1/11
     Ending
Account Value
12/31/11
     Expense Paid
During Period*
7/1/11 - 12/31/11
     Annualized
Expense Ratio
During  Period
7/1/11 - 12/31/11
 

AZL Money Market Fund

   $ 1,000.00       $ 1,000.00       $ 1.31         0.26

The Hypothetical Expense table below provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year 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 thisinformation to compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of other funds.

 

     Beginning
Account Value
7/1/11
     Ending
Account Value
12/31/11
     Expense Paid
During Period*
7/1/11 - 12/31/11
     Annualized
Expense Ratio
During  Period
7/1/11 - 12/31/11
 

AZL Money Market Fund

   $ 1,000.00       $ 1,023.89       $ 1.33         0.26

 

  * Expenses are equal to the average account value times the Fund’s annualized expense ratio multiplied by the number of days in the most recent fiscal half-year divided by the number of days in the fiscal year.

Portfolio Composition

(Unaudited)

 

Investments

   Percent of
net assets+
 

Commercial Banks

     44.3

Diversified Financial Services

     26.9   

U.S. Government Agency Mortgages

     11.7   

Municipal Bonds

     11.1   

Time Deposit

     3.7   

U.S. Treasury Obligation

     2.3   

Unaffiliated Investment Company

     0.0   
  

 

 

 

Total

     100.0
  

 

 

 

 

  + Investments are shown as a percentage of net assets, not total investments. As such the total may not equal 100%. For more information about the investments, please see the Schedule of Portfolio Investments.

 

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ALLIANZ VARIABLE INSURANCE PRODUCTS TRUST

AZL Money Market Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

December 31, 2011

 

Principal
Amount
          Fair
Value
 
     

 

Certificates of Deposit (35.9%):

  

 

Commercial Banks (34.8%):

  

$ 15,000,000      

Bank of Montreal,
0.37%, 1/25/12(a)

   $ 15,000,000   
  20,000,000      

Bank of Nova Scotia, NY,
0.30%, 1/13/12

     20,000,000   
  15,000,000      

Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ, NY,
0.41%, 2/10/12

     15,000,000   
  8,880,000      

Lloyds TSB Bank plc, NY,
0.70%, 2/14/12(a)

     8,880,000   
  20,000,000      

Mizuho Corporate Bank, NY, 0.14%, 1/5/12

     20,000,000   
  15,000,000      

Mizuho Corporate Bank, NY, 0.20%, 1/20/12

     15,000,000   
  20,000,000      

National Australia Bank, NY, 0.37%, 2/10/12(a)

     20,000,000   
  10,000,000      

National Australia Bank, NY, 0.32%, 2/21/12

     10,000,000   
  20,000,000      

Norinchukin Bank, NY,
0.18%, 1/3/12

     20,000,000   
  10,000,000      

Norinchukin Bank, NY,
0.18%, 1/4/12

     10,000,000   
  15,500,000      

Rabobank Nederland NV, NY, 0.43%, 3/1/12

     15,500,000   
  8,000,000      

Royal Bank of Canada, NY, 0.52%, 2/29/12(a)

     8,000,000   
  5,000,000      

Royal Bank of Canada, NY, 0.40%, 4/10/12(a)

     5,000,000   
  11,000,000      

Royal Bank of Canada, NY, 0.40%, 7/9/12(a)

     11,000,000   
  10,000,000      

Sumitomo Mitsui Bank, NY, 0.22%, 1/20/12

     10,000,000   
  11,000,000      

Sumitomo Mitsui Bank, NY, 0.40%, 2/9/12

     11,000,000   
  25,000,000      

Sumitomo Trust & Bank, NY, 0.23%, 1/6/12

     25,000,000   
  10,000,000      

Sumitomo Trust & Bank, NY, 0.24%, 1/23/12

     10,000,000   
  10,000,000      

Svenska Handelsbanken, NY, 0.33%, 1/9/12

     10,000,000   
  3,500,000      

Svenska Handelsbanken, NY, 0.50%, 3/29/12

     3,500,000   
  12,500,000      

Toronto Dominion Bank, NY, 0.37%, 4/17/12

     12,500,000   
  4,500,000      

Toronto-Dominion Bank, NY, 0.36%, 1/12/12(a)

     4,500,000   
  13,000,000      

Westpac Banking Corp., NY, 0.42%, 1/18/12(a)

     13,000,000   
  8,000,000      

Westpac Banking Corp., NY, 0.37%, 4/4/12(a)

     7,999,917   
     

 

 

 
     300,879,917   
     

 

 

 
Principal
Amount
          Fair
Value
 
     

 

Certificates of Deposit, continued

  

 

Diversified Financial Services (1.1%):

  

$ 10,000,000      

Credit Suisse, NY,
0.40%, 1/26/12

   $ 10,000,000   
     

 

 

 

 
 

Total Certificates of Deposit
(Cost $310,879,917)

     310,879,917   
     

 

 

 

 

Commercial Paper (35.3%):

  

 

Commercial Banks (9.6%):

  

  20,000,000      

Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ, NY,
0.33%, 1/6/12(b)

     19,999,083   
  20,000,000      

Commonwealth Bank of Australia,
0.34%, 2/15/12(b)(c)

     19,991,500   
  4,000,000      

National Australia Funding Delaware, Inc.,
0.49%, 6/18/12(b)(c)

     3,990,799   
  9,050,000      

Nordea North America, Inc.,
0.38%, 1/20/12(b)

     9,048,185   
  15,000,000      

Nordea North America, Inc.,
0.36%, 2/3/12(b)

     14,995,050   
  10,000,000      

State Street Corp.,
0.22%, 3/5/12(b)

     9,996,089   
  5,000,000      

Sumitomo Mitsui Bank, NY,
0.40%, 2/10/12(b)(c)

     4,997,778   
     

 

 

 
     83,018,484   
     

 

 

 

 

Diversified Financial Services (25.7%):

  

  5,000,000      

Argento Variable Funding LLC,
0.32%, 1/23/12(b)(c)

     4,999,022   
  35,000,000      

Barclays US Funding LLC,
0.09%, 1/3/12(b)

     34,999,825   
  10,000,000      

Cancara Asset Securitization LLC,
0.31%, 1/13/12(b)(c)

     9,998,967   
  17,000,000      

Credit Suisse, NY,
0.39%, 1/5/12(b)

     16,999,263   
  5,000,000      

Credit Suisse, NY,
0.47%, 2/22/12(b)

     4,996,606   
  15,000,000      

Fairway Finance Corp.,
0.31%, 3/9/12(a)(c)

     15,000,000   
  8,000,000      

Fairway Finance Corp.,
0.32%, 5/9/12(a)(c)

     8,000,000   
  9,000,000      

Kells Funding LLC,
0.48%, 2/10/12(a)(c)

     9,000,000   
  5,000,000      

Kells Funding LLC,
0.57%, 3/1/12(a)(c)

     5,000,000   
  6,000,000      

Kells Funding LLC,
0.57%, 3/8/12(a)(c)

     6,000,000   
  10,608,000      

Regency Markets No 1 LLC,
0.36%, 1/17/12(b)(c)

     10,606,303   
  10,000,000      

Regency Markets No 1 LLC, 0.25%, 1/25/12(b)(c)

     9,998,333   
 

 

continued

 

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AZL Money Market Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments, continued

December 31, 2011

 

Principal
Amount
          Fair
Value
 

 

Commercial Paper, continued

  

 

Diversified Financial Services, continued

  

$ 15,000,000      

Sheffield Receivables Corp., 0.30%, 1/25/12(b)(c)

   $ 14,997,000   
  10,000,000      

Solitaire Funding LLC,
0.40%, 1/23/12(b)(c)

     9,997,555   
  15,000,000      

Thames Asset Global Securitization No 1, Inc.,
0.32%, 1/12/12(b)(c)

     14,998,533   
  10,000,000      

UBS Finance Delaware LLC,
0.20%, 1/24/12(b)

     9,998,722   
  10,000,000      

UBS Finance Delaware LLC,
0.48%, 2/13/12(b)

     9,994,267   
  17,000,000      

Victory Receivables Corp.,
0.35%, 1/6/12(b)(c)

     16,999,174   
  10,000,000      

Victory Receivables Corp.,
0.37%, 1/18/12(b)(c)

     9,998,253   
     

 

 

 
        222,581,823   
     

 

 

 

 

Total Commercial Paper (Cost $305,600,307)

     305,600,307   
     

 

 

 

 

Municipal Bonds (11.1%):

  

 

California (6.5%):

  

  16,500,000      

California Health Facilities Financing Authority Revenue, Series B, 0.04%, 1/7/12, LOC: JPMorgan Chase Bank(a)

     16,500,000   
  10,800,000      

California Housing Finance Agency Revenue,
Series E, 0.07%, 1/7/12, AMT(a)

     10,800,000   
  7,800,000      

California Housing Finance Agency Revenue,
Series E-1, 0.07%, 1/7/12, AMT(a)

     7,800,000   
  11,000,000      

Los Angeles Community Redevelopment Agency Multi-Family Housing Revenue, Series A, 0.09%, 1/7/12, LIQ FAC: Fannie Mae, AMT(a)

     11,000,000   
  9,900,000      

San Francisco City & County Redevelopment Agency Multi-Family Housing Revenue, Series A, 0.07%, 1/7/12, LIQ FAC: Fannie Mae(a)

     9,900,000   
     

 

 

 
        56,000,000   
     

 

 

 

 

New York (2.9%):

  

  10,000,000      

New York City Housing Development Corp. Multi-Family Rent Revenue, Series A, 0.09%, 1/7/12, LIQ FAC: Fannie Mae, AMT(a)

     10,000,000   
Principal
Amount
          Fair
Value
 

 

Municipal Bonds, continued

  

 

New York, continued

  

$ 15,000,000      

New York City Housing Development Corp.
Multi-Family Rent Revenue,
Series A, 0.09%, 1/7/12,
LIQ FAC: Fannie Mae(a)

   $ 15,000,000   
     

 

 

 
        25,000,000   
     

 

 

 

 

Pennsylvania (1.7%):

  

  14,700,000      

Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency Revenue, Series 86B, 0.08%, 1/7/12, GO of Agency, LOC: Freddie Mac, Fannie Mae, AMT(a)

     14,700,000   
     

 

 

 

 

Total Municipal Bonds (Cost $95,700,000)

     95,700,000   
     

 

 

 

 

U.S. Government Agency Mortgages (11.7%):

  

  Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (10.2%)   
  10,000,000      

0.15%, 2/15/12(b)

     9,998,125   
  5,000,000      

0.15%, 4/3/12(b)

     4,998,062   
  8,500,000      

0.24%, 4/3/12(a)

     8,499,121   
  10,000,000      

0.15%, 4/4/12(b)

     9,996,083   
  6,000,000      

1.13%, 4/25/12

     6,017,940   
  5,000,000      

0.21%, 11/2/12, MTN(a)

     4,997,461   
  7,000,000      

0.27%, 9/3/13(a)

     6,997,636   
  36,300,000      

0.22%, 9/13/13(a)

     36,262,563   
     

 

 

 
     87,766,991   
     

 

 

 

 

Federal National Mortgage Association (1.5%)

  
  9,000,000      

0.28%, 7/26/12(a)

     8,998,981   
  4,500,000      

0.31%, 12/20/12(a)

     4,499,117   
     

 

 

 
     13,498,098   
     

 

 

 

 
 

Total U.S. Government Agency Mortgages
(Cost $101,265,089)

     101,265,089   
     

 

 

 

 

U.S. Treasury Obligation (2.3%):

  

 

U.S. Treasury Notes (2.3%)

  
  20,000,000      

0.38%, 8/31/12

     20,031,225   
     

 

 

 

 
 

Total U.S. Treasury Obligations
(Cost $20,031,225)

     20,031,225   
     

 

 

 

 

Time Deposit (3.7%):

  

 

Diversified Financial Services (3.7%):

  
  32,225,000      

Citigroup, Inc.,
0.06%, 1/3/12

     32,225,000   
     

 

 

 

 

Total Time Deposits (Cost $32,225,000)

     32,225,000   
     

 

 

 

 

Unaffiliated Investment Company (0.0%):

  
  354      

Dreyfus Treasury Prime Cash Management, 0.00%(b)

     354   
     

 

 

 

 
 

Total Unaffiliated Investment Company
(Cost $354)

     354   
     

 

 

 

 
 

Total Investment Securities
(Cost $865,701,892)(d) — 100.0%

     865,701,892   

 

Net other assets (liabilities) — 0.0%

     (76,228
     

 

 

 

 

Net Assets — 100.0%

   $ 865,625,664   
     

 

 

 
 

 

continued

 

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ALLIANZ VARIABLE INSURANCE PRODUCTS TRUST

AZL Money Market Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments, continued

December 31, 2011

 

 

Percentages indicated are based on net assets as of December 31, 2011.

AMT—Subject to alternative minimum tax

GO—General Obligation

LIQ FAC—Liquidity Facility

LOC—Letter of Credit

MTN—Medium Term Note

 

(a) Variable rate security. The rate presented represents the rate in effect at December 31, 2011. These securities are deemed to have a maturity remaining until the next adjustment of the interest rate or the longer of the demand period or time to the next readjustment.

 

(b) The rate represents the effective yield at December 31, 2011.

 

(c) Rule 144A, Section 4(2) or other security which is restricted to resale to institutional investor. The sub-adviser has deemed these securities to be liquid based on procedures approved by the Board of Trustees.
(d) Aggregate cost for federal income tax and financial reporting purposes is substantially the same.

The following represents the concentrations by country of risk (based on the domicile of the security issuer) relative to the total fair value of investment securities as of December 31, 2011:

 

Country

  Percentage  

Australia

    7.0

Canada

    5.0   

Japan

    0.6   

United Kingdom

    1.0   

United States

    86.4   
 

 

 

 
    100.0
 

 

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

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ALLIANZ VARIABLE INSURANCE PRODUCTS TRUST

AZL Money Market Fund

 

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

December 31, 2011

 

Assets:

  

Investment securities, at cost

   $ 865,701,892   
  

 

 

 

Investment securities, at value

   $ 865,701,892   

Interest and dividends receivable

     220,525   

Receivable for capital shares issued

     121,898   

Receivable from Manager

     26,703   

Prepaid expenses

     14,279   
  

 

 

 

Total Assets

     866,085,297   
  

 

 

 

Liabilities:

  

Payable for capital shares redeemed

     150,122   

Administration fees payable

     24,879   

Distribution fees payable

     186,252   

Custodian fees payable

     5,263   

Administrative and compliance services fees payable

     6,389   

Trustee fees payable

     345   

Other accrued liabilities

     86,383   
  

 

 

 

Total Liabilities

     459,633   
  

 

 

 

Net Assets

   $ 865,625,664   
  

 

 

 

Net Assets Consist of:

  

Capital

   $ 865,618,318   

Accumulated net realized gains/(losses) from investment transactions

     7,346   
  

 

 

 

Net Assets

   $ 865,625,664   
  

 

 

 

Shares of beneficial interest (unlimited number of shares authorized, no par value)

     865,618,959   

Net Asset Value (offering and redemption price per share)

   $ 1.00   
  

 

 

 

Statement of Operations

For the Year Ended December 31, 2011

 

Investment Income:

  

Interest

   $ 2,411,140   

Income from securities lending

     173   
  

 

 

 

Total Investment Income

     2,411,313   
  

 

 

 

Expenses:

  

Manager fees

     3,038,064   

Administration fees

     324,063   

Distribution fees

     2,170,050   

Custodian fees

     17,939   

Administrative and compliance services fees

     25,741   

Trustee fees

     44,071   

Professional fees

     46,826   

Shareholder reports

     39,826   

Other expenses

     23,797   
  

 

 

 

Total expenses before reductions

     5,730,377   

Less expenses voluntarily waived/reimbursed by the Manager

     (3,319,064
  

 

 

 

Net expenses

     2,411,313   
  

 

 

 

Net Investment Income/(Loss)

       
  

 

 

 

Realized and Unrealized Gains/(Losses) on Investments:

  

Net realized gains/(losses) on securities transactions

     7,694   
  

 

 

 

Net Realized/Unrealized Gains/(Losses) on Investments

     7,694   
  

 

 

 

Change in Net Assets Resulting From Operations

   $ 7,694   
  

 

 

 
 

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

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ALLIANZ VARIABLE INSURANCE PRODUCTS TRUST

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

     AZL Money Market Fund  
     For the
Year Ended
December 31,
2011
    For the
Year Ended
December 31,
2010
 

Change in Net Assets:

    

Operations:

    

Net investment income/(loss)

   $      $ 24,376   

Net realized gains/(losses) on investment transactions

     7,694        16,461   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from operations

     7,694        40,837   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Dividends to Shareholders:

    

From net investment income

            (24,377

From net realized gains on investments

     (15,411     (43,007
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from dividends to shareholders

     (15,411     (67,384
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Capital Transactions:

    

Proceeds from shares issued

     630,912,085        618,523,335   

Proceeds from dividends reinvested

     15,411        67,384   

Value of shares redeemed

     (626,364,363     (659,265,186
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from capital transactions

     4,563,133        (40,674,467
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in net assets

     4,555,416        (40,701,014

Net Assets:

    

Beginning of period

     861,070,248        901,771,262   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of period

   $ 865,625,664      $ 861,070,248   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Accumulated net investment income

   $      $   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Share Transactions:

    

Shares issued

     630,912,085        618,523,334   

Dividends reinvested

     15,411        67,384   

Shares redeemed

     (626,364,363     (659,265,186
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in shares

     4,563,133        (40,674,468
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

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ALLIANZ VARIABLE INSURANCE PRODUCTS TRUST

AZL Money Market Fund

Financial Highlights

(Selected data for a share of beneficial interest outstanding throughout the periods indicated)

 

     Year Ended December 31,  
     2011     2010     2009     2008     2007  

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period

   $ 1.00      $ 1.00      $ 1.00      $ 1.00      $ 1.00   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Investment Activities:

          

Net Investment Income/(Loss)

            (a)      (a)      0.02        0.05   

Net Realized and Unrealized Gains/(Losses) on Investments

     (a)      (a)      (a)      (a)      (a) 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from Investment Activities

     (a)      (a)      (a)      0.02        0.05   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Dividends to Shareholders From:

          

Net Investment Income

            (a)      (a)      (0.02     (0.05

Net Realized Gains

     (a)      (a)      (a)               
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Dividends

     (a)      (a)      (a)      (0.02     (0.05
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Asset Value, End of Period

   $ 1.00      $ 1.00      $ 1.00      $ 1.00      $ 1.00   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Return(b)

             0.22     2.44     4.79

Ratios to Average Net Assets/ Supplemental Data:

          

Net Assets, End of Period ($000’s)

   $ 865,626      $ 861,070      $ 901,771      $ 1,029,286      $ 596,861   

Net Investment Income/(Loss)

             0.22     2.36     4.66

Expenses Before Reductions(c)

     0.66     0.70     0.69     0.69     0.69

Expenses Net of Reductions

     0.28 %(d)      0.33 %(d)      0.59 %(d)      0.69     0.69

 

 

(a) Represents less than $0.005.

 

(b) The returns include reinvested dividends and fund level expenses, but exclude insurance contract charges. If these charges were included, the returns would have been lower.

 

(c) Excludes fee reductions. If such fee reductions had not occurred, the ratios would have been as indicated.

 

(d) The expense ratio for the period reflects the reduction of certain expenses to maintain a certain minimum yield.

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

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ALLIANZ VARIABLE INSURANCE PRODUCTS TRUST

AZL Money Market Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements

December 31, 2011

 

 

1. Organization

The Allianz Variable Insurance Products Trust (the “Trust”) was organized as a Delaware statutory trust on July 13, 1999. The Trust is a diversified open-end management investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”). These Notes to the Financial Statements are for the AZL Money Market Fund (the “Fund”). The Trust consists of 29 separate investment portfolios (collectively, the “Funds”), each of which is a series of the Trust, as follows:

 

   

AZL Allianz AGIC Opportunity Fund

   

AZL BlackRock Capital Appreciation Fund

   

AZL Columbia Mid Cap Value Fund

   

AZL Columbia Small Cap Value Fund

   

AZL Davis New York Venture Fund (formerly AZL Davis NY Venture Fund)

   

AZL Dreyfus Equity Growth Fund

   

AZL Eaton Vance Large Cap Value Fund

   

AZL Enhanced Bond Index Fund

   

AZL Franklin Small Cap Value Fund

   

AZL Franklin Templeton Founding Strategy Plus Fund

   

AZL Gateway Fund

   

AZL International Index Fund

   

AZL Invesco Equity and Income Fund (formerly AZL Van Kampen Equity and Income Fund)

   

AZL Invesco Growth and Income Fund (formerly AZL Van Kampen Growth and Income Fund)

   

AZL Invesco International Equity Fund

   

AZL JPMorgan International Opportunities Fund (formerly AZL Morgan Stanley International Equity Fund)

   

AZL JPMorgan U.S. Equity Fund

   

AZL MFS Investors Trust Fund

   

AZL Mid Cap Index Fund

   

AZL Money Market Fund

   

AZL Morgan Stanley Global Real Estate Fund

   

AZL Morgan Stanley Mid Cap Growth Fund

   

AZL NFJ International Value Fund

   

AZL Russell 1000 Growth Index Fund

   

AZL Russell 1000 Value Index Fund

   

AZL S&P 500 Index Fund

   

AZL Schroder Emerging Markets Equity Fund

   

AZL Small Cap Stock Index Fund

   

AZL Turner Quantitative Small Cap Growth Fund

 

 

The Trust is authorized to issue an unlimited number of shares of the Fund without par value. Shares of the Fund are available through the variable annuity contracts and variable life insurance policies offered through the separate accounts of participating insurance companies.

Under the Trust’s organizational documents, its officers and trustees are indemnified against certain liabilities arising out of the performance of their duties to the Fund. In addition, in the normal course of business, the Fund may enter into contracts with its vendors and others that provide for general indemnifications. The Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown, as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Fund. However, based on experience, the Fund expects the risk of loss to be remote.

 

2. Significant Accounting Policies

The following is a summary of significant accounting policies followed by the Fund in the preparation of its financial statements. The policies conform with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”). The preparation of financial statements requires management to make certain 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 increases and decreases in net assets from operations during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Management has evaluated events and transactions subsequent to period end through the date the financial statements were issued, for purposes of recognition or disclosure in these financial statements and there are no subsequent events to report.

Security Valuation

The Fund records its investments at fair value. Fair value is defined as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between willing market participants at the measurement date. The valuation techniques used to determine fair value are further described below.

Investments of the Fund are valued, in accordance with Rule 2a-7 of the 1940 Act, at amortized cost, which approximates fair value. Under the amortized cost method, discounts or premiums are amortized on a constant basis to the maturity of the security.

 

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ALLIANZ VARIABLE INSURANCE PRODUCTS TRUST

AZL Money Market Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements, continued

December 31, 2011

 

Investment Transactions and Investment Income

Investment transactions are recorded not later than on the business day after trade date. However, for financial reporting purposes, investment transactions are accounted for on trade date. Net realized gains and losses on investments sold are recorded on the basis of identified cost. Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis and includes, where applicable, the amortization of premiums or accretion of discounts. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date.

Foreign Currency Translation

The accounting records of the Fund are maintained in U.S. dollars. Foreign currency amounts are translated into U.S. dollars at the current rate of exchange to determine the fair value of investments, assets and liabilities. Purchases and sales of securities, and income and expenses are translated at the prevailing rate of exchange on the respective dates of such transactions. The Fund does not isolate that portion of the results of operations resulting from changes in foreign exchange rates on investments from fluctuations arising from changes in market prices of securities held. Such fluctuations are included in the net realized and unrealized gain or loss on investments and foreign currencies.

Income received by the Fund from sources within foreign countries may be subject to withholding and other income or similar taxes imposed by such countries. The Funds accrue such taxes, as applicable, based on their current interpretation of tax rules in the foreign markets in which they invest.

Risks Associated with Foreign Securities and Currencies

Investments in securities of foreign issuers carry certain risks not ordinarily associated with investments in securities of domestic issuers. Such risks include future political and economic developments, and the possible imposition of exchange controls or other foreign governmental laws and restrictions. In addition, with respect to certain countries, there is the possibility of expropriation of assets, confiscatory taxation, political or social instability or diplomatic developments which could adversely affect investments in those securities.

Dividends to Shareholders

Dividends from net investment income are declared daily and paid monthly from the Fund. The net realized gains, if any, are declared and paid at least annually by the Fund. The amount of dividends from net investment income and from net realized gains are determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations, which may differ from GAAP. These “book/tax” differences are either temporary or permanent in nature. To the extent these differences are permanent in nature (e.g., return of capital, net operating loss, reclassification of certain market discounts, gain/loss, paydowns, and distributions), such amounts are reclassified within the composition of net assets based on their federal tax-basis treatment; temporary differences (e.g., wash sales and post October losses) do not require reclassification. Dividends to shareholders that exceed net investment income and net realized gains for tax purposes are reported as distributions of capital.

Expense Allocation

Expenses directly attributable to the Fund are charged directly to the Fund, while expenses attributable to more than one Fund are allocated among the respective Funds based upon relative net assets or some other reasonable method. Expenses which are attributable to more than one Trust are allocated across the Allianz Variable Insurance Products and Allianz Variable Insurance Products Fund of Funds Trusts based upon relative net assets or another reasonable basis. Allianz Investment Management LLC (the “Manager”), serves as the investment manager for the Trust and the Allianz Variable Insurance Products Fund of Funds Trust.

Securities Lending

To generate additional income, the Fund may lend up to 33 1/3% of its assets pursuant to agreements requiring that the loan be continuously secured by any combination of cash, U.S. government or U.S. government agency securities, equal initially to at least 102% of the fair value plus accrued interest on the securities loaned (105% for foreign securities) and is marked to market daily to provide a level of collateral at least equal to the fair value of securities loaned. The Fund bears all of the gains and losses on such investments. The Fund receives payments from borrowers equivalent to the dividends and interest that would have been earned on securities lent while simultaneously seeking to earn income on the investment of cash collateral

 

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AZL Money Market Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements, continued

December 31, 2011

 

received. In extremely low interest rate environments, the broker rebate fee may exceed the interest earned or the cash collateral which would result in a loss to the Fund. The investment of cash collateral deposited by the borrower is subject to inherent market risks such as interest rate risk, credit risk, liquidity risk, and other risks that are present in the market, and as such, the value of these investments may not be sufficient, when liquidated, to repay the borrower when the loaned security is returned. There may be risks of delay in recovery of the securities or even loss of rights in the collateral should the borrower of the securities fail financially. However, loans will be made only to borrowers, such as broker-dealers, banks or institutional borrowers of securities, deemed by the Allianz Investment Management LLC (the “Manager”) to be of good standing and credit worthy and when in its judgment, the consideration which can be earned currently from such securities loans justifies the attendant risks. Loans are subject to termination by the Trust or the borrower at any time, and are, therefore, not considered to be illiquid investments. There were no securities on loan at December 31, 2011. The average outstanding amount of securities on loan was $0.3 million for the year ended December 31, 2011.

Cash collateral received in connection with securities lending is invested in the Allianz Variable Insurance Products Securities Lending Collateral Trust (the “Securities Lending Collateral Trust”) managed by The Dreyfus Corporation, an affiliate of the Custodian and Securities Lending Agent. The Securities Lending Collateral Trust invests in short-term investments that have a remaining maturity of 397 days or less as calculated in accordance with Rule 2a-7 under the 1940 Act. The Fund paid securities lending fees of $17 during the year ended December 31, 2011. These fees have been netted against Income from Securities Lending on the Statement of Operations.

 

3. Related Party Transactions

The Manager provides investment advisory and management services for the Fund. The Manager has retained an independent money management organization (the “Subadviser”) to make investment decisions on behalf of the Fund. Pursuant to a subadvisory agreement, effective July 1, 2011 between the Manager and BlackRock Advisors, LLC (“BlackRock Advisors”), BlackRock Advisors provides investment advisory services as the Subadviser for the Fund subject to the general supervision of the Trustees and the Manager. Prior to July 1, 2011 the Fund was subadvised by BlackRock Institutional Management Corporation. The Manager is entitled to a fee, computed daily and paid monthly, based on the average daily net assets of the Fund. Expenses incurred by the Fund for investment advisory and management services are reflected on the Statement of Operations as “Manager fees.” For its services, the Subadviser is entitled to a fee payable by the Manager. The Manager has contractually agreed to waive fees and reimburse the Fund to limit the annual expenses, excluding interest expense (e.g., cash overdraft fees), taxes, brokerage commissions, other expenditures that are capitalized in accordance with GAAP and other extraordinary expenses not incurred in the ordinary course of the Fund’s business, based on the daily net assets of the Fund, through April 30, 2013.

For the year ended December 31, 2011, the annual rate due to the Manager and the annual expense limit were as follows:

 

     Annual Rate     Annual Expense Limit  

AZL Money Market Fund

     0.35     0.87

The Manager has voluntarily agreed to waive, reimburse, or pay Fund expenses to the extent necessary in order to maintain a minimum daily net investment income for the Fund of 0.00%. The Distributor may waive its Rule 12b-1 fees. The amount waived, reimbursed, or paid by the Manager and/or the Distributor will be repaid to the Manager and/or the Distributor subject to the following limitations:

 

  1. The repayments will not cause the Fund’s net investment income to fall below 0.00%.

 

  2. The repayments must be made no later than three years after the end of the fiscal year in which the waiver, reimbursement, or payment took place.

 

  3. Any expense recovery paid by the Fund will not cause its expense ratio to exceed 0.87%.

The ability of the Manager and/or the Distributor to receive such payments could negatively affect the Fund’s future yield. Amounts waived under this agreement during the year ended December 31, 2011 are reflected on the Statement of Operations at “Expenses voluntarily waived/reimbursed by Manager.”

Any amounts waived or reimbursed by the Manager in a particular fiscal year under this agreement will be subject to repayment by the Fund to the Manager to the extent that from time to time through the next three fiscal years the repayment will not cause the Fund’s expenses to exceed the stated limit during the respective year. Any amounts recouped by the Manager during the period are reflected on the Statement of Operations as “Recoupment of prior expenses reimbursed by the

 

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AZL Money Market Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements, continued

December 31, 2011

 

Manager.” At December 31, 2011, the reimbursements that are subject to repayment by the Fund in subsequent years were as follows:

 

     Expires
12/31/2012
     Expires
12/31/2013
     Expires
12/31/2014
 

AZL Money Market Fund

   $ 1,064,636       $ 3,302,245       $ 3,319,064   

In addition, the Manager may voluntarily waive or reimburse additional fees in order to maintain more competitive expense ratios. Any voluntary waivers or reimbursements are not subject to repayment in subsequent years. Information on the total amount waived/reimbursed by the Manager or repaid to the Manager by the Fund during the period can be found on the Statement of Operations. During the year ended December 31, 2011, there were no voluntary waivers in addition to the amounts disclosed above.

Pursuant to separate agreements between the Funds and the Manager, the Manager provides a Chief Compliance Officer (“CCO”) and certain compliance oversight and regulatory filing services to the Trust. Under these agreements the Manager is entitled to an amount equal to a portion of the compensation and certain other expenses related to the individuals performing the CCO and compliance oversight services, as well as $75 per hour for time incurred in connection with the preparation and filing of certain documents with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fees are paid to the Manager on a quarterly basis. The total expenses incurred by the Fund for these services are reflected on the Statement of Operations as “Administrative and compliance services fees.”

Citi Fund Services Ohio, Inc. (“Citi” or the “Administrator”), a wholly owned subsidiary of Citigroup, Inc., with which an officer of the Trust is affiliated, serves as the Trust’s administrator, transfer agent, and fund accountant, and assists the Trust in all aspects of its administration and operation. The Administrator is entitled to a Trust-wide asset-based fee, which is based on the following schedule: 0.05% of daily average net assets on the first $4 billion, 0.04% of daily average net assets on the next $2 billion, 0.02% of daily average net assets on the next $2 billion and 0.01% of daily average net assets over $8 billion. The overall Trust-wide fees are accrued daily and paid monthly and are subject to a minimum annual fee. In addition, the Administrator is entitled to annual account fees related to the transfer agency system, an annual fee for each additional class of shares of any Fund, certain annual fees in supporting fair value services, and a Trust-wide annual fee for providing infrastructure and support in implementing the written policies and procedures comprising the Fund’s compliance program. Fees payable to the Administrator are subject to certain reductions associated with services provided to new funds. The Administrator is also reimbursed for certain expenses incurred. The total expenses incurred by the Fund for these services are reflected on the Statement of Operations as “Administration fees.”

Allianz Life Financial Services, LLC (“ALFS”), an affiliate of the Manager, serves as distributor of the Fund and receives 12b-1 fees directly from the Fund, plus a Trust-wide annual fee of $42,500, paid by the Manager from its profits and not by the Trust, for recordkeeping and reporting services.

The Trust has adopted a distribution and service plan in conformance with Rule 12b-1of the 1940 Act. Pursuant to this plan, the Fund is authorized to pay certain fees for the sale and distribution of its shares and services provided to its shareholders at an annual rate not to exceed 0.25% of the Fund’s average daily net assets. These fees are reflected on the Statement of Operations as “Distribution fees.”

In addition, certain legal fees and expenses are paid to a law firm, Dorsey & Whitney LLP, of which the Secretary of the Fund is a partner. During the year ended December 31, 2011, $12,781 was paid from the Fund relating to these fees and expenses.

Certain Officers and Trustees of the Trust are affiliated with the Manager or the Administrator. Such Officers (except for the Trust’s CCO as noted above) and Trustees receive no compensation from the Trust for serving in their respective roles. For their service to the Trust and to the Allianz Variable Insurance Products Fund of Funds Trust, each non-interested Trustee receives a $36,000 annual Board retainer and a $8,000 meeting fee for each regular in-person Board meeting and a $4,000 meeting fee for each Committee meeting. In addition, Trustees may receive compensation for special meetings and telephonic meetings. Also, the Trustees are reimbursed for certain expenses associated with attending Board meetings. Compensation to the Trustees is allocated between the Trust and the Allianz Variable Insurance Products Fund of Funds Trust in proportion to the assets under management of each Trust. During the year ended December 31, 2011, actual Trustee compensation was $924,000 in total for both Trusts.

 

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AZL Money Market Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements, continued

December 31, 2011

 

4. Investment Valuation Summary

The valuation techniques employed by the Fund, as described in Note 2 above, maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs in determining fair value. The inputs used for valuing the Fund’s investments are summarized in the three broad levels listed below:

 

   

Level 1 — quoted prices in active markets for identical assets

   

Level 2 — other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayments speeds, credit risk, etc.)

   

Level 3 — significant unobservable inputs (including the Fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments)

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

For the year ended December 31, 2011, there were no Level 3 investments for which significant unobservable inputs were used to determine fair value.

The following is a summary of the valuation inputs used as of December 31, 2011 in valuing the Fund’s investments based upon the three levels defined above:

 

      Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Total  

Investment Securities:

           

Certificates of Deposit

   $       $ 310,879,917       $       $ 310,879,917   

Commercial Paper

             305,600,307                 305,600,307   

Municipal Bonds

             95,700,000                 95,700,000   

U.S. Government Agency Mortgages

             101,265,089                 101,265,089   

U.S. Treasury Obligations

             20,031,225                 20,031,225   

Time Deposits

             32,225,000                 32,225,000   

Unaffiliated Investment Company

     354                         354   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Investment Securities

   $ 354       $ 865,701,538       $       $ 865,701,892   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

The Fund recognizes significant transfers between Level 1 and Level 2 at the reporting period end. There were no significant transfers between Level 1, 2 or 3 as of December 31, 2011.

In May 2011, the FASB issued ASU No. 2011-04 “Amendments to Achieve Common Fair Value Measurement and Disclosure Requirements in U.S. GAAP and IFRS”. ASU 2011-04 includes common requirements for measurement of and disclosure about fair value between U.S. GAAP and IFRS. ASU 2011-04 will require reporting entities to disclose quantitative information about the unobservable inputs used in the fair value measurements categorized within Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy. In addition, ASU 2011-04 will require reporting entities to make disclosures about amounts and reasons for all transfers in and out of Level 1 and Level 2 fair value measurements. The new and revised disclosures are effective for interim and annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2011. Adoption of ASU 2011-04 will have no effect on the Fund’s net assets. At this time, management is evaluating the impact of ASU 2011-04 on the financial statement disclosures.

 

5. Federal Income Tax Information

It is the Fund’s policy to continue to comply with the requirements of the Internal Revenue Code under Subchapter M, applicable to regulated investment companies, and to distribute all of its taxable income, including any net realized gains on investments, to its shareholders. Therefore, no provision is made for federal income taxes.

Management of the Funds has reviewed tax positions taken in tax years that remain subject to examination by all major tax jurisdictions, including federal (i.e., the last four tax year ends and the interim tax period since then, as applicable). Management believes that there is no tax liability resulting from unrecognized tax benefits related to uncertain tax positions taken.

 

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AZL Money Market Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements, continued

December 31, 2011

 

The tax character of dividends paid to shareholders during the year ended December 31, 2011 were as follows:

 

     Ordinary
Income
     Net
Long-Term
Capital Gains
     Total
Distributions(a)
 

AZL Money Market Fund

   $ 15,411       $       $ 15,411   

 

  (a) Total distributions paid may differ from the Statements of Changes in Net Assets because dividends are recognized when actually paid for tax purposes.

The tax character of dividends paid to shareholders during the latest tax year ended December 31, 2010 were as follows:

 

     Ordinary
Income
     Net
Long-Term
Capital Gains
     Total
Distributions(a)
 

AZL Money Market Fund

   $ 64,426       $ 2,958       $ 67,384   

 

  (a) Total distributions paid may differ from the Statements of Changes in Net Assets because dividends are recognized when actually paid for tax purposes.

As of December 31, 2011, the components of accumulated earnings on a tax basis were as follows:

 

     Undistributed
Ordinary
Income
     Total
Accumulated
Earnings
 

AZL Money Market Fund

   $ 7,346       $ 7,346   

 

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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

The Shareholders and Board of Trustees of

Allianz Variable Insurance Products Trust:

We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities of AZL Money Market Fund (the “Fund”) of the Allianz Variable Insurance Products Trust, including the schedule of portfolio investments, as of December 31, 2011, and the related statement of operations for the year then ended, the statements of changes in net assets for each of the years in the two-year period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the years in the five-year period then ended. These financial statements and financial highlights are the responsibility of the Fund’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements and financial highlights based on our audits.

We conducted our audits 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 and financial highlights are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of December 31, 2011, by correspondence with the custodian. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

In our opinion, the financial statements and financial highlights referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Fund as of December 31, 2011, the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the years in the two-year period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the years in the five-year period then ended, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.

KPMG LLP

Columbus, Ohio

February 24, 2012

 

 

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Other Federal Income Tax Information (Unaudited)

 

During the year ended December 31, 2011, the Fund declared net short-term capital gain distributions of $15,411.

 

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Other Information (Unaudited)

A description of the policies and procedures that the Fund uses to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities is available, without charge, upon request, by visiting the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (“Commission”) website at www.sec.gov, or by calling 800-624-0197.

Information regarding how the Fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30th is available (i) without charge, upon request, by calling 800-624-0197; (ii) on the Allianz Variable Insurance Products Trust’s website at https://www.allianzlife.com; and (iii) on the Commission’s website at http://www.sec.gov.

The Fund files complete Schedules of Portfolio Holdings with the Commission for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. Schedules of Portfolio Holdings for the Fund in this report are available without charge on the Commission’s website at http://www.sec.gov, or may be reviewed and copied at the Commission’s Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. Information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 800-SEC-0330.

The Fund will disclose on its website at www.Allianzlife.com, within five business days after the end of each month, a complete schedule of portfolio holdings and information regarding the weighted average maturity of the Fund. In addition, the Fund will file with the Commission on Form N-MFP, within five business days after the end of each month, more detailed portfolio holdings information. The Fund’s Forms N-MFP will be available on the Commission’s website at http://www.sec.gov, on a delayed basis, and the Fund’s website will also contain a link to these filings.

 

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Approval of Investment Advisory and Subadvisory Agreements (Unaudited)

The Allianz Variable Insurance Products Trust (the “Trust”) is a manager-of-managers fund. That means that the Trust’s Manager (“Allianz Investment Management LLC”) is responsible for monitoring the various Subadvisers that have day-to-day responsibility for the decisions made for each of the Trust’s investment portfolios. The Trust’s Manager is responsible for determining, in the first instance, which investment advisers to consider recommending for selection as a Subadviser.

In reviewing the services provided by the Manager and the terms of the investment management agreement, the Board receives and reviews information related to the Manager’s experience and expertise in the variable insurance marketplace. Currently, the Funds are offered only through variable annuities and variable life insurance policies, and not in the retail fund market. In addition, the Board receives information regarding the Manager’s expertise with regard to portfolio diversification and asset allocation requirements within variable insurance products issued by Allianz Life Insurance Company of North America and its subsidiary, Allianz Life Insurance Company of New York. Currently, the Funds are offered only through Allianz Life and Allianz of New York variable products.

The Trust’s Manager has adopted policies and procedures to assist it in the process of analyzing each potential Subadviser with expertise in particular asset classes for purposes of making the recommendation that a specific investment adviser be selected. The Trust’s Board reviews and considers the information provided by the Manager in deciding which investment advisers to select. After an investment adviser becomes a Subadviser, a similarly rigorous process is instituted by the Manager to monitor the investment performance and other responsibilities of the Subadviser. The Manager reports to the Trust’s Board on its analysis at the regular meetings of the Board, which are held at least quarterly. Where warranted, the Manager will add or remove a particular Subadviser from a “watch” list that it maintains. Watch list criteria include, for example: (a) Fund performance over various time periods; (b) Fund risk issues, such as changes in key personnel involved with Fund management, changes in investment philosophy or process, or “capacity” concerns; and (c) organizational risk issues, such as regulatory, compliance or legal concerns, or changes in the ownership of the Subadviser. The Manager may place a Fund on the watch list for other reasons, and if so, will explain its rationale to the Trustees. Funds which are on the watch list are subject to special scrutiny of the Manager and the Board of Trustees. Funds may be removed from such watch list, if for example, performance improves or regulatory matters are satisfactorily resolved. However, in some situations where Funds which have been on the watch list, the Manager has recommended the retention of a new Subadviser, and the Board of Trustees has subsequently approved new Subadvisory Agreements with such Subadvisers.

In assessing the Manager’s and Subadvisers’ (collectively, the “Advisory Organizations”), performance of their obligations, the Board considers whether there has occurred a circumstance or event that would constitute a reason for it to not renew an advisory contract. In this regard, the Board is mindful of the potential disruption of a Fund’s operations and various risks, uncertainties and other effects that could occur as a result of a decision to terminate or not renew a contract.

As required by the Investment Company Act of 1940 (“1940 Act”), the Trust’s Board has reviewed and approved the Trust’s Investment Management Agreement with the Manager (the “Advisory Agreement”) and portfolio management agreements (the “Subadvisory Agreements”) with the Subadvisers. The Board’s decision to approve these contracts reflects the exercise of its business judgment on whether to approve new arrangements and continue the existing arrangements. During its review of these contracts, the Board considers many factors, among the most material of which are: the Fund’s investment objectives and long term performance; the Advisory Organizations’ management philosophy, personnel, and processes, including their compliance history and the adequacy of their compliance processes; the preferences and expectations of Fund shareholders (and underlying contract owners) and their relative sophistication; the continuing state of competition in the mutual fund industry; and comparable fees in the mutual fund industry.

The Board also considers the compensation and benefits received by the Advisory Organizations. This includes fees received for services provided to the Fund by affiliated persons of the Advisory Organizations and research services received by the Advisory Organizations from brokers that execute Fund trades, as well as advisory fees. The Board considered the fact that: (1) the Manager and the Trust are parties to an Administrative Service Agreement, a Compliance Services Agreement, and a Chief Compliance Officer Agreement, under which the Manager is compensated by the Trust for performing certain administrative and compliance services including providing an employee of the Manager or one of its affiliates to act as the Trust’s Chief Compliance Officer; and (2) Allianz Life Financial Services, LLC, an affiliated person of the Manager, is a registered securities broker-dealer and receives (along with its affiliated persons) payments made by the Trust pursuant to Rule 12b-1.

The Board is aware that various courts have interpreted provisions of the 1940 Act and have indicated in their decisions that the following factors may be relevant to an adviser’s compensation: the nature and quality of the services provided by the adviser, including the performance of the fund; the adviser’s cost of providing the services; the extent to which the adviser

 

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may realize “economies of scale” as the fund grows larger; any indirect benefits that may accrue to the adviser and its affiliates as a result of the adviser’s relationship with the fund; performance and expenses of comparable funds; and the extent to which the independent Board members are fully informed about all facts bearing on the adviser’s service and fee. The Trust’s Board is aware of these factors and takes them into account in its review of the Trust’s advisory contracts.

The Board considered and weighed these circumstances in light of its experience in governing the Trust and working with the Advisory Organizations on matters relating to the Funds, and is assisted in its deliberations by the advice of legal counsel to the Independent Trustees. In this regard, the Board requests and receives a significant amount of information about the Funds and the Advisory Organizations. Some of this information is provided at each regular meeting of the Board; additional information is provided in connection with the particular meeting or meetings at which the Board’s formal review of an advisory contract occurs. In between regularly scheduled meetings, the Board may receive information on particular matters as the need arises. Thus, the Board’s evaluation of an advisory contract is informed by reports covering such matters as: an Advisory Organization’s investment philosophy, personnel, and processes; the Fund’s short- and long-term performance (in absolute terms as well as in relationship to its benchmark(s), certain competitor or “peer group” funds and similar funds managed by the particular Subadviser), and comments on the reasons for performance; the Fund’s expenses (including the advisory fee itself and the overall expense structure of the Fund, both in absolute terms and relative to similar and/or competing funds, with due regard for contractual or voluntary expense limitations); the use and allocation of brokerage commissions derived from trading the Fund’s portfolio securities; the nature and extent of the advisory and other services provided to the Fund by the Advisory Organizations and their affiliates; compliance and audit reports concerning the Funds and the companies that service them; and relevant developments in the mutual fund industry and how the Funds and/or Advisory Organizations are responding to them.

The Board also receives financial information about Advisory Organizations, including reports on the compensation and benefits the Advisory Organizations derive from their relationships with the Funds. These reports cover not only the fees under the advisory contracts, but also fees, if any, received for providing other services to the Funds. The reports also discuss any indirect or “fall out” benefits an Advisory Organization may derive from its relationship with the Funds.

The Advisory and Subadvisory Agreements (collectively, the “Agreements”) were most recently considered at Board of Trustees meetings held in the fall of 2011. Information relevant to the approval of such Agreements was considered at a telephonic Board of Trustees meeting on October 19, 2011, and at an “in person” Board of Trustees meeting held October 26, 2011. The Agreements were approved at the Board meeting of October 26, 2011. At such meeting the Board also approved an Expense Limitation Agreement between the Manager and the Trust for the period ending April 30, 2013. In connection with such meetings, the Trustees requested and evaluated extensive materials from the Manager, including performance and expense information for other investment companies with similar investment objectives derived from data compiled by an independent third party provider and other sources believed to be reliable by the Manager. Prior to voting, the Trustees reviewed the proposed approval/continuance of the Agreements with management and with experienced counsel who are independent of the Manager and received a memorandum from such counsel discussing the legal standards for their consideration of the proposed approvals/continuances. The independent (“disinterested”) Trustees also discussed the proposed approvals/continuances in a private session with such counsel at which no representatives of the Manager were present. In reaching their determinations relating to the approval and/or continuance of the Agreements, in respect of each Fund, the Trustees considered all factors they believed relevant. The Board based its decision to approve the Agreements on the totality of the circumstances and relevant factors, and with a view to past and future long-term considerations. Not all of the factors and considerations discussed above and below are necessarily relevant to every Fund, and the Board did not assign relative weights to factors discussed herein or deem any one or group of them to be controlling in and of themselves.

An SEC Rule requires that shareholder reports include a discussion of certain factors relating to the selection of investment advisers and the approval of advisory fees. The “factors” enumerated by the SEC are set forth below in italics, as well as the Board’s conclusions regarding such factors:

(1)  The nature, extent and quality of services provided by the Manager and Subadvisers.  The Trustees noted that the Manager, subject to the control of the Board of Trustees, administers each Fund’s business and other affairs. As the Trust is a manager of managers fund, the Manager is responsible for monitoring the various Subadvisers that have day-to-day responsibility for the decisions made for each of the Trust’s investment portfolios. The Trust’s Manager is responsible for determining, in the first instance, which investment advisers to consider recommending to the Board of Trustees for selection as a Subadviser.

The Trustees noted that the Manager also provides the Trust and each Fund with such administrative and other services (exclusive of, and in addition to, any such services provided by any others retained by the Trust on behalf of the Funds) and executive and other personnel as are necessary for the operation of the Trust and the Funds. Except for the Trust’s Chief Compliance Officer, the Manager pays all of the compensation of Trustees and officers of the Trust who are employees of the Manager or its affiliates.

 

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The Trustees considered the scope and quality of services provided by the Manager and the Subadvisers and noted that the scope of such services provided had expanded as a result of recent regulatory and other developments. The Trustees noted that, for example, the Manager and Subadvisers are responsible for maintaining and monitoring their own compliance programs, and these compliance programs have recently been refined and enhanced in light of new regulatory requirements. The Trustees considered the capabilities and resources which the Manager has dedicated to performing services on behalf of the Trust and its Funds. The quality of administrative and other services, including the Manager’s role in coordinating the activities of the Trust’s other service providers, also were considered. The Trustees concluded that, overall, they were satisfied with the nature, extent and quality of services provided (and expected to be provided) to the Trust and to each of the Funds under the Agreements.

(2)  The investment performance of the Funds, the Manager and the Subadvisers.  In connection with every in-person quarterly Board of Trustees meeting, Trustees receive extensive information on the performance results of each of the Funds. This includes, for example, performance information on all of the Funds for the previous quarter, and previous one, three and five-year periods, and since inception. (For Funds which have been in existence for less than five years, Trustees may receive performance information on comparable funds managed by the particular Subadviser for periods prior to the creation of a particular Fund.) Such performance information includes information on absolute total return, performance versus Subadvisers’ comparable fund(s), performance versus the appropriate benchmark(s), and performance versus peer groups. For example, in connection with the Board of Trustees meeting held October 26, 2011, the Manager reported that for the three year period ended June 30, 2011, ten Funds were in the top 40%, six were in the middle 20% and five were in the bottom 40%, and for the one year period ended June 30, 2011, nine Funds were in the top 40%, eight were in the middle 20%, and 11 were in the bottom 40%. The Manager also reported that for the five year period ended June 30, 2011, nine Funds were in the top 40%, three were in the middle 20%, and seven were in the bottom 40%. At the Board of Trustees meeting held October 26, 2011, the Trustees determined that the overall investment performance of the Funds was acceptable.

(3)  The costs of services to be provided and profits to be realized by the Manager and the Subadvisers and their affiliates from their relationship with the Funds.  The Manager has supplied information to the Board of Trustees pertaining to the level of investment advisory fees to which the Funds are subject. The Manager has agreed to temporarily “cap” Fund expenses at certain levels, and information is provided to Trustees setting forth “contractual” advisory fees and “actual” fees after taking expense caps into account. Based upon the information provided, the “actual” advisory fees payable by the Funds overall are generally comparable to the average level of fees paid by Fund peer groups. For the 29 Funds reviewed by the Board of Trustees in the fall of 2011, 24 Funds paid “actual” advisory fees in a percentage amount within the 65th percentile or lower for each Fund’s applicable category. The Trustees recognized that it is difficult to make comparisons of advisory fees because there are variations in the services that are included in the fees paid by other funds. The Board has concluded that the advisory fees to be paid to the Manager by the Funds are not unreasonable.

The Manager has also supplied information to the Board of Trustees pertaining to total Fund expenses (which includes advisory fees, the 25 basis point 12b-1 fee paid by the Funds, and other Fund expenses). As noted above, the Manager has agreed to “cap” Fund expenses at certain levels. Based upon the information provided, the overall total expense ratio ranking in 2012 for the 29 Funds was as follows: (1) 21 of the Funds had total expense rankings at or below the 50th percentile; (2) three of the Funds were between the 50th and 65th percentiles; (3) for three of the Funds with expense ranks above the 65th percentile, the Manager recommended, and the Board of Trustees approved, temporary management fee waivers effective May 1, 2012, which are expected to reduce such rankings to the 65th percentile or below; (4) for one Fund with an expense rank above the 65th percentile, the Manager expects such Fund to be below the 65th percentile in 2012 because of greater Fund assets; and (5) for one Fund with an expense rank above the 65th percentile, the Manager reported that the peer group makes for poor comparability.

The Manager has committed to providing the Funds with a high quality of service and working to reduce Fund expenses over time, particularly as the Funds grow larger. The Trustees concluded therefore that the expense ratios of the Funds were not unreasonable.

The Manager provided information concerning the profitability of the Manager’s investment advisory activities for the period from 2009 through June 30, 2011. The Trustees recognized that it is difficult to make comparisons of profitability from investment company advisory agreements because comparative information is not generally publicly available and is affected by numerous factors, including the structure of the particular adviser, the types of funds it manages, its business mix, numerous assumptions regarding allocation of expenses and the adviser’s capital structure and cost of capital. In considering profitability information, the Trustees considered the possible effect of certain fall-out benefits to the Manager and its affiliates. The Trustees focused on profitability of the Manager’s relationships with the Funds before taxes and distribution expenses. The Trustees recognized that the Manager should, in the abstract, be entitled to earn a reasonable level of profits for the services it provides to each Fund and, based on their review, concluded that they were satisfied that the Manager’s level of profitability from its relationship with the Funds was not excessive.

 

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The Manager, on behalf of the Board of Trustees, endeavored to obtain information on the profitability of each Subadviser in connection with its relationship with the Fund or Funds which it subadvises. The Manager was unable to obtain meaningful profitability information from some of the unaffiliated Subadvisers. The Manager assured the Board of Trustees that the Agreements with the Subadvisers which are not affiliated with it were negotiated on an “arm’s length” basis, so that arguably, such profitability information should be less relevant. The Trustees were also provided with certain information on profitability for Subadvisers which are affiliated with the Manager. Trustees recognized the difficulty of allocating costs to multiple advisory accounts and products of a large advisory organization. Based upon the information provided, the Trustees determined that there was no evidence that the level of such profitability attributable to subadvising the Funds was excessive.

(4) and (5) The extent to which economies of scale would be realized as the Funds grow, and whether fee levels reflect these economies of scale. The Trustees noted that most of the advisory fee schedules for the Funds do not contain breakpoints that reduce the fee rate on assets above specified levels, although certain Subadvisory Agreements have such “breakpoints.” The Trustees recognized that breakpoints may be an appropriate way for the Manager to share its economies of scale, if any, with Funds that have substantial assets. However, they also recognized that there may not be a direct relationship between any economies of scale realized by Funds and those realized by the Manager as assets increase. The Trustees do not believe there is a uniform methodology for establishing breakpoints that give effect to Fund-specific service provided by the Manager. The Trustees noted that in the fund industry as a whole, as well as among funds similar to the Funds, there is no uniformity or pattern in the fees and asset levels at which breakpoints (if any) apply. Depending on the age, size, and other characteristics of a particular fund and its manager’s cost structure, different conclusions can be drawn as to whether there are economies of scale to be realized at any particular level of assets, notwithstanding the intuitive conclusion that such economies exist, or will be realized at some level of total assets. Moreover, because different managers have different cost structures and service models, it is difficult to draw meaningful conclusions from the breakpoints that may have been adopted by other funds. The Trustees also noted that the advisory agreements for many funds do not have breakpoints at all, or if breakpoints exist, they may be at asset levels significantly greater than those of the individual Funds. The Trustees also noted that the total assets in all of the Funds as of June 30, 2011 were approximately $6.2 billion, and that no single non-money market Fund had assets in excess of $428 million.

The Trustees noted that the Manager has agreed to temporarily “cap” Fund expenses at certain levels, which has the effect of reducing expenses as would the implementation of advisory fee breakpoints. The Manager has committed to continue to consider the continuation of fee “caps” and/or advisory fee breakpoints as the Funds grow larger. The Board receives quarterly reports on the level of Fund assets. It expects to consider whether or not to approve the Agreements at a meeting to be held prior to December 31, 2012, and will at that time, or prior thereto, consider: (a) the extent to which economies of scale can be realized, and (b) whether the advisory fee should be modified to reflect such economies of scale, if any.

Having taken these factors into account, the Trustees concluded that the absence of breakpoints in certain of the Funds’ advisory fee rate schedules was acceptable under each Fund’s circumstances.

 

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Information about the Board of Trustees and Officers (Unaudited)

The Trust is managed by the Trustees in accordance with the laws of the state of Delaware governing business trusts. There are currently nine Trustees, two of whom are “interested persons” of the Trust within the meaning of that term under the 1940 Act. The Trustees and Officers of the Trust, their addresses, ages, their positions held with the Trust, their terms of office with the Trust and length of time served, their principal occupation(s) during the past five years, the number of portfolios in the Trust they oversee, and their other directorships held during the past five years are as follows:

Non-Interested Trustees(1)

 

Name, Address, and Age

  Positions
Held with
Allianz
VIP and VIP
FOF Trust
 

Term of
Office(2)/Length
of Time Served

 

Principal Occupation(s)

During Past 5 Years

  Number of
Portfolios
Overseen for
Allianz
VIP and VIP
FOF Trust
 

Other
Directorships
Held Outside the

AZL Fund Complex
During Past 5 Years

Peter R. Burnim, Age 64
5701 Golden Hills Drive Minneapolis, MN 55416
  Trustee   Since 2/07   Managing Director iQ Venture Partners, Inc., 2005 to present; EVP Northstar Companies, 2002 to 2005; Senior Officer Citibank and Citicorp for over 25 years.   42   Argus Group Holdings; Sterling Centrecorp Inc.; Highland Financial Holdings; and Bank of Bermuda NY
Peggy L. Ettestad, Age 54
5701 Golden Hills Drive
Minneapolis, MN 55416
  Trustee   Since 2/07   Managing Director, Red Canoe Management Consulting LLC, 2008 to present; Senior Managing Director, Residential Capital LLC, 2003 to 2008; Chief Operations Officer, Transamerica Reinsurance 2002 to 2003.   42   Luther College
Roger Gelfenbien, Age 68
5701 Golden Hills Drive
Minneapolis, MN 55416
  Trustee   Since 10/99   Retired; Partner of Accenture 1983 to 1999.   42   Virtus Funds
(8 Funds)
Claire R. Leonardi, Age 56
5701 Golden Hills Drive
Minneapolis, MN 55416
  Trustee   Since 2/04   Chief Executive Officer, Connecticut Innovations, 2012 to present; General Partner of Fairview Capital, L.P., 1994 to present   42   The Natural History Museum of the Adirondacks
Dickson W. Lewis, Age 63
5701 Golden Hills Drive
Minneapolis, MN 55416
  Trustee   Since 2/04   Vice President/General Manager, Yearbooks & Canada-Lifetouch National School Studios, 2006 to present; Vice President/General Manager of Jostens, Inc., 2002 to 2006; Senior Vice President of Fortis Group, 1997 to 2002; Consultant to Hartford Insurance Co., 2001.   42   None

Peter W. McClean, Age 67

5701 Golden Hills Drive Minneapolis, MN 55416

  Trustee   Since 2/04   Retired; President and CEO of Measurisk, LLC, 2001 to 2003; Chief Risk Management Officer at Bank Of Bermuda Ltd., 1996 to 2001.   42   PNMAC Opportunity Fund; Northeast Bank; and FHI
Arthur C. Reeds III, Age 67
5701 Golden Hills Drive Minneapolis, MN 55416
  Trustee   Since 10/99   Retired; Senior Investment Officer, Hartford Foundation for Public Giving, 2000 to 2003; Chairman, Chief Executive and President of Conning Corp., 1999 to 2000; Investment Consultant 1997 to 1999.   42   Connecticut Water Service, Inc.

 

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Interested Trustees(3)

 

Name, Address, and Age

  Positions
Held with
Allianz
VIP and VIP
FOF Trust
 

Term of
Office(2)/Length
of Time Served

 

Principal Occupation(s)

During Past 5 Years

  Number of
Portfolios
Overseen for
Allianz
VIP and VIP
FOF Trust
 

Other
Directorships
Held Outside the

Fund Complex
During Past 5 Years

Robert DeChellis, Age 44
5701 Golden Hills Drive Minneapolis, MN 55416
  Trustee   Since 3/08   President and CEO, Allianz Life Financial Services, LLC, 2007 to present; Senior Vice President of Marketing and Product Innovation, 2006 to 2007; Executive Vice President, Travelers Life 2004 to 2005; Executive Vice President, Jackson National Life Distributors, Inc. 2002 to 2004.   42   None

Brian Muench, Age 41

5701 Golden Hills Drive Minneapolis, MN 55416

  Trustee   Since 6/11   President, Allianz Investment Management LLC from November 2010 to present; Vice President, Vice President, Advisory Management, Allianz Investment Management LLC from December 2005 to November 2010; Assistant Vice President, Investments, Allianz Life from February 2002 to November 2005.   42   None

 

Officers

Name, Address, and Age

 

Positions
Held with
Allianz
VIP and VIP
FOF Trust

 

Term of
Office(2)/Length
of Time Served

 

Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years

Brian Muench, Age 41

5701 Golden Hills Drive Minneapolis, MN 55416

  President   Since 11/10   President, Allianz Investment Management LLC from November 2010 to present; Vice President, Allianz Life from April 2011, to present; Vice President, Advisory Management, Allianz Investment Management LLC from December 2005 to November 2010; Assistant Vice President, Investments, Allianz Life from February 2002 to November 2005.
Michael Radmer, Age 66
Dorsey & Whitney LLP,
Suite 1500
50 South Sixth Street Minneapolis, MN 55402-1498
  Secretary   Since 2/04   Partner, Dorsey and Whitney LLP since 1976.
Ty Edwards, Age 45
Citi Fund Services Ohio, Inc.
3435 Stelzer Road Columbus, OH 43219
  Treasurer, Principal Accounting Officer and Principal Financial Officer   Since 4/10   Senior Vice President, Financial Administration, Citi Fund Services Ohio, Inc., December 2009 to present; Director, Product Management, Columbia Management, April 2007 to April 2009; Deputy Treasurer, Columbia Funds and Director, Fund Administration, Columbia Management, January 2006 to April 2007; Vice President, Fund Administration, Columbia Management, July 2002 to December 2005.    
Stephen G. Simon, Age 43
44 5701 Golden Hills Drive Minneapolis, MN 55416
  Chief Compliance Officer(4) and Anti Money Laundering Compliance Officer   Since 11/06   Chief Compliance Officer, Allianz Investment Management LLC, July 2004 to present; President, Simon Compliance Consulting Ltd, May 2004 to July 2004; Compliance Counsel, Advantus Capital Management, Inc., January 2002 to May 2004.

 

  (1) Member of the Audit Committee.

 

  (2) Indefinite.

 

  (3) Is an “interested person”, as defined by the 1940 Act, due to employment by Allianz.

 

  (4) The Manager and the Trust are parties to a Chief Compliance Officer Agreement under which the Manager is compensated by the Trust for providing an employee of the Manager or one of its affiliates to act as the Trust’s Chief Compliance Officer. The Chief Compliance Officer and Anti Money Laundering Compliance Officer is not considered a corporate officer or executive employee of the Trust.

 

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The Allianz VIP Funds are distributed by Allianz Life Financial Services, LLC.   
These Funds are not FDIC Insured.      ANNRPT1211 2/12   


AZL® Morgan Stanley Global Real Estate Fund

Annual Report

December 31, 2011

 

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Table of Contents

Management Discussion and Analysis

Page 1

Expense Examples and Portfolio Composition

Page 3

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

Page 4

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

Page 7

Statement of Operations

Page 7

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

Page 8

Financial Highlights

Page 9

Notes to the Financial Statements

Page 10

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

Page 18

Other Federal Income Tax Information

Page 19

Other Information

Page 20

Approval of Investment Advisory and Subadvisory Agreements

Page 21

Information about the Board of Trustees and Officers

Page 25

This report is submitted for the general information of the shareholder of the Fund. The report is not authorized for distribution to prospective investors in the Fund unless preceded or accompanied by an effective prospectus, which contains details concerning the sales charges and other pertinent information.


AZL® Morgan Stanley Global Real Estate Fund Review (unaudited)

 

Allianz Investment Management LLC serves as the Manager for the AZL® Morgan Stanley Global Real Estate Fund and Morgan Stanley Investment Management Inc. serves as Subadviser to the Fund.

What factors affected the Fund’s performance during the year ended December 31, 2011?

For the year ended December 31, 2011, the AZL® Morgan Stanley Global Real Estate Fund returned –9.94%. That compared to a –5.82% return for its benchmark, the FTSE EPRA/ NAREIT Developed Real Estate Index1.

After posting gains for the first half of the year, global real estate securities significantly declined during the third quarter. Investor concerns about the prospects for a double-dip recession in the U.S., the size and scope of the European sovereign debt crisis, and the health of the Chinese economy contributed to these declines. Real estate securities rallied later in the period, however, as investor concerns about these issues eased.

Within the global portfolio, performance within the Asian and North American regions detracted from the Fund’s performance relative to its benchmark index, while the European region boosted relative performance. Top-down global allocation detracted due to an underweight position in North America and an overweight position to Asia.*

In Asia, stock selection and an overweight position in Hong Kong, individual stock selection in Singapore, and an underweight position in Australia dragged on relative performance. In North America, the Fund’s relative performance

was hurt by stock selection in the diversified and health care sectors and by an overweight position in the hotel sector. The Fund benefited in relative terms from stock selection and an overweight position in the mall sector, and from stock selection and an underweight position in the office sector. An underweight position in the industrial sector and stock selection in the shopping center sector also helped relative performance.*

In Europe, the Fund benefited from an overweight position in the U.K. However, weak performance among certain individual stocks in the U.K. dragged on relative performance.*

Past performance does not guarantee future results.

 

* The Fund’s portfolio composition is subject to change. There is no guarantee that any sectors mentioned will continue to perform well or that securities in such sectors will be held by the Fund in the future. The information contained in this commentary is for informational purposes only and should not be construed as a recommendation to purchase or sell securities in the sector mentioned. The Fund’s holdings and weightings are as of December 31, 2011.

 

1

The Financial Times London Stock Exchange (“FTSE”) European Public Real Estate Association (“EPRA”)/ NAREIT Developed Real Estate Index Series, which is designed to represent general trends in eligible real estate stocks worldwide. Relevant real estate activities are defined as the ownership, disposure and development of income-producing real estate. Investors cannot invest directly in an index.

 

 

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AZL® Morgan Stanley Global Real Estate Fund Review (unaudited)

 

Fund Objective

The Fund’s investment objective is to seek to provide income and capital appreciation. This objective may be changed by the Trustees of the Fund without shareholder approval. The Fund seeks to achieve its objective by investing at least 80% of the Fund’s assets, plus any borrowings for investment purposes, will be invested in equity securities of companies in the real estate industry, including REOCs, REITs, and foreign real estate companies.

Investment Concerns

Equity securities (stocks) are more volatile and carry more risk than other forms of investments, including investments in high-grade fixed income securities. The net asset value per share of this Fund will fluctuate as the value of the securities in the portfolio changes.

International investing may involve risk of capital loss from unfavorable fluctuations in currency values, from differences in generally accepted accounting principles or from economic or political instability in other nations.

Investments in the Funds are subject to the risks related to direct investment in real estate, such as real estate risk, regulatory risks, concentration risk, and diversification risk. By itself the Fund does not constitute a complete investment plan and should be considered a long-term investment for investors who can afford to weather changes in the value of their investments.

Emerging market investing may be subject to additional economic, political, liquidity, and currency risks not associated with more developed countries.

For a complete description of these and other risks associated with investing in a mutual Fund, please refer to the Fund’s prospectus.

Growth of a $10,000 Investment

 

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The chart above represents a comparison of a hypothetical investment in the Fund versus a similar investment in the Fund’s benchmark, and represents the reinvestment of dividends and capital gains in the Fund.

Average Annual Total Returns as of December 31, 2011

 

     1
Year
    3
Year
    5
Year
    Since
Inception
(5/1/06)
 

AZL® Morgan Stanley Global Real Estate Fund

     –9.94     15.13     –5.47     –1.49

FTSE EPRA/NAREIT Developed Real Estate Index (gross of withholding taxes)

     –5.82     16.17     –5.28     –0.71

FTSE EPRA/NAREIT Developed Real Estate Index (net of withholding taxes)

     –6.46     15.35     –5.93     –1.36

Past performance does not guarantee future results. The performance data quoted represents past performance and current returns may be lower or higher. The investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed may be worth more or less than the original cost. To obtain performance information current to the most recent month end, please visit www.Allianzlife.com.

Expense Ratio

      Gross  

AZL® Morgan Stanley Global Real Estate Fund

     1.33

The above expense ratios are based on the current Fund prospectus dated May 1, 2011. The Manager and the Fund have entered into a written contract limiting operating expenses, excluding certain expenses (such as interest expense), to 1.35% through April 30, 2013. Additional information pertaining to the December 31, 2011 expense ratios can be found in the financial highlights.

The total return of the Fund does not reflect the effect of any insurance charges, the annual maintenance fee or the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares. Such charges, fees and tax payments would reduce the performance quoted.

The Fund’s performance is measured against the Financial Times London Stock Exchange (“FTSE”) European Public Real Estate Association (“EPRA”)/NAREIT Developed Real Estate Index series, which is designed to represent general trends in eligible real estate stocks worldwide. Relevant real estate activities are defined as the ownership, disposure and development of income-producing real estate. The Index noted as “gross of withholding taxes” does not reflect the deduction of fees associated with a mutual fund, such as investment management and fund accounting fees. The Index noted as “net of withholding taxes” reflects the reinvestment of dividends after the deduction of withholding taxes, using (for international indices) a tax rate applicable to non-resident institutional investors who do not benefit from double taxation treaties. The Fund’s performance reflects the deduction of fees for services provided to the Fund. Investors cannot invest directly in an index.

 

 

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ALLIANZ VARIABLE INSURANCE PRODUCTS TRUST

AZL Morgan Stanley Global Real Estate Fund

Expense Examples

(Unaudited)

 

As a shareholder of the AZL Morgan Stantey Global Real Estate Fund (the “Fund”), you incur ongoing costs, including management fees, distribution fees, and other Fund expenses. These examples are 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. Please note that the expenses shown in the tables are meant to highlight your ongoing cost only. Therefore, the examples are useful in comparing ongoing cost only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher. Please note that the expenses that apply to subaccounts of the insurance contracts were included, your costs would have been higher.

These examples are based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the periods presented below.

The Actual Expense table below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information below, 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 table under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.

 

    Beginning
Account Value
7/1/11
    Ending
Account Value
12/31/11
    Expense Paid
During Period*
7/1/11 - 12/31/11
    Annualized
Expense Ratio
During Period**
7/1/11 - 12/31/11
 

AZL Morgan Stanley Global Real Estate Fund

  $ 1,000.00      $ 854.00      $ 6.31        1.35

The Hypothetical Expense table below provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year 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 this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of other funds.

 

    Beginning
Account Value
7/1/11
    Ending
Account Value
12/31/11
    Expense Paid
During Period*
7/1/11 - 12/31/11
    Annualized
Expense Ratio
During Period**
7/1/11 - 12/31/11
 

AZL Morgan Stanley Global Real Estate Fund

  $ 1,000.00      $ 1,018.40      $ 6.87        1.35

 

  * Expenses are equal to the average account value times the Fund’s annualized expense ratio multiplied by the number of days in the most recent fiscal half-year divided by the number of days in the fiscal year.
  ** Excludes expense paid indirectly.

Portfolio Composition

(Unaudited)

 

Investments

   Percent of
net assets+
 

Securities Held as Collateral for
Securities on Loan

     20.3

Diversified Real Estate Activities

     20.0   

Retail REITs

     18.5   

Real Estate Operating Companies

     13.3   

Diversified REITs

     9.6   

Residential REITs

     9.1   

Specialized REITs

     9.1   

Office REITs

     5.7   

Investments

   Percent of
net assets+
 

Real Estate Management & Development

     5.1

Unaffiliated Investment Company

     2.6   

Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs)

     2.3   

Hotels, Resorts & Cruise Lines

     2.2   

Industrial REITs

     1.2   

Health Care Providers & Services

     0.4   

Mortgage REITs

     0.4   
  

 

 

 

Total

     119.8
  

 

 

 
 

 

  + Investments are shown as a percentage of net assets, not total investments. As such the total may not equal 100%. For more information about the investments, please see the Schedule of Portfolio Investments.

 

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ALLIANZ VARIABLE INSURANCE PRODUCTS TRUST

AZL Morgan Stanley Global Real Estate Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

December 31, 2011

 

Shares           Fair
Value
 
     

 

Common Stocks (96.9%):

  

 

Diversified Real Estate Activities (20.0%):

  
  960,103      

Beni Stabili SpA

   $ 429,449   
  37,100      

BR Properties SA

     368,115   
  929,000      

Capitaland, Ltd.

     1,578,925   
  75,000      

City Developments, Ltd.

     513,606   
  482,000      

Hang Lung Properties, Ltd.

     1,370,414   
  285,113      

Henderson Land Development Co., Ltd.

     1,411,687   
  581,303      

Kerry Properties, Ltd.

     1,921,604   
  367,000      

Mitsubishi Estate Co., Ltd.

     5,477,041   
  321,000      

Mitsui Fudosan Co., Ltd.

     4,672,942   
  542,026      

New World Development Co., Ltd.^

     435,109   
  183,000      

Sumitomo Realty & Development Co., Ltd.

     3,200,663   
  813,584      

Sun Hung Kai Properties, Ltd.

     10,155,189   
  464,035      

Wharf Holdings, Ltd. (The)

     2,093,660   
     

 

 

 
     33,628,404   
     

 

 

 

 

Diversified REIT’s (9.6%):

  
  184,897      

British Land Co. plc

     1,321,846   
  114,940      

Cousins Properties, Inc.

     736,765   
  997,805      

Dexus Property Group

     847,172   
  6,519      

Fonciere des Regions SA

     417,097   
  4,593      

Gecina SA

     385,751   
  565,199      

GPT Group

     1,772,916   
  6,115      

ICADE

     480,348   
  206,667      

Land Securities Group plc

     2,031,511   
  5,839      

Liberty Property Trust^

     180,308   
  42,700      

London & Stamford Property plc

     71,549   
  562,429      

Mirvac Group

     678,370   
  5,982      

PS Business Parks, Inc.^

     331,582   
  52,960      

Retail Opportunity Investments Corp.^

     627,046   
  16,398      

Shaftesbury plc

     118,819   
  450,178      

Stockland Trust Group

     1,466,653   
  55,361      

Vornado Realty Trust

     4,255,047   
  4,021      

Wereldhave NV

     266,046   
  24,640      

Winthrop Realty Trust^

     250,589   
     

 

 

 
     16,239,415   
     

 

 

 

 

Health Care Providers & Services (0.4%):

  
  38,388      

Assisted Living Concepts, Inc., Class A

     571,597   
  19,005      

Capital Senior Living Corp.*

     150,900   
     

 

 

 
     722,497   
     

 

 

 

 

Hotels, Resorts & Cruise Lines (2.2%):

  
  78,308      

Starwood Hotels & Resorts

Worldwide, Inc.

     3,756,435   
     

 

 

 

 

Industrial REIT’s (1.2%):

  
  106,040      

DCT Industrial Trust, Inc.

     542,925   
  1,588,334      

Macquarie Goodman Group

     924,263   
  160,542      

SERGO plc

     519,128   
     

 

 

 
     1,986,316   
     

 

 

 
Shares           Fair
Value
 
     

 

Common Stocks, continued

  

 

Mortgage REIT’s (0.4%):

  

  10,860      

CreXus Investment Corp.

   $ 112,727   
  34,160      

Starwood Property Trust, Inc.^

     632,301   
     

 

 

 
     745,028   
     

 

 

 

 

Office REIT’s (5.7%):

  
  40,925      

Alstria Office AG

     485,575   
  1,209      

Befimmo SCA Sicafi

     78,644   
  34,439      

Boston Properties, Inc.^

     3,430,124   
  179,000      

CapitaCommercial Trust

     145,379   
  423      

Cofinimmo SA

     49,620   
  219,897      

Commonwealth Property Office Fund

     214,607   
  18,954      

CommonWealth REIT

     315,395   
  11,770      

Coresite Realty Corp.

     209,741   
  18,311      

Derwent Valley Holdings plc

     442,197   
  1,930      

Digital Realty Trust, Inc.^

     128,673   
  5,050      

Douglas Emmett, Inc.^

     92,112   
  59,886      

Great Portland Estates plc

     299,413   
  28,040      

Hudson Pacific Properties, Inc.

     397,046   
  89      

Japan Real Estate Investment Corp.

     693,752   
  51,544      

Mack-Cali Realty Corp.

     1,375,709   
  97      

Nippon Building Fund, Inc.

     793,930   
  1,360      

Parkway Properties, Inc.^

     13,410   
  2,080      

Societe de la Tour Eiffel

     103,360   
  2,457      

Societe Immobiliere de Locationpour l’Industrie et le Commerce^

     238,146   
     

 

 

 
     9,506,833   
     

 

 

 

 

Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) (2.3%):

  
  12,745      

BioMed Realty Trust, Inc.^

     230,429   
  127,000      

CapitaMalls Asia, Ltd.

     110,433   
  14,510      

Health Care REIT, Inc.^

     791,230   
  920      

Lexington Corporate Properties Trust^

     6,891   
  100,000      

Link REIT (The)

     368,471   
  10,550      

OMEGA Healthcare Investors, Inc.^

     204,142   
  1,190      

SL Green Realty Corp.^

     79,302   
  816,739      

Westfield Retail Trust

     2,077,251   
     

 

 

 
     3,868,149   
     

 

 

 

 

Real Estate Management & Development (5.1%):

  
  36,081      

Atrium European Real Estate, Ltd.

     164,115   
  2,485,087      

BGP Holdings plc*(a)(b)

       
  1,865,120      

China Overseas Land & Investment,Ltd.^

     3,127,387   
  1,599,000      

China Resources Land, Ltd.^

     2,577,562   
  4,173      

Conwert Immobilien Invest AG

     46,280   
  12,956      

Fabege AB

     101,476   
  1,386,100      

Guangzhou R&F Properties Co., Ltd.^

     1,091,644   
 

 

continued

 

4


ALLIANZ VARIABLE INSURANCE PRODUCTS TRUST

AZL Morgan Stanley Global Real Estate Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments, continued

December 31, 2011

 

Shares           Fair
Value
 
     

 

Common Stocks, continued

  

 

Real Estate Management & Development, continued

  

  13,900      

Iguatemi Empresa de Shopping
Centers SA

   $ 258,393   
  109,181      

Keppel Land, Ltd.

     186,336   
  61,216      

Norwegian Property ASA

     75,288   
  221,603      

Sino Land Co., Ltd.

     315,328   
  235,207      

ST Modwen Properties plc

     411,780   
  14,000      

Swire Pacific, Ltd., Class A

     168,578   
     

 

 

 
     8,524,167   
     

 

 

 

 

Real Estate Operating Companies (13.3%):

  
  20,933      

Atrium Ljungberg AB, B Shares

     222,817   
  20,800      

BR Malls Participacoes SA

     202,143   
  5,386      

Brookfield Office Properties Canada

     128,608   
  137,879      

Brookfield Properties Corp.^

     2,156,428   
  62,813      

Capital & Counties Properties plc

     179,813   
  428,900      

Capital & Regional plc*

     211,289   
  8,891      

Castellum AB

     109,980   
  58,368      

Citycon Oyj

     174,060   
  4,295      

Deutsche Euroshop AG

     137,840   
  40,373      

Development Securities plc

     94,008   
  184,710      

Forest City Enterprises, Inc., Class A*^

     2,183,272   
  232,317      

General Growth Properties, Inc.^

     3,489,401   
  224,967      

Grainger Trust plc

     373,043   
  1,048,500      

Hongkong Land Holdings, Ltd.

     4,746,495   
  61,604      

Hufvudstaden AB

     627,067   
  490,148      

Hysan Development Co., Ltd.

     1,605,557   
  336,612      

LXB Retail Properties plc*

     545,652   
  151      

NTT Urban Development Corp.

     102,887   
  35,126      

Prime Office REIT AG*

     197,551   
  62,858      

Prologis, Inc.

     1,797,110   
  13,988      

PSP Swiss Property AG

     1,168,779   
  416,406      

Quintain Estates & Development plc*

     243,553   
  284,785      

Safestore Holdings, Ltd.

     441,098   
  80,473      

Sponda Oyj

     323,777   
  12,450      

STAG Industrial, Inc.^

     142,802   
  3,318      

Swiss Prime Site AG

     249,203   
  223,920      

Unite Group plc

     582,258   
     

 

 

 
     22,436,491   
     

 

 

 

 

Residential REIT’s (9.1%):

  
  99,014      

Apartment Investment & Management Co., Class A^

     2,268,411   
  19,618      

AvalonBay Communities, Inc.^

     2,562,111   
  16,884      

Boardwalk REIT

     836,160   
  12,740      

BRE Properties, Inc.^

     643,115   
  20,027      

Camden Property Trust^

     1,246,480   
  20,748      

Equity Lifestyle Properties, Inc.

     1,383,684   
  112,801      

Equity Residential Property Trust

     6,433,041   
     

 

 

 
     15,373,002   
     

 

 

 
Shares or
Principal
Amount
          Fair
Value
 
     

 

Common Stocks, continued

  

 

Retail REIT’s (18.5%):

  
  42,216      

Acadia Realty Trust

   $ 850,230   
  5,005      

Calloway REIT

     131,550   
  103,000      

CapitaMall Trust

     134,811   
  547,137      

CFS Retail Property Trust

     941,809   
  21,583      

Corio NV

     934,333   
  22,432      

Eurocommercial Properties NV

     709,810   
  11,800      

Federal Realty Investment Trust^

     1,070,850   
  259,328      

Hammerson plc

     1,443,218   
  11,310      

Kite Realty Group Trust

     51,008   
  37,825      

Klepierre

     1,074,485   
  115,090      

Liberty International plc

     555,938   
  4,431      

Mercialys SA

     142,723   
  157,558      

Metric Property Investments plc

     207,898   
  85,751      

Regency Centers Corp.^

     3,225,953   
  82,410      

RioCan

     2,138,533   
  71,094      

Simon Property Group, Inc.

     9,166,860   
  202,000      

Suntec REIT

     167,193   
  19,308      

Unibail

     3,455,238   
  594,168      

Westfield Group

     4,747,246   
     

 

 

 
     31,149,686   
     

 

 

 

 

Specialized REIT’s (9.1%):

  
  42,150      

Ashford Hospitality Trust^

     337,200   
  136,439      

Big Yellow Group plc

     518,466   
  30,210      

Extendicare REIT

     252,121   
  78,902      

HCP, Inc.^

     3,268,910   
  97,746      

Healthcare Realty Trust, Inc.^

     1,817,098   
  307,845      

Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc.^

     4,546,871   
  21,088      

Public Storage, Inc.

     2,835,492   
  63,874      

Senior Housing Properties Trust

     1,433,333   
  8,687      

Sovran Self Storage, Inc.^

     370,674   
     

 

 

 
     15,380,165   
     

 

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks (Cost $147,025,176)

     163,316,588   
     

 

 

 

 

Securities Held as Collateral for Securities on Loan (20.3%):

  

$ 34,129,686      

Allianz Variable Insurance

Products Securities Lending Collateral Trust(c)

     34,129,686   
     

 

 

 

 
 
 

Total Securities Held as Collateral for Securities on
Loan
(Cost $34,129,686)

     34,129,686   
     

 

 

 

 

Unaffiliated Investment Company (2.6%):

  

  4,454,468      

Dreyfus Treasury Prime Cash Management, 0.00%(d)

     4,454,468   
     

 

 

 

 
 

Total Unaffiliated Investment Company
(Cost $4,454,468)

     4,454,468   
     

 

 

 

 
 

Total Investment Securities
(Cost $185,609,330)(e) — 119.8%

     201,900,742   

 

Net other assets (liabilities) — (19.8)%

     (33,435,545
     

 

 

 

 

Net Assets — 100.0%

   $ 168,465,197   
     

 

 

 
 

 

5

continued


ALLIANZ VARIABLE INSURANCE PRODUCTS TRUST

AZL Morgan Stanley Global Real Estate Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments, continued

December 31, 2011

 

 

Percentages indicated are based on net assets as of December 31, 2011.

 

* Non-income producing security

 

^ This security or a partial position of the security was on loan as of December 31, 2011. The total value of securities on loan as of December 31, 2011 was $32,818,336.

 

(a) Security was valued in good faith pursuant to procedures approved by the Board of Trustees as of December 31, 2011. The total of all such securities represent 0.00% of the net assets of the fund.

 

(b) Rule 144A, Section 4(2) or other security which is restricted to resale to institutional investors. The sub-adviser has deemed these securities to be illiquid based on procedures approved by the Board of Trustees. The illiquid securities held as of December 31, 2011 are identified below:

 

Security

   Acquisition
Date
     Acquisition
Cost
     Shares      Fair
Value
     Percentage of
Net Assets
 

BGP Holdings plc

     8/21/09       $         2,485,087       $         0.0

 

(c) Purchased with cash collateral held from securities lending. The value of the collateral could include collateral held for securities that were sold on or before December 31, 2011.

 

(d) The rate represents the effective yield at December 31, 2011.

 

(e) See Federal Tax Information listed in the Notes to the Financial Statements.

The following represents the concentrations by country of risk (based on the domicile of the security issuer) relative to the total fair value of investment securities as of December 31, 2011:

 

Country

  Percentage  

Australia

    6.8

Austria

   

Belgium

    0.1   

Belize

    0.2   

Bermuda

    2.4   

Brazil

    0.2   

Canada

    2.8   

Finland

    0.2   

France

    3.1   

Germany

    0.4   

Guernsey

   

Hong Kong

    13.2   

Italy

    0.2   

Japan

    7.4   

Jersey

    0.1   

Netherlands

    0.9   

Norway

   

Singapore

    1.4   

Sweden

    0.5   

Switzerland

    0.7   

United Kingdom

    5.2   

United States

    54.2   
 

 

 

 
    100.0
 

 

 

 

^     Represents less than 0.05%.

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

6


ALLIANZ VARIABLE INSURANCE PRODUCTS TRUST

AZL Morgan Stanley Global Real Estate Fund

 

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

December 31, 2011

 

Assets:

 

Investment securities, at cost

  $ 185,609,330   
 

 

 

 

Investment securities, at value*

  $ 201,900,742   

Cash

    16,408   

Interest and dividends receivable

    704,665   

Foreign currency, at value (cost $138,817)

    138,094   

Receivable for capital shares issued

    16,217   

Receivable for expenses paid indirectly

    316   

Receivable for investments sold

    188,266   

Reclaims receivable

    30,516   

Prepaid expenses

    2,051   
 

 

 

 

Total Assets

    202,997,275   
 

 

 

 

Liabilities:

 

Payable for investments purchased

    168,119   

Payable for capital shares redeemed

    24,562   

Payable for collateral received on loaned securities

    34,129,686   

Manager fees payable

    130,212   

Administration fees payable

    6,286   

Distribution fees payable

    35,553   

Custodian fees payable

    18,673   

Administrative and compliance services fees payable

    989   

Trustee fees payable

    53   

Other accrued liabilities

    17,945   
 

 

 

 

Total Liabilities

    34,532,078   
 

 

 

 

Net Assets

  $ 168,465,197   
 

 

 

 

Net Assets Consist of:

 

Capital

  $ 207,733,310   

Accumulated net investment income/(loss)

    1,856,988   

Accumulated net realized gains/(losses) from investment transactions

    (57,412,622

Net unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on investments

    16,287,521   
 

 

 

 

Net Assets

  $ 168,465,197   
 

 

 

 

Shares of beneficial interest (unlimited number of shares authorized, no par value)

    21,546,181   

Net Asset Value (offering and redemption price per share)

  $ 7.82   
 

 

 

 

 

 

* Includes securities on loan of $32,818,336.

Statement of Operations

For the Year Ended December 31, 2011

 

Investment Income:

  

Dividends

   $ 5,269,949   

Income from securities lending

     113,349   

Foreign withholding tax

     (243,082
  

 

 

 

Total Investment Income

     5,140,216   
  

 

 

 

Expenses:

  

Manager fees

     1,662,109   

Administration fees

     95,421   

Distribution fees

     461,697   

Custodian fees

     127,260   

Administrative and compliance services fees

     8,022   

Trustee fees

     13,409   

Professional fees

     14,335   

Shareholder reports

     17,671   

Recoupment of prior expenses reimbursed by the Manager

     84,305   

Other expenses

     8,934   
  

 

 

 

Total expenses before reductions

     2,493,163   

Less expenses paid indirectly

     (5,698
  

 

 

 

Net expenses

     2,487,465   
  

 

 

 

Net Investment Income/(Loss)

     2,652,751   
  

 

 

 

Realized and Unrealized Gains/(Losses) on Investments:

  

Net realized gains/(losses) on securities and foreign currency transactions

     3,225,407   

Net realized gains/(losses) on forward currency contracts

     (770

Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments

     (24,801,417
  

 

 

 

Net Realized/Unrealized Gains/(Losses) on Investments

     (21,576,780
  

 

 

 

Change in Net Assets Resulting From Operations

   $ (18,924,029
  

 

 

 
 

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

7


ALLIANZ VARIABLE INSURANCE PRODUCTS TRUST

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

     AZL Morgan Stanley
Global Real Estate Fund
 
     For the
Year Ended
December 31,
2011
    For the
Year Ended
December 31,
2010
 

Change in Net Assets:

    

Operations:

    

Net investment income/(loss)

   $ 2,652,751      $ 4,698,270   

Net realized gains/(losses) on investment transactions

     3,224,637        2,357,009   

Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments

     (24,801,417     24,505,247   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from operations

     (18,924,029     31,560,526   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Dividends to Shareholders:

    

From net investment income

     (5,751,525     (3,041,547
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from dividends to shareholders

     (5,751,525     (3,041,547
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Capital Transactions:

    

Proceeds from shares issued

     27,576,051        59,047,937   

Proceeds from dividends reinvested

     5,751,525        3,041,547   

Value of shares redeemed

     (25,672,157     (50,032,002
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from capital transactions

     7,655,419        12,057,482   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in net assets

     (17,020,135     40,576,461   

Net Assets:

    

Beginning of period

     185,485,332        144,908,871   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of period

   $ 168,465,197      $ 185,485,332   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Accumulated net investment income/(loss)

   $ 1,856,988      $ 4,331,696   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Share Transactions:

    

Shares issued

     3,132,742        7,342,641   

Dividends reinvested

     728,964        366,010   

Shares redeemed

     (2,944,539     (6,226,383
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in shares

     917,167        1,482,268   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

8


ALLIANZ VARIABLE INSURANCE PRODUCTS TRUST

AZL Morgan Stanley Global Real Estate Fund

Financial Highlights

(Selected data for a share of beneficial interest outstanding throughout the periods indicated)

 

     Year Ended December 31,  
     2011     2010     2009     2008     2007  

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period

   $ 8.99      $ 7.57      $ 5.46      $ 10.93      $ 12.08   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Investment Activities:

          

Net Investment Income/(Loss)

     0.13        0.23        0.11        0.13        0.13   

Net Realized and Unrealized Gains/(Losses) on Investments

     (1.02     1.34        2.08        (4.91     (1.17
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from Investment Activities

     (0.89     1.57        2.19        (4.78     (1.04
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Dividends to Shareholders From:

          

Net Investment Income

     (0.28     (0.15     (0.08     (0.16     (0.06

Net Realized Gains

                          (0.53     (0.05
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Dividends

     (0.28     (0.15     (0.08     (0.69     (0.11
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Asset Value, End of Period

   $ 7.82      $ 8.99      $ 7.57      $ 5.46      $ 10.93   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Return(a)

     (9.94 )%      20.86     40.19     (45.83 )%      (8.68 )% 

Ratios to Average Net Assets/Supplemental Data:

          

Net Assets, End of Period ($000’s)

   $ 168,465      $ 185,485      $ 144,909      $ 88,600      $ 157,039   

Net Investment Income/(Loss)

     1.44     2.91     2.08     1.70     1.07

Expenses Before Reductions(b)

     1.35     1.35     1.40     1.43     1.37

Expenses Net of Reductions

     1.35     1.34     1.34     1.36     1.35

Expenses Net of Reductions, Excluding Expenses Paid Indirectly(c)

     1.35     1.35     1.35     1.36     1.35

Portfolio Turnover Rate

     23     27     48     46     46

 

 

(a) The returns include reinvested dividends and fund level expenses, but exclude insurance contract charges. If these charges were included, the returns would have been lower.

 

(b) Excludes fee reductions. If such fee reductions had not occurred, the ratios would have been as indicated.

 

(c) Expenses net of reductions excludes expenses paid indirectly, pursuant to a “commission recapture” program, under which brokers remit a portion of the brokerage commission which is used to pay certain Fund expenses. See note 2 in the Notes to the Financial Statements.

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

9


ALLIANZ VARIABLE INSURANCE PRODUCTS TRUST

AZL Morgan Stanley Global Real Estate Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements

December 31, 2011

 

1. Organization

The Allianz Variable Insurance Products Trust (the “Trust”) was organized as a Delaware statutory trust on July 13, 1999. The Trust is a diversified open-end management investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”). These Notes to the Financial Statements are for the AZL Morgan Stanley Global Real Estate Fund (the “Fund”). The Trust consists of 29 separate investment portfolios (collectively, the “Funds”), each of which is a series of the Trust, as follows:

 

   

AZL Allianz AGIC Opportunity Fund

   

AZL BlackRock Capital Appreciation Fund

   

AZL Columbia Mid Cap Value Fund

   

AZL Columbia Small Cap Value Fund

   

AZL Davis New York Venture Fund (formerly AZL Davis NY Venture Fund)

   

AZL Dreyfus Equity Growth Fund

   

AZL Eaton Vance Large Cap Value Fund

   

AZL Enhanced Bond Index Fund

   

AZL Franklin Small Cap Value Fund

   

AZL Franklin Templeton Founding Strategy Plus Fund

   

AZL Gateway Fund

   

AZL International Index Fund

   

AZL Invesco Equity and Income Fund (formerly AZL Van Kampen Equity and Income Fund)

   

AZL Invesco Growth and Income Fund (formerly AZL Van Kampen Growth and Income Fund)

   

AZL Invesco International Equity Fund

   

AZL JPMorgan International Opportunities Fund (formerly AZL Morgan Stanley International Equity Fund)

   

AZL JPMorgan U.S. Equity Fund

   

AZL MFS Investors Trust Fund

   

AZL Mid Cap Index Fund

   

AZL Money Market Fund

   

AZL Morgan Stanley Global Real Estate Fund

   

AZL Morgan Stanley Mid Cap Growth Fund

   

AZL NFJ International Value Fund

   

AZL Russell 1000 Growth Index Fund

   

AZL Russell 1000 Value Index Fund

   

AZL S&P 500 Index Fund

   

AZL Schroder Emerging Markets Equity Fund

   

AZL Small Cap Stock Index Fund

   

AZL Turner Quantitative Small Cap Growth Fund

 

 

The Trust is authorized to issue an unlimited number of shares of the Fund without par value. Shares of the Fund are available through the variable annuity contracts and variable life insurance policies offered through the separate accounts of participating insurance companies.

Under the Trust’s organizational documents, its officers and trustees are indemnified against certain liabilities arising out of the performance of their duties to the Fund. In addition, in the normal course of business, the Fund may enter into contracts with its vendors and others that provide for general indemnifications. The Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown, as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Fund. However, based on experience, the Fund expects the risk of loss to be remote.

 

2. Significant Accounting Policies

The following is a summary of significant accounting policies followed by the Fund in the preparation of its financial statements. The policies conform with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”). The preparation of financial statements requires management to make certain 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 increases and decreases in net assets from operations during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Management has evaluated events and transactions subsequent to period end through the date the financial statements were issued, for purposes of recognition or disclosure in these financial statements and there are no subsequent events to report.

Security Valuation

The Fund records its investments at fair value. Fair value is defined as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between willing market participants at the measurement date. The valuation techniques used to determine fair value are further described in Note 4 below.

Investment Transactions and Investment Income

Investment transactions are recorded not later than on the business day after trade date. However, for financial reporting purposes, investment transactions are accounted for on trade date. Net realized gains and losses on investments sold and on

 

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foreign currency transactions are recorded on the basis of identified cost. Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis and includes, where applicable, the amortization of premiums or accretion of discounts. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date except in the case of foreign securities, in which case dividends are recorded as soon as such information becomes available.

Real Estate Investment Trusts

The Fund may own shares of real estate investment trusts (“REITs”) which report information on the source of their distributions annually. Certain distributions received from REITs during the year, which are known to be a return of capital, are recorded as a reduction to the cost of the individual REIT.

Foreign Currency Translation

The accounting records of the Fund are maintained in U.S. dollars. Foreign currency amounts are translated into U.S. dollars at the current rate of exchange to determine the fair value of investments, assets and liabilities. Purchases and sales of securities, and income and expenses are translated at the prevailing rate of exchange on the respective dates of such transactions. The Fund does not isolate that portion of the results of operations resulting from changes in foreign exchange rates on investments from fluctuations arising from changes in market prices of securities held. Such fluctuations are included in the net realized and unrealized gain or loss on investments and foreign currencies.

Income received by the Fund from sources within foreign countries may be subject to withholding and other income or similar taxes imposed by such countries. The Funds accrue such taxes, as applicable, based on their current interpretation of tax rules in the foreign markets in which they invest.

Risks Associated with Foreign Securities and Currencies

Investments in securities of foreign issuers carry certain risks not ordinarily associated with investments in securities of domestic issuers. Such risks include future political and economic developments, and the possible imposition of exchange controls or other foreign governmental laws and restrictions. In addition, with respect to certain countries, there is the possibility of expropriation of assets, confiscatory taxation, political or social instability or diplomatic developments which could adversely affect investments in those securities.

Dividends to Shareholders

Dividends to shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date. The Fund distributes its dividends from net investment income and net realized capital gains, if any, on an annual basis. The amount of dividends from net investment income and from net realized gains are determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations, which may differ from GAAP. These “book/tax” differences are either temporary or permanent in nature. To the extent these differences are permanent in nature (e.g., return of capital, net operating loss, reclassification of certain market discounts, gain/loss, paydowns, and distributions), such amounts are reclassified within the composition of net assets based on their federal tax-basis treatment; temporary differences (e.g., wash sales and post October losses) do not require reclassification. Dividends to shareholders that exceed net investment income and net realized gains for tax purposes are reported as distributions of capital.

Expense Allocation

Expenses directly attributable to the Fund are charged directly to the Fund, while expenses attributable to more than one Fund are allocated among the respective Funds based upon relative net assets or some other reasonable method. Expenses which are attributable to more than one Trust are allocated across the Allianz Variable Insurance Products and Allianz Variable Insurance Products Fund of Funds Trusts based upon relative net assets or another reasonable basis. Allianz Investment Management LLC (the “Manager”), serves as the investment manager for the Trust and the Allianz Variable Insurance Products Fund of Funds Trust.

Securities Lending

To generate additional income, the Fund may lend up to 33 1/3% of its assets pursuant to agreements requiring that the loan be continuously secured by any combination of cash, U.S. government or U.S. government agency securities, equal initially to

 

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at least 102% of the fair value plus accrued interest on the securities loaned (105% for foreign securities) and is marked to market daily to provide a level of collateral at least equal to the fair value of securities loaned. The Fund bears all of the gains and losses on such investments. The Fund receives payments from borrowers equivalent to the dividends and interest that would have been earned on securities lent while simultaneously seeking to earn income on the investment of cash collateral received. In extremely low interest rate environments, the broker rebate fee may exceed the interest earned or the cash collateral which would result in a loss to the Fund. The investment of cash collateral deposited by the borrower is subject to inherent market risks such as interest rate risk, credit risk, liquidity risk, and other risks that are present in the market, and as such, the value of these investments may not be sufficient, when liquidated, to repay the borrower when the loaned security is returned. There may be risks of delay in recovery of the securities or even loss of rights in the collateral should the borrower of the securities fail financially. However, loans will be made only to borrowers, such as broker-dealers, banks or institutional borrowers of securities, deemed by the Allianz Investment Management LLC (the “Manager”) to be of good standing and credit worthy and when in its judgment, the consideration which can be earned currently from such securities loans justifies the attendant risks. Loans are subject to termination by the Trust or the borrower at any time, and are, therefore, not considered to be illiquid investments. Securities on loan at December 31, 2011 are presented on the Fund’s Schedule of Portfolio Investments (“Schedule”). The average outstanding amount of securities on loan was $23.5 million for the year ended December 31, 2011.

Cash collateral received in connection with securities lending is invested in the Allianz Variable Insurance Products Securities Lending Collateral Trust (the “Securities Lending Collateral Trust”) managed by The Dreyfus Corporation, an affiliate of the Custodian and Securities Lending Agent. The Securities Lending Collateral Trust invests in short-term investments that have a remaining maturity of 397 days or less as calculated in accordance with Rule 2a-7 under the 1940 Act. The Fund paid securities lending fees of $10,691 during the year ended December 31, 2011. These fees have been netted against Income from Securities Lending on the Statement of Operations.

Commission Recapture

Certain Funds of the Trust participate in a commission recapture program. The Fund will utilize the recaptured commissions to pay for, in whole or part, certain expenses of the Fund, excluding investment advisory fees. Any amounts received by the Fund, if applicable, are disclosed as “Expenses paid indirectly” on the Statement of Operations.

Derivative Instruments

All open derivative positions at period end are reflected on the Fund’s Schedule of Portfolio Investments. The following is a description of the derivative instruments that the Fund may utilize, including the primary underlying risk exposures related to each instrument type.

Forward Currency Contracts

During the year ended December 31, 2011, the Fund entered into forward currency contracts in connection with planned purchases or sales of securities or to hedge the U.S. dollar value of securities denominated in a particular currency. In addition to the foreign currency risk related to the use of these contracts, the Fund could be exposed to risks if the counterparties to the contracts are unable to meet the terms of their contracts and from unanticipated movements in the value of a foreign currency relative to the U.S. dollar. In the event of default by the counterparty to the transaction, the Fund’s maximum amount of loss, as either the buyer or the seller, is the unrealized appreciation of the contract. The forward currency contracts are adjusted by the daily exchange rate of the underlying currency and any gains or losses are recorded for financial statement purposes as unrealized gains or losses until the contract settlement date. When the contract is closed, the Fund records a realized gain or loss equal to the difference between the value at the time it was opened and the value at the time it was closed. As of December 31, 2011, the Fund did not hold any forward currency contracts. During the year ended December 31, 2011, the Fund had limited activity in these transactions.

Futures Contracts

During the year ended December 31, 2011, the Fund did not enter into any futures contracts. The Fund may enter into futures contracts to manage its exposure to the securities markets or to movements in market conditions or foreign exchange rates. Futures contracts are valued based upon their quoted daily settlement prices. Upon entering into a futures contract, the Fund is

 

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required to segregate liquid assets in accordance with the initial margin requirements of the broker or exchange. Futures contracts are marked to market daily and a payable or receivable for the change in value (“variation margin”) is recorded by the Fund. Gains or losses are recognized but not considered realized until the contracts expire or are closed. Futures contracts involve, to varying degrees, elements of market risk (generally equity price risk related to stock futures, interest rate risk related to bond futures, and foreign currency risk related to currency futures) and exposure to loss in excess of the variation margin disclosed in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. The primary risks associated with the use of futures contracts are the imperfect correlation between the change in market value of the underlying securities and the prices of futures contracts, the possibility of an illiquid market, and the inability of the counterparty to meet the terms of the contract.

Summary of Derivative Instruments

 

There were no open derivative positions as of December 31, 2011.

 

The following is a summary of the effect of derivative instruments on the Statement of Operations for the year ended December 31, 2011:

 

Primary Risk Exposure

  

Location of Gains/(Losses)
on Derivatives
Recognized in Income

   Realized Gains(Losses)
on Derivatives
Recognized in Income
    Change in Unrealized
Appreciation/
Depreciation on
Derivatives Recognized
in Income
 
Foreign Exchange Contracts    Net realized gains/(losses) on forward currency contracts/change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments    $ (770   $ 3,497   

 

3. Related Party Transactions

The Manager provides investment advisory and management services for the Fund. The Manager has retained an independent money management organization (the “Subadviser”) to make investment decisions on behalf of the Fund. Pursuant to a subadvisory agreement between the Manager and Morgan Stanley Investment Management, Inc. (“MSIM”), MSIM provides investment advisory services as the Subadviser for the Fund subject to the general supervision of the Trustees and the Manager. The Manager is entitled to a fee, computed daily and paid monthly, based on the average daily net assets of the Fund. Expenses incurred by the Fund for investment advisory and management services are reflected on the Statement of Operations as “Manager fees.” For its services, the Subadviser is entitled to a fee payable by the Manager. The Manager has contractually agreed to waive fees and reimburse the Fund to limit the annual expenses, excluding interest expense (e.g., cash overdraft fees), taxes, brokerage commissions, other expenditures that are capitalized in accordance with GAAP and other extraordinary expenses not incurred in the ordinary course of the Fund’s business, based on the daily net assets of the Fund, through April 30, 2013.

For the year ended December 31, 2011, the annual rate due to the Manager and the annual expense limit were as follows:

 

     Annual Rate     Annual Expense Limit  

AZL Morgan Stanley Global Real Estate Fund

     0.90     1.35

Any amounts contractually waived or reimbursed by the Manager in a particular fiscal year will be subject to repayment by the Fund to the Manager to the extent that from time to time through the next three fiscal years the repayment will not cause the Fund’s expenses to exceed the stated limit during the respective year. Any amounts recouped by the Manager during the period are reflected on the Statement of Operations as “Recoupment of prior expenses reimbursed by the Manager.” At December 31, 2011, the contractual reimbursements that are subject to repayment by the Fund in subsequent years were as follows:

 

     Expires
12/31/2012
 

AZL Morgan Stanley Global Real Estate Fund

   $ 62,970   

In addition, the Manager may voluntarily waive or reimburse additional fees in order to maintain more competitive expense ratios. Any voluntary waivers or reimbursements are not subject to repayment in subsequent years. Information on the total

 

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amount waived/reimbursed by the Manager or repaid to the Manager by the Fund during the year can be found on the Statement of Operations. During the year ended December 31, 2011, there were no voluntary waivers.

Pursuant to separate agreements between the Funds and the Manager, the Manager provides a Chief Compliance Officer (“CCO”) and certain compliance oversight and regulatory filing services to the Trust. Under these agreements the Manager is entitled to an amount equal to a portion of the compensation and certain other expenses related to the individuals performing the CCO and compliance oversight services, as well as $75 per hour for time incurred in connection with the preparation and filing of certain documents with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fees are paid to the Manager on a quarterly basis. The total expenses incurred by the Fund for these services are reflected on the Statement of Operations as “Administrative and compliance services fees.”

Citi Fund Services Ohio, Inc. (“Citi” or the “Administrator”), a wholly owned subsidiary of Citigroup, Inc., with which an officer of the Trust is affiliated, serves as the Trust’s administrator, transfer agent, and fund accountant, and assists the Trust in all aspects of its administration and operation. The Administrator is entitled to a Trust-wide asset-based fee, which is based on the following schedule: 0.05% of daily average net assets on the first $4 billion, 0.04% of daily average net assets on the next $2 billion, 0.02% of daily average net assets on the next $2 billion and 0.01% of daily average net assets over $8 billion. The overall Trust-wide fees are accrued daily and paid monthly and are subject to a minimum annual fee. In addition, the Administrator is entitled to annual account fees related to the transfer agency system, an annual fee for each additional class of shares of any Fund, certain annual fees in supporting fair value services, and a Trust-wide annual fee for providing infrastructure and support in implementing the written policies and procedures comprising the Fund’s compliance program. Fees payable to the Administrator are subject to certain reductions associated with services provided to new funds. The Administrator is also reimbursed for certain expenses incurred. The total expenses incurred by the Fund for these services are reflected on the Statement of Operations as “Administration fees.”

Allianz Life Financial Services, LLC (“ALFS”), an affiliate of the Manager, serves as distributor of the Fund and receives 12b-1 fees directly from the Fund, plus a Trust-wide annual fee of $42,500, paid by the Manager from its profits and not by the Trust, for recordkeeping and reporting services.

The Trust has adopted a distribution and service plan in conformance with Rule 12b-1of the 1940 Act. Pursuant to this plan, the Fund is authorized to pay certain fees for the sale and distribution of its shares and services provided to its shareholders at an annual rate not to exceed 0.25% of the Fund’s average daily net assets. These fees are reflected on the Statement of Operations as “Distribution fees.”

In addition, certain legal fees and expenses are paid to a law firm, Dorsey & Whitney LLP, of which the Secretary of the Fund is a partner. During the year ended December 31, 2011, $2,709 was paid from the Fund relating to these fees and expenses.

Certain Officers and Trustees of the Trust are affiliated with the Manager or the Administrator. Such Officers (except for the Trust’s CCO as noted above) and Trustees receive no compensation from the Trust for serving in their respective roles. For their service to the Trust and to the Allianz Variable Insurance Products Fund of Funds Trust, each non-interested Trustee receives a $36,000 annual Board retainer and a $8,000 meeting fee for each regular in-person Board meeting and a $4,000 meeting fee for each Committee meeting. In addition, Trustees may receive compensation for special meetings and telephonic meetings. Also, the Trustees are reimbursed for certain expenses associated with attending Board meetings. Compensation to the Trustees is allocated between the Trust and the Allianz Variable Insurance Products Fund of Funds Trust in proportion to the assets under management of each Trust. During the year ended December 31, 2011, actual Trustee compensation was $924,000 in total for both Trusts.

During the year ended December 31, 2011, the Fund paid approximately $111 to affiliated broker/dealers of the Subadviser on the execution of purchases and sales of the Fund’s portfolio investments.

 

4. Investment Valuation Summary

The valuation techniques employed by the Fund, as described below, maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs in determining fair value. The inputs used for valuing the Fund’s investments are summarized in the three broad levels listed below:

 

   

Level 1 — quoted prices in active markets for identical assets

   

Level 2 — other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayments speeds, credit risk, etc.)

 

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Level 3 — significant unobservable inputs (including the Fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments)

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

Security prices are generally provided by an independent third party pricing service approved by the Trust’s Board of Trustees (“Trustees”) as of the close of the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) (generally 4:00 pm EST). Equity securities are valued at the last quoted sale price or, if there is no sale, the last quoted bid price is used for long securities and the last quoted ask price is used for securities sold short. Securities listed on NASDAQ Stock Market, Inc. (“NASDAQ”) are valued at the official closing price as reported by NASDAQ. In each of these situations, valuations are typically categorized as a Level 1 in the fair value hierarchy. Investments in open-end investment companies are valued at their respective net asset value as reported by such companies and are typically categorized as Level 1 in the fair value hierarchy.

Debt and other fixed income securities are generally valued at an evaluated bid price provided by an independent pricing source approved by the Trustees. To value debt securities, pricing services may use various pricing techniques which take into account appropriate factors such as market activity, yield, quality, coupon rate, maturity, type of issue, trading characteristics, call features, credit ratings and other data, as well as broker quotes. Short term securities of sufficient credit quality with sixty days or less remaining until maturity may be valued at amortized cost, which approximates fair value. In each of these situations, valuations are typically categorized as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy.

Exchange traded futures contracts are valued at the last sales price as of the close of the primary exchange and are typically categorized as Level 1 in the fair value hierarchy. Forward currency contracts are generally valued at the foreign currency exchange rate as of the close of the NYSE and are typically categorized as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy.

Other assets and securities for which market quotations are not readily available, or are deemed unreliable are valued at fair value as determined in good faith by the Trustees or persons acting on the behalf of the Trustees. Fair value pricing may be used for significant events such as securities whose trading has been suspended, whose price has become stale or for which there is no currently available price at the close of the NYSE. Depending on the source and relative significance of valuation inputs, these instruments may be classified as Level 2 or Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy. The Fund utilizes a pricing service to assist in determining the fair value of securities when certain significant events occur that may affect the value of foreign securities.

In accordance with procedures adopted by the Trustees, fair value pricing may be used if events materially affecting the value of foreign securities occur between the time when the exchange on which they are traded closes and the time when the Fund’s net asset value is calculated. Management identifies possible fluctuation in international securities by monitoring the increase or decrease in the value of a designated benchmark index. In the event of an increase or decrease greater than predetermined levels, the Fund may use a systematic valuation model provided by an independent third party to fair value its international equity securities which are then typically categorized as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy.

The following is a summary of the valuation inputs used as of December 31, 2011 in valuing the Fund’s investments based upon the three levels defined above:

 

     Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Total  

Investment Securities:

           

Common Stocks:

           

Diversified Real Estate Activities

   $ 368,115       $ 33,260,289       $       $ 33,628,404   

Diversified REIT’s

     6,381,337         9,858,078                 16,239,415   

Industrial REIT’s

     542,925         1,443,391                 1,986,316   

Office REIT’s

     5,962,210         3,544,623                 9,506,833   

Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs)

     1,311,994         2,556,155                 3,868,149   

Real Estate Management & Development

     258,393         8,265,774                 8,524,167   

Real Estate Operating Companies

     9,971,156         12,465,335                 22,436,491   

Retail REIT’s

     16,634,984         14,514,702                 31,149,686   

Specialized REIT’s

     14,861,699         518,466                 15,380,165   

All Other Common Stocks+

     20,596,962                         20,596,962   

 

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     Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Total  

Investment Securities:

           

Securities Held as Collateral for Securities on Loan

   $       $ 34,129,686       $       $ 34,129,686   

Unaffiliated Investment Company

     4,454,468                         4,454,468   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Investment Securities

   $ 81,344,243       $ 120,556,499       $       $ 201,900,742   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
  + For detailed industry descriptions, see the accompanying Schedule of Portfolio Investments.

As of December 31, 2011, the Fund held securities that were valued in good faith pursuant to procedures approved by the Board of Trustees. The BGP Holdings plc common stock was valued at $0.

The Fund recognizes significant transfers between fair value hierarchy levels at the reporting period end. There were no significant transfers between Levels 1, 2 or 3 as of December 31, 2011.

In May 2011, the FASB issued ASU No. 2011-04 “Amendments to Achieve Common Fair Value Measurement and Disclosure Requirements in U.S. GAAP and IFRS”. ASU 2011-04 includes common requirements for measurement of and disclosure about fair value between U.S. GAAP and IFRS. ASU 2011-04 will require reporting entities to disclose quantitative information about the unobservable inputs used in the fair value measurements categorized within Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy. In addition, ASU 2011-04 will require reporting entities to make disclosures about amounts and reasons for all transfers in and out of Level 1 and Level 2 fair value measurements. The new and revised disclosures are effective for interim and annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2011. Adoption of ASU 2011-04 will have no effect on the Fund’s net assets. At this time, management is evaluating the impact of ASU 2011-04 on the financial statement disclosures.

 

5. Security Purchases and Sales

For the year ended December 31, 2011, cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of securities (excluding securities maturing less than one year from acquisition) were as follows:

 

      Purchases      Sales  

AZL Morgan Stanley Global Real Estate Fund

   $ 47,741,576       $ 41,305,893   

 

6. Restricted Securities

A restricted security is a security which has been purchased through a private offering and cannot be resold to the general public without prior registration under the Securities Act of 1933 (the “1933 Act”) or pursuant to the resale limitations provided by Rule 144A under the 1933 Act, or an exemption from the registration requirements of the 1933 Act. Whether a restricted security is illiquid is determined pursuant to guidelines established by the Board of Trustees. Not all restricted securities are considered illiquid. At December 31, 2011, the Fund held restricted securities representing 0.0% of net assets, all of which have been deemed illiquid. The restricted illiquid securities held as of December 31, 2011 are presented in the Fund’s Schedule of Portfolio Investments.

