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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, DC 20549

 

 

FORM N-Q

 

 

QUARTERLY SCHEDULE OF PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS

OF REGISTERED MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANY

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.,

4400 Easton Commons, Ste. 200,

Columbus, OH 43219-8000

(Name and address of agent for service)

 

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: 1-800-624-0197

Date of fiscal year end: December 31

Date of reporting period: March 31, 2017

 

 

 


Item 1. Schedule of Investments.


AZL Balanced Index Strategy Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

March 31, 2017 (Unaudited)

Shares

        Fair Value  

Affiliated Investment Companies (100.0%):

 

20,405,250   

AZL Enhanced Bond Index Fund

   $ 219,152,382  
3,660,813   

AZL International Index Fund, Class 2

     55,607,753  
1,527,076   

AZL Mid Cap Index Fund, Class 2

     34,007,972  
7,708,941   

AZL S&P 500 Index Fund, Class 2

     114,863,219  
1,291,951   

AZL Small Cap Stock Index Fund, Class 2

     18,552,420  
     

 

 

 

Total Affiliated Investment Companies
(Cost $357,449,701)

     442,183,746  
     

 

 

 

Total Investment Securities
(Cost $357,449,701)(a)—100.0%

     442,183,746  

Net other assets (liabilities)—0.0%

     46,510  
     

 

 

 

Net Assets—100.0%

   $ 442,230,256  
     

 

 

 

Percentages indicated are based on net assets as of March 31, 2017.

 

(a) See Federal Tax Information listed in the Notes to the Schedules of Portfolio Investments.
 

 

See accompanying notes to the schedules of portfolio investments.


AZL DFA Multi-Strategy Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

March 31, 2017 (Unaudited)

Shares

        Fair Value  

Affiliated Investment Companies (100.0%):

 

6,577,678

  

AZL DFA Emerging Markets Core Equity Fund

   $ 62,553,722  

46,836,092

  

AZL DFA Five-Year Global Fixed Income Fund

     469,766,004  

8,856,568

  

AZL DFA International Core Equity Fund

     87,502,889  

41,083,789

  

AZL DFA U.S. Core Equity Fund

     463,425,143  

10,959,545

  

AZL DFA U.S. Small Cap Fund

     125,815,576  
     

 

 

 

Total Affiliated Investment Companies
(Cost $1,141,327,613)

     1,209,063,334  
     

 

 

 

Total Investment Securities
(Cost $1,141,327,613)(a)—100.0%

     1,209,063,334  

Net other assets (liabilities)—0.0%

     (419,807 ) 
     

 

 

 

Net Assets—100.0%

   $ 1,208,643,527  
     

 

 

 

Percentages indicated are based on net assets as of March 31, 2017.

 

(a) See Federal Tax Information listed in the Notes to the Schedules of Portfolio Investments.
 

 

See accompanying notes to the schedules of portfolio investments.


AZL MVP Balanced Index Strategy Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

March 31, 2017 (Unaudited)

Shares

        Fair Value  

Affiliated Investment Companies (95.0%):

 

14,207,601

  

AZL Enhanced Bond Index Fund

   $ 152,589,640  

2,660,277

  

AZL International Index Fund, Class 2

     40,409,605  

1,073,251

  

AZL Mid Cap Index Fund, Class 2

     23,901,290  

5,047,930

  

AZL S&P 500 Index Fund, Class 2

     75,214,163  

893,469

  

AZL Small Cap Stock Index Fund, Class 2

     12,830,222  
     

 

 

 

Total Affiliated Investment Companies
(Cost $283,841,429)

     304,944,920  
     

 

 

 

Unaffiliated Investment Company (0.0%):

 

118,837   

Dreyfus Treasury Prime Cash Management Fund, Institutional Shares, 0.50%(a)

     118,837  
     

 

 

 

Total Unaffiliated Investment Company
(Cost $118,837)

     118,837  
     

 

 

 

Total Investment Securities
(Cost $283,960,266)(b)—95.0%

     305,063,757  

Net other assets (liabilities)—5.0%

     16,123,911  
     

 

 

 

Net Assets—100.0%

   $ 321,187,668  
     

 

 

 

Percentages indicated are based on net assets as of March 31, 2017.

 

(a) The rate represents the effective yield at March 31, 2017.
(b) See Federal Tax Information listed in the Notes to the Schedules of Portfolio Investments.
 

 

Continued


AZL MVP Balanced Index Strategy Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

March 31, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

Futures Contracts

Cash of $16,046,846 has been segregated to cover margin requirements for the following open contracts as of March 31, 2017:

 

Description

   Type      Expiration
Date
     Number of
Contracts
     Notional Value      Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
 

S&P 500 Index E-Mini June Futures

     Long        6/16/17        67      $ 7,903,320      $ (35,244 ) 

U.S. Treasury 10-Year Note June Futures

     Long        6/21/17        64        7,972,000        (18,854 ) 
              

 

 

 

Total

               $ (54,098 ) 
              

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to the schedules of portfolio investments.


AZL MVP BlackRock Global Strategy Plus Fund

Consolidated Schedule of Portfolio Investments

March 31, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

Shares           Fair Value  
 

Common Stocks (27.6%):

 
 

Aerospace & Defense (0.5%):

 
  69,111     

BAE Systems plc

   $ 556,906  
  382     

Boeing Co. (The)

     67,561  
  519     

Dassault Aviation SA

     660,222  
  14,422     

European Aeronautic Defence &
Space Co. NV

     1,097,404  
  493     

General Dynamics Corp.

     92,289  
  70,265     

Meggitt plc

     392,291  
  349     

Northrop Grumman Corp.

     83,006  
  398     

Raytheon Co.

     60,695  
  19,290     

Safran SA

     1,441,047  
     

 

 

 
        4,451,421  
     

 

 

 
 

Airlines (0.6%):

 
  19,853     

Delta Air Lines, Inc.

     912,444  
  44,600     

Japan Airlines Co., Ltd.

     1,416,373  
  15,761     

Southwest Airlines Co.

     847,311  
  26,208     

United Continental Holdings, Inc.*

     1,851,333  
     

 

 

 
        5,027,461  
     

 

 

 
 

Auto Components (0.8%):

 
  10,100     

Aisin Sieki Co., Ltd.

     497,658  
  21,700     

Bridgestone Corp.

     879,937  
  110,683     

Cheng Shin Rubber Industry Co., Ltd.

     228,672  
  3,370     

Compagnie Generale des Establissements Michelin SCA, Class B

     409,688  
  24,300     

Denso Corp.

     1,072,229  
  2,600     

Exedy Corp.

     74,464  
  12,800     

Futaba Industrial Co., Ltd.

     92,082  
  1,317     

Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.

     47,412  
  5,500     

Koito Manufacturing Co., Ltd.

     286,787  
  928     

Lear Corp.

     131,386  
  3,600     

Stanley Electric Co., Ltd.

     102,938  
  33,300     

Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.

     554,108  
  24,900     

Toyota Industries Corp.

     1,241,438  
     

 

 

 
        5,618,799  
     

 

 

 
 

Automobiles (0.7%):

 
  152,000     

Brilliance China Automotive Holdings, Ltd.

     254,191  
  46,783     

Ford Motor Co.

     544,554  
  22,100     

Fuji Heavy Industries, Ltd.

     813,874  
  1,856     

Hero MotoCorp, Ltd.

     92,092  
  18,500     

Honda Motor Co., Ltd.

     559,100  
  4,224     

Hyundai Motor Co.

     594,846  
  3,611     

Maruti Suzuki India, Ltd.

     334,536  
  40,600     

Suzuki Motor Corp.

     1,690,714  
  4,300     

Toyota Motor Corp.

     234,047  
     

 

 

 
        5,117,954  
     

 

 

 
 

Banks (2.2%):

 
  107,778     

Banco Santander SA

     660,473  
  135,101     

Bank of America Corp.

     3,187,032  
  10,912     

BNP Paribas SA

     726,765  
  30,024     

Citigroup, Inc.

     1,796,036  
  1,328     

Fifth Third Bancorp

     33,731  
  202,361     

HSBC Holdings plc

     1,653,152  
  107,950     

ING Groep NV

     1,630,796  
  21,637     

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

     1,900,593  
  120,000     

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc.

     757,627  
  39,800     

Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc.

     1,451,393  
  11,220     

SunTrust Banks, Inc.

     620,466  
  49,566     

Svenska Handelsbanken AB, Class A^

     680,057  
  13,095     

Toronto-Dominion Bank (The)

     655,981  
  7,204     

Wells Fargo & Co.

     400,975  
Shares           Fair Value  
 

Common Stocks, continued

 
 

Banks, continued

 
  10,489     

Yes Bank, Ltd.

   $ 249,969  
     

 

 

 
        16,405,046  
     

 

 

 
 

Beverages (0.4%):

 
  14,354     

Anheuser-Busch InBev NV

     1,576,779  
  14,600     

Asahi Breweries, Ltd.

     552,710  
  477     

Constellation Brands, Inc., Class C

     77,307  
  4,375     

Diageo plc, ADR^

     505,663  
  1,433     

PepsiCo, Inc.

     160,296  
     

 

 

 
        2,872,755  
     

 

 

 
 

Biotechnology (0.5%):

 
  983     

AbbVie, Inc.

     64,052  
  590     

Amgen, Inc.

     96,801  
  1,317     

Biogen Idec, Inc.*

     360,094  
  30,812     

Gilead Sciences, Inc.

     2,092,751  
  15,263     

Invitae Corp.*^

     168,809  
  18,330     

Shire plc

     1,066,331  
  1,088     

Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*

     118,973  
     

 

 

 
        3,967,811  
     

 

 

 
 

Building Products (0.3%):

 
  10,965     

Compagnie de Saint-Gobain SA

     563,771  
  5,100     

Daikin Industries, Ltd.

     514,128  
  7,907     

Fortune Brands Home & Security, Inc.

     481,141  
  16,405     

Masco Corp.

     557,606  
     

 

 

 
        2,116,646  
     

 

 

 
 

Capital Markets (0.5%):

 
  503     

Ameriprise Financial, Inc.

     65,229  
  762     

Bank of New York Mellon Corp. (The)

     35,989  
  19,625     

Charles Schwab Corp. (The)

     800,896  
  5,136     

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The)

     1,179,843  
  25,656     

Morgan Stanley

     1,099,103  
  34,153     

UBS Group AG

     546,759  
     

 

 

 
        3,727,819  
     

 

 

 
 

Chemicals (1.3%):

 
  11,593     

Air Products & Chemicals, Inc.

     1,568,417  
  57,000     

Asahi Kasei Corp.

     554,167  
  46,037     

Axalta Coating Systems, Ltd.*

     1,482,391  
  5,914     

BASF SE

     586,183  
  24,781     

E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co.

     1,990,658  
  13,249     

Evonik Industries AG

     432,099  
  20,000     

Formosa Chemicals & Fibre Corp.

     62,205  
  22,000     

Formosa Plastics Corp.

     65,603  
  17,000     

Hitachi Chemical Co., Ltd.

     471,501  
  5,600     

Kuraray Co., Ltd.

     85,179  
  485     

LG Chem, Ltd.

     127,494  
  28,000     

Nan Ya Plastics Corp.

     66,336  
  8,800     

Nitto Denko Corp.

     681,530  
  59,000     

PTT Global Chemical Public Co., Ltd.

     125,748  
  20,500     

Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd.

     1,783,136  
  61,000     

Toray Industries, Inc.

     541,945  
  157,000     

Ube Industries, Ltd.

     355,610  
  6,845     

Umicore SA

     389,910  
     

 

 

 
        11,370,112  
     

 

 

 
 

Commercial Services & Supplies (0.0%):

 
  1,600     

SECOM Co., Ltd.

     114,818  
     

 

 

 
 

Communications Equipment (0.4%):

 
  1,583     

Cisco Systems, Inc.

     53,505  
  31,296     

CommScope Holding Co., Inc.*

     1,305,357  
  232,834     

Nokia OYJ

     1,256,200  
     

 

 

 
        2,615,062  
     

 

 

 
 

Construction & Engineering (0.2%):

 
  12,000     

Chiyoda Corp.

     77,581  
 

 

Continued


AZL MVP BlackRock Global Strategy Plus Fund

Consolidated Schedule of Portfolio Investments

March 31, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

Shares           Fair Value  
 

Common Stocks, continued

 
 

Construction & Engineering, continued

 
  4,700     

ComSys Holdings Corp.

   $ 84,213  
  13,600     

Kinden Corp.

     190,156  
  5,000     

Maeda Road Construction Co., Ltd.

     88,494  
  5,000     

Nippo Corp.

     95,023  
  37,000     

Okumura Corp.^

     225,183  
  1,000     

Sho-Bond Holdings Co., Ltd.^

     44,091  
  38,000     

Toda Corp.^

     229,237  
  6,904     

Vinci SA

     547,825  
     

 

 

 
        1,581,803  
     

 

 

 
 

Construction Materials (0.0%):

 
  8,700     

The Siam Cement Public Co., Ltd.

     136,701  
     

 

 

 
 

Consumer Finance (0.1%):

 
  997     

Capital One Financial Corp.

     86,400  
  10,612     

Discover Financial Services

     725,755  
     

 

 

 
        812,155  
     

 

 

 
 

Containers & Packaging (0.1%):

 
  1,028     

Crown Holdings, Inc.*

     54,433  
  1,425     

International Paper Co.

     72,362  
  893     

Packaging Corp. of America

     81,816  
  12,250     

WestRock Co.

     637,367  
     

 

 

 
        845,978  
     

 

 

 
 

Distributors (0.0%):

 
  3,700     

Canon Marketing Japan, Inc.

     73,683  
     

 

 

 
 

Diversified Consumer Services (0.1%):

 
  20,656     

H&R Block, Inc.^

     480,252  
     

 

 

 
 

Diversified Financial Services (0.3%):

 
  5     

Berkshire Hathaway, Inc., Class A*

     1,249,250  
  8,913     

Berkshire Hathaway, Inc., Class B*

     1,485,619  
  62,000     

Fubon Financial Holdings Co., Ltd.

     101,110  
     

 

 

 
        2,835,979  
     

 

 

 
 

Diversified Telecommunication Services (0.6%):

 
  61,643     

Cellnex Telecom SAU^

     1,014,843  
  38,000     

Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd.

     129,116  
  55,642     

Deutsche Telekom AG, Registered Shares

     974,879  
  13,338     

El Towers SpA

     749,797  
  75,000     

HKT Trust & HKT, Ltd.

     96,706  
  3,500     

Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Corp.

     149,531  
  58,800     

Singapore Telecommunications, Ltd.

     164,895  
  1,112,486     

Telecom Italia SpA*^

     1,000,394  
  32,883     

Telecom Italia SpA

     24,021  
  31,890     

Verizon Communications, Inc.

     1,554,638  
     

 

 

 
        5,858,820  
     

 

 

 
 

Electric Utilities (0.3%):

 
  4,927     

CEZ

     84,869  
  12,000     

Cheung Kong Infrastructure Holdings, Ltd.

     94,178  
  18,500     

Chubu Electric Power Co., Inc.

     248,648  
  12,500     

CLP Holdings, Ltd.

     130,768  
  160,796     

Enel SpA

     757,102  
  11,000     

Hongkong Electric Holdings, Ltd.

     94,883  
  14,288     

NextEra Energy, Inc.

     1,834,151  
     

 

 

 
        3,244,599  
     

 

 

 
 

Electrical Equipment (0.2%):

 
  41,000     

GS Yuasa Corp.

     191,602  
  2,300     

Mabuchi Motor Co., Ltd.

     129,938  
  101,500     

Mitsubishi Electric Corp.

     1,460,373  
  364     

Rockwell Automation, Inc.

     56,678  
     

 

 

 
        1,838,591  
     

 

 

 
 

Electronic Equipment, Instruments &
Components (0.3%):


 
  800     

Hirose Electric Co., Ltd.

     110,986  
Shares           Fair Value  
 

Common Stocks, continued

  
 

Electronic Equipment, Instruments &
Components, continued


 
  43,400     

Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.

   $ 130,281  
  800     

Keyence Corp.

     320,950  
  3,700     

Kyocera Corp.

     206,701  
  7,200     

Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.

     1,027,390  
  29,178     

VeriFone Systems, Inc.*^

     546,504  
     

 

 

 
        2,342,812  
     

 

 

 
 

Energy Equipment & Services (0.1%):

 
  788     

Helmerich & Payne, Inc.^

     52,457  
  7,589     

Schlumberger, Ltd.

     592,701  
     

 

 

 
        645,158  
     

 

 

 
 

Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (0.2%):

 
  1,237     

American Tower Corp.

     150,345  
  483     

Crown Castle International Corp.

     45,619  
  185,629     

Fibra UNO Amdinistracion SA

     317,422  
  15,500     

Link REIT (The)

     108,582  
  4,805     

Simon Property Group, Inc.

     826,605  
  2,268     

Unibail-Rodamco SE^

     529,182  
     

 

 

 
        1,977,755  
     

 

 

 
 

Food & Staples Retailing (0.2%):

 
  1,400     

Seven & I Holdings Co., Ltd.

     55,046  
  5,984     

Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc.

     496,971  
  30,560     

Whole Foods Market, Inc.^

     908,243  
     

 

 

 
        1,460,260  
     

 

 

 
 

Food Products (0.6%):

 
  39,000     

Ajinomoto Co., Inc.

     770,799  
  33,001     

Danone SA

     2,245,516  
  3,776     

Mondelez International, Inc., Class A

     162,670  
  37,666     

Nestle SA, Registered Shares

     2,890,194  
  690     

Tyson Foods, Inc., Class A

     42,580  
  71,000     

Uni-President Enterprises Corp.

     133,116  
  104,000     

Want Want China Holdings, Ltd.

     71,987  
     

 

 

 
        6,316,862  
     

 

 

 
 

Gas Utilities (0.1%):

 
  13,556     

Gas Natural SDG SA

     296,588  
  207,000     

Tokyo Gas Co., Ltd.

     943,568  
     

 

 

 
        1,240,156  
     

 

 

 
 

Health Care Equipment & Supplies (0.5%):

 
  14,787     

Abbott Laboratories

     656,691  
  9,322     

Baxter International, Inc.

     483,439  
  29,000     

HOYA Corp.

     1,399,233  
  2,310     

Medtronic plc

     186,094  
  276     

Stryker Corp.

     36,335  
  10,826     

Zimmer Holdings, Inc.

     1,321,962  
     

 

 

 
        4,083,754  
     

 

 

 
 

Health Care Providers & Services (1.0%):

 
  10,398     

Acadia Healthcare Co., Inc.*^

     453,353  
  14,130     

Aetna, Inc.

     1,802,282  
  4,600     

Alfresa Holdings Corp.

     79,868  
  5,955     

Anthem, Inc.

     984,838  
  44,663     

Brookdale Senior Living, Inc.*^

     599,824  
  1,042     

Cardinal Health, Inc.

     84,975  
  9,177     

Centene Corp.*

     653,953  
  11,916     

HCA Holdings, Inc.*

     1,060,405  
  330     

McKesson Corp.

     48,926  
  5,300     

Medipal Holdings Corp.

     83,293  
  38,221     

NMC Health plc

     847,005  
  466,098     

PT Siloam International Hospital Tbk*

     490,509  
  101,128     

Spire Healthcare Group plc

     409,629  
  2,200     

Suzuken Co., Ltd.

     72,352  
  43,285     

Tenet Healthcare Corp.*^

     766,577  
  449     

UnitedHealth Group, Inc.

     73,640  
     

 

 

 
        8,511,429  
     

 

 

 
 

 

Continued


AZL MVP BlackRock Global Strategy Plus Fund

Consolidated Schedule of Portfolio Investments

March 31, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

Shares           Fair Value  
 

Common Stocks, continued

 
 

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure (0.4%):

 
  13,544     

Accor SA

   $ 564,211  
  3,256     

Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc.*^

     1,450,613  
  665     

McDonald’s Corp.

     86,191  
  2,630     

Sodexo SA

     309,319  
  9,686     

Starbucks Corp.

     565,566  
  877     

Wyndham Worldwide Corp.

     73,922  
     

 

 

 
        3,049,822  
     

 

 

 
 

Household Durables (0.2%):

 
  3,000     

Alpine Electronics, Inc.

     43,282  
  11,496     

Berkeley Group Holdings plc (The)

     462,065  
  1,379     

Coway Co., Ltd.

     118,647  
  2,398     

Mohawk Industries, Inc.*

     550,317  
  2,800     

Rinnai Corp.

     223,261  
     

 

 

 
        1,397,572  
     

 

 

 
 

Household Products (0.0%):

 
  1,801     

Colgate-Palmolive Co.

     131,815  
     

 

 

 
 

Independent Power & Renewable Electricity
Producers (0.1%):


 
  13,090     

NextEra Energy Partners LP^

     433,671  
  4,895     

Vistra Energy Corp.^

     79,789  
     

 

 

 
        513,460  
     

 

 

 
 

Industrial Conglomerates (0.7%):

 
  308     

3M Co., Class C

     58,930  
  1,700     

Jardine Matheson Holdings, Ltd.

     109,228  
  51,892     

Koninklijke Philips Electronics NV

     1,667,899  
  5,794     

Roper Industries, Inc.^

     1,196,403  
  4,000     

Siemens AG, Registered Shares

     547,890  
  27,999     

Smiths Group plc

     568,425  
     

 

 

 
        4,148,775  
     

 

 

 
 

Insurance (0.9%):

 
  11,437     

Allstate Corp. (The)

     932,001  
  615     

American International Group, Inc.

     38,394  
  23,276     

AXA SA

     602,277  
  1,057     

Axis Capital Holdings, Ltd.

     70,851  
  65,289     

Cathay Financial Holding Co., Ltd.

     104,492  
  6,959     

Chubb, Ltd.

     948,164  
  727     

Fairfax Financial Holdings, Ltd.

