N-CSRS 1 d385862dncsrs.htm ALLIANZ VARIABLE INSURANCE PRODUCTS FUND OF FUNDS TR 6-30-12 SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT Allianz Variable Insurance Products Fund of Funds Tr 6-30-12 Semi-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 811-21624

Allianz Variable Insurance Products Fund of Funds 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 43219-8006

(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: June 30, 2012

 

 

 


Item 1. Reports to Stockholders.

 


 

AZL® Balanced Index Strategy Fund

Semi-Annual Report

June 30, 2012

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

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Table of Contents

Expense Examples and Portfolio Composition

Page 1

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

Page 2

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

Page 3

Statement of Operations

Page 3

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

Page 4

Financial Highlights

Page 5

Notes to the Financial Statements

Page 6

Other Information

Page 10

 

 

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.


ALLIANZ VARIABLE INSURANCE PRODUCTS FUND OF FUNDS TRUST

AZL Balanced Index Strategy Fund

Expense Examples

(Unaudited)

 

As a shareholder of the AZL Balanced Index Strategy 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 if 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
1/1/12
     Ending
Account Value
6/30/12
     Expense Paid
During Period*
1/1/12 - 6/30/12
     Annualized
Expense Ratio
During  Period

1/1/12 - 6/30/12
 

AZL Balanced Index Strategy Fund

   $ 1,000.00       $ 1,049.10       $ 0.46         0.09 % 

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
1/1/12
     Ending
Account Value
6/30/12
     Expense Paid
During Period*
1/1/12 - 6/30/12
     Annualized
Expense Ratio
During  Period

1/1/12 - 6/30/12
 

AZL Balanced Index Strategy Fund

   $ 1,000.00       $ 1,024.42       $ 0.45         0.09 % 

 

  * 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)

 

Investment

   Percentage of
net assets+
 

Fixed Income

     49.8 % 

Domestic Equities

     37.6   

International Equities

     12.7   

Money Markets

     — ^ 
  

 

 

 

Total

     100.1 % 
  

 

 

 

 

  ^ Represents less than 0.005%.
  + 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 FUND OF FUNDS TRUST

AZL Balanced Index Strategy Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

June 30, 2012

(Unaudited)

 

Shares           Fair
Value
 
     

 

Affiliated Investment Companies (100.1%):

  

  14,840,628      

AZL Enhanced Bond Index Fund

   $ 167,402,279   
  3,449,244      

AZL International Index Fund

     42,943,091   
  1,546,717      

AZL Mid Cap Index Fund

     25,118,679   
  9,333,439      

AZL S&P 500 Index Fund, Class 2

     88,387,668   
  1,255,898      

AZL Small Cap Stock Index Fund

     13,350,195   
     

 

 

 

 
 

Total Affiliated Investment Companies
(Cost $301,807,407)

     337,201,912   
     

 

 

 

 

Unaffiliated Investment Company (0.0%):

  

  56,910      

Dreyfus Treasury Prime Cash Management, Institutional Shares, 0.00%(a)

     56,910   
     

 

 

 

 
 

Total Unaffiliated Investment Company
(Cost $56,910)

     56,910   
     

 

 

 

 
 

Total Investment Securities
(Cost $301,864,317)(b) — 100.1%

     337,258,822   

 

Net other assets (liabilities) — (0.1)%

     (247,780 ) 
     

 

 

 

 

Net Assets — 100.0%

   $ 337,011,042   
     

 

 

 
 

 

 

Percentages indicated are based on net assets as of June 30, 2012.

 

(a) The rate represents the effective yield at June 30, 2012.

 

(b) 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 FUND OF FUNDS TRUST

AZL Balanced Index Strategy Fund

 

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

June 30, 2012

(Unaudited)

 

Assets:

  

Investments in non-affiliates, at cost

   $ 56,910   

Investments in affiliates, at cost

     301,807,407   
  

 

 

 

Total investment securities, at cost

   $ 301,864,317   
  

 

 

 

Investments in non-affiliates, at value

   $ 56,910   

Investments in affiliates, at value

     337,201,912   
  

 

 

 

Total investment securities, at value

     337,258,822   

Receivable for capital shares issued

     57,965   

Prepaid expenses

     1,541   
  

 

 

 

Total Assets

     337,318,328   
  

 

 

 

Liabilities:

  

Payable for affiliated investments purchased

     56,910   

Payable for capital shares redeemed

     215,404   

Manager fees payable

     13,574   

Administration fees payable

     4,466   

Custodian fees payable

     272   

Administrative and compliance services fees payable

     2,714   

Other accrued liabilities

     13,946   
  

 

 

 

Total Liabilities

     307,286   
  

 

 

 

Net Assets

   $ 337,011,042   
  

 

 

 

Net Assets Consist of:

  

Capital

   $ 295,317,641   

Accumulated net investment income/(loss)

     4,604,423   

Accumulated net realized gains/(losses) from investment transactions

     1,694,473   

Net unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on investments

     35,394,505   
  

 

 

 

Net Assets

   $ 337,011,042   
  

 

 

 

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

     25,014,421   

Net Asset Value (offering and redemption price per share)

   $ 13.47   
  

 

 

 

Statement of Operations

For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2012

(Unaudited)

 

Investment Income:

  

Dividends from affiliates

   $ 129   
  

 

 

 

Total Investment Income

     129   
  

 

 

 

Expenses:

  

Manager fees

     81,537   

Administration fees

     28,660   

Custodian fees

     750   

Administrative and compliance services fees

     5,132   

Trustee fees

     11,195   

Professional fees

     9,728   

Shareholder reports

     6,716   

Other expenses

     4,704   
  

 

 

 

Total expenses

     148,422   
  

 

 

 

Net Investment Income/(Loss)

     (148,293 ) 
  

 

 

 

Realized and Unrealized Gains/(Losses) on Investments:

  

Net realized gains/(losses) on securities transactions from affiliates

     245,956   

Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments

     14,961,071   
  

 

 

 

Net Realized/Unrealized Gains/(Losses) on Investments

     15,207,027   
  

 

 

 

Change in Net Assets Resulting From Operations

   $ 15,058,734   
  

 

 

 
 

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

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Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

     AZL
Balanced Index Strategy Fund
 
     For the
Six Months Ended
June 30,
2012
    For the
Year Ended
December 31,
2011
 
     (Unaudited)        

Change in Net Assets:

    

Operations:

    

Net investment income/(loss)

   $ (148,293 )    $ 2,790,841   

Net realized gains/(losses) on investment transactions

     245,956        3,503,866   

Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments

     14,961,071        (895,558 ) 
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from operations

     15,058,734        5,399,149   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Dividends to Shareholders:

    

From net investment income

     —        (1,928,123 ) 
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from dividends to shareholders

     —        (1,928,123 ) 
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Capital Transactions:

    

Proceeds from shares issued

     37,019,814        92,317,289   

Proceeds from dividends reinvested

     —        1,928,123   

Value of shares redeemed

     (13,241,721 )      (18,933,793 ) 
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from capital transactions

     23,778,093        75,311,619   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in net assets

     38,836,827        78,782,645   

Net Assets:

    

Beginning of period

     298,174,215        219,391,570   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of period

   $ 337,011,042      $ 298,174,215   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Accumulated net investment income/(loss)

   $ 4,604,423      $ 4,752,716   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Share Transactions:

    

Shares issued

     2,776,415        7,181,805   

Dividends reinvested

     —        154,869   

Shares redeemed

     (985,413 )      (1,483,791 ) 
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in shares

     1,791,002        5,852,883   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

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AZL Balanced Index Strategy Fund*

Financial Highlights

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

 

     Six Months
Ended
June 30,
2012
    Year Ended
December 31,
2011
    Year Ended
December 31,
2010
    July 10, 2009
to
December 31,
2009(a)
 
     (Unaudited)                    

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period

   $ 12.84      $ 12.63      $ 11.43      $ 10.00   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Investment Activities:

        

Net Investment Income/(Loss)

     (0.02 )      0.10        0.06        — (b) 

Net Realized and Unrealized Gains/(Losses) on Investments

     0.65        0.20        1.14        1.43   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from Investment Activities

     0.63        0.30        1.20        1.43   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Dividends to Shareholders From:

        

Net Investment Income

     —        (0.09 )      —        —   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Dividends

     —        (0.09 )      —        —   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Asset Value, End of Period

   $ 13.47      $ 12.84      $ 12.63      $ 11.43   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Return(c)

     4.91 %(d)      2.41 %      10.50 %      14.30 %(d) 

Ratios to Average Net Assets/ Supplemental Data:

        

Net Assets, End of Period ($000’s)

   $ 337,011      $ 298,174      $ 219,392      $ 137,067   

Net Investment Income/(Loss)(e)

     (0.09 )%      1.10 %      0.58 %      (0.03 )% 

Expenses Before Reductions(e)(f)

     0.09 %      0.09 %      0.10 %      0.20 % 

Expenses Net of Reductions(e)

     0.09 %      0.09 %      0.10 %      0.20 % 

Portfolio Turnover Rate(g)

     4 %(d)      6 %      4 %      50 %(d) 

 

 

* The expense ratios exclude the impact of fees/expenses paid by each underlying fund.

 

(a) Period from commencement of operations.

 

(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) Not annualized.

 

(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) The portfolio turnover rate can be volatile due to the amount and timing of purchases and sales of fund shares during the period.

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

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AZL Balanced Index Strategy Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements

June 30, 2012 (Unaudited)

 

1. Organization

The Allianz Variable Insurance Products Fund of Funds Trust (the “Trust”) was organized as a Delaware statutory trust on June 16, 2004. The Trust is a diversified open-end management investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, (the “1940 Act”). The Trust consists of 13 separate investment portfolios (collectively, the “Funds”), of which one is included in this report, the AZL Balanced Index Strategy Fund (the “Fund”), and 12 are presented in separate reports.

The Fund is a “fund of funds,” which means that the Fund invests in other mutual funds. Underlying Funds invest in stock, bonds, and other securities and reflect varying amounts of potential investment risk and reward. Periodically, the Fund will adjust its asset allocation as it seeks to achieve its investment objective.

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 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 that 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.

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 following the trade date. However, for financial reporting purposes, securities transactions are accounted for on trade date. Net realized gains and losses on investments sold are recorded on the basis of identified cost of the security lot sold with the net sales proceeds. 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.

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, and reclassification of certain 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.

 

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ALLIANZ VARIABLE INSURANCE PRODUCTS FUND OF FUNDS TRUST

AZL Balanced Index Strategy Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements, continued

June 30, 2012 (Unaudited)

 

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 Trust.

 

3. Related Party Transactions

The Manager provides investment advisory and management services for the Fund. 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 and expenses paid indirectly, based on the daily net assets of the Fund, through April 30, 2013. Expenses incurred for investment advisory and management services are reflected on the Statement of Operations as “Manager fees.”

For the period ended June 30, 2012, the annual rate due to the Manager and the annual expense limit were as follows:

 

     Annual Rate     Expense Limit  

AZL Balanced Index Strategy Fund

     0.05 %      0.20 % 

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 June 30, 2012, 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 period ended June 30, 2012, there were no voluntary waivers.

The Manager or an affiliate of the Manager serves as the investment adviser of certain underlying funds in which the Fund invests. At June 30, 2012, these underlying funds are noted as Affiliated Investment Companies in the Fund’s Schedule of Portfolio Investments. The Manager or an affiliate of the Manager is paid a separate fee from the underlying funds for such services.

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 fee, accrued daily and paid monthly. In addition, the Administrator is entitled to annual account fees related to the transfer agency system, 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 a Trust-wide annual fee of $7,500, paid by the Manager from its profits and not by the Trust, for recordkeeping and reporting services.

 

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AZL Balanced Index Strategy Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements, continued

June 30, 2012 (Unaudited)

 

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 period ended June 30, 2012, $2,203 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 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, 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 Trust in proportion to the assets under management of each Trust. During the period ended June 30, 2012, actual Trustee compensation was $399,000 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)

Changes in valuation techniques may result in transfers in or out of an assigned level within the disclosure hierarchy. The Fund determines transfers between fair value hierarchy levels at the reporting period end. The inputs or methodology used for valuing investments is not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those investments.

Investments in other investment companies are valued at their published net asset value (“NAV”). 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). The investments utilizing Level 1 valuations represent investments in open-end investment companies. The investments utilizing Level 2 valuations represent investments in funds that are only offered to Funds in the Trust and the Fund has the ability to redeem its interest at NAV daily.

For the period ended June 30, 2012, 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 June 30, 2012 in valuing the Fund’s investments based upon the three levels defined above:

 

      Level 1      Level 2      Total  

Investment Securities:

        

Affiliated Investment Companies

   $ 337,201,912       $ —       $ 337,201,912   

Unaffiliated Investment Company

     56,910         —         56,910   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Investment Securities

   $ 337,258,822       $ —       $ 337,258,822   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

In December 2011, the FASB issued ASU No. 2011-11 “Disclosures about Offsetting Assets and Liabilities” requiring disclosure of both gross and net information related to offsetting and related arrangements enabling users of its financial statements to understand the effect of those arrangements on the entity’s financial position. The objective of this disclosure is to facilitate comparison between those entities that prepare their financial statements on the basis of U.S. GAAP and those entities that prepare their financial statements on the basis of IFRSs. ASU No. 2011-11 is effective for interim and annual periods beginning on or after January 1, 2013. Adoption of ASU 2011-11 will have no effect on the Fund’s net assets. At this time, management is evaluating any impact ASU No. 2011-11 may have on the Fund’s financial statements disclosures.

 

5. Security Purchases and Sales

For the period ended June 30, 2012, cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of securities (excluding securities maturing less than one year from acquisition) were as follows:

 

     Purchases      Sales  

AZL Balanced Index Strategy Fund

   $ 36,057,010       $ 13,000,269   

 

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AZL Balanced Index Strategy Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements, continued

June 30, 2012 (Unaudited)

 

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 June 30, 2012 is $302,088,407. The gross unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on a tax basis is as follows:

 

Unrealized appreciation

  $ 36,167,054   

Unrealized depreciation

    (996,639 ) 
 

 

 

 

Net unrealized appreciation

  $ 35,170,415   
 

 

 

 

During the year ended December 31, 2011, the Fund utilized $71,416 in capital loss carry forwards (“CLCFs”) to offset capital gains.

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

 

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

AZL Balanced Index Strategy Fund

   $ 1,928,123       $ —       $ 1,928,123   

 

  (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 the latest tax year end 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 Balanced Index Strategy Fund

   $ 4,752,716       $ 1,468,683       $ 20,413,268       $ 26,634,667   

 

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

The tax character of current year distributions paid and the tax basis of the current components of accumulated earnings and any net CLCFs will be determined at the end of the current tax year ending December 31, 2012.

 

7. Subsequent Events

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.

 

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ALLIANZ VARIABLE INSURANCE PRODUCTS FUND OF FUNDS 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 Fund of Funds 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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The Allianz VIP Fund of Funds are distributed by Allianz Life Financial Services, LLC.

  

These Funds are not FDIC Insured.

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AZL FusionSM Balanced Fund

Semi-Annual Report

June 30, 2012

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

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Table of Contents

Expense Examples and Portfolio Composition

Page 1

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

Page 2

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

Page 3

Statement of Operations

Page 3

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

Page 4

Financial Highlights

Page 5

Notes to the Financial Statements

Page 6

Other Information

Page 10

 

 

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.


ALLIANZ VARIABLE INSURANCE PRODUCTS FUND OF FUNDS TRUST

AZL Fusion Balanced Fund

Expense Examples

(Unaudited)

 

As a shareholder of the AZL Fusion Balanced 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 if 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
1/1/12
     Ending
Account Value
6/30/12
     Expense Paid
During Period*
1/1/12 - 6/30/12
     Annualized
Expense Ratio
During Period
1/1/12 - 6/30/12
 

AZL Fusion Balanced Fund

   $ 1,000.00       $ 1,053.10       $ 0.92         0.18 % 

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
1/1/12
     Ending
Account Value
6/30/12
     Expense Paid
During Period*
1/1/12 - 6/30/12
     Annualized
Expense Ratio
During Period
1/1/12 - 6/30/12
 

AZL Fusion Balanced Fund

   $ 1,000.00       $ 1,023.97       $ 0.91         0.18 % 

 

  * 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.

Portfolio Composition

(Unaudited)

 

Investment

   Percentage of
net assets+
 

Fixed Income

     52.6 % 

Domestic Equities

     32.6   

International Equities

     11.5   

Alternatives

     3.3   
  

 

 

 

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 FUND OF FUNDS TRUST

AZL Fusion Balanced Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

June 30, 2012

(Unaudited)

 

Shares           Fair
Value
 
     

 

Affiliated Investment Companies (100.0%):

  

  1,009,564      

AZL Allianz AGIC Opportunity Fund

   $ 12,266,201   
  2,715,048      

AZL BlackRock Capital Appreciation Fund

     36,517,395   
  1,130,830      

AZL Columbia Mid Cap Value Fund

     9,171,028   
  1,769,554      

AZL Columbia Small Cap Value Fund

     18,438,755   
  5,769,752      

AZL Eaton Vance Large Cap Value Fund

     48,639,013   
  2,081,328      

AZL International Index Fund

     25,891,718   
  1,727,728      

AZL Invesco Growth and Income Fund

     19,264,172   
  2,442,702      

AZL Invesco International Equity Fund

     35,687,871   
  1,784,105      

AZL JPMorgan International Opportunities Fund

     25,423,494   
  3,925,120      

AZL JPMorgan U.S. Equity Fund

     39,290,449   
  1,293,522      

AZL MFS Investors Trust Fund

     19,402,825   
  597,397      

AZL Mid Cap Index Fund

     9,701,728   
  2,131,962      

AZL Morgan Stanley Global Real Estate Fund

     19,230,299   
  615,779      

AZL Morgan Stanley Mid Cap Growth Fund

     8,713,270   
  1,360,335      

AZL NFJ International Value Fund

     17,507,511   
  941,903      

AZL Oppenheimer Discovery Fund

     9,908,816   
Shares           Fair
Value
 
     

 

Affiliated Investment Companies, continued

  

  2,322,632      

AZL Russell 1000 Growth Index Fund

   $ 28,266,433   
  4,210,386      

AZL Russell 1000 Value Index Fund

     47,240,535   
  1,114,129      

AZL Schroder Emerging Markets Equity Fund, Class 2

     8,367,106   
  7,140,177      

AZL Strategic Investments Trust

     12,138,301   
  1,830,340      

PIMCO PVIT CommodityRealReturn Strategy Portfolio

     12,940,504   
  2,968,840      

PIMCO PVIT Global Advantage Strategy Bond Portfolio

     29,569,650   
  3,963,916      

PIMCO PVIT High Yield Portfolio

     30,601,430   
  3,745,672      

PIMCO PVIT Real Return Portfolio

     54,499,526   
  31,583,307      

PIMCO PVIT Total Return Portfolio

     361,313,027   
  3,944,563      

PIMCO PVIT Unconstrained Bond Portfolio

     39,840,082   
     

 

 

 

 
 

Total Affiliated Investment Companies
(Cost $891,349,695)

     979,831,139   
     

 

 

 

 
 

Total Investment Securities
(Cost $891,349,695)(a) — 100.0%

     979,831,139   

 

Net other assets (liabilities) — 0.0%

     (238,466 ) 
     

 

 

 

 

Net Assets — 100.0%

   $ 979,592,673   
     

 

 

 
 

 

 

Percentages indicated are based on net assets as of June 30, 2012.

 

(a) 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 FUND OF FUNDS TRUST

AZL Fusion Balanced Fund

 

Statements of Assets and Liabilities

June 30, 2012

(Unaudited)

 

Assets:

  

Investments in affiliates, at cost

   $ 891,349,695   
  

 

 

 

Investments in affiliates, at value

   $ 979,831,139   

Dividends receivable

     1,223,216   

Receivable for affiliated investments sold

     255,818   

Prepaid expenses

     4,669   
  

 

 

 

Total Assets

     981,314,842   
  

 

 

 

Liabilities:

  

Cash overdraft

     234,818   

Payable for affiliated investments purchased

     1,244,216   

Payable for capital shares redeemed

     72,271   

Manager fees payable

     118,503   

Administration fees payable

     4,465   

Custodian fees payable

     401   

Administrative and compliance services fees payable

     8,051   

Other accrued liabilities

     39,444   
  

 

 

 

Total Liabilities

     1,722,169   
  

 

 

 

Net Assets

   $ 979,592,673   
  

 

 

 

Net Assets Consist of:

  

Capital

   $ 912,467,268   

Accumulated net investment income/(loss)

     25,893,959   

Accumulated net realized gains/(losses) from investment transactions

     (47,249,998 ) 

Net unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on investments

     88,481,444   
  

 

 

 

Net Assets

   $ 979,592,673   
  

 

 

 

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

     88,161,695   

Net Asset Value (offering and redemption price per share)

   $ 11.11   
  

 

 

 

Statement of Operations

For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2012

(Unaudited)

 

Investment Income:

  

Dividends from affiliates

   $ 6,840,276   
  

 

 

 

Total Investment Income

     6,840,276   
  

 

 

 

Expenses:

  

Manager fees

     966,308   

Administration fees

     32,743   

Custodian fees

     1,124   

Administrative and compliance services fees

     15,513   

Trustee fees

     33,941   

Professional fees

     30,201   

Shareholder reports

     18,019   

Other expenses

     14,997   
  

 

 

 

Total expenses before reductions

     1,112,846   

Less expenses voluntarily waived/reimbursed by the Manager

     (241,573 ) 
  

 

 

 

Net expenses

     871,273   
  

 

 

 

Net Investment Income/(Loss)

     5,969,003   
  

 

 

 

Realized and Unrealized Gains/(Losses) on Investments:

  

Net realized gains/(losses) on securities transactions from affiliates

     (2,030,866 ) 

Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments

     45,396,096   
  

 

 

 

Net Realized/Unrealized Gains/(Losses) on Investments

     43,365,230   
  

 

 

 

Change in Net Assets Resulting From Operations

   $ 49,334,233   
  

 

 

 
 

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

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ALLIANZ VARIABLE INSURANCE PRODUCTS FUND OF FUNDS TRUST

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

     AZL
Fusion Balanced Fund
 
     For the
Six Months Ended
June 30,

2012
    For the
Year Ended
December 31,

2011
 
     (Unaudited)        

Change in Net Assets:

    

Operations:

    

Net investment income/(loss)

   $ 5,969,003      $ 16,234,734   

Net realized gains/(losses) on investment transactions

     (2,030,866 )      17,698,948   

Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments

     45,396,096        (43,014,603 ) 
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from operations

     49,334,233        (9,080,921 ) 
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Dividends to Shareholders:

    

From net investment income

     —        (21,713,322 ) 
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from dividends to shareholders

     —        (21,713,322 ) 
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Capital Transactions:

    

Proceeds from shares issued

     45,667,138        155,707,296   

Proceeds from dividends reinvested

     —        21,713,322   

Value of shares redeemed

     (25,078,117 )      (55,149,589 ) 
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from capital transactions

     20,589,021        122,271,029   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in net assets

     69,923,254        91,476,786   

Net Assets:

    

Beginning of period

     909,669,419        818,192,633   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of period

   $ 979,592,673      $ 909,669,419   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Accumulated net investment income/(loss)

   $ 25,893,959      $ 19,924,956   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Share Transactions:

    

Shares issued

     4,176,283        14,312,890   

Dividends reinvested

     —        2,081,814   

Shares redeemed

     (2,266,620 )      (5,100,267 ) 
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in shares

     1,909,663        11,294,437   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

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ALLIANZ VARIABLE INSURANCE PRODUCTS FUND OF FUNDS TRUST

AZL Fusion Balanced Fund*

Financial Highlights

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

 

    Six Months
Ended

June 30, 2012
    Year Ended
December 31,
2011
    Year Ended
December 31,
2010
    Year Ended
December 31,
2009
    Year Ended
December 31,
2008
    Year Ended
December 31,
2007
 
    (Unaudited)                                

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period

  $ 10.55      $ 10.92      $ 10.10      $ 8.35      $ 12.16      $ 11.65   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Investment Activities:

           

Net Investment Income/(Loss)

    0.06        0.17        0.10        0.12        0.20        0.24   

Net Realized and Unrealized Gains/(Losses) on Investments

    0.50        (0.27 )      1.00        2.09        (3.43 )      0.58   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from Investment Activities

    0.56        (0.10 )      1.10        2.21        (3.23 )      0.82   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Dividends to Shareholders From:

           

Net Investment Income

    —        (0.27 )      (0.28 )      (0.18 )      (0.25 )      (0.16 ) 

Net Realized Gains

    —        —        —        (0.28 )      (0.33 )      (0.15 ) 
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Dividends

    —        (0.27 )      (0.28 )      (0.46 )      (0.58 )      (0.31 ) 
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Asset Value, End of Period

  $ 11.11      $ 10.55      $ 10.92      $ 10.10      $ 8.35      $ 12.16   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Return(a)

    5.31 %(b)      (0.90 )%      11.07 %      26.71 %      (27.44 )%      7.11 % 

Ratios to Average Net Assets/ Supplemental Data:

           

Net Assets, End of Period ($000’s)

  $ 979,593      $ 909,669      $ 818,193      $ 583,489      $ 299,155      $ 368,394   

Net Investment Income/(Loss)(c)

    1.24 %      1.85 %      1.75 %      2.65 %      2.37 %      2.49 % 

Expenses Before Reductions(c)(d)

    0.23 %      0.23 %      0.24 %      0.25 %      0.25 %      0.26 % 

Expenses Net of Reductions(c)

    0.18 %      0.18 %      0.19 %      0.20 %      0.25 %      0.26 % 

Portfolio Turnover Rate

    3 %(b)      20 %      34 %      37 %      62 %      33 % 

 

 

* The expense ratios exclude the impact of fees/expenses paid by each underlying fund.

 

(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) Not annualized.

 

(c) Annualized for periods less than one year.

 

(d) 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 FUND OF FUNDS TRUST

AZL Fusion Balanced Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements

June 30, 2012 (Unaudited)

 

1. Organization

The Allianz Variable Insurance Products Fund of Funds Trust (the “Trust”) was organized as a Delaware statutory trust on June 16, 2004. The Trust is a diversified open-end management investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, (the “1940 Act”). The Trust consists of 13 separate investment portfolios (collectively, the “Funds”), of which one is included in this report, the AZL Fusion Balanced Fund (the “Fund”), and 12 are presented in separate reports.

The Fund is a “fund of funds,” which means that the Fund invests in other mutual funds. Underlying Funds invest in stock, bonds, and other securities and reflect varying amounts of potential investment risk and reward. Periodically, the Fund will adjust its asset allocation as it seeks to achieve its investment objective.

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 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 that 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.

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 following the trade date. However, for financial reporting purposes, securities transactions are accounted for on trade date. Net realized gains and losses on investments sold are recorded on the basis of identified cost of the security lot sold with the net sales proceeds. 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.

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, and reclassification of certain 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

 

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ALLIANZ VARIABLE INSURANCE PRODUCTS FUND OF FUNDS TRUST

AZL Fusion Balanced Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements, continued

June 30, 2012 (Unaudited)

 

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 Trust.

 

3. Related Party Transactions

The Manager provides investment advisory and management services for the Fund. 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 and expenses paid indirectly, based on the daily net assets of the Fund, through April 30, 2013. Expenses incurred for investment advisory and management services are reflected on the Statement of Operations as “Manager fees.”

For the period ended June 30, 2012, the annual rate due to the Manager and the annual expense limit were as follows:

 

     Annual Rate*     Expense Limit  

AZL Fusion Balanced Fund

     0.20 %      0.30 % 

 

  * The Manager voluntarily reduced the management fee to 0.15%. 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 June 30, 2012, 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.

The Manager or an affiliate of the Manager serves as the investment adviser of certain underlying funds in which the Fund invests. At June 30, 2012, these underlying funds are noted as Affiliated Investment Companies in the Fund’s Schedule of Portfolio Investments. The Manager or an affiliate of the Manager is paid a separate fee from the underlying funds for such services.

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 fee, accrued daily and paid monthly. In addition, the Administrator is entitled to annual account fees related to the transfer agency system, 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 a Trust-wide annual fee of $7,500, 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 FUND OF FUNDS TRUST

AZL Fusion Balanced Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements, continued

June 30, 2012 (Unaudited)

 

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 period ended June 30, 2012, $6,661 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 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, 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 Trust in proportion to the assets under management of each Trust. During the period ended June 30, 2012, actual Trustee compensation was $399,000 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)

Changes in valuation techniques may result in transfers in or out of an assigned level within the disclosure hierarchy. The Fund determines transfers between fair value hierarchy levels at the reporting period end. The inputs or methodology used for valuing investments is not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those investments.

Investments in other investment companies are valued at their published net asset value (“NAV”). 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). The investments utilizing Level 1 valuations represent investments in open-end investment companies. The investments utilizing Level 2 valuations represent investments in funds that are only offered to Funds in the Trust and the Fund has the ability to redeem its interest at NAV daily.

For the period ended June 30, 2012, 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 June 30, 2012 in valuing the Fund’s investments based upon the three levels defined above:

 

      Level 1      Level 2     Total  

Investment Securities:

       

Affiliated Investment Companies

   $ 967,692,838       $ 12,138,301 (1)    $ 979,831,139   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Investment Securities

   $ 967,692,838       $ 12,138,301      $ 979,831,139   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

  (1) 

Consists of the holding, AZL Strategic Investments Trust, listed under Affiliated Investment Companies on the Fund’s Schedule of Portfolio Investments. The AZL Strategic Investments Trust is only offered to Funds in the Trust, and the Fund has the ability to redeem its interest in the AZL Strategic Investments Trust at NAV daily.

In December 2011, the FASB issued ASU No. 2011-11 “Disclosures about Offsetting Assets and Liabilities” requiring disclosure of both gross and net information related to offsetting and related arrangements enabling users of its financial statements to understand the effect of those arrangements on the entity’s financial position. The objective of this disclosure is to facilitate comparison between those entities that prepare their financial statements on the basis of U.S. GAAP and those entities that prepare their financial statements on the basis of IFRSs. ASU No. 2011-11 is effective for interim and annual periods beginning on or after January 1, 2013. Adoption of ASU 2011-11 will have no effect on the Fund’s net assets. At this time, management is evaluating any impact ASU No. 2011-11 may have on the Fund’s financial statements disclosures.

 

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ALLIANZ VARIABLE INSURANCE PRODUCTS FUND OF FUNDS TRUST

AZL Fusion Balanced Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements, continued

June 30, 2012 (Unaudited)

 

5. Security Purchases and Sales

For the period ended June 30, 2012, cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of securities (excluding securities maturing less than one year from acquisition) were as follows:

 

     Purchases      Sales  

AZL Fusion Balanced Fund

   $ 55,527,611       $ 25,667,498   

 

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 June 30, 2012 is $908,336,479. The gross unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on a tax basis is as follows:

 

Unrealized appreciation

  $ 100,769,697   

Unrealized depreciation

    (29,275,037 ) 
 

 

 

 

Net unrealized appreciation

  $ 71,494,660   
 

 

 

 

As of the end of their tax year ended December 31, 2011, the following Portfolios have capital loss carry forwards (“CLCFs”) as summarized in the tables below.

Pre-effective CLCFs subject to expiration:

 

     Short-term
Amount
     Expires  

AZL Fusion Balanced Fund

   $ 30,411,821         12/31/2017   

During the year ended December 31, 2011, the Fund utilized $14,937,205 in CLCFs to offset capital gains.

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

 

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

AZL Fusion Balanced Fund

   $ 21,713,322       $ —       $ 21,713,322   

 

  (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 the latest tax year end 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 Fusion Balanced Fund

   $ 19,924,955       $ (30,411,821 )    $ 28,278,038       $ 17,791,172   

 

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

The tax character of current year distributions paid and the tax basis of the current components of accumulated earnings and any net CLCFs will be determined at the end of the current tax year ending December 31, 2012.

 

7. Subsequent Events

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.

 

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ALLIANZ VARIABLE INSURANCE PRODUCTS FUND OF FUNDS 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 Fund of Funds 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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The Allianz VIP Fund of Funds are distributed by Allianz Life Financial Services, LLC.

  

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AZL FusionSM Conservative Fund

Semi-Annual Report

June 30, 2012

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

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Table of Contents

Expense Examples and Portfolio Composition

Page 1

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

Page 2

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

Page 3

Statement of Operations

Page 3

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

Page 4

Financial Highlights

Page 5

Notes to the Financial Statements

Page 6

Other Information

Page 10

 

 

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.


ALLIANZ VARIABLE INSURANCE PRODUCTS FUND OF FUNDS TRUST

AZL Fusion Conservative Fund

Expense Examples

(Unaudited)

 

As a shareholder of the AZL Fusion Conservative 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 if 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
1/1/12
     Ending
Account Value
6/30/12
     Expense Paid
During Period*
1/1/12 - 6/30/12
     Annualized
Expense Ratio
During Period
1/1/12 - 6/30/12
 

AZL Fusion Conservative Fund

   $ 1,000.00       $ 1,056.10       $ 1.02         0.20 % 

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
1/1/12
     Ending
Account Value
6/30/12
     Expense Paid
During Period*
1/1/12 - 6/30/12
     Annualized
Expense Ratio
During Period
1/1/12 - 6/30/12
 

AZL Fusion Conservative Fund

   $ 1,000.00       $ 1,023.87       $ 1.01         0.20 % 

 

  * 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)

 

Investment

   Percentage of
net assets+
 

Fixed Income

     66.4 % 

Domestic Equities

     25.9   

International Equities

     5.3   

Alternatives

     2.3   

Money Markets

     — ^ 
  

 

 

 

Total

     99.9 % 
  

 

 

 

 

  ^ Represents less than 0.005%.
  + 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 FUND OF FUNDS TRUST

AZL Fusion Conservative Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

June 30, 2012

(Unaudited)

 

Shares           Fair
Value
 
     

 

Affiliated Investment Companies (99.9%):

  

  152,464      

AZL Allianz AGIC Opportunity Fund

   $ 1,852,435   
  454,065      

AZL BlackRock Capital Appreciation Fund

     6,107,172   
  253,975      

AZL Columbia Mid Cap Value Fund

     2,059,737   
  293,630      

AZL Columbia Small Cap Value Fund

     3,059,624   
  1,280,833      

AZL Eaton Vance Large Cap Value Fund

     10,797,420   
  306,062      

AZL International Index Fund

     3,807,415   
  385,226      

AZL Invesco Growth and Income Fund

     4,295,270   
  271,280      

AZL Invesco International Equity Fund

     3,963,402   
  268,294      

AZL JPMorgan International Opportunities Fund

     3,823,190   
  650,574      

AZL JPMorgan U.S. Equity Fund

     6,512,244   
  143,259      

AZL MFS Investors Trust Fund

     2,148,890   
  127,884      

AZL Mid Cap Index Fund

     2,076,844   
  235,934      

AZL Morgan Stanley Global Real Estate Fund

     2,128,125   
  137,405      

AZL Morgan Stanley Mid Cap Growth Fund

     1,944,279   
  206,956      

AZL Oppenheimer Discovery Fund

     2,177,177   
  366,271      

AZL Russell 1000 Growth Index Fund

     4,457,523   
Shares           Fair
Value
 
     

 

Affiliated Investment Companies, continued

  

  780,020      

AZL Russell 1000 Value Index Fund

   $ 8,751,827   
  404,164      

PIMCO PVIT CommodityRealReturn Strategy Portfolio

     2,857,442   
  636,943      

PIMCO PVIT Global Advantage Strategy Bond Portfolio

     6,343,951   
  1,153,540      

PIMCO PVIT High Yield Portfolio

     8,905,326   
  796,259      

PIMCO PVIT Real Return Portfolio

     11,585,574   
  9,341,377      

PIMCO PVIT Total Return Portfolio

     106,865,350   
  1,065,035      

PIMCO PVIT Unconstrained Bond Portfolio

     10,756,849   
     

 

 

 

 
 

Total Affiliated Investment Companies
(Cost $210,041,568)

     217,277,066   
     

 

 

 

 

Unaffiliated Investment Company (0.0%):

  

  4,561      

Dreyfus Treasury Prime Cash Management, Institutional Shares, 0.00%(a)

     4,561   
     

 

 

 

 
 

Total Unaffiliated Investment Company
(Cost $4,561)

     4,561   
     

 

 

 

 
 

Total Investment Securities
(Cost $210,046,129)(b) — 99.9%

     217,281,627   

 

Net other assets (liabilities) — 0.1%

     179,129   
     

 

 

 

 

Net Assets — 100.0%

   $ 217,460,756   
     

 

 

 
 

 

 

Percentages indicated are based on net assets as of June 30, 2012.

