N-CSRS 1 d416846dncsrs.htm ALLIANZ VARIABLE INSURANCE PRODUCTS FUND OF FUNDS TRUST ALLIANZ VARIABLE INSURANCE PRODUCTS FUND OF FUNDS TRUST

 

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM N-CSR

 

 

CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT OF REGISTERED

MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES

Investment Company Act file number 811-21624

 

 

Allianz Variable Insurance Products Fund of Funds Trust

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

 

 

 

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

 

 

Citi Fund Services Ohio, Inc., 4400 Easton Common, Ste. 200, Columbus, OH 43219-8000

(Name and address of agent for service)

 

 

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

Date of fiscal year end: December 31

Date of reporting period: June 30, 2017

 

 

 


Item 1. Reports to Stockholders.

 


AZL® Balanced Index Strategy Fund

Semi-Annual Report

June 30, 2017

(Unaudited)

 

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Table of Contents

 

Expense Examples and Portfolio Composition

Page 1

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

Page 2

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

Page 3

Statement of Operations

Page 3

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

Page 4

Financial Highlights

Page 5

Notes to the Financial Statements

Page 6

Other Information

Page 10

 

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


AZL Balanced Index Strategy Fund

Expense Examples

(Unaudited)

 

As a shareholder of the AZL Balanced Index Strategy Fund (the “Fund”), you incur ongoing costs, including management fees, distribution fees, and other Fund expenses. These examples are intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds. Please note that the expenses shown in each table do not reflect expenses that apply to the subaccount or the insurance contract. If the expenses that apply to the subaccount of the insurance contract were included, your costs would have been higher.

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

The Actual Expense table below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information below, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the table under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.

 

     Beginning
Account Value
1/1/17
  Ending
Account Value
6/30/17
  Expenses Paid
During Period
1/1/17 -  6/30/17*
  Annualized Expense
Ratio During Period
1/1/17 - 6/30/17

AZL Balanced Index Strategy Fund

    $ 1,000.00     $ 1,056.50     $ 0.41       0.08 %
               

The Hypothetical Expense table below provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund’s actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of other funds.

 

     Beginning
Account Value
1/1/17
  Ending
Account Value
6/30/17
  Expenses Paid
During Period
1/1/17 -  6/30/17*
  Annualized Expense
Ratio During Period
1/1/17 - 6/30/17

AZL Balanced Index Strategy Fund

    $ 1,000.00     $ 1,024.40     $ 0.40       0.08 %
               

 

* Expenses are equal to the average account value over the period, multiplied by the Fund’s annualized expense ratio, multiplied by 181/365 (to reflect the one half year period).

Portfolio Composition

(Unaudited)

 

Investments   Percent of Net Assets
   

Fixed Income

      50.0 %

Domestic Equities

      37.5

International Equities

      12.5
   

 

 

 

Total Investment Securities

      100.0

Net other assets (liabilities)

      — ^
   

 

 

 

Net Assets

      100.0 %
   

 

 

 

 

^ Represents less than 0.05%

 

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AZL Balanced Index Strategy Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

June 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

Shares            Fair Value  
 

Affiliated Investment Companies (100.0%):

 
  20,296,376      AZL Enhanced Bond Index Fund    $ 221,027,536  
  3,423,792      AZL International Index Fund, Class 2      55,260,003  
  1,461,626      AZL Mid Cap Index Fund, Class 2      33,222,766  
  7,501,976      AZL S&P 500 Index Fund, Class 2      115,080,313  
  1,217,074      AZL Small Cap Stock Index Fund, Class 2      17,769,285  
     

 

 

 
 

Total Affiliated Investment Companies (Cost $348,902,773)

     442,359,903  
     

 

 

 
 

Total Investment Securities
(Cost $348,902,773)(a) — 100.0%

     442,359,903  
 

Net other assets (liabilities) — 0.0%

     68,410  
     

 

 

 
 

Net Assets — 100.0%

   $ 442,428,313  
     

 

 

 

Percentages indicated are based on net assets as of June 30, 2017.

 

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

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

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AZL Balanced Index Strategy Fund

 

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

June 30, 2017

(Unaudited)

 

Assets:

    

Investments in affiliates, at cost

     $ 348,902,773
    

 

 

 

Investments in affiliates, at value

     $ 442,359,903

Cash

       55,430

Dividends receivable

       2

Receivable for capital shares issued

       117,644
    

 

 

 

Total Assets

       442,532,979
    

 

 

 

Liabilities:

    

Payable for investments purchased

       55,430

Payable for capital shares redeemed

       3,042

Manager fees payable

       18,291

Administration fees payable

       6,182

Custodian fees payable

       406

Administrative and compliance services fees payable

       2,044

Transfer agent fees payable

       938

Trustee fees payable

       4,092

Other accrued liabilities

       14,241
    

 

 

 

Total Liabilities

       104,666
    

 

 

 

Net Assets

     $ 442,428,313
    

 

 

 

Net Assets Consist of:

    

Capital

     $ 316,788,828

Accumulated net investment income/(loss)

       9,651,123

Accumulated net realized gains/(losses) from investment transactions

       22,531,232

Net unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on investments

       93,457,130
    

 

 

 

Net Assets

     $ 442,428,313
    

 

 

 

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

       26,582,822

Net Asset Value (offering and redemption price per share)

     $ 16.64
    

 

 

 

Statement of Operations

For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2017

(Unaudited)

 

Investment Income:

    

Dividends

     $ 157
    

 

 

 

Total Investment Income

       157
    

 

 

 

Expenses:

    

Manager fees

       109,665

Administration fees

       28,902

Custodian fees

       1,255

Administrative and compliance services fees

       3,879

Transfer agent fees

       2,874

Trustee fees

       12,623

Professional fees

       11,132

Shareholder reports

       6,558

Other expenses

       4,534
    

 

 

 

Total expenses

       181,422
    

 

 

 

Net Investment Income/(Loss)

       (181,265 )
    

 

 

 

Realized and Unrealized Gains/(Losses) on Investments:

    

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

       3,744,756

Net realized gains distributions from affiliated underlying funds

       6,802

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments

       20,939,986
    

 

 

 

Net Realized/Unrealized Gains/(Losses) on Investments

       24,691,544
    

 

 

 

Change in Net Assets Resulting From Operations

     $ 24,510,279
    

 

 

 
 

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

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AZL Balanced Index Strategy Fund

 

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

     For the
Six Months Ended
June 30, 2017
       For the
Year Ended
December 31, 2016
    (Unaudited)        

Change In Net Assets:

           

Operations:

           

Net investment income/(loss)

    $ (181,265 )         $ 8,019,060

Net realized gains/(losses) on investment transactions

      3,751,558           21,738,224

Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments

      20,939,986           (1,251,752 )
   

 

 

         

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from operations

      24,510,279           28,505,532
   

 

 

         

 

 

 

Distributions to Shareholders:

           

From net investment income

      —           (11,827,600 )

From net realized gains

      —           (7,976,603 )
   

 

 

         

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from distributions to shareholders

      —           (19,804,203 )
   

 

 

         

 

 

 

Capital Transactions:

           

Proceeds from shares issued

      6,946,782           30,164,569

Proceeds from dividends reinvested

      —           19,804,203

Value of shares redeemed

      (27,328,876 )           (52,905,698 )
   

 

 

         

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from capital transactions

      (20,382,094 )           (2,936,926 )
   

 

 

         

 

 

 

Change in net assets

      4,128,185           5,764,403

Net Assets:

           

Beginning of period

      438,300,128           432,535,725
   

 

 

         

 

 

 

End of period

    $ 442,428,313         $ 438,300,128
   

 

 

         

 

 

 

Accumulated net investment income/(loss)

    $ 9,651,123         $ 9,832,388
   

 

 

         

 

 

 

Share Transactions:

           

Shares issued

      428,153           1,926,476

Dividends reinvested

      —           1,277,690

Shares redeemed

      (1,681,993 )           (3,384,739 )
   

 

 

         

 

 

 

Change in shares

      (1,253,840 )           (180,573 )
   

 

 

         

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

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AZL Balanced Index Strategy Fund

Financial Highlights

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

 

      Six Months
Ended
June 30, 2017
  Year Ended
December 31,
2016
  Year Ended
December 31,
2015
  Year Ended
December 31,
2014
  Year Ended
December 31,
2013
  Year Ended
December 31,
2012
     (Unaudited)                    

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period

     $ 15.75     $ 15.44     $ 15.91     $ 15.40     $ 13.91     $ 12.84
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Investment Activities:

                        

Net Investment Income/(Loss)

       (0.36 )       0.30       0.34       0.16       0.15       0.13

Net Realized and Unrealized Gains/(Losses) on Investments

       1.25       0.73       (0.34 )       0.78       1.63       1.19
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total from Investment Activities

       0.89       1.03       — (a)       0.94       1.78       1.32
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Dividends to Shareholders From:

                        

Net Investment Income

       —       (0.43 )       (0.17 )       (0.23 )       (0.25 )       (0.19 )

Net Realized Gains

       —       (0.29 )       (0.30 )       (0.20 )       (0.04 )       (0.06 )
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total Dividends

       —       (0.72 )       (0.47 )       (0.43 )       (0.29 )       (0.25 )
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net Asset Value, End of Period

     $ 16.64     $ 15.75     $ 15.44     $ 15.91     $ 15.40     $ 13.91
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total Return(b)

       5.65 %(c)       6.75 %       0.01 %       6.11 %       12.93 %       10.29 %

Ratios to Average Net Assets/Supplemental Data:

                        

Net Assets, End of Period (000’s)

     $ 442,428     $ 438,300     $ 432,536     $ 438,651     $ 413,982     $ 354,111

Net Investment Income/(Loss)(d)

       (0.08 )%       1.83 %       2.14 %       1.02 %       1.10 %       1.08 %

Expenses Before Reductions*(d)(e)

       0.08 %       0.08 %       0.08 %       0.08 %       0.08 %       0.09 %

Expenses Net of Reductions*(d)

       0.08 %       0.08 %       0.08 %       0.08 %       0.08 %       0.09 %

Portfolio Turnover Rate

       1 %(c)       12 %       11 %       9 %       8 %       7 %

 

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

 

(a) Represents less than $0.005.

 

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

 

(c) Not annualized.

 

(d) Annualized for periods less than one year.

 

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

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

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AZL Balanced Index Strategy Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements

June 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

1. Organization

The Allianz Variable Insurance Products Fund of Funds Trust (the “Trust”) was organized as a Delaware statutory trust on June 16, 2004. The Trust is a diversified open-end management investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, (the “1940 Act”) and thus is determined to be an investment company for accounting purposes. The Trust consists of 12 separate investment portfolios (collectively, the “Funds”), of which one is included in this report, the AZL Balanced Index Strategy Fund (the “Fund”), and 11 are presented in separate reports.

The Fund is a “fund of funds,” which means that the Fund invests primarily in other mutual funds. Underlying Funds invest in stock, 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 Fund will adjust its asset allocation as it seeks to achieve its investment objective.

The Trust is authorized to issue an unlimited number of shares of the Fund without par value. Shares of the Fund are available through the variable annuity contracts offered through the separate accounts of participating insurance companies. Currently, the Fund only offers its 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 Fund. In addition, in the normal course of business, the Fund may enter into contracts with its vendors and others that provide for general indemnifications. The Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown, as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Fund. However, based on experience, the Fund expects that risk of loss to be remote.

2. Significant Accounting Policies

The following is a summary of significant accounting policies followed by the Fund in the preparation of its financial statements. The policies conform with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“U.S. GAAP”). The preparation of financial statements requires management to make certain estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of increases and decreases in net assets from operations during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

Security Valuation

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

Investment Transactions and Investment Income

Investment transactions are recorded not later than on the business day following trade date. However, for financial reporting purposes, investment transactions are accounted for on trade date. Net realized gains and losses on investments sold and on foreign currency transactions are recorded on the basis of identified cost. Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis and includes, where applicable, the amortization of premiums or accretion of discounts.

Dividends to Shareholders

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

Expense Allocation

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

3. Fees and Transactions with Affiliates and Other Parties

The Manager provides investment advisory and management services for the Fund. The Manager has contractually agreed to waive fees and reimburse the Fund to limit the annual expenses, excluding interest expense (e.g., cash overdraft fees), taxes, brokerage commissions, acquired fund fees and expenses, other expenditures that are capitalized in accordance with U.S. GAAP and other extraordinary expenses not incurred in the ordinary course of the Fund’s business, based on the daily net assets of the Fund, through April 30, 2018. Expenses incurred for investment advisory and management services are reflected on the Statement of Operations as “Manager fees.”

For the period ended June 30, 2017, the annual rate due to the Manager and the annual expense limit were as follows:

 

        Annual Rate      Annual Expense Limit

AZL Balanced Index Strategy Fund

         0.05 %          0.20 %

 

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AZL Balanced Index Strategy Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements

June 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

Any amounts contractually waived or reimbursed by the Manager in a particular fiscal year will be subject to repayment by the Fund to the Manager to the extent that from time to time through the next three fiscal years the repayment will not cause the Fund’s expenses to exceed the lesser of the stated limit at the time of the waiver or the current stated limit. Any amounts recouped by the Manager during the period are reflected on the Statement of Operations as “Recoupment of prior expenses reimbursed by the Manager.” At June 30, 2017, there were no remaining contractual reimbursements that are subject to repayment by the Fund in subsequent years.

In addition, the Manager may voluntarily waive or reimburse additional fees in order to maintain more competitive expense ratios. Any voluntary waivers or reimbursements are not subject to repayment in subsequent years. Information on the total amount waived/reimbursed by the Manager or repaid to the Manager by the Fund during the period can be found on the Statement of Operations. During the period ended June 30, 2017, there were no voluntary waivers.

The Manager or an affiliate of the Manager serves as the investment adviser of certain underlying funds in which the Fund invests. At June 30, 2017, these underlying funds are noted as Affiliated Investment Companies in the Fund’s Schedule of Portfolio Investments. The Manager or an affiliate of the Manager is paid a separate fee from the underlying funds for such services. A summary of the Fund’s investments in affiliated investment companies for the period ended June 30, 2017 is as follows:

 

      Fair Value
12/31/16
   Purchases
at Cost
   Proceeds from
Sales
   Net
Realized
Gain (Loss)
   Fair Value
6/30/17
   Dividend
Income

AZL Enhanced Bond Index Fund

     $ 213,693,435      $ 4,933,415      $ (2,083,506 )      $ (48,177 )      $ 221,027,536      $ —

AZL International Index Fund, Class 2

       55,595,556        102,770        (8,056,161 )        61,959        55,260,003        —

AZL Mid Cap Index Fund, Class 2

       34,709,583        22,260        (3,486,887 )        407,371        33,222,766        —

AZL S&P 500 Index Fund, Class 2

       114,983,267        827,919        (10,879,227 )        3,025,924        115,080,313        —

AZL Small Cap Stock Index Fund, Class 2

       19,410,475        —        (2,097,739 )        297,678        17,769,285        —
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
     $ 438,392,316      $ 5,886,364      $ (26,603,520 )      $ 3,744,756      $ 442,359,903      $ —
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Pursuant to separate agreements between the Funds and the Manager, the Manager provides a Chief Compliance Officer (“CCO”) and certain compliance oversight and regulatory filing services to the Trust. Under these agreements the Manager is entitled to an amount equal to a portion of the compensation and certain other expenses related to the individuals performing the CCO and compliance oversight services, as well as $100 per hour for time incurred in connection with the preparation and filing of certain documents with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC” or the “Commission”). The fees are paid to the Manager on a quarterly basis. The total expenses incurred by the Fund for these services are reflected on the Statement of Operations as “Administrative and compliance services fees.”

Citi Fund Services Ohio, Inc. (“Citi” or the “Administrator”), a wholly owned subsidiary of Citigroup, Inc., with which an officer of the Trust is affiliated, serves as the Trust’s administrator and fund accountant, and assists the Trust in all aspects of its administration and operation. The Administrator is entitled to a fee, accrued daily and paid monthly. The Administrator is entitled to an annual fee for each additional class of shares of any Fund, certain annual fees in supporting fair values services, and a Trust-wide annual fee for providing infrastructure and support in implementing the written policies and procedures comprising the Fund’s compliance program. The Administrator is also reimbursed for certain expenses incurred. The total expenses incurred by the Fund for these services are reflected on the Statement of Operations as “Administration fees.”

FIS Investor Services LLC (“FIS”) serves as the Fund’s transfer agent. Under the Transfer Agent Agreement, the Trust pays FIS a fee for its services and reimburses FIS for all of their reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred in providing these services.

The Bank of New York Mellon (“BNY Mellon” or the “Custodian”) serves as the Trust’s custodian and securities lending agent. For these services as custodian, the Funds pay BNY Mellon a fee based on a percentage of assets held on behalf of the Funds, plus certain out-of-pocket charges.

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

In addition, certain legal fees and expenses are paid to a law firm, Dorsey & Whitney LLP, of which the Secretary of the Fund is Senior Counsel. During the period ended June 30, 2017, $2,313 was paid from the Fund relating to these fees and expenses.

Certain Officers and Trustees of the Trust are affiliated with the Manager or the Administrator. Such Officers (except for the Trust’s CCO as noted above) and Trustees receive no compensation from the Trust for serving in their respective roles. For their service to the Trust and to the Allianz Variable Insurance Products Trust, each non-interested Trustee receives a $170,000 annual Board retainer and the Lead Director receives an additional $42,500 annually. In addition, the Trustees are reimbursed for certain expenses associated with attending Board meetings. Compensation to the Trustees is allocated between the Trust and the Allianz Variable Insurance Products Trust in proportion to the assets under management of each trust. During the period ended June 30, 2017, actual Trustee compensation was $435,200 in total for both trusts.

4. Investment Valuation Summary

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

 

  ●  

Level 1 — quoted prices in active markets for identical assets

  ●  

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

  ●  

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

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

Investments in other investment companies are valued at their published net asset value (“NAV”). Security prices are generally provided by an independent third party pricing service approved by the Trust’s Board of Trustees (the “Board” or “Trustees”) as of the close of the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) (generally 4:00 pm Eastern Time). The investments utilizing Level 1 valuations represent investments in open-end investment companies. 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.

 

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AZL Balanced Index Strategy Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements

June 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

For the period ended June 30, 2017, there were no Level 3 investments for which significant unobservable inputs were used to determine fair value.

The following is a summary of the valuation inputs used as of June 30, 2017 in valuing the Fund’s investments based upon the three levels defined above:

 

Investment Securities:      Level 1      Level 2      Total
                      

Affiliated Investment Company

       $ 442,359,903        $ —        $ 442,359,903
      

 

 

        

 

 

        

 

 

 

Total Investment Securities

       $ 442,359,903        $ —        $ 442,359,903
      

 

 

        

 

 

        

 

 

 

5. Security Purchases and Sales

For the period ended June 30, 2017, cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of securities (excluding securities maturing less than one year from acquisition) were as follows:

 

        Purchases      Sales

AZL Balanced Index Strategy Fund

       $ 5,886,364        $ 26,603,520

6. Investment Risks

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 year ended June 30, 2017, the Fund did not directly invest in derivatives.

7. Federal Tax Information

It is the policy of the Fund to continue to qualify as a regulated investment company by complying with the provisions available to certain investment companies, as defined under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code, and to make distributions of net investment income and net realized gains sufficient to relieve it from all, or substantially all, federal income taxes. Accordingly, no provisions for federal income taxes are required in the financial statements.

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

Cost of securities for federal income tax purposes at June 30, 2017 is $350,779,710. The gross unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on a tax basis is as follows:

 

Unrealized appreciation

  $ 93,457,130  

Unrealized (depreciation)

    (1,876,937 ) 
 

 

 

 

Net unrealized appreciation/(depreciation)

  $ 91,580,193  
 

 

 

 

As of the end of its tax year ended December 31, 2016, the Fund has no capital loss carry forwards (“CLCFs”). CLCFs subject to expiration are applied as short-term capital loss regardless of whether the originating capital loss was short-term or long-term. CLCFs that are not subject to expiration must be utilized before those that are subject to expiration. The Board does not intend to authorize a distribution of any realized gain for the Fund until any applicable CLCF has been offset or expires.

The tax character of dividends paid to shareholders during the year ended December 31, 2016 were as follows:

 

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

AZL Balanced Index Strategy Fund

       $ 11,827,600        $ 7,976,603        $ 19,804,203

 

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

As of the latest tax year end December 31, 2016, the components of accumulated earnings on a tax basis were as follows:

 

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

AZL Balanced Index Strategy Fund

       $ 9,834,478        $ 20,729,956        $ —        $ 70,564,772        $ 101,129,206

 

(a) The difference between book-basis and tax-basis unrealized appreciation/depreciation is attributable primarily to tax deferral of losses on wash sales and the realization for tax purposes of unrealized gains/losses on investments in passive foreign investment companies.

8. Ownership and Principal Holders

The beneficial ownership, either directly or indirectly, of more than 25% of the voting securities of a fund creates presumptions of control of the fund, under section 2 (a)(9) of the 1940 Act. As of June 30, 2017, the Fund had an individual shareholder account which is affiliated with the Investment Adviser representing ownership in excess of 85% of the Fund.

 

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AZL Balanced Index Strategy Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements

June 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

9. Investment Company Reporting Modernization

In October 2016, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) released its Final Rules on Investment Company Reporting Modernization (the “Rules”). The Rules which introduce two new regulatory reporting forms for investment companies — Form N-PORT and Form N-CEN — also contain amendments to Regulation S-X which require standardized, enhanced disclosures about derivatives in investment company financial statements, as well as other amendments. The amendments are effective for filings made with the SEC after August 1, 2017. Management is currently evaluating the impact of the amendments on the fund’s financial statements. The adoption will have no effect on the Funds’ net assets or results of operations.

10. Subsequent Events

Management of the Fund has evaluated the need for additional disclosures or adjustments resulting from events through the date the financial statements were issued. Based on this evaluation, there were no subsequent events to report that would have material impact on the Fund’s financial statements.

 

9


Other Information (Unaudited)

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

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

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

 

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The Allianz VIP Fund of Funds are distributed by Allianz Life Financial Services, LLC.   
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AZL® DFA Multi-Strategy Fund

Semi-Annual Report

June 30, 2017

(Unaudited)

 

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Table of Contents

 

Expense Examples and Portfolio Composition

Page 1

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

Page 2

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

Page 3

Statement of Operations

Page 3

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

Page 4

Financial Highlights

Page 5

Notes to the Financial Statements

Page 6

Other Information

Page 10

 

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


AZL DFA Multi-Strategy Fund

Expense Examples

(Unaudited)

 

As a shareholder of the AZL DFA Multi-Strategy Fund (the “Fund”), you incur ongoing costs, including management fees, distribution fees, and other Fund expenses. These examples are intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds. Please note that the expenses shown in each table do not reflect expenses that apply to the subaccount or the insurance contract. If the expenses that apply to the subaccount of the insurance contract were included, your costs would have been higher.

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

The Actual Expense table below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information below, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the table under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.

 

     Beginning
Account Value
1/1/17
  Ending
Account Value
6/30/17
  Expenses Paid
During Period
1/1/17 - 6/30/17*
  Annualized Expense
Ratio During Period
1/1/17 - 6/30/17

AZL DFA Multi-Strategy Fund

    $ 1,000.00     $ 1,055.20     $ 0.36       0.07 %
               

The Hypothetical Expense table below provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund’s actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of other funds.

 

     Beginning
Account Value
1/1/17
  Ending
Account Value
6/30/17
  Expenses Paid
During Period
1/1/17 -  6/30/17*
  Annualized Expense
Ratio During Period
1/1/17 -  6/30/17

AZL DFA Multi-Strategy Fund

    $ 1,000.00     $ 1,024.45     $ 0.35       0.07 %
               

 

* Expenses are equal to the average account value over the period, multiplied by the Fund’s annualized expense ratio, multiplied by 181/365 (to reflect the one half year period).

Portfolio Composition

(Unaudited)

 

Investments   Percent of Net Assets
   

Domestic Equities

      48.2 %

Fixed Income

      39.6

International Equities

      12.2
   

 

 

 

Total Investment Securities

      100.0

Net other assets (liabilities)

      — ^
   

 

 

 

Net Assets

      100.0 %
   

 

 

 

 

^ Represents less than 0.05%.

 

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AZL DFA Multi-Strategy Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

June 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

Shares            Fair Value  
 

Affiliated Investment Companies (100.0%):

 
  6,159,436      AZL DFA Emerging Markets Core Equity Fund    $ 61,409,579  
  46,951,266      AZL DFA Five-Year Global Fixed Income Fund      474,207,792  
  8,134,706      AZL DFA International Core Equity Fund      85,414,416  
  39,548,240      AZL DFA U.S. Core Equity Fund      457,573,140  
  10,440,297      AZL DFA U.S. Small Cap Fund      121,211,844  
     

 

 

 
 

Total Affiliated Investment Companies
(Cost $1,110,539,318)

     1,199,816,771  
     

 

 

 
 

Total Investment Securities
(Cost $1,110,539,318)(a) — 100.0%

     1,199,816,771  
 

Net other assets (liabilities) — 0.0%

     (377,463 ) 
     

 

 

 
 

Net Assets — 100.0%

   $ 1,199,439,308  
     

 

 

 

Percentages indicated are based on net assets as of June 30, 2017.

 

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

        

 

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

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AZL DFA Multi-Strategy Fund

 

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

June 30, 2017

(Unaudited)

 

Assets:

    

Investments in affiliates, at cost

     $ 1,110,539,318
    

 

 

 

Investments in affiliates, at value

     $ 1,199,816,771

Receivable for affiliated investments sold

       1,035,376
    

 

 

 

Total Assets

       1,200,852,147
    

 

 

 

Liabilities:

    

Cash overdraft

       1,035,376

Payable for capital shares redeemed

       256,072

Manager fees payable

       49,671

Administration fees payable

       10,066

Custodian fees payable

       425

Administrative and compliance services fees payable

       6,110

Transfer agent fees payable

       1,166

Trustee fees payable

       12,235

Other accrued liabilities

       41,718
    

 

 

 

Total Liabilities

       1,412,839
    

 

 

 

Net Assets

     $ 1,199,439,308
    

 

 

 

Net Assets Consist of:

    

Capital

     $ 1,099,132,022

Accumulated net investment income/(loss)

       8,738,084

Accumulated net realized gains/(losses) from investment transactions

       2,291,749

Net unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on investments

       89,277,453
    

 

 

 

Net Assets

     $ 1,199,439,308
    

 

 

 

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

       89,580,918

Net Asset Value (offering and redemption price per share)

     $ 13.39
    

 

 

 

Statement of Operations

For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2017

(Unaudited)

 

Investment Income:

    

Dividends

     $ 124
    

 

 

 

Total Investment Income

       124
    

 

 

 

Expenses:

    

Manager fees

       299,267

Administration fees

       33,230

Custodian fees

       1,389

Administrative and compliance services fees

       11,016

Transfer agent fees

       3,393

Trustee fees

       35,835

Professional fees

       31,606

Shareholder reports

       17,196

Other expenses

       13,230
    

 

 

 

Total expenses

       446,162
    

 

 

 

Net Investment Income/(Loss)

       (446,038 )
    

 

 

 

Realized and Unrealized Gains/(Losses) on Investments:

    

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

       6,065,574

Net realized gains distributions from affiliated underlying funds

       17,611

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments

       58,781,363
    

 

 

 

Net Realized/Unrealized Gains/(Losses) on Investments

       64,864,548
    

 

 

 

Change in Net Assets Resulting From Operations

     $ 64,418,510
    

 

 

 
 

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

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AZL DFA Multi-Strategy Fund

 

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

     For the
Six Months Ended
June 30, 2017
       For the
Year Ended
December 31, 2016
    (Unaudited)        

Change In Net Assets:

           

Operations:

           

Net investment income/(loss)

    $ (446,038 )         $ 8,978,919

Net realized gains/(losses) on investment transactions

      6,083,185           (3,461,098 )

Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments

      58,781,363           99,815,406
   

 

 

         

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from operations

      64,418,510           105,333,227
   

 

 

         

 

 

 

Distributions to Shareholders:

           

From net realized gains

      —           (423,638,534 )
   

 

 

         

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from distributions to shareholders

      —           (423,638,534 )
   

 

 

         

 

 

 

Capital Transactions:

           

Proceeds from shares issued

      5,837,939           15,533,641

Proceeds from dividends reinvested

      —           423,638,534

Value of shares redeemed

      (64,986,491 )           (184,491,032 )
   

 

 

         

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from capital transactions

      (59,148,552 )           254,681,143
   

 

 

         

 

 

 

Change in net assets

      5,269,958           (63,624,164 )

Net Assets:

           

Beginning of period

      1,194,169,350           1,257,793,514
   

 

 

         

 

 

 

End of period

    $ 1,199,439,308         $ 1,194,169,350
   

 

 

         

 

 

 

Accumulated net investment income/(loss)

    $ 8,738,084         $ 9,184,122
   

 

 

         

 

 

 

Share Transactions:

           

Shares issued

      451,080           995,074

Dividends reinvested

      —           34,696,030

Shares redeemed

      (4,949,453 )           (11,189,344 )
   

 

 

         

 

 

 

Change in shares

      (4,498,373 )           24,501,760
   

 

 

         

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

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AZL DFA Multi-Strategy Fund

Financial Highlights

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

 

      Six Months
Ended
June 30, 2017
  Year Ended
December 31,
2016
  Year Ended
December 31,
2015
  Year Ended
December 31,
2014
  Year Ended
December 31,
2013
  Year Ended
December 31,
2012
     (Unaudited)                    

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period

     $ 12.69     $ 18.08     $ 18.71     $ 17.86     $ 14.96     $ 13.37
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Investment Activities:

                        

Net Investment Income/(Loss)

       — (a)       0.10       0.01       0.20       0.16       0.13

Net Realized and Unrealized Gains/(Losses) on Investments

       0.70       1.32       (0.14 )       0.96       2.97       1.64
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total from Investment Activities

       0.70       1.42       (0.13 )       1.16       3.13       1.77
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Dividends to Shareholders From:

                        

Net Investment Income

       —       —       (0.24 )       (0.22 )       (0.20 )       (0.16 )

Net Realized Gains

       —       (6.81 )       (0.26 )       (0.09 )       (0.03 )       (0.02 )
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total Dividends

       —       (6.81 )       (0.50 )       (0.31 )       (0.23 )       (0.18 )
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net Asset Value, End of Period

     $ 13.39     $ 12.69     $ 18.08     $ 18.71     $ 17.86     $ 14.96
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total Return(b)

       5.52 %(c)       9.32 %       (0.67 )%       6.53 %       21.07 %       13.33 %

Ratios to Average Net Assets/Supplemental Data:

                        

Net Assets, End of Period (000’s)

     $ 1,199,439     $ 1,194,169     $ 1,257,794     $ 1,439,548     $ 1,347,836     $ 963,143

Net Investment Income/(Loss)(d)

       (0.07 )%       0.75 %       (0.07 )%       1.09 %       1.20 %       1.10 %

Expenses Before Reductions*(d)(e)

       0.07 %       0.07 %       0.07 %       0.07 %       0.07 %       0.08 %

Expenses Net of Reductions*(d)

       0.07 %       0.07 %       0.07 %       0.07 %       0.07 %       0.08 %

Portfolio Turnover Rate(f)

       — (c)(g)       2 %       114 %(h)       7 %       3 %       6 %

 

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

 

(a) Represents less than $0.005.

 

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

 

(c) Not annualized.

 

(d) Annualized for periods less than one year.

 

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

 

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

 

(g) Represents less than 0.5%.

 

(h) Effective April 27, 2015, the investment strategy of the Fund changed. Costs of purchases and proceeds from sales of portfolio securities associated with the changes in investment strategy contributed to higher portfolio turnover rate for the period ended December 31, 2015 as compared to prior years.

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

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AZL DFA Multi-Strategy Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements

June 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

1. Organization

The Allianz Variable Insurance Products Fund of Funds Trust (the “Trust”) was organized as a Delaware statutory trust on June 16, 2004. The Trust is a diversified open-end management investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, (the “1940 Act”) and thus is determined to be an investment company for accounting purposes. The Trust consists of 12 separate investment portfolios (collectively, the “Funds”), of which one is included in this report, the AZL DFA Multi-Strategy Fund (the “Fund”), and 11 are presented in separate reports.

The Fund is a “fund of funds,” which means that the Fund invests primarily in other mutual funds. Underlying Funds invest in stock, 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 Fund will adjust its asset allocation as it seeks to achieve its investment objective.

The Trust is authorized to issue an unlimited number of shares of the Fund without par value. Shares of the Fund are available through the variable annuity contracts offered through the separate accounts of participating insurance companies. Currently, the Fund only offers its 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 Fund. In addition, in the normal course of business, the Fund may enter into contracts with its vendors and others that provide for general indemnifications. The Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown, as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Fund. However, based on experience, the Fund expects that risk of loss to be remote.

2. Significant Accounting Policies

The following is a summary of significant accounting policies followed by the Fund in the preparation of its financial statements. The policies conform with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“U.S. GAAP”). The preparation of financial statements requires management to make certain estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of increases and decreases in net assets from operations during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

Security Valuation

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

Investment Transactions and Investment Income

Investment transactions are recorded not later than on the business day following trade date. However, for financial reporting purposes, investment transactions are accounted for on trade date. Net realized gains and losses on investments sold and on foreign currency transactions are recorded on the basis of identified cost. Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis and includes, where applicable, the amortization of premiums or accretion of discounts.

Dividends to Shareholders

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

Expense Allocation

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

3. Fees and Transactions with Affiliates and Other Parties

The Manager provides investment advisory and management services for the Fund. The Manager has contractually agreed to waive fees and reimburse the Fund to limit the annual expenses, excluding interest expense (e.g., cash overdraft fees), taxes, brokerage commissions, acquired fund fees and expenses, other expenditures that are capitalized in accordance with U.S. GAAP and other extraordinary expenses not incurred in the ordinary course of the Fund’s business, based on the daily net assets of the Fund, through April 30, 2018. Expenses incurred for investment advisory and management services are reflected on the Statement of Operations as “Manager fees.”

For the period ended June 30, 2017, the annual rate due to the Manager and the annual expense limit were as follows:

 

        Annual Rate      Annual Expense Limit

AZL DFA Multi-Strategy Fund

         0.05 %          0.20 %

 

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AZL DFA Multi-Strategy Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements

June 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

Any amounts contractually waived or reimbursed by the Manager in a particular fiscal year will be subject to repayment by the Fund to the Manager to the extent that from time to time through the next three fiscal years the repayment will not cause the Fund’s expenses to exceed the lesser of the stated limit at the time of the waiver or the current stated limit. Any amounts recouped by the Manager during the period are reflected on the Statement of Operations as “Recoupment of prior expenses reimbursed by the Manager.” At June 30, 2017, there were no remaining contractual reimbursements that are subject to repayment by the Fund in subsequent years.

In addition, the Manager may voluntarily waive or reimburse additional fees in order to maintain more competitive expense ratios. Any voluntary waivers or reimbursements are not subject to repayment in subsequent years. Information on the total amount waived/reimbursed by the Manager or repaid to the Manager by the Fund during the period can be found on the Statement of Operations. During the period ended June 30, 2017, there were no voluntary waivers.

The Manager or an affiliate of the Manager serves as the investment adviser of certain underlying funds in which the Fund invests. At June 30, 2017, these underlying funds are noted as Affiliated Investment Companies in the Fund’s Schedule of Portfolio Investments. The Manager or an affiliate of the Manager is paid a separate fee from the underlying funds for such services. A summary of the Fund’s investments in affiliated investment companies for the period ended June 30, 2017 is as follows:

 

      Fair Value
12/31/16
   Purchases
at Cost
   Proceeds from
Sales
   Net
Realized
Gain (Loss)
   Fair Value
6/30/17
   Dividend
Income

AZL DFA Emerging Markets Core Equity Fund

     $ 55,318,276      $ —      $ (4,111,925 )      $ (70,498 )      $ 61,409,579      $ —

AZL DFA Five-Year Global Fixed Income Fund

       462,407,497        5,249,757        —        —        474,207,792        —

AZL DFA International Core Equity Fund

       82,866,140        —        (8,805,075 )        178,045        85,414,416        —

AZL DFA U.S. Core Equity Fund

       462,734,052        —        (39,860,642 )        4,491,972        457,573,140        —

AZL DFA U.S. Small Cap Fund

       130,564,710        —        (11,392,957 )        1,466,055        121,211,844        —
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
     $ 1,193,890,675      $ 5,249,757      $ (64,170,599 )        6,065,574      $ 1,199,816,771      $ —
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Pursuant to separate agreements between the Funds and the Manager, the Manager provides a Chief Compliance Officer (“CCO”) and certain compliance oversight and regulatory filing services to the Trust. Under these agreements the Manager is entitled to an amount equal to a portion of the compensation and certain other expenses related to the individuals performing the CCO and compliance oversight services, as well as $100 per hour for time incurred in connection with the preparation and filing of certain documents with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC” or the “Commission”). The fees are paid to the Manager on a quarterly basis. The total expenses incurred by the Fund for these services are reflected on the Statement of Operations as “Administrative and compliance services fees.”

Citi Fund Services Ohio, Inc. (“Citi” or the “Administrator”), a wholly owned subsidiary of Citigroup, Inc., with which an officer of the Trust is affiliated, serves as the Trust’s administrator and fund accountant, and assists the Trust in all aspects of its administration and operation. The Administrator is entitled to a fee, accrued daily and paid monthly. The Administrator is entitled to an annual fee for each additional class of shares of any Fund, certain annual fees in supporting fair values services, and a Trust-wide annual fee for providing infrastructure and support in implementing the written policies and procedures comprising the Fund’s compliance program. The Administrator is also reimbursed for certain expenses incurred. The total expenses incurred by the Fund for these services are reflected on the Statement of Operations as “Administration fees.”

FIS Investor Services LLC (“FIS”) serves as the Fund’s transfer agent. Under the Transfer Agent Agreement, the Trust pays FIS a fee for its services and reimburses FIS for all of their reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred in providing these services.

The Bank of New York Mellon (“BNY Mellon” or the “Custodian”) serves as the Trust’s custodian and securities lending agent. For these services as custodian, the Funds pay BNY Mellon a fee based on a percentage of assets held on behalf of the Funds, plus certain out-of-pocket charges.

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

In addition, certain legal fees and expenses are paid to a law firm, Dorsey & Whitney LLP, of which the Secretary of the Fund is Senior Counsel. During the period ended June 30, 2017, $6,320 was paid from the Fund relating to these fees and expenses.

Certain Officers and Trustees of the Trust are affiliated with the Manager or the Administrator. Such Officers (except for the Trust’s CCO as noted above) and Trustees receive no compensation from the Trust for serving in their respective roles. For their service to the Trust and to the Allianz Variable Insurance Products Trust, each non-interested Trustee receives a $170,000 annual Board retainer and the Lead Director receives an additional $42,500 annually. In addition, the Trustees are reimbursed for certain expenses associated with attending Board meetings. Compensation to the Trustees is allocated between the Trust and the Allianz Variable Insurance Products Fund of Funds Trust in proportion to the assets under management of each trust. During the period ended June 30, 2017, actual Trustee compensation was $435,200 in total for both trusts.

4. Investment Valuation Summary

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

 

  ●  

Level 1 — quoted prices in active markets for identical assets

  ●  

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

  ●  

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

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

Investments in other investment companies are valued at their published net asset value (“NAV”). Security prices are generally provided by an independent third party pricing service approved by the Trust’s Board of Trustees (the “Board” or “Trustees”) as of the close of the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) (generally 4:00 pm Eastern Time). The investments utilizing Level 1 valuations represent investments in open-end investment companies. 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.

 

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AZL DFA Multi-Strategy Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements

June 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

For the period ended June 30, 2017, there were no Level 3 investments for which significant unobservable inputs were used to determine fair value.

The following is a summary of the valuation inputs used as of June 30, 2017 in valuing the Fund’s investments based upon the three levels defined above:

 

Investment Securities:      Level 1      Level 2      Total
                      

Affiliated Investment Companies

       $ 1,199,816,771        $ —        $ 1,199,816,771
      

 

 

        

 

 

        

 

 

 

Total Investment Securities

       $ 1,199,816,771        $ —        $ 1,199,816,771
      

 

 

        

 

 

        

 

 

 

5. Security Purchases and Sales

For the period ended June 30, 2017, cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of securities (excluding securities maturing less than one year from acquisition) were as follows:

 

        Purchases      Sales

AZL DFA Multi-Strategy Fund

       $ 5,249,757        $ 64,170,599

6. Investment Risks

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.

7. Tax Information

It is the policy of the Fund to continue to qualify as a regulated investment company by complying with the provisions available to certain investment companies, as defined under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code, and to make distributions of net investment income and net realized gains sufficient to relieve it from all, or substantially all, federal income taxes. Accordingly, no provisions for federal income taxes are required in the financial statements.

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

Cost of securities for federal income tax purposes at June 30, 2017 is $1,110,907,641. The gross unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on a tax basis is as follows:

 

Unrealized appreciation

  $ 89,277,453  

Unrealized (depreciation)

    (368,323 ) 
 

 

 

 

Net unrealized appreciation/(depreciation)

  $ 88,909,130  
 

 

 

 

As of the end of its tax year ended December 31, 2016, the Fund has capital loss carry forwards (“CLCFs”) as summarized in the table below. CLCFs subject to expiration are applied as short-term capital loss regardless of whether the originating capital loss was short-term or long-term. CLCFs that are not subject to expiration must be utilized before those that are subject to expiration. The Board does not intend to authorize a distribution of any realized gain for the Fund until any applicable CLCF has been offset or expires.

CLCFs not subject to expiration:

 

        Short Term
Amount
     Long Term
Amount
     Total
Amount

AZL DFA Multi-Strategy Fund

       $ 2,345,371        $ 1,077,741        $ 3,423,112

The tax character of dividends paid to shareholders during the year ended December 31, 2016 were as follows:

 

        Ordinary
Income
    

Net

Long-Term
Capital Gains

     Total
Distributions(a)

AZL DFA Multi-Strategy Fund

       $ 2,499,782        $ 421,138,752        $ 423,638,534

 

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

 

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AZL DFA Multi-Strategy Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements

June 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

As of the latest tax year end December 31, 2016, the components of accumulated earnings on a tax basis were as follows:

 

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

AZL DFA Multi-Strategy Fund

       $ 9,184,122        $ —        $ (3,423,112 )        $ 30,127,766        $ 35,888,776

 

(a) The difference between book-basis and tax-basis unrealized appreciation/depreciation is attributable primarily to tax deferral of losses on wash sales and the realization for tax purposes of unrealized gains/losses on investments in passive foreign investment companies.

8. Ownership and Principal Holders

The beneficial ownership, either directly or indirectly, of more than 25% of the voting securities of a fund creates presumptions of control of the fund, under section 2 (a)(9) of the 1940 Act. As of June 30, 2017, the Fund had an individual shareholder account which is affiliated with the Investment Adviser representing ownership in excess of 85% of the Fund. As of June 30, 2017, the Fund had a controlling interest (in excess of 50%) in the AZL DFA 5-Year Fixed Income Fund, AZL DFA U.S. Core Equity Fund, AZL DFA U.S. Small Cap Fund and the AZL DFA Emerging Markets Core Equity Fund, which are affiliated with the Investment Adviser.

9. Investment Company Reporting Modernization

In October 2016, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) released its Final Rules on Investment Company Reporting Modernization (the “Rules”). The Rules which introduce two new regulatory reporting forms for investment companies — Form N-PORT and Form N-CEN — also contain amendments to Regulation S-X which require standardized, enhanced disclosures about derivatives in investment company financial statements, as well as other amendments. The amendments are effective for filings made with the SEC after August 1, 2017. Management is currently evaluating the impact of the amendments on the fund’s financial statements. The adoption will have no effect on the Funds’ net assets or results of operations.

10. Subsequent Events

Management of the Fund has evaluated the need for additional disclosures or adjustments resulting from events through the date the financial statements were issued. Based on this evaluation, there were no subsequent events to report that would have material impact on the Fund’s financial statements.

 

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Other Information (Unaudited)

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

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

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

 

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The Allianz VIP Fund of Funds are distributed by Allianz Life Financial Services, LLC.   
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AZL® MVP Balanced Index Strategy Fund

Semi-Annual Report

June 30, 2017

(Unaudited)

 

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Table of Contents

 

Expense Examples and Portfolio Composition

Page 1

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

Page 2

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

Page 3

Statement of Operations

Page 3

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

Page 4

Financial Highlights

Page 5

Notes to the Financial Statements

Page 6

Other Information

Page 11

 

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


AZL MVP Balanced Index Strategy Fund

Expense Examples

(Unaudited)

 

As a shareholder of the AZL MVP Balanced Index Strategy Fund (the “Fund”), you incur ongoing costs, including management fees, distribution fees, and other Fund expenses. These examples are intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds. Please note that the expenses shown in each table do not reflect expenses that apply to the subaccount or the insurance contract. If the expenses that apply to the subaccount of the insurance contract were included, your costs would have been higher.

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

The Actual Expense table below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information below, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the table under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.

 

     Beginning
Account Value
1/1/17
  Ending
Account Value
6/30/17
  Expenses Paid
During Period
1/1/17 - 6/30/17*
  Annualized Expense
Ratio During Period
1/1/17 - 6/30/17

AZL MVP Balanced Index Strategy Fund

    $ 1,000.00     $ 1,056.50     $ 0.71       0.14 %
               

The Hypothetical Expense table below provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund’s actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of other funds.

 

     Beginning
Account Value
1/1/17
  Ending
Account Value
6/30/17
  Expenses Paid
During Period
1/1/17 - 6/30/17*
  Annualized Expense
Ratio During Period
1/1/17 -  6/30/17

AZL MVP Balanced Index Strategy Fund

    $ 1,000.00     $ 1,024.10     $ 0.70       0.14 %
               

 

* Expenses are equal to the average account value over the period, multiplied by the Fund’s annualized expense ratio, multiplied by 181/365 (to reflect the one half year period).

Portfolio Composition

(Unaudited)

 

Investments   Percent of Net Assets
   

Fixed Income

      47.6 %

Domestic Equities

      35.0

International Equities

      12.5
   

 

 

 

Total Investment Securities

      95.1

Net other assets (liabilities)

      4.9
   

 

 

 

Net Assets

      100.0 %
   

 

 

 

 

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AZL MVP Balanced Index Strategy Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

June 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

Shares            Fair Value  
 

Affiliated Investment Companies (95.1%):

  
  13,783,458      AZL Enhanced Bond Index Fund    $ 150,101,856  
  2,454,366      AZL International Index Fund, Class 2      39,613,465  
  1,048,052      AZL Mid Cap Index Fund, Class 2      23,822,226  
  4,843,018      AZL S&P 500 Index Fund, Class 2      74,291,895  
  874,014      AZL Small Cap Stock Index Fund, Class 2      12,760,605  
     

 

 

 
 

Total Affiliated Investment Companies (Cost $271,957,950)

     300,590,047  
     

 

 

 
 

Total Investment Securities
(Cost $271,957,950)(a) — 95.1%

     300,590,047  
 

Net other assets (liabilities) — 4.9%

     15,620,692  
     

 

 

 
 

Net Assets — 100.0%

   $ 316,210,739  
     

 

 

 

Percentages indicated are based on net assets as of June 30, 2017.

 

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

Futures Contracts

Cash of $15,782,869 has been segregated to cover margin requirements for the following open contracts as of June 30, 2017:

 

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

S&P 500 Index E-Mini September Futures

     Long        9/15/17        65      $ 7,867,925      $ (24,749 ) 

U.S. Treasury 10-Year Note September Futures

     Long        9/20/17        62        7,782,938        (28,875 ) 
              

 

 

 

Total

               $ (53,624 ) 
              

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

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AZL MVP Balanced Index Strategy Fund

 

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

June 30, 2017

(Unaudited)

 

Assets:

    

Investments in affiliates, at cost

     $ 271,957,950
    

 

 

 

Investments in affiliates, at value

     $ 300,590,047

Segregated cash for collateral

       15,782,869

Dividends receivable

       10,710

Receivable for variation margin on futures contracts

       281

Receivable for affiliated investments sold

       61,440
    

 

 

 

Total Assets

       316,445,347
    

 

 

 

Liabilities:

    

Cash overdraft

       61,440

Payable for capital shares redeemed

       125,068

Payable for variation margin on futures contracts

       111

Manager fees payable

       26,116

Administration fees payable

       5,533

Custodian fees payable

       342

Administrative and compliance services fees payable

       1,442

Transfer agent fees payable

       891

Trustee fees payable

       2,960

Other accrued liabilities

       10,705
    

 

 

 

Total Liabilities

       234,608
    

 

 

 

Net Assets

     $ 316,210,739
    

 

 

 

Net Assets Consist of:

    

Capital

     $ 271,962,316

Accumulated net investment income/(loss)

       5,731,785

Accumulated net realized gains/(losses) from investment transactions

       9,938,165

Net unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on investments

       28,578,473
    

 

 

 

Net Assets

     $ 316,210,739
    

 

 

 

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

       23,494,434

Net Asset Value (offering and redemption price per share)

     $ 13.46
    

 

 

 

Statement of Operations

For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2017

(Unaudited)

 

Investment Income:

    

Dividends

     $ 63,035
    

 

 

 

Total Investment Income

       63,035
    

 

 

 

Expenses:

    

Manager fees

       157,455

Administration fees

       28,119

Custodian fees

       1,114

Administrative and compliance services fees

       2,786

Transfer agent fees

       2,782

Trustee fees

       8,994

Professional fees

       7,992

Shareholder reports

       5,173

Other expenses

       3,243
    

 

 

 

Total expenses

       217,658
    

 

 

 

Net Investment Income/(Loss)

       (154,623 )
    

 

 

 

Realized and Unrealized Gains/(Losses) on Investments:

    

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

       (471,956 )

Net realized gains/(losses) on futures contracts

       839,700

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments

       17,174,727
    

 

 

 

Net Realized/Unrealized Gains/(Losses) on Investments

       17,542,471
    

 

 

 

Change in Net Assets Resulting From Operations

     $ 17,387,848
    

 

 

 
 

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

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AZL MVP Balanced Index Strategy Fund

 

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

     For the
Six Months Ended
June 30, 2017
       For the
Year Ended
December 31, 2016
    (Unaudited)        

Change In Net Assets:

           

Operations:

           

Net investment income/(loss)

    $ (154,623 )         $ 4,764,749

Net realized gains/(losses) on investment transactions

      367,744           11,249,453

Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments

      17,174,727           2,043,805
   

 

 

         

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from operations

      17,387,848           18,058,007
   

 

 

         

 

 

 

Distributions to Shareholders:

           

From net investment income

      —           (6,185,785 )

From net realized gains

      —           (2,024,582 )
   

 

 

         

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from distributions to shareholders

      —           (8,210,367 )
   

 

 

         

 

 

 

Capital Transactions:

           

Proceeds from shares issued

      10,848,884           75,326,220

Proceeds from dividends reinvested

      —           8,210,367

Value of shares redeemed

      (24,770,959 )           (35,768,163 )
   

 

 

         

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from capital transactions

      (13,922,075 )           47,768,424
   

 

 

         

 

 

 

Change in net assets

      3,465,773           57,616,064

Net Assets:

           

Beginning of period

      312,744,966           255,128,902
   

 

 

         

 

 

 

End of period

    $ 316,210,739         $ 312,744,966
   

 

 

         

 

 

 

Accumulated net investment income/(loss)

    $ 5,731,785         $ 5,886,408
   

 

 

         

 

 

 

Share Transactions:

           

Shares issued

      826,758           6,087,629

Dividends reinvested

      —           654,213

Shares redeemed

      (1,879,934 )           (2,934,307 )
   

 

 

         

 

 

 

Change in shares

      (1,053,176 )           3,807,535
   

 

 

         

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

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AZL MVP Balanced Index Strategy Fund

Financial Highlights

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

 

      Six Months
Ended
June 30, 2017
  Year Ended
December 31,
2016
  Year Ended
December 31,
2015
  Year Ended
December 31,
2014
  Year Ended
December 31,
2013
  January 10, 2012
to December 31,
2012(a)
     (Unaudited)                    

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period

     $ 12.74     $ 12.30     $ 12.56     $ 12.03     $ 10.69     $ 10.00
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Investment Activities:

                        

Net Investment Income/(Loss)

       — (b)       0.17       0.22       0.08       0.10       0.08

Net Realized and Unrealized Gains/(Losses) on Investments

       0.72       0.64       (0.25 )       0.65       1.24       0.77
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total from Investment Activities

       0.72       0.81       (0.03 )       0.73       1.34       0.85
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Dividends to Shareholders From:

                        

Net Investment Income

       —       (0.28 )       (0.10 )       (0.12 )       —       (0.14 )

Net Realized Gains

       —       (0.09 )       (0.13 )       (0.08 )       — (b)       (0.02 )
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total Dividends

       —       (0.37 )       (0.23 )       (0.20 )       — (b)       (0.16 )
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net Asset Value, End of Period

     $ 13.46     $ 12.74     $ 12.30     $ 12.56     $ 12.03     $ 10.69
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total Return(c)

       5.65 %(d)       6.61 %       (0.22 )%       6.09 %       12.56 %       8.50 %(d)

Ratios to Average Net Assets/Supplemental Data:

                        

Net Assets, End of Period (000’s)

     $ 316,211     $ 312,745     $ 255,129     $ 208,618     $ 155,547     $ 73,830

Net Investment Income/(Loss)(e)

       (0.10 )%       1.69 %       2.08 %       0.97 %       1.09 %       1.41 %

Expenses Before Reductions*(e)(f)

       0.14 %       0.14 %       0.14 %       0.15 %       0.17 %       0.39 %

Expenses Net of Reductions*(e)

       0.14 %       0.14 %       0.14 %       0.15 %       0.17 %       0.21 %

Portfolio Turnover Rate

       3 %(d)       11 %       5 %       6 %       4 %       11 %(d)

 

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

 

(a) Period from commencement of operations. During the period from January 10, 2012 to December 2012, the Fund’s primary vehicle for gaining exposure to derivatives was through investments in its wholly-owned and controlled subsidiary, the AZL MVP BIS Investments Trust (the “Subsidiary”). The Subsidiary was liquidated on December 10, 2012 at its net asset value on such date. The Subsidiary’s operations have been consolidated with the operations of the Fund through its liquidation on December 10, 2012.