     330,887  
  2,372     

Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. (The)

     114,022  
  11,474     

Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc.

     847,814  
  17,479     

MetLife, Inc.

     923,241  
  11,100     

MS&AD Insurance Group Holdings, Inc.

     354,323  
  22,500     

NKSJ Holdings, Inc.

     827,487  
  719     

Prudential Financial, Inc.

     76,703  
  612     

Reinsurance Group of America, Inc.

     77,712  
  21,700     

Sony Financial Holdings, Inc.

     350,237  
  21,200     

Tokio Marine Holdings, Inc.

     897,746  
  1,187     

Travelers Cos., Inc. (The)

     143,081  
  9,591     

UnumProvident Corp.

     449,722  
     

 

 

 
        8,089,154  
     

 

 

 
 

Internet & Direct Marketing Retail (0.5%):

 
  3,941     

Amazon.com, Inc.*

     3,493,854  
  4,456     

Expedia, Inc.

     562,214  
     

 

 

 
        4,056,068  
     

 

 

 
 

Internet Software & Services (0.7%):

 
  13,320     

Alibaba Group Holding, Ltd., ADR*^

     1,436,295  
  839     

Alphabet, Inc., Class C*

     696,001  
  95,700     

Dropbox, Inc.*(a)(b)

     1,078,539  
  16,527     

Facebook, Inc., Class A*

     2,347,660  
  5,547     

Lookout, Inc.*(a)(b)

     2,829  
  982     

VeriSign, Inc.*^

     85,542  
     

 

 

 
        5,646,866  
     

 

 

 
Shares           Fair Value  
 

Common Stocks, continued

 
 

IT Services (0.6%):

 
  678     

Accenture plc, Class C

   $ 81,279  
  196     

Alliance Data Systems Corp.

     48,804  
  1,418     

Amdocs, Ltd.

     86,484  
  13,253     

Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp., Class A*

     788,818  
  1,326     

Computer Sciences Corp.

     91,507  
  6,882     

Global Payments, Inc.

     555,240  
  63,128     

Infosys, Ltd.

     994,954  
  6,575     

MasterCard, Inc., Class A

     739,490  
  29,636     

Sabre Corp.^

     627,987  
  16,770     

Square, Inc., Class A*

     289,786  
  7,714     

Visa, Inc., Class A

     685,543  
     

 

 

 
        4,989,892  
     

 

 

 
 

Leisure Products (0.0%):

 
  3,100     

Yamaha Corp.

     85,342  
     

 

 

 
 

Life Sciences Tools & Services (0.0%):

 
  11,787     

Patheon NV*^

     310,470  
  904     

Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.

     138,854  
     

 

 

 
        449,324  
     

 

 

 
 

Machinery (0.6%):

 
  21,659     

Doosan Bobcat, Inc.

     710,718  
  11,184     

GEA Group AG

     474,845  
  90,090     

Haitian International Holdings, Ltd.

     209,599  
  8,100     

Hino Motors, Ltd.

     98,355  
  417     

Illinois Tool Works, Inc.

     55,240  
  30,600     

Komatsu, Ltd.

     800,655  
  32,200     

Kubota Corp.

     484,763  
  3,300     

Kurita Water Industries, Ltd.

     79,992  
  2,600     

Makita Corp.

     91,242  
  85,518     

SKF AB, Class B^

     1,693,554  
  444     

WABCO Holdings, Inc.*^

     52,134  
     

 

 

 
        4,751,097  
     

 

 

 
 

Media (0.7%):

 
  2,492     

Charter Communications, Inc., Class A*

     815,681  
  55,575     

Comcast Corp., Class A

     2,089,064  
  9,302     

DISH Network Corp., Class A*

     590,584  
  2,846     

Liberty Broadband Corp., Class A*

     242,166  
  5,521     

Liberty Broadband Corp., Class C*

     477,014  
  6,648     

Liberty Global plc, Class A*

     238,464  
  10,058     

Liberty Media Group, Class C*(a)

     343,481  
  10,241     

Liberty SiriusXM Group, Class A*

     398,580  
  19,202     

Liberty SiriusXM Group, Class C*

     744,654  
  7,600     

Nippon Television Holdings, Inc.

     131,308  
  432     

Omnicom Group, Inc.^

     37,243  
  40,363     

Pearson plc

     344,240  
  66,466     

RAI Way SpA^

     345,989  
  724     

Scripps Networks Interactive, Class C

     56,740  
  8,600     

SKY Perfect JSAT Holdings, Inc.

     36,375  
  3,500     

Toho Co., Ltd.

     92,996  
  5,200     

TV Asahi Holdings Corp.

     98,492  
  37,077     

Zon Multimedia Servicos de Telecommunicacoes e Multimedia SGPS SA

     202,114  
     

 

 

 
        7,285,185  
     

 

 

 
 

Metals & Mining (0.0%):

 
  17,183     

Platinum Group Metals, Ltd.*^

     28,300  
  78,543     

Platinum Group Metals, Ltd.*

     128,026  
  444     

POSCO

     115,046  
  10,300     

Tokyo Steel Manufacturing Co., Ltd.

     86,615  
  2,300     

Yamato Kogyo Co., Ltd.

     59,500  
     

 

 

 
        417,487  
     

 

 

 
 

 

Continued


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Consolidated Schedule of Portfolio Investments

March 31, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

Shares           Fair Value  
 

Common Stocks, continued

 
 

Multiline Retail (0.1%):

 
  18,741     

Target Corp.

   $ 1,034,316  
     

 

 

 
 

Multi-Utilities (0.3%):

 
  48,863     

Innogy Se*

     1,844,343  
  4,211     

National Grid plc

     53,400  
  7,534     

Sempra Energy

     832,507  
     

 

 

 
        2,730,250  
     

 

 

 
 

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels (2.2%):

 
  34,198     

Anadarko Petroleum Corp.

     2,120,276  
  37,667     

BP plc, ADR^

     1,300,265  
  57,206     

BP plc

     328,453  
  284     

Chevron Corp.

     30,493  
  117,353     

Coal India, Ltd.

     528,918  
  110,280     

EnCana Corp.^

     1,291,378  
  7,495     

EQT Corp.

     457,945  
  19,000     

Formosa Petrochemical Corp.

     66,356  
  79,900     

INPEX Corp.

     788,376  
  72,508     

Marathon Oil Corp.

     1,145,626  
  59,171     

Marathon Petroleum Corp.

     2,990,502  
  32,131     

Oil & Natural Gas Corp., Ltd.

     91,619  
  778     

Phillips 66

     61,633  
  86,298     

Reliance Industries, Ltd.*

     1,757,269  
  38,484     

Royal Dutch Shell plc, Class A, ADR

     2,029,261  
  41,253     

Royal Dutch Shell plc, Class A

     1,086,519  
  14,022     

Snam SpA

     60,638  
  27,800     

Thai Oil Public Co., Ltd.

     61,111  
  862     

Total SA, ADR

     43,462  
  18,138     

Total SA

     916,227  
  1,620     

Valero Energy Corp.

     107,390  
  33,322     

Williams Cos., Inc. (The)

     985,998  
     

 

 

 
        18,249,715  
     

 

 

 
 

Personal Products (0.2%):

 
  20,554     

Edgewell Personal Care Co.*^

     1,503,320  
  1,724     

Unilever NV

     85,640  
     

 

 

 
        1,588,960  
     

 

 

 
 

Pharmaceuticals (1.2%):

 
  5,500     

Astellas Pharma, Inc.

     72,591  
  19,070     

AstraZeneca plc

     1,171,827  
  14,778     

Bayer AG, Registered Shares

     1,703,296  
  15,815     

Catalent, Inc.*

     447,881  
  52,042     

GlaxoSmithKline plc

     1,082,388  
  1,251     

Johnson & Johnson Co.

     155,812  
  5,604     

Merck & Co., Inc.

     356,078  
  17,211     

Mylan NV*

     671,057  
  3,100     

Otsuka Holdings Co., Ltd.

     140,143  
  16,953     

Perrigo Co. plc

     1,125,509  
  78,927     

Pfizer, Inc.

     2,700,093  
  13,088     

Sanofi-Aventis SA

     1,184,047  
  1,500     

Sawai Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.

     81,210  
     

 

 

 
        10,891,932  
     

 

 

 
 

Professional Services (0.1%):

 
  374     

Manpower, Inc.

     38,361  
  9,054     

Randstad Holding NV

     522,356  
     

 

 

 
        560,717  
     

 

 

 
 

Real Estate Management &
Development (0.9%):


 
  410,200     

CapitaLand, Ltd.

     1,064,760  
  25,000     

Hang Lung Properties, Ltd.

     65,112  
  82,000     

Mitsubishi Estate Co., Ltd.

     1,499,800  
  46,000     

Sino Land Co., Ltd.

     80,606  
  76,666     

Sun Hung Kai Properties, Ltd.

     1,126,360  
  10,000     

Swire Pacific, Ltd., Class A

     100,090  
  49,034     

The St. Joe Co.*^

     836,030  
  15,874     

Vonovia SE

     559,367  
  16,000     

Wharf Holdings, Ltd. (The)

     137,296  
     

 

 

 
        5,469,421  
     

 

 

 
Shares           Fair Value  
 

Common Stocks, continued

 
 

Road & Rail (0.5%):

 
  67,300     

ComfortDelGro Corp., Ltd.

   $ 123,198  
  18,200     

East Japan Railway Co.

     1,588,078  
  15,184     

Kansas City Southern

     1,302,180  
  10,000     

Kyushu Railway Co.

     307,949  
  5,700     

Seino Holdings Co., Ltd.

     64,149  
  7,300     

West Japan Railway Co.

     475,567  
     

 

 

 
        3,861,121  
     

 

 

 
 

Semiconductors & Semiconductor
Equipment (0.4%):


 
  1,835     

Intel Corp.

     66,188  
  734     

KLA-Tencor Corp.

     69,781  
  27,735     

QUALCOMM, Inc.

     1,590,326  
  10,400     

ROHM Co., Ltd.

     693,695  
  10,660     

SK Hynix, Inc.

     481,327  
  29,100     

SUMCO Corp.

     487,322  
     

 

 

 
        3,388,639  
     

 

 

 
 

Software (1.1%):

 
  685     

Adobe Systems, Inc.*

     89,139  
  7,086     

Electronic Arts, Inc.*

     634,339  
  5,100     

Intuit, Inc.

     591,549  
  10,540     

Microsoft Corp.

     694,164  
  3,900     

Nintendo Co., Ltd.

     907,250  
  37,067     

Nuance Communications, Inc.*

     641,630  
  26,866     

Snap, Inc., Class A*^

     605,291  
  3,100     

Trend Micro, Inc.

     138,169  
  68,532     

Uber Technologies, Inc.*(a)(b)

     3,573,258  
  14,870     

UbiSoft Entertainment SA*

     634,971  
  6,086     

VMware, Inc., Class A*^

     560,764  
     

 

 

 
        9,070,524  
     

 

 

 
 

Specialty Retail (0.6%):

 
  12,660     

Bed Bath & Beyond, Inc.^

     499,564  
  4,393     

Home Depot, Inc. (The)

     645,024  
  24,162     

Lowe’s Cos., Inc.

     1,986,358  
  800     

Shimamura Co., Ltd.

     105,829  
  15,077     

Urban Outfitters, Inc.*^

     358,230  
  12,752     

Williams-Sonoma, Inc.^

     683,762  
  68,300     

Yamada Denki Co., Ltd.^

     341,663  
     

 

 

 
        4,620,430  
     

 

 

 
 

Technology Hardware, Storage &
Peripherals (0.5%):


 
  27,776     

Apple, Inc.(c)

     3,990,301  
  2,800     

Fujifilm Holdings Corp.

     109,661  
  48,668     

Pure Storage, Inc., Class A*^

     478,406  
  499     

Western Digital Corp.

     41,182  
     

 

 

 
        4,619,550  
     

 

 

 
 

Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods (0.4%):

 
  11,361     

Luxottica Group SpA

     627,097  
  3,195     

LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SA

     702,449  
  19,923     

Michael Kors Holdings, Ltd.*

     759,266  
  7,791     

Nike, Inc., Class C

     434,192  
  406     

PVH Corp.

     42,009  
  4,929     

Ralph Lauren Corp.^

     402,305  
     

 

 

 
        2,967,318  
     

 

 

 
 

Tobacco (0.0%):

 
  1,451     

Altria Group, Inc.

     103,630  
  3,300     

Japan Tobacco, Inc.

     107,443  
  2,011     

KT&G Corp.

     175,345  
     

 

 

 
        386,418  
     

 

 

 
 

Trading Companies & Distributors (0.0%):

 
  574     

United Rentals, Inc.*^

     71,779  
     

 

 

 
 

Transportation Infrastructure (0.0%):

 
  8,000     

Kamigumi Co., Ltd.

     69,262  
     

 

 

 
 

 

Continued


AZL MVP BlackRock Global Strategy Plus Fund

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March 31, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

Shares

        Fair Value  

Common Stocks, continued

 

Wireless Telecommunication Services (0.6%):

 

27,800   

Advanced Information Service plc

   $ 144,026  
2,383   

China Mobile, Ltd., ADR

     131,613  
44,000   

Far EasTone Telecommunications Co., Ltd.

     108,044  
82,600   

Intouch Holdings Public Co., Ltd.

     134,017  
14,500   

KDDI Corp.

     381,055  
9,900   

NTT DoCoMo, Inc.

     230,768  
517   

SK Telecom Co., Ltd.

     116,704  
47,000   

Taiwan Mobile Co., Ltd.

     172,695  
21,839   

Vodafone Group plc, ADR

     577,205  
628,489   

Vodafone Group plc

     1,634,305  
     

 

 

 
        3,630,432  
     

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks
(Cost $191,234,290)

     225,915,094  
     

 

 

 

Preferred Stocks (0.8%):

 

Automobiles (0.0%):

 

2,595   

Volkswagen AG, 0.12%

     378,004  
     

 

 

 

Banks (0.1%):

 

15,051   

Citigroup Capital XIII, Series A, 1.99%

     401,109  
2,611   

U.S. Bancorp, Series G, 0.96%

     65,275  
7,094   

U.S. Bancorp, Series F, 0.91%

     203,314  
84,000   

USB Capital IX, 3.50%

     71,400  
     

 

 

 
        741,098  
     

 

 

 

Commercial Services & Supplies (0.0%):

 

3,136   

Stericycle, Inc., 7.34%^

     224,381  
     

 

 

 

Consumer Finance (0.1%):

 

16,911   

GMAC Capital Trust I, Series 2, 0.94%

     430,047  
     

 

 

 

Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (0.1%):

 

1,639   

American Tower Corp., Series A, 4.92%

     186,846  
6,282   

Welltower, Inc., Series I, 5.15%

     396,520  
     

 

 

 
        583,366  
     

 

 

 

Health Care Providers & Services (0.1%):

 

16,596   

Anthem, Inc., 5.20%^

     829,633  
143,925   

Grand Rounds, Inc., Series C*(a)(b)

     413,065  
     

 

 

 
        1,242,698  
     

 

 

 

Internet Software & Services (0.1%):

 

63,925   

Lookout, Inc.*(a)(b)

     632,858  
     

 

 

 

Multi-Utilities (0.1%):

 

13,401   

Dominion Resources, Inc., 3.32%^

     681,843  
     

 

 

 

Pharmaceuticals (0.1%):

 

686   

Allergan plc, Series A, 0.08%

     582,949  
     

 

 

 

Software (0.1%):

 

116,157   

Palantir Technologies, Inc., Series I*(a)(b)

     922,286  
     

 

 

 

Total Preferred Stocks
(Cost $6,085,499)

     6,419,530  
     

 

 

 

Warrant (0.0%):

 

Paper & Forest Products (0.0%):

 

157,250   

TFS Corp., Ltd.

     16,386  
     

 

 

 

Total Warrant
(Cost $–)

     16,386  
     

 

 

 

Convertible Preferred Stocks (0.2%):

 

Banks (0.0%):

 

131   

Wells Fargo & Co., Series L, Class A, 6.05%

     162,276  
     

 

 

 

Internet Software & Services (0.2%):

 

144,482   

Domo, Inc., Series E*(a)(b)

     1,203,535  
     

 

 

 

Total Convertible Preferred Stocks
(Cost $1,361,004)

     1,365,811  
     

 

 

 

Contracts,
Shares,
Notional
Amount or
Principal
Amount

        Fair Value  

Private Placements (0.0%):

 

Household Durables (0.0%):

 

$3,065,000   

AliphCom, Inc., 12.00%, 4/1/20(a)(b)(d)

   $ 161,525  
23,389   

Jawbone, 0.00%*(a)(b)

     63,852  
     

 

 

 
        225,377  
     

 

 

 

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels (0.0%):

 

268,000   

Project Samson BND Corp., 12.00%, 4/1/20(a)(b)(d)

     14,124  
     

 

 

 

Total Private Placements
(Cost $3,333,000)

     239,501  
     

 

 

 

Convertible Bonds (0.5%):

 

Diversified Telecommunication Services (0.1%):

 

300,000   

Telefonica SA, Series TIT, 6.00%, 7/24/17+(e)

     304,170  
500,000   

Telefonica SA, Series TEF, 4.90%, 9/25/17+

     523,803  
     

 

 

 
        827,973  
     

 

 

 

Electrical Equipment (0.1%):

 

370,000   

Suzlon Energy, Ltd., Series SUEL, 5.75%, 7/16/19(d)(e)

     418,100  
     

 

 

 

Food Products (0.0%):

 

400,000   

REI Agro, Ltd., Registered Shares, 5.50%, 11/13/14(a)(b)(f)

     2,000  
     

 

 

 

Multi-Utilities (0.0%):

 

3,561   

Dominion Resources, Inc., 6.75%, 7/1/17

     179,118  
     

 

 

 

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels (0.1%):

 

486,000   

Cobalt International Energy, Inc., 2.63%, 12/1/19

     155,520  
596,000   

Cobalt International Energy, Inc., 3.13%, 5/15/24

     149,000  
631,620   

Dana Gas Sukuk, Ltd., 7.00%, 10/31/17(e)

     549,509  
     

 

 

 
        854,029  
     

 

 

 

Pharmaceuticals (0.1%):

 

700,000   

Bayer Capital Corp. BV, 5.63%, 11/22/19+(e)

     868,476  
     

 

 

 

Real Estate Management & Development (0.0%):

 

250,000   

CapitaLand, Ltd., 1.95%, 10/17/23+(e)

     183,679  
     

 

 

 

Semiconductors & Semiconductor
Equipment (0.0%):

 

113,000   

Intel Corp., 3.25%, 8/1/39

     197,397  
     

 

 

 

Wireless Telecommunication Services (0.1%):

 

6,388   

Mandatory Exchange Trust, 5.75%, 6/1/19

     826,927  
     

 

 

 

Total Convertible Bonds
(Cost $5,469,800)

     4,357,699  
     

 

 

 

Bank Loans (0.2%):

 

Capital Markets (0.1%):

 

102,487   

Sheridan Production Partners, 4.25%, 12/2/20(d)(g)

     84,039  
38,233   

Sheridan Production Partners, 4.25%, 12/16/20(d)(g)

     31,351  
736,585   

Sheridan Production Partners, 4.25%, 12/16/20(d)(g)

     604,000  
     

 

 

 
        719,390  
     

 

 

 
 

 

Continued


AZL MVP BlackRock Global Strategy Plus Fund

Consolidated Schedule of Portfolio Investments

March 31, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

Contracts,
Shares,
Notional
Amount or
Principal
Amount

        Fair Value  

Bank Loans, continued

 

Energy Equipment & Services (0.0%):

 

$  178,464   

Drillships Financing Holdings, Inc., 5.50%, 3/31/21(d)

     $127,334  
374,634   

Seadrill, Ltd., 4.00%, 2/21/21(d)

     253,189  
     

 

 

 
        380,523  
     

 

 

 

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure (0.1%):

 

525,310   

Hilton Worldwide Finance LLC, 3.50%, 10/25/20(d)

     528,951  
     

 

 

 

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels (0.0%):

 

405,533   

Fieldwood Energy LLC, 8.38%, 9/20/20(d)

     288,942  
111,961   

Fieldwood Holdings LLC, 0.00%, 8/31/20(d)

     105,454  
     

 

 

 
        394,396  
     

 

 

 

Total Bank Loans
(Cost $2,450,092)

     2,023,260  
     

 

 

 

Collateralized Mortgage Obligations (0.1%):

 

459,000   

Logistics UK, Class F, Series 2015-1A, 4.05%, 8/20/25(a)(b)(d)

     552,102  
     

 

 

 

Total Collateralized Mortgage Obligations
(Cost $690,066)

     552,102  
     

 

 

 

Corporate Bonds (2.1%):

 

Banks (0.4%):

 

168,000   

Bank of America Corp., 2.00%, 1/11/18, MTN

     168,429  
163,000   

Bank of America Corp., 2.60%, 1/15/19

     164,697  
473,000   

Citigroup, Inc., 1.80%, 2/5/18

     473,243  
389,000   

Citigroup, Inc., Series O, 5.87%, 12/29/49, Callable 3/27/20 @ 100^(d)

     402,372  
451,000   

JPMorgan Chase & Co., 2.30%, 8/15/21, Callable 8/15/20 @ 100^

     446,317  
137,000   

JPMorgan Chase & Co., 4.35%, 8/15/21

     146,619  
378,000   

JPMorgan Chase & Co., 1.94%, 1/15/23, Callable 1/15/22 @ 100(d)

     380,868  
162,000   

Merrill Lynch & Co., 6.88%, 4/25/18, MTN

     170,462  
     

 

 

 
        2,353,007  
     

 

 

 

Biotechnology (0.1%):

 

353,000   

AbbVie, Inc., 2.50%, 5/14/20, Callable 4/14/20 @ 100

     355,407  
286,000   

AbbVie, Inc., 2.30%, 5/14/21, Callable 4/14/21 @ 100

     282,409  
     

 

