N-CSR 1 d641842dncsr.htm OHIO NATIONAL FUND INC. Ohio National Fund Inc.

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM N-CSR

CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT OF REGISTERED

MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES

Investment Company Act file number 811-03015

Ohio National Fund, Inc.

 

 

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

 

One Financial Way, Cincinnati, Ohio

 

  45242
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)

CT Corporation 300 E. Lombard St., Suite 1400 Baltimore, MD 21202

 

 

(Name and address of agent for service)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: 513-794-6971

Date of fiscal year end: December 31

Date of reporting period: December 31, 2018

Form N-CSR is to be used by management investment companies to file reports with the Commission not later than 10 days after the transmission to stockholders of any report that is required to be transmitted to stockholders under Rule 30e-1 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (17 CFR 270.30e-1). The Commission may use the information provided on Form N-CSR in its regulatory, disclosure review, inspection, and policymaking roles.

A registrant is required to disclose the information specified by Form N-CSR, and the Commission will make this information public. A registrant is not required to respond to the collection of information contained in Form N-CSR unless the Form displays a currently valid Office of Management and Budget (“OMB”) control number. Please direct comments concerning the accuracy of the information collection burden estimate and any suggestions for reducing the burden to Secretary, Securities and Exchange Commission, 450 Fifth Street, NW, Washington, DC 20549-0609. The OMB has reviewed this collection of information under the clearance requirements of 44 U.S.C. § 3507.


Item 1. Reports To Stockholders.


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TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

Presidents’ Message

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The following pages contain Performance, Comments from Adviser/Sub-Adviser, Change in Value of $10,000 Investment, Portfolio Composition, Top Holdings (all of which are unaudited), and Schedule of Investments (audited) for each of the Fund’s Portfolios:

  

ON Equity Portfolio (formerly the Equity Portfolio)

     3  

ON Bond Portfolio (formerly the Bond Portfolio)

     7  

ON Omni Portfolio (formerly the Omni Portfolio)

     13  

ON Capital Appreciation Portfolio (formerly the Capital Appreciation Portfolio)

     19  

ON International Equity Portfolio

     23  

ON Foreign Portfolio

     28  

ON Janus Henderson Forty Portfolio (formerly the Aggressive Growth Portfolio)

     33  

ON Janus Henderson Venture Portfolio (formerly the Small Cap Growth Portfolio)

     37  

ON Janus Henderson Enterprise Portfolio (formerly the Mid Cap Opportunity Portfolio)

     42  

ON S&P 500® Index Portfolio (formerly the S&P 500® Index Portfolio)

     47  

ON Federated Strategic Value Dividend Portfolio (formerly the Strategic Value Portfolio)

     55  

ON Federated High Income Bond Portfolio (formerly the High Income Bond Portfolio)

     58  

ON ClearBridge Small Cap Portfolio (formerly the ClearBridge Small Cap Portfolio)

     67  

ON Nasdaq-100® Index Portfolio (formerly the Nasdaq-100® Index Portfolio)

     71  

ON Bristol Portfolio (formerly the Bristol Portfolio)

     75  

ON Bryton Growth Portfolio (formerly the Bryton Growth Portfolio)

     78  

ON ICON Balanced Portfolio (formerly the Balanced Portfolio)

     81  

ON S&P MidCap 400® Index Portfolio (formerly the S&P MidCap 400® Index Portfolio)

     86  

ON Bristol Growth Portfolio (formerly the Bristol Growth Portfolio)

     93  

ON Risk Managed Balanced Portfolio (formerly the Risk Managed Balanced Portfolio)

     96  

ON Conservative Model Portfolio

     109  

ON Moderately Conservative Model Portfolio

     112  

ON Balanced Model Portfolio

     115  

ON Moderate Growth Model Portfolio

     119  

ON Growth Model Portfolio

     123  

Statements of Assets and Liabilities

     127  

Statements of Operations

     130  

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

     133  

Financial Highlights

     139  

Notes to Financial Statements

     145  

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

     168  

Additional Information (Unaudited)

     169  

Information about Directors and Officers (Unaudited)

     178  


Presidents’

Message

Dear Investor:

Following a reset of economic expectations in February 2018 associated with rising rates, globally diversified portfolios gained ground with very low volatility through September. In October, concerns over a trade war with China triggered a sell-off and a spike in volatility that carried through the end of the year. This decline played out in spite of a fairly strong domestic economy.

The U.S. economy posted 3.0 percent Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth in 2018 bolstered by tax cuts and strong corporate profits. The labor market remained tight, with the unemployment rate dropping to 3.9 percent by year end. Consumer confidence also remained strong, hitting an eighteen year high during the fourth quarter.

Market participants had many concerns with a continued focus on slowing global growth from tariffs, the potential for a longer trade war with China, and the risk that the Federal Reserve would continue to raise short term interest rates aggressively in 2019. Geopolitical risk in the Middle East and Asia as well as the possibility of a poorly executed Brexit also weighed on the markets. Lastly, higher long-term interest rates, along with a divided U.S. government, also contributed to investors’ concerns.

Equity Markets

Most major equity indices posted negative returns in 2018. The S&P 500® Index, which is a large cap domestic index, provided a -4.4 percent total return for the year. However, large cap stocks substantially outperformed mid-cap and small cap stocks, as illustrated in the table below. The S&P MidCap 400® Index posted a total return of -11.1 percent, while the Russell 2000® Index of small cap stocks posted a total return of -11.0 percent. Growth stocks outperformed value stocks again in 2018, as shown by the

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Michael J. DeWeirdt, CFA, FRM   Gary R. Rodmaker, CFA, FLMI
President, Ohio National Fund, Inc.   President, Ohio National Investments, Inc.

 

S&P 500® Growth Index, providing a total return of 0.0 percent, compared to the S&P 500® Value Index total return of -9.0 percent. Foreign and emerging market stocks provided the least favorable returns in 2018. The MSCI All Country World ex-US Index (Net – USD) posted a total return of -14.2 percent, while the MSCI Emerging Markets Index posted a total return of -14.4 percent for the year.

A summary of returns for several key equity benchmarks is presented below:

 

Index

      2018 U.S. Dollar Total    
Return

    (price and  dividend)    
 
S&P 500®     -4.4%  
S&P 500® Growth     0.0%  
S&P 500® Value     -9.0%  
S&P MidCap 400®     -11.1%  
Russell 2000® Small Cap     -11.0%  
MSCI All Country World Ex-USA (Net – USD)     -14.2%  
MSCI Emerging Markets     -14.4%  

The variability of returns in the above table serves as a very good reminder of why it is important to remain diversified. Diversification among asset classes tends to smooth returns and lower volatility over time.

Fixed Income Markets

Bond returns were mixed in 2018, but fell into a much tighter range than stocks. The Federal Reserve increased the Federal Funds rate four times in 2018, for a total of 100 basis points, or 1.0 percent. Longer term interest rates also increased, albeit less than the Federal Funds rate. As a result, the interest rate curve continued to flatten

 

 

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between the 2-year and 30-year Treasury rates. Credit spreads widened throughout the year, as investors became more concerned about growing corporate debt and the prospect of slowing growth in the economy.

The Bloomberg Barclays US Aggregate Bond Index posted a total return of 0.0 percent in 2018. Higher quality indices, like the Bloomberg Barclays US Treasury Index and the Bloomberg Barclays Securitized Index provided modestly positive total returns of 0.9 percent and 1.0 percent, respectively. However, credit sensitive indices such as the Bloomberg Barclays Corporate Index and Bloomberg Barclays US Corporate High Yield Index provided negative total returns of -2.5 percent and -2.1 percent, respectively. The table below illustrates the returns of the various indices.

 

Index

      2018 U.S. Dollar Total    
Return

    (price and  interest)    
 
Bloomberg Barclays US Aggregate     0.0%  
Bloomberg Barclays US Treasury     0.9%  
Bloomberg Barclays Securitized     1.0%  
Bloomberg Barclays Corporate     -2.5%  
Bloomberg Barclays US Corporate High Yield     -2.1%  

Looking Ahead

Entering 2019, the U.S. economy remains strong and corporate profitability is expected to continue to grow, albeit at a slower pace than in 2018. Unemployment is low,

consumer confidence is high, and inflation remains under control. The Federal Reserve has expressed a less hawkish tone, which decreases the likelihood of a policy misstep in the near term. Lastly, equity market valuations are more attractive entering 2019, following the equity market declines that occurred in the fourth quarter of 2018. These items provide a positive backdrop for financial markets in 2019.

While there are many positives, financial markets are not without risk in 2019. Tariffs and trade tensions continue with China and others. Global growth is slowing, and we are late in the U.S. economic cycle. While the Federal Reserve has paused additional rate hikes in the short term, evidence of inflation could cause them to reconsider. We expect this menu of trigger items to lead to periods of heightened volatility. In this environment, we believe staying the course in a well-diversified portfolio will serve investors well over the long term.

Thank you for entrusting your assets to the Ohio National Fund, Inc. We look forward to continuing to serve your financial needs.

 

 

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Ohio National Fund, Inc.   ON Equity Portfolio (Unaudited)

 

Objective/Strategy

The ON Equity Portfolio (formerly the Equity Portfolio) seeks long-term growth of capital by investing, under normal circumstances, at least 80% of its assets in equity securities.

 

Performance as of December 31, 2018

 

Average Annual returns

  

One year

     -13.82%  

Five years

     4.12%  

Ten years

     10.95%  

Past performance does not guarantee future results. The performance data quoted represents past performance and current returns may be lower or higher. Total return figures include change in share price and reinvestment of dividends and capital gains. The investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than the original cost. To obtain performance information up to the most recent month end, call toll-free 1-877-781-6392.

The Portfolio is not open to direct retail investment. Beneficial interest in shares is obtained solely by purchase of variable life insurance policies and variable annuity contracts. Actual performance results for variable annuity and variable universal life contracts will be lower due to contract charges. Consult your contract for applicable charges.

Total expense ratio is 0.80% per the Fund’s prospectus dated May 1, 2018. Additional information pertaining to the Portfolio’s expense ratio as of December 31, 2018 can be found in the Portfolio’s Financial Highlights.

 

Comments from Sub-Adviser

Q. How did the Portfolio perform in comparison to its benchmark during the reporting period?

A. For the year ended December 31, 2018, the ON Equity Portfolio returned -13.82% versus -4.38% for its benchmark, the S&P 500 Index.

Q. Were there specific market conditions, investment strategies, or techniques that materially affected the Portfolio’s benchmark-relative performance during the reporting period?

A. It was a tale of two markets in 2018. The S&P 500 Index generated a total return of more than 10% through September, led by the Information Technology (“IT”), Consumer Discretionary and Health Care sectors. Strong gross domestic product (“GDP”) growth, low unemployment, gently rising wages and cycle-high consumer confidence created a good environment for discretionary spending. With the exception of a market correction in February, the market behaved much like it did in 2017, with shorter-term momentum and passive strategies rewarded. Our investment discipline, which is longer-term, valuation-driven and focused on buying stocks when prices are below business value, and subsequent convergence of price and value was not optimal for this market. We had positioned the Portfolio to benefit from improving fundamentals in Financials and Energy. Energy did not benefit when oil prices rallied strongly, however, and Financials did not enjoy higher interest rates, as historic correlations and fundamental logic would suggest.

From its late-September peak, the S&P 500 fell 14%, while the NASDAQ Composite fell over 16%. Rising interest rates and suggestions that the Federal Reserve would continue unwinding its multi-trillion-dollar balance sheet pressured the stocks of many highly leveraged companies. After peaking in September, the bellwether IT companies led the market down in October. While the market steadied somewhat in November, when U.S. midterm elections produced a split Congress, viewed as more conducive to stable policy, this was short-lived. By year-end, fears of slowing economic growth negatively impacted investor sentiment, resulting in further declines. Toward the end of the

year, as investors’ risk appetite decreased, interest turned from cyclical IT and Consumer Discretionary sectors toward more traditional income sectors such as Utilities, Real Estate, and Consumer Staples. Our overweight to Utilities benefited from this, while our underweight to Consumer Staples dampened results. The Energy sector, meanwhile, fell as oil prices dropped to their lowest levels in a year, and the Portfolio’s Energy overweight did not find relief. In the intermediate term, however, we believe oil will be in undersupply unless capital expenditures increase materially. As such, we believe oil prices will find support, and price and value in the Energy sector will converge.

Q. How did sector allocation and security selection each impact the Portfolio’s performance relative to its benchmark? For sector allocation, were there any factors that impacted the benchmark’s performance more significantly than the Portfolio’s performance? For security selection, was there anything specific regarding the Portfolio’s strategy that caused deviation from the benchmark?

A. Relative to the benchmark, stock selection was the main detractor from performance. In particular, stock selection in the Health Care, Consumer Discretionary and Financials sectors dampened relative returns. Overweights to Energy and Financials and an underweight to IT also hurt relative performance. Meanwhile, stock selection in the Materials, Utilities and Communication Services sectors, and an overweight allocation to Utilities, contributed positively to relative results. (1)

Q. Which holdings contributed the most to, and detracted the most from, the Portfolio’s benchmark-relative performance?

A. XL Group Ltd. (“XL”), a property and casualty insurer in the Financials sector, was acquired by insurance giant AXA SA at a 50% premium to its stock price before the M&A speculation surfaced. We took advantage of the low valuation when the stock suffered an operating loss in 2017 due to large catastrophe losses. We saw value in XL’s global leadership in the commercial insurance and reinsurance markets, given its specialty focus and the highly valuable Lloyd’s franchise. (1)

AES Corp. (“AES”), in the Utilities sector, is starting to enjoy the full benefits from its pivot to faster-growing renewable energy projects, while also paying down debt and reducing costs. The result is a major reduction in AES’s risk profile, which will culminate in investment grade metrics by next year. At the same time, the earnings and cash flow growth has been steadily improving, which is fully supporting its 3.6% dividend yield. These fundamental improvements, along with the major risk reduction, should continue to close the gap between price and a higher and growing business value. (1)

Adient PLC, in the Consumer Discretionary sector, was the top detractor. The company reported a poor first fiscal quarter in 2018, with earnings below consensus and lowered guidance for 2018. Adient PLC later showed improvements in its beleaguered seat structures/mechanisms and metals business, but earnings expectations continued to drop. We exited the position during the fourth quarter. (1)

Synchrony Financial (“Synchrony”), in the Financials sector, was another top detractor. The company is a private label credit card issuer that works with retailers and affinity groups. Synchrony lost a 19-year partnership with Walmart, Inc. (“Walmart”) during the second quarter of 2018, although its core business is performing well. Given the low profitability of the Walmart relationship and substantial capital freed up, losing the contract is in fact earnings per share neutral, belying the sharply negative reaction in the stock. We believe Synchrony’s share price is still well below business value. Additionally, Synchrony has ample excess capital that should allow it to pay out 100% or more of

 

 

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Ohio National Fund, Inc.    ON Equity Portfolio (Unaudited) (Continued)

 

earnings to shareholders for years and grow at a premium to the industry. We remain positive on the stock, which is currently one of our highest-conviction names in the Financials sector. (1)

 

 

(1) 

The Portfolio’s composition is subject to change. Holdings and weightings are as of December 31, 2018.

 

Change in Value of $10,000 Investment

 

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Hypothetical illustration based on past performance. Future performance will vary. The Portfolio’s returns reflect reinvested dividends. The Portfolio’s holdings may differ significantly from the securities in the index. The index is unmanaged and therefore does not reflect the cost of portfolio management and accounting.

The S&P 500 Index is a capitalization-weighted index designed to measure performance of the broad domestic economy through changes in the aggregate market value of 500 stocks representing all major industries. The index presented includes the effects of reinvested dividends.

Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Redemption of fund shares could have tax implications unique to each shareholder.

Portfolio Composition as of December 31, 2018 (1)

 

    % of Net Assets  

Common Stocks (4)

    84.2  

Preferred Securities (4)

    0.8  

Money Market Funds and Other Net Assets

    15.0  
 

 

 

 
    100.0  
 

 

 

 

 

Top 10 Portfolio Holdings as of December 31,
2018 
(1) (2) (3)

 

        % of Net Assets  

1.

  Alphabet, Inc. Class C     5.4  

2.

  Microsoft Corp.     4.1  

3.

  Oracle Corp.     3.9  

4.

  Allergan PLC     3.2  

5.

  Kinder Morgan, Inc.     3.1  

6.

  Wells Fargo & Co.     3.0  

7.

  Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc.     2.9  

8.

  Exelon Corp.     2.8  

9.

  American International Group, Inc.     2.8  

10.

  Intercontinental Exchange, Inc.     2.5  
 

 

 

 

(1) 

Composition of Portfolio subject to change.

 

(2)

Short-term investments have been excluded from the list of Top 10 Portfolio Holdings.

 

(3) 

Top 10 Portfolio Holdings is presented at an individual security level. Total investment exposure by issuer may be higher.

 

(4)

Sectors (Common Stocks, Preferred Securities):

 

    % of Net Assets  

Financials

    15.6  

Health Care

    15.3  

Information Technology

    14.0  

Energy

    8.6  

Industrials

    6.4  

Communication Services

    6.2  

Consumer Discretionary

    5.8  

Utilities

    5.0  

Consumer Staples

    3.2  

Real Estate

    2.5  

Materials

    2.4  
 

 

 

 
    85.0  
 

 

 

 

 

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Ohio National Fund, Inc.    ON Equity Portfolio

 

Schedule of Investments

   December 31, 2018  

 

Common Stocks – 84.2%           Shares      Value  

COMMUNICATION SERVICES – 6.2%

 

Alphabet, Inc. Class C (Interactive Media & Svs.)

     (a     13,434      $ 13,912,385  

Facebook, Inc. Class A (Interactive Media & Svs.)

     (a     15,876        2,081,185  
       

 

 

 
          15,993,570  
       

 

 

 

CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY – 5.0%

 

AutoZone, Inc. (Specialty Retail)

     (a     7,179        6,018,443  

General Motors Co. (Automobiles)

       77,030        2,576,653  

Lennar Corp. Class A (Household Durables)

       58,027        2,271,757  

Melco Resorts & Entertainment Ltd. – ADR (Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure)

       121,201        2,135,562  
       

 

 

 
          13,002,415  
       

 

 

 

CONSUMER STAPLES – 3.2%

 

Anheuser-Busch InBev SA / N.V. – ADR (Beverages)

       50,012        3,291,290  

Mondelez International, Inc. Class A (Food Products)

       121,754        4,873,812  
       

 

 

 
          8,165,102  
       

 

 

 

ENERGY – 8.6%

 

Devon Energy Corp. (Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels)

       132,929        2,996,219  

Encana Corp. (Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels)

       375,415        2,169,899  

Halliburton Co. (Energy Equip. & Svs.)

       69,549        1,848,612  

Kinder Morgan, Inc. (Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels)

       520,373        8,003,337  

Pioneer Natural Resources Co. (Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels)

       25,414        3,342,449  

Plains GP Holdings LP Class A (Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels)

       184,127        3,700,953  
       

 

 

 
          22,061,469  
       

 

 

 

FINANCIALS – 15.6%

 

American International Group, Inc. (Insurance)

       182,114        7,177,113  

Brighthouse Financial, Inc. (Insurance)

     (a     78,514        2,393,107  

Citigroup, Inc. (Banks)

       84,454        4,396,675  

Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. (Capital Markets)

       84,152        6,339,170  

MetLife, Inc. (Insurance)

       96,871        3,977,523  

Synchrony Financial (Consumer Finance)

       227,723        5,342,382  

Voya Financial, Inc. (Diversified Financial Svs.)

       72,380        2,905,333  

Wells Fargo & Co. (Banks)

       167,680        7,726,694  
       

 

 

 
          40,257,997  
       

 

 

 

HEALTH CARE – 15.3%

 

Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Biotechnology)

     (a     77,869        7,581,326  

Allergan PLC (Pharmaceuticals)

       61,640        8,238,802  

Biogen, Inc. (Biotechnology)

     (a     5,974        1,797,696  

Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. (Pharmaceuticals)

       46,370        2,410,313  

Celgene Corp. (Biotechnology)

     (a     55,330        3,546,100  

Merck & Co., Inc. (Pharmaceuticals)

       75,671        5,782,021  

Mylan N.V. (Pharmaceuticals)

     (a     190,014        5,206,383  

Universal Health Services, Inc. Class B (Health Care Providers & Svs.)

       41,853        4,878,386  
       

 

 

 
          39,441,027  
       

 

 

 

INDUSTRIALS – 6.4%

 

  

ABB Ltd. – ADR (Electrical Equip.)

       63,150        1,200,481  
Common Stocks (Continued)           Shares      Value  

INDUSTRIALS (continued)

 

C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc. (Air Freight & Logistics)

       44,462      $ 3,738,810  

Delta Air Lines, Inc. (Airlines)

       84,759        4,229,474  

Fluor Corp. (Construction & Engineering)

       74,746        2,406,821  

KION Group AG (Machinery)

     (b     29,979        1,524,543  

Owens Corning (Building Products)

       42,267        1,858,903  

Safran SA (Aerospace & Defense)

     (b     13,093        1,570,308  
       

 

 

 
          16,529,340  
       

 

 

 

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY – 14.0%

 

Cisco Systems, Inc. (Communications Equip.)

       96,368        4,175,625  

International Business Machines Corp. (IT Svs.)

       36,433        4,141,339  

Microsoft Corp. (Software)

       104,087        10,572,117  

NetApp, Inc. (Tech. Hardware, Storage & Periph.)

       51,137        3,051,345  

Oracle Corp. (Software)

       219,783        9,923,203  

QUALCOMM, Inc. (Semiconductors & Equip.)

       76,908        4,376,834  
       

 

 

 
          36,240,463  
       

 

 

 

MATERIALS – 2.4%

 

Royal Gold, Inc. (Metals & Mining)

       72,709        6,227,526  
       

 

 

 

REAL ESTATE – 2.5%

 

American Homes 4 Rent Class A (Equity REIT)

       190,076        3,773,009  

Realogy Holdings Corp. (Real Estate Mgmt. & Development)

       187,405        2,751,105  
       

 

 

 
          6,524,114  
       

 

 

 

UTILITIES – 5.0%

 

AES Corp. (Ind. Power & Renewable Elec.)

       380,517        5,502,276  

Exelon Corp. (Electric Utilities)

       162,669        7,336,372  
       

 

 

 
          12,838,648  
       

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks (Cost $222,317,128)

 

   $ 217,281,671  
       

 

 

 

 

Preferred Securities – 0.8%     Rate     Quantity      Value  
CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY – 0.8%

 

      

Volkswagen AG (Automobiles)

     (b     (c     12,267      $ 1,956,040  
         

 

 

 

Total Preferred Securities

(Cost $2,085,357)

 

 

       $ 1,956,040  
         

 

 

 
Money Market Funds – 6.9%     Shares      Value  

State Street Institutional Liquid Reserves Fund Institutional Class, 2.50%

     (d       17,838,069      $ 17,836,286  
         

 

 

 

Total Money Market Funds

(Cost $17,836,286)

 

 

     $ 17,836,286  
         

 

 

 

Total Investments – 91.9%

(Cost $242,238,771)

     (e        $ 237,073,997  
Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities – 8.1%             20,879,991  
         

 

 

 

Net Assets – 100.0%

          $ 257,953,988  
         

 

 

 
 

 

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Ohio National Fund, Inc.    ON Equity Portfolio (Continued)

 

Schedule of Investments

   December 31, 2018  

 

 

Percentages are stated as a percent of net assets.

Abbreviations:

ADR:   American Depositary Receipts

Footnotes:

  (a)

Non-income producing security.

  (b)

Security traded on a foreign exchange has been valued at an estimate of fair value that is different than the local market close price. These fair value estimates are determined by an independent fair valuation service that has been approved by the Board. These securities represent $5,050,891 or 2.0% of the Portfolio’s net assets.

  (c)

Payout is the rate of the company’s ordinary common stock dividend per share + 6 cents per share.

  (d)

Rate represents the seven-day yield at December 31, 2018.

  (e)

Represents cost for financial reporting purposes, which may differ from cost basis for federal income tax purposes. See also Note 7 of the Notes to Financial Statements.

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

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Ohio National Fund, Inc.    ON Bond Portfolio (Unaudited)

 

Objective/Strategy

The ON Bond Portfolio (formerly the Bond Portfolio) seeks to obtain a high level of income and opportunity for capital appreciation consistent with the preservation of capital by investing, under normal circumstances, at least 80% of its assets in corporate debt securities.

 

Performance as of December 31, 2018

 

Average Annual returns

  

One year

     -3.08

Five years

     2.86

Ten years

     5.33

Past performance does not guarantee future results. The performance data quoted represents past performance and current returns may be lower or higher. Total return figures include change in share price and reinvestment of dividends and capital gains. The investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than the original cost. To obtain performance information up to the most recent month end, call toll-free 1-877-781-6392.

The Portfolio is not open to direct retail investment. Beneficial interest in shares is obtained solely by purchase of variable life insurance policies and variable annuity contracts. Actual performance results for variable annuity and variable universal life contracts will be lower due to contract charges. Consult your contract for applicable charges.

Total expense ratio is 0.63% per the Fund’s prospectus dated May 1, 2018. Additional information pertaining to the Portfolio’s expense ratio as of December 31, 2018 can be found in the Portfolio’s Financial Highlights.

 

Comments from Adviser

Q. How did the Portfolio perform in comparison to its benchmark during the reporting period?

A. For the year ended December 31, 2018, the ON Bond Portfolio returned -3.08% versus -2.24% for its benchmark, the ICE BofA Merrill Lynch U.S. Corporate Master Index.

Q. Were there specific market conditions, investment strategies, or techniques that materially affected the Portfolio’s benchmark-relative performance during the reporting period?

A. Interest rates increased and the yield curve flattened during the period, as short term interest rates increased more than long term interest rates. In addition, credit spreads widened during the year. In this environment, shorter duration, high quality bonds outperformed longer duration, lower quality bonds. The Portfolio was positioned with a slightly lower duration than the benchmark for most of the year, which benefited relative performance. The Portfolio was also positioned with slightly lower credit quality than the benchmark, which detracted from relative performance, particularly during the fourth quarter, when volatility increased.

Q. How did sector allocation and security selection each impact the Portfolio’s performance relative to its benchmark? For sector allocation, were there any factors that impacted the benchmark’s performance more significantly than the Portfolio’s performance? For security selection, was there anything specific regarding the Portfolio’s strategy that caused deviation from the benchmark?

A. The Portfolio benefited from being underweight in the Consumer Staples sector, while its overweight to the Materials sector detracted from performance. The Portfolio’s exposure to lower quality bonds also detracted from performance during the period. No other sector allocation materially impacted performance. The Portfolio benefited from

security selection in the Utilities, Communication Services, and Industrials sectors, while security selection in the Consumer Staples, Materials, and Energy sectors detracted from performance. (1)

Q. Which holdings contributed the most to, and detracted the most from, the Portfolio’s benchmark-relative performance?

A. The top three contributors to the Portfolio’s performance relative to the benchmark were Noble Holding International Ltd 7.950% due 2025 (“Noble”), Union Pacific Corp. 4.500% due 2048 (“Union Pacific”), and Spectra Energy Capital LLC 3.300% due 2023 (“Spectra”). Noble benefited from higher oil prices in 2018, which caused its credit spread to tighten. Union Pacific benefited from tightening credit spreads and lower interest rates during the time it was held in the portfolio. Spectra bonds were called at a premium during the year. (1)

The three top detractors to the Portfolio’s performance relative to the benchmark were BAT Capital Corp. 4.390% due 2037, General Motors Co. 5.000% due 2035, and Anheuser-Busch Cos. LLC / Anheuser-Busch InBevWorldwide, Inc. 4.700% due 2036. Each of these bonds is a longer duration bond, which performed poorly with higher interest rates, and experienced spread widening during the period. (1)

 

 

(1) 

The Portfolio’s composition is subject to change. Holdings and weightings are as of December 31, 2018.

 

Change in Value of $10,000 Investment

 

LOGO

Hypothetical illustration based on past performance. Future performance will vary. The Portfolio’s returns reflect reinvested dividends. The Portfolio’s holdings may differ significantly from the securities in the index. The index is unmanaged and therefore does not reflect the cost of portfolio management and accounting.

The ICE BofA Merrill Lynch U.S. Corporate Master Index tracks the performance of all U.S. dollar-denominated, investment grade corporate public debt issued in the U.S. domestic bond market. Qualifying bonds must have an investment grade rating (based on an average of Moody’s, S&P, and Fitch). In addition, qualifying securities must have at least one year remaining term to maturity, a fixed coupon schedule, and a minimum amount outstanding of $250 million.

Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Redemption of fund shares could have tax implications unique to each shareholder.

 

 

  7   (continued)


Ohio National Fund, Inc.    ON Bond Portfolio (Unaudited) (Continued)

 

Portfolio Composition as of December 31, 2018 (1)

 

     % of Net Assets  

Corporate Bonds (4)

     95.8  

Asset-Backed Securities (4)

     2.8  

Sovereign Issues

     1.1  

Money Market Funds

  

Less Net Liabilities

     0.3  
  

 

 

 
     100.0  
  

 

 

 

Top 10 Portfolio Holdings as of December 31,
2018
(1) (2) (3)

 

        % of Net Assets  

1.

  Deutsche Bank AG     1.9  
  2.700%, 07/13/2020  

2.

  Aircastle Ltd.     1.5  
  4.125%, 05/01/2024  

3.

  Northrop Grumman Corp.     1.4  
  2.930%, 01/15/2025  

4.

  Martin Marietta Materials, Inc.     1.4  
  3.500%, 12/15/2027  

5.

  American Airlines 2015-1 Class B Pass Through Trust     1.2  
  3.700%, 05/01/2023  

6.

  Expedia Group, Inc.     1.2  
  5.000%, 02/15/2026  

7.

  PNC Bank N.A.     1.2  
  4.050%, 07/26/2028  

8.

  CVS Health Corp.     1.2  
  4.100%, 03/25/2025  

9.

  Netflix, Inc.     1.1  
  5.875%, 11/15/2028  

10.

  NextEra Energy Capital Holdings, Inc.     1.1  
  2.800%, 01/15/2023  
 

 

 

 

(1) 

Composition of Portfolio subject to change.

 

(2) 

Short-term investments have been excluded from the list of Top 10 Portfolio Holdings.

 

 

(3) 

Top 10 Portfolio Holdings is presented at an individual security level. Total investment exposure by issuer may be higher.

 

(4) 

Sectors (Corporate Bonds, Asset-Backed Securities):

 

     % of Net Assets  

Financials

     28.4  

Energy

     12.9  

Materials

     10.2  

Industrials

     8.6  

Utilities

     7.8  

Real Estate

     7.3  

Consumer Discretionary

     6.9  

Consumer Staples

     5.4  

Communication Services

     4.6  

Health Care

     3.8  

Information Technology

     2.7  
  

 

 

 
     98.6  
  

 

 

 

 

8


Ohio National Fund, Inc.    ON Bond Portfolio

 

Schedule of Investments

  December 31, 2018  

 

Corporate Bonds – 95.8%          Rate      Maturity      Face Amount      Value  

COMMUNICATION SERVICES – 4.6%

              

21st Century Fox America, Inc. (Entertainment)

        4.500%        02/15/2021        $1,250,000      $   1,283,322  

AT&T, Inc. (Diversified Telecom. Svs.)

        QL + 118        06/12/2024        2,000,000        1,939,984  

AT&T, Inc. (Diversified Telecom. Svs.)

        3.400%        05/15/2025        900,000        846,013  

AT&T, Inc. (Diversified Telecom. Svs.)

        4.900%        08/15/2037        1,000,000        933,368  

Discovery Communications LLC (Media)

        4.375%        06/15/2021        1,000,000        1,017,588  

Discovery Communications LLC (Media)

        3.950%        03/20/2028        900,000        835,009  

Netflix, Inc. (Entertainment)

   (a)              5.875%        11/15/2028        3,000,000        2,923,290  

Sirius XM Radio, Inc. (Media)

   (a)      5.375%        04/15/2025        1,000,000        947,500  

Time Warner Cable LLC (Media)

        6.550%        05/01/2037        850,000        873,130  

Verizon Communications, Inc. (Diversified Telecom. Svs.)

        3.850%        11/01/2042        425,000        368,063  
              

 

 

 
                 11,967,267  
              

 

 

 

CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY – 6.9%

              

Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. (Internet & Direct Marketing Retail)

        3.400%        12/06/2027        2,000,000        1,850,410  

Amazon.com, Inc. (Internet & Direct Marketing Retail)

        3.875%        08/22/2037        900,000        874,879  

Booking Holdings, Inc. (Internet & Direct Marketing Retail)

        3.550%        03/15/2028        3,000,000        2,810,299  

Dollar General Corp. (Multiline Retail)

        4.125%        05/01/2028        2,000,000        1,942,077  

Expedia Group, Inc. (Internet & Direct Marketing Retail)

        5.000%        02/15/2026        3,000,000        3,031,815  

General Motors Co. (Automobiles)

        5.000%        04/01/2035        900,000        765,912  

Hasbro, Inc. (Leisure Products)

        3.500%        09/15/2027        2,000,000        1,855,512  

L Brands, Inc. (Specialty Retail)

        5.250%        02/01/2028        1,000,000        855,000  

Lear Corp. (Auto Components)

        3.800%        09/15/2027        3,000,000        2,741,938  

Magna International, Inc. (Auto Components)

        3.625%        06/15/2024        1,000,000        1,004,264  
              

 

 

 
                 17,732,106  
              

 

 

 

CONSUMER STAPLES – 5.4%

              

Anheuser-Busch Cos. LLC / Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide, Inc. (Beverages)

   (a)      4.700%        02/01/2036        2,000,000        1,862,385  

Anheuser-Busch Cos. LLC / Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide, Inc. (Beverages)

   (a)      4.900%        02/01/2046        1,000,000        928,570  

Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide, Inc. (Beverages)

        4.600%        04/15/2048        2,000,000        1,795,430  

B.A.T. Capital Corp. (Tobacco)

        4.390%        08/15/2037        3,000,000        2,457,986  

Campbell Soup Co. (Food Products)

        4.150%        03/15/2028        2,000,000        1,863,073  

J.M. Smucker Co. / The (Food Products)

        3.375%        12/15/2027        3,000,000        2,788,167  

Mead Johnson Nutrition Co. (Food Products)

        3.000%        11/15/2020        900,000        897,191  

Philip Morris International, Inc. (Tobacco)

        4.125%        05/17/2021        1,250,000        1,276,798  
              

 

 

 
                 13,869,600  
              

 

 

 

ENERGY – 12.9%

              

Apache Corp. (Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels)

        4.375%        10/15/2028        1,800,000        1,682,420  

Baker Hughes, a GE Co. LLC / Baker Hughes Co-Obligor, Inc. (Energy Equip. & Svs.)

        4.080%        12/15/2047        2,000,000        1,650,379  

BP Capital Markets America, Inc. (Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels)

        3.017%        01/16/2027        900,000        845,875  

Buckeye Partners LP (Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels)

        4.875%        02/01/2021        1,000,000        1,011,078  

Canadian Natural Resources Ltd. (Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels)

        4.950%        06/01/2047        3,000,000        2,881,707  

Chevron Corp. (Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels)

        2.895%        03/03/2024        900,000        878,273  

Columbia Pipeline Group, Inc. (Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels)

        4.500%        06/01/2025        900,000        906,860  

Concho Resources, Inc. (Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels)

        3.750%        10/01/2027        2,000,000        1,883,807  

Energy Transfer Operating LP (Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels)

        4.950%        06/15/2028        2,000,000        1,960,759  

EQM Midstream Partners LP (Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels)

        4.750%        07/15/2023        900,000        895,784  

Exxon Mobil Corp. (Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels)

        4.114%        03/01/2046        900,000        916,962  

Halliburton Co. (Energy Equip. & Svs.)

        4.850%        11/15/2035        900,000        884,575  

Kinder Morgan Energy Partners LP (Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels)

        2.650%        02/01/2019        1,400,000        1,399,254  

Kinder Morgan Energy Partners LP (Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels)

        4.150%        03/01/2022        1,000,000        1,007,281  

Kinder Morgan, Inc. (Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels)

        5.300%        12/01/2034        1,000,000        981,841  

Marathon Oil Corp. (Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels)

        3.850%        06/01/2025        850,000        797,745  

Marathon Petroleum Corp. (Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels)

   (a)      3.800%        04/01/2028        2,000,000        1,877,996  

Marathon Petroleum Corp. (Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels)

        4.750%        09/15/2044        1,000,000        882,721  

ONEOK, Inc. (Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels)

        6.000%        06/15/2035        1,000,000        998,050  

Petroleos Mexicanos (Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels)

        6.350%        02/12/2048        1,000,000        796,520  

Shell International Finance BV (Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels)

        4.000%        05/10/2046        900,000        870,354  

Texas Eastern Transmission LP (Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels)

   (a)      4.150%        01/15/2048        1,000,000        891,294  

TransCanada PipeLines Ltd. (Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels)

        2.500%        08/01/2022        1,425,000        1,367,504  

Transocean Pontus Ltd. (Energy Equip. & Svs.)

   (a)      6.125%        08/01/2025        1,250,000        1,206,250  

Transocean, Inc. (Energy Equip. & Svs.)

   (a)      9.000%        07/15/2023        1,000,000        995,000  

Williams Cos., Inc. / The (Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels)

        3.350%        08/15/2022        1,000,000        978,574  

Williams Cos., Inc. / The (Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels)

        3.750%        06/15/2027        1,000,000        948,106  

Williams Cos., Inc. / The (Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels)

        5.400%        03/04/2044        1,000,000        954,256  
              

 

 

 
                 33,351,225  
              

 

 

 

FINANCIALS – 28.4%

              

AerCap Ireland Capital DAC / AerCap Global Aviation Trust (Diversified Financial Svs.)

        3.300%        01/23/2023        3,000,000        2,851,974  

Aflac, Inc. (Insurance)

        3.625%        06/15/2023        1,425,000        1,429,643  

 

   9    (continued)


Ohio National Fund, Inc.    ON Bond Portfolio (Continued)

 

Schedule of Investments

  December 31, 2018  

 

Corporate Bonds (Continued)           Rate      Maturity      Face Amount      Value  

FINANCIALS (continued)

             

American Express Co. (Consumer Finance)

       QL + 75        08/03/2023        $1,000,000      $   980,575  

American International Group, Inc. (Insurance)

       3.875%        01/15/2035        2,400,000        2,066,042  

Bank of America Corp. (Banks)

       3.875%        08/01/2025        850,000        841,252  

Bank of America Corp. (Rate is fixed until 01/23/2025, at which point, the rate becomes QL + 81) (Banks)

     (b     3.366%        01/23/2026        2,000,000        1,912,992  

Bank of America Corp. (Rate is fixed until 04/24/2037, at which point, the rate becomes QL + 181) (Banks)

     (b     4.244%        04/24/2038        1,000,000        952,346  

Bank of Montreal (Rate is fixed until 12/15/2027, at which point, the rate becomes USSW5 + 143) (Banks)

     (b     3.803%        12/15/2032        2,800,000        2,592,800  

Bank of New York Mellon Corp. / The (Capital Markets)

       3.300%        08/23/2029        3,000,000        2,810,851  

Berkshire Hathaway, Inc. (Diversified Financial Svs.)

       3.125%        03/15/2026        900,000        872,752  

Branch Banking & Trust Co. (Banks)

       3.625%        09/16/2025        1,180,000        1,157,260  

Charles Schwab Corp. / The (Capital Markets)

       3.200%        01/25/2028        3,000,000        2,876,759  

Citigroup, Inc. (Banks)

       5.375%        08/09/2020        1,100,000        1,134,870  

Citigroup, Inc. (Banks)

       4.400%        06/10/2025        2,000,000        1,958,136  

Citigroup, Inc. (Banks)

       3.700%        01/12/2026        1,000,000        961,923  

Deutsche Bank AG (Capital Markets)

       2.700%        07/13/2020        5,000,000        4,862,406  

Discover Bank (Rate is fixed until 08/09/2023, at which point, the rate becomes USSW5 + 173) (Banks)

     (b     4.682%        08/09/2028        900,000        880,740  

E*TRADE Financial Corp. (Capital Markets)

       2.950%        08/24/2022        1,800,000        1,746,187  

Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC (Consumer Finance)

       3.157%        08/04/2020        1,400,000        1,371,675  

Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC (Consumer Finance)

       QL + 88        10/12/2021        2,000,000        1,919,322  

General Motors Financial Co., Inc. (Consumer Finance)

       3.200%        07/06/2021        900,000        879,091  

General Motors Financial Co., Inc. (Consumer Finance)

       QL + 99        01/05/2023        2,000,000        1,897,299  

General Motors Financial Co., Inc. (Consumer Finance)

       4.350%        01/17/2027        1,000,000        920,914  

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. / The (Capital Markets)

       3.750%        05/22/2025        1,400,000        1,340,068  

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. / The (Rate is fixed until 04/23/2028, at which point, the rate becomes QL + 116) (Capital Markets)

     (b     3.814%        04/23/2029        2,000,000        1,868,373  

Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. (Capital Markets)

       2.750%        12/01/2020        900,000        894,079  

Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. (Capital Markets)

       3.750%        12/01/2025        1,000,000        1,004,845  

Jefferies Group LLC / Jefferies Group Capital Finance, Inc. (Diversified Financial Svs.)

       4.850%        01/15/2027        1,800,000        1,720,939  

Jefferies Group LLC / Jefferies Group Capital Finance, Inc. (Diversified Financial Svs.)

       4.150%        01/23/2030        2,000,000        1,716,167  

JPMorgan Chase & Co. (Banks)

       3.900%        07/15/2025        2,023,000        2,005,537  

JPMorgan Chase & Co. (Banks)

       3.625%        12/01/2027        1,800,000        1,676,001  

Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc. (Insurance)

       3.500%        06/03/2024        1,400,000        1,378,946  

Morgan Stanley (Capital Markets)

       QL + 140        10/24/2023        1,260,000        1,253,874  

Morgan Stanley (Capital Markets)

       3.950%        04/23/2027        1,000,000        943,308  

Morgan Stanley (Rate is fixed until 01/24/2028, at which point, the rate becomes QL + 114) (Capital Markets)

     (b     3.772%        01/24/2029        2,000,000        1,914,682  

Nasdaq, Inc. (Capital Markets)

       3.850%        06/30/2026        2,000,000        1,925,833  

PNC Bank N.A. (Banks)

       4.050%        07/26/2028        3,000,000        3,015,464  

Progressive Corp. / The (Insurance)

       2.450%        01/15/2027        900,000        819,931  

Synchrony Financial (Consumer Finance)

       4.250%        08/15/2024        900,000        826,535  

TD Ameritrade Holding Corp. (Capital Markets)

       3.300%        04/01/2027        1,900,000        1,818,284  

Teachers Insurance & Annuity Association of America (Insurance)

     (a     4.270%        05/15/2047        900,000        862,639  

Wells Fargo & Co. (Banks)

       3.000%        04/22/2026        900,000        839,079  

Wells Fargo & Co. (Banks)

       4.650%        11/04/2044        1,000,000        942,619  

Wells Fargo Bank NA (Banks)

       3.550%        08/14/2023        2,000,000        1,992,654  

Westpac Banking Corp. (Banks)

       QL + 57        01/11/2023        1,000,000        989,040  

Westpac Banking Corp. (Rate is fixed until 11/23/2026, at which point, the rate becomes USISDA05 + 224) (Banks)

     (b     4.322%        11/23/2031        1,800,000        1,700,447  
             

 

 

 
                73,327,153  
             

 

 

 

HEALTH CARE – 3.8%

             

AbbVie, Inc. (Biotechnology)

       2.900%        11/06/2022        2,850,000        2,772,985  

Bayer U.S. Finance II LLC (Pharmaceuticals)

     (a     4.875%        06/25/2048        2,000,000        1,799,838  

Celgene Corp. (Biotechnology)

       3.875%        08/15/2025        1,350,000        1,300,180  

CVS Health Corp. (Health Care Providers & Svs.)

       4.100%        03/25/2025        3,000,000        2,973,671  

UnitedHealth Group, Inc. (Health Care Providers & Svs.)

       3.875%        12/15/2028        900,000        912,233  
             

 

 

 
                9,758,907  
             

 

 

 

INDUSTRIALS – 5.8%

             

Aircastle Ltd. (Trading Companies & Distributors)

       4.125%        05/01/2024        4,000,000        3,774,341  

Burlington Northern Santa Fe LLC (Road & Rail)

       4.550%        09/01/2044        900,000        928,968  

FedEx Corp. (Air Freight & Logistics)

       4.900%        01/15/2034        1,425,000        1,457,723  

Lockheed Martin Corp. (Aerospace & Defense)

       3.600%        03/01/2035        1,000,000        932,117  

Northrop Grumman Corp. (Aerospace & Defense)

       2.930%        01/15/2025        3,900,000        3,702,232  

Parker-Hannifin Corp. (Machinery)

       4.200%        11/21/2034        1,400,000        1,392,017  

 

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Ohio National Fund, Inc.    ON Bond Portfolio (Continued)

 

Schedule of Investments

  December 31, 2018  

 

Corporate Bonds (Continued)          Rate      Maturity      Face Amount      Value  

INDUSTRIALS (continued)

              

Union Pacific Corp. (Road & Rail)

        3.250%        08/15/2025        $1,000,000      $ 969,230  

Waste Connections, Inc. (Commercial Svs. & Supplies)

        4.250%        12/01/2028        1,800,000        1,840,522  
              

 

 

 
                 14,997,150  
              

 

 

 

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY – 2.7%

              

Apple, Inc. (Tech. Hardware, Storage & Periph.)

        3.350%        02/09/2027        900,000        880,484  

Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co. (Tech. Hardware, Storage & Periph.)

        4.900%        10/15/2025        850,000        860,264  

KLA-Tencor Corp. (Semiconductors & Equip.)

        3.375%        11/01/2019        900,000        898,778  

Microsoft Corp. (Software)

        4.100%        02/06/2037        900,000        925,287  

Microsoft Corp. (Software)

        4.450%        11/03/2045        900,000        955,910  

Oracle Corp. (Software)

        4.300%        07/08/2034        1,500,000        1,507,152  

Seagate HDD Cayman (Tech. Hardware, Storage & Periph.)

        4.875%        03/01/2024        900,000        818,565  
              

 

 

 
                 6,846,440  
              

 

 

 

MATERIALS – 10.2%

              

Anglo American Capital PLC (Metals & Mining)

   (a)              3.750%        04/10/2022        1,000,000        977,600  

Anglo American Capital PLC (Metals & Mining)

   (a)      4.750%        04/10/2027        1,000,000        958,232  

Anglo American Capital PLC (Metals & Mining)

   (a)      4.000%        09/11/2027        900,000        813,230  

Dow Chemical Co. / The (Chemicals)

        4.250%        10/01/2034        1,900,000        1,742,864  

FMC Corp. (Chemicals)

        3.950%        02/01/2022        1,000,000        1,005,502  

Kinross Gold Corp. (Metals & Mining)

        4.500%        07/15/2027        2,900,000        2,504,875  

Martin Marietta Materials, Inc. (Construction Materials)

        3.500%        12/15/2027        4,000,000        3,649,061  

Martin Marietta Materials, Inc. (Construction Materials)

        4.250%        12/15/2047        1,000,000        819,612  

Mosaic Co. / The (Chemicals)

        4.050%        11/15/2027        3,000,000        2,846,926  

Packaging Corp. of America (Containers & Packaging)

        2.450%        12/15/2020        2,000,000        1,963,310  

Packaging Corp. of America (Containers & Packaging)

        3.400%        12/15/2027        2,000,000        1,862,942  

RPM International, Inc. (Chemicals)

        4.250%        01/15/2048        3,000,000        2,557,295  

Syngenta Finance N.V. (Chemicals)

   (a)      4.441%        04/24/2023        1,000,000        963,670  

Syngenta Finance N.V. (Chemicals)

   (a)      5.182%        04/24/2028        1,000,000        927,872  

Yamana Gold, Inc. (Metals & Mining)

        4.625%        12/15/2027        2,800,000        2,594,174  
              

 

 

 
                 26,187,165  
              

 

 

 

REAL ESTATE – 7.3%

              

Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc. (Equity REIT)

        3.950%        01/15/2028        900,000        869,782  

Boston Properties LP (Equity REIT)

        3.125%        09/01/2023        925,000        893,585  

Crown Castle International Corp. (Equity REIT)

        4.000%        03/01/2027        1,800,000        1,723,047  

Federal Realty Investment Trust (Equity REIT)

        3.000%        08/01/2022        1,425,000        1,402,836  

Federal Realty Investment Trust (Equity REIT)

        3.250%        07/15/2027        2,800,000        2,654,401  

HCP, Inc. (Equity REIT)

        4.000%        06/01/2025        1,500,000        1,469,016  

Healthcare Realty Trust, Inc. (Equity REIT)

        3.875%        05/01/2025        1,400,000        1,364,674  

Healthcare Realty Trust, Inc. (Equity REIT)

        3.625%        01/15/2028        1,000,000        939,569  

Hospitality Properties Trust (Equity REIT)

        4.250%        02/15/2021        1,000,000        1,002,901  

Kilroy Realty LP (Equity REIT)

        3.450%        12/15/2024        1,000,000        966,166  

SITE Centers Corp. (Equity REIT)

        3.625%        02/01/2025        1,721,000        1,643,988  

Vornado Realty LP (Equity REIT)

        3.500%        01/15/2025        3,000,000        2,893,116  

Welltower, Inc. (Equity REIT)

        4.250%        04/01/2026        1,000,000        998,704  
              

 

 

 
                 18,821,785  
              

 

 

 

UTILITIES – 7.8%

              

AEP Transmission Co. LLC (Electric Utilities)

        4.000%        12/01/2046        900,000        860,574  

American Water Capital Corp. (Water Utilities)

        4.300%        12/01/2042        1,400,000        1,390,576  

Berkshire Hathaway Energy Co. (Multi-Utilities)

        3.250%        04/15/2028        1,900,000        1,808,539  

Commonwealth Edison Co. (Electric Utilities)

        4.350%        11/15/2045        900,000        905,320  

DTE Electric Co. (Electric Utilities)

        3.375%        03/01/2025        1,000,000        988,484  

Duke Energy Corp. (Electric Utilities)

        3.750%        09/01/2046        900,000        779,218  

Duke Energy Florida LLC (Electric Utilities)

        2.100%        12/15/2019        1,000,000        991,919  

Eversource Energy (Electric Utilities)

        3.300%        01/15/2028        3,000,000        2,847,029  

LG&E & KU Energy LLC (Electric Utilities)

        4.375%        10/01/2021        1,000,000        1,016,195  

NextEra Energy Capital Holdings, Inc. (Electric Utilities)

        2.800%        01/15/2023        3,000,000        2,894,939  

Public Service Electric & Gas Co. (Multi-Utilities)

        3.600%        12/01/2047        1,500,000        1,369,980  

South Carolina Electric & Gas Co. (Electric Utilities)

        4.350%        02/01/2042        1,000,000        981,210  

Southern Co. Gas Capital Corp. (Gas Utilities)

        5.250%        08/15/2019        1,000,000        1,009,352  

Southwest Gas Corp. (Gas Utilities)

        3.875%        04/01/2022        1,000,000        995,872  

Virginia Electric & Power Co. (Electric Utilities)

        3.450%        02/15/2024        1,255,000        1,253,981  
              

 

 

 
                 20,093,188  
              

 

 

 

Total Corporate Bonds (Cost $259,062,642)

               $ 246,951,986  
              

 

 

 

 

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Ohio National Fund, Inc.    ON Bond Portfolio (Continued)

 

Schedule of Investments

  December 31, 2018  

 

Asset-Backed Securities – 2.8%         Rate      Maturity      Face Amount      Value  

 

 

INDUSTRIALS – 2.8%

              

Air Canada 2017-1 Class B Pass Through Trust

   (a)              3.700%        01/15/2026        $2,500,000      $ 2,371,750  

American Airlines 2015-1 Class B Pass Through Trust

        3.700%        05/01/2023        3,267,388        3,150,416  

United Airlines 2016-1 Class B Pass Through Trust

        3.650%        01/07/2026        1,722,917        1,683,990  
              

 

 

 

Total Asset-Backed Securities (Cost $7,493,609)

               $ 7,206,156  
              

 

 

 
Sovereign Issues – 1.1%         Rate      Maturity      Face Amount      Value  

 

 

Mexico Government International Bond

        3.750%        01/11/2028        $3,000,000      $ 2,808,030  
              

 

 

 

Total Sovereign Issues (Cost $2,988,180)

               $ 2,808,030  
              

 

 

 
Money Market Funds – 0.5%                       Shares      Value  

 

 

State Street Institutional Liquid Reserves Fund Institutional Class, 2.50%

   (c)            1,131,965      $ 1,131,852  
              

 

 

 

Total Money Market Funds (Cost $1,131,852)

               $ 1,131,852  
              

 

 

 

Total Investments – 100.2% (Cost $270,676,283)

   (d)             $ 258,098,024  

Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets – (0.2)%

                 (407,340
              

 

 

 

Net Assets – 100.0%

               $ 257,690,684  
              

 

 

 

 

 

Percentages are stated as a percent of net assets.

Abbreviations:

  QL:

Quarterly U.S. LIBOR Rate, 2.808% at 12/31/2018

  USISDA05:

USD ICE Swap Rate 11:00am NY 5 Year, 2.635% at 12/31/2018

  USSW5:

USD Swap Semi 30/360 5 Year, 2.607% at 12/31/2018

Footnotes:

  (a)

Security exempt from registration under Regulation D of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified buyers under Rule 144A. At December 31, 2018, the value of these securities totaled $21,307,116, or 8.3% of the Portfolio’s net assets.

  (b)

Security is a fixed-then-variable rate instrument in which the coupon or dividend rate is fixed until a later specified date, then is adjusted periodically. Rates stated, including interest rate caps and floors, if any, are those in effect at December 31, 2018.

  (c)

Rate represents the seven-day yield at December 31, 2018.

  (d)

Represents cost for financial reporting purposes, which may differ from cost basis for federal income tax purposes. See also Note 7 of the Notes to Financial Statements.

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

  12  


Ohio National Fund, Inc.    ON Omni Portfolio (Unaudited)

 

Objective/Strategy

The ON Omni Portfolio (formerly the Omni Portfolio) seeks a high level of long-term total return consistent with preservation of capital by investing in stocks, bonds, and money market instruments.

 

Performance as of December 31, 2018

 

Average Annual returns

  

One year

     -14.57

Five years

     5.48

Ten years

     10.68

Past performance does not guarantee future results. The performance data quoted represents past performance and current returns may be lower or higher. Total return figures include change in share price and reinvestment of dividends and capital gains. The investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than the original cost. To obtain performance information up to the most recent month end, call toll-free 1-877-781-6392.

The Portfolio is not open to direct retail investment. Beneficial interest in shares is obtained solely by purchase of variable life insurance policies and variable annuity contracts. Actual performance results for variable annuity and variable universal life contracts will be lower due to contract charges. Consult your contract for applicable charges.

Total expense ratio is 0.78% per the Fund’s prospectus dated May 1, 2018. Additional information pertaining to the Portfolio’s expense ratio as of December 31, 2018 can be found in the Portfolio’s Financial Highlights.

 

Comments from Sub-Adviser/Adviser

Q. How did the Portfolio perform in comparison to its benchmark during the reporting period?

A. For the year ended December 31, 2018, the ON Omni Portfolio returned -14.57% versus -4.38% for its benchmark, the S&P 500 Index. The Portfolio’s secondary benchmark, which is comprised of 70% S&P 500 Index and 30% ICE BofA Merrill Lynch U.S. Corporate Master Index, returned -3.51% for the period.

Q. How did sector allocation and security selection each impact the Portfolio’s performance relative to its benchmark? For sector allocation, were there any factors that impacted the benchmark’s performance more significantly than the Portfolio’s performance? For security selection, was there anything specific regarding the Portfolio’s strategy that caused deviation from the benchmark?

A. For the equity portion of the Portfolio, security selection was the primary driver of underperformance. Specifically, security selection in Information Technology and Health Care detracted most from relative performance. For the fixed income portion of the Portfolio, sector allocation and security selection contributed to performance vs. the benchmark and the ICE BofA Merrill Lynch U.S. Corporate Master Index. The allocation to U.S. Treasury Notes was the largest positive sector allocation, followed by Consumer Staples and Financials. Positive security selection occurred in the Consumer Staples, Consumer Discretionary, and Communication Services sectors. Negative security selection occurred in the Materials, Financials, and Information Technology sectors. (1)

Q. Which holdings contributed the most to, and detracted the most from, the Portfolio’s benchmark-relative performance?

A. Top contributors for the equity portion of the Portfolio included Amazon.com, Inc. (“Amazon”), Xilinx, Inc. (“Xilinx“) and The Boeing Co. (“Boeing”). Amazon had several significant accomplishments in 2018 – it successfully executed the launch of its new GO checkout-less store concept, re-accelerated growth in its public cloud computing business

(Amazon Web Services), and significantly exceeded profit expectations, as investments in past years to optimize costs yielded positive results. Xilinx beat its revenue growth outlook significantly, due to earlier 5G wireless network buildouts, as well as a gain in market share from Intel Corp. for data-center acceleration opportunities. Despite well-known supplier issues, Boeing significantly exceeded its free cash flow outlook for the year. Additionally, the company made progress in executing its long-term growth strategy, via acquisitions and contract wins. (1)

Top contributors for the fixed income portion of the Portfolio included Spectra Energy Capital LLC 3.300% due 2023, U.S. Treasury Note 2.000% due 2024, and U.S. Treasury Note 1.500% due 2026. Spectra Energy Capital LLC bonds were called with a make-whole premium during the period. The U.S. Treasury Notes performed well vs. the benchmark because the credit spread on U.S. Treasury Notes did not widen like most corporate bonds, and the U.S. Treasury Notes were held during a period when interest rates declined in 2018. (1)

Top equity detractors included Evoqua Water Technologies Corp. The company missed earnings twice. Initially, it was thought to be a one-time event, but the second miss was driven by significantly higher costs and a revenue shortfall. The company’s highly leveraged balance sheet was also a driver for underperformance. With Sage Therapeutics, Inc. (“Sage”), another top detractor, the Food and Drug Administration delayed its approval decision for Sage’s post-partum-depression drug to early 2019 in order to allow Sage to complete the development of a safety program for the drug. PVH Corp. missed profit expectations in its Calvin Klein division due to weaker demand for its new jeans and fashion designs. (1)

Top detractors for the fixed income portion of the Portfolio included General Motors Co. 5.000% due 2035, American International Group, Inc. 3.875% due 2035, and Anheuser-Busch Cos. LLC / Anheuser-Busch InBevWorldwide, Inc. 4.7000% due 2036. Each of these bonds is a longer duration bond, which performed poorly with higher interest rates, and experienced spread widening during the period. (1)

 

 

(1)

The Portfolio’s composition is subject to change. Holdings and weightings are as of December 31, 2018.

 

 

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Ohio National Fund, Inc.    ON Omni Portfolio (Unaudited) (Continued)

 

Change in Value of $10,000 Investment

 

LOGO

Hypothetical illustration based on past performance. Future performance will vary. The Portfolio’s returns reflect reinvested dividends. The Portfolio’s holdings may differ significantly from the securities in the index. The index is unmanaged and therefore does not reflect the cost of portfolio management and accounting.

The S&P 500 Index is a capitalization-weighted index designed to measure performance of the broad domestic market through changes in the aggregate market value of 500 stocks representing all major industries. The index presented includes the effects of reinvested dividends.

The ICE BofA Merrill Lynch U.S. Corporate Master Index tracks the performance of all U.S. dollar-denominated, investment grade corporate public debt issued in the U.S. domestic bond market. Qualifying bonds must have an investment grade rating (based on an average of Moody’s, S&P, and Fitch). In addition, qualifying securities must have at least one year remaining term to maturity, a fixed coupon schedule, and a minimum amount outstanding of $250 million.

Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Redemption of fund shares could have tax implications unique to each shareholder.

Portfolio Composition as of December 31, 2018 (1)

 

            % of Net Assets  

Common Stocks (4)

 

     74.6  

Corporate Bonds (4)

 

     21.8  

Master Limited Partnerships (4)

 

     1.7  

Asset-Backed Securities (4)

 

     0.6  

U.S. Treasury Obligations

 

     0.3  

Money Market Funds and Other Net Assets

 

     1.0  
     

 

 

 
        100.0  
     

 

 

 

 

Top 10 Portfolio Holdings as of December 31,

2018 (1) (2) (3)

 

         % of Net Assets  

1.

  Alphabet, Inc. Class C      2.6  

2.

  Microsoft Corp.      2.5  

3.

  Marvell Technology Group Ltd.      2.4  

4.

  Bank of America Corp.      2.2  

5.

  Amazon.com, Inc.      2.0  

6.

  Citigroup, Inc.      1.9  

7.

  Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. / The      1.9  

8.

  Applied Materials, Inc.      1.8  

9.

  Celgene Corp.      1.7  

10.

  Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. / The      1.7  
 

 

 

 

(1)

Composition of Portfolio subject to change.

 

(2)

Short-term investments have been excluded from the list of Top 10 Portfolio Holdings.

 

(3)

Top 10 Portfolio Holdings is presented at an individual security level. Total investment exposure by issuer may be higher.

 

(4)

Sectors (Common Stocks, Corporate Bonds, Asset-Backed Securities, Master Limited Partnerships):

 

     % of Net Assets  

Financials

     20.5  

Industrials

     18.1  

Information Technology

     16.5  

Consumer Discretionary

     15.8  

Communication Services

     8.6  

Health Care

     6.9  

Energy

     4.7  

Materials

     2.8  

Consumer Staples

     2.1  

Real Estate

     1.5  

Utilities

     1.2  
  

 

 

 
     98.7  
  

 

 

 

 

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Ohio National Fund, Inc.    ON Omni Portfolio

 

Schedule of Investments

  December 31, 2018  

 

Common Stocks – 74.6%           Shares        Value  

COMMUNICATION SERVICES – 7.5%

       

Alphabet, Inc. Class C (Interactive Media & Svs.)

     (a     1,356      $ 1,404,287  

AT&T, Inc. (Diversified Telecom. Svs.)

       31,054        886,281  

Lions Gate Entertainment Corp. Class A (Entertainment)

       51,314        826,155  

Walt Disney Co. / The (Entertainment)

       8,367        917,442  
       

 

 

 
          4,034,165  
       

 

 

 

CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY – 14.7%

       

Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. – ADR (Internet & Direct Marketing Retail)

     (a     6,246        856,139  

Amazon.com, Inc. (Internet & Direct Marketing Retail)

     (a     724        1,087,426  

General Motors Co. (Automobiles)

       24,062        804,874  

Lowe’s Cos., Inc. (Specialty Retail)

       8,851        817,478  

MGM Resorts International (Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure)

       11,406        276,710  

Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd. (Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure)

     (a     18,708        793,032  

PVH Corp. (Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods)

       8,734        811,825  

Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. (Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure)

       8,664        847,253  

Tapestry, Inc. (Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods)

       23,464        791,910  

Tiffany & Co. (Specialty Retail)

       9,878        795,278  
       

 

 

 
          7,881,925  
       

 

 

 

CONSUMER STAPLES – 1.5%

       

PepsiCo, Inc. (Beverages)

       7,494        827,937  
       

 

 

 

ENERGY – 1.5%

       

Pioneer Natural Resources Co. (Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels)

       6,058        796,748  
       

 

 

 

FINANCIALS – 10.7%

       

Bank of America Corp. (Banks)

       47,120        1,161,037  

Citigroup, Inc. (Banks)

       19,367        1,008,246  

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. / The (Capital Markets)

       5,504        919,443  

Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. / The (Insurance)

       22,258        989,368  

JPMorgan Chase & Co. (Banks)

       8,091        789,844  

Lincoln National Corp. (Insurance)

       16,265        834,557  
       

 

 

 
          5,702,495  
       

 

 

 

HEALTH CARE – 6.2%

       

Aerie Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Pharmaceuticals)

     (a     18,618        672,110  

Celgene Corp. (Biotechnology)

     (a     14,546        932,253  

Sage Therapeutics, Inc. (Biotechnology)

     (a     9,097        871,402  

Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc. (Life Sciences Tools & Svs.)

       3,712        830,708  
       

 

 

 
          3,306,473  
       

 

 

 

INDUSTRIALS – 16.1%

       

AECOM (Construction & Engineering)

     (a     30,720        814,080  

Boeing Co. / The (Aerospace & Defense)

       2,578        831,405  

Caterpillar, Inc. (Machinery)

       4,515        573,721  

Deere & Co. (Machinery)

       6,019        897,854  

Delta Air Lines, Inc. (Airlines)

       16,352        815,965  

FedEx Corp. (Air Freight & Logistics)

       4,728        762,768  

Lockheed Martin Corp. (Aerospace & Defense)

       3,183        833,437  

Quanta Services, Inc. (Construction & Engineering)

       27,695        833,619  

Raytheon Co. (Aerospace & Defense)

       3,886        595,918  

Rockwell Automation, Inc. (Electrical Equip.)

       5,820        875,794  

XPO Logistics, Inc. (Air Freight & Logistics)

     (a     13,741        783,787  
       

 

 

 
          8,618,348  
       

 

 

 

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY – 14.9%

       

Apple, Inc. (Tech. Hardware, Storage & Periph.)

       5,502        867,885  

Applied Materials, Inc. (Semiconductors & Equip.)

       29,298        959,217  

Broadcom, Inc. (Semiconductors & Equip.)

       2,062        524,325  

DXC Technology Co. (IT Svs.)

       15,835        841,947  

KLA-Tencor Corp. (Semiconductors & Equip.)

       9,826        879,329  

Marvell Technology Group Ltd. (Semiconductors & Equip.)

       78,837        1,276,371  

Microchip Technology, Inc. (Semiconductors & Equip.)

       6,440        463,165  

Microsoft Corp. (Software)

       13,229        1,343,670  

QUALCOMM, Inc. (Semiconductors & Equip.)