 

(a) The rate represents the effective yield at June 30, 2012.
(b) 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 FUND OF FUNDS TRUST

AZL Fusion Conservative Fund

 

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

June 30, 2012

(Unaudited)

 

Assets:

  

Investments in non-affiliates, at cost

   $ 4,561   

Investments in affiliates, at cost

     210,041,568   
  

 

 

 

Total investment securities, at cost

   $ 210,046,129   
  

 

 

 

Investments in non-affiliates, at value

   $ 4,561   

Investments in affiliates, at value

     217,277,066   
  

 

 

 

Total investment securities, at value

     217,281,627   

Dividends receivable

     348,956   

Receivable for capital shares issued

     229,439   

Prepaid expenses

     1,046   
  

 

 

 

Total Assets

     217,861,068   
  

 

 

 

Liabilities:

  

Payable for affiliated investments purchased

     353,517   

Payable for capital shares redeemed

     8,291   

Manager fees payable

     26,238   

Administration fees payable

     4,403   

Custodian fees payable

     301   

Administrative and compliance services fees payable

     1,324   

Other accrued liabilities

     6,238   
  

 

 

 

Total Liabilities

     400,312   
  

 

 

 

Net Assets

   $ 217,460,756   
  

 

 

 

Net Assets Consist of:

  

Capital

   $ 203,380,025   

Accumulated net investment income/(loss)

     5,519,015   

Accumulated net realized gains/(losses) from investment transactions

     1,326,218   

Net unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on investments

     7,235,498   
  

 

 

 

Net Assets

   $ 217,460,756   
  

 

 

 

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

     18,627,880   

Net Asset Value (offering and redemption price per share)

   $ 11.67   
  

 

 

 

Statement of Operations

For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2012

(Unaudited)

 

Investment Income:

  

Dividends from affiliates

   $ 1,858,290   
  

 

 

 

Total Investment Income

     1,858,290   
  

 

 

 

Expenses:

  

Manager fees

     203,040   

Administration fees

     27,843   

Custodian fees

     1,089   

Administrative and compliance services fees

     3,117   

Trustee fees

     6,831   

Professional fees

     5,867   

Shareholder reports

     3,444   

Other expenses

     3,015   
  

 

 

 

Total expenses before reductions

     254,246   

Less expenses voluntarily waived/reimbursed by the Manager

     (50,759 ) 
  

 

 

 

Net expenses

     203,487   
  

 

 

 

Net Investment Income/(Loss)

     1,654,803   
  

 

 

 

Realized and Unrealized Gains/(Losses) on Investments:

  

Net realized gains/(losses) on securities transactions from affiliates

     (304,069 ) 

Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments

     9,508,119   
  

 

 

 

Net Realized/Unrealized Gains/(Losses) on Investments

     9,204,050   
  

 

 

 

Change in Net Assets Resulting From Operations

   $ 10,858,853   
  

 

 

 
 

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

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ALLIANZ VARIABLE INSURANCE PRODUCTS FUND OF FUNDS TRUST

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

     AZL
Fusion Conservative Fund
 
     For the
Six Months Ended
June 30,

2012
    For the
Year Ended
December 31,

2011
 
     (Unaudited)        

Change in Net Assets:

    

Operations:

    

Net investment income/(loss)

   $ 1,654,803      $ 2,958,106   

Net realized gains/(losses) on investment transactions

     (304,069 )      2,776,152   

Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments

     9,508,119        (5,755,339 ) 
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from operations

     10,858,853        (21,081 ) 
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Dividends to Shareholders:

    

From net investment income

     —        (2,436,350 ) 

From net realized gains on investments

     —        (514,447 ) 
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from dividends to shareholders

     —        (2,950,797 ) 
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Capital Transactions:

    

Proceeds from shares issued

     29,729,247        111,451,923   

Proceeds from dividends reinvested

     —        2,950,797   

Value of shares redeemed

     (11,318,172 )      (12,946,843 ) 
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from capital transactions

     18,411,075        101,455,877   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in net assets

     29,269,928        98,483,999   

Net Assets:

    

Beginning of period

     188,190,828        89,706,829   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of period

   $ 217,460,756      $ 188,190,828   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Accumulated net investment income/(loss)

   $ 5,519,015      $ 3,864,212   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Share Transactions:

    

Shares issued

     2,587,507        9,875,293   

Dividends reinvested

     —        270,467   

Shares redeemed

     (985,326 )      (1,144,440 ) 
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in shares

     1,602,181        9,001,320   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

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ALLIANZ VARIABLE INSURANCE PRODUCTS FUND OF FUNDS TRUST

AZL Fusion Conservative Fund*

Financial Highlights

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

 

     Six Months
Ended
June 30,
2012
    Year Ended
December 31,
2011
    Year Ended
December 31,
2010
    October 23,
2009 to
December 31,
2009(a)
 
     (Unaudited)                    

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period

   $ 11.05      $ 11.18      $ 10.08      $ 10.00   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Investment Activities:

        

Net Investment Income/(Loss)

     0.07        0.04        0.13        0.02   

Net Realized and Unrealized Gains/(Losses) on Investments

     0.55        0.03        0.97        0.16   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from Investment Activities

     0.62        0.07        1.10        0.18   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Dividends to Shareholders From:

        

Net Investment Income

     —        (0.17 )      — (b)      (0.10 ) 

Net Realized Gains

     —        (0.03 )      — (b)      —   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Dividends

     —        (0.20 )      — (b)      (0.10 ) 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Asset Value, End of Period

   $ 11.67      $ 11.05      $ 11.18      $ 10.08   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Return(d)

     5.61 %(c)      0.64 %      10.96 %      1.81 %(c) 

Ratios to Average Net Assets/
Supplemental Data:

        

Net Assets, End of Period ($000’s)

   $ 217,461      $ 188,191      $ 89,707      $ 5,998   

Net Investment Income/(Loss)(e)

     1.63 %      2.12 %      2.04 %      2.36 % 

Expenses Before Reductions(e)(f)

     0.25 %      0.28 %      0.34 %      2.56 % 

Expenses Net of Reductions(e)

     0.20 %      0.23 %      0.26 %      0.35 % 

Portfolio Turnover Rate

     5 %(c)      19 %      34 %      53 %(c) 

 

 

* The expense ratios exclude the impact of fees/expenses paid by each underlying fund.

 

(a) Period from commencement of operations.

 

(b) Represents less than $0.005.

 

(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.

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

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ALLIANZ VARIABLE INSURANCE PRODUCTS FUND OF FUNDS TRUST

AZL Fusion Conservative Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements

June 30, 2012 (Unaudited)

 

1. Organization

The Allianz Variable Insurance Products Fund of Funds Trust (the “Trust”) was organized as a Delaware statutory trust on June 16, 2004. The Trust is a diversified open-end management investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, (the “1940 Act”). The Trust consists of 13 separate investment portfolios (collectively, the “Funds”), of which one is included in this report, the AZL Fusion Conservative Fund (the “Fund”), and 12 are presented in separate reports.

The Fund is a “fund of funds,” which means that the Fund invests in other mutual funds. Underlying Funds invest in stock, bonds, and other securities and reflect varying amounts of potential investment risk and reward. Periodically, the Fund will adjust its asset allocation as it seeks to achieve its investment objective.

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 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 that 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.

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 following the trade date. However, for financial reporting purposes, securities transactions are accounted for on trade date. Net realized gains and losses on investments sold are recorded on the basis of identified cost of the security lot sold with the net sales proceeds. 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.

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, and reclassification of certain 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

 

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AZL Fusion Conservative Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements, continued

June 30, 2012 (Unaudited)

 

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 Trust.

 

3. Related Party Transactions

The Manager provides investment advisory and management services for the Fund. 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 and expenses paid indirectly, based on the daily net assets of the Fund, through April 30, 2013. Expenses incurred for investment advisory and management services are reflected on the Statement of Operations as “Manager fees.”

For the period ended June 30, 2012, the annual rate due to the Manager and the annual expense limit were as follows:

 

     Annual Rate*     Expense Limit  

AZL Fusion Conservative Fund

     0.20 %      0.35 % 

 

  * The Manager voluntarily reduced the management fee to 0.15%. 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 June 30, 2012, 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.

The Manager or an affiliate of the Manager serves as the investment adviser of certain underlying funds in which the Fund invests. At June 30, 2012, these underlying funds are noted as Affiliated Investment Companies in the Fund’s Schedule of Portfolio Investments. The Manager or an affiliate of the Manager is paid a separate fee from the underlying funds for such services.

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 fee, accrued daily and paid monthly. In addition, the Administrator is entitled to annual account fees related to the transfer agency system, 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 a Trust-wide annual fee of $7,500, paid by the Manager from its profits and not by the Trust, for recordkeeping and reporting services.

 

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AZL Fusion Conservative Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements, continued

June 30, 2012 (Unaudited)

 

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 period ended June 30, 2012, $1,367 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 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, 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 Trust in proportion to the assets under management of each Trust. During the period ended June 30, 2012, actual Trustee compensation was $399,000 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)

Changes in valuation techniques may result in transfers in or out of an assigned level within the disclosure hierarchy. The Fund determines transfers between fair value hierarchy levels at the reporting period end. The inputs or methodology used for valuing investments is not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those investments.

Investments in other investment companies are valued at their published net asset value (“NAV”). 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). The investments utilizing Level 1 valuations represent investments in open-end investment companies. The investments utilizing Level 2 valuations represent investments in funds that are only offered to Funds in the Trust and the Fund has the ability to redeem its interest at NAV daily.

For the period ended June 30, 2012, 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 June 30, 2012 in valuing the Fund’s investments based upon the three levels defined above:

 

      Level 1      Level 2      Total  

Investment Securities:

        

Affiliated Investment Companies

   $ 217,277,066       $ —       $ 217,277,066   

Unaffiliated Investment Company

     4,561         —         4,561   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Investment Securities

   $ 217,281,627       $ —       $ 217,281,627   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

In December 2011, the FASB issued ASU No. 2011-11 “Disclosures about Offsetting Assets and Liabilities” requiring disclosure of both gross and net information related to offsetting and related arrangements enabling users of its financial statements to understand the effect of those arrangements on the entity’s financial position. The objective of this disclosure is to facilitate comparison between those entities that prepare their financial statements on the basis of U.S. GAAP and those entities that prepare their financial statements on the basis of IFRSs. ASU No. 2011-11 is effective for interim and annual periods beginning on or after January 1, 2013. Adoption of ASU 2011-11 will have no effect on the Fund’s net assets. At this time, management is evaluating any impact ASU No. 2011-11 may have on the Fund’s financial statements disclosures.

 

5. Security Purchases and Sales

For the period ended June 30, 2012, cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of securities (excluding securities maturing less than one year from acquisition) were as follows:

 

     Purchases      Sales  

AZL Fusion Conservative Fund

   $ 29,675,205       $ 9,959,447   

 

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ALLIANZ VARIABLE INSURANCE PRODUCTS FUND OF FUNDS TRUST

AZL Fusion Conservative Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements, continued

June 30, 2012 (Unaudited)

 

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 June 30, 2012 is $210,766,662. The gross unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on a tax basis is as follows:

 

Unrealized appreciation

  $ 8,154,658   

Unrealized depreciation

    (1,639,693 ) 
 

 

 

 

Net unrealized appreciation

  $ 6,514,965   
 

 

 

 

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

 

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

AZL Fusion Conservative Fund

   $ 2,687,716       $ 263,081       $ 2,950,797   

 

  (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 the latest tax year end 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 Fusion Conservative Fund

   $ 4,166,100       $ 1,685,785       $ (2,630,007 )    $ 3,221,878   

 

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

The tax character of current year distributions paid and the tax basis of the current components of accumulated earnings and any net capital loss carryforwards will be determined at the end of the current tax year ending December 31, 2012.

 

7. Subsequent Events

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.

 

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ALLIANZ VARIABLE INSURANCE PRODUCTS FUND OF FUNDS 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 Fund of Funds 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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The Allianz VIP Fund of Funds are distributed by Allianz Life Financial Services, LLC.

  

These Funds are not FDIC Insured.

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AZL FusionSM Growth Fund

Semi-Annual Report

June 30, 2012

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

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Table of Contents

Expense Examples and Portfolio Composition

Page 1

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

Page 2

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

Page 3

Statement of Operations

Page 3

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

Page 4

Financial Highlights

Page 5

Notes to the Financial Statements

Page 6

Other Information

Page 10

 

 

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.


ALLIANZ VARIABLE INSURANCE PRODUCTS FUND OF FUNDS TRUST

AZL Fusion Growth Fund

Expense Examples

(Unaudited)

 

As a shareholder of the AZL Fusion 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 if 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
1/1/12
     Ending
Account Value
6/30/12
     Expense Paid
During Period*
1/1/12 - 6/30/12
     Annualized
Expense Ratio
During Period
1/1/12 - 6/30/12
 

AZL Fusion Growth Fund

     1,000.00         1,055.70         0.92         0.18 % 

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
1/1/12
     Ending
Account Value
6/30/12
     Expense Paid
During Period*
1/1/12 - 6/30/12
     Annualized
Expense Ratio
During Period
1/1/12 - 6/30/12
 

AZL Fusion Growth Fund

   $ 1,000.00       $ 1,023.97       $ 0.91         0.18 % 

 

  * 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.

Portfolio Composition

(Unaudited)

 

Investment

   Percentage of
net assets+
 

Domestic Equities

     47.5 % 

International Equities

     24.9   

Fixed Income

     22.2   

Alternatives

     5.4   
  

 

 

 

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 FUND OF FUNDS TRUST

AZL Fusion Growth Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

June 30, 2012

(Unaudited)

 

Shares           Fair
Value
 
     

 

Affiliated Investment Companies (100.0%):

  
  1,075,718      

AZL Allianz AGIC Opportunity Fund

   $ 13,069,971   
  2,167,566      

AZL BlackRock Capital Appreciation Fund

     29,153,764   
  1,825,293      

AZL Columbia Mid Cap Value Fund

     14,803,128   
  1,802,480      

AZL Columbia Small Cap Value Fund

     18,781,846   
  2,295,214      

AZL Dreyfus Research Growth Fund

     23,594,800   
  6,505,229      

AZL Eaton Vance Large Cap Value Fund

     54,839,081   
  3,320,496      

AZL International Index Fund

     41,306,967   
  2,081,722      

AZL Invesco Growth and Income Fund

     23,211,200   
  4,420,549      

AZL Invesco International Equity Fund

     64,584,214   
  2,971,877      

AZL JPMorgan International Opportunities Fund

     42,349,252   
  4,748,706      

AZL JPMorgan U.S. Equity Fund

     47,534,544   
  1,577,252      

AZL MFS Investors Trust Fund

     23,658,781   
  481,547      

AZL Mid Cap Index Fund

     7,820,319   
  3,420,213      

AZL Morgan Stanley Global Real Estate Fund

     30,850,320   
  991,028      

AZL Morgan Stanley Mid Cap Growth Fund

     14,023,050   
  2,177,869      

AZL NFJ International Value Fund

     28,029,173   
  770,780      

AZL Oppenheimer Discovery Fund

     8,108,601   
  2,220,700      

AZL Russell 1000 Growth Index Fund

     27,025,918   
Shares           Fair
Value
 
     

 

Affiliated Investment Companies, continued

  

  3,740,691      

AZL Russell 1000 Value Index Fund

   $ 41,970,551   
  1,779,007      

AZL Schroder Emerging Markets Equity Fund, Class 2

     13,360,344   
  8,654,376      

AZL Strategic Investments Trust

     14,712,439   
  1,489,946      

PIMCO PVIT Commodity RealReturn Strategy Portfolio

     10,533,915   
  2,464,972      

PIMCO PVIT Global Advantage Strategy Bond Portfolio

     24,551,124   
  2,151,250      

PIMCO PVIT High Yield Portfolio

     16,607,654   
  2,481,879      

PIMCO PVIT Real Return Portfolio

     36,111,339   
  6,646,497      

PIMCO PVIT Total Return Portfolio

     76,035,923   
  1,612,080      

PIMCO PVIT Unconstrained Bond Portfolio

     16,282,010   
     

 

 

 

 
 

Total Affiliated Investment Companies
(Cost $675,555,500)

     762,910,228   
     

 

 

 

 

Unaffiliated Investment Company (0.0%):

  
  289,326      

Dreyfus Treasury Prime Cash Management, Institutional Shares, 0.00%(a)

     289,326   
     

 

 

 

 
 

Total Unaffiliated Investment Company
(Cost $289,326)

     289,326   
     

 

 

 

 
 

Total Investment Securities
(Cost $675,844,826)(b) — 100.0%

     763,199,554   

 

Net other assets (liabilities) — 0.0%

     (221,144 ) 
     

 

 

 

 

Net Assets — 100.0%

   $ 762,978,410   
     

 

 

 
 

 

 

Percentages indicated are based on net assets as of June 30, 2012.

 

(a) The rate represents the effective yield at June 30, 2012.

 

(b) 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 FUND OF FUNDS TRUST

AZL Fusion Growth Fund

 

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

June 30, 2012

(Unaudited)

 

Assets:

  

Investments in non-affiliates, at cost

   $ 289,326   

Investments in affiliates, at cost

     675,555,500   
  

 

 

 

Total investment securities, at cost

   $ 675,844,826   
  

 

 

 

Investments in non-affiliates, at value

   $ 289,326   

Investments in affiliates, at value

     762,910,228   
  

 

 

 

Total investment securities, at value

     763,199,554   

Dividends receivable

     370,164   

Receivable for capital shares issued

     208,020   

Receivable for affiliated investments sold

     43,000   

Prepaid expenses

     3,636   
  

 

 

 

Total Assets

     763,824,374   
  

 

 

 

Liabilities:

  

Payable for affiliated investments purchased

     702,490   

Manager fees payable

     91,182   

Administration fees payable

     4,525   

Custodian fees payable

     443   

Administrative and compliance services fees payable

     7,631   

Other accrued liabilities

     39,693   
  

 

 

 

Total Liabilities

     845,964   
  

 

 

 

Net Assets

   $ 762,978,410   
  

 

 

 

Net Assets Consist of:

  

Capital

   $ 905,063,242   

Accumulated net investment income/(loss)

     13,768,647   

Accumulated net realized gains/(losses) from investment transactions

     (243,208,207 ) 

Net unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on investments

     87,354,728   
  

 

 

 

Net Assets

   $ 762,978,410   
  

 

 

 

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

     76,019,852   

Net Asset Value (offering and redemption price per share)

   $ 10.04   
  

 

 

 

Statement of Operations

For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2012

(Unaudited)

 

Investment Income:

  

Dividends from affiliates

   $ 2,205,961   
  

 

 

 

Total Investment Income

     2,205,961   
  

 

 

 

Expenses:

  

Manager fees

     760,024   

Administration fees

     31,670   

Custodian fees

     1,066   

Administrative and compliance services fees

     12,603   

Trustee fees

     27,733   

Professional fees

     25,271   

Shareholder reports

     16,079   

Other expenses

     12,068   
  

 

 

 

Total expenses before reductions

     886,514   

Less expenses voluntarily waived/reimbursed by the Manager

     (190,002 ) 
  

 

 

 

Net expenses

     696,512   
  

 

 

 

Net Investment Income/(Loss)

     1,509,449   
  

 

 

 

Realized and Unrealized Gains/(Losses) on Investments:

  

Net realized gains/(losses) on securities transactions from affiliates

     (6,322,202 ) 

Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments

     44,431,411   
  

 

 

 

Net Realized/Unrealized Gains/(Losses) on Investments

     38,109,209   
  

 

 

 

Change in Net Assets Resulting From Operations

   $ 39,618,658   
  

 

 

 
 

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

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ALLIANZ VARIABLE INSURANCE PRODUCTS FUND OF FUNDS TRUST

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

     AZL
Fusion Growth Fund
 
     For the
Six Months Ended
June 30,
2012
    For the Year
Ended
December 31,
2011
 
     (Unaudited)        

Change in Net Assets:

    

Operations:

    

Net investment income/(loss)

   $ 1,509,449      $ 10,785,728   

Net realized gains/(losses) on investment transactions

     (6,322,202 )      35,062,899   

Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments

     44,431,411        (80,552,547 ) 
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from operations

     39,618,658        (34,703,920 ) 
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Dividends to Shareholders:

    

From net investment income

     —        (14,540,127 ) 
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from dividends to shareholders

     —        (14,540,127 ) 
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Capital Transactions:

    

Proceeds from shares issued

     27,656,892        35,937,613   

Proceeds from dividends reinvested

     —        14,540,127   

Value of shares redeemed

     (31,481,995 )      (139,034,391 ) 
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from capital transactions

     (3,825,103 )      (88,556,651 ) 
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in net assets

     35,793,555        (137,800,698 ) 

Net Assets:

    

Beginning of period

     727,184,855        864,985,553   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of period

   $ 762,978,410      $ 727,184,855   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Accumulated net investment income/(loss)

   $ 13,768,647      $ 12,259,198   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Share Transactions:

    

Shares issued

     2,759,090        3,557,250   

Dividends reinvested

     —        1,550,120   

Shares redeemed

     (3,185,280 )      (13,890,329 ) 
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in shares

     (426,190 )      (8,782,959 ) 
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

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ALLIANZ VARIABLE INSURANCE PRODUCTS FUND OF FUNDS TRUST

AZL Fusion Growth Fund*

Financial Highlights

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

 

    Six Months
Ended

June  30,
2012
    Year Ended
December 31,
2011
    Year Ended
December 31,
2010
    Year Ended
December 31,
2009
    Year Ended
December 31,
2008
    Year Ended
December 31,
2007
 
    (Unaudited)                                

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period

  $ 9.51      $ 10.15      $ 9.15      $ 7.36      $ 12.94      $ 12.49   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Investment Activities:

           

Net Investment Income/(Loss)

    0.02        0.16        0.12        0.11        0.12        0.12   

Net Realized and Unrealized Gains/(Losses) on Investments

    0.51        (0.61 )      1.05        2.20        (4.94 )      0.60   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from Investment Activities

    0.53        (0.45 )      1.17        2.31        (4.82 )      0.72   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Dividends to Shareholders From:

           

Net Investment Income

    —        (0.19 )      (0.17 )      (0.18 )      (0.16 )      (0.06 ) 

Net Realized Gains

    —        —        —        (0.34 )      (0.60 )      (0.21 ) 
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Dividends

    —        (0.19 )      (0.17 )      (0.52 )      (0.76 )      (0.27 ) 
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Asset Value, End of Period

  $ 10.04      $ 9.51      $ 10.15      $ 9.15      $ 7.36      $ 12.94   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Return(a)

    5.57 %(b)      (4.43 ) %      12.90 %      31.84 %      (38.77 ) %      5.75 % 

Ratios to Average Net Assets/ Supplemental Data:

           

Net Assets, End of Period ($000’s)

  $ 762,978      $ 727,185      $ 864,986      $ 825,266      $ 632,430      $ 1,127,353   

Net Investment Income/(Loss)(c)

    0.40 %      1.32 %      1.16 %      1.39 %      1.15 %      1.10 % 

Expenses Before Reductions(c) (d)

    0.23 %      0.23 %      0.24 %      0.25 %      0.24 %      0.25 % 

Expenses Net of Reductions(c)

    0.18 %      0.18 %      0.19 %      0.20 %      0.24 %      0.25 % 

Portfolio Turnover Rate

    4 % (b)      24 %      48 %      53 %      62 %      32 % 

 

 

* The expense ratios exclude the impact of fees/expenses paid by each underlying fund.

 

(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) Not annualized.

 

(c) Annualized for periods less than one year.

 

(d) 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 FUND OF FUNDS TRUST

AZL Fusion Growth Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements

June 30, 2012 (Unaudited)

 

1. Organization

The Allianz Variable Insurance Products Fund of Funds Trust (the “Trust”) was organized as a Delaware statutory trust on June 16, 2004. The Trust is a diversified open-end management investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, (the “1940 Act”). The Trust consists of 13 separate investment portfolios (collectively, the “Funds”), of which one is included in this report, the AZL Fusion Growth Fund (the “Fund”), and 12 are presented in separate reports.

The Fund is a “fund of funds,” which means that the Fund invests in other mutual funds. Underlying Funds invest in stock, bonds, and other securities and reflect varying amounts of potential investment risk and reward. Periodically, the Fund will adjust its asset allocation as it seeks to achieve its investment objective.

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 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 that 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.

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 following the trade date. However, for financial reporting purposes, securities transactions are accounted for on trade date. Net realized gains and losses on investments sold are recorded on the basis of identified cost of the security lot sold with the net sales proceeds. 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.

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, and reclassification of certain 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.

 

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ALLIANZ VARIABLE INSURANCE PRODUCTS FUND OF FUNDS TRUST

AZL Fusion Growth Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements, continued

June 30, 2012 (Unaudited)

 

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 Trust.

 

3. Related Party Transactions

The Manager provides investment advisory and management services for the Fund. 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 and expenses paid indirectly, based on the daily net assets of the Fund, through April 30, 2013. Expenses incurred for investment advisory and management services are reflected on the Statement of Operations as “Manager fees.”

For the period ended June 30, 2012, the annual rate due to the Manager and the annual expense limit were as follows:

 

     Annual Rate*     Expense Limit  

AZL Fusion Growth Fund

     0.20 %      0.30 % 

 

  * The Manager voluntarily reduced the management fee to 0.15%. 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 June 30, 2012, 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.

The Manager or an affiliate of the Manager serves as the investment adviser of certain underlying funds in which the Fund invests. At June 30, 2012, these underlying funds are noted as Affiliated Investment Companies in the Fund’s Schedule of Portfolio Investments. The Manager or an affiliate of the Manager is paid a separate fee from the underlying funds for such services.

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 fee, accrued daily and paid monthly. In addition, the Administrator is entitled to annual account fees related to the transfer agency system, 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 FUND OF FUNDS TRUST

AZL Fusion Growth Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements, continued

June 30, 2012 (Unaudited)

 

Allianz Life Financial Services, LLC (“ALFS”), an affiliate of the Manager, serves as distributor of the Fund and receives a Trust-wide annual fee of $7,500, paid by the Manager from its profits and not by the Trust, for recordkeeping and reporting services.

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 period ended June 30, 2012, $5,316 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 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, 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 Trust in proportion to the assets under management of each Trust. During the period ended June 30, 2012, actual Trustee compensation was $399,000 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)

Changes in valuation techniques may result in transfers in or out of an assigned level within the disclosure hierarchy. The Fund determines transfers between fair value hierarchy levels at the reporting period end. The inputs or methodology used for valuing investments is not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those investments.

Investments in other investment companies are valued at their published net asset value (“NAV”). 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). The investments utilizing Level 1 valuations represent investments in open-end investment companies. The investments utilizing Level 2 valuations represent investments in funds that are only offered to Funds in the Trust and the Fund has the ability to redeem its interest at NAV daily.

For the period ended June 30, 2012, 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 June 30, 2012 in valuing the Fund’s investments based upon the three levels defined above:

 

      Level 1      Level 2      Total  

Investment Securities:

        

Affiliated Investment Companies

   $ 748,197,789       $ 14,712,439 (1)     $ 762,910,228   

Unaffiliated Investment Company

     289,326         —         289,326   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Investment Securities

   $ 748,487,115       $ 14,712,439       $ 763,199,554   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  (1) Consists of the holding, AZL Strategic Investments Trust, listed under Affiliated Investment Companies on the Fund’s Schedule of Portfolio Investments. The AZL Strategic Investments Trust is only offered to Funds in the Trust, and the Fund has the ability to redeem its interest in the AZL Strategic Investments Trust at NAV daily.

In December 2011, the FASB issued ASU No. 2011-11 “Disclosures about Offsetting Assets and Liabilities” requiring disclosure of both gross and net information related to offsetting and related arrangements enabling users of its financial statements to understand the effect of those arrangements on the entity’s financial position. The objective of this disclosure is to facilitate comparison between those entities that prepare their financial statements on the basis of U.S. GAAP and those

 

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ALLIANZ VARIABLE INSURANCE PRODUCTS FUND OF FUNDS TRUST

AZL Fusion Growth Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements, continued

June 30, 2012 (Unaudited)

 

entities that prepare their financial statements on the basis of IFRSs. ASU No. 2011-11 is effective for interim and annual periods beginning on or after January 1, 2013. Adoption of ASU 2011-11 will have no effect on the Fund’s net assets. At this time, management is evaluating any impact ASU No. 2011-11 may have on the Fund’s financial statements disclosures.

 

5. Security Purchases and Sales

For the period ended June 30, 2012, cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of securities (excluding securities maturing less than one year from acquisition) were as follows:

 

     Purchases      Sales  

AZL Fusion Growth Fund

   $ 32,153,799       $ 34,785,059   

 

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 June 30, 2012 is $733,166,983. The gross unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on a tax basis is as follows:

 

Unrealized appreciation

  $ 104,096,387   

Unrealized depreciation

    (74,063,816 ) 
 

 

 

 

Net unrealized appreciation

  $ 30,032,571   
 

 

 

 

As of the end of their tax year ended December 31, 2011, the following Portfolios have capital loss carry forwards (“CLCFs”) as summarized in the tables below.

Pre-effective CLCFs subject to expiration:

 

     Short-term
Amount
     Expires  

AZL Fusion Growth Fund

   $ 182,231,766         12/31/2017   

During the year ended December 31, 2011, the Fund utilized $30,338,176 in CLCFs to offset capital gains.

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

 

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

AZL Fusion Growth Fund

   $ 14,540,127       $ —       $ 14,540,127   

 

  (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 the latest tax year end 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 Fusion Growth Fund

   $ 12,259,199       $ (182,231,766 )    $ (11,730,923 )    $ (181,703,490 ) 

 

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

The tax character of current year distributions paid and the tax basis of the current components of accumulated earnings and any net CLCFs will be determined at the end of the current tax year ending December 31, 2012.

 

7. Subsequent Events

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.

 

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ALLIANZ VARIABLE INSURANCE PRODUCTS FUND OF FUNDS 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 Fund of Funds 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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The Allianz VIP Fund of Funds are distributed by Allianz Life Financial Services, LLC.

  

These Funds are not FDIC Insured.

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AZL FusionSM Moderate Fund

Semi-Annual Report

June 30, 2012

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

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Table of Contents

Expense Examples and Portfolio Composition

Page 1

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

Page 2

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

Page 3

Statement of Operations

Page 3

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

Page 4

Financial Highlights

Page 5

Notes to the Financial Statements

Page 6

Other Information

Page 10

 

 

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.


ALLIANZ VARIABLE INSURANCE PRODUCTS FUND OF FUNDS TRUST

AZL Fusion Moderate Fund

Expense Examples

(Unaudited)

 

As a shareholder of the AZL Fusion Moderate 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 if 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
1/1/12
     Ending
Account Value
6/30/12
     Expense Paid
During Period*
1/1/12 - 6/30/12
     Annualized
Expense Ratio
During  Period

1/1/12 - 6/30/12
 

AZL Fusion Moderate Fund

     1,000.00         1,055.50         0.92         0.18 % 

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
1/1/12
     Ending
Account Value
6/30/12
     Expense Paid
During Period*
1/1/12 - 6/30/12
     Annualized
Expense Ratio
During Period
1/1/12 - 6/30/12
 

AZL Fusion Moderate Fund

   $ 1,000.00       $ 1,023.97       $ 0.91         0.18 % 

 

  * 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.

Portfolio Composition

(Unaudited)

 

Investment

   Percentage of
net assets+
 

Domestic Equities

     39.8 % 

Fixed Income

     37.4   

International Equities

     18.4   

Alternatives

     4.4   
  

 

 

 

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 FUND OF FUNDS TRUST

AZL Fusion Moderate Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

June 30, 2012

(Unaudited)

 

Shares           Fair
Value
 
     

 

Affiliated Investment Companies (100.0%):

  

  2,046,549      

AZL Allianz AGIC Opportunity Fund

   $ 24,865,572   
  5,548,078      

AZL BlackRock Capital Appreciation Fund

     74,621,648   
  3,501,516      

AZL Columbia Mid Cap Value Fund

     28,397,295   
  4,477,046      

AZL Columbia Small Cap Value Fund

     46,650,816   
  3,869,170      

AZL Dreyfus Research Growth Fund

     39,775,068   
  14,159,093      

AZL Eaton Vance Large Cap Value Fund

     119,361,152   
  6,873,777      

AZL International Index Fund

     85,509,784   
  3,533,540      

AZL Invesco Growth and Income Fund

     39,398,975   
  7,501,234      

AZL Invesco International Equity Fund

     109,593,031   
  6,093,588      

AZL JPMorgan International Opportunities Fund

     86,833,635   
  10,026,472      

AZL JPMorgan U.S. Equity Fund

     100,364,983   
  2,654,043      

AZL MFS Investors Trust Fund

     39,810,646   
  1,179,969      

AZL Mid Cap Index Fund

     19,162,701   
  6,550,505      

AZL Morgan Stanley Global Real Estate Fund

     59,085,556   
  1,892,369      

AZL Morgan Stanley Mid Cap Growth Fund

     26,777,015   
  4,193,181      

AZL NFJ International Value Fund

     53,966,239   
Shares           Fair
Value
 
     

 

Affiliated Investment Companies, continued

  

  1,892,023      

AZL Oppenheimer Discovery Fund

   $ 19,904,086   
  5,406,108      

AZL Russell 1000 Growth Index Fund

     65,792,336   
  9,293,066      

AZL Russell 1000 Value Index Fund

     104,268,199   
  3,406,992      

AZL Schroder Emerging Markets Equity Fund, Class 2

     25,586,512   
  18,468,165      

AZL Strategic Investments Trust

     31,395,881   
  3,753,671      

PIMCO PVIT CommodityRealReturn Strategy Portfolio

     26,538,457   
  6,143,048      

PIMCO PVIT Global Advantage Strategy Bond Portfolio

     61,184,755   
  8,085,041      

PIMCO PVIT High Yield Portfolio

     62,416,514   
  6,112,968      

PIMCO PVIT Real Return Portfolio

     88,943,680   
  40,292,361      

PIMCO PVIT Total Return Portfolio

     460,944,614   
  6,023,582      

PIMCO PVIT Unconstrained Bond Portfolio

     60,838,176   
     

 

 

 

 
 

Total Affiliated Investment Companies
(Cost $1,826,104,230)

     1,961,987,326   
     

 

 

 

 
 

Total Investment Securities
(Cost $1,826,104,230)(a) — 100.0%

     1,961,987,326   

 

Net other assets (liabilities) — 0.0%

     (768,093 ) 
     

 

 

 

 

Net Assets — 100.0%

   $ 1,961,219,233   
     

 

 

 
 

 

 

Percentages indicated are based on net assets as of June 30, 2012.

