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FORM N-Q

 

QUARTERLY SCHEDULE OF PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS OF REGISTERED
MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANY

 

Investment Company Act file number

811-01829

 

Columbia Acorn Trust

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

 

227 W. Monroe Street, Suite 3000, Chicago, IL

 

60606

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

(Zip code)

 

Paul B. Goucher, Esq

Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC

100 Park Avenue

New York, New York 10017

 

P. Zachary Egan

Columbia Acorn Trust

227 West Monroe Street, Suite 3000

Chicago, Illinois 60606

 

Mary C. Moynihan

Perkins Coie LLP

700 13th Street, NW

Suite 600

Washington, DC 20005

(Name and address of agent for service)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:

312-634-9200

 

 

Date of fiscal year end:

December 31

 

 

Date of reporting period:

September 30, 2015

 

 



 

Item 1. Schedule of Investments.

 



 

COLUMBIA ACORN® FUND

STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS (UNAUDITED), SEPTEMBER 30, 2015

 

Number of Shares

 

 

 

Value

 

Equities: 95.5%

 

 

 

Information 28.2%

 

 

 

 

 

> Business Software 6.1%

 

 

 

1,307,860

 

Ansys (a)

 

$

115,274,780

 

 

 

Simulation Software for Engineers & Designers

 

 

 

531,160

 

Ultimate Software (a)

 

95,082,951

 

 

 

Human Capital Management Systems

 

 

 

4,174,029

 

Cadence Design Systems (a)

 

86,318,920

 

 

 

Electronic Design Automation Software

 

 

 

1,228,326

 

Verint Systems (a)

 

53,002,267

 

 

 

Contact Center & Security Software

 

 

 

738,167

 

SPS Commerce (a)

 

50,114,158

 

 

 

Supply Chain Management Software Delivered via the Web

 

 

 

1,364,000

 

Cvent (a)

 

45,912,240

 

 

 

Software for Corporate Event Planners & Marketing Platform for Hotels

 

 

 

505,397

 

NetSuite (a)

 

42,402,808

 

 

 

Enterprise Software Delivered via the Web

 

 

 

1,134,283

 

Textura (a)(b)

 

29,309,873

 

 

 

Construction Vendor Management Software

 

 

 

550,000

 

DemandWare (a)

 

28,424,000

 

 

 

E-Commerce Website Platform for Retailers & Apparel Manufacturers

 

 

 

2,190,721

 

inContact (a)(b)

 

16,452,315

 

 

 

Call Center Systems Delivered via the Web & Telco Services

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

562,294,312

 

 

 

> Instrumentation 3.2%

 

 

 

500,314

 

Mettler-Toledo International (a)

 

142,459,408

 

 

 

Laboratory Equipment

 

 

 

1,051,460

 

IPG Photonics (a)

 

79,879,416

 

 

 

Fiber Lasers

 

 

 

1,440,913

 

FLIR Systems

 

40,331,155

 

 

 

Infrared Cameras

 

 

 

1,765,318

 

Trimble Navigation (a)

 

28,986,522

 

 

 

GPS-based Instruments

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

291,656,501

 

 

 

> Business Information & Marketing Services 2.7%

 

 

 

7,500,000

 

Bankrate (a)(c)

 

77,625,000

 

 

 

Internet Advertising for the Insurance, Credit Card & Banking Markets

 

 

 

1,019,873

 

Verisk Analytics (a)

 

75,378,813

 

 

 

Risk & Decision Analytics

 

 

 

3,041,462

 

Navigant Consulting (a)(c)

 

48,389,660

 

 

 

Financial Consulting Firm

 

 

 

1,780,644

 

RPX (a)

 

24,430,436

 

 

 

Patent Aggregation & Defensive Patent Consulting

 

 

 

223,000

 

Dun & Bradstreet

 

23,415,000

 

 

 

Commercial Data Provider

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

249,238,909

 

 

 

> Computer Hardware & Related Equipment 2.6%

 

 

 

3,102,522

 

Amphenol

 

158,104,521

 

 

 

Electronic Connectors

 

 

 

430,258

 

Zebra Technologies (a)

 

32,936,250

 

 

 

Bar Code Printers & Mobile Computers

 

 

 

978,966

 

VeriFone Holdings (a)

 

27,146,727

 

 

 

Point of Sale Systems

 

 

 

466,375

 

Rogers (a)

 

24,801,823

 

 

 

Printed Circuit Materials & High Performance Foams

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

242,989,321

 

 

 

> Computer Services 2.6%

 

 

 

2,021,597

 

WNS - ADR (a)

 

56,503,636

 

 

 

Offshore Business Process Outsourcing Services

 

 

 

1,078,328

 

Virtusa (a)

 

55,329,010

 

 

 

Offshore IT Outsourcing

 

 

 

1,256,334

 

ExlService Holdings (a)

 

46,396,414

 

 

 

Business Process Outsourcing

 

 

 

1,714,083

 

Genpact (a)

 

40,469,500

 

 

 

Business Process Outsourcing

 

 

 

2,588,645

 

Hackett Group (c)

 

35,593,869

 

 

 

IT Integration & Best Practice Research

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

234,292,429

 

 

 

> Mobile Communications 2.4%

 

 

 

557,169

 

SBA Communications (a)

 

58,357,881

 

 

 

Communications Towers

 

 

 

34,500,000

 

Globalstar (a)

 

54,165,000

 

 

 

Satellite Mobile Voice & Data Carrier

 

 

 

655,865

 

Crown Castle International

 

51,728,072

 

 

 

Communications Towers

 

 

 

2,138,621

 

Gogo (a)(b)

 

32,678,129

 

 

 

Provider of Wi-Fi on Airplanes

 

 

 

1,767,570

 

Global Eagle Entertainment (a)(b)

 

20,291,704

 

 

 

Provider of Entertainment & Wi-Fi on Airplanes

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

217,220,786

 

 

 

> Internet Related 1.7%

 

 

 

14,475,223

 

Vonage (a)(c)

 

85,114,311

 

 

 

Business & Consumer Internet Telephony

 

 

 

706,197

 

Verisign (a)(b)

 

49,829,260

 

 

 

Internet Domain Registry for .com/.net (Approximately 50% of World Domains)

 

 

 

2,768,000

 

RetailMeNot (a)(c)

 

22,808,320

 

 

 

Digital Coupon Marketplace

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

157,751,891

 

 

 

> Telecommunications Equipment 1.2%

 

 

 

450,102

 

F5 Networks (a)

 

52,121,812

 

 

 

Internet Traffic Management Equipment

 

 

 

1,896,961

 

Infinera (a)

 

37,104,557

 

 

 

Optical Networking Equipment

 

 

 

1,255,089

 

CalAmp (a)

 

20,194,382

 

 

 

Machine-to-machine Communications

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

109,420,751

 

 

 

> Financial Processors 1.0%

 

 

 

446,868

 

Global Payments

 

51,269,166

 

 

 

Credit Card Processor

 

 

 

1,138,000

 

CoreLogic (a)

 

42,367,740

 

 

 

Data Processing Services for Real Estate, Insurance, & Mortgages

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

93,636,906

 

 



 

Number of Shares

 

 

 

Value

 

 

 

> Telephone & Data Services 1.0%

 

 

 

1,838,844

 

GTT Communications (a)(c)

 

$

42,771,511

 

 

 

Provider of High Capacity Data Transit

 

 

 

2,727,319

 

Boingo Wireless (a)(c)

 

22,582,201

 

 

 

Wi-Fi & Cellular Communications Networks

 

 

 

867,000

 

Zayo Group Holdings (a)

 

21,987,120

 

 

 

Fiber Optic Data Communications

 

 

 

3,775,680

 

Towerstream (a)(b)(c)

 

4,039,978

 

 

 

High Speed Wireless, Rooftop Antenna Space & Wi-Fi Offload

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

91,380,810

 

 

 

> Semiconductors & Related Equipment 0.9%

 

 

 

3,736,317

 

Atmel

 

30,152,078

 

 

 

Microcontrollers, Radio Frequency & Memory Semiconductors

 

 

 

300,258

 

Littelfuse

 

27,368,517

 

 

 

Little Fuses

 

 

 

378,172

 

Monolithic Power Systems

 

19,362,406

 

 

 

High Performance Analog & Mixed Signal Integrated Circuits

 

 

 

2,024,886

 

Rubicon Technology (a)(b)(c)

 

2,085,633

 

 

 

Producer of Sapphire for the Lighting, Electronics & Automotive Industries

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

78,968,634

 

 

 

> Contract Manufacturing 0.8%

 

 

 

3,572,799

 

Sanmina (a)

 

76,350,715

 

 

 

Electronic Manufacturing Services

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

> Cable TV 0.8%

 

 

 

951,000

 

Starz (a)

 

35,510,340

 

 

 

Premium CATV Channel Network

 

 

 

623,626

 

Liberty Global Series A (a)

 

26,778,500

 

230,253

 

Liberty Global Series C (a)

 

9,444,978

 

 

 

Cable TV Franchises Outside of the United States

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

71,733,818

 

 

 

> Electronics Distribution 0.5%

 

 

 

1,092,454

 

Avnet

 

46,625,937

 

 

 

Electronic Components Distribution

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

> Advertising 0.4%

 

 

 

628,184

 

Lamar Advertising

 

32,778,641

 

 

 

Outdoor Advertising

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

> Entertainment Programming 0.3%

 

 

 

860,159

 

IMAX (Canada) (a)

 

29,064,773

 

 

 

IMAX Movies, Theater Equipment & Theater Joint Ventures

 

 

 

Information: Total

 

2,585,405,134

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Industrial Goods & Services 22.6%

 

 

 

 

 

> Machinery 13.1%

 

 

 

7,758,932

 

Donaldson (c)

 

217,870,810

 

 

 

Industrial Air Filtration

 

 

 

3,759,949

 

Ametek

 

196,720,532

 

 

 

Aerospace/Industrial Instruments

 

 

 

2,096,519

 

Nordson

 

131,954,906

 

 

 

Dispensing Systems for Adhesives & Coatings

 

 

 

2,863,648

 

HEICO (c)

 

130,038,256

 

 

 

FAA-approved Aircraft Replacement Parts

 

 

 

1,148,893

 

Toro

 

81,042,912

 

 

 

Turf Maintenance Equipment

 

 

 

2,563,598

 

Generac (a)

 

77,138,664

 

 

 

Standby Power Generators

 

 

 

1,296,026

 

Moog (a)

 

70,076,126

 

 

 

Motion Control Products for Aerospace, Defense & Industrial Markets

 

 

 

1,875,197

 

Oshkosh Corporation

 

68,125,907

 

 

 

Specialty Truck Manufacturer

 

 

 

576,889

 

Middleby (a)

 

60,682,954

 

 

 

Manufacturer of Cooking Equipment

 

 

 

1,438,756

 

ESCO Technologies (c)

 

51,651,340

 

 

 

Industrial Filtration & Advanced Measurement Equipment

 

 

 

921,458

 

Dorman Products (a)(b)

 

46,892,997

 

 

 

Aftermarket Auto Parts Distributor

 

 

 

376,496

 

WABCO Holdings (a)

 

39,468,076

 

 

 

Truck & Bus Component Supplier

 

 

 

1,344,966

 

Kennametal

 

33,476,204

 

 

 

Consumable Cutting Tools

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,205,139,684

 

 

 

> Other Industrial Services 4.3%

 

 

 

6,088,786

 

LKQ (a)

 

172,677,971

 

 

 

Alternative Auto Parts Distribution

 

 

 

1,911,000

 

Robert Half International

 

97,766,760

 

 

 

Temporary & Permanent Staffing in Finance, Accounting & other Professions

 

 

 

1,614,150

 

Expeditors International of Washington

 

75,945,757

 

 

 

International Freight Forwarder

 

 

 

1,310,342

 

Forward Air

 

54,366,090

 

 

 

Freight Transportation Between Airports

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

400,756,578

 

 

 

> Construction 1.9%

 

 

 

71,780

 

NVR (a)

 

109,480,291

 

 

 

Homebuilder

 

 

 

2,865,200

 

PGT (a)(c)

 

35,184,656

 

 

 

Wind Resistant Windows & Doors

 

 

 

560,477

 

Allegion

 

32,317,104

 

 

 

Mechanical & Electronic Security Systems

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

176,982,051

 

 

 

> Industrial Distribution 1.2%

 

 

 

760,291

 

Airgas

 

67,916,795

 

 

 

Industrial Gas Distributor

 

 

 

851,347

 

WESCO International (a)

 

39,562,095

 

 

 

Industrial Distributor

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

107,478,890

 

 

 

> Outsourcing Services 0.9%

 

 

 

3,357,357

 

Quanta Services (a)

 

81,281,613

 

 

 

Electrical Transmission & Pipeline Contracting Services

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

> Industrial Materials & Specialty Chemicals 0.8%

 

 

 

1,341,286

 

Drew Industries (c)

 

73,247,629

 

 

 

RV & Manufactured Home Components

 

 

 

 



 

Number of Shares

 

 

 

Value

 

 

 

> Electrical Components 0.4%

 

 

 

1,639,635

 

Thermon (a)(c)

 

$

33,694,499

 

 

 

Global Engineered Thermal Solutions

 

 

 

Industrial Goods & Services: Total

 

2,078,580,944

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Consumer Goods & Services 13.2%

 

 

 

 

 

> Travel 3.4%

 

 

 

2,017,776

 

Avis Budget Group (a)

 

88,136,456

 

 

 

Car Rental Company

 

 

 

696,739

 

Vail Resorts

 

72,934,638

 

 

 

Ski Resort Operator & Developer

 

 

 

3,635,000

 

Hertz (a)

 

60,813,550

 

 

 

U.S. Rental Car Operator

 

 

 

2,108,589

 

HomeAway (a)

 

55,961,952

 

 

 

Vacation Rental Online Marketplace

 

 

 

695,884

 

Choice Hotels

 

33,158,873

 

 

 

Franchisor of Budget Hotel Brands

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

311,005,469

 

 

 

> Retail 2.5%

 

 

 

2,561,000

 

The Fresh Market (a)(b)(c)

 

57,852,990

 

 

 

Specialty Food Retailer

 

 

 

857,573

 

Fossil (a)

 

47,921,179

 

 

 

Watch Designer & Retailer

 

 

 

517,835

 

Williams-Sonoma

 

39,536,702

 

 

 

Home Goods & Furnishing Retailer

 

 

 

328,705

 

Casey’s General Stores

 

33,830,319

 

 

 

Owner/Operator of Convenience Stores

 

 

 

719,860

 

Cato

 

24,496,836

 

 

 

Women’s Apparel Retailing, Focusing on Private Labels & Low Prices

 

 

 

492,129

 

Urban Outfitters (a)

 

14,458,750

 

 

 

Multi-channel Apparel & Accessory Retailer

 

 

 

2,100,000

 

Gaiam (a)(c)

 

12,915,000

 

 

 

Promoter of Healthy Living through Catalogs, E-Commerce & Gaiam TV

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

231,011,776

 

 

 

> Restaurants 2.3%

 

 

 

937,570

 

Papa John’s International

 

64,204,794

 

 

 

Franchisor of Pizza Restaurants

 

 

 

997,484

 

Fiesta Restaurant Group (a)

 

45,255,849

 

 

 

Owner/Operator of Two Restaurant Chains: Pollo Tropical & Taco Cabana

 

 

 

403,000

 

Domino’s Pizza

 

43,487,730

 

 

 

Franchisor of Pizza Restaurants

 

 

 

576,000

 

Dunkin Brands

 

28,224,000

 

 

 

Franchisor of Quick Service Restaurants

 

 

 

454,079

 

Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen (a)

 

25,591,892

 

 

 

Popeyes Restaurants

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

206,764,265

 

 

 

> Other Durable Goods 2.2%

 

 

 

6,505,000

 

Gentex

 

100,827,500

 

 

 

Manufacturer of Auto Parts

 

 

 

2,082,715

 

Select Comfort (a)

 

45,569,804

 

 

 

Specialty Mattresses

 

 

 

455,025

 

Cavco Industries (a)(c)

 

30,982,653

 

 

 

Manufactured Homes

 

 

 

649,825

 

Tenneco (a)

 

29,092,665

 

 

 

Auto Parts for Emission Control, Suspension

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

206,472,622

 

 

 

> Consumer Goods Distribution 0.9%

 

 

 

968,373

 

Pool

 

70,013,368

 

 

 

Swimming Pool Supplies & Equipment Distributor

 

 

 

863,000

 

The Chefs’ Warehouse (a)

 

12,220,080

 

 

 

Distributor of Specialty Foods to Fine Dining Restaurants

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

82,233,448

 

 

 

> Furniture & Textiles 0.7%

 

 

 

2,285,817

 

Knoll

 

50,242,258

 

 

 

Office Furniture

 

 

 

390,000

 

Mattress Firm (a)(b)

 

16,286,400

 

 

 

Mattress Retailer

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

66,528,658

 

 

 

> Other Consumer Services 0.7%

 

 

 

978,253

 

Blackhawk Network (a)

 

41,468,145

 

 

 

Third-party Distributor of Prepaid Content, Mostly Gift Cards

 

 

 

2,697,000

 

Coupons.com (a)(b)

 

24,273,000

 

 

 

Allows CPGs to Digitally Distribute Coupons, Advertising, & Trade Promotion

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

65,741,145

 

 

 

> Leisure Products 0.3%

 

 

 

192,000

 

Polaris Industries

 

23,015,040

 

 

 

Leisure Vehicles & Related Products

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

> Nondurables 0.2%

 

 

 

1,608,005

 

HRG Group (a)

 

18,861,898

 

 

 

Holding Company

 

 

 

Consumer Goods & Services: Total

 

1,211,634,321

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Finance 11.0%

 

 

 

 

 

> Banks 4.9%

 

 

 

7,020,624

 

Associated Banc-Corp

 

126,160,613

 

 

 

Midwest Bank

 

 

 

1,693,009

 

BOK Financial (b)

 

109,554,613

 

 

 

Tulsa-based Southwest Bank

 

 

 

585,706

 

SVB Financial Group (a)

 

67,672,471

 

 

 

Bank to Venture Capitalists

 

 

 

1,665,025

 

MB Financial

 

54,346,416

 

 

 

Chicago Bank

 

 

 

1,255,879

 

Hancock Holding

 

33,971,527

 

 

 

Gulf Coast Bank

 

 

 

920,302

 

Sandy Spring Bancorp

 

24,093,507

 

 

 

Baltimore & Washington, D.C. Bank

 

 

 

1,150,982

 

First Busey

 

22,870,012

 

 

 

Illinois Bank

 

 

 

2,400,880

 

TrustCo Bank

 

14,021,139

 

 

 

New York State Bank

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

452,690,298

 

 

 

> Brokerage & Money Management 2.7%

 

 

 

2,926,928

 

SEI Investments

 

141,165,737

 

 

 

Mutual Fund Administration & Investment Management

 

 

 

2,744,774

 

Eaton Vance

 

91,730,347

 

 

 

Specialty Mutual Funds

 

 

 

 



 

Number of Shares

 

 

 

Value

 

 

 

> Brokerage & Money Management—continued

 

 

 

11,000,000

 

Sprott (Canada) (b)

 

$

19,535,407

 

 

 

Asset Manager Focused on Resources, Particularly Gold & Silver

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

252,431,491

 

 

 

> Insurance 1.5%

 

 

 

5,651,291

 

CNO Financial Group

 

106,300,784

 

 

 

Life, Long-term Care & Medical Supplement Insurance

 

 

 

761,549

 

Allied World Assurance Company Holdings

 

29,068,325

 

 

 

Commercial Lines Insurance/Reinsurance

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

135,369,109

 

 

 

> Diversified Financial Companies 0.8%

 

 

 

3,510,346

 

Leucadia National

 

71,119,610

 

 

 

Holding Company

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

> Credit Cards 0.7%

 

 

 

703,142

 

WEX (a)

 

61,060,851

 

 

 

Card Processor

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

> Finance Companies 0.4%

 

 

 

1,018,222

 

McGrath Rentcorp

 

27,176,345

 

 

 

Mini-rental Conglomerate

 

 

 

284,817

 

World Acceptance (a)(b)

 

7,644,489

 

 

 

Personal Loans

 

 

 

46,177

 

CAI International (a)

 

465,464

 

 

 

International Container Leasing

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

35,286,298

 

Finance: Total

 

1,007,957,657

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Health Care 10.6%

 

 

 

 

 

> Medical Supplies 3.7%

 

 

 

3,544,076

 

Cepheid (a)

 

160,192,235

 

 

 

Molecular Diagnostics

 

 

 

940,171

 

Bio-Techne

 

86,928,211

 

 

 

Maker of Consumables & Systems for the Life Science Market

 

 

 

349,334

 

Henry Schein (a)

 

46,363,608

 

 

 

Distributor of Dental, Vet & Medical Products

 

 

 

1,742,943

 

VWR (a)

 

44,776,206

 

 

 

Distributor of Lab Supplies

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

338,260,260

 

 

 

> Biotechnology & Drug Delivery 2.8%

 

 

 

881,105

 

Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical (a)

 

84,859,222

 

 

 

Biotech Focused on “Ultra-Orphan” Drugs

 

 

 

1,406,314

 

Seattle Genetics (a)

 

54,227,468

 

 

 

Antibody-based Therapies for Cancer

 

 

 

1,465,091

 

Sarepta Therapeutics (a)(b)

 

47,044,072

 

 

 

Biotech Focused on Rare Diseases

 

 

 

167,157

 

Intercept Pharmaceuticals (a)

 

27,724,660

 

 

 

Biotech Developing Drugs for Several Diseases

 

 

 

2,162,687

 

Celldex Therapeutics (a)

 

22,794,721

 

 

 

Biotech Developing Drugs for Cancer

 

 

 

278,315

 

Agios Pharmaceuticals (a)(b)

 

19,646,256

 

 

 

Biotech Focused on Cancer & Orphan Diseases

 

 

 

359,944

 

MicroDose Therapeutx Contingent Value Rights (a)(d)(e)

 

327,549

 

 

 

Drug Inhaler Development

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

256,623,948

 

 

 

> Health Care Services 1.7%

 

 

 

1,430,434

 

Medidata Solutions (a)

 

60,235,576

 

 

 

Cloud-based Software for Drug Studies

 

 

 

1,564,880

 

HealthSouth

 

60,044,445

 

 

 

Inpatient Rehabilitation Facilities & Home Health Care

 

 

 

953,559

 

Envision Healthcare Holdings (a)

 

35,081,436

 

 

 

Provider of Health Care Outsourcing Services

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

155,361,457

 

 

 

> Medical Equipment & Devices 1.7%

 

 

 

914,276

 

Align Technology (a)

 

51,894,306

 

 

 

Invisalign System to Correct Malocclusion (Crooked Teeth)

 

 

 

410,018

 

Sirona Dental Systems (a)

 

38,271,080

 

 

 

Manufacturer of Dental Equipment

 

 

 

1,764,061

 

Wright Medical Group (a)

 

37,080,562

 

 

 

Foot & Ankle Replacement

 

 

 

631,624

 

Abaxis (b)

 

27,785,140

 

 

 

Instruments & Tests for Vet & Medical Markets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

155,031,088

 

 

 

> Pharmaceuticals 0.7%

 

 

 

2,343,909

 

Akorn (a)

 

66,813,126

 

 

 

Developer, Manufacturer & Distributor of Specialty Generic Drugs

 

 

 

Health Care: Total

 

972,089,879

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other Industries 6.9%

 

 

 

 

 

> Real Estate 4.8%

 

 

 

599,049

 

Federal Realty

 

81,740,236

 

 

 

Shopping Centers & Mixed Use Projects

 

 

 

2,277,125

 

EdR

 

75,031,269

 

 

 

Student Housing

 

 

 

182,278

 

Amerco

 

71,720,924

 

 

 

North American Moving & Storage King

 

 

 

915,342

 

Extra Space Storage

 

70,627,789

 

 

 

Self Storage Facilities

 

 

 

1,040,362

 

Post Properties

 

60,642,701

 

 

 

Multifamily Properties

 

 

 

2,148,681

 

Terreno Realty

 

42,200,095

 

 

 

Industrial Properties

 

 

 

276,235

 

Jones Lang LaSalle

 

39,714,306

 

 

 

Real Estate Services

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

441,677,320

 

 

 

> Transportation 1.5%

 

 

 

2,816,684

 

Heartland Express

 

56,164,679

 

 

 

Regional Trucker

 

 

 

1,998,351

 

Rush Enterprises, Class A (a)(c)

 

48,360,094

 

 

 

Truck Sales & Service

 

 

 

545,660

 

JB Hunt Transport Services

 

38,960,124

 

 

 

Truck & Intermodal Carrier

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

143,484,897

 

 



 

Number of Shares

 

 

 

Value

 

 

 

> Regulated Utilities 0.6%

 

 

 

1,036,839

 

Eversource Energy

 

$

52,484,790

 

 

 

Regulated Electric Utility

 

 

 

Other Industries: Total

 

637,647,007

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Energy & Minerals 3.0%

 

 

 

 

 

> Oil & Gas Producers 1.7%

 

 

 

528,771

 

Cimarex Energy

 

54,188,452

 

 

 

Oil & Gas Producer in Texas, New Mexico & Oklahoma

 

 

 

1,216,733

 

Carrizo Oil & Gas (a)

 

37,159,026

 

 

 

Oil & Gas Producer

 

 

 

681,333

 

PDC Energy (a)

 

36,117,462

 

 

 

Oil & Gas Producer in the United States

 

 

 

685,658

 

SM Energy

 

21,968,482

 

 

 

Oil & Gas Producer

 

 

 

107,561,000

 

ShaMaran Petroleum (Iraq) (a)(c)

 

5,843,516

 

 

 

Oil Exploration & Production in Kurdistan

 

 

 

64,294,000

 

Petromanas (Canada) (a)(c)

 

2,047,580

 

 

 

Exploring for Oil in Albania

 

 

 

24,115,500

 

Canadian Overseas Petroleum (Canada) (a)(c)

 

722,833

 

8,400,000

 

Canadian Overseas Petroleum (Canada) (a)(c)(d)

 

239,191

 

 

 

Oil & Gas Exploration Offshore West Africa

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

158,286,542

 

 

 

> Mining 0.8%

 

 

 

385,377

 

Core Labs (Netherlands) (b)

 

38,460,625

 

 

 

Oil & Gas Reservoir Consulting

 

 

 

6,115,764

 

Kirkland Lake Gold (Canada) (a)(c)

 

25,434,612

 

 

 

Gold Mining

 

 

 

3,412,300

 

Silvercrest Mines (a)

 

3,017,245

 

 

 

Gold & Silver Mining

 

 

 

3,000,000

 

Kaminak Gold (a)

 

1,798,426

 

 

 

Exploration Stage Canadian Gold Miner

 

 

 

1,001,900

 

Argonaut Gold (Canada) (a)

 

1,021,045

 

 

 

Gold & Silver Mining

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

69,731,953

 

 

 

> Oil Services 0.4%

 

 

 

1,740,523

 

ShawCor (Canada)

 

36,492,944

 

 

 

Oil & Gas Pipeline Products

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

> Agricultural Commodities 0.1%

 

 

 

1,306,818

 

Union Agriculture Group (Uruguay) (a)(d)(e)

 

8,598,862

 

 

 

Farmland Operator in Uruguay

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

> Non-Ferrous Metals —%

 

 

 

1,504,355

 

AuRico Metals (Canada) (a)

 

744,005

 

 

 

Gold Mining Royalty Company

 

 

 

Energy & Minerals: Total

 

273,854,306

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Equities: 95.5%
(Cost: $5,345,603,743)

 

8,767,169,248

(f)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Short-Term Investments 5.0%

 

 

 

280,000,000

 

JPMorgan U.S. Government Money Market Fund, IM Shares (7 day yield of 0.01%)

 

280,000,000

 

176,408,128

 

JPMorgan U.S. Government Money Market Fund, Agency Shares (7 day yield of 0.01%)

 

176,408,128

 

Total Short-Term Investments: 5.0%
(Cost: $456,408,128)

 

456,408,128

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Securities Lending Collateral 2.2%

 

 

 

201,734,609

 

Dreyfus Government Cash Management Fund,  Institutional Shares (7 day yield of 0.01%) (g)

 

201,734,609

 

Total Securities Lending Collateral: 2.2%
(Cost: $201,734,609)

 

201,734,609

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Investments: 102.7%
(Cost: $6,003,746,480)(h)

 

9,425,311,985

(i)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Obligation to Return Collateral for Securities Loaned: (2.2)%

 

(201,734,609

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and Other Assets Less Liabilities: (0.5)%

 

(45,111,515

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Assets: 100.0%

 

$

9,178,465,861

 

 


ADR - American Depositary Receipts

 



 

> Notes to Statement of Investments

 

(a)         Non-income producing security.