 

(b) Represents less than $0.005.

 

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

 

(d) Not annualized.

 

(e) Annualized for periods less than one year.

 

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

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

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AZL MVP Balanced Index Strategy Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements

June 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

1. Organization

The Allianz Variable Insurance Products Fund of Funds Trust (the “Trust”) was organized as a Delaware statutory trust on June 16, 2004. The Trust is a diversified open-end management investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, (the “1940 Act”) and thus is determined to be an investment company for accounting purposes. The Trust consists of 12 separate investment portfolios (collectively, the “Funds”), of which one is included in this report, the AZL MVP Balanced Index Strategy Fund (the “Fund”), and 11 are presented in separate reports.

The Fund is a “fund of funds,” which means that the Fund invests primarily in other mutual funds. Underlying Funds invest in stock, 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 Fund will adjust its asset allocation as it seeks to achieve its investment objective.

The Trust is authorized to issue an unlimited number of shares of the Fund without par value. Shares of the Fund are available through the variable annuity contracts offered through the separate accounts of participating insurance companies. Currently, the Fund only offers its 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 Fund. In addition, in the normal course of business, the Fund may enter into contracts with its vendors and others that provide for general indemnifications. The Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown, as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Fund. However, based on experience, the Fund expects that risk of loss to be remote.

2. Significant Accounting Policies

The following is a summary of significant accounting policies followed by the Fund in the preparation of its financial statements. The policies conform with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“U.S. GAAP”). The preparation of financial statements requires management to make certain estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of increases and decreases in net assets from operations during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

Security Valuation

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

Investment Transactions and Investment Income

Investment transactions are recorded not later than on the business day following trade date. However, for financial reporting purposes, investment transactions are accounted for on trade date. Net realized gains and losses on investments sold and on foreign currency transactions are recorded on the basis of identified cost. Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis and includes, where applicable, the amortization of premiums or accretion of discounts.

Dividends to Shareholders

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

Expense Allocation

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

Derivative Instruments

All open derivative positions at period end are reflected on the Fund’s Schedule of Portfolio Investments. The following is a description of the derivative instruments utilized by the Fund, including the primary underlying risk exposures related to each instrument type. The 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 Fund’s derivative positions could exceed 20% of the Fund’s value. The Fund may also use futures to gain equity exposure and may hold cash as a buffer in the event of market shocks.

 

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AZL MVP Balanced Index Strategy Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements

June 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

Futures Contracts

During the period ended June 30, 2017, the Fund invested in futures contracts to reduce volatility and limit the need to decrease or increase allocations to underlying funds. Futures contracts are valued based upon their quoted daily settlement prices. Upon entering into a futures contract, the Fund is required to segregate liquid assets in accordance with the initial margin requirements of the broker or exchange. Futures contracts are marked to market daily and a payable or receivable for the change in value (“variation margin”) is recorded by the Fund. Gains or losses are recognized but not considered realized until the contracts expire or are closed. Futures contracts involve, to varying degrees, elements of market risk (generally equity price risk related to stock futures, interest rate risk related to bond futures, and foreign currency risk related to currency futures) and exposure to loss in excess of the variation margin disclosed in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. The primary risks associated with the use of futures contracts are the imperfect correlation between the change in fair value of the underlying securities and the prices of futures contracts, the possibility of an illiquid market, and the inability of the counterparty to meet the terms of the contract. The notional amount of futures contracts outstanding was $15.7 million as of June 30, 2017. The monthly average notional amount for these contracts was $15.8 million for the period ended June 30, 2017. Realized gains and losses are reported as “Net realized gains/(losses) on futures contracts on the Statement of Operations.

Summary of Derivative Instruments

The following is a summary of the fair values of derivative instruments on the Fund’s Statement of Assets and Liabilities, categorized by risk exposure, as of June 30, 2017:

 

   

Asset Derivative

   

Liability Derivative

 
Primary Risk Exposure   Statement of Assets and Liabilities Location   Total Fair
Value*
    Statement of Assets and Liabilities Location   Total Fair
Value*
 

Equity Risk Exposure

       
Equity Contracts   Receivable for variation margin on futures contracts   $ —     Payable for variation margin on futures contracts   $ 24,749  

Interest Rate Risk Exposure

       
Interest Rate Contracts       —         28,875  

 

* For futures contracts, the amounts represent the cumulative appreciation/depreciation of these futures contracts as reported in the Schedule of Portfolio Investments. Only current day’s variation margin is reported within the Statement of Assets and Liabilities as variation margin on futures contracts.

The following is a summary of the effect of derivative instruments on the Statement of Operations, categorized by risk exposure, for the period ended June 30, 2017:

 

Primary Risk Exposure   Location of Gains/(Losses)
on Derivatives
Recognized
   Realized Gains/(Losses)
on Derivatives
Recognized
     Change in Net Unrealized
Appreciation/Depreciation on
Derivatives Recognized
 

Equity Risk Exposure

       
Equity Contracts   Net realized gains/(losses) on futures contracts/ Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments    $ 725,043        $(39,055)  

Interest Rate Risk Exposure

       
Interest Rate Contracts        114,657        16,892  

3. Fees and Transactions with Affiliates and Other Parties

The Manager provides investment advisory and management services for the Fund. The Manager has contractually agreed to waive fees and reimburse the Fund to limit the annual expenses, excluding interest expense (e.g., cash overdraft fees), taxes, brokerage commissions, acquired fund fees and expenses, other expenditures that are capitalized in accordance with U.S. GAAP and other extraordinary expenses not incurred in the ordinary course of the Fund’s business, based on the daily net assets of the Fund, through April 30, 2018. Expenses incurred for investment advisory and management services are reflected on the Statement of Operations as “Manager fees.”

For the period ended June 30, 2017, the annual rate due to the Manager and the annual expense limit were as follows:

 

        Annual Rate      Annual Expense Limit

AZL MVP Balanced Index Strategy Fund

         0.10 %          0.20 %

Any amounts contractually waived or reimbursed by the Manager in a particular fiscal year will be subject to repayment by the Fund to the Manager to the extent that from time to time through the next three fiscal years the repayment will not cause the Fund’s expenses to exceed the lesser of the stated limit at the time of the waiver or the current stated limit. Any amounts recouped by the Manager during the period are reflected on the Statement of Operations as “Recoupment of prior expenses reimbursed by the Manager.” At June 30, 2017, there were no remaining contractual reimbursements that are subject to repayment by the Fund in subsequent years.

In addition, the Manager may voluntarily waive or reimburse additional fees in order to maintain more competitive expense ratios. Any voluntary waivers or reimbursements are not subject to repayment in subsequent years. Information on the total amount waived/reimbursed by the Manager or repaid to the Manager by the Fund during the period can be found on the Statement of Operations. During the period ended June 30, 2017, there were no voluntary waivers.

 

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AZL MVP Balanced Index Strategy Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements

June 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

The Manager or an affiliate of the Manager serves as the investment adviser of certain underlying funds in which the Fund invests. At June 30, 2017, these underlying funds are noted as Affiliated Investment Companies in the Fund’s Schedule of Portfolio Investments. The Manager or an affiliate of the Manager is paid a separate fee from the underlying funds for such services. A summary of the Fund’s investments in affiliated investment companies for the period ended June 30, 2017 is as follows:

 

      Fair Value
12/31/16
   Purchases
at Cost
   Proceeds from
Sales
   Net
Realized
Gain (Loss)
   Fair Value
6/30/17
   Dividend
Income

AZL Enhanced Bond Index Fund

     $ 148,190,890      $ 5,635,290      $ (6,808,167 )      $ (281,406 )      $ 150,101,856      $ —

AZL International Index Fund, Class 2

       38,458,535        763,895        (5,028,077 )        (183,783 )        39,613,465        —

AZL Mid Cap Index Fund, Class 2

       24,341,674        855,122        (2,769,564 )        (92,194 )        23,822,226        —

AZL S&P 500 Index Fund, Class 2

       72,271,689        1,241,257        (5,715,412 )        166,463        74,291,895        —

AZL Small Cap Stock Index Fund, Class 2

       13,851,238        573,213        (1,996,470 )        (80,983 )        12,760,605        —
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
     $ 297,114,026      $ 9,068,777      $ (22,317,690 )      $ (471,956 )      $ 300,590,047      $ —
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Pursuant to separate agreements between the Funds and the Manager, the Manager provides a Chief Compliance Officer (“CCO”) and certain compliance oversight and regulatory filing services to the Trust. Under these agreements the Manager is entitled to an amount equal to a portion of the compensation and certain other expenses related to the individuals performing the CCO and compliance oversight services, as well as $100 per hour for time incurred in connection with the preparation and filing of certain documents with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC” or the “Commission”). The fees are paid to the Manager on a quarterly basis. The total expenses incurred by the Fund for these services are reflected on the Statement of Operations as “Administrative and compliance services fees.”

Citi Fund Services Ohio, Inc. (“Citi” or the “Administrator”), a wholly owned subsidiary of Citigroup, Inc., with which an officer of the Trust is affiliated, serves as the Trust’s administrator and fund accountant, and assists the Trust in all aspects of its administration and operation. The Administrator is entitled to a fee, accrued daily and paid monthly. The Administrator is entitled to an annual fee for each additional class of shares of any Fund, certain annual fees in supporting fair values services, and a Trust-wide annual fee for providing infrastructure and support in implementing the written policies and procedures comprising the Fund’s compliance program. The Administrator is also reimbursed for certain expenses incurred. The total expenses incurred by the Fund for these services are reflected on the Statement of Operations as “Administration fees.”

FIS Investor Services LLC (“FIS”) serves as the Fund’s transfer agent. Under the Transfer Agent Agreement, the Trust pays FIS a fee for its services and reimburses FIS for all of their reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred in providing these services.

The Bank of New York Mellon (“BNY Mellon” or the “Custodian”) serves as the Trust’s custodian and securities lending agent. For these services as custodian, the Funds pay BNY Mellon a fee based on a percentage of assets held on behalf of the Funds, plus certain out-of-pocket charges.

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

In addition, certain legal fees and expenses are paid to a law firm, Dorsey & Whitney LLP, of which the Secretary of the Fund is Senior Counsel. During the period ended June 30, 2017, $1,650 was paid from the Fund relating to these fees and expenses.

Certain Officers and Trustees of the Trust are affiliated with the Manager or the Administrator. Such Officers (except for the Trust’s CCO as noted above) and Trustees receive no compensation from the Trust for serving in their respective roles. For their service to the Trust and to the Allianz Variable Insurance Products Fund of Funds Trust, each non-interested Trustee receives a $170,000 annual Board retainer and the Lead Director receives an additional $42,500 annually. In addition, the Trustees are reimbursed for certain expenses associated with attending Board meetings. Compensation to the Trustees is allocated between the Trust and the Allianz Variable Insurance Products Trust in proportion to the assets under management of each trust. During the period ended June 30, 2017, actual Trustee compensation was $435,200 in total for both trusts.

4. Investment Valuation Summary

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

 

  ●  

Level 1 — quoted prices in active markets for identical assets

  ●  

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

  ●  

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

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

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.

Investments in other investment companies are valued at their published net asset value (“NAV”). Security prices are generally provided by an independent third party pricing service approved by the Trust’s Board of Trustees (the “Board” or “Trustees”) as of the close of the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) (generally 4:00 pm Eastern Time). The investments utilizing Level 1 valuations represent investments in open-end investment companies. 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.

For the period ended June 30, 2017, there were no Level 3 investments for which significant unobservable inputs were used to determine fair value.

 

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AZL MVP Balanced Index Strategy Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements

June 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

The following is a summary of the valuation inputs used as of June 30, 2017 in valuing the Fund’s investments based upon the three levels defined above:

 

Investment Securities:      Level 1      Level 2      Total
                      

Affiliated Investment Company

       $ 300,590,047        $ —        $ 300,590,047
      

 

 

        

 

 

        

 

 

 

Total Investment Securities

         300,590,047          —          300,590,047
      

 

 

        

 

 

        

 

 

 

Other Financial Instruments:*

                    

Futures Contracts

         (53,624 )          —          (53,624 )
      

 

 

        

 

 

        

 

 

 

Total Investments

       $ 300,536,423        $ —        $ 300,536,423
      

 

 

        

 

 

        

 

 

 

 

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

5. Security Purchases and Sales

For the period ended June 30, 2017, cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of securities (excluding securities maturing less than one year from acquisition) were as follows:

 

        Purchases      Sales

AZL MVP Balanced Index Strategy Fund

       $ 9,068,777        $ 22,317,690

6. Investment Risks

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.

7. Tax Information

It is the policy of the Fund to continue to qualify as a regulated investment company by complying with the provisions available to certain investment companies, as defined under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code, and to make distributions of net investment income and net realized gains sufficient to relieve it from all, or substantially all, federal income taxes. Accordingly, no provisions for federal income taxes are required in the financial statements.

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

Cost of securities for federal income tax purposes at June 30, 2017 is $274,627,729. The gross unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on a tax basis is as follows:

 

Unrealized appreciation

  $ 29,396,839  

Unrealized (depreciation)

    (3,434,521 ) 
 

 

 

 

Net unrealized appreciation/(depreciation)

  $ 25,962,318  
 

 

 

 

The tax character of dividends paid to shareholders during the year ended December 31, 2016 were as follows:

 

        Ordinary
Income
    

Net

Long-Term
Capital Gains

     Total
Distributions(a)

AZL MVP Balanced Index Strategy Fund

       $ 6,185,785        $ 2,024,582        $ 8,210,367

 

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

As of the latest tax year end December 31, 2016, the components of accumulated earnings on a tax basis were as follows:

 

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

AZL MVP Balanced Index Strategy Fund

       $ 6,070,953        $ 11,767,711        $ —        $ 9,021,911        $ 26,860,575

 

(a) The difference between book-basis and tax-basis unrealized appreciation/depreciation is attributable primarily to tax deferral of losses on wash sales and the realization for tax purposes of unrealized gains/losses on investments in passive foreign investment companies.

 

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AZL MVP Balanced Index Strategy Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements

June 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

8. Ownership and Principal Holders

The beneficial ownership, either directly or indirectly, of more than 25% of the voting securities of a fund creates presumptions of control of the fund, under section 2 (a)(9) of the 1940 Act. As of June 30, 2017, the Fund had an individual shareholder account which is affiliated with the Investment Adviser representing ownership in excess of 25% of the Fund.

9. Investment Company Reporting Modernization

In October 2016, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) released its Final Rules on Investment Company Reporting Modernization (the “Rules”). The Rules which introduce two new regulatory reporting forms for investment companies — Form N-PORT and Form N-CEN — also contain amendments to Regulation S-X which require standardized, enhanced disclosures about derivatives in investment company financial statements, as well as other amendments. The amendments are effective for filings made with the SEC after August 1, 2017. Management is currently evaluating the impact of the amendments on the fund’s financial statements. The adoption will have no effect on the Funds’ net assets or results of operations.

10. Subsequent Events

Management of the Fund has evaluated the need for additional disclosures or adjustments resulting from events through the date the financial statements were issued. Based on this evaluation, there were no subsequent events to report that would have material impact on the Fund’s financial statements.

 

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Other Information (Unaudited)

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

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

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

 

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The Allianz VIP Fund of Funds are distributed by Allianz Life Financial Services, LLC.   
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AZL® MVP BlackRock Global Strategy Plus Fund

Semi-Annual Report

June 30, 2017

(Unaudited)

 

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Table of Contents

 

Expense Examples and Portfolio Composition

Page

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

Page

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

Page

Statement of Operations

Page

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

Page

Financial Highlights

Page

Notes to the Financial Statements

Page

Other Information

Page

 

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


AZL MVP BlackRock Global Strategy Plus Fund

Consolidated Expense Examples

(Unaudited)

 

As a shareholder of the AZL MVP BlackRock Global Strategy Plus Fund (the “Fund”), you incur ongoing costs, including management fees, distribution fees, and other Fund expenses. These examples are intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds. Please note that the expenses shown in each table do not reflect expenses that apply to the subaccount or the insurance contract. If the expenses that apply to the subaccount of the insurance contract were included, your costs would have been higher.

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

The Actual Expense table below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information below, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the table under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.

 

     Beginning
Account Value
1/1/17
     Ending
Account Value
6/30/17
     Expenses Paid
During Period
1/1/17 - 6/30/17*
     Annualized Expense
Ratio During Period
1/1/17 - 6/30/17

AZL MVP BlackRock Global Strategy Plus Fund

    $ 1,000.00        $ 1,062.60        $ 3.73          0.73 %
                        

The Hypothetical Expense table below provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund’s actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of other funds.

 

     Beginning
Account Value
1/1/17
     Ending
Account Value
6/30/17
     Expenses Paid
During Period
1/1/17 - 6/30/17*
     Annualized Expense
Ratio During Period
1/1/17 - 6/30/17

AZL MVP BlackRock Global Strategy Plus Fund

    $ 1,000.00        $ 1,021.17        $ 3.66          0.73 %
                        

 

* Expenses are equal to the average account value over the period, multiplied by the Fund’s annualized expense ratio, multiplied by 181/365 (to reflect the one half year period).

 

Consolidated Portfolio Composition

(Unaudited)

 

Investments   Percent of Net Assets

Affiliated Investment Companies

      45.0 %

Common Stocks

      26.1

U.S. Treasury Obligations

      10.9

Securities Held as Collateral for Securities on Loan

      5.3

Foreign Bonds

      4.8

Corporate Bonds

      2.1

Exchange Traded Funds

      1.8

Yankee Dollars

      1.3

Money Markets

      1.2

Preferred Stocks

      0.6

Convertible Bonds

      0.5

Bank Loans

      0.2

Purchased Options

      0.1

Convertible Preferred Stocks

      0.2

Collateralized Mortgage Obligations

      0.1

Private Placements

      — ^

Purchased Swaptions

      — ^

Warrants

      — ^
   

 

 

 

Total Investment Securities

      100.2

Net other assets (liabilities)

      (0.2 )
   

 

 

 

Net Assets

      100.0 %
   

 

 

 

 

^ Represents less than 0.05%

Consolidated Portfolio Composition

(Unaudited)

 

Investments   Percent of Net Assets

United States

      80.6 %

Japan

      4.8

United Kingdom

      2.5

France

      1.5

Germany

      1.2

Australia

      0.9

Netherlands

      0.7

Mexico

      0.7

Poland

      0.7

Canada

      0.7

All other countries

      6.2
   

 

 

 

Total Investment Securities

      100.2

Net other assets (liabilities)

      (0.2 )
   

 

 

 

Net Assets

      100.0 %
   

 

 

 
 

 

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Consolidated Schedule of Portfolio Investments

June 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

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Common Stocks (26.1%):

  
 

Aerospace & Defense (0.4%):

  
  67,754      BAE Systems plc(a)    $ 559,742  
  301      Boeing Co. (The)(a)      59,523  
  476      Dassault Aviation SA(a)      665,201  
  389      General Dynamics Corp.(a)      77,060  
  71,100      Meggitt plc(a)      442,221  
  276      Northrop Grumman Corp.(a)      70,852  
  314      Raytheon Co.(a)      50,705  
  16,533      Safran SA^(a)      1,516,300  
     

 

 

 
        3,441,604  
     

 

 

 
 

Airlines (0.6%):

  
  16,620      Azul SA, ADR*(a)      350,350  
  21,110      Delta Air Lines, Inc.(a)      1,134,451  
  43,600      Japan Airlines Co., Ltd.(a)      1,348,998  
  25,414      United Continental Holdings, Inc.*(a)      1,912,404  
     

 

 

 
        4,746,203  
     

 

 

 
 

Auto Components (0.8%):

  
  9,900      Aisin Sieki Co., Ltd.(a)      507,796  
  21,300      Bridgestone Corp.(a)      919,903  
  112,683      Cheng Shin Rubber Industry Co., Ltd.(a)      239,877  
  4,508      Compagnie Generale des Establissements Michelin SCA, Class B^(a)      599,252  
  23,800      Denso Corp.(a)      1,007,388  
  2,600      Exedy Corp.(a)      73,398  
  8,200      Futaba Industrial Co., Ltd.(a)      74,288  
  1,039      Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.(a)      36,323  
  5,400      Koito Manufacturing Co., Ltd.(a)      278,975  
  330      Lear Corp.(a)      46,887  
  3,600      Stanley Electric Co., Ltd.(a)      108,894  
  32,400      Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.(a)      500,056  
  25,300      Toyota Industries Corp.(a)      1,334,921  
     

 

 

 
        5,727,958  
     

 

 

 
 

Automobiles (0.6%):

  
  152,000      Brilliance China Automotive Holdings, Ltd.(a)      276,868  
  45,864      Ford Motor Co.(a)      513,218  
  19,600      Fuji Heavy Industries, Ltd.(a)      662,576  
  2,666      Hero MotoCorp, Ltd.(a)      152,550  
  4,141      Hyundai Motor Co.(a)      577,412  
  3,540      Maruti Suzuki India, Ltd.(a)      395,572  
  39,800      Suzuki Motor Corp.(a)      1,891,776  
     

 

 

 
        4,469,972  
     

 

 

 
 

Banks (1.9%):

  
  24,167      ABN AMRO Group NV(a)      645,698  
  140,966      Bank of America Corp.(a)      3,419,836  
  28,770      Citigroup, Inc.(a)      1,924,138  
  1,048      Fifth Third Bancorp(a)      27,206  
  226,023      HSBC Holdings plc(a)      2,097,562  
  79,069      ING Groep NV(a)      1,374,977  
  18,558      JPMorgan Chase & Co.(a)      1,696,201  
  34,390      Kotak Mahindra Bank, Ltd.(a)      507,902  
  45,636      State Bank of India(a)      193,355  
  39,000      Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc.(a)      1,525,913  
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Common Stocks, continued

  
 

Banks, continued

  
  11,000      SunTrust Banks, Inc.(a)    $ 623,920  
  48,593      Svenska Handelsbanken AB, Class A(a)      698,072  
  10,489      Yes Bank, Ltd.(a)      237,305  
     

 

 

 
        14,972,085  
     

 

 

 
 

Beverages (0.3%):

  
  15,057      Anheuser-Busch InBev NV(a)      1,665,910  
  14,500      Asahi Breweries, Ltd.(a)      545,993  
  376      Constellation Brands, Inc., Class C(a)      72,842  
  1,304      PepsiCo, Inc.(a)      150,599  
     

 

 

 
        2,435,344  
     

 

 

 
 

Biotechnology (0.4%):

  
  815      AbbVie, Inc.(a)      59,096  
  474      Amgen, Inc.(a)      81,637  
  2,250      Biogen Idec, Inc.*(a)      610,560  
  30,516      Gilead Sciences, Inc.(a)      2,159,922  
  9,025      Invitae Corp.*^(a)      86,279  
  6,441      Shire plc(a)      354,796  
  1,856      Tesaro, Inc.*^(a)      259,580  
     

 

 

 
        3,611,870  
     

 

 

 
 

Building Products (0.4%):

  
  10,735      Compagnie de Saint-Gobain SA(a)      574,192  
  5,000      Daikin Industries, Ltd.(a)      511,430  
  12,181      Fortune Brands Home & Security, Inc.^(a)      794,688  
  21,659      Masco Corp.(a)      827,591  
     

 

 

 
        2,707,901  
     

 

 

 
 

Capital Markets (0.5%):

  
  299      Ameriprise Financial, Inc.(a)      38,060  
  601      Bank of New York Mellon Corp. (The)(a)      30,663  
  19,240      Charles Schwab Corp. (The)(a)      826,550  
  4,896      Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The)(a)      1,086,422  
  36,123      Morgan Stanley(a)      1,609,641  
  47,706      UBS Group AG(a)      810,094  
     

 

 

 
        4,401,430  
     

 

 

 
 

Chemicals (1.6%):

  
  14,005      Air Products & Chemicals, Inc.(a)      2,003,555  
  56,000      Asahi Kasei Corp.(a)      603,322  
  40,705      Axalta Coating Systems, Ltd.*(a)      1,304,188  
  30,349      E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co.(a)      2,449,468  
  13,413      Evonik Industries AG(a)      428,694  
  29,000      Formosa Chemicals & Fibre Corp.(a)      91,064  
  31,000      Formosa Plastics Corp.(a)      94,494  
  16,600      Hitachi Chemical Co., Ltd.(a)      496,304  
  5,600      Kuraray Co., Ltd.(a)      101,755  
  623      LG Chem, Ltd.(a)      158,491  
  39,000      Nan Ya Plastics Corp.(a)      96,638  
  8,600      Nitto Denko Corp.(a)      709,531  
  64,100      PTT Global Chemical Public Co., Ltd.(a)      129,277  
  19,300      Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd.(a)      1,753,484  
  60,200      Toray Industries, Inc.(a)      504,402  
  153,000      Ube Industries, Ltd.(a)      394,411  
  7,475      Umicore SA(a)      520,726  
     

 

 

 
        11,839,804  
     

 

 

 
 

 

Continued

 

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Consolidated Schedule of Portfolio Investments

June 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

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Common Stocks, continued

  
 

Commercial Services & Supplies (0.0%):

  
  1,600      SECOM Co., Ltd.(a)    $ 121,584  
     

 

 

 
 

Communications Equipment (0.3%):

  
  1,248      Cisco Systems, Inc.(a)      39,062  
  30,996      CommScope Holding Co., Inc.*(a)      1,178,778  
  228,262      Nokia OYJ(a)      1,402,685  
     

 

 

 
        2,620,525  
     

 

 

 
 

Construction & Engineering (0.2%):

  
  11,000      Chiyoda Corp.(a)      64,816  
  4,400      ComSys Holdings Corp.(a)      90,711  
  13,300      Kinden Corp.(a)      214,625  
  5,000      Maeda Road Construction Co., Ltd.(a)      99,849  
  5,000      Nippo Corp.(a)      100,675  
  36,000      Okumura Corp.(a)      242,494  
  1,000      Sho-Bond Holdings Co., Ltd.(a)      50,508  
  38,000      Toda Corp.(a)      237,271  
  6,840      Vinci SA(a)      584,195  
     

 

 

 
        1,685,144  
     

 

 

 
 

Construction Materials (0.0%):

  
  8,700      Siam Cement PCL(a)      128,595  
  900      The Siam Cement Public Co., Ltd.(a)      13,356  
     

 

 

 
        141,951  
     

 

 

 
 

Consumer Finance (0.1%):

  
  587      Capital One Financial Corp.(a)      48,498  
  10,088      Discover Financial Services(a)      627,373  
     

 

 

 
        675,871  
     

 

 

 
 

Containers & Packaging (0.1%):

  
  811      Crown Holdings, Inc.*(a)      48,384  
  1,124      International Paper Co.(a)      63,630  
  704      Packaging Corp. of America(a)      78,419  
  12,009      WestRock Co.(a)      680,429  
     

 

 

 
        870,862  
     

 

 

 
 

Distributors (0.0%):

  
  3,700      Canon Marketing Japan, Inc.(a)      84,308  
     

 

 

 
 

Diversified Consumer Services (0.0%):

  
  2,618      H&R Block, Inc.(a)      80,922  
     

 

 

 
 

Diversified Financial Services (0.2%):

  
  1      Berkshire Hathaway, Inc., Class A*(a)      254,700  
  8,738      Berkshire Hathaway, Inc., Class B*(a)      1,479,955  
  68,000      Fubon Financial Holdings Co., Ltd.(a)      108,425  
     

 

 

 
        1,843,080  
     

 

 

 
 

Diversified Telecommunication Services (0.8%):

  
  54,310      Cellnex Telecom SAU(a)      1,122,644  
  41,000      Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd.(a)      145,501  
  56,468      Deutsche Telekom AG, Registered Shares(a)      1,014,689  
  13,076      El Towers SpA(a)      757,565  
  82,000      HKT Trust & HKT, Ltd.(a)      107,555  
  3,400      Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Corp.(a)      160,855  
  65,200      Singapore Telecommunications, Ltd.(a)      184,276  
  1,090,643      Telecom Italia SpA*^(a)      1,010,671  
  32,883      Telecom Italia SpA(a)      24,324  
  40,207      Verizon Communications, Inc.(a)      1,795,645  
     

 

 

 
        6,323,725  
     

 

 

 
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Common Stocks, continued

  
 

Electric Utilities (0.3%):

  
  6,692      CEZ(a)    $ 116,753  
  13,100      Chubu Electric Power Co., Inc.(a)      174,278  
  13,000      CK Infrastructure Holdings, Ltd.(a)      109,151  
  14,000      CLP Holdings, Ltd.(a)      148,136  
  179,491      Enel SpA(a)      966,442  
  12,000      Hongkong Electric Holdings, Ltd.(a)      105,906  
  14,095      NextEra Energy, Inc.(a)      1,975,132  
     

 

 

 
        3,595,798  
     

 

 

 
 

Electrical Equipment (0.2%):

  
  40,000      GS Yuasa Corp.(a)      174,409  
  2,200      Mabuchi Motor Co., Ltd.(a)      109,756  
  99,500      Mitsubishi Electric Corp.(a)      1,435,334  
  287      Rockwell Automation, Inc.(a)      46,483  
     

 

 

 
        1,765,982  
     

 

 

 
 

Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components (0.3%):

  
  700      Hirose Electric Co., Ltd.(a)      100,003  
  39,400      Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.(a)      150,638  
  400      Keyence Corp.(a)      176,091  
  2,200      Kyocera Corp.(a)      127,565  
  7,000      Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.(a)      1,066,721  
  28,605      VeriFone Systems, Inc.*^(a)      517,751  
     

 

 

 
        2,138,769  
     

 

 

 
 

Energy Equipment & Services (0.1%):

  
  622      Helmerich & Payne, Inc.^(a)      33,799  
  9,677      Schlumberger, Ltd.(a)      637,134  
     

 

 

 
        670,933  
     

 

 

 
 

Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (0.1%):

  
  650      American Tower Corp.(a)      86,008  
  17,000      Link REIT (The)(a)      129,348  
  300      Simon Property Group, Inc.(a)      48,528  
  2,675      Unibail-Rodamco SE^(a)      674,420  
     

 

 

 
        938,304  
     

 

 

 
 

Food & Staples Retailing (0.1%):

  
  7,283      CVS Health Corp.(a)      585,990  
  2,579      Jeronimo Martins SGPS SA(a)      50,479  
  1,400      Seven & I Holdings Co., Ltd.(a)      57,735  
     

 

 

 
        694,204  
     

 

 

 
 

Food Products (0.6%):

  
  38,200      Ajinomoto Co., Inc.(a)      825,627  
  36,480      Danone SA(a)      2,741,809  
  3,776      Mondelez International, Inc., Class A(a)      163,085  
  22,809      Nestle SA, Registered Shares(a)      1,987,515  
  544      Tyson Foods, Inc., Class A(a)      34,071  
  77,000      Uni-President Enterprises Corp.(a)      154,450  
  113,000      Want Want China Holdings, Ltd.^(a)      76,282  
     

 

 

 
        5,982,839  
     

 

 

 
 

Gas Utilities (0.1%):

  
  13,556      Gas Natural SDG SA(a)      318,482  
  225,000      Tokyo Gas Co., Ltd.(a)      1,171,939  
     

 

 

 
        1,490,421  
     

 

 

 
 

 

Continued

 

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AZL MVP BlackRock Global Strategy Plus Fund

Consolidated Schedule of Portfolio Investments

June 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

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Fair Value

 
 

Common Stocks, continued

  
 

Health Care Equipment & Supplies (0.3%):

  
  2,822      Baxter International, Inc.(a)    $ 170,844  
  65      Cooper Cos., Inc. (The)(a)      15,562  
  23,600      HOYA Corp.(a)      1,229,292  
  1,921      Medtronic plc(a)      170,489  
  220      Stryker Corp.^(a)      30,532  
  12,437      Zimmer Holdings, Inc.(a)      1,596,910  
     

 

 

 
        3,213,629  
     

 

 

 
 

Health Care Providers & Services (1.0%):

  
  12,078      Acadia Healthcare Co., Inc.*^(a)      596,412  
  13,853      Aetna, Inc.(a)      2,103,302  
  4,300      Alfresa Holdings Corp.(a)      83,052  
  5,900      Anthem, Inc.(a)      1,109,967  
  43,744      Brookdale Senior Living, Inc.*(a)      643,474  
  822      Cardinal Health, Inc.(a)      64,050  
  13,621      HCA Holdings, Inc.*(a)      1,187,751  
  260      McKesson Corp.(a)      42,780  
  5,000      Medipal Holdings Corp.(a)      92,630  
  36,832      NMC Health plc(a)      1,047,982  
  456,898      PT Siloam International Hospital Tbk*(a)      387,356  
  99,143      Spire Healthcare Group plc(a)      418,692  
  2,200      Suzuken Co., Ltd.(a)      73,159  
  42,551      Tenet Healthcare Corp.*^(a)      822,936  
  1,034      UnitedHealth Group, Inc.(a)      191,724  
     

 

 

 
        8,865,267  
     

 

 

 
 

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure (0.2%):

  
  13,260      Accor SA(a)      624,769  
  524      McDonald’s Corp.(a)      80,256  
  257      Royal Caribbean Cruises, Ltd.(a)      28,072  
  4,509      Sodexo SA(a)      582,903  
  9,532      Starbucks Corp.(a)      555,810  
  692      Wyndham Worldwide Corp.(a)      69,484  
     

 

 

 
        1,941,294  
     

 

 

 
 

Household Durables (0.2%):

  
  3,000      Alpine Electronics, Inc.(a)      44,962  
  11,576      Berkeley Group Holdings plc (The)(a)      486,519  
  1,379      Coway Co., Ltd.(a)      125,381  
  3,250      Mohawk Industries, Inc.*(a)      785,493  
  2,800      Rinnai Corp.(a)      261,284  
     

 

 

 
        1,703,639  
     

 

 

 
 

Household Products (0.0%):

  
  1,759      Colgate-Palmolive Co.(a)      130,395  
     

 

 

 
 

Independent Power & Renewable Electricity Producers (0.1%):

  
  14,830      NextEra Energy Partners LP^(a)      548,561  
  13,583      Vistra Energy Corp.^(a)      228,059  
     

 

 

 
        776,620  
     

 

 

 
 

Industrial Conglomerates (0.4%):

  
  243      3M Co., Class C(a)      50,590  
  6,695      General Electric Co.(a)      180,832  
  1,900      Jardine Matheson Holdings, Ltd.(a)      122,017  
  58,641      Koninklijke Philips Electronics NV(a)      2,087,131  
  3,963      Siemens AG, Registered Shares(a)      544,828  
  27,412      Smiths Group plc(a)      571,007  
     

 

 

 
        3,556,405  
     

 

 

 
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Common Stocks, continued

  
 

Insurance (0.8%):

  
  11,212      Allstate Corp. (The)(a)    $ 991,589  
  486      American International Group, Inc.(a)      30,385  
  25,136      AXA SA(a)      692,635  
  834      Axis Capital Holdings, Ltd.(a)      53,926  
  68,000      Cathay Financial Holding Co., Ltd.(a)      112,068  
  6,959      Chubb, Ltd.(a)      1,011,699  
  2,255      Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. (The)(a)      118,545  
  11,249      Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc.(a)      876,972  
  18,654      MetLife, Inc.(a)      1,024,852  
  567      Prudential Financial, Inc.(a)      61,315  
  483      Reinsurance Group of America, Inc.(a)      62,012  
  20,800      Tokio Marine Holdings, Inc.(a)      864,304  
  1,187      Travelers Cos., Inc. (The)(a)      150,191  
  9,403      UnumProvident Corp.(a)      438,462  
     

 

 

 
        6,488,955  
     

 

 

 
 

Internet & Direct Marketing Retail (0.6%):

  
  3,796      Amazon.com, Inc.*(a)      3,674,528  
  4,385      Expedia, Inc.^(a)      653,146  
  10,345      TripAdvisor, Inc.*^(a)      395,179  
     

 

 

 
        4,722,853  
     

 

 

 
 

Internet Software & Services (0.9%):

  
  11,883      Alibaba Group Holding, Ltd., ADR*^(a)      1,674,315  
  2,192      Alphabet, Inc., Class C*(a)      1,991,936  
  95,700      Dropbox, Inc.(a)(b)(c)      1,149,357  
  15,880      Facebook, Inc., Class A*(a)      2,397,563  
  5,547      Lookout, Inc.(a)(b)(c)      3,550  
  774      VeriSign, Inc.*^(a)      71,951  
     

 

 

 
        7,288,672  
     

 

 

 
 

IT Services (0.4%):

  
  541      Accenture plc, Class C(a)      66,911  
  158      Alliance Data Systems Corp.(a)      40,557  
  1,119      Amdocs, Ltd.(a)      72,131  
  6,193      Global Payments, Inc.(a)      559,352  
  61,888      Infosys, Ltd.(a)      899,377  
  6,112      MasterCard, Inc., Class A(a)      742,302  
  28,949      Sabre Corp.^(a)      630,220  
  7,562      Visa, Inc., Class A^(a)      709,164  
     

 

 

 
        3,720,014  
     

 

 

 
 

Leisure Products (0.0%):

  
  3,100      Yamaha Corp.(a)      107,320  
     

 

 

 
 

Life Sciences Tools & Services (0.0%):

  
  743      Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.(a)      129,631  
     

 

 

 
 

Machinery (0.6%):

  
  222      Cummins, Inc.(a)      36,013  
  21,548      Doosan Bobcat, Inc.(a)      670,637  
  10,965      GEA Group AG^(a)      449,895  
  7,600      Hino Motors, Ltd.(a)      84,542  
  329      Illinois Tool Works, Inc.(a)      47,129  
  29,900      Komatsu, Ltd.(a)      762,354  
  31,400      Kubota Corp.(a)      529,212  
  3,100      Kurita Water Industries, Ltd.(a)      84,606  
  2,500      Makita Corp.(a)      92,587  
 

 

Continued

 

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June 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

Shares           

Fair Value

 
 

Common Stocks, continued

  
 

Machinery, continued

  
  83,839      SKF AB, Class B(a)    $ 1,707,371  
  349      WABCO Holdings, Inc.*(a)      44,501  
     

 

 

 
        4,508,847  
     

 

 

 
 

Media (0.9%):

  
  3,442      Charter Communications, Inc., Class A*(a)      1,159,439  
  76,732      Comcast Corp., Class A(a)      2,986,410  
  9,119      DISH Network Corp., Class A*(a)      572,308  
  2,791      Liberty Broadband Corp., Class A*(a)      239,440  
  6,835      Liberty Broadband Corp., Class C*^(a)      592,936  
  6,520      Liberty Global plc, Class A*(a)      209,422  
  4,089      Liberty Media Group, Class C*(a)(b)      149,739  
  10,006      Liberty SiriusXM Group, Class A*(a)      420,052  
  16,601      Liberty SiriusXM Group, Class C*(a)      692,262  
  7,600      Nippon Television Holdings, Inc.(a)      127,925  
  340      Omnicom Group, Inc.^(a)      28,186  
  67,324      RAI Way SpA(a)      336,152  
  594      Scripps Networks Interactive, Class C^(a)      40,576  
  8,600      SKY Perfect JSAT Holdings, Inc.(a)      37,030  
  3,300      Toho Co., Ltd.(a)      101,725  
  5,200      TV Asahi Holdings Corp.(a)      93,910  
  36,349      Zon Multimedia Servicos de Telecommunicacoes e Multimedia SGPS SA(a)      220,808  
     

 

 

 
        8,008,320  
     

 

 

 
 

Metals & Mining (0.0%):

  
  16,186      Platinum Group Metals, Ltd.*^(a)      13,607  
  78,543      Platinum Group Metals, Ltd.*^(a)      65,630  
  483      POSCO(a)      120,999  
  10,300      Tokyo Steel Manufacturing Co., Ltd.(a)      87,104  
  2,300      Yamato Kogyo Co., Ltd.(a)      59,072  
     

 

 

 
        346,412  
     

 

 

 
 

Multiline Retail (0.1%):

  
  20,724      Target Corp.^(a)      1,083,658  
     

 

 

 
 

Multi-Utilities (0.3%):

  
  846      CenterPoint Energy, Inc.(a)      23,163  
  54,374      Innogy Se(a)      2,139,715  
  3,860      National Grid plc(a)      47,900  
  7,386      Sempra Energy(a)      832,772  
     

 

 

 
        3,043,550  
     

 

 

 
 

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels (2.0%):

  
  37,395      Anadarko Petroleum Corp.(a)      1,695,489  
  36,927      BP plc, ADR(a)      1,279,521  
  56,427      BP plc(a)      325,920  
  224      Chevron Corp.(a)      23,370  
  117,372      Coal India, Ltd.(a)      443,662  
  131,236      EnCana Corp.(a)      1,154,877  
  11,575      EQT Corp.^(a)      678,179  
  21,000      Formosa Petrochemical Corp.(a)      72,511  
  78,400      INPEX Corp.(a)      756,204  
  71,085      Marathon Oil Corp.^(a)      842,357  
  42,491      Marathon Petroleum Corp.(a)      2,223,555  
  33,753      Oil & Natural Gas Corp., Ltd.(a)      82,072  
  614      Phillips 66(a)      50,772  
Shares           

Fair Value

 
 

Common Stocks, continued

  
 

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels, continued

  
  67,105      Reliance Industries, Ltd.*(a)    $ 1,430,057  
  37,786      Royal Dutch Shell plc, Class A, ADR(a)      2,009,838  
  40,598      Royal Dutch Shell plc, Class A(a)      1,079,678  
  13,209      Snam SpA(a)      57,766  
  29,200      Thai Oil Public Co., Ltd.(a)      67,921  
  680      Total SA, ADR(a)      33,721  
  17,782      Total SA(a)      880,918  
  1,278      Valero Energy Corp.(a)      86,214  
  55,727      Williams Cos., Inc. (The)(a)      1,687,414  
     

 

 

 
        16,962,016  
     

 

 

 
 

Personal Products (0.2%):

  
  21,630      Edgewell Personal Care Co.*^(a)      1,644,313  
  1,724      Unilever NV(a)      95,264  
     

 

 

 
        1,739,577  
     

 

 

 
 

Pharmaceuticals (1.0%):

  
  5,200      Astellas Pharma, Inc.(a)      63,678  
  14,043      Bayer AG, Registered Shares(a)      1,816,695  
  1,603      Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.(a)      89,319  
  15,504      Catalent, Inc.*(a)      544,190  
  91,959      GlaxoSmithKline plc(a)      1,958,459  
  872      Gw Pharmaceuticals, ADR*(a)      87,418  
  1,304      Johnson & Johnson Co.(a)      172,506  
  1,522      Novartis AG, Registered Shares(a)      127,140  
  3,000      Otsuka Holdings Co., Ltd.(a)      127,959  
  16,621      Perrigo Co. plc^(a)      1,255,218  
  79,629      Pfizer, Inc.(a)      2,674,739  
  10,224      Sanofi-Aventis SA(a)      982,517  
  1,500      Sawai Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.(a)      84,326  
     

 

 

 
        9,984,164  
     

 

 

 
 

Professional Services (0.1%):

  
  303      Manpower, Inc.(a)      33,830  
  8,876      Randstad Holding NV(a)      518,976  
     

 

 

 
        552,806  
     

 

 

 
 

Real Estate Management & Development (0.7%):

  
  322,400      CapitaLand, Ltd.(a)      819,884  
  28,000      Hang Lung Properties, Ltd.(a)      69,940  
  34,600      Mitsubishi Estate Co., Ltd.(a)      646,460  
  50,000      Sino Land Co., Ltd.(a)      81,982  
  111,666      Sun Hung Kai Properties, Ltd.(a)      1,640,646  
  11,000      Swire Pacific, Ltd., Class A(a)      107,436  
  49,034      The St. Joe Co.*^(a)      919,388  
  15,541      Vonovia SE(a)      617,434  
  17,000      Wharf Holdings, Ltd. (The)(a)      140,924  
     

 

 

 
        5,044,094  
     

 

 

 
 

Road & Rail (0.6%):

  
  76,500      ComfortDelGro Corp., Ltd.(a)      127,987  
  18,300      East Japan Railway Co.(a)      1,751,773  
  14,885      Kansas City Southern(a)      1,557,715  
  9,800      Kyushu Railway Co.(a)      318,165  
  5,700      Seino Holdings Co., Ltd.(a)      75,866  
  7,100      West Japan Railway Co.(a)      502,111  
     

 

 

 
        4,333,617  
     

 

 

 
 

 

Continued

 

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AZL MVP BlackRock Global Strategy Plus Fund

Consolidated Schedule of Portfolio Investments

June 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

Shares           

Fair Value

 
 

Common Stocks, continued

  
 

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment (0.4%):

  
  367      Analog Devices, Inc.(a)    $ 28,553  
  1,448      Intel Corp.(a)      48,856  
  579      KLA-Tencor Corp.(a)      52,984  
  48,512      QUALCOMM, Inc.(a)      2,678,832  
  30,300      Renesas Electronics Corp.*(a)      265,136  
  12,200      ROHM Co., Ltd.(a)      940,004  
     

 

 

 
        4,014,365  
     

 

 

 
 

Software (1.0%):

  
  488      Adobe Systems, Inc.*(a)      69,023  
  5,969      Electronic Arts, Inc.*(a)      631,043  
  2,015      Intuit, Inc.(a)      267,612  
  11,965      Microsoft Corp.(a)      824,747  
  2,300      Nintendo Co., Ltd.(a)      769,890  
  7,986      Nuance Communications, Inc.*(a)      139,036  
  26,331      Snap, Inc., Class A*^(a)      467,902  
  3,000      Trend Micro, Inc.(a)      154,801  
  68,532      Uber Technologies, Inc.(a)(b)(c)      3,692,504  
  9,730      UbiSoft Entertainment SA*(a)      552,358  
  6,327      VMware, Inc., Class A*^(a)      553,170  
     

 

 

 
        8,122,086  
     

 

 

 
 

Specialty Retail (0.6%):

  
  5,634      Advance Auto Parts, Inc.(a)      656,868  
  6,749      Bed Bath & Beyond, Inc.^(a)      205,170  
  5,846      Home Depot, Inc. (The)(a)      896,776  
  27,039      Lowe’s Cos., Inc.(a)      2,096,334  
  2,641      O’Reilly Automotive, Inc.*^(a)      577,692  
  800      Shimamura Co., Ltd.(a)      97,921  
  14,777      Urban Outfitters, Inc.*^(a)      273,966  
  12,502      Williams-Sonoma, Inc.^(a)      606,347  
  12,900      Yamada Denki Co., Ltd.(a)      64,111  
     

 

 

 
        5,475,185  
     

 

 

 
 

Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals (0.6%):

  
  28,338      Apple, Inc.(a)(d)      4,081,238  
  2,800      Fujifilm Holdings Corp.(a)      100,805  
  48,350      Pure Storage, Inc., Class A*^(a)      619,364  
  397      Western Digital Corp.(a)      35,174  
     

 

 

 
        4,836,581  
     

 

 

 
 

Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods (0.4%):

  
  11,137      Luxottica Group SpA(a)      646,123  
  25,337      Michael Kors Holdings, Ltd.*(a)      918,466  
  250      PVH Corp.(a)      28,625  
  6,644      Ralph Lauren Corp.(a)      490,327  
     

 

 

 
        2,083,541  
     

 

 

 
 

Tobacco (0.1%):

  
  1,380      Altria Group, Inc.(a)      102,769  
  3,200      Japan Tobacco, Inc.(a)      112,488  
  4,328      KT&G Corp.(a)      442,385  
     

 

 

 
        657,642  
     

 

 

 
 

Trading Companies & Distributors (0.0%):

  
  453      United Rentals, Inc.*^(a)      51,058  
     

 

 

 
Shares           

Fair Value

 
 

Common Stocks, continued

  
 

Transportation Infrastructure (0.0%):

  
  8,000      Kamigumi Co., Ltd.(a)    $ 83,967  
     

 

 

 
 

Wireless Telecommunication Services (0.6%):

  
  30,300      Advanced Information Service plc(a)      158,416  
  2,383      China Mobile, Ltd., ADR(a)      126,513  
  44,000      Far EasTone Telecommunications Co., Ltd.(a)      112,112  
  89,900      Intouch Holdings Public Co., Ltd.(a)      150,884  
  14,100      KDDI Corp.(a)      373,588  
  9,900      NTT DoCoMo, Inc.(a)      233,722  
  562      SK Telecom Co., Ltd.(a)      130,495  
  46,000      Taiwan Mobile Co., Ltd.(a)      172,900  
  21,410      Vodafone Group plc, ADR(a)      615,109  
  648,566      Vodafone Group plc(a)      1,840,143  
     