 

(a) 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 FUND OF FUNDS TRUST

AZL Fusion Moderate Fund

 

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

June 30, 2012

(Unaudited)

 

Assets:

  

Investments in affiliates, at cost

   $ 1,826,104,230   
  

 

 

 

Investments in affiliates, at value

   $ 1,961,987,326   

Dividends receivable

     1,736,996   

Receivable for affiliated investments sold

     75,819   

Prepaid expenses

     9,415   
  

 

 

 

Total Assets

     1,963,809,556   
  

 

 

 

Liabilities:

  

Cash overdraft

     53,819   

Payable for affiliated investments purchased

     1,758,996   

Payable for capital shares redeemed

     446,842   

Manager fees payable

     235,931   

Administration fees payable

     4,454   

Custodian fees payable

     379   

Administrative and compliance services fees payable

     15,558   

Other accrued liabilities

     74,344   
  

 

 

 

Total Liabilities

     2,590,323   
  

 

 

 

Net Assets

   $ 1,961,219,233   
  

 

 

 

Net Assets Consist of:

  

Capital

   $ 1,875,944,613   

Accumulated net investment income/(loss)

     41,555,663   

Accumulated net realized gains/(losses) from investment transactions

     (92,164,139 ) 

Net unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on investments

     135,883,096   
  

 

 

 

Net Assets

   $ 1,961,219,233   
  

 

 

 

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

     184,196,758   

Net Asset Value (offering and redemption price per share)

   $ 10.65   
  

 

 

 

Statement of Operations

For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2012

(Unaudited)

 

Investment Income:

  

Dividends from affiliates

   $ 9,885,358   
  

 

 

 

Total Investment Income

     9,885,358   
  

 

 

 

Expenses:

  

Manager fees

     1,936,720   

Administration fees

     38,765   

Custodian fees

     1,101   

Administrative and compliance services fees

     30,923   

Trustee fees

     67,670   

Professional fees

     60,044   

Shareholder reports

     34,250   

Other expenses

     29,858   
  

 

 

 

Total expenses before reductions

     2,199,331   

Less expenses voluntarily waived/reimbursed by the Manager

     (484,171 ) 
  

 

 

 

Net expenses

     1,715,160   
  

 

 

 

Net Investment Income/(Loss)

     8,170,198   
  

 

 

 

Realized and Unrealized Gains/(Losses) on Investments:

  

Net realized gains/(losses) on securities transactions from affiliates

     (3,991,533 ) 

Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments

     96,527,523   
  

 

 

 

Net Realized/Unrealized Gains/(Losses) on Investments

     92,535,990   
  

 

 

 

Change in Net Assets Resulting From Operations

   $ 100,706,188   
  

 

 

 
 

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

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Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

     AZL
Fusion Moderate Fund
 
     For the
Six Months
Ended June 30,

2012
    For the
Year Ended
December 31,
2011
 
     (Unaudited)        

Change in Net Assets:

    

Operations:

    

Net investment income/(loss)

   $ 8,170,198      $ 28,113,943   

Net realized gains/(losses) on investment transactions

     (3,991,533 )      46,791,923   

Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments

     96,527,523        (130,283,143 ) 
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from operations

     100,706,188        (55,377,277 ) 
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Dividends to Shareholders:

    

From net investment income

     —        (31,334,299 ) 
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from dividends to shareholders

     —        (31,334,299 ) 
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Capital Transactions:

    

Proceeds from shares issued

     87,833,067        376,946,401   

Proceeds from dividends reinvested

     —        31,334,299   

Value of shares redeemed

     (35,886,123 )      (58,102,743 ) 
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from capital transactions

     51,946,944        350,177,957   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in net assets

     152,653,132        263,466,381   

Net Assets:

    

Beginning of period

     1,808,566,101        1,545,099,720   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of period

   $ 1,961,219,233      $ 1,808,566,101   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Accumulated net investment income/(loss)

   $ 41,555,663      $ 33,385,465   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Share Transactions:

    

Shares issued

     8,347,277        35,702,924   

Dividends reinvested

     —        3,146,014   

Shares redeemed

     (3,404,845 )      (5,615,561 ) 
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in shares

     4,942,432        33,233,377   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

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ALLIANZ VARIABLE INSURANCE PRODUCTS FUND OF FUNDS TRUST

AZL Fusion Moderate Fund*

Financial Highlights

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

 

    Six Months
Ended
June 30,
2012
    Year Ended
December 31,
2011
    Year Ended
December 31,
2010
    Year Ended
December 31,
2009
    Year Ended
December 31,
2008
    Year Ended
December 31,
2007
 
    (Unaudited)                                

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period

  $ 10.09      $ 10.58      $ 9.63      $ 7.75      $ 12.45      $ 11.98   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Investment Activities:

           

Net Investment Income/(Loss)

    0.04        0.14        0.05        0.06        0.23        0.20   

Net Realized and Unrealized Gains/(Losses) on Investments

    0.52        (0.44 )      1.07        2.20        (4.13 )      0.58   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from Investment Activities

    0.56        (0.30 )      1.12        2.26        (3.90 )      0.78   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Dividends to Shareholders From:

           

Net Investment Income

    —        (0.19 )      (0.17 )      (0.17 )      (0.24 )      (0.12 ) 

Net Realized Gains

    —        —        —        (0.21 )      (0.56 )      (0.19 ) 
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Dividends

    —        (0.19 )      (0.17 )      (0.38 )      (0.80 )      (0.31 ) 
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Asset Value, End of Period

  $ 10.65      $ 10.09      $ 10.58      $ 9.63      $ 7.75      $ 12.45   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Return(a)

    5.55 %(b)      (2.84 )%      11.74 %      29.42 %      (32.76 )%      6.54 % 

Ratios to Average Net Assets/ Supplemental Data:

           

Net Assets, End of Period ($000’s)

  $ 1,961,219      $ 1,808,566      $ 1,545,100      $ 935,729      $ 438,317      $ 830,702   

Net Investment Income/(Loss)(c)

    0.84 %      1.63 %      1.47 %      2.07 %      1.79 %      1.82 % 

Expenses Before Reductions(c)(d)

    0.23 %      0.22 %      0.24 %      0.25 %      0.25 %      0.25 % 

Expenses Net of Reductions(c)

    0.18 %      0.17 %      0.19 %      0.20 %      0.24 %      0.25 % 

Portfolio Turnover Rate

    2 %(b)      19 %      32 %      38 %      55 %      31 % 

 

 

* The expense ratios exclude the impact of fees/expenses paid by each underlying fund.

 

(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) Not annualized.

 

(c) Annualized for periods less than one year.

 

(d) 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 FUND OF FUNDS TRUST

AZL Fusion Moderate Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements

June 30, 2012 (Unaudited)

 

1. Organization

The Allianz Variable Insurance Products Fund of Funds Trust (the “Trust”) was organized as a Delaware statutory trust on June 16, 2004. The Trust is a diversified open-end management investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, (the “1940 Act”). The Trust consists of 13 separate investment portfolios (collectively, the “Funds”), of which one is included in this report, the AZL Fusion Moderate Fund (the “Fund”), and 12 are presented in separate reports.

The Fund is a “fund of funds,” which means that the Fund invests in other mutual funds. Underlying Funds invest in stock, bonds, and other securities and reflect varying amounts of potential investment risk and reward. Periodically, the Fund will adjust its asset allocation as it seeks to achieve its investment objective.

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 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 that 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.

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 following the trade date. However, for financial reporting purposes, securities transactions are accounted for on trade date. Net realized gains and losses on investments sold are recorded on the basis of identified cost of the security lot sold with the net sales proceeds. 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.

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, and reclassification of certain 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

 

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AZL Fusion Moderate Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements, continued

June 30, 2012 (Unaudited)

 

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 Trust.

 

3. Related Party Transactions

The Manager provides investment advisory and management services for the Fund. 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 and expenses paid indirectly, based on the daily net assets of the Fund, through April 30, 2013. Expenses incurred for investment advisory and management services are reflected on the Statement of Operations as “Manager fees.”

For the period ended June 30, 2012, the annual rate due to the Manager and the annual expense limit were as follows:

 

     Annual Rate*     Expense Limit  

AZL Fusion Moderate Fund

     0.20 %      0.30 % 

 

  * The Manager voluntarily reduced the management fee to 0.15%. 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 June 30, 2012, 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.

The Manager or an affiliate of the Manager serves as the investment adviser of certain underlying funds in which the Fund invests. At June 30, 2012, these underlying funds are noted as Affiliated Investment Companies in the Fund’s Schedule of Portfolio Investments. The Manager or an affiliate of the Manager is paid a separate fee from the underlying funds for such services.

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 fee, accrued daily and paid monthly. In addition, the Administrator is entitled to annual account fees related to the transfer agency system, 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 a Trust-wide annual fee of $7,500, paid by the Manager from its profits and not by the Trust, for recordkeeping and reporting services.

 

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AZL Fusion Moderate Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements, continued

June 30, 2012 (Unaudited)

 

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 period ended June 30, 2012, $13,315 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 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, 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 Trust in proportion to the assets under management of each Trust. During the period ended June 30, 2012, actual Trustee compensation was $399,000 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)

Changes in valuation techniques may result in transfers in or out of an assigned level within the disclosure hierarchy. The Fund determines transfers between fair value hierarchy levels at the reporting period end. The inputs or methodology used for valuing investments is not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those investments.

Investments in other investment companies are valued at their published net asset value (“NAV”). 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). The investments utilizing Level 1 valuations represent investments in open-end investment companies. The investments utilizing Level 2 valuations represent investments in funds that are only offered to Funds in the Trust and the Fund has the ability to redeem its interest at NAV daily.

For the period ended June 30, 2012, 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 June 30, 2012 in valuing the Fund’s investments based upon the three levels defined above:

 

      Level 1      Level 2     Total  

Investment Securities:

       

Affiliated Investment Companies

   $ 1,930,591,445       $ 31,395,881 (1)    $ 1,961,987,326   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Investment Securities

   $ 1,930,591,445       $ 31,395,881      $ 1,961,987,326   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

  (1) Consists of the holding, AZL Strategic Investments Trust, listed under Affiliated Investment Companies on the Fund’s Schedule of Portfolio Investments. The AZL Strategic Investments Trust is only offered to Funds in the Trust, and the Fund has the ability to redeem its interest in the AZL Strategic Investments Trust at NAV daily.

In December 2011, the FASB issued ASU No. 2011-11 “Disclosures about Offsetting Assets and Liabilities” requiring disclosure of both gross and net information related to offsetting and related arrangements enabling users of its financial statements to understand the effect of those arrangements on the entity’s financial position. The objective of this disclosure is to facilitate comparison between those entities that prepare their financial statements on the basis of U.S. GAAP and those entities that prepare their financial statements on the basis of IFRSs. ASU No. 2011-11 is effective for interim and annual periods beginning on or after January 1, 2013. Adoption of ASU 2011-11 will have no effect on the Fund’s net assets. At this time, management is evaluating any impact ASU No. 2011-11 may have on the Fund’s financial statements disclosures.

 

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ALLIANZ VARIABLE INSURANCE PRODUCTS FUND OF FUNDS TRUST

AZL Fusion Moderate Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements, continued

June 30, 2012 (Unaudited)

 

5. Security Purchases and Sales

For the period ended June 30, 2012, cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of securities (excluding securities maturing less than one year from acquisition) were as follows:

 

     Purchases      Sales  

AZL Fusion Moderate Fund

   $ 96,316,401       $ 34,937,624   

 

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 June 30, 2012 is $1,855,959,225. The gross unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on a tax basis is as follows:

 

Unrealized appreciation

  $ 183,886,556   

Unrealized depreciation

    (77,858,455 ) 
 

 

 

 

Net unrealized appreciation

  $ 106,028,101   
 

 

 

 

As of the end of their tax year ended December 31, 2011, the following Portfolios have capital loss carry forwards (“CLCFs”) as summarized in the tables below.

Pre-effective CLCFs subject to expiration:

 

     Short-term
Amount
     Expires  

AZL Fusion Moderate Fund

   $ 62,083,870         12/31/2017   

During the year ended December 31, 2011, the Fund utilized $29,191,610 in CLCFs to offset capital gains.

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

 

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

AZL Fusion Moderate Fund

   $ 31,334,299       $ —       $ 31,334,299   

 

  (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 the latest tax year end 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 Fusion Moderate Fund

   $ 33,385,465       $ (62,083,870 )    $ 13,266,837       $ (15,431,568 ) 

 

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

The tax character of current year distributions paid and the tax basis of the current components of accumulated earnings and any net CLCFs will be determined at the end of the current tax year ending December 31, 2012.

 

7. Subsequent Events

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.

 

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ALLIANZ VARIABLE INSURANCE PRODUCTS FUND OF FUNDS 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 Fund of Funds 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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AZL® Growth Index Strategy Fund

Semi-Annual Report

June 30, 2012

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

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Table of Contents

Expense Examples and Portfolio Composition

Page 1

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

Page 2

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

Page 3

Statement of Operations

Page 3

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

Page 4

Financial Highlights

Page 5

Notes to the Financial Statements

Page 6

Other Information

Page 10

 

 

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.


ALLIANZ VARIABLE INSURANCE PRODUCTS FUND OF FUNDS TRUST

AZL Growth Index Strategy Fund

Expense Examples

(Unaudited)

 

As a shareholder of the AZL Growth Index Strategy 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 if 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
1/1/12
     Ending
Account Value
6/30/12
     Expense Paid
During Period*
1/1/12 - 6/30/12
     Annualized
Expense Ratio
During  Period

1/1/12 - 6/30/12
 

AZL Growth Index Strategy Fund

     1,000.00         1,061.30         0.41         0.08 % 

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
1/1/12
     Ending
Account Value
6/30/12
     Expense Paid
During Period*
1/1/12 - 6/30/12
     Annualized
Expense Ratio
During Period
1/1/12 - 6/30/12
 

AZL Growth Index Strategy Fund

   $ 1,000.00       $ 1,024.47       $ 0.38         0.08 % 

 

  * 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.

Portfolio Composition

(Unaudited)

 

Investment

   Percentage
of net
assets+
 

Domestic Equities

     56.1 % 

Fixed Income

     24.5   

International Equities

     19.4   

Money Markets

     — ^ 
  

 

 

 

Total

     100.0 % 
  

 

 

 

 

  ^ Represents less than 0.005%.
  + 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 Growth Index Strategy Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

June 30, 2012

(Unaudited)

 

Shares           Fair
Value
 
     

 

Affiliated Investment Companies (100.0%):

  
  19,237,612      

AZL Enhanced Bond Index Fund

   $ 217,000,265   
  13,777,343      

AZL International Index Fund

     171,527,917   
  6,032,483      

AZL Mid Cap Index Fund

     97,967,518   
  36,992,461      

AZL S&P 500 Index Fund,
Class 2

     350,318,610   
  4,619,161      

AZL Small Cap Stock Index Fund

     49,101,680   
     

 

 

 

 
 

Total Affiliated Investment Companies
(Cost $816,864,145)

     885,915,990   
     

 

 

 

 

Unaffiliated Investment Company (0.0%):

  
  70,785      

Dreyfus Treasury Prime Cash Management, Institutional Shares, 0.00%(a)

     70,785   
     

 

 

 

 
 

Total Unaffiliated Investment Company
(Cost $70,785)

     70,785   
     

 

 

 

 
 

Total Investment Securities
(Cost $816,934,930)(b) — 100.0%

     885,986,775   

 

Net other assets (liabilities) — 0.0%

     (254,047 ) 
     

 

 

 

 

Net Assets — 100.0%

   $ 885,732,728   
     

 

 

 
 

 

 

Percentages indicated are based on net assets as of June 30, 2012.

 

(a) The rate represents the effective yield at June 30, 2012.

 

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

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

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AZL Growth Index Strategy Fund

 

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

June 30, 2012

(Unaudited)

 

Assets:

  

Investments in non-affiliates, at cost

   $ 70,785   

Investments in affiliates, at cost

     816,864,145   
  

 

 

 

Total investment securities, at cost

   $ 816,934,930   
  

 

 

 

Investments in non-affiliates, at value

   $ 70,785   

Investments in affiliates, at value

     885,915,990   
  

 

 

 

Total investment securities, at value

     885,986,775   

Prepaid expenses

     4,026   
  

 

 

 

Total Assets

     885,990,801   
  

 

 

 

Liabilities:

  

Payable for affiliated investments purchased

     70,785   

Payable for capital shares redeemed

     117,559   

Manager fees payable

     35,262   

Administration fees payable

     4,381   

Custodian fees payable

     195   

Administrative and compliance services fees payable

     5,111   

Other accrued liabilities

     24,780   
  

 

 

 

Total Liabilities

     258,073   
  

 

 

 

Net Assets

   $ 885,732,728   
  

 

 

 

Net Assets Consist of:

  

Capital

   $ 804,598,903   

Accumulated net investment income/(loss)

     9,962,001   

Accumulated net realized gains/(losses) from investment transactions

     2,119,980   

Net unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on investments

     69,051,844   
  

 

 

 

Net Assets

   $ 885,732,728   
  

 

 

 

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

     62,404,497   

Net Asset Value (offering and redemption price per share)

   $ 14.19   
  

 

 

 

Statement of Operations

For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2012

(Unaudited)

 

Expenses:

  

Manager fees

   $ 214,359   

Administration fees

     31,680   

Custodian fees

     724   

Administrative and compliance services fees

     13,026   

Trustee fees

     28,290   

Professional fees

     24,243   

Shareholder reports

     15,546   

Other expenses

     12,562   
  

 

 

 

Total expenses

     340,430   
  

 

 

 

Net Investment Income/(Loss)

     (340,430 ) 
  

 

 

 

Realized and Unrealized Gains/(Losses) on Investments:

  

Net realized gains/(losses) on securities transactions from affiliates

     714,615   

Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments

     47,360,051   
  

 

 

 

Net Realized/Unrealized Gains/(Losses) on Investments

     48,074,666   
  

 

 

 

Change in Net Assets Resulting From Operations

   $ 47,734,236   
  

 

 

 
 

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

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Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

     AZL
Growth Index Strategy Fund
 
   For the Six
Months Ended
June 30,
2012
    For the
Year Ended
December 31,
2011
 
     (Unaudited)        

Change in Net Assets:

    

Operations:

    

Net investment income/(loss)

   $ (340,430 )    $ 6,833,460   

Net realized gains/(losses) on investment transactions

     714,615        4,963,665   

Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments

     47,360,051        (18,870,794 ) 
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from operations

     47,734,236        (7,073,669 ) 
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Dividends to Shareholders:

    

From net investment income

     —        (3,330,687 ) 

From net realized gains on investments

     —        (59,378 ) 
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from dividends to shareholders

     —        (3,390,065 ) 
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Capital Transactions:

    

Proceeds from shares issued

     101,791,520        407,843,806   

Proceeds from dividends reinvested

     —        3,390,065   

Value of shares redeemed

     (28,299,021 )      (20,313,830 ) 
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from capital transactions

     73,492,499        390,920,041   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in net assets

     121,226,735        380,456,307   

Net Assets:

    

Beginning of period

     764,505,993        384,049,686   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of period

   $ 885,732,728      $ 764,505,993   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Accumulated net investment income/(loss)

   $ 9,962,001      $ 10,302,431   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Share Transactions:

    

Shares issued

     7,220,579        29,913,942   

Dividends reinvested

     —        263,613   

Shares redeemed

     (2,005,827 )      (1,554,198 ) 
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in shares

     5,214,752        28,623,357   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

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AZL Growth Index Strategy Fund*

Financial Highlights

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

 

     Six Months
Ended
June 30,
2012
    Year Ended
December 31,
2011
    Year Ended
December 31,
2010
    July 10, 2009
to
December 31,
2009(a)
 
     (Unaudited)                    

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period

   $ 13.37      $ 13.44      $ 11.85      $ 10.00   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Investment Activities:

        

Net Investment Income/(Loss)

     (0.02 )      0.07        0.07        — (b) 

Net Realized and Unrealized Gains/(Losses) on Investments

     0.84        (0.07 )      1.52        1.85   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from Investment Activities

     0.82        —        1.59        1.85   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Dividends to Shareholders From:

        

Net Investment Income

     —        (0.07 )      — (b)      — (b) 

Net Realized Gains

     —        — (b)      —        —   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Dividends

     —        (0.07 )      — (b)      — (b) 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Asset Value, End of Period

   $ 14.19      $ 13.37      $ 13.44      $ 11.85   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Return(c)

     6.13 %(d)      0.01 %      13.42 %      18.50 %(d) 

Ratios to Average Net Assets/
Supplemental Data:

        

Net Assets, End of Period ($000’s)

   $ 885,733      $ 764,506      $ 384,050      $ 171,361   

Net Investment Income/(Loss)(e)

     (0.08 )%      1.16 %      0.82 %      — % 

Expenses Before Reductions(e)(f)

     0.08 %      0.08 %      0.08 %      0.20 % 

Expenses Net of Reductions(e)

     0.08 %      0.08 %      0.08 %      0.20 % 

Portfolio Turnover Rate(g)

     3 %(d)      3 %      9 %      44 %(d) 

 

 

* The expense ratios exclude the impact of fees/expenses paid by each underlying fund.

 

(a) Period from commencement of operations.

 

(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) Not annualized.

 

(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) The portfolio turnover rate can be volatile due to the amount and timing of purchases and sales of fund shares during the period.

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

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AZL Growth Index Strategy Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements

June 30, 2012 (Unaudited)

 

1. Organization

The Allianz Variable Insurance Products Fund of Funds Trust (the “Trust”) was organized as a Delaware statutory trust on June 16, 2004. The Trust is a diversified open-end management investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, (the “1940 Act”). The Trust consists of 13 separate investment portfolios (collectively, the “Funds”), of which one is included in this report, the AZL Growth Index Strategy Fund (the “Fund”), and 12 are presented in separate reports.

The Fund is a “fund of funds,” which means that the Fund invests in other mutual funds. Underlying Funds invest in stock, bonds, and other securities and reflect varying amounts of potential investment risk and reward. Periodically, the Fund will adjust its asset allocation as it seeks to achieve its investment objective.

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 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 that 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.

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 following the trade date. However, for financial reporting purposes, securities transactions are accounted for on trade date. Net realized gains and losses on investments sold are recorded on the basis of identified cost of the security lot sold with the net sales proceeds. 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.

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, and reclassification of certain 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

 

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ALLIANZ VARIABLE INSURANCE PRODUCTS FUND OF FUNDS TRUST

AZL Growth Index Strategy Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements, continued

June 30, 2012 (Unaudited)

 

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 Trust.

 

3. Related Party Transactions

The Manager provides investment advisory and management services for the Fund. 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 and expenses paid indirectly, based on the daily net assets of the Fund, through April 30, 2013. Expenses incurred for investment advisory and management services are reflected on the Statement of Operations as “Manager fees.”

For the period ended June 30, 2012, the annual rate due to the Manager and the annual expense limit were as follows:

 

     Annual Rate     Expense Limit  

AZL Growth Index Strategy Fund

     0.05 %      0.20 % 

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 June 30, 2012, 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 period ended June 30, 2012, there were no voluntary waivers.

The Manager or an affiliate of the Manager serves as the investment adviser of certain underlying funds in which the Fund invests. At June 30, 2012, these underlying funds are noted as Affiliated Investment Companies in the Fund’s Schedule of Portfolio Investments. The Manager or an affiliate of the Manager is paid a separate fee from the underlying funds for such services.

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 fee, accrued daily and paid monthly. In addition, the Administrator is entitled to annual account fees related to the transfer agency system, 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 a Trust-wide annual fee of $7,500, paid by the Manager from its profits and not by the Trust, for recordkeeping and reporting services.

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 period ended June 30, 2012, $5,714 was paid from the Fund relating to these fees and expenses.

 

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AZL Growth Index Strategy Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements, continued

June 30, 2012 (Unaudited)

 

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 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, 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 Trust in proportion to the assets under management of each Trust. During the period ended June 30, 2012, actual Trustee compensation was $399,000 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)

Changes in valuation techniques may result in transfers in or out of an assigned level within the disclosure hierarchy. The Fund determines transfers between fair value hierarchy levels at the reporting period end. The inputs or methodology used for valuing investments is not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those investments.

Investments in other investment companies are valued at their published net asset value (“NAV”). 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). The investments utilizing Level 1 valuations represent investments in open-end investment companies. The investments utilizing Level 2 valuations represent investments in funds that are only offered to Funds in the Trust and the Fund has the ability to redeem its interest at NAV daily.

For the period ended June 30, 2012, 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 June 30, 2012 in valuing the Fund’s investments based upon the three levels defined above:

 

     Level 1      Level 2      Total  

Investment Securities:

        

Affiliated Investment Companies

   $ 885,915,990       $ —       $ 885,915,990   

Unaffiliated Investment Company

     70,785         —         70,785   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Investment Securities

   $ 885,986,775       $ —       $ 885,986,775   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

In December 2011, the FASB issued ASU No. 2011-11 “Disclosures about Offsetting Assets and Liabilities” requiring disclosure of both gross and net information related to offsetting and related arrangements enabling users of its financial statements to understand the effect of those arrangements on the entity’s financial position. The objective of this disclosure is to facilitate comparison between those entities that prepare their financial statements on the basis of U.S. GAAP and those entities that prepare their financial statements on the basis of IFRSs. ASU No. 2011-11 is effective for interim and annual periods beginning on or after January 1, 2013. Adoption of ASU 2011-11 will have no effect on the Fund’s net assets. At this time, management is evaluating any impact ASU No. 2011-11 may have on the Fund’s financial statements disclosures.

 

5. Security Purchases and Sales

For the period ended June 30, 2012, cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of securities (excluding securities maturing less than one year from acquisition) were as follows:

 

     Purchases      Sales  

AZL Growth Index Strategy Fund

   $ 98,179,959       $ 23,832,402   

 

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ALLIANZ VARIABLE INSURANCE PRODUCTS FUND OF FUNDS TRUST

AZL Growth Index Strategy Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements, continued

June 30, 2012 (Unaudited)

 

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 June 30, 2012 is $817,276,322. The gross unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on a tax basis is as follows:

 

Unrealized appreciation

  $ 76,837,216   

Unrealized depreciation

    (8,126,763 ) 
 

 

 

 

Net unrealized appreciation

  $ 68,710,453   
 

 

 

 

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

 

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

AZL Growth Index Strategy Fund

   $ 3,330,687       $ 59,378       $ 3,390,065   

 

  (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 the latest tax year end 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 Growth Index Strategy Fund

   $ 10,302,430       $ 1,563,034       $ 21,534,125       $ 33,399,589   

 

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

The tax character of current year distributions paid and the tax basis of the current components of accumulated earnings and any net capital loss carryforwards will be determined at the end of the current tax year ending December 31, 2012.

 

7. Subsequent Events

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.

 

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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 Fund of Funds 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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AZL® MVP Balanced Index Strategy Fund

Semi-Annual Report

June 30, 2012

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

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Table of Contents

Expense Examples and Portfolio Composition

Page 1

Consolidated Schedule of Portfolio Investments

Page 2

Consolidated Statement of Assets and Liabilities

Page 3

Consolidated Statement of Operations

Page 3

Consolidated Statement of Changes in Net Assets

Page 4

Consolidated Financial Highlights

Page 5

Consolidated Notes to the Financial Statements

Page 6

Other Information

Page 11

Approval of Investment Advisory and Subadvisory Agreements

Page 12

 

 

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.


ALLIANZ VARIABLE INSURANCE PRODUCTS FUND OF FUNDS TRUST

AZL MVP Balanced Index Strategy Fund

Expense Examples

(Unaudited)

 

As a shareholder of the AZL MVP Balanced Index Strategy 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 if 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
1/10/12
     Ending
Account Value
6/30/12
     Expense Paid
During Period*
1/10/12 - 6/30/12
     Annualized
Expense Ratio
During Period
1/10/12 - 6/30/12
 

AZL MVP Balanced Index Strategy Fund

   $ 1,000.00       $ 1,033.00       $ 1.25         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 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
1/1/12
     Ending
Account Value
6/30/12
     Expense Paid
During Period**
1/1/12 - 6/30/12
     Annualized
Expense Ratio
During Period
1/1/12 - 6/30/12
 

AZL MVP Balanced Index Strategy Fund

   $ 1,000.00       $ 1,023.57       $ 1.31         0.26 % 

 

  * Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by the number of days in the period from January 10, 2012 (date of commencement of operations) to June 30, 2012 divided by the number of days in the fiscal year.
  ** Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by the number of days in the most recent fiscal half-year divided by the number of days in the fiscal year (to reflect one half-year period). Information shown reflects values using the expense ratios for the 173 days of operations during the period, and has been annualized to reflect values for the period January 1, 2012 to June 30, 2012.

Portfolio Composition

(Unaudited)

 

Investment

   Percentage of
net assets+
 

Fixed Income

     49.8 % 

Domestic Equities

     37.6   

International Equities

     12.7   

Money Markets

     — ^ 
  

 

 

 

Total

     100.1 % 
  

 

 

 

 

  ^ Represents less than 0.005%.
  + 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 MVP Balanced Index Strategy Fund

Consolidated Schedule of Portfolio Investments

June 30, 2012

(Unaudited)

 

Shares           Fair
Value
 
     

 

Affiliated Investment Companies (94.1%):

  

  1,360,854      

AZL Enhanced Bond Index Fund

   $ 15,350,437   
  336,814      

AZL International Index Fund

     4,193,331   
  153,861      

AZL Mid Cap Index Fund

     2,498,706   
  823,783      

AZL S&P 500 Index Fund, Class 2

     7,801,225   
  125,551      

AZL Small Cap Stock Index Fund

     1,334,610   
     

 

 

 

 
 

Total Affiliated Investment Companies
(Cost $30,887,590)

     31,178,309   
     

 

 

 

 

Unaffiliated Investment Company (1.1%):

  

  376,350      

Dreyfus Treasury Prime Cash Management, Institutional Shares, 0.00%(a)

     376,350   
     

 

 

 

 
 

Total Unaffiliated Investment Company
(Cost $376,350)

     376,350   
     

 

 

 

 
 

Total Investment Securities
(Cost $31,263,940)(b) — 95.2%

     31,554,659   

 

Net other assets (liabilities) — 4.8%

     1,584,476   
     

 

 

 

 

Net Assets — 100.0%

   $ 33,139,135   
     

 

 

 
 

 

Percentages indicated are based on net assets as of June 30, 2012.

 

(a) The rate represents the effective yield at June 30, 2012.

 

(b) 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 September Futures

     Long         9/24/12         11       $ 746,020       $ 25,038   

U.S. Treasury 10-Year Note September Futures

     Long         9/20/12         6         800,250         (3,196 ) 
              

 

 

 

Total

               $ 21,842   
              

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

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AZL MVP Balanced Index Strategy Fund

 

Consolidated Statement of Assets and Liabilities

June 30, 2012

(Unaudited)

 

     AZL MVP
Balanced
Index
Strategy
Fund
 

Assets:

  

Investment securities, at cost

   $ 31,263,940   
  

 

 

 

Investment securities, at value

   $ 31,554,659   

Segregated cash with broker

     1,644,514   

Receivable for capital shares issued

     350,829   

Receivable for variation margin on futures contracts

     77   

Receivable from Manager

     3,993   
  

 

 

 

Total Assets

     33,554,072   
  

 

 

 

Liabilities:

  

Payable for investments purchased

     376,350   

Administration fees payable

     14,783   

Custodian fees payable

     2,180   

Administrative and compliance services fees payable

     726   

Other accrued liabilities

     20,898   
  

 

 

 

Total Liabilities

     414,937   
  

 

 

 

Net Assets

   $ 33,139,135   
  

 

 

 

Net Assets Consist of:

  

Capital

   $ 32,851,923   

Accumulated net investment income/(loss)

     (20,084 ) 

Accumulated net realized gains/(losses) from investment transactions

     (5,265 ) 

Net unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on investments

     312,561   
  

 

 

 

Net Assets

   $ 33,139,135   
  

 

 

 

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

     3,208,643   

Net Asset Value (offering and redemption price per share)

   $ 10.33   
  

 

 

 

Consolidated Statement of Operations

For the Period Ended June 30, 2012

(Unaudited)

 

     AZL MVP
Balanced
Index
Strategy
Fund(a)
 

Expenses:

  

Manager fees

     11,459   

Administration fees

     30,675   

Custodian fees

     1,913   

Administrative and compliance services fees

     217   

Trustee fees

     462   

Professional fees

     9,528   

Shareholder reports

     1,581   

Other expenses

     1,912   
  

 

 

 

Total expenses before reductions

     57,747   

Less expenses contractually waived/reimbursed by the Manager

     (33,823 ) 

Less expenses voluntarily waived/reimbursed by the Manager

     (3,840 ) 
  

 

 

 

Net expenses

     20,084   
  

 

 

 

Net Investment Income/(Loss)

     (20,084 ) 
  

 

 

 

Realized and Unrealized Gains/(Losses) on Investments:

  

Net realized gains/(losses) on securities transactions

     (5,403 ) 

Net realized gains/(losses) on futures contracts

     138   

Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments

     312,561   
  

 

 

 

Net Realized/Unrealized Gains/(Losses) on Investments

     307,296   
  

 

 

 

Change in Net Assets Resulting From Operations

   $ 287,212   
  

 

 

 

 

 

(a) For the Period January 10, 2012 (commencement of operations) to June 30, 2012.
 

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

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Consolidated Statement of Changes in Net Assets

 

     AZL MVP
Balanced Index
Strategy Fund
 
     January 10,
2012 to
June 30,
2012(a)
 
     (Unaudited)  

Change in Net Assets:

  

Operations:

  

Net investment income/(loss)

   $ (20,084 ) 

Net realized gains/(losses) on investment transactions

     (5,265 ) 

Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments

     312,561   
  

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from operations

     287,212   
  

 

 

 

Capital Transactions:

  

Proceeds from shares issued

     33,084,824   

Value of shares redeemed

     (232,901 ) 
  

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from capital transactions

     32,851,923   
  

 

 

 

Change in net assets

     33,139,135   

Net Assets:

  

Beginning of period

     —   
  

 

 

 

End of period

   $ 33,139,135   
  

 

 

 

Accumulated net investment income/(loss)

   $ (20,084 ) 
  

 

 

 

Share Transactions:

  

Shares issued

     3,231,244   

Shares redeemed

     (22,601 ) 
  

 

 

 

Change in shares

     3,208,643   
  

 

 

 

 

 

(a) Period from commencement of operations.