 

Security

   Acquisition
Date
     Acquisition
Cost
     Shares      Fair
Value
     Percentage of
Net Assets
 

BGP Holdings plc

     8/21/09       $         2,485,087       $         0.0

 

7. Federal Income Tax Information

It is the Fund’s policy to continue to comply with the requirements of the Internal Revenue Code under Subchapter M, applicable to regulated investment companies, and to distribute all of its taxable income, including any net realized gains on investments, to its shareholders. Therefore, no provision is made for federal income taxes.

Management of the Funds has reviewed tax positions taken in tax years that remain subject to examination by all major tax jurisdictions, including federal (i.e., the last four tax year ends and the interim tax period since then, as applicable). Management believes that there is no tax liability resulting from unrecognized tax benefits related to uncertain tax positions taken.

 

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Cost for federal income tax purposes at December 31, 2011 is $202,276,458. The gross unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on a tax basis is as follows:

 

Unrealized appreciation

  $ 25,299,877   

Unrealized depreciation

    (25,675,593
 

 

 

 

Net unrealized depreciation

  $ (375,716
 

 

 

 

As of the end of its tax year ended December 31, 2011, the Fund has capital loss carry forwards (“CLCFs”) as summarized in the table below. Under the provisions of the Regulated Investment Company Modernization Act of 2010, CLCFs that originated in a tax year that began before December 23, 2010 (pre-effective CLCFs) may be carried forward, subject to certain limitations, and applied to offset future capital gains, and thus reduce the amount of distributable capital gains, for up to eight succeeding tax years, after which any unutilized CLCFs expire. Pre-effective CLCFs are applied as short-term capital loss regardless of whether the originating capital loss was short term or long term. CLCFs that originate in tax years beginning after December 22, 2010 (post-effective CLCFs), are applied consistent with the character in which they originated as a new loss on the first day of the immediately succeeding tax year, and thus take precedent over the application of pre-effective CLCFs. Post-effective CLCFs can be carried forward indefinitely.

Pre-effective CLCFs subject to expiration:

 

     Expires
12/31/2016
     Expires
12/31/2017
 

AZL Morgan Stanley Global Real Estate Fund

   $ 16,314,710       $ 26,029,940   

During the year ended December 31, 2011, the Fund utilized $1,342,975 in CLCFs to offset capital gains.

The tax character of dividends paid to shareholders during the year ended December 31, 2011 were as follows:

 

     Ordinary
Income
     Net
Long-Term
Capital Gains
     Total
Distributions(a)
 

AZL Morgan Stanley Global Real Estate Fund

   $ 5,751,525       $       $ 5,751,525   

 

  (a) Total distributions paid may differ from the Statements of Changes in Net Assets because dividends are recognized when actually paid for tax purposes.

The tax character of dividends paid to shareholders during the year ended December 31, 2010 were as follows:

 

     Ordinary
Income
     Net
Long-Term
Capital Gains
     Total
Distributions(a)
 

AZL Morgan Stanley Global Real Estate Fund

   $ 3,041,547       $       $ 3,041,547   

 

  (a) Total distributions paid may differ from the Statements of Changes in Net Assets because dividends are recognized when actually paid for tax purposes.

As of December 31, 2011, the components of accumulated earnings on a tax basis were as follows:

 

     Undistributed
Ordinary
Income
     Accumulated
Capital and
Other Losses
    Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)(a)
    Total
Accumulated
Earnings/
(Deficit)
 

AZL Morgan Stanley Global Real Estate Fund

   $ 3,456,146       $ (42,344,650   $ (379,609   $ (39,268,113

 

  (a) The differences between book-basis and tax-basis unrealized appreciation/depreciation is attributable primarily to tax deferral of losses on wash sales.

 

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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

The Shareholders and Board of Trustees of

Allianz Variable Insurance Products Trust:

We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities of AZL Morgan Stanley Global Real Estate Fund (the “Fund”) of the Allianz Variable Insurance Products Trust, including the schedule of portfolio investments, as of December 31, 2011, and the related statement of operations for the year then ended, the statements of changes in net assets for each of the years in the two-year period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the years in the five-year period then ended. These financial statements and financial highlights are the responsibility of the Fund’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements and financial highlights based on our audits.

We conducted our audits 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 and financial highlights are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of December 31, 2011, by correspondence with the custodian and brokers or by other appropriate auditing procedures where replies from brokers were not received. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

In our opinion, the financial statements and financial highlights referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Fund as of December 31, 2011, the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the years in the two-year period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the years in the five-year period then ended, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.

KPMG LLP

Columbus, Ohio

February 24, 2012

 

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Other Federal Income Tax Information (Unaudited)

For the year ended December 31, 2011, 1.58% of the total ordinary income dividends paid by the Fund qualify for the corporate dividends received deduction available to corporate shareholders.

 

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Other Information (Unaudited)

A description of the policies and procedures that the Fund uses to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities is available, without charge, upon request, by visiting the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (“Commission”) website at www.sec.gov, or by calling 800-624-0197.

Information regarding how the Fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30th is available (i) without charge, upon request, by calling 800-624-0197; (ii) on the Allianz Variable Insurance Products Trust’s website at https://www.allianzlife.com; and (iii) on the Commission’s website at http://www.sec.gov.

The Fund files complete Schedules of Portfolio Holdings with the Commission for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. Schedules of Portfolio Holdings for the Fund in this report are available without charge on the Commission’s website at http://www.sec.gov, or may be reviewed and copied at the Commission’s Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. Information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 800-SEC-0330.

 

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ALLIANZ VARIABLE INSURANCE PRODUCTS TRUST

 

Approval of Investment Advisory and Subadvisory Agreements (Unaudited)

The Allianz Variable Insurance Products Trust (the “Trust”) is a manager-of-managers fund. That means that the Trust’s Manager (“Allianz Investment Management LLC”) is responsible for monitoring the various Subadvisers that have day-to-day responsibility for the decisions made for each of the Trust’s investment portfolios. The Trust’s Manager is responsible for determining, in the first instance, which investment advisers to consider recommending for selection as a Subadviser.

In reviewing the services provided by the Manager and the terms of the investment management agreement, the Board receives and reviews information related to the Manager’s experience and expertise in the variable insurance marketplace. Currently, the Funds are offered only through variable annuities and variable life insurance policies, and not in the retail fund market. In addition, the Board receives information regarding the Manager’s expertise with regard to portfolio diversification and asset allocation requirements within variable insurance products issued by Allianz Life Insurance Company of North America and its subsidiary, Allianz Life Insurance Company of New York. Currently, the Funds are offered only through Allianz Life and Allianz of New York variable products.

The Trust’s Manager has adopted policies and procedures to assist it in the process of analyzing each potential Subadviser with expertise in particular asset classes for purposes of making the recommendation that a specific investment adviser be selected. The Trust’s Board reviews and considers the information provided by the Manager in deciding which investment advisers to select. After an investment adviser becomes a Subadviser, a similarly rigorous process is instituted by the Manager to monitor the investment performance and other responsibilities of the Subadviser. The Manager reports to the Trust’s Board on its analysis at the regular meetings of the Board, which are held at least quarterly. Where warranted, the Manager will add or remove a particular Subadviser from a “watch” list that it maintains. Watch list criteria include, for example: (a) Fund performance over various time periods; (b) Fund risk issues, such as changes in key personnel involved with Fund management, changes in investment philosophy or process, or “capacity” concerns; and (c) organizational risk issues, such as regulatory, compliance or legal concerns, or changes in the ownership of the Subadviser. The Manager may place a Fund on the watch list for other reasons, and if so, will explain its rationale to the Trustees. Funds which are on the watch list are subject to special scrutiny of the Manager and the Board of Trustees. Funds may be removed from such watch list, if for example, performance improves or regulatory matters are satisfactorily resolved. However, in some situations where Funds which have been on the watch list, the Manager has recommended the retention of a new Subadviser, and the Board of Trustees has subsequently approved new Subadvisory Agreements with such Subadvisers.

In assessing the Manager’s and Subadvisers’ (collectively, the “Advisory Organizations”), performance of their obligations, the Board considers whether there has occurred a circumstance or event that would constitute a reason for it to not renew an advisory contract. In this regard, the Board is mindful of the potential disruption of a Fund’s operations and various risks, uncertainties and other effects that could occur as a result of a decision to terminate or not renew a contract.

As required by the Investment Company Act of 1940 (“1940 Act”), the Trust’s Board has reviewed and approved the Trust’s Investment Management Agreement with the Manager (the “Advisory Agreement”) and portfolio management agreements (the “Subadvisory Agreements”) with the Subadvisers. The Board’s decision to approve these contracts reflects the exercise of its business judgment on whether to approve new arrangements and continue the existing arrangements. During its review of these contracts, the Board considers many factors, among the most material of which are: the Fund’s investment objectives and long term performance; the Advisory Organizations’ management philosophy, personnel, and processes, including their compliance history and the adequacy of their compliance processes; the preferences and expectations of Fund shareholders (and underlying contract owners) and their relative sophistication; the continuing state of competition in the mutual fund industry; and comparable fees in the mutual fund industry.

The Board also considers the compensation and benefits received by the Advisory Organizations. This includes fees received for services provided to the Fund by affiliated persons of the Advisory Organizations and research services received by the Advisory Organizations from brokers that execute Fund trades, as well as advisory fees. The Board considered the fact that: (1) the Manager and the Trust are parties to an Administrative Service Agreement, a Compliance Services Agreement, and a Chief Compliance Officer Agreement, under which the Manager is compensated by the Trust for performing certain administrative and compliance services including providing an employee of the Manager or one of its affiliates to act as the Trust’s Chief Compliance Officer; and (2) Allianz Life Financial Services, LLC, an affiliated person of the Manager, is a registered securities broker-dealer and receives (along with its affiliated persons) payments made by the Trust pursuant to Rule 12b-1.

The Board is aware that various courts have interpreted provisions of the 1940 Act and have indicated in their decisions that the following factors may be relevant to an adviser’s compensation: the nature and quality of the services provided by the adviser, including the performance of the fund; the adviser’s cost of providing the services; the extent to which the adviser

 

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may realize “economies of scale” as the fund grows larger; any indirect benefits that may accrue to the adviser and its affiliates as a result of the adviser’s relationship with the fund; performance and expenses of comparable funds; and the extent to which the independent Board members are fully informed about all facts bearing on the adviser’s service and fee. The Trust’s Board is aware of these factors and takes them into account in its review of the Trust’s advisory contracts.

The Board considered and weighed these circumstances in light of its experience in governing the Trust and working with the Advisory Organizations on matters relating to the Funds, and is assisted in its deliberations by the advice of legal counsel to the Independent Trustees. In this regard, the Board requests and receives a significant amount of information about the Funds and the Advisory Organizations. Some of this information is provided at each regular meeting of the Board; additional information is provided in connection with the particular meeting or meetings at which the Board’s formal review of an advisory contract occurs. In between regularly scheduled meetings, the Board may receive information on particular matters as the need arises. Thus, the Board’s evaluation of an advisory contract is informed by reports covering such matters as: an Advisory Organization’s investment philosophy, personnel, and processes; the Fund’s short- and long-term performance (in absolute terms as well as in relationship to its benchmark(s), certain competitor or “peer group” funds and similar funds managed by the particular Subadviser), and comments on the reasons for performance; the Fund’s expenses (including the advisory fee itself and the overall expense structure of the Fund, both in absolute terms and relative to similar and/or competing funds, with due regard for contractual or voluntary expense limitations); the use and allocation of brokerage commissions derived from trading the Fund’s portfolio securities; the nature and extent of the advisory and other services provided to the Fund by the Advisory Organizations and their affiliates; compliance and audit reports concerning the Funds and the companies that service them; and relevant developments in the mutual fund industry and how the Funds and/or Advisory Organizations are responding to them.

The Board also receives financial information about Advisory Organizations, including reports on the compensation and benefits the Advisory Organizations derive from their relationships with the Funds. These reports cover not only the fees under the advisory contracts, but also fees, if any, received for providing other services to the Funds. The reports also discuss any indirect or “fall out” benefits an Advisory Organization may derive from its relationship with the Funds.

The Advisory and Subadvisory Agreements (collectively, the “Agreements”) were most recently considered at Board of Trustees meetings held in the fall of 2011. Information relevant to the approval of such Agreements was considered at a telephonic Board of Trustees meeting on October 19, 2011, and at an “in person” Board of Trustees meeting held October 26, 2011. The Agreements were approved at the Board meeting of October 26, 2011. At such meeting the Board also approved an Expense Limitation Agreement between the Manager and the Trust for the period ending April 30, 2013. In connection with such meetings, the Trustees requested and evaluated extensive materials from the Manager, including performance and expense information for other investment companies with similar investment objectives derived from data compiled by an independent third party provider and other sources believed to be reliable by the Manager. Prior to voting, the Trustees reviewed the proposed approval/continuance of the Agreements with management and with experienced counsel who are independent of the Manager and received a memorandum from such counsel discussing the legal standards for their consideration of the proposed approvals/continuances. The independent (“disinterested”) Trustees also discussed the proposed approvals/continuances in a private session with such counsel at which no representatives of the Manager were present. In reaching their determinations relating to the approval and/or continuance of the Agreements, in respect of each Fund, the Trustees considered all factors they believed relevant. The Board based its decision to approve the Agreements on the totality of the circumstances and relevant factors, and with a view to past and future long-term considerations. Not all of the factors and considerations discussed above and below are necessarily relevant to every Fund, and the Board did not assign relative weights to factors discussed herein or deem any one or group of them to be controlling in and of themselves.

An SEC Rule requires that shareholder reports include a discussion of certain factors relating to the selection of investment advisers and the approval of advisory fees. The “factors” enumerated by the SEC are set forth below in italics, as well as the Board’s conclusions regarding such factors:

(1)  The nature, extent and quality of services provided by the Manager and Subadvisers.  The Trustees noted that the Manager, subject to the control of the Board of Trustees, administers each Fund’s business and other affairs. As the Trust is a manager of managers fund, the Manager is responsible for monitoring the various Subadvisers that have day-to-day responsibility for the decisions made for each of the Trust’s investment portfolios. The Trust’s Manager is responsible for determining, in the first instance, which investment advisers to consider recommending to the Board of Trustees for selection as a Subadviser.

The Trustees noted that the Manager also provides the Trust and each Fund with such administrative and other services (exclusive of, and in addition to, any such services provided by any others retained by the Trust on behalf of the Funds) and executive and other personnel as are necessary for the operation of the Trust and the Funds. Except for the Trust’s Chief Compliance Officer, the Manager pays all of the compensation of Trustees and officers of the Trust who are employees of the Manager or its affiliates.

 

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The Trustees considered the scope and quality of services provided by the Manager and the Subadvisers and noted that the scope of such services provided had expanded as a result of recent regulatory and other developments. The Trustees noted that, for example, the Manager and Subadvisers are responsible for maintaining and monitoring their own compliance programs, and these compliance programs have recently been refined and enhanced in light of new regulatory requirements. The Trustees considered the capabilities and resources which the Manager has dedicated to performing services on behalf of the Trust and its Funds. The quality of administrative and other services, including the Manager’s role in coordinating the activities of the Trust’s other service providers, also were considered. The Trustees concluded that, overall, they were satisfied with the nature, extent and quality of services provided (and expected to be provided) to the Trust and to each of the Funds under the Agreements.

(2)  The investment performance of the Funds, the Manager and the Subadvisers.  In connection with every in-person quarterly Board of Trustees meeting, Trustees receive extensive information on the performance results of each of the Funds. This includes, for example, performance information on all of the Funds for the previous quarter, and previous one, three and five-year periods, and since inception. (For Funds which have been in existence for less than five years, Trustees may receive performance information on comparable funds managed by the particular Subadviser for periods prior to the creation of a particular Fund.) Such performance information includes information on absolute total return, performance versus Subadvisers’ comparable fund(s), performance versus the appropriate benchmark(s), and performance versus peer groups. For example, in connection with the Board of Trustees meeting held October 26, 2011, the Manager reported that for the three year period ended June 30, 2011, ten Funds were in the top 40%, six were in the middle 20% and five were in the bottom 40%, and for the one year period ended June 30, 2011, nine Funds were in the top 40%, eight were in the middle 20%, and 11 were in the bottom 40%. The Manager also reported that for the five year period ended June 30, 2011, nine Funds were in the top 40%, three were in the middle 20%, and seven were in the bottom 40%. At the Board of Trustees meeting held October 26, 2011, the Trustees determined that the overall investment performance of the Funds was acceptable.

(3)  The costs of services to be provided and profits to be realized by the Manager and the Subadvisers and their affiliates from their relationship with the Funds.  The Manager has supplied information to the Board of Trustees pertaining to the level of investment advisory fees to which the Funds are subject. The Manager has agreed to temporarily “cap” Fund expenses at certain levels, and information is provided to Trustees setting forth “contractual” advisory fees and “actual” fees after taking expense caps into account. Based upon the information provided, the “actual” advisory fees payable by the Funds overall are generally comparable to the average level of fees paid by Fund peer groups. For the 29 Funds reviewed by the Board of Trustees in the fall of 2011, 24 Funds paid “actual” advisory fees in a percentage amount within the 65th percentile or lower for each Fund’s applicable category. The Trustees recognized that it is difficult to make comparisons of advisory fees because there are variations in the services that are included in the fees paid by other funds. The Board has concluded that the advisory fees to be paid to the Manager by the Funds are not unreasonable.

The Manager has also supplied information to the Board of Trustees pertaining to total Fund expenses (which includes advisory fees, the 25 basis point 12b-1 fee paid by the Funds, and other Fund expenses). As noted above, the Manager has agreed to “cap” Fund expenses at certain levels. Based upon the information provided, the overall total expense ratio ranking in 2012 for the 29 Funds was as follows: (1) 21 of the Funds had total expense rankings at or below the 50th percentile; (2) three of the Funds were between the 50th and 65th percentiles; (3) for three of the Funds with expense ranks above the 65th percentile, the Manager recommended, and the Board of Trustees approved, temporary management fee waivers effective May 1, 2012, which are expected to reduce such rankings to the 65th percentile or below; (4) for one Fund with an expense rank above the 65th percentile, the Manager expects such Fund to be below the 65th percentile in 2012 because of greater Fund assets; and (5) for one Fund with an expense rank above the 65th percentile, the Manager reported that the peer group makes for poor comparability.

The Manager has committed to providing the Funds with a high quality of service and working to reduce Fund expenses over time, particularly as the Funds grow larger. The Trustees concluded therefore that the expense ratios of the Funds were not unreasonable.

The Manager provided information concerning the profitability of the Manager’s investment advisory activities for the period from 2009 through June 30, 2011. The Trustees recognized that it is difficult to make comparisons of profitability from investment company advisory agreements because comparative information is not generally publicly available and is affected by numerous factors, including the structure of the particular adviser, the types of funds it manages, its business mix, numerous assumptions regarding allocation of expenses and the adviser’s capital structure and cost of capital. In considering profitability information, the Trustees considered the possible effect of certain fall-out benefits to the Manager and its affiliates. The Trustees focused on profitability of the Manager’s relationships with the Funds before taxes and distribution expenses. The Trustees recognized that the Manager should, in the abstract, be entitled to earn a reasonable level of profits for the services it provides to each Fund and, based on their review, concluded that they were satisfied that the Manager’s level of profitability from its relationship with the Funds was not excessive.

 

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The Manager, on behalf of the Board of Trustees, endeavored to obtain information on the profitability of each Subadviser in connection with its relationship with the Fund or Funds which it subadvises. The Manager was unable to obtain meaningful profitability information from some of the unaffiliated Subadvisers. The Manager assured the Board of Trustees that the Agreements with the Subadvisers which are not affiliated with it were negotiated on an “arm’s length” basis, so that arguably, such profitability information should be less relevant. The Trustees were also provided with certain information on profitability for Subadvisers which are affiliated with the Manager. Trustees recognized the difficulty of allocating costs to multiple advisory accounts and products of a large advisory organization. Based upon the information provided, the Trustees determined that there was no evidence that the level of such profitability attributable to subadvising the Funds was excessive.

(4) and (5) The extent to which economies of scale would be realized as the Funds grow, and whether fee levels reflect these economies of scale. The Trustees noted that most of the advisory fee schedules for the Funds do not contain breakpoints that reduce the fee rate on assets above specified levels, although certain Subadvisory Agreements have such “breakpoints.” The Trustees recognized that breakpoints may be an appropriate way for the Manager to share its economies of scale, if any, with Funds that have substantial assets. However, they also recognized that there may not be a direct relationship between any economies of scale realized by Funds and those realized by the Manager as assets increase. The Trustees do not believe there is a uniform methodology for establishing breakpoints that give effect to Fund-specific service provided by the Manager. The Trustees noted that in the fund industry as a whole, as well as among funds similar to the Funds, there is no uniformity or pattern in the fees and asset levels at which breakpoints (if any) apply. Depending on the age, size, and other characteristics of a particular fund and its manager’s cost structure, different conclusions can be drawn as to whether there are economies of scale to be realized at any particular level of assets, notwithstanding the intuitive conclusion that such economies exist, or will be realized at some level of total assets. Moreover, because different managers have different cost structures and service models, it is difficult to draw meaningful conclusions from the breakpoints that may have been adopted by other funds. The Trustees also noted that the advisory agreements for many funds do not have breakpoints at all, or if breakpoints exist, they may be at asset levels significantly greater than those of the individual Funds. The Trustees also noted that the total assets in all of the Funds as of June 30, 2011 were approximately $6.2 billion, and that no single non-money market Fund had assets in excess of $428 million.

The Trustees noted that the Manager has agreed to temporarily “cap” Fund expenses at certain levels, which has the effect of reducing expenses as would the implementation of advisory fee breakpoints. The Manager has committed to continue to consider the continuation of fee “caps” and/or advisory fee breakpoints as the Funds grow larger. The Board receives quarterly reports on the level of Fund assets. It expects to consider whether or not to approve the Agreements at a meeting to be held prior to December 31, 2012, and will at that time, or prior thereto, consider: (a) the extent to which economies of scale can be realized, and (b) whether the advisory fee should be modified to reflect such economies of scale, if any.

Having taken these factors into account, the Trustees concluded that the absence of breakpoints in certain of the Funds’ advisory fee rate schedules was acceptable under each Fund’s circumstances.

 

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Information about the Board of Trustees and Officers (Unaudited)

The Trust is managed by the Trustees in accordance with the laws of the state of Delaware governing business trusts. There are currently nine Trustees, two of whom are “interested persons” of the Trust within the meaning of that term under the 1940 Act. The Trustees and Officers of the Trust, their addresses, ages, their positions held with the Trust, their terms of office with the Trust and length of time served, their principal occupation(s) during the past five years, the number of portfolios in the Trust they oversee, and their other directorships held during the past five years are as follows:

Non-Interested Trustees(1)

 

Name, Address, and Age

  Positions
Held with
Allianz
VIP and VIP
FOF Trust
 

Term of
Office(2)/Length
of Time Served

 

Principal Occupation(s)
During Past 5 Years

  Number of
Portfolios
Overseen for
Allianz
VIP and VIP
FOF Trust
 

Other
Directorships
Held Outside the

AZL Fund Complex
During Past 5 Years

Peter R. Burnim, Age 64
5701 Golden Hills Drive
Minneapolis, MN 55416
  Trustee   Since 2/07   Managing Director iQ Venture Partners, Inc., 2005 to present; EVP Northstar Companies, 2002 to 2005; Senior Officer Citibank and Citicorp for over 25 years.   42   Argus Group Holdings; Sterling Centrecorp Inc.; Highland Financial Holdings; and Bank of Bermuda NY
Peggy L. Ettestad, Age 54
5701 Golden Hills Drive
Minneapolis, MN 55416
  Trustee   Since 2/07   Managing Director, Red Canoe Management Consulting LLC, 2008 to present; Senior Managing Director, Residential Capital LLC, 2003 to 2008; Chief Operations Officer, Transamerica Reinsurance 2002 to 2003.   42   Luther College
Roger Gelfenbien, Age 68
5701 Golden Hills Drive
Minneapolis, MN 55416
  Trustee   Since 10/99   Retired; Partner of Accenture 1983 to 1999.   42   Virtus Funds
(8 Funds)
Claire R. Leonardi, Age 56
5701 Golden Hills Drive
Minneapolis, MN 55416
  Trustee   Since 2/04   General Partner of Fairview Capital, L.P., 1994 to present.   42   The Natural History Museum of the Adirondacks
Dickson W. Lewis, Age 63
5701 Golden Hills Drive
Minneapolis, MN 55416
  Trustee   Since 2/04   Vice President/General Manager, Yearbooks & Canada-Lifetouch National School Studios, 2006 to present; Vice President/General Manager of Jostens, Inc., 2002 to 2006; Senior Vice President of Fortis Group, 1997 to 2002; Consultant to Hartford Insurance Co., 2001.   42   None
Peter W. McClean, Age 67
5701 Golden Hills Drive
Minneapolis, MN 55416
  Trustee   Since 2/04   Retired; President and CEO of Measurisk, LLC, 2001 to 2003; Chief Risk Management Officer at Bank Of Bermuda Ltd., 1996 to 2001.   42   PNMAC Opportunity Fund; Northeast Bank; and FHI
Arthur C. Reeds III, Age 67
5701 Golden Hills Drive
Minneapolis, MN 55416
  Trustee   Since 10/99   Retired; Senior Investment Officer, Hartford Foundation for Public Giving, 2000 to 2003; Chairman, Chief Executive and President of Conning Corp., 1999 to 2000; Investment Consultant 1997 to 1999.   42   Connecticut Water Service, Inc.

 

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Interested Trustees(3)

 

Name, Address, and Age

  Positions
Held with
Allianz
VIP and VIP
FOF Trust
 

Term of
Office(2)/Length
of Time Served

 

Principal Occupation(s)
During Past 5 Years

  Number of
Portfolios
Overseen for
Allianz
VIP and VIP
FOF Trust
 

Other
Directorships
Held Outside the

Fund Complex
During Past 5 Years

Robert DeChellis, Age 44
5701 Golden Hills Drive
Minneapolis, MN 55416
  Trustee   Since 3/08   President and CEO, Allianz Life Financial Services, LLC, 2007 to present; Senior Vice President of Marketing and Product Innovation, 2006 to 2007; Executive Vice President, Travelers Life 2004 to 2005; Executive Vice President, Jackson National Life Distributors, Inc. 2002 to 2004.   42   None
Brian Muench, Age 41
5701 Golden Hills Drive
Minneapolis, MN 55416
  Trustee   Since 6/11   President, Allianz Investment Management LLC from November 2010 to present; Vice President, Vice President, Advisory Management, Allianz Investment Management LLC from December 2005 to November 2010; Assistant Vice President, Investments, Allianz Life from February 2002 to November 2005.   42   None

Officers

 

Name, Address, and Age

  

Positions
Held with
Allianz
VIP and VIP
FOF Trust

   Term of
Office(2)/Length
of Time Served
  

Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years

Brian Muench, Age 41
5701 Golden Hills Drive Minneapolis, MN 55416
   President    Since 11/10    President, Allianz Investment Management LLC from November 2010 to present; Vice President, Allianz Life from April 2011, to present; Vice President, Advisory Management, Allianz Investment Management LLC from December 2005 to November 2010; Assistant Vice President, Investments, Allianz Life from February 2002 to November 2005.
Michael Radmer, Age 66
Dorsey & Whitney LLP,
Suite 1500 50 South Sixth Street Minneapolis, MN 55402-1498
   Secretary    Since 2/04    Partner, Dorsey and Whitney LLP since 1976.
Ty Edwards, Age 45
Citi Fund Services Ohio, Inc.
3435 Stelzer Road Columbus, OH 43219
   Treasurer, Principal Accounting Officer and Principal Financial Officer    Since 4/10    Senior Vice President, Financial Administration, Citi Fund Services Ohio, Inc., December 2009 to present; Director, Product Management, Columbia Management, April 2007 to April 2009; Deputy Treasurer, Columbia Funds and Director, Fund Administration, Columbia Management, January 2006 to April 2007; Vice President, Fund Administration, Columbia Management, July 2002 to December 2005.
Stephen G. Simon, Age 43
5701 Golden Hills Drive Minneapolis, MN 55416
   Chief Compliance Officer(4) and Anti Money Laundering Compliance Officer    Since 11/06    Chief Compliance Officer, Allianz Investment Management LLC, July 2004 to present; President, Simon Compliance Consulting Ltd, May 2004 to July 2004; Compliance Counsel, Advantus Capital Management, Inc., January 2002 to May 2004.

 

  (1) Member of the Audit Committee.

 

  (2) Indefinite.

 

  (3) Is an “interested person”, as defined by the 1940 Act, due to employment by Allianz.

 

  (4) The Manager and the Trust are parties to a Chief Compliance Officer Agreement under which the Manager is compensated by the Trust for providing an employee of the Manager or one of its affiliates to act as the Trust’s Chief Compliance Officer. The Chief Compliance Officer and Anti Money Laundering Compliance Officer is not considered a corporate officer or executive employee of the Trust.

 

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The Allianz VIP Funds are distributed by Allianz Life Financial Services, LLC.   
These Funds are not FDIC Insured.      ANNRPT1211 2/12   


AZL® Morgan Stanley Mid Cap Growth Fund

Annual Report

December 31, 2011

 

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Table of Contents

Management Discussion and Analysis

Page 1

Expense Examples and Portfolio Composition

Page 3

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

Page 4

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

Page 7

Statement of Operations

Page 7

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

Page 8

Financial Highlights

Page 9

Notes to the Financial Statements

Page 10

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

Page 18

Other Federal Income Tax Information

Page 19

Other Information

Page 20

Approval of Investment Advisory and Subadvisory Agreements

Page 21

Information about the Board of Trustees and Officers

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This report is submitted for the general information of the shareholder of the Fund. The report is not authorized for distribution to prospective investors in the Fund unless preceded or accompanied by an effective prospectus, which contains details concerning the sales charges and other pertinent information.


AZL® Morgan Stanley Mid Cap Growth Fund Review (unaudited)

 

Allianz Investment Management LLC serves as the Manager for the AZL® Morgan Stanley Mid Cap Growth Fund and Morgan Stanley Investment Management Inc. serves as Subadviser to the Fund.

What factors affected the Fund’s performance during the year ended December 31, 2011?

For the year ended December 31, 2011, the AZL® Morgan Stanley Mid Cap Growth Fund returned –6.57%. That compared to a –1.65% total return for its benchmark, the Russell Midcap® Growth Index1.

Equity markets began the year well, but suffered a stream of disappointments as the year progressed. Investors reacted negatively to the worsening debt crisis in Europe, political strife in the Middle East, the natural disasters and nuclear crisis in Japan, and political infighting and budget worries in the U.S. developed world economies also looked weaker than expected. Despite the barrage of negative news, the strength of U.S. corporate earnings remained a bright spot for investors during the year.

Stocks did not perform well in this environment. Investors’ risk appetite was diminished, which led to weak performance among mid-cap stocks, which underperformed their large-cap peers.

The Fund’s underperformance relative to its benchmark was due in large part to poor stock selection and an underweight position in the consumer discretionary sector. The Fund’s largest detractors in the sector were holdings in a video streaming service and out-of-benchmark positions

in a Chinese online travel booking service and a South African diversified media company. Stock selection in the materials and processing sector also dragged on performance, primarily due to weak performance among mining companies. Stock selection in the financial services sector further hampered relative performance. Positions in an independent investment bank, a financial data provider and a holding company were among the weakest performers.* The Fund benefited from its stock selection in the utilities sector. These holdings were the main positive contributors to relative returns during the year.*

 

Past performance does not guarantee future results.

 

* The Fund’s portfolio composition is subject to change. There is no guarantee that any sectors mentioned will continue to perform well or that securities in such sectors will be held by the Fund in the future. The information contained in this commentary is for informational purposes only and should not be construed as a recommendation to purchase or sell securities in the sector mentioned. The Fund’s holdings and weightings are as of December 31, 2011.
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The Russell Midcap® Growth Index measures the performance of the mid-cap growth segment of the U.S. equity universe. It includes those Russell Midcap Index companies with higher price-to-book ratios and higher forecasted growth values. Investors cannot invest directly in an index.

 

 

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AZL® Morgan Stanley Mid Cap Growth Fund Review (unaudited)

 

Fund Objective

The Fund’s investment objective is to seek capital growth. This objective may be changed by the Trustees of the Fund without shareholder approval. The Fund seeks to achieve its objective by investing at least 80% of its net assets, plus any borrowings for investment purposes, in common stocks and other equity securities of mid-capitalization growth companies.

Investment Concerns

Equity securities (stocks) are more volatile and carry more risk than other forms of investments, including investments in high-grade fixed income securities. The net asset value per share of this Fund will fluctuate as the value of the securities in the portfolio changes.

Mid-capitalization funds typically carry additional risks since smaller companies generally have a higher risk of failure.

Growth based investments can perform differently from the market as a whole and can be more volatile that other types of securities.

International investing may involve risk of capital loss from unfavorable fluctuations in currency values, from differences in generally accepted accounting principles or from economic or political instability in other nations.

Emerging market investing may be subject to additional economic, political, liquidity, and currency risks not associated with more developed countries.

For a complete description of these and other risks associated with investing in a mutual Fund, please refer to the Fund’s prospectus.

Growth of a $10,000 Investment

 

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The chart above represents a comparison of a hypothetical investment in the Fund versus a similar investment in the Fund’s benchmark, and represents the reinvestment of dividends and capital gains in the Fund.

Average Annual Total Returns as of December 31, 2011

 

     1
Year
    3
Year
    5
Year
    10
Year
 

AZL® Morgan Stanley Mid Cap Growth Fund

     –6.57     24.97     4.19     6.40

Russell Midcap® Growth Index

     –1.65     22.06     2.44     5.29

Past performance does not guarantee future results. The performance data quoted represents past performance and current returns may be lower or higher. The investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed may be worth more or less than the original cost. To obtain performance information current to the most recent month end, please visit www.Allianzlife.com.

Expense Ratio

 

      Gross  

AZL® Morgan Stanley Mid Cap Growth Fund

     1.15

The above expense ratios are based on the current Fund prospectus dated May 1, 2011. The Manager and the Fund have entered into a written contract limiting operating expenses, excluding certain expenses (such as interest expense), to 1.30% through April 30, 2013. Additional information pertaining to the December 31, 2011 expense ratios can be found in the financial highlights.

The total return of the Fund does not reflect the effect of any insurance charges, the annual maintenance fee or the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares. Such charges, fees and tax payments would reduce the performance quoted.

The Fund’s performance is measured against the Russell Midcap® Growth Index, an unmanaged index that measures the performance of the mid-cap growth segment of the U.S. equity universe. It includes those Russell Midcap Index companies with higher price-to-book ratios and higher forecasted growth values. The index does not reflect the deduction of fees associated with a mutual fund, such as investment management and fund accounting fees. The Fund’s performance reflects the deduction of fees for services provided to the Fund. Investors cannot invest directly in an index.

 

 

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ALLIANZ VARIABLE INSURANCE PRODUCTS TRUST

AZL Morgan Stanley Mid Cap Growth Fund

Expense Examples

(Unaudited)

 

As a shareholder of the AZL Morgan Stanley Mid Cap Growth Fund (the “Fund”), you incur ongoing costs, including management fees, distribution fees, and other Fund expenses. These examples are 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. Please note that the expenses shown in the tables are meant to highlight your ongoing cost only. Therefore, the examples are useful in comparing ongoing cost only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher. Please note that the expenses that apply to subaccounts of the insurance contracts were included, your costs would have been higher.

These examples are based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the periods presented below.

The Actual Expense table below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information below, 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 table under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.

 

    Beginning
Account Value
7/1/11
    Ending
Account Value
12/31/11
    Expense Paid
During Period*
7/1/11 - 12/31/11
    Annualized
Expense Ratio
During Period**
7/1/11 - 12/31/11
 

AZL Morgan Stanley Mid Cap Growth Fund

  $ 1,000.00      $ 835.10      $ 5.32        1.15

The Hypothetical Expense table below provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year 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 this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of other funds.

 

    Beginning
Account Value
7/1/11
    Ending
Account Value
12/31/11
    Expense Paid
During Period*
7/1/11 - 12/31/11
    Annualized
Expense Ratio
During Period**
7/1/11 - 12/31/11
 

AZL Morgan Stanley Mid Cap Growth Fund

  $ 1,000.00      $ 1,019.41      $ 5.85        1.15

 

  * Expenses are equal to the average account value times the Fund’s annualized expense ratio multiplied by the number of days in the most recent fiscal half-year divided by the number of days in the fiscal year.
  ** Excludes expense paid indirectly.

Portfolio Composition

(Unaudited)

 

Investments

   Percent of
net assets+
 

Securities Held as Collateral for Securities on Loan

     25.7

Information Technology

     25.3   

Consumer Discretionary

     19.9   

Industrials

     17.8   

Health Care

     12.1   

Financials

     6.2   

Materials

     5.0   

Unaffiliated Investment Company

     4.0   

Consumer Staples

     3.5   

Energy

     3.5   

Utilities

     1.7   

Telecommunication Services

     1.0   
  

 

 

 

Total

     125.7
  

 

 

 

 

  + Investments are shown as a percentage of net assets, not total investments. As such the total may not equal 100%. For more information about the investments, please see the Schedule of Portfolio Investments.

 

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ALLIANZ VARIABLE INSURANCE PRODUCTS TRUST

AZL Morgan Stanley Mid Cap Growth Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

December 31, 2011

 

Shares          Fair
Value
 
    

 

Common Stocks (91.9%):

  

 

Air Freight & Logistics (3.1%):

  

  56,553      

C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc.^

  $ 3,946,269   
  185,768      

Expeditors International of Washington, Inc.^

    7,609,057   
    

 

 

 
       11,555,326   
    

 

 

 

 

Capital Markets (0.6%):

  

  66,344      

Greenhill & Co., Inc.^

    2,412,931   
    

 

 

 

 

Chemicals (2.5%):

  

  192,699      

Intrepid Potash, Inc.*^

    4,360,778   
  127,135      

Rockwood Holdings, Inc.*

    5,005,305   
    

 

 

 
       9,366,083   
    

 

 

 

 

Commercial Services & Supplies (2.5%):

  

  281,968      

Covanta Holding Corp.^

    3,860,142   
  71,205      

Stericycle, Inc.*^

    5,548,294   
    

 

 

 
       9,408,436   
    

 

 

 

 

Communications Equipment (4.3%):

  

  350,989      

Motorola Solutions, Inc.^

    16,247,281   
    

 

 

 

 

Construction Materials (1.1%):

  

  54,914      

Martin Marietta Materials, Inc.^

    4,141,065   
    

 

 

 

 

Diversified Consumer Services (5.0%):

  

  153,302      

New Oriental Education & Technology Group, Inc., Sponsored ADR*^

    3,686,913   
  668,267      

Qualicorp SA*

    6,003,471   
  164,293      

Weight Watchers International, Inc.^

    9,037,758   
    

 

 

 
       18,728,142   
    

 

 

 

 

Diversified Financial Services (5.6%):

  

  48,234      

IntercontinentalExchange, Inc.*^

    5,814,609   
  208,998      

Leucadia National Corp.^

    4,752,614   
  313,303      

MSCI, Inc., Class A*^

    10,317,068   
    

 

 

 
       20,884,291   
    

 

 

 

 

Electric Utilities (1.7%):

  

  234,373      

Brookfield Infrastructure
Partners LP^

    6,492,132   
    

 

 

 

 

Health Care Equipment & Supplies (8.4%):

  

  25,055      

Gen-Probe, Inc.*

    1,481,252   
  79,183      

IDEXX Laboratories, Inc.*^

    6,093,924   
  31,309      

Intuitive Surgical, Inc.*^

    14,496,380   
  211,588      

Ironwood Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*^

    2,532,708   
  146,989      

Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Inc.*

    6,862,916   
    

 

 

 
       31,467,180   
    

 

 

 

 

Health Care Technology (0.9%):

  

  70,120      

Athenahealth, Inc.*^

    3,444,294   
    

 

 

 
Shares           Fair
Value
 
     

 

Common Stocks, continued

  

 

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure (6.4%):

  

  141,910      

Ctrip.com International, Ltd., Sponsored ADR*^

   $ 3,320,694   
  170,452      

Dunkin’ Brands Group, Inc.*^

     4,257,891   
  523,058      

Edenred

     12,821,910   
  2,834,000      

Sun Art Retail Group, Ltd.*^

     3,534,198   
     

 

 

 
        23,934,693   
     

 

 

 

 

Internet & Catalog Retail (1.3%):

  

  56,704      

Groupon, Inc.*^

     1,169,803   
  53,030      

Netflix, Inc.*^

     3,674,449   
     

 

 

 
        4,844,252   
     

 

 

 

 

Internet Software & Services (8.2%):

  

  205,573      

Akamai Technologies, Inc.*^

     6,635,896   
  1,946,000      

Alibaba.com, Ltd.*^

     2,005,860   
  90,492      

LinkedIn Corp., Class A*^

     5,701,901   
  43,172      

MercadoLibre, Inc.^

     3,433,901   
  358,840      

Yandex NV, Class A*

     7,069,148   
  193,938      

Youku.com, Inc., Sponsored ADR*^

     3,039,009   
  292,400      

Zynga, Inc., Class A*^

     2,751,484   
     

 

 

 
        30,637,199   
     

 

 

 

 

IT Services (1.5%):

  

  158,990      

Gartner, Inc.*^

     5,528,082   
     

 

 

 

 

Life Sciences Tools & Services (2.8%):

  

  181,694      

Illumina, Inc.*^

     5,538,033   
  73,062      

Techne Corp.^

     4,987,212   
     

 

 

 
        10,525,245   
     

 

 

 

 

Machinery (1.6%):

  

  52,439      

Schindler Holding AG

     6,087,983   
     

 

 

 

 

Media (3.2%):

  

  142,901      

McGraw-Hill Cos., Inc. (The)^

     6,426,258   
  95,317      

Morningstar, Inc.^

     5,666,596   
     

 

 

 
        12,092,854   
     

 

 

 

 

Metals & Mining (1.4%):

  

  1,437,005      

Lynas Corp., Ltd.*^

     1,537,213   
  160,922      

Molycorp, Inc.*^

     3,858,910   
     

 

 

 
        5,396,123   
     

 

 

 

 

Multiline Retail (1.6%):

  

  70,623      

Dollar Tree, Inc.*^

     5,869,478   
     

 

 

 

 

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels (3.5%):

  

  126,569      

Range Resources Corp.^

     7,839,684   
  184,116      

Ultra Petroleum Corp.*

     5,455,357   
     

 

 

 
        13,295,041   
     

 

 

 

 

Personal Products (3.5%):

  

  141,116      

Mead Johnson Nutrition Co., Class A^

     9,698,903   
  180,395      

Natura Cosmeticos SA

     3,508,245   
     

 

 

 
        13,207,148   
     

 

 

 
 

 

continued

 

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ALLIANZ VARIABLE INSURANCE PRODUCTS TRUST

AZL Morgan Stanley Mid Cap Growth Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments, continued

December 31, 2011

 

Shares           Fair
Value
 
     

 

Common Stocks, continued

  

 

Professional Services (6.0%):

  

  72,020      

IHS, Inc., Class A*^

   $ 6,205,243   
  197,434      

Intertek Group plc

     6,214,667   
  252,792      

Verisk Analytics, Inc., Class A*^

     10,144,543   
     

 

 

 
        22,564,453   
     

 

 

 

 

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment (0.9%):

  

  70,434      

First Solar, Inc.*^

     2,377,852   
  85,318      

NVIDIA Corp.*

     1,182,507   
     

 

 

 
        3,560,359   
     

 

 

 

 

Software (9.7%):

  

  240,029      

ARM Holdings plc, Sponsored ADR

     6,641,602   
  48,426      

Citrix Systems, Inc.*

     2,940,427   
  63,555      

FactSet Research Systems, Inc.^

     5,547,080   
  187,200      

Nexon Co., Ltd.

     2,693,053   
  113,815      

Red Hat, Inc.*

     4,699,421   
  64,626      

Salesforce.com, Inc.*^

     6,556,954   
  167,387      

Solera Holdings, Inc.^

     7,455,417   
     

 

 

 
        36,533,954   
     

 

 

 

 

Trading Companies & Distributors (3.6%):

  

  307,213      

Fastenal Co.^

     13,397,559   
     

 

 

 

 

Wireless Telecommunication Services (1.0%):

  

  35,725      

Millicom International Cellular SA, SDR

     3,579,275   
     

 

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks (Cost $317,763,931)

     345,200,859   
     

 

 

 
Shares or
Principal
Amounts
          Fair
Value
 
     

 

Private Placements (4.1%):

  

 

Internet & Catalog Retail (2.4%):

  

  424,992      

Groupon, Inc.*(a)(b)

   $ 8,036,953   
  33,446      

Peixe Urbano, Inc.(a)(b)

     1,101,072   
     

 

 

 
        9,138,025   
     

 

 

 

 

Internet Software & Services (0.5%):

  

  233,248      

Zynga, Inc.*(a)(b)

     1,975,377   
     

 

 

 

 

Software (0.2%):

  

  45,781      

Workday, Inc.(a)(b)

     607,056   
     

 

 

 

 

Transportation Infrastructure (1.0%):

  
  818,433      

Better Place LLC(a)(b)

     3,715,686   
     

 

 

 

 
 

Total Private Placements
(Cost $10,382,847)

     15,436,144   
     

 

 

 

 
 

Securities Held as Collateral for Securities
on Loan (25.7%):

 
  

$ 96,383,080      

Allianz Variable Insurance Products Securities Lending Collateral Trust(c)

     96,383,080   
     

 

 

 

 
 
 

Total Securities Held as Collateral for Securities
on Loan
(Cost $96,383,080)

     96,383,080   
     

 

 

 

 

Unaffiliated Investment Company (4.0%):

  

  15,071,128      

Dreyfus Treasury Prime Cash Management, 0.00%(d)

     15,071,128   
     

 

 

 

 
 

Total Unaffiliated Investment Company
(Cost $15,071,128)

     15,071,128   
     

 

 

 

 
 

Total Investment Securities
(Cost $439,600,986)(e) — 125.7%

     472,091,211   

 

Net other assets (liabilities) — (25.7)%

     (96,428,015
     

 

 

 

 

Net Assets — 100.0%

   $ 375,663,195   
     

 

 

 
 

 

Percentages indicated are based on net assets as of December 31, 2011.

ADR—American Depositary Receipt

SDR—Swedish Depositary Receipt

 

* Non-income producing security

 

^ This security or a partial position of the security was on loan as of December 31, 2011. The total value of securities on loan as of December 31, 2011 was $93,396,951.

 

(a) Rule 144A, Section 4(2) or other security which is restricted to resale to institutional investors. The sub-adviser has deemed these securities to be illiquid based on procedures approved by the Board of Trustees. The illiquid securities held as of December 31, 2011 are identified below:

 

Security

   Acquisition
Date
     Acquisition
Cost
     Shares      Fair
Value
     Percentage of
Net Assets
 

Better Place LLC

     1/25/10       $ 2,046,081         818,433       $ 3,715,686         1.0

Groupon, Inc.

     12/16/10         3,356,374         424,992         8,036,953         2.1   

Peixe Urbano, Inc.

     12/2/11         1,101,072         33,446         1,101,072         0.3   

Workday, Inc.

     10/12/11         607,056         45,781         607,056         0.2   

Zynga, Inc.

     2/17/11         3,272,263         233,248         1,975,377         0.5   

 

 

continued

 

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ALLIANZ VARIABLE INSURANCE PRODUCTS TRUST

AZL Morgan Stanley Mid Cap Growth Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments, continued

December 31, 2011

 

(b) Security was valued in good faith pursuant to procedures approved by the Board of Trustees as of December 31, 2011. The total of all such securities represent 4.11% of the net assets of the fund.

 

(c) Purchased with cash collateral held from securities lending. The value of the collateral could include collateral held for securities that were sold on or before December 31, 2011.

 

(d) The rate represents the effective yield at December 31, 2011.

 

(e) See Federal Tax Information listed in the Notes to the Financial Statements.

The following represents the concentrations by country of risk (based on the domicile of the security issuer) relative to the total fair value of investment securities as of December 31, 2011:

 

Country

  Percentage  

Argentina

    0.7

Australia

    0.3   

Bermuda

    1.4   

Brazil

    2.2   

Canada

    2.6   

Cayman Islands

    2.1   

China

    1.2   

France

    2.7   

Japan

    0.6   

Luxembourg

    0.8   

Netherlands

    1.5   

Switzerland

    1.3   

United Kingdom

    2.7   

United States

    79.9   
 

 

 

 
    100.0
 

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

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ALLIANZ VARIABLE INSURANCE PRODUCTS TRUST

AZL Morgan Stanley Mid Cap Growth Fund

 

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

December 31, 2011

 

Assets:

  

Investment securities, at cost

   $ 439,600,986   
  

 

 

 

Investment securities, at value*

   $ 472,091,211   

Cash

     82,031   

Interest and dividends receivable

     312,204   

Receivable for capital shares issued

     38,786   

Receivable for expenses paid indirectly

     5,803   

Receivable for investments sold

     147,081   

Reclaims receivable

     49,307   

Prepaid expenses

     4,670   
  

 

 

 

Total Assets

     472,731,093   
  

 

 

 

Liabilities:

  

Payable for investments purchased

     258,791   

Payable for capital shares redeemed

     11,807   

Payable for collateral received on loaned securities

     96,383,080   

Manager fees payable

     259,938   

Administration fees payable

     10,637   

Distribution fees payable

     80,769   

Custodian fees payable

     6,561   

Administrative and compliance services fees payable

     3,142   

Trustee fees payable

     169   

Other accrued liabilities

     53,004   
  

 

 

 

Total Liabilities

     97,067,898   
  

 

 

 

Net Assets

   $ 375,663,195   
  

 

 

 

Net Assets Consist of:

  

Capital

   $ 324,600,810   

Accumulated net investment income/(loss)

     (1,092

Accumulated net realized gains/(losses) from investment transactions

     18,574,933   

Net unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on investments

     32,488,544   
  

 

 

 

Net Assets

   $ 375,663,195   
  

 

 

 

Shares of beneficial interest (unlimited number of shares authorized, no par value)

     28,200,844   

Net Asset Value (offering and redemption price per share)

   $ 13.32   
  

 

 

 

 

 

* Includes securities on loan of $93,396,951.

Statement of Operations

For the Year Ended December 31, 2011

 

Investment Income:

  

Interest

   $ 1,128   

Dividends

     2,910,811   

Income from securities lending

     1,306,490   

Foreign withholding tax

     (138,952
  

 

 

 

Total Investment Income

     4,079,477   
  

 

 

 

Expenses:

  

Manager fees

     3,568,406   

Administration fees

     174,126   

Distribution fees

     1,114,854   

Custodian fees

     49,688   

Administrative and compliance services fees

     22,664   

Trustee fees

     38,106   

Professional fees

     40,362   

Shareholder reports

     54,597   

Other expenses

     17,034   
  

 

 

 

Total expenses before reductions

     5,079,837   

Less expenses voluntarily waived/reimbursed by the Manager

     (60,025

Less expenses paid indirectly

     (42,382
  

 

 

 

Net expenses

     4,977,430   
  

 

 

 

Net Investment Income/(Loss)

     (897,953
  

 

 

 

Realized and Unrealized Gains/(Losses) on Investments:

  

Net realized gains/(losses) on securities and foreign currency transactions

     59,973,624   

Net realized gains/(losses) on forward currency contracts

     428,277   

Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments

     (84,446,893
  

 

 

 

Net Realized/Unrealized Gains/(Losses) on Investments

     (24,044,992
  

 

 

 

Change in Net Assets Resulting From Operations

   $ (24,942,945
  

 

 

 
 

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

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ALLIANZ VARIABLE INSURANCE PRODUCTS TRUST

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

     AZL Morgan Stanley
Mid Cap Growth Fund
 
     For the
Year Ended
December 31,
2011
    For the
Year Ended
December 31,
2010
 

Change in Net Assets:

    

Operations:

    

Net investment income/(loss)

   $ (897,953   $ 256,842   

Net realized gains/(losses) on investment transactions

     60,401,901        21,295,826   

Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments

     (84,446,893     88,337,195   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from operations

     (24,942,945     109,889,863   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Dividends to Shareholders:

    

From net investment income

     (1,563,115       
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from dividends to shareholders

     (1,563,115       
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Capital Transactions:

    

Proceeds from shares issued

     35,865,608        76,301,285   

Proceeds from dividends reinvested

     1,563,115          

Value of shares redeemed

     (91,682,530     (84,614,394
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from capital transactions

     (54,253,807     (8,313,109
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in net assets

     (80,759,867     101,576,754   

Net Assets:

    

Beginning of period

     456,423,062        354,846,308   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of period

   $ 375,663,195      $ 456,423,062   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Accumulated net investment income/(loss)

   $ (1,092   $ 54,127   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Share Transactions:

    

Shares issued

     2,427,253        6,298,666   

Dividends reinvested

     108,474          

Shares redeemed

     (6,221,602     (7,270,899
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in shares

     (3,685,875     (972,233
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

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ALLIANZ VARIABLE INSURANCE PRODUCTS TRUST

AZL Morgan Stanley Mid Cap Growth Fund

Financial Highlights

(Selected data for a share of beneficial interest outstanding throughout the periods indicated)

 

     Year Ended December 31,  
     2011     2010     2009     2008     2007  

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period

   $ 14.31      $ 10.80      $ 6.85      $ 15.59      $ 13.48   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Investment Activities:

          

Net Investment Income/(Loss)(a)

     (0.04     0.01        (0.02     (a)      0.03   

Net Realized and Unrealized Gains/(Losses) on Investments

     (0.90     3.50        3.97        (7.01     2.89   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from Investment Activities

     (0.94     3.51        3.95        (7.01     2.92   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Dividends to Shareholders From:

          

Net Investment Income

     (0.05                   (0.03     (a) 

Net Realized Gains

                          (1.69     (0.81

Return of Capital

                          (0.01       
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Dividends

     (0.05                   (1.73     (0.81
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Asset Value, End of Period

   $ 13.32      $ 14.31      $ 10.80      $ 6.85      $ 15.59   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Return(b)

     (6.57 )%      32.50     57.66     (48.52 )%      22.19

Ratios to Average Net Assets/ Supplemental Data:

          

Net Assets, End of Period ($000’s)

   $ 375,663      $ 456,423      $ 354,846      $ 229,647      $ 559,566   

Net Investment Income/(Loss)

     (0.20 )%      0.07     (0.18 )%      (0.07 )%      0.31

Expenses Before Reductions(c)

     1.14     1.15     1.17     1.15     1.18

Expenses Net of Reductions

     1.12     1.09     1.11     1.10     1.12

Expenses Net of Reductions, Excluding Expenses Paid Indirectly(d)

     1.13     1.10     1.13     1.11     1.14

Portfolio Turnover Rate

     32     42     40     41     72

 

 

(a) Represents less than $0.005.

 

(b) The returns include reinvested dividends and fund level expenses, but exclude insurance contract charges. If these charges were included, the returns would have been lower.

 

(c) Excludes fee reductions. If such fee reductions had not occurred, the ratios would have been as indicated.

 

(d) Expenses net of reductions excludes expenses paid indirectly, pursuant to a “commission recapture” program, under which brokers remit a portion of the brokerage commission which is used to pay certain Fund expenses. See note 2 in the Notes to the Financial Statements.

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

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1. Organization

The Allianz Variable Insurance Products Trust (the “Trust”) was organized as a Delaware statutory trust on July 13, 1999. The Trust is a diversified open-end management investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”). These Notes to the Financial Statements are for the AZL Morgan Stanley Mid Cap Growth Fund (the “Fund”). The Trust consists of 29 separate investment portfolios (collectively, the “Funds”), each of which is a series of the Trust, as follows:

 

   

AZL Allianz AGIC Opportunity Fund

   

AZL BlackRock Capital Appreciation Fund

   

AZL Columbia Mid Cap Value Fund

   

AZL Columbia Small Cap Value Fund

   

AZL Davis New York Venture Fund (formerly AZL Davis NY Venture Fund)

   

AZL Dreyfus Equity Growth Fund

   

AZL Eaton Vance Large Cap Value Fund

   

AZL Enhanced Bond Index Fund

   

AZL Franklin Small Cap Value Fund

   

AZL Franklin Templeton Founding Strategy Plus Fund

   

AZL Gateway Fund

   

AZL International Index Fund

   

AZL Invesco Equity and Income Fund (formerly AZL Van Kampen Equity and Income Fund)

   

AZL Invesco Growth and Income Fund (formerly AZL Van Kampen Growth and Income Fund)

   

AZL Invesco International Equity Fund

   

AZL JPMorgan International Opportunities Fund (formerly AZL Morgan Stanley International Equity Fund)

   

AZL JPMorgan U.S. Equity Fund

   

AZL MFS Investors Trust Fund

   

AZL Mid Cap Index Fund

   

AZL Money Market Fund

   

AZL Morgan Stanley Global Real Estate Fund

   

AZL Morgan Stanley Mid Cap Growth Fund

   

AZL NFJ International Value Fund

   

AZL Russell 1000 Growth Index Fund

   

AZL Russell 1000 Value Index Fund

   

AZL S&P 500 Index Fund

   

AZL Schroder Emerging Markets Equity Fund

   

AZL Small Cap Stock Index Fund

   

AZL Turner Quantitative Small Cap Growth Fund

 

 

The Trust is authorized to issue an unlimited number of shares of the Fund without par value. Shares of the Fund are available through the variable annuity contracts and variable life insurance policies offered through the separate accounts of participating insurance companies.

Under the Trust’s organizational documents, its officers and trustees are indemnified against certain liabilities arising out of the performance of their duties to the Fund. In addition, in the normal course of business, the Fund may enter into contracts with its vendors and others that provide for general indemnifications. The Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown, as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Fund. However, based on experience, the Fund expects the risk of loss to be remote.

 

2. Significant Accounting Policies

The following is a summary of significant accounting policies followed by the Fund in the preparation of its financial statements. The policies conform with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”). The preparation of financial statements requires management to make certain 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 increases and decreases in net assets from operations during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Management has evaluated events and transactions subsequent to period end through the date the financial statements were issued, for purposes of recognition or disclosure in these financial statements and there are no subsequent events to report.

Security Valuation

The Fund records its investments at fair value. Fair value is defined as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between willing market participants at the measurement date. The valuation techniques used to determine fair value are further described in Note 4 below.

Investment Transactions and Investment Income

Investment transactions are recorded not later than on the business day after trade date. However, for financial reporting purposes, investment transactions are accounted for on trade date. Net realized gains and losses on investments sold and on

 

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foreign currency transactions are recorded on the basis of identified cost. Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis and includes, where applicable, the amortization of premiums or accretion of discounts. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date except in the case of foreign securities, in which case dividends are recorded as soon as such information becomes available.

Real Estate Investment Trusts

The Fund may own shares of real estate investment trusts (“REITs”) which report information on the source of their distributions annually. Certain distributions received from REITs during the year, which are known to be a return of capital, are recorded as a reduction to the cost of the individual REIT.

Foreign Currency Translation

The accounting records of the Fund are maintained in U.S. dollars. Foreign currency amounts are translated into U.S. dollars at the current rate of exchange to determine the fair value of investments, assets and liabilities. Purchases and sales of securities, and income and expenses are translated at the prevailing rate of exchange on the respective dates of such transactions. The Fund does not isolate that portion of the results of operations resulting from changes in foreign exchange rates on investments from fluctuations arising from changes in market prices of securities held. Such fluctuations are included in the net realized and unrealized gain or loss on investments and foreign currencies.

Income received by the Fund from sources within foreign countries may be subject to withholding and other income or similar taxes imposed by such countries. The Funds accrue such taxes, as applicable, based on their current interpretation of tax rules in the foreign markets in which they invest.

Risks Associated with Foreign Securities and Currencies

Investments in securities of foreign issuers carry certain risks not ordinarily associated with investments in securities of domestic issuers. Such risks include future political and economic developments, and the possible imposition of exchange controls or other foreign governmental laws and restrictions. In addition, with respect to certain countries, there is the possibility of expropriation of assets, confiscatory taxation, political or social instability or diplomatic developments which could adversely affect investments in those securities.

Dividends to Shareholders

Dividends to shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date. The Fund distributes its dividends from net investment income and net realized capital gains, if any, on an annual basis. The amount of dividends from net investment income and from net realized gains are determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations, which may differ from GAAP. These “book/tax” differences are either temporary or permanent in nature. To the extent these differences are permanent in nature (e.g., return of capital, net operating loss, reclassification of certain market discounts, gain/loss, paydowns, and distributions), such amounts are reclassified within the composition of net assets based on their federal tax-basis treatment; temporary differences (e.g., wash sales and post October losses) do not require reclassification. Dividends to shareholders that exceed net investment income and net realized gains for tax purposes are reported as distributions of capital.

Expense Allocation

Expenses directly attributable to the Fund are charged directly to the Fund, while expenses attributable to more than one Fund are allocated among the respective Funds based upon relative net assets or some other reasonable method. Expenses which are attributable to more than one Trust are allocated across the Allianz Variable Insurance Products and Allianz Variable Insurance Products Fund of Funds Trusts based upon relative net assets or another reasonable basis. Allianz Investment Management LLC (the “Manager”), serves as the investment manager for the Trust and the Allianz Variable Insurance Products Fund of Funds Trust.

Securities Lending

To generate additional income, the Fund may lend up to 33 1/3% of its assets pursuant to agreements requiring that the loan be continuously secured by any combination of cash, U.S. government or U.S. government agency securities, equal initially to at

 

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least 102% of the fair value plus accrued interest on the securities loaned (105% for foreign securities) and is marked to market daily to provide a level of collateral at least equal to the fair value of securities loaned. The Fund bears all of the gains and losses on such investments. The Fund receives payments from borrowers equivalent to the dividends and interest that would have been earned on securities lent while simultaneously seeking to earn income on the investment of cash collateral received. In extremely low interest rate environments, the broker rebate fee may exceed the interest earned or the cash collateral which would result in a loss to the Fund. The investment of cash collateral deposited by the borrower is subject to inherent market risks such as interest rate risk, credit risk, liquidity risk, and other risks that are present in the market, and as such, the value of these investments may not be sufficient, when liquidated, to repay the borrower when the loaned security is returned. There may be risks of delay in recovery of the securities or even loss of rights in the collateral should the borrower of the securities fail financially. However, loans will be made only to borrowers, such as broker-dealers, banks or institutional borrowers of securities, deemed by the Allianz Investment Management LLC (the “Manager”) to be of good standing and credit worthy and when in its judgment, the consideration which can be earned currently from such securities loans justifies the attendant risks. Loans are subject to termination by the Trust or the borrower at any time, and are, therefore, not considered to be illiquid investments. Securities on loan at December 31, 2011 are presented on the Fund’s Schedule of Portfolio Investments (“Schedule”). The average outstanding amount of securities on loan was $111.8 million for the year ended December 31, 2011.

Cash collateral received in connection with securities lending is invested in the Allianz Variable Insurance Products Securities Lending Collateral Trust (the “Securities Lending Collateral Trust”) managed by The Dreyfus Corporation, an affiliate of the Custodian and Securities Lending Agent. The Securities Lending Collateral Trust invests in short-term investments that have a remaining maturity of 397 days or less as calculated in accordance with Rule 2a-7 under the 1940 Act. The Fund paid securities lending fees of $129,905 during the year ended December 31, 2011. These fees have been netted against Income from Securities Lending on the Statement of Operations.

Commission Recapture

Certain Funds of the Trust participate in a commission recapture program. The Fund will utilize the recaptured commissions to pay for, in whole or part, certain expenses of the Fund, excluding investment advisory fees. Any amounts received by the Fund, if applicable, are disclosed as “Expenses paid indirectly” on the Statement of Operations.

Derivative Instruments

All open derivative positions at period end are reflected on the Fund’s Schedule of Portfolio Investments. The following is a description of the derivative instruments that the Fund may utilize, including the primary underlying risk exposures related to each instrument type.

Forward Currency Contracts

During the year ended December 31, 2011, the Fund entered into forward currency contracts in connection with planned purchases or sales of securities or to hedge the U.S. dollar value of securities denominated in a particular currency. In addition to the foreign currency risk related to the use of these contracts, the Fund could be exposed to risks if the counterparties to the contracts are unable to meet the terms of their contracts and from unanticipated movements in the value of a foreign currency relative to the U.S. dollar. In the event of default by the counterparty to the transaction, the Fund’s maximum amount of loss, as either the buyer or the seller, is the unrealized appreciation of the contract. The forward currency contracts are adjusted by the daily exchange rate of the underlying currency and any gains or losses are recorded for financial statement purposes as unrealized gains or losses until the contract settlement date. When the contract is closed, the Fund records a realized gain or loss equal to the difference between the value at the time it was opened and the value at the time it was closed. As of December 31, 2011, the Fund did not hold any forward currency contracts. During the year ended December 31, 2011, the Fund had limited activity in these transactions.

Futures Contracts

During the year ended December 31, 2011, the Fund did not enter into any futures contracts. The Fund may enter into futures contracts to manage its exposure to the securities markets or to movements in market conditions or foreign exchange rates. Futures contracts are valued based upon their quoted daily settlement prices. Upon entering into a futures contract, the Fund is

 

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required to segregate liquid assets in accordance with the initial margin requirements of the broker or exchange. Futures contracts are marked to market daily and a payable or receivable for the change in value (“variation margin”) is recorded by the Fund. Gains or losses are recognized but not considered realized until the contracts expire or are closed. Futures contracts involve, to varying degrees, elements of market risk (generally equity price risk related to stock futures, interest rate risk related to bond futures, and foreign currency risk related to currency futures) and exposure to loss in excess of the variation margin disclosed in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. The primary risks associated with the use of futures contracts are the imperfect correlation between the change in market value of the underlying securities and the prices of futures contracts, the possibility of an illiquid market, and the inability of the counterparty to meet the terms of the contract.

Summary of Derivative Instruments

There were no open derivative positions as of December 31, 2011.

The following is a summary of the effect of derivative instruments on the Statement of Operations for the year ended December 31, 2011:

 

Primary Risk Exposure

  

Location of Gains/(Losses)

on Derivatives

Recognized in Income

   Realized Gains/(Losses)
on Derivatives

Recognized in Income
     Change in Unrealized
Appreciation/
Depreciation on
Derivatives Recognized
in Income
 
Foreign Exchange Contracts   

Net realized gains/(losses) on

forward currency contracts/change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments

   $ 428,277       $   

 

3. Related Party Transactions

The Manager provides investment advisory and management services for the Fund. The Manager has retained an independent money management organization (the “Subadviser”) to make investment decisions on behalf of the Fund. Pursuant to a subadvisory agreement, between the Manager and Morgan Stanley Investment Management, Inc. (“MSIM”), MSIM provides investment advisory services as the Subadviser for the Fund subject to the general supervision of the Trustees and the Manager. The Manager is entitled to a fee, computed daily and paid monthly, based on the average daily net assets of the Fund. Expenses incurred by the Fund for investment advisory and management services are reflected on the Statement of Operations as “Manager fees.” For its services, the Subadviser is entitled to a fee payable by the Manager. The Manager has contractually agreed to waive fees and reimburse the Fund to limit the annual expenses, excluding interest expense (e.g., cash overdraft fees), taxes, brokerage commissions, other expenditures that are capitalized in accordance with GAAP and other extraordinary expenses not incurred in the ordinary course of the Fund’s business, based on the daily net assets of the Fund, through April 30, 2013.

For the year ended December 31, 2011, the annual rate due to the Manager and the annual expense limit were as follows:

 

     Annual Rate*     Annual Expense Limit  

AZL Morgan Stanley Mid Cap Growth Fund

     0.85     1.30

 

  * The fees payable to the Manager are based on a tiered structure for various net assets levels as follows: the first $100 million in assets at 0.85%, the next $150 million in assets at 0.80%, the next $250 million in assets at 0.775% and assets above $500 million at 0.75%. From January 1, 2011 through April 30, 2011, the Manager voluntarily reduced the management fees as follows: the first $100 million of assets at 0.80% and assets above $100 million at 0.75%. Effective May 1, 2011 the voluntary waiver was no longer in effect.

Any amounts contractually waived or reimbursed by the Manager in a particular fiscal year will be subject to repayment by the Fund to the Manager to the extent that from time to time through the next three fiscal years the repayment will not cause the Fund’s expenses to exceed the stated limit during the respective year. Any amounts recouped by the Manager during the period are reflected on the Statement of Operations as “Recoupment of prior expenses reimbursed by the Manager.” At December 31, 2011, there were no remaining contractual reimbursements that are subject to repayment by the Fund in subsequent years.

 

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In addition, the Manager may voluntarily waive or reimburse additional fees in order to maintain more competitive expense ratios. Any voluntary waivers or reimbursements are not subject to repayment in subsequent years. Information on the total amount waived/reimbursed by the Manager or repaid to the Manager by the Fund during the period can be found on the Statement of Operations.

Pursuant to separate agreements between the Funds and the Manager, the Manager provides a Chief Compliance Officer (“CCO”) and certain compliance oversight and regulatory filing services to the Trust. Under these agreements the Manager is entitled to an amount equal to a portion of the compensation and certain other expenses related to the individuals performing the CCO and compliance oversight services, as well as $75 per hour for time incurred in connection with the preparation and filing of certain documents with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fees are paid to the Manager on a quarterly basis. The total expenses incurred by the Fund for these services are reflected on the Statement of Operations as “Administrative and compliance services fees.”

Citi Fund Services Ohio, Inc. (“Citi” or the “Administrator”), a wholly owned subsidiary of Citigroup, Inc., with which an officer of the Trust is affiliated, serves as the Trust’s administrator, transfer agent, and fund accountant, and assists the Trust in all aspects of its administration and operation. The Administrator is entitled to a Trust-wide asset-based fee, which is based on the following schedule: 0.05% of daily average net assets on the first $4 billion, 0.04% of daily average net assets on the next $2 billion, 0.02% of daily average net assets on the next $2 billion and 0.01% of daily average net assets over $8 billion. The overall Trust-wide fees are accrued daily and paid monthly and are subject to a minimum annual fee. In addition, the Administrator is entitled to annual account fees related to the transfer agency system, an annual fee for each additional class of shares of any Fund, certain annual fees in supporting fair value services, and a Trust-wide annual fee for providing infrastructure and support in implementing the written policies and procedures comprising the Fund’s compliance program. Fees payable to the Administrator are subject to certain reductions associated with services provided to new funds. The Administrator is also reimbursed for certain expenses incurred. The total expenses incurred by the Fund for these services are reflected on the Statement of Operations as “Administration fees.”

Allianz Life Financial Services, LLC (“ALFS”), an affiliate of the Manager, serves as distributor of the Fund and receives 12b-1 fees directly from the Fund, plus a Trust-wide annual fee of $42,500, paid by the Manager from its profits and not by the Trust, for recordkeeping and reporting services.

The Trust has adopted a distribution and service plan in conformance with Rule 12b-1of the 1940 Act. Pursuant to this plan, the Fund is authorized to pay certain fees for the sale and distribution of its shares and services provided to its shareholders at an annual rate not to exceed 0.25% of the Fund’s average daily net assets. These fees are reflected on the Statement of Operations as “Distribution fees.”

In addition, certain legal fees and expenses are paid to a law firm, Dorsey & Whitney LLP, of which the Secretary of the Fund is a partner. During the year ended December 31, 2011, $6,614 was paid from the Fund relating to these fees and expenses.

Certain Officers and Trustees of the Trust are affiliated with the Manager or the Administrator. Such Officers (except for the Trust’s CCO as noted above) and Trustees receive no compensation from the Trust for serving in their respective roles. For their service to the Trust and to the Allianz Variable Insurance Products Fund of Funds Trust, each non-interested Trustee receives a $36,000 annual Board retainer and a $8,000 meeting fee for each regular in-person Board meeting and a $4,000 meeting fee for each Committee meeting. In addition, Trustees may receive compensation for special meetings and telephonic meetings. Also, the Trustees are reimbursed for certain expenses associated with attending Board meetings. Compensation to the Trustees is allocated between the Trust and the Allianz Variable Insurance Products Fund of Funds Trust in proportion to the assets under management of each Trust. During the year ended December 31, 2011, actual Trustee compensation was $924,000 in total for both Trusts.

During the year ended December 31, 2011, the Fund paid approximately $1,802 to affiliated broker/dealers of the Subadviser on the execution of purchases and sales of the Fund’s portfolio investments.

 

4. Investment Valuation Summary

The valuation techniques employed by the Fund, as described below, maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs in determining fair value. The inputs used for valuing the Fund’s investments are summarized in the three broad levels listed below:

 

   

Level 1 — quoted prices in active markets for identical assets

 

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Level 2 — other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayments speeds, credit risk, etc.)

   

Level 3 — significant unobservable inputs (including the Fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments)

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

Security prices are generally provided by an independent third party pricing service approved by the Trust’s Board of Trustees (“Trustees”) as of the close of the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) (generally 4:00 pm EST). Equity securities are valued at the last quoted sale price or, if there is no sale, the last quoted bid price is used for long securities and the last quoted ask price is used for securities sold short. Securities listed on NASDAQ Stock Market, Inc. (“NASDAQ”) are valued at the official closing price as reported by NASDAQ. In each of these situations, valuations are typically categorized as a Level 1 in the fair value hierarchy. Investments in open-end investment companies are valued at their respective net asset value as reported by such companies and are typically categorized as Level 1 in the fair value hierarchy.

Debt and other fixed income securities are generally valued at an evaluated bid price provided by an independent pricing source approved by the Trustees. To value debt securities, pricing services may use various pricing techniques which take into account appropriate factors such as market activity, yield, quality, coupon rate, maturity, type of issue, trading characteristics, call features, credit ratings and other data, as well as broker quotes. Short term securities of sufficient credit quality with sixty days or less remaining until maturity may be valued at amortized cost, which approximates fair value. In each of these situations, valuations are typically categorized as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy.

Exchange traded futures contracts are valued at the last sales price as of the close of the primary exchange and are typically categorized as Level 1 in the fair value hierarchy. Forward currency contracts are generally valued at the foreign currency exchange rate as of the close of the NYSE and are typically categorized as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy.

Other assets and securities for which market quotations are not readily available, or are deemed unreliable are valued at fair value as determined in good faith by the Trustees or persons acting on the behalf of the Trustees. Fair value pricing may be used for significant events such as securities whose trading has been suspended, whose price has become stale or for which there is no currently available price at the close of the NYSE. Depending on the source and relative significance of valuation inputs, these instruments may be classified as Level 2 or Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy. The Fund utilizes a pricing service to assist in determining the fair value of securities when certain significant events occur that may affect the value of foreign securities.

In accordance with procedures adopted by the Trustees, fair value pricing may be used if events materially affecting the value of foreign securities occur between the time when the exchange on which they are traded closes and the time when the Fund’s net asset value is calculated. Management identifies possible fluctuation in international securities by monitoring the increase or decrease in the value of a designated benchmark index. In the event of an increase or decrease greater than predetermined levels, the Fund may use a systematic valuation model provided by an independent third party to fair value its international equity securities which are then typically categorized as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy.

The following is a summary of the valuation inputs used as of December 31, 2011 in valuing the Fund’s investments based upon the three levels defined above:

 

      Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Total  

Investment Securities:

           

Common Stocks:

           

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure

   $ 7,578,585       $ 16,356,108       $       $ 23,934,693   

Internet Software & Services

     28,631,339         2,005,860                 30,637,199   

Machinery

             6,087,983                 6,087,983   

Metals & Mining

     3,858,910         1,537,213                 5,396,123   

Professional Services

     16,349,786         6,214,667                 22,564,453   

Wireless Telecommunication Services

             3,579,275                 3,579,275   

All Other Common Stocks+

     253,001,133                         253,001,133   

 

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      Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Total  

Investment Securities:

           

Private Placements:

           

Internet & Catalog Retail

   $       $ 8,036,953       $ 1,101,072       $ 9,138,025   

Internet Software & Services

             1,975,377                 1,975,377   

All Other Private Placements+

                     4,322,742         4,322,742   

Securities Held as Collateral for Securities on Loan

             96,383,080                 96,383,080   

Unaffiliated Investment Company

     15,071,128                         15,071,128   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Investment Securities

     324,490,881         142,176,516         5,423,814         472,091,211   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  + For detailed industry descriptions, see the accompanying Schedule of Portfolio Investments.

As of December 31, 2011, the AZL Morgan Stanley Mid Cap Growth Fund held securities that were valued in good faith pursuant to procedures approved by the Board of Trustees. The Better Place LLC private placement was valued at original cost. The Peixe Urbano, Inc. private placement was valued at original cost, which was supported by a discounted cash flow analysis, trading multiples of comparable public companies, and certain merger/acquisition transaction valuations. The Workday, Inc. private placement was valued at original cost, which was supported by a discounted cash flow analysis and the trading multiples of comparable publicly traded software companies.

The Fund recognizes significant transfers between fair value hierarchy levels at the reporting period end. There were no significant transfers between Levels 1, 2 or 3 as of December 31, 2011.

The following is a reconciliation of Level 3 investments based on the inputs used to determine fair value:

Following is a reconciliation of assets in which significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) were used in determining fair value:

 

     Balance as of
December 31,
2010
    Net
realized
gains/
(losses)
    Change in
unrealized
appreciation/
depreciation
    Gross
purchases
    Transfers
in/(out) of
Level 3
    Balance as of
December 31,
2011
 

Investment Securities:

           

Common Stocks:

           

Internet & Catalog Retail

  $ 3,356,374      $      $      $      $ (3,356,374   $   

Private Placements:

           

Internet & Catalog Retail

                         1,101,072               1,101,072   

Software

                         607,056               607,056   

Transportation Infrastructure

    2,046,081               1,669,605                      3,715,686   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Investment Securities

  $ 5,402,455      $      $ 1,669,605      $ 1,708,128      $ (3,356,374   $ 5,423,814   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

In May 2011, the FASB issued ASU No. 2011-04 “Amendments to Achieve Common Fair Value Measurement and Disclosure Requirements in U.S. GAAP and IFRS”. ASU 2011-04 includes common requirements for measurement of and disclosure about fair value between U.S. GAAP and IFRS. ASU 2011-04 will require reporting entities to disclose quantitative information about the unobservable inputs used in the fair value measurements categorized within Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy. In addition, ASU 2011-04 will require reporting entities to make disclosures about amounts and reasons for all transfers in and out of Level 1 and Level 2 fair value measurements. The new and revised disclosures are effective for interim and annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2011. Adoption of ASU 2011-04 will have no effect on the Fund’s net assets. At this time, management is evaluating the impact of ASU 2011-04 on the financial statement disclosures.

 

5. Security Purchases and Sales

For the year ended December 31, 2011, cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of securities (excluding securities maturing less than one year from acquisition) were as follows:

 

      Purchases      Sales  

AZL Morgan Stanley Mid Cap Growth Fund

   $ 140,153,461       $ 207,569,070   

 

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6. Restricted Securities

A restricted security is a security which has been purchased through a private offering and cannot be resold to the general public without prior registration under the Securities Act of 1933 (the “1933 Act”) or pursuant to the resale limitations provided by Rule 144A under the 1933 Act, or an exemption from the registration requirements of the 1933 Act. Whether a restricted security is illiquid is determined pursuant to guidelines established by the Board of Trustees. Not all restricted securities are considered illiquid. At December 31, 2011, the Fund held restricted securities representing 4.1% of net assets, all of which have been deemed illiquid. The restricted illiquid securities held as of December 31, 2011 are presented in the Fund’s Schedule of Portfolio Investments.

 

Security

   Acquisition
Date
     Acquisition
Cost
     Shares      Fair
Value
     Percentage of
Net Assets
 

Better Place LLC

     1/25/10       $ 2,046,081         818,433       $ 3,715,686         1.0

Groupon, Inc.

     12/16/10         3,356,374         424,992         8,036,953         2.1   

Peixe Urbano, Inc.

     12/2/11         1,101,072         33,446         1,101,072         0.3   

Workday, Inc.

     10/12/11         607,056         45,781         607,056         0.2   

Zynga, Inc.

     2/17/11         3,272,263         233,248         1,975,377         0.5   

 

7. Federal Income Tax Information

It is the Fund’s policy to continue to comply with the requirements of the Internal Revenue Code under Subchapter M, applicable to regulated investment companies, and to distribute all of its taxable income, including any net realized gains on investments, to its shareholders. Therefore, no provision is made for federal income taxes.

Management of the Funds has reviewed tax positions taken in tax years that remain subject to examination by all major tax jurisdictions, including federal (i.e., the last four tax year ends and the interim tax period since then, as applicable). Management believes that there is no tax liability resulting from unrecognized tax benefits related to uncertain tax positions taken.

Cost for federal income tax purposes at December 31, 2011 is $441,237,987. The gross unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on a tax basis is as follows:

 

Unrealized appreciation

  $ 67,352,054   

Unrealized depreciation

    (36,498,830
 

 

 

 

Net unrealized appreciation

  $ 30,853,224   
 

 

 

 

During the year ended December 31, 2011, the Fund utilized $38,660,583 in CLCFs to offset capital gains.

The tax character of dividends paid to shareholders during the year ended December 31, 2011 were as follows:

 

     Ordinary
Income
     Net
Long-Term
Capital Gains
     Total
Distributions(a)
 

AZL Morgan Stanley Mid Cap Growth Fund

   $ 1,563,097       $ 18       $ 1,563,115   

 

  (a) Total distributions paid may differ from the Statements of Changes in Net Assets because dividends are recognized when actually paid for tax purposes.

During the year ended December 31, 2010 there were no dividends paid to shareholders.

As of December 31, 2011, the components of accumulated earnings on a tax basis were as follows:

 

     Undistributed
Ordinary
Income
     Undistributed
Long Term
Capital Gains
     Unrealized
Appreciation(a)
     Total
Accumulated
Earnings/
(Deficit)
 

AZL Morgan Stanley Mid Cap Growth Fund

   $       $ 20,211,935       $ 30,850,450       $ 51,062,385   

 

  (a) The differences between book-basis and tax-basis unrealized appreciation/depreciation is attributable primarily to tax deferral of losses on wash sales.

 

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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

The Shareholders and Board of Trustees of

Allianz Variable Insurance Products Trust:

We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities of AZL Morgan Stanley Mid Cap Growth Fund (the “Fund”) of the Allianz Variable Insurance Products Trust, including the schedule of portfolio investments, as of December 31, 2011, and the related statement of operations for the year then ended, the statements of changes in net assets for each of the years in the two-year period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the years in the five-year period then ended. These financial statements and financial highlights are the responsibility of the Fund’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements and financial highlights based on our audits.

We conducted our audits 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 and financial highlights are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of December 31, 2011, by correspondence with the custodian and brokers or by other appropriate auditing procedures where replies from brokers were not received. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

In our opinion, the financial statements and financial highlights referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Fund as of December 31, 2011, the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the years in the two-year period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the years in the five-year period then ended, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.

KPMG LLP

Columbus, Ohio

February 24, 2012

 

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ALLIANZ VARIABLE INSURANCE PRODUCTS TRUST

 

Other Federal Income Tax Information (Unaudited)

For the year ended December 31, 2011, 100.00% of the total ordinary income dividends paid by the Fund qualify for the corporate dividends received deduction available to corporate shareholders.

 

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ALLIANZ VARIABLE INSURANCE PRODUCTS TRUST

 

Other Information (Unaudited)

A description of the policies and procedures that the Fund uses to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities is available, without charge, upon request, by visiting the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (“Commission”) website at www.sec.gov, or by calling 800-624-0197.

Information regarding how the Fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30th is available (i) without charge, upon request, by calling 800-624-0197; (ii) on the Allianz Variable Insurance Products Trust’s website at https://www.allianzlife.com; and (iii) on the Commission’s website at http://www.sec.gov.

The Fund files complete Schedules of Portfolio Holdings with the Commission for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. Schedules of Portfolio Holdings for the Fund in this report are available without charge on the Commission’s website at http://www.sec.gov, or may be reviewed and copied at the Commission’s Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. Information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 800-SEC-0330.

 

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ALLIANZ VARIABLE INSURANCE PRODUCTS TRUST

 

Approval of Investment Advisory and Subadvisory Agreements (Unaudited)

The Allianz Variable Insurance Products Trust (the “Trust”) is a manager-of-managers fund. That means that the Trust’s Manager (“Allianz Investment Management LLC”) is responsible for monitoring the various Subadvisers that have day-to-day responsibility for the decisions made for each of the Trust’s investment portfolios. The Trust’s Manager is responsible for determining, in the first instance, which investment advisers to consider recommending for selection as a Subadviser.

In reviewing the services provided by the Manager and the terms of the investment management agreement, the Board receives and reviews information related to the Manager’s experience and expertise in the variable insurance marketplace. Currently, the Funds are offered only through variable annuities and variable life insurance policies, and not in the retail fund market. In addition, the Board receives information regarding the Manager’s expertise with regard to portfolio diversification and asset allocation requirements within variable insurance products issued by Allianz Life Insurance Company of North America and its subsidiary, Allianz Life Insurance Company of New York. Currently, the Funds are offered only through Allianz Life and Allianz of New York variable products.

The Trust’s Manager has adopted policies and procedures to assist it in the process of analyzing each potential Subadviser with expertise in particular asset classes for purposes of making the recommendation that a specific investment adviser be selected. The Trust’s Board reviews and considers the information provided by the Manager in deciding which investment advisers to select. After an investment adviser becomes a Subadviser, a similarly rigorous process is instituted by the Manager to monitor the investment performance and other responsibilities of the Subadviser. The Manager reports to the Trust’s Board on its analysis at the regular meetings of the Board, which are held at least quarterly. Where warranted, the Manager will add or remove a particular Subadviser from a “watch” list that it maintains. Watch list criteria include, for example: (a) Fund performance over various time periods; (b) Fund risk issues, such as changes in key personnel involved with Fund management, changes in investment philosophy or process, or “capacity” concerns; and (c) organizational risk issues, such as regulatory, compliance or legal concerns, or changes in the ownership of the Subadviser. The Manager may place a Fund on the watch list for other reasons, and if so, will explain its rationale to the Trustees. Funds which are on the watch list are subject to special scrutiny of the Manager and the Board of Trustees. Funds may be removed from such watch list, if for example, performance improves or regulatory matters are satisfactorily resolved. However, in some situations where Funds which have been on the watch list, the Manager has recommended the retention of a new Subadviser, and the Board of Trustees has subsequently approved new Subadvisory Agreements with such Subadvisers.

In assessing the Manager’s and Subadvisers’ (collectively, the “Advisory Organizations”), performance of their obligations, the Board considers whether there has occurred a circumstance or event that would constitute a reason for it to not renew an advisory contract. In this regard, the Board is mindful of the potential disruption of a Fund’s operations and various risks, uncertainties and other effects that could occur as a result of a decision to terminate or not renew a contract.

As required by the Investment Company Act of 1940 (“1940 Act”), the Trust’s Board has reviewed and approved the Trust’s Investment Management Agreement with the Manager (the “Advisory Agreement”) and portfolio management agreements (the “Subadvisory Agreements”) with the Subadvisers. The Board’s decision to approve these contracts reflects the exercise of its business judgment on whether to approve new arrangements and continue the existing arrangements. During its review of these contracts, the Board considers many factors, among the most material of which are: the Fund’s investment objectives and long term performance; the Advisory Organizations’ management philosophy, personnel, and processes, including their compliance history and the adequacy of their compliance processes; the preferences and expectations of Fund shareholders (and underlying contract owners) and their relative sophistication; the continuing state of competition in the mutual fund industry; and comparable fees in the mutual fund industry.

The Board also considers the compensation and benefits received by the Advisory Organizations. This includes fees received for services provided to the Fund by affiliated persons of the Advisory Organizations and research services received by the Advisory Organizations from brokers that execute Fund trades, as well as advisory fees. The Board considered the fact that: (1) the Manager and the Trust are parties to an Administrative Service Agreement, a Compliance Services Agreement, and a Chief Compliance Officer Agreement, under which the Manager is compensated by the Trust for performing certain administrative and compliance services including providing an employee of the Manager or one of its affiliates to act as the Trust’s Chief Compliance Officer; and (2) Allianz Life Financial Services, LLC, an affiliated person of the Manager, is a registered securities broker-dealer and receives (along with its affiliated persons) payments made by the Trust pursuant to Rule 12b-1.

The Board is aware that various courts have interpreted provisions of the 1940 Act and have indicated in their decisions that the following factors may be relevant to an adviser’s compensation: the nature and quality of the services provided by the adviser, including the performance of the fund; the adviser’s cost of providing the services; the extent to which the adviser

 

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may realize “economies of scale” as the fund grows larger; any indirect benefits that may accrue to the adviser and its affiliates as a result of the adviser’s relationship with the fund; performance and expenses of comparable funds; and the extent to which the independent Board members are fully informed about all facts bearing on the adviser’s service and fee. The Trust’s Board is aware of these factors and takes them into account in its review of the Trust’s advisory contracts.

The Board considered and weighed these circumstances in light of its experience in governing the Trust and working with the Advisory Organizations on matters relating to the Funds, and is assisted in its deliberations by the advice of legal counsel to the Independent Trustees. In this regard, the Board requests and receives a significant amount of information about the Funds and the Advisory Organizations. Some of this information is provided at each regular meeting of the Board; additional information is provided in connection with the particular meeting or meetings at which the Board’s formal review of an advisory contract occurs. In between regularly scheduled meetings, the Board may receive information on particular matters as the need arises. Thus, the Board’s evaluation of an advisory contract is informed by reports covering such matters as: an Advisory Organization’s investment philosophy, personnel, and processes; the Fund’s short- and long-term performance (in absolute terms as well as in relationship to its benchmark(s), certain competitor or “peer group” funds and similar funds managed by the particular Subadviser), and comments on the reasons for performance; the Fund’s expenses (including the advisory fee itself and the overall expense structure of the Fund, both in absolute terms and relative to similar and/or competing funds, with due regard for contractual or voluntary expense limitations); the use and allocation of brokerage commissions derived from trading the Fund’s portfolio securities; the nature and extent of the advisory and other services provided to the Fund by the Advisory Organizations and their affiliates; compliance and audit reports concerning the Funds and the companies that service them; and relevant developments in the mutual fund industry and how the Funds and/or Advisory Organizations are responding to them.

The Board also receives financial information about Advisory Organizations, including reports on the compensation and benefits the Advisory Organizations derive from their relationships with the Funds. These reports cover not only the fees under the advisory contracts, but also fees, if any, received for providing other services to the Funds. The reports also discuss any indirect or “fall out” benefits an Advisory Organization may derive from its relationship with the Funds.

The Advisory and Subadvisory Agreements (collectively, the “Agreements”) were most recently considered at Board of Trustees meetings held in the fall of 2011. Information relevant to the approval of such Agreements was considered at a telephonic Board of Trustees meeting on October 19, 2011, and at an “in person” Board of Trustees meeting held October 26, 2011. The Agreements were approved at the Board meeting of October 26, 2011. At such meeting the Board also approved an Expense Limitation Agreement between the Manager and the Trust for the period ending April 30, 2013. In connection with such meetings, the Trustees requested and evaluated extensive materials from the Manager, including performance and expense information for other investment companies with similar investment objectives derived from data compiled by an independent third party provider and other sources believed to be reliable by the Manager. Prior to voting, the Trustees reviewed the proposed approval/continuance of the Agreements with management and with experienced counsel who are independent of the Manager and received a memorandum from such counsel discussing the legal standards for their consideration of the proposed approvals/continuances. The independent (“disinterested”) Trustees also discussed the proposed approvals/continuances in a private session with such counsel at which no representatives of the Manager were present. In reaching their determinations relating to the approval and/or continuance of the Agreements, in respect of each Fund, the Trustees considered all factors they believed relevant. The Board based its decision to approve the Agreements on the totality of the circumstances and relevant factors, and with a view to past and future long-term considerations. Not all of the factors and considerations discussed above and below are necessarily relevant to every Fund, and the Board did not assign relative weights to factors discussed herein or deem any one or group of them to be controlling in and of themselves.

An SEC Rule requires that shareholder reports include a discussion of certain factors relating to the selection of investment advisers and the approval of advisory fees. The “factors” enumerated by the SEC are set forth below in italics, as well as the Board’s conclusions regarding such factors:

(1)  The nature, extent and quality of services provided by the Manager and Subadvisers.  The Trustees noted that the Manager, subject to the control of the Board of Trustees, administers each Fund’s business and other affairs. As the Trust is a manager of managers fund, the Manager is responsible for monitoring the various Subadvisers that have day-to-day responsibility for the decisions made for each of the Trust’s investment portfolios. The Trust’s Manager is responsible for determining, in the first instance, which investment advisers to consider recommending to the Board of Trustees for selection as a Subadviser.

The Trustees noted that the Manager also provides the Trust and each Fund with such administrative and other services (exclusive of, and in addition to, any such services provided by any others retained by the Trust on behalf of the Funds) and executive and other personnel as are necessary for the operation of the Trust and the Funds. Except for the Trust’s Chief Compliance Officer, the Manager pays all of the compensation of Trustees and officers of the Trust who are employees of the Manager or its affiliates.

 

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The Trustees considered the scope and quality of services provided by the Manager and the Subadvisers and noted that the scope of such services provided had expanded as a result of recent regulatory and other developments. The Trustees noted that, for example, the Manager and Subadvisers are responsible for maintaining and monitoring their own compliance programs, and these compliance programs have recently been refined and enhanced in light of new regulatory requirements. The Trustees considered the capabilities and resources which the Manager has dedicated to performing services on behalf of the Trust and its Funds. The quality of administrative and other services, including the Manager’s role in coordinating the activities of the Trust’s other service providers, also were considered. The Trustees concluded that, overall, they were satisfied with the nature, extent and quality of services provided (and expected to be provided) to the Trust and to each of the Funds under the Agreements.

(2)  The investment performance of the Funds, the Manager and the Subadvisers.  In connection with every in-person quarterly Board of Trustees meeting, Trustees receive extensive information on the performance results of each of the Funds. This includes, for example, performance information on all of the Funds for the previous quarter, and previous one, three and five-year periods, and since inception. (For Funds which have been in existence for less than five years, Trustees may receive performance information on comparable funds managed by the particular Subadviser for periods prior to the creation of a particular Fund.) Such performance information includes information on absolute total return, performance versus Subadvisers’ comparable fund(s), performance versus the appropriate benchmark(s), and performance versus peer groups. For example, in connection with the Board of Trustees meeting held October 26, 2011, the Manager reported that for the three year period ended June 30, 2011, ten Funds were in the top 40%, six were in the middle 20% and five were in the bottom 40%, and for the one year period ended June 30, 2011, nine Funds were in the top 40%, eight were in the middle 20%, and 11 were in the bottom 40%. The Manager also reported that for the five year period ended June 30, 2011, nine Funds were in the top 40%, three were in the middle 20%, and seven were in the bottom 40%. At the Board of Trustees meeting held October 26, 2011, the Trustees determined that the overall investment performance of the Funds was acceptable.

(3)  The costs of services to be provided and profits to be realized by the Manager and the Subadvisers and their affiliates from their relationship with the Funds.  The Manager has supplied information to the Board of Trustees pertaining to the level of investment advisory fees to which the Funds are subject. The Manager has agreed to temporarily “cap” Fund expenses at certain levels, and information is provided to Trustees setting forth “contractual” advisory fees and “actual” fees after taking expense caps into account. Based upon the information provided, the “actual” advisory fees payable by the Funds overall are generally comparable to the average level of fees paid by Fund peer groups. For the 29 Funds reviewed by the Board of Trustees in the fall of 2011, 24 Funds paid “actual” advisory fees in a percentage amount within the 65th percentile or lower for each Fund’s applicable category. The Trustees recognized that it is difficult to make comparisons of advisory fees because there are variations in the services that are included in the fees paid by other funds. The Board has concluded that the advisory fees to be paid to the Manager by the Funds are not unreasonable.

The Manager has also supplied information to the Board of Trustees pertaining to total Fund expenses (which includes advisory fees, the 25 basis point 12b-1 fee paid by the Funds, and other Fund expenses). As noted above, the Manager has agreed to “cap” Fund expenses at certain levels. Based upon the information provided, the overall total expense ratio ranking in 2012 for the 29 Funds was as follows: (1) 21 of the Funds had total expense rankings at or below the 50th percentile; (2) three of the Funds were between the 50th and 65th percentiles; (3) for three of the Funds with expense ranks above the 65th percentile, the Manager recommended, and the Board of Trustees approved, temporary management fee waivers effective May 1, 2012, which are expected to reduce such rankings to the 65th percentile or below; (4) for one Fund with an expense rank above the 65th percentile, the Manager expects such Fund to be below the 65th percentile in 2012 because of greater Fund assets; and (5) for one Fund with an expense rank above the 65th percentile, the Manager reported that the peer group makes for poor comparability.

The Manager has committed to providing the Funds with a high quality of service and working to reduce Fund expenses over time, particularly as the Funds grow larger. The Trustees concluded therefore that the expense ratios of the Funds were not unreasonable.

The Manager provided information concerning the profitability of the Manager’s investment advisory activities for the period from 2009 through June 30, 2011. The Trustees recognized that it is difficult to make comparisons of profitability from investment company advisory agreements because comparative information is not generally publicly available and is affected by numerous factors, including the structure of the particular adviser, the types of funds it manages, its business mix, numerous assumptions regarding allocation of expenses and the adviser’s capital structure and cost of capital. In considering profitability information, the Trustees considered the possible effect of certain fall-out benefits to the Manager and its affiliates. The Trustees focused on profitability of the Manager’s relationships with the Funds before taxes and distribution expenses. The Trustees recognized that the Manager should, in the abstract, be entitled to earn a reasonable level of profits for the services it provides to each Fund and, based on their review, concluded that they were satisfied that the Manager’s level of profitability from its relationship with the Funds was not excessive.

 

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The Manager, on behalf of the Board of Trustees, endeavored to obtain information on the profitability of each Subadviser in connection with its relationship with the Fund or Funds which it subadvises. The Manager was unable to obtain meaningful profitability information from some of the unaffiliated Subadvisers. The Manager assured the Board of Trustees that the Agreements with the Subadvisers which are not affiliated with it were negotiated on an “arm’s length” basis, so that arguably, such profitability information should be less relevant. The Trustees were also provided with certain information on profitability for Subadvisers which are affiliated with the Manager. Trustees recognized the difficulty of allocating costs to multiple advisory accounts and products of a large advisory organization. Based upon the information provided, the Trustees determined that there was no evidence that the level of such profitability attributable to subadvising the Funds was excessive.

(4) and (5) The extent to which economies of scale would be realized as the Funds grow, and whether fee levels reflect these economies of scale. The Trustees noted that most of the advisory fee schedules for the Funds do not contain breakpoints that reduce the fee rate on assets above specified levels, although certain Subadvisory Agreements have such “breakpoints.” The Trustees recognized that breakpoints may be an appropriate way for the Manager to share its economies of scale, if any, with Funds that have substantial assets. However, they also recognized that there may not be a direct relationship between any economies of scale realized by Funds and those realized by the Manager as assets increase. The Trustees do not believe there is a uniform methodology for establishing breakpoints that give effect to Fund-specific service provided by the Manager. The Trustees noted that in the fund industry as a whole, as well as among funds similar to the Funds, there is no uniformity or pattern in the fees and asset levels at which breakpoints (if any) apply. Depending on the age, size, and other characteristics of a particular fund and its manager’s cost structure, different conclusions can be drawn as to whether there are economies of scale to be realized at any particular level of assets, notwithstanding the intuitive conclusion that such economies exist, or will be realized at some level of total assets. Moreover, because different managers have different cost structures and service models, it is difficult to draw meaningful conclusions from the breakpoints that may have been adopted by other funds. The Trustees also noted that the advisory agreements for many funds do not have breakpoints at all, or if breakpoints exist, they may be at asset levels significantly greater than those of the individual Funds. The Trustees also noted that the total assets in all of the Funds as of June 30, 2011 were approximately $6.2 billion, and that no single non-money market Fund had assets in excess of $428 million.

The Trustees noted that the Manager has agreed to temporarily “cap” Fund expenses at certain levels, which has the effect of reducing expenses as would the implementation of advisory fee breakpoints. The Manager has committed to continue to consider the continuation of fee “caps” and/or advisory fee breakpoints as the Funds grow larger. The Board receives quarterly reports on the level of Fund assets. It expects to consider whether or not to approve the Agreements at a meeting to be held prior to December 31, 2012, and will at that time, or prior thereto, consider: (a) the extent to which economies of scale can be realized, and (b) whether the advisory fee should be modified to reflect such economies of scale, if any.

Having taken these factors into account, the Trustees concluded that the absence of breakpoints in certain of the Funds’ advisory fee rate schedules was acceptable under each Fund’s circumstances.

 

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Information about the Board of Trustees and Officers (Unaudited)

The Trust is managed by the Trustees in accordance with the laws of the state of Delaware governing business trusts. There are currently nine Trustees, two of whom are “interested persons” of the Trust within the meaning of that term under the 1940 Act. The Trustees and Officers of the Trust, their addresses, ages, their positions held with the Trust, their terms of office with the Trust and length of time served, their principal occupation(s) during the past five years, the number of portfolios in the Trust they oversee, and their other directorships held during the past five years are as follows:

Non-Interested Trustees(1)

 

Name, Address, and Age

  Positions
Held with
Allianz
VIP and VIP
FOF Trust
 

Term of
Office(2)/Length
of Time Served

 

Principal Occupation(s)
During Past 5 Years

  Number of
Portfolios
Overseen for
Allianz
VIP and VIP
FOF Trust
 

Other
Directorships
Held Outside the

AZL Fund Complex
During Past 5 Years

Peter R. Burnim, Age 64
5701 Golden Hills Drive Minneapolis, MN 55416
  Trustee   Since 2/07   Managing Director iQ Venture Partners, Inc., 2005 to present; EVP Northstar Companies, 2002 to 2005; Senior Officer Citibank and Citicorp for over 25 years   42   Argus Group Holdings; Sterling Centrecorp Inc.; Highland Financial Holdings; and Bank of Bermuda NY
Peggy L. Ettestad, Age 54
5701 Golden Hills Drive Minneapolis, MN 55416
  Trustee   Since 2/07   Managing Director, Red Canoe Management Consulting LLC, 2008 to present; Senior Managing Director, Residential Capital LLC, 2003 to 2008; Chief Operations Officer, Transamerica Reinsurance 2002 to 2003   42   Luther College
Roger Gelfenbien, Age 68
5701 Golden Hills Drive Minneapolis, MN 55416
  Trustee   Since 10/99   Retired; Partner of Accenture 1983 to 1999   42   Virtus Funds
(8 Funds)
Claire R. Leonardi, Age 56
5701 Golden Hills Drive Minneapolis, MN 55416
  Trustee   Since 2/04   Chief Executive Officer, Connecticut Innovations, 2012 to present; General Partner of Fairview Capital, L.P., 1994 to present   42   The Natural History Museum of the Adirondacks
Dickson W. Lewis, Age 63
5701 Golden Hills Drive Minneapolis, MN 55416
  Trustee   Since 2/04   Vice President/General Manager, Yearbooks & Canada-Lifetouch National School Studios, 2006 to present; Vice President/General Manager of Jostens, Inc., 2002 to 2006; Senior Vice President of Fortis Group, 1997 to 2002; Consultant to Hartford Insurance Co., 2001   42   None
Peter W. McClean, Age 67
5701 Golden Hills Drive Minneapolis, MN 55416
  Trustee   Since 2/04   Retired; President and CEO of Measurisk, LLC, 2001 to 2003; Chief Risk Management Officer at Bank Of Bermuda Ltd., 1996 to 2001   42   PNMAC Opportunity Fund; Northeast Bank; and FHI
Arthur C. Reeds III, Age 67
5701 Golden Hills Drive Minneapolis, MN 55416
  Trustee   Since 10/99   Retired; Senior Investment Officer, Hartford Foundation for Public Giving, 2000 to 2003; Chairman, Chief Executive and President of Conning Corp., 1999 to 2000; Investment Consultant 1997 to 1999   42   Connecticut Water Service, Inc.

 

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Interested Trustees(3)

 

Name, Address, and Age

  Positions
Held with
Allianz
VIP and VIP
FOF Trust
 

Term of
Office(2)/Length
of Time Served

 

Principal Occupation(s)
During Past 5 Years

  Number of
Portfolios
Overseen for
Allianz
VIP and VIP
FOF Trust
 

Other
Directorships
Held Outside the

Fund Complex
During Past 5 Years

Robert DeChellis, Age 44
5701 Golden Hills Drive Minneapolis, MN 55416
  Trustee   Since 3/08   President and CEO, Allianz Life Financial Services, LLC, 2007 to present; Senior Vice President of Marketing and Product Innovation, 2006 to 2007; Executive Vice President, Travelers Life 2004 to 2005; Executive Vice President, Jackson National Life Distributors, Inc. 2002 to 2004.   42   None
Brian Muench, Age 41
5701 Golden Hills Drive Minneapolis, MN 55416
  Trustee   Since 6/11   President, Allianz Investment
Management LLC from November 2010 to present; Vice President, Vice President, Advisory Management, Allianz Investment Management LLC from December 2005 to November 2010; Assistant Vice President, Investments, Allianz Life from February 2002 to November 2005.
  42   None

Officers

 

Name, Address, and Age

  

Positions
Held with
Allianz
VIP and VIP
FOF Trust

   Term of
Office(2)/Length
of Time Served
  

Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years

Brian Muench, Age 41
5701 Golden Hills Drive Minneapolis, MN 55416
   President    Since 11/10    President, Allianz Investment Management LLC from November 2010 to present; Vice President, Allianz Life from April 2011, to present; Vice President, Advisory Management, Allianz Investment Management LLC from December 2005 to November 2010; Assistant Vice President, Investments, Allianz Life from February 2002 to November 2005.
Michael Radmer, Age 66
Dorsey & Whitney LLP,
Suite 1500
50 South Sixth Street Minneapolis, MN 55402-1498
   Secretary    Since 2/04    Partner, Dorsey and Whitney LLP since 1976.
Ty Edwards, Age 45
Citi Fund Services Ohio, Inc. 3435 Stelzer Road Columbus, OH 43219
   Treasurer, Principal Accounting Officer and Principal Financial Officer    Since 4/10    Senior Vice President, Financial Administration, Citi Fund Services Ohio, Inc., December 2009 to present; Director, Product Management, Columbia Management, April 2007 to April 2009; Deputy Treasurer, Columbia Funds and Director, Fund Administration, Columbia Management, January 2006 to April 2007; Vice President, Fund Administration, Columbia Management, July 2002 to December 2005.
Stephen G. Simon, Age 43
5701 Golden Hills Drive Minneapolis, MN 55416
   Chief Compliance Officer(4) and Anti Money Laundering Compliance Officer    Since 11/06    Chief Compliance Officer, Allianz Investment Management LLC, July 2004 to present; President, Simon Compliance Consulting Ltd, May 2004 to July 2004; Compliance Counsel, Advantus Capital Management, Inc., January 2002 to May 2004.

 

  (1) Member of the Audit Committee.

 

  (2) Indefinite.

 

  (3) Is an “interested person”, as defined by the 1940 Act, due to employment by Allianz.

 

  (4) The Manager and the Trust are parties to a Chief Compliance Officer Agreement under which the Manager is compensated by the Trust for providing an employee of the Manager or one of its affiliates to act as the Trust’s Chief Compliance Officer. The Chief Compliance Officer and Anti Money Laundering Compliance Officer is not considered a corporate officer or executive employee of the Trust.

 

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The Allianz VIP Funds are distributed by Allianz Life Financial Services, LLC.

  

These Funds are not FDIC Insured.

     ANNRPT1211 2/12   


AZL® NFJ International Value Fund

Annual Report

December 31, 2011

 

LOGO


Table of Contents

Management Discussion and Analysis

Page 1

Expense Examples and Portfolio Composition

Page 3

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

Page 4

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

Page 6

Statement of Operations

Page 6

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

Page 7

Financial Highlights

Page 8

Notes to the Financial Statements

Page 9

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

Page 17

Other Federal Income Tax Information

Page 18

Other Information

Page 19

Approval of Investment Advisory and Subadvisory Agreements

Page 20

Information about the Board of Trustees and Officers

Page 24

This report is submitted for the general information of the shareholder of the Fund. The report is not authorized for distribution to prospective investors in the Fund unless preceded or accompanied by an effective prospectus, which contains details concerning the sales charges and other pertinent information.


AZL® NFJ International Value Fund Review (unaudited)

 

Allianz Investment Management LLC serves as the Manager for the AZL® NFJ International Value Fund and NFJ Investment Group LLC serves as Subadviser to the Fund.

What factors affected the Fund’s performance during the year ended December 31, 2011?

For the year ended December 31, 2011 the AZL® NFJ International Value Fund returned –10.92%. That compared to a –11.73% total return for its benchmark the MSCI EAFE Index1.

Global markets suffered during the year. Investor concerns over the size and scope of the European sovereign debt crisis contributed to that weak performance, as did global events such as the March earthquake and tsunami in Japan and the “Arab spring”2 that played out in several Middle East countries. As a result, investors sought out relatively safe areas of the market, including fixed-income securities and high-quality dividend-paying stocks. International stocks—both in developed and developing markets—did not perform well on an absolute basis during the year.

The Fund’s performance, relative to its benchmark benefited from individual stock selection in the financial sector. Despite poor performance by the sector as a whole, investors rewarded firms that exhibited financial strength in a sector buffeted by headwinds. The Fund also benefited from an underweight position relative to its benchmark in the financial sector. An overweight position in the telecom sector also helped the Fund’s relative returns, as that sector performed well during the period. However, those gains were somewhat offset by poor selection among individual telecom stocks.*

In the face of the volatility and uncertainty in Europe during the year, individual stock selection in the U.K., Europe and emerging markets helped enhance the Fund’s relative returns. The Funds’ overweight positions in the U.K. and in emerging markets were a boost to performance, relative to its benchmark.*

Stock selection in the utilities sector boosted the Fund’s return. One particular holding—a Brazilian utility—benefited from an improving economy in that country and was a significant contributor to the Fund’s outperformance. In addition, materials stocks helped the Fund’s relative performance, thanks in large part to outsized gains in the price of gold and continued demand for paper products.*

Individual holdings in Japan detracted from relative performance, though the Fund’s underweight position in that country helped performance, relative to the benchmark. Currency exposure negatively impacted the portfolio, as exchange rates ebbed and flowed along with the volatility and weakness in global markets.*

Past performance does not guarantee future results.

 

* The Fund’s portfolio composition is subject to change. There is no guarantee that any sectors mentioned will continue to perform well or that securities in such sectors will be held by the Fund in the future. The information contained in this commentary is for informational purposes only and should not be construed as a recommendation to purchase or sell securities in the sector mentioned. The Fund’s holdings and weightings are as of December 31, 2011.
1 

The Morgan Stanley Capital International, Europe, Australasia and Far East (“MSCI EAFE”) Index is a free float-adjusted market capitalization-weighted index that is designed to measure the equity market performance of developed markets, excluding the U.S. & Canada. Investors cannot invest directly in an index.

2 

Arab spring is a revolutionary wave of demonstrations and protests occurring in Arab countries.

 

 

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AZL® NFJ International Value Fund Review (unaudited)

 

Fund Objective

The Fund’s investment objective is long-term growth of capital and income. This objective may be changed by the Trustees of the Fund without shareholder approval. The Fund seeks to achieve its objective by investing at least 65% of its net assets, plus any borrowings for investment purposes, in equity securities of non-U.S. companies with market capitalizations greater than $1 billion.

Investment Concerns

Equity securities (stocks) are more volatile and carry more risk than other forms of investments, including investments in high-grade fixed income securities. The net asset value per share of this Fund will fluctuate as the value of the securities in the portfolio changes.

International investing may involve risk of capital loss from unfavorable fluctuations in currency values, from differences in generally accepted accounting principles or from economic or political instability in other nations.

Value-based investments are subject to the risk that the broad market may not recognize their intrinsic value.

Emerging market investing may be subject to additional economic, political, liquidity, and currency risks not associated with more developed countries.

For a complete description of these and other risks associated with investing in a mutual Fund, please refer to the Fund’s prospectus.

Growth of a $10,000 Investment

 

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The chart above represents a comparison of a hypothetical investment in the Fund versus a similar investment in the Fund’s benchmark, and represents the reinvestment of dividends and capital gains in the Fund.

Average Annual Total Returns as of December 31, 2011

 

     1
Year
    Since
Inception
(5/1/09)
 

AZL® NFJ International Value Fund

     –10.92     11.54

MSCI EAFE Index (gross of withholding taxes)

     –11.73     10.33

MSCI EAFE Index (net of withholding taxes)

     –12.14     9.85

Past performance does not guarantee future results. The performance data quoted represents past performance and current returns may be lower or higher. The investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed may be worth more or less than the original cost. To obtain performance information current to the most recent month end, please visit www.Allianzlife.com.

Expense Ratio

 

     Gross  

AZL® NFJ International Value Fund

     1.22

The above expense ratios are based on the current Fund prospectus dated May 1, 2011. The Manager and the Fund have entered into a written contract limiting operating expenses, excluding certain expenses (such as interest expense), to 1.45% through April 30, 2013. Additional information pertaining to the December 31, 2011 expense ratios can be found in the financial highlights.

The total return of the Fund does not reflect the effect of any insurance charges, the annual maintenance fee or the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares. Such charges, fees and tax payments would reduce the performance quoted.

The Fund’s performance is measured against the Morgan Stanley Capital International Europe, Australasia and Far East (“MSCI EAFE”) Index, which is an unmanaged free float-adjusted market capitalization-weighted index that is designed to measure the equity market performance of developed markets, excluding the U.S. & Canada. The Index noted as “gross of withholding taxes” do not reflect the deduction of fees associated with a mutual fund, such as investment management and fund accounting fees. The Index noted as “net of withholding taxes” reflect the reinvestment of dividends after the deduction of withholding taxes, using (for international indices) a tax rate applicable to non-resident institutional investors who do not benefit from double taxation treaties. The Fund’s performance reflects the deduction of fees for services provided to the Fund. Investors cannot invest directly in an index.

 

 

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AZL NFJ International Value Fund

Expense Examples

(Unaudited)

 

As a shareholder of the AZL NFJ International Value Fund (the “Fund”), you incur ongoing costs, including management fees, distribution fees, and other Fund expenses. These examples are 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. Please note that the expenses shown in the tables are meant to highlight your ongoing cost only. Therefore, the examples are useful in comparing ongoing cost only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher. Please note that the expenses that apply to subaccounts of the insurance contracts were included, your costs would have been higher.

These examples are based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the periods presented below.

The Actual Expense table below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the

information below, 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 table under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you

paid on your account during this period.

 

     Beginning
Account Value
7/1/11
     Ending
Account Value
12/31/11
     Expense Paid
During Period*
7/1/11 - 12/31/11
     Annualized
Expense Ratio
During Period**
7/1/11 - 12/31/11
 

AZL NFJ International Value Fund

   $ 1,000.00       $ 860.80       $ 5.96         1.27

The Hypothetical Expense table below provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year 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 this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of other funds.

 

     Beginning
Account Value
7/1/11
     Ending
Account Value
12/31/11
     Expense Paid
During Period*
7/1/11 - 12/31/11
     Annualized
Expense Ratio
During Period**
7/1/11 - 12/31/11
 

AZL NFJ International Value Fund

   $ 1,000.00       $ 1,018.80       $ 6.46         1.27

 

  * Expenses are equal to the average account value times the Fund’s annualized expense ratio multiplied by the number of days in the most recent fiscal half-year divided by the number of days in the fiscal year.
  ** Excludes expense paid indirectly.