 

 
        637,816  
     

 

 

 

Capital Markets (0.2%):

 

1,060,000   

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., 2.60%, 12/27/20, Callable 12/27/19 @ 100

     1,060,164  
321,000   

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The), Series L, 5.70%, 12/29/49, Callable 5/10/19 @ 100^(d)

     331,882  
337,000   

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The), Series M, 5.38%, 12/31/49, Callable 5/10/20 @ 100(d)

     344,583  
Contracts,
Shares,
Notional
Amount or
Principal
Amount
          Fair Value  
 

Corporate Bonds, continued

 
 

Capital Markets, continued

 
  $    238,000     

Morgan Stanley, Series H, 5.45%, 7/29/49, Callable 7/15/19 @ 100(d)

   $ 242,308  
     

 

 

 
        1,978,937  
     

 

 

 
 

Communications Equipment (0.0%):

 
  229,000     

Cisco Systems, Inc., 2.20%, 2/28/21

     229,098  
  53,000     

Hughes Satellite Systems Corp., 7.63%, 6/15/21

     58,433  
     

 

 

 
        287,531  
     

 

 

 
 

Consumer Finance (0.4%):

 
  203,000     

Ally Financial, Inc., 3.50%, 1/27/19

     204,523  
  209,000     

American Express Co., Series C, 5.01%, 12/29/49, Callable 3/15/20 @ 100^(d)

     208,739  
  655,000     

American Express Credit, 2.70%, 3/3/22, Callable 1/31/22 @ 100

     654,213  
  264,000     

Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC, 5.00%, 5/15/18

     272,758  
  200,000     

Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC, 2.26%, 3/28/19

     200,496  
  250,000     

General Motors Financial Co., 3.50%, 7/10/19

     256,845  
  132,000     

General Motors Financial Co., Inc., 3.45%, 4/10/22, Callable 2/10/22 @ 100

     133,010  
  122,000     

Hyundai Capital America, 2.00%, 3/19/18(e)

     122,110  
  87,000     

Synchrony Financial, 3.75%, 8/15/21, Callable 6/15/21 @ 100

     89,641  
     

 

 

 
        2,142,335  
     

 

 

 
 

Diversified Financial Services (0.0%):

 
  231,000     

Berkshire Hathaway, Inc., 2.75%, 3/15/23, Callable 1/15/23 @ 100

     231,057  
     

 

 

 
 

Diversified Telecommunication Services (0.5%):

 
  412,000     

AT&T, Inc., 2.38%, 11/27/18^

     414,855  
  660,000     

AT&T, Inc., 3.00%, 6/30/22, Callable 4/30/22 @ 100

     656,565  
  2,119,000     

Verizon Communications, 3.13%, 3/16/22

     2,130,399  
  80,000     

Verizon Communications, Inc., 2.45%, 11/1/22, Callable 8/1/22 @ 100

     77,167  
  156,000     

Verizon Communications, Inc., 2.63%, 8/15/26^

     142,450  
     

 

 

 
        3,421,436  
     

 

 

 
 

Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (0.0%):

 
  140,000     

American Tower Corp., 3.40%, 2/15/19

     143,130  
     

 

 

 
 

Health Care Equipment & Supplies (0.0%):

 
  370,000     

Medtronic, Inc., 3.15%, 3/15/22

     380,803  
     

 

 

 
 

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure (0.0%):

 
  240,000     

Hilton Worldwide Finance LLC, 4.63%, 4/1/25, Callable 4/1/20 @ 102.31(e)

     242,928  
     

 

 

 
 

Industrial Conglomerates (0.1%):

 
  38,000     

General Electric Capital Corp., Series A, 5.55%, 5/4/20, MTN

     41,996  
 

 

Continued


AZL MVP BlackRock Global Strategy Plus Fund

Consolidated Schedule of Portfolio Investments

March 31, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

Contracts,
Shares,
Notional
Amount or
Principal
Amount
          Fair Value  
 

Corporate Bonds, continued

 
 

Industrial Conglomerates, continued

 
  $196,000     

General Electric Capital Corp., 6.38%, 11/15/67, Callable 11/15/17 @ 100(d)

   $ 198,940  
  332,000     

General Electric Co., Series D, 5.00%, 12/31/49, Callable 1/21/21 @ 100(d)

     350,260  
     

 

 

 
        591,196  
     

 

 

 
 

Insurance (0.0%):

 
  184,000     

Prudential Financial, Inc., 5.87%, 9/15/42, Callable 9/15/22 @ 100(d)

     199,962  
  122,000     

Prudential Financial, Inc., 5.63%, 6/15/43, Callable 6/15/23 @ 100(d)

     130,723  
     

 

 

 
        330,685  
     

 

 

 
 

Internet Software & Services (0.0%):

 
  163,000     

eBay, Inc., 3.80%, 3/9/22, Callable 2/9/22 @ 100

     169,629  
     

 

 

 
 

Media (0.1%):

  
  114,000     

Cablevision Systems Corp., 5.88%, 9/15/22^

     114,998  
  265,000     

CCO Holdings LLC/Capital Corp., 5.13%, 5/1/27, Callable 5/1/22 @ 102.56(e)

     266,325  
  47,150     

Delta Topco, Ltd., 2.00%, 7/23/19(a)(b)

     68,318  
  300,000     

NBCUniversal Enterprise, Inc., 5.25%, 12/31/99, Callable 3/19/21 @ 100

     314,999  
     

 

 

 
        764,640  
     

 

 

 
 

Multiline Retail (0.0%):

 
  156,598     

Neiman Marcus Group, Ltd., Inc., 0.00%, 10/25/20(d)

     125,614  
     

 

 

 
 

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels (0.0%):

 
  136,000     

Sabine Pass Liquefaction LLC, 5.63%, 4/15/23, Callable 1/15/23 @ 100

     147,547  
     

 

 

 
 

Personal Products (0.0%):

 
  179,000     

Edgewell Personal Care Co., 4.70%, 5/19/21

     187,503  
  167,000     

Edgewell Personal Care Co., 4.70%, 5/24/22

     173,680  
     

 

 

 
        361,183  
     

 

 

 
 

Pharmaceuticals (0.0%):

 
  149,000     

Forest Laboratories, Inc., 5.00%, 12/15/21, Callable 9/16/21 @ 100(e)

     161,461  
  228,000     

Mylan, Inc., 2.55%, 3/28/19

     228,873  
     

 

 

 
        390,334  
     

 

 

 
 

Real Estate Management & Development (0.1%):

 
  473,000     

Global Logistic Properties, Ltd., 3.88%, 6/4/25(b)(e)

     443,889  
     

 

 

 
 

Semiconductors & Semiconductor
Equipment (0.0%):


 
  388,000     

QUALCOMM, Inc., 3.00%, 5/20/22

     392,649  
     

 

 

 
 

Software (0.1%):

 
  80,000     

Activision Blizzard, 2.30%, 9/15/21, Callable 8/15/21 @ 100(e)

     78,328  

Contracts,
Shares,
Notional
Amount or
Principal
Amount

        Fair Value  

Corporate Bonds, continued

 

Software, continued

 

$    511,000   

Oracle Corp., 1.90%, 9/15/21, Callable 8/15/21 @ 100

   $ 502,119  
     

 

 

 
        580,447  
     

 

 

 

Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals (0.1%):

 

570,000   

Apple, Inc., 3.35%, 2/9/27, Callable 11/9/26 @ 100

     576,819  
     

 

 

 

Wireless Telecommunication Services (0.0%):

 

53,000   

T-Mobile USA, Inc., 4.00%, 4/15/22^

     53,861  
210,000   

T-Mobile USA, Inc., 6.00%, 4/15/24, Callable 4/15/19 @ 104.5

     223,913  
     

 

 

 
        277,774  
     

 

 

 

Total Corporate Bonds
(Cost $16,794,370)

     16,971,386  
     

 

 

 

Foreign Bonds (6.1%):

 

Banks (0.1%):

 

330,000   

Lloyds TSB Bank plc, Series E, 13.00%, 1/29/49, Callable 1/21/29 @ 126+(d)

     750,611  
     

 

 

 

Metals & Mining (0.0%):

 

139,000   

Constellium NV, 7.00%, 1/15/23+(e)

     151,610  
     

 

 

 

Sovereign Bonds (6.0%):

 

2,036,000   

Australian Government, Series 124, 5.75%, 5/15/21+

     1,778,524  
3,655,000   

Australian Government, Series 128, 5.75%, 7/15/22+

     3,275,784  
609,000   

Australian Government, Series 133, 5.50%, 4/21/23+

     547,352  
2,485,000   

Brazil Nota do Tesouro Nacional, Series NTNF, 10.00%, 1/1/18+(h)

     814,315  
1,256,000   

Brazil Nota do Tesouro Nacional, Series NTNB, 0.00%, 8/15/22+(h)

     1,245,946  
6,680,000   

Brazil Nota do Tesouro Nacional, Series NTNF, 10.00%, 1/1/23+(h)

     2,194,320  
1,804,831   

Bundesrepub. Deutshland, 0.26%, 8/15/26+

     1,879,318  
1,120,000   

Canada Housing Trust, 1.25%, 6/15/21+(e)

     836,517  
1,717,000   

Canadian Government, 0.25%, 5/1/18+

     1,285,445  
4,374,000   

Canadian Government, 0.50%, 8/1/18+

     3,280,747  
1,097,000   

Canadian Government, 0.75%, 3/1/21+

     816,319  
490,000,000   

Japan Treasury Discount Bill, Series 655, 0.00%, 4/10/17+(i)

     4,402,204  
280,000,000   

Japan Treasury Discount Bill, Series 659, 0.00%, 4/24/17+(i)

     2,515,764  
520,000,000   

Japan Treasury Discount Bill, Serries 650, -0.15%, 6/12/17+(i)

     4,673,087  
218,500,000   

Japan Treasury Discount Bill, Series 362, 0.10%, 3/15/18+

     1,969,935  
273,450,000   

Japan Treasury Discount Bill, Series 369, 0.10%, 10/15/18+

     2,469,476  
31,399,800   

Mexican Bonos Desarr, 8.50%, 12/13/18+(d)(j)

     1,724,486  
61,705,100   

Mexican Bonos Desarr, Series M, 6.50%, 6/10/21+(d)(j)

     3,254,932  
2,481,000   

New Zealand Government, Series 0521, 6.00%, 5/15/21+

     1,975,496  
 

 

Continued


AZL MVP BlackRock Global Strategy Plus Fund

Consolidated Schedule of Portfolio Investments

March 31, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

Contracts,
Shares,
Notional
Amount or
Principal
Amount

        Fair Value  

Foreign Bonds, continued

 

Sovereign Bonds, continued

 

$  696,548   

Obrigacoes Do Tesouro, 3.85%, 4/15/21+

   $ 810,198  
4,087,000   

Poland Government Bond, Series 0725, 3.25%, 7/25/25+

     1,028,478  
4,125,000   

Poland Government Bond, Series 0726, 2.50%, 7/25/26+

     967,999  
4,904,000   

Poland Government Bond, 2.50%, 7/25/27+

     1,131,378  
217,000   

Republic of Argentina, 3.88%, 1/15/22+(e)

     229,470  
488,000   

Republic of Indonesia, 2.63%, 6/14/23+(e)

     545,276  
1,520,000   

Romania Government Bond, 4.75%, 2/24/25+

     383,784  
1,150,700   

United Kingdom Treasury, 1.25%, 7/22/18+

     1,462,706  
523,990   

United Kingdom Treasury, 1.75%, 7/22/19+

     681,084  
1,054,749   

United Kingdom Treasury, 0.50%, 7/22/22+(e)

     1,317,975  
     

 

 

 
        49,498,315  
     

 

 

 

Total Foreign Bonds
(Cost $50,280,189)

     50,400,536  
     

 

 

 

Yankee Dollars (1.4%):

 

Banks (0.3%):

 

494,000   

BNP Paribas SA, 2.40%, 12/12/18

     496,883  
273,000   

Export-Import Bank of Korea, 2.63%, 12/30/20

     273,679  
614,000   

HSBC Holdings plc, 6.38%, 12/29/49, Callable 9/17/24 @ 100(d)

     617,838  
403,000   

Intesa Sanpaolo SpA, 3.88%, 1/15/19

     412,559  
     

 

 

 
        1,800,959  
     

 

 

 

Capital Markets (0.0%):

 

207,000   

UBS Group AG, 4.13%, 9/24/25(e)

     210,502  
     

 

 

 

Diversified Telecommunication Services (0.1%):

 

272,000   

Intelsat Jackson Holdings SA, 7.50%, 4/1/21, Callable 5/8/17 @ 102.5

     244,460  
89,000   

Intelsat Jackson Holdings SA, 8.00%, 2/15/24, Callable 2/15/19 @ 104^(e)

     94,340  
289,000   

Telecom Italia SpA, 5.30%, 5/30/24^(e)

     292,251  
     

 

 

 
        631,051  
     

 

 

 

Industrial Conglomerates (0.0%):

 

200,000   

Odebrecht Finance, Ltd., 4.38%, 4/25/25(e)

     72,000  
     

 

 

 

Internet Software & Services (0.0%):

 

314,000   

Alibaba Group Holding, Ltd., 3.13%, 11/28/21, Callable 9/28/21 @ 100

     317,128  
     

 

 

 

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels (0.2%):

 

509,000   

Petrobras Global Finance, 6.13%, 1/17/22^

     534,196  
355,000   

Petroleos Mexicanos, 4.77%, 3/11/22(d)(e)

     381,625  
368,000   

Petroleos Mexicanos, 4.63%, 9/21/23^

     370,116  

Contracts,
Shares,
Notional
Amount or
Principal
Amount

        Fair Value  

Yankee Dollars, continued

 

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels, continued

 

$      58,000   

YPF SA, 8.50%, 7/28/25(e)

   $ 62,913  
     

 

 

 
        1,348,850  
     

 

 

 

Paper & Forest Products (0.1%):

 

1,018,000   

TFS Corp., Ltd., 8.75%, 8/1/23, Callable 8/1/19 @ 106.56(e)

     1,007,820  
     

 

 

 

Pharmaceuticals (0.0%):

 

287,000   

Actavis Funding SCS, 3.00%, 3/12/20, Callable 2/12/20 @ 100

     291,899  
     

 

 

 

Real Estate Management & Development (0.0%):

 

150,500   

IRSA Propiedades Comerciales SA, 8.75%, 3/23/23, Callable 3/23/20 @ 104.38(e)

     165,637  
     

 

 

 

Road & Rail (0.0%):

 

527,380   

Inversiones Alsacia SA, 8.00%, 12/31/18, Callable 4/24/17 @ 100(a)

     26,369  
     

 

 

 

Sovereign Bonds (0.7%):

 

234,000   

Federal Republic of Brazil, 4.88%, 1/22/21^

     246,577  
257,000   

Federal Republic of Brazil, 2.63%, 1/5/23

     238,368  
279,000   

Republic of Argentina, 6.88%, 4/22/21(e)

     299,646  
367,000   

Republic of Argentina, 5.63%, 1/26/22(e)

     375,808  
662,000   

Republic of Argentina, 7.50%, 4/22/26(e)

     703,705  
677,000   

Republic of Argentina, 6.88%, 1/26/27(e)

     686,478  
513,000   

Republic of Argentina, 7.13%, 7/6/36(e)

     496,584  
338,000   

Republic of Hungary, 6.25%, 1/29/20

     370,269  
934,000   

Republic of Hungary, 6.38%, 3/29/21

     1,051,917  
233,000   

Republic of Indonesia, 6.88%, 1/17/18(e)

     242,304  
200,000   

Republic of Indonesia, 3.70%, 1/8/22(e)

     203,943  
154,000   

Republic of Poland, 5.00%, 3/23/22

     169,021  
209,000   

Republic of Turkey, 6.75%, 4/3/18

     217,124  
461,000   

Saudi International Bond, 2.38%, 10/26/21(e)

     452,933  
     

 

 

 
        5,754,677  
     

 

 

 

Total Yankee Dollars
(Cost $12,019,784)

     11,626,892  
     

 

 

 

U.S. Treasury Obligations (9.4%):

 

U.S. Treasury Bills (4.6%)

 

5,000,000   

0.56%, 4/13/17(i)

     4,998,995  
13,657,000   

0.62%, 4/20/17(i)

     13,652,302  
2,000,000   

0.65%, 4/27/17(i)

     1,999,026  
2,000,000   

0.63%, 5/4/17(i)

     1,998,812  
5,000,000   

0.67%, 5/11/17(i)

     4,996,205  
4,000,000   

0.68%, 5/18/17(i)

     3,996,388  
2,000,000   

0.68%, 5/25/17(i)

     1,997,930  
4,000,000   

0.73%, 6/22/17(i)

     3,993,312  
     

 

 

 
        37,632,970  
     

 

 

 

U.S. Treasury Inflation Index Notes (0.4%)

 

2,761,200   

0.13%, 7/15/26

     2,729,156  
 

 

Continued


AZL MVP BlackRock Global Strategy Plus Fund

Consolidated Schedule of Portfolio Investments

March 31, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

Contracts,
Shares,
Notional
Amount or
Principal
Amount

        Fair Value  

U.S. Treasury Obligations, continued

 

$  1,166,800   

0.38%, 1/15/27(c)

   $ 1,167,891  
     

 

 

 
        3,897,047  
     

 

 

 

U.S. Treasury Notes (4.4%)

 

1,000,000   

0.75%, 12/31/17(k)

     997,969  
938,500   

1.13%, 7/31/21

     910,199  
20,294,400   

1.88%, 1/31/22

     20,249,995  
5,292,800   

1.88%, 2/28/22

     5,281,431  
8,483,000   

2.25%, 2/15/27

     8,374,647  
     

 

 

 
        35,814,241  
     

 

 

 

Total U.S. Treasury Obligations
(Cost $77,340,655)

     77,344,258  
     

 

 

 

Purchased Swaptions (0.0%):

 

Total Purchased Swaptions
(Cost $328,905)

     127,955  
     

 

 

 

Purchased Options (0.3%):

 

Total Purchased Options
(Cost $2,193,699)

     3,209,805  
     

 

 

 

Exchange Traded Funds (1.7%):

 

2,334   

ETFS Platinum Trust(k)

     212,184  
2,764   

ETFS Physical Palladium Shares(k)

     211,253  
61,700   

iShares Gold Trust(k)

     741,017  
104,833   

SPDR Gold Trust(c)(k)

     12,445,773  
     

 

 

 

Total Exchange Traded Fund
(Cost $13,769,833)

     13,610,227  
     

 

 

 

Securities Held as Collateral for Securities
on Loan (3.3%):

 

$27,361,067   

AZL MVP BlackRock Global Strategy Plus Fund Securities Lending Collateral Account(l)

     27,361,067  
     

 

 

 

Total Securities Held as Collateral for Securities on Loan
(Cost $27,361,067)

     27,361,067  
     

 

 

 

Unaffiliated Investment Company (0.2%):

 

1,789,622   

Dreyfus Treasury Prime Cash Management Fund, Institutional Shares, 0.50%(i)

     1,789,622  
     

 

 

 

Total Unaffiliated Investment Company
(Cost $1,789,622)

     1,789,622  
     

 

 

 

Affiliated Investment Companies (44.7%):

 

20,728,758   

AZL Enhanced Bond Index Fund

     222,626,863  
14,631,827   

AZL Global Equity Index Fund

     146,025,637  
     

 

 

 

Total Affiliated Investment Company
(Cost $356,691,763)

     368,652,500  
     

 

 

 

Total Investment Securities
(Cost $769,193,639)(m)—98.6%

     811,983,631  

Net other assets (liabilities)—1.4%

     11,844,981  
     

 

 

 

Net Assets—100.0%

   $ 823,828,612  
     

 

 

 

Percentages indicated are based on net assets as of March 31, 2017.

 

ADR    —    American Depositary Receipt
MTN    —    Medium Term Note
SPDR    —    Standard & Poor’s Depository Receipts

 

* Non-income producing security.
^ This security or a partial position of this security was on loan as of March 31, 2017. The total value of securities on loan as of March 31, 2017, was $25,884,266.
+ The principal amount is disclosed in local currency and the fair value is disclosed in U.S. Dollars.
(a) Rule 144A, Section 4(2) or other security which is restricted to resale to institutional investors. The sub-adviser has deemed these securities to be illiquid based on procedures approved by the Board of Trustees. As of March 31, 2017, these securities represent 1.10% of the net assets of the fund.
(b) Security was valued in good faith pursuant to procedures approved by the Board of Trustees as of March 31, 2017. The total of all such securities represent 1.11% of the net assets of the fund.
(c) All or a portion of this security has been pledged as collateral for open derivative positions.
(d) Variable rate security. The rate presented represents the rate in effect at March 31, 2017. The date presented represents the final maturity date.
(e) Rule 144A, Section 4(2) or other security which is restricted to resale to institutional investors. The sub-adviser has deemed these securities to be liquid based on procedures approved by the Board of Trustees.
(f) Defaulted bond.
(g) The sub-adviser has deemed these securities to be illiquid based on procedures approved by the Board of Trustees. As of March 31, 2017, these securities represent 0.09% of the net assets of the Fund.
(h) Principal amount is stated in 1,000 Brazilian Real Units.
(i) The rate represents the effective yield at March 31, 2017.
(j) Principal amount is stated in 100 Mexican Peso Units.
(k) All or a portion of these securities are held by the AZL Cayman Global Allocation Fund I, Ltd. (the “Subsidiary”).
(l) Purchased with cash collateral held from securities lending. The value of the collateral could include collateral held for securities that were sold on or before March 31, 2017.
(m) See Federal Tax Information listed in the Notes to the Schedules of Portfolio Investments.
 