       14,463        823,089  
       

 

 

 
          7,978,998  
       

 

 

 

MATERIALS – 1.5%

       

FMC Corp. (Chemicals)

       10,939        809,049  
       

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks (Cost $46,436,645)

        $ 39,956,138  
       

 

 

 

 

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Ohio National Fund, Inc.    ON Omni Portfolio (Continued)

 

Schedule of Investments

  December 31, 2018  

 

Corporate Bonds – 21.8%          Rate      Maturity      Face Amount      Value  

COMMUNICATION SERVICES – 1.1%

              

21st Century Fox America, Inc. (Entertainment)

        4.500%        02/15/2021        $100,000      $ 102,666  

AT&T, Inc. (Diversified Telecom. Svs.)

        3.400%        05/15/2025        100,000        94,001  

Discovery Communications LLC (Media)

        3.950%        03/20/2028        100,000        92,779  

Time Warner Cable LLC (Media)

        6.550%        05/01/2037        150,000        154,082  

Verizon Communications, Inc. (Diversified Telecom. Svs.)

        3.850%        11/01/2042        75,000        64,952  

Viacom, Inc. (Entertainment)

        4.250%        09/01/2023        75,000        74,703  
              

 

 

 
                 583,183  
              

 

 

 

CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY – 1.1%

              

Amazon.com, Inc. (Internet & Direct Marketing Retail)

        3.875%        08/22/2037        100,000        97,209  

Booking Holdings, Inc. (Internet & Direct Marketing Retail)

        3.550%        03/15/2028        200,000        187,353  

General Motors Co. (Automobiles)

        5.000%        04/01/2035        100,000        85,101  

Lear Corp. (Auto Components)

        5.250%        01/15/2025        222,000        228,114  
              

 

 

 
                 597,777  
              

 

 

 

CONSUMER STAPLES – 0.6%

              

Anheuser-Busch Cos. LLC / Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide, Inc. (Beverages)

   (b)              4.700%        02/01/2036        100,000        93,119  

Mead Johnson Nutrition Co. (Food Products)

        3.000%        11/15/2020        100,000        99,688  

Philip Morris International, Inc. (Tobacco)

        3.375%        08/11/2025        100,000        97,213  
              

 

 

 
                 290,020  
              

 

 

 

ENERGY – 3.2%

              

Apache Corp. (Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels)

        4.375%        10/15/2028        200,000        186,935  

BP Capital Markets America, Inc. (Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels)

        3.017%        01/16/2027        100,000        93,986  

Canadian Natural Resources Ltd. (Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels)

        4.950%        06/01/2047        100,000        96,057  

Chevron Corp. (Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels)

        2.895%        03/03/2024        100,000        97,586  

Columbia Pipeline Group, Inc. (Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels)

        4.500%        06/01/2025        100,000        100,762  

EOG Resources, Inc. (Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels)

        3.150%        04/01/2025        100,000        96,758  

EQM Midstream Partners LP (Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels)

        4.750%        07/15/2023        100,000        99,532  

Exxon Mobil Corp. (Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels)

        4.114%        03/01/2046        100,000        101,885  

Halliburton Co. (Energy Equip. & Svs.)

        4.850%        11/15/2035        100,000        98,286  

Kinder Morgan Energy Partners LP (Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels)

        4.150%        03/01/2022        75,000        75,546  

Marathon Oil Corp. (Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels)

        3.850%        06/01/2025        150,000        140,778  

ONEOK, Inc. (Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels)

        4.000%        07/13/2027        150,000        143,144  

Shell International Finance BV (Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels)

        4.000%        05/10/2046        100,000        96,706  

TransCanada PipeLines Ltd. (Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels)

        2.500%        08/01/2022        75,000        71,974  

Williams Cos., Inc. / The (Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels)

        3.350%        08/15/2022        109,000        106,665  

Williams Cos., Inc. / The (Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels)

        5.400%        03/04/2044        100,000        95,426  
              

 

 

 
                 1,702,026  
              

 

 

 

FINANCIALS – 8.1%

              

Aflac, Inc. (Insurance)

        3.625%        06/15/2023        75,000        75,244  

American International Group, Inc. (Insurance)

        3.875%        01/15/2035        100,000        86,085  

Bank of America Corp. (Banks)

        3.875%        08/01/2025        150,000        148,456  

Bank of Montreal (Rate is fixed until 12/15/2027, at which point, the rate becomes USSW5 + 143) (Banks)

   (c)      3.803%        12/15/2032        200,000        185,200  

Bank of New York Mellon Corp. / The (Capital Markets)

        3.300%        08/23/2029        200,000        187,390  

Berkshire Hathaway, Inc. (Diversified Financial Svs.)

        3.125%        03/15/2026        100,000        96,972  

Branch Banking & Trust Co. (Banks)

        3.625%        09/16/2025        100,000        98,073  

Capital One Financial Corp. (Consumer Finance)

        2.450%        04/24/2019        200,000        199,679  

Citigroup, Inc. (Banks)

        4.400%        06/10/2025        100,000        97,907  

Comerica, Inc. (Banks)

        3.800%        07/22/2026        100,000        97,215  

Deutsche Bank AG (Capital Markets)

        2.700%        07/13/2020        200,000        194,496  

Discover Bank (Rate is fixed until 08/09/2023, at which point, the rate becomes USSW5 + 173) (Banks)

   (c)      4.682%        08/09/2028        100,000        97,860  

E*TRADE Financial Corp. (Capital Markets)

        2.950%        08/24/2022        200,000        194,021  

Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC (Consumer Finance)

        3.157%        08/04/2020        100,000        97,977  

General Motors Financial Co., Inc. (Consumer Finance)

        3.200%        07/06/2021        100,000        97,677  

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. / The (Capital Markets)

        3.750%        05/22/2025        100,000        95,719  

Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. (Capital Markets)

        2.750%        12/01/2020        100,000        99,342  

Jefferies Group LLC / Jefferies Group Capital Finance, Inc. (Diversified Financial Svs.)

        4.850%        01/15/2027        200,000        191,215  

JPMorgan Chase & Co. (Banks)

        3.250%        09/23/2022        100,000        99,201  

JPMorgan Chase & Co. (Banks)

        3.625%        12/01/2027        200,000        186,222  

Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc. (Insurance)

        3.500%        06/03/2024        100,000        98,496  

Morgan Stanley (Capital Markets)

        3.950%        04/23/2027        100,000        94,331  

Nasdaq, Inc. (Capital Markets)

        3.850%        06/30/2026        100,000        96,292  

Northern Trust Corp. (Capital Markets)

        3.950%        10/30/2025        200,000        203,838  

PNC Bank N.A. (Banks)

        3.250%        06/01/2025        195,000        189,323  

Progressive Corp. / The (Insurance)

        2.450%        01/15/2027        100,000        91,103  

Raymond James Financial, Inc. (Capital Markets)

        3.625%        09/15/2026        100,000        94,287  

 

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Ohio National Fund, Inc.    ON Omni Portfolio (Continued)

 

Schedule of Investments

  December 31, 2018  

 

Corporate Bonds (Continued)          Rate      Maturity      Face Amount      Value  

FINANCIALS (continued)

              

S&P Global, Inc. (Capital Markets)

        4.000%        06/15/2025        $150,000      $ 152,802  

Synchrony Financial (Consumer Finance)

        4.250%        08/15/2024        100,000        91,837  

TD Ameritrade Holding Corp. (Capital Markets)

        3.300%        04/01/2027        150,000        143,549  

Teachers Insurance & Annuity Association of America (Insurance)

   (b)              4.270%        05/15/2047        100,000        95,849  

Wells Fargo & Co. (Banks)

                 3.500%        03/08/2022        75,000        74,747  

Wells Fargo & Co. (Banks)

        3.000%        04/22/2026        100,000        93,231  

Westpac Banking Corp. (Rate is fixed until 11/23/2026, at which point, the rate becomes USISDA05 + 224) (Banks)

   (c)      4.322%        11/23/2031        200,000        188,939  
              

 

 

 
                 4,334,575  
              

 

 

 

HEALTH CARE – 0.7%

              

AbbVie, Inc. (Biotechnology)

        2.900%        11/06/2022        150,000        145,947  

Celgene Corp. (Biotechnology)

        3.875%        08/15/2025        150,000        144,464  

UnitedHealth Group, Inc. (Health Care Providers & Svs.)

        3.875%        12/15/2028        100,000        101,359  
              

 

 

 
                 391,770  
              

 

 

 

INDUSTRIALS – 1.4%

              

Burlington Northern Santa Fe LLC (Road & Rail)

        4.550%        09/01/2044        100,000        103,219  

FedEx Corp. (Air Freight & Logistics)

        4.900%        01/15/2034        75,000        76,722  

Lockheed Martin Corp. (Aerospace & Defense)

        3.600%        03/01/2035        100,000        93,212  

Northrop Grumman Corp. (Aerospace & Defense)

        2.930%        01/15/2025        100,000        94,929  

Parker-Hannifin Corp. (Machinery)

        4.200%        11/21/2034        100,000        99,430  

Union Pacific Corp. (Road & Rail)

        3.250%        08/15/2025        100,000        96,923  

Waste Connections, Inc. (Commercial Svs. & Supplies)

        4.250%        12/01/2028        200,000        204,502  
              

 

 

 
                 768,937  
              

 

 

 

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY – 1.6%

              

Apple, Inc. (Tech. Hardware, Storage & Periph.)

        2.500%        02/09/2025        100,000        94,477  

Apple, Inc. (Tech. Hardware, Storage & Periph.)

        3.350%        02/09/2027        100,000        97,832  

Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co. (Tech. Hardware, Storage & Periph.)

        4.900%        10/15/2025        150,000        151,811  

KLA-Tencor Corp. (Semiconductors & Equip.)

        3.375%        11/01/2019        100,000        99,864  

Microsoft Corp. (Software)

        4.100%        02/06/2037        100,000        102,810  

Microsoft Corp. (Software)

        4.450%        11/03/2045        100,000        106,212  

Oracle Corp. (Software)

        4.300%        07/08/2034        100,000        100,477  

Seagate HDD Cayman (Tech. Hardware, Storage & Periph.)

        4.875%        03/01/2024        100,000        90,952  
              

 

 

 
                 844,435  
              

 

 

 

MATERIALS – 1.3%

              

Anglo American Capital PLC (Metals & Mining)

   (b)      4.000%        09/11/2027        100,000        90,359  

CF Industries, Inc. (Chemicals)

   (b)      4.500%        12/01/2026        150,000        146,673  

Dow Chemical Co. / The (Chemicals)

        4.250%        10/01/2034        100,000        91,730  

Kinross Gold Corp. (Metals & Mining)

        4.500%        07/15/2027        100,000        86,375  

Mosaic Co. / The (Chemicals)

        4.050%        11/15/2027        100,000        94,897  

Yamana Gold, Inc. (Metals & Mining)

        4.625%        12/15/2027        200,000        185,298  
              

 

 

 
                 695,332  
              

 

 

 

REAL ESTATE – 1.5%

              

Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc. (Equity REIT)

        3.950%        01/15/2028        100,000        96,642  

Boston Properties LP (Equity REIT)

        3.125%        09/01/2023        75,000        72,453  

Crown Castle International Corp. (Equity REIT)

        4.000%        03/01/2027        200,000        191,450  

Federal Realty Investment Trust (Equity REIT)

        3.000%        08/01/2022        75,000        73,833  

Federal Realty Investment Trust (Equity REIT)

        3.250%        07/15/2027        200,000        189,600  

HCP, Inc. (Equity REIT)

        4.000%        06/01/2025        100,000        97,934  

Healthcare Realty Trust, Inc. (Equity REIT)

        3.875%        05/01/2025        100,000        97,477  
              

 

 

 
                 819,389  
              

 

 

 

UTILITIES – 1.2%

              

AEP Transmission Co. LLC (Electric Utilities)

        4.000%        12/01/2046        100,000        95,619  

American Water Capital Corp. (Water Utilities)

        4.300%        12/01/2042        100,000        99,327  

Berkshire Hathaway Energy Co. (Multi-Utilities)

        3.250%        04/15/2028        100,000        95,186  

Commonwealth Edison Co. (Electric Utilities)

        4.350%        11/15/2045        100,000        100,591  

Duke Energy Corp. (Electric Utilities)

        3.750%        09/01/2046        100,000        86,580  

Fortis, Inc. (Electric Utilities)

        3.055%        10/04/2026        100,000        91,337  

South Carolina Electric & Gas Co. (Electric Utilities)

        4.350%        02/01/2042        75,000        73,591  
              

 

 

 
                 642,231  
              

 

 

 

Total Corporate Bonds (Cost $12,054,059)

               $ 11,669,675  
              

 

 

 

 

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Ohio National Fund, Inc.    ON Omni Portfolio (Continued)

 

Schedule of Investments

  December 31, 2018  

 

Master Limited Partnerships – 1.7%                      Shares    Value

FINANCIALS – 1.7%

                      

Blackstone Group LP / The (Capital Markets)

                    30,233      $ 901,246
                      

 

 

 

Total Master Limited Partnerships (Cost $1,050,405)

                       $ 901,246
                      

 

 

 
Asset-Backed Securities – 0.6%          Rate    Maturity    Face Amount    Value

INDUSTRIALS – 0.6%

                      

American Airlines 2015-1 Class B Pass Through Trust

          3.700%        05/01/2023      $ 136,141      $ 131,267

United Airlines 2016-1 Class B Pass Through Trust

          3.650%        01/07/2026        191,435        187,110
                      

 

 

 

Total Asset-Backed Securities (Cost $327,606)

                       $ 318,377
                      

 

 

 
U.S. Treasury Obligations – 0.3%          Rate    Maturity    Face Amount    Value

U.S. Treasury Note

          1.750%        05/15/2022      $ 200,000      $ 195,303
                      

 

 

 

Total U.S. Treasury Obligations (Cost $203,645)

                       $ 195,303
                      

 

 

 
Money Market Funds – 0.2%                      Shares    Value

State Street Institutional Liquid Reserves Fund Institutional Class, 2.50%

   (d)                          116,976      $ 116,964
                      

 

 

 

Total Money Market Funds (Cost $116,964)

                       $ 116,964
                      

 

 

 

Total Investments – 99.2% (Cost $60,189,324)

   (e)                     $ 53,157,703

Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities – 0.8%

                         405,845
                      

 

 

 

Net Assets – 100.0%

                       $ 53,563,548
                      

 

 

 

 

 

Percentages are stated as a percent of net assets.

Abbreviations:

  ADR:

American Depositary Receipts

  USISDA05:

USD ICE Swap Rate 11:00am NY 5 Year, 2.635% at 12/31/2018

  USSW5:

USD Swap Semi 30/360 5 Year, 2.607% at 12/31/2018

Footnotes:

  (a)

Non-income producing security.

  (b)

Security exempt from registration under Regulation D of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified buyers under Rule 144A. At December 31, 2018, the value of these securities totaled $426,000, or 0.8% of the Portfolio’s net assets.

  (c)

Security is a fixed-then-variable rate instrument in which the coupon or dividend rate is fixed until a later specified date, then is adjusted periodically. Rates stated, including interest rate caps and floors, if any, are those in effect at December 31, 2018.

  (d)

Rate represents the seven-day yield at December 31, 2018.

  (e)

Represents cost for financial reporting purposes, which may differ from cost basis for federal income tax purposes. See also Note 7 of the Notes to Financial Statements.

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

   18   


Ohio National Fund, Inc.    ON Capital Appreciation Portfolio (Unaudited)

 

Objective/Strategy

The ON Capital Appreciation Portfolio (formerly the Capital Appreciation Portfolio) seeks long-term growth of capital by investing primarily in equity and equity related securities of established companies with either current or emerging earnings growth not fully appreciated or recognized by the market.

 

Performance as of December 31, 2018

 

Average Annual returns

  

One year

     -13.58%  

Five years

     4.06%  

Ten years

     12.23%  

Past performance does not guarantee future results. The performance data quoted represents past performance and current returns may be lower or higher. Total return figures include change in share price and reinvestment of dividends and capital gains. The investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than the original cost. To obtain performance information up to the most recent month end, call toll-free 1-877-781-6392.

The Portfolio is not open to direct retail investment. Beneficial interest in shares is obtained solely by purchase of variable life insurance policies and variable annuity contracts. Actual performance results for variable annuity and variable universal life contracts will be lower due to contract charges. Consult your contract for applicable charges.

Total expense ratio is 0.86% per the Fund’s prospectus dated May 1, 2018. Additional information pertaining to the Portfolio’s expense ratio as of December 31, 2018 can be found in the Portfolio’s Financial Highlights.

 

Comments from Sub-Adviser

Q. How did the Portfolio perform in comparison to its benchmark during the reporting period?

A. For the year ended December 31, 2018, the ON Capital Appreciation Portfolio returned -13.58% versus -4.38% for its benchmark, the S&P 500 Index.

Q. Were there specific market conditions, investment strategies, or techniques that materially affected the Portfolio’s benchmark-relative performance during the reporting period?

A. As 2018 began, global Gross Domestic Product (“GDP”) growth was accelerating, the labor market was continuing to strengthen, and lower U.S. corporate tax rates were taking effect, helping to boost wages and capital spending. Given the constructive macroeconomic landscape, investors largely overlooked the uncertainty created by White House trade and other policy initiatives. In the first nine months of the year, large cap growth stocks dominated investment returns, as they did in 2017, leaving behind the mid and large cap value names that we tend to prefer.

The fourth quarter saw low double digit losses by the broad market indices, as uncertainty and volatility increased significantly, with defensive names within Utilities and large cap Health Care performing the best by a wide margin, as investors moved to safety.

Q. How did sector allocation and security selection each impact the Portfolio’s performance relative to its benchmark? For sector allocation, were there any factors that impacted the benchmark’s performance more significantly than the Portfolio’s performance? For security selection, was there anything specific regarding the Portfolio’s strategy that caused deviation from the benchmark?

A. Stock selection detracted from performance in a number of sectors. Stock selection in Hotels, Restaurants, and Leisure hurt results in Consumer Discretionary, and the Portfolio’s positions also did not keep

pace with the strong returns in Internet & Direct Marketing Retail. In Health Care, holdings in Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology were mostly responsible for the shortfall. Energy was another notable source of relative weakness. Although the Portfolio’s weight to Energy was reduced during the year by trimming or eliminating some holdings, the remaining positons were still hit hard, as the market focused on the global slowdown, hurting demand. We continue to believe our remaining holdings are attractive investments through the cycle, as long as crude oil stays within a range of $45-70/barrel. Financials was the other large detractor in 2018, as holdings in Capital Markets and Insurance lagged the overall sector. (1)

Q. Which holdings contributed the most to, and detracted the most from, the Portfolio’s benchmark-relative performance?

A. The three largest relative contributors were:

Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc. Class A has been a strong performer over the past twelve months, and its shares rose again near the end of the period after The Walt Disney Co. (“Disney”) was forced to raise its bid for the company to $38 per share (plus the New Fox spin off). There was additional performance generated when the Department of Justice’s anti-trust division granted approval for Disney much earlier than expected. (1)

SeaWorld Entertainment, Inc. posted very strong results with operating performance that exceeded expectations, giving credence to our expectations of a turnaround at the company. This has been a low expectation stock, where its management has multiple levers available to continue to improve its earnings and free cash flow profile. We continue to believe there is material upside in the shares at current levels if execution improves. (1)

PTC, Inc. develops software products and solutions. Sales were better than expected, giving us confidence in the strength of the company’s end markets. The company also announced plans to offer subscription only products, starting in January 2019, and enjoyed continued success in its Internet of Things (“IoT”) division. We think the transition to a subscription model and IoT growth are catalysts for better earnings, while we continue to see steady market share opportunity in the company’s core business. (1)

The three largest relative detractors were:

Not owning Amazon.com, Inc., which strongly contributed to the benchmark’s total return, hurt performance relative to the benchmark. (1)

Shares of International Game Technology PLC (“IGT”) were weak for several reasons. First and foremost, the entire global gaming sector has been under pressure due to hedge fund liquidation, as well as the unsubstantiated fears that the new Italian government may materially alter gaming and lottery regulations and taxes, or would perhaps exit the European Union (“EU”). Italy is about 30% of IGT’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization (“EBITDA”). In our view, fundamentals remain sound, and the company has delivered earnings in-line or above expectations for the last three quarters. We like the core lottery business as a recurring, steady cash generator and believe there is an accelerating turnaround for its U.S.-focused slot machine business. (1)

Liberty Global PLC Class C (“Liberty”) announced the sales of its assets in Germany, Hungary, Romania, and the Czech Republic to Vodafone Group PLC (“Vodafone”). Despite the premium valuation, high cash proceeds and tax efficiency on the sale, shares were down as investors focused on the assets remaining in the corporate structure: the U.K., Switzerland and Belgium, all of which are lower growth markets. We view this as the right strategic deal and continue to view Liberty’s valuation as extremely attractive with a compelling risk/return outlook, especially with a more

 

 

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Ohio National Fund, Inc.   ON Capital Appreciation Portfolio (Unaudited) (Continued)

 

focused structure and collection of assets. Revenue and cash flow in the most recent quarter were better than expected. We continue to see material upside in the shares after the Vodafone deal closes in 2019. (1)

Q. How did the Portfolio’s use of derivative instruments and initial public offerings (IPOs), if any, impact performance?

A. The Portfolio participated in several IPO’s during the period that contributed slightly negatively to performance, including Siemens Healthineers AG (5 basis points), Eventbrite, Inc. (-1 basis point), GrafTech International Ltd. (-5 basis points) and YETI Holdings, Inc. (-10 basis points). (1)

 

 

(1) 

The Portfolio’s composition is subject to change. Holdings and weightings are as of December 31, 2018.

 

Change in Value of $10,000 Investment

 

LOGO

Hypothetical illustration based on past performance. Future performance will vary. The Portfolio’s returns reflect reinvested dividends. The Portfolio’s holdings may differ significantly from the securities in the index. The index is unmanaged and therefore does not reflect the cost of portfolio management and accounting.

The S&P 500 Index is a capitalization-weighted index designed to measure performance of the broad domestic economy through changes in the aggregate market value of 500 stocks representing all major industries. The index presented includes the effects of reinvested dividends.

Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Redemption of fund shares could have tax implications unique to each shareholder.

Portfolio Composition as of December 31,  2018 (1)

 

     % of Net Assets  

Common Stocks (4)

     95.6  

Money Market Funds and
Other Net Assets

     4.4  
  

 

 

 
     100.0  
  

 

 

 

 

Top 10 Portfolio Holdings as of December 31,
2018
(1) (2) (3)

 

         % of Net Assets  

1.

 

Microsoft Corp.

     2.1  

2.

 

Alphabet, Inc. Class C

     2.1  

3.

 

Union Pacific Corp.

     2.0  

4.

 

Merck & Co., Inc.

     2.0  

5.

 

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

     1.8  

6.

 

MetLife, Inc.

     1.8  

7.

 

QUALCOMM, Inc.

     1.8  

8.

 

Walmart, Inc.

     1.7  

9.

 

Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.

     1.7  

10.

 

Apple, Inc.

     1.7  
 

 

 

 

(1) 

Composition of Portfolio subject to change.

 

(2) 

Short-term investments have been excluded from the list of Top 10 Portfolio Holdings.

 

 

(3) 

Top 10 Portfolio Holdings is presented at an individual security level. Total investment exposure by issuer may be higher.

 

(4)

Sectors (Common Stocks):

 

     % of Net Assets  

Information Technology

     14.4  

Financials

     14.3  

Consumer Discretionary

     14.0  

Health Care

     13.7  

Industrials

     12.7  

Communication Services

     8.6  

Materials

     6.7  

Energy

     5.6  

Consumer Staples

     4.3  

Real Estate

     1.3  
  

 

 

 
     95.6  
  

 

 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments

  December 31, 2018  

 

Common Stocks – 95.6%           Shares        Value  

COMMUNICATION SERVICES – 8.6%

 

    

Alphabet, Inc. Class C (Interactive Media & Svs.)

     (a     1,905      $ 1,972,837  

Comcast Corp. Class A (Media)

       30,309        1,032,022  

Inmarsat PLC (Diversified Telecom. Svs.)

     (b     166,948        806,220  

Liberty Global PLC Class C (Media)

     (a     60,564        1,250,041  

Spotify Technology SA (Entertainment)

     (a     5,334        605,409  

Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc. Class A (Entertainment)

       21,175        1,018,941  

Viacom, Inc. Class B (Entertainment)

       50,006        1,285,154  
       

 

 

 
          7,970,624  
       

 

 

 

CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY – 14.0%

 

    

Carnival Corp. (Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure)

       14,715        725,450  

Extended Stay America, Inc. (Hotels,

       

Restaurants & Leisure)

       71,019        1,100,795  

Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Co. (Diversified Consumer Svs.)

     (a     131,675        1,166,640  

Hyatt Hotels Corp. Class A (Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure)

       10,696        723,050  

International Game Technology PLC (Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure)

       96,657        1,414,092  

Laureate Education, Inc. Class A (Diversified Consumer Svs.)

     (a     98,157        1,495,913  

MGM Resorts International (Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure)

       52,555        1,274,984  

Playa Hotels & Resorts N.V. (Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure)

     (a     131,731        947,146  

Qurate Retail, Inc. (Internet & Direct Marketing Retail)

     (a     49,550        967,216  

SeaWorld Entertainment, Inc. (Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure)

     (a     48,116        1,062,882  

Tapestry, Inc. (Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods)

       40,150        1,355,062  

YETI Holdings, Inc. (Leisure Products)

     (a     57,016        846,117  
       

 

 

 
          13,079,347  
       

 

 

 

CONSUMER STAPLES – 4.3%

       

Mondelez International, Inc. Class A (Food Products)

       38,190        1,528,746  

Philip Morris International, Inc. (Tobacco)

       13,043        870,750  

Walmart, Inc. (Food & Staples Retailing)

       17,526        1,632,547  
       

 

 

 
          4,032,043  
       

 

 

 

ENERGY – 5.6%

       

Anadarko Petroleum Corp. (Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels)

       25,244        1,106,697  

Concho Resources, Inc. (Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels)

     (a     10,690        1,098,825  

Noble Energy, Inc. (Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels)

       57,761        1,083,596  

Royal Dutch Shell PLC Class A – ADR (Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels)

       16,035        934,359  

TechnipFMC PLC (Energy Equip. & Svs.)

       50,746        993,607  
       

 

 

 
          5,217,084  
       

 

 

 

FINANCIALS – 14.3%

       

Brighthouse Financial, Inc. (Insurance)

     (a     19,913        606,948  

Chubb Ltd. (Insurance)

       7,464        964,199  

Citigroup, Inc. (Banks)

       27,931        1,454,088  

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. / The (Capital Markets)

       8,760        1,463,358  

JPMorgan Chase & Co. (Banks)

       17,153        1,674,476  

MetLife, Inc. (Insurance)

       40,713        1,671,676  

Moelis & Co. Class A (Capital Markets)

       30,469        1,047,524  

Morgan Stanley (Capital Markets)

       21,114        837,170  

Pinnacle Financial Partners, Inc. (Banks)

       18,249        841,279  

PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. / The (Banks)

       11,712        1,369,250  

Wells Fargo & Co. (Banks)

       29,774        1,371,986  
       

 

 

 
          13,301,954  
       

 

 

 

HEALTH CARE – 13.7%

       

Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Biotechnology)

     (a     10,296        1,002,418  

Allergan PLC (Pharmaceuticals)

       11,076        1,480,418  

AstraZeneca PLC – ADR (Pharmaceuticals)

       26,404        1,002,824  

BioMarin Pharmaceutical, Inc. (Biotechnology)

     (a     14,166        1,206,235  
Common Stocks (Continued)           Shares        Value  

HEALTH CARE (continued)

       

Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. (Pharmaceuticals)

       30,477      $   1,584,194  

Celgene Corp. (Biotechnology)

     (a     17,223        1,103,822  

Centene Corp. (Health Care Providers & Svs.)

     (a     8,412        969,904  

Cigna Corp. (Health Care Providers & Svs.)

       7,980        1,515,562  

Merck & Co., Inc. (Pharmaceuticals)

       23,978        1,832,159  

UnitedHealth Group, Inc. (Health Care Providers & Svs.)

       4,157        1,035,592  
       

 

 

 
          12,733,128  
       

 

 

 

INDUSTRIALS – 12.7%

       

Arcosa, Inc. (Construction & Engineering)

     (a     22,210        614,995  

Beacon Roofing Supply, Inc. (Trading Companies & Distributors)

     (a     31,512        999,561  

Bombardier, Inc. Class B (Aerospace & Defense)

     (a     345,441        513,658  

Delta Air Lines, Inc. (Airlines)

       23,265        1,160,923  

Emerson Electric Co. (Electrical Equip.)

       19,879        1,187,770  

GrafTech International Ltd. (Electrical Equip.)

       53,825        615,758  

ManpowerGroup, Inc. (Professional Svs.)

       8,420        545,616  

Mobile Mini, Inc. (Commercial Svs. & Supplies)

       15,940        506,095  

Nielsen Holdings PLC (Professional Svs.)

       62,969        1,469,067  

Trinity Industries, Inc. (Machinery)

       51,721        1,064,935  

Union Pacific Corp. (Road & Rail)

       13,839        1,912,965  

United Technologies Corp. (Aerospace & Defense)

       12,143        1,292,987  
       

 

 

 
          11,884,330  
       

 

 

 

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY – 14.4%

 

    

Apple, Inc. (Tech. Hardware, Storage & Periph.)

       9,844        1,552,793  

BlackBerry Ltd. (Software)

     (a     135,054        960,234  

FireEye, Inc. (Software)

     (a     43,315        702,136  

FLIR Systems, Inc. (Electronic Equip., Instr. & Comp.)

       21,047        916,386  

Lam Research Corp. (Semiconductors & Equip.)

       4,068        553,940  

Microsoft Corp. (Software)

       19,650        1,995,850  

PTC, Inc. (Software)

     (a     9,438        782,410  

Pure Storage, Inc. Class A (Tech. Hardware, Storage & Periph.)

     (a     43,660        702,053  

QUALCOMM, Inc. (Semiconductors & Equip.)

       28,826        1,640,488  

Teradata Corp. (Software)

     (a     36,112        1,385,256  

Verint Systems, Inc. (Software)

     (a     31,987        1,353,370  

Verra Mobility Corp. (IT Svs.)

     (a     92,897        906,675  
       

 

 

 
          13,451,591  
       

 

 

 

MATERIALS – 6.7%

       

Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd. (Metals & Mining)

       29,238        1,181,215  

Albemarle Corp. (Chemicals)

       8,875        683,996  

DowDuPont, Inc. (Chemicals)

       25,568        1,367,377  

Graphic Packaging Holding Co. (Containers & Packaging)

       108,683        1,156,387  

Lundin Mining Corp. (Metals & Mining)

       221,800        916,314  

Summit Materials, Inc. Class A (Construction Materials)

     (a     74,919        928,996  
       

 

 

 
          6,234,285  
       

 

 

 

REAL ESTATE – 1.3%

       

CoreCivic, Inc. (Equity REIT)

       66,602        1,187,514  
       

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks
(Cost $97,476,089)

        $ 89,091,900  
       

 

 

 
Money Market Funds – 1.2%           Shares      Value  

State Street Institutional Liquid Reserves Fund Institutional Class, 2.50%

     (c     1,090,296      $ 1,090,187  

State Street Institutional U.S. Government Money Market Fund Institutional Class, 2.27%

       70,000        70,000  
       

 

 

 

Total Money Market Funds
(Cost $1,160,189)

        $ 1,160,187  
       

 

 

 

Total Investments – 96.8%
(Cost $98,636,278)

     (d      $ 90,252,087  

Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities – 3.2%

          2,978,267  
       

 

 

 

Net Assets – 100.0%

        $ 93,230,354  
       

 

 

 
 

 

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Schedule of Investments

   December 31, 2018  

 

 

Percentages are stated as a percent of net assets.

Abbreviations:

ADR:   American Depositary Receipts

Footnotes:

  (a)

Non-income producing security.

  (b)

Security traded on a foreign exchange has been valued at an estimate of fair value that is different than the local market close price. These fair value estimates are determined by an independent fair valuation service that has been approved by the Board. These securities represent $806,220 or 0.9% of the Portfolio’s net assets.

  (c)

Rate represents the seven-day yield at December 31, 2018.

  (d)

Represents cost for financial reporting purposes, which may differ from cost basis for federal income tax purposes. See also Note 7 of the Notes to Financial Statements.

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

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Ohio National Fund, Inc.    ON International Equity Portfolio (Unaudited)

 

Objective/Strategy

The ON International Equity Portfolio seeks long-term growth of capital by investing, under normal circumstances, at least 80% of its assets in equity securities of foreign companies.

 

Performance as of December 31, 2018

 

Average Annual returns

  

One year

     -13.33

Five years

     -1.15

Ten years

     5.63

Past performance does not guarantee future results. The performance data quoted represents past performance and current returns may be lower or higher. Total return figures include change in share price and reinvestment of dividends and capital gains. The investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than the original cost. To obtain performance information up to the most recent month end, call toll-free 1-877-781-6392.

The Portfolio is not open to direct retail investment. Beneficial interest in shares is obtained solely by purchase of variable life insurance policies and variable annuity contracts. Actual performance results for variable annuity and variable universal life contracts will be lower due to contract charges. Consult your contract for applicable charges.

Total expense ratio is 1.06% per the Fund’s prospectus dated May 1, 2018. Additional information pertaining to the Portfolio’s expense ratio as of December 31, 2018 can be found in the Portfolio’s Financial Highlights.

 

Comments from Sub-Adviser

Q. How did the Portfolio perform in comparison to its benchmark during the reporting period?

A. For the year ended December 31, 2018, the ON International Equity Portfolio returned -13.33% versus -13.79% for its current benchmark, the MSCI EAFE Index (Net – USD).

Q. Were there specific market conditions, investment strategies, or techniques that materially affected the Portfolio’s benchmark-relative performance during the reporting period?

A. The Portfolio aims to outperform its benchmark by approximately 200 – 300 bps over a full market cycle with a consistent pattern of performance. Historically, the strategy has added more value versus the benchmark when markets are fundamentally driven in both down markets and moderately rising markets, as opposed to low-quality-led, rapidly rising markets.

Global equities declined significantly in 2018, as investor sentiment was undermined by global macroeconomic and geopolitical trends, including interest rate pressures, trade disputes, and populism. Riskier assets around the world sold off, with many generating their worst calendar-year performance since the global financial crisis a decade ago. The MSCI EAFE Index declined 12.5% in the fourth quarter and was down 13.8% in 2018. Emerging markets equities (represented by the MSCI Emerging Markets Index) fell less in the fourth quarter by declining 7.5%, but they fell dramatically earlier in the year and ended 2018 down 14.6%. U.S. equities joined the rout, plunging 13.5% in the quarter and ending the year down 4.4%. These returns are notable given the outperformance of U.S. equities over international equities over much of the past decade. In the fourth quarter, international equities outperformed U.S. equities by about 100 basis points (bps). In December, the margin of outperformance by international equities over U.S. equities was more than 400 bps.

Q. How did country selection impact the Portfolio’s performance relative to its benchmark?

A. The Portfolio’s overall country allocation effect was negative, while stock selection was positive. Much of the negative allocation effect can be attributed to emerging markets countries, which were out-of-benchmark exposures. Emerging markets, in aggregate, hurt relative performance by the widest margin. (1)

The decline of investor confidence in 2018 was most pronounced in emerging markets equities, which fell 14.6% for the year. Most of these losses occurred earlier in the year, before the decline in developed markets. Some of this performance reflected the fact that emerging markets generated extraordinary returns in 2017 and that the asset class is relatively volatile. However, the downturn was also due to a significant shift in investor sentiment from the beginning of the year, when confidence was high, as the major global economies appeared to be growing together, and investors expected healthy earnings. Within a few months, however, U.S. economic growth, boosted by tax cuts and fiscal stimulus, appeared to diverge from the rest of the world. Relatively strong U.S. growth supported further Fed rate hikes, which in turn boosted the U.S. dollar early in the year.

The rising dollar put pressure on emerging markets in general, but investors focused on countries with high current account deficits and/or significant holdings of U.S. dollar–denominated debt. Argentina’s equity markets plunged almost 51% in 2018, while the value of the peso dropped by almost half. In Turkey, uncertainty related to the country’s trade deficit was exacerbated by U.S. sanctions and a diplomatic dispute with the United States. The Turkish lira slid more than 28%, while Turkish equities fell 41.0%.

Q. How did sector allocation and security selection each impact the Portfolio’s performance relative to its benchmark? For sector allocation, were there any factors that impacted the benchmark’s performance more significantly than the Portfolio’s performance? For stock selection, was there anything specific regarding the Portfolio’s strategy that caused deviation from the benchmark?

A. Lazard’s relative value investment philosophy is based on value creation through the process of bottom-up stock selection. This philosophy is implemented by assessing the trade-off between valuation and financial productivity for an individual security. As such, sector and country/regional weightings are a residual of our bottom up stock selection process. Our attribution has historically been primarily driven by stock selection.

Relative returns were helped most by stock selection in the Consumer Discretionary sector and stock selection in the underweighted Materials sector. (1)

Relative returns were hurt most by stock selection and an underweight in the Consumer Staples sector (a defensive sector that defended during the pullback). Stock selection in the Energy sector also detracted meaningfully from the Portfolio’s performance. (1)

Q. Which holdings contributed the most to, and detracted the most from, the Portfolio’s benchmark-relative performance?

A. Top Relative Contributors:

Don Quijote Holdings Co. Ltd. (“Don Quijote”), a Japanese discount retailer that focuses on lower cost household items to drive store traffic, performed well, rising almost 20% during the year ended December 31, 2018. The company announced a favorable, significant transaction with Family Mart, involving Don Quijote taking full control of the struggling Uny chain of stores, while Family Mart tendered for 20% of Don Quijote shares in the market. (1)

 

 

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Medtronic PLC, the Irish-domiciled global leader in medical devices, positively impacted performance, rising almost 15%. Our thesis of improving revenue growth from new product launches, coupled with margin expansion from an increased focus on costs, continued to play out. (1)

Wolters Kluwer N.V., a Netherlands-based publisher and provider of expert information, services, and software solutions for professionals in the legal and compliance, tax and accounting, and medical professions, rose almost 15%. The company operates a subscription model with very high retention rates, high margins, and returns on equity of around 30%. The company converts 95% of its net income into cash, which has driven more than 25 years of dividend growth. Its management’s consistent capital allocation plan of dividend growth and share buybacks has been rewarded. We continue to believe the company’s transformation from digital to expert solutions is likely to drive organic growth and higher margins. (1)

Top Relative Detractors:

Cielo SA, a leading credit card acquirer in Brazil, declined more than 60%. Credit card penetration remains low in the country, offering the potential for long-term secular growth. Despite positive secular trends, we sold the position, as new competition in the market drove the company to be more aggressive on pricing, which in turn will compress margins in the short-to-medium term. (1)

Turkcell Iletisim Hizmetleri AS (“Turkcell”), the largest mobile and fixed line data provider in Turkey, with 70 million subscribers in nine countries, declined more than 60%. During 2018, macroeconomic challenges overwhelmed the stock, as fears regarding the Turkish lira and the presidential election resulted in weak currency, equity, and bond markets. While the fundamentals of the business remained stable, and the valuation of the stock inexpensive, we lost confidence in the fundamentals amidst a rapidly deteriorating economic and political backdrop. As a result, we liquidated the position during the year. (1)

British American Tobacco PLC declined almost 50%, as the sensitivities around a potential ban of menthol in the U.S. combustibles market made the potential for significant earnings per share (“EPS”) contraction more of a reality. For several quarters, we had thought that the growth algorithm in the combustible business (modest volume declines more than offset by price increases) remained generally intact, despite a short-term volume setback early in the year, and that the stock represented good relative value. However, due to the fact that its management had more recently appeared less confident in their margin outlook, along with the potential menthol ban and high financial leverage of the business model, we deemed the thesis impaired and sold the stock during the period. (1)

 

 

(1) 

The Portfolio’s composition is subject to change. Holdings and weightings are as of December 31, 2018.

Change in Value of $10,000 Investment

 

LOGO

Hypothetical illustration based on past performance. Future performance will vary. The Portfolio’s returns reflect reinvested dividends. The Portfolio’s holdings may differ significantly from the securities in the index. The index is unmanaged and therefore does not reflect the cost of portfolio management and accounting.

The MSCI EAFE Index (Net-USD) is a free-float-adjusted market-capitalization weighted index that is designed to measure the equity market performance of 21 developed markets, including countries in Europe, Australasia and the Far East, excluding the U.S. and Canada. The returns for this index include the effects of reinvested dividends, net of taxes, and adjustment to U.S. Dollar denomination.

Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Redemption of fund shares could have tax implications unique to each shareholder.

 

 

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Ohio National Fund, Inc.    ON International Equity Portfolio (Unaudited) (Continued)

 

Portfolio Composition as of December 31, 2018 (1)

 

     % of Net Assets  

Common Stocks (4) (5)

     94.9  

Preferred Securities (4) (5)

     1.9  

Money Market Funds and Other Net Assets

     3.2  
  

 

 

 
     100.0  
  

 

 

 

Top 10 Portfolio Holdings as of December 31,
2018
(1) (2) (3)

 

            % of Net Assets  
  1.      Novartis AG      4.3  
  2.      Royal Dutch Shell PLC      3.5  
  3.      Prudential PLC      3.1  
  4.      SAP SE      3.0  
  5.      Medtronic PLC      2.9  
  6.      Daiwa House Industry Co. Ltd.      2.7  
  7.      Aon PLC      2.7  
  8.      RELX PLC      2.5  
  9.      Compass Group PLC      2.4  
  10.      Ferguson PLC      2.4  
 

 

 

 

(1) 

Composition of Portfolio subject to change.

 

(2) 

Short-term investments have been excluded from the list of Top 10 Portfolio Holdings.

 

(3) 

Top 10 Portfolio Holdings is presented at an individual security level. Total investment exposure by issuer may be higher.

 

(4) 

Top 10 Country Weightings (Common Stocks, Preferred Securities):

 

     % of Net Assets  

United Kingdom

     18.3  

Japan

     13.2  

France

     11.4  

Switzerland

     7.6  

Netherlands

     7.0  

Canada

     6.2  

Germany

     5.6  

Ireland

     4.3  

Sweden

     3.4  

Norway

     3.2  

 

(5) 

Sectors (Common Stocks, Preferred Securities):

 

     % of Net Assets  

Industrials

     20.3  

Financials

     19.8  

Consumer Discretionary

     9.4  

Communication Services

     9.2  

Consumer Staples

     8.1  

Health Care

     7.9  

Energy

     6.7  

Materials

     5.7  

Information Technology

     5.2  

Real Estate

     2.7  

Utilities

     1.8  
  

 

 

 
     96.8  
  

 

 

 

 

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Ohio National Fund, Inc.    ON International Equity Portfolio

 

Schedule of Investments

  December 31, 2018  

 

Common Stocks – 94.9%           Shares      Value  

UNITED KINGDOM – 18.3%

       

Aon PLC (Financials)

       95,400      $   13,867,344  

Compass Group PLC (Consumer Discretionary)

     (a)       595,387        12,529,811  

Diageo PLC (Consumer Staples)

     (a)       180,580        6,452,917  

Howden Joinery Group PLC (Industrials)

     (a)       801,772        4,448,634  

Informa PLC (Communication Services)

     (a)       753,162        6,045,426  

Melrose Industries PLC (Industrials)

     (a)       2,464,506        5,148,608  

Prudential PLC (Financials)

     (a)       894,535        15,973,219  

RELX PLC (Industrials)

     (a)       638,221        13,160,365  

RSA Insurance Group PLC (Financials)

     (a)       803,183        5,271,093  

Unilever PLC (Consumer Staples)

     (a)       226,570        11,895,553  
       

 

 

 
          94,792,970  
       

 

 

 

JAPAN – 13.2%

       

Daiwa House Industry Co. Ltd. (Real Estate)

     (a)       442,919        14,128,417  

Don Quijote Holdings Co. Ltd. (Consumer Discretionary)

     (a)       154,200        9,533,649  

Kao Corp. (Consumer Staples)

     (a)       99,610        7,372,894  

Makita Corp. (Industrials)

     (a)       201,700        7,163,590  

Nexon Co. Ltd. (Communication Services)

     (a)(b)       562,000        7,255,153  

Shin-Etsu Chemical Co. Ltd. (Materials)

     (a)       92,800        7,130,084  

Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc. (Financials)

     (a)       258,600        8,524,764  

Suzuki Motor Corp. (Consumer Discretionary)

     (a)       48,800        2,460,077  

Yamaha Corp. (Consumer Discretionary)

     (a)       113,300        4,819,708  
       

 

 

 
          68,388,336  
       

 

 

 

FRANCE – 11.4%

       

Air Liquide SA (Materials)

     (a)       65,764        8,166,280  

Capgemini SE (Information Technology)

     (a)       77,810        7,739,371  

Cie de Saint-Gobain (Industrials)

     (a)       136,486        4,530,855  

Cie Generale des Etablissements Michelin SCA (Consumer Discretionary)

     (a)       48,333        4,757,271  

Safran SA (Industrials)

     (a)       94,668        11,353,999  

Societe Generale SA (Financials)

     (a)       141,956        4,500,650  

Vinci SA (Industrials)

     (a)       101,084        8,312,335  

Vivendi SA (Communication Services)

     (a)       392,993        9,525,094  
       

 

 

 
          58,885,855  
       

 

 

 

SWITZERLAND – 7.6%

       

Ferguson PLC (Industrials)

     (a)       191,682        12,248,134  

Julius Baer Group Ltd. (Financials)

     (a)       134,714        4,800,736  

Novartis AG (Health Care)

     (a)       259,082        22,188,868  
       

 

 

 
          39,237,738  
       

 

 

 

NETHERLANDS – 7.0%

       

ABN AMRO Group N.V. (Financials)

     (a)       261,692        6,158,094  

Koninklijke DSM N.V. (Materials)

     (a)       47,056        3,817,450  

Royal Dutch Shell PLC (Energy)

     (a)       612,537        18,028,697  

Wolters Kluwer N.V. (Industrials)

     (a)       140,789        8,279,404  
       

 

 

 
          36,283,645  
       

 

 

 

CANADA – 6.2%

       

Canadian National Railway Co. (Industrials)

       73,000        5,406,556  

National Bank of Canada (Financials)

       150,044        6,160,245  

Rogers Communications, Inc. Class B (Communication Services)

       202,100        10,356,663  

Suncor Energy, Inc. (Energy)

       374,400        10,456,982  
       

 

 

 
          32,380,446  
       

 

 

 

IRELAND – 4.3%

       

Medtronic PLC (Health Care)

       166,570        15,151,207  

Ryanair Holdings PLC – ADR (Industrials)

     (b)       100,820        7,192,499  
       

 

 

 
          22,343,706  
       

 

 

 

GERMANY – 3.7%

       

Fresenius SE & Co. KGaA (Health Care)

     (a)       78,678        3,802,830  

SAP SE (Information Technology)

     (a)       157,250        15,607,003  
       

 

 

 
          19,409,833  
       

 

 

 
Common Stocks (Continued)     Shares      Value  

SWEDEN – 3.4%

         

Assa Abloy AB Class B (Industrials)

       (a)       581,631      $ 10,415,145  

Epiroc AB Class A (Industrials)

       (a)(b)       767,207        7,292,006  
         

 

 

 
            17,707,151  
         

 

 

 

NORWAY – 3.2%

         

Equinor ASA (Energy)

       (a)       287,448        6,097,382  

Telenor ASA (Communication Services)

       (a)       538,806        10,463,771  
         

 

 

 
            16,561,153  
         

 

 

 

FINLAND – 3.0%

         

Nordea Bank Abp (Financials)

       (a)       884,182        7,443,218  

Sampo Oyj (Financials)

       (a)       178,430        7,907,955  
         

 

 

 
            15,351,173  
         

 

 

 

SINGAPORE – 2.7%

         

DBS Group Holdings Ltd. (Financials)

       (a)       570,420        9,919,515  

NetLink NBN Trust (Communication Services)

       (a)       7,461,700        4,188,122  
         

 

 

 
            14,107,637  
         

 

 

 

AUSTRALIA – 2.0%

         

BHP Group PLC (Materials)

       (a)       498,432        10,532,372  
         

 

 

 

SPAIN – 1.8%

         

Red Electrica Corp. SA (Utilities)

       (a)       424,460        9,465,545  
         

 

 

 

BELGIUM – 1.8%

         

Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/N.V. (Consumer Staples)

       (a)       140,098        9,229,512  
         

 

 

 

INDIA – 1.4%

         

ICICI Bank Ltd. – ADR (Financials)

         727,610        7,487,107  
         

 

 

 

DENMARK – 1.4%

         

Carlsberg A/S Class B (Consumer Staples)

       (a)       70,220        7,469,938  
         

 

 

 

HONG KONG – 1.0%

         

Techtronic Industries Co. Ltd. (Consumer Discretionary)

       (a)       923,000        4,898,050  
         

 

 

 

ISRAEL – 0.8%

         

Bank Leumi Le-Israel BM (Financials)

       (a)       673,469        4,071,127  
         

 

 

 

SOUTH KOREA – 0.7%

         

Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. (Information Technology)

       (a)       108,157        3,765,128  
         

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks

(Cost $554,595,179)

          $ 492,368,422  
         

 

 

 
Preferred Securities – 1.9%           Rate     Quantity      Value  

GERMANY – 1.9%

         

Volkswagen AG
(Consumer Discretionary)

     (a     (c)       61,446      $ 9,797,901  
         

 

 

 

Total Preferred Securities

(Cost $11,567,557)

            $9,797,901  
         

 

 

 
Money Market Funds – 3.2%     Shares      Value  

State Street Institutional Liquid Reserves Fund Institutional Class, 2.50%

     (d       16,569,357      $ 16,567,700  
         

 

 

 

Total Money Market Funds

(Cost $16,568,367)

          $ 16,567,700  
         

 

 

 

Total Investments – 100.0%

(Cost $582,731,103)

     (e        $ 518,734,023  
Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities – 0.0%             22,971  
         

 

 

 

Net Assets – 100.0%

          $ 518,756,994  
         

 

 

 
 

 

 

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Ohio National Fund, Inc.    ON International Equity Portfolio (Continued)

 

Schedule of Investments

   December 31, 2018  

 

 

Percentages are stated as a percent of net assets.

Abbreviations:

  ADR:  

American Depositary Receipts

Footnotes:

  (a)

Security traded on a foreign exchange has been valued at an estimate of fair value that is different than the local market close price. These fair value estimates are determined by an independent fair valuation service that has been approved by the Board. These securities represent $426,087,720 or 82.1% of the Portfolio’s net assets.

  (b)

Non-income producing security.

  (c)

Payout is the rate of the company’s ordinary common stock dividend per share + 6 cents per share.

  (d)

Rate represents the seven-day yield at December 31, 2018.

  (e)

Represents cost for financial reporting purposes, which may differ from cost basis for federal income tax purposes. See also Note 7 of the Notes to Financial Statements.

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

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Ohio National Fund, Inc.    ON Foreign Portfolio (Unaudited)

 

Objective/Strategy

The ON Foreign Portfolio seeks long-term growth of capital by investing, under normal circumstances, at least 80% of its assets in foreign securities.

 

Performance as of December 31, 2018

 

Average Annual returns

  

One year

     -15.62

Five years

     -1.37

Ten years

     7.75

Past performance does not guarantee future results. The performance data quoted represents past performance and current returns may be lower or higher. Total return figures include change in share price and reinvestment of dividends and capital gains. The investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than the original cost. To obtain performance information up to the most recent month end, call toll-free 1-877-781-6392.

The Portfolio is not open to direct retail investment. Beneficial interest in shares is obtained solely by purchase of variable life insurance policies and variable annuity contracts. Actual performance results for variable annuity and variable universal life contracts will be lower due to contract charges. Consult your contract for applicable charges.

Total expense ratio is 1.22% per the Fund’s prospectus dated May 1, 2018. Additional information pertaining to the Portfolio’s expense ratio as of December 31, 2018 can be found in the Portfolio’s Financial Highlights.

 

Comments from Sub-Adviser

Q. How did the Portfolio perform in comparison to its benchmark during the reporting period?

A. For the year ended December 31, 2018, the ON Foreign Portfolio returned -15.62% versus -14.20% for its current benchmark, the MSCI All Country World Ex-USA Index (Net – USD).

Q. Were there specific market conditions, investment strategies, or techniques that materially affected the Portfolio’s benchmark-relative performance during the reporting period?

A. Broader macroeconomic and policy conditions have presented challenges for international value investors. In security analysis, applying a low discount rate to high future cash flows maximizes the net present value of an asset. That is effectively what central bank policies have done over the course of this cycle: keep discount (i.e., interest) rates low and profit expectations high. Unsurprisingly, the effects have been most acute where expectations were the highest: the United States, due to President Donald Trump’s pro-cyclical fiscal stimulus, and the Information Technology sector, due to optimistic growth assumptions and long-dated cash flows. Value investors focused outside of the U.S. have not participated in the structural tailwind associated with domestic growth stocks.

Q. How did country selection impact the Portfolio’s performance relative to the benchmark?

A. From a regional standpoint, Europe was the biggest detractor from relative performance, pressured by stock-level weakness in the United Kingdom (“U.K.”) during a period when Brexit turmoil escalated. Given high political uncertainty and a wide range of near-term outcomes in the U.K., we have tried to avoid companies overly exposed to the domestic economy and focused, instead, on what we viewed as lowly valued multinational companies with geographically diverse operations and minimal (or inverse) exposure to a volatile British pound. In our analysis, Europe remains excessively cheap and positioned for recovery following its protracted weakness. (1)

Positioning in Asia hindered relative results to a lesser degree, as relative weakness in South Korea offset relative strength in China. The negative impact of trade wars and economic imbalances in China became increasingly apparent as the period progressed and data softened. While officials will continue to pursue a more sustainable economic model by deleveraging, de-risking and closing excess capacity over the long term, we believe near-term pressures will probably necessitate easier policy in 2019. From an investment standpoint, Chinese companies still offer an attractive combination of high organic growth and cheap valuations, in our view, though opportunities are selective. To this end, we have largely avoided state-controlled industries plagued by excessive leverage and capacity, focusing instead on lowly valued consumer- and service-oriented sectors we believe are likely to capture an increasing share of China’s future economic growth. (1)

Q. How did sector allocation and security selection each impact the Portfolio’s performance relative to its benchmark? For sector allocation, were there any factors that impacted the benchmark’s performance more significantly than the Portfolio’s performance? For security selection, was there anything specific regarding the Portfolio’s strategy that caused deviation from the benchmark?

A. Stock selection in Consumer Staples, Communication Services and Energy contributed to relative results, most notably Consumer Staples, while stock selection in Consumer Discretionary, Financials and Industrials detracted. Overweighted allocations in Health Care and Energy, and an underweighting in Consumer Discretionary, contributed to performance relative to the benchmark, while underweighted allocations in Consumer Staples, Utilities and Real Estate detracted. (1)

The benchmark benefited from its higher exposure to traditionally defensive sectors, such as Consumer Staples and Utilities, during a period of rising risk aversion. We are finding limited value opportunities in these sectors. Utilities are broadly expensive, considering the potential impacts of weaker economic growth and increasing regulatory interference on power demand and industry pricing. Meanwhile, Consumer Staples stocks have long looked expensive, and we remained underweight in the sector. Among defensive sectors, we are finding more compelling opportunities in Health Care. Unlike Consumer Staples or Utilities, Health Care is less of a simple bond proxy, offering defensiveness independent of rate fluctuations. The sector also offers growth through innovation and untapped market potential. Indeed, over the past five years, Pharmaceuticals industry revenue growth has well exceeded that of the broader market. (1)

During the period, the U.S. dollar rose in value against most foreign currencies. This hurt the Portfolio’s performance because investments in securities with non-U.S. currency exposure lost value as the U.S. dollar rose.

Q. Which holdings contributed the most to, and detracted the most from, the Portfolio’s benchmark-relative performance?

A. Top Contributors:

SES SA, a Luxembourg Communication Services company focusing on satellite and group communications. Shares advanced after recent results showed stabilization in the firm’s video business as well as better-than-expected growth in other key segments. Recent progress highlights some of the positive changes being delivered by a new management team that is working to repair the balance sheet and seize long-term growth opportunities. (1)

China Telecom Corp. Ltd., a China-based provider of wireline and mobile telecommunications services. The stock rallied after confirming its entry into the Philippines market, as their third major service provider. Despite

 

 

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the company’s recent strength, broader industry concerns seem to be overshadowing its solid operating performance and attractive valuation, and we remain holders in anticipation of additional upside potential. (1)

Softbank Group (“Softbank”), a Japanese Information Technology and Telecommunication Services provider. Shares advanced as investors looked forward to the firm’s expected merger of its U.S. wireless business, IPO of the company’s domestic telecommunications operations, and improved disclosures relating to its Vision Fund investment vehicle. As the company’s valuation discount narrowed, Softbank’s share price rose to levels we considered fair value and we realized profits on our position. (1)

Top Detractors:

BNP Paribas SA (“BNP”), a France-based banking and financial services provider. Shares declined after the firm reported weak results from its bond trading business and struggled to grow revenues amid concerns about record-low interest rates, escalating trade tensions and political turmoil in France and Italy. Such negative headlines have resulted in an underappreciation of BNP’s diversity, stability, return profile and dividend payout. Trading at what we consider a considerable discount to tangible book value, and with a dividend yield that exceeds its price-to-earnings ratio, we believe BNP is significantly undervalued on a long-term investment horizon. (1)

Capita PLC, a U.K. business processes outsourcing company. Shares corrected sharply after management announced plans to halt dividends and sell shares to raise capital. The emergence of new information required a reassessment of our investment thesis; with fundamentals deteriorating, valuations no longer appeared to be supportive and we liquidated the position. (1)

Alamos Gold, Inc. Class A (“Alamos”), a Canada-based gold mining company. Alamos performed poorly in 2018 due to disappointingly low production and high costs at one of its Canadian mines, as well as concerns about permit delays at a Turkish asset. At current valuations, we believe the firm’s Turkish assets are being ascribed no value. In our analysis, with a net cash balance sheet and a credible plan to lower production costs, the stock could offer significant upside potential if gold prices rise or operational progress is achieved. (1)

 

 

(1) 

The Portfolio’s composition is subject to change. Holdings and weightings are as of December 31, 2018.

Change in Value of $10,000 Investment

 

LOGO

Hypothetical illustration based on past performance. Future performance will vary. The Portfolio’s returns reflect reinvested dividends. The Portfolio’s holdings may differ significantly from the securities in the index. The index is unmanaged and therefore does not reflect the cost of portfolio management and accounting.

The MSCI All Country World Ex-USA Index (Net-USD) is a free float adjusted market capitalization weighted index that is designed to measure the equity market performance of developed and emerging markets. The MSCI All Country World Index (ACWI) consists of 23 developed and 24 emerging market country indices, while the MSCI All Country World Ex-USA Index specifically excludes the impact of the United States. The returns presented for this index include the effects of reinvested dividends, net of taxes, and adjustment to U.S. Dollar denomination.

Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Redemption of fund shares could have tax implications unique to each shareholder.

 

 

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Ohio National Fund, Inc.    ON Foreign Portfolio (Unaudited) (Continued)

 

Portfolio Composition as of December 31, 2018 (1)

 

     % of Net Assets  

Common Stocks (4) (5)

     96.8  

Money Market Funds and Other Net Assets

     3.2  
  

 

 

 
     100.0  
  

 

 

 

 

Top 10 Portfolio Holdings as of December 31,

2018 (1) (2) (3)

 

         % of Net Assets  

1.

 

Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.

     4.1  

2.

 

BP PLC

     3.2  

3.

 

Roche Holding AG

     3.0  

4.

 

Royal Dutch Shell PLC

     2.9  

5.

 

Standard Chartered PLC

     2.9  

6.

 

Sanofi

     2.6  

7.

 

TOTAL SA

     2.4  

8.

 

BNP Paribas SA

     2.3  

9.

 

Oracle Corp.

     2.2  

10.

 

Eni SpA

     2.2  
 

 

 

 

(1)

Composition of Portfolio subject to change.

 

(2)

Short-term investments have been excluded from the list of Top 10 Portfolio Holdings.

 

(3)

Top 10 Portfolio Holdings is presented at an individual security level. Total investment exposure by issuer may be higher.

 

(4) 

Top 10 Country Weightings (Common Stocks):

 

     % of Net Assets  

United Kingdom

     14.4  

France

     10.8  

Japan

     9.4  

South Korea

     8.5  

Netherlands

     8.5  

China

     7.8  

Germany

     7.1  

Switzerland

     4.9  

Canada

     4.2  

United States

     3.7  

 

(5)

Sectors (Common Stocks):

 

     % of Net Assets  

Financials

     19.1  

Health Care

     15.6  

Energy

     13.0  

Communication Services

     11.1  

Information Technology

     10.5  

Industrials

     8.5  

Materials

     8.0  

Consumer Discretionary

     4.3  

Consumer Staples

     3.1  

Utilities

     2.9  

Real Estate

     0.7  
  

 

 

 
     96.8  
  

 

 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments

   December 31, 2018  

 

Common Stocks – 96.8%           Shares      Value  

UNITED KINGDOM – 14.4%

       

BAE Systems PLC (Industrials)

     (a)       79,808      $ 466,785  

Barclays PLC (Financials)

     (a)       356,147        681,405  

BP PLC (Energy)

     (a)       280,390        1,772,538  

Cobham PLC (Industrials)

     (a)(b)       308,586        384,747  

HSBC Holdings PLC (Financials)

     (a)       126,851        1,046,487  

Johnson Matthey PLC (Materials)

     (a)       22,402        799,877  

Kingfisher PLC (Consumer Discretionary)

     (a)       245,290        644,939  

Standard Chartered PLC (Financials)

     (a)       206,634        1,605,889  

Vodafone Group PLC (Communication Services)

     (a)       276,684        537,953  
       

 

 

 
          7,940,620  
       

 

 

 

FRANCE – 10.8%

       

AXA SA (Financials)

     (a)       34,143        736,871  

BNP Paribas SA (Financials)

     (a)       27,325        1,234,016  

Cie de Saint-Gobain (Industrials)

     (a)       7,745        257,107  

Cie Generale des Etablissements Michelin SCA (Consumer Discretionary)

     (a)       4,335        426,681  

Sanofi (Health Care)

     (a)       16,240        1,408,817  

TOTAL SA (Energy)

     (a)       24,642        1,299,745  

Veolia Environnement SA (Utilities)

     (a)       29,402        602,129  
       

 

 

 
          5,965,366  
       

 

 

 

JAPAN – 9.4%

       

Astellas Pharma, Inc. (Health Care)

     (a)       40,400        516,175  

Ezaki Glico Co. Ltd. (Consumer Staples)

     (a)       7,900        401,087  

Mitsui Fudosan Co. Ltd. (Real Estate)

     (a)       17,100        379,824  

Panasonic Corp. (Consumer Discretionary)

     (a)       75,400        677,350  

Seven & I Holdings Co. Ltd. (Consumer Staples)

     (a)       13,600        590,989  

Sumitomo Metal Mining Co. Ltd. (Materials)

     (a)       11,000        294,574  

Sumitomo Rubber Industries Ltd. (Consumer Discretionary)

     (a)       49,000        576,871  

Suntory Beverage & Food Ltd. (Consumer Staples)

     (a)       16,100        726,957  

Taiheiyo Cement Corp. (Materials)

     (a)       19,200        590,883  

Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. (Health Care)

     (a)       13,100        444,018  
       

 

 

 
          5,198,728  
       

 

 

 

SOUTH KOREA – 8.5%

       

Hana Financial Group, Inc. (Financials)

     (a)       27,721        901,565  

KB Financial Group, Inc. (Financials)

     (a)(b)       13,601        567,390  

Korea Electric Power Corp. (Utilities)

     (a)(b)       11,965        354,423  

Lotte Chemical Corp. (Materials)

     (a)       2,400        596,717  

Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. (Information Technology)

     (a)       65,363        2,275,396  
       

 

 

 
          4,695,491  
       

 

 

 

NETHERLANDS – 8.5%

       

Flow Traders (Financials)

     (a)       14,424        460,392  

ING Groep N.V. (Financials)

     (a)       83,261        895,604  

NXP Semiconductors N.V. (Information Technology)

       9,600        703,488  

QIAGEN N.V. (Health Care)

     (a)(b)       8,496        290,315  

Royal Dutch Shell PLC (Energy)

     (a)       53,883        1,610,966  

SBM Offshore N.V. (Energy)

     (a)       48,507        716,712  
       

 

 

 
          4,677,477  
       

 

 

 

CHINA – 7.8%

       

Baidu, Inc. – ADR (Communication Services)

     (b)       5,510        873,886  

China Life Insurance Co. Ltd. (Financials)

     (a)       352,000        744,390  

China Telecom Corp. Ltd.