 

 

 
        3,913,882  
     

 

 

 
 

Total Common Stocks (Cost $180,273,787)

     217,569,455  
  

 

 

 
 

Preferred Stocks (0.6%):

  
 

Banks (0.1%):

  
  14,703      Citigroup Capital XIII, Series A, 7.54%^(a)      381,983  
  7,094      U.S. Bancorp, Series F, 6.50%^(a)      210,621  
  84,000      USB Capital IX, 3.50%(a)      74,584  
     

 

 

 
        667,188  
     

 

 

 
 

Commercial Services & Supplies (0.0%):

  
  2,054      Stericycle, Inc., 5.25%^(a)      137,495  
     

 

 

 
 

Consumer Finance (0.1%):

  
  16,151      GMAC Capital Trust I, Series 2, 6.97%(a)      423,156  
     

 

 

 
 

Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (0.0%):

  
  6,282      Welltower, Inc., Series I, 6.50%(a)      416,245  
     

 

 

 
 

Health Care Providers & Services (0.1%):

  
  16,242      Anthem, Inc., 5.25%(a)      857,903  
  143,925      Grand Rounds, Inc., Series C(a)(b)(c)      437,532  
     

 

 

 
        1,295,435  
     

 

 

 
 

Internet Software & Services (0.1%):

  
  63,925      Lookout, Inc., Preferred Shares, Series F*(a)(b)(c)      636,693  
     

 

 

 
 

Multi-Utilities (0.1%):

  
  13,401      Dominion Resources, Inc., 6.75%^(a)      674,338  
     

 

 

 
 

Software (0.1%):

  
  116,157      Palantir Technologies, Inc., Series I*(a)(b)(c)      930,418  
     

 

 

 
 

Total Preferred Stocks (Cost $4,722,123)

     5,180,968  
  

 

 

 
 

Warrant (0.0%):

  
 

Paper & Forest Products (0.0%):

  
  157,250      TFS Corp., Ltd.(a)      169  
     

 

 

 
 

Total Warrant (Cost $ — )

     169  
  

 

 

 
 

Convertible Preferred Stocks (0.2%):

  
 

Banks (0.0%):

  
  131      Wells Fargo & Co., Series L, Class A, 7.50%(a)      171,774  
     

 

 

 
 

Internet Software & Services (0.2%):

  
  144,482      Domo, Inc., Series E*(a)(b)(c)      1,277,221  
     

 

 

 
 

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

     1,448,995  
  

 

 

 
 

 

Continued

 

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AZL MVP BlackRock Global Strategy Plus Fund

Consolidated Schedule of Portfolio Investments

June 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

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)(c)(e)    $ 76,931  
  23,389      Jawbone, 0.00%*(a)(b)(c)      63,852  
     

 

 

 
        140,783  
     

 

 

 
 

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels (0.0%):

  
  268,000      Project Samson BND Corp., 12.00%, 4/1/20(a)(b)(c)(e)      6,727  
     

 

 

 
 

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

     147,510  
  

 

 

 
 

Convertible Bonds (0.5%):

  
 

Diversified Telecommunication Services (0.1%):

  
  300,000      Telefonica SA, Series TIT, 6.00%, 7/24/17+(a)(f)      323,002  
  500,000      Telefonica SA, Series TEF, 4.90%, 9/25/17+(a)      530,457  
     

 

 

 
        853,459  
     

 

 

 
 

Electrical Equipment (0.0%):

  
  56,000      Suzlon Energy, Ltd., Series SUEL, 5.75%, 7/16/19(a)(e)(f)      61,600  
     

 

 

 
 

Food Products (0.0%):

  
  400,000      REI Agro, Ltd., Registered Shares, 5.50%, 11/13/14(a)(c)(g)      2,000  
     

 

 

 
 

Multi-Utilities (0.0%):

  
  3,561      Dominion Resources, Inc., 6.38%, 7/1/17^(a)      170,216  
     

 

 

 
 

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels (0.1%):

  
  486,000      Cobalt International Energy, Inc., 2.63%, 12/1/19(a)      126,360  
  596,000      Cobalt International Energy, Inc., 3.13%, 5/15/24(a)      119,200  
  631,620      Dana Gas Sukuk, Ltd., 7.00%, 10/31/17(a)(f)      486,347  
     

 

 

 
        731,907  
     

 

 

 
 

Pharmaceuticals (0.1%):

  
  700,000      Bayer Capital Corp. BV, 5.63%, 11/22/19+(a)(f)      973,186  
     

 

 

 
 

Real Estate Management & Development (0.0%):

  
  250,000      CapitaLand, Ltd., 1.95%, 10/17/23+(a)(f)      185,992  
     

 

 

 
 

Wireless Telecommunication Services (0.2%):

  
  6,358      Mandatory Exchange Trust, 5.75%, 6/1/19(a)      1,038,961  
     

 

 

 
 

Total Convertible Bonds (Cost $4,943,518)

     4,017,321  
  

 

 

 
 

Bank Loans (0.2%):

  
 

Capital Markets (0.1%):

  
  102,223      Sheridan Production Partners, 4.25%, 12/2/20(a)(e)      86,890  
  38,134      Sheridan Production Partners, 4.25%, 12/16/20(a)(e)      32,414  
  734,687      Sheridan Production Partners, 4.25%, 12/16/20(a)(e)      624,483  
     

 

 

 
        743,787  
     

 

 

 
 

Energy Equipment & Services (0.0%):

  
  178,464      Drillships Financing Holdings, Inc., 5.50%, 3/31/21(a)(e)      114,440  
  373,668      Seadrill, Ltd., 4.00%, 2/21/21(a)(e)      237,653  
     

 

 

 
        352,093  
     

 

 

 
 

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure (0.1%):

  
  525,310      Hilton Worldwide Finance LLC, 3.50%, 10/25/20(a)(e)      526,681  
     

 

 

 
 

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels (0.0%):

  
  151,147      Fieldwood Energy LLC, 8.38%, 9/20/20(a)(e)      83,509  
  111,961      Fieldwood Holdings LLC, 0.00%, 8/31/20(a)(e)      104,404  
     

 

 

 
        187,913  
     

 

 

 
 

Total Bank Loans (Cost $2,198,148)

     1,810,474  
  

 

 

 
Contracts,
Shares,
Notional
Amount or
Principal
Amount
          

Fair Value

 
 

Collateralized Mortgage Obligations (0.1%):

  
$ 459,000      Logistics UK, Class F, Series 2015-1A, 4.05%, 8/20/25(a)(b)(e)    $ 583,826  
     

 

 

 
 

Total Collateralized Mortgage Obligations (Cost $690,565)

     583,826  
  

 

 

 
 

Corporate Bonds (2.1%):

  
 

Banks (0.4%):

  
  163,000      Bank of America Corp., 2.60%, 1/15/19(a)      164,535  
  348,000      Bank of America Corp., 3.30%, 1/11/23, MTN(a)      354,855  
  325,000      Citigroup, Inc., 2.70%, 3/30/21(a)      327,157  
  149,000      Citigroup, Inc., 2.90%, 12/8/21, Callable 11/8/21 @ 100(a)      150,510  
  389,000      Citigroup, Inc., Series O, 5.87%, 12/29/49, Callable 3/27/20 @ 100^(a)(e)      408,531  
  449,000      JPMorgan Chase & Co., 2.30%, 8/15/21, Callable 8/15/20 @ 100(a)      446,387  
  137,000      JPMorgan Chase & Co., 4.35%, 8/15/21(a)      146,639  
  360,000      JPMorgan Chase & Co., 2.16%, 1/15/23, Callable 1/15/22 @ 100(a)(e)      362,182  
     

 

 

 
        2,360,796  
     

 

 

 
 

Biotechnology (0.1%):

  
  353,000      AbbVie, Inc., 2.50%, 5/14/20, Callable 4/14/20 @ 100(a)      357,093  
  286,000      AbbVie, Inc., 2.30%, 5/14/21, Callable 4/14/21 @ 100(a)      285,290  
     

 

 

 
        642,383  
     

 

 

 
 

Capital Markets (0.2%):

  
  1,033,000      Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., 2.60%, 12/27/20, Callable 12/27/19 @ 100(a)      1,038,500  
  321,000      Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The), Series L, 5.70%, 12/29/49, Callable 5/10/19 @ 100(a)(e)      334,081  
  337,000      Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The), Series M, 5.38%, 12/31/49, Callable 5/10/20 @ 100(a)(e)      354,119  
  238,000      Morgan Stanley, Series H, 5.45%, 7/29/49, Callable 7/15/19 @ 100^(a)(e)      246,449  
     

 

 

 
        1,973,149  
     

 

 

 
 

Chemicals (0.1%):

  
  351,000      E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co., 2.20%, 5/1/20(a)      352,905  
  195,000      Sherwin Williams Co., 2.25%, 5/15/20(a)      195,436  
  115,000      Sherwin Williams Co., 2.75%, 6/1/22, Callable 5/1/22 @ 100(a)      114,931  
     

 

 

 
        663,272  
     

 

 

 
 

Communications Equipment (0.0%):

  
  53,000      Hughes Satellite Systems Corp., 7.63%, 6/15/21(a)      60,221  
     

 

 

 
 

Consumer Finance (0.2%):

  
  203,000      Ally Financial, Inc., 3.50%, 1/27/19^(a)      205,791  
  209,000      American Express Co., Series C, 5.01%, 12/29/49, Callable 3/15/20 @ 100^(a)(e)      212,449  
  640,000      American Express Credit, 2.70%, 3/3/22, Callable 1/31/22 @ 100, MTN^(a)      645,896  
  264,000      Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC, 5.00%, 5/15/18(a)      270,753  
  200,000      Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC, 2.26%, 3/28/19(a)      200,545  
 

 

Continued

 

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AZL MVP BlackRock Global Strategy Plus Fund

Consolidated Schedule of Portfolio Investments

June 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

Contracts,
Shares,
Notional
Amount or
Principal
Amount
          

Fair Value

 
 

Corporate Bonds, continued

  
 

Consumer Finance, continued

  
$ 132,000      General Motors Financial Co., Inc., 3.45%, 4/10/22, Callable 2/10/22 @ 100(a)    $ 134,165  
  87,000      Synchrony Financial, 3.75%, 8/15/21, Callable 6/15/21 @ 100(a)      89,360  
     

 

 

 
        1,758,959  
     

 

 

 
 

Diversified Financial Services (0.0%):

  
  231,000      Berkshire Hathaway, Inc., 2.75%, 3/15/23, Callable 1/15/23 @ 100(a)      234,061  
     

 

 

 
 

Diversified Telecommunication Services (0.4%):

  
  648,000      AT&T, Inc., 3.00%, 6/30/22, Callable 4/30/22 @ 100(a)      648,335  
  1,576,000      Verizon Communications, 3.13%, 3/16/22^(a)      1,599,260  
  80,000      Verizon Communications, Inc., 2.45%, 11/1/22, Callable 8/1/22 @ 100^(a)      78,417  
  156,000      Verizon Communications, Inc., 2.63%, 8/15/26(a)      143,488  
     

 

 

 
        2,469,500  
     

 

 

 
 

Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (0.0%):

  
  140,000      American Tower Corp., 3.40%, 2/15/19(a)      142,925  
     

 

 

 
 

Health Care Equipment & Supplies (0.1%):

  
  135,000      Becton, Dickinson & Co., 2.68%, 12/15/19(a)      136,653  
  306,000      Becton, Dickinson & Co., 3.13%, 11/8/21^(a)      311,688  
  245,000      Becton, Dickinson & Co., 2.89%, 6/6/22, Callable 5/6/22 @ 100(a)      245,766  
  368,000      Medtronic, Inc., 3.15%, 3/15/22(a)      380,820  
     

 

 

 
        1,074,927  
     

 

 

 
 

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure (0.0%):

  
  231,000      Hilton Worldwide Finance LLC, 4.63%, 4/1/25, Callable 4/1/20 @ 102.31(a)(f)      238,219  
     

 

 

 
 

Industrial Conglomerates (0.1%):

  
  38,000      General Electric Capital Corp., Series A, 5.55%, 5/4/20, MTN(a)      41,743  
  196,000      General Electric Capital Corp., 6.38%, 11/15/67, Callable 11/15/17 @ 100(a)(e)      197,960  
  332,000      General Electric Co., Series D, 5.00%, 12/31/49, Callable 1/21/21 @ 100(a)(e)      352,385  
     

 

 

 
        592,088  
     

 

 

 
 

Insurance (0.0%):

  
  184,000      Prudential Financial, Inc., 5.87%, 9/15/42, Callable 9/15/22 @ 100(a)(e)      205,012  
  122,000      Prudential Financial, Inc., 5.62%, 6/15/43, Callable 6/15/23 @ 100(a)(e)      134,048  
     

 

 

 
        339,060  
     

 

 

 
 

Internet Software & Services (0.0%):

  
  163,000      eBay, Inc., 3.80%, 3/9/22, Callable 2/9/22 @ 100^(a)      170,335  
     

 

 

 
 

Media (0.1%):

  
  114,000      Cablevision Systems Corp., 5.88%, 9/15/22^(a)      119,843  
  265,000      CCO Holdings LLC/Capital Corp., 5.13%, 5/1/27, Callable 5/1/22 @ 102.56(a)(f)      270,962  
  47,150      Delta Topco, Ltd., 2.00%, 7/23/19(a)(b)(c)      70,187  
  200,000      NBCUniversal Enterprise, Inc., 5.25%, 12/31/99, Callable 3/19/21 @ 100(a)      212,572  
     

 

 

 
        673,564  
     

 

 

 
Contracts,
Shares,
Notional
Amount or
Principal
Amount
          

Fair Value

 
 

Corporate Bonds, continued

  
 

Multiline Retail (0.0%):

  
$ 156,194      Neiman Marcus Group, Ltd., Inc., 0.00%, 10/25/20(a)(e)    $ 116,821  
     

 

 

 
 

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels (0.0%):

  
  254,386      Fieldwood Energy LLC, 0.00%, 9/30/20(a)(e)      200,329  
     

 

 

 
 

Personal Products (0.0%):

  
  179,000      Edgewell Personal Care Co., 4.70%, 5/19/21(a)      190,635  
  167,000      Edgewell Personal Care Co., 4.70%, 5/24/22(a)      178,273  
     

 

 

 
        368,908  
     

 

 

 
 

Pharmaceuticals (0.0%):

  
  149,000      Forest Laboratories, Inc., 5.00%, 12/15/21, Callable 9/16/21 @ 100(a)(f)      162,679  
  228,000      Mylan, Inc., 2.55%, 3/28/19(a)      229,646  
     

 

 

 
        392,325  
     

 

 

 
 

Real Estate Management & Development (0.1%):

  
  473,000      Global Logistic Properties, Ltd., 3.88%, 6/4/25(a)(c)(f)      449,768  
     

 

 

 
 

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment (0.1%):

  
  386,000      QUALCOMM, Inc., 3.00%, 5/20/22(a)      395,856  
  315,000      QUALCOMM, Inc., 2.60%, 1/30/23, Callable 12/30/22 @ 100(a)      313,851  
     

 

 

 
        709,707  
     

 

 

 
 

Software (0.1%):

  
  80,000      Activision Blizzard, Inc., 2.30%, 9/15/21, Callable 8/15/21 @ 100(a)      79,479  
  502,000      Oracle Corp., 1.90%, 9/15/21, Callable 8/15/21 @ 100(a)      497,586  
     

 

 

 
        577,065  
     

 

 

 
 

Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals (0.1%):

  
  544,000      Apple, Inc., 3.35%, 2/9/27, Callable 11/9/26 @ 100(a)      556,149  
  510,000      Apple, Inc., 3.20%, 5/11/27, Callable 2/11/27 @ 100(a)      515,957  
     

 

 

 
        1,072,106  
     

 

 

 
 

Wireless Telecommunication Services (0.0%):

  
  53,000      T-Mobile USA, Inc., 4.00%, 4/15/22, Callable 3/16/22 @ 100^(a)      55,157  
  210,000      T-Mobile USA, Inc., 6.00%, 4/15/24, Callable 4/15/19 @ 104.5(a)      224,700  
     

 

 

 
        279,857  
     

 

 

 
 

Total Corporate Bonds (Cost $17,327,281)

     17,560,345  
  

 

 

 
 

Foreign Bonds (4.8%):

  
 

Banks (0.1%):

  
  330,000      Lloyds TSB Bank plc, Series E, 13.00%, 1/29/49, Callable 1/21/29 @ 126+(a)(e)      806,382  
     

 

 

 
 

Sovereign Bond (4.7%):

  
  1,976,000      Australian Government, Series 124, 5.75%, 5/15/21+(a)(f)      1,725,484  
  3,549,000      Australian Government, Series 128, 5.75%, 7/15/22+(a)(f)      3,187,180  
  598,000      Australian Government, Series 133, 5.50%, 4/21/23+(a)(f)      539,499  
 

 

Continued

 

8


AZL MVP BlackRock Global Strategy Plus Fund

Consolidated Schedule of Portfolio Investments

June 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

Contracts,
Shares,
Notional
Amount or
Principal
Amount
          

Fair Value

 
 

Foreign Bonds, continued

  
 

Sovereign Bond, continued

  
$ 1,328,000      Australian Government, 3.00%, 3/21/47+(a)(f)    $ 928,398  
  2,485,000      Brazil Nota do Tesouro Nacional, Series NTNF, 10.00%, 1/1/18+(a)(h)      754,135  
  1,221,000      Brazil Nota do Tesouro Nacional, Series NTNB, 6.00%, 8/15/22+(a)(h)      1,147,131  
  6,378,000      Brazil Nota do Tesouro Nacional, Series NTNF, 0.20%, 1/1/23+(a)(h)      1,904,566  
  1,778,707      Bundesrepub. Deutshland, 0.40%, 8/15/26+(a)(f)      1,958,946  
  4,246,000      Canadian Government, 0.50%, 8/1/18+(a)      3,256,150  
  1,043,000      Canadian Government, 0.75%, 3/1/21+(a)      788,734  
  218,500,000      Japan Treasury Discount Bill, Series 362, 0.10%, 3/15/18+(a)      1,946,080  
  273,450,000      Japan Treasury Discount Bill, Series 369, 0.10%, 10/15/18+(a)      2,438,121  
  29,939,200      Mexican Bonos Desarr, 8.50%, 12/13/18+(a)(e)(i)      1,687,498  
  59,970,300      Mexican Bonos Desarr, Series M, 6.50%, 6/10/21+(a)(e)(i)      3,292,003  
  2,364,000      New Zealand Government, Series 0521, 6.00%, 5/15/21+(a)      1,960,913  
  3,897,000      Poland Government Bond, Series 0725, 3.25%, 7/25/25+(a)      1,060,813  
  3,922,000      Poland Government Bond, Series 0726, 2.50%, 7/25/26+(a)      1,000,325  
  12,960,000      Poland Government Bond, 2.50%, 7/25/27+(a)      3,255,133  
  217,000      Republic of Argentina, 3.88%, 1/15/22^+(a)(f)      246,264  
  488,000      Republic of Indonesia, 2.63%, 6/14/23+(a)(f)      584,758  
  3,995,000      Republic of Turkey, 11.00%, 3/2/22+(a)(e)      1,157,263  
  997,092      United Kingdom Treasury, 0.50%, 7/22/22+(a)      1,285,975  
  2,126,818      United Kingdom Treasury, 2.75%, 9/7/24+(a)(f)      3,119,091  
     

 

 

 
        39,224,460  
     

 

 

 
 

Total Foreign Bonds (Cost $39,470,494)

     40,030,842  
  

 

 

 
 

Yankee Dollars (1.3%):

  
 

Banks (0.3%):

  
  485,000      BNP Paribas SA, 2.40%, 12/12/18(a)      489,108  
  273,000      Export-Import Bank of Korea, 2.63%, 12/30/20(a)      274,188  
  614,000      HSBC Holdings plc, 6.38%, 12/29/49, Callable 9/17/24 @ 100^(a)(e)      643,165  
  403,000      Intesa Sanpaolo SpA, 3.88%, 1/15/19(a)      412,942  
     

 

 

 
        1,819,403  
     

 

 

 
 

Capital Markets (0.0%):

  
  207,000      UBS Group AG, 4.13%, 9/24/25(a)(f)      216,985  
     

 

 

 
 

Diversified Telecommunication Services (0.1%):

  
  272,000      Intelsat Jackson Holdings SA, 7.50%, 4/1/21, Callable 8/7/17 @ 102.5(a)      250,920  
  89,000      Intelsat Jackson Holdings SA, 8.00%, 2/15/24, Callable 2/15/19 @ 104(a)(f)      95,898  
  289,000      Telecom Italia SpA, 5.30%, 5/30/24^(a)(f)      309,953  
     

 

 

 
        656,771  
     

 

 

 
 

Food Products (0.0%):

  
  408,000      Danone SA, 2.59%, 11/2/23, Callable 9/2/23 @ 100(a)(f)      398,076  
     

 

 

 
Contracts,
Shares,
Notional
Amount or
Principal
Amount
          

Fair Value

 
 

Yankee Dollars, continued

  
 

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure (0.0%):

  
$ 107,000      1011778 BC ULC New Red Finance, Inc., 4.25%, 5/15/24, Callable 5/15/20 @ 102.13^(a)(f)    $ 106,325  
     

 

 

 
 

Industrial Conglomerates (0.0%):

  
  200,000      Odebrecht Finance, Ltd., 4.38%, 4/25/25(a)(f)      77,000  
     

 

 

 
 

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels (0.2%):

  
  634,000      Petrobras Global Finance, 6.13%, 1/17/22(a)      653,971  
  339,000      Petroleos Mexicanos, 4.88%, 3/11/22(a)(e)(f)      365,612  
  358,000      Petroleos Mexicanos, 4.63%, 9/21/23(a)      362,296  
     

 

 

 
        1,381,879  
     

 

 

 
 

Paper & Forest Products (0.1%):

  
  1,018,000      TFS Corp., Ltd., 8.75%, 8/1/23, Callable 8/1/19 @ 106.56(a)(b)      763,500  
     

 

 

 
 

Pharmaceuticals (0.0%):

  
  300,000      Actavis Funding SCS, 3.45%, 3/15/22, Callable 1/15/22 @ 100(a)      309,245  
     

 

 

 
 

Road & Rail (0.0%):

  
  527,380      Inversiones Alsacia SA, 8.00%, 12/31/18, Callable 7/24/17 @ 100(a)(b)      18,458  
     

 

 

 
 

Sovereign Bond (0.6%):

  
  234,000      Federal Republic of Brazil, 4.88%, 1/22/21(a)      245,232  
  257,000      Federal Republic of Brazil, 2.63%, 1/5/23^(a)      238,046  
  279,000      Republic of Argentina, 6.88%, 4/22/21(a)      298,530  
  356,000      Republic of Argentina, 5.63%, 1/26/22^(a)      364,544  
  812,000      Republic of Argentina, 7.50%, 4/22/26^(a)      874,930  
  527,000      Republic of Argentina, 6.88%, 1/26/27^(a)      545,972  
  322,000      Republic of Hungary, 6.25%, 1/29/20(a)      352,268  
  894,000      Republic of Hungary, 6.38%, 3/29/21(a)      1,005,303  
  233,000      Republic of Indonesia, 6.88%, 1/17/18(a)(f)      239,058  
  200,000      Republic of Indonesia, 3.70%, 1/8/22(a)(f)      205,539  
  144,000      Republic of Poland, 5.00%, 3/23/22^(a)      159,840  
  461,000      Saudi International Bond, 2.38%, 10/26/21(a)(f)      453,624  
     

 

 

 
        4,982,886  
     

 

 

 
 

Total Yankee Dollars (Cost $11,312,800)

     10,730,528  
  

 

 

 
 

U.S. Treasury Obligations (10.9%):

  
 

U.S. Treasury Bills (4.3%)

 
  8,000,000      0.38%, 7/6/17(a)(j)      7,999,496  
  6,000,000      0.60%, 7/13/17(a)(j)      5,998,710  
  7,382,000      0.66%, 7/20/17(a)(j)      7,379,276  
  14,000,000      0.85%, 8/17/17(a)(j)      13,984,180  
     

 

 

 
        35,361,662  
     

 

 

 
 

U.S. Treasury Notes (6.1%)

 
  1,000,000      0.75%, 12/31/17(k)      997,995  
  893,300      1.13%, 7/31/21(a)      870,689  
  14,210,400      1.88%, 4/30/22(a)      14,207,629  
  14,545,600      1.75%, 5/31/22(a)      14,460,376  
  13,110,500      1.75%, 6/30/22(a)      13,025,492  
  8,260,200      2.25%, 2/15/27(a)      8,221,807  
     

 

 

 
        51,783,988  
     

 

 

 
 

U.S. Treasury Inflation Index Notes (0.5%)

 
  3,842,600      0.38%, 1/15/27(a)      3,820,273  
     

 

 

 
 

Total U.S. Treasury Obligations (Cost $91,049,117)

     90,965,923  
  

 

 

 
 

 

Continued

 

9


AZL MVP BlackRock Global Strategy Plus Fund

Consolidated Schedule of Portfolio Investments

June 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

Contracts,
Shares,
Notional
Amount or
Principal
Amount
          

Fair Value

 
 

Purchased Swaptions (0.0%):

  
 

Total Purchased Swaptions (Cost $184,799)

   $ 134,714  
  

 

 

 
 

Purchased Options (0.1%):

  
 

Total Purchased Options (Cost $1,518,547)

     1,547,230  
  

 

 

 
 

Exchange Traded Funds (1.8%):

  
$ 2,334      ETFS Platinum Trust(k)      206,209  
  2,764      ETFS Physical Palladium Shares(k)      223,025  
  61,700      iShares Gold Trust(k)      736,698  
  119,724      SPDR Gold Trust(d)(k)      14,129,826  
     

 

 

 
 

Total Exchange Traded Fund (Cost $15,545,875)

     15,295,758  
  

 

 

 
 

Securities Held as Collateral for Securities on Loan (5.3%):

  
  27,944,075      AZL MVP BlackRock Global Strategy Plus Fund Securities Lending Collateral Account(l)      27,944,075  
     

 

 

 
 

Total Securities Held as Collateral for Securities on Loan
(Cost $27,944,075)

     27,944,075  
  

 

 

 
 

Unaffiliated Investment Company (1.2%):

  
  9,831,542      Dreyfus Treasury Prime Cash Management Fund, Institutional Shares, 0.75%(j)      9,831,542  
     

 

 

 
 

Total Unaffiliated Investment Company (Cost $9,831,542)

     9,831,542  
  

 

 

 
 

Affiliated Investment Companies (45.0%):

  
  14,098,530      AZL MSCI Global Equity Index Fund      146,342,745  
  20,959,445      AZL Enhanced Bond Index Fund      228,248,352  
     

 

 

 
 

Total Affiliated Investment Company (Cost $354,435,876)

     374,591,097  
  

 

 

 
 

Total Investment Securities (Cost $766,142,552)(m) — 100.2%

     819,390,772  
 

Net other assets (liabilities) — (0.2)%

     13,921,834  
  

 

 

 
 

Net Assets — 100.0%

   $ 833,312,606  
  

 

 

 

    

 

Percentages indicated are based on net assets as of June 30, 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 June 30, 2017. The total value of securities on loan as of June 30, 2017, was $27,069,390.

 

+ The principal amount is disclosed in local currency and the fair value is disclosed in U.S. Dollars.

 

(a) These securities are held by the AZL BlackRock Global Allocation Fund (the “VIP Subsidiary”).

 

(b) Rule 144A, Section 4(2) or other security which is restricted to resale to institutional investors. The sub-adviser has deemed these securities to be illiquid based on procedures approved by the Board of Trustees. As of June 30, 2017, these securities represent 1.18% of the net assets of the fund.

 

(c) Security was valued in good faith pursuant to procedures approved by the Board of Trustees as of June 30, 2017. The total of all such securities represent 1.06% of the net assets of the fund.

 

(d) All or a portion of this security has been pledged as collateral for open derivative positions.

 

(e) Variable rate security. The rate presented represents the rate in effect at June 30, 2017. The date presented represents the final maturity date.

 

(f) 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.

 

(g) Defaulted bond.

 

(h) Principal amount is stated in 1,000 Brazilian Real Units.

 

(i) Principal amount is stated in 100 Mexican Peso Units.

 

(j) The rate represents the effective yield at June 30, 2017.

 

(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 June 30, 2017.

 

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

 

Continued

 

10


AZL MVP BlackRock Global Strategy Plus Fund

Consolidated Schedule of Portfolio Investments

June 30, 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 June 30, 2017:

 

Country    Percentage  

Argentina

     0.2 % 

Australia

     1.0 % 

Belgium

     0.3 % 

Bermuda

     — %^ 

Brazil

     0.6 % 

Canada

     0.5 % 

Cayman Islands

     — %^ 

Chile

     — %^ 

China

     0.2 % 

Czech Republic

     — %^ 

European Community

     — %^ 

Finland

     0.2 % 

France

     1.5 % 

Germany

     1.1 % 

Guernsey

     — %^ 

Hong Kong

     0.5 % 

Hungary

     0.1 % 

India

     0.5 % 

Indonesia

     0.2 % 

Ireland (Republic of)

     0.2 % 

Italy

     0.6 % 

Japan

     4.7 % 

 

^ Represents less than 0.05%
Country    Percentage  

Jersey

     0.1 % 

Liberia

     — %^ 

Luxembourg

     0.1 % 

Mexico

     0.7 % 

Netherlands

     0.7 % 

New Zealand

     0.2 % 

Poland

     0.6 % 

Portugal

     — %^ 

Republic of Korea (South)

     0.3 % 

Saudi Arabia

     0.1 % 

Singapore

     0.1 % 

Spain

     0.3 % 

Sweden

     0.3 % 

Switzerland

     0.5 % 

Taiwan, Province Of China

     0.2 % 

Thailand

     0.1 % 

Turkey

     0.1 % 

United Arab Emirates

     0.1 % 

United Kingdom

     2.5 % 

United States

     80.6 % 
  

 

 

 
     100.0 % 
  

 

 

 

 

 

 

Securities Sold Short (-0.4%):(a)

At June 30, 2017, the funds securities sold short were as follows:

 

Security Description    Proceeds
Received
     Fair Value      Unrealized
Appreciation/
Deprecation
 

Bank of Montreal

   $ (459,273 )     $ (524,568 )     $ (65,295 ) 

Caterpillar, Inc.

     (578,141 )       (636,271 )       (58,130 ) 

Procter & Gamble Co. (The)

     (599,100 )       (587,740 )       11,360  

ProLogis, Inc.

     (787,709 )       (927,568 )       (139,859 ) 

Royal Bank of Canada

     (579,958 )       (649,011 )       (69,053 ) 
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $ (3,004,181 )     $ (3,325,158 )     $ (320,977 ) 
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Futures Contracts

Cash of $41,547,587 has been segregated to cover margin requirements for the following open contracts as of June 30, 2017:

 

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

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

     Short        9/15/17        (4 )     $ (156,728 )     $ 4,928  

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

     Short        9/15/17        (32 )       (3,617,760 )       51,876  

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

     Short        9/7/17        (6 )       (535,257 )       (1,753 ) 

Russell 2000 Mini Index September Futures (U.S. Dollar)(a)

     Short        9/15/17        (52 )       (3,677,180 )       (15,899 ) 

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

     Short        9/15/17        (11 )       (1,331,495 )       9,282  

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

     Long        9/15/17        171        20,698,695        64,141  

SGX NIFTY 50 Index July Futures (U.S. Dollar)(a)

     Long        7/27/17        36        685,332        (2,485 ) 

U.S. Treasury 10-Year Note September Futures

     Long        9/20/17        165        20,712,656        (73,201 ) 
              

 

 

 

Total

               $ 36,889  
              

 

 

 

 

Continued

 

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Consolidated Schedule of Portfolio Investments

June 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

Option Contracts(a)

Over-the-counter options purchased as of June 30, 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        6,458      $ 6,213  

Allstate Corp.

   Goldman Sachs      Call        80.00        USD        1/19/18        2,374        24,007  

BB&T Corp.

   Goldman Sachs      Call        40.00        USD        1/19/18        4,610        28,533  

BP plc

   UBS Warburg      Call        40.00        USD        1/21/19        35,706        35,441  

Capital One Financial Corp.

   Goldman Sachs      Call        80.00        USD        1/19/18        4,719        34,730  

Chevron Corp.

   UBS Warburg      Call        125.00        USD        1/21/19        11,322        23,334  

Citigroup,Inc.

   Goldman Sachs      Call        42.00        USD        1/19/18        2,836        22,651  

CME Group Inc.

   Goldman Sachs      Call        115.00        USD        1/19/18        2,642        33,653  

Conocophilips

   UBS Warburg      Call        52.50        USD        1/21/19        18,525        43,119  

E*Trade Financial Corp.

   Goldman Sachs      Call        35.00        USD        1/19/18        10,104        52,523  

Euro Stoxx 50 Index

   Deutsche Bank      Call        3426.55        EUR        9/21/18        106        24,790  

Euro Stoxx 50 Index

   Citigroup Global Markets      Call        3650.00        EUR        12/15/17        333        18,019  

Exxon Mobil Corp.

   UBS Warburg      Call        95.00        USD        1/21/19        7,698        10,886  

Fifth Third Bancorp

   Goldman Sachs      Call        25.00        USD        1/19/18        7,529        18,606  

Franklin Resources, Inc.

   Goldman Sachs      Call        45.00        USD        1/19/18        10,902        30,000  

MetLife, Inc.

   Goldman Sachs      Call        52.50        USD        1/19/18        7,529        36,054  

Munulife Financial Corp.

   Goldman Sachs      Call        22.00        CAD        1/19/18        9,461        19,630  

Occidental Petroleum Corp.

   UBS Warburg      Call        75.00        USD        1/21/19        16,542        23,875  

Royal Dutch Shell plc

   UBS Warburg      Call        60.00        USD        1/21/19        20,381        29,098  

Schlumberger, Ltd.

   UBS Warburg      Call        90.00        USD        1/21/19        11,142        9,783  

Suncor Energy, Inc.

   UBS Warburg      Call        35.00        USD        1/21/19        24,040        30,965  

SunTrust Banks, Inc.

   Goldman Sachs      Call        55.00        USD        1/19/18        6,467        30,541  

Synchrony Financial

   Goldman Sachs      Call        35.00        USD        1/19/18        12,075        9,917  

TD Ameritrade Holding Corp.

   Goldman Sachs      Call        40.00        USD        1/19/18        12,170        59,657  

The Charles Schwab Corp.

   Goldman Sachs      Call        40.00        USD        1/19/18        7,529        38,949  

Tokyo Stock Exchange Price Index

   Goldman Sachs      Call        1600.00        JPY        7/14/17        130,490        25,538  

Tokyo Stock Exchange Price Index

   Societe Generale      Call        1600.00        JPY        8/10/17        131,986        39,038  

Tokyo Stock Exchange Price Index

   UBS Warburg      Call        1600.00        JPY        9/08/17        88,751        33,374  

Total SA

   UBS Warburg      Call        60.00        USD        1/21/19        24,551        21,456  

Travelers Companies, Inc.

   Goldman Sachs      Call        135.00        USD        1/19/18        4,416        7,617  

Wells Fargo & Co.

   Goldman Sachs      Call        55.00        USD        1/19/18        15,995        52,894  
                    

 

 

 

Total (Cost $751,921)

                     $ 874,891  
                    

 

 

 

Over-the-counter options written as of June 30, 2017 were as follows:

 

Description    Counterparty    Put/
Call
     Strike Price      Expiration
Date
     Contracts      Fair Value  

Tokyo Stock Exchange Price Index

   Societe Generale      Call        1700.00        JPY        8/10/17        131,985      $ (2,406 ) 

Tokyo Stock Exchange Price Index

   UBS Warburg      Call        1750.00        JPY        9/08/17        88,751        (1,519 ) 

BP plc

   UBS Warburg      Put        25.00        USD        1/21/19        35,706        (32,893 ) 

Chevron Corp.

   UBS Warburg      Put        80.00        USD        1/21/19        11,322        (37,222 ) 

Conocophilips

   UBS Warburg      Put        35.00        USD        1/21/19        18,525        (42,968 ) 

Euro Stoxx 50 Index

   Deutsche Bank      Put        2586.07        EUR        9/21/18        106        (7,451 ) 

Exxon Mobil Corp.

   UBS Warburg      Put        60.00        USD        1/21/19        7,698        (13,432 ) 

Occidental Petroleum Corp.

   UBS Warburg      Put        45.00        USD        1/21/19        16,542        (38,738 ) 

Royal Dutch Shell plc

   UBS Warburg      Put        40.00        USD        1/21/19        20,381        (30,809 ) 

Schlumberger, Ltd.

   UBS Warburg      Put        60.00        USD        1/21/19        11,142        (56,981 ) 

Suncor Energy, Inc.

   UBS Warburg      Put        25.00        USD        1/21/19        24,040        (49,923 ) 

Tokyo Stock Exchange Price Index

   Goldman Sachs      Put        1475.00        JPY        7/14/17        65,246        (316 ) 

Total SA

   UBS Warburg      Put        40.00        USD        1/21/19        24,551        (49,452 ) 
                    

 

 

 

Total (Premiums $422,425)

                     $ (364,110 ) 
                    

 

 

 

 

Continued

 

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AZL MVP BlackRock Global Strategy Plus Fund

Consolidated Schedule of Portfolio Investments

June 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

Exchange-traded options purchased as of June 30, 2017 were as follows:

 

Description    Put/
Call
   Strike Price      Expiration
Date
     Contracts      Fair Value  

ETFS Physical Swiss Gold Shares(b)

   Call      125.00        USD        9/15/17        13,298      $ 12,507  

SPDR Gold Shares(b)

   Call      121.00        USD        7/21/17        11,905        3,018  

SPDR Gold Shares(b)

   Call      123.00        USD        7/21/17        6,903        852  

SPDR Gold Shares(b)

   Call      121.00        USD        8/18/17        11,249        8,740  

SPDR Gold Shares(b)

   Call      122.00        USD        10/20/17        9,269        15,724  

SPDR Gold Shares(b)

   Call      120.00        USD        11/17/17        11,386        33,087  

SPDR Gold Shares(b)

   Call      120.00        USD        12/15/17        10,750        36,600  

SPDR Gold Trust(b)

   Call      140.00        USD        9/29/17        14,970        19,852  

WYNN Resorts, Ltd.

   Call      140.00        USD        9/15/17        4        2,350  
                 

 

 

 

Total (Cost $342,819)

                  $ 135,730  
                 

 

 

 

Exchange-traded options written as of June 30, 2017 were as follows:

 

Description    Put/
Call
   Strike Price      Expiration
Date
     Contracts      Fair Value  

ETFS Physical Swiss Gold Shares(b)

   Call      140.00        USD        9/15/17        13,298      $ (1,309 ) 

SPDR Gold Shares(b)

   Call      146.00        USD        10/20/17        93        (903 ) 

SPDR Gold Shares(b)

   Call      137.00        USD        11/17/17        113        (3,851 ) 

SPDR Gold Shares(b)

   Call      137.00        USD        12/15/17        10,750        (5,190 ) 

SPDR Gold Shares(b)

   Put      105.00        USD        10/20/17        93        (1,929 ) 

SPDR Gold Shares(b)

   Put      103.00        USD        11/17/17        113        (2,648 ) 

SPDR Gold Trust(b)

   Put      105.00        USD        9/29/17        14,970        (2,052 ) 

WYNN Resorts, Ltd.

   Put      125.00        USD        9/15/17        4        (1,970 ) 
                 

 

 

 

Total (Premiums $75,569)

 

            $ (19,852 ) 
                 

 

 

 

Over-the-counter currency options purchased as of June 30, 2017 were as follows:

 

Description    Counterparty    Strike Price      Expiration
Date
     Notional
Amount
     Fair Value  

Brazilian Real Call Currency Option (BRL/USD)

   BNP Paribas    3.19      USD        10/27/17        13,340      $ 87,131  

European Dollar Put Currency Option (USD/EUR)

   UBS Warburg    1.20      EUR        3/27/18        10,512,802        115,534  

European Dollar Call Currency Option (USD/EUR)

   Barclays Bank    1.19      EUR        5/18/18        53,161        108,223  

European Dollar Call Currency Option (USD/EUR)

   UBS Warburg    1.14      EUR        9/08/17        26,536        52,652  

European Dollar Call Currency Option (USD/EUR)

   BNP Paribas    1.14      EUR        9/14/17        26,626        46,540  

European Dollar Call Currency Option (USD/EUR)

   UBS Warburg    1.14      EUR        9/27/17        26,756        51,557  

Great Britain Pound Call Currency Option (USD/GBP)

   JPMorgan Chase    1.28      GBP        8/21/17        26,159        77,972  
                 

 

 

 

Total (Cost $423,807)

            $ 539,609  
                 

 

 

 

Over-the-counter currency options written as of June 30, 2017 were as follows:    

 

Description    Counterparty    Strike Price      Expiration
Date
     Notional
Amount
     Fair Value  

Brazilian Real Call Currency Option (BRL/USD)

   BNP Paribas      3.55        USD        10/27/17        (26,680 )     $ (41,096 ) 

Great Britain Pound Call Currency Option (USD/GBP)

   JPMorgan Chase      1.34        GBP        8/21/17        (52,318 )       (18,937 ) 

South African Call Currency Option (USD/ZAR)

   Deutsche Bank      13.95        USD        8/24/17        (13,302 )       (11,600 ) 

Brazilian Real Put Currency Option (BRL/USD)

   BNP Paribas      3.00        USD        10/27/17        (13,340 )       (1,653 ) 

European Dollar Put Currency Option (USD/EUR)

   UBS Warburg      1.07        EUR        9/08/17        (26,536 )       (890 ) 
                 

 

 

 

Total (Premiums $137,821)

 

            $ (74,176 ) 
                 

 

 

 

 

Continued

 

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AZL MVP BlackRock Global Strategy Plus Fund

Consolidated Schedule of Portfolio Investments

June 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

Swaption Contracts

Over-the-counter interest rate swaptions purchased as of June 30, 2017 were as follows:

 

Description    Counterparty    Put/
Call
   Exercise
Rate
     Expiration
Date
     Notional
Amount
     Market
Value
 

RTR 10Y Call 2.098 10/16/2017

   Bank of America    Call      2.10        USD        10/16/17        537      $ 29,826  

RTR USD 10Y C2.06 9/05/17

   Bank of America    Call      2.06        USD        9/01/17        536        13,645  

30-Year Interest Rate, Pay 6-Month USD LIBOR

   Goldman Sachs    Put      2.75        USD        5/02/18        126        46,322  

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

   Deutsche Bank    Put      1.07        JPY        4/04/18        1,006,980        103  

RTP EUR 30Y P1.5 7/10/17

   Goldman Sachs    Put      1.50        EUR        7/10/17        99        16,610  

RTP EUR 5Y P0.463 10/03/17

   Goldman Sachs    Put      0.46        EUR        10/03/17        1,060        28,208  
                    

 

 

 

Total (Cost $184,799)

 

            $ 134,714  
                    

 

 

 

Over-the-counter interest rate swaptions written as of June 30, 2017 were as follows:

 

Description    Counterparty    Put/
Call
   Exercise
Rate
     Expiration
Date
     Notional
Amount
     Market
Value
 

RTR 10Y Call 1.81 09/05/2017

   Bank of America    Call      1.81        USD        9/05/17        (537 )     $ (2,398 ) 

RTR 10Y Call 1.848 10/16/2017

   Bank of America    Call      1.85        USD        10/16/17        (537 )       (9,478 ) 

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

   Goldman Sachs    Put      2.50        USD        5/02/18        (575 )       (29,568 ) 

RTP 10Y Put 2.4205 10/16/2017

   Bank of America    Put      2.42        USD        10/16/17        (537 )       (46,857 ) 

RTP 10Y Put 2.51 09/05/2017

   Bank of America    Put      2.51        USD        9/05/17        (537 )       (16,962 ) 

RTP 5Y Put 0.763 10/03/2017

   Goldman Sachs    Put      0.76        EUR        10/03/17        (1,060 )       (6,721 ) 

RTP USD 5Y Put 2.70 11/02/17

   Goldman Sachs    Put      2.70        USD        11/02/17        (644 )       (42,974 ) 
                    

 

 

 

Total (Premiums $140,318)

 

            $ (154,958 ) 
                    

 

 

 

Forward Currency Contracts

At June 30, 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        9/29/17        499,000      $ 372,404      $ 382,978      $ (10,574 ) 

Australian Dollar

     Goldman Sachs        10/12/17        1,264,000        932,472        969,948        (37,476 ) 

Australian Dollar

     Jefferies        10/12/17        1,282,000        946,475        983,760        (37,285 ) 

New Zealand Dollar

     UBS Warburg        9/7/17        1,388,000        958,261        1,015,499        (57,238 ) 

New Zealand Dollar

     JPMorgan Chase        10/19/17        1,430,000        983,124        1,045,360        (62,236 ) 
           

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
            $ 4,192,736      $ 4,397,545      $ (204,809 ) 
           

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Long Contracts:

                 

European Euro

     Deutsche Bank        8/31/17        1,270,000      $ 1,431,214      $ 1,455,083      $ 23,869  

European Euro

     UBS Warburg        9/14/17        1,270,000        1,433,130        1,456,220        23,090  

European Euro

     Goldman Sachs        10/12/17        931,000        1,059,438        1,069,198        9,760  

European Euro

     UBS Warburg        10/19/17        922,000        1,051,781        1,059,283        7,502  

Norwegian Krone

     Morgan Stanley        7/27/17        3,290,000        384,449        394,463        10,014  
           

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
            $ 5,360,012      $ 5,434,247      $ 74,235  
           

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

At June 30, 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    926000 EUR      3,940,256 PLN      $ 1,040,436      $ 1,039,428      $ (1,008 ) 
           

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
            $ 1,040,436      $ 1,039,428      $ (1,008 ) 
           

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

Continued

 

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AZL MVP BlackRock Global Strategy Plus Fund

Consolidated Schedule of Portfolio Investments

June 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

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

At June 30, 2017, the Fund’s open centrally cleared credit default swap agreements were as follows:

 

Underlying Instrument    Clearing Agent    Expiration
Date
   Implied
Credit
Spread at
June 30,
2017
(d)
    Notional
Amount
(e)
     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      3.12 %    $ 256,445        5.00 %    $ (19,166 )     $ (19,391 )     $ 225  

CDX North America High Yield Index Swap Agreement with JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., Series 28

   JPMorgan Chase    6/20/22      3.40 %      403,931        5.00 %      (27,703 )       —        (27,703 ) 
               

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
                $ (46,869 )     $ (19,391 )     $ (27,478 ) 
               

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Over-the-Counter Currency Swap Agreements

At June 30, 2017, the Fund’s open over-the-counter currency swap agreements were as follows:

 

Pay/Receive    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      $ (7,905 )     $ (7,905 ) 

Pay

   1.838%   3/15/18      Bank of America        86,950,000        JPY        (314 )       (314 ) 

Pay

   2.012%   10/15/18      Bank of America        273,450,000        JPY        215,704        215,704  
                

 

 

    

 

 

 
                 $ 207,485      $ 207,485  
                

 

 

    

 

 

 

Centrally Cleared Interest Rate Swap Agreements

At June 30, 2017, the Fund’s open centrally cleared interest rate swap agreements were as follows:

 

Pay/ Receive    Floating Rate Index   Fixed
Rate
  Expiration
Date
    Clearing Agent     Notional
Amount
(Local)
    Upfront
Premiums
Paid/
(Received)
    Value     Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
 

Pay

   6-Month Euro Interbank Offer Rate (EURIBOR)   0.415%     3/7/23       JPMorgan Chase       4,684,846       EUR     $ 66     $ 9,376     $ 9,309  

Receive

   3-Month U.S. Dollar LIBOR BBA   2.403%     3/7/23       JPMorgan Chase       5,293,612       USD       71       73,872       73,801  

Pay

   6-Month Euro Interbank Offer Rate (EURIBOR)   0.373%     8/15/26       JPMorgan Chase       1,778,707       EUR       30       71,522       71,492  

Pay

   3-Month U.S. Dollar LIBOR BBA   3.027%     4/19/27       JPMorgan Chase       7,040,414       USD       —       (114,255 )      (114,254 ) 
                

 

 

   

 

 

 
                 $ 40,515     $ 40,348  
                

 

 

   

 

 

 

Over-the-Counter Total Return Swap Agreements

At June 30, 2017, the Fund’s open over-the-counter total return swap agreements were as follows:

 

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         181,560        EUR      $ 15,942  

Pay

   EURO Stoxx 50 Index Dividends December Futures    12/21/18      BNP Paribas        101,700        EUR        9,456  

Pay

   EURO Stoxx 50 Index Dividends December Futures    12/20/19      BNP Paribas        122,040        EUR        24,667  

Pay

   EURO Stoxx 50 Index Dividends December Futures    12/20/19      BNP Paribas        60,300        EUR        13,156  

Pay

   EURO Stoxx 50 Index Dividends December Futures    12/20/19      BNP Paribas        131,430        EUR        27,613  

Pay

   EURO Stoxx 50 Index Dividends December Futures    12/27/19      BNP Paribas        92,430        EUR        17,473  

Pay

   EURO Stoxx 50 Index Dividends December Futures    12/17/20      BNP Paribas        51,650        EUR        4,625  

Pay

   EURO Stoxx 50 Index Dividends December Futures    12/18/20      BNP Paribas        106,900        EUR        10,050  

Pay

   EURO Stoxx 50 Index Dividends December Futures    12/18/20      BNP Paribas        28,860        EUR        6,681  

Pay

   EURO Stoxx 50 Index Dividends December Futures    12/18/20      BNP Paribas        106,700        EUR        23,491  

Pay

   EURO Stoxx 50 Index Dividends December Futures    12/18/20      BNP Paribas        29,100        EUR        6,407  

 

Continued

 

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Consolidated Schedule of Portfolio Investments

June 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

Pay/Receive    Reference Entity    Expiration
Date
   Counterparty      Notional
Amount
(Local)
     Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
 

Pay

   EURO Stoxx 50 Index Dividends December Futures    12/18/20      BNP Paribas        109,300        EUR      $ 14,732  

Pay

   EURO Stoxx 50 Index Dividends December Futures    12/18/20      BNP Paribas        28,920        EUR        6,612  

Pay

   EURO Stoxx 50 Index Dividends December Futures    12/18/20      BNP Paribas        67,410        EUR        15,508  

Pay

   EURO Stoxx 50 Index Dividends December Futures    12/23/20      BNP Paribas        28,800        EUR        6,749  

Pay

   EURO Stoxx 50 Index Dividends December Futures    12/17/21      BNP Paribas        56,450        EUR        (857 ) 

Pay

   EURO Stoxx 50 Index Dividends December Futures    12/17/21      BNP Paribas        53,400        EUR        2,627  

Pay

   EURO Stoxx 50 Index Dividends December Futures    12/16/22      BNP Paribas        55,400        EUR        (1,313 ) 

Pay

   EURO Stoxx 50 Index Dividends December Futures    12/21/22      BNP Paribas        54,450        EUR        (228 ) 

Pay

   NIKKEI 225 Dividend Index E-Mini March Futures    3/30/18      BNP Paribas        20,025,000        JPY        16,939  

Pay

   NIKKEI 225 Dividend Index E-Mini March Futures    3/30/18      BNP Paribas        19,830,600        JPY        18,668  

Pay

   NIKKEI 225 Dividend Index E-Mini March Futures    3/29/19      BNP Paribas        20,514,000        JPY        30,144  

Pay

   NIKKEI 225 Dividend Index E-Mini March Futures    3/29/19      BNP Paribas        10,312,500        JPY        14,579  

Pay

   NIKKEI 225 Dividend Index E-Mini March Futures    3/29/19      BNP Paribas        10,560,000        JPY        12,378  

Pay

   NIKKEI 225 Dividend Index E-Mini March Futures    3/31/20      BNP Paribas        10,488,000        JPY        19,314  

Pay

   NIKKEI 225 Dividend Index E-Mini March Futures    3/31/20      BNP Paribas        13,960,000        JPY        25,965  

Pay

   NIKKEI 225 Dividend Index E-Mini March Futures    3/31/20      BNP Paribas        17,000,000        JPY        36,455  

Pay

   NIKKEI 225 Dividend Index E-Mini March Futures    3/31/21      BNP Paribas        15,520,000        JPY        13,658  

Pay

   NIKKEI 225 Dividend Index E-Mini March Futures    3/31/21      BNP Paribas        3,855,000        JPY        3,637  

Pay

   NIKKEI 225 Dividend Index E-Mini March Futures    3/31/21      BNP Paribas        7,655,000        JPY        7,763  

Pay

   NIKKEI 225 Dividend Index E-Mini March Futures    3/31/21      BNP Paribas        3,880,000        JPY        3,415  

Pay

   NIKKEI 225 Dividend Index E-Mini March Futures    3/31/21      BNP Paribas        4,215,000        JPY        436  

Pay

   NIKKEI 225 Dividend Index E-Mini March Futures    3/31/22      BNP Paribas        7,970,000        JPY        5,655  

Pay

   NIKKEI 225 Dividend Index E-Mini March Futures    3/31/22      BNP Paribas        4,260,000        JPY        382  

Pay

   NIKKEI 225 Dividend Index E-Mini March Futures    3/31/22      BNP Paribas        15,720,000        JPY        13,267  

Pay

   NIKKEI 225 Dividend Index E-Mini March Futures    3/31/22      BNP Paribas        7,950,000        JPY        5,833  

Pay

   NIKKEI 225 Dividend Index E-Mini March Futures    3/31/23      BNP Paribas        4,230,000        JPY        1,218  

Pay

   S&P 500 Index Dividends December Futures    12/21/18      BNP Paribas        257,125        USD        29,975  

Pay

   S&P 500 Index Dividends December Futures    12/17/20      Goldman Sachs        107,944        USD        15,581  

Pay

   S&P 500 Index Dividends December Futures    12/17/21      BNP Paribas        133,513        USD        22,000  
                 

 

 

 
                  $ 500,653  
                 

 

 

 

 

(a) 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 consolidated financial statements.