 

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AZL MVP BlackRock Global Strategy Plus Fund

Consolidated Schedule of Portfolio Investments

March 31, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

The following represents the concentrations by country of risk (based on the domicile of the security issuer) relative to the total fair value of investments as of March 31, 2017:

 

Country

   Percentage  

Argentina

     0.2 % 

Australia

     0.8 % 

Belgium

     0.2 % 

Bermuda

     —   %NM 

Brazil

     0.6 % 

Canada

     0.9 % 

Cayman Islands

     —   %NM 

Chile

     —   %NM 

China

     0.2 % 

Czech Republic

     —   %NM 

European Community

     —   %NM 

Finland

     0.2 % 

France

     1.6 % 

Germany

     1.2 % 

Guernsey

     —   %NM 

Hong Kong

     0.4 % 

Hungary

     0.2 % 

India

     0.6 % 

Indonesia

     0.3 % 

Ireland (Republic of)

     0.2 % 

Italy

     0.5 % 

Japan

     7.0 % 

Jersey

     0.1 % 

Luxembourg

     0.1 % 

Mexico

     0.7 % 

Netherlands

     0.8 % 

New Zealand

     0.2 % 

Poland

     0.4 % 

Portugal

     0.1 % 

Republic of Korea (South)

     0.3 % 

Romania

     —   %NM 

Saudi Arabia

     0.1 % 

Singapore

     0.2 % 

Spain

     0.3 % 

Sweden

     0.3 % 

Switzerland

     0.5 % 

Taiwan, Province Of China

     0.2 % 

Thailand

     0.1 % 

Turkey

     —   %NM 

United Arab Emirates

     0.1 % 

United Kingdom

     2.6 % 

United States

     77.8 % 
  

 

 

 
     100.0 % 
  

 

 

 

 

NM Not meaningful, amount is less than 0.05%.
 

 

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AZL MVP BlackRock Global Strategy Plus Fund

Consolidated Schedule of Portfolio Investments

March 31, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

Securities Sold Short (-0.6%):(a)

 

Security Description

   Proceeds
Received
     Fair Value      Unrealized
Appreciation/
Deprecation
 

Bank of Montreal

   $ (493,793 )     $ (573,779 )     $ (79,986 ) 

Caterpillar, Inc.

     (578,141 )       (549,231 )       28,910  

First Quantum Minerals, Ltd.

     (28,597 )       (22,964 )       5,633  

Lyondellbasell Industries NV

     (454,992 )       (449,202 )       5,790  

Procter & Gamble Co. (The)

     (599,100 )       (605,948 )       (6,848 ) 

ProLogis, Inc.

     (787,708 )       (820,638 )       (32,930 ) 

Royal Bank of Canada

     (621,331 )       (698,421 )       (77,090 ) 
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $ (3,563,662 )     $ (3,720,183 )     $ (156,521 ) 
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Futures Contracts

Cash of $41,754,400 has been segregated to cover margin requirements for the following open contracts as of March 31, 2017:

 

Description

   Type      Expiration
Date
     Number of
Contracts
    Notional Value     Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
 

DJ EURO STOXX 50 June Futures (Euro)(a)

     Short        6/16/17        (9 )    $ (328,907 )    $ (4,106 ) 

NASDAQ 100 E-Mini June Futures (U.S. Dollar) (a)

     Short        6/16/17        (35 )      (3,806,950 )      (31,759 ) 

Nikkei 225 Index June Futures (Japanese Yen) (a)

     Short        6/8/17        (8 )      (681,340 )      11,169  

S&P 500 Index E-Mini June Futures (U.S. Dollar)

     Short        6/16/17        119       14,037,240       (54,172 ) 

ASX SPI 200 Index June Futures (Australian Dollar) (a)

     Long        6/15/17        1       111,668       2,208  

SGX Nifty 50 Index April Futures (U.S. Dollar) (a)

     Long        4/27/17        36       662,256       4,580  

U.S. Treasury 10-Year Note June Futures

     Long        6/21/17        165       20,552,813       (46,806 ) 
            

 

 

 

Total

             $ (118,886 ) 
            

 

 

 

Option Contracts(a)

Over-the-counter options purchased as of March 31, 2017 were as follows:

 

Description

  

Counterparty

   Put/
Call
   Strike Price      Expiration
Date
     Contracts      Fair Value  

AFLAC, Inc.

   Goldman Sachs    Call      85.00    USD        1/19/18        7,320      $ 4,283  

Allstate Corp.

   Goldman Sachs    Call      80.00    USD        1/19/18        4,662        26,334  

Apple, Inc.

   UBS Warburg    Call      110.00    USD        9/15/17        13,425        460,348  

BB&T Corp.

   Goldman Sachs    Call      40.00    USD        1/19/18        10,179        63,262  

Capital One Financial Corp.

   Goldman Sachs    Call      80.00    USD        1/19/18        10,419        119,833  

Citigroup,Inc.

   Goldman Sachs    Call      42.00    USD        1/19/18        6,262        29,587  

Citigroup,Inc.

   Goldman Sachs    Call      55.00    USD        1/19/18        14,279        111,954  

CME Group Inc.

   Goldman Sachs    Call      115.00    USD        1/19/18        5,010        50,469  

Comerica Inc.

   Goldman Sachs    Call      55.00    USD        1/19/18        8,756        138,057  

E*Trade Financial Corp.

   Goldman Sachs    Call      35.00    USD        1/19/18        12,968        50,619  

Euro Stoxx 50 Index

   Citigroup Global Markets    Call      3150.00    EUR        6/16/17        256        84,991  

Euro Stoxx 50 Index

   Deutsche Bank    Call      3426.55    EUR        9/21/18        106        26,105  

Fifth Third Bancorp

   Goldman Sachs    Call      25.00    USD        1/19/18        14,279        36,715  

Franklin Resources, Inc.

   Goldman Sachs    Call      45.00    USD        1/19/18        12,892        33,422  

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

   Goldman Sachs    Call      70.00    USD        1/19/18        14,279        270,310  

Keycorp

   Goldman Sachs    Call      15.00    USD        1/19/18        14,279        49,686  

Lincoln Natl Corp.

   Goldman Sachs    Call      55.00    USD        1/19/18        8,673        112,567  

MetLife, Inc.

   Goldman Sachs    Call      52.50    USD        1/19/18        14,279        64,433  

Morgan Stanley

   Goldman Sachs    Call      35.00    USD        1/19/18        14,279        128,203  

Munulife Financial Corp.

   Goldman Sachs    Call      22.00    CAD        1/19/18        14,279        24,905  

 


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March 31, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

QUALCOMM, Inc.

   Deutsche Bank    Call      52.50       USD        5/19/17        12,183      $ 66,349  

Regions Financial Corp.

   Goldman Sachs    Call      12.00       USD        1/19/18        14,279        43,525  

SPDR Gold Shares(b)

   Societe Generale    Call      120.00       USD        5/19/17        10,509        17,373  

SPDR Gold Shares(b)

   Morgan Stanley    Call      120.00       USD        6/30/17        15,756        39,936  

SPDR Gold Shares(b)

   Morgan Stanley    Call      121.00       USD        7/21/17        11,905        29,889  

SPDR Gold Shares(b)

   Morgan Stanley    Call      121.00       USD        8/18/17        11,249        34,213  

SPDR Gold Shares(b)

   JPMorgan Chase    Call      122.00       USD        10/20/17        9,269        34,818  

SPDR Gold Shares(b)

   JPMorgan Chase    Call      120.00       USD        11/17/17        11,386        57,738  

SPDR Gold Trust(b)

   Morgan Stanley    Call      122.00       USD        9/29/17        14,970        50,793  

State Street Corp.

   Goldman Sachs    Call      72.50       USD        1/19/18        9,661        109,711  

SunTrust Banks, Inc.

   Goldman Sachs    Call      55.00       USD        1/19/18        14,279        71,327  

Synchrony Financial

   Goldman Sachs    Call      35.00       USD        1/19/18        14,279        41,782  

TD Ameritrade Holding Corp.

   Goldman Sachs    Call      40.00       USD        1/19/18        12,170        36,500  

The Charles Schwab Corp.

   Goldman Sachs    Call      40.00       USD        1/19/18        14,279        66,485  

Tokyo Stock Exchange Price Index

   Morgan Stanley    Call      1550.00       JPY        4/14/17        77,427        3,112  

Tokyo Stock Exchange Price Index

   BNP Paribas    Call      1575.00       JPY        4/14/17        97,201        1,104  

Tokyo Stock Exchange Price Index

   Societe Generale    Call      1575.00       JPY        5/12/17        129,265        9,702  

Tokyo Stock Exchange Price Index

   BNP Paribas    Call      1550.00       JPY        6/9/17        77,573        16,555  

Tokyo Stock Exchange Price Index

   Goldman Sachs    Call      1600.00       JPY        7/14/17        130,490        18,803  

Tokyo Stock Exchange Price Index

   UBS Warburg    Call      1600.00       JPY        9/8/17        88,751        20,786  

Travelers Companies, Inc.

   Goldman Sachs    Call      135.00       USD        1/19/18        4,416        8,549  

Wells Fargo & Co.

   Goldman Sachs    Call      55.00       USD        1/19/18        15,995        67,671  

Zions Bancorporation

   Goldman Sachs    Call      35.00       USD        1/19/18        11,707        100,599  

Ibovespa Brasil Sao Paulo Index

   Bank of America    Put      59177.00       BRL        4/12/17        68        495  

Russell 2000 Index

   Morgan Stanley    Put      1350.00       USD        4/21/17        1,940        12,729  

Russell 2000 Index

   Morgan Stanley    Put      1335.00       USD        5/19/17        1,296        18,437  

Russell 2000 Index

   UBS Warburg    Put      1360.00       USD        5/19/17        1,173        24,108  

S&P 500 Index

   Deutsche Bank    Put      2325.00       USD        4/21/17        1,177        9,060  

S&P 500 Index

   Citigroup    Put      2325.00       USD        5/19/17        1,565        34,725  

S&P 500 Index

   BNP Paribas    Put      2330.00       USD        5/19/17        653        15,318  

S&P 500 Index

   Bank of America    Put      2300.00       USD        6/16/17        1,554        43,462  
                   

 

 

 

Total

 

           $ 2,991,737  
                   

 

 

 

Over-the-counter options written as of March 31, 2017 were as follows:

 

Description

  

Counterparty

   Put/
Call
   Strike Price    Expiration
Date
     Contracts      Fair Value  

Apple, Inc.

   UBS Warburg    Call      130.00     USD      9/15/17        13,425      $ (225,886 ) 

Ibovespa Brasil Sao Paulo Index

   Bank of America    Call      64946.76     BRL      4/12/17        68        (25,530 ) 

Russell 2000 Index

   Morgan Stanley    Call      1435.00     USD      5/19/17        1,296        (13,915 ) 

Russell 2000 Index

   UBS Warburg    Call      1460.00     USD      5/19/17        1,173        (6,796 ) 

S&P 500 Index

   Bank of America    Call      2390.00     USD      6/16/17        1,554        (46,077 ) 

SPDR Gold Shares(b)

   Morgan Stanley    Call      140.00     USD      6/30/17        15,756        (1,714 ) 

SPDR Gold Shares(b)

   JPMorgan Chase    Call      146.00     USD      10/20/17        93        (3,714 ) 

 


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March 31, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

SPDR Gold Shares(b)

   JPMorgan Chase      Call        137.00        USD        11/17/17        113      $ (12,204 ) 

SPDR Gold Trust(b)

   Morgan Stanley      Call        143.00        USD        7/21/17        11,905        (1,493 ) 

SPDR Gold Trust(b)

   Morgan Stanley      Call        145.00        USD        9/29/17        14,970        (4,960 ) 

Tokyo Stock Exchange Price Index

   UBS Warburg      Call        1750.00        JPY        9/8/17        88,751        (3,271 ) 

Apple, Inc.

   UBS Warburg      Put        100.00        USD        9/15/17        13,425        (3,626 ) 

Euro Stoxx 50 Index

   Deutsche Bank      Put        2586.07        EUR        9/21/18        106        (9,453 ) 

Ibovespa Brasil Sao Paulo Index

   Bank of America      Put        50300.45        BRL        4/12/17        68        —    

QUALCOMM, Inc.

   Deutsche Bank      Put        40.00        USD        5/19/17        12,183        (165 ) 

Russell 2000 Index

   Morgan Stanley      Put        1250.00        USD        4/21/17        1,940        (1,564 ) 

Russell 2000 Index

   Morgan Stanley      Put        1215.00        USD        5/19/17        1,296        (3,492 ) 

Russell 2000 Index

   UBS Warburg      Put        1260.00        USD        5/19/17        1,173        (5,762 ) 

S&P 500 Index

   Deutsche Bank      Put        2175.00        USD        4/21/17        1,177        (1,176 ) 

S&P 500 Index

   BNP Paribas      Put        2160.00        USD        5/19/17        653        (3,208 ) 

S&P 500 Index

   Citigroup      Put        2175.00        USD        5/19/17        1,565        (8,772 ) 

S&P 500 Index

   Bank of America      Put        2150.00        USD        6/16/17        1,554        (14,820 ) 

SPDR Gold Shares(a)

   JPMorgan Chase      Put        105.00        USD        10/20/17        93        (6,575 ) 

SPDR Gold Shares(a)

   JPMorgan Chase      Put        103.00        USD        11/17/17        113        (7,797 ) 

SPDR Gold Trust(a)

   Morgan Stanley      Put        105.00        USD        9/29/17        14,970        (8,585 ) 

Tokyo Stock Exchange Price Index

   Goldman Sachs      Put        1475.00        JPY        7/14/17        65,245        (21,248 ) 
                    

 

 

 

Total (Premiums $573,926)

 

            $ (441,803 ) 
                    

 

 

 

Over-the-counter currency options purchased as of March 31, 2017 were as follows:

 

Description

  

Counterparty

   Strike Price      Expiration
Date
     Notional
Amount
     Fair Value  

European Dollar Call Currency Option (USD/EUR)

   UBS Warburg      1.20       EUR        3/27/18        10,512,802      $ 56,326  

European Dollar Call Currency Option (USD/EUR)

   Morgan Stanley      1.12       EUR        4/6/17        25,604        56  

European Dollar Call Currency Option (USD/EUR)

   Goldman Sachs      1.10       EUR        4/20/17        17,270        533  

European Dollar Call Currency Option (USD/EUR)

   Deutsche Bank      1.11       EUR        5/4/17        18,194        1,744  

European Dollar Call Currency Option (USD/EUR)

   UBS Warburg      1.10       EUR        5/12/17        26,101        13,417  

European Dollar Call Currency Option (USD/EUR)

   JPMorgan Chase      1.10       EUR        5/25/17        26,160        15,170  

European Dollar Call Currency Option (USD/EUR)

   BNP Paribas      1.13       EUR        6/21/17        26,278        7,094  

European Dollar Call Currency Option (USD/EUR)

   UBS Warburg      1.13       EUR        7/20/17        26,278        12,265  

Great Britain Pound Call Currency Option (USD/GBP)

   JPMorgan Chase      1.28       GBP        8/21/17        26,159        47,165  

Japanese Yen Call Currency Option (USD/JPY)

   JPMorgan Chase      114.50       USD        5/18/17        26,022        8,753  

Japanese Yen Call Currency Option (USD/JPY)

   UBS Warburg      116.00       USD        5/18/17        26,123        4,351  

Japanese Yen Call Currency Option (USD/JPY)

   Morgan Stanley      113.50       USD        6/23/17        26,287        22,942  

Maxican Call Currency Option (USD/MXN)

   UBS Warburg      19.40       USD        6/20/17        1,314,803        21,113  

Norwegian Put Currency Option (USD/NOK)

   BNP Paribas      8.30       USD        6/16/17        1,312,252        7,140  
                

 

 

 

Total

 

           $ 218,069  
                

 

 

 

 


AZL MVP BlackRock Global Strategy Plus Fund

Consolidated Schedule of Portfolio Investments

March 31, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

Over-the-counter currency options written as of March 31, 2017 were as follows:

 

Description

  

Counterparty

   Strike Price      Expiration
Date
     Notional
Amount
    Fair Value  

Great Britain Pound Call Currency Option (USD/GBP)

   JPMorgan Chase      1.34        GBP        8/21/17        (52,318 )    $ (24,652 ) 

Japanese Yen Call Currency Option (USD/JPY)

   Barclays Bank      121.75        USD        4/6/17        (25,810 )      (44 ) 

Japanese Yen Call Currency Option (USD/JPY)

   Goldman Sachs      119.00        USD        4/14/17        (25,403 )      (293 ) 

Japanese Yen Call Currency Option (USD/JPY)

   JPMorgan Chase      120.00        USD        5/18/17        (26,022 )      (747 ) 

Maxican Call Currency Option (USD/MXN)

   Morgan Stanley      26.00        USD        1/22/18        (12,989 )      (3,368 ) 

Maxican Call Currency Option (USD/MXN)

   Goldman Sachs      21.75        USD        4/5/17        (12,910 )      (56 ) 

Maxican Call Currency Option (USD/MXN)

   UBS Warburg      20.40        USD        6/20/17        (2,629,606 )      (14,433 ) 

New Zealand Call Currency Option (USD/NZD)

   Goldman Sachs      0.73        NZD        5/4/17        (18,074 )      (524 ) 

Norwegian Call Currency Option (USD/NOK)

   UBS Warburg      9.05        USD        4/5/17        (12,896 )      (45 ) 

Norwegian Call Currency Option (USD/NOK)

   BNP Paribas      8.85        USD        6/16/17        (1,312,252 )      (9,843 ) 

European Dollar Put Currency Option (USD/EUR)

   Morgan Stanley      1.05        EUR        4/6/17        (25,604 )      (477 ) 

European Dollar Put Currency Option (USD/EUR)

   Goldman Sachs      1.03        EUR        4/20/17        (17,270 )      (745 ) 

European Dollar Put Currency Option (USD/EUR)

   BNP Paribas      1.04        EUR        6/21/17        (26,278 )      (21,795 ) 

European Dollar Put Currency Option (USD/EUR)

   UBS Warburg      1.05        EUR        7/20/17        (26,278 )      (28,791 ) 

Japanese Yen Put Currency Option (USD/JPY)

   Barclays Bank      109.00        USD        4/6/17        (25,810 )      (1,246 ) 

Japanese Yen Put Currency Option (USD/JPY)

   Goldman Sachs      108.00        USD        4/14/17        (25,403 )      (1,728 ) 

Japanese Yen Put Currency Option (USD/JPY)

   JPMorgan Chase      108.00        USD        5/18/17        (26,022 )      (12,797 ) 

Japanese Yen Put Currency Option (USD/JPY)

   UBS Warburg      108.50        USD        5/18/17        (26,123 )      (15,240 ) 

Japanese Yen Put Currency Option (USD/JPY)

   Morgan Stanley      105.25        USD        6/23/17        (26,287 )      (11,663 ) 

New Zealand Put Currency Option (USD/NZD)

   Goldman Sachs      0.66        NZD        5/4/17        (18,075 )      (340 ) 
                

 

 

 

Total (Premiums $417,541)

 

           $ (148,827 ) 
                

 

 

 

Over-the-counter interest rate swaptions purchased as of March 31, 2017 were as follows:

 

Description

  

Counterparty

   Put/
Call
     Exercise Rate      Expiration
Date
     Notional
Amount
     Market
Value
 

RTR 10Y Call 2.037 04/11/17

   Bank of America      Call        2.04        USD        4/11/17        1,041      $ 219  

RTR 5Y USD Call 1.90 05/23/17

   Deutsche Bank      Call        1.90        USD        5/23/17        2,641        36,317  

RTR USD 10Y C2.23 4/20/17

   Bank of America      Call        2.23        USD        4/20/17        530        5,672  

RTR USD 5Y C2 5/12/17

   Goldman Sachs      Call        2.00        USD        5/12/17        1,059        24,495  

5-Year Interest Rate, Pay 6-Month JPY LIBOR

   Deutsche Bank      Put        1.07        JPY        4/4/18        1,006,980        428  

MC USD 2Y P2.25 6/2/17

   Goldman Sachs      Put        2.25        USD        6/2/17        2,117        43,348  

RTP EUR 30Y P1.5 06/09/17

   Goldman Sachs      Put        1.50        EUR        6/9/17        95        17,476  
                    

 

 

 

Total

 

            $ 127,955  
                    

 

 

 

Over-the-counter interest rate swaptions written as of March 31, 2017 were as follows:

 


AZL MVP BlackRock Global Strategy Plus Fund

Consolidated Schedule of Portfolio Investments

March 31, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

 

Description

  

Counterparty

   Put/
Call
   Exercise
Rate
     Expiration
Date
     Notional
Amount
    Market
Value
 

MC USD 2Y C2.0 06/02/17

   Goldman Sachs    Call      2.00       USD        6/2/17        (2,120 )    $ (13,885 ) 

RTR 5Y USD Call 1.65 05/23/17

   Deutsche Bank    Call      1.65       USD        5/23/17        (3,962 )      (7,047 ) 

RTR USD 10Y C2.13 4/20/17

   Bank of America    Call      2.13       USD        4/20/17        (530 )      (1,712 ) 

RTR USD 5Y C1.8 5/12/17

   Goldman Sachs    Call      1.80       USD        5/12/17        (1,059 )      (4,450 ) 
                  

 

 

 

Total (Premiums $83,288)

 

          $ (27,094 ) 
                  

 

 

 

Forward Currency Contracts

At March 31, 2017, the Fund’s open forward currency contracts were as follows:

 

Type of Contract

  

Counterparty

   Delivery
Date
     Contract
Amount
(Local
Currency)
     Contract
Value
     Value      Net Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
 

Short Contracts:

 

Australian Dollar

   Deutsche Bank      4/28/17        507,000      $ 384,590      $ 387,049      $ (2,459 ) 

Australian Dollar

   Citigroup Global Markets      5/10/17        1,315,000        1,012,938        1,003,653        9,285  