       

(Communication Services)

     (a)       2,230,000        1,142,578  

NetEase, Inc. – ADR (Communication Services)

       2,100        494,277  

Sinopec Engineering Group Co. Ltd. (Industrials)

     (a)       649,800        533,368  

Sinopharm Group Co. Ltd. (Health Care)

     (a)       118,400        498,494  
       

 

 

 
          4,286,993  
       

 

 

 

GERMANY – 7.1%

       

Bayer AG (Health Care)

     (a)       11,898        827,491  
Common Stocks (Continued)          Shares      Value  

GERMANY (continued)

        

E.ON SE (Utilities)

   (a)      64,263      $ 634,360  

Gerresheimer AG (Health Care)

   (a)      5,470        359,439  

Merck KGaA (Health Care)

   (a)      7,733        795,977  

Siemens AG (Industrials)

   (a)      5,337        595,618  

Telefonica Deutschland Holding AG (Communication Services)

   (a)      180,529        710,547  
        

 

 

 
           3,923,432  
        

 

 

 

SWITZERLAND – 4.9%

        

Landis+Gyr Group AG (Information Technology)

   (a)      5,294        298,138  

Roche Holding AG (Health Care)

   (a)      6,737        1,672,520  

UBS Group AG (Financials)

   (a)      56,878        709,453  
        

 

 

 
           2,680,111  
        

 

 

 

CANADA – 4.2%

        

Alamos Gold, Inc. Class A (Materials)

        164,300        591,480  

Goldcorp, Inc. (Materials)

        45,500        445,602  

Husky Energy, Inc. (Energy)

        50,400        520,908  

Wheaton Precious Metals Corp. (Materials)

        37,100        724,227  
        

 

 

 
           2,282,217  
        

 

 

 

UNITED STATES – 3.7%

        

Oracle Corp. (Information Technology)

        26,960        1,217,244  

Shire PLC (Health Care)

   (a)      14,425        839,356  
        

 

 

 
           2,056,600  
        

 

 

 

HONG KONG – 3.4%

        

China Mobile Ltd. (Communication Services)

   (a)      86,500        837,025  

CK Hutchison Holdings Ltd. (Industrials)

   (a)      104,500        1,003,013  
        

 

 

 
           1,840,038  
        

 

 

 

DENMARK – 2.5%

        

AP Moller – Maersk A/S Class B (Industrials)

   (a)      483        607,581  

Vestas Wind Systems A/S (Industrials)

   (a)      10,222        773,791  
        

 

 

 
           1,381,372  
        

 

 

 

TAIWAN – 2.3%

        

Quanta Computer, Inc. (Information Technology)

   (a)      271,000        463,822  

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd. (Information Technology)

   (a)      113,000        820,519  
        

 

 

 
           1,284,341  
        

 

 

 

ITALY – 2.2%

        

Eni SpA (Energy)

   (a)      75,671        1,195,390  
        

 

 

 

ISRAEL – 1.9%

        

Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. – ADR (Health Care)

   (b)      67,643        1,043,055  
        

 

 

 

SINGAPORE – 1.6%

        

Singapore Telecommunications Ltd. (Communication Services)

   (a)      417,600        898,773  
        

 

 

 

IRELAND – 1.6%

        

Bank of Ireland Group PLC (Financials)

   (a)      99,462        553,180  

CRH PLC (Materials)

   (a)      12,796        338,925  
        

 

 

 
           892,105  
        

 

 

 

THAILAND – 0.9%

        

Bangkok Bank PCL (Financials)

   (a)      22,700        144,486  

Kasikornbank PCL – Foreign Shares (Financials)

   (a)      17,500        99,278  

Kasikornbank PCL – NVDR (Financials)

   (a)      46,600        265,086  
        

 

 

 
           508,850  
        

 

 

 

NEW ZEALAND – 0.7%

        

SKY Network Television Ltd. (Communication Services)

   (a)      303,193        376,807  
        

 

 

 
 

 

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Ohio National Fund, Inc.    ON Foreign Portfolio (Continued)

 

Schedule of Investments

   December 31, 2018  

 

Common Stocks (Continued)           Shares      Value  

LUXEMBOURG – 0.4%

       

SES SA (Communication Services)

     (a     11,127      $ 213,039  
       

 

 

 
Total Common Stocks
(Cost $62,266,907)
        $ 53,340,805  
       

 

 

 
Money Market Funds – 3.1%           Shares      Value  

State Street Institutional Liquid Reserves Fund Institutional Class, 2.50%

     (c     1,695,765      $ 1,695,595  
       

 

 

 
Total Money Market Funds
(Cost $1,695,711)
        $ 1,695,595  
       

 

 

 
Total Investments – 99.9%
(Cost $63,962,618)
     (d      $ 55,036,400  
Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities – 0.1%           50,227  
       

 

 

 
Net Assets – 100.0%         $ 55,086,627  
       

 

 

 
 

 

 

Percentages are stated as a percent of net assets.

Abbreviations:

  ADR:

American Depositary Receipts

  NVDR:

Non-Voting Depository Receipts

Footnotes:

  (a)

Security traded on a foreign exchange has been valued at an estimate of fair value that is different than the local market close price. These fair value estimates are determined by an independent fair valuation service that has been approved by the Board. These securities represent $46,726,638 or 84.8% of the Portfolio’s net assets.

  (b)

Non-income producing security.

  (c)

Rate represents the seven-day yield at December 31, 2018.

  (d)

Represents cost for financial reporting purposes, which may differ from cost basis for federal income tax purposes. See also Note 7 of the Notes to Financial Statements.

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

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Ohio National Fund, Inc.    ON Janus Henderson Forty Portfolio (Unaudited)

 

Objective/Strategy

The ON Janus Henderson Forty Portfolio (formerly the Aggressive Growth Portfolio) seeks long-term capital growth by investing primarily in domestic and foreign equity securities selected for growth potential.

 

Performance as of December 31, 2018

 

Average Annual returns

  

One year

     5.22%  

Five years

     10.90%  

Ten years

     14.94%  

Past performance does not guarantee future results. The performance data quoted represents past performance and current returns may be lower or higher. Total return figures include change in share price and reinvestment of dividends and capital gains. The investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than the original cost. To obtain performance information up to the most recent month end, call toll-free 1-877-781-6392.

The Portfolio is not open to direct retail investment. Beneficial interest in shares is obtained solely by purchase of variable life insurance policies and variable annuity contracts. Actual performance results for variable annuity and variable universal life contracts will be lower due to contract charges. Consult your contract for applicable charges.

Total expense ratio is 0.96% per the Fund’s prospectus dated May 1, 2018. Additional information pertaining to the Portfolio’s expense ratio as of December 31, 2018 can be found in the Portfolio’s Financial Highlights.

 

Comments from Sub-Adviser

Q. How did the Portfolio perform in comparison to its benchmark during the reporting period?

A. For the year ended December 31, 2018, the ON Janus Henderson Forty Portfolio returned 5.22% versus -1.51% for its benchmark, the Russell 1000 Growth Index.

Q. How did sector allocation and security selection each impact the Portfolio’s performance relative to its benchmark? For sector allocation, were there any factors that impacted the benchmark’s performance more significantly than the Portfolio’s performance? For security selection, was there anything specific regarding the Portfolio’s strategy that caused deviation from the benchmark?

A. Nearly all of our relative outperformance was due to security selection. Specifically, strong stock selection in the Information Technology sector was a large driver of relative outperformance. Stock selection in the Materials and Consumer Discretionary sectors also aided relative results. Due to the concentrated nature of our investment portfolio, our sector holdings are significantly different from the benchmark. Within the Information Technology and Consumer Discretionary sectors, we held stocks that strung together several strong quarters of earnings growth, which helped drive those stocks upward. (1)

Sector allocation decisions also helped relative performance, specifically underweights to Industrials and Energy. We have maintained an underweight to Energy due to a lack of competitively advantaged growth companies within the sector, and believe the performance of most companies in the sector is tied largely to commodity prices. (1)

Q. Which holdings contributed the most to, and detracted the most from, the Portfolio’s benchmark-relative performance?

A. The Trade Desk, Inc. Class A was the largest relative contributor. The stock of the programmatic advertising specialist was up after the company reported earnings that handily beat market expectations in the second and third quarters. (1)

salesforce.com, Inc. was also a large relative contributor. Strong revenue growth and continued appreciation for its business model have driven the stock higher. (1)

Mastercard, Inc. Class A was another top contributor. The company strung together several quarters of strong revenue and earnings growth. (1)

Apple, Inc. was the Portfolio’s largest detractor due to the Portfolio’s underweight relative to the benchmark. We are less optimistic about its long-term topline growth potential, which is increasingly tied to iPhone replacement cycles. (1)

NVIDIA Corp. was another relative detractor. The stock declined after the company reported earnings below consensus expectations. We continue to be impressed with the Company’s long-term outlook, however. (1)

Insmed, Inc. was the third-largest relative detractor. We like the potential for its lead therapy, amikacin liposome inhalation suspension (“ALIS”), an inhaled liposomal formulation of amikacin. The drug treats nontuberculous mycobacterial (NTM) infection, a lung disease that affects more than 200,000 people worldwide, causing symptoms such as chronic cough, chest pain and fatigue. (1)

Q. How did the Portfolio’s use of derivative instruments and initial public offerings (IPOs), if any, impact performance?

A. No derivatives were used in the Portfolio. The Portfolio participated in two IPOs during the year, Adyen N.V. and PagSeguro Digital Ltd. In total, those stocks detracted 14 basis points from performance. (1)

 

 

(1)

The Portfolio’s composition is subject to change. Holdings and weightings are as of December 31, 2018.

 

Change in Value of $10,000 Investment

 

LOGO

Hypothetical illustration based on past performance. Future performance will vary. The Portfolio’s returns reflect reinvested dividends. The Portfolio’s holdings may differ significantly from the securities in the index. The index is unmanaged and therefore does not reflect the cost of portfolio management and accounting.

The Russell 1000 Growth Index is a market-capitalization weighted index of those firms in the Russell 1000 Index with higher price-to-book ratios and higher forecasted growth values. The Russell 1000 Index measures the performance of the large-cap segment of the U.S. equity universe. The index presented includes the effects of reinvested dividends.

Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Redemption of fund shares could have tax implications unique to each shareholder.

 

 

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Ohio National Fund, Inc.    ON Janus Henderson Forty Portfolio (Unaudited) (Continued)

 

Portfolio Composition as of December 31, 2018 (1)

 

     % of Net Assets  

Common Stocks (4)

     96.7  

Money Market Funds

  

Less Net Liabilities

     3.3  
  

 

 

 
     100.0  
  

 

 

 

 

Top 10 Portfolio Holdings as of December 31,
2018
(1) (2) (3)

 

         % of Net Assets  

1.

 

Alphabet, Inc. Class C

     7.2  

2.

 

Microsoft Corp.

     6.4  

3.

 

Mastercard, Inc. Class A

     5.7  

4.

 

Amazon.com, Inc.

     5.3  

5.

 

salesforce.com, Inc.

     4.1  

6.

 

Intercontinental Exchange, Inc.

     3.6  

7.

 

American Tower Corp.

     3.3  

8.

 

TD Ameritrade Holding Corp.

     3.3  

9.

 

Boeing Co. / The

     3.2  

10.

 

Boston Scientific Corp.

     3.2  

    

 

 

 

(1) 

Composition of Portfolio subject to change.

 

(2) 

Short-term investments have been excluded from the list of Top 10 Portfolio Holdings.

 

(3) 

Top 10 Portfolio Holdings is presented at an individual security level. Total investment exposure by issuer may be higher.

 

(4) 

Sectors (Common Stocks):

     % of Net Assets  

Information Technology

     32.1  

Health Care

     18.2  

Financials

     11.2  

Consumer Discretionary

     9.4  

Communication Services

     8.7  

Industrials

     8.3  

Materials

     5.5  

Real Estate

     3.3  
  

 

 

 
     96.7  
  

 

 

 

 

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Ohio National Fund, Inc.    ON Janus Henderson Forty Portfolio

 

Schedule of Investments

  December 31, 2018  

 

Common Stocks – 96.7%          Shares      Value  

 

 

COMMUNICATION SERVICES – 8.7%

       

Alphabet, Inc. Class C (Interactive Media & Svs.)

     (a     10,406      $ 10,776,558  

Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. (Entertainment)

     (a     45,182        2,225,213  
       

 

 

 
          13,001,771  
       

 

 

 

CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY – 9.4%

       

Amazon.com, Inc. (Internet & Direct Marketing Retail)

     (a     5,291        7,946,923  

Home Depot, Inc. / The (Specialty Retail)

       20,034        3,442,242  

NIKE, Inc. Class B (Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods)

       36,017        2,670,300  
       

 

 

 
          14,059,465  
       

 

 

 

FINANCIALS – 11.2%

       

Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. (Capital Markets)

       70,891        5,340,219  

Markel Corp. (Insurance)

     (a     3,716        3,857,394  

SVB Financial Group (Banks)

     (a     13,692        2,600,385  

TD Ameritrade Holding Corp. (Capital Markets)

       99,267        4,860,112  
       

 

 

 
          16,658,110  
       

 

 

 

HEALTH CARE – 18.2%

       

Allergan PLC (Pharmaceuticals)

       24,596        3,287,501  

BeiGene Ltd. – ADR (Biotechnology)

     (a     4,293        602,136  

Boston Scientific Corp. (Health Care Equip. & Supplies)

     (a     135,097        4,774,328  

Cooper Cos., Inc. / The (Health Care Equip. & Supplies)

       14,599        3,715,446  

Edwards Lifesciences Corp. (Health Care Equip. & Supplies)

     (a     16,153        2,474,155  

Humana, Inc. (Health Care Providers & Svs.)

       12,544        3,593,605  

ICU Medical, Inc. (Health Care Equip. & Supplies)

     (a     12,038        2,764,286  

Insmed, Inc. (Biotechnology)

     (a     99,034        1,299,326  

Intuitive Surgical, Inc. (Health Care Equip. & Supplies)

     (a     8,069        3,864,405  

Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc. (Biotechnology)

     (a     11,811        843,424  
       

 

 

 
          27,218,612  
       

 

 

 

INDUSTRIALS – 8.3%

       

Boeing Co. / The (Aerospace & Defense)

       15,064        4,858,140  

CoStar Group, Inc. (Professional Svs.)

     (a     4,451        1,501,500  

Harris Corp. (Aerospace & Defense)

       29,084        3,916,161  

Rexnord Corp. (Machinery)

     (a     93,321        2,141,717  
       

 

 

 
          12,417,518  
       

 

 

 

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY – 32.1%

       

Adobe Systems, Inc. (Software)

     (a     10,412        2,355,611  

Apple, Inc. (Tech. Hardware, Storage & Periph.)

       13,628        2,149,681  

ASML Holding N.V. (Semiconductors & Equip.)

       21,130        3,288,251  

Atlassian Corp. PLC Class A (Software)

     (a     15,404        1,370,648  

Mastercard, Inc. Class A (IT Svs.)

       45,080        8,504,342  

Microsoft Corp. (Software)

       94,076        9,555,299  

NVIDIA Corp. (Semiconductors & Equip.)

       17,759        2,370,827  

Pagseguro Digital Ltd. Class A (IT Svs.)

     (a     44,586        835,096  

salesforce.com, Inc. (Software)

     (a     44,830        6,140,365  

StoneCo Ltd. Class A (IT Svs.)

     (a     35,303        650,987  

Texas Instruments, Inc. (Semiconductors & Equip.)

       44,072        4,164,804  

Trade Desk, Inc. / The Class A (Software)

     (a     11,457        1,329,699  

Ultimate Software Group, Inc. / The (Software)

     (a     15,127        3,704,148  

WEX, Inc. (IT Svs.)

     (a     10,594        1,483,796  
       

 

 

 
          47,903,554  
       

 

 

 

MATERIALS – 5.5%

       

Ball Corp. (Containers & Packaging)

       99,572        4,578,321  

Sherwin-Williams Co. / The (Chemicals)

       9,120        3,588,355  
       

 

 

 
          8,166,676  
       

 

 

 

REAL ESTATE – 3.3%

       

American Tower Corp. (Equity REIT)

       31,316        4,953,878  
       

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks (Cost $147,145,545)

        $ 144,379,584  
       

 

 

 
Money Market Funds – 4.2%          Shares      Value  

 

 

State Street Institutional Liquid Reserves Fund Institutional Class, 2.50%

     (b     6,239,813      $ 6,239,189  
       

 

 

 

Total Money Market Funds (Cost $6,239,547)

        $ 6,239,189  
       

 

 

 

Total Investments – 100.9% (Cost $153,385,092)

     (c )       $ 150,618,773  

Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets – (0.9)%

          (1,281,490
       

 

 

 

Net Assets – 100.0%

        $ 149,337,283  
       

 

 

 

 

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Ohio National Fund, Inc.    ON Janus Henderson Forty Portfolio (Continued)

 

Schedule of Investments

  December 31, 2018  

 

 

Percentages are stated as a percent of net assets.

Abbreviations:

ADR: American Depositary Receipts

Footnotes:

  (a)

Non-income producing security.

  (b)

Rate represents the seven-day yield at December 31, 2018.

  (c)

Represents cost for financial reporting purposes, which may differ from cost basis for federal income tax purposes. See also Note 7 of the Notes to Financial Statements.

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

36


Ohio National Fund, Inc.    ON Janus Henderson Venture Portfolio (Unaudited)

 

Objective/Strategy

The ON Janus Henderson Venture Portfolio (formerly the Small Cap Growth Portfolio) seeks long-term capital appreciation by investing, under normal circumstances, at least 80% of its assets in stocks of small capitalization companies.

 

Performance as of December 31, 2018

 

Average Annual returns

  

One year

     -6.37

Five years

     6.40

Ten years

     16.76

Past performance does not guarantee future results. The performance data quoted represents past performance and current returns may be lower or higher. Total return figures include change in share price and reinvestment of dividends and capital gains. The investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than the original cost. To obtain performance information up to the most recent month end, call toll-free 1-877-781-6392.

The Portfolio is not open to direct retail investment. Beneficial interest in shares is obtained solely by purchase of variable life insurance policies and variable annuity contracts. Actual performance results for variable annuity and variable universal life contracts will be lower due to contract charges. Consult your contract for applicable charges.

Total expense ratio is 0.85% per the Fund’s prospectus dated May 1, 2018. Additional information pertaining to the Portfolio’s expense ratio as of December 31, 2018 can be found in the Portfolio’s Financial Highlights.

 

Comments from Sub-Adviser

Q. How did the Portfolio perform in comparison to its benchmark during the reporting period?

A. For the year ended December 31, 2018, the ON Janus Henderson Venture Portfolio returned -6.37% versus -9.31% for its benchmark, the Russell 2000 Growth Index.

Q. Were there specific market conditions, investment strategies, or techniques that materially affected the Portfolio’s benchmark-relative performance during the reporting period?

A. In the second and third quarter, we were concerned about excessive valuations for many stocks of biotechnology, consumer internet and software-as a-service companies that seemed to be driving the market. While we own some of these companies, we were underweight these stocks due to valuation concerns. That hurt relative performance in the second and third quarter, but we also benefited in the fourth quarter when this theme reversed sharply.

Q. How did sector allocation and security selection each impact the Portfolio’s performance relative to its benchmark? For sector allocation, were there any factors that impacted the benchmark’s performance more significantly than the Portfolio’s performance? For security selection, was there anything specific regarding the Portfolio’s strategy that caused deviation from the benchmark?

A. Both security selection and sector allocation decisions contributed meaningfully to relative performance. Stock selection was particularly strong in the Industrials, Energy and Financials sectors. In terms of sector weightings, the Portfolio’s overweight to the Information Technology sector was a large boost to relative results. Information Technology is the Portfolio’s largest overweight, driven in large part by our allocation to application software companies. This overweight was a material benefit to relative performance, as the Information Technology

sector was one of the few positive returning sectors for the year. Business models within the application software industry tend to have better visibility and sustainability to their revenue streams. (1)

Q. Which holdings contributed the most to, and detracted the most from, the Portfolio’s benchmark-relative performance?

A. The Trade Desk, Inc. Class A was the largest relative contributor. The stock of the programmatic advertising specialist was up after the company reported earnings that handily beat market expectations in the second and third quarters. (1)

Bioverativ, Inc. was another top contributor. The stock soared on news that French Health Care company Sanofi agreed to buy Bioverativ, Inc. for more than $11 billion, a significant premium to the firm’s market value at the time. (1)

HEICO Corp. Class A was the third-largest relative contributor. Strong earnings momentum helped boost the stock of the aerospace parts supplier in recent months. A few bolt-on acquisitions made by the company have also been viewed favorably and helped drive the stock upward. (1)

Belden, Inc. was the largest relative detractor. Belden’s stock dipped after an announcement that the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) was investigating the company over how it recognized revenue in one of its business units. The company had already announced the accounting issue, and we believe the stock price reaction to the news about the SEC investigation was overdone. (1)

Visteon Corp. was another relative detractor. The company makes automotive electronics, including infotainment systems and cockpit displays for automobiles. Concerns about the automobile cycle weighed on the stock, but we continue to like the company’s long-term outlook, as it continues to increase content and gain market share. (1)

Puma Biotechnology, Inc. detracted from relative performance. The stock declined after the company announced it was unlikely to get approval from the European Medicines Agency (“EMA”) for its lead drug, Nerlynx. The stock continued to trend down as the U.S. launch has ramped up slower than expected. We still like the long-term growth potential of Nerlynx, a breast cancer therapy approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”) in 2017, and subsequently approved in Europe in mid-2018 after the EMA decision was reversed. We don’t believe the stock’s current valuation reflects the upside in the U.S market, let alone in Europe. (1)

Q. How did the Portfolio’s use of derivative instruments and initial public offerings (IPOs), if any, impact performance?

A. No derivatives were used in the Portfolio. The Portfolio participated in several IPOs, which contributed 20 bps to performance on a net basis. (1)

 

 

(1)

The Portfolio’s composition is subject to change. Holdings and weightings are as of December 31, 2018.

 

 

  37   (continued)


Ohio National Fund, Inc.   ON Janus Henderson Venture Portfolio (Unaudited) (Continued)

 

Change in Value of $10,000 Investment

LOGO

Hypothetical illustration based on past performance. Future performance will vary. The Portfolio’s returns reflect reinvested dividends. The Portfolio’s holdings may differ significantly from the securities in the index. The index is unmanaged and therefore does not reflect the cost of portfolio management and accounting.

The Russell 2000 Growth Index measures the performance of the small-cap growth segment of the U.S. equity universe. It includes the Russell 2000 Index companies with higher price-to-value ratios and higher forecasted growth values. The Russell 2000 Index includes the 2000 firms from the Russell 3000 Index with the smallest market capitalizations. The Russell 3000 Index represents 98% of the investable U.S. equity markets. The index presented includes the effects of reinvested dividends.

Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Redemption of fund shares could have tax implications unique to each shareholder.

Portfolio Composition as of December 31, 2018 (1)

 

     % of Net Assets  

Common Stocks (4)

     97.6  

Master Limited Partnerships (4)

     2.1  

Money Market Funds and Other Net Assets

     0.3  
  

 

 

 
     100.0  
  

 

 

 

 

Top 10 Portfolio Holdings as of December 31,
2018
(1) (2) (3)

 

         % of Net Assets  

1.

  HEICO Corp. Class A      2.2  

2.

  Nice Ltd. – ADR      2.2  

3.

  SS&C Technologies Holdings, Inc.      2.1  

4.

  STERIS PLC      1.9  

5.

  LPL Financial Holdings, Inc.      1.9  

6.

  Euronet Worldwide, Inc.      1.9  

7.

  Catalent, Inc.      1.8  

8.

  ServiceMaster Global Holdings, Inc.      1.7  

9.

  j2 Global, Inc.      1.5  

10.

  Cedar Fair LP      1.5  
 

 

 

 

(1)

Composition of Portfolio subject to change.

 

(2) 

Short-term investments have been excluded from the list of Top 10 Portfolio Holdings.

 

(3) 

Top 10 Portfolio Holdings is presented at an individual security level. Total investment exposure by issuer may be higher.

 

(4)

Sectors (Common Stocks, Master Limited Partnerships):

     % of Net Assets  

Information Technology

     30.8  

Health Care

     22.0  

Industrials

     17.9  

Consumer Discretionary

     11.2  

Financials

     7.5  

Materials

     4.2  

Real Estate

     2.0  

Energy

     1.8  

Consumer Staples

     1.6  

Communication Services

     0.7  
  

 

 

 
     99.7  
  

 

 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments

  December 31, 2018  

 

Common Stocks – 97.6%           Shares      Value  

COMMUNICATION SERVICES – 0.7%

       

Manchester United PLC Class A (Entertainment)

       71,922      $ 1,365,079  
       

 

 

 

CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY – 9.7%

       

Carter’s, Inc. (Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods)

       13,247        1,081,220  

Dunkin’ Brands Group, Inc. (Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure)

       30,936        1,983,616  

Farfetch Ltd. Class A (Internet & Direct Marketing Retail)

     (a     50,543        895,117  

frontdoor, Inc. (Diversified Consumer Svs.)

     (a     48,744        1,297,078  

K12, Inc. (Diversified Consumer Svs.)

     (a     78,123        1,936,669  

Lovesac Co. / The (Household Durables)

     (a     75,020        1,720,959  

MakeMyTrip Ltd. (Internet & Direct Marketing Retail)

     (a     34,885        848,752  

Monarch Casino & Resort, Inc. (Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure)

     (a     28,043        1,069,560  

Sally Beauty Holdings, Inc. (Specialty Retail)

     (a     46,895        799,560  

ServiceMaster Global Holdings, Inc. (Diversified Consumer Svs.)

     (a     97,489        3,581,746  

Thor Industries, Inc. (Automobiles)

       17,200        894,400  

Visteon Corp. (Auto Components)

     (a     22,423        1,351,658  

Waitr Holdings, Inc. (Internet & Direct Marketing Retail)

     (a     127,620        1,422,963  

Williams-Sonoma, Inc. (Specialty Retail)

       25,834        1,303,325  
       

 

 

 
          20,186,623  
       

 

 

 

CONSUMER STAPLES – 1.6%

       

Casey’s General Stores, Inc. (Food & Staples Retailing)

       8,410        1,077,657  

Hain Celestial Group, Inc. / The (Food Products)

     (a     35,100        556,686  

Ontex Group N.V. (Personal Products)

     (b     77,507        1,589,235  
       

 

 

 
          3,223,578  
       

 

 

 

ENERGY – 1.2%

       

Magnolia Oil & Gas Corp. (Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels)

     (a     121,251        1,359,224  

Solaris Oilfield Infrastructure, Inc. Class A (Energy Equip. & Svs.)

       96,711        1,169,236  
       

 

 

 
          2,528,460  
       

 

 

 

FINANCIALS – 7.5%

       

GTY Technology Holdings, Inc. Class A (Capital Markets)

     (a     106,257        1,057,257  

Kearny Financial Corp. (Thrifts & Mortgage Finance)

       90,618        1,161,723  

Kingstone Cos., Inc. (Insurance)

       94,664        1,674,606  

LendingTree, Inc. (Thrifts & Mortgage Finance)

     (a     5,433        1,192,924  

LPL Financial Holdings, Inc. (Capital Markets)

       63,615        3,885,604  

MSCI, Inc. (Capital Markets)

       12,008        1,770,340  

RLI Corp. (Insurance)

       35,146        2,424,723  

SLM Corp. (Consumer Finance)

     (a     147,036        1,221,869  

UMB Financial Corp. (Banks)

       20,854        1,271,468  
       

 

 

 
          15,660,514  
       

 

 

 

HEALTH CARE – 22.0%

       

Acceleron Pharma, Inc. (Biotechnology)

     (a     14,845        646,500  

AnaptysBio, Inc. (Biotechnology)

     (a     17,113        1,091,638  

AngioDynamics, Inc. (Health Care Equip. & Supplies)

     (a     82,346        1,657,625  

athenahealth, Inc. (Health Care Technology)

     (a     8,471        1,117,579  

BeiGene Ltd. – ADR (Biotechnology)

     (a     6,914        969,758  

BioCryst Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Biotechnology)

     (a     107,888        870,656  

Biohaven Pharmaceutical Holding Co. Ltd. (Biotechnology)

     (a     35,770        1,322,775  

Bio-Techne Corp. (Life Sciences Tools & Svs.)

       13,851        2,004,517  

Catalent, Inc. (Pharmaceuticals)

     (a     118,596        3,697,823  

Codexis, Inc. (Life Sciences Tools & Svs.)

     (a     66,192        1,105,406  
Common Stocks (Continued)           Shares      Value  

HEALTH CARE (continued)

       

Deciphera Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Biotechnology)

     (a     18,523      $ 388,798  

Diplomat Pharmacy, Inc. (Health Care Providers & Svs.)

     (a     81,661        1,099,157  

Eagle Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Biotechnology)

     (a     34,037        1,371,351  

Enanta Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Biotechnology)

     (a     10,822        766,522  

FibroGen, Inc. (Biotechnology)

     (a     26,874        1,243,729  

Globus Medical, Inc. Class A (Health Care Equip. & Supplies)

     (a     20,634        893,040  

GW Pharmaceuticals PLC – ADR (Pharmaceuticals)

     (a     10,535        1,026,004  

HealthEquity, Inc. (Health Care Providers & Svs.)

     (a     16,825        1,003,611  

Heron Therapeutics, Inc. (Biotechnology)

     (a     58,562        1,519,098  

Heska Corp. (Health Care Equip. & Supplies)

     (a     11,601        998,846  

ICU Medical, Inc. (Health Care Equip. & Supplies)

     (a     9,034        2,074,477  

Immunomedics, Inc. (Biotechnology)

     (a     40,234        574,139  

Insmed, Inc. (Biotechnology)

     (a     78,552        1,030,602  

Knight Therapeutics, Inc. (Biotechnology)

     (a     192,555        1,084,638  

Ligand Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Biotechnology)

     (a     10,103        1,370,977  

Mirati Therapeutics, Inc. (Biotechnology)

     (a     11,177        474,128  

Myovant Sciences Ltd. (Biotechnology)

     (a     32,501        533,341  

NeoGenomics, Inc. (Life Sciences Tools & Svs.)

     (a     162,798        2,052,883  

Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc. (Biotechnology)

     (a     17,797        1,270,884  

Prestige Consumer Healthcare, Inc. (Pharmaceuticals)

     (a     56,527        1,745,554  

Puma Biotechnology, Inc. (Biotechnology)

     (a     27,804        565,811  

RA Medical Systems, Inc. (Health Care Equip. & Supplies)

     (a     71,557        568,878  

Rhythm Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Biotechnology)

     (a     37,152        998,646  

Senseonics Holdings, Inc. (Health Care Equip. & Supplies)

     (a     264,736        685,666  

STERIS PLC (Health Care Equip. & Supplies)

       37,431        3,999,502  

Surmodics, Inc. (Health Care Equip. & Supplies)

     (a     13,283        627,755  

Trinity Biotech PLC – ADR (Health Care Equip. & Supplies)

     (a     91,807        210,238  

WaVe Life Sciences Ltd. (Pharmaceuticals)

     (a     21,586        907,476  
       

 

 

 
          45,570,028  
       

 

 

 

INDUSTRIALS – 17.9%

       

AMERCO (Road & Rail)

       5,621        1,844,306  

Brady Corp. Class A (Commercial Svs. & Supplies)

       42,258        1,836,533  

Cimpress N.V. (Commercial Svs. & Supplies)

     (a     15,876        1,641,896  

CoStar Group, Inc. (Professional Svs.)

     (a     3,717        1,253,893  

CSW Industrials, Inc. (Building Products)

     (a     57,067        2,759,189  

EnerSys (Electrical Equip.)

       17,254        1,339,083  

Gates Industrial Corp. PLC (Machinery)

     (a     182,670        2,418,551  

HEICO Corp. Class A (Aerospace & Defense)

       74,086        4,667,419  

ITT, Inc. (Machinery)

       45,440        2,193,389  

Kennametal, Inc. (Machinery)

       46,793        1,557,271  

Kornit Digital Ltd. (Machinery)

     (a     86,516        1,619,580  

Nordson Corp. (Machinery)

       17,224        2,055,684  

Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc. (Road & Rail)

       10,774        1,330,481  

Proto Labs, Inc. (Machinery)

     (a     10,712        1,208,206  

Rexnord Corp. (Machinery)

     (a     114,383        2,625,090  

Standex International Corp. (Machinery)

       36,435        2,447,703  

TrueBlue, Inc. (Professional Svs.)

     (a     55,311        1,230,670  

WABCO Holdings, Inc. (Machinery)

     (a     18,223        1,956,057  

Wabtec Corp. (Machinery)

       17,922        1,259,021  
       

 

 

 
          37,244,022  
       

 

 

 

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY – 30.8%

       

Altair Engineering, Inc. Class A (Software)

     (a     34,417        949,221  

Arlo Technologies, Inc. (Electronic Equip., Instr. & Comp.)

     (a     98,593        983,958  
 

 

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Ohio National Fund, Inc.    ON Janus Henderson Venture Portfolio (Continued)

 

Schedule of Investments

  December 31, 2018  

 

Common Stocks (Continued)           Shares      Value  
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (continued)

 

    

Belden, Inc. (Electronic Equip., Instr. & Comp.)

       55,295      $ 2,309,672  

Blackbaud, Inc. (Software)

       41,357        2,601,355  

Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. (IT Svs.)

       29,243        2,814,639  

Cadence Design Systems, Inc. (Software)

     (a     62,435        2,714,674  

ChannelAdvisor Corp. (Software)

     (a     118,463        1,344,555  

Cision Ltd. (Software)

     (a     161,278        1,886,953  

CTS Corp. (Electronic Equip., Instr. & Comp.)

       39,952        1,034,357  

Descartes Systems Group, Inc. / The (Software)

     (a     76,285        2,013,294  

Envestnet, Inc. (Software)

     (a     44,492        2,188,562  

Euronet Worldwide, Inc. (IT Svs.)

     (a     37,566        3,846,007  

Everbridge, Inc. (Software)

     (a     22,381        1,270,346  

Guidewire Software, Inc. (Software)

     (a     16,997        1,363,669  

Instructure, Inc. (Software)

     (a     38,189        1,432,469  

j2 Global, Inc. (Software)

       44,317        3,074,714  

LivePerson, Inc. (Software)

     (a     63,427        1,196,233  

National Instruments Corp. (Electronic Equip., Instr. & Comp.)

       24,446        1,109,360  

Nice Ltd. – ADR (Software)

     (a     41,300        4,469,073  

Novanta, Inc. (Electronic Equip., Instr. & Comp.)

     (a     21,825        1,374,975  

ON Semiconductor Corp. (Semiconductors & Equip.)

     (a     162,063        2,675,660  

OSI Systems, Inc. (Electronic Equip., Instr. & Comp.)

     (a     24,484        1,794,677  

Paylocity Holding Corp. (Software)

     (a     28,680        1,726,823  

RealPage, Inc. (Software)

     (a     37,496        1,806,932  

Rogers Corp. (Electronic Equip., Instr. & Comp.)

     (a     17,285        1,712,252  

SailPoint Technologies Holding, Inc. (Software)

     (a     58,557        1,375,504  

SS&C Technologies Holdings, Inc. (Software)

       98,661        4,450,598  

Trade Desk, Inc. / The Class A (Software)

     (a     13,219        1,534,197  

Tyler Technologies, Inc. (Software)

     (a     8,250        1,533,015  

WEX, Inc. (IT Svs.)

     (a     16,605        2,325,696  

WNS Holdings Ltd. – ADR (IT Svs.)

     (a     35,840        1,478,758  

Yext, Inc. (Software)

     (a     97,592        1,449,241  
       

 

 

 
          63,841,439  
       

 

 

 

MATERIALS – 4.2%

       

H.B. Fuller Co. (Chemicals)

       41,347        1,764,276  

Neenah, Inc. (Paper & Forest Products)

       21,779        1,283,219  

Sensient Technologies Corp. (Chemicals)

       53,898        3,010,203  

Valvoline, Inc. (Chemicals)

       139,193        2,693,385  
       

 

 

 
          8,751,083  
       

 

 

 

REAL ESTATE – 2.0%

       

Condor Hospitality Trust, Inc. (Equity REIT)

       90,640        624,510  

Easterly Government Properties, Inc. (Equity REIT)

       68,754        1,078,063  

FirstService Corp. (Real Estate Mgmt. & Development)

       18,001        1,232,708  

Redfin Corp. (Real Estate Mgmt. & Development)

     (a     83,746        1,205,942  
       

 

 

 
          4,141,223  
       

 

 

 
Total Common Stocks
(Cost $181,749,360)
        $ 202,512,049  
       

 

 

 
Master Limited Partnerships – 2.1%           Shares      Value  

CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY – 1.5%

 

    

Cedar Fair LP (Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure)

       64,604      $ 3,055,769  
       

 

 

 

ENERGY – 0.6%

       

DCP Midstream LP (Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels)

       49,657        1,315,414  
       

 

 

 
Total Master Limited Partnerships
(Cost $4,432,235)
        $ 4,371,183  
       

 

 

 
Money Market Funds – 0.1%           Shares      Value  

State Street Institutional Liquid Reserves Fund Institutional Class, 2.50%

     (c     211,581      $ 211,560  
       

 

 

 
Total Money Market Funds
(Cost $211,560)
        $ 211,560  
       

 

 

 
Total Investments – 99.8%
(Cost $186,393,155)
     (d      $ 207,094,792  
Other Assets in Excess of
Liabilities – 0.2%
          352,635  
       

 

 

 
Net Assets – 100.0%         $ 207,447,427  
       

 

 

 
 

 

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Ohio National Fund, Inc.    ON Janus Henderson Venture Portfolio (Continued)

 

Schedule of Investments

  December 31, 2018  

 

 

Percentages are stated as a percent of net assets.

Abbreviations:

ADR:  American Depositary Receipts

Footnotes:

  (a)

Non-income producing security.

  (b)

Security traded on a foreign exchange has been valued at an estimate of fair value that is different than the local market close price. These fair value estimates are determined by an independent fair valuation service that has been approved by the Board. These securities represent $1,589,235 or 0.8% of the Portfolio’s net assets.

Other Portfolio securities are not subjected to fair value procedures because they are traded on domestic or foreign exchanges that have close times that are consistent with the U.S. market close, normally 4:00 pm Eastern Time.

  (c)

Rate represents the seven-day yield at December 31, 2018.

  (d)

Represents cost for financial reporting purposes, which may differ from cost basis for federal income tax purposes. See also Note 7 of the Notes to Financial Statements.

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

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Ohio National Fund, Inc.    ON Janus Henderson Enterprise Portfolio (Unaudited)

 

Objective/Strategy

The ON Janus Henderson Enterprise Portfolio (formerly the Mid Cap Opportunity Portfolio) seeks long-term total return by investing, under normal circumstances, at least 80% of its assets in equity securities of mid-cap companies, primarily those that are strategically positioned for long-term growth.

 

Performance as of December 31, 2018

 

Average Annual returns

  

One year

     -3.21%  

Five years

     5.76%  

Ten years

     13.05%  

Past performance does not guarantee future results. The performance data quoted represents past performance and current returns may be lower or higher. Total return figures include change in share price and reinvestment of dividends and capital gains. The investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than the original cost. To obtain performance information up to the most recent month end, call toll-free 1-877-781-6392.

The Portfolio is not open to direct retail investment. Beneficial interest in shares is obtained solely by purchase of variable life insurance policies and variable annuity contracts. Actual performance results for variable annuity and variable universal life contracts will be lower due to contract charges. Consult your contract for applicable charges.

Total expense ratio is 0.98% per the Fund’s prospectus dated May 1, 2018. Additional information pertaining to the Portfolio’s expense ratio as of December 31, 2018 can be found in the Portfolio’s Financial Highlights.

 

Comments from Sub-Adviser

Q. How did the Portfolio perform in comparison to its benchmark during the reporting period?

A. For the year ended December 31, 2018, the ON Janus Henderson Enterprise Portfolio returned -3.21% versus -4.75% for its benchmark, the Russell Midcap Growth Index.

Effective May 1, 2018, Janus Capital Management LLC (“Janus”) replaced the Portfolio’s previous sub-adviser, Goldman Sachs Asset Management, L.P. (“Goldman Sachs”). In conjunction with the change in sub-adviser, the name of the Portfolio was changed from Mid Cap Opportunity Portfolio to ON Janus Henderson Enterprise Portfolio. The Portfolio’s benchmark was unchanged.

For the period from January 1, 2018 to April 30, 2018 (the “first four-month period”), the Portfolio was known as the Mid Cap Opportunity Portfolio, and was sub-advised by Goldman Sachs. During the first four-month period, the Portfolio returned 1.66% versus 1.21% for the Russell Midcap Growth Index.

For the period from May 1, 2018 to December 31, 2018 (the “latter eight-month period”), the Portfolio was sub-advised by Janus. During this period, the Portfolio returned -4.79% versus -5.89% for the Russell Midcap Growth Index.

Q. Were there specific market conditions, investment strategies, or techniques that materially affected the Portfolio’s benchmark-relative performance during the reporting period?

A. Goldman Sachs: Stock selection was the primary driver of the Portfolio’s outperformance during the first four-month period. Strong stock selection in the Information Technology sector drove much of the outperformance.

A. Janus: In the second and third quarter, we were concerned about excessive valuations for many growth stocks; in particular, those within the biotechnology, consumer internet, and software spaces. While we own some of these companies, and appreciate their business models and growth opportunities, we were underweight these stocks due to valuation concerns. That hurt relative performance in the second and third quarter, but we benefited in the fourth quarter when stocks with the highest valuations sold off sharply. (1)

Q. How did sector allocation and security selection each impact the Portfolio’s performance relative to its benchmark? For sector allocation, were there any factors that impacted the benchmark’s performance more significantly than the Portfolio’s performance? For stock selection, was there anything specific regarding the Portfolio’s strategy that caused deviation from the benchmark?

A. Goldman Sachs: During the first four-month period, stock selection within the Information Technology and Financials sectors contributed most to relative returns, while stock selection within the Consumer Discretionary and Materials sectors detracted most from relative returns.

A. Janus: The strategy’s relative outperformance during the latter eight-month period was due to stock selection. Stock selection was particularly strong in the Health Care, Real Estate and Financials sectors, which contributed positively. Relative to the benchmark, the Portfolio’s overweight to the Financials sector detracted from relative results, along with an underweight to Consumer Staples. The Portfolio was underweight the Materials sector, which contributed positively. (1)

Q. Which holdings contributed the most to, and detracted the most from, the Portfolio’s benchmark-relative performance?

A. Goldman Sachs: Intuit, Inc. was a top contributor to relative returns for the first four-month period. The company released positive numbers following the 2017 tax filing season in which it reported further market share gains while also raising its full-year consumer tax guidance. Intuit’s has continued to gain market share in the Do-It-Yourself (“DIY”) tax space and the company’s deep product line and growing customer base have been viewed as encouraging signs of further growth.

GoDaddy, Inc. Class A (“GoDaddy”), a web hosting services company, was also a top contributor for the first four-month period. The company reported strong fourth quarter results and gave impressive guidance for both the first quarter and full year of 2018. Continued customer engagement and expansion of its product Portfolio drove organic revenue growth that exceeded investor expectations. GoDaddy is a high-quality company that has consistently executed and been able to deliver durable earnings growth at an attractive valuation.

Valvoline, Inc. (“Valvoline”) was a top detractor from relative returns for the first four-month period. In early February, the company announced mixed quarterly results. Same store sales were strong with positive store traffic and good sales growth. However, higher commodity prices and performance in the core North American and International segments dragged on earnings. Despite the macro headwinds, the company has multiple sales growth drivers and is gaining market share among mechanics.

Hubbell, Inc. (“Hubbell”), a company that designs, manufactures and sells electrical and electronic products, was also a top detractor from relative returns for the four-month period. The stock came under pressure in April following its earnings announcement, in which it reported in-line earnings but slightly weaker than expected margins. The results were driven by challenging pricing in select markets and cost pressures.

 

 

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A. Janus: Atlassian Corp. PLC Class A (“Atlassian”) was the largest relative contributor during the latter eight-month period. The company strung together consecutive quarters of strong revenue growth, validating the value of the business and driving the stock higher. We believe Atlassian’s software tools play a valuable role allowing business teams to collaborate with each other more effectively. (1)

Xilinx, Inc. (“Xilinx”) was another top contributor. In what was generally a tough environment for companies in the semiconductor supply chain, Xilinx beat earnings estimates and raised earnings guidance, which helped lift the stock in the fourth quarter. (1)

Boston Scientific Corp. was the third-largest contributor. The medical technology company reported strong earnings growth during the second quarter, which helped drive the stock. We remain encouraged by the initiatives that its management team is undertaking to boost the company’s product pipeline, expand operating margins and grow revenue. (1)

Flex Ltd. was the Portfolio’s largest relative detractor during the latter eight-month period. The supply chain solutions company had been working on a solution to near-source manufacturing for NIKE, Inc., but after delays on the project, both sides walked away from it. While this was a negative for the company, we continue to like the stock and believe the company provides great value to its customers. (1)

TD Ameritrade Holding Corp. was the second-largest detractor. Concerns about the economic and capital markets cycle weighed on the stock in the second half of 2018. Going forward, we believe that the retirement wave of baby boomers is a tailwind for companies such as TD Ameritrade, as financial assets will likely move from defined contribution plans to rollover IRAs. (1)

ON Semiconductor Corp. (“ON Semiconductor”) was another relative detractor. Concerns about the automobile cycle weighed on the stock. Fears about how tariffs might impact the semiconductor and technology hardware supply chains negatively affected ON Semiconductor. (1)

Q. How did the Portfolio’s use of derivative instruments and initial public offerings (IPOs), if any, impact performance?

A. Goldman Sachs: The Portfolio did not utilize derivatives during the first four-month period. The Portfolio participated in two IPOs during the first four-month period: Dropbox, Inc. and Hudson Ltd. Class A. The Portfolio’s position in Dropbox, Inc. contributed 5 basis points to relative performance during this period, while the Portfolio’s position in Hudson LTD detracted 4 basis points from relative performance during this period.

A. Janus: The Portfolio did not hold any derivatives or participate in any IPOs during the latter eight-month period. (1)

 

 

(1) 

The Portfolio’s composition is subject to change. Holdings and weightings are as of December 31, 2018.

Change in Value of $10,000 Investment

LOGO

Hypothetical illustration based on past performance. Future performance will vary. The Portfolio’s returns reflect reinvested dividends. The Portfolio’s holdings may differ significantly from the securities in the index. The index is unmanaged and therefore does not reflect the cost of portfolio management and accounting.

The Russell Midcap Growth Index is a subset of the Russell Midcap Index, which measures the performance of the 800 smallest companies in the Russell 1000 Index. The Russell Midcap Growth Index measures the performance of those stocks of the Russell Midcap Index with higher price-to-book ratios and higher relative forecasted growth rates. The index presented includes the effects of reinvested dividends.

Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Redemption of fund shares could have tax implications unique to each shareholder.

 

 

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Portfolio Composition as of December 31, 2018 (1)

 

     % of Net Assets  

Common Stocks (4)

     98.3  

Money Market Funds

  

Less Net Liabilities

     1.7  
  

 

 

 
     100.0  
  

 

 

 

Top 10 Portfolio Holdings as of December 31,
2018
(1) (2) (3)

 

         % of Net Assets  

1.

 

Nice Ltd. – ADR

     2.7  

2.

 

Sensata Technologies Holding PLC

     2.6  

3.

 

TD Ameritrade Holding Corp.

     2.5  

4.

 

Boston Scientific Corp.

     2.4  

5.

 

Microchip Technology, Inc.

     2.3  

6.

 

Crown Castle International Corp.

     2.3  

7.

 

Constellation Software, Inc.

     2.2  

8.

 

Aon PLC

     2.2  

9.

 

Lamar Advertising Co. Class A

     2.1  

10.

 

PerkinElmer, Inc.

     2.1  
 

 

 

(1) 

Composition of Portfolio subject to change.

 

(2) 

Short-term investments have been excluded from the list of Top 10 Portfolio Holdings.

 

(3) 

Top 10 Portfolio Holdings is presented at an individual security level. Total investment exposure by issuer may be higher.

 

(4)

Sectors (Common Stocks):

 

     % of Net Assets  

Information Technology

     34.0  

Industrials

     21.4  

Health Care

     16.1  

Financials

     11.2  

Consumer Discretionary

     8.4  

Real Estate

     4.4  

Communication Services

     1.4  

Materials

     1.3  

Energy

     0.1  
  

 

 

 
     98.3  
  

 

 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments

  December 31, 2018  

 

Common Stocks – 98.3%           Shares      Value  

COMMUNICATION SERVICES – 1.4%

 

    

Liberty Media Corp. - Liberty Formula One Class C Class C (Entertainment)

     (a     15,057      $ 462,250  

Omnicom Group, Inc. (Media)

       13,556        992,841  
       

 

 

 
          1,455,091  
       

 

 

 

CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY – 8.4%

 

    

Aramark (Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure)

       27,356        792,503  

Carter’s, Inc. (Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods)

       6,867        560,485  

Dunkin’ Brands Group, Inc. (Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure)

       22,750        1,458,730  

frontdoor, Inc. (Diversified Consumer Svs.)

     (a     14,414        383,557  

Gildan Activewear, Inc. (Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods)

       52,066        1,580,724  

Lululemon Athletica, Inc. (Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods)

     (a     3,763        457,618  

Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd. (Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure)

     (a     22,380        948,688  

ServiceMaster Global Holdings, Inc. (Diversified Consumer Svs.)

     (a     28,830        1,059,214  

Visteon Corp. (Auto Components)

     (a     6,156        371,084  

Wayfair, Inc. Class A (Internet & Direct Marketing Retail)

     (a     4,704        423,736  

Williams-Sonoma, Inc. (Specialty Retail)

       11,302        570,186  
       

 

 

 
          8,606,525  
       

 

 

 

ENERGY – 0.1%

       

World Fuel Services Corp. (Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels)

       7,189        153,917  
       

 

 

 

FINANCIALS – 11.2%

       

Aon PLC (Insurance)

       15,316        2,226,334  

Intact Financial Corp. (Insurance)

       17,671        1,283,904  

LPL Financial Holdings, Inc. (Capital Markets)

       33,999        2,076,659  

MSCI, Inc. (Capital Markets)

       5,209        767,963  

SVB Financial Group (Banks)

     (a     3,038        576,977  

Synchrony Financial (Consumer Finance)

       23,553        552,553  

TD Ameritrade Holding Corp. (Capital Markets)

       53,102        2,599,874  

W.R. Berkley Corp. (Insurance)

       19,224        1,420,846  
       

 

 

 
          11,505,110  
       

 

 

 

HEALTH CARE – 16.1%

       

ACADIA Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Biotechnology)

     (a     17,146        277,251  

Alkermes PLC (Biotechnology)

     (a     9,993        294,893  

athenahealth, Inc. (Health Care Technology)

     (a     9,523        1,256,369  

Boston Scientific Corp. (Health Care Equip. & Supplies)

     (a     70,288        2,483,978  

Catalent, Inc. (Pharmaceuticals)

     (a     20,118        627,279  

Cooper Cos., Inc. / The (Health Care Equip. & Supplies)

       8,031        2,043,890  

Elanco Animal Health, Inc. (Pharmaceuticals)

     (a     4,939        155,727  

ICU Medical, Inc. (Health Care Equip. & Supplies)

     (a     4,049        929,772  

IQVIA Holdings, Inc. (Life Sciences Tools & Svs.)

     (a     14,081        1,635,790  

Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc. (Biotechnology)

     (a     12,387        884,556  

PerkinElmer, Inc. (Life Sciences Tools & Svs.)

       27,267        2,141,823  

Sarepta Therapeutics, Inc. (Biotechnology)

     (a     3,001        327,499  

Teleflex, Inc. (Health Care Equip. & Supplies)

       3,603        931,303  

Varian Medical Systems, Inc. (Health Care Equip. & Supplies)

     (a     8,324        943,192  

Waters Corp. (Life Sciences Tools & Svs.)

     (a     8,447        1,593,527  
       

 

 

 
          16,526,849  
       

 

 

 

INDUSTRIALS – 21.4%

       

A.O. Smith Corp. (Building Products)

       19,235        821,334  

AMETEK, Inc. (Electrical Equip.)

       5,524        373,975  

Carlisle Cos., Inc. (Industrial Conglomerates)

       13,013        1,308,067  

Cimpress N.V. (Commercial Svs. & Supplies)

     (a     13,051        1,349,734  

CoStar Group, Inc. (Professional Svs.)

     (a     5,102        1,721,109  

Edenred (Commercial Svs. & Supplies)

     (b     29,208        1,075,700  

Ferguson PLC (Trading Companies & Distributors)

     (b     10,425        666,139  

Harris Corp. (Aerospace & Defense)

       7,067        951,572  

HEICO Corp. (Aerospace & Defense)

       10,463        810,673  
Common Stocks (Continued)           Shares      Value  

INDUSTRIALS (continued)

       

HEICO Corp. Class A (Aerospace & Defense)

       3,200      $ 201,600  

IHS Markit Ltd. (Professional Svs.)

     (a     20,593        987,846  

Middleby Corp. / The (Machinery)

     (a     7,070        726,301  

Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc. (Road & Rail)

       7,040        869,370  

Rexnord Corp. (Machinery)

     (a     54,415        1,248,824  

Ritchie Bros Auctioneers, Inc. (Commercial Svs. & Supplies)

       37,853        1,238,550  

Ryanair Holdings PLC – ADR (Airlines)

     (a     10,119        721,889  

Sensata Technologies Holding PLC (Electrical Equip.)

     (a     59,193        2,654,214  

Teledyne Technologies, Inc. (Aerospace & Defense)

     (a     8,425        1,744,565  

Verisk Analytics, Inc. (Professional Svs.)

     (a     18,446        2,011,352  

Wabtec Corp. (Machinery)

       6,540        459,435  
       

 

 

 
          21,942,249  
       

 

 

 

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY – 34.0%

 

    

Amdocs Ltd. (IT Svs.)

       33,051        1,936,128  

Atlassian Corp. PLC Class A (Software)

     (a     18,874        1,679,409  

Belden, Inc. (Electronic Equip., Instr. & Comp.)

       13,762        574,839  

Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. (IT Svs.)

       7,714        742,472  

Constellation Software, Inc. (Software)

       3,525        2,256,341  

Dolby Laboratories, Inc. Class A (Electronic Equip., Instr. & Comp.)

       10,386        642,270  

Euronet Worldwide, Inc. (IT Svs.)

     (a     4,640        475,043  

Fidelity National Information Services, Inc. (IT Svs.)

       14,892        1,527,175  

Flex Ltd. (Electronic Equip., Instr. & Comp.)

     (a     96,733        736,138  

Gartner, Inc. (IT Svs.)

     (a     7,849        1,003,416  

Global Payments, Inc. (IT Svs.)

       19,083        1,968,030  

GoDaddy, Inc. Class A (IT Svs.)

     (a     12,644        829,699  

Intuit, Inc. (Software)

       3,400        669,290  

KLA-Tencor Corp. (Semiconductors & Equip.)

       18,243        1,632,566  

Lam Research Corp. (Semiconductors & Equip.)

       7,973        1,085,683  

Microchip Technology, Inc. (Semiconductors & Equip.)

       33,188        2,386,881  

National Instruments Corp. (Electronic Equip., Instr. & Comp.)

       43,557        1,976,617  

Nice Ltd. – ADR (Software)

     (a     25,010        2,706,332  

ON Semiconductor Corp. (Semiconductors & Equip.)

     (a     97,261        1,605,779  

SS&C Technologies Holdings, Inc. (Software)

       45,608        2,057,377  

TE Connectivity Ltd. (Electronic Equip., Instr. & Comp.)

       27,150        2,053,354  

Ultimate Software Group, Inc. / The (Software)

     (a     4,860        1,190,068  

WEX, Inc. (IT Svs.)

     (a     14,059        1,969,104  

Xilinx, Inc. (Semiconductors & Equip.)

       13,602        1,158,482  
       

 

 

 
          34,862,493  
       

 

 

 

MATERIALS – 1.3%

       

Sealed Air Corp. (Containers & Packaging)

       37,497        1,306,395  
       

 

 

 

REAL ESTATE – 4.4%

       

Crown Castle International Corp. (Equity REIT)

       21,874        2,376,173  

Lamar Advertising Co. Class A (Equity REIT)

       31,567        2,183,805  
       

 

 

 
          4,559,978  
       

 

 

 
Total Common Stocks
(Cost $109,800,011)
        $ 100,918,607  
       

 

 

 
Money Market Funds – 1.8%           Shares      Value  

State Street Institutional Liquid Reserves Fund Institutional Class, 2.50%

     (c     1,824,215      $ 1,824,032  
       

 

 

 
Total Money Market Funds
(Cost $1,824,035)
        $ 1,824,032  
       

 

 

 
Total Investments – 100.1%
(Cost $111,624,046)
     (d )       $ 102,742,639  
Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets – (0.1)%           (151,577
       

 

 

 
Net Assets – 100.0%         $ 102,591,062  
       

 

 

 
 

 

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Ohio National Fund, Inc.    ON Janus Henderson Enterprise Portfolio (Continued)

 

Schedule of Investments

  December 31, 2018  

 

 

Percentages are stated as a percent of net assets.

Abbreviations:

ADR:   American Depositary Receipts

Footnotes:

  (a)

Non-income producing security.

  (b)

Security traded on a foreign exchange has been valued at an estimate of fair value that is different than the local market close price. These fair value estimates are determined by an independent fair valuation service that has been approved by the Board. These securities represent $1,741,839 or 1.7% of the Portfolio’s net assets.

  (c)

Rate represents the seven-day yield at December 31, 2018.

  (d)

Represents cost for financial reporting purposes, which may differ from cost basis for federal income tax purposes. See also Note 7 of the Notes to Financial Statements.

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

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Ohio National Fund, Inc.    ON S&P 500® Index Portfolio (Unaudited)

 

Objective/Strategy

The ON S&P 500® Index Portfolio (formerly the S&P 500® Index Portfolio) seeks total return approximating that of the Standard & Poor’s 500® Index (S&P 500® Index), including reinvestment of dividends, at a risk level consistent with that of the S&P 500® Index by investing, under normal circumstances, more than 80% of its assets in the securities included in the S&P 500® Index.

 

Performance as of December 31, 2018

 

Average Annual returns

  

One year

     -4.78

Five years

     8.02

Ten years

     12.60

Past performance does not guarantee future results. The performance data quoted represents past performance and current returns may be lower or higher. Total return figures include change in share price and reinvestment of dividends and capital gains. The investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than the original cost. To obtain performance information up to the most recent month end, call toll-free 1-877-781-6392.

The Portfolio is not open to direct retail investment. Beneficial interest in shares is obtained solely by purchase of variable life insurance policies and variable annuity contracts. Actual performance results for variable annuity and variable universal life contracts will be lower due to contract charges. Consult your contract for applicable charges.

Total expense ratio is 0.38% per the Fund’s prospectus dated May 1, 2018. Additional information pertaining to the Portfolio’s expense ratio as of December 31, 2018 can be found in the Portfolio’s Financial Highlights.

 

Comments from Sub-Adviser

Q. How did the Portfolio perform in comparison to its benchmark during the reporting period?

A. For the year ended December 31, 2018, the ON S&P 500® Index Portfolio returned -4.78% versus -4.38% for its benchmark, the S&P 500® Index.

Q. Were there specific market conditions, investment strategies, or techniques that materially affected the Portfolio’s benchmark-relative performance during the reporting period?

A. The Portfolio intends to track the underlying return of the S&P 500® Index. There were no material market events or changes in strategy during the year that materially impacted the Portfolio’s relative return. Sources of return variance were related to the cumulative impact of investing the day-to-day cash flows in the Portfolio.

Q. How did sector allocation and security selection each impact the Portfolio’s performance relative to its benchmark? For sector allocation, were there any factors that impacted the benchmark’s performance more significantly than the Portfolio’s performance? For security selection, was there anything specific regarding the Portfolio’s strategy that caused deviation from the benchmark?

A. There was no impact from either sector allocation or stock selection that caused any material performance variance between the Portfolio and its benchmark. (1)

Most sectors had negative returns for the year. The Financials sector was down 13.0%, Industrials fell 13.3% and Energy declined 18.1%. Health Care and Utilities were up 6.5% and 4.1% for the year, respectively. (1)

Q. Which holdings contributed the most to, and detracted the most from, the Portfolio’s benchmark-relative performance?

A. Top contributors to the benchmark’s return included Amazon.com, Inc. (28.4% return) and Microsoft Corp. (20.8% return). Together, these two stocks made up approximately 6.2% of the benchmark. Facebook, Inc. Class A (-25.7%) was the largest detractor from the benchmark’s return over the year. (1)

Q. How did the Portfolio’s use of derivative instruments and initial public offerings (IPOs), if any, impact performance?

A. The Portfolio uses S&P 500® Index futures contracts primarily to equitize open dividend receivables, as well as to manage day-to-day cash flows, to ensure the Portfolio is fully invested. The futures did not meaningfully impact performance, however, due to their index characteristics and size in relation to the Portfolio’s net assets. (1)

Q. Were there any significant changes to the Portfolio’s management team, investment strategy, or selection process during the reporting period?

A. There were no significant changes to the investment strategy or selection process during the reporting period. Over the 2018 calendar year, the portfolio management team added a total of four new members. Their names and positions have been provided below for reference.

• Manav Verma, CFA – Portfolio Manager

• Michael Trotter – Assistant Portfolio Manager

• Clinton Clark – Index Analyst

• Daniel Glenn – Portfolio Manager

 

 

(1) 

The Portfolio’s composition is subject to change. Holdings and weightings are as of December 31, 2018.

 

 

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Ohio National Fund, Inc.   ON S&P 500® Index Portfolio (Unaudited) (Continued)

 

Change in Value of $10,000 Investment

 

LOGO

 

Hypothetical illustration based on past performance. Future performance will vary. The Portfolio’s returns reflect reinvested dividends. The Portfolio’s holdings may differ significantly from the securities in the index. The index is unmanaged and therefore does not reflect the cost of portfolio management and accounting. Investors cannot invest directly in an index, although they can invest in its underlying securities or funds.

The S&P 500® Index is a capitalization-weighted index designed to measure performance of the broad domestic economy through changes in the aggregate market value of 500 stocks representing all major industries. The index presented includes the effects of reinvested dividends.

Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Redemption of fund shares could have tax implications unique to each shareholder.

The S&P 500® Index is a product of S&P Dow Jones Indices LLC or its affiliates (“SPDJI”), and has been licensed for use by Ohio National Investments, Inc. (“ONI”). Standard & Poor’s® and S&P® are registered trademarks of Standard & Poor’s Financial Services LLC (“S&P”); Dow Jones® is a registered trademark of Dow Jones Trademark Holdings LLC (“Dow Jones”); and these trademarks have been licensed for use by SPDJI and sublicensed for certain purposes by ONI. The S&P 500® Index Portfolio of Ohio National Fund, Inc. is not sponsored, endorsed, sold or promoted by SPDJI, Dow Jones, S&P, their respective affiliates, and none of such parties make any representation regarding the advisability of investing in such product(s) nor do they have any liability for any errors, omissions, or interruptions of the S&P 500® Index.

Portfolio Composition as of December 31, 2018 (1)

 

     % of Net Assets  

Common Stocks (4)

     99.2  

Money Market Funds and Other Net Assets

     0.8  
  

 

 

 
     100.0  
  

 

 

 

 

Top 10 Portfolio Holdings as of December 31,
2018
(1) (2) (3)

 

         % of Net Assets  

1.

 

Microsoft Corp.

     3.7  

2.

 

Apple, Inc.

     3.3  

3.

 

Amazon.com, Inc.

     2.9  

4.

 

Berkshire Hathaway, Inc. Class B

     1.9  

5.

 

Johnson & Johnson

     1.6  

6.

 

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

     1.5  

7.

 

Alphabet, Inc. Class C

     1.5  

8.

 

Facebook, Inc. Class A

     1.5  

9.

 

Alphabet, Inc. Class A

     1.5  

10.

 

Exxon Mobil Corp.

     1.4  
 

 

 

 

(1) 

Composition of Portfolio subject to change.

 

(2) 

Short-term investments have been excluded from the list of Top 10 Portfolio Holdings.

 

(3) 

Top 10 Portfolio Holdings is presented at an individual security level. Total investment exposure by issuer may be higher.

 

(4) 

Sectors (Common Stocks):

 

     % of Net Assets  

Information Technology

     20.0  

Health Care

     15.4  

Financials

     13.3  

Communication Services

     10.0  

Consumer Discretionary

     9.9  

Industrials

     9.1  

Consumer Staples

     7.3  

Energy

     5.3  

Utilities

     3.3  

Real Estate

     2.9  

Materials

     2.7  
  

 

 

 
     99.2  
  

 

 

 

 

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Ohio National Fund, Inc.    ON S&P 500® Index Portfolio

 

Schedule of Investments

  December 31, 2018  

 

Common Stocks – 99.2%          Shares   Value  

COMMUNICATION SERVICES – 10.0%

 

Activision Blizzard, Inc. (Entertainment)

      39,994   $         1,862,520  

Alphabet, Inc. Class A (Interactive Media & Svs.)

   (a)        15,670     16,374,523  

Alphabet, Inc. Class C (Interactive Media & Svs.)

   (a)    16,126     16,700,247  

AT&T, Inc. (Diversified Telecom. Svs.)

      381,466     10,887,040  

CBS Corp. Class B (Media)

      17,648     771,570  

CenturyLink, Inc. (Diversified Telecom. Svs.)

      49,844     755,137  

Charter Communications, Inc. Class A (Media)

   (a)    9,239     2,632,838  

Comcast Corp. Class A (Media)

      237,961     8,102,572  

Discovery, Inc. Class A (Media)

   (a)    8,217     203,289  

Discovery, Inc. Class C (Media)

   (a)    18,880     435,750  

DISH Network Corp. Class A (Media)

   (a)    12,015     300,014  

Electronic Arts, Inc. (Entertainment)

   (a)    15,836     1,249,619  

Facebook, Inc. Class A (Interactive Media & Svs.)

   (a)    125,922     16,507,115  

Interpublic Group of Cos., Inc. / The (Media)

      20,145     415,591  

Netflix, Inc. (Entertainment)

   (a)    22,857     6,117,905  

News Corp. Class A (Media)

      20,145     228,646  

News Corp. Class B (Media)

      6,532     75,445  

Omnicom Group, Inc. (Media)

      11,746     860,277  

Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. (Entertainment)

   (a)    5,968     614,346  

TripAdvisor, Inc. (Interactive Media & Svs.)

   (a)    5,367     289,496  

Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc. Class A (Entertainment)

      55,398     2,665,752  

Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc. Class B (Entertainment)

      25,532     1,219,919  

Twitter, Inc. (Interactive Media & Svs.)

   (a)    37,905     1,089,390  

Verizon Communications, Inc. (Diversified Telecom. Svs.)

