N-CSRS 1 d543785dncsrs.htm ALLIANZ VARIABLE INSURANCE PRODUCTS FUND OF FUNDS TRUST SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT ALLIANZ Variable Insurance Products Fund of Funds Trust Semi-Annual Report

 

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM N-CSR

 

 

CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT OF REGISTERED

MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES

Investment Company Act file number 811-21624

 

 

Allianz Variable Insurance Products Fund of Funds Trust

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

 

 

5701 Golden Hills Drive, Minneapolis, MN 55416-1297

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)

 

 

Citi Fund Services Ohio, Inc., 4400 Easton Commons, Suite 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, 2023

 

 

 


Item 1. Reports to Stockholders.


 

 

 

AZL® Balanced Index Strategy Fund

Semi-Annual Report

June 30, 2023

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

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Table of Contents

Expense Examples and Portfolio Composition

Page 3

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

Page 4

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

Page 5

Statement of Operations

Page 5

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

Page 6

Financial Highlights

Page 7

Notes to the Financial Statements

Page 8

Other Information

Page 12

Statement Regarding the Trust’s Liquidity Risk Management Program

Page 13

 

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 or 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
1/1/23

 

  

Ending
Account Value
6/30/23

 

  

Expenses Paid
During Period
1/1/23 - 6/30/23*

 

  

Annualized Expense   
Ratio During Period   
1/1/23 - 6/30/23

 

 

AZL Balanced Index Strategy Fund

   $1,000.00    $1,076.30    $0.46    0.09%

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

 

      Beginning
Account Value
1/1/23
   Ending
Account Value
6/30/23
   Expenses Paid
During Period
1/1/23 - 6/30/23*
   Annualized Expense   
Ratio During Period   
1/1/23 - 6/30/23

 

AZL Balanced Index Strategy Fund

  

 

$1,000.00

  

 

$1,024.35

  

 

$0.45

  

 

0.09%

 

*

Expenses are equal to the average account value multiplied by the Fund’s annualized expense ratio multiplied by 181/365 (the number of days in the most recent fiscal half-year divided by the number of days in the fiscal year).

Portfolio Composition

(Unaudited)

Investments  

Percent

  of Net Assets    

Fixed Income Fund

  48.8%    

Domestic Equity Funds

  38.7       

International Equity Fund

  12.4       
 

 

Total Investment Securities

  99.9       

Net other assets (liabilities)

  0.1       
 

 

Net Assets

  100.0%    
 

 

 

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AZL Balanced Index Strategy Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

June 30, 2023 (Unaudited)

 

Shares

   Value  

 

Affiliated Investment Companies (99.9%):

  

Domestic Equity Funds (38.7%):

  
    1,338,103      AZL Mid Cap Index Fund, Class 2     $ 27,872,677  
    4,749,965      AZL S&P 500 Index Fund, Class 2      93,811,816  
    1,184,185      AZL Small Cap Stock Index Fund, Class 2      14,316,793  
       

 

 

 
                    136,001,286  
       

 

 

 
                   

Fixed Income Fund (48.8%):

  
    17,727,485      AZL Enhanced Bond Index Fund      171,424,779  

Shares

   Value  

 

Affiliated Investment Companies, continued

  

International Equity Fund (12.4%):

  
  2,567,659    AZL International Index Fund, Class 2     $ 43,727,235  
       

 

 

 
  Total Affiliated Investment Companies
(Cost $287,756,361)
     351,153,300  
       

 

 

 
  Total Investment Securities

(Cost $287,756,361) — 99.9%

     351,153,300  
  Net other assets (liabilities) — 0.1%      293,022  
       

 

 

 
  Net Assets — 100.0%     $             351,446,322  
       

 

 

 
 

Percentages indicated are based on net assets as of June 30, 2023.

 

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

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AZL Balanced Index Strategy Fund

 

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

June 30, 2023

(Unaudited)

 

Assets:

    

Investments in affiliates, at cost

      $             287,756,361 
    

 

 

 

Investments in affiliates, at value

      $ 351,153,300 

Interest and dividends receivable

       47 

Receivable for capital shares issued

       334,608 

Receivable for affiliated investments sold

       7,306 

Prepaid expenses

       1,453 
    

 

 

 

Total Assets

       351,496,714 
    

 

 

 

Liabilities:

    

Cash overdraft

       7,306 

Payable for capital shares redeemed

       2,541 

Management fees payable

       14,313 

Administration fees payable

       9,492 

Custodian fees payable

       1,825 

Administrative and compliance services fees payable

       670 

Transfer agent fees payable

       958 

Trustee fees payable

       4,383 

Other accrued liabilities

       8,904 
    

 

 

 

Total Liabilities

       50,392 
    

 

 

 

Commitments and contingent liabilities^

    
    

 

 

 

Net Assets

      $ 351,446,322 
    

 

 

 

Net Assets Consist of:

    

Paid in capital

      $ 265,556,507 

Total distributable earnings

       85,889,815 
    

 

 

 

Net Assets

      $ 351,446,322 
    

 

 

 

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

       23,737,993 

Net Asset Value (offering and redemption price per share)

      $ 14.81 
    

 

 

 

 

^

See Note 3 in Notes to the Financial Statements.

Statement of Operations

For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2023.

(Unaudited)

 

Investment Income:

    

Dividends from non-affiliates

      $                  803 
    

 

 

 

Total Investment Income

       803 
    

 

 

 

Expenses:

    

Management fees

       86,770 

Administration fees

       35,252 

Custodian fees

       4,640 

Administrative and compliance services fees

       2,920 

Transfer agent fees

       3,620 

Trustee fees

       10,776 

Professional fees

       9,350 

Shareholder reports

       5,767 

Other expenses

       3,470 
    

 

 

 

Total expenses

       162,565 
    

 

 

 

Net Investment Income/(Loss)

       (161,762)  
    

 

 

 

Net realized and Change in net unrealized gains/losses on investments:

    

Net realized gains/(losses) on affiliated underlying funds

       (293,957)  

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation on affiliated underlying funds

       26,031,353 
    

 

 

 

Net realized and Change in net unrealized gains/losses on investments

       25,737,396 
    

 

 

 

Change in Net Assets Resulting From Operations

      $ 25,575,634 
    

 

 

 
 

 

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, 2023
   For the
Year Ended
December 31, 2022
     (Unaudited)     

Change In Net Assets:

         

Operations:

         

Net investment income/(loss)

     $ (161,762)        $ 5,062,254   

Net realized gains/(losses) on investments

       (293,957)          20,001,210   

Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments

                   26,031,353           (90,623,801)  
    

 

 

      

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from operations

       25,575,634           (65,560,337)  
    

 

 

      

 

 

 

Distributions to Shareholders:

         

Distributions

       —           (33,007,068)  
    

 

 

      

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from distributions to shareholders

       —           (33,007,068)  
    

 

 

      

 

 

 

Capital Transactions:

         

Proceeds from shares issued

       5,363,386           5,020,134   

Proceeds from dividends reinvested

       —           33,007,068   

Value of shares redeemed

       (22,574,174)          (41,552,550)  
    

 

 

      

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from capital transactions

       (17,210,788)          (3,525,348)  
    

 

 

      

 

 

 

Change in net assets

       8,364,846           (102,092,753)  

Net Assets:

         

Beginning of period

       343,081,476           445,174,229   
    

 

 

      

 

 

 

End of period

     $ 351,446,322         $         343,081,476   
    

 

 

      

 

 

 

Share Transactions:

         

Shares issued

       375,226           321,940   

Dividends reinvested

       —           2,474,293   

Shares redeemed

       (1,568,214)          (2,652,854)  
    

 

 

      

 

 

 

Change in shares

       (1,192,988)          143,379   
    

 

 

      

 

 

 

Amounts shown as “—” are either $0 or round to less than $1.

 

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. Does not reflect fees or expenses associated with the separate accounts that invest in the Fund or in any variable annuity contracts or variable life insurance policy for which the Fund serves as an investment vehicle.)

 

    Six Months
Ended June 30,
2023
  Year Ended
December 31,
2022
  Year Ended
December 31,
2021
  Year Ended
December 31,
2020
  Year Ended
December 31,
2019
  Year Ended
December 31,
2018
    (Unaudited)                    

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period

      $13.76       $17.96       $17.48       $16.46       $14.89       $16.34
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Investment Activities:

                       

Net Investment Income/(Loss)

      (0.01 )(a)       0.21 (a)       0.15 (a)       0.33 (a)       0.30 (a)       0.31

Net Realized and Unrealized Gains/ (Losses) on Investments

      1.06       (2.97 )       1.56       1.62       2.22       (0.99 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total from Investment Activities

      1.05       (2.76 )       1.71       1.95       2.52       (0.68 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Distributions to Shareholders From:

                       

Net Investment Income

            (0.37 )       (0.34 )       (0.33 )       (0.38 )       (0.16 )

Net Realized Gains

            (1.07 )       (0.89 )       (0.60 )       (0.57 )       (0.61 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total Dividends

            (1.44 )       (1.23 )       (0.93 )       (0.95 )       (0.77 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net Asset Value, End of Period

      $14.81       $13.76       $17.96       $17.48       $16.46       $14.89
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total Return(b)

      7.63 %(c)       (15.10 )%       10.04 %       12.24 %       17.24 %       (4.36 )%

Ratios to Average Net Assets/

                       

Supplemental Data:

                       

Net Assets, End of Period (000’s)

    $ 351,446     $ 343,081     $ 445,174     $ 417,253     $ 397,402     $ 386,189

Net Investment Income/(Loss)(d)

      (0.09 )%       1.35 %       0.85 %       2.01 %       1.87 %       1.82 %

Expenses Before Reductions*(d)(e)

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

Expenses Net of Reductions*(d)

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

Portfolio Turnover Rate

      2 %(c)       8 %       13 %       19 %       5 %       5 %

 

*

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

 

(a)

Calculated using the average shares method.

 

(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 for periods less than one year.

 

(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, 2023 (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 an open-end management investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, (the “1940 Act”) and thus is determined to be an investment company, and follows the investment company accounting and reporting guidance under Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 946 “Financial Services—Investment Companies”. The Trust consists of 9 separate investment portfolios (collectively, the “Funds”), of which one is included in this report, the AZL Balanced Index Strategy Fund (the “Fund”), and 8 are presented in separate reports. The Fund is a diversified series of the Trust.

The Fund is a “fund of funds”, which means that the Fund invests primarily in other mutual funds (the “Underlying Funds”). Underlying Funds invest in stocks, bonds, and other securities and reflect varying amounts of potential investment risk and reward. The Underlying Funds record their investments at fair value. Periodically, the 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 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.

Distributions to Shareholders

Distributions 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 distributions 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. Distributions 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 Trust, Allianz Variable Insurance Products Fund of Funds Trust and AIM ETF Products Trust based upon relative net assets or another reasonable basis. Allianz Investment Management LLC (the “Manager”), serves as the investment manager for the Trust, Allianz Variable Insurance Products Trust and AIM ETF Products Trust.

This report does not reflect fees or expenses associated with the separate accounts that invest in the Fund or in any variable annuity contracts or variable life insurance policy for which the Fund serves as an investment vehicle.

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. 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, 2023, the Fund did not engage in any Rule 17a-7 transactions.

 

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AZL Balanced Index Strategy Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements

June 30, 2023 (Unaudited)

 

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, 2024. Expenses incurred for investment advisory and management services are reflected on the Statement of Operations as “Management fees.”

For the period ended June 30, 2023, 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%

Any amounts contractually waived or remitted to the Fund by the Manager with respect to the annual expense limit in a particular fiscal year may be reimbursed by the Fund to the

Manager, provided that such reimbursement will not cause the Fund to exceed the lesser of any applicable expense limit in effect (i) at the time of the original waiver or payment and (ii) at the time of such reimbursement, as supported by standard accounting practices. Such reimbursement only applies to amounts waived or paid by the Manager within the three years prior to the date of such reimbursement, calculated monthly from when the waiver or payment was recorded. 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, 2023, there were no remaining contractual reimbursements subject to repayment by the Fund in subsequent years, and no commitment or contingent liability is expected.

Management fees, which the Manager may waive in order to maintain more competitive expense ratios, 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, as applicable. During the period ended June 30, 2023, there were no such waivers.

The Manager serves as the investment adviser of the underlying funds in which the Fund invests. At June 30, 2023, these underlying funds are noted as Affiliated Investment Companies in the Fund’s Schedule of Portfolio Investments. Additional information, including financial statements, about these Funds is available at www.allianzlife.com. 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, 2023 is as follows:

 

    

Value

12/31/22

 

 

Purchases
at Cost

 

 

Proceeds
from Sales

 

 

Net Realized
Gains (Losses)

 

 

Change in Net
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)

 

 

Value

06/30/23

 

 

Shares

as of
06/30/23

 

 

Dividend
Income

 

 

Net Realized
Gains
Distributions
from Affiliated
Underlying Funds

 

AZL Enhanced Bond Index Fund

    $ 171,530,181     $ 1,495,135     $ (5,077,270 )     $ (944,562 )     $ 4,421,295     $ 171,424,779       17,727,485     $     $                    —

AZL International Index Fund, Class 2

      43,179,803       124,668       (4,460,374 )       866,669       4,016,469       43,727,235       2,567,659            

AZL Mid Cap Index Fund, Class 2

      26,036,905       1,350,267       (1,881,338 )       153,553       2,213,290       27,872,677       1,338,103            

AZL S&P 500 Index Fund, Class 2

      88,495,341       1,160,846       (9,978,297 )       (556,134 )       14,690,060       93,811,816       4,749,965            

AZL Small Cap Stock Index Fund, Class 2

      13,969,790       550,041       (1,079,794 )       186,517       690,239       14,316,793       1,184,185            
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 
    $     343,212,020     $     4,680,957     $     (22,477,073     $     (293,957     $     26,031,353     $     351,153,300           27,567,397     $         —     $                    —
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Pursuant to separate agreements between the Trust 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 SEC. 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 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 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. 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 Trust-wide annual fee of $7,500, paid by the Manager from its profits and not by the Trust, for recordkeeping and reporting services.

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.

 

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AZL Balanced Index Strategy Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements

June 30, 2023 (Unaudited)

 

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 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 determined pursuant to valuation procedures 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.

The Board has designated the Manager to perform the Fund’s fair value determinations in accordance with valuation procedures approved by the Board. The effect of using fair value pricing is that the Fund’s NAV will be subject to the judgment of the Manager. The Manager’s fair valuation process is subject to the oversight of the Board.

The following is a summary of the valuation inputs used as of June 30, 2023 in valuing the Fund’s investments based upon the three levels defined above:

 

Investment Securities:        Level 1             Level 2             Level 3             Total     
                                                 

Affiliated Investment Companies

                    $351,153,300                           $—                           $—                       $351,153,300  
   

 

     

 

     

 

     

 

 

Total Investment Securities

    $351,153,300       $—       $—       $351,153,300  
   

 

     

 

     

 

     

 

 

5. Security Purchases and Sales

For the period ended June 30, 2023, 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

      

 

$

 

4,680,957

 

      

 

$

 

22,477,073

 

6. Investment Risks

The risks below are presented in an order intended to facilitate readability. Their order does not imply that the realization of one risk is more likely to occur more frequently than another risk, nor does it imply that the realization of one risk is likely to have a greater adverse impact than another risk. The Fund may be subject to other risks in addition to these identified risks. This section discusses certain common principal risks encountered by the Fund.

Derivatives Risk: The Fund may invest directly or through affiliated or unaffiliated mutual funds 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.

Foreign Securities Risk: Investing in the securities of non-U.S. issuers involves a number of risks, such as fluctuations in currency values, adverse political, social or economic developments, and differences in social and economic developments or policies. 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. Certain foreign companies may be subject to sanctions, embargoes, or other governmental actions that may impair or otherwise limit the ability to invest in, receive, hold or sell the securities of such companies.

Fund of Fund Risk: The Fund, as a shareholder of the underlying funds, indirectly bears its proportionate share of any investment management fees and other expenses of the underlying funds. Further due to the fees and expenses paid by the Fund, as well as small variations in the Fund’s actual allocations to the underlying funds and any futures and cash held in the Fund’s portfolio, the performance and income distributions of the Fund will not be the same as the performance and income distributions of the underlying funds. In addition, the Fund maintains indirect exposure to various types of risk which may exist in the underlying Funds, such as foreign securities risk, fixed income securities risk and other risks.

Interest Rate Risk: Debt securities held by an underlying fund may decline in value due to rising interest rates. The price of a bond is also affected by its maturity. Bonds with longer maturities generally have greater sensitivity to changes in interest rates.

Market Risk: The market price of securities owned by the underlying funds may go up or down, sometimes rapidly and unpredictably. Securities may decline in value due to factors affecting securities markets generally or particular industries represented in the securities markets. The value of a security may decline due to general market conditions that are not specifically related to a particular company, such as real or perceived adverse economic conditions, changes in the general outlook for corporate earnings, changes in interest or currency rates, or adverse investor sentiment, as well as natural disasters, and outbreaks of infectious illnesses or other widespread public health issues.

 

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AZL Balanced Index Strategy Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements

June 30, 2023 (Unaudited)

 

7. Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic

The global outbreak of the COVID-19 strain of the coronavirus has caused adverse effects on many companies, sectors, nations, regions and the markets in general, and may continue for an unpredictable duration. The effects of this pandemic may adversely impact the value and performance of the Fund, its ability to buy and sell fund investments at appropriate valuations, and its ability to achieve its investment objective(s).

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 of securities, including derivatives and short positions as applicable, for federal income tax purposes at December 31, 2022 was $309,928,719. The gross unrealized appreciation/ (depreciation) on a tax basis was as follows:

 

Unrealized appreciation

                   $52,340,807

Unrealized (depreciation)

       (19,057,506)  
    

 

 

 

Net unrealized appreciation/(depreciation)

                   $33,283,301
    

 

 

 

The tax character of dividends paid to shareholders during the year ended December 31, 2022 was as follows:

 

        Ordinary
Income
    

Net

Long-Term
Capital Gains

     Total Distributions(a)

AZL Balanced Index Strategy Fund

     $8,497,247      $24,509,821      $33,007,068

 

(a)

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

At December 31, 2022, 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

     $6,203,899      $20,826,981      $—      $33,283,301      $60,314,181

 

(a)

The differences between book-basis and tax-basis unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) are attributable primarily to tax deferral of losses on wash sales and the difference between book and tax amortization methods for premium and market discounts.

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, 2023, the Fund had an individual shareholder account which is affiliated with the Manager representing ownership in excess of 90% of the Fund. Investment activities of this shareholder could have a material impact to the Fund.

10. Recent Regulatory Pronouncements

Effective January 24, 2023, the SEC adopted rule and form amendments that require open-end management investment companies to transmit concise and visually engaging annual and semi-annual reports to shareholders that highlight key information. Other information, including financial statements, will no longer appear in a tailored shareholder report but must be available online, delivered free of charge upon request, and filed on a semi-annual basis on Form N-CSR. The rule and form amendments have a compliance date of July 24, 2024. Management is currently evaluating the effect of these amendments on the shareholder reports for the Fund.

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 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-PORT. Schedules of Portfolio Holdings for the Fund are available without charge on the Commission’s website at http://www.sec.gov, or may be obtained by calling 800-624-0197.

 

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Statement Regarding the Trust’s Liquidity Risk Management Program (Unaudited)

Each series (each such series a “Fund” and, together, the “Funds”) of the Allianz Variable Insurance Products Trust, but not the AZL Government Money Market Fund, and of the Allianz Variable Insurance Products Fund of Funds Trust (each a “Trust”) has adopted and implemented a written liquidity risk management program (the “Program”) pursuant to Rule 22e-4 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “Liquidity Rule”). The Program includes policies and procedures reasonably designed to assess and manage each Fund’s liquidity risk (the “risk that a fund could not meet requests to redeem shares issued by the fund without significant dilution of remaining investors’ interests in the fund”) and to comply with the requirements of the Liquidity Rule, including: (i) assessment, management and periodic review of liquidity risk; (ii) classification of portfolio holdings; (iii) establishment of a highly liquid investment minimum (“HLIM”), as applicable; (iv) limitation of illiquid investments; and (v) redemptions in-kind.

The Board of Trustees of each Fund (together, the “Board”) approved the designation of the individual officers of the Trust who serve as the administrators of the Program (the “Program Administrators”). The Program Administrators oversee the implementation of the Program, including the monitoring of liquidity and liquidity risk for each Fund on an ongoing basis.

At a meeting of the Board held on February 21, 2023, the Program Administrators provided their annual written report (the “Report”) to the Board addressing the operation of the Program and assessing its adequacy and effectiveness of implementation for the annual period from January 1, 2022, through December 31, 2022 (the “Reporting Period”). This Report included an overview of the operation of the Program, including liquidity events relevant to the Funds, if any, during the Reporting Period and conclusions with respect to the adequacy of the policies and procedures of the Program and the effectiveness of Program implementation. The Report also included a summary of the annual assessment of each Fund’s liquidity risk, which took into account the following factors enumerated in the Liquidity Rule and identified in the Program, as applicable:

1) Each Fund’s investment strategy and liquidity of portfolio investments during both normal and reasonably foreseeable stressed conditions, including: (i) whether the Fund’s investment strategy is appropriate for an open-end fund; (ii) the extent to which the Fund’s strategy involves a relatively concentrated portfolio or large positions in particular issuers; (iii) the Fund’s use of borrowings for investment purposes; and (iv) the Fund’s use of derivatives;

2) Short-term and long-term cash flow projections during both normal and reasonably foreseeable stressed conditions; and

3) Holdings of cash and cash equivalents, as well as borrowing arrangements and other funding sources.

Based on the information considered, the Report concluded that each Fund continues to have an investment strategy that is appropriate for an open-end fund, and that each Fund is reasonably likely to be able to meet redemption requests without significant dilution of remaining shareholders’ interests in the Fund. There were no material liquidity matters impacting the Funds identified in the Report, and the Report concluded that the Program operated effectively during the Reporting Period, including during periods of market volatility and net redemptions.

In accordance with the Program, each Fund’s portfolio investments were classified into one of four liquidity categories as provided in the Liquidity Rule as applicable during the Reporting Period. Liquidity classification determinations take into account a variety of factors including market, trading and investment-specific considerations, as well as market depth in accordance with the requirements of the Liquidity Rule and as specified in the Program, and generally incorporate analysis from a third-party data vendor. The Report reviewed the classification methodology as provided in the Program and noted there were no material issues with respect to liquidity classifications during the Reporting Period.

Pursuant to the Liquidity Rule, no Fund may acquire any illiquid investment if, after the acquisition, the Fund would have invested more than 15% of its assets in illiquid investments that are assets. The Program includes provisions reasonably designed to comply with the 15% limit on illiquid investments. During the Reporting Period, no Fund breached the 15% limit on illiquid investments.

During the Reporting Period, no Fund maintained a designated HLIM; each Fund primarily holds assets which are highly liquid investments, and, therefore, none of the Funds are required to maintain an HLIM pursuant to the Liquidity Rule or the Program.

The Funds that engage in or reserve the right to redeem in kind have adopted policies and procedures regarding in-kind redemptions as required by the Liquidity Rule.

On the basis of the review, the Report concluded that: (i) the Program remains reasonably designed to manage each Fund’s liquidity risk; (ii) the Program was implemented and operated effectively to achieve the goal of assessing and managing each Fund’s liquidity risk during the Reporting Period; and (iii) each Fund was able to meet requests for redemption without significant dilution of remaining investors in the Fund during the Reporting Period. The Report noted that there were no material changes to the Program during the Reporting Period, and none were recommended by the Program Administrators in connection with the Report.

 

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AZL® DFA Multi-Strategy Fund

Semi-Annual Report

June 30, 2023

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

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Table of Contents

Expense Examples and Portfolio Composition

Page 3

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

Page 4

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

Page 5

Statement of Operations

Page 5

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

Page 6

Financial Highlights

Page 7

Notes to the Financial Statements

Page 8

Other Information

Page 12

Statement Regarding the Trust’s Liquidity Risk Management Program

Page 13

 

 

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 or 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
1/1/23
 

Ending

Account Value
6/30/23

 

Expenses Paid

During Period

1/1/23 - 6/30/23*

 

Annualized Expense

Ratio During Period
1/1/23 - 6/30/23

AZL DFA Multi-Strategy Fund

  $1,000.00   $1,069.30   $0.41   0.08%

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

 

     Beginning
Account Value
1/1/23
 

Ending

Account Value

6/30/23

 

Expenses Paid

During Period

1/1/23 - 6/30/23*

  Annualized Expense
Ratio During Period
1/1/23 - 6/30/23

AZL DFA Multi-Strategy Fund

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

 

*

Expenses are equal to the average account value multiplied by the Fund’s annualized expense ratio multiplied by 181/365 (the number of days in the most recent fiscal half-year divided by the number of days in the fiscal year).

Portfolio Composition

(Unaudited)

 

Investments  

Percent

of Net Assets

 

Domestic Equity Funds

    49.0

Fixed Income Fund

    39.1  

International Equity Fund

    11.9  
       

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, 2023 (Unaudited)

    

 

Shares          Value  

Affiliated Investment Companies (100.0%):

  

Domestic Equity Funds (49.0%):

  
  20,674,169    AZL DFA U.S. Core Equity Fund    $       283,442,853   
    7,331,936    AZL DFA U.S. Small Cap Fund      73,246,039   
     

 

 

 
        356,688,892   
     

 

 

 
Fixed Income Fund (39.1%):  
  29,412,186    AZL Enhanced Bond Index Fund      284,415,840   

 

 

Represents less than 0.05%.

Percentages indicated are based on net assets as of June 30, 2023.

Shares          Value  

Affiliated Investment Companies, continued

  

International Equity Fund (11.9%):

  
    8,494,806    AZL DFA International Core Equity Fund    $ 86,816,916   
     

 

 

 

    Total Affiliated Investment Companies
(Cost $637,187,272)

     727,921,648   
     

 

 

 

Total Investment Securities
(Cost $637,187,272) — 100.0%

     727,921,648   

    Net other assets (liabilities) — 0.0%

     (295,661)   
     

 

 

 

    Net Assets — 100.0%

   $       727,625,987   
     

 

 

 
 

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

4


AZL DFA Multi-Strategy Fund

 

 

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

June 30, 2023

(Unaudited)

 

Assets:

   

Investments in affiliates, at cost

    $           637,187,272 
   

 

 

 

Investments in affiliates, at value

    $ 727,921,648 

Receivable for affiliated investments sold

      266,779 

Prepaid expenses

      3,139 
   

 

 

 

Total Assets

      728,191,566 
   

 

 

 

Liabilities:

   

Cash overdraft

      266,779 

Payable for capital shares redeemed

      226,925 

Management fees payable

      29,668 

Administration fees payable

      12,437 

Custodian fees payable

      2,990 

Administrative and compliance services fees payable

      1,211 

Transfer agent fees payable

      881 

Trustee fees payable

      8,066 

Other accrued liabilities

      16,622 
   

 

 

 

Total Liabilities

      565,579 
   

 

 

 

Commitments and contingent liabilities^

   
   

 

 

 

Net Assets

    $ 727,625,987 
   

 

 

 

Net Assets Consist of:

   

Paid in capital

    $ 608,616,059 

Total distributable earnings

      119,009,928 
   

 

 

 

Net Assets

    $ 727,625,987 
   

 

 

 

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

      56,133,557 

Net Asset Value (offering and redemption price per share)

    $ 12.96 
   

 

 

 

 

^

See Note 3 in Notes to the Financial Statements.

Statement of Operations

For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2023

(Unaudited)

 

Investment Income:

    

Dividends from affiliates

     $           2,321,902 
    

 

 

 

Total Investment Income

       2,321,902 
    

 

 

 

Expenses:

    

Management fees

       180,739 

Administration fees

       44,685 

Custodian fees

       7,924 

Administrative and compliance services fees

       5,646 

Transfer agent fees

       3,470 

Trustee fees

       20,740 

Professional fees

       18,017 

Shareholder reports

       10,603 

Other expenses

       7,065 
    

 

 

 

Total expenses

       298,889 
    

 

 

 

Net Investment Income/(Loss)

       2,023,013 
    

 

 

 

Net realized and Change in net unrealized gains/losses on investments:

    

Net realized gains/(losses) on affiliated underlying funds

       (50,939,773)  

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation on affiliated underlying funds

       98,069,869 
    

 

 

 

Net realized and Change in net unrealized gains/losses on investments

       47,130,096 
    

 

 

 

Change in Net Assets Resulting From Operations

     $ 49,153,109 
    

 

 

 
 

 

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, 2023

   

For the

Year Ended

December 31, 2022

 
    (Unaudited)        

Change In Net Assets:

   

Operations:

   

Net investment income/(loss)

  $ 2,023,013      $ 17,025,463   

Net realized gains/(losses) on investments

    (50,939,773)       62,057,323   

Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments

    98,069,869        (183,469,466)  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from operations

    49,153,109        (104,386,680)  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Distributions to Shareholders:

   

Distributions

    —        (82,510,932)  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from distributions to shareholders

    —        (82,510,932)  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Capital Transactions:

   

Proceeds from shares issued

    351,363        589,750   

Proceeds from dividends reinvested

    —        82,510,932   

Value of shares redeemed

    (45,192,256)       (110,533,399)  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from capital transactions

    (44,840,893)       (27,432,717)  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in net assets

    4,312,216        (214,330,329)  

Net Assets:

   

Beginning of period

    723,313,771        937,644,100   
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of period

  $ 727,625,987      $ 723,313,771   
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Share Transactions:

   

Shares issued

    27,777        45,986   

Dividends reinvested

    —        7,022,207   

Shares redeemed

    (3,593,034)       (8,112,112)  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in shares

    (3,565,257)       (1,043,919)  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Amounts shown as “—” are either $0 or round to less than $1.