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

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AZL MVP Balanced Index Strategy Fund

Consolidated Financial Highlights

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

 

     January 10,
2012 to
June 30,
2012(a)
 
     (Unaudited)  

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period

   $ 10.00   
  

 

 

 

Investment Activities:

  

Net Investment Income/(Loss)

     (0.01)   

Net Realized and Unrealized Gains/(Losses) on Investments

     0.34   
  

 

 

 

Total from Investment Activities

     0.33   
  

 

 

 

Net Asset Value, End of Period

   $ 10.33   
  

 

 

 

Total Return(b)

     3.30 % 

Ratios to Average Net Assets/ Supplemental Data:

  

Net Assets, End of Period ($000’s)

   $ 33,139   

Net Investment Income/(Loss)(c)

     (0.26) % 

Expenses Before Reductions(c) (d)

     0.70 % 

Expenses Net of Reductions(c)

     0.26 % 

Portfolio Turnover Rate

     — %(e) 

 

 

(a) Period from commencement of operations.

 

(b) Not annualized.

 

(c) Annualized for periods less than one year.

 

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

 

(e) Represents less than 0.005%.

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

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AZL MVP Balanced Index Strategy Fund

Consolidated Notes to the Financial Statements

June 30, 2012 (Unaudited)

 

1. Organization

The Allianz Variable Insurance Products Fund of Funds Trust (the “Trust”) was organized as a Delaware statutory trust on June 16, 2004. The Trust is a diversified open-end management investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, (the “1940 Act”). The Trust consists of 13 separate investment portfolios (collectively, the “Funds”), of which one is included in this report, the AZL MVP Balanced Index Strategy Fund (the “Fund”), and 12 are presented in separate reports.

The Fund is a “fund of funds,” which means that the Fund invests in other mutual funds. Underlying Funds invest in stock, bonds, and other securities and reflect varying amounts of potential investment risk and reward. Periodically, the Fund will adjust its asset allocation as it seeks to achieve its investment objective.

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 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 that 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.

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 following the trade date. However, for financial reporting purposes, securities transactions are accounted for on trade date. Net realized gains and losses on investments sold are recorded on the basis of identified cost of the security lot sold with the net sales proceeds. 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.

Consolidation of Subsidiaries

The Fund’s primary vehicle for gaining exposure to derivatives is through investments in its wholly-owned and controlled subsidiary, the AZL MVP BIS Investments Trust (the “Subsidiary”).

As of June 30, 2012, the Fund’s aggregate investment in the Subsidiary was $1,646,843, representing 4.97% of the Subsidiary’s net assets.

The Fund’s investments have been consolidated and include the portfolio holdings of the Subsidiary.

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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AZL MVP Balanced Index Strategy Fund

Consolidated Notes to the Financial Statements, continued

June 30, 2012 (Unaudited)

 

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, and reclassification of certain 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 Trust.

Derivative Instruments

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

Futures Contracts

During the period ended June 30, 2012, the Trust invested in futures contracts with low or negative correlations to the broad market. The futures contracts entered into by the Trust support in reducing volatility in the investment portfolios of the funds that invest in the Trust. Futures contracts are valued based upon their quoted daily settlement prices. Upon entering into a futures contract, the Trust 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 Trust. 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 Consolidated 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 $1.5 million as of June 30, 2012. The monthly average notional amount for these contracts was $0.8 for the period ended June 30, 2012.

Realized gains and losses are reported as “Net realized gains/(losses) from futures transactions” on the Consolidated Statement of Operations.

Summary of Derivative Instruments

The following is a summary of the fair value of derivative instruments as of June 30, 2012:

 

    

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    $ 25,038       Payable for variation margin on futures contracts    $ 3,196   

 

  * 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. For swap agreements, the amounts represent the appreciation/depreciation of these swap agreements as reported in the Portfolios of Investments and Statements of Assets and Liabilities.

 

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AZL MVP Balanced Index Strategy Fund

Consolidated Notes to the Financial Statements, continued

June 30, 2012 (Unaudited)

 

The following is a summary of the effect of derivative instruments on the Statements of Operations for the period ended June 30, 2012:

 

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    $ 138       $ 21,842   

 

3. Related Party Transactions

The Manager provides investment advisory and management services for the Fund. 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 and expenses paid indirectly, based on the daily net assets of the Fund, through April 30, 2013. Expenses incurred for investment advisory and management services are reflected on the Consolidated Statement of Operations as “Manager fees.”

For the period ended June 30, 2012, the annual rate due to the Manager and the annual expense limit were as follows:

 

     Annual Rate     Expense Limit  

AZL MVP Balanced Index Strategy Fund

     0.10 %*      0.20 % 

AZL MVP BIS Investments Trust

     1.00 %      1.25 % 

 

  * The Manager voluntarily reduced the management fee to 0.05%. 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 or Subsidiary 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 or Subsidiary’s expenses to exceed the stated limit during the respective year. Any amounts recouped by the Manager during the period are reflected on the Consolidated Statement of Operations as “Recoupment of prior expenses reimbursed by the Manager. At June 30, 2012, the contractual reimbursements that are subject to repayment by the Fund or Subsidiary in subsequent years were as follows:

 

     Expires
12/31/15
 

AZL MVP Balanced Index Strategy Fund

   $ 8,012   

AZL MVP BIS Investments Trust

     25,811   

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 Consolidated Statement of Operations.

The Manager or an affiliate of the Manager serves as the investment adviser of certain underlying funds in which the Fund invests. At June 30, 2012, these underlying funds are noted as Affiliated Investment Companies in the Fund’s Consolidated Schedule of Portfolio Investments. The Manager or an affiliate of the Manager is paid a separate fee from the underlying funds for such services.

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 Consolidated Statement of Operations as “Administrative and compliance services fees.”

 

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AZL MVP Balanced Index Strategy Fund

Consolidated Notes to the Financial Statements, continued

June 30, 2012 (Unaudited)

 

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 fee, accrued daily and paid monthly. In addition, the Administrator is entitled to annual account fees related to the transfer agency system, 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 Consolidated 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 a Trust-wide annual fee of $7,500, paid by the Manager from its profits and not by the Trust, for recordkeeping and reporting services.

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 period ended June 30, 2012, $39 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 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, 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 Trust in proportion to the assets under management of each Trust. During the period ended June 30, 2012, actual Trustee compensation was $399,000 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)

Changes in valuation techniques may result in transfers in or out of an assigned level within the disclosure hierarchy. The Fund determines transfers between fair value hierarchy levels at the reporting period end. The inputs or methodology used for valuing investments is not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those investments.

Investments in other investment companies are valued at their published net asset value (“NAV”). 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). The investments utilizing Level 1 valuations represent investments in open-end investment companies. The investments utilizing Level 2 valuations represent investments in funds that are only offered to Funds in the Trust and the Fund has the ability to redeem its interest at NAV daily.

For the period ended June 30, 2012, there were no Level 3 investments for which significant unobservable inputs were used to determine fair value.

 

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AZL MVP Balanced Index Strategy Fund

Consolidated Notes to the Financial Statements, continued

June 30, 2012 (Unaudited)

 

The following is a summary of the valuation inputs used as of June 30, 2012 in valuing the Fund’s investments based upon the three levels defined above:

 

     Level 1      Level 2      Total  

Investment Securities:

        

Affiliated Investment Companies

   $ 31,178,309       $ —       $ 31,178,309   

Unaffiliated Investment Company

     376,350         —         376,350   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Investment Securities

   $ 31,554,659       $ —       $ 31,554,659   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Other Financial Instruments:*

        

Futures Contracts

   $ 21,842         —       $ 21,842   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Investment

   $ 31,576,501       $ —       $ 31,576,501   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  * Other Financial Instruments would include any derivative instruments, such as futures contracts. These investments are generally recorded in the financial statements at the unrealized gain or loss on the investment.

In December 2011, the FASB issued ASU No. 2011-11 “Disclosures about Offsetting Assets and Liabilities” requiring disclosure of both gross and net information related to offsetting and related arrangements enabling users of its financial statements to understand the effect of those arrangements on the entity’s financial position. The objective of this disclosure is to facilitate comparison between those entities that prepare their financial statements on the basis of U.S. GAAP and those entities that prepare their financial statements on the basis of IFRSs. ASU No. 2011-11 is effective for interim and annual periods beginning on or after January 1, 2013. Adoption of ASU 2011-11 will have no effect on the Fund’s net assets. At this time, management is evaluating any impact ASU No. 2011-11 may have on the Fund’s financial statements disclosures.

 

5. Security Purchases and Sales

For the period ended June 30, 2012, cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of securities (excluding securities maturing less than one year from acquisition) were as follows:

 

     Purchases      Sales  

AZL MVP Balanced Index Strategy Fund

   $ 32,592,937       $ 70,292   

 

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 June 30, 2012 is $31,269,348. The gross unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on a tax basis is as follows:

 

Unrealized appreciation

  $ 334,175   

Unrealized depreciation

    (48,864 ) 
 

 

 

 

Net unrealized appreciation

  $ 285,311   
 

 

 

 

 

7. Subsequent Events

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.

 

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ALLIANZ VARIABLE INSURANCE PRODUCTS FUND OF FUNDS 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 Fund of Funds 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 FUND OF FUNDS TRUST

 

Approval of Investment Advisory Agreement (Unaudited)

At “in person” meetings held on the following dates the Board of Trustees of the Allianz Variable Insurance Products Fund of Funds Trust (the “Trust”) authorized the creation of and approved Management Agreements between the Trust and Allianz Investment Management LLC (the “Manager”) for the following seven new Funds (the “MVP Funds”) of the Trust:

 

Board of Trustees

Meeting Date

  

New Fund

September 14, 2011

   AZL MVP Fusion Moderate Fund \   (the “Fusion Funds”)
   AZL MVP Fusion Balanced Fund /  
   AZL MVP Growth Index Strategy Fund \   (the “Index Strategy Funds”)
   AZL MVP Balanced Index Strategy Fund /  

October 26, 2011

  

AZL MVP BlackRock Global Allocation Fund (the “BlackRock Fund”)

AZL MVP Invesco Equity and Income Fund (the “Invesco Fund”)

February 24, 2012

   AZL MVP Franklin Templeton Founding Strategy Plus Fund (the “Founding Strategy Fund”)

Prior to the creation of the seven MVP Funds, the Trust had six Funds (the “Original Funds”). The MVP Funds and the Original Funds are referred to collectively as the “Funds.”

Subject to the general supervision of the Board of Trustees and in accordance with each Fund’s investment objectives and restrictions, investment advisory services are provided to the Funds by the Manager. The Manager manages each Fund pursuant to an investment management agreement (the “Management Agreement”) with the Trust in respect of each such Fund. The Management Agreement provides that the Manager, subject to the supervision and approval of the Board of Trustees, is responsible for the management of each Fund. This management includes making asset allocation decisions and investment decisions pursuant to which the Fusion Funds will invest in shares of Permitted Underlying Funds and in other Permitted Underlying Investments. The Manager also makes investment decisions for the other MVP Funds. For the MVP Funds, the Manager is responsible for implementing the MVP (Managed Volatility Portfolio) risk management process which is intended to adjust and manage the risk of the portfolio. As part of this process, each MVP Fund may gain exposure to derivatives by investing up to 20% of its assets in a wholly-owned subsidiary which is managed by the Manager.

For management services, each Fund pays the Manager an investment advisory fee based upon each Fund’s average daily net assets. The Manager has contractually agreed to limit the expenses of each Fund by reimbursing each Fund if and when total Fund operating expenses exceed certain amounts until at least May 1, 2013.

Wilshire Funds Management (“Wilshire”) serves as a consultant to the Manager in preparing statistical and other factual information for use in the creation and maintenance of the asset allocation models for the Fusion Funds pursuant to an agreement between the Manager and Wilshire. Wilshire serves as a consultant to the Manager with respect to selecting the Fusion Permitted Underlying Investments and the Fund’s asset allocations among the Permitted Underlying Investments. The Manager, not any Fund, pays a consultant fee to Wilshire.

In reviewing the services provided by the Manager and the terms of the 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.

As required by the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “1940 Act”), the Trust’s Board has reviewed and approved the Management Agreement with the Manager. The Board’s decision to approve this contract reflects the exercise of its business judgment on whether to approve new arrangements and continue the existing arrangements. During its review of the contract, the Board considered many factors, among the most material of which are: the Funds’ investment objectives, the Manager’s management philosophy, personnel, processes and investment performance, including its compliance history and the adequacy of its 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 considered the compensation and benefits received by the Manager. This includes fees received for services provided to a Fund by employees of the Manager or of affiliates of the Manager and research services received by the Manager 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, Compliance Services Agreement and Chief Compliance

 

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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 Underlying Funds 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 the Manager’s compensation: the nature and quality of the services provided by the Manager, including the performance of the funds; the Manager’s cost of providing the services; the extent to which the Manager may realize “economies of scale” as the funds grow larger; any indirect benefits that may accrue to the Manager and its affiliates as a result of the Manager’s relationship with the funds; performance and expenses of comparable funds; the profitability to the Manager from acting as adviser to the funds; and the extent which the independent Board members are fully informed about all facts bearing on the Manager’s services and fees. The Trust’s Board is aware of these factors and took them into account in its review of the Management Agreement for the Funds.

The Board considered and weighed these circumstances in light of its experience in governing the Trust, 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 Manager. 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 the Management Agreement is informed by reports covering such matters as: the Manager’s investment philosophy, personnel and processes, and the Fund’s investment performance (in absolute terms as well as in relationship to its benchmark). In connection with comparing the performance of each Fund versus its benchmark, the Board receives reports on the extent to which the Fund’s performance may be attributed to various factors, such as asset class allocation decisions, overlay or global tactical asset allocation strategies, the performance of the Underlying Funds, rebalancing decisions, and the impact of cash positions and Fund fees and expenses. The Board also receives reports on the Funds’ expenses (including the advisory fee itself and the overall expense structure of the Funds, both in absolute terms and relative to similar and/or competing funds, with due regard for contractual or voluntary expense limitations); the nature and extent of the advisory and other services provided to the Fund by the Manager and its 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 the Manager are responding to them.

The Board also receives financial information about the Manager, including reports on the compensation and benefits the Manager derives from its relationships with the Funds. These reports cover not only the fees under the Management Agreement, but also fees, if any, received for providing other services to the Funds. The reports also discuss any indirect or “fall out” benefits the Manager or its affiliates may derive from its relationship with the Funds.

The Management Agreement on behalf of the MVP Funds was considered and approved at “in person” Board of Trustees meetings on the dates set forth above. At such meetings the Board also approved an Expense Limitation Agreement between the Manager and the Trust covering the MVP Funds for the period ending April 30, 2013. In connection with such meetings, the Trustees requested and evaluated extensive materials from the Manager, including hypothetical performance and estimated expense information for the MVP Funds compared to 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 of the Agreement 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. The independent (“disinterested”) Trustees also discussed the proposed approvals in a private session with such counsel at which no representatives of the Manager were present. In reaching their determinations relating to the approval of the Agreement, in respect of each Fund, the Trustees considered all factors they believed relevant. The Board based its decision to approve the Management Agreement 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 each MVP 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 the investment adviser and the approval of the advisory fee. 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.  The Trustees noted that the Manager, subject to the control of the Board of Trustees, administers each Fund’s business and other affairs. 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 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 is responsible for maintaining and monitoring its own compliance program, and this compliance program has 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 MVP Funds under the Management Agreement.

(2)  The investment performance of the Fund and the Manager.  On the dates of the Board of Trustees meetings set forth above when the Management Agreement was approved on behalf of the MVP Funds, no historical investment performance information was available for the MVP Funds. The Trustees received from the Manager information on hypothetical calendar year performance, hypothetical relative performance, and hypothetical volatility management results for the MVP Funds. This information indicated, for example, that the implementation of the MVP risk management process reduced volatility.

(3)  The costs of services to be provided and profits to be realized by the Manager and its affiliates from the relationship with the Funds.  The Board considered that the Manager will receive an advisory fee from each of the MVP Funds. The Manager reported that for the two Fusion Funds the advisory fee to be paid put these Funds in the 58th percentile of the customized peer group. The Manager reported that for the two Index Strategy Funds the advisory fee to be paid by these Funds put them in the 11th percentile of the customized peer group. The Manager reported that for the BlackRock Fund, the Invesco Fund, and the Founding Strategy Fund, the advisory fee to be paid put these Funds in the 18th percentile of the customized peer group. Trustees were provided with information that the estimated operating expenses for the Fusion Funds put them at the 85th and 86th percentiles and the Index Strategy Funds in the 57th and 59th percentiles of the customized peer group. Trustees were provided with information for all of the MVP Funds comparing estimated operating and total expenses for the MVP Funds versus a customized peer group.

At the Board of Trustees meeting held October 26, 2011, the Manager provided information concerning the profitability of the Manager’s investment advisory activities for the period from 2009 through June 30, 2011. The MVP Funds did not exist during this time period. 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.

Based upon the information provided, the Board concluded that the MVP Funds’ advisory fees and anticipated expense ratios are not unreasonable, and determined that there was no evidence that the Manager’s level of profitability from its relationship with the MVP Funds would be 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 the advisory fee schedules for the MVP Funds do not contain breakpoints that reduce the fee rate on assets above specified levels. The Trustees recognized that breakpoints may be an appropriate way for the Manager to share its economies of scale, if any, with MVP Funds that have substantial assets. However, they also recognized that there may not be a direct relationship between any economies of scale realized by the MVP 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 services provided by the Manager. The Trustees noted that in the fund industry as a whole, as well as among funds similar to the MVP 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 MVP Funds.

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

 

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The Trustees noted that the Manager has agreed to temporarily “cap” MVP 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 MVP Funds grow larger. The Board receives quarterly reports on the level of MVP Fund assets. It expects to consider whether or not to approve the Management Agreement 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.

 

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AZL® MVP BlackRock Global Allocation Fund

Semi-Annual Report

June 30, 2012

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

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Table of Contents

Expense Examples and Portfolio Composition

Page 1

Consolidated Schedule of Portfolio Investments

Page 2

Consolidated Statement of Assets and Liabilities

Page 3

Consolidated Statement of Operations

Page 3

Consolidated Statement of Changes in Net Assets

Page 4

Consolidated Financial Highlights

Page 5

Consolidated Notes to the Financial Statements

Page 6

Other Information

Page 11

Approval of Investment Advisory and Subadvisory Agreements

Page 12

 

 

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.


ALLIANZ VARIABLE INSURANCE PRODUCTS FUND OF FUNDS TRUST

AZL MVP BlackRock Global Allocation Fund

Expense Examples

(Unaudited)

 

As a shareholder of the AZL MVP BlackRock Global Allocation 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 if 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
1/10/12
     Ending
Account Value
6/30/12
     Expense Paid
During Period*
1/10/12 - 6/30/12
     Annualized
Expense Ratio
During  Period

1/10/12 - 6/30/12
 

AZL MVP BlackRock Global Allocation Fund

   $ 1,000.00       $ 1,007.00       $ 0.76         0.16 % 

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
1/1/12
     Ending
Account Value
6/30/12
     Expense Paid
During Period**
1/1/12 - 6/30/12
     Annualized
Expense Ratio
During  Period

1/1/12 - 6/30/12
 

AZL MVP BlackRock Global Allocation Fund

   $ 1,000.00       $ 1,024.07       $ 0.81         0.16 % 

 

  * Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by the number of days in the period from January 10, 2012 (date of commencement of operations) to June 30, 2012 divided by the number of days in the fiscal year.
  ** Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by the number of days in the most recent fiscal half-year divided by the number of days in the fiscal year (to reflect one half-year period). Information shown reflects values using the expense ratios for the 173 days of operations during the period, and has been annualized to reflect values for the period January 1, 2012 to June 30, 2012.

Portfolio Composition

(Unaudited)

 

Investment

   Percentage of
net assets+
 

International Equities

     94.1 % 

Money Markets

     0.6   
  

 

 

 

Total

     94.7 % 
  

 

 

 

 

  + 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 FUND OF FUNDS TRUST

AZL MVP BlackRock Global Allocation Fund

Consolidated Schedule of Portfolio Investments

June 30, 2012

(Unaudited)

 

Shares           Fair
Value
 
     

 

Affiliated Investment Company (94.1%):

  
  17,222,720      

AZL BlackRock Global Allocation
Fund

   $ 173,777,242   
     

 

 

 

 
 

Total Affiliated Investment Companies
(Cost $176,526,768)

     173,777,242   
     

 

 

 

 

Unaffiliated Investment Company (0.6%):

  
  1,061,388      

Dreyfus Treasury Prime Cash Management, Institutional Shares, 0.00%(a)

     1,061,388   
     

 

 

 

 
 

Total Unaffiliated Investment Company
(Cost $1,061,388)

     1,061,388   
     

 

 

 

 
 

Total Investment Securities
(Cost $177,588,156)(b) — 94.7%

     174,838,630   

 

Net other assets (liabilities) — 5.3%

     9,735,227   
     

 

 

 

 

Net Assets — 100.0%

   $ 184,573,857   
     

 

 

 

    

 

 

Percentages indicated are based on net assets as of June 30, 2012.

 

(a) The rate represents the effective yield at June 30, 2012.

 

(b) 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 September Futures

     Long         9/24/2012         81       $ 5,493,420       $ 191,221   

U.S. Treasury 10-Year Note September Futures

     Long         9/20/2012         27         3,601,125         (19,100 ) 
              

 

 

 

Total

               $ 172,121   
              

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

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ALLIANZ VARIABLE INSURANCE PRODUCTS FUND OF FUNDS TRUST

AZL MVP BlackRock Global Allocation Fund

 

Consolidated Statement of Assets and Liabilities

June 30, 2012

(Unaudited)

 

     AZL MVP
BlackRock
Global
Allocation
Fund
 

Assets:

  

Investment securities, at cost

   $ 177,588,156   
  

 

 

 

Investment securities, at value

   $ 174,838,630   

Cash

     2,081   

Segregated cash with broker

     9,387,363   

Receivable for capital shares issued

     1,477,406   

Receivable for variation margin on futures contracts

     1,319   
  

 

 

 

Total Assets

     185,706,799   
  

 

 

 

Liabilities:

  

Payable for investments purchased

     1,061,388   

Payable for variation margin on futures contracts

     3,400   

Manager fees payable

     12,568   

Administration fees payable

     17,842   

Custodian fees payable

     2,335   

Administrative and compliance services fees payable

     3,020   

Other accrued liabilities

     32,389   
  

 

 

 

Total Liabilities

     1,132,942   
  

 

 

 

Net Assets

   $ 184,573,857   
  

 

 

 

Net Assets Consist of:

  

Capital

   $ 187,326,072   

Accumulated net investment income/(loss)

     (62,383 ) 

Accumulated net realized gains/(losses) from investment transactions

     (112,427 ) 

Net unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on investments

     (2,577,405 ) 
  

 

 

 

Net Assets

   $ 184,573,857   
  

 

 

 

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

     18,323,539   

Net Asset Value (offering and redemption price per share)

   $ 10.07   
  

 

 

 

Consolidated Statement of Operations

For the Period Ended June 30, 2012

(Unaudited)

 

     AZL MVP
BlackRock

Global
Allocation
Fund(a)
 

Expenses:

  

Manager fees

   $ 57,571   

Administration fees

     39,314   

Custodian fees

     2,548   

Administrative and compliance services fees

     1,267   

Trustee fees

     3,059   

Professional fees

     13,272   

Shareholder reports

     3,075   

Other expenses

     2,784   
  

 

 

 

Total expenses before reductions

     122,890   

Less expenses contractually waived/reimbursed by the Manager

     (41,344 ) 

Less expenses voluntarily waived/reimbursed by the Manager

     (19,163 ) 
  

 

 

 

Net expenses

     62,383   
  

 

 

 

Net Investment Income/(Loss)

     (62,383 ) 
  

 

 

 

Realized and Unrealized Gains/(Losses) on Investments:

  

Net realized gains/(losses) on securities transactions

     (25,899 ) 

Net realized gains/(losses) on futures contracts

     (86,528 ) 

Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments

     (2,577,405 ) 
  

 

 

 

Net Realized/Unrealized Gains/(Losses) on Investments

     (2,689,832 ) 
  

 

 

 

Change in Net Assets Resulting From Operations

   $ (2,752,215 ) 
  

 

 

 

 

(a) For the Period January 10, 2012 (commencement of operations) to June 30, 2012.
 

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

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Consolidated Statement of Changes in Net Assets

 

     AZL MVP
Blackrock Global
Allocation Fund
 
   January 10, 2012
to
June 30, 2012(a)
 
  
   (Unaudited)  

Change in Net Assets:

  

Operations:

  

Net investment income/(loss)

   $ (62,383 ) 

Net realized gains/(losses) on investment transactions

     (112,427 ) 

Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments

     (2,577,405 ) 
  

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from operations

     (2,752,215 ) 
  

 

 

 

Capital Transactions:

  

Proceeds from shares issued

     193,780,565   

Value of shares redeemed

     (6,454,493 ) 
  

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from capital transactions

     187,326,072   
  

 

 

 

Change in net assets

     184,573,857   

Net Assets:

  

Beginning of period

     —   
  

 

 

 

End of period

   $ 184,573,857   
  

 

 

 

Accumulated net investment income/(loss)

   $ (62,383 ) 
  

 

 

 

Share Transactions:

  

Shares issued

     18,942,209   

Shares redeemed

     (618,670 ) 
  

 

 

 

Change in shares

     18,323,539   
  

 

 

 

 

(a) Period from commencement of operations.

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

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ALLIANZ VARIABLE INSURANCE PRODUCTS FUND OF FUNDS TRUST

AZL MVP BlackRock Global Allocation Fund

Consolidated Financial Highlights

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

 

     January 10,
2012 to
June 30,
2012(a)
 
     (Unaudited)  

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period

   $ 10.00   
  

 

 

 

Investment Activities:

  

Net Investment Income/(Loss)

     — (b) 

Net Realized and Unrealized Gains/(Losses) on Investments

     0.07   
  

 

 

 

Total from Investment Activities

     0.07   
  

 

 

 

Net Asset Value, End of Period

   $ 10.07   
  

 

 

 

Total Return(c)

     0.70 % 

Ratios to Average Net Assets/ Supplemental Data:

  

Net Assets, End of Period ($000’s)

   $ 184,574   

Net Investment Income/(Loss)(d)

     (0.13 )% 

Expenses Before Reductions(d)(e)

     0.27 % 

Expenses Net of Reductions(d)

     0.16 % 

Portfolio Turnover Rate

     1 % 

 

 

(a) Period from commencement of operations.
(b) Represents less than $0.005.
(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 MVP BlackRock Global Allocation Fund

Consolidated Notes to the Financial Statements

June 30, 2012 (Unaudited)

 

1. Organization

The Allianz Variable Insurance Products Fund of Funds Trust (the “Trust”) was organized as a Delaware statutory trust on June 16, 2004. The Trust is a diversified open-end management investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, (the “1940 Act”). The Trust consists of 13 separate investment portfolios (collectively, the “Funds”), of which one is included in this report, the AZL MVP BlackRock Global Allocation Fund (the “Fund”), and 12 are presented in separate reports.

The Fund is a “fund of funds,” which means that the Fund invests in other mutual funds. Underlying Funds invest in stock, bonds, and other securities and reflect varying amounts of potential investment risk and reward. Periodically, the Fund will adjust its asset allocation as it seeks to achieve its investment objective.

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 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 that 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.

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 following the trade date. However, for financial reporting purposes, securities transactions are accounted for on trade date. Net realized gains and losses on investments sold are recorded on the basis of identified cost of the security lot sold with the net sales proceeds. 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.

Consolidation of Subsidiaries

The Fund’s primary vehicle for gaining exposure to derivatives is through investments in its wholly-owned and controlled subsidiary, the AZL MVP BGA Investments Trust (the “Subsidiary”).

As of June 30, 2012, the Fund’s aggregate investment in the Subsidiary was $9,410,062, representing 5.10% of the Subsidiary’s net assets.

The Fund’s investments have been consolidated and include the portfolio holdings of the Subsidiary.

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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AZL MVP BlackRock Global Allocation Fund

Consolidated Notes to the Financial Statements, continued

June 30, 2012 (Unaudited)

 

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, and reclassification of certain 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 Trust.

Derivative Instruments

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

Futures Contracts

During the period ended June 30, 2012, the Trust invested in futures contracts with low or negative correlations to the broad market. The futures contracts entered into by the Trust support in reducing volatility in the investment portfolios of the funds that invest in the Trust. Futures contracts are valued based upon their quoted daily settlement prices. Upon entering into a futures contract, the Trust 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 Trust. 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 Consolidated 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 $8.9 million as of June 30, 2012. The monthly average notional amount for these contracts was $4.3 for the period ended June 30, 2012.

Realized gains and losses are reported as “Net realized gains/(losses) from futures transactions” on the Consolidated Statement of Operations.

Summary of Derivative Instruments

The following is a summary of the fair value of derivative instruments as of June 30, 2012:

 

    

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    $ 191,221       Payable for variation margin on futures contracts    $ 19,100   

 

  * 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

 

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AZL MVP BlackRock Global Allocation Fund

Consolidated Notes to the Financial Statements, continued

June 30, 2012 (Unaudited)

 

The following is a summary of the effect of derivative instruments on the Statements of Operations for the period ended June 30, 2012:

 

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    $ (86,528 )    $ 172,121   

 

3. Related Party Transactions

The Manager provides investment advisory and management services for the Fund. 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 and expenses paid indirectly, based on the daily net assets of the Fund, through April 30, 2013. Expenses incurred for investment advisory and management services are reflected on the Consolidated Statement of Operations as “Manager fees.”

For the period ended June 30, 2012, the annual rate due to the Manager and the annual expense limit were as follows:

 

     Annual Rate     Expense Limit  

AZL MVP Blackrock Global Allocation Fund

     0.10 %*      0.15 % 

AZL MVP BGA Investments Trust

     1.00 %      1.25 % 

 

  * The Manager voluntarily reduced the management fee to 0.05%. 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 or Subsidiary 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 or Subsidiary’s expenses to exceed the stated limit during the respective year. Any amounts recouped by the Manager during the period are reflected on the Consolidated Statement of Operations as “Recoupment of prior expenses reimbursed by the Manager. At June 30, 2012, the contractual reimbursements that are subject to repayment by the Fund or Subsidiary in subsequent years were as follows:

 

     Expires
12/31/15
 

AZL MVP Blackrock Global Allocation Fund

   $ 14,045   

AZL MVP BGA Investments Trust

     27,299   

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 Consolidated Statement of Operations.

The Manager or an affiliate of the Manager serves as the investment adviser of certain underlying funds in which the Fund invests. At June 30, 2012, these underlying funds are noted as Affiliated Investment Companies in the Fund’s Consolidated Schedule of Portfolio Investments. The Manager or an affiliate of the Manager is paid a separate fee from the underlying funds for such services.

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 Consolidated Statement of Operations as “Administrative and compliance services fees.”

 

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AZL MVP BlackRock Global Allocation Fund

Consolidated Notes to the Financial Statements, continued

June 30, 2012 (Unaudited)

 

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 fee, accrued daily and paid monthly. In addition, the Administrator is entitled to annual account fees related to the transfer agency system, 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 Consolidated 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 a Trust-wide annual fee of $7,500, paid by the Manager from its profits and not by the Trust, for recordkeeping and reporting services.

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 period ended June 30, 2012, $135 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 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, 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 Trust in proportion to the assets under management of each Trust. During the period ended June 30, 2012, actual Trustee compensation was $399,000 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)

Changes in valuation techniques may result in transfers in or out of an assigned level within the disclosure hierarchy. The Fund determines transfers between fair value hierarchy levels at the reporting period end. The inputs or methodology used for valuing investments is not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those investments.

Investments in other investment companies are valued at their published net asset value (“NAV”). 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). The investments utilizing Level 1 valuations represent investments in open-end investment companies. The investments utilizing Level 2 valuations represent investments in funds that are only offered to Funds in the Trust and the Fund has the ability to redeem its interest at NAV daily.

For the period ended June 30, 2012, 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 June 30, 2012 in valuing the Fund’s investments based upon the three levels defined above:

 

     Level 1      Level 2      Total  

Investment Securities:

        

Affiliated Investment Companies

   $ 173,777,242       $ —       $ 173,777,242   

Unaffiliated Investment Company

     1,061,388         —         1,061,388   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Investment Securities

   $ 174,838,630       $ —       $ 174,838,630   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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ALLIANZ VARIABLE INSURANCE PRODUCTS FUND OF FUNDS TRUST

AZL MVP BlackRock Global Allocation Fund

Consolidated Notes to the Financial Statements, continued

June 30, 2012 (Unaudited)

 

     Level 1      Level 2      Total  

Other Financial Instruments:*

        

Futures Contracts

   $ 172,121       $ —       $ 172,121   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Investments

   $ 175,010,751       $ —       $ 175,010,751   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  * Other Financial Instruments would include any derivative instruments, such as futures contracts. These investments are generally recorded in the financial statements at the unrealized gain or loss on the investment.

In December 2011, the FASB issued ASU No. 2011-11 “Disclosures about Offsetting Assets and Liabilities” requiring disclosure of both gross and net information related to offsetting and related arrangements enabling users of its financial statements to understand the effect of those arrangements on the entity’s financial position. The objective of this disclosure is to facilitate comparison between those entities that prepare their financial statements on the basis of U.S. GAAP and those entities that prepare their financial statements on the basis of IFRSs. ASU No. 2011-11 is effective for interim and annual periods beginning on or after January 1, 2013. Adoption of ASU 2011-11 will have no effect on the Fund’s net assets. At this time, management is evaluating any impact ASU No. 2011-11 may have on the Fund’s financial statements disclosures.

 

5. Security Purchases and Sales

For the period ended June 30, 2012, cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of securities (excluding securities maturing less than one year from acquisition) were as follows:

 

     Purchases      Sales  

AZL MVP BlackRock Global Allocation Fund

   $ 186,972,485       $ 1,071,193   

 

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 June 30, 2012 is $177,614,055. The gross unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on a tax basis is as follows:

 

Unrealized appreciation

  $ —   

Unrealized depreciation

    (2,775,425 ) 
 

 

 

 

Net unrealized depreciation

  $ (2,775,425 ) 
 

 

 

 

 

7. Subsequent Events

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.