Australian Dollar

   Goldman Sachs      5/10/17        1,296,000        997,881        989,152        8,729  

Brazilian Real

   Goldman Sachs      6/19/17        3,267,956        1,011,000        1,024,962        (13,962 ) 

Japanese Yen

   Credit Suisse First Boston      4/7/17        116,412,660        1,030,000        1,046,146        (16,146 ) 

Japanese Yen

   Goldman Sachs      4/7/17        117,520,597        1,031,000        1,056,103        (25,103 ) 

Japanese Yen

   Deutsche Bank      4/10/17        490,000,000        4,242,865        4,403,951        (161,086 ) 

Japanese Yen

   Barclays Bank      4/24/17        280,000,000        2,440,810        2,518,007        (77,197 ) 

Japanese Yen

   Deutsche Bank      5/11/17        71,301,000        627,042        641,606        (14,564 ) 

Japanese Yen

   Credit Suisse First Boston      6/12/17        520,000,000        4,609,888        4,685,285        (75,397 ) 

Mexican Peso

   Goldman Sachs      6/8/17        20,514,667        1,022,000        1,084,154        (62,154 ) 

New Zealand Dollar

   UBS Warburg      5/4/17        1,421,000        1,040,740        994,936        45,804  

New Zealand Dollar

   JPMorgan Chase      5/10/17        1,430,000        1,045,674        1,001,057        44,617  

South African Rand

   UBS Warburg      5/19/17        16,526,000        1,245,375        1,222,596        22,779  
           

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
            $ 21,741,803      $ 22,058,657      $ (316,854 ) 
           

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Long Contracts:

                 

Japanese Yen

   Credit Suisse First Boston      4/7/17        116,412,660      $ 1,029,012      $ 1,046,146      $ 17,134  

Japanese Yen

   Goldman Sachs      4/7/17        117,520,597        1,037,311        1,056,103        18,792  

Norwegian Krone

   Morgan Stanley      4/27/17        3,339,000        390,618        389,169        (1,449 ) 
           

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
            $ 2,456,941      $ 2,491,418      $ 34,477  
           

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

At March 31, 2017, the Fund’s open forward cross currency contracts were as follows:

 

Purchase/Sale

 

Counterparty

  Amount
Purchased
    Amount Sold     Contract
Value
    Value     Net Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
 

European Euro/Polish Zloty

  Deutsche Bank     382,000 EUR       1,644,777 PLN     $ 414,389     $ 408,856     $ (5,533 ) 

European Euro/Polish Zloty

  Deutsche Bank     572,000 EUR       2,456,025 PLN       619,742       613,214       (6,528 ) 
       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
        $ 1,034,131     $ 1,022,070     $ (12,061 ) 
       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 


AZL MVP BlackRock Global Strategy Plus Fund

Consolidated Schedule of Portfolio Investments

March 31, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

Centrally Cleared Credit Default Swap Agreements—Buy Protection(a)(c)

At March 31, 2017, the Fund’s open centrally cleared credit default swap agreements were as follows:

 

Underlying Instrument

  

Clearing Agent

   Expiration
Date
     Implied
Credit
Spread at
March 31,
2017 (%)(c)
     Notional
Amount
($)(d)
     Fixed
Rate (%)
     Value ($)     Premiums
Paid/
(Received)
($)
    Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
($)
 

CDX North America High Yield Index Swap Agreement with JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., Series 27

   JPMorgan Chase      12/20/21        3.11        256,445        5.00        (20,163 )      (20,471 )      308  

CDX North America Investment Grade Index Swap Agreement with JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., Series 27

   JPMorgan Chase      12/20/21        0.59        314,006        1.00        (5,814 )      (4,985 )      (829 ) 
                 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
                    (25,977 )      (25,456 )      (521 ) 
                 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Over-the-Counter Currency Swap Agreements(a)

At March 31, 2017, the Fund’s open over-the-counter currency swap agreements were as follows:

 

Pay/
Receive
Floating
Rate

   Fixed Rate
(%)
     Expiration
Date
    

Counterparty

   Notional
Amount
(Local)
     Value
($)
    Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
($)
 

Pay

     1.963        3/15/18      Bank of America      131,550,000        JPY        (21,691 )      (21,691 ) 

Pay

     1.838        3/15/18      Bank of America      86,950,000        JPY        (9,660 )      (9,660 ) 

Receive

     2.012        10/15/18      Bank of America      273,450,000        JPY        183,122       183,122  
                 

 

 

   

 

 

 
                    151,771       151,771  
                 

 

 

   

 

 

 

 


AZL MVP BlackRock Global Strategy Plus Fund

Consolidated Schedule of Portfolio Investments

March 31, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

Centrally Cleared Interest Rate Swap Agreements(a)

At March 31, 2017, the Fund’s open centrally cleared interest rate swap agreements were as follows:

 

Pay/

Receive

Floating

Rate

  

Floating Rate

Index

   Fixed
Rate
(%)
     Expiration
Date
     Clearing Agent      Notional
Amount
(Local)
     Upfront
Premiums
Paid/
(Received)
($)
     Value ($)     Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
($)
 

Receive

   3-Month U.S. Dollar LIBOR BBA      1.058        7/5/20        JPMorgan Chase        2,910,347        USD        32        (59,220 )      (59,252 ) 

Receive

   3-Month U.S. Dollar LIBOR BBA      1.018        7/5/20        JPMorgan Chase        2,860,125        USD        31        (60,434 )      (60,465 ) 

Receive

   3-Month U.S. Dollar LIBOR BBA      1.015        7/5/20        JPMorgan Chase        2,860,266        USD        —          (60,574 )      (60,574 ) 

Receive

   3-Month U.S. Dollar LIBOR BBA      0.989        7/5/20        JPMorgan Chase        2,860,162        USD        —          (62,007 )      (62,007 ) 

Receive

   3-Month U.S. Dollar LIBOR BBA      1.219        7/19/20        JPMorgan Chase        2,933,552        USD        —          (51,187 )      (51,187 ) 

Receive

   3-Month U.S. Dollar LIBOR BBA      1.183        7/19/20        JPMorgan Chase        2,933,279        USD        —          (53,219 )      (53,219 ) 

Receive

   3-Month U.S. Dollar LIBOR BBA      1.208        7/19/20        JPMorgan Chase        2,933,432        USD        —          (51,835 )      (51,835 ) 

Pay

   6-Month Euro Interbank Offer Rate (EURIBOR)      0.415        3/7/23        JPMorgan Chase        4,684,846        EUR        69        (4,455 )      (4,524 ) 

Receive

   3-Month U.S. Dollar LIBOR BBA      2.403        3/7/23        JPMorgan Chase        5,293,612        USD        74        23,975       23,901  

Pay

   6-Month Euro Interbank Offer Rate (EURIBOR)      0.373        8/15/26        JPMorgan Chase        1,804,831        EUR        31        55,534       55,503  

Pay

   3-Month U.S. Dollar LIBOR BBA      3.027        4/19/27        JPMorgan Chase        7,040,414        USD        —          (67,392 )      (67,392 ) 

Pay

   6-Month Euro Interbank Offer Rate (EURIBOR)      0.938        7/31/27        JPMorgan Chase        2,464,500        EUR        40        (26,617 )      (26,657 ) 

Receive

   3-Month U.S. Dollar LIBOR BBA      2.564        7/31/27        JPMorgan Chase        2,883,900        USD        44        23,941       23,897  
                       

 

 

   

 

 

 
                          (393,490 )      (393,811 ) 
                       

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 


AZL MVP BlackRock Global Strategy Plus Fund

Consolidated Schedule of Portfolio Investments

March 31, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

Over-the-counterTotal Return Swaps at March 31, 2017

 

Pay/
Receive

  

Reference Entity

   Expiration
Date
     Counterparty      Notional
Amount
(Local)
   Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
 

Pay

  

EURO Stoxx 50 Index

Dividends December Futures

     12/21/18        BNP Paribas SA        89,520      EUR    $ 6,144  

Pay

  

EURO Stoxx 50 Index

Dividends December Futures

     12/21/18        BNP Paribas SA        101,700      EUR      5,856  

Pay

  

EURO Stoxx 50 Index

Dividends December Futures

     12/21/18        BNP Paribas SA        181,560      EUR      9,600  

Pay

   EURO Stoxx 50 Index Dividends December Futures      12/20/19        BNP Paribas SA        122,040      EUR      18,561  

Pay

   EURO Stoxx 50 Index Dividends December Futures      12/20/19        BNP Paribas SA        60,300      EUR      10,048  

Pay

   EURO Stoxx 50 Index Dividends December Futures      12/20/19        BNP Paribas SA        131,430      EUR      20,939  

Pay

   EURO Stoxx 50 Index Dividends December Futures      12/27/19        BNP Paribas SA        92,430      EUR      12,960  

Pay

   EURO Stoxx 50 Index Dividends December Futures      12/17/20        BNP Paribas SA        51,650      EUR      3,573  

Pay

   EURO Stoxx 50 Index Dividends December Futures      12/18/20        BNP Paribas SA        67,410      EUR      12,470  

Pay

   EURO Stoxx 50 Index Dividends December Futures      12/18/20        BNP Paribas SA        106,900      EUR      6,507  

Pay

   EURO Stoxx 50 Index Dividends December Futures      12/18/20        BNP Paribas SA        109,300      EUR      10,454  

Pay

   EURO Stoxx 50 Index Dividends December Futures      12/18/20        BNP Paribas SA        106,700      EUR      18,774  

Pay

   EURO Stoxx 50 Index Dividends December Futures      12/18/20        BNP Paribas SA        29,100      EUR      5,120  

Pay

   EURO Stoxx 50 Index Dividends December Futures      12/18/20        BNP Paribas SA        28,920      EUR      5,312  

Pay

   EURO Stoxx 50 Index Dividends December Futures      12/18/20        BNP Paribas SA        28,860      EUR      5,376  

Pay

   EURO Stoxx 50 Index Dividends December Futures      12/23/20        BNP Paribas SA        28,800      EUR      5,440  

Pay

   EURO Stoxx 50 Index Dividends December Futures      12/17/21        BNP Paribas SA        53,400      EUR      1,707  

Pay

   NIKKEI 225 Dividend Index E-Mini March Futures      3/31/17        BNP Paribas SA        13,925,000      JPY      22,056  

Pay

   NIKKEI 225 Dividend Index E-Mini March Futures      3/31/17        BNP Paribas SA        11,340,000      JPY      15,848  

Pay

   NIKKEI 225 Dividend Index E-Mini March Futures      3/30/18        BNP Paribas SA        19,830,600      JPY      12,069  

Pay

   NIKKEI 225 Dividend Index E-Mini March Futures      3/30/18        BNP Paribas SA        20,025,000      JPY      10,323  

Pay

   NIKKEI 225 Dividend Index E-Mini March Futures      3/29/19        BNP Paribas SA        10,312,500      JPY      9,447  

Pay

   NIKKEI 225 Dividend Index E-Mini March Futures      3/29/19        BNP Paribas SA        20,514,000      JPY      19,890  

Pay

   NIKKEI 225 Dividend Index E-Mini March Futures      3/29/19        BNP Paribas SA        10,560,000      JPY      7,223  

Pay

   NIKKEI 225 Dividend Index E-Mini March Futures      3/31/20        BNP Paribas SA        17,000,000      JPY      22,190  

Pay

   NIKKEI 225 Dividend Index E-Mini March Futures      3/31/20        BNP Paribas SA        10,488,000      JPY      10,727  

Pay

   NIKKEI 225 Dividend Index E-Mini March Futures      3/31/20        BNP Paribas SA        13,960,000      JPY      14,518  

Pay

   NIKKEI 225 Dividend Index E-Mini March Futures      3/31/21        BNP Paribas SA        3,855,000      JPY      844  

Pay

   NIKKEI 225 Dividend Index E-Mini March Futures      3/31/21        BNP Paribas SA        15,520,000      JPY      2,480  

Pay

   NIKKEI 225 Dividend Index E-Mini March Futures      3/31/21        BNP Paribas SA        7,655,000      JPY      2,183  

Pay

   NIKKEI 225 Dividend Index E-Mini March Futures      3/31/21        BNP Paribas SA        3,880,000      JPY      620  

 


AZL MVP BlackRock Global Strategy Plus Fund

Consolidated Schedule of Portfolio Investments

March 31, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

Pay

  

NIKKEI 225 Dividend

Index E-Mini March Futures

     3/31/22        BNP Paribas SA        15,720,000        JPY      $ 2,372  

Pay

  

NIKKEI 225 Dividend

Index E-Mini March Futures

     3/31/22        BNP Paribas SA        7,950,000        JPY        377  

Pay

   S&P 500 Index Dividends December Futures      12/21/18        BNP Paribas SA        257,125        USD        29,150  

Pay

   S&P 500 Index Dividends December Futures      12/17/20        Goldman Sachs        107,944        USD        21,656  

Pay

   S&P 500 Index Dividends December Futures      12/17/21        BNP Paribas SA        133,513        USD        31,075  
                 

 

 

 
                  $ 393,889  
                 

 

 

 

 

(a) All or a portion of these securities are held by the AZL BlackRock Global Allocation Fund, (the “VIP Subsidiary”).
(b) All or a portion of these securities are held by the AZL Cayman Global Allocation Fund I, Ltd. (the “Subsidiary”).
(c) When a credit event occurs as defined under the terms of the swap agreement, the Fund as a seller of credit protection will either (i) pay to the buyer of protection an amount equal to the par value of the defaulted reference entity and take delivery of the reference entity or (ii) pay a net amount equal to the par value of the defaulted reference entity less its recovery value. Alternatively, the Fund as a buyer of credit protection will either (i) receive from the seller of protection an amount equal to the par value of the defaulted reference entity and deliver the reference entity to the seller or (ii) receive a net amount of equal to the par value of the defaulted reference entity less its recovery value.
(d) Implied credit spread, represented in absolute terms, utilized in determining the market value of the credit default swap agreements as of period end will serve as an indicator of the current status of the payment/performance risk and represent the likelihood or risk of default for the credit derivative. The implied credit spread of a referenced entity reflects the cost of buying/selling protection and may include upfront or daily payments required to be made to enter into the agreement. Generally, wider credit spreads represent a perceived deterioration of the referenced entity’s credit soundness and a greater likelihood or risk of default or other credit event occurring as defined under the terms of the swap agreement.
(e) The notional amount represents the maximum potential amount the Fund could be required to make as a seller of credit protection if a credit event occurs, as defined under the terms of the swap agreement.

 

See accompanying notes to the schedules of portfolio investments.


AZL MVP DFA Multi-Strategy Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

March 31, 2017 (Unaudited)

Shares

        Fair Value  

Affiliated Investment Companies (95.0%):

 

323,306   

AZL DFA Emerging Markets Core Equity Fund

   $ 3,074,637  
2,354,868   

AZL DFA Five-Year Global Fixed Income Fund

     23,619,330  
438,043   

AZL DFA International Core Equity Fund

     4,327,865  
1,924,909   

AZL DFA U.S. Core Equity Fund

     21,712,976  
546,442   

AZL DFA U.S. Small Cap Fund

     6,273,159  
     

 

 

 

Total Affiliated Investment Companies (Cost $54,732,775)

     59,007,967  
     

 

 

 

Unaffiliated Investment Company (0.0%):

 

2,001   

Dreyfus Treasury Prime Cash Management Fund, Institutional Shares, 0.50%(a)

     2,001  
     

 

 

 

Total Unaffiliated Investment Company (Cost $2,001)

     2,001  
     

 

 

 

Total Investment Securities
(Cost $54,734,776)(b)—95.0%

     59,009,968  

Net other assets (liabilities)—5.0%

     3,128,609  
     

 

 

 

Net Assets—100.0%

   $ 62,138,577  
     

 

 

 

Percentages indicated are based on net assets as of March 31, 2017.

 

(a) The rate represents the effective yield at March 31, 2017.
(b) See Federal Tax Information listed in the Notes to the Schedules of Portfolio Investments.
 

 

Continued


AZL MVP DFA Multi-Strategy Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

March 31, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

Futures Contracts

Cash of $3,083,741 has been segregated to cover margin requirements for the following open contracts as of March 31, 2017:

 

Description

   Type      Expiration
Date
     Number of
Contracts
     Notional Value      Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
 

S&P 500 Index E-Mini June Futures

     Long        6/16/17        15      $ 1,769,400      $ (8,102 ) 

U.S. Treasury 10-Year Note June Futures

     Long        6/21/17        9        1,121,063        (2,805 ) 
              

 

 

 

Total

               $ (10,907 ) 
              

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to the schedules of portfolio investments.


AZL MVP Fusion Dynamic Balanced Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

March 31, 2017 (Unaudited)

Shares

        Fair Value  

Affiliated Investment Companies (95.0%):

 

3,956,247   

AZL DFA International Core Equity Fund

   $ 39,087,716  
2,991,015   

AZL DFA U.S. Core Equity Fund

     33,738,652  
1,496,299   

AZL DFA U.S. Small Cap Fund

     17,177,513  
4,511,304   

AZL Emerging Markets Equity Index Fund, Class 2

     33,338,540  
7,578,681   

AZL Enhanced Bond Index Fund

     81,395,029  
1,794,926   

AZL Gateway Fund

     22,651,964  
6,197,341   

AZL International Index Fund, Class 2

     94,137,615  
10,793,391   

AZL MetWest Total Return Bond Fund

     109,444,982  
2,014,803   

AZL Mid Cap Index Fund, Class 2

     44,869,652  
10,815,094   

AZL Pyramis Total Bond Fund, Class 2

     110,205,812  
8,081,047   

AZL Russell 1000 Growth Index Fund, Class 2

     114,023,573  
8,176,199   

AZL Russell 1000 Value Index Fund, Class 2

     112,913,310  
1,196,622   

AZL Small Cap Stock Index Fund, Class 2

     17,183,490  
5,398,973   

PIMCO VIT Income Portfolio

     56,041,345  
5,446,728   

PIMCO VIT Low Duration Portfolio

     55,720,032  
10,305,929   

PIMCO VIT Total Return Portfolio

     110,788,740  
     

 

 

 

Total Affiliated Investment Companies
(Cost $982,637,318)

     1,052,717,965  
     

 

 

 

Total Investment Securities
(Cost $982,637,318)(a)—95.0%

     1,052,717,965  

Net other assets (liabilities)—5.0%

     54,892,155  
     

 

 

 

Net Assets—100.0%

   $ 1,107,610,120  
     

 

 

 

Percentages indicated are based on net assets as of March 31, 2017.

 

(a) See Federal Tax Information listed in the Notes to the Schedules of Portfolio Investments.
 

 

Continued


AZL MVP Fusion Dynamic Balanced Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

March 31, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

Futures Contracts

Cash of $55,423,600 has been segregated to cover margin requirements for the following open contracts as of March 31, 2017:

 

Description

   Type      Expiration
Date
     Number of
Contracts
     Notional Value      Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
 

S&P 500 Index E-Mini June Futures

     Long        6/16/17        234      $ 27,602,640      $ (120,029 ) 

U.S. Treasury 10-Year Note June Futures

     Long        6/21/17        222        27,652,875        (63,963 ) 
              

 

 

 

Total

               $ (183,992 ) 
              

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to the schedules of portfolio investments.


AZL MVP Fusion Dynamic Conservative Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

March 31, 2017 (Unaudited)

Shares

        Fair Value  

Affiliated Investment Companies (95.0%):

 

700,777   

AZL DFA International Core Equity Fund

   $ 6,923,681  
367,753   

AZL DFA U.S. Core Equity Fund

     4,148,258  
240,656   

AZL DFA U.S. Small Cap Fund

     2,762,731  
559,977   

AZL Emerging Markets Equity Index Fund, Class 2

     4,138,232  
2,514,409   

AZL Enhanced Bond Index Fund

     27,004,753  
330,649   

AZL Gateway Fund

     4,172,794  
998,929   

AZL International Index Fund, Class 2,

     15,173,728  
3,549,399   

AZL MetWest Total Return Bond Fund

     35,990,906  
371,349   

AZL Mid Cap Index Fund,
Class 2

     8,269,939  
3,531,978   

AZL Pyramis Total Bond Fund, Class 2

     35,990,860  
1,494,760   

AZL Russell 1000 Growth Index Fund, Class 2

     21,091,057  
1,509,020   

AZL Russell 1000 Value Index Fund, Class 2

     20,839,570  
289,212   

AZL Small Cap Stock Index Fund, Class 2

     4,153,082  
1,604,493   

PIMCO VIT Income Portfolio

     16,654,637  
1,897,749   

PIMCO VIT Low Duration Portfolio

     19,413,973  
3,358,066   

PIMCO VIT Total Return Portfolio

     36,099,209  
     

 

 

 

Total Affiliated Investment Companies
(Cost $252,326,671)

     262,827,410  
     

 

 

 

Total Investment Securities
(Cost $252,326,671)(a)—95.0%

     262,827,410  

Net other assets (liabilities)—5.0%

     13,822,565  
     

 

 

 

Net Assets—100.0%

   $ 276,649,975  
     

 

 

 

Percentages indicated are based on net assets as of March 31, 2017.

 

(a) See Federal Tax Information listed in the Notes to the Schedules of Portfolio Investments.
 

 

Continued


AZL MVP Fusion Dynamic Conservative Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

March 31, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

Futures Contracts

Cash of $13,828,208 has been segregated to cover margin requirements for the following open contracts as of March 31, 2017:

 

Description

   Type      Expiration
Date
     Number of
Contracts
     Notional Value      Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
 

S&P 500 Index E-Mini June Futures

     Long        6/16/17        40      $ 4,718,400      $ (20,758 ) 

U.S. Treasury 10-Year Note June Futures

     Long        6/21/17        72        8,968,500        (21,068 ) 
              

 

 

 

Total

               $ (41,826 ) 
              

 

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to the schedules of portfolio investments.