      216,574     12,175,790  

Viacom, Inc. Class B (Entertainment)

      18,525     476,092  

Walt Disney Co. / The (Entertainment)

      78,027     8,555,660  
       

 

 

 
          111,566,543  
       

 

 

 

CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY – 9.9%

 

Advance Auto Parts, Inc. (Specialty Retail)

      3,821     601,655  

Amazon.com, Inc. (Internet & Direct Marketing Retail)

   (a)    21,528     32,334,410  

Aptiv PLC (Auto Components)

      13,810     850,282  

AutoZone, Inc. (Specialty Retail)

   (a)    1,322     1,108,285  

Best Buy Co., Inc. (Specialty Retail)

      12,271     649,872  

Booking Holdings, Inc. (Internet & Direct Marketing Retail)

   (a)    2,428     4,182,036  

BorgWarner, Inc. (Auto Components)

      10,916     379,222  

CarMax, Inc. (Specialty Retail)

   (a)    9,153     574,168  

Carnival Corp. (Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure)

      20,987     1,034,659  

Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. (Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure)

   (a)    1,282     553,555  

D.R. Horton, Inc. (Household Durables)

      17,947     622,043  

Darden Restaurants, Inc. (Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure)

      6,505     649,589  

Dollar General Corp. (Multiline Retail)

      13,779     1,489,234  

Dollar Tree, Inc. (Multiline Retail)

   (a)    12,473     1,126,561  

eBay, Inc. (Internet & Direct Marketing Retail)

   (a)    47,437     1,331,557  

Expedia Group, Inc. (Internet & Direct Marketing Retail)

      6,210     699,556  

Foot Locker, Inc. (Specialty Retail)

      6,022     320,370  

Ford Motor Co. (Automobiles)

      204,783     1,566,590  

Gap, Inc. / The (Specialty Retail)

      11,196     288,409  

Garmin Ltd. (Household Durables)

      6,334     401,069  

General Motors Co. (Automobiles)

      68,798     2,301,293  

Genuine Parts Co. (Distributors)

      7,692     738,586  

Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. / The (Auto Components)

      12,213     249,267  

H&R Block, Inc. (Diversified Consumer Svs.)

      10,772     273,286  

Hanesbrands, Inc. (Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods)

      18,907     236,905  

Harley-Davidson, Inc. (Automobiles)

      8,535     291,214  

Hasbro, Inc. (Leisure Products)

      6,100     495,625  
Common Stocks (Continued)          Shares   Value  
CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY (continued)        

Hilton Worldwide Holdings, Inc. (Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure)

      15,544   $         1,116,059  

Home Depot, Inc. / The (Specialty Retail)

      59,203     10,172,259  

Kohl’s Corp. (Multiline Retail)

      8,655     574,173  

L Brands, Inc. (Specialty Retail)

      11,969     307,244  

Leggett & Platt, Inc. (Household Durables)

      6,836     245,002  

Lennar Corp. Class A (Household Durables)

      15,333     600,287  

LKQ Corp. (Distributors)

   (a)        16,678     395,769  

Lowe’s Cos., Inc. (Specialty Retail)

      42,086     3,887,063  

Macy’s, Inc. (Multiline Retail)

      16,115     479,905  

Marriott International, Inc. Class A (Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure)

      14,840     1,611,030  

Mattel, Inc. (Leisure Products)

   (a)    18,091     180,729  

McDonald’s Corp. (Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure)

      40,406     7,174,893  

MGM Resorts International (Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure)

      26,251     636,849  

Michael Kors Holdings Ltd. (Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods)

   (a)    7,874     298,582  

Mohawk Industries, Inc. (Household Durables)

   (a)    3,306     386,670  

Newell Brands, Inc. (Household Durables)

      22,509     418,442  

NIKE, Inc. Class B (Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods)

      66,726     4,947,066  

Nordstrom, Inc. (Multiline Retail)

      5,964     277,982  

Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd. (Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure)

   (a)    11,530     488,757  

O’Reilly Automotive, Inc. (Specialty Retail)

   (a)    4,199     1,445,842  

PulteGroup, Inc. (Household Durables)

      13,543     351,983  

PVH Corp. (Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods)

      3,970     369,011  

Ralph Lauren Corp. (Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods)

      2,860     295,896  

Ross Stores, Inc. (Specialty Retail)

      19,569     1,628,141  

Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. (Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure)

      8,982     878,350  

Starbucks Corp. (Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure)

      65,024     4,187,546  

Tapestry, Inc. (Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods)

      15,189     512,629  

Target Corp. (Multiline Retail)

      27,351     1,807,628  

Tiffany & Co. (Specialty Retail)

      5,686     457,780  

TJX Cos., Inc. / The (Specialty Retail)

      64,863     2,901,971  

Tractor Supply Co. (Specialty Retail)

      6,398     533,849  

Ulta Beauty, Inc. (Specialty Retail)

   (a)    2,953     723,013  

Under Armour, Inc. Class A (Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods)

   (a)    9,834     173,767  

Under Armour, Inc. Class C (Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods)

   (a)    10,082     163,026  

V.F. Corp. (Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods)

      17,054     1,216,632  

Whirlpool Corp. (Household Durables)

      3,344     357,373  

Wynn Resorts Ltd. (Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure)

      5,129     507,309  

Yum! Brands, Inc. (Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure)

      16,369     1,504,638  
       

 

 

 
          109,564,443  
       

 

 

 

CONSUMER STAPLES – 7.3%

       

Altria Group, Inc. (Tobacco)

      98,488     4,864,322  

Archer-Daniels-Midland Co. (Food Products)

      29,385     1,203,903  

Brown-Forman Corp. Class B (Beverages)

      8,716     414,707  

Campbell Soup Co. (Food Products)

      10,098     333,133  

Church & Dwight Co., Inc. (Household Products)

      12,906     848,699  

Clorox Co. / The (Household Products)

      6,691     1,031,351  

Coca-Cola Co. / The (Beverages)

      200,789     9,507,359  

Colgate-Palmolive Co. (Household Products)

      45,459     2,705,720  

Conagra Brands, Inc. (Food Products)

      25,453     543,676  

Constellation Brands, Inc. Class A (Beverages)

      8,708     1,400,420  

Costco Wholesale Corp. (Food & Staples Retailing)

      22,968     4,678,811  

Coty, Inc. Class A (Personal Products)

      23,620     154,947  

Estee Lauder Cos., Inc. / The Class A (Personal Products)

      11,526     1,499,533  

General Mills, Inc. (Food Products)

      31,251     1,216,914  
 

 

  49   (continued)


Ohio National Fund, Inc.    ON S&P 500® Index Portfolio (Continued)

 

Schedule of Investments

  December 31, 2018  

 

Common Stocks (Continued)          Shares   Value  

CONSUMER STAPLES (continued)

       

Hershey Co. / The (Food Products)

      7,350   $         787,773  

Hormel Foods Corp. (Food Products)

      14,290     609,897  

J.M. Smucker Co. / The (Food Products)

      5,962     557,387  

Kellogg Co. (Food Products)

      13,278     756,979  

Kimberly-Clark Corp. (Household Products)

      18,151     2,068,125  

Kraft Heinz Co. / The (Food Products)

      32,597     1,402,975  

Kroger Co. / The (Food & Staples Retailing)

      41,826     1,150,215  

Lamb Weston Holdings, Inc. (Food Products)

      7,676     564,647  

McCormick & Co., Inc. (Food Products)

      6,382     888,630  

Molson Coors Brewing Co. Class B (Beverages)

      9,817     551,323  

Mondelez International, Inc. Class A (Food Products)

      76,201     3,050,326  

Monster Beverage Corp. (Beverages)

   (a)        20,868     1,027,123  

PepsiCo, Inc. (Beverages)

      73,985     8,173,863  

Philip Morris International, Inc. (Tobacco)

      81,478     5,439,471  

Procter & Gamble Co. / The (Household Products)

      130,584     12,003,281  

Sysco Corp. (Food & Staples Retailing)

      25,064     1,570,510  

Tyson Foods, Inc. Class A (Food Products)

      15,467     825,938  

Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc. (Food & Staples Retailing)

      42,136     2,879,153  

Walmart, Inc. (Food & Staples Retailing)

      74,615     6,950,387  
       

 

 

 
          81,661,498  
       

 

 

 

ENERGY – 5.3%

       

Anadarko Petroleum Corp. (Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels)

      26,431     1,158,735  

Apache Corp. (Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels)

      19,893     522,191  

Baker Hughes, a GE Co. (Energy Equip. & Svs.)

      26,909     578,543  

Cabot Oil & Gas Corp. (Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels)

      22,600     505,110  

Chevron Corp. (Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels)

      100,151     10,895,427  

Cimarex Energy Co. (Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels)

      5,012     308,990  

Concho Resources, Inc. (Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels)

   (a)    10,496     1,078,884  

ConocoPhillips (Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels)

      60,341     3,762,261  

Devon Energy Corp. (Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels)

      24,540     553,132  

Diamondback Energy, Inc. (Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels)

      8,084     749,387  

EOG Resources, Inc. (Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels)

      30,395     2,650,748  

Exxon Mobil Corp. (Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels)

      221,909     15,131,975  

Halliburton Co. (Energy Equip. & Svs.)

      45,917     1,220,474  

Helmerich & Payne, Inc. (Energy Equip. & Svs.)

      5,715     273,977  

Hess Corp. (Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels)

      13,043     528,241  

HollyFrontier Corp. (Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels)

      8,355     427,108  

Kinder Morgan, Inc. (Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels)

      99,483     1,530,049  

Marathon Oil Corp. (Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels)

      43,570     624,794  

Marathon Petroleum Corp. (Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels)

      36,210     2,136,752  

National Oilwell Varco, Inc. (Energy Equip. & Svs.)

      20,094     516,416  

Newfield Exploration Co. (Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels)

   (a)    10,501     153,945  

Noble Energy, Inc. (Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels)

      25,148     471,776  

Occidental Petroleum Corp. (Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels)

      39,574     2,429,052  

ONEOK, Inc. (Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels)

      21,561     1,163,216  

Phillips 66 (Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels)

      22,236     1,915,631  

Pioneer Natural Resources Co. (Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels)

      8,935     1,175,131  

Schlumberger Ltd. (Energy Equip. & Svs.)

      72,582     2,618,759  

TechnipFMC PLC (Energy Equip. & Svs.)

      22,301     436,654  
Common Stocks (Continued)          Shares   Value  

ENERGY (continued)

       

Valero Energy Corp. (Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels)

      22,240   $         1,667,333  

Williams Cos., Inc. / The (Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels)

      63,449     1,399,050  
       

 

 

 
          58,583,741  
       

 

 

 

FINANCIALS – 13.3%

       

Affiliated Managers Group, Inc. (Capital Markets)

      2,761     269,032  

Aflac, Inc. (Insurance)

      39,901     1,817,890  

Allstate Corp. / The (Insurance)

      18,053     1,491,719  

American Express Co. (Consumer Finance)

      36,715     3,499,674  

American International Group, Inc. (Insurance)

      46,368     1,827,363  

Ameriprise Financial, Inc. (Capital Markets)

      7,304     762,318  

Aon PLC (Insurance)

      12,624     1,835,025  

Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. (Insurance)

      9,626     709,436  

Assurant, Inc. (Insurance)

      2,732     244,350  

Bank of America Corp. (Banks)

      478,390     11,787,530  

Bank of New York Mellon Corp. / The (Capital Markets)

      47,679     2,244,251  

BB&T Corp. (Banks)

      40,391     1,749,738  

Berkshire Hathaway, Inc. Class B (Diversified Financial Svs.)

   (a)        101,965     20,819,214  

BlackRock, Inc. (Capital Markets)

      6,365     2,500,299  

Brighthouse Financial, Inc. (Insurance)

   (a)    6,216     189,464  

Capital One Financial Corp. (Consumer Finance)

      24,826     1,876,597  

CBOE Global Markets, Inc. (Capital Markets)

      5,881     575,338  

Charles Schwab Corp. / The (Capital Markets)

      62,996     2,616,224  

Chubb Ltd. (Insurance)

      24,152     3,119,955  

Cincinnati Financial Corp. (Insurance)

      7,933     614,173  

Citigroup, Inc. (Banks)

      128,001     6,663,732  

Citizens Financial Group, Inc. (Banks)

      24,525     729,128  

CME Group, Inc. (Capital Markets)

      18,752     3,527,626  

Comerica, Inc. (Banks)

      8,475     582,148  

Discover Financial Services (Consumer Finance)

      17,609     1,038,579  

E*TRADE Financial Corp. (Capital Markets)

      13,326     584,745  

Everest Re Group Ltd. (Insurance)

      2,131     464,047  

Fifth Third Bancorp (Banks)

      34,363     808,561  

First Republic Bank/CA (Banks)

      8,583     745,863  

Franklin Resources, Inc. (Capital Markets)

      15,598     462,637  

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. / The (Capital Markets)

      18,132     3,028,951  

Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. / The (Insurance)

      18,803     835,793  

Huntington Bancshares, Inc. (Banks)

      55,639     663,217  

Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. (Capital Markets)

      29,854     2,248,902  

Invesco Ltd. (Capital Markets)

      21,560     360,914  

Jefferies Financial Group, Inc. (Diversified Financial Svs.)

      14,732     255,748  

JPMorgan Chase & Co. (Banks)

      174,297     17,014,873  

KeyCorp (Banks)

      54,223     801,416  

Lincoln National Corp. (Insurance)

      11,196     574,467  

Loews Corp. (Insurance)

      14,492     659,676  

M&T Bank Corp. (Banks)

      7,357     1,053,007  

Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc. (Insurance)

      26,401     2,105,480  

MetLife, Inc. (Insurance)

      51,724     2,123,787  

Moody’s Corp. (Capital Markets)

      8,737     1,223,529  

Morgan Stanley (Capital Markets)

      68,521     2,716,858  

MSCI, Inc. (Capital Markets)

      4,614     680,242  

Nasdaq, Inc. (Capital Markets)

      6,015     490,644  

Northern Trust Corp. (Capital Markets)

      11,604     969,978  

People’s United Financial, Inc. (Banks)

      19,783     285,469  

PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. / The (Banks)

      24,185     2,827,468  

Principal Financial Group, Inc. (Insurance)

      13,797     609,413  

Progressive Corp. / The (Insurance)

      30,562     1,843,805  

Prudential Financial, Inc. (Insurance)

      21,647     1,765,313  

Raymond James Financial, Inc. (Capital Markets)

      6,759     502,937  
 

 

  50   (continued)


Ohio National Fund, Inc.    ON S&P 500® Index Portfolio (Continued)

 

Schedule of Investments

  December 31, 2018  

 

Common Stocks (Continued)          Shares   Value  

FINANCIALS (continued)

       

Regions Financial Corp. (Banks)

      54,189   $         725,049  

S&P Global, Inc. (Capital Markets)

      13,151     2,234,881  

State Street Corp. (Capital Markets)

      19,893     1,254,651  

SunTrust Banks, Inc. (Banks)

      23,549     1,187,812  

SVB Financial Group (Banks)

   (a)        2,791     530,067  

Synchrony Financial (Consumer Finance)

      34,658     813,077  

T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. (Capital Markets)

      12,614     1,164,524  

Torchmark Corp. (Insurance)

      5,379     400,897  

Travelers Cos., Inc. / The (Insurance)

      13,883     1,662,489  

U.S. Bancorp (Banks)

      79,623     3,638,771  

Unum Group (Insurance)

      11,465     336,842  

Wells Fargo & Co. (Banks)

      222,051     10,232,110  

Willis Towers Watson PLC (Insurance)

      6,811     1,034,318  

Zions Bancorp N.A. (Banks)

      10,073     410,374  
       

 

 

 
          147,424,405  
       

 

 

 

HEALTH CARE – 15.4%

       

Abbott Laboratories (Health Care Equip. & Supplies)

      92,056     6,658,410  

AbbVie, Inc. (Biotechnology)

      78,841     7,268,352  

ABIOMED, Inc. (Health Care Equip. & Supplies)

   (a)    2,361     767,419  

Agilent Technologies, Inc. (Life Sciences Tools & Svs.)

      16,708     1,127,122  

Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Biotechnology)

   (a)    11,693     1,138,430  

Align Technology, Inc. (Health Care Equip. & Supplies)

   (a)    3,815     798,975  

Allergan PLC (Pharmaceuticals)

      16,618     2,221,162  

AmerisourceBergen Corp. (Health Care Providers & Svs.)

      8,220     611,568  

Amgen, Inc. (Biotechnology)

      33,399     6,501,783  

Anthem, Inc. (Health Care Providers & Svs.)

      13,556     3,560,212  

Baxter International, Inc. (Health Care Equip. & Supplies)

      25,939     1,707,305  

Becton Dickinson and Co. (Health Care Equip. & Supplies)

      14,060     3,167,999  

Biogen, Inc. (Biotechnology)

   (a)    10,560     3,177,715  

Boston Scientific Corp. (Health Care Equip. & Supplies)

   (a)    72,530     2,563,210  

Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. (Pharmaceuticals)

      85,549     4,446,837  

Cardinal Health, Inc. (Health Care Providers & Svs.)

      15,616     696,474  

Celgene Corp. (Biotechnology)

   (a)    36,650     2,348,898  

Centene Corp. (Health Care Providers & Svs.)

   (a)    10,763     1,240,974  

Cerner Corp. (Health Care Technology)

   (a)    17,270     905,639  

Cigna Corp. (Health Care Providers & Svs.)

      19,958     3,790,384  

Cooper Cos., Inc. / The (Health Care Equip. & Supplies)

      2,576     655,592  

CVS Health Corp. (Health Care Providers & Svs.)

      67,781     4,441,011  

Danaher Corp. (Health Care Equip. & Supplies)

      32,328     3,333,663  

DaVita, Inc. (Health Care Providers & Svs.)

   (a)    6,612     340,254  

DENTSPLY SIRONA, Inc. (Health Care Equip. & Supplies)

      11,665     434,055  

Edwards Lifesciences Corp. (Health Care Equip. & Supplies)

   (a)    10,957     1,678,284  

Eli Lilly & Co. (Pharmaceuticals)

      49,415     5,718,304  

Gilead Sciences, Inc. (Biotechnology)

      67,803     4,241,078  

HCA Healthcare, Inc. (Health Care Providers & Svs.)

      14,070     1,751,011  

Henry Schein, Inc. (Health Care Providers & Svs.)

   (a)    7,990     627,375  

Hologic, Inc. (Health Care Equip. & Supplies)

   (a)    14,120     580,332  

Humana, Inc. (Health Care Providers & Svs.)

      7,190     2,059,791  

IDEXX Laboratories, Inc. (Health Care Equip. & Supplies)

   (a)    4,520     840,810  

Illumina, Inc. (Life Sciences Tools & Svs.)

   (a)    7,705     2,310,961  

Incyte Corp. (Biotechnology)

   (a)    9,258     588,716  

Intuitive Surgical, Inc. (Health Care Equip. & Supplies)

   (a)    5,986     2,866,815  

IQVIA Holdings, Inc. (Life Sciences Tools & Svs.)

   (a)    8,304     964,676  

Johnson & Johnson (Pharmaceuticals)

      140,572     18,140,817  
Common Stocks (Continued)          Shares   Value  

HEALTH CARE (continued)

       

Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings (Health Care Providers & Svs.)

   (a)        5,289   $         668,318  

McKesson Corp. (Health Care Providers & Svs.)

      10,240     1,131,213  

Medtronic PLC (Health Care Equip. & Supplies)

      70,394     6,403,038  

Merck & Co., Inc. (Pharmaceuticals)

      136,295     10,414,301  

Mettler-Toledo International, Inc. (Life Sciences Tools & Svs.)

   (a)    1,313     742,607  

Mylan N.V. (Pharmaceuticals)

   (a)    27,026     740,512  

Nektar Therapeutics (Pharmaceuticals)

   (a)    9,072     298,197  

PerkinElmer, Inc. (Life Sciences Tools & Svs.)

      5,830     457,947  

Perrigo Co. PLC (Pharmaceuticals)

      6,551     253,851  

Pfizer, Inc. (Pharmaceuticals)

      302,976     13,224,902  

Quest Diagnostics, Inc. (Health Care Providers & Svs.)

      7,132     593,882  

Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Biotechnology)

   (a)    4,068     1,519,398  

ResMed, Inc. (Health Care Equip. & Supplies)

      7,469     850,495  

Stryker Corp. (Health Care Equip. & Supplies)

      16,278     2,551,576  

Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc. (Life Sciences Tools & Svs.)

      21,100     4,721,969  

UnitedHealth Group, Inc. (Health Care Providers & Svs.)

      50,424     12,561,627  

Universal Health Services, Inc. Class B (Health Care Providers & Svs.)

      4,469     520,907  

Varian Medical Systems, Inc. (Health Care Equip. & Supplies)

   (a)    4,776     541,169  

Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Biotechnology)

   (a)    13,395     2,219,685  

Waters Corp. (Life Sciences Tools & Svs.)

   (a)    3,970     748,940  

WellCare Health Plans, Inc. (Health Care Providers & Svs.)

   (a)    2,620     618,556  

Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. (Health Care Equip. & Supplies)

      10,691     1,108,871  

Zoetis, Inc. (Pharmaceuticals)

      25,182     2,154,068  
       

 

 

 
          171,318,442  
       

 

 

 

INDUSTRIALS – 9.1%

       

3M Co. (Industrial Conglomerates)

      30,520     5,815,281  

A.O. Smith Corp. (Building Products)

      7,542     322,043  

Alaska Air Group, Inc. (Airlines)

      6,463     393,274  

Allegion PLC (Building Products)

      4,982     397,115  

American Airlines Group, Inc. (Airlines)

      21,485     689,883  

AMETEK, Inc. (Electrical Equip.)

      12,166     823,638  

Arconic, Inc. (Aerospace & Defense)

      22,542     380,058  

Boeing Co. / The (Aerospace & Defense)

      27,681     8,927,122  

C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc. (Air Freight & Logistics)

      7,207     606,037  

Caterpillar, Inc. (Machinery)

      30,930     3,930,275  

Cintas Corp. (Commercial Svs. & Supplies)

      4,538     762,339  

Copart, Inc. (Commercial Svs. & Supplies)

   (a)    10,794     515,737  

CSX Corp. (Road & Rail)

      42,046     2,612,318  

Cummins, Inc. (Machinery)

      7,742     1,034,641  

Deere & Co. (Machinery)

      16,860     2,515,006  

Delta Air Lines, Inc. (Airlines)

      32,702     1,631,830  

Dover Corp. (Machinery)

      7,670     544,187  

Eaton Corp. PLC (Electrical Equip.)

      22,716     1,559,681  

Emerson Electric Co. (Electrical Equip.)

      32,819     1,960,935  

Equifax, Inc. (Professional Svs.)

      6,320     588,582  

Expeditors International of Washington, Inc. (Air Freight & Logistics)

      9,046     615,942  

Fastenal Co. (Trading Companies & Distributors)

      15,046     786,755  

FedEx Corp. (Air Freight & Logistics)

      12,707     2,050,020  

Flowserve Corp. (Machinery)

      6,859     260,779  

Fluor Corp. (Construction & Engineering)

      7,373     237,411  

Fortive Corp. (Machinery)

      15,404     1,042,235  

Fortune Brands Home & Security, Inc. (Building Products)

      7,412     281,582  

General Dynamics Corp. (Aerospace & Defense)

      14,591     2,293,851  

General Electric Co. (Industrial Conglomerates)

      455,900     3,451,163  

Harris Corp. (Aerospace & Defense)

      6,167     830,387  
 

 

  51   (continued)


Ohio National Fund, Inc.    ON S&P 500® Index Portfolio (Continued)

 

Schedule of Investments

  December 31, 2018  

 

Common Stocks (Continued)        Shares       Value  

INDUSTRIALS (continued)

 

Honeywell International, Inc. (Industrial Conglomerates)

    38,801   $ 5,126,388  

Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc. (Aerospace & Defense)

    2,251     428,388  

IHS Markit Ltd. (Professional Svs.)

  (a)   18,800     901,836  

Illinois Tool Works, Inc. (Machinery)

    16,000     2,027,040  

Ingersoll-Rand PLC (Machinery)

    12,876     1,174,677  

J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc. (Road & Rail)

    4,578     425,937  

Jacobs Engineering Group, Inc. (Construction & Engineering)

    6,267     366,369  

Johnson Controls International PLC (Building Products)

    48,433     1,436,038  

Kansas City Southern (Road & Rail)

    5,330     508,749  

L3 Technologies, Inc. (Aerospace & Defense)

    4,125     716,348  

Lockheed Martin Corp. (Aerospace & Defense)

    12,970     3,396,065  

Masco Corp. (Building Products)

    16,012     468,191  

Nielsen Holdings PLC (Professional Svs.)

    18,606     434,078  

Norfolk Southern Corp. (Road & Rail)

    14,275     2,134,684  

Northrop Grumman Corp. (Aerospace & Defense)

    9,100     2,228,590  

PACCAR, Inc. (Machinery)

    18,315     1,046,519  

Parker-Hannifin Corp. (Machinery)

    6,937     1,034,584  

Pentair PLC (Machinery)

    8,371     316,256  

Quanta Services, Inc. (Construction & Engineering)

    7,654     230,385  

Raytheon Co. (Aerospace & Defense)

    14,916     2,287,369  

Republic Services, Inc. (Commercial Svs. & Supplies)

    11,398     821,682  

Robert Half International, Inc. (Professional Svs.)

    6,367     364,192  

Rockwell Automation, Inc. (Electrical Equip.)

    6,325     951,786  

Rollins, Inc. (Commercial Svs. & Supplies)

    7,720     278,692  

Roper Technologies, Inc. (Industrial Conglomerates)

    5,421     1,444,805  

Snap-on, Inc. (Machinery)

    2,918     423,956  

Southwest Airlines Co. (Airlines)

    26,525     1,232,882  

Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. (Machinery)

    7,918     948,101  

Textron, Inc. (Aerospace & Defense)

    12,734     585,637  

TransDigm Group, Inc. (Aerospace & Defense)

  (a)       2,544     865,113  

Union Pacific Corp. (Road & Rail)

    38,618     5,338,166  

United Continental Holdings, Inc. (Airlines)

  (a)   11,996     1,004,425  

United Parcel Service, Inc. Class B (Air Freight & Logistics)

    36,439     3,553,896  

United Rentals, Inc. (Trading Companies & Distributors)

  (a)   4,251     435,855  

United Technologies Corp. (Aerospace & Defense)

    42,538     4,529,446  

Verisk Analytics, Inc. (Professional Svs.)

  (a)   8,628     940,797  

Waste Management, Inc. (Commercial Svs. & Supplies)

    20,559     1,829,545  

WW Grainger, Inc. (Trading Companies & Distributors)

    2,391     675,123  

Xylem, Inc. (Machinery)

    9,420     628,502  
     

 

 

 
            101,401,199  
     

 

 

 

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY – 20.0%

 

Accenture PLC Class A (IT Svs.)

    33,411     4,711,285  

Adobe Systems, Inc. (Software)

  (a)   25,585     5,788,350  

Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (Semiconductors & Equip.)

  (a)   46,097     850,951  

Akamai Technologies, Inc. (IT Svs.)

  (a)   8,536     521,379  

Alliance Data Systems Corp. (IT Svs.)

    2,455     368,446  

Amphenol Corp. Class A (Electronic Equip., Instr. & Comp.)

    15,794     1,279,630  

Analog Devices, Inc. (Semiconductors & Equip.)

    19,401     1,665,188  

ANSYS, Inc. (Software)

  (a)   4,380     626,077  

Apple, Inc. (Tech. Hardware, Storage & Periph.)

    236,287     37,271,911  

Applied Materials, Inc. (Semiconductors & Equip.)

    51,522     1,686,830  

Arista Networks, Inc. (Communications Equip.)

  (a)   2,728     574,790  

Autodesk, Inc. (Software)

  (a)   11,479     1,476,314  
Common Stocks (Continued)        Shares   Value  

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (continued)

 

Automatic Data Processing, Inc. (IT Svs.)

    22,943   $       3,008,286  

Broadcom, Inc. (Semiconductors & Equip.)

    21,670     5,510,248  

Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. (IT Svs.)

    6,119     588,954  

Cadence Design Systems, Inc. (Software)

  (a)   14,788     642,982  

Cisco Systems, Inc. (Communications Equip.)

    235,650     10,210,714  

Citrix Systems, Inc. (Software)

    6,710     687,507  

Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp. Class A (IT Svs.)

    30,349     1,926,554  

Corning, Inc. (Electronic Equip., Instr. & Comp.)

    41,952     1,267,370  

DXC Technology Co. (IT Svs.)

    14,682     780,642  

F5 Networks, Inc. (Communications Equip.)

  (a)   3,178     514,931  

Fidelity National Information Services, Inc. (IT Svs.)

    17,165     1,760,271  

Fiserv, Inc. (IT Svs.)

  (a)   20,885     1,534,839  

FleetCor Technologies, Inc. (IT Svs.)

  (a)   4,648     863,227  

FLIR Systems, Inc. (Electronic Equip., Instr. & Comp.)

    7,251     315,708  

Fortinet, Inc. (Software)

  (a)   7,590     534,564  

Gartner, Inc. (IT Svs.)

  (a)   4,764     609,030  

Global Payments, Inc. (IT Svs.)

    8,293     855,257  

Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co. (Tech. Hardware, Storage & Periph.)

    74,585     985,268  

HP, Inc. (Tech. Hardware, Storage & Periph.)

    82,940     1,696,952  

Intel Corp. (Semiconductors & Equip.)

    239,216     11,226,407  

International Business Machines Corp. (IT Svs.)

    47,633     5,414,443  

Intuit, Inc. (Software)

    13,603     2,677,751  

IPG Photonics Corp. (Electronic Equip., Instr. & Comp.)

  (a)       1,875     212,419  

Jack Henry & Associates, Inc. (IT Svs.)

    4,051     512,532  

Juniper Networks, Inc. (Communications Equip.)

    18,091     486,829  

Keysight Technologies, Inc. (Electronic Equip., Instr. & Comp.)

  (a)   9,824     609,874  

KLA-Tencor Corp. (Semiconductors & Equip.)

    8,023     717,978  

Lam Research Corp. (Semiconductors & Equip.)

    8,134     1,107,607  

Mastercard, Inc. Class A (IT Svs.)

    47,625     8,984,456  

Maxim Integrated Products, Inc. (Semiconductors & Equip.)

    14,522     738,444  

Microchip Technology, Inc. (Semiconductors & Equip.)

    12,396     891,520  

Micron Technology, Inc. (Semiconductors & Equip.)

  (a)   58,708     1,862,805  

Microsoft Corp. (Software)

    405,100     41,146,007  

Motorola Solutions, Inc. (Communications Equip.)

    8,571     986,008  

NetApp, Inc. (Tech. Hardware, Storage & Periph.)

    13,202     787,763  

NVIDIA Corp. (Semiconductors & Equip.)

    31,972     4,268,262  

Oracle Corp. (Software)

    133,557     6,030,099  

Paychex, Inc. (IT Svs.)

    16,751     1,091,328  

PayPal Holdings, Inc. (IT Svs.)

  (a)   61,762     5,193,567  

Qorvo, Inc. (Semiconductors & Equip.)

  (a)   6,547     397,599  

QUALCOMM, Inc. (Semiconductors & Equip.)

    63,534     3,615,720  

Red Hat, Inc. (Software)

  (a)   9,265     1,627,305  

salesforce.com, Inc. (Software)

  (a)   40,096     5,491,949  

Seagate Technology PLC (Tech. Hardware, Storage & Periph.)

    13,651     526,792  

Skyworks Solutions, Inc. (Semiconductors & Equip.)

    9,305     623,621  

Symantec Corp. (Software)

    33,486     632,718  

Synopsys, Inc. (Software)

  (a)   7,824     659,094  

TE Connectivity Ltd. (Electronic Equip., Instr. & Comp.)

    17,980     1,359,827  

Texas Instruments, Inc. (Semiconductors & Equip.)

    50,346     4,757,697  

Total System Services, Inc. (IT Svs.)

    8,797     715,108  

VeriSign, Inc. (IT Svs.)

  (a)   5,576     826,865  

Visa, Inc. (IT Svs.)

    92,103     12,152,070  

Western Digital Corp. (Tech. Hardware, Storage & Periph.)

    15,170     560,835  

Western Union Co. / The (IT Svs.)

    23,209     395,945  
 

 

  52   (continued)


Ohio National Fund, Inc.    ON S&P 500® Index Portfolio (Continued)

 

Schedule of Investments

  December 31, 2018  

 

Common Stocks (Continued)           Shares       Value  
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (continued)       

Xerox Corp. (Tech. Hardware, Storage & Periph.)

     10,866   $ 214,712  

Xilinx, Inc. (Semiconductors & Equip.)

     13,263     1,129,610  
      

 

 

 
             221,748,021  
      

 

 

 

MATERIALS – 2.7%

      

Air Products & Chemicals, Inc. (Chemicals)

     11,507     1,841,695  

Albemarle Corp. (Chemicals)

     5,567     429,049  

Avery Dennison Corp. (Containers & Packaging)

     4,545     408,277  

Ball Corp. (Containers & Packaging)

     17,778     817,433  

Celanese Corp. (Chemicals)

     7,011     630,780  

CF Industries Holdings, Inc. (Chemicals)

     12,097     526,341  

DowDuPont, Inc. (Chemicals)

     120,250     6,430,970  

Eastman Chemical Co. (Chemicals)

     7,340     536,627  

Ecolab, Inc. (Chemicals)

     13,324     1,963,291  

FMC Corp. (Chemicals)

     7,058     522,010  

Freeport-McMoRan, Inc. (Metals & Mining)

     75,949     783,034  

International Flavors & Fragrances, Inc. (Chemicals)

     5,309     712,839  

International Paper Co. (Containers & Packaging)

     21,229     856,803  

Linde PLC (Chemicals)

     28,883     4,506,903  

LyondellBasell Industries N.V. Class A (Chemicals)

     16,489     1,371,225  

Martin Marietta Materials, Inc. (Construction Materials)

     3,287     564,937  

Mosaic Co. / The (Chemicals)

     18,588     542,956  

Newmont Mining Corp. (Metals & Mining)

     27,919     967,393  

Nucor Corp. (Metals & Mining)

     16,454     852,482  

Packaging Corp. of America (Containers & Packaging)

     4,953     413,377  

PPG Industries, Inc. (Chemicals)

     12,573     1,285,338  

Sealed Air Corp. (Containers & Packaging)

     8,225     286,559  

Sherwin-Williams Co. / The (Chemicals)

     4,318     1,698,960  

Vulcan Materials Co. (Construction Materials)

     6,921     683,795  

Westrock Co. (Containers & Packaging)

     13,290     501,830  
      

 

 

 
         30,134,904  
      

 

 

 

REAL ESTATE – 2.9%

      

Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc. (Equity REIT)

     5,636     649,493  

American Tower Corp. (Equity REIT)

     23,088     3,652,291  

Apartment Investment & Management Co. Class A (Equity REIT)

     8,158     357,973  

AvalonBay Communities, Inc. (Equity REIT)

     7,245     1,260,992  

Boston Properties, Inc. (Equity REIT)

     8,095     911,092  

CBRE Group, Inc. Class A (Real Estate Mgmt. & Development)

     (a   16,616     665,305  

Crown Castle International Corp. (Equity REIT)

     21,744     2,362,051  

Digital Realty Trust, Inc. (Equity REIT)

     10,812     1,152,019  

Duke Realty Corp. (Equity REIT)

     18,781     486,428  

Equinix, Inc. (Equity REIT)

     4,214     1,485,688  

Equity Residential (Equity REIT)

     19,311     1,274,719  

Essex Property Trust, Inc. (Equity REIT)

     3,463     849,162  

Extra Space Storage, Inc. (Equity REIT)

     6,631     599,973  

Federal Realty Investment Trust (Equity REIT)

     3,871     456,933  

HCP, Inc. (Equity REIT)

     25,027     699,004  

Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc. (Equity REIT)

     38,894     648,363  

Iron Mountain, Inc. (Equity REIT)

     15,002     486,215  

Kimco Realty Corp. (Equity REIT)

     22,087     323,574  

Macerich Co. / The (Equity REIT)

     5,545     239,988  

Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc. (Equity REIT)

     5,967     571,042  
Common Stocks (Continued)           Shares       Value  

REAL ESTATE (continued)

 

Prologis, Inc. (Equity REIT)

     32,996   $ 1,937,525  

Public Storage (Equity REIT)

     7,860     1,590,943  

Realty Income Corp. (Equity REIT)

     15,468     975,103  

Regency Centers Corp. (Equity REIT)

     8,881     521,137  

SBA Communications Corp. (Equity REIT)

     (a   5,940     961,627  

Simon Property Group, Inc. (Equity REIT)

     16,211     2,723,286  

SL Green Realty Corp. (Equity REIT)

     4,469     353,408  

UDR, Inc. (Equity REIT)

     14,442     572,192  

Ventas, Inc. (Equity REIT)

     18,684     1,094,695  

Vornado Realty Trust (Equity REIT)

     9,076     562,984  

Welltower, Inc. (Equity REIT)

     19,689     1,366,613  

Weyerhaeuser Co. (Equity REIT)

     39,268     858,398  
      

 

 

 
         32,650,216  
      

 

 

 

UTILITIES – 3.3%

      

AES Corp. (Ind. Power & Renewable Elec.)

     34,713     501,950  

Alliant Energy Corp. (Electric Utilities)

     12,366     522,464  

Ameren Corp. (Multi-Utilities)

     12,804     835,205  

American Electric Power Co., Inc. (Electric Utilities)

     25,846     1,931,730  

American Water Works Co., Inc. (Water Utilities)

     9,466     859,229  

CenterPoint Energy, Inc. (Multi-Utilities)

     26,269     741,574  

CMS Energy Corp. (Multi-Utilities)

     14,850     737,302  

Consolidated Edison, Inc. (Multi-Utilities)

     16,326     1,248,286  

Dominion Energy, Inc. (Multi-Utilities)

     34,408     2,458,796  

DTE Energy Co. (Multi-Utilities)

     9,535     1,051,710  

Duke Energy Corp. (Electric Utilities)

     37,365     3,224,599  

Edison International (Electric Utilities)

     17,077     969,461  

Entergy Corp. (Electric Utilities)

     9,494     817,149  

Evergy, Inc. (Electric Utilities)

     13,809     783,937  

Eversource Energy (Electric Utilities)

     16,609     1,080,249  

Exelon Corp. (Electric Utilities)

     50,684     2,285,848  

FirstEnergy Corp. (Electric Utilities)

     25,466     956,248  

NextEra Energy, Inc. (Electric Utilities)

     25,051     4,354,365  

NiSource, Inc. (Multi-Utilities)

     19,041     482,689  

NRG Energy, Inc. (Ind. Power & Renewable Elec.)

     15,196     601,762  

PG&E Corp. (Electric Utilities)

     (a   27,186     645,668  

Pinnacle West Capital Corp. (Electric Utilities)

     5,875     500,550  

PPL Corp. (Electric Utilities)

     37,748     1,069,401  

Public Service Enterprise Group, Inc. (Multi-Utilities)

     26,492     1,378,909  

SCANA Corp. (Multi-Utilities)

     7,475     357,156  

Sempra Energy (Multi-Utilities)

     14,344     1,551,877  

Southern Co. / The (Electric Utilities)

     53,928     2,368,518  

WEC Energy Group, Inc. (Multi-Utilities)

     16,538     1,145,422  

Xcel Energy, Inc. (Electric Utilities)

     26,942     1,327,432  
      

 

 

 
         36,789,486  
      

 

 

 
Total Common Stocks
(Cost $993,918,374)
       $ 1,102,842,898  
      

 

 

 
Money Market Funds – 0.8%           Shares   Value  

State Street Institutional Liquid Reserves Fund Institutional Class, 2.50%

     (b   8,180,939   $ 8,180,121  
      

 

 

 
Total Money Market Funds
(Cost $8,180,121)
       $ 8,180,121  
      

 

 

 
Total Investments – 100.0%
(Cost $1,002,098,495)
     (c     $ 1,111,023,019  
Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities – 0.0%      (d       515,516  
      

 

 

 
Net Assets – 100.0%        $ 1,111,538,535  
      

 

 

 
 

 

  53   (continued)


Ohio National Fund, Inc.    ON S&P 500® Index Portfolio (Continued)

 

Schedule of Investments

  December 31, 2018  

 

 

Percentages are stated as a percent of net assets.

Footnotes:

  (a)

Non-income producing security.

  (b)

Rate represents the seven-day yield at December 31, 2018.

  (c)

Represents cost for financial reporting purposes, which may differ from cost basis for federal income tax purposes. See also Note 7 of the Notes to Financial Statements.

  (d)

Includes $438,000 of cash pledged as collateral for the futures contracts outstanding at December 31, 2018. See also the following Schedule of Open Futures Contracts.

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

Schedule of Open Futures Contracts

  December 31, 2018  

 

Description

   Number of
contracts
  Expiration Date   Notional
Amount
  Value   Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
  Variation Margin
Receivable
(Payable)

CME E-mini S&P 500 Index - Long

   73   March 15, 2019   $9,103,880   $9,143,980   $40,100   $(32,009)

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

54


Ohio National Fund, Inc.    ON Federated Strategic Value Dividend Portfolio (Unaudited)

 

Objective/Strategy

The ON Federated Strategic Value Dividend Portfolio (formerly the Strategic Value Portfolio) seeks growth of capital and income by investing primarily in high dividend paying common stocks with dividend growth potential.

 

Performance as of December 31, 2018

 

Average Annual returns

  

One year

     -8.45

Five years

     6.40

Ten years

     9.68

Past performance does not guarantee future results. The performance data quoted represents past performance and current returns may be lower or higher. Total return figures include change in share price and reinvestment of dividends and capital gains. The investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than the original cost. To obtain performance information up to the most recent month end, call toll-free 1-877-781-6392.

The Portfolio is not open to direct retail investment. Beneficial interest in shares is obtained solely by purchase of variable life insurance policies and variable annuity contracts. Actual performance results for variable annuity and variable universal life contracts will be lower due to contract charges. Consult your contract for applicable charges.

Total expense ratio is 0.75% per the Fund’s prospectus dated May 1, 2018. Additional information pertaining to the Portfolio’s expense ratio as of December 31, 2018 can be found in the Portfolio’s Financial Highlights.

 

Comments from Sub-Adviser

Q. How did the Portfolio perform in comparison to its benchmark during the reporting period?

A. For the year ended December 31, 2018, the ON Federated Strategic Value Dividend Portfolio returned -8.45% versus -5.94% for its benchmark, the Dow Jones U.S. Select Dividend Index (“DJSDI”).

Q. Were there specific market conditions, investment strategies, or techniques that materially affected the Portfolio’s benchmark-relative performance during the reporting period?

A. The year was mixed, oscillating between “risk-on” and “risk-off”, but one theme that remained dominant throughout the majority of the year was the underperformance of high yielding equity securities, creating a headwind for the Portfolio’s strategy. Within the S&P 500 Index, high yielding equity securities underperformed low yielding equity securities, but low beta outperformed high beta for the full year. The Portfolio’s unwavering commitment to its core objectives of providing investors with a stable, high and rising income stream from high quality investments was evidenced by the Portfolio’s gross weighted average dividend yield of 5.15%. This surpassed not only the broad market, represented by the S&P 500 Index with its 2.22% yield, and the 10 year U.S. Treasury Note (2.69%), but it also surpassed the 4.30% yield of the DJSDI, which aims to reflect the domestic high dividend-paying universe. The strategy’s tilt towards higher dividend yield reduced relative performance versus the DJSDI by 295 bps. A further detractor to relative performance, the Portfolio’s 27.4% average international exposure, posted a collective -13.76% return as international markets lagged the U.S.

The performance drag associated with a higher dividend yield and international exposure was offset by the strategy’s lower beta profile, adding 299 bps of performance. Further enhancing the dividend yield, the strategy experienced robust dividend growth, as 34 companies within the

Portfolio raised their dividends. AbbVie, Inc. increased its dividend twice in the period, for a cumulative increase of 50.7%. Other noteworthy increases included Altria Group, Inc. (21.2% increase) and PepsiCo, Inc. (15.2% increase).

Q. How did sector allocation and security selection each impact the Portfolio’s performance relative to its benchmark? For sector allocation, were there any factors that impacted the benchmark’s performance more significantly than the Portfolio’s performance? For stock selection, was there anything specific regarding the Portfolio’s strategy that caused deviation from the benchmark?

A. The strategy focuses on the dividend-rich segments of the economy, such as Consumer Staples, Health Care, Communication Services and Utilities, as reflected by the strategy’s substantial holdings in these sectors. Therefore, the strategy has a natural avoidance to the cyclical sectors that afford little to no dividend growth opportunities. The strategy has limited to no exposure to Industrials, Information Technology, Materials, and Consumer Discretionary. Further, the DJSDI has an outsized average weight in the Utilities sector, which creates notable dispersion if the sector greatly underperforms or outperforms in a given period. (1)

The primary driver of relative underperformance was the Portfolio’s underweight to, and selection in, Utilities. Relative weakness was also noted in Consumer Staples, as the Portfolio’s 24% weight posted a -19.5% return versus the benchmark’s 7% weight, which posted a -14% return. This underperformance was mainly driven by tobacco names as British American Tobacco PLC (“BAT”), Phillip Morris International, Inc. and Altria Group, Inc. BAT came under short-term price pressure, driven by the Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”) announcement of the potential menthol cigarette ban in the U.S. Philip Morris International, Inc. declined during the year, as it announced disappointing quarterly results in its e-cigarette segment. Additionally, Altria Group, Inc. faced price pressure after it announced a purchase of a 35% stake in JUUL Labs, Inc., which triggered numerous analyst downgrades across tobacco investments. (1)

The Portfolio’s top contributor to relative performance for the year was an 11.9% exposure (DJSDI has a 0% exposure) to Real Estate, which posted a return of 6.22% in the Portfolio, benefiting from the flight to safety at year end. The Portfolio’s 0% exposure in Materials also contributed to relative performance (6.1% weight in DJSDI), as the sector was the largest laggard for the year, declining 23%. (1)

Q. Which holdings contributed the most to, and detracted the most from, the Portfolio’s benchmark-relative performance?

A. Not holding L Brands, Inc. was the top relative contributor. The Portfolio had little to no exposure to the Consumer Discretionary sector due to the lack of reliable dividend growth and yield opportunities. Verizon Communications, Inc., another contributor, benefited from strong earnings and healthy top-line growth. Not holding Ford Motor Company, another name in the Consumer Discretionary sector of the benchmark, was a third top relative contributor. (1)

Vodafone Group PLC, the Portfolio’s top detractor, which was one of the top performers in 2017, faced short-term headwinds with weaker than anticipated guidance from its management, M&A activity, a CEO transition and modest exposure to the underperforming Turkey market. Phillip Morris International, Inc., and Altria Group, Inc., described above, were the Portfolio’s other top detractors. (1)

 

 

(1)

The Portfolio’s composition is subject to change. Holdings and weightings are as of December 31, 2018.

 

 

 

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Change in Value of $10,000 Investment

 

LOGO

Hypothetical illustration based on past performance. Future performance will vary. The Portfolio’s returns reflect reinvested dividends. The Portfolio’s holdings may differ significantly from the securities in the index. The index is unmanaged and therefore does not reflect the cost of portfolio management and accounting.

The Dow Jones U.S. Select Dividend Index is comprised of all dividend-paying companies in the Dow Jones U.S. Index that have a non-negative historical five-year dividend-per-share growth rate, a five-year average dividend to earnings-per-share ratio of less than or equal to 60%, paid dividends in each of the previous five years, and a three-month average daily trading volume of 200,000 shares. Current index components are included in the universe regardless of their dividend payout ratio or trading volume. The Dow Jones U.S. Index aims to consistently represent the top 95% of U.S. companies based on float-adjusted market capitalization, excluding non common issues and illiquid stocks. The index presented includes the effects of reinvested dividends.

Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Redemption of fund shares could have tax implications unique to each shareholder.

Portfolio Composition as of December 31, 2018 (1)

 

     % of Net Assets  

Common Stocks (4)

     97.8  

Money Market Funds and Other Net Assets

     2.2  
  

 

 

 
                     100.0  
  

 

 

 

 

Top 10 Portfolio Holdings as of December 31,
2018
(1) (2) (3)

 

        % of Net Assets  

1.

 

AT&T, Inc.

    4.9  

2.

 

Crown Castle International Corp.

    4.4  

3.

 

Dominion Energy, Inc.

    4.2  

4.

 

Philip Morris International, Inc.

    4.2  

5.

 

Altria Group, Inc.

    4.2  

6.

 

AbbVie, Inc.

    4.1  

7.

 

BP PLC

    3.9  

8.

 

Verizon Communications, Inc.

    3.9  

9.

 

GlaxoSmithKline PLC

    3.8  

10.

 

Coca-Cola Co. / The

    3.7  
 

 

 

 

(1) 

Composition of Portfolio subject to change.

 

(2)

Short-term investments have been excluded from the list of Top 10 Portfolio Holdings.

 

(3)

Top 10 Portfolio Holdings is presented at an individual security level. Total investment exposure by issuer may be higher.

 

(4)

Sectors (Common Stocks):

 

     % of Net Assets  

Consumer Staples

     23.5  

Utilities

     17.3  

Communication Services

     15.0  

Energy

     14.4  

Real Estate

     11.8  

Health Care

     8.7  

Financials

     4.2  

Industrials

     2.2  

Information Technology

     0.7  
  

 

 

 
                         97.8  
  

 

 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments

  December 31, 2018  

 

Common Stocks – 97.8%           Shares      Value  
COMMUNICATION SERVICES – 15.0%        

AT&T, Inc. (Diversified Telecom. Svs.)

       554,173      $   15,816,098  

BCE, Inc. (Diversified Telecom. Svs.)

       213,630        8,439,105  

Verizon Communications, Inc. (Diversified Telecom. Svs.)

       220,451        12,393,755  

Vodafone Group PLC – ADR (Wireless Telecom. Svs.)

       598,818        11,545,211  
       

 

 

 
          48,194,169  
       

 

 

 

CONSUMER STAPLES – 23.5%

       

Altria Group, Inc. (Tobacco)

       274,920        13,578,299  

British American Tobacco PLC (Tobacco)

     (a     91,550        2,913,031  

Coca-Cola Co. / The (Beverages)

       254,275        12,039,921  

General Mills, Inc. (Food Products)

       107,725        4,194,812  

Imperial Brands PLC (Tobacco)

     (a     134,950        4,095,963  

Kimberly-Clark Corp. (Household Products)

       64,875        7,391,857  

Kraft Heinz Co. / The (Food Products)

       82,875        3,566,940  

PepsiCo, Inc. (Beverages)

       46,600        5,148,368  

Philip Morris International, Inc. (Tobacco)

       203,995        13,618,706  

Procter & Gamble Co. / The (Household Products)

       100,940        9,278,405  
       

 

 

 
          75,826,302  
       

 

 

 

ENERGY – 14.4%

       

BP PLC (Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels)

     (a     1,975,000        12,485,332  

Chevron Corp. (Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels)

       92,955        10,112,574  

Exxon Mobil Corp. (Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels)

       172,000        11,728,680  

Occidental Petroleum Corp. (Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels)

       105,225        6,458,711  

TOTAL SA (Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels)

     (a     104,150        5,493,403  
       

 

 

 
          46,278,700  
       

 

 

 

FINANCIALS – 4.2%

       

Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (Banks)

       54,175        4,034,950  

Invesco Ltd. (Capital Markets)

       118,325        1,980,761  

KeyCorp (Banks)

       160,425        2,371,082  

Muenchener Rueckversicherungs-Gesellschaft AG in Muenchen (Insurance)

     (a     11,900        2,595,373  

PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. / The (Banks)

       21,100        2,466,801  
       

 

 

 
          13,448,967  
       

 

 

 
Common Stocks (Continued)           Shares      Value  

HEALTH CARE – 8.7%

       

AbbVie, Inc. (Biotechnology)

       142,175      $ 13,107,113  

AstraZeneca PLC (Pharmaceuticals)

     (a     36,005        2,687,626  

GlaxoSmithKline PLC (Pharmaceuticals)

     (a     638,806        12,174,376  
       

 

 

 
          27,969,115  
       

 

 

 

INDUSTRIALS – 2.2%

       

United Parcel Service, Inc. Class B (Air Freight & Logistics)

       71,700        6,992,901  
       

 

 

 
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY – 0.7%        

Paychex, Inc. (IT Svs.)

       35,000        2,280,250  
       

 

 

 

REAL ESTATE – 11.8%

       

Crown Castle International Corp. (Equity REIT)

       128,875        13,999,691  

Digital Realty Trust, Inc. (Equity REIT)

       33,695        3,590,202  

National Retail Properties, Inc. (Equity REIT)

       78,700        3,817,737  

Omega Healthcare Investors, Inc. (Equity REIT)

       94,150        3,309,372  

Realty Income Corp. (Equity REIT)

       37,075        2,337,208  

Ventas, Inc. (Equity REIT)

       136,805        8,015,405  

Welltower, Inc. (Equity REIT)

       41,450        2,877,045  
       

 

 

 
          37,946,660  
       

 

 

 

UTILITIES – 17.3%

       

American Electric Power Co., Inc. (Electric Utilities)

       27,375        2,046,008  

Dominion Energy, Inc. (Multi-Utilities)

       191,100        13,656,006  

Duke Energy Corp. (Electric Utilities)

       138,081        11,916,390  

National Grid PLC (Multi-Utilities)

     (a     1,170,100        11,447,462  

PPL Corp. (Electric Utilities)

       275,275        7,798,541  

Southern Co. / The (Electric Utilities)

       199,035        8,741,617  
       

 

 

 
          55,606,024  
       

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks

(Cost $349,806,011)

        $ 314,543,088  
       

 

 

 
Money Market Funds – 1.7%           Shares      Value  

State Street Institutional Liquid Reserves Fund Institutional Class, 2.50%

     (b     5,547,829      $ 5,547,275  
       

 

 

 

Total Money Market Funds

(Cost $5,547,463)

        $ 5,547,275  
       

 

 

 

Total Investments – 99.5%

(Cost $355,353,474)

     (c      $ 320,090,363  
Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities – 0.5%           1,748,670  
       

 

 

 

Net Assets – 100.0%

        $ 321,839,033  
       

 

 

 
 

 

 

Percentages are stated as a percent of net assets.

Abbreviations:

  ADR:

  American Depositary Receipts

Footnotes:

  (a)

Security traded on a foreign exchange has been valued at an estimate of fair value that is different than the local market close price. These fair value estimates are determined by an independent fair valuation service that has been approved by the Board. These securities represent $53,892,566 or 16.7% of the Portfolio’s net assets.

   

Other Portfolio securities are not subjected to fair value procedures because they are traded on domestic or foreign exchanges that have close times that are consistent with the U.S. market close, normally 4:00 pm Eastern Time.

  (b)

Rate represents the seven-day yield at December 31, 2018.

  (c)

Represents cost for financial reporting purposes, which may differ from cost basis for federal income tax purposes. See also Note 7 of the Notes to Financial Statements.

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

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Objective/Strategy

The ON Federated High Income Bond Portfolio (formerly the High Income Bond Portfolio) seeks high current income by investing, under normal circumstances, at least 80% of its assets in lower rated corporate debt obligations commonly referred to as “junk bonds”. The Portfolio’s investments are generally rated Ba or lower by Moody’s, or BB or lower by Standard & Poor’s or Fitch.

 

Performance as of December 31, 2018

 

Average Annual returns

 

One year

     -3.25

Five years

     3.36

Ten years

     10.02

Past performance does not guarantee future results. The performance data quoted represents past performance and current returns may be lower or higher. Total return figures include change in share price and reinvestment of dividends and capital gains. The investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than the original cost. To obtain performance information up to the most recent month end, call toll-free 1-877-781-6392.

The Portfolio is not open to direct retail investment. Beneficial interest in shares is obtained solely by purchase of variable life insurance policies and variable annuity contracts. Actual performance results for variable annuity and variable universal life contracts will be lower due to contract charges. Consult your contract for applicable charges.

Total expense ratio is 0.74% per the Fund’s prospectus dated May 1, 2018. Additional information pertaining to the Portfolio’s expense ratio as of December 31, 2018 can be found in the Portfolio’s Financial Highlights.

 

Comments from Sub-Adviser

Q. How did the Portfolio perform in comparison to its benchmark during the reporting period?

A. For the year ended December 31, 2018, the ON Federated High Income Bond Portfolio returned -3.25% versus -2.08% for its benchmark, the Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Corporate High Yield 2% Issuer Capped Index.

Q. Were there specific market conditions, investment strategies, or techniques that materially affected the Portfolio’s benchmark-relative performance during the reporting period?

A. The total return for the high-yield market for the reporting period was disappointing on both an absolute and relative basis. For example, the Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Corporate High Yield 2% Issuer Capped Index (“BBHY2%ICI”), which returned -2.08% for the period, substantially underperformed the Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index, a measure of high-quality bond performance, which returned 0.01% for the period. For most of the period, the high yield market performed well, compared to most fixed income assets, benefiting from a strong economy and quality corporate earnings, with credit spreads touching cycle lows in early October. However, the fourth quarter proved difficult for the high yield market, as a number of factors took the market lower. These factors included the ongoing trade dispute with China, concerns about Federal Reserve policy, slowing economies in China and Europe, continuing political rancor between President Trump and Democrats and a steep drop in oil prices. These factors, along with rich valuations, led equity markets to approach bear market territory, which also negatively impacted the high yield market. In the fourth quarter decline, the high yield market seemed to ignore continuing strong earnings from corporations, very low levels of unemployment in the U.S., good high yield issuer’s credit profiles and low default rates. The impact of these factors can be seen in the spread between high-yield bonds and U.S. Treasury securities with comparable maturities. According to the

Credit Suisse High Yield Bond Index, the spread began the reporting period at 394 basis points and made yearly lows of 353 basis points on October 3rd, before rising substantially to close the year at 575 basis points.

Within the high-yield market, major industry sectors that substantially outperformed the overall BBHY2%ICI during the reporting period included: pharmaceuticals, electric utilities, media & entertainment, cable & satellite and healthcare. Major industry sectors that substantially underperformed the overall BBHY2%ICI during the reporting period included: oil field services, independent energy, automotive, home construction and banking. From a credit quality perspective, the “CCC”-rated sector was the worst performer, with a -3.84% total return, followed by the “BB”-rated sector with a -2.42% return. The B-rated sector was the strongest performing quality sector, although it was also in negative territory with a -1.31% total return during the reporting period.

Q. How did sector allocation and security selection each impact the Portfolio’s performance relative to its benchmark? For sector allocation, were there any factors that impacted the benchmark’s performance more significantly than the Portfolio’s performance? For security selection, was there anything specific regarding the Portfolio’s strategy that caused deviation from the benchmark?

A. The Portfolio was negatively affected by its security selection during the period. This was especially true in the healthcare, food & beverage, media & entertainment, packaging, technology and wireless telecommunications industry sectors. The Portfolio was positively impacted by security selection in the retail industry sector. (1)

The Portfolio was positively affected by its sector allocation during the reporting period. The Portfolio benefited from its underweights to the poor performing oil field services, banking, independent energy and home construction industry sectors. The Portfolio was overweight the strong performing pharmaceutical, healthcare, cable & satellite and media & entertainment industry sectors, but the benefit from this sector positioning was outweighed by the Portfolio’s specific holdings in these sectors, which underperformed. (1)

Q. Which holdings contributed the most to, and detracted the most from, the Portfolio’s benchmark-relative performance?

A. Specific high-yield issuers held by the Portfolio that negatively impacted performance relative to the benchmark included Acosta, Inc., a marketing service company that works with large consumer product companies. Acosta, Inc. was negatively impacted as its customers have scaled back spending in light of weaker overall results. Sesi LLC, an oil field service company, was negatively impacted by the downturn in oil prices. Rackspace Hosting, Inc., a software solutions company that supports and manages cloud platforms and other hosting applications, was negatively impacted by a weak sales effort after a leveraged buyout transaction, as well as the loss of a major customer. (1)

Specific high-yield issuers held by the Portfolio that positively impacted performance relative to the benchmark included Urban One, Inc., an urban radio station operator and cable TV station operator. Urban Once, Inc. benefited from a refinancing transaction that resulted in a security the Portfolio owned being taken out at a premium. Platform Specialty Products Corp., which produces specialty chemicals and crop protection products, benefited from a plan to split the company in two, which will result in one of the Portfolio’s securities being retired at a premium in early 2019. Seminole Hard Rock Entertainment, Inc. / Seminole Hard Rock International LLC, 100% owned by the Seminole Tribe of Florida, operates

 

 

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restaurants under the Hard Rock name, and licenses the name to various entities in the lodging sector as well. These securities outperformed due to their solid operations and short duration. (1)

 

 

(1) 

The Portfolio’s composition is subject to change. Holdings and weightings are as of December 31, 2018.

 

Change in Value of $10,000 Investment

 

LOGO

Hypothetical illustration based on past performance. Future performance will vary. All returns reflect reinvested dividends. The Portfolio’s holdings may differ significantly from the securities in the index. The index is unmanaged and therefore does not reflect the cost of portfolio management and accounting.

The Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Corporate High Yield 2% Issuer Capped Index is the 2% Issuer Cap component of the Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Corporate High Yield Bond Index. The Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Corporate High Yield Bond Index is an unmanaged index that includes all fixed income securities having a maximum quality rating of Ba1/BB+/BB+, a minimum amount outstanding of $150 million, and a least 1 year to maturity. The 2% Issuer Cap component limits the exposure of each issuer to 2% of the total market value and distributes any excess market value index–wide on a pro–rata basis. The index is presented on a total return basis.

Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Redemption of fund shares could have tax implications unique to each shareholder.

Portfolio Composition as of December 31, 2018 (1)

 

     % of Net Assets  

Corporate Bonds (4)

     96.4  

Money Market Funds and Other Net Assets

     3.6  
  

 

 

 
     100.0  
  

 

 

 

 

Top 10 Portfolio Holdings as of December 31,
2018 
(1) (2) (3)

 

        % of Net Assets  

1.

  Bausch Health Cos., Inc.     1.2  
  6.125%, 04/15/2025  

2.

  CCO Holdings LLC / CCO Holdings Capital Corp.     1.1  
  5.750%, 01/15/2024  

3.

  Ortho-Clinical Diagnostics, Inc. / Ortho-Clinical Diagnostics SA     1.0  
  6.625%, 05/15/2022  

4.

  Park Aerospace Holdings Ltd.     1.0  
  5.500%, 02/15/2024  

5.

  Sprint Corp.     0.9  
  7.625%, 02/15/2025  

6.

  Jaguar Holding Co. II / Pharmaceutical Product Development LLC     0.9  
  6.375%, 08/01/2023  

7.

  Altice France SA     0.9  
  7.375%, 05/01/2026  

8.

  MPH Acquisition Holdings LLC     0.8  
  7.125%, 06/01/2024  

9.

  BWAY Holding Co.     0.8  
  7.250%, 04/15/2025  

10.

  HUB International Ltd.     0.8  
  7.000%, 05/01/2026  
 

 

 

 

(1)

Composition of Portfolio subject to change.

 

(2)

Short-term investments have been excluded from the list of Top 10 Portfolio Holdings.

 

(3)

Top 10 Portfolio Holdings is presented at an individual security level. Total investment exposure by issuer may be higher.

 

(4)

Sectors (Corporate Bonds):

 

     % of Net Assets  

Communication Services

     18.4  

Health Care

     17.1  

Energy

     13.1  

Consumer Discretionary

     10.7  

Materials

     9.8  

Industrials

     8.7  

Information Technology

     6.3  

Financials

     5.7  

Utilities

     3.5  

Consumer Staples

     3.1  
  

 

 

 
     96.4  
  

 

 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments

  December 31, 2018  

 

Corporate Bonds – 96.4%          Rate      Maturity      Face Amount      Value  

COMMUNICATION SERVICES – 18.4%

              

Acosta, Inc. (Media)

   (a)              7.750%        10/01/2022        $1,075,000      $ 198,875  

Altice France SA (Diversified Telecom. Svs.)

   (a)      7.375%        05/01/2026        1,950,000        1,789,125  

Altice France SA (Diversified Telecom. Svs.)

   (a)      8.125%        02/01/2027        200,000        188,500  

Altice Luxembourg SA (Wireless Telecom. Svs.)

   (a)      7.625%        02/15/2025        1,150,000        859,625  

AMC Networks, Inc. (Media)

        5.000%        04/01/2024        600,000        568,500  

AMC Networks, Inc. (Media)

        4.750%        08/01/2025        450,000        408,375  

CBS Radio, Inc. (Media)

   (a)      7.250%        11/01/2024        650,000        604,500  

CCO Holdings LLC / CCO Holdings Capital Corp. (Media)

        5.250%        09/30/2022        300,000        297,375  

CCO Holdings LLC / CCO Holdings Capital Corp. (Media)

        5.125%        02/15/2023        150,000        146,250  

CCO Holdings LLC / CCO Holdings Capital Corp. (Media)

        5.750%        09/01/2023        325,000        323,375  

CCO Holdings LLC / CCO Holdings Capital Corp. (Media)

        5.750%        01/15/2024        2,325,000        2,313,375  

CCO Holdings LLC / CCO Holdings Capital Corp. (Media)

   (a)      5.875%        05/01/2027        400,000        388,000  

CCO Holdings LLC / CCO Holdings Capital Corp. (Media)

   (a)      5.000%        02/01/2028        850,000        782,000  

Clear Channel Worldwide Holdings, Inc. (Media)

        6.500%        11/15/2022        275,000        272,250  

Clear Channel Worldwide Holdings, Inc. (Media)

        6.500%        11/15/2022        175,000        175,000  

CSC Holdings LLC (Media)

   (a)      5.125%        12/15/2021        525,000        514,500  

CSC Holdings LLC (Media)

   (a)      5.375%        07/15/2023        375,000        365,970  

CSC Holdings LLC (Media)

        5.250%        06/01/2024        975,000        893,344  

CSC Holdings LLC (Media)

   (a)      7.750%        07/15/2025        525,000        534,187  

CSC Holdings LLC (Media)

   (a)      6.625%        10/15/2025        300,000        303,750  

CSC Holdings LLC (Media)

   (a)      5.500%        04/15/2027        1,100,000        1,023,000  

CSC Holdings LLC (Media)

   (a)      7.500%        04/01/2028        550,000        548,625  

Digicel Group Ltd. (Wireless Telecom. Svs.)