(b)         All or a portion of this security was on loan at September 30, 2015. The total market value of securities on loan at September 30, 2015 was $201,168,923.

(c)          An affiliated person of the Fund, as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, may include any company in which the Fund owns five percent or more of its outstanding voting shares. Holdings and transactions in these affiliated companies during the period ended September 30, 2015, are as follows:

 

Security

 

Balance of
Shares Held
12/31/14

 

Purchases/
Additions

 

Sales/
Reductions

 

Balance of
Shares Held
9/30/15

 

Value

 

Dividend

 

Donaldson

 

7,952,000

 

 

193,068

 

7,758,932

 

$

217,870,810

 

$

4,014,779

 

Cepheid (1)

 

5,350,800

 

 

1,806,724

 

3,544,076

 

160,192,235

 

 

Nordson (1)

 

3,130,000

 

 

1,033,481

 

2,096,519

 

131,954,906

 

1,700,313

 

HEICO

 

3,626,750

 

 

763,102

 

2,863,648

 

130,038,256

 

207,352

 

Associated Banc-Corp (1)

 

9,000,000

 

414,000

 

2,393,376

 

7,020,624

 

126,160,613

 

2,544,665

 

Vonage

 

14,044,775

 

455,225

 

24,777

 

14,475,223

 

85,114,311

 

 

Bankrate

 

6,300,300

 

1,199,700

 

 

7,500,000

 

77,625,000

 

 

Generac (1)

 

3,632,000

 

 

1,068,402

 

2,563,598

 

77,138,664

 

 

EdR (1)

 

2,450,000

 

 

172,875

 

2,277,125

 

75,031,269

 

2,563,898

 

Drew Industries

 

1,610,000

 

 

268,714

 

1,341,286

 

73,247,629

 

3,220,000

 

Moog (1)

 

2,456,000

 

 

1,159,974

 

1,296,026

 

70,076,126

 

 

The Fresh Market

 

1,492,000

 

1,069,000

 

 

2,561,000

 

57,852,990

 

 

Virtusa (1)

 

1,658,000

 

 

579,672

 

1,078,328

 

55,329,010

 

 

ESCO Technologies

 

1,948,000

 

 

509,244

 

1,438,756

 

51,651,340

 

353,340

 

Knoll (1)

 

3,366,000

 

 

1,080,183

 

2,285,817

 

50,242,258

 

954,022

 

SPS Commerce (1)

 

1,330,000

 

 

591,833

 

738,167

 

50,114,158

 

 

Navigant Consulting

 

4,128,523

 

 

1,087,061

 

3,041,462

 

48,389,660

 

 

Rush Enterprises, Class A

 

3,200,000

 

 

1,201,649

 

1,998,351

 

48,360,094

 

 

Sarepta Therapeutics (1)

 

2,523,900

 

 

1,058,809

 

1,465,091

 

47,044,072

 

 

GTT Communications

 

1,950,000

 

651,000

 

762,156

 

1,838,844

 

42,771,511

 

 

Terreno Realty (1)

 

2,150,000

 

 

1,319

 

2,148,681

 

42,200,095

 

687,789

 

Hackett Group

 

2,903,719

 

 

315,074

 

2,588,645

 

35,593,869

 

264,305

 

PGT

 

3,592,200

 

 

727,000

 

2,865,200

 

35,184,656

 

 

Thermon

 

1,940,094

 

43,735

 

344,194

 

1,639,635

 

33,694,499

 

 

Cavco Industries

 

500,000

 

 

44,975

 

455,025

 

30,982,653

 

 

McGrath Rentcorp (1)

 

1,580,000

 

 

561,778

 

1,018,222

 

27,176,345

 

996,023

 

Kirkland Lake Gold

 

6,347,100

 

350,100

 

581,436

 

6,115,764

 

25,434,612

 

 

RetailMeNot

 

1,112,930

 

1,679,000

 

23,930

 

2,768,000

 

22,808,320

 

 

Boingo Wireless

 

2,800,000

 

100,000

 

172,681

 

2,727,319

 

22,582,201

 

 

inContact (1)

 

3,741,000

 

 

1,550,279

 

2,190,721

 

16,452,315

 

 

Gaiam

 

2,100,000

 

 

 

2,100,000

 

12,915,000

 

 

World Acceptance (1)

 

808,343

 

 

523,526

 

284,817

 

7,644,489

 

 

ShaMaran Petroleum

 

28,962,000

 

78,599,000

 

 

107,561,000

 

5,843,516

 

 

Towerstream

 

4,000,000

 

 

224,320

 

3,775,680

 

4,039,978

 

 

Rubicon Technology

 

2,500,000

 

 

475,114

 

2,024,886

 

2,085,633

 

 

Petromanas

 

67,500,000

 

 

3,206,000

 

64,294,000

 

2,047,580

 

 

Argonaut Gold (1)

 

9,014,700

 

1,001,900

 

9,014,700

 

1,001,900

 

1,021,045

 

 

Canadian Overseas Petroleum

 

32,515,500

 

 

 

32,515,500

 

962,024

 

 

CAI International (1)

 

1,500,000

 

 

1,453,823

 

46,177

 

465,464

 

 

Allied Nevada Gold (1)

 

7,103,513

 

 

7,103,513

 

 

 

 

Amber Road (1)

 

2,000,000

 

 

2,000,000

 

 

 

 

Audience (1)

 

2,150,000

 

 

2,150,000

 

 

 

 

Boulder Brands (1)

 

3,484,000

 

 

3,484,000

 

 

 

 

E2Open (1)

 

2,575,000

 

 

2,575,000

 

 

 

 

Liquidity Services (1)

 

1,600,000

 

 

1,600,000

 

 

 

 

Marlin Business Services (1)

 

902,210

 

 

902,210

 

 

 

 

Petrodorado Energy (1)

 

2,600,000

 

 

2,600,000

 

 

 

 

RGS Energy (1)

 

5,000,000

 

 

5,000,000

 

 

 

 

Synageva BioPharma (1)

 

2,419,209

 

 

2,419,209

 

 

 

 

Total of Affiliated Transactions

 

286,550,566

 

85,562,660

 

64,809,181

 

307,304,045

 

$

2,005,339,206

 

$

17,506,486

 

 


(1) At September 30, 2015, the Fund owned less than five percent of the company’s outstanding voting shares.

 

The aggregate cost and value of these companies at September 30, 2015, was $778,247,105 and $1,067,096,142, respectively. Investments in affiliated companies represented 11.63% of the Fund’s total net assets at September 30, 2015.

 



 

> Notes to Statement of Investments

 

(d)         Denotes a restricted security, which is subject to restrictions on resale under federal securities laws. These securities are valued at fair value determined in good faith under consistently applied procedures established by the Fund’s Board of Trustees. At September 30, 2015, the market value of these securities amounted to $9,165,602, which represented 0.10% of total net assets. Additional information on these securities is as follows:

 

Security

 

Acquisition
Dates

 

Shares

 

Cost

 

Value

 

Union Agriculture Group

 

12/8/10-6/27/12

 

1,306,818

 

$

15,000,000

 

$

8,598,862

 

MicroDose Therapeutx Contingent Value Rights

 

8/14/13

 

359,944

 

 

327,549

 

Canadian Overseas Petroleum

 

11/24/10

 

8,400,000

 

3,591,152

 

239,191

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

18,591,152

 

$

9,165,602

 

 

(e)          Illiquid security.

(f)           On September 30, 2015, the market value of foreign securities represented 1.83% of total net assets. The Fund’s foreign portfolio was diversified as follows:

 

Country

 

Value

 

Percentage
of Net Assets

 

Canada

 

$

115,302,390

 

1.26

 

Netherlands

 

38,460,625

 

0.42

 

Uruguay

 

8,598,862

 

0.09

 

Iraq

 

5,843,516

 

0.06

 

Total Foreign Portfolio

 

$

168,205,393

 

1.83

 

 

(g)          Investment made with cash collateral received from securities lending activity.

(h)         At September 30, 2015, for federal income tax purposes, the cost of investments was approximately $6,003,746,480 and net unrealized appreciation was $3,421,565,505 consisting of gross unrealized appreciation of $3,858,935,414 and gross unrealized depreciation of $437,369,909.

(i)             Securities are valued using policies described in the Notes to Financial Statements in the shareholder report dated June 30, 2015.

 

Fair Value Measurements

 

Various inputs are used in determining the value of the Fund’s investments, following the input prioritization hierarchy established by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (GAAP). These inputs are summarized in the three broad levels listed below:

 

·                  Level 1 - quoted prices in active markets for identical securities

·                  Level 2 - prices determined using other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk and others)

·                  Level 3 - prices determined using significant unobservable inputs where quoted prices or observable inputs are unavailable or less reliable (including management’s own assumptions about the factors market participants would use in pricing an investment)

 

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

 

Examples of the types of securities in which the Fund would typically invest and how they are classified within this hierarchy are as follows. Typical Level 1 securities include exchange traded domestic equities, mutual funds whose NAVs are published each day and exchange traded foreign equities that are not statistically fair valued. Typical Level 2 securities include exchange traded foreign equities that are statistically fair valued, forward foreign currency exchange contracts and short-term investments valued at amortized cost. Additionally, securities fair valued by CWAM’s Valuation Committee (the Committee) that rely on significant observable inputs are also included in Level 2. Typical Level 3 securities include any security fair valued by the Committee that relies on significant unobservable inputs.

 

The Committee is responsible for applying the Trust’s Portfolio Pricing Policy and the CWAM pricing procedures (the Policies), which are approved by and subject to the oversight of the Board.

 

The Committee meets as necessary, and no less frequently than quarterly, to determine fair values for securities for which market quotations are not readily available or for which CWAM believes that available market quotations are unreliable. The Committee also reviews the continuing appropriateness of the Policies. In circumstances where a security has been fair valued, the Committee will also review the continuing appropriateness of the current value of the security. The Policies address, among other things: circumstances under which market quotations will be deemed readily available; selection of third party pricing vendors; appropriate pricing methodologies; events that require fair valuation and fair value techniques; circumstances under which securities will be deemed to pose a potential for stale pricing, including when securities are illiquid, restricted, or in default; and certain delegations of authority to determine fair values to the Fund’s investment manager. The Committee may also meet to discuss additional valuation matters, which may include review of back-testing results, review of time-sensitive information or approval of other valuation related actions, and to review the appropriateness of the Policies.

 

For investments categorized as Level 3, the significant unobservable inputs used in the fair value measurement of the Fund’s securities may include: (i) data specific to the issuer or comparable issuers, (ii) general market or specific sector news and (iii) quoted prices and specific or similar security transactions. The Committee considers this data and any changes from prior periods in order to assess the reasonableness of observable and unobservable inputs, any assumptions or internal models used to value those securities and changes in fair value. Significant changes in any of these factors could result in lower or higher fair value measurements. Various factors impact the frequency of monitoring (which may occur as often as daily), however the Committee may determine that changes to inputs, assumptions and models are not required with the same frequency.

 



 

> Notes to Statement of Investments

 

The following table summarizes the inputs used, as of September 30, 2015, in valuing the Fund’s assets:

 

Investment Type

 

Quoted Prices
(Level 1)

 

Other
Significant
Observable
Inputs
(Level 2)

 

Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
(Level 3)

 

Total

 

Equities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Information

 

$

2,585,405,134

 

$

 

$

 

$

2,585,405,134

 

Industrial Goods & Services

 

2,078,580,944

 

 

 

2,078,580,944

 

Consumer Goods & Services

 

1,211,634,321

 

 

 

1,211,634,321

 

Finance

 

1,007,957,657

 

 

 

1,007,957,657

 

Health Care

 

971,762,330

 

 

327,549

 

972,089,879

 

Other Industries

 

637,647,007

 

 

 

637,647,007

 

Energy & Minerals

 

265,016,253

 

239,191

 

8,598,862

 

273,854,306

 

Total Equities

 

8,758,003,646

 

239,191

 

8,926,411

 

8,767,169,248

 

Total Short-Term Investments

 

456,408,128

 

 

 

456,408,128

 

Total Securities Lending Collateral

 

201,734,609

 

 

 

201,734,609

 

Total Investments

 

$

9,416,146,383

 

$

239,191

 

$

8,926,411

 

$

9,425,311,985

 

 

The Fund’s assets assigned to the Level 2 input category are generally valued using a market approach, in which a security’s value is determined through its correlation to prices and information from observable market transactions for similar or identical assets. Securities acquired via private placement that have a holding period or an extended settlement period are valued at a discount to the same shares that are trading freely on the market. These discounts are determined by the investment manager’s experience with similar securities or situations. Factors may include, but are not limited to, trade volume, shares outstanding and stock price.

 

There were no transfers of financial assets between levels during the period.

 

The Fund does not hold any significant investments (greater than one percent of net assets) categorized as Level 3.

 

Certain securities classified as Level 3 are valued by the Committee at fair value, using a market approach, as determined in good faith under consistently applied procedures established by and under the general supervision of the Board. To determine fair value for these securities, for which no market exists, the Committee utilizes the valuation technique it deems most appropriate in the circumstances, using some unobservable inputs, which may include, but are not limited to estimated earnings of the company and the position of the security within the company’s capital structure. The Committee also may use some observable inputs, which may include, but are not limited to, trades of similar securities and market multiples derived from a set of comparable companies. Significant increases or decreases to any of these inputs could result in a significantly lower or higher fair value measurement.

 



 

COLUMBIA ACORN INTERNATIONAL®

STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS (UNAUDITED), SEPTEMBER 30, 2015

 

Number of Shares

 

 

 

Value

 

Equities: 94.1%

 

 

 

Asia 43.9%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

> Japan 22.2%

 

 

 

1,447,000

 

FamilyMart

 

$

65,972,817

 

 

 

Convenience Store Operator

 

 

 

2,700,000

 

NGK Insulators

 

51,665,596

 

 

 

Ceramic Products for Auto, Power & Electronics

 

 

 

3,000,000

 

Aeon Mall

 

46,083,997

 

 

 

Suburban Shopping Mall Developer, Owner & Operator

 

 

 

930,000

 

JIN

 

43,672,574

 

 

 

Eyeglasses Retailer

 

 

 

1,840,000

 

Glory

 

43,488,443

 

 

 

Currency Handling Systems & Related Equipment

 

 

 

3,600,000

 

Ushio

 

43,248,354

 

 

 

Industrial Light Sources

 

 

 

15,000,000

 

IHI

 

38,544,541

 

 

 

Industrial Conglomerates

 

 

 

28,000

 

Orix JREIT

 

37,879,826

 

 

 

Diversified REIT

 

 

 

2,792,000

 

Santen Pharmaceutical

 

37,484,296

 

 

 

Specialty Pharma (Ophthalmic Medicine)

 

 

 

1,225,000

 

Recruit Holdings

 

36,730,775

 

 

 

Recruitment & Media Services

 

 

 

10,440,000

 

Aozora Bank

 

36,209,177

 

 

 

Commercial Bank

 

 

 

1,870,000

 

Suruga Bank

 

34,795,902

 

 

 

Regional Bank

 

 

 

1,440,000

 

NGK Spark Plug

 

33,056,388

 

 

 

Automobile Parts

 

 

 

833,800

 

Ariake Japan

 

32,679,286

 

 

 

Commercial Soup & Sauce Extracts

 

 

 

655,500

 

Ezaki Glico

 

30,293,809

 

 

 

Confectionary, Ice Cream & Dairy Products

 

 

 

276,620

 

Hirose Electric

 

30,113,922

 

 

 

Electrical Connectors

 

 

 

832,000

 

Asahi Intecc

 

29,987,516

 

 

 

Medical Guidewires for Surgery

 

 

 

4,319,000

 

NOF

 

29,625,226

 

 

 

Specialty Chemicals, Life Science & Rocket Fuels

 

 

 

6,149

 

Kenedix Office Investment

 

29,227,495

 

 

 

Tokyo Mid-size Office REIT

 

 

 

621,000

 

OBIC

 

28,407,197

 

 

 

Computer Software

 

 

 

2,736,000

 

Moshi Moshi Hotline

 

28,268,044

 

 

 

Call Center Operator

 

 

 

7,590,000

 

Ebara

 

28,038,693

 

 

 

Pumps, Compressors, Turbines & Related Products & Services

 

 

 

1,463,000

 

Park24

 

27,457,264

 

 

 

Parking Lot Operator

 

 

 

390,000

 

Hoshizaki Electric

 

27,337,640

 

 

 

Commercial Kitchen Equipment

 

 

 

1,548,800

 

Kintetsu World Express

 

27,315,795

 

 

 

Airfreight Logistics

 

 

 

1,447,000

 

Doshisha

 

26,552,405

 

 

 

Consumer Goods Wholesaler

 

 

 

1,402,000

 

Tamron (a)

 

25,611,056

 

 

 

Camera Lenses

 

 

 

1,550,000

 

Sony Financial Holdings

 

25,440,046

 

 

 

Life Insurance, Assurance & Internet Banking

 

 

 

1,838,600

 

Kansai Paint

 

25,005,737

 

 

 

Paint Producer in Japan, India, China & Southeast Asia

 

 

 

1,260,000

 

Aeon Financial Service

 

24,930,378

 

 

 

Diversified Consumer-related Finance Company in Japan

 

 

 

1,237,000

 

Aica Kogyo

 

24,748,705

 

 

 

Laminated Sheets, Building Materials & Chemical Adhesives

 

 

 

1,058,000

 

Bandai Namco

 

24,554,824

 

 

 

Branded Toys & Related Content

 

 

 

775,000

 

Toto

 

24,151,830

 

 

 

Toilets & Bathroom Fittings

 

 

 

309,000

 

Rinnai

 

23,575,446

 

 

 

Gas Appliances for Home & Commercial Use

 

 

 

12,050

 

Japan Retail Fund

 

23,315,060

 

 

 

Retail REIT in Japan

 

 

 

1,230,000

 

OSG

 

23,288,191

 

 

 

Consumable Cutting Tools

 

 

 

1,107,000

 

Stanley Electric

 

22,086,423

 

 

 

Automobile Lighting & LED Equipment

 

 

 

313,200

 

Hikari Tsushin

 

21,921,648

 

 

 

Office IT/Mobiles/Insurance Distribution

 

 

 

1,750,000

 

Yamaguchi Financial Group, Inc.

 

21,451,463

 

 

 

Regional Bank in Yamaguchi, Fukuoka & Hiroshima

 

 

 

430,900

 

Otsuka

 

20,995,020

 

 

 

One-stop IT Services & Office Supplies Provider

 

 

 

291,400

 

Disco

 

20,494,676

 

 

 

Semiconductor Dicing & Grinding Equipment

 

 

 

300,400

 

Nippon Shokubai

 

20,428,423

 

 

 

Producer of Acrylic Acid & Super Absorbent Polymers Used in Disposable Diapers

 

 

 

2,083,000

 

Sega Sammy Holdings, Inc.

 

20,327,412

 

 

 

Gaming Software/Hardware & Leisure Facilities

 

 

 

1,910,000

 

Nippon Kayaku

 

19,886,223

 

 

 

Functional Chemicals, Pharmaceuticals & Auto Safety Systems

 

 

 

2,600,000

 

Dowa Holdings

 

19,702,401

 

 

 

Environmental/Recycling, Nonferrous Metals, Electric Material & Metal Processing

 

 

 

450,000

 

Japan Airport Terminal (b)

 

19,449,276

 

 

 

Airport Terminal Operator at Haneda

 

 

 

578,680

 

Milbon

 

19,179,973

 

 

 

Hair Products for Salons

 

 

 

822,700

 

Hamamatsu Photonics

 

18,618,680

 

 

 

Optical Sensors for Medical & Industrial Applications

 

 

 

 



 

Number of Shares

 

 

 

Value

 

 

 

> Japan—continued

 

 

 

942,150

 

Capcom Co., Ltd.