AZL MVP Fusion Dynamic Moderate Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

March 31, 2017 (Unaudited)

Shares

        Fair Value  

Affiliated Investment Companies (96.0%):

 

12,255,367   

AZL DFA International Core Equity Fund

   $ 121,083,022  
5,497,299   

AZL DFA U.S. Core Equity Fund

     62,009,536  
4,375,801   

AZL DFA U.S. Small Cap Fund

     50,234,198  
13,082,911   

AZL Emerging Markets Equity Index Fund, Class 2

     96,682,713  
13,301,598   

AZL Enhanced Bond Index Fund

     142,859,166  
4,876,633   

AZL Gateway Fund

     61,543,104  
15,773,685   

AZL International Index Fund, Class 2

     239,602,270  
18,860,351   

AZL MetWest Total Return Bond Fund

     191,243,961  
5,457,763   

AZL Mid Cap Index Fund, Class 2

     121,544,376  
18,727,325   

AZL Pyramis Total Bond Fund, Class 2

     190,831,444  
20,432,898   

AZL Russell 1000 Growth Index Fund, Class 2

     288,308,197  
20,663,964   

AZL Russell 1000 Value Index Fund, Class 2

     285,369,341  
3,499,419   

AZL Small Cap Stock Index Fund, Class 2

     50,251,655  
9,442,487   

PIMCO VIT Income Portfolio

     98,013,018  
6,887,955   

PIMCO VIT Low Duration Portfolio

     70,463,777  
18,008,022   

PIMCO VIT Total Return Portfolio

     193,586,236  
     

 

 

 

Total Affiliated Investment Companies
(Cost $2,094,481,024)

     2,263,626,014  
     

 

 

 

Total Investment Securities
(Cost $2,094,481,024)(a)—96.0%

     2,263,626,014  

Net other assets (liabilities)—4.0%

     94,041,725  
     

 

 

 

Net Assets—100.0%

   $ 2,357,667,739  
     

 

 

 

Percentages indicated are based on net assets as of March 31, 2017.

 

(a) See Federal Tax Information listed in the Notes to the Schedules of Portfolio Investments.
 

 

Continued


AZL MVP Fusion Dynamic Moderate Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

March 31, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

Futures Contracts

Cash of $95,099,742 has been segregated to cover margin requirements for the following open contracts as of March 31, 2017:

 

Description

   Type      Expiration
Date
     Number of
Contracts
     Notional Value      Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
 

S&P 500 Index E-Mini June Futures

     Long        6/16/17        483      $ 56,974,680      $ (244,752 ) 

U.S. Treasury 10-Year Note June Futures

     Long        6/21/17        306        38,116,125        (86,291 ) 
              

 

 

 

Total

               $ (331,043 ) 
              

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to the schedules of portfolio investments.


AZL MVP Growth Index Strategy Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

March 31, 2017 (Unaudited)

Shares

        Fair Value  

Affiliated Investment Companies (95.0%):

 

50,772,742   

AZL Enhanced Bond Index Fund

   $ 545,299,246  
29,249,324   

AZL International Index Fund, Class 2

     444,297,230  
11,799,936   

AZL Mid Cap Index Fund, Class 2

     262,784,580  
57,009,382   

AZL S&P 500 Index Fund, Class 2

     849,439,796  
9,329,214   

AZL Small Cap Stock Index Fund, Class 2

     133,967,517  
     

 

 

 

Total Affiliated Investment Companies
(Cost $2,047,169,060)

     2,235,788,369  
     

 

 

 

Unaffiliated Investment Company (0.0%):

  
157,570   

Dreyfus Treasury Prime Cash Management Fund, Institutional Shares,
0.50%(a)

     157,570  
     

 

 

 

Total Unaffiliated Investment Company
(Cost $157,570)

     157,570  
     

 

 

 

Total Investment Securities
(Cost $2,047,326,630)(b)—95.0%

     2,235,945,939  

Net other assets (liabilities)—5.0%

     117,278,394  
     

 

 

 

Net Assets—100.0%

   $ 2,353,224,333  
     

 

 

 

Percentages indicated are based on net assets as of March 31, 2017.

 

(a) The rate represents the effective yield at March 31, 2017.
(b) See Federal Tax Information listed in the Notes to the Schedules of Portfolio Investments.
 

 

Continued


AZL MVP Growth Index Strategy Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

March 31, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

Futures Contracts

Cash of $117,677,598 has been segregated to cover margin requirements for the following open contracts as of March 31, 2017:

 

Description

   Type      Expiration
Date
     Number of
Contracts
     Notional Value      Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
 

S&P 500 Index E-Mini June Futures

     Long        6/16/17        748      $ 88,234,080      $ (378,417 ) 

U.S. Treasury 10-Year Note June Futures

     Long        6/21/17        236        29,396,750        (65,319 ) 
              

 

 

 

Total

               $ (443,736 ) 
              

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to the schedules of portfolio investments.


AZL MVP Moderate Index Strategy Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

March 31, 2017 (Unaudited)

Shares

        Fair Value  

Affiliated Investment Companies (95.0%):

 

18,224,406   

AZL Enhanced Bond Index Fund

   $ 195,730,120  
5,262,133   

AZL International Index Fund, Class 2

     79,931,795  
2,200,523   

AZL Mid Cap Index Fund, Class 2

     49,005,636  
10,174,973   

AZL S&P 500 Index Fund, Class 2

     151,607,098  
1,733,162   

AZL Small Cap Stock Index Fund, Class 2

     24,888,202  
     

 

 

 

Total Affiliated Investment Companies
(Cost $471,827,092)

     501,162,851  
     

 

 

 

Total Investment Securities
(Cost $471,827,092)(a)—95.0%

     501,162,851  

Net other assets (liabilities)—5.0%

     26,272,369  
     

 

 

 

Net Assets—100.0%

   $ 527,435,220  
     

 

 

 

Percentages indicated are based on net assets as of March 31, 2017.

 

(a) See Federal Tax Information listed in the Notes to the Schedules of Portfolio Investments.
 

 

Continued


AZL MVP Moderate Index Strategy Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

March 31, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

Futures Contracts

Cash of $26,382,719 has been segregated to cover margin requirements for the following open contracts as of March 31, 2017:

 

Description

   Type      Expiration
Date
     Number of
Contracts
     Notional Value      Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
 

S&P 500 Index E-Mini June Futures

     Long        6/16/17        134      $ 15,806,640      $ (69,098 ) 

U.S. Treasury 10-Year Note June Futures

     Long        6/21/17        84        10,463,250        (24,853 ) 
              

 

 

 

Total

               $ (93,951 ) 
              

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to the schedules of portfolio investments.


AZL MVP Pyramis Multi-Strategy Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

March 31, 2017 (Unaudited)

Shares

   Fair Value  

Affiliated Investment Company (95.1%):

  
21,082,180  

AZL Pyramis Multi-Strategy Fund

   $ 270,062,720  
    

 

 

 

Total Affiliated Investment Company
(Cost $270,514,711)

     270,062,720  
    

 

 

 

Total Investment Securities
(Cost $270,514,711)(a)—95.1%

     270,062,720  

Net other assets (liabilities)—4.9%

     13,863,191  
    

 

 

 

Net Assets—100.0%

   $ 283,925,911  
    

 

 

 

Percentages indicated are based on net assets as of March 31, 2017.

 

(a) See Federal Tax Information listed in the Notes to the Schedules of Portfolio Investments.
 

 

Continued


AZL MVP Pyramis Multi-Strategy Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

March 31, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

Futures Contracts

Cash of $14,226,420 has been segregated to cover margin requirements for the following open contracts as of March 31, 2017:

 

Description

   Type      Expiration
Date
     Number of
Contracts
     Notional Value      Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
 

S&P 500 Index E-Mini June Futures

     Long        6/16/17        48      $ 5,662,080      $ (23,592 ) 

U.S. Treasury 10-Year Note June Futures

     Long        6/21/17        68        8,470,250        (18,196 ) 
              

 

 

 

Total

               $ (41,788 ) 
              

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to the schedules of portfolio investments.


AZL MVP T. Rowe Price Capital Appreciation Plus Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

March 31, 2017 (Unaudited)

Shares

   Fair Value  

Affiliated Investment Companies (94.9%):

  
16,164,240  

AZL Enhanced Bond Index Fund

   $ 173,603,943  
17,347,703  

AZL S&P 500 Index Fund, Class 2

     258,480,776  
27,597,691  

AZL T. Rowe Price Capital Appreciation Fund

     478,543,964  
    

 

 

 

Total Affiliated Investment Companies
(Cost $847,957,805)

     910,628,683  
    

 

 

 

Unaffiliated Investment Company (0.1%):

  
570,108  

Dreyfus Treasury Prime Cash Management Fund, Institutional Shares, 0.50%(a)

     570,108  
    

 

 

 

Total Unaffiliated Investment Company
(Cost $570,108)

     570,108  
    

 

 

 

Total Investment Securities
(Cost $848,527,913)(b)—95.0%

     911,198,791  

Net other assets (liabilities)—5.0%

     47,591,303  
    

 

 

 

Net Assets—100.0%

   $ 958,790,094  
    

 

 

 

Percentages indicated are based on net assets as of March 31, 2017.

 

(a) The rate represents the effective yield at March 31, 2017.
(b) See Federal Tax Information listed in the Notes to the Schedules of Portfolio Investments.
 

 

Continued


AZL MVP T. Rowe Price Capital Appreciation Plus Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

March 31, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

Futures Contracts

Cash of $47,982,277 has been segregated to cover margin requirements for the following open contracts as of March 31, 2017:

 

Description

   Type      Expiration
Date
     Number of
Contracts
     Notional Value      Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
 

S&P 500 Index E-Mini June Futures

     Long        6/16/17        244      $ 28,782,240      $ (124,260 ) 

U.S. Treasury 10-Year Note June Futures

     Long        6/21/17        154        19,182,625        (40,043 ) 
              

 

 

 

Total

               $ (164,303 ) 
              

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to the schedules of portfolio investments.


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”) and thus is determined to be an investment company, and follows the investment company accounting and reporting guidance under Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 946 “Financial Services—Investment Companies.” The Trust consists of 12 separate investment portfolios (individually a “Fund,” collectively, the “Funds”), each of which is a series of the Trust, as follows:

 

  •   AZL Balanced Index Strategy Fund

 

  •   AZL DFA Multi-Strategy Fund

 

  •   AZL MVP Balanced Index Strategy Fund

 

  •   AZL MVP BlackRock Global Strategy Plus Fund

 

  •   AZL MVP DFA Multi-Strategy Fund

 

  •   AZL MVP Fusion Dynamic Balanced Fund

 

  •   AZL MVP Fusion Dynamic Conservative Fund

 

  •   AZL MVP Fusion Dynamic Moderate Fund

 

  •   AZL MVP Growth Index Strategy Fund

 

  •   AZL MVP Moderate Index Strategy Fund

 

  •   AZL MVP Pyramis Multi-Strategy Fund

 

  •   AZL MVP T. Rowe Price Capital Appreciation Plus Fund

The Funds are “fund of funds,” which means that the Funds invest primarily in other mutual funds. Underlying Funds invest in stocks, bonds, and other securities and reflect varying amounts of potential investment risk and reward. The underlying Funds record their investments at fair value. Periodically, the Funds will adjust their asset allocations as they seek to achieve their investment objectives.

The Trust is authorized to issue an unlimited number of shares of the Funds without par value. Shares of the Funds are available through the variable annuity contracts offered through the separate accounts of participating insurance companies. Currently, the Funds only offer their shares to separate accounts of Allianz Life Insurance Company of North America and Allianz Life Insurance Company of New York, affiliates of the Trust and the Manager, as defined below.

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 Funds. In addition, in the normal course of business, the Funds may enter into contracts with their vendors and others that provide for general indemnifications. The Funds’ maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown, as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Funds. However, based on experience, the Funds expect the risk of loss to be remote.

2. Significant Accounting Policies

The following is a summary of significant accounting policies followed by the Trust in the preparation of its Schedules of Portfolio Investments (“Schedules”). The policies conform with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“U.S. GAAP”). The preparation of the Schedules requires management to make certain estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts at the date of the Schedules. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

Security Valuation

The Funds record their 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

Investment transactions are recorded not later than on the business day following trade date. However, for financial reporting purposes, investment transactions are accounted for on trade date.

Consolidation of Subsidiaries

During the period ended March 31, 2017, the AZL MVP BlackRock Global Strategy Plus Fund primarily invested in shares of another mutual fund managed by Allianz Investment Management LLC (the “Manager”), the AZL BlackRock Global Allocation Fund (the “VIP Subsidiary”); a wholly-owned and controlled subsidiary of the AZL MVP BlackRock Global Strategy Plus Fund.

As of March 31, 2017, the AZL MVP BlackRock Global Strategy Plus Fund’s aggregate investment in the VIP Subsidiary was $413,727,308, representing 50.22% of the AZL MVP BlackRock Global Strategy Plus Fund’s net assets.

The VIP Subsidiary’s primary vehicle for gaining exposure to commodities markets is through investment in the AZL Cayman Global Allocation Fund I, Ltd. I (the “Cayman Subsidiary”), a wholly owned and controlled subsidiary of the VIP Subsidiary formed in the Cayman Islands, which invests primarily in commodity-related instruments.

The AZL MVP BlackRock Global Strategy Plus Fund’s investments have been consolidated with the investments of the VIP Subsidiary and the Cayman Subsidiary.


Real Estate Investment Trusts

The AZL MVP BlackRock Global Strategy Plus Fund, through the VIP Subsidiary, may own shares of real estate investment trusts (“REITs”) which report information on the source of their distributions annually. Certain distributions received from REITs during the period, which are known to be a return of capital, are recorded as a reduction to the cost of the individual REIT.

Foreign Currency Translation

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

Floating Rate Loans

The AZL MVP BlackRock Global Strategy Plus Fund, through the VIP Subsidiary, may invest in floating rate loans, which usually take the form of loan participations and assignments. These loans are made by banks and other large financial institutions to various companies and are typically senior in the borrowing companies’ capital structure. Coupon rates are variable and are tied to a benchmark lending rate. Loans involve a risk of loss in case of default or insolvency of the financial intermediaries who are parties to the transactions. The AZL MVP BlackRock Global Strategy Plus Fund, through the VIP Subsidiary, records an investment when the borrower withdraws money and records the interest as earned.

Short Sales

The AZL MVP BlackRock Global Strategy Plus Fund, through the VIP Subsidiary, may engage in short sales against the box (i.e., where the Fund owns or has an unconditional right to acquire at no additional cost a security substantially similar to the security sold short) for hedging purposes to limit exposure to a possible market decline in the value of its portfolio securities. In a short sale, the Fund sells a borrowed security and has a corresponding obligation to the lender to return the identical security. The Fund may also incur an interest expense if a security that has been sold short has an interest payment. When a Fund engages in a short sale, the Fund records a liability for securities sold short and records an asset equal to the proceeds received. The amount of the liability is subsequently marked to market to reflect the market value of the securities sold short. To borrow the security, a Fund also may be required to pay a premium, which would increase the cost of the security sold.

Bank Loans

The AZL MVP BlackRock Global Strategy Plus Fund, through the VIP Subsidiary, may invest in bank loans, which generally have interest rates which are reset periodically by reference to a base lending rate plus a premium. These base rates are primarily the London-Interbank Offered Rate and, secondarily, the prime rate offered by one or more major U. S. banks and the certificate of deposit rate or other base lending rates used by commercial lenders. Bank loans often require prepayments from excess cash flows or allow the borrower to repay at its election. The rate at which the borrower repays cannot be predicted with accuracy. Therefore, the anticipated or actual maturity may be considerably earlier than the stated maturity shown in the Portfolio of Investments.

All or a portion of any bank loans may be unfunded. The Portfolio is obligated to fund any commitments at the borrower’s discretion. Therefore, the Portfolio must have funds sufficient to cover its contractual obligation.

Securities Lending

To generate additional income, the AZL MVP BlackRock Global Strategy Plus Fund, through the VIP Subsidiary, may lend up to 331/3% of its assets pursuant to agreements requiring that the loan be continuously secured by any combination of cash, U.S. government or U.S. government agency securities, equal initially to at least 102% of the fair value plus accrued interest on the securities loaned (105% for foreign securities). The borrower of securities is at all times required to post collateral to the Fund in an amount equal to 100% of the fair value of the securities loaned based on the previous day’s fair value of the securities loaned, marked-to-market daily. Any collateral shortfalls are adjusted the next business day. The Fund bears all of the gains and losses on such investments. The Fund receives payments from borrowers equivalent to the dividends and interest that would have been earned on securities lent while simultaneously seeking to earn income on the investment of cash collateral received. In extremely low interest rate environments, the broker rebate fee may exceed the interest earned or the cash collateral which would result in a loss to the Fund. The investment of cash collateral deposited by the borrower is subject to inherent market risks such as interest rate risk, credit risk, liquidity risk, and other risks that are present in the market, and as such, the value of these investments may not be sufficient, when liquidated, to repay the borrower when the loaned security is returned. There may be risks of delay in recovery of the securities or even loss of rights in the collateral should the borrower of the securities fail financially. However, loans will be made only to borrowers, such as broker-dealers, banks or institutional borrowers of securities, deemed by the Allianz Investment Management LLC (the “Manager”) to be of good standing and credit worthy and when in its judgment, the consideration which can be earned currently from such securities loans justifies the attendant risks. Loans are subject to termination by the Trust or the borrower at any time, and are, therefore, not considered to be illiquid investments. Securities on loan at March 31, 2017 are presented on the Fund’s Consolidated Schedule of Portfolio Investments.

Cash collateral received in connection with securities lending is invested in a collateral account on behalf of the Funds managed by The Dreyfus Corporation, an affiliate of the Custodian and Securities Lending Agent. The collateral account invests in short-term investments that have a remaining maturity of 397 days or less, in accordance with Rule 2a-7 under the 1940 Act. The Fund pays the Securities Lending Agent 9% of the gross revenues received from securities lending activities and keeps 91%.


TBA Purchase and Sale Commitments

The AZL MVP BlackRock Global Strategy Plus Fund, through the VIP Subsidiary, may enter into to-be-announced (TBA) purchase or sale commitments, pursuant to which it agrees to purchase or sell, respectively, mortgage-backed securities for a fixed unit price, with payment and delivery at a scheduled future date beyond the customary settlement period for such securities. With TBA transactions, the particular securities to be delivered are not identified at the trade date; however, delivered securities must meet specified terms, including issuer, rate, and mortgage term, and be within industry-accepted “good delivery” standards. The Fund may enter into TBA purchase transactions with the intention of taking possession of the underlying securities, may elect to extend the settlement by “rolling” the transaction, and/or may use TBAs to gain interim exposure to underlying securities. Until settlement, the Fund maintains liquid assets sufficient to settle its TBA commitments.

To mitigate counterparty risk, the Fund has entered into agreements with TBA counterparties that provide for collateral and the right to offset amounts due to or from those counterparties under specified conditions. Subject to minimum transfer amounts, collateral requirements are determined and transfers made based on the net aggregate unrealized gain or loss on all TBA commitments with a particular counterparty. At any time, the Fund’s risk of loss from a particular counterparty related to its TBA commitments is the aggregate unrealized gain on appreciated TBAs in excess of unrealized loss on depreciated TBAs and collateral held, if any, by such counterparty. As of March 31, 2017, no collateral had been posted by the Fund to counterparties for TBAs.

Derivative Instruments

All open derivative positions at period end are reflected on the Funds’ Schedules, as applicable. The following is a description of the derivative instruments that the Funds may utilize, including the primary underlying risk exposures related to each instrument type. Each Fund’s allocation to the MVP (Managed Volatility Portfolio) risk management process may include (a) derivatives such as index futures, other futures contracts, options, and other similar securities and (b) cash, money market equivalents, short-term debt instruments, money market funds, and short-term debt funds to satisfy all applicable margin requirements and to provide additional portfolio liquidity to satisfy large redemptions and any margin calls. Due to the leverage provided by derivatives, the notional value of the Funds’ derivative positions could exceed 20% of each Fund’s value. Each Fund may also use futures to gain equity exposure and may hold cash as a buffer in the event of market shocks.

Forward Currency Contracts

During the period ended March 31, 2017, the AZL MVP BlackRock Global Strategy Plus Fund, through the VIP Subsidiary, entered into forward currency contracts as an economic hedge against either specific transactions or portfolio instruments or to obtain exposure to foreign currencies. In addition to the foreign currency risk related to the use of these contracts, the Fund could be exposed to risks if the counterparties to the contracts are unable to meet the terms of their contracts and from unanticipated movements in the value of a foreign currency relative to the U.S. dollar. In the event of default by the counterparty to the transaction, the Fund’s maximum amount of loss, as either the buyer or the seller, is the unrealized appreciation of the contract. The forward currency contracts are adjusted by the daily exchange rate of the underlying currency and any gains or losses are recorded for financial statement purposes as unrealized gains or losses until the contract settlement date. When the contract is closed, the Fund records a realized gain or loss equal to the difference between the value at the time it was opened and the value at the time it was closed.

Futures Contracts

During the period ended March 31, 2017, the Funds (except AZL Balanced Index Strategy Fund and AZL DFA Multi-Strategy Fund) may invest in futures contracts to reduce volatility and limit the need to decrease or increase allocations to underlying funds. The AZL MVP BlackRock Global Strategy Plus Fund, through the VIP Subsidiary, may enter into futures contracts to gain exposure to, or economically hedge against changes in the value of equity securities.

Futures contracts are valued based upon their quoted daily settlement prices. Upon entering into a futures contract, the Funds are 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 Funds. 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. The primary risks associated with the use of futures contracts are the imperfect correlation between the change in market value of the underlying securities and the prices of futures contracts, the possibility of an illiquid market, and the inability of the counterparty to meet the terms of the contract.