Portfolio Composition

(Unaudited)

 

Investments

  Percent of
net assets+
 

Financials

    19.0

Energy

    13.4   

Securities Held as Collateral for Securities on Loan

    12.6   

Materials

    11.8   

Consumer Staples

    9.6   

Industrials

    8.7   

Telecommunication Services

    8.2   

Utilities

    7.1   

Information Technology

    6.7   

Health Care

    6.2   

Consumer Discretionary

    5.1   

Unaffiliated Investment Company

    4.0   
 

 

 

 

Total

    112.4
 

 

 

 

 

  + Investments are shown as a percentage of net assets, not total investments. As such the total may not equal 100%. For more information about the investments, please see the Schedule of Portfolio Investments.

 

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ALLIANZ VARIABLE INSURANCE PRODUCTS TRUST

AZL NFJ International Value Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

December 31, 2011

 

Shares           Fair
Value
 
     
     

 

Common Stocks (95.8%):

  

 

Aerospace & Defense (1.7%):

  

  90,750      

BAE Systems plc, Sponsored ADR^

   $ 1,602,645   
     

 

 

 

 

Airlines (1.7%):

  

  923,000      

Cathay Pacific Airways, Ltd.

     1,585,406   
     

 

 

 

 

Automobiles (2.2%):

  

  135,500      

Fuji Heavy Industries, Ltd., ADR

     1,631,420   
  24,600      

PSA Peugeot Citroen SA^

     383,557   
     

 

 

 
     2,014,977   
     

 

 

 

 

Beverages (3.2%):

  

  24,900      

Diageo plc, Sponsored ADR^

     2,176,758   
  17,100      

Heineken NV

     789,335   
     

 

 

 
     2,966,093   
     

 

 

 

 

Building Products (0.9%):

  

  96,500      

Asahi Glass Co., Ltd., ADR

     797,090   
     

 

 

 

 

Capital Markets (1.4%):

  

  55,100      

Credit Suisse Group AG, Registered Shares

     1,293,281   
     

 

 

 

 

Chemicals (3.4%):

  

  23,800      

Agrium, Inc.^

     1,597,218   
  43,500      

Nitto Denko Corp., ADR

     1,545,555   
     

 

 

 
     3,142,773   
     

 

 

 

 

Commercial Banks (10.6%):

  

  82,400      

Australia & New Zealand Banking Group, Ltd., Sponsored ADR^

     1,715,568   
  95,200      

Banco Bradesco SA, ADR^

     1,587,936   
  48,400      

Barclays plc, Sponsored ADR^

     531,916   
  1,317,000      

Mizuho Financial Group, Inc.

     1,777,777   
  24,500      

Toronto-Dominion Bank (The)^

     1,832,845   
  65,400      

United Overseas Bank, Ltd., Sponsored ADR

     1,540,824   
  33,775      

Woori Finance Holdings Co., Ltd., ADR

     824,786   
     

 

 

 
     9,811,652   
     

 

 

 

 

Diversified Telecommunication Services (5.3%):

  

  152,900      

France Telecom SA, Sponsored ADR^

     2,394,414   
  144,500      

Tele Norte Leste Participacoes SA, Sponsored ADR^

     1,374,195   
  67,400      

Telstra Corp., Ltd., Sponsored ADR

     1,149,170   
     

 

 

 
     4,917,779   
     

 

 

 

 

Electric Utilities (2.8%):

  

  123,600      

CIA Paranaense de Energia, Sponsored ADR

     2,593,128   
     

 

 

 

 

Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components (2.3%):

  

  399,800      

Hitachi, Ltd.

     2,096,123   
     

 

 

 

 

Energy Equipment & Services (1.2%):

  

  32,500      

Seadrill, Ltd.

     1,085,003   
     

 

 

 

 

Food & Staples Retailing (1.7%):

  

  27,700      

Delhaize Group, Sponsored ADR

     1,558,402   
     

 

 

 
Shares           Fair
Value
 
     
     

 

Common Stocks, continued

  

 

Food Products (2.3%):

  

  62,100      

Unilever plc, Sponsored ADR

   $ 2,081,592   
     

 

 

 

 

Industrial Conglomerates (0.7%):

  

  46,200      

Koc Holding AS, ADR

     687,456   
     

 

 

 

 

Insurance (6.9%):

  

  59,100      

Axis Capital Holdings, Ltd.

     1,888,836   
  67,600      

Manulife Financial Corp.

     717,912   
  15,400      

RenaissanceRe Holdings, Ltd.

     1,145,298   
  115,900      

Zurich Financial Services AG, Sponsored ADR^

     2,628,612   
     

 

 

 
     6,380,658   
     

 

 

 

 

IT Services (0.9%):

  

  25,600      

Cap Gemini SA

     796,195   
     

 

 

 

 

Machinery (1.6%):

  

  88,500      

Tata Motors, Ltd., Sponsored ADR^

     1,495,650   
     

 

 

 

 

Media (2.1%):

  

  169,700      

Reed Elsevier NV

     1,973,491   
     

 

 

 

 

Metals & Mining (6.4%):

  

  18,800      

POSCO, Sponsored ADR

     1,543,480   
  33,200      

Rio Tinto plc, Sponsored ADR

     1,624,144   
  31,300      

Vale SA, Sponsored ADR

     671,385   
  137,500      

Yamana Gold, Inc.

     2,019,875   
     

 

 

 
     5,858,884   
     

 

 

 

 

Multiline Retail (0.8%):

  

  75,250      

Marks & Spencer Group plc, Sponsored ADR

     716,380   
     

 

 

 

 

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels (12.2%):

  

  987,950      

China Petroleum & Chemical Corp. (Sinopec), H Shares

     1,038,108   
  48,500      

Nexen, Inc.

     771,635   
  31,700      

Petroleo Brasileiro SA, ADR

     787,745   
  41,400      

Royal Dutch Shell plc, ADR

     3,025,926   
  61,700      

Sasol, Ltd., Sponsored ADR

     2,924,580   
  77,700      

Statoil ASA, Sponsored ADR^

     1,989,897   
  34,700      

Yanzhou Coal Mining Co., Ltd., Sponsored ADR^

     735,987   
     

 

 

 
     11,273,878   
     

 

 

 

 

Paper & Forest Products (2.1%):

  

  129,600      

Svenska Cellulosa AB, Sponsored ADR

     1,903,824   
     

 

 

 

 

Pharmaceuticals (6.2%):

  

  62,600      

AstraZeneca plc, Sponsored ADR^

     2,897,754   
  26,900      

Sanofi-Aventis

     1,968,066   
  20,000      

Teva Pharmaceutical Industries, Ltd., Sponsored ADR

     807,200   
     

 

 

 
     5,673,020   
     

 

 

 

 

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment (2.5%):

  

  28,500      

ASML Holding NV

     1,194,268   
  85,700      

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd., Sponsored ADR

     1,106,387   
     

 

 

 
     2,300,655   
     

 

 

 
 

 

continued

 

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AZL NFJ International Value Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments, continued

December 31, 2011

 

Shares               
Fair
Value
 
     

 

Common Stocks, continued

  

 

Software (1.1%):

  

  55,400      

Sage Group plc (The), ADR

   $ 1,007,172   
     

 

 

 

 

Tobacco (2.4%):

  

  58,900      

Imperial Tobacco Group plc

     2,225,980   
     

 

 

 

 

Trading Companies & Distributors (2.0%):

  

  6,100      

Mitsui & Co., Ltd., Sponsored ADR

     1,887,950   
     

 

 

 

 

Water Utilities (4.3%):

  

  71,200      

Companhia de Saneamento Basico do Estado de Sao Paulo, Sponsored ADR*

     3,962,280   
     

 

 

 

 

Wireless Telecommunication Services (2.9%):

  

  170      

KDDI Corp.

     1,094,648   
  113,300      

SK Telecom Co., Ltd., ADR

     1,542,013   
     

 

 

 
     2,636,661   
     

 

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks (Cost $91,570,025)

     88,326,078   
     

 

 

 
Shares or
Principal
Amount
          Fair
Value
 
     

 
 

Securities Held as Collateral for Securities on
Loan (12.6%):

  
  

$ 11,602,391      

Allianz Variable Insurance Products Securities Lending Collateral Trust(a)

   $ 11,602,391   
     

 

 

 

 
 
 

Total Securities Held as Collateral for Securities
on Loan
(Cost $11,602,391)

     11,602,391   
     

 

 

 

 

Unaffiliated Investment Company (4.0%):

  

  3,731,277      

Dreyfus Treasury Prime Cash Management, 0.00%(b)

     3,731,277   
     

 

 

 

 
 

Total Unaffiliated Investment Company
(Cost $3,731,277)

     3,731,277   
     

 

 

 

 
 

Total Investment Securities
(Cost $106,903,693)(c) — 112.4%

     103,659,746   

 

Net other assets (liabilities) — (12.4)%

     (11,468,465
     

 

 

 

 

Net Assets — 100.0%

   $ 92,191,281   
     

 

 

 
 

 

Percentages indicated are based on net assets as of December 31, 2011.

ADR—American Depositary Receipt

 

* Non-income producing security

 

^ This security or a partial position of the security was on loan as of December 31, 2011. The total value of securities on loan as of December 31, 2011 was $11,317,215.

 

(a) Purchased with cash collateral held from securities lending. The value of the collateral could include collateral held for securities that were sold on or before December 31, 2011.

 

(b) The rate represents the effective yield at December 31, 2011.

 

(c) See Federal Tax Information listed in the Notes to the Financial Statements.

The following represents the concentrations by country of risk (based on the domicile of the security issuer) relative to the total fair value of investment securities as of December 31, 2011:

 

Country

  Percentage  

Australia

    2.8

Belgium

    1.5   

Bermuda

    4.0   

Brazil

    10.6   

Canada

    6.7   

China

    1.0   

France

    5.3   

Hong Kong

    1.5   

India

    1.4   

Israel

    0.8   

Japan

    10.4   

Netherlands

    3.8   

Norway

    1.9   

Republic of Korea (South)

    3.8   

Singapore

    1.5   

South Africa

    2.8   

Sweden

    1.8   

Switzerland

    3.8   

Taiwan

    1.1   

Turkey

    0.7   

United Kingdom

    17.3   

United States

    15.5   
 

 

 

 
    100.0
 

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

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AZL NFJ International Value Fund

 

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

December 31, 2011

 

Assets:

  

Investment securities, at cost

   $ 106,903,693   
  

 

 

 

Investment securities, at value*

   $ 103,659,746   

Cash

     4,004   

Interest and dividends receivable

     97,508   

Foreign currency, at value (cost $89,094)

     89,436   

Receivable for capital shares issued

     4,666   

Receivable for expenses paid indirectly

     120   

Reclaims receivable

     67,173   

Prepaid expenses

     627   
  

 

 

 

Total Assets

     103,923,280   
  

 

 

 

Liabilities:

  

Payable for capital shares redeemed

     23,615   

Payable for collateral received on loaned securities

     11,602,391   

Manager fees payable

     69,946   

Administration fees payable

     4,549   

Distribution fees payable

     19,429   

Custodian fees payable

     2,105   

Administrative and compliance services fees payable

     946   

Trustee fees payable

     51   

Other accrued liabilities

     8,967   
  

 

 

 

Total Liabilities

     11,731,999   
  

 

 

 

Net Assets

   $ 92,191,281   
  

 

 

 

Net Assets Consist of:

  

Capital

   $ 72,877,138   

Accumulated net investment income/(loss)

     2,924,226   

Accumulated net realized gains/(losses) from investment transactions

     19,633,538   

Net unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on investments

     (3,243,621
  

 

 

 

Net Assets

   $ 92,191,281   
  

 

 

 

Shares of beneficial interest (unlimited number of shares authorized, no par value)

     7,595,981   

Net Asset Value (offering and redemption price per share)

   $ 12.14   
  

 

 

 

 

 

* Includes securities on loan of $11,317,215.

Statement of Operations

For the Year Ended December 31, 2011

 

Investment Income:

  

Dividends

   $ 4,354,824   

Income from securities lending

     98,863   

Foreign withholding tax

     (24,929
  

 

 

 

Total Investment Income

     4,428,758   
  

 

 

 

Expenses:

  

Manager fees

     1,101,667   

Administration fees

     60,227   

Distribution fees

     306,018   

Custodian fees

     14,702   

Administrative and compliance services fees

     5,659   

Trustee fees

     9,434   

Professional fees

     9,627   

Shareholder reports

     2,907   

Other expenses

     5,354   
  

 

 

 

Total expenses before reductions

     1,515,595   

Less expenses voluntarily waived/reimbursed by the Manager

     (57,435

Less expenses paid indirectly

     (28,327
  

 

 

 

Net expenses

     1,429,833   
  

 

 

 

Net Investment Income/(Loss)

     2,998,925   
  

 

 

 

Realized and Unrealized Gains/(Losses) on Investments:

  

Net realized gains/(losses) on securities and foreign currency transactions

     20,782,961   

Net realized gains/(losses) on forward currency contracts

     (98,297

Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments

     (29,460,333
  

 

 

 

Net Realized/Unrealized Gains/(Losses) on Investments

     (8,775,669
  

 

 

 

Change in Net Assets Resulting From Operations

   $ (5,776,744
  

 

 

 
 

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

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Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

     AZL NFJ
International Value Fund
 
     For the
Year Ended
December 31,
2011
    For the
Year Ended
December 31,
2010
 

Change in Net Assets:

    

Operations:

    

Net investment income/(loss)

   $ 2,998,925      $ 2,476,065   

Net realized gains/(losses) on investment transactions

     20,684,664        2,658,222   

Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments

     (29,460,333     9,202,936   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from operations

     (5,776,744     14,337,223   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Dividends to Shareholders:

    

From net investment income

     (2,475,944     (927,757

From net realized gains on investments

     (3,784,157     (2,756,613
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from dividends to shareholders

     (6,260,101     (3,684,370
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Capital Transactions:

    

Proceeds from shares issued

     20,169,615        88,419,038   

Proceeds from dividends reinvested

     6,260,101        3,684,370   

Value of shares redeemed

     (89,376,307     (13,889,193
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from capital transactions

     (62,946,591     78,214,215   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in net assets

     (74,983,436     88,867,068   

Net Assets:

    

Beginning of period

     167,174,717        78,307,649   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of period

   $ 92,191,281      $ 167,174,717   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Accumulated net investment income/(loss)

   $ 2,924,226      $ 2,475,944   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Share Transactions:

    

Shares issued

     1,414,947        6,469,520   

Dividends reinvested

     518,220        274,953   

Shares redeemed

     (5,748,943     (1,047,201
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in shares

     (3,815,776     5,697,272   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

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Financial Highlights

(Selected data for a share of beneficial interest outstanding throughout the periods indicated)

 

     Year Ended
December 31,
    May 1, 2009
to

December  31,
2009(a)
 
     2011     2010    

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period

   $ 14.65      $ 13.70      $ 10.00   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Investment Activities:

      

Net Investment Income/(Loss)

     0.53        0.15        0.16   

Net Realized and Unrealized Gains/(Losses) on Investments

     (2.13     1.15        3.54   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from Investment Activities

     (1.60     1.30        3.70   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Dividends to Shareholders From:

      

Net Investment Income

     (0.36     (0.09       

Net Realized Gains

     (0.55     (0.26       
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Dividends

     (0.91     (0.35       
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Asset Value, End of Period

   $ 12.14      $ 14.65      $ 13.70   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Return(b)

     (10.92 )%      9.67     37.00 %(c) 

Ratios to Average Net Assets/Supplemental Data:

      

Net Assets, End of Period ($000’s)

   $ 92,191      $ 167,175      $ 78,308   

Net Investment Income/(Loss)(d)

     2.45     2.01     2.01

Expenses Before Reductions(d)(e)

     1.24     1.21     1.33

Expenses Net of Reductions(d)

     1.17     1.10     1.20

Expenses Net of Reductions, Excluding Expenses Paid Indirectly(d)(f)

     1.19     1.11     1.23

Portfolio Turnover Rate

     43     29     25 %(c) 

 

 

(a) Period from commencement of operations.

 

(b) The returns include reinvested dividends and fund level expenses, but exclude insurance contract charges. If these charges were included, the returns would have been lower.

 

(c) Not annualized.

 

(d) Annualized for periods less than one year.

 

(e) Excludes fee reductions. If such fee reductions had not occurred, the ratios would have been as indicated.

 

(f) Expenses net of reductions excludes expenses paid indirectly, pursuant to a “commission recapture” program, under which brokers remit a portion of the brokerage commission which is used to pay certain Fund expenses. See note 2 in the Notes to the Financial Statements.

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

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AZL NFJ International Value Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements

December 31, 2011

 

1. Organization

The Allianz Variable Insurance Products Trust (the “Trust”) was organized as a Delaware statutory trust on July 13, 1999. The Trust is a diversified open-end management investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”). These Notes to the Financial Statements are for the AZL NFJ International Value Fund (the “Fund”). The Trust consists of 29 separate investment portfolios (collectively, the “Funds”), each of which is a series of the Trust, as follows:

 

   

AZL Allianz AGIC Opportunity Fund

   

AZL BlackRock Capital Appreciation Fund

   

AZL Columbia Mid Cap Value Fund

   

AZL Columbia Small Cap Value Fund

   

AZL Davis New York Venture Fund (formerly AZL Davis NY Venture Fund)

   

AZL Dreyfus Equity Growth Fund

   

AZL Eaton Vance Large Cap Value Fund

   

AZL Enhanced Bond Index Fund

   

AZL Franklin Small Cap Value Fund

   

AZL Franklin Templeton Founding Strategy Plus Fund

   

AZL Gateway Fund

   

AZL International Index Fund

   

AZL Invesco Equity and Income Fund (formerly AZL Van Kampen Equity and Income Fund)

   

AZL Invesco Growth and Income Fund (formerly AZL Van Kampen Growth and Income Fund)

   

AZL Invesco International Equity Fund

   

AZL JPMorgan International Opportunities Fund (formerly AZL Morgan Stanley International Equity Fund)

   

AZL JPMorgan U.S. Equity Fund

   

AZL MFS Investors Trust Fund

   

AZL Mid Cap Index Fund

   

AZL Money Market Fund

   

AZL Morgan Stanley Global Real Estate Fund

   

AZL Morgan Stanley Mid Cap Growth Fund

   

AZL NFJ International Value Fund

   

AZL Russell 1000 Growth Index Fund

   

AZL Russell 1000 Value Index Fund

   

AZL S&P 500 Index Fund

   

AZL Schroder Emerging Markets Equity Fund

   

AZL Small Cap Stock Index Fund

   

AZL Turner Quantitative Small Cap Growth Fund

 

 

The Trust is authorized to issue an unlimited number of shares of the Fund without par value. Shares of the Fund are available through the variable annuity contracts and variable life insurance policies offered through the separate accounts of participating insurance companies.

Under the Trust’s organizational documents, its officers and trustees are indemnified against certain liabilities arising out of the performance of their duties to the Fund. In addition, in the normal course of business, the Fund may enter into contracts with its vendors and others that provide for general indemnifications. The Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown, as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Fund. However, based on experience, the Fund expects the risk of loss to be remote.

 

2. Significant Accounting Policies

The following is a summary of significant accounting policies followed by the Fund in the preparation of its financial statements. The policies conform with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”). The preparation of financial statements requires management to make certain 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 increases and decreases in net assets from operations during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Management has evaluated events and transactions subsequent to period end through the date the financial statements were issued, for purposes of recognition or disclosure in these financial statements and there are no subsequent events to report.

Security Valuation

The Fund records its investments at fair value. Fair value is defined as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between willing market participants at the measurement date. The valuation techniques used to determine fair value are further described in Note 4 below.

 

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Notes to the Financial Statements, continued

December 31, 2011

 

Investment Transactions and Investment Income

Investment transactions are recorded not later than on the business day after trade date. However, for financial reporting purposes, investment transactions are accounted for on trade date. Net realized gains and losses on investments sold and on foreign currency transactions are recorded on the basis of identified cost. Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis and includes, where applicable, the amortization of premiums or accretion of discounts. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date except in the case of foreign securities, in which case dividends are recorded as soon as such information becomes available.

Real Estate Investment Trusts

The Fund may own shares of real estate investment trusts (“REITs”) which report information on the source of their distributions annually. Certain distributions received from REITs during the year, which are known to be a return of capital, are recorded as a reduction to the cost of the individual REIT.

Foreign Currency Translation

The accounting records of the Fund are maintained in U.S. dollars. Foreign currency amounts are translated into U.S. dollars at the current rate of exchange to determine the fair value of investments, assets and liabilities. Purchases and sales of securities, and income and expenses are translated at the prevailing rate of exchange on the respective dates of such transactions. The Fund does not isolate that portion of the results of operations resulting from changes in foreign exchange rates on investments from fluctuations arising from changes in market prices of securities held. Such fluctuations are included in the net realized and unrealized gain or loss on investments and foreign currencies.

Income received by the Fund from sources within foreign countries may be subject to withholding and other income or similar taxes imposed by such countries. The Funds accrue such taxes, as applicable, based on their current interpretation of tax rules in the foreign markets in which they invest.

Risks Associated with Foreign Securities and Currencies

Investments in securities of foreign issuers carry certain risks not ordinarily associated with investments in securities of domestic issuers. Such risks include future political and economic developments, and the possible imposition of exchange controls or other foreign governmental laws and restrictions. In addition, with respect to certain countries, there is the possibility of expropriation of assets, confiscatory taxation, political or social instability or diplomatic developments which could adversely affect investments in those securities.

Dividends to Shareholders

Dividends to shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date. The Fund distributes its dividends from net investment income and net realized capital gains, if any, on an annual basis. The amount of dividends from net investment income and from net realized gains are determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations, which may differ from GAAP. These “book/tax” differences are either temporary or permanent in nature. To the extent these differences are permanent in nature (e.g., return of capital, net operating loss, reclassification of certain market discounts, gain/loss, paydowns, and distributions), such amounts are reclassified within the composition of net assets based on their federal tax-basis treatment; temporary differences (e.g., wash sales and post October losses) do not require reclassification. Dividends to shareholders that exceed net investment income and net realized gains for tax purposes are reported as distributions of capital.

Expense Allocation

Expenses directly attributable to the Fund are charged directly to the Fund, while expenses attributable to more than one Fund are allocated among the respective Funds based upon relative net assets or some other reasonable method. Expenses which are attributable to more than one Trust are allocated across the Allianz Variable Insurance Products and Allianz Variable Insurance Products Fund of Funds Trusts based upon relative net assets or another reasonable basis. Allianz Investment Management LLC (the “Manager”), serves as the investment manager for the Trust and the Allianz Variable Insurance Products Fund of Funds Trust.

 

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AZL NFJ International Value Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements, continued

December 31, 2011

 

Securities Lending

To generate additional income, the Fund may lend up to 33 1/3% of its assets pursuant to agreements requiring that the loan be continuously secured by any combination of cash, U.S. government or U.S. government agency securities, equal initially to at least 102% of the fair value plus accrued interest on the securities loaned (105% for foreign securities) and is marked to market daily to provide a level of collateral at least equal to the fair value of securities loaned. The Fund bears all of the gains and losses on such investments. The Fund receives payments from borrowers equivalent to the dividends and interest that would have been earned on securities lent while simultaneously seeking to earn income on the investment of cash collateral received. In extremely low interest rate environments, the broker rebate fee may exceed the interest earned or the cash collateral which would result in a loss to the Fund. The investment of cash collateral deposited by the borrower is subject to inherent market risks such as interest rate risk, credit risk, liquidity risk, and other risks that are present in the market, and as such, the value of these investments may not be sufficient, when liquidated, to repay the borrower when the loaned security is returned. There may be risks of delay in recovery of the securities or even loss of rights in the collateral should the borrower of the securities fail financially. However, loans will be made only to borrowers, such as broker-dealers, banks or institutional borrowers of securities, deemed by the Allianz Investment Management LLC (the “Manager”) to be of good standing and credit worthy and when in its judgment, the consideration which can be earned currently from such securities loans justifies the attendant risks. Loans are subject to termination by the Trust or the borrower at any time, and are, therefore, not considered to be illiquid investments. Securities on loan at December 31, 2011 are presented on the Fund’s Schedule of Portfolio Investments (“Schedule”). The average outstanding amount of securities on loan was $14.8 million for the year ended December 31, 2011.

Cash collateral received in connection with securities lending is invested in the Allianz Variable Insurance Products Securities Lending Collateral Trust (the “Securities Lending Collateral Trust”) managed by The Dreyfus Corporation, an affiliate of the Custodian and Securities Lending Agent. The Securities Lending Collateral Trust invests in short-term investments that have a remaining maturity of 397 days or less as calculated in accordance with Rule 2a-7 under the 1940 Act. The Fund paid securities lending fees of $7,688 during the year ended December 31, 2011. These fees have been netted against Income from Securities Lending on the Statement of Operations.

Commission Recapture

Certain Funds of the Trust participate in a commission recapture program. The Fund will utilize the recaptured commissions to pay for, in whole or part, certain expenses of the Fund, excluding investment advisory fees. Any amounts received by the Fund, if applicable, are disclosed as “Expenses paid indirectly” on the Statement of Operations.

Derivative Instruments

All open derivative positions at period end are reflected on the Fund’s Schedule of Portfolio Investments. The following is a description of the derivative instruments that the Fund may utilize, including the primary underlying risk exposures related to each instrument type.

Forward Currency Contracts

During the year ended December 31, 2011, the Fund entered into forward currency contracts in connection with planned purchases or sales of securities or to hedge the U.S. dollar value of securities denominated in a particular currency. In addition to the foreign currency risk related to the use of these contracts, the Fund could be exposed to risks if the counterparties to the contracts are unable to meet the terms of their contracts and from unanticipated movements in the value of a foreign currency relative to the U.S. dollar. In the event of default by the counterparty to the transaction, the Fund’s maximum amount of loss, as either the buyer or the seller, is the unrealized appreciation of the contract. The forward currency contracts are adjusted by the daily exchange rate of the underlying currency and any gains or losses are recorded for financial statement purposes as unrealized gains or losses until the contract settlement date. When the contract is closed, the Fund records a realized gain or loss equal to the difference between the value at the time it was opened and the value at the time it was closed. As of December 31, 2011 the Fund did not hold any forward currency contracts. During the year ended December 31, 2011, the Fund had limited activity in these transactions.

Summary of Derivative Instruments

There were no open derivative positions as of December 31, 2011.

 

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AZL NFJ International Value Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements, continued

December 31, 2011

 

The following is a summary of the effect of derivative instruments on the Statement of Operations for the year ended December 31, 2011:

       

Primary Risk Exposure

  

Location of Gains/(Losses)
on Derivatives
Recognized in Income

   Realized Gains/ (Losses)
on Derivatives
Recognized in Income
    Change in Unrealized
Appreciation/
Depreciation on
Derivatives Recognized
in Income
 
Foreign Exchange Contracts    Net realized gains/(losses) on forward currency contracts/ change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments    $ (98,297   $   

 

3. Related Party Transactions

The Manager provides investment advisory and management services for the Fund. The Manager has retained an affiliated money management organization (the “Subadviser”) to make investment decisions on behalf of the Fund. Pursuant to a subadvisory agreement between the Manager and NFJ Investment Group LLC (“NFJ”), NFJ provides investment advisory services as the Subadviser for the Fund subject to the general supervision of the Trustees and the Manager. The Manager is entitled to a fee, computed daily and paid monthly, based on the average daily net assets of the Fund. Expenses incurred by the Fund for investment advisory and management services are reflected on the Statement of Operations as “Manager fees.” For its services, the Subadviser is entitled to a fee payable by the Manager. The Manager has contractually agreed to waive fees and reimburse the Fund to limit the annual expenses, excluding interest expense (e.g., cash overdraft fees), taxes, brokerage commissions, other expenditures that are capitalized in accordance with GAAP and other extraordinary expenses not incurred in the ordinary course of the Fund’s business, based on the daily net assets of the Fund, through April 30, 2013.

For the year ended December 31, 2011, the annual rate due to the Manager and the annual expense limit were as follows:

 

     Annual Rate*     Annual Expense Limit  

AZL NFJ International Value Fund

     0.90     1.45

 

  * From January 1, 2011 through April 30, 2011, the Manager voluntarily reduced the management fee to 0.80%. Effective May 1, 2011, the voluntary waiver was no longer in effect.

Any amounts contractually waived or reimbursed by the Manager in a particular fiscal year will be subject to repayment by the Fund to the Manager to the extent that from time to time through the next three fiscal years the repayment will not cause the Fund’s expenses to exceed the stated limit during the respective year. Any amounts recouped by the Manager during the period are reflected on the Statement of Operations as “Recoupment of prior expenses reimbursed by the Manager.” At December 31, 2011, there were no remaining contractual reimbursements that are subject to repayment by the Fund in subsequent years.

In addition, the Manager may voluntarily waive or reimburse additional fees in order to maintain more competitive expense ratios. Any voluntary waivers or reimbursements are not subject to repayment in subsequent years. Information on the total amount waived/reimbursed by the Manager or repaid to the Manager by the Fund during the year can be found on the Statement of Operations.

Pursuant to separate agreements between the Funds and the Manager, the Manager provides a Chief Compliance Officer (“CCO”) and certain compliance oversight and regulatory filing services to the Trust. Under these agreements the Manager is entitled to an amount equal to a portion of the compensation and certain other expenses related to the individuals performing the CCO and compliance oversight services, as well as $75 per hour for time incurred in connection with the preparation and filing of certain documents with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fees are paid to the Manager on a quarterly basis. The total expenses incurred by the Fund for these services are reflected on the Statement of Operations as “Administrative and compliance services fees.”

Citi Fund Services Ohio, Inc. (“Citi” or the “Administrator”), a wholly owned subsidiary of Citigroup, Inc., with which an officer of the Trust is affiliated, serves as the Trust’s administrator, transfer agent, and fund accountant, and assists the Trust in all aspects of its administration and operation. The Administrator is entitled to a Trust-wide asset-based fee, which is based on the following schedule: 0.05% of daily average net assets on the first $4 billion, 0.04% of daily average net assets on the

 

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AZL NFJ International Value Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements, continued

December 31, 2011

 

next $2 billion, 0.02% of daily average net assets on the next $2 billion and 0.01% of daily average net assets over $8 billion. The overall Trust-wide fees are accrued daily and paid monthly and are subject to a minimum annual fee. In addition, the Administrator is entitled to annual account fees related to the transfer agency system, an annual fee for each additional class of shares of any Fund, certain annual fees in supporting fair value services, and a Trust-wide annual fee for providing infrastructure and support in implementing the written policies and procedures comprising the Fund’s compliance program. Fees payable to the Administrator are subject to certain reductions associated with services provided to new funds. The Administrator is also reimbursed for certain expenses incurred. The total expenses incurred by the Fund for these services are reflected on the Statement of Operations as “Administration fees.”

Allianz Life Financial Services, LLC (“ALFS”), an affiliate of the Manager, serves as distributor of the Fund and receives 12b-1 fees directly from the Fund, plus a Trust-wide annual fee of $42,500, paid by the Manager from its profits and not by the Trust, for recordkeeping and reporting services.

The Trust has adopted a distribution and service plan in conformance with Rule 12b-1of the 1940 Act. Pursuant to this plan, the Fund is authorized to pay certain fees for the sale and distribution of its shares and services provided to its shareholders at an annual rate not to exceed 0.25% of the Fund’s average daily net assets. These fees are reflected on the Statement of Operations as “Distribution fees.”

In addition, certain legal fees and expenses are paid to a law firm, Dorsey & Whitney LLP, of which the Secretary of the Fund is a partner. During the year ended December 31, 2011, $1,951 was paid from the Fund relating to these fees and expenses.

Certain Officers and Trustees of the Trust are affiliated with the Manager or the Administrator. Such Officers (except for the Trust’s CCO as noted above) and Trustees receive no compensation from the Trust for serving in their respective roles. For their service to the Trust and to the Allianz Variable Insurance Products Fund of Funds Trust, each non-interested Trustee receives a $36,000 annual Board retainer and a $8,000 meeting fee for each regular in-person Board meeting and a $4,000 meeting fee for each Committee meeting. In addition, Trustees may receive compensation for special meetings and telephonic meetings. Also, the Trustees are reimbursed for certain expenses associated with attending Board meetings. Compensation to the Trustees is allocated between the Trust and the Allianz Variable Insurance Products Fund of Funds Trust in proportion to the assets under management of each Trust. During the year ended December 31, 2011, actual Trustee compensation was $924,000 in total for both Trusts.

 

4. Investment Valuation Summary

The valuation techniques employed by the Fund, as described below, maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs in determining fair value. The inputs used for valuing the Fund’s investments are summarized in the three broad levels listed below:

 

   

Level 1 — quoted prices in active markets for identical assets

   

Level 2 — other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayments speeds, credit risk, etc.)

   

Level 3 — significant unobservable inputs (including the Fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments)

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

Security prices are generally provided by an independent third party pricing service approved by the Trust’s Board of Trustees (“Trustees”) as of the close of the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) (generally 4:00 pm EST). Equity securities are valued at the last quoted sale price or, if there is no sale, the last quoted bid price is used for long securities and the last quoted ask price is used for securities sold short. Securities listed on NASDAQ Stock Market, Inc. (“NASDAQ”) are valued at the official closing price as reported by NASDAQ. In each of these situations, valuations are typically categorized as a Level 1 in the fair value hierarchy. Investments in open-end investment companies are valued at their respective net asset value as reported by such companies and are typically categorized as Level 1 in the fair value hierarchy.

 

 

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AZL NFJ International Value Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements, continued

December 31, 2011

 

Debt and other fixed income securities are generally valued at an evaluated bid price provided by an independent pricing source approved by the Trustees. To value debt securities, pricing services may use various pricing techniques which take into account appropriate factors such as market activity, yield, quality, coupon rate, maturity, type of issue, trading characteristics, call features, credit ratings and other data, as well as broker quotes. Short term securities of sufficient credit quality with sixty days or less remaining until maturity may be valued at amortized cost, which approximates fair value. In each of these situations, valuations are typically categorized as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy.

Exchange traded futures contracts are valued at the last sales price as of the close of the primary exchange and are typically categorized as Level 1 in the fair value hierarchy. Forward currency contracts are generally valued at the foreign currency exchange rate as of the close of the NYSE and are typically categorized as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy.

Other assets and securities for which market quotations are not readily available, or are deemed unreliable are valued at fair value as determined in good faith by the Trustees or persons acting on the behalf of the Trustees. Fair value pricing may be used for significant events such as securities whose trading has been suspended, whose price has become stale or for which there is no currently available price at the close of the NYSE. Depending on the source and relative significance of valuation inputs, these instruments may be classified as Level 2 or Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy. The Fund utilizes a pricing service to assist in determining the fair value of securities when certain significant events occur that may affect the value of foreign securities.

In accordance with procedures adopted by the Trustees, fair value pricing may be used if events materially affecting the value of foreign securities occur between the time when the exchange on which they are traded closes and the time when the Fund’s net asset value is calculated. Management identifies possible fluctuation in international securities by monitoring the increase or decrease in the value of a designated benchmark index. In the event of an increase or decrease greater than predetermined levels, the Fund may use a systematic valuation model provided by an independent third party to fair value its international equity securities which are then typically categorized as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy.

For the year ended December 31, 2011, there were no Level 3 investments for which significant unobservable inputs were used to determine fair value.

 

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AZL NFJ International Value Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements, continued

December 31, 2011

 

The following is a summary of the valuation inputs used as of December 31, 2011 in valuing the Fund’s investments based upon the three levels defined above:

 

      Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Total  

Investment Securities:

           

Common Stocks:

           

Airlines

   $       $ 1,585,406               $ 1,585,406   

Automobiles

     1,631,420         383,557                 2,014,977   

Beverages

     2,176,758         789,335                 2,966,093   

Capital Markets

             1,293,281                 1,293,281   

Commercial Banks

     8,033,875         1,777,777                 9,811,652   

Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components

             2,096,123                 2,096,123   

Energy Equipment & Services

             1,085,003                 1,085,003   

IT Services

             796,195                 796,195   

Media

             1,973,491                 1,973,491   

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels

     10,235,770         1,038,108                 11,273,878   

Pharmaceuticals

     3,704,954         1,968,066                 5,673,020   

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment

     1,106,387         1,194,268                 2,300,655   

Tobacco

             2,225,980                 2,225,980   

Wireless Telecommunication Services

     1,542,013         1,094,648                 2,636,661   

All Other Common Stocks+

     40,593,663                         40,593,663   

Securities Held as Collateral for Securities on Loan

             11,602,391                 11,602,391   

Unaffiliated Investment Company

     3,731,277                         3,731,277   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Investment Securities

   $ 72,756,117       $ 30,903,629       $       $ 103,659,746   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  + For detailed industry descriptions, see the accompanying Schedule of Portfolio Investments.

The Fund recognizes significant transfers between fair value hierarchy levels at the reporting period end. There were no significant transfers between Levels 1, 2 or 3 as of December 31, 2011.

In May 2011, the FASB issued ASU No. 2011- 04 “Amendments to Achieve Common Fair Value Measurement and Disclosure Requirements in U.S. GAAP and IFRS”. ASU 2011- 04 includes common requirements for measurement of and disclosure about fair value between U.S. GAAP and IFRS. ASU 2011- 04 will require reporting entities to disclose quantitative information about the unobservable inputs used in the fair value measurements categorized within Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy. In addition, ASU 2011- 04 will require reporting entities to make disclosures about amounts and reasons for all transfers in and out of Level 1 and Level 2 fair value measurements. The new and revised disclosures are effective for interim and annual reporting periodsbeginning after December 15, 2011. Adoption of ASU 2011-04 will have no effect on the Fund’s net assets. At this time, management is evaluating the impact of ASU 2011- 04 on the financial statement disclosures.

 

5. Security Purchases and Sales

For the year ended December 31, 2011, cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of securities (excluding securities maturing less than one year from acquisition) were as follows:

 

     Purchases      Sales  

AZL NFJ International Value Fund

   $ 52,693,634       $ 115,043,815   

 

6. Federal Income Tax Information

It is the Fund’s policy to continue to comply with the requirements of the Internal Revenue Code under Subchapter M, applicable to regulated investment companies, and to distribute all of its taxable income, including any net realized gains on investments, to its shareholders. Therefore, no provision is made for federal income taxes.

 

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AZL NFJ International Value Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements, continued

December 31, 2011

 

Management of the Funds has reviewed tax positions taken in tax years that remain subject to examination by all major tax jurisdictions, including federal (i.e., the last four tax year ends and the interim tax period since then, as applicable). Management believes that there is no tax liability resulting from unrecognized tax benefits related to uncertain tax positions taken.

Cost for federal income tax purposes at December 31, 2011 is $106,989,758. The gross unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on a tax basis is as follows:

 

Unrealized appreciation

   $ 7,513,914   

Unrealized depreciation

     (10,843,926
  

 

 

 

Net unrealized depreciation

   $ (3,330,012
  

 

 

 

The tax character of dividends paid to shareholders during the year ended December 31, 2011 were as follows:

 

     Ordinary
Income
     Net
Long-Term
Capital Gains
     Total
Distributions(a)
 

AZL NFJ International Value Fund

   $ 3,185,724       $ 3,074,377       $ 6,260,101   

 

  (a) Total distributions paid may differ from the Statements of Changes in Net Assets because dividends are recognized when actually paid for tax purposes.

The tax character of dividends paid to shareholders during the year ended December 31, 2010 were as follows:

 

     Ordinary
Income
     Net
Long-Term
Capital Gains
     Total
Distributions(a)
 

AZL NFJ International Value Fund

   $ 3,684,370       $       $ 3,684,370   

 

  (a) Total distributions paid may differ from the Statements of Changes in Net Assets because dividends are recognized when actually paid for tax purposes.

As of December 31, 2011, the components of accumulated earnings on a tax basis were as follows:

 

     Undistributed
Ordinary
Income
     Undistributed
Long-Term
Capital Gains
     Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)(a)
    Total
Accumulated
Earnings/
(Deficit)
 

AZL NFJ International Value Fund

   $ 4,545,081       $ 18,098,748       $ (3,329,686   $ 19,314,143   

 

  (a) The differences between book-basis and tax-basis unrealized appreciation/depreciation is attributable primarily to tax deferral of losses on wash sales.

 

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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

The Shareholders and Board of Trustees of

Allianz Variable Insurance Products Trust:

We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities of AZL NFJ International Value Fund (the “Fund”) of the Allianz Variable Insurance Products Trust, including the schedule of portfolio investments, as of December 31, 2011, and the related statement of operations for the year then ended, the statements of changes in net assets for each of the years in the two-year period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the periods in the three-year period then ended. These financial statements and financial highlights are the responsibility of the Fund’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements and financial highlights based on our audits.

We conducted our audits 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 and financial highlights are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of December 31, 2011, by correspondence with the custodian. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

In our opinion, the financial statements and financial highlights referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Fund as of December 31, 2011, the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the years in the two-year period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the periods in the three-year period then ended, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.

KPMG LLP

Columbus, Ohio

February 24, 2012

 

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ALLIANZ VARIABLE INSURANCE PRODUCTS TRUST

 

Other Federal Income Tax Information (Unaudited)

For the year ended December 31, 2011, 6.30% of the total ordinary income dividends paid by the Fund qualify for the corporate dividends received deduction available to corporate shareholders.

During the year ended December 31, 2011, the Fund declared net long-term capital gain distributions of $3,074,377.

During the year ended December 31, 2011, the Fund declared net short-term capital gain distributions of $709,780.

 

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ALLIANZ VARIABLE INSURANCE PRODUCTS TRUST

 

Other Information (Unaudited)

A description of the policies and procedures that the Fund uses to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities is available, without charge, upon request, by visiting the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (“Commission”) website at www.sec.gov, or by calling 800-624-0197.

Information regarding how the Fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30th is available (i) without charge, upon request, by calling 800-624-0197; (ii) on the Allianz Variable Insurance Products Trust’s website at https://www.allianzlife.com; and (iii) on the Commission’s website at http://www.sec.gov.

The Fund files complete Schedules of Portfolio Holdings with the Commission for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. Schedules of Portfolio Holdings for the Fund in this report are available without charge on the Commission’s website at http://www.sec.gov, or may be reviewed and copied at the Commission’s Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. Information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 800-SEC-0330.

 

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ALLIANZ VARIABLE INSURANCE PRODUCTS TRUST

 

Approval of Investment Advisory and Subadvisory Agreements (Unaudited)

The Allianz Variable Insurance Products Trust (the “Trust”) is a manager-of-managers fund. That means that the Trust’s Manager (“Allianz Investment Management LLC”) is responsible for monitoring the various Subadvisers that have day-to-day responsibility for the decisions made for each of the Trust’s investment portfolios. The Trust’s Manager is responsible for determining, in the first instance, which investment advisers to consider recommending for selection as a Subadviser.

In reviewing the services provided by the Manager and the terms of the investment management agreement, the Board receives and reviews information related to the Manager’s experience and expertise in the variable insurance marketplace. Currently, the Funds are offered only through variable annuities and variable life insurance policies, and not in the retail fund market. In addition, the Board receives information regarding the Manager’s expertise with regard to portfolio diversification and asset allocation requirements within variable insurance products issued by Allianz Life Insurance Company of North America and its subsidiary, Allianz Life Insurance Company of New York. Currently, the Funds are offered only through Allianz Life and Allianz of New York variable products.

The Trust’s Manager has adopted policies and procedures to assist it in the process of analyzing each potential Subadviser with expertise in particular asset classes for purposes of making the recommendation that a specific investment adviser be selected. The Trust’s Board reviews and considers the information provided by the Manager in deciding which investment advisers to select. After an investment adviser becomes a Subadviser, a similarly rigorous process is instituted by the Manager to monitor the investment performance and other responsibilities of the Subadviser. The Manager reports to the Trust’s Board on its analysis at the regular meetings of the Board, which are held at least quarterly. Where warranted, the Manager will add or remove a particular Subadviser from a “watch” list that it maintains. Watch list criteria include, for example: (a) Fund performance over various time periods; (b) Fund risk issues, such as changes in key personnel involved with Fund management, changes in investment philosophy or process, or “capacity” concerns; and (c) organizational risk issues, such as regulatory, compliance or legal concerns, or changes in the ownership of the Subadviser. The Manager may place a Fund on the watch list for other reasons, and if so, will explain its rationale to the Trustees. Funds which are on the watch list are subject to special scrutiny of the Manager and the Board of Trustees. Funds may be removed from such watch list, if for example, performance improves or regulatory matters are satisfactorily resolved. However, in some situations where Funds which have been on the watch list, the Manager has recommended the retention of a new Subadviser, and the Board of Trustees has subsequently approved new Subadvisory Agreements with such Subadvisers.

In assessing the Manager’s and Subadvisers’ (collectively, the “Advisory Organizations”), performance of their obligations, the Board considers whether there has occurred a circumstance or event that would constitute a reason for it to not renew an advisory contract. In this regard, the Board is mindful of the potential disruption of a Fund’s operations and various risks, uncertainties and other effects that could occur as a result of a decision to terminate or not renew a contract.

As required by the Investment Company Act of 1940 (“1940 Act”), the Trust’s Board has reviewed and approved the Trust’s Investment Management Agreement with the Manager (the “Advisory Agreement”) and portfolio management agreements (the “Subadvisory Agreements”) with the Subadvisers. The Board’s decision to approve these contracts reflects the exercise of its business judgment on whether to approve new arrangements and continue the existing arrangements. During its review of these contracts, the Board considers many factors, among the most material of which are: the Fund’s investment objectives and long term performance; the Advisory Organizations’ management philosophy, personnel, and processes, including their compliance history and the adequacy of their compliance processes; the preferences and expectations of Fund shareholders (and underlying contract owners) and their relative sophistication; the continuing state of competition in the mutual fund industry; and comparable fees in the mutual fund industry.

The Board also considers the compensation and benefits received by the Advisory Organizations. This includes fees received for services provided to the Fund by affiliated persons of the Advisory Organizations and research services received by the Advisory Organizations from brokers that execute Fund trades, as well as advisory fees. The Board considered the fact that: (1) the Manager and the Trust are parties to an Administrative Service Agreement, a Compliance Services Agreement, and a Chief Compliance Officer Agreement, under which the Manager is compensated by the Trust for performing certain administrative and compliance services including providing an employee of the Manager or one of its affiliates to act as the Trust’s Chief Compliance Officer; and (2) Allianz Life Financial Services, LLC, an affiliated person of the Manager, is a registered securities broker-dealer and receives (along with its affiliated persons) payments made by the Trust pursuant to Rule 12b-1.

The Board is aware that various courts have interpreted provisions of the 1940 Act and have indicated in their decisions that the following factors may be relevant to an adviser’s compensation: the nature and quality of the services provided by the adviser, including the performance of the fund; the adviser’s cost of providing the services; the extent to which the adviser may realize “economies of scale” as the fund grows larger; any indirect benefits that may accrue to the adviser and its

 

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affiliates as a result of the adviser’s relationship with the fund; performance and expenses of comparable funds; and the extent to which the independent Board members are fully informed about all facts bearing on the adviser’s service and fee. The Trust’s Board is aware of these factors and takes them into account in its review of the Trust’s advisory contracts.

The Board considered and weighed these circumstances in light of its experience in governing the Trust and working with the Advisory Organizations on matters relating to the Funds, and is assisted in its deliberations by the advice of legal counsel to the Independent Trustees. In this regard, the Board requests and receives a significant amount of information about the Funds and the Advisory Organizations. Some of this information is provided at each regular meeting of the Board; additional information is provided in connection with the particular meeting or meetings at which the Board’s formal review of an advisory contract occurs. In between regularly scheduled meetings, the Board may receive information on particular matters as the need arises. Thus, the Board’s evaluation of an advisory contract is informed by reports covering such matters as: an Advisory Organization’s investment philosophy, personnel, and processes; the Fund’s short- and long-term performance (in absolute terms as well as in relationship to its benchmark(s), certain competitor or “peer group” funds and similar funds managed by the particular Subadviser), and comments on the reasons for performance; the Fund’s expenses (including the advisory fee itself and the overall expense structure of the Fund, both in absolute terms and relative to similar and/or competing funds, with due regard for contractual or voluntary expense limitations); the use and allocation of brokerage commissions derived from trading the Fund’s portfolio securities; the nature and extent of the advisory and other services provided to the Fund by the Advisory Organizations and their affiliates; compliance and audit reports concerning the Funds and the companies that service them; and relevant developments in the mutual fund industry and how the Funds and/or Advisory Organizations are responding to them.

The Board also receives financial information about Advisory Organizations, including reports on the compensation and benefits the Advisory Organizations derive from their relationships with the Funds. These reports cover not only the fees under the advisory contracts, but also fees, if any, received for providing other services to the Funds. The reports also discuss any indirect or “fall out” benefits an Advisory Organization may derive from its relationship with the Funds.

The Advisory and Subadvisory Agreements (collectively, the “Agreements”) were most recently considered at Board of Trustees meetings held in the fall of 2011. Information relevant to the approval of such Agreements was considered at a telephonic Board of Trustees meeting on October 19, 2011, and at an “in person” Board of Trustees meeting held October 26, 2011. The Agreements were approved at the Board meeting of October 26, 2011. At such meeting the Board also approved an Expense Limitation Agreement between the Manager and the Trust for the period ending April 30, 2013. In connection with such meetings, the Trustees requested and evaluated extensive materials from the Manager, including performance and expense information for other investment companies with similar investment objectives derived from data compiled by an independent third party provider and other sources believed to be reliable by the Manager. Prior to voting, the Trustees reviewed the proposed approval/continuance of the Agreements with management and with experienced counsel who are independent of the Manager and received a memorandum from such counsel discussing the legal standards for their consideration of the proposed approvals/continuances. The independent (“disinterested”) Trustees also discussed the proposed approvals/continuances in a private session with such counsel at which no representatives of the Manager were present. In reaching their determinations relating to the approval and/or continuance of the Agreements, in respect of each Fund, the Trustees considered all factors they believed relevant. The Board based its decision to approve the Agreements on the totality of the circumstances and relevant factors, and with a view to past and future long-term considerations. Not all of the factors and considerations discussed above and below are necessarily relevant to every Fund, and the Board did not assign relative weights to factors discussed herein or deem any one or group of them to be controlling in and of themselves.

An SEC Rule requires that shareholder reports include a discussion of certain factors relating to the selection of investment advisers and the approval of advisory fees. The “factors” enumerated by the SEC are set forth below in italics, as well as the Board’s conclusions regarding such factors:

(1)  The nature, extent and quality of services provided by the Manager and Subadvisers.  The Trustees noted that the Manager, subject to the control of the Board of Trustees, administers each Fund’s business and other affairs. As the Trust is a manager of managers fund, the Manager is responsible for monitoring the various Subadvisers that have day-to-day responsibility for the decisions made for each of the Trust’s investment portfolios. The Trust’s Manager is responsible for determining, in the first instance, which investment advisers to consider recommending to the Board of Trustees for selection as a Subadviser.

The Trustees noted that the Manager also provides the Trust and each Fund with such administrative and other services (exclusive of, and in addition to, any such services provided by any others retained by the Trust on behalf of the Funds) and executive and other personnel as are necessary for the operation of the Trust and the Funds. Except for the Trust’s Chief Compliance Officer, the Manager pays all of the compensation of Trustees and officers of the Trust who are employees of the Manager or its affiliates.

The Trustees considered the scope and quality of services provided by the Manager and the Subadvisers and noted that the scope of such services provided had expanded as a result of recent regulatory and other developments. The Trustees noted

 

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that, for example, the Manager and Subadvisers are responsible for maintaining and monitoring their own compliance programs, and these compliance programs have recently been refined and enhanced in light of new regulatory requirements. The Trustees considered the capabilities and resources which the Manager has dedicated to performing services on behalf of the Trust and its Funds. The quality of administrative and other services, including the Manager’s role in coordinating the activities of the Trust’s other service providers, also were considered. The Trustees concluded that, overall, they were satisfied with the nature, extent and quality of services provided (and expected to be provided) to the Trust and to each of the Funds under the Agreements.

(2)  The investment performance of the Funds, the Manager and the Subadvisers.  In connection with every in-person quarterly Board of Trustees meeting, Trustees receive extensive information on the performance results of each of the Funds. This includes, for example, performance information on all of the Funds for the previous quarter, and previous one, three and five-year periods, and since inception. (For Funds which have been in existence for less than five years, Trustees may receive performance information on comparable funds managed by the particular Subadviser for periods prior to the creation of a particular Fund.) Such performance information includes information on absolute total return, performance versus Subadvisers’ comparable fund(s), performance versus the appropriate benchmark(s), and performance versus peer groups. For example, in connection with the Board of Trustees meeting held October 26, 2011, the Manager reported that for the three year period ended June 30, 2011, ten Funds were in the top 40%, six were in the middle 20% and five were in the bottom 40%, and for the one year period ended June 30, 2011, nine Funds were in the top 40%, eight were in the middle 20%, and 11 were in the bottom 40%. The Manager also reported that for the five year period ended June 30, 2011, nine Funds were in the top 40%, three were in the middle 20%, and seven were in the bottom 40%. At the Board of Trustees meeting held October 26, 2011, the Trustees determined that the overall investment performance of the Funds was acceptable.

(3)  The costs of services to be provided and profits to be realized by the Manager and the Subadvisers and their affiliates from their relationship with the Funds.  The Manager has supplied information to the Board of Trustees pertaining to the level of investment advisory fees to which the Funds are subject. The Manager has agreed to temporarily “cap” Fund expenses at certain levels, and information is provided to Trustees setting forth “contractual” advisory fees and “actual” fees after taking expense caps into account. Based upon the information provided, the “actual” advisory fees payable by the Funds overall are generally comparable to the average level of fees paid by Fund peer groups. For the 29 Funds reviewed by the Board of Trustees in the fall of 2011, 24 Funds paid “actual” advisory fees in a percentage amount within the 65th percentile or lower for each Fund’s applicable category. The Trustees recognized that it is difficult to make comparisons of advisory fees because there are variations in the services that are included in the fees paid by other funds. The Board has concluded that the advisory fees to be paid to the Manager by the Funds are not unreasonable.

The Manager has also supplied information to the Board of Trustees pertaining to total Fund expenses (which includes advisory fees, the 25 basis point 12b-1 fee paid by the Funds, and other Fund expenses). As noted above, the Manager has agreed to “cap” Fund expenses at certain levels. Based upon the information provided, the overall total expense ratio ranking in 2012 for the 29 Funds was as follows: (1) 21 of the Funds had total expense rankings at or below the 50th percentile; (2) three of the Funds were between the 50th and 65th percentiles; (3) for three of the Funds with expense ranks above the 65th percentile, the Manager recommended, and the Board of Trustees approved, temporary management fee waivers effective May 1, 2012, which are expected to reduce such rankings to the 65th percentile or below; (4) for one Fund with an expense rank above the 65th percentile, the Manager expects such Fund to be below the 65th percentile in 2012 because of greater Fund assets; and (5) for one Fund with an expense rank above the 65th percentile, the Manager reported that the peer group makes for poor comparability.

The Manager has committed to providing the Funds with a high quality of service and working to reduce Fund expenses over time, particularly as the Funds grow larger. The Trustees concluded therefore that the expense ratios of the Funds were not unreasonable.

The Manager provided information concerning the profitability of the Manager’s investment advisory activities for the period from 2009 through June 30, 2011. The Trustees recognized that it is difficult to make comparisons of profitability from investment company advisory agreements because comparative information is not generally publicly available and is affected by numerous factors, including the structure of the particular adviser, the types of funds it manages, its business mix, numerous assumptions regarding allocation of expenses and the adviser’s capital structure and cost of capital. In considering profitability information, the Trustees considered the possible effect of certain fall-out benefits to the Manager and its affiliates. The Trustees focused on profitability of the Manager’s relationships with the Funds before taxes and distribution expenses. The Trustees recognized that the Manager should, in the abstract, be entitled to earn a reasonable level of profits for the services it provides to each Fund and, based on their review, concluded that they were satisfied that the Manager’s level of profitability from its relationship with the Funds was not excessive.

The Manager, on behalf of the Board of Trustees, endeavored to obtain information on the profitability of each Subadviser in connection with its relationship with the Fund or Funds which it subadvises. The Manager was unable to obtain meaningful

 

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profitability information from some of the unaffiliated Subadvisers. The Manager assured the Board of Trustees that the Agreements with the Subadvisers which are not affiliated with it were negotiated on an “arm’s length” basis, so that arguably, such profitability information should be less relevant. The Trustees were also provided with certain information on profitability for Subadvisers which are affiliated with the Manager. Trustees recognized the difficulty of allocating costs to multiple advisory accounts and products of a large advisory organization. Based upon the information provided, the Trustees determined that there was no evidence that the level of such profitability attributable to subadvising the Funds was excessive.

(4) and (5) The extent to which economies of scale would be realized as the Funds grow, and whether fee levels reflect these economies of scale. The Trustees noted that most of the advisory fee schedules for the Funds do not contain breakpoints that reduce the fee rate on assets above specified levels, although certain Subadvisory Agreements have such “breakpoints.” The Trustees recognized that breakpoints may be an appropriate way for the Manager to share its economies of scale, if any, with Funds that have substantial assets. However, they also recognized that there may not be a direct relationship between any economies of scale realized by Funds and those realized by the Manager as assets increase. The Trustees do not believe there is a uniform methodology for establishing breakpoints that give effect to Fund-specific service provided by the Manager. The Trustees noted that in the fund industry as a whole, as well as among funds similar to the Funds, there is no uniformity or pattern in the fees and asset levels at which breakpoints (if any) apply. Depending on the age, size, and other characteristics of a particular fund and its manager’s cost structure, different conclusions can be drawn as to whether there are economies of scale to be realized at any particular level of assets, notwithstanding the intuitive conclusion that such economies exist, or will be realized at some level of total assets. Moreover, because different managers have different cost structures and service models, it is difficult to draw meaningful conclusions from the breakpoints that may have been adopted by other funds. The Trustees also noted that the advisory agreements for many funds do not have breakpoints at all, or if breakpoints exist, they may be at asset levels significantly greater than those of the individual Funds. The Trustees also noted that the total assets in all of the Funds as of June 30, 2011 were approximately $6.2 billion, and that no single non-money market Fund had assets in excess of $428 million.

The Trustees noted that the Manager has agreed to temporarily “cap” Fund expenses at certain levels, which has the effect of reducing expenses as would the implementation of advisory fee breakpoints. The Manager has committed to continue to consider the continuation of fee “caps” and/or advisory fee breakpoints as the Funds grow larger. The Board receives quarterly reports on the level of Fund assets. It expects to consider whether or not to approve the Agreements at a meeting to be held prior to December 31, 2012, and will at that time, or prior thereto, consider: (a) the extent to which economies of scale can be realized, and (b) whether the advisory fee should be modified to reflect such economies of scale, if any.

Having taken these factors into account, the Trustees concluded that the absence of breakpoints in certain of the Funds’ advisory fee rate schedules was acceptable under each Fund’s circumstances.

 

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Information about the Board of Trustees and Officers (Unaudited)

The Trust is managed by the Trustees in accordance with the laws of the state of Delaware governing business trusts. There are currently nine Trustees, two of whom are “interested persons” of the Trust within the meaning of that term under the 1940 Act. The Trustees and Officers of the Trust, their addresses, ages, their positions held with the Trust, their terms of office with the Trust and length of time served, their principal occupation(s) during the past five years, the number of portfolios in the Trust they oversee, and their other directorships held during the past five years are as follows:

Non-Interested Trustees(1)

 

Name, Address, and Age

  Positions
Held with
Allianz
VIP and VIP
FOF Trust
 

Term of

Office(2)/Length
of Time Served

 

Principal Occupation(s)

During Past 5 Years

  Number of
Portfolios
Overseen for
Allianz

VIP and VIP
FOF Trust
 

Other
Directorships
Held Outside the

AZL Fund Complex
During Past 5 Years

Peter R. Burnim, Age 64

5701 Golden Hills Drive Minneapolis, MN 55416

  Trustee   Since 2/07   Managing Director iQ Venture Partners, Inc., 2005 to present; EVP Northstar Companies, 2002 to 2005; Senior Officer Citibank and Citicorp for over 25 years   42   Argus Group Holdings; Sterling Centrecorp Inc.; Highland Financial Holdings; and Bank of Bermuda NY

Peggy L. Ettestad, Age 54

5701 Golden Hills Drive Minneapolis, MN 55416

  Trustee   Since 2/07   Managing Director, Red Canoe Management Consulting LLC, 2008 to present; Senior Managing Director, Residential Capital LLC, 2003 to 2008; Chief Operations Officer, Transamerica Reinsurance 2002 to 2003   42   Luther College

Roger Gelfenbien, Age 68

5701 Golden Hills Drive Minneapolis, MN 55416

  Trustee   Since 10/99   Retired; Partner of Accenture 1983 to 1999   42   Virtus Funds
(8 Funds)

Claire R. Leonardi, Age 56

5701 Golden Hills Drive Minneapolis, MN 55416

  Trustee   Since 2/04  

Chief Executive Officer, Connecticut Innovations, 2012 to present; General Partner of Fairview Capital, L.P., 1994 to present

  42   The Natural History Museum of the Adirondacks

Dickson W. Lewis, Age 63

5701 Golden Hills Drive Minneapolis, MN 55416

  Trustee   Since 2/04   Vice President/General Manager, Yearbooks & Canada-Lifetouch National School Studios, 2006 to present; Vice President/General Manager of Jostens, Inc., 2002 to 2006; Senior Vice President of Fortis Group, 1997 to 2002; Consultant to Hartford Insurance Co., 2001   42   None

Peter W. McClean, Age 67

5701 Golden Hills Drive Minneapolis, MN 55416

  Trustee   Since 2/04   Retired; President and CEO of Measurisk, LLC, 2001 to 2003; Chief Risk Management Officer at Bank Of Bermuda Ltd., 1996 to 2001   42   PNMAC Opportunity Fund; Northeast Bank; and FHI

Arthur C. Reeds III, Age 67

5701 Golden Hills Drive Minneapolis, MN 55416

  Trustee   Since 10/99   Retired; Senior Investment Officer, Hartford Foundation for Public Giving, 2000 to 2003; Chairman, Chief Executive and President of Conning Corp., 1999 to 2000; Investment Consultant 1997 to 1999   42   Connecticut Water Service, Inc.

 

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Interested Trustees(3)

 

Name, Address, and Age

  Positions
Held with
Allianz
VIP and VIP
FOF Trust
 

Term of
Office(2)/Length
of Time Served

 

Principal Occupation(s)
During Past 5 Years

  Number of
Portfolios
Overseen for
Allianz
VIP and VIP
FOF Trust
 

Other
Directorships
Held Outside the

Fund Complex
During Past 5 Years

Robert DeChellis, Age 44

5701 Golden Hills Drive Minneapolis, MN 55416

  Trustee   Since 3/08   President and CEO, Allianz Life Financial Services, LLC, 2007 to present; Senior Vice President of Marketing and Product Innovation, 2006 to 2007; Executive Vice President, Travelers Life 2004 to 2005; Executive Vice President, Jackson National Life Distributors, Inc. 2002 to 2004.   42   None

Brian Muench, Age 41

5701 Golden Hills Drive Minneapolis, MN 55416

  Trustee   Since 6/11   President, Allianz Investment Management LLC from November 2010 to present; Vice President, Vice President, Advisory Management, Allianz Investment Management LLC from December 2005 to November 2010; Assistant Vice President, Investments, Allianz Life from February 2002 to November 2005.   42   None

Officers

 

Name, Address, and Age

  

Positions
Held with
Allianz
VIP and VIP
FOF Trust

   Term of
Office(2)/Length
of Time Served
  

Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years

Brian Muench, Age 41

5701 Golden Hills Drive Minneapolis, MN 55416

   President    Since 11/10    President, Allianz Investment Management LLC from November 2010 to present; Vice President, Allianz Life from April 2011, to present; Vice President, Advisory Management, Allianz Investment Management LLC from December 2005 to November 2010; Assistant Vice President, Investments, Allianz Life from February 2002 to November 2005.

Michael Radmer, Age 66

Dorsey & Whitney LLP,

Suite 1500

50 South Sixth Street

Minneapolis, MN 55402-1498

   Secretary    Since 2/04    Partner, Dorsey and Whitney LLP since 1976.

Ty Edwards, Age 45

Citi Fund Services Ohio, Inc.
3435 Stelzer Road
Columbus, OH 43219

   Treasurer, Principal Accounting Officer and Principal Financial Officer    Since 4/10    Senior Vice President, Financial Administration, Citi Fund Services Ohio, Inc., December 2009 to present; Director, Product Management, Columbia Management, April 2007 to April 2009; Deputy Treasurer, Columbia Funds and Director, Fund Administration, Columbia Management, January 2006 to April 2007; Vice President, Fund Administration, Columbia Management, July 2002 to December 2005.

Stephen G. Simon, Age 43

5701 Golden Hills Drive Minneapolis, MN 55416

   Chief Compliance Officer(4) and Anti Money Laundering Compliance Officer    Since 11/06    Chief Compliance Officer, Allianz Investment Management LLC, July 2004 to present; President, Simon Compliance Consulting Ltd, May 2004 to July 2004; Compliance Counsel, Advantus Capital Management, Inc., January 2002 to May 2004.

 

  (1) Member of the Audit Committee.

 

  (2) Indefinite.

 

  (3) Is an “interested person”, as defined by the 1940 Act, due to employment by Allianz.

 

  (4) The Manager and the Trust are parties to a Chief Compliance Officer Agreement under which the Manager is compensated by the Trust for providing an employee of the Manager or one of its affiliates to act as the Trust’s Chief Compliance Officer. The Chief Compliance Officer and Anti Money Laundering Compliance Officer is not considered a corporate officer or executive employee of the Trust.

 

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LOGO

 

The Allianz VIP Funds are distributed by Allianz Life Financial Services, LLC.   
These Funds are not FDIC Insured.      ANNRPT1211 2/12   


AZL® Russell 1000 Growth Index Fund

Annual Report

December 31, 2011

 

LOGO


Table of Contents

Management Discussion and Analysis

Page 1

Expense Examples and Portfolio Composition

Page 3

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

Page 4

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

Page 13

Statement of Operations

Page 13

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

Page 14

Financial Highlights

Page 15

Notes to the Financial Statements

Page 16

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

Page 24

Other Federal Income Tax Information

Page 25

Other Information

Page 26

Approval of Investment Advisory and Subadvisory Agreements

Page 27

Information about the Board of Trustees and Officers

Page 31

This report is submitted for the general information of the shareholder of the Fund. The report is not authorized for distribution to prospective investors in the Fund unless preceded or accompanied by an effective prospectus, which contains details concerning the sales charges and other pertinent information.


AZL® Russell 1000 Growth Index Fund Review (unaudited)

 

Allianz Investment Management LLC serves as the Manager for the AZL® Russell 1000 Growth Index Fund and BlackRock Investment Management, LLC serves as Subadviser to the Fund.

What factors affected the Fund’s performance during the year ended December 31, 2011?

For the year ended December 31, 2011, the AZL® Russell 1000 Growth Index Fund returned 1.92%. That compared to a 2.64% total return for its benchmark, the Russell 1000® Growth Index1.

The Fund attempts to replicate the performance of the Russell 1000® Growth Index of large-cap growth U.S. stocks. U.S. equities delivered paltry rewards for the extreme volatility investors endured in 2011. Political turmoil, natural disasters and, above all, global debt problems led to market activity during the year that was characterized by a tug-of-war between assets perceived as high risk and those perceived as low risk. For the year, the 2.64% total return for the Russell 1000® Growth Index outperformed the 0.39% total return for the Russell 1000® Value Index2.

Stocks moved unevenly higher early in the year despite political upheaval spreading across the Middle East and North Africa regions and a sharp rise in oil and other commodity prices. March brought devastating natural disasters in Japan, resulting in global supply chain disruptions. However, equity markets were remarkably resilient as the global economic recovery appeared to be on track and investors gradually increased their appetite for risk. After peaking in late April, equities were met with a sharp reversal when the heightened possibility of Greece defaulting on its debt rekindled fears about the potential impact of the sovereign debt crisis spreading in Europe.

In the United States, a prolonged debt ceiling debate revealed the ineffectiveness of the nation’s policymakers and ultimately led to Standard & Poor’s decision to downgrade the U.S. government’s credit rating in early August. This announcement spurred one of the most volatile periods in trading history. Stock markets across the world whipsawed on hopes and fears driven by news flow. Equities swooned as debt problems in Europe spread to Italy and Spain, and global economic indicators grew increasingly bleak.

U.S. stocks staged a strong rebound in October as the domestic labor market improved and corporate profits continued to beat analyst expectations. Encouraging news from Europe also contributed to the rally. After months of deliberation, European leaders agreed upon a new plan to reduce Greece’s debt burden,

recapitalize the region’s banks, and increase the size of the euro-zone bailout fund. However, a lack of definitive details about the rescue plan soon raised doubts among investors and thwarted the rally at the end of October. In November, political instability in Greece and Italy fueled uncertainty as to whether Europe’s leaders would be able to contain the crisis. In the United States, bickering lawmakers failed to reach an agreement on reducing the U.S. budget deficit, further undermining investors’ confidence in policymakers on both sides of the Atlantic. Market volatility softened in December with the support of global central bank actions and continued improvement in economic data.

U.S. stocks outperformed most international markets during the year due to their relative safety in a time of heightened uncertainty overseas. Dividend-paying stocks performed particularly well as investors sought yield in a low-interest rate environment. Among sectors in the benchmark, utilities performed strongest in 2011. The defensive consumer staples sector performed well, as did health care stocks, which benefited from increased merger and acquisition activity. The more cyclical materials and industrials sectors saw the largest losses of the sectors in the Fund’s benchmark, followed by financials, which was battered by the world’s debt problems.*

The underperformance of the Fund compared to its benchmark was the result of Fund expenses that are not incurred by the benchmark.

 

Past performance does not guarantee future results.

 

* The Fund’s portfolio composition is subject to change. There is no guarantee that any sectors mentioned will continue to perform well or that securities in such sectors will be held by the Fund in the future. The information contained in this commentary is for informational purposes only and should not be construed as a recommendation to purchase or sell securities in the sector mentioned. The Fund’s holdings and weightings are as of December 31, 2011.
1 

The Russell 1000® Growth Index measures the performance of the large-cap growth segment of the U.S. equity universe. It includes those Russell 1000 companies with higher price-to-book ratios and higher forecasted growth values.

2 

The Russell 1000® Value Index measures the performance of the large-cap value segment of the U.S. equity universe. It includes those Russell 1000 companies with lower price-to-book ratios and lower expected growth values.

Investors cannot invest directly in an index.

 

 

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AZL® Russell 1000 Growth Index Fund Review (unaudited)

 

Fund Objective

The Fund’s investment objective is to match the total return of the Russell 1000® Growth Index. This objective may be changed by the Trustees of the Fund without shareholder approval. The Fund seeks to achieve its objective by investing in all stocks in the Index in proportion to their weighting in the Index.

Investment Concerns

Equity securities (stocks) are more volatile and carry more risk than other forms of investments, including investments in high-grade fixed income securities. The net asset value per share of this Fund will fluctuate as the value of the securities in the portfolio changes.

Returns on growth stocks may not move in tandem with returns on other categories of stocks or the market as a whole. Growth stocks may be susceptible to rapid price savings or to adverse developments in certain sectors of the market.

The Fund does not attempt to manage market volatility or reduce the effects of poor stock performance. In addition, factors such as Fund expenses, selection of a representative portfolio, changes in the composition of the Index, or the timing of purchases or redemptions of Fund shares may affect the correlation between the performance of the Index and the Fund’s performance.

The performance of the Fund is expected to be lower than that of the Index because of Fund fees and expenses. Securities in which the Fund will invest may involve substantial risk and may be subject to sudden severe price declines.

Investing in derivatives instruments involves risks that may be different from or greater than the risk associated with investing directly in securities or other traditional instruments.

For a complete description of these and other risks associated with investing in a mutual Fund, please refer to the Fund’s prospectus.

Growth of a $10,000 Investment

 

LOGO

The chart above represents a comparison of a hypothetical investment in the Fund versus a similar investment in the Fund’s benchmark, and represents the reinvestment of dividends and capital gains in the Fund.

Average Annual Returns as of December 31, 2011

 

           Since  
     1     Inception  
     Year     (4/30/10)  

AZL® Russell 1000 Growth Index Fund

     1.92     6.78

Russell 1000® Growth Index

     2.64     7.73

Past performance does not guarantee future results. The performance data quoted represents past performance and current returns may be lower or higher. The investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed may be worth more or less than the original cost. To obtain performance information current to the most recent month end, please visit www.Allianzlife.com.

Expense Ratio

 

      Gross  

AZL® Russell 1000 Growth Index Fund

     0.88

The above expense ratios are based on the current Fund prospectus dated May 1, 2011. The Manager and the Fund have entered into a written contract limiting operating expenses, excluding certain expenses (such as interest expense), to 0.84% through April 30, 2013. Additional information pertaining to the December 31, 2011 expense ratios can be found in the financial highlights.

The total return of the Fund does not reflect the effect of any insurance charges, the annual maintenance fee or the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares. Such charges, fees and tax payments would reduce the performance quoted.

The Fund’s performance is measured against the Russell 1000® Growth Index, an unmanaged index that measures the performance of the large-cap growth segment of the U.S. equity universe. It includes those Russell 1000 companies with higher price-to-book ratios and higher forecasted growth values. The index does not reflect the deduction of fees associated with a mutual fund, such as investment fees for services provided to the Fund. Investors cannot invest directly in an index.

 

 

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ALLIANZ VARIABLE INSURANCE PRODUCTS TRUST

AZL Russell 1000 Growth Index Fund

Expense Examples

(Unaudited)

 

As a shareholder of the AZL Russell 1000 Growth Index Fund (the “Fund”), you incur ongoing costs, including management fees, distribution fees, and other Fund expenses. These examples are 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. Please note that the expenses shown in the tables are meant to highlight your ongoing cost only.Therefore, the examples are useful in comparing ongoing cost only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher. Please note that the expenses that apply to subaccounts of the insurance contracts were included, your costs would have been higher.

These examples are based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the periods presented below.

The Actual Expense table below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information below, 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 table under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.

 

     Beginning
Account Value
7/1/11
     Ending
Account Value
12/31/11
     Expense Paid
During Period*
7/1/11 - 12/31/11
     Annualized
Expense Ratio
During Period**
7/1/11 - 12/31/11
 

AZL Russell 1000 Growth Index Fund

   $ 1,000.00       $ 958.00       $ 4.10         0.83

The Hypothetical Expense table below provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year 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 this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of other funds.

 

     Beginning
Account Value
7/1/11
     Ending
Account Value
12/31/11
     Expense Paid
During Period*
7/1/11 - 12/31/11
     Annualized
Expense Ratio
During Period**
7/1/11 - 12/31/11
 

AZL Russell 1000 Growth Index Fund

   $ 1,000.00       $ 1,021.02       $ 4.23         0.83

 

  * Expenses are equal to the average account value times the Fund’s annualized expense ratio multiplied by the number of days in the most recent fiscal half-year divided by the number of days in the fiscal year.
  ** Excludes expense paid indirectly.

Portfolio Composition

(Unaudited)

 

Investments

   Percent of
net assets+
 

Information Technology

     27.6

Consumer Discretionary

     14.1   

Consumer Staples

     12.6   

Industrials

     12.4   

Energy

     10.7   

Health Care

     10.5   

Securities Held as Collateral for Securities on Loan

     7.1   

Materials

     5.2   

Financials

     3.8   

Unaffiliated Investment Company

     1.6   

Telecommunication Services

     1.2   

Utilities

     0.2   
  

 

 

 

Total

     107.0
  

 

 

 

 

  + Investments are shown as a percentage of net assets, not total investments. As such the total may not equal 100%. For more information about the investments, please see the Schedule of Portfolio Investments.

 

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ALLIANZ VARIABLE INSURANCE PRODUCTS TRUST

AZL Russell 1000 Growth Index Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

December 31, 2011

 

Shares           Fair
Value
 
     

 

Common Stocks (98.3%):

  

 

Aerospace & Defense (3.4%):

  

  35      

Alliant Techsystems, Inc.

   $ 2,001   
  1,569      

BE Aerospace, Inc.*

     60,736   
  11,183      

Boeing Co. (The)

     820,273   
  876      

Goodrich Corp.

     108,361   
  13,440      

Honeywell International, Inc.

     730,464   
  3,950      

Lockheed Martin Corp.

     319,555   
  2,450      

Precision Castparts Corp.

     403,735   
  2,632      

Rockwell Collins, Inc.^

     145,734   
  381      

Spirit AeroSystems Holdings, Inc., Class A*

     7,917   
  854      

TransDigm Group, Inc.*

     81,711   
  14,785      

United Technologies Corp.

     1,080,636   
     

 

 

 
        3,761,123   
     

 

 

 

 

Air Freight & Logistics (1.2%):

  

  2,828      

C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc.^

     197,338   
  3,628      

Expeditors International of Washington, Inc.

     148,603   
  319      

FedEx Corp.

     26,639   
  12,547      

United Parcel Service, Inc., Class B

     918,315   
  1,652      

UTI Worldwide, Inc.

     21,955   
     

 

 

 
        1,312,850   
     

 

 

 

 

Airlines (0.2%):

  

  2,472      

AMR Corp.*

     865   
  434      

Copa Holdings SA, Class A

     25,463   
  8,689      

Delta Air Lines, Inc.*

     70,294   
  2,494      

Southwest Airlines Co.

     21,348   
  4,833      

United Continental Holdings, Inc.*^

     91,199   
     

 

 

 
        209,169   
     

 

 

 

 

Auto Components (0.5%):

  

  1,871      

BorgWarner, Inc.*^

     119,258   
  2,440      

Gentex Corp.

     72,200   
  4,182      

Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.*

     59,259   
  2,947      

Johnson Controls, Inc.

     92,123   
  2,191      

O’Reilly Automotive, Inc.*

     175,170   
  907      

Tesla Motors, Inc.*^

     25,904   
  45      

Visteon Corp.*

     2,247   
  1,165      

WABCO Holdings, Inc.*

     50,561   
     

 

 

 
        596,722   
     

 

 

 

 

Automobiles (0.5%):

  

  35,699      

Ford Motor Co.

     384,121   
  4,036      

Harley-Davidson, Inc.

     156,880   
     

 

 

 
        541,001   
     

 

 

 

 

Beverages (4.2%):

  

  1,494      

Brown-Forman Corp., Class B

     120,282   
  33,735      

Coca-Cola Co. (The)

     2,360,438   
  4,254      

Coca-Cola Enterprises, Inc.

     109,668   
  3,782      

Dr Pepper Snapple Group, Inc.

     149,313   
Shares           Fair
Value
 
     

 

Common Stocks, continued

  

 

Beverages, continued

  

  1,196      

Hansen Natural Corp.*

   $ 110,200   
  26,991      

PepsiCo, Inc.

     1,790,853   
     

 

 

 
        4,640,754   
     

 

 

 

 

Biotechnology (2.1%):

  

  3,140      

Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*

     224,510   
  2,234      

Amylin Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*^

     25,423   
  4,127      

Biogen Idec, Inc.*

     454,176   
  1,907      

BioMarin Pharmaceutical, Inc.*^

     65,563   
  7,904      

Celgene Corp.*

     534,311   
  2,527      

Dendreon Corp.*^

     19,205   
  13,441      

Gilead Sciences, Inc.*

     550,140   
  3,172      

Human Genome Sciences, Inc.*^

     23,441   
  1,466      

Myriad Genetics, Inc.*

     30,698   
  1,270      

Pharmasset, Inc.*

     162,814   
  1,246      

Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*^

     69,066   
  873      

United Therapeutics Corp.*^

     41,249   
  3,115      

Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*

     103,449   
     

 

 

 
        2,304,045   
     

 

 

 

 

Building Products (0.1%):

  

  23      

Armstrong World Industries, Inc.*^

     1,009   
  915      

Lennox International, Inc.^

     30,881   
  5,984      

Masco Corp.

     62,713   
     

 

 

 
        94,603   
     

 

 

 

 

Capital Markets (1.1%):

  

  635      

Affiliated Managers Group, Inc.*

     60,928   
  724      

BlackRock, Inc.^+

     129,046   
  17,891      

Charles Schwab Corp. (The)

     201,453   
  1,988      

Eaton Vance Corp.^

     46,996   
  1,323      

Federated Investors, Inc.^

     20,043   
  2,475      

Franklin Resources, Inc.

     237,749   
  507      

Greenhill & Co., Inc.^

     18,440   
  1,921      

Lazard, Ltd., Class A

     50,157   
  455      

LPL Investment Holdings, Inc.*^

     13,896   
  2,447      

SEI Investments Co.

     42,456   
  4,437      

T. Rowe Price Group, Inc.

     252,687   
  3,742      

TD Ameritrade Holding Corp.

     58,562   
  1,459      

Waddell & Reed Financial, Inc., Class A

     36,139   
     

 

 

 
        1,168,552   
     

 

 

 

 

Chemicals (3.6%):

  

  3,619      

Air Products & Chemicals, Inc.

     308,302   
  1,347      

Airgas, Inc.

     105,174   
  1,588      

Albemarle Corp.

     81,798   
  2,669      

Celanese Corp., Series A

     118,157   
  932      

CF Industries Holdings, Inc.

     135,121   
 

 

continued

 

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ALLIANZ VARIABLE INSURANCE PRODUCTS TRUST

AZL Russell 1000 Growth Index Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments, continued

December 31, 2011

 

Shares           Fair
Value
 
     

 

Common Stocks, continued

  

 

Chemicals, continued

  

  15,859      

E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co.

   $ 726,025   
  2,433      

Eastman Chemical Co.

     95,033   
  5,123      

Ecolab, Inc.

     296,161   
  1,226      

FMC Corp.

     105,485   
  594      

Huntsman Corp.

     5,940   
  1,374      

International Flavor & Fragrances, Inc.

     72,025   
  909      

Intrepid Potash, Inc.*^

     20,571   
  56      

KAR Auction Services, Inc.*

     756   
  344      

Kronos Worldwide, Inc.^

     6,206   
  336      

LyondellBasell Industries NV,
Class A

     10,917   
  9,153      

Monsanto Co.

     641,351   
  4,706      

Mosaic Co. (The)

     237,323   
  2,701      

PPG Industries, Inc.

     225,506   
  5,181      

Praxair, Inc.

     553,849   
  1,127      

Rockwood Holdings, Inc.*

     44,370   
  629      

Scotts Miracle-Gro Co. (The),
Class A^

     29,368   
  2,081      

Sigma Aldrich Corp.^

     129,979   
  2,073      

Solutia, Inc.*

     35,821   
  208      

Valspar Corp. (The)

     8,106   
  1,114      

W. R. Grace & Co.*

     51,155   
  66      

Westlake Chemical Corp.^

     2,656   
     

 

 

 
        4,047,155   
     

 

 

 
     

 

Commercial Banks (0.2%):

  

  5,882      

Wells Fargo & Co.

     162,108   
     

 

 

 

 

Commercial Services & Supplies (0.3%):

  

  122      

Avery Dennison Corp.

     3,499   
  968      

Copart, Inc.*

     46,357   
  148      

Covanta Holding Corp.

     2,026   
  2,846      

Iron Mountain, Inc.^

     87,657   
  1,467      

Stericycle, Inc.*

     114,309   
  1,705      

Waste Connections, Inc.

     56,504   
     

 

 

 
        310,352   
     

 

 

 

 

Communications Equipment (1.9%):

  

  900      

Acme Packet, Inc.*^

     27,819   
  1,732      

Ciena Corp.*^

     20,957   
  1,386      

F5 Networks, Inc.*

     147,082   
  539      

Harris Corp.

     19,426   
  3,808      

JDS Uniphase Corp.*

     39,756   
  9,106      

Juniper Networks, Inc.*

     185,853   
  3,043      

Polycom, Inc.*

     49,601   
  28,509      

QUALCOMM, Inc.

     1,559,442   
  2,630      

Riverbed Technology, Inc.*^

     61,805   
     

 

 

 
        2,111,741   
     

 

 

 

 

Computers & Peripherals (6.9%):

  

  15,790      

Apple, Inc.*

     6,394,950   
  20,601      

Dell, Inc.*

     301,393   
  35,136      

EMC Corp.*

     756,829   
Shares           Fair
Value
 
     

 

Common Stocks, continued

  

 

Computers & Peripherals, continued

  

  145      

Fusion-io, Inc.^

   $ 3,509   
  2,110      

NCR Corp.*

     34,730   
  6,284      

NetApp, Inc.*

     227,921   
  1,518      

QLogic Corp.*

     22,770   
     

 

 

 
        7,742,102   
     

 

 

 

 

Construction & Engineering (0.2%):

  

  973      

Aecom Technology Corp.*

     20,014   
  976      

Chicago Bridge & Iron Co. NV

     36,893   
  2,977      

Fluor Corp.

     149,594   
  164      

KBR, Inc.

     4,571   
     

 

 

 
        211,072   
     

 

 

 

 

Construction Materials (0.0%):

  

  365      

Martin Marietta Materials, Inc.^

     27,525   
     

 

 

 

 

Consumer Finance (0.5%):

  

  10,856      

American Express Co.

     512,078   
  961      

Discover Financial Services

     23,064   
     

 

 

 
        535,142   
     

 

 

 

 

Containers & Packaging (0.3%):

  

  2,870      

Ball Corp.

     102,488   
  2,675      

Crown Holdings, Inc.*

     89,827   
  1,556      

Packaging Corp. of America

     39,273   
  1,184      

Rock-Tenn Co., Class A

     68,317   
  846      

Silgan Holdings, Inc.

     32,689   
  444      

Temple-Inland, Inc.

     14,079   
     

 

 

 
        346,673   
     

 

 

 

 

Distributors (0.1%):

  

  726      

Genuine Parts Co.

     44,431   
  2,494      

LKQ Corp.*

     75,020   
     

 

 

 
        119,451   
     

 

 

 

 

Diversified Consumer Services (0.2%):

  

  1,901      

Apollo Group, Inc., Class A*

     102,407   
  161      

Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corp.*^

     2,777   
  988      

DeVry, Inc.

     37,998   
  3,015      

H&R Block, Inc.

     49,235   
  441      

ITT Educational Services, Inc.*^

     25,089   
  490      

Weight Watchers International, Inc.^

     26,955   
     

 

 

 
        244,461   
     

 

 

 

 

Diversified Financial Services (0.4%):

  

  929      

CBOE Holdings, Inc.^

     24,024   
  234      

FleetCor Technologies, Inc.*

     6,989   
  349      

Green Dot Corp., Class A*^

     10,896   
  1,256      

IntercontinentalExchange, Inc.*

     151,411   
  3,406      

Moody’s Corp.^

     114,714   
  2,054      

MSCI, Inc., Class A*

     67,638   
 

 

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continued


ALLIANZ VARIABLE INSURANCE PRODUCTS TRUST

AZL Russell 1000 Growth Index Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments, continued

December 31, 2011

 

Shares           Fair
Value
 
     

 

Common Stocks, continued

  

 

Diversified Financial Services, continued

  

  271      

NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc. (The)*

   $ 6,642   
  1,366      

NYSE Euronext

     35,653   
     

 

 

 
        417,967   
     

 

 

 

 

Diversified Telecommunication Services (0.5%):

  

  343      

Level 3 Communications, Inc.*^

     5,828   
  2,181      

TW Telecom, Inc.*

     42,268   
  10,919      

Verizon Communications, Inc.

     438,070   
  5,541      

Windstream Corp.^

     65,051   
     

 

 

 
        551,217   
     

 

 

 

 

Electric Utilities (0.1%):

  

  873      

ITC Holdings Corp.^

     66,243   
     

 

 

 

 

Electrical Equipment (1.1%):

  

  2,748      

AMETEK, Inc.

     115,691   
  1,849      

Cooper Industries plc, A Shares

     100,123   
  12,836      

Emerson Electric Co.

     598,029   
  427      

General Cable Corp.*^

     10,679   
  131      

GrafTech International, Ltd.*

     1,788   
  658      

Polypore International, Inc.*^

     28,946   
  2,465      

Rockwell Automation, Inc.

     180,857   
  1,638      

Roper Industries, Inc.

     142,293   
  206      

Thomas & Betts Corp.*

     11,248   
     

 

 

 
        1,189,654   
     

 

 

 

 

Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components (0.4%):

  

  2,830      

Amphenol Corp., Class A

     128,454   
  282      

Arrow Electronics, Inc.*

     10,550   
  912      

Dolby Laboratories, Inc.,
Class A*

     27,825   
  2,730      

FLIR Systems, Inc.^

     68,441   
  506      

IPG Photonics Corp.*^

     17,138   
  2,769      

Jabil Circuit, Inc.

     54,439   
  1,520      

National Instruments Corp.

     39,444   
  2,096      

Trimble Navigation, Ltd.*

     90,966   
     

 

 

 
        437,257   
     

 

 

 

 

Energy Equipment & Services (2.8%):

  

  256      

Atwood Oceanics, Inc.*

     10,186   
  2,955      

Baker Hughes, Inc.

     143,731   
  3,085      

Cameron International Corp.*

     151,751   
  324      

CARBO Ceramics, Inc.^

     39,959   
  780      

Core Laboratories NV

     88,881   
  549      

Diamond Offshore Drilling, Inc.^

     30,338   
  1,285      

Dresser-Rand Group, Inc.*^

     64,134   
  4,105      

FMC Technologies, Inc.*^

     214,404   
  15,626      

Halliburton Co.

     539,253   
  1,531      

Helmerich & Payne, Inc.^

     89,349   
  1,855      

Oceaneering International, Inc.^

     85,571   
  727      

Oil States International, Inc.*

     55,521   
Shares           Fair
Value
 
     

 

Common Stocks, continued

  

 

Energy Equipment & Services, continued

  

  271      

Patterson-UTI Energy, Inc.

   $ 5,415   
  332      

Rowan Cos., Inc.*

     10,070   
  676      

RPC, Inc.

     12,337   
  23,171      

Schlumberger, Ltd.

     1,582,811   
  1,345      

Superior Energy Services, Inc.*^

     38,252   
  53      

Tidewater, Inc.^

     2,613   
     

 

 

 
        3,164,576   
     

 

 

 

 

Food & Staples Retailing (2.8%):

  

  7,460      

Costco Wholesale Corp.

     621,567   
  7,310      

Kroger Co. (The)

     177,048   
  9,966      

SYSCO Corp.

     292,303   
  23,029      

Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.

     1,376,213   
  14,758      

Walgreen Co.

     487,899   
  2,641      

Whole Foods Market, Inc.

     183,761   
     

 

 

 
        3,138,791   
     

 

 

 

 

Food Products (1.3%):

  

  640      

Bunge, Ltd.

     36,608   
  2,295      

Campbell Soup Co.^

     76,286   
  911      

ConAgra Foods, Inc.

     24,050   
  1,036      

Corn Products International, Inc.

     54,483   
  1,892      

Flowers Foods, Inc.^

     35,910   
  8,221      

General Mills, Inc.

     332,211   
  2,107      

Green Mountain Coffee Roasters, Inc.*^

     94,499   
  3,211      

H.J. Heinz Co.^

     173,522   
  1,937      

Hershey Co.

     119,668   
  1,233      

Hormel Foods Corp.

     36,115   
  3,929      

Kellogg Co.

     198,689   
  1,549      

McCormick & Co.^

     78,101   
  8,296      

Sara Lee Corp.

     156,960   
     

 

 

 
        1,417,102   
     

 

 

 

 

Gas Utilities (0.1%):

  

  190      

National Fuel Gas Co.

     10,560   
  127      

ONEOK, Inc.

     11,010   
  2,328      

QEP Resources, Inc.

     68,211   
     

 

 

 
        89,781   
     

 

 

 

 

Health Care Equipment & Supplies (2.7%):

  

  8,767      

Baxter International, Inc.

     433,791   
  3,736      

Becton, Dickinson & Co.

     279,154   
  1,463      

C.R. Bard, Inc.

     125,087   
  1,194      

CareFusion Corp.*

     30,340   
  197      

Cooper Cos., Inc. (The)

     13,892   
  4,522      

Covidien plc

     203,535   
  970      

DENTSPLY International, Inc.^

     33,940   
  1,959      

Edwards Lifesciences Corp.*

     138,501   
  811      

Gen-Probe, Inc.*

     47,946   
  974      

Hill-Rom Holdings, Inc.^

     32,814   
  980      

IDEXX Laboratories, Inc.*^

     75,421   
  672      

Intuitive Surgical, Inc.*

     311,143   
 

 

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Health Care Equipment & Supplies, continued

  

  15,772      

Medtronic, Inc.

   $ 603,279   
  2,614      

ResMed, Inc.*^

     66,396   
  938      

Sirona Dental Systems, Inc.*

     41,310   
  5,617      

St. Jude Medical, Inc.

     192,663   
  5,355      

Stryker Corp.

     266,197   
  974      

Thoratec Corp.*

     32,687   
  2,002      

Varian Medical Systems, Inc.*^

     134,394   
     

 

 

 
        3,062,490   
     

 

 

 

 

Health Care Providers & Services (1.9%):

  

  506      

AMERIGROUP Corp.*^

     29,895   
  4,411      

AmerisourceBergen Corp.

     164,045   
  1,507      

Brookdale Senior Living, Inc.*

     26,207   
  2,995      

Cardinal Health, Inc.

     121,627   
  715      

Catalyst Health Solutions, Inc.*

     37,180   
  1,632      

DaVita, Inc.*

     123,722   
  8,338      

Express Scripts, Inc.*

     372,625   
  1,133      

HCA Holdings, Inc.*

     24,960   
  4,325      

Health Management Associates, Inc., Class A*

     31,875   
  838      

Henry Schein, Inc.*

     53,992   
  1,712      

Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings*^

     147,181   
  1,493      

Lincare Holdings, Inc.^

     38,385   
  4,306      

McKesson, Inc.

     335,481   
  6,828      

Medco Health Solutions, Inc.*

     381,685   
  825      

MEDNAX, Inc.*

     59,408   
  647      

Patterson Companies, Inc.^

     19,099   
  2,468      

Quest Diagnostics, Inc.

     143,292   
  424      

Tenet Healthcare Corp.*^

     2,175   
  1,545      

Universal Health Services, Inc., Class B

     60,039   
     

 

 

 
        2,172,873   
     

 

 

 

 

Health Care Technology (0.2%):

  

  2,551      

Allscripts Healthcare Solutions, Inc.*

     48,316   
  2,428      

Cerner Corp.*^

     148,715   
  1,058      

SXC Health Solutions Corp.*

     59,756   
     

 

 

 
        256,787   
     

 

 

 

 

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure (3.7%):

  

  702      

Bally Technologies, Inc.*^

     27,771   
  1,267      

Brinker International, Inc.

     33,905   
  532      

Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc.*^

     179,678   
  37      

Choice Hotels International, Inc.^

     1,408   
  2,331      

Darden Restaurants, Inc.

     106,247   
  361      

Dunkin’ Brands Group, Inc.*^

     9,018   
  64      

Hyatt Hotels Corp., Class A*

     2,409   
  2,599      

International Game Technology

     44,703   
  6,699      

Las Vegas Sands Corp.*

     286,248   
  4,295      

Marriott International, Inc.,
Class A^

     125,285   
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  443      

Marriott Vacations Worldwide Corp.*^

   $ 7,602   
  17,717      

McDonald’s Corp.

     1,777,547   
  1,228      

MGM Resorts International*

     12,808   
  496      

Panera Bread Co., Class A*^

     70,159   
  1,269      

Royal Caribbean Cruises, Ltd.

     31,433   
  12,801      

Starbucks Corp.

     588,974   
  3,333      

Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc.

     159,884   
  1,353      

Wynn Resorts, Ltd.

     149,493   
  7,951      

Yum! Brands, Inc.

     469,188   
     

 

 

 
        4,083,760   
     

 

 

 

 

Household Durables (0.2%):

  

  118      

Garmin, Ltd.^

     4,697   
  784      

Harman International Industries, Inc.

     29,823   
  1,816      

Leggett & Platt, Inc.^

     41,841   
  1,170      

Tempur-Pedic International, Inc.*^

     61,460   
  979      

Tupperware Brands Corp.

     54,795   
     

 

 

 
        192,616   
     

 

 

 

 

Household Products (1.3%):

  

  940      

Aaron’s, Inc.^

     25,079   
  1,415      

Church & Dwight Co., Inc.^

     64,750   
  122      

Clorox Co. (The)

     8,120   
  7,531      

Colgate-Palmolive Co.

     695,789   
  5,878      

Kimberly-Clark Corp.

     432,386   
  3,194      

Procter & Gamble Co. (The)

     213,072   
     

 

 

 
        1,439,196   
     

 

 

 

 

Industrial Conglomerates (1.2%):

  

  10,715      

3M Co.

     875,737   
  88      

Carlisle Cos., Inc.

     3,898   
  9,379      

Danaher Corp.

     441,188   
  3,447      

McDermott International, Inc.*

     39,675   
  253      

Textron, Inc.^

     4,678   
     

 

 

 
        1,365,176   
     

 

 

 

 

Insurance (0.0%):

  

  468      

Erie Indemnity Co., Class A

     36,579   
  176      

Validus Holdings, Ltd.

     5,544   
     

 

 

 
        42,123   
     

 

 

 

 

Internet & Catalog Retail (1.4%):

  

  6,206      

Amazon.com, Inc.*

     1,074,259   
  974      

Expedia, Inc.^

     28,265   
  556      

Groupon, Inc.*

     11,470   
  87      

HomeAway, Inc.*^

     2,023   
  946      

Netflix, Inc.*^

     65,548   
  848      

Priceline.com, Inc.*

     396,618   
  974      

TripAdvisor, Inc.*

     24,555   
     

 

 

 
        1,602,738   
     

 

 

 
 

 

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Internet Software & Services (3.1%):

  

  2,904      

Akamai Technologies, Inc.*

   $ 93,741   
  10,748      

eBay, Inc.*

     325,987   
  801      

Equinix, Inc.*

     81,221   
  4,298      

Google, Inc., Class A*

     2,776,078   
  142      

LinkedIn Corp., Class A*

     8,947   
  1,761      

Rackspace Hosting, Inc.*^

     75,741   
  2,716      

VeriSign, Inc.^

     97,016   
  655      

VistaPrint NV*^

     20,043   
  985      

WebMD Health Corp.,
Class A*^

     36,987   
     

 

 

 
        3,515,761   
     

 

 

 

 

IT Services (6.4%):

  

  11,026      

Accenture plc, Class A

     586,914   
  872      

Alliance Data Systems Corp.*^

     90,548   
  8,534      

Automatic Data Processing, Inc.

     460,921   
  2,032      

Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc.

     45,822   
  5,196      

Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp., Class A*

     334,155   
  81      

DST Systems, Inc.

     3,687   
  1,966      

Fiserv, Inc.*

     115,483   
  1,663      

Gartner, Inc.*

     57,822   
  1,668      

Genpact, Ltd.*

     24,937   
  1,389      

Global Payments, Inc.

     65,811   
  20,682      

International Business Machines Corp.

     3,803,006   
  1,475      

Lender Processing Services, Inc.^

     22,228   
  1,832      

MasterCard, Inc., Class A

     683,006   
  1,259      

NeuStar, Inc., Class A*

     43,020   
  5,079      

Paychex, Inc.

     152,929   
  1,670      

SAIC, Inc.*^

     20,524   
  2,884      

Teradata Corp.*

     139,903   
  1,711      

VeriFone Systems, Inc.*^

     60,775   
  2,885      

Visa, Inc., Class A

     292,914   
  10,800      

Western Union Co.

     197,208   
     

 

 

 
        7,201,613   
     

 

 

 

 

Leisure Equipment & Products (0.2%):

  

  1,969      

Hasbro, Inc.

     62,791   
  4,412      

Mattel, Inc.

     122,477   
  1,107      

Polaris Industries, Inc.

     61,970   
     

 

 

 
        247,238   
     

 

 

 

 

Life Sciences Tools & Services (0.6%):

  

  5,944      

Agilent Technologies, Inc.*

     207,624   
  1,540      

Bruker Corp.*

     19,127   
  891      

Charles River Laboratories International, Inc.*

     24,351   
  1,048      

Covance, Inc.*

     47,915   
  2,071      

Illumina, Inc.*^

     63,124   
  245      

Life Technologies Corp.*

     9,533   
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Life Sciences Tools & Services, continued

  

  549      

Mettler-Toledo International, Inc.*

   $ 81,093   
  625      

Techne Corp.

     42,662   
  1,566      

Waters Corp.*^

     115,962   
     

 

 

 
        611,391   
     

 

 

 

 

Machinery (3.4%):

  

  1,975      

Babcock & Wilcox Co. (The)*

     47,677   
  11,009      

Caterpillar, Inc.

     997,415   
  3,352      

Cummins, Inc.

     295,043   
  7,168      

Deere & Co.

     554,445   
  1,304      

Donaldson Co., Inc.^

     88,776   
  2,480      

Dover Corp.

     143,964   
  2,214      

Eaton Corp.

     96,375   
  868      

Flowserve Corp.

     86,210   
  894      

Gardner Denver, Inc.

     68,892   
  1,014      

Graco, Inc.

     41,462   
  142      

Harsco Corp.

     2,922   
  1,249      

IDEX Corp.

     46,350   
  7,115      

Illinois Tool Works, Inc.

     332,342   
  4,227      

Ingersoll-Rand plc

     128,797   
  1,790      

Joy Global, Inc.

     134,196   
  151      

Kennametal, Inc.

     5,515   
  883      

Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc.

     34,543   
  2,289      

Manitowoc Co., Inc. (The)^

     21,036   
  675      

Navistar International Corp.*

     25,569   
  1,019      

Nordson Corp.^

     41,962   
  6,242      

PACCAR, Inc.^

     233,888   
  1,984      

Pall Corp.

     113,386   
  1,066      

Parker Hannifin Corp.

     81,282   
  166      

Snap-On, Inc.

     8,403   
  220      

SPX Corp.

     13,259   
  1,242      

Timken Co.

     48,078   
  530      

Toro Co.

     32,150   
  387      

Valmont Industries, Inc.

     35,136   
  808      

Wabtec Corp.

     56,520   
     

 

 

 
        3,815,593   
     

 

 

 

 

Marine (0.0%):

  

  640      

Kirby Corp.*

     42,138   
     

 

 

 

 

Media (3.0%):

  

  927      

AMC Networks, Inc., Class A*

     34,837   
  3,727      

Cablevision Systems Corp.,
Class A

     52,998   
  1,752      

CBS Corp., Class B

     47,549   
  930      

Charter Communications, Inc., Class A*

     52,954   
  20,535      

Comcast Corp., Class A

     486,885   
  12,048      

DIRECTV Group, Inc. (The),
Class A*

     515,172   
  4,512      

Discovery Communications, Inc., Class A*^

     184,857   
 

 

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Media, continued

  

  2,569      

DISH Network Corp., Class A

   $ 73,165   
  2,945      

Interpublic Group of Cos., Inc. (The)

     28,655   
  784      

John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

     34,809   
  290      

Lamar Advertising Co.*^

     7,975   
  4,735      

Liberty Global, Inc., Class A*

     194,277   
  4,284      

McGraw-Hill Cos., Inc. (The)

     192,651   
  428      

Morningstar, Inc.

     25,445   
  1,178      

Nielsen Holdings NV*

     34,975   
  4,802      

Omnicom Group, Inc.^

     214,073   
  196      

Pandora Media, Inc.*

     1,962   
  556      

Regal Entertainment Group,
Class A^

     6,639   
  1,516      

Scripps Networks Interactive,
Class A

     64,309   
  67,427      

Sirius XM Radio, Inc.*

     122,717   
  3,058      

Thomson Reuters Corp.

     81,557   
  5,449      

Time Warner Cable, Inc.

     346,393   
  9,429      

Viacom, Inc., Class B

     428,171   
  5,122      

Virgin Media, Inc.^

     109,508   
     

 

 

 
        3,342,533   
     

 

 

 

 

Metals & Mining (1.1%):

  

  282      

AK Steel Holding Corp.

     2,329   
  1,837      

Allegheny Technologies, Inc.

     87,809   
  1,537      

Allied Nevada Gold Corp.*

     46,540   
  745      

Carpenter Technology Corp.

     38,353   
  2,494      

Cliffs Natural Resources, Inc.^

     155,501   
  554      

Compass Minerals International, Inc.

     38,143   
  16,177      

Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold, Inc.

     595,152   
  946      

Molycorp, Inc.*^

     22,685   
  186      

Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co.

     9,056   
  929      

Royal Gold, Inc.

     62,643   
  83      

Schnitzer Steel Industries, Inc.^

     3,509   
  2,929      

Southern Copper Corp.^

     88,397   
  2,701      

Steel Dynamics, Inc.

     35,518   
  717      

Titanium Metals Corp.^

     10,741   
  1,047      

Walter Energy, Inc.^

     63,406   
     

 

 

 
        1,259,782   
     

 

 

 

 

Multiline Retail (0.7%):

  

  368      

Big Lots, Inc.*

     13,896   
  1,693      

Dollar General Corp.*

     69,650   
  2,089      

Dollar Tree, Inc.*

     173,617   
  2,090      

Family Dollar Stores, Inc.

     120,509   
  3,661      

Kohl’s Corp.

     180,670   
  902      

Macy’s, Inc.

     29,026   
  2,786      

Nordstrom, Inc.

     138,492   
  621      

Target Corp.

     31,808   
     

 

 

 
        757,668   
     

 

 

 
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Office Electronics (0.0%):

  

  929      

Zebra Technologies Corp.,
Class A*

   $ 33,240   
     

 

 

 

 

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels (7.9%):

  

  2,218      

Alpha Natural Resources, Inc.*

     45,314   
  1,295      

Anadarko Petroleum Corp.

     98,847   
  1,886      

Apache Corp.

     170,834   
  403      

Arch Coal, Inc.

     5,848   
  1,785      

Cabot Oil & Gas Corp.

     135,481   
  1,957      

Chevron Corp.

     208,225   
  401      

Cimarex Energy Co.^

     24,822   
  2,016      

Cobalt International Energy, Inc.*

     31,288   
  1,766      

Concho Resources, Inc.*^

     165,562   
  3,872      

Consol Energy, Inc.

     142,102   
  701      

Continental Resources, Inc.*^

     46,764   
  5,761      

Denbury Resources, Inc.*

     86,991   
  12,359      

El Paso Corp.

     328,379   
  4,584      

EOG Resources, Inc.

     451,570   
  922      

EQT Corp.

     50,516   
  2,339      

EXCO Resources, Inc.^

     24,443   
  62,076      

Exxon Mobil Corp.

     5,261,563   
  1,601      

Forest Oil Corp.*

     21,694   
  3,278      

HollyFrontier Corp.

     76,705   
  1,995      

Kinder Morgan, Inc.^

     64,179   
  437      

Kosmos Energy LLC*

     5,358   
  510      

Murphy Oil Corp.

     28,427   
  1,339      

Newfield Exploration Co.*

     50,520   
  608      

Noble Energy, Inc.^

     57,389   
  3,998      

Occidental Petroleum Corp.

     374,613   
  4,625      

Peabody Energy Corp.

     153,134   
  1,618      

Pioneer Natural Resources Co.

     144,779   
  184      

Quicksilver Resources, Inc.*^

     1,235   
  2,745      

Range Resources Corp.

     170,025   
  7,075      

SandRidge Energy, Inc.*^

     57,732   
  882      

SM Energy Co.

     64,474   
  5,943      

Southwestern Energy Co.*

     189,819   
  2,633      

Ultra Petroleum Corp.*

     78,016   
  2,012      

Whiting Petroleum Corp.*

     93,940   
     

 

 

 
        8,910,588   
     

 

 

 

 

Paper & Forest Products (0.1%):

  

  1,564      

International Paper Co.

     46,294   
  2,619      

Weyerhaeuser Co.

     48,897   
     

 

 

 
        95,191   
     

 

 

 

 

Personal Products (0.4%):

  

  7,350      

Avon Products, Inc.

     128,404   
  1,927      

Estee Lauder Co., Inc. (The),
Class A

     216,441   
  2,037      

Herbalife, Ltd.

     105,252   
  625      

Mead Johnson Nutrition Co.,
Class A

     42,956   
     

 

 

 
        493,053   
     

 

 

 
 

 

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Pharmaceuticals (3.0%):

  

  24,922      

Abbott Laboratories

   $ 1,401,364   
  5,205      

Allergan, Inc.

     456,687   
  5,779      

Eli Lilly & Co.

     240,175   
  1,992      

Endo Pharmaceuticals Holdings, Inc.*^

     68,784   
  2,444      

Hospira, Inc.*^

     74,224   
  9,549      

Johnson & Johnson Co.

     626,223   
  6,791      

Mylan, Inc.*

     145,735   
  1,418      

Perrigo Co.^

     137,971   
  2,605      

Warner Chilcott plc, Class A*

     39,414   
  2,038      

Watson Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*

     122,973   
     

 

 

 
        3,313,550   
     

 

 

 

 

Professional Services (0.3%):

  

  845      

Dun & Bradstreet Corp.

     63,232   
  103      

Equifax, Inc.

     3,990   
  845      

IHS, Inc., Class A*^

     72,805   
  2,510      

Robert Half International, Inc.

     71,435   
  186      

Towers Watson & Co., Class A

     11,147   
  1,710      

Verisk Analytics, Inc., Class A*

     68,622   
     

 

 

 
        291,231   
     

 

 

 

 

Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) (1.6%):

  

  1,372      

Apartment Investment & Management Co., Class A^

     31,432   
  2,042      

Boston Properties, Inc.

     203,383   
  870      

Camden Property Trust

     54,149   
  5,061      

CBRE Group, Inc.*

     77,028   
  353      

Corporate Office Properties Trust^

     7,505   
  1,722      

Digital Realty Trust, Inc.^

     114,806   
  385      

Equity Residential Property Trust

     21,957   
  305      

Essex Property Trust, Inc.^

     42,856   
  804      

Federal Realty Investment Trust^

     72,963   
  790      

Macerich Co. (The)^

     39,974   
  1,669      

Plum Creek Timber Co., Inc.^

     61,019   
  2,259      

Public Storage, Inc.

     303,745   
  2,078      

Rayonier, Inc.

     92,741   
  4,093      

Simon Property Group, Inc.

     527,751   
  295      

UDR, Inc.

     7,404   
  2,629      

Ventas, Inc.

     144,937   
  346      

Vornado Realty Trust

     26,594   
     

 

 

 
        1,830,244   
     

 

 

 

 

Real Estate Management & Development (0.0%):

  

  563      

Jones Lang LaSalle, Inc.

     34,489   
     

 

 

 

 

Road & Rail (0.7%):

  

  93      

Con-way, Inc.

     2,712   
  18,834      

CSX Corp.

     396,644   
  4,121      

Hertz Global Holdings, Inc.*

     48,298   
Shares           Fair
Value
 
     

 

Common Stocks, continued

  

 

Road & Rail, continued

  

  1,562      

J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc.

   $ 70,400   
  1,407      

Kansas City Southern Industries, Inc.*

     95,690   
  810      

Landstar System, Inc.

     38,815   
  1,366      

Union Pacific Corp.

     144,714   
     

 

 

 
        797,273   
     

 

 

 

 

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment (2.1%):

  

  10,533      

Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.*^

     56,878   
  5,504      

Altera Corp.^

     204,199   
  5,118      

Analog Devices, Inc.

     183,122   
  1,309      

Applied Materials, Inc.

     14,019   
  7,322      

Atmel Corp.*

     59,308   
  3,269      

Avago Technologies, Ltd.

     94,343   
  9,157      

Broadcom Corp., Class A

     268,850   
  102      

Cree, Inc.*^

     2,248   
  2,706      

Cypress Semiconductor Corp.^

     45,704   
  1,044      

First Solar, Inc.*^

     35,246   
  426      

Freescale Semiconductor Holdings I, Ltd.*^

     5,389   
  987      

Intersil Corp., Class A

     10,304   
  2,224      

KLA-Tencor Corp.^

     107,308   
  2,161      

Lam Research Corp.*

     80,000   
  3,891      

Linear Technology Corp.

     116,847   
  2,885      

LSI Corp.*

     17,166   
  5,046      

Maxim Integrated Products, Inc.

     131,398   
  2,151      

MEMC Electronic Materials, Inc.*

     8,475   
  3,255      

Microchip Technology, Inc.^

     119,231   
  10,256      

NVIDIA Corp.*

     142,148   
  7,610      

ON Semiconductor Corp.*

     58,749   
  266      

PMC-Sierra, Inc.*

     1,466   
  641      

Silicon Laboratories, Inc.*^

     27,832   
  3,278      

Skyworks Solutions, Inc.*

     53,169   
  12,593      

Texas Instruments, Inc.

     366,582   
  4,538      

Xilinx, Inc.^

     145,488   
     

 

 

 
        2,355,469   
     

 

 

 

 

Software (6.7%):

  

  8,617      

Adobe Systems, Inc.*

     243,603   
  1,568      

Ansys, Inc.*

     89,815   
  1,689      

Ariba, Inc.*^

     47,427   
  3,926      

Autodesk, Inc.*

     119,076   
  3,022      

BMC Software, Inc.*

     99,061   
  4,502      

Cadence Design Systems, Inc.*

     46,821   
  3,211      

Citrix Systems, Inc.*

     194,972   
  2,841      

Compuware Corp.*^

     23,637   
  5,680      

Electronic Arts, Inc.*

     117,008   
  789      

FactSet Research Systems, Inc.

     68,864   
  2,006      

Fortinet, Inc.*

     43,751   
 

 

continued

 

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ALLIANZ VARIABLE INSURANCE PRODUCTS TRUST

AZL Russell 1000 Growth Index Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments, continued

December 31, 2011

 

Shares               
Fair
Value
 
     

 

Common Stocks, continued

  

 

Software, continued

  

  1,835      

Informatica Corp.*

   $ 67,767   
  5,168      

Intuit, Inc.

     271,785   
  1,387      

Micros Systems, Inc.*

     64,606   
  126,714      

Microsoft Corp.

     3,289,495   
  4,088      

Nuance Communications, Inc.*^

     102,854   
  65,586      

Oracle Corp.

     1,682,281   
  3,298      

Red Hat, Inc.*

     136,174   
  1,884      

Rovi Corp.*

     46,309   
  2,287      

Salesforce.com, Inc.*

     232,039   
  1,216      

Solera Holdings, Inc.

     54,161   
  12,906      

Symantec Corp.*

     201,979   
  182      

Synopsys, Inc.*

     4,950   
  2,837      

TIBCO Software, Inc.*

     67,833   
  1,448      

VMware, Inc., Class A*

     120,459   
     

 

 

 
        7,436,727   
     

 

 

 

 

Specialty Retail (2.5%):

  

  1,316      

Abercrombie & Fitch Co.,
Class A

     64,273   
  1,260      

Advance Auto Parts, Inc.

     87,734   
  318      

AutoNation, Inc.*^

     11,725   
  432      

AutoZone, Inc.*

     140,387   
  4,255      

Bed Bath & Beyond, Inc.*

     246,662   
  671      

CarMax, Inc.*^

     20,452   
  2,041      

Chico’s FAS, Inc.

     22,737   
  1,610      

Dick’s Sporting Goods, Inc.

     59,377   
  377      

DSW, Inc., Class A^

     16,667   
  1,094      

Guess?, Inc.

     32,623   
  16,456      

Home Depot, Inc.

     691,810   
  4,260      

Limited Brands, Inc.^

     171,891   
  1,954      

PetSmart, Inc.

     100,221   
  3,864      

Ross Stores, Inc.

     183,656   
  1,502      

Sally Beauty Holdings, Inc.*

     31,737   
  1,533      

Sherwin Williams Co.

     136,851   
  2,182      

Tiffany & Co.^

     144,579   
  6,594      

TJX Cos., Inc. (The)

     425,643   
  1,235      

Tractor Supply Co.