 

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ALLIANZ VARIABLE INSURANCE PRODUCTS FUND OF FUNDS 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 Fund of Funds 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 Agreement (Unaudited)

At “in person” meetings held on the following dates the Board of Trustees of the Allianz Variable Insurance Products Fund of Funds Trust (the “Trust”) authorized the creation of and approved Management Agreements between the Trust and Allianz Investment Management LLC (the “Manager”) for the following seven new Funds (the “MVP Funds”) of the Trust:

 

Board of Trustees

Meeting Date

  

New Fund

September 14, 2011

  

AZL MVP Fusion Moderate Fund \

AZL MVP Fusion Balanced Fund  / (the “Fusion Funds”)

  

AZL MVP Growth Index Strategy Fund   \

AZL MVP Balanced Index Strategy Fund / (the “Index Strategy Funds”)

October 26, 2011

  

AZL MVP BlackRock Global Allocation Fund (the “BlackRock Fund”)

AZL MVP Invesco Equity and Income Fund (the “Invesco Fund”)

February 24, 2012

   AZL MVP Franklin Templeton Founding Strategy Plus Fund (the “Founding Strategy Fund”)

Prior to the creation of the seven MVP Funds, the Trust had six Funds (the “Original Funds”). The MVP Funds and the Original Funds are referred to collectively as the “Funds.”

Subject to the general supervision of the Board of Trustees and in accordance with each Fund’s investment objectives and restrictions, investment advisory services are provided to the Funds by the Manager. The Manager manages each Fund pursuant to an investment management agreement (the “Management Agreement”) with the Trust in respect of each such Fund. The Management Agreement provides that the Manager, subject to the supervision and approval of the Board of Trustees, is responsible for the management of each Fund. This management includes making asset allocation decisions and investment decisions pursuant to which the Fusion Funds will invest in shares of Permitted Underlying Funds and in other Permitted Underlying Investments. The Manager also makes investment decisions for the other MVP Funds. For the MVP Funds, the Manager is responsible for implementing the MVP (Managed Volatility Portfolio) risk management process which is intended to adjust and manage the risk of the portfolio. As part of this process, each MVP Fund may gain exposure to derivatives by investing up to 20% of its assets in a wholly-owned subsidiary which is managed by the Manager.

For management services, each Fund pays the Manager an investment advisory fee based upon each Fund’s average daily net assets. The Manager has contractually agreed to limit the expenses of each Fund by reimbursing each Fund if and when total Fund operating expenses exceed certain amounts until at least May 1, 2013.

Wilshire Funds Management (“Wilshire”) serves as a consultant to the Manager in preparing statistical and other factual information for use in the creation and maintenance of the asset allocation models for the Fusion Funds pursuant to an agreement between the Manager and Wilshire. Wilshire serves as a consultant to the Manager with respect to selecting the Fusion Permitted Underlying Investments and the Fund’s asset allocations among the Permitted Underlying Investments. The Manager, not any Fund, pays a consultant fee to Wilshire.

In reviewing the services provided by the Manager and the terms of the 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.

As required by the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “1940 Act”), the Trust’s Board has reviewed and approved the Management Agreement with the Manager. The Board’s decision to approve this contract reflects the exercise of its business judgment on whether to approve new arrangements and continue the existing arrangements. During its review of the contract, the Board considered many factors, among the most material of which are: the Funds’ investment objectives, the Manager’s management philosophy, personnel, processes and investment performance, including its compliance history and the adequacy of its 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 considered the compensation and benefits received by the Manager. This includes fees received for services provided to a Fund by employees of the Manager or of affiliates of the Manager and research services received by the

 

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Manager 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, Compliance Services Agreement and 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 Underlying Funds 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 the Manager’s compensation: the nature and quality of the services provided by the Manager, including the performance of the funds; the Manager’s cost of providing the services; the extent to which the Manager may realize “economies of scale” as the funds grow larger; any indirect benefits that may accrue to the Manager and its affiliates as a result of the Manager’s relationship with the funds; performance and expenses of comparable funds; the profitability to the Manager from acting as adviser to the funds; and the extent which the independent Board members are fully informed about all facts bearing on the Manager’s services and fees. The Trust’s Board is aware of these factors and took them into account in its review of the Management Agreement for the Funds.

The Board considered and weighed these circumstances in light of its experience in governing the Trust, 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 Manager. 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 the Management Agreement is informed by reports covering such matters as: the Manager’s investment philosophy, personnel and processes, and the Fund’s investment performance (in absolute terms as well as in relationship to its benchmark). In connection with comparing the performance of each Fund versus its benchmark, the Board receives reports on the extent to which the Fund’s performance may be attributed to various factors, such as asset class allocation decisions, overlay or global tactical asset allocation strategies, the performance of the Underlying Funds, rebalancing decisions, and the impact of cash positions and Fund fees and expenses. The Board also receives reports on the Funds’ expenses (including the advisory fee itself and the overall expense structure of the Funds, both in absolute terms and relative to similar and/or competing funds, with due regard for contractual or voluntary expense limitations); the nature and extent of the advisory and other services provided to the Fund by the Manager and its 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 the Manager are responding to them.

The Board also receives financial information about the Manager, including reports on the compensation and benefits the Manager derives from its relationships with the Funds. These reports cover not only the fees under the Management Agreement, but also fees, if any, received for providing other services to the Funds. The reports also discuss any indirect or “fall out” benefits the Manager or its affiliates may derive from its relationship with the Funds.

The Management Agreement on behalf of the MVP Funds was considered and approved at “in person” Board of Trustees meetings on the dates set forth above. At such meetings the Board also approved an Expense Limitation Agreement between the Manager and the Trust covering the MVP Funds for the period ending April 30, 2013. In connection with such meetings, the Trustees requested and evaluated extensive materials from the Manager, including hypothetical performance and estimated expense information for the MVP Funds compared to 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 of the Agreement 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. The independent (“disinterested”) Trustees also discussed the proposed approvals in a private session with such counsel at which no representatives of the Manager were present. In reaching their determinations relating to the approval of the Agreement, in respect of each Fund, the Trustees considered all factors they believed relevant. The Board based its decision to approve the Management Agreement 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 each MVP 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 the investment adviser and the approval of the advisory fee. 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.  The Trustees noted that the Manager, subject to the control of the Board of Trustees, administers each Fund’s business and other affairs. 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

 

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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 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 is responsible for maintaining and monitoring its own compliance program, and this compliance program has 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 MVP Funds under the Management Agreement.

(2)  The investment performance of the Fund and the Manager.  On the dates of the Board of Trustees meetings set forth above when the Management Agreement was approved on behalf of the MVP Funds, no historical investment performance information was available for the MVP Funds. The Trustees received from the Manager information on hypothetical calendar year performance, hypothetical relative performance, and hypothetical volatility management results for the MVP Funds. This information indicated, for example, that the implementation of the MVP risk management process reduced volatility.

(3)  The costs of services to be provided and profits to be realized by the Manager and its affiliates from the relationship with the Funds.  The Board considered that the Manager will receive an advisory fee from each of the MVP Funds. The Manager reported that for the two Fusion Funds the advisory fee to be paid put these Funds in the 58th percentile of the customized peer group. The Manager reported that for the two Index Strategy Funds the advisory fee to be paid by these Funds put them in the 11th percentile of the customized peer group. The Manager reported that for the BlackRock Fund, the Invesco Fund, and the Founding Strategy Fund, the advisory fee to be paid put these Funds in the 18th percentile of the customized peer group. Trustees were provided with information that the estimated operating expenses for the Fusion Funds put them at the 85th and 86th percentiles and the Index Strategy Funds in the 57th and 59th percentiles of the customized peer group. Trustees were provided with information for all of the MVP Funds comparing estimated operating and total expenses for the MVP Funds versus a customized peer group.

At the Board of Trustees meeting held October 26, 2011, the Manager provided information concerning the profitability of the Manager’s investment advisory activities for the period from 2009 through June 30, 2011. The MVP Funds did not exist during this time period. 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.

Based upon the information provided, the Board concluded that the MVP Funds’ advisory fees and anticipated expense ratios are not unreasonable, and determined that there was no evidence that the Manager’s level of profitability from its relationship with the MVP Funds would be 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 the advisory fee schedules for the MVP Funds do not contain breakpoints that reduce the fee rate on assets above specified levels. The Trustees recognized that breakpoints may be an appropriate way for the Manager to share its economies of scale, if any, with MVP Funds that have substantial assets. However, they also recognized that there may not be a direct relationship between any economies of scale realized by the MVP 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 services provided by the Manager. The Trustees noted that in the fund industry as a whole, as well as among funds similar to the MVP 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 MVP Funds.

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

 

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The Trustees noted that the Manager has agreed to temporarily “cap” MVP 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 MVP Funds grow larger. The Board receives quarterly reports on the level of MVP Fund assets. It expects to consider whether or not to approve the Management Agreement 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.

 

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AZL® MVP Franklin Templeton

Founding Strategy Plus Fund

Semi-Annual Report

June 30, 2012

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

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Table of Contents

Expense Examples and Portfolio Composition

Page 1

Consolidated Schedule of Portfolio Investments

Page 2

Consolidated Statement of Assets and Liabilities

Page 3

Consolidated Statement of Operations

Page 3

Consolidated Statement of Changes in Net Assets

Page 4

Consolidated Financial Highlights

Page 5

Consolidated Notes to the Financial Statements

Page 6

Other Information

Page 11

Approval of Investment Advisory and Subadvisory Agreements

Page 12

 

 

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.


ALLIANZ VARIABLE INSURANCE PRODUCTS FUND OF FUNDS TRUST

AZL MVP Franklin Templeton Founding Strategy Plus Fund

Expense Examples

(Unaudited)

 

As a shareholder of the AZL MVP 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 if 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
4/27/12
     Ending
Account Value
6/30/12
     Expense Paid
During Period*
4/27/12 - 6/30/12
     Annualized
Expense Ratio
During Period
4/27/12 - 6/30/12
 

AZL MVP Franklin Templeton Founding Strategy Fund

   $ 1,000.00       $ 981.00       $ 0.26         0.15 % 

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
1/1/12
     Ending
Account Value
6/30/12
     Expense Paid
During Period**
1/1/12 - 6/30/12
     Annualized
Expense Ratio
During Period
1/1/12 - 6/30/12
 

AZL MVP Franklin Templeton Founding Strategy Fund

   $ 1,000.00       $ 1,024.12       $ 0.75         0.15 % 

 

  * Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by the number of days in the period from April 27, 2012 (date of commencement of operations) to June 30, 2012 divided by the number of days in the fiscal year.
  ** Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by the number of days in the most recent fiscal half-year divided by the number of days in the fiscal year (to reflect one half-year period). Information shown reflects values using the expenses ratios for the 65 days of operations during the period, and has been annualized to reflect values for the period January 1, 2012 to June 30, 2012.

Portfolio Composition

(Unaudited)

 

Investment

   Percentage of
net assets+
 

Fixed Income

     94.4 % 

Money Markets

     0.9   
  

 

 

 

Total

     95.3 % 
  

 

 

 

 

  + 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 FUND OF FUNDS TRUST

AZL MVP Franklin Templeton Founding Strategy Plus Fund

Consolidated Schedule of Portfolio Investments

June 30, 2012

(Unaudited)

 

Shares           Fair
Value
 
     

 

Affiliated Investment Company (94.4%):

  
  1,092,197      

AZL Franklin Templeton Founding Strategy Plus Fund

   $ 12,319,985   
     

 

 

 

 
 

Total Affiliated Investment Companies
(Cost $12,186,869)

     12,319,985   
     

 

 

 

 

Unaffiliated Investment Company (0.9%):

  
  117,440      

Dreyfus Treasury Prime Cash Management, Institutional
Shares, 0.00%(a)

     117,440   
     

 

 

 

 
 

Total Unaffiliated Investment Company
(Cost $117,440)

     117,440   
     

 

 

 

 
 

Total Investment Securities
(Cost $12,304,309)(b) — 95.3%

     12,437,425   

 

Net other assets (liabilities) — 4.7%

     524,474   
     

 

 

 

 

Net Assets — 100.0%

   $ 13,057,290   
     

 

 

 

    

 

 

Percentages indicated are based on net assets as of June 30, 2012.

 

(a) The rate represents the effective yield at June 30, 2012.

 

(b) 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 September Futures

     Long         9/24/12         5         328,412         10,689   

U.S. Treasury 10-Year Note September Futures

     Long         9/20/12         1         134,611         (1,236 ) 
              

 

 

 

Total

               $ 9,453   
              

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

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ALLIANZ VARIABLE INSURANCE PRODUCTS FUND OF FUNDS TRUST

AZL MVP Franklin Templeton Founding Strategy Plus Fund

 

Consolidated Statement of Assets and Liabilities

June 30, 2012

(Unaudited)

 

     AZL MVP
Franklin
Templeton
Founding
Strategy Plus
Fund
 

Assets:

  

Investment securities, at cost

   $ 12,304,309   
  

 

 

 

Investment securities, at value

   $ 12,437,425   

Segregated cash with broker

     636,630   

Receivable for capital shares issued

     101,263   

Receivable from Manager

     7,972   
  

 

 

 

Total Assets

     13,183,290   
  

 

 

 

Liabilities:

  

Payable for investments purchased

     117,440   

Administration fees payable

     2,549   

Custodian fees payable

     288   

Administrative and compliance services fees payable

     41   

Other accrued liabilities

     5,682   
  

 

 

 

Total Liabilities

     126,000   
  

 

 

 

Net Assets

   $ 13,057,290   
  

 

 

 

Net Assets Consist of:

  

Capital

   $ 12,924,400   

Accumulated net investment income/(loss)

     (2,088 ) 

Accumulated net realized gains/(losses) from investment transactions

     (7,591 ) 

Net unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on investments

     142,569   
  

 

 

 

Net Assets

   $ 13,057,290   
  

 

 

 

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

     1,330,576   

Net Asset Value (offering and redemption price per share)

   $ 9.81   
  

 

 

 

Consolidated Statement of Operations

For the Period Ended June 30, 2012

(Unaudited)

 

     AZL MVP
Franklin
Templeton
Founding
Strategy Plus
Fund(a)
 

Expenses:

  

Manager fees

   $ 1,930   

Administration fees

     5,218   

Custodian fees

     467   

Administrative and compliance services fees

     26   

Trustee fees

     52   

Professional fees

     5,151   

Shareholder reports

     492   

Other expenses

     835   
  

 

 

 

Total expenses before reductions

     13,522   

Less expenses contractually waived/reimbursed by the Manager

     (11,435 ) 

Less expenses voluntarily waived/reimbursed by the Manager

     (648 ) 
  

 

 

 

Net expenses

     2,088   
  

 

 

 

Net Investment Income/(Loss)

     (2,088 ) 
  

 

 

 

Realized and Unrealized Gains/(Losses) on Investments:

  

Net realized gains/(losses) on securities transactions

     (2 ) 

Net realized gains/(losses) on futures contracts

     (7,589 ) 

Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments

     142,569   
  

 

 

 

Net Realized/Unrealized Gains/(Losses) on Investments

     134,978   
  

 

 

 

Change in Net Assets Resulting From Operations

   $ 132,890   
  

 

 

 

 

(a) For the Period April 27, 2012 (commencement of operations) to June 30, 2012.
 

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

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ALLIANZ VARIABLE INSURANCE PRODUCTS FUND OF FUNDS TRUST

Consolidated Statement of Changes in Net Assets

 

     AZL MVP
Franklin Templeton

Founding Strategy
Plus Fund
 
     April 27, 2012 to
June 30, 2012(a)
 
     (Unaudited)  

Change in Net Assets:

  

Operations:

  

Net investment income/(loss)

   $ (2,088 ) 

Net realized gains/(losses) on investment transactions

     (7,591 ) 

Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments

     142,569   
  

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from operations

     132,890   
  

 

 

 

Capital Transactions:

  

Proceeds from shares issued

     12,924,433   

Value of shares redeemed

     (33 ) 
  

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from capital transactions

     12,924,400   
  

 

 

 

Change in net assets

     13,057,290   

Net Assets:

  

Beginning of period

     —   
  

 

 

 

End of period

   $ 13,057,290   
  

 

 

 

Accumulated net investment income/(loss)

   $ (2,088 ) 
  

 

 

 

Share Transactions:

  

Shares issued

     1,330,579   

Shares redeemed

     (3 ) 
  

 

 

 

Change in shares

     1,330,576   
  

 

 

 

 

 

(a) Period from commencement of operations.

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

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ALLIANZ VARIABLE INSURANCE PRODUCTS FUND OF FUNDS TRUST

AZL MVP Franklin Templeton Founding Strategy Plus Fund

Consolidated Financial Highlights

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

 

     April 27,
2012 to
June 30,
2012(a)
 
     (Unaudited)  

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period

   $ 10.00   
  

 

 

 

Investment Activities:

  

Net Investment Income/(Loss)

     — (b) 

Net Realized and Unrealized Gains/(Losses) on Investments

     (0.19 )(c) 
  

 

 

 

Total from Investment Activities

     (0.19 ) 
  

 

 

 

Net Asset Value, End of Period

   $ 9.81   
  

 

 

 

Total Return(d)

     (1.90 )% 

Ratios to Average Net Assets/ Supplemental Data:

  

Net Assets, End of Period ($000’s)

   $ 13,057   

Net Investment Income/(Loss)(e)

     (0.15 )% 

Expenses Before Reductions(e)(f)

     0.99 % 

Expenses Net of Reductions(e)

     0.15 % 

Portfolio Turnover Rate

     — %(g) 

 

 

(a) Period from commencement of operations.

 

(b) Represents less than $0.005.

 

(c) The amount shown for a share outstanding throughout the period does not accord with the change in aggregate gains and losses in the portfolio of securities during the period because of the timing of sales and purchases of fund shares in relation to fluctuating market values during the period.

 

(d) Not annualized.

 

(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) Represents less than 0.005%.

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

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ALLIANZ VARIABLE INSURANCE PRODUCTS FUND OF FUNDS TRUST

AZL MVP Franklin Templeton Founding Strategy Plus Fund

Consolidated Notes to the Financial Statements

June 30, 2012 (Unaudited)

 

1. Organization

The Allianz Variable Insurance Products Fund of Funds Trust (the “Trust”) was organized as a Delaware statutory trust on June 16, 2004. The Trust is a diversified open-end management investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, (the “1940 Act”). The Trust consists of 13 separate investment portfolios (collectively, the “Funds”), of which one is included in this report, the AZL MVP Franklin Templeton Founding Strategy Plus Fund (the “Fund”), and 12 are presented in separate reports.

The Fund is a “fund of funds,” which means that the Fund invests in other mutual funds. Underlying Funds invest in stock, bonds, and other securities and reflect varying amounts of potential investment risk and reward. Periodically, the Fund will adjust its asset allocation as it seeks to achieve its investment objective.

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 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 that 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.

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 following the trade date. However, for financial reporting purposes, securities transactions are accounted for on trade date. Net realized gains and losses on investments sold are recorded on the basis of identified cost of the security lot sold with the net sales proceeds. 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.

Consolidation of Subsidiaries

The Fund’s primary vehicle for gaining exposure to derivatives is through investments in its wholly-owned and controlled subsidiary, the AZL MVP FTFSP Investments Trust (the “Subsidiary”).

As of June 30, 2012, the Fund’s aggregate investment in the Subsidiary was $642,456, representing 4.92% of the Subsidiary’s net assets.

The Fund’s investments have been consolidated and include the portfolio holdings of the Subsidiary.

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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ALLIANZ VARIABLE INSURANCE PRODUCTS FUND OF FUNDS TRUST

AZL MVP Franklin Templeton Founding Strategy Plus Fund

Consolidated Notes to the Financial Statements, continued

June 30, 2012 (Unaudited)

 

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, and reclassification of certain 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 Trust.

Derivative Instruments

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

Futures Contracts

During the period ended June 30, 2012, the Trust invested in futures contracts with low or negative correlations to the broad market. The futures contracts entered into by the Trust support in reducing volatility in the investment portfolios of the funds that invest in the Trust. Futures contracts are valued based upon their quoted daily settlement prices. Upon entering into a futures contract, the Trust 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 Trust. 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 Consolidated 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 $0.5 million as of June 30, 2012. The monthly average notional amount for these contracts was $0.2 for the period ended June 30, 2012.

Realized gains and losses are reported as “Net realized gains/(losses) from futures transactions” on the Consolidated Statement of Operations.

Summary of Derivative Instruments

The following is a summary of the fair value of derivative instruments as of June 30, 2012:

 

    

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    $ 10,689       Payable for variation margin on futures contracts    $ 1,236   

 

  * 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

 

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ALLIANZ VARIABLE INSURANCE PRODUCTS FUND OF FUNDS TRUST

AZL MVP Franklin Templeton Founding Strategy Plus Fund

Consolidated Notes to the Financial Statements, continued

June 30, 2012 (Unaudited)

 

The following is a summary of the effect of derivative instruments on the Statements of Operations for the period ended June 30, 2012:

 

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    $ (7,589 )    $ 9,453   

 

3. Related Party Transactions

The Manager provides investment advisory and management services for the Fund. 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 and expenses paid indirectly, based on the daily net assets of the Fund, through April 30, 2013. Expenses incurred for investment advisory and management services are reflected on the Consolidated Statement of Operations as “Manager fees.”

For the period ended June 30, 2012, the annual rate due to the Manager and the annual expense limit were as follows:

 

     Annual Rate     Expense Limit  

AZL MVP Franklin Templeton Founding Strategy Plus

     0.10 %*      0.15 % 

AZL MVP FTFSP Investments Trust

     1.00 %      1.25 % 

 

  * The Manager voluntarily reduced the management fee to 0.05%. 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 or Subsidiary 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 or Subsidiary’s expenses to exceed the stated limit during the respective year. Any amounts recouped by the Manager during the period are reflected on the Consolidated Statement of Operations as “Recoupment of prior expenses reimbursed by the Manager. At June 30, 2012, the contractual reimbursements that are subject to repayment by the Fund or Subsidiary in subsequent years were as follows:

 

     Expires
12/31/15
 

AZL MVP Franklin Templeton Founding Strategy Plus

   $ 2,083   

AZL MVP FTFSP Investments Trust

     9,352   

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 Consolidated Statement of Operations.

The Manager or an affiliate of the Manager serves as the investment adviser of certain underlying funds in which the Fund invests. At June 30, 2012, these underlying funds are noted as Affiliated Investment Companies in the Fund’s Consolidated Schedule of Portfolio Investments. The Manager or an affiliate of the Manager is paid a separate fee from the underlying funds for such services.

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 Consolidated Statement of Operations as “Administrative and compliance services fees.”

 

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ALLIANZ VARIABLE INSURANCE PRODUCTS FUND OF FUNDS TRUST

AZL MVP Franklin Templeton Founding Strategy Plus Fund

Consolidated Notes to the Financial Statements, continued

June 30, 2012 (Unaudited)

 

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 fee, accrued daily and paid monthly. In addition, the Administrator is entitled to annual account fees related to the transfer agency system, 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 a Trust-wide annual fee of $7,500, paid by the Manager from its profits and not by the Trust, for recordkeeping and reporting services.

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 period ended June 30, 2012, $4 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 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, 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 Trust in proportion to the assets under management of each Trust. During the period ended June 30, 2012, actual Trustee compensation was $399,000 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)

Changes in valuation techniques may result in transfers in or out of an assigned level within the disclosure hierarchy. The Fund determines transfers between fair value hierarchy levels at the reporting period end. The inputs or methodology used for valuing investments is not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those investments.

Investments in other investment companies are valued at their published net asset value (“NAV”). 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). The investments utilizing Level 1 valuations represent investments in open-end investment companies. The investments utilizing Level 2 valuations represent investments in funds that are only offered to Funds in the Trust and the Fund has the ability to redeem its interest at NAV daily.

For the period ended June 30, 2012, 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 June 30, 2012 in valuing the Fund’s investments based upon the three levels defined above:

 

     Level 1      Level 2      Total  

Investment Securities:

        

Affiliated Investment Companies

   $ 12,319,985       $ —       $ 12,319,985   

Unaffiliated Investment Company

     117,440         —         117,440   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Investment Securities

   $ 12,437,425       $ —       $ 12,437,425   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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ALLIANZ VARIABLE INSURANCE PRODUCTS FUND OF FUNDS TRUST

AZL MVP Franklin Templeton Founding Strategy Plus Fund

Consolidated Notes to the Financial Statements, continued

June 30, 2012 (Unaudited)

 

     Level 1      Level 2      Total  

Other Financial Instruments:*

        

Futures Contracts

   $ 9,453         —       $ 9,453   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Investments

   $ 12,446,878       $ —       $ 12,446,878   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  * Other Financial Instruments would include any derivative instruments, such as futures contracts. These investments are generally recorded in the financial statements at the unrealized gain or loss on the investment.

In December 2011, the FASB issued ASU No. 2011-11 “Disclosures about Offsetting Assets and Liabilities” requiring disclosure of both gross and net information related to offsetting and related arrangements enabling users of its financial statements to understand the effect of those arrangements on the entity’s financial position. The objective of this disclosure is to facilitate comparison between those entities that prepare their financial statements on the basis of U.S. GAAP and those entities that prepare their financial statements on the basis of IFRSs. ASU No. 2011-11 is effective for interim and annual periods beginning on or after January 1, 2013. Adoption of ASU 2011-11 will have no effect on the Fund’s net assets. At this time, management is evaluating any impact ASU No. 2011-11 may have on the Fund’s financial statements disclosures.

 

5. Security Purchases and Sales

For the period ended June 30, 2012, cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of securities (excluding securities maturing less than one year from acquisition) were as follows:

 

     Purchases      Sales  

AZL MVP Franklin Templeton Founding Strategy Plus Fund

   $ 12,828,320       $ 33   

 

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 June 30, 2012 is $12,304,311. The gross unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on a tax basis is as follows:

 

Unrealized appreciation

  $ 133,116   

Unrealized depreciation

    (2 ) 
 

 

 

 

Net unrealized appreciation

  $ 133,114   
 

 

 

 

 

7. Subsequent Events

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.

 

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ALLIANZ VARIABLE INSURANCE PRODUCTS FUND OF FUNDS 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 Fund of Funds 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 FUND OF FUNDS TRUST

 

Approval of Investment Advisory Agreement (Unaudited)

At “in person” meetings held on the following dates the Board of Trustees of the Allianz Variable Insurance Products Fund of Funds Trust (the “Trust”) authorized the creation of and approved Management Agreements between the Trust and Allianz Investment Management LLC (the “Manager”) for the following seven new Funds (the “MVP Funds”) of the Trust:

 

Board of Trustees

Meeting Date

  


New Fund

September 14, 2011

  

AZL MVP Fusion Moderate Fund \

AZL MVP Fusion Balanced Fund  / (the “Fusion Funds”)

  

AZL MVP Growth Index Strategy Fund   \

AZL MVP Balanced Index Strategy Fund / (the “Index Strategy Funds”)

October 26, 2011

  

AZL MVP BlackRock Global Allocation Fund (the “BlackRock Fund”)

AZL MVP Invesco Equity and Income Fund (the “Invesco Fund”)

February 24, 2012

   AZL MVP Franklin Templeton Founding Strategy Plus Fund (the “Founding Strategy Fund”)

Prior to the creation of the seven MVP Funds, the Trust had six Funds (the “Original Funds”). The MVP Funds and the Original Funds are referred to collectively as the “Funds.”

Subject to the general supervision of the Board of Trustees and in accordance with each Fund’s investment objectives and restrictions, investment advisory services are provided to the Funds by the Manager. The Manager manages each Fund pursuant to an investment management agreement (the “Management Agreement”) with the Trust in respect of each such Fund. The Management Agreement provides that the Manager, subject to the supervision and approval of the Board of Trustees, is responsible for the management of each Fund. This management includes making asset allocation decisions and investment decisions pursuant to which the Fusion Funds will invest in shares of Permitted Underlying Funds and in other Permitted Underlying Investments. The Manager also makes investment decisions for the other MVP Funds. For the MVP Funds, the Manager is responsible for implementing the MVP (Managed Volatility Portfolio) risk management process which is intended to adjust and manage the risk of the portfolio. As part of this process, each MVP Fund may gain exposure to derivatives by investing up to 20% of its assets in a wholly-owned subsidiary which is managed by the Manager.

For management services, each Fund pays the Manager an investment advisory fee based upon each Fund’s average daily net assets. The Manager has contractually agreed to limit the expenses of each Fund by reimbursing each Fund if and when total Fund operating expenses exceed certain amounts until at least May 1, 2013.

Wilshire Funds Management (“Wilshire”) serves as a consultant to the Manager in preparing statistical and other factual information for use in the creation and maintenance of the asset allocation models for the Fusion Funds pursuant to an agreement between the Manager and Wilshire. Wilshire serves as a consultant to the Manager with respect to selecting the Fusion Permitted Underlying Investments and the Fund’s asset allocations among the Permitted Underlying Investments. The Manager, not any Fund, pays a consultant fee to Wilshire.

In reviewing the services provided by the Manager and the terms of the 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.

As required by the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “1940 Act”), the Trust’s Board has reviewed and approved the Management Agreement with the Manager. The Board’s decision to approve this contract reflects the exercise of its business judgment on whether to approve new arrangements and continue the existing arrangements. During its review of the contract, the Board considered many factors, among the most material of which are: the Funds’ investment objectives, the Manager’s management philosophy, personnel, processes and investment performance, including its compliance history and the adequacy of its 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 considered the compensation and benefits received by the Manager. This includes fees received for services provided to a Fund by employees of the Manager or of affiliates of the Manager and research services received by the

 

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Manager 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, Compliance Services Agreement and 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 Underlying Funds 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 the Manager’s compensation: the nature and quality of the services provided by the Manager, including the performance of the funds; the Manager’s cost of providing the services; the extent to which the Manager may realize “economies of scale” as the funds grow larger; any indirect benefits that may accrue to the Manager and its affiliates as a result of the Manager’s relationship with the funds; performance and expenses of comparable funds; the profitability to the Manager from acting as adviser to the funds; and the extent which the independent Board members are fully informed about all facts bearing on the Manager’s services and fees. The Trust’s Board is aware of these factors and took them into account in its review of the Management Agreement for the Funds.

The Board considered and weighed these circumstances in light of its experience in governing the Trust, 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 Manager. 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 the Management Agreement is informed by reports covering such matters as: the Manager’s investment philosophy, personnel and processes, and the Fund’s investment performance (in absolute terms as well as in relationship to its benchmark). In connection with comparing the performance of each Fund versus its benchmark, the Board receives reports on the extent to which the Fund’s performance may be attributed to various factors, such as asset class allocation decisions, overlay or global tactical asset allocation strategies, the performance of the Underlying Funds, rebalancing decisions, and the impact of cash positions and Fund fees and expenses. The Board also receives reports on the Funds’ expenses (including the advisory fee itself and the overall expense structure of the Funds, both in absolute terms and relative to similar and/or competing funds, with due regard for contractual or voluntary expense limitations); the nature and extent of the advisory and other services provided to the Fund by the Manager and its 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 the Manager are responding to them.

The Board also receives financial information about the Manager, including reports on the compensation and benefits the Manager derives from its relationships with the Funds. These reports cover not only the fees under the Management Agreement, but also fees, if any, received for providing other services to the Funds. The reports also discuss any indirect or “fall out” benefits the Manager or its affiliates may derive from its relationship with the Funds.

The Management Agreement on behalf of the MVP Funds was considered and approved at “in person” Board of Trustees meetings on the dates set forth above. At such meetings the Board also approved an Expense Limitation Agreement between the Manager and the Trust covering the MVP Funds for the period ending April 30, 2013. In connection with such meetings, the Trustees requested and evaluated extensive materials from the Manager, including hypothetical performance and estimated expense information for the MVP Funds compared to 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 of the Agreement 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. The independent (“disinterested”) Trustees also discussed the proposed approvals in a private session with such counsel at which no representatives of the Manager were present. In reaching their determinations relating to the approval of the Agreement, in respect of each Fund, the Trustees considered all factors they believed relevant. The Board based its decision to approve the Management Agreement 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 each MVP 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 the investment adviser and the approval of the advisory fee. 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.  The Trustees noted that the Manager, subject to the control of the Board of Trustees, administers each Fund’s business and other affairs. 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

 

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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 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 is responsible for maintaining and monitoring its own compliance program, and this compliance program has 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 MVP Funds under the Management Agreement.

(2)  The investment performance of the Fund and the Manager.  On the dates of the Board of Trustees meetings set forth above when the Management Agreement was approved on behalf of the MVP Funds, no historical investment performance information was available for the MVP Funds. The Trustees received from the Manager information on hypothetical calendar year performance, hypothetical relative performance, and hypothetical volatility management results for the MVP Funds. This information indicated, for example, that the implementation of the MVP risk management process reduced volatility.

(3)  The costs of services to be provided and profits to be realized by the Manager and its affiliates from the relationship with the Funds.  The Board considered that the Manager will receive an advisory fee from each of the MVP Funds. The Manager reported that for the two Fusion Funds the advisory fee to be paid put these Funds in the 58th percentile of the customized peer group. The Manager reported that for the two Index Strategy Funds the advisory fee to be paid by these Funds put them in the 11th percentile of the customized peer group. The Manager reported that for the BlackRock Fund, the Invesco Fund, and the Founding Strategy Fund, the advisory fee to be paid put these Funds in the 18th percentile of the customized peer group. Trustees were provided with information that the estimated operating expenses for the Fusion Funds put them at the 85th and 86th percentiles and the Index Strategy Funds in the 57th and 59th percentiles of the customized peer group. Trustees were provided with information for all of the MVP Funds comparing estimated operating and total expenses for the MVP Funds versus a customized peer group.

At the Board of Trustees meeting held October 26, 2011, the Manager provided information concerning the profitability of the Manager’s investment advisory activities for the period from 2009 through June 30, 2011. The MVP Funds did not exist during this time period. 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.

Based upon the information provided, the Board concluded that the MVP Funds’ advisory fees and anticipated expense ratios are not unreasonable, and determined that there was no evidence that the Manager’s level of profitability from its relationship with the MVP Funds would be 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 the advisory fee schedules for the MVP Funds do not contain breakpoints that reduce the fee rate on assets above specified levels. The Trustees recognized that breakpoints may be an appropriate way for the Manager to share its economies of scale, if any, with MVP Funds that have substantial assets. However, they also recognized that there may not be a direct relationship between any economies of scale realized by the MVP 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 services provided by the Manager. The Trustees noted that in the fund industry as a whole, as well as among funds similar to the MVP 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 MVP Funds.

 

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

The Trustees noted that the Manager has agreed to temporarily “cap” MVP 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 MVP Funds grow larger. The Board receives quarterly reports on the level of MVP Fund assets. It expects to consider whether or not to approve the Management Agreement 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.

 

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

  

These Funds are not FDIC Insured.

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AZL MVP FusionSM Balanced Fund

Semi-Annual Report

June 30, 2012

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

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Table of Contents

Expense Examples and Portfolio Composition

Page 1

Consolidated Schedule of Portfolio Investments

Page 2

Consolidated Statement of Assets and Liabilities

Page 3

Consolidated Statement of Operations

Page 3

Consolidated Statement of Changes in Net Assets

Page 4

Consolidated Financial Highlights

Page 5

Consolidated Notes to the Financial Statements

Page 6

Other Information

Page 11

Approval of Investment Advisory and Subadvisory Agreements

Page 12

 

 

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.