 

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. Does not reflect fees or expenses associated with the separate accounts that invest in the Fund or in any variable annuity contracts or variable life insurance policy for which the Fund serves as an investment vehicle.)

 

    Six Months
Ended

June 30, 2023
    Year Ended
December 31,
2022
    Year Ended
December 31,
2021
    Year Ended
December 31,
2020
    Year Ended
December 31,
2019
    Year Ended
December 31,
2018
 
    (Unaudited)                                

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period

    $12.12       $15.44       $14.52       $14.36       $12.99       $14.19  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Investment Activities:

           

Net Investment Income/(Loss)

    0.03 (a)      0.29 (a)      0.08 (a)      0.22 (a)      0.38 (a)      0.15  

Net Realized and Unrealized Gains/(Losses) on Investments

    0.81       (2.10     1.89       1.20       1.73       (0.97
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from Investment Activities

    0.84       (1.81     1.97       1.42       2.11       (0.82
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Distributions to Shareholders From:

           

Net Investment Income

          (0.16     (0.25     (0.45     (0.16     (0.17

Net Realized Gains

          (1.35     (0.80     (0.81     (0.58     (0.21
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Dividends

          (1.51     (1.05     (1.26     (0.74     (0.38
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Asset Value, End of Period

    $12.96       $12.12       $15.44       $14.52       $14.36       $12.99  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Return(b)

    6.93 %(c)      (11.41 )%      13.81     10.64     16.57     (5.91 )% 

Ratios to Average Net Assets/ Supplemental Data:

           

Net Assets, End of Period (000’s)

    $727,626       $723,314       $937,644       $940,773       $983,277       $972,134  

Net Investment Income/(Loss)(d)

    0.56     2.14     0.50     1.60     2.74     0.84

Expenses Before Reductions*(d)(e)

    0.08     0.08     0.07     0.08     0.07     0.07

Expenses Net of Reductions*(d)

    0.08     0.08     0.07     0.08     0.07     0.07

Portfolio Turnover Rate

    47 %(c)      10     6     18     6     7

 

*

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

(a)

Calculated using the average shares method.

(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 for periods less than one year.

(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.

 

7


AZL DFA Multi-Strategy Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements

June 30, 2023 (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 an open-end management investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, (the “1940 Act”) and thus is determined to be an investment company, and follows the investment company accounting and reporting guidance under Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 946 “Financial Services—Investment Companies”. The Trust consists of 9 separate investment portfolios (collectively, the “Funds”), of which one is included in this report, the AZL DFA Multi-Strategy Fund (the “Fund”), and 8 are presented in separate reports. The Fund is a diversified series of the Trust.

The Fund is a “fund of funds”, which means that the Fund invests primarily in other mutual funds (the “Underlying Funds”). Underlying Funds invest in stocks, bonds, and other securities and reflect varying amounts of potential investment risk and reward. The Underlying Funds record their investments at fair value. Periodically, the 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 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.

Distributions to Shareholders

Distributions 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 distributions 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. Distributions 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 Trust, Allianz Variable Insurance Products Fund of Funds Trust and AIM ETF Products Trust based upon relative net assets or another reasonable basis. Allianz Investment Management LLC (the “Manager”), serves as the investment manager for the Trust, Allianz Variable Insurance Products Trust and AIM ETF Products Trust.

This report does not reflect fees or expenses associated with the separate accounts that invest in the Fund or in any variable annuity contracts or variable life insurance policy for which the Fund serves as an investment vehicle.

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. 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, 2023, the Fund did not engage in any Rule 17a-7 transactions.

 

8


AZL DFA Multi-Strategy Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements

June 30, 2023 (Unaudited)

    

 

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, 2024. Expenses incurred for investment advisory and management services are reflected on the Statement of Operations as “Management fees.”

For the period ended June 30, 2023, 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%

Any amounts contractually waived or remitted to the Fund by the Manager with respect to the annual expense limit in a particular fiscal year may be reimbursed by the Fund to the Manager, provided that such reimbursement will not cause the Fund to exceed the lesser of any applicable expense limit in effect (i) at the time of the original waiver or payment and (ii) at the time of such reimbursement, as supported by standard accounting practices. Such reimbursement only applies to amounts waived or paid by the Manager within the three years prior to the date of such reimbursement, calculated monthly from when the waiver or payment was recorded. 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, 2023, there were no remaining contractual reimbursements subject to repayment by the Fund in subsequent years, and no commitment or contingent liability is expected.

Management fees, which the Manager may waive in order to maintain more competitive expense ratios, 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, as applicable. During the period ended June 30, 2023, there were no such waivers.

The Manager serves as the investment adviser of the underlying funds in which the Fund invests. At June 30, 2023, these underlying funds are noted as Affiliated Investment Companies in the Fund’s Schedule of Portfolio Investments. Additional information, including financial statements, about these Funds is available at www.allianzlife.com. 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, 2023 is as follows:

 

    

Value

12/31/22

   

Purchases

at Cost

   

Proceeds

from Sales

    Net Realized
Gains (Losses)
   

Change in Net
Unrealized
Appreciation

(Depreciation)

   

Value

06/30/23

   

Shares

as of

06/30/23

   

Dividend

Income

   

Net Realized
Gains
Distributions

from Affiliated

Underlying Funds

 

AZL DFA Five-Year Global
Fixed Income Fund

  $ 288,877,815     $ 2,493,453     $ (290,348,855)     $ (48,462,076)     $ 47,439,663     $           $ 2,321,899     $  

AZL DFA International Core Equity Fund

    87,434,596             (8,374,228)       89,581        7,666,967       86,816,916       8,494,806              

AZL DFA U.S. Core Equity Fund

    274,198,533             (21,970,688)       (2,544,212)       33,759,220       283,442,853       20,674,169     $        

AZL DFA U.S. Small Cap Fund

    73,002,157       14,891       (3,997,083)       (271,995)       4,498,069       73,246,039       7,331,936              

AZL Enhanced Bond Index Fund

          289,084,550       (9,623,589)       248,929        4,705,950       284,415,840       29,412,186              
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  $   723,513,101     $   291,592,894     $   (334,314,443)     $   (50,939,773)     $   98,069,869     $   727,921,648         65,913,097     $   2,321,899     $  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Pursuant to separate agreements between the Trust 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 SEC. 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 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 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. 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 Trust-wide annual fee of $7,500, paid by the Manager from its profits and not by the Trust, for recordkeeping and reporting services.

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.

 

9


AZL DFA Multi-Strategy Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements

June 30, 2023 (Unaudited)

    

 

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 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 determined pursuant to valuation procedures approved by the rust’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.

The Board has designated the Manager to perform the Fund’s fair value determinations in accordance with valuation procedures approved by the Board. The effect of using fair value pricing is that the Fund’s NAV will be subject to the judgment of the Manager. The Manager’s fair valuation process is subject to the oversight of the Board.

The following is a summary of the valuation inputs used as of June 30, 2023 in valuing the Fund’s investments based upon the three levels defined above:

 

Investment Securities:

      Level 1       Level 2       Level 3       Total

Affiliated Investment Companies

                         $727,921,648                                             $—                                             $—                                   $727,921,648         
              

 

 

                    

 

 

                    

 

 

                    

 

 

     

Total Investment Securities

                 $727,921,648                      $—                                      $—                      $727,921,648    
              

 

 

                    

 

 

                    

 

 

                    

 

 

     

5. Security Purchases and Sales

For the period ended June 30, 2023, 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

       $ 291,592,894        $ 334,314,443

6. Investment Risks

The risks below are presented in an order intended to facilitate readability. Their order does not imply that the realization of one risk is more likely to occur more frequently than another risk, nor does it imply that the realization of one risk is likely to have a greater adverse impact than another risk. The Fund may be subject to other risks in addition to these identified risks. This section discusses certain common principal risks encountered by the Fund.

Derivatives Risk: The Fund may invest directly or through affiliated or unaffiliated mutual funds 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.

Foreign Securities Risk: Investing in the securities of non-U.S. issuers involves a number of risks, such as fluctuations in currency values, adverse political, social or economic developments, and differences in social and economic developments or policies. 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. Certain foreign companies may be subject to sanctions, embargoes, or other governmental actions that may impair or otherwise limit the ability to invest in, receive, hold or sell the securities of such companies.

Fund of Fund Risk: The Fund, as a shareholder of the underlying funds, indirectly bears its proportionate share of any investment management fees and other expenses of the underlying funds. Further due to the fees and expenses paid by the Fund, as well as small variations in the Fund’s actual allocations to the underlying funds and any futures and cash held in the Fund’s portfolio, the performance and income distributions of the Fund will not be the same as the performance and income distributions of the underlying funds. In addition, the Fund maintains indirect exposure to various types of risk which may exist in the underlying Funds, such as foreign securities risk, fixed income securities risk and other risks.

Interest Rate Risk: Debt securities held by an underlying fund may decline in value due to rising interest rates. The price of a bond is also affected by its maturity. Bonds with longer maturities generally have greater sensitivity to changes in interest rates.

Market Risk: The market price of securities owned by the underlying funds may go up or down, sometimes rapidly and unpredictably. Securities may decline in value due to factors affecting securities markets generally or particular industries represented in the securities markets. The value of a security may decline due to general market conditions that are not specifically related to a particular company, such as real or perceived adverse economic conditions, changes in the general outlook for corporate earnings, changes in interest or currency rates, or adverse investor sentiment, as well as natural disasters, and outbreaks of infectious illnesses or other widespread public health issues.

 

10


AZL DFA Multi-Strategy Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements

June 30, 2023 (Unaudited)

    

 

7. Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic

The global outbreak of the COVID-19 strain of the coronavirus has caused adverse effects on many companies, sectors, nations, regions and the markets in general, and may continue for an unpredictable duration. The effects of this pandemic may adversely impact the value and performance of the Fund, its ability to buy and sell fund investments at appropriate valuations, and its ability to achieve its investment objective(s).

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 of securities, including derivatives and short positions as applicable, for federal income tax purposes at December 31, 2022 was $736,441,218. The gross unrealized appreciation/ (depreciation) on a tax basis was as follows:

 

Unrealized appreciation

       $34,511,546

Unrealized (depreciation)

       (47,439,663)  
    

 

 

 

Net unrealized appreciation/(depreciation)

                   $(12,928,117)  
    

 

 

 

The tax character of dividends paid to shareholders during the year ended December 31, 2022 was as follows:

 

        Ordinary
Income
    

Net

Long-Term

Capital Gains

   Total Distributions(a)

AZL DFA Multi-Strategy Fund

     $8,932,252      $73,578,680    $82,510,932

 

(a)

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

At December 31, 2022, 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

  $19,998,939      $62,785,997      $—      $(12,928,117)      $69,856,819

 

(a)

The differences between book-basis and tax-basis unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) are attributable primarily to tax deferral of losses on wash sales and the difference between book and tax amortization methods for premium and market discounts.

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, 2023, the Fund had an individual shareholder account which is affiliated with the Manager representing ownership in excess of 90% of the Fund. Investment activities of this shareholder could have a material impact to the Fund.

10. Recent Regulatory Pronouncements

Effective January 24, 2023, the SEC adopted rule and form amendments that require open-end management investment companies to transmit concise and visually engaging annual and semi-annual reports to shareholders that highlight key information. Other information, including financial statements, will no longer appear in a tailored shareholder report but must be available online, delivered free of charge upon request, and filed on a semi-annual basis on Form N-CSR. The rule and form amendments have a compliance date of July 24, 2024. Management is currently evaluating the effect of these amendments on the shareholder reports for the Fund.

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.

 

11


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 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-PORT. Schedules of Portfolio Holdings for the Fund are available without charge on the Commission’s website at http://www.sec.gov, or may be obtained by calling 800-624-0197.

 

12


Statement Regarding the Trust’s Liquidity Risk Management Program (Unaudited)

Each series (each such series a “Fund” and, together, the “Funds”) of the Allianz Variable Insurance Products Trust, but not the AZL Government Money Market Fund, and of the Allianz Variable Insurance Products Fund of Funds Trust (each a “Trust”) has adopted and implemented a written liquidity risk management program (the “Program”) pursuant to Rule 22e-4 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “Liquidity Rule”). The Program includes policies and procedures reasonably designed to assess and manage each Fund’s liquidity risk (the “risk that a fund could not meet requests to redeem shares issued by the fund without significant dilution of remaining investors’ interests in the fund”) and to comply with the requirements of the Liquidity Rule, including: (i) assessment, management and periodic review of liquidity risk; (ii) classification of portfolio holdings; (iii) establishment of a highly liquid investment minimum (“HLIM”), as applicable; (iv) limitation of illiquid investments; and (v) redemptions in-kind.

The Board of Trustees of each Fund (together, the “Board”) approved the designation of the individual officers of the Trust who serve as the administrators of the Program (the “Program Administrators”). The Program Administrators oversee the implementation of the Program, including the monitoring of liquidity and liquidity risk for each Fund on an ongoing basis.

At a meeting of the Board held on February 21, 2023, the Program Administrators provided their annual written report (the “Report”) to the Board addressing the operation of the Program and assessing its adequacy and effectiveness of implementation for the annual period from January 1, 2022, through December 31, 2022 (the “Reporting Period”). This Report included an overview of the operation of the Program, including liquidity events relevant to the Funds, if any, during the Reporting Period and conclusions with respect to the adequacy of the policies and procedures of the Program and the effectiveness of Program implementation. The Report also included a summary of the annual assessment of each Fund’s liquidity risk, which took into account the following factors enumerated in the Liquidity Rule and identified in the Program, as applicable:

1) Each Fund’s investment strategy and liquidity of portfolio investments during both normal and reasonably foreseeable stressed conditions, including: (i) whether the Fund’s investment strategy is appropriate for an open-end fund; (ii) the extent to which the Fund’s strategy involves a relatively concentrated portfolio or large positions in particular issuers; (iii) the Fund’s use of borrowings for investment purposes; and (iv) the Fund’s use of derivatives;

2) Short-term and long-term cash flow projections during both normal and reasonably foreseeable stressed conditions; and

3) Holdings of cash and cash equivalents, as well as borrowing arrangements and other funding sources.

Based on the information considered, the Report concluded that each Fund continues to have an investment strategy that is appropriate for an open-end fund, and that each Fund is reasonably likely to be able to meet redemption requests without significant dilution of remaining shareholders’ interests in the Fund. There were no material liquidity matters impacting the Funds identified in the Report, and the Report concluded that the Program operated effectively during the Reporting Period, including during periods of market volatility and net redemptions.

In accordance with the Program, each Fund’s portfolio investments were classified into one of four liquidity categories as provided in the Liquidity Rule as applicable during the Reporting Period. Liquidity classification determinations take into account a variety of factors including market, trading and investment-specific considerations, as well as market depth in accordance with the requirements of the Liquidity Rule and as specified in the Program, and generally incorporate analysis from a third-party data vendor. The Report reviewed the classification methodology as provided in the Program and noted there were no material issues with respect to liquidity classifications during the Reporting Period.

Pursuant to the Liquidity Rule, no Fund may acquire any illiquid investment if, after the acquisition, the Fund would have invested more than 15% of its assets in illiquid investments that are assets. The Program includes provisions reasonably designed to comply with the 15% limit on illiquid investments. During the Reporting Period, no Fund breached the 15% limit on illiquid investments.

During the Reporting Period, no Fund maintained a designated HLIM; each Fund primarily holds assets which are highly liquid investments, and, therefore, none of the Funds are required to maintain an HLIM pursuant to the Liquidity Rule or the Program.

The Funds that engage in or reserve the right to redeem in kind have adopted policies and procedures regarding in-kind redemptions as required by the Liquidity Rule.

On the basis of the review, the Report concluded that: (i) the Program remains reasonably designed to manage each Fund’s liquidity risk; (ii) the Program was implemented and operated effectively to achieve the goal of assessing and managing each Fund’s liquidity risk during the Reporting Period; and (iii) each Fund was able to meet requests for redemption without significant dilution of remaining investors in the Fund during the Reporting Period. The Report noted that there were no material changes to the Program during the Reporting Period, and none were recommended by the Program Administrators in connection with the Report.

 

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AZL® MVP Balanced Index Strategy Fund

Semi-Annual Report

June 30, 2023

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

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Table of Contents

 

Expense Examples and Portfolio Composition

Page 3

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

Page 4

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

Page 5

Statement of Operations

Page 5

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

Page 6

Financial Highlights

Page 7

Notes to the Financial Statements

Page 8

Other Information

Page 14

Statement Regarding the Trust’s Liquidity Risk Management Program

Page 15

 

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 or 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
1/1/23
  Ending
Account Value
6/30/23
  Expenses Paid
During Period
1/1/23 - 6/30/23*
  Annualized Expense
Ratio During Period
1/1/23 - 6/30/23

AZL MVP Balanced Index Strategy Fund

    $ 1,000.00     $ 1,074.20     $ 0.77       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
1/1/23
  Ending
Account Value
6/30/23
  Expenses Paid
During Period
1/1/23 - 6/30/23*
  Annualized Expense
Ratio During Period
1/1/23 - 6/30/23

AZL MVP Balanced Index Strategy Fund

    $ 1,000.00     $ 1,024.05     $ 0.75       0.15 %

 

*

Expenses are equal to the average account value multiplied by the Fund’s annualized expense ratio multiplied by 181/365 (the number of days in the most recent fiscal half-year divided by the number of days in the fiscal year).

Portfolio Composition

(Unaudited)

 

Investments  

Percent

of Net Assets

Fixed Income Fund

      46.8%  

Domestic Equity Funds

      35.8   

International Equity Fund

      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, 2023 (Unaudited)

 

Shares            Value  
  Affiliated Investment Companies (95.1%):   
  Domestic Equity Funds (35.8%):   
        3,055,546      AZL Mid Cap Index Fund, Class 2    $ 63,647,021  
        9,947,934      AZL S&P 500 Index Fund, Class 2            196,471,696  
        2,847,725      AZL Small Cap Stock Index Fund, Class 2      34,428,996  
     

 

 

 
        294,547,713  
     

 

 

 
Fixed Income Fund (46.8%):  
        39,783,047      AZL Enhanced Bond Index Fund      384,702,068  
Shares            Value  
  Affiliated Investment Companies, continued   
  International Equity Fund (12.5%):   
        6,035,471      AZL International Index Fund, Class 2    $ 102,784,063  
     

 

 

 
 

      Total Affiliated Investment Companies
  (Cost $737,784,142)

     782,033,844  
  

 

 

 
 

      Total Investment Securities

  
 

      (Cost $737,784,142) — 95.1%

     782,033,844  
 

      Net other assets (liabilities) — 4.9%

     40,501,835  
  

 

 

 
 

      Net Assets — 100.0%

   $       822,535,679  
  

 

 

 
 

 

Percentages indicated are based on net assets as of June 30, 2023.

Futures Contracts

At June 30, 2023, the Fund’s open futures contracts were as follows:

Long Futures

 

Description    Expiration Date      Number of
Contracts
     Notional Amount     

Value and Unrealized

Appreciation/

(Depreciation)

 

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

     9/15/23        91      $ 20,421,538      $ 633,906  

U.S. Treasury 10-Year Note September Futures (U.S. Dollar)

     9/20/23        181        20,320,078        (199,270
           

 

 

 
            $ 434,636  
           

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

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AZL MVP Balanced Index Strategy Fund

 

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

June 30, 2023

(Unaudited)

 

Assets:

   

Investments in affiliates, at cost

    $ 737,784,142
   

 

 

 

Investments in affiliates, at value

    $ 782,033,844

Deposit at broker for futures contracts collateral

      41,108,184

Interest and dividends receivable

      147,345

Receivable for affiliated investments sold

      1,200,285

Prepaid expenses

      3,625
   

 

 

 

Total Assets

      824,493,283
   

 

 

 

Liabilities:

   

Cash overdraft

      1,199,968

Payable for capital shares redeemed

      633,888

Payable for variation margin on futures contracts

      1,344

Management fees payable

      67,416

Administration fees payable

      12,991

Custodian fees payable

      4,586

Administrative and compliance services fees payable

      1,454

Transfer agent fees payable

      1,445

Trustee fees payable

      12,811

Other accrued liabilities

      21,701
   

 

 

 

Total Liabilities

      1,957,604
   

 

 

 

Commitments and contingent liabilities^

   
   

 

 

 

Net Assets

    $ 822,535,679
   

 

 

 

Net Assets Consist of:

   

Paid in capital

    $ 776,561,289

Total distributable earnings

      45,974,390
   

 

 

 

Net Assets

    $         822,535,679
   

 

 

 

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

      69,316,834

Net Asset Value (offering and redemption price per share)

    $ 11.87
   

 

 

 

 

^

See Note 3 in Notes to the Financial Statements.

Statement of Operations

For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2023

(Unaudited)

 

Investment Income:

   

Interest

    $ 624,848

Dividends from non-affiliates

      44,465
   

 

 

 

Total Investment Income

      669,313
   

 

 

 

Expenses:

   

Management fees

      297,685

Administration fees

      55,578

Custodian fees

      12,698

Administrative and compliance services fees

      7,063

Transfer agent fees

      5,776

Trustee fees

      21,611

Professional fees

      21,099

Shareholder reports

      15,102

Other expenses

      6,978
   

 

 

 

Total expenses

      443,590
   

 

 

 

Net Investment Income/(Loss)

      225,723
   

 

 

 

Net realized and Change in net unrealized gains/losses on investments:

   

Net realized gains/(losses) on affiliated underlying funds

      9,483,169

Net realized gains/(losses) on futures contracts

      1,626,936

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation on affiliated underlying funds

      37,439,776

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation on futures contracts

      490,544
   

 

 

 

Net realized and Change in net unrealized gains/losses on investments

      49,040,425
   

 

 

 

Change in Net Assets Resulting From Operations

    $         49,266,148
   

 

 

 
 

 

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, 2023

 

For the

Year Ended

December 31, 2022

    (Unaudited)    

Change In Net Assets:

       

Operations:

       

Net investment income/(loss)

    $ 225,723     $ 3,500,862

Net realized gains/(losses) on investments

      11,110,105       12,359,295

Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments

                  37,930,320       (62,650,179 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from operations

      49,266,148       (46,790,022 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Distributions to Shareholders:

       

Distributions

            (23,582,834 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from distributions to shareholders

            (23,582,834 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Capital Transactions:

       

Proceeds from shares issued

      3,461,155       4,208,329

Proceeds from shares issued in merger

      579,651,043      

Proceeds from dividends reinvested

            23,582,834

Value of shares redeemed

      (50,096,423 )       (41,882,168 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from capital transactions

      533,015,775       (14,091,005 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Change in net assets

      582,281,923       (84,463,861 )

Net Assets:

       

Beginning of period

      240,253,756       324,717,617
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

End of period

    $ 822,535,679     $             240,253,756
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Share Transactions:

       

Shares issued

      300,824       334,406

Shares issued in merger

      51,611,164      

Dividends reinvested

            2,197,841

Shares redeemed

      (4,329,952 )       (3,382,738 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Change in shares

      47,582,036       (850,491 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Amounts shown as “—” are either $0 or round to less than $1.

 

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. Does not reflect fees or expenses associated with the separate accounts that invest in the Fund or in any variable annuity contracts or variable life insurance policy for which the Fund serves as an investment vehicle.)

 

Financial Highlights

 

 

     Six Months
Ended
  June 30, 2023  
  Year Ended
  December 31,  
2022
  Year Ended
  December 31,  
2021
  Year Ended
  December 31,  
2020
  Year Ended
  December 31,  
2019
  Year Ended
  December 31,  
2018
     (Unaudited)                    

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period

                   $11.05                   $14.38                   $14.04                   $13.90                   $12.37                   $13.38
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Investment Activities:

                        

Net Investment Income/(Loss)

       (a)(b)       0.16 (a)       0.11 (a)       0.24 (a)       0.25 (a)       0.24

Net Realized and Unrealized Gains/ (Losses) on Investments

       0.82       (2.34 )       1.26       0.54       1.82       (0.82 )
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total from Investment Activities

       0.82       (2.18 )       1.37       0.78       2.07       (0.58 )
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Distributions to Shareholders From:

                        

Net Investment Income

             (0.28 )       (0.26 )       (0.27 )       (0.29 )       (0.11 )

Net Realized Gains

             (0.87 )       (0.77 )       (0.37 )       (0.25 )       (0.32 )
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total Dividends

             (1.15 )       (1.03 )       (0.64 )       (0.54 )       (0.43 )
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net Asset Value, End of Period

       $11.87       $11.05       $14.38       $14.04       $13.90       $12.37
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total Return(c)

       7.42 %(d)       (14.87 )%       10.02 %       5.98 %       16.92 %       (4.44 )%

Ratios to Average Net Assets/ Supplemental Data:

                        

Net Assets, End of Period (000’s)

       $822,536       $240,254       $324,718       $320,488       $331,516       $301,934

Net Investment Income/(Loss)(e)

       0.08 %       1.30 %       0.74 %       1.82 %       1.84 %       1.79 %

Expenses Before Reductions*(e)(f)

       0.15 %       0.14 %       0.13 %       0.14 %       0.14 %       0.13 %

Expenses Net of Reductions*(e)

       0.15 %       0.14 %       0.13 %       0.14 %       0.14 %       0.13 %

Portfolio Turnover Rate

       9 %(d)       7 %       10 %       13 %       9 %       7 %

 

*

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

 

(a)

Calculated using the average shares method.

 

(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 for periods less than one year.

 

(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, 2023 (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 an open-end management investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, (the “1940 Act”) and thus is determined to be an investment company, and follows the investment company accounting and reporting guidance under Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 946 “Financial Services—Investment Companies”. The Trust consists of 9 separate investment portfolios (collectively, the “Funds”), of which one is included in this report, the AZL MVP Balanced Index Strategy Fund (the “Fund”), and 8 are presented in separate reports. The Fund is a diversified series of the Trust.

The Fund is a “fund of funds”, which means that the Fund invests primarily in other mutual funds (the “Underlying Funds”). Underlying Funds invest in stocks, bonds, and other securities and reflect varying amounts of potential investment risk and reward. The Underlying Funds record their investments at fair value. Periodically, the 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 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.

Distributions to Shareholders

Distributions 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 distributions 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. Distributions 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 Trust, Allianz Variable Insurance Products Fund of Funds Trust and AIM ETF Products Trust based upon relative net assets or another reasonable basis. Allianz Investment Management LLC (the “Manager”), serves as the investment manager for the Trust, Allianz Variable Insurance Products Trust and AIM ETF Products Trust.

This report does not reflect fees or expenses associated with the separate accounts that invest in the Fund or in any variable annuity contracts or variable life insurance policy for which the Fund serves as an investment vehicle.

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. 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, 2023, the Fund did not engage in any Rule 17a-7 transactions.

 

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AZL MVP Balanced Index Strategy Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements

June 30, 2023 (Unaudited)

 

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, 2023, 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”), if any, 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 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. For the period ended June 30, 2023, the monthly average notional amount for long contracts was $31.3 million. There was no short contract activity during the period. 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 values of derivative instruments on the Fund’s Statement of Assets and Liabilities, categorized by risk exposure, as of June 30, 2023:

 

   

Asset Derivatives

   

Liability Derivatives

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

Equity Risk

       
Futures Contracts   Receivable for variation margin on futures contracts*     $633,906     Payable for variation margin on futures contracts*     $—  

Interest Rate Risk

       
Futures Contracts   Receivable for variation margin on futures contracts*         Payable for variation margin on futures contracts*     199,270  

 

*

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

The following is a summary of the effect of derivative instruments on the Statement of Operations, categorized by risk exposure, for the period ended June 30, 2023:

 

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

     
Futures Contracts   Net realized gains/(losses) on futures contracts/ Change in net unrealized appreciation/ depreciation on futures contracts      $1,742,832        $633,787       

Interest Rate Risk

     
Futures Contracts   Net realized gains/(losses) on futures contracts/ Change in net unrealized appreciation/ depreciation on futures contracts      (115,896)        (143,243)      

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, 2024. Expenses incurred for investment advisory and management services are reflected on the Statement of Operations as “Management fees.”

For the period ended June 30, 2023, 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 remitted to the Fund by the Manager with respect to the annual expense limit in a particular fiscal year may be reimbursed by the Fund to the Manager, provided that such reimbursement will not cause the Fund to exceed the lesser of any applicable expense limit in effect (i) at the time of the original waiver or payment and (ii) at the time of such reimbursement, as supported by standard accounting practices. Such reimbursement only applies to amounts waived or paid by the Manager within the three years prior to the date of such reimbursement, calculated monthly from when the waiver or payment was recorded. 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, 2023, there were no remaining contractual reimbursements subject to repayment by the Fund in subsequent years, and no commitment or contingent liability is expected.

 

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AZL MVP Balanced Index Strategy Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements

June 30, 2023 (Unaudited)

 

Management fees, which the Manager may waive in order to maintain more competitive expense ratios, 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, as applicable. During the period ended June 30, 2023, there were no such waivers.