   (a)      8.250%        09/30/2020        200,000        135,000  

DISH DBS Corp. (Media)

        5.875%        11/15/2024        1,275,000        1,026,375  

DISH DBS Corp. (Media)

        7.750%        07/01/2026        825,000        682,687  

E.W. Scripps Co. / The (Media)

   (a)      5.125%        05/15/2025        175,000        160,563  

EMI Music Publishing Group North America Holdings, Inc. (Entertainment)

   (a)      7.625%        06/15/2024        525,000        559,125  

Gray Television, Inc. (Media)

   (a)      5.125%        10/15/2024        250,000        230,500  

Gray Television, Inc. (Media)

   (a)      5.875%        07/15/2026        825,000        769,147  

iHeartCommunications, Inc. (Acquired 06/09/2011 through 02/05/2014, Cost $669,543) (Media)

   (b)      9.000%        03/01/2021        700,000        469,000  

Intelsat Jackson Holdings SA (Diversified Telecom. Svs.)

        5.500%        08/01/2023        625,000        543,750  

Intelsat Jackson Holdings SA (Diversified Telecom. Svs.)

   (a)      8.500%        10/15/2024        650,000        630,500  

Intelsat Jackson Holdings SA (Diversified Telecom. Svs.)

   (a)      9.750%        07/15/2025        350,000        350,980  

Match Group, Inc. (Interactive Media & Svs.)

   (a)      5.000%        12/15/2027        675,000        619,312  

Nexstar Broadcasting, Inc. (Media)

        5.875%        11/15/2022        350,000        349,125  

Nexstar Broadcasting, Inc. (Media)

   (a)      5.625%        08/01/2024        1,025,000        958,375  

Rackspace Hosting, Inc. (Interactive Media & Svs.)

   (a)      8.625%        11/15/2024        1,150,000        897,000  

Sinclair Television Group, Inc. (Media)

   (a)      5.625%        08/01/2024        700,000        656,250  

Sinclair Television Group, Inc. (Media)

   (a)      5.875%        03/15/2026        500,000        466,250  

Sinclair Television Group, Inc. (Media)

   (a)      5.125%        02/15/2027        250,000        220,625  

Sirius XM Radio, Inc. (Media)

   (a)      4.625%        05/15/2023        425,000        406,937  

Sirius XM Radio, Inc. (Media)

   (a)      6.000%        07/15/2024        275,000        275,688  

Sirius XM Radio, Inc. (Media)

   (a)      5.375%        04/15/2025        75,000        71,063  

Sirius XM Radio, Inc. (Media)

   (a)      5.375%        07/15/2026        725,000        677,875  

Sirius XM Radio, Inc. (Media)

   (a)      5.000%        08/01/2027        250,000        228,438  

Sprint Capital Corp. (Wireless Telecom. Svs.)

        6.875%        11/15/2028        825,000        779,625  

Sprint Corp. (Wireless Telecom. Svs.)

        7.875%        09/15/2023        175,000        179,594  

Sprint Corp. (Wireless Telecom. Svs.)

        7.125%        06/15/2024        375,000        371,647  

Sprint Corp. (Wireless Telecom. Svs.)

        7.625%        02/15/2025        1,825,000        1,825,000  

Sprint Corp. (Wireless Telecom. Svs.)

        7.625%        03/01/2026        325,000        320,938  

TEGNA, Inc. (Media)

        6.375%        10/15/2023        475,000        476,187  

Telenet Finance Luxembourg Notes SARL (Media)

   (a)      5.500%        03/01/2028        1,400,000        1,267,000  

T-Mobile U.S.A., Inc. (Wireless Telecom. Svs.)

        6.500%        01/15/2024        325,000        333,996  

T-Mobile U.S.A., Inc. (Wireless Telecom. Svs.)

        6.375%        03/01/2025        125,000        126,558  

T-Mobile U.S.A., Inc. (Wireless Telecom. Svs.)

        5.125%        04/15/2025        675,000        655,594  

T-Mobile U.S.A., Inc. (Wireless Telecom. Svs.)

        6.500%        01/15/2026        325,000        331,500  

T-Mobile U.S.A., Inc. (Wireless Telecom. Svs.)

        5.375%        04/15/2027        200,000        193,000  

T-Mobile U.S.A., Inc. (Wireless Telecom. Svs.)

        4.750%        02/01/2028        250,000        226,250  

Tribune Media Co. (Media)

        5.875%        07/15/2022        750,000        753,750  

Unitymedia GmbH (Media)

   (a)      6.125%        01/15/2025        975,000        979,777  

Unitymedia Hessen GmbH & Co. KG / Unitymedia NRW GmbH (Media)

   (a)      5.000%        01/15/2025        200,000        195,400  

Urban One, Inc. (Media)

   (a)      7.375%        04/15/2022        450,000        425,250  

Virgin Media Finance PLC (Media)

   (a)      6.000%        10/15/2024        800,000        768,400  

Virgin Media Finance PLC (Media)

   (a)      5.750%        01/15/2025        600,000        564,018  

Virgin Media Secured Finance PLC (Media)

   (a)      5.250%        01/15/2026        425,000        389,406  

Ziggo B.V. (Diversified Telecom. Svs.)

   (a)      5.500%        01/15/2027        600,000        537,000  

Ziggo Bond Co. B.V. (Diversified Telecom. Svs.)

   (a)      6.000%        01/15/2027        775,000        678,125  
              

 

 

 
                 37,261,081  
              

 

 

 

CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY – 10.7%

              

1011778 B.C. ULC / New Red Finance, Inc. (Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure)

   (a)      4.250%        05/15/2024        250,000        230,203  

 

  60   (continued)


Ohio National Fund, Inc.   ON Federated High Income Bond Portfolio (Continued)

 

Schedule of Investments

  December 31, 2018  

 

Corporate Bonds (Continued)          Rate      Maturity      Face Amount      Value  

CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY (continued)

     

1011778 B.C. ULC / New Red Finance, Inc. (Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure)

   (a)      5.000%        10/15/2025        $1,550,000      $ 1,426,000  

Adient Global Holdings Ltd. (Auto Components)

   (a)      4.875%        08/15/2026        1,175,000        898,875  

American Axle & Manufacturing, Inc. (Auto Components)

        6.500%        04/01/2027        1,025,000        917,375  

Aramark Services, Inc. (Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure)

        5.125%        01/15/2024        175,000        173,250  

Aramark Services, Inc. (Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure)

   (a)      5.000%        04/01/2025        175,000        171,063  

Aramark Services, Inc. (Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure)

        4.750%        06/01/2026        375,000        352,500  

Aramark Services, Inc. (Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure)

   (a)      5.000%        02/01/2028        575,000        536,188  

Boyd Gaming Corp. (Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure)

        6.375%        04/01/2026        525,000        507,938  

Boyd Gaming Corp. (Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure)

        6.000%        08/15/2026        100,000        93,500  

Caesars Resort Collection LLC / CRC Finco, Inc. (Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure)

   (a)      5.250%        10/15/2025        1,225,000        1,053,500  

Dana Financing Luxembourg Sarl (Auto Components)

   (a)      6.500%        06/01/2026        875,000        838,906  

Eldorado Resorts, Inc. (Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure)

        6.000%        04/01/2025        500,000        482,320  

Eldorado Resorts, Inc. (Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure)

   (a)      6.000%        09/15/2026        200,000        189,000  

Gates Global LLC / Gates Global Co. (Auto Components)

   (a)      6.000%        07/15/2022        739,000        724,220  

Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. / The (Auto Components)

        5.125%        11/15/2023        50,000        49,000  

Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. / The (Auto Components)

        5.000%        05/31/2026        375,000        337,500  

Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. / The (Auto Components)

        4.875%        03/15/2027        300,000        263,250  

Hanesbrands, Inc. (Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods)

   (a)      4.875%        05/15/2026        325,000        292,906  

Hilton Domestic Operating Co., Inc. (Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure)

   (a)      5.125%        05/01/2026        525,000        504,000  

IHO Verwaltungs GmbH (Auto Components)

   (a)(c)      4.750%        09/15/2026        1,175,000        1,022,920  

J.B. Poindexter & Co., Inc. (Auto Components)

   (a)      7.125%        04/15/2026        350,000        327,250  

KFC Holding Co. / Pizza Hut Holdings LLC / Taco Bell of America LLC (Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure)

   (a)      5.250%        06/01/2026        300,000        290,259  

KFC Holding Co. / Pizza Hut Holdings LLC / Taco Bell of America LLC (Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure)

   (a)      4.750%        06/01/2027        525,000        488,250  

MGM Growth Properties Operating Partnership LP / MGP Finance Co-Issuer, Inc. (Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure)

        5.625%        05/01/2024        50,000        49,500  

MGM Resorts International (Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure)

        5.750%        06/15/2025        500,000        482,500  

MGM Resorts International (Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure)

        4.625%        09/01/2026        1,075,000        964,812  

Mohegan Gaming & Entertainment (Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure)

   (a)      7.875%        10/15/2024        700,000        653,625  

Party City Holdings, Inc. (Specialty Retail)

   (a)      6.125%        08/15/2023        975,000        957,937  

Party City Holdings, Inc. (Specialty Retail)

   (a)      6.625%        08/01/2026        400,000        364,000  

PetSmart, Inc. (Specialty Retail)

   (a)      7.125%        03/15/2023        400,000        233,000  

Rivers Pittsburgh Borrower LP / Rivers Pittsburgh Finance Corp. (Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure)

   (a)      6.125%        08/15/2021        825,000        800,250  

Sally Holdings LLC / Sally Capital, Inc. (Specialty Retail)

        5.625%        12/01/2025        600,000        552,000  

Seminole Hard Rock Entertainment, Inc. / Seminole Hard Rock International LLC (Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure)

   (a)      5.875%        05/15/2021        1,125,000        1,122,187  

Six Flags Entertainment Corp. (Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure)

   (a)      5.500%        04/15/2027        875,000        824,687  

Stars Group Holdings B.V. / Stars Group U.S. Co-Borrower LLC (Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure)

   (a)      7.000%        07/15/2026        625,000        607,812  

Station Casinos LLC (Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure)

   (a)      5.000%        10/01/2025        725,000        656,125  

Sugarhouse HSP Gaming Prop. Mezz. LP / Sugarhouse HSP Gaming Finance Corp. (Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure)

   (a)      5.875%        05/15/2025        675,000        631,125  

VOC Escrow Ltd. (Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure)

   (a)      5.000%        02/15/2028        325,000        299,813  

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, Inc. (Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure)

   (a)      5.375%        04/15/2026        325,000        312,000  
              

 

 

 
        21,681,546  
              

 

 

 

CONSUMER STAPLES – 3.1%

     

Albertsons Cos. LLC / Safeway, Inc. / New Albertson’s LP / Albertson’s LLC (Food & Staples Retailing)

        6.625%        06/15/2024        875,000        811,562  

Albertsons Cos. LLC / Safeway, Inc. / New Albertson’s LP / Albertson’s LLC (Food & Staples Retailing)

        5.750%        03/15/2025        825,000        721,875  

B&G Foods, Inc. (Food Products)

        5.250%        04/01/2025        1,100,000        1,023,000  

Energizer Gamma Acquisition, Inc. (Household Products)

   (a)      6.375%        07/15/2026        100,000        91,750  

Energizer Holdings, Inc. (Household Products)

   (a)      5.500%        06/15/2025        125,000        112,813  

First Quality Finance Co., Inc. (Personal Products)

   (a)      5.000%        07/01/2025        100,000        89,500  

Performance Food Group, Inc. (Food & Staples Retailing)

   (a)      5.500%        06/01/2024        75,000        72,563  

Post Holdings, Inc. (Food Products)

   (a)      5.000%        08/15/2026        1,650,000        1,501,500  

Post Holdings, Inc. (Food Products)

   (a)      5.750%        03/01/2027        550,000        515,625  

Rite Aid Corp. (Food & Staples Retailing)

   (a)      6.125%        04/01/2023        650,000        513,500  

U.S. Foods, Inc. (Food & Staples Retailing)

   (a)      5.875%        06/15/2024        825,000        802,312  
              

 

 

 
        6,256,000  
              

 

 

 

ENERGY – 13.1%

     

Andeavor Logistics LP / Tesoro Logistics Finance Corp. (Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels)

        6.250%        10/15/2022        28,000        28,560  

Antero Midstream Partners LP / Antero Midstream Finance Corp. (Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels)

        5.375%        09/15/2024        675,000        629,437  

Apergy Corp. (Energy Equip. & Svs.)

        6.375%        05/01/2026        100,000        97,000  

Berry Petroleum Co. LLC (Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels)

   (a)      7.000%        02/15/2026        325,000        292,500  

Callon Petroleum Co. (Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels)

        6.125%        10/01/2024        614,000        571,020  

 

  61   (continued)


Ohio National Fund, Inc.   ON Federated High Income Bond Portfolio (Continued)

 

Schedule of Investments

  December 31, 2018  

 

Corporate Bonds (Continued)          Rate      Maturity      Face Amount      Value  

ENERGY (continued)

              

Callon Petroleum Co. (Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels)

        6.375%        07/01/2026        $  225,000      $ 209,250  

Carrizo Oil & Gas, Inc. (Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels)

        6.250%        04/15/2023        100,000        92,500  

Carrizo Oil & Gas, Inc. (Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels)

        8.250%        07/15/2025        450,000        441,000  

Cheniere Corpus Christi Holdings LLC (Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels)

        7.000%        06/30/2024        375,000        395,625  

Cheniere Corpus Christi Holdings LLC (Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels)

        5.875%        03/31/2025        350,000        348,250  

Cheniere Corpus Christi Holdings LLC (Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels)

        5.125%        06/30/2027        225,000        212,411  

Cheniere Energy Partners LP (Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels)

        5.250%        10/01/2025        900,000        839,250  

Chesapeake Energy Corp. (Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels)

        5.750%        03/15/2023        50,000        43,125  

Chesapeake Energy Corp. (Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels)

        7.000%        10/01/2024        175,000        151,375  

Chesapeake Energy Corp. (Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels)

        8.000%        01/15/2025        175,000        154,438  

Chesapeake Energy Corp. (Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels)

        8.000%        06/15/2027        1,025,000        861,000  

CNX Midstream Partners LP / CNX Midstream Finance Corp. (Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels)

   (a)      6.500%        03/15/2026        725,000        688,750  

CrownRock LP / CrownRock Finance, Inc. (Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels)

   (a)              5.625%        10/15/2025        1,075,000        967,500  

CVR Refining LLC / Coffeyville Finance, Inc. (Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels)

        6.500%        11/01/2022        1,250,000        1,231,250  

Endeavor Energy Resources LP / EER Finance, Inc. (Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels)

   (a)      5.750%        01/30/2028        300,000        306,060  

Enviva Partners LP / Enviva Partners Finance Corp. (Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels)

        8.500%        11/01/2021        1,025,000        1,050,625  

EP Energy LLC / Everest Acquisition Finance, Inc. (Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels)

        6.375%        06/15/2023        150,000        47,250  

EP Energy LLC / Everest Acquisition Finance, Inc. (Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels)

   (a)      8.000%        11/29/2024        550,000        409,750  

Gulfport Energy Corp. (Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels)

        6.625%        05/01/2023        175,000        165,375  

Gulfport Energy Corp. (Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels)

        6.000%        10/15/2024        250,000        221,250  

Gulfport Energy Corp. (Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels)

        6.375%        05/15/2025        275,000        243,375  

Gulfport Energy Corp. (Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels)

        6.375%        01/15/2026        125,000        108,125  

Holly Energy Partners LP / Holly Energy Finance Corp. (Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels)

   (a)      6.000%        08/01/2024        1,075,000        1,053,500  

Jagged Peak Energy LLC (Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels)

   (a)      5.875%        05/01/2026        350,000        325,500  

Laredo Petroleum, Inc. (Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels)

        5.625%        01/15/2022        150,000        134,625  

Laredo Petroleum, Inc. (Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels)

        6.250%        03/15/2023        475,000        426,313  

Nine Energy Service, Inc. (Energy Equip. & Svs.)

   (a)      8.750%        11/01/2023        325,000        308,750  

NuStar Logistics LP (Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels)

        5.625%        04/28/2027        875,000        815,937  

Oasis Petroleum, Inc. (Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels)

        6.875%        03/15/2022        625,000        589,062  

Oasis Petroleum, Inc. (Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels)

   (a)      6.250%        05/01/2026        75,000        63,000  

Parsley Energy LLC / Parsley Finance Corp. (Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels)

   (a)      5.375%        01/15/2025        175,000        161,000  

Parsley Energy LLC / Parsley Finance Corp. (Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels)

   (a)      5.250%        08/15/2025        175,000        158,375  

Parsley Energy LLC / Parsley Finance Corp. (Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels)

   (a)      5.625%        10/15/2027        475,000        431,656  

PDC Energy, Inc. (Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels)

        6.125%        09/15/2024        350,000        323,750  

PDC Energy, Inc. (Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels)

        5.750%        05/15/2026        375,000        333,750  

Precision Drilling Corp. (Energy Equip. & Svs.)

        6.500%        12/15/2021        22,997        21,387  

Precision Drilling Corp. (Energy Equip. & Svs.)

        7.750%        12/15/2023        525,000        483,656  

Precision Drilling Corp. (Energy Equip. & Svs.)

   (a)      7.125%        01/15/2026        250,000        215,000  

QEP Resources, Inc. (Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels)

        5.250%        05/01/2023        125,000        110,625  

QEP Resources, Inc. (Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels)

        5.625%        03/01/2026        400,000        332,000  

Range Resources Corp. (Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels)

        5.000%        03/15/2023        175,000        154,000  

Range Resources Corp. (Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels)

        4.875%        05/15/2025        600,000        492,000  

SESI LLC (Energy Equip. & Svs.)

        7.125%        12/15/2021        375,000        318,750  

SESI LLC (Energy Equip. & Svs.)

        7.750%        09/15/2024        1,075,000        854,625  

Shelf Drilling Holdings Ltd. (Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels)

   (a)      8.250%        02/15/2025        575,000        491,625  

SM Energy Co. (Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels)

        5.000%        01/15/2024        175,000        152,250  

SM Energy Co. (Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels)

        5.625%        06/01/2025        100,000        87,000  

SM Energy Co. (Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels)

        6.750%        09/15/2026        450,000        402,750  

SM Energy Co. (Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels)

        6.625%        01/15/2027        25,000        22,250  

SRC Energy, Inc. (Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels)

        6.250%        12/01/2025        650,000        539,500  

Summit Midstream Holdings LLC / Summit Midstream Finance Corp. (Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels)

        5.500%        08/15/2022        1,075,000        1,021,250  

Summit Midstream Holdings LLC / Summit Midstream Finance Corp. (Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels)

        5.750%        04/15/2025        350,000        322,000  

Sunoco LP / Sunoco Finance Corp. (Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels)

        4.875%        01/15/2023        50,000        48,750  

Sunoco LP / Sunoco Finance Corp. (Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels)

        5.500%        02/15/2026        225,000        213,188  

Sunoco LP / Sunoco Finance Corp. (Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels)

        5.875%        03/15/2028        350,000        327,383  

Targa Resources Partners LP / Targa Resources Partners Finance Corp. (Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels)

        5.250%        05/01/2023        150,000        147,000  

Targa Resources Partners LP / Targa Resources Partners Finance Corp. (Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels)

   (a)      5.875%        04/15/2026        150,000        145,875  

Targa Resources Partners LP / Targa Resources Partners Finance Corp. (Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels)

        5.375%        02/01/2027        700,000        656,250  

Targa Resources Partners LP / Targa Resources Partners Finance Corp. (Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels)

        5.000%        01/15/2028        600,000        543,000  

TransMontaigne Partners LP / TLP Finance Corp. (Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels)

        6.125%        02/15/2026        125,000        111,875  

U.S.A. Compression Partners LP / U.S.A. Compression Finance Corp. (Energy Equip. & Svs.)

   (a)      6.875%        04/01/2026        850,000        816,000  

Ultra Resources, Inc. (Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels)

   (a)      6.875%        04/15/2022        150,000        52,500  

Ultra Resources, Inc. (Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels)

   (a)      7.125%        04/15/2025        400,000        124,000  

Weatherford International LLC (Energy Equip. & Svs.)

        6.800%        06/15/2037        500,000        262,500  

Weatherford International Ltd. (Energy Equip. & Svs.)

        8.250%        06/15/2023        200,000        120,500  

 

  62   (continued)


Ohio National Fund, Inc.   ON Federated High Income Bond Portfolio (Continued)

 

Schedule of Investments

  December 31, 2018  

 

Corporate Bonds (Continued)    Rate      Maturity      Face Amount      Value  

ENERGY (continued)

 

        

Weatherford International Ltd. (Energy Equip. & Svs.)

     7.000%        03/15/2038        $  325,000      $ 168,188  

Whiting Petroleum Corp. (Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels)

     6.250%        04/01/2023        600,000        546,000  

Whiting Petroleum Corp. (Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels)

     6.625%        01/15/2026        325,000        278,688  
              

 

 

 
           26,513,634  
              

 

 

 

FINANCIALS – 5.7%

              

Acrisure LLC / Acrisure Finance, Inc. (Insurance)

   (a)      7.000%        11/15/2025        975,000        831,187  

Ally Financial, Inc. (Consumer Finance)

     5.750%        11/20/2025        550,000        547,250  

Alpha 2 BV (Diversified Financial Svs.)

   (a)(c)      8.750%        06/01/2023        325,000        311,188  

Alpha 3 BV / Alpha U.S. Bidco, Inc. (Diversified Financial Svs.)

   (a)      6.250%        02/01/2025        900,000        846,000  

AmWINS Group, Inc. (Insurance)

   (a)      7.750%        07/01/2026        675,000        637,875  

Ardonagh Midco 3 PLC (Insurance)

   (a)      8.625%        07/15/2023        800,000        680,000  

AssuredPartners, Inc. (Insurance)

   (a)      7.000%        08/15/2025        775,000        698,492  

Avolon Holdings Funding Ltd. (Diversified Financial Svs.)

   (a)      5.500%        01/15/2023        75,000        72,750  

HUB International Ltd. (Insurance)

   (a)      7.000%        05/01/2026        1,800,000        1,633,500  

Navient Corp. (Consumer Finance)

     6.125%        03/25/2024        850,000        728,875  

Navient Corp. (Consumer Finance)

     5.875%        10/25/2024        1,050,000        876,750  

Navient Corp. (Consumer Finance)

     6.750%        06/15/2026        125,000        103,750  

NFP Corp. (Insurance)

   (a)      6.875%        07/15/2025        950,000        850,250  

Quicken Loans, Inc. (Thrifts & Mortgage Finance)

   (a)      5.750%        05/01/2025        1,075,000        1,005,125  

Quicken Loans, Inc. (Thrifts & Mortgage Finance)

   (a)      5.250%        01/15/2028        375,000        331,875  

Refinitiv U.S. Holdings, Inc. (Capital Markets)

   (a)      6.250%        05/15/2026        200,000        193,000  

Refinitiv U.S. Holdings, Inc. (Capital Markets)

   (a)      8.250%        11/15/2026        400,000        365,500  

USIS Merger Sub, Inc. (Insurance)

   (a)      6.875%        05/01/2025        950,000        873,012  
              

 

 

 
           11,586,379  
              

 

 

 

HEALTH CARE – 17.1%

              

Acadia Healthcare Co., Inc. (Health Care Providers & Svs.)

     5.625%        02/15/2023        1,225,000        1,160,687  

Acadia Healthcare Co., Inc. (Health Care Providers & Svs.)

     6.500%        03/01/2024        400,000        386,000  

Air Medical Group Holdings, Inc. (Health Care Providers & Svs.)

   (a)      6.375%        05/15/2023        1,225,000        1,035,125  

Avantor, Inc. (Health Care Equip. & Supplies)

   (a)      6.000%        10/01/2024        125,000        122,813  

Avantor, Inc. (Health Care Equip. & Supplies)

   (a)      9.000%        10/01/2025        975,000        975,000  

Bausch Health Cos., Inc. (Pharmaceuticals)

   (a)      5.500%        03/01/2023        350,000        319,092  

Bausch Health Cos., Inc. (Pharmaceuticals)

   (a)      7.000%        03/15/2024        225,000        227,250  

Bausch Health Cos., Inc. (Pharmaceuticals)

   (a)      6.125%        04/15/2025        2,725,000        2,377,562  

Bausch Health Cos., Inc. (Pharmaceuticals)

   (a)      5.500%        11/01/2025        200,000        186,500  

Bausch Health Cos., Inc. (Pharmaceuticals)

   (a)      9.000%        12/15/2025        525,000        522,375  

Bausch Health Cos., Inc. (Pharmaceuticals)

   (a)      8.500%        01/31/2027        275,000        266,750  

Centene Corp. (Health Care Providers & Svs.)

   (a)      5.375%        06/01/2026        425,000        413,312  

Charles River Laboratories International, Inc. (Life Sciences Tools & Svs.)

   (a)      5.500%        04/01/2026        225,000        221,625  

CHS / Community Health Systems, Inc. (Health Care Providers & Svs.)

     6.875%        02/01/2022        700,000        318,500  

CHS / Community Health Systems, Inc. (Health Care Providers & Svs.)

     6.250%        03/31/2023        600,000        545,280  

CHS / Community Health Systems, Inc. (Health Care Providers & Svs.)

   (a)      8.625%        01/15/2024        150,000        148,125  

Eagle Holding Co. II LLC (Health Care Providers & Svs.)

   (a)(c)      7.625%        05/15/2022        400,000        382,000  

Endo Dac / Endo Finance LLC / Endo Finco, Inc. (Pharmaceuticals)

   (a)      6.000%        07/15/2023        475,000        362,188  

Endo Dac / Endo Finance LLC / Endo Finco, Inc. (Pharmaceuticals)

   (a)      6.000%        02/01/2025        1,225,000        878,937  

Envision Healthcare Corp. (Health Care Providers & Svs.)

   (a)      8.750%        10/15/2026        575,000        497,375  

HCA, Inc. (Health Care Providers & Svs.)

     5.875%        05/01/2023        275,000        278,438  

HCA, Inc. (Health Care Providers & Svs.)

     5.000%        03/15/2024        1,525,000        1,509,750  

HCA, Inc. (Health Care Providers & Svs.)

     5.375%        02/01/2025        900,000        877,500  

HCA, Inc. (Health Care Providers & Svs.)

     5.250%        04/15/2025        625,000        621,875  

HCA, Inc. (Health Care Providers & Svs.)

     5.875%        02/15/2026        650,000        646,750  

HCA, Inc. (Health Care Providers & Svs.)

     5.375%        09/01/2026        100,000        97,250  

IQVIA, Inc. (Health Care Technology)

   (a)      5.000%        10/15/2026        300,000        286,500  

Jaguar Holding Co. II / Pharmaceutical Product Development LLC (Health Care Providers & Svs.)

   (a)      6.375%        08/01/2023        1,875,000        1,791,731  

Mallinckrodt International Finance SA / Mallinckrodt CB LLC (Pharmaceuticals)

   (a)      5.625%        10/15/2023        1,525,000        1,159,000  

Mallinckrodt International Finance SA / Mallinckrodt CB LLC (Pharmaceuticals)

   (a)      5.500%        04/15/2025        400,000        276,000  

MEDNAX, Inc. (Health Care Providers & Svs.)

   (a)      6.250%        01/15/2027        325,000        313,625  

MPH Acquisition Holdings LLC (Health Care Providers & Svs.)

   (a)      7.125%        06/01/2024        1,825,000        1,701,812  

Ortho-Clinical Diagnostics, Inc. / Ortho-Clinical Diagnostics SA (Health Care Equip. & Supplies)

   (a)      6.625%        05/15/2022        2,250,000        2,025,000  

Polaris Intermediate Corp. (Health Care Providers & Svs.)

   (a)(c)      8.500%        12/01/2022        375,000        342,045  

Prestige Brands, Inc. (Pharmaceuticals)

   (a)      5.375%        12/15/2021        600,000        586,500  

Prestige Brands, Inc. (Pharmaceuticals)

   (a)      6.375%        03/01/2024        1,300,000        1,254,500  

RegionalCare Hospital Partners Holdings, Inc. / LifePoint Health, Inc. (Health Care Providers & Svs.)

   (a)      9.750%        12/01/2026        450,000        426,375  

Sotera Health Holdings LLC (Health Care Equip. & Supplies)

   (a)      6.500%        05/15/2023        900,000        861,750  

Sotera Health Topco, Inc. (Health Care Equip. & Supplies)

   (a)(c)      8.125%        11/01/2021        1,350,000        1,269,000  

Surgery Center Holdings, Inc. (Health Care Providers & Svs.)

   (a)      6.750%        07/01/2025        1,000,000        850,000  

Team Health Holdings, Inc. (Health Care Providers & Svs.)

   (a)      6.375%        02/01/2025        1,725,000        1,408,031  

 

  63   (continued)


Ohio National Fund, Inc.   ON Federated High Income Bond Portfolio (Continued)

 

Schedule of Investments

  December 31, 2018  

 

Corporate Bonds (Continued)          Rate      Maturity      Face Amount      Value  

HEALTH CARE (continued)

              

Teleflex, Inc. (Health Care Equip. & Supplies)

        5.250%        06/15/2024        $   275,000      $ 273,625  

Teleflex, Inc. (Health Care Equip. & Supplies)

        4.625%        11/15/2027        275,000        255,063  

Tenet Healthcare Corp. (Health Care Providers & Svs.)

        4.500%        04/01/2021        275,000        267,438  

Tenet Healthcare Corp. (Health Care Providers & Svs.)

   (a)      7.500%        01/01/2022        150,000        152,250  

Tenet Healthcare Corp. (Health Care Providers & Svs.)

        6.750%        06/15/2023        1,000,000        938,750  

Tenet Healthcare Corp. (Health Care Providers & Svs.)

        5.125%        05/01/2025        650,000        606,125  

Vizient, Inc. (Health Care Providers & Svs.)

   (a)      10.375%        03/01/2024        975,000        1,033,500  

WellCare Health Plans, Inc. (Health Care Providers & Svs.)

   (a)      5.375%        08/15/2026        225,000        217,125  

West Street Merger Sub, Inc. (Life Sciences Tools & Svs.)

   (a)      6.375%        09/01/2025        950,000        840,750  
              

 

 

 
                 34,514,554  
              

 

 

 

INDUSTRIALS – 8.7%

              

American Builders & Contractors Supply Co., Inc. (Trading Companies & Distributors)

   (a)      5.750%        12/15/2023        50,000        49,500  

American Builders & Contractors Supply Co., Inc. (Trading Companies & Distributors)

   (a)      5.875%        05/15/2026        975,000        928,385  

Beacon Roofing Supply, Inc. (Trading Companies & Distributors)

   (a)      4.875%        11/01/2025        225,000        197,719  

Core & Main LP (Commercial Svs. & Supplies)

   (a)      6.125%        08/15/2025        575,000        510,312  

Engility Corp. (Aerospace & Defense)

        8.875%        09/01/2024        375,000        400,313  

Garda World Security Corp. (Commercial Svs. & Supplies)

   (a)      8.750%        05/15/2025        800,000        728,000  

Hillman Group, Inc. / The (Building Products)

   (a)      6.375%        07/15/2022        875,000        708,750  

JPW Industries Holding Corp. (Machinery)

   (a)      9.000%        10/01/2024        100,000        96,500  

Masonite International Corp. (Building Products)

   (a)      5.625%        03/15/2023        175,000        169,750  

Masonite International Corp. (Building Products)

   (a)      5.750%        09/15/2026        225,000        212,063  

Multi-Color Corp. (Commercial Svs. & Supplies)

   (a)      6.125%        12/01/2022        950,000        942,875  

Multi-Color Corp. (Commercial Svs. & Supplies)

   (a)      4.875%        11/01/2025        450,000        384,750  

NCI Building Systems, Inc. (Building Products)

   (a)      8.000%        04/15/2026        750,000        686,250  

Nielsen Co. Luxembourg SARL / The (Professional Svs.)

   (a)      5.000%        02/01/2025        125,000        116,875  

Nielsen Finance LLC / Nielsen Finance Co. (Professional Svs.)

   (a)      5.000%        04/15/2022        1,125,000        1,074,375  

Park Aerospace Holdings Ltd. (Trading Companies & Distributors)

   (a)      5.500%        02/15/2024        2,025,000        1,954,125  

Resideo Funding, Inc. (Building Products)

   (a)      6.125%        11/01/2026        225,000        221,625  

Sensata Technologies BV (Electrical Equip.)

   (a)      5.625%        11/01/2024        100,000        98,500  

Standard Industries, Inc. / NJ (Building Products)

   (a)      6.000%        10/15/2025        225,000        215,798  

Tempo Acquisition LLC / Tempo Acquisition Finance Corp. (Professional Svs.)

   (a)      6.750%        06/01/2025        1,600,000        1,480,000  

Tervita Escrow Corp. (Commercial Svs. & Supplies)

   (a)      7.625%        12/01/2021        725,000        690,562  

Titan Acquisition Ltd. / Titan Co-Borrower LLC (Machinery)

   (a)      7.750%        04/15/2026        600,000        513,000  

TransDigm U.K. Holdings PLC (Aerospace & Defense)

   (a)      6.875%        05/15/2026        200,000        190,500  

TransDigm, Inc. (Aerospace & Defense)

        5.500%        10/15/2020        250,000        248,125  

TransDigm, Inc. (Aerospace & Defense)

        6.500%        07/15/2024        600,000        583,500  

TransDigm, Inc. (Aerospace & Defense)

        6.500%        05/15/2025        350,000        334,250  

TransDigm, Inc. (Aerospace & Defense)

        6.375%        06/15/2026        850,000        790,500  

Trident Merger Sub, Inc. (Machinery)

   (a)      6.625%        11/01/2025        700,000        623,000  

U.S.G. Corp. (Building Products)

   (a)      4.875%        06/01/2027        225,000        226,688  

United Rentals North America, Inc. (Trading Companies & Distributors)

        5.875%        09/15/2026        100,000        94,250  

United Rentals North America, Inc. (Trading Companies & Distributors)

        6.500%        12/15/2026        250,000        246,250  

United Rentals North America, Inc. (Trading Companies & Distributors)

        5.500%        05/15/2027        350,000        324,625  

United Rentals North America, Inc. (Trading Companies & Distributors)

        4.875%        01/15/2028        675,000        592,312  

WESCO Distribution, Inc. (Trading Companies & Distributors)

        5.375%        12/15/2021        425,000        419,687  

WESCO Distribution, Inc. (Trading Companies & Distributors)

        5.375%        06/15/2024        600,000        565,500  
              

 

 

 
                 17,619,214  
              

 

 

 

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY – 6.3%

              

Anixter, Inc. (Electronic Equip., Instr. & Comp.)

   (a)      6.000%        12/01/2025        175,000        173,688  

Banff Merger Sub, Inc. (IT Svs.)

   (a)      9.750%        09/01/2026        975,000        892,125  

CDW LLC / CDW Finance Corp. (Electronic Equip., Instr. & Comp.)

        5.500%        12/01/2024        475,000        469,063  

CommScope Technologies LLC (Communications Equip.)

   (a)      6.000%        06/15/2025        325,000        295,750  

CommScope Technologies LLC (Communications Equip.)

   (a)      5.000%        03/15/2027        200,000        162,000  

Dell International LLC / EMC Corp. (Computers & Peripherals)

   (a)      7.125%        06/15/2024        750,000        763,125  

First Data Corp. (IT Svs.)

   (a)      5.000%        01/15/2024        550,000        529,375  

First Data Corp. (IT Svs.)

   (a)      5.750%        01/15/2024        1,025,000        1,001,005  

Gartner, Inc. (IT Svs.)

   (a)      5.125%        04/01/2025        200,000        194,538  

Infor Software Parent LLC / Infor Software Parent, Inc. (Software)

     (a)(c)        7.125%        05/01/2021        825,000        802,312  

Infor U.S., Inc. (Software)

        6.500%        05/15/2022        1,325,000        1,281,474  

Informatica LLC (Software)

   (a)      7.125%        07/15/2023        1,100,000        1,071,279  

NCR Corp. (Tech. Hardware, Storage & Periph.)

        4.625%        02/15/2021        350,000        341,250  

NCR Corp. (Tech. Hardware, Storage & Periph.)

        5.000%        07/15/2022        325,000        306,313  

NCR Corp. (Tech. Hardware, Storage & Periph.)

        6.375%        12/15/2023        225,000        218,072  

Nuance Communications, Inc. (Software)

        6.000%        07/01/2024        125,000        124,375  

Nuance Communications, Inc. (Software)

        5.625%        12/15/2026        750,000        712,500  

Riverbed Technology, Inc. (Communications Equip.)

   (a)      8.875%        03/01/2023        875,000        645,312  

RP Crown Parent LLC (Software)

   (a)      7.375%        10/15/2024        1,075,000        1,083,062  

Solera LLC / Solera Finance, Inc. (Software)

   (a)      10.500%        03/01/2024        325,000        346,125  

Sophia LP / Sophia Finance, Inc. (Software)

   (a)      9.000%        09/30/2023        525,000        525,000  

 

  64   (continued)


Ohio National Fund, Inc.   ON Federated High Income Bond Portfolio (Continued)

 

Schedule of Investments

  December 31, 2018  

 

Corporate Bonds (Continued)            Rate     Maturity      Face Amount      Value  

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (continued)

             

TTM Technologies, Inc. (Electronic Equip., Instr. & Comp.)

     (a      5.625     10/01/2025        $  600,000      $ 558,000  

Vantiv LLC / Vantiv Issuer Corp. (IT Svs.)

     (a      4.375     11/15/2025        200,000        182,978  
             

 

 

 
                12,678,721  
             

 

 

 

MATERIALS – 9.8%

             

ARD Finance SA (Containers & Packaging)

     (c      7.125     09/15/2023        1,250,000        1,121,875  

Ardagh Packaging Finance PLC / Ardagh Holdings U.S.A., Inc. (Containers & Packaging)

     (a      7.250     05/15/2024        750,000        748,125  

Ardagh Packaging Finance PLC / Ardagh Holdings U.S.A., Inc. (Containers & Packaging)

     (a      6.000     02/15/2025        400,000        369,248  

Berry Global, Inc. (Containers & Packaging)

        5.500     05/15/2022        975,000        970,125  

Berry Global, Inc. (Containers & Packaging)

        6.000     10/15/2022        75,000        75,750  

BWAY Holding Co. (Containers & Packaging)

     (a      5.500     04/15/2024        300,000        282,000  

BWAY Holding Co. (Containers & Packaging)

     (a      7.250     04/15/2025        1,875,000        1,682,812  

Clearwater Paper Corp. (Paper & Forest Products)

        4.500     02/01/2023        650,000        585,000  

Clearwater Paper Corp. (Paper & Forest Products)

     (a      5.375     02/01/2025        625,000        564,063  

Coeur Mining, Inc. (Metals & Mining)

        5.875     06/01/2024        600,000        528,000  

Compass Minerals International, Inc. (Metals & Mining)

     (a      4.875     07/15/2024        1,000,000        905,000  

Crown Americas LLC / Crown Americas Capital Corp. VI (Containers & Packaging)

     (a      4.750     02/01/2026        475,000        450,656  

Flex Acquisition Co., Inc. (Containers & Packaging)

     (a      6.875     01/15/2025        1,500,000        1,335,000  

Flex Acquisition Co., Inc. (Containers & Packaging)

     (a      7.875     07/15/2026        675,000        607,500  

Freeport-McMoRan, Inc. (Metals & Mining)

        3.875     03/15/2023        800,000        740,000  

Freeport-McMoRan, Inc. (Metals & Mining)

        5.400     11/14/2034        925,000        728,437  

Hexion, Inc. (Chemicals)

        6.625     04/15/2020        1,125,000        897,187  

Hudbay Minerals, Inc. (Metals & Mining)

     (a      7.250     01/15/2023        225,000        222,188  

Hudbay Minerals, Inc. (Metals & Mining)

     (a      7.625     01/15/2025        425,000        415,438  

Koppers, Inc. (Chemicals)

     (a      6.000     02/15/2025        550,000        484,000  

Owens-Brockway Glass Container, Inc. (Containers & Packaging)

     (a      5.875     08/15/2023        225,000        225,563  

Owens-Brockway Glass Container, Inc. (Containers & Packaging)

     (a      5.375     01/15/2025        175,000        166,250  

Owens-Brockway Glass Container, Inc. (Containers & Packaging)

     (a      6.375     08/15/2025        600,000        594,000  

Pactiv LLC (Containers & Packaging)

        7.950     12/15/2025        225,000        219,375  

Platform Specialty Products Corp. (Chemicals)

     (a      6.500     02/01/2022        1,425,000        1,425,000  

Platform Specialty Products Corp. (Chemicals)

     (a      5.875     12/01/2025        225,000        210,375  

PQ Corp. (Chemicals)

     (a      5.750     12/15/2025        100,000        92,500  

Reynolds Group Issuer, Inc. / Reynolds Group Issuer LLC / Reynolds Group Issuer (Containers & Packaging)

     (a      7.000     07/15/2024        900,000        857,250  

Standard Industries Inc. (Construction Materials)

     (a      5.000     02/15/2027        1,200,000        1,050,000  

Starfruit Finco B.V. / Starfruit U.S. Holdco LLC (Chemicals)

     (a      8.000     10/01/2026        275,000        254,375  

Steel Dynamics, Inc. (Metals & Mining)

        5.250     04/15/2023        125,000        123,281  

Teck Resources Ltd. (Metals & Mining)

        6.125     10/01/2035        775,000        740,125  

Teck Resources Ltd. (Metals & Mining)

        6.000     08/15/2040        175,000        162,750  
             

 

 

 
                19,833,248  
             

 

 

 

UTILITIES – 3.5%

             

AmeriGas Partners LP / AmeriGas Finance Corp. (Gas Utilities)

        5.875     08/20/2026        1,025,000        935,312  

AmeriGas Partners LP / AmeriGas Finance Corp. (Gas Utilities)

        5.750     05/20/2027        200,000        177,000  

Calpine Corp. (Ind. Power & Renewable Elec.)

        5.750     01/15/2025        900,000        823,500  

Calpine Corp. (Ind. Power & Renewable Elec.)

     (a      5.250     06/01/2026        150,000        136,875  

Ferrellgas LP / Ferrellgas Finance Corp. (Gas Utilities)

        6.500     05/01/2021        375,000        307,500  

Ferrellgas LP / Ferrellgas Finance Corp. (Gas Utilities)

        6.750     01/15/2022        500,000        407,500  

Ferrellgas LP / Ferrellgas Finance Corp. (Gas Utilities)

        6.750     06/15/2023        450,000        362,250  

NRG Energy, Inc. (Ind. Power & Renewable Elec.)

        6.250     05/01/2024        350,000        355,250  

NRG Energy, Inc. (Ind. Power & Renewable Elec.)

        7.250     05/15/2026        750,000        780,937  

NRG Energy, Inc. (Ind. Power & Renewable Elec.)

        6.625     01/15/2027        250,000        251,875  

Suburban Propane Partners LP / Suburban Energy Finance Corp. (Gas Utilities)

        5.500     06/01/2024        525,000        488,250  

Suburban Propane Partners LP / Suburban Energy Finance Corp. (Gas Utilities)

        5.875     03/01/2027        600,000        531,000  

TerraForm Power Operating LLC (Ind. Power & Renewable Elec.)

     (a      4.250     01/31/2023        75,000        69,938  

TerraForm Power Operating LLC (Ind. Power & Renewable Elec.)

     (a      6.625     06/15/2025        150,000        151,500  

TerraForm Power Operating LLC (Ind. Power & Renewable Elec.)

     (a      5.000     01/31/2028        1,125,000        990,000  

Vistra Operations Co. LLC (Ind. Power & Renewable Elec.)

     (a      5.500     09/01/2026        225,000        216,563  
             

 

 

 
                6,985,250  
             

 

 

 

Total Corporate Bonds (Cost $213,049,215)

              $ 194,929,627  
             

 

 

 
Money Market Funds – 2.2%                           Shares      Value  

State Street Institutional Liquid Reserves Fund Institutional Class, 2.50%

     (d           4,411,474      $ 4,411,033  
             

 

 

 

Total Money Market Funds (Cost $4,411,033)

              $ 4,411,033  
             

 

 

 

Total Investments – 98.6% (Cost $217,460,248)

     (e )             $ 199,340,660  

Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities – 1.4%

                2,741,630  
             

 

 

 

Net Assets – 100.0%

              $ 202,082,290  
             

 

 

 

 

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Ohio National Fund, Inc.    ON Federated High Income Bond Portfolio (Continued)

 

Schedule of Investments

  December 31, 2018  

 

 

Percentages are stated as a percent of net assets.

Footnotes:

  (a)

Security exempt from registration under Regulation D of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified buyers under Rule 144A. At December 31, 2018, the value of these securities totaled $121,198,738, or 60.0% of the Portfolio’s net assets.

  (b)

Represents a security that is in default. These securities were deemed liquid pursuant to procedures approved by the Board of Directors.

  (c)

Issuer of the security has the option to make coupon payments in cash or in additional par value of this bond (Payment-in-Kind).

  (d)

Rate represents the seven-day yield at December 31, 2018.

  (e)

Represents cost for financial reporting purposes, which may differ from cost basis for federal income tax purposes. See also Note 7 of the Notes to Financial Statements.

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

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Ohio National Fund, Inc.      ON ClearBridge Small Cap Portfolio  (Unaudited) 

 

Objective/Strategy

The ON ClearBridge Small Cap Portfolio (formerly the ClearBridge Small Cap Portfolio) seeks long-term capital appreciation by investing, under normal circumstances, at least 80% of its assets in common stocks and other equity securities of small capitalization companies or in other investments that the portfolio managers believe have similar economic characteristics.

 

Performance as of December 31, 2018

 

Average Annual returns

  

One year

     -9.24

Five years

     5.43

Ten years

     13.27

Past performance does not guarantee future results. The performance data quoted represents past performance and current returns may be lower or higher. Total return figures include change in share price and reinvestment of dividends and capital gains. The investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than the original cost. To obtain performance information up to the most recent month end, call toll-free 1-877-781-6392.

The Portfolio is not open to direct retail investment. Beneficial interest in shares is obtained solely by purchase of variable life insurance policies and variable annuity contracts. Actual performance results for variable annuity and variable universal life contracts will be lower due to contract charges. Consult your contract for applicable charges.

Total expense ratio is 0.89% per the Fund’s prospectus dated May 1, 2018. Additional information pertaining to the Portfolio’s expense ratio as of December 31, 2018 can be found in the Portfolio’s Financial Highlights.

 

Comments from Sub-Adviser

Q. How did the Portfolio perform in comparison to its benchmark during the reporting period?

A. For the year ended December 31, 2018, the ON ClearBridge Small Cap Portfolio returned -9.24% versus -11.01% for its benchmark, the Russell 2000 Index.

Q. How did sector allocation and security selection each impact the Portfolio’s performance relative to its benchmark? For sector allocation, were there any factors that impacted the benchmark’s performance more significantly than the Portfolio’s performance? For security selection, was there anything specific regarding the Portfolio’s strategy that caused deviation from the benchmark?

A. Relative to the benchmark, stock selection effects had the most positive contribution to the Portfolio’s outperformance. This came primarily from the Health Care, Consumer Discretionary and Consumer Staples sectors. Stock selection in the Materials and Energy sectors, meanwhile, detracted. Sector allocation had a slight positive effect, primarily due to the Portfolio’s underweight to the Materials sector. (1)

Q. Which holdings contributed the most to, and detracted the most from, the Portfolio’s benchmark-relative performance?

A. Amarin Corp. PLC – ADR (“Amarin”), a drug company in the Health Care sector, rose more than 400% in the third quarter, after it reported very favorable results from a 7.5-year study of patients with triglyceride levels between 150 and 500 mg/dL. Amarin’s drug is already approved to treat triglyceride levels over 500, which affects roughly 4 million people in the U.S. The study found that the drug reduced major cardiovascular events by 25% with no adverse side effects compared with the placebo. This result is similar to the effectiveness of statins, which 40 million Americans take. (1)

HealthEquity, Inc., in the Health Care sector, is a health care savings provider. HealthEquity, Inc. performed well during the first quarter of 2018, as the company reported continued growth in the number and size of health savings accounts (“HSAs”) it manages. The results alleviated some concerns about the growth outlook for the HSA market. We believe HealthEquity, Inc.’s proprietary platform and unmatched service levels will continue to be key differentiators and will likely result in value creation that is yet to be fully reflected in its stock price. (1)

Venator Materials PLC (“Venator”), a titanium dioxide (TiO2) producer in the Materials sector, fell sharply after announcing that it would cost significantly more than expected to repair and reopen its facility in Pori, Finland, which was severely damaged by fire two years ago. After seeing the cost skyrocket, Venator decided to close the facility at significant cost. While the company has received more than $500 million in insurance proceeds, this incident will cost the company hundreds of millions more by the time it closes. We still believe that Venator has a strong position in TiO2 and plan to continue holding the stock. (1)

Smart Sand, Inc. (“Smart Sand”), in the Energy sector, provides industrial sands for use in hydraulic fracturing operations in the oil and gas industry. Smart Sand was one of the worst stocks in the poorly performing oil services industry in the first quarter of 2018. Competitors in sand for hydraulic fracturing announced capacity expansions, leading to fears of overcapacity. Smart Sand itself has expanded capacity, but only at its existing Wisconsin mine, which remains one of the lowest-cost mines in the industry, and it has resisted buying new, lower-quality mines in Texas. Nevertheless, investors have ignored Smart Sand’s cost advantage, its high percentage of capacity under take-or-pay contracts, its strong balance sheet, and its large insider ownership. We continue to think the position has an excellent risk-reward profile. (1)

Q. How did the Portfolio’s use of derivative instruments and initial public offerings (IPOs), if any, impact performance?

A. The Portfolio did not use derivatives during the period. The Portfolio participated in the following IPO’s, which had varying degrees of impact on benchmark relative performance: Liberty Oilfield Services, Inc. Class A (-35 bps), nLight, Inc. (-1 bps), Origin Bancorp, Inc. (4 bps), Avalara, Inc. (0 bps), BJ’s Wholesale Club, Inc. (14 bps), Hudson Ltd. Class A (27 bps) and Eventbrite, Inc. (1 bps). The overall return derived from IPO participation was slightly negative. (1)

 

 

(1) 

The Portfolio’s composition is subject to change. Holdings and weightings are as of December 31, 2018.

 

 

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Ohio National Fund, Inc.    ON ClearBridge Small Cap Portfolio (Unaudited) (Continued)

 

Change in Value of $10,000 Investment

 

LOGO

Hypothetical illustration based on past performance. Future performance will vary. The Portfolio’s returns reflect reinvested dividends. The Portfolio’s holdings may differ significantly from the securities in the index. The index is unmanaged and therefore does not reflect the cost of portfolio management and accounting.

The Russell 2000 Index measures the performance of the small-cap segment of the U.S equity universe. The Russell 2000 Index includes the 2000 firms from the Russell 3000 Index with the smallest market capitalizations. The Russell 3000 Index represents 98% of the investable U.S. equity market. The index presented includes the effects of reinvested dividends.

Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Redemption of fund shares could have tax implications unique to each shareholder.

Portfolio Composition as of December 31, 2018 (1)

 

     % of Net Assets  

Common Stocks (4)

     97.8  

Money Market Funds and Other Net Assets

     2.2  
  

 

 

 
     100.0  
  

 

 

 

 

Top 10 Portfolio Holdings as of December 31,
2018
(1) (2) (3)

 

         % of Net Assets  

1.

  Amarin Corp. PLC – ADR      3.5  

2.

  Aaron’s, Inc.      2.5  

3.

  Black Hills Corp.      2.5  

4.

  Cadence BanCorp      2.4  

5.

  Gray Television, Inc.      2.3  

6.

  First Interstate BancSystem, Inc. Class A      2.2  

7.

  Murphy U.S.A., Inc.      2.0  

8.

  HealthEquity, Inc.      2.0  

9.

  Sprouts Farmers Market, Inc.      1.9  

10.

  Encompass Health Corp.      1.9  
 

 

 

 

(1) 

Composition of Portfolio subject to change.

 

(2) 

Short-term investments have been excluded from the list of Top 10 Portfolio Holdings.

 

(3) 

Top 10 Portfolio Holdings is presented at an individual security level. Total investment exposure by issuer may be higher.

 

(4) 

Sectors (Common Stocks):

 

     % of Net Assets  

Financials

     21.1  

Information Technology

     16.0  

Industrials

     14.1  

Health Care

     12.1  

Consumer Discretionary

     11.3  

Real Estate

     5.0  

Consumer Staples

     4.6  

Utilities

     4.0  

Communication Services

     3.6  

Energy

     3.0  

Materials

     3.0  
  

 

 

 
     97.8  
  

 

 

 

 

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Ohio National Fund, Inc.    ON ClearBridge Small Cap Portfolio

 

Schedule of Investments

   December 31, 2018  

 

Common Stocks – 97.8%         Shares      Value  

COMMUNICATION SERVICES – 3.6%

 

  

Gray Television, Inc. (Media)

     (a )       201,670      $ 2,972,616  

ORBCOMM, Inc. (Diversified Telecom. Svs.)

     (a     189,850        1,568,161  
       

 

 

 
          4,540,777  
       

 

 

 

CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY – 11.3%

 

  

Aaron’s, Inc. (Specialty Retail)

       75,690        3,182,765  

Chuy’s Holdings, Inc. (Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure)

     (a     63,860        1,132,876  

Cooper-Standard Holdings, Inc. (Auto Components)

     (a     15,820        982,738  

Hudson Ltd. Class A (Specialty Retail)

     (a     104,103        1,785,366  

Lithia Motors, Inc. Class A (Specialty Retail)

       17,970        1,371,650  

Monro, Inc. (Specialty Retail)

       18,797        1,292,294  

Murphy U.S.A., Inc. (Specialty Retail)

     (a     32,850        2,517,624  

Service Corp. International (Diversified Consumer Svs.)

       50,280        2,024,273  
       

 

 

 
          14,289,586  
       

 

 

 

CONSUMER STAPLES – 4.6%

 

  

Inter Parfums, Inc. (Personal Products)

       30,480        1,998,574  

Sanderson Farms, Inc. (Food Products)

       14,010        1,391,053  

Sprouts Farmers Market, Inc. (Food & Staples Retailing)

     (a     102,440        2,408,364  
       

 

 

 
          5,797,991  
       

 

 

 

ENERGY – 3.0%

       

Extraction Oil & Gas, Inc. (Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels)

     (a     221,830        951,651  

Liberty Oilfield Services, Inc. Class A (Energy Equip. & Svs.)

       107,430        1,391,218  

Smart Sand, Inc. (Energy Equip. & Svs.)

     (a     298,780        663,292  

U.S. Silica Holdings, Inc. (Energy Equip. & Svs.)

       81,510        829,772  
       

 

 

 
          3,835,933  
       

 

 

 

FINANCIALS – 21.1%

       

Assured Guaranty Ltd. (Insurance)

       42,520        1,627,666  

Bank OZK (Banks)

       54,010        1,233,048  

Cadence BanCorp (Banks)

       180,370        3,026,609  

Encore Capital Group, Inc. (Consumer Finance)

     (a     49,740        1,168,890  

Essent Group Ltd. (Thrifts & Mortgage Finance)

     (a     41,930        1,433,167  

First Interstate BancSystem, Inc. Class A (Banks)

       76,230        2,786,969  

Kinsale Capital Group, Inc. (Insurance)

       21,910        1,217,320  

LegacyTexas Financial Group, Inc. (Banks)

       67,083        2,152,693  

Main Street Capital Corp. (Capital Markets)

       33,739        1,140,716  

NMI Holdings, Inc. Class A (Thrifts & Mortgage Finance)

     (a     24,464        436,682  

OneMain Holdings, Inc. (Consumer Finance)

     (a     88,970        2,161,081  

Origin Bancorp, Inc. (Banks)

       15,580        530,966  

PennantPark Investment Corp. (Capital Markets)

       196,205        1,249,826  

ProAssurance Corp. (Insurance)

       43,320        1,757,059  

Radian Group, Inc. (Thrifts & Mortgage Finance)

       85,530        1,399,271  

TriState Capital Holdings, Inc. (Banks)

     (a     75,748        1,474,056  

Washington Federal, Inc. (Thrifts & Mortgage Finance)

       66,170        1,767,401  
       

 

 

 
          26,563,420  
       

 

 

 

HEALTH CARE – 12.1%

       

Akebia Therapeutics, Inc. (Biotechnology)

     (a     136,960        757,389  

Amarin Corp. PLC – ADR (Biotechnology)

     (a     327,010        4,450,606  

Dynavax Technologies Corp. (Biotechnology)

     (a     126,480        1,157,292  

Encompass Health Corp. (Health Care Providers & Svs.)

       38,100        2,350,770  

HealthEquity, Inc. (Health Care Providers & Svs.)

     (a     41,660        2,485,019  

Lexicon Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Biotechnology)

     (a     141,720        941,021  

Quotient Ltd. (Health Care Equip. & Supplies)

     (a     271,220        1,659,866  

Syneos Health, Inc. (Life Sciences Tools & Svs.)

     (a     37,950        1,493,332  
       

 

 

 
          15,295,295  
       

 

 

 
Common Stocks (Continued)         Shares      Value  

INDUSTRIALS – 14.1%

       

Continental Building Products, Inc. (Building Products)

     (a )       52,050      $ 1,324,672  

Dycom Industries, Inc. (Construction & Engineering)

     (a     19,290        1,042,432  

EnPro Industries, Inc. (Machinery)

       25,160        1,512,116  

Foundation Building Materials, Inc. (Trading Companies & Distributors)

     (a     117,560        976,924  

GATX Corp. (Trading Companies & Distributors)

       20,160        1,427,530  

ICF International, Inc. (Professional Svs.)

       20,676        1,339,391  

Landstar System, Inc. (Road & Rail)

       14,871        1,422,708  

Marten Transport Ltd. (Road & Rail)

       74,946        1,213,376  

MRC Global, Inc. (Trading Companies & Distributors)

     (a     101,550        1,241,956  

Rush Enterprises, Inc. Class A (Trading Companies & Distributors)

       50,150        1,729,172  

SkyWest, Inc. (Airlines)

       39,840        1,771,685  

Textainer Group Holdings Ltd. (Trading Companies & Distributors)

     (a     91,060        906,958  

Triton International Ltd. (Trading Companies & Distributors)

       59,500        1,848,665  
       

 

 

 
          17,757,585  
       

 

 

 

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY – 16.0%

 

  

2U, Inc. (Software)

     (a     30,367        1,509,847  

Advanced Energy Industries, Inc. (Semiconductors & Equip.)

     (a     45,410        1,949,451  

Blackline, Inc. (Software)

     (a     37,390        1,531,121  

EVERTEC, Inc. (IT Svs.)

       44,830        1,286,621  

Itron, Inc. (Electronic Equip., Instr. & Comp.)

     (a     43,600        2,061,844  

Methode Electronics, Inc. (Electronic Equip., Instr. & Comp.)

       49,960        1,163,568  

nLight, Inc. (Electronic Equip., Instr. & Comp.)

     (a     78,655        1,398,486  

Q2 Holdings, Inc. (Software)

     (a     27,040        1,339,832  

Rapid7, Inc. (Software)

     (a     60,940        1,898,890  

RingCentral, Inc. Class A (Software)

     (a     17,890        1,474,852  

Semtech Corp. (Semiconductors & Equip.)

     (a     21,750        997,673  

Tower Semiconductor Ltd. (Semiconductors & Equip.)

     (a     131,620        1,940,079  

WNS Holdings Ltd. – ADR (IT Svs.)

     (a     40,220        1,659,477  
       

 

 

 
          20,211,741  
       

 

 

 

MATERIALS – 3.0%

       

Silgan Holdings, Inc. (Containers & Packaging)

       63,170        1,492,075  

U.S. Concrete, Inc. (Construction Materials)

     (a     29,350        1,035,468  

Venator Materials PLC (Chemicals)

     (a     301,140        1,261,777  
       

 

 

 
          3,789,320  
       

 

 

 

REAL ESTATE – 5.0%

       

Lexington Realty Trust (Equity REIT)

       240,340        1,973,191  

Outfront Media, Inc. (Equity REIT)

       46,930        850,372  

STORE Capital Corp. (Equity REIT)

       54,790        1,551,105  

Summit Hotel Properties, Inc. (Equity REIT)

       196,570        1,912,626  
       

 

 

 
          6,287,294  
       

 

 

 

UTILITIES – 4.0%

       

Black Hills Corp. (Multi-Utilities)

       49,760        3,123,933  

PNM Resources, Inc. (Electric Utilities)

       46,030        1,891,372  
       

 

 

 
          5,015,305  
       

 

 

 
Total Common Stocks
(Cost $130,401,518)
        $ 123,384,247  
       

 

 

 
Money Market Funds – 1.9%         Shares      Value  

State Street Institutional Liquid Reserves Fund Institutional Class, 2.50%

     (b     2,448,633      $ 2,448,388  
       

 

 

 
Total Money Market Funds
(Cost $2,448,517)
        $ 2,448,388  
       

 

 

 
Total Investments – 99.7%
(Cost $132,850,035)
     (c      $ 125,832,635  
Other Assets in Excess of
Liabilities – 0.3%
          356,076  
       

 

 

 

Net Assets – 100.0%

        $ 126,188,711  
       

 

 

 
 

 

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Ohio National Fund, Inc.    ON ClearBridge Small Cap Portfolio (Continued)

 

Schedule of Investments

     December 31, 2018    

 

 

Percentages are stated as a percent of net assets.

Abbreviations:

 

ADR:   American Depositary Receipts

Footnotes:

  (a)

Non-income producing security.

  (b)

Rate represents the seven-day yield at December 31, 2018.

  (c)

Represents cost for financial reporting purposes, which may differ from cost basis for federal income tax purposes. See also Note 7 of the Notes to Financial Statements.

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

70


Ohio National Fund, Inc.    ON Nasdaq-100® Index Portfolio (Unaudited)

 

Objective/Strategy

The ON Nasdaq-100® Index Portfolio (formerly the Nasdaq-100® Index Portfolio) seeks long-term growth of capital by investing, under normal circumstances, more than 80% of its assets in the common stocks of companies composing the Nasdaq-100® Index.

 

Performance as of December 31, 2018

  

 

Average Annual returns

  

One year

     -0.42

Five years

     12.77

Ten years

     18.66

Past performance does not guarantee future results. The performance data quoted represents past performance and current returns may be lower or higher. Total return figures include change in share price and reinvestment of dividends and capital gains. The investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than the original cost. To obtain performance information up to the most recent month end, call toll-free 1-877-781-6392.

The Portfolio is not open to direct retail investment. Beneficial interest in shares is obtained solely by purchase of variable life insurance policies and variable annuity contracts. Actual performance results for variable annuity and variable universal life contracts will be lower due to contract charges. Consult your contract for applicable charges.

Total expense ratio is 0.45% per the Fund’s prospectus dated May 1, 2018. Additional information pertaining to the Portfolio’s expense ratio as of December 31, 2018 can be found in the Portfolio’s Financial Highlights.

 

Comments from Sub-Adviser

Q. How did the Portfolio perform in comparison to its benchmark during the reporting period?

A. For the year ended December 31, 2018, the ON Nasdaq-100® Index Portfolio returned -0.42% versus 0.04% for its benchmark, the Nasdaq-100® Index.

Q. Were there specific market conditions, investment strategies, or techniques that materially affected the Portfolio’s benchmark-relative performance during the reporting period?

A. The Portfolio intends to track the underlying return of the Nasdaq-100® Index. There were no material market events or changes in strategy during the year that materially impacted the Portfolio’s relative return. Sources of return variance were related to the cumulative impact of investing the day-to-day cash flows in the Portfolio.

Q. How did sector allocation and security selection each impact the Portfolio’s performance relative to its benchmark? For sector allocation, were there any factors that impacted the benchmark’s performance more significantly than the Portfolio’s performance? For security selection, was there anything specific regarding the Portfolio’s strategy that caused deviation from the benchmark?

A. There was no impact from either sector allocation or stock selection that caused any material performance variance between the Portfolio and its benchmark. (1)

Consumer Discretionary contributed the most to the overall benchmark return for the year. Utilities and Financials were also positive contributors. The Information Technology sector was the primary detractor for the year. (1)

Q. Which holdings contributed the most to, and detracted the most from, the Portfolio’s benchmark-relative performance?

A. The two most significant contributors to the benchmark’s returns were Amazon.com, Inc. (28.4%) and Microsoft Corp. (20.8%). Together, these two stocks made up approximately 19.7% of the benchmark. Facebook, Inc. Class A (-25.7%) was the largest detractor from the benchmark’s return over the year. (1)

Q. How did the Portfolio’s use of derivative instruments and initial public offerings (IPOs), if any, impact performance?

A. The Portfolio uses Nasdaq-100® Index futures contracts primarily to equitize open dividend receivables, as well as to manage day-to-day cash flows, to ensure the Portfolio is fully invested. The futures did not meaningfully impact performance, however, due to their index characteristics and size in relation to the Portfolio’s net assets. (1)

Q. Were there any significant changes to the Portfolio’s management team, investment strategy, or selection process during the reporting period?

A. There were no significant changes to the investment strategy or selection process during the reporting period. Over the 2018 calendar year, the portfolio management team added a total of four new members. Their names and positions have been provided below for reference.

Manav Verma, CFA – Portfolio Manager

Michael Trotter – Assistant Portfolio Manager

Clinton Clark – Index Analyst

Daniel Glenn – Portfolio Manager

 

 

(1) 

The Portfolio’s composition is subject to change. Holdings and weightings are as of December 31, 2018.

 

 

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Ohio National Fund, Inc.      ON Nasdaq-100® Index Portfolio (Unaudited) (Continued)  

 

Change in Value of $10,000 Investment

 

LOGO

Hypothetical illustration based on past performance. Future performance will vary. The Portfolio’s returns reflect reinvested dividends. The Portfolio’s holdings may differ significantly from the securities in the index. The index is unmanaged and therefore does not reflect the cost of portfolio management and accounting.