 

$

18,577,800

 

 

 

Packaged, Online & Mobile Games

 

 

 

4,170

 

Industrial & Infrastructure Fund

 

18,146,375

 

 

 

Industrial REIT in Japan

 

 

 

184,900

 

Kaken Pharmaceutical

 

17,161,970

 

 

 

Pharmaceutical & Agrochemical Producer

 

 

 

961,000

 

Daiseki

 

16,399,574

 

 

 

Waste Disposal & Recycling

 

 

 

414,600

 

Nakanishi

 

15,423,723

 

 

 

Dental Tools & Machinery

 

 

 

614,200

 

Icom

 

12,761,452

 

 

 

Two Way Radio Communication Equipment

 

 

 

536,000

 

MonotaRO

 

12,279,066

 

 

 

Online Maintenance, Repair & Operations Goods Distributor in Japan

 

 

 

624,000

 

Misumi Group

 

6,439,644

 

 

 

Industrial Components Distributor

 

 

 

497,592

 

Nihon Parkerizing

 

4,068,576

 

 

 

Metal Surface Treatment Chemicals & Processing Service

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,534,558,049

 

 

 

> China 3.9%

 

 

 

30,700,000

 

CAR Inc (b)(c)

 

44,437,967

 

 

 

Consolidator of Chinese Auto Rental Sector

 

 

 

25,845,000

 

China Everbright International

 

36,307,582

 

 

 

Municipal Waste Operator

 

 

 

90,360,000

 

Sihuan Pharmaceutical Holdings Group (d)

 

34,013,605

 

 

 

Chinese Generic Drug Manufacturer

 

 

 

21,755,000

 

TravelSky Technology

 

27,514,988

 

 

 

Chinese Air Travel Transaction Processor

 

 

 

13,424,000

 

Phoenix Healthcare Group

 

21,912,356

 

 

 

Private Hospital Management Group

 

 

 

502,000

 

WuXi PharmaTech - ADR (c)

 

21,691,420

 

 

 

Contract Research Organization in China

 

 

 

101,000,000

 

Jiangnan Group

 

20,818,090

 

 

 

Cable & Wire Manufacturer

 

 

 

46,942,000

 

AMVIG Holdings (a)

 

19,554,463

 

 

 

Chinese Tobacco Packaging Material Supplier

 

 

 

48,234,000

 

NewOcean Energy

 

18,224,381

 

 

 

Southern China Liquefied Petroleum Gas Distributor

 

 

 

560,388

 

BitAuto - ADR (b)(c)

 

16,682,751

 

 

 

Automotive Information Website for Buyers & Dealers

 

 

 

375,000

 

51job - ADR (b)(c)

 

10,275,000

 

 

 

Integrated Human Resource Services

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

271,432,603

 

 

 

> Korea 3.7%

 

 

 

478,317

 

KT&G

 

44,994,808

 

 

 

Tobacco & Ginseng Products

 

 

 

113,183

 

KCC

 

39,541,998

 

 

 

Paint & Housing Material Manufacturer

 

 

 

141,971

 

CJ Corp

 

31,701,721

 

 

 

Holding Company of Korean Consumer Conglomerate

 

 

 

3,149,876

 

CJ Hellovision

 

29,860,667

 

 

 

Cable TV, Broadband & Mobile Virtual Network Operator

 

 

 

88,583

 

Nongshim

 

27,417,085

 

 

 

Instant Noodles, Snacks & Bottled Water

 

 

 

788,428

 

LF Corp

 

21,806,590

 

 

 

Apparel Design & Retail

 

 

 

397,002

 

Korea Investment Holdings

 

20,533,346

 

 

 

Brokerage & Asset Management

 

 

 

1,300,093

 

Cheil Worldwide (c)

 

20,087,392

 

 

 

Advertising

 

 

 

412,977

 

LS Industrial Systems

 

15,870,630

 

 

 

Electrical & Automation Equipment

 

 

 

197,100

 

Koh Young Technology

 

5,716,605

 

 

 

Inspection Systems for Printed Circuit Boards

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

257,530,842

 

 

 

> Taiwan 3.5%

 

 

 

23,150,000

 

Far EasTone Telecom

 

49,927,326

 

 

 

Mobile Operator in Taiwan

 

 

 

5,557,000

 

Delta Electronics

 

26,211,032

 

 

 

Industrial Automation, Switching Power Supplies & Passive Components

 

 

 

19,984,000

 

Vanguard International Semiconductor

 

22,760,296

 

 

 

Semiconductor Foundry

 

 

 

3,192,686

 

Advantech

 

21,924,659

 

 

 

Industrial PC & Components

 

 

 

1,780,000

 

St. Shine Optical

 

21,839,389

 

 

 

Disposable Contact Lens Original Equipment Manufacturer

 

 

 

2,234,000

 

Silergy

 

21,830,505

 

 

 

Chinese Provider of Analog & Mixed Digital Integrated Circuits

 

 

 

3,400,000

 

President Chain Store

 

21,204,718

 

 

 

Convenience Chain Store Operator in Taiwan

 

 

 

253,000

 

Largan Precision

 

19,745,372

 

 

 

Mobile Device Camera Lenses & Modules

 

 

 

5,704,000

 

Novatek Microelectronics

 

17,908,229

 

 

 

Display Related Integrated Circuit Designer

 

 

 

1,173,686

 

Voltronic Power

 

15,273,330

 

 

 

Uninterruptible Power Supply Products

 

 

 

369,000

 

Ginko International

 

3,715,871

 

 

 

Contact Lens Maker in China

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

242,340,727

 

 

 

> India 3.4%

 

 

 

13,478,000

 

Zee Entertainment Enterprises

 

80,955,057

 

 

 

Indian Programmer of Pay Television Content

 

 

 

1,505,000

 

Container Corporation of India

 

34,071,142

 

 

 

Railway Cargo Services

 

 

 

6,229,667

 

Bharti Infratel

 

33,755,358

 

 

 

Communications Towers

 

 

 

 



 

Number of Shares

 

 

 

Value

 

 

 

> India—continued

 

 

 

6,095,000

 

Adani Ports & Special Economic Zone

 

$

27,843,514

 

 

 

Indian West Coast Shipping Port

 

 

 

1,840,000

 

Colgate Palmolive India

 

26,985,935

 

 

 

Consumer Products in Oral Care

 

 

 

1,850,000

 

United Breweries

 

24,911,941

 

 

 

Indian Brewer

 

 

 

519,553

 

Amara Raja

 

8,183,126

 

 

 

Indian Maker of Auto & Industrial Batteries, Mostly for the Replacement Market

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

236,706,073

 

 

 

> Hong Kong 2.1%

 

 

 

63,364,000

 

Mapletree Greater China Commercial Trust

 

41,479,787

 

 

 

Retail & Office Property Landlord

 

 

 

12,000,000

 

Samsonite International

 

39,214,531

 

 

 

Mass Market Luggage & Travel Accessories

 

 

 

29,042,000

 

Value Partners

 

27,322,193

 

 

 

Mutual Fund Management

 

 

 

14,595,000

 

Vitasoy International

 

21,581,628

 

 

 

Hong Kong Soy Food Brand

 

 

 

13,016,000

 

Melco International

 

16,001,247

 

 

 

Macau Casino Operator

 

 

 

2,655,500

 

Lifestyle International

 

3,804,769

 

 

 

Mid- to High-end Department Store Operator in Hong Kong & China

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

149,404,155

 

 

 

> Singapore 2.0%

 

 

 

11,000,000

 

Singapore Exchange

 

54,416,162

 

 

 

Singapore Equity & Derivatives Market Operator

 

 

 

41,009,700

 

Mapletree Commercial Trust

 

36,185,740

 

 

 

Retail & Office Property Landlord

 

 

 

33,724,000

 

SIIC Environment (c)

 

19,927,624

 

 

 

Waste Water Treatment Operator

 

 

 

8,200,000

 

Petra Foods

 

14,475,695

 

 

 

Chocolate Manufacturer in Southeast Asia

 

 

 

31,700,000

 

China Everbright Water (c)

 

13,513,661

 

 

 

Waste Water Treatment Operator

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

138,518,882

 

 

 

> Indonesia 0.8%

 

 

 

19,540,600

 

Matahari Department Store

 

21,582,816

 

 

 

Department Store Chain in Indonesia

 

 

 

45,000,000

 

Link Net (c)

 

13,824,771

 

 

 

Fixed Broadband & Cable TV Service Provider

 

 

 

18,442,800

 

Tower Bersama Infrastructure (c)

 

8,247,421

 

 

 

Communications Towers

 

 

 

54,631,700

 

MNC Sky Vision (c)

 

5,542,730

 

 

 

Satellite Pay TV Operator in Indonesia

 

 

 

150,349,000

 

Arwana Citramulia

 

4,586,038

 

 

 

Ceramic Tiles for Home Decoration

 

 

 

59,667,800

 

Ace Indonesia

 

2,059,974

 

 

 

Home Improvement Retailer

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

55,843,750

 

 

 

> Thailand 0.8%

 

 

 

4,360,000

 

Airports of Thailand

 

33,841,512

 

 

 

Airport Operator of Thailand

 

 

 

100,000,000

 

Home Product Center

 

18,900,692

 

 

 

Home Improvement Retailer

 

 

 

1,621,900

 

Robinson Department Store

 

1,703,573

 

 

 

Department Store Operator in Thailand

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

54,445,777

 

 

 

> Philippines 0.7%

 

 

 

33,345,000

 

Puregold Price Club

 

22,115,854

 

 

 

Supermarket Operator in the Philippines

 

 

 

12,200,000

 

Robinsons Retail Holdings

 

19,083,048

 

 

 

Multi-format Retailer in the Philippines

 

 

 

90,000,000

 

Melco Crown (Philippines) Resorts (c)

 

7,194,951

 

 

 

Integrated Resort Operator in Manila

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

48,393,853

 

 

 

> Cambodia 0.4%

 

 

 

47,028,000

 

Nagacorp

 

28,280,030

 

 

 

Casino & Entertainment Complex in Cambodia

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

> Malaysia 0.4%

 

 

 

37,835,900

 

7-Eleven Malaysia Holdings

 

12,735,689

 

 

 

Exclusive 7-Eleven Franchisor for Malaysia

 

 

 

19,000,000

 

Astro Malaysia Holdings

 

12,181,292

 

 

 

Pay TV Operator in Malaysia

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

24,916,981

 

Asia: Total

 

 

 

3,042,371,722

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Europe 36.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

> United Kingdom 11.3%

 

 

 

2,638,000

 

WH Smith

 

62,413,501

 

 

 

Newsprint, Books & General Stationery Retailer

 

 

 

12,365,000

 

Regus

 

57,349,981

 

 

 

Rental of Office Space in Full Service Business Centers

 

 

 

1,004,000

 

Rightmove

 

55,405,840

 

 

 

Internet Real Estate Listings

 

 

 

1,253,571

 

Spirax Sarco

 

53,116,451

 

 

 

Steam Systems for Manufacturing & Process Industries

 

 

 

3,000,000

 

Smith & Nephew

 

52,326,004

 

 

 

Medical Equipment & Supplies

 

 

 

4,399,000

 

Halma

 

48,012,830

 

 

 

Health & Safety Sensor Technology

 

 

 

6,222,700

 

Halfords

 

43,471,017

 

 

 

UK Retailer of Leisure Goods & Auto Parts

 

 

 

3,050,000

 

Domino’s Pizza UK & Ireland

 

40,971,306

 

 

 

Pizza Delivery in the UK, Ireland & Germany

 

 

 

45,000,000

 

Cable and Wireless

 

37,712,844

 

 

 

Telecommunications Service Provider in the Caribbean

 

 

 

 



 

Number of Shares

 

 

 

Value

 

 

 

> United Kingdom—continued

 

 

 

7,430,000

 

Polypipe

 

$

37,063,005

 

 

 

Manufacturer of Plastic Piping & Fittings

 

 

 

4,033,732

 

Abcam

 

35,452,770

 

 

 

Online Sales of Antibodies

 

 

 

14,379,428

 

Connect Group (a)

 

34,151,381

 

 

 

Newspaper & Magazine Distributor

 

 

 

39,805,000

 

Assura

 

32,967,708

 

7,961,000

 

Assura Rights (c)(d)

 

572,042

 

 

 

UK Primary Health Care Property Developer

 

 

 

1,944,000

 

Jardine Lloyd Thompson Group

 

29,966,599

 

 

 

International Business Insurance Broker

 

 

 

2,100,000

 

Shaftesbury

 

29,131,016

 

 

 

London Prime Retail REIT

 

 

 

958,646

 

Fidessa Group

 

26,016,430

 

 

 

Software for Financial Trading Systems

 

 

 

4,712,000

 

Ocado (c)

 

22,809,841

 

 

 

Online Grocery Retailer

 

 

 

173,000

 

Next

 

19,915,800

 

 

 

Clothes & Home Retailer in the UK

 

 

 

3,075,000

 

PureCircle (c)

 

19,769,744

 

 

 

Natural Sweeteners

 

 

 

1,398,000

 

Babcock International

 

19,297,767

 

 

 

Public Sector Outsourcer

 

 

 

5,650,001

 

Elementis

 

19,076,984

 

 

 

Specialty Chemicals

 

 

 

1,178,371

 

DS Smith

 

7,021,583

 

 

 

Packaging

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

783,992,444

 

 

 

> Sweden 4.4%

 

 

 

948,422

 

Unibet

 

79,318,921

 

 

 

European Online Gaming Operator

 

 

 

2,055,208

 

Hexagon

 

62,687,902

 

 

 

Design, Measurement & Visualization Software & Equipment

 

 

 

2,925,024

 

Sweco (b)

 

40,538,209

 

 

 

Engineering Consultants

 

 

 

1,286,000

 

Modern Times Group (b)

 

33,049,015

 

 

 

Nordic TV Broadcaster

 

 

 

967,247

 

Swedish Match

 

29,202,482

 

 

 

Swedish Snus

 

 

 

916,000

 

Mekonomen

 

21,231,190

 

 

 

Nordic Integrated Wholesaler/Retailer of Automotive Parts & Service

 

 

 

1,317,000

 

Trelleborg

 

20,832,956

 

 

 

Manufacturer of Sealing, Dampening & Protective Solutions for Industry

 

 

 

849,000

 

Recipharm

 

15,519,447

 

 

 

Contract Development Manufacturing Organization

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

302,380,122

 

 

 

> Germany 4.2%

 

 

 

1,750,000

 

Wirecard (b)

 

83,507,461

 

 

 

Online Payment Processing & Risk Management

 

 

 

691,000

 

MTU Aero Engines

 

57,747,088

 

 

 

Airplane Engine Components & Services

 

 

 

1,067,000

 

NORMA Group

 

52,370,256

 

 

 

Clamps for Automotive & Industrial Applications

 

 

 

117,000

 

Rational

 

46,731,494

 

 

 

Commercial Ovens

 

 

 

795,000

 

Aurelius

 

36,923,548

 

 

 

European Turnaround Investor

 

 

 

885,000

 

Elringklinger

 

17,009,057

 

 

 

Automobile Components

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

294,288,904

 

 

 

> Denmark 3.3%

 

 

 

1,932,063

 

SimCorp

 

97,220,180

 

 

 

Software for Investment Managers

 

 

 

1,647,800

 

Novozymes

 

71,786,715

 

 

 

Industrial Enzymes

 

 

 

700,000

 

William Demant Holding (c)

 

58,181,763

 

 

 

Manufacture & Distribution of Hearing Aids & Diagnostic Equipment

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

227,188,658

 

 

 

> Netherlands 3.1%

 

 

 

2,103,770

 

Aalberts Industries

 

62,200,891

 

 

 

Flow Control & Heat Treatment

 

 

 

650,000

 

Gemalto (b)

 

42,133,227

 

 

 

Digital Security Solutions

 

 

 

1,573,025

 

Arcadis

 

36,920,436

 

 

 

Engineering Consultants

 

 

 

718,124

 

Vopak

 

28,634,767

 

 

 

Operator of Petroleum & Chemical Storage Terminals

 

 

 

255,510

 

Core Labs (b)

 

25,499,898

 

 

 

Oil & Gas Reservoir Consulting

 

 

 

1,201,000

 

Brunel

 

20,337,963

 

 

 

Temporary Specialist & Energy Staffing

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

215,727,182

 

 

 

> Switzerland 2.6%

 

 

 

213,500

 

Partners Group

 

72,345,962

 

 

 

Private Markets Asset Management

 

 

 

228,300

 

Geberit

 

69,736,210

 

 

 

Plumbing Systems

 

 

 

190,000

 

Panalpina Welttransport Holding

 

20,762,364

 

 

 

Air & Sea Freight Forwarding

 

 

 

72,500

 

INFICON

 

20,233,942

 

 

 

Gas Detection Instruments

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

183,078,478

 

 

 

> Spain 2.4%

 

 

 

13,425,000

 

Distribuidora Internacional de Alimentación

 

81,050,886

 

 

 

Discount Retailer in Spain & Latin America

 

 

 

 



 

Number of Shares

 

 

 

Value

 

 

 

> Spain—continued

 

 

 

8,555,000

 

Prosegur

 

$

41,105,220

 

 

 

Security Guards

 

 

 

379,000

 

Viscofan

 

22,817,881

 

 

 

Sausage Casings Maker

 

 

 

535,000

 

Bolsas y Mercados Españoles

 

18,059,803

 

 

 

Spanish Stock Markets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

163,033,790

 

 

 

> France 2.0%

 

 

 

1,445,000

 

Eutelsat

 

44,241,202

 

 

 

Fixed Satellite Services

 

 

 

1,660,000

 

Neopost (b)

 

43,181,683

 

 

 

Postage Meter Machines

 

 

 

90,000

 

Eurofins Scientific

 

27,625,470

 

 

 

Food, Pharmaceuticals & Materials Screening & Testing

 

 

 

745,310

 

Saft

 

24,351,338

 

 

 

Niche Battery Manufacturer

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

139,399,693

 

 

 

> Finland 1.3%

 

 

 

1,387,000

 

Konecranes (b)

 

34,654,271

 

 

 

Manufacture & Service of Industrial Cranes & Port Handling Equipment

 

 

 

7,766,000

 

Sponda

 

30,302,616

 

 

 

Office, Retail & Logistics Properties

 

 

 

1,669,000

 

Tikkurila

 

27,694,358

 

 

 

Decorative & Industrial Paint in Scandinavia, Central & Eastern Europe

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

92,651,245

 

 

 

> Norway 0.8%

 

 

 

3,050,864

 

Atea

 

28,042,347

 

 

 

Nordic IT Hardware/Software Reseller & Integrator

 

 

 

3,529,000

 

Orkla

 

26,157,015

 

 

 

Food & Brands, Aluminum, Chemicals Conglomerate

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

54,199,362

 

 

 

> Italy 0.6%

 

 

 

459,000

 

Industria Macchine Automatiche

 

20,515,457

 

 

 

Food & Drugs Packaging & Machinery

 

 

 

7,800,200

 

Hera

 

20,238,413

 

 

 

Northern Italian Utility

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

40,753,870

 

 

 

> Kazakhstan 0.4%

 

 

 

4,356,790

 

Halyk Savings Bank of Kazakhstan - GDR

 

25,748,629

 

 

 

Retail Bank & Insurer in Kazakhstan

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

> Belgium 0.1%

 

 

 

258,681

 

EVS Broadcast Equipment

 

6,682,837

 

 

 

Digital Live Mobile Production Software & Systems

 

 

 

Europe: Total

 

2,529,125,214

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other Countries 11.6%

 

 

 

 

 

> Canada 4.1%

 

 

 

633,741

 

CCL Industries

 

88,961,185

 

 

 

Global Label Converter

 

 

 

3,188,000

 

CAE

 

33,779,183

 

 

 

Flight Simulator Equipment & Training Centers

 

 

 

898,000

 

Vermilion Energy (b)

 

28,914,994

 

 

 

Canadian Exploration & Production Company

 

 

 

490,200

 

Onex Capital

 

28,295,321

 

 

 

Private Equity

 

 

 

1,067,730

 

ShawCor

 

22,386,726

 

 

 

Oil & Gas Pipeline Products

 

 

 

2,115,898

 

Rona

 

21,579,147

 

 

 

Canadian Home Improvement Retailer

 

 

 

726,000

 

Keyera

 

19,992,881

 

 

 

Integrated Supply of Hydrocarbon Processing, Transport & Storage

 

 

 

1,010,000

 

PrairieSky Royalty (b)

 

19,193,406

 

 

 

Canadian Owner of Oil & Gas Mineral Interests

 

 

 

545,909

 

Ag Growth (b)

 

14,673,478

 

 

 

Manufacturer of Augers & Grain Handling Equipment

 

 

 

1,301,152

 

Boulder Energy (c)

 

4,845,804

 

 

 

Canadian Exploration & Production

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

282,622,125

 

 

 

> Australia 3.6%

 

 

 

58,000,000

 

Spotless (a)

 

87,887,279

 

 

 

Facility Management & Catering Company

 

 

 

2,200,000

 

Domino’s Pizza Enterprises

 

62,574,580

 

 

 

Domino’s Pizza Operator in Australia & New Zealand

 

 

 

3,692,000

 

Amcor

 

34,335,068

 

 

 

Global Leader in Flexible & Rigid Packaging

 

 

 

7,680,000

 

IAG

 

26,258,885

 

 

 

General Insurance Provider

 

 

 

4,900,000

 

Estia Health

 

23,426,282

 

 

 

Residential Aged Care Operator

 

 

 

2,800,000

 

Challenger Financial

 

14,130,566

 

 

 

Annuity Provider in Australia

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

248,612,660

 

 

 

> South Africa 1.5%

 

 

 

12,895,812

 

Coronation Fund Managers

 

60,754,596

 

 

 

South African Fund Manager

 

 

 

14,139,634

 

Rand Merchant Insurance

 

42,260,248

 

 

 

Directly Sold Property & Casualty Insurance; Holdings in other Insurers

 

 

 

2,476,175

 

Northam Platinum (c)

 

4,811,732

 

 

 

Platinum Mining in South Africa

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

107,826,576

 

 

 

> United States 0.9%

 

 

 

350,000

 

Cimarex Energy

 

35,868,000

 

 

 

Oil & Gas Producer in Texas, New Mexico & Oklahoma

 

 

 

 



 

Number of Shares

 

 

 

Value

 

 

 

> United States—continued

 

 

 

1,092,000

 

Bladex

 

$

25,279,800

 

 

 

Latin American Trade Financing House

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

61,147,800

 

 

 

> New Zealand 0.9%

 

 

 

10,800,000

 

Auckland International Airport

 

33,809,341

 

 

 

Auckland Airport Operator

 

 

 

5,435,000

 

Sky City Entertainment

 

13,018,433

 

 

 

Casino & Entertainment Complex

 

 

 

2,759,000

 

Ryman Healthcare

 

12,923,155

 

 

 

Retirement Village Operator

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

59,750,929

 

 

 

> Egypt 0.6%

 

 

 

5,963,570

 

Commercial International Bank of Egypt

 

40,516,545

 

 

 

Private Universal Bank in Egypt

 

 

 

Other Countries: Total

 

800,476,635

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Latin America 2.1%

 

 

 

 

 

> Mexico 0.9%

 

 

 

300,000

 

Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste - ADR

 

45,681,000

 

 

 

Mexican Airport Operator

 

 

 

12,647,809

 

Qualitas (c)

 

17,387,567

 

 

 

Auto Insurer in Mexico & Central America

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

63,068,567

 

 

 

> Brazil 0.6%

 

 

 

3,500,000

 

Localiza Rent a Car

 

21,558,835

 

 

 

Car Rental

 

 

 

7,885,300

 

Odontoprev

 

19,472,086

 

 

 

Dental Insurance

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

41,030,921

 

 

 

> Colombia 0.3%

 

 

 

23,377,000

 

Isagen

 

21,803,760

 

 

 

Colombian Electricity Provider

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

> Guatemala 0.2%

 

 

 

1,626,600

 

Tahoe Resources

 

12,566,689

 

 

 

Silver & Gold Projects in Guatemala & Peru

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

> Uruguay 0.1%

 

 

 

1,306,818

 

Union Agriculture Group (c)(d)(e)

 

8,598,862

 

 

 

Farmland Operator in Uruguay

 

 

 

Latin America: Total

 

147,068,799

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Equities: 94.1%
(Cost: $5,799,123,091)

 

6,519,042,370

(f)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Short-Term Investments 5.4%

 

 

 

220,000,000

 

JPMorgan U.S. Government Money Market Fund, IM Shares (7 day yield of 0.01%)

 

220,000,000

 

154,315,334

 

JPMorgan U.S. Government Money Market Fund, Agency Shares (7 day yield of 0.01%)

 

154,315,334

 

Total Short-Term Investments: 5.4%
(Cost: $374,315,334)

 

374,315,334

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Securities Lending Collateral 2.4%

 

 

 

162,686,410

 

Dreyfus Government Cash Management Fund,  Institutional Shares (7 day yield of 0.01%) (g)

 

162,686,410

 

Total Securities Lending Collateral: 2.4%
(Cost: $162,686,410)

 

162,686,410

 

 

 

 

 

Total Investments: 101.9%
(Cost: $6,336,124,835)(h)

 

7,056,044,114

(i)

 

 

 

 

Obligation to Return Collateral for Securities Loaned: (2.4)%

 

(162,686,410

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and Other Assets Less Liabilities: 0.5%

 

28,484,127

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Assets: 100.0%

 

$

6,921,841,831

 

 


ADR - American Depositary Receipts

GDR - Global Depositary Receipts

REIT - Real Estate Investment Trust

 



 

> Notes to Statement of Investments

 

(a)         An affiliated person of the Fund, as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, may include any company in which the Fund owns five percent or more of its outstanding voting shares. Holdings and transactions in these affiliated companies during the period ended September 30, 2015, are as follows:

 

Security

 

Balance of
Shares Held
12/31/14

 

Purchases/
Additions

 

Sales/
Reductions

 

Balance of
Shares Held
9/30/15

 

Value

 

Dividend

 

Spotless

 

42,700,000

 

15,300,000

 

 

58,000,000

 

$

87,887,279

 

$

3,711,991

 

Connect Group

 

14,379,428

 

 

 

14,379,428

 

34,151,381

 

2,165,535

 

Tamron

 

1,402,000

 

 

 

1,402,000

 

25,611,056

 

283,129

 

AMVIG Holdings

 

35,119,000

 

12,381,000

 

558,000

 

46,942,000

 

19,554,463

 

2,457,546

 

Icom (1)

 

835,000

 

 

220,800

 

614,200

 

12,761,452

 

233,389

 

Total of Affiliated Transactions

 

94,435,428

 

27,681,000

 

778,800

 

121,337,628

 

$

179,965,631

 

$

8,851,590

 

 


(1) At September 30, 2015, the Fund owned less than five percent of the company’s outstanding voting shares.

 

The aggregate cost and value of these companies at September 30, 2015, was $185,078,946 and $167,204,179, respectively. Investments in affiliated companies represented 2.42% of the Fund’s total net assets at September 30, 2015.