The Manager serves as the investment adviser of the underlying funds in which the Fund invests. At June 30, 2023, these underlying funds are noted as Affiliated Investment Companies in the Fund’s Schedule of Portfolio Investments. Additional information, including financial statements, about these Funds is available at www.allianzlife.com. 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, 2023 is as follows:

 

     Value
12/31/22
  Purchases
at Cost*
  Proceeds
from Sales
  Net Realized
Gains (Losses)
  Change in Net
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
  Value
06/30/23
  Shares
as of
06/30/23
  Dividend
Income
  Net Realized
Gains
Distributions
from Affiliated
Underlying Funds

AZL Enhanced Bond Index Fund

    $ 114,593,573     $ 229,313,352     $ (5,718,979 )     $ (973,406 )     $ 2,801,490     $ 384,702,068       39,783,047     $     $

AZL International Index Fund, Class 2

      30,081,134       23,650,562       (8,633,987 )         1,422,844       7,063,349       102,784,063       6,035,471            

AZL Mid Cap Index Fund, Class 2

      18,126,803       30,482,167       (4,278,443 )       299,840       5,042,062       63,647,021       3,055,546            

AZL S&P 500 Index Fund, Class 2

      56,215,335       137,331,590       (26,385,841 )       8,722,364        20,588,248       196,471,696       9,947,934            

AZL Small Cap Stock Index Fund, Class 2

      9,583,863       15,196,443            (725,313       11,527       1,944,627       34,428,996       2,847,725            
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 
    $   228,600,708     $   435,974,114     $ (45,742,563 )     $ 9,483,169     $ 37,439,776     $  782,033,844       61,669,723     $         —     $         —
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

* Excluding fund merger transactions.

Pursuant to separate agreements between the Trust 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 SEC. 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 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 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. 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 Trust-wide annual fee of $7,500, paid by the Manager from its profits and not by the Trust, for recordkeeping and reporting services.

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.

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 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 determined pursuant to valuation procedures 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 settlement prices established each day on the primary exchange and are typically categorized as Level 1 in the fair value hierarchy.

 

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AZL MVP Balanced Index Strategy Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements

June 30, 2023 (Unaudited)

 

The Board has designated the Manager to perform the Fund’s fair value determinations in accordance with valuation procedures approved by the Board. The effect of using fair value pricing is that the Fund’s NAV will be subject to the judgment of the Manager. The Manager’s fair valuation process is subject to the oversight of the Board.

The following is a summary of the valuation inputs used as of June 30, 2023 in valuing the Fund’s investments based upon the three levels defined above:

 

Investment Securities:

           Level 1                Level 2            Level 3                Total        

Affiliated Investment Companies

           $782,033,844                    $—                    $—            $782,033,844
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total Investment Securities

       782,033,844                      782,033,844
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Other Financial Instruments:*

                   

Futures Contracts

       434,636                      434,636
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total Investments

       $782,468,480        $—        $—        $782,468,480
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

*

Other Financial Instruments would include any derivative instruments, such as futures contracts. These investments are generally presented in the financial statements at variation margin.

5. Security Purchases and Sales

For the period ended June 30, 2023, cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of securities (excluding fund merger transactions and securities maturing less than one year from acquisition) were as follows:

 

        Purchases      Sales

AZL MVP Balanced Index Strategy Fund

       $ 435,974,114        $ 45,742,563

6. Investment Risks

The risks below are presented in an order intended to facilitate readability. Their order does not imply that the realization of one risk is more likely to occur more frequently than another risk, nor does it imply that the realization of one risk is likely to have a greater adverse impact than another risk. The Fund may be subject to other risks in addition to these identified risks. This section discusses certain common principal risks encountered by the Fund.

Derivatives Risk: The Fund may invest directly or through affiliated or unaffiliated mutual funds 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.

Foreign Securities Risk: Investing in the securities of non-U.S. issuers involves a number of risks, such as fluctuations in currency values, adverse political, social or economic developments, and differences in social and economic developments or policies. 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. Certain foreign companies may be subject to sanctions, embargoes, or other governmental actions that may impair or otherwise limit the ability to invest in, receive, hold or sell the securities of such companies.

Fund of Fund Risk: The Fund, as a shareholder of the underlying funds, indirectly bears its proportionate share of any investment management fees and other expenses of the underlying funds. Further due to the fees and expenses paid by the Fund, as well as small variations in the Fund’s actual allocations to the underlying funds and any futures and cash held in the Fund’s portfolio, the performance and income distributions of the Fund will not be the same as the performance and income distributions of the underlying funds. In addition, the Fund maintains indirect exposure to various types of risk which may exist in the underlying Funds, such as foreign securities risk, fixed income securities risk and other risks.

Interest Rate Risk: Debt securities held by an underlying fund may decline in value due to rising interest rates. The price of a bond is also affected by its maturity. Bonds with longer maturities generally have greater sensitivity to changes in interest rates.

Market Risk: The market price of securities owned by the underlying funds may go up or down, sometimes rapidly and unpredictably. Securities may decline in value due to factors affecting securities markets generally or particular industries represented in the securities markets. The value of a security may decline due to general market conditions that are not specifically related to a particular company, such as real or perceived adverse economic conditions, changes in the general outlook for corporate earnings, changes in interest or currency rates, or adverse investor sentiment, as well as natural disasters, and outbreaks of infectious illnesses or other widespread public health issues.

Quantitative Investing Risk: The value of securities selected using quantitative analysis can react differently to issuer, political, market, and economic developments than the market as a whole or securities selected using only fundamental analysis. The factors used in quantitative analysis and the weight placed on those factors may not be predictive of a security’s value. In addition, factors that affect a security’s value can change over time and these changes may not be reflected in the quantitative model. A quantitative model can be adversely affected by errors or imperfections in the factors or the data on which evaluations are based, or by technical issues with construction or implementation of the model, which in any case may result in a failure of the portfolio to perform as expected or a failure to identify securities that will perform well in the future.

 

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AZL MVP Balanced Index Strategy Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements

June 30, 2023 (Unaudited)

 

7. Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic

The global outbreak of the COVID-19 strain of the coronavirus has caused adverse effects on many companies, sectors, nations, regions and the markets in general, and may continue for an unpredictable duration. The effects of this pandemic may adversely impact the value and performance of the Fund, its ability to buy and sell fund investments at appropriate valuations, and its ability to achieve its investment objective(s).

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 of securities, including derivatives and short positions as applicable, for federal income tax purposes at December 31, 2022 was $226,021,731. The gross unrealized appreciation/ (depreciation) on a tax basis was as follows:

 

Unrealized appreciation

    $18,868,022  

Unrealized (depreciation)

    (16,289,045)  
 

 

 

 

Net unrealized appreciation/(depreciation)

    $2,578,977  
 

 

 

 

The tax character of dividends paid to shareholders during the year ended December 31, 2022 was as follows:

 

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

AZL MVP Balanced Index Strategy Fund

     $12,671,482      $10,911,352      $23,582,834

 

(a)

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

At December 31, 2022, 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

   $4,448,788    $7,647,345    $—    $2,578,977    $14,675,110

 

(a)

The differences between book-basis and tax-basis unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) are attributable primarily to tax deferral of losses on wash sales and the difference between book and tax amortization methods for premium and market discounts.

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, 2023, the Fund had an individual shareholder account which is affiliated with the Manager representing ownership in excess of 90% of the Fund. Investment activities of this shareholder could have a material impact to the Fund.

10. Acquisition of Funds

Effective as of the close of business March 10, 2023, the Fund acquired all the assets and liabilities of the AZL MVP Fusion Balanced Fund (“MVP Fusion Balanced Fund”), an open-end management investment company, pursuant to a plan of reorganization approved by the Board on December 13, 2022 (the “Plan”). The acquisition was accomplished by a taxable exchange of 51,611,164 shares of the MVP Fusion Balanced Fund outstanding as of close of business March 10, 2023, valued at $579,651,043 for 67,346,809 shares of the Fund.

At the close of business March 10, 2023, the MVP Fusion Balanced Fund’s investment holdings had a fair value of $553,582,576 and identified cost of $550,296,722. For financial reporting purposes, assets received and shares issued by the Fund were recorded at fair value, including the cost basis of investments received. All fees and expenses incurred by the MVP Fusion Balanced Fund and the Fund directly in connection with the Plan were borne by the Manager. There are no material differences in accounting policies of the MVP Fusion Balanced Fund as compared to those of the Fund.

Assuming the acquisition had been completed on January 1, 2023, the beginning of the semi-annual reporting period of the Fund, the Fund’s pro forma results of operations for the period ended June 30, 2023, are as follows:

 

Net investment income/(loss)

    $ 4,038,306  

Net realized/unrealized gains/(losses)

    56,941,543  
 

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from operations

    $60,979,849  
 

 

 

 

 

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AZL MVP Balanced Index Strategy Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements

June 30, 2023 (Unaudited)

 

Because the combined investment portfolios have been managed as a single integrated portfolio since the acquisition was completed, it is not practicable to separate the amounts of revenue and earnings of the MVP Fusion Balanced Fund that have been included in the Fund’s Statement of Operations subsequent to March 10, 2023. The Fund did not purchase or sell securities following the acquisition for purposes of realigning its investment portfolio. Accordingly, the acquisition of the MVP Fusion Balanced Fund did not affect the Fund’s portfolio turnover ratio for the period ended June 30, 2023.

11. Recent Regulatory Pronouncements

Effective January 24, 2023, the SEC adopted rule and form amendments that require open-end management investment companies to transmit concise and visually engaging annual and semi-annual reports to shareholders that highlight key information. Other information, including financial statements, will no longer appear in a tailored shareholder report but must be available online, delivered free of charge upon request, and filed on a semi-annual basis on Form N-CSR. The rule and form amendments have a compliance date of July 24, 2024. Management is currently evaluating the effect of these amendments on the shareholder reports for the Fund.

12. 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 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-PORT. Schedules of Portfolio Holdings for the Fund are available without charge on the Commission’s website at http://www.sec.gov, or may be obtained by calling 800-624-0197.

 

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Statement Regarding the Trust’s Liquidity Risk Management Program (Unaudited)

Each series (each such series a “Fund” and, together, the “Funds”) of the Allianz Variable Insurance Products Trust, but not the AZL Government Money Market Fund, and of the Allianz Variable Insurance Products Fund of Funds Trust (each a “Trust”) has adopted and implemented a written liquidity risk management program (the “Program”) pursuant to Rule 22e-4 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “Liquidity Rule”). The Program includes policies and procedures reasonably designed to assess and manage each Fund’s liquidity risk (the “risk that a fund could not meet requests to redeem shares issued by the fund without significant dilution of remaining investors’ interests in the fund”) and to comply with the requirements of the Liquidity Rule, including: (i) assessment, management and periodic review of liquidity risk; (ii) classification of portfolio holdings; (iii) establishment of a highly liquid investment minimum (“HLIM”), as applicable; (iv) limitation of illiquid investments; and (v) redemptions in-kind.

The Board of Trustees of each Fund (together, the “Board”) approved the designation of the individual officers of the Trust who serve as the administrators of the Program (the “Program Administrators”). The Program Administrators oversee the implementation of the Program, including the monitoring of liquidity and liquidity risk for each Fund on an ongoing basis.

At a meeting of the Board held on February 21, 2023, the Program Administrators provided their annual written report (the “Report”) to the Board addressing the operation of the Program and assessing its adequacy and effectiveness of implementation for the annual period from January 1, 2022, through December 31, 2022 (the “Reporting Period”). This Report included an overview of the operation of the Program, including liquidity events relevant to the Funds, if any, during the Reporting Period and conclusions with respect to the adequacy of the policies and procedures of the Program and the effectiveness of Program implementation. The Report also included a summary of the annual assessment of each Fund’s liquidity risk, which took into account the following factors enumerated in the Liquidity Rule and identified in the Program, as applicable:

1) Each Fund’s investment strategy and liquidity of portfolio investments during both normal and reasonably foreseeable stressed conditions, including: (i) whether the Fund’s investment strategy is appropriate for an open-end fund; (ii) the extent to which the Fund’s strategy involves a relatively concentrated portfolio or large positions in particular issuers; (iii) the Fund’s use of borrowings for investment purposes; and (iv) the Fund’s use of derivatives;

2) Short-term and long-term cash flow projections during both normal and reasonably foreseeable stressed conditions; and

3) Holdings of cash and cash equivalents, as well as borrowing arrangements and other funding sources.

Based on the information considered, the Report concluded that each Fund continues to have an investment strategy that is appropriate for an open-end fund, and that each Fund is reasonably likely to be able to meet redemption requests without significant dilution of remaining shareholders’ interests in the Fund. There were no material liquidity matters impacting the Funds identified in the Report, and the Report concluded that the Program operated effectively during the Reporting Period, including during periods of market volatility and net redemptions.

In accordance with the Program, each Fund’s portfolio investments were classified into one of four liquidity categories as provided in the Liquidity Rule as applicable during the Reporting Period. Liquidity classification determinations take into account a variety of factors including market, trading and investment-specific considerations, as well as market depth in accordance with the requirements of the Liquidity Rule and as specified in the Program, and generally incorporate analysis from a third-party data vendor. The Report reviewed the classification methodology as provided in the Program and noted there were no material issues with respect to liquidity classifications during the Reporting Period.

Pursuant to the Liquidity Rule, no Fund may acquire any illiquid investment if, after the acquisition, the Fund would have invested more than 15% of its assets in illiquid investments that are assets. The Program includes provisions reasonably designed to comply with the 15% limit on illiquid investments. During the Reporting Period, no Fund breached the 15% limit on illiquid investments.

During the Reporting Period, no Fund maintained a designated HLIM; each Fund primarily holds assets which are highly liquid investments, and, therefore, none of the Funds are required to maintain an HLIM pursuant to the Liquidity Rule or the Program.

The Funds that engage in or reserve the right to redeem in kind have adopted policies and procedures regarding in-kind redemptions as required by the Liquidity Rule.

On the basis of the review, the Report concluded that: (i) the Program remains reasonably designed to manage each Fund’s liquidity risk; (ii) the Program was implemented and operated effectively to achieve the goal of assessing and managing each Fund’s liquidity risk during the Reporting Period; and (iii) each Fund was able to meet requests for redemption without significant dilution of remaining investors in the Fund during the Reporting Period. The Report noted that there were no material changes to the Program during the Reporting Period, and none were recommended by the Program Administrators in connection with the Report.

 

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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, 2023

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

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Table of Contents

Expense Examples and Portfolio Composition

Page 3

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

Page 4

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

Page 5

Statement of Operations

Page 5

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

Page 6

Financial Highlights

Page 7

Notes to the Financial Statements

Page 8

Other Information

Page 14

Statement Regarding the Trust’s Liquidity Risk Management Program

Page 15

 

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 or 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
1/1/23

 

 

Ending
Account Value
6/30/23

 

 

Expenses Paid
During Period
1/1/23 - 6/30/23*

 

 

Annualized Expense

Ratio During Period
1/1/23 - 6/30/23

 

 

AZL MVP DFA Multi-Strategy Fund

  $1,000.00   $1,073.30   $0.77   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
1/1/23
  Ending
Account Value
6/30/23
  Expenses Paid
During Period
1/1/23 - 6/30/23*
  Annualized Expense
Ratio During Period
1/1/23 - 6/30/23

 

AZL MVP DFA Multi-Strategy Fund

 

 

$1,000.00

 

 

$1,024.05

 

 

$0.75

 

 

0.15%

 

*

Expenses are equal to the average account value multiplied by the Fund’s annualized expense ratio multiplied by 181/365 (the number of days in the most recent fiscal half-year divided by the number of days in the fiscal year).

Portfolio Composition

(Unaudited)

 

Investments  

Percent

    of Net Assets    

Domestic Equity Funds

  46.3%   

Fixed Income Fund

  36.9      

International Equity Fund

  11.8      
 

 

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, 2023

 

 

Shares    Value  

Affiliated Investment Companies (95.0%):

  

Domestic Equity Funds (46.3%):

  
    37,368,373      AZL DFA U.S. Core Equity Fund     $     512,320,400  
    15,046,024      AZL DFA U.S. Small Cap Fund      150,309,783  
       

 

 

 
          662,630,183  
       

 

 

 
Fixed Income Fund (36.9%):       
    54,675,235      AZL Enhanced Bond Index Fund      528,709,524  
Shares    Value  

Affiliated Investment Companies, continued

  

International Equity Fund (11.8%):

  

16,609,218     AZL DFA International Core Equity Fund

    $ 169,746,204  
      

 

 

 
  Total Affiliated Investment Companies

(Cost $1,290,841,159)

     1,361,085,911  
      

 

 

 
  Total Investment Securities

(Cost $1,290,841,159) — 95.0%

     1,361,085,911  
  Net other assets (liabilities) — 5.0%      70,914,860  
      

 

 

 
  Net Assets — 100.0%   

 

 $

 

  1,432,000,771

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

 

 

Percentages indicated are based on net assets as of June 30, 2023.

Futures Contracts

At June 30, 2023, the Fund’s open futures contracts were as follows:

Long Futures

 

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

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

     9/15/23        190      $             42,638,375       $ 1,323,540       

U.S. Treasury 10-Year Note September Futures (U.S. Dollar)

     9/20/23        252        28,290,938        (277,895)      
           

 

 

 

             $ 1,045,645       
           

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

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AZL MVP DFA Multi-Strategy Fund

 

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

June 30, 2023

(Unaudited)

 

Assets:

   

Investments in affiliates, at cost

    $             1,290,841,159
   

 

 

 

Investments in affiliates, at value

    $ 1,361,085,911

Deposit at broker for futures contracts collateral

      71,335,696

Interest and dividends receivable

      92,273

Receivable for affiliated investments sold

      321,393

Prepaid expenses

      6,270
   

 

 

 

Total Assets

      1,432,841,543
   

 

 

 

Liabilities:

   

Cash overdraft

      155,407

Payable for capital shares redeemed

      278,836

Payable for variation margin on futures contracts

      5,111

Management fees payable

      145,145

Administration fees payable

      51,881

Custodian fees payable

      20,264

Administrative and compliance services fees payable

      7,566

Transfer agent fees payable

      4,339

Trustee fees payable

      70,168

Other accrued liabilities

      102,055
   

 

 

 

Total Liabilities

      840,772
   

 

 

 

Commitments and contingent liabilities^

   
   

 

 

 

Net Assets

    $ 1,432,000,771
   

 

 

 

Net Assets Consist of:

   

Paid in capital

    $ 1,357,158,300

Total distributable earnings

      74,842,471
   

 

 

 

Net Assets

    $ 1,432,000,771
   

 

 

 

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

      135,803,163

Net Asset Value (offering and redemption price per share)

    $ 10.54
   

 

 

 

 

^

See Note 3 in Notes to the Financial Statements.

Statement of Operations

For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2023

(Unaudited)

 

Investment Income:

   

Interest

    $             761,994

Dividends from non-affiliates

      272,181

Dividends from affiliates

      242,020
   

 

 

 

Total Investment Income

      1,276,195
   

 

 

 

Expenses:

   

Management fees

      894,713

Administration fees

      131,719

Custodian fees

      36,208

Administrative and compliance services fees

      22,854

Transfer agent fees

      11,168

Trustee fees

      65,686

Professional fees

      66,610

Shareholder reports

      38,387

Other expenses

      16,997
   

 

 

 

Total expenses before reductions

      1,284,342

Less Management fees contractually waived

      (447,348 )

Less expense contractually waived/reimbursed by the Manager

      (165,946 )
   

 

 

 

Net expenses

      671,048
   

 

 

 

Net Investment Income/(Loss)

      605,147
   

 

 

 

Net realized and Change in net unrealized gains/losses on investments:

   

Net realized gains/(losses) on affiliated underlying funds

      1,558,906

Net realized gains/(losses) on futures contracts

      4,139,192

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation on affiliated underlying funds

      70,740,458

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation on futures contracts

      1,058,744
   

 

 

 

Net realized and Change in net unrealized gains/losses on investments

      77,497,300
   

 

 

 

Change in Net Assets Resulting From Operations

    $ 78,102,447
   

 

 

 
 

 

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, 2023

 

For the

Year Ended
December 31, 2022

    (Unaudited)    

Change In Net Assets:

       

Operations:

       

Net investment income/(loss)

    $ 605,147      $ 1,800,423 

Net realized gains/(losses) on investments

      5,698,098        5,029,133 

Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments

      71,799,202        (18,359,440)
   

 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from operations

      78,102,447        (11,529,884)
   

 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Distributions to Shareholders:

       

Distributions

      —        (7,022,119)
   

 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from distributions to shareholders

      —        (7,022,119)
   

 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Capital Transactions:

       

Proceeds from shares issued

      5,312,523        1,880,038 

Proceeds from shares issued in merger

      1,340,915,610        — 

Proceeds from dividends reinvested

      —        7,022,118 

Value of shares redeemed

      (70,752,407)       (11,906,090)
   

 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from capital transactions

      1,275,475,726        (3,003,934)
   

 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in net assets

      1,353,578,173        (21,555,937)

Net Assets:

       

Beginning of period

      78,422,598        99,978,535 
   

 

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of period

    $                 1,432,000,771      $                 78,422,598 
   

 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Share Transactions:

       

Shares issued

      528,572        168,171 

Shares issued in merger

      134,212,030        — 

Dividends reinvested

      —        734,531 

Shares redeemed

      (6,922,479)       (1,108,743)
   

 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in shares

      127,818,123        (206,041)
   

 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Amounts shown as “—” are either $0 or round to less than $1.

 

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. Does not reflect fees or expenses associated with the separate accounts that invest in the Fund or in any variable annuity contracts or variable life insurance policy for which the Fund serves as an investment vehicle.)

 

    Six Months
Ended

June 30, 2023
    Year Ended
December 31,
2022
    Year Ended
December 31,
2021
    Year Ended
December 31,
2020
    Year Ended
December 31,
2019
    Year Ended
December 31,
2018
 
    (Unaudited)                                

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period

    $9.82       $12.21       $11.58       $12.03       $10.65       $11.60  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Investment Activities:

           

Net Investment Income/(Loss)

    0.01 (a)      0.23 (a)      0.05 (a)      0.16 (a)      0.31 (a)      0.08  

Net Realized and Unrealized Gains/ (Losses) on Investments

    0.71       (1.69     1.51       0.22       1.36       (0.79
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from Investment Activities

    0.72       (1.46     1.56       0.38       1.67       (0.71
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Distributions to Shareholders From:

           

Net Investment Income

          (0.11     (0.17     (0.34     (0.11     (0.08

Net Realized Gains

          (0.82     (0.76     (0.49     (0.18     (0.16
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Dividends

          (0.93     (0.93     (0.83     (0.29     (0.24
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Asset Value, End of Period

    $10.54       $9.82       $12.21       $11.58       $12.03       $10.65  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Return(b)

    7.33 %(c)      (11.76 )%      13.74     3.77     15.81     (6.22 )% 

Ratios to Average Net Assets/

           

Supplemental Data:

           

Net Assets, End of Period (000’s)

  $ 1,432,001     $ 78,423     $ 99,979     $ 90,668     $ 95,959     $ 86,601  

Net Investment Income/
(Loss)(d)

    0.13     2.10     0.42     1.44     2.71     0.91

Expenses Before
Reductions*(d)(e)

    0.28     0.30     0.29     0.30     0.29     0.29

Expenses Net of
Reductions*(d)

    0.15     0.15     0.15     0.15     0.15     0.15

Portfolio Turnover Rate

    11 %(c)      11     13     18     10     16

 

*

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

 

(a)

Calculated using the average shares method.

 

(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 for periods less than one year.

 

(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, 2023 (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 an open-end management investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, (the “1940 Act”) and thus is determined to be an investment company, and follows the investment company accounting and reporting guidance under Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 946 “Financial Services—Investment Companies”. The Trust consists of 9 separate investment portfolios (collectively, the “Funds”), of which one is included in this report, the AZL MVP DFA Multi- Strategy Fund (the “Fund”), and 8 are presented in separate reports. The Fund is a diversified series of the Trust.

The Fund is a “fund of funds”, which means that the Fund invests primarily in other mutual funds (the “Underlying Funds”). Underlying Funds invest in stocks, bonds, and other securities and reflect varying amounts of potential investment risk and reward. The Underlying Funds record their investments at fair value. Periodically, the 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 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.

Distributions to Shareholders

Distributions 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 distributions 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. Distributions 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 Trust, Allianz Variable Insurance Products Fund of Funds Trust and AIM ETF Products Trust based upon relative net assets or another reasonable basis. Allianz Investment Management LLC (the “Manager”), serves as the investment manager for the Trust, Allianz Variable Insurance Products Trust and AIM ETF Products Trust.

This report does not reflect fees or expenses associated with the separate accounts that invest in the Fund or in any variable annuity contracts or variable life insurance policy for which the Fund serves as an investment vehicle.

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. 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, 2023, the Fund did not engage in any Rule 17a-7 transactions.

 

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AZL MVP DFA Multi-Strategy Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements

June 30, 2023 (Unaudited)

 

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, 2023, 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”), if any, 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 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. For the period ended June 30, 2023, the monthly average notional amount for long contracts was $48.4 million. There was no short contract activity during the period. 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 values of derivative instruments on the Fund’s Statement of Assets and Liabilities, categorized by risk exposure, as of June 30, 2023:

 

   

Asset Derivatives

   

Liability Derivatives

 
Primary Risk Exposure  

Statement of Assets

and Liabilities Location

  Total Value    

Statement of Assets

and Liabilities Location

  Total Value  

Equity Risk

       
Futures Contracts   Receivable for variation margin on futures contracts*   $ 1,323,540     Payable for variation margin on futures contracts*     $—  

Interest Rate Risk

       
Futures Contracts   Receivable for variation margin on futures contracts*         Payable for variation margin on futures contracts*     277,895  

 

*

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

The following is a summary of the effect of derivative instruments on the Statement of Operations, categorized by risk exposure, for the period ended June 30, 2023:

 

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

       
Futures Contracts   Net realized gains/(losses) on futures contracts/ Change in net unrealized appreciation/ depreciation on futures contracts      $4,242,538        $1,323,496  

Interest Rate Risk

       
Futures Contracts   Net realized gains/(losses) on futures contracts/ Change in net unrealized appreciation/ depreciation on futures contracts      (103,346      (264,752

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, 2024. Expenses incurred for investment advisory and management services are reflected on the Statement of Operations as “Management fees.”

For the period ended June 30, 2023, 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 waived, prior to any application of expense limit, the management fee to 0.10% on all assets in order to maintain a more competitive expense ratio. The Manager reserves the right to increase the management fee to the amount shown in the table above (i.e., discontinue the waiver) at any time after April 30, 2024.

 

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AZL MVP DFA Multi-Strategy Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements

June 30, 2023 (Unaudited)

 

Any amounts contractually waived or remitted to the Fund by the Manager with respect to the annual expense limit in a particular fiscal year may be reimbursed by the Fund to the Manager, provided that such reimbursement will not cause the Fund to exceed the lesser of any applicable expense limit in effect (i) at the time of the original waiver or payment and (ii) at the time of such reimbursement, as supported by standard accounting practices. Such reimbursement only applies to amounts waived or paid by the Manager within the three years prior to the date of such reimbursement, calculated monthly from when the waiver or payment was recorded. 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, 2023, the contractual reimbursements subject to repayment by the Fund in subsequent years were as follows:

 

    

Expires
12/31/2023

 

  

Expires
12/31/2024

 

  

Expires
12/31/2025

 

  

Expires
12/31/2026

 

  

Total    

 

AZL MVP DFA Multi-Strategy Fund

     $ 22,355      $ 34,818      $ 43,285      $ 165,946      $ 266,404    

The Fund has not recorded a commitment or contingent liability at June 30, 2023.

Management fees, which the Manager may waive in order to maintain more competitive expense ratios, 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, as applicable.

The Manager serves as the investment adviser of the underlying funds in which the Fund invests. At June 30, 2023, these underlying funds are noted as Affiliated Investment Companies in the Fund’s Schedule of Portfolio Investments. Additional information, including financial statements, about these Funds is available at www.allianzlife.com. 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, 2023 is as follows:

 

     Value
12/31/22
 

Purchases

at Cost*

  Proceeds
from Sales
  Net Realized
Gains (Losses)
  Change in Net
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

Value

06/30/23

 

Shares

as of
06/30/23

  Dividend
Income
  Net Realized
Gains
Distributions
from Affiliated
Underlying Funds

AZL DFA Five-Year Global Fixed Income Fund

    $ 30,138,829     $ 242,020     $ (30,274,424 )     $ (4,776,906 )     $ 4,670,481     $           $ 242,020     $

AZL DFA International Core Equity Fund

      9,663,475       95,447,710       (11,474,616 )       963,804       7,895,236       169,746,204       16,609,218            

AZL DFA U.S. Core Equity Fund

      27,380,862       409,759,777       (39,204,803 )       5,495,881       49,832,814       512,320,400       37,368,373            

AZL DFA U.S. Small Cap Fund

      7,927,626       112,308,908       (1,071,651 )       (181,444 )       8,663,139       150,309,783       15,046,024            

AZL Enhanced Bond Index Fund

            450,677,265       (8,066,223 )       57,571       (321,212 )       528,709,524       54,675,235            
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 
    $ 75,110,792     $ 1,068,435,680     $ (90,091,717 )     $ 1,558,906     $ 70,740,458     $ 1,361,085,911       123,698,850     $ 242,020     $
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

* Excluding fund merger transactions.

Pursuant to separate agreements between the Trust 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 SEC. 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 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 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. 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 Trust-wide annual fee of $7,500, paid by the Manager from its profits and not by the Trust, for recordkeeping and reporting services.

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.

4. Investment Valuation Summary

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

 

 

Level 1 - quoted prices in active markets for identical assets

 

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AZL MVP DFA Multi-Strategy Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements

June 30, 2023 (Unaudited)

 

 

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 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 determined pursuant to valuation procedures 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 settlement prices established each day on the primary exchange and are typically categorized as Level 1 in the fair value hierarchy.

The Board has designated the Manager to perform the Fund’s fair value determinations in accordance with valuation procedures approved by the Board. The effect of using fair value pricing is that the Fund’s NAV will be subject to the judgment of the Manager. The Manager’s fair valuation process is subject to the oversight of the Board.