 

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Consolidated Statement of Assets and Liabilities

June 30, 2017

 

Assets:

    

Investments in non-affiliates, at cost

     $ 411,706,676

Investments in affiliates, at cost

       354,435,876
    

 

 

 

Total Investment securities, at cost

     $ 766,142,552
    

 

 

 

Investments in non-affiliates, at value*

     $ 444,799,675

Investments in affiliates, at value

       374,591,097
    

 

 

 

Total Investment securities, at value

     $ 819,390,772
    

 

 

 

Segregated cash for collateral

       42,138,902

Deposits with brokers for securities sold short

       2,992,044

Interest and dividends receivable

       1,443,801

Foreign currency, at value (cost $199,249)

       199,234

Unrealized appreciation on forward currency contracts

       74,235

Unrealized appreciation on swap agreements

       718,755

Receivable for investments sold

       3,943,861

Receivable for capital shares issued

       6,296

Receivable for variation margin on swap agreements

       19,026

Receivable for variation margin on futures contracts

       11,431

Reclaims receivable

       229,390
    

 

 

 

Total Assets

       871,167,747
    

 

 

 

Liabilities:

    

Cash overdraft

       118,954

Cash received as collateral for derivatives

       2,180,000

Written options (Premiums received $776,133)

       613,096

Unrealized depreciation on swap agreements

       10,617

Unrealized depreciation on forward currency contracts

       205,817

Payable for investments purchased

       2,114,550

Payable for collateral received on loaned securities

       27,944,075

Payable for capital shares redeemed

       393,006

Securities sold short (Proceeds received $3,004,181)

       3,325,158

Payable for variation margin on futures contracts

       4,943

Payable for variation margin on swap agreements

       11,764

Accrued foreign taxes

       60,939

Manager fees payable

       328,129

Administration fees payable

       35,600

Distribution fees payable

       86,398

Custodian fees payable

       98,433

Administrative and compliance services fees payable

       8,880

Transfer agent fees payable

       3,478

Trustee fees payable

       17,753

Other accrued liabilities

       293,551
    

 

 

 

Total Liabilities

       37,855,141
    

 

 

 

Net Assets

     $ 833,312,606
    

 

 

 

Net Assets Consist of:

    

Capital

       745,174,573

Accumulated net investment income/(loss)

       (5,524,363 )

Accumulated net realized gains/(losses) from investment transactions

       40,902,614

Net unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on investments

       52,759,782
    

 

 

 

Net Assets

     $ 833,312,606
    

 

 

 

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

       39,746,162

Net Asset Value (offering and redemption price per share)

     $ 20.97
    

 

 

 

 

* Includes securities on loan of $26,689,037.

Consolidated Statement of Operations

For the Period Ended June 30, 2017

 

Investment Income:

    

Dividends

     $ 3,356,556

Interest

       1,483,191

Income from securities lending

       81,251

Foreign withholding tax

       (191,768 )
    

 

 

 

Total Investment Income

       4,729,230
    

 

 

 

Expenses:

    

Manager fees

       1,956,939

Administration fees

       143,777

Distribution fees — Class 2

       515,514

Custodian fees

       220,614

Administrative and compliance services fees

       13,640

Transfer agent fees

       8,341

Trustee fees

       44,379

Professional fees

       42,417

Shareholder reports

       21,634

Dividends on securities sold short

       17,554

Other expenses

       52,204
    

 

 

 

Total expenses before reductions

       3,037,013

Less expense contractually waived/reimbursed by the Manager

       (2,040 )
    

 

 

 

Net expenses

       3,034,973
    

 

 

 

Net Investment Income/(Loss)

       1,694,257
    

 

 

 

Realized and Unrealized Gains/(Losses) on Investments:

    

Net realized gains/(losses) on securities transactions

       10,543,366

Net realized gains/(losses) from affiliated transactions

       1,409,185

Net realized gains/(losses) on futures contracts

       892,162

Net realized gains/(losses) on options contracts

       1,472,054

Net realized gains (losses) on securities transactions held short

       (15,216 )

Net realized gains/(losses) on swap agreements

       54,896

Net realized gains/(losses) on forward currency contracts

       911,614

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments

       33,863,132

Net Change in foreign taxes on unrealized gains/losses

       (56,403 )
    

 

 

 

Net Realized/Unrealized Gains/(Losses) on Investments

       49,074,790
    

 

 

 

Change in Net Assets Resulting From Operations

     $ 50,769,047
    

 

 

 
 

 

See accompanying notes to the consolidated financial statements.

 

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Consolidated Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

      For the
Six Months Ended
June 30,
2017
   For the
Year Ended
December 31,
2016
     (Unaudited)     

Change In Net Assets:

         

Operations:

         

Net investment income/(loss)

     $ 1,694,257      $ 6,962,255

Net realized gains/(losses) on investment transactions

       15,268,061        (4,625,667 )

Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments

       33,806,729        24,523,262
    

 

 

      

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from operations

       50,769,047        26,859,850
    

 

 

      

 

 

 

Distributions to Shareholders:

         

From net investment income

       —        (21,857,180 )

From net realized gains

       —        (29,417,164 )
    

 

 

      

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from distributions to shareholders

       —        (51,274,344 )
    

 

 

      

 

 

 

Capital Transactions:

         

Proceeds from shares issued

       4,337,567        18,938,747

Proceeds from dividends reinvested

       —        51,274,343

Value of shares redeemed

       (36,313,361 )        (61,642,093 )
    

 

 

      

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from capital transactions

       (31,975,794 )        8,570,997
    

 

 

      

 

 

 

Change in net assets

       18,793,253        (15,843,497 )

Net Assets:

         

Beginning of period

       814,519,353        830,362,850
    

 

 

      

 

 

 

End of period

     $ 833,312,606      $ 814,519,353
    

 

 

      

 

 

 

Accumulated net investment income/(loss)

     $ (5,524,363 )      $ (7,218,620 )
    

 

 

      

 

 

 

Share Transactions:

         

Shares issued

       4,330,123        1,644,044

Dividends reinvested

       —        4,565,836

Shares redeemed

       (36,470,062 )        (5,372,625 )
    

 

 

      

 

 

 

Change in shares

       (32,139,939 )        837,255
    

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to the consolidated financial statements.

 

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AZL MVP BlackRock Global Strategy Plus Fund

Consolidated Financial Highlights

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

 

      Six Months Ended
June 30,
2017
  Year Ended
December 31,
2016
  Year Ended
December 31,
2015
  Year Ended
December 31,
2014
  Year Ended
December 31,
2013 
  January 10, 2012
to
December 31,
2012 (a)
     (Unaudited)                    

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period

     $ 11.69     $ 11.69     $ 12.22     $ 12.02     $ 10.54     $ 10.00
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Investment Activities:

                        

Net Investment Income/(Loss)

       0.10       0.10       0.07       0.10       0.05       0.11

Net Realized and Unrealized Gains/(Losses) on Investments

       9.18       0.27       (0.26 )       0.16       1.43       0.56
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total from Investment Activities

       9.28       0.37       (0.19 )       0.26       1.48       0.67
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Dividends to Shareholders From:

                        

Net Investment Income

       —       (0.31 )       (0.14 )       — %(b)       —       (0.12 )

Net Realized Gains

       —       (0.42 )       (0.20 )       (0.06 )       — %(b)       (0.01 )
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total Dividends

       —       (0.73 )       (0.34 )       (0.06 )       — %(b)       (0.13 )
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net Asset Value, End of Period

     $ 20.97     $ 11.33     $ 11.69     $ 12.22     $ 12.02     $ 10.54
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total Return(c)

       6.26 %(d)       3.34 %       (1.57 )%       2.18 %       14.08 %       6.71 %(d)

Ratios to Average Net Assets/Supplemental Data:

                        

Net Assets, End of Period (000’s)

     $ 833,313     $ 814,519     $ 830,363     $ 818,435     $ 681,691     $ 326,544

Net Investment Income/(Loss)(e)

       0.41 %       0.85 %       0.67 %       0.96 %       0.55 %       2.01 %

Expenses Before Reductions(e)(f)

       0.73 %       1.11 %       1.18 %       1.18 %       1.21 %       2.44 %

Expenses Net of Reductions(e)

       0.73 %       1.11 %       1.18 %       1.18 %       1.21 %       2.37 %

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

       0.73 %       1.11 %       1.18 %       1.18 %(g)       1.21 %(g)       2.37 %(g)

Portfolio Turnover Rate(h)

       19 %(d)       91 %       64 %       61 %       40 %       119 %(d)

 

(a) Period from commencement of operations.

 

(b) Less than $0.005.

 

(c) The return includes reinvested dividends and fund level expenses, but excludes insurance contract charges. If these charges were included, the returns would have been lower.

 

(d) Not annualized.

 

(e) Annualized for periods less than one year.

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

See accompanying notes to the consolidated financial statements.

 

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AZL MVP BlackRock Global Strategy Plus Fund

Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements

June 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

1. Organization

The Allianz Variable Insurance Products Fund of Funds Trust (the “Trust”) was organized as a Delaware statutory trust on June 16, 2004. The Trust is a diversified open-end management investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, (the “1940 Act”) and thus is determined to be an investment company for accounting purposes. The Trust consists of 12 separate investment portfolios (collectively, the “Funds”), of which one is included in this report, the AZL MVP BlackRock Global Strategy Plus Fund (formerly, AZL MVP BlackRock Global Allocation Fund) (the “Fund”), and 11 are presented in separate reports.

The Fund is a “fund of funds,” which means that the Fund invests primarily in other mutual funds. Underlying Funds invest in stock, 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 Fund will adjust its asset allocation as it seeks to achieve its investment objective.

The Trust is authorized to issue an unlimited number of shares of the Fund without par value. Shares of the Fund are available through the variable annuity contracts offered through the separate accounts of participating insurance companies. Currently, the Fund only offers its 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 Fund. In addition, in the normal course of business, the Fund may enter into contracts with its vendors and others that provide for general indemnifications. The Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown, as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Fund. However, based on experience, the Fund expects that risk of loss to be remote.

2. Significant Accounting Policies

The following is a summary of significant accounting policies followed by the Fund in the preparation of its financial statements. The policies conform with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“U.S. GAAP”). The preparation of financial statements requires management to make certain estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of increases and decreases in net assets from operations during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

Security Valuation

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

Investment Transactions and Investment Income

Investment transactions are recorded not later than on the business day following trade date. However, for financial reporting purposes, investment transactions are accounted for on trade date. Net realized gains and losses on investments sold and on foreign currency transactions are recorded on the basis of identified cost. Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis and includes, where applicable, the amortization of premiums or accretion of discounts. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date except in the case of foreign securities, in which case dividends are recorded as soon as such information becomes available. Income received by the Fund from sources within foreign countries may be subject to withholding or similar taxes imposed by such countries. The Fund accrues such taxes, as applicable, based on their current interpretation of tax rules in the foreign markets in which they invest.

Consolidation of Subsidiaries

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

As of June 30, 2017, the Fund’s aggregate investment in the VIP Subsidiary was $417,732,269, representing 50.1% of the Fund’s net assets.

The VIP Subsidiary’s primary vehicle for gaining exposure to the commodities markets is through investments in the AZL Cayman Global Allocation Fund I, Ltd. (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 Fund’s operations have been consolidated with the operations of the Subsidiary.

Real Estate Investment Trusts

The Fund may own shares of real estate investment trusts (“REITs”) which report information on the source of their distributions annually. Certain distributions received from REITs during the 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 Funds 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 Funds 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.

 

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AZL MVP BlackRock Global Strategy Plus Fund

Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements

June 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

Floating Rate Loans

The Fund may invest in floating rate loans, which usually take the form of loan participations and assignments. These loans are made by banks and other large financial institutions to various companies and are typically senior in the borrowing companies’ capital structure. Coupon rates are 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. A Fund records an investment when the borrower withdraws money and records the interest as earned.

Short Sales

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

Dividends to Shareholders

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

Expense Allocation

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

Bank Loans

The Fund 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 Schedule of Portfolio of Investments.

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

Securities Lending

To generate additional income, the Fund may lend up to 33  1/3% of its assets pursuant to agreements requiring that the loan be continuously secured by any combination of cash, U.S. government or U.S. government agency securities, equal initially to at least 102% of the fair value plus accrued interest on the securities loaned (105% for foreign securities). 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 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 June 30, 2017 are presented on the Fund’s Consolidated Schedule of Portfolio Investments. The average outstanding amount of securities on loan was $26 million for the period ended June 30, 2017.

Cash collateral received in connection with securities lending is invested in a collateral account on behalf of the Fund 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%. The Fund paid securities lending fees of $8,430 during the period ended June 30, 2017. These fees have been netted against “Income from securities lending” on the Consolidated Statement of Operations.

The Portfolio has adopted the disclosure provisions of FASB Accounting Standards Update No. 2014-11 (“ASU No. 2014-11”), “Transfers & Servicing (Topic 860): Repurchase-to-Maturity Transactions, Repurchase Financings, and Disclosures”. ASU No. 2014-11 is intended to provide increased transparency about the types of collateral pledged in securities lending transactions and other similar transactions that are accounted for as secured borrowing.

 

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AZL MVP BlackRock Global Strategy Plus Fund

Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements

June 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

The following table displays a breakdown of transactions accounted for as secured borrowings, the gross obligations by class of collateral pledged, and the remaining contractual maturity of those transactions as of June 30, 2017.

 

      Overnight
and
Continuous
   Less
than
30 Days
   Between
30 & 90
Days
   Greater
than
90 Days
   Total

Securities Lending Transactions

                        

Common Stocks

     $ 20,411,599      $ 2,263,948      $ —      $ —      $ 22,675,547

Corporate Debt Securities

       5,025,367        —        —        —        5,025,367

Government Securities

       243,161        —        —        —        243,161
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total Securities Lending Transactions

       25,680,127        —        —        —        —
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total Borrowings

     $ 25,680,127      $ 2,263,948      $ —      $ —      $ 27,944,075
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Gross Amount of Recognized Liabilities for Securities Lending Transactions

                         $ 27,944,075
         

 

 

 

TBA Purchase and Sale Commitments

The Fund 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 June 30, 2017, no collateral had been posted by the Fund to counterparties for TBAs.

Commission Recapture

Certain Funds of the Trust participate in a commission recapture program. The Fund will utilize the recaptured commissions to pay for, in whole or part, certain expenses of the Fund, excluding investment advisory fees. Any amounts received by the Fund, if applicable, are disclosed as “Expenses paid indirectly” on the Consolidated Statement of Operations. The Fund ceased participation in the program in June 2014.

Affiliated Securities Transactions

Pursuant to Rule 17a-7 under the 1940 Act, the Fund may engage in securities transactions with affiliated investment companies and advisory accounts managed by the Manager and sub-adviser. Any such purchase or sale transaction must be effected without a brokerage commission or other remuneration, except for customary transfer fees. The transaction must be effected at the current market price, which is either the security’s last sale price on an exchange or, if there are no transactions in the security that day, at the average of the highest bid and lowest asked price. During the period ended June 30, 2017, the Fund engaged in such affiliated transactions at the current market price.

During the period ended June 30, 2017, the Fund did not engage in any Rule 17a-7 transactions under the 1940 Act.

The Fund is permitted to purchase and sell securities (“crosstrade”) from and to other Allianz Funds as well as other funds and client accounts for which the Adviser or an affiliate of the Adviser serves as investment adviser, pursuant to procedures approved by the Trustees in compliance with Rule 17a-7 under the Act (the “Rule”). Each crosstrade is executed at the current market price in compliance with provisions of the Rule. For the period ended June 30, 2017, the Fund participated in following cross-trade transactions:

 

        Purchases      Sales      Realized
(Gain/Loss)

AZL MVP BlackRock Global Strategy Plus Fund

       $ 87,390        $ —        $ —

Derivative Instruments

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

Forward Currency Contracts

During the period ended June 30, 2017, the Fund 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. The contract amount of forward currency contracts outstanding was $10.6 million as of June 30, 2017. The monthly average for these contracts was $29.2 million for the period ended June 30, 2017.

 

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AZL MVP BlackRock Global Strategy Plus Fund

Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements

June 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

Futures Contracts

During the period ended June 30, 2017, the Fund used 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 Fund is required to segregate liquid assets in accordance with the initial margin requirements of the broker or exchange. Futures contracts are marked to market daily and a payable or receivable for the change in value (“variation margin”) is recorded by the Fund. Gains or losses are recognized but not considered realized until the contracts expire or are closed. Futures contracts involve, to varying degrees, elements of market risk (generally equity price risk related to stock futures, interest rate risk related to bond futures, and foreign currency risk related to currency futures) and exposure to loss in excess of the variation margin disclosed in the Consolidated Statement of Assets and Liabilities. The primary risks associated with the use of futures contracts are the imperfect correlation between the change in fair value of the underlying securities and the prices of futures contracts, the possibility of an illiquid market, and the inability of the counterparty to meet the terms of the contract. The notional amount of futures contracts outstanding was $51.4 million as of June 30, 2017. The monthly average notional amount for these contracts was $54.2 million for the period ended June 30, 2017. Realized gains and losses are reported as “Net realized gains/(losses) on futures contracts on the Consolidated Statement of Operations.

Options Contracts

The Fund may purchase or write put and call options on a security or an index of securities. During the period ended June 30, 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 included in “Investments, at value” on the Consolidated Statement of Assets and Liabilities and marked to market to reflect the current value of the option. Premiums paid for purchasing options that expire are treated as realized losses. When a put option is exercised or closed, premiums paid for purchasing 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.

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

The Fund had the following transactions in purchased call and put options during the period ended June 30, 2017:

 

        Number of
Contracts
     Notional
Amount(a)
     Cost

Options outstanding at December 31, 2016

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

Options purchased

         1,040,018          13,508,074          3,050,622

Options exercised

         (25,608 )          —          (191,910 )

Options expired

         (410,553 )          (2,767,596 )          (1,004,326 )

Options closed

         (872,255 )          (193,143 )          (2,109,988 )
      

 

 

        

 

 

        

 

 

 

Options outstanding at June 30, 2017

         739,123        $ 11,694,718        $ 1,703,346
      

 

 

        

 

 

        

 

 

 

The Fund had the following transactions in written call and put options during the period ended June 30, 2017:

 

        Number of
Contracts
     Notional
Amount(a)
     Premiums
Received

Options outstanding at December 31, 2016

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

Options written

         (785,531 )          (4,457,552 )          (1,709,440 )

Options exercised

         —          —          —

Options expired

         110,949          1,649,358          635,912

Options closed

         334,072          2,977,380          1,199,699
      

 

 

        

 

 

        

 

 

 

Options outstanding at June 30, 2017

         (495,429 )        $ (136,603 )        $ (776,133 )
      

 

 

        

 

 

        

 

 

 

 

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

Swap Agreements

The Fund 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, foreign currencies 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.

 

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AZL MVP BlackRock Global Strategy Plus Fund

Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements

June 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

Swaps are marked to market daily using pricing sources approved by the 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 a 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 VIP Subsidiary or Cayman 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 June 30, 2017, the Fund 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). The gross notional amount of interest rate swaps outstanding was $19.7 million as of June 30, 2017. The monthly average gross notional amount for interest rate swaps was $35.7 for the period ended June 30, 2017.

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. The gross notional amount of currency swaps outstanding was $4.4 million as of June 30, 2017. The monthly average gross notional amount for currency swaps was $4.3 million for the period ended June 30, 2017.

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. The gross notional amount of total return swaps outstanding was $4.4 million as of June 30, 2017. The monthly average gross notional amount for total return swaps was $3.9 for the period ended June 30, 2017.

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. A 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, a 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, a Fund would effectively add leverage to its portfolio because, in addition to its total net assets, a Fund would be subject to investment exposure on the notional amount of the swap.

Credit default swap agreements involve greater risks than if a 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. A 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 owed to the Fund). In connection with credit default swaps in which a 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 a 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 June 30, 2017, the Fund entered into 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). The gross notional amount of centrally cleared credit default swaps outstanding was $0.7 million as of June 30, 2017. The monthly average gross notional amount for credit default swaps was $1.2 million for the period ended June 30, 2017.

 

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AZL MVP BlackRock Global Strategy Plus Fund

Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements

June 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

Summary of Derivative Instruments

The following is a summary of the fair values of derivative instruments on the Fund’s Consolidated Statement of Assets and Liabilities, categorized by risk exposure, as of June 30, 2017:

 

   

Asset Derivatives

   

Liability Derivatives

 
Primary Risk Exposure   Statement of Assets and Liabilities Location   Total Fair
Value
    Statement of Assets and Liabilities Location   Total Fair
Value
 

Equity Risk Exposure

     
Futures Contracts   Receivable for variation margin on futures contracts*   $ 56,803     Payable for variation margin on futures contracts*   $ 93,337  
Option Contracts   Investment securities, at value (purchased options)     1,007,621     Written options     383,962  

Total Return Swap

Agreements

  Unrealized appreciation on swap agreements     503,051     Unrealized depreciation on swap agreements     2,398  

Credit Risk Exposure

     

Credit Default Swap

Agreements

  Unrealized appreciation on swap agreements*     225     Unrealized depreciation on swap agreements*     27,703  

Interest Rate Risk

     

Interest Rate Swap

Agreements

  Unrealized appreciation on swap agreements     154,602     Unrealized depreciation on swap agreements*     114,254  
Swaption Contracts   Investment securities, at value (purchased options)     134,714     Written options     154,958  

Foreign Exchange Risk Exposure

     
Currency Swap Agreements   Unrealized appreciation on swap agreements     215,704     Unrealized depreciation on swap agreements     8,219  
Forward Currency Contracts   Unrealized appreciation on forward currency contracts     74,235     Unrealized depreciation on forward currency contracts     205,817  
Options Contracts   Investment securities, at value (purchased options)     539,609     Written options     74,176  

 

* Includes cumulative appreciation/depreciation of futures contracts and cumulative unrealized gain (loss) on these swap agreements as reported in the Consolidated Schedule of Portfolio Investments. Only current day’s variation margin for both futures contracts and these swap agreements are reported within the Consolidated Statement of Assets and Liabilities.

The following is a summary of the effect of derivative instruments on the Consolidated Statement of Operations, categorized by risk exposure, for the period ended June 30, 2017:

 

    Realized Gain/(Loss) on Derivatives
Recognized as a Result from Operations
  Net Change in Unrealized
Appreciation/Depreciation
on Derivatives Recognized
as  a Result from Operations
     Net Realized
Gains\(Losses) on
Futures Contracts
  Net Realized
Gains\(Losses) on
Swap Agreements
  Net Realized
Gains\(Losses) on
Option Contracts
  Net Realized
Gains\(Losses) on
Forward Currency Contracts
  Change in Net Unrealized
Appreciation/Depreciation

Equity Risk Exposure

    $ 891,403     $ 48,469     $ 1,249,771     $ —     $ (2,465,969 )

Credit Risk Exposure

      —       90,597       —       —       (81,100 )

Interest Rate Risk Exposure

      —       (130,609 )       (149,078 )       —       424,328

Foreign Exchange Rate Risk Exposure

      —       46,439       371,360       911,614       (2,779,363 )

The Fund is generally subject to master netting agreements that allow for amounts owed between the Fund and the counterparty to be netted. The party that has the larger payable pays the excess of the larger amount over the smaller amount to the other party. The master netting agreements do not apply to amounts owed to/from different counterparties. The amounts shown in the Consolidated Statement of Assets and Liabilities do not take into consideration the effects of legally enforceable master netting agreements. The table below presents the gross and net amounts of these assets and liabilities with any offsets to reflect the Fund’s ability to transact net amounts in accordance with the master netting agreements at June 30, 2017. For financial reporting purposes, the Fund does not offset derivative assets and derivative liabilities that are subject to master netting arrangements in the Consolidated Statement of Assets and Liabilities. This table also summarizes the fair values of derivative instruments on the Fund’s Consolidated Statement of Assets and Liabilities, categorized by risk exposure, as of June 30, 2017.

At June 30, 2017, the Fund’s derivative assets and liabilities by type were as follows:

 

        Assets      Liabilities

Derivative Financial Instrument

             

Futures contracts

       $ 11,150        $ 4,832

Options contracts*

         1,681,944          613,096

Forward Currency contracts

         74,235          205,817

Swap agreements

         737,781          22,381
      

 

 

        

 

 

 

Total derivative assets and liabilities in the Consolidated Statement of Assets and Liabilities

         2,505,110          846,126

Derivatives not subject to a master netting agreement or similar agreement (“MNA”)

         (162,906 )          (36,448 )
      

 

 

        

 

 

 

Total assets and liabilities subject to a MNA

       $ 2,342,204        $ 809,678
      

 

 

        

 

 

 

 

* Includes option contracts purchased at value as reported in the Consolidated Statement of Assets and Liabilities.

 

25


AZL MVP BlackRock Global Strategy Plus Fund

Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements

June 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

The following table presents the Fund’s derivative assets by counterparty net of amounts available for offset under MNA and net of the related collateral received by the Fund as of June 30, 2017:

 

Counterparty    Derivative Assets
Subject to a MNA
by Counterparty
   Derivatives
Available
for Offset
   Non-cash
Collateral
Received*
   Cash
Collateral
Received*
   Net Amount
of Derivative
Assets

Bank of America

     $ 259,175      $ (83,914 )      $ —      $ (175,261 )      $ —

Barclays Bank

       108,223        —        —        (108,223 )        —

BNP Paribas

       621,141        (45,147 )        —        (410,000 )        165,994

Citigroup

       18,019        —        —        (18,019 )        —

Deutsche Bank

       48,762        (30,633 )        —        (18,129 )        —

Goldman Sachs

       648,194        (117,055 )        —        (531,139 )        —

Jefferies

       —        —        —        —        —

JPMorgan Chase

       77,972        (77,972 )        —        —        —

Morgan Stanley

       10,014        —        —        —        10,014

Societe Generale

       39,038        (2,406 )        —        (30,000 )        6,632

UBS Warburg

       511,666        (412,065 )        —        —        99,601
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total

     $ 2,342,204      $ (769,192 )      $ —      $ (1,290,771 )      $ 282,241
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

The following table presents the Fund’s derivative liabilities by counterparty net of amounts available for offset under MNA and net of the related collateral received by the Fund as of June 30, 2017:

 

Counterparty    Derivative Liabilities
Subject to a MNA
by Counterparty
   Derivatives
Available
for Offset
   Non-cash
Collateral
Pledged*
   Cash
Collateral
Pledged*
   Net Amount
of Derivative
Liabilities

Bank of America

     $ 83,914      $ (83,914 )      $ —      $ —      $ —

Barclays Bank

       —        —        —        —        —

BNP Paribas

       45,147        (45,147 )        —        —        —

Citigroup

       —        —        —        —        —

Deutsche Bank

       30,633        (30,633 )        —        —        —

Goldman Sachs

       117,055        (117,055 )        —        —        —

Jefferies

       37,285        —        —        —        37,285

JPMorgan Chase

       81,173        (77,972 )        —        (3,201 )        —

Morgan Stanley

       —        —        —        —        —

Societe Generale

       2,406        (2,406 )        —        —        —

UBS Warburg

       412,065        (412,065 )        —        —        —
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total

     $ 809,678      $ (769,192 )      $ —      $ (3,201 )      $ 37,285
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

* The actual collateral received or pledged may be in excess of the amounts shown in the table. The table only reflects collateral amounts up to the amount of the financial instrument disclosed on the Consolidated Statement of Assets and Liabilities.

3. Fees and Transactions with Affiliates and Other Parties

The Manager provides investment advisory and management services for the Fund. The Manager has retained an independent money management organization (the “Subadviser”), to make investment decisions on behalf of the Fund. Pursuant to a subadvisory agreement with BlackRock Investment Management, LLC (“BlackRock Investment”), BlackRock Investment provides investment advisory services as the Subadviser for the Fund subject to the general supervision of the Trustees and the Manager. The Manager is entitled to a fee, computed daily and paid monthly, based on the average daily net assets of the Fund. Expenses incurred by the Fund for investment advisory and management services are reflected on the Consolidated Statement of Operations as “Manager fees.” For its services, the Subadviser is entitled to a fee payable by the Manager. The Manager has contractually agreed to waive fees and reimburse the Fund to limit the annual expenses, excluding interest expense (e.g., cash overdraft fees), taxes, brokerage commissions, acquired fund fees and expenses, other expenditures that are capitalized in accordance with U.S. GAAP and other extraordinary expenses not incurred in the ordinary course of the Fund’s business, based on the daily net assets of the Fund, through April 30, 2018.

For the period ended June 30, 2017, the annual rate due to the Manager and the annual expense limit were as follows:

 

        Annual Rate      Annual Expense Limit

AZL MVP BlackRock Global Strategy Plus Fund

         0.10 %          0.15 %

AZL BlackRock Global Allocation Fund

         0.75 %          1.19 %

Any amounts contractually waived or reimbursed by the Manager in a particular fiscal year will be subject to repayment by the Fund to the Manager to the extent that from time to time through the next three fiscal years the repayment will not cause the Fund’s expenses to exceed the lesser of the stated limit at the time of the waiver or the current stated limit. Any amounts recouped by the Manager during the period are reflected on the Consolidated Statement of Operations as “Recoupment of prior expenses reimbursed by the Manager.”

 

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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements

June 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

At June 30, 2017, the contractual reimbursements subject to repayment by the Fund in subsequent years were as follows:

 

        Expires
12/31/2019
     Expires
12/31/2020
     Total

AZL MVP BlackRock Global Strategy Plus Fund

       $ 3,050        $ 2,040        $ 5,090

In addition, the Manager may voluntarily waive or reimburse additional fees in order to maintain more competitive expense ratios. Any voluntary waivers or reimbursements are not subject to repayment in subsequent years. Information on the total amount waived/reimbursed by the Manager or repaid to the Manager by the Fund during the period can be found on the Consolidated Statement of Operations. During the period ended June 30, 2017, there were no voluntary waivers.

The Manager or an affiliate of the Manager serves as the investment adviser of certain underlying funds in which the Fund invests and is paid a separate fee from the underlying funds for such services. At June 30, 2017, these underlying funds are noted as Affiliated Investment Companies in the Fund’s Consolidated Schedule of Portfolio Investments. A summary of the Fund’s investments in affiliated investment companies for the period ended June 30, 2017 is as follows:

 

      Fair Value
12/31/16
   Purchases
at Cost
   Proceeds from
Sales
   Net
Realized
Gain(Loss)
   Fair Value
6/30/17
   Dividend
Income

AZL MSCI Global Equity Index Fund

     $ 144,706,339      $ —      $ (13,540,627 )      $ 1,409,229      $ 146,342,745      $ —

AZL Enhanced Bond Index Fund

       220,670,678        3,006,383        —        (45 )        228,248,352        —
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
     $ 365,377,017      $ 3,006,383      $ (13,540,627 )        1,409,185      $ 374,591,097      $ —
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Pursuant to separate agreements between the Funds and the Manager, the Manager provides a Chief Compliance Officer (“CCO”) and certain compliance oversight and regulatory filing services to the Trust. Under these agreements the Manager is entitled to an amount equal to a portion of the compensation and certain other expenses related to the individuals performing the CCO and compliance oversight services, as well as $100 per hour for time incurred in connection with the preparation and filing of certain documents with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC” or the “Commission”). The fees are paid to the Manager on a quarterly basis. The total expenses incurred by the Fund for these services are reflected on the Consolidated Statement of Operations as “Administrative and compliance services fees.”

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

FIS Investor Services LLC (“FIS”) serves as the Fund’s transfer agent. Under the Transfer Agent Agreement, the Trust pays FIS a fee for its services and reimburses FIS for all of their reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred in providing these services.

The Bank of New York Mellon (“BNY Mellon” or the “Custodian”) serves as the Trust’s custodian and securities lending agent. For these services as custodian, the Funds pay BNY Mellon a fee based on a percentage of assets held on behalf of the Funds, plus certain out-of-pocket charges.

Allianz Life Financial Services, LLC (“ALFS”), an affiliate of the Manager, serves as distributor of the Fund. ALFS receives an annual 12b-1 fee in the maximum amount of 0.25% of the Fund’s average daily net assets, plus a Trust-wide annual fee of $42,500 paid by the Manager from its profits and not by the Trust, for recordkeeping and reporting services.

In addition, certain legal fees and expenses are paid to a law firm, Dorsey & Whitney LLP, of which the Secretary of the Fund is Senior Counsel. During the period ended June 30, 2017, $2,490 was paid from the Fund relating to these fees and expenses.

Certain Officers and Trustees of the Trust are affiliated with the Manager or the Administrator. Such Officers (except for the Trust’s CCO as noted above) and Trustees receive no compensation from the Trust for serving in their respective roles. For their service to the Trust and to the Allianz Variable Insurance Products Fund of Funds Trust, each non-interested Trustee receives a $170,000 annual Board retainer and the Lead Director receives an additional $42,500 annually. In addition, the Trustees are reimbursed for certain expenses associated with attending Board meetings. Compensation to the Trustees is allocated between the Trust and the Allianz Variable Insurance Products Fund of Funds Trust in proportion to the assets under management of each trust. During the period ended June 30, 2017, actual Trustee compensation was $435,200 in total for both trusts.

4. Investment Valuation Summary

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

 

  ●  

Level 1 — quoted prices in active markets for identical assets

  ●  

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

  ●  

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

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

Security prices are generally provided by an independent third party pricing service approved by the Trust’s Board of Trustees (the “Board” or “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

 

27


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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements

June 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

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. The Fund generally values index options at the average of the closing bid and ask quotations on the principal exchange on which the option is traded and are typically categorized as Level 1 in the fair value hierarchy. For options where market quotations are not readily available, fair value procedures as described below may be applied.

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. The Fund generally values index options at the average of the closing bid and ask quotations on the principal exchange on which the option is traded and are typically categorized as Level 1 in the fair value hierarchy. For options where market quotations are not readily available, fair value procedures as described below may be applied.

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

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

The following is a summary of the valuation inputs used as of June 30, 2017 in valuing the Fund’s investments based upon the three levels defined above:

 

Investment Securities:      Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Total
                             

Common Stocks

                           

Aerospace & Defense

       $ 258,140        $ 3,183,464        $ —        $ 3,441,604

Airlines

         3,397,205          1,348,998          —          4,746,203

Auto Components

         83,210          5,644,748          —          5,727,958

Automobiles

         513,218          3,956,754          —          4,469,972

Banks

         7,691,301          7,280,784          —          14,972,085

Beverages

         223,441          2,211,903          —          2,435,344

Biotechnology

         3,257,074          354,796          —          3,611,870

Building Products

         1,622,279          1,085,622          —          2,707,901

Capital Markets

         3,591,336          810,094          —          4,401,430

Chemicals

         5,757,211          6,082,593          —          11,839,804

Commercial Services & Supplies

         —          121,584          —          121,584

Communications Equipment

         1,217,840          1,402,685          —          2,620,525

Construction & Engineering

         —          1,685,144          —          1,685,144

Construction Materials

         —          141,951          —          141,951

Distributors

         —          84,308          —          84,308

Diversified Financial Services

         1,734,655          108,425          —          1,843,080

Diversified Telecommunication Services

         1,795,645          4,528,080          —          6,323,725

Electric Utilities

         1,975,132          1,620,666          —          3,595,798

Electrical Equipment

         46,483          1,719,499          —          1,765,982

Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components

         517,751          1,621,018          —          2,138,769

Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts

         134,536          803,768          —          938,304

Food & Staples Retailing

         585,990          108,214          —          694,204

Food Products

         197,156          5,785,683          —          5,982,839

Gas Utilities

         —          1,490,421          —          1,490,421

Health Care Equipment & Supplies

         1,984,337          1,229,292          —          3,213,629

Health Care Providers & Services

         6,762,396          2,102,871          —          8,865,267

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure

         733,622          1,207,672          —          1,941,294

Household Durables

         785,493          918,146          —          1,703,639

Industrial Conglomerates

         231,422          3,324,983          —          3,556,405

Insurance

         4,819,948          1,669,007          —          6,488,955

Internet Software & Services

         6,135,765          —          1,152,907          7,288,672

 

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AZL MVP BlackRock Global Strategy Plus Fund

Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements

June 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

Investment Securities:      Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Total
                             

IT Services

       $ 2,820,637        $ 899,377        $ —        $ 3,720,014

Leisure Products

         —          107,320          —          107,320

Machinery

         127,643          4,381,204          —          4,508,847

Media

         7,090,770          917,550          —          8,008,320

Metals & Mining

         79,237          267,175          —          346,412

Multi-Utilities

         855,935          2,187,615          —          3,043,550

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels

         11,765,307          5,196,709          —          16,962,016

Personal Products

         1,644,313          95,264          —          1,739,577

Pharmaceuticals

         4,823,390          5,160,774          —          9,984,164

Professional Services

         33,830          518,976          —          552,806

Real Estate Management & Development

         919,388          4,124,706          —          5,044,094

Road & Rail

         1,557,715          2,775,902          —          4,333,617

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment

         2,809,225          1,205,140          —          4,014,365

Software

         2,952,533          1,477,049          3,692,504          8,122,086

Specialty Retail

         5,313,153          162,032          —          5,475,185

Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals

         4,735,776          100,805          —          4,836,581

Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods

         1,437,418          646,123          —          2,083,541

Tobacco

         102,769          554,873          —          657,642

Transportation Infrastructure

         —          83,967          —          83,967

Wireless Telecommunication Services

         741,622          3,172,260          —          3,913,882

Other Common Stocks+

         9,192,803          —          —          9,192,803

Preferred Stocks

                           

Banks

         592,604          74,584          —          667,188

Health Care Providers & Services

         —          857,903          437,532          1,295,435

Internet Software & Services

         —          —          636,693          636,693

Software

         —          —          930,418          930,418

Other Preferred Stocks+

         1,651,234          —          —          1,651,234

Warrant

         —          169          —          169

Convertible Preferred Stocks

 

                    

Banks

         —          171,774          —          171,774

Internet Software & Services

         —          —          1,277,221          1,277,221

Private Placements

         —          —          147,510          147,510

Convertible Bonds

                           

Multi-Utilities

         170,216          —          —          170,216

Other Convertible Bonds+

         —          3,847,105          —          3,847,105

Bank Loans

         —          1,810,474          —          1,810,474

Collateralized Mortgage Obligations

         —          583,826          —          583,826

Corporate Bonds

         —          17,560,345          —          17,560,345

Foreign Bonds

         —          40,030,842          —          40,030,842

Yankee Dollars

         —          10,730,528          —          10,730,528

U.S. Treasury Obligations

         —          90,965,924          —          90,965,924

Purchased Swaptions

         —          134,713          —          134,713

Purchased Options

         2,350          1,544,880          —          1,547,230

Exchange Traded Fund

         15,295,758          —          —          15,295,758

Securities Held as Collateral for Securities on Loan

         —          27,944,075          —          27,944,075

Unaffiliated Investment Company

         9,831,542          —          —          9,831,542

Affiliated Investment Company

         374,591,097          —          —          374,591,097
      

 

 

        

 

 

        

 

 

        

 

 

 

Total Investment Securities

         517,190,851          293,925,136          8,274,785          819,390,772
      

 

 

        

 

 

        

 

 

        

 

 

 

Securities Sold Short

         (3,325,158 )          —          —          (3,325,158 )

Other Financial Instruments:*

                           

Futures Contracts

         36,889          —          —          36,889

Written Options

         (1,970 )          (456,168 )          —          (458,138 )

Written Swaptions

         —          (154,958 )          —          (154,958 )

Forward Currency Contracts

         —          (131,582 )          —          (131,582 )

Centrally Cleared Credit Default Swaps

         —          (27,478 )          —          (27,478 )

Over-the-Counter Currency Swaps

         —          207,485          —          207,485

Centrally Cleared Interest Rate Swaps

         —          40,348          —          40,348

Over-the-Counter Total Return Swaps

         —          500,653          —          500,653
      

 

 

        

 

 

        

 

 

        

 

 

 

Total Investments

       $ 513,900,612        $ 293,903,436        $ 8,274,785        $ 816,078,833
      

 

 

        

 

 

        

 

 

        

 

 

 

 

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

 

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

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.

 

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AZL MVP BlackRock Global Strategy Plus Fund

Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements

June 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

5. Security Purchases and Sales

For the period ended June 30, 2017, cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of securities (excluding securities maturing less than one year from acquisition) were as follows:

 

        Purchases      Sales

AZL MVP BlackRock Global Strategy Plus Fund

       $ 220,945,891        $ 250,913,963

For the period ended June 30, 2017, purchases and sales of long-term U.S. government securities were as follows:

 

        Purchases      Sales

AZL MVP BlackRock Global Strategy Plus Fund

       $ 134,797,872        $ 108,300,470

6. Restricted Securities

A restricted security is a security which has been purchased through a private offering and cannot be resold to the general public without prior registration under the Securities Act of 1933 (the “1933 Act”) or pursuant to the resale limitations provided by Rule 144A under the 1933 Act, or an exemption from the registration requirements of the 1933 Act. Whether a restricted security is illiquid is determined pursuant to guidelines established by the Trustees. Not all restricted securities are considered illiquid. The illiquid restricted securities held as of June 30, 2017 are identified below.

 

Security      Acquisition
Date(a)
     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        $ 76,932          0.01 %

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

         2/2/17          62,664          47,150          70,187          0.01 %

Domo, Inc., Series E

         4/1/15          1,218,214          144,482          1,277,221          0.15 %

Dropbox, Inc.

         1/28/14          1,827,985          95,700          1,149,357          0.14 %

Grand Rounds, Inc.

         3/31/15          399,608          143,925          437,532          0.05 %

Inversiones Alsacia SA, 8.00%, 12/31/18, Callable 7/24/17 @ 100.00

         12/22/14          420,057          527,380          18,458          0.00 %

Jawbone

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

Liberty Media Group, Class C

         2/2/17          292,777          4,089          149,739          0.02 %

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

         8/3/15          440,732          459,000          583,826          0.07 %

Lookout, Inc.

         3/4/15          63,364          5,547          3,550          0.00 %

Lookout, Inc., Preferred Shares, Series F

         9/19/14          730,222          63,925          636,693          0.08 %

Palantir Technologies, Inc., Series I

         3/27/14          712,042          116,157          930,418          0.11 %

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

         11/11/15          268,000          268,000          6,727          0.00 %

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

         7/20/16          2,106,000          1,018,000          763,500          0.09 %

Uber Technologies, Inc.

         3/21/14          1,063,120          68,532          3,692,504          0.44 %

 

(a) Acquisition date represents the initial purchase date of the security.

7. 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 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.

 

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AZL MVP BlackRock Global Strategy Plus Fund

Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements

June 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

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”) and 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.

8. Federal Tax Information

It is the policy of the Fund to continue to qualify as a regulated investment company by complying with the provisions available to certain investment companies, as defined under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code, and to make distributions of net investment income and net realized gains sufficient to relieve it from all, or substantially all, federal income taxes. Accordingly, no provisions for federal income taxes are required in the financial statements.

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

Cost for federal income tax purposes at June 30, 2017 is $773,939,189. The gross unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on a tax basis is as follows:

 

Unrealized appreciation

  $ 65,300,552  

Unrealized (depreciation)

    (19,848,969 ) 
 

 

 

 

Net unrealized appreciation/(depreciation)

  $ 45,451,583  
 

 

 

 

As of the end of its tax year ended December 31, 2016, the Fund has capital loss carry forwards (“CLCFs”) as summarized in the table below. CLCFs subject to expiration are applied as short-term capital loss regardless of whether the originating capital loss was short-term or long-term. CLCFs that are not subject to expiration must be utilized before those that are subject to expiration. The Board does not intend to authorize a distribution of any realized gain for the Fund until any applicable CLCF has been offset or expires.

CLCFs not subject to expiration:

 

        Short Term
Amount
     Long Term
Amount
     Total
Amount

AZL MVP BlackRock Global Strategy Plus Fund

       $ —        $ 439,156        $ 439,156

The tax character of dividends paid to shareholders during the year ended December 31, 2016 were as follows:

 

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

AZL MVP BlackRock Global Strategy Plus Fund

     $ 21,857,180      $ 29,417,164      $ 51,274,344

 

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

As of the latest tax year end December 31 2016, the components of accumulated earnings on a tax basis were as follows:

 

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

AZL MVP BlackRock Global Strategy Plus Fund

       $ 10,112,824        $ 17,025,566        $ (439,156 )        $ 10,671,238        $ 37,370,472

 

(a) The difference between book-basis and tax-basis unrealized appreciation/depreciation is attributable primarily to tax deferral of losses on wash sales and the realization for tax purposes of unrealized gains/losses on investments in passive foreign investment companies.

The tax character of current year distributions paid and the tax basis of the current components of accumulated earnings and any net capital loss carry forwards will be determined at the end of the current tax year ending December 31, 2017.

9. Ownership and Principal Holders

The beneficial ownership, either directly or indirectly, of more than 25% of the voting securities of a fund creates presumptions of control of the fund, under section 2 (a)(9) of the 1940 Act. As of June 30, 2017, the Fund had an individual shareholder account which is affiliated with the Investment Adviser representing ownership in excess of 25% of the Fund.

 

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AZL MVP BlackRock Global Strategy Plus Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements

June 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

10. Investment Company Reporting Modernization

In October 2016, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) released its Final Rules on Investment Company Reporting Modernization (the “Rules”). The Rules which introduce two new regulatory reporting forms for investment companies — Form N-PORT and Form N-CEN — also contain amendments to Regulation S-X which require standardized, enhanced disclosures about derivatives in investment company financial statements, as well as other amendments. The amendments are effective for filings made with the SEC after August 1, 2017. Management is currently evaluating the impact of the amendments on the fund’s financial statements. The adoption will have no effect on the Funds’ net assets or results of operations.

11. Subsequent Events

Management of the Fund has evaluated the need for additional disclosures or adjustments resulting from events through the date the financial statements were issued. Based on this evaluation, there were no subsequent events to report that would have material impact on the Fund’s financial statements.

 

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Other Information (Unaudited)

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

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

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

 

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The Allianz VIP Fund of Funds are distributed by Allianz Life Financial Services, LLC.   
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AZL® MVP DFA Multi-Strategy Fund

Semi-Annual Report

June 30, 2017

(Unaudited)

 

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Table of Contents

 

Expense Examples and Portfolio Composition

Page 1

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

Page 2

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

Page 3

Statement of Operations

Page 3

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

Page 4

Financial Highlights

Page 5

Notes to the Financial Statements

Page 6

Other Information

Page 11

 

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


AZL MVP DFA Multi-Strategy Fund

Expense Examples

(Unaudited)

 

As a shareholder of the AZL MVP DFA Multi-Strategy Fund (the “Fund”), you incur ongoing costs, including management fees, distribution fees, and other Fund expenses. These examples are intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds. Please note that the expenses shown in each table do not reflect expenses that apply to the subaccount or the insurance contract. If the expenses that apply to the subaccount of the insurance contract were included, your costs would have been higher.

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

The Actual Expense table below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information below, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the table under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.

 

     Beginning
Account Value
1/1/17
  Ending
Account Value
6/30/17
  Expenses Paid
During Period
1/1/17 -  6/30/17*
  Annualized Expense
Ratio During Period
1/1/17 - 6/30/17

AZL MVP DFA Multi-Strategy Fund

    $ 1,000.00     $ 1,055.00     $ 0.76       0.15 %
               

The Hypothetical Expense table below provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund’s actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of other funds.

 

     Beginning
Account Value
1/1/17
  Ending
Account Value
6/30/17
  Expenses Paid
During Period
1/1/17 -  6/30/17*
  Annualized Expense
Ratio During Period
1/1/17 - 6/30/17

AZL MVP DFA Multi-Strategy Fund

    $ 1,000.00     $ 1,024.05     $ 0.75       0.15 %
               

 

* Expenses are equal to the average account value over the period, multiplied by the Fund’s annualized expense ratio, multiplied by 181/365 (to reflect the one half year period).

Portfolio Composition

(Unaudited)

 

Investments   Percent of Net Assets
   

Domestic Equities

      45.1 %

Fixed Income

      37.9

International Equities

      12.0
   

 

 

 

Total Investment Securities

      95.0

Net other assets (liabilities)

      5.0
   

 

 

 

Net Assets

      100.0 %
   

 

 

 

 

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AZL MVP DFA Multi-Strategy Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

June 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

Shares    Fair Value  
 

Affiliated Investment Companies (95.0%):

  
  326,811      AZL DFA Emerging Markets Core Equity Fund    $ 3,258,307  
  2,441,087      AZL DFA Five-Year Global Fixed Income Fund      24,654,975  
  434,997      AZL DFA International Core Equity Fund      4,567,464  
  1,967,841      AZL DFA U.S. Core Equity Fund      22,767,922  
  568,179      AZL DFA U.S. Small Cap Fund      6,596,553  
     

 

 

 
 

Total Affiliated Investment Companies (Cost $56,599,214)

     61,845,221  
     

 

 

 
 

Total Investment Securities (Cost $56,599,214)(a) — 95.0%

     61,845,221  
 

Net other assets (liabilities) — 5.0%

     3,221,342  
     

 

 

 
 

Net Assets — 100.0%

   $ 65,066,563  
     

 

 

 
 

Percentages indicated are based on net assets as of June 30, 2017.