 

(b)         All or a portion of this security was on loan at September 30, 2015. The total market value of securities on loan at September 30, 2015 was $155,982,904.

(c)          Non-income producing security.

(d)         Illiquid security.

(e)          Denotes a restricted security, which is subject to restrictions on resale under federal securities laws. This security is valued at fair value determined in good faith under consistently applied procedures established by the Fund’s Board of Trustees. At September 30, 2015, the market value of this security amounted to $8,598,862, which represented 0.12% of total net assets. Additional information on this security is as follows:

 

Security

 

Acquisition
Dates

 

Shares

 

Cost

 

Value

 

Union Agriculture Group

 

12/8/10-6/27/12

 

1,306,818

 

$

15,000,000

 

$

8,598,862

 

 

(f)           On September 30, 2015, the Fund’s total equity investments were denominated in currencies as follows:

 

Currency

 

Value

 

Percentage
of Net Assets

 

Japanese Yen

 

$

1,534,558,049

 

22.1

 

Euro

 

927,037,622

 

13.4

 

British Pound

 

783,992,444

 

11.3

 

Hong Kong Dollar

 

358,987,830

 

5.2

 

Other currencies less than 5% of total net assets

 

2,914,466,425

 

42.1

 

Total Equities

 

$

6,519,042,370

 

94.1

 

 

(g)          Investment made with cash collateral received from securities lending activity.

(h)         At September 30, 2015, for federal income tax purposes, the cost of investments was approximately $6,336,124,835 and net unrealized appreciation was $719,919,279 consisting of gross unrealized appreciation of $1,315,851,645 and gross unrealized depreciation of $595,932,366.

(i)             Securities are valued using policies described in the Notes to Financial Statements in the shareholder report dated June 30, 2015.

 

Fair Value Measurements

 

Various inputs are used in determining the value of the Fund’s investments, following the input prioritization hierarchy established by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (GAAP). These inputs are summarized in the three broad levels listed below:

 

·                  Level 1 - quoted prices in active markets for identical securities

·                  Level 2 - prices determined using other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk and others)

·                  Level 3 - prices determined using significant unobservable inputs where quoted prices or observable inputs are unavailable or less reliable (including management’s own assumptions about the factors market participants would use in pricing an investment)

 

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

 

Examples of the types of securities in which the Fund would typically invest and how they are classified within this hierarchy are as follows. Typical Level 1 securities include exchange traded domestic equities, mutual funds whose NAVs are published each day and exchange traded foreign equities that are not statistically fair valued. Typical Level 2 securities include exchange traded foreign equities that are statistically fair valued, forward foreign currency exchange contracts and short-term investments valued at amortized cost. Additionally, securities fair valued by CWAM’s Valuation Committee (the Committee) that rely on significant observable inputs are also included in Level 2. Typical Level 3 securities include any security fair valued by the Committee that relies on significant unobservable inputs.

 



 

> Notes to Statement of Investments

 

The Committee is responsible for applying the Trust’s Portfolio Pricing Policy and the CWAM pricing procedures (the Policies), which are approved by and subject to the oversight of the Board.

 

The Committee meets as necessary, and no less frequently than quarterly, to determine fair values for securities for which market quotations are not readily available or for which CWAM believes that available market quotations are unreliable. The Committee also reviews the continuing appropriateness of the Policies. In circumstances where a security has been fair valued, the Committee will also review the continuing appropriateness of the current value of the security. The Policies address, among other things: circumstances under which market quotations will be deemed readily available; selection of third party pricing vendors; appropriate pricing methodologies; events that require fair valuation and fair value techniques; circumstances under which securities will be deemed to pose a potential for stale pricing, including when securities are illiquid, restricted, or in default; and certain delegations of authority to determine fair values to the Fund’s investment manager. The Committee may also meet to discuss additional valuation matters, which may include review of back-testing results, review of time-sensitive information or approval of other valuation related actions, and to review the appropriateness of the Policies.

 

For investments categorized as Level 3, the significant unobservable inputs used in the fair value measurement of the Fund’s securities may include: (i) data specific to the issuer or comparable issuers, (ii) general market or specific sector news and (iii) quoted prices and specific or similar security transactions. The Committee considers this data and any changes from prior periods in order to assess the reasonableness of observable and unobservable inputs, any assumptions or internal models used to value those securities and changes in fair value. Significant changes in any of these factors could result in lower or higher fair value measurements. Various factors impact the frequency of monitoring (which may occur as often as daily), however the Committee may determine that changes to inputs, assumptions and models are not required with the same frequency.

 

The following table summarizes the inputs used, as of September 30, 2015, in valuing the Fund’s assets:

 

Investment Type

 

Quoted Prices
(Level 1)

 

Other
Significant
Observable
Inputs
(Level 2)

 

Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
(Level 3)

 

Total

 

Equities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Asia

 

$

48,649,171

 

$

2,959,708,946

 

$

34,013,605

 

$

3,042,371,722

 

Europe

 

25,499,898

 

2,503,625,316

 

 

2,529,125,214

 

Other Countries

 

343,769,925

 

456,706,710

 

 

800,476,635

 

Latin America

 

138,469,937

 

 

8,598,862

 

147,068,799

 

Total Equities

 

556,388,931

 

5,920,040,972

 

42,612,467

 

6,519,042,370

 

Total Short-Term Investments

 

374,315,334

 

 

 

374,315,334

 

Total Securities Lending Collateral

 

162,686,410

 

 

 

162,686,410

 

Total Investments

 

$

1,093,390,675

 

$

5,920,040,972

 

$

42,612,467

 

$

7,056,044,114

 

 

The Fund’s assets assigned to the Level 2 input category are generally valued using a market approach, in which a security’s value is determined through its correlation to prices and information from observable market transactions for similar or identical assets. Foreign equities are generally valued at the last sale price on the foreign exchange or market on which they trade. The Fund may use a statistical fair valuation model, in accordance with the policy adopted by the Board, provided by an independent third party to value securities principally traded in foreign markets in order to adjust for possible stale pricing that may occur between the close of the foreign exchanges and the time for valuation. These models take into account available market data including intraday index, ADR, and ETF movements. Securities acquired via private placement that have a holding period or an extended settlement period are valued at a discount to the same shares that are trading freely on the market. These discounts are determined by the investment manager’s experience with similar securities or situations. Factors may include, but are not limited to, trade volume, shares outstanding and stock price.

 

There were no transfers of financial assets between Levels 1 and 2 during the period.

 

The Fund does not hold any significant investments (greater than one percent of net assets) categorized as Level 3.

 

Financial assets were transferred from Level 2 to Level 3 as trading halted during the period. As a result, as of period end, the Committee determined to value the security(s) under consistently applied procedures established by and under the general supervision of the Board.

 

The following table shows transfers between Level 2 and Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy:

 

Transfers In

 

Transfers Out

 

Level 2

 

Level 3

 

Level 2

 

Level 3

 

$

 

$

55,274,689

 

$

55,274,689

 

$

 

 

Transfers in and/or out of Level 3 are determined based on the fair value at the beginning of the period for security positions held throughout the period.

 

Certain securities classified as Level 3 are valued by the Committee at fair value, using a market approach, as determined in good faith under consistently applied procedures established by and under the general supervision of the Board. To determine fair value for these securities, for which no market exists, the Committee utilizes the valuation technique it deems most appropriate in the circumstances, using some unobservable inputs, which may include, but are not limited to estimated earnings of the company and the position of the security within the company’s capital structure. The Committee also may use some observable inputs, which may include, but are not limited to, trades of similar securities. Significant increases or decreases to any of these inputs could result in a significantly lower or higher fair value measurement.

 



 

COLUMBIA ACORN INTERNATIONAL®

PORTFOLIO DIVERSIFICATION (UNAUDITED)

At September 30, 2015, the Fund’s portfolio investments as a percentage of net assets were diversified as follows:

 

 

 

Value

 

Percentage
of Net Assets

 

> Industrial Goods & Services

 

 

 

 

 

Machinery

 

$

446,174,540

 

6.4

 

Industrial Materials & Specialty Chemicals

 

378,180,527

 

5.4

 

Other Industrial Services

 

346,980,371

 

5.0

 

Outsourcing Services

 

225,978,209

 

3.3

 

Electrical Components

 

186,067,929

 

2.7

 

Conglomerates

 

156,983,174

 

2.3

 

Construction

 

106,799,214

 

1.5

 

Waste Management

 

36,307,582

 

0.5

 

Water

 

33,441,285

 

0.5

 

Industrial Distribution

 

12,279,066

 

0.2

 

 

 

1,929,191,897

 

27.8

 

> Consumer Goods & Services

 

 

 

 

 

Retail

 

501,503,138

 

7.2

 

Food & Beverage

 

223,149,553

 

3.2

 

Casinos & Gaming

 

164,140,992

 

2.4

 

Nondurables

 

153,135,966

 

2.2

 

Consumer Goods Distribution

 

109,611,368

 

1.6

 

Restaurants

 

103,545,886

 

1.5

 

Other Durable Goods

 

86,901,384

 

1.2

 

Travel

 

65,996,802

 

1.0

 

Leisure Products

 

63,769,356

 

0.9

 

Consumer Electronics

 

25,611,056

 

0.4

 

Apparel

 

21,806,590

 

0.3

 

Other Consumer Services

 

3,804,769

 

0.1

 

 

 

1,522,976,860

 

22.0

 

> Information

 

 

 

 

 

Business Software

 

241,846,697

 

3.5

 

Financial Processors

 

137,923,624

 

2.0

 

Computer Hardware & Related Equipment

 

112,225,086

 

1.6

 

Mobile Communications

 

104,691,556

 

1.5

 

Semiconductors & Related Equipment

 

82,993,706

 

1.2

 

Internet Related

 

82,363,591

 

1.2

 

Entertainment Programming

 

80,955,057

 

1.2

 

Instrumentation

 

72,348,115

 

1.1

 

Satellite Broadcasting & Services

 

61,965,224

 

0.9

 

Advertising

 

56,818,167

 

0.8

 

Computer Services

 

49,037,367

 

0.7

 

Cable TV

 

43,685,438

 

0.6

 

Telephone & Data Services

 

37,712,844

 

0.5

 

TV Broadcasting

 

33,049,015

 

0.5

 

Business Information & Marketing Services

 

28,268,044

 

0.4

 

Telecommunications Equipment

 

19,745,372

 

0.3

 

Consumer Software

 

18,577,800

 

0.3

 

 

 

1,264,206,703

 

18.3

 

> Finance

 

 

 

 

 

Banks

 

208,931,894

 

3.0

 

Insurance

 

174,915,997

 

2.5

 

Brokerage & Money Management

 

160,422,751

 

2.3

 

Finance Companies

 

28,295,321

 

0.4

 

Diversified Financial Companies

 

20,533,346

 

0.3

 

Financial Processors

 

18,059,803

 

0.3

 

 

 

611,159,112

 

8.8

 

> Other Industries

 

 

 

 

 

Real Estate

 

325,291,663

 

4.7

 

Transportation

 

166,852,270

 

2.4

 

Regulated Utilities

 

42,042,174

 

0.6

 

Industrial Distribution

 

7,021,583

 

0.1

 

 

 

541,207,690

 

7.8

 

> Health Care

 

 

 

 

 

Medical Equipment & Devices

 

155,919,007

 

2.3

 

Pharmaceuticals

 

125,870,738

 

1.8

 

Medical Supplies

 

61,008,030

 

0.9

 

Health Care Services

 

36,349,437

 

0.5

 

Hospital Management

 

21,912,356

 

0.3

 

 

 

401,059,568

 

5.8

 

> Energy & Minerals

 

 

 

 

 

Oil & Gas Producers

 

88,822,204

 

1.3

 

Oil Refining, Marketing & Distribution

 

66,852,028

 

1.0

 

Mining

 

42,878,319

 

0.6

 

Oil Services

 

22,386,726

 

0.3

 

Non-Ferrous Metals

 

19,702,401

 

0.3

 

Agricultural Commodities

 

8,598,862

 

0.1

 

 

 

249,240,540

 

3.6

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Equities:

 

6,519,042,370

 

94.1

 

Short-Term Investments:

 

374,315,334

 

5.4

 

Securities Lending Collateral:

 

162,686,410

 

2.4

 

Total Investments:

 

7,056,044,114

 

101.9

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Obligation to Return Collateral for Securities Loaned:

 

(162,686,410

)

(2.4

)

Cash and Other Assets Less Liabilities:

 

28,484,127

 

0.5

 

Net Assets:

 

$

6,921,841,831

 

100.0

 

 



 

COLUMBIA ACORN USA®

STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS (UNAUDITED), SEPTEMBER 30, 2015

 

Number of Shares

 

 

 

Value

 

Equities: 93.3%

 

 

 

Information 24.2%

 

 

 

 

 

> Business Software 7.5%

 

 

 

233,418

 

Ansys (a)

 

$

20,573,463

 

 

 

Simulation Software for Engineers & Designers

 

 

 

249,334

 

SPS Commerce (a)

 

16,927,285

 

 

 

Supply Chain Management Software Delivered via the Web

 

 

 

489,644

 

Textura (a)(b)

 

12,652,401

 

 

 

Construction Vendor Management Software

 

 

 

200,293

 

DemandWare (a)

 

10,351,142

 

 

 

E-Commerce Website Platform for Retailers & Apparel Manufacturers

 

 

 

260,473

 

Cvent (a)

 

8,767,521

 

 

 

Software for Corporate Event Planners & Marketing Platform for Hotels

 

 

 

99,510

 

NetSuite (a)

 

8,348,889

 

 

 

Enterprise Software Delivered via the Web

 

 

 

816,767

 

Amber Road (a)(b)

 

3,446,761

 

 

 

Global Trade Management Software Delivered via the Web

 

 

 

316,000

 

inContact (a)

 

2,373,160

 

 

 

Call Center Systems Delivered via the Web & Telco Services

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

83,440,622

 

 

 

> Computer Services 4.3%

 

 

 

562,849

 

ExlService Holdings (a)

 

20,786,014

 

 

 

Business Process Outsourcing

 

 

 

234,943

 

Virtusa (a)

 

12,054,925

 

 

 

Offshore IT Outsourcing

 

 

 

295,791

 

WNS - ADR (a)

 

8,267,358

 

 

 

Offshore Business Process Outsourcing Services

 

 

 

432,000

 

Hackett Group

 

5,940,000

 

 

 

IT Integration & Best Practice Research

 

 

 

219,420

 

RCM Technologies

 

1,081,741

 

 

 

Technology & Engineering Services

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

48,130,038

 

 

 

> Instrumentation 3.8%

 

 

 

80,145

 

Mettler-Toledo International (a)

 

22,820,487

 

 

 

Laboratory Equipment

 

 

 

261,583

 

IPG Photonics (a)

 

19,872,461

 

 

 

Fiber Lasers

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

42,692,948

 

 

 

> Semiconductors & Related Equipment 1.5%

 

 

 

140,289

 

Monolithic Power Systems

 

7,182,797

 

 

 

High Performance Analog & Mixed Signal Integrated Circuits

 

 

 

51,365

 

Littelfuse

 

4,681,920

 

 

 

Little Fuses

 

 

 

253,535

 

Atmel

 

2,046,027

 

 

 

Microcontrollers, Radio Frequency & Memory Semiconductors

 

 

 

96,813

 

Knowles (a)(b)

 

1,784,264

 

 

 

Microphones & Speakers for Mobile Devices & other Electronics

 

 

 

499,644

 

Rubicon Technology (a)(b)

 

514,633

 

 

 

Producer of Sapphire for the Lighting, Electronics & Automotive Industries

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

16,209,641

 

 

 

> Financial Processors 1.2%

 

 

 

187,951

 

CoreLogic (a)

 

6,997,416

 

 

 

Data Processing Services for Real Estate, Insurance, & Mortgages

 

 

 

56,832

 

Global Payments

 

6,520,335

 

 

 

Credit Card Processor

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

13,517,751

 

 

 

> Business Information & Marketing Services 1.2%

 

 

 

730,182

 

Bankrate (a)

 

7,557,384

 

 

 

Internet Advertising for the Insurance, Credit Card & Banking Markets

 

 

 

372,190

 

Navigant Consulting (a)

 

5,921,543

 

 

 

Financial Consulting Firm

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

13,478,927

 

 

 

> Telephone & Data Services 1.1%

 

 

 

548,849

 

Lumos Networks

 

6,674,004

 

 

 

Telephone & Fiber Optic Data Services

 

 

 

630,231

 

Boingo Wireless (a)

 

5,218,313

 

 

 

Wi-Fi & Cellular Communications Networks

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

11,892,317

 

 

 

> Telecommunications Equipment 1.0%

 

 

 

451,293

 

Infinera (a)

 

8,827,291

 

 

 

Optical Networking Equipment

 

 

 

147,000

 

CalAmp (a)

 

2,365,230

 

 

 

Machine-to-machine Communications

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

11,192,521

 

 

 

> Mobile Communications 0.8%

 

 

 

407,454

 

Gogo (a)(b)

 

6,225,897

 

 

 

Provider of Wi-Fi on Airplanes

 

 

 

1,939,407

 

Globalstar (a)

 

3,044,869

 

 

 

Satellite Mobile Voice & Data Carrier

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9,270,766

 

 

 

> Contract Manufacturing 0.7%

 

 

 

356,018

 

Sanmina (a)

 

7,608,105

 

 

 

Electronic Manufacturing Services

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

> Internet Related 0.6%

 

 

 

838,357

 

Vonage (a)

 

4,929,539

 

 

 

Business & Consumer Internet Telephony

 

 

 

253,276

 

RetailMeNot (a)

 

2,086,994

 

 

 

Digital Coupon Marketplace

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7,016,533

 

 

 

> Computer Hardware & Related Equipment 0.5%

 

 

 

114,936

 

Rogers (a)

 

6,112,296

 

 

 

Printed Circuit Materials & High Performance Foams

 

 

 

Information: Total

 

270,562,465

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Industrial Goods & Services 21.2%

 

 

 

 

 

> Machinery 18.1%

 

 

 

730,787

 

Ametek

 

38,234,776

 

 

 

Aerospace/Industrial Instruments

 

 

 

 



 

COLUMBIA ACORN USASM

STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS (UNAUDITED), CONTINUED

 

Number of Shares

 

 

 

Value

 

 

 

> Machinery—continued

 

 

 

736,284

 

HEICO

 

$

33,434,656

 

 

 

FAA-approved Aircraft Replacement Parts

 

 

 

522,655

 

Nordson

 

32,895,906

 

 

 

Dispensing Systems for Adhesives & Coatings

 

 

 

962,092

 

Donaldson

 

27,015,543

 

 

 

Industrial Air Filtration

 

 

 

225,300

 

Toro

 

15,892,662

 

 

 

Turf Maintenance Equipment

 

 

 

202,973

 

Moog (a)

 

10,974,750

 

 

 

Motion Control Products for Aerospace, Defense & Industrial Markets

 

 

 

282,269

 

ESCO Technologies

 

10,133,457

 

 

 

Industrial Filtration & Advanced Measurement Equipment

 

 

 

184,785

 

Dorman Products (a)(b)

 

9,403,709

 

 

 

Aftermarket Auto Parts Distributor

 

 

 

303,618

 

Generac (a)(b)

 

9,135,866

 

 

 

Standby Power Generators

 

 

 

81,131

 

Middleby (a)

 

8,534,170

 

 

 

Manufacturer of Cooking Equipment

 

 

 

169,023

 

Oshkosh Corporation

 

6,140,605

 

 

 

Specialty Truck Manufacturer

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

201,796,100

 

 

 

> Industrial Materials & Specialty Chemicals 1.9%

 

 

 

395,515

 

Drew Industries

 

21,599,074

 

 

 

RV & Manufactured Home Components

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

> Electrical Components 0.4%

 

 

 

238,597

 

Thermon (a)

 

4,903,168

 

 

 

Global Engineered Thermal Solutions

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

> Construction 0.4%

 

 

 

395,515

 

PGT (a)

 

4,856,924

 

 

 

Wind Resistant Windows & Doors

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

> Industrial Distribution 0.4%

 

 

 

91,337

 

WESCO International (a)

 

4,244,431

 

 

 

Industrial Distributor

 

 

 

Industrial Goods & Services: Total

 

237,399,697

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Consumer Goods & Services 16.6%

 

 

 

 

 

> Travel 3.7%

 

 

 

313,542

 

Avis Budget Group (a)

 

13,695,515

 

 

 

Car Rental Company

 

 

 

513,832

 

Hertz (a)

 

8,596,409

 

 

 

U.S. Rental Car Operator

 

 

 

81,734

 

Vail Resorts

 

8,555,915

 

 

 

Ski Resort Operator & Developer

 

 

 

250,155

 

HomeAway (a)

 

6,639,114

 

 

 

Vacation Rental Online Marketplace

 

 

 

72,365

 

Choice Hotels

 

3,448,192

 

 

 

Franchisor of Budget Hotel Brands

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

40,935,145

 

 

 

> Retail 3.4%

 

 

 

502,188

 

The Fresh Market (a)(b)

 

11,344,427

 

 

 

Specialty Food Retailer

 

 

 

87,523

 

Casey’s General Stores

 

9,007,867

 

 

 

Owner/Operator of Convenience Stores

 

 

 

214,366

 

Blue Nile (a)

 

7,189,836

 

 

 

Online Jewelry Retailer

 

 

 

138,361

 

Cato

 

4,708,425

 

 

 

Women’s Apparel Retailing, Focusing on Private Labels & Low Prices

 

 

 

82,518

 

Fossil (a)

 

4,611,106

 

 

 

Watch Designer & Retailer

 

 

 

193,577

 

Gaiam (a)

 

1,190,498

 

 

 

Promoter of Healthy Living through Catalogs, E-Commerce & Gaiam TV

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

38,052,159

 

 

 

> Other Durable Goods 2.5%

 

 

 

190,794

 

Cavco Industries (a)

 

12,991,163

 

 

 

Manufactured Homes

 

 

 

383,048

 

Select Comfort (a)

 

8,381,090

 

 

 

Specialty Mattresses

 

 

 

405,415

 

Gentex

 

6,283,933

 

 

 

Manufacturer of Auto Parts

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

27,656,186

 

 

 

> Restaurants 1.8%

 

 

 

243,683

 

Fiesta Restaurant Group (a)

 

11,055,897

 

 

 

Owner/Operator of Two Restaurant Chains: Pollo Tropical & Taco Cabana

 

 

 

140,289

 

Papa John’s International

 

9,606,991

 

 

 

Franchisor of Pizza Restaurants

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

20,662,888

 

 

 

> Other Consumer Services 1.5%

 

 

 

303,397

 

Blackhawk Network (a)

 

12,860,999

 

 

 

Third-party Distributor of Prepaid Content, Mostly Gift Cards

 

 

 

507,432

 

Coupons.com (a)(b)

 

4,566,888

 

 

 

Allows CPGs to Digitally Distribute Coupons, Advertising, & Trade Promotion

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

17,427,887

 

 

 

> Consumer Goods Distribution 1.5%

 

 

 

205,535

 

Pool

 

14,860,181

 

 

 

Swimming Pool Supplies & Equipment Distributor

 

 

 

131,839

 

The Chefs’ Warehouse (a)

 

1,866,840

 

 

 

Distributor of Specialty Foods to Fine Dining Restaurants

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

16,727,021

 

 

 

> Leisure Products 1.0%

 

 

 

263,238

 

Arctic Cat

 

5,838,619

 

 

 

Manufacturer of ATVs & Snowmobiles

 

 

 

369,171

 

Performance Sports Group (a)

 

4,954,275

 

 

 

Sporting Goods Manufacturer

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10,792,894

 

 

 

> Furniture & Textiles 0.9%

 

 

 

388,754

 

Knoll

 

8,544,813

 

 

 

Office Furniture

 

 

 

44,654

 

Mattress Firm (a)(b)

 

1,864,751

 

 

 

Mattress Retailer

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10,409,564

 

 



 

Number of Shares

 

 

 

Value

 

 

 

> Nondurables 0.3%

 

 

 

259,637

 

HRG Group (a)

 

$

3,045,542

 

 

 

Holding Company

 

 

 

Consumer Goods & Services: Total

 

185,709,286

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Finance 13.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

> Banks 8.3%

 

 

 

427,629

 

Lakeland Financial

 

19,307,449

 

 

 

Indiana Bank

 

 

 

537,495

 

MB Financial

 

17,543,837

 

 

 

Chicago Bank

 

 

 

894,134

 

Associated Banc-Corp

 

16,067,588

 

 

 

Midwest Bank

 

 

 

133,528

 

SVB Financial Group (a)

 

15,427,825

 

 

 

Bank to Venture Capitalists

 

 

 

375,345

 

First Busey

 

7,458,105

 

 

 

Illinois Bank

 

 

 

198,804

 

Hancock Holding

 

5,377,648

 

 

 

Gulf Coast Bank

 

 

 

165,403

 

Sandy Spring Bancorp

 

4,330,251

 

 

 

Baltimore & Washington, D.C. Bank

 

 

 

695,000

 

TrustCo Bank

 

4,058,800

 

 

 

New York State Bank

 

 

 

168,031

 

Guaranty Bancorp

 