The following is a summary of the valuation inputs used as of June 30, 2023 in valuing the Fund’s investments based upon the three levels defined above:

 

Investment Securities:

          Level 1                   Level 2                   Level 3                   Total        

Affiliated Investment Companies

              $1,361,085,911       $—       $—           $1,361,085,911
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total Investment Securities

      1,361,085,911                               —                               —       1,361,085,911
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Other Financial Instruments:*

               

Futures Contracts

      1,045,645                   1,045,645
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total Investments

      $1,362,131,556       $—       $—       $1,362,131,556
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

*

Other Financial Instruments would include any derivative instruments, such as futures contracts. These investments are generally presented in the financial statements at variation margin.

5. Security Purchases and Sales

For the period ended June 30, 2023, cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of securities (excluding fund merger transactions and securities maturing less than one year from acquisition) were as follows:

 

     

Purchases

 

    

Sales

 

 

AZL MVP DFA Multi-Strategy Fund

     $ 1,068,435,680        $ 90,091,717

6. Investment Risks

The risks below are presented in an order intended to facilitate readability. Their order does not imply that the realization of one risk is more likely to occur more frequently than another risk, nor does it imply that the realization of one risk is likely to have a greater adverse impact than another risk. The Fund may be subject to other risks in addition to these identified risks. This section discusses certain common principal risks encountered by the Fund.

Derivatives Risk: The Fund may invest directly or through affiliated or unaffiliated mutual funds 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.

Foreign Securities Risk: Investing in the securities of non-U.S. issuers involves a number of risks, such as fluctuations in currency values, adverse political, social or economic developments, and differences in social and economic developments or policies. 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. Certain foreign companies may be subject to sanctions, embargoes, or other governmental actions that may impair or otherwise limit the ability to invest in, receive, hold or sell the securities of such companies.

Fund of Fund Risk: The Fund, as a shareholder of the underlying funds, indirectly bears its proportionate share of any investment management fees and other expenses of the underlying funds. Further due to the fees and expenses paid by the Fund, as well as small variations in the Fund’s actual allocations to the underlying funds and any futures and cash held in the Fund’s portfolio, the performance and income distributions of the Fund will not be the same as the performance and income distributions of the underlying funds. In addition, the Fund maintains indirect exposure to various types of risk which may exist in the underlying Funds, such as foreign securities risk, fixed income securities risk and other risks.

Interest Rate Risk: Debt securities held by an underlying fund may decline in value due to rising interest rates. The price of a bond is also affected by its maturity. Bonds with longer maturities generally have greater sensitivity to changes in interest rates.

Market Risk: The market price of securities owned by the underlying funds may go up or down, sometimes rapidly and unpredictably. Securities may decline in value due to factors affecting securities markets generally or particular industries represented in the securities markets. The value of a security may decline due to general market conditions that are not specifically related to a particular company, such as real or perceived adverse economic conditions, changes in the general outlook for corporate earnings, changes in interest or currency rates, or adverse investor sentiment, as well as natural disasters, and outbreaks of infectious illnesses or other widespread public health issues.

 

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AZL MVP DFA Multi-Strategy Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements

June 30, 2023 (Unaudited)

 

Quantitative Investing Risk: The value of securities selected using quantitative analysis can react differently to issuer, political, market, and economic developments than the market as a whole or securities selected using only fundamental analysis. The factors used in quantitative analysis and the weight placed on those factors may not be predictive of a security’s value. In addition, factors that affect a security’s value can change over time and these changes may not be reflected in the quantitative model. A quantitative model can be adversely affected by errors or imperfections in the factors or the data on which evaluations are based, or by technical issues with construction or implementation of the model, which in any case may result in a failure of the portfolio to perform as expected or a failure to identify securities that will perform well in the future.

7. Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic

The global outbreak of the COVID-19 strain of the coronavirus has caused adverse effects on many companies, sectors, nations, regions and the markets in general, and may continue for an unpredictable duration. The effects of this pandemic may adversely impact the value and performance of the Fund, its ability to buy and sell fund investments at appropriate valuations, and its ability to achieve its investment objective(s).

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 of securities, including derivatives and short positions as applicable, for federal income tax purposes at December 31, 2022 was $76,781,122. The gross unrealized appreciation/ (depreciation) on a tax basis was as follows:

 

Unrealized appreciation

       $3,000,151

Unrealized (depreciation)

       (4,670,481 )
    

 

 

 

Net unrealized appreciation/(depreciation)

                 $ (1,670,330 )
    

 

 

 

The tax character of dividends paid to shareholders during the year ended December 31, 2022 was as follows:

 

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

 

AZL MVP DFA Multi-Strategy Fund

     $ 3,205,864        $ 3,816,255      $ 7,022,119

 

(a)

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

At December 31, 2022, 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

     $2,117,573      $797,743      $—      $(1,670,330)      $1,244,986

 

(a)

The differences between book-basis and tax-basis unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) are attributable primarily to tax deferral of losses on wash sales and the difference between book and tax amortization methods for premium and market discounts.

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, 2023, the Fund had an individual shareholder account which is affiliated with the Manager representing ownership in excess of 90% of the Fund. Investment activities of this shareholder could have a material impact to the Fund. As of June 30, 2023, the Fund had a controlling interest (in excess of 50%) in the AZL DFA U.S. Core Equity Fund, AZL DFA U.S. Small Cap Fund and the AZL DFA International Core Equity Fund, which are affiliated with the Manager.

10. Acquisition of Funds

Effective as of the close of business March 10, 2023, the Fund acquired all the assets and liabilities of the AZL MVP Fusion Moderate Fund (“MVP Fusion Moderate Fund”), an open-end management investment company, pursuant to a plan of reorganization approved by the Board on December 13, 2022 (the “Plan”). The acquisition was accomplished by a taxable exchange of 134,212,030 shares of the MVP Fusion Moderate Fund outstanding as of close of business March 10, 2023, valued at $1,340,915,610 for 157,277,879 shares of the Fund.

 

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AZL MVP DFA Multi-Strategy Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements

June 30, 2023 (Unaudited)

 

At the close of business March 10, 2023, the MVP Fusion Moderate Fund’s investment holdings had a fair value of $1,281,321,873 and identified cost of $1,287,826,325. For financial reporting purposes, assets received and shares issued by the Fund were recorded at fair value, including the cost basis of investments received. All fees and expenses incurred by the MVP Fusion Moderate Fund and the Fund directly in connection with the Plan were borne by the Manager. There are no material differences in accounting policies of the MVP Fusion Moderate Fund as compared to those of the Fund.

Assuming the acquisition had been completed on January 1, 2023, the beginning of the semi-annual reporting period of the Fund, the Fund’s pro forma results of operations for the period ended June 30, 2023, are as follows:

 

Net investment income/(loss)

       $  8,812,303

Net realized/unrealized gains/(losses)

       102,247,540
    

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from operations

                   $111,059,843
    

 

 

 

Because the combined investment portfolios have been managed as a single integrated portfolio since the acquisition was completed, it is not practicable to separate the amounts of revenue and earnings of the MVP Fusion Moderate Fund that have been included in the Fund’s Statement of Operations subsequent to March 10, 2023. The Fund did not purchase or sell securities following the acquisition for purposes of realigning its investment portfolio. Accordingly, the acquisition of the MVP Fusion Moderate Fund did not affect the Fund’s portfolio turnover ratio for the period ended June 30, 2023.

11. Recent Regulatory Pronouncements

Effective January 24, 2023, the SEC adopted rule and form amendments that require open-end management investment companies to transmit concise and visually engaging annual and semi-annual reports to shareholders that highlight key information. Other information, including financial statements, will no longer appear in a tailored shareholder report but must be available online, delivered free of charge upon request, and filed on a semi-annual basis on Form N-CSR. The rule and form amendments have a compliance date of July 24, 2024. Management is currently evaluating the effect of these amendments on the shareholder reports for the Fund.

12. 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 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-PORT. Schedules of Portfolio Holdings for the Fund are available without charge on the Commission’s website at http://www.sec.gov, or may be obtained by calling 800-624-0197.

 

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Statement Regarding the Trust’s Liquidity Risk Management Program (Unaudited)

Each series (each such series a “Fund” and, together, the “Funds”) of the Allianz Variable Insurance Products Trust, but not the AZL Government Money Market Fund, and of the Allianz Variable Insurance Products Fund of Funds Trust (each a “Trust”) has adopted and implemented a written liquidity risk management program (the “Program”) pursuant to Rule 22e-4 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “Liquidity Rule”). The Program includes policies and procedures reasonably designed to assess and manage each Fund’s liquidity risk (the “risk that a fund could not meet requests to redeem shares issued by the fund without significant dilution of remaining investors’ interests in the fund”) and to comply with the requirements of the Liquidity Rule, including: (i) assessment, management and periodic review of liquidity risk; (ii) classification of portfolio holdings; (iii) establishment of a highly liquid investment minimum (“HLIM”), as applicable; (iv) limitation of illiquid investments; and (v) redemptions in-kind.

The Board of Trustees of each Fund (together, the “Board”) approved the designation of the individual officers of the Trust who serve as the administrators of the Program (the “Program Administrators”). The Program Administrators oversee the implementation of the Program, including the monitoring of liquidity and liquidity risk for each Fund on an ongoing basis.

At a meeting of the Board held on February 21, 2023, the Program Administrators provided their annual written report (the “Report”) to the Board addressing the operation of the Program and assessing its adequacy and effectiveness of implementation for the annual period from January 1, 2022, through December 31, 2022 (the “Reporting Period”). This Report included an overview of the operation of the Program, including liquidity events relevant to the Funds, if any, during the Reporting Period and conclusions with respect to the adequacy of the policies and procedures of the Program and the effectiveness of Program implementation. The Report also included a summary of the annual assessment of each Fund’s liquidity risk, which took into account the following factors enumerated in the Liquidity Rule and identified in the Program, as applicable:

1) Each Fund’s investment strategy and liquidity of portfolio investments during both normal and reasonably foreseeable stressed conditions, including: (i) whether the Fund’s investment strategy is appropriate for an open-end fund; (ii) the extent to which the Fund’s strategy involves a relatively concentrated portfolio or large positions in particular issuers; (iii) the Fund’s use of borrowings for investment purposes; and (iv) the Fund’s use of derivatives;

2) Short-term and long-term cash flow projections during both normal and reasonably foreseeable stressed conditions; and

3) Holdings of cash and cash equivalents, as well as borrowing arrangements and other funding sources.

Based on the information considered, the Report concluded that each Fund continues to have an investment strategy that is appropriate for an open-end fund, and that each Fund is reasonably likely to be able to meet redemption requests without significant dilution of remaining shareholders’ interests in the Fund. There were no material liquidity matters impacting the Funds identified in the Report, and the Report concluded that the Program operated effectively during the Reporting Period, including during periods of market volatility and net redemptions.

In accordance with the Program, each Fund’s portfolio investments were classified into one of four liquidity categories as provided in the Liquidity Rule as applicable during the Reporting Period. Liquidity classification determinations take into account a variety of factors including market, trading and investment-specific considerations, as well as market depth in accordance with the requirements of the Liquidity Rule and as specified in the Program, and generally incorporate analysis from a third-party data vendor. The Report reviewed the classification methodology as provided in the Program and noted there were no material issues with respect to liquidity classifications during the Reporting Period.

Pursuant to the Liquidity Rule, no Fund may acquire any illiquid investment if, after the acquisition, the Fund would have invested more than 15% of its assets in illiquid investments that are assets. The Program includes provisions reasonably designed to comply with the 15% limit on illiquid investments. During the Reporting Period, no Fund breached the 15% limit on illiquid investments.

During the Reporting Period, no Fund maintained a designated HLIM; each Fund primarily holds assets which are highly liquid investments, and, therefore, none of the Funds are required to maintain an HLIM pursuant to the Liquidity Rule or the Program.

The Funds that engage in or reserve the right to redeem in kind have adopted policies and procedures regarding in-kind redemptions as required by the Liquidity Rule.

On the basis of the review, the Report concluded that: (i) the Program remains reasonably designed to manage each Fund’s liquidity risk; (ii) the Program was implemented and operated effectively to achieve the goal of assessing and managing each Fund’s liquidity risk during the Reporting Period; and (iii) each Fund was able to meet requests for redemption without significant dilution of remaining investors in the Fund during the Reporting Period. The Report noted that there were no material changes to the Program during the Reporting Period, and none were recommended by the Program Administrators in connection with the Report.

 

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AZL® MVP Fidelity Institutional Asset Management

Multi-Strategy Fund

Semi-Annual Report

June 30, 2023

(Unaudited)

 

 

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Table of Contents

 

Expense Examples and Portfolio Composition
Page 3
Schedule of Portfolio Investments
Page 4
Statement of Assets and Liabilities
Page 5
Statement of Operations
Page 5
Statements of Changes in Net Assets
Page 6
Financial Highlights
Page 7
Notes to the Financial Statements
Page 8
Other Information
Page 14
Statement Regarding the Trust’s Liquidity Risk Management Program
Page 15

 

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 FIAM Multi-Strategy Fund

Expense Examples

(Unaudited)

As a shareholder of the AZL MVP FIAM 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 or 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

1/1/23

        

Ending

Account Value

6/30/23

        

Expenses Paid

During Period

1/1/23 - 6/30/23*

        

  Annualized Expense  

  Ratio During Period  

  1/1/23 - 6/30/23  

AZL MVP FIAM Multi-Strategy Fund

   $1,000.00       $1,074.30       $0.77       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

1/1/23

        

Ending

Account Value

6/30/23

        

Expenses Paid

During Period

1/1/23 - 6/30/23*

        

  Annualized Expense  

  Ratio During Period  
  1/1/23 - 6/30/23  

AZL MVP FIAM Multi-Strategy Fund

   $1,000.00       $1,024.05       $0.75       0.15%

 

*

Expenses are equal to the average account value multiplied by the Fund’s annualized expense ratio multiplied by 181/365 (the number of days in the most recent fiscal half-year divided by the number of days in the fiscal year).

Portfolio Composition

(Unaudited)

Investments   

Percent    

of Net Assets    

 

Balanced Funds

     95.1%  
  

 

 

 

Total Investment Securities

     95.1     

Net other assets (liabilities)

     4.9     
  

 

 

 

Net Assets

     100.0%  
  

 

 

 

 

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AZL MVP FIAM Multi-Strategy Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

June 30, 2023 (Unaudited)

 

Shares    Value  

Affiliated Investment Company (95.1%):

  

Balanced Funds (95.1%):

  

24,839,564  

  AZL Fidelity Institutional Asset Management Multi-Strategy Fund     $ 331,608,180  
    

 

 

 

Total Affiliated Investment Company

(Cost $307,267,522)

     331,608,180  
    

 

 

 

Total Investment Securities

(Cost $307,267,522) — 95.1%

     331,608,180  

Net other assets (liabilities) — 4.9%

     17,267,495  
    

 

 

 

Net Assets — 100.0%

    $       348,875,675  
    

 

 

 

Percentages indicated are based on net assets as of June 30, 2023.    

Futures Contracts

At June 30, 2023, the Fund’s open futures contracts were as follows:

Long Futures

 

Description    Expiration Date           

Number of

Contracts

  

    

    Notional Amount    

    Value and Unrealized    

Appreciation/

(Depreciation)

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

   9/15/23       31       $ 6,956,788      $ 215,946  

U.S. Treasury 10-Year Note September Futures (U.S. Dollar)

   9/20/23       92                   10,328,438       (102,442
                

 

 

 

                  $             113,504  
                

 

 

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

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AZL MVP FIAM Multi-Strategy Fund

 

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

June 30, 2023

(Unaudited)

 

Assets:

  

Investments in affiliates, at cost

   $         307,267,522  
  

 

 

 

Investments in affiliates, at value

   $ 331,608,180  

Deposit at broker for futures contracts collateral

     17,408,612  

Interest and dividends receivable

     62,351  

Receivable for affiliated investments sold

     30,186  

Prepaid expenses

     1,586  
  

 

 

 

Total Assets

     349,110,915  
  

 

 

 

Liabilities:

  

Cash overdraft

     30,185  

Payable for capital shares redeemed

     143,975  

Management fees payable

     28,079  

Administration fees payable

     10,582  

Custodian fees payable

     2,879  

Administrative and compliance services fees payable

     748  

Transfer agent fees payable

     1,709  

Trustee fees payable

     6,028  

Other accrued liabilities

     11,055  
  

 

 

 

Total Liabilities

     235,240  
  

 

 

 

Commitments and contingent liabilities^

  
  

 

 

 

Net Assets

   $ 348,875,675  
  

 

 

 

Net Assets Consist of:

  

Paid in capital

   $ 330,631,471  

Total distributable earnings

     18,244,204  
  

 

 

 

Net Assets

   $ 348,875,675  
  

 

 

 

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

     29,440,245  

Net Asset Value (offering and redemption price per share)

   $ 11.85  
  

 

 

 

 

^

See Note 3 in Notes to the Financial Statements.

Statement of Operations

For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2023

(Unaudited)

 

Investment Income:

  

Interest

   $ 249,966  

Dividends from non-affiliates

     57,183  
  

 

 

 

Total Investment Income

     307,149  
  

 

 

 

Expenses:

  

Management fees

     141,826  

Administration fees

     42,708  

Custodian fees

     6,603  

Administrative and compliance services fees

     2,990  

Transfer agent fees

     5,662  

Trustee fees

     9,767  

Professional fees

     9,144  

Shareholder reports

     7,312  

Other expenses

     3,202  
  

 

 

 

Total expenses before reductions

     229,214  

Less expense contractually waived/reimbursed by the Manager

     (16,478
  

 

 

 

Net expenses

     212,736  
  

 

 

 

Net Investment Income/(Loss)

     94,413  
  

 

 

 

Net realized and Change in net unrealized gains/losses on investments:

  

Net realized gains/(losses) on affiliated underlying funds

     166,676  

Net realized gains/(losses) on futures contracts

     582,136  

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation on affiliated underlying funds

     22,356,258  

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation on futures contracts

     69,523  
  

 

 

 

Net realized and Change in net unrealized gains/losses on investments

     23,174,593  
  

 

 

 

Change in Net Assets Resulting From Operations

   $         23,269,006  
  

 

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

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AZL MVP FIAM Multi-Strategy Fund

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

     

For the    

    Six Months Ended        

June 30, 2023    

  

For the    

Year Ended    

    December 31, 2022        

     (Unaudited)         

Change In Net Assets:

     

Operations:

     

Net investment income/(loss)

   $ 94,413      $ 1,647,186  

Net realized gains/(losses) on investments

     748,812        13,644,830  

Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments

     22,425,781        (47,701,574
  

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from operations

     23,269,006        (32,409,558
  

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

Distributions to Shareholders:

     

Distributions

            (10,283,765
  

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from distributions to shareholders

            (10,283,765
  

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

Capital Transactions:

     

Proceeds from shares issued

     8,606,289        1,666,236  

Proceeds from shares issued in merger

     165,908,114         

Proceeds from dividends reinvested

            10,283,765  

Value of shares redeemed

     (31,290,339      (30,662,612
  

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from capital transactions

     143,224,064        (18,712,611
  

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

Change in net assets

     166,493,070        (61,405,934

Net Assets:

     

Beginning of period

     182,382,605        243,788,539  
  

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

End of period

   $                   348,875,675      $               182,382,605  
  

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

Share Transactions:

     

Shares issued

     754,001        138,834  

Shares issued in merger

     14,877,903         

Dividends reinvested

            946,940  

Shares redeemed

     (2,729,518      (2,537,378
  

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

Change in shares

     12,902,386        (1,451,604
  

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

Amounts shown as “—” are either $0 or round to less than $1.

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

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AZL MVP FIAM Multi-Strategy Fund

Financial Highlights

(Selected data for a share of beneficial interest outstanding throughout the periods indicated. Does not reflect fees or expenses associated with the separate accounts that invest in the Fund or in any variable annuity contracts or variable life insurance policy for which the Fund serves as an investment vehicle.)

 

    Six Months
Ended
June 30, 2023
    Year Ended
December 31,
2022
    Year Ended
December 31,
2021
    Year Ended
December 31,
2020
    Year Ended
December 31,
2019
    Year Ended
December 31,
2018
 
    (Unaudited)                                

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period

                $11.03                   $13.55                   $13.00                   $12.47                   $11.17                   $11.81  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Investment Activities:

           

Net Investment Income/(Loss)

    (a)(b)      0.10 (a)      0.05 (a)      0.27 (a)      0.27 (a)      0.28  

Net Realized and Unrealized Gains/ (Losses) on Investments

    0.82       (1.98     1.36       0.61       1.52       (0.52
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from Investment Activities

    0.82       (1.88     1.41       0.88       1.79       (0.24
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Distributions to Shareholders From:

           

Net Investment Income

          (0.09     (0.36     (0.35     (0.49     (0.40

Net Realized Gains

          (0.55     (0.50                  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Dividends

          (0.64     (0.86     (0.35     (0.49     (0.40
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Asset Value, End of Period

    $11.85       $11.03       $13.55       $13.00       $12.47       $11.17  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Return(c)

    7.43 %(d)      (13.81 )%      11.07     7.16     16.25     (2.14 )% 

Ratios to Average Net Assets/ Supplemental Data:

           

Net Assets, End of Period (000’s)

    $348,875       $182,383       $243,789       $254,918       $265,363       $245,936  

Net Investment Income/(Loss)(e)

    0.07     0.81     0.35     2.19     2.24     2.12

Expenses Before Reductions*(e)(f)

    0.16     0.15     0.14     0.15     0.14     0.14

Expenses Net of Reductions*(e)

    0.15     0.15     0.14     0.15     0.14     0.14

Portfolio Turnover Rate

    11 %(d)      8     3     6     7     7

 

*

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

(a)

Calculated using the average shares method.

(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 for periods less than one year.

(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 FIAM Multi-Strategy Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements

June 30, 2023 (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 an open-end management investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, (the “1940 Act”) and thus is determined to be an investment company, and follows the investment company accounting and reporting guidance under Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 946 “Financial Services—Investment Companies”. The Trust consists of 9 separate investment portfolios (collectively, the “Funds”), of which one is included in this report, the AZL MVP FIAM Multi-Strategy Fund (the “Fund”), and 8 are presented in separate reports. The Fund is a diversified series of the Trust.

The Fund is a “fund of funds”, which means that the Fund invests primarily in other mutual funds (the “Underlying Funds”). Underlying Funds invest in stocks, bonds, and other securities and reflect varying amounts of potential investment risk and reward. The Underlying Funds record their investments at fair value. Periodically, the 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 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.

Distributions to Shareholders

Distributions 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 distributions 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. Distributions 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 Trust, Allianz Variable Insurance Products Fund of Funds Trust and AIM ETF Products Trust based upon relative net assets or another reasonable basis. Allianz Investment Management LLC (the “Manager”), serves as the investment manager for the Trust, Allianz Variable Insurance Products Trust and AIM ETF Products Trust.

This report does not reflect fees or expenses associated with the separate accounts that invest in the Fund or in any variable annuity contracts or variable life insurance policy for which the Fund serves as an investment vehicle.

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. 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, 2023, the Fund did not engage in any Rule 17a-7 transactions.

 

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AZL MVP FIAM Multi-Strategy Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements

June 30, 2023 (Unaudited)

 

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, 2023, 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”), if any, 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 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. For the period ended June 30, 2023, the monthly average notional amount for long contracts was $13.8 million. There was no short contract activity during the period. 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 values of derivative instruments on the Fund’s Statement of Assets and Liabilities, categorized by risk exposure, as of June 30, 2023:

 

     Asset Derivatives         Liability Derivatives  
Primary Risk Exposure   

Statement of Assets

and Liabilities Location

   Total Value           

Statement of Assets

and Liabilities Location

   Total Value  

Equity Risk

            

Futures Contracts

   Receivable for variation margin on futures contracts*      $215,946       Payable for variation margin on futures contracts*      $—  

Interest Rate Risk

            

Futures Contracts

   Receivable for variation margin on futures contracts*            Payable for variation margin on futures contracts*      102,442  

 

*

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

The following is a summary of the effect of derivative instruments on the Statement of Operations, categorized by risk exposure, for the period ended June 30, 2023:

 

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

        

Futures Contracts

   Net realized gains/(losses) on futures contracts/ Change in net unrealized appreciation/ depreciation on futures contracts      $651,285        $120,317  

Interest Rate Risk

        

Futures Contracts

   Net realized gains/(losses) on futures contracts/ Change in net unrealized appreciation/ depreciation on futures contracts      (69,149)        (50,794)  

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, 2024. Expenses incurred for investment advisory and management services are reflected on the Statement of Operations as “Management fees.”

For the period ended June 30, 2023, the annual rate due to the Manager and the annual expense limit were as follows:    

 

      Annual Rate         Annual Expense Limit      

AZL MVP FIAM Multi-Strategy Fund

   0.10%   0.15%

Any amounts contractually waived or remitted to the Fund by the Manager with respect to the annual expense limit in a particular fiscal year may be reimbursed by the Fund to the Manager, provided that such reimbursement will not cause the Fund to exceed the lesser of any applicable expense limit in effect (i) at the time of the original waiver or payment and (ii) at the time of such reimbursement, as supported by standard accounting practices. Such reimbursement only applies to amounts waived or paid by the Manager within the three years prior to the date of such reimbursement, calculated monthly from when the waiver or payment was recorded. 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.”

 

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AZL MVP FIAM Multi-Strategy Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements

June 30, 2023 (Unaudited)

 

At June 30, 2023, the contractual reimbursements subject to repayment by the Fund in subsequent years were as follows:

 

    

Expires

12/31/2025

  

Expires

    12/31/2026    

         Total      

AZL MVP FIAM Multi-Strategy Fund

   $7,061      $16,478            $23,539    

The Fund has not recorded a commitment or contingent liability at June 30, 2023.

Management fees, which the Manager may waive in order to maintain more competitive expense ratios, 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, as applicable. During the period ended June 30, 2023, there were no such waivers.

The Manager serves as the investment adviser of the underlying funds in which the Fund invests. At June 30, 2023, these underlying funds are noted as Affiliated Investment Companies in the Fund’s Schedule of Portfolio Investments. Additional information, including financial statements, about these Funds is available at www.allianzlife.com. 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, 2023 is as follows:

 

    

Value

12/31/22

   

Purchases

at Cost

   

Proceeds

from Sales

   

Net Realized

Gains (Losses)

   

Change in Net

Unrealized

Appreciation

(Depreciation)

   

Value

06/30/23

   

Shares

as of

06/30/23

   

Dividend

Income

   

Net Realized

Gains

Distributions

from Affiliated

Underlying Funds

 

AZL Fidelity Institutional Asset Management Multi-Strategy Fund

  $   173,726,137     $   162,368,797     $   (27,009,688   $   166,676     $   22,356,258     $   331,608,180       24,839,564     $     $  

 

 

Pursuant to separate agreements between the Trust 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 SEC. 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 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 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. 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 Trust-wide annual fee of $7,500, paid by the Manager from its profits and not by the Trust, for recordkeeping and reporting services.

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.

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 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 determined pursuant to valuation procedures 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 settlement prices established each day on the primary exchange and are typically categorized as Level 1 in the fair value hierarchy.

 

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AZL MVP FIAM Multi-Strategy Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements

June 30, 2023 (Unaudited)

 

The Board has designated the Manager to perform the Fund’s fair value determinations in accordance with valuation procedures approved by the Board. The effect of using fair value pricing is that the Fund’s NAV will be subject to the judgment of the Manager. The Manager’s fair valuation process is subject to the oversight of the Board.

The following is a summary of the valuation inputs used as of June 30, 2023 in valuing the Fund’s investments based upon the three levels defined above:

 

Investment Securities:

   Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Total  

Affiliated Investment Company

                $331,608,180                                  $—                                  $—                          $331,608,180     
     

 

 

          

 

 

          

 

 

          

 

 

    

Total Investment Securities

        331,608,180                                        331,608,180     
     

 

 

          

 

 

          

 

 

          

 

 

    

Other Financial Instruments:*

                                   

Futures Contracts

        113,504                                        113,504     
     

 

 

          

 

 

          

 

 

          

 

 

    

Total Investments

        $331,721,684              $—              $—              $331,721,684     
     

 

 

          

 

 

          

 

 

          

 

 

    

 

*

Other Financial Instruments would include any derivative instruments, such as futures contracts. These investments are generally presented in the financial statements at variation margin.

5. Security Purchases and Sales

For the period ended June 30, 2023, cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of securities (excluding fund merger transactions and securities maturing less than one year from acquisition) were as follows:

 

      Purchases                  Sales        

AZL MVP FIAM Multi-Strategy Fund

     $162,368,797        $27,009,688  

6. Investment Risks

The risks below are presented in an order intended to facilitate readability. Their order does not imply that the realization of one risk is more likely to occur more frequently than another risk, nor does it imply that the realization of one risk is likely to have a greater adverse impact than another risk. The Fund may be subject to other risks in addition to these identified risks. This section discusses certain common principal risks encountered by the Fund.

Derivatives Risk: The Fund may invest directly or through affiliated or unaffiliated mutual funds 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.

Foreign Securities Risk: Investing in the securities of non-U.S. issuers involves a number of risks, such as fluctuations in currency values, adverse political, social or economic developments, and differences in social and economic developments or policies. 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. Certain foreign companies may be subject to sanctions, embargoes, or other governmental actions that may impair or otherwise limit the ability to invest in, receive, hold or sell the securities of such companies.

Fund of Fund Risk: The Fund, as a shareholder of the underlying funds, indirectly bears its proportionate share of any investment management fees and other expenses of the underlying funds. Further due to the fees and expenses paid by the Fund, as well as small variations in the Fund’s actual allocations to the underlying funds and any futures and cash held in the Fund’s portfolio, the performance and income distributions of the Fund will not be the same as the performance and income distributions of the underlying funds. In addition, the Fund maintains indirect exposure to various types of risk which may exist in the underlying Funds, such as foreign securities risk, fixed income securities risk and other risks.