     86,635   
  791      

Ulta Salon, Cosmetics & Fragrance, Inc.*

     51,352   
  1,854      

Urban Outfitters, Inc.*

     51,096   
  926      

Williams-Sonoma, Inc.

     35,651   
     

 

 

 
        2,813,759   
     

 

 

 

 

Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods (1.1%):

  

  5,015      

Coach, Inc.

     306,115   
  661      

Deckers Outdoor Corp.*

     49,952   
  909      

Fossil, Inc.*

     72,138   
  1,620      

Hanesbrands, Inc.*^

     35,413   
  777      

J. Crew Group, Inc.*(a)(b)

     —     
  6,097      

Nike, Inc., Class B

     587,568   
  140      

PVH Corp.

     9,869   
Shares or
Principal
Amount
          Fair
Value
 
     

 

Common Stocks, continued

  

 

Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods, continued

  

  1,073      

Ralph Lauren Corp.

   $ 148,160   
  609      

Under Armour, Inc., Class A*^

     43,720   
     

 

 

 
     1,252,935   
     

 

 

 

 

Thrifts & Mortgage Finance (0.0%):

  

  1,041      

Hudson City Bancorp, Inc.^

     6,506   
  1,113      

People’s United Financial, Inc.

     14,302   
     

 

 

 
     20,808   
     

 

 

 

 

Tobacco (2.7%):

  

  26,668      

Altria Group, Inc.

     790,706   
  27,483      

Philip Morris International, Inc.

     2,156,866   
  1,747      

Reynolds American, Inc.

     72,361   
     

 

 

 
     3,019,933   
     

 

 

 

 

Trading Companies & Distributors (0.4%):

  

  5,037      

Fastenal Co.^

     219,663   
  743      

MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc., Class A

     53,162   
  973      

W.W. Grainger, Inc.^

     182,136   
  373      

WESCO International, Inc.*

     19,773   
     

 

 

 
     474,734   
     

 

 

 

 

Water Utilities (0.0%):

  

  225      

Aqua America, Inc.

     4,961   
     

 

 

 

 

Wireless Telecommunication Services (0.7%):

  

  6,774      

American Tower Corp., Class A

     406,508   
  2,456      

Clearwire Corp., Class A*

     4,765   
  4,961      

Crown Castle International Corp.*

     222,253   
  4,658      

MetroPCS Communications, Inc.*

     40,431   
  2,510      

NII Holdings, Inc.*

     53,463   
  1,937      

SBA Communications Corp., Class A*^

     83,213   
     

 

 

 
     810,633   
     

 

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks (Cost $97,675,250)

     109,959,483   
     

 

 

 

 
 

Securities Held as Collateral for Securities on
Loan (7.1%):

  
  

  $7,956,541      

Allianz Variable Insurance Products Securities Lending Collateral Trust(c)

     7,956,541   
     

 

 

 

 
 
 

Total Securities Held as Collateral for Securities
on Loan
(Cost $7,956,541)

     7,956,541   
     

 

 

 
 

 

11

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ALLIANZ VARIABLE INSURANCE PRODUCTS TRUST

AZL Russell 1000 Growth Index Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments, continued

December 31, 2011

 

    
    
Shares
          Fair
Value
 
     

 

Unaffiliated Investment Company (1.6%):

  

  1,774,130      

Dreyfus Treasury Prime Cash Management, 0.00%(d)

   $ 1,774,130   
     

 

 

 

 
 

Total Unaffiliated Investment Company
(Cost $1,774,130)

     1,774,130   
     

 

 

 

 
 

Total Investment Securities
(Cost $107,405,921)(e) — 107.0%

     119,690,154   

 

Net other assets (liabilities) — (7.0)%

     (7,803,584
     

 

 

 

 

Net Assets — 100.0%

   $ 111,886,570   
     

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Percentages indicated are based on net assets as of December 31, 2011.

* Non-income producing security

 

^ This security or a partial position of the security was on loan as of December 31, 2011. The total value of securities on loan as of December 31, 2011 was $7,736,457.

 

+ Affiliated securities

 

(a) Security issued in connection with a pending litigation settlement.

 

(b) Security was valued in good faith pursuant to procedures approved by the Board of Trustees as of December 31, 2011. The total of all such securities represent 0.00% of the net assets of the fund.

 

(c) Purchased with cash collateral held from securities lending. The value of the collateral could include collateral held for securities that were sold on or before December 31, 2011.

 

(d) The rate represents the effective yield at December 31, 2011.

 

(e) See Federal Tax Information listed in the Notes to the Financial Statements.

Futures Contracts

Cash of $147,000 has been segregated to cover margin requirements for the following open contracts as of December 31, 2011:

 

Description

   Type      Expiration
Date
     Number of
Contracts
     Notional
Value
     Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
 

NASDAQ - 100 Index E-Mini March Futures

     Long         3/16/12         12       $ 545,880       $ (1,281

S&P 500 Index E-Mini March Futures

     Long         3/16/12         23         1,440,490         12,247   
              

 

 

 
               $ 10,966   
              

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

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ALLIANZ VARIABLE INSURANCE PRODUCTS TRUST

AZL Russell 1000 Growth Index Fund

 

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

December 31, 2011

 

Assets:

  

Investment securities, at cost

   $ 107,405,921   
  

 

 

 

Investment securities, at value*

   $ 119,690,154   

Cash

     91   

Segregated cash for collateral

     147,000   

Interest and dividends receivable

     124,194   

Receivable for capital shares issued

     11,299   

Prepaid expenses

     1,344   
  

 

 

 

Total Assets

     119,974,082   
  

 

 

 

Liabilities:

  

Payable for capital shares redeemed

     29,510   

Payable for collateral received on loaned securities

     7,956,541   

Payable for variation margin on futures contracts

     6,277   

Manager fees payable

     41,851   

Administration fees payable

     4,379   

Distribution fees payable

     23,496   

Custodian fees payable

     3,263   

Administrative and compliance services fees payable

     957   

Trustee fees payable

     52   

Other accrued liabilities

     21,186   
  

 

 

 

Total Liabilities

     8,087,512   
  

 

 

 

Net Assets

   $ 111,886,570   
  

 

 

 

Net Assets Consist of:

  

Capital

   $ 100,998,906   

Accumulated net investment income/(loss)

     764,757   

Accumulated net realized gains/(losses) from investment transactions

     (2,172,292

Net unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on investments

     12,295,199   
  

 

 

 

Net Assets

   $ 111,886,570   
  

 

 

 

Shares of beneficial interest (unlimited number of shares authorized, no par value)

     10,080,061   

Net Asset Value (offering and redemption price per share)

   $ 11.10   
  

 

 

 

 

 

* Includes securities on loan of $7,736,457.

Statement of Operations

For the Year Ended December 31, 2011

 

Investment Income:

  

Interest

   $ 110   

Dividends

     1,643,381   

Income from securities lending

     15,441   

Foreign withholding tax

     1,257   
  

 

 

 

Total Investment Income

     1,660,189   
  

 

 

 

Expenses:

  

Manager fees

     469,109   

Administration fees

     53,787   

Distribution fees

     266,538   

Custodian fees

     17,292   

Administrative and compliance services fees

     4,893   

Trustee fees

     8,403   

Professional fees

     8,961   

Shareholder reports

     2,853   

Recoupment of prior expenses reimbursed by the Manager

     16,000   

Other expenses

     42,401   
  

 

 

 

Total expenses

     890,237   
  

 

 

 

Net Investment Income/(Loss)

     769,952   
  

 

 

 

Realized and Unrealized Gains/(Losses) on Investments:

  

Net realized gains/(losses) on securities transactions

     (602,826

Net realized gains/(losses) on futures contracts

     54,595   

Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments

     1,729,081   
  

 

 

 

Net Realized/Unrealized Gains/(Losses) on Investments

     1,180,850   
  

 

 

 

Change in Net Assets Resulting From Operations

   $ 1,950,802   
  

 

 

 
 

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

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ALLIANZ VARIABLE INSURANCE PRODUCTS TRUST

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

     AZL Russell 1000
Growth Index Fund
 
     For the
Year Ended
December 31,
2011
    April 30, 2010
to
December 31,
2010(a)
 

Change in Net Assets:

    

Operations:

    

Net investment income/(loss)

   $ 769,952      $ 520,858   

Net realized gains/(losses) on investment transactions

     (548,231     (1,639,047

Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments

     1,729,081        10,566,118   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from operations

     1,950,802        9,447,929   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Dividends to Shareholders:

    

From net investment income

     (560,336       
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from dividends to shareholders

     (560,336       
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Capital Transactions:

    

Proceeds from shares issued

     27,698,763        106,628,727   

Proceeds from dividends reinvested

     560,336          

Value of shares redeemed

     (23,339,917     (10,499,734
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from capital transactions

     4,919,182        96,128,993   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in net assets

     6,309,648        105,576,922   

Net Assets:

    

Beginning of period

     105,576,922          
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of period

   $ 111,886,570      $ 105,576,922   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Accumulated net investment income/(loss)

   $ 764,757      $ 570,127   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Share Transactions:

    

Shares issued

     2,476,936        10,718,989   

Dividends reinvested

     52,466          

Shares redeemed

     (2,089,975     (1,078,355
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in shares

     439,427        9,640,634   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

(a) Period from commencement of operations.

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

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ALLIANZ VARIABLE INSURANCE PRODUCTS TRUST

AZL Russell 1000 Growth Index Fund

Financial Highlights

(Selected data for a share of beneficial interest outstanding throughout the periods indicated)

 

     Year Ended
December 31,
2011
    April 30, 2010
to
December 31,
2010(a)
 

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period

   $ 10.95      $ 10.00   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Investment Activities:

    

Net Investment Income/(Loss)

     0.08        0.05   

Net Realized and Unrealized Gains/(Losses) on Investments

     0.13        0.90   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from Investment Activities

     0.21        0.95   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Dividends to Shareholders From:

    

Net Investment Income

     (0.06       
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Dividends

     (0.06       
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Asset Value, End of Period

   $ 11.10      $ 10.95   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Return(b)

     1.92     9.50 %(c) 

Ratios to Average Net Assets/Supplemental Data:

    

Net Assets, End of Period ($000’s)

   $ 111,887      $ 105,577   

Net Investment Income/(Loss)(d)

     0.72     0.87

Expenses Before Reductions(d)(e)

     0.84     0.87

Expenses Net of Reductions(d)

     0.84     0.84

Portfolio Turnover Rate

     24     29 %(c) 

 

 

(a) Period from commencement of operations.

 

(b) The returns include reinvested dividends and fund level expenses, but exclude insurance contract charges. If these charges were included, the returns would have been lower.

 

(c) Not annualized.

 

(d) Annualized for periods less than one year.

 

(e) Excludes fee reductions. If such fee reductions had not occurred, the ratios would have been as indicated.

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

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ALLIANZ VARIABLE INSURANCE PRODUCTS TRUST

AZL Russell 1000 Growth Index Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements

December 31, 2011

 

1. Organization

The Allianz Variable Insurance Products Trust (the “Trust”) was organized as a Delaware statutory trust on July 13, 1999. The Trust is a diversified open-end management investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”). These Notes to the Financial Statements are for the AZL Russell 1000 Growth Index Fund (the “Fund”). The Trust consists of 29 separate investment portfolios (collectively, the “Funds”), each of which is a series of the Trust, as follows:

 

   

AZL Allianz AGIC Opportunity Fund

   

AZL BlackRock Capital Appreciation Fund

   

AZL Columbia Mid Cap Value Fund

   

AZL Columbia Small Cap Value Fund

   

AZL Davis New York Venture Fund (formerly AZL Davis NY Venture Fund)

   

AZL Dreyfus Equity Growth Fund

   

AZL Eaton Vance Large Cap Value Fund

   

AZL Enhanced Bond Index Fund

   

AZL Franklin Small Cap Value Fund

   

AZL Franklin Templeton Founding Strategy Plus Fund

   

AZL Gateway Fund

   

AZL International Index Fund

   

AZL Invesco Equity and Income Fund (formerly AZL Van Kampen Equity and Income Fund)

   

AZL Invesco Growth and Income Fund (formerly AZL Van Kampen Growth and Income Fund)

   

AZL Invesco International Equity Fund

   

AZL JPMorgan International Opportunities Fund (formerly AZL Morgan Stanley International Equity Fund)

   

AZL JPMorgan U.S. Equity Fund

   

AZL MFS Investors Trust Fund

   

AZL Mid Cap Index Fund

   

AZL Money Market Fund

   

AZL Morgan Stanley Global Real Estate Fund

   

AZL Morgan Stanley Mid Cap Growth Fund

   

AZL NFJ International Value Fund

   

AZL Russell 1000 Growth Index Fund

   

AZL Russell 1000 Value Index Fund

   

AZL S&P 500 Index Fund

   

AZL Schroder Emerging Markets Equity Fund

   

AZL Small Cap Stock Index Fund

   

AZL Turner Quantitative Small Cap Growth Fund

 

 

The Trust is authorized to issue an unlimited number of shares of the Fund without par value. Shares of the Fund are available through the variable annuity contracts and variable life insurance policies offered through the separate accounts of participating insurance companies.

Under the Trust’s organizational documents, its officers and trustees are indemnified against certain liabilities arising out of the performance of their duties to the Fund. In addition, in the normal course of business, the Fund may enter into contracts with its vendors and others that provide for general indemnifications. The Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown, as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Fund. However, based on experience, the Fund expects the risk of loss to be remote.

 

2. Significant Accounting Policies

The following is a summary of significant accounting policies followed by the Fund in the preparation of its financial statements. The policies conform with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”). The preparation of financial statements requires management to make certain 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 increases and decreases in net assets from operations during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Management has evaluated events and transactions subsequent to period end through the date the financial statements were issued, for purposes of recognition or disclosure in these financial statements and there are no subsequent events to report.

Security Valuation

The Fund records its investments at fair value. Fair value is defined as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between willing market participants at the measurement date. The valuation techniques used to determine fair value are further described in Note 4 below.

Investment Transactions and Investment Income

Investment transactions are recorded not later than on the business day after trade date. However, for financial reporting purposes, investment transactions are accounted for on trade date. Net realized gains and losses on investments sold and on

 

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ALLIANZ VARIABLE INSURANCE PRODUCTS TRUST

AZL Russell 1000 Growth Index Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements, continued

December 31, 2011

 

foreign currency transactions are recorded on the basis of identified cost. Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis and includes, where applicable, the amortization of premiums or accretion of discounts. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date except in the case of foreign securities, in which case dividends are recorded as soon as such information becomes available.

Real Estate Investment Trusts

The Fund may own shares of real estate investment trusts (“REITs”) which report information on the source of their distributions annually. Certain distributions received from REITs during the year, which are known to be a return of capital, are recorded as a reduction to the cost of the individual REIT.

Foreign Currency Translation

The accounting records of the Fund are maintained in U.S. dollars. Foreign currency amounts are translated into U.S. dollars at the current rate of exchange to determine the fair value of investments, assets and liabilities. Purchases and sales of securities, and income and expenses are translated at the prevailing rate of exchange on the respective dates of such transactions. The Fund does not isolate that portion of the results of operations resulting from changes in foreign exchange rates on investments from fluctuations arising from changes in market prices of securities held. Such fluctuations are included in the net realized and unrealized gain or loss on investments and foreign currencies.

Income received by the Fund from sources within foreign countries may be subject to withholding and other income or similar taxes imposed by such countries. The Funds accrue such taxes, as applicable, based on their current interpretation of tax rules in the foreign markets in which they invest.

Risks Associated with Foreign Securities and Currencies

Investments in securities of foreign issuers carry certain risks not ordinarily associated with investments in securities of domestic issuers. Such risks include future political and economic developments, and the possible imposition of exchange controls or other foreign governmental laws and restrictions. In addition, with respect to certain countries, there is the possibility of expropriation of assets, confiscatory taxation, political or social instability or diplomatic developments which could adversely affect investments in those securities.

Dividends to Shareholders

Dividends to shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date. The Fund distributes its dividends from net investment income and net realized capital gains, if any, on an annual basis. The amount of dividends from net investment income and from net realized gains are determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations, which may differ from GAAP. These “book/tax” differences are either temporary or permanent in nature. To the extent these differences are permanent in nature (e.g., return of capital, net operating loss, reclassification of certain market discounts, gain/loss, paydowns, and distributions), such amounts are reclassified within the composition of net assets based on their federal tax-basis treatment; temporary differences (e.g., wash sales and post October losses) do not require reclassification. Dividends to shareholders that exceed net investment income and net realized gains for tax purposes are reported as distributions of capital.

Expense Allocation

Expenses directly attributable to the Fund are charged directly to the Fund, while expenses attributable to more than one Fund are allocated among the respective Funds based upon relative net assets or some other reasonable method. Expenses which are attributable to more than one Trust are allocated across the Allianz Variable Insurance Products and Allianz Variable Insurance Products Fund of Funds Trusts based upon relative net assets or another reasonable basis. Allianz Investment Management LLC (the “Manager”), serves as the investment manager for the Trust and the Allianz Variable Insurance Products Fund of Funds Trust.

Securities Lending

To generate additional income, the Fund may lend up to 33 1/3% of its assets pursuant to agreements requiring that the loan be continuously secured by any combination of cash, U.S. government or U.S. government agency securities, equal initially to at

 

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AZL Russell 1000 Growth Index Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements, continued

December 31, 2011

 

least 102% of the fair value plus accrued interest on the securities loaned (105% for foreign securities) and is marked to market daily to provide a level of collateral at least equal to the fair value of securities loaned. The Fund bears all of the gains and losses on such investments. The Fund receives payments from borrowers equivalent to the dividends and interest that would have been earned on securities lent while simultaneously seeking to earn income on the investment of cash collateral received. In extremely low interest rate environments, the broker rebate fee may exceed the interest earned or the cash collateral which would result in a loss to the Fund. The investment of cash collateral deposited by the borrower is subject to inherent market risks such as interest rate risk, credit risk, liquidity risk, and other risks that are present in the market, and as such, the value of these investments may not be sufficient, when liquidated, to repay the borrower when the loaned security is returned. There may be risks of delay in recovery of the securities or even loss of rights in the collateral should the borrower of the securities fail financially. However, loans will be made only to borrowers, such as broker-dealers, banks or institutional borrowers of securities, deemed by the Allianz Investment Management LLC (the “Manager”) to be of good standing and credit worthy and when in its judgment, the consideration which can be earned currently from such securities loans justifies the attendant risks. Loans are subject to termination by the Trust or the borrower at any time, and are, therefore, not considered to be illiquid investments. Securities on loan at December 31, 2011 are presented on the Fund’s Schedule of Portfolio Investments (“Schedule”). The average outstanding amount of securities on loan was $7.6 million for the year ended December 31, 2011.

Cash collateral received in connection with securities lending is invested in the Allianz Variable Insurance Products Securities Lending Collateral Trust (the “Securities Lending Collateral Trust”) managed by The Dreyfus Corporation, an affiliate of the Custodian and Securities Lending Agent. The Securities Lending Collateral Trust invests in short-term investments that have a remaining maturity of 397 days or less as calculated in accordance with Rule 2a-7 under the 1940 Act. The Fund paid securities lending fees $1,517 during the year ended December 31, 2011. These fees have been netted against Income from Securities Lending on the Statement of Operations.

Commission Recapture

Certain Funds of the Trust participate in a commission recapture program. The Fund will utilize the recaptured commissions to pay for, in whole or part, certain expenses of the Fund, excluding investment advisory fees. Any amounts received by the Fund, if applicable, are disclosed as “Expenses paid indirectly” on the Statement of Operations.

Derivative Instruments

All open derivative positions at period end are reflected on the Fund’s Schedule of Portfolio Investments. The following is a description of the derivative instruments that the Fund may utilize, including the primary underlying risk exposures related to each instrument type.

Forward Currency Contracts

During the year ended December 31, 2011, the Fund did not enter into any forward currency contracts. The Fund may enter into forward currency contracts in connection with planned purchases or sales of securities or to hedge the U.S. dollar value of securities denominated in a particular currency. In addition to the foreign currency risk related to the use of these contracts, the Fund could be exposed to risks if the counterparties to the contracts are unable to meet the terms of their contracts and from unanticipated movements in the value of a foreign currency relative to the U.S. dollar. In the event of default by the counterparty to the transaction, the Fund’s maximum amount of loss, as either the buyer or the seller, is the unrealized appreciation of the contract. The forward currency contracts are adjusted by the daily exchange rate of the underlying currency and any gains or losses are recorded for financial statement purposes as unrealized gains or losses until the contract settlement date. When the contract is closed, the Fund records a realized gain or loss equal to the difference between the value at the time it was opened and the value at the time it was closed.

Futures Contracts

During the year ended December 31, 2011, the Fund used futures contracts to provide equity exposure on the Fund’s cash balances. Futures contracts are valued based upon their quoted daily settlement prices. Upon entering into a futures contract, the Fund is required to segregate liquid assets in accordance with the initial margin requirements of the broker or exchange. Futures contracts are marked to market daily and a payable or receivable for the change in value (“variation margin”) is recorded by the Fund. Gains or losses are recognized but not considered realized until the contracts expire or are closed.

 

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AZL Russell 1000 Growth Index Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements, continued

December 31, 2011

 

Futures contracts involve, to varying degrees, elements of market risk (generally equity price risk related to stock futures, interest rate risk related to bond futures, and foreign currency risk related to currency futures) and exposure to loss in excess of the variation margin disclosed in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. The primary risks associated with the use of futures contracts are the imperfect correlation between the change in market value of the underlying securities and the prices of futures contracts, the possibility of an illiquid market, and the inability of the counterparty to meet the terms of the contract. The notional amount of futures contracts outstanding was $2.0 million as of December 31, 2011. The monthly average notional amount for these contracts was $2.9 million for the year ended December 31, 2011.

Summary of Derivative Instruments

The following is a summary of the fair value of derivative instruments as of December 31, 2011:

 

    

Asset Derivatives

    

Liability Derivatives

 

Primary Risk Exposure

  

Statement of Assets and
Liabilities Location

   Total Fair
Value*
    

Statement of Assets and
Liabilities Location

   Total Fair
Value*
 
Equity Contracts    Receivable for variation margin on futures contracts    $ 12,247       Payable for variation margin on futures contracts    $ 1,281   

 

  * For futures contracts, the amounts represent the cumulative appreciation/(depreciation) of these futures contracts as reported in the Schedule of Portfolio Investments. Only current day’s variati

The following is a summary of the effect of derivative instruments on the Statement of Operations for the year ended December 31, 2011:

 

Primary Risk Exposure

  

Location of Gains/(Losses)
on Derivatives
Recognized in Income

   Realized Gains/(Losses)
on  Derivatives
Recognized in Income
     Change in Unrealized
Appreciation/
Depreciation on
Derivatives Recognized
in Income
 
Equity Contracts    Net realized gains (losses) on futures contracts/ change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments    $ 54,595       $ (42,564

 

3. Related Party Transactions

The Manager provides investment advisory and management services for the Fund. The Manager has retained an independent money management organization (the “Subadviser”) to make investment decisions on behalf of the Fund. Pursuant to a subadvisory agreement between the Manager and BlackRock Investment Management LLC (“BlackRock Investment”), BlackRock Investment provides investment advisory services as the Subadviser for the Fund subject to the general supervision of the Trustees and the Manager. The Manager is entitled to a fee, computed daily and paid monthly, based on the average daily net assets of the Fund. Expenses incurred by the Fund for investment advisory and management services are reflected on the Statement of Operations as “Manager fees.” For its services, the Subadviser is entitled to a fee payable by the Manager. The Manager has contractually agreed to waive fees and reimburse the Fund to limit the annual expenses, excluding interest expense (e.g., cash overdraft fees), taxes, brokerage commissions, other expenditures that are capitalized in accordance with GAAP and other extraordinary expenses not incurred in the ordinary course of the Fund’s business, based on the daily net assets of the Fund, through April 30, 2013.

For the year ended December 31, 2011, the annual rate due to the Manager and the annual expense limit were as follows:

 

     Annual Rate     Annual Expense Limit  

AZL Russell 1000 Growth Index Fund

     0.44     0.84

Any amounts contractually waived or reimbursed by the Manager in a particular fiscal year will be subject to repayment by the Fund to the Manager to the extent that from time to time through the next three fiscal years the repayment will not cause the Fund’s expenses to exceed the stated limit during the respective year. Any amounts recouped by the Manager during the period are reflected on the Statement of Operations as “Recoupment of prior expenses reimbursed by the Manager.” At December 31, 2011, there were no remaining contractual reimbursements that are subject to repayment by the Fund in subsequent years.

 

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AZL Russell 1000 Growth Index Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements, continued

December 31, 2011

 

In addition, the Manager may voluntarily waive or reimburse additional fees in order to maintain more competitive expense ratios. Any voluntary waivers or reimbursements are not subject to repayment in subsequent years. Information on the total amount waived/reimbursed by the Manager or repaid to the Manager by the Fund during the year can be found on the Statement of Operations. During the year ended December 31, 2011, there were no voluntary waivers.

Pursuant to separate agreements between the Funds and the Manager, the Manager provides a Chief Compliance Officer (“CCO”) and certain compliance oversight and regulatory filing services to the Trust. Under these agreements the Manager is entitled to an amount equal to a portion of the compensation and certain other expenses related to the individuals performing the CCO and compliance oversight services, as well as $75 per hour for time incurred in connection with the preparation and filing of certain documents with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fees are paid to the Manager on a quarterly basis. The total expenses incurred by the Fund for these services are reflected on the Statement of Operations as “Administrative and compliance services fees.”

Citi Fund Services Ohio, Inc. (“Citi” or the “Administrator”), a wholly owned subsidiary of Citigroup, Inc., with which an officer of the Trust is affiliated, serves as the Trust’s administrator, transfer agent, and fund accountant, and assists the Trust in all aspects of its administration and operation. The Administrator is entitled to a Trust-wide asset-based fee, which is based on the following schedule: 0.05% of daily average net assets on the first $4 billion, 0.04% of daily average net assets on the next $2 billion, 0.02% of daily average net assets on the next $2 billion and 0.01% of daily average net assets over $8 billion. The overall Trust-wide fees are accrued daily and paid monthly and are subject to a minimum annual fee. In addition, the Administrator is entitled to annual account fees related to the transfer agency system, an annual fee for each additional class of shares of any Fund, certain annual fees in supporting fair value services, and a Trust-wide annual fee for providing infrastructure and support in implementing the written policies and procedures comprising the Fund’s compliance program. Fees payable to the Administrator are subject to certain reductions associated with services provided to new funds. The Administrator is also reimbursed for certain expenses incurred. The total expenses incurred by the Fund for these services are reflected on the Statement of Operations as “Administration fees.”

Allianz Life Financial Services, LLC (“ALFS”), an affiliate of the Manager, serves as distributor of the Fund and receives 12b-1 fees directly from the Fund, plus a Trust-wide annual fee of $42,500, paid by the Manager from its profits and not by the Trust, for recordkeeping and reporting services.

The Trust has adopted a distribution and service plan in conformance with Rule 12b-1of the 1940 Act. Pursuant to this plan, the Fund is authorized to pay certain fees for the sale and distribution of its shares and services provided to its shareholders at an annual rate not to exceed 0.25% of the Fund’s average daily net assets. These fees are reflected on the Statement of Operations as “Distribution fees.”

In addition, certain legal fees and expenses are paid to a law firm, Dorsey & Whitney LLP, of which the Secretary of the Fund is a partner. During the year ended December 31, 2011, $1,561 was paid from the Fund relating to these fees and expenses.

Certain Officers and Trustees of the Trust are affiliated with the Manager or the Administrator. Such Officers (except for the Trust’s CCO as noted above) and Trustees receive no compensation from the Trust for serving in their respective roles. For their service to the Trust and to the Allianz Variable Insurance Products Fund of Funds Trust, each non-interested Trustee receives a $36,000 annual Board retainer and a $8,000 meeting fee for each regular in-person Board meeting and a $4,000 meeting fee for each Committee meeting. In addition, Trustees may receive compensation for special meetings and telephonic meetings. Also, the Trustees are reimbursed for certain expenses associated with attending Board meetings. Compensation to the Trustees is allocated between the Trust and the Allianz Variable Insurance Products Fund of Funds Trust in proportion to the assets under management of each Trust. During the year ended December 31, 2011, actual Trustee compensation was $924,000 in total for both Trusts.

 

4. Investment Valuation Summary

The valuation techniques employed by the Fund, as described below, maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs in determining fair value. The inputs used for valuing the Fund’s investments are summarized in the three broad levels listed below:

 

   

Level 1 — quoted prices in active markets for identical assets

   

Level 2 — other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayments speeds, credit risk, etc.)

   

Level 3 — significant unobservable inputs (including the Fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments)

 

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AZL Russell 1000 Growth Index Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements, continued

December 31, 2011

 

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

Security prices are generally provided by an independent third party pricing service approved by the Trust’s Board of Trustees (“Trustees”) as of the close of the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) (generally 4:00 pm EST). Equity securities are valued at the last quoted sale price or, if there is no sale, the last quoted bid price is used for long securities and the last quoted ask price is used for securities sold short. Securities listed on NASDAQ Stock Market, Inc. (“NASDAQ”) are valued at the official closing price as reported by NASDAQ. In each of these situations, valuations are typically categorized as a Level 1 in the fair value hierarchy. Investments in open-end investment companies are valued at their respective net asset value as reported by such companies and are typically categorized as Level 1 in the fair value hierarchy.

Debt and other fixed income securities are generally valued at an evaluated bid price provided by an independent pricing source approved by the Trustees. To value debt securities, pricing services may use various pricing techniques which take into account appropriate factors such as market activity, yield, quality, coupon rate, maturity, type of issue, trading characteristics, call features, credit ratings and other data, as well as broker quotes. Short term securities of sufficient credit quality with sixty days or less remaining until maturity may be valued at amortized cost, which approximates fair value. In each of these situations, valuations are typically categorized as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy.

Exchange traded futures contracts are valued at the last sales price as of the close of the primary exchange and are typically categorized as Level 1 in the fair value hierarchy. Forward currency contracts are generally valued at the foreign currency exchange rate as of the close of the NYSE and are typically categorized as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy.

Other assets and securities for which market quotations are not readily available, or are deemed unreliable are valued at fair value as determined in good faith by the Trustees or persons acting on the behalf of the Trustees. Fair value pricing may be used for significant events such as securities whose trading has been suspended, whose price has become stale or for which there is no currently available price at the close of the New York Stock Exchange. Depending on the source and relative significance of valuation inputs, these instruments may be classified as Level 2 or Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy. The Fund utilizes a pricing service to assist in determining the fair value of securities when certain significant events occur that may affect the value of foreign securities.

In accordance with procedures adopted by the Trustees, fair value pricing may be used if events materially affecting the value of foreign securities occur between the time when the exchange on which they are traded closes and the time when the Fund’s net asset value is calculated. Management identifies possible fluctuation in international securities by monitoring the increase or decrease in the value of a designated benchmark index. In the event of an increase or decrease greater than predetermined levels, the Fund may use a systematic valuation model provided by an independent third party to fair value its international equity securities which are then typically categorized as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy.

For the year ended December 31, 2011, there were no Level 3 investments for which significant unobservable inputs were used to determine fair value.

The following is a summary of the valuation inputs used as of December 31, 2011 in valuing the Fund’s investments based upon the three levels defined above:

 

     Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Total  

Investment Securities:

           

Common Stocks+

   $ 109,959,483       $       $       $ 109,959,483   

Securities Held as Collateral for Securities on Loan

             7,956,541                 7,956,541   

Unaffiliated Investment Company

     1,774,130                         1,774,130   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Investment Securities

     111,733,613         7,956,541                 119,690,154   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Other Financial Instruments:*

           

Futures Contracts

     10,966                         10,966   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Investments

   $ 111,744,579       $ 7,956,541       $       $ 119,701,120   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  + For detailed industry descriptions, see the accompanying Schedule of Portfolio Investments.

 

  * Other Financial Instruments would include any derivative instruments, such as futures contracts and forward currency contracts. These investments are generally recorded in the financial statements at the unrealized gain or loss on the investment.

The Fund recognizes significant transfers between fair value hierarchy levels at the reporting period end. There were no significant transfers between Levels 1, 2 or 3 as of December 31, 2011.

 

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ALLIANZ VARIABLE INSURANCE PRODUCTS TRUST

AZL Russell 1000 Growth Index Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements, continued

December 31, 2011

 

In May 2011, the FASB issued ASU No. 2011-04 “Amendments to Achieve Common Fair Value Measurement and Disclosure Requirements in U.S. GAAP and IFRS”. ASU 2011-04 includes common requirements for measurement of and disclosure about fair value between U.S. GAAP and IFRS. ASU 2011-04 will require reporting entities to disclose quantitative information about the unobservable inputs used in the fair value measurements categorized within Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy. In addition, ASU 2011-04 will require reporting entities to make disclosures about amounts and reasons for all transfers in and out of Level 1 and Level 2 fair value measurements. The new and revised disclosures are effective for interim and annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2011. Adoption of ASU 2011-04 will have no effect on the Fund’s net assets. At this time, management is evaluating the impact of ASU 2011-04 on the financial statement disclosures.

 

5. Security Purchases and Sales

For the year ended December 31, 2011, cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of securities (excluding securities maturing less than one year from acquisition) were as follows:

 

     Purchases      Sales  

AZL Russell 1000 Growth Index Fund

   $ 32,001,693       $ 24,894,970   

 

6. Federal Income Tax Information

It is the Fund’s policy to continue to comply with the requirements of the Internal Revenue Code under Subchapter M, applicable to regulated investment companies, and to distribute all of its taxable income, including any net realized gains on investments, to its shareholders. Therefore, no provision is made for federal income taxes.

Management of the Funds has reviewed tax positions taken in tax years that remain subject to examination by all major tax jurisdictions, including federal (i.e., the last four tax year ends and the interim tax period since then, as applicable). Management believes that there is no tax liability resulting from unrecognized tax benefits related to uncertain tax positions taken.

Cost for federal income tax purposes at December 31, 2011 is $107,651,116. The gross unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on a tax basis is as follows:

 

Unrealized appreciation

  $ 16,139,826   

Unrealized depreciation

    (4,100,788
 

 

 

 

Net unrealized appreciation

  $ 12,039,038   
 

 

 

 

As of the end of its tax year ended December 31, 2011, the Fund has capital loss carry forwards (“CLCFs”) as summarized in the table below. Under the provisions of the Regulated Investment Company Modernization Act of 2010, CLCFs that originated in a tax year that began before December 23, 2010 (pre-effective CLCFs) may be carried forward, subject to certain limitations, and applied to offset future capital gains, and thus reduce the amount of distributable capital gains, for up to eight succeeding tax years, after which any unutilized CLCFs expire. Pre-effective CLCFs are applied as short-term capital loss regardless of whether the originating capital loss was short term or long term. CLCFs that originate in tax years beginning after December 22, 2010 (post-effective CLCFs), are applied consistent with the character in which they originated as a new loss on the first day of the immediately succeeding tax year, and thus take precedent over the application of pre-effective CLCFs. Post-effective CLCFs can be carried forward indefinitely.

Pre-effective CLCFs subject to expiration:

 

      Expires
12/31/2018
 

AZL Russell 1000 Growth Index Fund

   $ 1,248,758   

Post-effective CLCFs not subject to expiration:

 

      Short Term
Amount
     Long Term
Amount
 

AZL Russell 1000 Growth Index Fund

   $       $ 658,827   

 

 

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AZL Russell 1000 Growth Index Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements, continued

December 31, 2011

 

The tax character of dividends paid to shareholders during the year ended December 31, 2011 were as follows:

 

     Ordinary
Income
     Net
Long-Term
Capital Gains
     Total
Distributions(a)
 

AZL Russell 1000 Growth Index Fund

   $ 560,336       $       $ 560,336   

 

  (a) Total distributions paid may differ from the Statements of Changes in Net Assets because dividends are recognized when actually paid for tax purposes.

During the year ended December 31, 2010 there were no dividends paid to shareholders.

As of December 31, 2011, the components of accumulated earnings on a tax basis were as follows:

 

     Undistributed
Ordinary
Income
     Accumulated
Capital and
Other Losses
    Unrealized
Appreciation(a)
     Total
Accumulated
Earnings/
(Deficit)
 

AZL Russell 1000 Growth Index Fund

   $ 756,211       $ (1,907,585   $ 12,039,038       $ 10,887,664   

 

  (a) The differences between book-basis and tax-basis unrealized appreciation/depreciation is attributable primarily to tax deferral of losses on wash sales.

 

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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

The Shareholders and Board of Trustees of

Allianz Variable Insurance Products Trust:

We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities of AZL Russell 1000 Growth Index Fund (the “Fund”) of the Allianz Variable Insurance Products Trust, including the schedule of portfolio investments, as of December 31, 2011, and the related statement of operations for the year then ended and the statements of changes in net assets and the financial highlights for each of the periods in the two-year period then ended. These financial statements and financial highlights are the responsibility of the Fund’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements and financial highlights based on our audits.

We conducted our audits 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 and financial highlights are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of December 31, 2011, by correspondence with the custodian and brokers. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

In our opinion, the financial statements and financial highlights referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Fund as of December 31, 2011, the results of its operations for the year then ended and the changes in its net assets and the financial highlights for each of the periods in the two-year period then ended, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.

KPMG LLP

Columbus, Ohio

February 24, 2012

 

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Other Federal Income Tax Information (Unaudited)

For the year ended December 31, 2011, 100.00% of the total ordinary income dividends paid by the Fund qualify for the corporate dividends received deduction available to corporate shareholders.

 

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Other Information (Unaudited)

A description of the policies and procedures that the Fund uses to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities is available, without charge, upon request, by visiting the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (“Commission”) website at www.sec.gov, or by calling 800-624-0197.

Information regarding how the Fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30th is available (i) without charge, upon request, by calling 800-624-0197; (ii) on the Allianz Variable Insurance Products Trust’s website at https://www.allianzlife.com; and (iii) on the Commission’s website at http://www.sec.gov.

The Fund files complete Schedules of Portfolio Holdings with the Commission for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. Schedules of Portfolio Holdings for the Fund in this report are available without charge on the Commission’s website at http://www.sec.gov, or may be reviewed and copied at the Commission’s Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. Information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 800-SEC-0330.

 

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Approval of Investment Advisory and Subadvisory Agreements (Unaudited)

The Allianz Variable Insurance Products Trust (the “Trust”) is a manager-of-managers fund. That means that the Trust’s Manager (“Allianz Investment Management LLC”) is responsible for monitoring the various Subadvisers that have day-to-day responsibility for the decisions made for each of the Trust’s investment portfolios. The Trust’s Manager is responsible for determining, in the first instance, which investment advisers to consider recommending for selection as a Subadviser.

In reviewing the services provided by the Manager and the terms of the investment management agreement, the Board receives and reviews information related to the Manager’s experience and expertise in the variable insurance marketplace. Currently, the Funds are offered only through variable annuities and variable life insurance policies, and not in the retail fund market. In addition, the Board receives information regarding the Manager’s expertise with regard to portfolio diversification and asset allocation requirements within variable insurance products issued by Allianz Life Insurance Company of North America and its subsidiary, Allianz Life Insurance Company of New York. Currently, the Funds are offered only through Allianz Life and Allianz of New York variable products.

The Trust’s Manager has adopted policies and procedures to assist it in the process of analyzing each potential Subadviser with expertise in particular asset classes for purposes of making the recommendation that a specific investment adviser be selected. The Trust’s Board reviews and considers the information provided by the Manager in deciding which investment advisers to select. After an investment adviser becomes a Subadviser, a similarly rigorous process is instituted by the Manager to monitor the investment performance and other responsibilities of the Subadviser. The Manager reports to the Trust’s Board on its analysis at the regular meetings of the Board, which are held at least quarterly. Where warranted, the Manager will add or remove a particular Subadviser from a “watch” list that it maintains. Watch list criteria include, for example: (a) Fund performance over various time periods; (b) Fund risk issues, such as changes in key personnel involved with Fund management, changes in investment philosophy or process, or “capacity” concerns; and (c) organizational risk issues, such as regulatory, compliance or legal concerns, or changes in the ownership of the Subadviser. The Manager may place a Fund on the watch list for other reasons, and if so, will explain its rationale to the Trustees. Funds which are on the watch list are subject to special scrutiny of the Manager and the Board of Trustees. Funds may be removed from such watch list, if for example, performance improves or regulatory matters are satisfactorily resolved. However, in some situations where Funds which have been on the watch list, the Manager has recommended the retention of a new Subadviser, and the Board of Trustees has subsequently approved new Subadvisory Agreements with such Subadvisers.

In assessing the Manager’s and Subadvisers’ (collectively, the “Advisory Organizations”), performance of their obligations, the Board considers whether there has occurred a circumstance or event that would constitute a reason for it to not renew an advisory contract. In this regard, the Board is mindful of the potential disruption of a Fund’s operations and various risks, uncertainties and other effects that could occur as a result of a decision to terminate or not renew a contract.

As required by the Investment Company Act of 1940 (“1940 Act”), the Trust’s Board has reviewed and approved the Trust’s Investment Management Agreement with the Manager (the “Advisory Agreement”) and portfolio management agreements (the “Subadvisory Agreements”) with the Subadvisers. The Board’s decision to approve these contracts reflects the exercise of its business judgment on whether to approve new arrangements and continue the existing arrangements. During its review of these contracts, the Board considers many factors, among the most material of which are: the Fund’s investment objectives and long term performance; the Advisory Organizations’ management philosophy, personnel, and processes, including their compliance history and the adequacy of their compliance processes; the preferences and expectations of Fund shareholders (and underlying contract owners) and their relative sophistication; the continuing state of competition in the mutual fund industry; and comparable fees in the mutual fund industry.

The Board also considers the compensation and benefits received by the Advisory Organizations. This includes fees received for services provided to the Fund by affiliated persons of the Advisory Organizations and research services received by the Advisory Organizations from brokers that execute Fund trades, as well as advisory fees. The Board considered the fact that: (1) the Manager and the Trust are parties to an Administrative Service Agreement, a Compliance Services Agreement, and a Chief Compliance Officer Agreement, under which the Manager is compensated by the Trust for performing certain administrative and compliance services including providing an employee of the Manager or one of its affiliates to act as the Trust’s Chief Compliance Officer; and (2) Allianz Life Financial Services, LLC, an affiliated person of the Manager, is a registered securities broker-dealer and receives (along with its affiliated persons) payments made by the Trust pursuant to Rule 12b-1.

The Board is aware that various courts have interpreted provisions of the 1940 Act and have indicated in their decisions that the following factors may be relevant to an adviser’s compensation: the nature and quality of the services provided by the adviser, including the performance of the fund; the adviser’s cost of providing the services; the extent to which the adviser may realize “economies of scale” as the fund grows larger; any indirect benefits that may accrue to the adviser and its

 

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affiliates as a result of the adviser’s relationship with the fund; performance and expenses of comparable funds; and the extent to which the independent Board members are fully informed about all facts bearing on the adviser’s service and fee. The Trust’s Board is aware of these factors and takes them into account in its review of the Trust’s advisory contracts.

The Board considered and weighed these circumstances in light of its experience in governing the Trust and working with the Advisory Organizations on matters relating to the Funds, and is assisted in its deliberations by the advice of legal counsel to the Independent Trustees. In this regard, the Board requests and receives a significant amount of information about the Funds and the Advisory Organizations. Some of this information is provided at each regular meeting of the Board; additional information is provided in connection with the particular meeting or meetings at which the Board’s formal review of an advisory contract occurs. In between regularly scheduled meetings, the Board may receive information on particular matters as the need arises. Thus, the Board’s evaluation of an advisory contract is informed by reports covering such matters as: an Advisory Organization’s investment philosophy, personnel, and processes; the Fund’s short- and long-term performance (in absolute terms as well as in relationship to its benchmark(s), certain competitor or “peer group” funds and similar funds managed by the particular Subadviser), and comments on the reasons for performance; the Fund’s expenses (including the advisory fee itself and the overall expense structure of the Fund, both in absolute terms and relative to similar and/or competing funds, with due regard for contractual or voluntary expense limitations); the use and allocation of brokerage commissions derived from trading the Fund’s portfolio securities; the nature and extent of the advisory and other services provided to the Fund by the Advisory Organizations and their affiliates; compliance and audit reports concerning the Funds and the companies that service them; and relevant developments in the mutual fund industry and how the Funds and/or Advisory Organizations are responding to them.

The Board also receives financial information about Advisory Organizations, including reports on the compensation and benefits the Advisory Organizations derive from their relationships with the Funds. These reports cover not only the fees under the advisory contracts, but also fees, if any, received for providing other services to the Funds. The reports also discuss any indirect or “fall out” benefits an Advisory Organization may derive from its relationship with the Funds.

The Advisory and Subadvisory Agreements (collectively, the “Agreements”) were most recently considered at Board of Trustees meetings held in the fall of 2011. Information relevant to the approval of such Agreements was considered at a telephonic Board of Trustees meeting on October 19, 2011, and at an “in person” Board of Trustees meeting held October 26, 2011. The Agreements were approved at the Board meeting of October 26, 2011. At such meeting the Board also approved an Expense Limitation Agreement between the Manager and the Trust for the period ending April 30, 2013. In connection with such meetings, the Trustees requested and evaluated extensive materials from the Manager, including performance and expense information for other investment companies with similar investment objectives derived from data compiled by an independent third party provider and other sources believed to be reliable by the Manager. Prior to voting, the Trustees reviewed the proposed approval/continuance of the Agreements with management and with experienced counsel who are independent of the Manager and received a memorandum from such counsel discussing the legal standards for their consideration of the proposed approvals/continuances. The independent (“disinterested”) Trustees also discussed the proposed approvals/continuances in a private session with such counsel at which no representatives of the Manager were present. In reaching their determinations relating to the approval and/or continuance of the Agreements, in respect of each Fund, the Trustees considered all factors they believed relevant. The Board based its decision to approve the Agreements on the totality of the circumstances and relevant factors, and with a view to past and future long-term considerations. Not all of the factors and considerations discussed above and below are necessarily relevant to every Fund, and the Board did not assign relative weights to factors discussed herein or deem any one or group of them to be controlling in and of themselves.

An SEC Rule requires that shareholder reports include a discussion of certain factors relating to the selection of investment advisers and the approval of advisory fees. The “factors” enumerated by the SEC are set forth below in italics, as well as the Board’s conclusions regarding such factors:

(1)  The nature, extent and quality of services provided by the Manager and Subadvisers.  The Trustees noted that the Manager, subject to the control of the Board of Trustees, administers each Fund’s business and other affairs. As the Trust is a manager of managers fund, the Manager is responsible for monitoring the various Subadvisers that have day-to-day responsibility for the decisions made for each of the Trust’s investment portfolios. The Trust’s Manager is responsible for determining, in the first instance, which investment advisers to consider recommending to the Board of Trustees for selection as a Subadviser.

The Trustees noted that the Manager also provides the Trust and each Fund with such administrative and other services (exclusive of, and in addition to, any such services provided by any others retained by the Trust on behalf of the Funds) and executive and other personnel as are necessary for the operation of the Trust and the Funds. Except for the Trust’s Chief Compliance Officer, the Manager pays all of the compensation of Trustees and officers of the Trust who are employees of the Manager or its affiliates.

 

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The Trustees considered the scope and quality of services provided by the Manager and the Subadvisers and noted that the scope of such services provided had expanded as a result of recent regulatory and other developments. The Trustees noted that, for example, the Manager and Subadvisers are responsible for maintaining and monitoring their own compliance programs, and these compliance programs have recently been refined and enhanced in light of new regulatory requirements. The Trustees considered the capabilities and resources which the Manager has dedicated to performing services on behalf of the Trust and its Funds. The quality of administrative and other services, including the Manager’s role in coordinating the activities of the Trust’s other service providers, also were considered. The Trustees concluded that, overall, they were satisfied with the nature, extent and quality of services provided (and expected to be provided) to the Trust and to each of the Funds under the Agreements.

(2)  The investment performance of the Funds, the Manager and the Subadvisers.  In connection with every in-person quarterly Board of Trustees meeting, Trustees receive extensive information on the performance results of each of the Funds. This includes, for example, performance information on all of the Funds for the previous quarter, and previous one, three and five-year periods, and since inception. (For Funds which have been in existence for less than five years, Trustees may receive performance information on comparable funds managed by the particular Subadviser for periods prior to the creation of a particular Fund.) Such performance information includes information on absolute total return, performance versus Subadvisers’ comparable fund(s), performance versus the appropriate benchmark(s), and performance versus peer groups. For example, in connection with the Board of Trustees meeting held October 26, 2011, the Manager reported that for the three year period ended June 30, 2011, ten Funds were in the top 40%, six were in the middle 20% and five were in the bottom 40%, and for the one year period ended June 30, 2011, nine Funds were in the top 40%, eight were in the middle 20%, and 11 were in the bottom 40%. The Manager also reported that for the five year period ended June 30, 2011, nine Funds were in the top 40%, three were in the middle 20%, and seven were in the bottom 40%. At the Board of Trustees meeting held October 26, 2011, the Trustees determined that the overall investment performance of the Funds was acceptable.

(3)  The costs of services to be provided and profits to be realized by the Manager and the Subadvisers and their affiliates from their relationship with the Funds.  The Manager has supplied information to the Board of Trustees pertaining to the level of investment advisory fees to which the Funds are subject. The Manager has agreed to temporarily “cap” Fund expenses at certain levels, and information is provided to Trustees setting forth “contractual” advisory fees and “actual” fees after taking expense caps into account. Based upon the information provided, the “actual” advisory fees payable by the Funds overall are generally comparable to the average level of fees paid by Fund peer groups. For the 29 Funds reviewed by the Board of Trustees in the fall of 2011, 24 Funds paid “actual” advisory fees in a percentage amount within the 65th percentile or lower for each Fund’s applicable category. The Trustees recognized that it is difficult to make comparisons of advisory fees because there are variations in the services that are included in the fees paid by other funds. The Board has concluded that the advisory fees to be paid to the Manager by the Funds are not unreasonable.

The Manager has also supplied information to the Board of Trustees pertaining to total Fund expenses (which includes advisory fees, the 25 basis point 12b-1 fee paid by the Funds, and other Fund expenses). As noted above, the Manager has agreed to “cap” Fund expenses at certain levels. Based upon the information provided, the overall total expense ratio ranking in 2012 for the 29 Funds was as follows: (1) 21 of the Funds had total expense rankings at or below the 50th percentile; (2) three of the Funds were between the 50th and 65th percentiles; (3) for three of the Funds with expense ranks above the 65th percentile, the Manager recommended, and the Board of Trustees approved, temporary management fee waivers effective May 1, 2012, which are expected to reduce such rankings to the 65th percentile or below; (4) for one Fund with an expense rank above the 65th percentile, the Manager expects such Fund to be below the 65th percentile in 2012 because of greater Fund assets; and (5) for one Fund with an expense rank above the 65th percentile, the Manager reported that the peer group makes for poor comparability.

The Manager has committed to providing the Funds with a high quality of service and working to reduce Fund expenses over time, particularly as the Funds grow larger. The Trustees concluded therefore that the expense ratios of the Funds were not unreasonable.

The Manager provided information concerning the profitability of the Manager’s investment advisory activities for the period from 2009 through June 30, 2011. The Trustees recognized that it is difficult to make comparisons of profitability from investment company advisory agreements because comparative information is not generally publicly available and is affected by numerous factors, including the structure of the particular adviser, the types of funds it manages, its business mix, numerous assumptions regarding allocation of expenses and the adviser’s capital structure and cost of capital. In considering profitability information, the Trustees considered the possible effect of certain fall-out benefits to the Manager and its affiliates. The Trustees focused on profitability of the Manager’s relationships with the Funds before taxes and distribution expenses. The Trustees recognized that the Manager should, in the abstract, be entitled to earn a reasonable level of profits for the services it provides to each Fund and, based on their review, concluded that they were satisfied that the Manager’s level of profitability from its relationship with the Funds was not excessive.

 

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The Manager, on behalf of the Board of Trustees, endeavored to obtain information on the profitability of each Subadviser in connection with its relationship with the Fund or Funds which it subadvises. The Manager was unable to obtain meaningful profitability information from some of the unaffiliated Subadvisers. The Manager assured the Board of Trustees that the Agreements with the Subadvisers which are not affiliated with it were negotiated on an “arm’s length” basis, so that arguably, such profitability information should be less relevant. The Trustees were also provided with certain information on profitability for Subadvisers which are affiliated with the Manager. Trustees recognized the difficulty of allocating costs to multiple advisory accounts and products of a large advisory organization. Based upon the information provided, the Trustees determined that there was no evidence that the level of such profitability attributable to subadvising the Funds was excessive.

(4) and (5) The extent to which economies of scale would be realized as the Funds grow, and whether fee levels reflect these economies of scale. The Trustees noted that most of the advisory fee schedules for the Funds do not contain breakpoints that reduce the fee rate on assets above specified levels, although certain Subadvisory Agreements have such “breakpoints.” The Trustees recognized that breakpoints may be an appropriate way for the Manager to share its economies of scale, if any, with Funds that have substantial assets. However, they also recognized that there may not be a direct relationship between any economies of scale realized by Funds and those realized by the Manager as assets increase. The Trustees do not believe there is a uniform methodology for establishing breakpoints that give effect to Fund-specific service provided by the Manager. The Trustees noted that in the fund industry as a whole, as well as among funds similar to the Funds, there is no uniformity or pattern in the fees and asset levels at which breakpoints (if any) apply. Depending on the age, size, and other characteristics of a particular fund and its manager’s cost structure, different conclusions can be drawn as to whether there are economies of scale to be realized at any particular level of assets, notwithstanding the intuitive conclusion that such economies exist, or will be realized at some level of total assets. Moreover, because different managers have different cost structures and service models, it is difficult to draw meaningful conclusions from the breakpoints that may have been adopted by other funds. The Trustees also noted that the advisory agreements for many funds do not have breakpoints at all, or if breakpoints exist, they may be at asset levels significantly greater than those of the individual Funds. The Trustees also noted that the total assets in all of the Funds as of June 30, 2011 were approximately $6.2 billion, and that no single non-money market Fund had assets in excess of $428 million.

The Trustees noted that the Manager has agreed to temporarily “cap” Fund expenses at certain levels, which has the effect of reducing expenses as would the implementation of advisory fee breakpoints. The Manager has committed to continue to consider the continuation of fee “caps” and/or advisory fee breakpoints as the Funds grow larger. The Board receives quarterly reports on the level of Fund assets. It expects to consider whether or not to approve the Agreements at a meeting to be held prior to December 31, 2012, and will at that time, or prior thereto, consider: (a) the extent to which economies of scale can be realized, and (b) whether the advisory fee should be modified to reflect such economies of scale, if any.

Having taken these factors into account, the Trustees concluded that the absence of breakpoints in certain of the Funds’ advisory fee rate schedules was acceptable under each Fund’s circumstances.

 

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Information about the Board of Trustees and Officers (Unaudited)

The Trust is managed by the Trustees in accordance with the laws of the state of Delaware governing business trusts. There are currently nine Trustees, two of whom are “interested persons” of the Trust within the meaning of that term under the 1940 Act. The Trustees and Officers of the Trust, their addresses, ages, their positions held with the Trust, their terms of office with the Trust and length of time served, their principal occupation(s) during the past five years, the number of portfolios in the Trust they oversee, and their other directorships held during the past five years are as follows:

Non-Interested Trustees(1)

 

Name, Address, and Age

  Positions
Held with
Allianz
VIP and VIP
FOF Trust
 

Term of
Office(2)/Length
of Time Served

 

Principal Occupation(s)
During Past 5 Years

  Number of
Portfolios
Overseen for
Allianz
VIP and VIP
FOF Trust
 

Other
Directorships
Held Outside the

AZL Fund Complex
During Past 5 Years

Peter R. Burnim, Age 64

5701 Golden Hills Drive Minneapolis, MN 55416

  Trustee   Since 2/07   Managing Director iQ Venture Partners, Inc., 2005 to present; EVP Northstar Companies, 2002 to 2005; Senior Officer Citibank and Citicorp for over 25 years   42   Argus Group Holdings; Sterling Centrecorp Inc.; Highland Financial Holdings; and Bank of Bermuda NY

Peggy L. Ettestad, Age 54

5701 Golden Hills Drive Minneapolis, MN 55416

  Trustee   Since 2/07   Managing Director, Red Canoe Management Consulting LLC, 2008 to present; Senior Managing Director, Residential Capital LLC, 2003 to 2008; Chief Operations Officer, Transamerica Reinsurance 2002 to 2003   42   Luther College

Roger Gelfenbien, Age 68

5701 Golden Hills Drive Minneapolis, MN 55416

  Trustee   Since 10/99   Retired; Partner of Accenture 1983 to 1999   42   Virtus Funds (8 Funds)

Claire R. Leonardi, Age 56

5701 Golden Hills Drive Minneapolis, MN 55416

  Trustee   Since 2/04  

Chief Executive Officer, Connecticut Innovations, 2012 to present; General Partner of Fairview Capital, L.P., 1994 to present

  42   The Natural History Museum of the Adirondacks

Dickson W. Lewis, Age 63

5701 Golden Hills Drive Minneapolis, MN 55416

  Trustee   Since 2/04   Vice President/General Manager, Yearbooks & Canada-Lifetouch National School Studios, 2006 to present; Vice President/General Manager of Jostens, Inc., 2002 to 2006; Senior Vice President of Fortis Group, 1997 to 2002; Consultant to Hartford Insurance Co., 2001   42   None

Peter W. McClean, Age 67

5701 Golden Hills Drive Minneapolis, MN 55416

  Trustee   Since 2/04   Retired; President and CEO of Measurisk, LLC, 2001 to 2003; Chief Risk Management Officer at Bank Of Bermuda Ltd., 1996 to 2001   42   PNMAC Opportunity Fund; Northeast Bank; and FHI

Arthur C. Reeds III, Age 67

5701 Golden Hills Drive Minneapolis, MN 55416

  Trustee   Since 10/99   Retired; Senior Investment Officer, Hartford Foundation for Public Giving, 2000 to 2003; Chairman, Chief Executive and President of Conning Corp., 1999 to 2000; Investment Consultant 1997 to 1999   42   Connecticut Water Service, Inc.

 

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Interested Trustees(3)

 

Name, Address, and Age

  Positions
Held with
Allianz
VIP and VIP
FOF Trust
 

Term of
Office(2)/Length
of Time Served

 

Principal Occupation(s)
During Past 5 Years

  Number of
Portfolios
Overseen for
Allianz
VIP and VIP
FOF Trust
 

Other
Directorships
Held Outside the

Fund Complex
During Past 5 Years

Robert DeChellis, Age 44
5701 Golden Hills Drive
Minneapolis, MN 55416
  Trustee   Since 3/08   President and CEO, Allianz Life Financial Services, LLC, 2007 to present; Senior Vice President of Marketing and Product Innovation, 2006 to 2007; Executive Vice President, Travelers Life 2004 to 2005; Executive Vice President, Jackson National Life Distributors, Inc. 2002 to 2004.   42   None

Brian Muench, Age 41

5701 Golden Hills Drive
Minneapolis, MN 55416

  Trustee   Since 6/11   President, Allianz Investment Management LLC from November 2010 to present; Vice President, Vice President, Advisory Management, Allianz Investment Management LLC from December 2005 to November 2010; Assistant Vice President, Investments, Allianz Life from February 2002 to November 2005.   42   None

Officers

 

Name, Address, and Age

  

Positions
Held with
Allianz
VIP and VIP
FOF Trust

   Term of
Office(2)/Length
of Time Served
  

Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years

Brian Muench, Age 41

5701 Golden Hills Drive Minneapolis, MN 55416

   President    Since 11/10    President, Allianz Investment Management LLC from November 2010 to present; Vice President, Allianz Life from April 2011, to present; Vice President, Advisory Management, Allianz Investment Management LLC from December 2005 to November 2010; Assistant Vice President, Investments, Allianz Life from February 2002 to November 2005.
Michael Radmer, Age 66
Dorsey & Whitney LLP,
Suite 1500
50 South Sixth Street
Minneapolis, MN 55402-1498
   Secretary    Since 2/04    Partner, Dorsey and Whitney LLP since 1976.
Ty Edwards, Age 45
Citi Fund Services Ohio, Inc.
3435 Stelzer Road
Columbus, OH 43219
   Treasurer, Principal Accounting Officer and Principal Financial Officer    Since 4/10    Senior Vice President, Financial Administration, Citi Fund Services Ohio, Inc., December 2009 to present; Director, Product Management, Columbia Management, April 2007 to April 2009; Deputy Treasurer, Columbia Funds and Director, Fund Administration, Columbia Management, January 2006 to April 2007; Vice President, Fund Administration, Columbia Management, July 2002 to December 2005.
Stephen G. Simon, Age 43
5701 Golden Hills Drive
Minneapolis, MN 55416
   Chief Compliance Officer(4) and Anti Money Laundering Compliance Officer    Since 11/06    Chief Compliance Officer, Allianz Investment Management LLC, July 2004 to present; President, Simon Compliance Consulting Ltd, May 2004 to July 2004; Compliance Counsel, Advantus Capital Management, Inc., January 2002 to May 2004.

 

  (1) Member of the Audit Committee.

 

  (2) Indefinite.

 

  (3) Is an “interested person”, as defined by the 1940 Act, due to employment by Allianz.

 

  (4) The Manager and the Trust are parties to a Chief Compliance Officer Agreement under which the Manager is compensated by the Trust for providing an employee of the Manager or one of its affiliates to act as the Trust’s Chief Compliance Officer. The Chief Compliance Officer and Anti Money Laundering Compliance Officer is not considered a corporate officer or executive employee of the Trust.

 

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The Allianz VIP Funds are distributed by Allianz Life Financial Services, LLC.   
These Funds are not FDIC Insured.      ANNRPT1211 2/12   


AZL® Russell 1000 Value Index Fund

Annual Report

December 31, 2011

 

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Table of Contents

Management Discussion and Analysis

Page 1

Expense Examples and Portfolio Composition

Page 3

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

Page 4

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

Page 13

Statement of Operations

Page 13

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

Page 14

Financial Highlights

Page 15

Notes to the Financial Statements

Page 16

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

Page 24

Other Federal Income Tax Information

Page 25

Other Information

Page 26

Approval of Investment Advisory and Subadvisory Agreements

Page 27

Information about the Board of Trustees and Officers

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This report is submitted for the general information of the shareholder of the Fund. The report is not authorized for distribution to prospective investors in the Fund unless preceded or accompanied by an effective prospectus, which contains details concerning the sales charges and other pertinent information.


AZL® Russell 1000 Value Index Fund Review (unaudited)

 

Allianz Investment Management LLC serves as the Manager for the AZL® Russell 1000 Value Index Fund and BlackRock Investment Management, LLC serves as Subadviser to the Fund.

What factors affected the Fund’s performance during the year ended December 31, 2011?

For the year ended December 31, 2011, the AZL® Russell 1000 Value Index Fund returned –0.25%. That compared to a 0.39% total return for its benchmark, the Russell 1000® Value Index1.

The Fund attempts to replicate the performance of the Russell 1000® Value index of U.S. large-cap value stocks. U.S. equities delivered paltry rewards for the extreme volatility investors endured in 2011. Political turmoil, natural disasters and, above all, global debt problems led to market activity during the year that was characterized by a tug-of-war between assets perceived as high risk and those, perceived as low risk. For the year, the 2.64% total return for the Russell 1000® Growth Index2 outperformed the 0.39% total return for the Russell 1000® Value Index.

Stocks moved unevenly higher early in the year despite political upheaval spreading across the Middle East and North Africa regions and a sharp rise in oil and other commodity prices. March brought devastating natural disasters in Japan, resulting in global supply chain disruptions. Nevertheless, equity markets were remarkably resilient as the global economic recovery appeared to be on track and investors gradually increased their appetite for risk. After peaking in late April, equities were met with a sharp reversal when the heightened possibility of Greece defaulting on its debt rekindled fears about the potential impact of the sovereign debt crisis spreading in Europe.

In the United States, a prolonged debt ceiling debate revealed the ineffectiveness of the nation’s policymakers and ultimately led to Standard & Poor’s decision to downgrade the U.S. government’s credit rating in early August. This announcement spurred one of the most volatile periods in trading history. Stock markets across the world whipsawed on hopes and fears driven by news flow. Equities swooned as debt problems in Europe spread to Italy and Spain, and global economic indicators grew increasingly bleak.

U.S. stocks staged a strong rebound in October as the domestic labor market improved and corporate profits continued to beat analyst expectations. Encouraging news from Europe also contributed to the rally. After months of deliberation, European leaders agreed upon a new plan to reduce Greece’s debt burden,

recapitalize the region’s banks, and increase the

size of the euro-zone bailout fund. However, a lack of definitive details about the rescue plan soon raised doubts among investors and thwarted the rally at the end of October. In November, political instability in Greece and Italy fueled uncertainty as to whether Europe’s leaders would be able to contain the crisis. In the United States, bickering lawmakers failed to reach an agreement on reducing the U.S. budget deficit, further undermining investors’ confidence in policymakers on both sides of the Atlantic. Market volatility softened in December with the support of global central bank actions and continued improvement in economic data.

U.S. stocks outperformed most international markets during the year due to their relative safety in a time of heightened uncertainty overseas. Dividend-paying stocks performed particularly well as investors sought yield in a low-interest rate environment. Among sectors in the benchmark, utilities performed strongest in 2011 as did health care stocks, which benefited from increased merger and acquisition activity. The defensive consumer staples sector performed well. Financials were battered by the world’s debt problems, and saw the largest losses of any sector in the Fund’s benchmark. In addition, cyclical materials and the information technology sectors also declined amid heightened uncertainty about the global economy.*

The underperformance of the Fund compared to its benchmark was the result of Fund expenses that are not incurred by the benchmark.

Past performance does not guarantee future results.

 

* The Fund’s portfolio composition is subject to change. There is no guarantee that any sectors mentioned will continue to perform well or that securities in such sectors will be held by the Fund in the future. The information contained in this commentary is for informational purposes only and should not be construed as a recommendation to purchase or sell securities in the sector mentioned. The Fund’s holdings and weightings are as of December 31, 2011.
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The Russell 1000® Value Index measures the performance of the large-cap value segment of the U.S. equity universe. It includes those Russell 1000 companies with lower price-to-book ratios and lower expected growth values.

2 

The Russell 1000® Growth Index measures the performance of the large-cap growth segment of the U.S. equity universe. It includes those Russell 1000 companies with higher price-to-book ratios and higher forecasted growth values.

Investors cannot invest directly in an index.

 

 

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AZL® Russell 1000 Value Index Fund Review (unaudited)

 

Fund Objective

The Fund’s investment objective is to match the total return of the Russell 1000® Value Index. This objective may be changed by the Trustees of the Fund without shareholder approval. The Fund seeks to achieve its objective by investing in all stocks in the Index in proportion to their weighting in the Index.

Investment Concerns

Equity securities (stocks) are more volatile and carry more risk than other forms of investments, including investments in high-grade fixed income securities. The net asset value per share of this Fund will fluctuate as the value of the securities in the portfolio changes.

Value-based investments are subject to the risk that the broad market may not recognize their intrinsic value.

The Fund does not attempt to manage market volatility or reduce the effects of poor stock performance. In addition, factors such as Fund expenses, selection of a representative portfolio, changes in the composition of the Index, or the timing of purchases or redemptions of Fund shares may affect the correlation between the performance of the Index and the Fund’s performance.

The performance of the Fund is expected to be lower than that of the Index because of Fund fees and expenses. Securities in which the Fund will invest may involve substantial risk and may be subject to sudden severe price declines.

Investing in derivatives instruments involves risks that may be different from or greater than the risk associated with investing directly in securities or other traditional instruments.

For a complete description of these and other risks associated with investing in a mutual Fund, please refer to the Fund’s prospectus.

Growth of a $10,000 Investment

 

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The chart above represents a comparison of a hypothetical investment in the Fund versus a similar investment in the Fund’s benchmark, and represents the reinvestment of dividends and capital gains in the Fund.

Average Annual Returns as of December 31, 2011

 

           Since  
     1     Inception  
     Year     (4/30/10)  

AZL® Russell 1000 Value Index Fund

     –0.25     2.75

Russell 1000® Value Index

     0.39     3.47

Past performance does not guarantee future results. The performance data quoted represents past performance and current returns may be lower or higher. The investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed may be worth more or less than the original cost. To obtain performance information current to the most recent month end, please visit www.Allianzlife.com.

Expense Ratio

 

      Gross  

AZL® Russell 1000 Value Index Fund

     0.85

The above expense ratios are based on the current Fund prospectus dated May 1, 2011. The Manager and the Fund have entered into a written contract limiting operating expenses, excluding certain expenses (such as interest expense), to 0.84% through April 30, 2013. Additional information pertaining to the December 31, 2011 expense ratios can be found in the financial highlights.

The total return of the Fund does not reflect the effect of any insurance charges, the annual maintenance fee or the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares. Such charges, fees and tax payments would reduce the performance quoted.

The Fund’s performance is measured against the Russell 1000® Value Index, an unmanaged index that measures the performance of the large-cap value segment of the U.S. equity universe. It includes those Russell 1000 companies with lower price-to-book ratios and lower expected growth values. The index does not reflect the deduction of fees associated with a mutual fund, such as investment management and fund accounting fees. The Fund’s performance reflects the deduction of fees for services provided to the Fund. Investors cannot invest directly in an index.

 

 

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ALLIANZ VARIABLE INSURANCE PRODUCTS TRUST

AZL Russell 1000 Value Index Fund

Expense Examples

(Unaudited)

 

As a shareholder of the AZL Russell 1000 Value Index Fund (the “Fund”), you incur ongoing costs, including management fees, distribution fees, and other Fund expenses. These examples are 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. Please note that the expenses shown in the tables are meant to highlight your ongoing cost only.Therefore, the examples are useful in comparing ongoing cost only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher. Please note that the expenses that apply to subaccounts of the insurance contracts were included, your costs would have been higher.

These examples are based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the periods presented below.

The Actual Expense table below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information below, 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 table under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.

 

     Beginning
Account Value
7/1/11
     Ending
Account Value
12/31/11
     Expense Paid
During Period*
7/1/11 - 12/31/11
     Annualized
Expense Ratio
During  Period**
7/1/11 - 12/31/11
 

AZL Russell 1000 Value Index Fund

   $ 1,000.00       $ 945.20       $ 3.92         0.80

The Hypothetical Expense table below provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year 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 this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of other funds.

 

     Beginning
Account Value
7/1/11
     Ending
Account Value
12/31/11
     Expense Paid
During Period*
7/1/11 - 12/31/11
     Annualized
Expense Ratio
During Period**
7/1/11 - 12/31/11
 

AZL Russell 1000 Value Index Fund

   $ 1,000.00       $ 1,021.17       $ 4.08         0.80

 

  * Expenses are equal to the average account value times the Fund’s annualized expense ratio multiplied by the number of days in the most recent fiscal half-year divided by the number of days in the fiscal year.
  ** Excludes expense paid indirectly.

Portfolio Composition

(Unaudited)

 

Investments

   Percent of
net asets+
 

Financials

     24.0

Health Care

     12.6   

Energy

     12.0   

Industrials

     9.0   

Consumer Discretionary

     8.8   

Information Technology

     8.7   

Securities Held as Collateral for Securities on Loan

     8.1   

Consumer Staples

     8.0   

Utilities

     7.8   

Telecommunication Services

     4.7   

Materials

     2.7   

Unaffiliated Investment Company

     1.5   
  

 

 

 

Total

     107.9
  

 

 

 

 

  + Investments are shown as a percentage of net assets, not total investments. As such the total may not equal 100%. For more information about the investments, please see the Schedule of Portfolio Investments.

 

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ALLIANZ VARIABLE INSURANCE PRODUCTS TRUST

AZL Russell 1000 Value Index Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

December 31, 2011

 

Shares               
Fair
Value
 
     

 

Common Stocks (98.3%):

  

 

Aerospace & Defense (1.3%):

  

  859      

Alliant Techsystems, Inc.

   $ 49,100   
  137      

BE Aerospace, Inc.*

     5,303   
  2,314      

Boeing Co. (The)

     169,732   
  5,235      

Exelis, Inc.

     47,377   
  9,215      

General Dynamics Corp.

     611,968   
  2,047      

Goodrich Corp.

     253,214   
  2,770      

L-3 Communications Holdings, Inc.

     184,704   
  934      

Lockheed Martin Corp.

     75,561   
  7,248      

Northrop Grumman Corp.

     423,863   
  9,880      

Raytheon Co.

     477,994   
  2,580      

Spirit AeroSystems Holdings, Inc., Class A*

     53,612   
  1,387      

United Technologies Corp.

     101,376   
     

 

 

 
     2,453,804   
     

 

 

 

 

Air Freight & Logistics (0.4%):

  

  8,248      

FedEx Corp.

     688,790   
  255      

UTI Worldwide, Inc.

     3,389   
     

 

 

 
     692,179   
     

 

 

 

 

Airlines (0.2%):

  

  4,527      

AMR Corp.*

     1,584   
  180      

Copa Holdings SA, Class A

     10,561   
  9,362      

Delta Air Lines, Inc.*

     75,739   
  18,095      

Southwest Airlines Co.

     154,893   
  1,310      

United Continental Holdings, Inc.*^

     24,720   
     

 

 

 
     267,497   
     

 

 

 

 

Auto Components (0.5%):

  

  2,473      

Autoliv, Inc.^

     132,280   
  516      

Federal-Mogul Corp.*

     7,611   
  14,058      

Johnson Controls, Inc.

     439,453   
  2,916      

Lear Corp.

     116,057   
  2,848      

TRW Automotive Holdings Corp.*

     92,845   
  1,367      

Visteon Corp.*

     68,268   
     

 

 

 
     856,514   
     

 

 

 

 

Automobiles (0.5%):

  

  45,373      

Ford Motor Co.

     488,214   
  21,084      

General Motors Co.*

     427,373   
  1,236      

Thor Industries, Inc.^

     33,903   
     

 

 

 
     949,490   
     

 

 

 

 

Beverages (0.3%):

  

  4,276      

Beam, Inc.

     219,059   
  425      

Brown-Forman Corp., Class B

     34,217   
  2,069      

Coca-Cola Enterprises, Inc.

     53,339   
  5,109      

Constellation Brands, Inc.*

     105,603   
  3,723      

Molson Coors Brewing Co., Class B

     162,099   
     

 

 

 
     574,317   
     

 

 

 

 

Biotechnology (0.9%):

  

  24,382      

Amgen, Inc.

     1,565,568   
  703      

Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*

     23,347   
     

 

 

 
     1,588,915   
     

 

 

 
Shares               
Fair
Value
 
     

 

Common Stocks, continued

  

 

Building Products (0.1%):

  

  504      

Armstrong World Industries, Inc.*^

   $ 22,110   
  4,276      

Fortune Brands Home & Security, Inc.*

     72,820   
  3,462      

Owens Corning, Inc.*^

     99,429   
     

 

 

 
     194,359   
     

 

 

 

 

Capital Markets (2.6%):

  

  413      

Affiliated Managers Group, Inc.*

     39,627   
  9,912      

American Capital, Ltd.

     66,708   
  6,276      

Ameriprise Financial, Inc.

     311,541   
  5,679      

Ares Capital Corp.^

     87,741   
  34,444      

Bank of New York Mellon Corp.

     685,780   
  1,199      

BlackRock, Inc.^+

     213,710   
  7,127      

E*TRADE Financial Corp.*

     56,731   
  440      

Federated Investors, Inc.^

     6,666   
  14,361      

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The)

     1,298,665   
  12,817      

Invesco, Ltd.

     257,493   
  5,368      

Janus Capital Group, Inc.^

     33,872   
  3,696      

Jefferies Group, Inc.

     50,820   
  3,877      

Legg Mason, Inc.^

     93,242   
  139      

LPL Investment Holdings, Inc.*^

     4,245   
  42,847      

Morgan Stanley

     648,275   
  6,023      

Northern Trust Corp.

     238,872   
  2,833      

Raymond James Financial, Inc.

     87,710   
  13,981      

State Street Corp.

     563,574   
     

 

 

 
     4,745,272   
     

 

 

 

 

Chemicals (1.0%):

  

  2,195      

Ashland, Inc.^

     125,466   
  1,798      

Cabot Corp.

     57,788   
  299      

CF Industries Holdings, Inc.

     43,349   
  1,346      

Cytec Industries, Inc.

     60,099   
  32,610      

Dow Chemical Co. (The)^

     937,864   
  4,223      

Huntsman Corp.

     42,230   
  614      

KAR Auction Services, Inc.*

     8,289   
  8,095      

LyondellBasell Industries NV, Class A

     263,006   
  91      

Rockwood Holdings, Inc.*

     3,583   
  3,635      

RPM International, Inc.

     89,239   
  158      

Scotts Miracle-Gro Co. (The), Class A^

     7,377   
  2,325      

Valspar Corp. (The)

     90,605   
  188      

W. R. Grace & Co.*

     8,633   
  404      

Westlake Chemical Corp.^

     16,257   
     

 

 

 
     1,753,785   
     

 

 

 

 

Commercial Banks (4.8%):

  

  4,695      

Associated Banc-Corp.

     52,443   
  1,306      

Bank of Hawaii Corp.^

     58,104   
  19,319      

BB&T Corp.^

     486,259   
  714      

BOK Financial Corp.^

     39,220   
  7,621      

CapitalSource, Inc.

     51,061   
  1,269      

City National Corp.^

     56,064   
 

 

continued

 

4


ALLIANZ VARIABLE INSURANCE PRODUCTS TRUST

AZL Russell 1000 Value Index Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments, continued

December 31, 2011

 

Shares               
Fair
Value
 
     

 

Common Stocks, continued

  

 

Commercial Banks, continued

  

  5,573      

Comerica, Inc.

   $ 143,783   
  2,154      

Commerce Bancshares, Inc.^

     82,110   
  1,490      

Cullen/Frost Bankers, Inc.^

     78,836   
  4,176      

East West Bancorp, Inc.

     82,476   
  25,484      

Fifth Third Bancorp

     324,157   
  157      

First Citizens BancShares, Inc., Class A

     27,473   
  7,158      

First Horizon National Corp.^

     57,264   
  2,011      

First Republic Bank*^

     61,557   
  5,410      

Fulton Financial Corp.

     53,072   
  23,949      

Huntington Bancshares, Inc.

     131,480   
  26,374      

KeyCorp

     202,816   
  3,481      

M&T Bank Corp.^

     265,740   
  14,598      

PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.

     841,867   
  27,852      

Popular, Inc.*

     38,714   
  34,852      

Regions Financial Corp.

     149,864   
  14,892      

SunTrust Banks, Inc.

     263,588   
  19,405      

Synovus Financial Corp.^

     27,361   
  4,337      

TCF Financial Corp.^

     44,758   
  53,443      

U.S. Bancorp

     1,445,633   
  4,635      

Valley National Bancorp^

     57,335   
  126,892      

Wells Fargo & Co.

     3,497,144   
  5,099      

Zions Bancorp^

     83,012   
     

 

 

 
     8,703,191   
     

 

 

 

 

Commercial Services & Supplies (0.6%):

  

  2,795      

Avery Dennison Corp.

     80,161   
  3,130      

Cintas Corp.

     108,955   
  2,760      

Corrections Corp. of America*

     56,221   
  2,854      

Covanta Holding Corp.

     39,071   
  5,155      

Pitney Bowes, Inc.^

     95,574   
  5,284      

R.R. Donnelley & Sons Co.^

     76,248   
  8,900      

Republic Services, Inc.

     245,195   
  361      

Waste Connections, Inc.

     11,964   
  13,154      

Waste Management, Inc.

     430,267   
     

 

 

 
     1,143,656   
     

 

 

 

 

Communications Equipment (2.0%):

  

  13,382      

Brocade Communications Systems, Inc.*

     69,453   
  152,568      

Cisco Systems, Inc.

     2,758,429   
  1,067      

EchoStar Corp., Class A*

     22,343   
  2,405      

Harris Corp.

     86,676   
  7,233      

Motorola Mobility Holdings, Inc.*

     280,640   
  8,344      

Motorola Solutions, Inc.

     386,244   
  10,018      

Tellabs, Inc.

     40,473   
     

 

 

 
     3,644,258   
     

 

 

 

 

Computers & Peripherals (1.2%):

  

  12,001      

Dell, Inc.*

     175,575   
  1,780      

Diebold, Inc.

     53,525   
  216      

Fusion-io, Inc.*^

     5,227   
  55,116      

Hewlett-Packard Co.

     1,419,788   
Shares               
Fair
Value
 
     

 

Common Stocks, continued

  

 

Computers & Peripherals, continued

  

  2,086      

Lexmark International, Inc.^

   $ 68,984   
  868      

NCR Corp.*

     14,287   
  492      

QLogic Corp.*^

     7,380   
  6,612      

SanDisk Corp.*

     325,376   
  6,446      

Western Digital Corp.*

     199,504   
     

 

 

 
     2,269,646   
     

 

 

 

 

Construction & Engineering (0.3%):

  

  1,825      

Aecom Technology Corp.*

     37,540   
  1,159      

Chicago Bridge & Iron Co. NV

     43,810   
  3,517      

Jacobs Engineering Group, Inc.*

     142,720   
  3,960      

KBR, Inc.

     110,365   
  5,996      

Quanta Services, Inc.*

     129,154   
  1,986      

Shaw Group, Inc.*

     53,423   
  2,222      

URS Corp.*

     78,037   
     

 

 

 
     595,049   
     

 

 

 

 

Construction Materials (0.1%):

  

  660      

Martin Marietta Materials, Inc.^

     49,771   
  3,581      

Vulcan Materials Co.^

     140,912   
     

 

 

 
     190,683   
     

 

 

 

 

Consumer Finance (0.9%):

  

  11,512      

American Express Co.

     543,021   
  12,736      

Capital One Financial Corp.^

     538,605   
  13,633      

Discover Financial Services

     327,192   
  14,630      

SLM Corp.

     196,042   
     

 

 

 
     1,604,860   
     

 

 

 

 

Containers & Packaging (0.3%):

  

  1,864      

AptarGroup, Inc.

     97,245   
  2,922      

Bemis Co., Inc.

     87,894   
  1,048      

Greif, Inc., Class A

     47,736   
  4,549      

Owens-Illinois, Inc.*

     88,160   
  251      

Packaging Corp. of America

     6,335   
  5,337      

Sealed Air Corp.

     91,850   
  2,765      

Sonoco Products Co.^

     91,134   
  2,244      

Temple-Inland, Inc.

     71,157   
     

 

 

 
     581,511   
     

 

 

 

 

Distributors (0.1%):

  

  3,172      

Genuine Parts Co.

     194,126   
     

 

 

 

 

Diversified Consumer Services (0.1%):

  

  312      

Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corp.*^

     5,382   
  1,579      

Career Education Corp.*

     12,585   
  329      

DeVry, Inc.

     12,653   
  1,117      

Education Management Corp.*^

     31,265   
  3,445      

H&R Block, Inc.

     56,257   
  6,744      

Service Corp. International

     71,823   
     

 

 

 
     189,965   
     

 

 

 
 

 

continued

 

5


ALLIANZ VARIABLE INSURANCE PRODUCTS TRUST

AZL Russell 1000 Value Index Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments, continued

December 31, 2011

 

Shares               
Fair
Value
 
     

 

Common Stocks, continued

  

 

Diversified Financial Services (4.6%):

  

  281,076      

Bank of America Corp.

   $ 1,562,783   
  5,562      

CIT Group, Inc.*

     193,947   
  80,609      

Citigroup, Inc.

     2,120,823   
  1,860      

CME Group, Inc.

     453,226   
  944      

Interactive Brokers Group, Inc., Class A

     14,103   
  110,225      

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

     3,664,981   
  5,481      

Leucadia National Corp.

     124,638   
  3,032      

NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc. (The)*

     74,314   
  5,018      

NYSE Euronext

     130,970   
     

 

 

 
     8,339,785   
     

 

 

 

 

Diversified Telecommunication Services (4.6%):

  

  164,269      

AT&T, Inc.

     4,967,494   
  16,968      

CenturyTel, Inc.

     631,210   
  27,605      

Frontier Communications Corp.^

     142,166   
  3,766      

Level 3 Communications, Inc.*^

     63,984   
  558      

TW Telecom, Inc.*

     10,814   
  60,740      

Verizon Communications, Inc.

     2,436,889   
  6,754      

Windstream Corp.^

     79,292   
     

 

 

 
     8,331,849   
     

 

 

 

 

Electric Utilities (3.8%):

  

  13,364      

American Electric Power Co., Inc.

     552,067   
  36,929      

Duke Energy Corp.^

     812,438   
  9,037      

Edison International

     374,132   
  4,937      

Entergy Corp.

     360,648   
  18,374      

Exelon Corp.^

     796,880   
  11,601      

FirstEnergy Corp.

     513,924   
  3,781      

Great Plains Energy, Inc.

     82,350   
  2,702      

Hawaiian Electric Industries, Inc.^

     71,549   
  2,594      

ITT Corp.

     50,142   
  11,705      

NextEra Energy, Inc.

     712,601   
  4,903      

Northeast Utilities

     176,851   
  6,542      

NV Energy, Inc.

     106,962   
  6,262      

Pepco Holdings, Inc.^

     127,119   
  3,024      

Pinnacle West Capital Corp.

     145,696   
  16,009      

PPL Corp.

     470,985   
  8,170      

Progress Energy, Inc.

     457,683   
  23,554      

Southern Co.

     1,090,315   
  3,153      

Westar Energy, Inc.

     90,743   
     

 

 

 
     6,993,085   
     

 

 

 

 

Electrical Equipment (0.2%):

  

  1,584      

Cooper Industries plc, A Shares

     85,774   
  643      

General Cable Corp.*^

     16,082   
  3,336      

GrafTech International, Ltd.*

     45,536   
  1,671      

Hubbell, Inc., Class B

     111,723   
  1,053      

Regal-Beloit Corp.^

     53,671   
  1,076      

Thomas & Betts Corp.*

     58,750   
     

 

 

 
     371,536   
     

 

 

 
Shares               
Fair
Value
 
     

 

Common Stocks, continued

  

 

Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components (0.6%):

  

  2,752      

Arrow Electronics, Inc.*

   $ 102,952   
  4,244      

Avnet, Inc.*

     131,946   
  1,348      

AVX Corp.

     17,201   
  43,547      

Corning, Inc.

     565,240   
  4,486      

Ingram Micro, Inc., Class A*

     81,600   
  1,121      

Itron, Inc.*

     40,098   
  858      

Jabil Circuit, Inc.

     16,868   
  3,749      

Molex, Inc.^

     89,451   
  1,211      

Tech Data Corp.*

     59,836   
  3,896      

Vishay Intertechnology, Inc.*

     35,025   
     

 

 

 
     1,140,217   
     

 

 

 

 

Energy Equipment & Services (1.0%):

  

  1,103      

Atwood Oceanics, Inc.*

     43,888   
  7,258      

Baker Hughes, Inc.

     353,029   
  1,787      

Cameron International Corp.*

     87,903   
  985      

Diamond Offshore Drilling, Inc.^

     54,431   
  178      

Helmerich & Payne, Inc.^

     10,388   
  7,971      

Nabors Industries, Ltd.*

     138,217   
  11,736      

National-Oilwell Varco, Inc.

     797,931   
  209      

Oil States International, Inc.*

     15,961   
  3,810      

Patterson-UTI Energy, Inc.

     76,124   
  3,000      

Rowan Cos., Inc.*^

     90,990   
  594      

Seacor Holdings, Inc.*

     52,842   
  2,534      

SunPower Corp.*^

     15,787   
  1,379      

Tidewater, Inc.^

     67,985   
  1,132      

Unit Corp.*

     52,525   
     

 

 

 
     1,858,001   
     

 

 

 

 

Food & Staples Retailing (1.4%):

  

  37,612      

CVS Caremark Corp.

     1,533,817   
  3,980      

Kroger Co. (The)

     96,396   
  9,822      

Safeway, Inc.^

     206,655   
  5,780      

Supervalu, Inc.^

     46,934   
  11,813      

Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.

     705,945   
  1,405      

Walgreen Co.

     46,449   
     

 

 

 
     2,636,196   
     

 

 

 

 

Food Products (2.3%):

  

  18,746      

Archer-Daniels Midland Co.

     536,136   
  3,034      

Bunge, Ltd.

     173,545   
  1,194      

Campbell Soup Co.^

     39,688   
  9,913      

ConAgra Foods, Inc.

     261,703   
  440      

Corn Products International, Inc.

     23,140   
  5,019      

Dean Foods Co.*

     56,213   
  4,356      

General Mills, Inc.

     176,026   
  3,713      

H.J. Heinz Co.^

     200,650   
  1,092      

Hershey Co.

     67,464   
  1,762      

Hormel Foods Corp.^

     51,609   
  3,217      

J.M. Smucker Co. (The)

     251,473   
  472      

Kellogg Co.

     23,869   
  45,836      

Kraft Foods, Inc., Class A

     1,712,433   
  1,138      

McCormick & Co.^

     57,378   
 

 

continued

 

6


ALLIANZ VARIABLE INSURANCE PRODUCTS TRUST

AZL Russell 1000 Value Index Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments, continued

December 31, 2011

 

Shares               
Fair
Value
 
     

 

Common Stocks, continued

  

 

Food Products, continued

  

  1,527      

Ralcorp Holdings, Inc.*

   $ 130,558   
  2,725      

Sara Lee Corp.

     51,557   
  4,648      

Smithfield Foods, Inc.*^

     112,853   
  8,348      

Tyson Foods, Inc., Class A

     172,303   
     

 

 

 
     4,098,598   
     

 

 

 

 

Gas Utilities (0.6%):

  

  3,230      

AGL Resources, Inc.

     136,500   
  2,505      

Atmos Energy Corp.

     83,542   
  1,968      

Energen Corp.

     98,400   
  1,964      

National Fuel Gas Co.^

     109,159   
  2,748      

ONEOK, Inc.

     238,224   
  1,059      

QEP Resources, Inc.

     31,028   
  4,923      

Questar Corp.+

     97,771   
  3,097      

UGI Corp.

     91,052   
     

 

 

 
     885,676   
     

 

 

 

 

Health Care Equipment & Supplies (0.8%):

  

  2,332      

Alere, Inc.*

     53,846   
  1,582      

Baxter International, Inc.

     78,277   
  42,390      

Boston Scientific Corp.*

     226,363   
  4,300      

CareFusion Corp.*

     109,263   
  949      

Cooper Cos., Inc. (The)

     66,924   
  6,408      

Covidien plc

     288,424   
  2,318      

DENTSPLY International, Inc.^

     81,107   
  152      

Hill-Rom Holdings, Inc.^

     5,121   
  7,261      

Hologic, Inc.*

     127,140   
  4,067      

Medtronic, Inc.

     155,563   
  1,139      

Teleflex, Inc.

     69,809   
  4,970      

Zimmer Holdings, Inc.*

     265,497   
     

 

 

 
     1,527,334   
     

 

 

 

 

Health Care Providers & Services (2.3%):

  

  10,527      

Aetna, Inc.

     444,134   
  431      

AMERIGROUP Corp.*

     25,464   
  324      

Brookdale Senior Living, Inc.*

     5,634   
  4,862      

Cardinal Health, Inc.

     197,446   
  7,918      

CIGNA Corp.

     332,556   
  2,599      

Community Health Systems, Inc.*

     45,353   
  4,111      

Coventry Health Care, Inc.*

     124,851   
  1,177      

HCA Holdings, Inc.*

     25,929   
  2,301      

Health Net, Inc.*

     69,997   
  1,210      

Henry Schein, Inc.*

     77,960   
  4,671      

Humana, Inc.

     409,226   
  1,336      

LifePoint Hospitals, Inc.*^

     49,632   
  3,216      

Omnicare, Inc.^

     110,791   
  1,555      

Patterson Companies, Inc.^

     45,904   
  385      

Quest Diagnostics, Inc.^

     22,353   
  11,554      

Tenet Healthcare Corp.*^

     59,272   
  30,053      

UnitedHealth Group, Inc.

     1,523,086   
  2,377      

VCA Antech, Inc.*^

     46,946   
  9,649      

WellPoint, Inc.

     639,246   
     

 

 

 
     4,255,780   
     

 

 

 
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Health Care Technology (0.0%):

  

  944      

Allscripts Healthcare Solutions, Inc.*

   $ 17,879   
     

 

 

 

 

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure (0.6%):

  

  77      

Bally Technologies, Inc.*^

     3,046   
  169      

Brinker International, Inc.

     4,522   
  11,828      

Carnival Corp.

     386,066   
  751      

Choice Hotels International, Inc.^

     28,575   
  105      

Dunkin’ Brands Group, Inc.*^

     2,623   
  1,153      

Hyatt Hotels Corp., Class A*

     43,399   
  4,126      

International Game Technology

     70,967   
  1,654      

Madison Square Garden, Inc., Class A*

     47,370   
  7,646      

MGM Resorts International*^

     79,748   
  1,912      

Penn National Gaming, Inc.*

     72,790   
  1,627      

Royal Caribbean Cruises, Ltd.

     40,301   
  8,496      

Wendy’s Co. (The)

     45,539   
  1,607      

WMS Industries, Inc.*^

     32,976   
  4,272      

Wyndham Worldwide Corp.

     161,610   
     

 

 

 
     1,019,532   
     

 

 

 

 

Household Durables (0.5%):

  

  7,760      

D.R. Horton, Inc.^

     97,854   
  2,819      

Garmin, Ltd.^

     112,224   
  693      

Harman International Industries, Inc.

     26,362   
  2,556      

Jarden Corp.

     76,373   
  1,051      

Leggett & Platt, Inc.^

     24,215   
  4,494      

Lennar Corp.^

     88,307   
  1,580      

Mohawk Industries, Inc.*^

     94,563   
  8,125      

Newell Rubbermaid, Inc.

     131,219   
  140      

NVR, Inc.*

     96,040   
  9,303      

Pulte Group, Inc.*^

     58,702   
  4,123      

Toll Brothers, Inc.*

     84,192   
  2,119      

Whirlpool Corp.^

     100,546   
     

 

 

 
     990,597   
     

 

 

 

 

Household Products (3.0%):

  

  555      

Aaron’s, Inc.^

     14,807   
  1,677      

Church & Dwight Co., Inc.^

     76,739   
  3,484      

Clorox Co. (The)

     231,895   
  1,335      

Colgate-Palmolive Co.

     123,341   
  1,933      

Energizer Holdings, Inc.*

     149,769   
  1,351      

Kimberly-Clark Corp.

     99,380   
  72,240      

Procter & Gamble Co. (The)

     4,819,130   
     

 

 

 
     5,515,061   
     

 

 

 

 

Independent Power Producers & Energy Traders (0.4%):

  

  18,221      

AES Corp. (The)*

     215,737   
  10,650      

Calpine Corp.*

     173,914   
  5,166      

Constellation Energy Group, Inc.

     204,935   
  20,824      

GenOn Energy, Inc.*

     54,351   
  6,687      

NRG Energy, Inc.*

     121,168   
     

 

 

 
     770,105   
     

 

 

 
 

 

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Industrial Conglomerates (3.4%):

  

  2,306      

3M Co.

   $ 188,469   
  1,533      

Carlisle Cos., Inc.

     67,912   
  294,182      

General Electric Co.

     5,268,799   
  751      

McDermott International, Inc.*

     8,644   
  7,228      

Textron, Inc.^

     133,646   
  13,008      

Tyco International, Ltd.

     607,604   
     

 

 

 
     6,275,074   
     

 

 

 

 

Insurance (7.4%):

  

  9,359      

ACE, Ltd.

     656,253   
  12,973      

AFLAC, Inc.

     561,212   
  180      

Alleghany Corp.*^

     51,352   
  1,030      

Allied World Assurance Co. Holdings AG

     64,818   
  14,506      

Allstate Corp. (The)

     397,609   
  2,241      

American Financial Group, Inc.

     82,670   
  12,259      

American International Group, Inc.*

     284,409   
  171      

American National Insurance Co.

     12,488   
  9,169      

Aon Corp.

     429,109   
  3,660      

Arch Capital Group, Ltd.*

     136,262   
  3,064      

Arthur J. Gallagher & Co.

     102,460   
  1,925      

Aspen Insurance Holdings, Ltd.

     51,012   
  2,707      

Assurant, Inc.

     111,149   
  5,219      

Assured Guaranty, Ltd.

     68,578   
  3,611      

Axis Capital Holdings, Ltd.

     115,408   
  48,558      

Berkshire Hathaway, Inc., Class B*

     3,704,975   
  3,285      

Brown & Brown, Inc.

     74,340   
  8,115      

Chubb Corp. (The)^

     561,720   
  4,071      

Cincinnati Financial Corp.^

     124,003   
  683      

CNA Financial Corp.

     18,270   
  2,714      

CoreLogic, Inc.*

     35,092   
  1,116      

Endurance Specialty Holdings, Ltd.

     42,687   
  1,288      

Everest Re Group, Ltd.

     108,308   
  6,099      

Fidelity National Financial, Inc., Class A^

     97,157   
  13,607      

Genworth Financial, Inc.*

     89,126   
  1,241      

Hanover Insurance Group, Inc. (The)

     43,373   
  12,351      

Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. (The)

     200,704   
  2,954      

HCC Insurance Holdings, Inc.

     81,235   
  1,387      

Kemper Corp.

     40,514   
  8,695      

Lincoln National Corp.

     168,857   
  8,789      

Loews Corp.

     330,906   
  273      

Markel Corp.*^

     113,205   
  15,214      

Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc.

     481,067   
  4,128      

MBIA, Inc.*

     47,843   
  685      

Mercury General Corp.^

     31,250   
  22,782      

MetLife, Inc.

     710,343   
  7,304      

Old Republic International Corp.

     67,708   
  1,879      

PartnerRe, Ltd.

     120,651   
  8,465      

Principal Financial Group, Inc.

     208,239   
  17,214      

Progressive Corp. (The)

     335,845   
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  2,346      

Protective Life Corp.^

   $ 52,926   
  13,482      

Prudential Financial, Inc.

     675,718   
  2,069      

Reinsurance Group of America, Inc.

     108,105   
  1,435      

RenaissanceRe Holdings, Ltd.

     106,721   
  1,244      

StanCorp Financial Group, Inc.^

     45,717   
  2,915      

Torchmark Corp.^

     126,482   
  1,592      

Transatlantic Holdings, Inc.

     87,130   
  11,619      

Travelers Cos., Inc. (The)

     687,496   
  8,110      

UnumProvident Corp.

     170,878   
  1,826      

Validus Holdings, Ltd.

     57,519   
  3,202      

W.R. Berkley Corp.^

     110,117   
  191      

White Mountains Insurance Group, Ltd.

     86,611   
  8,583      

XL Group plc

     169,686   
     

 

 

 
     13,447,313   
     

 

 

 

 

Internet & Catalog Retail (0.2%):

  

  1,137      

Expedia, Inc.^

     32,995   
  219      

Groupon, Inc.*

     4,518   
  95      

HomeAway, Inc.*^

     2,209   
  16,675      

Liberty Media Corp. - Interactive, Class A*

     270,385   
  1,137      

TripAdvisor, Inc.*^

     28,664   
     

 

 

 
     338,771   
     

 

 

 

 

Internet Software & Services (0.6%):

  

  429      

Akamai Technologies, Inc.*

     13,848   
  2,700      

AOL, Inc.*^

     40,770   
  14,514      

eBay, Inc.*

     440,210   
  2,128      

IAC/InterActiveCorp^

     90,653   
  36,142      

Yahoo!, Inc.*

     582,970   
     

 

 

 
     1,168,451   
     

 

 

 

 

IT Services (0.9%):

  

  4,846      

Amdocs, Ltd.*

     138,256   
  177      

Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc.

     3,991   
  4,302      

Computer Sciences Corp.^

     101,957   
  788      

DST Systems, Inc.

     35,870   
  7,278      

Fidelity National Information Services, Inc.

     193,522   
  782      

Fiserv, Inc.*

     45,935   
  724      

Genpact, Ltd.*

     10,824   
  764      

Paychex, Inc.

     23,004   
  5,507      

SAIC, Inc.*^

     67,681   
  4,494      

Total System Services, Inc.

     87,903   
  9,820      

Visa, Inc., Class A

     997,025   
     

 

 

 
     1,705,968   
     

 

 

 

 

Leisure Equipment & Products (0.0%):

  

  2,510      

Mattel, Inc.

     69,678   
     

 

 

 

 

Life Sciences Tools & Services (0.5%):

  

  541      

Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc., Class A*

     51,958   
  4,527      

Life Technologies Corp.*

     176,146   
  3,206      

PerkinElmer, Inc.

     64,120   
 

 

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  6,482      

QIAGEN NV*

   $ 89,516   
  10,631      

Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.*

     478,076   
     

 

 

 
     859,816   
     

 

 

 

 

Machinery (1.0%):

  

  2,647      

AGCO Corp.*

     113,742   
  761      

CNH Global NV, NYS*

     27,388   
  1,332      

Crane Co.

     62,218   
  1,126      

Dover Corp.

     65,364   
  5,877      

Eaton Corp.

     255,826   
  129      

Flowserve Corp.

     12,812   
  2,014      

Harsco Corp.

     41,448   
  221      

IDEX Corp.

     8,201   
  816      

Illinois Tool Works, Inc.

     38,115   
  1,792      

Ingersoll-Rand plc

     54,602   
  2,027      

Kennametal, Inc.

     74,026   
  914      

Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc.

     35,756   
  918      

Navistar International Corp.*

     34,774   
  2,469      

Oshkosh Corp.*

     52,787   
  2,467      

Parker Hannifin Corp.

     188,109   
  2,686      

Pentair, Inc.^

     89,417   
  1,349      

Snap-On, Inc.

     68,286   
  1,013      

SPX Corp.

     61,053   
  4,663      

Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.

     315,219   
  3,011      

Terex Corp.*^

     40,679   
  349      

Timken Co.

     13,510   
  2,182      

Trinity Industries, Inc.^

     65,591   
  5,107      

Xylem, Inc.

     131,199   
     

 

 

 
     1,850,122   
     

 

 

 

 

Marine (0.1%):

  

  1,160      

Alexander & Baldwin, Inc.

     47,351   
  1,353      

Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc.*^

     42,322   
  449      

Kirby Corp.*

     29,562   
     

 

 

 
     119,235   
     

 

 

 

 

Media (3.5%):

  

  15,676      

CBS Corp., Class B

     425,447   
  1,048      

Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings, Inc., Class A*

     13,152   
  43,146      

Comcast Corp., Class A

     1,022,992   
  1,395      

DISH Network Corp., Class A

     39,730   
  1,979      

DreamWorks Animation SKG, Inc., Class A*^

     32,842   
  6,767      

Gannett Co., Inc.

     90,475   
  8,008      

Interpublic Group of Cos., Inc. (The)

     77,918   
  1,171      

Lamar Advertising Co.*^

     32,203   
  3,247      

Liberty Media Corp. - Liberty Capital, Class A*

     253,428   
  1,523      

McGraw-Hill Cos., Inc. (The)

     68,489   
  63,679      

News Corp., Class A

     1,136,033   
  287      

Nielsen Holdings NV*

     8,521   
  235      

Pandora Media, Inc.*

     2,352   
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  1,386      

Regal Entertainment Group, Class A^

   $ 16,549   
  5,509      

Thomson Reuters Corp.

     146,925   
  27,763      

Time Warner, Inc.

     1,003,355   
  52,431      

Walt Disney Co. (The)

     1,966,162   
  137      

Washington Post Co. (The), Class B^

     51,623   
     

 

 

 
     6,388,196   
     

 

 

 

 

Metals & Mining (0.9%):

  

  2,257      

AK Steel Holding Corp.

     18,643   
  29,506      

Alcoa, Inc.^

     255,227   
  3,194      

Commercial Metals Co.

     44,173   
  13,491      

Newmont Mining Corp.

     809,595   
  8,767      

Nucor Corp.

     346,910   
  1,790      

Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co.

     87,155   
  404      

Schnitzer Steel Industries, Inc.^

     17,081   
  1,753      

Steel Dynamics, Inc.

     23,052   
  1,020      

Titanium Metals Corp.^

     15,280   
  4,023      

United States Steel Corp.^

     106,448   
     

 

 

 
     1,723,564   
     

 

 

 

 

Multi-Utilities (2.9%):

  

  3,077      

Alliant Energy Corp.

     135,726   
  6,689      

Ameren Corp.

     221,607   
  11,800      

CenterPoint Energy, Inc.

     237,062   
  7,000      

CMS Energy Corp.

     154,560   
  8,116      

Consolidated Edison, Inc.^

     503,435   
  15,972      

Dominion Resources, Inc.

     847,794   
  4,697      

DTE Energy Co.

     255,752   
  2,187      

Integrys Energy Group, Inc.^

     118,492   
  5,283      

MDU Resources Group, Inc.

     113,373   
  7,755      

NiSource, Inc.

     184,646   
  2,873      

NSTAR

     134,916   
  2,716      

OGE Energy Corp.

     154,024   
  11,039      

PG&E Corp.

     455,028   
  14,033      

Public Service Enterprise Group, Inc.

     463,229   
  3,195      

SCANA Corp.^

     143,967   
  6,642      

Sempra Energy

     365,310   
  6,012      

TECO Energy, Inc.^

     115,070   
  2,312      

Vectren Corp.

     69,892   
  6,484      

Wisconsin Energy Corp.

     226,681   
  13,430      

Xcel Energy, Inc.

     371,205   
     

 

 

 
     5,271,769   
     

 

 

 

 

Multiline Retail (0.9%):

  

  1,220      

Big Lots, Inc.*

     46,067   
  892      

Dillard’s, Inc., Class A^

     40,033   
  4,586      

J.C. Penney Co., Inc.

     161,198   
  1,098      

Kohl’s Corp.

     54,186   
  10,347      

Macy’s, Inc.

     332,967   
  1,045      

Sears Holdings Corp.*^

     33,210   
  18,103      

Target Corp.

     927,236   
     

 

 

 
     1,594,897   
     

 

 

 
 

 

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Office Electronics (0.2%):

  

  38,867      

Xerox Corp.

   $ 309,381   
     

 

 

 

 

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels (11.0%):

  

  2,707      

Alpha Natural Resources, Inc.*

     55,304   
  11,703      

Anadarko Petroleum Corp.

     893,290   
  7,573      

Apache Corp.

     685,962   
  5,158      

Arch Coal, Inc.

     74,843   
  18,243      

Chesapeake Energy Corp.^

     406,636   
  52,583      

Chevron Corp.

     5,594,832   
  1,749      

Cimarex Energy Co.^

     108,263   
  209      

Cobalt International Energy, Inc.*

     3,244   
  36,830      

ConocoPhillips

     2,683,802   
  1,927      

Denbury Resources, Inc.*

     29,098   
  11,733      

Devon Energy Corp.

     727,446   
  1,284      

El Paso Corp.

     34,116   
  2,266      

EQT Corp.

     124,154   
  319      

EXCO Resources, Inc.^

     3,333   
  35,801      

Exxon Mobil Corp.

     3,034,493   
  626      

Forest Oil Corp.*

     8,482   
  8,416      

Hess Corp.

     478,029   
  1,488      

Kinder Morgan, Inc.^

     47,869   
  169      

Kosmos Energy LLC*

     2,072   
  19,752      

Marathon Oil Corp.

     578,141   
  9,876      

Marathon Petroleum Corp.

     328,772   
  4,544      

Murphy Oil Corp.

     253,283   
  1,612      

Newfield Exploration Co.*

     60,821   
  3,911      

Noble Energy, Inc.^

     369,159   
  16,054      

Occidental Petroleum Corp.

     1,504,260   
  600      

Pioneer Natural Resources Co.

     53,688   
  3,911      

Plains Exploration & Production Co.*

     143,612   
  3,269      

Quicksilver Resources, Inc.*^

     21,935   
  358      

SM Energy Co.

     26,170   
  3,459      

Southern Union Co.

     145,658   
  18,027      

Spectra Energy Corp.

     554,330   
  3,014      

Sunoco, Inc.

     123,634   
  1,186      

Teekay Shipping Corp.

     31,702   
  3,988      

Tesoro Corp.*^

     93,160   
  15,818      

Valero Energy Corp.

     332,969   
  16,314      

Williams Cos., Inc. (The)

     538,688   
     

 

 

 
        20,155,250   
     

 

 

 

 

Paper & Forest Products (0.4%):

  

  1,011      

Domtar Corp.

     80,839   
  9,557      

International Paper Co.

     282,887   
  4,707      

MeadWestvaco Corp.

     140,975   
  10,607      

Weyerhaeuser Co.

     198,033   
     

 

 

 
        702,734   
     

 

 

 

 

Personal Products (0.2%):

  

  4,631      

Mead Johnson Nutrition Co., Class A

     318,289   
     

 

 

 

 

Pharmaceuticals (8.1%):

  

  2,630      

Abbott Laboratories

     147,885   
Shares               
Fair
Value
 
     

 

Common Stocks, continued

  

 

Pharmaceuticals continued

  

  47,322      

Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.

   $ 1,667,627   
  18,969      

Eli Lilly & Co.

     788,352   
  7,411      

Forest Laboratories, Inc.*

     224,257   
  797      

Hospira, Inc.*^

     24,205   
  60,525      

Johnson & Johnson Co.

     3,969,229   
  85,618      

Merck & Co., Inc.

     3,227,799   
  1,218      

Mylan, Inc.*

     26,138   
  219,168      

Pfizer, Inc.

     4,742,795   
  381      

Warner Chilcott plc, Class A*

     5,765   
  185      

Watson Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*

     11,163   
     

 

 

 
        14,835,215   
     

 

 

 

 

Professional Services (0.2%):

  

  3,250      

Equifax, Inc.

     125,905   
  2,280      

Manpower, Inc.

     81,510   
  3,694      

Monster Worldwide, Inc.*

     29,294   
  1,268      

Towers Watson & Co., Class A

     75,991   
  562      

Verisk Analytics, Inc., Class A*

     22,553   
     

 

 

 
        335,253   
     

 

 

 

 

Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) (3.3%):

  

  1,717      

Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc.^

     118,422   
  6,217      

American Capital Agency Corp.*

     174,573   
  26,381      

Annaly Capital Management, Inc.^

     421,041   
  1,125      

Apartment Investment & Management Co., Class A^

     25,774   
  2,609      

Avalonbay Communities, Inc.

     340,735   
  734      

Boston Properties, Inc.

     73,106   
  3,790      

Brandywine Realty Trust^

     36,005   
  2,097      

BRE Properties, Inc.^

     105,857   
  554      

Camden Property Trust

     34,481   
  28,489      

Chimera Investment Corp.^

     71,507   
  2,293      

CommonWealth REIT

     38,156   
  1,351      

Corporate Office Properties Trust^

     28,722   
  6,078      

DDR Corp.^

     73,969   
  3,379      

Douglas Emmett, Inc.^

     61,633   
  7,023      

Duke Realty Corp.^

     84,627   
  7,577      

Equity Residential Property Trust

     432,116   
  394      

Essex Property Trust, Inc.^

     55,361   
  423      

Federal Realty Investment Trust^

     38,387   
  15,634      

General Growth Properties, Inc.

     234,823   
  11,263      

HCP, Inc.^

     466,626   
  5,310      

Health Care REIT, Inc.^

     289,554   
  3,437      

Hospitality Properties Trust

     78,982   
  19,033      

Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc.

     281,117   
  11,287      

Kimco Realty Corp.^

     183,301   
  3,193      

Liberty Property Trust^

     98,600   
  2,342      

Macerich Co. (The)^

     118,505   
  2,458      

Mack-Cali Realty Corp.^

     65,604   
  4,792      

Piedmont Office Realty Trust, Inc., Class A^

     81,656   
  1,819      

Plum Creek Timber Co., Inc.^

     66,503   
 

 

continued

 

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ALLIANZ VARIABLE INSURANCE PRODUCTS TRUST

AZL Russell 1000 Value Index Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments, continued

December 31, 2011

 

Shares               
Fair
Value
 
     

 

Common Stocks, continued

  

 

Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs), continued

  

  12,729      

ProLogis, Inc.

   $ 363,922   
  233      

Public Storage, Inc.

     31,329   
  3,706      

Realty Income Corp.^

     129,562   
  2,453      

Regency Centers Corp.

     92,282   
  4,514      

Senior Housing Properties Trust

     101,294   
  1,489      

Simon Property Group, Inc.

     191,992   
  2,466      

SL Green Realty Corp.^

     164,334   
  1,550      

Taubman Centers, Inc.

     96,255   
  5,568      

UDR, Inc.

     139,757   
  2,763      

Ventas, Inc.

     152,324   
  4,548      

Vornado Realty Trust

     349,559   
  3,375      

Weingarten Realty Investors^

     73,643   
     

 

 

 
     6,065,996   
     

 

 

 

 

Real Estate Management & Development (0.1%):

  

  3,732      

Forest City Enterprises, Inc., Class A*

     44,112   
  617      

Howard Hughes Corp. (The)*

     27,253   
  248      

Jones Lang LaSalle, Inc.

     15,193   
  1,865      

St. Joe Co. (The)*^

     27,341   
     

 

 

 
     113,899   
     

 

 

 

 

Road & Rail (1.2%):

  

  1,416      

Con-way, Inc.

     41,291   
  749      

Kansas City Southern Industries, Inc.*

     50,939   
  9,798      

Norfolk Southern Corp.

     713,882   
  1,453      

Ryder System, Inc.

     77,212   
  11,389      

Union Pacific Corp.

     1,206,551   
     

 

 

 
     2,089,875   
     

 

 

 

 

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment (2.8%):

  

  34,263      

Applied Materials, Inc.

     366,957   
  750      

Atmel Corp.*

     6,075   
  2,886      

Cree, Inc.*^

     63,607   
  3,513      

Fairchild Semiconductor International, Inc.*^

     42,296   
  418      

Freescale Semiconductor Holdings I, Ltd.*^

     5,288   
  147,071      

Intel Corp.

     3,566,472   
  1,909      

International Rectifier Corp.*

     37,073   
  1,615      

Intersil Corp., Class A

     16,861   
  1,040      

KLA-Tencor Corp.^

     50,180   
  11,137      

LSI Corp.*

     66,265   
  14,091      

Marvell Technology Group, Ltd.*

     195,160   
  2,408      

MEMC Electronic Materials, Inc.*

     9,488   
  24,056      

Micron Technology, Inc.*

     151,312   
  1,896      

Novellus Systems, Inc.*

     78,286   
  6,078      

PMC-Sierra, Inc.*

     33,490   
  117      

Silicon Laboratories, Inc.*^

     5,080   
  5,249      

Teradyne, Inc.*^

     71,544   
  11,756      

Texas Instruments, Inc.

     342,217   
     

 

 

 
     5,107,651   
     

 

 

 

 

Software (0.3%):

  

  11,743      

Activision Blizzard, Inc.

     144,674   
Shares               
Fair
Value
 
     

 

Common Stocks, continued

  

 

Software continued

  

  10,641      

CA, Inc.

   $ 215,108   
  1,493      

Compuware Corp.*

     12,422   
  3,788      

Synopsys, Inc.*

     103,033   
     

 

 

 
     475,237   
     

 

 

 

 

Specialty Retail (1.6%):

  

  315      

Abercrombie & Fitch Co., Class A

     15,385   
  5,444      

American Eagle Outfitters, Inc.

     83,239   
  532      

AutoNation, Inc.*^

     19,615   
  8,180      

Best Buy Co., Inc.

     191,167   
  5,231      

CarMax, Inc.*^

     159,441   
  1,505      

Chico’s FAS, Inc.

     16,766   
  59      

DSW, Inc., Class A^

     2,608   
  4,291      

Foot Locker, Inc.

     102,297   
  3,919      

GameStop Corp., Class A*^

     94,565   
  9,807      

Gap, Inc. (The)

     181,920   
  17,598      

Home Depot, Inc.

     739,820   
  36,118      

Lowe’s Cos., Inc.