 

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

Futures Contracts

Cash of $3,246,022 has been segregated to cover margin requirements for the following open contracts as of June 30, 2017:

 

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

S&P 500 Index E-Mini September Futures

     Long        9/15/17        16      $ 1,936,720      $ (6,004 ) 

U.S. Treasury 10-Year Note September Futures

     Long        9/20/17        10        1,255,313        (4,700 ) 
              

 

 

 

Total

               $ (10,704 ) 
              

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

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AZL MVP DFA Multi-Strategy Fund

 

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

June 30, 2017

(Unaudited)

 

Assets:

    

Investments in affiliates, at cost

     $ 56,599,214
    

 

 

 

Investments in affiliates, at value

     $ 61,845,221

Segregated cash for collateral

       3,246,022

Dividends receivable

       2,219

Receivable for capital shares issued

       45,562

Receivable for affiliated investments sold

       1,804
    

 

 

 

Total Assets

       65,140,828
    

 

 

 

Liabilities:

    

Cash overdraft

       1,804

Payable for capital shares redeemed

       62,251

Manager fees payable

       1,495

Administration fees payable

       4,542

Custodian fees payable

       360

Administrative and compliance services fees payable

       282

Transfer agent fees payable

       848

Trustee fees payable

       612

Other accrued liabilities

       2,071
    

 

 

 

Total Liabilities

       74,265
    

 

 

 

Net Assets

     $ 65,066,563
    

 

 

 

Net Assets Consist of:

    

Capital

     $ 59,220,497

Accumulated net investment income/(loss)

       244,741

Accumulated net realized gains/(losses) from investment transactions

       366,022

Net unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on investments

       5,235,303
    

 

 

 

Net Assets

     $ 65,066,563
    

 

 

 

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

       5,955,381

Net Asset Value (offering and redemption price per share)

     $ 10.93
    

 

 

 

Statement of Operations

For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2017

(Unaudited)

 

Investment Income:

    

Dividends

     $ 11,974
    

 

 

 

Total Investment Income

       11,974
    

 

 

 

Expenses:

    

Manager fees

       60,300

Administration fees

       27,574

Custodian fees

       1,133

Administrative and compliance services fees

       548

Transfer agent fees

       2,699

Trustee fees

       1,736

Professional fees

       1,571

Shareholder reports

       1,030

Other expenses

       563
    

 

 

 

Total expenses before reductions

       97,154

Less expenses voluntarily waived/reimbursed by the Manager

       (30,149 )

Less expense contractually waived/reimbursed by the Manager

       (21,781 )
    

 

 

 

Net expenses

       45,224
    

 

 

 

Net Investment Income/(Loss)

       (33,250 )
    

 

 

 

Realized and Unrealized Gains/(Losses) on Investments:

    

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

       353,599

Net realized gains/(losses) on futures contracts

       176,301

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments

       2,684,754
    

 

 

 

Net Realized/Unrealized Gains/(Losses) on Investments

       3,214,654
    

 

 

 

Change in Net Assets Resulting From Operations

     $ 3,181,404
    

 

 

 
 

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

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AZL MVP DFA Multi-Strategy Fund

 

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

     For the
Six Months Ended
June 30, 2017
       For the
Year Ended
December 31, 2016
    (Unaudited)        

Change In Net Assets:

           

Operations:

           

Net investment income/(loss)

    $ (33,250 )         $ 270,935

Net realized gains/(losses) on investment transactions

      529,900           (97,307 )

Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments

      2,684,754           3,344,944
   

 

 

         

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from operations

      3,181,404           3,518,572
   

 

 

         

 

 

 

Distributions to Shareholders:

           

Capital Transactions:

           

Proceeds from shares issued

      13,033,685           29,807,859

Value of shares redeemed

      (4,474,173 )           (6,088,076 )
   

 

 

         

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from capital transactions

      8,559,512           23,719,783
   

 

 

         

 

 

 

Change in net assets

      11,740,916           27,238,355

Net Assets:

           

Beginning of period

      53,325,647           26,087,292
   

 

 

         

 

 

 

End of period

    $ 65,066,563         $ 53,325,647
   

 

 

         

 

 

 

Accumulated net investment income/(loss)

    $ 244,741         $ 277,991
   

 

 

         

 

 

 

Share Transactions:

           

Shares issued

      1,223,216           3,032,018

Shares redeemed

      (417,007 )           (628,886 )
   

 

 

         

 

 

 

Change in shares

      806,209           2,403,132
   

 

 

         

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

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AZL MVP DFA Multi-Strategy Fund

Financial Highlights

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

 

      Six Months
Ended
June 30, 2017
  Year Ended
December 31,
2016
  April 27, 2015
to December 31,
2015 (a)
     (Unaudited)        

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period

     $ 10.36     $ 9.50     $ 10.00
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Investment Activities:

            

Net Investment Income/(Loss)

       (0.01 )       0.05       (0.01 )

Net Realized and Unrealized Gains/(Losses) on Investments

       0.58       0.81       (0.49 )
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total from Investment Activities

       0.57       0.86       (0.50 )
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net Asset Value, End of Period

     $ 10.93     $ 10.36     $ 9.50
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total Return(b)

       5.50 %(c)       9.05 %       (5.00 )%(c)

Ratios to Average Net Assets/Supplemental Data:

            

Net Assets, End of Period (000’s)

     $ 65,067     $ 53,326     $ 26,087

Net Investment Income/(Loss)(d)

       (0.11 )%       0.71 %       (0.14 )%

Expenses Before Reductions*(d)(e)

       0.32 %       0.36 %       0.52 %

Expenses Net of Reductions*(d)

       0.15 %       0.15 %       0.14 %

Portfolio Turnover Rate

       8 %(c)       15 %       2 %(c)

 

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

 

(a) Period from commencement of operations.

 

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

 

(c) Not annualized.

 

(d) Annualized for periods less than one year.

 

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

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

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AZL MVP DFA Multi-Strategy Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements

June 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

1. Organization

The Allianz Variable Insurance Products Fund of Funds Trust (the “Trust”) was organized as a Delaware statutory trust on June 16, 2004. The Trust is a diversified open-end management investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, (the “1940 Act”) and thus is determined to be an investment company for accounting purposes. The Trust consists of 12 separate investment portfolios (collectively, the “Funds”), of which one is included in this report, the AZL MVP DFA Multi-Strategy Fund (the “Fund”), and 11 are presented in separate reports.

The Fund is a “fund of funds,” which means that the Fund invests primarily in other mutual funds. Underlying Funds invest in stock, 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 Fund will adjust its asset allocation as it seeks to achieve its investment objective.

The Trust is authorized to issue an unlimited number of shares of the Fund without par value. Shares of the Fund are available through the variable annuity contracts offered through the separate accounts of participating insurance companies. Currently, the Fund only offers its 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 Fund. In addition, in the normal course of business, the Fund may enter into contracts with its vendors and others that provide for general indemnifications. The Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown, as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Fund. However, based on experience, the Fund expects that risk of loss to be remote.

2. Significant Accounting Policies

The following is a summary of significant accounting policies followed by the Fund in the preparation of its financial statements. The policies conform with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“U.S. GAAP”). The preparation of financial statements requires management to make certain estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of increases and decreases in net assets from operations during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

Security Valuation

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

Investment Transactions and Investment Income

Investment transactions are recorded not later than on the business day following trade date. However, for financial reporting purposes, investment transactions are accounted for on trade date. Net realized gains and losses on investments sold and on foreign currency transactions are recorded on the basis of identified cost. Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis and includes, where applicable, the amortization of premiums or accretion of discounts.

Dividends to Shareholders

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

Expense Allocation

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

Derivative Instruments

All open derivative positions at period end are reflected on the Fund’s Schedule of Portfolio Investments. The following is a description of the derivative instruments utilized by the Fund, including the primary underlying risk exposures related to each instrument type. The 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 Fund’s derivative positions could exceed 20% of the Fund’s value. The Fund may also use futures to gain equity exposure and may hold cash as a buffer in the event of market shocks.

Futures Contracts

During the period ended June 30, 2017, the Fund did not enter into any futures contracts. Futures contracts are valued based upon their quoted daily settlement prices. Upon entering into a futures contract, the Fund is required to segregate liquid assets in accordance with the initial margin requirements of the broker or exchange. Futures contracts are

 

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AZL MVP DFA Multi-Strategy Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements

June 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

marked to market daily and a payable or receivable for the change in value (“variation margin”) is recorded by the Fund. Gains or losses are recognized but not considered realized until the contracts expire or are closed. Futures contracts involve, to varying degrees, elements of market risk (generally equity price risk related to stock futures, interest rate risk related to bond futures, and foreign currency risk related to currency futures) and exposure to loss in excess of the variation margin disclosed in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. The primary risks associated with the use of futures contracts are the imperfect correlation between the change in fair value of the underlying securities and the prices of futures contracts, the possibility of an illiquid market, and the inability of the counterparty to meet the terms of the contract. The notional amount of futures contracts outstanding was $3.2 million as of June 30, 2017. The monthly average notional amount for these contracts was $3.2 million for the period ended June 30, 2017. Realized gains and losses are reported as “Net realized gains/(losses) on futures contracts on the Statement of Operations.

Summary of Derivative Instruments

The following is a summary of the fair values of derivative instruments on the Fund’s Statement of Assets and Liabilities, categorized by risk exposure, as of June 30, 2017:

 

   

Asset Derivative

   

Liability Derivative

 
Primary Risk Exposure   Statement of Assets and Liabilities Location   Total Fair
Value*
    Statement of Assets and Liabilities Location   Total Fair
Value*
 

Equity Risk Exposure

       
Equity Contracts   Receivable for variation margin on futures contracts   $ —     Payable for variation margin on futures contracts   $ 6,004  

Interest Rate Risk Exposure

       
Interest Rate Contracts       —         4,700  

 

* For futures contracts, the amounts represent the cumulative appreciation/depreciation of these futures contracts as reported in the Schedule of Portfolio Investments. Only current day’s variation margin is reported within the Statement of Assets and Liabilities as variation margin on futures contracts.

The following is a summary of the effect of derivative instruments on the Statement of Operations, categorized by risk exposure, for the period ended June 30, 2017:

 

Primary Risk Exposure   Location of Gains/(Losses)
on Derivatives
Recognized
   Realized Gains/(Losses)
on Derivatives
Recognized
     Change in Net Unrealized
Appreciation/Depreciation on
Derivatives Recognized
 

Equity Risk Exposure

       
Equity Contracts   Net realized gains/(losses) on futures contracts/ Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments    $ 157,872      $ (6,534 ) 

Interest Rate Risk Exposure

       
Interest Rate Contracts        18,429        (2,358 ) 

3. Fees and Transactions with Affiliates and Other Parties

The Manager provides investment advisory and management services for the Fund. The Manager has contractually agreed to waive fees and reimburse the Fund to limit the annual expenses, excluding interest expense (e.g., cash overdraft fees), taxes, brokerage commissions, acquired fund fees and expenses, other expenditures that are capitalized in accordance with U.S. GAAP and other extraordinary expenses not incurred in the ordinary course of the Fund’s business, based on the daily net assets of the Fund, through April 30, 2018. Expenses incurred for investment advisory and management services are reflected on the Statement of Operations as “Manager fees.”

For the period ended June 30, 2017, the annual rate due to the Manager and the annual expense limit were as follows:

 

        Annual Rate      Annual Expense Limit

AZL MVP DFA Multi-Strategy Fund

         0.20 %          0.15 %

 

* The Manager voluntarily reduced the management fee to 0.10% on all assets. The manager reserves the right to increase the management fee to the amount shown in the table at any time.

Any amounts contractually waived or reimbursed by the Manager in a particular fiscal year will be subject to repayment by the Fund to the Manager to the extent that from time to time through the next three fiscal years the repayment will not cause the Fund’s expenses to exceed the lesser of the stated limit at the time of the waiver or the current stated limit. Any amounts recouped by the Manager during the period are reflected on the Statement of Operations as “Recoupment of prior expenses reimbursed by the Manager.”

At June 30, 2017, the contractual reimbursements that are subject to repayment by the Fund in subsequent years were as follows:

 

        Expires
12/31/2018
     Expires
12/31/2019
     Expires
12/31/2020
     Total

AZL MVP DFA Multi-Strategy Fund

       $ 32,620        $ 31,356        $ 21,781        $ 85,757

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

 

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AZL MVP DFA Multi-Strategy Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements

June 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

The Manager or an affiliate of the Manager serves as the investment adviser of certain underlying funds in which the Fund invests. At June 30, 2017, these underlying funds are noted as Affiliated Investment Companies in the Fund’s Schedule of Portfolio Investments. The Manager or an affiliate of the Manager is paid a separate fee from the underlying funds for such services. A summary of the Fund’s investments in affiliated investment companies for the period ended June 30, 2017 is as follows:

 

      Fair Value
12/31/16
   Purchases
at Cost
   Proceeds from
Sales
   Net
Realized
Gain (Loss)
   Fair Value
6/30/17
   Dividend
Income

AZL DFA Emerging Markets Core Equity Fund

     $ 2,696,219      $ 354,232      $ (298,067 )      $ (4,638 )      $ 3,258,307      $ —

AZL DFA Five-Year Global Fixed Income Fund

       20,281,404        5,166,157        (1,112,167 )        (4,299 )        24,654,975        —

AZL DFA International Core Equity Fund

       3,733,344        649,286        (367,778 )        3,128        4,567,464        —

AZL DFA U.S. Core Equity Fund

       18,526,385        4,375,033        (1,687,657 )        201,297        22,767,922        —

AZL DFA U.S. Small Cap Fund

       5,264,616        2,328,738        (1,110,537 )        158,489        6,596,553        —
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
     $ 50,501,968      $ 12,873,446      $ (4,576,206 )      $ 353,977      $ 61,845,221      $ —
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Pursuant to separate agreements between the Funds and the Manager, the Manager provides a Chief Compliance Officer (“CCO”) and certain compliance oversight and regulatory filing services to the Trust. Under these agreements the Manager is entitled to an amount equal to a portion of the compensation and certain other expenses related to the individuals performing the CCO and compliance oversight services, as well as $100 per hour for time incurred in connection with the preparation and filing of certain documents with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC” or the “Commission”). The fees are paid to the Manager on a quarterly basis. The total expenses incurred by the Fund for these services are reflected on the Statement of Operations as “Administrative and compliance services fees.”

Citi Fund Services Ohio, Inc. (“Citi” or the “Administrator”), a wholly owned subsidiary of Citigroup, Inc., with which an officer of the Trust is affiliated, serves as the Trust’s administrator and fund accountant, and assists the Trust in all aspects of its administration and operation. The Administrator is entitled to a fee, accrued daily and paid monthly. The Administrator is entitled to an annual fee for each additional class of shares of any Fund, certain annual fees in supporting fair values services, and a Trust-wide annual fee for providing infrastructure and support in implementing the written policies and procedures comprising the Fund’s compliance program. The Administrator is also reimbursed for certain expenses incurred. The total expenses incurred by the Fund for these services are reflected on the Statement of Operations as “Administration fees.”

FIS Investor Services LLC (“FIS”) serves as the Fund’s transfer agent. Under the Transfer Agent Agreement, the Trust pays FIS a fee for its services and reimburses FIS for all of their reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred in providing these services.

The Bank of New York Mellon (“BNY Mellon” or the “Custodian”) serves as the Trust’s custodian and securities lending agent. For these services as custodian, the Funds pay BNY Mellon a fee based on a percentage of assets held on behalf of the Funds, plus certain out-of-pocket charges.

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

In addition, certain legal fees and expenses are paid to a law firm, Dorsey & Whitney LLP, of which the Secretary of the Fund is Senior Counsel. During the period ended June 30, 2017, $306 was paid from the Fund relating to these fees and expenses.

Certain Officers and Trustees of the Trust are affiliated with the Manager or the Administrator. Such Officers (except for the Trust’s CCO as noted above) and Trustees receive no compensation from the Trust for serving in their respective roles. For their service to the Trust and to the Allianz Variable Insurance Products Trust, each non-interested Trustee receives a $170,000 annual Board retainer and the Lead Director receives an additional $42,500 annually. In addition, the Trustees are reimbursed for certain expenses associated with attending Board meetings. Compensation to the Trustees is allocated between the Trust and the Allianz Variable Insurance Products Trust in proportion to the assets under management of each trust. During the period ended June 30, 2017, actual Trustee compensation was $435,200 in total for both trusts.

4. Investment Valuation Summary

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

 

  ●  

Level 1 — quoted prices in active markets for identical assets

  ●  

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

  ●  

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

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

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.

Investments in other investment companies are valued at their published net asset value (“NAV”). Security prices are generally provided by an independent third party pricing service approved by the Trust’s Board of Trustees (the “Board” or “Trustees”) as of the close of the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) (generally 4:00 pm Eastern Time). The investments utilizing Level 1 valuations represent investments in open-end investment companies. 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.

For the period ended June 30, 2017, there were no Level 3 investments for which significant unobservable inputs were used to determine fair value.

 

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AZL MVP DFA Multi-Strategy Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements

June 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

The following is a summary of the valuation inputs used as of June 30, 2017 in valuing the Fund’s investments based upon the three levels defined above:

 

Investment Securities:      Level 1      Level 2      Total
                      

Affiliated Investment Company

       $ 61,845,221        $ —        $ 61,845,221
      

 

 

        

 

 

        

 

 

 

Total Investment Securities

         61,845,221          —          61,845,221
      

 

 

        

 

 

        

 

 

 

Other Financial Instruments:*

                    

Futures Contracts

         (10,704 )          —          (10,704 )
      

 

 

        

 

 

        

 

 

 

Total Investments

       $ 61,834,517        $ —        $ 61,834,517
      

 

 

        

 

 

        

 

 

 

 

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

5. Security Purchases and Sales

For the period ended June 30, 2017, cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of securities (excluding securities maturing less than one year from acquisition) were as follows:

 

        Purchases      Sales

AZL MVP DFA Multi-Strategy Fund

       $ 12,873,446        $ 4,576,206

6. Investment Risks

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.

7. Federal Tax Information

It is the policy of the Fund to continue to qualify as a regulated investment company by complying with the provisions available to certain investment companies, as defined under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code, and to make distributions of net investment income and net realized gains sufficient to relieve it from all, or substantially all, federal income taxes. Accordingly, no provisions for federal income taxes are required in the financial statements.

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

Cost of securities for federal income tax purposes at June 30, 2017 is $56,855,015. The gross unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on a tax basis is as follows:

 

Unrealized appreciation

  $ 5,246,007  

Unrealized (depreciation)

    (255,801 ) 
 

 

 

 

Net unrealized appreciation/(depreciation)

  $ 4,990,206  
 

 

 

 

As of the latest tax year end December 31, 2016, the components of accumulated earnings on a tax basis were as follows:

 

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

AZL MVP DFA Multi-Strategy Fund

       $ 307,430        $ 39,764        $ —        $ 2,317,468        $ 2,664,662

 

(a) The difference between book-basis and tax-basis unrealized appreciation/depreciation is attributable primarily to tax deferral of losses on wash sales and the realization for tax purposes of unrealized gains/losses on investments in passive foreign investment companies.

8. Ownership and Principal Holders

The beneficial ownership, either directly or indirectly, of more than 25% of the voting securities of a fund creates presumptions of control of the fund, under section 2 (a)(9) of the 1940 Act. As of June 30, 2017, the Fund had an individual shareholder account which is affiliated with the Investment Adviser representing ownership in excess of 25% of the Fund.

9. Investment Company Reporting Modernization

In October 2016, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) released its Final Rules on Investment Company Reporting Modernization (the “Rules”). The Rules which introduce two new regulatory reporting forms for investment companies — Form N-PORT and Form N-CEN — also contain amendments to Regulation S-X which require standardized,

 

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AZL MVP DFA Multi-Strategy Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements

June 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

enhanced disclosures about derivatives in investment company financial statements, as well as other amendments. The amendments are effective for filings made with the SEC after August 1, 2017. Management is currently evaluating the impact of the amendments on the fund’s financial statements. The adoption will have no effect on the Funds’ net assets or results of operations.

10. Subsequent Events

Management of the Fund has evaluated the need for additional disclosures or adjustments resulting from events through the date the financial statements were issued. Based on this evaluation, there were no subsequent events to report that would have material impact on the Fund’s financial statements.

 

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Other Information (Unaudited)

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

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

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

 

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The Allianz VIP Fund of Funds are distributed by Allianz Life Financial Services, LLC.   
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AZL® MVP Fusion Dynamic Balanced Fund

Semi-Annual Report

June 30, 2017

(Unaudited)

 

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Table of Contents

 

Expense Examples and Portfolio Composition

Page 1

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

Page 2

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

Page 3

Statement of Operations

Page 3

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

Page 4

Financial Highlights

Page 5

Notes to the Financial Statements

Page 6

Other Information

Page 11

 

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


AZL MVP Fusion Dynamic Balanced Fund

Expense Examples

(Unaudited)

 

As a shareholder of the AZL MVP Fusion Dynamic Balanced Fund (the “Fund”), you incur ongoing costs, including management fees, distribution fees, and other Fund expenses. These examples are intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds. Please note that the expenses shown in each table do not reflect expenses that apply to the subaccount or the insurance contract. If the expenses that apply to the subaccount of the insurance contract were included, your costs would have been higher.

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

The Actual Expense table below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information below, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the table under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.

 

     Beginning
Account Value
1/1/17
  Ending
Account Value
6/30/17
  Expenses Paid
During Period
1/1/17 -  6/30/17*
  Annualized Expense
Ratio During Period
1/1/17 - 6/30/17

AZL MVP Fusion Dynamic Balanced Fund

    $ 1,000.00     $ 1,062.30     $ 1.18       0.23 %
               

The Hypothetical Expense table below provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund’s actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of other funds.

 

     Beginning
Account Value
1/1/17
  Ending
Account Value
6/30/17
  Expenses Paid
During Period
1/1/17 - 6/30/17*
  Annualized Expense
Ratio During Period
1/1/17 - 6/30/17

AZL MVP Fusion Dynamic Balanced Fund

    $ 1,000.00     $ 1,023.65     $ 1.15       0.23 %
               

 

* Expenses are equal to the average account value over the period, multiplied by the Fund’s annualized expense ratio, multiplied by 181/365 (to reflect the one half year period).

Portfolio Composition

(Unaudited)

 

Investments   Percent of Net Assets
   

Fixed Income

      47.5 %

Domestic Equities

      30.2

International Equities

      17.4
   

 

 

 

Total Investment Securities

      95.1

Net other assets (liabilities)

      4.9
   

 

 

 

Net Assets

      100.0 %
   

 

 

 

 

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AZL MVP Fusion Dynamic Balanced Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

June 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

Shares            Fair Value  
 

Affiliated Investment Companies (95.1%):

 
  3,692,302      AZL DFA International Core Equity Fund    $ 38,769,166  
  2,866,869      AZL DFA U.S. Core Equity Fund      33,169,673  
  1,436,314      AZL DFA U.S. Small Cap Fund      16,675,605  
  5,981,760      AZL Emerging Markets Equity Index Fund, Class 2      46,717,545  
  2,529,785      AZL Enhanced Bond Index Fund      27,549,356  
  2,573,948      AZL Gateway Fund      33,152,453  
  6,636,097      AZL International Index Fund, Class 2      107,106,613  
  10,702,523      AZL MetWest Total Return Bond Fund      110,021,936  
  732,011      AZL Mid Cap Index Fund, Class 2      16,638,607  
  10,651,019      AZL Pyramis® Total Bond Fund, Class 2      110,025,031  
  7,611,025      AZL Russell 1000 Growth Index Fund, Class 2      112,186,504  
  8,077,452      AZL Russell 1000 Value Index Fund, Class 2      112,841,997  
  385,246      AZL Small Cap Stock Index Fund, Class 2      5,624,594  
  5,213,526      PIMCO VIT Income Portfolio      55,263,370  
  10,779,636      PIMCO VIT Low Duration Portfolio      110,275,676  
  10,134,003      PIMCO VIT Total Return Portfolio      110,257,958  
     

 

 

 
 

Total Affiliated Investment Companies
(Cost $962,192,143)

     1,046,276,084  
     

 

 

 
 

Total Investment Securities
(Cost $962,192,143)(a) — 95.1%

     1,046,276,084  
 

Net other assets (liabilities) — 4.9%

     54,274,446  
     

 

 

 
 

Net Assets — 100.0%

   $ 1,100,550,530  
     

 

 

 

    

 

Percentages indicated are based on net assets as of June 30, 2017.

 

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

Futures Contracts

Cash of $54,950,822 has been segregated to cover margin requirements for the following open contracts as of June 30, 2017:

 

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

S&P 500 Index E-Mini September Futures

     Long        9/15/17        226      $ 27,356,170      $ (84,652 ) 

U.S. Treasury 10-Year Note September Futures

     Long        9/20/17        218        27,365,813        (103,611 ) 
              

 

 

 

Total

               $ (188,263 ) 
              

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

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AZL MVP Fusion Dynamic Balanced Fund

 

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

June 30, 2017

(Unaudited)

 

Assets:

    

Investments in affiliates, at cost

     $ 962,192,143
    

 

 

 

Investments in affiliates, at value

     $ 1,046,276,084

Segregated cash for collateral

       54,950,822

Dividends receivable

       481,650

Receivable for variation margin on futures contracts

       281

Receivable for affiliated investments sold

       216,464
    

 

 

 

Total Assets

       1,101,925,301
    

 

 

 

Liabilities:

    

Cash overdraft

       660,780

Payable for capital shares redeemed

       465,659

Payable for variation margin on futures contracts

       111

Manager fees payable

       182,247

Administration fees payable

       9,561

Custodian fees payable

       550

Administrative and compliance services fees payable

       5,545

Transfer agent fees payable

       1,143

Trustee fees payable

       11,069

Other accrued liabilities

       38,106
    

 

 

 

Total Liabilities

       1,374,771
    

 

 

 

Net Assets

     $ 1,100,550,530
    

 

 

 

Net Assets Consist of:

    

Capital

     $ 879,857,726

Accumulated net investment income/(loss)

       19,778,709

Accumulated net realized gains/(losses) from investment transactions

       117,018,417

Net unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on investments

       83,895,678
    

 

 

 

Net Assets

     $ 1,100,550,530
    

 

 

 

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

       87,227,651

Net Asset Value (offering and redemption price per share)

     $ 12.62
    

 

 

 

Statement of Operations

For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2017

(Unaudited)

 

Investment Income:

    

Dividends from affiliates

     $ 2,291,038

Dividends

       222,217
    

 

 

 

Total Investment Income

       2,513,255
    

 

 

 

Expenses:

    

Manager fees

       1,099,074

Administration fees

       32,792

Custodian fees

       1,754

Administrative and compliance services fees

       10,080

Transfer agent fees

       3,349

Trustee fees

       32,818

Professional fees

       28,920

Shareholder reports

       16,230

Other expenses

       12,505
    

 

 

 

Total expenses

       1,237,522
    

 

 

 

Net Investment Income/(Loss)

       1,275,733
    

 

 

 

Realized and Unrealized Gains/(Losses) on Investments:

    

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

       18,037,993

Net realized gains/(losses) on futures contracts

       2,954,256

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments

       44,064,707
    

 

 

 

Net Realized/Unrealized Gains/(Losses) on Investments

       65,056,956
    

 

 

 

Change in Net Assets Resulting From Operations

     $ 66,332,689
    

 

 

 
 

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

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AZL MVP Fusion Dynamic Balanced Fund

 

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

     For the
Six Months Ended
June 30, 2017
       For the
Year Ended
December 31, 2016
    (Unaudited)        

Change In Net Assets:

           

Operations:

           

Net investment income/(loss)

    $ 1,275,733         $ 16,768,863

Net realized gains/(losses) on investment transactions

      20,992,249           111,861,582

Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments

      44,064,707           (69,648,231 )
   

 

 

         

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from operations

      66,332,689           58,982,214
   

 

 

         

 

 

 

Distributions to Shareholders:

           

From net investment income

      —           (25,843,598 )

From net realized gains

      —           (55,908,893 )
   

 

 

         

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from distributions to shareholders

      —           (81,752,491 )
   

 

 

         

 

 

 

Capital Transactions:

           

Proceeds from shares issued

      1,716,904           17,580,463

Proceeds from dividends reinvested

      —           81,752,491

Value of shares redeemed

      (69,622,634 )           (145,808,871 )
   

 

 

         

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from capital transactions

      (67,905,730 )           (46,475,917 )
   

 

 

         

 

 

 

Change in net assets

      (1,573,041 )           (69,246,194 )

Net Assets:

           

Beginning of period

      1,102,123,571           1,171,369,765
   

 

 

         

 

 

 

End of period

    $ 1,100,550,530         $ 1,102,123,571
   

 

 

         

 

 

 

Accumulated net investment income/(loss)

    $ 19,778,709         $ 18,502,976
   

 

 

         

 

 

 

Share Transactions:

           

Shares issued

      139,363           1,451,088

Dividends reinvested

      —           6,975,468

Shares redeemed

      (5,651,091 )           (12,086,797 )
   

 

 

         

 

 

 

Change in shares

      (5,511,728 )           (3,660,241 )
   

 

 

         

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

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AZL MVP Fusion Dynamic Balanced Fund

Financial Highlights

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

 

      Six Months
Ended
June 30, 2017
  Year Ended
December 31,
2016
  Year Ended
December 31,
2015
  Year Ended
December 31,
2014
  Year Ended
December 31,
2013
  Year Ended
December 31,
2012
     (Unaudited)                    

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period

     $ 11.88     $ 12.15     $ 13.03     $ 12.62     $ 11.52     $ 10.55
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Investment Activities:

                        

Net Investment Income/(Loss)

       0.03       0.20       0.24       0.15       0.12       0.17

Net Realized and Unrealized Gains/(Losses) on Investments

       0.71       0.44       (0.42 )       0.44       1.19       1.03
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total from Investment Activities

       0.74       0.64       (0.18 )       0.59       1.31       1.20
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Dividends to Shareholders From:

                        

Net Investment Income

       —       (0.29 )       (0.17 )       (0.18 )       (0.21 )       (0.23 )

Net Realized Gains

       —       (0.62 )       (0.53 )       —       —       —
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total Dividends

       —       (0.91 )       (0.70 )       (0.18 )       (0.21 )       (0.23 )
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net Asset Value, End of Period

     $ 12.62     $ 11.88     $ 12.15     $ 13.03     $ 12.62     $ 11.52
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total Return(a)

       6.23 %(b)       5.40 %       (1.27 )%       4.59 %       11.46 %       11.39 %

Ratios to Average Net Assets/Supplemental Data:

                        

Net Assets, End of Period (000’s)

     $ 1,100,551     $ 1,102,124     $ 1,171,370     $ 1,280,573     $ 1,282,663     $ 1,017,893

Net Investment Income/(Loss)(c)

       0.23 %       1.48 %       1.80 %       1.13 %       1.27 %       1.48 %

Expenses Before Reductions*(c)(d)

       0.23 %       0.22 %       0.22 %       0.22 %       0.22 %       0.23 %

Expenses Net of Reductions*(c)

       0.23 %       0.22 %       0.22 %       0.22 %       0.21 %       0.18 %

Portfolio Turnover Rate(e)

       9 %(b)       52 %       11 %       23 %       6 %       32 %

 

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

 

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

 

(b) Not annualized.

 

(c) Annualized for periods less than one year.

 

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

 

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

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

5


AZL MVP Fusion Dynamic Balanced Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements

June 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

1. Organization

The Allianz Variable Insurance Products Fund of Funds Trust (the “Trust”) was organized as a Delaware statutory trust on June 16, 2004. The Trust is a diversified open-end management investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, (the “1940 Act”) and thus is determined to be an investment company for accounting purposes. The Trust consists of 12 separate investment portfolios (collectively, the “Funds”), of which one is included in this report, the AZL MVP Fusion Dynamic Balanced Fund (the “Fund”), and 11 are presented in separate reports.

The Fund is a “fund of funds,” which means that the Fund invests primarily in other mutual funds. Underlying Funds invest in stock, 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 Fund will adjust its asset allocation as it seeks to achieve its investment objective.

The Trust is authorized to issue an unlimited number of shares of the Fund without par value. Shares of the Fund are available through the variable annuity contracts offered through the separate accounts of participating insurance companies. Currently, the Fund only offers its 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 Fund. In addition, in the normal course of business, the Fund may enter into contracts with its vendors and others that provide for general indemnifications. The Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown, as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Fund. However, based on experience, the Fund expects that risk of loss to be remote.

2. Significant Accounting Policies

The following is a summary of significant accounting policies followed by the Fund in the preparation of its financial statements. The policies conform with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“U.S. GAAP”). The preparation of financial statements requires management to make certain estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of increases and decreases in net assets from operations during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

Security Valuation

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

Investment Transactions and Investment Income

Investment transactions are recorded not later than on the business day following trade date. However, for financial reporting purposes, investment transactions are accounted for on trade date. Net realized gains and losses on investments sold and on foreign currency transactions are recorded on the basis of identified cost. Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis and includes, where applicable, the amortization of premiums or accretion of discounts.

Dividends to Shareholders

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

Expense Allocation

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

Derivative Instruments

All open derivative positions at period end are reflected on the Fund’s Schedule of Portfolio Investments. The following is a description of the derivative instruments utilized by the Fund, including the primary underlying risk exposures related to each instrument type. The 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 Fund’s derivative positions could exceed 20% of the Fund’s value. The Fund may also use futures to gain equity exposure and may hold cash as a buffer in the event of market shocks.

Futures Contracts

During the period ended June 30, 2017, the Fund invested in futures contracts to reduce volatility and limit the need to decrease or increase allocations to underlying funds. Futures contracts are valued based upon their quoted daily settlement prices. Upon entering into a futures contract, the Fund is required to segregate liquid assets in accordance with the

 

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AZL MVP Fusion Dynamic Balanced Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements

June 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

initial margin requirements of the broker or exchange. Futures contracts are marked to market daily and a payable or receivable for the change in value (“variation margin”) is recorded by the Fund. Gains or losses are recognized but not considered realized until the contracts expire or are closed. Futures contracts involve, to varying degrees, elements of market risk (generally equity price risk related to stock futures, interest rate risk related to bond futures, and foreign currency risk related to currency futures) and exposure to loss in excess of the variation margin disclosed in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. The primary risks associated with the use of futures contracts are the imperfect correlation between the change in fair value of the underlying securities and the prices of futures contracts, the possibility of an illiquid market, and the inability of the counterparty to meet the terms of the contract. The notional amount of futures contracts outstanding was $54.7 million as of June 30, 2017. The monthly average notional amount for these contracts was $55.3 million for the period ended June 30, 2017. Realized gains and losses are reported as “Net realized gains/(losses) on futures contracts on the Statement of Operations.

Summary of Derivative Instruments

The following is a summary of the fair values of derivative instruments on the Fund’s Statement of Assets and Liabilities, categorized by risk exposure, as of June 30, 2017:

 

   

Asset Derivative

   

Liability Derivative

 
Primary Risk Exposure   Statement of Assets and Liabilities Location   Total Fair
Value*
    Statement of Assets and Liabilities Location   Total Fair
Value*
 

Equity Risk Exposure

       
Equity Contracts   Receivable for variation margin on futures contracts   $ —     Payable for variation margin on futures contracts   $ 84,652  

Interest Rate Risk Exposure

       
Interest Rate Contracts       —         103,611  

 

* For futures contracts, the amounts represent the cumulative appreciation/depreciation of these futures contracts as reported in the Schedule of Portfolio Investments. Only current day’s variation margin is reported within the Statement of Assets and Liabilities as variation margin on futures contracts.

The following is a summary of the effect of derivative instruments on the Statement of Operations, categorized by risk exposure, for the period ended June 30, 2017:

 

Primary Risk Exposure   Location of Gains/(Losses)
on Derivatives
Recognized
   Realized Gains/(Losses)
on Derivatives
Recognized
     Change in Net Unrealized
Appreciation/Depreciation on
Derivatives Recognized
 

Equity Risk Exposure

       
Equity Contracts   Net realized gains/(losses) on futures contracts/ Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments    $ 2,559,057      $ (114,237 ) 

Interest Rate Risk Exposure

       
Interest Rate Contracts        395,199        31,051  

3. Fees and Transactions with Affiliates and Other Parties

The Manager provides investment advisory and management services for the Fund. The Manager has contractually agreed to waive fees and reimburse the Fund to limit the annual expenses, excluding interest expense (e.g., cash overdraft fees), taxes, brokerage commissions, acquired fund fees and expenses, other expenditures that are capitalized in accordance with U.S. GAAP and other extraordinary expenses not incurred in the ordinary course of the Fund’s business, based on the daily net assets of the Fund, through April 30, 2018. Expenses incurred for investment advisory and management services are reflected on the Statement of Operations as “Manager fees.”

For the period ended June 30, 2017, the annual rate due to the Manager and the annual expense limit were as follows:

 

        Annual Rate      Annual Expense Limit

AZL MVP Fusion Dynamic Balanced Fund

         0.20 %          0.30 %

Any amounts contractually waived or reimbursed by the Manager in a particular fiscal year will be subject to repayment by the Fund to the Manager to the extent that from time to time through the next three fiscal years the repayment will not cause the Fund’s expenses to exceed the lesser of the stated limit at the time of the waiver or the current stated limit. Any amounts recouped by the Manager during the period are reflected on the Statement of Operations as “Recoupment of prior expenses reimbursed by the Manager.” At June 30, 2017, there were no remaining contractual reimbursements that are subject to repayment by the Fund in subsequent years.

In addition, the Manager may voluntarily waive or reimburse additional fees in order to maintain more competitive expense ratios. Any voluntary waivers or reimbursements are not subject to repayment in subsequent years. Information on the total amount waived/reimbursed by the Manager or repaid to the Manager by the Fund during the period can be found on the Statement of Operations. During the period ended June 30, 2017, there were no voluntary waivers.

 

 

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AZL MVP Fusion Dynamic Balanced Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements

June 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

The Manager or an affiliate of the Manager serves as the investment adviser of certain underlying funds in which the Fund invests. At June 30, 2017, these underlying funds are noted as Affiliated Investment Companies in the Fund’s Schedule of Portfolio Investments. The Manager or an affiliate of the Manager is paid a separate fee from the underlying funds for such services. A summary of the Fund’s investments in affiliated investment companies for the period ended June 30, 2017 is as follows:

 

      Fair Value
12/31/16
   Purchases
at Cost
   Proceeds from
Sales
   Net
Realized
Gain (Loss)
   Fair Value
6/30/17
   Dividend
Income

AZL DFA International Core Equity Fund

     $ 39,543,825      $ —      $ (5,955,720 )      $ (57,014 )      $ 38,769,166      $ —

AZL DFA U.S. Core Equity Fund

       33,830,315        —        (3,187,469 )        356,796        33,169,673        —

AZL DFA U.S. Small Cap Fund

       17,397,011        —        (1,003,270 )        132,600        16,675,605        —

AZL Emerging Markets Equity Fund, Class 2

       32,163,373        13,775,800        (5,490,545 )        (73,381 )        46,717,545        —

AZL Enhanced Bond Index Fund

       80,864,521        —        (54,629,272 )        (908,582 )        27,549,356        —

AZL Gateway Fund

       22,771,561        10,870,000        (1,693,886 )        225,005        33,152,453        —

AZL International Index Fund, Class 2

       94,928,827        13,786,800        (15,061,337 )        4,173,661        107,106,613        —

AZL MetWest Total Return Bond Fund

       108,689,445        157,000        (1,091,817 )        12,478        110,021,936        —

AZL Mid Cap Index Fund, Class 2

       44,835,598        —        (30,565,172 )        6,668,885        16,638,607        —

AZL Pyramis® Total Bond Fund

       108,691,698        155,900        (1,846,991 )        54,293        110,025,031        —

AZL Russell 1000 Growth Index Fund

       112,766,586        362,275        (15,448,148 )        3,956,940        112,186,504        —

AZL Russell 1000 Value Index Fund

       112,980,337        1,332,700        (6,363,424 )        1,794,829        112,841,997        —

AZL Small Cap Stock Index Fund, Class 2

       17,436,434        —        (12,142,155 )        1,632,717        5,624,594        —

PIMCO VIT Income Portfolio

       56,097,198        619,149        (3,650,987 )        97,136        55,263,370        619,149

PIMCO VIT Low Duration Portfolio

       55,631,939        55,496,079        (745,576 )        (34,764 )        110,275,676        547,379

PIMCO VIT Total Return Portfolio

       109,124,850        1,256,110        (2,587,345 )        6,392        110,257,958        1,124,510
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
     $ 1,047,753,518      $ 97,811,813      $ (161,463,114 )      $ 18,037,993      $ 1,046,276,084      $ 2,291,038
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Pursuant to separate agreements between the Funds and the Manager, the Manager provides a Chief Compliance Officer (“CCO”) and certain compliance oversight and regulatory filing services to the Trust. Under these agreements the Manager is entitled to an amount equal to a portion of the compensation and certain other expenses related to the individuals performing the CCO and compliance oversight services, as well as $100 per hour for time incurred in connection with the preparation and filing of certain documents with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC” or the “Commission”). The fees are paid to the Manager on a quarterly basis. The total expenses incurred by the Fund for these services are reflected on the Statement of Operations as “Administrative and compliance services fees.”

Citi Fund Services Ohio, Inc. (“Citi” or the “Administrator”), a wholly owned subsidiary of Citigroup, Inc., with which an officer of the Trust is affiliated, serves as the Trust’s administrator and fund accountant, and assists the Trust in all aspects of its administration and operation. The Administrator is entitled to a fee, accrued daily and paid monthly. The Administrator is entitled to an annual fee for each additional class of shares of any Fund, certain annual fees in supporting fair values services, and a Trust-wide annual fee for providing infrastructure and support in implementing the written policies and procedures comprising the Fund’s compliance program. The Administrator is also reimbursed for certain expenses incurred. The total expenses incurred by the Fund for these services are reflected on the Statement of Operations as “Administration fees.”

FIS Investor Services LLC (“FIS”) serves as the Fund’s transfer agent. Under the Transfer Agent Agreement, the Trust pays FIS a fee for its services and reimburses FIS for all of their reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred in providing these services.

The Bank of New York Mellon (“BNY Mellon” or the “Custodian”) serves as the Trust’s custodian and securities lending agent. For these services as custodian, the Funds pay BNY Mellon a fee based on a percentage of assets held on behalf of the Funds, plus certain out-of-pocket charges.

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

In addition, certain legal fees and expenses are paid to a law firm, Dorsey & Whitney LLP, of which the Secretary of the Fund is Senior Counsel. During the period ended June 30, 2017, $5,805 was paid from the Fund relating to these fees and expenses.

Certain Officers and Trustees of the Trust are affiliated with the Manager or the Administrator. Such Officers (except for the Trust’s CCO as noted above) and Trustees receive no compensation from the Trust for serving in their respective roles. For their service to the Trust and to the Allianz Variable Insurance Products Fund of Funds Trust, each non-interested Trustee receives a $170,000 annual Board retainer and the Lead Director receives an additional $42,500 annually. In addition, the Trustees are reimbursed for certain expenses associated with attending Board meetings. Compensation to the Trustees is allocated between the Trust and the Allianz Variable Insurance Products Fund of Funds Trust in proportion to the assets under management of each trust. During the period ended June 30, 2017, actual Trustee compensation was $435,200 in total for both trusts.

4. Investment Valuation Summary

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

 

  ●  

Level 1 — quoted prices in active markets for identical assets

  ●  

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

  ●  

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

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

 

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AZL MVP Fusion Dynamic Balanced Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements

June 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

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.

Investments in other investment companies are valued at their published net asset value (“NAV”). Security prices are generally provided by an independent third party pricing service approved by the Trust’s Board of Trustees (the “Board” or “Trustees”) as of the close of the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) (generally 4:00 pm Eastern Time). The investments utilizing Level 1 valuations represent investments in open-end investment companies. 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.

For the period ended June 30, 2017, there were no Level 3 investments for which significant unobservable inputs were used to determine fair value.

The following is a summary of the valuation inputs used as of June 30, 2017 in valuing the Fund’s investments based upon the three levels defined above:

 

Investment Securities:      Level 1      Level 2      Total
                      

Affiliated Investment Company

       $ 1,046,276,084        $ —        $ 1,046,276,084
      

 

 

        

 

 

        

 

 

 

Total Investment Securities

         1,046,276,084          —          1,046,276,084
      

 

 

        

 

 

        

 

 

 

Other Financial Instruments:*

                    

Futures Contracts

         (188,263 )          —          (188,263 )
      

 

 

        

 

 

        

 

 

 

Total Investments

       $ 1,046,087,821        $ —        $ 1,046,087,821
      

 

 

        

 

 

        

 

 

 

 

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

5. Security Purchases and Sales

For the period ended June 30, 2017, cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of securities (excluding securities maturing less than one year from acquisition) were as follows:

 

        Purchases      Sales

AZL MVP Fusion Dynamic Balanced Fund

       $ 97,811,813        $ 161,463,114

6. Investment Risks

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.

7. Federal Tax Information

It is the policy of the Fund to continue to qualify as a regulated investment company by complying with the provisions available to certain investment companies, as defined under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code, and to make distributions of net investment income and net realized gains sufficient to relieve it from all, or substantially all, federal income taxes. Accordingly, no provisions for federal income taxes are required in the financial statements.

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

Cost of securities for federal income tax purposes at June 30, 2017 is $965,306,495. The gross unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on a tax basis is as follows:

 

Unrealized appreciation

  $ 86,643,403  

Unrealized (depreciation)

    (5,673,814 ) 
 

 

 

 

Net unrealized appreciation/(depreciation)

  $ 80,969,589  
 

 

 

 

The tax character of dividends paid to shareholders during the year ended December 31, 2016 were as follows:

 

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

AZL MVP Fusion Dynamic Balanced Fund

       $ 25,843,598        $ 55,908,893        $ 81,752,491

 

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

 

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AZL MVP Fusion Dynamic Balanced Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements

June 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

At December 31, 2016, the components of accumulated earnings on a tax basis were as follows:

 

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

AZL MVP Fusion Dynamic Balanced Fund

       $ 18,502,974        $ 99,533,602        $ —        $ 36,323,537        $ 154,360,113

 

(a) The difference between book-basis and tax-basis unrealized appreciation/depreciation is attributable primarily to tax deferral of losses on wash sales and the realization for tax purposes of unrealized gains/losses on investments in passive foreign investment companies.

8. Ownership and Principal Holders

The beneficial ownership, either directly or indirectly, of more than 25% of the voting securities of a fund creates presumptions of control of the fund, under section 2 (a)(9) of the 1940 Act. As of June 30, 2017, the Fund had an individual shareholder account which is affiliated with the Investment Adviser representing ownership in excess of 25% of the Fund.

9. Investment Company Reporting Modernization

In October 2016, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) released its Final Rules on Investment Company Reporting Modernization (the “Rules”). The Rules which introduce two new regulatory reporting forms for investment companies — Form N-PORT and Form N-CEN — also contain amendments to Regulation S-X which require standardized, enhanced disclosures about derivatives in investment company financial statements, as well as other amendments. The amendments are effective for filings made with the SEC after August 1, 2017. Management is currently evaluating the impact of the amendments on the fund’s financial statements. The adoption will have no effect on the Funds’ net assets or results of operations.

10. Subsequent Events

Management of the Fund has evaluated the need for additional disclosures or adjustments resulting from events through the date the financial statements were issued. Based on this evaluation, there were no subsequent events to report that would have material impact on the Fund’s financial statements.

 

10


Other Information (Unaudited)

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

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

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

 

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AZL® MVP Fusion Dynamic Conservative Fund

Semi-Annual Report

June 30, 2017

(Unaudited)

 

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Table of Contents

 

Expense Examples and Portfolio Composition

Page 1

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

Page 2

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

Page 3

Statement of Operations

Page 3

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

Page 4

Financial Highlights

Page 5

Notes to the Financial Statements

Page 6

Other Information

Page 11

 

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


AZL MVP Fusion Dynamic Conservative Fund

Expense Examples

(Unaudited)

 

As a shareholder of the AZL MVP Fusion Dynamic Conservative Fund (the “Fund”), you incur ongoing costs, including management fees, distribution fees, and other Fund expenses. These examples are intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds. Please note that the expenses shown in each table do not reflect expenses that apply to the subaccount or the insurance contract. If the expenses that apply to the subaccount of the insurance contract were included, your costs would have been higher.

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

The Actual Expense table below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information below, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the table under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.

 

     Beginning
Account Value
1/1/17
  Ending
Account Value
6/30/17
  Expenses Paid
During Period
1/1/17 - 6/30/17*
  Annualized Expense
Ratio During Period
1/1/17 - 6/30/17

AZL MVP Fusion Dynamic Conservative Fund

    $ 1,000.00     $ 1,048.80     $ 1.22       0.24 %
               

The Hypothetical Expense table below provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund’s actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of other funds.

 

     Beginning
Account Value
1/1/17
  Ending
Account Value
6/30/17
  Expenses Paid
During Period
1/1/17 - 6/30/17*
  Annualized Expense
Ratio During Period
1/1/17 - 6/30/17

AZL MVP Fusion Dynamic Conservative Fund

    $ 1,000.00     $ 1,023.60     $ 1.20       0.24 %
               

 

* Expenses are equal to the average account value over the period, multiplied by the Fund’s annualized expense ratio, multiplied by 181/365 (to reflect the one half year period).

Portfolio Composition

(Unaudited)

 

Investments   Percent of Net Assets
   

Fixed Income

      61.8 %

Domestic Equities

      22.3

International Equities

      11.1
   

 

 

 

Total Investment Securities

      95.2

Net other assets (liabilities)

      4.8
   

 

 

 

Net Assets

      100.0 %
   

 

 

 

 

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AZL MVP Fusion Dynamic Conservative Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

June 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

Shares            Fair Value  
 

Affiliated Investment Companies (95.2%):

 
  661,887      AZL DFA International Core Equity Fund    $ 6,949,817  
  359,625      AZL DFA U.S. Core Equity Fund      4,160,866  
  240,338      AZL DFA U.S. Small Cap Fund      2,790,328  
  796,887      AZL Emerging Markets Equity Index Fund, Class 2      6,223,685  
  1,202,683      AZL Enhanced Bond Index Fund      13,097,220  
  537,492      AZL Gateway Fund      6,922,898  
  1,070,225      AZL International Index Fund, Class 2      17,273,439  
  3,490,490      AZL MetWest Total Return Bond Fund      35,882,235  
  183,190      AZL Mid Cap Index Fund, Class 2      4,163,910  
  3,474,235      AZL Pyramis® Total Bond Fund, Class 2      35,888,850  
  1,421,459      AZL Russell 1000 Growth Index Fund, Class 2      20,952,308  
  1,511,663      AZL Russell 1000 Value Index Fund, Class 2      21,117,932  
  96,225      AZL Small Cap Stock Index Fund, Class 2      1,404,884  
  1,568,576      PIMCO VIT Income Portfolio      16,626,909  
  3,245,442      PIMCO VIT Low Duration Portfolio      33,200,871  
  3,305,096      PIMCO VIT Total Return Portfolio      35,959,448  
     

 

 

 
 

Total Affiliated Investment Companies (Cost $248,311,719)

     262,615,600  
     

 

 

 
 

Total Investment Securities
(Cost $248,311,719)(a) — 95.2%

     262,615,600  
 

Net other assets (liabilities) — 4.8%

     13,328,395  
     

 

 

 
 

Net Assets — 100.0%

   $ 275,943,995  
     

 

 

 
 

Percentages indicated are based on net assets as of June 30, 2017.