Interest Rate Risk: Debt securities held by an underlying fund may decline in value due to rising interest rates. The price of a bond is also affected by its maturity. Bonds with longer maturities generally have greater sensitivity to changes in interest rates.

Market Risk: The market price of securities owned by the underlying funds may go up or down, sometimes rapidly and unpredictably. Securities may decline in value due to factors affecting securities markets generally or particular industries represented in the securities markets. The value of a security may decline due to general market conditions that are not specifically related to a particular company, such as real or perceived adverse economic conditions, changes in the general outlook for corporate earnings, changes in interest or currency rates, or adverse investor sentiment, as well as natural disasters, and outbreaks of infectious illnesses or other widespread public health issues.

Quantitative Investing Risk: The value of securities selected using quantitative analysis can react differently to issuer, political, market, and economic developments than the market as a whole or securities selected using only fundamental analysis. The factors used in quantitative analysis and the weight placed on those factors may not be predictive of a security’s value. In addition, factors that affect a security’s value can change over time and these changes may not be reflected in the quantitative model. A quantitative model can be adversely affected by errors or imperfections in the factors or the data on which evaluations are based, or by technical issues with construction or implementation of the model, which in any case may result in a failure of the portfolio to perform as expected or a failure to identify securities that will perform well in the future.

 

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AZL MVP FIAM Multi-Strategy Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements

June 30, 2023 (Unaudited)

 

7. Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic

The global outbreak of the COVID-19 strain of the coronavirus has caused adverse effects on many companies, sectors, nations, regions and the markets in general, and may continue for an unpredictable duration. The effects of this pandemic may adversely impact the value and performance of the Fund, its ability to buy and sell fund investments at appropriate valuations, and its ability to achieve its investment objective(s).

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 of securities, including derivatives and short positions as applicable, for federal income tax purposes at December 31, 2022 was $175,314,634. The gross unrealized appreciation/ (depreciation) on a tax basis was as follows:

 

Unrealized appreciation

     $–  

Unrealized (depreciation)

     (1,588,497)  
  

 

 

 

Net unrealized appreciation/(depreciation)

                 $(1,588,497)  
  

 

 

 

As of the end of its tax year ended December 31, 2022, the Fund had capital loss carry forwards (“CLCFs”) as summarized in the table below. The Board does not intend to authorize a distribution of any realized gain for the Fund until any applicable CLCF has been offset.

CLCFs not subject to expiration:

 

     

    Short-Term    

Amount

  

    Long-Term    

Amount

           Total            

AZL MVP FIAM Multi-Strategy Fund

   $4,411,253    $–    $4,411,253    

 

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

 

The tax character of dividends paid to shareholders during the year ended December 31, 2022 was as follows:

 

     

Ordinary

Income

  

Net

    Long-Term    

Capital Gains

   Total Distributions(a)  

AZL MVP FIAM Multi-Strategy Fund

   $7,184,253    $3,099,512    $10,283,765  

 

(a)

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

At December 31, 2022, 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 FIAM Multi-Strategy Fund

   $4,941,176    $—    $(4,411,253)   $(1,588,497)   $(1,058,574)    

 

(a)

The differences between book-basis and tax-basis unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) are attributable primarily to tax deferral of losses on wash sales and the difference between book and tax amortization methods for premium and market discounts.

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, 2023, the Fund had an individual shareholder account which is affiliated with the Manager representing ownership in excess of 85% of the Fund. Investment activities of this shareholder could have a material impact to the Fund.

10. Acquisition of Funds

Effective as of the close of business March 10, 2023, the Fund acquired all the assets and liabilities of the AZL MVP Fusion Conservative Fund (“MVP Fusion Conservative Fund”), an open-end management investment company, pursuant to a plan of reorganization approved by the Board on December 13, 2022 (the “Plan”). The acquisition was accomplished by a taxable exchange of 14,877,903 shares of the MVP Fusion Conservative Fund outstanding as of close of business March 10, 2023, valued at $165,908,114 for 17,761,854 shares of the Fund.

 

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AZL MVP FIAM Multi-Strategy Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements

June 30, 2023 (Unaudited)

 

At the close of business March 10, 2023, the MVP Fusion Conservative Fund’s investment holdings had a fair value of $157,511,590 and identified cost of $157,511,590. For financial reporting purposes, assets received and shares issued by the Fund were recorded at fair value, including the cost basis of investments received. All fees and expenses incurred by the MVP Fusion Conservative Fund and the Fund directly in connection with the Plan were borne by the Manager. There are no material differences in accounting policies of the MVP Fusion Conservative Fund as compared to those of the Fund.

Assuming the acquisition had been completed on January 1, 2023, the beginning of the semi-annual reporting period of the Fund, the Fund’s pro forma results of operations for the period ended June 30, 2023, are as follows:

 

Net investment income/(loss)

     $  1,304,269  

Net realized/unrealized gains/(losses)

     24,720,371  
  

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from operations

                 $26,024,640  
  

 

 

 

Because the combined investment portfolios have been managed as a single integrated portfolio since the acquisition was completed, it is not practicable to separate the amounts of revenue and earnings of the MVP Fusion Conservative Fund that have been included in the Fund’s Statement of Operations subsequent to March 10, 2023. The Fund did not purchase or sell securities following the acquisition for purposes of realigning its investment portfolio. Accordingly, the acquisition of the MVP Fusion Conservative Fund did not affect the Fund’s portfolio turnover ratio for the period ended June 30, 2023.

11. Recent Regulatory Pronouncements

Effective January 24, 2023, the SEC adopted rule and form amendments that require open-end management investment companies to transmit concise and visually engaging annual and semi-annual reports to shareholders that highlight key information. Other information, including financial statements, will no longer appear in a tailored shareholder report but must be available online, delivered free of charge upon request, and filed on a semi-annual basis on Form N-CSR. The rule and form amendments have a compliance date of July 24, 2024. Management is currently evaluating the effect of these amendments on the shareholder reports for the Fund.

12. 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.

 

13


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 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-PORT. Schedules of Portfolio Holdings for the Fund are available without charge on the Commission’s website at http://www.sec.gov, or may be obtained by calling 800-624-0197.

 

14


Statement Regarding the Trust’s Liquidity Risk Management Program (Unaudited)

Each series (each such series a “Fund” and, together, the “Funds”) of the Allianz Variable Insurance Products Trust, but not the AZL Government Money Market Fund, and of the Allianz Variable Insurance Products Fund of Funds Trust (each a “Trust”) has adopted and implemented a written liquidity risk management program (the “Program”) pursuant to Rule 22e-4 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “Liquidity Rule”). The Program includes policies and procedures reasonably designed to assess and manage each Fund’s liquidity risk (the “risk that a fund could not meet requests to redeem shares issued by the fund without significant dilution of remaining investors’ interests in the fund”) and to comply with the requirements of the Liquidity Rule, including: (i) assessment, management and periodic review of liquidity risk; (ii) classification of portfolio holdings; (iii) establishment of a highly liquid investment minimum (“HLIM”), as applicable; (iv) limitation of illiquid investments; and (v) redemptions in-kind.

The Board of Trustees of each Fund (together, the “Board”) approved the designation of the individual officers of the Trust who serve as the administrators of the Program (the “Program Administrators”). The Program Administrators oversee the implementation of the Program, including the monitoring of liquidity and liquidity risk for each Fund on an ongoing basis.

At a meeting of the Board held on February 21, 2023, the Program Administrators provided their annual written report (the “Report”) to the Board addressing the operation of the Program and assessing its adequacy and effectiveness of implementation for the annual period from January 1, 2022, through December 31, 2022 (the “Reporting Period”). This Report included an overview of the operation of the Program, including liquidity events relevant to the Funds, if any, during the Reporting Period and conclusions with respect to the adequacy of the policies and procedures of the Program and the effectiveness of Program implementation. The Report also included a summary of the annual assessment of each Fund’s liquidity risk, which took into account the following factors enumerated in the Liquidity Rule and identified in the Program, as applicable:

1) Each Fund’s investment strategy and liquidity of portfolio investments during both normal and reasonably foreseeable stressed conditions, including: (i) whether the Fund’s investment strategy is appropriate for an open-end fund; (ii) the extent to which the Fund’s strategy involves a relatively concentrated portfolio or large positions in particular issuers; (iii) the Fund’s use of borrowings for investment purposes; and (iv) the Fund’s use of derivatives;

2) Short-term and long-term cash flow projections during both normal and reasonably foreseeable stressed conditions; and

3) Holdings of cash and cash equivalents, as well as borrowing arrangements and other funding sources.

Based on the information considered, the Report concluded that each Fund continues to have an investment strategy that is appropriate for an open-end fund, and that each Fund is reasonably likely to be able to meet redemption requests without significant dilution of remaining shareholders’ interests in the Fund. There were no material liquidity matters impacting the Funds identified in the Report, and the Report concluded that the Program operated effectively during the Reporting Period, including during periods of market volatility and net redemptions.

In accordance with the Program, each Fund’s portfolio investments were classified into one of four liquidity categories as provided in the Liquidity Rule as applicable during the Reporting Period. Liquidity classification determinations take into account a variety of factors including market, trading and investment-specific considerations, as well as market depth in accordance with the requirements of the Liquidity Rule and as specified in the Program, and generally incorporate analysis from a third-party data vendor. The Report reviewed the classification methodology as provided in the Program and noted there were no material issues with respect to liquidity classifications during the Reporting Period.

Pursuant to the Liquidity Rule, no Fund may acquire any illiquid investment if, after the acquisition, the Fund would have invested more than 15% of its assets in illiquid investments that are assets. The Program includes provisions reasonably designed to comply with the 15% limit on illiquid investments. During the Reporting Period, no Fund breached the 15% limit on illiquid investments.

During the Reporting Period, no Fund maintained a designated HLIM; each Fund primarily holds assets which are highly liquid investments, and, therefore, none of the Funds are required to maintain an HLIM pursuant to the Liquidity Rule or the Program.

The Funds that engage in or reserve the right to redeem in kind have adopted policies and procedures regarding in-kind redemptions as required by the Liquidity Rule.

On the basis of the review, the Report concluded that: (i) the Program remains reasonably designed to manage each Fund’s liquidity risk; (ii) the Program was implemented and operated effectively to achieve the goal of assessing and managing each Fund’s liquidity risk during the Reporting Period; and (iii) each Fund was able to meet requests for redemption without significant dilution of remaining investors in the Fund during the Reporting Period. The Report noted that there were no material changes to the Program during the Reporting Period, and none were recommended by the Program Administrators in connection with the Report.

 

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

 

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AZL® MVP Global Balanced Index Strategy Fund

Semi-Annual Report

June 30, 2023

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

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Table of Contents

Expense Examples and Portfolio Composition

Page 3

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

Page 4

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

Page 5

Statement of Operations

Page 5

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

Page 6

Financial Highlights

Page 7

Notes to the Financial Statements

Page 8

Other Information

Page 14

Statement Regarding the Trust’s Liquidity Risk Management Program

Page 15

 

 

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 Global Balanced Index Strategy Fund

Expense Examples

(Unaudited)

 

As a shareholder of the AZL MVP Global 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 or 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
1/1/23
 

Ending

Account Value

6/30/23

 

Expenses Paid

During Period

1/1/23 - 6/30/23*

 

Annualized Expense

Ratio During Period

1/1/23 - 6/30/23

AZL MVP Global Balanced Index Strategy Fund

  $1,000.00   $1,082.60   $0.72   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

1/1/23

 

Ending

Account Value

6/30/23

 

Expenses Paid

During Period

1/1/23 - 6/30/23*

 

Annualized Expense

Ratio During Period

1/1/23 - 6/30/23

AZL MVP Global Balanced Index Strategy Fund

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

 

*

Expenses are equal to the average account value multiplied by the Fund’s annualized expense ratio multiplied by 181/365 (the number of days in the most recent fiscal half-year divided by the number of days in the fiscal year).

 

Portfolio Composition

(Unaudited)

 

Investments   Percent of Net
Assets

International Equity Fund

  48.3%

Fixed Income Fund

  46.8   

Private Placements

  0.1%

Common Stocks

    

Corporate Bonds

    

Convertible Bond

    
 

 

Total Investment Securities

  95.2   

Net other assets (liabilities)

  4.8   
 

 

Net Assets

              100.0%
 

 

Portfolio Composition

(Unaudited)

 

Investments   Percent of Net
Assets

United States

  95.2%

Australia

    

India

    
 

 

Total Investment Securities

  95.2   

Net other assets (liabilities)

  4.8   
 

 

Net Assets

              100.0%
 

 

 

 

Represents less than 0.05%.

 

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AZL MVP Global Balanced Index Strategy Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

June 30, 2023 (Unaudited)

 

Shares            Value  

Common Stocks (0.0%):

  

Materials (0.0%):

  
    145,123      Grand Rounds, Inc., Series C(a)(b)     $         172,696  
       

 

 

 
Paper & Forest Products (0.0%):  
      386,370      Quintis Pty, Ltd.(a)(b)      3  
       

 

 

 
   

Total Common Stocks (Cost $653,277)

     172,699  
       

 

 

 

Private Placements (0.1%):

 

Household Durables (0.0%):  
    23,389      Jawbone, 0.00%(a)(b)       
       

 

 

 
Internet Software & Services (0.1%):  
    5,547      Lookout, Inc., 0.00%(a)(b)      14,422  
    63,925      Lookout, Inc. Preferred Shares,
Series F, 0.00%(a)(b)
     292,138  
       

 

 

 
       306,560  
       

 

 

 
   

Total Private Placements (Cost $485,378)

     306,560  
       

 

 

 

 

Principal Amount       

Convertible Bond (0.0%):

  

Food Products (0.0%):

  
    $400,000      REI Agro, Ltd., Registered Shares, 5.50%, 12/8/19(a)(b)(c)                         —  
       

 

 

 
   

Total Convertible Bond (Cost $—)

      
       

 

 

 
Principal Amount    Value  

Corporate Bonds (0.0%):

  

Paper & Forest Products (0.0%):

  
  $52,331    Quintis Pty, Ltd., 7.50%, 10/1/26, Callable 8/7/23 @ 103.38(a)(b)     $             47,459  
       730,672    Quintis Pty, Ltd., 0.00%, 10/1/28, Callable 8/7/23 @ 98(a)(b)       
       

 

 

 
 

Total Corporate Bonds (Cost $783,003)

     47,459  
       

 

 

 
Shares       

 

  

Affiliated Investment Companies (95.1%):

 

Fixed Income Fund (46.8%):

 

  25,178,048    AZL Enhanced Bond Index Fund      243,471,727  

International Equity Fund (48.3%):

 

  17,465,456    AZL MSCI Global Equity Index Fund, Class 2      251,153,263  
       

 

 

 
 

Total Affiliated Investment Companies

(Cost $472,903,905)

     494,624,990  
       

 

 

 
 

Total Investment Securities

(Cost $474,825,563) — 95.2%

     495,151,708  
 

Net other assets (liabilities) — 4.8%

     25,095,050  
       

 

 

 
 

Net Assets — 100.0%

    $         520,246,758  
       

 

 

 
 

Percentages indicated are based on net assets as of June 30, 2023.

 

Represents less than 0.05%.

(a)

Rule 144A, Section 4(2) or other security which is restricted to resale to institutional investors.

(b)

Security was valued using significant unobservable inputs as of June 30, 2023.

(c)

Defaulted bond.

Amounts shown as “—” are either $0 or round to less than $1.

Futures Contracts

At June 30, 2023, the Fund’s open futures contracts were as follows:

Long Futures

 

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

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

     9/15/23        56      $     12,567,100       $ 390,096     

U.S. Treasury 10-Year Note September Futures (U.S. Dollar)

     9/20/23        111        12,461,484        (123,115)    
           

 

 

 
             $         266,981     
           

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

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AZL MVP Global Balanced Index Strategy Fund

 

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

June 30, 2023

(Unaudited)

 

Assets:

   

Investments in non-affiliates, at cost

     $ 1,921,658   

Investments in affiliates, at cost

      472,903,905   
   

 

 

 

Investments in affiliates, at value

     $ 494,624,990   

Investments in non-affiliates, at value

      526,718   

Deposit at broker for futures contracts collateral

      25,213,788   

Interest and dividends receivable

      90,412   

Receivable for investments sold

      228,594   

Reclaims receivable

      36,650   

Prepaid expenses

      2,274   
   

 

 

 

Total Assets

      520,723,426   
   

 

 

 

Liabilities:

   

Cash overdraft

      228,594   

Payable for capital shares redeemed

      168,710   

Management fees payable

      42,565   

Administration fees payable

      11,227   

Custodian fees payable

      3,314   

Administrative and compliance services fees payable

      934   

Transfer agent fees payable

      926   

Trustee fees payable

      6,150   

Other accrued liabilities

      14,248   
   

 

 

 

Total Liabilities

      476,668   
   

 

 

 

Commitments and contingent liabilities^

   
   

 

 

 

Net Assets

     $     520,246,758   
   

 

 

 

Net Assets Consist of:

   

Paid in capital

     $ 525,693,470   

Total distributable earnings

      (5,446,712)  
   

 

 

 

Net Assets

     $ 520,246,758   
   

 

 

 

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

      50,928,157   

Net Asset Value (offering and redemption price per share)

     $ 10.22   
   

 

 

 

 

^

See Note 3 in Notes to the Financial Statements.

 

Statement of Operations

For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2023

(Unaudited)

 

Investment Income:

    

Interest

     $ 489,794 

Dividends from non-affiliates

       19,006 

Foreign withholding tax

       (19,103)  
    

 

 

 

Total Investment Income

       489,697 
    

 

 

 

Expenses:

    

Management fees

       259,885 

Administration fees

       38,631 

Custodian fees

       8,084 

Administrative and compliance services fees

       3,971 

Transfer agent fees

       3,357 

Trustee fees

       14,649 

Professional fees

       12,700 

Shareholder reports

       9,538 

Other expenses

       5,106 
    

 

 

 

Total expenses

       355,921 
    

 

 

 

Net Investment Income/(Loss)

       133,776 
    

 

 

 

Net realized and Change in net unrealized gains/losses on investments:

    

Net realized gains/(losses) on securities and foreign currencies

       757 

Net realized gains/(losses) on affiliated underlying funds

       (1,311,187)  

Net realized gains/(losses) on futures contracts

       653,056 

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation on securities and foreign currencies

       (163,104)  

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation on affiliated underlying funds

       41,518,956 

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation on futures contracts

       380,902 
    

 

 

 

Net realized and Change in net unrealized gains/losses on investments

       41,079,380   
    

 

 

 

Change in Net Assets Resulting From Operations

     $       41,213,156 
    

 

 

 
 

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

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AZL MVP Global Balanced Index Strategy Fund

 

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

    

For the

Six Months Ended
June 30, 2023

 

For the

Year Ended

December 31, 2022

    (Unaudited)    

Change In Net Assets:

       

Operations:

       

Net investment income/(loss)

    $ 133,776        $ 6,772,321   

Net realized gains/(losses) on investments

      (657,374)         10,654,479   

Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments

      41,736,754          (125,554,284)  
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from operations

      41,213,156          (108,127,484)  
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Distributions to Shareholders:

       

Distributions

      —          (44,561,908)  
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from distributions to shareholders

      —          (44,561,908)  
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Capital Transactions:

       

Proceeds from shares issued

      379,967          1,117,253   

Proceeds from dividends reinvested

      —          44,561,908   

Value of shares redeemed

      (39,225,276)         (66,319,575)  
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from capital transactions

      (38,845,309)         (20,640,414)  
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Change in net assets

      2,367,847          (173,329,806)  

Net Assets:

       

Beginning of period

      517,878,911          691,208,717   
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

End of period

    $             520,246,758        $             517,878,911   
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Share Transactions:

       

Shares issued

      38,498          103,568   

Dividends reinvested

      —          4,838,426   

Shares redeemed

      (3,960,986)         (6,242,472)  
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Change in shares

      (3,922,488)         (1,300,478)  
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Amounts shown as “—” are either $0 or round to less than $1.

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

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AZL MVP Global Balanced Index Strategy Fund

Financial Highlights

(Selected data for a share of beneficial interest outstanding throughout the periods indicated. Does not reflect fees or expenses associated with the separate accounts that invest in the Fund or in any variable annuity contracts or variable life insurance policy for which the Fund serves as an investment vehicle.)

 

     Six Months
Ended
June 30, 2023
    Year Ended
December 31,
2022
    Year Ended
December 31,
2021
    Year Ended
December 31,
2020
    Year Ended
December 31,
2019†
    Year Ended
December 31,
2018
 
     (Unaudited)                                

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period

     $9.44       $12.31       $12.31       $12.99       $11.62       $12.59  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Investment Activities:

            

    Net Investment Income/(Loss)

     (a)(b)      0.12 (a)      0.08 (a)      0.19 (a)      0.18 (a)      0.18  

    Net Realized and Unrealized Gains/(Losses) on Investments

     0.78       (2.12     0.89       0.73       1.68       (0.90
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

    Total from Investment Activities

     0.78       (2.00     0.97       0.92       1.86       (0.72
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Distributions to Shareholders From:

            

    Net Investment Income

           (0.32     (0.20     (1.22     (0.23     (0.18

    Net Realized Gains

           (0.55     (0.77     (0.38     (0.26     (0.07
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

    Total Dividends

           (0.87     (0.97     (1.60     (0.49     (0.25
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Asset Value, End of Period

     $10.22       $9.44       $12.31       $12.31       $12.99       $11.62  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Return(c)

     8.26 %(d)      (16.09 )%      8.05     7.81     16.20     (5.77 )% 

Ratios to Average Net Assets/ Supplemental Data:

            

Net Assets, End of Period (000’s)

     $520,247       $517,879       $691,209       $716,925       $763,705       $735,489  

Net Investment Income/(Loss)(e)

     0.05     1.18     0.61     1.49     1.40     1.43

Expenses Before Reductions*(e)(f)

     0.14     0.13     0.13     0.13     0.66     0.69

Expenses Net of Reductions*(e)

     0.14     0.13     0.13     0.13     0.66     0.69

Portfolio Turnover Rate

     6 %(d)      5     5     9     103 %(g)      39

 

*

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

The amounts shown, where applicable, are consolidated through December 6, 2019. (Prior to December 6, 2019, the Fund primarily invested in shares of a wholly-owned and controlled subsidiary of the Fund.)

(a)

Calculated using the average shares method.

(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 for periods less than one year.

(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)

Portfolio turnover increased significantly during the year due to a change in investment strategy of the Fund.

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

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AZL MVP Global Balanced Index Strategy Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements

June 30, 2023 (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 an open-end management investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, (the “1940 Act”) and thus is determined to be an investment company, and follows the investment company accounting and reporting guidance under Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 946 “Financial Services—Investment Companies”. The Trust consists of 9 separate investment portfolios (collectively, the “Funds”), of which one is included in this report, the AZL MVP Global Balanced Index Strategy Fund (the “Fund”), and 8 are presented in separate reports. The Fund is a diversified series of the Trust.

The Fund is a “fund of funds”, which means that the Fund invests primarily in other mutual funds (the “Underlying Funds”). Underlying Funds invest in stocks, bonds, and other securities and reflect varying amounts of potential investment risk and reward. The Underlying Funds record their investments at fair value. Periodically, the 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 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.

Foreign Currency Translation and Withholding Taxes

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

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

Distributions to Shareholders

Distributions 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 distributions 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. Distributions 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 Trust, Allianz Variable Insurance Products Fund of Funds Trust and AIM ETF Products Trust based upon relative net assets or another reasonable basis. Allianz Investment Management LLC (the “Manager”), serves as the investment manager for the Trust, Allianz Variable Insurance Products Trust and AIM ETF Products Trust.

This report does not reflect fees or expenses associated with the separate accounts that invest in the Fund or in any variable annuity contracts or variable life insurance policy for which the Fund serves as an investment vehicle.

 

8


AZL MVP Global Balanced Index Strategy Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements

June 30, 2023 (Unaudited)

 

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. 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, 2023, the Fund did not engage in any Rule 17a-7 transactions.

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, 2023, 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”), if any, 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 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. For the period ended June 30, 2023, the monthly average notional amount for long contracts was $24.1 million. There was no short contract activity during the period. 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 values of derivative instruments on the Fund’s Statement of Assets and Liabilities, categorized by risk exposure, as of June 30, 2023:

 

   

Asset Derivatives

   

Liability Derivatives

 
Primary Risk Exposure  

Statement of Assets

and Liabilities Location

  Total Value    

Statement of Assets

and Liabilities Location

  Total Value  

Equity Risk

     
Futures Contracts   Receivable for variation margin on futures contracts*     $390,096     Payable for variation margin on futures contracts*     $—  

Interest Rate Risk

     
Futures Contracts   Receivable for variation margin on futures contracts*         Payable for variation margin on futures contracts*     123,115  

 

*

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

The following is a summary of the effect of derivative instruments on the Statement of Operations, categorized by risk exposure, for the period ended June 30, 2023:

 

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

     
Futures Contracts   Net realized gains/(losses) on futures contracts/ Change in net unrealized appreciation/ depreciation on futures contracts      $793,254        $389,276  

Interest Rate Risk

       
Futures Contracts   Net realized gains/(losses) on futures contracts/ Change in net unrealized appreciation/ depreciation on futures contracts      (140,198)        (8,374)  

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, 2024. Expenses incurred for investment advisory and management services are reflected on the Statement of Operations as “Management fees.”

For the period ended June 30, 2023, the annual rate due to the Manager and the annual expense limit were as follows:

 

        Annual Rate    Annual Expense Limit

AZL MVP Global Balanced Index Strategy Fund

         0.10 %        0.15 %

 

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AZL MVP Global Balanced Index Strategy Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements

June 30, 2023 (Unaudited)

 

Any amounts contractually waived or remitted to the Fund by the Manager with respect to the annual expense limit in a particular fiscal year may be reimbursed by the Fund to the Manager, provided that such reimbursement will not cause the Fund to exceed the lesser of any applicable expense limit in effect (i) at the time of the original waiver or payment and (ii) at the time of such reimbursement, as supported by standard accounting practices. Such reimbursement only applies to amounts waived or paid by the Manager within the three years prior to the date of such reimbursement, calculated monthly from when the waiver or payment was recorded. 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, 2023, there were no remaining contractual reimbursements subject to repayment by the Fund in subsequent years, and no commitment or contingent liability is expected.

Management fees, which the Manager may waive in order to maintain more competitive expense ratios, 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, as applicable. During the period ended June 30, 2023, there were no such waivers.

The Manager serves as the investment adviser of the underlying funds in which the Fund invests. At June 30, 2023, these underlying funds are noted as Affiliated Investment Companies in the Fund’s Schedule of Portfolio Investments. Additional information, including financial statements, about these Funds is available at www.allianzlife.com. 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, 2023 is as follows:

 

    

Value

12/31/22

   

Purchases

at Cost

   

Proceeds

from Sales

    Net Realized
Gains (Losses)
    Change in Net
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
    Value
06/30/23
   

Shares

as of
06/30/23

    Dividend
Income
    Net Realized
Gains
Distributions
from Affiliated
Underlying Funds
 

AZL Enhanced Bond Index Fund

  $ 246,907,613     $     $ (8,442,862   $ (1,268,194   $ 6,275,170     $ 243,471,727       25,178,049     $     $  

AZL MSCI Global Equity Index Fund, Class 2

    220,830,950       23,981,062       (26,425,389        2,606,377       30,160,263       251,153,263       17,465,456              

AZL MSCI Emerging Markets Equity Index Fund, Class 2

    25,965,885             (28,400,038     (2,649,370     5,083,523                          
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  $   493,704,448     $   23,981,062     $   (63,268,289   $ (1,311,187   $   41,518,956     $   494,624,990           42,643,505     $     $  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Pursuant to separate agreements between the Trust 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 SEC. 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 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 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. 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 Trust-wide annual fee of $7,500, paid by the Manager from its profits and not by the Trust, for recordkeeping and reporting services.

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.

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

 

10


AZL MVP Global Balanced Index Strategy Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements

June 30, 2023 (Unaudited)

 

Security prices are determined pursuant to valuation procedures 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. Securities listed on NASDAQ Stock Market, Inc. (“NASDAQ”) are valued at the official closing price as reported by NASDAQ. In each of these situations, valuations are typically categorized as a Level 1 in the fair value hierarchy. Investments in open-end investment companies are valued at their respective net asset value as reported by such companies and are typically categorized as Level 1 in the fair value hierarchy. Futures contracts are valued at the settlement prices established each day on the primary exchange 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 in accordance with valuation procedures approved by the Board. 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.

Other assets and securities for which market quotations have become unreliable or are not readily available as defined in Rule 2a-5 under the 1940 Act are valued in accordance with valuation procedures approved by the Board. 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 valuation procedures approved by the Board, 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 fluctuations 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 Board has designated the Manager to perform the Fund’s fair value determinations in accordance with valuation procedures approved by the Board. The effect of using fair value pricing is that the Fund’s NAV will be subject to the judgment of the Manager. The Manager’s fair valuation process is subject to the oversight of the Board.

The following is a summary of the valuation inputs used as of June 30, 2023 in valuing the Fund’s investments based upon the three levels defined above:

 

Investment Securities:

   Level 1    Level 2    Level 3    Total

Common Stocks+

       $—        $—        $172,699        $172,699

Private Placements+

                     306,560        306,560

Convertible Bond+

                     #         

Corporate Bonds+

                     47,459        47,459

Affiliated Investment Companies

       494,624,990                      494,624,990
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total Investment Securities

       494,624,990               526,718        495,151,708
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Other Financial Instruments:*

                   

Futures Contracts

       266,981                        266,981  
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total Investments

               $494,891,971                            $—                    $526,718                $495,418,689
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

+ 

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

# 

Represents the interest in securities that were determined to have a value of zero at June 30, 2023.