     916,675   
  2,641      

RadioShack Corp.^

     25,644   
  178      

Sally Beauty Holdings, Inc.*

     3,761   
  2,409      

Signet Jewelers, Ltd.

     105,900   
  19,782      

Staples, Inc.

     274,772   
  1,381      

Williams-Sonoma, Inc.

     53,168   
     

 

 

 
     2,986,743   
     

 

 

 

 

Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods (0.2%):

  

  1,410      

PVH Corp.

     99,391   
  2,412      

V.F. Corp.

     306,300   
     

 

 

 
     405,691   
     

 

 

 

 

Thrifts & Mortgage Finance (0.3%):

  

  994      

BankUnited, Inc.

     21,858   
  4,574      

Capitol Federal Financial, Inc.

     52,784   
  9,648      

First Niagara Financial Group, Inc.

     83,262   
  11,971      

Hudson City Bancorp, Inc.^

     74,819   
  12,131      

New York Community Bancorp, Inc.^

     150,061   
  8,491      

People’s United Financial, Inc.

     109,109   
  2,356      

TFS Financial Corp.*

     21,110   
  3,063      

Washington Federal, Inc.

     42,851   
     

 

 

 
     555,854   
     

 

 

 

 

Tobacco (0.8%):

  

  14,749      

Altria Group, Inc.

     437,308   
  3,745      

Lorillard, Inc.^

     426,930   
  4,686      

Philip Morris International, Inc.

     367,757   
  6,461      

Reynolds American, Inc.

     267,615   
     

 

 

 
     1,499,610   
     

 

 

 

 

Trading Companies & Distributors (0.1%):

  

  1,021      

Air Lease Corp.*^

     24,208   
  1,264      

GATX Corp.^

     55,186   
  645      

WESCO International, Inc.*

     34,192   
     

 

 

 
     113,586   
     

 

 

 
 

 

continued

 

11


ALLIANZ VARIABLE INSURANCE PRODUCTS TRUST

AZL Russell 1000 Value Index Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments, continued

December 31, 2011

 

Shares               
Fair
Value
 
     

 

Common Stocks, continued

  

 

Water Utilities (0.1%):

  

  4,864      

American Water Works Co., Inc.

   $ 154,967   
  3,458      

Aqua America, Inc.

     76,249   
     

 

 

 
     231,216   
     

 

 

 

 

Wireless Telecommunication Services (0.2%):

  

  944      

Clearwire Corp., Class A*

     1,831   
  545      

NII Holdings, Inc.*

     11,608   
  82,984      

Sprint Nextel Corp.*

     194,183   
  2,458      

Telephone and Data Systems, Inc.^

     63,638   
  371      

United States Cellular Corp.*

     16,187   
     

 

 

 
     287,447   
     

 

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks (Cost $176,845,204)

     179,346,089   
     

 

 

 
Shares or
Principal
Amount
          Fair
Value
 
     

 
 

Securities Held as Collateral for
Securities on Loan (8.1%):

 
  

$ 14,843,412      

Allianz Variable Insurance Products Securities Lending Collateral
Trust(a)

   $ 14,843,412   
     

 

 

 

 
 
 

Total Securities Held as Collateral for Securities
on loan
(Cost $14,843,412)

     14,843,412   
     

 

 

 

 

Unaffiliated Investment Company (1.5%):

  

  2,782,310      

Dreyfus Treasury Prime Cash Management, 0.00%(b)

     2,782,310   
     

 

 

 

 
 

Total Unaffiliated Investment Company
(Cost $2,782,310)

     2,782,310   
     

 

 

 

 
 

Total Investment Securities
(Cost $194,470,926)(c) — 107.9%

     196,971,811   

 

Net other assets (liabilities) — (7.9)%

     (14,457,166
     

 

 

 

 

Net Assets — 100.0%

   $ 182,514,645   
     

 

 

 
 

 

 

Percentages indicated are based on net assets as of December 31, 2011.

NYS—New York Shares

* Non-income producing security

 

^ This security or a partial position of the security was on loan as of December 31, 2011. The total value of securities on loan as of December 31, 2011 was $14,402,175.

 

+ Affiliated securities

 

(a) Purchased with cash collateral held from securities lending. The value of the collateral could include collateral held for securities that were sold on or before December 31, 2011.

 

(b) The rate represents the effective yield at December 31, 2011.

 

(c) See Federal Tax Information listed in the Notes to the Financial Statements.

Futures Contracts

Cash of $226,000 has been segregated to cover margin requirements for the following open contracts as of December 31, 2011:

 

Description

   Type      Expiration
Date
     Number of
Contracts
     Notional
Value
     Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
 

S&P 500 Index E-Mini March Futures

     Long         3/16/12         53       $ 3,319,390       $ 26,137   

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

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ALLIANZ VARIABLE INSURANCE PRODUCTS TRUST

AZL Russell 1000 Value Index Fund

 

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

December 31, 2011

 

Assets:

  

Investment securities, at cost

   $ 194,470,926   
  

 

 

 

Investment securities, at value*

   $ 196,971,811   

Cash

     1,908   

Segregated cash for collateral

     226,000   

Interest and dividends receivable

     338,960   

Receivable for capital shares issued

     19,488   

Reclaims receivable

     9   

Prepaid expenses

     2,026   
  

 

 

 

Total Assets

     197,560,202   
  

 

 

 

Liabilities:

  

Payable for capital shares redeemed

     43,671   

Payable for collateral received on loaned securities

     14,843,412   

Payable for variation margin on futures contracts

     12,367   

Manager fees payable

     66,696   

Administration fees payable

     6,249   

Distribution fees payable

     37,895   

Custodian fees payable

     4,314   

Administrative and compliance services fees payable

     1,694   

Trustee fees payable

     91   

Other accrued liabilities

     29,168   
  

 

 

 

Total Liabilities

     15,045,557   
  

 

 

 

Net Assets

   $ 182,514,645   
  

 

 

 

Net Assets Consist of:

  

Capital

   $ 175,910,233   

Accumulated net investment income/(loss)

     2,809,865   

Accumulated net realized gains/(losses) from investment transactions

     1,267,525   

Net unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on investments

     2,527,022   
  

 

 

 

Net Assets

   $ 182,514,645   
  

 

 

 

Shares of beneficial interest (unlimited number of shares authorized, no par value)

     17,616,068   

Net Asset Value (offering and redemption price per share)

   $ 10.36   
  

 

 

 

 

* includes securities on loans of $14,402,175

  

Statement of Operations

For the Year Ended December 31, 2011

 

Investment Income:

  

Interest

   $ 176   

Dividends

     4,109,368   

Income from securities lending

     38,775   

Foreign withholding tax

     (6,934
  

 

 

 

Total Investment Income

     4,141,385   
  

 

 

 

Expenses:

  

Manager fees

     765,931   

Administration fees

     78,234   

Distribution fees

     435,187   

Custodian fees

     18,597   

Administrative and compliance services fees

     7,804   

Trustee fees

     13,187   

Professional fees

     14,178   

Shareholder reports

     4,563   

Other expenses

     43,710   
  

 

 

 

Total expenses

     1,381,391   
  

 

 

 

Net Investment Income/(Loss)

     2,759,994   
  

 

 

 

Realized and Unrealized Gains/(Losses) on Investments:

  

Net realized gains/(losses) on securities transactions

     4,658,786   

Net realized gains/(losses) on futures contracts

     (89,072

Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments

     (8,002,760
  

 

 

 

Net Realized/Unrealized Gains/(Losses) on Investments

     (3,433,046
  

 

 

 

Change in Net Assets Resulting From Operations

   $ (673,052
  

 

 

 
 

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

13


ALLIANZ VARIABLE INSURANCE PRODUCTS TRUST

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

     AZL Russell
1000 Value Index Fund
 
     For the
Year Ended
December 31,
2011
    April 30,
2010 to
December 31,
2010(a)
 

Change in Net Assets:

    

Operations:

    

Net investment income/(loss)

   $ 2,759,994      $ 1,601,914   

Net realized gains/(losses) on investment transactions

     4,569,714        (3,305,282

Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments

     (8,002,760     10,529,782   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from operations

     (673,052     8,826,414   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Dividends to Shareholders:

    

From net investment income

     (1,628,385       
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from dividends to shareholders

     (1,628,385       
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Capital Transactions:

    

Proceeds from shares issued

     40,796,182        171,771,753   

Proceeds from dividends reinvested

     1,628,385          

Value of shares redeemed

     (26,683,013     (11,523,639
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from capital transactions

     15,741,554        160,248,114   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in net assets

     13,440,117        169,074,528   

Net Assets:

    

Beginning of period

     169,074,528          
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of period

   $ 182,514,645      $ 169,074,528   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Accumulated net investment income/(loss)

   $ 2,809,865      $ 1,681,349   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Share Transactions:

    

Shares issued

     3,880,297        17,340,982   

Dividends reinvested

     168,920          

Shares redeemed

     (2,547,300     (1,226,831
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in shares

     1,501,917        16,114,151   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

(a) Period from commencement of operations.

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

14


ALLIANZ VARIABLE INSURANCE PRODUCTS TRUST

AZL Russell 1000 Value Index Fund

Financial Highlights

(Selected data for a share of beneficial interest outstanding throughout the periods indicated)

 

     Year Ended
December 31,
2011
    April 30,
2010 to
December 31,
2010(a)
 

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period

   $ 10.49      $ 10.00   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Investment Activities:

    

Net Investment Income/(Loss)

     0.16        0.10   

Net Realized and Unrealized Gains/(Losses) on Investments

     (0.19     0.39   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from Investment Activities

     (0.03     0.49   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Dividends to Shareholders From:

    

Net Investment Income

     (0.10       
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Dividends

     (0.10       
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Asset Value, End of Period

   $ 10.36      $ 10.49   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Return(b)

     (0.25 )%      4.90 %(c) 

Ratios to Average Net Assets/Supplemental Data:

    

Net Assets, End of Period ($000’s)

   $ 182,515      $ 169,075   

Net Investment Income/(Loss)(d)

     1.59     1.68

Expenses Before Reductions(d)(e)

     0.79     0.84

Expenses Net of Reductions(d)

     0.79     0.84

Portfolio Turnover Rate

     20     25 %(c) 

 

 

(a) Period from commencement of operations.

 

(b) The returns include reinvested dividends and fund level expenses, but exclude insurance contract charges. If these charges were included, the returns would have been lower.

 

(c) Not annualized.

 

(d) Annualized for periods less than one year.

 

(e) Excludes fee reductions. If such fee reductions had not occurred, the ratios would have been as indicated.

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

15


ALLIANZ VARIABLE INSURANCE PRODUCTS TRUST

AZL Russell 1000 Value Index Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements

December 31, 2011

 

1. Organization

The Allianz Variable Insurance Products Trust (the “Trust”) was organized as a Delaware statutory trust on July 13, 1999. The Trust is a diversified open-end management investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”). These Notes to the Financial Statements are for the AZL Russell 1000 Value Index Fund (the “Fund”). The Trust consists of 29 separate investment portfolios (collectively, the “Funds”), each of which is a series of the Trust, as follows:

 

   

AZL Allianz AGIC Opportunity Fund

   

AZL BlackRock Capital Appreciation Fund

   

AZL Columbia Mid Cap Value Fund

   

AZL Columbia Small Cap Value Fund

   

AZL Davis New York Venture Fund (formerly AZL Davis NY Venture Fund)

   

AZL Dreyfus Equity Growth Fund

   

AZL Eaton Vance Large Cap Value Fund

   

AZL Enhanced Bond Index Fund

   

AZL Franklin Small Cap Value Fund

   

AZL Franklin Templeton Founding Strategy Plus Fund

   

AZL Gateway Fund

   

AZL International Index Fund

   

AZL Invesco Equity and Income Fund (formerly AZL Van Kampen Equity and Income Fund)

   

AZL Invesco Growth and Income Fund (formerly AZL Van Kampen Growth and Income Fund)

   

AZL Invesco International Equity Fund

   

AZL JPMorgan International Opportunities Fund (formerly AZL Morgan Stanley International Equity Fund)

   

AZL JPMorgan U.S. Equity Fund

   

AZL MFS Investors Trust Fund

   

AZL Mid Cap Index Fund

   

AZL Money Market Fund

   

AZL Morgan Stanley Global Real Estate Fund

   

AZL Morgan Stanley Mid Cap Growth Fund

   

AZL NFJ International Value Fund

   

AZL Russell 1000 Growth Index Fund

   

AZL Russell 1000 Value Index Fund

   

AZL S&P 500 Index Fund

   

AZL Schroder Emerging Markets Equity Fund

   

AZL Small Cap Stock Index Fund

   

AZL Turner Quantitative Small Cap Growth Fund

 

 

The Trust is authorized to issue an unlimited number of shares of the Fund without par value. Shares of the Fund are available through the variable annuity contracts and variable life insurance policies offered through the separate accounts of participating insurance companies.

Under the Trust’s organizational documents, its officers and trustees are indemnified against certain liabilities arising out of the performance of their duties to the Fund. In addition, in the normal course of business, the Fund may enter into contracts with its vendors and others that provide for general indemnifications. The Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown, as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Fund. However, based on experience, the Fund expects the risk of loss to be remote.

 

2. Significant Accounting Policies

The following is a summary of significant accounting policies followed by the Fund in the preparation of its financial statements. The policies conform with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”). The preparation of financial statements requires management to make certain 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 increases and decreases in net assets from operations during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Management has evaluated events and transactions subsequent to period end through the date the financial statements were issued, for purposes of recognition or disclosure in these financial statements and there are no subsequent events to report.

Security Valuation

The Fund records its investments at fair value. Fair value is defined as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between willing market participants at the measurement date. The valuation techniques used to determine fair value are further described in Note 4 below.

Investment Transactions and Investment Income

Investment transactions are recorded not later than on the business day after trade date. However, for financial reporting purposes, investment transactions are accounted for on trade date. Net realized gains and losses on investments sold and on

 

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foreign currency transactions are recorded on the basis of identified cost. Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis and includes, where applicable, the amortization of premiums or accretion of discounts. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date except in the case of foreign securities, in which case dividends are recorded as soon as such information becomes available.

Real Estate Investment Trusts

The Fund may own shares of real estate investment trusts (“REITs”) which report information on the source of their distributions annually. Certain distributions received from REITs during the year, which are known to be a return of capital, are recorded as a reduction to the cost of the individual REIT.

Foreign Currency Translation

The accounting records of the Fund are maintained in U.S. dollars. Foreign currency amounts are translated into U.S. dollars at the current rate of exchange to determine the fair value of investments, assets and liabilities. Purchases and sales of securities, and income and expenses are translated at the prevailing rate of exchange on the respective dates of such transactions. The Fund does not isolate that portion of the results of operations resulting from changes in foreign exchange rates on investments from fluctuations arising from changes in market prices of securities held. Such fluctuations are included in the net realized and unrealized gain or loss on investments and foreign currencies.

Income received by the Fund from sources within foreign countries may be subject to withholding and other income or similar taxes imposed by such countries. The Funds accrue such taxes, as applicable, based on their current interpretation of tax rules in the foreign markets in which they invest.

Risks Associated with Foreign Securities and Currencies

Investments in securities of foreign issuers carry certain risks not ordinarily associated with investments in securities of domestic issuers. Such risks include future political and economic developments, and the possible imposition of exchange controls or other foreign governmental laws and restrictions. In addition, with respect to certain countries, there is the possibility of expropriation of assets, confiscatory taxation, political or social instability or diplomatic developments which could adversely affect investments in those securities.

Dividends to Shareholders

Dividends to shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date. The Fund distributes its dividends from net investment income and net realized capital gains, if any, on an annual basis. The amount of dividends from net investment income and from net realized gains are determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations, which may differ from GAAP. These “book/tax” differences are either temporary or permanent in nature. To the extent these differences are permanent in nature (e.g., return of capital, net operating loss, reclassification of certain market discounts, gain/loss, paydowns, and distributions), such amounts are reclassified within the composition of net assets based on their federal tax-basis treatment; temporary differences (e.g., wash sales and post October losses) do not require reclassification. Dividends to shareholders that exceed net investment income and net realized gains for tax purposes are reported as distributions of capital.

Expense Allocation

Expenses directly attributable to the Fund are charged directly to the Fund, while expenses attributable to more than one Fund are allocated among the respective Funds based upon relative net assets or some other reasonable method. Expenses which are attributable to more than one Trust are allocated across the Allianz Variable Insurance Products and Allianz Variable Insurance Products Fund of Funds Trusts based upon relative net assets or another reasonable basis. Allianz Investment Management LLC (the “Manager”), serves as the investment manager for the Trust and the Allianz Variable Insurance Products Fund of Funds Trust.

Securities Lending

To generate additional income, the Fund may lend up to 33 1/3% of its assets pursuant to agreements requiring that the loan be continuously secured by any combination of cash, U.S. government or U.S. government agency securities, equal initially to

 

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at least 102% of the fair value plus accrued interest on the securities loaned (105% for foreign securities) and is marked to market daily to provide a level of collateral at least equal to the fair value of securities loaned. The Fund bears all of the gains and losses on such investments. The Fund receives payments from borrowers equivalent to the dividends and interest that would have been earned on securities lent while simultaneously seeking to earn income on the investment of cash collateral received. In extremely low interest rate environments, the broker rebate fee may exceed the interest earned or the cash collateral which would result in a loss to the Fund. The investment of cash collateral deposited by the borrower is subject to inherent market risks such as interest rate risk, credit risk, liquidity risk, and other risks that are present in the market, and as such, the value of these investments may not be sufficient, when liquidated, to repay the borrower when the loaned security is returned. There may be risks of delay in recovery of the securities or even loss of rights in the collateral should the borrower of the securities fail financially. However, loans will be made only to borrowers, such as broker-dealers, banks or institutional borrowers of securities, deemed by the Allianz Investment Management LLC (the “Manager”) to be of good standing and credit worthy and when in its judgment, the consideration which can be earned currently from such securities loans justifies the attendant risks. Loans are subject to termination by the Trust or the borrower at any time, and are, therefore, not considered to be illiquid investments. Securities on loan at December 31, 2011 are presented on the Fund’s Schedule of Portfolio Investments (“Schedule”). The average outstanding amount of securities on loan was $13.2 million for the year ended December 31, 2011.

Cash collateral received in connection with securities lending is invested in the Allianz Variable Insurance Products Securities Lending Collateral Trust (the “Securities Lending Collateral Trust”) managed by The Dreyfus Corporation, an affiliate of the Custodian and Securities Lending Agent. The Securities Lending Collateral Trust invests in short-term investments that have a remaining maturity of 397 days or less as calculated in accordance with Rule 2a-7 under the 1940 Act. The Fund paid securities lending fees of $3,835 during the year ended December 31, 2011. These fees have been netted against Income from Securities Lending on the Statement of Operations.

Commission Recapture

Certain Funds of the Trust participate in a commission recapture program. The Fund will utilize the recaptured commissions to pay for, in whole or part, certain expenses of the Fund, excluding investment advisory fees. Any amounts received by the Fund, if applicable, are disclosed as “Expenses paid indirectly” on the Statement of Operations.

Derivative Instruments

All open derivative positions at period end are reflected on the Fund’s Schedule of Portfolio Investments. The following is a description of the derivative instruments that the Fund may utilize, including the primary underlying risk exposures related to each instrument type.

Forward Currency Contracts

During the year ended December 31, 2011, the Fund did not enter into any forward currency contracts. The Fund may enter into forward currency contracts in connection with planned purchases or sales of securities or to hedge the U.S. dollar value of securities denominated in a particular currency. In addition to the foreign currency risk related to the use of these contracts, the Fund could be exposed to risks if the counterparties to the contracts are unable to meet the terms of their contracts and from unanticipated movements in the value of a foreign currency relative to the U.S. dollar. In the event of default by the counterparty to the transaction, the Fund’s maximum amount of loss, as either the buyer or the seller, is the unrealized appreciation of the contract. The forward currency contracts are adjusted by the daily exchange rate of the underlying currency and any gains or losses are recorded for financial statement purposes as unrealized gains or losses until the contract settlement date. When the contract is closed, the Fund records a realized gain or loss equal to the difference between the value at the time it was opened and the value at the time it was closed.

Futures Contracts

During the year ended December 31, 2011, the Fund used futures contracts to provide equity exposure on the Fund’s cash balances. Futures contracts are valued based upon their quoted daily settlement prices. Upon entering into a futures contract, the Fund is required to segregate liquid assets in accordance with the initial margin requirements of the broker or exchange. Futures contracts are marked to market daily and a payable or receivable for the change in value (“variation margin”) is

 

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recorded by the Fund. Gains or losses are recognized but not considered realized until the contracts expire or are closed. Futures contracts involve, to varying degrees, elements of market risk (generally equity price risk related to stock futures, interest rate risk related to bond futures, and foreign currency risk related to currency futures) and exposure to loss in excess of the variation margin disclosed in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. The primary risks associated with the use of futures contracts are the imperfect correlation between the change in market value of the underlying securities and the prices of futures contracts, the possibility of an illiquid market, and the inability of the counterparty to meet the terms of the contract. The notional amount of futures contracts outstanding was $3.3 million as of December 31, 2011. The monthly average notional amount for these contracts was $5.1 million for the year ended December 31, 2011.

Summary of Derivative Instruments

The following is a summary of the fair value of derivative instruments as of December 31, 2011:

 

    

Asset Derivatives

    

Liability Derivatives

 

Primary Risk Exposure

  

Statements of Assets and
Liabilities Location

   Total Fair
Value*
    

Statements of Assets and
Liabilities Location

   Total Fair
Value*
 
Equity Contracts    Receivable for variation margin on futures contracts    $ 26,137       Payable for variation margin on futures contracts    $   

 

  * For futures contracts, the amounts represent the cumulative appreciation/(depreciation) of these futures contracts as reported in the Schedule of Portfolio Investments. Only current day’s variation margin is reported within the Statement of Assets and Liabilities as Variation Margin on Futures Contracts.

The following is a summary of the effect of derivative instruments on the Statement of Operations for the year ended December 31, 2011:

 

Primary Risk Exposure

  

Location of Gains/(Losses)
on Derivatives
Recognized in Income

   Realized Gains/(Losses)
on Derivatives
Recognized in Income
    Change in Unrealized
Appreciation
Depreciation on
Derivatives Recognized
in Income
 
Equity Contracts    Net realized gains/(losses) on futures contracts/change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments    $ (89,072   $ (81,519

 

3. Related Party Transactions

The Manager provides investment advisory and management services for the Fund. The Manager has retained an independent money management organization (the “Subadviser”) to make investment decisions on behalf of the Fund. Pursuant to a subadvisory agreement between the Manager and BlackRock Investment Management LLC (“BlackRock Investment”), BlackRock Investment provides investment advisory services as the Subadviser for the Fund subject to the general supervision of the Trustees and the Manager. The Manager is entitled to a fee, computed daily and paid monthly, based on the average daily net assets of the Fund. Expenses incurred by the Fund for investment advisory and management services are reflected on the Statement of Operations as “Manager fees.” For its services, the Subadviser is entitled to a fee payable by the Manager. The Manager has contractually agreed to waive fees and reimburse the Fund to limit the annual expenses, excluding interest expense (e.g., cash overdraft fees), taxes, brokerage commissions, other expenditures that are capitalized in accordance with GAAP and other extraordinary expenses not incurred in the ordinary course of the Fund’s business, based on the daily net assets of the Fund, through April 30, 2013.

For the year ended December 31, 2011, the annual rate due to the Manager and the annual expense limit were as follows:

 

     Annual Rate     Annual Expense Limit  

AZL Russell 1000 Value Index Fund

     0.44     0.84

Any amounts contractually waived or reimbursed by the Manager in a particular fiscal year will be subject to repayment by the Fund to the Manager to the extent that from time to time through the next three fiscal years the repayment will not cause the Fund’s expenses to exceed the stated limit during the respective year. Any amounts recouped by the Manager during the period are reflected on the Statement of Operations as “Recoupment of prior expenses reimbursed by the Manager.” At

 

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December 31, 2011, there were no remaining contractual reimbursements that are subject to repayment by the Fund in subsequent years.

In addition, the Manager may voluntarily waive or reimburse additional fees in order to maintain more competitive expense ratios. Any voluntary waivers or reimbursements are not subject to repayment in subsequent years. Information on the total amount waived/reimbursed by the Manager or repaid to the Manager by the Fund during the year can be found on the Statement of Operations. During the year ended December 31, 2011, there were no voluntary waivers.

Pursuant to separate agreements between the Funds and the Manager, the Manager provides a Chief Compliance Officer (“CCO”) and certain compliance oversight and regulatory filing services to the Trust. Under these agreements the Manager is entitled to an amount equal to a portion of the compensation and certain other expenses related to the individuals performing the CCO and compliance oversight services, as well as $75 per hour for time incurred in connection with the preparation and filing of certain documents with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fees are paid to the Manager on a quarterly basis. The total expenses incurred by the Fund for these services are reflected on the Statement of Operations as “Administrative and compliance services fees.”

Citi Fund Services Ohio, Inc. (“Citi” or the “Administrator”), a wholly owned subsidiary of Citigroup, Inc., with which an officer of the Trust is affiliated, serves as the Trust’s administrator, transfer agent, and fund accountant, and assists the Trust in all aspects of its administration and operation. The Administrator is entitled to a Trust-wide asset-based fee, which is based on the following schedule: 0.05% of daily average net assets on the first $4 billion, 0.04% of daily average net assets on the next $2 billion, 0.02% of daily average net assets on the next $2 billion and 0.01% of daily average net assets over $8 billion. The overall Trust-wide fees are accrued daily and paid monthly and are subject to a minimum annual fee. In addition, the Administrator is entitled to annual account fees related to the transfer agency system, an annual fee for each additional class of shares of any Fund, certain annual fees in supporting fair value services, and a Trust-wide annual fee for providing infrastructure and support in implementing the written policies and procedures comprising the Fund’s compliance program. Fees payable to the Administrator are subject to certain reductions associated with services provided to new funds. The Administrator is also reimbursed for certain expenses incurred. The total expenses incurred by the Fund for these services are reflected on the Statement of Operations as “Administration fees.”

Allianz Life Financial Services, LLC (“ALFS”), an affiliate of the Manager, serves as distributor of the Fund and receives 12b-1 fees directly from the Fund, plus a Trust-wide annual fee of $42,500, paid by the Manager from its profits and not by the Trust, for recordkeeping and reporting services.

The Trust has adopted a distribution and service plan in conformance with Rule 12b-1of the 1940 Act. Pursuant to this plan, the Fund is authorized to pay certain fees for the sale and distribution of its shares and services provided to its shareholders at an annual rate not to exceed 0.25% of the Fund’s average daily net assets. These fees are reflected on the Statement of Operations as “Distribution fees.”

In addition, certain legal fees and expenses are paid to a law firm, Dorsey & Whitney LLP, of which the Secretary of the Fund is a partner. During the year ended December 31, 2011, $2,537 was paid from the Fund relating to these fees and expenses.

Certain Officers and Trustees of the Trust are affiliated with the Manager or the Administrator. Such Officers (except for the Trust’s CCO as noted above) and Trustees receive no compensation from the Trust for serving in their respective roles. For their service to the Trust and to the Allianz Variable Insurance Products Fund of Funds Trust, each non-interested Trustee receives a $36,000 annual Board retainer and a $8,000 meeting fee for each regular in-person Board meeting and a $4,000 meeting fee for each Committee meeting. In addition, Trustees may receive compensation for special meetings and telephonic meetings. Also, the Trustees are reimbursed for certain expenses associated with attending Board meetings. Compensation to the Trustees is allocated between the Trust and the Allianz Variable Insurance Products Fund of Funds Trust in proportion to the assets under management of each Trust. During the year ended December 31, 2011, actual Trustee compensation was $924,000 in total for both Trusts.

 

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December 31, 2011

 

 

4. Investment Valuation Summary

The valuation techniques employed by the Fund, as described below, maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs in determining fair value. The inputs used for valuing the Fund’s investments are summarized in the three broad levels listed below:

 

   

Level 1 — quoted prices in active markets for identical assets

   

Level 2 — other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayments speeds, credit risk, etc.)

   

Level 3 — significant unobservable inputs (including the Fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments)

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

Security prices are generally provided by an independent third party pricing service approved by the Trust’s Board of Trustees (“Trustees”) as of the close of the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) (generally 4:00 pm EST). Equity securities are valued at the last quoted sale price or, if there is no sale, the last quoted bid price is used for long securities and the last quoted ask price is used for securities sold short. Securities listed on NASDAQ Stock Market, Inc. (“NASDAQ”) are valued at the official closing price as reported by NASDAQ. In each of these situations, valuations are typically categorized as a Level 1 in the fair value hierarchy. Investments in open-end investment companies are valued at their respective net asset value as reported by such companies and are typically categorized as Level 1 in the fair value hierarchy.

Debt and other fixed income securities are generally valued at an evaluated bid price provided by an independent pricing source approved by the Trustees. To value debt securities, pricing services may use various pricing techniques which take into account appropriate factors such as market activity, yield, quality, coupon rate, maturity, type of issue, trading characteristics, call features, credit ratings and other data, as well as broker quotes. Short term securities of sufficient credit quality with sixty days or less remaining until maturity may be valued at amortized cost, which approximates fair value. In each of these situations, valuations are typically categorized as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy.

Exchange traded futures contracts are valued at the last sales price as of the close of the primary exchange and are typically categorized as Level 1 in the fair value hierarchy. Forward currency contracts are generally valued at the foreign currency exchange rate as of the close of the NYSE and are typically categorized as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy.

Other assets and securities for which market quotations are not readily available, or are deemed unreliable are valued at fair value as determined in good faith by the Trustees or persons acting on the behalf of the Trustees. Fair value pricing may be used for significant events such as securities whose trading has been suspended, whose price has become stale or for which there is no currently available price at the close of the New York Stock Exchange. Depending on the source and relative significance of valuation inputs, these instruments may be classified as Level 2 or Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy. The Fund utilizes a pricing service to assist in determining the fair value of securities when certain significant events occur that may affect the value of foreign securities.

In accordance with procedures adopted by the Trustees, fair value pricing may be used if events materially affecting the value of foreign securities occur between the time when the exchange on which they are traded closes and the time when the Fund’s net asset value is calculated. Management identifies possible fluctuation in international securities by monitoring the increase or decrease in the value of a designated benchmark index. In the event of an increase or decrease greater than predetermined levels, the Fund may use a systematic valuation model provided by an independent third party to fair value its international equity securities which are then typically categorized as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy.

For the year ended December 31, 2011, there were no Level 3 investments for which significant unobservable inputs were used to determine fair value.

 

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The following is a summary of the valuation inputs used as of December 31, 2011 in valuing the Fund’s investments based upon the three levels defined above:

 

     Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Total  

Investment Securities:

           

Common Stocks+

   $ 179,346,089       $       $       $ 179,346,089   

Securities Held as Collateral for Securities on Loan

             14,843,412                 14,843,412   

Unaffiliated Investment Company

     2,782,310                         2,782,310   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Investment Securities

     182,128,399         14,843,412                 196,971,811   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Other Financial Instruments:*

           

Futures Contracts

     26,137                         26,137   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Investments

   $ 182,154,536       $ 14,843,412       $       $ 196,997,948   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  + For detailed industry descriptions, see the accompanying Schedule of Portfolio Investments.

 

  * Other Financial Instruments would include any derivative instruments, such as futures contracts and forward currency contracts. These investments are generally recorded in the financial statements at the unrealized gain or loss on the investment.

The Fund recognizes significant transfers between fair value hierarchy levels at the reporting period end. There were no significant transfers between Levels 1, 2 or 3 as of December 31, 2011.

In May 2011, the FASB issued ASU No. 2011-04 “Amendments to Achieve Common Fair Value Measurement and Disclosure Requirements in U.S. GAAP and IFRS”. ASU 2011-04 includes common requirements for measurement of and disclosure about fair value between U.S. GAAP and IFRS. ASU 2011-04 will require reporting entities to disclose quantitative information about the unobservable inputs used in the fair value measurements categorized within Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy. In addition, ASU 2011-04 will require reporting entities to make disclosures about amounts and reasons for all transfers in and out of Level 1 and Level 2 fair value measurements. The new and revised disclosures are effective for interim and annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2011. Adoption of ASU 2011-04 will have no effect on the Fund’s net assets. At this time, management is evaluating the impact of ASU 2011-04 on the financial statement disclosures.

 

5. Security Purchases and Sales

For the year ended December 31, 2011, cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of securities (excluding securities maturing less than one year from acquisition) were as follows:

 

     Purchases      Sales  

AZL Russell 1000 Value Index Fund

   $ 53,470,952       $ 33,880,007   

 

6. Federal Income Tax Information

It is the Fund’s policy to continue to comply with the requirements of the Internal Revenue Code under Subchapter M, applicable to regulated investment companies, and to distribute all of its taxable income, including any net realized gains on investments, to its shareholders. Therefore, no provision is made for federal income taxes.

Management of the Funds has reviewed tax positions taken in tax years that remain subject to examination by all major tax jurisdictions, including federal (i.e., the last four tax year ends and the interim tax period since then, as applicable). Management believes that there is no tax liability resulting from unrecognized tax benefits related to uncertain tax positions taken.

Cost for federal income tax purposes at December 31, 2011 is $194,874,225. The gross unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on a tax basis is as follows:

 

Unrealized appreciation

  $ 18,067,179   

Unrealized depreciation

    (15,969,593
 

 

 

 

Net unrealized appreciation

  $ 2,097,586   
 

 

 

 

 

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December 31, 2011

 

During the year ended December 31, 2011, the Fund utilized $2,890,569 in CLCFs to offset capital gains.

The tax character of dividends paid to shareholders during the year ended December 31, 2011 were as follows:

 

     Ordinary
Income
     Net
Long-Term
Capital Gains
     Total
Distributions(a)
 

AZL Russell 1000 Value Index Fund

   $ 1,628,385       $       $ 1,628,385   

 

  (a) Total distributions paid may differ from the Statements of Changes in Net Assets because dividends are recognized when actually paid for tax purposes.

During the year ended December 31, 2010 there were no dividends paid to shareholders.

As of December 31, 2011, the components of accumulated earnings on a tax basis were as follows:

 

     Undistributed
Ordinary
Income
     Undistributed
Long-Term
Capital Gains
     Unrealized
Appreciation(a)
     Total
Accumulated
Earnings/
(Deficit)
 

AZL Russell 1000 Value Index Fund

   $ 2,809,865       $ 1,696,961       $ 2,097,586       $ 6,604,412   

 

  (a) The differences between book-basis and tax-basis unrealized appreciation/depreciation is attributable primarily to tax deferral of losses on wash sales.

 

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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

The Shareholders and Board of Trustees of

Allianz Variable Insurance Products Trust:

We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities of AZL Russell 1000 Value Index Fund (the “Fund”) of the Allianz Variable Insurance Products Trust, including the schedule of portfolio investments, as of December 31, 2011, and the related statement of operations for the year then ended and the statements of changes in net assets and the financial highlights for each of the periods in the two-year period then ended. These financial statements and financial highlights are the responsibility of the Fund’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements and financial highlights based on our audits.

We conducted our audits 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 and financial highlights are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of December 31, 2011, by correspondence with the custodian and brokers. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

In our opinion, the financial statements and financial highlights referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Fund as of December 31, 2011, the results of its operations for the year then ended and the changes in its net assets and the financial highlights for each of the periods in the two-year period then ended, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.

KPMG LLP

Columbus, Ohio

February 24, 2012

 

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Other Federal Income Tax Information (Unaudited)

For the year ended December 31, 2011, 100.00% of the total ordinary income dividends paid by the Fund qualify for the corporate dividends received deduction available to corporate shareholders.

 

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Other Information (Unaudited)

A description of the policies and procedures that the Fund uses to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities is available, without charge, upon request, by visiting the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (“Commission”) website at www.sec.gov, or by calling 800-624-0197.

Information regarding how the Fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30th is available (i) without charge, upon request, by calling 800-624-0197; (ii) on the Allianz Variable Insurance Products Trust’s website at https://www.allianzlife.com; and (iii) on the Commission’s website at http://www.sec.gov.

The Fund files complete Schedules of Portfolio Holdings with the Commission for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. Schedules of Portfolio Holdings for the Fund in this report are available without charge on the Commission’s website at http://www.sec.gov, or may be reviewed and copied at the Commission’s Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. Information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 800-SEC-0330.

 

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Approval of Investment Advisory and Subadvisory Agreements (Unaudited)

The Allianz Variable Insurance Products Trust (the “Trust”) is a manager-of-managers fund. That means that the Trust’s Manager (“Allianz Investment Management LLC”) is responsible for monitoring the various Subadvisers that have day-to-day responsibility for the decisions made for each of the Trust’s investment portfolios. The Trust’s Manager is responsible for determining, in the first instance, which investment advisers to consider recommending for selection as a Subadviser.

In reviewing the services provided by the Manager and the terms of the investment management agreement, the Board receives and reviews information related to the Manager’s experience and expertise in the variable insurance marketplace. Currently, the Funds are offered only through variable annuities and variable life insurance policies, and not in the retail fund market. In addition, the Board receives information regarding the Manager’s expertise with regard to portfolio diversification and asset allocation requirements within variable insurance products issued by Allianz Life Insurance Company of North America and its subsidiary, Allianz Life Insurance Company of New York. Currently, the Funds are offered only through Allianz Life and Allianz of New York variable products.

The Trust’s Manager has adopted policies and procedures to assist it in the process of analyzing each potential Subadviser with expertise in particular asset classes for purposes of making the recommendation that a specific investment adviser be selected. The Trust’s Board reviews and considers the information provided by the Manager in deciding which investment advisers to select. After an investment adviser becomes a Subadviser, a similarly rigorous process is instituted by the Manager to monitor the investment performance and other responsibilities of the Subadviser. The Manager reports to the Trust’s Board on its analysis at the regular meetings of the Board, which are held at least quarterly. Where warranted, the Manager will add or remove a particular Subadviser from a “watch” list that it maintains. Watch list criteria include, for example: (a) Fund performance over various time periods; (b) Fund risk issues, such as changes in key personnel involved with Fund management, changes in investment philosophy or process, or “capacity” concerns; and (c) organizational risk issues, such as regulatory, compliance or legal concerns, or changes in the ownership of the Subadviser. The Manager may place a Fund on the watch list for other reasons, and if so, will explain its rationale to the Trustees. Funds which are on the watch list are subject to special scrutiny of the Manager and the Board of Trustees. Funds may be removed from such watch list, if for example, performance improves or regulatory matters are satisfactorily resolved. However, in some situations where Funds which have been on the watch list, the Manager has recommended the retention of a new Subadviser, and the Board of Trustees has subsequently approved new Subadvisory Agreements with such Subadvisers.

In assessing the Manager’s and Subadvisers’ (collectively, the “Advisory Organizations”), performance of their obligations, the Board considers whether there has occurred a circumstance or event that would constitute a reason for it to not renew an advisory contract. In this regard, the Board is mindful of the potential disruption of a Fund’s operations and various risks, uncertainties and other effects that could occur as a result of a decision to terminate or not renew a contract.

As required by the Investment Company Act of 1940 (“1940 Act”), the Trust’s Board has reviewed and approved the Trust’s Investment Management Agreement with the Manager (the “Advisory Agreement”) and portfolio management agreements (the “Subadvisory Agreements”) with the Subadvisers. The Board’s decision to approve these contracts reflects the exercise of its business judgment on whether to approve new arrangements and continue the existing arrangements. During its review of these contracts, the Board considers many factors, among the most material of which are: the Fund’s investment objectives and long term performance; the Advisory Organizations’ management philosophy, personnel, and processes, including their compliance history and the adequacy of their compliance processes; the preferences and expectations of Fund shareholders (and underlying contract owners) and their relative sophistication; the continuing state of competition in the mutual fund industry; and comparable fees in the mutual fund industry.

The Board also considers the compensation and benefits received by the Advisory Organizations. This includes fees received for services provided to the Fund by affiliated persons of the Advisory Organizations and research services received by the Advisory Organizations from brokers that execute Fund trades, as well as advisory fees. The Board considered the fact that: (1) the Manager and the Trust are parties to an Administrative Service Agreement, a Compliance Services Agreement, and a Chief Compliance Officer Agreement, under which the Manager is compensated by the Trust for performing certain administrative and compliance services including providing an employee of the Manager or one of its affiliates to act as the Trust’s Chief Compliance Officer; and (2) Allianz Life Financial Services, LLC, an affiliated person of the Manager, is a registered securities broker-dealer and receives (along with its affiliated persons) payments made by the Trust pursuant to Rule 12b-1.

The Board is aware that various courts have interpreted provisions of the 1940 Act and have indicated in their decisions that the following factors may be relevant to an adviser’s compensation: the nature and quality of the services provided by the adviser, including the performance of the fund; the adviser’s cost of providing the services; the extent to which the adviser may realize “economies of scale” as the fund grows larger; any indirect benefits that may accrue to the adviser and its

 

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affiliates as a result of the adviser’s relationship with the fund; performance and expenses of comparable funds; and the extent to which the independent Board members are fully informed about all facts bearing on the adviser’s service and fee. The Trust’s Board is aware of these factors and takes them into account in its review of the Trust’s advisory contracts.

The Board considered and weighed these circumstances in light of its experience in governing the Trust and working with the Advisory Organizations on matters relating to the Funds, and is assisted in its deliberations by the advice of legal counsel to the Independent Trustees. In this regard, the Board requests and receives a significant amount of information about the Funds and the Advisory Organizations. Some of this information is provided at each regular meeting of the Board; additional information is provided in connection with the particular meeting or meetings at which the Board’s formal review of an advisory contract occurs. In between regularly scheduled meetings, the Board may receive information on particular matters as the need arises. Thus, the Board’s evaluation of an advisory contract is informed by reports covering such matters as: an Advisory Organization’s investment philosophy, personnel, and processes; the Fund’s short- and long-term performance (in absolute terms as well as in relationship to its benchmark(s), certain competitor or “peer group” funds and similar funds managed by the particular Subadviser), and comments on the reasons for performance; the Fund’s expenses (including the advisory fee itself and the overall expense structure of the Fund, both in absolute terms and relative to similar and/or competing funds, with due regard for contractual or voluntary expense limitations); the use and allocation of brokerage commissions derived from trading the Fund’s portfolio securities; the nature and extent of the advisory and other services provided to the Fund by the Advisory Organizations and their affiliates; compliance and audit reports concerning the Funds and the companies that service them; and relevant developments in the mutual fund industry and how the Funds and/or Advisory Organizations are responding to them.

The Board also receives financial information about Advisory Organizations, including reports on the compensation and benefits the Advisory Organizations derive from their relationships with the Funds. These reports cover not only the fees under the advisory contracts, but also fees, if any, received for providing other services to the Funds. The reports also discuss any indirect or “fall out” benefits an Advisory Organization may derive from its relationship with the Funds.

The Advisory and Subadvisory Agreements (collectively, the “Agreements”) were most recently considered at Board of Trustees meetings held in the fall of 2011. Information relevant to the approval of such Agreements was considered at a telephonic Board of Trustees meeting on October 19, 2011, and at an “in person” Board of Trustees meeting held October 26, 2011. The Agreements were approved at the Board meeting of October 26, 2011. At such meeting the Board also approved an Expense Limitation Agreement between the Manager and the Trust for the period ending April 30, 2013. In connection with such meetings, the Trustees requested and evaluated extensive materials from the Manager, including performance and expense information for other investment companies with similar investment objectives derived from data compiled by an independent third party provider and other sources believed to be reliable by the Manager. Prior to voting, the Trustees reviewed the proposed approval/continuance of the Agreements with management and with experienced counsel who are independent of the Manager and received a memorandum from such counsel discussing the legal standards for their consideration of the proposed approvals/continuances. The independent (“disinterested”) Trustees also discussed the proposed approvals/continuances in a private session with such counsel at which no representatives of the Manager were present. In reaching their determinations relating to the approval and/or continuance of the Agreements, in respect of each Fund, the Trustees considered all factors they believed relevant. The Board based its decision to approve the Agreements on the totality of the circumstances and relevant factors, and with a view to past and future long-term considerations. Not all of the factors and considerations discussed above and below are necessarily relevant to every Fund, and the Board did not assign relative weights to factors discussed herein or deem any one or group of them to be controlling in and of themselves.

An SEC Rule requires that shareholder reports include a discussion of certain factors relating to the selection of investment advisers and the approval of advisory fees. The “factors” enumerated by the SEC are set forth below in italics, as well as the Board’s conclusions regarding such factors:

(1)  The nature, extent and quality of services provided by the Manager and Subadvisers.  The Trustees noted that the Manager, subject to the control of the Board of Trustees, administers each Fund’s business and other affairs. As the Trust is a manager of managers fund, the Manager is responsible for monitoring the various Subadvisers that have day-to-day responsibility for the decisions made for each of the Trust’s investment portfolios. The Trust’s Manager is responsible for determining, in the first instance, which investment advisers to consider recommending to the Board of Trustees for selection as a Subadviser.

The Trustees noted that the Manager also provides the Trust and each Fund with such administrative and other services (exclusive of, and in addition to, any such services provided by any others retained by the Trust on behalf of the Funds) and executive and other personnel as are necessary for the operation of the Trust and the Funds. Except for the Trust’s Chief Compliance Officer, the Manager pays all of the compensation of Trustees and officers of the Trust who are employees of the Manager or its affiliates.

 

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The Trustees considered the scope and quality of services provided by the Manager and the Subadvisers and noted that the scope of such services provided had expanded as a result of recent regulatory and other developments. The Trustees noted that, for example, the Manager and Subadvisers are responsible for maintaining and monitoring their own compliance programs, and these compliance programs have recently been refined and enhanced in light of new regulatory requirements. The Trustees considered the capabilities and resources which the Manager has dedicated to performing services on behalf of the Trust and its Funds. The quality of administrative and other services, including the Manager’s role in coordinating the activities of the Trust’s other service providers, also were considered. The Trustees concluded that, overall, they were satisfied with the nature, extent and quality of services provided (and expected to be provided) to the Trust and to each of the Funds under the Agreements.

(2)  The investment performance of the Funds, the Manager and the Subadvisers.  In connection with every in-person quarterly Board of Trustees meeting, Trustees receive extensive information on the performance results of each of the Funds. This includes, for example, performance information on all of the Funds for the previous quarter, and previous one, three and five-year periods, and since inception. (For Funds which have been in existence for less than five years, Trustees may receive performance information on comparable funds managed by the particular Subadviser for periods prior to the creation of a particular Fund.) Such performance information includes information on absolute total return, performance versus Subadvisers’ comparable fund(s), performance versus the appropriate benchmark(s), and performance versus peer groups. For example, in connection with the Board of Trustees meeting held October 26, 2011, the Manager reported that for the three year period ended June 30, 2011, ten Funds were in the top 40%, six were in the middle 20% and five were in the bottom 40%, and for the one year period ended June 30, 2011, nine Funds were in the top 40%, eight were in the middle 20%, and 11 were in the bottom 40%. The Manager also reported that for the five year period ended June 30, 2011, nine Funds were in the top 40%, three were in the middle 20%, and seven were in the bottom 40%. At the Board of Trustees meeting held October 26, 2011, the Trustees determined that the overall investment performance of the Funds was acceptable.

(3)  The costs of services to be provided and profits to be realized by the Manager and the Subadvisers and their affiliates from their relationship with the Funds.  The Manager has supplied information to the Board of Trustees pertaining to the level of investment advisory fees to which the Funds are subject. The Manager has agreed to temporarily “cap” Fund expenses at certain levels, and information is provided to Trustees setting forth “contractual” advisory fees and “actual” fees after taking expense caps into account. Based upon the information provided, the “actual” advisory fees payable by the Funds overall are generally comparable to the average level of fees paid by Fund peer groups. For the 29 Funds reviewed by the Board of Trustees in the fall of 2011, 24 Funds paid “actual” advisory fees in a percentage amount within the 65th percentile or lower for each Fund’s applicable category. The Trustees recognized that it is difficult to make comparisons of advisory fees because there are variations in the services that are included in the fees paid by other funds. The Board has concluded that the advisory fees to be paid to the Manager by the Funds are not unreasonable.

The Manager has also supplied information to the Board of Trustees pertaining to total Fund expenses (which includes advisory fees, the 25 basis point 12b-1 fee paid by the Funds, and other Fund expenses). As noted above, the Manager has agreed to “cap” Fund expenses at certain levels. Based upon the information provided, the overall total expense ratio ranking in 2012 for the 29 Funds was as follows: (1) 21 of the Funds had total expense rankings at or below the 50th percentile; (2) three of the Funds were between the 50th and 65th percentiles; (3) for three of the Funds with expense ranks above the 65th percentile, the Manager recommended, and the Board of Trustees approved, temporary management fee waivers effective May 1, 2012, which are expected to reduce such rankings to the 65th percentile or below; (4) for one Fund with an expense rank above the 65th percentile, the Manager expects such Fund to be below the 65th percentile in 2012 because of greater Fund assets; and (5) for one Fund with an expense rank above the 65th percentile, the Manager reported that the peer group makes for poor comparability.

The Manager has committed to providing the Funds with a high quality of service and working to reduce Fund expenses over time, particularly as the Funds grow larger. The Trustees concluded therefore that the expense ratios of the Funds were not unreasonable.

The Manager provided information concerning the profitability of the Manager’s investment advisory activities for the period from 2009 through June 30, 2011. The Trustees recognized that it is difficult to make comparisons of profitability from investment company advisory agreements because comparative information is not generally publicly available and is affected by numerous factors, including the structure of the particular adviser, the types of funds it manages, its business mix, numerous assumptions regarding allocation of expenses and the adviser’s capital structure and cost of capital. In considering profitability information, the Trustees considered the possible effect of certain fall-out benefits to the Manager and its affiliates. The Trustees focused on profitability of the Manager’s relationships with the Funds before taxes and distribution expenses. The Trustees recognized that the Manager should, in the abstract, be entitled to earn a reasonable level of profits for the services it provides to each Fund and, based on their review, concluded that they were satisfied that the Manager’s level of profitability from its relationship with the Funds was not excessive.

 

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The Manager, on behalf of the Board of Trustees, endeavored to obtain information on the profitability of each Subadviser in connection with its relationship with the Fund or Funds which it subadvises. The Manager was unable to obtain meaningful profitability information from some of the unaffiliated Subadvisers. The Manager assured the Board of Trustees that the Agreements with the Subadvisers which are not affiliated with it were negotiated on an “arm’s length” basis, so that arguably, such profitability information should be less relevant. The Trustees were also provided with certain information on profitability for Subadvisers which are affiliated with the Manager. Trustees recognized the difficulty of allocating costs to multiple advisory accounts and products of a large advisory organization. Based upon the information provided, the Trustees determined that there was no evidence that the level of such profitability attributable to subadvising the Funds was excessive.

(4) and (5) The extent to which economies of scale would be realized as the Funds grow, and whether fee levels reflect these economies of scale. The Trustees noted that most of the advisory fee schedules for the Funds do not contain breakpoints that reduce the fee rate on assets above specified levels, although certain Subadvisory Agreements have such “breakpoints.” The Trustees recognized that breakpoints may be an appropriate way for the Manager to share its economies of scale, if any, with Funds that have substantial assets. However, they also recognized that there may not be a direct relationship between any economies of scale realized by Funds and those realized by the Manager as assets increase. The Trustees do not believe there is a uniform methodology for establishing breakpoints that give effect to Fund-specific service provided by the Manager. The Trustees noted that in the fund industry as a whole, as well as among funds similar to the Funds, there is no uniformity or pattern in the fees and asset levels at which breakpoints (if any) apply. Depending on the age, size, and other characteristics of a particular fund and its manager’s cost structure, different conclusions can be drawn as to whether there are economies of scale to be realized at any particular level of assets, notwithstanding the intuitive conclusion that such economies exist, or will be realized at some level of total assets. Moreover, because different managers have different cost structures and service models, it is difficult to draw meaningful conclusions from the breakpoints that may have been adopted by other funds. The Trustees also noted that the advisory agreements for many funds do not have breakpoints at all, or if breakpoints exist, they may be at asset levels significantly greater than those of the individual Funds. The Trustees also noted that the total assets in all of the Funds as of June 30, 2011 were approximately $6.2 billion, and that no single non-money market Fund had assets in excess of $428 million.

The Trustees noted that the Manager has agreed to temporarily “cap” Fund expenses at certain levels, which has the effect of reducing expenses as would the implementation of advisory fee breakpoints. The Manager has committed to continue to consider the continuation of fee “caps” and/or advisory fee breakpoints as the Funds grow larger. The Board receives quarterly reports on the level of Fund assets. It expects to consider whether or not to approve the Agreements at a meeting to be held prior to December 31, 2012, and will at that time, or prior thereto, consider: (a) the extent to which economies of scale can be realized, and (b) whether the advisory fee should be modified to reflect such economies of scale, if any.

Having taken these factors into account, the Trustees concluded that the absence of breakpoints in certain of the Funds’ advisory fee rate schedules was acceptable under each Fund’s circumstances.

 

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Information about the Board of Trustees and Officers (Unaudited)

The Trust is managed by the Trustees in accordance with the laws of the state of Delaware governing business trusts. There are currently nine Trustees, two of whom are “interested persons” of the Trust within the meaning of that term under the 1940 Act. The Trustees and Officers of the Trust, their addresses, ages, their positions held with the Trust, their terms of office with the Trust and length of time served, their principal occupation(s) during the past five years, the number of portfolios in the Trust they oversee, and their other directorships held during the past five years are as follows:

Non-Interested Trustees(1)

 

Name, Address, and Age

  Positions
Held with
Allianz
VIP and VIP
FOF Trust
 

Term of
Office(2)/Length
of Time Served

 

Principal Occupation(s)
During Past 5 Years

  Number of
Portfolios
Overseen for
Allianz
VIP and VIP
FOF Trust
 

Other
Directorships
Held Outside the

AZL Fund Complex
During Past 5 Years

Peter R. Burnim, Age 64
5701 Golden Hills Drive Minneapolis, MN 55416
  Trustee   Since 2/07   Managing Director iQ Venture Partners, Inc., 2005 to present; EVP Northstar Companies, 2002 to 2005; Senior Officer Citibank and Citicorp for over 25 years   42   Argus Group Holdings; Sterling Centrecorp Inc.; Highland Financial Holdings; and Bank of Bermuda NY
Peggy L. Ettestad, Age 54
5701 Golden Hills Drive Minneapolis, MN 55416
  Trustee   Since 2/07   Managing Director, Red Canoe Management Consulting LLC, 2008 to present; Senior Managing Director, Residential Capital LLC, 2003 to 2008; Chief Operations Officer, Transamerica Reinsurance 2002 to 2003   42   Luther College
Roger Gelfenbien, Age 68
5701 Golden Hills Drive Minneapolis, MN 55416
  Trustee   Since 10/99   Retired; Partner of Accenture 1983 to 1999   42   Virtus Funds
(8 Funds)
Claire R. Leonardi, Age 56
5701 Golden Hills Drive Minneapolis, MN 55416
  Trustee   Since 2/04  

Chief Executive Officer, Connecticut Innovations, 2012 to present; General Partner of Fairview Capital, L.P., 1994 to present

  42   The Natural History Museum of the Adirondacks
Dickson W. Lewis, Age 63
5701 Golden Hills Drive Minneapolis, MN 55416
  Trustee   Since 2/04   Vice President/General Manager, Yearbooks & Canada-Lifetouch National School Studios, 2006 to present; Vice President/General Manager of Jostens, Inc., 2002 to 2006; Senior Vice President of Fortis Group, 1997 to 2002; Consultant to Hartford Insurance Co., 2001   42   None
Peter W. McClean, Age 67
5701 Golden Hills Drive Minneapolis, MN 55416
  Trustee   Since 2/04   Retired; President and CEO of Measurisk, LLC, 2001 to 2003; Chief Risk Management Officer at Bank Of Bermuda Ltd., 1996 to 2001   42   PNMAC Opportunity Fund; Northeast Bank; and FHI
Arthur C. Reeds III, Age 67
5701 Golden Hills Drive Minneapolis, MN 55416
  Trustee   Since 10/99   Retired; Senior Investment Officer, Hartford Foundation for Public Giving, 2000 to 2003; Chairman, Chief Executive and President of Conning Corp., 1999 to 2000; Investment Consultant 1997 to 1999   42   Connecticut Water Service, Inc.

 

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Interested Trustees(3)

 

Name, Address, and Age

  Positions
Held with
Allianz
VIP and VIP
FOF Trust
 

Term of
Office(2)/Length
of Time Served

 

Principal Occupation(s)
During Past 5 Years

  Number of
Portfolios
Overseen for
Allianz
VIP and VIP
FOF Trust
 

Other
Directorships
Held Outside the

Fund Complex
During Past 5 Years

Robert DeChellis, Age 44
5701 Golden Hills Drive
Minneapolis, MN 55416
  Trustee   Since 3/08   President and CEO, Allianz Life Financial Services, LLC, 2007 to present; Senior Vice President of Marketing and Product Innovation, 2006 to 2007; Executive Vice President, Travelers Life 2004 to 2005; Executive Vice President, Jackson National Life Distributors, Inc. 2002 to 2004.   42   None

Brian Muench, Age 41

5701 Golden Hills Drive
Minneapolis, MN 55416

  Trustee   Since 6/11   President, Allianz Investment Management LLC from November 2010 to present; Vice President, Vice President, Advisory Management, Allianz Investment Management LLC from December 2005 to November 2010; Assistant Vice President, Investments, Allianz Life from February 2002 to November 2005.   42   None

Officers

 

Name, Address, and Age

  

Positions
Held with
Allianz
VIP and VIP
FOF Trust

   Term of
Office(2)/Length
of Time Served
  

Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years

Brian Muench, Age 41

5701 Golden Hills Drive Minneapolis, MN 55416

   President    Since 11/10    President, Allianz Investment Management LLC from November 2010 to present; Vice President, Allianz Life from April 2011, to present; Vice President, Advisory Management, Allianz Investment Management LLC from December 2005 to November 2010; Assistant Vice President, Investments, Allianz Life from February 2002 to November 2005.
Michael Radmer, Age 66
Dorsey & Whitney LLP,
Suite 1500
50 South Sixth Street
Minneapolis, MN 55402-1498
   Secretary    Since 2/04    Partner, Dorsey and Whitney LLP since 1976.
Ty Edwards, Age 45
Citi Fund Services Ohio, Inc.
3435 Stelzer Road
Columbus, OH 43219
   Treasurer, Principal Accounting Officer and Principal Financial Officer    Since 4/10    Senior Vice President, Financial Administration, Citi Fund Services Ohio, Inc., December 2009 to present; Director, Product Management, Columbia Management, April 2007 to April 2009; Deputy Treasurer, Columbia Funds and Director, Fund Administration, Columbia Management, January 2006 to April 2007; Vice President, Fund Administration, Columbia Management, July 2002 to December 2005.
Stephen G. Simon , Age 43
5701 Golden Hills Drive
Minneapolis, MN 55416
   Chief Compliance Officer(4) and Anti Money Laundering Compliance Officer    Since 11/06    Chief Compliance Officer, Allianz Investment Management LLC, July 2004 to present; President, Simon Compliance Consulting Ltd, May 2004 to July 2004; Compliance Counsel, Advantus Capital Management, Inc., January 2002 to May 2004.

 

  (1) Member of the Audit Committee.

 

  (2) Indefinite.

 

  (3) Is an “interested person”, as defined by the 1940 Act, due to employment by Allianz.

 

  (4) The Manager and the Trust are parties to a Chief Compliance Officer Agreement under which the Manager is compensated by the Trust for providing an employee of the Manager or one of its affiliates to act as the Trust’s Chief Compliance Officer. The Chief Compliance Officer and Anti Money Laundering Compliance Officer is not considered a corporate officer or executive employee of the Trust.

 

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The Allianz VIP Funds are distributed by Allianz Life Financial Services, LLC.   
These Funds are not FDIC Insured.      ANNRPT1211 2/12   


AZL® S&P 500 Index Fund

Annual Report

December 31, 2011

 

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Table of Contents

Management Discussion and Analysis

Page 1

Expense Examples and Portfolio Composition

Page 3

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

Page 4

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

Page 12

Statement of Operations

Page 12

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

Page 13

Financial Highlights

Page 14

Notes to the Financial Statements

Page 16

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

Page 24

Other Federal Income Tax Information

Page 25

Other Information

Page 26

Approval of Investment Advisory and Subadvisory Agreements

Page 27

Information about the Board of Trustees and Officers

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This report is submitted for the general information of the shareholder of the Fund. The report is not authorized for distribution to prospective investors in the Fund unless preceded or accompanied by an effective prospectus, which contains details concerning the sales charges and other pertinent information.


AZL® S&P 500 Index Fund Review (unaudited)

 

Allianz Investment Management LLC serves as the Manager for the AZL® S&P 500 Index Fund and BlackRock Investment Management, LLC serves as Subadviser to the Fund.

What factors affected the Fund’s performance during the year ended December 31, 2011?

For the year ended December 31, 2011, the AZL® S&P 500 Index Fund (Class 2 Shares) returned 1.55%. That compared to a 2.11% total return for its benchmark, the S&P 500® Index1.

The Fund attempts to replicate the performance of the S&P 500 index of U.S. large-cap stocks.

U.S. equities delivered paltry rewards for the extreme volatility investors endured in 2011. Political turmoil, natural disasters and, above all, global debt problems led to market activity during the year that was characterized by a tug-of-war between assets perceived as high risk and those perceived as low risk.

Stocks moved unevenly higher early in the year despite political upheaval spreading across the Middle East and North Africa regions and a sharp rise in oil and other commodity prices. March brought devastating natural disasters in Japan, resulting in global supply chain disruptions. Nevertheless, equity markets were remarkably resilient as the global economic recovery appeared to be on track and investors gradually increased their appetite for risk. After peaking in late April, equities were met with a sharp reversal when the heightened possibility of Greece defaulting on its debt rekindled fears about the potential impact of the sovereign debt crisis spreading in Europe. In the United States, a prolonged debt ceiling debate revealed the ineffectiveness of the nation’s policymakers and ultimately led to Standard & Poor’s decision to downgrade the U.S. government’s credit rating in early August. This announcement spurred one of the most volatile periods in trading history. Stock markets across the world whipsawed on hopes and fears driven by news flow. Equities swooned as debt problems in Europe spread to Italy and Spain, and global economic indicators grew increasingly bleak.

U.S. stocks staged a strong rebound in October as the domestic labor market improved and corporate profits continued to beat analyst expectations. Encouraging news from Europe also contributed to the rally. After months of deliberation, European leaders agreed upon a new plan to reduce Greece’s debt burden,

recapitalize the region’s banks, and increase the size of the euro-zone bailout fund. However, a lack of definitive details about the rescue plan soon raised doubts among investors and thwarted the rally at the end of October. In November, political instability in Greece and Italy fueled uncertainty as to whether Europe’s leaders would be able to contain the crisis. In the United States, bickering lawmakers failed to reach an agreement on reducing the U.S. budget deficit, further undermining investors’ confidence in policymakers on both sides of the Atlantic. Market volatility softened in December with the support of global central bank actions and continued improvement in economic data.

U.S. stocks outperformed most international markets during the period due to their relative safety during a time of heightened uncertainty overseas. Dividend-paying stocks performed particularly well as investors sought yield in a low-interest rate environment. Among sectors in the benchmark, utilities performed strongest in 2011. The defensive consumer staples sector also performed well, as did health care stocks, which benefited from increased merger and acquisition activity. Financials were battered by the world’s debt problems, and saw the largest losses of any sector in the Fund’s benchmark. The more cyclical materials and industrials sectors also declined amid heightened uncertainty about the global economy.*

The underperformance of the Fund compared to its benchmark was the result of Fund expenses that are not incurred by the benchmark.

Past performance does not guarantee future results.

 

* The Fund’s portfolio composition is subject to change. There is no guarantee that any sectors mentioned will continue to perform well or that securities in such sectors will be held by the Fund in the future. The information contained in this commentary is for informational purposes only and should not be construed as a recommendation to purchase or sell securities in the sector mentioned. The Fund’s holdings and weightings are as of December 31, 2011.
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The Standard & Poor’s 500® Index (“S&P 500®”) is representative of 500 selected common stocks, most of which are listed on the New York Stock Exchange, and is a measure of the U.S. Stock market as a whole. Investors cannot invest directly in an index.

 

 

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AZL® S&P 500 Index Fund Review (unaudited)

 

Fund Objective

The Fund’s investment objective is to seek to match the total return of the Standard & Poor’s 500® Index. This objective may be changed by the Trustees of the Fund without shareholder approval. The Fund seeks to achieve its objective by investing in all 500 stocks in the Index in proportion to their weighting in the Index.

Investment Concerns

Equity securities (stocks) are more volatile and carry more risk than other forms of investments, including investments in high-grade fixed income securities. The net asset value per share of this Fund will fluctuate as the value of the securities in the portfolio changes.

The Fund does not attempt to manage market volatility or reduce the effects of poor stock performance. In addition, factors such as Fund expenses, selection of a representative portfolio, changes in the composition of the Index, or the timing of purchases or redemptions of Fund shares may affect the correlation between the performance of the Index and the Fund’s performance.

The performance of the Fund is expected to be lower than that of the Index because of Fund fees and expenses. Securities in which the Fund will invest may involve substantial risk and may be subject to sudden severe price declines.

Investing in derivatives instruments involves risks that may be different from or greater than the risk associated with investing directly in securities or other traditional instruments.

For a complete description of these and other risks associated with investing in a mutual Fund, please refer to the Fund’s prospectus.

Growth of a $10,000 Investment

 

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The chart above represents a comparison of a hypothetical investment in the Fund versus a similar investment in the Fund’s benchmark, and represents the reinvestment of dividends and capital gains in the Fund.

Average Annual Total Returns as of December 31, 2011

 

     Inception
Date
     1
Year
    3
Year
    Since
Inception
 

AZL® S&P 500 Index Fund (Class 1 Shares)

     5/14/07         1.88     13.69     –2.12

AZL® S&P 500 Index Fund (Class 2 Shares)

     5/1/07         1.55     13.41     –2.05

S&P 500® Index

     5/1/07         2.11     14.11     –1.38

Past performance does not guarantee future results. The performance data quoted represents past performance and current returns may be lower or higher. The investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed may be worth more or less than the original cost. To obtain performance information current to the most recent month end, please visit www.Allianzlife.com.

Expense Ratio

 

     Gross  

AZL® S&P 500 Index Fund (Class 1 Shares)

     0.29

AZL® S&P 500 Index Fund (Class 2 Shares)

     0.54

The above expense ratios are based on the current Fund prospectus dated May 1, 2011. The Manager and the Fund have entered into a written contract limiting operating expenses, excluding certain expenses (such as interest expense), to 0.46% for Class 1 Shares and 0.71% for Class 2 Shares through April 30, 2013. Additional information pertaining to the December 31, 2011 expense ratios can be found in the financial highlights.

 

1 

The hypothetical $10,000 investment for the S&P 500 ® Index is calculated from April 30, 2007.

The total return of the Fund does not reflect the effect of any insurance charges, the annual maintenance fee or the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares. Such charges, fees and tax payments would reduce the performance quoted.

The Fund’s performance is measured against the Standard & Poor’s 500® Index (“S&P 500®”), which is an unmanaged index that is representative of 500 selected common stocks, most of which are listed on the New York Stock Exchange, and is a measure of the U.S. Stock market as a whole. The index does not reflect the deduction of fees associated with a mutual fund, such as investment management and fund accounting fees. The Fund’s performance reflects the deduction of fees for services provided to the Fund. Investors cannot invest directly in an index.

 

 

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ALLIANZ VARIABLE INSURANCE PRODUCTS TRUST

AZL S&P 500 Index Fund

Expense Examples

(Unaudited)

 

As a shareholder of the AZL S&P 500 Index Fund (the “Fund”), you incur ongoing costs, including management fees, distribution fees, and other Fund expenses. These examples are 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. Please note that the expenses shown in the tables are meant to highlight your ongoing cost only.Therefore, the examples are useful in comparing ongoing cost only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher. Please note that the expenses that apply to subaccounts of the insurance contracts were included, your costs would have been higher.

These examples are based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the periods presented below.

The Actual Expense table below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information below, 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 table under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.

 

     Beginning
Account Value
7/1/11
     Ending
Account Value
12/31/11
     Expense Paid
During Period*
7/1/11 - 12/31/11
     Annualized
Expense Ratio
During  Period**
7/1/11 - 12/31/11
 

AZL S&P 500 Index Fund Class 1

   $ 1,000.00       $ 962.30       $ 1.34         0.27

AZL S&P 500 Index Fund Class 2

   $ 1,000.00       $ 960.00       $ 2.57         0.52

The Hypothetical Expense table below provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year 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 this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of other funds.

 

     Beginning
Account Value
7/1/11
     Ending
Account Value
12/31/11
     Expense Paid
During Period*
7/1/11 - 12/31/11
     Annualized
Expense Ratio
During  Period**
7/1/11 - 12/31/11
 

AZL S&P 500 Index Fund Class 1

   $ 1,000.00       $ 1,023.84       $ 1.38         0.27

AZL S&P 500 Index Fund Class 2

   $ 1,000.00       $ 1,022.58       $ 2.65         0.52

 

  * Expenses are equal to the average account value times the Fund’s annualized expense ratio multiplied by the number of days in the most recent fiscal half-year divided by the number of days in the fiscal year.
  ** Excludes expense paid indirectly.

Portfolio Composition

(Unaudited)

 

Investments

   Percent of
net assets+
 

Information Technology

     18.3

Financials

     12.9   

Energy

     11.8   

Health Care

     11.5   

Consumer Staples

     11.2   

Consumer Discretionary

     10.4   

Industrials

     10.4   

Investments

   Percent of
net assets+
 

Securities Held as Collateral for Securities on Loan

     6.9

Utilities

     3.9   

Materials

     3.4   

Telecommunication Services

     3.1   

Unaffiliated Investment Company

     2.7   
  

 

 

 

Total

     106.5
  

 

 

 
 

 

  + Investments are shown as a percentage of net assets, not total investments. As such the total may not equal 100%. For more information about the investments, please see the Schedule of Portfolio Investments.

 

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ALLIANZ VARIABLE INSURANCE PRODUCTS TRUST

AZL S&P 500 Index Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

December 31, 2011

 

Shares           Fair
Value
 
     

 

Common Stocks (96.9%):

  

 

Aerospace & Defense (2.5%):

  

  47,237      

Boeing Co. (The)

   $ 3,464,834   
  22,635      

General Dynamics Corp.

     1,503,190   
  7,957      

Goodrich Corp.

     984,281   
  49,164      

Honeywell International, Inc.

     2,672,063   
  6,347      

L-3 Communications Holdings, Inc.

     423,218   
  16,864      

Lockheed Martin Corp.^

     1,364,298   
  16,607      

Northrop Grumman Corp.

     971,177   
  9,163      

Precision Castparts Corp.

     1,509,971   
  21,998      

Raytheon Co.

     1,064,263   
  9,645      

Rockwell Collins, Inc.^

     534,044   
  57,588      

United Technologies Corp.

     4,209,107   
     

 

 

 
     18,700,446   
     

 

 

 

 

Air Freight & Logistics (1.0%):

  

  10,502      

C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc.^

     732,829   
  13,560      

Expeditors International of Washington, Inc.

     555,418   
  20,159      

FedEx Corp.

     1,683,478   
  61,336      

United Parcel Service, Inc., Class B

     4,489,182   
     

 

 

 
        7,460,907   
     

 

 

 

 

Airlines (0.1%):

  

  49,484      

Southwest Airlines Co.^

     423,583   
     

 

 

 

 

Auto Components (0.4%):

  

  6,969      

BorgWarner, Inc.*

     444,204   
  15,252      

Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.*

     216,121   
  43,235      

Johnson Controls, Inc.

     1,351,526   
  8,157      

O’Reilly Automotive, Inc.*^

     652,152   
     

 

 

 
        2,664,003   
     

 

 

 

 

Automobiles (0.4%):

  

  241,508      

Ford Motor Co.^

     2,598,626   
  14,835      

Harley-Davidson, Inc.

     576,637   
     

 

 

 
        3,175,263   
     

 

 

 

 

Beverages (2.6%):

  

  9,913      

Beam, Inc.

     507,843   
  6,345      

Brown-Forman Corp., Class B

     510,836   
  144,362      

Coca-Cola Co. (The)

     10,101,009   
  19,832      

Coca-Cola Enterprises, Inc.

     511,269   
  11,066      

Constellation Brands, Inc.*

     228,734   
  13,633      

Dr Pepper Snapple Group, Inc.

     538,231   
  10,013      

Molson Coors Brewing Co., Class B

     435,966   
  99,372      

PepsiCo, Inc.

     6,593,332   
     

 

 

 
        19,427,220   
     

 

 

 

 

Biotechnology (1.2%):

  

  50,414      

Amgen, Inc.

     3,237,083   
  15,438      

Biogen Idec, Inc.*

     1,698,952   
  28,217      

Celgene Corp.*

     1,907,469   
  47,743      

Gilead Sciences, Inc.*

     1,954,121   
     

 

 

 
     8,797,625   
     

 

 

 

 

Building Products (0.0%):

  

  23,238      

Masco Corp.^

     243,534   
     

 

 

 
Shares           Fair
Value
 
     

 

Common Stocks, continued

  

 

Capital Markets (1.7%):

  

  14,381      

Ameriprise Financial, Inc.

   $ 713,873   
  77,076      

Bank of New York Mellon Corp.

     1,534,583   
  6,366      

BlackRock, Inc.‡

     1,134,676   
  68,585      

Charles Schwab Corp. (The)

     772,267   
  15,611      

E*TRADE Financial Corp.*

     124,264   
  5,903      

Federated Investors, Inc.^

     89,430   
  9,249      

Franklin Resources, Inc.

     888,459   
  31,292      

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The)

     2,829,736   
  28,817      

Invesco, Ltd.

     578,934   
  8,073      

Legg Mason, Inc.^

     194,156   
  94,311      

Morgan Stanley

     1,426,925   
  15,378      

Northern Trust Corp.

     609,891   
  31,269      

State Street Corp.

     1,260,453   
  16,058      

T. Rowe Price Group, Inc.

     914,503   
     

 

 

 
     13,072,150   
     

 

 

 

 

Chemicals (2.1%):

  

  13,377      

Air Products & Chemicals, Inc.

     1,139,587   
  4,332      

Airgas, Inc.

     338,243   
  4,181      

CF Industries Holdings, Inc.

     606,161   
  75,105      

Dow Chemical Co. (The)^

     2,160,020   
  58,725      

E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co.

     2,688,431   
  8,804      

Eastman Chemical Co.

     343,884   
  19,072      

Ecolab, Inc.

     1,102,552   
  4,437      

FMC Corp.^

     381,760   
  5,213      

International Flavor & Fragrances, Inc.^

     273,265   
  34,027      

Monsanto Co.

     2,384,272   
  18,919      

Mosaic Co. (The)

     954,085   
  9,815      

PPG Industries, Inc.

     819,454   
  19,075      

Praxair, Inc.

     2,039,118   
  7,681      

Sigma Aldrich Corp.^

     479,755   
     

 

 

 
     15,710,587   
     

 

 

 

 

Commercial Banks (2.6%):

  

  44,297      

BB&T Corp.

     1,114,956   
  12,616      

Comerica, Inc.^

     325,493   
  58,581      

Fifth Third Bancorp

     745,150   
  16,544      

First Horizon National Corp.^

     132,352   
  54,244      

Huntington Bancshares, Inc.

     297,800   
  60,054      

KeyCorp

     461,815   
  8,023      

M&T Bank Corp.^

     612,476   
  33,435      

PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.

     1,928,197   
  80,750      

Regions Financial Corp.

     347,225   
  34,302      

SunTrust Banks, Inc.

     607,145   
  121,288      

U.S. Bancorp

     3,280,840   
  335,179      

Wells Fargo & Co.

     9,237,533   
  11,951      

Zions Bancorp^

     194,562   
     

 

 

 
     19,285,544   
     

 

 

 
 

 

continued

 

4


ALLIANZ VARIABLE INSURANCE PRODUCTS TRUST

AZL S&P 500 Index Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments, continued

December 31, 2011

 

Shares           Fair
Value
 
     

 

Common Stocks, continued

  

 

Commercial Services & Supplies (0.4%):

  

  6,675      

Avery Dennison Corp.^

   $ 191,439   
  6,868      

Cintas Corp.^

     239,075   
  11,798      

Iron Mountain, Inc.^

     363,378   
  12,921      

Pitney Bowes, Inc.^

     239,555   
  11,633      

R.R. Donnelley & Sons Co.^

     167,864   
  20,083      

Republic Services, Inc.

     553,287   
  5,430      

Stericycle, Inc.*^

     423,106   
  29,259      

Waste Management, Inc.^

     957,062   
     

 

 

 
     3,134,766   
     

 

 

 

 

Communications Equipment (2.0%):

  

  341,695      

Cisco Systems, Inc.+

     6,177,846   
  5,082      

F5 Networks, Inc.*^

     539,302   
  7,402      

Harris Corp.

     266,768   
  15,010      

JDS Uniphase Corp.*

     156,704   
  33,455      

Juniper Networks, Inc.*

     682,817   
  16,746      

Motorola Mobility Holdings, Inc.*

     649,745   
  18,208      

Motorola Solutions, Inc.

     842,848   
  106,836      

QUALCOMM, Inc.

     5,843,929   
     

 

 

 
     15,159,959   
     

 

 

 

 

Computers & Peripherals (4.5%):

  

  59,074      

Apple, Inc.*

     23,924,970   
  97,060      

Dell, Inc.*

     1,419,988   
  129,662      

EMC Corp.*^

     2,792,920   
  126,294      

Hewlett-Packard Co.

     3,253,333   
  4,564      

Lexmark International, Inc.^

     150,932   
  22,793      

NetApp, Inc.*

     826,702   
  15,267      

SanDisk Corp.*

     751,289   
  14,737      

Western Digital Corp.*

     456,110   
     

 

 

 
     33,576,244   
     

 

 

 

 

Construction & Engineering (0.2%):

  

  10,784      

Fluor Corp.

     541,896   
  8,176      

Jacobs Engineering Group, Inc.*

     331,782   
  13,571      

Quanta Services, Inc.*

     292,319   
     

 

 

 
     1,165,997   
     

 

 

 

 

Construction Materials (0.0%):

  

  8,131      

Vulcan Materials Co.^

     319,955   
     

 

 

 

 

Consumer Finance (0.7%):

  

  64,228      

American Express Co.

     3,029,635   
  29,211      

Capital One Financial Corp.

     1,235,333   
  34,923      

Discover Financial Services

     838,152   
  32,436      

SLM Corp.

     434,642   
     

 

 

 
     5,537,762   
     

 

 

 

 

Containers & Packaging (0.1%):

  

  10,366      

Ball Corp.

     370,170   
  6,484      

Bemis Co., Inc.^

     195,038   
Shares           Fair
Value
 
     

 

Common Stocks, continued

  

 

Containers & Packaging, continued

  

  10,663      

Owens-Illinois, Inc.*

   $ 206,649   
  9,995      

Sealed Air Corp.

     172,014   
     

 

 

 
     943,871   
     

 

 

 

 

Distributors (0.1%):

  

  9,838      

Genuine Parts Co.^

     602,086   
     

 

 

 

 

Diversified Consumer Services (0.1%):

  

  7,387      

Apollo Group, Inc., Class A*

     397,938   
  3,816      

DeVry, Inc.

     146,763   
  18,617      

H&R Block, Inc.

     304,016   
     

 

 

 
     848,717   
     

 

 

 

 

Diversified Financial Services (2.6%):

  

  644,187      

Bank of America Corp.

     3,581,680   
  185,822      

Citigroup, Inc.

     4,888,977   
  4,199      

CME Group, Inc.

     1,023,170   
  4,613      

IntercontinentalExchange, Inc.*

     556,097   
  241,517      

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

     8,030,440   
  12,686      

Leucadia National Corp.

     288,480   
  12,417      

Moody’s Corp.^

     418,205   
  8,267      

NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc. (The)*

     202,624   
  16,484      

NYSE Euronext

     430,232   
     

 

 

 
     19,419,905   
     

 

 

 

 

Diversified Telecommunication Services (2.8%):

  

  376,652      

AT&T, Inc.

     11,389,956   
  39,247      

CenturyTel, Inc.

     1,459,988   
  63,139      

Frontier Communications Corp.^

     325,166   
  112      

Nortel Networks Corp.*

     2   
  179,939      

Verizon Communications, Inc.

     7,219,153   
  37,338      

Windstream Corp.^

     438,348   
     

 

 

 
     20,832,613   
     

 

 

 

 

Electric Utilities (2.0%):

  

  30,687      

American Electric Power Co., Inc.

     1,267,680   
  84,695      

Duke Energy Corp.^

     1,863,290   
  20,711      

Edison International

     857,435   
  11,239      

Entergy Corp.

     821,009   
  42,135      

Exelon Corp.^

     1,827,395   
  26,576      

FirstEnergy Corp.

     1,177,317   
  26,852      

NextEra Energy, Inc.

     1,634,750   
  11,189      

Northeast Utilities

     403,587   
  14,235      

Pepco Holdings, Inc.^

     288,970   
  7,028      

Pinnacle West Capital Corp.

     338,609   
  36,747      

PPL Corp.

     1,081,097   
  18,746      

Progress Energy, Inc.

     1,050,151   
  54,778      

Southern Co.

     2,535,674   
     

 

 

 
     15,146,964   
     

 

 

 

 

Electrical Equipment (0.5%):

  

  10,049      

Cooper Industries plc, A Shares

     544,153   
  46,765      

Emerson Electric Co.

     2,178,781   
 

 

continued

 

5


ALLIANZ VARIABLE INSURANCE PRODUCTS TRUST

AZL S&P 500 Index Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments, continued

December 31, 2011

 

Shares           Fair
Value
 
     

 

Common Stocks, continued

  

 

Electrical Equipment, continued

  

  8,989      

Rockwell Automation, Inc.^

   $ 659,523   
  6,157      

Roper Industries, Inc.

     534,859   
     

 

 

 
     3,917,316   
     

 

 

 

 

Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components (0.4%):

  

  10,535      

Amphenol Corp., Class A

     478,184   
  99,868      

Corning, Inc.

     1,296,286   
  10,097      

FLIR Systems, Inc.^

     253,132   
  11,742      

Jabil Circuit, Inc.

     230,848   
  8,662      

Molex, Inc.^

     206,675   
  26,979      

TE Connectivity, Ltd.

     831,223   
     

 

 

 
     3,296,348   
     

 

 

 

 

Energy Equipment & Services (1.9%):

  

  27,736      

Baker Hughes, Inc.

     1,349,079   
  15,599      

Cameron International Corp.*

     767,315   
  4,369      

Diamond Offshore Drilling, Inc.^

     241,431   
  15,076      

FMC Technologies, Inc.*^

     787,419   
  58,477      

Halliburton Co.

     2,018,041   
  6,774      

Helmerich & Payne, Inc.^

     395,331   
  18,400      

Nabors Industries, Ltd.*

     319,056   
  26,936      

National-Oilwell Varco, Inc.

     1,831,379   
  16,164      

Noble Corp.

     488,476   
  7,924      

Rowan Cos., Inc.*^

     240,335   
  85,303      

Schlumberger, Ltd.

     5,827,048   
     

 

 

 
     14,264,910   
     

 

 

 

 

Food & Staples Retailing (2.3%):

  

  27,545      

Costco Wholesale Corp.

     2,295,049   
  82,733      

CVS Caremark Corp.

     3,373,852   
  37,986      

Kroger Co. (The)

     920,021   
  21,604      

Safeway, Inc.^

     454,548   
  13,698      

Supervalu, Inc.^

     111,228   
  37,559      

SYSCO Corp.^

     1,101,605   
  111,010      

Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.

     6,633,958   
  56,524      

Walgreen Co.

     1,868,683   
  10,150      

Whole Foods Market, Inc.^

     706,237   
     

 

 

 
     17,465,181   
     

 

 

 

 

Food Products (1.8%):

  

  42,433      

Archer-Daniels Midland Co.

     1,213,584   
  11,282      

Campbell Soup Co.^

     375,014   
  26,416      

ConAgra Foods, Inc.

     697,382   
  11,792      

Dean Foods Co.*

     132,070   
  40,891      

General Mills, Inc.

     1,652,405   
  20,349      

H.J. Heinz Co.^

     1,099,660   
  9,705      

Hershey Co.

     599,575   
  8,898      

Hormel Foods Corp.^

     260,622   
  7,276      

J.M. Smucker Co. (The)

     568,765   
  15,680      

Kellogg Co.

     792,938   
  112,288      

Kraft Foods, Inc., Class A

     4,195,080   
  8,375      

McCormick & Co.^

     422,268   
Shares           Fair
Value
 
     

 

Common Stocks, continued

  

 

Food Products, continued

  

  37,532      

Sara Lee Corp.

   $ 710,105   
  18,593      

Tyson Foods, Inc., Class A

     383,760   
     

 

 

 
     13,103,228   
     

 

 

 

 

Gas Utilities (0.2%):

  

  7,531      

AGL Resources, Inc.^

     318,260   
  6,502      

ONEOK, Inc.

     563,659   
  11,220      

QEP Resources, Inc.

     328,746   
     

 

 

 
     1,210,665   
     

 

 

 

 

Health Care Equipment & Supplies (1.7%):

  

  35,894      

Baxter International, Inc.

     1,776,035   
  13,652      

Becton, Dickinson & Co.

     1,020,077   
  94,166      

Boston Scientific Corp.*

     502,846   
  5,452      

C.R. Bard, Inc.

     466,146   
  14,264      

CareFusion Corp.*

     362,448   
  30,664      

Covidien plc

     1,380,187   
  8,867      

DENTSPLY International, Inc.^

     310,256   
  7,235      

Edwards Lifesciences Corp.*^

     511,515   
  2,478      

Intuitive Surgical, Inc.*

     1,147,339   
  67,070      

Medtronic, Inc.

     2,565,428   
  20,275      

St. Jude Medical, Inc.

     695,433   
  20,675      

Stryker Corp.

     1,027,754   
  7,154      

Varian Medical Systems, Inc.*^

     480,248   
  11,389      

Zimmer Holdings, Inc.*^

     608,400   
     

 

 

 
     12,854,112   
     

 

 

 

 

Health Care Providers & Services (2.0%):

  

  23,028      

Aetna, Inc.

     971,551   
  16,421      

AmerisourceBergen Corp.

     610,697   
  21,953      

Cardinal Health, Inc.

     891,511   
  18,150      

CIGNA Corp.

     762,300   
  9,170      

Coventry Health Care, Inc.*

     278,493   
  5,888      

DaVita, Inc.*

     446,369   
  30,916      

Express Scripts, Inc.*

     1,381,636   
  10,392      

Humana, Inc.

     910,443   
  6,299      

Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings*^

     541,525   
  15,605      

McKesson, Inc.

     1,215,786   
  24,603      

Medco Health Solutions, Inc.*

     1,375,308   
  5,763      

Patterson Companies, Inc.^

     170,124   
  9,933      

Quest Diagnostics, Inc.

     576,710   
  28,531      

Tenet Healthcare Corp.*

     146,364   
  67,758      

UnitedHealth Group, Inc.

     3,433,975   
  22,110      

WellPoint, Inc.

     1,464,788   
     

 

 

 
     15,177,580   
     

 

 

 

 

Health Care Technology (0.1%):

  

  9,300      

Cerner Corp.*^

     569,625   
     

 

 

 

 

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure (2.0%):

  

  28,762      

Carnival Corp.

     938,792   
  2,000      

Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc.*

     675,480   
 

 

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Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure, continued

  

  8,459      

Darden Restaurants, Inc.^

   $ 385,561   
  18,716      

International Game Technology

     321,915   
  17,041      

Marriott International, Inc., Class A^

     497,086   
  65,037      

McDonald’s Corp.

     6,525,162   
  47,372      

Starbucks Corp.

     2,179,586   
  12,142      

Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc.

     582,452   
  9,701      

Wyndham Worldwide Corp.

     366,989   
  5,019      

Wynn Resorts, Ltd.

     554,549   
  29,339      

Yum! Brands, Inc.

     1,731,294   
     

 

 

 
     14,758,866   
     

 

 

 

 

Household Durables (0.2%):

  

  17,950      

D.R. Horton, Inc.^

     226,350   
  4,540      

Harman International Industries, Inc.

     172,702   
  8,795      

Leggett & Platt, Inc.^

     202,637   
  10,446      

Lennar Corp.^

     205,264   
  18,330      

Newell Rubbermaid, Inc.

     296,029   
  21,724      

Pulte Group, Inc.*^

     137,078   
  4,785      

Whirlpool Corp.^

     227,048   
     

 

 

 
     1,467,108   
     

 

 

 

 

Household Products (2.3%):

  

  8,304      

Clorox Co. (The)^

     552,714   
  30,760      

Colgate-Palmolive Co.

     2,841,917   
  25,045      

Kimberly-Clark Corp.

     1,842,310   
  174,872      

Procter & Gamble Co. (The)

     11,665,711   
     

 

 

 
     16,902,652   
     

 

 

 

 

Independent Power Producers & Energy Traders (0.2%):

  

  40,980      

AES Corp. (The)*

     485,203   
  12,689      

Constellation Energy Group, Inc.

     503,373   
  14,617      

NRG Energy, Inc.*

     264,860   
     

 

 

 
     1,253,436   
     

 

 

 

 

Industrial Conglomerates (2.3%):

  

  44,546      

3M Co.

     3,640,745   
  671,017      

General Electric Co.

     12,017,915   
  17,923      

Textron, Inc.^

     331,396   
  29,382      

Tyco International, Ltd.

     1,372,433   
     

 

 

 
     17,362,489   
     

 

 

 

 

Insurance (3.5%):

  

  21,405      

ACE, Ltd.

     1,500,918   
  29,662      

AFLAC, Inc.

     1,283,178   
  32,121      

Allstate Corp. (The)

     880,437   
  27,852      

American International Group, Inc.*^

     646,166   
  20,510      

Aon Corp.

     959,868   
  5,817      

Assurant, Inc.

     238,846   
  111,740      

Berkshire Hathaway, Inc., Class B*

     8,525,762   
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  17,675      

Chubb Corp. (The)^

   $ 1,223,463   
  10,222      

Cincinnati Financial Corp.^

     311,362   
  31,722      

Genworth Financial, Inc.*^

     207,779   
  28,087      

Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. (The)

     456,414   
  19,404      

Lincoln National Corp.^

     376,826   
  19,409      

Loews Corp.

     730,749   
  34,332      

Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc.

     1,085,578   
  67,215      

MetLife, Inc.

     2,095,764   
  19,396      

Principal Financial Group, Inc.

     477,142   
  39,198      

Progressive Corp. (The)

     764,753   
  30,001      

Prudential Financial, Inc.

     1,503,650   
  6,471      

Torchmark Corp.^

     280,777   
  26,236      

Travelers Cos., Inc. (The)

     1,552,384   
  18,584      

UnumProvident Corp.

     391,565   
  20,372      

XL Group plc

     402,754   
     

 

 

 
     25,896,135   
     

 

 

 

 

Internet & Catalog Retail (0.8%):

  

  23,122      

Amazon.com, Inc.*

     4,002,418   
  6,025      

Expedia, Inc.^

     174,846   
  3,515      

Netflix, Inc.*^

     243,554   
  3,164      

Priceline.com, Inc.*

     1,479,835   
  6,025      

TripAdvisor, Inc.*^

     151,890   
     

 

 

 
     6,052,543   
     

 

 

 

 

Internet Software & Services (2.0%):

  

  11,405      

Akamai Technologies, Inc.*

     368,153   
  73,017      

eBay, Inc.*

     2,214,606   
  16,058      

Google, Inc., Class A*

     10,371,862   
  10,110      

VeriSign, Inc.^

     361,129   
  78,835      

Yahoo!, Inc.*

     1,271,609   
     

 

 

 
     14,587,359   
     

 

 

 

 

IT Services (3.8%):

  

  40,732      

Accenture plc, Class A

     2,168,164   
  31,057      

Automatic Data Processing, Inc.

     1,677,389   
  19,221      

Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp., Class A*

     1,236,102   
  9,717      

Computer Sciences Corp.^

     230,293   
  15,418      

Fidelity National Information Services, Inc.

     409,965   
  8,981      

Fiserv, Inc.*

     527,544   
  74,914      

International Business Machines Corp.

     13,775,186   
  6,776      

MasterCard, Inc., Class A

     2,526,228   
  20,567      

Paychex, Inc.

     619,272   
  17,810      

SAIC, Inc.*^

     218,885   
  10,565      

Teradata Corp.*

     512,508   
  10,451      

Total System Services, Inc.

     204,422   
  32,323      

Visa, Inc., Class A^

     3,281,754   
  39,395      

Western Union Co.

     719,353   
     

 

 

 
     28,107,065   
     

 

 

 
 

 

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Common Stocks, continued

  

 

Leisure Equipment & Products (0.1%):

  

  7,447      

Hasbro, Inc.

   $ 237,485   
  21,589      

Mattel, Inc.^

     599,310   
     

 

 

 
     836,795   
     

 

 

 

 

Life Sciences Tools & Services (0.4%):

  

  22,100      

Agilent Technologies, Inc.*

     771,953   
  11,373      

Life Technologies Corp.*

     442,523   
  7,278      

PerkinElmer, Inc.

     145,560   
  23,977      

Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.*

     1,078,246   
  5,696      

Waters Corp.*

     421,789   
     

 

 

 
     2,860,071   
     

 

 

 

 

Machinery (2.2%):

  

  41,097      

Caterpillar, Inc.

     3,723,388   
  12,225      

Cummins, Inc.

     1,076,044   
  36,202      

Danaher Corp.

     1,702,942   
  26,306      

Deere & Co.

     2,034,769   
  11,857      

Dover Corp.

     688,299   
  21,242      

Eaton Corp.

     924,664   
  3,496      

Flowserve Corp.

     347,223   
  30,712      

Illinois Tool Works, Inc.

     1,434,558   
  19,842      

Ingersoll-Rand plc

     604,586   
  6,735      

Joy Global, Inc.

     504,923   
  22,769      

PACCAR, Inc.^

     853,154   
  7,382      

Pall Corp.^

     421,881   
  9,603      

Parker Hannifin Corp.

     732,229   
  3,673      

Snap-On, Inc.

     185,927   
  10,731      

Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.

     725,416   
  11,824      

Xylem, Inc.

     303,759   
     

 

 

 
     16,263,762   
     

 

 

 

 

Media (3.0%):

  

  14,086      

Cablevision Systems Corp., Class A

     200,303   
  41,595      

CBS Corp., Class B

     1,128,888   
  173,194      

Comcast Corp., Class A

     4,106,430   
  44,847      

DIRECTV Group, Inc. (The), Class A*

     1,917,658   
  16,797      

Discovery Communications, Inc., Class A*^

     688,173   
  15,280      

Gannett Co., Inc.^

     204,294   
  29,467      

Interpublic Group of Cos., Inc. (The)

     286,714   
  18,649      

McGraw-Hill Cos., Inc. (The)

     838,645   
  139,386      

News Corp., Class A

     2,486,646   
  17,543      

Omnicom Group, Inc.

     782,067   
  6,071      

Scripps Networks Interactive, Class A^

     257,532   
  20,283      

Time Warner Cable, Inc.

     1,289,390   
  63,617      

Time Warner, Inc.

     2,299,118   
  35,099      

Viacom, Inc., Class B

     1,593,846   
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Media, continued

  

  114,188      

Walt Disney Co. (The)

   $ 4,282,050   
  298      

Washington Post Co. (The), Class B^

     112,289   
     

 

 

 
     22,474,043   
     

 

 

 

 

Metals & Mining (0.9%):

  

  67,909      

Alcoa, Inc.^

     587,413   
  6,824      

Allegheny Technologies, Inc.

     326,187   
  9,090      

Cliffs Natural Resources, Inc.

     566,762   
  60,242      

Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold, Inc.

     2,216,303   
  31,446      

Newmont Mining Corp.

     1,887,074   
  20,127      

Nucor Corp.

     796,425   
  5,276      

Titanium Metals Corp.^

     79,035   
  9,126      

United States Steel Corp.^

     241,474   
     

 

 

 
     6,700,673   
     

 

 

 

 

Multi-Utilities (1.4%):

  

  15,500      

Ameren Corp.

     513,515   
  27,264      

CenterPoint Energy, Inc.

     547,734   
  15,973      

CMS Energy Corp.

     352,684   
  18,613      

Consolidated Edison, Inc.^

     1,154,565   
  36,199      

Dominion Resources, Inc.

     1,921,443   
  10,822      

DTE Energy Co.

     589,258   
  4,996      

Integrys Energy Group, Inc.^

     270,683   
  17,725      

NiSource, Inc.

     422,032   
  25,791      

PG&E Corp.

     1,063,105   
  32,146      

Public Service Enterprise Group, Inc.

     1,061,140   
  7,372      

SCANA Corp.^

     332,182   
  15,231      

Sempra Energy

     837,705   
  13,828      

TECO Energy, Inc.^

     264,668   
  14,694      

Wisconsin Energy Corp.

     513,702   
  30,813      

Xcel Energy, Inc.

     851,671   
     

 

 

 
     10,696,087   
     

 

 

 

 

Multiline Retail (0.8%):

  

  4,037      

Big Lots, Inc.*

     152,437   
  7,562      

Dollar Tree, Inc.*^

     628,478   
  7,461      

Family Dollar Stores, Inc.

     430,201   
  9,110      

J.C. Penney Co., Inc.^

     320,216   
  16,108      

Kohl’s Corp.

     794,930   
  26,684      

Macy’s, Inc.

     858,691   
  10,294      

Nordstrom, Inc.

     511,715   
  2,370      

Sears Holdings Corp.*^

     75,319   
  42,682      

Target Corp.

     2,186,172   
     

 

 

 
     5,958,159   
     

 

 

 

 

Office Electronics (0.1%):

  

  88,090      

Xerox Corp.

     701,196   
     

 

 

 

 

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels (9.9%):

  

  13,971      

Alpha Natural Resources, Inc.*

     285,428   
  31,648      

Anadarko Petroleum Corp.

     2,415,692   
  24,408      

Apache Corp.

     2,210,877   
 

 

continued

 

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Common Stocks, continued

  

 

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels, continued

  

  6,694      

Cabot Oil & Gas Corp.

   $ 508,075   
  41,934      

Chesapeake Energy Corp.

     934,709   
  126,578      

Chevron Corp.

     13,467,899   
  84,392      

ConocoPhillips

     6,149,645   
  14,500      

Consol Energy, Inc.

     532,150   
  25,391      

Denbury Resources, Inc.*^

     383,404   
  25,672      

Devon Energy Corp.

     1,591,664   
  49,006      

El Paso Corp.

     1,302,089   
  17,086      

EOG Resources, Inc.

     1,683,142   
  9,566      

EQT Corp.

     524,121   
  304,661      

Exxon Mobil Corp.

     25,823,066   
  18,942      

Hess Corp.

     1,075,906   
  44,729      

Marathon Oil Corp.

     1,309,218   
  22,683      

Marathon Petroleum Corp.

     755,117   
  12,341      

Murphy Oil Corp.

     687,887   
  8,498      

Newfield Exploration Co.*

     320,630   
  11,196      

Noble Energy, Inc.^

     1,056,790   
  51,595      

Occidental Petroleum Corp.

     4,834,451   
  17,293      

Peabody Energy Corp.

     572,571   
  7,775      

Pioneer Natural Resources Co.

     695,707   
  9,943      

Range Resources Corp.

     615,869   
  22,145      

Southwestern Energy Co.*

     707,311   
  41,326      

Spectra Energy Corp.^

     1,270,775   
  6,786      

Sunoco, Inc.^

     278,362   
  9,004      

Tesoro Corp.*^

     210,333   
  35,577      

Valero Energy Corp.

     748,896   
  37,454      

Williams Cos., Inc. (The)

     1,236,731   
     

 

 

 
     74,188,515   
     

 

 

 

 

Paper & Forest Products (0.2%):

  

  27,804      

International Paper Co.^

     822,998   
  10,905      

MeadWestvaco Corp.

     326,605   
  33,803      

Weyerhaeuser Co.

     631,102   
     

 

 

 
     1,780,705   
     

 

 

 

 

Personal Products (0.3%):

  

  27,106      

Avon Products, Inc.

     473,542   
  7,099      

Estee Lauder Co., Inc. (The), Class A

     797,360   
  12,943      

Mead Johnson Nutrition Co.,
Class A

     889,572   
     

 

 

 
     2,160,474   
     

 

 

 

 

Pharmaceuticals (6.1%):

  

  99,010      

Abbott Laboratories

     5,567,332   
  19,433      

Allergan, Inc.

     1,705,052   
  107,697      

Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.

     3,795,242   
  64,751      

Eli Lilly & Co.

     2,691,052   
  16,981      

Forest Laboratories, Inc.*

     513,845   
  10,476      

Hospira, Inc.*^

     318,156   
  173,571      

Johnson & Johnson Co.

     11,382,786   
  193,729      

Merck & Co., Inc.

     7,303,584   
  27,311      

Mylan, Inc.*^

     586,094   
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Common Stocks, continued

  

 

Pharmaceuticals, continued

  

  5,921      

Perrigo Co.^

   $ 576,113   
  488,591      

Pfizer, Inc.

     10,573,109   
  8,100      

Watson Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*

     488,754   
     

 

 

 
     45,501,119   
     

 

 

 

 

Professional Services (0.1%):

  

  3,095      

Dun & Bradstreet Corp.

     231,599   
  7,801      

Equifax, Inc.

     302,211   
  9,107      

Robert Half International, Inc.^

     259,185   
     

 

 

 
     792,995   
     

 

 

 

 

Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) (1.7%):

  

  7,474      

Apartment Investment & Management Co., Class A

     171,229   
  6,042      

Avalonbay Communities, Inc.^

     789,085   
  9,381      

Boston Properties, Inc.

     934,348   
  20,666      

CBRE Group, Inc.*

     314,537   
  18,849      

Equity Residential Property Trust

     1,074,959   
  25,912      

HCP, Inc.^

     1,073,534   
  12,057      

Health Care REIT, Inc.^

     657,468   
  45,046      

Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc.^

     665,329   
  25,683      

Kimco Realty Corp.

     417,092   
  10,279      

Plum Creek Timber Co., Inc.^

     375,800   
  29,184      

ProLogis, Inc.

     834,371   
  9,022      

Public Storage, Inc.

     1,213,098   
  18,672      

Simon Property Group, Inc.

     2,407,568   
  18,295      

Ventas, Inc.^

     1,008,603   
  11,723      

Vornado Realty Trust

     901,030   
     

 

 

 
     12,838,051   
     

 

 

 

 

Road & Rail (0.9%):

  

  66,736      

CSX Corp.

     1,405,460   
  21,363      

Norfolk Southern Corp.

     1,556,508   
  3,205      

Ryder System, Inc.

     170,314   
  30,705      

Union Pacific Corp.

     3,252,888   
     

 

 

 
     6,385,170   
     

 

 

 

 

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment (2.3%):

  

  36,392      

Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.*^

     196,517   
  20,337      

Altera Corp.^

     754,503   
  18,794      

Analog Devices, Inc.

     672,449   
  82,714      

Applied Materials, Inc.

     885,867   
  30,823      

Broadcom Corp., Class A

     904,963   
  3,612      

First Solar, Inc.*^

     121,941   
  323,653      

Intel Corp.

     7,848,585   
  10,558      

KLA-Tencor Corp.^

     509,424   
  14,355      

Linear Technology Corp.

     431,081   
  35,277      

LSI Corp.*^

     209,898   
  12,140      

Microchip Technology, Inc.^

     444,688   
  63,382      

Micron Technology, Inc.*

     398,673   
  4,288      

Novellus Systems, Inc.*

     177,052   
  38,791      

NVIDIA Corp.*

     537,643   
  11,828      

Teradyne, Inc.*^

     161,216   
 

 

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December 31, 2011

 

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Common Stocks, continued

  

 

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment, continued

  

  72,628      

Texas Instruments, Inc.

   $ 2,114,201   
  16,639      

Xilinx, Inc.^

     533,446   
     

 

 

 
     16,902,147   
     

 

 

 

 

Software (3.4%):

  

  31,003      

Adobe Systems, Inc.*

     876,455   
  14,357      

Autodesk, Inc.*

     435,448   
  10,887      

BMC Software, Inc.*

     356,876   
  23,520      

CA, Inc.

     475,457   
  11,820      

Citrix Systems, Inc.*

     717,710   
  21,031      

Electronic Arts, Inc.*

     433,238   
  18,893      

Intuit, Inc.

     993,583   
  475,859      

Microsoft Corp.

     12,353,300   
  250,089      

Oracle Corp.

     6,414,783   
  12,332      

Red Hat, Inc.*

     509,188   
  8,642      

Salesforce.com, Inc.*^

     876,817   
  46,855      

Symantec Corp.*

     733,281   
     

 

 

 
     25,176,136   
     

 

 

 

 

Specialty Retail (1.9%):

  

  5,410      

Abercrombie & Fitch Co., Class A

     264,224   
  3,052      

AutoNation, Inc.*^

     112,527   
  1,775      

AutoZone, Inc.*

     576,822   
  15,259      

Bed Bath & Beyond, Inc.*

     884,564   
  18,653      

Best Buy Co., Inc.^

     435,921   
  14,289      

CarMax, Inc.*^

     435,529   
  8,618      

GameStop Corp., Class A*^

     207,952   
  21,898      

Gap, Inc. (The)^

     406,208   
  97,984      

Home Depot, Inc.

     4,119,247   
  15,541      

Limited Brands, Inc.

     627,079   
  79,602      

Lowe’s Cos., Inc.

     2,020,299   
  14,532      

Ross Stores, Inc.

     690,706   
  5,474      

Sherwin Williams Co.

     488,664   
  44,509      

Staples, Inc.

     618,230   
  7,988      

Tiffany & Co.

     529,285   
  23,924      

TJX Cos., Inc. (The)

     1,544,294   
  7,058      

Urban Outfitters, Inc.*^

     194,519   
     

 

 

 
     14,156,070   
     

 

 

 

 

Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods (0.6%):

  

  18,544      

Coach, Inc.

     1,131,926   
  23,577      

Nike, Inc., Class B

     2,272,115   
Shares or
Principal
Amount
          Fair
Value
 
     

 

Common Stocks, continued

  

 

Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods, continued

  

  4,063      

Ralph Lauren Corp.

   $ 561,019   
  5,540      

V.F. Corp.

     703,525   
     

 

 

 
     4,668,585   
     

 

 

 

 

Thrifts & Mortgage Finance (0.1%):

  

  34,122      

Hudson City Bancorp, Inc.^

     213,262   
  22,923      

People’s United Financial, Inc.

     294,561   
     

 

 

 
     507,823   
     

 

 

 

 

Tobacco (1.9%):

  

  130,698      

Altria Group, Inc.

     3,875,196   
  8,581      

Lorillard, Inc.

     978,234   
  110,404      

Philip Morris International, Inc.

     8,664,506   
  21,482      

Reynolds American, Inc.

     889,784   
     

 

 

 
        14,407,720   
     

 

 

 

 

Trading Companies & Distributors (0.2%):

  

  18,774      

Fastenal Co.^

     818,734   
  3,874      

W.W. Grainger, Inc.^

     725,174   
     

 

 

 
        1,543,908   
     

 

 

 

 

Wireless Telecommunication Services (0.3%):

  

  25,025      

American Tower Corp., Class A

     1,501,750   
  18,033      

MetroPCS Communications,Inc.*

     156,527   
  188,145      

Sprint Nextel Corp.*

     440,259   
     

 

 

 
        2,098,536   
     

 

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks (Cost $598,082,871)

     723,495,059   
     

 

 

 

 
 

Securities Held as Collateral for Securities
on Loan (6.9%):

 
  

$ 51,296,432      

Allianz Variable Insurance Products Securities Lending Collateral Trust(a)

     51,296,432   
     

 

 

 

 
 
 

Total Securities Held as Collateral for
Securities on Loan
(Cost $51,296,432)

     51,296,432   
     

 

 

 

 

Unaffiliated Investment Company (2.7%):

  

  19,845,135      

Dreyfus Treasury Prime Cash Management, 0.00%(b)

     19,845,135   
     

 

 

 

 
 

Total Unaffiliated Investment Company
(Cost $19,845,135)

     19,845,135   
     

 

 

 

 
 

Total Investment Securities
(Cost $669,224,438)(c) — 106.5%

     794,636,626   

 

Net other assets (liabilities) — (6.5)%

     (48,256,049
     

 

 

 

 

Net Assets — 100.0%

   $ 746,380,577   
     

 

 

 
 

 

 

Percentages indicated are based on net assets as of December 31, 2011.

* Non-income producing security

 

^ This security or a partial position of the security was on loan as of December 31, 2011. The total value of securities on loan as of December 31, 2011 was $49,835,194.

 

+ A portion of the investment security is segregated as collateral for futures contracts, the aggregate fair value of the segregated security is $1,577,191.

 

Affiliated securities

 

continued

 

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ALLIANZ VARIABLE INSURANCE PRODUCTS TRUST

AZL S&P 500 Index Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments, continued

December 31, 2011

 

(a) Purchased with cash collateral held from securities lending. The value of the collateral could include collateral held for securities that were sold on or before December 31, 2011.
(b) The rate represents the effective yield at December 31, 2011.
(c) See Federal Tax Information listed in the Notes to the Financial Statements.

Futures Contracts

 

Description

   Type      Expiration
Date
     Number of
Contracts
     Notional
Value
     Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
 

S&P 500 Index E-Mini March Futures

     Long         3/16/12         332       $ 20,793,160       $ 115,300   

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

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ALLIANZ VARIABLE INSURANCE PRODUCTS TRUST

AZL S&P 500 Index Fund

 

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

December 31, 2011

 

Assets:

 

Investment securities, at cost

  $ 669,224,438   
 

 

 

 

Investment securities, at value*

  $ 794,636,626   

Interest and dividends receivable

    1,098,252   

Receivable for capital shares issued

    2,326,011   

Receivable for investments sold

    117,699   

Receivable for variation margin on futures contracts

    1,230   

Prepaid expenses

    9,452   
 

 

 

 

Total Assets

    798,189,270   
 

 

 

 

Liabilities:

 

Payable for capital shares redeemed

    36,558   

Payable for collateral received on loaned securities

    51,296,432   

Payable for variation margin on futures contracts

    78,701   

Manager fees payable

    105,657   

Administration fees payable

    21,617   

Distribution fees payable

    152,536   

Custodian fees payable

    6,414   

Administrative and compliance services fees payable

    5,223   

Trustee fees payable

    282   

Other accrued liabilities

    105,273   
 

 

 

 

Total Liabilities

    51,808,693   
 

 

 

 

Net Assets

  $ 746,380,577   
 

 

 

 

Net Assets Consist of:

 

Capital

  $ 719,710,566   

Accumulated net investment income/(loss)

    10,789,519   

Accumulated net realized gains/(losses) from investment transactions

    (109,646,996

Net unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on investments

    125,527,488   
 

 

 

 

Net Assets

  $ 746,380,577   
 

 

 

 

Class 1

 

Net Assets

  $ 13,488,152   

Shares of beneficial interest (unlimited number of shares authorized, no par value)

    1,549,160   

Net Asset Value (offering and redemption price per share)

  $ 8.71   
 

 

 

 

Class 2

 

Net Assets

  $ 732,892,425   

Shares of beneficial interest (unlimited number of shares authorized, no par value)

    84,544,727   

Net Asset Value (offering and redemption price per share)

  $ 8.67   
 

 

 

 

 

 

* Includes securities on loan of $49,835,194.

Statement of Operations

For the Year Ended December 31, 2011

 

Investment Income:

  

Dividends

   $ 14,084,973   

Income from securities lending

     80,169   
  

 

 

 

Total Investment Income

     14,165,142   
  

 

 

 

Expenses:

  

Manager fees

     1,166,829   

Administration fees

     263,270   

Distribution fees — Class 2

     1,678,864   

Custodian fees

     34,307   

Administrative and compliance services fees

     31,564   

Trustee fees

     53,369   

Professional fees

     57,932   

Shareholder reports

     52,979   

Other expenses

     163,111   
  

 

 

 

Total expenses before reductions

     3,502,225   

Less expenses contractually waived/reimbursed by the Manager

     (53,390
  

 

 

 

Net expenses

     3,448,835   
  

 

 

 

Net Investment Income/(Loss)

     10,716,307   
  

 

 

 

Realized and Unrealized Gains/(Losses) on Investments:

  

Net realized gains/(losses) on securities transactions

     765,399   

Net realized gains/(losses) on futures contracts

     (960,387

Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments

     (1,871,555
  

 

 

 

Net Realized/Unrealized Gains/(Losses) on Investments

     (2,066,543
  

 

 

 

Change in Net Assets Resulting From Operations

   $ 8,649,764   
  

 

 

 
 

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

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ALLIANZ VARIABLE INSURANCE PRODUCTS TRUST

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

     AZL S&P 500 Index Fund  
     For the
Year Ended
December 31,
2011
    For the
Year Ended
December 31,
2010
 

Change in Net Assets:

    

Operations:

    

Net investment income/(loss)

   $ 10,716,307      $ 8,926,773   

Net realized gains/(losses) on investment transactions

     (194,988     22,328,188   

Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments

     (1,871,555     59,768,667   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from operations

     8,649,764        91,023,628   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Dividends to Shareholders:

    

From net investment income:

    

Class 1

     (206,605     (233,712

Class 2

     (8,586,345     (7,287,633

From net realized gains:

    

Class 1

            (32,194

Class 2

            (1,143,990
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from dividends to shareholders

     (8,792,950     (8,697,529
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in net assets from capital transactions

     136,667,834        (194,380,358
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in net assets

     136,524,648        (112,054,259

Net Assets:

    

Beginning of period

     609,855,929        721,910,188   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of period

   $ 746,380,577      $ 609,855,929   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Accumulated net investment income/(loss)

   $ 10,789,519      $ 8,925,533   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Capital Transactions:

    

Class 1

    

Proceeds from shares issued

     889,931        1,034,951   

Dividends reinvested

     206,605        265,906   

Value of shares redeemed

     (3,173,655     (1,843,192
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Class 1

     (2,077,119     (542,335
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Class 2

    

Proceeds from shares issued

     199,814,635        148,132,517   

Dividends reinvested

     8,586,345        8,431,623   

Value of shares redeemed

     (69,656,027     (350,402,163
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Class 2

     138,744,953        (193,838,023
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in net assets from capital transactions

     136,667,834        (194,380,358
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Share Transactions:

    

Class 1

    

Issued

     100,203        129,504   

Reinvested

     25,257        34,533   

Redeemed

     (362,065     (253,373
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Class 1 Shares

     (236,605     (89,336
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Class 2

    

Issued

     22,799,156        18,843,220   

Reinvested

     1,053,539        1,097,868   

Redeemed

     (8,030,355     (43,283,246
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Class 2 Shares

     15,822,340        (23,342,158
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in shares

     15,585,735        (23,431,494
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

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ALLIANZ VARIABLE INSURANCE PRODUCTS TRUST

AZL S&P 500 Index Fund

Financial Highlights

(Selected data for a share of beneficial interest outstanding throughout the periods indicated)

 

     Year Ended December 31,     May 14, 2007
to
December  31,

2007(a)
 
     2011     2010     2009     2008    

Class 1

          

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period

   $ 8.68      $ 7.71      $ 6.16      $ 9.86      $ 10.14   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Investment Activities:

          

Net Investment Income

     0.16 (b)      0.14 (b)      0.13 (b)      0.18 (b)      0.11   

Net Realized and Unrealized Gains (Losses) on Investments

     (c)      0.98        1.45        (3.87     (0.26
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from Investment Activities

     0.16        1.12        1.58        (3.69     (0.15
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Dividends to Shareholders From:

          

Net Investment Income

     (0.13     (0.13     (0.03     (0.01     (0.11

Net Realized Gains

            (0.02            (c)      (0.02
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Dividends

     (0.13     (0.15     (0.03     (0.01     (0.13
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Asset Value, End of Period

   $ 8.71      $ 8.68      $ 7.71      $ 6.16      $ 9.86   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Return(d)

     1.88     14.75     25.69     (37.46 )%      (1.48 )%(e) 

Ratios to Average Net Assets/ Supplemental Data:

          

Net Assets at End of Period (000’s)

   $ 13,488      $ 15,506      $ 14,462      $ 11,158      $ 411   

Net Investment Income/(Loss)(f)

     1.79     1.79     2.06     2.67     1.81

Expenses Before Reductions(f)(g)

     0.27     0.29     0.30     0.37     0.53

Expenses Net of Reductions(f)

     0.26     0.24     0.24     0.26     0.24

Portfolio Turnover Rate(h)

     2     14     16 %(i)      82     16 %(e) 

 

 

(a) Period from commencement of operations.