2,767,471

 

 

 

Colorado Bank

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

92,338,974

 

 

 

> Brokerage & Money Management 1.5%

 

 

 

348,189

 

SEI Investments

 

16,793,155

 

 

 

Mutual Fund Administration & Investment Management

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

> Insurance 1.2%

 

 

 

504,566

 

Patriot National (a)

 

7,987,280

 

 

 

Underwriting, Claims Administration & Case Management Outsourcing for Workers Comp Insurers

 

 

 

136,909

 

Allied World Assurance Company Holdings

 

5,225,816

 

 

 

Commercial Lines Insurance/Reinsurance

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

13,213,096

 

 

 

> Savings & Loans 1.2%

 

 

 

428,644

 

LegacyTexas

 

13,065,069

 

 

 

Texas Thrift

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

> Diversified Financial Companies 0.4%

 

 

 

247,619

 

Leucadia National

 

5,016,761

 

 

 

Holding Company

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

> Finance Companies 0.4%

 

 

 

120,681

 

McGrath Rentcorp

 

3,220,976

 

 

 

Mini-rental Conglomerate

 

 

 

61,834

 

World Acceptance (a)(b)

 

1,659,625

 

 

 

Personal Loans

 

 

 

12,405

 

CAI International (a)

 

125,042

 

 

 

International Container Leasing

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5,005,643

 

Finance: Total

 

145,432,698

 

 

 

 

 

Health Care 10.2%

 

 

 

 

 

> Medical Supplies 3.6%

 

 

 

456,364

 

Cepheid (a)

 

20,627,653

 

 

 

Molecular Diagnostics

 

 

 

115,781

 

Bio-Techne

 

10,705,111

 

 

 

Maker of Consumables & Systems for the Life Science Market

 

 

 

329,051

 

VWR (a)

 

8,453,320

 

 

 

Distributor of Lab Supplies

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

39,786,084

 

 

 

> Biotechnology & Drug Delivery 3.0%

 

 

 

119,836

 

Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical (a)

 

11,541,405

 

 

 

Biotech Focused on “Ultra-Orphan” Drugs

 

 

 

241,227

 

Sarepta Therapeutics (a)(b)

 

7,745,799

 

 

 

Biotech Focused on Rare Diseases

 

 

 

149,391

 

Seattle Genetics (a)

 

5,760,517

 

 

 

Antibody-based Therapies for Cancer

 

 

 

342,159

 

Celldex Therapeutics (a)(b)

 

3,606,356

 

 

 

Biotech Developing Drugs for Cancer

 

 

 

40,566

 

Agios Pharmaceuticals (a)(b)

 

2,863,554

 

 

 

Biotech Focused on Cancer & Orphan Diseases

 

 

 

12,843

 

Intercept Pharmaceuticals (a)

 

2,130,140

 

 

 

Biotech Developing Drugs for Several Diseases

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

33,647,771

 

 

 

> Health Care Services 1.4%

 

 

 

186,619

 

Medidata Solutions (a)

 

7,858,526

 

 

 

Cloud-based Software for Drug Studies

 

 

 

118,317

 

Envision Healthcare Holdings (a)

 

4,352,883

 

 

 

Provider of Health Care Outsourcing Services

 

 

 

91,233

 

HealthSouth

 

3,500,610

 

 

 

Inpatient Rehabilitation Facilities & Home Health Care

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

15,712,019

 

 

 

> Medical Equipment & Devices 1.3%

 

 

 

64,229

 

Sirona Dental Systems (a)

 

5,995,135

 

 

 

Manufacturer of Dental Equipment

 

 

 

262,701

 

Wright Medical Group (a)

 

5,521,975

 

 

 

Foot & Ankle Replacement

 

 

 

79,119

 

Abaxis (b)

 

3,480,445

 

 

 

Instruments & Tests for Vet & Medical Markets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

14,997,555

 

 

 

> Pharmaceuticals 0.9%

 

 

 

363,878

 

Akorn (a)

 

10,372,342

 

 

 

Developer, Manufacturer & Distributor of Specialty Generic Drugs

 

 

 

Health Care: Total

 

114,515,771

 

 

 

 

 

Other Industries 6.3%

 

 

 

 

 

> Real Estate 4.4%

 

 

 

539,820

 

Extra Space Storage

 

41,652,511

 

 

 

Self Storage Facilities

 

 

 

232,070

 

EdR

 

7,646,707

 

 

 

Student Housing

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

49,299,218

 

 



 

Number of Shares

 

 

 

Value

 

 

 

> Transportation 1.9%

 

 

 

426,335

 

Rush Enterprises, Class A (a)

 

$

10,317,307

 

106,560

 

Rush Enterprises, Class B (a)

 

2,483,914

 

 

 

Truck Sales & Service

 

 

 

422,559

 

Heartland Express

 

8,425,826

 

 

 

Regional Trucker

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

21,227,047

 

Other Industries: Total

 

70,526,265

 

 

 

 

 

Energy & Minerals 1.8%

 

 

 

 

 

> Oil & Gas Producers 1.3%

 

 

 

99,398

 

PDC Energy (a)

 

5,269,088

 

 

 

Oil & Gas Producer in the United States

 

 

 

140,289

 

Carrizo Oil & Gas (a)

 

4,284,426

 

 

 

Oil & Gas Producer

 

 

 

103,105

 

SM Energy

 

3,303,484

 

 

 

Oil & Gas Producer

 

 

 

41,603

 

Clayton Williams (a)

 

1,614,613

 

 

 

Oil & Gas Producer

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

14,471,611

 

 

 

> Mining 0.5%

 

 

 

50,707

 

Core Labs (Netherlands) (b)

 

5,060,558

 

 

 

Oil & Gas Reservoir Consulting

 

 

 

Energy & Minerals: Total

 

19,532,169

 

 

 

 

 

Total Equities: 93.3%

(Cost: $669,727,578)

 

1,043,678,351

(c)

 

 

 

 

Short-Term Investments 8.5%

 

 

 

94,766,116

 

JPMorgan U.S. Government Money Market Fund, Agency Shares (7 day yield of 0.01%)

 

94,766,116

 

 

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Investments: 8.5%

(Cost: $94,766,116)

 

94,766,116

 

 

 

 

 

Securities Lending Collateral 3.2%

 

 

 

35,653,438

 

Dreyfus Government Cash Management Fund, Institutional Shares (7 day yield of 0.01%) (d)

 

35,653,438

 

 

 

 

 

Total Securities Lending Collateral: 3.2%

(Cost: $35,653,438)

 

35,653,438

 

 

 

 

 

Total Investments: 105.0%

(Cost: $800,147,132)(e)

1,174,097,905

(f)

 

 

 

Obligation to Return Collateral for Securities Loaned: (3.2)%

 

(35,653,438

)

 

 

 

 

Cash and Other Assets Less Liabilities: (1.8)%

 

(20,159,484

)

 

 

 

 

Net Assets: 100.0%

 

$

1,118,284,983

 

 


ADR - American Depositary Receipts

 

> Notes to Statement of Investments

 

(a)    Non-income producing security.

(b)    All or a portion of this security was on loan at September 30, 2015. The total market value of securities on loan at September 30, 2015 was $35,262,900.

(c)     On September 30, 2015, the market value of foreign securities represented 0.45% of total net assets. The Fund’s foreign portfolio was diversified as follows:

 

 

 

 

 

Percentage

 

Country

 

Value

 

of Net Assets

 

Netherlands

 

$

5,060,558

 

0.45

 

 

(d)    Investment made with cash collateral received from securities lending activity.

(e)     At September 30, 2015, for federal income tax purposes, the cost of investments was approximately $800,147,132 and net unrealized appreciation was $373,950,773 consisting of gross unrealized appreciation of $429,389,779 and gross unrealized depreciation of $55,439,006.

(f)      Securities are valued using policies described in the Notes to Financial Statements in the shareholder report dated June 30, 2015.

 

Fair Value Measurements

 

Various inputs are used in determining the value of the Fund’s investments, following the input prioritization hierarchy established by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (GAAP). These inputs are summarized in the three broad levels listed below:

 

·                  Level 1 - quoted prices in active markets for identical securities

·                  Level 2 - prices determined using other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk and others)

·                  Level 3 - prices determined using significant unobservable inputs where quoted prices or observable inputs are unavailable or less reliable (including management’s own assumptions about the factors market participants would use in pricing an investment)

 

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

 



 

> Notes to Statement of Investments

 

Examples of the types of securities in which the Fund would typically invest and how they are classified within this hierarchy are as follows. Typical Level 1 securities include exchange traded domestic equities, mutual funds whose NAVs are published each day and exchange traded foreign equities that are not statistically fair valued. Typical Level 2 securities include exchange traded foreign equities that are statistically fair valued, forward foreign currency exchange contracts and short-term investments valued at amortized cost. Additionally, securities fair valued by CWAM’s Valuation Committee (the Committee) that rely on significant observable inputs are also included in Level 2. Typical Level 3 securities include any security fair valued by the Committee that relies on significant unobservable inputs.

 

The Committee is responsible for applying the Trust’s Portfolio Pricing Policy and the CWAM pricing procedures (the Policies), which are approved by and subject to the oversight of the Board.

 

The Committee meets as necessary, and no less frequently than quarterly, to determine fair values for securities for which market quotations are not readily available or for which CWAM believes that available market quotations are unreliable. The Committee also reviews the continuing appropriateness of the Policies. In circumstances where a security has been fair valued, the Committee will also review the continuing appropriateness of the current value of the security. The Policies address, among other things: circumstances under which market quotations will be deemed readily available; selection of third party pricing vendors; appropriate pricing methodologies; events that require fair valuation and fair value techniques; circumstances under which securities will be deemed to pose a potential for stale pricing, including when securities are illiquid, restricted, or in default; and certain delegations of authority to determine fair values to the Fund’s investment manager. The Committee may also meet to discuss additional valuation matters, which may include review of back-testing results, review of time-sensitive information or approval of other valuation related actions, and to review the appropriateness of the Policies.

 

For investments categorized as Level 3, the significant unobservable inputs used in the fair value measurement of the Fund’s securities may include: (i) data specific to the issuer or comparable issuers, (ii) general market or specific sector news and (iii) quoted prices and specific or similar security transactions. The Committee considers this data and any changes from prior periods in order to assess the reasonableness of observable and unobservable inputs, any assumptions or internal models used to value those securities and changes in fair value. Significant changes in any of these factors could result in lower or higher fair value measurements. Various factors impact the frequency of monitoring (which may occur as often as daily), however the Committee may determine that changes to inputs, assumptions and models are not required with the same frequency.

 

The following table summarizes the inputs used, as of September 30, 2015, in valuing the Fund’s assets:

 

 

 

 

 

Other

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Significant

 

Significant

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Observable

 

Unobservable

 

 

 

 

 

Quoted Prices

 

Inputs

 

Inputs

 

 

 

Investment Type

 

(Level 1)

 

(Level 2)

 

(Level 3)

 

Total

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Equities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Information

 

$

270,562,465

 

$

 

$

 

$

270,562,465

 

Industrial Goods & Services

 

237,399,697

 

 

 

237,399,697

 

Consumer Goods & Services

 

185,709,286

 

 

 

185,709,286

 

Finance

 

145,432,698

 

 

 

145,432,698

 

Health Care

 

114,515,771

 

 

 

114,515,771

 

Other Industries

 

70,526,265

 

 

 

70,526,265

 

Energy & Minerals

 

19,532,169

 

 

 

19,532,169

 

Total Equities

 

1,043,678,351

 

 

 

1,043,678,351

 

Total Short-Term Investments

 

94,766,116

 

 

 

94,766,116

 

Total Securities Lending Collateral

 

35,653,438

 

 

 

35,653,438

 

Total Investments

 

$

1,174,097,905

 

$

 

$

 

$

1,174,097,905

 

 

There were no transfers of financial assets between levels during the period.

 



 

COLUMBIA ACORN INTERNATIONAL SELECTSM

STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS (UNAUDITED), SEPTEMBER 30, 2015

 

Number of Shares

 

 

 

Value

 

Equities: 97.7%

 

 

 

Europe 43.5%

 

 

 

 

 

> United Kingdom 10.5%

 

 

 

232,000

 

WH Smith

 

$

5,488,981

 

 

 

Newsprint, Books & General Stationery Retailer

 

 

 

200,000

 

Smith & Nephew

 

3,488,400

 

 

 

Medical Equipment & Supplies

 

 

 

32,000

 

Whitbread

 

2,259,685

 

 

 

UK Hotelier & Coffee Shop

 

 

 

18,000

 

Next

 

2,072,164

 

 

 

Clothes & Home Retailer in the UK

 

 

 

132,000

 

Jardine Lloyd Thompson Group

 

2,034,769

 

 

 

International Business Insurance Broker

 

 

 

122,000

 

Compass Group PLC

 

1,943,369

 

 

 

Catering & Support Services

 

 

 

129,000

 

Babcock International

 

1,780,695

 

 

 

Public Sector Outsourcer

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

19,068,063

 

 

 

> Germany 9.0%

 

 

 

976,500

 

Telefonica Deutschland

 

5,958,719

 

 

 

Mobile & Fixed-line Communications in Germany

 

 

 

62,300

 

MTU Aero Engines

 

5,206,431

 

 

 

Airplane Engine Components & Services

 

 

 

107,400

 

Wirecard (a)

 

5,124,972

 

 

 

Online Payment Processing & Risk Management

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

16,290,122

 

 

 

> Switzerland 5.1%

 

 

 

21,040

 

Partners Group

 

7,129,551

 

 

 

Private Markets Asset Management

 

 

 

6,600

 

Geberit

 

2,016,027

 

 

 

Plumbing Systems

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9,145,578

 

 

 

> France 5.0%

 

 

 

146,000

 

Eutelsat

 

4,470,045

 

 

 

Fixed Satellite Services

 

 

 

111,000

 

Vivendi

 

2,620,783

 

 

 

Global Media Conglomerate

 

 

 

16,000

 

Essilor International

 

1,946,957

 

 

 

Eyeglass Lenses

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9,037,785

 

 

 

> Spain 4.4%

 

 

 

919,000

 

Distribuidora Internacional de Alimentación

 

5,548,288

 

 

 

Discount Retailer in Spain & Latin America

 

 

 

39,000

 

Viscofan

 

2,348,014

 

 

 

Sausage Casings Maker

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7,896,302

 

 

 

> Sweden 4.1%

 

 

 

120,000

 

Swedish Match

 

3,622,961

 

 

 

Swedish Snus

 

 

 

62,900

 

Hexagon

 

1,918,574

 

 

 

Design, Measurement & Visualization Software & Equipment

 

 

 

50,000

 

Hennes & Mauritz

 

1,826,176

 

 

 

Discount Fashion Retailer

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7,367,711

 

 

 

> Denmark 2.6%

 

 

 

109,500

 

Novozymes

 

4,770,388

 

 

 

Industrial Enzymes

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

> Norway 1.8%

 

 

 

453,000

 

Orkla

 

3,357,644

 

 

 

Food & Brands, Aluminum, Chemicals Conglomerate

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

> Netherlands 1.0%

 

 

 

44,000

 

Vopak

 

1,754,474

 

 

 

Operator of Petroleum & Chemical Storage Terminals

 

 

 

Europe: Total

 

78,688,067

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Asia 39.4%

 

 

 

 

 

> Japan 23.9%

 

 

 

395,000

 

KDDI

 

8,841,326

 

 

 

Mobile & Fixed Line Communication Service Provider in Japan

 

 

 

120,000

 

Secom

 

7,216,867

 

 

 

Security Services

 

 

 

234,000

 

Recruit Holdings

 

7,016,328

 

 

 

Recruitment & Media Services

 

 

 

160,000

 

Japan Tobacco

 

4,963,231

 

 

 

Cigarettes

 

 

 

190,600

 

NGK Spark Plug

 

4,375,380

 

 

 

Automobile Parts

 

 

 

208,000

 

Sony Financial Holdings

 

3,413,890

 

 

 

Life Insurance, Assurance & Internet Banking

 

 

 

1,530

 

Nippon Prologis REIT

 

2,776,165

 

 

 

Logistics REIT in Japan

 

 

 

1,300

 

Japan Retail Fund

 

2,515,318

 

 

 

Retail REIT in Japan

 

 

 

133,000

 

Aeon Mall

 

2,043,057

 

 

 

Suburban Shopping Mall Developer, Owner & Operator

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

43,161,562

 

 

 

> Singapore 5.6%

 

 

 

4,264,000

 

CapitaLand Mall Trust

 

5,701,693

 

 

 

Singapore Commercial Property Real Estate Investment Trust

 

 

 

897,000

 

Singapore Exchange

 

4,437,391

 

 

 

Singapore Equity & Derivatives Market Operator

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10,139,084

 

 

 

> Korea 4.8%

 

 

 

31,200

 

KT&G

 

2,934,953

 

 

 

Tobacco & Ginseng Products

 

 

 

11,994

 

CJ Corp

 

2,678,226

 

 

 

Holding Company of Korean Consumer Conglomerate

 

 

 

8,500

 

Samsung Fire and Marine

 

2,007,208

 

7,354

 

Samsung Fire & Marine Preferred

 

1,036,063

 

 

 

Non-life Insurance

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8,656,450

 

 



 

Number of Shares

 

 

 

Value

 

 

 

> China 2.1%

 

 

 

17,000

 

NetEase.com - ADR

 

$

2,042,040

 

 

 

Chinese Online Gaming Services

 

 

 

1,327,000

 

China Everbright International

 

1,864,197

 

 

 

Municipal Waste Operator

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3,906,237

 

 

 

> Hong Kong 1.6%

 

 

 

123,726

 

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing

 

2,838,398

 

 

 

Hong Kong Equity & Derivatives Market Operator

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

> Taiwan 1.4%

 

 

 

32,000

 

Largan Precision

 

2,497,438

 

 

 

Mobile Device Camera Lenses & Modules

 

 

 

Asia: Total

 

 

 

71,199,169

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other Countries 14.1%

 

 

 

 

 

> South Africa 5.8%

 

 

 

61,000

 

Naspers

 

7,617,726

 

 

 

Media in Africa, China, Russia & other Emerging Markets

 

 

 

618,552

 

Coronation Fund Managers

 

2,914,115

 

 

 

South African Fund Manager

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10,531,841

 

 

 

> Canada 5.3%

 

 

 

49,271

 

CCL Industries

 

6,916,400

 

 

 

Global Label Converter

 

 

 

85,000

 

Vermilion Energy (a)

 

2,736,943

 

 

 

Canadian Exploration & Production Company

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9,653,343

 

 

 

> Australia 2.1%

 

 

 

204,000

 

Amcor

 

1,897,171

 

 

 

Global Leader in Flexible & Rigid Packaging

 

 

 

525,000

 

IAG

 

1,795,041

 

 

 

General Insurance Provider

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3,692,212

 

 

 

> United States 0.9%

 

 

 

27,000

 

Anadarko Petroleum

 

1,630,530

 

 

 

Worldwide Production of Oil & Gas

 

 

 

Other Countries: Total

 

25,507,926

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Latin America 0.7%

 

 

 

 

 

> Uruguay 0.7%

 

 

 

191,666

 

Union Agriculture Group (b)(c)(d)

 

1,261,162

 

 

 

Farmland Operator in Uruguay

 

 

 

Latin America: Total

 

1,261,162

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Equities: 97.7%
(Cost: $160,786,851)

 

176,656,324

(e)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Short-Term Investments 2.3%

 

 

 

4,096,481

 

JPMorgan U.S. Government Money Market Fund, IM Shares (7 day yield of 0.01%)

 

4,096,481

 

Total Short-Term Investments: 2.3%
(Cost: $4,096,481)

 

4,096,481

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Securities Lending Collateral 3.3%

 

 

 

6,046,604

 

Dreyfus Government Cash Management Fund,  Institutional Shares (7 day yield of 0.01%) (f)

 

6,046,604

 

Total Securities Lending Collateral: 3.3%
(Cost: $6,046,604)

 

6,046,604

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Investments: 103.3%
(Cost: $170,929,936)(g)

 

186,799,409

(h)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Obligation to Return Collateral for Securities Loaned: (3.3)%

 

(6,046,604

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and Other Assets Less Liabilities: —%

 

39,100

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Assets: 100.0%

 

$

180,791,905

 

 


ADR - American Depositary Receipts

REIT - Real Estate Investment Trust

 

> Notes to Statement of Investments

 

(a)         All or a portion of this security was on loan at September 30, 2015. The total market value of securities on loan at September 30, 2015 was $5,882,988.

(b)         Denotes a restricted security, which is subject to restrictions on resale under federal securities laws. This security is valued at fair value determined in good faith under consistently applied procedures established by the Fund’s Board of Trustees. At September 30, 2015, the market value of this security amounted to $1,261,162, which represented 0.70% of total net assets. Additional information on this security is as follows:

 

Security

 

Acquisition
Dates

 

Shares

 

Cost

 

Value

 

Union Agriculture Group

 

12/8/10-6/27/12

 

191,666

 

$

2,200,000

 

$

1,261,162

 

 

(c)          Non-income producing security.

 



 

> Notes to Statement of Investments

 

(d)         Illiquid security.

(e)          On September 30, 2015, the Fund’s total equity investments were denominated in currencies as follows:

 

Currency

 

Value

 

Percentage
of Net Assets

 

Japanese Yen

 

$

43,161,562

 

23.9

 

Euro

 

34,978,683

 

19.4

 

British Pound

 

19,068,063

 

10.5

 

South African Rand

 

10,531,841

 

5.8

 

Singapore Dollar

 

10,139,084

 

5.6

 

Canadian Dollar

 

9,653,343

 

5.3

 

Swiss Franc

 

9,145,578

 

5.1

 

Other currencies less than 5% of total net assets

 

39,978,170

 

22.1

 

Total Equities

 

$

176,656,324

 

97.7

 

 

(f)           Investment made with cash collateral received from securities lending activity.

(g)          At September 30, 2015, for federal income tax purposes, the cost of investments was approximately $170,929,936 and net unrealized appreciation was $15,869,473 consisting of gross unrealized appreciation of $28,062,280 and gross unrealized depreciation of $12,192,807.

(h)         Securities are valued using policies described in the Notes to Financial Statements in the shareholder report dated June 30, 2015.

 

At September 30, 2015, the Fund had entered into the following forward foreign currency exchange contracts:

 

Forward Foreign
Currency Exchange
Contracts to Buy

 

Forward Foreign
Currency Exchange
Contracts to Sell

 

Principal Amount
in Foreign Currency

 

Principal Amount
in U.S. Dollar

 

Settlement
Date

 

Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)

 

USD

 

ZAR

 

95,175,500

 

$

7,000,000

 

10/15/15

 

$

148,080

 

 

The counterparty for all forward foreign currency exchange contracts is Morgan Stanley.

 

USD - U.S. Dollar

ZAR - South African Rand

 

Fair Value Measurements

 

Various inputs are used in determining the value of the Fund’s investments, following the input prioritization hierarchy established by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (GAAP). These inputs are summarized in the three broad levels listed below:

 

·                  Level 1 - quoted prices in active markets for identical securities

·                  Level 2 - prices determined using other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk and others)

·                  Level 3 - prices determined using significant unobservable inputs where quoted prices or observable inputs are unavailable or less reliable (including management’s own assumptions about the factors market participants would use in pricing an investment)

 

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

 

Examples of the types of securities in which the Fund would typically invest and how they are classified within this hierarchy are as follows. Typical Level 1 securities include exchange traded domestic equities, mutual funds whose NAVs are published each day and exchange traded foreign equities that are not statistically fair valued. Typical Level 2 securities include exchange traded foreign equities that are statistically fair valued, forward foreign currency exchange contracts and short-term investments valued at amortized cost. Additionally, securities fair valued by CWAM’s Valuation Committee (the Committee) that rely on significant observable inputs are also included in Level 2. Typical Level 3 securities include any security fair valued by the Committee that relies on significant unobservable inputs.

 

The Committee is responsible for applying the Trust’s Portfolio Pricing Policy and the CWAM pricing procedures (the Policies), which are approved by and subject to the oversight of the Board.

 

The Committee meets as necessary, and no less frequently than quarterly, to determine fair values for securities for which market quotations are not readily available or for which CWAM believes that available market quotations are unreliable. The Committee also reviews the continuing appropriateness of the Policies. In circumstances where a security has been fair valued, the Committee will also review the continuing appropriateness of the current value of the security. The Policies address, among other things: circumstances under which market quotations will be deemed readily available; selection of third party pricing vendors; appropriate pricing methodologies; events that require fair valuation and fair value techniques; circumstances under which securities will be deemed to pose a potential for stale pricing, including when securities are illiquid, restricted, or in default; and certain delegations of authority to determine fair values to the Fund’s investment manager. The Committee may also meet to discuss additional valuation matters, which may include review of back-testing results, review of time-sensitive information or approval of other valuation related actions, and to review the appropriateness of the Policies.