The Nasdaq-100® Index is a modified capitalization-weighted index of the 100 largest domestic and international non-financial companies listed on the NASDAQ® Stock Market. The index presented includes the effects of reinvested dividends.

Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Redemption of fund shares could have tax implications unique to each shareholder.

The Nasdaq-100®, Nasdaq-100 Index®, and Nasdaq® are registered trademarks of The NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc. (which with its affiliates is referred to as “NASDAQ OMX”). Ohio National Investments, Inc. has licensed these marks for the Portfolio’s use. NASDAQ OMX has not passed on the Portfolio’s legality or suitability. NASDAQ OMX does not sponsor, endorse, sell or promote the Portfolio. NASDAQ OMX MAKES NO WARRANTIES AND BEARS NO LIABILITY WITH RESPECT TO THE PORTFOLIO.

Portfolio Composition as of December 31,  2018 (1)

 

     % of Net Assets  

Common Stocks (4)

     99.5  

Money Market Funds and Other Net Assets

     0.5  
  

 

 

 
     100.0  
  

 

 

 

 

Top 10 Portfolio Holdings as of December 31,
2018
(1) (2) (3)

 

         % of Net Assets  

1.

 

Microsoft Corp.

     10.1  

2.

 

Apple, Inc.

     9.7  

3.

 

Amazon.com, Inc.

     9.5  

4.

 

Alphabet, Inc. Class C

     4.7  

5.

 

Alphabet, Inc. Class A

     4.1  

6.

 

Facebook, Inc. Class A

     4.1  

7.

 

Intel Corp.

     3.1  

8.

 

Cisco Systems, Inc.

     2.8  

9.

 

PepsiCo, Inc.

     2.3  

10.

 

Comcast Corp. Class A

     2.2  
 

 

 

 

(1) 

Composition of Portfolio subject to change.

 

(2) 

Short-term investments have been excluded from the list of Top 10 Portfolio Holdings.

 

(3) 

Top 10 Portfolio Holdings is presented at an individual security level. Total investment exposure by issuer may be higher.

 

(4) 

Sectors (Common Stocks):

 

     % of Net Assets  

Information Technology

     42.4  

Communication Services

     22.4  

Consumer Discretionary

     16.3  

Health Care

     8.9  

Consumer Staples

     6.4  

Industrials

     2.4  

Utilities

     0.4  

Financials

     0.3  
  

 

 

 
     99.5  
  

 

 

 

 

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Ohio National Fund, Inc.    ON Nasdaq-100® Index Portfolio

 

Schedule of Investments

  December 31, 2018  

 

Common Stocks – 99.5%         Shares      Value  

COMMUNICATION SERVICES – 22.4%

 

  

Activision Blizzard, Inc. (Entertainment)

       35,888      $ 1,671,304  

Alphabet, Inc. Class A (Interactive Media & Svs.)

     (a )       13,021        13,606,424  

Alphabet, Inc. Class C (Interactive Media & Svs.)

     (a     14,921        15,452,337  

Baidu, Inc. – ADR (Interactive Media & Svs.)

     (a     13,204        2,094,154  

Charter Communications, Inc. Class A (Media)

     (a     10,766        3,067,987  

Comcast Corp. Class A (Media)

       213,527        7,270,594  

Electronic Arts, Inc. (Entertainment)

     (a     14,210        1,121,311  

Facebook, Inc. Class A (Interactive Media & Svs.)

     (a     102,742        13,468,449  

Liberty Global PLC Class A (Media)

     (a     9,614        205,163  

Liberty Global PLC Class C (Media)

     (a     25,318        522,563  

NetEase, Inc. – ADR (Entertainment)

       3,443        810,379  

Netflix, Inc. (Entertainment)

     (a     20,510        5,489,707  

Sirius XM Holdings, Inc. (Media)

       208,899        1,192,813  

Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. (Entertainment)

     (a     5,356        551,347  

T-Mobile U.S., Inc. (Wireless Telecom. Svs.)

     (a     39,901        2,538,103  

Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc. Class A (Entertainment)

       49,709        2,391,997  

Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc. Class B (Entertainment)

       37,556        1,794,426  
       

 

 

 
          73,249,058  
       

 

 

 

CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY – 16.3%

 

  

Amazon.com, Inc. (Internet & Direct Marketing Retail)

     (a     20,720        31,120,818  

Booking Holdings, Inc. (Internet & Direct Marketing Retail)

     (a     2,179        3,753,153  

Ctrip.com International Ltd. – ADR (Internet & Direct Marketing Retail)

     (a     22,901        619,701  

Dollar Tree, Inc. (Multiline Retail)

     (a     11,192        1,010,861  

eBay, Inc. (Internet & Direct Marketing Retail)

     (a     45,284        1,271,122  

Expedia Group, Inc. (Internet & Direct Marketing Retail)

       6,405        721,523  

Hasbro, Inc. (Leisure Products)

       5,950        483,438  

JD.com, Inc. – ADR (Internet & Direct Marketing Retail)

     (a     43,447        909,346  

Lululemon Athletica, Inc. (Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods)

     (a     5,766        701,203  

Marriott International, Inc. Class A (Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure)

       16,044        1,741,737  

MercadoLibre, Inc. (Internet & Direct Marketing Retail)

       2,126        622,599  

O’Reilly Automotive, Inc. (Specialty Retail)

     (a     3,767        1,297,091  

Ross Stores, Inc. (Specialty Retail)

       17,560        1,460,992  

Starbucks Corp. (Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure)

       58,348        3,757,611  

Tesla, Inc. (Automobiles)

     (a     8,077        2,688,026  

Ulta Beauty, Inc. (Specialty Retail)

     (a     2,811        688,245  

Wynn Resorts Ltd. (Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure)

       5,114        505,826  
       

 

 

 
          53,353,292  
       

 

 

 

CONSUMER STAPLES – 6.4%

       

Costco Wholesale Corp. (Food & Staples Retailing)

       20,610        4,198,463  

Kraft Heinz Co. / The (Food Products)

       57,352        2,468,430  

Mondelez International, Inc. Class A (Food Products)

       68,377        2,737,131  

Monster Beverage Corp. (Beverages)

     (a     26,007        1,280,065  

PepsiCo, Inc. (Beverages)

       67,142        7,417,848  

Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc. (Food & Staples Retailing)

       44,641        3,050,320  
       

 

 

 
          21,152,257  
       

 

 

 

FINANCIALS – 0.3%

       

Willis Towers Watson PLC (Insurance)

       6,111        928,016  
       

 

 

 
Common Stocks (Continued)         Shares      Value  

HEALTH CARE – 8.9%

       

Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Biotechnology)

     (a )       10,493      $ 1,021,598  

Align Technology, Inc. (Health Care Equip. & Supplies)

     (a     3,762        787,876  

Amgen, Inc. (Biotechnology)

       29,970        5,834,260  

Biogen, Inc. (Biotechnology)

     (a     9,476        2,851,518  

BioMarin Pharmaceutical, Inc. (Biotechnology)

     (a     8,375        713,131  

Celgene Corp. (Biotechnology)

     (a     32,887        2,107,728  

Cerner Corp. (Health Care Technology)

     (a     15,496        812,610  

Gilead Sciences, Inc. (Biotechnology)

       60,841        3,805,605  

Henry Schein, Inc. (Health Care Providers & Svs.)

     (a     7,169        562,910  

IDEXX Laboratories, Inc. (Health Care Equip. & Supplies)

     (a     4,056        754,497  

Illumina, Inc. (Life Sciences Tools & Svs.)

     (a     6,914        2,073,716  

Incyte Corp. (Biotechnology)

     (a     10,009        636,472  

Intuitive Surgical, Inc. (Health Care Equip. & Supplies)

     (a     5,371        2,572,279  

Mylan N.V. (Pharmaceuticals)

     (a     24,251        664,477  

Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Biotechnology)

     (a     5,001        1,867,874  

Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Biotechnology)

     (a     12,019        1,991,669  
       

 

 

 
          29,058,220  
       

 

 

 

INDUSTRIALS – 2.4%

       

American Airlines Group, Inc. (Airlines)

       21,662        695,567  

Cintas Corp. (Commercial Svs. & Supplies)

       5,028        844,654  

CSX Corp. (Road & Rail)

       39,715        2,467,493  

Fastenal Co. (Trading Companies & Distributors)

       13,501        705,967  

J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc. (Road & Rail)

       5,135        477,760  

PACCAR, Inc. (Machinery)

       16,435        939,096  

United Continental Holdings, Inc. (Airlines)

     (a     12,814        1,072,916  

Verisk Analytics, Inc. (Professional Svs.)

     (a     7,742        844,188  
       

 

 

 
          8,047,641  
       

 

 

 
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY – 42.4%        

Adobe Systems, Inc. (Software)

     (a     22,958        5,194,018  

Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (Semiconductors & Equip.)

     (a     47,004        867,694  

Analog Devices, Inc. (Semiconductors & Equip.)

       17,409        1,494,214  

Apple, Inc. (Tech. Hardware, Storage & Periph.)

       201,053        31,714,100  

Applied Materials, Inc. (Semiconductors & Equip.)

       46,232        1,513,636  

ASML Holding N.V. (Semiconductors & Equip.)

       3,191        496,583  

Autodesk, Inc. (Software)

     (a     10,282        1,322,368  

Automatic Data Processing, Inc. (IT Svs.)

       20,587        2,699,367  

Broadcom, Inc. (Semiconductors & Equip.)

       19,445        4,944,475  

Cadence Design Systems, Inc. (Software)

     (a     13,270        576,980  

Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. (Software)

     (a     7,347        754,170  

Cisco Systems, Inc. (Communications Equip.)

       211,175        9,150,213  

Citrix Systems, Inc. (Software)

       6,338        649,391  

Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp. Class A (IT Svs.)

       27,233        1,728,751  

Fiserv, Inc. (IT Svs.)

     (a     18,741        1,377,276  

Intel Corp. (Semiconductors & Equip.)

       214,529        10,067,846  

Intuit, Inc. (Software)

       12,205        2,402,554  

KLA-Tencor Corp. (Semiconductors & Equip.)

       7,199        644,239  

Lam Research Corp. (Semiconductors & Equip.)

       7,299        993,905  

Maxim Integrated Products, Inc. (Semiconductors & Equip.)

       13,031        662,626  

Microchip Technology, Inc. (Semiconductors & Equip.)

       11,123        799,966  
 

 

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Ohio National Fund, Inc.    ON Nasdaq-100® Index Portfolio (Continued)

 

Schedule of Investments

  December 31, 2018  

 

Common Stocks (Continued)           Shares      Value  
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (continued)        

Micron Technology, Inc. (Semiconductors & Equip.)

     (a     53,346      $  1,692,669  

Microsoft Corp. (Software)

       325,215        33,032,088  

NetApp, Inc. (Tech. Hardware, Storage & Periph.)

       11,847        706,910  

NVIDIA Corp. (Semiconductors & Equip.)

       28,689        3,829,981  

NXP Semiconductors N.V. (Semiconductors & Equip.)

       15,459        1,132,836  

Paychex, Inc. (IT Svs.)

       16,888        1,100,253  

PayPal Holdings, Inc. (IT Svs.)

     (a     55,420        4,660,268  

QUALCOMM, Inc. (Semiconductors & Equip.)

       57,010        3,244,439  

Skyworks Solutions, Inc. (Semiconductors & Equip.)

       8,350        559,617  

Symantec Corp. (Software)

       30,048        567,757  

Synopsys, Inc. (Software)

     (a     6,988        588,669  

Texas Instruments, Inc. (Semiconductors & Equip.)

       45,176        4,269,132  

VeriSign, Inc. (IT Svs.)

     (a     5,686        843,177  

Western Digital Corp. (Tech. Hardware, Storage & Periph.)

       13,612        503,236  
Common Stocks (Continued)           Shares      Value  

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (continued)

       

Workday, Inc. Class A (Software)

     (a     7,008      $ 1,119,037  

Xilinx, Inc. (Semiconductors & Equip.)

       11,901        1,013,608  
       

 

 

 
          138,918,049  
       

 

 

 

UTILITIES – 0.4%

       

Xcel Energy, Inc. (Electric Utilities)

       24,175        1,191,102  
       

 

 

 
Total Common Stocks
(Cost $282,133,027)
        $ 325,897,635  
       

 

 

 
Money Market Funds – 0.2%           Shares      Value  

State Street Institutional Liquid Reserves Fund Institutional Class, 2.50%

     (b     653,392      $ 653,327  
       

 

 

 
Total Money Market Funds
(Cost $653,327)
        $ 653,327  
       

 

 

 
Total Investments – 99.7%
(Cost $282,786,354)
     (c      $ 326,550,962  
Other Assets in Excess of
Liabilities – 0.3%
     (d        1,031,220  
       

 

 

 

Net Assets – 100.0%

        $ 327,582,182  
       

 

 

 
 

 

 

Percentages are stated as a percent of net assets.

Abbreviations:

ADR:   American Depositary Receipts

Footnotes:

  (a)

Non-income producing security.

  (b)

Rate represents the seven-day yield at December 31, 2018.

  (c)

Represents cost for financial reporting purposes, which may differ from cost basis for federal income tax purposes. See also Note 7 of the Notes to Financial Statements.

  (d)

Includes $60,800 of cash pledged as collateral for the futures contracts outstanding at December 31, 2018. See also the following Schedule of Open Futures Contracts.

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

Schedule of Open Futures Contracts

 

December 31, 2018  

 

Description

   Number of
contracts
  Expiration Date   Notional
Amount
  Value   Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
  Variation Margin
Receivable
(Payable)

CME E-mini Nasdaq-100 Index - Long

   8   March 15, 2019   $1,006,669   $1,013,320   $6,651   $265,541

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

74


Ohio National Fund, Inc.    ON Bristol Portfolio (Unaudited)

 

Objective/Strategy

The ON Bristol Portfolio (formerly the Bristol Portfolio) seeks long-term growth of capital by investing primarily in common stocks of the 1,000 largest publicly traded U.S. companies in terms of market capitalization.

 

Performance as of December 31, 2018

 

Average Annual returns

  

One year

     -17.97

Five years

     6.46

Ten years

     12.04

Past performance does not guarantee future results. The performance data quoted represents past performance and current returns may be lower or higher. Total return figures include change in share price and reinvestment of dividends and capital gains. The investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than the original cost. To obtain performance information up to the most recent month end, call toll-free 1-877-781-6392.

The Portfolio is not open to direct retail investment. Beneficial interest in shares is obtained solely by purchase of variable life insurance policies and variable annuity contracts. Actual performance results for variable annuity and variable universal life contracts will be lower due to contract charges. Consult your contract for applicable charges.

Total expense ratio is 0.82% per the Fund’s prospectus dated May 1, 2018. Additional information pertaining to the Portfolio’s expense ratio as of December 31, 2018 can be found in the Portfolio’s Financial Highlights.

 

Comments from Sub-Adviser

Q. How did the Portfolio perform in comparison to its benchmark during the reporting period?

A. For the year ended December 31, 2018, the ON Bristol Portfolio returned -17.97% versus -4.38% for its benchmark, the S&P 500 Index.

Q. How did sector allocation and security selection each impact the Portfolio’s performance relative to its benchmark? For sector allocation, were there any factors that impacted the benchmark’s performance more significantly than the Portfolio’s performance? For security selection, was there anything specific regarding the Portfolio’s strategy that caused deviation from the benchmark?

A. Stock selection was the primary detractor. Specifically, stock selection in Information Technology, Health Care, and Consumer Discretionary was the primary driver of relative underperformance for the year. (1)

Q. Which holdings contributed the most to, and detracted the most from, the Portfolio’s benchmark-relative performance?

A. Top contributors included Amazon.com, Inc. (“Amazon”), Xilinx, Inc. (“Xilinx”) and The Boeing Co. (“Boeing”). Amazon had several significant accomplishments in 2018 – it successfully executed the launch of its new GO checkout-less store concept, re-accelerated growth in its public cloud computing business (Amazon Web Services), and significantly exceeded profit expectations, as investments in past years to optimize costs yielded positive results. Xilinx beat its revenue growth outlook significantly, due to earlier 5G wireless network buildouts, as well as a gain in market share from Intel Corp. for data-center acceleration opportunities. Despite well-known supplier issues, Boeing significantly exceeded its free cash flow outlook for the year. Additionally, the company made progress in executing its long-term growth strategy, via acquisitions and contract wins. (1)

Top detractors included Evoqua Water Technologies Corp. The company missed earnings twice. Initially, it was thought to be a one-time event, but the second miss was driven by significantly higher costs and a revenue shortfall. The company’s highly leveraged balance sheet was also a driver for underperformance. With Sage Therapeutics, Inc. (“Sage”), another top detractor, the Food and Drug Administration delayed its approval decision for Sage’s post-partum-depression drug to early 2019 in order to allow Sage to complete the development of a safety program for the drug. PVH Corp. missed profit expectations in its Calvin Klein division due to weaker demand for its new jeans and fashion designs. (1)

 

 

(1) 

The Portfolio’s composition is subject to change. Holdings and weightings are as of December 31, 2018.

 

Change in Value of $10,000 Investment

 

LOGO

Hypothetical illustration based on past performance. Future performance will vary. The Portfolio’s returns reflect reinvested dividends. The Portfolio’s holdings may differ significantly from the securities in the index. The index is unmanaged and therefore does not reflect the cost of portfolio management and accounting.

The S&P 500 Index is a capitalization-weighted index designed to measure performance of the broad domestic economy through changes in the aggregate market value of 500 stocks representing all major industries. The index presented includes the effects of reinvested dividends.

Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Redemption of fund shares could have tax implications unique to each shareholder.

 

 

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Ohio National Fund, Inc.    ON Bristol Portfolio (Unaudited) (Continued)

 

Portfolio Composition as of December 31, 2018 (1)

 

     % of Net Assets  

Common Stocks (4)

     95.6  

Master Limited Partnerships (4)

     2.2  

Money Market Funds and Other Net Assets

     2.2  
  

 

 

 
                     100.0  
  

 

 

 

Top 10 Portfolio Holdings as of December 31,
2018
(1) (2) (3)

 

         % of Net Assets  

1.

  Microsoft Corp.      3.7  

2.

  Alphabet, Inc. Class C      3.4  

3.

  Marvell Technology Group Ltd.      2.9  

4.

  Bank of America Corp.      2.8  

5.

  Citigroup, Inc.      2.4  

6.

  Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. / The      2.3  

7.

  Amazon.com, Inc.      2.3  

8.

  KLA-Tencor Corp.      2.2  

9.

  Applied Materials, Inc.      2.2  

10.

  Blackstone Group LP / The      2.2  
 

 

 

 

(1) 

Composition of Portfolio subject to change.

 

(2)

Short-term investments have been excluded from the list of Top 10 Portfolio Holdings.

 

(3) 

Top 10 Portfolio Holdings is presented at an individual security level. Total investment exposure by issuer may be higher.

 

(4) 

Sectors (Common Stocks, Master Limited Partnerships):

 

     % of Net Assets  

Industrials

     19.9  

Information Technology

     19.2  

Consumer Discretionary

     18.9  

Financials

     15.5  

Communication Services

     9.5  

Health Care

     7.7  

Consumer Staples

     3.4  

Materials

     1.9  

Energy

     1.8  
  

 

 

 
                     97.8  
  

 

 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments

  December 31, 2018  

 

Common Stocks – 95.6%           Shares      Value  

COMMUNICATION SERVICES – 9.5%

 

Alphabet, Inc. Class C (Interactive Media & Svs.)

     (a     5,138      $ 5,320,964  

AT&T, Inc. (Diversified Telecom. Svs.)

       112,712        3,216,800  

Lions Gate Entertainment Corp. Class A (Entertainment)

       186,965        3,010,137  

Walt Disney Co. / The (Entertainment)

       30,068        3,296,956  
       

 

 

 
          14,844,857  
       

 

 

 
CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY – 18.9%        

Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. – ADR (Internet & Direct Marketing Retail)

     (a     22,313        3,058,443  

Amazon.com, Inc. (Internet & Direct Marketing Retail)

     (a     2,330        3,499,590  

General Motors Co. (Automobiles)

       85,929        2,874,325  

Lowe’s Cos., Inc. (Specialty Retail)

       31,982        2,953,857  

MGM Resorts International (Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure)

       102,333        2,482,599  

Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd. (Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure)

     (a     67,481        2,860,520  

PVH Corp. (Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods)

       31,498        2,927,739  

Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. (Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure)

       31,253        3,056,231  

Tapestry, Inc. (Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods)

       83,940        2,832,975  

Tiffany & Co. (Specialty Retail)

       35,618        2,867,605  
       

 

 

 
              29,413,884  
       

 

 

 

CONSUMER STAPLES – 3.4%

       

Coca-Cola Co. / The (Beverages)

       28,236        1,336,975  

Conagra Brands, Inc. (Food Products)

       39,892        852,093  

PepsiCo, Inc. (Beverages)

       27,800        3,071,344  
       

 

 

 
          5,260,412  
       

 

 

 

ENERGY – 1.8%

       

Pioneer Natural Resources Co. (Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels)

       21,571        2,837,018  
       

 

 

 

FINANCIALS – 13.3%

       

Bank of America Corp. (Banks)

       175,836        4,332,599  

Citigroup, Inc. (Banks)

       70,709        3,681,111  

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. / The (Capital Markets)

       15,969        2,667,621  

Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. / The (Insurance)

       81,789        3,635,521  

JPMorgan Chase & Co. (Banks)

       34,084        3,327,280  

Lincoln National Corp. (Insurance)

       58,006        2,976,288  
       

 

 

 
          20,620,420  
       

 

 

 

HEALTH CARE – 7.7%

       

Aerie Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Pharmaceuticals)

     (a     69,877        2,522,560  

Celgene Corp. (Biotechnology)

     (a     49,294        3,159,252  

Sage Therapeutics, Inc. (Biotechnology)

     (a     33,616        3,220,077  

Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc. (Life Sciences Tools & Svs.)

       13,552        3,032,802  
       

 

 

 
          11,934,691  
       

 

 

 

 

Common Stocks (Continued)           Shares      Value  

INDUSTRIALS – 19.9%

       

AECOM (Construction & Engineering)

     (a     112,456      $ 2,980,084  

Boeing Co. / The (Aerospace & Defense)

       9,527        3,072,457  

Caterpillar, Inc. (Machinery)

       9,058        1,151,000  

Deere & Co. (Machinery)

       21,704        3,237,586  

Delta Air Lines, Inc. (Airlines)

       58,946        2,941,405  

FedEx Corp. (Air Freight & Logistics)

       17,018        2,745,514  

Lockheed Martin Corp. (Aerospace & Defense)

       11,473        3,004,090  

Quanta Services, Inc. (Construction & Engineering)

       99,846        3,005,365  

Raytheon Co. (Aerospace & Defense)

       18,823        2,886,507  

Rockwell Automation, Inc. (Electrical Equip.)

       20,310        3,056,249  

XPO Logistics, Inc. (Air Freight & Logistics)

     (a     49,496        2,823,252  
       

 

 

 
          30,903,509  
       

 

 

 

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY – 19.2%

 

Apple, Inc. (Tech. Hardware, Storage & Periph.)

       18,940        2,987,595  

Applied Materials, Inc. (Semiconductors & Equip.)

       105,005        3,437,864  

Broadcom, Inc. (Semiconductors & Equip.)

       7,400        1,881,672  

DXC Technology Co. (IT Svs.)

       57,087        3,035,316  

KLA-Tencor Corp. (Semiconductors & Equip.)

       38,615        3,455,656  

Marvell Technology Group Ltd. (Semiconductors & Equip.)

       280,180        4,536,114  

Microchip Technology, Inc. (Semiconductors & Equip.)

       23,230        1,670,702  

Microsoft Corp. (Software)

       56,316        5,720,016  

QUALCOMM, Inc. (Semiconductors & Equip.)

       53,446        3,041,612  
       

 

 

 
          29,766,547  
       

 

 

 

MATERIALS – 1.9%

       

FMC Corp. (Chemicals)

       40,579        3,001,223  
       

 

 

 
Total Common Stocks
(Cost $172,374,200)
        $ 148,582,561  
       

 

 

 
Master Limited Partnerships – 2.2%     Shares      Value  

FINANCIALS – 2.2%

       

Blackstone Group LP / The (Capital Markets)

       113,855      $ 3,394,017  
       

 

 

 
Total Master Limited Partnerships
(Cost $3,954,956)
        $ 3,394,017  
       

 

 

 
Money Market Funds – 0.1%           Shares      Value  

State Street Institutional Liquid Reserves Fund Institutional Class, 2.50%

     (b     74,792      $ 74,785  
       

 

 

 
Total Money Market Funds
(Cost $74,785)
        $ 74,785  
       

 

 

 
Total Investments – 97.9%
(Cost $176,403,941)
     (c      $ 152,051,363  
Other Assets in Excess of
Liabilities – 2.1%
          3,293,253  
       

 

 

 

Net Assets – 100.0%

        $ 155,344,616  
       

 

 

 
 

 

 

Percentages are stated as a percent of net assets.

Abbreviations:

ADR:   American Depositary Receipts

Footnotes:

  (a)

Non-income producing security.

  (b)

Rate represents the seven-day yield at December 31, 2018.

  (c)

Represents cost for financial reporting purposes, which may differ from cost basis for federal income tax purposes. See also Note 7 of the Notes to Financial Statements.

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

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Ohio National Fund, Inc.    ON Bryton Growth Portfolio (Unaudited)

 

Objective/Strategy

The ON Bryton Growth Portfolio (formerly the Bryton Growth Portfolio) seeks long-term growth of capital by investing primarily in common stocks of growth-oriented U.S. companies smaller than the 500 largest publicly traded U.S. companies in terms of market capitalization.

 

Performance as of December 31, 2018

 

Average Annual returns

  

One year

     -5.18

Five years

     4.14

Ten years

     11.35

Past performance does not guarantee future results. The performance data quoted represents past performance and current returns may be lower or higher. Total return figures include change in share price and reinvestment of dividends and capital gains. The investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than the original cost. To obtain performance information up to the most recent month end, call toll-free 1-877-781-6392.

The Portfolio is not open to direct retail investment. Beneficial interest in shares is obtained solely by purchase of variable life insurance policies and variable annuity contracts. Actual performance results for variable annuity and variable universal life contracts will be lower due to contract charges. Consult your contract for applicable charges.

Total expense ratio is 0.98% per the Fund’s prospectus dated May 1, 2018. Additional information pertaining to the Portfolio’s expense ratio as of December 31, 2018 can be found in the Portfolio’s Financial Highlights.

 

Comments from Sub-Adviser

Q. How did the Portfolio perform in comparison to its benchmark during the reporting period?

A. For the year ended December 31, 2018, the ON Bryton Growth Portfolio returned -5.18% versus -9.31% for its benchmark, the Russell 2000 Growth Index.

Q. How did sector allocation and security selection each impact the Portfolio’s performance relative to its benchmark? For sector allocation, were there any factors that impacted the benchmark’s performance more significantly than the Portfolio’s performance? For security selection, was there anything specific regarding the Portfolio’s strategy that caused deviation from the benchmark?

A. Both sector allocation and security selection factored into the Portfolio’s relative outperformance. Stock selections in Information Technology and Health Care contributed to relative performance, while top detractors were stock selections within Materials and Financials. A significant overweight to Information Technology was the key sector allocation contributor. (1)

Q. Which holdings contributed the most to, and detracted the most from, the Portfolio’s benchmark-relative performance?

A. Top contributors included Tandem Diabetes Care, Inc., as the company exceeded expectations through the year on revenue, as new diabetes pump product launches and the exit of key competitors in their end market enabled the company to beat and raise estimates several times during the year. Loxo Oncology, Inc. had strong data updates through the year on its drug, LOXO-292, which enabled the company to maintain its leadership position versus competitors. Data from one of its key competitors, Blueprint Medicines Corporation, was less impressive. Coupa Software, Inc. had strong quarterly earnings reports through the year, in which the company beat estimates on all key metrics (revenue, bookings and operating income). (1)

Top detractors included Asure Software, Inc., as a weak third quarter earnings report and materially lower guidance caused the stock to significantly underperform the market. Weak organic revenue growth and gross margins, combined with negative cash flow, created additional concerns that the company would do an equity raise or debt expansion to complete additional acquisitions. Evoqua Water Technologies Corp. missed earnings twice. Initially, it was thought to be a one-time event, but the second miss was driven by significantly higher costs and a revenue shortfall. The company’s highly leveraged balance sheet was also a driver for underperformance. electroCore, Inc. had a headline miss on revenue and earnings in a “risk off” market that contributed to its sharp sell-off, despite the fact that the company continued to successfully ramp up reimbursements for its newly launched product. (1)

 

 

(1) 

The Portfolio’s composition is subject to change. Holdings and weightings are as of December 31, 2018.

 

Change in Value of $10,000 Investment

 

LOGO

Hypothetical illustration based on past performance. Future performance will vary. The Portfolio’s returns reflect reinvested dividends. The Portfolio’s holdings may differ significantly from the securities in the index. The index is unmanaged and therefore does not reflect the cost of portfolio management and accounting.

The Russell 2000 Growth Index measures the performance of the small-cap growth segment of the U.S. equity universe. It includes the Russell 2000 Index companies with higher price-to-value ratios and higher forecasted growth values. The Russell 2000 Index includes the 2000 firms from the Russell 3000 Index with the smallest market capitalizations. The Russell 3000 Index represents 98% of the investable U.S. equity market. The index presented includes the effects of reinvested dividends.

Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Redemption of fund shares could have tax implications unique to each shareholder.

 

 

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Ohio National Fund, Inc.    ON Bryton Growth Portfolio (Unaudited) (Continued)

 

Portfolio Composition as of December 31, 2018 (1)

 

     % of Net Assets  

Common Stocks (4)

     89.7  

Other Net Assets

     10.3  
  

 

 

 
     100.0  
  

 

 

 

Top 10 Portfolio Holdings as of December 31,
2018 
(1) (2) (3)

 

         % of Net Assets  

1.

  Five9, Inc.      1.7  

2.

  Covanta Holding Corp.      1.7  

3.

  MGP Ingredients, Inc.      1.7  

4.

  ORBCOMM, Inc.      1.7  

5.

  Mueller Water Products, Inc. Class A      1.6  

6.

  Cubic Corp.      1.6  

7.

  Vonage Holdings Corp.      1.6  

8.

  Allegheny Technologies, Inc.      1.6  

9.

  Haemonetics Corp.      1.6  

10.

  Aerie Pharmaceuticals, Inc.      1.6  
 

 

 

 

(1)

Composition of Portfolio subject to change.

 

(2)

Short-term investments have been excluded from the list of Top 10 Portfolio Holdings.

 

(3)

Top 10 Portfolio Holdings is presented at an individual security level. Total investment exposure by issuer may be higher.

 

(4)

Sectors (Common Stocks):

 

     % of Net Assets  

Information Technology

     28.6  

Industrials

     21.4  

Health Care

     15.3  

Materials

     6.8  

Communication Services

     4.8  

Financials

     4.1  

Consumer Staples

     3.9  

Consumer Discretionary

     3.3  

Real Estate

     1.5  
  

 

 

 
     89.7  
  

 

 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments

  December 31, 2018  

 

Common Stocks – 89.7%           Shares      Value  
COMMUNICATION SERVICES – 4.8%        

ORBCOMM, Inc. (Diversified Telecom. Svs.)

     (a     50,734      $ 419,063  

QuinStreet, Inc. (Interactive Media & Svs.)

     (a     24,992        405,620  

Vonage Holdings Corp. (Diversified Telecom. Svs.)

     (a     47,155        411,663  
       

 

 

 
          1,236,346  
       

 

 

 
CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY – 3.3%        

American Eagle Outfitters, Inc. (Specialty Retail)

       14,404        278,429  

At Home Group, Inc. (Specialty Retail)

     (a     13,782        257,172  

G-III Apparel Group Ltd. (Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods)

     (a     11,121        310,165  
       

 

 

 
          845,766  
       

 

 

 

CONSUMER STAPLES – 3.9%

       

J&J Snack Foods Corp. (Food Products)

       2,184        315,785  

MGP Ingredients, Inc. (Beverages)

       7,441        424,509  

Nomad Foods Ltd. (Food Products)

     (a     14,988        250,599  
       

 

 

 
          990,893  
       

 

 

 

FINANCIALS – 4.1%

       

Ameris Bancorp (Banks)

       11,823        374,434  

Home BancShares, Inc. (Banks)

       22,617        369,562  

Veritex Holdings, Inc. (Banks)

     (a     13,937        297,973  
       

 

 

 
          1,041,969  
       

 

 

 

HEALTH CARE – 15.3%

       

Aerie Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Pharmaceuticals)

     (a     11,243        405,872  

AxoGen, Inc. (Health Care Equip. & Supplies)

     (a     14,879        303,978  

ElectroCore, Inc. (Health Care Equip. & Supplies)

     (a     40,972        256,485  

Haemonetics Corp. (Health Care Equip. & Supplies)

     (a     4,077        407,904  

Ligand Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Biotechnology)

     (a     2,704        366,933  

Neogen Corp. (Health Care Equip. & Supplies)

     (a     5,250        299,250  

PetIQ, Inc. (Health Care Providers & Svs.)

     (a     14,308        335,809  

Sage Therapeutics, Inc. (Biotechnology)

     (a     3,987        381,915  

Tandem Diabetes Care, Inc. (Health Care Equip. & Supplies)

     (a     10,272        390,028  

Vericel Corp. (Biotechnology)

     (a     21,261        369,941  

Vocera Communications, Inc. (Health Care Technology)

     (a     9,555        375,989  
       

 

 

 
          3,894,104  
       

 

 

 

INDUSTRIALS – 21.4%

       

Actuant Corp. Class A (Machinery)

       15,561        326,625  

ASGN, Inc. (Professional Svs.)

     (a     5,733        312,448  

Astec Industries, Inc. (Machinery)

       12,908        389,693  

Axon Enterprise, Inc. (Aerospace & Defense)

     (a     9,054        396,112  

Casella Waste Systems, Inc. Class A (Commercial Svs. & Supplies)

     (a     13,661        389,202  

Chart Industries, Inc. (Machinery)

     (a     5,842        379,905  

Covanta Holding Corp. (Commercial Svs. & Supplies)

       32,061        430,259  

Cubic Corp. (Aerospace & Defense)

       7,689        413,207  
Common Stocks (Continued)           Shares      Value  

INDUSTRIALS (continued)

       

John Bean Technologies Corp. (Machinery)

       4,659      $ 334,563  

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. (Aerospace & Defense)

     (a     21,386        301,329  

Lindsay Corp. (Machinery)

       2,679        257,854  

Mueller Water Products, Inc. Class A (Machinery)

       45,657        415,479  

Proto Labs, Inc. (Machinery)

     (a     3,386        381,907  

Spartan Motors, Inc. (Machinery)

       47,089        340,453  

TPI Composites, Inc. (Electrical Equip.)

     (a     15,191        373,395  
       

 

 

 
          5,442,431  
       

 

 

 
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY – 28.6%        

Carbonite, Inc. (IT Svs.)

     (a     14,803        373,924  

Cloudera, Inc. (Software)

     (a     30,420        336,445  

CommVault Systems, Inc. (Software)

     (a     6,465        382,017  

Coupa Software, Inc. (Software)

     (a     5,114        321,466  

Cray, Inc. (Tech. Hardware, Storage & Periph.)

     (a     16,560        357,530  

eGain Corp. (Software)

     (a     58,906        387,012  

Evo Payments, Inc. Class A (IT Svs.)

     (a     12,729        314,025  

FARO Technologies, Inc. (Electronic Equip., Instr. & Comp.)

     (a     7,057        286,797  

Five9, Inc. (Software)

     (a     9,967        435,757  

Itron, Inc. (Electronic Equip., Instr. & Comp.)

     (a     7,047        333,253  

LivePerson, Inc. (Software)

     (a     21,025        396,532  

Power Integrations, Inc. (Semiconductors & Equip.)

       6,291        383,625  

Q2 Holdings, Inc. (Software)

     (a     6,204        307,408  

Radware Ltd. (Communications Equip.)

     (a     16,604        377,077  

Rapid7, Inc. (Software)

     (a     12,331        384,234  

Semtech Corp. (Semiconductors & Equip.)

     (a     8,420        386,225  

Silicon Motion Technology Corp. – ADR (Semiconductors & Equip.)

       11,612        400,614  

Tenable Holdings, Inc. (Software)

     (a     16,185        359,145  

Ultra Clean Holdings, Inc. (Semiconductors & Equip.)

     (a     45,005        381,192  

Viavi Solutions, Inc. (Communications Equip.)

     (a     38,187        383,779  
       

 

 

 
          7,288,057  
       

 

 

 

MATERIALS – 6.8%

       

Allegheny Technologies, Inc. (Metals & Mining)

     (a     18,837        410,082  

Ferro Corp. (Chemicals)

     (a     15,975        250,488  

PolyOne Corp. (Chemicals)

       13,477        385,442  

Sensient Technologies Corp. (Chemicals)

       6,727        375,703  

Summit Materials, Inc. Class A (Construction Materials)

     (a     25,145        311,798  
       

 

 

 
          1,733,513  
       

 

 

 

REAL ESTATE – 1.5%

       

Terreno Realty Corp. (Equity REIT)

       10,657        374,807  
       

 

 

 
Total Common Stocks
(Cost $26,849,022)
        $ 22,847,886  
       

 

 

 
Total Investments – 89.7%
(Cost $26,849,022)
     (b      $ 22,847,886  
Other Assets in Excess of
Liabilities – 10.3%
          2,614,079  
       

 

 

 

Net Assets – 100.0%

        $ 25,461,965  
       

 

 

 
 

 

 

Percentages

are stated as a percent of net assets.

 

Abbreviations:

ADR:   American Depositary Receipts

 

Footnotes:

  (a)

Non-income producing security.

  (b)

Represents cost for financial reporting purposes, which may differ from cost basis for federal income tax purposes. See also Note 7 of the Notes to Financial Statements.

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

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Ohio National Fund, Inc.    ON ICON Balanced Portfolio (Unaudited)

 

Objective/Strategy

The ON ICON Balanced Portfolio (formerly the Balanced Portfolio) seeks capital appreciation and income by investing, under normal circumstances, up to 75% of its assets in equity securities of domestic companies of any market capitalization while maintaining a minimum of 25% of its assets in fixed income securities.

 

Performance as of December 31, 2018

 

Average Annual returns

  

One year

     -10.58

Five years

     2.21

Ten years

     7.21

Past performance does not guarantee future results. The performance data quoted represents past performance and current returns may be lower or higher. Total return figures include change in share price and reinvestment of dividends and capital gains. The investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than the original cost. To obtain performance information up to the most recent month end, call toll-free 1-877-781-6392.

The Portfolio is not open to direct retail investment. Beneficial interest in shares is obtained solely by purchase of variable life insurance policies and variable annuity contracts. Actual performance results for variable annuity and variable universal life contracts will be lower due to contract charges. Consult your contract for applicable charges.

Total expense ratio is 0.75% per the Fund’s prospectus dated May 1, 2018. Additional information pertaining to the Portfolio’s expense ratio as of December 31, 2018 can be found in the Portfolio’s Financial Highlights.

 

Comments from Sub-Adviser

Q. How did the Portfolio perform in comparison to its benchmark during the reporting period?

A. For the year ended December 31, 2018, the ON ICON Balanced Portfolio returned -10.58% versus –4.96% for its benchmark, the S&P Composite 1500 Index. The Portfolio’s secondary benchmark, which is comprised of 60% S&P Composite 1500 Index and 40% Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Universal Index, returned -2.81% for the period.

Q. Were there specific market conditions, investment strategies, or techniques that materially affected the Portfolio’s benchmark-relative performance during the reporting period?

A. Overall, the Portfolio’s allocation to fixed income securities was a benefit to performance relative to the all-equity S&P 1500 benchmark. In early 2018, ICON’s calculation of the broad market’s fair value increased to a level which led us to adjust the Portfolio’s equity/fixed income allocation toward more equity securities. As the market declined in the last quarter of the year, both the increased allocation to equities, and the Portfolio’s equity holdings’ underperformance relative to the benchmark detracted from the overall performance of the Portfolio.

The Portfolio’s fixed income volatility remained relatively low. The Portfolio’s use of closed end funds was rewarded, as several of the positions converted to open-end funds or liquidated, capturing the discount to net asset value at which they had been acquired. The Portfolio’s underweight position in U.S. Treasury Notes hurt performance, as interest rates fell and credit spreads widened. The Portfolio’s preferred stock holdings, in general, were negatively impacted by spread widening. Given the Portfolio’s positioning, we tend to expect underperformance when rates fall aggressively and relative outperformance when rates rise.

Q. How did sector allocation and security selection each impact the Portfolio’s performance relative to its benchmark? For sector allocation, were there any factors that impacted the benchmark’s performance more significantly than the Portfolio’s performance? For security selection, was there anything specific regarding the Portfolio’s strategy that caused deviation from the benchmark?

A. The two biggest equity sector detractors from relative performance were the Portfolio’s stock selection in the Energy and Consumer Discretionary sectors. Overall, sector allocation contributed to relative performance. (1)

In the fixed income portion of the Portfolio, we continued our focus on high-coupon yield to call corporate securities and closed end fund event-driven arbitrage. Our short duration and credit risk focus negatively impacted returns, as U.S. Treasury Notes outperformed. (1)

Q. Which holdings contributed the most to, and detracted the most from, the Portfolio’s benchmark-relative performance?

A. The three biggest individual stock contributors to performance were XL Group Ltd. (“XL”), HCA Healthcare, Inc. (“HCA”), and Mastercard, Inc. Class A (“Mastercard”). Shares of XL responded positively to an announced merger with AXA SA. Both HCA and Mastercard experienced a similar trend of strong earnings growth momentum during the first three quarters of the year and minimal participation during the end-of-year downturn.

The three biggest detractors on an individual stock basis were Cimarex Energy Co. (“Cimarex”), LogMeIn, Inc. (“LogMeIn”), and CDK Global, Inc. (“CDK Global”). Cimarex was negatively affected by the sharp decline in oil prices, due to concerns of supply conditions and an overall slowdown of global economic growth. Shares of LogMeIn fell sharply after reporting poor second quarter earnings and reducing their full-year guidance. CDK Global experienced significant declines due to disappointing results. (1)

The positive performance of the fixed income sleeve contributed to returns, as a whole, as the benchmark had no allocation to fixed income, and fixed income was an overall positive returning asset class for the Portfolio. (1)

Q. How did the Portfolio’s use of derivative instruments and initial public offerings (IPOs), if any, impact performance?

A. The Portfolio purchased put options on the S&P 500 Index throughout most of the year in an effort to dampen the effects of market declines. The Portfolio did not hold any put options from early October through the end of the year. Over the full year, the purchase of put options detracted 12 basis points. (1)

 

 

(1) 

The Portfolio’s composition is subject to change. Holdings and weightings are as of December 31, 2018.

 

 

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Change in Value of $10,000 Investment

 

LOGO

Hypothetical illustration based on past performance. Future performance will vary. The Portfolio’s returns reflect reinvested dividends. The Portfolio’s holdings may differ significantly from the securities in the index. The index is unmanaged and therefore does not reflect the cost of portfolio management and accounting.

The S&P Composite 1500 Index is a broad-based capitalization-weighted index of 1500 U.S. companies and is comprised of the S&P MidCap 400, S&P 500, and the S&P SmallCap 600. It is designed for investors seeking to replicate to the performance of the U.S. equity market or benchmark against a representative universe of tradable stocks. The index presented includes the effects of reinvested dividends.

The Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Universal Index represents the union of the U.S. Aggregate Index, U.S. Corporate High Yield Index. Investment Grade 144A Index, Eurodollar Index, U.S. Emerging Markets Index, and the non-ERISA portion of the Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities (CMBS) Index. The index covers USD-denominated, taxable bonds that are rated either investment grade or high-yield.

Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Redemption of fund shares could have tax implications unique to each shareholder.

Portfolio Composition as of December 31, 2018 (1)

 

     % of Net Assets  

Common Stocks (4)

     67.2  

Corporate Bonds (4)

     18.9  

Closed-End Mutual Funds

     3.8  

U.S. Treasury Obligations

     2.4  

Preferred Securities (4)

     2.1  

Asset-Backed Securities (4)

     1.4  

Money Market Funds and Other Net Assets

     4.2  
  

 

 

 
     100.0  
  

 

 

 

 

Top 10 Portfolio Holdings as of December 31,
2018
(1) (2) (3)

 

           % of Net Assets  
  1.    

Mastercard, Inc. Class A

     3.1  
  2.    

Monolithic Power Systems, Inc.

     2.8  
  3.    

Adobe Systems, Inc.

     2.7  
  4.    

Visa, Inc.

     2.6  
  5.    

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

     2.5  
  6.    

Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.

     2.3  
  7.    

Bank of America Corp.

     2.3  
  8.    

NIKE, Inc. Class B

     2.1  
  9.    

eBay, Inc.

     1.9  
  10.    

U.S. Treasury Note

     1.9  
 

2.500%, 12/31/2020

  
 

 

 

 

(1)

Composition of Portfolio subject to change.

 

(2)

Short-term investments have been excluded from the list of Top 10 Portfolio Holdings.

 

(3)

Top 10 Portfolio Holdings is presented at an individual security level. Total investment exposure by issuer may be higher.

 

(4)

Sectors (Common Stocks, Corporate Bonds, Preferred Securities, Asset-Backed Securities):

 

     % of Net Assets  

Health Care

     18.2  

Information Technology

     16.7  

Financials

     16.2  

Consumer Discretionary

     16.2  

Energy

     6.7  

Industrials

     5.9  

Communication Services

     4.3  

Materials

     2.1  

Real Estate

     1.6  

Consumer Staples

     1.2  

Utilities

     0.5  
  

 

 

 
     89.6  
  

 

 

 

 

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  December 31, 2018  

 

Common Stocks – 67.2%            Shares      Value  

COMMUNICATION SERVICES – 2.8%

        

Alphabet, Inc. Class C (Interactive Media & Svs.)

     (a      4,386      $ 4,542,185  

Electronic Arts, Inc. (Entertainment)

     (a      54,055        4,265,480  

Facebook, Inc. Class A (Interactive Media & Svs.)

     (a      33,254        4,359,267  
        

 

 

 
           13,166,932  
        

 

 

 

CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY – 13.0%

        

AutoZone, Inc. (Specialty Retail)

     (a      5,302        4,444,879  

Brunswick Corp. (Leisure Products)

        147,713        6,861,269  

D.R. Horton, Inc. (Household Durables)

        138,020        4,783,773  

eBay, Inc. (Internet & Direct Marketing Retail)

     (a      325,000        9,122,750  

Lowe’s Cos., Inc. (Specialty Retail)

        85,629        7,908,694  

NIKE, Inc. Class B (Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods)

        130,000        9,638,200  

Polaris Industries, Inc. (Leisure Products)

        65,382        5,013,492  

PulteGroup, Inc. (Household Durables)

        219,915        5,715,591  

Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. (Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure)

        74,464        7,281,834  
        

 

 

 
           60,770,482  
        

 

 

 

ENERGY – 4.8%

        

Cimarex Energy Co. (Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels)

        68,171        4,202,742  

Diamondback Energy, Inc. (Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels)

        61,404        5,692,151  

Marathon Petroleum Corp. (Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels)

        85,352        5,036,622  

Parsley Energy, Inc. Class A (Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels)

     (a      239,508        3,827,338  

SRC Energy, Inc. (Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels)

     (a      772,526        3,630,872  
        

 

 

 
           22,389,725  
        

 

 

 

FINANCIALS – 9.8%

        

Bank of America Corp. (Banks)

        431,610        10,634,870  

JPMorgan Chase & Co. (Banks)

        117,804        11,500,027  

KeyCorp (Banks)

        297,895        4,402,888  

Lincoln National Corp. (Insurance)

        62,352        3,199,281  

Signature Bank (Banks)

        76,139        7,827,851  

SVB Financial Group (Banks)

     (a      43,537        8,268,547  
        

 

 

 
           45,833,464  
        

 

 

 

HEALTH CARE – 15.4%

        

AbbVie, Inc. (Biotechnology)

        63,768        5,878,772  

Celgene Corp. (Biotechnology)

     (a      76,673        4,913,973  

Cigna Corp. (Health Care Providers & Svs.)

        45,891        8,715,619  

HCA Healthcare, Inc. (Health Care Providers & Svs.)

        49,881        6,207,690  

Jazz Pharmaceuticals PLC (Pharmaceuticals)

     (a      61,044        7,567,014  

Ligand Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Biotechnology)

     (a      29,516        4,005,321  

PerkinElmer, Inc. (Life Sciences Tools & Svs.)

        90,266        7,090,394  

PRA Health Sciences, Inc. (Life Sciences Tools & Svs.)

     (a      90,958        8,364,498  

Teleflex, Inc. (Health Care Equip. & Supplies)

        31,241        8,075,174  

Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc. (Life Sciences Tools & Svs.)

        47,910        10,721,779  
        

 

 

 
           71,540,234  
        

 

 

 

INDUSTRIALS – 4.9%

        

Air Lease Corp. (Trading Companies & Distributors)

        99,448        3,004,324  

Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd. (Road & Rail)

        35,264        6,263,592  

Masco Corp. (Building Products)

        160,779        4,701,178  

Union Pacific Corp. (Road & Rail)

        63,320        8,752,723  
        

 

 

 
           22,721,817  
        

 

 

 

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY – 15.2%

        

Adobe Systems, Inc. (Software)

     (a      55,552        12,568,084  

CDK Global, Inc. (Software)

        148,752        7,122,246  

LogMeIn, Inc. (Software)

        58,193        4,746,803  

Mastercard, Inc. Class A (IT Svs.)

        76,152        14,366,075  

Monolithic Power Systems, Inc. (Semiconductors & Equip.)

        112,730        13,104,863  

Skyworks Solutions, Inc. (Semiconductors & Equip.)

        103,262        6,920,619  

Visa, Inc. (IT Svs.)

        92,613        12,219,359  
        

 

 

 
           71,048,049  
        

 

 

 

MATERIALS – 1.3%

        

Eagle Materials, Inc. (Construction Materials)

        62,138        3,792,282  

Graphic Packaging Holding Co. (Containers & Packaging)

        216,477        2,303,315  
        

 

 

 
           6,095,597  
        

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks (Cost $326,962,692)

         $ 313,566,300  
        

 

 

 

 

Corporate Bonds – 18.9%          Rate     Maturity      Face Amount      Value  

COMMUNICATION SERVICES – 1.5%

             

CSC Holdings LLC (Media)

   (b)      10.125     01/15/2023        $  3,300,000        $3,  550,008  

CSC Holdings LLC (Media)

   (b)      10.875     10/15/2025        1,450,000        1,628,234  

Lee Enterprises, Inc. (Media)

   (b)      9.500     03/15/2022        1,930,000        1,968,600  
             

 

 

 
                7,146,842  
             

 

 

 

 

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Corporate Bonds (Continued)          Rate      Maturity      Face Amount      Value  

CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY – 3.2%

              

Brookfield Residential Properties, Inc. (Household Durables)

   (b)              6.500%        12/15/2020        $  2,400,000      $ 2,397,000  

Foot Locker, Inc. (Specialty Retail)

        8.500%        01/15/2022        350,000        378,000  

Lear Corp. (Auto Components)

        5.375%        03/15/2024        1,000,000        1,028,684  

Penske Automotive Group, Inc. (Specialty Retail)

        5.750%        10/01/2022        1,090,000        1,087,275  

Reliance Intermediate Holdings LP (Specialty Retail)

   (b)      6.500%        04/01/2023        4,012,000        4,092,240  

Silversea Cruise Finance Ltd. (Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure)

   (b)      7.250%        02/01/2025        1,935,000        2,045,682  

William Carter Co. / The (Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods)

        5.250%        08/15/2021        695,000        691,525  

William Lyon Homes, Inc. (Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods)

        7.000%        08/15/2022        3,250,000        3,217,500  
              

 

 

 
                 14,937,906  
              

 

 

 

CONSUMER STAPLES – 1.2%

              

Central Garden & Pet Co. (Household Products)

        6.125%        11/15/2023        2,229,000        2,223,428  

Conagra Brands, Inc. (Food Products)

        7.125%        10/01/2026        1,000,000        1,134,825  

Kraft Heinz Foods Co. (Food Products)

   (b)      4.875%        02/15/2025        2,080,000        2,088,579  
              

 

 

 
                 5,446,832  
              

 

 

 

ENERGY – 1.9%

              

Andeavor Logistics LP / Tesoro Logistics Finance Corp. (Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels)

        6.250%        10/15/2022        2,748,000        2,802,960  

Andeavor Logistics LP / Tesoro Logistics Finance Corp. (Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels)

        6.375%        05/01/2024        4,445,000        4,589,462  

Continental Resources, Inc. (Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels)

        5.000%        09/15/2022        1,304,000        1,294,683  
              

 

 

 
                 8,687,105  
              

 

 

 

FINANCIALS – 3.7%

              

Delphi Financial Group, Inc. (Insurance)

        7.875%        01/31/2020        6,140,000        6,425,821  

Jefferies Finance LLC / JFIN Co-Issuer Corp. (Capital Markets)

   (b)      7.375%        04/01/2020        3,902,000        3,892,245  

Nationwide Mutual Insurance Co. (Insurance)

   (b)      7.875%        04/01/2033        3,000,000        4,031,538  

Willis North America, Inc. (Insurance)

        7.000%        09/29/2019        3,000,000        3,068,882  
              

 

 

 
                 17,418,486  
              

 

 

 

HEALTH CARE – 2.8%

              

Becton Dickinson and Co. (Health Care Equip. & Supplies)

        3.875%        05/15/2024        3,000,000        2,987,742  

Catholic Health Initiatives (Health Care Providers & Svs.)

        2.950%        11/01/2022        4,000,000        3,912,168  

Centene Corp. (Health Care Providers & Svs.)

        5.625%        02/15/2021        510,000        511,275  

Hill-Rom Holdings, Inc. (Health Care Equip. & Supplies)

   (b)      5.750%        09/01/2023        2,190,000        2,190,000  

Molina Healthcare, Inc. (Health Care Providers & Svs.)

        5.375%        11/15/2022        3,500,000        3,377,500  
              

 

 

 
                 12,978,685  
              

 

 

 

INDUSTRIALS – 0.9%

              

R.R. Donnelley & Sons Co. (Commercial Svs. & Supplies)

        7.875%        03/15/2021        618,000        618,000  

USG Corp. (Building Products)

   (b)      5.500%        03/01/2025        2,700,000        2,720,250  

XPO Logistics, Inc. (Air Freight & Logistics)

   (b)      6.500%        06/15/2022        1,050,000        1,040,812  
              

 

 

 
                 4,379,062  
              

 

 

 

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY – 1.5%

              

Amkor Technology, Inc. (Semiconductors & Equip.)

        6.375%        10/01/2022        3,500,000        3,509,800  

Dell International LLC / EMC Corp. (Computers & Peripherals)

   (b)      7.125%        06/15/2024        1,000,000        1,017,500  

NXP BV / NXP Funding LLC (Semiconductors & Equip.)

   (b)      4.625%        06/01/2023        2,615,000        2,562,700  
              

 

 

 
                 7,090,000  
              

 

 

 

MATERIALS – 0.8%

              

Hecla Mining Co. (Metals & Mining)

        6.875%        05/01/2021        550,000        539,000  

Mercer International, Inc. (Paper & Forest Products)

        7.750%        12/01/2022        188,000        193,640  

Standard Industries, Inc. (Construction Materials)

   (b)      5.500%        02/15/2023        1,185,000        1,161,300  

Teck Resources Ltd. (Metals & Mining)

   (b)      8.500%        06/01/2024        1,750,000        1,874,688  
              

 

 

 
                 3,768,628  
              

 

 

 
              

REAL ESTATE – 0.9%

              

Select Income REIT (Equity REIT)

        4.500%        02/01/2025        4,450,000        4,193,048  
              

 

 

 

UTILITIES – 0.5%

              

Vistra Energy Corp. (Ind. Power & Renewable Elec.)

        7.625%        11/01/2024        2,145,000        2,262,975  
              

 

 

 

Total Corporate Bonds (Cost $91,172,787)

               $  88,309,569  
              

 

 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments

  December 31, 2018  

 

Closed-End Mutual Funds – 3.8%                          Shares      Value

Asia Pacific Fund, Inc. / The

              205,264      $    2,340,010

BlackRock Enhanced Government Fund, Inc.

              59,009      765,937

BlackRock Income Trust, Inc.

              933,658      5,265,831

Duff & Phelps Utility and Corporate Bond Trust, Inc.

              122,035      1,003,128

Eaton Vance High Income 2021 Target Term Trust

              31,032      276,805

High Income Securities Fund

              319,705      2,845,375

Nuveen Taxable Municipal Income Fund

              264,354      5,117,893
              

 

Total Closed-End Mutual Funds (Cost $18,729,575)

               $  17,614,979
              

 

U.S. Treasury Obligations – 2.4%          Rate      Maturity      Face Amount      Value

U.S. Treasury Note

        2.500%        12/31/2020        $  9,000,000      $    8,997,751

U.S. Treasury Note

        3.125%        11/15/2028        2,000,000      2,075,909
              

 

Total U.S. Treasury Obligations (Cost $10,977,291)

               $  11,073,660
              

 

Preferred Securities – 2.1%                  Rate        Quantity      Value

FINANCIALS – 1.4%

              

Argo Group U.S., Inc. (Insurance)

           6.500%        219,334      $    5,470,190

Cabco Series 2004-101 Trust Goldman Sachs Capital I (Interest Rate Floor: 3.25%, Interest Rate Cap: 8.25%) (Diversified Financial Svs.)

           QL + 85        46,713      924,450

MVC Capital, Inc. (Capital Markets)

           6.250%        9,202      229,866
              

 

               6,624,506
              

 

              

REAL ESTATE – 0.7%

              

Equity Commonwealth (Equity REIT)

           6.500%        119,203      3,009,876
              

 

Total Preferred Securities (Cost $9,937,708)

               $    9,634,382
              

 

Asset-Backed Securities – 1.4%          Rate      Maturity     

Face

Amount

     Value

FINANCIALS – 1.3%

              

SMB Private Education Loan Trust 2014-A C

   (b)              4.500%        09/15/2045        $  6,250,000      $    5,927,031
              

 

INDUSTRIALS – 0.1%

              

United Airlines 2007-1 Class B Pass Through Trust

        7.336%        07/02/2019        775,227      786,855
              

 

Total Asset-Backed Securities (Cost $6,828,631)

               $    6,713,886
              

 

Money Market Funds – 4.1%                          Shares      Value

State Street Institutional Liquid Reserves Fund Institutional Class, 2.50%

   (c)            19,395,453      $  19,393,514
              

 

Total Money Market Funds (Cost $19,394,914)

               $  19,393,514
              

 

Total Investments – 99.9% (Cost $484,003,598)

   (d)             $466,306,290

Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities – 0.1%

               378,601
              

 

Net Assets – 100.0%

               $466,684,891
              

 

 

 

Percentages are stated as a percent of net assets.

Abbreviations:

QL:   Quarterly U.S. LIBOR Rate, 2.808% at 12/31/2018

Footnotes:

  (a)

Non-income producing security.

  (b)

Security exempt from registration under Regulation D of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified buyers under Rule 144A. At December 31, 2018, the value of these securities totaled $44,188,407, or 9.5% of the Portfolio’s net assets.

  (c)

Rate represents the seven-day yield at December 31, 2018.

  (d)

Represents cost for financial reporting purposes, which may differ from cost basis for federal income tax purposes. See also Note 7 of the Notes to Financial Statements.

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

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Ohio National Fund, Inc.    ON S&P MidCap 400® Index Portfolio (Unaudited)

 

Objective/Strategy

The ON S&P MidCap 400® Index Portfolio (formerly the S&P MidCap 400® Index Portfolio) seeks total return approximating that of the Standard & Poor’s MidCap 400® Index (S&P MidCap 400® Index), including reinvestment of dividends, at a risk level consistent with that of the S&P MidCap 400® Index by investing, under normal circumstances, more than 80% of its assets in the securities included in the S&P MidCap 400® Index.

 

Performance as of December 31, 2018

 

Average Annual returns

  

One year

     -11.45%  

Five years

     3.08%  

Ten years

     9.50%  

Past performance does not guarantee future results. The performance data quoted represents past performance and current returns may be lower or higher. Total return figures include change in share price and reinvestment of dividends and capital gains. The investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than the original cost. To obtain performance information up to the most recent month end, call toll-free 1-877-781-6392.

The Portfolio is not open to direct retail investment. Beneficial interest in shares is obtained solely by purchase of variable life insurance policies and variable annuity contracts. Actual performance results for variable annuity and variable universal life contracts will be lower due to contract charges. Consult your contract for applicable charges.

Total expense ratio is 0.71% per the Fund’s prospectus dated May 1, 2018. Additional information pertaining to the Portfolio’s expense ratio as of December 31, 2018 can be found in the Portfolio’s Financial Highlights.

 

Comments from Sub-Adviser

Q. How did the Portfolio perform in comparison to its benchmark during the reporting period?

A. For the year ended December 31, 2018, the ON S&P MidCap 400® Index Portfolio returned -11.45% versus -11.08% for the benchmark, the S&P MidCap 400® Index.

Q. Were there specific market conditions, investment strategies, or techniques that materially affected the Portfolio’s benchmark-relative performance during the reporting period?

A. The Portfolio intends to track the underlying return of the S&P MidCap 400® Index. There were no material market events or changes in strategy during the year that materially impacted the Portfolio’s relative return. Sources of return variance were related to the cumulative impact of investing the day-to-day cash flows in the Portfolio.

Q. How did sector allocation and security selection each impact the Portfolio’s performance relative to its benchmark? For sector allocation, were there any factors that impacted the benchmark’s performance more significantly than the Portfolio’s performance? For security selection, was there anything specific regarding the Portfolio’s strategy that caused deviation from the benchmark?

A. There was no impact from either sector allocation or stock selection that caused any material performance variance between the Portfolio and its benchmark. (1)

Utilities added to the benchmark’s return slightly, as the sector was up 6.7% for the year. Health Care was another positive contributor, gaining 6.5%. Two sectors driving the benchmark’s returns down were Energy and Materials, falling 29.4% and 20.4%, respectively. (1)

Q. Which holdings contributed the most to, and detracted the most from, the Portfolio’s benchmark-relative performance?

A. ABIOMED, Inc. (up 107.3% for the year) and Bioverative, Inc. (94.1%) were the two most positive contributors. Underperforming constituents included Thor Industries, Inc. (-64.8% for the year) and Coherent, Inc. (-62.5%). (1)

Q. How did the Portfolio’s use of derivative instruments and initial public offerings (IPOs), if any, impact performance?

A. The Portfolio uses S&P MidCap 400® Index futures contracts primarily to equitize open dividend receivables, as well as to manage day-to-day cash flows, to ensure the Portfolio is fully invested. The futures did not meaningfully impact performance, however, due to their index characteristics and size in relation to the Portfolio’s net assets. (1)

Q. Were there any significant changes to the Portfolio’s management team, investment strategy, or selection process during the reporting period?

A. There were no significant changes to the investment strategy or selection process during the reporting period. Over the 2018 calendar year, the portfolio management team added a total of four new members. Their names and positions have been provided below for reference.

Manav Verma, CFA – Portfolio Manager

Michael Trotter – Assistant Portfolio Manager

Clinton Clark – Index Analyst

Daniel Glenn – Portfolio Manager

 

 

(1) 

The Portfolio’s composition is subject to change. Holdings and weightings are as of December 31, 2018.

 

 

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Ohio National Fund, Inc.    ON S&P MidCap 400® Index Portfolio (Unaudited) (Continued)

 

Change in Value of $10,000 Investment

 

LOGO

Hypothetical illustration based on past performance. Future performance will vary. The Portfolio’s returns reflect reinvested dividends. The Portfolio’s holdings may differ significantly from the securities in the index. The index is unmanaged and therefore does not reflect the cost of portfolio management and accounting.

The S&P MidCap 400® Index is a capitalization-weighted index of 400 common stocks representing all major industries in the mid-range of the U.S. stock market. The index presented includes the effects of reinvested dividends.

Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Redemption of fund shares could have tax implications unique to each shareholder.

Prior to December 16, 2016, the Portfolio was known as the Target VIP Portfolio. The strategy of the Target VIP Portfolio was to seek above average total return by investing in common stocks of companies which were identified by a model that applied separate uniquely specialized strategies.

The S&P MidCap 400® Index is a product of S&P Dow Jones Indices LLC or its affiliates (“SPDJI”), and has been licensed for use by Ohio National Investments, Inc. (“ONI”). Standard & Poor’s® and S&P® are registered trademarks of Standard & Poor’s Financial Services LLC (“S&P”); Dow Jones® is a registered trademark of Dow Jones Trademark Holdings LLC (“Dow Jones”); and these trademarks have been licensed for use by SPDJI and sublicensed for certain purposes by ONI. The S&P MidCap 400® Index Portfolio of Ohio National Fund, Inc. is not sponsored, endorsed, sold or promoted by SPDJI, Dow Jones, S&P, their respective affiliates, and none of such parties make any representation regarding the advisability of investing in such product(s) nor do they have any liability for any errors, omissions, or interruptions of the S&P MidCap 400® Index.

Portfolio Composition as of December 31, 2018 (1)

 

     % of Net Assets  

Common Stocks (4)

     99.9  

Money Market Funds and Other Net Assets

     0.1  
  

 

 

 
     100.0  
  

 

 

 

 

Top 10 Portfolio Holdings as of December 31,
2018 
(1) (2) (3)

 

         % of Net Assets  

1.

  Teleflex, Inc.      0.8  

2.

  Atmos Energy Corp.      0.7  

3.

  Domino’s Pizza, Inc.      0.7  

4.

  IDEX Corp.      0.7  

5.

  UGI Corp.      0.6  

6.

  Alleghany Corp.      0.6  

7.

  STERIS PLC      0.6  

8.

  PTC, Inc.      0.6  

9.

  Reinsurance Group of America, Inc.      0.6  

10.