 

(b) Average shares method used in calculation.

 

(c) Represents less than $0.005.

 

(d) The returns include reinvested dividends and fund level expenses, but exclude insurance contract charges. If these charges were included, the returns would have been lower.

 

(e) Not annualized.

 

(f) Annualized for periods less than one year.

 

(g) Excludes fee reductions. If such fee reductions had not occurred, the ratios would have been as indicated.

 

(h) Portfolio turnover rate is calculated on the basis of the Fund as a whole without distinguishing between classes of shares issued.

 

(i) Costs of purchases and proceeds from sales of portfolio securities incurred to realign the Fund’s portfolio after a fund merger are excluded from the portfolio turnover rate. If such amounts had not been excluded, the portfolio turnover rate would have been 37%.

 

continued

 

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ALLIANZ VARIABLE INSURANCE PRODUCTS TRUST

AZL S&P 500 Index Fund, continued

Financial Highlights

(Selected data for a share of beneficial interest outstanding throughout the periods indicated)

 

     Year Ended December 31,     May 1, 2007
to

December  31,
2007(a)
 
     2011     2010     2009     2008    

Class 2

          

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period

   $ 8.65      $ 7.68      $ 6.15      $ 9.86      $ 10.00   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Investment Activities:

          

Net Investment Income

     0.14 (b)      0.12 (b)      0.12 (b)      0.16 (b)      0.09   

Net Realized and Unrealized Gains (Losses) on Investments

     (0.01     0.98        1.44        (3.87     (0.12
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from Investment Activities

     0.13        1.10        1.56        (3.71     (0.03
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Dividends to Shareholders From:

          

Net Investment Income

     (0.11     (0.11     (0.03     (c)      (0.09

Net Realized Gains

            (0.02            (c)      (0.02
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Dividends

     (0.11     (0.13     (0.03     (c)      (0.11
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Asset Value, End of Period

   $ 8.67      $ 8.65      $ 7.68      $ 6.15      $ 9.86   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Return(d)

     1.55     14.57     25.36     (37.62 )%      (0.25 )%(e) 

Ratios to Average Net Assets/ Supplemental Data:

          

Net Assets at End of Period (000’s)

   $ 732,892      $ 594,350      $ 707,448      $ 245,652      $ 27,614   

Net Investment Income/(Loss)(f)

     1.56     1.51     1.78     2.29     1.60

Expenses Before Reductions(f)(g)

     0.52     0.54     0.54     0.65     0.73

Expenses Net of Reductions(f)

     0.51     0.49     0.49     0.51     0.49

Portfolio Turnover Rate(h)

     2     14     16 %(i)      82     16 %(e) 

 

 

(a) Period from commencement of operations.

 

(b) Average shares method used in calculation.

 

(c) Represents less than $0.005.

 

(d) The returns include reinvested dividends and fund level expenses, but exclude insurance contract charges. If these charges were included, the returns would have been lower.

 

(e) Not annualized.

 

(f) Annualized for periods less than one year.

 

(g) Excludes fee reductions. If such fee reductions had not occurred, the ratios would have been as indicated.

 

(h) Portfolio turnover rate is calculated on the basis of the Fund as a whole without distinguishing between classes of shares issued.

 

(i) Costs of purchases and proceeds from sales of portfolio securities incurred to realign the Fund’s portfolio after a fund merger are excluded from the portfolio turnover rate. If such amounts had not been excluded, the portfolio turnover rate would have been 37%.

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

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ALLIANZ VARIABLE INSURANCE PRODUCTS TRUST

AZL S&P 500 Index Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements

December 31, 2011

 

1. Organization

The Allianz Variable Insurance Products Trust (the “Trust”) was organized as a Delaware statutory trust on July 13, 1999. The Trust is a diversified open-end management investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”). These Notes to the Financial Statements are for the AZL S&P 500 Index Fund (the “Fund”). The Trust consists of 29 separate investment portfolios (collectively, the “Funds”), each of which is a series of the Trust, as follows:

 

   

AZL Allianz AGIC Opportunity Fund

   

AZL BlackRock Capital Appreciation Fund

   

AZL Columbia Mid Cap Value Fund

   

AZL Columbia Small Cap Value Fund

   

AZL Davis New York Venture Fund (formerly AZL Davis NY Venture Fund)

   

AZL Dreyfus Equity Growth Fund

   

AZL Eaton Vance Large Cap Value Fund

   

AZL Enhanced Bond Index Fund

   

AZL Franklin Small Cap Value Fund

   

AZL Franklin Templeton Founding Strategy Plus Fund

   

AZL Gateway Fund

   

AZL International Index Fund

   

AZL Invesco Equity and Income Fund (formerly AZL Van Kampen Equity and Income Fund)

   

AZL Invesco Growth and Income Fund (formerly AZL Van Kampen Growth and Income Fund)

   

AZL Invesco International Equity Fund

   

AZL JPMorgan International Opportunities Fund (formerly AZL Morgan Stanley International Equity Fund)

   

AZL JPMorgan U.S. Equity Fund

   

AZL MFS Investors Trust Fund

   

AZL Mid Cap Index Fund

   

AZL Money Market Fund

   

AZL Morgan Stanley Global Real Estate Fund

   

AZL Morgan Stanley Mid Cap Growth Fund

   

AZL NFJ International Value Fund

   

AZL Russell 1000 Growth Index Fund

   

AZL Russell 1000 Value Index Fund

   

AZL S&P 500 Index Fund

   

AZL Schroder Emerging Markets Equity Fund

   

AZL Small Cap Stock Index Fund

   

AZL Turner Quantitative Small Cap Growth Fund

 

 

The Trust is authorized to issue an unlimited number of shares of the Fund without par value. Shares of the Fund are available through the variable annuity contracts and variable life insurance policies offered through the separate accounts of participating insurance companies.

Under the Trust’s organizational documents, its officers and trustees are indemnified against certain liabilities arising out of the performance of their duties to the Fund. In addition, in the normal course of business, the Fund may enter into contracts with its vendors and others that provide for general indemnifications. The Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown, as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Fund. However, based on experience, the Fund expects the risk of loss to be remote.

 

2. Significant Accounting Policies

The following is a summary of significant accounting policies followed by the Fund in the preparation of its financial statements. The policies conform with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”). The preparation of financial statements requires management to make certain 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 increases and decreases in net assets from operations during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Management has evaluated events and transactions subsequent to period end through the date the financial statements were issued, for purposes of recognition or disclosure in these financial statements and there are no subsequent events to report.

Security Valuation

The Fund records its investments at fair value. Fair value is defined as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between willing market participants at the measurement date. The valuation techniques used to determine fair value are further described in Note 4 below.

Investment Transactions and Investment Income

Investment transactions are recorded not later than on the business day after trade date. However, for financial reporting purposes, investment transactions are accounted for on trade date. Net realized gains and losses on investments sold and on

 

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ALLIANZ VARIABLE INSURANCE PRODUCTS TRUST

AZL S&P 500 Index Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements, continued

December 31, 2011

 

foreign currency transactions are recorded on the basis of identified cost. Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis and includes, where applicable, the amortization of premiums or accretion of discounts. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date except in the case of foreign securities, in which case dividends are recorded as soon as such information becomes available. In addition, income and realized and unrealized gains and losses are allocated to each class of shares based on its relative net assets on a daily basis.

Real Estate Investment Trusts

The Fund may own shares of real estate investment trusts (“REITs”) which report information on the source of their distributions annually. Certain distributions received from REITs during the year, which are known to be a return of capital, are recorded as a reduction to the cost of the individual REIT.

Foreign Currency Translation

The accounting records of the Fund are maintained in U.S. dollars. Foreign currency amounts are translated into U.S. dollars at the current rate of exchange to determine the fair value of investments, assets and liabilities. Purchases and sales of securities, and income and expenses are translated at the prevailing rate of exchange on the respective dates of such transactions. The Fund does not isolate that portion of the results of operations resulting from changes in foreign exchange rates on investments from fluctuations arising from changes in market prices of securities held. Such fluctuations are included in the net realized and unrealized gain or loss on investments and foreign currencies.

Income received by the Fund from sources within foreign countries may be subject to withholding and other income or similar taxes imposed by such countries. The Funds accrue such taxes, as applicable, based on their current interpretation of tax rules in the foreign markets in which they invest.

Risks Associated with Foreign Securities and Currencies

Investments in securities of foreign issuers carry certain risks not ordinarily associated with investments in securities of domestic issuers. Such risks include future political and economic developments, and the possible imposition of exchange controls or other foreign governmental laws and restrictions. In addition, with respect to certain countries, there is the possibility of expropriation of assets, confiscatory taxation, political or social instability or diplomatic developments which could adversely affect investments in those securities.

Dividends to Shareholders

Dividends to shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date. The Fund distributes its dividends from net investment income and net realized capital gains, if any, on an annual basis. The amount of dividends from net investment income and from net realized gains are determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations, which may differ from GAAP. These “book/tax” differences are either temporary or permanent in nature. To the extent these differences are permanent in nature (e.g., return of capital, net operating loss, reclassification of certain market discounts, gain/loss, paydowns, and distributions), such amounts are reclassified within the composition of net assets based on their federal tax-basis treatment; temporary differences (e.g., wash sales and post October losses) do not require reclassification. Dividends to shareholders that exceed net investment income and net realized gains for tax purposes are reported as distributions of capital.

Expense Allocation

Expenses directly attributable to the Fund are charged directly to the Fund, while expenses attributable to more than one Fund are allocated among the respective Funds based upon relative net assets or some other reasonable method. Each class of shares bears its pro-rata portion of expenses attributable to its series, except that each class separately bears expenses related specifically to that class, such as distribution fees. Expenses which are attributable to more than one Trust are allocated across the Allianz Variable Insurance Products and Allianz Variable Insurance Products Fund of Funds Trusts based upon relative net assets or another reasonable basis. Allianz Investment Management LLC (the “Manager”), serves as the investment manager for the Trust and the Allianz Variable Insurance Products Fund of Funds Trust.

 

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Securities Lending

To generate additional income, the Fund may lend up to 33 1/3% of its assets pursuant to agreements requiring that the loan be continuously secured by any combination of cash, U.S. government or U.S. government agency securities, equal initially to at least 102% of the fair value plus accrued interest on the securities loaned (105% for foreign securities) and is marked to market daily to provide a level of collateral at least equal to the fair value of securities loaned. The Fund bears all of the gains and losses on such investments. The Fund receives payments from borrowers equivalent to the dividends and interest that would have been earned on securities lent while simultaneously seeking to earn income on the investment of cash collateral received. In extremely low interest rate environments, the broker rebate fee may exceed the interest earned or the cash collateral which would result in a loss to the Fund. The investment of cash collateral deposited by the borrower is subject to inherent market risks such as interest rate risk, credit risk, liquidity risk, and other risks that are present in the market, and as such, the value of these investments may not be sufficient, when liquidated, to repay the borrower when the loaned security is returned. There may be risks of delay in recovery of the securities or even loss of rights in the collateral should the borrower of the securities fail financially. However, loans will be made only to borrowers, such as broker-dealers, banks or institutional borrowers of securities, deemed by the Allianz Investment Management LLC (the “Manager”) to be of good standing and credit worthy and when in its judgment, the consideration which can be earned currently from such securities loans justifies the attendant risks. Loans are subject to termination by the Trust or the borrower at any time, and are, therefore, not considered to be illiquid investments. Securities on loan at December 31, 2011 are presented on the Fund’s Schedule of Portfolio Investments (“Schedule”). The average outstanding amount of securities on loan was $53.8 million for the year ended December 31, 2011.

Cash collateral received in connection with securities lending is invested in the Allianz Variable Insurance Products Securities Lending Collateral Trust (the “Securities Lending Collateral Trust”) managed by The Dreyfus Corporation, an affiliate of the Custodian and Securities Lending Agent. The Securities Lending Collateral Trust invests in short-term investments that have a remaining maturity of 397 days or less as calculated in accordance with Rule 2a-7 under the 1940 Act. The Fund paid securities lending fees of $7,928 during the year ended December 31, 2011. These fees have been netted against Income from Securities Lending on the Statement of Operations.

Commission Recapture

Certain Funds of the Trust participate in a commission recapture program. The Fund will utilize the recaptured commissions to pay for, in whole or part, certain expenses of the Fund, excluding investment advisory fees. Any amounts received by the Fund, if applicable, are disclosed as “Expenses paid indirectly” on the Statement of Operations.

Derivative Instruments

All open derivative positions at period end are reflected on the Fund’s Schedule of Portfolio Investments. The following is a description of the derivative instruments that the Fund may utilize, including the primary underlying risk exposures related to each instrument type.

Forward Currency Contracts

During the year ended December 31, 2011, the Fund did not enter into any forward currency contracts. The Fund may enter into forward currency contracts in connection with planned purchases or sales of securities or to hedge the U.S. dollar value of securities denominated in a particular currency. In addition to the foreign currency risk related to the use of these contracts, the Fund could be exposed to risks if the counterparties to the contracts are unable to meet the terms of their contracts and from unanticipated movements in the value of a foreign currency relative to the U.S. dollar. In the event of default by the counterparty to the transaction, the Fund’s maximum amount of loss, as either the buyer or the seller, is the unrealized appreciation of the contract. The forward currency contracts are adjusted by the daily exchange rate of the underlying currency and any gains or losses are recorded for financial statement purposes as unrealized gains or losses until the contract settlement date. When the contract is closed, the Fund records a realized gain or loss equal to the difference between the value at the time it was opened and the value at the time it was closed.

Futures Contracts

During the year ended December 31, 2011, the Fund used futures contracts to provide equity exposure on the Fund’s cash balances. Futures contracts are valued based upon their quoted daily settlement prices. Upon entering into a futures contract,

 

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the Fund is required to segregate liquid assets in accordance with the initial margin requirements of the broker or exchange. Futures contracts are marked to market daily and a payable or receivable for the change in value (“variation margin”) is recorded by the Fund. Gains or losses are recognized but not considered realized until the contracts expire or are closed. Futures contracts involve, to varying degrees, elements of market risk (generally equity price risk related to stock futures, interest rate risk related to bond futures, and foreign currency risk related to currency futures) and exposure to loss in excess of the variation margin disclosed in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. The primary risks associated with the use of futures contracts are the imperfect correlation between the change in market value of the underlying securities and the prices of futures contracts, the possibility of an illiquid market, and the inability of the counterparty to meet the terms of the contract. The notional amount of futures contracts outstanding was $20.8 million as of December 31, 2011. The monthly average notional amount for these contracts was $18.9 million for the year ended December 31, 2011.

Summary of Derivative Instruments

The following is a summary of the fair value of derivative instruments as of December 31, 2011:

 

    

Asset Derivatives

    

Liability Derivatives

 

Primary Risk Exposure

  

Statement of Assets and

Liabilities Location

   Total Fair
Value*
    

Statement of Assets and
Liabilities Location

   Total Fair
Value*
 
Equity Contracts    Receivable for variation margin on futures contracts    $ 115,300       Payable for variation margin on futures contracts    $   

 

  * For futures contracts, the amounts represent the cumulative appreciation/(depreciation) of these futures contracts as reported in the Schedule of Portfolio Investments. Only current day’s variation margin is reported within the Statement of Assets and Liabilities as Variation Margin on Futures Contracts.

The following is a summary of the effect of derivative instruments on the Statement of Operations for the year ended December 31, 2011:

 

Primary Risk Exposure

  

Location of Gains/(Losses)
on Derivatives
Recognized in Income

   Realized Gains/(Losses)
on Derivatives
Recognized in Income
    Change in Unrealized
Appreciation/
Depreciation on
Derivatives Recognized
in Income
 
Equity Contracts    Net realized gains/(losses) on futures contracts/change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments    $ (960,387   $ (172,316

 

3. Related Party Transactions

The Manager provides investment advisory and management services for the Fund. The Manager has retained an independent money management organization (the “Subadviser”) to make investment decisions on behalf of the Fund. Pursuant to a subadvisory agreement between the Manager and BlackRock Investment Management LLC (“BlackRock Investment”), BlackRock Investment provides investment advisory services as the Subadviser for the Fund subject to the general supervision of the Trustees and the Manager. The Manager is entitled to a fee, computed daily and paid monthly, based on the average daily net assets of the Fund. Expenses incurred by the Fund for investment advisory and management services are reflected on the Statement of Operations as “Manager fees.” For its services, the Subadviser is entitled to a fee payable by the Manager. The Manager has contractually agreed to waive fees and reimburse the Fund to limit the annual expenses, excluding interest expense (e.g., cash overdraft fees), taxes, brokerage commissions, other expenditures that are capitalized in accordance with GAAP and other extraordinary expenses not incurred in the ordinary course of the Fund’s business, based on the daily net assets of the Fund, through April 30, 2013.

For the year ended December 31, 2011, the annual rate due to the Manager and the annual expense limit were as follows:

 

     Annual Rate     Annual Expense Limit*  

AZL S&P 500 Index Fund Class 1

     0.17     0.46

AZL S&P 500 Index Fund Class 2

     0.17     0.71

 

  * Prior to May 1, 2011 the Annual Expense Limit was 0.24% for Class 1 and 0.49% for Class 2.

 

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December 31, 2011

 

Any amounts contractually waived or reimbursed by the Manager in a particular fiscal year will be subject to repayment by the Fund to the Manager to the extent that from time to time through the next three fiscal years the repayment will not cause the Fund’s expenses to exceed the stated limit during the respective year. Any amounts recouped by the Manager during the period are reflected on the Statement of Operations as “Recoupment of prior expenses reimbursed by the Manager.” At December 31, 2011, the contractual reimbursements that are subject to repayment by the Fund in subsequent years were as follows:

 

     Expires
12/31/2012
     Expires
12/31/2013
     Expires
12/31/2014
 

AZL S&P 500 Index Fund

   $ 222,765       $ 270,682       $ 53,390   

In addition, the Manager may voluntarily waive or reimburse additional fees in order to maintain more competitive expense ratios. Any voluntary waivers or reimbursements are not subject to repayment in subsequent years. Information on the total amount waived/reimbursed by the Manager or repaid to the Manager by the Fund during the year can be found on the Statement of Operations. During the year ended December 31, 2011, there were no voluntary waivers.

Pursuant to separate agreements between the Funds and the Manager, the Manager provides a Chief Compliance Officer (“CCO”) and certain compliance oversight and regulatory filing services to the Trust. Under these agreements the Manager is entitled to an amount equal to a portion of the compensation and certain other expenses related to the individuals performing the CCO and compliance oversight services, as well as $75 per hour for time incurred in connection with the preparation and filing of certain documents with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fees are paid to the Manager on a quarterly basis. The total expenses incurred by the Fund for these services are reflected on the Statement of Operations as “Administrative and compliance services fees.”

Citi Fund Services Ohio, Inc. (“Citi” or the “Administrator”), a wholly owned subsidiary of Citigroup, Inc., with which an officer of the Trust is affiliated, serves as the Trust’s administrator, transfer agent, and fund accountant, and assists the Trust in all aspects of its administration and operation. The Administrator is entitled to a Trust-wide asset-based fee, which is based on the following schedule: 0.05% of daily average net assets on the first $4 billion, 0.04% of daily average net assets on the next $2 billion, 0.02% of daily average net assets on the next $2 billion and 0.01% of daily average net assets over $8 billion. The overall Trust-wide fees are accrued daily and paid monthly and are subject to a minimum annual fee. In addition, the Administrator is entitled to annual account fees related to the transfer agency system, an annual fee for each additional class of shares of any Fund, certain annual fees in supporting fair value services, and a Trust-wide annual fee for providing infrastructure and support in implementing the written policies and procedures comprising the Fund’s compliance program. Fees payable to the Administrator are subject to certain reductions associated with services provided to new funds. The Administrator is also reimbursed for certain expenses incurred. The total expenses incurred by the Fund for these services are reflected on the Statement of Operations as “Administration fees.”

Allianz Life Financial Services, LLC (“ALFS”), an affiliate of the Manager, serves as distributor of the Fund and receives 12b-1 fees directly from the Fund, plus a Trust-wide annual fee of $42,500, paid by the Manager from its profits and not by the Trust, for recordkeeping and reporting services.

The Trust has adopted a distribution and service plan in conformance with Rule 12b-1 of the 1940 Act. Pursuant to this plan, the Fund is authorized to pay certain fees for the sale and distribution of its shares and services provided to its shareholders at an annual rate not to exceed 0.25% of the Fund’s average daily net assets of Class 2 shares. These fees are reflected on the Statement of Operations as “Distribution fees.”

In addition, certain legal fees and expenses are paid to a law firm, Dorsey & Whitney LLP, of which the Secretary of the Fund is a partner. During the year ended December 31, 2011, $9,889 was paid from the Fund relating to these fees and expenses.

Certain Officers and Trustees of the Trust are affiliated with the Manager or the Administrator. Such Officers (except for the Trust’s CCO as noted above) and Trustees receive no compensation from the Trust for serving in their respective roles. For their service to the Trust and to the Allianz Variable Insurance Products Fund of Funds Trust, each non-interested Trustee receives a $36,000 annual Board retainer and a $8,000 meeting fee for each regular in-person Board meeting and a $4,000 meeting fee for each Committee meeting. In addition, Trustees may receive compensation for special meetings and telephonic meetings. Also, the Trustees are reimbursed for certain expenses associated with attending Board meetings. Compensation to the Trustees is allocated between the Trust and the Allianz Variable Insurance Products Fund of Funds Trust in proportion to the assets under management of each Trust. During the year ended December 31, 2011, actual Trustee compensation was $924,000 in total for both Trusts.

 

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AZL S&P 500 Index Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements, continued

December 31, 2011

 

4. Investment Valuation Summary

The valuation techniques employed by the Fund, as described below, maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs in determining fair value. The inputs used for valuing the Fund’s investments are summarized in the three broad levels listed below:

 

   

Level 1 — quoted prices in active markets for identical assets

   

Level 2 — other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayments speeds, credit risk, etc.)

   

Level 3 — significant unobservable inputs (including the Fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments)

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

Security prices are generally provided by an independent third party pricing service approved by the Trust’s Board of Trustees (“Trustees”) as of the close of the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) (generally 4:00 pm EST). Equity securities are valued at the last quoted sale price or, if there is no sale, the last quoted bid price is used for long securities and the last quoted ask price is used for securities sold short. Securities listed on NASDAQ Stock Market, Inc. (“NASDAQ”) are valued at the official closing price as reported by NASDAQ. In each of these situations, valuations are typically categorized as a Level 1 in the fair value hierarchy. Investments in open-end investment companies are valued at their respective net asset value as reported by such companies and are typically categorized as Level 1 in the fair value hierarchy.

Debt and other fixed income securities are generally valued at an evaluated bid price provided by an independent pricing source approved by the Trustees. To value debt securities, pricing services may use various pricing techniques which take into account appropriate factors such as market activity, yield, quality, coupon rate, maturity, type of issue, trading characteristics, call features, credit ratings and other data, as well as broker quotes. Short term securities of sufficient credit quality with sixty days or less remaining until maturity may be valued at amortized cost, which approximates fair value. In each of these situations, valuations are typically categorized as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy.

Exchange traded futures contracts are valued at the last sales price as of the close of the primary exchange and are typically categorized as Level 1 in the fair value hierarchy. Forward currency contracts are generally valued at the foreign currency exchange rate as of the close of the NYSE and are typically categorized as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy.

Other assets and securities for which market quotations are not readily available, or are deemed unreliable are valued at fair value as determined in good faith by the Trustees or persons acting on the behalf of the Trustees. Fair value pricing may be used for significant events such as securities whose trading has been suspended, whose price has become stale or for which there is no currently available price at the close of the NYSE. Depending on the source and relative significance of valuation inputs, these instruments may be classified as Level 2 or Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy. The Fund utilizes a pricing service to assist in determining the fair value of securities when certain significant events occur that may affect the value of foreign securities.

In accordance with procedures adopted by the Trustees, fair value pricing may be used if events materially affecting the value of foreign securities occur between the time when the exchange on which they are traded closes and the time when the Fund’s net asset value is calculated. Management identifies possible fluctuation in international securities by monitoring the increase or decrease in the value of a designated benchmark index. In the event of an increase or decrease greater than predetermined levels, the Fund may use a systematic valuation model provided by an independent third party to fair value its international equity securities which are then typically categorized as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy.

For the year ended December 31, 2011, there were no Level 3 investments for which significant unobservable inputs were used to determine fair value.

 

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Notes to the Financial Statements, continued

December 31, 2011

 

The following is a summary of the valuation inputs used as of December 31, 2011 in valuing the Fund’s investments based upon the three levels defined above:

 

      Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Total  

Investment Securities:

           

Common Stocks+

   $ 723,495,059       $       $       $ 723,495,059   

Securities Held as Collateral for Securities on Loan

             51,296,432                 51,296,432   

Unaffiliated Investment Company

     19,845,135                         19,845,135   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Investment Securities

     743,340,194         51,296,432                 794,636,626   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Other Financial Instruments:

           

Futures Contracts

     115,300                         115,300   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Investments

   $ 743,455,494       $ 51,296,432       $       $ 794,751,926   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  + For detailed industry descriptions, see the accompanying Schedule of Portfolio Investments.
  * Other Financial Instruments would include any derivative instruments, such as futures contracts and forward currency contracts. These investments are generally recorded in the financial statements at the unrealized gain or loss on the investment.

The Fund recognizes significant transfers between fair value hierarchy levels at the reporting period end. There were no significant transfers between Levels 1, 2 or 3 as of December 31, 2011.

In May 2011, the FASB issued ASU No. 2011-04 “Amendments to Achieve Common Fair Value Measurement and Disclosure Requirements in U.S. GAAP and IFRS”. ASU 2011-04 includes common requirements for measurement of and disclosure about fair value between U.S. GAAP and IFRS. ASU 2011-04 will require reporting entities to disclose quantitative information about the unobservable inputs used in the fair value measurements categorized within Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy. In addition, ASU 2011-04 will require reporting entities to make disclosures about amounts and reasons for all transfers in and out of Level 1 and Level 2 fair value measurements. The new and revised disclosures are effective for interim and annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2011. Adoption of ASU 2011-04 will have no effect on the Fund’s net assets. At this time, management is evaluating the impact of ASU 2011-04 on the financial statement disclosures.

 

5. Security Purchases and Sales

For the year ended December 31, 2011, cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of securities (excluding securities maturing less than one year from acquisition) were as follows:

 

      Purchases      Sales  

AZL S&P 500 Index Fund

   $ 143,302,138       $ 11,932,036   

 

6. Federal Income Tax Information

It is the Fund’s policy to continue to comply with the requirements of the Internal Revenue Code under Subchapter M, applicable to regulated investment companies, and to distribute all of its taxable income, including any net realized gains on investments, to its shareholders. Therefore, no provision is made for federal income taxes.

Management of the Funds has reviewed tax positions taken in tax years that remain subject to examination by all major tax jurisdictions, including federal (i.e., the last four tax year ends and the interim tax period since then, as applicable). Management believes that there is no tax liability resulting from unrecognized tax benefits related to uncertain tax positions taken.

Cost for federal income tax purposes at December 31, 2011 is $681,514,934. The gross unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on a tax basis is as follows:

 

Unrealized appreciation

  $ 149,791,950   

Unrealized depreciation

    (36,670,258
 

 

 

 

Net unrealized appreciation

  $ 113,121,692   
 

 

 

 

As of the end of its tax year ended December 31, 2011, the Fund has capital loss carry forwards (“CLCFs”) as summarized in the table below. Under the provisions of the Regulated Investment Company Modernization Act of 2010, CLCFs that originated in a tax year that began before December 23, 2010 (pre-effective CLCFs) may be carried forward, subject to certain limitations, and applied to offset future capital gains, and thus reduce the amount of distributable capital gains, for up to eight

 

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December 31, 2011

 

succeeding tax years, after which any unutilized CLCFs expire. Pre-effective CLCFs are applied as short-term capital loss regardless of whether the originating capital loss was short term or long term. CLCFs that originate in tax years beginning after December 22, 2010 (post-effective CLCFs), are applied consistent with the character in which they originated as a new loss on the first day of the immediately succeeding tax year, and thus take precedent over the application of pre-effective CLCFs. Post-effective CLCFs can be carried forward indefinitely.

Pre-effective CLCFs subject to expiration:

 

     Expires
12/31/2015
     Expires
12/31/2016
 

AZL S&P 500 Index Fund

   $ 2,159,434       $ 94,912,086   

Post-effective CLCFs not subject to expiration:

 

     Short Term
Amount
     Long Term
Amount
 

AZL S&P 500 Index Fund

   $   35,052       $   

The tax character of dividends paid to shareholders during the year ended December 31, 2011 were as follows:

 

     Ordinary
Income
     Net
Long-Term
Capital Gains
     Total
Distributions(a)
 

AZL S&P 500 Index Fund

   $ 8,792,950       $       $ 8,792,950   

 

  (a) Total distributions paid may differ from the Statements of Changes in Net Assets because dividends are recognized when actually paid for tax purposes.

The tax character of dividends paid to shareholders during the year ended December 31, 2010 were as follows:

 

     Ordinary
Income
     Net
Long-Term
Capital Gains
     Total
Distributions(a)
 

AZL S&P 500 Index Fund

   $ 8,697,529       $       $ 8,697,529   

 

  (a) Total distributions paid may differ from the Statements of Changes in Net Assets because dividends are recognized when actually paid for tax purposes.

As of December 31, 2011, the components of accumulated earnings on a tax basis were as follows:

 

     Undistributed
Ordinary
Income
     Accumulated
Capital and
Other Losses
    Unrealized
Appreciation(a)
     Total
Accumulated
Earnings/
(Deficit)
 

AZL S&P 500 Index Fund

   $ 10,654,891       $ (97,106,572   $ 113,121,692       $ 26,670,011   

 

  (a) The differences between book-basis and tax-basis unrealized appreciation/depreciation is attributable primarily to tax deferral of losses on wash sales.

 

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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

The Shareholders and Board of Trustees of

Allianz Variable Insurance Products Trust:

We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities of AZL S&P 500 Index Fund (the “Fund”) of the Allianz Variable Insurance Products Trust, including the schedule of portfolio investments, as of December 31, 2011, and the related statement of operations for the year then ended, the statements of changes in net assets for each of the years in the two-year period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the periods in the five-year period then ended. These financial statements and financial highlights are the responsibility of the Fund’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements and financial highlights based on our audits.

We conducted our audits 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 and financial highlights are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of December 31, 2011, by correspondence with the custodian and brokers. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

In our opinion, the financial statements and financial highlights referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Fund as of December 31, 2011, the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the years in the two-year period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the periods in the five-year period then ended, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.

KPMG LLP

Columbus, Ohio

February 24, 2012

 

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Other Federal Income Tax Information (Unaudited)

For the year ended December 31, 2011, 100.00% of the total ordinary income dividends paid by the Fund qualify for the corporate dividends received deduction available to corporate shareholders.

 

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Other Information (Unaudited)

A description of the policies and procedures that the Fund uses to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities is available, without charge, upon request, by visiting the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (“Commission”) website at www.sec.gov, or by calling 800-624-0197.

Information regarding how the Fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30th is available (i) without charge, upon request, by calling 800-624-0197; (ii) on the Allianz Variable Insurance Products Trust’s website at https://www.allianzlife.com; and (iii) on the Commission’s website at http://www.sec.gov.

The Fund files complete Schedules of Portfolio Holdings with the Commission for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. Schedules of Portfolio Holdings for the Fund in this report are available without charge on the Commission’s website at http://www.sec.gov, or may be reviewed and copied at the Commission’s Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. Information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 800-SEC-0330.

 

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Approval of Investment Advisory and Subadvisory Agreements (Unaudited)

The Allianz Variable Insurance Products Trust (the “Trust”) is a manager-of-managers fund. That means that the Trust’s Manager (“Allianz Investment Management LLC”) is responsible for monitoring the various Subadvisers that have day-to-day responsibility for the decisions made for each of the Trust’s investment portfolios. The Trust’s Manager is responsible for determining, in the first instance, which investment advisers to consider recommending for selection as a Subadviser.

In reviewing the services provided by the Manager and the terms of the investment management agreement, the Board receives and reviews information related to the Manager’s experience and expertise in the variable insurance marketplace. Currently, the Funds are offered only through variable annuities and variable life insurance policies, and not in the retail fund market. In addition, the Board receives information regarding the Manager’s expertise with regard to portfolio diversification and asset allocation requirements within variable insurance products issued by Allianz Life Insurance Company of North America and its subsidiary, Allianz Life Insurance Company of New York. Currently, the Funds are offered only through Allianz Life and Allianz of New York variable products.

The Trust’s Manager has adopted policies and procedures to assist it in the process of analyzing each potential Subadviser with expertise in particular asset classes for purposes of making the recommendation that a specific investment adviser be selected. The Trust’s Board reviews and considers the information provided by the Manager in deciding which investment advisers to select. After an investment adviser becomes a Subadviser, a similarly rigorous process is instituted by the Manager to monitor the investment performance and other responsibilities of the Subadviser. The Manager reports to the Trust’s Board on its analysis at the regular meetings of the Board, which are held at least quarterly. Where warranted, the Manager will add or remove a particular Subadviser from a “watch” list that it maintains. Watch list criteria include, for example: (a) Fund performance over various time periods; (b) Fund risk issues, such as changes in key personnel involved with Fund management, changes in investment philosophy or process, or “capacity” concerns; and (c) organizational risk issues, such as regulatory, compliance or legal concerns, or changes in the ownership of the Subadviser. The Manager may place a Fund on the watch list for other reasons, and if so, will explain its rationale to the Trustees. Funds which are on the watch list are subject to special scrutiny of the Manager and the Board of Trustees. Funds may be removed from such watch list, if for example, performance improves or regulatory matters are satisfactorily resolved. However, in some situations where Funds which have been on the watch list, the Manager has recommended the retention of a new Subadviser, and the Board of Trustees has subsequently approved new Subadvisory Agreements with such Subadvisers.

In assessing the Manager’s and Subadvisers’ (collectively, the “Advisory Organizations”), performance of their obligations, the Board considers whether there has occurred a circumstance or event that would constitute a reason for it to not renew an advisory contract. In this regard, the Board is mindful of the potential disruption of a Fund’s operations and various risks, uncertainties and other effects that could occur as a result of a decision to terminate or not renew a contract.

As required by the Investment Company Act of 1940 (“1940 Act”), the Trust’s Board has reviewed and approved the Trust’s Investment Management Agreement with the Manager (the “Advisory Agreement”) and portfolio management agreements (the “Subadvisory Agreements”) with the Subadvisers. The Board’s decision to approve these contracts reflects the exercise of its business judgment on whether to approve new arrangements and continue the existing arrangements. During its review of these contracts, the Board considers many factors, among the most material of which are: the Fund’s investment objectives and long term performance; the Advisory Organizations’ management philosophy, personnel, and processes, including their compliance history and the adequacy of their compliance processes; the preferences and expectations of Fund shareholders (and underlying contract owners) and their relative sophistication; the continuing state of competition in the mutual fund industry; and comparable fees in the mutual fund industry.

The Board also considers the compensation and benefits received by the Advisory Organizations. This includes fees received for services provided to the Fund by affiliated persons of the Advisory Organizations and research services received by the Advisory Organizations from brokers that execute Fund trades, as well as advisory fees. The Board considered the fact that: (1) the Manager and the Trust are parties to an Administrative Service Agreement, a Compliance Services Agreement, and a Chief Compliance Officer Agreement, under which the Manager is compensated by the Trust for performing certain administrative and compliance services including providing an employee of the Manager or one of its affiliates to act as the Trust’s Chief Compliance Officer; and (2) Allianz Life Financial Services, LLC, an affiliated person of the Manager, is a registered securities broker-dealer and receives (along with its affiliated persons) payments made by the Trust pursuant to Rule 12b-1.

The Board is aware that various courts have interpreted provisions of the 1940 Act and have indicated in their decisions that the following factors may be relevant to an adviser’s compensation: the nature and quality of the services provided by the adviser, including the performance of the fund; the adviser’s cost of providing the services; the extent to which the adviser may realize “economies of scale” as the fund grows larger; any indirect benefits that may accrue to the adviser and its

 

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affiliates as a result of the adviser’s relationship with the fund; performance and expenses of comparable funds; and the extent to which the independent Board members are fully informed about all facts bearing on the adviser’s service and fee. The Trust’s Board is aware of these factors and takes them into account in its review of the Trust’s advisory contracts.

The Board considered and weighed these circumstances in light of its experience in governing the Trust and working with the Advisory Organizations on matters relating to the Funds, and is assisted in its deliberations by the advice of legal counsel to the Independent Trustees. In this regard, the Board requests and receives a significant amount of information about the Funds and the Advisory Organizations. Some of this information is provided at each regular meeting of the Board; additional information is provided in connection with the particular meeting or meetings at which the Board’s formal review of an advisory contract occurs. In between regularly scheduled meetings, the Board may receive information on particular matters as the need arises. Thus, the Board’s evaluation of an advisory contract is informed by reports covering such matters as: an Advisory Organization’s investment philosophy, personnel, and processes; the Fund’s short- and long-term performance (in absolute terms as well as in relationship to its benchmark(s), certain competitor or “peer group” funds and similar funds managed by the particular Subadviser), and comments on the reasons for performance; the Fund’s expenses (including the advisory fee itself and the overall expense structure of the Fund, both in absolute terms and relative to similar and/or competing funds, with due regard for contractual or voluntary expense limitations); the use and allocation of brokerage commissions derived from trading the Fund’s portfolio securities; the nature and extent of the advisory and other services provided to the Fund by the Advisory Organizations and their affiliates; compliance and audit reports concerning the Funds and the companies that service them; and relevant developments in the mutual fund industry and how the Funds and/or Advisory Organizations are responding to them.

The Board also receives financial information about Advisory Organizations, including reports on the compensation and benefits the Advisory Organizations derive from their relationships with the Funds. These reports cover not only the fees under the advisory contracts, but also fees, if any, received for providing other services to the Funds. The reports also discuss any indirect or “fall out” benefits an Advisory Organization may derive from its relationship with the Funds.

The Advisory and Subadvisory Agreements (collectively, the “Agreements”) were most recently considered at Board of Trustees meetings held in the fall of 2011. Information relevant to the approval of such Agreements was considered at a telephonic Board of Trustees meeting on October 19, 2011, and at an “in person” Board of Trustees meeting held October 26, 2011. The Agreements were approved at the Board meeting of October 26, 2011. At such meeting the Board also approved an Expense Limitation Agreement between the Manager and the Trust for the period ending April 30, 2013. In connection with such meetings, the Trustees requested and evaluated extensive materials from the Manager, including performance and expense information for other investment companies with similar investment objectives derived from data compiled by an independent third party provider and other sources believed to be reliable by the Manager. Prior to voting, the Trustees reviewed the proposed approval/continuance of the Agreements with management and with experienced counsel who are independent of the Manager and received a memorandum from such counsel discussing the legal standards for their consideration of the proposed approvals/continuances. The independent (“disinterested”) Trustees also discussed the proposed approvals/continuances in a private session with such counsel at which no representatives of the Manager were present. In reaching their determinations relating to the approval and/or continuance of the Agreements, in respect of each Fund, the Trustees considered all factors they believed relevant. The Board based its decision to approve the Agreements on the totality of the circumstances and relevant factors, and with a view to past and future long-term considerations. Not all of the factors and considerations discussed above and below are necessarily relevant to every Fund, and the Board did not assign relative weights to factors discussed herein or deem any one or group of them to be controlling in and of themselves.

An SEC Rule requires that shareholder reports include a discussion of certain factors relating to the selection of investment advisers and the approval of advisory fees. The “factors” enumerated by the SEC are set forth below in italics, as well as the Board’s conclusions regarding such factors:

(1)  The nature, extent and quality of services provided by the Manager and Subadvisers.  The Trustees noted that the Manager, subject to the control of the Board of Trustees, administers each Fund’s business and other affairs. As the Trust is a manager of managers fund, the Manager is responsible for monitoring the various Subadvisers that have day-to-day responsibility for the decisions made for each of the Trust’s investment portfolios. The Trust’s Manager is responsible for determining, in the first instance, which investment advisers to consider recommending to the Board of Trustees for selection as a Subadviser.

The Trustees noted that the Manager also provides the Trust and each Fund with such administrative and other services (exclusive of, and in addition to, any such services provided by any others retained by the Trust on behalf of the Funds) and executive and other personnel as are necessary for the operation of the Trust and the Funds. Except for the Trust’s Chief Compliance Officer, the Manager pays all of the compensation of Trustees and officers of the Trust who are employees of the Manager or its affiliates.

 

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The Trustees considered the scope and quality of services provided by the Manager and the Subadvisers and noted that the scope of such services provided had expanded as a result of recent regulatory and other developments. The Trustees noted that, for example, the Manager and Subadvisers are responsible for maintaining and monitoring their own compliance programs, and these compliance programs have recently been refined and enhanced in light of new regulatory requirements. The Trustees considered the capabilities and resources which the Manager has dedicated to performing services on behalf of the Trust and its Funds. The quality of administrative and other services, including the Manager’s role in coordinating the activities of the Trust’s other service providers, also were considered. The Trustees concluded that, overall, they were satisfied with the nature, extent and quality of services provided (and expected to be provided) to the Trust and to each of the Funds under the Agreements.

(2)  The investment performance of the Funds, the Manager and the Subadvisers.  In connection with every in-person quarterly Board of Trustees meeting, Trustees receive extensive information on the performance results of each of the Funds. This includes, for example, performance information on all of the Funds for the previous quarter, and previous one, three and five-year periods, and since inception. (For Funds which have been in existence for less than five years, Trustees may receive performance information on comparable funds managed by the particular Subadviser for periods prior to the creation of a particular Fund.) Such performance information includes information on absolute total return, performance versus Subadvisers’ comparable fund(s), performance versus the appropriate benchmark(s), and performance versus peer groups. For example, in connection with the Board of Trustees meeting held October 26, 2011, the Manager reported that for the three year period ended June 30, 2011, ten Funds were in the top 40%, six were in the middle 20% and five were in the bottom 40%, and for the one year period ended June 30, 2011, nine Funds were in the top 40%, eight were in the middle 20%, and 11 were in the bottom 40%. The Manager also reported that for the five year period ended June 30, 2011, nine Funds were in the top 40%, three were in the middle 20%, and seven were in the bottom 40%. At the Board of Trustees meeting held October 26, 2011, the Trustees determined that the overall investment performance of the Funds was acceptable.

(3)  The costs of services to be provided and profits to be realized by the Manager and the Subadvisers and their affiliates from their relationship with the Funds.  The Manager has supplied information to the Board of Trustees pertaining to the level of investment advisory fees to which the Funds are subject. The Manager has agreed to temporarily “cap” Fund expenses at certain levels, and information is provided to Trustees setting forth “contractual” advisory fees and “actual” fees after taking expense caps into account. Based upon the information provided, the “actual” advisory fees payable by the Funds overall are generally comparable to the average level of fees paid by Fund peer groups. For the 29 Funds reviewed by the Board of Trustees in the fall of 2011, 24 Funds paid “actual” advisory fees in a percentage amount within the 65th percentile or lower for each Fund’s applicable category. The Trustees recognized that it is difficult to make comparisons of advisory fees because there are variations in the services that are included in the fees paid by other funds. The Board has concluded that the advisory fees to be paid to the Manager by the Funds are not unreasonable.

The Manager has also supplied information to the Board of Trustees pertaining to total Fund expenses (which includes advisory fees, the 25 basis point 12b-1 fee paid by the Funds, and other Fund expenses). As noted above, the Manager has agreed to “cap” Fund expenses at certain levels. Based upon the information provided, the overall total expense ratio ranking in 2012 for the 29 Funds was as follows: (1) 21 of the Funds had total expense rankings at or below the 50th percentile; (2) three of the Funds were between the 50th and 65th percentiles; (3) for three of the Funds with expense ranks above the 65th percentile, the Manager recommended, and the Board of Trustees approved, temporary management fee waivers effective May 1, 2012, which are expected to reduce such rankings to the 65th percentile or below; (4) for one Fund with an expense rank above the 65th percentile, the Manager expects such Fund to be below the 65th percentile in 2012 because of greater Fund assets; and (5) for one Fund with an expense rank above the 65th percentile, the Manager reported that the peer group makes for poor comparability.

The Manager has committed to providing the Funds with a high quality of service and working to reduce Fund expenses over time, particularly as the Funds grow larger. The Trustees concluded therefore that the expense ratios of the Funds were not unreasonable.

The Manager provided information concerning the profitability of the Manager’s investment advisory activities for the period from 2009 through June 30, 2011. The Trustees recognized that it is difficult to make comparisons of profitability from investment company advisory agreements because comparative information is not generally publicly available and is affected by numerous factors, including the structure of the particular adviser, the types of funds it manages, its business mix, numerous assumptions regarding allocation of expenses and the adviser’s capital structure and cost of capital. In considering profitability information, the Trustees considered the possible effect of certain fall-out benefits to the Manager and its affiliates. The Trustees focused on profitability of the Manager’s relationships with the Funds before taxes and distribution expenses. The Trustees recognized that the Manager should, in the abstract, be entitled to earn a reasonable level of profits for the services it provides to each Fund and, based on their review, concluded that they were satisfied that the Manager’s level of profitability from its relationship with the Funds was not excessive.

 

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The Manager, on behalf of the Board of Trustees, endeavored to obtain information on the profitability of each Subadviser in connection with its relationship with the Fund or Funds which it subadvises. The Manager was unable to obtain meaningful profitability information from some of the unaffiliated Subadvisers. The Manager assured the Board of Trustees that the Agreements with the Subadvisers which are not affiliated with it were negotiated on an “arm’s length” basis, so that arguably, such profitability information should be less relevant. The Trustees were also provided with certain information on profitability for Subadvisers which are affiliated with the Manager. Trustees recognized the difficulty of allocating costs to multiple advisory accounts and products of a large advisory organization. Based upon the information provided, the Trustees determined that there was no evidence that the level of such profitability attributable to subadvising the Funds was excessive.

(4) and (5) The extent to which economies of scale would be realized as the Funds grow, and whether fee levels reflect these economies of scale. The Trustees noted that most of the advisory fee schedules for the Funds do not contain breakpoints that reduce the fee rate on assets above specified levels, although certain Subadvisory Agreements have such “breakpoints.” The Trustees recognized that breakpoints may be an appropriate way for the Manager to share its economies of scale, if any, with Funds that have substantial assets. However, they also recognized that there may not be a direct relationship between any economies of scale realized by Funds and those realized by the Manager as assets increase. The Trustees do not believe there is a uniform methodology for establishing breakpoints that give effect to Fund-specific service provided by the Manager. The Trustees noted that in the fund industry as a whole, as well as among funds similar to the Funds, there is no uniformity or pattern in the fees and asset levels at which breakpoints (if any) apply. Depending on the age, size, and other characteristics of a particular fund and its manager’s cost structure, different conclusions can be drawn as to whether there are economies of scale to be realized at any particular level of assets, notwithstanding the intuitive conclusion that such economies exist, or will be realized at some level of total assets. Moreover, because different managers have different cost structures and service models, it is difficult to draw meaningful conclusions from the breakpoints that may have been adopted by other funds. The Trustees also noted that the advisory agreements for many funds do not have breakpoints at all, or if breakpoints exist, they may be at asset levels significantly greater than those of the individual Funds. The Trustees also noted that the total assets in all of the Funds as of June 30, 2011 were approximately $6.2 billion, and that no single non-money market Fund had assets in excess of $428 million.

The Trustees noted that the Manager has agreed to temporarily “cap” Fund expenses at certain levels, which has the effect of reducing expenses as would the implementation of advisory fee breakpoints. The Manager has committed to continue to consider the continuation of fee “caps” and/or advisory fee breakpoints as the Funds grow larger. The Board receives quarterly reports on the level of Fund assets. It expects to consider whether or not to approve the Agreements at a meeting to be held prior to December 31, 2012, and will at that time, or prior thereto, consider: (a) the extent to which economies of scale can be realized, and (b) whether the advisory fee should be modified to reflect such economies of scale, if any.

Having taken these factors into account, the Trustees concluded that the absence of breakpoints in certain of the Funds’ advisory fee rate schedules was acceptable under each Fund’s circumstances.

 

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Information about the Board of Trustees and Officers (Unaudited)

The Trust is managed by the Trustees in accordance with the laws of the state of Delaware governing business trusts. There are currently nine Trustees, two of whom are “interested persons” of the Trust within the meaning of that term under the 1940 Act. The Trustees and Officers of the Trust, their addresses, ages, their positions held with the Trust, their terms of office with the Trust and length of time served, their principal occupation(s) during the past five years, the number of portfolios in the Trust they oversee, and their other directorships held during the past five years are as follows:

Non-Interested Trustees(1)

 

Name, Address, and Age

  Positions
Held with
Allianz
VIP and VIP
FOF Trust
 

Term of
Office(2)/Length
of Time Served

 

Principal Occupation(s)
During Past 5 Years

  Number of
Portfolios
Overseen for
Allianz
VIP and VIP
FOF Trust
 

Other
Directorships
Held Outside the

AZL Fund Complex
During Past 5 Years

Peter R. Burnim, Age 64

5701 Golden Hills Drive Minneapolis, MN 55416

  Trustee   Since 2/07   Managing Director iQ Venture Partners, Inc., 2005 to present; EVP Northstar Companies, 2002 to 2005; Senior Officer Citibank and Citicorp for over 25 years   42   Argus Group Holdings; Sterling Centrecorp Inc.; Highland Financial Holdings; and Bank of Bermuda NY

Peggy L. Ettestad, Age 54

5701 Golden Hills Drive Minneapolis, MN 55416

  Trustee   Since 2/07   Managing Director, Red Canoe Management Consulting LLC, 2008 to present; Senior Managing Director, Residential Capital LLC, 2003 to 2008; Chief Operations Officer, Transamerica Reinsurance 2002 to 2003   42   Luther College

Roger Gelfenbien, Age 68

5701 Golden Hills Drive Minneapolis, MN 55416

  Trustee   Since 10/99   Retired; Partner of Accenture 1983 to 1999   42   Virtus Funds
(8 Funds)

Claire R. Leonardi, Age 56

5701 Golden Hills Drive Minneapolis, MN 55416

  Trustee   Since 2/04  

Chief Executive Officer, Connecticut Innovations, 2012 to present; General Partner of Fairview Capital, L.P., 1994 to present

  42   The Natural History Museum of the Adirondacks

Dickson W. Lewis, Age 63

5701 Golden Hills Drive Minneapolis, MN 55416

  Trustee   Since 2/04   Vice President/General Manager, Yearbooks & Canada-Lifetouch National School Studios, 2006 to present; Vice President/General Manager of Jostens, Inc., 2002 to 2006; Senior Vice President of Fortis Group, 1997 to 2002; Consultant to Hartford Insurance Co., 2001   42   None

Peter W. McClean, Age 67

5701 Golden Hills Drive Minneapolis, MN 55416

  Trustee   Since 2/04   Retired; President and CEO of Measurisk, LLC, 2001 to 2003; Chief Risk Management Officer at Bank Of Bermuda Ltd., 1996 to 2001   42   PNMAC Opportunity Fund; Northeast Bank; and FHI

Arthur C. Reeds III, Age 67

5701 Golden Hills Drive Minneapolis, MN 55416

  Trustee   Since 10/99   Retired; Senior Investment Officer, Hartford Foundation for Public Giving, 2000 to 2003; Chairman, Chief Executive and President of Conning Corp., 1999 to 2000; Investment Consultant 1997 to 1999   42   Connecticut Water Service, Inc.

 

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Interested Trustees(3)

 

Name, Address, and Age

  Positions
Held with
Allianz
VIP and VIP
FOF Trust
 

Term of
Office(2)/Length
of Time Served

 

Principal Occupation(s)
During Past 5 Years

  Number of
Portfolios
Overseen for
Allianz
VIP and VIP
FOF Trust
 

Other
Directorships
Held Outside the

Fund Complex
During Past 5 Years

Robert DeChellis, Age 44

5701 Golden Hills Drive

Minneapolis, MN 55416

  Trustee   Since 3/08   President and CEO, Allianz Life Financial Services, LLC, 2007 to present; Senior Vice President of Marketing and Product Innovation, 2006 to 2007; Executive Vice President, Travelers Life 2004 to 2005; Executive Vice President, Jackson National Life Distributors, Inc. 2002 to 2004.   42   None

Brian Muench, Age 41

5701 Golden Hills Drive Minneapolis, MN 55416

  Trustee   Since 6/11   President, Allianz Investment Management LLC from November 2010 to present; Vice President, Vice President, Advisory Management, Allianz Investment Management LLC from December 2005 to November 2010; Assistant Vice President, Investments, Allianz Life from February 2002 to November 2005.   42   None

Officers

 

Name, Address, and Age

  

Positions

Held with

Allianz
VIP and VIP
FOF Trust

   Term of
Office(2)/Length
of Time Served
  

Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years

Brian Muench, Age 41

5701 Golden Hills Drive Minneapolis, MN 55416

   President    Since 11/10    President, Allianz Investment Management LLC from November 2010 to present; Vice President, Allianz Life from April 2011, to present; Vice President, Advisory Management, Allianz Investment Management LLC from December 2005 to November 2010; Assistant Vice President, Investments, Allianz Life from February 2002 to November 2005.

Michael Radmer, Age 66

Dorsey & Whitney LLP,
Suite 1500
50 South Sixth Street Minneapolis, MN 55402-1498

   Secretary    Since 2/04    Partner, Dorsey and Whitney LLP since 1976.

Ty Edwards, Age 45

Citi Fund Services Ohio, Inc.

3435 Stelzer Road
Columbus, OH 43219

   Treasurer, Principal Accounting Officer and Principal Financial Officer    Since 4/10    Senior Vice President, Financial Administration, Citi Fund Services Ohio, Inc., December 2009 to present; Director, Product Management, Columbia Management, April 2007 to April 2009; Deputy Treasurer, Columbia Funds and Director, Fund Administration, Columbia Management, January 2006 to April 2007; Vice President, Fund Administration, Columbia Management, July 2002 to December 2005.

Stephen G. Simon , Age 43

5701 Golden Hills Drive Minneapolis, MN 55416

   Chief Compliance Officer(4) and Anti Money Laundering Compliance Officer    Since 11/06    Chief Compliance Officer, Allianz Investment Management LLC, July 2004 to present; President, Simon Compliance Consulting Ltd, May 2004 to July 2004; Compliance Counsel, Advantus Capital Management, Inc., January 2002 to May 2004.

 

  (1) Member of the Audit Committee.

 

  (2) Indefinite.

 

  (3) Is an “interested person”, as defined by the 1940 Act, due to employment by Allianz.

 

  (4) The Manager and the Trust are parties to a Chief Compliance Officer Agreement under which the Manager is compensated by the Trust for providing an employee of the Manager or one of its affiliates to act as the Trust’s Chief Compliance Officer. The Chief Compliance Officer and Anti Money Laundering Compliance Officer is not considered a corporate officer or executive employee of the Trust.

 

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The Allianz VIP Funds are distributed by Allianz Life Financial Services, LLC.   
These Funds are not FDIC Insured.    ANNRPT1211 2/12


AZL® Schroder Emerging Markets

Equity Fund

Annual Report

December 31, 2011

 

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Table of Contents

Management Discussion and Analysis

Page 1

Expense Examples and Portfolio Composition

Page 3

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

Page 4

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

Page 8

Statement of Operations

Page 8

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

Page 9

Financial Highlights

Page 10

Notes to the Financial Statements

Page 12

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

Page 20

Other Federal Income Tax Information

Page 21

Other Information Page 22

Approval of Investment Advisory and Subadvisory Agreements

Page 23

Information about the Board of Trustees and Officers

Page 27

This report is submitted for the general information of the shareholder of the Fund. The report is not authorized for distribution to prospective investors in the Fund unless preceded or accompanied by an effective prospectus, which contains details concerning the sales charges and other pertinent information.


AZL® Schroder Emerging Markets Equity Fund Review (unaudited)

 

Allianz Investment Management LLC serves as the Manager for the AZL® Schroder Emerging Markets Equity Fund and Schroder Investment Management North America Inc. serves as Subadviser to the Fund.

What factors affected the Fund’s performance during the year ended December 31, 2011?

For the year ended December 31, 2011, the AZL® Schroder Emerging Markets Equity Fund (Class 2 Shares) returned –17.27% compared to a –18.17% total return for its benchmark, the MSCI Emerging Markets Index1.

Global equity markets declined in 2011, reflecting a deterioration of the euro zone sovereign debt crisis, uncertainty over fiscal policy in the U.S. and increased concerns over health of the Chinese economy. Midway through the year, uncertainty about U.S. fiscal policy began to weigh on investor sentiment and in August 2011 Standard & Poor’s downgraded U.S. debt for the first time. This sparked a period of significant volatility in the equity markets as investors sought shelter in fixed-income securities such as Treasuries and high-quality stocks. Despite strong fundamentals, emerging market equities performed poorly in this environment, reflecting investors’ general aversion to risk.

The strongest performing emerging markets included Asian markets such as Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, and Korea. Though Latin American emerging markets underperformed broader emerging markets during the year, some markets performed well. Colombia benefited from strength in global oil prices, while Mexico benefited from its perceived status as a relative safe haven.

Hungary and Poland performed particularly poorly owing to their exposure to the deterioration of the eurozone.

The Fund outperformed its benchmark during the year. Individual stock selection was the primary driver of performance relative to its benchmark. Stocks that benefited the Fund

during the year included a Korean electronics manufacturer, a Korean automobile maker, a Taiwanese telecommunications firm, a Chinese energy company, a Brazilian utility, and a Turkish telecommunications firm.*

Country allocation had a negative effect on relative performance. While an underweight allocation to India and overweight allocations to Thailand and Korea boosted the Fund’s relative returns, underweight allocations to Indonesia and Malaysia and overweight allocations to Turkey and Hungary dragged on performance. An expansionary monetary policy helped buoy Indonesia, which was one of the strongest performing markets during the year. Malaysia benefited from strong export growth and its defensive nature in an uncertain global market environment. Turkey underperformed due to concerns over financing its current account deficit and the central bank’s ability to contain elevated inflationary pressure. Hungary suffered due to the deterioration of the European sovereign debt market.*

Past performance does not guarantee future results.

 

* The Fund’s portfolio composition is subject to change. There is no guarantee that any sectors mentioned will continue to perform well or that securities in such sectors will be held by the Fund in the future. The information contained in this commentary is for informational purposes only and should not be construed as a recommendation to purchase or sell securities in the sector mentioned. The Fund’s holdings and weightings are as of December 31, 2011.
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The Morgan Stanley Capital International (“MSCI”) Emerging Markets Index is a free float-adjusted market capitalization index that is designed to measure equity performance of emerging markets. Investors cannot invest directly in an index.

 

 

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AZL® Schroder Emerging Markets Equity Fund Review (unaudited)

 

Fund Objective

The Fund’s investment objective is to seek capital appreciation. This objective may be changed by the Trustees of the Fund without shareholder approval. The Fund seeks to achieve its objective by investing at least 80% of its net assets, plus any borrowings for investment purposes, in equity securities of companies the Fund’s subadviser believes to be “emerging market” issuers.

Investment Concerns

Equity securities (stocks) are more volatile and carry more risk than other forms of investments, including investments in high-grade fixed income securities. The net asset value per share of this Fund will fluctuate as the value of the securities in the portfolio changes. International investing may involve risk of capital loss from unfavorable fluctuations in currency values, from differences in generally accepted accounting principles or from economic or political instability in other nations.

Emerging market investing may be subject to additional economic, political, liquidity, and currency risks not associated with more developed countries.

For a complete description of these and other risks associated with investing in a mutual Fund, please refer to the Fund’s prospectus.

Growth of a $10,000 Investment

 

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The chart above represents a comparison of a hypothetical investment in the Fund versus a similar investment in the Fund’s benchmark, and represents the reinvestment of dividends and capital gains in the Fund.

Average Annual Total Returns as of December 31, 2011

 

     Inception
Date
     1
Year
    3
Year
    5
Year
    Since
Inception
 

AZL® Schroder Emerging Markets Equity Fund

           

(Class 1 Shares)

     5/6/07         –17.09     17.20     —          –1.66

AZL® Schroder Emerging Markets Equity Fund

           

(Class 2 Shares)

     5/1/06         –17.27     16.89     0.03     1.01

MSCI Emerging Markets Index

           

(gross of withholding taxes)

     5/1/06         –18.17     20.42     2.70     4.11

MSCI Emerging Markets Index

           

(net of withholding taxes)

     5/1/06         –18.42     20.07     2.40     3.80

Past performance does not guarantee future results. The performance data quoted represents past performance and current returns may be lower or higher. The investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed may be worth more or less than the original cost. To obtain performance information current to the most recent month end, please visit www.Allianzlife.com.

Expense Ratio

 

      Gross  

AZL® Schroder Emerging Markets Equity Fund (Class 1 Shares)

     1.45

AZL® Schroder Emerging Markets Equity Fund (Class 2 Shares)

     1.70

The above expense ratios are based on the current Fund prospectus dated May 1, 2011. The Manager voluntarily reduced the management fee to 1.08%. The Manager and the Fund have entered into a written contract limiting operating expenses, excluding certain expenses (such as interest expense), to 1.40% for Class 1 Shares and 1.65% for Class 2 Shares through April 30, 2013. Additional information pertaining to the December 31, 2011 expense ratios can be found in the financial highlights.

 

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The hypothetical $10,000 investment for the MSCI Emerging Markets Index is calculated from April 30, 2006. The total return of the Fund does not reflect the effect of any insurance charges, the annual maintenance fee or the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares. Such charges, fees and tax payments would reduce the performance quoted.

The Fund’s performance is measured against the Morgan Stanley Capital International (“MSCI”) Emerging Markets Index, an unmanaged free float-adjusted market capitalization index that is designed to measure equity performance of emerging markets. The Index noted as “gross of withholding taxes” does not reflect the deduction of fees associated with a mutual fund, such as investment management and fund accounting fees. The Index noted as “net of withholding taxes” reflects the reinvestment of dividends after the deduction of withholding taxes, using (for international indices) a tax rate applicable to non-resident institutional investors who do not benefit from double taxation treaties. The Fund’s performance reflects the deduction of fees for services provided to the Fund. Investors cannot invest directly in an index.

 

 

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ALLIANZ VARIABLE INSURANCE PRODUCTS TRUST

AZL Schroder Emerging Markets Equity Fund

Expense Examples

(Unaudited)

 

As a shareholder of the AZL Schroder Emerging Markets Equity Fund (the “Fund”), you incur ongoing costs, including management fees, distribution fees, and other Fund expenses. These examples are 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. Please note that the expenses shown in the tables are meant to highlight your ongoing cost only. Therefore, the examples are useful in comparing ongoing cost only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher. Please note that the expenses that apply to subaccounts of the insurance contracts were included, your costs would have been higher.

These examples are based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the periods presented below.

The Actual Expense table below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information below, 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 table under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.

 

    Beginning
Account Value
7/1/11
    Ending
Account Value
12/31/11
    Expense Paid
During Period*
7/1/11 - 12/31/11
    Annualized
Expense Ratio
During  Period**
7/1/11 - 12/31/11
 

AZL Schroder Emerging Markets Equity Fund Class 1

  $ 1,000.00      $ 810.50      $ 5.98        1.31

AZL Schroder Emerging Markets Equity Fund Class 2

  $ 1,000.00      $ 809.70      $ 7.12        1.56

The Hypothetical Expense table below provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year 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 this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of other funds.

 

    Beginning
Account Value
7/1/11
    Ending
Account Value
12/31/11
    Expense Paid
During Period*
7/1/11 - 12/31/11
    Annualized
Expense Ratio
During  Period**
7/1/11 - 12/31/11
 

AZL Schroder Emerging Markets Equity Fund Class 1

  $ 1,000.00      $ 1,018.60      $ 6.67        1.31

AZL Schroder Emerging Markets Equity Fund Class 2

  $ 1,000.00      $ 1,017.34      $ 7.93        1.56

 

  * Expenses are equal to the average account value times the Fund’s annualized expense ratio multiplied by the number of days in the most recent fiscal half-year divided by the number of days in the fiscal year.
  ** Excludes expense paid indirectly.

Portfolio Composition

(Unaudited)

 

Investments

   Percent of
net assets+
 

Financials

     23.5

Energy

     16.8   

Information Technology

     14.2   

Consumer Discretionary

     10.6   

Materials

     9.4   

Telecommunication Services

     8.8   

Consumer Staples

     7.4   

Investments

   Percent of
net assets+
 

Securities Held as Collateral for Securities on Loan

     7.3

Industrials

     5.3   

Utilities

     2.0   

Unaffiliated Investment Company

     1.4   

Health Care

     0.7   
  

 

 

 

Total

     107.4
  

 

 

 
 

 

  + Investments are shown as a percentage of net assets, not total investments. As such the total may not equal 100%. For more information about the investments, please see the Schedule of Portfolio Investments.

 

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ALLIANZ VARIABLE INSURANCE PRODUCTS TRUST

AZL Schroder Emerging Markets Equity Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

December 31, 2011

 

Shares               
Fair
Value
 

 

Common Stocks (96.2%):

  

 

Auto Components (1.3%):

  

  11,980      

Hyundai Mobis Co., Ltd.

   $ 3,041,965   
  196,181      

TAV Havalimanlari Holding AS*

     835,580   
     

 

 

 
        3,877,545   
     

 

 

 

 

Automobiles (4.5%):

  

  1,858,000      

Dongfeng Motor Corp.

     3,166,482   
  38,867      

Hyundai Motor Co.*

     7,198,900   
  65,716      

Mahindra & Mahindra, Ltd.

     842,249   
  289,000      

PT Astra International Tbk

     2,359,780   
     

 

 

 
        13,567,411   
     

 

 

 

 

Capital Markets (0.3%):

  

  474,281      

Egyptian Financial Group-Hermes Holding*

     787,453   
     

 

 

 

 

Chemicals (2.2%):

  

  54,412      

Industries Qatar Q.S.C.

     1,990,007   
  14,109      

LG Chem, Ltd.*

     3,898,075   
  285,000      

Nan Ya Plastics Corp.

     566,709   
  3,783      

Uralkali, SP

     135,860   
     

 

 

 
        6,590,651   
     

 

 

 

 

Commercial Banks (18.6%):

  

  314,403      

Banco Bradesco SA, ADR

     5,244,242   
  739,100      

Bangkok Bank Public Co., Ltd.

     3,844,429   
  8,590,832      

China Construction Bank

     6,006,330   
  3,527,101      

Chinatrust Financial Holding Co., Ltd.

     2,200,201   
  454,700      

CIMB Group Holdings Berhad

     1,066,044   
  347,320      

Commercial International Bank Egypt SAE

     1,077,299   
  9,351      

Credicorp, Ltd.

     1,023,654   
  109,430      

DGB Financial Group, Inc.*

     1,232,469   
  124,800      

Grupo Financiero Banorte SA de C.V.

     378,033   
  64,950      

Hana Financial Group, Inc.

     2,000,570   
  432,169      

HDFC Bank, Ltd.

     3,473,442   
  13,708      

ICICI Bank, Ltd., Sponsored ADR

     362,302   
  10,770,385      

Industrial & Commercial Bank of China

     6,410,131   
  320,643      

Itau Unibanco Banco Multiplo SA, Sponsored ADR

     5,951,134   
  928,200      

Kasikornbank Public Co., Ltd.

     3,591,582   
  3,966,500      

PT Bank Mandiri Tbk

     2,945,310   
  493,000      

Public Bank Berhad

     2,082,110   
  1,472,470      

Sberbank

     3,288,750   
  49,278      

Shinhan Financial Group Co., Ltd.*

     1,703,770   
  318,080      

Turkiye Garanti Bankasi AG

     989,404   
  171,559      

Turkiye Halk Bankasi AS

     895,316   
     

 

 

 
          55,766,522   
     

 

 

 
Shares               
Fair
Value
 

 

Common Stocks, continued

  

 

Computers & Peripherals (0.9%):

  

  190,565      

Asustek Computer, Inc.

   $ 1,356,614   
  1,964,000      

Lenovo Group, Ltd.

     1,305,223   
     

 

 

 
            2,661,837   
     

 

 

 

 

Construction & Engineering (1.1%):

  

  26,840      

GS Engineering & Construction Corp.

     2,166,312   
  31,800      

Orascom Construction Industries, Sponsored GDR

     1,060,660   
     

 

 

 
        3,226,972   
     

 

 

 

 

Construction Materials (2.1%):

  

  627,000      

Anhui Conch Cement Co., Ltd., Class H^

     1,846,982   
  1,865,500      

PT Semen Gresik (Persero) Tbk

     2,358,318   
  1,749,427      

Taiwan Cement Corp.

     2,027,970   
     

 

 

 
        6,233,270   
     

 

 

 

 

Diversified Financial Services (0.3%):

  

  364,002      

FirstRand, Ltd.

     933,937   
     

 

 

 

 

Diversified Telecommunication Services (1.3%):

  

  24,530      

Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd., ADR

     816,358   
  56,458      

Telefonica Brasil SA, ADR

     1,542,997   
  67,955      

Telekomunikacja Polska SA

     339,796   
  300,365      

Turk Telekomunikasyon AS

     1,114,345   
     

 

 

 
        3,813,496   
     

 

 

 

 

Electric Utilities (0.9%):

  

  42,401      

Companhia Energetica de Minas Gerais SA, Preferred Shares

     756,600   
  104,623      

Companhia Energetica de Minas Gerais SA, Sponsored ADR^

     1,861,243   
  13,200      

Sibenergyholding JSC*(a)

       
     

 

 

 
        2,617,843   
     

 

 

 

 

Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components (2.1%):

  

  126,776      

Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.

     695,052   
  1,004,129      

Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.

     2,745,087   
  57,585      

Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd., Sponsored GDR

     315,318   
  61,000      

Largan Precision Co., Ltd.

     1,139,526   
  1,129,240      

WPG Holdings, Ltd.

     1,299,432   
     

 

 

 
        6,194,415   
     

 

 

 

 

Energy Equipment & Services (0.0%):

  

  552,000      

China Suntien Green Energy Corp., Class H

     96,074   
     

 

 

 

 

Food & Staples Retailing (3.1%):

  

  1,682,400      

CP ALL PCL

     2,761,805   
  5,923      

E-Mart Co., Ltd.

     1,435,665   
  6,230      

Shinsegae Co., Ltd.*

     1,325,441   
 

 

continued

 

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ALLIANZ VARIABLE INSURANCE PRODUCTS TRUST

AZL Schroder Emerging Markets Equity Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments, continued

December 31, 2011

 

Shares               
Fair
Value
 

 

Common Stocks, continued

  

 

Food & Staples Retailing, continued

  

  986,930      

Wal-Mart de Mexico SAB de C.V., Series V^

   $ 2,710,024   
  47,499      

X5 Retail Group NV*

     1,084,433   
     

 

 

 
        9,317,368   
     

 

 

 

 

Food Products (1.7%):

  

  75,186      

BRF - Brasil Foods SA, ADR^

     1,469,886   
  316,000      

China Mengniu Dairy Co., Ltd.

     738,473   
  294,446      

Grupo Bimbo SAB de C.V., Series A^

     601,642   
  753,000      

PT Indofood Sukses Makmur Tbk

     382,236   
  3,752,000      

PT Perusahaan Perkebunan London Sumatra Indonesia Tbk

     931,499   
  306,000      

Tingyi (Cayman Islands) Holding Corp.

     930,991   
     

 

 

 
        5,054,727   
     

 

 

 

 

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure (0.8%):

  

  726,400      

Genting Berhard

     2,517,274   
     

 

 

 

 

Household Durables (0.4%):

  

  395,600      

PDG Realty SA Empreendimentos e Participacoes

     1,251,832   
     

 

 

 

 

Household Products (1.1%):

  

  8,043      

LG Household & Health Care, Ltd.*

     3,406,175   
     

 

 

 

 

Independent Power Producers & Energy Traders (1.1%):

  

  1,724,000      

China Resources Power Holdings Co.

         3,323,063   
     

 

 

 

 

Industrial Conglomerates (1.3%):

  

  869,600      

Sime Darby Berhad

     2,525,667   
  103,900      

SM Investments Corp.

     1,386,397   
     

 

 

 
        3,912,064   
     

 

 

 

 

Insurance (1.9%):

  

  610,800      

China Pacific Insurance Group Co., Ltd., Class H

     1,736,137   
  57,000      

Ping An Insurance Group Co. of China

     376,971   
  10,957      

Powszechny Zaklad Ubezpieczen SA

     980,205   
  14,626      

Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance Co., Ltd.

     2,681,966   
     

 

 

 
        5,775,279   
     

 

 

 

 

Internet Software & Services (1.8%):

  

  14,400      

Baidu, Inc., Sponsored ADR*

     1,677,168   
  5,982      

Daum Communications Corp.*

     623,886   
  153,400      

Tencent Holdings, Ltd.

     3,089,300   
     

 

 

 
        5,390,354   
     

 

 

 

 

IT Services (0.7%):

  

  38,029      

Infosys Technologies, Ltd.

     1,981,824   
     

 

 

 

 

Machinery (1.4%):

  

  4,747      

Hyundai Heavy Industries Co., Ltd.*

     1,064,148   
  82,000      

Iochpe-Maxion SA

     1,110,485   
  438,000      

Weichai Power Co., Ltd., Class H

     2,152,246   
     

 

 

 
        4,326,879   
     

 

 

 
Shares               
Fair
Value
 

 

Common Stocks, continued

  

 

Media (1.5%):

  

  119,210      

Cheil Worldwide, Inc.

   $ 1,966,911   
  164,408      

Cyfrowy Polsat SA

     642,696   
  40,814      

Naspers, Ltd.

     1,781,617   
     

 

 

 
        4,391,224   
     

 

 

 

 

Metals & Mining (3.8%):

  

  47,159      

AngloGold Ashanti, Ltd.

     2,005,924   
  275,374      

Centamin plc*

     351,751   
  24,700      

Compania de Minas Buenaventura SA, Sponsored ADR

     946,998   
  207,900      

Gerdau SA, Sponsored ADR

     1,623,699   
  421,380      

Grupo Mexico SAB de C.V., Series B

     1,108,434   
  22,608      

Impala Platinum Holdings, Ltd.

     468,745   
  14,401      

KGHM Polska Miedz SA

     459,040   
  41,520      

Mining & Metallurgical Co. Norilsk Nickel, Sponsored ADR

     636,502   
  49,661      

Polymetal International plc

     843,568   
  143,400      

Vale SA, Sponsored ADR

     3,075,930   
     

 

 

 
        11,520,591   
     

 

 

 

 

Multiline Retail (1.0%):

  

  60,000      

Lojas Renner SA

     1,557,844   
  1,070,500      

Parkson Retail Group, Ltd.^

     1,311,479   
     

 

 

 
        2,869,323   
     

 

 

 

 

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels (16.8%):

  

  3,900,000      

China Petroleum & Chemical Corp. (Sinopec), H Shares^

     4,098,004   
  887,500      

China Shenhua Energy Co., Ltd.

     3,845,383   
  3,399,000      

CNOOC, Ltd.

     5,946,319   
  103,950      

LUKOIL, Sponsored ADR

     5,530,140   
  17,150      

Novatek Oao

     2,140,534   
  832,582      

OAO Gazprom, Sponsored GDR

     8,892,808   
  92,601      

Petroleo Brasileiro SA, ADR

     2,301,135   
  133,904      

Petroleo Brasileiro SA, Sponsored ADR^

     3,145,405   
  452,600      

PTT PCL

     4,567,616   
  51,255      

Reliance Industries, Ltd.

     668,728   
  174,600      

Rosneft Oil Co.

     1,149,387   
  53,182      

Sasol, Ltd.

     2,539,620   
  14,487      

SK Energy Co., Ltd.*

     1,796,092   
  779,600      

Thai Oil Public Co., Ltd.

     1,447,504   
  84,000      

Ultrapar Participacoes SA

     1,442,124   
  44,700      

Ultrapar Participacoes SA, Sponsored ADR

     768,840   
     

 

 

 
          50,279,639   
     

 

 

 

 

Pharmaceuticals (0.7%):

  

  71,594      

Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories, Ltd.

     2,117,606   
     

 

 

 

 

Real Estate Management & Development (2.1%):

  

  2,502,300      

Ayala Land, Inc.

     870,213   
  166,800      

BR Malls Participacoes SA

     1,621,033   
 

 

continued

 

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ALLIANZ VARIABLE INSURANCE PRODUCTS TRUST

AZL Schroder Emerging Markets Equity Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments, continued

December 31, 2011

 

Shares               
Fair
Value
 

 

Common Stocks, continued

  

 

Real Estate Management & Development, continued

  

  100,700      

BR Properties SA

   $ 999,169   
  1,738,000      

China Overseas Land & Investment, Ltd.^

     2,914,236   
  54,420      

Franshion Properties China, Ltd.

     10,464   
     

 

 

 
        6,415,115   
     

 

 

 

 

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment (8.8%):

  

  34,900      

Hynix Semiconductor, Inc.*

     666,379   
  20,143      

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

     18,506,685   
  2,884,110      

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.

     7,215,151   
     

 

 

 
          26,388,215   
     

 

 

 

 

Specialty Retail (1.1%):

  

  1,265,000      

Belle International Holdings, Ltd.

     2,210,260   
  35,852      

Foschini, Ltd. (The)

     465,929   
  56,729      

Mr. Price Group, Ltd.

     560,563   
     

 

 

 
        3,236,752   
     

 

 

 

 

Tobacco (0.5%):

  

  22,976      

KT&G Corp.*

     1,624,081   
     

 

 

 

 

Transportation Infrastructure (1.5%):

  

  408,256      

Companhia de Concessoes Rodoviarias

     2,675,724   
  67,147      

Globaltrans Investment plc

     922,848   
  63,331      

Imperial Holdings, Ltd.

     968,242   
     

 

 

 
        4,566,814   
     

 

 

 

 

Wireless Telecommunication Services (7.5%):

  

  129,900      

America Movil SAB de C.V., Sponsored ADR, Series L

     2,935,740   
  1,717,100      

Axiata Group Berhad

     2,776,394   
  1,053,500      

China Mobile, Ltd.

     10,271,921   
  48,035      

JSFC Sistema, Sponsored GDR, Registered Shares

     803,897   
  136,200      

Mobile TeleSystems, Sponsored ADR

     1,999,416   
Shares or
Principal
Amount
         
Fair
Value
 

 

Common Stocks, continued

  

 

Wireless Telecommunication Services, continued

  

  95,656      

MTN Group, Ltd.

   $ 1,701,035   
  674,100      

Taiwan Mobile Co., Ltd.

     2,104,941   
     

 

 

 
        22,593,344   
     

 

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks (Cost $274,269,572)

     288,626,969   
     

 

 

 

 

Preferred Stocks (2.2%):

  

 

Beverages (1.0%):

  

  81,900      

Companhia de Bebidas das Americas, Sponsored ADR, Preferred Shares^

     2,955,771   
     

 

 

 

 

Metals & Mining (1.2%):

  

  182,100      

Vale SA, Sponsored ADR, Preferred Shares

     3,751,260   
     

 

 

 

 

Total Preferred Stocks (Cost $4,661,817)

     6,707,031   
     

 

 

 

 

Warrant (0.3%):

  

 

Diversified Financial Services (0.3%):

  

  302,095      

Sberbank*(b)

     743,154   
     

 

 

 

 

Total Warrant (Cost $676,070)

     743,154   
     

 

 

 

 

Securities Held as Collateral for Securities on Loan (7.3%):

  

$ 22,051,307      

Allianz Variable Insurance Products Securities Lending Collateral Trust(c)

     22,051,307   
     

 

 

 

 
 
 

Total Securities Held as Collateral for Securities
on Loan
(Cost $22,051,307)

     22,051,307   
     

 

 

 

 

Unaffiliated Investment Company (1.4%):

  

  4,134,516      

Dreyfus Treasury Prime Cash Management, 0.00%(d)

     4,134,516   
     

 

 

 

 
 

Total Unaffiliated Investment Company
(Cost $4,134,516)

     4,134,516   
     

 

 

 

 
 

Total Investment Securities
(Cost $305,793,282)(e) — 107.4%

     322,262,977   
     

 

 

 

 

Net other assets (liabilities) — (7.4)%

     (22,111,423
     

 

 

 

 

Net Assets — 100.0%

   $ 300,151,554   
     

 

 

 
 

 

Percentages indicated are based on net assets as of December 31, 2011.

ADR—American Depositary Receipt

GDR—Global Depository Receipt

 

* Non-income producing security

 

^ This security or a partial position of the security was on loan as of December 31, 2011. The total value of securities on loan as of December 31, 2011 was $20,734,441.

 

(a) Security was valued in good faith pursuant to procedures approved by the Board of Trustees as of December 31, 2011. The total of all such securities represent 0.00% of the net assets of the fund.

 

(b) Rule 144A, Section 4(2) or other security which is restricted to resale to institutional investor. The sub-adviser has deemed these securities to be liquid based on procedures approved by the Board of Trustees.

 

6

continued


ALLIANZ VARIABLE INSURANCE PRODUCTS TRUST

AZL Schroder Emerging Markets Equity Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments, continued

December 31, 2011

 

(c) Purchased with cash collateral held from securities lending. The value of the collateral could include collateral held for securities that were sold on or before December 31, 2011.

 

(d) The rate represents the effective yield at December 31, 2011.

 

(e) See Federal Tax Information listed in the Notes to the Financial Statements.

The following represents the concentrations by country of risk (based on the domicile of the security issuer) relative to the totalfair value of investment securities as of December 31, 2011:

 

Country

  Percentage  

Australia

    0.1

Belize

    0.7   

Bermuda

    0.3   

Brazil

    13.1   

Cayman Islands

    0.7   

China

    6.3   

Cyprus

    0.3   

Egypt

    0.9   

Hong Kong

    12.1   

India

    2.9   

Indonesia

    2.8   

Malaysia

    3.4   

Mexico

    2.4   

Netherlands

    0.3   

Peru

    0.3   

Philippines

    0.7   

Poland

    0.8   

Qatar

    0.6   

Republic of Korea (South)

    17.6   

Russian Federation

    7.9   

South Africa

    3.5   

Switzerland

    0.5   

Taiwan

    7.0   

Thailand

    5.0   

Turkey

    1.2   

United Kingdom

    0.2   

United States

    8.4   
 

 

 

 
    100.0
 

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

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ALLIANZ VARIABLE INSURANCE PRODUCTS TRUST

AZL Schroder Emerging Markets Equity Fund

 

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

December 31, 2011

 

Assets:

 

Investment securities, at cost

  $ 305,793,282   
 

 

 

 

Investment securities, at value*

  $ 322,262,977   

Cash

    6   

Interest and dividends receivable

    267,734   

Foreign currency, at value (cost $239,154)

    239,779   

Receivable for capital shares issued

    17,309   

Receivable for investments sold

    104,882   

Reclaims receivable

    16,297   

Prepaid expenses

    3,418   
 

 

 

 

Total Assets

    322,912,402   
 

 

 

 

Liabilities:

 

Payable for investments purchased

    215,874   

Payable for capital shares redeemed

    27,777   

Payable for collateral received on loaned securities

    22,051,307   

Manager fees payable

    279,228   

Administration fees payable

    10,698   

Distribution fees payable

    57,262   

Custodian fees payable

    68,316   

Administrative and compliance services fees payable

    2,279   

Trustee fees payable

    123   

Other accrued liabilities

    47,984   
 

 

 

 

Total Liabilities

    22,760,848   
 

 

 

 

Net Assets

  $ 300,151,554   
 

 

 

 

Net Assets Consist of:

 

Capital

  $ 269,415,358   

Accumulated net investment income/(loss)

    2,587,743   

Accumulated net realized gains/(losses) from investment transactions

    11,681,348   

Net unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on investments

    16,467,105   
 

 

 

 

Net Assets

  $ 300,151,554   
 

 

 

 

Class 1

 

Net Assets

  $ 34,046,014   

Shares of beneficial interest (unlimited number of shares authorized, no par value)

    4,805,739   

Net Asset Value (offering and redemption price per share)

  $ 7.08   
 

 

 

 

Class 2

 

Net Assets

  $ 266,105,540   

Shares of beneficial interest (unlimited number of shares authorized, no par value)

    37,633,662   

Net Asset Value (offering and redemption price per share)

  $ 7.07   
 

 

 

 

 

 

* Includes securities on loan of $20,734,441.

Statement of Operations

For the Year Ended December 31, 2011

 

Investment Income:

  

Dividends

   $ 10,113,649   

Income from securities lending

     45,491   

Foreign withholding tax

     (852,092
  

 

 

 

Total Investment Income

     9,307,048   
  

 

 

 

Expenses:

  

Manager fees

     4,524,686   

Administration fees

     167,815   

Distribution fees — Class 2

     814,508   

Custodian fees

     486,786   

Administrative and compliance services fees

     17,866   

Trustee fees

     30,187   

Professional fees

     31,471   

Shareholder reports

     51,461   

Other expenses

     19,986   
  

 

 

 

Total expenses before reductions

     6,144,766   

Less expenses voluntarily waived/reimbursed by the Manager

     (730,252
  

 

 

 

Net expenses

     5,414,514   
  

 

 

 

Net Investment Income/(Loss)

     3,892,534   
  

 

 

 

Realized and Unrealized Gains/(Losses) on Investments:

  

Net realized gains/(losses) on securities and foreign currency transactions

     21,593,578   

Net realized gains/(losses) on forward currency contracts

     (116,418

Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments

     (89,384,177
  

 

 

 

Net Realized/Unrealized Gains/(Losses) on Investments

     (67,907,017
  

 

 

 

Change in Net Assets Resulting From Operations

   $ (64,014,483
  

 

 

 
 

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

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ALLIANZ VARIABLE INSURANCE PRODUCTS TRUST

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

     AZL Schroder Emerging
Markets Equity Fund
 
     For the
Year Ended
December 31,
2011
    For the
Year Ended
December 31,
2010
 

Change in Net Assets:

    

Operations:

    

Net investment income/(loss)

   $ 3,892,534      $ 3,615,318   

Net realized gains/(losses) on investment transactions

     21,477,160        58,604,499   

Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments

     (89,384,177     (19,584,987
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from operations

     (64,014,483     42,634,830   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Dividends to Shareholders:

    

From net investment income:

    

Class 1

     (404,207     (354,482

Class 2

     (2,203,468     (1,824,654

From net realized gains:

    

Class 1

     (523,264       

Class 2

     (3,948,735       
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from dividends to shareholders

     (7,079,674     (2,179,136
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in net assets from capital transactions

     (53,541,131     (38,601,981
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in net assets

     (124,635,288     1,853,713   

Net Assets:

    

Beginning of period

     424,786,842        422,933,129   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of period

   $ 300,151,554      $ 424,786,842   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Accumulated net investment income/(loss)

   $ 2,587,743      $ 1,195,169   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Capital Transactions:

    

Class 1

    

Proceeds from shares issued

     1,031,202        410,603   

Dividends reinvested

     927,470        354,482   

Cost of shares redeemed

     (7,583,676     (7,286,367
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Class 1

     (5,625,004     (6,521,282
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Class 2

    

Proceeds from shares issued

     21,826,655        81,555,078   

Dividends reinvested

     6,152,204        1,824,654   

Value of shares redeemed

     (75,894,986     (115,460,431
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Class 2

     (47,916,127     (32,080,699
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in net assets from capital transactions

     (53,541,131     (38,601,981
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Share Transactions:

    

Class 1

    

Issued

     114,717        52,657   

Reinvested

     126,704        44,645   

Redeemed

     (909,875     (924,092
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Class 1 Shares

     (668,454     (826,790
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Class 2

    

Issued

     2,677,994        10,206,763   

Reinvested

     840,465        230,095   

Redeemed

     (9,000,794     (15,071,012
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Class 2 Shares

     (5,482,335     (4,634,154
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in shares

     (6,150,789     (5,460,944
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

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AZL Schroder Emerging Markets Equity Fund

Financial Highlights

(Selected data for a share of beneficial interest outstanding throughout the periods indicated)

 

     Year Ended December 31,     May 6, 2007
to
December  31,

2007(a)
 
     2011     2010     2009     2008    

Class 1

          

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period

   $ 8.76      $ 7.84      $ 4.56      $ 13.77      $ 11.64   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Investment Activities:

          

Net Investment Income

     0.12        0.10 (b)      0.06 (b)      0.03        0.04   

Net Realized and Unrealized Gains (Losses) on Investments

     (1.61     0.88        3.24        (6.38     2.10   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from Investment Activities

     (1.49     0.98        3.30        (6.35     2.14   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Dividends to Shareholders From:

          

Net Investment Income

     (0.08     (0.06     (0.02     (0.04     (0.01

Net Realized Gains

     (0.11                   (2.82       
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Dividends

     (0.19     (0.06     (0.02     (2.86     (0.01
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Asset Value, End of Period

   $ 7.08      $ 8.76      $ 7.84      $ 4.56      $ 13.77   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Return(d)

     (17.09 )%      12.61     72.46     (51.82 )%      19.23 %(c) 

Ratios to Average Net Assets/ Supplemental Data:

          

Net Assets at End of Period (000’s)

   $ 34,046      $ 47,962      $ 49,392      $ 34,118      $ 359   

Net Investment Income/(Loss)(e)

     1.28     1.19     0.99     0.78     0.32

Expenses Before Reductions(e)

     1.45     1.45     1.54     1.70     1.69

Expenses Net of Reductions(e)(f)

     1.25     1.17     1.26     1.41     1.40

Expenses Net of Reductions, Excluding Expenses Paid Indirectly(e)(g)

     1.25     1.17     1.26     1.42     1.40

Portfolio Turnover Rate(h)

     66     101     100     159     193 %(c) 

 

 

(a) Period from commencement of operations.

 

(b) Average shares method used in calculation.

 

(c) Not annualized.

 

(d) The returns include reinvested dividends and fund level expenses, but exclude insurance contract charges. If these charges were included, the returns would have been lower.

 

(e) Annualized for periods less than one year.

 

(f) Excludes fee reductions. If such fee reductions had not occurred, the ratios would have been as indicated.

 

(g) Expenses net of reductions excludes expenses paid indirectly, pursuant to a “commission recapture” program, under which brokers remit a portion of the brokerage commission which is used to pay certain Fund expenses. See note 2 in the Notes to the Financial Statements.

 

(h) Portfolio turnover rate is calculated on the basis of the Fund as a whole without distinguishing between classes of shares issued.

 

continued

 

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ALLIANZ VARIABLE INSURANCE PRODUCTS TRUST

AZL Schroder Emerging Markets Equity Fund

Financial Highlights, continued

(Selected data for a share of beneficial interest outstanding throughout the periods indicated)

 

     Year Ended December 31,  
     2011     2010     2009     2008     2007  

Class 2

          

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period

   $ 8.74      $ 7.82      $ 4.56      $ 13.76      $ 10.56   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Investment Activities:

          

Net Investment Income

     0.09        0.08 (a)      0.04 (a)      0.02        0.03   

Net Realized and Unrealized Gains (Losses) on Investments

     (1.59     0.89        3.23        (6.38     3.17   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from Investment Activities

     (1.50     0.97        3.27        (6.36     3.20   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Dividends to Shareholders From:

          

Net Investment Income

     (0.06     (0.05     (0.01     (0.02     (b) 

Net Realized Gains

     (0.11                   (2.82       
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Dividends

     (0.17     (0.05     (0.01     (2.84     (b) 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Asset Value, End of Period

   $ 7.07      $ 8.74      $ 7.82      $ 4.56      $ 13.76   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Return(c)

     (17.27 )%      12.40     71.78     (51.89 )%      30.32

Ratios to Average Net Assets/ Supplemental Data:

          

Net Assets at End of Period (000’s)

   $ 266,106      $ 376,825      $ 373,541      $ 187,058      $ 249,236   

Net Investment Income/(Loss)

     1.03     0.91     0.68     0.86     0.40

Expenses Before Reductions(d)

     1.70     1.70     1.79     1.95     1.96

Expenses Net of Reductions

     1.50     1.42     1.51     1.66     1.65

Expenses Net of Reductions, Excluding Expenses Paid Indirectly(e)

     1.50     1.42     1.51     1.67     1.65

Portfolio Turnover Rate(f)

     66     101     100     159     193

 

 

(a) Average shares method used in calculation.

 

(b) Represents less than $0.005.

 

(c) The returns include reinvested dividends and fund level expenses, but exclude insurance contract charges. If these charges were included, the returns would have been lower.

 

(d) Excludes fee reductions. If such fee reductions had not occurred, the ratios would have been as indicated.

 

(e) Expenses net of reductions excludes expenses paid indirectly, pursuant to a “commission recapture” program, under which brokers remit a portion of the brokerage commission which is used to pay certain Fund expenses. See note 2 in the Notes to the Financial Statements.

 

(f) Portfolio turnover rate is calculated on the basis of the Fund as a whole without distinguishing between classes of shares issued.

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

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ALLIANZ VARIABLE INSURANCE PRODUCTS TRUST

AZL Schroder Emerging Markets Equity Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements

December 31, 2011

 

1. Organization

The Allianz Variable Insurance Products Trust (the “Trust”) was organized as a Delaware statutory trust on July 13, 1999. The Trust is a diversified open-end management investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”). These Notes to the Financial Statements are for the AZL Schroder Emerging Markets Equity Fund (the “Fund”). The Trust consists of 29 separate investment portfolios (collectively, the “Funds”), each of which is a series of the Trust, as follows:

 

   

AZL Allianz AGIC Opportunity Fund

   

AZL BlackRock Capital Appreciation Fund

   

AZL Columbia Mid Cap Value Fund

   

AZL Columbia Small Cap Value Fund

   

AZL Davis New York Venture Fund (formerly AZL Davis NY Venture Fund)

   

AZL Dreyfus Equity Growth Fund

   

AZL Eaton Vance Large Cap Value Fund

   

AZL Enhanced Bond Index Fund

   

AZL Franklin Small Cap Value Fund

   

AZL Franklin Templeton Founding Strategy Plus Fund

   

AZL Gateway Fund

   

AZL International Index Fund

   

AZL Invesco Equity and Income Fund (formerly AZL Van Kampen Equity and Income Fund)

   

AZL Invesco Growth and Income Fund (formerly AZL Van Kampen Growth and Income Fund)

   

AZL Invesco International Equity Fund

   

AZL JPMorgan International Opportunities Fund (formerly AZL Morgan Stanley International Equity Fund)

   

AZL JPMorgan U.S. Equity Fund

   

AZL MFS Investors Trust Fund

   

AZL Mid Cap Index Fund

   

AZL Money Market Fund

   

AZL Morgan Stanley Global Real Estate Fund

   

AZL Morgan Stanley Mid Cap Growth Fund

   

AZL NFJ International Value Fund

   

AZL Russell 1000 Growth Index Fund

   

AZL Russell 1000 Value Index Fund

   

AZL S&P 500 Index Fund

   

AZL Schroder Emerging Markets Equity Fund

   

AZL Small Cap Stock Index Fund

   

AZL Turner Quantitative Small Cap Growth Fund

 

 

The Trust is authorized to issue an unlimited number of shares of the Fund without par value. Shares of the Fund are available through the variable annuity contracts and variable life insurance policies offered through the separate accounts of participating insurance companies.

Under the Trust’s organizational documents, its officers and trustees are indemnified against certain liabilities arising out of the performance of their duties to the Fund. In addition, in the normal course of business, the Fund may enter into contracts with its vendors and others that provide for general indemnifications. The Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown, as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Fund. However, based on experience, the Fund expects the risk of loss to be remote.

 

2. Significant Accounting Policies

The following is a summary of significant accounting policies followed by the Fund in the preparation of its financial statements. The policies conform with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”). The preparation of financial statements requires management to make certain 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 increases and decreases in net assets from operations during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Management has evaluated events and transactions subsequent to period end through the date the financial statements were issued, for purposes of recognition or disclosure in these financial statements and there are no subsequent events to report.

Security Valuation

The Fund records its investments at fair value. Fair value is defined as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between willing market participants at the measurement date. The valuation techniques used to determine fair value are further described in Note 4 below.

Investment Transactions and Investment Income

Investment transactions are recorded not later than on the business day after trade date. However, for financial reporting purposes, investment transactions are accounted for on trade date. Net realized gains and losses on investments sold and on

 

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ALLIANZ VARIABLE INSURANCE PRODUCTS TRUST

AZL Schroder Emerging Markets Equity Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements, continued

December 31, 2011

 

foreign currency transactions are recorded on the basis of identified cost. Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis and includes, where applicable, the amortization of premiums or accretion of discounts. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date except in the case of foreign securities, in which case dividends are recorded as soon as such information becomes available. In addition, income and realized and unrealized gains and losses are allocated to each class of shares based on its relative net assets on a daily basis.

Foreign Currency Translation

The accounting records of the Fund are maintained in U.S. dollars. Foreign currency amounts are translated into U.S. dollars at the current rate of exchange to determine the fair value of investments, assets and liabilities. Purchases and sales of securities, and income and expenses are translated at the prevailing rate of exchange on the respective dates of such transactions. The Fund does not isolate that portion of the results of operations resulting from changes in foreign exchange rates on investments from fluctuations arising from changes in market prices of securities held. Such fluctuations are included in the net realized and unrealized gain or loss on investments and foreign currencies.

Income received by the Fund from sources within foreign countries may be subject to withholding and other income or similar taxes imposed by such countries. The Funds accrue such taxes, as applicable, based on their current interpretation of tax rules in the foreign markets in which they invest.

Risks Associated with Foreign Securities and Currencies

Investments in securities of foreign issuers carry certain risks not ordinarily associated with investments in securities of domestic issuers. Such risks include future political and economic developments, and the possible imposition of exchange controls or other foreign governmental laws and restrictions. In addition, with respect to certain countries, there is the possibility of expropriation of assets, confiscatory taxation, political or social instability or diplomatic developments which could adversely affect investments in those securities.

Dividends to Shareholders

Dividends to shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date. The Fund distributes its dividends from net investment income and net realized capital gains, if any, on an annual basis. The amount of dividends from net investment income and from net realized gains are determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations, which may differ from GAAP. These “book/tax” differences are either temporary or permanent in nature. To the extent these differences are permanent in nature (e.g., return of capital, net operating loss, reclassification of certain market discounts, gain/loss, paydowns, and distributions), such amounts are reclassified within the composition of net assets based on their federal tax-basis treatment; temporary differences (e.g., wash sales and post October losses) do not require reclassification. Dividends to shareholders that exceed net investment income and net realized gains for tax purposes are reported as distributions of capital.

Expense Allocation

Expenses directly attributable to the Fund are charged directly to the Fund, while expenses attributable to more than one Fund are allocated among the respective Funds based upon relative net assets or some other reasonable method. Each class of shares bears its pro-rata portion of expenses attributable to its series, except that each class separately bears expenses related specifically to that class, such as distribution fees. Expenses which are attributable to more than one Trust are allocated across the Allianz Variable Insurance Products and Allianz Variable Insurance Products Fund of Funds Trusts based upon relative net assets or another reasonable basis. Allianz Investment Management LLC (the “Manager”), serves as the investment manager for the Trust and the Allianz Variable Insurance Products Fund of Funds Trust.

Securities Lending

To generate additional income, the Fund may lend up to 33 1/3% of its assets pursuant to agreements requiring that the loan be continuously secured by any combination of cash, U.S. government or U.S. government agency securities, equal initially to at least 102% of the fair value plus accrued interest on the securities loaned (105% for foreign securities) and is marked to market daily to provide a level of collateral at least equal to the fair value of securities loaned. The Fund bears all of the gains and losses on such investments. The Fund receives payments from borrowers equivalent to the dividends and interest that would have been earned on securities lent while simultaneously seeking to earn income on the investment of cash collateral received. In extremely low interest rate environments, the broker rebate fee may exceed the interest earned or the cash

 

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ALLIANZ VARIABLE INSURANCE PRODUCTS TRUST

AZL Schroder Emerging Markets Equity Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements, continued

December 31, 2011

 

collateral which would result in a loss to the Fund. The investment of cash collateral deposited by the borrower is subject to inherent market risks such as interest rate risk, credit risk, liquidity risk, and other risks that are present in the market, and as such, the value of these investments may not be sufficient, when liquidated, to repay the borrower when the loaned security is returned. There may be risks of delay in recovery of the securities or even loss of rights in the collateral should the borrower of the securities fail financially. However, loans will be made only to borrowers, such as broker-dealers, banks or institutional borrowers of securities, deemed by the Allianz Investment Management LLC (the “Manager”) to be of good standing and credit worthy and when in its judgment, the consideration which can be earned currently from such securities loans justifies the attendant risks. Loans are subject to termination by the Trust or the borrower at any time, and are, therefore, not considered to be illiquid investments. Securities on loan at December 31, 2011 are presented on the Fund’s Schedule of Portfolio Investments (“Schedule”). The average outstanding amount of securities on loan was $16.9 million for the year ended December 31, 2011.

Cash collateral received in connection with securities lending is invested in the Allianz Variable Insurance Products Securities Lending Collateral Trust (the “Securities Lending Collateral Trust”) managed by The Dreyfus Corporation, an affiliate of the Custodian and Securities Lending Agent. The Securities Lending Collateral Trust invests in short-term investments that have a remaining maturity of 397 days or less as calculated in accordance with Rule 2a-7 under the 1940 Act. The Fund paid securities lending fees of $4,174 during the year ended December 31, 2011. These fees have been netted against Income from Securities Lending on the Statement of Operations.

Commission Recapture

Certain Funds of the Trust participate in a commission recapture program. The Fund will utilize the recaptured commissions to pay for, in whole or part, certain expenses of the Fund, excluding investment advisory fees. Any amounts received by the Fund, if applicable, are disclosed as “Expenses paid indirectly” on the Statement of Operations.

Derivative Instruments

All open derivative positions at period end are reflected on the Fund’s Schedule of Portfolio Investments. The following is a description of the derivative instruments that the Fund may utilize, including the primary underlying risk exposures related to each instrument type.

Forward Currency Contracts

During the year ended December 31, 2011, the Fund entered into forward currency contracts in connection with planned purchases or sales of securities or to hedge the U.S. dollar value of securities denominated in a particular currency. The Fund may enter into forward currency contracts in connection with planned purchases or sales of securities or to hedge the U.S. dollar value of securities denominated in a particular currency. In addition to the foreign currency risk related to the use of these contracts, the Fund could be exposed to risks if the counterparties to the contracts are unable to meet the terms of their contracts and from unanticipated movements in the value of a foreign currency relative to the U.S. dollar. In the event of default by the counterparty to the transaction, the Fund’s maximum amount of loss, as either the buyer or the seller, is the unrealized appreciation of the contract. The forward currency contracts are adjusted by the daily exchange rate of the underlying currency and any gains or losses are recorded for financial statement purposes as unrealized gains or losses until the contract settlement date. When the contract is closed, the Fund records a realized gain or loss equal to the difference between the value at the time it was opened and the value at the time it was closed. As of December 31, 2011, the Fund did not hold any forward currency contracts. During the year ended December 31, 2011, the Fund had limited activity in these transactions.

Futures Contracts

During the year ended December 31, 2011, the Fund did not enter into any futures contracts. The Fund may enter into futures contracts to provide equity exposure on the Fund’s cash balances. Futures contracts are valued based upon their quoted daily settlement prices. Upon entering into a futures contract, the Fund is required to segregate liquid assets in accordance with the initial margin requirements of the broker or exchange. Futures contracts are marked to market daily and a payable or receivable for the change in value (“variation margin”) is recorded by the Fund. Gains or losses are recognized but not considered realized until the contracts expire or are closed. Futures contracts involve, to varying degrees, elements of

 

14


ALLIANZ VARIABLE INSURANCE PRODUCTS TRUST

AZL Schroder Emerging Markets Equity Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements, continued

December 31, 2011

 

market risk (generally equity price risk related to stock futures, interest rate risk related to bond futures, and foreign currency risk related to currency futures) and exposure to loss in excess of the variation margin disclosed in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. The primary risks associated with the use of futures contracts are the imperfect correlation between the change in market value of the underlying securities and the prices of futures contracts, the possibility of an illiquid market, and the inability of the counterparty to meet the terms of the contract.

 

Summary of Derivative Instruments

There were no open derivative positions as of December 31, 2011.

 

Primary Risk Exposure

  

Location of Gains/(Losses)
on Derivatives
Recognized in Income

   Realized Gains/(Losses)
on Derivatives
Recognized in Income
   

Change in Unrealized
Appreciation/

Depreciation on

Derivatives

Recognized in Income

Foreign Exchange Contracts    Net realized gains/(losses) on forward currency contracts/change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments    $ (116,418   $—

 

3. Related Party Transactions

The Manager provides investment advisory and management services for the Fund. The Manager has retained an independent money management organization (the “Subadviser”) to make investment decisions on behalf of the Fund. Pursuant to a subadvisory agreement between the Manager and Schroder Investment Management North America Inc., (“Schroder”), Schroder provides investment advisory services as the Subadviser for the Fund subject to the general supervision of the Trustees and the Manager. Schroder Investment Management North America Ltd. (Schroder Ltd.), an affiliate of Schroder, serves as the Sub-subadviser to the Fund and is responsible for day-to-day management of the Fund’s assets. The Manager is entitled to a fee, computed daily and paid monthly, based on the average daily net assets of the Fund. Expenses incurred by the Fund for investment advisory and management services are reflected on the Statement of Operations as “Manager fees.” For its services, the Subadviser is entitled to a fee payable by the Manager. For its services the Sub-subadviser is entitled to a fee payable by the Subadviser. The Manager has contractually agreed to waive fees and reimburse the Fund to limit the annual expenses, excluding interest expenses (e.g., cash overdraft fees), taxes, brokerage commissions, other expenditures that are capitalized in accordance with GAAP and other extraordinary expenses not incurred in the ordinary course of the Fund’s business, based on the daily net assets of the Fund, through April 30, 2013.

For the year ended December 31, 2011, the annual rate due to the Manager and the annual expense limit were as follows:

 

     Annual Rate*     Annual Expense Limit  

AZL Schroder Emerging Markets Equity Fund Class 1

     1.23     1.40

AZL Schroder Emerging Markets Equity Fund Class 2

     1.23     1.65

 

  * From January 1, 2011 through April 30, 2011, the Manager voluntarily reduced the management fee to 0.95%. Beginning May 1, 2011, the Manager voluntarily reduced the management fee to 1.08% on all assets. The Manager reserves the right to increase the management fee to the amount shown in the table above at any time.

Any amounts contractually waived or reimbursed by the Manager in a particular fiscal year will be subject to repayment by the Fund to the Manager to the extent that from time to time through the next three fiscal years the repayment will not cause the Fund’s expenses to exceed the stated limit during the respective year. Any amounts recouped by the Manager during the period are reflected on the Statement of Operations as “Recoupment of prior expenses reimbursed by the Manager.” At December 31, 2011, there were no remaining contractual reimbursements that are subject to repayment by the Fund in subsequent years.

In addition, the Manager may voluntarily waive or reimburse additional fees in order to maintain more competitive expense ratios. Any voluntary waivers or reimbursements are not subject to repayment in subsequent years. Information on the total amount waived/reimbursed by the Manager or repaid to the Manager by the Fund during the year can be found on the Statement of Operations.

 

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AZL Schroder Emerging Markets Equity Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements, continued

December 31, 2011

 

Pursuant to separate agreements between the Funds and the Manager, the Manager provides a Chief Compliance Officer (“CCO”) and certain compliance oversight and regulatory filing services to the Trust. Under these agreements the Manager is entitled to an amount equal to a portion of the compensation and certain other expenses related to the individuals performing the CCO and compliance oversight services, as well as $75 per hour for time incurred in connection with the preparation and filing of certain documents with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fees are paid to the Manager on a quarterly basis. The total expenses incurred by the Fund for these services are reflected on the Statement of Operations as “Administrative and compliance services fees.”

Citi Fund Services Ohio, Inc. (“Citi” or the “Administrator”), a wholly owned subsidiary of Citigroup, Inc., with which an officer of the Trust is affiliated, serves as the Trust’s administrator, transfer agent, and fund accountant, and assists the Trust in all aspects of its administration and operation. The Administrator is entitled to a Trust-wide asset-based fee, which is based on the following schedule: 0.05% of daily average net assets on the first $4 billion, 0.04% of daily average net assets on the next $2 billion, 0.02% of daily average net assets on the next $2 billion and 0.01% of daily average net assets over $8 billion. The overall Trust-wide fees are accrued daily and paid monthly and are subject to a minimum annual fee. In addition, the Administrator is entitled to annual account fees related to the transfer agency system, an annual fee for each additional class of shares of any Fund, certain annual fees in supporting fair value services, and a Trust-wide annual fee for providing infrastructure and support in implementing the written policies and procedures comprising the Fund’s compliance program. Fees payable to the Administrator are subject to certain reductions associated with services provided to new funds. The Administrator is also reimbursed for certain expenses incurred. The total expenses incurred by the Fund for these services are reflected on the Statement of Operations as “Administration fees.”

Allianz Life Financial Services, LLC (“ALFS”), an affiliate of the Manager, serves as distributor of the Fund and receives 12b-1 fees directly from the Fund, plus a Trust-wide annual fee of $42,500, paid by the Manager from its profits and not by the Trust, for recordkeeping and reporting services.

The Trust has adopted a distribution and service plan in conformance with Rule 12b-1 of the 1940 Act. Pursuant to this plan, the Fund is authorized to pay certain fees for the sale and distribution of its shares and services provided to its shareholders at an annual rate not to exceed 0.25% of the Fund’s average daily net assets of Class 2 shares. These fees are reflected on the Statement of Operations as “Distribution fees.”

In addition, certain legal fees and expenses are paid to a law firm, Dorsey & Whitney LLP, of which the Secretary of the Fund is a partner. During the year ended December 31, 2011, $5,523 was paid from the Fund relating to these fees and expenses.

Certain Officers and Trustees of the Trust are affiliated with the Manager or the Administrator. Such Officers (except for the Trust’s CCO as noted above) and Trustees receive no compensation from the Trust for serving in their respective roles. For their service to the Trust and to the Allianz Variable Insurance Products Fund of Funds Trust, each non-interested Trustee receives a $36,000 annual Board retainer and a $8,000 meeting fee for each regular in-person Board meeting and a $4,000 meeting fee for each Committee meeting. In addition, Trustees may receive compensation for special meetings and telephonic meetings. Also, the Trustees are reimbursed for certain expenses associated with attending Board meetings. Compensation to the Trustees is allocated between the Trust and the Allianz Variable Insurance Products Fund of Funds Trust in proportion to the assets under management of each Trust. During the year ended December 31, 2011, actual Trustee compensation was $924,000 in total for both Trusts.

 

4. Investment Valuation Summary

The valuation techniques employed by the Fund, as described below, maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs in determining fair value. The inputs used for valuing the Fund’s investments are summarized in the three broad levels listed below:

 

   

Level 1— quoted prices in active markets for identical assets

   

Level 2— other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayments speeds, credit risk, etc.)

   

Level 3 — significant unobservable inputs (including the Fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments)

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

 

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AZL Schroder Emerging Markets Equity Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements, continued

December 31, 2011

 

Security prices are generally provided by an independent third party pricing service approved by the Trust’s Board of Trustees (“Trustees”) as of the close of the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) (generally 4:00 pm EST). Equity securities are valued at the last quoted sale price or, if there is no sale, the last quoted bid price is used for long securities and the last quoted ask price is used for securities sold short. Securities listed on NASDAQ Stock Market, Inc. (“NASDAQ”) are valued at the official closing price as reported by NASDAQ. In each of these situations, valuations are typically categorized as a Level 1 in the fair value hierarchy. Investments in open-end investment companies are valued at their respective net asset value as reported by such companies and are typically categorized as Level 1 in the fair value hierarchy.

Debt and other fixed income securities are generally valued at an evaluated bid price provided by an independent pricing source approved by the Trustees. To value debt securities, pricing services may use various pricing techniques which take into account appropriate factors such as market activity, yield, quality, coupon rate, maturity, type of issue, trading characteristics, call features, credit ratings and other data, as well as broker quotes. Short term securities of sufficient credit quality with sixty days or less remaining until maturity may be valued at amortized cost, which approximates fair value. In each of these situations, valuations are typically categorized as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy.

Exchange traded futures contracts are valued at the last sales price as of the close of the primary exchange and are typically categorized as Level 1 in the fair value hierarchy. Forward currency contracts are generally valued at the foreign currency exchange rate as of the close of the NYSE and are typically categorized as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy.

Other assets and securities for which market quotations are not readily available, or are deemed unreliable are valued at fair value as determined in good faith by the Trustees or persons acting on the behalf of the Trustees. Fair value pricing may be used for significant events such as securities whose trading has been suspended, whose price has become stale or for which there is no currently available price at the close of the NYSE. Depending on the source and relative significance of valuation inputs, these instruments may be classified as Level 2 or Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy. The Fund utilizes a pricing service to assist in determining the fair value of securities when certain significant events occur that may affect the value of foreign securities.

In accordance with procedures adopted by the Trustees, fair value pricing may be used if events materially affecting the value of foreign securities occur between the time when the exchange on which they are traded closes and the time when the Fund’s net asset value is calculated. Management identifies possible fluctuation in international securities by monitoring the increase or decrease in the value of a designated benchmark index. In the event of an increase or decrease greater than predetermined levels, the Fund may use a systematic valuation model provided by an independent third party to fair value its international equity securities which are then typically categorized as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy.

The following is a summary of the valuation inputs used as of December 31, 2011 in valuing the Fund’s investments based upon the three levels defined above:

 

      Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Total  

Investment Securities:

           

Common Stocks:

           

Capital Markets

   $ 787,453       $       $       $ 787,453   

Commercial Banks

     12,959,365         42,807,157                 55,766,522   

Diversified Telecommunication Services

     2,359,355         1,454,141                 3,813,496   

Electric Utilities

     2,617,843                         2,617,843   

Food & Staples Retailing

     2,710,024         6,607,344                 9,317,368   

Food Products

     2,071,528         2,983,199                 5,054,727   

Household Durables

     1,251,832                         1,251,832   

Internet Software & Services

     1,677,168         3,713,186                 5,390,354   

Machinery

     1,110,485         3,216,394                 4,326,879   

Metals & Mining

     8,235,131         3,285,460                 11,520,591   

Multiline Retail

     1,557,844         1,311,479            2,869,323   

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels

     22,080,452         28,199,187                 50,279,639   

Real Estate Management & Development

     2,620,202         3,794,913                 6,415,115   

Transportation Infrastructure

     2,675,724         1,891,090                 4,566,814   

Wireless Telecommunication Services

     4,935,156         17,658,188                 22,593,344   

All Other Common Stocks+

             102,055,669                 102,055,669   

 

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AZL Schroder Emerging Markets Equity Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements, continued

December 31, 2011

 

      Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Total  

Investment Securities:

           

Preferred Stocks+

   $ 6,707,031       $       $       $ 6,707,031   

Warrants

             743,154                 743,154   

Securities Held as Collateral for Securities on Loan

             22,051,307                 22,051,307   

Unaffiliated Investment Company

     4,134,516                         4,134,516   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Investment Securities

     80,491,109         241,771,868                 322,262,977   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  + For detailed industry descriptions, see the accompanying Schedule of Portfolio Investments.