ALLIANZ VARIABLE INSURANCE PRODUCTS FUND OF FUNDS TRUST

AZL MVP Fusion Balanced Fund

Expense Examples

(Unaudited)

 

As a shareholder of the AZL MVP Fusion Balanced 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 if 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
1/10/12
     Ending
Account Value
6/30/12
     Expense Paid
During Period*
1/10/12 - 6/30/12
     Annualized
Expense Ratio
During Period
1/10/12 -  6/30/12
 

AZL MVP Fusion Balanced Fund

   $ 1,000.00       $ 1,041.00       $ 1.74         0.36 % 

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
1/1/12
     Ending
Account Value
6/30/12
     Expense Paid
During Period**
1/1/12 - 6/30/12
     Annualized
Expense Ratio
During Period
1/1/12 - 6/30/12
 

AZL MVP Fusion Balanced Fund

   $ 1,000.00       $ 1,023.07       $ 1.81         0.36 % 

 

  * Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by the number of days in the period from January 10, 2012 (date of commencement of operations) to June 30, 2012 divided by the number of days in the fiscal year.
  ** Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by the number of days in the most recent fiscal half-year divided by the number of days in the fiscal year (to reflect one half-year period). Information shown reflects values using the expense ratios for the 173 days of operations during the period, and has been annualized to reflect values for the period January 1, 2012 to June 30, 2012.

Portfolio Composition

(Unaudited)

 

Investment

   Percentage of
net assets+
 

Fixed Income

     46.6 % 

Domestic Equities

     31.2   

International Equities

     13.1   

Alternatives

     3.5   

Money Markets

     0.3   
  

 

 

 

Total

     94.7 % 
  

 

 

 

 

  + 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 FUND OF FUNDS TRUST

AZL MVP Fusion Balanced Fund

Consolidated Schedule of Portfolio Investments

June 30, 2012

(Unaudited)

 

Shares           Fair
Value
 
     

 

Affiliated Investment Companies (94.4%):

  
  83,723      

AZL Allianz AGIC Opportunity Fund

   $ 1,017,238   
  198,405      

AZL BlackRock Capital Appreciation Fund

     2,668,545   
  82,020      

AZL Columbia Mid Cap Value Fund

     665,179   
  128,244      

AZL Columbia Small Cap Value Fund

     1,336,301   
  392,899      

AZL Eaton Vance Large Cap Value Fund

     3,312,141   
  161,583      

AZL International Index Fund

     2,010,094   
  118,451      

AZL Invesco Growth and Income Fund

     1,320,731   
  182,633      

AZL Invesco International Equity Fund

     2,668,269   
  140,943      

AZL JPMorgan International Opportunities Fund

     2,008,433   
  265,885      

AZL JPMorgan U.S. Equity Fund

     2,661,506   
  88,667      

AZL MFS Investors Trust Fund

     1,329,999   
  40,984      

AZL Mid Cap Index Fund

     665,575   
  147,600      

AZL Morgan Stanley Global Real Estate Fund

     1,331,350   
  46,979      

AZL Morgan Stanley Mid Cap Growth Fund

     664,757   
  103,658      

AZL NFJ International Value Fund

     1,334,084   
  63,549      

AZL Oppenheimer Discovery Fund

     668,534   
  136,448      

AZL Russell 1000 Growth Index Fund

     1,660,568   
  236,308      

AZL Russell 1000 Value Index Fund

     2,651,380   
Shares           Fair
Value
 
     

 

Affiliated Investment Companies, continued

  

  89,108      

AZL Schroder Emerging Markets Equity Fund, Class 2

   $ 669,198   
  142,303      

PIMCO PVIT CommodityRealReturn Strategy Portfolio

     1,006,083   
  196,714      

PIMCO PVIT Global Advantage Strategy Bond Portfolio

     1,959,271   
  253,759      

PIMCO PVIT High Yield Portfolio

     1,959,017   
  222,086      

PIMCO PVIT Real Return Portfolio

     3,231,348   
  1,844,035      

PIMCO PVIT Total Return Portfolio

     21,095,766   
  256,683      

PIMCO PVIT Unconstrained Bond Portfolio

     2,592,494   
     

 

 

 

 
 

Total Affiliated Investment Companies
(Cost $62,200,827)

     62,487,861   
     

 

 

 

 

Unaffiliated Investment Company (0.3%):

  
  197,845      

Dreyfus Treasury Prime Cash Management, Institutional Shares, 0.00%(a)

     197,845   
     

 

 

 

 
 

Total Unaffiliated Investment Company
(Cost $197,845)

     197,845   
     

 

 

 

 
 

Total Investment Securities
(Cost $62,398,672)(b) — 94.7%

     62,685,706   

 

Net other assets (liabilities) — 5.3%

     3,509,497   
     

 

 

 

 

Net Assets — 100.0%

   $ 66,195,203   
     

 

 

 
 

 

 

Percentages indicated are based on net assets as of June 30, 2012.

 

(a) The rate represents the effective yield at June 30, 2012.

 

(b) 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 September Futures

     Long         9/24/12         24       $ 1,627,680       $ 55,961   

U.S. Treasury 10-Year Note September Futures

     Long         9/20/12         12         1,600,500         (7,204 ) 
              

 

 

 

Total

               $ 48,757   
              

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

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ALLIANZ VARIABLE INSURANCE PRODUCTS FUND OF FUNDS TRUST

AZL MVP Fusion Balanced Fund

 

Consolidated Statement of Assets and Liabilities

June 30, 2012

(Unaudited)

 

     AZL MVP
Fusion
Balanced
Fund
 

Assets:

  

Investment securities, at cost

   $ 62,398,672   
  

 

 

 

Investment securities, at value

   $ 62,685,706   

Segregated cash with broker

     3,316,952   

Interest and dividends receivable

     65,498   

Receivable for capital shares issued

     439,740   

Receivable for variation margin on futures contracts

     77   
  

 

 

 

Total Assets

     66,507,973   
  

 

 

 

Liabilities:

  

Cash overdraft

     65,498   

Payable for investments purchased

     197,846   

Manager fees payable

     7,190   

Administration fees payable

     15,662   

Custodian fees payable

     2,686   

Administrative and compliance services fees payable

     1,161   

Other accrued liabilities

     22,727   
  

 

 

 

Total Liabilities

     312,770   
  

 

 

 

Net Assets

   $ 66,195,203   
  

 

 

 

Net Assets Consist of:

  

Capital

   $ 65,724,812   

Accumulated net investment income/(loss)

     140,995   

Accumulated net realized gains/(losses) from investment transactions

     (6,395 ) 

Net unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on investments

     335,791   
  

 

 

 

Net Assets

   $ 66,195,203   
  

 

 

 

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

     6,361,531   

Net Asset Value (offering and redemption price per share)

   $ 10.41   
  

 

 

 

Consolidated Statement of Operations

For the Period Ended June 30, 2012

(Unaudited)

 

     AZL MVP
Fusion
Balanced
Fund(a)
 

Investment Income:

  

Dividends

   $ 191,088   
  

 

 

 

Total Investment Income

     191,088   
  

 

 

 

Expenses:

  

Manager fees

     34,534   

Administration fees

     32,635   

Custodian fees

     2,354   

Administrative and compliance services fees

     392   

Trustee fees

     869   

Professional fees

     10,421   

Shareholder reports

     1,831   

Other expenses

     2,190   
  

 

 

 

Total expenses before reductions

     85,226   

Less expenses contractually waived/reimbursed by the Manager

     (28,209 ) 

Less expenses voluntarily waived/reimbursed by the Manager

     (6,924 ) 
  

 

 

 

Net expenses

     50,093   
  

 

 

 

Net Investment Income/(Loss)

     140,995   
  

 

 

 

Realized and Unrealized Gains/(Losses) on Investments:

  

Net realized gains/(losses) on securities transactions

     (957 ) 

Net realized gains/(losses) on futures contracts

     (5,438 ) 

Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments

     335,791   
  

 

 

 

Net Realized/Unrealized Gains/(Losses) on Investments

     329,396   
  

 

 

 

Change in Net Assets Resulting From Operations

   $ 470,391   
  

 

 

 

 

 

 

(a) For the Period January 10, 2012 (commencement of operations) to June 30, 2012.
 

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

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Consolidated Statement of Changes in Net Assets

 

     AZL MVP
Fusion Balanced Fund
 
     January 10, 2012
to
June 30, 2012(a)
 
     (Unaudited)  

Change in Net Assets:

  

Operations:

  

Net investment income/(loss)

   $ 140,995   

Net realized gains/(losses) on investment transactions

     (6,395 ) 

Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments

     335,791   
  

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from operations

     470,391   
  

 

 

 

Capital Transactions:

  

Proceeds from shares issued

     66,487,537   

Value of shares redeemed

     (762,725 ) 
  

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from capital transactions

     65,724,812   
  

 

 

 

Change in net assets

     66,195,203   

Net Assets:

  

Beginning of period

     —   
  

 

 

 

End of period

   $ 66,195,203   
  

 

 

 

Accumulated net investment income/(loss)

   $ 140,995   
  

 

 

 

Share Transactions:

  

Shares issued

     6,434,073   

Shares redeemed

     (72,542 ) 
  

 

 

 

Change in shares

     6,361,531   
  

 

 

 

 

 

 

(a) Period from commencement of operations.

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

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AZL MVP Fusion Balanced Fund

Consolidated Financial Highlights

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

 

     January 10,
2012 to
June 30,
2012(a)
 
     (Unaudited)  

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period

   $ 10.00   
  

 

 

 

Investment Activities:

  

Net Investment Income/(Loss)

     0.02   

Net Realized and Unrealized Gains/(Losses) on Investments

     0.39   
  

 

 

 

Total from Investment Activities

     0.41   
  

 

 

 

Net Asset Value, End of Period

   $ 10.41   
  

 

 

 

Total Return(b)

     4.10 % 

Ratios to Average Net Assets/ Supplemental Data:

  

Net Assets, End of Period ($000’s)

   $ 66,195   

Net Investment Income/(Loss)(c)

     1.01 % 

Expenses Before Reductions(c)(d)

     0.56 % 

Expenses Net of Reductions(c)

     0.36 % 

Portfolio Turnover Rate

     — %(e) 

 

 

 

(a) Period from commencement of operations.

 

(b) Not annualized.

 

(c) Annualized for periods less than one year.

 

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

 

(e) Represents less than 0.005%.

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

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AZL MVP Fusion Balanced Fund

Consolidated Notes to the Financial Statements

June 30, 2012 (Unaudited)

 

1. Organization

The Allianz Variable Insurance Products Fund of Funds Trust (the “Trust”) was organized as a Delaware statutory trust on June 16, 2004. The Trust is a diversified open-end management investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, (the “1940 Act”). The Trust consists of 13 separate investment portfolios (collectively, the “Funds”), of which one is included in this report, the AZL MVP Fusion Balanced Fund (the “Fund”), and 12 are presented in separate reports.

The Fund is a “fund of funds,” which means that the Fund invests in other mutual funds. Underlying Funds invest in stock, bonds, and other securities and reflect varying amounts of potential investment risk and reward. Periodically, the Fund will adjust its asset allocation as it seeks to achieve its investment objective.

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 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 that 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.

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 following the trade date. However, for financial reporting purposes, securities transactions are accounted for on trade date. Net realized gains and losses on investments sold are recorded on the basis of identified cost of the security lot sold with the net sales proceeds. 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.

Consolidation of Subsidiaries

The Fund’s primary vehicle for gaining exposure to derivatives is through investments in its wholly-owned and controlled subsidiary, the AZL MVP FB Investments Trust (the “Subsidiary”).

As of June 30, 2012, the Fund’s aggregate investment in the Subsidiary was $3,307,056, representing 5.00% of the Subsidiary’s net assets.

The Fund’s investments have been consolidated and include the portfolio holdings of the Subsidiary.

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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AZL MVP Fusion Balanced Fund

Consolidated Notes to the Financial Statements, continued

June 30, 2012 (Unaudited)

 

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, and reclassification of certain 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 Trust.

Derivative Instruments

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

Futures Contracts

During the period ended June 30, 2012, the Trust invested in futures contracts with low or negative correlations to the broad market. The futures contracts entered into by the Trust support in reducing volatility in the investment portfolios of the funds that invest in the Trust. Futures contracts are valued based upon their quoted daily settlement prices. Upon entering into a futures contract, the Trust 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 Trust. 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 Consolidated 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 $3.2 million as of June 30, 2012. The monthly average notional amount for these contracts was $1.5 for the period ended June 30, 2012.

Realized gains and losses are reported as “Net realized gains/(losses) from futures transactions” on the Consolidated Statement of Operations.

Summary of Derivative Instruments

The following is a summary of the fair value of derivative instruments as of June 30, 2012:

 

    

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    $ 55,961       Payable for variation margin on futures contracts    $ 7,204   

 

  * 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

 

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ALLIANZ VARIABLE INSURANCE PRODUCTS FUND OF FUNDS TRUST

AZL MVP Fusion Balanced Fund

Consolidated Notes to the Financial Statements, continued

June 30, 2012 (Unaudited)

 

The following is a summary of the effect of derivative instruments on the Statements of Operations for the period ended June 30, 2012:

 

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    $ (5,438 )    $ 48,757   

 

3. Related Party Transactions

The Manager provides investment advisory and management services for the Fund. 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 and expenses paid indirectly, based on the daily net assets of the Fund, through April 30, 2013. Expenses incurred for investment advisory and management services are reflected on the Consolidated Statement of Operations as “Manager fees.”

For the period ended June 30, 2012, the annual rate due to the Manager and the annual expense limit were as follows:

 

     Annual Rate     Expense Limit  

AZL MVP Fusion Balanced Fund

     0.20 %*      0.30 % 

AZL MVP FB Investments Trust

     1.00 %      1.25 % 

 

  * The Manager voluntarily reduced the management fee to 0.15%. 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 or Subsidiary 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 or Subsidiary’s expenses to exceed the stated limit during the respective year. Any amounts recouped by the Manager during the period are reflected on the Consolidated Statement of Operations as “Recoupment of prior expenses reimbursed by the Manager. At June 30, 2012, the contractual reimbursements that are subject to repayment by the Fund or Subsidiary in subsequent years were as follows:

 

     Expires
12/31/15
 

AZL MVP Fusion Balanced Fund

   $ 1,465   

AZL MVP FB Investments Trust

     26,744   

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 Consolidated Statement of Operations.

The Manager or an affiliate of the Manager serves as the investment adviser of certain underlying funds in which the Fund invests. At June 30, 2012, these underlying funds are noted as Affiliated Investment Companies in the Fund’s Consolidated Schedule of Portfolio Investments. The Manager or an affiliate of the Manager is paid a separate fee from the underlying funds for such services.

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 Consolidated Statement of Operations as “Administrative and compliance services fees.”

 

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AZL MVP Fusion Balanced Fund

Consolidated Notes to the Financial Statements, continued

June 30, 2012 (Unaudited)

 

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 fee, accrued daily and paid monthly. In addition, the Administrator is entitled to annual account fees related to the transfer agency system, 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 a Trust-wide annual fee of $7,500, paid by the Manager from its profits and not by the Trust, for recordkeeping and reporting services.

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 period ended June 30, 2012, $100 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 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, 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 Trust in proportion to the assets under management of each Trust. During the period ended June 30, 2012, actual Trustee compensation was $399,000 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)

Changes in valuation techniques may result in transfers in or out of an assigned level within the disclosure hierarchy. The Fund determines transfers between fair value hierarchy levels at the reporting period end. The inputs or methodology used for valuing investments is not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those investments.

Investments in other investment companies are valued at their published net asset value (“NAV”). 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). The investments utilizing Level 1 valuations represent investments in open-end investment companies. The investments utilizing Level 2 valuations represent investments in funds that are only offered to Funds in the Trust and the Fund has the ability to redeem its interest at NAV daily.

For the period ended June 30, 2012, 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 FUND OF FUNDS TRUST

AZL MVP Fusion Balanced Fund

Consolidated Notes to the Financial Statements, continued

June 30, 2012 (Unaudited)

 

The following is a summary of the valuation inputs used as of June 30, 2012 in valuing the Fund’s investments based upon the three levels defined above:

 

      Level 1      Level 2      Total  

Investment Securities:

        

Affiliated Investment Companies

   $ 62,487,681       $ —       $ 62,487,861   

Unaffiliated Investment Company

     197,845         —         197,845   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Investment Securities

   $ 62,685,706       $ —       $ 62,685,706   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Other Financial Instruments:*

        

Futures Contracts

   $ 48,757         —       $ 48,757   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Investments

   $ 62,734,463       $ —       $ 62,734,463   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  * Other Financial Instruments would include any derivative instruments, such as futures contracts. These investments are generally recorded in the financial statements at the unrealized gain or loss on the investment.

In December 2011, the FASB issued ASU No. 2011-11 “Disclosures about Offsetting Assets and Liabilities” requiring disclosure of both gross and net information related to offsetting and related arrangements enabling users of its financial statements to understand the effect of those arrangements on the entity’s financial position. The objective of this disclosure is to facilitate comparison between those entities that prepare their financial statements on the basis of U.S. GAAP and those entities that prepare their financial statements on the basis of IFRSs. ASU No. 2011-11 is effective for interim and annual periods beginning on or after January 1, 2013. Adoption of ASU 2011-11 will have no effect on the Fund’s net assets. At this time, management is evaluating any impact ASU No. 2011-11 may have on the Fund’s financial statements disclosures.

 

5. Security Purchases and Sales

For the period ended June 30, 2012, cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of securities (excluding securities maturing less than one year from acquisition) were as follows:

 

     Purchases      Sales  

AZL MVP Fusion Balanced Fund

   $ 65,636,005       $ 161,976   

 

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 June 30, 2012 is $62,399,695. The gross unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on a tax basis is as follows:

 

Unrealized appreciation

  $ 513,379   

Unrealized depreciation

    (227,368 ) 
 

 

 

 

Net unrealized appreciation

  $ 286,011   
 

 

 

 

 

7. Subsequent Events

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.

 

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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 Fund of Funds 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 Agreement (Unaudited)

At “in person” meetings held on the following dates the Board of Trustees of the Allianz Variable Insurance Products Fund of Funds Trust (the “Trust”) authorized the creation of and approved Management Agreements between the Trust and Allianz Investment Management LLC (the “Manager”) for the following seven new Funds (the “MVP Funds”) of the Trust:

 

Board of Trustees
Meeting Date

  

New Fund

September 14, 2011   

AZL MVP Fusion Moderate Fund \

AZL MVP Fusion Balanced Fund  / (the “Fusion Funds”)

  

AZL MVP Growth Index Strategy Fund   \

AZL MVP Balanced Index Strategy Fund / (the “Index Strategy Funds”)

October 26, 2011   

AZL MVP BlackRock Global Allocation Fund (the “BlackRock Fund”)

AZL MVP Invesco Equity and Income Fund (the “Invesco Fund”)

February 24, 2012    AZL MVP Franklin Templeton Founding Strategy Plus Fund (the “Founding Strategy Fund”)

Prior to the creation of the seven MVP Funds, the Trust had six Funds (the “Original Funds”). The MVP Funds and the Original Funds are referred to collectively as the “Funds.”

Subject to the general supervision of the Board of Trustees and in accordance with each Fund’s investment objectives and restrictions, investment advisory services are provided to the Funds by the Manager. The Manager manages each Fund pursuant to an investment management agreement (the “Management Agreement”) with the Trust in respect of each such Fund. The Management Agreement provides that the Manager, subject to the supervision and approval of the Board of Trustees, is responsible for the management of each Fund. This management includes making asset allocation decisions and investment decisions pursuant to which the Fusion Funds will invest in shares of Permitted Underlying Funds and in other Permitted Underlying Investments. The Manager also makes investment decisions for the other MVP Funds. For the MVP Funds, the Manager is responsible for implementing the MVP (Managed Volatility Portfolio) risk management process which is intended to adjust and manage the risk of the portfolio. As part of this process, each MVP Fund may gain exposure to derivatives by investing up to 20% of its assets in a wholly-owned subsidiary which is managed by the Manager.

For management services, each Fund pays the Manager an investment advisory fee based upon each Fund’s average daily net assets. The Manager has contractually agreed to limit the expenses of each Fund by reimbursing each Fund if and when total Fund operating expenses exceed certain amounts until at least May 1, 2013.

Wilshire Funds Management (“Wilshire”) serves as a consultant to the Manager in preparing statistical and other factual information for use in the creation and maintenance of the asset allocation models for the Fusion Funds pursuant to an agreement between the Manager and Wilshire. Wilshire serves as a consultant to the Manager with respect to selecting the Fusion Permitted Underlying Investments and the Fund’s asset allocations among the Permitted Underlying Investments. The Manager, not any Fund, pays a consultant fee to Wilshire.

In reviewing the services provided by the Manager and the terms of the 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.

As required by the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “1940 Act”), the Trust’s Board has reviewed and approved the Management Agreement with the Manager. The Board’s decision to approve this contract reflects the exercise of its business judgment on whether to approve new arrangements and continue the existing arrangements. During its review of the contract, the Board considered many factors, among the most material of which are: the Funds’ investment objectives, the Manager’s management philosophy, personnel, processes and investment performance, including its compliance history and the adequacy of its 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 considered the compensation and benefits received by the Manager. This includes fees received for services provided to a Fund by employees of the Manager or of affiliates of the Manager and research services received by the

 

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Manager 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, Compliance Services Agreement and 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 Underlying Funds 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 the Manager’s compensation: the nature and quality of the services provided by the Manager, including the performance of the funds; the Manager’s cost of providing the services; the extent to which the Manager may realize “economies of scale” as the funds grow larger; any indirect benefits that may accrue to the Manager and its affiliates as a result of the Manager’s relationship with the funds; performance and expenses of comparable funds; the profitability to the Manager from acting as adviser to the funds; and the extent which the independent Board members are fully informed about all facts bearing on the Manager’s services and fees. The Trust’s Board is aware of these factors and took them into account in its review of the Management Agreement for the Funds.

The Board considered and weighed these circumstances in light of its experience in governing the Trust, 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 Manager. 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 the Management Agreement is informed by reports covering such matters as: the Manager’s investment philosophy, personnel and processes, and the Fund’s investment performance (in absolute terms as well as in relationship to its benchmark). In connection with comparing the performance of each Fund versus its benchmark, the Board receives reports on the extent to which the Fund’s performance may be attributed to various factors, such as asset class allocation decisions, overlay or global tactical asset allocation strategies, the performance of the Underlying Funds, rebalancing decisions, and the impact of cash positions and Fund fees and expenses. The Board also receives reports on the Funds’ expenses (including the advisory fee itself and the overall expense structure of the Funds, both in absolute terms and relative to similar and/or competing funds, with due regard for contractual or voluntary expense limitations); the nature and extent of the advisory and other services provided to the Fund by the Manager and its 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 the Manager are responding to them.

The Board also receives financial information about the Manager, including reports on the compensation and benefits the Manager derives from its relationships with the Funds. These reports cover not only the fees under the Management Agreement, but also fees, if any, received for providing other services to the Funds. The reports also discuss any indirect or “fall out” benefits the Manager or its affiliates may derive from its relationship with the Funds.

The Management Agreement on behalf of the MVP Funds was considered and approved at “in person” Board of Trustees meetings on the dates set forth above. At such meetings the Board also approved an Expense Limitation Agreement between the Manager and the Trust covering the MVP Funds for the period ending April 30, 2013. In connection with such meetings, the Trustees requested and evaluated extensive materials from the Manager, including hypothetical performance and estimated expense information for the MVP Funds compared to 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 of the Agreement 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. The independent (“disinterested”) Trustees also discussed the proposed approvals in a private session with such counsel at which no representatives of the Manager were present. In reaching their determinations relating to the approval of the Agreement, in respect of each Fund, the Trustees considered all factors they believed relevant. The Board based its decision to approve the Management Agreement 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 each MVP 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 the investment adviser and the approval of the advisory fee. 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.  The Trustees noted that the Manager, subject to the control of the Board of Trustees, administers each Fund’s business and other affairs. 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

 

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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 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 is responsible for maintaining and monitoring its own compliance program, and this compliance program has 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 MVP Funds under the Management Agreement.

(2)  The investment performance of the Fund and the Manager.  On the dates of the Board of Trustees meetings set forth above when the Management Agreement was approved on behalf of the MVP Funds, no historical investment performance information was available for the MVP Funds. The Trustees received from the Manager information on hypothetical calendar year performance, hypothetical relative performance, and hypothetical volatility management results for the MVP Funds. This information indicated, for example, that the implementation of the MVP risk management process reduced volatility.

(3)  The costs of services to be provided and profits to be realized by the Manager and its affiliates from the relationship with the Funds.  The Board considered that the Manager will receive an advisory fee from each of the MVP Funds. The Manager reported that for the two Fusion Funds the advisory fee to be paid put these Funds in the 58th percentile of the customized peer group. The Manager reported that for the two Index Strategy Funds the advisory fee to be paid by these Funds put them in the 11th percentile of the customized peer group. The Manager reported that for the BlackRock Fund, the Invesco Fund, and the Founding Strategy Fund, the advisory fee to be paid put these Funds in the 18th percentile of the customized peer group. Trustees were provided with information that the estimated operating expenses for the Fusion Funds put them at the 85th and 86th percentiles and the Index Strategy Funds in the 57th and 59th percentiles of the customized peer group. Trustees were provided with information for all of the MVP Funds comparing estimated operating and total expenses for the MVP Funds versus a customized peer group.

At the Board of Trustees meeting held October 26, 2011, the Manager provided information concerning the profitability of the Manager’s investment advisory activities for the period from 2009 through June 30, 2011. The MVP Funds did not exist during this time period. 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.

Based upon the information provided, the Board concluded that the MVP Funds’ advisory fees and anticipated expense ratios are not unreasonable, and determined that there was no evidence that the Manager’s level of profitability from its relationship with the MVP Funds would be 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 the advisory fee schedules for the MVP Funds do not contain breakpoints that reduce the fee rate on assets above specified levels. The Trustees recognized that breakpoints may be an appropriate way for the Manager to share its economies of scale, if any, with MVP Funds that have substantial assets. However, they also recognized that there may not be a direct relationship between any economies of scale realized by the MVP 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 services provided by the Manager. The Trustees noted that in the fund industry as a whole, as well as among funds similar to the MVP 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 MVP Funds.

 

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

The Trustees noted that the Manager has agreed to temporarily “cap” MVP 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 MVP Funds grow larger. The Board receives quarterly reports on the level of MVP Fund assets. It expects to consider whether or not to approve the Management Agreement 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.

 

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AZL MVP FusionSM Moderate Fund

Semi-Annual Report

June 30, 2012

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

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Table of Contents

Expense Examples and Portfolio Composition

Page 1

Consolidated Schedule of Portfolio Investments

Page 2

Consolidated Statement of Assets and Liabilities

Page 3

Consolidated Statement of Operations

Page 3

Consolidated Statement of Changes in Net Assets

Page 4

Consolidated Financial Highlights

Page 5

Consolidated Notes to the Financial Statements

Page 6

Other Information

Page 11

Approval of Investment Advisory and Subadvisory Agreements

Page 12

 

 

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.


ALLIANZ VARIABLE INSURANCE PRODUCTS FUND OF FUNDS TRUST

AZL MVP Fusion Moderate Fund

Expense Examples

(Unaudited)

 

As a shareholder of the AZL MVP Fusion Moderate 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 if the expenses that apply to subaccounts of the insurance contracts were included, your costs would have been higher.

These expenses 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
1/10/12
     Ending
Account Value
6/30/12
     Expense Paid
During Period*
1/10/12 - 6/30/12
     Annualized
Expense Ratio
During  Period

1/10/12 - 6/30/12
 

AZL MVP Fusion Moderate Fund

   $ 1,000.00       $ 1,039.00       $ 1.54         0.32 % 

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
1/1/12
     Ending
Account Value
6/30/12
     Expense Paid
During Period**
1/1/12 - 6/30/12
     Annualized
Expense Ratio
During Period
1/1/12 - 6/30/12
 

AZL MVP Fusion Moderate Fund

   $ 1,000.00       $ 1,023.27       $ 1.61         0.32 % 

 

  * Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by the number of days in the period from January 10, 2012 (date of commencement of operations) to June 30, 2012 divided by the number of days in the fiscal year.
  ** Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by the number of days in the most recent fiscal half-year divided by the number of days in the fiscal year (to reflect one half-year period). Information shown reflects values using the expense ratios for the 173 days of operations during the period, and has been annualized to reflect values for the period January 1, 2012 to June 30, 2012.

Portfolio Composition

(Unaudited)

 

Investment

   Percentage of
net assets+
 

Domestic Equities

     36.6 % 

Fixed Income

     32.4   

International Equities

     20.6   

Alternatives

     4.5   

Money Markets

     0.7   
  

 

 

 

Total

     94.8 % 
  

 

 

 

 

  + 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 FUND OF FUNDS TRUST

AZL MVP Fusion Moderate Fund

Consolidated Schedule of Portfolio Investments

June 30, 2012

(Unaudited)

 

Shares           Fair
Value
 
     

 

Affiliated Investment Companies (94.1%):

  

  167,107      

AZL Allianz AGIC Opportunity Fund

   $ 2,030,350   
  397,193      

AZL BlackRock Capital Appreciation Fund

     5,342,240   
  246,114      

AZL Columbia Mid Cap Value Fund

     1,995,984   
  319,957      

AZL Columbia Small Cap Value Fund

     3,333,950   
  260,186      

AZL Dreyfus Research Growth Fund

     2,674,708   
  943,877      

AZL Eaton Vance Large Cap Value Fund

     7,956,885   
  539,164      

AZL International Index Fund

     6,707,198   
  237,177      

AZL Invesco Growth and Income Fund

     2,644,528   
  548,441      

AZL Invesco International Equity Fund

     8,012,723   
  470,295      

AZL JPMorgan International Opportunities Fund

     6,701,697   
  665,370      

AZL JPMorgan U.S. Equity Fund

     6,660,352   
  177,531      

AZL MFS Investors Trust Fund

     2,662,970   
  82,080      

AZL Mid Cap Index Fund

     1,332,978   
  442,924      

AZL Morgan Stanley Global Real Estate Fund

     3,995,171   
  141,146      

AZL Morgan Stanley Mid Cap Growth Fund

     1,997,214   
  311,332      

AZL NFJ International Value Fund

     4,006,842   
  127,272      

AZL Oppenheimer Discovery Fund

     1,338,899   
  300,508      

AZL Russell 1000 Growth Index Fund

     3,657,179   
Shares           Fair
Value
 
     

 

Affiliated Investment Companies, continued

  

  473,091      

AZL Russell 1000 Value Index Fund

   $ 5,308,079   
  267,710      

AZL Schroder Emerging Markets Equity Fund, Class 2

     2,010,502   
  284,941      

PIMCO PVIT CommodityRealReturn Strategy Portfolio

     2,014,532   
  393,860      

PIMCO PVIT Global Advantage Strategy Bond Portfolio

     3,922,847   
  508,087      

PIMCO PVIT High Yield Portfolio

     3,922,429   
  355,714      

PIMCO PVIT Real Return Portfolio

     5,175,644   
  2,300,147      

PIMCO PVIT Total Return Portfolio

     26,313,681   
  385,434      

PIMCO PVIT Unconstrained Bond Portfolio

     3,892,881   
     

 

 

 

 
 

Total Affiliated Investment Companies
(Cost $125,835,239)

     125,612,463   
     

 

 

 

 

Unaffiliated Investment Company (0.7%):

  
  913,956      

Dreyfus Treasury Prime Cash Management, Institutional Shares, 0.00%(a)

     913,956   
     

 

 

 

 
 

Total Unaffiliated Investment Company
(Cost $913,956)

     913,956   
     

 

 

 

 
 

Total Investment Securities
(Cost $126,749,195)(b) — 94.8%

     126,526,419   

 

Net other assets (liabilities) — 5.2%

     6,871,768   
     

 

 

 

 

Net Assets — 100.0%

   $ 133,398,187   
     

 

 

 
 

 

 

Percentages indicated are based on net assets as of June 30, 2012.

 

(a) The rate represents the effective yield at June 30, 2012.

 

(b) 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 September Futures

     Long         9/24/12         62       $ 4,204,840       $ 130,049   

U.S. Treasury 10-Year Note September Futures

     Long         9/20/14         17         2,267,375         (10,524 ) 
              

 

 

 

Total

               $ 119,525   
              

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

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ALLIANZ VARIABLE INSURANCE PRODUCTS FUND OF FUNDS TRUST

AZL MVP Fusion Moderate Fund

 

Consolidated Statement of Assets and Liabilities

June 30, 2012

(Unaudited)

 

     AZL MVP
Fusion
Moderate
Fund
 

Assets:

  

Investment securities, at cost

   $ 126,749,195   
  

 

 

 

Investment securities, at value

   $ 126,526,419   

Segregated cash with broker

     6,622,282   

Interest and dividends receivable

     91,972   

Receivable for capital shares issued

     1,231,045   
  

 

 

 

Total Assets

     134,471,718   
  

 

 

 

Liabilities:

  

Payable for investments purchased

     1,005,928   

Manager fees payable

     15,368   

Administration fees payable

     17,252   

Custodian fees payable

     2,963   

Administrative and compliance services fees payable

     2,371   

Other accrued liabilities

     29,649   
  

 

 

 

Total Liabilities

     1,073,531   
  

 

 

 

Net Assets

   $ 133,398,187   
  

 

 

 

Net Assets Consist of:

  

Capital

   $ 133,393,829   

Accumulated net investment income/(loss)

     183,228   

Accumulated net realized gains/(losses) from investment transactions

     (75,619 ) 

Net unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on investments

     (103,251 ) 
  

 

 

 

Net Assets

   $ 133,398,187   
  

 

 

 

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

     12,834,662   

Net Asset Value (offering and redemption price per share)

   $ 10.39   
  

 

 

 

Consolidated Statement of Operations

For the Period Ended June 30, 2012

(Unaudited)

 

     AZL MVP
Fusion
Moderate
Fund(a)
 

Investment Income:

  

Dividends

   $ 271,568   
  

 

 

 

Total Investment Income

     271,568   
  

 

 

 

Expenses:

  

Manager fees

     67,874   

Administration fees

     38,277   

Custodian fees

     2,783   

Administrative and compliance services fees

     907   

Trustee fees

     2,152   

Professional fees

     12,164   

Shareholder reports

     2,702   

Other expenses

     2,521   
  

 

 

 

Total expenses before reductions

     129,380   

Less expenses contractually waived/reimbursed by the Manager

     (27,435 ) 

Less expenses voluntarily waived/reimbursed by the Manager

     (13,605 ) 
  

 

 

 

Net expenses

     88,340   
  

 

 

 

Net Investment Income/(Loss)

     183,228   
  

 

 

 

Realized and Unrealized Gains/(Losses) on Investments:

  

Net realized gains/(losses) on securities transactions

     (851 ) 

Net realized gains/(losses) on futures contracts

     (74,768 ) 

Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments

     (103,251 ) 
  

 

 

 

Net Realized/Unrealized Gains/(Losses) on Investments

     (178,870 ) 
  

 

 

 

Change in Net Assets Resulting From Operations

   $ 4,358   
  

 

 

 

 

(a) For the Period January 10, 2012 (commencement of operations) to June 30, 2012.
 