* 

Other Financial Instruments would include any derivative instruments, such as futures contracts. These investments are generally presented in the financial statements at variation margin.

5. Security Purchases and Sales

For the period ended June 30, 2023, 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 Global Balanced Index Strategy Fund

       $ 23,981,062        $ 63,268,289

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, 2023 are identified below.

 

Security    Acquisition
Date(a)
        Acquisition
Cost
   Shares or Principal
Amount
       

Fair

Value

   Percentage of Net
Assets

Grand Rounds, Inc., Series C,

   2/23/22    $   399,608    145,123    $   172,696    0.03%

Jawbone,

   12/7/19         23,389         0.00%

Lookout, Inc.,

   12/7/19      3,384    5,547      14,422    0.00%

 

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AZL MVP Global Balanced Index Strategy Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements

June 30, 2023 (Unaudited)

 

Security    Acquisition
Date(a)
        Acquisition
Cost
   Shares or Principal
Amount
       

Fair

Value

   Percentage of Net
Assets

Lookout, Inc. Preferred Shares, Series F,

   12/7/19    $   481,995    63,925    $   292,137    0.06%

Quintis Pty, Ltd., 7.50%, , 10/1/26, Callable 8/7/23 @ 103.38

   12/7/19      52,331    52,331      47,459    0.01%

Quintis Pty, Ltd., , 10/1/28, Callable 8/7/23 @ 98.00

   12/7/19      730,672    730,672         0.00%

Quintis Pty, Ltd.,

   12/7/19      370,915    386,370      3    0.00%

REI Agro, Ltd., Registered Shares, 5.50%, , 12/8/19

   12/7/19         400,000         0.00%

 

(a)

Acquisition date represents the initial purchase date of the security.

7. Investment Risks

The risks below are presented in an order intended to facilitate readability. Their order does not imply that the realization of one risk is more likely to occur more frequently than another risk, nor does it imply that the realization of one risk is likely to have a greater adverse impact than another risk. The Fund may be subject to other risks in addition to these identified risks. This section discusses certain common principal risks encountered by the Fund.

Derivatives Risk: The Fund may invest directly or through affiliated or unaffiliated mutual funds 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.

Foreign Securities Risk: Investing in the securities of non-U.S. issuers involves a number of risks, such as fluctuations in currency values, adverse political, social or economic developments, and differences in social and economic developments or policies. 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. Certain foreign companies may be subject to sanctions, embargoes, or other governmental actions that may impair or otherwise limit the ability to invest in, receive, hold or sell the securities of such companies.

Fund of Fund Risk: The Fund, as a shareholder of the underlying funds, indirectly bears its proportionate share of any investment management fees and other expenses of the underlying funds. Further due to the fees and expenses paid by the Fund, as well as small variations in the Fund’s actual allocations to the underlying funds and any futures and cash held in the Fund’s portfolio, the performance and income distributions of the Fund will not be the same as the performance and income distributions of the underlying funds. In addition, the Fund maintains indirect exposure to various types of risk which may exist in the underlying Funds, such as foreign securities risk, fixed income securities risk and other risks.

Interest Rate Risk: Debt securities held by an underlying fund may decline in value due to rising interest rates. The price of a bond is also affected by its maturity. Bonds with longer maturities generally have greater sensitivity to changes in interest rates.

Market Risk: The market price of securities owned by the underlying funds may go up or down, sometimes rapidly and unpredictably. Securities may decline in value due to factors affecting securities markets generally or particular industries represented in the securities markets. The value of a security may decline due to general market conditions that are not specifically related to a particular company, such as real or perceived adverse economic conditions, changes in the general outlook for corporate earnings, changes in interest or currency rates, or adverse investor sentiment, as well as natural disasters, and outbreaks of infectious illnesses or other widespread public health issues.

Quantitative Investing Risk: The value of securities selected using quantitative analysis can react differently to issuer, political, market, and economic developments than the market as a whole or securities selected using only fundamental analysis. The factors used in quantitative analysis and the weight placed on those factors may not be predictive of a security’s value. In addition, factors that affect a security’s value can change over time and these changes may not be reflected in the quantitative model. A quantitative model can be adversely affected by errors or imperfections in the factors or the data on which evaluations are based, or by technical issues with construction or implementation of the model, which in any case may result in a failure of the portfolio to perform as expected or a failure to identify securities that will perform well in the future.

8. Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic

The global outbreak of the COVID-19 strain of the coronavirus has caused adverse effects on many companies, sectors, nations, regions and the markets in general, and may continue for an unpredictable duration. The effects of this pandemic may adversely impact the value and performance of the Fund, its ability to buy and sell fund investments at appropriate valuations, and its ability to achieve its investment objective(s).

9. 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.

 

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AZL MVP Global Balanced Index Strategy Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements

June 30, 2023 (Unaudited)

 

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, including derivatives and short positions as applicable, for federal income tax purposes at December 31, 2022 was $517,224,824. The gross unrealized appreciation/ (depreciation) on a tax basis was as follows:

 

Unrealized appreciation

       $23,626,314  

Unrealized (depreciation)

       (46,455,819)  
    

 

 

 

Net unrealized appreciation/(depreciation)

               $(22,829,505)  
    

 

 

 

As of the end of its tax year ended December 31, 2022, the Fund had capital loss carry forwards (“CLCFs”) as summarized in the table below. The Board does not intend to authorize a distribution of any realized gain for the Fund until any applicable CLCF has been offset.

CLCFs not subject to expiration:

 

       

 Short-Term 

Amount

     Long-Term
Amount
                   Total               

AZL MVP Global Balanced Index Strategy Fund

         $5,556,638            $13,165,100            $18,721,738  

The tax character of dividends paid to shareholders during the year ended December 31, 2022 was as follows:

 

        Ordinary
Income
    

Net

Long-Term
Capital Gains

     Total Distributions(a)

AZL MVP Global Balanced Index Strategy Fund

       $ 35,754,717        $ 8,807,191        $ 44,561,908

 

(a)

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

At December 31, 2022, 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 Global Balanced Index Strategy Fund

       $ 20,387,494          $—        $ (18,721,738 )      $ (22,830,735 )      $ (21,164,979 )

 

(a)

The differences between book-basis and tax-basis unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) are attributable primarily to tax deferral of losses on wash sales and the difference between book and tax amortization methods for premium and market discounts.

10. 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, 2023, the Fund had an individual shareholder account which is affiliated with the Manager representing ownership in excess of 85% of the Fund. Investment activities of this shareholder could have a material impact to the Fund. As of June 30, 2023, the Fund had a controlling interest (in excess of 50%) in the AZL MSCI Global Equity Index Fund, which is affiliated with the Manager.

11. Recent Regulatory Pronouncements

Effective January 24, 2023, the SEC adopted rule and form amendments that require open-end management investment companies to transmit concise and visually engaging annual and semi-annual reports to shareholders that highlight key information. Other information, including financial statements, will no longer appear in a tailored shareholder report but must be available online, delivered free of charge upon request, and filed on a semi-annual basis on Form N-CSR. The rule and form amendments have a compliance date of July 24, 2024. Management is currently evaluating the effect of these amendments on the shareholder reports for the Fund.

12. 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 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-PORT. Schedules of Portfolio Holdings for the Fund are available without charge on the Commission’s website at http://www.sec.gov, or may be obtained by calling 800-624-0197.

 

14


Statement Regarding the Trust’s Liquidity Risk Management Program (Unaudited)

Each series (each such series a “Fund” and, together, the “Funds”) of the Allianz Variable Insurance Products Trust, but not the AZL Government Money Market Fund, and of the Allianz Variable Insurance Products Fund of Funds Trust (each a “Trust”) has adopted and implemented a written liquidity risk management program (the “Program”) pursuant to Rule 22e-4 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “Liquidity Rule”). The Program includes policies and procedures reasonably designed to assess and manage each Fund’s liquidity risk (the “risk that a fund could not meet requests to redeem shares issued by the fund without significant dilution of remaining investors’ interests in the fund”) and to comply with the requirements of the Liquidity Rule, including: (i) assessment, management and periodic review of liquidity risk; (ii) classification of portfolio holdings; (iii) establishment of a highly liquid investment minimum (“HLIM”), as applicable; (iv) limitation of illiquid investments; and (v) redemptions in-kind.

The Board of Trustees of each Fund (together, the “Board”) approved the designation of the individual officers of the Trust who serve as the administrators of the Program (the “Program Administrators”). The Program Administrators oversee the implementation of the Program, including the monitoring of liquidity and liquidity risk for each Fund on an ongoing basis.

At a meeting of the Board held on February 21, 2023, the Program Administrators provided their annual written report (the “Report”) to the Board addressing the operation of the Program and assessing its adequacy and effectiveness of implementation for the annual period from January 1, 2022, through December 31, 2022 (the “Reporting Period”). This Report included an overview of the operation of the Program, including liquidity events relevant to the Funds, if any, during the Reporting Period and conclusions with respect to the adequacy of the policies and procedures of the Program and the effectiveness of Program implementation. The Report also included a summary of the annual assessment of each Fund’s liquidity risk, which took into account the following factors enumerated in the Liquidity Rule and identified in the Program, as applicable:

1) Each Fund’s investment strategy and liquidity of portfolio investments during both normal and reasonably foreseeable stressed conditions, including: (i) whether the Fund’s investment strategy is appropriate for an open-end fund; (ii) the extent to which the Fund’s strategy involves a relatively concentrated portfolio or large positions in particular issuers; (iii) the Fund’s use of borrowings for investment purposes; and (iv) the Fund’s use of derivatives;

2) Short-term and long-term cash flow projections during both normal and reasonably foreseeable stressed conditions; and

3) Holdings of cash and cash equivalents, as well as borrowing arrangements and other funding sources.

Based on the information considered, the Report concluded that each Fund continues to have an investment strategy that is appropriate for an open-end fund, and that each Fund is reasonably likely to be able to meet redemption requests without significant dilution of remaining shareholders’ interests in the Fund. There were no material liquidity matters impacting the Funds identified in the Report, and the Report concluded that the Program operated effectively during the Reporting Period, including during periods of market volatility and net redemptions.

In accordance with the Program, each Fund’s portfolio investments were classified into one of four liquidity categories as provided in the Liquidity Rule as applicable during the Reporting Period. Liquidity classification determinations take into account a variety of factors including market, trading and investment-specific considerations, as well as market depth in accordance with the requirements of the Liquidity Rule and as specified in the Program, and generally incorporate analysis from a third-party data vendor. The Report reviewed the classification methodology as provided in the Program and noted there were no material issues with respect to liquidity classifications during the Reporting Period.

Pursuant to the Liquidity Rule, no Fund may acquire any illiquid investment if, after the acquisition, the Fund would have invested more than 15% of its assets in illiquid investments that are assets. The Program includes provisions reasonably designed to comply with the 15% limit on illiquid investments. During the Reporting Period, no Fund breached the 15% limit on illiquid investments.

During the Reporting Period, no Fund maintained a designated HLIM; each Fund primarily holds assets which are highly liquid investments, and, therefore, none of the Funds are required to maintain an HLIM pursuant to the Liquidity Rule or the Program.

The Funds that engage in or reserve the right to redeem in kind have adopted policies and procedures regarding in-kind redemptions as required by the Liquidity Rule.

On the basis of the review, the Report concluded that: (i) the Program remains reasonably designed to manage each Fund’s liquidity risk; (ii) the Program was implemented and operated effectively to achieve the goal of assessing and managing each Fund’s liquidity risk during the Reporting Period; and (iii) each Fund was able to meet requests for redemption without significant dilution of remaining investors in the Fund during the Reporting Period. The Report noted that there were no material changes to the Program during the Reporting Period, and none were recommended by the Program Administrators in connection with the Report.

 

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AZL® MVP Growth Index Strategy Fund

Semi-Annual Report

June 30, 2023

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

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Table of Contents

Expense Examples and Portfolio Composition

Page 3

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

Page 4

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

Page 5

Statement of Operations

Page 5

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

Page 6

Financial Highlights

Page 7

Notes to the Financial Statements

Page 8

Other Information

Page 13

Statement Regarding the Trust’s Liquidity Risk Management Program

Page 14

 

 

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 or 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
1/1/23
  Ending
Account Value
6/30/23
  Expenses Paid
During Period
1/1/23 - 6/30/23*
  Annualized Expense
Ratio During Period
1/1/23 - 6/30/23

AZL MVP Growth Index Strategy Fund

    $ 1,000.00     $ 1,101.60     $ 0.68       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
1/1/23
  Ending
Account Value
6/30/23
  Expenses Paid
During Period
1/1/23 - 6/30/23*
  Annualized Expense
Ratio During Period
1/1/23 - 6/30/23

AZL MVP Growth Index Strategy Fund

    $ 1,000.00     $ 1,024.15     $ 0.65       0.13 %

 

*

Expenses are equal to the average account value multiplied by the Fund’s annualized expense ratio multiplied by 181/365 (the number of days in the most recent fiscal half-year divided by the number of days in the fiscal year).

Portfolio Composition

(Unaudited)

 

Investments   Percent of Net Assets

Domestic Equity Funds

      53.0 %

Fixed Income Fund

      23.1

International Equity Fund

      18.9
   

 

 

 

Total Investment Securities

      95.0

Net other assets (liabilities)

      5.0
   

 

 

 

Net Assets

      100.0 %
   

 

 

 

 

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AZL MVP Growth Index Strategy Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

June 30, 2023 (Unaudited)

 

Shares          Value  
Affiliated Investment Companies (95.0%):       
Domestic Equity Funds (53.0%):       
    10,819,929    AZL Mid Cap Index Fund, Class 2    $ 225,379,132  
    37,333,728    AZL S&P 500 Index Fund, Class 2      737,341,135  
9,137,895   

AZL Small Cap Stock Index Fund, Class 2

     110,477,149  
     

 

 

 
        1,073,197,416  
     

 

 

 
Fixed Income Fund (23.1%):  
      48,301,249    AZL Enhanced Bond Index Fund      467,073,077  
Shares          Value  
Affiliated Investment Companies, continued       
International Equity Fund (18.9%):       
    22,550,610    AZL International Index Fund, Class 2    $ 384,036,896  
  

 

 

 

  Total Affiliated Investment Companies (Cost $1,582,888,247)

     1,924,307,389  
  

 

 

 

  Total Investment Securities

  

  (Cost $1,582,888,247) — 95.0%

     1,924,307,389  

  Net other assets (liabilities) — 5.0%

     100,890,343  
  

 

 

 

  Net Assets — 100.0%

   $ 2,025,197,732  
  

 

 

 
 

 

Percentages indicated are based on net assets as of June 30, 2023.

Futures Contracts

At June 30, 2023, the Fund’s open futures contracts were as follows:

Long Futures

 

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

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

       9/15/23        336      $             75,402,600      $             2,340,576

U.S. Treasury 10-Year Note September Futures (U.S. Dollar)

       9/20/23        222        24,922,969        (244,778 )
              

 

 

 
                      $            2,095,798  
                   

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

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AZL MVP Growth Index Strategy Fund

 

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

June 30, 2023

(Unaudited)

 

Assets:

   

Investments in affiliates, at cost

    $ 1,582,888,247
   

 

 

 

Investments in affiliates, at value

    $ 1,924,307,389

Deposit at broker for futures contracts collateral

      101,070,140

Interest and dividends receivable

      360,368

Receivable for affiliated investments sold

      1,068,101

Prepaid expenses

      8,498
   

 

 

 

Total Assets

      2,026,814,496
   

 

 

 

Liabilities:

   

Cash overdraft

      1,062,953

Payable for capital shares redeemed

      284,855

Payable for variation margin on futures contracts

      7,666

Management fees payable

      164,839

Administration fees payable

      24,539

Custodian fees payable

      6,439

Administrative and compliance services fees payable

      3,180

Transfer agent fees payable

      923

Trustee fees payable

      21,031

Other accrued liabilities

      40,339
   

 

 

 

Total Liabilities

      1,616,764
   

 

 

 

Commitments and contingent liabilities^

   
   

 

 

 

Net Assets

    $ 2,025,197,732
   

 

 

 

Net Assets Consist of:

   

Paid in capital

    $ 1,816,423,587

Total distributable earnings

      208,774,145
   

 

 

 

Net Assets

    $ 2,025,197,732
   

 

 

 

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

      147,077,726

Net Asset Value (offering and redemption price per share)

    $ 13.77
   

 

 

 

 

^

See Note 3 in Notes to the Financial Statements.

Statement of Operations

For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2023

(Unaudited)

 

Investment Income:

    

Interest

     $ 1,879,148

Dividends from non-affiliates

       138,263
    

 

 

 

Total Investment Income

       2,017,411
    

 

 

 

Expenses:

    

Management fees

       997,609

Administration fees

       79,940

Custodian fees

       16,864

Administrative and compliance services fees

       14,492

Transfer agent fees

       3,597

Trustee fees

       53,332

Professional fees

       46,292

Shareholder reports

       22,183

Other expenses

       18,329
    

 

 

 

Total expenses

       1,252,638
    

 

 

 

Net Investment Income/(Loss)

       764,773
    

 

 

 

Net realized and Change in net unrealized gains/losses on investments:

    

Net realized gains/(losses) on affiliated underlying funds

       9,332,707

Net realized gains/(losses) on futures contracts

       2,487,413

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation on affiliated underlying funds

       179,298,339

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation on futures contracts

       2,383,877
    

 

 

 

Net realized and Change in net unrealized gains/losses on investments

       193,502,336
    

 

 

 

Change in Net Assets Resulting From Operations

     $ 194,267,109
    

 

 

 
 

 

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, 2023
  For the
Year Ended
December 31, 2022
    (Unaudited)    

Change In Net Assets:

       

Operations:

       

Net investment income/(loss)

    $ 764,773     $ 28,875,659

Net realized gains/(losses) on investments

      11,820,120       190,216,983

Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments

      181,682,216       (608,819,725 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from operations

      194,267,109       (389,727,083 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Distributions to Shareholders:

       

Distributions

            (229,168,242 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from distributions to shareholders

            (229,168,242 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Capital Transactions:

       

Proceeds from shares issued

      1,841,563       4,917,148

Proceeds from dividends reinvested

            229,168,242

Value of shares redeemed

      (153,398,157 )       (274,271,436 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from capital transactions

      (151,556,594 )       (40,186,046 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Change in net assets

      42,710,515       (659,081,371 )

Net Assets:

       

Beginning of period

      1,982,487,217       2,641,568,588
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

End of period

    $ 2,025,197,732     $ 1,982,487,217
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Share Transactions:

       

Shares issued

      141,490       320,462

Dividends reinvested

            19,002,342

Shares redeemed

      (11,664,116 )       (19,312,786 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Change in shares

      (11,522,626 )       10,018
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Amounts shown as “—” are either $0 or round to less than $1.

 

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. Does not reflect fees or expenses associated with the separate accounts that invest in the Fund or in any variable annuity contracts or variable life insurance policy for which the Fund serves as an investment vehicle.)

 

    Six Months
Ended
June 30, 2023
  Year Ended
December 31,
2022
  Year Ended
December 31,
2021
  Year Ended
December 31,
2020
  Year Ended
December 31,
2019
  Year Ended

December 31,
2018
    (Unaudited)                    

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period

    $ 12.50     $ 16.66     $ 15.77     $ 16.02     $ 13.99     $ 15.56
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Investment Activities:

                       

Net Investment Income/(Loss)

      0.01 (a)       0.19 (a)       0.14 (a)       0.26 (a)       0.26 (a)       0.26

Net Realized and Unrealized Gains/ (Losses) on Investments

      1.26       (2.76 )       2.36       0.42       2.55       (1.22 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total from Investment Activities

      1.27       (2.57 )       2.50       0.68       2.81       (0.96 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Distributions to Shareholders From:

                       

Net Investment Income

            (0.26 )       (0.30 )       (0.29 )       (0.35 )       (0.13 )

Net Realized Gains

            (1.33 )       (1.31 )       (0.64 )       (0.43 )       (0.48 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total Dividends

            (1.59 )       (1.61 )       (0.93 )       (0.78 )       (0.61 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net Asset Value, End of Period

    $ 13.77     $ 12.50     $ 16.66     $ 15.77     $ 16.02     $ 13.99
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total Return(b)

      10.16 %(c)       (15.10 )%       16.40 %       4.73 %       20.52 %       (6.45 )%

Ratios to Average Net Assets/Supplemental Data:

                       

Net Assets, End of Period (000’s)

    $ 2,025,198     $ 1,982,487     $ 2,641,569     $ 2,578,042     $ 2,722,348     $ 2,423,165

Net Investment Income/(Loss)(d)

      0.08 %       1.32 %       0.82 %       1.76 %       1.67 %       1.71 %

Expenses Before Reductions*(d)(e)

      0.13 %       0.12 %       0.12 %       0.12 %       0.12 %       0.12 %

Expenses Net of Reductions*(d)

      0.13 %       0.12 %       0.12 %       0.12 %       0.12 %       0.12 %

Portfolio Turnover Rate

      (c)(f)       10 %       6 %       12 %       5 %       4 %

 

*

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

 

(a)

Calculated using the average shares method.

 

(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 for periods less than one year.

 

(d)

Annualized for periods less than one year.

 

(e)

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

 

(f)

Represents less than 0.5%.

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

7


AZL MVP Growth Index Strategy Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements

June 30, 2023 (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 an open-end management investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, (the “1940 Act”) and thus is determined to be an investment company, and follows the investment company accounting and reporting guidance under Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 946 “Financial Services—Investment Companies”. The Trust consists of 9 separate investment portfolios (collectively, the “Funds”), of which one is included in this report, the AZL MVP Growth Index Strategy Fund (the “Fund”), and 8 are presented in separate reports. The Fund is a diversified series of the Trust.

The Fund is a “fund of funds”, which means that the Fund invests primarily in other mutual funds (the “Underlying Funds”). Underlying Funds invest in stocks, bonds, and other securities and reflect varying amounts of potential investment risk and reward. The Underlying Funds record their investments at fair value. Periodically, the 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 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.

Distributions to Shareholders

Distributions 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 distributions 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. Distributions 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 Trust, Allianz Variable Insurance Products Fund of Funds Trust and AIM ETF Products Trust based upon relative net assets or another reasonable basis. Allianz Investment Management LLC (the “Manager”), serves as the investment manager for the Trust, Allianz Variable Insurance Products Trust and AIM ETF Products Trust.

This report does not reflect fees or expenses associated with the separate accounts that invest in the Fund or in any variable annuity contracts or variable life insurance policy for which the Fund serves as an investment vehicle.

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. 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, 2023, the Fund did not engage in any Rule 17a-7 transactions.

 

8


AZL MVP Growth Index Strategy Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements

June 30, 2023 (Unaudited)

 

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, 2023, 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”), if any, 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 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. For the period ended June 30, 2023, the monthly average notional amount for long contracts was $100.4 million. There was no short contract activity during the period. 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 values of derivative instruments on the Fund’s Statement of Assets and Liabilities, categorized by risk exposure, as of June 30, 2023:

 

    

Asset Derivatives

         

Liability Derivatives

Primary Risk Exposure   

Statement of Assets

and Liabilities Location

   Total Value              Statement of Assets
and Liabilities Location
   Total Value

Equity Risk

              

Futures Contracts

   Receivable for variation margin on futures contracts*    $ 2,340,576         Payable for variation margin on futures contracts*    $—

Interest Rate Risk

              

Futures Contracts

   Receivable for variation margin on futures contracts*              Payable for variation margin on futures contracts*    244,778

 

*

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

The following is a summary of the effect of derivative instruments on the Statement of Operations, categorized by risk exposure, for the period ended June 30, 2023:

 

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

        

Futures Contracts

   Net realized gains/(losses) on futures contracts/ Change in net unrealized appreciation/ depreciation on futures contracts    $ 2,747,756      $ 2,340,427  

Interest Rate Risk

        

Futures Contracts

   Net realized gains/(losses) on futures contracts/ Change in net unrealized appreciation/ depreciation on futures contracts      (260,343      43,450  

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, 2024.

Expenses incurred for investment advisory and management services are reflected on the Statement of Operations as “Management fees.”

For the period ended June 30, 2023, 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 remitted to the Fund by the Manager with respect to the annual expense limit in a particular fiscal year may be reimbursed by the Fund to the Manager, provided that such reimbursement will not cause the Fund to exceed the lesser of any applicable expense limit in effect (i) at the time of the original waiver or payment and (ii) at the time of such reimbursement, as supported by standard accounting practices. Such reimbursement only applies to amounts waived or paid by the Manager within the three years prior to the date of such reimbursement, calculated monthly from when the waiver or payment was recorded. 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, 2023, there were no remaining contractual reimbursements subject to repayment by the Fund in subsequent years, and no commitment or contingent liability is expected.

 

9


AZL MVP Growth Index Strategy Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements

June 30, 2023 (Unaudited)

 

Management fees, which the Manager may waive in order to maintain more competitive expense ratios, 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, as applicable. During the period ended June 30, 2023, there were no such waivers.

The Manager serves as the investment adviser of the underlying funds in which the Fund invests. At June 30, 2023, these underlying funds are noted as Affiliated Investment Companies in the Fund’s Schedule of Portfolio Investments. Additional information, including financial statements, about these Funds is available at www.allianzlife.com. 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, 2023 is as follows:

 

      Value
12/31/22
   Purchases
at Cost
   Proceeds
from Sales
   Net
Realized
Gains
(Losses)
   Change in Net
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
   Value
06/30/23
   Shares as
of 06/30/23
   Dividend
Income
   Net Realized
Gains
Distributions
from
Affiliated
Underlying
Funds

AZL Enhanced Bond Index Fund

     $ 464,001,120      $ 1,010,799      $ (7,312,911 )      $ (1,438,701 )      $ 10,812,770      $ 467,073,077        48,301,249      $     —      $   —

AZL International Index Fund, Class 2

       379,557,841               (38,457,956 )        3,252,639        39,684,372        384,036,896        22,550,610              

AZL Mid Cap Index Fund, Class 2

       216,973,253               (10,419,753 )        565,482        18,260,150        225,379,132        10,819,929              

AZL S&P 500 Index Fund, Class 2

       704,027,251               (78,114,870 )        6,956,489        104,472,265        737,341,135        37,333,728              

AZL Small Cap Stock Index Fund, Class 2

       104,857,311               (445,742 )        (3,202 )        6,068,782        110,477,149        9,137,895              
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
     $ 1,869,416,776      $ 1,010,799      $ (134,751,232 )      $ 9,332,707      $ 179,298,339      $ 1,924,307,389        128,143,411      $      $
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Pursuant to separate agreements between the Trust 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 SEC. 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 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 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. 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 Trust-wide annual fee of $7,500, paid by the Manager from its profits and not by the Trust, for recordkeeping and reporting services.

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.

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 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 determined pursuant to valuation procedures 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 settlement prices established each day on the primary exchange and are typically categorized as Level 1 in the fair value hierarchy.

 

10


AZL MVP Growth Index Strategy Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements

June 30, 2023 (Unaudited)

 

The Board has designated the Manager to perform the Fund’s fair value determinations in accordance with valuation procedures approved by the Board. The effect of using fair value pricing is that the Fund’s NAV will be subject to the judgment of the Manager. The Manager’s fair valuation process is subject to the oversight of the Board.

The following is a summary of the valuation inputs used as of June 30, 2023 in valuing the Fund’s investments based upon the three levels defined above:

 

Investment Securities:

   Level 1    Level 2    Level 3    Total

Affiliated Investment Companies

             $ 1,924,307,389                                $                                $                $ 1,924,307,389     
    

 

 

           

 

 

           

 

 

           

 

 

      

Total Investment Securities

       1,924,307,389                                     1,924,307,389     
    

 

 

           

 

 

           

 

 

           

 

 

      

Other Financial Instruments:*

                                       

Futures Contracts

       2,095,798                                     2,095,798     
    

 

 

           

 

 

           

 

 

           

 

 

      

Total Investments

             $ 1,926,403,187                           $                           $           $ 1,926,403,187     
    

 

 

           

 

 

           

 

 

           

 

 

      

 

*

Other Financial Instruments would include any derivative instruments, such as futures contracts. These investments are generally presented in the financial statements at variation margin.

5. Security Purchases and Sales

For the period ended June 30, 2023, 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

     $ 1,010,799           $ 134,751,232

6. Investment Risks

The risks below are presented in an order intended to facilitate readability. Their order does not imply that the realization of one risk is more likely to occur more frequently than another risk, nor does it imply that the realization of one risk is likely to have a greater adverse impact than another risk. The Fund may be subject to other risks in addition to these identified risks. This section discusses certain common principal risks encountered by the Fund.

Derivatives Risk: The Fund may invest directly or through affiliated or unaffiliated mutual funds 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.

Foreign Securities Risk: Investing in the securities of non-U.S. issuers involves a number of risks, such as fluctuations in currency values, adverse political, social or economic developments, and differences in social and economic developments or policies. 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. Certain foreign companies may be subject to sanctions, embargoes, or other governmental actions that may impair or otherwise limit the ability to invest in, receive, hold or sell the securities of such companies.

Fund of Fund Risk: The Fund, as a shareholder of the underlying funds, indirectly bears its proportionate share of any investment management fees and other expenses of the underlying funds. Further due to the fees and expenses paid by the Fund, as well as small variations in the Fund’s actual allocations to the underlying funds and any futures and cash held in the Fund’s portfolio, the performance and income distributions of the Fund will not be the same as the performance and income distributions of the underlying funds. In addition, the Fund maintains indirect exposure to various types of risk which may exist in the underlying Funds, such as foreign securities risk, fixed income securities risk and other risks.