 



 

> Notes to Statement of Investments

 

For investments categorized as Level 3, the significant unobservable inputs used in the fair value measurement of the Fund’s securities may include: (i) data specific to the issuer or comparable issuers, (ii) general market or specific sector news and (iii) quoted prices and specific or similar security transactions. The Committee considers this data and any changes from prior periods in order to assess the reasonableness of observable and unobservable inputs, any assumptions or internal models used to value those securities and changes in fair value. Significant changes in any of these factors could result in lower or higher fair value measurements. Various factors impact the frequency of monitoring (which may occur as often as daily), however the Committee may determine that changes to inputs, assumptions and models are not required with the same frequency.

 

The following table summarizes the inputs used, as of September 30, 2015, in valuing the Fund’s assets:

 

Investment Type

 

Quoted Prices
(Level 1)

 

Other
Significant
Observable
Inputs
(Level 2)

 

Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
(Level 3)

 

Total

 

Equities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Europe

 

$

 

$

78,688,067

 

$

 

$

78,688,067

 

Asia

 

2,042,040

 

69,157,129

 

 

71,199,169

 

Other Countries

 

11,283,873

 

14,224,053

 

 

25,507,926

 

Latin America

 

 

 

1,261,162

 

1,261,162

 

Total Equities

 

13,325,913

 

162,069,249

 

1,261,162

 

176,656,324

 

Total Short-Term Investments

 

4,096,481

 

 

 

4,096,481

 

Total Securities Lending Collateral

 

6,046,604

 

 

 

6,046,604

 

Total Investments

 

$

23,468,998

 

$

162,069,249

 

$

1,261,162

 

$

186,799,409

 

Derivatives

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts

 

 

148,080

 

 

148,080

 

Total

 

$

23,468,998

 

$

162,217,329

 

$

1,261,162

 

$

186,947,489

 

 

The Fund’s assets assigned to the Level 2 input category are generally valued using a market approach, in which a security’s value is determined through its correlation to prices and information from observable market transactions for similar or identical assets. Foreign equities are generally valued at the last sale price on the foreign exchange or market on which they trade. The Fund may use a statistical fair valuation model, in accordance with the policy adopted by the Board, provided by an independent third party to value securities principally traded in foreign markets in order to adjust for possible stale pricing that may occur between the close of the foreign exchanges and the time for valuation. These models take into account available market data including intraday index, ADR, and ETF movements. Forward foreign currency exchange contracts are valued at the prevailing forward exchange rate of the underlying currencies.

 

There were no transfers of financial assets between levels during the period.

 

The Fund does not hold any significant investments (greater than one percent of net assets) categorized as Level 3.

 

Certain securities classified as Level 3 are valued by the Committee at fair value, using a market approach, as determined in good faith under consistently applied procedures established by and under the general supervision of the Board. To determine fair value for these securities, for which no market exists, the Committee utilizes the valuation technique it deems most appropriate in the circumstances, using some unobservable inputs, which may include, but are not limited to estimated earnings of the company and the position of the security within the company’s capital structure. The Committee also may use some observable inputs, which may include, but are not limited to, trades of similar securities and market multiples derived from a set of comparable companies. Significant increases or decreases to any of these inputs could result in a significantly lower or higher fair value measurement.

 



 

COLUMBIA ACORN INTERNATIONAL SELECTSM

PORTFOLIO DIVERSIFICATION (UNAUDITED)

At September 30, 2015, the Fund’s portfolio investments as a percentage of net assets were diversified as follows:

 

 

 

Value

 

Percentage
of Net Assets

 

> Information

 

 

 

 

 

Financial Processors

 

$

12,400,761

 

6.8

 

Internet Related

 

9,659,766

 

5.3

 

Mobile Communications

 

8,841,326

 

4.9

 

Advertising

 

7,016,328

 

3.9

 

Telephone & Data Services

 

5,958,719

 

3.3

 

Satellite Broadcasting & Services

 

4,470,045

 

2.5

 

Telecommunications Equipment

 

2,497,438

 

1.4

 

Business Software

 

1,918,574

 

1.1

 

 

 

52,762,957

 

29.2

 

> Consumer Goods & Services

 

 

 

 

 

Retail

 

14,935,609

 

8.3

 

Nondurables

 

14,814,584

 

8.2

 

Food & Beverage

 

5,970,975

 

3.3

 

Other Durable Goods

 

4,375,380

 

2.4

 

Restaurants

 

4,203,054

 

2.3

 

Other Consumer Services

 

2,620,783

 

1.5

 

 

 

46,920,385

 

26.0

 

> Industrial Goods & Services

 

 

 

 

 

Other Industrial Services

 

12,423,298

 

6.9

 

Industrial Materials & Specialty Chemicals

 

6,667,559

 

3.7

 

Conglomerates

 

6,035,870

 

3.3

 

Construction

 

2,016,027

 

1.1

 

Waste Management

 

1,864,197

 

1.0

 

Outsourcing Services

 

1,780,695

 

1.0

 

 

 

30,787,646

 

17.0

 

> Finance

 

 

 

 

 

Insurance

 

10,286,971

 

5.7

 

Brokerage & Money Management

 

10,043,666

 

5.5

 

 

 

20,330,637

 

11.2

 

> Other Industries

 

 

 

 

 

Real Estate

 

13,036,233

 

7.2

 

 

 

13,036,233

 

7.2

 

> Energy & Minerals

 

 

 

 

 

Oil & Gas Producers

 

4,367,473

 

2.4

 

Oil Refining, Marketing & Distribution

 

1,754,474

 

1.0

 

Agricultural Commodities

 

1,261,162

 

0.7

 

 

 

7,383,109

 

4.1

 

> Health Care

 

 

 

 

 

Medical Equipment & Devices

 

5,435,357

 

3.0

 

 

 

5,435,357

 

3.0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Equities:

 

176,656,324

 

97.7

 

Short-Term Investments:

 

4,096,481

 

2.3

 

Securities Lending Collateral:

 

6,046,604

 

3.3

 

Total Investments:

 

186,799,409

 

103.3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Obligation to Return Collateral for Securities Loaned:

 

(6,046,604

)

(3.3

)

Cash and Other Assets Less Liabilities:

 

39,100

 

0.0

 

Net Assets:

 

$

180,791,905

 

100.0

 

 



 

COLUMBIA ACORN SELECTSM

STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS (UNAUDITED), SEPTEMBER 30, 2015

 

Number of Shares

 

 

 

Value

 

Equities: 98.5%

 

 

 

Industrial Goods & Services 31.2%

 

 

 

 

 

> Machinery 16.8%

 

 

 

578,711

 

Ametek

 

$

30,278,159

 

 

 

Aerospace/Industrial Instruments

 

 

 

776,657

 

Donaldson

 

21,808,529

 

 

 

Industrial Air Filtration

 

 

 

267,230

 

Nordson

 

16,819,456

 

 

 

Dispensing Systems for Adhesives & Coatings

 

 

 

328,030

 

Generac (a)(b)

 

9,870,423

 

 

 

Standby Power Generators

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

78,776,567

 

 

 

> Other Industrial Services 9.9%

 

 

 

794,620

 

LKQ (a)

 

22,535,423

 

 

 

Alternative Auto Parts Distribution

 

 

 

291,687

 

Expeditors International of Washington

 

13,723,874

 

 

 

International Freight Forwarder

 

 

 

193,695

 

Robert Half International

 

9,909,436

 

 

 

Temporary & Permanent Staffing in Finance, Accounting & other Professions

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

46,168,733

 

 

 

> Industrial Distribution 2.9%

 

 

 

151,705

 

Airgas

 

13,551,807

 

 

 

Industrial Gas Distributor

 

 

 

 

 

> Outsourcing Services 1.6%

 

 

 

312,342

 

Quanta Services (a)

 

7,561,800

 

 

 

Electrical Transmission & Pipeline Contracting Services

 

 

 

Industrial Goods & Services: Total

146,058,907

 

Information 22.8%

 

 

 

 

 

> Business Software 5.1%

 

 

 

70,657

 

Ultimate Software (a)

 

12,648,310

 

 

 

Human Capital Management Systems

 

 

 

130,558

 

Ansys (a)

 

11,507,382

 

 

 

Simulation Software for Engineers & Designers

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

24,155,692

 

 

 

> Computer Hardware & Related Equipment 2.9%

 

 

 

266,095

 

Amphenol

 

13,560,201

 

 

 

Electronic Connectors

 

 

 

 

 

> Mobile Communications 2.7%

 

 

 

161,161

 

Crown Castle International

 

12,710,768

 

 

 

Communications Towers

 

 

 

 

 

> Telecommunications Equipment 2.7%

 

 

 

108,347

 

F5 Networks (a)

 

12,546,583

 

 

 

Internet Traffic Management Equipment

 

 

 

 

 

> Business Information & Marketing Services 2.4%

 

 

 

1,080,494

 

Bankrate (a)

 

11,183,113

 

 

 

Internet Advertising for the Insurance, Credit Card & Banking Markets

 

 

 

 

 

> Instrumentation 2.4%

 

 

 

38,799

 

Mettler-Toledo International (a)

 

 

11,047,627

 

 

 

Laboratory Equipment

 

 

 

 

 

> Internet Related 1.9%

 

 

 

1,548,771

 

Vonage (a)

 

9,106,773

 

 

 

Business & Consumer Internet Telephony

 

 

 

 

 

> Computer Services 1.9%

 

 

 

319,876

 

WNS - ADR (a)

 

8,940,534

 

 

 

Offshore Business Process Outsourcing Services

 

 

 

 

 

> Semiconductors & Related Equipment 0.8%

 

 

 

467,000

 

Atmel

 

3,768,690

 

 

 

Microcontrollers, Radio Frequency & Memory Semiconductors

 

 

 

Information: Total

 

107,019,981

 

Consumer Goods & Services 16.1%

 

 

 

 

 

> Retail 5.3%

 

 

 

630,647

 

The Fresh Market (a)(b)

 

14,246,316

 

 

 

Specialty Food Retailer

 

 

 

185,236

 

Fossil (a)

 

10,350,987

 

 

 

Watch Designer & Retailer

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

24,597,303

 

 

 

> Travel 3.5%

 

 

 

158,306

 

Vail Resorts

 

16,571,472

 

 

 

Ski Resort Operator & Developer

 

 

 

 

 

> Other Durable Goods 3.0%

 

 

 

899,664

 

Gentex

 

13,944,792

 

 

 

Manufacturer of Auto Parts

 

 

 

 

 

> Other Consumer Services 2.3%

 

 

 

252,795

 

Blackhawk Network (a)

 

10,715,980

 

 

 

Third-party Distributor of Prepaid Content, Mostly Gift Cards

 

 

 

 

 

> Leisure Products 1.9%

 

 

 

75,650

 

Polaris Industries

 

9,068,166

 

 

 

Leisure Vehicles & Related Products

 

 

 

 

 

> Food & Beverage 0.1%

 

 

 

2,539,770

 

GLG Life Tech (Canada) (a)(b)(c)

 

551,917

 

 

 

Producer of an All-natural Sweetener Extracted from the Stevia Plant

 

 

 

Consumer Goods & Services: Total

 

75,449,630

 

Finance 11.5%

 

 

 

 

 

> Brokerage & Money Management 5.9%

 

 

 

350,151

 

SEI Investments

 

16,887,783

 

 

 

Mutual Fund Administration & Investment Management

 

 

 

317,937

 

Eaton Vance

 

10,625,454

 

 

 

Specialty Mutual Funds

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

27,513,237

 

 

 

> Insurance 3.0%

 

 

 

737,866

 

CNO Financial Group

 

13,879,260

 

 

 

Life, Long-term Care & Medical Supplement Insurance

 

 

 

 



 

Number of Shares

 

 

 

Value

 

 

 

> Banks 2.6%

 

 

 

689,605

 

Associated Banc-Corp

 

$

12,392,202

 

 

 

Midwest Bank

 

 

 

Finance: Total

 

53,784,699

 

Health Care 6.4%

 

 

 

 

 

> Medical Supplies 3.6%

 

 

 

209,466

 

Cepheid (a)

 

9,467,863

 

 

 

Molecular Diagnostics

 

 

 

283,603

 

VWR (a)

 

7,285,761

 

 

 

Distributor of Lab Supplies

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

16,753,624

 

 

 

> Medical Equipment & Devices 2.2%

 

 

 

186,643

 

Align Technology (a)

 

10,593,857

 

 

 

Invisalign System to Correct Malocclusion (Crooked Teeth)

 

 

 

 

 

> Biotechnology & Drug Delivery 0.6%

 

 

 

28,686

 

Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical (a)

 

2,762,749

 

 

 

Biotech Focused on “Ultra-Orphan” Drugs

 

 

 

Health Care: Total

 

30,110,230

 

Other Industries 5.5%

 

 

 

 

 

> Real Estate 5.5%

 

 

 

328,749

 

EdR

 

10,832,280

 

 

 

Student Housing

 

 

 

115,626

 

Extra Space Storage

 

8,921,702

 

 

 

Self Storage Facilities

 

 

 

104,814

 

Post Properties

 

6,109,608

 

 

 

Multifamily Properties

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

25,863,590

 

Other Industries: Total

 

25,863,590

 

Energy & Minerals 5.0%

 

 

 

 

 

> Agricultural Commodities 2.5%

 

 

 

1,742,424

 

Union Agriculture Group (Uruguay) (a)(d)(e)

 

11,465,150

 

 

 

Farmland Operator in Uruguay

 

 

 

 

 

> Mining 1.7%

 

 

 

79,999

 

Core Labs (Netherlands) (b)

 

7,983,900

 

 

 

Oil & Gas Reservoir Consulting

 

 

 

 

 

> Oil & Gas Producers 0.8%

 

 

 

108,492

 

Carrizo Oil & Gas (a)

 

3,313,346

 

 

 

Oil & Gas Producer

 

 

 

22,500,000

 

Canadian Overseas Petroleum (Canada) (a)(e)

 

640,689

 

 

 

Oil & Gas Exploration Offshore West Africa

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3,954,035

 

Energy & Minerals: Total

 

23,403,085

 

 

 

 

 

Total Equities: 98.5%

(Cost: $392,586,822)

 

461,690,122

(f)

 

 

 

 

Short-Term Investments 2.4%

 

 

 

11,047,991

 

JPMorgan U.S. Government Money Market Fund, Agency Shares (7 day yield of 0.01%)

 

11,047,991

 

Total Short-Term Investments: 2.4%

(Cost: $11,047,991)

 

11,047,991

 

 

 

 

 

Securities Lending Collateral 4.8%

 

 

 

22,305,179

 

Dreyfus Government Cash Management Fund,  Institutional Shares (7 day yield of 0.01%) (g)

 

22,305,179

 

Total Securities Lending Collateral: 4.8%

(Cost: $22,305,179)

 

22,305,179

 

 

 

 

 

Total Investments: 105.7%

(Cost: $425,939,992)(h)

 

495,043,292

(i)

 

 

 

 

Obligation to Return Collateral for Securities Loaned: (4.8)%

 

(22,305,179

)

 

 

 

 

Cash and Other Assets Less Liabilities: (0.9)%

 

(4,223,713

)

 

 

 

 

Net Assets: 100.0%

 

$

468,514,400

 

 


ADR - American Depositary Receipts

 

> Notes to Statement of Investments

 

(a)         Non-income producing security.

(b)         All or a portion of this security was on loan at September 30, 2015. The total market value of securities on loan at September 30, 2015 was $22,308,347.

(c)          An affiliated person of the Fund, as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, may include any company in which the Fund owns five percent or more of its outstanding voting shares. Holdings and transactions in these affiliated companies during the period ended September 30, 2015, are as follows:

 

Security

 

Balance of
Shares Held
12/31/14

 

Purchases/
Additions

 

Sales/
Reductions

 

Balance of
Shares Held
9/30/15

 

Value

 

Dividend

 

Canadian Overseas Petroleum (1)

 

22,500,000

 

 

 

22,500,000

 

$

640,689

 

$

 

GLG Life Tech

 

1,500,000

 

1,224,770

 

185,000

 

2,539,770

 

551,917

 

 

Petrodorado Energy (1)

 

3,370,000

 

 

3,370,000

 

 

 

 

Total of Affiliated Transactions

 

27,370,000

 

1,224,770

 

3,555,000

 

25,039,770

 

$

1,192,606

 

$

 

 


(1) At September 30, 2015, the Fund owned less than five percent of the company’s outstanding voting shares.

 



 

> Notes to Statement of Investments

 

The aggregate cost and value of these companies at September 30, 2015, was $8,092,624 and $551,917, respectively. Investments in affiliated companies represented 0.12% of the Fund’s total net assets at September 30, 2015.

 

(d)         Illiquid security.

(e)          Denotes a restricted security, which is subject to restrictions on resale under federal securities laws. These securities are valued at fair value determined in good faith under consistently applied procedures established by the Fund’s Board of Trustees. At September 30, 2015, the market value of these securities amounted to $12,105,839, which represented 2.58% of total net assets. Additional information on these securities is as follows:

 

Security

 

Acquisition
Dates

 

Shares

 

Cost

 

Value

 

Union Agriculture Group

 

12/8/10-6/27/12

 

1,742,424

 

$

20,000,000

 

$

11,465,150

 

Canadian Overseas Petroleum

 

11/24/10

 

22,500,000

 

9,596,330

 

640,689

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

29,596,330

 

$

12,105,839

 

 

(f)           On September 30, 2015, the market value of foreign securities represented 4.41% of total net assets. The Fund’s foreign portfolio was diversified as follows:

 

Country

 

Value

 

Percentage
of Net Assets

 

Uruguay

 

$

11,465,150

 

2.45

 

Netherlands

 

7,983,900

 

1.70

 

Canada

 

1,192,606

 

0.26

 

Total Foreign Portfolio

 

$

20,641,656

 

4.41

 

 

(g)          Investment made with cash collateral received from securities lending activity.

(h)         At September 30, 2015, for federal income tax purposes, the cost of investments was approximately $425,939,992 and net unrealized appreciation was $69,103,300 consisting of gross unrealized appreciation of $118,722,070 and gross unrealized depreciation of $49,618,770.

(i)             Securities are valued using policies described in the Notes to Financial Statements in the shareholder report dated June 30, 2015.

 

Fair Value Measurements

 

Various inputs are used in determining the value of the Fund’s investments, following the input prioritization hierarchy established by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (GAAP). These inputs are summarized in the three broad levels listed below:

 

·                  Level 1 - quoted prices in active markets for identical securities

·                  Level 2 - prices determined using other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk and others)

·                  Level 3 - prices determined using significant unobservable inputs where quoted prices or observable inputs are unavailable or less reliable (including management’s own assumptions about the factors market participants would use in pricing an investment)

 

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

 

Examples of the types of securities in which the Fund would typically invest and how they are classified within this hierarchy are as follows. Typical Level 1 securities include exchange traded domestic equities, mutual funds whose NAVs are published each day and exchange traded foreign equities that are not statistically fair valued. Typical Level 2 securities include exchange traded foreign equities that are statistically fair valued, forward foreign currency exchange contracts and short-term investments valued at amortized cost. Additionally, securities fair valued by CWAM’s Valuation Committee (the Committee) that rely on significant observable inputs are also included in Level 2. Typical Level 3 securities include any security fair valued by the Committee that relies on significant unobservable inputs.

 

The Committee is responsible for applying the Trust’s Portfolio Pricing Policy and the CWAM pricing procedures (the Policies), which are approved by and subject to the oversight of the Board.

 

The Committee meets as necessary, and no less frequently than quarterly, to determine fair values for securities for which market quotations are not readily available or for which CWAM believes that available market quotations are unreliable. The Committee also reviews the continuing appropriateness of the Policies. In circumstances where a security has been fair valued, the Committee will also review the continuing appropriateness of the current value of the security. The Policies address, among other things: circumstances under which market quotations will be deemed readily available; selection of third party pricing vendors; appropriate pricing methodologies; events that require fair valuation and fair value techniques; circumstances under which securities will be deemed to pose a potential for stale pricing, including when securities are illiquid, restricted, or in default; and certain delegations of authority to determine fair values to the Fund’s investment manager. The Committee may also meet to discuss additional valuation matters, which may include review of back-testing results, review of time-sensitive information or approval of other valuation related actions, and to review the appropriateness of the Policies.

 

For investments categorized as Level 3, the significant unobservable inputs used in the fair value measurement of the Fund’s securities may include: (i) data specific to the issuer or comparable issuers, (ii) general market or specific sector news and (iii) quoted prices and specific or similar security transactions. The Committee considers this data and any changes from prior periods in order to assess the reasonableness of observable and unobservable inputs, any assumptions or internal models used to value those securities and changes in fair value. Significant changes in any of these factors could result in lower or higher fair value measurements. Various factors impact the frequency of monitoring (which may occur as often as daily), however the Committee may determine that changes to inputs, assumptions and models are not required with the same frequency.

 



 

> Notes to Statement of Investments

 

The following table summarizes the inputs used, as of September 30, 2015, in valuing the Fund’s assets:

 

Investment Type

 

Quoted Prices
(Level 1)

 

Other
Significant
Observable
Inputs
(Level 2)

 

Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
(Level 3)

 

Total

 

Equities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Industrial Goods & Services

 

$

146,058,907

 

$

 

$

 

$

146,058,907

 

Information

 

107,019,981

 

 

 

107,019,981

 

Consumer Goods & Services

 

75,449,630

 

 

 

75,449,630

 

Finance

 

53,784,699

 

 

 

53,784,699

 

Health Care

 

30,110,230

 

 

 

30,110,230

 

Other Industries

 

25,863,590

 

 

 

25,863,590

 

Energy & Minerals

 

11,297,246

 

640,689

 

11,465,150

 

23,403,085

 

Total Equities

 

449,584,283

 

640,689

 

11,465,150

 

461,690,122

 

Total Short-Term Investments

 

11,047,991

 

 

 

11,047,991

 

Total Securities Lending Collateral

 

22,305,179

 

 

 

22,305,179

 

Total Investments

 

$

482,937,453

 

$

640,689

 

$

11,465,150

 

$

495,043,292

 

 

The Fund’s assets assigned to the Level 2 input category are generally valued using a market approach, in which a security’s value is determined through its correlation to prices and information from observable market transactions for similar or identical assets. Securities acquired via private placement that have a holding period or an extended settlement period are valued at a discount to the same shares that are trading freely on the market. These discounts are determined by the investment manager’s experience with similar securities or situations. Factors may include, but are not limited to, trade volume, shares outstanding and stock price.

 

There were no transfers of financial assets between levels during the period.

 

The following table reconciles asset balances for the period ended September 30, 2015, in which significant observable and/or unobservable inputs (Level 3) were used in determining value:

 

Investments in Securities

 

Balance as
of December 31,
2014

 

Realized
Gain (Loss)

 

Change
in Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)

 

Purchases

 

Sales

 

Transfers
into
Level 3

 

Transfers
out of
Level 3

 

Balance as
of September 30,
2015

 

Equities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Energy & Minerals

 

$

15,908,331

 

$

 

$

(4,443,181

)

$

 

$

 

$

 

$

 

$

11,465,150

 

 

The information in the above reconciliation table represents fiscal year to date activity for any securities identified as using Level 3 inputs at either the beginning or the end of the current fiscal period.

 

The change in unrealized depreciation attributed to securities owned at September 30, 2015, which were valued using significant unobservable inputs (Level 3), amounted to $4,443,181.

 

Quantitative information pertaining to Level 3 unobservable fair value measurements

 

 

 

Fair Value at
September 30, 2015

 

Valuation Technique(s)

 

Unobservable Input(s)

 

Range (Weighted
Average)

 

Equities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Energy & Minerals

 

$

11,465,150

 

Market Comparable Companies

 

Discount for Lack of Marketability

 

7%–23%

 

 

Certain securities classified as Level 3 are valued by the Committee at fair value, using a market approach, as determined in good faith under consistently applied procedures established by and under the general supervision of the Board. To determine fair value for these securities, for which no market exists, the Committee utilizes the valuation technique it deems most appropriate in the circumstances, using some unobservable inputs, which may include, but are not limited to estimated earnings of the company and the position of the security within the company’s capital structure. The Committee also may use some observable inputs, which may include, but are not limited to, trades of similar securities and market multiples derived from a set of comparable companies. Significant increases or decreases to any of these inputs could result in a significantly lower or higher fair value measurement.