Options Contracts

The AZL MVP BlackRock Global Strategy Plus Fund, through the VIP Subsidiary, may purchase or write put and call options on a security or an index of securities. During the period ended March 31, 2017, the Fund purchased and wrote call and put options to increase or decrease its exposure to underlying instruments (including equity risk, interest rate risk and/or foreign currency exchange rate risk) and/or, in the case of options written, to generate gains from options premiums.

Purchased Options Contracts—The Fund pays a premium which is marked to market to reflect the current value of the option. Premiums paid for purchasing put options that expire are treated as realized losses. When a put option is exercised or closed, premiums paid for purchasing put options are offset against proceeds to determine the realized gain/loss on the transaction. The Fund bears the risk of loss of the premium and change in value should the counterparty not perform under the contract.


Written Options Contracts—The Fund receives a premium which is recorded as a liability and is subsequently adjusted to the current value of the options written. Premiums received from writing options that expire are treated as realized gains. Premiums received from writing options that are either exercised or closed are offset against the proceeds received or the amount paid on the transaction to determine realized gains or losses. The risk associated with writing an option is that the Fund bears the market risk of an unfavorable change in the price of an underlying asset and is required to buy or sell an underlying asset under the contractual terms of the option at a price different from the current value.

The AZL MVP BlackRock Global Strategy Plus Fund had the following transactions in purchased call and put options during the period ended March 31, 2017:

 

     Number of      Notional         
     Contracts      Amount(a)      Cost  

Options outstanding at December 31, 2016

     1,007,521      $ 1,147,383      $ 1,958,948  

Options purchased

     705,283        13,357,700        2,001,360  

Options exercised

     —          —          —    

Options expired

     (201,407 )       —          (254,257 ) 

Options closed

     (492,091 )       (80,287 )       (1,183,448 ) 
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Options outstanding at March 31, 2017

     1,019,306      $ 14,424,796      $ 2,522,603  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(a) Includes swaptions and currency options, as applicable.

The AZL MVP BlackRock Global Strategy Plus Fund had the following transactions in written call and put options during the period ended March 31, 2017:

 

     Number of      Notional      Premiums  
     Contracts      Amount(a)      Received  

Options outstanding at December 31, 2016

     (154,919 )     $ (305,789 )     $ (902,304 ) 

Options written

     (459,582 )       (4,356,800 )       (949,060 ) 

Options exercised

     —          —          —    

Options expired

     100,159        25,397        158,024  

Options closed

     249,677        258,091        618,584  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Options outstanding at March 31, 2017

     (264,665 )     $ (4,379,101 )     $ (1,074,756 ) 
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(a) Includes swaptions and currency options, as applicable.

Swap Agreements

The AZL MVP BlackRock Global Strategy Plus Fund, through the VIP Subsidiary, may invest in swap agreements. A swap is an agreement to exchange the return generated by one instrument for the return generated by another instrument. Swap agreements are privately negotiated in the over-the-counter (“OTC”) market and may be entered into as a bilateral contract (“OTC swaps”) or centrally cleared (“centrally cleared swaps”). The Fund may enter into swap agreements to manage its exposure to market, interest rate and credit risk. The value of swap agreements are equal to the Fund’s obligations (or rights) under swap agreements, which will generally be equal to the net amounts to be paid or received under the agreements based upon the relative values of the positions held by each party to the agreements. In connection with these arrangements, securities may be identified as collateral in accordance with the terms of the swap agreements to provide assets of value and recourse in the event of default or bankruptcy by the counterparty.

Swaps are marked to market daily using pricing sources approved by the Board of Trustees (“Trustees”) and the change in value, if any, is recorded as unrealized gain or loss. For OTC swaps, payments received or made at the beginning of the measurement period are recorded as realized gain or loss upon termination or maturity of the OTC swap. A liquidation payment received or made at the termination of the OTC swap is recorded as a realized gain or loss. Net periodic payments received or paid by the Fund are included as part of realized gains (losses). Upon entering a centrally cleared swap, the Fund is required to deposit initial margin with the broker in the form of cash or assets determined to be liquid (the amount is subject to the clearing organization that clears the trade). Daily changes in valuation of centrally cleared swaps, if any, are recorded as a receivable or payable, as applicable, for variation margin on centrally cleared swaps.

Swap agreements involve, to varying degrees, elements of market risk and exposure to loss. The primary risks associated with the use of swap agreements are imperfect correlation between movements in the notional amount and the price of the underlying instruments and the inability of counterparties or clearing house to perform. The counterparty risk for centrally cleared swap agreements is generally lower than for OTC swap agreements because generally a clearing organization becomes substituted for each counterparty to a centrally cleared swap agreement and, in effect, guarantees the parties’ performance under the contract as each party to a trade looks only to a clearing house for performance of financial obligations. However, there can be no assurance that the clearing house, or its members will satisfy its obligations to the Fund.

The notional amounts reflect the extent of the total investment exposure the Fund has under the swap agreement. The Fund bears the risk of loss of the amount expected to be received under a swap agreement (i.e., any unrealized appreciation) in the event of the default or bankruptcy of the swap agreement counterparty. The notional amount and related unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of each swap agreement at period end is disclosed in the swap tables in the Consolidated Schedule of Portfolio Investments. The Fund is party to International Swap Dealers Association, Inc. Master Agreements (“ISDA Master Agreements”) with select counterparties that govern transactions, such as OTC swap contracts, entered into by the Fund, through the Subsidiary, and those counterparties. The ISDA Master Agreements maintain provisions for general obligations, representations, agreements, collateral and events of default or termination. Events of termination include conditions that may entitle counterparties to elect to terminate early and cause settlement of all outstanding OTC swap transactions under the applicable ISDA Master Agreement.


Interest rate swaps involve the exchange of commitments to pay and receive interest based on a notional amount and are subject to interest rate risk exposure. Interest rate swaps do not involve the delivery of securities, other underlying assets or principal. Accordingly, the risk of loss with respect to interest rate swaps is limited to the net amount of interest payments that a Fund is contractually obligated to make. If the other party to an interest rate swap defaults, a Fund’s risk of loss consists of the net amount of interest payments that the Fund is contractually entitled to receive. As of March 31, 2017, the Fund, through the VIP Subsidiary, entered into OTC and centrally cleared interest rate swap agreements to gain or reduce exposure to interest rates or to manage duration, the yield curve or interest rate risk by economically hedging the value of the fixed rate bonds which may decrease when interest rates rise (interest rate risk).

Currency swaps are interest rate swaps in which one party pays a stream of interest payments, either fixed or floating, in exchange for another party’s stream of interest payments, either fixed or floating, based on the notional amounts of two different currencies. The notional amounts are typically determined based on the spot exchange rates at the inception of the trade. Currency swaps may also involve an exchange of notional amounts at the start, during and/or at expiration of the contract, either at the current spot rate or another specified rate.

Total return swap agreements involve commitments to pay interest in exchange for a market-linked return, both based on notional amounts. To the extent the total return of the security or index underlying the transaction exceeds or falls short of the offsetting interest rate obligation, the Fund will receive a payment from or make a payment to the counterparty.

Credit default swap agreements may have as reference obligations one or more securities that are not currently held by the Fund. The protection “buyer” in a credit default contract is generally obligated to pay the protection “seller” an upfront, periodic, or daily stream of payments over the term of the contract provided that no credit event, such as a default, on a reference obligation has occurred. If a credit event occurs, the seller generally must pay the buyer the “par value” (full notional value) of the swap in exchange for an equal face amount of deliverable obligations of the reference entity described in the swap, or the seller may be required to deliver the related net cash amount, if the swap is cash settled. The Fund may be either the buyer or seller in the transaction. If the Fund is a buyer and no credit event occurs, the Fund may recover nothing if the swap is held through its termination date. However, if a credit event occurs, the buyer generally may elect to receive the full notional value of the swap in exchange for an equal face amount of deliverable obligations of the reference entity whose value may have significantly decreased. As a seller, the Fund generally receives an upfront payment or a fixed rate of income throughout the term of the swap provided that there is no credit event. As the seller, the Fund would effectively add leverage to its portfolio because, in addition to its total net assets, the Fund would be subject to investment exposure on the notional amount of the swap.

Credit default swap agreements involve greater risks than if the Fund had invested in the reference obligation directly since, in addition to general market risks, credit default swaps are subject to illiquidity risk, counterparty risk and credit risk. The Fund will enter into credit default swap agreements only with counterparties that meet certain standards of creditworthiness. A buyer generally also will lose its investment and recover nothing should no credit event occur and the swap is held to its termination date. If a credit event were to occur, the value of any deliverable obligation received by the seller, coupled with the upfront, periodic, or daily payments previously received, may be less than the full notional value it pays to the buyer, resulting in a loss of value to the seller. The Fund’s obligations under a credit default swap agreement will be accrued daily (offset against any amounts owing to the Fund). In connection with credit default swaps in which the Fund is the buyer, the Fund will segregate or “earmark” cash or assets determined to be liquid, or enter into certain offsetting positions, with a value at least equal to the Fund’s exposure (any accrued but unpaid net amounts owed by the Fund to any counterparty), on a marked-to-market basis. In connection with credit default swaps in which the Fund is the seller, the Fund will segregate or “earmark” cash or assets determined to be liquid, or enter into offsetting positions, with a value at least equal to the full notional amount of the swap (minus any amounts owed to the Fund). Such segregation or “earmarking” will ensure that the Fund has assets available to satisfy its obligations with respect to the transaction and will limit any potential leveraging of the Fund’s portfolio. Such segregation or “earmarking” will not limit the Fund’s exposure to loss.

As of March 31, 2017 the AZL MVP BlackRock Global Strategy Plus Fund, through the VIP Subsidiary, entered into OTC and centrally cleared credit default swaps to manage its exposure to the market or certain sectors of the market, to reduce its risk exposure to defaults of corporate and/or sovereign issuers or to create exposure to corporate and/or sovereign issuers to which they are not otherwise exposed (credit risk).

3. Related Party Transactions

The Manager or an affiliate of the Manager serves as the investment adviser of certain underlying funds in which each Fund invests. At March 31, 2017, these underlying funds are noted as Affiliated Investment Companies in each Fund’s Schedule. A summary of each Fund’s investments in affiliated investment companies as of March 31, 2017 is as follows:

 

     Fair Value      Purchases      Proceeds from     Fair Value      Dividend  
     12/31/16      at Cost      Sales     3/31/17      Income  

AZL Balanced Index Strategy Fund

             

AZL Enhanced Bond Index Fund

   $ 213,693,435      $ 4,040,693      $ —       $ 219,152,382      $ —    

AZL International Index Fund, Class 2

     55,595,556        —          (4,186,245 )      55,607,753        —    

AZL Mid Cap Index Fund, Class 2

     34,709,583        —          (1,999,016 )      34,007,972        —    

AZL S&P 500 Index Fund, Class 2

     114,983,267        —          (6,878,301 )      114,863,219        —    

AZL Small Cap Stock Index Fund, Class 2

     19,410,475        —          (1,030,921 )      18,552,420        —    
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $ 438,392,316      $ 4,040,693      $ (14,094,483 )    $ 442,183,746      $ —    
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

AZL DFA Multi-Strategy Fund

             

AZL DFA Emerging Markets Core Equity Fund

   $ 55,318,276      $ —        $ —       $ 62,553,722      $ —    

AZL DFA Five-Year Global Fixed Income Fund

     462,407,497        4,089,043        —         469,766,004        —    

AZL DFA International Core Equity Fund

     82,866,140        —          (1,389,631 )      87,502,889        —    

AZL DFA U.S. Core Equity Fund

     462,734,052        —          (22,237,214 )      463,425,143        —    

AZL DFA U.S. Small Cap Fund

     130,564,710        —          (5,407,111 )      125,815,576        —    
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $ 1,193,890,675      $ 4,089,043      $ (29,033,956 )    $ 1,209,063,334      $ —    
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

AZL MVP Balanced Index Strategy Fund

             

AZL Enhanced Bond Index Fund

   $ 148,190,890      $ 4,764,867      $ (1,354,668 )    $ 152,589,640      $ —    

AZL International Index Fund, Class 2

     38,458,535        324,238        (1,328,750 )      40,409,605        —    

AZL Mid Cap Index Fund, Class 2

     24,341,674        89,869        (1,432,253 )      23,901,290        —    

AZL S&P 500 Index Fund, Class 2

     72,271,689        363,074        (1,726,343 )      75,214,163        —    

AZL Small Cap Stock Index Fund, Class 2

     13,851,238        141,296        (1,275,802 )      12,830,222        —    
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $ 297,114,026      $ 5,683,344      $ (7,117,816 )    $ 304,944,920      $ —    
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

AZL MVP BlackRock Global Strategy Plus Fund

             

AZL Enhanced Bond Index Fund

   $ 220,670,678      $ 505,695      $ —       $ 222,626,864      $ —    

AZL Global Equity Index Fund

     144,706,339        —          (8,080,733 )      146,025,637        —    
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $ 365,377,017      $ 505,695      $ (8,080,733 )    $ 368,652,501      $ —    
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

AZL MVP DFA Multi-Strategy Fund

             

AZL DFA Emerging Markets Core Equity Fund

   $ 2,696,219      $ 214,791      $ (192,090 )    $ 3,074,637      $ —    

AZL DFA Five-Year Global Fixed Income Fund

     20,281,404        3,659,726        (476,465 )      23,619,330        —    

AZL DFA International Core Equity Fund

     3,733,344        461,475        (148,361 )      4,327,865        —    

AZL DFA U.S. Core Equity Fund

     18,526,385        2,943,087        (740,168 )      21,712,976        —    

AZL DFA U.S. Small Cap Fund

     5,264,616        1,178,409        (209,270 )      6,273,159        —    
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $ 50,501,968      $ 8,457,488      $ (1,766,354 )    $ 59,007,967      $ —    
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

AZL MVP Fusion Dynamic Balanced Fund

             

AZL DFA International Core Equity Fund

   $ 39,543,825      $ —        $ —       $ 39,087,716      $ —    

AZL DFA U.S. Core Equity Fund

     33,830,315        —          —         33,738,652        —    

AZL DFA U.S. Small Cap Fund

     17,397,011        —          (3,244,498 )      17,177,513        —    

AZL Emerging Markets Equity Fund, Class 2

     32,163,373        —          (1,764,656 )      33,338,540        —    

AZL Enhanced Bond Index Fund

     80,864,521        —          (311,836 )      81,395,029        —    

AZL Gateway Fund

     22,771,561        —          (721,772 )      22,651,964        —    

AZL International Index Fund, Class 2

     94,928,827        —          (7,892,465 )      94,137,615        —    

AZL MetWest Total Return Bond Fund

     108,689,445        —          —         109,444,982        —    

AZL Mid Cap Index Fund, Class 2

     44,835,598        —          —         44,869,652        —    

AZL Pyramis Total Bond Fund, Class 2

     108,691,698        —          —         110,205,812        —    

AZL Russell 1000 Growth Index Fund, Class 2

     112,766,586        —          (8,228,270 )      114,023,573        —    

AZL Russell 1000 Value Index Fund, Class 2

     112,980,337        —          (3,629,907 )      112,913,310        —    

AZL Small Cap Stock Index Fund, Class 2

     17,436,434        —          (412,811 )      17,183,490        —    

PIMCO VIT Income Portfolio

     56,097,198        316,361        (1,404,753 )      56,041,345        316,361  

PIMCO VIT Low Duration Portfolio

     55,631,939        207,188        (64,715 )      55,720,032        207,188  

PIMCO VIT Total Return Portfolio

     109,124,850        1,070,860        —         110,788,740        1,070,860  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $ 1,047,753,518      $ 1,594,409      $ (27,675,683 )    $ 1,052,717,965      $ 1,594,409  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

AZL MVP Fusion Dynamic Conservative Fund

             

AZL DFA International Core Equity Fund

   $ 6,991,694      $ 26,875      $ (588,339 )    $ 6,923,681      $ —    

AZL DFA U.S. Core Equity Fund

     4,129,311        —          (187,094 )      4,148,258        —    

AZL DFA U.S. Small Cap Fund

     2,752,679        18,572        (23,434 )      2,762,731        —    

AZL Emerging Markets Equity Fund, Class 2

     4,077,330        22,570        (438,266 )      4,138,232        —    

AZL Enhanced Bond Index Fund

     27,227,225        52,914        (453,036 )      27,004,753        —    

AZL Gateway Fund

     4,114,793        27,741        (80,319 )      4,172,794        —    

AZL International Index Fund, Class 2

     15,347,118        183,057        (1,504,453 )      15,173,728        —    

AZL MetWest Total Return Bond Fund

     36,249,988        114,424        (624,433 )      35,990,906        —    

AZL Mid Cap Index Fund, Class 2

     8,263,574        —          —         8,269,939        —    

AZL Pyramis Total Bond Fund, Class 2

     36,250,115        52,764        (812,794 )      35,990,860        —    

AZL Russell 1000 Growth Index Fund, Class 2

     20,935,518        39,385        (1,645,410 )      21,091,057        —    

AZL Russell 1000 Value Index Fund, Class 2

     20,974,784        269,732        (1,070,101 )      20,839,570        —    

AZL Small Cap Stock Index Fund, Class 2

     4,129,057        57,130        (72,228 )      4,153,082        —    

PIMCO VIT Income Portfolio

     16,764,247        94,497        (512,979 )      16,654,637        94,497  

PIMCO VIT Low Duration Portfolio

     19,555,728        75,160        (197,719 )      19,413,973        72,424  

PIMCO VIT Total Return Portfolio

     36,306,623        548,164        (1,706,990 )      36,099,209        351,732  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $ 264,069,784      $ 1,582,985      $ (9,917,595 )    $ 262,827,410      $ 518,653  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

AZL MVP Fusion Dynamic Moderate Fund

             

AZL DFA International Core Equity Fund

   $ 119,449,559      $ —        $ (6,920,628 )    $ 121,083,022      $ —    

AZL DFA U.S. Core Equity Fund

     63,025,952        —          (4,094,277 )      62,009,536        —    

AZL DFA U.S. Small Cap Fund

     51,945,519        —          (1,990,130 )      50,234,198        —    

AZL Emerging Markets Equity Fund, Class 2

     141,928,054        —          (4,724,932 )      96,682,713        —    

AZL Enhanced Bond Index Fund

     59,933,815        —          —         142,859,166        —    

AZL Gateway Fund

     236,276,569        —          —         61,543,104        —    

AZL International Index Fund, Class 2

     189,923,737        —          (14,612,029 )      239,602,270        —    

AZL MetWest Total Return Bond Fund

     122,811,070        —          —         191,243,961        —    

AZL Mid Cap Index Fund, Class 2

     188,174,316        —          —         121,544,376        —    

AZL Pyramis Total Bond Fund, Class 2

     286,156,605        35,619        —         190,831,444        —    

AZL Russell 1000 Growth Index Fund, Class 2

     286,698,914        —          (21,826,817 )      288,308,197        —    

AZL Russell 1000 Value Index Fund, Class 2

     52,063,304        —          (10,347,732 )      285,369,341        —    

AZL Small Cap Stock Index Fund, Class 2

     90,560,225        —          (2,288,388 )      50,251,655        —    

PIMCO VIT Income Portfolio

     95,770,673        546,659        (93,401 )      98,013,018        546,659  

PIMCO VIT Low Duration Portfolio

     70,381,649        151,088        —         70,463,777        262,317  

PIMCO VIT Total Return Portfolio

     190,678,846        935,582        —         193,586,236        935,582  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $ 2,245,778,807      $ 1,668,948      $ (66,898,334 )    $ 2,263,626,014      $ 1,744,558  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

AZL MVP Growth Index Strategy Fund

             

AZL Enhanced Bond Index Fund

   $ 518,310,753      $ 23,477,748      $ —       $ 545,299,246      $ —    

AZL International Index Fund, Class 2

     412,415,467        —          —         444,297,230        —    

AZL Mid Cap Index Fund, Class 2

     254,988,987        —          (1,924,079 )      262,784,580        —    

AZL S&P 500 Index Fund, Class 2

     814,319,154        —          (13,150,002 )      849,439,796        —    

AZL Small Cap Stock Index Fund, Class 2

     132,754,720        —          —         133,967,517        —    
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $ 2,132,789,081      $ 23,477,748      $ (15,074,081 )    $ 2,235,788,369      $ —    
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

AZL MVP Moderate Index Strategy Fund

             

AZL Enhanced Bond Index Fund

   $ 193,101,645      $ 1,356,155      $ —       $ 195,730,120      $ —    

AZL International Index Fund, Class 2

     79,204,077        —          (10,554,587 )      79,931,795        —    

AZL Mid Cap Index Fund, Class 2

     48,078,403        —          (895,323 )      49,005,636        —    

AZL S&P 500 Index Fund, Class 2

     149,086,758        —          (6,281,739 )      151,607,098        —    

AZL Small Cap Stock Index Fund, Class 2

     24,769,929        —          (108,471 )      24,888,202        —    
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $ 494,240,812      $ 1,356,155      $ (17,840,120 )    $ 501,162,851      $ —    
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

AZL MVP Pyramis Multi-Strategy Fund

             

AZL Pyramis Multi-Strategy Fund

   $ 272,986,136      $ 45,772      $ (11,213,839 )    $ 27,062,720      $ —    
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $ 272,986,136      $ 45,772      $ (11,213,839 )    $ 27,062,720      $ —    
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

AZL MVP T. Rowe Price Capital Appreciation Plus Fund

             

AZL Enhanced Bond Index Fund

   $ 161,598,910      $ 12,055,174      $ (1,180,527 )    $ 173,603,943      $ —    

AZL S&P 500 Index Fund, Class 2

     245,130,882        3,906,139        (5,132,509 )      258,480,776        —    

AZL T. Rowe Price Capital Appreciation Fund

     447,921,695        9,081,360        (2,001,907 )      478,543,964        —    
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $ 854,651,487      $ 25,042,673      $ (8,314,943 )    $ 910,628,683      $ —    
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

4. Investment Valuation Summary

The valuation techniques employed by the Funds, 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 Funds’ 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, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.)