Interest Rate Risk: Debt securities held by an underlying fund may decline in value due to rising interest rates. The price of a bond is also affected by its maturity. Bonds with longer maturities generally have greater sensitivity to changes in interest rates.

Market Risk: The market price of securities owned by the underlying funds may go up or down, sometimes rapidly and unpredictably. Securities may decline in value due to factors affecting securities markets generally or particular industries represented in the securities markets. The value of a security may decline due to general market conditions that are not specifically related to a particular company, such as real or perceived adverse economic conditions, changes in the general outlook for corporate earnings, changes in interest or currency rates, or adverse investor sentiment, as well as natural disasters, and outbreaks of infectious illnesses or other widespread public health issues.

Quantitative Investing Risk: The value of securities selected using quantitative analysis can react differently to issuer, political, market, and economic developments than the market as a whole or securities selected using only fundamental analysis. The factors used in quantitative analysis and the weight placed on those factors may not be predictive of a security’s value. In addition, factors that affect a security’s value can change over time and these changes may not be reflected in the quantitative model. A quantitative model can be adversely affected by errors or imperfections in the factors or the data on which evaluations are based, or by technical issues with construction or implementation of the model, which in any case may result in a failure of the portfolio to perform as expected or a failure to identify securities that will perform well in the future.

7. Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic

The global outbreak of the COVID-19 strain of the coronavirus has caused adverse effects on many companies, sectors, nations, regions and the markets in general, and may continue for an unpredictable duration. The effects of this pandemic may adversely impact the value and performance of the Fund, its ability to buy and sell fund investments at appropriate valuations, and its ability to achieve its investment objective(s).

 

11


AZL MVP Growth Index Strategy Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements

June 30, 2023 (Unaudited)

 

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 of securities, including derivatives and short positions as applicable, for federal income tax purposes at December 31, 2022 was $1,768,371,746. The gross unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on a tax basis was as follows:

 

Unrealized appreciation

     $ 190,814,106

Unrealized (depreciation)

       (69,097,699 )
    

 

 

 

Net unrealized appreciation/(depreciation)

     $ 121,716,407
    

 

 

 

The tax character of dividends paid to shareholders during the year ended December 31, 2022, was as follows:

 

      Ordinary
Income
  

Net

Long-Term
Capital Gains

   Total Distributions(a)

AZL MVP Growth Index Strategy Fund

   $121,454,400    $107,713,842    $229,168,242

 

(a)

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

At December 31, 2022, 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

     $ 38,506,846      $ 37,753,362      $      $ 121,716,407      $ 197,976,615

 

(a)

The differences between book-basis and tax-basis unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) are attributable primarily to tax deferral of losses on wash sales and the difference between book and tax amortization methods for premium and market discounts.

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, 2023, the Fund had an individual shareholder account which is affiliated with the Manager representing ownership in excess of 85% of the Fund. Investment activities of this shareholder could have a material impact to the Fund.

10. Recent Regulatory Pronouncements

Effective January 24, 2023, the SEC adopted rule and form amendments that require open-end management investment companies to transmit concise and visually engaging annual and semi-annual reports to shareholders that highlight key information. Other information, including financial statements, will no longer appear in a tailored shareholder report but must be available online, delivered free of charge upon request, and filed on a semi-annual basis on Form N-CSR. The rule and form amendments have a compliance date of July 24,

2024. Management is currently evaluating the effect of these amendments on the shareholder reports for the Fund.

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.

 

12


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 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-PORT. Schedules of Portfolio Holdings for the Fund are available without charge on the Commission’s website at http://www.sec.gov, or may be obtained by calling 800-624-0197.

 

13


Statement Regarding the Trust’s Liquidity Risk Management Program (Unaudited)

Each series (each such series a “Fund” and, together, the “Funds”) of the Allianz Variable Insurance Products Trust, but not the AZL Government Money Market Fund, and of the Allianz Variable Insurance Products Fund of Funds Trust (each a “Trust”) has adopted and implemented a written liquidity risk management program (the “Program”) pursuant to Rule 22e-4 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “Liquidity Rule”). The Program includes policies and procedures reasonably designed to assess and manage each Fund’s liquidity risk (the “risk that a fund could not meet requests to redeem shares issued by the fund without significant dilution of remaining investors’ interests in the fund”) and to comply with the requirements of the Liquidity Rule, including: (i) assessment, management and periodic review of liquidity risk; (ii) classification of portfolio holdings; (iii) establishment of a highly liquid investment minimum (“HLIM”), as applicable; (iv) limitation of illiquid investments; and (v) redemptions in-kind.

The Board of Trustees of each Fund (together, the “Board”) approved the designation of the individual officers of the Trust who serve as the administrators of the Program (the “Program Administrators”). The Program Administrators oversee the implementation of the Program, including the monitoring of liquidity and liquidity risk for each Fund on an ongoing basis.

At a meeting of the Board held on February 21, 2023, the Program Administrators provided their annual written report (the “Report”) to the Board addressing the operation of the Program and assessing its adequacy and effectiveness of implementation for the annual period from January 1, 2022, through December 31, 2022 (the “Reporting Period”). This Report included an overview of the operation of the Program, including liquidity events relevant to the Funds, if any, during the Reporting Period and conclusions with respect to the adequacy of the policies and procedures of the Program and the effectiveness of Program implementation. The Report also included a summary of the annual assessment of each Fund’s liquidity risk, which took into account the following factors enumerated in the Liquidity Rule and identified in the Program, as applicable:

1) Each Fund’s investment strategy and liquidity of portfolio investments during both normal and reasonably foreseeable stressed conditions, including: (i) whether the Fund’s investment strategy is appropriate for an open-end fund; (ii) the extent to which the Fund’s strategy involves a relatively concentrated portfolio or large positions in particular issuers; (iii) the Fund’s use of borrowings for investment purposes; and (iv) the Fund’s use of derivatives;

2) Short-term and long-term cash flow projections during both normal and reasonably foreseeable stressed conditions; and

3) Holdings of cash and cash equivalents, as well as borrowing arrangements and other funding sources.

Based on the information considered, the Report concluded that each Fund continues to have an investment strategy that is appropriate for an open-end fund, and that each Fund is reasonably likely to be able to meet redemption requests without significant dilution of remaining shareholders’ interests in the Fund. There were no material liquidity matters impacting the Funds identified in the Report, and the Report concluded that the Program operated effectively during the Reporting Period, including during periods of market volatility and net redemptions.

In accordance with the Program, each Fund’s portfolio investments were classified into one of four liquidity categories as provided in the Liquidity Rule as applicable during the Reporting Period. Liquidity classification determinations take into account a variety of factors including market, trading and investment-specific considerations, as well as market depth in accordance with the requirements of the Liquidity Rule and as specified in the Program, and generally incorporate analysis from a third-party data vendor. The Report reviewed the classification methodology as provided in the Program and noted there were no material issues with respect to liquidity classifications during the Reporting Period.

Pursuant to the Liquidity Rule, no Fund may acquire any illiquid investment if, after the acquisition, the Fund would have invested more than 15% of its assets in illiquid investments that are assets. The Program includes provisions reasonably designed to comply with the 15% limit on illiquid investments. During the Reporting Period, no Fund breached the 15% limit on illiquid investments.

During the Reporting Period, no Fund maintained a designated HLIM; each Fund primarily holds assets which are highly liquid investments, and, therefore, none of the Funds are required to maintain an HLIM pursuant to the Liquidity Rule or the Program.

The Funds that engage in or reserve the right to redeem in kind have adopted policies and procedures regarding in-kind redemptions as required by the Liquidity Rule.

On the basis of the review, the Report concluded that: (i) the Program remains reasonably designed to manage each Fund’s liquidity risk; (ii) the Program was implemented and operated effectively to achieve the goal of assessing and managing each Fund’s liquidity risk during the Reporting Period; and (iii) each Fund was able to meet requests for redemption without significant dilution of remaining investors in the Fund during the Reporting Period. The Report noted that there were no material changes to the Program during the Reporting Period, and none were recommended by the Program Administrators in connection with the Report.

 

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AZL® MVP Moderate Index Strategy Fund

Semi-Annual Report

June 30, 2023

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

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Table of Contents

 

Expense Examples and Portfolio Composition

Page 3

 

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

Page 4

 

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

Page 5

 

Statement of Operations

Page 5

 

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

Page 6

 

Financial Highlights

Page 7

 

Notes to the Financial Statements

Page 8

 

Other Information

Page 13

 

Statement Regarding the Trust’s Liquidity Risk Management Program

Page 14

 

 

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 or 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

1/1/23

  

Ending

Account Value

6/30/23

  

Expenses Paid

During Period

1/1/23 - 6/30/23*

  

Annualized Expense    

Ratio During Period    

1/1/23 - 6/30/23    

AZL MVP Moderate Index Strategy Fund

   $1,000.00    $1,086.10    $0.72    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

1/1/23

  

Ending

Account Value

6/30/23

  

Expenses Paid

During Period

1/1/23 - 6/30/23*

  

Annualized Expense    

Ratio During Period    

1/1/23 - 6/30/23    

AZL MVP Moderate Index Strategy Fund

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

 

*

Expenses are equal to the average account value multiplied by the Fund’s annualized expense ratio multiplied by 181/365 (the number of days in the most recent fiscal half-year divided by the number of days in the fiscal year).

Portfolio Composition

(Unaudited)

Investments   

Percent  

of Net Assets    

 

Domestic Equity Funds

     42.7%    

Fixed Income Fund

     37.3       

International Equity Fund

     15.0       
  

 

 

 

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, 2023 (Unaudited)

 

Shares          Value  

Affiliated Investment Companies (95.0%):

  

Domestic Equity Funds (42.7%):

  
          1,743,420   

AZL Mid Cap Index Fund, Class 2

    $     36,315,431  
          5,735,120   

AZL S&P 500 Index Fund, Class 2

     113,268,627  
          1,458,926   

AZL Small Cap Stock Index Fund, Class 2

     17,638,421  
     

 

 

 
                167,222,479  
     

 

 

 

Fixed Income Fund (37.3%):

  
          15,068,838   

AZL Enhanced Bond Index Fund

     145,715,661  
Shares          Value  

Affiliated Investment Companies, continued

  

International Equity Fund (15.0%):

  
          3,455,028   

AZL International Index Fund, Class 2

    $ 58,839,130  
     

 

 

 

          Total Affiliated Investment Companies
          (Cost $338,407,665)

     371,777,270  
     

 

 

 

          Total Investment Securities

  

          (Cost $338,407,665) — 95.0%

     371,777,270  

          Net other assets (liabilities) — 5.0%

     19,410,528  
     

 

 

 

          Net Assets — 100.0%

    $         391,187,798  
     

 

 

 
 

 

Percentages indicated are based on net assets as of June 30, 2023.

Futures Contracts

At June 30, 2023, the Fund’s open futures contracts were as follows:

Long Futures

 

Description    Expiration Date            

Number of

Contracts

              Notional Amount      

Value and Unrealized    

Appreciation/    

(Depreciation)    

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

     9/15/23                   52                  $    11,669,450       $ 362,232  

U.S. Treasury 10-Year Note September Futures (U.S. Dollar)

     9/20/23          69           7,746,328        (75,747
                

 

 

 

                  $ 286,485  
                

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

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AZL MVP Moderate Index Strategy Fund

 

Statement of Assets and Liabilities   
June 30, 2023   
(Unaudited)   

 

Assets:

  

Investments in affiliates, at cost

   $           338,407,665  
  

 

 

 

Investments in affiliates, at value

   $ 371,777,270  

Deposit at broker for futures contracts collateral

     19,520,487  

Interest and dividends receivable

     69,743  

Receivable for affiliated investments sold

     81,309  

Prepaid expenses

     1,722  
  

 

 

 

Total Assets

     391,450,531  
  

 

 

 

Liabilities:

  

Cash overdraft

     81,309  

Payable for capital shares redeemed

     129,841  

Management fees payable

     31,923  

Administration fees payable

     6,795  

Custodian fees payable

     1,289  

Administrative and compliance services fees payable

     483  

Transfer agent fees payable

     637  

Trustee fees payable

     3,208  

Other accrued liabilities

     7,248  
  

 

 

 

Total Liabilities

     262,733  
  

 

 

 

Commitments and contingent liabilities^

  
  

 

 

 

Net Assets

   $ 391,187,798  
  

 

 

 

Net Assets Consist of:

  

Paid in capital

   $ 366,888,456  

Total distributable earnings

     24,299,342  
  

 

 

 

Net Assets

   $ 391,187,798  
  

 

 

 

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

     31,013,167  

Net Asset Value (offering and redemption price per share)

   $ 12.61  
  

 

 

 
Statement of Operations   
For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2023   
(Unaudited)   

 

Investment Income:

  

Interest

   $ 381,158  

Dividends from non-affiliates

     2,526  
  

 

 

 

Total Investment Income

     383,684  
  

 

 

 

Expenses:

  

Management fees

     195,186  

Administration fees

     37,112  

Custodian fees

     4,845  

Administrative and compliance services fees

     3,213  

Transfer agent fees

     3,562  

Trustee fees

     11,835  

Professional fees

     10,259  

Shareholder reports

     7,490  

Other expenses

     3,869  
  

 

 

 

Total expenses

     277,371  
  

 

 

 

Net Investment Income/(Loss)

     106,313  
  

 

 

 

Net realized and Change in net unrealized gains/losses on investments:

  

Net realized gains/(losses) on affiliated underlying funds

     1,565,931  

Net realized gains/(losses) on futures contracts

     880,863  

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation on affiliated underlying funds

     29,695,732  

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation on futures contracts

     360,587  
  

 

 

 

Net realized and Change in net unrealized gains/losses on investments

     32,503,113  
  

 

 

 

Change in Net Assets Resulting From Operations

   $           32,609,426  
  

 

 

 
 

^     See Note 3 in Notes to the Financial Statements.

 

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, 2023    

   

For the    

Year Ended    

December 31, 2022    

 
     (Unaudited)            

Change In Net Assets:

    

Operations:

    

Net investment income/(loss)

   $ 106,313     $ 5,717,304  

Net realized gains/(losses) on investments

     2,446,794       25,207,008  

Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments

     30,056,319       (109,489,991
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from operations

     32,609,426       (78,565,679
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Distributions to Shareholders:

    

Distributions

           (45,166,558
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from distributions to shareholders

           (45,166,558
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Capital Transactions:

    

Proceeds from shares issued

     1,422,858       2,377,791  

Proceeds from dividends reinvested

           45,166,558  

Value of shares redeemed

     (34,787,856     (55,840,669
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from capital transactions

     (33,364,998     (8,296,320
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in net assets

     (755,572                 (132,028,557

Net Assets:

    

Beginning of period

     391,943,370       523,971,927  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of period

   $                 391,187,798     $ 391,943,370  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Share Transactions:

    

Shares issued

     117,840       173,404  

Dividends reinvested

           4,018,377  

Shares redeemed

     (2,858,527     (4,239,959
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in shares

     (2,740,687     (48,178
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Amounts shown as “—” are either $0 or round to less than $1.

 

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. Does not reflect fees or expenses associated with the separate accounts that invest in the Fund or in any variable annuity contracts or variable life insurance policy for which the Fund serves as an investment vehicle.)

 

     Six Months
Ended
June 30, 2023
    Year Ended
December 31,
2022
    Year Ended
December 31,
2021
    Year Ended
December 31,
2020
    Year Ended
December 31,
2019
    Year Ended
December 31,
2018
 
     (Unaudited)                                

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period

     $11.61       $15.50       $15.11       $14.96       $13.28       $14.68  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Investment Activities:

            

Net Investment Income/(Loss)

     (a)(b)      0.17 (a)      0.12 (a)      0.26 (a)      0.26 (a)      0.26  

Net Realized and Unrealized Gains/ (Losses) on Investments

     1.00       (2.60     1.70       0.64       2.17       (1.00
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from Investment Activities

     1.00       (2.43     1.82       0.90       2.43       (0.74
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Distributions to Shareholders From:

            

Net Investment Income

           (0.28     (0.30     (0.27     (0.32     (0.13

Net Realized Gains

           (1.18     (1.13     (0.48     (0.43     (0.53
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Dividends

           (1.46     (1.43     (0.75     (0.75     (0.66
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Asset Value, End of Period

     $12.61       $11.61       $15.50       $15.11       $14.96       $13.28  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Return(c)

     8.61 %(d)      (15.38 )%      12.46     6.44     18.64     (5.26 )% 

Ratios to Average Net Assets/ Supplemental Data:

            

Net Assets, End of Period (000’s)

     $391,188       $391,943       $523,972       $533,854       $534,298       $489,072  

Net Investment Income/(Loss)(e)

     0.05     1.31     0.76     1.83     1.77     1.73

Expenses Before Reductions*(e)(f)

     0.14     0.13     0.13     0.13     0.13     0.13

Expenses Net of Reductions*(e)

     0.14     0.13     0.13     0.13     0.13     0.13

Portfolio Turnover Rate

     (d)(g)      8     6     18     5     5

 

*

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

(a)

Calculated using the average shares method.

(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 for periods less than one year.

(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 Moderate Index Strategy Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements

June 30, 2023 (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 an open-end management investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, (the “1940 Act”) and thus is determined to be an investment company, and follows the investment company accounting and reporting guidance under Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 946 “Financial Services–Investment Companies”. The Trust consists of 9 separate investment portfolios (collectively, the “Funds”), of which one is included in this report, the AZL MVP Moderate Index Strategy Fund (the “Fund”), and 8 are presented in separate reports. The Fund is a diversified series of the Trust.

The Fund is a “fund of funds”, which means that the Fund invests primarily in other mutual funds (the “Underlying Funds”). Underlying Funds invest in stocks, bonds, and other securities and reflect varying amounts of potential investment risk and reward. The Underlying Funds record their investments at fair value. Periodically, the 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 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.

Distributions to Shareholders

Distributions 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 distributions 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. Distributions 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 Trust, Allianz Variable Insurance Products Fund of Funds Trust and AIM ETF Products Trust based upon relative net assets or another reasonable basis. Allianz Investment Management LLC (the “Manager”), serves as the investment manager for the Trust, Allianz Variable Insurance Products Trust and AIM ETF Products Trust.

This report does not reflect fees or expenses associated with the separate accounts that invest in the Fund or in any variable annuity contracts or variable life insurance policy for which the Fund serves as an investment vehicle.

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. 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, 2023, the Fund did not engage in any Rule 17a-7 transactions.

 

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AZL MVP Moderate Index Strategy Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements

June 30, 2023 (Unaudited)

 

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, 2023, 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”), if any, 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 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. For the period ended June 30, 2023, the monthly average notional amount for long contracts was $19.0 million. There was no short contract activity during the period. 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 values of derivative instruments on the Fund’s Statement of Assets and Liabilities, categorized by risk exposure, as of June 30, 2023:

 

     Asset Derivatives      Liability Derivatives  
  

 

    

 

 
Primary Risk Exposure   

Statement of Assets

and Liabilities Location

   Total Value     

Statement of Assets

and Liabilities Location

   Total Value  

 

 

Equity Risk

           

Futures Contracts

   Receivable for variation margin on futures contracts*      $362,232      Payable for variation margin on futures contracts*      $—  

Interest Rate Risk

           

Futures Contracts

   Receivable for variation margin on futures contracts*           Payable for variation margin on futures contracts*      75,747  

 

*

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

The following is a summary of the effect of derivative instruments on the Statement of Operations, categorized by risk exposure, for the period ended June 30, 2023:

 

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

        

Futures Contracts

   Net realized gains/(losses) on futures contracts/ Change in net unrealized appreciation/ depreciation on futures contracts      $966,237        $362,454  

Interest Rate Risk

        

Futures Contracts

   Net realized gains/(losses) on futures contracts/ Change in net unrealized appreciation/ depreciation on futures contracts      (85,374      (1,867

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, 2024.

Expenses incurred for investment advisory and management services are reflected on the Statement of Operations as “Management fees.”

For the period ended June 30, 2023, 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 remitted to the Fund by the Manager with respect to the annual expense limit in a particular fiscal year may be reimbursed by the Fund to the Manager, provided that such reimbursement will not cause the Fund to exceed the lesser of any applicable expense limit in effect (i) at the time of the original waiver or payment and (ii) at the time of such reimbursement, as supported by standard accounting practices. Such reimbursement only applies to amounts waived or paid by the Manager within the three years prior to the date of such reimbursement, calculated monthly from when the waiver or payment was recorded. 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, 2023, there were no remaining contractual reimbursements subject to repayment by the Fund in subsequent years, and no commitment or contingent liability is expected.

 

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AZL MVP Moderate Index Strategy Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements

June 30, 2023 (Unaudited)

 

Management fees, which the Manager may waive in order to maintain more competitive expense ratios, 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, as applicable. During the period ended June 30, 2023, there were no such waivers.

The Manager serves as the investment adviser of the underlying funds in which the Fund invests. At June 30, 2023, these underlying funds are noted as Affiliated Investment Companies in the Fund’s Schedule of Portfolio Investments. Additional information, including financial statements, about these Funds is available at www.allianzlife.com. 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, 2023 is as follows:

 

    

Value

12/31/22

   

Purchases

at Cost

   

Proceeds

from Sales

   

Net Realized

Gains (Losses)

   

Change in Net

Unrealized

Appreciation

(Depreciation)

   

Value

06/30/23

   

Shares

as of

06/30/23

   

Dividend

Income

   

Net Realized

Gains

Distributions

from Affiliated

Underlying Funds

 

AZL Enhanced Bond Index Fund

  $ 149,874,048     $     $ (7,201,403   $ (1,388,134   $ 4,431,150     $ 145,715,661       15,068,838     $     $  

AZL International Index Fund, Class 2

    59,272,264             (7,086,821     1,074,700       5,578,987       58,839,130       3,455,028              

AZL Mid Cap Index Fund, Class 2

    35,690,028       441,843       (2,912,242     173,458       2,922,344       36,315,431       1,743,420              

AZL S&P 500 Index Fund, Class 2

    111,349,034             (15,493,122     1,692,211       15,720,504       113,268,627       5,735,120              

AZL Small Cap Stock Index Fund, Class 2

    17,714,768       113,318       (1,246,108     13,696       1,042,747       17,638,421       1,458,926              
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  $     373,900,142     $         555,161     $     (33,939,696   $ 1,565,931     $     29,695,732     $     371,777,270       27,461,332     $               —     $  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Pursuant to separate agreements between the Trust 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 SEC. 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 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 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. 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 Trust-wide annual fee of $7,500, paid by the Manager from its profits and not by the Trust, for recordkeeping and reporting services.

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.

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 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 determined pursuant to valuation procedures 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 settlement prices established each day on the primary exchange and are typically categorized as Level 1 in the fair value hierarchy.

 

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AZL MVP Moderate Index Strategy Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements

June 30, 2023 (Unaudited)

 

The Board has designated the Manager to perform the Fund’s fair value determinations in accordance with valuation procedures approved by the Board. The effect of using fair value pricing is that the Fund’s NAV will be subject to the judgment of the Manager. The Manager’s fair valuation process is subject to the oversight of the Board.

The following is a summary of the valuation inputs used as of June 30, 2023 in valuing the Fund’s investments based upon the three levels defined above:

 

Investment Securities:

   Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Total  

Affiliated Investment Companies

        $371,777,270                                      $—                                      $—              $371,777,270     
     

 

 

          

 

 

          

 

 

          

 

 

    

Total Investment Securities

        371,777,270                                        371,777,270     
     

 

 

          

 

 

          

 

 

          

 

 

    

Other Financial Instruments:*

                                   

Futures Contracts

        286,485                                        286,485     
     

 

 

          

 

 

          

 

 

          

 

 

    

Total Investments

                    $372,063,755              $—              $—                          $372,063,755     
     

 

 

          

 

 

          

 

 

          

 

 

    

 

*

Other Financial Instruments would include any derivative instruments, such as futures contracts. These investments are generally presented in the financial statements at variation margin.

5. Security Purchases and Sales

For the period ended June 30, 2023, 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

     $555,161          $33,939,696  

6. Investment Risks

The risks below are presented in an order intended to facilitate readability. Their order does not imply that the realization of one risk is more likely to occur more frequently than another risk, nor does it imply that the realization of one risk is likely to have a greater adverse impact than another risk. The Fund may be subject to other risks in addition to these identified risks. This section discusses certain common principal risks encountered by the Fund.

Derivatives Risk: The Fund may invest directly or through affiliated or unaffiliated mutual funds 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.

Foreign Securities Risk: Investing in the securities of non-U.S. issuers involves a number of risks, such as fluctuations in currency values, adverse political, social or economic developments, and differences in social and economic developments or policies. 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. Certain foreign companies may be subject to sanctions, embargoes, or other governmental actions that may impair or otherwise limit the ability to invest in, receive, hold or sell the securities of such companies.

Fund of Fund Risk: The Fund, as a shareholder of the underlying funds, indirectly bears its proportionate share of any investment management fees and other expenses of the underlying funds. Further due to the fees and expenses paid by the Fund, as well as small variations in the Fund’s actual allocations to the underlying funds and any futures and cash held in the Fund’s portfolio, the performance and income distributions of the Fund will not be the same as the performance and income distributions of the underlying funds. In addition, the Fund maintains indirect exposure to various types of risk which may exist in the underlying Funds, such as foreign securities risk, fixed income securities risk and other risks.

Interest Rate Risk: Debt securities held by an underlying fund may decline in value due to rising interest rates. The price of a bond is also affected by its maturity. Bonds with longer maturities generally have greater sensitivity to changes in interest rates.

Market Risk: The market price of securities owned by the underlying funds may go up or down, sometimes rapidly and unpredictably. Securities may decline in value due to factors affecting securities markets generally or particular industries represented in the securities markets. The value of a security may decline due to general market conditions that are not specifically related to a particular company, such as real or perceived adverse economic conditions, changes in the general outlook for corporate earnings, changes in interest or currency rates, or adverse investor sentiment, as well as natural disasters, and outbreaks of infectious illnesses or other widespread public health issues.

Quantitative Investing Risk: The value of securities selected using quantitative analysis can react differently to issuer, political, market, and economic developments than the market as a whole or securities selected using only fundamental analysis. The factors used in quantitative analysis and the weight placed on those factors may not be predictive of a security’s value. In addition, factors that affect a security’s value can change over time and these changes may not be reflected in the quantitative model. A quantitative model can be adversely affected by errors or imperfections in the factors or the data on which evaluations are based, or by technical issues with construction or implementation of the model, which in any case may result in a failure of the portfolio to perform as expected or a failure to identify securities that will perform well in the future.

7. Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic

The global outbreak of the COVID-19 strain of the coronavirus has caused adverse effects on many companies, sectors, nations, regions and the markets in general, and may continue for an unpredictable duration. The effects of this pandemic may adversely impact the value and performance of the Fund, its ability to buy and sell fund investments at appropriate valuations, and its ability to achieve its investment objective(s).

 

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AZL MVP Moderate Index Strategy Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements

June 30, 2023 (Unaudited)

 

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 of securities, including derivatives and short positions as applicable, for federal income tax purposes at December 31, 2022 was $375,499,065. The gross unrealized appreciation/ (depreciation) on a tax basis was as follows:

 

Unrealized appreciation

     $21,606,021  

Unrealized (depreciation)

     (22,701,803)  
  

 

 

 

Net unrealized appreciation/(depreciation)

                     $(1,095,782)  
  

 

 

 

The tax character of dividends paid to shareholders during the year ended December 31, 2022 was as follows:

 

     

Ordinary

Income

    

Net

Long-Term

Capital Gains

     Total Distributions(a)  

AZL MVP Moderate Index Strategy Fund

   $23,583,961      $21,582,597      $45,166,558

 

(a)

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

At December 31, 2022, 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

   $7,277,589    $5,115,916    $—    $(1,095,782)    $11,297,723

 

(a)

The differences between book-basis and tax-basis unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) are attributable primarily to tax deferral of losses on wash sales and the difference between book and tax amortization methods for premium and market discounts.

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, 2023, the Fund had an individual shareholder account which is affiliated with the Manager representing ownership in excess of 85% of the Fund. Investment activities of this shareholder could have a material impact to the Fund.

10. Recent Regulatory Pronouncements

Effective January 24, 2023, the SEC adopted rule and form amendments that require open-end management investment companies to transmit concise and visually engaging annual and semi-annual reports to shareholders that highlight key information. Other information, including financial statements, will no longer appear in a tailored shareholder report but must be available online, delivered free of charge upon request, and filed on a semi-annual basis on Form N-CSR. The rule and form amendments have a compliance date of July 24, 2024. Management is currently evaluating the effect of these amendments on the shareholder reports for the Fund.

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 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-PORT. Schedules of Portfolio Holdings for the Fund are available without charge on the Commission’s website at http://www.sec.gov, or may be obtained by calling 800-624-0197.

 

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Statement Regarding the Trust’s Liquidity Risk Management Program (Unaudited)

Each series (each such series a “Fund” and, together, the “Funds”) of the Allianz Variable Insurance Products Trust, but not the AZL Government Money Market Fund, and of the Allianz Variable Insurance Products Fund of Funds Trust (each a “Trust”) has adopted and implemented a written liquidity risk management program (the “Program”) pursuant to Rule 22e-4 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “Liquidity Rule”). The Program includes policies and procedures reasonably designed to assess and manage each Fund’s liquidity risk (the “risk that a fund could not meet requests to redeem shares issued by the fund without significant dilution of remaining investors’ interests in the fund”) and to comply with the requirements of the Liquidity Rule, including: (i) assessment, management and periodic review of liquidity risk; (ii) classification of portfolio holdings; (iii) establishment of a highly liquid investment minimum (“HLIM”), as applicable; (iv) limitation of illiquid investments; and (v) redemptions in-kind.