  Zebra Technologies Corp. Class A      0.6  
 

 

 

 

(1)

Composition of Portfolio subject to change.

 

(2)

Short-term investments have been excluded from the list of Top 10 Portfolio Holdings.

 

(3)

Top 10 Portfolio Holdings is presented at an individual security level. Total investment exposure by issuer may be higher.

 

(4)

Sectors (Common Stocks):

 

     % of Net Assets  

Financials

     16.4  

Industrials

     15.4  

Information Technology

     15.3  

Consumer Discretionary

     11.7  

Health Care

     10.0  

Real Estate

     9.7  

Materials

     6.6  

Utilities

     5.6  

Energy

     3.7  

Consumer Staples

     3.0  

Communication Services

     2.5  
  

 

 

 
     99.9  
  

 

 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments

   December 31, 2018  

 

Common Stocks – 99.9%            Shares      Value  

COMMUNICATION SERVICES – 2.5%

 

  

AMC Networks, Inc. Class A (Media)

     (a)        9,321        $    511,536  

Cable One, Inc. (Media)

        1,026        841,423  

Cars.com, Inc. (Interactive Media & Svs.)

     (a)        13,053        280,640  

Cinemark Holdings, Inc. (Entertainment)

        21,998        787,528  

John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Class A (Media)

        9,360        439,639  

Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. (Entertainment)

     (a)        28,604        1,408,747  

Meredith Corp. (Media)

        8,251        428,557  

New York Times Co. / The Class A (Media)

        29,211        651,113  

TEGNA, Inc. (Media)

        44,549        484,248  

Telephone & Data Systems, Inc. (Wireless Telecom. Svs.)

        19,235        625,907  

World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. Class A (Entertainment)

        8,984        671,284  

Yelp, Inc. (Interactive Media & Svs.)

     (a)        15,817        553,437  
        

 

 

 
           7,684,059  
        

 

 

 

CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY – 11.7%

 

  

Aaron’s, Inc. (Specialty Retail)

        14,194        596,858  

Adient PLC (Auto Components)

        17,977        270,734  

Adtalem Global Education, Inc. (Diversified Consumer Svs.)

     (a)        12,156        575,222  

American Eagle Outfitters, Inc. (Specialty Retail)

        34,865        673,940  

AutoNation, Inc. (Specialty Retail)

     (a)        11,908        425,116  

Bed Bath & Beyond, Inc. (Specialty Retail)

        28,563        323,333  

Big Lots, Inc. (Multiline Retail)

        8,337        241,106  

Boyd Gaming Corp. (Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure)

        16,698        346,984  

Brinker International, Inc. (Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure)

        7,991        351,444  

Brunswick Corp. (Leisure Products)

        17,948        833,685  

Carter’s, Inc. (Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods)

        9,487        774,329  

Cheesecake Factory, Inc. / The (Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure)

        8,630        375,491  

Churchill Downs, Inc. (Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure)

        2,471        602,776  

Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc. (Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure)

        4,973        794,984  

Dana, Inc. (Auto Components)

        29,932        407,973  

Deckers Outdoor Corp. (Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods)

     (a)        6,026        771,027  

Delphi Technologies PLC (Auto Components)

        18,311        262,213  

Dick’s Sporting Goods, Inc. (Specialty Retail)

        15,263        476,206  

Dillard’s, Inc. Class A (Multiline Retail)

        3,823        230,565  

Domino’s Pizza, Inc. (Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure)

        8,604        2,133,706  

Dunkin’ Brands Group, Inc. (Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure)

        17,091        1,095,875  

Eldorado Resorts, Inc. (Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure)

     (a)        13,451        487,061  

Five Below, Inc. (Specialty Retail)

     (a)        11,533        1,180,057  

Gentex Corp. (Auto Components)

        54,211        1,095,604  

Graham Holdings Co. Class B (Diversified Consumer Svs.)

        897        574,600  

Helen of Troy Ltd. (Household Durables)

     (a)        5,463        716,636  

International Speedway Corp. Class A (Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure)

        5,047        221,361  

Jack in the Box, Inc. (Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure)

        5,322        413,147  

KB Home (Household Durables)

        17,836        340,668  

Marriott Vacations Worldwide Corp. (Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure)

        8,461        596,585  

Michaels Cos., Inc. / The (Specialty Retail)

     (a)        18,597        251,803  

Murphy U.S.A., Inc. (Specialty Retail)

     (a)        6,204        475,475  

NVR, Inc. (Household Durables)

     (a)        703        1,713,204  

Ollie’s Bargain Outlet Holdings, Inc. (Multiline Retail)

     (a)        10,669        709,595  
Common Stocks (Continued)            Shares      Value  

CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY (continued)

 

  

Papa John’s International, Inc. (Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure)

        4,636        $    184,559  

Penn National Gaming, Inc. (Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure)

     (a)        22,379        421,397  

Polaris Industries, Inc. (Leisure Products)

        12,017        921,464  

Pool Corp. (Distributors)

        8,327        1,237,808  

Sally Beauty Holdings, Inc. (Specialty Retail)

     (a)        24,860        423,863  

Scientific Games Corp. (Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure)

     (a)        11,387        203,600  

Service Corp. International (Diversified Consumer Svs.)

        37,427        1,506,811  

Signet Jewelers Ltd. (Specialty Retail)

        10,733        340,987  

Six Flags Entertainment Corp. (Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure)

        14,847        825,939  

Skechers U.S.A., Inc. Class A (Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods)

     (a)        27,702        634,099  

Sotheby’s (Diversified Consumer Svs.)

     (a)        7,193        285,850  

Tempur Sealy International, Inc. (Household Durables)

     (a)        9,473        392,182  

Texas Roadhouse, Inc. (Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure)

        13,769        822,009  

Thor Industries, Inc. (Automobiles)

        10,381        539,812  

Toll Brothers, Inc. (Household Durables)

        28,035        923,192  

TRI Pointe Group, Inc. (Household Durables)

     (a)        29,427        321,637  

Tupperware Brands Corp. (Household Durables)

        10,053        317,373  

Urban Outfitters, Inc. (Specialty Retail)

     (a)        15,591        517,621  

Visteon Corp. (Auto Components)

     (a)        5,982        360,595  

Weight Watchers International, Inc. (Diversified Consumer Svs.)

     (a)        8,021        309,210  

Wendy’s Co. / The (Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure)

        38,674        603,701  

Williams-Sonoma, Inc. (Specialty Retail)

        16,575        836,209  

Wyndham Destinations, Inc. (Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure)

        20,164        722,678  

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, Inc. (Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure)

        20,522        931,083  
        

 

 

 
           35,923,042  
        

 

 

 

CONSUMER STAPLES – 3.0%

        

Boston Beer Co., Inc. / The Class A (Beverages)

     (a)        1,779        428,454  

Casey’s General Stores, Inc. (Food & Staples Retailing)

        7,571        970,148  

Edgewell Personal Care Co. (Personal Products)

     (a)        11,182        417,648  

Energizer Holdings, Inc. (Household Products)

        12,328        556,609  

Flowers Foods, Inc. (Food Products)

        37,967        701,250  

Hain Celestial Group, Inc. / The (Food Products)

     (a)        18,517        293,680  

Ingredion, Inc. (Food Products)

        14,624        1,336,634  

Lancaster Colony Corp. (Food Products)

        4,039        714,337  

Nu Skin Enterprises, Inc. Class A (Personal Products)

        11,494        704,927  

Post Holdings, Inc. (Food Products)

     (a)        13,791        1,229,192  

Sanderson Farms, Inc. (Food Products)

        4,159        412,947  

Sprouts Farmers Market, Inc. (Food & Staples Retailing)

     (a)        26,404        620,758  

Tootsie Roll Industries, Inc. (Food Products)

        3,832        127,989  

TreeHouse Foods, Inc. (Food Products)

     (a)        11,587        587,577  
        

 

 

 
           9,102,150  
        

 

 

 

ENERGY – 3.7%

        

Apergy Corp. (Energy Equip. & Svs.)

     (a)        16,002        433,334  

Callon Petroleum Co. (Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels)

     (a)        47,116        305,783  

Chesapeake Energy Corp. (Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels)

     (a)        189,062        397,030  
 

 

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Schedule of Investments

   December 31, 2018  

 

Common Stocks (Continued)            Shares      Value  

ENERGY (continued)

        

CNX Resources Corp. (Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels)

     (a)        42,129        $    481,113  

Core Laboratories N.V. (Energy Equip. & Svs.)

        9,148        545,770  

Diamond Offshore Drilling, Inc. (Energy Equip. & Svs.)

     (a)        13,325        125,788  

Diamondback Energy, Inc. (Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels)

        1        93  

Dril-Quip, Inc. (Energy Equip. & Svs.)

     (a)        7,401        222,252  

Ensco PLC Class A (Energy Equip. & Svs.)

        90,435        321,949  

EQT Corp. (Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels)

        52,647        994,502  

Equitrans Midstream Corp. (Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels)

     (a)        42,091        842,662  

Matador Resources Co. (Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels)

     (a)        21,390        332,187  

McDermott International, Inc. (Energy Equip. & Svs.)

     (a)        37,387        244,511  

Murphy Oil Corp. (Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels)

        33,660        787,307  

Oasis Petroleum, Inc. (Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels)

     (a)        55,342        306,041  

Oceaneering International, Inc. (Energy Equip. & Svs.)

     (a)        20,364        246,404  

Patterson-UTI Energy, Inc. (Energy Equip. & Svs.)

        44,983        465,574  

PBF Energy, Inc. Class A (Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels)

        24,808        810,477  

QEP Resources, Inc. (Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels)

     (a)        48,918        275,408  

Range Resources Corp. (Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels)

        42,850        410,075  

Rowan Cos. PLC Class A (Energy Equip. & Svs.)

     (a)        26,255        220,279  

SM Energy Co. (Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels)

        21,358        330,622  

Southwestern Energy Co. (Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels)

     (a)        120,278        410,148  

Transocean Ltd. (Energy Equip. & Svs.)

     (a)        104,682        726,493  

World Fuel Services Corp. (Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels)

        13,911        297,835  

WPX Energy, Inc. (Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels)

     (a)        81,747        927,828  
        

 

 

 
           11,461,465  
        

 

 

 

FINANCIALS – 16.4%

        

Alleghany Corp. (Insurance)

        3,069        1,912,969  

American Financial Group, Inc. (Insurance)

        14,580        1,319,927  

Aspen Insurance Holdings Ltd. (Insurance)

        12,353        518,702  

Associated Banc-Corp. (Banks)

        34,305        678,896  

BancorpSouth Bank (Banks)

        18,768        490,596  

Bank of Hawaii Corp. (Banks)

        8,640        581,645  

Bank OZK (Banks)

        25,012        571,024  

Brown & Brown, Inc. (Insurance)

        48,536        1,337,652  

Cathay General Bancorp (Banks)

        15,880        532,456  

Chemical Financial Corp. (Banks)

        14,784        541,242  

CNO Financial Group, Inc. (Insurance)

        34,066        506,902  

Commerce Bancshares, Inc. (Banks)

        20,542        1,157,953  

Cullen / Frost Bankers, Inc. (Banks)

        13,232        1,163,622  

East West Bancorp, Inc. (Banks)

        29,958        1,304,072  

Eaton Vance Corp. (Capital Markets)

        24,112        848,260  

Evercore, Inc. Class A (Capital Markets)

        8,375        599,315  

FactSet Research Systems, Inc. (Capital Markets)

        7,867        1,574,423  

Federated Investors, Inc. Class B (Capital Markets)

        19,757        524,548  

First American Financial Corp. (Insurance)

        23,131        1,032,568  

First Horizon National Corp. (Banks)

        67,024        882,036  

FNB Corp. (Banks)

        67,104        660,303  

Fulton Financial Corp. (Banks)

        36,437        564,045  

Genworth Financial, Inc. Class A (Insurance)

     (a)        103,620        482,869  

Hancock Whitney Corp. (Banks)

        17,590        609,493  
Common Stocks (Continued)            Shares      Value  

FINANCIALS (continued)

        

Hanover Insurance Group, Inc. / The (Insurance)

        8,760        $    1,022,905  

Home BancShares, Inc. (Banks)

        32,920        537,913  

Interactive Brokers Group, Inc. Class A (Capital Markets)

        15,537        849,097  

International Bancshares Corp. (Banks)

        11,364        390,922  

Janus Henderson Group PLC (Capital Markets)

        34,525        715,358  

Kemper Corp. (Insurance)

        12,594        835,990  

Legg Mason, Inc. (Capital Markets)

        17,696        451,425  

LendingTree, Inc. (Thrifts & Mortgage Finance)

     (a)        1,540        338,138  

MarketAxess Holdings, Inc. (Capital Markets)

        7,776        1,643,147  

MB Financial, Inc. (Banks)

        17,432        690,830  

Mercury General Corp. (Insurance)

        5,615        290,352  

Navient Corp. (Consumer Finance)

        47,504        418,510  

New York Community Bancorp, Inc. (Thrifts & Mortgage Finance)

        101,461        954,748  

Old Republic International Corp. (Insurance)

        58,868        1,210,915  

PacWest Bancorp (Banks)

        25,197        838,556  

Pinnacle Financial Partners, Inc. (Banks)

        15,150        698,415  

Primerica, Inc. (Insurance)

        8,885        868,153  

Prosperity Bancshares, Inc. (Banks)

        13,729        855,317  

Reinsurance Group of America, Inc. (Insurance)

        12,982        1,820,466  

RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd. (Insurance)

        8,329        1,113,587  

SEI Investments Co. (Capital Markets)

        27,018        1,248,232  

Signature Bank (Banks)

        11,039        1,134,920  

SLM Corp. (Consumer Finance)

     (a)        90,148        749,130  

Sterling Bancorp (Banks)

        46,439        766,708  

Stifel Financial Corp. (Capital Markets)

        14,901        617,199  

Synovus Financial Corp. (Banks)

        34,310        1,097,577  

TCF Financial Corp. (Banks)

        34,517        672,736  

Texas Capital Bancshares, Inc. (Banks)

     (a)        10,383        530,467  

Trustmark Corp. (Banks)

        13,882        394,665  

UMB Financial Corp. (Banks)

        9,289        566,350  

Umpqua Holdings Corp. (Banks)

        45,572        724,595  

United Bankshares, Inc. (Banks)

        21,352        664,261  

Valley National Bancorp (Banks)

        68,592        609,097  

W.R. Berkley Corp. (Insurance)

        19,965        1,475,613  

Washington Federal, Inc. (Thrifts & Mortgage Finance)

        16,862        450,384  

Webster Financial Corp. (Banks)

        19,087        940,798  

Wintrust Financial Corp. (Banks)

        11,669        775,872  
        

 

 

 
           50,358,866  
        

 

 

 

HEALTH CARE – 10.0%

        

Acadia Healthcare Co., Inc. (Health Care Providers & Svs.)

     (a)        18,262        469,516  

Allscripts Healthcare Solutions, Inc. (Health Care Technology)

     (a)        36,152        348,505  

Avanos Medical, Inc. (Health Care Equip. & Supplies)

     (a)        9,814        439,569  

Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc. Class A (Life Sciences Tools & Svs.)

     (a)        4,167        967,661  

Bio-Techne Corp. (Life Sciences Tools & Svs.)

        7,815        1,130,987  

Cantel Medical Corp. (Health Care Equip. & Supplies)

        7,511        559,194  

Catalent, Inc. (Pharmaceuticals)

     (a)        30,081        937,926  

Charles River Laboratories International, Inc. (Life Sciences Tools & Svs.)

     (a)        9,946        1,125,688  

Chemed Corp. (Health Care Providers & Svs.)

        3,313        938,507  

Encompass Health Corp. (Health Care Providers & Svs.)

        20,459        1,262,320  

Exelixis, Inc. (Biotechnology)

     (a)        61,867        1,216,924  

Globus Medical, Inc. Class A (Health Care Equip. & Supplies)

     (a)        15,730        680,794  

Haemonetics Corp. (Health Care Equip. & Supplies)

     (a)        10,695        1,070,035  

HealthEquity, Inc. (Health Care Providers & Svs.)

     (a)        11,232        669,989  
 

 

  89   (continued)


Ohio National Fund, Inc.   ON S&P MidCap 400® Index Portfolio (Continued)

 

Schedule of Investments

   December 31, 2018  

 

Common Stocks (Continued)           Shares      Value  

HEALTH CARE (continued)

       

Hill-Rom Holdings, Inc. (Health Care Equip. & Supplies)

       13,913      $ 1,231,996  

ICU Medical, Inc. (Health Care Equip. & Supplies)

     (a     3,434        788,549  

Inogen, Inc. (Health Care Equip. & Supplies)

     (a     3,652        453,469  

Integra LifeSciences Holdings Corp. (Health Care Equip. & Supplies)

     (a     14,629        659,768  

Ligand Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Biotechnology)

     (a     4,398        596,809  

LivaNova PLC (Health Care Equip. & Supplies)

     (a     10,074        921,469  

Mallinckrodt PLC (Pharmaceuticals)

     (a     17,239        272,376  

Masimo Corp. (Health Care Equip. & Supplies)

     (a     10,089        1,083,256  

Medidata Solutions, Inc. (Health Care Technology)

     (a     12,662        853,672  

MEDNAX, Inc. (Health Care Providers & Svs.)

     (a     18,503        610,599  

Molina Healthcare, Inc. (Health Care Providers & Svs.)

     (a     12,905        1,499,819  

NuVasive, Inc. (Health Care Equip. & Supplies)

     (a     10,640        527,318  

Patterson Cos., Inc. (Health Care Providers & Svs.)

       17,093        336,048  

PRA Health Sciences, Inc. (Life Sciences Tools & Svs.)

     (a     12,101        1,112,808  

Prestige Consumer Healthcare, Inc. (Pharmaceuticals)

     (a     10,706        330,601  

STERIS PLC (Health Care Equip. & Supplies)

       17,477        1,867,418  

Syneos Health, Inc. (Life Sciences Tools & Svs.)

     (a     12,603        495,928  

Teleflex, Inc. (Health Care Equip. & Supplies)

       9,511        2,458,403  

Tenet Healthcare Corp. (Health Care Providers & Svs.)

     (a     17,179        294,448  

United Therapeutics Corp. (Biotechnology)

     (a     9,019        982,169  

West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc. (Health Care Equip. & Supplies)

       15,322        1,502,016  
       

 

 

 
          30,696,554  
       

 

 

 

INDUSTRIALS – 15.4%

       

Acuity Brands, Inc. (Electrical Equip.)

       8,291        953,050  

AECOM (Construction & Engineering)

     (a     32,332        856,798  

AGCO Corp. (Machinery)

       13,607        757,502  

ASGN, Inc. (Professional Svs.)

     (a     10,859        591,816  

Avis Budget Group, Inc. (Road & Rail)

     (a     13,444        302,221  

Brink’s Co. / The (Commercial Svs. & Supplies)

       10,474        677,144  

Carlisle Cos., Inc. (Industrial Conglomerates)

       12,316        1,238,004  

Clean Harbors, Inc. (Commercial Svs. & Supplies)

     (a     10,539        520,100  

Crane Co. (Machinery)

       10,453        754,498  

Curtiss-Wright Corp. (Aerospace & Defense)

       9,056        924,799  

Deluxe Corp. (Commercial Svs. & Supplies)

       9,582        368,332  

Donaldson Co., Inc. (Machinery)

       26,466        1,148,360  

Dun & Bradstreet Corp. / The (Professional Svs.)

       7,684        1,096,814  

Dycom Industries, Inc. (Construction & Engineering)

     (a     6,476        349,963  

EMCOR Group, Inc. (Construction & Engineering)

       11,902        710,430  

EnerSys (Electrical Equip.)

       8,722        676,914  

Esterline Technologies Corp. (Aerospace & Defense)

     (a     5,497        667,611  

GATX Corp. (Trading Companies & Distributors)

       7,775        550,548  

Genesee & Wyoming, Inc. Class A (Road & Rail)

     (a     12,074        893,717  

Graco, Inc. (Machinery)

       34,428        1,440,812  

Granite Construction, Inc. (Construction & Engineering)

       9,704        390,877  

Healthcare Services Group, Inc. (Commercial Svs. & Supplies)

       15,271        613,589  

Herman Miller, Inc. (Commercial Svs. & Supplies)

       12,265        371,016  

HNI Corp. (Commercial Svs. & Supplies)

       9,068        321,279  
Common Stocks (Continued)           Shares      Value  

INDUSTRIALS (continued)

       

Hubbell, Inc. (Electrical Equip.)

       11,313      $ 1,123,833  

IDEX Corp. (Machinery)

       15,868        2,003,494  

Insperity, Inc. (Professional Svs.)

       7,870        734,743  

ITT, Inc. (Machinery)

       18,128        875,039  

JetBlue Airways Corp. (Airlines)

     (a     63,069        1,012,888  

KBR, Inc. (Construction & Engineering)

       29,151        442,512  

Kennametal, Inc. (Machinery)

       16,989        565,394  

Kirby Corp. (Marine)

     (a     11,149        750,997  

Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings, Inc. (Road & Rail)

       26,005        651,945  

Landstar System, Inc. (Road & Rail)

       8,509        814,056  

Lennox International, Inc. (Building Products)

       7,499        1,641,231  

Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc. (Machinery)

       13,326        1,050,755  

ManpowerGroup, Inc. (Professional Svs.)

       12,784        828,403  

MasTec, Inc. (Construction & Engineering)

     (a     13,187        534,865  

MSA Safety, Inc. (Commercial Svs. & Supplies)

       7,244        682,892  

MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc. Class A (Trading Companies & Distributors)

       9,396        722,740  

Nordson Corp. (Machinery)

       10,825        1,291,964  

NOW, Inc. (Trading Companies & Distributors)

     (a     22,416        260,922  

nVent Electric PLC (Electrical Equip.)

       33,787        758,856  

Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc. (Road & Rail)

       13,527        1,670,449  

Oshkosh Corp. (Machinery)

       14,877        912,109  

Pitney Bowes, Inc. (Commercial Svs. & Supplies)

       38,767        229,113  

Regal Beloit Corp. (Electrical Equip.)

       8,928        625,406  

Resideo Technologies, Inc. (Building Products)

     (a     25,445        522,895  

Ryder System, Inc. (Road & Rail)

       10,986        528,976  

Stericycle, Inc. (Commercial Svs. & Supplies)

     (a     17,622        646,551  

Teledyne Technologies, Inc. (Aerospace & Defense)

     (a     7,463        1,545,363  

Terex Corp. (Machinery)

       13,426        370,155  

Timken Co. / The (Machinery)

       14,299        533,639  

Toro Co. / The (Machinery)

       21,769        1,216,452  

Trinity Industries, Inc. (Machinery)

       30,274        623,342  

Valmont Industries, Inc. (Construction & Engineering)

       4,570        507,042  

Wabtec Corp. (Machinery)

       17,793        1,249,958  

Watsco, Inc. (Trading Companies & Distributors)

       6,646        924,724  

Werner Enterprises, Inc. (Road & Rail)

       9,130        269,700  

Woodward, Inc. (Machinery)

       11,506        854,781  
       

 

 

 
          47,154,378  
       

 

 

 

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY – 15.3%

 

ACI Worldwide, Inc. (Software)

     (a     24,000        664,080  

ARRIS International PLC (Communications Equip.)

     (a     33,818        1,033,816  

Arrow Electronics, Inc. (Electronic Equip., Instr. & Comp.)

     (a     18,024        1,242,755  

Avnet, Inc. (Electronic Equip., Instr. & Comp.)

       23,017        830,914  

Belden, Inc. (Electronic Equip., Instr. & Comp.) .

       8,340        348,362  

Blackbaud, Inc. (Software)

       10,050        632,145  

CACI International, Inc. Class A (IT Svs.)

     (a     5,142        740,602  

CDK Global, Inc. (Software)

       26,636        1,275,332  

Ciena Corp. (Communications Equip.)

     (a     29,360        995,598  

Cirrus Logic, Inc. (Semiconductors & Equip.)

     (a     12,384        410,901  

Cognex Corp. (Electronic Equip., Instr. & Comp.)

       35,613        1,377,155  

Coherent, Inc. (Electronic Equip., Instr. & Comp.)

     (a     5,045        533,307  

CommVault Systems, Inc. (Software)

     (a     8,046        475,438  

CoreLogic, Inc. (IT Svs.)

     (a     16,670        557,111  

Cree, Inc. (Semiconductors & Equip.)

     (a     21,223        907,814  

Cypress Semiconductor Corp. (Semiconductors & Equip.)

       74,900        952,728  

Fair Isaac Corp. (Software)

     (a     5,988        1,119,756  

First Solar, Inc. (Semiconductors & Equip.)

     (a     15,616        662,977  
 

 

  90   (continued)


Ohio National Fund, Inc.   ON S&P MidCap 400® Index Portfolio (Continued)

 

Schedule of Investments

   December 31, 2018  

 

Common Stocks (Continued)           Shares      Value  

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (continued)

 

  

Integrated Device Technology, Inc. (Semiconductors & Equip.)

     (a     26,691      $ 1,292,645  

InterDigital, Inc. (Communications Equip.)

       7,003        465,209  

j2 Global, Inc. (Software)

       9,689        672,223  

Jabil, Inc. (Electronic Equip., Instr. & Comp.)

       29,751        737,527  

Leidos Holdings, Inc. (IT Svs.)

       30,976        1,633,055  

Littelfuse, Inc. (Electronic Equip., Instr. & Comp.)

       5,202        892,039  

LiveRamp Holdings, Inc. (IT Svs.)

     (a     14,067        543,408  

LogMeIn, Inc. (Software)

       10,587        863,581  

Lumentum Holdings, Inc. (Communications Equip.)

     (a     15,239        640,190  

Manhattan Associates, Inc. (Software)

     (a     13,529        573,224  

MAXIMUS, Inc. (IT Svs.)

       13,271        863,809  

MKS Instruments, Inc. (Semiconductors & Equip.)

       11,172        721,823  

Monolithic Power Systems, Inc. (Semiconductors & Equip.)

       8,075        938,719  

National Instruments Corp. (Electronic Equip., Instr. & Comp.)

       23,281        1,056,492  

NCR Corp. (Tech. Hardware, Storage & Periph.)

     (a     24,458        564,491  

NetScout Systems, Inc. (Communications Equip.)

     (a     14,471        341,950  

Perspecta, Inc. (IT Svs.)

       29,268        503,995  

Plantronics, Inc. (Communications Equip.)

       6,836        226,272  

PTC, Inc. (Software)

     (a     22,092        1,831,427  

Sabre Corp. (IT Svs.)

       56,944        1,232,268  

Science Applications International Corp. (IT Svs.)

       8,803        560,751  

Silicon Laboratories, Inc. (Semiconductors & Equip.)

     (a     8,930        703,773  

Synaptics, Inc. (Semiconductors & Equip.)

     (a     7,164        266,572  

SYNNEX Corp. (Electronic Equip., Instr. & Comp.)

       8,575        693,203  

Tech Data Corp. (Electronic Equip., Instr. & Comp.)

     (a     7,722        631,737  

Teradata Corp. (Software)

     (a     24,459        938,247  

Teradyne, Inc. (Semiconductors & Equip.)

       37,058        1,162,880  

Trimble, Inc. (Electronic Equip., Instr. & Comp.)

     (a     51,946        1,709,543  

Tyler Technologies, Inc. (Software)

     (a     8,030        1,492,135  

Ultimate Software Group, Inc. / The (Software)

     (a     6,467        1,583,574  

Universal Display Corp. (Semiconductors & Equip.)

       8,772        820,796  

Versum Materials, Inc. (Semiconductors & Equip.)

       22,564        625,474  

ViaSat, Inc. (Communications Equip.)

     (a     11,602        683,938  

Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. (Electronic Equip., Instr. & Comp.)

       27,339        492,375  

WEX, Inc. (IT Svs.)

     (a     8,913        1,248,355  

Zebra Technologies Corp. Class A (Electronic Equip., Instr. & Comp.)

     (a     11,129        1,772,071  
       

 

 

 
          46,740,562  
       

 

 

 

MATERIALS – 6.6%

 

    

Allegheny Technologies, Inc. (Metals & Mining)

     (a     26,008        566,194  

AptarGroup, Inc. (Containers & Packaging)

       12,998        1,222,722  

Ashland Global Holdings, Inc. (Chemicals)

       12,930        917,513  

Bemis Co., Inc. (Containers & Packaging)

       18,834        864,481  

Cabot Corp. (Chemicals)

       12,421        533,358  

Carpenter Technology Corp. (Metals & Mining)

       9,802        349,049  

Chemours Co. / The (Chemicals)

       35,401        999,016  

Commercial Metals Co. (Metals & Mining)

       24,341        389,943  

Compass Minerals International, Inc. (Metals & Mining)

       6,998        291,747  

Domtar Corp. (Paper & Forest Products)

       13,015        457,217  

Eagle Materials, Inc. (Construction Materials)

       9,702        592,113  

Greif, Inc. Class A (Containers & Packaging)

       5,354        198,687  
Common Stocks (Continued)           Shares      Value  

MATERIALS (continued)

 

  

Louisiana-Pacific Corp. (Paper & Forest Products)

       29,213      $ 649,113  

Minerals Technologies, Inc. (Chemicals)

       7,286        374,063  

NewMarket Corp. (Chemicals)

       1,840        758,246  

Olin Corp. (Chemicals)

       34,527        694,338  

Owens-Illinois, Inc. (Containers & Packaging)

     (a     32,819        565,799  

PolyOne Corp. (Chemicals)

       16,497        471,814  

Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co. (Metals & Mining)

       14,575        1,037,303  

Royal Gold, Inc. (Metals & Mining)

       13,556        1,161,071  

RPM International, Inc. (Chemicals)

       27,452        1,613,628  

Scotts Miracle-Gro Co. / The (Chemicals)

       8,124        499,301  

Sensient Technologies Corp. (Chemicals)

       8,747        488,520  

Silgan Holdings, Inc. (Containers & Packaging)

       16,014        378,251  

Sonoco Products Co. (Containers & Packaging)

       20,653        1,097,294  

Steel Dynamics, Inc. (Metals & Mining)

       47,472        1,426,059  

United States Steel Corp. (Metals & Mining)

       36,682        669,080  

Valvoline, Inc. (Chemicals)

       38,935        753,392  

Worthington Industries, Inc. (Metals & Mining)

       8,312        289,590  
       

 

 

 
          20,308,902  
       

 

 

 

REAL ESTATE – 9.7%

 

  

Alexander & Baldwin, Inc. (Equity REIT)

     (a     13,990        257,136  

American Campus Communities, Inc. (Equity REIT)

       28,355        1,173,613  

Camden Property Trust (Equity REIT)

       19,263        1,696,107  

CoreCivic, Inc. (Equity REIT)

       24,557        437,851  

CoreSite Realty Corp. (Equity REIT)

       7,594        662,425  

Corporate Office Properties Trust (Equity REIT)

       22,500        473,175  

Cousins Properties, Inc. (Equity REIT)

       86,867        686,249  

CyrusOne, Inc. (Equity REIT)

       21,900        1,158,072  

Douglas Emmett, Inc. (Equity REIT)

       33,406        1,140,147  

EPR Properties (Equity REIT)

       15,383        984,974  

First Industrial Realty Trust, Inc. (Equity REIT)

       26,136        754,285  

GEO Group, Inc. / The (Equity REIT)

       25,202        496,479  

Healthcare Realty Trust, Inc. (Equity REIT)

       25,914        736,994  

Highwoods Properties, Inc. (Equity REIT)

       21,414        828,508  

Hospitality Properties Trust (Equity REIT)

       34,027        812,565  

JBG SMITH Properties (Equity REIT)

       22,519        783,886  

Jones Lang LaSalle, Inc. (Real Estate Mgmt. & Development)

       9,423        1,192,952  

Kilroy Realty Corp. (Equity REIT)

       20,847        1,310,859  

Lamar Advertising Co. Class A (Equity REIT)

       17,598        1,217,430  

Liberty Property Trust (Equity REIT)

       30,569        1,280,230  

Life Storage, Inc. (Equity REIT)

       9,643        896,703  

Mack-Cali Realty Corp. (Equity REIT)

       18,668        365,706  

Medical Properties Trust, Inc. (Equity REIT)

       75,518        1,214,329  

National Retail Properties, Inc. (Equity REIT)

       32,913        1,596,610  

Omega Healthcare Investors, Inc. (Equity REIT)

       41,508        1,459,006  

Pebblebrook Hotel Trust (Equity REIT)

       26,489        749,904  

PotlatchDeltic Corp. (Equity REIT)

       13,982        442,390  

Rayonier, Inc. (Equity REIT)

       26,790        741,815  

Realogy Holdings Corp. (Real Estate Mgmt. & Development)

       24,448        358,897  

Sabra Health Care REIT, Inc. (Equity REIT)

       36,890        607,947  

Senior Housing Properties Trust (Equity REIT)

       49,190        576,507  

Tanger Factory Outlet Centers, Inc. (Equity REIT)

       19,409        392,450  

Taubman Centers, Inc. (Equity REIT)

       12,635        574,766  

Uniti Group, Inc. (Equity REIT)

     (a     37,035        576,635  

Urban Edge Properties (Equity REIT)

       23,648        393,030  

Weingarten Realty Investors (Equity REIT)

       24,693        612,633  
       

 

 

 
          29,643,265  
       

 

 

 

UTILITIES – 5.6%

       

ALLETE, Inc. (Electric Utilities)

       10,641        811,057  

Aqua America, Inc. (Water Utilities)

       36,821        1,258,910  

Atmos Energy Corp. (Gas Utilities)

       24,168        2,240,857  

Black Hills Corp. (Multi-Utilities)

       11,169        701,190  
 

 

  91   (continued)


Ohio National Fund, Inc.   ON S&P MidCap 400® Index Portfolio (Continued)

 

Schedule of Investments

   December 31, 2018  

 

Common Stocks (Continued)    Shares      Value  

UTILITIES (continued)

     

Hawaiian Electric Industries, Inc. (Electric Utilities)

     22,531      $ 825,085  

IDACORP, Inc. (Electric Utilities)

     10,428        970,430  

MDU Resources Group, Inc. (Multi-Utilities)

     40,561        966,974  

National Fuel Gas Co. (Gas Utilities)

     17,788        910,390  

New Jersey Resources Corp. (Gas Utilities)

     18,314        836,400  

NorthWestern Corp. (Multi-Utilities)

     10,412        618,889  

OGE Energy Corp. (Electric Utilities)

     41,302        1,618,625  

ONE Gas, Inc. (Gas Utilities)

     10,869        865,173  

PNM Resources, Inc. (Electric Utilities)

     16,482        677,245  

Southwest Gas Holdings, Inc. (Gas Utilities)

     10,967        838,976  

UGI Corp. (Gas Utilities)

     35,959        1,918,413  

Vectren Corp. (Multi-Utilities)

     17,190        1,237,336  
     

 

 

 
        17,295,950  
     

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks (Cost $356,050,770)

 

   $ 306,369,193  
     

 

 

 
Money Market Funds – 0.0%           Shares      Value  

State Street Institutional Liquid Reserves Fund Institutional Class, 2.50%

     (b     87,501      $ 87,493  
       

 

 

 

Total Money Market Funds
(Cost $87,493)

        $ 87,493  
       

 

 

 

Total Investments – 99.9%
(Cost $356,138,263)

     (c      $ 306,456,686  

Other Assets in Excess of
Liabilities – 0.1%

     (d        181,171  
       

 

 

 

Net Assets – 100.0%

        $ 306,637,857  
       

 

 

 
 

 

 

Percentages are stated as a percent of net assets.

Footnotes:

  (a)

Non-income producing security.

  (b)

Rate represents the seven-day yield at December 31, 2018.

  (c)

Represents cost for financial reporting purposes, which may differ from cost basis for federal income tax purposes. See also Note 7 of the Notes to Financial Statements.

  (d)

Includes $16,400 of cash pledged as collateral for the futures contracts outstanding at December 31, 2018. See also the following Schedule of Open Futures Contracts.

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

Schedule of Open Futures Contracts

   December 31, 2018  

 

Description

   Number of
contracts
   Expiration Date    Notional
Amount
   Value    Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
  Variation Margin
Receivable
(Payable)

CME E-mini S&P MidCap 400 Index - Long

   2    March 15, 2019    $334,356    $332,440    $(1,916)   $90,927

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

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Ohio National Fund, Inc.    ON Bristol Growth Portfolio (Unaudited)

 

Objective/Strategy

The ON Bristol Growth Portfolio (formerly the Bristol Growth Portfolio) seeks long-term growth of capital by investing, under normal circumstances, at least 80% of its assets in common stocks of the 1,000 largest publicly traded U.S. companies in terms of market capitalization.

 

Performance as of December 31, 2018

 

Average Annual returns

  

One year

     -14.88%  

Five years

     7.09%  

Ten years

     13.09%  

Past performance does not guarantee future results. The performance data quoted represents past performance and current returns may be lower or higher. Total return figures include change in share price and reinvestment of dividends and capital gains. The investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than the original cost. To obtain performance information up to the most recent month end, call toll-free 1-877-781-6392.

The Portfolio is not open to direct retail investment. Beneficial interest in shares is obtained solely by purchase of variable life insurance policies and variable annuity contracts. Actual performance results for variable annuity and variable universal life contracts will be lower due to contract charges. Consult your contract for applicable charges.

Total expense ratio is 0.88% per the Fund’s prospectus dated May 1, 2018. Additional information pertaining to the Portfolio’s expense ratio as of December 31, 2018 can be found in the Portfolio’s Financial Highlights.

 

Comments from Sub-Adviser

Q. How did the Portfolio perform in comparison to its benchmark during the reporting period?

A. For the year ended December 31, 2018, the ON Bristol Growth Portfolio returned -14.88% versus -1.51% for its benchmark, the Russell 1000 Growth Index.

Q. How did sector allocation and security selection each impact the Portfolio’s performance relative to its benchmark? For sector allocation, were there any factors that impacted the benchmark’s performance more significantly than the Portfolio’s performance? For security selection, was there anything specific regarding the Portfolio’s strategy that caused deviation from the benchmark?

A. Stock selection was the primary detractor. Specifically, stock selection in Consumer Discretionary and Health Care accounted for over half of the relative underperformance. (1)

Q. Which holdings contributed the most to, and detracted the most from, the Portfolio’s benchmark-relative performance?

A. Top contributors included Amazon.com, Inc. (“Amazon”), Xilinx, Inc. (“Xilinx“) and The Boeing Co. (“Boeing”). Amazon had several significant accomplishments in 2018 – it successfully executed the launch of its new GO checkout-less store concept, re-accelerated growth in its public cloud computing business (Amazon Web Services), and significantly exceeded profit expectations, as investments in past years to optimize costs yielded positive results. Xilinx beat its revenue growth outlook significantly, due to earlier 5G wireless network buildouts, as well as a gain in market share from Intel Corp. for data-center acceleration opportunities. Despite well-known supplier issues, Boeing significantly exceeded its free cash flow outlook for the year. Additionally, the company made progress in executing its long-term growth strategy, via acquisitions and contract wins. (1)

Top detractors included Evoqua Water Technologies Corp. The company missed earnings twice. Initially, it was thought to be a one-time event, but the second miss was driven by significantly higher costs and a revenue shortfall. The company’s highly leveraged balance sheet was also a driver for underperformance. With Sage Therapeutics, Inc. (“Sage”), another top detractor, the Food and Drug Administration delayed its approval decision for Sage’s post-partum-depression drug to early 2019 in order to allow Sage to complete the development of a safety program for the drug. PVH Corp. missed profit expectations in its Calvin Klein division due to weaker demand for its new jeans and fashion designs. (1)

 

 

(1) 

The Portfolio’s composition is subject to change. Holdings and weightings are as of December 31, 2018.

 

Change in Value of $10,000 Investment

 

LOGO

Hypothetical illustration based on past performance. Future performance will vary. The Portfolio’s returns reflect reinvested dividends. The Portfolio’s holdings may differ significantly from the securities in the index. The index is unmanaged and therefore does not reflect the cost of portfolio management and accounting.

The Russell 1000 Growth Index is a market-capitalization weighted index of those firms in the Russell 1000 Index with higher price-to-book ratios and higher forecasted growth values. The Russell 1000 Index measures the performance of the large-cap segment of the U.S. equity universe. The index presented includes the effects of reinvested dividends.

Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Redemption of fund shares could have tax implications unique to each shareholder.

 

 

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Portfolio Composition as of December 31, 2018 (1)

 

     % of Net Assets

Common Stocks (4)

   96.7

Master Limited Partnerships (4)

   2.3

Other Net Assets

   1.0
  

 

   100.0
  

 

Top 10 Portfolio Holdings as of December 31,
2018
(1) (2) (3)

 

           % of Net Assets  
  1.      Microsoft Corp.     5.0  
  2.      Alphabet, Inc. Class C     4.9  
  3.      Amazon.com, Inc.     4.2  
  4.      Apple, Inc.     4.2  
  5.      Marvell Technology Group Ltd.     3.1  
  6.      Celgene Corp.     2.6  
  7.      Boeing Co. / The     2.5  
  8.      KLA-Tencor Corp.     2.5  
  9.      Applied Materials, Inc.     2.5  
  10.      Blackstone Group LP / The     2.3  
 

 

 

 

(1)

Composition of Portfolio subject to change.

 

(2)

Short-term investments have been excluded from the list of Top 10 Portfolio Holdings.

 

(3)

Top 10 Portfolio Holdings is presented at an individual security level. Total investment exposure by issuer may be higher.

 

(4)

Sectors (Common Stocks, Master Limited Partnerships):

 

     % of Net Assets  

Information Technology

     23.8  

Industrials

     22.1  

Consumer Discretionary

     20.4  

Communication Services

     13.5  

Health Care

     8.6  

Financials

     6.1  

Consumer Staples

     2.5  

Materials

     2.0  
  

 

 

 
     99.0  
  

 

 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments

   December 31, 2018  

 

Common Stocks – 96.7%            Shares      Value  

COMMUNICATION SERVICES – 13.5%

 

  

Alphabet, Inc. Class A (Interactive Media & Svs.)

     (a)        677      $ 707,438  

Alphabet, Inc. Class C (Interactive Media & Svs.)

     (a)        4,139        4,286,390  

AT&T, Inc. (Diversified Telecom. Svs.)

        63,797        1,820,766  

Facebook, Inc. Class A (Interactive Media & Svs.)

     (a)        10,722        1,405,547  

Lions Gate Entertainment Corp. Class A (Entertainment)

        107,876        1,736,804  

Walt Disney Co. / The (Entertainment)

        17,140        1,879,401  
        

 

 

 
           11,836,346  
        

 

 

 

CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY – 20.4%

 

  

Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. – ADR (Internet & Direct Marketing Retail)

     (a)        13,208        1,810,421  

Amazon.com, Inc. (Internet & Direct Marketing Retail)

     (a)        2,464        3,700,854  

General Motors Co. (Automobiles)

        50,769        1,698,223  

Lowe’s Cos., Inc. (Specialty Retail)

        18,430        1,702,195  

MGM Resorts International (Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure)

        73,371        1,779,980  

PVH Corp. (Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods)

        18,006        1,673,658  

Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. (Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure)

        19,913        1,947,292  

Tapestry, Inc. (Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods)

        51,286        1,730,902  

Tiffany & Co. (Specialty Retail)

        21,888        1,762,203  
        

 

 

 
           17,805,728  
        

 

 

 

CONSUMER STAPLES – 2.5%

 

  

PepsiCo, Inc. (Beverages)

        16,120        1,780,938  

Walmart, Inc. (Food & Staples Retailing)

        4,721        439,761  
        

 

 

 
           2,220,699  
        

 

 

 

FINANCIALS – 3.8%

        

Citigroup, Inc. (Banks)

        32,752        1,705,069  

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. / The (Capital Markets)

        9,656        1,613,035  
        

 

 

 
           3,318,104  
        

 

 

 

HEALTH CARE – 8.6%

        

Aerie Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Pharmaceuticals)

     (a)        40,756        1,471,292  

Celgene Corp. (Biotechnology)

     (a)        34,724        2,225,461  

Sage Therapeutics, Inc. (Biotechnology)

     (a)        19,427        1,860,912  

Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc. (Life Sciences Tools & Svs.)

        8,671        1,940,483  
        

 

 

 
           7,498,148  
        

 

 

 
Common Stocks (Continued)            Shares      Value  

INDUSTRIALS – 22.1%

        

AECOM (Construction & Engineering)

     (a)        65,230      $ 1,728,595  

Boeing Co. / The (Aerospace & Defense)

        6,882        2,219,445  

Caterpillar, Inc. (Machinery)

        9,122        1,159,133  

Deere & Co. (Machinery)

        12,437        1,855,227  

Delta Air Lines, Inc. (Airlines)

        38,031        1,897,747  

FedEx Corp. (Air Freight & Logistics)

        11,185        1,804,476  

Lockheed Martin Corp. (Aerospace & Defense)

        6,538        1,711,910  

Quanta Services, Inc. (Construction & Engineering)

        57,000        1,715,700  

Raytheon Co. (Aerospace & Defense)

        10,898        1,671,208  

Rockwell Automation, Inc. (Electrical Equip.)

        11,895        1,789,960  

XPO Logistics, Inc. (Air Freight & Logistics)

     (a)        31,734        1,810,107  
        

 

 

 
           19,363,508  
        

 

 

 

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY – 23.8%

 

  

Apple, Inc. (Tech. Hardware, Storage & Periph.)

        23,151        3,651,839  

Applied Materials, Inc. (Semiconductors & Equip.)

        66,424        2,174,722  

Broadcom, Inc. (Semiconductors & Equip.)

        4,212        1,071,027  

DXC Technology Co. (IT Svs.)

        32,590        1,732,810  

KLA-Tencor Corp. (Semiconductors & Equip.)

        24,421        2,185,435  

Marvell Technology Group Ltd. (Semiconductors & Equip.)

        166,744        2,699,585  

Microchip Technology, Inc. (Semiconductors & Equip.)

        16,606        1,194,304  

Microsoft Corp. (Software)

        42,981        4,365,580  

QUALCOMM, Inc. (Semiconductors & Equip.)

        30,887        1,757,779  
        

 

 

 
           20,833,081  
        

 

 

 

MATERIALS – 2.0%

        

FMC Corp. (Chemicals)

        23,530        1,740,279  
        

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks
(Cost $94,754,661)

         $ 84,615,893  
        

 

 

 
Master Limited Partnerships – 2.3%            Shares      Value  

FINANCIALS – 2.3%

        

Blackstone Group LP / The (Capital Markets)

        67,865      $ 2,023,056  
        

 

 

 

Total Master Limited Partnerships
(Cost $2,357,536)

         $ 2,023,056  
        

 

 

 

Total Investments – 99.0%
(Cost $97,112,197)

     (b)         $ 86,638,949  

Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities – 1.0%

           835,759  
        

 

 

 

Net Assets – 100.0%

         $ 87,474,708  
        

 

 

 
 

 

 

Percentages are stated as a percent of net assets.

Abbreviations:

  ADR:

    American Depositary Receipts

Footnotes:

  (a)

Non-income producing security.

  (b)

Represents cost for financial reporting purposes, which may differ from cost basis for federal income tax purposes. See also Note 7 of the Notes to Financial Statements.

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

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Ohio National Fund, Inc.    ON Risk Managed Balanced Portfolio (Unaudited)

 

Objective/Strategy

The ON Risk Managed Balanced Portfolio (formerly the Risk Managed Balanced Portfolio) seeks long-term capital growth, consistent with preservation of capital and balanced by current income. The Portfolio invests in a balanced portfolio of equity and fixed-income securities (the “Balanced Component”) and a risk management portfolio intended to enhance the risk adjusted return of the Portfolio (the “Risk Management Component”).

 

Performance as of December 31, 2018

 

Average Annual returns

  

One year

     -0.77%  

Since inception (5/1/14)

     5.68%  

Past performance does not guarantee future results. The performance data quoted represents past performance and current returns may be lower or higher. Total return figures include change in share price and reinvestment of dividends and capital gains. The investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than the original cost. To obtain performance information up to the most recent month end, call toll-free 1-877-781-6392.

The Portfolio is not open to direct retail investment. Beneficial interest in shares is obtained solely by purchase of variable life insurance policies and variable annuity contracts. Actual performance results for variable annuity and variable universal life contracts will be lower due to contract charges. Consult your contract for applicable charges.

Total expense ratio is 1.02% per the Fund’s prospectus dated May 1, 2018. Additional information pertaining to the Portfolio’s expense ratio as of December 31, 2018 can be found in the Portfolio’s Financial Highlights.

 

Comments from Sub-Advisers

Q. How did the Portfolio perform in comparison to its benchmark during the reporting period?

A. For the year ended December 31, 2018, the ON Risk Managed Balanced Portfolio returned -0.77% versus -4.38% for its benchmark, the S&P 500 Index. The Portfolio’s secondary benchmark, which is comprised of 55% S&P 500 Index and 45% Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index, returned -2.12% for the period.

Q. Were there specific market conditions, investment strategies, or techniques that materially affected the Portfolio’s benchmark-relative performance during the reporting period?

A. The Portfolio outperformed the S&P 500 Index during the year. Fixed income outperformed equities during the period, and the Portfolio’s allocation to fixed income securities was a large driver of the outperformance. For the first three quarters of the period, more than 60% of the Portfolio was invested in equity securities. We decreased the equity weighting during the fourth quarter to end December at approximately 57%. While we are still identifying and seeking to take advantage of equity opportunities, we have adjusted the Portfolio to be in line with our more neutral-to-cautious outlook on the equity markets. Our quarter-end allocation reflects our view that the return/risk trade-off in equities is nearly neutral, relative to fixed income. The equity allocation will continue to be dynamic based on market conditions and the investment opportunities our teams identify across asset classes.

Specific to the fixed income sleeve, relative to the Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index, our out-of-index allocation to high-yield corporate credit was the primary driver of underperformance, given dramatic spread widening in the asset class. We seek higher-quality high-yield names, with consistent free-cash-flow generation potential and management teams committed to paying down debt, but even those names were challenged late in the period. Our out-of-index exposure to

bank loans further weighed on relative performance. Our allocation to mortgage-backed securities (“MBS”) contributed to the sleeve’s relative performance, as the asset class was one of the strongest-performing fixed income segments, with relatively better liquidity than corporate credit. Our significant reduction in investment-grade corporate credit throughout the year also proved beneficial, given the overall spread widening in the asset class.

Q. How did sector allocation and security selection each impact the Portfolio’s performance relative to its benchmark? For sector allocation, were there any factors that impacted the benchmark’s performance more significantly than the Portfolio’s performance? For stock selection, was there anything specific regarding the Portfolio’s strategy that caused deviation from the benchmark?

A. In the equity sleeve, stock selection in Information Technology, Industrials and Health Care aided returns relative to the S&P 500 Index. Stock selection in the Consumer Discretionary and Real Estate sectors detracted from relative performance. In terms of sector allocation, minimal exposure to the Energy sector proved beneficial, given the sector’s poor performance for the year. A zero weight in the relatively strong-performing Utilities sector detracted from relative results. (1)

In the fixed income sleeve, our holdings in pharmaceuticals and health care were among the largest relative contributors versus the Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index. The sectors performed relatively well given their minimal exposure to trade disputes and slowing global growth. Overweight allocations to midstream energy and metals and mining detracted. The former was hampered by intra-period volatility in oil prices, including a severe sell-off near period end. U.S.-China trade relations and emerging weakness in the Chinese economy also generated concerns for commodities-related sectors. Overall, security selection had minimal impact on relative performance. (1)

Q. How did the Risk Management Component impact the Portfolio’s performance during the period?

A. The Portfolio’s Risk Management Component, sub-advised by AnchorPath Financial LLC, is a sleeve of derivatives and cash equivalents that seeks to enhance the risk-adjusted return of the Portfolio. Under normal circumstances, the Risk Management Component will represent approximately 20% of the Portfolio. For the calendar year 2018, this allocation ranged between 17.5% and 19.6%, and ended the year representing approximately 18.9% of the Portfolio. (1)

The Portfolio’s performance is enhanced on a risk-adjusted basis when the aggregate Portfolio achieves lower volatility with similar returns, or higher returns at similar volatility compared to a benchmark. For the calendar year 2018, the Risk Management Component did not enhance the risk-adjusted return, as the Portfolio’s return was 1.1% lower than the Balanced Component. The net loss in the Risk Management Component was primarily attributable to losses on index-based options due to the time decay of premium value. (1)

Q. Which holdings contributed the most to, and detracted the most from, the Portfolio’s benchmark-relative performance?

A. Largest Equity Contributors:

 

 

Mastercard, Inc. Class A (“Mastercard”) was one of the Portfolio’s top individual contributors to relative performance. Payments companies like Mastercard continue to benefit as consumers and businesses switch from cash and check to plastic and electronic payments. Mastercard is particularly well positioned to benefit from this shift because a majority of its revenues are generated outside the U.S., where many markets have a lower penetration of card and electronic payments and are experiencing significantly faster electronic purchase volume growth. (1)

 

 

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CME Group, Inc. also performed well. The operator of financial exchanges benefited from market volatility and heightened volumes in interest rate and equity futures. CME Group, Inc. also continues to increase its number of customers and use cases, and its acquisition of electronic markets company NEX Group PLC, which closed in November, should eventually be accretive to earnings. (1)

Largest Fixed Income Contributor:

 

 

Our positioning in Anheuser-Busch was among leading relative contributors in the fixed income sleeve. We exited our position early in the year, as we grew uncomfortable with the return potential of the company’s recent merger and acquisition activity and had growing concerns around the issuer’s intent to increase leverage to compensate its shareholders. We were out of the name well ahead of the dramatic spread widening that followed Moody’s downgrade of the company’s credit rating in the fourth quarter. (1)

Largest Equity Detractors:

 

 

Altria Group, Inc. (“Altria”) was the leading relative detractor. The stock was impacted by weaker cigarette volumes and rising excise taxes in California early in the year and by the Food and Drug Administration’s comments that it would explore a potential ban on menthol cigarettes late in the period. We believe Altria’s recent deal with e-cigarette company JUUL Labs, Inc. will ultimately be accretive to earnings and allow it to connect with the best technology in the vaporizing industry. (1)

 

 

Synchrony Financial also detracted. We continue to favor the company for its private-label credit card business, where it has an estimated 40% market share. This business line, in our view, is quite stable given the preponderance of long-term contracts with clients.(1)

Largest Fixed Income Detractor:

 

 

Freeport-McMoRan, Inc. (“Freeport”) was one of the leading corporate credit detractors. A drawn-out dispute surrounding the ownership structure of Freeport’s Grasberg mine in Indonesia weighed on the copper miner earlier in the period. Later, balance sheet improvement progress was overshadowed by fears of a slowdown in China coupled with trade war uncertainty, given that China consumes a significant portion of the world’s copper. We appreciate the value of Freeport’s assets and ultimately expect the miner to benefit from limited supply and growing demand for copper – an essential component of electric vehicles – as the electrification of vehicles accelerates. (1)

Q. How did the Portfolio’s use of derivative instruments and initial public offerings (IPOs), if any, impact overall Portfolio performance?

A. The Risk Management Component detracted 1.1% to the absolute return of the aggregate Portfolio during the period, primarily due to the use of derivative instruments. This was driven mainly by losses on index-based options due to the time decay of premium value, as discussed above. (1)

 

 

(1)

The Portfolio’s composition is subject to change. Holdings and weightings are as of December 31, 2018.

Change in Value of $10,000 Investment

 

 

LOGO

Hypothetical illustration based on past performance. Future performance will vary. The Portfolio’s returns reflect reinvested dividends. The Portfolio’s holdings may differ significantly from the securities in the index. The index is unmanaged and therefore does not reflect the cost of portfolio management and accounting.

The S&P 500 Index is a capitalization-weighted index designed to measure performance of the broad domestic economy through changes in the aggregate market value of 500 stocks representing all major industries. The index includes the effects of reinvested dividends.

The Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index measures returns of U.S. investment grade bonds market, which includes investment grade U.S. Government bonds, high quality corporate bonds, mortgage pass-through securities, and asset-backed securities publicly offered for sale in the U.S. The index’s securities must have at least one year remaining to maturity; they must also be denominated in U.S. dollars and must be fixed rate, nonconvertible, and taxable.

Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Redemption of fund shares could have tax implications unique to each shareholder.

 

 

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Portfolio Composition as of December 31, 2018 (1)

     % of Net Assets  

Common Stocks (4)

     45.5  

U.S. Treasury Obligations

     14.1  

Corporate Bonds (4)

     8.8  

U.S. Government Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities

     7.8  

Purchased Options

     7.3  

Asset-Backed / Mortgage-Backed Securities (4)

     3.7  

Bank Loans (4)

     0.9  

Master Limited Partnerships (4)

     0.4  

Preferred Securities (4)

     0.2  

Money Market Funds Less Net Liabilities

     11.3  
  

 

 

 
     100.0  
  

 

 

 

 

Top 10 Portfolio Holdings as of December 31,
2018 
(1) (2) (3)

          % of Net Assets  
  1.    

Microsoft Corp.

    2.7  
  2.     U.S. Treasury Note 3.125%, 11/15/2028     2.6  
  3.     Mastercard, Inc. Class A     2.0  
  4.     Alphabet, Inc. Class C     1.8  
  5.     Boeing Co. / The     1.7  
  6.     U.S. Treasury Note 2.875%, 10/31/2020     1.6  
  7.     McDonald’s Corp.     1.5  
  8.     U.S. Bancorp     1.4  
  9.     Altria Group, Inc.     1.3  
  10.     U.S. Treasury Note 2.875%, 10/31/2023     1.3  
 

 

 

(1) 

Composition of Portfolio subject to change.

(2)

Short-term investments have been excluded from the list of Top 10 Portfolio Holdings.

(3)

Top 10 Portfolio Holdings is presented at an individual security level. Total investment exposure by issuer may be higher.

(4)

Sectors (Common Stocks, Corporate Bonds, Preferred Securities, Asset-Backed / Mortgage Backed Securities, Master Limited Partnerships, Bank Loans):

 

     % of Net Assets  

Information Technology

     11.4  

Financials

     11.0  

Health Care

     6.9  

Industrials

     6.7  

Consumer Discretionary

     6.4  

Consumer Staples

     5.6  

Communication Services

     4.4  

Energy

     2.5  

Materials

     2.4  

Real Estate

     1.7  

Utilities

     0.5  
  

 

 

 
     59.5  
  

 

 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments

  December 31, 2018  

 

Common Stocks – 45.5%           Shares        Value  

COMMUNICATION SERVICES – 3.1%

       

Activision Blizzard, Inc. (Entertainment)

       11,900      $ 554,183  

Alphabet, Inc. Class C (Interactive Media & Svs.)

     (a     5,935        6,146,345  

Comcast Corp. Class A (Media)

       105,134        3,579,813  

Madison Square Garden Co. / The Class A (Entertainment)

     (a     1,438        384,953  
       

 

 

 
          10,665,294  
       

 

 

 

CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY – 5.5%

       

General Motors Co. (Automobiles)

       66,724        2,231,918  

Hasbro, Inc. (Leisure Products)

       15,455        1,255,719  

Hilton Worldwide Holdings, Inc. (Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure)

       21,776        1,563,517  

Home Depot, Inc. / The (Specialty Retail)

       25,374        4,359,760  

McDonald’s Corp. (Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure)

       30,197        5,362,081  

NIKE, Inc. Class B (Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods)

       37,321        2,766,979  

Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd. (Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure)

     (a     17,934        760,222  

Six Flags Entertainment Corp. (Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure)

       16,244        903,654  
       

 

 

 
          19,203,850  
       

 

 

 

CONSUMER STAPLES – 5.3%

       

Altria Group, Inc. (Tobacco)

       94,318        4,658,366  

Clorox Co. / The (Household Products)

       7,169        1,105,030  

Costco Wholesale Corp. (Food & Staples Retailing)

       21,581        4,396,266  

Estee Lauder Cos., Inc. / The Class A (Personal Products)

       14,875        1,935,237  

Hershey Co. / The (Food Products)

       13,704        1,468,795  

Kroger Co. / The (Food & Staples Retailing)

       71,947        1,978,542  

Sysco Corp. (Food & Staples Retailing)

       44,906        2,813,810  
       

 

 

 
          18,356,046  
       

 

 

 

ENERGY – 1.2%

       

Anadarko Petroleum Corp. (Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels)

       38,744        1,698,537  

Suncor Energy, Inc. (Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels)

       87,209        2,439,236  
       

 

 

 
          4,137,773  
       

 

 

 

FINANCIALS – 5.3%

       

American Express Co. (Consumer Finance)

       15,925        1,517,971  

Bank of America Corp. (Banks)

       67,627        1,666,329  

CME Group, Inc. (Capital Markets)

       17,210        3,237,545  

Morgan Stanley (Capital Markets)

       28,830        1,143,109  

Progressive Corp. / The (Insurance)

       25,541        1,540,889  

Synchrony Financial (Consumer Finance)

       85,273        2,000,505  

TD Ameritrade Holding Corp. (Capital Markets)

       52,223        2,556,838  

U.S. Bancorp (Banks)

       107,173        4,897,806  
       

 

 

 
          18,560,992  
       

 

 

 

HEALTH CARE – 6.0%

       

Abbott Laboratories (Health Care Equip. & Supplies)

       42,040        3,040,753  

AbbVie, Inc. (Biotechnology)

       27,337        2,520,198  

Allergan PLC (Pharmaceuticals)

       11,524        1,540,298  

Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. (Pharmaceuticals)

       20,445        1,062,731  

Eli Lilly & Co. (Pharmaceuticals)

       28,986        3,354,260  

Medtronic PLC (Health Care Equip. & Supplies)

       26,558        2,415,716  

Merck & Co., Inc. (Pharmaceuticals)

       59,178        4,521,791  

UnitedHealth Group, Inc. (Health Care Providers & Svs.)

       9,375        2,335,500  
       

 

 

 
          20,791,247  
       

 

 

 

INDUSTRIALS – 6.0%

       

Boeing Co. / The (Aerospace & Defense)

       17,926        5,781,135  

CSX Corp. (Road & Rail)

       59,289        3,683,625  

Deere & Co. (Machinery)

       11,004        1,641,467  

Delta Air Lines, Inc. (Airlines)

       27,353        1,364,915  

General Dynamics Corp. (Aerospace & Defense)

       24,208        3,805,739  

Honeywell International, Inc. (Industrial Conglomerates)

       9,864        1,303,232  

Parker-Hannifin Corp. (Machinery)

       5,577        831,754  

Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. (Machinery)

       9,202        1,101,847  

United Parcel Service, Inc. Class B (Air Freight & Logistics)

       14,449        1,409,211  
       

 

 

 
          20,922,925  
       

 

 

 

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY – 10.7%

       

Accenture PLC Class A (IT Svs.)

       21,764        3,068,942  

Adobe Systems, Inc. (Software)

     (a     15,335        3,469,390  

Apple, Inc. (Tech. Hardware, Storage & Periph.)

       28,660        4,520,828  

 

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Ohio National Fund, Inc.   ON Risk Managed Balanced Portfolio (Continued)

 

Schedule of Investments

  December 31, 2018  

 

Common Stocks (Continued)            Shares        Value  

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (continued)

        

Corning, Inc. (Electronic Equip., Instr. & Comp.)

        47,800      $ 1,444,038  

Intel Corp. (Semiconductors & Equip.)

        74,976        3,518,624  

Lam Research Corp. (Semiconductors & Equip.)

        12,193        1,660,321  

Mastercard, Inc. Class A (IT Svs.)

        36,427        6,871,954  

Microsoft Corp. (Software)

        91,560        9,299,749  

NVIDIA Corp. (Semiconductors & Equip.)

        3,315        442,552  

salesforce.com, Inc. (Software)

     (a)        6,173        845,516  

Texas Instruments, Inc. (Semiconductors & Equip.)

        21,937        2,073,046  
        

 

 

 
           37,214,960  
        

 

 

 

MATERIALS – 1.1%

        

LyondellBasell Industries N.V. Class A (Chemicals)

        45,516        3,785,110  
        

 

 

 

REAL ESTATE – 1.3%

        

CBRE Group, Inc. Class A (Real Estate Mgmt. & Development)

     (a)        37,315        1,494,093  

Crown Castle International Corp. (Equity REIT)

        13,608        1,478,237  

MGM Growth Properties LLC Class A (Equity REIT)

        26,869        709,610  

Outfront Media, Inc. (Equity REIT)

        37,214        674,318  
        

 

 

 
           4,356,258  
        

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks (Cost $135,182,183)

         $ 157,994,455  
        

 

 

 

 

U.S. Treasury Obligations – 14.1%           Rate     Maturity      Face Amount      Value  

U.S. Treasury Note

       2.750%       09/30/2020        $ 1,904,000      $ 1,910,871  

U.S. Treasury Note

       2.875%       10/31/2020        5,472,000        5,505,299  

U.S. Treasury Note

       2.875%       10/15/2021        833,000        841,712  

U.S. Treasury Note

       2.750%       05/31/2023        3,826,000        3,867,710  

U.S. Treasury Note

       2.875%       09/30/2023        3,107,000        3,157,370  

U.S. Treasury Note

       2.875%       10/31/2023        4,469,000        4,543,145  

U.S. Treasury Note

       2.875%       11/30/2023        587,000        597,191  

U.S. Treasury Note

     (b     2.250%       11/15/2024        1,865,000        1,833,022  

U.S. Treasury Note

       2.875%       11/30/2025        2,000        2,037  

U.S. Treasury Note

       2.875%       08/15/2028        3,787,000        3,848,256  

U.S. Treasury Note

       3.125%       11/15/2028        8,876,000        9,212,884  

U.S. Treasury Note

       2.250%       08/15/2046        384,000        328,808  

U.S. Treasury Note

       2.750%       08/15/2047        46,000        43,644  

U.S. Treasury Note

       2.750%       11/15/2047        3,629,000        3,439,942  

U.S. Treasury Note

       3.000%       02/15/2048        1,694,000        1,687,880  

U.S. Treasury Note

       3.125%       05/15/2048        558,000        569,574  

U.S. Treasury Note

       3.000%       08/15/2048        3,291,000        3,281,107  

U.S. Treasury Note

       3.375%       11/15/2048        4,076,000        4,366,082  
            

 

 

 

Total U.S. Treasury Obligations (Cost $48,061,121)

             $   49,036,534  
            

 

 

 
Corporate Bonds – 8.8%           Rate     Maturity      Face Amount      Value  

COMMUNICATION SERVICES – 1.2%

            

AT&T, Inc. (Diversified Telecom. Svs.)