 

  •   Level 3— significant unobservable inputs (including the Funds’ 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 Trust 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.

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

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

Futures contracts are valued at the last sales price as of the close of the primary exchange and are typically categorized as Level 1 in the fair value hierarchy.

Options are generally valued at the average of the closing bid and ask quotations on the principal exchange on which the option is traded, which are then typically categorized as Level 1 in the fair value hierarchy.

Forward currency contracts are generally valued at the foreign currency exchange rate as of the close of the NYSE and are typically categorized as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy.

Non exchange-traded derivatives, such as swaps and certain options, are generally valued by approved independent pricing services utilizing techniques which take into account factors such as yields, quality, maturity, type of issue, trading characteristics, call features, credit ratings and other data, as well as broker quotes and are typically categorized as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy.

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

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

The following is a summary of the valuation inputs used as of March 31, 2017 in valuing the Funds’ investments based upon three levels defined above:

AZL Balanced Index Strategy Fund

 

Investment Securities:

   Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Total  

Affiliated Investment Companies

   $ 442,183,746      $ —        $ —        $ 442,183,746  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Investment Securities

   $ 442,183,746      $ —        $ —        $ 442,183,746  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

AZL DFA Multi-Strategy Fund

 

Investment Securities:

   Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Total  

Affiliated Investment Companies

   $ 1,209,063,334      $ —        $ —        $ 1,209,063,334  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Investment Securities

   $ 1,209,063,334      $ —        $ —        $ 1,209,063,334  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

AZL MVP Balanced Index Strategy Fund

 

Investment Securities:

   Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Total  

Affiliated Investment Company

   $ 304,944,920      $ —        $ —        $ 304,944,920  

Unaffiliated Investment Company

     118,837        —          —          118,837  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Investment Securities

     305,063,757        —          —          305,063,757  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Other Financial Instruments:*

           

Futures Contracts

     (54,098 )       —          —          (54,098 ) 
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Investments

   $ 305,009,659      $ —        $ —        $ 305,009,659  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

AZL MVP BlackRock Global Strategy Plus Fund

 

Investment Securities:

   Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Total  

Bank Loans

   $ —        $ 2,023,260      $ —        $ 2,023,260  

Collateralized Mortgage Obligations

     —          552,102        —          552,102  

Common Stocks+

           

Aerospace & Defense

     303,551        4,147,870        —          4,451,421  

Airlines

     3,611,088        1,416,373        —          5,027,461  

Auto Components

     178,798        5,440,001        —          5,618,799  

Automobiles

     544,554        4,573,400        —          5,117,954  

Banks

     8,594,814        7,810,232        —          16,405,046  

Beverages

     743,266        2,129,489        —          2,872,755  

Biotechnology

     2,901,480        1,066,331        —          3,967,811  

Building Products

     1,038,747        1,077,899        —          2,116,646  

Capital Markets

     3,181,060        546,759        —          3,727,819  

Chemicals

     5,627,650        5,742,462        —          11,370,112  

Commercial Services & Supplies

     —          114,818        —          114,818  

Communications Equipment

     1,358,862        1,256,200        —          2,615,062  

Construction & Engineering

     —          1,581,803        —          1,581,803  

Construction Materials

     —          136,701        —          136,701  

Distributors

     —          73,683        —          73,683  

Diversified Financial Services

     2,734,869        101,110        —          2,835,979  

Diversified Telecommunication Services

     3,279,314        2,579,506        —          5,858,820  

Electric Utilities

     1,834,151        1,410,448        —          3,244,599  

Electrical Equipment

     56,678        1,781,913        —          1,838,591  

Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components

     546,504        1,796,308        —          2,342,812  

Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts

     1,339,991        637,764        —          1,977,755  

Food & Staples Retailing

     1,405,214        55,046        —          1,460,260  

Food Products

     205,250        6,111,612        —          6,316,862  

Gas Utilities

     —          1,240,156        —          1,240,156  

Health Care Equipment & Supplies

     2,684,521        1,399,233        —          4,083,754  

Health Care Providers & Services

     6,528,773        1,982,656        —          8,511,429  

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure

     2,176,292        873,530        —          3,049,822  

Household Durables

     550,317        847,255        —          1,397,572  

Industrial Conglomerates

     1,255,333        2,893,442        —          4,148,775  

Insurance

     4,952,592        3,136,562        —          8,089,154  

Internet Software & Services

     4,565,498        1,081,368        —          5,646,866  

IT Services

     3,994,938        994,954        —          4,989,892  

Leisure Products

     —          85,342        —          85,342  

Machinery

     107,374        4,643,723        —          4,751,097  

Media

     6,379,660        905,525        —          7,285,185  

Metals & Mining

     156,326        261,161        —          417,487  

Multi-Utilities

     2,676,850        53,400        —          2,730,250  

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels

     12,564,229        5,685,486        —          18,249,715  

Personal Products

     1,503,320        85,640        —          1,588,960  

Pharmaceuticals

     5,456,430        5,435,502        —          10,891,932  

Professional Services

     38,361        522,356        —          560,717  

Real Estate Management & Development

     836,030        4,633,391        —          5,469,421  

Road & Rail

     1,302,180        2,558,941        —          3,861,121  

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment

     1,726,295        1,662,344        —          3,388,639  

Software

     3,816,876        5,253,648        —          9,070,524  

Specialty Retail

     4,172,938        447,492        —          4,620,430  

Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals

     4,509,889        109,661        —          4,619,550  

Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods

     1,637,772        1,329,546        —          2,967,318  

Tobacco

     103,630        282,788        —          386,418  

Transportation Infrastructure

     —          69,262        —          69,262  

Wireless Telecommunication Services

     708,818        2,921,614        —          3,630,432  

Other Common Stocks+

     9,040,305        —          —          9,040,305  

Convertible Bonds

     —          4,357,699        —          4,357,699  

Convertible Preferred Stocks

     —          1,365,811        —          1,365,811  

Corporate Bonds

           

Media

     —          696,322        68,318        764,640  

Other Corporate Bonds

     —          16,206,746        —          16,206,746  

Foreign Bonds+

     —          50,400,536        —          50,400,536  

Preferred Stocks

           

Automobiles

     —          378,004        —          378,004  

Banks

     669,698        71,400        —          741,098  

Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts

     396,520        186,846        —          583,366  

Health Care Providers & Services

     —          1,242,698        —          1,242,698  

Internet Software & Services

     —          632,858        —          632,858  

Software

     —          922,286        —          922,286  

Other Preferred Stocks+

     1,919,220        —          —          1,919,220  

Private Placements

     —          239,501        —          239,501  

U.S. Treasury Obligations

     —          77,344,258        —          77,344,258  

Warrant

     —          16,386        —          16,386  

Yankee Dollars+

     —          11,626,892        —          11,626,892  

Affiliated Investment Company

     368,652,501        —          —          368,652,501  

Exchange Traded Fund

     13,610,227        —          —          13,610,227  

Securities Held as Collateral for Securities on Loan

     —          27,361,067        —          27,361,067  

Unaffiliated Investment Company

     1,789,622        —          —          1,789,622  

Purchased Options

     —          3,209,805        —          3,209,805  

Purchased Swaptions

     —          127,955        —          127,955  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Investment Securities

     509,969,176        301,946,138        68,318        811,983,632  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Securities Sold Short

     (3,720,183 )       —          —          (3,720,183 ) 

Other Financial Instruments:*

           

Futures Contracts

     (118,886 )       —          —          (118,886 ) 

Written Options

     —          (400,837 )       —          (400,837 ) 

Written Swaptions

     —          (56,194 )       —          (56,194 ) 

Forward Currency Contracts

     —          (294,438 )       —          (294,438 ) 

Centrally Cleared Credit Default Swaps

     —          (521 )       —          (521 ) 

Over-the-Counter Currency Swaps

     —          151,771        —          151,771  

Centrally Cleared Interest Rate Swaps

     —          (393,811 )       —          (393,811 ) 

Over-the-Counter Total Return Swaps

     —          393,889        —          393,889  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Investments

   $ 506,130,107      $ 301,345,997      $ 68,318      $ 807,544,422  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

AZL MVP DFA Multi-Strategy Fund

 

Investment Securities:

   Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Total  

Affiliated Investment Company

   $ 59,007,967      $ —        $ —        $ 59,007,967  

Unaffiliated Investment Company

     2,001        —          —          2,001  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Investment Securities

     59,009,968        —          —          59,009,968  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Other Financial Instruments:*

           

Futures Contracts

     (10,907 )       —          —          (10,907 ) 
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Investments

   $ 58,999,061      $ —        $ —        $ 58,999,061  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

AZL MVP Fusion Dynamic Balanced Fund

 

Investment Securities:

   Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Total  

Affiliated Investment Company

   $ 1,052,717,965      $ —        $ —        $ 1,052,717,965  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Investment Securities

     1,052,717,965        —          —          1,052,717,965  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Other Financial Instruments:*

           

Futures Contracts

     (183,992 )       —          —          (183,992 ) 
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Investments

   $ 1,052,533,973      $ —        $ —        $ 1,052,533,973  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

AZL MVP Fusion Dynamic Conservative Fund

 

Investment Securities:

   Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Total  

Affiliated Investment Company

   $ 262,827,410      $ —        $ —        $ 262,827,410  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Investment Securities

     262,827,410        —          —          262,827,410  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Other Financial Instruments:*

           

Futures Contracts

     (41,826 )       —          —          (41,826 ) 
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Investments

   $ 262,785,584      $ —        $ —        $ 262,785,584  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 


AZL MVP Fusion Dynamic Moderate Fund

 

Investment Securities:

   Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Total  

Affiliated Investment Company

   $ 2,263,626,014      $ —        $ —        $ 2,263,626,014  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Investment Securities

     2,263,626,014        —          —          2,263,626,014  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Other Financial Instruments:*

           

Futures Contracts

     (331,043 )       —          —          (331,043 ) 
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Investments

   $ 2,263,294,971      $ —        $ —        $ 2,263,294,971  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

AZL MVP Growth Index Strategy Fund

 

Investment Securities:

   Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Total  

Affiliated Investment Company

   $ 2,235,788,369      $ —        $ —        $ 2,235,788,369  

Unaffiliated Investment Company

     157,570        —          —          157,570  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Investment Securities

     2,235,945,939        —          —          2,235,945,939  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Other Financial Instruments:*

           

Futures Contracts

     (443,736 )       —          —          (443,736 ) 
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Investments

   $ 2,235,502,203      $ —        $ —        $ 2,235,502,203  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

AZL MVP Moderate Index Strategy Fund

 

Investment Securities:

   Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Total  

Affiliated Investment Company

   $ 501,162,851      $ —        $ —        $ 501,162,851  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Investment Securities

     501,162,851        —          —          501,162,851  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Other Financial Instruments:*

           

Futures Contracts

     (93,951 )       —          —          (93,951 ) 
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Investments

   $ 501,068,900      $ —        $ —        $ 501,068,900  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

AZL MVP Pyramis Multi-Strategy Fund

 

Investment Securities:

   Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Total  

Affiliated Investment Companies

   $ 270,062,720      $ —        $ —        $ 270,062,720  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Investment Securities

     270,062,720        —          —          270,062,720  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Other Financial Instruments:*

           

Futures Contracts

     (41,788 )       —          —          (41,788 ) 
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Investments

   $ 270,020,932      $ —        $ —        $ 270,020,932  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

AZL MVP T. Rowe Price Capital Appreciation Plus Fund

 

Investment Securities:

   Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Total  

Affiliated Investment Company

   $ 910,628,683      $ —        $ —        $ 910,628,683  

Unaffiliated Investment Company

     570,108        —          —          570,108  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Investment Securities

     911,198,791        —          —          911,198,791  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Other Financial Instruments:*

           

Futures Contracts

     (164,303 )       —          —          (164,303 ) 
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Investments

   $ 911,034,488      $ —        $ —        $ 911,034,488  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

+ For detailed industry descriptions, see the accompanying Schedule of Portfolio Investments.
* Other Financial Instruments would include any derivative instruments, such as future contracts, written options, forward currency contracts and swap contracts. These investments are generally recorded in the financial statements at the unrealized gain or loss on the investment.

A reconciliation of assets in which level 3 inputs are used in determining fair value, along with additional quantitative disclosures, are presented when there are significant level 3 investments at the end of the period.

For the period ended March 31, 2017, there have been no significant changes to the Funds’ fair valuation methodologies. Changes in valuation techniques may result in transfers out of an investment’s assigned level within the hierarchy during the reporting period. The Trust defines a significant transfer as aggregate transfers that are greater than 2% of a Fund’s net assets. There were no significant transfers between Level 1 and Level 2 as of March 31, 2017.

5. Restricted Securities

A restricted security is a security which has been purchased through a private offering and cannot be resold to the general public without prior registration under the Securities Act of 1933 (the “1933 Act”) or pursuant to the resale limitations provided by Rule 144A under the 1933 Act, or an exemption from the registration requirements of the 1933 Act. Whether a restricted security is illiquid is determined pursuant to guidelines established by the Trustees. Not all restricted securities are considered illiquid. The illiquid restricted securities held as of March 31, 2017 are identified below.

AZL MVP BlackRock Global Strategy Plus Fund

 

Security

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

AliphCom, Inc., 12.00%, 4/1/20

     4/27/15      $ 3,065,000        3,065,000      $ 161,525        0.02 % 

Delta Topco, Ltd., 2.00%, 7/23/19

     2/2/17        62,664        47,150        68,318        0.01 % 

Domo, Inc., Series E

     4/1/15        1,218,214        144,482        1,203,535        0.15 % 

Dropbox, Inc.

     1/28/14        1,827,985        95,700        1,078,539        0.13 % 

Grand Rounds, Inc.

     3/31/15        399,608        143,925        413,065        0.05 % 

Inversiones Alsacia SA, 8.00%, 12/31/18, Callable 4/24/17 @ 100

     12/22/14        420,057        527,380        26,369        0.00 % 

Jawbone, 0.00%

     1/24/17        —          23,389        63,852        0.01 % 

Liberty Media Group, Class C

     2/2/17        292,777        10,058        343,481        0.04 % 

Logistics UK, Series 2015-1A, Class F, 4.05%, 8/20/25

     8/3/15        440,732        459,000        552,102        0.07 % 

Lookout, Inc.

     3/4/15        63,364        5,547        2,829        0.00 % 

Lookout, Inc., Preferred Shares

     9/19/14        730,222        63,925        632,858        0.08 % 

Palantir Technologies, Inc., Series I

     3/27/14        712,042        116,157        922,286        0.11 % 

Project Samson BND Corp., 12.00%, 4/1/20

     11/11/15        268,000        268,000        14,124        0.00 % 

REI Agro, Ltd., Registered Shares, 5.50%, 11/13/14

     2/7/12        300,000        400,000        2,000        0.00 % 

Uber Technologies, Inc.

     3/21/14        1,063,120        68,532        3,573,258        0.43 % 

6. Investment Risks

Bank Loan Risk: There are a number of risks associated with an investment in bank loans including credit risk, interest rate risk, liquidity risk and prepayment risk. Lack of an active trading market, restrictions on resale, irregular trading activity, wide bid/ask spreads and extended trade settlement periods may impair the Fund’s ability to sell bank loans within its desired time frame or at an acceptable price and its ability to accurately value existing and prospective investments. Extended trade settlement periods may result in cash not being immediately available to the Fund. As a result, the Fund may have to sell other investments or engage in borrowing transactions to raise cash to meet its obligations. The risk of holding bank loans is also directly tied to the risk of insolvency or bankruptcy of the issuing banks. These risks could cause the Fund to lose income or principal on a particular investment, which in turn could affect the Fund’s returns. The value of bank loans can be affected by and sensitive to changes in government regulation and to economic downturns in the United States and abroad. Bank loans generally are floating rate loans, which are subject to interest rate risk as the interest paid on the floating rate loans adjusts periodically based on changes in widely accepted reference rates.

Commodities-Related Investment Risk: Exposure to the commodities markets may subject the Fund to greater volatility than investments in traditional securities. The value of commodity-linked derivative investments may be affected by changes in overall market movements, commodity index volatility, changes in interest rates, or sectors affecting a particular industry or commodity, such as drought, floods, weather, embargoes, tariffs and international economic, political and regulatory developments. The U.S. Commodities Futures Trading Commission has proposed changes to certain of its rules governing investment in commodities by mutual funds, such as the Fund. In the event these changes are adopted, or if there are changes in the tax treatment of the Fund’s direct and indirect investments in commodities, the Fund may be unable to obtain exposure to commodity markets, or may be limited in the extent to which or manner in which it can obtain such exposure.

Derivatives Risk: The Fund may invest directly or through affiliated or unaffiliated mutual funds or unregistered investment pools in derivative instruments such as futures, options, and options on futures. A derivative is a financial contract whose value depends on, or is derived from, the value of an underlying asset, reference rate, or risk. Use of derivative instruments involves risks different from, or possibly greater than, the risks associated with investing directly in securities and other traditional investments. Derivatives are subject to a number of other risks, such as liquidity risk, interest rate risk, market risk, credit risk, and selection risk. Derivatives also involve the risk of mispricing or improper valuation and the risk that changes in the value may not correlate perfectly with the underlying asset, rate, or index. Using


derivatives may result in losses, possibly in excess of the principal amount invested. Also, suitable derivative transactions may not be available in all circumstances. The other party to a derivatives contract could default. During the period ended March 31, 2017, the Fund did not directly invest in derivatives.

Derivatives Risk: The AZL MVP BlackRock Global Strategy Plus Fund may invest in derivatives as a principal strategy. A derivative is a financial contract whose value depends on, or is derived from, the value of an underlying asset, reference rate, or risk. Use of derivative instruments involves risks different from, or possibly greater than, the risks associated with investing directly in securities and other traditional investments. Derivatives are subject to a number of other risks, such as liquidity risk, interest rate risk, market risk, credit risk, and selection risk. Derivatives also involve the risk of mispricing or improper valuation and the risk that changes in the value may not correlate perfectly with the underlying asset, rate, or index. Using derivatives may result in losses, possibly in excess of the principal amount invested. Also, suitable derivative transactions may not be available in all circumstances. The counterparty to a derivatives contract could default. As required by applicable law, a Fund that invests in derivatives segregates cash or liquid securities, or both, to the extent that its obligations under the instrument are not covered through ownership of the underlying security, financial instrument, or currency.

Emerging Markets Risk: Emerging markets may have less developed trading markets and exchanges which may make it more difficult to sell securities at an acceptable price and their prices may be more volatile than securities of companies in more developed markets. Settlements of trades may be subject to greater delays so that the Fund may not receive the proceeds of a sale of a security on a timely basis. Emerging countries may also have less developed legal and accounting systems and investments may be subject to greater risks of government restrictions, nationalization, or confiscation.

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

Security Quality Risk (also known as “High Yield Risk”): The Fund may invest in high yield, high risk debt securities and unrated securities of similar credit quality (commonly known as “junk bonds”) may be subject to greater levels of credit and liquidity risk than funds that do not invest in such securities. These securities are considered predominately speculative with respect to the issuer’s continuing ability to make principal and interest payments. An economic downturn or period of rising interest rates could adversely affect the market for these securities and reduce the Fund’s ability to sell these securities (liquidity risk). If the issuer of a security is in default with respect to interest or principal payments, the Fund may lose the value of its entire investment.

7. Federal Tax Cost Information

At March 31, 2017, the cost and aggregate gross unrealized appreciation and depreciation of securities, for federal tax purposes were as follows:

 

                          Net  
            Gross Tax      Gross Tax      Unrealized  
            Unrealized      Unrealized      Appreciation  

Fund

   Tax Cost      Appreciation      (Depreciation)      (Depreciation)  

AZL Balanced Index Strategy Fund

   $ 359,329,448      $ 84,734,045      $ (1,879,747 )     $ 82,854,298  

AZL DFA Multi-Strategy Fund

     1,141,695,936        70,423,241        (3,055,843 )       67,367,398  

AZL MVP Balanced Index Strategy Fund

     286,555,396        24,170,715        (5,662,354 )       18,508,361  

AZL MVP BlackRock Global Strategy Plus Fund

     780,971,203        66,650,682        (51,834,864 )       14,815,818  

AZL MVP DFA Multi-Strategy Fund

     54,986,912        4,275,192        (252,136 )       4,023,056  

AZL MVP Fusion Dynamic Balanced Fund

     986,139,935        74,311,636        (7,733,606 )       66,578,030  

AZL MVP Fusion Dynamic Conservative Fund

     253,953,003        12,277,661        (3,403,254 )       8,874,407  

AZL MVP Fusion Dynamic Moderate Fund

     2,100,705,568        174,920,395        (11,999,949 )       162,920,446  

AZL MVP Growth Index Strategy Fund

     2,052,303,885        199,470,931        (15,828,877 )       183,642,054  

AZL MVP Moderate Index Strategy Fund

     471,827,092        32,376,970        (3,041,211 )       29,335,759  

AZL MVP Pyramis Multi-Strategy Fund

     272,719,530        —          (2,656,810 )       (2,656,810 ) 

AZL MVP T. Rowe Price Capital Appreciation Plus Fund

     849,294,792        64,907,117        (3,003,118 )       61,903,999  


Item 2. 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-Q is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the Securities and Exchange Commission’s rules and forms.

(b) There were no changes in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the Act (17 CFR 270.30a-3(d)) that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

Item 3. Exhibits.

Certifications pursuant to Rule 30a-2(a) are attached hereto.


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, Principal Executive Officer
Date May 30, 2017          

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, Principal Executive Officer
Date May 30, 2017          
By (Signature and Title)   /s/ Bashir C. Asad
 

Bashir C. Asad, Principal Financial Officer &

Principal Accounting Officer

Date May 30, 2017