The Board of Trustees of each Fund (together, the “Board”) approved the designation of the individual officers of the Trust who serve as the administrators of the Program (the “Program Administrators”). The Program Administrators oversee the implementation of the Program, including the monitoring of liquidity and liquidity risk for each Fund on an ongoing basis.

At a meeting of the Board held on February 21, 2023, the Program Administrators provided their annual written report (the “Report”) to the Board addressing the operation of the Program and assessing its adequacy and effectiveness of implementation for the annual period from January 1, 2022, through December 31, 2022 (the “Reporting Period”). This Report included an overview of the operation of the Program, including liquidity events relevant to the Funds, if any, during the Reporting Period and conclusions with respect to the adequacy of the policies and procedures of the Program and the effectiveness of Program implementation. The Report also included a summary of the annual assessment of each Fund’s liquidity risk, which took into account the following factors enumerated in the Liquidity Rule and identified in the Program, as applicable:

1) Each Fund’s investment strategy and liquidity of portfolio investments during both normal and reasonably foreseeable stressed conditions, including: (i) whether the Fund’s investment strategy is appropriate for an open-end fund; (ii) the extent to which the Fund’s strategy involves a relatively concentrated portfolio or large positions in particular issuers; (iii) the Fund’s use of borrowings for investment purposes; and (iv) the Fund’s use of derivatives;

2) Short-term and long-term cash flow projections during both normal and reasonably foreseeable stressed conditions; and

3) Holdings of cash and cash equivalents, as well as borrowing arrangements and other funding sources.

Based on the information considered, the Report concluded that each Fund continues to have an investment strategy that is appropriate for an open-end fund, and that each Fund is reasonably likely to be able to meet redemption requests without significant dilution of remaining shareholders’ interests in the Fund. There were no material liquidity matters impacting the Funds identified in the Report, and the Report concluded that the Program operated effectively during the Reporting Period, including during periods of market volatility and net redemptions.

In accordance with the Program, each Fund’s portfolio investments were classified into one of four liquidity categories as provided in the Liquidity Rule as applicable during the Reporting Period. Liquidity classification determinations take into account a variety of factors including market, trading and investment-specific considerations, as well as market depth in accordance with the requirements of the Liquidity Rule and as specified in the Program, and generally incorporate analysis from a third-party data vendor. The Report reviewed the classification methodology as provided in the Program and noted there were no material issues with respect to liquidity classifications during the Reporting Period.

Pursuant to the Liquidity Rule, no Fund may acquire any illiquid investment if, after the acquisition, the Fund would have invested more than 15% of its assets in illiquid investments that are assets. The Program includes provisions reasonably designed to comply with the 15% limit on illiquid investments. During the Reporting Period, no Fund breached the 15% limit on illiquid investments.

During the Reporting Period, no Fund maintained a designated HLIM; each Fund primarily holds assets which are highly liquid investments, and, therefore, none of the Funds are required to maintain an HLIM pursuant to the Liquidity Rule or the Program.

The Funds that engage in or reserve the right to redeem in kind have adopted policies and procedures regarding in-kind redemptions as required by the Liquidity Rule.

On the basis of the review, the Report concluded that: (i) the Program remains reasonably designed to manage each Fund’s liquidity risk; (ii) the Program was implemented and operated effectively to achieve the goal of assessing and managing each Fund’s liquidity risk during the Reporting Period; and (iii) each Fund was able to meet requests for redemption without significant dilution of remaining investors in the Fund during the Reporting Period. The Report noted that there were no material changes to the Program during the Reporting Period, and none were recommended by the Program Administrators in connection with the Report.

 

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AZL® MVP T. Rowe Price Capital Appreciation Plus Fund

Semi-Annual Report

June 30, 2023

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

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Table of Contents

Expense Examples and Portfolio Composition

Page 3

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

Page 4

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

Page 5

Statement of Operations

Page 5

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

Page 6

Financial Highlights

Page 7

Notes to the Financial Statements

Page 8

Other Information

Page 13

Statement Regarding the Trust’s Liquidity Risk Management Program

Page 14

 

 

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 or 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
1/1/23
  Ending
Account Value
6/30/23
  Expenses Paid
During Period
1/1/23 - 6/30/23*
  Annualized Expense
Ratio During Period
1/1/23 - 6/30/23

AZL MVP T. Rowe Price Capital Appreciation Plus Fund

    $ 1,000.00     $ 1,105.10     $ 0.68       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
1/1/23
  Ending
Account Value
6/30/23
  Expenses Paid
During Period
1/1/23 - 6/30/23*
  Annualized Expense
Ratio During Period
1/1/23 - 6/30/23

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 multiplied by the Fund’s annualized expense ratio multiplied by 181/365 (the number of days in the most recent fiscal half-year divided by the number of days in the fiscal year).

Portfolio Composition

(Unaudited)

 

Investments   Percent
of Net Assets

Domestic Equity Funds

                  77.6%  

Fixed Income Fund

      17.4     
   

 

 

 

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, 2023

 

Shares          Value  
Affiliated Investment Companies (95.0%):       
Domestic Equity Funds (77.6%):       
        $16,443,188    AZL S&P 500 Index Fund, Class 2    $ 324,752,972  
    $32,927,909   

AZL T. Rowe Price Capital Appreciation Fund

     595,336,603  
  

 

 

 
        920,089,575  
  

 

 

 
Shares          Value
Affiliated Investment Companies, continued     
Fixed Income Fund (17.4%):     
    $21,348,099    AZL Enhanced Bond Index Fund      $ 206,436,122
    

 

 

 

  Total Affiliated Investment Companies

    (Cost $988,981,225)

       1,126,525,697
    

 

 

 

  Total Investment Securities

    

  (Cost $988,981,225) — 95.0%

       1,126,525,697

  Net other assets (liabilities) — 5.0%

       59,069,215
    

 

 

 

  Net Assets — 100.0%

     $ 1,185,594,912
    

 

 

 
 

 

Percentages indicated are based on net assets as of June 30, 2023.

Futures Contracts

At June 30, 2023, the Fund’s open futures contracts were as follows:

Long Futures

 

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

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

     9/15/23        157      $             35,232,763      $             1,093,662  

U.S. Treasury 10-Year Note September Futures (U.S. Dollar)

     9/20/23        208        23,351,250        (228,790
        

 

 

 
         $             864,872  
           

 

 

 

 

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, 2023

(Unaudited)

 

Assets:

   

Investments in affiliates, at cost

    $ 988,981,225
   

 

 

 

Investments in affiliates, at value

    $ 1,126,525,697

Cash

      350,968

Deposit at broker for futures contracts collateral

      59,235,846

Interest and dividends receivable

      211,122

Prepaid expenses

      4,970
   

 

 

 

Total Assets

      1,186,328,603
   

 

 

 

Liabilities:

   

Payable for affiliated investments purchased

      350,968

Payable for capital shares redeemed

      237,220

Payable for variation margin on futures contracts

      1,867

Management fees payable

      96,516

Administration fees payable

      13,083

Custodian fees payable

      2,599

Administrative and compliance services fees payable

      1,509

Transfer agent fees payable

      690

Trustee fees payable

      9,913

Other accrued liabilities

      19,326
   

 

 

 

Total Liabilities

      733,691
   

 

 

 

Commitments and contingent liabilities^

   
   

 

 

 

Net Assets

    $ 1,185,594,912
   

 

 

 

Net Assets Consist of:

   

Paid in capital

    $ 1,033,940,693

Total distributable earnings

      151,654,219
   

 

 

 

Net Assets

    $     1,185,594,912
   

 

 

 

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

      95,554,963

Net Asset Value (offering and redemption price per share)

    $ 12.41
   

 

 

 

^ See Note 3 in Notes to the Financial Statements.

Statement of Operations

For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2023

(Unaudited)

 

Investment Income:

   

Interest

    $ 1,133,602

Dividends from non-affiliates

      23,194
   

 

 

 

Total Investment Income

      1,156,796
   

 

 

 

Expenses:

   

Management fees

      582,721

Administration fees

      56,579

Custodian fees

      8,652

Administrative and compliance services fees

      8,606

Transfer agent fees

      3,416

Trustee fees

      31,692

Professional fees

      27,534

Shareholder reports

      14,170

Other expenses

      10,881
   

 

 

 

Total expenses

      744,251
   

 

 

 

Net Investment Income/(Loss)

      412,545
   

 

 

 

Net realized and Change in net unrealized gains/losses on investments:

   

Net realized gains/(losses) on affiliated underlying funds

      (5,197,891 )

Net realized gains/(losses) on futures contracts

      193,418

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation on affiliated underlying funds

      120,787,678

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation on futures contracts

      1,139,047
   

 

 

 

Net realized and Change in net unrealized gains/losses on investments

      116,922,252
   

 

 

 

Change in Net Assets Resulting From Operations

    $     117,334,797
   

 

 

 
 

 

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, 2023
 

For the

Year Ended
December 31, 2022

    (Unaudited)    

Change In Net Assets:

       

Operations:

       

Net investment income/(loss)

    $ 412,545     $ 10,681,859

Net realized gains/(losses) on investments

      (5,004,473 )       134,665,669

Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments

      121,926,725       (343,676,062 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from operations

      117,334,797       (198,328,534 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Distributions to Shareholders:

       

Distributions

            (163,081,942 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from distributions to shareholders

            (163,081,942 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Capital Transactions:

       

Proceeds from shares issued

      2,554,323       9,252,790

Proceeds from dividends reinvested

            163,081,942

Value of shares redeemed

      (86,628,060 )       (136,568,768 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from capital transactions

      (84,073,737 )       35,765,964
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Change in net assets

      33,261,060       (325,644,512 )

Net Assets:

       

Beginning of period

      1,152,333,852       1,477,978,364
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

End of period

    $     1,185,594,912     $ 1,152,333,852
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Share Transactions:

       

Shares issued

      214,134       697,803

Dividends reinvested

            14,678,843

Shares redeemed

      (7,315,759 )       (10,374,116 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Change in shares

      (7,101,625 )       5,002,530
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Amounts shown as “—” are either $0 or round to less than $1.

 

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. Does not reflect fees or expenses associated with the separate accounts that invest in the Fund or in any variable annuity contracts or variable life insurance policy for which the Fund serves as an investment vehicle.)

 

    Six Months
Ended
June 30, 2023
  Year Ended
December 31,
2022
  Year Ended
December 31,
2021
  Year Ended
December 31,
2020
  Year Ended
December 31,
2019
  Year Ended
December 31,
2018
    (Unaudited)                    

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period

    $ 11.23     $ 15.13     $ 14.07     $ 13.85     $ 11.96     $ 12.71
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Investment Activities:

                       

Net Investment Income/(Loss)

      (a)(b)       0.11 (a)       0.12 (a)       0.19 (a)       0.25 (a)       0.16

Net Realized and Unrealized Gains/ (Losses) on Investments

      1.18       (2.21 )       2.21       0.87       2.27       (0.34 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total from Investment Activities

      1.18       (2.10 )       2.33       1.06       2.52       (0.18 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Distributions to Shareholders From:

                       

Net Investment Income

            (1.02 )       (0.55 )       (0.39 )       (0.25 )       (0.13 )

Net Realized Gains

            (0.78 )       (0.72 )       (0.45 )       (0.38 )       (0.44 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total Dividends

            (1.80 )       (1.27 )       (0.84 )       (0.63 )       (0.57 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net Asset Value, End of Period

    $ 12.41     $ 11.23     $ 15.13     $ 14.07     $ 13.85     $ 11.96
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total Return(c)

      10.51 %(d)       (13.71 )%       17.04 %       8.02 %       21.39 %       (1.67 )%

Ratios to Average Net Assets/ Supplemental Data:

                       

Net Assets, End of Period (000’s)

    $ 1,185,595     $ 1,152,334     $ 1,477,978     $ 1,372,669     $ 1,325,661     $ 1,083,375

Net Investment Income/(Loss)(e)

      0.07 %       0.85 %       0.78 %       1.41 %       1.90 %       1.27 %

Expenses Before Reductions*(e)(f)

      0.13 %       0.12 %       0.12 %       0.12 %       0.12 %       0.12 %

Expenses Net of Reductions*(e)

      0.13 %       0.12 %       0.12 %       0.12 %       0.12 %       0.12 %

Portfolio Turnover Rate

      (d)(g)       10 %       10 %       10 %       5 %       5 %

 

*

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

 

(a)

Calculated using the average shares method.

 

(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 for periods less than one year.

 

(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 T. Rowe Price Capital Appreciation Plus Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements

June 30, 2023 (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 an open-end management investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, (the “1940 Act”) and thus is determined to be an investment company, and follows the investment company accounting and reporting guidance under Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 946 “Financial Services—Investment Companies”. The Trust consists of 9 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 8 are presented in separate reports. The Fund is a diversified series of the Trust.

The Fund is a “fund of funds”, which means that the Fund invests primarily in other mutual funds (the “Underlying Funds”). Underlying Funds invest in stocks, bonds, and other securities and reflect varying amounts of potential investment risk and reward. The Underlying Funds record their investments at fair value. Periodically, the 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 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.

Distributions to Shareholders

Distributions 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 distributions 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. Distributions 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 Trust, Allianz Variable Insurance Products Fund of Funds Trust and AIM ETF Products Trust based upon relative net assets or another reasonable basis. Allianz Investment Management LLC (the “Manager”), serves as the investment manager for the Trust, Allianz Variable Insurance Products Trust and AIM ETF Products Trust.

This report does not reflect fees or expenses associated with the separate accounts that invest in the Fund or in any variable annuity contracts or variable life insurance policy for which the Fund serves as an investment vehicle.

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. 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, 2023, the Fund did not engage in any Rule 17a-7 transactions.

 

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AZL MVP T. Rowe Price Capital Appreciation Plus Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements

June 30, 2023 (Unaudited)

 

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, 2023, 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”), if any, 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 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. For the period ended June 30, 2023, the monthly average notional amount for long contracts was $57.4 million. There was no short contract activity during the period. 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 values of derivative instruments on the Fund’s Statement of Assets and Liabilities, categorized by risk exposure, as of June 30, 2023:

 

    

Asset Derivatives

  

Liability Derivatives

Primary Risk Exposure   

Statement of Assets

and Liabilities Location

   Total Value    Statement of Assets
and Liabilities Location
   Total Value

Equity Risk

            
Futures Contracts    Receivable for variation margin on futures contracts*        $1,093,662    Payable for variation margin on futures contracts*        $—

Interest Rate Risk

            
Futures Contracts    Receivable for variation margin on futures contracts*           Payable for variation margin on futures contracts*        228,790

 

*

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

The following is a summary of the effect of derivative instruments on the Statement of Operations, categorized by risk exposure, for the period ended June 30, 2023:

 

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

         
Futures Contracts    Net realized gains/(losses) on futures contracts/ Change in net unrealized appreciation/ depreciation on futures contracts        $456,927        $1,125,187

Interest Rate Risk

         
Futures Contracts    Net realized gains/(losses) on futures contracts/ Change in net unrealized appreciation/ depreciation on futures contracts        (263,509 )        13,860

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, 2024. Expenses incurred for investment advisory and management services are reflected on the Statement of Operations as “Management fees.”

For the period ended June 30, 2023, 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 remitted to the Fund by the Manager with respect to the annual expense limit in a particular fiscal year may be reimbursed by the Fund to the Manager, provided that such reimbursement will not cause the Fund to exceed the lesser of any applicable expense limit in effect (i) at the time of the original waiver or payment and (ii) at the time of such reimbursement, as supported by standard accounting practices. Such reimbursement only applies to amounts waived or paid by the Manager within the three years prior to the date of such reimbursement, calculated monthly from when the waiver or payment was recorded. 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, 2023, there were no remaining contractual reimbursements subject to repayment by the Fund in subsequent years, and no commitment or contingent liability is expected.

 

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AZL MVP T. Rowe Price Capital Appreciation Plus Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements

June 30, 2023 (Unaudited)

 

Management fees, which the Manager may waive in order to maintain more competitive expense ratios, 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, as applicable. During the period ended June 30, 2023, there were no such waivers.

The Manager serves as the investment adviser of the underlying funds in which the Fund invests. At June 30, 2023, these underlying funds are noted as Affiliated Investment Companies in the Fund’s Schedule of Portfolio Investments. Additional information, including financial statements, about these Funds is available at www.allianzlife.com. 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, 2023 is as follows:

 

     Value
12/31/22
  Purchases
at Cost
 

Proceeds

from Sales

  Net Realized
Gains (Losses)
  Change in Net
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
  Value
06/30/23
   Shares
as of
06/30/23
  Dividend
Income
 

Net Realized
Gains

Distributions
from Affiliated
Underlying Funds

AZL Enhanced Bond Index Fund

    $ 202,148,827     $ 235,982     $     $     $ 4,051,313     $ 206,436,122        21,348,099     $     $

AZL S&P 500 Index Fund, Class 2

      310,293,240             (34,616,742 )       5,231,299       43,845,175       324,752,972        16,443,188            

AZL T. Rowe Price Capital

                                    

Appreciation Fund

      580,347,796             (47,473,195 )       (10,429,188 )       72,891,190       595,336,603        32,927,909            
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

      

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 
    $ 1,092,789,863     $ 235,982     $ (82,089,937 )     $ (5,197,889 )     $ 120,787,678     $ 1,126,525,697        70,719,196     $             —     $             —
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

      

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Pursuant to separate agreements between the Trust 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 SEC. 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 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 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. 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 Trust-wide annual fee of $7,500, paid by the Manager from its profits and not by the Trust, for recordkeeping and reporting services.

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.

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 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 determined pursuant to valuation procedures 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 settlement prices established each day on the primary exchange and are typically categorized as Level 1 in the fair value hierarchy.

The Board has designated the Manager to perform the Fund’s fair value determinations in accordance with valuation procedures approved by the Board. The effect of using fair value pricing is that the Fund’s NAV will be subject to the judgment of the Manager. The Manager’s fair valuation process is subject to the oversight of the Board.

 

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AZL MVP T. Rowe Price Capital Appreciation Plus Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements

June 30, 2023 (Unaudited)

 

The following is a summary of the valuation inputs used as of June 30, 2023 in valuing the Fund’s investments based upon the three levels defined above:

 

Investment Securities:      Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Total
                             

Affiliated Investment Companies

               $ 1,126,525,697                        $                    $                $ 1,126,525,697
      

 

 

        

 

 

        

 

 

        

 

 

 

Total Investment Securities

         1,126,525,697                            1,126,525,697
      

 

 

        

 

 

        

 

 

        

 

 

 

Other Financial Instruments:*

                           

Futures Contracts

         864,872                            864,872
      

 

 

        

 

 

        

 

 

        

 

 

 

Total Investments

               $ 1,127,390,569                        $                    $                $ 1,127,390,569
      

 

 

        

 

 

        

 

 

        

 

 

 

 

*

Other Financial Instruments would include any derivative instruments, such as futures contracts. These investments are generally presented in the financial statements at variation margin.

5. Security Purchases and Sales

For the period ended June 30, 2023, 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

       $ 235,982        $ 82,089,937

6. Investment Risks

The risks below are presented in an order intended to facilitate readability. Their order does not imply that the realization of one risk is more likely to occur more frequently than another risk, nor does it imply that the realization of one risk is likely to have a greater adverse impact than another risk. The Fund may be subject to other risks in addition to these identified risks. This section discusses certain common principal risks encountered by the Fund.

Derivatives Risk: The Fund may invest directly or through affiliated or unaffiliated mutual funds 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.

Foreign Securities Risk: Investing in the securities of non-U.S. issuers involves a number of risks, such as fluctuations in currency values, adverse political, social or economic developments, and differences in social and economic developments or policies. 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. Certain foreign companies may be subject to sanctions, embargoes, or other governmental actions that may impair or otherwise limit the ability to invest in, receive, hold or sell the securities of such companies.

Fund of Fund Risk: The Fund, as a shareholder of the underlying funds, indirectly bears its proportionate share of any investment management fees and other expenses of the underlying funds. Further due to the fees and expenses paid by the Fund, as well as small variations in the Fund’s actual allocations to the underlying funds and any futures and cash held in the Fund’s portfolio, the performance and income distributions of the Fund will not be the same as the performance and income distributions of the underlying funds. In addition, the Fund maintains indirect exposure to various types of risk which may exist in the underlying Funds, such as foreign securities risk, fixed income securities risk and other risks.

Interest Rate Risk: Debt securities held by an underlying fund may decline in value due to rising interest rates. The price of a bond is also affected by its maturity. Bonds with longer maturities generally have greater sensitivity to changes in interest rates.

Market Risk: The market price of securities owned by the underlying funds may go up or down, sometimes rapidly and unpredictably. Securities may decline in value due to factors affecting securities markets generally or particular industries represented in the securities markets. The value of a security may decline due to general market conditions that are not specifically related to a particular company, such as real or perceived adverse economic conditions, changes in the general outlook for corporate earnings, changes in interest or currency rates, or adverse investor sentiment, as well as natural disasters, and outbreaks of infectious illnesses or other widespread public health issues.

Quantitative Investing Risk: The value of securities selected using quantitative analysis can react differently to issuer, political, market, and economic developments than the market as a whole or securities selected using only fundamental analysis. The factors used in quantitative analysis and the weight placed on those factors may not be predictive of a security’s value. In addition, factors that affect a security’s value can change over time and these changes may not be reflected in the quantitative model. A quantitative model can be adversely affected by errors or imperfections in the factors or the data on which evaluations are based, or by technical issues with construction or implementation of the model, which in any case may result in a failure of the portfolio to perform as expected or a failure to identify securities that will perform well in the future.

7. Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic

The global outbreak of the COVID-19 strain of the coronavirus has caused adverse effects on many companies, sectors, nations, regions and the markets in general, and may continue for an unpredictable duration. The effects of this pandemic may adversely impact the value and performance of the Fund, its ability to buy and sell fund investments at appropriate valuations, and its ability to achieve its investment objective(s).

 

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AZL MVP T. Rowe Price Capital Appreciation Plus Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements

June 30, 2023 (Unaudited)

 

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 of securities, including derivatives and short positions as applicable, for federal income tax purposes at December 31, 2022 was $319,368,454. The gross unrealized appreciation/ (depreciation) on a tax basis was as follows:

 

Unrealized appreciation

             $ 47,397,173

Unrealized (depreciation)

       (36,267,952 )
    

 

 

 

Net unrealized appreciation/(depreciation)

             $ 11,129,221
    

 

 

 

As of the end of its tax year ended December 31, 2022, the Fund had capital loss carry forwards (“CLCFs”) as summarized in the table below. The Board does not intend to authorize a distribution of any realized gain for the Fund until any applicable CLCF has been offset.

CLCFs not subject to expiration:

 

      Short-Term
Amount
   Long-Term
Amount
   Total

AZL MVP T. Rowe Price Capital Appreciation Plus Fund

     $ 12,754,208      $ –        $ 12,754,208

 

(a)

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

The tax character of dividends paid to shareholders during the year ended December 31, 2022 was as follows:

 

      Ordinary
Income
  

Net

Long-Term
Capital Gains

   Total Distributions(a)

AZL MVP T. Rowe Price Capital Appreciation Plus Fund

     $ 116,758,976      $ 46,322,966      $ 163,081,942

 

(a)

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

At December 31, 2022, 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

       $ 91,615,824        $        $ (12,754,208 )        $ 11,129,221        $ 89,990,837

 

(a)

The differences between book-basis and tax-basis unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) are attributable primarily to tax deferral of losses on wash sales and the difference between book and tax amortization methods for premium and market discounts.

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, 2023, the Fund had an individual shareholder account which is affiliated with the Manager representing ownership in excess of 85% of the Fund. Investment activities of this shareholder could have a material impact to the Fund.

10. Recent Regulatory Pronouncements

Effective January 24, 2023, the SEC adopted rule and form amendments that require open-end management investment companies to transmit concise and visually engaging annual and semi-annual reports to shareholders that highlight key information. Other information, including financial statements, will no longer appear in a tailored shareholder report but must be available online, delivered free of charge upon request, and filed on a semi-annual basis on Form N-CSR. The rule and form amendments have a compliance date of July 24,

2024. Management is currently evaluating the effect of these amendments on the shareholder reports for the Fund.

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 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-PORT. Schedules of Portfolio Holdings for the Fund are available without charge on the Commission’s website at http://www.sec.gov, or may be obtained by calling 800-624-0197.

 

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Statement Regarding the Trust’s Liquidity Risk Management Program (Unaudited)

Each series (each such series a “Fund” and, together, the “Funds”) of the Allianz Variable Insurance Products Trust, but not the AZL Government Money Market Fund, and of the Allianz Variable Insurance Products Fund of Funds Trust (each a “Trust”) has adopted and implemented a written liquidity risk management program (the “Program”) pursuant to Rule 22e-4 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “Liquidity Rule”). The Program includes policies and procedures reasonably designed to assess and manage each Fund’s liquidity risk (the “risk that a fund could not meet requests to redeem shares issued by the fund without significant dilution of remaining investors’ interests in the fund”) and to comply with the requirements of the Liquidity Rule, including: (i) assessment, management and periodic review of liquidity risk; (ii) classification of portfolio holdings; (iii) establishment of a highly liquid investment minimum (“HLIM”), as applicable; (iv) limitation of illiquid investments; and (v) redemptions in-kind.

The Board of Trustees of each Fund (together, the “Board”) approved the designation of the individual officers of the Trust who serve as the administrators of the Program (the “Program Administrators”). The Program Administrators oversee the implementation of the Program, including the monitoring of liquidity and liquidity risk for each Fund on an ongoing basis.

At a meeting of the Board held on February 21, 2023, the Program Administrators provided their annual written report (the “Report”) to the Board addressing the operation of the Program and assessing its adequacy and effectiveness of implementation for the annual period from January 1, 2022, through December 31, 2022 (the “Reporting Period”). This Report included an overview of the operation of the Program, including liquidity events relevant to the Funds, if any, during the Reporting Period and conclusions with respect to the adequacy of the policies and procedures of the Program and the effectiveness of Program implementation. The Report also included a summary of the annual assessment of each Fund’s liquidity risk, which took into account the following factors enumerated in the Liquidity Rule and identified in the Program, as applicable:

1) Each Fund’s investment strategy and liquidity of portfolio investments during both normal and reasonably foreseeable stressed conditions, including: (i) whether the Fund’s investment strategy is appropriate for an open-end fund; (ii) the extent to which the Fund’s strategy involves a relatively concentrated portfolio or large positions in particular issuers; (iii) the Fund’s use of borrowings for investment purposes; and (iv) the Fund’s use of derivatives;

2) Short-term and long-term cash flow projections during both normal and reasonably foreseeable stressed conditions; and

3) Holdings of cash and cash equivalents, as well as borrowing arrangements and other funding sources.

Based on the information considered, the Report concluded that each Fund continues to have an investment strategy that is appropriate for an open-end fund, and that each Fund is reasonably likely to be able to meet redemption requests without significant dilution of remaining shareholders’ interests in the Fund. There were no material liquidity matters impacting the Funds identified in the Report, and the Report concluded that the Program operated effectively during the Reporting Period, including during periods of market volatility and net redemptions.

In accordance with the Program, each Fund’s portfolio investments were classified into one of four liquidity categories as provided in the Liquidity Rule as applicable during the Reporting Period. Liquidity classification determinations take into account a variety of factors including market, trading and investment-specific considerations, as well as market depth in accordance with the requirements of the Liquidity Rule and as specified in the Program, and generally incorporate analysis from a third-party data vendor. The Report reviewed the classification methodology as provided in the Program and noted there were no material issues with respect to liquidity classifications during the Reporting Period.

Pursuant to the Liquidity Rule, no Fund may acquire any illiquid investment if, after the acquisition, the Fund would have invested more than 15% of its assets in illiquid investments that are assets. The Program includes provisions reasonably designed to comply with the 15% limit on illiquid investments. During the Reporting Period, no Fund breached the 15% limit on illiquid investments.

During the Reporting Period, no Fund maintained a designated HLIM; each Fund primarily holds assets which are highly liquid investments, and, therefore, none of the Funds are required to maintain an HLIM pursuant to the Liquidity Rule or the Program.

The Funds that engage in or reserve the right to redeem in kind have adopted policies and procedures regarding in-kind redemptions as required by the Liquidity Rule.

On the basis of the review, the Report concluded that: (i) the Program remains reasonably designed to manage each Fund’s liquidity risk; (ii) the Program was implemented and operated effectively to achieve the goal of assessing and managing each Fund’s liquidity risk during the Reporting Period; and (iii) each Fund was able to meet requests for redemption without significant dilution of remaining investors in the Fund during the Reporting Period. The Report noted that there were no material changes to the Program during the Reporting Period, and none were recommended by the Program Administrators in connection with the Report.

 

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The Allianz VIP Fund of Funds are distributed by Allianz Life Financial Services, LLC.   
These Funds are not FDIC Insured.    SARRPT0623 08/23


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 (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the Act (17 CFR 270.30a-3(d)) that occurred during 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. Disclosure of Securities Lending Activities for Closed-End Management Investment Companies.

Not applicable.


Item 13. Exhibits.

 

(a)(1)   Not applicable—only for annual reports.
(a)(2)   Certifications pursuant to Rule 30a-2(a) are furnished herewith.
(a)(3)   Not applicable.
(a)(4)   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  

August 23, 2023

 

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  

August 23, 2023

 
By (Signature and Title)  

/s/ Bashir C. Asad

  Bashir C. Asad, Principal Financial Officer & Principal Accounting Officer
Date  

August 23, 2023