As of December 31, 2011, the Fund held securities that were valued in good faith pursuant to procedures approved by the Board of Trustees. The Sibenergyholding JSC common stock was valued at $0.

The Fund recognizes significant transfers between fair value hierarchy levels at the reporting period end. There were no significant transfers between Levels 1, 2 or 3 as of December 31, 2011.

In May 2011, the FASB issued ASU No. 2011-04 “Amendments to Achieve Common Fair Value Measurement and Disclosure Requirements in U.S. GAAP and IFRS”. ASU 2011-04 includes common requirements for measurement of and disclosure about fair value between U.S. GAAP and IFRS. ASU 2011-04 will require reporting entities to disclose quantitative information about the unobservable inputs used in the fair value measurements categorized within Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy. In addition, ASU 2011-04 will require reporting entities to make disclosures about amounts and reasons for all transfers in and out of Level 1 and Level 2 fair value measurements. The new and revised disclosures are effective for interim and annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2011. Adoption of ASU 2011-04 will have no effect on the Fund’s net assets. At this time, management is evaluating the impact of ASU 2011-04 on the financial statement disclosures.

 

5. Security Purchases and Sales

For the year ended December 31, 2011, cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of securities (excluding securities maturing less than one year from acquisition) were as follows:

 

     Purchases      Sales  

AZL Schroder Emerging Markets Equity Fund

   $ 243,020,583       $ 300,670,037   

 

6. Federal Income Tax Information

It is the Fund’s policy to continue to comply with the requirements of the Internal Revenue Code under Subchapter M, applicable to regulated investment companies, and to distribute all of its taxable income, including any net realized gains on investments, to its shareholders. Therefore, no provision is made for federal income taxes.

Management of the Funds has reviewed tax positions taken in tax years that remain subject to examination by all major tax jurisdictions, including federal (i.e., the last four tax year ends and the interim tax period since then, as applicable). Management believes that there is no tax liability resulting from unrecognized tax benefits related to uncertain tax positions taken.

Cost for federal income tax purposes at December 31, 2011 is $311,458,891. The gross unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on a tax basis is as follows:

 

Unrealized appreciation

  $ 38,594,421   

Unrealized depreciation

    (27,790,335
 

 

 

 

Net unrealized appreciation

  $ 10,804,086   
 

 

 

 

 

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ALLIANZ VARIABLE INSURANCE PRODUCTS TRUST

AZL Schroder Emerging Markets Equity Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements, continued

December 31, 2011

 

The tax character of dividends paid to shareholders during the year ended December 31, 2011 were as follows:

 

     Ordinary
Income
     Net
Long-Term
Capital Gains
     Total
Distributions(a)
 

AZL Schroder Emerging Markets Equity Fund

   $ 2,607,675       $ 4,471,999       $ 7,079,674   

 

  (a) Total distributions paid may differ from the Statements of Changes in Net Assets because dividends are recognized when actually paid for tax purposes.

The tax character of dividends paid to shareholders during the year ended December 31, 2010 were as follows:

 

     Ordinary
Income
     Net
Long-Term
Capital Gains
     Total
Distributions(a)
 

AZL Schroder Emerging Markets Equity Fund

   $ 2,179,136       $       $ 2,179,136   

 

  (a) Total distributions paid may differ from the Statements of Changes in Net Assets because dividends are recognized when actually paid for tax purposes.

As of December 31, 2011, the components of accumulated earnings on a tax basis were as follows:

 

     Undistributed
Ordinary
Income
     Undistributed
Long-Term
Capital Gains
     Unrealized
Appreciation(a)
     Total
Accumulated
Earnings/
(Deficit)
 

AZL Schroder Emerging Markets Equity Fund

   $ 2,587,752       $ 17,346,957       $ 10,801,487       $ 30,736,196   

 

  (a) The differences between book-basis and tax-basis unrealized appreciation/depreciation is attributable primarily to tax deferral of losses on wash sales.

 

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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

The Shareholders and Board of Trustees of

Allianz Variable Insurance Products Trust:

We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities of AZL Schroder Emerging Markets Equity Fund (the “Fund”) of the Allianz Variable Insurance Products Trust, including the schedule of portfolio investments, as of December 31, 2011, and the related statement of operations for the year then ended, the statements of changes in net assets for each of the years in the two-year period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the periods in the five-year period then ended. These financial statements and financial highlights are the responsibility of the Fund’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements and financial highlights based on our audits.

We conducted our audits 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 and financial highlights are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of December 31, 2011, by correspondence with the custodian and brokers or by other appropriate auditing procedures where replies from brokers were not received. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

In our opinion, the financial statements and financial highlights referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Fund as of December 31, 2011, the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the years in the two-year period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the periods in the five-year period then ended, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.

KPMG LLP

Columbus, Ohio

February 24, 2012

 

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ALLIANZ VARIABLE INSURANCE PRODUCTS TRUST

 

Other Federal Income Tax Information (Unaudited)

For the year ended December 31, 2011, 5.04% of the total ordinary income dividends paid by the Fund qualify for the corporate dividends received deduction available to corporate shareholders.

During the year ended December 31, 2011, the Fund declared net long-term capital gain distributions of $4,471,999.

 

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ALLIANZ VARIABLE INSURANCE PRODUCTS TRUST

 

Other Information (Unaudited)

A description of the policies and procedures that the Fund uses to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities is available, without charge, upon request, by visiting the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (“Commission”) website at www.sec.gov, or by calling 800-624-0197.

Information regarding how the Fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30th is available (i) without charge, upon request, by calling 800-624-0197; (ii) on the Allianz Variable Insurance Products Trust’s website at https://www.allianzlife.com; and (iii) on the Commission’s website at http://www.sec.gov.

The Fund files complete Schedules of Portfolio Holdings with the Commission for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. Schedules of Portfolio Holdings for the Fund in this report are available without charge on the Commission’s website at http://www.sec.gov, or may be reviewed and copied at the Commission’s Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. Information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 800-SEC-0330.

 

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ALLIANZ VARIABLE INSURANCE PRODUCTS TRUST

 

Approval of Investment Advisory and Subadvisory Agreements (Unaudited)

The Allianz Variable Insurance Products Trust (the “Trust”) is a manager-of-managers fund. That means that the Trust’s Manager (“Allianz Investment Management LLC”) is responsible for monitoring the various Subadvisers that have day-to-day responsibility for the decisions made for each of the Trust’s investment portfolios. The Trust’s Manager is responsible for determining, in the first instance, which investment advisers to consider recommending for selection as a Subadviser.

In reviewing the services provided by the Manager and the terms of the investment management agreement, the Board receives and reviews information related to the Manager’s experience and expertise in the variable insurance marketplace. Currently, the Funds are offered only through variable annuities and variable life insurance policies, and not in the retail fund market. In addition, the Board receives information regarding the Manager’s expertise with regard to portfolio diversification and asset allocation requirements within variable insurance products issued by Allianz Life Insurance Company of North America and its subsidiary, Allianz Life Insurance Company of New York. Currently, the Funds are offered only through Allianz Life and Allianz of New York variable products.

The Trust’s Manager has adopted policies and procedures to assist it in the process of analyzing each potential Subadviser with expertise in particular asset classes for purposes of making the recommendation that a specific investment adviser be selected. The Trust’s Board reviews and considers the information provided by the Manager in deciding which investment advisers to select. After an investment adviser becomes a Subadviser, a similarly rigorous process is instituted by the Manager to monitor the investment performance and other responsibilities of the Subadviser. The Manager reports to the Trust’s Board on its analysis at the regular meetings of the Board, which are held at least quarterly. Where warranted, the Manager will add or remove a particular Subadviser from a “watch” list that it maintains. Watch list criteria include, for example: (a) Fund performance over various time periods; (b) Fund risk issues, such as changes in key personnel involved with Fund management, changes in investment philosophy or process, or “capacity” concerns; and (c) organizational risk issues, such as regulatory, compliance or legal concerns, or changes in the ownership of the Subadviser. The Manager may place a Fund on the watch list for other reasons, and if so, will explain its rationale to the Trustees. Funds which are on the watch list are subject to special scrutiny of the Manager and the Board of Trustees. Funds may be removed from such watch list, if for example, performance improves or regulatory matters are satisfactorily resolved. However, in some situations where Funds which have been on the watch list, the Manager has recommended the retention of a new Subadviser, and the Board of Trustees has subsequently approved new Subadvisory Agreements with such Subadvisers.

In assessing the Manager’s and Subadvisers’ (collectively, the “Advisory Organizations”), performance of their obligations, the Board considers whether there has occurred a circumstance or event that would constitute a reason for it to not renew an advisory contract. In this regard, the Board is mindful of the potential disruption of a Fund’s operations and various risks, uncertainties and other effects that could occur as a result of a decision to terminate or not renew a contract.

As required by the Investment Company Act of 1940 (“1940 Act”), the Trust’s Board has reviewed and approved the Trust’s Investment Management Agreement with the Manager (the “Advisory Agreement”) and portfolio management agreements (the “Subadvisory Agreements”) with the Subadvisers. The Board’s decision to approve these contracts reflects the exercise of its business judgment on whether to approve new arrangements and continue the existing arrangements. During its review of these contracts, the Board considers many factors, among the most material of which are: the Fund’s investment objectives and long term performance; the Advisory Organizations’ management philosophy, personnel, and processes, including their compliance history and the adequacy of their compliance processes; the preferences and expectations of Fund shareholders (and underlying contract owners) and their relative sophistication; the continuing state of competition in the mutual fund industry; and comparable fees in the mutual fund industry.

The Board also considers the compensation and benefits received by the Advisory Organizations. This includes fees received for services provided to the Fund by affiliated persons of the Advisory Organizations and research services received by the Advisory Organizations from brokers that execute Fund trades, as well as advisory fees. The Board considered the fact that: (1) the Manager and the Trust are parties to an Administrative Service Agreement, a Compliance Services Agreement, and a Chief Compliance Officer Agreement, under which the Manager is compensated by the Trust for performing certain administrative and compliance services including providing an employee of the Manager or one of its affiliates to act as the Trust’s Chief Compliance Officer; and (2) Allianz Life Financial Services, LLC, an affiliated person of the Manager, is a registered securities broker-dealer and receives (along with its affiliated persons) payments made by the Trust pursuant to Rule 12b-1.

The Board is aware that various courts have interpreted provisions of the 1940 Act and have indicated in their decisions that the following factors may be relevant to an adviser’s compensation: the nature and quality of the services provided by the adviser, including the performance of the fund; the adviser’s cost of providing the services; the extent to which the adviser may realize “economies of scale” as the fund grows larger; any indirect benefits that may accrue to the adviser and its

 

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affiliates as a result of the adviser’s relationship with the fund; performance and expenses of comparable funds; and the extent to which the independent Board members are fully informed about all facts bearing on the adviser’s service and fee. The Trust’s Board is aware of these factors and takes them into account in its review of the Trust’s advisory contracts.

The Board considered and weighed these circumstances in light of its experience in governing the Trust and working with the Advisory Organizations on matters relating to the Funds, and is assisted in its deliberations by the advice of legal counsel to the Independent Trustees. In this regard, the Board requests and receives a significant amount of information about the Funds and the Advisory Organizations. Some of this information is provided at each regular meeting of the Board; additional information is provided in connection with the particular meeting or meetings at which the Board’s formal review of an advisory contract occurs. In between regularly scheduled meetings, the Board may receive information on particular matters as the need arises. Thus, the Board’s evaluation of an advisory contract is informed by reports covering such matters as: an Advisory Organization’s investment philosophy, personnel, and processes; the Fund’s short- and long-term performance (in absolute terms as well as in relationship to its benchmark(s), certain competitor or “peer group” funds and similar funds managed by the particular Subadviser), and comments on the reasons for performance; the Fund’s expenses (including the advisory fee itself and the overall expense structure of the Fund, both in absolute terms and relative to similar and/or competing funds, with due regard for contractual or voluntary expense limitations); the use and allocation of brokerage commissions derived from trading the Fund’s portfolio securities; the nature and extent of the advisory and other services provided to the Fund by the Advisory Organizations and their affiliates; compliance and audit reports concerning the Funds and the companies that service them; and relevant developments in the mutual fund industry and how the Funds and/or Advisory Organizations are responding to them.

The Board also receives financial information about Advisory Organizations, including reports on the compensation and benefits the Advisory Organizations derive from their relationships with the Funds. These reports cover not only the fees under the advisory contracts, but also fees, if any, received for providing other services to the Funds. The reports also discuss any indirect or “fall out” benefits an Advisory Organization may derive from its relationship with the Funds.

The Advisory and Subadvisory Agreements (collectively, the “Agreements”) were most recently considered at Board of Trustees meetings held in the fall of 2011. Information relevant to the approval of such Agreements was considered at a telephonic Board of Trustees meeting on October 19, 2011, and at an “in person” Board of Trustees meeting held October 26, 2011. The Agreements were approved at the Board meeting of October 26, 2011. At such meeting the Board also approved an Expense Limitation Agreement between the Manager and the Trust for the period ending April 30, 2013. In connection with such meetings, the Trustees requested and evaluated extensive materials from the Manager, including performance and expense information for other investment companies with similar investment objectives derived from data compiled by an independent third party provider and other sources believed to be reliable by the Manager. Prior to voting, the Trustees reviewed the proposed approval/continuance of the Agreements with management and with experienced counsel who are independent of the Manager and received a memorandum from such counsel discussing the legal standards for their consideration of the proposed approvals/continuances. The independent (“disinterested”) Trustees also discussed the proposed approvals/continuances in a private session with such counsel at which no representatives of the Manager were present. In reaching their determinations relating to the approval and/or continuance of the Agreements, in respect of each Fund, the Trustees considered all factors they believed relevant. The Board based its decision to approve the Agreements on the totality of the circumstances and relevant factors, and with a view to past and future long-term considerations. Not all of the factors and considerations discussed above and below are necessarily relevant to every Fund, and the Board did not assign relative weights to factors discussed herein or deem any one or group of them to be controlling in and of themselves.

An SEC Rule requires that shareholder reports include a discussion of certain factors relating to the selection of investment advisers and the approval of advisory fees. The “factors” enumerated by the SEC are set forth below in italics, as well as the Board’s conclusions regarding such factors:

(1)  The nature, extent and quality of services provided by the Manager and Subadvisers.  The Trustees noted that the Manager, subject to the control of the Board of Trustees, administers each Fund’s business and other affairs. As the Trust is a manager of managers fund, the Manager is responsible for monitoring the various Subadvisers that have day-to-day responsibility for the decisions made for each of the Trust’s investment portfolios. The Trust’s Manager is responsible for determining, in the first instance, which investment advisers to consider recommending to the Board of Trustees for selection as a Subadviser.

The Trustees noted that the Manager also provides the Trust and each Fund with such administrative and other services (exclusive of, and in addition to, any such services provided by any others retained by the Trust on behalf of the Funds) and executive and other personnel as are necessary for the operation of the Trust and the Funds. Except for the Trust’s Chief Compliance Officer, the Manager pays all of the compensation of Trustees and officers of the Trust who are employees of the Manager or its affiliates.

 

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The Trustees considered the scope and quality of services provided by the Manager and the Subadvisers and noted that the scope of such services provided had expanded as a result of recent regulatory and other developments. The Trustees noted that, for example, the Manager and Subadvisers are responsible for maintaining and monitoring their own compliance programs, and these compliance programs have recently been refined and enhanced in light of new regulatory requirements. The Trustees considered the capabilities and resources which the Manager has dedicated to performing services on behalf of the Trust and its Funds. The quality of administrative and other services, including the Manager’s role in coordinating the activities of the Trust’s other service providers, also were considered. The Trustees concluded that, overall, they were satisfied with the nature, extent and quality of services provided (and expected to be provided) to the Trust and to each of the Funds under the Agreements.

(2)  The investment performance of the Funds, the Manager and the Subadvisers.  In connection with every in-person quarterly Board of Trustees meeting, Trustees receive extensive information on the performance results of each of the Funds. This includes, for example, performance information on all of the Funds for the previous quarter, and previous one, three and five-year periods, and since inception. (For Funds which have been in existence for less than five years, Trustees may receive performance information on comparable funds managed by the particular Subadviser for periods prior to the creation of a particular Fund.) Such performance information includes information on absolute total return, performance versus Subadvisers’ comparable fund(s), performance versus the appropriate benchmark(s), and performance versus peer groups. For example, in connection with the Board of Trustees meeting held October 26, 2011, the Manager reported that for the three year period ended June 30, 2011, ten Funds were in the top 40%, six were in the middle 20% and five were in the bottom 40%, and for the one year period ended June 30, 2011, nine Funds were in the top 40%, eight were in the middle 20%, and 11 were in the bottom 40%. The Manager also reported that for the five year period ended June 30, 2011, nine Funds were in the top 40%, three were in the middle 20%, and seven were in the bottom 40%. At the Board of Trustees meeting held October 26, 2011, the Trustees determined that the overall investment performance of the Funds was acceptable.

(3)  The costs of services to be provided and profits to be realized by the Manager and the Subadvisers and their affiliates from their relationship with the Funds.  The Manager has supplied information to the Board of Trustees pertaining to the level of investment advisory fees to which the Funds are subject. The Manager has agreed to temporarily “cap” Fund expenses at certain levels, and information is provided to Trustees setting forth “contractual” advisory fees and “actual” fees after taking expense caps into account. Based upon the information provided, the “actual” advisory fees payable by the Funds overall are generally comparable to the average level of fees paid by Fund peer groups. For the 29 Funds reviewed by the Board of Trustees in the fall of 2011, 24 Funds paid “actual” advisory fees in a percentage amount within the 65th percentile or lower for each Fund’s applicable category. The Trustees recognized that it is difficult to make comparisons of advisory fees because there are variations in the services that are included in the fees paid by other funds. The Board has concluded that the advisory fees to be paid to the Manager by the Funds are not unreasonable.

The Manager has also supplied information to the Board of Trustees pertaining to total Fund expenses (which includes advisory fees, the 25 basis point 12b-1 fee paid by the Funds, and other Fund expenses). As noted above, the Manager has agreed to “cap” Fund expenses at certain levels. Based upon the information provided, the overall total expense ratio ranking in 2012 for the 29 Funds was as follows: (1) 21 of the Funds had total expense rankings at or below the 50th percentile; (2) three of the Funds were between the 50th and 65th percentiles; (3) for three of the Funds with expense ranks above the 65th percentile, the Manager recommended, and the Board of Trustees approved, temporary management fee waivers effective May 1, 2012, which are expected to reduce such rankings to the 65th percentile or below; (4) for one Fund with an expense rank above the 65th percentile, the Manager expects such Fund to be below the 65th percentile in 2012 because of greater Fund assets; and (5) for one Fund with an expense rank above the 65th percentile, the Manager reported that the peer group makes for poor comparability.

The Manager has committed to providing the Funds with a high quality of service and working to reduce Fund expenses over time, particularly as the Funds grow larger. The Trustees concluded therefore that the expense ratios of the Funds were not unreasonable.

The Manager provided information concerning the profitability of the Manager’s investment advisory activities for the period from 2009 through June 30, 2011. The Trustees recognized that it is difficult to make comparisons of profitability from investment company advisory agreements because comparative information is not generally publicly available and is affected by numerous factors, including the structure of the particular adviser, the types of funds it manages, its business mix, numerous assumptions regarding allocation of expenses and the adviser’s capital structure and cost of capital. In considering profitability information, the Trustees considered the possible effect of certain fall-out benefits to the Manager and its affiliates. The Trustees focused on profitability of the Manager’s relationships with the Funds before taxes and distribution expenses. The Trustees recognized that the Manager should, in the abstract, be entitled to earn a reasonable level of profits for the services it provides to each Fund and, based on their review, concluded that they were satisfied that the Manager’s level of profitability from its relationship with the Funds was not excessive.

 

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The Manager, on behalf of the Board of Trustees, endeavored to obtain information on the profitability of each Subadviser in connection with its relationship with the Fund or Funds which it subadvises. The Manager was unable to obtain meaningful profitability information from some of the unaffiliated Subadvisers. The Manager assured the Board of Trustees that the Agreements with the Subadvisers which are not affiliated with it were negotiated on an “arm’s length” basis, so that arguably, such profitability information should be less relevant. The Trustees were also provided with certain information on profitability for Subadvisers which are affiliated with the Manager. Trustees recognized the difficulty of allocating costs to multiple advisory accounts and products of a large advisory organization. Based upon the information provided, the Trustees determined that there was no evidence that the level of such profitability attributable to subadvising the Funds was excessive.

(4) and (5) The extent to which economies of scale would be realized as the Funds grow, and whether fee levels reflect these economies of scale. The Trustees noted that most of the advisory fee schedules for the Funds do not contain breakpoints that reduce the fee rate on assets above specified levels, although certain Subadvisory Agreements have such “breakpoints.” The Trustees recognized that breakpoints may be an appropriate way for the Manager to share its economies of scale, if any, with Funds that have substantial assets. However, they also recognized that there may not be a direct relationship between any economies of scale realized by Funds and those realized by the Manager as assets increase. The Trustees do not believe there is a uniform methodology for establishing breakpoints that give effect to Fund-specific service provided by the Manager. The Trustees noted that in the fund industry as a whole, as well as among funds similar to the Funds, there is no uniformity or pattern in the fees and asset levels at which breakpoints (if any) apply. Depending on the age, size, and other characteristics of a particular fund and its manager’s cost structure, different conclusions can be drawn as to whether there are economies of scale to be realized at any particular level of assets, notwithstanding the intuitive conclusion that such economies exist, or will be realized at some level of total assets. Moreover, because different managers have different cost structures and service models, it is difficult to draw meaningful conclusions from the breakpoints that may have been adopted by other funds. The Trustees also noted that the advisory agreements for many funds do not have breakpoints at all, or if breakpoints exist, they may be at asset levels significantly greater than those of the individual Funds. The Trustees also noted that the total assets in all of the Funds as of June 30, 2011 were approximately $6.2 billion, and that no single non-money market Fund had assets in excess of $428 million.

The Trustees noted that the Manager has agreed to temporarily “cap” Fund expenses at certain levels, which has the effect of reducing expenses as would the implementation of advisory fee breakpoints. The Manager has committed to continue to consider the continuation of fee “caps” and/or advisory fee breakpoints as the Funds grow larger. The Board receives quarterly reports on the level of Fund assets. It expects to consider whether or not to approve the Agreements at a meeting to be held prior to December 31, 2012, and will at that time, or prior thereto, consider: (a) the extent to which economies of scale can be realized, and (b) whether the advisory fee should be modified to reflect such economies of scale, if any.

Having taken these factors into account, the Trustees concluded that the absence of breakpoints in certain of the Funds’ advisory fee rate schedules was acceptable under each Fund’s circumstances.

 

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Information about the Board of Trustees and Officers (Unaudited)

The Trust is managed by the Trustees in accordance with the laws of the state of Delaware governing business trusts. There are currently nine Trustees, two of whom are “interested persons” of the Trust within the meaning of that term under the 1940 Act. The Trustees and Officers of the Trust, their addresses, ages, their positions held with the Trust, their terms of office with the Trust and length of time served, their principal occupation(s) during the past five years, the number of portfolios in the Trust they oversee, and their other directorships held during the past five years are as follows:

Non-Interested Trustees(1)

 

Name, Address, and Age

  Positions
Held with
Allianz
VIP and VIP
FOF Trust
 

Term of
Office(2)/Length
of Time Served

 

Principal Occupation(s)
During Past 5 Years

  Number of
Portfolios
Overseen for
Allianz
VIP and VIP
FOF Trust
 

Other
Directorships
Held Outside the

AZL Fund Complex
During Past 5 Years

Peter R. Burnim, Age 64
5701 Golden Hills Drive Minneapolis, MN 55416
  Trustee   Since 2/07   Managing Director iQ Venture Partners, Inc., 2005 to present; EVP Northstar Companies, 2002 to 2005; Senior Officer Citibank and Citicorp for over 25 years   42   Argus Group Holdings; Sterling Centrecorp Inc.; Highland Financial Holdings; and Bank of Bermuda NY
Peggy L. Ettestad, Age 54
5701 Golden Hills Drive Minneapolis, MN 55416
  Trustee   Since 2/07   Managing Director, Red Canoe Management Consulting LLC, 2008 to present; Senior Managing Director, Residential Capital LLC, 2003 to 2008; Chief Operations Officer, Transamerica Reinsurance 2002 to 2003   42   Luther College
Roger Gelfenbien, Age 68
5701 Golden Hills Drive Minneapolis, MN 55416
  Trustee   Since 10/99   Retired; Partner of Accenture 1983 to 1999   42   Virtus Funds
(8 Funds)
Claire R. Leonardi, Age 56
5701 Golden Hills Drive Minneapolis, MN 55416
  Trustee   Since 2/04  

Chief Executive Officer, Connecticut Innovations, 2012 to present; General Partner of Fairview Capital, L.P., 1994 to present

  42   The Natural History Museum of the Adirondacks
Dickson W. Lewis, Age 63
5701 Golden Hills Drive Minneapolis, MN 55416
  Trustee   Since 2/04   Vice President/General Manager, Yearbooks & Canada-Lifetouch National School Studios, 2006 to present; Vice President/General Manager of Jostens, Inc., 2002 to 2006; Senior Vice President of Fortis Group, 1997 to 2002; Consultant to Hartford Insurance Co., 2001   42   None
Peter W. McClean, Age 67
5701 Golden Hills Drive Minneapolis, MN 55416
  Trustee   Since 2/04   Retired; President and CEO of Measurisk, LLC, 2001 to 2003; Chief Risk Management Officer at Bank Of Bermuda Ltd., 1996 to 2001   42   PNMAC Opportunity Fund; Northeast Bank; and FHI
Arthur C. Reeds III, Age 67
5701 Golden Hills Drive Minneapolis, MN 55416
  Trustee   Since 10/99   Retired; Senior Investment Officer, Hartford Foundation for Public Giving, 2000 to 2003; Chairman, Chief Executive and President of Conning Corp., 1999 to 2000; Investment Consultant 1997 to 1999   42   Connecticut Water Service, Inc.

 

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Interested Trustees(3)

 

Name, Address, and Age

  Positions
Held with
Allianz
VIP and VIP
FOF Trust
 

Term of
Office(2)/Length
of Time Served

 

Principal Occupation(s)
During Past 5 Years

  Number of
Portfolios
Overseen for
Allianz
VIP and VIP
FOF Trust
 

Other
Directorships
Held Outside the
Fund Complex
During Past 5 Years

Robert DeChellis, Age 44
5701 Golden Hills Drive Minneapolis, MN 55416
  Trustee   Since 3/08   President and CEO, Allianz Life Financial Services, LLC, 2007 to present; Senior Vice President of Marketing and Product Innovation, 2006 to 2007; Executive Vice President, Travelers Life 2004 to 2005; Executive Vice President, Jackson National Life Distributors, Inc. 2002 to 2004.   42   None

Brian Muench, Age 41

5701 Golden Hills Drive Minneapolis, MN 55416

  Trustee   Since 6/11   President, Allianz Investment Management LLC from November 2010 to present; Vice President, Vice President, Advisory Management, Allianz Investment Management LLC from December 2005 to November 2010; Assistant Vice President, Investments, Allianz Life from February 2002 to November 2005.   42   None

Officers

 

Name, Address, and Age

  

Positions
Held with
Allianz
VIP and VIP
FOF Trust

   Term of
Office(2)/Length
of Time Served
  

Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years

Brian Muench, Age 41

5701 Golden Hills Drive Minneapolis, MN 55416

   President    Since 11/10    President, Allianz Investment Management LLC from November 2010 to present; Vice President, Allianz Life from April 2011, to present; Vice President, Advisory Management, Allianz Investment Management LLC from December 2005 to November 2010; Assistant Vice President, Investments, Allianz Life from February 2002 to November 2005.
Michael Radmer, Age 66
Dorsey & Whitney LLP,
Suite 1500
50 South Sixth Street Minneapolis, MN 55402-1498
   Secretary    Since 2/04    Partner, Dorsey and Whitney LLP since 1976.
Ty Edwards, Age 45
Citi Fund Services Ohio, Inc.
3435 Stelzer Road
Columbus, OH 43219
   Treasurer, Principal Accounting Officer and Principal Financial Officer    Since 4/10    Senior Vice President, Financial Administration, Citi Fund Services Ohio, Inc., December 2009 to present; Director, Product Management, Columbia Management, April 2007 to April 2009; Deputy Treasurer, Columbia Funds and Director, Fund Administration, Columbia Management, January 2006 to April 2007; Vice President, Fund Administration, Columbia Management, July 2002 to December 2005.
Stephen G. Simon, Age 43
5701 Golden Hills Drive Minneapolis, MN 55416
   Chief Compliance Officer(4) and Anti Money Laundering Compliance Officer    Since 11/06    Chief Compliance Officer, Allianz Investment Management LLC, July 2004 to present; President, Simon Compliance Consulting Ltd, May 2004 to July 2004; Compliance Counsel, Advantus Capital Management, Inc., January 2002 to May 2004.

 

  (1) Member of the Audit Committee.

 

  (2) Indefinite.

 

  (3) Is an “interested person”, as defined by the 1940 Act, due to employment by Allianz.

 

  (4) The Manager and the Trust are parties to a Chief Compliance Officer Agreement under which the Manager is compensated by the Trust for providing an employee of the Manager or one of its affiliates to act as the Trust’s Chief Compliance Officer. The Chief Compliance Officer and Anti Money Laundering Compliance Officer is not considered a corporate officer or executive employee of the Trust.

 

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The Allianz VIP Funds are distributed by Allianz Life Financial Services, LLC.   
These Funds are not FDIC Insured.      ANNRPT1211 2/12   


AZL® Small Cap Stock Index Fund

Annual Report

December 31, 2011

 

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Table of Contents

Management Discussion and Analysis

Page 1

Expense Examples and Portfolio Composition

Page 3

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

Page 4

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

Page 13

Statement of Operations

Page 13

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

Page 14

Financial Highlights

Page 15

Notes to the Financial Statements

Page 16

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

Page 24

Other Federal Income Tax Information

Page 25

Other Information

Page 26

Approval of Investment Advisory and Subadvisory Agreements

Page 27

Information about the Board of Trustees and Officers

Page 31

This report is submitted for the general information of the shareholder of the Fund. The report is not authorized for distribution to prospective investors in the Fund unless preceded or accompanied by an effective prospectus, which contains details concerning the sales charges and other pertinent information.


AZL® Small Cap Stock Index Fund Review (unaudited)

 

Allianz Investment Management LLC serves as the Manager for the AZL® Small Cap Stock Index Fund and BlackRock Investment Management, LLC serves as Subadviser to the Fund.

What factors affected the Fund’s performance during the year ended December 31, 2011?

For the year ended December 31, 2011, the AZL® Small Cap Stock Index Fund returned 0.29%. That compared to a 1.02% total return for its benchmark, the S&P SmallCap 600 Index1.

The Fund attempts to replicate the performance of the S&P 600 index of U.S. small-cap stocks. U.S. equities delivered paltry rewards for the extreme volatility investors endured in 2011. Political turmoil, natural disasters and, above all, global debt problems led to market activity during the year that was characterized by a tug-of-war between assets perceived as high risk and those perceived as low risk.

Stocks moved unevenly higher early in the year despite political upheaval spreading across the Middle East and North Africa regions and a sharp rise in oil and other commodity prices. March brought devastating natural disasters in Japan, resulting in global supply chain disruptions. Nevertheless, equity markets were remarkably resilient as the global economic recovery appeared to be on track and investors gradually increased their appetite for risk. After peaking in late April, equities were met with a sharp reversal when the heightened possibility of Greece defaulting on its debt rekindled fears about the potential impact of the sovereign debt crisis spreading in Europe.

In the United States, a prolonged debt ceiling debate revealed the ineffectiveness of the nation’s policymakers and ultimately led to Standard & Poor’s decision to downgrade the U.S. government’s credit rating in early August. This announcement spurred one of the most volatile periods in trading history. Stock markets across the world whipsawed on hopes and fears driven by news flow. Equities swooned as debt problems in Europe spread to Italy and Spain, and global economic indicators grew increasingly bleak.

U.S. stocks staged a strong rebound in October as the domestic labor market improved and corporate profits continued to beat analyst expectations. Encouraging news from Europe also contributed to the rally. After months of deliberation, European leaders agreed upon

a new plan to reduce Greece’s debt burden, recapitalize the region’s banks, and increase the size of the euro-zone bailout fund. However, a lack of definitive details about the rescue plan soon raised doubts among investors and thwarted the rally at the end of October. In November, political instability in Greece and Italy fueled uncertainty as to whether Europe’s leaders would be able to contain the crisis. In the United States, bickering lawmakers failed to reach an agreement on reducing the U.S. budget deficit, further undermining investors’ confidence in policymakers on both sides of the Atlantic. Market volatility softened in December with the support of global central bank actions and continued improvement in economic data.

U.S. stocks outperformed most international markets during the year due to their relative safety in a time of heightened uncertainty overseas. Dividend-paying stocks performed particularly well as investors sought yield in a low-interest rate environment. Among sectors in the benchmark, utilities performed strongest in 2011. Telecommunications saw the largest losses of any sector in the Fund’s benchmark.*

The underperformance of the Fund compared to its benchmark was the result of Fund expenses that are not incurred by the benchmark.

Past performance does not guarantee future results.

 

* The Fund’s portfolio composition is subject to change. There is no guarantee that any sectors mentioned will continue to perform well or that securities in such sectors will be held by the Fund in the future. The information contained in this commentary is for informational purposes only and should not be construed as a recommendation to purchase or sell securities in the sector mentioned. The Fund’s holdings and weightings are as of December 31, 2011.
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The Standard & Poor’s SmallCap 600 Index (“S&P 600”) covers approximately 3% of the domestic equities market. Measuring the small-cap segment of the market that is typically renowned for poor trading liquidity and financial instability, the index is designed to be an efficient portfolio of companies that meet specific inclusion criteria to ensure that they are investable and financially viable. Investors cannot invest directly in an index.

 

 

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AZL® Small Cap Stock Index Fund Review (unaudited)

 

Fund Objective

The Fund’s investment objective is to seek to match the performance of the Standard & Poor’s SmallCap 600® Index (the “S&P 600”). This objective may be changed by the Trustees of the Fund without shareholder approval. The Fund seeks to achieve its objective by investing in a representative sample of stocks included in the Index and in futures whose performance is related to the index, rather than attempting to replicate the Index.

Investment Concerns

Equity securities (stocks) are more volatile and carry more risk than other forms of investments, including investments in high-grade fixed income securities. The net asset value per share of this Fund will fluctuate as the value of the securities in the portfolio changes. Smaller companies typically have a higher risk of failure and historically have experienced a greater degree of volatility.

Investing in derivatives instruments involves risks that may be different from or greater than the risk associated with investing directly in securities or other traditional instruments.

The Fund does not attempt to manage market volatility or reduce the effects of poor stock performance. In addition, factors such as Fund expenses, selection of a representative portfolio, changes in the composition of the Index, or the timing of purchases or redemptions of Fund shares may affect the correlation between the performance of the Index and the Fund’s performance.

The performance of the Fund is expected to be lower than that of the Index because of Fund fees and expenses. Securities in which the Fund will invest may involve substantial risk and may be subject to sudden severe price declines.

For a complete description of these and other risks associated with investing in a mutual Fund, please refer to the Fund’s prospectus.

Growth of a $10,000 Investment

 

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The chart above represents a comparison of a hypothetical investment in the Fund versus a similar investment in the Fund’s benchmark, and represents the reinvestment of dividends and capital gains in the Fund.

Average Annual Total Returns as of December 31, 2011

 

     1
Year
    3
Year
    Since
Inception
(5/1/07)
 

AZL® Small Cap Stock Index Fund

     0.29     16.26     0.46

S&P SmallCap 600 Index

     1.02     17.01     0.82

Past performance does not guarantee future results. The performance data quoted represents past performance and current returns may be lower or higher. The investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed may be worth more or less than the original cost. To obtain performance information current to the most recent month end, please visit www.Allianzlife.com.

Expense Ratio

 

     Gross  

AZL® Small Cap Stock Index Fund

     0.65

The above expense ratios are based on the current Fund prospectus dated May 1, 2011. The Manager and the Fund have entered into a written contract limiting operating expenses, excluding certain expenses (such as interest expense) to 0.71% through April 30, 2013. Additional information pertaining to the December 31, 2011 expense ratios can be found in the financial highlights.

 

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The hypothetical $10,000 investment data for the S&P SmallCap600 Index is calculated from April 30, 2007.

The total return of the Fund does not reflect the effect of any insurance charges, the annual maintenance fee or the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares. Such charges, fees and tax payments would reduce the performance quoted.

The Fund’s performance is measured against the Standard & Poor’s SmallCap 600 Index (“S&P 600”), an unmanaged index which covers approximately 3% of the domestic equities market. Measuring the small-cap segment of the market that is typically renowned for poor trading liquidity and financial instability, the index is designed to be an efficient portfolio of companies that meet specific inclusion criteria to ensure that they are investable and financially viable. The index does not reflect the deduction of fees associated with a mutual fund, such as investment management and fund accounting fees. The Fund’s performance reflects the deduction of fees for services provided to the Fund. Investors cannot invest directly in an index.

 

 

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ALLIANZ VARIABLE INSURANCE PRODUCTS TRUST

AZL Small Cap Stock Index Fund

Expense Examples

(Unaudited)

 

As a shareholder of the AZL Small Cap Stock Index Fund (the “Fund”), you incur ongoing costs, including management fees, distribution fees, and other Fund expenses. These examples are 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. Please note that the expenses shown in the tables are meant to highlight your ongoing cost only. Therefore, the examples are useful in comparing ongoing cost only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher. Please note that the expenses that apply to subaccounts of the insurance contracts were included, your costs would have been higher.

These examples are based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the periods presented below.

The Actual Expense table below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information below, 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 table under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.

 

     Beginning
Account Value
7/1/11
     Ending
Account Value
12/31/11
     Expense Paid
During Period*
7/1/11 - 12/31/11
     Annualized
Expense Ratio
During Period**
7/1/11 - 12/31/11
 

AZL Small Cap Stock Index Fund

   $ 1,000.00       $ 934.90       $ 3.12         0.64

The Hypothetical Expense table below provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year 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 this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of other funds.

 

     Beginning
Account Value
7/1/11
     Ending
Account Value
12/31/11
     Expense Paid
During Period*
7/1/11 - 12/31/11
     Annualized
Expense Ratio
During Period**
7/1/11 - 12/31/11
 

AZL Small Cap Stock Index Fund

   $ 1,000.00       $ 1,021.98       $ 3.26         0.64

 

  * Expenses are equal to the average account value times the Fund’s annualized expense ratio multiplied by the number of days in the most recent fiscal half-year divided by the number of days in the fiscal year.
  ** Excludes expense paid indirectly.

Portfolio Composition

(Unaudited)

 

Investments

   Percent of
net assets+
 

Securities Held as Collateral for Securities on Loan

     28.1

Financials

     19.9   

Information Technology

     18.9   

Consumer Discretionary

     15.4   

Industrials

     15.2   

Health Care

     11.2   

Materials

     4.8   

Utilities

     4.6   

Consumer Staples

     4.3   

Energy

     4.1   

Unaffiliated Investment Company

     0.7   

Telecommunication Services

     0.6   
  

 

 

 

Total

     127.8
  

 

 

 

 

  + Investments are shown as a percentage of net assets, not total investments. As such the total may not equal 100%. For more information about the investments, please see the Schedule of Portfolio Investments.

 

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ALLIANZ VARIABLE INSURANCE PRODUCTS TRUST

AZL Small Cap Stock Index Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

December 31, 2011

 

Shares               
Fair
Value
 
     

 

Common Stocks (99.0%):

  

 

Aerospace & Defense (2.2%):

  

  17,137      

AAR Corp.

   $ 328,516   
  7,813      

Aerovironment, Inc.*

     245,875   
  3,938      

American Science & Engineering, Inc.

     268,217   
  10,671      

Ceradyne, Inc.*^

     285,769   
  6,962      

Cubic Corp.

     303,474   
  20,593      

Curtiss-Wright Corp.^

     727,551   
  26,358      

Gencorp, Inc.*^

     140,225   
  19,946      

Moog, Inc., Class A*^

     876,228   
  25,923      

Orbital Sciences Corp.*

     376,661   
  16,305      

Teledyne Technologies, Inc.*^

     894,329   
     

 

 

 
     4,446,845   
     

 

 

 

 

Air Freight & Logistics (0.5%):

  

  12,588      

Forward Air Corp.

     403,445   
  16,553      

Hub Group, Inc., Class A*^

     536,814   
     

 

 

 
     940,259   
     

 

 

 

 

Airlines (0.3%):

  

  6,647      

Allegiant Travel Co.*^

     354,551   
  22,367      

SkyWest, Inc.

     281,601   
     

 

 

 
     636,152   
     

 

 

 

 

Auto Components (0.3%):

  

  8,374      

Drew Industries, Inc.*^

     205,414   
  14,853      

Spartan Motors, Inc.^

     71,443   
  8,583      

Standard Motor Products, Inc.

     172,089   
  10,434      

Superior Industries International, Inc.

     172,579   
     

 

 

 
     621,525   
     

 

 

 

 

Automobiles (0.0%):

  

  12,882      

Winnebago Industries, Inc.*^

     95,069   
     

 

 

 

 

Beverages (0.2%):

  

  3,707      

Boston Beer Co., Inc. (The),
Class A*^

     402,432   
     

 

 

 

 

Biotechnology (0.7%):

  

  23,753      

ArQule, Inc.*

     133,967   
  27,157      

Cubist Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*^

     1,075,960   
  10,953      

Emergent Biosolutions, Inc.*

     184,448   
  31,477      

Savient Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*^

     70,194   
     

 

 

 
     1,464,569   
     

 

 

 

 

Building Products (0.9%):

  

  8,269      

AAON, Inc.^

     169,432   
  12,511      

Apogee Enterprises, Inc.^

     153,385   
  13,430      

Gibraltar Industries, Inc.*

     187,483   
  20,338      

Griffon Corp.^

     185,686   
  8,874      

NCI Building Systems, Inc.*

     96,460   
  16,327      

Quanex Building Products Corp.^

     245,231   
  17,839      

Simpson Manufacturing Co., Inc.

     600,461   
  8,632      

Universal Forest Products, Inc.

     266,470   
     

 

 

 
     1,904,608   
     

 

 

 
Shares               
Fair
Value
 
     

 

Common Stocks, continued

  

 

Capital Markets (0.9%):

  

  8,893      

Calamos Asset Management, Inc., Class A

   $ 111,251   
  17,641      

Investment Technology Group, Inc.*

     190,699   
  6,872      

Piper Jaffray Cos., Inc.*^

     138,814   
  48,313      

Prospect Capital Corp.^

     448,828   
  23,696      

Stifel Financial Corp.*^

     759,457   
  12,973      

SWS Group, Inc.^

     89,125   
     

 

 

 
     1,738,174   
     

 

 

 

 

Chemicals (2.1%):

  

  12,960      

A. Schulman, Inc.

     274,493   
  10,271      

American Vanguard Corp.^

     137,015   
  12,781      

Balchem Corp.

     518,141   
  25,007      

Calgon Carbon Corp.*^

     392,860   
  21,589      

H.B. Fuller Co.^

     498,922   
  3,943      

Hawkins, Inc.^

     145,339   
  9,092      

Koppers Holdings, Inc.

     312,401   
  14,163      

Kraton Performance Polymers, Inc.*

     287,509   
  8,167      

LSB Industries, Inc.*^

     228,921   
  14,264      

OM Group, Inc.*

     319,371   
  40,024      

PolyOne Corp.^

     462,277   
  5,684      

Quaker Chemical Corp.^

     221,051   
  3,657      

Stepan Co.

     293,145   
  9,708      

Zep, Inc.

     135,718   
     

 

 

 
     4,227,163   
     

 

 

 

 

Commercial Banks (5.5%):

  

  12,553      

Bank of the Ozarks, Inc.^

     371,945   
  34,409      

BBCN Bancorp, Inc.*^

     325,165   
  34,428      

Boston Private Financial Holdings, Inc.^

     273,358   
  6,531      

City Holding Co.^

     221,336   
  17,431      

Columbia Banking System, Inc.^

     335,895   
  16,257      

Community Bank System, Inc.^

     451,945   
  46,308      

First Commonwealth Financial Corp.

     243,580   
  25,707      

First Financial Bancorp

     427,764   
  13,876      

First Financial Bankshares, Inc.^

     463,875   
  32,873      

First Midwest Bancorp, Inc.^

     333,004   
  61,327      

FNB Corp.^

     693,608   
  31,732      

Glacier Bancorp, Inc.^

     381,736   
  14,013      

Hanmi Financial Corp.*^

     103,696   
  9,847      

Home Bancshares, Inc.

     255,136   
  9,482      

Independent Bank Corp.

     258,764   
  54,227      

National Penn Bancshares, Inc.^

     457,676   
  14,597      

NBT Bancorp, Inc.^

     323,032   
  41,802      

Old National Bancorp^

     486,993   
  14,799      

PacWest Bancorp

     280,441   
  15,145      

Pinnacle Financial Partners, Inc.*^

     244,592   
 

 

continued

 

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Common Stocks, continued

  

 

Commercial Banks, continued

  

  26,303      

PrivateBancorp, Inc.

   $ 288,807   
  12,406      

S & T Bancorp, Inc.^

     242,537   
  7,626      

Simmons First National Corp.,
Class A^

     207,351   
  13,664      

Sterling Bancorp

     118,057   
  69,124      

Susquehanna Bancshares, Inc.^

     579,259   
  16,528      

Texas Capital Bancshares, Inc.*^

     505,922   
  3,635      

Tompkins Financial Corp.^

     139,984   
  14,249      

UMB Financial Corp.

     530,775   
  50,526      

Umpqua Holdings Corp.^

     626,017   
  15,971      

United Bankshares, Inc.^

     451,500   
  8,405      

United Community Banks, Inc.*^

     58,751   
  26,670      

Wilshire Bancorp, Inc.*^

     96,812   
  15,854      

Wintrust Financial Corp.^

     444,705   
     

 

 

 
     11,224,018   
     

 

 

 

 

Commercial Services & Supplies (2.1%):

  

  21,144      

ABM Industries, Inc.

     435,989   
  3,942      

Consolidated Graphics, Inc.*

     190,320   
  8,306      

G & K Services, Inc., Class A

     241,788   
  27,610      

Geo Group, Inc. (The)*^

     462,468   
  29,451      

Healthcare Services Group, Inc.^

     520,988   
  13,701      

Higher One Holdings, Inc.*^

     252,646   
  25,430      

Interface, Inc., Class A

     293,462   
  15,471      

Mobile Mini, Inc.*

     269,969   
  5,522      

Standard Register Co. (The)^

     12,866   
  17,510      

Sykes Enterprises, Inc.*

     274,207   
  27,587      

Tetra Tech, Inc.*

     595,603   
  18,815      

United Stationers, Inc.

     612,616   
  8,874      

Viad Corp.

     155,118   
     

 

 

 
     4,318,040   
     

 

 

 

 

Communications Equipment (2.0%):

  

  51,984      

Arris Group, Inc.*^

     562,467   
  4,520      

Bel Fuse, Inc., Class B^

     84,750   
  7,796      

Black Box Corp.^

     218,600   
  18,883      

Blue Coat Systems, Inc.*^

     480,572   
  8,985      

Comtech Telecommunications Corp.^

     257,151   
  11,328      

Digi International, Inc.*

     126,421   
  51,206      

Harmonic, Inc.*

     258,078   
  16,570      

NETGEAR, Inc.*

     556,255   
  8,443      

Oplink Communications, Inc.*

     139,056   
  8,157      

PC-Tel, Inc.

     55,794   
  18,803      

Symmetricom, Inc.*

     101,348   

 

Communications Equipment, continued

  

  27,200      

Tekelec*

     297,296   
  18,628      

ViaSat, Inc.*^

     859,123   
     

 

 

 
     3,996,911   
     

 

 

 
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Computers & Peripherals (0.7%):

  

  12,969      

Avid Technology, Inc.*^

   $ 110,625   
  22,632      

Intermec, Inc.*

     155,255   
  10,208      

Intevac, Inc.*

     75,539   
  3,481      

NCI, Inc., Class A*

     40,554   
  14,578      

Novatel Wireless, Inc.*

     45,629   
  9,356      

Stratasys, Inc.*^

     284,516   
  12,154      

Super Micro Computer, Inc.*

     190,575   
  14,198      

Synaptics, Inc.*^

     428,070   
     

 

 

 
     1,330,763   
     

 

 

 

 

Construction & Engineering (0.8%):

  

  17,197      

Aegion Corp.*

     263,802   
  16,539      

Comfort Systems USA, Inc.

     177,298   
  14,850      

Dycom Industries, Inc.*

     310,662   
  29,417      

Emcor Group, Inc.

     788,670   
  11,994      

Orion Marine Group, Inc.*^

     79,760   
     

 

 

 
     1,620,192   
     

 

 

 

 

Construction Materials (0.5%):

  

  19,809      

Eagle Materials, Inc.^

     508,299   
  26,963      

Headwaters, Inc.*^

     59,858   
  12,306      

Texas Industries, Inc.

     378,778   
     

 

 

 
     946,935   
     

 

 

 

 

Consumer Finance (1.3%):

  

  19,348      

Cardtronics, Inc.*

     523,557   
  12,914      

Cash America International, Inc.^

     602,180   
  19,328      

EZCORP, Inc., Class A*^

     509,679   
  13,262      

First Cash Financial Services, Inc.*^

     465,364   
  6,428      

World Acceptance Corp.*^

     472,458   
     

 

 

 
     2,573,238   
     

 

 

 

 

Containers & Packaging (0.1%):

  

  14,715      

Myers Industries, Inc.

     181,583   
     

 

 

 

 

Distributors (0.0%):

  

  8,330      

VOXX International Corp.*

     70,388   
     

 

 

 

 

Diversified Consumer Services (1.1%):

  

  7,875      

American Public Education*^

     340,830   
  6,374      

Capella Education Co.*^

     229,783   
  26,458      

Career Education Corp.*

     210,870   
  13,577      

Coinstar, Inc.*^

     619,654   
  37,516      

Corinthian Colleges, Inc.*^

     81,410   
  27,562      

Hillenbrand, Inc.

     615,184   
  10,036      

Lincoln Educational Services Corp.

     79,284   
  9,491      

Universal Technical Institute, Inc.*

     121,295   
     

 

 

 
     2,298,310   
     

 

 

 

 

Diversified Financial Services (0.8%):

  

  9,627      

Encore Capital Group, Inc.*

     204,670   
  17,266      

Financial Engines, Inc.*^

     385,550   
  8,964      

First Bancorp*

     31,284   
 

 

continued

 

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Common Stocks, continued

  

 

Diversified Financial Services, continued

  

  17,095      

Interactive Brokers Group, Inc.,
Class A

   $ 255,399   
  22,511      

Meadowbrook Insurance
Group, Inc.

     240,418   
  7,552      

Portfolio Recovery Associates, Inc.*^

     509,911   
     

 

 

 
     1,627,232   
     

 

 

 

 

Diversified Telecommunication Services (0.5%):

  

  4,082      

Atlantic Tele-Network, Inc.

     159,402   
  13,385      

Cbeyond, Inc.*

     107,214   
  86,335      

Cincinnati Bell, Inc.*^

     261,595   
  15,376      

General Communication, Inc., Class A*^

     150,531   
  6,530      

Lumos Networks Corp.^

     100,170   
  13,889      

Neutral Tandem, Inc.*

     148,474   
     

 

 

 
     927,386   
     

 

 

 

 

Electric Utilities (1.4%):

  

  14,290      

ALLETE, Inc.

     599,894   
  5,929      

Central Vermont Public Service Corp.

     208,108   
  17,749      

El Paso Electric Co.

     614,825   
  22,243      

UIL Holdings Corp.^

     786,735   
  16,288      

Unisource Energy Corp.^

     601,353   
     

 

 

 
     2,810,915   
     

 

 

 

 

Electrical Equipment (2.0%):

  

  17,149      

A.O. Smith Corp.^

     688,018   
  5,548      

AZZ, Inc.

     252,101   
  20,544      

Belden CDT, Inc.

     683,705   
  23,107      

Brady Corp., Class A^

     729,488   
  8,477      

Encore Wire Corp.^

     219,554   
  21,034      

EnerSys*

     546,253   
  8,300      

Franklin Electric Co., Inc.^

     361,548   
  24,073      

II-VI, Inc.*

     441,980   
  3,943      

Powell Industries, Inc.*

     123,337   
  8,753      

Vicor Corp.^

     69,674   
     

 

 

 
     4,115,658   
     

 

 

 

 

Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components (3.8%):

  

  6,769      

Agilysys, Inc.*^

     53,813   
  12,212      

Anixter International, Inc.*^

     728,324   
  25,471      

Benchmark Electronics, Inc.*

     343,094   
  30,097      

Brightpoint, Inc.*

     323,844   
  17,728      

Checkpoint Systems, Inc.*

     193,944   
  18,560      

Cognex Corp.^

     664,262   
  15,161      

CTS Corp.^

     139,481   
  16,266      

Daktronics, Inc.

     155,666   
  7,365      

DTS, Inc.*^

     200,623   
  10,689      

Electro Scientific Industries, Inc.

     154,777   
  7,337      

Faro Technologies, Inc.*^

     337,502   
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Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components, continued

  

  19,348      

Insight Enterprises, Inc.*

   $ 295,831   
  10,155      

Littlelfuse, Inc.^

     436,462   
  6,633      

Measurement Specialties, Inc.*^

     185,459   
  13,516      

Mercury Computer Systems, Inc.*

     179,628   
  16,352      

Methode Electronics, Inc.

     135,558   
  6,924      

MTS Systems Corp.

     282,153   
  16,592      

Newport Corp.*

     225,817   
  8,668      

OSI Systems, Inc.*^

     422,825   
  9,161      

Park Electrochemical Corp.

     234,705   
  15,266      

Plexus Corp.*^

     417,983   
  18,040      

Pulse Electronics Corp.^

     50,512   
  10,109      

RadiSys Corp.*

     51,151   
  12,579      

Rofin-Sinar Technologies, Inc.*

     287,430   
  7,145      

Rogers Corp.*

     263,365   
  11,996      

ScanSource, Inc.*

     431,856   
  11,348      

SYNNEX Corp.*^

     345,660   
  22,616      

TTM Technologies, Inc.*^

     247,871   
     

 

 

 
     7,789,596   
     

 

 

 

 

Energy Equipment & Services (2.4%):

  

  12,943      

Basic Energy Services, Inc.*^

     254,977   
  15,946      

Bristow Group, Inc.^

     755,681   
  27,455      

Exterran Holdings, Inc.*

     249,840   
  6,338      

Gulf Island Fabrication, Inc.^

     185,133   
  14,968      

Hornbeck Offshore Services, Inc.*^

     464,307   
  56,158      

ION Geophysical Corp.*^

     344,249   
  13,439      

Lufkin Industries, Inc.^

     904,579   
  11,411      

Matrix Service Co.*

     107,720   
  2,046      

OYO Geospace Corp.*

     158,217   
  27,203      

Pioneer Drilling Co.*^

     263,325   
  9,579      

Seacor Holdings, Inc.*^

     852,148   
  34,103      

TETRA Technologies, Inc.*

     318,522   
     

 

 

 
     4,858,698   
     

 

 

 

 

Food & Staples Retailing (1.5%):

  

  8,158      

Andersons, Inc. (The)

     356,178   
  21,034      

B&G Foods, Inc.^

     506,288   
  16,785      

Casey’s General Stores, Inc.^

     864,595   
  5,360      

Nash Finch Co.

     156,941   
  4,047      

Seneca Foods Corp., Class A*

     104,494   
  10,095      

Spartan Stores, Inc.

     186,758   
  21,504      

United Natural Foods, Inc.*^

     860,375   
     

 

 

 
     3,035,629   
     

 

 

 

 

Food Products (2.1%):

  

  6,323      

Cal-Maine Foods, Inc.^

     231,232   
  5,545      

Calavo Growers, Inc.^

     142,396   
  51,636      

Darling International, Inc.*

     686,242   
  9,734      

Diamond Foods, Inc.^

     314,116   
  19,435      

Hain Celestial Group, Inc.*^

     712,487   
  6,366      

J & J Snack Foods Corp.

     339,180   
 

 

continued

 

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December 31, 2011

 

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Common Stocks, continued

  

 

Food Products, continued

  

  8,306      

Sanderson Farms, Inc.^

   $ 416,380   
  20,636      

Snyders-Lance, Inc.^

     464,310   
  15,839      

TreeHouse Foods, Inc.*^

     1,035,554   
     

 

 

 
     4,341,897   
     

 

 

 

 

Gas Utilities (2.2%):

  

  9,891      

Laclede Group, Inc. (The)^

     400,289   
  18,282      

New Jersey Resources Corp.^

     899,475   
  11,780      

Northwest Natural Gas Co.^

     564,615   
  31,832      

Piedmont Natural Gas Co., Inc.^

     1,081,651   
  13,296      

South Jersey Industries, Inc.

     755,346   
  20,251      

Southwest Gas Corp.^

     860,465   
     

 

 

 
     4,561,841   
     

 

 

 

 

Health Care Equipment & Supplies (3.4%):

  

  9,559      

Abaxis, Inc.*^

     264,498   
  30,142      

Align Technology, Inc.*^

     715,119   
  5,393      

Analogic Corp.^

     309,127   
  5,783      

Cantel Medical Corp.

     161,519   
  12,311      

CONMED Corp.*^

     316,023   
  12,596      

CryoLife, Inc.*

     60,461   
  10,961      

Cyberonics, Inc.*

     367,193   
  10,342      

Greatbatch, Inc.*^

     228,558   
  11,016      

Haemonetics Corp.*

     674,399   
  5,367      

ICU Medical, Inc.*^

     241,515   
  8,752      

Integra LifeSciences Holdings*

     269,824   
  14,059      

Invacare Corp.^

     214,962   
  3,439      

Kensey Nash Corp.

     65,994   
  18,196      

Meridian Bioscience, Inc.^

     342,813   
  18,501      

Merit Medical Systems, Inc.*

     247,543   
  12,985      

Natus Medical, Inc.*

     122,449   
  10,314      

Neogen Corp.*^

     316,021   
  18,647      

NuVasive, Inc.*

     234,766   
  8,629      

Palomar Medical Technologies, Inc.*

     80,250   
  6,152      

SonoSite, Inc.*

     331,347   
  6,479      

Surmodics, Inc.*

     94,982   
  16,044      

Symmetry Medical, Inc.*

     128,192   
  14,874      

West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc.^

     564,468   
  9,771      

Zoll Medical Corp.*^

     617,332   
     

 

 

 
     6,969,355   
     

 

 

 

 

Health Care Providers & Services (3.9%):

  

  4,991      

Air Methods Corp.*^

     421,490   
  3,592      

Almost Family, Inc.*^

     59,555   
  13,002      

Amedisys, Inc.*^

     141,852   
  18,051      

AMN Healthcare Services, Inc.*^

     79,966   
  13,829      

AmSurg Corp.*^

     360,107   
  10,984      

Bio-Reference Laboratories, Inc.*^

     178,710   
  22,222      

Centene Corp.*

     879,769   
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Common Stocks, continued

  

 

Health Care Providers & Services, continued

  

  8,772      

Chemed Corp.^

   $ 449,214   
  2,831      

CorVel Corp.*

     146,391   
  13,818      

Cross Country Healthcare, Inc.*

     76,690   
  7,262      

Ensign Group, Inc. (The)

     177,919   
  13,617      

Gentiva Health Services, Inc.*^

     91,915   
  14,670      

Hanger Orthopedic Group, Inc.*^

     274,182   
  29,592      

Healthspring, Inc.*

     1,613,948   
  14,678      

Healthways, Inc.*^

     100,691   
  7,257      

IPC The Hospitalist Co.*

     331,790   
  23,004      

Kindred Healthcare, Inc.*^

     270,757   
  4,160      

Landauer, Inc.

     214,240   
  6,984      

LHC Group, Inc.*

     89,605   
  12,331      

Magellan Health Services, Inc.*^

     610,014   
  12,493      

Molina Healthcare, Inc.*

     278,969   
  5,612      

MWI Veterinary Supply, Inc.*

     372,861   
  12,973      

PharMerica Corp.*

     196,930   
  23,246      

PSS World Medical, Inc.*^.

     562,321   
     

 

 

 
     7,979,886   
     

 

 

 

 

Health Care Technology (0.6%):

  

  4,884      

Computer Programs & Systems, Inc.

     249,622   
  14,662      

Omnicell, Inc.*

     242,216   
  17,393      

Quality Systems, Inc.^

     643,367   
     

 

 

 
     1,135,205   
     

 

 

 

 

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure (3.0%):

  

  633      

Biglari Holdings, Inc.*

     233,096   
  10,636      

BJ’s Restaurants, Inc.*^

     482,024   
  24,018      

Boyd Gaming Corp.*^

     179,174   
  8,098      

Buffalo Wild Wings, Inc.*^

     546,696   
  8,315      

CEC Entertainment, Inc.^

     286,452   
  10,125      

Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc.^

     510,401   
  6,841      

DineEquity, Inc.*^

     288,759   
  17,537      

Interval Leisure Group, Inc.*^

     238,679   
  19,401      

Jack in the Box, Inc.*

     405,481   
  8,767      

Marcus Corp.^

     110,552   
  11,900      

Marriott Vacations Worldwide Corp.*^

     204,204   
  5,134      

Monarch Casino & Resort, Inc.*^

     52,315   
  11,860      

Multimedia Games, Inc.*

     94,168   
  8,100      

O’Charley’s, Inc.*^

     44,469   
  9,361      

P.F. Chang’s China Bistro, Inc.^

     289,348   
  8,169      

Papa John’s International, Inc.*

     307,808   
  5,705      

Peet’s Coffee & Tea, Inc.*^

     357,589   
  27,424      

Pinnacle Entertainment, Inc.*

     278,628   
  4,913      

Red Robin Gourmet Burgers*^

     136,090   
  27,580      

Ruby Tuesday, Inc.*

     190,302   
  15,715      

Ruth’s Hospitality Group, Inc.*^

     78,104   
 

 

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December 31, 2011

 

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Value
 
     

 

Common Stocks, continued

  

 

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure, continued

  

  23,651      

Shuffle Master, Inc.*

   $ 277,190   
  27,373      

Sonic Corp.*

     184,220   
  26,192      

Texas Roadhouse, Inc.^

     390,261   
     

 

 

 
     6,166,010   
     

 

 

 

 

Household Durables (1.3%):

  

  2,297      

Blyth, Inc.^

     130,470   
  11,459      

Ethan Allen Interiors, Inc.^

     271,693   
  13,935      

Helen of Troy, Ltd.*

     427,804   
  11,930      

iRobot Corp.*^

     356,111   
  22,867      

La-Z-Boy, Inc.*

     272,117   
  8,287      

M/I Homes, Inc.*

     79,555   
  12,311      

Meritage Corp.*^

     285,492   
  2,125      

National Presto Industries, Inc.^

     198,900   
  19,601      

Ryland Group, Inc. (The)^

     308,912   
  44,629      

Standard-Pacific Corp.*^

     141,920   
  6,525      

Universal Electronics, Inc.*

     110,077   
     

 

 

 
     2,583,051   
     

 

 

 

 

Household Products (0.2%):

  

  18,858      

Central Garden & Pet Co.,
Class A*^

     156,899   
  7,039      

WD-40 Co.

     284,446   
     

 

 

 
     441,345   
     

 

 

 

 

Industrial Conglomerates (0.3%):

  

  5,584      

Standex International Corp.

     190,749   
  18,339      

STR Holdings, Inc.*^

     150,930   
  10,318      

Tredegar, Inc.^

     229,163   
     

 

 

 
     570,842   
     

 

 

 

 

Insurance (2.8%):

  

  7,967      

Amerisafe, Inc.*

     185,233   
  24,076      

Delphi Financial Group, Inc.,
Class A

     1,066,567   
  8,854      

eHealth, Inc.*^

     130,154   
  15,460      

Employers Holdings, Inc.^

     279,671   
  17,625      

Horace Mann Educators Corp.

     241,639   
  5,219      

Infinity Property & Casualty Corp.

     296,126   
  18,244      

National Financial Partners Corp.*^

     246,659   
  4,852      

Navigators Group, Inc.*

     231,343   
  9,412      

Presidential Life Corp.

     94,026   
  13,465      

ProAssurance Corp.

     1,074,776   
  7,347      

RLI Corp.^

     535,302   
  6,703      

Safety Insurance Group, Inc.

     271,338   
  23,922      

Selective Insurance Group, Inc.

     424,137   
  8,529      

Stewart Information Services Corp.^

     98,510   
  17,584      

Tower Group, Inc.^

     354,669   
  9,109      

United Fire & Casualty Co.

     183,820   
     

 

 

 
     5,713,970   
     

 

 

 
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Internet & Catalog Retail (0.3%):

  

  5,978      

Blue Nile, Inc.*^

   $ 244,381   
  12,406      

Nutri/System, Inc.^

     160,409   
  8,968      

PetMed Express, Inc.^

     93,088   
  5,568      

Stamps.com, Inc.*^

     145,492   
     

 

 

 
     643,370   
     

 

 

 

 

Internet Software & Services (1.8%):

  

  14,577      

comScore, Inc.*

     309,032   
  18,302      

DealerTrack Holdings, Inc.*^

     498,913   
  16,437      

Digital River, Inc.*

     246,884   
  17,409      

InfoSpace, Inc.*^

     191,325   
  20,928      

j2 Global, Inc.^

     588,914   
  8,866      

Liquidity Services, Inc.*^

     327,155   
  20,919      

LivePerson, Inc.*

     262,533   
  9,333      

LogMeIn, Inc.*^

     359,787   
  13,595      

Perficient, Inc.*

     136,086   
  11,296      

RightNow Technologies, Inc.*^

     482,678   
  39,363      

United Online, Inc.

     214,135   
  12,662      

XO Group, Inc.*^

     105,601   
     

 

 

 
     3,723,043   
     

 

 

 

 

IT Services (1.8%):

  

  11,657      

CACI International, Inc., Class A*^

     651,859   
  31,930      

CIBER, Inc.*

     123,250   
  14,946      

CSG Systems International, Inc.*

     219,856   
  6,506      

Forrester Research, Inc.*

     220,814   
  17,412      

Heartland Payment Systems, Inc.

     424,156   
  13,244      

iGATE Corp.*^

     208,328   
  14,810      

Maximus, Inc.

     612,394   
  11,147      

TeleTech Holdings, Inc.*

     180,581   
  8,289      

Virtusa Corp.*

     120,025   
  17,054      

Wright Express Corp.*

     925,691   
     

 

 

 
     3,686,954   
     

 

 

 

 

Leisure Equipment & Products (1.0%):

  

  5,416      

Arctic Cat, Inc.*

     122,131   
  39,302      

Brunswick Corp.^

     709,794   
  28,654      

Callaway Golf Co.^

     158,457   
  11,457      

JAKKS Pacific, Inc.^

     161,658   
  20,998      

Pool Corp.^

     632,040   
  8,402      

Sturm, Ruger & Co., Inc.^

     281,131   
     

 

 

 
     2,065,211   
     

 

 

 

 

Life Sciences Tools & Services (0.4%):

  

  31,135      

Affymetrix, Inc.*

     127,342   
  13,033      

Cambrex Corp.*

     93,577   
  14,559      

Enzo Biochem, Inc.*

     32,612   
  19,375      

eResearch Technology, Inc.*

     90,869   
  26,101      

PAREXEL International Corp.*^

     541,335   
     

 

 

 
     885,735   
     

 

 

 
 

 

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Machinery (3.8%):

  

  30,403      

Actuant Corp., Class A^

   $ 689,844   
  12,421      

Albany International Corp.,
Class A

     287,173   
  8,812      

Astec Industries, Inc.*

     283,834   
  6,674      

Badger Meter, Inc.^

     196,416   
  20,758      

Barnes Group, Inc.^

     500,475   
  22,076      

Briggs & Stratton Corp.^

     341,957   
  3,816      

Cascade Corp.

     180,001   
  7,620      

CIRCOR International, Inc.

     269,062   
  9,170      

EnPro Industries, Inc.*

     302,427   
  11,772      

ESCO Technologies, Inc.

     338,798   
  27,481      

Federal Signal Corp.*

     114,046   
  12,653      

John Bean Technologies Corp.

     194,477   
  14,164      

Kaydon Corp.^

     432,002   
  5,594      

Lindsay Corp.^

     307,055   
  7,590      

Lydall, Inc.*

     72,029   
  16,862      

Mueller Industries, Inc.^

     647,838   
  20,245      

Robbins & Myers, Inc.

     982,895   
  8,294      

Tennant Co.

     322,388   
  13,526      

Toro Co.^

     820,487   
  12,813      

Watts Water Technologies, Inc.,
Class A^

     438,333   
     

 

 

 
     7,721,537   
     

 

 

 

 

Media (0.7%):

  

  12,024      

Arbitron, Inc.

     413,746   
  12,153      

Digital Generation, Inc.*^

     144,864   
  13,328      

Dolan Co. (The)*^

     113,555   
  13,754      

E.W. Scripps Co. (The),
Class A*^

     110,169   
  19,413      

Harte-Hanks, Inc.

     176,464   
  65,199      

Live Nation, Inc.*

     541,804   
     

 

 

 
     1,500,602   
     

 

 

 

 

Metals & Mining (1.1%):

  

  7,161      

A.M. Castle & Co.*^

     67,743   
  48,657      

AK Steel Holding Corp.^

     401,907   
  11,041      

AMCOL International Corp.^

     296,451   
  24,102      

Century Aluminum Co.*

     205,108   
  5,331      

Haynes International, Inc.

     291,072   
  6,983      

Kaiser Aluminum Corp.^

     320,380   
  8,954      

Materion Corp.*^

     217,403   
  4,049      

Olympic Steel, Inc.^

     94,423   
  13,323      

RTI International Metals, Inc.*^

     309,227   
     

 

 

 
     2,203,714   
     

 

 

 

 

Multi-Utilities (0.8%):

  

  25,680      

Avista Corp.

     661,260   
  6,565      

CH Energy Group, Inc.^

     383,265   
  15,998      

NorthWestern Corp.

     572,568   
     

 

 

 
     1,617,093   
     

 

 

 
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Multiline Retail (0.2%):

  

  17,013      

Fred’s, Inc.^

   $ 248,050   
  18,896      

Tuesday Morning Corp.*^

     65,191   
     

 

 

 
     313,241   
     

 

 

 

 

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels (1.7%):

  

  11,738      

Approach Resources, Inc.*^

     345,215   
  5,622      

Contango Oil & Gas Co.*^

     327,088   
  8,807      

GeoResources, Inc.*^

     258,133   
  19,655      

Gulfport Energy Corp.*^

     578,840   
  11,579      

Overseas Shipholding Group, Inc.

     126,558   
  20,202      

Penn Virginia Corp.

     106,869   
  10,418      

Petroleum Development Corp.*

     365,776   
  25,217      

PetroQuest Energy, Inc.*^

     166,432   
  21,609      

Stone Energy Corp.*

     570,045   
  18,739      

Swift Energy Co.*

     556,923   
     

 

 

 
     3,401,879   
     

 

 

 

 

Paper & Forest Products (1.1%):

  

  17,357      

Buckeye Technologies, Inc.

     580,418   
  10,031      

Clearwater Paper Corp.*

     357,204   
  4,777      

Deltic Timber Corp.^

     288,483   
  17,203      

KapStone Paper and Packaging Corp.*

     270,775   
  6,639      

Neenah Paper, Inc.

     148,182   
  7,134      

Schweitzer-Mauduit International, Inc.^

     474,126   
  21,712      

Wausau Paper Corp.^

     179,341   
     

 

 

 
     2,298,529   
     

 

 

 

 

Personal Products (0.2%):

  

  7,150      

Inter Parfums, Inc.

     111,254   
  6,126      

Medifast, Inc.*^

     84,049   
  22,263      

Prestige Brands Holdings, Inc.*^

     250,904   
     

 

 

 
     446,207   
     

 

 

 

 

Pharmaceuticals (2.2%):

  

  4,508      

Hi-Tech Pharmacal Co., Inc.*^

     175,316   
  23,409      

Medicines Co. (The)*

     436,344   
  15,839      

Par Pharmaceutical Cos., Inc.*

     518,410   
  27,666      

Questcor Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*^

     1,150,352   
  26,082      

Salix Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*^

     1,248,024   
  31,107      

ViroPharma, Inc.*^

     852,021   
     

 

 

 
     4,380,467   
     

 

 

 

 

Professional Services (0.9%):

  

  5,747      

CDI Corp.^

     79,366   
  5,840      

Exponent, Inc.*

     268,465   
  7,881      

Heidrick & Struggles International, Inc.

     169,757   
  9,902      

Insperity, Inc.

     251,016   
  12,520      

Kelly Services, Inc., Class A^

     171,274   
  23,077      

Navigant Consulting, Inc.*

     263,308   
 

 

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Professional Services, continued

  

  16,278      

On Assignment, Inc.*

   $ 181,988   
  19,471      

Resources Connection, Inc.

     206,198   
  7,323      

School Specialty, Inc.*

     18,307   
  17,698      

Trueblue, Inc.*

     245,648   
     

 

 

 
     1,855,327   
     

 

 

 

 

Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) (7.7%):

  

  18,789      

Acadia Realty Trust

     378,410   
  67,832      

BioMed Realty Trust, Inc.^

     1,226,402   
  24,755      

Cedar Shopping Centers, Inc.

     106,694   
  38,546      

Colonial Properties Trust^

     804,070   
  45,772      

Cousins Properties, Inc.

     293,398   
  73,887      

DiamondRock Hospitality, Co.^

     712,271   
  11,844      

EastGroup Properties, Inc.^

     514,977   
  20,610      

Entertainment Properties Trust^

     900,863   
  41,625      

Extra Space Storage, Inc.^

     1,008,574   
  31,840      

Franklin Street Properties Corp.^

     316,808   
  11,945      

Getty Realty Corp.^

     166,633   
  34,337      

Healthcare Realty Trust, Inc.

     638,325   
  34,152      

Inland Real Estate Corp.

     259,897   
  25,787      

Kilroy Realty Corp.^

     981,711   
  28,103      

Kite Realty Group Trust

     126,744   
  36,947      

LaSalle Hotel Properties^

     894,487   
  59,205      

Lexington Corporate Properties Trust^

     443,445   
  13,387      

LTC Properties, Inc.^

     413,123   
  48,791      

Medical Properties Trust, Inc.^

     481,567   
  16,683      

Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc.^

     1,043,522   
  9,723      

Parkway Properties, Inc.

     95,869   
  24,571      

Pennsylvania Real Estate Investment Trust^

     256,521   
  22,882      

Post Properties, Inc.^

     1,000,401   
  8,192      

PS Business Parks, Inc.

     454,083   
  5,194      

Saul Centers, Inc.

     183,971   
  12,289      

Sovran Self Storage, Inc.

     524,372   
  38,237      

Tanger Factory Outlet Centers, Inc.^

     1,121,109   
  5,585      

Universal Health Realty Income Trust

     217,815   
  10,177      

Urstadt Biddle Properties, Inc.,
Class A^

     184,000   
     

 

 

 
     15,750,062   
     

 

 

 

 

Real Estate Management & Development (0.1%):

  

  15,581      

Forestar Group, Inc.*^

     235,741   
     

 

 

 

 

Road & Rail (0.9%):

  

  11,223      

Arkansas Best Corp.

     216,267   
  25,395      

Heartland Express, Inc.^

     362,894   
  25,898      

Knight Transportation, Inc.^

     405,045   
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Road & Rail, continued

  

  20,777      

Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc.*^

   $ 842,092   
     

 

 

 
     1,826,298   
     

 

 

 

 

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment (5.0%):

  

  19,588      

Advanced Energy Industries, Inc.*^

     210,179   
  13,982      

ATMI, Inc.*

     280,060   
  28,523      

Brooks Automation, Inc.^

     292,931   
  9,951      

Cabot Microelectronics Corp.*^

     470,185   
  10,384      

CEVA, Inc.*^

     314,220   
  28,191      

Cirrus Logic, Inc.*^

     446,827   
  10,674      

Cohu, Inc.

     121,150   
  13,485      

Cymer, Inc.*^

     671,014   
  16,306      

Diodes, Inc.*^

     347,318   
  9,726      

DSP Group, Inc.*

     50,673   
  38,320      

Entropic Communications, Inc.*^

     195,815   
  19,794      

Exar Corp.*^

     128,661   
  16,567      

FEI Co.*^

     675,602   
  56,130      

GT Advanced Technologies, Inc.*^

     406,381   
  12,306      

Hittite Microwave Corp.*

     607,670   
  29,974      

Kopin Corp.*^

     116,299   
  32,084      

Kulicke & Soffa Industries, Inc.*

     296,777   
  21,960      

Micrel, Inc.^

     222,016   
  38,312      

Microsemi Corp.*

     641,726   
  23,134      

MKS Instruments, Inc.^

     643,588   
  13,092      

Monolithic Power Systems, Inc.*^

     197,296   
  7,540      

Nanometrics, Inc.*

     138,887   
  10,752      

Pericom Semiconductor Corp.*

     81,823   
  12,370      

Power Integrations, Inc.^

     410,189   
  7,665      

Rubicon Technology, Inc.*

     71,974   
  14,077      

Rudolph Technologies, Inc.*^

     130,353   
  14,255      

Sigma Designs, Inc.*

     85,530   
  10,058      

Standard Microsystems Corp.*

     259,195   
  5,316      

Supertex, Inc.*^

     100,366   
  22,738      

Tessera Technologies, Inc.*

     380,862   
  73,351      

TriQuint Semiconductor, Inc.*^

     357,219   
  11,346      

Ultratech, Inc.*

     278,771   
  17,083      

Veeco Instruments, Inc.*^

     355,326   
  10,841      

Volterra Semiconductor Corp.*^

     277,638   
     

 

 

 
        10,264,521   
     

 

 

 

 

Software (3.8%):

  

  19,103      

Blackbaud, Inc.^

     529,153   
  15,896      

Bottomline Technologies, Inc.*

     368,310   
  19,191      

Commvault Systems, Inc.*

     819,839   
  13,780      

Ebix, Inc.^

     304,538   
  14,034      

EPIQ Systems, Inc.^

     168,689   
  6,318      

Interactive Intelligence Group*

     144,809   
 

 

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Software, continued

  

  18,770      

JDA Software Group, Inc.*

   $ 607,960   
  9,124      

Manhattan Associates, Inc.*

     369,340   
  3,562      

MicroStrategy, Inc., Class A*

     385,836   
  15,899      

Monotype Imaging Holdings, Inc.*^

     247,865   
  15,193      

NetScout Systems, Inc.*^

     267,397   
  6,557      

OPNET Technologies, Inc.

     240,445   
  28,232      

Progress Software Corp.*

     546,289   
  12,665      

Sourcefire, Inc.*^

     410,093   
  11,785      

Synchronoss Technologies, Inc.*^

     356,025   
  38,230      

Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc.*^

     518,016   
  18,304      

Taleo Corp., Class A*^

     708,182   
  29,266      

THQ, Inc.*

     22,242   
  10,752      

Tyler Technologies, Inc.*^

     323,743   
  17,119      

Websense, Inc.*^

     320,639   
     

 

 

 
     7,659,410   
     

 

 

 

 

Specialty Retail (4.7%):

  

  9,564      

Big 5 Sporting Goods Corp.

     99,848   
  18,534      

Brown Shoe Co., Inc.^

     164,953   
  11,921      

Buckle, Inc. (The)^

     487,211   
  19,034      

Cabela’s, Inc., Class A*^

     483,844   
  12,996      

Cato Corp.

     314,503   
  10,968      

Children’s Place Retail Stores, Inc. (The)*^

     582,620   
  16,106      

Christopher & Banks Corp.^

     37,688   
  39,358      

Coldwater Creek, Inc.*^

     46,442   
  22,856      

Finish Line, Inc. (The), Class A

     440,778   
  10,667      

Genesco, Inc.*

     658,581   
  10,025      

Group 1 Automotive, Inc.^

     519,295   
  8,440      

Haverty Furniture Co., Inc.

     92,671   
  11,668      

Hibbett Sports, Inc.*

     527,160   
  18,629      

Hot Topic, Inc.

     123,138   
  12,276      

Jos. A. Bank Clothiers, Inc.*^

     598,578   
  7,155      

Kirkland’s, Inc.*

     95,162   
  9,485      

Lithia Motors, Inc., Class A^

     207,342   
  12,256      

Lumber Liquidators Holdings, Inc.*^

     216,441   
  10,374      

MarineMax, Inc.*

     67,638   
  22,580      

Men’s Wearhouse, Inc. (The)

     731,818   
  6,380      

Midas, Inc.*

     54,804   
  13,592      

Monro Muffler Brake, Inc.^

     527,234   
  38,027      

OfficeMax, Inc.*

     172,643   
  23,269      

Pep Boys - Manny, Moe & Jack

     255,959   
  6,914      

Rue21, Inc.*^

     149,342   
  24,783      

Select Comfort Corp.*^

     537,543   
  15,334      

Sonic Automotive, Inc., Class A^

     227,097   
  13,412      

Stage Store, Inc.^

     186,293   
  12,015      

Stein Mart, Inc.*

     81,822   
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Specialty Retail, continued

  

  12,881      

Vitamin Shoppe, Inc.*^

   $ 513,694   
  11,607      

Zale Corp.*^

     44,223   
  9,616      

Zumiez, Inc.*^

     266,940   
     

 

 

 
        9,513,305   
     

 

 

 

 

Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods (2.7%):

  

  22,485      

Carter’s, Inc.*^

     895,128   
  39,816      

Crocs, Inc.*^

     588,082   
  32,489      

Iconix Brand Group, Inc.*^

     529,246   
  11,819      

K-Swiss, Inc., Class A*

     34,511   
  41,741      

Liz Claiborne, Inc.*^

     360,225   
  10,375      

Maidenform Brands, Inc.*

     189,862   
  7,699      

Movado Group, Inc.

     139,891   
  6,114      

Oxford Industries, Inc.^

     275,864   
  5,780      

Perry Ellis International, Inc.*

     82,192   
  53,997      

Quiksilver Resources, Inc.*

     194,929   
  16,299      

Skechers U.S.A., Inc., Class A*^

     197,544   
  16,830      

Steven Madden, Ltd.*

     580,635   
  11,270      

True Religion Apparel, Inc.*

     389,717   
  6,753      

UniFirst Corp.

     383,165   
  21,296      

Wolverine World Wide, Inc.^

     758,989   
     

 

 

 
        5,599,980   
     

 

 

 

 

Thrifts & Mortgage Finance (0.9%):

  

  20,562      

Bank Mutual Corp.^

     65,387   
  30,865      

Brookline Bancorp, Inc.^

     260,501   
  12,375      

Dime Community Bancshares

     155,925   
  43,013      

Northwest Bancshares, Inc.^

     535,082   
  20,200      

Oritani Financial Corp.

     257,954   
  23,744      

Provident Financial Services, Inc.^

     317,932   
  41,191      

TrustCo Bank Corp.^

     231,081   
     

 

 

 
        1,823,862   
     

 

 

 

 

Tobacco (0.1%):

  

  38,604      

Alliance One International, Inc.*^

     105,003   
     

 

 

 

 

Trading Companies & Distributors (0.5%):

  

  18,511      

Applied Industrial Technologies, Inc.^

     651,032   
  11,557      

Kaman Corp., Class A

     315,737   
  1,615      

Lawson Products, Inc.

     24,920   
     

 

 

 
        991,689   
     

 

 

 

 

Water Utilities (0.1%):

  

  8,268      

American States Water Co.^

     288,553   
     

 

 

 

 

Wireless Telecommunication Services (0.1%):

  

  6,608      

NTELOS Holdings Corp.^

     134,671   
  9,765      

USA Mobility, Inc.

     135,441   
     

 

 

 
        270,112   
     

 

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks (Cost $175,253,309)

     201,737,135   
     

 

 

 

 

Right (0.0%):

  

 

Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components (0.0%):

  

  10,537      

Gerber Scientific, Inc.*(a)

       
     

 

 

 

 

Total Right (Cost $—)

       
     

 

 

 
 

 

continued

 

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ALLIANZ VARIABLE INSURANCE PRODUCTS TRUST

AZL Small Cap Stock Index Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments, continued

December 31, 2011

 

Shares or
Principal
Amount
          Fair
Value
 
     

 
 

Securities Held as Collateral for Securities
on Loan (28.1)%

 
  

$ 57,313,823      

Allianz Variable Insurance Products Securities Lending Collateral Trust(b)

   $ 57,313,823   
     

 

 

 

 
 
 


Total Securities Held as Collateral for Securities
on Loan
(Cost $57,313,823)


     57,313,823   
     

 

 

 

 

Unaffiliated Investment Company (0.7%):

  

  1,517,403      

Dreyfus Treasury Prime Cash Management, 0.00%(c)

   $ 1,517,403   
     

 

 

 

 
 

Total Unaffiliated Investment Company
(Cost $1,517,403)

     1, 517,403   
     

 

 

 

 
 

Total Investment Securities
(Cost $234,084,535)(d) — 127.8%

     260,568,361   

 

Net other assets (liabilities) — (27.8)%

     (56,673,470
     

 

 

 

 

Net Assets — 100.0%

   $ 203,894,891   
     

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

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Percentages indicated are based on net assets as of December 31, 2011.

 

* Non-income producing security

 

^ This security or a partial position of the security was on loan as of December 31, 2011. The total value of securities on loan as of December 31, 2011 was $55,321,714.

 

(a) Security was valued in good faith pursuant to procedures approved by the Board of Trustees as of December 31, 2011. The total of all such securities represent 0.00% of the net assets of the fund.

 

(b) Purchased with cash collateral held from securities lending. The value of the collateral could include collateral held for securities that were sold on or before December 31, 2011.

 

(c) The rate represents the effective yield at time of purchase.

 

(d) See Federal Tax Information listed in the Notes to the Financial Statements.

Futures Contracts

Cash of $205,000 has been segregated to cover margin requirements for the following open contracts as of December 31, 2011:

 

Description

   Type      Expiration
Date
     Number of
Contracts
     Notional
Value
     Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
 

Russell 2000 Index Mini March Futures

     Long         3/16/12         21       $ 1,551,480       $ 4,817   


ALLIANZ VARIABLE INSURANCE PRODUCTS TRUST

AZL Small Cap Stock Index Fund

 

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

December 31, 2011

 

Assets:

 

Investment securities, at cost

  $ 234,084,535   
 

 

 

 

Investment securities, at value*

  $ 260,568,361   

Segregated cash for collateral

    205,000   

Interest and dividends receivable

    226,192   

Receivable for capital shares issued

    685,715   

Receivable for investments sold

    12,703   

Receivable for variation margin on futures contracts

    385   

Prepaid expenses

    2,337   
 

 

 

 

Total Assets

    261,700,693   
 

 

 

 

Liabilities:

 

Payable for investments purchased

    349,156   

Payable for capital shares redeemed

    409   

Payable for collateral received on loaned securities

    57,313,823   

Payable for variation margin on futures contracts

    8,342   

Manager fees payable

    44,414   

Administration fees payable

    7,214   

Distribution fees payable

    42,706   

Custodian fees payable

    4,888   

Administrative and compliance services fees payable

    1,335   

Trustee fees payable

    72   

Other accrued liabilities

    33,443   
 

 

 

 

Total Liabilities

    57,805,802   
 

 

 

 

Net Assets

  $ 203,894,891   
 

 

 

 

Net Assets Consist of:

 

Capital

  $ 187,833,692   

Accumulated net investment income/(loss)

    933,414   

Accumulated net realized gains/(losses) from investment transactions

    (11,360,858

Net unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on investments

    26,488,643   
 

 

 

 

Net Assets

  $ 203,894,891   
 

 

 

 

Shares of beneficial interest (unlimited number of shares authorized, no par value)

    20,656,425   

Net Asset Value (offering and redemption price per share)

  $ 9.87   
 

 

 

 

 

 

* Includes securities on loan of $55,321,714.

Statement of Operations

For the Year Ended December 31, 2011

 

Investment Income:

  

Interest

   $ 149   

Dividends

     2,091,783   

Income from securities lending

     97,119   
  

 

 

 

Total Investment Income

     2,189,051   
  

 

 

 

Expenses:

  

Manager fees

     527,660   

Administration fees

     90,429   

Distribution fees

     507,363   

Custodian fees

     29,131   

Administrative and compliance services fees

     10,103   

Trustee fees

     17,063   

Professional fees

     18,261   

Shareholder reports

     34,425   

Other expenses

     52,161   
  

 

 

 

Total expenses before reductions

     1,286,596   

Less expenses contractually waived/reimbursed by the Manager

     (30,975
  

 

 

 

Net expenses

     1,255,621   
  

 

 

 

Net Investment Income/(Loss)

     933,430   
  

 

 

 

Realized and Unrealized Gains/(Losses) on Investments:

  

Net realized gains/(losses) on securities transactions

     11,227,597   

Net realized gains/(losses) on futures contracts

     (19,116

Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments

     (11,731,697
  

 

 

 

Net Realized/Unrealized Gains/(Losses) on Investments

     (523,216
  

 

 

 

Change in Net Assets Resulting From Operations

   $ 410,214   
  

 

 

 
 

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

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ALLIANZ VARIABLE INSURANCE PRODUCTS TRUST

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

     AZL Small Cap
Stock Index Fund
 
     For the
Year Ended
December 31,
2011
    For the
Year Ended
December 31,
2010
 

Change in Net Assets:

    

Operations:

    

Net investment income/(loss)

   $ 933,430      $ 1,102,749   

Net realized gains/(losses) on investment transactions

     11,208,481        3,922,601   

Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments

     (11,731,697     39,381,455   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from operations

     410,214        44,406,805   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Dividends to Shareholders:

    

From net investment income

     (1,102,746     (1,000,676
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from dividends to shareholders

     (1,102,746     (1,000,676
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Capital Transactions:

    

Proceeds from shares issued

     41,673,815        40,648,783   

Proceeds from dividends reinvested

     1,102,746        1,000,676   

Value of shares redeemed

     (38,156,159     (78,754,045
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from capital transactions

     4,620,402        (37,104,586
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in net assets

     3,927,870        6,301,543   

Net Assets:

    

Beginning of period

     199,967,021        193,665,478   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of period

   $ 203,894,891      $ 199,967,021   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Accumulated net investment income/(loss)

   $ 933,414      $ 1,102,730   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Share Transactions:

    

Shares issued

     4,199,484        4,704,877   

Dividends reinvested

     120,783        121,589   

Shares redeemed

     (3,855,068     (9,025,494
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in shares

     465,199        (4,199,028
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

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ALLIANZ VARIABLE INSURANCE PRODUCTS TRUST

AZL Small Cap Stock Index Fund

Financial Highlights

(Selected data for a share of beneficial interest outstanding throughout the periods indicated)

 

     Year Ended December 31,     May 1, 2007
to
December 31,
2007(a)
 
     2011     2010     2009     2008    

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period

   $ 9.90      $ 7.94      $ 6.36      $ 9.27      $ 10.00   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Investment Activities:

          

Net Investment Income/(Loss)

     0.05        0.07        0.04        0.03        0.04   

Net Realized and Unrealized Gains/(Losses) on Investments

     (0.03     1.94        1.54        (2.90     (0.63
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from Investment Activities

     0.02        2.01        1.58        (2.87     (0.59
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Dividends to Shareholders From:

          

Net Investment Income

     (0.05     (0.05            (0.03     (0.05

Net Realized Gains

                          (0.01     (0.09
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Dividends

     (0.05     (0.05            (0.04     (0.14
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Asset Value, End of Period

   $ 9.87      $ 9.90      $ 7.94      $ 6.36      $ 9.27   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Return(b)

     0.29     25.49     24.84     (30.94 )%      (5.83 )%(c) 

Ratios to Average Net Assets/ Supplemental Data:

          

Net Assets, End of Period ($000’s)

   $ 203,895      $ 199,967      $ 193,665      $ 119,265      $ 22,061   

Net Investment Income/(Loss)(d)

     0.46     0.62     0.68     1.09     0.73

Expenses Before Reductions(d)(e)

     0.63     0.65     0.67     0.77     0.87

Expenses Net of Reductions(d)

     0.62     0.58     0.58     0.60     0.58

Portfolio Turnover Rate

     21     24     25     89     19 %(c) 

 

 

(a) Period from commencement of operations.

 

(b) The returns include reinvested dividends and fund level expenses, but exclude insurance contract charges. If these charges were included, the returns would have been lower.

 

(c) Not annualized.

 

(d) Annualized for periods less than one year.

 

(e) Excludes fee reductions. If such fee reductions had not occurred, the ratios would have been as indicated.

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

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ALLIANZ VARIABLE INSURANCE PRODUCTS TRUST

AZL Small Cap Stock Index Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements

December 31, 2011

 

1. Organization

The Allianz Variable Insurance Products Trust (the “Trust”) was organized as a Delaware statutory trust on July 13, 1999. The Trust is a diversified open-end management investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”). These Notes to the Financial Statements are for the AZL Small Cap Stock Index Fund (the “Fund”). The Trust consists of 29 separate investment portfolios (collectively, the “Funds”), each of which is a series of the Trust, as follows:

 

   

AZL Allianz AGIC Opportunity Fund

   

AZL BlackRock Capital Appreciation Fund

   

AZL Columbia Mid Cap Value Fund

   

AZL Columbia Small Cap Value Fund

   

AZL Davis New York Venture Fund (formerly AZL Davis NY Venture Fund)

   

AZL Dreyfus Equity Growth Fund

   

AZL Eaton Vance Large Cap Value Fund

   

AZL Enhanced Bond Index Fund

   

AZL Franklin Small Cap Value Fund

   

AZL Franklin Templeton Founding Strategy Plus Fund

   

AZL Gateway Fund

   

AZL International Index Fund

   

AZL Invesco Equity and Income Fund (formerly AZL Van Kampen Equity and Income Fund)

   

AZL Invesco Growth and Income Fund (formerly AZL Van Kampen Growth and Income Fund)

   

AZL Invesco International Equity Fund

   

AZL JPMorgan International Opportunities Fund (formerly AZL Morgan Stanley International Equity Fund)

   

AZL JPMorgan U.S. Equity Fund

   

AZL MFS Investors Trust Fund

   

AZL Mid Cap Index Fund

   

AZL Money Market Fund

   

AZL Morgan Stanley Global Real Estate Fund

   

AZL Morgan Stanley Mid Cap Growth Fund

   

AZL NFJ International Value Fund

   

AZL Russell 1000 Growth Index Fund

   

AZL Russell 1000 Value Index Fund

   

AZL S&P 500 Index Fund

   

AZL Schroder Emerging Markets Equity Fund

   

AZL Small Cap Stock Index Fund

   

AZL Turner Quantitative Small Cap Growth Fund

 

 

The Trust is authorized to issue an unlimited number of shares of the Fund without par value. Shares of the Fund are available through the variable annuity contracts and variable life insurance policies offered through the separate accounts of participating insurance companies.

Under the Trust’s organizational documents, its officers and trustees are indemnified against certain liabilities arising out of the performance of their duties to the Fund. In addition, in the normal course of business, the Fund may enter into contracts with its vendors and others that provide for general indemnifications. The Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown, as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Fund. However, based on experience, the Fund expects the risk of loss to be remote.

 

2. Significant Accounting Policies

The following is a summary of significant accounting policies followed by the Fund in the preparation of its financial statements. The policies conform with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”). The preparation of financial statements requires management to make certain 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 increases and decreases in net assets from operations during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Management has evaluated events and transactions subsequent to period end through the date the financial statements were issued, for purposes of recognition or disclosure in these financial statements and there are no subsequent events to report.

Security Valuation

The Fund records its investments at fair value. Fair value is defined as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between willing market participants at the measurement date. The valuation techniques used to determine fair value are further described in Note 4 below.

Investment Transactions and Investment Income

Investment transactions are recorded not later than on the business day after trade date. However, for financial reporting purposes, investment transactions are accounted for on trade date. Net realized gains and losses on investments sold and on

 

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ALLIANZ VARIABLE INSURANCE PRODUCTS TRUST

AZL Small Cap Stock Index Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements, continued

December 31, 2011

 

foreign currency transactions are recorded on the basis of identified cost. Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis and includes, where applicable, the amortization of premiums or accretion of discounts. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date except in the case of foreign securities, in which case dividends are recorded as soon as such information becomes available.

Real Estate Investment Trusts

The Fund may own shares of real estate investment trusts (“REITs”) which report information on the source of their distributions annually. Certain distributions received from REITs during the year, which are known to be a return of capital, are recorded as a reduction to the cost of the individual REIT.

Foreign Currency Translation

The accounting records of the Fund are maintained in U.S. dollars. Foreign currency amounts are translated into U.S. dollars at the current rate of exchange to determine the fair value of investments, assets and liabilities. Purchases and sales of securities, and income and expenses are translated at the prevailing rate of exchange on the respective dates of such transactions. The Fund does not isolate that portion of the results of operations resulting from changes in foreign exchange rates on investments from fluctuations arising from changes in market prices of securities held. Such fluctuations are included in the net realized and unrealized gain or loss on investments and foreign currencies.

Income received by the Fund from sources within foreign countries may be subject to withholding and other income or similar taxes imposed by such countries. The Funds accrue such taxes, as applicable, based on their current interpretation of tax rules in the foreign markets in which they invest.

Risks Associated with Foreign Securities and Currencies

Investments in securities of foreign issuers carry certain risks not ordinarily associated with investments in securities of domestic issuers. Such risks include future political and economic developments, and the possible imposition of exchange controls or other foreign governmental laws and restrictions. In addition, with respect to certain countries, there is the possibility of expropriation of assets, confiscatory taxation, political or social instability or diplomatic developments which could adversely affect investments in those securities.

Dividends to Shareholders

Dividends to shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date. The Fund distributes its dividends from net investment income and net realized capital gains, if any, on an annual basis. The amount of dividends from net investment income and from net realized gains are determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations, which may differ from GAAP. These “book/tax” differences are either temporary or permanent in nature. To the extent these differences are permanent in nature (e.g., return of capital, net operating loss, reclassification of certain market discounts, gain/loss, paydowns, and distributions), such amounts are reclassified within the composition of net assets based on their federal tax-basis treatment; temporary differences (e.g., wash sales and post October losses) do not require reclassification. Dividends to shareholders that exceed net investment income and net realized gains for tax purposes are reported as distributions of capital.

Expense Allocation

Expenses directly attributable to the Fund are charged directly to the Fund, while expenses attributable to more than one Fund are allocated among the respective Funds based upon relative net assets or some other reasonable method. Expenses which are attributable to more than one Trust are allocated across the Allianz Variable Insurance Products and Allianz Variable Insurance Products Fund of Funds Trusts based upon relative net assets or another reasonable basis. Allianz Investment Management LLC (the “Manager”), serves as the investment manager for the Trust and the Allianz Variable Insurance Products Fund of Funds Trust.

Securities Lending

To generate additional income, the Fund may lend up to 33 1/3% of its assets pursuant to agreements requiring that the loan be continuously secured by any combination of cash, U.S. government or U.S. government agency securities, equal initially to at least 102% of the fair value plus accrued interest on the securities loaned (105% for foreign securities) and is marked to market daily to provide a level of collateral at least equal to the fair value of securities loaned. The Fund bears all of the gains

 

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ALLIANZ VARIABLE INSURANCE PRODUCTS TRUST

AZL Small Cap Stock Index Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements, continued

December 31, 2011

 

and losses on such investments. The Fund receives payments from borrowers equivalent to the dividends and interest that would have been earned on securities lent while simultaneously seeking to earn income on the investment of cash collateral received. In extremely low interest rate environments, the broker rebate fee may exceed the interest earned or the cash collateral which would result in a loss to the Fund. The investment of cash collateral deposited by the borrower is subject to inherent market risks such as interest rate risk, credit risk, liquidity risk, and other risks that are present in the market, and as such, the value of these investments may not be sufficient, when liquidated, to repay the borrower when the loaned security is returned. There may be risks of delay in recovery of the securities or even loss of rights in the collateral should the borrower of the securities fail financially. However, loans will be made only to borrowers, such as broker-dealers, banks or institutional borrowers of securities, deemed by the Allianz Investment Management LLC (the “Manager”) to be of good standing and credit worthy and when in its judgment, the consideration which can be earned currently from such securities loans justifies the attendant risks. Loans are subject to termination by the Trust or the borrower at any time, and are, therefore, not considered to be illiquid investments. Securities on loan at December 31, 2011 are presented on the Fund’s Schedule of Portfolio Investments (“Schedule”). The average outstanding amount of securities on loan was $55.2 million for the year ended December 31, 2011.

Cash collateral received in connection with securities lending is invested in the Allianz Variable Insurance Products Securities Lending Collateral Trust (the “Securities Lending Collateral Trust”) managed by The Dreyfus Corporation, an affiliate of the Custodian and Securities Lending Agent. The Securities Lending Collateral Trust invests in short-term investments that have a remaining maturity of 397 days or less as calculated in accordance with Rule 2a-7 under the 1940 Act. The Fund paid securities lending fees of $9,613 during the year ended December 31, 2011. These fees have been netted against Income from Securities Lending on the Statement of Operations.

Commission Recapture

Certain Funds of the Trust participate in a commission recapture program. The Fund will utilize the recaptured commissions to pay for, in whole or part, certain expenses of the Fund, excluding investment advisory fees. Any amounts received by the Fund, if applicable, are disclosed as “Expenses paid indirectly” on the Statement of Operations.

Derivative Instruments

All open derivative positions at period end are reflected on the Fund’s Schedule of Portfolio Investments. The following is a description of the derivative instruments that the Fund may utilize, including the primary underlying risk exposures related to each instrument type.

Forward Currency Contracts

During the year ended December 31, 2011, the Fund did not enter into any forward currency contracts. The Fund may enter into forward currency contracts in connection with planned purchases or sales of securities or to hedge the U.S. dollar value of securities denominated in a particular currency. In addition to the foreign currency risk related to the use of these contracts, the Fund could be exposed to risks if the counterparties to the contracts are unable to meet the terms of their contracts and from unanticipated movements in the value of a foreign currency relative to the U.S. dollar. In the event of default by the counterparty to the transaction, the Fund’s maximum amount of loss, as either the buyer or the seller, is the unrealized appreciation of the contract. The forward currency contracts are adjusted by the daily exchange rate of the underlying currency and any gains or losses are recorded for financial statement purposes as unrealized gains or losses until the contract settlement date. When the contract is closed, the Fund records a realized gain or loss equal to the difference between the value at the time it was opened and the value at the time it was closed.

Futures Contracts

During the year ended December 31, 2011, the Fund used futures contracts to provide equity exposure on the Fund’s cash balances. Futures contracts are valued based upon their quoted daily settlement prices. Upon entering into a futures contract, the Fund is required to segregate liquid assets in accordance with the initial margin requirements of the broker or exchange. Futures contracts are marked to market daily and a payable or receivable for the change in value (“variation margin”) is recorded by the Fund. Gains or losses are recognized but not considered realized until the contracts expire or are closed. Futures contracts involve, to varying degrees, elements of market risk (generally equity price risk related to stock futures, interest rate risk related to bond futures, and foreign currency risk related to currency futures) and exposure to loss in excess of the variation margin disclosed in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. The primary risks associated with the use of futures contracts are the imperfect correlation between the change in market value of the underlying securities and the prices of futures contracts, the possibility of an illiquid market, and the inability of the

 

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ALLIANZ VARIABLE INSURANCE PRODUCTS TRUST

AZL Small Cap Stock Index Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements, continued

December 31, 2011

 

counterparty to meet the terms of the contract. The notional amount of futures contracts outstanding was $1.6 million as of December 31, 2011. The monthly average notional amount for these contracts was $4.3 million for the year ended December 31, 2011.

Summary of Derivative Instruments

The following is a summary of the fair value of derivative instruments as of December 31, 2011:

 

    

Asset Derivatives

    

Liability Derivatives

 

Primary Risk Exposure

  

Statement of Assets and
Liabilities Location

   Total Fair
Value*
    

Statement of Assets and
Liabilities Location

   Total Fair
Value*
 
Equity Contracts    Receivable for variation    $ 4,817       Payable for variation    $   
   margin on futures contracts       margin on futures contracts   

 

  * For futures contracts, the amounts represent the cumulative appreciation/(depreciation) of these futures contracts as reported in the Schedule of Portfolio Investments. Only current day’s variation margin is reported within the Statement of Assets and Liabilities as Variation Margin on Futures Contracts.

The following is a summary of the effect of derivative instruments on the Statement of Operations for the year ended December 31, 2011:

 

Primary Risk Exposure

  

Location of Gains/(Losses)
on Derivatives
Recognized in Income

   Realized Gains/(Losses)
on Derivatives
Recognized in Income
   

Change in Unrealized
Appreciation/
Depreciation on
Derivatives
Recognized in Income

Equity Contracts    Net realized gains/(losses) on futures contracts/change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on
investments
   $ (19,116   $ (62,998)

 

3. Related Party Transactions

The Manager provides investment advisory and management services for the Fund. The Manager has retained an independent money management organization (the “Subadviser”) to make investment decisions on behalf of the Fund. Pursuant to a subadvisory agreement between the Manager and BlackRock Investment Management LLC (“BlackRock Investment”), BlackRock Investment provides investment advisory services as the Subadviser for the Fund subject to the general supervision of the Trustees and the Manager. The Manager is entitled to a fee, computed daily and paid monthly, based on the average daily net assets of the Fund. Expenses incurred by the Fund for investment advisory and management services are reflected on the Statement of Operations as “Manager fees.” For its services, the Subadviser is entitled to a fee payable by the Manager. The Manager has contractually agreed to waive fees and reimburse the Fund to limit the annual expenses, excluding interest expense (e.g., cash overdraft fees), taxes, brokerage commissions, other expenditures that are capitalized in accordance with GAAP and other extraordinary expenses not incurred in the ordinary course of the Fund’s business, based on the daily net assets of the Fund, through April 30, 2013.

For the year ended December 31, 2011, the annual rate due to the Manager and the annual expense limit were as follows:

 

     Annual Rate     Annual Expense Limit*  

AZL Small Cap Stock Index Fund

     0.26     0.71

 

  * Prior to May 1, 2011 the Annual Expense Limit was 0.58%.

Any amounts contractually waived or reimbursed by the Manager in a particular fiscal year will be subject to repayment by the Fund to the Manager to the extent that from time to time through the next three fiscal years the repayment will not cause the Fund’s expenses to exceed the stated limit during the respective year. Any amounts recouped by the Manager during the period are reflected on the Statement of Operations as “Recoupment of prior expenses reimbursed by the Manager.” At December 31, 2011, the contractual reimbursements that are subject to repayment by the Fund in subsequent years were as follows:

 

     Expires
12/31/2012
     Expires
12/31/2013
     Expires
12/31/2014
 

AZL Small Cap Stock Index Fund

   $ 139,199       $ 124,909       $ 30,975   

 

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AZL Small Cap Stock Index Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements, continued

December 31, 2011

 

In addition, the Manager may voluntarily waive or reimburse additional fees in order to maintain more competitive expense ratios. Any voluntary waivers or reimbursements are not subject to repayment in subsequent years. Information on the total amount waived/reimbursed by the Manager or repaid to the Manager by the Fund during the year can be found on the Statement of Operations. During the year ended December 31, 2011, there were no voluntary waivers.

Pursuant to separate agreements between the Funds and the Manager, the Manager provides a Chief Compliance Officer (“CCO”) and certain compliance oversight and regulatory filing services to the Trust. Under these agreements the Manager is entitled to an amount equal to a portion of the compensation and certain other expenses related to the individuals performing the CCO and compliance oversight services, as well as $75 per hour for time incurred in connection with the preparation and filing of certain documents with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fees are paid to the Manager on a quarterly basis. The total expenses incurred by the Fund for these services are reflected on the Statement of Operations as “Administrative and compliance services fees.”

Citi Fund Services Ohio, Inc. (“Citi” or the “Administrator”), a wholly owned subsidiary of Citigroup, Inc., with which an officer of the Trust is affiliated, serves as the Trust’s administrator, transfer agent, and fund accountant, and assists the Trust in all aspects of its administration and operation. The Administrator is entitled to a Trust-wide asset-based fee, which is based on the following schedule: 0.05% of daily average net assets on the first $4 billion, 0.04% of daily average net assets on the next $2 billion, 0.02% of daily average net assets on the next $2 billion and 0.01% of daily average net assets over $8 billion. The overall Trust-wide fees are accrued daily and paid monthly and are subject to a minimum annual fee. In addition, the Administrator is entitled to annual account fees related to the transfer agency system, an annual fee for each additional class of shares of any Fund, certain annual fees in supporting fair value services, and a Trust-wide annual fee for providing infrastructure and support in implementing the written policies and procedures comprising the Fund’s compliance program. Fees payable to the Administrator are subject to certain reductions associated with services provided to new funds. The Administrator is also reimbursed for certain expenses incurred. The total expenses incurred by the Fund for these services are reflected on the Statement of Operations as “Administration fees.”

Allianz Life Financial Services, LLC (“ALFS”), an affiliate of the Manager, serves as distributor of the Fund and receives 12b-1 fees directly from the Fund, plus a Trust-wide annual fee of $42,500, paid by the Manager from its profits and not by the Trust, for recordkeeping and reporting services.

The Trust has adopted a distribution and service plan in conformance with Rule 12b-1of the 1940 Act. Pursuant to this plan, the Fund is authorized to pay certain fees for the sale and distribution of its shares and services provided to its shareholders at an annual rate not to exceed 0.25% of the Fund’s average daily net assets. These fees are reflected on the Statement of Operations as “Distribution fees.”

In addition, certain legal fees and expenses are paid to a law firm, Dorsey & Whitney LLP, of which the Secretary of the Fund is a partner. During the year ended December 31, 2011, $2,965 was paid from the Fund relating to these fees and expenses.

Certain Officers and Trustees of the Trust are affiliated with the Manager or the Administrator. Such Officers (except for the Trust’s CCO as noted above) and Trustees receive no compensation from the Trust for serving in their respective roles. For their service to the Trust and to the Allianz Variable Insurance Products Fund of Funds Trust, each non-interested Trustee receives a $36,000 annual Board retainer and a $8,000 meeting fee for each regular in-person Board meeting and a $4,000 meeting fee for each Committee meeting. In addition, Trustees may receive compensation for special meetings and telephonic meetings. Also, the Trustees are reimbursed for certain expenses associated with attending Board meetings. Compensation to the Trustees is allocated between the Trust and the Allianz Variable Insurance Products Fund of Funds Trust in proportion to the assets under management of each Trust. During the year ended December 31, 2011, actual Trustee compensation was $924,000 in total for both Trusts.

 

4. Investment Valuation Summary

The valuation techniques employed by the Fund, as described below, maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs in determining fair value. The inputs used for valuing the Fund’s investments are summarized in the three broad levels listed below:

 

   

Level 1— quoted prices in active markets for identical assets

   

Level 2 — other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayments speeds, credit risk, etc.)

   

Level 3 — significant unobservable inputs (including the Fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments)

 

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AZL Small Cap Stock Index Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements, continued

December 31, 2011

 

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

Security prices are generally provided by an independent third party pricing service approved by the Trust’s Board of Trustees (“Trustees”) as of the close of the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) (generally 4:00 pm EST). Equity securities are valued at the last quoted sale price or, if there is no sale, the last quoted bid price is used for long securities and the last quoted ask price is used for securities sold short. Securities listed on NASDAQ Stock Market, Inc. (“NASDAQ”) are valued at the official closing price as reported by NASDAQ. In each of these situations, valuations are typically categorized as a Level 1 in the fair value hierarchy. Investments in open-end investment companies are valued at their respective net asset value as reported by such companies and are typically categorized as Level 1 in the fair value hierarchy.

Debt and other fixed income securities are generally valued at an evaluated bid price provided by an independent pricing source approved by the Trustees. To value debt securities, pricing services may use various pricing techniques which take into account appropriate factors such as market activity, yield, quality, coupon rate, maturity, type of issue, trading characteristics, call features, credit ratings and other data, as well as broker quotes. Short term securities of sufficient credit quality with sixty days or less remaining until maturity may be valued at amortized cost, which approximates fair value. In each of these situations, valuations are typically categorized as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy.

Exchange traded futures contracts are valued at the last sales price as of the close of the primary exchange and are typically categorized as Level 1 in the fair value hierarchy. Forward currency contracts are generally valued at the foreign currency exchange rate as of the close of the NYSE and are typically categorized as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy.

Other assets and securities for which market quotations are not readily available, or are deemed unreliable are valued at fair value as determined in good faith by the Trustees or persons acting on the behalf of the Trustees. Fair value pricing may be used for significant events such as securities whose trading has been suspended, whose price has become stale or for which there is no currently available price at the close of the NYSE. Depending on the source and relative significance of valuation inputs, these instruments may be classified as Level 2 or Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy. The Fund utilizes a pricing service to assist in determining the fair value of securities when certain significant events occur that may affect the value of foreign securities.

In accordance with procedures adopted by the Trustees, fair value pricing may be used if events materially affecting the value of foreign securities occur between the time when the exchange on which they are traded closes and the time when the Fund’s net asset value is calculated. Management identifies possible fluctuation in international securities by monitoring the increase or decrease in the value of a designated benchmark index. In the event of an increase or decrease greater than predetermined levels, the Fund may use a systematic valuation model provided by an independent third party to fair value its international equity securities which are then typically categorized as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy.

The following is a summary of the valuation inputs used as of December 31, 2011 in valuing the Fund’s investments based upon the three levels defined above:

 

      Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Total  

Investment Securities:

           

Common Stocks+

   $ 201,737,135       $       $       $ 201,737,135   

Right

                               

Securities Held as Collateral for Securities on Loan

             57,313,823                 57,313,823   

Unaffiliated Investment Company

     1,517,403                         1,517,403   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Investment Securities

     203,254,538         57,313,823                 260,568,361   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Other Financial Instruments:*

           

Futures Contracts

     4,817                         4,817   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Investments

   $ 203,259,355       $ 57,313,823       $       $ 260,573,178   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  + For detailed industry descriptions, see the accompanying Schedule of Portfolio Investments.

 

  * Other Financial Instruments would include any derivative instruments, such as futures contracts and forward currency contracts. These investments are generally recorded in the financial statements at the unrealized gain or loss on the investment.

As of December 31, 2011, the Fund held securities that were valued in good faith pursuant to procedures approved by the Board of Trustees. The Gerber Scientific, Inc. right was valued at $0.

 

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AZL Small Cap Stock Index Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements, continued

December 31, 2011

 

The Fund recognizes significant transfers between fair value hierarchy levels at the reporting period end. There were no significant transfers between Levels 1, 2 or 3 as of December 31, 2011.

In May 2011, the FASB issued ASU No. 2011-04 “Amendments to Achieve Common Fair Value Measurement and Disclosure Requirements in U.S. GAAP and IFRS”. ASU 2011-04 includes common requirements for measurement of and disclosure about fair value between U.S. GAAP and IFRS. ASU 2011-04 will require reporting entities to disclose quantitative information about the unobservable inputs used in the fair value measurements categorized within Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy. In addition, ASU 2011-04 will require reporting entities to make disclosures about amounts and reasons for all transfers in and out of Level 1 and Level 2 fair value measurements. The new and revised disclosures are effective for interim and annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2011. Adoption of ASU 2011-04 will have no effect on the Fund’s net assets. At this time, management is evaluating the impact of ASU 2011-04 on the financial statement disclosures.