 



 

COLUMBIA THERMOSTAT FUNDSM

STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS (UNAUDITED), SEPTEMBER 30, 2015

 

Number of Shares

 

 

 

Value

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

> Affiliated Bond Funds 65.1%

 

 

 

29,230,037

 

Columbia Short Term Bond Fund, Class I Shares (a)

 

$

290,546,564

 

15,942,467

 

Columbia Intermediate Bond Fund, Class I Shares (a)

 

146,032,995

 

26,433,185

 

Columbia U.S. Government Mortgage Fund, Class I Shares (a)

 

145,118,188

 

14,953,512

 

Columbia Income Opportunities Fund, Class I Shares (a)

 

141,609,757

 

 

 

 

 

Total Affiliated Bond Funds:
(Cost: $724,707,807)

 

723,307,504

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

> Affiliated Stock Funds 34.5%

 

 

 

1,970,586

 

Columbia Acorn International, Class I Shares (a)

 

77,266,688

 

4,405,453

 

Columbia Dividend Income Fund, Class I Shares (a)

 

76,742,995

 

3,691,070

 

Columbia Contrarian Core Fund, Class I Shares (a)

 

76,405,144

 

2,296,396

 

Columbia Select Large Cap Growth Fund, Class I Shares (a)(b)

 

38,464,627

 

1,905,751

 

Columbia Acorn Select, Class I Shares (a)(b)

 

38,153,146

 

1,918,512

 

Columbia Large Cap Enhanced Core Fund, Class I Shares (a)

 

38,120,840

 

1,295,195

 

Columbia Acorn Fund, Class I Shares (a)(b)

 

38,013,960

 

 

 

 

 

Total Affiliated Stock Funds:
(Cost: $374,647,050)

 

383,167,400

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

> Short-Term Investments 0.4%

 

 

 

4,370,209

 

JPMorgan U.S. Government Money Market Fund, Agency Shares (7 day yield of 0.01%)

 

4,370,209

 

 

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Investments:
(Cost: $4,370,209)

 

4,370,209

 

 

 

 

 

Total Investments: 100.0%
(Cost: $1,103,725,066)(c)

 

1,110,845,113

(d)

 

 

 

 

Cash and Other Assets Less Liabilities: —%

 

457,595

 

 

 

 

 

Net Assets: 100.0%

 

$

1,111,302,708

 

 


> Notes to Statement of Investments

 

(a)         An affiliated person of the Fund, as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, may include any company in which the Fund owns five percent or more of its outstanding voting shares. Holdings and transactions in these affiliated companies during the period ended September 30, 2015, are as follows:

 

Security

 

Balance of
Shares Held
12/31/14

 

Purchases/
Additions

 

Sales/
Reductions

 

Balance of
Shares Held
9/30/15

 

Value

 

Dividend

 

Columbia Short Term Bond Fund, Class I Shares

 

42,849,246

 

5,207,106

 

18,826,315

 

29,230,037

 

$

290,546,564

 

$

3,054,592

 

Columbia Intermediate Bond Fund, Class I Shares

 

28,994,280

 

3,263,471

 

16,315,284

 

15,942,467

 

146,032,995

 

4,044,445

 

Columbia U.S. Government Mortgage Fund, Class I Shares

 

28,883,507

 

9,759,570

 

12,209,892

 

26,433,185

 

145,118,188

 

3,883,346

 

Columbia Income Opportunities Fund, Class I Shares

 

21,780,174

 

2,989,721

 

9,816,383

 

14,953,512

 

141,609,757

 

7,098,020

 

Columbia Acorn International, Class I Shares

 

898,450

 

1,734,602

 

662,466

 

1,970,586

 

77,266,688

 

 

Columbia Dividend Income Fund, Class I Shares

 

1,962,468

 

4,083,835

 

1,640,850

 

4,405,453

 

76,742,995

 

1,054,854

 

Columbia Contrarian Core Fund, Class I Shares

 

1,291,662

 

3,692,054

 

1,292,646

 

3,691,070

 

76,405,144

 

 

Columbia Select Large Cap Growth Fund, Class I Shares

 

1,023,561

 

2,226,817

 

953,982

 

2,296,396

 

38,464,627

 

 

Columbia Acorn Select, Class I Shares

 

836,113

 

1,807,777

 

738,139

 

1,905,751

 

38,153,146

 

 

Columbia Large Cap Enhanced Core Fund, Class I Shares

 

870,296

 

1,775,846

 

727,630

 

1,918,512

 

38,120,840

 

207,636

 

Columbia Acorn Fund, Class I Shares

 

879,308

 

1,039,936

 

624,049

 

1,295,195

 

38,013,960

 

 

Total of Affiliated Transactions

 

130,269,065

 

37,580,735

 

63,807,636

 

104,042,164

 

$

1,106,474,904

 

$

19,342,893

 

 

The aggregate cost and value of these companies at September 30, 2015, was $1,099,354,857 and $1,106,474,904, respectively. Investments in affiliated companies represented 99.6% of the Fund’s total net assets at September 30, 2015.

 

(b)         Non-income producing security.

(c)          At September 30, 2015, for federal income tax purposes, the cost of investments was approximately $1,103,725,066 and net unrealized appreciation was $7,120,047 consisting of gross unrealized appreciation of $13,708,862 and gross unrealized depreciation of $6,588,815.

(d)         Securities are valued using policies described in the Notes to Financial Statements in the shareholder report dated June 30, 2015.

 



 

> Notes to Statement of Investments

 

Fair Value Measurements

 

Various inputs are used in determining the value of the Fund’s investments, following the input prioritization hierarchy established by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (GAAP). These inputs are summarized in the three broad levels listed below:

 

·                  Level 1 - quoted prices in active markets for identical securities

 

·                  Level 2 - prices determined using other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk and others)

 

·                  Level 3 - prices determined using significant unobservable inputs where quoted prices or observable inputs are unavailable or less reliable (including management’s own assumptions about the factors market participants would use in pricing an investment)

 

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

 

Examples of the types of securities in which the Fund would typically invest and how they are classified within this hierarchy are as follows. Typical Level 1 securities include mutual funds whose NAVs are published each day.

 

The Committee is responsible for applying the Trust’s Portfolio Pricing Policy and the CWAM pricing procedures (the Policies), which are approved by and subject to the oversight of the Board.

 

The Committee meets as necessary, and no less frequently than quarterly, to determine fair values for securities for which market quotations are not readily available or for which CWAM believes that available market quotations are unreliable. The Committee also reviews the continuing appropriateness of the Policies. In circumstances where a security has been fair valued, the Committee will also review the continuing appropriateness of the current value of the security. The Policies address, among other things: circumstances under which market quotations will be deemed readily available; selection of third party pricing vendors; appropriate pricing methodologies; events that require fair valuation and fair value techniques; circumstances under which securities will be deemed to pose a potential for stale pricing, including when securities are illiquid, restricted, or in default; and certain delegations of authority to determine fair values to the Fund’s investment manager. The Committee may also meet to discuss additional valuation matters, which may include review of back-testing results, review of time-sensitive information or approval of other valuation related actions, and to review the appropriateness of the Policies.

 

For investments categorized as Level 3, the significant unobservable inputs used in the fair value measurement of the Fund’s securities may include: (i) data specific to the issuer or comparable issuers, (ii) general market or specific sector news and (iii) quoted prices and specific or similar security transactions. The Committee considers this data and any changes from prior periods in order to assess the reasonableness of observable and unobservable inputs, any assumptions or internal models used to value those securities and changes in fair value. Significant changes in any of these factors could result in lower or higher fair value measurements. Various factors impact the frequency of monitoring (which may occur as often as daily), however the Committee may determine that changes to inputs, assumptions and models are not required with the same frequency.

 

The following table summarizes the inputs used, as of September 30, 2015, in valuing the Fund’s assets:

 

Investment Type

 

Quoted Prices
(Level 1)

 

Other
Significant
Observable
Inputs
(Level 2)

 

Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
(Level 3)

 

Total

 

Total Affiliated Bond Funds

 

$

723,307,504

 

$

 

$

 

$

723,307,504

 

Total Affiliated Stock Funds

 

383,167,400

 

 

 

383,167,400

 

Total Short-Term Investments

 

4,370,209

 

 

 

4,370,209

 

Total Investments

 

$

1,110,845,113

 

$

 

$

 

$

1,110,845,113

 

 

There were no transfers of financial assets between levels during the period.

 



 

COLUMBIA ACORN EMERGING MARKETS FUNDSM

STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS (UNAUDITED), SEPTEMBER 30, 2015

 

Number of Shares

 

 

 

Value

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Equities: 94.0%

 

 

 

 

 

Asia 69.1%

 

 

 

 

 

> China 16.3%

 

 

 

3,947,000

 

CAR Inc (a)(b)

 

$

5,713,246

 

 

 

Consolidator of Chinese Auto Rental Sector

 

 

 

183,613

 

BitAuto - ADR (a)

 

5,466,159

 

 

 

Automotive Information Website for Buyers & Dealers

 

 

 

3,580,000

 

TravelSky Technology

 

4,527,863

 

 

 

Chinese Air Travel Transaction Processor

 

 

 

11,951,000

 

Sihuan Pharmaceutical Holdings Group (c)

 

4,498,634

 

 

 

Chinese Generic Drug Manufacturer

 

 

 

134,000

 

51job - ADR (a)(b)

 

3,671,600

 

 

 

Integrated Human Resource Services

 

 

 

3,757,000

 

CapitaLand Retail China Trust

 

3,610,635

 

 

 

China Commercial Property Real Estate Investment Trust

 

 

 

2,200,000

 

Phoenix Healthcare Group

 

3,591,119

 

 

 

Private Hospital Management Group

 

 

 

2,488,000

 

China Everbright International

 

3,495,193

 

 

 

Municipal Waste Operator

 

 

 

8,032,000

 

AMVIG Holdings

 

3,345,862

 

 

 

Chinese Tobacco Packaging Material Supplier

 

 

 

4,140,000

 

Xinhua Winshare Publishing

 

3,273,161

 

 

 

Sichuan Publisher, Distributor & Retailer

 

 

 

15,338,000

 

Jiangnan Group

 

3,161,464

 

 

 

Cable & Wire Manufacturer

 

 

 

8,230,000

 

NewOcean Energy

 

3,109,563

 

 

 

Southern China Liquefied Petroleum Gas Distributor

 

 

 

1,086,300

 

Shanghai Industrial

 

2,409,961

 

 

 

Shanghai State Owned Enterprise

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

49,874,460

 

 

 

> India 13.8%

 

 

 

2,422,982

 

Zee Entertainment Enterprises

 

14,553,542

 

 

 

Indian Programmer of Pay Television Content

 

 

 

1,737,269

 

Adani Ports & Special Economic Zone

 

7,936,288

 

 

 

Indian West Coast Shipping Port

 

 

 

380,700

 

Colgate Palmolive India

 

5,583,449

 

 

 

Consumer Products in Oral Care

 

 

 

318,483

 

United Breweries

 

4,288,665

 

 

 

Indian Brewer

 

 

 

175,000

 

Container Corporation of India

 

3,961,761

 

 

 

Railway Cargo Services

 

 

 

730,342

 

Bharti Infratel

 

3,957,347

 

 

 

Communications Towers

 

 

 

110,352

 

Amara Raja

 

1,738,079

 

 

 

Indian Maker of Auto & Industrial Batteries, Mostly for the Replacement Market

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

42,019,131

 

 

 

> Taiwan 13.0%

 

 

 

3,050,000

 

Far EasTone Telecom

 

6,577,898

 

 

 

Mobile Operator in Taiwan

 

 

 

420,000

 

St. Shine Optical

 

5,153,114

 

 

 

Disposable Contact Lens Original Equipment Manufacturer

 

 

 

431,000

 

Silergy

 

4,211,704

 

 

 

Chinese Provider of Analog & Mixed Digital Integrated Circuits

 

 

 

575,988

 

Advantech

 

3,955,397

 

 

 

Industrial PC & Components

 

 

 

3,243,000

 

Vanguard International Semiconductor

 

3,693,537

 

 

 

Semiconductor Foundry

 

 

 

277,156

 

Voltronic Power

 

3,606,668

 

 

 

Uninterruptible Power Supply Products

 

 

 

340,000

 

Ginko International

 

3,423,838

 

 

 

Contact Lens Maker in China

 

 

 

40,000

 

Largan Precision

 

3,121,798

 

 

 

Mobile Device Camera Lenses & Modules

 

 

 

500,000

 

President Chain Store

 

3,118,341

 

 

 

Convenience Chain Store Operator in Taiwan

 

 

 

881,000

 

Novatek Microelectronics

 

2,765,980

 

 

 

Display Related Integrated Circuit Designer

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

39,628,275

 

 

 

> Indonesia 6.4%

 

 

 

59,081,400

 

MNC Sky Vision (a)

 

5,994,180

 

 

 

Satellite Pay TV Operator in Indonesia

 

 

 

22,620,000

 

Surya Citra Media

 

4,253,449

 

 

 

Free to Air TV Station in Indonesia

 

 

 

10,000,000

 

Link Net (a)

 

3,072,172

 

 

 

Fixed Broadband & Cable TV Service Provider

 

 

 

2,761,700

 

Matahari Department Store

 

3,050,329

 

 

 

Department Store Chain in Indonesia

 

 

 

4,074,200

 

Tower Bersama Infrastructure (a)

 

1,821,938

 

 

 

Communications Towers

 

 

 

45,639,400

 

Arwana Citramulia

 

1,392,121

 

 

 

Ceramic Tiles for Home Decoration

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

19,584,189

 

 

 

> Philippines 5.1%

 

 

 

56,400,000

 

RFM Corporation

 

4,827,471

 

 

 

Flour, Bread, Pasta & Ice Cream Manufacturer/Distributor in the Philippines

 

 

 

6,742,200

 

Puregold Price Club

 

4,471,720

 

 

 

Supermarket Operator in the Philippines

 

 

 

2,150,090

 

Robinsons Retail Holdings

 

3,363,137

 

 

 

Multi-format Retailer in the Philippines

 

 

 

34,926,300

 

Melco Crown (Philippines) Resorts (a)

 

2,792,145

 

 

 

Integrated Resort Operator in Manila

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

15,454,473

 

 

 

> Thailand 4.2%

 

 

 

8,732,800

 

Samui Airport Property Fund

 

4,667,759

 

 

 

Thai Airport Operator

 

 

 

8,700,000

 

Mega Lifesciences

 

4,395,612

 

 

 

Manufacturer of Health Supplements & Pharmaceutical Products

 

 

 

 



 

Number of Shares

 

 

 

Value

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

> Thailand—continued

 

 

 

13,870,500

 

Home Product Center

 

$

2,621,620

 

 

 

Home Improvement Retailer

 

 

 

1,167,300

 

Robinson Department Store

 

1,226,081

 

 

 

Department Store Operator in Thailand

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

12,911,072

 

 

 

> Korea 2.9%

 

 

 

241,088

 

Koh Young Technology

 

6,992,414

 

 

 

Inspection Systems for Printed Circuit Boards

 

 

 

4,038

 

KCC

 

1,410,729

 

 

 

Paint & Housing Material Manufacturer

 

 

 

27,983

 

CJ Hellovision

 

265,278

 

 

 

Cable TV, Broadband & Mobile Virtual Network Operator

 

 

 

343

 

Nongshim Holdings

 

42,249

 

 

 

Holding Company of Food Conglomerate

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8,710,670

 

 

 

> Hong Kong 2.6%

 

 

 

3,594,000

 

Vitasoy International

 

5,314,449

 

 

 

Hong Kong Soy Food Brand

 

 

 

2,114,000

 

Melco International

 

2,598,850

 

 

 

Macau Casino Operator

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7,913,299

 

 

 

> Malaysia 2.1%

 

 

 

10,000,000

 

7-Eleven Malaysia Holdings

 

3,366,033

 

 

 

Exclusive 7-Eleven Franchisor for Malaysia

 

 

 

4,800,000

 

Astro Malaysia Holdings

 

3,077,379

 

 

 

Pay TV Operator in Malaysia

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6,443,412

 

 

 

> Singapore 1.8%

 

 

 

5,400,000

 

SIIC Environment (a)

 

3,190,878

 

 

 

Waste Water Treatment Operator

 

 

 

1,386,000

 

Petra Foods

 

2,446,746

 

 

 

Chocolate Manufacturer in Southeast Asia

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5,637,624

 

 

 

> Cambodia 0.9%

 

 

 

4,715,000

 

Nagacorp

 

2,835,339

 

 

 

Casino & Entertainment Complex in Cambodia

 

 

 

Asia: Total

 

 

 

211,011,944

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Latin America 10.1%

 

 

 

 

 

> Mexico 4.3%

 

 

 

3,748,000

 

Qualitas (a)

 

5,152,561

 

 

 

Auto Insurer in Mexico & Central America

 

 

 

30,525

 

Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste - ADR

 

4,648,042

 

 

 

Mexican Airport Operator

 

 

 

2,747,000

 

Hoteles City Express (a)

 

3,542,440

 

 

 

Budget Hotel Operator in Mexico

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

13,343,043

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

> Brazil 3.4%

 

 

 

595,970

 

Localiza Rent a Car

 

3,670,976

 

 

 

Car Rental

 

 

 

1,471,400

 

Odontoprev

 

3,633,499

 

 

 

Dental Insurance

 

 

 

280,000

 

Linx

 

3,041,897

 

 

 

Retail Management Software in Brazil

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10,346,372

 

 

 

> Colombia 1.7%

 

 

 

5,494,871

 

Isagen

 

5,125,074

 

 

 

Colombian Electricity Provider

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

> Chile 0.7%

 

 

 

913,508

 

Forus

 

2,055,027

 

 

 

Multi-brand Latin American Wholesaler & Retailer

 

 

 

Latin America: Total

 

30,869,516

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other Countries 7.8%

 

 

 

 

 

> South Africa 4.4%

 

 

 

1,665,833

 

Coronation Fund Managers

 

7,848,053

 

 

 

South African Fund Manager

 

 

 

1,929,663

 

Rand Merchant Insurance

 

5,767,337

 

 

 

Directly Sold Property & Casualty Insurance; Holdings in other Insurers

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

13,615,390

 

 

 

> Egypt 2.2%

 

 

 

975,991

 

Commercial International Bank of Egypt

 

6,630,891

 

 

 

Private Universal Bank in Egypt

 

 

 

 

 

> United States 1.2%

 

 

 

158,000

 

Bladex

 

3,657,700

 

 

 

Latin American Trade Financing House

 

 

 

Other Countries: Total

 

23,903,981

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Europe 7.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

> United Kingdom 3.5%

 

 

 

7,207,000

 

Cable and Wireless

 

6,039,922

 

 

 

Telecommunications Service Provider in the Caribbean

 

 

 

736,860

 

PureCircle (a)

 

4,737,409

 

 

 

Natural Sweeteners

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10,777,331

 

 

 

> Kazakhstan 2.5%

 

 

 

1,268,483

 

Halyk Savings Bank of Kazakhstan - GDR (b)

 

7,496,734

 

 

 

Retail Bank & Insurer in Kazakhstan

 

 

 

 

 

> Finland 1.0%

 

 

 

180,000

 

Tikkurila

 

2,986,809

 

 

 

Decorative & Industrial Paint in Scandinavia, Central & Eastern Europe

 

 

 

Europe: Total

 

 

 

21,260,874

 

 

 

 

 

Total Equities: 94.0%
(Cost: $349,288,967)

 

287,046,315

(d)

 



 

Number of Shares

 

 

 

Value

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Short-Term Investments 5.3%

 

 

 

16,245,671

 

JPMorgan U.S. Government Money Market Fund, IM Shares (7 day yield of 0.01%)

 

$

16,245,671

 

Total Short-Term Investments: 5.3%
(Cost: $16,245,671)

 

16,245,671

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Securities Lending Collateral 1.3%

 

 

 

3,979,700

 

Dreyfus Government Cash Management Fund,  Institutional Shares (7 day yield of 0.01%) (e)

 

3,979,700

 

 

 

 

 

Total Securities Lending Collateral: 1.3%
(Cost: $3,979,700)

 

3,979,700

 

 

 

 

 

Total Investments: 100.6%
(Cost: $369,514,338)(f)

 

307,271,686

(g)

 

 

 

 

Obligation to Return Collateral for Securities Loaned: (1.3)%

 

(3,979,700

)

 

 

 

 

Cash and Other Assets Less Liabilities: 0.7%

 

2,170,734

 

 

 

 

 

Net Assets: 100.0%

 

$

305,462,720

 

 


ADR - American Depositary Receipts

GDR - Global Depositary Receipts

 

> Notes to Statement of Investments

(a)         Non-income producing security.

(b)         All or a portion of this security was on loan at September 30, 2015. The total market value of securities on loan at September 30, 2015 was $3,768,609.

(c)          Illiquid security.

(d)         On September 30, 2015, the Fund’s total equity investments were denominated in currencies as follows:

 

Currency

 

Value

 

Percentage of
Net Assets

 

Hong Kong Dollar

 

$

47,874,704

 

15.7

 

Indian Rupee

 

42,019,131

 

13.8

 

Taiwan Dollar

 

39,628,275

 

13.0

 

U.S. Dollar

 

24,940,235

 

8.2

 

Indonesian Rupiah

 

19,584,189

 

6.4

 

Philippine Peso

 

15,454,472

 

5.0

 

Other currencies less than 5% of total net assets

 

97,545,309

 

31.9

 

Total Equities

 

$

287,046,315

 

94.0

 

 

(e)          Investment made with cash collateral received from securities lending activity.

(f)           At September 30, 2015, for federal income tax purposes, the cost of investments was approximately $369,514,338 and net unrealized depreciation was $62,242,652 consisting of gross unrealized appreciation of $20,417,260 and gross unrealized depreciation of $82,659,912.

(g)          Securities are valued using policies described in the Notes to Financial Statements in the shareholder report dated June 30, 2015.

 



 

> Notes to Statement of Investments

 

Fair Value Measurements

 

Various inputs are used in determining the value of the Fund’s investments, following the input prioritization hierarchy established by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (GAAP). These inputs are summarized in the three broad levels listed below:

 

·                  Level 1 - quoted prices in active markets for identical securities

·                  Level 2 - prices determined using other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk and others)

·                  Level 3 - prices determined using significant unobservable inputs where quoted prices or observable inputs are unavailable or less reliable (including management’s own assumptions about the factors market participants would use in pricing an investment)

 

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

 

Examples of the types of securities in which the Fund would typically invest and how they are classified within this hierarchy are as follows. Typical Level 1 securities include exchange traded domestic equities, mutual funds whose NAVs are published each day and exchange traded foreign equities that are not statistically fair valued. Typical Level 2 securities include exchange traded foreign equities that are statistically fair valued, forward foreign currency exchange contracts and short-term investments valued at amortized cost. Additionally, securities fair valued by CWAM’s Valuation Committee (the Committee) that rely on significant observable inputs are also included in Level 2. Typical Level 3 securities include any security fair valued by the Committee that relies on significant unobservable inputs.

 

The Committee is responsible for applying the Trust’s Portfolio Pricing Policy and the CWAM pricing procedures (the Policies), which are approved by and subject to the oversight of the Board.

 

The Committee meets as necessary, and no less frequently than quarterly, to determine fair values for securities for which market quotations are not readily available or for which CWAM believes that available market quotations are unreliable. The Committee also reviews the continuing appropriateness of the Policies. In circumstances where a security has been fair valued, the Committee will also review the continuing appropriateness of the current value of the security. The Policies address, among other things: circumstances under which market quotations will be deemed readily available; selection of third party pricing vendors; appropriate pricing methodologies; events that require fair valuation and fair value techniques; circumstances under which securities will be deemed to pose a potential for stale pricing, including when securities are illiquid, restricted, or in default; and certain delegations of authority to determine fair values to the Fund’s investment manager. The Committee may also meet to discuss additional valuation matters, which may include review of back-testing results, review of time-sensitive information or approval of other valuation related actions, and to review the appropriateness of the Policies.

 

For investments categorized as Level 3, the significant unobservable inputs used in the fair value measurement of the Fund’s securities may include: (i) data specific to the issuer or comparable issuers, (ii) general market or specific sector news and (iii) quoted prices and specific or similar security transactions. The Committee considers this data and any changes from prior periods in order to assess the reasonableness of observable and unobservable inputs, any assumptions or internal models used to value those securities and changes in fair value. Significant changes in any of these factors could result in lower or higher fair value measurements. Various factors impact the frequency of monitoring (which may occur as often as daily), however the Committee may determine that changes to inputs, assumptions and models are not required with the same frequency.

 

The following table summarizes the inputs used, as of September 30, 2015, in valuing the Fund’s assets:

 

Investment Type

 

Quoted Prices
(Level 1)

 

Other
Significant
Observable
Inputs
(Level 2)

 

Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
(Level 3)

 

Total

 

Equities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Asia

 

$

9,137,759

 

$

197,375,551

 

$

4,498,634

 

$

211,011,944

 

Latin America

 

30,869,516

 

 

 

30,869,516

 

Other Countries

 

3,657,700

 

20,246,281

 

 

23,903,981

 

Europe

 

 

21,260,874

 

 

21,260,874

 

Total Equities

 

43,664,975

 

238,882,706

 

4,498,634

 

287,046,315

 

Total Short-Term Investments

 

16,245,671

 

 

 

16,245,671

 

Total Securities Lending Collateral

 

3,979,700

 

 

 

3,979,700

 

Total Investments

 

$

63,890,346

 

$

238,882,706

 

$

4,498,634

 

$

307,271,686

 

 

The Fund’s assets assigned to the Level 2 input category are generally valued using a market approach, in which a security’s value is determined through its correlation to prices and information from observable market transactions for similar or identical assets. Foreign equities are generally valued at the last sale price on the foreign exchange or market on which they trade. The Fund may use a statistical fair valuation model, in accordance with the policy adopted by the Board, provided by an independent third party to value securities principally traded in foreign markets in order to adjust for possible stale pricing that may occur between the close of the foreign exchanges and the time for valuation. These models take into account available market data including intraday index, ADR, and ETF movements.

 

There were no transfers of financial assets between Levels 1 and 2 during the period.