 

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

Futures Contracts

Cash of $13,787,483 has been segregated to cover margin requirements for the following open contracts as of June 30, 2017:

 

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

S&P 500 Index E-Mini September Futures

     Long        9/15/17        39      $ 4,720,755      $ (14,451 ) 

U.S. Treasury 10-Year Note September Futures

     Long        9/20/17        71        8,912,719        (33,339 ) 
              

 

 

 

Total

               $ (47,790 ) 
              

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

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AZL MVP Fusion Dynamic Conservative Fund

 

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

June 30, 2017

(Unaudited)

 

Assets:

    

Investments in affiliates, at cost

     $ 248,311,719
    

 

 

 

Investments in affiliates, at value

     $ 262,615,600

Segregated cash for collateral

       13,787,483

Dividends receivable

       147,670

Receivable for affiliated investments sold

       146,881
    

 

 

 

Total Assets

       276,697,634
    

 

 

 

Liabilities:

    

Cash overdraft

       285,205

Payable for capital shares redeemed

       405,503

Manager fees payable

       45,519

Administration fees payable

       4,955

Custodian fees payable

       335

Administrative and compliance services fees payable

       1,134

Transfer agent fees payable

       819

Trustee fees payable

       2,241

Other accrued liabilities

       7,928
    

 

 

 

Total Liabilities

       753,639
    

 

 

 

Net Assets

     $ 275,943,995
    

 

 

 

Net Assets Consist of:

    

Capital

     $ 244,071,382

Accumulated net investment income/(loss)

       5,397,753

Accumulated net realized gains/(losses) from investment transactions

       12,218,769

Net unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on investments

       14,256,091
    

 

 

 

Net Assets

     $ 275,943,995
    

 

 

 

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

       22,122,354

Net Asset Value (offering and redemption price per share)

     $ 12.47
    

 

 

 

Statement of Operations

For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2017

(Unaudited)

 

Investment Income:

    

Dividends from affiliates

     $ 729,117

Dividends

       55,895
    

 

 

 

Total Investment Income

       785,012
    

 

 

 

Expenses:

    

Manager fees

       274,595

Administration fees

       27,502

Custodian fees

       1,193

Administrative and compliance services fees

       2,354

Transfer agent fees

       2,728

Trustee fees

       7,686

Professional fees

       6,754

Shareholder reports

       3,900

Other expenses

       2,802
    

 

 

 

Total expenses

       329,514
    

 

 

 

Net Investment Income/(Loss)

       455,498
    

 

 

 

Realized and Unrealized Gains/(Losses) on Investments:

    

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

       2,143,621

Net realized gains/(losses) on futures contracts

       567,705

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments

       10,084,252
    

 

 

 

Net Realized/Unrealized Gains/(Losses) on Investments

       12,795,578
    

 

 

 

Change in Net Assets Resulting From Operations

     $ 13,251,076
    

 

 

 
 

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

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AZL MVP Fusion Dynamic Conservative Fund

 

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

     For the
Six Months Ended
June 30, 2017
       For the
Year Ended
December 31, 2016
    (Unaudited)        

Change In Net Assets:

           

Operations:

           

Net investment income/(loss)

    $ 455,498         $ 4,534,126

Net realized gains/(losses) on investment transactions

      2,711,326           11,967,901

Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments

      10,084,252           (2,100,279 )
   

 

 

         

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from operations

      13,251,076           14,401,748
   

 

 

         

 

 

 

Distributions to Shareholders:

           

From net investment income

      —           (6,400,135 )

From net realized gains

      —           (8,746,642 )
   

 

 

         

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from distributions to shareholders

      —           (15,146,777 )
   

 

 

         

 

 

 

Capital Transactions:

           

Proceeds from shares issued

      5,192,867           54,291,335

Proceeds from dividends reinvested

      —           15,146,777

Value of shares redeemed

      (20,388,644 )           (59,139,549 )
   

 

 

         

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from capital transactions

      (15,195,777 )           10,298,563
   

 

 

         

 

 

 

Change in net assets

      (1,944,701 )           9,553,534

Net Assets:

           

Beginning of period

      277,888,696           268,335,162
   

 

 

         

 

 

 

End of period

    $ 275,943,995         $ 277,888,696
   

 

 

         

 

 

 

Accumulated net investment income/(loss)

    $ 5,397,753         $ 4,942,255
   

 

 

         

 

 

 

Share Transactions:

           

Shares issued

      421,192           4,563,032

Dividends reinvested

      —           1,281,453

Shares redeemed

      (1,668,882 )           (4,973,216 )
   

 

 

         

 

 

 

Change in shares

      (1,247,690 )           871,269
   

 

 

         

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

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AZL MVP Fusion Dynamic Conservative Fund

Financial Highlights

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

 

      Six Months
Ended
June 30, 2017
  Year Ended
December 31,
2016
  Year Ended
December 31,
2015
  Year Ended
December 31,
2014
  Year Ended
December 31,
2013
  Year Ended
December 31,
2012
     (Unaudited)                    

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period

     $ 11.89     $ 11.93     $ 12.63     $ 12.53     $ 11.99     $ 11.05
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Investment Activities:

                        

Net Investment Income/(Loss)

       0.03       0.19       0.25       0.16       0.16       0.14

Net Realized and Unrealized Gains/(Losses) on Investments

       0.55       0.44       (0.35 )       0.44       0.78       1.10
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total from Investment Activities

       0.58       0.63       (0.10 )       0.60       0.94       1.24
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Dividends to Shareholders From:

                        

Net Investment Income

       —       (0.28 )       (0.17 )       (0.19 )       (0.27 )       (0.20 )

Net Realized Gains

       —       (0.39 )       (0.43 )       (0.31 )       (0.13 )       (0.10 )
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total Dividends

       —       (0.67 )       (0.60 )       (0.50 )       (0.40 )       (0.30 )
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net Asset Value, End of Period

     $ 12.47     $ 11.89     $ 11.93     $ 12.63     $ 12.53     $ 11.99
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total Return(a)

       4.88 %(b)       5.32 %       (0.77 )%       4.81 %       7.96 %       11.27 %

Ratios to Average Net Assets/Supplemental Data:

                        

Net Assets, End of Period (000’s)

     $ 275,944     $ 277,889     $ 268,335     $ 271,443     $ 265,232     $ 253,325

Net Investment Income/(Loss)(c)

       0.33 %       1.63 %       2.09 %       1.25 %       1.29 %       1.65 %

Expenses Before Reductions*(c)(d)

       0.24 %       0.24 %       0.24 %       0.24 %       0.24 %       0.25 %

Expenses Net of Reductions*(c)

       0.24 %       0.24 %       0.24 %       0.24 %       0.22 %       0.20 %

Portfolio Turnover Rate(e)

       10 %(b)       62 %       16 %       36 %       15 %       36 %

 

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

 

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

 

(b) Not annualized.

 

(c) Annualized for periods less than one year.

 

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

 

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

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

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AZL MVP Fusion Dynamic Conservative Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements

June 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

1. Organization

The Allianz Variable Insurance Products Fund of Funds Trust (the “Trust”) was organized as a Delaware statutory trust on June 16, 2004. The Trust is a diversified open-end management investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, (the “1940 Act”) and thus is determined to be an investment company for accounting purposes. The Trust consists of 12 separate investment portfolios (collectively, the “Funds”), of which one is included in this report, the AZL MVP Fusion Dynamic Conservative Fund (the “Fund”), and 11 are presented in separate reports.

The Fund is a “fund of funds,” which means that the Fund invests primarily in other mutual funds. Underlying Funds invest in stock, 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 Fund will adjust its asset allocation as it seeks to achieve its investment objective.

The Trust is authorized to issue an unlimited number of shares of the Fund without par value. Shares of the Fund are available through the variable annuity contracts offered through the separate accounts of participating insurance companies. Currently, the Fund only offers its 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 Fund. In addition, in the normal course of business, the Fund may enter into contracts with its vendors and others that provide for general indemnifications. The Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown, as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Fund. However, based on experience, the Fund expects that risk of loss to be remote.

2. Significant Accounting Policies

The following is a summary of significant accounting policies followed by the Fund in the preparation of its financial statements. The policies conform with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“U.S. GAAP”). The preparation of financial statements requires management to make certain estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of increases and decreases in net assets from operations during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

Security Valuation

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

Investment Transactions and Investment Income

Investment transactions are recorded not later than on the business day following trade date. However, for financial reporting purposes, investment transactions are accounted for on trade date. Net realized gains and losses on investments sold and on foreign currency transactions are recorded on the basis of identified cost. Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis and includes, where applicable, the amortization of premiums or accretion of discounts.

Dividends to Shareholders

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

Expense Allocation

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

Derivative Instruments

All open derivative positions at period end are reflected on the Fund’s Schedule of Portfolio Investments. The following is a description of the derivative instruments utilized by the Fund, including the primary underlying risk exposures related to each instrument type. The 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 Fund’s derivative positions could exceed 20% of the Fund’s value. The Fund may also use futures to gain equity exposure and may hold cash as a buffer in the event of market shocks.

 

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AZL MVP Fusion Dynamic Conservative Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements

June 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

Futures Contracts

During the period ended June 30, 2017, the Fund invested in futures contracts to reduce volatility and limit the need to decrease or increase allocations to underlying funds. Futures contracts are valued based upon their quoted daily settlement prices. Upon entering into a futures contract, the Fund is required to segregate liquid assets in accordance with the initial margin requirements of the broker or exchange. Futures contracts are marked to market daily and a payable or receivable for the change in value (“variation margin”) is recorded by the Fund. Gains or losses are recognized but not considered realized until the contracts expire or are closed. Futures contracts involve, to varying degrees, elements of market risk (generally equity price risk related to stock futures, interest rate risk related to bond futures, and foreign currency risk related to currency futures) and exposure to loss in excess of the variation margin disclosed in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. The primary risks associated with the use of futures contracts are the imperfect correlation between the change in fair value of the underlying securities and the prices of futures contracts, the possibility of an illiquid market, and the inability of the counterparty to meet the terms of the contract. The notional amount of futures contracts outstanding was $13.6 million as of June 30, 2017. The monthly average notional amount for these contracts was $13.7 million for the period ended June 30, 2017. Realized gains and losses are reported as “Net realized gains/(losses) on futures contracts on the Statement of Operations.

Summary of Derivative Instruments

The following is a summary of the fair values of derivative instruments on the Fund’s Statement of Assets and Liabilities, categorized by risk exposure, as of June 30, 2017:

 

   

Asset Derivative

   

Liability Derivative

 
Primary Risk Exposure   Statement of Assets and Liabilities Location   Total Fair
Value*
    Statement of Assets and Liabilities Location   Total Fair
Value*
 

Equity Risk Exposure

 

   
Equity Contracts   Receivable for variation margin on futures contracts   $ —     Payable for variation margin on futures contracts   $ 14,451  

Interest Rate Risk Exposure

 

   
Interest Rate Contracts       —         33,339  

 

* For futures contracts, the amounts represent the cumulative appreciation/depreciation of these futures contracts as reported in the Schedule of Portfolio Investments. Only current day’s variation margin is reported within the Statement of Assets and Liabilities as variation margin on futures contracts.

The following is a summary of the effect of derivative instruments on the Statement of Operations, categorized by risk exposure, for the period ended June 30, 2017:

 

Primary Risk Exposure   Location of Gains/(Losses)
on Derivatives
Recognized
   Realized Gains/(Losses)
on Derivatives
Recognized
     Change in Net Unrealized
Appreciation/Depreciation on
Derivatives Recognized
 

Equity Risk Exposure

 

  
Equity Contracts   Net realized gains/(losses) on futures contracts/ Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments    $ 442,543      $ (18,650 ) 

Interest Rate Risk Exposure

 

  
Interest Rate Contracts        125,162        7,164  

3. Fees and Transactions with Affiliates and Other Parties

The Manager provides investment advisory and management services for the Fund. The Manager has contractually agreed to waive fees and reimburse the Fund to limit the annual expenses, excluding interest expense (e.g., cash overdraft fees), taxes, brokerage commissions, acquired fund fees and expenses, other expenditures that are capitalized in accordance with U.S. GAAP and other extraordinary expenses not incurred in the ordinary course of the Fund’s business, based on the daily net assets of the Fund, through April 30, 2018. Expenses incurred for investment advisory and management services are reflected on the Statement of Operations as “Manager fees.”

For the period ended June 30, 2017, the annual rate due to the Manager and the annual expense limit were as follows:

 

        Annual Rate      Annual Expense Limit

AZL MVP Fusion Dynamic Conservative Fund

         0.20 %          0.35 %

Any amounts contractually waived or reimbursed by the Manager in a particular fiscal year will be subject to repayment by the Fund to the Manager to the extent that from time to time through the next three fiscal years the repayment will not cause the Fund’s expenses to exceed the lesser of the stated limit at the time of the waiver or the current stated limit. Any amounts recouped by the Manager during the period are reflected on the Statement of Operations as “Recoupment of prior expenses reimbursed by the Manager.” At June 30, 2017, there were no remaining contractual reimbursements that are subject to repayment by the Fund in subsequent years.

In addition, the Manager may voluntarily waive or reimburse additional fees in order to maintain more competitive expense ratios. Any voluntary waivers or reimbursements are not subject to repayment in subsequent years. Information on the total amount waived/reimbursed by the Manager or repaid to the Manager by the Fund during the period can be found on the Statement of Operations. During the period ended June 30, 2017, there were no voluntary waivers.

 

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AZL MVP Fusion Dynamic Conservative Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements

June 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

The Manager or an affiliate of the Manager serves as the investment adviser of certain underlying funds in which the Fund invests. At June 30, 2017, these underlying funds are noted as Affiliated Investment Companies in the Fund’s Schedule of Portfolio Investments. The Manager or an affiliate of the Manager is paid a separate fee from the underlying funds for such services. A summary of the Fund’s investments in affiliated investment companies for the period ended June 30, 2017 is as follows:

 

      Fair Value
12/31/16
   Purchases
at Cost
   Proceeds from
Sales
   Net
Realized
Gain (Loss)
   Fair Value
6/30/17
   Dividend
Income

AZL DFA International Core Equity Fund

     $ 6,991,694      $ 71,084      $ (1,031,162 )      $ 80,283      $ 6,949,817      $ —

AZL DFA U.S. Core Equity Fund

       4,129,311        29,363        (309,348 )        35,126        4,160,866        —

AZL DFA U.S. Small Cap Fund

       2,752,679        97,868        (107,789 )        7,784        2,790,328        —

AZL Emerging Markets Equity Fund, Class 2

       4,077,330        2,170,794        (822,239 )        25,744        6,223,685        —

AZL Enhanced Bond Index Fund

       27,227,225        114,159        (14,706,619 )        (249,902 )        13,097,220        —

AZL Gateway Fund

       4,114,793        2,768,051        (191,613 )        14,891        6,922,898        —

AZL International Index Fund, Class 2

       15,347,118        2,428,117        (2,662,588 )        425,690        17,273,439        —

AZL MetWest Total Return Bond Fund

       36,249,988        327,834        (1,439,231 )        (3,103 )        35,882,235        —

AZL Mid Cap Index Fund, Class 2

       8,263,574        86,174        (4,634,833 )        821,271        4,163,910        —

AZL Pyramis® Total Bond Fund

       36,250,115        288,214        (1,640,101 )        22,954        35,888,850        —

AZL Russell 1000 Growth Index Fund

       20,935,518        747,837        (3,419,718 )        282,254        20,952,308        —

AZL Russell 1000 Value Index Fund

       20,974,784        1,245,736        (2,015,980 )        347,614        21,117,932        —

AZL Small Cap Stock Index Fund, Class 2

       4,129,057        91,011        (2,897,148 )        382,313        1,404,884        —

PIMCO VIT Income Portfolio

       16,764,247        243,099        (1,036,417 )        27,247        16,626,909        184,810

PIMCO VIT Low Duration Portfolio

       19,555,728        14,245,188        (567,736 )        (27,286 )        33,200,871        177,237

PIMCO VIT Total Return Portfolio

       36,306,623        707,778        (1,861,116 )        (49,259 )        35,959,448        367,069
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
     $ 264,069,784      $ 25,662,307      $ (39,343,638 )      $ 2,143,621      $ 262,615,600      $ 729,117
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Pursuant to separate agreements between the Funds and the Manager, the Manager provides a Chief Compliance Officer (“CCO”) and certain compliance oversight and regulatory filing services to the Trust. Under these agreements the Manager is entitled to an amount equal to a portion of the compensation and certain other expenses related to the individuals performing the CCO and compliance oversight services, as well as $100 per hour for time incurred in connection with the preparation and filing of certain documents with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC” or the “Commission”). The fees are paid to the Manager on a quarterly basis. The total expenses incurred by the Fund for these services are reflected on the Statement of Operations as “Administrative and compliance services fees.”

Citi Fund Services Ohio, Inc. (“Citi” or the “Administrator”), a wholly owned subsidiary of Citigroup, Inc., with which an officer of the Trust is affiliated, serves as the Trust’s administrator and fund accountant, and assists the Trust in all aspects of its administration and operation. The Administrator is entitled to a fee, accrued daily and paid monthly. The Administrator is entitled to an annual fee for each additional class of shares of any Fund, certain annual fees in supporting fair values services, and a Trust-wide annual fee for providing infrastructure and support in implementing the written policies and procedures comprising the Fund’s compliance program. The Administrator is also reimbursed for certain expenses incurred. The total expenses incurred by the Fund for these services are reflected on the Statement of Operations as “Administration fees.”

FIS Investor Services LLC (“FIS”) serves as the Fund’s transfer agent. Under the Transfer Agent Agreement, the Trust pays FIS a fee for its services and reimburses FIS for all of their reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred in providing these services.

The Bank of New York Mellon (“BNY Mellon” or the “Custodian”) serves as the Trust’s custodian and securities lending agent. For these services as custodian, the Funds pay BNY Mellon a fee based on a percentage of assets held on behalf of the Funds, plus certain out-of-pocket charges.

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

In addition, certain legal fees and expenses are paid to a law firm, Dorsey & Whitney LLP, of which the Secretary of the Fund is Senior Counsel. During the period ended June 30, 2017, $1,456 was paid from the Fund relating to these fees and expenses.

Certain Officers and Trustees of the Trust are affiliated with the Manager or the Administrator. Such Officers (except for the Trust’s CCO as noted above) and Trustees receive no compensation from the Trust for serving in their respective roles. For their service to the Trust and to the Allianz Variable Insurance Products Fund of Funds Trust, each non-interested Trustee receives a $170,000 annual Board retainer and the Lead Director receives an additional $42,500 annually. In addition, the Trustees are reimbursed for certain expenses associated with attending Board meetings. Compensation to the Trustees is allocated between the Trust and the Allianz Variable Insurance Products Fund of Funds Trust in proportion to the assets under management of each trust. During the period ended June 30, 2017, actual Trustee compensation was $435,200 in total for both trusts.

4. Investment Valuation Summary

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

 

  ●  

Level 1 — quoted prices in active markets for identical assets

  ●  

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

  ●  

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

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

 

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AZL MVP Fusion Dynamic Conservative Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements

June 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

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.

Investments in other investment companies are valued at their published net asset value (“NAV”). Security prices are generally provided by an independent third party pricing service approved by the Trust’s Board of Trustees (the “Board” or “Trustees”) as of the close of the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) (generally 4:00 pm Eastern Time). The investments utilizing Level 1 valuations represent investments in open-end investment companies. 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.

For the period ended June 30, 2017, there were no Level 3 investments for which significant unobservable inputs were used to determine fair value.

The following is a summary of the valuation inputs used as of June 30, 2017 in valuing the Fund’s investments based upon the three levels defined above:

 

Investment Securities:      Level 1      Level 2      Total
                      

Affiliated Investment Company

       $ 262,615,600        $ —        $ 262,615,600
      

 

 

        

 

 

        

 

 

 

Total Investment Securities

         262,615,600          —          262,615,600
      

 

 

        

 

 

        

 

 

 

Other Financial Instruments:*

                    

Futures Contracts

         (47,790 )          —          (47,790 )
      

 

 

        

 

 

        

 

 

 

Total Investments

       $     262,567,810        $     —        $     262,567,810
      

 

 

        

 

 

        

 

 

 

 

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

5. Security Purchases and Sales

For the period ended June 30, 2017, cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of securities (excluding securities maturing less than one year from acquisition) were as follows:

 

        Purchases      Sales

AZL MVP Fusion Dynamic Conservative Fund

       $ 25,662,307        $ 39,343,638

6. Investment Risks

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.

7. Federal Tax Information

It is the policy of the Fund to continue to qualify as a regulated investment company by complying with the provisions available to certain investment companies, as defined under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code, and to make distributions of net investment income and net realized gains sufficient to relieve it from all, or substantially all, federal income taxes. Accordingly, no provisions for federal income taxes are required in the financial statements.

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

Cost of securities for federal income tax purposes at June 30, 2017 is $249,879,511. The gross unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on a tax basis is as follows:

 

Unrealized appreciation

  $ 15,099,048  

Unrealized (depreciation)

    (2,362,959 ) 
 

 

 

 

Net unrealized appreciation/(depreciation)

  $ 12,736,089  
 

 

 

 

The tax character of dividends paid to shareholders during the year ended December 31, 2016 were as follows:

 

        Ordinary
Income
    

Net

Long-Term
Capital Gains

     Total
Distributions(a)

AZL MVP Fusion Dynamic Conservative Fund

       $ 6,400,135        $ 8,746,642        $ 15,146,777

 

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

 

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AZL MVP Fusion Dynamic Conservative Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements

June 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

As of the latest tax year end December 31, 2016, the components of accumulated earnings on a tax basis were as follows:

 

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

AZL MVP Fusion Dynamic Conservative Fund

       $ 5,491,942        $ 10,681,963        $ —        $ 2,447,632        $ 18,621,537

 

(a) The difference between book-basis and tax-basis unrealized appreciation/depreciation is attributable primarily to tax deferral of losses on wash sales and the realization for tax purposes of unrealized gains/losses on investments in passive foreign investment companies.

8. Ownership and Principal Holders

The beneficial ownership, either directly or indirectly, of more than 25% of the voting securities of a fund creates presumptions of control of the fund, under section 2 (a)(9) of the 1940 Act. As of June 30, 2017, the Fund had an individual shareholder account which is affiliated with the Investment Adviser representing ownership in excess of 25% of the Fund.

9. Investment Company Reporting Modernization

In October 2016, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) released its Final Rules on Investment Company Reporting Modernization (the “Rules”). The Rules which introduce two new regulatory reporting forms for investment companies — Form N-PORT and Form N-CEN — also contain amendments to Regulation S-X which require standardized, enhanced disclosures about derivatives in investment company financial statements, as well as other amendments. The amendments are effective for filings made with the SEC after August 1, 2017. Management is currently evaluating the impact of the amendments on the fund’s financial statements. The adoption will have no effect on the Funds’ net assets or results of operations.

10. Subsequent Events

Management of the Fund has evaluated the need for additional disclosures or adjustments resulting from events through the date the financial statements were issued. Based on this evaluation, there were no subsequent events to report that would have material impact on the Fund’s financial statements.

 

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Other Information (Unaudited)

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

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

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

 

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The Allianz VIP Fund of Funds are distributed by Allianz Life Financial Services, LLC.   
These Funds are not FDIC Insured.    SARRPT0617 08/17


AZL® MVP Fusion Dynamic Moderate Fund

Semi-Annual Report

June 30, 2017

(Unaudited)

 

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Table of Contents

 

Expense Examples and Portfolio Composition

Page 1

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

Page 2

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

Page 3

Statement of Operations

Page 3

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

Page 4

Financial Highlights

Page 5

Notes to the Financial Statements

Page 6

Other Information

Page 11

 

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


AZL MVP Fusion Dynamic Moderate Fund

Expense Examples

(Unaudited)

 

As a shareholder of the AZL MVP Fusion Dynamic Moderate Fund (the “Fund”), you incur ongoing costs, including management fees, distribution fees, and other Fund expenses. These examples are intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds. Please note that the expenses shown in each table do not reflect expenses that apply to the subaccount or the insurance contract. If the expenses that apply to the subaccount of the insurance contract were included, your costs would have been higher.

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

The Actual Expense table below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information below, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the table under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.

 

     Beginning
Account Value
1/1/17
  Ending
Account Value
6/30/17
  Expenses Paid
During Period
1/1/17 -  6/30/17*
  Annualized Expense
Ratio During Period
1/1/17 - 6/30/17

AZL MVP Fusion Dynamic Moderate Fund

    $ 1,000.00     $ 1,069.80     $ 1.13       0.22 %
               

The Hypothetical Expense table below provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund’s actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of other funds.

 

     Beginning
Account Value
1/1/17
  Ending
Account Value
6/30/17
  Expenses Paid
During Period
1/1/17 -  6/30/17*
  Annualized Expense
Ratio During Period
1/1/17 - 6/30/17

AZL MVP Fusion Dynamic Moderate Fund

    $ 1,000.00     $ 1,023.70     $ 1.10       0.22 %
               

 

* Expenses are equal to the average account value over the period, multiplied by the Fund’s annualized expense ratio, multiplied by 181/365 (to reflect the one half year period).

Portfolio Composition

(Unaudited)

 

Investments   Percent of Net Assets
   

Fixed Income

      38.3 %

Domestic Equities

      35.3

International Equities

      22.3
   

 

 

 

Total Investment Securities

      95.9

Net other assets (liabilities)

      4.1
   

 

 

 

Net Assets

      100.0 %
   

 

 

 

 

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AZL MVP Fusion Dynamic Moderate Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

June 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

Shares            Fair Value  
 

Affiliated Investment Companies (95.9%):

 
  11,410,947      AZL DFA International Core Equity Fund    $ 119,814,942  
  5,219,000      AZL DFA U.S. Core Equity Fund      60,383,835  
  4,104,771      AZL DFA U.S. Small Cap Fund      47,656,391  
  16,835,053      AZL Emerging Markets Equity Index Fund, Class 2      131,481,763  
  5,520,330      AZL Enhanced Bond Index Fund      60,116,389  
  6,489,534      AZL Gateway Fund      83,585,202  
  16,916,860      AZL International Index Fund, Class 2      273,038,119  
  18,924,749      AZL MetWest Total Return Bond Fund      194,546,418  
  2,654,356      AZL Mid Cap Index Fund, Class 2      60,333,516  
  18,832,657      AZL Pyramis® Total Bond Fund, Class 2      194,541,343  
  19,229,480      AZL Russell 1000 Growth Index Fund, Class 2      283,442,531  
Shares            Fair Value  
 

Affiliated Investment Companies, continued

 
  20,472,285      AZL Russell 1000 Value Index Fund, Class 2    $ 285,997,823  
  853,233      AZL Small Cap Stock Index Fund, Class 2      12,457,200  
  9,050,416      PIMCO VIT Income Portfolio      95,934,408  
  15,485,907      PIMCO VIT Low Duration Portfolio      158,420,832  
  17,917,422      PIMCO VIT Total Return Portfolio      194,941,545  
     

 

 

 
 

Total Affiliated Investment Companies
(Cost $2,052,032,844)

     2,256,692,257  
     

 

 

 
 

Total Investment Securities
(Cost $2,052,032,844)(a) — 95.9%

     2,256,692,257  
 

Net other assets (liabilities) — 4.1%

     97,245,765  
     

 

 

 
 

Net Assets — 100.0%

   $ 2,353,938,022  
     

 

 

 
 

Percentages indicated are based on net assets as of June 30, 2017.

 

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

Futures Contracts

Cash of $98,555,036 has been segregated to cover margin requirements for the following open contracts as of June 30, 2017:

 

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

S&P 500 Index E-Mini September Futures

     Long        9/15/17        488      $ 59,069,960      $ (181,310 ) 

U.S. Treasury 10-Year Note September Futures

     Long        9/20/17        313        39,291,281        (146,316 ) 
              

 

 

 

Total

               $ (327,626 ) 
              

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

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AZL MVP Fusion Dynamic Moderate Fund

 

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

June 30, 2017

(Unaudited)

 

Assets:

    

Investments in affiliates, at cost

     $ 2,052,032,844
    

 

 

 

Investments in affiliates, at value

     $ 2,256,692,257

Segregated cash for collateral

       98,555,036

Dividends receivable

       803,357

Receivable for variation margin on futures contracts

       293

Receivable for affiliated investments sold

       1,125,150
    

 

 

 

Total Assets

       2,357,176,093
    

 

 

 

Liabilities:

    

Cash overdraft

       1,861,748

Payable for capital shares redeemed

       865,200

Payable for variation margin on futures contracts

       221

Manager fees payable

       390,048

Administration fees payable

       13,697

Custodian fees payable

       904

Administrative and compliance services fees payable

       10,869

Transfer agent fees payable

       1,256

Trustee fees payable

       21,749

Other accrued liabilities

       72,379
    

 

 

 

Total Liabilities

       3,238,071
    

 

 

 

Net Assets

     $ 2,353,938,022
    

 

 

 

Net Assets Consist of:

    

Capital

     $ 1,884,086,808

Accumulated net investment income/(loss)

       38,283,528

Accumulated net realized gains/(losses) from investment transactions

       227,235,899

Net unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on investments

       204,331,787
    

 

 

 

Net Assets

     $ 2,353,938,022
    

 

 

 

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

       189,712,472

Net Asset Value (offering and redemption price per share)

     $ 12.41
    

 

 

 

Statement of Operations

For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2017

(Unaudited)

 

Investment Income:

    

Dividends from affiliates

     $ 3,780,459

Dividends

       376,791
    

 

 

 

Total Investment Income

       4,157,250
    

 

 

 

Expenses:

    

Manager fees

       2,341,682

Administration fees

       37,128

Custodian fees

       2,989

Administrative and compliance services fees

       20,986

Transfer agent fees

       3,920

Trustee fees

       68,269

Professional fees

       60,200

Shareholder reports

       31,398

Other expenses

       25,983
    

 

 

 

Total expenses

       2,592,555
    

 

 

 

Net Investment Income/(Loss)

       1,564,695
    

 

 

 

Realized and Unrealized Gains/(Losses) on Investments:

    

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

       41,987,606

Net realized gains/(losses) on futures contracts

       5,797,797

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments

       110,324,585
    

 

 

 

Net Realized/Unrealized Gains/(Losses) on Investments

       158,109,988
    

 

 

 

Change in Net Assets Resulting From Operations

     $ 159,674,683
    

 

 

 
 

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

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AZL MVP Fusion Dynamic Moderate Fund

 

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

     For the
Six Months Ended
June 30, 2017
       For the
Year Ended
December 31, 2016
    (Unaudited)        

Change In Net Assets:

           

Operations:

           

Net investment income/(loss)

    $ 1,564,695         $ 32,590,785

Net realized gains/(losses) on investment transactions

      47,785,403           221,780,541

Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments

      110,324,585           (156,827,299 )
   

 

 

         

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from operations

      159,674,683           97,544,027
   

 

 

         

 

 

 

Distributions to Shareholders:

           

From net investment income

      —           (50,970,662 )

From net realized gains

      —           (148,289,923 )
   

 

 

         

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from distributions to shareholders

      —           (199,260,585 )
   

 

 

         

 

 

 

Capital Transactions:

           

Proceeds from shares issued

      2,696,070           18,219,768

Proceeds from dividends reinvested

      —           199,260,585

Value of shares redeemed

      (144,765,633 )           (245,864,524 )
   

 

 

         

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from capital transactions

      (142,069,563 )           (28,384,171 )
   

 

 

         

 

 

 

Change in net assets

      17,605,120           (130,100,729 )

Net Assets:

           

Beginning of period

      2,336,332,902           2,466,433,631
   

 

 

         

 

 

 

End of period

    $ 2,353,938,022         $ 2,336,332,902
   

 

 

         

 

 

 

Accumulated net investment income/(loss)

    $ 38,283,528         $ 36,718,833
   

 

 

         

 

 

 

Share Transactions:

           

Shares issued

      220,123           1,563,579

Dividends reinvested

      —           17,509,717

Shares redeemed

      (11,985,372 )           (20,672,967 )
   

 

 

         

 

 

 

Change in shares

      (11,765,249 )           (1,599,671 )
   

 

 

         

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

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AZL MVP Fusion Dynamic Moderate Fund

Financial Highlights

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

 

      Six Months
Ended
June 30, 2017
  Year Ended
December 31,
2016
  Year Ended
December 31,
2015
  Year Ended
December 31,
2014
  Year Ended
December 31,
2013
  Year Ended
December 31,
2012
     (Unaudited)                    

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period

     $ 11.60     $ 12.15     $ 13.05     $ 12.68     $ 11.17     $ 10.09
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Investment Activities:

                        

Net Investment Income/(Loss)

       0.02       0.18       0.22       0.14       0.11       0.13

Net Realized and Unrealized Gains/(Losses) on Investments

       0.79       0.32       (0.45 )       0.40       1.57       1.13
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total from Investment Activities

       0.81       0.50       (0.23 )       0.54       1.68       1.26
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Dividends to Shareholders From:

                        

Net Investment Income

       —       (0.27 )       (0.17 )       (0.17 )       (0.17 )       (0.18 )

Net Realized Gains

       —       (0.78 )       (0.50 )       —       —       —
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total Dividends

       —       (1.05 )       (0.67 )       (0.17 )       (0.17 )       (0.18 )
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net Asset Value, End of Period

     $ 12.41     $ 11.60     $ 12.15     $ 13.05     $ 12.68     $ 11.17
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total Return(a)

       6.98 %(b)       4.29 %       (1.71 )%       4.24 %       15.17 %       12.53 %

Ratios to Average Net Assets/Supplemental Data:

                        

Net Assets, End of Period (000’s)

     $ 2,353,938     $ 2,336,333     $ 2,466,434     $ 2,724,412     $ 2,753,188     $ 2,068,583

Net Investment Income/(Loss)(c)

       0.13 %       1.38 %       1.61 %       1.04 %       1.22 %       1.34 %

Expenses Before Reductions*(c)(d)

       0.22 %       0.22 %       0.22 %       0.22 %       0.22 %       0.23 %

Expenses Net of Reductions*(c)

       0.22 %       0.22 %       0.22 %       0.22 %       0.21 %       0.18 %

Portfolio Turnover Rate(e)

       8 %(b)       58 %       13 %       20 %       5 %       23 %

 

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

 

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

 

(b) Not annualized.

 

(c) Annualized for periods less than one year.

 

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

 

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

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

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AZL MVP Fusion Dynamic Moderate Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements

June 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

1. Organization

The Allianz Variable Insurance Products Fund of Funds Trust (the “Trust”) was organized as a Delaware statutory trust on June 16, 2004. The Trust is a diversified open-end management investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, (the “1940 Act”) and thus is determined to be an investment company for accounting purposes. The Trust consists of 12 separate investment portfolios (collectively, the “Funds”), of which one is included in this report, the AZL MVP Fusion Dynamic Moderate Fund (the “Fund”), and 11 are presented in separate reports.

The Fund is a “fund of funds,” which means that the Fund invests primarily in other mutual funds. Underlying Funds invest in stock, 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 Fund will adjust its asset allocation as it seeks to achieve its investment objective.

The Trust is authorized to issue an unlimited number of shares of the Fund without par value. Shares of the Fund are available through the variable annuity contracts offered through the separate accounts of participating insurance companies. Currently, the Fund only offers its 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 Fund. In addition, in the normal course of business, the Fund may enter into contracts with its vendors and others that provide for general indemnifications. The Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown, as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Fund. However, based on experience, the Fund expects that risk of loss to be remote.

2. Significant Accounting Policies

The following is a summary of significant accounting policies followed by the Fund in the preparation of its financial statements. The policies conform with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“U.S. GAAP”). The preparation of financial statements requires management to make certain estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of increases and decreases in net assets from operations during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

Security Valuation

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

Investment Transactions and Investment Income

Investment transactions are recorded not later than on the business day following trade date. However, for financial reporting purposes, investment transactions are accounted for on trade date. Net realized gains and losses on investments sold and on foreign currency transactions are recorded on the basis of identified cost. Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis and includes, where applicable, the amortization of premiums or accretion of discounts.

Dividends to Shareholders

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

Expense Allocation

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

Derivative Instruments

All open derivative positions at period end are reflected on the Fund’s Schedule of Portfolio Investments. The following is a description of the derivative instruments utilized by the Fund, including the primary underlying risk exposures related to each instrument type. The 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 Fund’s derivative positions could exceed 20% of the Fund’s value. The Fund may also use futures to gain equity exposure and may hold cash as a buffer in the event of market shocks.

Futures Contracts

During the period ended June 30, 2017, the Fund invested in futures contracts to reduce volatility and limit the need to decrease or increase allocations to underlying funds. Futures contracts are valued based upon their quoted daily settlement prices. Upon entering into a futures contract, the Fund is required to segregate liquid assets in accordance with the

 

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AZL MVP Fusion Dynamic Moderate Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements

June 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

initial margin requirements of the broker or exchange. Futures contracts are marked to market daily and a payable or receivable for the change in value (“variation margin”) is recorded by the Fund. Gains or losses are recognized but not considered realized until the contracts expire or are closed. Futures contracts involve, to varying degrees, elements of market risk (generally equity price risk related to stock futures, interest rate risk related to bond futures, and foreign currency risk related to currency futures) and exposure to loss in excess of the variation margin disclosed in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. The primary risks associated with the use of futures contracts are the imperfect correlation between the change in fair value of the underlying securities and the prices of futures contracts, the possibility of an illiquid market, and the inability of the counterparty to meet the terms of the contract. The notional amount of futures contracts outstanding was $98.4 million as of June 30, 2017. The monthly average notional amount for these contracts was $95.9 million for the period ended June 30, 2017. Realized gains and losses are reported as “Net realized gains/(losses) on futures contracts on the Statement of Operations.

Summary of Derivative Instruments

The following is a summary of the fair values of derivative instruments on the Fund’s Statement of Assets and Liabilities, categorized by risk exposure, as of June 30, 2017:

 

   

Asset Derivative

   

Liability Derivative

 
Primary Risk Exposure   Statement of Assets and Liabilities Location   Total Fair
Value*
    Statement of Assets and Liabilities Location   Total Fair
Value*
 

Equity Risk Exposure

       
Equity Contracts   Receivable for variation margin on futures contracts   $ —     Payable for variation margin on futures contracts   $ 181,310  

Interest Rate Risk Exposure

       
Interest Rate Contracts       —         146,316  

 

* For futures contracts, the amounts represent the cumulative appreciation/depreciation of these futures contracts as reported in the Schedule of Portfolio Investments. Only current day’s variation margin is reported within the Statement of Assets and Liabilities as variation margin on futures contracts.

The following is a summary of the effect of derivative instruments on the Statement of Operations, categorized by risk exposure, for the period ended June 30, 2017:

 

Primary Risk Exposure   Location of Gains/(Losses)
on Derivatives
Recognized
   Realized Gains/(Losses)
on Derivatives
Recognized
     Change in Net Unrealized
Appreciation/Depreciation on
Derivatives Recognized
 

Equity Risk Exposure

       
Equity Contracts   Net realized gains/(losses) on futures contracts/ Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments    $ 5,235,578      $ (240,737 ) 

Interest Rate Risk Exposure

       
Interest Rate Contracts        562,219        30,646  

3. Fees and Transactions with Affiliates and Other Parties

The Manager provides investment advisory and management services for the Fund. The Manager has contractually agreed to waive fees and reimburse the Fund to limit the annual expenses, excluding interest expense (e.g., cash overdraft fees), taxes, brokerage commissions, acquired fund fees and expenses, other expenditures that are capitalized in accordance with U.S. GAAP and other extraordinary expenses not incurred in the ordinary course of the Fund’s business, based on the daily net assets of the Fund, through April 30, 2018. Expenses incurred for investment advisory and management services are reflected on the Statement of Operations as “Manager fees.”

For the period ended June 30, 2017, the annual rate due to the Manager and the annual expense limit were as follows:

 

        Annual Rate      Annual Expense Limit

AZL MVP Fusion Dynamic Moderate Fund

         0.20 %          0.30 %

Any amounts contractually waived or reimbursed by the Manager in a particular fiscal year will be subject to repayment by the Fund to the Manager to the extent that from time to time through the next three fiscal years the repayment will not cause the Fund’s expenses to exceed the lesser of the stated limit at the time of the waiver or the current stated limit. Any amounts recouped by the Manager during the period are reflected on the Statement of Operations as “Recoupment of prior expenses reimbursed by the Manager.” At June 30, 2017, there were no remaining contractual reimbursements that are subject to repayment by the Fund in subsequent years.

In addition, the Manager may voluntarily waive or reimburse additional fees in order to maintain more competitive expense ratios. Any voluntary waivers or reimbursements are not subject to repayment in subsequent years. Information on the total amount waived/reimbursed by the Manager or repaid to the Manager by the Fund during the period can be found on the Statement of Operations. During the period ended June 30, 2017, there were no voluntary waivers.

 

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AZL MVP Fusion Dynamic Moderate Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements

June 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

The Manager or an affiliate of the Manager serves as the investment adviser of certain underlying funds in which the Fund invests. At June 30, 2017, these underlying funds are noted as Affiliated Investment Companies in the Fund’s Schedule of Portfolio Investments. The Manager or an affiliate of the Manager is paid a separate fee from the underlying funds for such services. A summary of the Fund’s investments in affiliated investment companies for the period ended June 30, 2017 is as follows:

 

      Fair Value
12/31/16
   Purchases
at Cost
   Proceeds from
Sales
   Net
Realized
Gain (Loss)
   Fair Value
6/30/17
   Dividend
Income

AZL DFA International Core Equity Fund

     $ 119,449,559      $ —      $ (15,586,140 )      $ 104      $ 119,814,942      $ —

AZL DFA U.S. Core Equity Fund

       63,025,952        —        (7,239,288 )        745,911        60,383,835        —

AZL DFA U.S. Small Cap Fund

       51,945,519        —        (5,108,708 )        669,974        47,656,391        —

AZL Emerging Markets Equity Fund, Class 2

       141,928,054        33,633,200        (10,463,278 )        7,367        131,481,763        —

AZL Enhanced Bond Index Fund

       59,933,815        —        (84,213,756 )        (1,245,890 )        60,116,389        —

AZL Gateway Fund

       236,276,569        21,887,900        (1,376,996 )        181,267        83,585,202        —

AZL International Index Fund, Class 2

       189,923,737        32,223,500        (29,574,778 )        4,665,706        273,038,119        —

AZL MetWest Total Return Bond Fund

       122,811,070        657,500        —        —        194,546,418        —

AZL Mid Cap Index Fund

       188,174,316        —        (69,020,140 )        15,534,253        60,333,516        —

AZL Pyramis® Total Bond Fund

       286,156,605        1,116,319        —        —        194,541,343        —

AZL Russell 1000 Growth Index Fund, Class 2

       286,698,914        1,447,000        (40,899,164 )        10,673,417        283,442,531        —

AZL Russell 1000 Value Index Fund, Class 2

       52,063,304        5,661,100        (18,762,952 )        5,269,356        285,997,823        —

AZL Small Cap Stock Index Fund, Class 2

       90,560,225        —        (40,528,588 )        5,432,191        12,457,200        —

PIMCO VIT Income Portfolio

       95,770,673        1,067,505        (4,687,977 )        112,356        95,934,408        1,067,505

PIMCO VIT Low Duration Portfolio

       70,381,649        88,193,815        —        —        158,420,832        741,615

PIMCO VIT Total Return Portfolio

       190,678,846        1,971,339        (2,012,319 )        (58,405 )        194,941,545        1,971,339
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
     $ 2,245,778,807      $ 187,859,178      $ (329,474,084 )      $ 41,987,606      $ 2,256,692,257      $ 3,780,459
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Pursuant to separate agreements between the Funds and the Manager, the Manager provides a Chief Compliance Officer (“CCO”) and certain compliance oversight and regulatory filing services to the Trust. Under these agreements the Manager is entitled to an amount equal to a portion of the compensation and certain other expenses related to the individuals performing the CCO and compliance oversight services, as well as $100 per hour for time incurred in connection with the preparation and filing of certain documents with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC” or the “Commission”). The fees are paid to the Manager on a quarterly basis. The total expenses incurred by the Fund for these services are reflected on the Statement of Operations as “Administrative and compliance services fees.”

Citi Fund Services Ohio, Inc. (“Citi” or the “Administrator”), a wholly owned subsidiary of Citigroup, Inc., with which an officer of the Trust is affiliated, serves as the Trust’s administrator and fund accountant, and assists the Trust in all aspects of its administration and operation. The Administrator is entitled to a fee, accrued daily and paid monthly. The Administrator is entitled to an annual fee for each additional class of shares of any Fund, certain annual fees in supporting fair values services, and a Trust-wide annual fee for providing infrastructure and support in implementing the written policies and procedures comprising the Fund’s compliance program. The Administrator is also reimbursed for certain expenses incurred. The total expenses incurred by the Fund for these services are reflected on the Statement of Operations as “Administration fees.”

FIS Investor Services LLC (“FIS”) serves as the Fund’s transfer agent. Under the Transfer Agent Agreement, the Trust pays FIS a fee for its services and reimburses FIS for all of their reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred in providing these services.

The Bank of New York Mellon (“BNY Mellon” or the “Custodian”) serves as the Trust’s custodian and securities lending agent. For these services as custodian, the Funds pay BNY Mellon a fee based on a percentage of assets held on behalf of the Funds, plus certain out-of-pocket charges.

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

In addition, certain legal fees and expenses are paid to a law firm, Dorsey & Whitney LLP, of which the Secretary of the Fund is Senior Counsel. During the period ended June 30, 2017, $12,340 was paid from the Fund relating to these fees and expenses.

Certain Officers and Trustees of the Trust are affiliated with the Manager or the Administrator. Such Officers (except for the Trust’s CCO as noted above) and Trustees receive no compensation from the Trust for serving in their respective roles. For their service to the Trust and to the Allianz Variable Insurance Products Fund of Funds Trust, each non-interested Trustee receives a $170,000 annual Board retainer and the Lead Director receives an additional $42,500 annually. In addition, the Trustees are reimbursed for certain expenses associated with attending Board meetings. Compensation to the Trustees is allocated between the Trust and the Allianz Variable Insurance Products Trust in proportion to the assets under management of each trust. During the period ended June 30, 2017, actual Trustee compensation was $435,200 in total for both trusts.

4. Investment Valuation Summary

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

 

  ●  

Level 1 — quoted prices in active markets for identical assets

  ●  

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

  ●  

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

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

 

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AZL MVP Fusion Dynamic Moderate Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements

June 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

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.

Investments in other investment companies are valued at their published net asset value (“NAV”). Security prices are generally provided by an independent third party pricing service approved by the Trust’s Board of Trustees (the “Board” or “Trustees”) as of the close of the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) (generally 4:00 pm Eastern Time). The investments utilizing Level 1 valuations represent investments in open-end investment companies. 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.

For the period ended June 30, 2017, there were no Level 3 investments for which significant unobservable inputs were used to determine fair value.

The following is a summary of the valuation inputs used as of June 30, 2017 in valuing the Fund’s investments based upon the three levels defined above:

 

Investment Securities:      Level 1      Level 2      Total
                      

Affiliated Investment Company

       $ 2,256,692,257        $ —        $ 2,256,692,257
      

 

 

        

 

 

        

 

 

 

Total Investment Securities

         2,256,692,257          —          2,256,692,257
      

 

 

        

 

 

        

 

 

 

Other Financial Instruments:*

                    

Futures Contracts

         (327,626 )          —          (327,626 )
      

 

 

        

 

 

        

 

 

 

Total Investments

       $     2,256,364,631        $     —        $     2,256,364,631
      

 

 

        

 

 

        

 

 

 

 

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

5. Security Purchases and Sales

For the period ended June 30, 2017, cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of securities (excluding securities maturing less than one year from acquisition) were as follows:

 

        Purchases      Sales

AZL MVP Fusion Dynamic Moderate Fund

       $ 187,859,178        $ 329,474,084

6. Investment Risks

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.

7. Federal Tax Information

It is the policy of the Fund to continue to qualify as a regulated investment company by complying with the provisions available to certain investment companies, as defined under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code, and to make distributions of net investment income and net realized gains sufficient to relieve it from all, or substantially all, federal income taxes. Accordingly, no provisions for federal income taxes are required in the financial statements.

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

Cost of securities for federal income tax purposes at June 30, 2017 is $2,056,923,088. The gross unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on a tax basis is as follows:

 

Unrealized appreciation

  $ 207,803,621  

Unrealized (depreciation)

    (8,034,452 ) 
 

 

 

 

Net unrealized appreciation/(depreciation)

  $ 199,769,169  
 

 

 

 

The tax character of dividends paid to shareholders during the year ended December 31, 2016 were as follows:

 

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

AZL MVP Fusion Dynamic Moderate Fund

       $ 50,970,662        $ 148,289,923        $ 199,260,585

 

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

 

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AZL MVP Fusion Dynamic Moderate Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements

June 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

As of the latest tax year end December 31, 2016, the components of accumulated earnings on a tax basis were as follows:

 

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

AZL MVP Fusion Dynamic Moderate Fund

       $ 36,718,833        $ 185,608,061        $ —        $ 87,849,638        $ 310,176,532

 

(a) The difference between book-basis and tax-basis unrealized appreciation/depreciation is attributable primarily to tax deferral of losses on wash sales and the realization for tax purposes of unrealized gains/losses on investments in passive foreign investment companies.

8. Ownership and Principal Holders

The beneficial ownership, either directly or indirectly, of more than 25% of the voting securities of a fund creates presumptions of control of the fund, under section 2 (a)(9) of the 1940 Act. As of June 30, 2017, the Fund had an individual shareholder account which is affiliated with the Investment Adviser representing ownership in excess of 25% of the Fund. As of June 30, 2017, the Fund had a controlling interest (in excess of 50%) in the AZL MetWest Total Return Bond Fund, which is affiliated with the Investment Adviser.

9. Investment Company Reporting Modernization

In October 2016, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) released its Final Rules on Investment Company Reporting Modernization (the “Rules”). The Rules which introduce two new regulatory reporting forms for investment companies — Form N-PORT and Form N-CEN — also contain amendments to Regulation S-X which require standardized, enhanced disclosures about derivatives in investment company financial statements, as well as other amendments. The amendments are effective for filings made with the SEC after August 1, 2017. Management is currently evaluating the impact of the amendments on the fund’s financial statements. The adoption will have no effect on the Funds’ net assets or results of operations.

10. Subsequent Events

Management of the Fund has evaluated the need for additional disclosures or adjustments resulting from events through the date the financial statements were issued. Based on this evaluation, there were no subsequent events to report that would have material impact on the Fund’s financial statements.