 

5. Security Purchases and Sales

For the year ended December 31, 2011, cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of securities (excluding securities maturing less than one year from acquisition) were as follows:

 

     Purchases      Sales  

AZL Small Cap Stock Index Fund

   $ 47,884,440       $ 41,497,472   

 

6. Federal Income Tax Information

It is the Fund’s policy to continue to comply with the requirements of the Internal Revenue Code under Subchapter M, applicable to regulated investment companies, and to distribute all of its taxable income, including any net realized gains on investments, to its shareholders. Therefore, no provision is made for federal income taxes.

Management of the Funds has reviewed tax positions taken in tax years that remain subject to examination by all major tax jurisdictions, including federal (i.e., the last four tax year ends and the interim tax period since then, as applicable). Management believes that there is no tax liability resulting from unrecognized tax benefits related to uncertain tax positions taken.

Cost for federal income tax purposes at December 31, 2011 is $243,438,166. The gross unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on a tax basis is as follows:

 

Unrealized appreciation

  $ 40,441,545   

Unrealized depreciation

    (23,311,350
 

 

 

 

Net unrealized appreciation

  $ 17,130,195   
 

 

 

 

As of the end of its tax year ended December 31, 2011, the Fund has capital loss carry forwards (“CLCFs”) as summarized in the table below. Under the provisions of the Regulated Investment Company Modernization Act of 2010, CLCFs that originated in a tax year that began before December 23, 2010 (pre-effective CLCFs) may be carried forward, subject to certain limitations, and applied to offset future capital gains, and thus reduce the amount of distributable capital gains, for up to eight succeeding tax years, after which any unutilized CLCFs expire. Pre-effective CLCFs are applied as short-term capital loss regardless of whether the originating capital loss was short term or long term. CLCFs that originate in tax years beginning after December 22, 2010 (post-effective CLCFs), are applied consistent with the character in which they originated as a new loss on the first day of the immediately succeeding tax year, and thus take precedent over the application of pre-effective CLCFs. Post-effective CLCFs can be carried forward indefinitely.

Pre-effective CLCFs subject to expiration:

 

     Expires
12/31/2017
 

AZL Small Cap Stock Index Fund

   $ 2,002,410   

During the year ended December 31, 2011, the Fund utilized $10,600,991 in CLCFs to offset capital gains.

 

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ALLIANZ VARIABLE INSURANCE PRODUCTS TRUST

AZL Small Cap Stock Index Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements, continued

December 31, 2011

 

The tax character of dividends paid to shareholders during the year ended December 31, 2011 were as follows:

 

     Ordinary
Income
     Net
Long-Term
Capital Gains
     Total
Distributions(a)
 

AZL Small Cap Stock Index Equity Fund

   $ 1,102,746       $       $ 1,102,746   

 

  (a) Total distributions paid may differ from the Statements of Changes in Net Assets because dividends are recognized when actually paid for tax purposes.

The tax character of dividends paid to shareholders during the year ended December 31, 2010 were as follows:

 

     Ordinary
Income
     Net
Long-Term
Capital Gains
     Total
Distributions(a)
 

AZL Small Cap Stock Index Equity Fund

   $ 1,000,676       $       $ 1,000,676   

 

  (a) Total distributions paid may differ from the Statements of Changes in Net Assets because dividends are recognized when actually paid for tax purposes.

As of December 31, 2011, the components of accumulated earnings on a tax basis were as follows:

 

     Undistributed
Ordinary
Income
     Accumulated
Capital and
Other Losses
    Unrealized
Appreciation(a)
     Total
Accumulated
Earnings/
(Deficit)
 

AZL Small Cap Stock Index Equity Fund

   $ 933,414       $ (2,002,410   $ 17,130,195       $ 16,061,199   

 

  (a) The differences between book-basis and tax-basis unrealized appreciation/depreciation is attributable primarily to tax deferral of losses on wash sales.

 

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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

The Shareholders and Board of Trustees of

Allianz Variable Insurance Products Trust:

We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities of AZL Small Cap Stock Index Fund (the “Fund”) of the Allianz Variable Insurance Products Trust, including the schedule of portfolio investments, as of December 31, 2011, and the related statement of operations for the year then ended, the statements of changes in net assets for each of the years in the two-year period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the periods in the five-year period then ended. These financial statements and financial highlights are the responsibility of the Fund’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements and financial highlights based on our audits.

We conducted our audits 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 and financial highlights are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of December 31, 2011, by correspondence with the custodian and brokers or by other appropriate auditing procedures where replies from brokers were not received. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

In our opinion, the financial statements and financial highlights referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Fund as of December 31, 2011, the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the years in the two-year period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the periods in the five-year period then ended, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.

KPMG LLP

Columbus, Ohio

February 24, 2012

 

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Other Federal Income Tax Information (Unaudited)

For the year ended December 31, 2011, 100.00% of the total ordinary income dividends paid by the Fund qualify for the corporate dividends received deduction available to corporate shareholders.

 

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Other Information (Unaudited)

A description of the policies and procedures that the Fund uses to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities is available, without charge, upon request, by visiting the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (“Commission”) website at www.sec.gov, or by calling 800-624-0197.

Information regarding how the Fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30th is available (i) without charge, upon request, by calling 800-624-0197; (ii) on the Allianz Variable Insurance Products Trust’s website at https://www.allianzlife.com; and (iii) on the Commission’s website at http://www.sec.gov.

The Fund files complete Schedules of Portfolio Holdings with the Commission for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. Schedules of Portfolio Holdings for the Fund in this report are available without charge on the Commission’s website at http://www.sec.gov, or may be reviewed and copied at the Commission’s Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. Information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 800-SEC-0330.

 

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ALLIANZ VARIABLE INSURANCE PRODUCTS TRUST

 

Approval of Investment Advisory and Subadvisory Agreements (Unaudited)

The Allianz Variable Insurance Products Trust (the “Trust”) is a manager-of-managers fund. That means that the Trust’s Manager (“Allianz Investment Management LLC”) is responsible for monitoring the various Subadvisers that have day-to-day responsibility for the decisions made for each of the Trust’s investment portfolios. The Trust’s Manager is responsible for determining, in the first instance, which investment advisers to consider recommending for selection as a Subadviser.

In reviewing the services provided by the Manager and the terms of the investment management agreement, the Board receives and reviews information related to the Manager’s experience and expertise in the variable insurance marketplace. Currently, the Funds are offered only through variable annuities and variable life insurance policies, and not in the retail fund market. In addition, the Board receives information regarding the Manager’s expertise with regard to portfolio diversification and asset allocation requirements within variable insurance products issued by Allianz Life Insurance Company of North America and its subsidiary, Allianz Life Insurance Company of New York. Currently, the Funds are offered only through Allianz Life and Allianz of New York variable products.

The Trust’s Manager has adopted policies and procedures to assist it in the process of analyzing each potential Subadviser with expertise in particular asset classes for purposes of making the recommendation that a specific investment adviser be selected. The Trust’s Board reviews and considers the information provided by the Manager in deciding which investment advisers to select. After an investment adviser becomes a Subadviser, a similarly rigorous process is instituted by the Manager to monitor the investment performance and other responsibilities of the Subadviser. The Manager reports to the Trust’s Board on its analysis at the regular meetings of the Board, which are held at least quarterly. Where warranted, the Manager will add or remove a particular Subadviser from a “watch” list that it maintains. Watch list criteria include, for example: (a) Fund performance over various time periods; (b) Fund risk issues, such as changes in key personnel involved with Fund management, changes in investment philosophy or process, or “capacity” concerns; and (c) organizational risk issues, such as regulatory, compliance or legal concerns, or changes in the ownership of the Subadviser. The Manager may place a Fund on the watch list for other reasons, and if so, will explain its rationale to the Trustees. Funds which are on the watch list are subject to special scrutiny of the Manager and the Board of Trustees. Funds may be removed from such watch list, if for example, performance improves or regulatory matters are satisfactorily resolved. However, in some situations where Funds which have been on the watch list, the Manager has recommended the retention of a new Subadviser, and the Board of Trustees has subsequently approved new Subadvisory Agreements with such Subadvisers.

In assessing the Manager’s and Subadvisers’ (collectively, the “Advisory Organizations”), performance of their obligations, the Board considers whether there has occurred a circumstance or event that would constitute a reason for it to not renew an advisory contract. In this regard, the Board is mindful of the potential disruption of a Fund’s operations and various risks, uncertainties and other effects that could occur as a result of a decision to terminate or not renew a contract.

As required by the Investment Company Act of 1940 (“1940 Act”), the Trust’s Board has reviewed and approved the Trust’s Investment Management Agreement with the Manager (the “Advisory Agreement”) and portfolio management agreements (the “Subadvisory Agreements”) with the Subadvisers. The Board’s decision to approve these contracts reflects the exercise of its business judgment on whether to approve new arrangements and continue the existing arrangements. During its review of these contracts, the Board considers many factors, among the most material of which are: the Fund’s investment objectives and long term performance; the Advisory Organizations’ management philosophy, personnel, and processes, including their compliance history and the adequacy of their compliance processes; the preferences and expectations of Fund shareholders (and underlying contract owners) and their relative sophistication; the continuing state of competition in the mutual fund industry; and comparable fees in the mutual fund industry.

The Board also considers the compensation and benefits received by the Advisory Organizations. This includes fees received for services provided to the Fund by affiliated persons of the Advisory Organizations and research services received by the Advisory Organizations from brokers that execute Fund trades, as well as advisory fees. The Board considered the fact that: (1) the Manager and the Trust are parties to an Administrative Service Agreement, a Compliance Services Agreement, and a Chief Compliance Officer Agreement, under which the Manager is compensated by the Trust for performing certain administrative and compliance services including providing an employee of the Manager or one of its affiliates to act as the Trust’s Chief Compliance Officer; and (2) Allianz Life Financial Services, LLC, an affiliated person of the Manager, is a registered securities broker-dealer and receives (along with its affiliated persons) payments made by the Trust pursuant to Rule 12b-1.

The Board is aware that various courts have interpreted provisions of the 1940 Act and have indicated in their decisions that the following factors may be relevant to an adviser’s compensation: the nature and quality of the services provided by the adviser, including the performance of the fund; the adviser’s cost of providing the services; the extent to which the adviser may realize “economies of scale” as the fund grows larger; any indirect benefits that may accrue to the adviser and its

 

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affiliates as a result of the adviser’s relationship with the fund; performance and expenses of comparable funds; and the extent to which the independent Board members are fully informed about all facts bearing on the adviser’s service and fee. The Trust’s Board is aware of these factors and takes them into account in its review of the Trust’s advisory contracts.

The Board considered and weighed these circumstances in light of its experience in governing the Trust and working with the Advisory Organizations on matters relating to the Funds, and is assisted in its deliberations by the advice of legal counsel to the Independent Trustees. In this regard, the Board requests and receives a significant amount of information about the Funds and the Advisory Organizations. Some of this information is provided at each regular meeting of the Board; additional information is provided in connection with the particular meeting or meetings at which the Board’s formal review of an advisory contract occurs. In between regularly scheduled meetings, the Board may receive information on particular matters as the need arises. Thus, the Board’s evaluation of an advisory contract is informed by reports covering such matters as: an Advisory Organization’s investment philosophy, personnel, and processes; the Fund’s short- and long-term performance (in absolute terms as well as in relationship to its benchmark(s), certain competitor or “peer group” funds and similar funds managed by the particular Subadviser), and comments on the reasons for performance; the Fund’s expenses (including the advisory fee itself and the overall expense structure of the Fund, both in absolute terms and relative to similar and/or competing funds, with due regard for contractual or voluntary expense limitations); the use and allocation of brokerage commissions derived from trading the Fund’s portfolio securities; the nature and extent of the advisory and other services provided to the Fund by the Advisory Organizations and their affiliates; compliance and audit reports concerning the Funds and the companies that service them; and relevant developments in the mutual fund industry and how the Funds and/or Advisory Organizations are responding to them.

The Board also receives financial information about Advisory Organizations, including reports on the compensation and benefits the Advisory Organizations derive from their relationships with the Funds. These reports cover not only the fees under the advisory contracts, but also fees, if any, received for providing other services to the Funds. The reports also discuss any indirect or “fall out” benefits an Advisory Organization may derive from its relationship with the Funds.

The Advisory and Subadvisory Agreements (collectively, the “Agreements”) were most recently considered at Board of Trustees meetings held in the fall of 2011. Information relevant to the approval of such Agreements was considered at a telephonic Board of Trustees meeting on October 19, 2011, and at an “in person” Board of Trustees meeting held October 26, 2011. The Agreements were approved at the Board meeting of October 26, 2011. At such meeting the Board also approved an Expense Limitation Agreement between the Manager and the Trust for the period ending April 30, 2013. In connection with such meetings, the Trustees requested and evaluated extensive materials from the Manager, including performance and expense information for other investment companies with similar investment objectives derived from data compiled by an independent third party provider and other sources believed to be reliable by the Manager. Prior to voting, the Trustees reviewed the proposed approval/continuance of the Agreements with management and with experienced counsel who are independent of the Manager and received a memorandum from such counsel discussing the legal standards for their consideration of the proposed approvals/continuances. The independent (“disinterested”) Trustees also discussed the proposed approvals/continuances in a private session with such counsel at which no representatives of the Manager were present. In reaching their determinations relating to the approval and/or continuance of the Agreements, in respect of each Fund, the Trustees considered all factors they believed relevant. The Board based its decision to approve the Agreements on the totality of the circumstances and relevant factors, and with a view to past and future long-term considerations. Not all of the factors and considerations discussed above and below are necessarily relevant to every Fund, and the Board did not assign relative weights to factors discussed herein or deem any one or group of them to be controlling in and of themselves.

An SEC Rule requires that shareholder reports include a discussion of certain factors relating to the selection of investment advisers and the approval of advisory fees. The “factors” enumerated by the SEC are set forth below in italics, as well as the Board’s conclusions regarding such factors:

(1)  The nature, extent and quality of services provided by the Manager and Subadvisers.  The Trustees noted that the Manager, subject to the control of the Board of Trustees, administers each Fund’s business and other affairs. As the Trust is a manager of managers fund, the Manager is responsible for monitoring the various Subadvisers that have day-to-day responsibility for the decisions made for each of the Trust’s investment portfolios. The Trust’s Manager is responsible for determining, in the first instance, which investment advisers to consider recommending to the Board of Trustees for selection as a Subadviser.

The Trustees noted that the Manager also provides the Trust and each Fund with such administrative and other services (exclusive of, and in addition to, any such services provided by any others retained by the Trust on behalf of the Funds) and executive and other personnel as are necessary for the operation of the Trust and the Funds. Except for the Trust’s Chief Compliance Officer, the Manager pays all of the compensation of Trustees and officers of the Trust who are employees of the Manager or its affiliates.

 

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The Trustees considered the scope and quality of services provided by the Manager and the Subadvisers and noted that the scope of such services provided had expanded as a result of recent regulatory and other developments. The Trustees noted that, for example, the Manager and Subadvisers are responsible for maintaining and monitoring their own compliance programs, and these compliance programs have recently been refined and enhanced in light of new regulatory requirements. The Trustees considered the capabilities and resources which the Manager has dedicated to performing services on behalf of the Trust and its Funds. The quality of administrative and other services, including the Manager’s role in coordinating the activities of the Trust’s other service providers, also were considered. The Trustees concluded that, overall, they were satisfied with the nature, extent and quality of services provided (and expected to be provided) to the Trust and to each of the Funds under the Agreements.

(2)  The investment performance of the Funds, the Manager and the Subadvisers.  In connection with every in-person quarterly Board of Trustees meeting, Trustees receive extensive information on the performance results of each of the Funds. This includes, for example, performance information on all of the Funds for the previous quarter, and previous one, three and five-year periods, and since inception. (For Funds which have been in existence for less than five years, Trustees may receive performance information on comparable funds managed by the particular Subadviser for periods prior to the creation of a particular Fund.) Such performance information includes information on absolute total return, performance versus Subadvisers’ comparable fund(s), performance versus the appropriate benchmark(s), and performance versus peer groups. For example, in connection with the Board of Trustees meeting held October 26, 2011, the Manager reported that for the three year period ended June 30, 2011, ten Funds were in the top 40%, six were in the middle 20% and five were in the bottom 40%, and for the one year period ended June 30, 2011, nine Funds were in the top 40%, eight were in the middle 20%, and 11 were in the bottom 40%. The Manager also reported that for the five year period ended June 30, 2011, nine Funds were in the top 40%, three were in the middle 20%, and seven were in the bottom 40%. At the Board of Trustees meeting held October 26, 2011, the Trustees determined that the overall investment performance of the Funds was acceptable.

(3)  The costs of services to be provided and profits to be realized by the Manager and the Subadvisers and their affiliates from their relationship with the Funds.  The Manager has supplied information to the Board of Trustees pertaining to the level of investment advisory fees to which the Funds are subject. The Manager has agreed to temporarily “cap” Fund expenses at certain levels, and information is provided to Trustees setting forth “contractual” advisory fees and “actual” fees after taking expense caps into account. Based upon the information provided, the “actual” advisory fees payable by the Funds overall are generally comparable to the average level of fees paid by Fund peer groups. For the 29 Funds reviewed by the Board of Trustees in the fall of 2011, 24 Funds paid “actual” advisory fees in a percentage amount within the 65th percentile or lower for each Fund’s applicable category. The Trustees recognized that it is difficult to make comparisons of advisory fees because there are variations in the services that are included in the fees paid by other funds. The Board has concluded that the advisory fees to be paid to the Manager by the Funds are not unreasonable.

The Manager has also supplied information to the Board of Trustees pertaining to total Fund expenses (which includes advisory fees, the 25 basis point 12b-1 fee paid by the Funds, and other Fund expenses). As noted above, the Manager has agreed to “cap” Fund expenses at certain levels. Based upon the information provided, the overall total expense ratio ranking in 2012 for the 29 Funds was as follows: (1) 21 of the Funds had total expense rankings at or below the 50th percentile; (2) three of the Funds were between the 50th and 65th percentiles; (3) for three of the Funds with expense ranks above the 65th percentile, the Manager recommended, and the Board of Trustees approved, temporary management fee waivers effective May 1, 2012, which are expected to reduce such rankings to the 65th percentile or below; (4) for one Fund with an expense rank above the 65th percentile, the Manager expects such Fund to be below the 65th percentile in 2012 because of greater Fund assets; and (5) for one Fund with an expense rank above the 65th percentile, the Manager reported that the peer group makes for poor comparability.

The Manager has committed to providing the Funds with a high quality of service and working to reduce Fund expenses over time, particularly as the Funds grow larger. The Trustees concluded therefore that the expense ratios of the Funds were not unreasonable.

The Manager provided information concerning the profitability of the Manager’s investment advisory activities for the period from 2009 through June 30, 2011. The Trustees recognized that it is difficult to make comparisons of profitability from investment company advisory agreements because comparative information is not generally publicly available and is affected by numerous factors, including the structure of the particular adviser, the types of funds it manages, its business mix, numerous assumptions regarding allocation of expenses and the adviser’s capital structure and cost of capital. In considering profitability information, the Trustees considered the possible effect of certain fall-out benefits to the Manager and its affiliates. The Trustees focused on profitability of the Manager’s relationships with the Funds before taxes and distribution expenses. The Trustees recognized that the Manager should, in the abstract, be entitled to earn a reasonable level of profits for the services it provides to each Fund and, based on their review, concluded that they were satisfied that the Manager’s level of profitability from its relationship with the Funds was not excessive.

 

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The Manager, on behalf of the Board of Trustees, endeavored to obtain information on the profitability of each Subadviser in connection with its relationship with the Fund or Funds which it subadvises. The Manager was unable to obtain meaningful profitability information from some of the unaffiliated Subadvisers. The Manager assured the Board of Trustees that the Agreements with the Subadvisers which are not affiliated with it were negotiated on an “arm’s length” basis, so that arguably, such profitability information should be less relevant. The Trustees were also provided with certain information on profitability for Subadvisers which are affiliated with the Manager. Trustees recognized the difficulty of allocating costs to multiple advisory accounts and products of a large advisory organization. Based upon the information provided, the Trustees determined that there was no evidence that the level of such profitability attributable to subadvising the Funds was excessive.

(4) and (5) The extent to which economies of scale would be realized as the Funds grow, and whether fee levels reflect these economies of scale. The Trustees noted that most of the advisory fee schedules for the Funds do not contain breakpoints that reduce the fee rate on assets above specified levels, although certain Subadvisory Agreements have such “breakpoints.” The Trustees recognized that breakpoints may be an appropriate way for the Manager to share its economies of scale, if any, with Funds that have substantial assets. However, they also recognized that there may not be a direct relationship between any economies of scale realized by Funds and those realized by the Manager as assets increase. The Trustees do not believe there is a uniform methodology for establishing breakpoints that give effect to Fund-specific service provided by the Manager. The Trustees noted that in the fund industry as a whole, as well as among funds similar to the Funds, there is no uniformity or pattern in the fees and asset levels at which breakpoints (if any) apply. Depending on the age, size, and other characteristics of a particular fund and its manager’s cost structure, different conclusions can be drawn as to whether there are economies of scale to be realized at any particular level of assets, notwithstanding the intuitive conclusion that such economies exist, or will be realized at some level of total assets. Moreover, because different managers have different cost structures and service models, it is difficult to draw meaningful conclusions from the breakpoints that may have been adopted by other funds. The Trustees also noted that the advisory agreements for many funds do not have breakpoints at all, or if breakpoints exist, they may be at asset levels significantly greater than those of the individual Funds. The Trustees also noted that the total assets in all of the Funds as of June 30, 2011 were approximately $6.2 billion, and that no single non-money market Fund had assets in excess of $428 million.

The Trustees noted that the Manager has agreed to temporarily “cap” Fund expenses at certain levels, which has the effect of reducing expenses as would the implementation of advisory fee breakpoints. The Manager has committed to continue to consider the continuation of fee “caps” and/or advisory fee breakpoints as the Funds grow larger. The Board receives quarterly reports on the level of Fund assets. It expects to consider whether or not to approve the Agreements at a meeting to be held prior to December 31, 2012, and will at that time, or prior thereto, consider: (a) the extent to which economies of scale can be realized, and (b) whether the advisory fee should be modified to reflect such economies of scale, if any.

Having taken these factors into account, the Trustees concluded that the absence of breakpoints in certain of the Funds’ advisory fee rate schedules was acceptable under each Fund’s circumstances.

 

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Information about the Board of Trustees and Officers (Unaudited)

The Trust is managed by the Trustees in accordance with the laws of the state of Delaware governing business trusts. There are currently nine Trustees, two of whom are “interested persons” of the Trust within the meaning of that term under the 1940 Act. The Trustees and Officers of the Trust, their addresses, ages, their positions held with the Trust, their terms of office with the Trust and length of time served, their principal occupation(s) during the past five years, the number of portfolios in the Trust they oversee, and their other directorships held during the past five years are as follows:

Non-Interested Trustees(1)

 

Name, Address, and Age

  Positions
Held with
Allianz
VIP and VIP
FOF Trust
 

Term of
Office(2)/Length
of Time Served

 

Principal Occupation(s)
During Past 5 Years

  Number of
Portfolios
Overseen for
Allianz
VIP and VIP
FOF Trust
 

Other
Directorships
Held Outside the

AZL Fund Complex
During Past 5 Years

Peter R. Burnim, Age 64
5701 Golden Hills Drive

Minneapolis, MN 55416

  Trustee   Since 2/07   Managing Director iQ Venture Partners, Inc., 2005 to present; EVP Northstar Companies, 2002 to 2005; Senior Officer Citibank and Citicorp for over 25 years   42   Argus Group Holdings; Sterling Centrecorp Inc.; Highland Financial Holdings; and Bank of Bermuda NY

Peggy L. Ettestad, Age 54
5701 Golden Hills Drive

Minneapolis, MN 55416

  Trustee   Since 2/07   Managing Director, Red Canoe Management Consulting LLC, 2008 to present; Senior Managing Director, Residential Capital LLC, 2003 to 2008; Chief Operations Officer, Transamerica Reinsurance 2002 to 2003   42   Luther College

Roger Gelfenbien, Age 68
5701 Golden Hills Drive

Minneapolis, MN 55416

  Trustee   Since 10/99   Retired; Partner of Accenture 1983 to 1999   42   Virtus Funds
(8 Funds)

Claire R. Leonardi, Age 56
5701 Golden Hills Drive

Minneapolis, MN 55416

  Trustee   Since 2/04  

Chief Executive Officer, Connecticut Innovations, 2012 to present; General Partner of Fairview Capital, L.P., 1994 to present

  42   The Natural History Museum of the Adirondacks

Dickson W. Lewis, Age 63
5701 Golden Hills Drive

Minneapolis, MN 55416

  Trustee   Since 2/04   Vice President/General Manager, Yearbooks & Canada-Lifetouch National School Studios, 2006 to present; Vice President/General Manager of Jostens, Inc., 2002 to 2006; Senior Vice President of Fortis Group, 1997 to 2002; Consultant to Hartford Insurance Co., 2001   42   None

Peter W. McClean, Age 67
5701 Golden Hills Drive

Minneapolis, MN 55416

  Trustee   Since 2/04   Retired; President and CEO of Measurisk, LLC, 2001 to 2003; Chief Risk Management Officer at Bank Of Bermuda Ltd., 1996 to 2001   42   PNMAC Opportunity Fund; Northeast Bank; and FHI

Arthur C. Reeds III, Age 67
5701 Golden Hills Drive

Minneapolis, MN 55416

  Trustee   Since 10/99   Retired; Senior Investment Officer, Hartford Foundation for Public Giving, 2000 to 2003; Chairman, Chief Executive and President of Conning Corp., 1999 to 2000; Investment Consultant 1997 to 1999   42   Connecticut Water Service, Inc.

 

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Interested Trustees(3)

 

Name, Address, and Age

  Positions
Held with
Allianz
VIP and VIP
FOF Trust
 

Term of
Office(2)/Length
of Time Served

 

Principal Occupation(s)
During Past 5 Years

  Number of
Portfolios
Overseen for
Allianz
VIP and VIP
FOF Trust
 

Other
Directorships
Held Outside the

Fund Complex
During Past 5 Years

Robert DeChellis, Age 44
5701 Golden Hills Drive

Minneapolis, MN 55416

  Trustee   Since 3/08   President and CEO, Allianz Life Financial Services, LLC, 2007 to present; Senior Vice President of Marketing and Product Innovation, 2006 to 2007; Executive Vice President, Travelers Life 2004 to 2005; Executive Vice President, Jackson National Life Distributors, Inc. 2002 to 2004.   42   None

Brian Muench, Age 41

5701 Golden Hills Drive

Minneapolis, MN 55416

  Trustee   Since 6/11   President, Allianz Investment Management LLC from November 2010 to present; Vice President, Vice President, Advisory Management, Allianz Investment Management LLC from December 2005 to November 2010; Assistant Vice President, Investments, Allianz Life from February 2002 to November 2005.   42   None

Officers

 

Name, Address, and Age

  

Positions
Held with
Allianz
VIP and VIP

FOF Trust

   Term of
Office(2)/Length
of Time Served
  

Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years

Brian Muench, Age 41

5701 Golden Hills Drive

Minneapolis, MN 55416

   President    Since 11/10    President, Allianz Investment Management LLC from November 2010 to present; Vice President, Allianz Life from April 2011, to present; Vice President, Advisory Management, Allianz Investment Management LLC from December 2005 to November 2010; Assistant Vice President, Investments, Allianz Life from February 2002 to November 2005.

Michael Radmer, Age 66

Dorsey & Whitney LLP,

Suite 1500
50 South Sixth Street

Minneapolis, MN 55402-1498

   Secretary    Since 2/04    Partner, Dorsey and Whitney LLP since 1976.

Ty Edwards, Age 45

Citi Fund Services Ohio, Inc.
3435 Stelzer Road

Columbus, OH 43219

   Treasurer, Principal Accounting Officer and Principal Financial Officer    Since 4/10    Senior Vice President, Financial Administration, Citi Fund Services Ohio, Inc., December 2009 to present; Director, Product Management, Columbia Management, April 2007 to April 2009; Deputy Treasurer, Columbia Funds and Director, Fund Administration, Columbia Management, January 2006 to April 2007; Vice President, Fund Administration, Columbia Management, July 2002 to December 2005.

Stephen G. Simon, Age 43
5701 Golden Hills Drive

Minneapolis, MN 55416

   Chief Compliance Officer(4) and Anti Money Laundering Compliance Officer    Since 11/06    Chief Compliance Officer, Allianz Investment Management LLC, July 2004 to present; President, Simon Compliance Consulting Ltd, May 2004 to July 2004; Compliance Counsel, Advantus Capital Management, Inc., January 2002 to May 2004.

 

  (1) Member of the Audit Committee.

 

  (2) Indefinite.

 

  (3) Is an “interested person”, as defined by the 1940 Act, due to employment by Allianz.

 

  (4) The Manager and the Trust are parties to a Chief Compliance Officer Agreement under which the Manager is compensated by the Trust for providing an employee of the Manager or one of its affiliates to act as the Trust’s Chief Compliance Officer. The Chief Compliance Officer and Anti Money Laundering Compliance Officer is not considered a corporate officer or executive employee of the Trust.

 

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The Allianz VIP Funds are distributed by Allianz Life Financial Services, LLC.   
These Funds are not FDIC Insured.      ANNRPT1211 2/12   


AZL® Turner Quantitative Small

Cap Growth Fund

Annual Report

December 31, 2011

 

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Table of Contents

Management Discussion and Analysis

Page 1

Expense Examples and Portfolio Composition

Page 3

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

Page 4

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

Page 7

Statement of Operations

Page 7

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

Page 8

Financial Highlights

Page 9

Notes to the Financial Statements

Page 10

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

Page 17

Other Federal Income Tax Information

Page 18

Other Information

Page 19

Approval of Investment Advisory and Subadvisory Agreements

Page 20

Information about the Board of Trustees and Officers

Page 24

This report is submitted for the general information of the shareholder of the Fund. The report is not authorized for distribution to prospective investors in the Fund unless preceded or accompanied by an effective prospectus, which contains details concerning the sales charges and other pertinent information.


AZL® Turner Quantitative Small Cap Growth Fund Review (unaudited)

 

Allianz Investment Management LLC serves as the Manager for the AZL® Turner Quantitative Small Cap Growth Fund and Turner Investment Partners, Inc. serves as Subadviser to the Fund.

What factors affected the Fund’s performance during the year ended December 31, 2011?

For the year ended December 31, 2011, the AZL® Turner Quantitative Small Cap Growth Fund returned –5.39%. That compared to a –2.91% total return for its benchmark, the Russell 2000® Growth Index1.

Volatility was the market norm in 2011 as investors’ appetite for risk increased and decreased repeatedly throughout the year. Positive economic data and headlines spurred rallies, only to have bad news chase investors from stocks in droves.

A soft patch in the U.S. economic recovery, along with European sovereign debt concerns, left markets wobbling in the second half of the year. Value indices outpaced their growth counterparts across the market cap spectrum over the fourth quarter of 2011. For the year, however, growth outperformed value in both the large- and small-cap segment of the U.S. market. Small-cap stocks exhibited the greatest divergence, with the Russell 2000® Growth outperforming the Russell 2000® Value Index2 by 2.6%.

The Fund takes a sector neutral strategy concerning the Russell 2000® Growth Index and has sector weights that closely mirror the corresponding weight within the Index.*

The Fund lagged its benchmark for the year. The sectors that detracted most from the Fund’s relative performance were the producer durables and consumer discretionary sectors. Stock selection contributed to the Fund’s underperformance relative to the its benchmark. Over the fourth quarter, shares of companies with lower

price-to-book ratios underperformed shares of companies with higher price-to-book companies. Our model favored the former. Similarly, our model favored higher price-to-earnings3 stocks, which underperformed relative to lower price-to-earnings stocks.*

The outperformance of larger stocks within the Funds benchmark aided the Fund’s relative performance. Part of the Fund’s risk control process involves excluding very small, illiquid securities. As a result, the Fund held underweight positions in many of the smallest companies in the Fund’s bechmark, which aided relative performance.*

Past performance does not guarantee future results.

 

* The Fund’s portfolio composition is subject to change. There is no guarantee that any sectors mentioned will continue to perform well or that securities in such sectors will be held by the Fund in the future. The information contained in this commentary is for informational purposes only and should not be construed as a recommendation to purchase or sell securities in the sector mentioned. The Fund’s holdings and weightings are as of December 31, 2011.
1

The Russell 2000® Growth Index measures the performance of the small-cap growth segment of the U.S. equity universe. It includes those Russell 2000 companies with higher price-to-book ratios and higher forecasted growth values.

2

The Russell 2000® Value Index measures the performance of the small-cap value segment of the U.S. equity universe. It includes those Russell 2000 companies with lower price-to-book ratios and lower forecasted growth values.

  Investors cannot invest directly in an index.
3

The Price-to-Earnings Ratio (“P/E Ratio”) is a valuation ratio of a company’s current share price to its per-share earnings. A high P/E means high projected earnings in the future.

 

 

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AZL® Turner Quantitative Small Cap Growth Fund Review (unaudited)

 

Fund Objective

The Fund’s investment objective is to seek long-term growth of capital. This objective may be changed by the Trustees of the Fund without shareholder approval. The Fund seeks to achieve its objective by investing at least 80% of its net assets, plus any borrowings for investment purposes, investments of small capitalization companies.

Investment Concerns

Equity securities (stocks) are more volatile and carry more risk than other forms of investments, including investments in high-grade fixed income securities. The net asset value per share of this Fund will fluctuate as the value of the securities in the portfolio changes.

Small- to mid-capitalization companies typically have a higher risk of failure and historically have experienced a greater degree of volatility.

Growth based investments can perform differently from the market as a whole and can be more volatile that other types of securities.

For a complete description of these and other risks associated with investing in a mutual Fund, please refer to the Fund’s prospectus.

Growth of a $10,000 Investment

 

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The chart above represents a comparison of a hypothetical investment in the Fund versus a similar investment in the Fund’s benchmark, and represents the reinvestment of dividends and capital gains in the Fund.

Average Annual Total Returns as of December 31, 2011

 

     1
Year
    3
Year
    5
Year
    Since
Inception
(4/29/05)
 

AZL® Turner Quantitative Small Cap Growth Fund

     –5.39     17.00     –0.76     2.81

Russell 2000® Growth Index

     –2.91     19.00     2.09     6.27

Past performance does not guarantee future results. The performance data quoted represents past performance and current returns may be lower or higher. The investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed may be worth more or less than the original cost. To obtain performance information current to the most recent month end, please visit www.Allianzlife.com.

Expense Ratio

 

     Gross  

AZL® Turner Quantitative Small Cap Growth Fund

     1.22

The above expense ratios are based on the current Fund prospectus dated May 1, 2011. The Manager and the Fund have entered into a written contract limiting operating expenses, excluding certain expenses (such as interest expense), to 1.35% through April 30, 2013. Additional information pertaining to the December 31, 2011 expense ratios can be found in the financial highlights.

The total return of the Fund does not reflect the effect of any insurance charges, the annual maintenance fee or the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares. Such charges, fees and tax payments would reduce the performance quoted.

The Fund’s performance is measured against the Russell 2000® Growth Index, an unmanaged index that measures the performance of the small-cap growth segment of the U.S. equity universe. It includes those Russell 2000 companies with higher price-to-book ratios and higher forecasted growth values. The index does not reflect the deduction of fees associated with a mutual fund, such as investment management and fund accounting fees. The Fund’s performance reflects the deduction of fees for services provided to the Fund. Investors cannot invest directly in an index.

 

 

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ALLIANZ VARIABLE INSURANCE PRODUCTS TRUST

AZL Turner Quantitative Small Cap Growth Fund

Expense Examples

(Unaudited)

 

As a shareholder of the AZL Turner Quantitative Small Cap Growth Fund (the “Fund”), you incur ongoing costs, including management fees, distribution fees, and other Fund expenses. These examples are 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. Please note that the expenses shown in the tables are meant to highlight your ongoing cost only.Therefore, the examples are useful in comparing ongoing cost only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher. Please note that the expenses that apply to subaccounts of the insurance contracts were included, your costs would have been higher.

These examples are based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the periods presented below.

The Actual Expense table below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information below, 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 table under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.

 

     Beginning
Account Value
7/1/11
    Ending
Account Value
12/31/11
    Expense Paid
During Period*
7/1/11 - 12/31/11
     Annualized
Expense Ratio
During
Period**
7/1/11 - 12/31/11
 

AZL Turner Quantitative Small Cap Growth Fund

   $ 1,000.00      $ 906.80      $ 5.72         1.19

 

  * Expenses are equal to the average account value times the Fund’s annualized expense ratio multiplied by the number of days in the most recent fiscal half-year divided by the number of days in the fiscal year.

The Hypothetical Expense table below provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year 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 this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of other funds.

 

     Beginning
Account Value
7/1/11
    Ending
Account Value
12/31/11
     Expense Paid
During Period*
7/1/11 - 12/31/11
     Annualized
Expense Ratio
During Period**
7/1/11 - 12/31/11
 

AZL Turner Quantitative Small Cap Growth Fund

   $ 1,000.00      $ 1,019.21       $ 6.06         1.19

 

  * Expenses are equal to the average account value times the Fund’s annualized expense ratio multiplied by the number of days in the most recent fiscal half-year divided by the number of days in the fiscal year.
  ** Excludes expense paid indirectly.

Portfolio Composition

(Unaudited)

 

Investments

   Percent of
net assets+
 

Securities Held as Collateral for Securities on Loan

     27.6

Information Technology

     22.7   

Health Care

     19.4   

Industrials

     17.8   

Consumer Discretionary

     11.8   

Financials

     8.2   

Energy

     7.7   

Consumer Staples

     3.7   

Materials

     3.4   

Unaffiliated Investment Company

     3.3   

Telecommunication Services

     1.3   

Utilities

     0.7   
  

 

 

 

Total

     127.6
  

 

 

 

 

  + Investments are shown as a percentage of net assets, not total investments. As such the total may not equal 100%. For more information about the investments, please see the Schedule of Portfolio Investments.

 

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ALLIANZ VARIABLE INSURANCE PRODUCTS TRUST

AZL Turner Quantitative Small Cap Growth Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

December 31, 2011

 

Shares           Fair
Value
 
     

 

Common Stocks (96.7%):

  

 

Aerospace & Defense (1.0%):

  

  7,510      

HEICO Corp.^

   $ 439,185   
  16,250      

Hexcel Corp.*^

     393,412   
     

 

 

 
        832,597   
     

 

 

 

 

Air Freight & Logistics (0.5%):

  

  12,890      

Hub Group, Inc., Class A*

     418,023   
     

 

 

 

 

Auto Components (1.6%):

  

  35,480      

Dana Holding Corp.*^

     431,082   
  42,160      

Modine Manufacturing Co.*

     398,834   
  13,940      

Tenneco, Inc.*^

     415,133   
     

 

 

 
        1,245,049   
     

 

 

 

 

Biotechnology (6.9%):

  

  86,430      

Achillion Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*^

     658,597   
  49,150      

ARIAD Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*^

     602,087   
  12,580      

Cepheid, Inc.*^

     432,878   
  13,170      

Cubist Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*^

     521,795   
  34,230      

Incyte Corp.*^

     513,792   
  34,720      

Momenta Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*

     603,781   
  51,930      

NPS Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*

     342,219   
  8,350      

Onyx Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*^

     366,983   
  83,770      

PDL BioPharma, Inc.^

     519,374   
  20,910      

Seattle Genetics, Inc.*^

     349,511   
  13,290      

United Therapeutics Corp.*

     627,952   
     

 

 

 
        5,538,969   
     

 

 

 

 

Capital Markets (0.6%):

  

  6,320      

Virtus Investment Partners, Inc.*

     480,383   
     

 

 

 

 

Chemicals (0.5%):

  

  25,000      

Solutia, Inc.*^

     432,000   
     

 

 

 

 

Commercial Banks (1.2%):

  

  7,550      

Signature Bank*

     452,925   
  80,380      

Western Alliance Bancorp*

     500,767   
     

 

 

 
        953,692   
     

 

 

 

 

Commercial Services & Supplies (4.6%):

  

  20,900      

Brink’s Co. (The)

     561,792   
  9,020      

Clean Harbors, Inc.*^

     574,845   
  13,200      

Herman Miller, Inc.

     243,540   
  34,720      

Interface, Inc., Class A

     400,669   
  29,870      

Knoll, Inc.^

     443,569   
  64,140      

Steelcase, Inc., Class A^

     478,484   
  19,900      

Tetra Tech, Inc.*^

     429,641   
  16,260      

United Stationers, Inc.^

     529,426   
     

 

 

 
        3,661,966   
     

 

 

 

 

Communications Equipment (3.0%):

  

  16,390      

ADTRAN, Inc.^

     494,322   
  18,980      

Aruba Networks, Inc.*^

     351,510   
  27,160      

Blue Coat Systems, Inc.*

     691,222   
  14,050      

NETGEAR, Inc.*

     471,658   
  65,891      

ShoreTel, Inc.*

     420,385   
     

 

 

 
        2,429,097   
     

 

 

 
Shares           Fair
Value
 
     

 

Common Stocks, continued

  

 

Computers & Peripherals (2.2%):

  

  23,730      

3D Systems Corp.*^

   $ 341,712   
  65,480      

OCZ Technology Group, Inc.*^

     432,823   
  13,710      

Stratasys, Inc.*^

     416,921   
  37,270      

Super Micro Computer, Inc.*

     584,393   
     

 

 

 
        1,775,849   
     

 

 

 

 

Construction & Engineering (0.5%):

  

  24,870      

MasTec, Inc.*^

     431,992   
     

 

 

 

 

Consumer Finance (2.5%):

  

  21,730      

Cardtronics, Inc.*

     588,014   
  27,030      

DFC Global Corp.*

     488,162   
  14,080      

EZCORP, Inc., Class A*

     371,289   
  7,100      

World Acceptance Corp.*^

     521,850   
     

 

 

 
        1,969,315   
     

 

 

 

 

Distributors (0.6%):

  

  6,900      

Watsco, Inc.^

     453,054   
     

 

 

 

 

Diversified Consumer Services (0.5%):

  

  12,720      

Matthews International Corp.,
Class A^

     399,790   
     

 

 

 

 

Diversified Financial Services (2.3%):

  

  26,290      

Duff & Phelps Corp., Class A

     381,205   
  20,580      

Encore Capital Group, Inc.*

     437,531   
  24,390      

Financial Engines, Inc.*^

     544,629   
  6,830      

Portfolio Recovery Associates, Inc.*^

     461,161   
     

 

 

 
        1,824,526   
     

 

 

 

 

Diversified Telecommunication Services (1.3%):

  

  12,960      

Atlantic Tele-Network, Inc.

     506,088   
  30,140      

Cogent Communications Group, Inc.*

     509,065   
     

 

 

 
        1,015,153   
     

 

 

 

 

Electric Utilities (0.7%):

  

  29,330      

PNM Resources, Inc.^

     534,686   
     

 

 

 

 

Electrical Equipment (1.7%):

  

  9,000      

Acuity Brands, Inc.^

     477,000   
  13,350      

Belden CDT, Inc.^

     444,288   
  11,640      

Woodward, Inc.

     476,425   
     

 

 

 
        1,397,713   
     

 

 

 

 

Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components (2.4%):

  

  45,230      

Aeroflex Holding Corp.*^

     463,155   
  55,740      

Brightpoint, Inc.*

     599,762   
  9,230      

Littlelfuse, Inc.^

     396,705   
  18,430      

Rofin-Sinar Technologies, Inc.*

     421,126   
     

 

 

 
        1,880,748   
     

 

 

 

 

Energy Equipment & Services (2.3%):

  

  12,360      

Complete Production Services, Inc.*

     414,802   
  5,980      

Dril-Quip, Inc.*

     393,604   
  34,180      

Key Energy Services, Inc.*^

     528,764   
  7,090      

Lufkin Industries, Inc.^

     477,228   
     

 

 

 
        1,814,398   
     

 

 

 
 

 

continued

 

4


ALLIANZ VARIABLE INSURANCE PRODUCTS TRUST

AZL Turner Quantitative Small Cap Growth Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments, continued

December 31, 2011

 

Shares           Fair
Value
 
     

 

Common Stocks, continued

  

 

Food & Staples Retailing (0.5%):

  

  10,970      

United Natural Foods, Inc.*

   $ 438,910   
     

 

 

 

 

Food Products (1.3%):

  

  15,540      

Cal-Maine Foods, Inc.^

     568,298   
  81,520      

Smart Balance, Inc.*

     436,947   
     

 

 

 
        1,005,245   
     

 

 

 

 

Health Care Equipment & Supplies (4.2%):

  

  7,440      

Analogic Corp.^

     426,461   
  16,760      

ArthroCare Corp.*

     530,957   
  20,670      

Cyberonics, Inc.*

     692,445   
  24,200      

Meridian Bioscience, Inc.^

     455,928   
  22,360      

NxStage Medical, Inc.*

     397,561   
  35,880      

STAAR Surgical Co.*

     376,381   
  18,360      

Volcano Corp.*^

     436,784   
     

 

 

 
        3,316, 517   
     

 

 

 

 

Health Care Providers & Services (3.5%):

  

  8,520      

AMERIGROUP Corp.*^

     503,361   
  75,260      

BioScrip, Inc.*

     410,920   
  63,570      

Health Management Associates, Inc., Class A*^

     468,511   
  25,300      

HealthSouth Corp.*^

     447,051   
  45,080      

MedQuist Holdings, Inc.*

     433,670   
  21,680      

PSS World Medical, Inc.*^

     524,439   
     

 

 

 
        2,787,952   
     

 

 

 

 

Health Care Technology (1.4%):

  

  6,350      

Athenahealth, Inc.*^

     311,912   
  9,290      

Computer Programs & Systems, Inc.

     474,812   
  7,900      

Quality Systems, Inc.

     292,221   
     

 

 

 
        1,078,945   
     

 

 

 

 

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure (2.8%):

  

  78,380      

Boyd Gaming Corp.*^

     584,715   
  19,580      

Jack in the Box, Inc.*

     409,222   
  56,820      

Krispy Kreme Doughnuts, Inc.*^

     371,603   
  32,660      

Pinnacle Entertainment, Inc.*

     331,825   
  38,400      

Texas Roadhouse, Inc.^

     572,160   
     

 

 

 
        2, 269,525   
     

 

 

 

 

Household Durables (0.3%):

  

  8,590      

Ethan Allen Interiors, Inc.^

     203,669   
     

 

 

 

 

Insurance (0.6%):

  

  8,420      

Infinity Property & Casualty Corp.

     477,751   
     

 

 

 

 

Internet Software & Services (4.4%):

  

  21,610      

Ancestry.com, Inc.*^

     496,166   
  13,770      

BroadSoft, Inc.*^

     415,854   
  18,450      

DealerTrack Holdings, Inc.*^

     502,947   
  12,630      

OpenTable, Inc.*^

     494,212   
  11,480      

RightNow Technologies, Inc.*^

     490,540   
  26,160      

ValueClick, Inc.*^

     426,146   
  26,680      

Virnetx Holding Corp.*^

     666,200   
     

 

 

 
        3,492,065   
     

 

 

 
Shares           Fair
Value
 
     

 

Common Stocks, continued

  

 

IT Services (0.7%):

  

  10,880      

Wright Express Corp.*^

   $ 590,566   
     

 

 

 

 

Leisure Equipment & Products (0.5%):

  

  7,840      

Polaris Industries, Inc.^

     438,883   
     

 

 

 

 

Life Sciences Tools & Services (1.2%):

  

  31,790      

Bruker Corp.*

     394,832   
  28,470      

PAREXEL International Corp.*

     590,468   
     

 

 

 
        985,300   
     

 

 

 

 

Machinery (4.6%):

  

  23,670      

Actuant Corp., Class A^

     537,072   
  22,900      

Albany International Corp., Class A

     529,448   
  21,950      

Barnes Group, Inc.^

     529,214   
  34,810      

Blount International, Inc.*

     505,441   
  9,310      

Chart Industries, Inc.*^

     503,392   
  10,670      

EnPro Industries, Inc.*

     351,897   
  51,490      

Meritor, Inc.*

     273,927   
  13,820      

Watts Water Technologies, Inc., Class A^

     472,782   
     

 

 

 
        3,703,173   
     

 

 

 

 

Media (1.2%):

  

  78,180      

Belo Corp., Class A^

     492,534   
  57,580      

E.W. Scripps Co. (The), Class A*

     461,216   
     

 

 

 
        953,750   
     

 

 

 

 

Metals & Mining (2.1%):

  

  16,600      

AMCOL International Corp.^

     445,710   
  8,260      

Haynes International, Inc.

     450,996   
  36,470      

Stillwater Mining Co.*^

     381,476   
  26,630      

Worthington Industries, Inc.^

     436,200   
     

 

 

 
        1,714,382   
     

 

 

 

 

Multiline Retail (0.7%):

  

  53,460      

Saks, Inc.*^

     521,235   
     

 

 

 

 

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels (5.5%):

  

  9,490      

Berry Petroleum Co., Class A^

     398,770   
  15,650      

Carrizo Oil & Gas, Inc.*^

     412,377   
  24,280      

Cloud Peak Energy, Inc.*^

     469,090   
  16,770      

CVR Energy, Inc.*

     314,102   
  99,940      

Magnum Hunter Resources Corp.*^

     538,677   
  20,900      

Northern Oil & Gas, Inc.*

     501,182   
  49,090      

Patriot Coal Corp.*^

     415,792   
  64,400      

PetroQuest Energy, Inc.*^

     425,040   
  31,300      

Rex Energy Corp.*^

     461,988   
  9,870      

Rosetta Resources, Inc.*^

     429,345   
     

 

 

 
        4,366,363   
     

 

 

 

 

Paper & Forest Products (0.7%):

  

  38,440      

Glatfelter^

     542,773   
     

 

 

 
 

 

continued

 

5


ALLIANZ VARIABLE INSURANCE PRODUCTS TRUST

AZL Turner Quantitative Small Cap Growth Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments, continued

December 31, 2011

 

Shares               
Fair
Value
 
     

 

Common Stocks, continued

  

 

Personal Products (1.9%):

  

  13,720      

Elizabeth Arden, Inc.*

   $ 508,189   
  9,290      

Nu Skin Enterprises, Inc., Class A^

     451,215   
  48,380      

Prestige Brands Holdings, Inc.*^

     545,243   
     

 

 

 
        1,504,647   
     

 

 

 

 

Pharmaceuticals (2.3%):

  

  19,390      

Akorn, Inc.*^

     215,617   
  26,080      

Auxilium Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*

     519,774   
  31,480      

Impax Laboratories, Inc.*^

     634,952   
  35,510      

Optimer Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*

     434,642   
     

 

 

 
        1,804,985   
     

 

 

 

 

Professional Services (2.2%):

  

  9,140      

Acacia Research*^

     333,701   
  7,320      

Advisory Board Co. (The)*^

     543,217   
  11,170      

Huron Consulting Group, Inc.*

     432,726   
  17,270      

Insperity, Inc.

     437,795   
     

 

 

 
        1,747,439   
     

 

 

 

 

Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) (1.0%):

  

  13,090      

Highwoods Properties, Inc.^

     388,380   
  22,620      

OMEGA Healthcare Investors, Inc.^

     437,697   
     

 

 

 
        826,077   
     

 

 

 

 

Road & Rail (1.8%):

  

  20,650      

American Railcar Industries, Inc.*^

     494,154   
  34,720      

Avis Budget Group, Inc.*^

     372,198   
  9,170      

Genesee & Wyoming, Inc., Class A*^

     555,519   
     

 

 

 
        1,421,871   
     

 

 

 

 

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment (3.4%):

  

  12,940      

Cavium, Inc.*^

     367,884   
  19,020      

CEVA, Inc.*^

     575,545   
  24,930      

Microsemi Corp.*

     417,578   
  41,430      

OmniVision Technologies, Inc.*

     506,896   
  13,650      

Ultratech, Inc.*

     335,381   
  20,130      

Volterra Semiconductor Corp.*^

     515,529   
     

 

 

 
        2,718,813   
     

 

 

 

 

Software (6.6%):

  

  17,790      

ACI Worldwide, Inc.*^

     509,506   
  19,650      

Advent Software, Inc.*^

     478,674   
  19,130      

Blackbaud, Inc.^

     529,901   
  8,360      

Concur Technologies, Inc.*^

     424,604   
Shares or
Principal
Amount
          Fair
Value
 
     

 

Common Stocks, continued

  

 

Software, continued

  

  19,850      

Jack Henry & Associates, Inc.^

   $ 667,159   
  23,950      

Kenexa Corp.*^

     639,465   
  23,190      

Parametric Technology Corp.*^

     423,449   
  21,800      

Progress Software Corp.*^

     421,830   
  12,180      

Solarwinds, Inc.*

     340,431   
  16,020      

Tyler Technologies, Inc.*^

     482,362   
  4,770      

Ultimate Software Group, Inc. (The)*^

     310,622   
     

 

 

 
        5,228,003   
     

 

 

 

 

Specialty Retail (1.8%):

  

  23,540      

Finish Line, Inc. (The), Class A^

     453,969   
  24,300      

Select Comfort Corp.*^

     527,067   
  28,550      

Sonic Automotive, Inc.,
Class A^

     422,825   
     

 

 

 
        1,403,861   
     

 

 

 

 

Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods (1.9%):

  

  17,390      

Ann, Inc.*^

     430,924   
  10,940      

Carter’s, Inc.*^

     435,522   
  9,910      

Oxford Industries, Inc.

     447,139   
  4,650      

Warnaco Group, Inc. (The)*^

     232,686   
     

 

 

 
        1,546,271   
     

 

 

 

 

Trading Companies & Distributors (0.7%):

  

  15,990      

Applied Industrial Technologies, Inc.

     562,368   
     

 

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks (Cost $72,739,919)

     77,140,339   
     

 

 

 

 
 

Securities Held as Collateral for Securities on
Loan (27.6%):

  
  

$ 22,015,292      

Allianz Variable Insurance Products Securities Lending Collateral Trust(a)

     22,015,292   
     

 

 

 

 
 
 

Total Securities Held as Collateral for Securities
on Loan
(Cost $22,015,292)

     22,015,292   
     

 

 

 

 

Unaffiliated Investment Company (3.3%):

  

  2,653,637      

Dreyfus Treasury Prime Cash Management, 0.00%(b)

     2,653,637   
     

 

 

 

 
 

Total Unaffiliated Investment Company
(Cost $2,653,637)

     2,653,637   
     

 

 

 

 
 

Total Investment Securities
(Cost $97,408,848)(c) — 127.6%

     101,809,268   

 

Net other assets (liabilities) — (27.6)%

     (22,040,841
     

 

 

 

 

Net Assets — 100.0%

   $ 79,768,427   
     

 

 

 
 

 

 

Percentages indicated are based on net assets as of December 31, 2011.

* Non-income producing security
^ This security or a partial position of the security was on loan as of December 31, 2011. The total value of securities on loan as of December 31, 2011 was $21,294,914.
(a) Purchased with cash collateral held from securities lending. The value of the collateral could include collateral held for securities that were sold on or before December 31, 2011.
(b) The rate represents the effective yield at December 31, 2011.
(c) See Federal Tax Information listed in the Notes to the Financial Statements.

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

6


ALLIANZ VARIABLE INSURANCE PRODUCTS TRUST

AZL Turner Quantitative Small Cap Growth Fund

 

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

December 31, 2011

 

Assets:

  

Investment securities, at cost

   $ 97,408,848   
  

 

 

 

Investment securities, at value*

   $ 101,809,268   

Interest and dividends receivable

     32,418   

Receivable for capital shares issued

     36,011   

Prepaid expenses

     839   
  

 

 

 

Total Assets

     101,878,536   
  

 

 

 

Liabilities:

  

Payable for capital shares redeemed

     7,318   

Payable for collateral received on loaned securities

     22,015,292   

Manager fees payable

     57,018   

Administration fees payable

     2,841   

Distribution fees payable

     16,770   

Custodian fees payable

     989   

Administrative and compliance services fees payable

     570   

Trustee fees payable

     31   

Other accrued liabilities

     9,280   
  

 

 

 

Total Liabilities

     22,110,109   
  

 

 

 

Net Assets

   $ 79,768,427   
  

 

 

 

Net Assets Consist of:

  

Capital

   $ 80,826,344   

Accumulated net investment income/(loss)

     15,051   

Accumulated net realized gains/(losses) from investment transactions

     (5,473,388

Net unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on investments

     4,400,420   
  

 

 

 

Net Assets

   $ 79,768,427   
  

 

 

 

Shares of beneficial interest (unlimited number of shares authorized, no par value)

     8,507,015   

Net Asset Value (offering and redemption price per share)

   $ 9.38   
  

 

 

 

 

 

* Includes securities on loan of $21,294,914.

Statement of Operations

For the Year Ended December 31, 2011

 

Investment Income:

  

Dividends

   $ 592,830   

Income from securities lending

     97,254   
  

 

 

 

Total Investment Income

     690,084   
  

 

 

 

Expenses:

  

Manager fees

     744,093   

Administration fees

     40,106   

Distribution fees

     218,850   

Custodian fees

     9,438   

Administrative and compliance services fees

     4,236   

Trustee fees

     6,987   

Professional fees

     7,496   

Shareholder reports

     9,527   

Other expenses

     3,088   
  

 

 

 

Total expenses

     1,043,821   
  

 

 

 

Net Investment Income/(Loss)

     (353,737
  

 

 

 

Realized and Unrealized Gains/(Losses) on Investments:

  

Net realized gains/(losses) on securities transactions

     10,853,675   

Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments

     (15,809,418
  

 

 

 

Net Realized/Unrealized Gains/(Losses) on Investments

     (4,955,743
  

 

 

 

Change in Net Assets Resulting From Operations

   $ (5,309,480
  

 

 

 
 

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

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ALLIANZ VARIABLE INSURANCE PRODUCTS TRUST

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

     AZL Turner Quantitative
Small Cap Growth Fund
 
     For the
Year Ended
December 31,
2011
    For the
Year Ended
December 31,
2010
 

Change in Net Assets:

    

Operations:

    

Net investment income/(loss)

   $ (353,737   $ 66,702   

Net realized gains/(losses) on investment transactions

     10,853,675        7,342,804   

Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments

     (15,809,418     9,518,996   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from operations

     (5,309,480     16,928,502   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Dividends to Shareholders:

    

From net investment income

     (40,051       
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from dividends to shareholders

     (40,051       
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Capital Transactions:

    

Proceeds from shares issued

     21,294,080        40,728,439   

Proceeds from dividends reinvested

     40,051          

Value of shares redeemed

     (27,688,962     (13,641,639
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from capital transactions

     (6,354,831     27,086,800   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in net assets

     (11,704,362     44,015,302   

Net Assets:

    

Beginning of period

     91,472,789        47,457,487   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of period

   $ 79,768,427      $ 91,472,789   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Accumulated net investment income/(loss)

   $ 15,051      $ 40,591   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Share Transactions:

    

Shares issued

     2,138,585        4,744,521   

Dividends reinvested

     4,567          

Shares redeemed

     (2,857,736     (1,685,164
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in shares

     (714,584     3,059,357   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

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ALLIANZ VARIABLE INSURANCE PRODUCTS TRUST

AZL Turner Quantitative Small Cap Growth Fund

Financial Highlights

(Selected data for a share of beneficial interest outstanding throughout the periods indicated)

 

     Year Ended December 31,  
     2011     2010     2009     2008     2007  

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period

   $ 9.92      $ 7.70      $ 5.86      $ 12.90      $ 12.50   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Investment Activities:

          

Net Investment Income/(Loss)

     (0.04     0.01        (0.02     (0.04     (0.08

Net Realized and Unrealized Gains/(Losses) on Investments

     (0.50     2.21        1.86        (4.96     0.83   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from Investment Activities

     (0.54     2.22        1.84        (5.00     0.75   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Dividends to Shareholders From:

          

Net Investment Income

     (a)                             

Net Realized Gains

                          (2.04     (0.35
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Dividends

     (a)                    (2.04     (0.35
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Asset Value, End of Period

   $ 9.38      $ 9.92      $ 7.70      $ 5.86      $ 12.90   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Return(b)

     (5.39 )%      28.83     31.40     (43.35 )%      6.07

Ratios to Average Net Assets/ Supplemental Data:

          

Net Assets, End of Period ($000’s)

   $ 79,768      $ 91,473      $ 47,457      $ 36,237      $ 62,425   

Net Investment Income/(Loss)

     (0.40 )%      0.11     (0.23 )%      (0.54 )%      (0.47 )% 

Expenses Before Reductions(c)

     1.19     1.22     1.24     1.26     1.23

Expenses Net of Reductions

     1.19     1.22     1.24     1.26     1.23

Expenses Net of Reductions, Excluding Expenses Paid Indirectly(d)

     1.19     1.22     1.24     1.26     1.23

Portfolio Turnover Rate

     145 %(e)      97     173     226     240

 

 

(a) Represents less than $0.005.

 

(b) The returns include reinvested dividends and fund level expenses, but exclude insurance contract charges. If these charges were included, the returns would have been lower.

 

(c) Excludes fee reductions. If such fee reductions had not occurred, the ratios would have been as indicated.

 

(d) Expenses net of reductions excludes expenses paid indirectly, pursuant to a “commission recapture” program, under which brokers remit a portion of the brokerage commission which is used to pay certain Fund expenses. See note 2 in the Notes to the Financial Statements.

 

(e) The portfolio turnover rate for the year ended December 31, 2011 was higher than the prior year primarily due to the amount and timing of sales and purchases of fund shares during the period.

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

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1. Organization

The Allianz Variable Insurance Products Trust (the “Trust”) was organized as a Delaware statutory trust on July 13, 1999. The Trust is a diversified open-end management investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”). These Notes to the Financial Statements are for the AZL Turner Quantitative Small Cap Growth Fund (the “Fund”). The Trust consists of 29 separate investment portfolios (collectively, the “Funds”), each of which is a series of the Trust, as follows:

 

   

AZL Allianz AGIC Opportunity Fund

   

AZL BlackRock Capital Appreciation Fund

   

AZL Columbia Mid Cap Value Fund

   

AZL Columbia Small Cap Value Fund

   

AZL Davis New York Venture Fund (formerly AZL Davis NY Venture Fund)

   

AZL Dreyfus Equity Growth Fund

   

AZL Eaton Vance Large Cap Value Fund

   

AZL Enhanced Bond Index Fund

   

AZL Franklin Small Cap Value Fund

   

AZL Franklin Templeton Founding Strategy Plus Fund

   

AZL Gateway Fund

   

AZL International Index Fund

   

AZL Invesco Equity and Income Fund (formerly AZL Van Kampen Equity and Income Fund)

   

AZL Invesco Growth and Income Fund (formerly AZL Van Kampen Growth and Income Fund)

   

AZL Invesco International Equity Fund

   

AZL JPMorgan International Opportunities Fund (formerly AZL Morgan Stanley International Equity Fund)

   

AZL JPMorgan U.S. Equity Fund

   

AZL MFS Investors Trust Fund

   

AZL Mid Cap Index Fund

   

AZL Money Market Fund

   

AZL Morgan Stanley Global Real Estate Fund

   

AZL Morgan Stanley Mid Cap Growth Fund

   

AZL NFJ International Value Fund

   

AZL Russell 1000 Growth Index Fund

   

AZL Russell 1000 Value Index Fund

   

AZL S&P 500 Index Fund

   

AZL Schroder Emerging Markets Equity Fund

   

AZL Small Cap Stock Index Fund

   

AZL Turner Quantitative Small Cap Growth Fund

 

 

The Trust is authorized to issue an unlimited number of shares of the Fund without par value. Shares of the Fund are available through the variable annuity contracts and variable life insurance policies offered through the separate accounts of participating insurance companies.

Under the Trust’s organizational documents, its officers and trustees are indemnified against certain liabilities arising out of the performance of their duties to the Fund. In addition, in the normal course of business, the Fund may enter into contracts with its vendors and others that provide for general indemnifications. The Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown, as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Fund. However, based on experience, the Fund expects the risk of loss to be remote.

 

2. Significant Accounting Policies

The following is a summary of significant accounting policies followed by the Fund in the preparation of its financial statements. The policies conform with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”). The preparation of financial statements requires management to make certain 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 increases and decreases in net assets from operations during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Management has evaluated events and transactions subsequent to period end through the date the financial statements were issued, for purposes of recognition or disclosure in these financial statements.

Security Valuation

The Fund records its investments at fair value. Fair value is defined as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between willing market participants at the measurement date. The valuation techniques used to determine fair value are further described in Note 4 below.

Investment Transactions and Investment Income

Investment transactions are recorded not later than on the business day after trade date. However, for financial reporting purposes, investment transactions are accounted for on trade date. Net realized gains and losses on investments sold and on foreign currency transactions are recorded on the basis of identified cost. Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis and

 

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includes, where applicable, the amortization of premiums or accretion of discounts. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date except in the case of foreign securities, in which case dividends are recorded as soon as such information becomes available.

Real Estate Investment Trusts

The Fund may own shares of real estate investment trusts (“REITs”) which report information on the source of their distributions annually. Certain distributions received from REITs during the year, which are known to be a return of capital, are recorded as a reduction to the cost of the individual REIT.

Foreign Currency Translation

The accounting records of the Fund are maintained in U.S. dollars. Foreign currency amounts are translated into U.S. dollars at the current rate of exchange to determine the fair value of investments, assets and liabilities. Purchases and sales of securities, and income and expenses are translated at the prevailing rate of exchange on the respective dates of such transactions. The Fund does not isolate that portion of the results of operations resulting from changes in foreign exchange rates on investments from fluctuations arising from changes in market prices of securities held. Such fluctuations are included in the net realized and unrealized gain or loss on investments and foreign currencies.

Income received by the Fund from sources within foreign countries may be subject to withholding and other income or similar taxes imposed by such countries. The Funds accrue such taxes, as applicable, based on their current interpretation of tax rules in the foreign markets in which they invest.

Risks Associated with Foreign Securities and Currencies

Investments in securities of foreign issuers carry certain risks not ordinarily associated with investments in securities of domestic issuers. Such risks include future political and economic developments, and the possible imposition of exchange controls or other foreign governmental laws and restrictions. In addition, with respect to certain countries, there is the possibility of expropriation of assets, confiscatory taxation, political or social instability or diplomatic developments which could adversely affect investments in those securities.

Dividends to Shareholders

Dividends to shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date. The Fund distributes its dividends from net investment income and net realized capital gains, if any, on an annual basis. The amount of dividends from net investment income and from net realized gains are determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations, which may differ from GAAP. These “book/tax” differences are either temporary or permanent in nature. To the extent these differences are permanent in nature (e.g., return of capital, net operating loss, reclassification of certain market discounts, gain/loss, paydowns, and distributions), such amounts are reclassified within the composition of net assets based on their federal tax-basis treatment; temporary differences (e.g., wash sales and post October losses) do not require reclassification. Dividends to shareholders that exceed net investment income and net realized gains for tax purposes are reported as distributions of capital.

Expense Allocation

Expenses directly attributable to the Fund are charged directly to the Fund, while expenses attributable to more than one Fund are allocated among the respective Funds based upon relative net assets or some other reasonable method. Expenses which are attributable to more than one Trust are allocated across the Allianz Variable Insurance Products and Allianz Variable Insurance Products Fund of Funds Trusts based upon relative net assets or another reasonable basis. Allianz Investment Management LLC (the “Manager”), serves as the investment manager for the Trust and the Allianz Variable Insurance Products Fund of Funds Trust.

Securities Lending

To generate additional income, the Fund may lend up to 33 1/3% of its assets pursuant to agreements requiring that the loan be continuously secured by any combination of cash, U.S. government or U.S. government agency securities, equal initially to

 

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at least 102% of the fair value plus accrued interest on the securities loaned (105% for foreign securities) and is marked to market daily to provide a level of collateral at least equal to the fair value of securities loaned. The Fund bears all of the gains and losses on such investments. The Fund receives payments from borrowers equivalent to the dividends and interest that would have been earned on securities lent while simultaneously seeking to earn income on the investment of cash collateral received. In extremely low interest rate environments, the broker rebate fee may exceed the interest earned or the cash collateral which would result in a loss to the Fund. The investment of cash collateral deposited by the borrower is subject to inherent market risks such as interest rate risk, credit risk, liquidity risk, and other risks that are present in the market, and as such, the value of these investments may not be sufficient, when liquidated, to repay the borrower when the loaned security is returned. There may be risks of delay in recovery of the securities or even loss of rights in the collateral should the borrower of the securities fail financially. However, loans will be made only to borrowers, such as broker-dealers, banks or institutional borrowers of securities, deemed by the Allianz Investment Management LLC (the “Manager”) to be of good standing and credit worthy and when in its judgment, the consideration which can be earned currently from such securities loans justifies the attendant risks. Loans are subject to termination by the Trust or the borrower at any time, and are, therefore, not considered to be illiquid investments. Securities on loan at December 31, 2011 are presented on the Fund’s Schedule of Portfolio Investments (“Schedule”). The average outstanding amount of securities on loan was $23.8 million for the year ended December 31, 2011.

Cash collateral received in connection with securities lending is invested in the Allianz Variable Insurance Products Securities Lending Collateral Trust (the “Securities Lending Collateral Trust”) managed by The Dreyfus Corporation, an affiliate of the Custodian and Securities Lending Agent. The Securities Lending Collateral Trust invests in short-term investments that have a remaining maturity of 397 days or less as calculated in accordance with Rule 2a-7 under the 1940 Act. The Fund paid securities lending fees of $9,687 during the year ended December 31, 2011. These fees have been netted against Income from Securities Lending on the Statement of Operations.

Commission Recapture

Certain Funds of the Trust participate in a commission recapture program. The Fund will utilize the recaptured commissions to pay for, in whole or part, certain expenses of the Fund, excluding investment advisory fees. Any amounts received by the Fund, if applicable, are disclosed as “Expenses paid indirectly” on the Statement of Operations.

Derivative Instruments

All open derivative positions at period end are reflected on the Fund’s Schedule of Portfolio Investments. The following is a description of the derivative instruments that the Fund may utilize, including the primary underlying risk exposures related to each instrument type.

Forward Currency Contracts

During the year ended December 31, 2011, the Fund did not enter into any forward currency contracts. The Fund may enter into forward currency contracts in connection with planned purchases or sales of securities or to hedge the U.S. dollar value of securities denominated in a particular currency. In addition to the foreign currency risk related to the use of these contracts, the Fund could be exposed to risks if the counterparties to the contracts are unable to meet the terms of their contracts and from unanticipated movements in the value of a foreign currency relative to the U.S. dollar. In the event of default by the counterparty to the transaction, the Fund’s maximum amount of loss, as either the buyer or the seller, is the unrealized appreciation of the contract. The forward currency contracts are adjusted by the daily exchange rate of the underlying currency and any gains or losses are recorded for financial statement purposes as unrealized gains or losses until the contract settlement date. When the contract is closed, the Fund records a realized gain or loss equal to the difference between the value at the time it was opened and the value at the time it was closed.

 

3. Related Party Transactions

The Manager provides investment advisory and management services for the Fund. The Manager has retained an independent money management organization (the “Subadviser”) to make investment decisions on behalf of the Fund. Pursuant to a subadvisory agreement between the Manager and Turner Investment Partners, Inc. (“Turner”), Turner provides investment advisory services as the Subadviser for the Fund subject to the general supervision of the Trustees and the

 

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Manager. The Manager is entitled to a fee, computed daily and paid monthly, based on the average daily net assets of the Fund. Expenses incurred by the Fund for investment advisory and management services are reflected on the Statement of Operations as “Manager fees.” For its services, the Subadviser is entitled to a fee payable by the Manager. The Manager has contractually agreed to waive fees and reimburse the Fund to limit the annual expenses, excluding interest expense (e.g., cash overdraft fees), taxes, brokerage commissions, other expenditures that are capitalized in accordance with GAAP and other extraordinary expenses not incurred in the ordinary course of the Fund’s business, based on the daily net assets of the Fund, through April 30, 2013.

For the year ended December 31, 2011, the annual rate due to the Manager and the annual expense limit were as follows:

 

     Annual Rate     Annual Expense Limit  

AZL Turner Quantitative Small Cap Growth Fund

     0.85     1.35

Any amounts contractually waived or reimbursed by the Manager in a particular fiscal year will be subject to repayment by the Fund to the Manager to the extent that from time to time through the next three fiscal years the repayment will not cause the Fund’s expenses to exceed the stated limit during the respective year. Any amounts recouped by the Manager during the period are reflected on the Statement of Operations as “Recoupment of prior expenses reimbursed by the Manager.” At December 31, 2011, there were no remaining contractual reimbursements that are subject to repayment by the Fund in subsequent years.

In addition, the Manager may voluntarily waive or reimburse additional fees in order to maintain more competitive expense ratios. Any voluntary waivers or reimbursements are not subject to repayment in subsequent years. Information on the total amount waived/reimbursed by the Manager or repaid to the Manager by the Fund during the year can be found on the Statement of Operations. During the year ended December 31, 2011, there were no voluntary waivers.

Pursuant to separate agreements between the Funds and the Manager, the Manager provides a Chief Compliance Officer (“CCO”) and certain compliance oversight and regulatory filing services to the Trust. Under these agreements the Manager is entitled to an amount equal to a portion of the compensation and certain other expenses related to the individuals performing the CCO and compliance oversight services, as well as $75 per hour for time incurred in connection with the preparation and filing of certain documents with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fees are paid to the Manager on a quarterly basis. The total expenses incurred by the Fund for these services are reflected on the Statement of Operations as “Administrative and compliance services fees.”

Citi Fund Services Ohio, Inc. (“Citi” or the “Administrator”), a wholly owned subsidiary of Citigroup, Inc., with which an officer of the Trust is affiliated, serves as the Trust’s administrator, transfer agent, and fund accountant, and assists the Trust in all aspects of its administration and operation. The Administrator is entitled to a Trust-wide asset-based fee, which is based on the following schedule: 0.05% of daily average net assets on the first $4 billion, 0.04% of daily average net assets on the next $2 billion, 0.02% of daily average net assets on the next $2 billion and 0.01% of daily average net assets over $8 billion. The overall Trust-wide fees are accrued daily and paid monthly and are subject to a minimum annual fee. In addition, the Administrator is entitled to annual account fees related to the transfer agency system, an annual fee for each additional class of shares of any Fund, certain annual fees in supporting fair value services, and a Trust-wide annual fee for providing infrastructure and support in implementing the written policies and procedures comprising the Fund’s compliance program. Fees payable to the Administrator are subject to certain reductions associated with services provided to new funds. The Administrator is also reimbursed for certain expenses incurred. The total expenses incurred by the Fund for these services are reflected on the Statement of Operations as “Administration fees.”

Allianz Life Financial Services, LLC (“ALFS”), an affiliate of the Manager, serves as distributor of the Fund and receives 12b-1 fees directly from the Fund, plus a Trust-wide annual fee of $42,500, paid by the Manager from its profits and not by the Trust, for recordkeeping and reporting services.

The Trust has adopted a distribution and service plan in conformance with Rule 12b-1of the 1940 Act. Pursuant to this plan, the Fund is authorized to pay certain fees for the sale and distribution of its shares and services provided to its shareholders at an annual rate not to exceed 0.25% of the Fund’s average daily net assets. These fees are reflected on the Statement of Operations as “Distribution fees.”

In addition, certain legal fees and expenses are paid to a law firm, Dorsey & Whitney LLP, of which the Secretary of the Fund is a partner. During the year ended December 31, 2011, $1,297 was paid from the Fund relating to these fees and expenses.

 

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Certain Officers and Trustees of the Trust are affiliated with the Manager or the Administrator. Such Officers (except for the Trust’s CCO as noted above) and Trustees receive no compensation from the Trust for serving in their respective roles. For their service to the Trust and to the Allianz Variable Insurance Products Fund of Funds Trust, each non-interested Trustee receives a $36,000 annual Board retainer and a $8,000 meeting fee for each regular in-person Board meeting and a $4,000 meeting fee for each Committee meeting. In addition, Trustees may receive compensation for special meetings and telephonic meetings. Also, the Trustees are reimbursed for certain expenses associated with attending Board meetings. Compensation to the Trustees is allocated between the Trust and the Allianz Variable Insurance Products Fund of Funds Trust in proportion to the assets under management of each Trust. During the year ended December 31, 2011, actual Trustee compensation was $924,000 in total for both Trusts.

 

4. Investment Valuation Summary

The valuation techniques employed by the Fund, as described below, maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs in determining fair value. The inputs used for valuing the Fund’s investments are summarized in the three broad levels listed below:

 

   

Level 1 — quoted prices in active markets for identical assets

   

Level 2 — other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayments speeds, credit risk, etc.)

   

Level 3 — significant unobservable inputs (including the Fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments)

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

Security prices are generally provided by an independent third party pricing service approved by the Trust’s Board of Trustees (“Trustees”) as of the close of the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) (generally 4:00 pm EST). Equity securities are valued at the last quoted sale price or, if there is no sale, the last quoted bid price is used for long securities and the last quoted ask price is used for securities sold short. Securities listed on NASDAQ Stock Market, Inc. (“NASDAQ”) are valued at the official closing price as reported by NASDAQ. In each of these situations, valuations are typically categorized as a Level 1 in the fair value hierarchy. Investments in open-end investment companies are valued at their respective net asset value as reported by such companies and are typically categorized as Level 1 in the fair value hierarchy.

Debt and other fixed income securities are generally valued at an evaluated bid price provided by an independent pricing source approved by the Trustees. To value debt securities, pricing services may use various pricing techniques which take into account appropriate factors such as market activity, yield, quality, coupon rate, maturity, type of issue, trading characteristics, call features, credit ratings and other data, as well as broker quotes. Short term securities of sufficient credit quality with sixty days or less remaining until maturity may be valued at amortized cost, which approximates fair value. In each of these situations, valuations are typically categorized as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy.

Exchange traded futures contracts are valued at the last sales price as of the close of the primary exchange and are typically categorized as Level 1 in the fair value hierarchy. Forward currency contracts are generally valued at the foreign currency exchange rate as of the close of the NYSE and are typically categorized as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy.

Other assets and securities for which market quotations are not readily available, or are deemed unreliable are valued at fair value as determined in good faith by the Trustees or persons acting on the behalf of the Trustees. Fair value pricing may be used for significant events such as securities whose trading has been suspended, whose price has become stale or for which there is no currently available price at the close of the NYSE. Depending on the source and relative significance of valuation inputs, these instruments may be classified as Level 2 or Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy. The Fund utilizes a pricing service to assist in determining the fair value of securities when certain significant events occur that may affect the value of foreign securities.

In accordance with procedures adopted by the Trustees, fair value pricing may be used if events materially affecting the value of foreign securities occur between the time when the exchange on which they are traded closes and the time when the Fund’s net asset value is calculated. Management identifies possible fluctuation in international securities by monitoring the increase or decrease in the value of a designated benchmark index. In the event of an increase or decrease greater than

 

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predetermined levels, the Fund may use a systematic valuation model provided by an independent third party to fair value its international equity securities which are then typically categorized as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy.

For the year ended December 31, 2011, there were no Level 3 investments for which significant unobservable inputs were used to determine fair value.

The following is a summary of the valuation inputs used as of December 31, 2011 in valuing the Fund’s investments based upon the three levels defined above:

 

      Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Total  

Investment Securities:

           

Common Stocks+

   $  77,140,339       $  —       $  —       $  77,140,339   

Securities Held as Collateral for Securities on Loan

             22,015,292                 22,015,292   

Unaffiliated Investment Company

     2,653,637                         2,653,637   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Investment Securities

   $ 79,793,976       $  22,015,292       $  —       $  101,809,268   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  + For detailed industry descriptions, see the accompanying Schedule of Portfolio Investments.

The Fund recognizes significant transfers between fair value hierarchy levels at the reporting period end. There were no significant transfers between Levels 1, 2 or 3 as of December 31, 2011.

In May 2011, the FASB issued ASU No. 2011-04 “Amendments to Achieve Common Fair Value Measurement and Disclosure Requirements in U.S. GAAP and IFRS”. ASU 2011-04 includes common requirements for measurement of and disclosure about fair value between U.S. GAAP and IFRS. ASU 2011-04 will require reporting entities to disclose quantitative information about the unobservable inputs used in the fair value measurements categorized within Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy. In addition, ASU 2011-04 will require reporting entities to make disclosures about amounts and reasons for all transfers in and out of Level 1 and Level 2 fair value measurements. The new and revised disclosures are effective for interim and annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2011. Adoption of ASU 2011-04 will have no effect on the Fund’s net assets. At this time, management is evaluating the impact of ASU 2011-04 on the financial statement disclosures.

 

5. Security Purchases and Sales

For the year ended December 31, 2011, cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of securities (excluding securities maturing less than one year from acquisition) were as follows:

 

     Purchases      Sales  

AZL Tumer Quantitative Small Cap Growth Fund

   $ 125,934,980       $ 133,780,220   

 

6. Federal Income Tax Information

It is the Fund’s policy to continue to comply with the requirements of the Internal Revenue Code under Subchapter M, applicable to regulated investment companies, and to distribute all of its taxable income, including any net realized gains on investments, to its shareholders. Therefore, no provision is made for federal income taxes.

Management of the Funds has reviewed tax positions taken in tax years that remain subject to examination by all major tax jurisdictions, including federal (i.e., the last four tax year ends and the interim tax period since then, as applicable). Management believes that there is no tax liability resulting from unrecognized tax benefits related to uncertain tax positions taken.

Cost for federal income tax purposes at December 31, 2011 is $97,720,553. The gross unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on a tax basis is as follows:

 

Unrealized appreciation

  $ 8,685,772   

Unrealized depreciation

    (4,597,057
 

 

 

 

Net unrealized appreciation

  $ 4,088,715   
 

 

 

 

As of the end of its tax year ended December 31, 2011, the Fund has capital loss carry forwards (“CLCFs”) as summarized in the table below. Under the provisions of the Regulated Investment Company Modernization Act of 2010, CLCFs that originated in a tax year that began before December 23, 2010 (pre-effective CLCFs) may be carried forward, subject to certain

 

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limitations, and applied to offset future capital gains, and thus reduce the amount of distributable capital gains, for up to eight succeeding tax years, after which any unutilized CLCFs expire. Pre-effective CLCFs are applied as short-term capital loss regardless of whether the originating capital loss was short term or long term. CLCFs that originate in tax years beginning after December 22, 2010 (post-effective CLCFs), are applied consistent with the character in which they originated as a new loss on the first day of the immediately succeeding tax year, and thus take precedent over the application of pre-effective CLCFs. Post-effective CLCFs can be carried forward indefinitely.

Pre-effective CLCFs subject to expiration:

 

     Expires
12/31/2017
 

AZL Turner Quantitative Small Cap Growth Fund

   $ 5,146,632   

During the year ended December 31, 2011, the Fund utilized $11,054,073 in CLCFs to offset capital gains.

The tax character of dividends paid to shareholders during the year ended December 31, 2011 were as follows:

 

     Ordinary
Income
     Net
Long-Term
Capital Gains
     Total
Distributions(a)
 

AZL Turner Quantitative Small Cap Growth Index Fund

   $ 40,051       $       $ 40,051   

 

  (a) Total distributions paid may differ from the Statements of Changes in Net Assets because dividends are recognized when actually paid for tax purposes.

During the year ended December 31, 2010 there were no dividends paid to shareholders.

As of December 31, 2011, the components of accumulated earnings on a tax basis were as follows:

 

     Undistributed
Ordinary
Income
     Accumulated
Capital and
Other Losses
    Unrealized
Appreciation(a)
     Total
Accumulated
Earnings/
(Deficit)
 

AZL Turner Quantitative Small Cap Growth Index Fund

   $       $ (5,146,632   $ 4,088,715       $ (1,057,917

 

  (a) The differences between book-basis and tax-basis unrealized appreciation/depreciation is attributable primarily to tax deferral of losses on wash sales.

 

7. Subsequent Event

Effective at close of business on February 24, 2012, Oppenheimer Funds, Inc. (“Oppenheimer”) replaced Turner Investment Partners, Inc. (“Turner”) as the subadviser to the AZL® Turner Quantitative Small Cap Growth Fund and the following name change was effective at close of business on February 24, 2012.

 

Name effective on February 24, 2012

 

Previous Name

AZL® Oppenheimer Discovery Fund

  AZL® Turner Quantitative Small Cap Growth Fund

 

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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

The Shareholders and Board of Trustees of

Allianz Variable Insurance Products Trust:

We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities of AZL Turner Quantitative Small Cap Growth Fund (the “Fund”) of the Allianz Variable Insurance Products Trust, including the schedule of portfolio investments, as of December 31, 2011, and the related statement of operations for the year then ended, the statements of changes in net assets for each of the years in the two-year period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the years in the five-year period then ended. These financial statements and financial highlights are the responsibility of the Fund’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements and financial highlights based on our audits.

We conducted our audits 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 and financial highlights are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of December 31, 2011, by correspondence with the custodian. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

In our opinion, the financial statements and financial highlights referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Fund as of December 31, 2011, the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the years in the two-year period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the years in the five-year period then ended, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.

KPMG LLP

Columbus, Ohio

February 24, 2012

 

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Other Federal Income Tax Information (Unaudited)

For the year ended December 31, 2011, 100.00% of the total ordinary income dividends paid by the Fund qualify for the corporate dividends received deduction available to corporate shareholders.

 

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Other Information (Unaudited)

A description of the policies and procedures that the Fund uses to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities is available, without charge, upon request, by visiting the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (“Commission”) website at www.sec.gov, or by calling 800-624-0197.

Information regarding how the Fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30th is available (i) without charge, upon request, by calling 800-624-0197; (ii) on the Allianz Variable Insurance Products Trust’s website at https://www.allianzlife.com; and (iii) on the Commission’s website at http://www.sec.gov.

The Fund files complete Schedules of Portfolio Holdings with the Commission for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. Schedules of Portfolio Holdings for the Fund in this report are available without charge on the Commission’s website at http://www.sec.gov, or may be reviewed and copied at the Commission’s Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. Information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 800-SEC-0330.

 

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Approval of Investment Advisory and Subadvisory Agreements (Unaudited)

The Allianz Variable Insurance Products Trust (the “Trust”) is a manager-of-managers fund. That means that the Trust’s Manager (“Allianz Investment Management LLC”) is responsible for monitoring the various Subadvisers that have day-to-day responsibility for the decisions made for each of the Trust’s investment portfolios. The Trust’s Manager is responsible for determining, in the first instance, which investment advisers to consider recommending for selection as a Subadviser.

In reviewing the services provided by the Manager and the terms of the investment management agreement, the Board receives and reviews information related to the Manager’s experience and expertise in the variable insurance marketplace. Currently, the Funds are offered only through variable annuities and variable life insurance policies, and not in the retail fund market. In addition, the Board receives information regarding the Manager’s expertise with regard to portfolio diversification and asset allocation requirements within variable insurance products issued by Allianz Life Insurance Company of North America and its subsidiary, Allianz Life Insurance Company of New York. Currently, the Funds are offered only through Allianz Life and Allianz of New York variable products.

The Trust’s Manager has adopted policies and procedures to assist it in the process of analyzing each potential Subadviser with expertise in particular asset classes for purposes of making the recommendation that a specific investment adviser be selected. The Trust’s Board reviews and considers the information provided by the Manager in deciding which investment advisers to select. After an investment adviser becomes a Subadviser, a similarly rigorous process is instituted by the Manager to monitor the investment performance and other responsibilities of the Subadviser. The Manager reports to the Trust’s Board on its analysis at the regular meetings of the Board, which are held at least quarterly. Where warranted, the Manager will add or remove a particular Subadviser from a “watch” list that it maintains. Watch list criteria include, for example: (a) Fund performance over various time periods; (b) Fund risk issues, such as changes in key personnel involved with Fund management, changes in investment philosophy or process, or “capacity” concerns; and (c) organizational risk issues, such as regulatory, compliance or legal concerns, or changes in the ownership of the Subadviser. The Manager may place a Fund on the watch list for other reasons, and if so, will explain its rationale to the Trustees. Funds which are on the watch list are subject to special scrutiny of the Manager and the Board of Trustees. Funds may be removed from such watch list, if for example, performance improves or regulatory matters are satisfactorily resolved. However, in some situations where Funds which have been on the watch list, the Manager has recommended the retention of a new Subadviser, and the Board of Trustees has subsequently approved new Subadvisory Agreements with such Subadvisers.

In assessing the Manager’s and Subadvisers’ (collectively, the “Advisory Organizations”), performance of their obligations, the Board considers whether there has occurred a circumstance or event that would constitute a reason for it to not renew an advisory contract. In this regard, the Board is mindful of the potential disruption of a Fund’s operations and various risks, uncertainties and other effects that could occur as a result of a decision to terminate or not renew a contract.

As required by the Investment Company Act of 1940 (“1940 Act”), the Trust’s Board has reviewed and approved the Trust’s Investment Management Agreement with the Manager (the “Advisory Agreement”) and portfolio management agreements (the “Subadvisory Agreements”) with the Subadvisers. The Board’s decision to approve these contracts reflects the exercise of its business judgment on whether to approve new arrangements and continue the existing arrangements. During its review of these contracts, the Board considers many factors, among the most material of which are: the Fund’s investment objectives and long term performance; the Advisory Organizations’ management philosophy, personnel, and processes, including their compliance history and the adequacy of their compliance processes; the preferences and expectations of Fund shareholders (and underlying contract owners) and their relative sophistication; the continuing state of competition in the mutual fund industry; and comparable fees in the mutual fund industry.

The Board also considers the compensation and benefits received by the Advisory Organizations. This includes fees received for services provided to the Fund by affiliated persons of the Advisory Organizations and research services received by the Advisory Organizations from brokers that execute Fund trades, as well as advisory fees. The Board considered the fact that: (1) the Manager and the Trust are parties to an Administrative Service Agreement, a Compliance Services Agreement, and a Chief Compliance Officer Agreement, under which the Manager is compensated by the Trust for performing certain administrative and compliance services including providing an employee of the Manager or one of its affiliates to act as the Trust’s Chief Compliance Officer; and (2) Allianz Life Financial Services, LLC, an affiliated person of the Manager, is a registered securities broker-dealer and receives (along with its affiliated persons) payments made by the Trust pursuant to Rule 12b-1.

The Board is aware that various courts have interpreted provisions of the 1940 Act and have indicated in their decisions that the following factors may be relevant to an adviser’s compensation: the nature and quality of the services provided by the adviser, including the performance of the fund; the adviser’s cost of providing the services; the extent to which the adviser may realize “economies of scale” as the fund grows larger; any indirect benefits that may accrue to the adviser and its affiliates as a result of the adviser’s relationship with the fund; performance and expenses of comparable funds; and the extent

 

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to which the independent Board members are fully informed about all facts bearing on the adviser’s service and fee. The Trust’s Board is aware of these factors and takes them into account in its review of the Trust’s advisory contracts.

The Board considered and weighed these circumstances in light of its experience in governing the Trust and working with the Advisory Organizations on matters relating to the Funds, and is assisted in its deliberations by the advice of legal counsel to the Independent Trustees. In this regard, the Board requests and receives a significant amount of information about the Funds and the Advisory Organizations. Some of this information is provided at each regular meeting of the Board; additional information is provided in connection with the particular meeting or meetings at which the Board’s formal review of an advisory contract occurs. In between regularly scheduled meetings, the Board may receive information on particular matters as the need arises. Thus, the Board’s evaluation of an advisory contract is informed by reports covering such matters as: an Advisory Organization’s investment philosophy, personnel, and processes; the Fund’s short- and long-term performance (in absolute terms as well as in relationship to its benchmark(s), certain competitor or “peer group” funds and similar funds managed by the particular Subadviser), and comments on the reasons for performance; the Fund’s expenses (including the advisory fee itself and the overall expense structure of the Fund, both in absolute terms and relative to similar and/or competing funds, with due regard for contractual or voluntary expense limitations); the use and allocation of brokerage commissions derived from trading the Fund’s portfolio securities; the nature and extent of the advisory and other services provided to the Fund by the Advisory Organizations and their affiliates; compliance and audit reports concerning the Funds and the companies that service them; and relevant developments in the mutual fund industry and how the Funds and/or Advisory Organizations are responding to them.

The Board also receives financial information about Advisory Organizations, including reports on the compensation and benefits the Advisory Organizations derive from their relationships with the Funds. These reports cover not only the fees under the advisory contracts, but also fees, if any, received for providing other services to the Funds. The reports also discuss any indirect or “fall out” benefits an Advisory Organization may derive from its relationship with the Funds.

The Advisory and Subadvisory Agreements (collectively, the “Agreements”) were most recently considered at Board of Trustees meetings held in the fall of 2011. Information relevant to the approval of such Agreements was considered at a telephonic Board of Trustees meeting on October 19, 2011, and at an “in person” Board of Trustees meeting held October 26, 2011. The Agreements were approved at the Board meeting of October 26, 2011. At such meeting the Board also approved an Expense Limitation Agreement between the Manager and the Trust for the period ending April 30, 2013. In connection with such meetings, the Trustees requested and evaluated extensive materials from the Manager, including performance and expense information for other investment companies with similar investment objectives derived from data compiled by an independent third party provider and other sources believed to be reliable by the Manager. Prior to voting, the Trustees reviewed the proposed approval/continuance of the Agreements with management and with experienced counsel who are independent of the Manager and received a memorandum from such counsel discussing the legal standards for their consideration of the proposed approvals/continuances. The independent (“disinterested”) Trustees also discussed the proposed approvals/continuances in a private session with such counsel at which no representatives of the Manager were present. In reaching their determinations relating to the approval and/or continuance of the Agreements, in respect of each Fund, the Trustees considered all factors they believed relevant. The Board based its decision to approve the Agreements on the totality of the circumstances and relevant factors, and with a view to past and future long-term considerations. Not all of the factors and considerations discussed above and below are necessarily relevant to every Fund, and the Board did not assign relative weights to factors discussed herein or deem any one or group of them to be controlling in and of themselves.

An SEC Rule requires that shareholder reports include a discussion of certain factors relating to the selection of investment advisers and the approval of advisory fees. The “factors” enumerated by the SEC are set forth below in italics, as well as the Board’s conclusions regarding such factors:

(1)  The nature, extent and quality of services provided by the Manager and Subadvisers.  The Trustees noted that the Manager, subject to the control of the Board of Trustees, administers each Fund’s business and other affairs. As the Trust is a manager of managers fund, the Manager is responsible for monitoring the various Subadvisers that have day-to-day responsibility for the decisions made for each of the Trust’s investment portfolios. The Trust’s Manager is responsible for determining, in the first instance, which investment advisers to consider recommending to the Board of Trustees for selection as a Subadviser.

The Trustees noted that the Manager also provides the Trust and each Fund with such administrative and other services (exclusive of, and in addition to, any such services provided by any others retained by the Trust on behalf of the Funds) and executive and other personnel as are necessary for the operation of the Trust and the Funds. Except for the Trust’s Chief Compliance Officer, the Manager pays all of the compensation of Trustees and officers of the Trust who are employees of the Manager or its affiliates.

The Trustees considered the scope and quality of services provided by the Manager and the Subadvisers and noted that the scope of such services provided had expanded as a result of recent regulatory and other developments. The Trustees noted

 

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that, for example, the Manager and Subadvisers are responsible for maintaining and monitoring their own compliance programs, and these compliance programs have recently been refined and enhanced in light of new regulatory requirements. The Trustees considered the capabilities and resources which the Manager has dedicated to performing services on behalf of the Trust and its Funds. The quality of administrative and other services, including the Manager’s role in coordinating the activities of the Trust’s other service providers, also were considered. The Trustees concluded that, overall, they were satisfied with the nature, extent and quality of services provided (and expected to be provided) to the Trust and to each of the Funds under the Agreements.

(2)  The investment performance of the Funds, the Manager and the Subadvisers.  In connection with every in-person quarterly Board of Trustees meeting, Trustees receive extensive information on the performance results of each of the Funds. This includes, for example, performance information on all of the Funds for the previous quarter, and previous one, three and five-year periods, and since inception. (For Funds which have been in existence for less than five years, Trustees may receive performance information on comparable funds managed by the particular Subadviser for periods prior to the creation of a particular Fund.) Such performance information includes information on absolute total return, performance versus Subadvisers’ comparable fund(s), performance versus the appropriate benchmark(s), and performance versus peer groups. For example, in connection with the Board of Trustees meeting held October 26, 2011, the Manager reported that for the three year period ended June 30, 2011, ten Funds were in the top 40%, six were in the middle 20% and five were in the bottom 40%, and for the one year period ended June 30, 2011, nine Funds were in the top 40%, eight were in the middle 20%, and 11 were in the bottom 40%. The Manager also reported that for the five year period ended June 30, 2011, nine Funds were in the top 40%, three were in the middle 20%, and seven were in the bottom 40%. At the Board of Trustees meeting held October 26, 2011, the Trustees determined that the overall investment performance of the Funds was acceptable.

(3)  The costs of services to be provided and profits to be realized by the Manager and the Subadvisers and their affiliates from their relationship with the Funds.  The Manager has supplied information to the Board of Trustees pertaining to the level of investment advisory fees to which the Funds are subject. The Manager has agreed to temporarily “cap” Fund expenses at certain levels, and information is provided to Trustees setting forth “contractual” advisory fees and “actual” fees after taking expense caps into account. Based upon the information provided, the “actual” advisory fees payable by the Funds overall are generally comparable to the average level of fees paid by Fund peer groups. For the 29 Funds reviewed by the Board of Trustees in the fall of 2011, 24 Funds paid “actual” advisory fees in a percentage amount within the 65th percentile or lower for each Fund’s applicable category. The Trustees recognized that it is difficult to make comparisons of advisory fees because there are variations in the services that are included in the fees paid by other funds. The Board has concluded that the advisory fees to be paid to the Manager by the Funds are not unreasonable.

The Manager has also supplied information to the Board of Trustees pertaining to total Fund expenses (which includes advisory fees, the 25 basis point 12b-1 fee paid by the Funds, and other Fund expenses). As noted above, the Manager has agreed to “cap” Fund expenses at certain levels. Based upon the information provided, the overall total expense ratio ranking in 2012 for the 29 Funds was as follows: (1) 21 of the Funds had total expense rankings at or below the 50th percentile; (2) three of the Funds were between the 50th and 65th percentiles; (3) for three of the Funds with expense ranks above the 65th percentile, the Manager recommended, and the Board of Trustees approved, temporary management fee waivers effective May 1, 2012, which are expected to reduce such rankings to the 65th percentile or below; (4) for one Fund with an expense rank above the 65th percentile, the Manager expects such Fund to be below the 65th percentile in 2012 because of greater Fund assets; and (5) for one Fund with an expense rank above the 65th percentile, the Manager reported that the peer group makes for poor comparability.

The Manager has committed to providing the Funds with a high quality of service and working to reduce Fund expenses over time, particularly as the Funds grow larger. The Trustees concluded therefore that the expense ratios of the Funds were not unreasonable.

The Manager provided information concerning the profitability of the Manager’s investment advisory activities for the period from 2009 through June 30, 2011. The Trustees recognized that it is difficult to make comparisons of profitability from investment company advisory agreements because comparative information is not generally publicly available and is affected by numerous factors, including the structure of the particular adviser, the types of funds it manages, its business mix, numerous assumptions regarding allocation of expenses and the adviser’s capital structure and cost of capital. In considering profitability information, the Trustees considered the possible effect of certain fall-out benefits to the Manager and its affiliates. The Trustees focused on profitability of the Manager’s relationships with the Funds before taxes and distribution expenses. The Trustees recognized that the Manager should, in the abstract, be entitled to earn a reasonable level of profits for the services it provides to each Fund and, based on their review, concluded that they were satisfied that the Manager’s level of profitability from its relationship with the Funds was not excessive.

The Manager, on behalf of the Board of Trustees, endeavored to obtain information on the profitability of each Subadviser in connection with its relationship with the Fund or Funds which it subadvises. The Manager was unable to obtain meaningful profitability information from some of the unaffiliated Subadvisers. The Manager assured the Board of Trustees that the

 

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Agreements with the Subadvisers which are not affiliated with it were negotiated on an “arm’s length” basis, so that arguably, such profitability information should be less relevant. The Trustees were also provided with certain information on profitability for Subadvisers which are affiliated with the Manager. Trustees recognized the difficulty of allocating costs to multiple advisory accounts and products of a large advisory organization. Based upon the information provided, the Trustees determined that there was no evidence that the level of such profitability attributable to subadvising the Funds was excessive.

(4) and (5)  The extent to which economies of scale would be realized as the Funds grow, and whether fee levels reflect these economies of scale.  The Trustees noted that most of the advisory fee schedules for the Funds do not contain breakpoints that reduce the fee rate on assets above specified levels, although certain Subadvisory Agreements have such “breakpoints.” The Trustees recognized that breakpoints may be an appropriate way for the Manager to share its economies of scale, if any, with Funds that have substantial assets. However, they also recognized that there may not be a direct relationship between any economies of scale realized by Funds and those realized by the Manager as assets increase. The Trustees do not believe there is a uniform methodology for establishing breakpoints that give effect to Fund-specific service provided by the Manager. The Trustees noted that in the fund industry as a whole, as well as among funds similar to the Funds, there is no uniformity or pattern in the fees and asset levels at which breakpoints (if any) apply. Depending on the age, size, and other characteristics of a particular fund and its manager’s cost structure, different conclusions can be drawn as to whether there are economies of scale to be realized at any particular level of assets, notwithstanding the intuitive conclusion that such economies exist, or will be realized at some level of total assets. Moreover, because different managers have different cost structures and service models, it is difficult to draw meaningful conclusions from the breakpoints that may have been adopted by other funds. The Trustees also noted that the advisory agreements for many funds do not have breakpoints at all, or if breakpoints exist, they may be at asset levels significantly greater than those of the individual Funds. The Trustees also noted that the total assets in all of the Funds as of June 30, 2011 were approximately $6.2 billion, and that no single non-money market Fund had assets in excess of $428 million.

The Trustees noted that the Manager has agreed to temporarily “cap” Fund expenses at certain levels, which has the effect of reducing expenses as would the implementation of advisory fee breakpoints. The Manager has committed to continue to consider the continuation of fee “caps” and/or advisory fee breakpoints as the Funds grow larger. The Board receives quarterly reports on the level of Fund assets. It expects to consider whether or not to approve the Agreements at a meeting to be held prior to December 31, 2012, and will at that time, or prior thereto, consider: (a) the extent to which economies of scale can be realized, and (b) whether the advisory fee should be modified to reflect such economies of scale, if any.

Having taken these factors into account, the Trustees concluded that the absence of breakpoints in certain of the Funds’ advisory fee rate schedules was acceptable under each Fund’s circumstances.

* * * * * *

Selection of New Subadviser

Following a recommendation by the Manager, at an “in-person” Board of Trustees meeting held December 7, 2011, the Board of Trustees approved Oppenheimer Funds, Inc. (“Oppenheimer”) to replace Turner Investment Partners, Inc. as the Subadviser to the AZL Turner Quantitative Small Cap Growth Fund (the “Fund”). This change is expected to occur in February, 2012, at which time the name of the Fund will be changed to “AZL Oppenheimer Discovery Fund.”

Key factors in the Manager’s recommendation include Oppenheimer’s (1) sound philosophy, management team, and process: (2) consistent performance driven by stock selection; (3) investment process which has led to strong absolute and risk adjusted returns relative to peer performance; and that (4) following the retention of Oppenheimer, the shareholder fee structure will remain unchanged.

At the Board of Trustees meeting on December 7, 2011, the Trustees were provided with information on Oppenheimer’s investment philosophy and investment process, and the Oppenheimer team which will be responsible for managing the Fund. The Trustees received historical performance information which indicated that the Oppenheimer managed fund (which has been managed by personnel and pursuant to the process which will be used for the Fund) significantly out-performed the Fund for the last one, two, three, four and five year periods ended September 30, 2011. Other information supplied indicates that over the five year period ended September 30, 2011, the Oppenheimer managed fund had strong risk adjusted returns.

 

At the Board of Trustees meeting on December 7, 2011, the Trustees were provided with information that the change in Subadvisers will not have an impact on shareholder fees. Under the new Subadvisory Agreement fee schedule, there will be up to a five basis point increase, but the Manager’s fee under the Advisory Agreement will be unchanged. The Trustees were supplied with information which indicated that following the change in Subadvisers, the Fund will continue to have a total expense ratio in the 40th percentile in the category of Small Cap Growth Funds.

At the meeting on December 7, 2011, the Board of Trustees reaffirmed their conclusions on the “factors” discussed in (1) through (5) above to the extent relevant in connection with the decision to retain Oppenheimer as the new Subadviser to the Fund.

 

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Information about the Board of Trustees and Officers (Unaudited)

The Trust is managed by the Trustees in accordance with the laws of the state of Delaware governing business trusts. There are currently nine Trustees, two of whom are “interested persons” of the Trust within the meaning of that term under the 1940 Act. The Trustees and Officers of the Trust, their addresses, ages, their positions held with the Trust, their terms of office with the Trust and length of time served, their principal occupation(s) during the past five years, the number of portfolios in the Trust they oversee, and their other directorships held during the past five years are as follows:

Non-Interested Trustees(1)

 

Name, Address, and Age

  Positions
Held with
Allianz
VIP and VIP
FOF Trust
 

Term of
Office(2)/Length
of Time Served

 

Principal Occupation(s)
During Past 5 Years

  Number of
Portfolios
Overseen for
Allianz
VIP and VIP
FOF Trust
 

Other
Directorships
Held Outside the

AZL Fund Complex
During Past 5 Years

Peter R. Burnim, Age 64
5701 Golden Hills Drive
Minneapolis, MN 55416
  Trustee   Since 2/07   Managing Director iQ Venture Partners, Inc., 2005 to present; EVP Northstar Companies, 2002 to 2005; Senior Officer Citibank and Citicorp for over 25 years   42   Argus Group Holdings; Sterling Centrecorp Inc.; Highland Financial Holdings; and Bank of Bermuda NY
Peggy L. Ettestad, Age 54
5701 Golden Hills Drive Minneapolis, MN 55416
  Trustee   Since 2/07   Managing Director, Red Canoe Management Consulting LLC, 2008 to present; Senior Managing Director, Residential Capital LLC, 2003 to 2008; Chief Operations Officer, Transamerica Reinsurance 2002 to 2003   42   Luther College
Roger Gelfenbien, Age 68
5701 Golden Hills Drive Minneapolis, MN 55416
  Trustee   Since 10/99   Retired; Partner of Accenture 1983 to 1999   42   Virtus Funds
(8 Funds)
Claire R. Leonardi, Age 56
5701 Golden Hills Drive Minneapolis, MN 55416
  Trustee   Since 2/04  

Chief Executive Officer, Connecticut Innovations, 2012 to present; General Partner of Fairview Capital, L.P., 1994 to present

  42   The Natural History Museum of the Adirondacks
Dickson W. Lewis, Age 63
5701 Golden Hills Drive Minneapolis, MN 55416
  Trustee   Since 2/04   Vice President/General Manager, Yearbooks & Canada-Lifetouch National School Studios, 2006 to present; Vice President/General Manager of Jostens, Inc., 2002 to 2006; Senior Vice President of Fortis Group, 1997 to 2002; Consultant to Hartford Insurance Co., 2001   42   None
Peter W. McClean, Age 67
5701 Golden Hills Drive Minneapolis, MN 55416
  Trustee   Since 2/04   Retired; President and CEO of Measurisk, LLC, 2001 to 2003; Chief Risk Management Officer at Bank Of Bermuda Ltd., 1996 to 2001   42   PNMAC Opportunity Fund; Northeast Bank; and FHI
Arthur C. Reeds III, Age 67
5701 Golden Hills Drive Minneapolis, MN 55416
  Trustee   Since 10/99   Retired; Senior Investment Officer, Hartford Foundation for Public Giving, 2000 to 2003; Chairman, Chief Executive and President of Conning Corp., 1999 to 2000; Investment Consultant 1997 to 1999   42   Connecticut Water Service, Inc.

 

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Interested Trustees(3)

 

Name, Address, and Age

  Positions
Held with
Allianz
VIP and VIP
FOF Trust
 

Term of
Office(2)/Length
of Time Served

 

Principal Occupation(s)
During Past 5 Years

  Number of
Portfolios
Overseen for
Allianz
VIP and VIP
FOF Trust
 

Other
Directorships
Held Outside the

Fund Complex
During Past 5 Years

Robert DeChellis, Age 44
5701 Golden Hills Drive Minneapolis, MN 55416
  Trustee   Since 3/08   President and CEO, Allianz Life Financial Services, LLC, 2007 to present; Senior Vice President of Marketing and Product Innovation, 2006 to 2007; Executive Vice President, Travelers Life 2004 to 2005; Executive Vice President, Jackson National Life Distributors, Inc. 2002 to 2004.   42   None

Brian Muench, Age 41

5701 Golden Hills Drive Minneapolis, MN 55416

  Trustee   Since 6/11   President, Allianz Investment Management LLC from November 2010 to present; Vice President, Vice President, Advisory Management, Allianz Investment Management LLC from December 2005 to November 2010; Assistant Vice President, Investments, Allianz Life from February 2002 to November 2005.   42   None

Officers

 

Name, Address, and Age

  

Positions
Held with
Allianz
VIP and VIP

FOF Trust

   Term of
Office(2)/Length
of Time Served
  

Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years

Brian Muench, Age 41

5701 Golden Hills Drive Minneapolis, MN 55416

   President    Since 11/10    President, Allianz Investment Management LLC from November 2010 to present; Vice President, Allianz Life from April 2011, to present; Vice President, Advisory Management, Allianz Investment Management LLC from December 2005 to November 2010; Assistant Vice President, Investments, Allianz Life from February 2002 to November 2005.
Michael Radmer, Age 66
Dorsey & Whitney LLP,
Suite 1500
50 South Sixth Street Minneapolis, MN 55402-1498
   Secretary    Since 2/04    Partner, Dorsey and Whitney LLP since 1976.
Ty Edwards, Age 45
Citi Fund Services Ohio, Inc.
3435 Stelzer Road
Columbus, OH 43219
   Treasurer, Principal Accounting Officer and Principal Financial Officer    Since 4/10    Senior Vice President, Financial Administration, Citi Fund Services Ohio, Inc., December 2009 to present; Director, Product Management, Columbia Management, April 2007 to April 2009; Deputy Treasurer, Columbia Funds and Director, Fund Administration, Columbia Management, January 2006 to April 2007; Vice President, Fund Administration, Columbia Management, July 2002 to December 2005.
Stephen G. Simon, Age 43
5701 Golden Hills Drive Minneapolis, MN 55416
   Chief Compliance Officer(4) and Anti Money Laundering Compliance Officer    Since 11/06    Chief Compliance Officer, Allianz Investment Management LLC, July 2004 to present; President, Simon Compliance Consulting Ltd, May 2004 to July 2004; Compliance Counsel, Advantus Capital Management, Inc., January 2002 to May 2004.

 

  (1) Member of the Audit Committee.

 

  (2) Indefinite.

 

  (3) Is an “interested person”, as defined by the 1940 Act, due to employment by Allianz.

 

  (4) The Manager and the Trust are parties to a Chief Compliance Officer Agreement under which the Manager is compensated by the Trust for providing an employee of the Manager or one of its affiliates to act as the Trust’s Chief Compliance Officer. The Chief Compliance Officer and Anti Money Laundering Compliance Officer is not considered a corporate officer or executive employee of the Trust.

 

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LOGO

 

The Allianz VIP Funds are distributed by Allianz Life Financial Services, LLC.   
These Funds are not FDIC Insured.      ANNRPT1211 2/12   


Item 2. Code of Ethics.

(a) The registrant has adopted a code of ethics that applies to the registrant’s principal executive officer, principal financial officer, principal accounting officer or controller, or persons performing similar functions. This code of ethics is included as an Exhibit.

(b) During the period covered by the report, with respect to the registrant’s code of ethics that applies to its principal executive officer, principal financial officer, principal accounting officer or controller, or persons performing similar functions; there have been no amendments to, nor any waivers granted from, a provision that relates to any element of the code of ethics definition enumerated in paragraph (b) of this Item 2.

 

Item 3. Audit Committee Financial Expert.

3(a)(1) The registrant’s board of directors has determined that the registrant has at least one audit committee financial expert serving on its audit committee.

3(a)(2) The audit committee financial expert is Arthur C. Reeds III, who is “independent” for purposes of this Item 3 of Form N-CSR.

 

Item 4. Principal Accountant Fees and Services.

 

$000,00.00 $000,00.00
     2011      2010  

(a)    Audit Fees

   $ 359,600       $ 354,380   

(b)    Audit-Related Fees

   $ 5,500       $ 9,000   

The fees for 2010 relate to the consent issuance in two Form N-14 filings and the review of the annual registration statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”).

 

$000,00.00 $000,00.00
     2011      2010  

(c)    Tax Fees

   $ 67,860       $ 68,185   

Tax fees for both years related to the preparation of the Funds’ federal and state income tax returns, federal excise tax return review and review of capital gain and income distribution calculations.

 

$000,00.00 $000,00.00
     2011      2010  

All Other Fees

   $ 0       $ 0   

4(e)(1)

The Audit Committee (“Committee”) of the Registrant is responsible for pre-approving all audit and non-audit services performed by the independent auditor in order to assure that the provision of such services does not impair the auditor’s independence. Before the Registrant engages the independent auditor to render a service, the engagement must be either specifically approved by the Committee or entered into pursuant to the pre-approval policy. The Committee may delegate preapproval authority to one or more of its members. The member or members to whom such authority is delegated shall report any pre-approval decisions to the Committee at its next scheduled meeting. The Committee may not delegate to management the Committee’s responsibilities to pre-approve services performed by the independent auditor. The Committee has delegated pre-approval authority to its Chairman for any services not exceeding $10,000.

4(e)(2)

During the previous two fiscal years, the Registrant did not receive any non-audit services pursuant to a waiver from the audit committee approval or pre-approval requirement under paragraph (c)(7)(i)(C) of Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X.

4(f)

Not applicable

4(g)

 

$000,00.00 $000,00.00
    2011      2010  
  $ 73,360       $ 77,185   


4(h)

Not applicable

 

Item 5. Audit Committee of Listed Registrants.

Not applicable.

 

Item 6. Investments.

(a) The Schedule of Investments as of the close of the reporting period are included as part of the report to shareholders filed under Item 1 of the Form N-CSR.

(b) Not applicable.

 

Item 7. Disclosure of Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures for Closed-End Management Investment Companies.

Not applicable.

 

Item 8. Portfolio Managers of Closed-End Management Investment Companies.

Not applicable.

 

Item 9. Purchases of Equity Securities by Closed-End Management Investment Company and Affiliated Purchasers.

Not applicable.

 

Item 10. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

Not applicable.

 

Item 11. Controls and Procedures.

(a)The registrant’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer have concluded, based on their evaluation of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures as conducted within 90 days of the filing date of this report, that these disclosure controls and procedures are adequately designed and are operating effectively to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the registrant on Form N-CSR is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the Securities and Exchange Commission’s rules and forms.

(b)There were no changes in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the Act (17 CFR 270.30a-3(d)) that occurred during the second fiscal quarter of the period covered by this report that have materially affected or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

Item 12. Exhibits.

(a)(1) The code of ethics that is the subject of the disclosure required by Item 2 is attached hereto.

(a)(2) Certifications pursuant to Rule 30a-2(a) are attached hereto.

(a)(3) Not applicable.

(b) Certifications pursuant to Rule 30a-2(b) are furnished herewith.


SIGNATURES

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

(Registrant) Allianz Variable Insurance Products Trust

 

By (Signature and Title)    /s/ Brian Muench
  Brian Muench, President

Date February 21, 2012

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

 

By (Signature and Title)*    /s/ Brian Muench
  Brian Muench, President

Date February 21, 2012

 

By (Signature and Title)*    /s/ Ty Edwards
  Ty Edwards, Treasurer

Date February 21, 2012