 



 

> Notes to Statement of Investments

 

The following table reconciles asset balances for the period ended September 30, 2015, in which significant observable and/or unobservable inputs (Level 3) were used in determining value:

 

Investments in Securities

 

Balance as
of December 31,
2014

 

Realized
Gain (Loss)

 

Change
in Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)

 

Purchases

 

Sales

 

Transfers
Into
Level 3

 

Transfers
out of
Level 3

 

Balance as
of September 30,
2015

 

Equities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Asia

 

$

 

$

 

$

(3,450,678

)

$

 

$

 

$

7,949,312

 

$

 

$

4,498,634

 

 

The information in the above reconciliation table represents fiscal year to date activity for any securities identified as using Level 3 inputs at either the beginning or the end of the current fiscal period.

 

The change in unrealized depreciation attributed to securities owned at September 30, 2015, which were valued using significant unobservable inputs (Level 3), amounted to $3,450,678.

 

Quantitative information pertaining to Level 3 unobservable fair value measurements

 

 

 

Fair Value at
September 30, 2015

 

Valuation Technique(s)

 

Unobservable Input(s)

 

Range (Weighted
Average)

 

Equities Asia

 

$

4,498,634

 

Float price with market index

 

Discount for lack of liquidity

 

10%-16%

 

 

Financial assets were transferred from Level 2 to Level 3 as trading halted during the period. As a result, as of period end, the Committee determined to value the security(s) under consistently applied procedures established by and under the general supervision of the Board.

 

The following table shows transfers between Level 2 and Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy:

 

Transfers In

 

Transfers Out

 

Level 2

 

Level 3

 

Level 2

 

Level 3

 

$

 

$

7,949,312

 

$

7,949,312

 

$

 

 

Transfers in and/or out of Level 3 are determined based on the fair value at the beginning of the period for security positions held throughout the period.

 

Certain securities classified as Level 3 are valued by the Committee at fair value, using a market approach, as determined in good faith under consistently applied procedures established by and under the general supervision of the Board. To determine fair value for these securities, for which no market exists, the Committee utilizes the valuation technique it deems most appropriate in the circumstances, using some unobservable inputs, which may include, but are not limited to estimated earnings of the company and the position of the security within the company’s capital structure. The Committee also may use some observable inputs, which may include, but are not limited to, trades of similar securities or indicies. Significant increases or decreases to any of these inputs could result in a significantly lower or higher fair value measurement.

 



 

COLUMBIA ACORN EMERGING MARKETS FUNDSM

PORTFOLIO DIVERSIFICATION (UNAUDITED)

At September 30, 2015, the Fund’s portfolio investments as a percentage of net assets were diversified as follows:

 

 

 

Value

 

Percentage
of Net Assets

 

> Information

 

 

 

 

 

Entertainment Programming

 

$

14,553,542

 

4.7

 

Mobile Communications

 

12,357,183

 

4.0

 

Semiconductors & Related Equipment

 

10,671,221

 

3.5

 

Internet Related

 

9,137,759

 

3.0

 

Satellite Broadcasting & Services

 

9,071,559

 

3.0

 

Business Software

 

7,569,760

 

2.5

 

Computer Hardware & Related Equipment

 

7,562,065

 

2.5

 

Instrumentation

 

6,992,414

 

2.3

 

Telephone & Data Services

 

6,039,922

 

2.0

 

TV Broadcasting

 

4,253,449

 

1.4

 

Cable TV

 

3,337,450

 

1.1

 

Telecommunications Equipment

 

3,121,798

 

1.0

 

 

 

94,668,122

 

31.0

 

> Consumer Goods & Services

 

 

 

 

 

Retail

 

26,545,449

 

8.7

 

Food & Beverage

 

21,614,740

 

7.1

 

Travel

 

12,926,662

 

4.2

 

Consumer Goods Distribution

 

9,979,061

 

3.2

 

Casinos & Gaming

 

8,226,334

 

2.7

 

Other Durable Goods

 

1,738,079

 

0.6

 

 

 

81,030,325

 

26.5

 

> Finance

 

 

 

 

 

Banks

 

17,785,325

 

5.8

 

Insurance

 

14,553,397

 

4.8

 

Brokerage & Money Management

 

7,848,053

 

2.6

 

 

 

40,186,775

 

13.2

 

> Industrial Goods & Services

 

 

 

 

 

Industrial Materials & Specialty Chemicals

 

9,135,521

 

3.0

 

Other Industrial Services

 

7,936,288

 

2.6

 

Waste Management

 

3,495,193

 

1.2

 

Water

 

3,190,878

 

1.0

 

Electrical Components

 

3,161,464

 

1.0

 

Conglomerates

 

2,452,210

 

0.8

 

 

 

29,371,554

 

9.6

 

> Other Industries

 

 

 

 

 

Transportation

 

13,277,562

 

4.3

 

Regulated Utilities

 

5,125,074

 

1.7

 

Real Estate

 

3,610,635

 

1.2

 

 

 

22,013,271

 

7.2

 

> Health Care

 

 

 

 

 

Medical Supplies

 

8,576,952

 

2.8

 

Pharmaceuticals

 

4,498,634

 

1.5

 

Hospital Management

 

3,591,119

 

1.2

 

 

 

16,666,705

 

5.5

 

> Energy & Minerals

 

 

 

 

 

Oil Refining, Marketing & Distribution

 

3,109,563

 

1.0

 

 

 

3,109,563

 

1.0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Equities:

 

287,046,315

 

94.0

 

Short-Term Investments:

 

16,245,671

 

5.3

 

Securities Lending Collateral:

 

3,979,700

 

1.3

 

Total Investments:

 

307,271,686

 

100.6

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Obligation to Return Collateral for Securities Loaned:

 

(3,979,700

)

(1.3

)

Cash and Other Assets Less Liabilities:

 

2,170,734

 

0.7

 

Net Assets:

 

$

305,462,720

 

100.0

 

 



 

COLUMBIA ACORN EUROPEAN FUNDSM

STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS (UNAUDITED), SEPTEMBER 30, 2015

 

Number of Shares

 

 

 

Value

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Equities: 95.3%

 

 

 

 

 

Europe 95.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

> United Kingdom 27.5%

 

 

 

1,990,765

 

Assura

 

$

1,648,812

 

383,513

 

Assura Rights (b)(c)

 

27,557

 

 

 

UK Primary Health Care Property Developer

 

 

 

384,788

 

Charles Taylor

 

1,429,026

 

 

 

Insurance Services

 

 

 

27,267

 

Spirax Sarco

 

1,155,360

 

 

 

Steam Systems for Manufacturing & Process Industries

 

 

 

1,091,240

 

Cable and Wireless

 

914,528

 

 

 

Telecommunications Service Provider in the Caribbean

 

 

 

213,850

 

Cambian

 

910,657

 

 

 

Mental Health Facilities & Programs

 

 

 

36,670

 

WH Smith

 

867,590

 

 

 

Newsprint, Books & General Stationery Retailer

 

 

 

99,490

 

Halfords

 

695,025

 

 

 

UK Retailer of Leisure Goods & Auto Parts

 

 

 

51,500

 

Domino’s Pizza UK & Ireland

 

691,811

 

 

 

Pizza Delivery in the UK, Ireland & Germany

 

 

 

70,640

 

Dialight (a)

 

679,099

 

 

 

LED Products for Hazardous & Industrial Environments

 

 

 

145,000

 

Regus

 

672,523

 

 

 

Rental of Office Space in Full Service Business Centers

 

 

 

23,460

 

Fidessa Group

 

636,674

 

 

 

Software for Financial Trading Systems

 

 

 

97,930

 

PureCircle (b)

 

629,610

 

 

 

Natural Sweeteners

 

 

 

125,110

 

Polypipe

 

624,085

 

 

 

Manufacturer of Plastic Piping & Fittings

 

 

 

10,760

 

Rightmove

 

593,792

 

 

 

Internet Real Estate Listings

 

 

 

64,937

 

Abcam

 

570,736

 

 

 

Online Sales of Antibodies

 

 

 

239,871

 

Connect Group

 

569,698

 

 

 

Newspaper & Magazine Distributor

 

 

 

36,320

 

Jardine Lloyd Thompson Group

 

559,870

 

 

 

International Business Insurance Broker

 

 

 

39,480

 

Babcock International

 

544,975

 

 

 

Public Sector Outsourcer

 

 

 

48,730

 

Halma

 

531,863

 

 

 

Health & Safety Sensor Technology

 

 

 

99,190

 

Ocado (b)

 

480,159

 

 

 

Online Grocery Retailer

 

 

 

141,140

 

Elementis

 

476,553

 

 

 

Specialty Chemicals

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

15,910,003

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

> Sweden 12.8%

 

 

 

15,131

 

Unibet

 

1,265,444

 

 

 

European Online Gaming Operator

 

 

 

64,280

 

Recipharm

 

1,175,018

 

 

 

Contract Development Manufacturing Organization

 

 

 

46,940

 

Mekonomen

 

1,087,982

 

 

 

Nordic Integrated Wholesaler/Retailer of Automotive Parts & Service

 

 

 

65,250

 

Sweco (a)

 

904,306

 

 

 

Engineering Consultants

 

 

 

31,850

 

Modern Times Group

 

818,516

 

 

 

Nordic TV Broadcaster

 

 

 

26,343

 

Hexagon

 

803,513

 

 

 

Design, Measurement & Visualization Software & Equipment

 

 

 

25,662

 

Swedish Match

 

774,770

 

 

 

Swedish Snus

 

 

 

36,320

 

Trelleborg

 

574,528

 

 

 

Manufacturer of Sealing, Dampening & Protective Solutions for Industry

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7,404,077

 

 

 

> Germany 11.5%

 

 

 

31,360

 

Aurelius

 

1,456,506

 

 

 

European Turnaround Investor

 

 

 

27,390

 

Wirecard (a)

 

1,307,011

 

 

 

Online Payment Processing & Risk Management

 

 

 

24,150

 

NORMA Group

 

1,185,325

 

 

 

Clamps for Automotive & Industrial Applications

 

 

 

13,200

 

MTU Aero Engines

 

1,103,128

 

 

 

Airplane Engine Components & Services

 

 

 

1,480

 

Rational

 

591,134

 

 

 

Commercial Ovens

 

 

 

94,780

 

Telefonica Deutschland

 

578,359

 

 

 

Mobile & Fixed-line Communications in Germany

 

 

 

22,890

 

Elringklinger

 

439,929

 

 

 

Automobile Components

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6,661,392

 

 

 

> France 8.0%

 

 

 

34,750

 

Eutelsat

 

1,063,932

 

 

 

Fixed Satellite Services

 

 

 

33,020

 

Neopost

 

858,951

 

 

 

Postage Meter Machines

 

 

 

15,360

 

Cegedim (b)

 

617,877

 

 

 

Medical Market Research/IT Services

 

 

 

1,900

 

Eurofins Scientific

 

583,204

 

 

 

Food, Pharmaceuticals & Materials Screening & Testing

 

 

 

20,830

 

Bonduelle

 

535,335

 

 

 

Producer of Canned, Deep-frozen & Fresh Vegetables

 

 

 

14,431

 

Saft

 

471,501

 

 

 

Niche Battery Manufacturer

 

 

 

18,048

 

AKKA Technologies

 

466,056

 

 

 

Engineering Consultancy

 

 

 

6,856

 

HiPay (a)(b)

 

53,856

 

 

 

Micropayment & Payment Processing

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4,650,712

 

 



 

Number of Shares

 

 

 

Value

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

> Netherlands 7.1%

 

 

 

33,820

 

Aalberts Industries

 

$

999,935

 

 

 

Flow Control & Heat Treatment

 

 

 

36,405

 

Arcadis

 

854,461

 

 

 

Engineering Consultants

 

 

 

10,780

 

Gemalto

 

698,763

 

 

 

Digital Security Solutions

 

 

 

35,971

 

Brunel

 

609,140

 

 

 

Temporary Specialist & Energy Staffing

 

 

 

12,010

 

Vopak

 

478,892

 

 

 

Operator of Petroleum & Chemical Storage Terminals

 

 

 

4,400

 

Core Labs (a)

 

439,120

 

 

 

Oil & Gas Reservoir Consulting

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4,080,311

 

 

 

> Finland 6.3%

 

 

 

92,850

 

Munksjo (d)

 

815,354

 

97,110

 

Munksjo

 

813,830

 

 

 

Specialty Paper Maker

 

 

 

30,850

 

Konecranes (a)

 

770,789

 

 

 

Manufacture & Service of Industrial Cranes & Port Handling Equipment

 

 

 

167,120

 

Sponda

 

652,096

 

 

 

Office, Retail & Logistics Properties

 

 

 

37,441

 

Tikkurila

 

621,273

 

 

 

Decorative & Industrial Paint in Scandinavia, Central & Eastern Europe

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3,673,342

 

 

 

> Switzerland 6.3%

 

 

 

4,480

 

Partners Group

 

1,518,079

 

 

 

Private Markets Asset Management

 

 

 

3,230

 

Geberit

 

986,632

 

 

 

Plumbing Systems

 

 

 

5,380

 

Panalpina Welttransport Holding

 

587,903

 

 

 

Air & Sea Freight Forwarding

 

 

 

2,040

 

INFICON

 

569,341

 

 

 

Gas Detection Instruments

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3,661,955

 

 

 

> Spain 6.0%

 

 

 

263,590

 

Distribuidora Internacional de Alimentación

 

1,591,375

 

 

 

Discount Retailer in Spain & Latin America

 

 

 

182,250

 

Prosegur

 

875,678

 

 

 

Security Guards

 

 

 

9,070

 

Viscofan

 

546,064

 

 

 

Sausage Casings Maker

 

 

 

13,530

 

Bolsas y Mercados Españoles

 

456,727

 

 

 

Spanish Stock Markets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3,469,844

 

 

 

> Denmark 4.3%

 

 

 

25,640

 

SimCorp

 

1,290,188

 

 

 

Software for Investment Managers

 

 

 

14,330

 

William Demant Holding (b)

 

1,191,064

 

 

 

Manufacture & Distribution of Hearing Aids & Diagnostic Equipment

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,481,252

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

> Norway 2.9%

 

 

 

113,560

 

Atea

 

 

1,043,799

 

 

 

Nordic IT Hardware/Software Reseller & Integrator

 

 

 

87,370

 

Orkla

 

647,588

 

 

 

Food & Brands, Aluminum, Chemicals Conglomerate

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,691,387

 

 

 

> Italy 1.7%

 

 

 

195,200

 

Hera

 

506,466

 

 

 

Northern Italian Utility

 

 

 

11,280

 

Industria Macchine Automatiche

 

504,171

 

 

 

Food & Drugs Packaging & Machinery

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,010,637

 

 

 

> Belgium 0.9%

 

 

 

20,210

 

EVS Broadcast Equipment

 

522,111

 

 

 

Digital Live Mobile Production Software & Systems

 

 

 

Europe: Total

 

 

 

55,217,023

 

 

 

 

 

Total Equities: 95.3%
(Cost: $56,042,373)

 

55,217,023

(e)

 

 

 

 

Short-Term Investments 7.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4,342,051

 

JPMorgan U.S. Government Money Market Fund, IM Shares (7 day yield of 0.01%)

 

4,342,051

 

 

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Investments: 7.5%
(Cost: $4,342,051)

 

4,342,051

 

 

 

 

 

Securities Lending Collateral 3.9%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,252,502

 

Dreyfus Government Cash Management Fund,  Institutional Shares (7 day yield of 0.01%) (f)

 

2,252,502

 

 

 

 

 

Total Securities Lending Collateral: 3.9%
(Cost: $2,252,502)

 

2,252,502

 

 

 

 

 

Total Investments: 106.7%
(Cost: $62,636,926)(g)

 

61,811,576

(h)

 

 

 

 

Obligation to Return Collateral for Securities Loaned: (3.9)%

 

(2,252,502

)

 

 

 

 

Cash and Other Assets Less Liabilities: (2.8)%

 

(1,652,615

)

 

 

 

 

Net Assets: 100.0%

 

$

57,906,459

 

 



 

> Notes to Statement of Investments

 

(a)         All or a portion of this security was on loan at September 30, 2015. The total market value of securities on loan at September 30, 2015 was $2,185,268.

(b)         Non-income producing security.

(c)          Illiquid security.

(d)         Security is traded on a Swedish exchange.

(e)          On September 30, 2015, the Fund’s total equity investments were denominated in currencies as follows:

 

Currency

 

Value

 

Percentage of
Net Assets

 

Euro

 

$

22,813,874

 

39.4

 

British Pound

 

15,910,003

 

27.5

 

Swedish Krona

 

8,219,432

 

14.2

 

Swiss Franc

 

3,661,955

 

6.3

 

Other currencies less than 5% of total net assets

 

4,611,759

 

7.9

 

Total Equities

 

$

55,217,023

 

95.3

 

 

(f)           Investment made with cash collateral received from securities lending activity.

(g)          At September 30, 2015, for federal income tax purposes, the cost of investments was approximately $62,636,926 and net unrealized depreciation was $825,350 consisting of gross unrealized appreciation of $4,904,772 and gross unrealized depreciation of $5,730,122.

(h)         Securities are valued using policies described in the Notes to Financial Statements in the shareholder report dated June 30, 2015.

 

Fair Value Measurements

 

Various inputs are used in determining the value of the Fund’s investments, following the input prioritization hierarchy established by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (GAAP). These inputs are summarized in the three broad levels listed below:

 

·                       Level 1 - quoted prices in active markets for identical securities

·                       Level 2 - prices determined using other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk and others)

·                       Level 3 - prices determined using significant unobservable inputs where quoted prices or observable inputs are unavailable or less reliable (including management’s own assumptions about the factors market participants would use in pricing an investment)

 

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

 

Examples of the types of securities in which the Fund would typically invest and how they are classified within this hierarchy are as follows. Typical Level 1 securities include exchange traded domestic equities, mutual funds whose NAVs are published each day and exchange traded foreign equities that are not statistically fair valued. Typical Level 2 securities include exchange traded foreign equities that are statistically fair valued, forward foreign currency exchange contracts and short-term investments valued at amortized cost. Additionally, securities fair valued by CWAM’s Valuation Committee (the Committee) that rely on significant observable inputs are also included in Level 2. Typical Level 3 securities include any security fair valued by the Committee that relies on significant unobservable inputs.

 

The Committee is responsible for applying the Trust’s Portfolio Pricing Policy and the CWAM pricing procedures (the Policies), which are approved by and subject to the oversight of the Board.

 

The Committee meets as necessary, and no less frequently than quarterly, to determine fair values for securities for which market quotations are not readily available or for which CWAM believes that available market quotations are unreliable. The Committee also reviews the continuing appropriateness of the Policies. In circumstances where a security has been fair valued, the Committee will also review the continuing appropriateness of the current value of the security. The Policies address, among other things: circumstances under which market quotations will be deemed readily available; selection of third party pricing vendors; appropriate pricing methodologies; events that require fair valuation and fair value techniques; circumstances under which securities will be deemed to pose a potential for stale pricing, including when securities are illiquid, restricted, or in default; and certain delegations of authority to determine fair values to the Fund’s investment manager. The Committee may also meet to discuss additional valuation matters, which may include review of back-testing results, review of time-sensitive information or approval of other valuation related actions, and to review the appropriateness of the Policies.

 

For investments categorized as Level 3, the significant unobservable inputs used in the fair value measurement of the Fund’s securities may include: (i) data specific to the issuer or comparable issuers, (ii) general market or specific sector news and (iii) quoted prices and specific or similar security transactions. The Committee considers this data and any changes from prior periods in order to assess the reasonableness of observable and unobservable inputs, any assumptions or internal models used to value those securities and changes in fair value. Significant changes in any of these factors could result in lower or higher fair value measurements. Various factors impact the frequency of monitoring (which may occur as often as daily), however the Committee may determine that changes to inputs, assumptions and models are not required with the same frequency.

 



 

> Notes to Statement of Investments

 

The following table summarizes the inputs used, as of September 30, 2015, in valuing the Fund’s assets:

 

Investment Type

 

Quoted Prices
(Level 1)

 

Other
Significant
Observable
Inputs
(Level 2)

 

Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
(Level 3)

 

Total

 

Equities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Europe

 

$

439,120

 

$

54,777,903

 

$

 

$

55,217,023

 

Total Equities

 

439,120

 

54,777,903

 

 

55,217,023

 

Total Short-Term Investments

 

4,342,051

 

 

 

4,342,051

 

Total Securities Lending Collateral

 

2,252,502

 

 

 

2,252,502

 

Total Investments

 

$

7,033,673

 

$

54,777,903

 

$

 

$

61,811,576

 

 

The Fund’s assets assigned to the Level 2 input category are generally valued using a market approach, in which a security’s value is determined through its correlation to prices and information from observable market transactions for similar or identical assets. Foreign equities are generally valued at the last sale price on the foreign exchange or market on which they trade. The Fund may use a statistical fair valuation model, in accordance with the policy adopted by the Board, provided by an independent third party to value securities principally traded in foreign markets in order to adjust for possible stale pricing that may occur between the close of the foreign exchanges and the time for valuation. These models take into account available market data including intraday index, ADR, and ETF movements.

 

There were no transfers of financial assets between levels during the period.

 



 

COLUMBIA ACORN EUROPEAN FUNDSM

PORTFOLIO DIVERSIFICATION (UNAUDITED)

At September 30, 2015, the Fund’s portfolio investments as a percentage of net assets were diversified as follows:

 

 

 

Value

 

Percentage
of Net Assets

 

> Industrial Goods & Services

 

 

 

 

 

Machinery

 

$

5,635,071

 

9.7

 

Other Industrial Services

 

4,033,002

 

7.0

 

Industrial Materials & Specialty Chemicals

 

3,741,467

 

6.5

 

Outsourcing Services

 

3,168,372

 

5.5

 

Conglomerates

 

3,104,029

 

5.3

 

Construction

 

1,610,717

 

2.8

 

Electrical Components

 

1,150,600

 

2.0

 

 

 

22,443,258

 

38.8

 

> Information

 

 

 

 

 

Business Software

 

2,730,375

 

4.7

 

Computer Services

 

1,661,676

 

2.9

 

Telephone & Data Services

 

1,492,887

 

2.6

 

Financial Processors

 

1,307,011

 

2.3

 

Computer Hardware & Related Equipment

 

1,220,874

 

2.1

 

Satellite Broadcasting & Services

 

1,063,932

 

1.8

 

TV Broadcasting

 

818,516

 

1.4

 

Internet Related

 

647,648

 

1.1

 

Instrumentation

 

531,863

 

0.9

 

 

 

11,474,782

 

19.8

 

> Consumer Goods & Services

 

 

 

 

 

Retail

 

4,722,131

 

8.1

 

Food & Beverage

 

2,485,779

 

4.3

 

Casinos & Gaming

 

1,265,444

 

2.2

 

Restaurants

 

691,811

 

1.2

 

Consumer Goods Distribution

 

569,698

 

1.0

 

 

 

9,734,863

 

16.8

 

> Finance

 

 

 

 

 

Insurance

 

1,988,896

 

3.4

 

Brokerage & Money Management

 

1,518,079

 

2.6

 

Financial Processors

 

456,727

 

0.8

 

 

 

3,963,702

 

6.8

 

> Health Care

 

 

 

 

 

Medical Equipment & Devices

 

1,191,064

 

2.0

 

Pharmaceuticals

 

1,175,018

 

2.0

 

Health Care Services

 

910,657

 

1.6

 

Medical Supplies

 

570,736

 

1.0

 

 

 

3,847,475

 

6.6

 

> Other Industries

 

 

 

 

 

Real Estate

 

2,328,465

 

4.0

 

Regulated Utilities

 

506,466

 

0.9

 

 

 

2,834,931

 

4.9

 

> Energy & Minerals

 

 

 

 

 

Oil Refining, Marketing & Distribution

 

478,892

 

0.8

 

Mining

 

439,120

 

0.8

 

 

 

918,012

 

1.6

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Equities:

 

55,217,023

 

95.3

 

Short-Term Investments:

 

4,342,051

 

7.5

 

Securities Lending Collateral:

 

2,252,502

 

3.9

 

Total Investments:

 

61,811,576

 

106.7

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Obligation to Return Collateral for Securities Loaned:

 

(2,252,502

)

(3.9

)

Cash and Other Assets Less Liabilities:

 

(1,652,615

)

(2.8

)

Net Assets:

 

$

57,906,459

 

100.0

 

 



 

Item 2. Controls and Procedures.

 

(a)         The registrant’s principal executive officer and principal financial officers, based on their evaluation of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures as of a date within 90 days of the filing of this report, have concluded that such controls and procedures are adequately designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the registrant in Form N-Q is accumulated and communicated to the registrant’s management, including the principal executive officer and principal financial officer, or persons performing similar functions, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

 

(b)         There was no change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s last fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

Item 3. Exhibits.

 

Certifications pursuant to Rule 30a-2(a) under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (17 CFR 270.30a-2(a)) attached hereto as Exhibit 99.CERT.

 



 

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)

 

Columbia Acorn Trust

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By (Signature and Title)

/s/ P. Zachary Egan

 

 

P. Zachary Egan, President

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Date

 

November 20, 2015

 

 

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/ P. Zachary Egan

 

 

P. Zachary Egan, President

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Date

 

November 20, 2015

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By (Signature and Title)

/s/ John M. Kunka

 

 

John M. Kunka, Treasurer

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Date

 

November 20, 2015