 

10


Other Information (Unaudited)

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

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

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

 

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The Allianz VIP Fund of Funds are distributed by Allianz Life Financial Services, LLC.   
These Funds are not FDIC Insured.    SARRPT0617 08/17


AZL® MVP Growth Index Strategy Fund

Semi-Annual Report

June 30, 2017

(Unaudited)

 

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Table of Contents

 

Expense Examples and Portfolio Composition

Page 1

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

Page 2

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

Page 3

Statement of Operations

Page 3

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

Page 4

Financial Highlights

Page 5

Notes to the Financial Statements

Page 6

Other Information

Page 11

 

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


AZL MVP Growth Index Strategy Fund

Expense Examples

(Unaudited)

 

As a shareholder of the AZL MVP Growth Index Strategy Fund (the “Fund”), you incur ongoing costs, including management fees, distribution fees, and other Fund expenses. These examples are intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds. Please note that the expenses shown in each table do not reflect expenses that apply to the subaccount or the insurance contract. If the expenses that apply to the subaccount of the insurance contract were included, your costs would have been higher.

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

The Actual Expense table below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information below, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the table under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.

 

     Beginning
Account Value
1/1/17
  Ending
Account Value
6/30/17
  Expenses Paid
During Period
1/1/17 -  6/30/17*
  Annualized Expense
Ratio During Period
1/1/17 - 6/30/17

AZL MVP Growth Index Strategy Fund

    $ 1,000.00     $ 1,076.00     $ 0.62       0.12 %
               

The Hypothetical Expense table below provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund’s actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of other funds.

 

     Beginning
Account Value
1/1/17
  Ending
Account Value
6/30/17
  Expenses Paid
During Period
1/1/17 -  6/30/17*
  Annualized Expense
Ratio During Period
1/1/17 - 6/30/17

AZL MVP Growth Index Strategy Fund

    $ 1,000.00     $ 1,024.20     $ 0.60       0.12 %
               

 

* Expenses are equal to the average account value over the period, multiplied by the Fund’s annualized expense ratio, multiplied by 181/365 (to reflect the one half year period).

Portfolio Composition

(Unaudited)

 

Investments   Percent of Net Assets
   

Domestic Equities

      52.5 %

Fixed Income

      23.5

International Equities

      19.1
   

 

 

 

Total Investment Securities

      95.1

Net other assets (liabilities)

      4.9
   

 

 

 

Net Assets

      100.0 %
   

 

 

 

 

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AZL MVP Growth Index Strategy Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

June 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

Shares    Fair Value  
 

Affiliated Investment Companies (95.1%):

 
  51,872,398      AZL Enhanced Bond Index Fund    $ 564,890,415  
  28,519,756      AZL International Index Fund, Class 2      460,308,866  
  11,707,374      AZL Mid Cap Index Fund, Class 2      266,108,617  
  56,136,978      AZL S&P 500 Index Fund, Class 2      861,141,240  
  9,216,532      AZL Small Cap Stock Index Fund, Class 2      134,561,370  
     

 

 

 
 

Total Affiliated Investment Companies (Cost $2,029,800,695)

     2,287,010,508
     

 

 

 
 

Total Investment Securities
(Cost $2,029,800,695)(a) — 95.1%

     2,287,010,508  
 

Net other assets (liabilities) — 4.9%

     118,912,838  
     

 

 

 
 

Net Assets — 100.0%

   $ 2,405,923,346
     

 

 

 

    

 

Percentages indicated are based on net assets as of June 30, 2017.

 

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

Futures Contracts

Cash of $120,302,764 has been segregated to cover margin requirements for the following open contracts as of June 30, 2017:

 

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

S&P 500 Index E-Mini September Futures

     Long        9/15/17        743      $ 89,936,435      $ (276,278 ) 

U.S. Treasury 10-Year Note September Futures

     Long        9/20/17        238        29,876,438        (109,488 ) 
              

 

 

 

Total

               $ (385,766 ) 
              

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

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AZL MVP Growth Index Strategy Fund

 

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

June 30, 2017

(Unaudited)

 

Assets:

    

Investments in affiliates, at cost

     $ 2,029,800,695
    

 

 

 

Investments in affiliates, at value

     $ 2,287,010,508

Segregated cash for collateral

       120,302,764

Dividends receivable

       81,478

Receivable for variation margin on futures contracts

       12
    

 

 

 

Total Assets

       2,407,394,762
    

 

 

 

Liabilities:

    

Payable for capital shares redeemed

       1,040,351

Payable for variation margin on futures contracts

       111

Manager fees payable

       198,722

Administration fees payable

       26,104

Custodian fees payable

       696

Administrative and compliance services fees payable

       20,905

Transfer agent fees payable

       2,392

Trustee fees payable

       42,702

Other accrued liabilities

       139,433
    

 

 

 

Total Liabilities

       1,471,416
    

 

 

 

Net Assets

     $ 2,405,923,346
    

 

 

 

Net Assets Consist of:

    

Capital

     $ 2,047,957,183

Accumulated net investment income/(loss)

       27,025,838

Accumulated net realized gains/(losses) from investment transactions

       74,116,278

Net unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on investments

       256,824,047
    

 

 

 

Net Assets

     $ 2,405,923,346
    

 

 

 

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

       158,852,861

Net Asset Value (offering and redemption price per share)

     $ 15.15
    

 

 

 

Statement of Operations

For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2017

(Unaudited)

 

Investment Income:

    

Dividends

     $ 457,890
    

 

 

 

Total Investment Income

       457,890
    

 

 

 

Expenses:

    

Manager fees

       1,163,704

Administration fees

       43,410

Custodian fees

       250

Administrative and compliance services fees

       24,538

Transfer agent fees

       4,561

Trustee fees

       79,332

Professional fees

       70,367

Shareholder reports

       37,698

Other expenses

       27,458
    

 

 

 

Total expenses

       1,451,318
    

 

 

 

Net Investment Income/(Loss)

       (993,428 )
    

 

 

 

Realized and Unrealized Gains/(Losses) on Investments:

    

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

       (1,285,478 )

Net realized gains/(losses) on futures contracts

       8,474,926

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments

       163,339,589
    

 

 

 

Net Realized/Unrealized Gains/(Losses) on Investments

       170,529,037
    

 

 

 

Change in Net Assets Resulting From Operations

     $ 169,535,609
    

 

 

 
 

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

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AZL MVP Growth Index Strategy Fund

 

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

     For the
Six Months Ended
June 30, 2017
       For the
Year Ended
December 31, 2016
    (Unaudited)        

Change In Net Assets:

           

Operations:

           

Net investment income/(loss)

    $ (993,428 )         $ 24,756,764

Net realized gains/(losses) on investment transactions

      7,189,448           70,835,093

Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments

      163,339,589           24,123,149
   

 

 

         

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from operations

      169,535,609           119,715,006
   

 

 

         

 

 

 

Distributions to Shareholders:

           

From net investment income

      —           (31,942,925 )

From net realized gains

      —           (8,888,678 )
   

 

 

         

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from distributions to shareholders

      —           (40,831,603 )
   

 

 

         

 

 

 

Capital Transactions:

           

Proceeds from shares issued

      47,448,823           151,231,938

Proceeds from shares issued in merger

      —           642,975,499

Proceeds from dividends reinvested

      —           40,831,603

Value of shares redeemed

      (54,433,873 )           (63,010,102 )
   

 

 

         

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from capital transactions

      (6,985,050 )           772,028,938
   

 

 

         

 

 

 

Change in net assets

      162,550,559           850,912,341

Net Assets:

           

Beginning of period

      2,243,372,787           1,392,460,446
   

 

 

         

 

 

 

End of period

    $ 2,405,923,346         $ 2,243,372,787
   

 

 

         

 

 

 

Accumulated net investment income/(loss)

    $ 27,025,838         $ 28,019,266
   

 

 

         

 

 

 

Share Transactions:

           

Shares issued

      3,244,152           11,127,802

Shares issued in merger

      —           47,001,133

Dividends reinvested

      —           3,000,118

Shares redeemed

      (3,692,801 )           (4,601,086 )
   

 

 

         

 

 

 

Change in shares

      (448,649 )           56,527,967
   

 

 

         

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

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AZL MVP Growth Index Strategy Fund

Financial Highlights

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

 

      Six Months
Ended
June 30, 2017
  Year Ended
December 31,
2016
  Year Ended
December 31,
2015
  Year Ended
December 31,
2014
  Year Ended
December 31,
2013
  January 10, 2012
to December 31,
2012(a)
     (Unaudited)                    

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period

     $ 14.08     $ 13.55     $ 13.90     $ 13.23     $ 10.95     $ 10.00
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Investment Activities:

                        

Net Investment Income/(Loss)

       (0.01 )       0.14       0.25       0.10       0.10       0.09

Net Realized and Unrealized Gains/(Losses) on Investments

       1.08       0.77       (0.36 )       0.75       2.18       1.01
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total from Investment Activities

       1.07       0.91       (0.11 )       0.85       2.28       1.10
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Dividends to Shareholders From:

                        

Net Investment Income

       —       (0.30 )       (0.12 )       (0.10 )       —       (0.12 )

Net Realized Gains

       —       (0.08 )       (0.12 )       (0.08 )       — (b)       (0.03 )
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total Dividends

       —       (0.38 )       (0.24 )       (0.18 )       — (b)       (0.15 )
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net Asset Value, End of Period

     $ 15.15     $ 14.08     $ 13.55     $ 13.90     $ 13.23     $ 10.95
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total Return(c)

       7.60 %(d)       6.80 %       (0.80 )%       6.47 %       20.85 %       10.98 %(d)

Ratios to Average Net Assets/Supplemental Data:

                        

Net Assets, End of Period (000’s)

     $ 2,405,923     $ 2,243,373     $ 1,392,460     $ 1,118,257     $ 768,606     $ 261,143

Net Investment Income/(Loss)(e)

       (0.09 )%       1.55 %       2.17 %       1.05 %       1.25 %       1.47 %

Expenses Before Reductions*(e)(f)

       0.12 %       0.12 %       0.12 %       0.12 %       0.13 %       0.22 %

Expenses Net of Reductions*(e)

       0.12 %       0.12 %       0.12 %       0.12 %       0.13 %       0.15 %

Portfolio Turnover Rate

       2 %(d)       4 %(g)       1 %       1 %       — (h)       11 %(d)

 

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

 

(a) Period from commencement of operations. During the period from January 10, 2012 to December 2012, the Fund’s primary vehicle for gaining exposure to derivatives was through investments in its wholly-owned and controlled subsidiary, the AZL MVP GIS Investments Trust (the “Subsidiary”). The Subsidiary was liquidated on December 10, 2012 at its net asset value on such date. The Subsidiary’s operations have been consolidated with the operations of the Fund through its liquidation on December 10, 2012.

 

(b) Represents less than $0.005.

 

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

 

(d) Not annualized.

 

(e) Annualized for periods less than one year.

 

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

 

(g) Cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of portfolio securities incurred to realign the Fund’s portfolio after the fund merger are excluded from the portfolio turnover rate. If such amounts had not been excluded, the portfolio turnover rate would have been 4%.

 

(h) Represents less than 0.5%.

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

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AZL MVP Growth Index Strategy Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements

June 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

1. Organization

The Allianz Variable Insurance Products Fund of Funds Trust (the “Trust”) was organized as a Delaware statutory trust on June 16, 2004. The Trust is a diversified open-end management investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, (the “1940 Act”) and thus is determined to be an investment company for accounting purposes. The Trust consists of 12 separate investment portfolios (collectively, the “Funds”), of which one is included in this report, the AZL MVP Growth Index Strategy Fund (the “Fund”), and 11 are presented in separate reports.

The Fund is a “fund of funds,” which means that the Fund invests primarily in other mutual funds. Underlying Funds invest in stock, 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 Fund will adjust its asset allocation as it seeks to achieve its investment objective.

The Trust is authorized to issue an unlimited number of shares of the Fund without par value. Shares of the Fund are available through the variable annuity contracts offered through the separate accounts of participating insurance companies. Currently, the Fund only offers its 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 Fund. In addition, in the normal course of business, the Fund may enter into contracts with its vendors and others that provide for general indemnifications. The Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown, as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Fund. However, based on experience, the Fund expects that risk of loss to be remote.

2. Significant Accounting Policies

The following is a summary of significant accounting policies followed by the Fund in the preparation of its financial statements. The policies conform with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“U.S. GAAP”). The preparation of financial statements requires management to make certain estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of increases and decreases in net assets from operations during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

Security Valuation

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

Investment Transactions and Investment Income

Investment transactions are recorded not later than on the business day following trade date. However, for financial reporting purposes, investment transactions are accounted for on trade date. Net realized gains and losses on investments sold and on foreign currency transactions are recorded on the basis of identified cost. Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis and includes, where applicable, the amortization of premiums or accretion of discounts.

Dividends to Shareholders

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

Expense Allocation

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

Derivative Instruments

All open derivative positions at period end are reflected on the Fund’s Schedule of Portfolio Investments. The following is a description of the derivative instruments utilized by the Fund, including the primary underlying risk exposures related to each instrument type. The 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 Fund’s derivative positions could exceed 20% of the Fund’s value. The Fund may also use futures to gain equity exposure and may hold cash as a buffer in the event of market shocks.

Futures Contracts

During the period ended June 30, 2017, the Fund invested in futures contracts to reduce volatility and limit the need to decrease or increase allocations to underlying funds. Futures contracts are valued based upon their quoted daily settlement prices. Upon entering into a futures contract, the Fund is required to segregate liquid assets in accordance with the

 

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AZL MVP Growth Index Strategy Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements

June 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

initial margin requirements of the broker or exchange. Futures contracts are marked to market daily and a payable or receivable for the change in value (“variation margin”) is recorded by the Fund. Gains or losses are recognized but not considered realized until the contracts expire or are closed. Futures contracts involve, to varying degrees, elements of market risk (generally equity price risk related to stock futures, interest rate risk related to bond futures, and foreign currency risk related to currency futures) and exposure to loss in excess of the variation margin disclosed in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. The primary risks associated with the use of futures contracts are the imperfect correlation between the change in fair value of the underlying securities and the prices of futures contracts, the possibility of an illiquid market, and the inability of the counterparty to meet the terms of the contract. The notional amount of futures contracts outstanding was $119.8 million as of June 30, 2017. The monthly average notional amount for these contracts was $117.9 million for the period ended June 30, 2017. Realized gains and losses are reported as “Net realized gains/(losses) on futures contracts on the Statement of Operations.

Summary of Derivative Instruments

The following is a summary of the fair values of derivative instruments on the Fund’s Statement of Assets and Liabilities, categorized by risk exposure, as of June 30, 2017:

 

   

Asset Derivative

   

Liability Derivative

 
Primary Risk Exposure   Statement of Assets and Liabilities Location   Total Fair
Value*
    Statement of Assets and Liabilities Location   Total Fair
Value*
 

Equity Risk Exposure

       
Equity Contracts   Receivable for variation margin on futures contracts   $ —     Payable for variation margin on futures contracts   $ 276,278  

Interest Rate Risk Exposure

 

   
Interest Rate Contracts       —         109,488  

 

* For futures contracts, the amounts represent the cumulative appreciation/depreciation of these futures contracts as reported in the Schedule of Portfolio Investments. Only current day’s variation margin is reported within the Statement of Assets and Liabilities as variation margin on futures contracts.

The following is a summary of the effect of derivative instruments on the Statement of Operations, categorized by risk exposure, for the period ended June 30, 2017:

 

Primary Risk Exposure  

Location of Gains/(Losses)
on Derivatives

Recognized

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

Equity Risk Exposure

       
Equity Contracts   Net realized gains/(losses) on futures contracts/ Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments    $ 8,040,179      $ (319,310 ) 

Interest Rate Risk Exposure

 

  
Interest Rate Contracts        434,747        (31,809 ) 

3. Fees and Transactions with Affiliates and Other Parties

The Manager provides investment advisory and management services for the Fund. The Manager has contractually agreed to waive fees and reimburse the Fund to limit the annual expenses, excluding interest expense (e.g., cash overdraft fees), taxes, brokerage commissions, acquired fund fees and expenses, other expenditures that are capitalized in accordance with U.S. GAAP and other extraordinary expenses not incurred in the ordinary course of the Fund’s business, based on the daily net assets of the Fund, through April 30, 2018. Expenses incurred for investment advisory and management services are reflected on the Statement of Operations as “Manager fees.”

For the period ended June 30, 2017, the annual rate due to the Manager and the annual expense limit were as follows:

 

        Annual Rate      Annual Expense Limit

AZL MVP Growth Index Strategy Fund

         0.10 %          0.20 %

Any amounts contractually waived or reimbursed by the Manager in a particular fiscal year will be subject to repayment by the Fund to the Manager to the extent that from time to time through the next three fiscal years the repayment will not cause the Fund’s expenses to exceed the lesser of the stated limit at the time of the waiver or the current stated limit. Any amounts recouped by the Manager during the period are reflected on the Statement of Operations as “Recoupment of prior expenses reimbursed by the Manager.” At June 30, 2017, there were no remaining contractual reimbursements that are subject to repayment by the Fund in subsequent years.

In addition, the Manager may voluntarily waive or reimburse additional fees in order to maintain more competitive expense ratios. Any voluntary waivers or reimbursements are not subject to repayment in subsequent years. Information on the total amount waived/reimbursed by the Manager or repaid to the Manager by the Fund during the period can be found on the Statement of Operations. During the period ended June 30, 2017, there were no voluntary waivers.

 

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AZL MVP Growth Index Strategy Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements

June 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

The Manager or an affiliate of the Manager serves as the investment adviser of certain underlying funds in which the Fund invests. At June 30, 2017, these underlying funds are noted as Affiliated Investment Companies in the Fund’s Schedule of Portfolio Investments. The Manager or an affiliate of the Manager is paid a separate fee from the underlying funds for such services. A summary of the Fund’s investments in affiliated investment companies for the period ended June 30, 2017 is as follows:

 

      Fair Value
12/31/16
   Purchases
at Cost
   Proceeds from
Sales
   Net
Realized
Gain (Loss)
   Fair Value
6/30/17
   Dividend
Income

AZL Enhanced Bond Index Fund

     $ 518,310,753      $ 35,405,075      $ —      $ —      $ 564,890,415      $ —

AZL International Index Fund, Class 2

       412,415,467        388,771        (12,077,692 )        (682,256 )        460,308,866        —

AZL Mid Cap Index Fund, Class 2

       254,988,987        —        (3,976,988 )        (427,739 )        266,108,617        —

AZL S&P 500 Index Fund, Class 2

       814,319,154        —        (26,351,943 )        (12,014 )        861,141,240        —

AZL Small Cap Stock Index Fund, Class 2

       132,754,720        —        (1,609,975 )        (163,469 )        134,561,370        —
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
     $ 2,132,789,081      $ 35,793,846      $ (44,016,598 )      $ (1,285,478 )      $ 2,287,010,508      $ —
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Pursuant to separate agreements between the Funds and the Manager, the Manager provides a Chief Compliance Officer (“CCO”) and certain compliance oversight and regulatory filing services to the Trust. Under these agreements the Manager is entitled to an amount equal to a portion of the compensation and certain other expenses related to the individuals performing the CCO and compliance oversight services, as well as $100 per hour for time incurred in connection with the preparation and filing of certain documents with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC” or the “Commission”). The fees are paid to the Manager on a quarterly basis. The total expenses incurred by the Fund for these services are reflected on the Statement of Operations as “Administrative and compliance services fees.”

Citi Fund Services Ohio, Inc. (“Citi” or the “Administrator”), a wholly owned subsidiary of Citigroup, Inc., with which an officer of the Trust is affiliated, serves as the Trust’s administrator and fund accountant, and assists the Trust in all aspects of its administration and operation. The Administrator is entitled to a fee, accrued daily and paid monthly. The Administrator is entitled to an annual fee for each additional class of shares of any Fund, certain annual fees in supporting fair values services, and a Trust-wide annual fee for providing infrastructure and support in implementing the written policies and procedures comprising the Fund’s compliance program. The Administrator is also reimbursed for certain expenses incurred. The total expenses incurred by the Fund for these services are reflected on the Statement of Operations as “Administration fees.”

FIS Investor Services LLC (“FIS”) serves as the Fund’s transfer agent. Under the Transfer Agent Agreement, the Trust pays FIS a fee for its services and reimburses FIS for all of their reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred in providing these services.

The Bank of New York Mellon (“BNY Mellon” or the “Custodian”) serves as the Trust’s custodian and securities lending agent. For these services as custodian, the Funds pay BNY Mellon a fee based on a percentage of assets held on behalf of the Funds, plus certain out-of-pocket charges.

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

In addition, certain legal fees and expenses are paid to a law firm, Dorsey & Whitney LLP, of which the Secretary of the Fund is Senior Counsel. During the period ended June 30, 2017, $12,127 was paid from the Fund relating to these fees and expenses.

Certain Officers and Trustees of the Trust are affiliated with the Manager or the Administrator. Such Officers (except for the Trust’s CCO as noted above) and Trustees receive no compensation from the Trust for serving in their respective roles. For their service to the Trust and to the Allianz Variable Insurance Products Trust, each non-interested Trustee receives a $170,000 annual Board retainer and the Lead Director receives an additional $42,500 annually. In addition, the Trustees are reimbursed for certain expenses associated with attending Board meetings. Compensation to the Trustees is allocated between the Trust and the Allianz Variable Insurance Products Trust in proportion to the assets under management of each trust. During the period ended June 30, 2017, actual Trustee compensation was $435,200 in total for both trusts.

4. Investment Valuation Summary

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

 

  ●  

Level 1 — quoted prices in active markets for identical assets

  ●  

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

  ●  

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

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

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.

Investments in other investment companies are valued at their published net asset value (“NAV”). Security prices are generally provided by an independent third party pricing service approved by the Trust’s Board of Trustees (the “Board” or “Trustees”) as of the close of the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) (generally 4:00 pm Eastern Time). The investments utilizing Level 1 valuations represent investments in open-end investment companies. 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.

For the period ended June 30, 2017, there were no Level 3 investments for which significant unobservable inputs were used to determine fair value.

 

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AZL MVP Growth Index Strategy Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements

June 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

The following is a summary of the valuation inputs used as of June 30, 2017 in valuing the Fund’s investments based upon the three levels defined above:

 

Investment Securities:      Level 1      Level 2      Total
                      

Affiliated Investment Company

       $ 2,287,010,508        $ —        $ 2,287,010,508
      

 

 

        

 

 

        

 

 

 

Total Investment Securities

         2,287,010,508          —          2,287,010,508
      

 

 

        

 

 

        

 

 

 

Other Financial Instruments:*

                    

Futures Contracts

         (385,766 )          —          (385,766 )
      

 

 

        

 

 

        

 

 

 

Total Investments

       $     2,286,624,742        $     —        $     2,286,624,742
      

 

 

        

 

 

        

 

 

 

 

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

5. Security Purchases and Sales

For the period ended June 30, 2017, cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of securities (excluding securities maturing less than one year from acquisition) were as follows:

 

        Purchases      Sales

AZL MVP Growth Index Strategy Fund

       $ 35,793,846        $ 44,016,598

6. Investment Risks

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.

7. Federal Tax Information

It is the policy of the Fund to continue to qualify as a regulated investment company by complying with the provisions available to certain investment companies, as defined under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code, and to make distributions of net investment income and net realized gains sufficient to relieve it from all, or substantially all, federal income taxes. Accordingly, no provisions for federal income taxes are required in the financial statements.

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

Cost of securities for federal income tax purposes at June 30, 2017 is $2,034,814,180. The gross unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on a tax basis is as follows:

 

Unrealized appreciation

  $ 260,397,591  

Unrealized (depreciation)

    (8,201,263 ) 
 

 

 

 

Net unrealized appreciation/(depreciation)

  $ 252,196,328  
 

 

 

 

The tax character of dividends paid to shareholders during the year ended December 31, 2016 were as follows:

 

        Ordinary
Income
    

Net

Long-Term
Capital Gains

     Total
Distributions(a)

AZL MVP Growth Index Strategy Fund

       $ 31,942,925        $ 8,888,678        $ 40,831,603

 

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

As of the latest tax year end December 31, 2016, the components of accumulated earnings on a tax basis were as follows:

 

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

AZL MVP Growth Index Strategy Fund

       $ 28,019,267        $ 71,908,388        $ —        $ 88,502,899        $ 188,430,554

 

(a) The difference between book-basis and tax-basis unrealized appreciation/depreciation is attributable primarily to tax deferral of losses on wash sales and the realization for tax purposes of unrealized gains/losses on investments in passive foreign investment companies.

 

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AZL MVP Growth Index Strategy Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements

June 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

8. Ownership and Principal Holders

The beneficial ownership, either directly or indirectly, of more than 25% of the voting securities of a fund creates presumptions of control of the fund, under section 2 (a)(9) of the 1940 Act. As of June 30, 2017, the Fund had an individual shareholder account which is affiliated with the Investment Adviser representing ownership in excess of 25% of the Fund.

9. Investment Company Reporting Modernization

In October 2016, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) released its Final Rules on Investment Company Reporting Modernization (the “Rules”). The Rules which introduce two new regulatory reporting forms for investment companies — Form N-PORT and Form N-CEN — also contain amendments to Regulation S-X which require standardized, enhanced disclosures about derivatives in investment company financial statements, as well as other amendments. The amendments are effective for filings made with the SEC after August 1, 2017. Management is currently evaluating the impact of the amendments on the fund’s financial statements. The adoption will have no effect on the Funds’ net assets or results of operations.

10. Subsequent Events

Management of the Fund has evaluated the need for additional disclosures or adjustments resulting from events through the date the financial statements were issued. Based on this evaluation, there were no subsequent events to report that would have material impact on the Fund’s financial statements.

 

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Other Information (Unaudited)

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

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

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

 

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The Allianz VIP Fund of Funds are distributed by Allianz Life Financial Services, LLC.   
These Funds are not FDIC Insured.    SARRPT0617 08/17


AZL® MVP Moderate Index Strategy Fund

Semi-Annual Report

June 30, 2017

(Unaudited)

 

LOGO


Table of Contents

 

Expense Examples and Portfolio Composition

Page 1

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

Page 2

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

Page 3

Statement of Operations

Page 3

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

Page 4

Financial Highlights

Page 5

Notes to the Financial Statements

Page 6

Other Information

Page 11

 

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


AZL MVP Moderate Index Strategy Fund

Expense Examples

(Unaudited)

 

As a shareholder of the AZL MVP Moderate Index Strategy Fund (the “Fund”), you incur ongoing costs, including management fees, distribution fees, and other Fund expenses. These examples are intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds. Please note that the expenses shown in each table do not reflect expenses that apply to the subaccount or the insurance contract. If the expenses that apply to the subaccount of the insurance contract were included, your costs would have been higher.

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

The Actual Expense table below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information below, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the table under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.

 

     Beginning
Account Value
1/1/17
  Ending
Account Value
6/30/17
  Expenses Paid
During Period
1/1/17 - 6/30/17*
  Annualized Expense
Ratio During Period
1/1/17 - 6/30/17

AZL MVP Moderate Index Strategy Fund

    $ 1,000.00     $ 1,064.40     $ 0.67       0.13 %
               

The Hypothetical Expense table below provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund’s actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of other funds.

 

     Beginning
Account Value
1/1/17
  Ending
Account Value
6/30/17
  Expenses Paid
During Period
1/1/17 - 6/30/17*
  Annualized Expense
Ratio During Period
1/1/17 - 6/30/17

AZL MVP Moderate Index Strategy Fund

    $ 1,000.00     $ 1,024.15     $ 0.65       0.13 %
               

 

* Expenses are equal to the average account value over the period, multiplied by the Fund’s annualized expense ratio, multiplied by 181/365 (to reflect the one half year period).

Portfolio Composition

(Unaudited)

 

Investments   Percent of Net Assets
   

Domestic Equities

      42.4 %

Fixed Income

      37.5

International Equities

      15.1
   

 

 

 

Total Investment Securities

      95.0

Net other assets (liabilities)

      5.0
   

 

 

 

Net Assets

      100.0 %
   

 

 

 

 

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AZL MVP Moderate Index Strategy Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

June 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

Shares            Fair Value  
 

Affiliated Investment Companies (95.0%):

  
  18,319,214      AZL Enhanced Bond Index Fund    $ 199,496,241  
  4,964,224      AZL International Index Fund, Class 2      80,122,569  
  2,138,951      AZL Mid Cap Index Fund, Class 2      48,618,355  
  9,911,255      AZL S&P 500 Index Fund, Class 2      152,038,646  
  1,686,677      AZL Small Cap Stock Index Fund, Class 2      24,625,481  
     

 

 

 
 

Total Affiliated Investment Companies (Cost $463,408,705)

     504,901,292  
     

 

 

 
 

Total Investment Securities
(Cost $463,408,705)(a) — 95.0%

     504,901,292  
 

Net other assets (liabilities) — 5.0%

     26,396,341  
     

 

 

 
 

Net Assets — 100.0%

   $ 531,297,633  
     

 

 

 

Percentages indicated are based on net assets as of June 30, 2017.

 

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

Futures Contracts

Cash of $26,518,759 has been segregated to cover margin requirements for the following open contracts as of June 30, 2017:

 

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

S&P 500 Index E-Mini September Futures

     Long        9/15/17        131      $ 15,856,895      $ (48,990 ) 

U.S. Treasury 10-Year Note September Futures

     Long        9/20/17        84        10,544,625        (39,481 ) 
              

 

 

 

Total

               $ (88,471 ) 
              

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

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AZL MVP Moderate Index Strategy Fund

 

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

June 30, 2017

(Unaudited)

 

Assets:

    

Investments in affiliates, at cost

     $ 463,408,705
    

 

 

 

Investments in affiliates, at value

     $ 504,901,292

Segregated cash for collateral

       26,518,759

Dividends receivable

       18,002

Receivable for affiliated investments sold

       56,712
    

 

 

 

Total Assets

       531,494,765
    

 

 

 

Liabilities:

    

Cash overdraft

       56,712

Payable for capital shares redeemed

       62,008

Manager fees payable

       43,924

Administration fees payable

       6,715

Custodian fees payable

       320

Administrative and compliance services fees payable

       2,514

Transfer agent fees payable

       981

Trustee fees payable

       5,042

Other accrued liabilities

       18,916
    

 

 

 

Total Liabilities

       197,132
    

 

 

 

Net Assets

     $ 531,297,633
    

 

 

 

Net Assets Consist of:

    

Capital

     $ 464,848,191

Accumulated net investment income/(loss)

       8,657,450

Accumulated net realized gains/(losses) from investment transactions

       16,387,876

Net unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on investments

       41,404,116
    

 

 

 

Net Assets

     $ 531,297,633
    

 

 

 

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

       36,983,252

Net Asset Value (offering and redemption price per share)

     $ 14.37
    

 

 

 

Statement of Operations

For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2017

(Unaudited)

 

Investment Income:

    

Dividends

     $ 105,662
    

 

 

 

Total Investment Income

       105,662
    

 

 

 

Expenses:

    

Manager fees

       262,188

Administration fees

       29,914

Custodian fees

       1,186

Administrative and compliance services fees

       4,741

Transfer agent fees

       2,984

Trustee fees

       15,419

Professional fees

       13,602

Shareholder reports

       9,397

Other expenses

       5,761
    

 

 

 

Total expenses

       345,192
    

 

 

 

Net Investment Income/(Loss)

       (239,530 )
    

 

 

 

Realized and Unrealized Gains/(Losses) on Investments:

    

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

       2,359,352

Net realized gains/(losses) on futures contracts

       1,609,115

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments

       29,232,845
    

 

 

 

Net Realized/Unrealized Gains/(Losses) on Investments

       33,201,312
    

 

 

 

Change in Net Assets Resulting From Operations

     $ 32,961,782
    

 

 

 
 

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

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AZL MVP Moderate Index Strategy Fund

 

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

     For the
Six Months Ended
June 30, 2017
       For the
Year Ended
December 31, 2016
    (Unaudited)        

Change In Net Assets:

           

Operations:

           

Net investment income/(loss)

    $ (239,530 )         $ 8,896,990

Net realized gains/(losses) on investment transactions

      3,968,467           12,438,093

Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments

      29,232,845           6,603,332
   

 

 

         

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from operations

      32,961,782           27,938,415
   

 

 

         

 

 

 

Distributions to Shareholders:

           

From net investment income

      —           (11,530,345 )

From net realized gains

      —           (15,559,033 )
   

 

 

         

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from distributions to shareholders

      —           (27,089,378 )
   

 

 

         

 

 

 

Capital Transactions:

           

Proceeds from shares issued

      3,677,621           26,814,181

Proceeds from dividends reinvested

      —           27,089,378

Value of shares redeemed

      (25,453,947 )           (55,484,626 )
   

 

 

         

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from capital transactions

      (21,776,326 )           (1,581,067 )
   

 

 

         

 

 

 

Change in net assets

      11,185,456           (732,030 )

Net Assets:

           

Beginning of period

      520,112,177           520,844,207
   

 

 

         

 

 

 

End of period

    $ 531,297,633         $ 520,112,177
   

 

 

         

 

 

 

Accumulated net investment income/(loss)

    $ 8,657,450         $ 8,896,980
   

 

 

         

 

 

 

Share Transactions:

           

Shares issued

      264,065           2,047,099

Dividends reinvested

      —           2,071,053

Shares redeemed

      (1,818,734 )           (4,178,626 )
   

 

 

         

 

 

 

Change in shares

      (1,554,669 )           (60,474 )
   

 

 

         

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

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AZL MVP Moderate Index Strategy Fund

Financial Highlights

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

 

      Six Months
Ended
June 30, 2017
  Year Ended
December 31,
2016
  Year Ended
December 31,
2015
  Year Ended
December 31,
2014
  Year Ended
December 31,
2013
  January 10, 2012
to December 31,
2012(a)
     (Unaudited)                    

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period

     $ 13.50     $ 13.49     $ 14.37     $ 13.34     $ 10.77     $ 10.00
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Investment Activities:

                        

Net Investment Income/(Loss)

       — (b)       0.23       0.25       0.06       0.07       0.10

Net Realized and Unrealized Gains/(Losses) on Investments

       0.87       0.48       (0.71 )       1.06       2.50       0.79
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total from Investment Activities

       0.87       0.71       (0.46 )       1.12       2.57       0.89
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Dividends to Shareholders From:

                        

Net Investment Income

       —       (0.30 )       (0.07 )       (0.05 )       —       (0.10 )

Net Realized Gains

       —       (0.40 )       (0.35 )       (0.04 )       — (b)       (0.02 )
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total Dividends

       —       (0.70 )       (0.42 )       (0.09 )       — (b)       (0.12 )
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net Asset Value, End of Period

     $ 14.37     $ 13.50     $ 13.49     $ 14.37     $ 13.34     $ 10.77
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total Return(c)

       6.44 %(d)       5.43 %       (3.21 )%       8.42 %       23.88 %       8.89 %(d)

Ratios to Average Net Assets/Supplemental Data:

                        

Net Assets, End of Period (000’s)

     $ 531,298     $ 520,112     $ 520,844     $ 467,457     $ 298,836     $ 79,526

Net Investment Income/(Loss)(e)

       (0.09 )%       1.71 %       1.97 %       0.65 %       0.89 %       1.82 %

Expenses Before Reductions*(e)(f)

       0.13 %       0.13 %       0.13 %       0.14 %       0.16 %       0.36 %

Expenses Net of Reductions*(e)

       0.13 %       0.13 %       0.13 %       0.14 %       0.15 %       0.15 %

Portfolio Turnover Rate(g)

       — (d)(h)       108 %(i)       2 %       1 %       — (h)       9 %(d)

 

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

 

(a) Period from commencement of operations. During the period from January 10, 2012 to December 10, 2012, the Fund’s primary vehicle for gaining exposure to derivatives was through investments in its wholly-owned and controlled subsidiary, the AZL MVP IEI Investments Trust (“the Subsidiary”). The Subsidiary was liquidated on December 10, 2012 at its net asset value on such date. The Subsidiary’s operations have been consolidated with the operations of the Fund through its liquidation on December 10, 2012.

 

(b) Represents less than $0.005.

 

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

 

(d) Not annualized.

 

(e) Annualized for periods less than one year.

 

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

 

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

 

(h) Represents less than 0.5%.

 

(i) Effective October 14, 2016, the investment strategy of the Fund changed. Costs of purchases and proceeds from sales of portfolio securities associated with the changes in investment strategy contributed to higher portfolio turnover rate for the period ended December 31, 2016 as compared to prior years.

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

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AZL MVP Moderate Index Strategy Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements

June 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

1. Organization

The Allianz Variable Insurance Products Fund of Funds Trust (the “Trust”) was organized as a Delaware statutory trust on June 16, 2004. The Trust is a diversified open-end management investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, (the “1940 Act”) and thus is determined to be an investment company for accounting purposes. The Trust consists of 12 separate investment portfolios (collectively, the “Funds”), of which one is included in this report, the AZL MVP Moderate Index Strategy Fund (the “Fund”), and 11 are presented in separate reports.

The Fund is a “fund of funds,” which means that the Fund invests primarily in other mutual funds. Underlying Funds invest in stock, 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 Fund will adjust its asset allocation as it seeks to achieve its investment objective.

The Trust is authorized to issue an unlimited number of shares of the Fund without par value. Shares of the Fund are available through the variable annuity contracts offered through the separate accounts of participating insurance companies. Currently, the Fund only offers its 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 Fund. In addition, in the normal course of business, the Fund may enter into contracts with its vendors and others that provide for general indemnifications. The Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown, as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Fund. However, based on experience, the Fund expects that risk of loss to be remote.

2. Significant Accounting Policies

The following is a summary of significant accounting policies followed by the Fund in the preparation of its financial statements. The policies conform with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“U.S. GAAP”). The preparation of financial statements requires management to make certain estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of increases and decreases in net assets from operations during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

Security Valuation

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

Investment Transactions and Investment Income

Investment transactions are recorded not later than on the business day following trade date. However, for financial reporting purposes, investment transactions are accounted for on trade date. Net realized gains and losses on investments sold and on foreign currency transactions are recorded on the basis of identified cost. Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis and includes, where applicable, the amortization of premiums or accretion of discounts.

Dividends to Shareholders

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

Expense Allocation

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

Derivative Instruments

All open derivative positions at period end are reflected on the Fund’s Schedule of Portfolio Investments. The following is a description of the derivative instruments utilized by the Fund, including the primary underlying risk exposures related to each instrument type. The 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 Fund’s derivative positions could exceed 20% of the Fund’s value. The Fund may also use futures to gain equity exposure and may hold cash as a buffer in the event of market shocks.

 

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AZL MVP Moderate Index Strategy Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements

June 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

Futures Contracts

During the period ended June 30, 2017, the Fund did not enter into any futures contracts. Futures contracts are valued based upon their quoted daily settlement prices. Upon entering into a futures contract, the Fund is required to segregate liquid assets in accordance with the initial margin requirements of the broker or exchange. Futures contracts are marked to market daily and a payable or receivable for the change in value (“variation margin”) is recorded by the Fund. Gains or losses are recognized but not considered realized until the contracts expire or are closed. Futures contracts involve, to varying degrees, elements of market risk (generally equity price risk related to stock futures, interest rate risk related to bond futures, and foreign currency risk related to currency futures) and exposure to loss in excess of the variation margin disclosed in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. The primary risks associated with the use of futures contracts are the imperfect correlation between the change in fair value of the underlying securities and the prices of futures contracts, the possibility of an illiquid market, and the inability of the counterparty to meet the terms of the contract. The notional amount of futures contracts outstanding was $26.4 million as of June 30, 2017. The monthly average notional amount for these contracts was $26.4 million for the period ended June 30, 2017. Realized gains and losses are reported as “Net realized gains/(losses) on futures contracts on the Statement of Operations.

Summary of Derivative Instruments

The following is a summary of the fair values of derivative instruments on the Fund’s Statement of Assets and Liabilities, categorized by risk exposure, as of June 30, 2017:

 

   

Asset Derivative

   

Liability Derivative

 
Primary Risk Exposure   Statement of Assets and Liabilities Location   Total Fair
Value*
    Statement of Assets and Liabilities Location   Total Fair
Value*
 

Equity Risk Exposure

       
Equity Contracts   Receivable for variation margin on futures contracts   $ —     Payable for variation margin on futures contracts   $ 48,990  

Interest Rate Risk Exposure

 

   
Interest Rate Contracts       —         39,481  

 

* For futures contracts, the amounts represent the cumulative appreciation/depreciation of these futures contracts as reported in the Schedule of Portfolio Investments. Only current day’s variation margin is reported within the Statement of Assets and Liabilities as variation margin on futures contracts.

The following is a summary of the effect of derivative instruments on the Statement of Operations, categorized by risk exposure, for the period ended June 30, 2017:

 

Primary Risk Exposure   Location of Gains/(Losses)
on Derivatives
Recognized
   Realized Gains/(Losses)
on Derivatives
Recognized
     Change in Net Unrealized
Appreciation/Depreciation on
Derivatives Recognized
 

Equity Risk Exposure

       
Equity Contracts   Net realized gains/(losses) on futures contracts/ Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments    $ 1,456,756      $ 118,475  

Interest Rate Risk Exposure

 

  
Interest Rate Contracts        152,359        7,956  

3. Fees and Transactions with Affiliates and Other Parties

The Manager provides investment advisory and management services for the Fund. The Manager has contractually agreed to waive fees and reimburse the Fund to limit the annual expenses, excluding interest expense (e.g., cash overdraft fees), taxes, brokerage commissions, acquired fund fees and expenses, other expenditures that are capitalized in accordance with U.S. GAAP and other extraordinary expenses not incurred in the ordinary course of the Fund’s business, based on the daily net assets of the Fund, through April 30, 2018. Expenses incurred for investment advisory and management services are reflected on the Statement of Operations as “Manager fees.”

For the period ended June 30, 2017, the annual rate due to the Manager and the annual expense limit were as follows:

 

        Annual Rate      Annual Expense Limit

AZL MVP Moderate Index Strategy Fund

         0.10 %          0.15 %

Any amounts contractually waived or reimbursed by the Manager in a particular fiscal year will be subject to repayment by the Fund to the Manager to the extent that from time to time through the next three fiscal years the repayment will not cause the Fund’s expenses to exceed the lesser of the stated limit at the time of the waiver or the current stated limit. Any amounts recouped by the Manager during the period are reflected on the Statement of Operations as “Recoupment of prior expenses reimbursed by the Manager.” At June 30, there were no remaining contractual reimbursements that are subject to repayment by the Fund in subsequent years.

In addition, the Manager may voluntarily waive or reimburse additional fees in order to maintain more competitive expense ratios. Any voluntary waivers or reimbursements are not subject to repayment in subsequent years. Information on the total amount waived/reimbursed by the Manager or repaid to the Manager by the Fund during the period can be found on the Statement of Operations. During the period ended June 30, 2017, there were no voluntary waivers.

 

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AZL MVP Moderate Index Strategy Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements

June 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

The Manager or an affiliate of the Manager serves as the investment adviser of certain underlying funds in which the Fund invests. At June 30, 2017, these underlying funds are noted as Affiliated Investment Companies in the Fund’s Schedule of Portfolio Investments. The Manager or an affiliate of the Manager is paid a separate fee from the underlying funds for such services. A summary of the Fund’s investments in affiliated investment companies for the period ended June 30, 2017 is as follows:

 

      Fair Value
12/31/16
   Purchases
at Cost
   Proceeds from
Sales
   Net
Realized
Gain (Loss)
   Fair Value
6/30/17
   Dividend
Income

AZL Enhanced Bond Index Fund

     $ 193,101,645      $ 2,385,094      $ —      $ —      $ 199,496,241      $ —

AZL International Index Fund, Class 2

       79,204,077        —        (10,014,758 )        865,013        80,122,569        —

AZL Mid Cap Index Fund, Class 2

       48,078,403        —        (2,278,471 )        288,378        48,618,355        —

AZL S&P 500 Index Fund, Class 2

       149,086,758        —        (10,297,219 )        1,081,968        152,038,646        —

AZL Small Cap Stock Index Fund, Class 2

       24,769,929        —        (783,547 )        123,993        24,625,481        —
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
     $ 494,240,812      $ 2,385,094      $ (23,373,995 )      $ 2,359,352      $ 504,901,292      $ —
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Pursuant to separate agreements between the Funds and the Manager, the Manager provides a Chief Compliance Officer (“CCO”) and certain compliance oversight and regulatory filing services to the Trust. Under these agreements the Manager is entitled to an amount equal to a portion of the compensation and certain other expenses related to the individuals performing the CCO and compliance oversight services, as well as $100 per hour for time incurred in connection with the preparation and filing of certain documents with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC” or the “Commission”). The fees are paid to the Manager on a quarterly basis. The total expenses incurred by the Fund for these services are reflected on the Statement of Operations as “Administrative and compliance services fees.”

Citi Fund Services Ohio, Inc. (“Citi” or the “Administrator”), a wholly owned subsidiary of Citigroup, Inc., with which an officer of the Trust is affiliated, serves as the Trust’s administrator and fund accountant, and assists the Trust in all aspects of its administration and operation. The Administrator is entitled to a fee, accrued daily and paid monthly. The Administrator is entitled to an annual fee for each additional class of shares of any Fund, certain annual fees in supporting fair values services, and a Trust-wide annual fee for providing infrastructure and support in implementing the written policies and procedures comprising the Fund’s compliance program. The Administrator is also reimbursed for certain expenses incurred. The total expenses incurred by the Fund for these services are reflected on the Statement of Operations as “Administration fees.”

FIS Investor Services LLC (“FIS”) serves as the Fund’s transfer agent. Under the Transfer Agent Agreement, the Trust pays FIS a fee for its services and reimburses FIS for all of their reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred in providing these services.

The Bank of New York Mellon (“BNY Mellon” or the “Custodian”) serves as the Trust’s custodian and securities lending agent. For these services as custodian, the Funds pay BNY Mellon a fee based on a percentage of assets held on behalf of the Funds, plus certain out-of-pocket charges.

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

In addition, certain legal fees and expenses are paid to a law firm, Dorsey & Whitney LLP, of which the Secretary of the Fund is Senior Counsel. During the period ended June 30, 2017, $2,762 was paid from the Fund relating to these fees and expenses.

Certain Officers and Trustees of the Trust are affiliated with the Manager or the Administrator. Such Officers (except for the Trust’s CCO as noted above) and Trustees receive no compensation from the Trust for serving in their respective roles. For their service to the Trust and to the Allianz Variable Insurance Products Trust, each non-interested Trustee receives a $170,000 annual Board retainer and the Lead Director receives an additional $42,500 annually. In addition, the Trustees are reimbursed for certain expenses associated with attending Board meetings. Compensation to the Trustees is allocated between the Trust and the Allianz Variable Insurance Products Fund of Funds Trust in proportion to the assets under management of each trust. During the period ended June 30, 2017, actual Trustee compensation was $435,200 in total for both trusts.

4. Investment Valuation Summary

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

 

  ●  

Level 1 — quoted prices in active markets for identical assets

  ●  

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

  ●  

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

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

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.

Investments in other investment companies are valued at their published net asset value (“NAV”). Security prices are generally provided by an independent third party pricing service approved by the Trust’s Board of Trustees (the “Board” or “Trustees”) as of the close of the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) (generally 4:00 pm Eastern Time). The investments utilizing Level 1 valuations represent investments in open-end investment companies. 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.

For the period ended June 30, 2017, there were no Level 3 investments for which significant unobservable inputs were used to determine fair value.

 

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AZL MVP Moderate Index Strategy Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements

June 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

The following is a summary of the valuation inputs used as of June 30, 2017 in valuing the Fund’s investments based upon the three levels defined above:

 

Investment Securities:      Level 1      Level 2      Total
                      

Affiliated Investment Company

       $ 504,901,292        $ —        $ 504,901,292
      

 

 

        

 

 

        

 

 

 

Total Investment Securities

         504,901,292          —          504,901,292
      

 

 

        

 

 

        

 

 

 

Other Financial Instruments:*

                    

Futures Contracts

         (88,471 )          —          (88,471 )
      

 

 

        

 

 

        

 

 

 

Total Investments

       $     504,812,821        $     —        $     504,812,821
      

 

 

        

 

 

        

 

 

 

 

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

5. Security Purchases and Sales

For the period ended June 30, 2017, cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of securities (excluding securities maturing less than one year from acquisition) were as follows:

 

        Purchases      Sales

AZL MVP Moderate Index Strategy Fund

       $ 2,385,094        $ 23,373,995

6. Investment Risks

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.

7. Tax Information

It is the policy of the Fund to continue to qualify as a regulated investment company by complying with the provisions available to certain investment companies, as defined under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code, and to make distributions of net investment income and net realized gains sufficient to relieve it from all, or substantially all, federal income taxes. Accordingly, no provisions for federal income taxes are required in the financial statements.

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

Cost of securities for federal income tax purposes at June 30, 2017 is $463,408,705. The gross unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on a tax basis is as follows:

 

Unrealized appreciation

  $ 41,796,616  

Unrealized (depreciation)

    (304,029 ) 
 

 

 

 

Net unrealized appreciation/(depreciation)

  $ 41,492,587  
 

 

 

 

The tax character of dividends paid to shareholders during the year ended December 31, 2016 were as follows:

 

        Ordinary
Income
    

Net

Long-Term
Capital Gains

     Total
Distributions(a)

AZL MVP Moderate Index Strategy Fund

       $ 11,530,345        $ 15,559,033        $ 27,089,378

 

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

As of the latest tax year end December 31, 2016, the components of accumulated earnings on a tax basis were as follows:

 

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

AZL MVP Moderate Index Strategy Fund

       $ 8,896,981        $ 12,388,152        $ —        $ 12,202,527        $ 33,487,660

 

(a) The difference between book-basis and tax-basis unrealized appreciation/depreciation is attributable primarily to tax deferral of losses on wash sales and the realization for tax purposes of unrealized gains/losses on investments in passive foreign investment companies.

 

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AZL MVP Moderate Index Strategy Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements

June 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

8. Ownership and Principal Holders

The beneficial ownership, either directly or indirectly, of more than 25% of the voting securities of a fund creates presumptions of control of the fund, under section 2 (a)(9) of the 1940 Act. As of June 30, 2017, the Fund had an individual shareholder account which is affiliated with the Investment Adviser representing ownership in excess of 25% of the Fund.

9. Investment Company Reporting Modernization

In October 2016, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) released its Final Rules on Investment Company Reporting Modernization (the “Rules”). The Rules which introduce two new regulatory reporting forms for investment companies — Form N-PORT and Form N-CEN — also contain amendments to Regulation S-X which require standardized, enhanced disclosures about derivatives in investment company financial statements, as well as other amendments. The amendments are effective for filings made with the SEC after August 1, 2017. Management is currently evaluating the impact of the amendments on the fund’s financial statements. The adoption will have no effect on the Funds’ net assets or results of operations.

10. Subsequent Events

Management of the Fund has evaluated the need for additional disclosures or adjustments resulting from events through the date the financial statements were issued. Based on this evaluation, there were no subsequent events to report that would have material impact on the Fund’s financial statements.