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

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ALLIANZ VARIABLE INSURANCE PRODUCTS FUND OF FUNDS TRUST

Consolidated Statement of Changes in Net Assets

 

     AZL MVP
Fusion Moderate Fund
 
     January 10, 2012
to
June 30, 2012(a)
 
     (Unaudited)  

Change in Net Assets:

  

Operations:

  

Net investment income/(loss)

   $ 183,228   

Net realized gains/(losses) on investment transactions

     (75,619 ) 

Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments

     (103,251 ) 
  

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from operations

     4,358   
  

 

 

 

Capital Transactions:

  

Proceeds from shares issued

     137,731,686   

Value of shares redeemed

     (4,337,857 ) 
  

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from capital transactions

     133,393,829   
  

 

 

 

Change in net assets

     133,398,187   

Net Assets:

  

Beginning of period

     —   
  

 

 

 

End of period

   $ 133,398,187   
  

 

 

 

Accumulated net investment income/(loss)

   $ 183,228   
  

 

 

 

Share Transactions:

  

Shares issued

     13,246,917   

Shares redeemed

     (412,255 ) 
  

 

 

 

Change in shares

     12,834,662   
  

 

 

 

 

(a) Period from commencement of operations.

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

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ALLIANZ VARIABLE INSURANCE PRODUCTS FUND OF FUNDS TRUST

AZL MVP Fusion Moderate Fund

Consolidated Financial Highlights

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

 

     January 10,
2012 to
June  30,
2012(a)
 
     (Unaudited)  

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period

   $ 10.00   
  

 

 

 

Investment Activities:

  

Net Investment Income/(Loss)

     0.01   

Net Realized and Unrealized Gains/(Losses) on Investments

     0.38 (b) 
  

 

 

 

Total from Investment Activities

     0.39   
  

 

 

 

Net Asset Value, End of Period

   $ 10.39   
  

 

 

 

Total Return(c)

     3.90 % 

Ratios to Average Net Assets/ Supplemental Data:

  

Net Assets, End of Period ($000’s)

   $ 133,398   

Net Investment Income/(Loss)(d)

     0.67 % 

Expenses Before Reductions(d)(e)

     0.42 % 

Expenses Net of Reductions(d)

     0.32 % 

Portfolio Turnover Rate

     — %(f) 

 

 

(a) Period from commencement of operations.

 

(b) The amount shown for a share outstanding throughout the period does not accord with the change in aggregate gains and losses in the portfolio of securities during the period because of the timing of sales and purchases of fund shares in relation to fluctuating market values during the period.

 

(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) Represents less than 0.005%.

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

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ALLIANZ VARIABLE INSURANCE PRODUCTS FUND OF FUNDS TRUST

AZL MVP Fusion Moderate Fund

Consolidated Notes to the Financial Statements

June 30, 2012 (Unaudited)

 

1. Organization

The Allianz Variable Insurance Products Fund of Funds Trust (the “Trust”) was organized as a Delaware statutory trust on June 16, 2004. The Trust is a diversified open-end management investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, (the “1940 Act”). The Trust consists of 13 separate investment portfolios (collectively, the “Funds”), of which one is included in this report, the AZL MVP Fusion Balanced Fund (the “Fund”), and 12 are presented in separate reports.

The Fund is a “fund of funds,” which means that the Fund invests in other mutual funds. Underlying Funds invest in stock, bonds, and other securities and reflect varying amounts of potential investment risk and reward. Periodically, the Fund will adjust its asset allocation as it seeks to achieve its investment objective.

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 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 that 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.

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 following the trade date. However, for financial reporting purposes, securities transactions are accounted for on trade date. Net realized gains and losses on investments sold are recorded on the basis of identified cost of the security lot sold with the net sales proceeds. 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.

Consolidation of Subsidiaries

The Fund’s primary vehicle for gaining exposure to derivatives is through investments in its wholly-owned and controlled subsidiary, the AZL MVP FB Investments Trust (the “Subsidiary”).

As of June 30, 2012, the Fund’s aggregate investment in the Subsidiary was $6,642,033, representing 4.98% of the Subsidiary’s net assets.

The Fund’s investments have been consolidated and include the portfolio holdings of the Subsidiary.

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.

 

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ALLIANZ VARIABLE INSURANCE PRODUCTS FUND OF FUNDS TRUST

AZL MVP Fusion Moderate Fund

Consolidated Notes to the Financial Statements, continued

June 30, 2012 (Unaudited)

 

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, and reclassification of certain 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 Trust.

Derivative Instruments

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

Futures Contracts

During the period ended June 30, 2012, the Trust invested in futures contracts with low or negative correlations to the broad market. The futures contracts entered into by the Trust support in reducing volatility in the investment portfolios of the funds that invest in the Trust. Futures contracts are valued based upon their quoted daily settlement prices. Upon entering into a futures contract, the Trust 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 Trust. 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 Consolidated 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 $6.4 million as of June 30, 2012. The monthly average notional amount for these contracts was $3.0 for the period ended June 30, 2012.

Realized gains and losses are reported as “Net realized gains/(losses) from futures transactions” on the Consolidated Statement of Operations.

Summary of Derivative Instruments

The following is a summary of the fair value of derivative instruments as of June 30, 2012:

 

    

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    $ 130,049       Payable for variation margin on futures contracts    $ 10,524   

 

  * 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

 

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AZL MVP Fusion Moderate Fund

Consolidated Notes to the Financial Statements, continued

June 30, 2012 (Unaudited)

 

The following is a summary of the effect of derivative instruments on the Statements of Operations for the period ended June 30, 2012:

 

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    $ (74,768 )    $ 119,525   

 

3. Related Party Transactions

The Manager provides investment advisory and management services for the Fund. 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 and expenses paid indirectly, based on the daily net assets of the Fund, through April 30, 2013. Expenses incurred for investment advisory and management services are reflected on the Consolidated Statement of Operations as “Manager fees.”

For the period ended June 30, 2012, the annual rate due to the Manager and the annual expense limit were as follows:

 

     Annual Rate     Expense Limit  

AZL MVP Fusion Moderate Fund

     0.20 %*      0.30 % 

AZL MVP FM Investments Trust

     1.00 %      1.25 % 

 

  * The Manager voluntarily reduced the management fee to 0.15%. 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 or Subsidiary 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 or Subsidiary’s expenses to exceed the stated limit during the respective year. Any amounts recouped by the Manager during the period are reflected on the Consolidated Statement of Operations as “Recoupment of prior expenses reimbursed by the Manager. At June 30, 2012, the contractual reimbursements that are subject to repayment by the Fund or Subsidiary in subsequent years were as follows:

 

     Expires
12/31/15
 

AZL MVP Fusion Moderate Fund

   $ —   

AZL MVP FM Investments Trust

     27,435   

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 Consolidated 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 Consolidated 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 fee, accrued daily and paid monthly. In addition, the Administrator is entitled to annual account fees related to the transfer agency system, and a Trust-wide annual fee for providing infrastructure and support in implementing the written policies and procedures comprising the Fund’s compliance

 

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ALLIANZ VARIABLE INSURANCE PRODUCTS FUND OF FUNDS TRUST

AZL MVP Fusion Moderate Fund

Consolidated Notes to the Financial Statements, continued

June 30, 2012 (Unaudited)

 

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 Consolidated 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 a Trust-wide annual fee of $7,500, paid by the Manager from its profits and not by the Trust, for recordkeeping and reporting services.

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 period ended June 30, 2012, $100 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 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, 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 Trust in proportion to the assets under management of each Trust. During the period ended June 30, 2012, actual Trustee compensation was $399,000 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)

Changes in valuation techniques may result in transfers in or out of an assigned level within the disclosure hierarchy. The Fund determines transfers between fair value hierarchy levels at the reporting period end. The inputs or methodology used for valuing investments is not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those investments.

Investments in other investment companies are valued at their published net asset value (“NAV”). 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). The investments utilizing Level 1 valuations represent investments in open-end investment companies. The investments utilizing Level 2 valuations represent investments in funds that are only offered to Funds in the Trust and the Fund has the ability to redeem its interest at NAV daily.

For the period ended June 30, 2012, 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 June 30, 2012 in valuing the Fund’s investments based upon the three levels defined above:

 

     Level 1      Level 2      Total  

Investment Securities:

        

Affiliated Investment Companies

   $ 125,612,463       $ —       $ 125,612,463   

Unaffiliated Investment Company

     913,956         —         913,956   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Investment Securities

   $ 126,526,419       $ —       $ 126,526,419   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Other Financial Instruments:*

        

Futures Contracts

   $ 119,525       $ —       $ 119,525   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Investments

   $ 126,645,944       $ —       $ 126,645,944   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  * Other Financial Instruments would include any derivative instruments, such as futures contracts. These investments are generally recorded in the financial statements at the unrealized gain or loss on the investment.

 

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ALLIANZ VARIABLE INSURANCE PRODUCTS FUND OF FUNDS TRUST

AZL MVP Fusion Moderate Fund

Consolidated Notes to the Financial Statements, continued

June 30, 2012 (Unaudited)

 

In December 2011, the FASB issued ASU No. 2011-11 “Disclosures about Offsetting Assets and Liabilities” requiring disclosure of both gross and net information related to offsetting and related arrangements enabling users of its financial statements to understand the effect of those arrangements on the entity’s financial position. The objective of this disclosure is to facilitate comparison between those entities that prepare their financial statements on the basis of U.S. GAAP and those entities that prepare their financial statements on the basis of IFRSs. ASU No. 2011-11 is effective for interim and annual periods beginning on or after January 1, 2013. Adoption of ASU 2011-11 will have no effect on the Fund’s net assets. At this time, management is evaluating any impact ASU No. 2011-11 may have on the Fund’s financial statements disclosures.

 

5. Security Purchases and Sales

For the period ended June 30, 2012, cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of securities (excluding securities maturing less than one year from acquisition) were as follows:

 

     Purchases      Sales  

AZL Fusion Moderate Fund

   $ 96,316,401       $ 34,937,624   

 

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 June 30, 2012 is $126,750,113. The gross unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on a tax basis is as follows:

 

Unrealized appreciation

  $ 747,582   

Unrealized depreciation

    (971,276 ) 
 

 

 

 

Net unrealized depreciation

  $ (223,694 ) 
 

 

 

 

 

7. Subsequent Events

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.

 

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ALLIANZ VARIABLE INSURANCE PRODUCTS FUND OF FUNDS 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 Fund of Funds 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 FUND OF FUNDS TRUST

 

Approval of Investment Advisory Agreement (Unaudited)

At “in person” meetings held on the following dates the Board of Trustees of the Allianz Variable Insurance Products Fund of Funds Trust (the “Trust”) authorized the creation of and approved Management Agreements between the Trust and Allianz Investment Management LLC (the “Manager”) for the following seven new Funds (the “MVP Funds”) of the Trust:

 

Board of Trustees

Meeting Date

  


New Fund

September 14, 2011

  

AZL MVP Fusion Moderate Fund \

AZL MVP Fusion Balanced Fund  / (the “Fusion Funds”)

  

AZL MVP Growth Index Strategy Fund   \

AZL MVP Balanced Index Strategy Fund / (the “Index Strategy Funds”)

October 26, 2011

  

AZL MVP BlackRock Global Allocation Fund (the “BlackRock Fund”)

AZL MVP Invesco Equity and Income Fund (the “Invesco Fund”)

February 24, 2012

   AZL MVP Franklin Templeton Founding Strategy Plus Fund (the “Founding Strategy Fund”)

Prior to the creation of the seven MVP Funds, the Trust had six Funds (the “Original Funds”). The MVP Funds and the Original Funds are referred to collectively as the “Funds.”

Subject to the general supervision of the Board of Trustees and in accordance with each Fund’s investment objectives and restrictions, investment advisory services are provided to the Funds by the Manager. The Manager manages each Fund pursuant to an investment management agreement (the “Management Agreement”) with the Trust in respect of each such Fund. The Management Agreement provides that the Manager, subject to the supervision and approval of the Board of Trustees, is responsible for the management of each Fund. This management includes making asset allocation decisions and investment decisions pursuant to which the Fusion Funds will invest in shares of Permitted Underlying Funds and in other Permitted Underlying Investments. The Manager also makes investment decisions for the other MVP Funds. For the MVP Funds, the Manager is responsible for implementing the MVP (Managed Volatility Portfolio) risk management process which is intended to adjust and manage the risk of the portfolio. As part of this process, each MVP Fund may gain exposure to derivatives by investing up to 20% of its assets in a wholly-owned subsidiary which is managed by the Manager.

For management services, each Fund pays the Manager an investment advisory fee based upon each Fund’s average daily net assets. The Manager has contractually agreed to limit the expenses of each Fund by reimbursing each Fund if and when total Fund operating expenses exceed certain amounts until at least May 1, 2013.

Wilshire Funds Management (“Wilshire”) serves as a consultant to the Manager in preparing statistical and other factual information for use in the creation and maintenance of the asset allocation models for the Fusion Funds pursuant to an agreement between the Manager and Wilshire. Wilshire serves as a consultant to the Manager with respect to selecting the Fusion Permitted Underlying Investments and the Fund’s asset allocations among the Permitted Underlying Investments. The Manager, not any Fund, pays a consultant fee to Wilshire.

In reviewing the services provided by the Manager and the terms of the 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.

As required by the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “1940 Act”), the Trust’s Board has reviewed and approved the Management Agreement with the Manager. The Board’s decision to approve this contract reflects the exercise of its business judgment on whether to approve new arrangements and continue the existing arrangements. During its review of the contract, the Board considered many factors, among the most material of which are: the Funds’ investment objectives, the Manager’s management philosophy, personnel, processes and investment performance, including its compliance history and the adequacy of its 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.

 

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The Board also considered the compensation and benefits received by the Manager. This includes fees received for services provided to a Fund by employees of the Manager or of affiliates of the Manager and research services received by the Manager 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, Compliance Services Agreement and 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 Underlying Funds 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 the Manager’s compensation: the nature and quality of the services provided by the Manager, including the performance of the funds; the Manager’s cost of providing the services; the extent to which the Manager may realize “economies of scale” as the funds grow larger; any indirect benefits that may accrue to the Manager and its affiliates as a result of the Manager’s relationship with the funds; performance and expenses of comparable funds; the profitability to the Manager from acting as adviser to the funds; and the extent which the independent Board members are fully informed about all facts bearing on the Manager’s services and fees. The Trust’s Board is aware of these factors and took them into account in its review of the Management Agreement for the Funds.

The Board considered and weighed these circumstances in light of its experience in governing the Trust, 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 Manager. 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 the Management Agreement is informed by reports covering such matters as: the Manager’s investment philosophy, personnel and processes, and the Fund’s investment performance (in absolute terms as well as in relationship to its benchmark). In connection with comparing the performance of each Fund versus its benchmark, the Board receives reports on the extent to which the Fund’s performance may be attributed to various factors, such as asset class allocation decisions, overlay or global tactical asset allocation strategies, the performance of the Underlying Funds, rebalancing decisions, and the impact of cash positions and Fund fees and expenses. The Board also receives reports on the Funds’ expenses (including the advisory fee itself and the overall expense structure of the Funds, both in absolute terms and relative to similar and/or competing funds, with due regard for contractual or voluntary expense limitations); the nature and extent of the advisory and other services provided to the Fund by the Manager and its 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 the Manager are responding to them.

The Board also receives financial information about the Manager, including reports on the compensation and benefits the Manager derives from its relationships with the Funds. These reports cover not only the fees under the Management Agreement, but also fees, if any, received for providing other services to the Funds. The reports also discuss any indirect or “fall out” benefits the Manager or its affiliates may derive from its relationship with the Funds.

The Management Agreement on behalf of the MVP Funds was considered and approved at “in person” Board of Trustees meetings on the dates set forth above. At such meetings the Board also approved an Expense Limitation Agreement between the Manager and the Trust covering the MVP Funds for the period ending April 30, 2013. In connection with such meetings, the Trustees requested and evaluated extensive materials from the Manager, including hypothetical performance and estimated expense information for the MVP Funds compared to 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 of the Agreement 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. The independent (“disinterested”) Trustees also discussed the proposed approvals in a private session with such counsel at which no representatives of the Manager were present. In reaching their determinations relating to the approval of the Agreement, in respect of each Fund, the Trustees considered all factors they believed relevant. The Board based its decision to approve the Management Agreement 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 each MVP 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 the investment adviser and the approval of the advisory fee. 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.  The Trustees noted that the Manager, subject to the control of the Board of Trustees, administers each Fund’s business and other affairs. The Trustees noted that the Manager also

 

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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 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 is responsible for maintaining and monitoring its own compliance program, and this compliance program has 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 MVP Funds under the Management Agreement.

(2)  The investment performance of the Fund and the Manager.  On the dates of the Board of Trustees meetings set forth above when the Management Agreement was approved on behalf of the MVP Funds, no historical investment performance information was available for the MVP Funds. The Trustees received from the Manager information on hypothetical calendar year performance, hypothetical relative performance, and hypothetical volatility management results for the MVP Funds. This information indicated, for example, that the implementation of the MVP risk management process reduced volatility.

(3)  The costs of services to be provided and profits to be realized by the Manager and its affiliates from the relationship with the Funds.  The Board considered that the Manager will receive an advisory fee from each of the MVP Funds. The Manager reported that for the two Fusion Funds the advisory fee to be paid put these Funds in the 58th percentile of the customized peer group. The Manager reported that for the two Index Strategy Funds the advisory fee to be paid by these Funds put them in the 11th percentile of the customized peer group. The Manager reported that for the BlackRock Fund, the Invesco Fund, and the Founding Strategy Fund, the advisory fee to be paid put these Funds in the 18th percentile of the customized peer group. Trustees were provided with information that the estimated operating expenses for the Fusion Funds put them at the 85th and 86th percentiles and the Index Strategy Funds in the 57th and 59th percentiles of the customized peer group. Trustees were provided with information for all of the MVP Funds comparing estimated operating and total expenses for the MVP Funds versus a customized peer group.

At the Board of Trustees meeting held October 26, 2011, the Manager provided information concerning the profitability of the Manager’s investment advisory activities for the period from 2009 through June 30, 2011. The MVP Funds did not exist during this time period. 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.

Based upon the information provided, the Board concluded that the MVP Funds’ advisory fees and anticipated expense ratios are not unreasonable, and determined that there was no evidence that the Manager’s level of profitability from its relationship with the MVP Funds would be 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 the advisory fee schedules for the MVP Funds do not contain breakpoints that reduce the fee rate on assets above specified levels. The Trustees recognized that breakpoints may be an appropriate way for the Manager to share its economies of scale, if any, with MVP Funds that have substantial assets. However, they also recognized that there may not be a direct relationship between any economies of scale realized by the MVP 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 services provided by the Manager. The Trustees noted that in the fund industry as a whole, as well as among funds similar to the MVP 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 MVP Funds.

 

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

The Trustees noted that the Manager has agreed to temporarily “cap” MVP 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 MVP Funds grow larger. The Board receives quarterly reports on the level of MVP Fund assets. It expects to consider whether or not to approve the Management Agreement 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.

 

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

  

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AZL® MVP Growth Index Strategy Fund

Semi-Annual Report

June 30, 2012

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

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Table of Contents

Expense Examples and Portfolio Composition

Page 1

Consolidated Schedule of Portfolio Investments

Page 2

Consolidated Statement of Assets and Liabilities

Page 3

Consolidated Statement of Operations

Page 3

Consolidated Statement of Changes in Net Assets

Page 4

Consolidated Financial Highlights

Page 5

Consolidated Notes to the Financial Statements

Page 6

Other Information

Page 11

Approval of Investment Advisory and Subadvisory Agreements

Page 12

 

 

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.


ALLIANZ VARIABLE INSURANCE PRODUCTS FUND OF FUNDS TRUST

AZL MVP Growth Index Strategy Fund

Expense Examples

(Unaudited)

 

As a shareholder of the AZL MVP Growth Index Strategy 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 if the expenses that apply to subaccounts of the insurance contracts were included, your costs would have been higher.

These expenses 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
1/10/12
     Ending
Account Value
6/30/12
     Expense Paid
During Period*
1/10/12 - 6/30/12
     Annualized
Expense Ratio
During Period
1/10/12 - 6/30/12
 

AZL MVP Growth Index Strategy Fund

   $ 1,000.00       $ 1,039.00       $ 1.11         0.23 % 

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
1/1/12
     Ending
Account Value
6/30/12
     Expense Paid
During Period**
1/1/12 - 6/30/12
     Annualized
Expense Ratio
During Period
1/1/12 - 6/30/12
 

AZL MVP Growth Index Strategy Fund

   $ 1,000.00       $ 1,023.72       $ 1.16         0.23 % 

 

  * Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by the number of days in the period from January 10, 2012 (date of commencement of operations) to June 30, 2012 divided by the number of days in the fiscal year.
  ** Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by the number of days in the most recent fiscal half-year divided by the number of days in the fiscal year (to reflect one half-year period). Information shown reflects values using the expense ratios for the 173 days of operations during the period, and has been annualized to reflect values for the period January 1, 2012 to June 30, 2012.

Portfolio Composition

(Unaudited)

 

Investment

   Percentage of
net assets+
 

Domestic Equities

     52.3 % 

Fixed Income

     23.1   

International Equities

     19.2   

Money Markets

     0.3   
  

 

 

 

Total

     94.9 % 
  

 

 

 

 

  + 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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AZL MVP Growth Index Strategy Fund

Consolidated Schedule of Portfolio Investments

June 30, 2012

(Unaudited)

 

Shares           Fair
Value
 
     

 

Affiliated Investment Companies (94.6%):

  

  2,966,900      

AZL Enhanced Bond Index Fund

   $ 33,466,630   
  2,233,096      

AZL International Index Fund

     27,802,050   
  984,253      

AZL Mid Cap Index Fund

     15,984,263   
  5,465,789      

AZL S&P 500 Index Fund, Class 2

     51,761,024   
  752,978      

AZL Small Cap Stock Index Fund

     8,004,161   
     

 

 

 

 
 

Total Affiliated Investment Companies
(Cost $137,063,832)

     137,018,128   
     

 

 

 

 

Unaffiliated Investment Company (0.3%):

  
  385,276      

Dreyfus Treasury Prime Cash Management, Institutional Shares, 0.00%(a)

     385,276   
     

 

 

 

 
 

Total Unaffiliated Investment Company
(Cost $385,276)

     385,276   
     

 

 

 

 
 

Total Investment Securities
(Cost $137,449,108)(b) — 94.9%

     137,403,404   

 

Net other assets (liabilities) — 5.1%

     7,319,800   
     

 

 

 

 

Net Assets — 100.0%

   $ 144,723,204   
     

 

 

 
 

 

 

Percentages indicated are based on net assets as of June 30, 2012.

 

(a) The rate represents the effective yield at June 30, 2012.

 

(b) 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 September Futures

     Short         9/24/2012         (19 )    $ (1,288,580 )    $ (40,139 ) 

U.S. Treasury 10-Year Note September Futures

     Long         9/20/2012         13        1,733,875        (9,050 ) 
            

 

 

 

Total

             $ (49,189 ) 
            

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

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AZL MVP Growth Index Strategy Fund

 

Consolidated Statement of Assets and Liabilities

June 30, 2012

(Unaudited)

 

     AZL MVP
Growth
Index
Strategy
Fund
 

Assets:

  

Investment securities, at cost

   $ 137,449,108   
  

 

 

 

Investment securities, at value

   $ 137,403,404   

Segregated cash with broker

     7,094,506   

Receivable for capital shares issued

     681,363   

Receivable for variation margin on futures contracts

     9,511   
  

 

 

 

Total Assets

     145,188,784   
  

 

 

 

Liabilities:

  

Cash overdraft

     9,511   

Payable for investments purchased

     385,276   

Manager fees payable

     10,860   

Administration fees payable

     18,943   

Custodian fees payable

     2,731   

Administrative and compliance services fees payable

     3,049   

Other accrued liabilities

     35,210   
  

 

 

 

Total Liabilities

     465,580   
  

 

 

 

Net Assets

   $ 144,723,204   
  

 

 

 

Net Assets Consist of:

  

Capital

   $ 145,014,542   

Accumulated net investment income/(loss)

     (69,680 ) 

Accumulated net realized gains/(losses) from investment transactions

     (126,765 ) 

Net unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on investments

     (94,893 ) 
  

 

 

 

Net Assets

   $ 144,723,204   
  

 

 

 

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

     13,922,608   

Net Asset Value (offering and redemption price per share)

   $ 10.39   
  

 

 

 

Consolidated Statement of Operations

For the Period Ended June 30, 2012

(Unaudited)

 

     AZL MVP
Growth
Index
Strategy
Fund (a)
 

Expenses:

  

Manager fees

   $ 44,633   

Administration fees

     43,237   

Custodian fees

     2,693   

Administrative and compliance services fees

     1,154   

Trustee fees

     2,775   

Professional fees

     13,351   

Shareholder reports

     3,278   

Other expenses

     2,789   
  

 

 

 

Total expenses before reductions

     113,910   

Less expenses contractually waived/reimbursed by the Manager

     (29,301 ) 

Less expenses voluntarily waived/reimbursed by the Manager

     (14,929 ) 
  

 

 

 

Net expenses

     69,680   
  

 

 

 

Net Investment Income/(Loss)

     (69,680 ) 
  

 

 

 

Realized and Unrealized Gains/(Losses) on Investments:

  

Net realized gains/(losses) on securities transactions

     (24,822 ) 

Net realized gains/(losses) on futures contracts

     (101,943 ) 

Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments

     (94,893 ) 
  

 

 

 

Net Realized/Unrealized Gains/(Losses) on Investments

     (221,658 ) 
  

 

 

 

Change in Net Assets Resulting From Operations

   $ (291,338 ) 
  

 

 

 

 

(a) For the Period January 10, 2012 (commencement of operations) to June 30, 2012.
 

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

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Consolidated Statement of Changes in Net Assets

 

     AZL MVP
Growth Index
Strategy Fund
 
     January 10, 2012
to

June 30, 2012(a)
 
     (Unaudited)  

Change in Net Assets:

  

Operations:

  

Net investment income/(loss)

   $ (69,680 ) 

Net realized gains/(losses) on investment transactions

     (126,765 ) 

Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments

     (94,893 ) 
  

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from operations

     (291,338 ) 
  

 

 

 

Capital Transactions:

  

Proceeds from shares issued

     150,101,353   

Value of shares redeemed

     (5,086,811 ) 
  

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from capital transactions

     145,014,542   
  

 

 

 

Change in net assets

     144,723,204   

Net Assets:

  

Beginning of period

     —   
  

 

 

 

End of period

   $ 144,723,204   
  

 

 

 

Accumulated net investment income/(loss)

   $ (69,680 ) 
  

 

 

 

Share Transactions:

  

Shares issued

     14,406,285   

Shares redeemed

     (483,677 ) 
  

 

 

 

Change in shares

     13,922,608   
  

 

 

 

 

(a) Period from commencement of operations.

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

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AZL MVP Growth Index Strategy Fund

Consolidated Financial Highlights

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

 

     January 10,
2012 to
June 30,
2012(a)
 
     (Unaudited)  

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period

   $ 10.00   
  

 

 

 

Investment Activities:

  

Net Investment Income/(Loss)

     (0.01 ) 

Net Realized and Unrealized Gains/(Losses) on Investments

     0.40 (b) 
  

 

 

 

Total from Investment Activities

     0.39   
  

 

 

 

Net Asset Value, End of Period

   $ 10.39   
  

 

 

 

Total Return(c)

     3.90 % 

Ratios to Average Net Assets/ Supplemental Data:

  

Net Assets, End of Period ($000’s)

   $ 144,723   

Net Investment Income/(Loss)(d)

     (0.23 )% 

Expenses Before Reductions(d)(e)

     0.33 % 

Expenses Net of Reductions(d)

     0.23 % 

Portfolio Turnover Rate

     2 % 

 

 

(a) Period from commencement of operations.

 

(b) The amount shown for a share outstanding throughout the period does not accord with the change in aggregate gains and losses in the portfolio of securities during the period because of the timing of sales and purchases of fund shares in relation to fluctuating market values during the period.

 

(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 MVP Growth Index Strategy Fund

Consolidated Notes to the Financial Statements

June 30, 2012 (Unaudited)

 

1. Organization

The Allianz Variable Insurance Products Fund of Funds Trust (the “Trust”) was organized as a Delaware statutory trust on June 16, 2004. The Trust is a diversified open-end management investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, (the “1940 Act”). The Trust consists of 13 separate investment portfolios (collectively, the “Funds”), of which one is included in this report, the AZL MVP Growth Index Strategy Fund (the “Fund”), and 12 are presented in separate reports.

The Fund is a “fund of funds,” which means that the Fund invests in other mutual funds. Underlying Funds invest in stock, bonds, and other securities and reflect varying amounts of potential investment risk and reward. Periodically, the Fund will adjust its asset allocation as it seeks to achieve its investment objective.

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 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 that 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.

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 following the trade date. However, for financial reporting purposes, securities transactions are accounted for on trade date. Net realized gains and losses on investments sold are recorded on the basis of identified cost of the security lot sold with the net sales proceeds. 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.

Consolidation of Subsidiaries

The Fund’s primary vehicle for gaining exposure to derivatives is through investments in its wholly-owned and controlled subsidiary, the AZL MVP GIS Investments Trust (the “Subsidiary”).

As of June 30, 2012, the Fund’s aggregate investment in the Subsidiary was $7,084,506, representing 4.90% of the Subsidiary’s net assets.

The Fund’s investments have been consolidated and include the portfolio holdings of the Subsidiary.

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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AZL MVP Growth Index Strategy Fund

Consolidated Notes to the Financial Statements, continued

June 30, 2012 (Unaudited)

 

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, and reclassification of certain 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 Trust.

Derivative Instruments

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

Futures Contracts

During the period ended June 30, 2012, the Trust invested in futures contracts with low or negative correlations to the broad market. The futures contracts entered into by the Trust support in reducing volatility in the investment portfolios of the funds that invest in the Trust. Futures contracts are valued based upon their quoted daily settlement prices. Upon entering into a futures contract, the Trust 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 Trust. 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 Consolidated 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 $3.0 million as of June 30, 2012. The monthly average notional amount for these contracts was $2.7 for the period ended June 30, 2012.

Realized gains and losses are reported as “Net realized gains/(losses) from futures transactions” on the Consolidated Statement of Operations.

Summary of Derivative Instruments

The following is a summary of the fair value of derivative instruments as of June 30, 2012:

 

    

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    $ —       Payable for variation margin on futures contracts    $ 49,189   

 

  * 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

 

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ALLIANZ VARIABLE INSURANCE PRODUCTS FUND OF FUNDS TRUST

AZL MVP Growth Index Strategy Fund

Consolidated Notes to the Financial Statements, continued

June 30, 2012 (Unaudited)

 

The following is a summary of the effect of derivative instruments on the Statements of Operations for the period ended June 30, 2012:

 

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    $ (101,943 )    $ (49,189 ) 

 

3. Related Party Transactions

The Manager provides investment advisory and management services for the Fund. 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 and expenses paid indirectly, based on the daily net assets of the Fund, through April 30, 2013. Expenses incurred for investment advisory and management services are reflected on the Consolidated Statement of Operations as “Manager fees.”

For the period ended June 30, 2012, the annual rate due to the Manager and the annual expense limit were as follows:

 

     Annual Rate     Expense Limit  

AZL MVP Growth Index Strategy Fund

     0.05 %*      0.20 % 

AZL MVP GIS Investments Trust

     1.00 %      1.25 % 

 

  * The Manager voluntarily reduced the management fee to 0.05%. 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 or Subsidiary 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 or Subsidiary’s expenses to exceed the stated limit during the respective year. Any amounts recouped by the Manager during the period are reflected on the Consolidated Statement of Operations as “Recoupment of prior expenses reimbursed by the Manager. At June 30, 2012, the contractual reimbursements that are subject to repayment by the Fund or Subsidiary in subsequent years were as follows:

 

     Expires
12/31/15
 

AZL MVP Growth Index Strategy Fund

   $ —   

AZL MVP GIS Investments Trust

     29,301   

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 Consolidated Statement of Operations.

The Manager or an affiliate of the Manager serves as the investment adviser of certain underlying funds in which the Fund invests. At June 30, 2012, these underlying funds are noted as Affiliated Investment Companies in the Fund’s Consolidated Schedule of Portfolio Investments. The Manager or an affiliate of the Manager is paid a separate fee from the underlying funds for such services.

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 Consolidated Statement of Operations as “Administrative and compliance services fees.”

 

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AZL MVP Growth Index Strategy Fund

Consolidated Notes to the Financial Statements, continued

June 30, 2012 (Unaudited)

 

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 fee, accrued daily and paid monthly. In addition, the Administrator is entitled to annual account fees related to the transfer agency system, 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 a Trust-wide annual fee of $7,500, paid by the Manager from its profits and not by the Trust, for recordkeeping and reporting services.

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 period ended June 30, 2012, $105 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 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, 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 Trust in proportion to the assets under management of each Trust. During the period ended June 30, 2012, actual Trustee compensation was $399,000 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)

Changes in valuation techniques may result in transfers in or out of an assigned level within the disclosure hierarchy. The Fund determines transfers between fair value hierarchy levels at the reporting period end. The inputs or methodology used for valuing investments is not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those investments.

Investments in other investment companies are valued at their published net asset value (“NAV”). 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). The investments utilizing Level 1 valuations represent investments in open-end investment companies. The investments utilizing Level 2 valuations represent investments in funds that are only offered to Funds in the Trust and the Fund has the ability to redeem its interest at NAV daily.

For the period ended June 30, 2012, there were no Level 3 investments for which significant unobservable inputs were used to determine fair value.

 

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AZL MVP Growth Index Strategy Fund

Consolidated Notes to the Financial Statements, continued

June 30, 2012 (Unaudited)

 

The following is a summary of the valuation inputs used as of June 30, 2012 in valuing the Fund’s investments based upon the three levels defined above:

 

     Level 1     Level 2      Total  

Investment Securities:

       

Affiliated Investment Companies

   $ 137,018,128      $ —       $ 137,018,128   

Unaffiliated Investment Company

     385,276        —         385,276   
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Investment Securities

   $ 137,403,404      $ —       $ 137,403,404   
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Other Financial Instruments:*

       

Futures Contracts

   $ (49,189 )      —       $ (49,189 ) 
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Investments

   $ 137,354,215      $ —       $ 137,354,215   
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  * Other Financial Instruments would include any derivative instruments, such as futures contracts. These investments are generally recorded in the financial statements at the unrealized gain or loss on the investment.

In December 2011, the FASB issued ASU No. 2011-11 “Disclosures about Offsetting Assets and Liabilities” requiring disclosure of both gross and net information related to offsetting and related arrangements enabling users of its financial statements to understand the effect of those arrangements on the entity’s financial position. The objective of this disclosure is to facilitate comparison between those entities that prepare their financial statements on the basis of U.S. GAAP and those entities that prepare their financial statements on the basis of IFRSs. ASU No. 2011-11 is effective for interim and annual periods beginning on or after January 1, 2013. Adoption of ASU 2011-11 will have no effect on the Fund’s net assets. At this time, management is evaluating any impact ASU No. 2011-11 may have on the Fund’s financial statements disclosures.