 

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Other Information (Unaudited)

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

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

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

 

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AZL® MVP Pyramis® Multi-Strategy Fund

Semi-Annual Report

June 30, 2017

(Unaudited)

 

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Table of Contents

 

Expense Examples and Portfolio Composition

Page 1

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

Page 2

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

Page 3

Statement of Operations

Page 3

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

Page 4

Financial Highlights

Page 5

Notes to the Financial Statements

Page 6

Other Information

Page 11

 

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


AZL MVP Pyramis® Multi-Strategy Fund

Expense Examples

(Unaudited)

 

As a shareholder of the AZL MVP Pyramis® Multi-Strategy Fund (the “Fund”), you incur ongoing costs, including management fees, distribution fees, and other Fund expenses. These examples are intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds. Please note that the expenses shown in each table do not reflect expenses that apply to the subaccount or the insurance contract. If the expenses that apply to the subaccount of the insurance contract were included, your costs would have been higher.

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

The Actual Expense table below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information below, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the table under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.

 

     Beginning
Account Value
1/1/17
  Ending
Account Value
6/30/17
  Expenses Paid
During Period
1/1/17 -  6/30/17*
  Annualized Expense
Ratio During Period
1/1/17 - 6/30/17

AZL MVP Pyramis® Multi-Strategy Fund

    $ 1,000.00     $ 1,045.40     $ 0.71       0.14 %
               

The Hypothetical Expense table below provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund’s actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of other funds.

 

     Beginning
Account Value
1/1/17
  Ending
Account Value
6/30/17
  Expenses Paid
During Period
1/1/17 - 6/30/17*
  Annualized Expense
Ratio During Period
1/1/17 -  6/30/17

AZL MVP Pyramis® Multi-Strategy Fund

    $ 1,000.00     $ 1,024.10     $ 0.70       0.14 %
               

 

* Expenses are equal to the average account value over the period, multiplied by the Fund’s annualized expense ratio, multiplied by 181/365 (to reflect the one half year period).

Portfolio Composition

(Unaudited)

 

Investments   Percent of Net Assets
   

Fixed Income

      95.1 %
   

 

 

 

Total Investment Securities

      95.1

Net other assets (liabilities)

      4.9
   

 

 

 

Net Assets

      100.0 %
   

 

 

 

 

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AZL MVP Pyramis® Multi-Strategy Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

June 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

Shares            Fair Value  
 

Affiliated Investment Company (95.1%):

 
  20,336,753      AZL Pyramis® Multi-Strategy Fund    $ 264,377,789  
 

Total Affiliated Investment Company (Cost $260,067,009)

     264,377,789  
     

 

 

 
 

Total Investment Securities
(Cost $260,067,009)(a) — 95.1%

     264,377,789  
 

Net other assets (liabilities) — 4.9%

     13,564,718  
     

 

 

 
 

Net Assets — 100.0%

   $ 277,942,509  
     

 

 

 
 

Percentages indicated are based on net assets as of June 30, 2017.

 

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

Futures Contracts

Cash of $13,882,972 has been segregated to cover margin requirements for the following open contracts as of June 30, 2017:

 

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

S&P 500 Index E-Mini September Futures

     Long        9/15/17        45      $ 5,447,025      $ (17,045 ) 

U.S. Treasury 10-Year Note September Futures

     Long        9/20/17        66        8,285,062        (29,474 ) 
              

 

 

 

Total

               $ (46,519 ) 
              

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

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AZL MVP Pyramis® Multi-Strategy Fund

 

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

June 30, 2017

(Unaudited)

 

Assets:

    

Investments in affiliates, at cost

     $ 260,067,009
    

 

 

 

Investments in affiliates, at value

     $ 264,377,789

Segregated cash for collateral

       13,882,972

Dividends receivable

       9,456

Receivable for capital shares issued

       2,967

Receivable for affiliated investments sold

       150,445
    

 

 

 

Total Assets

       278,423,629
    

 

 

 

Liabilities:

    

Cash overdraft

       150,445

Payable for capital shares redeemed

       287,873

Manager fees payable

       23,075

Administration fees payable

       5,176

Custodian fees payable

       434

Administrative and compliance services fees payable

       1,209

Transfer agent fees payable

       848

Trustee fees payable

       2,393

Other accrued liabilities

       9,667
    

 

 

 

Total Liabilities

       481,120
    

 

 

 

Net Assets

     $ 277,942,509
    

 

 

 

Net Assets Consist of:

    

Capital

     $ 288,917,353

Accumulated net investment income/(loss)

       3,575,114

Accumulated net realized gains/(losses) from investment transactions

       (18,814,219 )

Net unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on investments

       4,264,261
    

 

 

 

Net Assets

     $ 277,942,509
    

 

 

 

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

       24,630,279

Net Asset Value (offering and redemption price per share)

     $ 11.28
    

 

 

 

Statement of Operations

For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2017

(Unaudited)

 

Investment Income:

    

Dividends

     $ 57,227
    

 

 

 

Total Investment Income

       57,227
    

 

 

 

Expenses:

    

Manager fees

       141,085

Administration fees

       27,705

Custodian fees

       1,405

Administrative and compliance services fees

       2,441

Transfer agent fees

       2,738

Trustee fees

       7,966

Professional fees

       7,000

Shareholder reports

       5,350

Other expenses

       2,893
    

 

 

 

Total expenses

       198,583
    

 

 

 

Net Investment Income/(Loss)

       (141,356 )
    

 

 

 

Realized and Unrealized Gains/(Losses) on Investments:

    

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

       (2,043,568 )

Net realized gains/(losses) on futures contracts

       643,863

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments

       14,236,421
    

 

 

 

Net Realized/Unrealized Gains/(Losses) on Investments

       12,836,716
    

 

 

 

Change in Net Assets Resulting From Operations

     $ 12,695,360
    

 

 

 
 

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

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AZL MVP Pyramis® Multi-Strategy Fund

 

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

     For the
Six Months Ended
June 30, 2017
       For the
Year Ended
December 31, 2016
    (Unaudited)        

Change In Net Assets:

           

Operations:

           

Net investment income/(loss)

    $ (141,356 )         $ 3,716,490

Net realized gains/(losses) on investment transactions

      (1,399,705 )           (16,768,984 )

Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments

      14,236,421           15,404,491
   

 

 

         

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from operations

      12,695,360           2,351,997
   

 

 

         

 

 

 

Distributions to Shareholders:

           

From net investment income

      —           (11,849,955 )

From net realized gains

      —           (4,637,599 )
   

 

 

         

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from distributions to shareholders

      —           (16,487,554 )
   

 

 

         

 

 

 

Capital Transactions:

           

Proceeds from shares issued

      491,561           11,951,865

Proceeds from dividends reinvested

      —           16,487,554

Value of shares redeemed

      (22,400,084 )           (34,816,037 )
   

 

 

         

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from capital transactions

      (21,908,523 )           (6,376,618 )
   

 

 

         

 

 

 

Change in net assets

      (9,213,163 )           (20,512,175 )

Net Assets:

           

Beginning of period

      287,155,672           307,667,847
   

 

 

         

 

 

 

End of period

    $ 277,942,509         $ 287,155,672
   

 

 

         

 

 

 

Accumulated net investment income/(loss)

    $ 3,575,114         $ 3,716,470
   

 

 

         

 

 

 

Share Transactions:

           

Shares issued

      43,164           1,091,028

Dividends reinvested

      —           1,551,040

Shares redeemed

      (2,015,226 )           (3,194,431 )
   

 

 

         

 

 

 

Change in shares

      (1,972,062 )           (552,363 )
   

 

 

         

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

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AZL MVP Pyramis® Multi-Strategy Fund

Financial Highlights

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

 

      Six Months
Ended
June 30, 2017
  Year Ended
December 31,
2016
  Year Ended
December 31,
2015
  Year Ended
December 31,
2014
  Year Ended
December 31,
2013
  April 27, 2012
to December 31,
2012(a)
     (Unaudited)                    

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period

     $ 10.79     $ 11.33     $ 12.49     $ 12.39     $ 10.52     $ 10.00
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Investment Activities:

                        

Net Investment Income/(Loss)

       0.01       0.15       0.43       0.12       0.12       0.13

Net Realized and Unrealized Gains/(Losses) on Investments

       0.48       (0.07 )       (1.20 )       0.17       1.75       0.56
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total from Investment Activities

       0.49       0.08       (0.77 )       0.29       1.87       0.69
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Dividends to Shareholders From:

                        

Net Investment Income

       —       (0.45 )       (0.18 )       (0.11 )       —       (0.13 )

Net Realized Gains

       —       (0.17 )       (0.21 )       (0.08 )       — (b)       (0.04 )
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total Dividends

       —       (0.62 )       (0.39 )       (0.19 )       — (b)       (0.17 )
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net Asset Value, End of Period

     $ 11.28     $ 10.79     $ 11.33     $ 12.49     $ 12.39     $ 10.52
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total Return(c)

       4.54 %(d)       0.82 %       (6.21 )%       2.33 %       17.79 %       6.87 %(d)

Ratios to Average Net Assets/Supplemental Data:

                        

Net Assets, End of Period (000’s)

     $ 277,943     $ 287,156     $ 307,668     $ 297,191     $ 204,518     $ 44,647

Net Investment Income/(Loss)(e)

       (0.10 )%       1.25 %       3.85 %       1.42 %       1.75 %       3.46 %

Expenses Before Reductions*(e)(f)

       0.14 %       0.13 %       0.15 %       0.15 %       0.17 %       0.48 %

Expenses Net of Reductions*(e)

       0.14 %       0.13 %       0.15 %       0.15 %       0.15 %       0.15 %

Portfolio Turnover Rate

       — (d)(g)       4 %       4 %       4 %       9 %       34 %(d)

 

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

 

(a) Period from commencement of operations. During the period from April 30, 2012 to December 2012, the Fund’s primary vehicle for gaining exposure to derivatives was through investments in its wholly-owned and controlled subsidiary, the AZL MVP FTFSP Investments Trust (the “Subsidiary”). The Subsidiary was liquidated on December 10, 2012 at its net asset value on such date. The Subsidiary’s operations have been consolidated with the operations of the Fund through its liquidation on December 10, 2012.

 

(b) Represents less than $0.005.

 

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

 

(d) Not annualized.

 

(e) Annualized for periods less than one year.

 

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

 

(g) Represents less than 0.5%.

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

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AZL MVP Pyramis® Multi-Strategy Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements

June 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

1. Organization

The Allianz Variable Insurance Products Fund of Funds Trust (the “Trust”) was organized as a Delaware statutory trust on June 16, 2004. The Trust is a diversified open-end management investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, (the “1940 Act”) and thus is determined to be an investment company for accounting purposes. The Trust consists of 12 separate investment portfolios (collectively, the “Funds”), of which one is included in this report, the AZL MVP Pyramis® Multi-Strategy Fund (the “Fund”), and 11 are presented in separate reports.

The Fund is a “fund of funds,” which means that the Fund invests primarily in other mutual funds. Underlying Funds invest in stock, 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 Fund will adjust its asset allocation as it seeks to achieve its investment objective.

The Trust is authorized to issue an unlimited number of shares of the Fund without par value. Shares of the Fund are available through the variable annuity contracts offered through the separate accounts of participating insurance companies. Currently, the Fund only offers its 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 Fund. In addition, in the normal course of business, the Fund may enter into contracts with its vendors and others that provide for general indemnifications. The Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown, as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Fund. However, based on experience, the Fund expects that risk of loss to be remote.

2. Significant Accounting Policies

The following is a summary of significant accounting policies followed by the Fund in the preparation of its financial statements. The policies conform with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“U.S. GAAP”). The preparation of financial statements requires management to make certain estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of increases and decreases in net assets from operations during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

Security Valuation

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

Investment Transactions and Investment Income

Investment transactions are recorded not later than on the business day following trade date. However, for financial reporting purposes, investment transactions are accounted for on trade date. Net realized gains and losses on investments sold and on foreign currency transactions are recorded on the basis of identified cost. Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis and includes, where applicable, the amortization of premiums or accretion of discounts.

Dividends to Shareholders

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

Expense Allocation

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

Derivative Instruments

All open derivative positions at period end are reflected on the Fund’s Schedule of Portfolio Investments. The following is a description of the derivative instruments utilized by the Fund, including the primary underlying risk exposures related to each instrument type. The 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 Fund’s derivative positions could exceed 20% of the Fund’s value. The Fund may also use futures to gain equity exposure and may hold cash as a buffer in the event of market shocks.

Futures Contracts

During the period ended June 30, 2017, the Fund invested in futures contracts to reduce volatility and limit the need to decrease or increase allocations to underlying funds. Futures contracts are valued based upon their quoted daily settlement prices. Upon entering into a futures contract, the Fund is required to segregate liquid assets in accordance with the

 

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AZL MVP Pyramis® Multi-Strategy Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements

June 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

initial margin requirements of the broker or exchange. Futures contracts are marked to market daily and a payable or receivable for the change in value (“variation margin”) is recorded by the Fund. Gains or losses are recognized but not considered realized until the contracts expire or are closed. Futures contracts involve, to varying degrees, elements of market risk (generally equity price risk related to stock futures, interest rate risk related to bond futures, and foreign currency risk related to currency futures) and exposure to loss in excess of the variation margin disclosed in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. The primary risks associated with the use of futures contracts are the imperfect correlation between the change in fair value of the underlying securities and the prices of futures contracts, the possibility of an illiquid market, and the inability of the counterparty to meet the terms of the contract. The notional amount of futures contracts outstanding was $13.7 million as of June 30, 2017. The monthly average notional amount for these contracts was $14.1 million for the period ended June 30, 2017. Realized gains and losses are reported as “Net realized gains/(losses) on futures contracts on the Statement of Operations.

Summary of Derivative Instruments

The following is a summary of the fair values of derivative instruments on the Fund’s Statement of Assets and Liabilities, categorized by risk exposure, as of June 30, 2017:

 

   

Asset Derivative

   

Liability Derivative

 
Primary Risk Exposure   Statement of Assets and Liabilities Location   Total Fair
Value*
    Statement of Assets and Liabilities Location   Total Fair
Value*
 

Equity Risk Exposure

       
Equity Contracts   Receivable for variation margin on futures contracts   $ —     Payable for variation margin on futures contracts   $ 17,045  

Interest Rate Risk Exposure

 

   
Interest Rate Contracts       —         29,474  

 

* For futures contracts, the amounts represent the cumulative appreciation/depreciation of these futures contracts as reported in the Schedule of Portfolio Investments. Only current day’s variation margin is reported within the Statement of Assets and Liabilities as variation margin on futures contracts.

The following is a summary of the effect of derivative instruments on the Statement of Operations, categorized by risk exposure, for the period ended June 30, 2017:

 

Primary Risk Exposure   Location of Gains/(Losses)
on Derivatives
Recognized
   Realized Gains/(Losses)
on Derivatives
Recognized
     Change in Net Unrealized
Appreciation/Depreciation on
Derivatives Recognized
 

Equity Risk Exposure

 

Equity Contracts   Net realized gains/(losses) on futures contracts/ Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments    $ 525,015      $ (26,106 ) 

Interest Rate Risk Exposure

 

  
Interest Rate Contracts        118,848        (991 ) 

3. Fees and Transactions with Affiliates and Other Parties

The Manager provides investment advisory and management services for the Fund. The Manager has contractually agreed to waive fees and reimburse the Fund to limit the annual expenses, excluding interest expense (e.g., cash overdraft fees), taxes, brokerage commissions, acquired fund fees and expenses, other expenditures that are capitalized in accordance with U.S. GAAP and other extraordinary expenses not incurred in the ordinary course of the Fund’s business, based on the daily net assets of the Fund, through April 30, 2018. Expenses incurred for investment advisory and management services are reflected on the Statement of Operations as “Manager fees.”

For the period ended June 30, 2017, the annual rate due to the Manager and the annual expense limit were as follows:

 

        Annual Rate      Annual Expense Limit

AZL MVP Pyramis® Multi-Strategy Fund

         0.10 %          0.15 %

Any amounts contractually waived or reimbursed by the Manager in a particular fiscal year will be subject to repayment by the Fund to the Manager to the extent that from time to time through the next three fiscal years the repayment will not cause the Fund’s expenses to exceed the lesser of the stated limit at the time of the waiver or the current stated limit. Any amounts recouped by the Manager during the period are reflected on the Statement of Operations as “Recoupment of prior expenses reimbursed by the Manager.”

In addition, the Manager may voluntarily waive or reimburse additional fees in order to maintain more competitive expense ratios. Any voluntary waivers or reimbursements are not subject to repayment in subsequent years. Information on the total amount waived/reimbursed by the Manager or repaid to the Manager by the Fund during the period can be found on the Statement of Operations. During the period ended June 30, 2017, there were no voluntary waivers.

 

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AZL MVP Pyramis® Multi-Strategy Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements

June 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

The Manager or an affiliate of the Manager serves as the investment adviser of certain underlying funds in which the Fund invests. At June 30, 2017, these underlying funds are noted as Affiliated Investment Companies in the Fund’s Schedule of Portfolio Investments. The Manager or an affiliate of the Manager is paid a separate fee from the underlying funds for such services. A summary of the Fund’s investments in affiliated investment companies for the period ended June 30, 2017 is as follows:

 

      Fair Value
12/31/16
   Purchases
at Cost
   Proceeds from
Sales
   Net
Realized
Gain (Loss)
   Fair Value
6/30/17
   Dividend
Income

AZL Pyramis® Multi-Strategy Fund

     $ 272,986,136      $ 155,328      $ (20,962,378 )      $ (2,043,568 )      $ 264,377,789      $ —
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
     $ 272,986,136      $ 155,328      $ (20,962,378 )      $ (2,043,568 )      $ 264,377,789      $ —
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Pursuant to separate agreements between the Funds and the Manager, the Manager provides a Chief Compliance Officer (“CCO”) and certain compliance oversight and regulatory filing services to the Trust. Under these agreements the Manager is entitled to an amount equal to a portion of the compensation and certain other expenses related to the individuals performing the CCO and compliance oversight services, as well as $100 per hour for time incurred in connection with the preparation and filing of certain documents with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC” or the “Commission”). The fees are paid to the Manager on a quarterly basis. The total expenses incurred by the Fund for these services are reflected on the Statement of Operations as “Administrative and compliance services fees.”

Citi Fund Services Ohio, Inc. (“Citi” or the “Administrator”), a wholly owned subsidiary of Citigroup, Inc., with which an officer of the Trust is affiliated, serves as the Trust’s administrator and fund accountant, and assists the Trust in all aspects of its administration and operation. The Administrator is entitled to a fee, accrued daily and paid monthly. The Administrator is entitled to an annual fee for each additional class of shares of any Fund, certain annual fees in supporting fair values services, and a Trust-wide annual fee for providing infrastructure and support in implementing the written policies and procedures comprising the Fund’s compliance program. The Administrator is also reimbursed for certain expenses incurred. The total expenses incurred by the Fund for these services are reflected on the Statement of Operations as “Administration fees.”

FIS Investor Services LLC (“FIS”) serves as the Fund’s transfer agent. Under the Transfer Agent Agreement, the Trust pays FIS a fee for its services and reimburses FIS for all of their reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred in providing these services.

The Bank of New York Mellon (“BNY Mellon” or the “Custodian”) serves as the Trust’s custodian and securities lending agent. For these services as custodian, the Funds pay BNY Mellon a fee based on a percentage of assets held on behalf of the Funds, plus certain out-of-pocket charges.

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

In addition, certain legal fees and expenses are paid to a law firm, Dorsey & Whitney LLP, of which the Secretary of the Fund is Senior Counsel. During the period ended June 30, 2017, $1,500 was paid from the Fund relating to these fees and expenses.

Certain Officers and Trustees of the Trust are affiliated with the Manager or the Administrator. Such Officers (except for the Trust’s CCO as noted above) and Trustees receive no compensation from the Trust for serving in their respective roles. For their service to the Trust and to the Allianz Variable Insurance Products Fund of Funds Trust, each non-interested Trustee receives a $170,000 annual Board retainer and the Lead Director receives an additional $42,500 annually. In addition, the Trustees are reimbursed for certain expenses associated with attending Board meetings. Compensation to the Trustees is allocated between the Trust and the Allianz Variable Insurance Products Fund of Funds Trust in proportion to the assets under management of each trust. During the period ended June 30, 2017, actual Trustee compensation was $435,200 in total for both trusts.

4. Investment Valuation Summary

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

 

  ●  

Level 1 — quoted prices in active markets for identical assets

  ●  

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

  ●  

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

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

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.

Investments in other investment companies are valued at their published net asset value (“NAV”). Security prices are generally provided by an independent third party pricing service approved by the Trust’s Board of Trustees (the “Board” or “Trustees”) as of the close of the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) (generally 4:00 pm Eastern Time). The investments utilizing Level 1 valuations represent investments in open-end investment companies. 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.

For the period ended June 30, 2017, there were no Level 3 investments for which significant unobservable inputs were used to determine fair value.

 

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AZL MVP Pyramis® Multi-Strategy Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements

June 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

The following is a summary of the valuation inputs used as of June 30, 2017 in valuing the Fund’s investments based upon the three levels defined above:

 

Investment Securities:      Level 1      Level 2      Total
                      

Affiliated Investment Company

       $ 264,377,789        $ —        $ 264,377,789
      

 

 

        

 

 

        

 

 

 

Total Investment Securities

         264,377,789          —          264,377,789
      

 

 

        

 

 

        

 

 

 

Other Financial Instruments:*

                    

Futures Contracts

         (46,519 )          —          (46,519 )
      

 

 

        

 

 

        

 

 

 

Total Investments

       $     264,331,270        $     —        $     264,331,270
      

 

 

        

 

 

        

 

 

 

 

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

5. Security Purchases and Sales

For the period ended June 30, 2017, cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of securities (excluding securities maturing less than one year from acquisition) were as follows:

 

        Purchases      Sales

AZL MVP Pyramis® Multi-Strategy Fund

       $ 155,328        $ 20,962,378

6. Investment Risks

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.

7. Federal Tax Information

It is the policy of the Fund to continue to qualify as a regulated investment company by complying with the provisions available to certain investment companies, as defined under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code, and to make distributions of net investment income and net realized gains sufficient to relieve it from all, or substantially all, federal income taxes. Accordingly, no provisions for federal income taxes are required in the financial statements.

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

Cost of securities for federal income tax purposes at June 30, 2017 is $262,280,713. The gross unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on a tax basis is as follows:

 

Unrealized appreciation

  $ 4,310,780  

Unrealized (depreciation)

    (2,213,704 ) 
 

 

 

 

Net unrealized appreciation/(depreciation)

  $ 2,097,076  
 

 

 

 

As of the end of its tax year ended December 31, 2016, the Fund has capital loss carry forwards (“CLCFs”) as summarized in the table below. CLCFs subject to expiration are applied as short-term capital loss regardless of whether the originating capital loss was short-term or long-term. CLCFs that are not subject to expiration must be utilized before those that are subject to expiration. The Board does not intend to authorize a distribution of any realized gain for the Fund until any applicable CLCF has been offset or expires.

CLCFs not subject to expiration:

 

        Short Term
Amount
     Long Term
Amount
     Total
Amount

AZL MVP Pyramis® Multi-Strategy Fund

       $ 6,129,994        $ 9,117,028        $ 15,247,022

The tax character of dividends paid to shareholders during the year ended December 31, 2016 were as follows:

 

        Ordinary
Income
    

Net

Long-Term
Capital Gains

     Total
Distributions(a)

AZL MVP Pyramis® Multi-Strategy Fund

       $ 11,849,968        $ 4,637,586        $ 16,487,554

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

 

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AZL MVP Pyramis® Multi-Strategy Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements

June 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

As of the latest tax year end December 31, 2016, the components of accumulated earnings on a tax basis were as follows:

 

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

AZL MVP Pyramis® Multi-Strategy Fund

       $ 3,716,470        $ —        $ (15,247,022 )        $ (12,139,652 )        $ (23,670,204 )

 

(a) The difference between book-basis and tax-basis unrealized appreciation/depreciation is attributable primarily to tax deferral of losses on wash sales and the realization for tax purposes of unrealized gains/losses on investments in passive foreign investment companies.

8. Ownership and Principal Holders

The beneficial ownership, either directly or indirectly, of more than 25% of the voting securities of a fund creates presumptions of control of the fund, under section 2 (a)(9) of the 1940 Act. As of June 30, 2017, the Fund had an individual shareholder account which is affiliated with the Investment Adviser representing ownership in excess of 25% of the Fund.

9. Investment Company Reporting Modernization

In October 2016, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) released its Final Rules on Investment Company Reporting Modernization (the “Rules”). The Rules which introduce two new regulatory reporting forms for investment companies — Form N-PORT and Form N-CEN — also contain amendments to Regulation S-X which require standardized, enhanced disclosures about derivatives in investment company financial statements, as well as other amendments. The amendments are effective for filings made with the SEC after August 1, 2017. Management is currently evaluating the impact of the amendments on the fund’s financial statements. The adoption will have no effect on the Funds’ net assets or results of operations.

10. Subsequent Events

Management of the Fund has evaluated the need for additional disclosures or adjustments resulting from events through the date the financial statements were issued. Based on this evaluation, there were no subsequent events to report that would have material impact on the Fund’s financial statements.

 

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Other Information (Unaudited)

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

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

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

 

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The Allianz VIP Fund of Funds are distributed by Allianz Life Financial Services, LLC.   
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AZL® MVP T. Rowe Price Capital Appreciation Plus Fund

Semi-Annual Report

June 30, 2017

(Unaudited)

 

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Table of Contents

 

Expense Examples and Portfolio Composition

Page 1

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

Page 2

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

Page 3

Statement of Operations

Page 3

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

Page 4

Financial Highlights

Page 5

Notes to the Financial Statements

Page 6

Other Information

Page 11

 

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


AZL MVP T. Rowe Price Capital Appreciation Plus Fund

Expense Examples

(Unaudited)

 

As a shareholder of the AZL MVP T. Rowe Price Capital Appreciation Plus Fund (the “Fund”), you incur ongoing costs, including management fees, distribution fees, and other Fund expenses. These examples are intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds. Please note that the expenses shown in each table do not reflect expenses that apply to the subaccount or the insurance contract. If the expenses that apply to the subaccount of the insurance contract were included, your costs would have been higher.

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

The Actual Expense table below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information below, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the table under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.

 

     Beginning
Account Value
1/1/17
  Ending
Account Value
6/30/17
  Expenses Paid
During Period
1/1/17 -  6/30/17*
  Annualized Expense
Ratio During Period
1/1/17 - 6/30/17

AZL MVP T. Rowe Price Capital Appreciation Plus Fund

    $ 1,000.00     $ 1,075.90     $ 0.67       0.13 %
               

The Hypothetical Expense table below provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund’s actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of other funds.

 

     Beginning
Account Value
1/1/17
  Ending
Account Value
6/30/17
  Expenses Paid
During Period
1/1/17 -  6/30/17*
  Annualized Expense
Ratio During Period
1/1/17 - 6/30/17

AZL MVP T. Rowe Price Capital Appreciation Plus Fund

    $ 1,000.00     $ 1,024.15     $ 0.65       0.13 %
               

 

* Expenses are equal to the average account value over the period, multiplied by the Fund’s annualized expense ratio, multiplied by 181/365 (to reflect the one half year period).

Portfolio Composition

(Unaudited)

 

Investments   Percent of Net Assets
   

Domestic Equities

      77.0 %

Fixed Income

      18.0
   

 

 

 

Total Investment Securities

      95.0

Net other assets (liabilities)

      5.0
   

 

 

 

Net Assets

      100.0 %
   

 

 

 

 

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AZL MVP T. Rowe Price Capital Appreciation Plus Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

June 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

Shares            Fair Value  
 

Affiliated Investment Companies (95.0%):

 
  16,602,051      AZL Enhanced Bond Index Fund    $ 180,796,337  
  17,712,513      AZL S&P 500 Index Fund, Class 2      271,709,945  
  28,030,301      AZL T. Rowe Price Capital Appreciation Fund      503,424,207  
     

 

 

 
 

Total Affiliated Investment Companies
(Cost $866,018,295)

     955,930,489  
     

 

 

 
 

Total Investment Securities
(Cost $866,018,295)(a) — 95.0%

     955,930,489  
 

Net other assets (liabilities) — 5.0%

     50,252,177  
     

 

 

 
 

Net Assets — 100.0%

   $ 1,006,182,666  
     

 

 

 

    

 

Percentages indicated are based on net assets as of June 30, 2017.

 

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

Futures Contracts

Cash of $50,233,129 has been segregated to cover margin requirements for the following open contracts as of June 30, 2017:

 

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

S&P 500 Index E-Mini September Futures

     Long        9/15/17        248      $ 30,019,160      $ (92,877 ) 

U.S. Treasury 10-Year Note September Futures

     Long        9/20/17        159        19,959,469        (69,294 ) 
              

 

 

 

Total

               $ (162,171 ) 
              

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

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AZL MVP T. Rowe Price Capital Appreciation Plus Fund

 

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

June 30, 2017

(Unaudited)

 

Assets:

    

Investments in affiliates, at cost

     $ 866,018,295
    

 

 

 

Investments in affiliates, at value

     $ 955,930,489

Cash

       2,033,483

Segregated cash for collateral

       50,233,129

Dividends receivable

       34,011

Receivable for variation margin on futures contracts

       12

Receivable for capital shares issued

       192,934
    

 

 

 

Total Assets

       1,008,424,058
    

 

 

 

Liabilities:

    

Payable for affiliated investments purchased

       2,033,483

Payable for capital shares redeemed

       66,162

Payable for variation margin on futures contracts

       111

Manager fees payable

       82,541

Administration fees payable

       9,057

Custodian fees payable

       97

Administrative and compliance services fees payable

       4,956

Transfer agent fees payable

       1,130

Trustee fees payable

       10,247

Other accrued liabilities

       33,608
    

 

 

 

Total Liabilities

       2,241,392
    

 

 

 

Net Assets

     $ 1,006,182,666
    

 

 

 

Net Assets Consist of:

    

Capital

     $ 883,313,708

Accumulated net investment income/(loss)

       12,084,855

Accumulated net realized gains/(losses) from investment transactions

       21,034,080

Net unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on investments

       89,750,023
    

 

 

 

Net Assets

     $ 1,006,182,666
    

 

 

 

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

       81,552,874

Net Asset Value (offering and redemption price per share)

     $ 12.34
    

 

 

 

Statement of Operations

For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2017

(Unaudited)

 

Investment Income:

    

Dividends

     $ 190,847
    

 

 

 

Total Investment Income

       190,847
    

 

 

 

Expenses:

    

Manager fees

       475,555

Administration fees

       32,433

Custodian fees

       333

Administrative and compliance services fees

       8,843

Transfer agent fees

       3,280

Trustee fees

       28,491

Professional fees

       25,360

Shareholder reports

       13,514

Other expenses

       10,446
    

 

 

 

Total expenses

       598,255
    

 

 

 

Net Investment Income/(Loss)

       (407,408 )
    

 

 

 

Realized and Unrealized Gains/(Losses) on Investments:

    

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

       393,004

Net realized gains/(losses) on futures contracts

       2,894,664

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments

       66,173,678
    

 

 

 

Net Realized/Unrealized Gains/(Losses) on Investments

       69,461,346
    

 

 

 

Change in Net Assets Resulting From Operations

     $ 69,053,938
    

 

 

 
 

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

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AZL MVP T. Rowe Price Capital Appreciation Plus Fund

 

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

     For the
Six Months Ended
June 30, 2017
       For the
Year Ended
December 31, 2016
    (Unaudited)        

Change In Net Assets:

           

Operations:

           

Net investment income/(loss)

    $ (407,408 )         $ 4,770,834

Net realized gains/(losses) on investment transactions

      3,287,668           25,557,189

Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments

      66,173,678           28,194,103
   

 

 

         

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from operations

      69,053,938           58,522,126
   

 

 

         

 

 

 

Distributions to Shareholders:

           

From net investment income

      —           (12,329,148 )

From net realized gains

      —           (4,719,453 )
   

 

 

         

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from distributions to shareholders

      —           (17,048,601 )
   

 

 

         

 

 

 

Capital Transactions:

           

Proceeds from shares issued

      59,647,914           194,423,422

Proceeds from dividends reinvested

      —           17,048,601

Value of shares redeemed

      (22,235,190 )           (17,628,201 )
   

 

 

         

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from capital transactions

      37,412,724           193,843,822
   

 

 

         

 

 

 

Change in net assets

      106,466,662           235,317,347

Net Assets:

           

Beginning of period

      899,716,004           664,398,657
   

 

 

         

 

 

 

End of period

    $ 1,006,182,666         $ 899,716,004
   

 

 

         

 

 

 

Accumulated net investment income/(loss)

    $ 12,084,855         $ 12,492,263
   

 

 

         

 

 

 

Share Transactions:

           

Shares issued

      4,976,864           17,453,257

Dividends reinvested

      —           1,516,780

Shares redeemed

      (1,858,410 )           (1,590,113 )
   

 

 

         

 

 

 

Change in shares

      3,118,454           17,379,924
   

 

 

         

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

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AZL MVP T. Rowe Price Capital Appreciation Plus Fund

Financial Highlights

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

 

      Six Months
Ended
June 30, 2017
  Year Ended
December 31,
2016
  Year Ended
December 31,
2015
  January 10, 2014
to December 31,
2014(a)
     (Unaudited)            

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period

     $ 11.47     $ 10.88     $ 10.45     $ 10.00
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Investment Activities:

                

Net Investment Income/(Loss)

       (0.01 )       0.03       0.04       0.01

Net Realized and Unrealized Gains/(Losses) on Investments

       0.88       0.79       0.39       1.11
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total from Investment Activities

       0.87       0.82       0.43       1.12
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Dividends to Shareholders From:

                

Net Investment Income

       —       (0.17 )       —       (0.01 )

Net Realized Gains

       —       (0.06 )       — (b)       (0.66 )
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total Dividends

       —       (0.23 )       — (b)       (0.67 )
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net Asset Value, End of Period

     $ 12.34     $ 11.47     $ 10.88     $ 10.45
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total Return(c)

       7.59 %(d)       7.62 %       4.15 %       11.19 %(d)

Ratios to Average Net Assets/Supplemental Data:

                

Net Assets, End of Period (000’s)

     $ 1,006,183     $ 899,716     $ 664,399     $ 288,843

Net Investment Income/(Loss)(e)

       (0.09 )%       0.61 %       0.49 %       0.26 %

Expenses Before Reductions*(e)(f)

       0.13 %       0.12 %       0.13 %       0.14 %

Expenses Net of Reductions*(e)

       0.13 %       0.12 %       0.13 %       0.14 %

Portfolio Turnover Rate(g)

       2 %(d)       52 %       1 %       1 %(d)

 

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

 

(a) Period from commencement of operations.

 

(b) Represents less than $0.005.

 

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

 

(d) Not annualized.

 

(e) Annualized for periods less than one year.

 

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

 

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

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

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AZL MVP T. Rowe Price Capital Appreciation Plus Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements

June 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

1. Organization

The Allianz Variable Insurance Products Fund of Funds Trust (the “Trust”) was organized as a Delaware statutory trust on June 16, 2004. The Trust is a diversified open-end management investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, (the “1940 Act”) and thus is determined to be an investment company for accounting purposes. The Trust consists of 12 separate investment portfolios (collectively, the “Funds”), of which one is included in this report, the AZL MVP T. Rowe Price Capital Appreciation Plus Fund (the “Fund”), and 11 are presented in separate reports.

The Fund is a “fund of funds,” which means that the Fund invests primarily in other mutual funds. Underlying Funds invest in stock, 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 Fund will adjust its asset allocation as it seeks to achieve its investment objective.

The Trust is authorized to issue an unlimited number of shares of the Fund without par value. Shares of the Fund are available through the variable annuity contracts offered through the separate accounts of participating insurance companies. Currently, the Fund only offers its 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 Fund. In addition, in the normal course of business, the Fund may enter into contracts with its vendors and others that provide for general indemnifications. The Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown, as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Fund. However, based on experience, the Fund expects that risk of loss to be remote.

2. Significant Accounting Policies

The following is a summary of significant accounting policies followed by the Fund in the preparation of its financial statements. The policies conform with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“U.S. GAAP”). The preparation of financial statements requires management to make certain estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of increases and decreases in net assets from operations during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

Security Valuation

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

Investment Transactions and Investment Income

Investment transactions are recorded not later than on the business day following trade date. However, for financial reporting purposes, investment transactions are accounted for on trade date. Net realized gains and losses on investments sold and on foreign currency transactions are recorded on the basis of identified cost. Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis and includes, where applicable, the amortization of premiums or accretion of discounts.

Dividends to Shareholders

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

Expense Allocation

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

Derivative Instruments

All open derivative positions at period end are reflected on the Fund’s Schedule of Portfolio Investments. The following is a description of the derivative instruments utilized by the Fund, including the primary underlying risk exposures related to each instrument type. The 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 Fund’s derivative positions could exceed 20% of the Fund’s value. The Fund may also use futures to gain equity exposure and may hold cash as a buffer in the event of market shocks.

Futures Contracts

During the period ended June 30, 2017, the Fund invested in futures contracts to reduce volatility and limit the need to decrease or increase allocations to underlying funds. Futures contracts are valued based upon their quoted daily settlement prices. Upon entering into a futures contract, the Fund is required to segregate liquid assets in accordance with the

 

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AZL MVP T. Rowe Price Capital Appreciation Plus Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements

June 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

initial margin requirements of the broker or exchange. Futures contracts are marked to market daily and a payable or receivable for the change in value (“variation margin”) is recorded by the Fund. Gains or losses are recognized but not considered realized until the contracts expire or are closed. Futures contracts involve, to varying degrees, elements of market risk (generally equity price risk related to stock futures, interest rate risk related to bond futures, and foreign currency risk related to currency futures) and exposure to loss in excess of the variation margin disclosed in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. The primary risks associated with the use of futures contracts are the imperfect correlation between the change in fair value of the underlying securities and the prices of futures contracts, the possibility of an illiquid market, and the inability of the counterparty to meet the terms of the contract. The notional amount of futures contracts outstanding was $50.0 million as of June 30, 2017. The monthly average notional amount for these contracts was $48.2 million for the period ended June 30, 2017. Realized gains and losses are reported as “Net realized gains/(losses) on futures contracts on the Statement of Operations.

Summary of Derivative Instruments

The following is a summary of the fair values of derivative instruments on the Fund’s Statement of Assets and Liabilities, categorized by risk exposure, as of June 30, 2017:

 

   

Asset Derivative

   

Liability Derivative

 
Primary Risk Exposure   Statement of Assets and Liabilities Location   Total Fair
Value*
    Statement of Assets and Liabilities Location   Total Fair
Value*
 

Equity Risk Exposure

       
Equity Contracts   Receivable for variation margin on futures contracts   $ —     Payable for variation margin on futures contracts   $ 92,877  

Interest Rate Risk Exposure

       
Interest Rate Contracts       —         69,294  

 

* For futures contracts, the amounts represent the cumulative appreciation/depreciation of these futures contracts as reported in the Schedule of Portfolio Investments. Only current day’s variation margin is reported within the Statement of Assets and Liabilities as variation margin on futures contracts.

The following is a summary of the effect of derivative instruments on the Statement of Operations, categorized by risk exposure, for the period ended June 30, 2017:

 

Primary Risk Exposure   Location of Gains/(Losses)
on Derivatives
Recognized
   Realized Gains/(Losses)
on Derivatives
Recognized
     Change in Net Unrealized
Appreciation/Depreciation
on Derivatives Recognized
 

Equity Risk Exposure

       
Equity Contracts   Net realized gains/(losses) on futures contracts/ Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments    $ 2,611,264      $ 73,959  

Interest Rate Risk Exposure

       
Interest Rate Contracts        283,400        (10,991 ) 

3. Fees and Transactions with Affiliates and Other Parties

The Manager provides investment advisory and management services for the Fund. The Manager has contractually agreed to waive fees and reimburse the Fund to limit the annual expenses, excluding interest expense (e.g., cash overdraft fees), taxes, brokerage commissions, acquired fund fees and expenses, other expenditures that are capitalized in accordance with U.S. GAAP and other extraordinary expenses not incurred in the ordinary course of the Fund’s business, based on the daily net assets of the Fund, through April 30, 2018. Expenses incurred for investment advisory and management services are reflected on the Statement of Operations as “Manager fees.”

For the period ended June 30, 2017, the annual rate due to the Manager and the annual expense limit were as follows:

 

        Annual Rate      Annual Expense Limit

AZL MVP T. Rowe Price Capital Appreciation Plus Fund

         0.10 %          0.15 %

Any amounts contractually waived or reimbursed by the Manager in a particular fiscal year will be subject to repayment by the Fund to the Manager to the extent that from time to time through the next three fiscal years the repayment will not cause the Fund’s expenses to exceed the lesser of the stated limit at the time of the waiver or the current stated limit. Any amounts recouped by the Manager during the period are reflected on the Statement of Operations as “Recoupment of prior expenses reimbursed by the Manager.” At June 30, 2017, there were no remaining contractual reimbursements that are subject to repayment by the Fund in subsequent years.

In addition, the Manager may voluntarily waive or reimburse additional fees in order to maintain more competitive expense ratios. Any voluntary waivers or reimbursements are not subject to repayment in subsequent years. Information on the total amount waived/reimbursed by the Manager or repaid to the Manager by the Fund during the period can be found on the Statement of Operations. During the period ended June 30, 2017, there were no voluntary waivers.

 

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AZL MVP T. Rowe Price Capital Appreciation Plus Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements

June 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

The Manager or an affiliate of the Manager serves as the investment adviser of certain underlying funds in which the Fund invests. At June 30, 2017, these underlying funds are noted as Affiliated Investment Companies in the Fund’s Schedule of Portfolio Investments. The Manager or an affiliate of the Manager is paid a separate fee from the underlying funds for such services. A summary of the Fund’s investments in affiliated investment companies for the period ended June 30, 2017 is as follows:

 

      Fair Value
12/31/16
   Purchases
at Cost
   Proceeds from
Sales
   Net
Realized
Gain (Loss)
   Fair Value
6/30/17
   Dividend
Income

AZL Enhanced Bond Index Fund

     $ 161,598,910      $ 19,490,367      $ (3,873,604 )      $ (59,418 )      $ 180,796,337      $ —

AZL S&P 500 Index Fund, Class 2

       245,130,882        12,249,304        (7,993,678 )        221,909        271,709,945        —

AZL T. Rowe Price Capital Appreciation Fund

       447,921,695        19,946,808        (5,214,866 )        230,513        503,424,207        —
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
     $ 854,651,487      $ 51,686,479      $ (17,082,148 )      $ 393,004      $ 955,930,489      $ —
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Pursuant to separate agreements between the Funds and the Manager, the Manager provides a Chief Compliance Officer (“CCO”) and certain compliance oversight and regulatory filing services to the Trust. Under these agreements the Manager is entitled to an amount equal to a portion of the compensation and certain other expenses related to the individuals performing the CCO and compliance oversight services, as well as $100 per hour for time incurred in connection with the preparation and filing of certain documents with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC” or the “Commission”). The fees are paid to the Manager on a quarterly basis. The total expenses incurred by the Fund for these services are reflected on the Statement of Operations as “Administrative and compliance services fees.”

Citi Fund Services Ohio, Inc. (“Citi” or the “Administrator”), a wholly owned subsidiary of Citigroup, Inc., with which an officer of the Trust is affiliated, serves as the Trust’s administrator and fund accountant, and assists the Trust in all aspects of its administration and operation. The Administrator is entitled to a fee, accrued daily and paid monthly. The Administrator is entitled to an annual fee for each additional class of shares of any Fund, certain annual fees in supporting fair values services, and a Trust-wide annual fee for providing infrastructure and support in implementing the written policies and procedures comprising the Fund’s compliance program. The Administrator is also reimbursed for certain expenses incurred. The total expenses incurred by the Fund for these services are reflected on the Statement of Operations as “Administration fees.”

FIS Investor Services LLC (“FIS”) serves as the Fund’s transfer agent. Under the Transfer Agent Agreement, the Trust pays FIS a fee for its services and reimburses FIS for all of their reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred in providing these services.

The Bank of New York Mellon (“BNY Mellon” or the “Custodian”) serves as the Trust’s custodian and securities lending agent. For these services as custodian, the Funds pay BNY Mellon a fee based on a percentage of assets held on behalf of the Funds, plus certain out-of-pocket charges.

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

In addition, certain legal fees and expenses are paid to a law firm, Dorsey & Whitney LLP, of which the Secretary of the Fund is Senior Counsel. During the period ended June 30, 2017, $4,918 was paid from the Fund relating to these fees and expenses.

Certain Officers and Trustees of the Trust are affiliated with the Manager or the Administrator. Such Officers (except for the Trust’s CCO as noted above) and Trustees receive no compensation from the Trust for serving in their respective roles. For their service to the Trust and to the Allianz Variable Insurance Products Trust, each non-interested Trustee receives a $170,000 annual Board retainer and the Lead Director receives an additional $42,500 annually. In addition, the Trustees are reimbursed for certain expenses associated with attending Board meetings. Compensation to the Trustees is allocated between the Trust and the Allianz Variable Insurance Products Fund of Funds Trust in proportion to the assets under management of each trust. During the period ended June 30, 2017, actual Trustee compensation was $435,200 in total for both trusts.

4. Investment Valuation Summary

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

 

  ●  

Level 1 — quoted prices in active markets for identical assets

  ●  

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

  ●  

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

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

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.

Investments in other investment companies are valued at their published net asset value (“NAV”). Security prices are generally provided by an independent third party pricing service approved by the Trust’s Board of Trustees (the “Board” or “Trustees”) as of the close of the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) (generally 4:00 pm Eastern Time). The investments utilizing Level 1 valuations represent investments in open-end investment companies. 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.

For the period ended June 30, 2017, there were no Level 3 investments for which significant unobservable inputs were used to determine fair value.

 

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AZL MVP T. Rowe Price Capital Appreciation Plus Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements

June 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

The following is a summary of the valuation inputs used as of June 30, 2017 in valuing the Fund’s investments based upon the three levels defined above:

 

Investment Securities:      Level 1      Level 2      Total
                      

Affiliated Investment Company

       $ 955,930,489        $ —        $ 955,930,489
      

 

 

        

 

 

        

 

 

 

Total Investment Securities

         955,930,489          —          955,930,489
      

 

 

        

 

 

        

 

 

 

Other Financial Instruments:*

                    

Futures Contracts

         (162,171 )          —          (162,171 )
      

 

 

        

 

 

        

 

 

 

Total Investments

       $     955,768,318        $     —        $     955,768,318
      

 

 

        

 

 

        

 

 

 

 

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

5. Security Purchases and Sales

For the period ended June 30, 2017, cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of securities (excluding securities maturing less than one year from acquisition) were as follows:

 

        Purchases      Sales

AZL MVP T. Rowe Price Capital Appreciation Plus Fund

       $ 51,686,479        $ 17,082,148

6. Investment Risks

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.

7. Federal Tax Information

It is the policy of the Fund to continue to qualify as a regulated investment company by complying with the provisions available to certain investment companies, as defined under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code, and to make distributions of net investment income and net realized gains sufficient to relieve it from all, or substantially all, federal income taxes. Accordingly, no provisions for federal income taxes are required in the financial statements.

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

Cost of securities for federal income tax purposes at June 30, 2017 is $866,815,862. The gross unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on a tax basis is as follows:

 

Unrealized appreciation

  $ 89,912,194  

Unrealized (depreciation)

    (797,567 ) 
 

 

 

 

Net unrealized appreciation/(depreciation)

  $ 89,114,627  
 

 

 

 

The tax character of dividends paid to shareholders during the year ended December 31, 2016 were as follows:

 

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

AZL MVP T. Rowe Price Capital Appreciation Plus Fund

       $ 12,329,149        $ 4,719,452        $ 17,048,601

 

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

As of the latest tax year end December 31, 2016, the components of accumulated earnings on a tax basis were as follows:

 

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

AZL MVP T. Rowe Price Capital Appreciation Plus Fund

       $ 12,552,188        $ 18,368,417        $ —        $ 22,894,415        $ 53,815,020

 

(a) The difference between book-basis and tax-basis unrealized appreciation/depreciation is attributable primarily to tax deferral of losses on wash sales and the realization for tax purposes of unrealized gains/losses on investments in passive foreign investment companies.

 

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AZL MVP T. Rowe Price Capital Appreciation Plus Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements

June 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

8. Ownership and Principal Holders

The beneficial ownership, either directly or indirectly, of more than 25% of the voting securities of a fund creates presumptions of control of the fund, under section 2 (a)(9) of the 1940 Act. As of June 30, 2017, the Fund had an individual shareholder account which is affiliated with the Investment Adviser representing ownership in excess of 25% of the Fund.

9. Investment Company Reporting Modernization

In October 2016, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) released its Final Rules on Investment Company Reporting Modernization (the “Rules”). The Rules which introduce two new regulatory reporting forms for investment companies — Form N-PORT and Form N-CEN — also contain amendments to Regulation S-X which require standardized, enhanced disclosures about derivatives in investment company financial statements, as well as other amendments. The amendments are effective for filings made with the SEC after August 1, 2017. Management is currently evaluating the impact of the amendments on the fund’s financial statements. The adoption will have no effect on the Funds’ net assets or results of operations.

10. Subsequent Events

Management of the Fund has evaluated the need for additional disclosures or adjustments resulting from events through the date the financial statements were issued. Based on this evaluation, there were no subsequent events to report that would have material impact on the Fund’s financial statements.

 

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Other Information (Unaudited)

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

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

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

 

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The Allianz VIP Fund of Funds are distributed by Allianz Life Financial Services, LLC.   
These Funds are not FDIC Insured.    SARRPT0617 08/17


Item 2. Code of Ethics.

Not applicable – only for annual reports.

Item 3. Audit Committee Financial Expert.

Not applicable – only for annual reports.

Item 4. Principal Accountant Fees and Services.

Not applicable – only for annual reports.

Item 5. Audit Committee of Listed Registrants.

Not applicable.

Item 6. Investments.

(a) The Schedule of Investments as of the close of the reporting period are included as part of the report to shareholders filed under Item 1 of the Form N-CSR.

(b) Not applicable.

Item 7. Disclosure of Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures for Closed-End Management Investment Companies.

Not applicable.

Item 8. Portfolio Managers of Closed-End Management Investment Companies.

Not applicable.

Item 9. Purchases of Equity Securities by Closed-End Management Investment Company and Affiliated Purchasers.

Not applicable.

Item 10. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

Not applicable.

Item 11. Controls and Procedures.

(a) The registrant’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer have concluded, based on their evaluation of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures as conducted within 90 days of the filing date of this report, that these disclosure controls and procedures are adequately designed and are operating effectively to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the registrant on Form N-CSR is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the Securities and Exchange Commission’s rules and forms.

(b) There were no changes in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the second fiscal quarter of the period covered by this report that have materially affected or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

Item 12. Exhibits.

(a)(1) Not applicable – only for annual reports.

(a)(2) Certifications pursuant to Rule 30a-2(a) are attached hereto.

(a)(3) Not applicable.

(b) Certifications pursuant to Rule 30a-2(b) are furnished herewith.


SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

(Registrant) Allianz Variable Insurance Products Fund of Funds Trust

 

By (Signature and Title)  

/s/ Brian Muench

  Brian Muench, Principal Executive Officer                                                     

Date 8/25/17

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 8/25/17

 

By (Signature and Title)  

/s/ Bashir C. Asad

  Bashir C. Asad, Principal Financial Officer & Principal Accounting Officer

Date 8/25/17