 

5. Security Purchases and Sales

For the period ended June 30, 2012, cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of securities (excluding securities maturing less than one year from acquisition) were as follows:

 

     Purchases      Sales  

AZL MVP Growth Index Strategy Fund

   $ 145,469,719       $ 1,127,086   

 

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 June 30, 2012 is $137,474,482. The gross unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on a tax basis is as follows:

 

Unrealized appreciation

  $ 742,502   

Unrealized depreciation

    (813,580 ) 
 

 

 

 

Net unrealized depreciation

  $ (71,078 ) 
 

 

 

 

 

7. Subsequent Events

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.

 

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ALLIANZ VARIABLE INSURANCE PRODUCTS FUND OF FUNDS 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 Fund of Funds 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 FUND OF FUNDS TRUST

 

Approval of Investment Advisory Agreement (Unaudited)

At “in person” meetings held on the following dates the Board of Trustees of the Allianz Variable Insurance Products Fund of Funds Trust (the “Trust”) authorized the creation of and approved Management Agreements between the Trust and Allianz Investment Management LLC (the “Manager”) for the following seven new Funds (the “MVP Funds”) of the Trust:

 

Board of Trustees

Meeting Date

  


New Fund

September 14, 2011

  

AZL MVP Fusion Moderate Fund \

AZL MVP Fusion Balanced Fund  / (the “Fusion Funds”)

  

AZL MVP Growth Index Strategy Fund   \

AZL MVP Balanced Index Strategy Fund / (the “Index Strategy Funds”)

October 26, 2011

  

AZL MVP BlackRock Global Allocation Fund (the “BlackRock Fund”)

AZL MVP Invesco Equity and Income Fund (the “Invesco Fund”)

February 24, 2012

   AZL MVP Franklin Templeton Founding Strategy Plus Fund (the “Founding Strategy Fund”)

Prior to the creation of the seven MVP Funds, the Trust had six Funds (the “Original Funds”). The MVP Funds and the Original Funds are referred to collectively as the “Funds.”

Subject to the general supervision of the Board of Trustees and in accordance with each Fund’s investment objectives and restrictions, investment advisory services are provided to the Funds by the Manager. The Manager manages each Fund pursuant to an investment management agreement (the “Management Agreement”) with the Trust in respect of each such Fund. The Management Agreement provides that the Manager, subject to the supervision and approval of the Board of Trustees, is responsible for the management of each Fund. This management includes making asset allocation decisions and investment decisions pursuant to which the Fusion Funds will invest in shares of Permitted Underlying Funds and in other Permitted Underlying Investments. The Manager also makes investment decisions for the other MVP Funds. For the MVP Funds, the Manager is responsible for implementing the MVP (Managed Volatility Portfolio) risk management process which is intended to adjust and manage the risk of the portfolio. As part of this process, each MVP Fund may gain exposure to derivatives by investing up to 20% of its assets in a wholly-owned subsidiary which is managed by the Manager.

For management services, each Fund pays the Manager an investment advisory fee based upon each Fund’s average daily net assets. The Manager has contractually agreed to limit the expenses of each Fund by reimbursing each Fund if and when total Fund operating expenses exceed certain amounts until at least May 1, 2013.

Wilshire Funds Management (“Wilshire”) serves as a consultant to the Manager in preparing statistical and other factual information for use in the creation and maintenance of the asset allocation models for the Fusion Funds pursuant to an agreement between the Manager and Wilshire. Wilshire serves as a consultant to the Manager with respect to selecting the Fusion Permitted Underlying Investments and the Fund’s asset allocations among the Permitted Underlying Investments. The Manager, not any Fund, pays a consultant fee to Wilshire.

In reviewing the services provided by the Manager and the terms of the 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.

As required by the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “1940 Act”), the Trust’s Board has reviewed and approved the Management Agreement with the Manager. The Board’s decision to approve this contract reflects the exercise of its business judgment on whether to approve new arrangements and continue the existing arrangements. During its review of the contract, the Board considered many factors, among the most material of which are: the Funds’ investment objectives, the Manager’s management philosophy, personnel, processes and investment performance, including its compliance history and the adequacy of its 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 considered the compensation and benefits received by the Manager. This includes fees received for services provided to a Fund by employees of the Manager or of affiliates of the Manager and research services received by the

 

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Manager 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, Compliance Services Agreement and 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 Underlying Funds 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 the Manager’s compensation: the nature and quality of the services provided by the Manager, including the performance of the funds; the Manager’s cost of providing the services; the extent to which the Manager may realize “economies of scale” as the funds grow larger; any indirect benefits that may accrue to the Manager and its affiliates as a result of the Manager’s relationship with the funds; performance and expenses of comparable funds; the profitability to the Manager from acting as adviser to the funds; and the extent which the independent Board members are fully informed about all facts bearing on the Manager’s services and fees. The Trust’s Board is aware of these factors and took them into account in its review of the Management Agreement for the Funds.

The Board considered and weighed these circumstances in light of its experience in governing the Trust, 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 Manager. 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 the Management Agreement is informed by reports covering such matters as: the Manager’s investment philosophy, personnel and processes, and the Fund’s investment performance (in absolute terms as well as in relationship to its benchmark). In connection with comparing the performance of each Fund versus its benchmark, the Board receives reports on the extent to which the Fund’s performance may be attributed to various factors, such as asset class allocation decisions, overlay or global tactical asset allocation strategies, the performance of the Underlying Funds, rebalancing decisions, and the impact of cash positions and Fund fees and expenses. The Board also receives reports on the Funds’ expenses (including the advisory fee itself and the overall expense structure of the Funds, both in absolute terms and relative to similar and/or competing funds, with due regard for contractual or voluntary expense limitations); the nature and extent of the advisory and other services provided to the Fund by the Manager and its 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 the Manager are responding to them.

The Board also receives financial information about the Manager, including reports on the compensation and benefits the Manager derives from its relationships with the Funds. These reports cover not only the fees under the Management Agreement, but also fees, if any, received for providing other services to the Funds. The reports also discuss any indirect or “fall out” benefits the Manager or its affiliates may derive from its relationship with the Funds.

The Management Agreement on behalf of the MVP Funds was considered and approved at “in person” Board of Trustees meetings on the dates set forth above. At such meetings the Board also approved an Expense Limitation Agreement between the Manager and the Trust covering the MVP Funds for the period ending April 30, 2013. In connection with such meetings, the Trustees requested and evaluated extensive materials from the Manager, including hypothetical performance and estimated expense information for the MVP Funds compared to 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 of the Agreement 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. The independent (“disinterested”) Trustees also discussed the proposed approvals in a private session with such counsel at which no representatives of the Manager were present. In reaching their determinations relating to the approval of the Agreement, in respect of each Fund, the Trustees considered all factors they believed relevant. The Board based its decision to approve the Management Agreement 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 each MVP 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 the investment adviser and the approval of the advisory fee. 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.  The Trustees noted that the Manager, subject to the control of the Board of Trustees, administers each Fund’s business and other affairs. 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

 

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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 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 is responsible for maintaining and monitoring its own compliance program, and this compliance program has 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 MVP Funds under the Management Agreement.

(2)  The investment performance of the Fund and the Manager.  On the dates of the Board of Trustees meetings set forth above when the Management Agreement was approved on behalf of the MVP Funds, no historical investment performance information was available for the MVP Funds. The Trustees received from the Manager information on hypothetical calendar year performance, hypothetical relative performance, and hypothetical volatility management results for the MVP Funds. This information indicated, for example, that the implementation of the MVP risk management process reduced volatility.

(3)  The costs of services to be provided and profits to be realized by the Manager and its affiliates from the relationship with the Funds.  The Board considered that the Manager will receive an advisory fee from each of the MVP Funds. The Manager reported that for the two Fusion Funds the advisory fee to be paid put these Funds in the 58th percentile of the customized peer group. The Manager reported that for the two Index Strategy Funds the advisory fee to be paid by these Funds put them in the 11th percentile of the customized peer group. The Manager reported that for the BlackRock Fund, the Invesco Fund, and the Founding Strategy Fund, the advisory fee to be paid put these Funds in the 18th percentile of the customized peer group. Trustees were provided with information that the estimated operating expenses for the Fusion Funds put them at the 85th and 86th percentiles and the Index Strategy Funds in the 57th and 59th percentiles of the customized peer group. Trustees were provided with information for all of the MVP Funds comparing estimated operating and total expenses for the MVP Funds versus a customized peer group.

At the Board of Trustees meeting held October 26, 2011, the Manager provided information concerning the profitability of the Manager’s investment advisory activities for the period from 2009 through June 30, 2011. The MVP Funds did not exist during this time period. 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.

Based upon the information provided, the Board concluded that the MVP Funds’ advisory fees and anticipated expense ratios are not unreasonable, and determined that there was no evidence that the Manager’s level of profitability from its relationship with the MVP Funds would be 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 the advisory fee schedules for the MVP Funds do not contain breakpoints that reduce the fee rate on assets above specified levels. The Trustees recognized that breakpoints may be an appropriate way for the Manager to share its economies of scale, if any, with MVP Funds that have substantial assets. However, they also recognized that there may not be a direct relationship between any economies of scale realized by the MVP 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 services provided by the Manager. The Trustees noted that in the fund industry as a whole, as well as among funds similar to the MVP 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 MVP Funds.

 

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

The Trustees noted that the Manager has agreed to temporarily “cap” MVP 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 MVP Funds grow larger. The Board receives quarterly reports on the level of MVP Fund assets. It expects to consider whether or not to approve the Management Agreement 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.

 

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AZL® MVP Invesco Equity and Income Fund

Semi-Annual Report

June 30, 2012

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

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Table of Contents

Expense Examples and Portfolio Composition

Page 1

Consolidated Schedule of Portfolio Investments

Page 2

Consolidated Statement of Assets and Liabilities

Page 3

Consolidated Statement of Operations

Page 3

Consolidated Statement of Changes in Net Assets

Page 4

Consolidated Financial Highlights

Page 5

Consolidated Notes to the Financial Statements

Page 6

Other Information

Page 11

Approval of Investment Advisory and Subadvisory Agreements

Page 12

 

 

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.


ALLIANZ VARIABLE INSURANCE PRODUCTS FUND OF FUNDS TRUST

AZL MVP Invesco Equity and Income Fund

Expense Examples

(Unaudited)

 

As a shareholder of the AZL MVP 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 if 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
1/10/12
     Ending
Account Value
6/30/12
     Expense Paid
During Period*
1/10/12 - 6/30/12
     Annualized
Expense Ratio
During  Period

1/10/12 - 6/30/12
 

AZL MVP Invesco Equity and Income Fund

   $ 1,000.00       $ 1,034.00       $ 0.77         0.16 % 

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
1/1/12
     Ending
Account Value
6/30/12
     Expense Paid
During Period**
1/1/12 - 6/30/12
     Annualized
Expense Ratio
During  Period

1/1/12 - 6/30/12
 

AZL MVP Invesco Equity and Income Fund

   $ 1,000.00       $ 1,024.07       $ 0.81         0.16 % 

 

  * Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by the number of days in the period from January 10, 2012 (date of commencement of operations) to June 30, 2012 divided by the number of days in the fiscal year.
  ** Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by the number of days in the most recent fiscal half-year divided by the number of days in the fiscal year (to reflect one half-year period). Information shown reflects values using the expense ratios for the 173 days of operations during the period, and has been annualized to reflect values for the period January 1, 2012 to June 30, 2012.

Portfolio Composition

(Unaudited)

 

Investment

   Percentage of
net assets+
 

Fixed Income

     94.4 % 

Money Markets

     0.9   
  

 

 

 

Total

     95.3 % 
  

 

 

 

 

  + 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 FUND OF FUNDS TRUST

AZL MVP Invesco Equity and Income Fund

Consolidated Schedule of Portfolio Investments

June 30, 2012

(Unaudited)

 

Shares           Fair
Value
 
     

 

Mutual Fund (94.2%):

  

  3,308,500      

AZL Invesco Equity And Income Fund

   $ 40,529,130   
     

 

 

 

 

Total Mutual Funds (Cost $40,121,229)

     40,529,130   
     

 

 

 

 

Unaffiliated Investment Company (0.4%):

  

  151,880      

Dreyfus Treasury Prime Cash Management, Institutional Shares, 0.00%(a)

     151,880   
     

 

 

 

 
 

Total Unaffiliated Investment Company
(Cost $151,880)

     151,880   
     

 

 

 

 
 

Total Investment Securities
(Cost $40,273,109)(b) — 94.6%

     40,681,010   

 

Net other assets (liabilities) — 5.4%

     2,312,862   
     

 

 

 

 

Net Assets — 100.0%

   $ 42,993,872   
     

 

 

 
 

 

 

Percentages indicated are based on net assets as of June 30, 2012.

 

(a) The rate represents the effective yield at June 30, 2012.

 

(b) 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 September Futures

     Long         9/24/12         18       $ 1,220,760       $ 42,648   

U.S. Treasury 10-Year Note September Futures

     Long         9/20/12         6         800,250         (3,165 ) 
              

 

 

 

Total

               $ 39,483   
              

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

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ALLIANZ VARIABLE INSURANCE PRODUCTS FUND OF FUNDS TRUST

AZL MVP Invesco Equity and Income Fund

 

Consolidated Statement of Assets and Liabilities

June 30, 2012

(Unaudited)

 

     AZL MVP
Invesco
Equity and
Income Fund
 

Assets:

  

Investment securities, at cost

   $ 40,273,109   
  

 

 

 

Investment securities, at value

   $ 40,681,010   

Segregated cash with broker

     2,140,702   

Receivable for capital shares issued

     358,575   

Receivable from Manager

     5,091   
  

 

 

 

Total Assets

     43,185,378   
  

 

 

 

Liabilities:

  

Payable for investments purchased

     151,880   

Administration fees payable

     15,233   

Custodian fees payable

     2,141   

Administrative and compliance services fees payable

     867   

Other accrued liabilities

     21,385   
  

 

 

 

Total Liabilities

     191,506   
  

 

 

 

Net Assets

   $ 42,993,872   
  

 

 

 

Net Assets Consist of:

  

Capital

   $ 42,577,120   

Accumulated net investment income/(loss)

     (15,704 ) 

Accumulated net realized gains/(losses) from investment transactions

     (14,928 ) 

Net unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on investments

     447,384   
  

 

 

 

Net Assets

   $ 42,993,872   
  

 

 

 

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

     4,156,164   

Net Asset Value (offering and redemption price per share)

   $ 10.34   
  

 

 

 

Consolidated Statement of Operations

For the Period Ended June 30, 2012

(Unaudited)

 

     AZL MVP
Invesco
Equity and
Income Fund(a)
 

Expenses:

  

Manager fees

   $ 14,509   

Administration fees

     31,257   

Custodian fees

     1,955   

Administrative and compliance services fees

     269   

Trustee fees

     582   

Professional fees

     9,916   

Shareholder reports

     1,639   

Other expenses

     1,994   
  

 

 

 

Total expenses before reductions

     62,121   

Less expenses contractually waived/reimbursed by the Manager

     (41,552 ) 

Less expenses voluntarily waived/reimbursed by the Manager

     (4,865 ) 
  

 

 

 

Net expenses

     15,704   
  

 

 

 

Net Investment Income/(Loss)

     (15,704 ) 
  

 

 

 

Realized and Unrealized Gains/(Losses) on Investments:

  

Net realized gains/(losses) on futures contracts

     (14,928 ) 

Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments

     447,384   
  

 

 

 

Net Realized/Unrealized Gains/(Losses) on Investments

     432,456   
  

 

 

 

Change in Net Assets Resulting From Operations

   $ 416,752   
  

 

 

 

 

 

(a) For the Period January 10, 2012 (commencement of operations) to June 30, 2012.
 

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

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ALLIANZ VARIABLE INSURANCE PRODUCTS FUND OF FUNDS TRUST

Consolidated Statement of Changes in Net Assets

 

     AZL MVP
Invesco Equity
and Income Fund
 
     January 10, 2012
to

June 30, 2012(a)
 
     (Unaudited)  

Change in Net Assets:

  

Operations:

  

Net investment income/(loss)

   $ (15,704 ) 

Net realized gains/(losses) on investment transactions

     (14,928 ) 

Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments

     447,384   
  

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from operations

     416,752   
  

 

 

 

Capital Transactions:

  

Proceeds from shares issued

     42,606,716   

Value of shares redeemed

     (29,596 ) 
  

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from capital transactions

     42,577,120   
  

 

 

 

Change in net assets

     42,993,872   

Net Assets:

  

Beginning of period

     —   
  

 

 

 

End of period

   $ 42,993,872   
  

 

 

 

Accumulated net investment income/(loss)

   $ (15,704 ) 
  

 

 

 

Share Transactions:

  

Shares issued

     4,159,048   

Shares redeemed

     (2,884 ) 
  

 

 

 

Change in shares

     4,156,164   
  

 

 

 

 

 

(a) Period from commencement of operations.

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

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ALLIANZ VARIABLE INSURANCE PRODUCTS FUND OF FUNDS TRUST

AZL MVP Invesco Equity and Income Fund

Consolidated Financial Highlights

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

 

     January 10,
2012 to

June 30,
2012(a)
 
     (Unaudited)  

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period

   $ 10.00   
  

 

 

 

Investment Activities:

  

Net Investment Income/(Loss)

     — (b) 

Net Realized and Unrealized Gains/(Losses) on Investments

     0.34   
  

 

 

 

Total from Investment Activities

     0.34   
  

 

 

 

Net Asset Value, End of Period

   $ 10.34   
  

 

 

 

Total Return(c)

     3.40 % 

Ratios to Average Net Assets/ Supplemental Data:

  

Net Assets, End of Period ($000’s)

   $ 42,994   

Net Investment Income/(Loss)(d)

     (0.16 )% 

Expenses Before Reductions(d)(e)

     0.58 % 

Expenses Net of Reductions(d)

     0.16 % 

Portfolio Turnover Rate

     — %(f) 

 

 

(a) Period from commencement of operations.

 

(b) Represents less than $0.005.

 

(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) Represents less than 0.005%.

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

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ALLIANZ VARIABLE INSURANCE PRODUCTS FUND OF FUNDS TRUST

AZL MVP Invesco Equity and Income Fund

Consolidated Notes to the Financial Statements

June 30, 2012 (Unaudited)

 

1. Organization

The Allianz Variable Insurance Products Fund of Funds Trust (the “Trust”) was organized as a Delaware statutory trust on June 16, 2004. The Trust is a diversified open-end management investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, (the “1940 Act”). The Trust consists of 13 separate investment portfolios (collectively, the “Funds”), of which one is included in this report, the AZL MVP Invesco Equity and Income Fund (the “Fund”), and 12 are presented in separate reports.

The Fund is a “fund of funds,” which means that the Fund invests in other mutual funds. Underlying Funds invest in stock, bonds, and other securities and reflect varying amounts of potential investment risk and reward. Periodically, the Fund will adjust its asset allocation as it seeks to achieve its investment objective.

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 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 that 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.

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 following the trade date. However, for financial reporting purposes, securities transactions are accounted for on trade date. Net realized gains and losses on investments sold are recorded on the basis of identified cost of the security lot sold with the net sales proceeds. 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.

Consolidation of Subsidiaries

The Fund’s primary vehicle for gaining exposure to derivatives is through investments in its wholly-owned and controlled subsidiary, the AZL MVP IEI Investments Trust (the “Subsidiary”).

As of June 30, 2012, the Fund’s aggregate investment in the Subsidiary was $2,130,318, representing 4.95% of the Subsidiary’s net assets.

The Fund’s investments have been consolidated and include the portfolio holdings of the Subsidiary.

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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AZL MVP Invesco Equity and Income Fund

Consolidated Notes to the Financial Statements, continued

June 30, 2012 (Unaudited)

 

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, and reclassification of certain 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 Trust.

Derivative Instruments

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

Futures Contracts

During the period ended June 30, 2012, the Trust invested in futures contracts with low or negative correlations to the broad market. The futures contracts entered into by the Trust support in reducing volatility in the investment portfolios of the funds that invest in the Trust. Futures contracts are valued based upon their quoted daily settlement prices. Upon entering into a futures contract, the Trust 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 Trust. 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 Consolidated 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 June 30, 2012. The monthly average notional amount for these contracts was $1.0 for the period ended June 30, 2012.

Realized gains and losses are reported as “Net realized gains/(losses) from futures transactions” on the Consolidated Statement of Operations.

Summary of Derivative Instruments

The following is a summary of the fair value of derivative instruments as of June 30, 2012:

 

    

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    $ 42,648       Payable for variation margin on futures contracts    $ 3,165   

 

  * 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

 

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AZL MVP Invesco Equity and Income Fund

Consolidated Notes to the Financial Statements, continued

June 30, 2012 (Unaudited)

 

The following is a summary of the effect of derivative instruments on the Statements of Operations for the period ended June 30, 2012:

 

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    $ (14,928 )    $ 39,483   

 

3. Related Party Transactions

The Manager provides investment advisory and management services for the Fund. 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 and expenses paid indirectly, based on the daily net assets of the Fund, through April 30, 2013. Expenses incurred for investment advisory and management services are reflected on the Consolidated Statement of Operations as “Manager fees.”

For the period ended June 30, 2012, the annual rate due to the Manager and the annual expense limit were as follows:

 

     Annual Rate     Expense Limit  

AZL MVP Invesco Equity and Income Fund

     0.10 %*      0.15 % 

AZL MVP IEI Investments Trust

     1.00 %      1.25 % 

 

  * The Manager voluntarily reduced the management fee to 0.05%. 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 or Subsidiary 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 or Subsidiary’s expenses to exceed the stated limit during the respective year. Any amounts recouped by the Manager during the period are reflected on the Consolidated Statement of Operations as “Recoupment of prior expenses reimbursed by the Manager. At June 30, 2012, the contractual reimbursements that are subject to repayment by the Fund or Subsidiary in subsequent years were as follows:

 

     Expires
12/31/15
 

AZL MVP Invesco Equity and Income Fund

   $ 15,118   

AZL MVP IEI Investments Trust

     26,434   

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 Consolidated Statement of Operations.

The Manager or an affiliate of the Manager serves as the investment adviser of certain underlying funds in which the Fund invests. At June 30, 2012, these underlying funds are noted as Affiliated Investment Companies in the Fund’s Consolidated Schedule of Portfolio Investments. The Manager or an affiliate of the Manager is paid a separate fee from the underlying funds for such services.

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 Consolidated Statement of Operations as “Administrative and compliance services fees.”

 

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AZL MVP Invesco Equity and Income Fund

Consolidated Notes to the Financial Statements, continued

June 30, 2012 (Unaudited)

 

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 fee, accrued daily and paid monthly. In addition, the Administrator is entitled to annual account fees related to the transfer agency system, 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 a Trust-wide annual fee of $7,500, paid by the Manager from its profits and not by the Trust, for recordkeeping and reporting services.

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 period ended June 30, 2012, $45 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 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, 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 Trust in proportion to the assets under management of each Trust. During the period ended June 30, 2012, actual Trustee compensation was $399,000 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)

Changes in valuation techniques may result in transfers in or out of an assigned level within the disclosure hierarchy. The Fund determines transfers between fair value hierarchy levels at the reporting period end. The inputs or methodology used for valuing investments is not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those investments.

Investments in other investment companies are valued at their published net asset value (“NAV”). 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). The investments utilizing Level 1 valuations represent investments in open-end investment companies. The investments utilizing Level 2 valuations represent investments in funds that are only offered to Funds in the Trust and the Fund has the ability to redeem its interest at NAV daily.

For the period ended June 30, 2012, 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 June 30, 2012 in valuing the Fund’s investments based upon the three levels defined above:

 

     Level 1      Level 2      Total  

Investment Securities:

        

Affiliated Investment Companies

   $ 40,529,130       $ —       $ 40,529,130   

Unaffiliated Investment Company

     151,880         —         151,880   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Investment Securities

   $ 40,681,010       $ —       $ 40,681,010   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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AZL MVP Invesco Equity and Income Fund

Consolidated Notes to the Financial Statements, continued

June 30, 2012 (Unaudited)

 

     Level 1      Level 2      Total  

Other Financial Instruments:*

        

Futures Contracts

   $ 39,483       $ —       $ 39,483   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Investments

   $ 40,720,493       $ —       $ 40,720,493   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  * Other Financial Instruments would include any derivative instruments, such as futures contracts. These investments are generally recorded in the financial statements at the unrealized gain or loss on the investment.

In December 2011, the FASB issued ASU No. 2011-11 “Disclosures about Offsetting Assets and Liabilities” requiring disclosure of both gross and net information related to offsetting and related arrangements enabling users of its financial statements to understand the effect of those arrangements on the entity’s financial position. The objective of this disclosure is to facilitate comparison between those entities that prepare their financial statements on the basis of U.S. GAAP and those entities that prepare their financial statements on the basis of IFRSs. ASU No. 2011-11 is effective for interim and annual periods beginning on or after January 1, 2013. Adoption of ASU 2011-11 will have no effect on the Fund’s net assets. At this time, management is evaluating any impact ASU No. 2011-11 may have on the Fund’s financial statements disclosures.

 

5. Security Purchases and Sales

For the period ended June 30, 2012, cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of securities (excluding securities maturing less than one year from acquisition) were as follows:

 

     Purchases      Sales  

AZL MVP Invesco Equity and Income Fund

   $ 42,232,873       $ —   

 

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 June 30, 2012 is $40,273,109. The gross unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on a tax basis is as follows:

 

Unrealized appreciation

  $ 407,901   

Unrealized depreciation

    —   
 

 

 

 

Net unrealized appreciation

  $ 407,901   
 

 

 

 

 

7. Subsequent Events

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.

 

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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 Fund of Funds 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 Agreement (Unaudited)

At “in person” meetings held on the following dates the Board of Trustees of the Allianz Variable Insurance Products Fund of Funds Trust (the “Trust”) authorized the creation of and approved Management Agreements between the Trust and Allianz Investment Management LLC (the “Manager”) for the following seven new Funds (the “MVP Funds”) of the Trust:

 

Board of Trustees

Meeting Date

  


New Fund

September 14, 2011

  

AZL MVP Fusion Moderate Fund \

AZL MVP Fusion Balanced Fund  / (the “Fusion Funds”)

  

AZL MVP Growth Index Strategy Fund   \

AZL MVP Balanced Index Strategy Fund / (the “Index Strategy Funds”)

October 26, 2011

  

AZL MVP BlackRock Global Allocation Fund (the “BlackRock Fund”)

AZL MVP Invesco Equity and Income Fund (the “Invesco Fund”)

February 24, 2012

   AZL MVP Franklin Templeton Founding Strategy Plus Fund (the “Founding Strategy Fund”)

Prior to the creation of the seven MVP Funds, the Trust had six Funds (the “Original Funds”). The MVP Funds and the Original Funds are referred to collectively as the “Funds.”

Subject to the general supervision of the Board of Trustees and in accordance with each Fund’s investment objectives and restrictions, investment advisory services are provided to the Funds by the Manager. The Manager manages each Fund pursuant to an investment management agreement (the “Management Agreement”) with the Trust in respect of each such Fund. The Management Agreement provides that the Manager, subject to the supervision and approval of the Board of Trustees, is responsible for the management of each Fund. This management includes making asset allocation decisions and investment decisions pursuant to which the Fusion Funds will invest in shares of Permitted Underlying Funds and in other Permitted Underlying Investments. The Manager also makes investment decisions for the other MVP Funds. For the MVP Funds, the Manager is responsible for implementing the MVP (Managed Volatility Portfolio) risk management process which is intended to adjust and manage the risk of the portfolio. As part of this process, each MVP Fund may gain exposure to derivatives by investing up to 20% of its assets in a wholly-owned subsidiary which is managed by the Manager.

For management services, each Fund pays the Manager an investment advisory fee based upon each Fund’s average daily net assets. The Manager has contractually agreed to limit the expenses of each Fund by reimbursing each Fund if and when total Fund operating expenses exceed certain amounts until at least May 1, 2013.

Wilshire Funds Management (“Wilshire”) serves as a consultant to the Manager in preparing statistical and other factual information for use in the creation and maintenance of the asset allocation models for the Fusion Funds pursuant to an agreement between the Manager and Wilshire. Wilshire serves as a consultant to the Manager with respect to selecting the Fusion Permitted Underlying Investments and the Fund’s asset allocations among the Permitted Underlying Investments. The Manager, not any Fund, pays a consultant fee to Wilshire.

In reviewing the services provided by the Manager and the terms of the 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.

As required by the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “1940 Act”), the Trust’s Board has reviewed and approved the Management Agreement with the Manager. The Board’s decision to approve this contract reflects the exercise of its business judgment on whether to approve new arrangements and continue the existing arrangements. During its review of the contract, the Board considered many factors, among the most material of which are: the Funds’ investment objectives, the Manager’s management philosophy, personnel, processes and investment performance, including its compliance history and the adequacy of its 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 considered the compensation and benefits received by the Manager. This includes fees received for services provided to a Fund by employees of the Manager or of affiliates of the Manager and research services received by the

 

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Manager 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, Compliance Services Agreement and 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 Underlying Funds 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 the Manager’s compensation: the nature and quality of the services provided by the Manager, including the performance of the funds; the Manager’s cost of providing the services; the extent to which the Manager may realize “economies of scale” as the funds grow larger; any indirect benefits that may accrue to the Manager and its affiliates as a result of the Manager’s relationship with the funds; performance and expenses of comparable funds; the profitability to the Manager from acting as adviser to the funds; and the extent which the independent Board members are fully informed about all facts bearing on the Manager’s services and fees. The Trust’s Board is aware of these factors and took them into account in its review of the Management Agreement for the Funds.

The Board considered and weighed these circumstances in light of its experience in governing the Trust, 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 Manager. 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 the Management Agreement is informed by reports covering such matters as: the Manager’s investment philosophy, personnel and processes, and the Fund’s investment performance (in absolute terms as well as in relationship to its benchmark). In connection with comparing the performance of each Fund versus its benchmark, the Board receives reports on the extent to which the Fund’s performance may be attributed to various factors, such as asset class allocation decisions, overlay or global tactical asset allocation strategies, the performance of the Underlying Funds, rebalancing decisions, and the impact of cash positions and Fund fees and expenses. The Board also receives reports on the Funds’ expenses (including the advisory fee itself and the overall expense structure of the Funds, both in absolute terms and relative to similar and/or competing funds, with due regard for contractual or voluntary expense limitations); the nature and extent of the advisory and other services provided to the Fund by the Manager and its 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 the Manager are responding to them.

The Board also receives financial information about the Manager, including reports on the compensation and benefits the Manager derives from its relationships with the Funds. These reports cover not only the fees under the Management Agreement, but also fees, if any, received for providing other services to the Funds. The reports also discuss any indirect or “fall out” benefits the Manager or its affiliates may derive from its relationship with the Funds.

The Management Agreement on behalf of the MVP Funds was considered and approved at “in person” Board of Trustees meetings on the dates set forth above. At such meetings the Board also approved an Expense Limitation Agreement between the Manager and the Trust covering the MVP Funds for the period ending April 30, 2013. In connection with such meetings, the Trustees requested and evaluated extensive materials from the Manager, including hypothetical performance and estimated expense information for the MVP Funds compared to 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 of the Agreement 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. The independent (“disinterested”) Trustees also discussed the proposed approvals in a private session with such counsel at which no representatives of the Manager were present. In reaching their determinations relating to the approval of the Agreement, in respect of each Fund, the Trustees considered all factors they believed relevant. The Board based its decision to approve the Management Agreement 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 each MVP 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 the investment adviser and the approval of the advisory fee. 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.  The Trustees noted that the Manager, subject to the control of the Board of Trustees, administers each Fund’s business and other affairs. 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

 

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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 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 is responsible for maintaining and monitoring its own compliance program, and this compliance program has 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 MVP Funds under the Management Agreement.

(2)  The investment performance of the Fund and the Manager.  On the dates of the Board of Trustees meetings set forth above when the Management Agreement was approved on behalf of the MVP Funds, no historical investment performance information was available for the MVP Funds. The Trustees received from the Manager information on hypothetical calendar year performance, hypothetical relative performance, and hypothetical volatility management results for the MVP Funds. This information indicated, for example, that the implementation of the MVP risk management process reduced volatility.

(3)  The costs of services to be provided and profits to be realized by the Manager and its affiliates from the relationship with the Funds.  The Board considered that the Manager will receive an advisory fee from each of the MVP Funds. The Manager reported that for the two Fusion Funds the advisory fee to be paid put these Funds in the 58th percentile of the customized peer group. The Manager reported that for the two Index Strategy Funds the advisory fee to be paid by these Funds put them in the 11th percentile of the customized peer group. The Manager reported that for the BlackRock Fund, the Invesco Fund, and the Founding Strategy Fund, the advisory fee to be paid put these Funds in the 18th percentile of the customized peer group. Trustees were provided with information that the estimated operating expenses for the Fusion Funds put them at the 85th and 86th percentiles and the Index Strategy Funds in the 57th and 59th percentiles of the customized peer group. Trustees were provided with information for all of the MVP Funds comparing estimated operating and total expenses for the MVP Funds versus a customized peer group.

At the Board of Trustees meeting held October 26, 2011, the Manager provided information concerning the profitability of the Manager’s investment advisory activities for the period from 2009 through June 30, 2011. The MVP Funds did not exist during this time period. 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.

Based upon the information provided, the Board concluded that the MVP Funds’ advisory fees and anticipated expense ratios are not unreasonable, and determined that there was no evidence that the Manager’s level of profitability from its relationship with the MVP Funds would be 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 the advisory fee schedules for the MVP Funds do not contain breakpoints that reduce the fee rate on assets above specified levels. The Trustees recognized that breakpoints may be an appropriate way for the Manager to share its economies of scale, if any, with MVP Funds that have substantial assets. However, they also recognized that there may not be a direct relationship between any economies of scale realized by the MVP 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 services provided by the Manager. The Trustees noted that in the fund industry as a whole, as well as among funds similar to the MVP 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 MVP Funds.

 

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

The Trustees noted that the Manager has agreed to temporarily “cap” MVP 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 MVP Funds grow larger. The Board receives quarterly reports on the level of MVP Fund assets. It expects to consider whether or not to approve the Management Agreement 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.

 

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LOGO

 

 

 

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

  

These Funds are not FDIC Insured.

   SARRPT0612 08/12


Item 2. Code of Ethics.

Not applicable – only for annual reports.

Item 3. Audit Committee Financial Expert.

Not applicable – only for annual reports.

Item 4. Principal Accountant Fees and Services.

Not applicable – only for annual reports.

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 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) Not applicable - Only effective for annual reports.

(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 Fund of Funds Trust

 

By (Signature and Title)   

/s/ Brian Muench

    
   Brian Muench, President   

Date August 17, 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 August 17, 2012

 

By (Signature and Title)   

/s/ Ty Edwards

    
   Ty Edwards, Treasurer   

Date August 17, 2012