       5.250%       03/01/2037        $ 74,000      $ 72,745  

AT&T, Inc. (Diversified Telecom. Svs.)

       4.750%       05/15/2046        208,000        185,124  

AT&T, Inc. (Diversified Telecom. Svs.)

       5.150%       11/15/2046        165,000        153,525  

AT&T, Inc. (Diversified Telecom. Svs.)

       4.500%       03/09/2048        199,000        171,573  

BellSouth LLC (Diversified Telecom. Svs.)

     (c     4.333%       04/26/2019        564,000        565,771  

CCO Holdings LLC / CCO Holdings Capital Corp. (Media)

       5.250%       03/15/2021        173,000        173,108  

Comcast Corp. (Media)

       3.150%       03/01/2026        146,000        139,764  

Comcast Corp. (Media)

       4.150%       10/15/2028        121,000        122,943  

Comcast Corp. (Media)

       4.250%       10/15/2030        189,000        191,273  

Comcast Corp. (Media)

       4.600%       10/15/2038        153,000        154,670  

Comcast Corp. (Media)

       4.950%       10/15/2058        158,000        160,879  

T-Mobile U.S.A., Inc. (Wireless Telecom. Svs.)

       6.375%       03/01/2025        370,000        374,610  

UBM PLC (Media)

     (c     5.750%       11/03/2020        108,000        110,585  

Unitymedia GmbH (Media)

     (c     6.125%       01/15/2025        321,000        322,573  

Unitymedia Hessen GmbH & Co. KG / Unitymedia NRW GmbH (Media)

     (c     5.000%       01/15/2025        200,000        195,400  

Verizon Communications, Inc. (Diversified Telecom. Svs.)

       2.625%       08/15/2026        346,000        313,861  

Verizon Communications, Inc. (Diversified Telecom. Svs.)

       4.329%       09/21/2028        347,000        348,641  

Viacom, Inc. (Entertainment)

       5.850%       09/01/2043        291,000        284,747  

Warner Media LLC (Entertainment)

       3.600%       07/15/2025        170,000        161,083  
            

 

 

 
               4,202,875  
            

 

 

 

CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY – 0.5%

            

D.R. Horton, Inc. (Household Durables)

       3.750     03/01/2019        231,000        230,981  

Ford Motor Co. (Automobiles)

       4.346     12/08/2026        183,000        163,354  

 

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Ohio National Fund, Inc.   ON Risk Managed Balanced Portfolio (Continued)

 

Schedule of Investments

  December 31, 2018  

 

Corporate Bonds (Continued)           Rate      Maturity      Face Amount      Value  

CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY (continued)

             

General Motors Co. (Automobiles)

       5.000%        10/01/2028        $ 235,000      $ 222,799  

Hilton Worldwide Finance LLC / Hilton Worldwide Finance Corp. (Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure)

       4.625%        04/01/2025        25,000        23,688  

MDC Holdings, Inc. (Household Durables)

       5.500%        01/15/2024        53,000        50,880  

MGM Resorts International (Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure)

       6.750%        10/01/2020        303,000        311,332  

MGM Resorts International (Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure)

       6.625%        12/15/2021        123,000        126,075  

MGM Resorts International (Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure)

       7.750%        03/15/2022        44,000        46,805  

MGM Resorts International (Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure)

       6.000%        03/15/2023        22,000        22,110  

Toll Brothers Finance Corp. (Household Durables)

       5.875%        02/15/2022        144,000        144,720  

Toll Brothers Finance Corp. (Household Durables)

       4.375%        04/15/2023        63,000        59,062  

Wyndham Destinations, Inc. (Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure)

       5.400%        04/01/2024        108,000        102,870  

Wyndham Destinations, Inc. (Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure)

       6.350%        10/01/2025        32,000        31,040  
             

 

 

 
                1,535,716  
             

 

 

 

CONSUMER STAPLES – 0.3%

             

Campbell Soup Co. (Food Products)

       3.950%        03/15/2025        148,000        141,852  

Campbell Soup Co. (Food Products)

       4.150%        03/15/2028        221,000        205,869  

Campbell Soup Co. (Food Products)

       4.800%        03/15/2048        516,000        437,595  

Reckson Operating Partnership LP (Household Products)

       7.750%        03/15/2020        237,000        247,966  

Sysco Corp. (Food & Staples Retailing)

       2.500%        07/15/2021        73,000        71,521  
             

 

 

 
                1,104,803  
             

 

 

 

ENERGY – 1.3%

             

Cheniere Corpus Christi Holdings LLC (Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels)

       5.125%        06/30/2027        200,000        188,810  

Cheniere Energy Partners LP (Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels)

     (c     5.625%        10/01/2026        300,000        280,500  

Continental Resources, Inc. (Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels)

       5.000%        09/15/2022        357,000        354,449  

Continental Resources, Inc. (Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels)

       4.500%        04/15/2023        295,000        290,315  

Enbridge Energy Partners LP (Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels)

       5.875%        10/15/2025        91,000        98,635  

Energy Transfer LP (Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels)

       4.250%        03/15/2023        146,000        140,525  

Energy Transfer LP (Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels)

       5.875%        01/15/2024        127,000        129,652  

Energy Transfer LP (Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels)

       5.500%        06/01/2027        98,000        95,550  

Energy Transfer Operating LP (Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels)

       4.950%        06/15/2028        93,000        91,175  

Energy Transfer Operating LP (Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels)

       6.125%        12/15/2045        77,000        75,390  

Energy Transfer Operating LP (Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels)

       6.000%        06/15/2048        344,000        335,393  

EnLink Midstream Partners LP (Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels)

       4.150%        06/01/2025        278,000        250,735  

EnLink Midstream Partners LP (Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels)

       4.850%        07/15/2026        355,000        320,281  

EQM Midstream Partners LP (Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels)

       4.750%        07/15/2023        24,000        23,888  

EQM Midstream Partners LP (Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels)

       4.000%        08/01/2024        80,000        76,537  

EQM Midstream Partners LP (Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels)

       5.500%        07/15/2028        346,000        339,066  

Kinder Morgan Energy Partners LP (Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels)

       5.000%        10/01/2021        304,000        312,561  

Kinder Morgan, Inc. (Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels)

       4.300%        03/01/2028        24,000        23,562  

Kinder Morgan, Inc. (Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels)

       5.550%        06/01/2045        66,000        65,444  

Kinder Morgan, Inc. (Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels)

       5.200%        03/01/2048        44,000        42,112  

Motiva Enterprises LLC (Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels)

     (c     5.750%        01/15/2020        47,000        47,818  

NGPL PipeCo LLC (Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels)

     (c     4.375%        08/15/2022        248,000        243,040  

NGPL PipeCo LLC (Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels)

     (c     4.875%        08/15/2027        73,000        68,803  

NuStar Logistics LP (Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels)

       5.625%        04/28/2027        147,000        137,078  

Plains All American Pipeline LP (Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels)

       4.650%        10/15/2025        322,000        316,811  

Plains All American Pipeline LP (Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels)

       4.500%        12/15/2026        94,000        90,587  
             

 

 

 
                4,438,717  
             

 

 

 

FINANCIALS – 1.5%

             

Bank of America Corp. (Banks)

       2.503%        10/21/2022        849,000        817,398  

CBOE Global Markets, Inc. (Capital Markets)

       3.650%        01/12/2027        267,000        260,004  

Charles Schwab Corp. / The (Capital Markets)

       QL + 32        05/21/2021        167,000        166,302  

Charles Schwab Corp. / The (Capital Markets)

       3.250%        05/21/2021        88,000        88,426  

Citibank NA (Banks)

       QL + 32        05/01/2020        801,000        798,230  

Citizens Financial Group, Inc. (Banks)

       3.750%        07/01/2024        47,000        45,757  

Citizens Financial Group, Inc. (Banks)

       4.350%        08/01/2025        41,000        40,275  

Citizens Financial Group, Inc. (Banks)

       4.300%        12/03/2025        344,000        339,649  

E*TRADE Financial Corp. (Capital Markets)

       2.950%        08/24/2022        263,000        255,137  

E*TRADE Financial Corp. (Capital Markets)

       3.800%        08/24/2027        289,000        272,998  

E*TRADE Financial Corp. (Capital Markets)

       4.500%        06/20/2028        109,000        107,476  

First Republic Bank (Banks)

       4.625%        02/13/2047        100,000        96,443  

Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC (Consumer Finance)

       3.815%        11/02/2027        469,000        395,924  

General Motors Financial Co., Inc. (Consumer Finance)

       4.350%        01/17/2027        107,000        98,538  

JPMorgan Chase & Co. (Banks)

       2.295%        08/15/2021        292,000        284,876  

JPMorgan Chase Bank NA (Banks)

       QL + 34        04/26/2021        287,000        284,338  

JPMorgan Chase Bank NA (Rate is fixed until 04/26/2020, at which point, the rate becomes QL + 35) (Banks)

     (d     3.086%        04/26/2021        251,000        249,951  

Morgan Stanley (Capital Markets)

       3.950%        04/23/2027        165,000        155,646  

 

  101   (continued)


Ohio National Fund, Inc.   ON Risk Managed Balanced Portfolio (Continued)

 

Schedule of Investments

  December 31, 2018  

 

Corporate Bonds (Continued)           Rate      Maturity      Face Amount      Value  

FINANCIALS (continued)

             

NextEra Energy Operating Partners LP (Insurance)

     (c     4.250%        09/15/2024        $ 37,000      $ 34,225  

Raymond James Financial, Inc. (Capital Markets)

       3.625%        09/15/2026        132,000        124,458  

Raymond James Financial, Inc. (Capital Markets)

       4.950%        07/15/2046        236,000        227,032  

SVB Financial Group (Banks)

       5.375%        09/15/2020        139,000        143,359  
             

 

 

 
                5,286,442  
             

 

 

 

HEALTH CARE – 0.9%

             

Aetna, Inc. (Health Care Providers & Svs.)

       2.800%        06/15/2023        127,000        120,771  

Becton Dickinson and Co. (Health Care Equip. & Supplies)

       2.894%        06/06/2022        133,000        128,807  

Centene Corp. (Health Care Providers & Svs.)

       4.750%        05/15/2022        15,000        14,813  

Centene Corp. (Health Care Providers & Svs.)

       6.125%        02/15/2024        171,000        175,061  

Centene Corp. (Health Care Providers & Svs.)

       4.750%        01/15/2025        166,000        158,530  

Centene Corp. (Health Care Providers & Svs.)

     (c     5.375%        06/01/2026        428,000        416,230  

Cigna Corp. (Health Care Providers & Svs.)

     (c     3.400%        09/17/2021        47,000        46,891  

Cigna Corp. (Health Care Providers & Svs.)

     (c     3.750%        07/15/2023        189,000        188,359  

Cigna Corp. (Health Care Providers & Svs.)

     (c     4.375%        10/15/2028        91,000        91,563  

CVS Health Corp. (Health Care Providers & Svs.)

       4.750%        12/01/2022        120,000        123,806  

CVS Health Corp. (Health Care Providers & Svs.)

       4.100%        03/25/2025        332,000        329,086  

CVS Health Corp. (Health Care Providers & Svs.)

       4.300%        03/25/2028        172,000        168,420  

CVS Health Corp. (Health Care Providers & Svs.)

       5.050%        03/25/2048        163,000        158,746  

Elanco Animal Health, Inc. (Pharmaceuticals)

     (c     3.912%        08/27/2021        44,000        44,272  

Elanco Animal Health, Inc. (Pharmaceuticals)

     (c     4.272%        08/28/2023        112,000        111,898  

Elanco Animal Health, Inc. (Pharmaceuticals)

     (c     4.900%        08/28/2028        104,000        105,890  

HCA, Inc. (Health Care Providers & Svs.)

       5.625%        09/01/2028        216,000        208,440  

Teva Pharmaceutical Finance Co. BV (Pharmaceuticals)

       2.950%        12/18/2022        25,000        22,108  

Teva Pharmaceutical Finance Netherlands III BV (Pharmaceuticals)

       2.800%        07/21/2023        146,000        125,734  

WellCare Health Plans, Inc. (Health Care Providers & Svs.)

       5.250%        04/01/2025        130,000        125,125  

WellCare Health Plans, Inc. (Health Care Providers & Svs.)

     (c     5.375%        08/15/2026        197,000        190,105  
             

 

 

 
                3,054,655  
             

 

 

 

INDUSTRIALS – 0.6%

             

Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc. (Aerospace & Defense)

     (c     5.000%        11/15/2025        429,000        435,843  

IHS Markit Ltd. (Professional Svs.)

     (c     5.000%        11/01/2022        26,000        26,260  

IHS Markit Ltd. (Professional Svs.)

     (c     4.750%        02/15/2025        215,000        211,506  

Masonite International Corp. (Building Products)

     (c     5.625%        03/15/2023        66,000        64,020  

Northrop Grumman Corp. (Aerospace & Defense)

       2.550%        10/15/2022        285,000        276,038  

Owens Corning (Building Products)

       4.200%        12/01/2024        115,000        114,077  

United Technologies Corp. (Aerospace & Defense)

       3.950%        08/16/2025        130,000        129,051  

Verisk Analytics, Inc. (Professional Svs.)

       4.875%        01/15/2019        82,000        82,029  

Verisk Analytics, Inc. (Professional Svs.)

       5.800%        05/01/2021        211,000        221,806  

Verisk Analytics, Inc. (Professional Svs.)

       4.125%        09/12/2022        184,000        186,382  

Verisk Analytics, Inc. (Professional Svs.)

       5.500%        06/15/2045        222,000        224,993  

Wabtec Corp. (Machinery)

       4.150%        03/15/2024        77,000        74,404  

Wabtec Corp. (Machinery)

       4.700%        09/15/2028        153,000        143,578  
             

 

 

 
                2,189,987  
             

 

 

 

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY – 0.7%

             

Broadcom Corp. / Broadcom Cayman Finance Ltd. (Semiconductors & Equip.)

       3.125%        01/15/2025        224,000        202,304  

Dell International LLC / EMC Corp. (Computers & Peripherals)

     (c     6.020%        06/15/2026        569,000        571,831  

Marvell Technology Group Ltd. (Semiconductors & Equip.)

       4.200%        06/22/2023        108,000        107,681  

Marvell Technology Group Ltd. (Semiconductors & Equip.)

       4.875%        06/22/2028        123,000        119,909  

Total System Services, Inc. (IT Svs.)

       3.800%        04/01/2021        134,000        133,969  

Total System Services, Inc. (IT Svs.)

       4.800%        04/01/2026        369,000        372,042  

Trimble, Inc. (Electronic Equip., Instr. & Comp.)

       4.750%        12/01/2024        270,000        272,212  

Trimble, Inc. (Electronic Equip., Instr. & Comp.)

       4.900%        06/15/2028        589,000        580,283  
             

 

 

 
                2,360,231  
             

 

 

 

MATERIALS – 1.1%

             

Anglo American Capital PLC (Metals & Mining)

     (c     4.125%        09/27/2022        450,000        443,480  

Ball Corp. (Containers & Packaging)

       4.375%        12/15/2020        227,000        227,851  

CF Industries, Inc. (Chemicals)

     (c     4.500%        12/01/2026        116,000        113,427  

CF Industries, Inc. (Chemicals)

       5.375%        03/15/2044        127,000        102,870  

Freeport-McMoRan, Inc. (Metals & Mining)

       3.100%        03/15/2020        76,000        74,290  

Freeport-McMoRan, Inc. (Metals & Mining)

       3.550%        03/01/2022        295,000        279,144  

Freeport-McMoRan, Inc. (Metals & Mining)

       3.875%        03/15/2023        341,000        315,425  

Freeport-McMoRan, Inc. (Metals & Mining)

       4.550%        11/14/2024        276,000        254,610  

Freeport-McMoRan, Inc. (Metals & Mining)

       5.450%        03/15/2043        267,000        203,254  

Georgia-Pacific LLC (Paper & Forest Products)

     (c     3.163%        11/15/2021        99,000        98,101  

Georgia-Pacific LLC (Paper & Forest Products)

     (c     3.600%        03/01/2025        386,000        385,260  

Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co. (Metals & Mining)

       4.500%        04/15/2023        116,000        117,208  

 

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Ohio National Fund, Inc.                       ON Risk Managed Balanced Portfolio (Continued)

 

 

Schedule of Investments

 

 

 

December 31, 2018  

 

 

Corporate Bonds (Continued)           Rate        Maturity      Face Amount     Value  

MATERIALS (continued)

            

Steel Dynamics, Inc. (Metals & Mining)

       4.125%        09/15/2025          $ 197,000       $      180,994  

Syngenta Finance N.V. (Chemicals)

     (c     3.698%        04/24/2020        200,000       198,523  

Syngenta Finance N.V. (Chemicals)

     (c     3.933%        04/23/2021        200,000       197,260  

Syngenta Finance N.V. (Chemicals)

     (c     4.441%        04/24/2023        200,000       192,734  

Syngenta Finance N.V. (Chemicals)

     (c     4.892%        04/24/2025        200,000       189,189  

Teck Resources Ltd. (Metals & Mining)

     (c     8.500%        06/01/2024        190,000       203,537  

Vulcan Materials Co. (Construction Materials)

       4.500%        04/01/2025        18,000       17,888  
            

 

 

 
               3,795,045  
            

 

 

 

REAL ESTATE – 0.4%

            

Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc. (Equity REIT)

       2.750%        01/15/2020        152,000       150,796  

Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc. (Equity REIT)

       4.600%        04/01/2022        257,000       264,557  

Crown Castle International Corp. (Equity REIT)

       5.250%        01/15/2023        222,000       230,518  

Crown Castle International Corp. (Equity REIT)

       3.200%        09/01/2024        177,000       167,521  

Jones Lang LaSalle, Inc. (Real Estate Mgmt. & Development)

       4.400%        11/15/2022        197,000       198,988  

Kennedy-Wilson, Inc. (Real Estate Mgmt. & Development)

       5.875%        04/01/2024        282,000       263,670  

Senior Housing Properties Trust (Equity REIT)

       6.750%        12/15/2021        61,000       63,916  
            

 

 

 
               1,339,966  
            

 

 

 

UTILITIES – 0.3%

            

Duke Energy Corp. (Electric Utilities)

       1.800%        09/01/2021        96,000       91,883  

Duke Energy Corp. (Electric Utilities)

       2.400%        08/15/2022        116,000       111,439  

NRG Energy, Inc. (Ind. Power & Renewable Elec.)

       7.250%        05/15/2026        273,000       284,261  

PPL WEM Ltd. / Western Power Distribution Ltd. (Electric Utilities)

     (c     5.375%        05/01/2021        203,000       209,604  

Sempra Energy (Multi-Utilities)

       QL + 50        01/15/2021        202,000       198,608  

Southern Co. / The (Electric Utilities)

       2.950%        07/01/2023        192,000       185,495  
            

 

 

 
               1,081,290  
            

 

 

 

Total Corporate Bonds (Cost $31,413,035)

               $30,389,727  
            

 

 

 
U.S. Government Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities – 7.8%           Rate        Maturity      Face Amount     Value  

Fannie Mae Pool FN AB6548

       3.500%        10/01/2042          $ 107,492       $      108,293  

Fannie Mae Pool FN AB8407

       3.500%        02/01/2043        26,621       26,786  

Fannie Mae Pool FN AL3083

       3.500%        12/01/2042        250,291       251,851  

Fannie Mae Pool FN AL5310

       3.500%        04/01/2044        4,644       4,680  

Fannie Mae Pool FN AL5439

       3.500%        11/01/2043        25,412       25,570  

Fannie Mae Pool FN AL5887

       4.500%        10/01/2044        29,064       30,567  

Fannie Mae Pool FN AL5942

       5.000%        07/01/2044        159,609       170,862  

Fannie Mae Pool FN AL6348

       3.500%        02/01/2045        36,514       36,741  

Fannie Mae Pool FN AL6535

       3.500%        02/01/2045        6,687       6,729  

Fannie Mae Pool FN AL6542

       4.500%        03/01/2045        47,490       49,947  

Fannie Mae Pool FN AL6620

       4.500%        08/01/2042        296,915       311,533  

Fannie Mae Pool FN AL6997

       4.500%        11/01/2042        22,199       23,262  

Fannie Mae Pool FN AL7381

       4.500%        06/01/2045        121,441       126,997  

Fannie Mae Pool FN AL8855

       3.500%        07/01/2046        19,334       19,396  

Fannie Mae Pool FN AR2624

       3.500%        02/01/2043        42,509       42,774  

Fannie Mae Pool FN AS7168

       3.500%        05/01/2046        51,079       51,243  

Fannie Mae Pool FN AS7587

       3.500%        07/01/2046        216,490       217,376  

Fannie Mae Pool FN AS7822

       3.500%        08/01/2046        614,418       616,267  

Fannie Mae Pool FN AS8510

       4.500%        12/01/2046        75,065       78,228  

Fannie Mae Pool FN AS9751

       4.000%        05/01/2047        56,657       57,819  

Fannie Mae Pool FN AT2957

       3.000%        05/01/2043        31,964       31,428  

Fannie Mae Pool FN AZ9203

       3.000%        10/01/2045        78,040       76,183  

Fannie Mae Pool FN BA2885

       3.000%        10/01/2045        123,772       120,826  

Fannie Mae Pool FN BA4752

       3.000%        01/01/2046        16,735       16,347  

Fannie Mae Pool FN BC1520

       3.500%        08/01/2046        387,753       388,960  

Fannie Mae Pool FN BC2468

       3.000%        03/01/2046        348,839       340,600  

Fannie Mae Pool FN BC2488

       3.000%        03/01/2046        515,736       503,556  

Fannie Mae Pool FN BC9077

       3.500%        12/01/2046        25,646       25,719  

Fannie Mae Pool FN BD0667

       4.500%        06/01/2047        19,639       20,539  

Fannie Mae Pool FN BD6435

       4.000%        10/01/2046        9,090       9,306  

Fannie Mae Pool FN BD8952

       3.000%        11/01/2046        41,494       40,573  

Fannie Mae Pool FN BD8980

       3.000%        11/01/2046        40,022       39,133  

Fannie Mae Pool FN BE0637

       4.000%        07/01/2047        7,342       7,506  

Fannie Mae Pool FN BE0640

       4.500%        08/01/2047        17,989       18,813  

Fannie Mae Pool FN BE2717

       4.500%        07/01/2047        12,591       13,168  

Fannie Mae Pool FN BE2732

       4.000%        07/01/2047        26,240       26,826  

Fannie Mae Pool FN BE2733

       4.500%        07/01/2047        14,092       14,738  

Fannie Mae Pool FN BE2774

       4.000%        10/01/2047        57,769       59,058  

Fannie Mae Pool FN BE2784

       4.000%        11/01/2047        77,613       79,346  

 

  103   (continued)


Ohio National Fund, Inc.                       ON Risk Managed Balanced Portfolio (Continued)

 

 

Schedule of Investments

 

 

 

December 31, 2018  

 

 

U.S. Government Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities (Continued)    Rate        Maturity        Face Amount      Value  

Fannie Mae Pool FN BE2786

     4.500%        11/01/2047        $ 69,428      $ 72,610  

Fannie Mae Pool FN BF0130

     3.500%        08/01/2056        367,195        366,252  

Fannie Mae Pool FN BF0167

     3.000%        02/01/2057        330,464        319,386  

Fannie Mae Pool FN BF0168

     3.500%        02/01/2057        520,169        518,834  

Fannie Mae Pool FN BH1596

     4.000%        01/01/2048        38,366        39,332  

Fannie Mae Pool FN BH1902

     3.500%        12/01/2047        20,852        20,989  

Fannie Mae Pool FN BH3305

     4.500%        05/01/2047        29,301        30,733  

Fannie Mae Pool FN BH3306

     4.500%        05/01/2047        23,949        25,047  

Fannie Mae Pool FN BH3307

     4.500%        05/01/2047        24,122        25,228  

Fannie Mae Pool FN BH3336

     4.500%        05/01/2047        17,619        18,494  

Fannie Mae Pool FN BH3337

     4.500%        05/01/2047        14,206        14,897  

Fannie Mae Pool FN BH3338

     4.500%        05/01/2047        16,913        17,689  

Fannie Mae Pool FN BH3540

     4.000%        06/01/2047        6,896        7,038  

Fannie Mae Pool FN BH3892

     3.500%        08/01/2047        79,019        79,114  

Fannie Mae Pool FN BH4380

     4.000%        06/01/2047        15,252        15,592  

Fannie Mae Pool FN BH4639

     4.500%        06/01/2047        10,443        10,944  

Fannie Mae Pool FN BH4640

     4.500%        05/01/2047        8,295        8,675  

Fannie Mae Pool FN BH4667

     4.500%        05/01/2047        5,453        5,715  

Fannie Mae Pool FN BH4706

     4.500%        05/01/2047        6,012        6,300  

Fannie Mae Pool FN BH5672

     4.000%        06/01/2047        15,170        15,482  

Fannie Mae Pool FN BH5673

     4.000%        07/01/2047        10,512        10,747  

Fannie Mae Pool FN BH5725

     4.000%        11/01/2047        90,091        91,887  

Fannie Mae Pool FN BH6165

     4.000%        07/01/2047        24,011        24,547  

Fannie Mae Pool FN BH6168

     4.000%        06/01/2047        29,901        30,568  

Fannie Mae Pool FN BH6170

     4.500%        07/01/2047        65,835        68,853  

Fannie Mae Pool FN BH6940

     3.500%        08/01/2047        51,823        51,907  

Fannie Mae Pool FN BH7029

     4.000%        12/01/2047        176,340        179,854  

Fannie Mae Pool FN BH7108

     4.000%        01/01/2048        338,205        344,941  

Fannie Mae Pool FN BH8168

     4.000%        08/01/2047        27,834        28,456  

Fannie Mae Pool FN BH8170

     4.000%        08/01/2047        44,904        45,906  

Fannie Mae Pool FN BH8171

     4.500%        08/01/2047        88,921        92,996  

Fannie Mae Pool FN BH8224

     4.000%        08/01/2047        135,600        138,313  

Fannie Mae Pool FN BH8655

     4.000%        08/01/2047        12,116        12,357  

Fannie Mae Pool FN BJ0241

     4.000%        09/01/2047        11,755        12,017  

Fannie Mae Pool FN BJ1588

     4.000%        10/01/2047        26,482        27,073  

Fannie Mae Pool FN BJ1692

     3.500%        12/01/2047        131,725        132,154  

Fannie Mae Pool FN BJ1695

     3.500%        12/01/2047        24,165        24,208  

Fannie Mae Pool FN BJ1735

     4.000%        10/01/2047        52,593        53,767  

Fannie Mae Pool FN BJ1747

     4.000%        10/01/2047        32,250        32,970  

Fannie Mae Pool FN BJ1758

     4.000%        10/01/2047        50,641        51,771  

Fannie Mae Pool FN BJ2553

     3.500%        12/01/2047        159,758        159,852  

Fannie Mae Pool FN BJ3260

     4.500%        10/01/2047        6,603        6,906  

Fannie Mae Pool FN BJ3265

     4.000%        11/01/2047        24,039        24,576  

Fannie Mae Pool FN BJ3443

     4.000%        03/01/2048        33,406        34,247  

Fannie Mae Pool FN BJ4558

     3.500%        01/01/2048        97,663        98,039  

Fannie Mae Pool FN BJ4559

     3.500%        01/01/2048        34,321        34,412  

Fannie Mae Pool FN BJ4566

     4.000%        01/01/2048        327,275        334,929  

Fannie Mae Pool FN BJ4567

     4.000%        01/01/2048        559,520        572,271  

Fannie Mae Pool FN BJ5170

     3.500%        03/01/2048        17,867        17,985  

Fannie Mae Pool FN BJ5796

     4.500%        03/01/2048        114,695        120,322  

Fannie Mae Pool FN BJ5834

     4.500%        05/01/2048        60,983        63,881  

Fannie Mae Pool FN BJ5844

     4.500%        04/01/2048        88,258        92,684  

Fannie Mae Pool FN BK1964

     4.000%        03/01/2048        136,932        140,139  

Fannie Mae Pool FN BK1975

     3.500%        03/01/2048        57,756        57,978  

Fannie Mae Pool FN BK3986

     4.500%        05/01/2048        70,019        73,255  

Fannie Mae Pool FN BK4039

     4.500%        06/01/2048        67,932        70,899  

Fannie Mae Pool FN BK4157

     4.000%        05/01/2048        360,467        367,647  

Fannie Mae Pool FN BK5358

     4.000%        05/01/2048        90,720        92,528  

Fannie Mae Pool FN BK5378

     4.000%        06/01/2048        142,240        145,073  

Fannie Mae Pool FN BK8082

     4.000%        08/01/2048        116,219        118,534  

Fannie Mae Pool FN BK9368

     4.000%        09/01/2048        131,468        134,086  

Fannie Mae Pool FN BM3032

     3.000%        02/01/2047        668,653        658,176  

Fannie Mae Pool FN BM3144

     4.000%        11/01/2047        149,319        152,530  

Fannie Mae Pool FN BM3282

     3.500%        12/01/2047        10,883        10,954  

Fannie Mae Pool FN BM3511

     4.500%        02/01/2046        201,976        211,595  

Fannie Mae Pool FN BM3557

     4.000%        09/01/2047        309,338        317,996  

Fannie Mae Pool FN BM3878

     4.000%        04/01/2048        71,104        72,905  

Fannie Mae Pool FN BM3912

     3.000%        03/01/2047        262,805        256,935  

Fannie Mae Pool FN BM4735

     3.500%        04/01/2048        188,202        189,057  

Fannie Mae Pool FN BM5138

     3.500%        11/01/2048        305,130        306,286  

Fannie Mae Pool FN CA0108

     3.500%        08/01/2047        39,400        39,640  

 

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Ohio National Fund, Inc.                       ON Risk Managed Balanced Portfolio (Continued)

 

 

Schedule of Investments

 

 

 

December 31, 2018  

 

 

U.S. Government Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities (Continued)    Rate      Maturity        Face Amount      Value  

Fannie Mae Pool FN CA0532

     3.500%        10/01/2047        $ 311,307      $ 311,424  

Fannie Mae Pool FN MA1363

     3.000%        02/01/2043        8,655        8,510  

Fannie Mae Pool FN MA1404

     3.500%        04/01/2043        141,576        142,457  

Fannie Mae Pool FN MA3384

     4.000%        06/01/2048        318,030        324,365  

Fannie Mae Pool FN MA3525

     4.500%        11/01/2038        165,199        172,583  

Freddie Mac Gold Pool FG C92007

     4.500%        05/01/2038        249,982        260,755  

Freddie Mac Gold Pool FG C92015

     4.500%        07/01/2038        187,810        196,098  

Freddie Mac Gold Pool FG C92020

     4.500%        09/01/2038        123,736        129,196  

Freddie Mac Gold Pool FG C92029

     4.500%        11/01/2038        108,560        113,351  

Freddie Mac Gold Pool FG G08622

     3.000%        01/01/2045        62,220        60,987  

Freddie Mac Gold Pool FG G08817

     4.000%        06/01/2048        144,846        147,707  

Freddie Mac Gold Pool FG G08831

     4.000%        08/01/2048        2,100,919        2,142,320  

Freddie Mac Gold Pool FG G08832

     4.500%        08/01/2048        669,810        693,628  

Freddie Mac Gold Pool FG G60658

     3.500%        07/01/2046        413,024        415,364  

Freddie Mac Gold Pool FG G60726

     3.500%        10/01/2046        513,549        515,106  

Freddie Mac Gold Pool FG G60989

     3.000%        12/01/2046        689,562        673,028  

Freddie Mac Gold Pool FG G61315

     3.500%        02/01/2047        327,791        328,752  

Freddie Mac Gold Pool FG G61338

     3.000%        08/01/2047        1,767,073        1,725,530  

Freddie Mac Gold Pool FG G61392

     3.500%        12/01/2044        50,984        51,360  

Freddie Mac Gold Pool FG Q40332

     4.000%        05/01/2046        65,818        67,417  

Freddie Mac Gold Pool FG Q41917

     3.500%        07/01/2046        82,631        82,762  

Freddie Mac Gold Pool FG Q46411

     4.000%        03/01/2047        22,752        23,253  

Freddie Mac Gold Pool FG Q51328

     3.500%        10/01/2047        246,994        247,065  

Freddie Mac Gold Pool FG Q52419

     3.500%        11/01/2047        110,473        110,599  

Freddie Mac Gold Pool FG Q53205

     3.500%        12/01/2047        77,854        78,119  

Freddie Mac Gold Pool FG Q54450

     3.500%        02/01/2048        32,637        32,709  

Freddie Mac Gold Pool FG Q54453

     3.500%        02/01/2048        32,532        32,568  

Freddie Mac Gold Pool FG Q54780

     3.500%        03/01/2048        79,934        79,936  

Freddie Mac Gold Pool FG Q54952

     4.000%        03/01/2048        88,753        90,808  

Freddie Mac Gold Pool FG Q55522

     4.000%        04/01/2048        132,955        135,570  

Freddie Mac Gold Pool FG Q55628

     4.000%        04/01/2048        144,084        147,333  

Freddie Mac Gold Pool FG Q55894

     4.000%        05/01/2048        64,049        65,312  

Freddie Mac Gold Pool FG Q55913

     4.000%        05/01/2048        384,144        391,753  

Freddie Mac Gold Pool FG Q56524

     4.000%        06/01/2048        103,361        105,400  

Freddie Mac Gold Pool FG Q57835

     4.000%        08/01/2048        450,793        462,093  

Freddie Mac Gold Pool FG Q58012

     4.500%        08/01/2048        109,950        113,893  

Freddie Mac Gold Pool FG Q58159

     5.000%        09/01/2048        27,218        28,519  

Freddie Mac Gold Pool FG Q60519

     4.500%        12/01/2048        140,000        146,144  

Freddie Mac Gold Pool FG U91030

     3.500%        02/01/2043        93,874        94,419  

Freddie Mac Gold Pool FG U99096

     4.500%        05/01/2044        123,616        129,574  

Freddie Mac Gold Pool FG U99114

     3.500%        02/01/2044        13,118        13,194  

Freddie Mac Gold Pool FG V82645

     3.000%        10/01/2046        340,616        332,453  

Ginnie Mae I Pool GN 784059

     4.000%        01/15/2045        269,991        278,424  

Ginnie Mae I Pool GN 784182

     4.500%        08/15/2046        445,401        466,417  

Ginnie Mae I Pool GN BB4357

     4.000%        07/15/2047        359,747        369,068  

Ginnie Mae I Pool GN BC7161

     4.000%        08/15/2047        76,631        78,613  

Ginnie Mae I Pool GN BD7109

     4.000%        11/15/2047        68,358        70,205  

Ginnie Mae I Pool GN BD7135

     4.000%        12/15/2047        91,002        93,465  

Ginnie Mae II Pool G2 BB9817

     4.000%        08/20/2047        32,576        33,575  

Ginnie Mae II Pool G2 BH3672

     4.500%        05/20/2048        46,850        49,036  

Ginnie Mae II Pool G2 BH3673

     4.500%        05/20/2048        196,205        205,362  

Ginnie Mae II Pool G2 MA5332

     5.000%        07/20/2048        542,738        565,125  

Ginnie Mae II Pool G2 MA5468

     5.000%        09/20/2048        395,364        412,414  

Ginnie Mae II Pool G2 MA5652

     4.500%        12/20/2048        306,000        317,300  

Ginnie Mae II Pool G2 MA5653

     5.000%        12/20/2048        670,205        699,491  
           

 

 

 

Total U.S. Government Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities (Cost $27,430,879)

            $   27,201,415  
           

 

 

 

 

Purchased Options – 7.3%    Notional  
Amount  
     Expiration          Exercise Price      Contracts (e)       Value  

S&P 500 Index Call Option

   $ 3,760,275        December 2020        $2,600        15      $ 322,350  

S&P 500 Index Call Option

     2,506,850        December 2020        $2,700        10        170,000  

S&P 500 Index Call Option

     21,308,225        December 2020        $2,750        85        1,262,250  

S&P 500 Index Call Option

     17,547,950        December 2020        $2,800        70        920,500  

S&P 500 Index Call Option

     22,561,650        December 2020        $2,850        90        1,035,270  

S&P 500 Index Call Option

     8,773,975        December 2020        $2,900        35        348,250  

S&P 500 Index Call Option

     3,760,275        December 2020        $2,950        15        128,700  

S&P 500 Index Call Option

     5,013,700        December 2020        $3,000        20        146,100  

S&P 500 Index Call Option

     1,253,425        December 2020        $3,050        5        31,400  

S&P 500 Index Put Option

     3,760,275        December 2020        $2,600        15        424,650  

S&P 500 Index Put Option

     2,506,850        December 2020        $2,700        10        332,800  

 

  105   (continued)


Ohio National Fund, Inc.                       ON Risk Managed Balanced Portfolio (Continued)

 

 

Schedule of Investments

 

 

 

December 31, 2018  

 

 

Purchased Options (Continued)    Notional
Amount
     Expiration          Exercise Price      Contracts (e)       Value  

S&P 500 Index Put Option

   $ 21,308,225        December 2020      $2,750        85      $ 3,061,700  

S&P 500 Index Put Option

     17,547,950        December 2020        $2,800        70        2,723,700  

S&P 500 Index Put Option

     22,561,650        December 2020        $2,850        90        3,871,350  

S&P 500 Index Put Option

     8,773,975        December 2020        $2,900        35        1,608,425  

S&P 500 Index Put Option

     3,760,275        December 2020        $2,950        15        728,400  

S&P 500 Index Put Option

     5,013,700        December 2020        $3,000        20        1,041,400  

S&P 500 Index Put Option

     1,253,425        December 2020        $3,050        5        278,650  

SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust Call Option

     2,124,320        December 2020        $265        85        156,400  

SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust Call Option

     3,748,800        December 2020        $270        150        250,800  

SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust Call Option

     5,948,096        December 2020        $275        238        352,716  

SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust Call Option

     2,599,168        December 2020        $280        104        141,024  

SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust Call Option

     2,124,320        December 2020        $285        85        94,775  

SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust Call Option

     4,123,680        December 2020        $290        165        152,130  

SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust Call Option

     5,248,320        December 2020        $300        210        151,200  

SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust Call Option

     2,649,152        December 2020        $305        106        69,854  

SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust Call Option

     2,749,120        December 2020        $310        110        58,520  

SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust Put Option

     2,124,320        December 2020        $265        85        273,105  

SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust Put Option

     3,748,800        December 2020        $270        150        523,350  

SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust Put Option

     5,948,096        December 2020        $275        238        847,518  

SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust Put Option

     2,599,168        December 2020        $280        104        411,528  

SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust Put Option

     2,124,320        December 2020        $285        85        372,980  

SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust Put Option

     4,123,680        December 2020        $290        165        790,185  

SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust Put Option

     5,248,320        December 2020        $300        210        1,144,500  

SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust Put Option

     2,649,152        December 2020        $305        106        594,872  

SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust Put Option

     2,749,120        December 2020        $310        110        688,600  
              

 

 

 

Total Purchased Options (Cost $25,336,003)

               $   25,509,952  
              

 

 

 

 

Asset-Backed / Mortgage-Backed Securities – 3.7%           Rate          Maturity          Face
    Amount    
         Value      

CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY – 0.1%

             

Applebee’s Funding LLC / IHOP Funding LLC 2014-1 A2

     (c   4.277%      09/05/2044      $ 196,513      $       196,014  
             

 

 

 

FINANCIALS – 3.6%

             

AmeriCredit Automobile Receivables Trust 2015-3 D

     3.340%      08/08/2021        383,000        384,245  

AmeriCredit Automobile Receivables Trust 2016-1 D

     3.590%      02/08/2022        81,000        81,384  

Angel Oak Mortgage Trust I LLC 2018-2 A1

     (c   3.674%      07/27/2048        63,012        62,809  

Arroyo Mortgage Trust 2018-1 A1

     (c   3.763%      04/25/2048        97,830        97,601  

BAMLL Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust 2013-WBRK A

     (c   3.534%      03/10/2037        169,000        166,036  

BAMLL Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust 2018-DSNY A

     (c   ML + 85      09/15/2034        264,000        262,689  

BBCMS Mortgage Trust 2018-TALL A

     (c   ML + 72      03/15/2037        845,000        830,128  

BBCMS Trust 2015-SRCH A2

     (c   4.197%      08/10/2035        210,000        212,649  

Bean Creek CLO Ltd. 2015-1A AR

     (c   QL + 102      04/20/2031        221,000        216,055  

BHMS Mortgage Trust 2018-ATLS A

     (c   ML + 125      07/15/2035        226,000        224,883  

BX Commercial Mortgage Trust 2018-IND A

     (c   ML + 75      11/15/2035        387,422        385,000  

BXP Trust 2017-GM A

     (c   3.379%      06/13/2039        96,000        93,748  

Caesars Palace Las Vegas Trust 2017-VICI C

     (c   4.138%      10/15/2034        135,000        135,645  

Caesars Palace Las Vegas Trust 2017-VICI D

     (c   4.354%      10/15/2034        145,000        145,146  

Caesars Palace Las Vegas Trust 2017-VICI E

     (c   4.354%      10/15/2034        191,000        186,603  

Carlyle Global Market Strategies CLO 2016-1A A2R

     (c   QL + 145      04/20/2027        250,000        243,580  

Carlyle Global Market Strategies CLO 2018-1A A1

     (c   QL + 102      04/20/2031        422,000        413,629  

CIFC Funding 2013-4A A1RR

     (c   QL + 106      04/27/2031        250,000        245,570  

CIFC Funding 2018-2A A1

     (c   QL + 104      04/20/2031        258,000        252,827  

CSMLT 2015-2 A6

     (c   3.500%      08/25/2045        116,731        115,690  

Drive Auto Receivables Trust 2017-1 D

     3.840%      03/15/2023        23,000        23,083  

Drive Auto Receivables Trust 2017-AA D

     (c   4.160%      05/15/2024        130,000        131,467  

Dryden 41 Senior Loan Fund 2015-41A AR

     (c   QL + 97      04/15/2031        250,000        244,423  

Dryden 64 CLO Ltd. 2018-64A A

     (c   QL + 97      04/18/2031        250,000        244,420  

Exeter Automobile Receivables Trust 2018-2A C

     (c   3.690%      03/15/2023        105,000        105,366  

Fannie Mae Connecticut Avenue Securities 2014-C02 1M2

     ML + 260      05/25/2024        114,271        119,713  

Fannie Mae Connecticut Avenue Securities 2014-C03 1M2

     ML + 300      07/25/2024        402,764        423,475  

Fannie Mae REMICS FNR 2018-27 EA

     3.000%      05/25/2048        317,069        311,794  

Freddie Mac Structured Agency Credit Risk Debt Notes 2014-DN1 M3

     ML + 450      02/25/2024        338,000        378,964  

J.P. Morgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust 2015-UES E

     (c   3.621%      09/05/2032        44,000        43,088  

J.P. Morgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust 2016-WIKI C

     (c   3.554%      10/05/2031        26,000        25,560  

J.P. Morgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust 2016-WIKI D

     (c   4.009%      10/05/2031        40,000        39,190  

J.P. Morgan Mortgage Trust 2018-8 A13

     (c   4.000%      01/25/2049        69,473        68,775  

LCM XIV LP 14A AR

     (c   QL + 104      07/20/2031        250,000        245,194  

LCM XVIII LP 18A A1R

     (c   QL + 102      04/20/2031        389,000        384,791  

loanDepot Station Place Agency Securitization Trust 2017-LD1 A

     (c   ML + 80      11/25/2050        327,000        326,006  

 

  106   (continued)


Ohio National Fund, Inc.   ON Risk Managed Balanced Portfolio (Continued)

 

Schedule of Investments

  December 31, 2018  

 

Asset-Backed / Mortgage-Backed Securities (Continued)           Rate      Maturity     

Face

Amount

     Value  

FINANCIALS (continued)

             

loanDepot Station Place Agency Securitization Trust 2017-LD1 B

     (c)       ML + 100        11/25/2050      $     65,000      $ 64,832  

Magnetite VIII Ltd. 2014-8A AR2

     (c)       QL + 98        04/15/2031        156,000        153,716  

Magnetite XV Ltd. 2015-15A AR

     (c)       QL + 101        07/25/2031        283,000        277,271  

Mello Warehouse Securitization Trust 2018-W1 A

     (c)       ML + 85        11/25/2051        500,000        499,854  

New Residential Mortgage Loan Trust 2018-2A A1

     (c)       4.500%        02/25/2058        110,087        112,191  

Octagon Investment Partners 36 Ltd. 2018-1A A1

     (c)       QL + 97        04/15/2031        142,000        139,231  

Octagon Loan Funding Ltd. 2014-1A ARR

     (c)       QL + 118        11/18/2031        334,000        331,969  

OneMain Direct Auto Receivables Trust 2018-1A C

     (c)       3.850%        10/14/2025        100,000        101,489  

OneMain Direct Auto Receivables Trust 2018-1A D

     (c)       4.400%        01/14/2028        100,000        102,054  

Sequoia Mortgage Trust 2018-7 A4

     (c)       4.000%        09/25/2048        96,162        97,143  

Sequoia Mortgage Trust 2018-CH2 A12

     (c)       4.000%        06/25/2048        238,455        240,239  

Sequoia Mortgage Trust 2018-CH3 A11

     (c)       4.000%        08/25/2048        123,021        124,011  

Sounds Point CLO IV-R Ltd. 2013-3RA A

     (c)       QL + 115        04/18/2031        250,000        246,251  

Station Place Securitization Trust 2018-7 A

     (c)       ML + 85        09/24/2019        460,000        460,000  

Towd Point Mortgage Trust 2018-3 A1

     (c)       3.750%        05/25/2058        93,690        93,595  

Towd Point Mortgage Trust 2018-4 A1

     (c)       3.000%        06/25/2058        156,520        152,104  

Voya CLO 2015-2A BR

     (c)       QL + 150        07/23/2027        250,000        248,384  

Voya CLO 2018-1A A1

     (c)       QL + 95        04/19/2031        427,000        420,124  

Voya CLO 2018-2A A1

     (c)       QL + 100        07/15/2031        361,028        356,625  

Wachovia Bank Commercial Mortgage Trust Series 2007-C34 AJ

       6.141%        05/15/2046        15,192        15,282  

Wells Fargo Mortgage Backed Securities 2018-1 A17

     (c)       3.500%        07/25/2047        99,129        96,648  

Westlake Automobile Receivables Trust 2018-1A D

     (c)       3.410%        05/15/2023        16,000        15,886  

WinWater Mortgage Loan Trust 2015-5 A5

     (c)       3.500%        08/20/2045        352,370        350,488  
             

 

 

 
                12,570,613  
             

 

 

 

Total Asset-Backed / Mortgage-Backed Securities (Cost $12,893,216)

              $   12,766,627  
             

 

 

 
Bank Loans – 0.9%           Rate      Maturity      Face
Amount
     Value  

COMMUNICATION SERVICES – 0.1%

             

Mission Broadcasting, Inc. (Index Floor: 0.00%) (Media)

       QL + 225        01/17/2024      $ 21,801      $ 20,591  

Nexstar Broadcasting, Inc. (Index Floor: 0.00%) (Media)

       QL + 225        01/17/2024        136,283        128,719  

Zayo Group LLC (Index Floor: 1.00%) (Diversified Telecom. Svs.)

       QL + 225        01/19/2024        119,000        113,688  
             

 

 

 
                262,998  
             

 

 

 

CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY – 0.3%

             

Aramark Services, Inc. (Index Floor: 0.00%) (Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure)

       ML + 175        03/28/2024        118,628        114,736  

Golden Nugget LLC (Index Floor: 0.75%) (Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure)

       QL + 275        10/04/2023        185,605        178,180  

Hilton Worldwide Finance LLC (Index Floor: 0.00%) (Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure)

       QL + 175        10/25/2023        467,000        449,487  

KFC Holding Co. (Index Floor: 0.00%) (Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure)

       ML + 175        04/03/2025        423,777        412,920  
             

 

 

 
                1,155,323  
             

 

 

 

HEALTH CARE – 0.0%

             

Bausch Health Cos., Inc. (Index Floor: 0.00%) (Pharmaceuticals)

       ML + 300        06/01/2025        11,696        11,147  

IQVIA, Inc. (Index Floor: 0.75%) (Life Sciences Tools & Svs.)

       QL + 200        03/07/2024        66,000        63,905  
             

 

 

 
                75,052  
             

 

 

 

INDUSTRIALS – 0.1%

             

HD Supply, Inc. (Index Floor: 0.00%) (Trading Companies & Distributors)

       QL + 175        10/17/2023        154,000        147,455  
             

 

 

 

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY – 0.0%

             

CommScope, Inc. (Index Floor: 0.00%) (Communications Equip.)

       ML + 200        12/29/2022        54,000        51,030  
             

 

 

 

MATERIALS – 0.2%

             

Axalta Coating Systems U.S. Holdings, Inc. (Index Floor: 0.00%) (Chemicals)

       QL + 175        06/01/2024        385,000        361,900  

Reynolds Group Holdings, Inc. (Index Floor: 0.00%) (Containers & Packaging)

       ML + 275        02/05/2023        153,284        145,620  
             

 

 

 
                507,520  
             

 

 

 

UTILITIES – 0.2%

             

NRG Energy, Inc. (Index Floor: 0.00%) (Ind. Power & Renewable Elec.)

       QL + 175        06/30/2023        286,000        274,417  

Vistra Operations Co. LLC (Index Floor: 0.00%) (Ind. Power & Renewable Elec.)

       ML + 200        08/04/2023        502,594        483,466  
             

 

 

 
                757,883  
             

 

 

 

Total Bank Loans (Cost $3,093,784)

              $ 2,957,261  
             

 

 

 

 

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Ohio National Fund, Inc.   ON Risk Managed Balanced Portfolio (Continued)

 

Schedule of Investments

  December 31, 2018  

 

Master Limited Partnerships – 0.4%                 Shares      Value  

 

 

FINANCIALS – 0.4%

          

Blackstone Group LP / The (Capital Markets)

          51,045      $ 1,521,651  
          

 

 

 

Total Master Limited Partnerships (Cost $1,204,795)

           $ 1,521,651  
          

 

 

 
Preferred Securities – 0.2%          Rate      Quantity      Value  

 

 

FINANCIALS – 0.2%

          

Goldman Sachs Capital I (Capital Markets)

       6.345%        497,000      $ 555,184  
          

 

 

 

Total Preferred Securities (Cost $580,690)

           $ 555,184  
          

 

 

 
Money Market Funds – 11.4%                 Shares      Value  

 

 

State Street Institutional Liquid Reserves Fund Institutional Class, 2.50%

     (f)          36,098,520      $ 36,094,910  

State Street Institutional U.S. Government Money Market Fund Institutional Class, 2.27%

     (f)          3,359,945        3,359,945  
          

 

 

 

Total Money Market Funds (Cost $39,459,610)

           $ 39,454,855  
          

 

 

 

Total Investments – 100.1% (Cost $324,655,316)

     (g)           $ 347,387,661  

Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets – (0.1)%

     (b)             (319,965
          

 

 

 

Net Assets – 100.0%

           $ 347,067,696  
          

 

 

 

 

 

Percentages are stated as a percent of net assets.

Abbreviations:

  CLO:

    Collaterized Loan Obligation

  ML:

    Monthly U.S. LIBOR Rate, 2.503% at 12/31/2018

  QL:

    Quarterly U.S. LIBOR Rate, 2.808% at 12/31/2018

Footnotes:

  (a)

Non-income producing security.

  (b)

Security is fully or partially pledged, in addition to $1,181,160 of the Portfolio’s cash holdings, as collateral for the futures contracts outstanding at December 31, 2018. See also the following Schedule of Open Futures Contracts.

  (c)

Security exempt from registration under Regulation D of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified buyers under Rule 144A. At December 31, 2018, the value of these securities totaled $17,633,185, or 5.1% of the Portfolio’s net assets.

  (d)

Security is a fixed-then-variable rate instrument in which the coupon or dividend rate is fixed until a later specified date, then is adjusted periodically. Rates stated, including interest rate caps and floors, if any, are those in effect at December 31, 2018.

  (e)

100 shares per contract.

  (f)

Rate represents the seven-day yield at December 31, 2018.

  (g)

Represents cost for financial reporting purposes, which may differ from cost basis for federal income tax purposes. See also Note 7 of the Notes to Financial Statements.

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

Schedule of Open Futures Contracts

  December 31, 2018  

 

Description

   Number of
contracts
   Expiration Date    Notional
Amount
   Value    Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
   Variation Margin
Receivable
(Payable)

CME E-mini S&P 500 Index - Long

       401        March 15, 2019        $ 51,755,366      $ 50,229,260        $(1,526,106)        $ 369,023

10-Year U.S. Treasury Note - Long

       1,408        March 20, 2019          167,721,756        171,798,000        4,076,244        550,007

U.S. Treasury Long Bond - Long

       31        March 20, 2019          4,319,376        4,526,000        206,624        14,531
              

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
               $  223,796,498      $ 226,553,260        $  2,756,762      $ 933,561
              

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

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ON Conservative Model Portfolio (Unaudited)

 

Objective/Strategy

The ON Conservative Model Portfolio is a fund of funds that seeks current income and preservation of capital by investing in underlying mutual funds. Under normal circumstances, the Portfolio intends to have investment exposure to various asset classes within the following target asset allocation ranges: U.S. Equity 0-25%, International Equity 0-10%, and Fixed Income 65-90%.

 

Performance as of December 31, 2018

 

Average Annual returns

  

One year

     -3.04

Since inception (3/1/17)

     1.14

Past performance does not guarantee future results. The performance data quoted represents past performance and current returns may be lower or higher. Total return figures include change in share price and reinvestment of dividends and capital gains. The investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than the original cost. To obtain performance information up to the most recent month end, call toll-free 1-877-781-6392.

The Portfolio is not open to direct retail investment. Beneficial interest in shares is obtained solely by purchase of variable life insurance policies and variable annuity contracts. Actual performance results for variable annuity and variable universal life contracts will be lower due to contract charges. Consult your contract for applicable charges.

Total gross expense ratio is estimated to be 1.08% per the Fund’s prospectus dated May 1, 2018. Additional information pertaining to the Portfolio’s expense ratio as of December 31, 2018 can be found in the Portfolio’s Financial Highlights. The Portfolio’s expense ratio included in the Financial Highlights does not include Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses (AFFE), which is a major component of the expense ratio that is required to be presented in the Fund’s prospectus. The Adviser has contractually agreed to make payments to the Fund to the extent necessary to maintain the Portfolio’s expense ratio (including AFFE, but excluding certain other expenses) at 0.87% through April 30, 2019.

 

Comments from Adviser

Q. How did the Portfolio perform in comparison to its benchmark during the reporting period?

A. For the year ended December 31, 2018, the ON Conservative Model Portfolio returned -3.04% versus -1.20% for its benchmark, the Morningstar® Conservative Target Risk Index.

Q. Were there specific market conditions, investment strategies, or techniques that materially affected the Portfolio’s benchmark-relative performance during the reporting period?

A. In 2018, domestic equity markets generally provided negative returns. Foreign and emerging equity markets generally provided larger negative returns, after adjusting for currency translation. Large cap stocks generally outperformed mid cap and small cap stocks, and growth stocks generally outperformed value stocks during the period. The Portfolio’s underweight to mid cap and small cap stocks benefited performance vs. the benchmark, while the overweight to value stocks detracted from performance vs. the benchmark. However, the performance of the underlying funds in the Portfolio vs. their respective benchmarks was the primary driver of underperformance during the year. (1)

Fixed income markets generally provided negative returns for the period. Long term interest rates increased, while the Federal Reserve continued to increase short term interest rates. In this environment, shorter duration bonds outperformed longer duration bonds. Corporate credit spreads widened, and lower quality bonds underperformed higher quality bonds during the period. Corporate and high yield bonds generally underperformed other sectors of the bond market. The Portfolio’s

exposure to short duration and inflation linked bonds benefited performance vs. the benchmark, while exposure to corporate and high yield bonds detracted from performance vs. the benchmark. (1)

Q. How did asset class allocation impact the Portfolio’s performance relative to its benchmark?

A. The Portfolio invests in affiliated and unaffiliated open-end mutual funds, comprised mostly of fixed income funds, but also some equity funds. The asset allocation between fixed income funds and equity funds was roughly in-line with the benchmark. On the equity side, the overweight allocation to large cap domestic equity funds added to performance vs. the benchmark, which has a larger allocation to mid cap and small cap funds. On the fixed income side, the overweight allocation to low duration and inflation protected bonds aided performance vs. the benchmark, while the allocation to high yield and corporate bonds detracted from performance relative to the benchmark during the period. (1)

Q. Which holdings contributed the most to, and detracted the most from, the Portfolio’s benchmark-relative performance?

A. The top three performing funds in the Portfolio were the PIMCO Low Duration Institutional fund, the PIMCO Total Return Institutional fund, and the Western Asset Core Plus Bond IS fund. The PIMCO Low Duration Institutional fund benefited from its shorter duration in a rising interest rate environment. The PIMCO Total Return Institutional fund benefited from its shorter duration and exposure to higher quality bonds, while the Western Asset Core Plus Bond IS fund benefited from its exposure to higher quality bonds. (1)

The three funds that detracted most from benchmark relative performance were the DFA International Core Equity Portfolio Institutional fund, the Templeton Foreign Class R6 fund, and the Ohio National Fund, Inc. – ON International Equity Portfolio. All of these funds are international equity funds, and international stocks underperformed domestic stocks in 2018. (1)

Q. Were there any significant changes to the Portfolio’s management team, investment strategy, or selection process during the reporting period?

A. The members of the asset allocation committee changed during the second half of 2018. Tara York, CFA joined the committee, while Todd Brockman and Dan Leming left the committee. There were no other significant changes during the year, although exposure to small and mid cap funds was increased near the end of the year. (1)

 

 

(1)

The Portfolio’s composition is subject to change. Holdings and weightings are as of December 31, 2018.

 

 

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Change in Value of $10,000 Investment

 

LOGO

Hypothetical illustration based on past performance. Future performance will vary. The Portfolio’s returns reflect reinvested dividends. The Portfolio’s holdings may differ significantly from the securities in the index. The index is unmanaged and therefore does not reflect the cost of portfolio management and accounting.

The Morningstar® Target Risk Index Family is a series of Morningstar Indexes that provide exposure to a broad array of asset classes using Morningstar asset allocation methodology. The index family provides global equity market risk levels that are scaled to fit five equity market risk profiles: aggressive, moderately aggressive, moderate, moderately conservative, and conservative. The five levels of global equity exposure are set at 95%, 80%, 60%, 40%, and 20%, respectively, and the Morningstar® Conservative Target Risk Index exposure is set at 20%.

Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Redemption of fund shares could have tax implications unique to each shareholder.

Portfolio Composition as of December 31, 2018 (1)

 

     % of Net Assets

Open-End Mutual Funds

  

Less Net Liabilities

   100.0
  

 

   100.0
  

 

 

Top 10 Portfolio Holdings as of December 31,
2018
(1) (2) (3)

 

        % of Net Assets  

1.

  Western Asset Core Plus Bond IS     22.3  

2.

  PIMCO Total Return Institutional     17.2  

3.

  PIMCO Real Return Institutional     15.1  

4.

  PIMCO Low Duration Institutional     11.1  

5.

  Ohio National Fund, Inc. - ON S&P 500® Index Portfolio     10.7  

6.

  Ohio National Fund, Inc. - ON Bond Portfolio     7.0  

7.

  Ohio National Fund, Inc. - ON Federated High Income Bond Portfolio     6.9  

8.

  Ohio National Fund, Inc. - ON Federated Strategic Value Dividend Portfolio     2.9  

9.

  Ohio National Fund, Inc. - ON International Equity Portfolio     2.0  

10.

  Ohio National Fund, Inc. - ON S&P MidCap 400® Index Portfolio     1.9  
 

 

 

 

(1)

Composition of Portfolio subject to change.

(2)

Short-term investments have been excluded from the list of Top 10 Portfolio Holdings.

(3)

Top 10 Portfolio Holdings is presented at an individual security level. Total investment exposure by issuer may be higher.

 

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Schedule of Investments in Unaffiliated Issuers

  December 31, 2018  

 

Open-End Mutual Funds – 66.6%           Shares      Value  

DFA International Core Equity Portfolio Institutional

       66,868      $ 782,362  

PIMCO Low Duration Institutional

       900,910        8,738,829  

PIMCO Real Return Institutional

       1,129,258        11,924,965  

PIMCO Total Return Institutional

       1,365,546        13,559,868  

Western Asset Core Plus Bond IS

       1,571,222        17,597,685  
       

 

 

 

Total Open-End Mutual Funds

        $ 52,603,709  
       

 

 

 

Total Investments in Securities of Unaffiliated Issuers – 66.6% (Cost $54,103,542)

     (a      $ 52,603,709  

Total Investments in Affiliates – 33.4% (Cost $27,728,259) (see schedule below)

     (a        26,426,249  

Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets – 0.0%

          (29,892
       

 

 

 

Net Assets – 100.0%

        $ 79,000,066  
       

 

 

 

 

 

Percentages are stated as a percent of net assets.

Footnotes:

  (a)

Represents cost for financial reporting purposes, which may differ from cost basis for federal income tax purposes. See also Note 7 of the Notes to Financial Statements.

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

Schedule of Investments in Affiliates

  December 31, 2018  

 

Affiliate        Value at
January 1, 2018
  Cost of
Purchases
  Proceeds
from Sales
  Net Realized
Gain (Loss)
  Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
  Income
Distributions
  Capital Gain
Distributions
  Shares at
December 31,
2018
  Value at
December 31,
2018

Open-End Mutual Funds – 33.4%                    

 

                           

Lazard International Equity Class R6

      (a)       $1,992,490       $ 311,769     $ 2,316,853     $ 280,840     $ (268,246     $     $   —           $

Ohio National Fund, Inc. - ON Bond Portfolio

      (b)(c)       6,475,591       1,157,680       1,879,854       (49,011 )       (146,659 )                   326,542       5,557,747

Ohio National Fund, Inc. - ON Federated High Income Bond Portfolio

      (b)(c)       6,973,714       1,157,720       2,480,348       87,122       (267,282 )                   292,094       5,470,926

Ohio National Fund, Inc. - ON Federated Strategic Value Dividend Portfolio

      (b)(c)       6,973,714       1,491,005       5,762,136       272,387       (667,151 )                   140,979       2,307,819

Ohio National Fund, Inc. - ON ICON Balanced Portfolio

      (b)(c)       5,977,469       345,001       6,452,212       468,626       (338,884 )                        

Ohio National Fund, Inc. - ON International Equity Portfolio

      (b)(c)             2,183,902       365,408       (11,159 )       (235,176 )                   120,288       1,572,159

Ohio National Fund, Inc. - ON Janus Henderson Venture Portfolio

      (b)(c)             886,368       27,418       (87 )       (91,038 )                   24,857       767,825

Ohio National Fund, Inc. - ON S&P 500® Index Portfolio

      (b)(c)       6,475,592       7,387,897       5,057,771       790,377       (1,154,647 )                   300,300       8,441,448

Ohio National Fund, Inc. - ON S&P MidCap 400® Index Portfolio

      (b)(c)             1,749,181       46,591       130       (177,225 )                   98,674       1,525,495

Templeton Foreign Class R6

      (a)       1,992,490       427,263       1,483,431       125,309       (278,801 )       24,203             119,516       782,830
                   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

         

 

 

 

Total Open-End Mutual Funds

                    $ 1,964,534     $ (3,625,109 )     $ 24,203     $         $ 26,426,249  
                   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

         

 

 

 

 

 

Percentages are stated as a percent of net assets.

Footnotes:

  (a)

Pursuant to Section 2(a)(3) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, the investment met the definition of “affiliated person” at a point in time during the year ended December 31, 2018, as the Portfolio directly or indirectly owned, controlled, or held with power to vote 5 percent or more of the outstanding voting securities of the holding.

  (b)

Pursuant to Section 2(a)(3) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, the investment meets the definition of “affiliated person”, as the Portfolio directly or indirectly owns, controls, or holds with power to vote 5 percent or more of the outstanding voting securities of the holding at December 31, 2018.

  (c)

Non-income producing security.

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

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Ohio National Fund, Inc.    ON Moderately Conservative Model Portfolio (Unaudited)

 

Objective/Strategy

The ON Moderately Conservative Model Portfolio is a fund of funds that seeks current income and moderate growth of capital with a greater emphasis on current income by investing in underlying mutual funds. Under normal circumstances, the Portfolio intends to have investment exposure to various asset classes within the following target asset allocation ranges: U.S. Equity 20-40%, International Equity 5-20%, and Fixed Income 30-70%.

 

Performance as of December 31, 2018

 

Average Annual returns

  

One year

     -5.61%  

Since inception (3/1/17)

     0.49%  

Past performance does not guarantee future results. The performance data quoted represents past performance and current returns may be lower or higher. Total return figures include change in share price and reinvestment of dividends and capital gains. The investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than the original cost. To obtain performance information up to the most recent month end, call toll-free 1-877-781-6392.

The Portfolio is not open to direct retail investment. Beneficial interest in shares is obtained solely by purchase of variable life insurance policies and variable annuity contracts. Actual performance results for variable annuity and variable universal life contracts will be lower due to contract charges. Consult your contract for applicable charges.

Total gross expense ratio is estimated to be 1.07% per the Fund’s prospectus dated May 1, 2018. Additional information pertaining to the Portfolio’s expense ratio as of December 31, 2018 can be found in the Portfolio’s Financial Highlights. The Portfolio’s expense ratio included in the Financial Highlights does not include Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses (AFFE), which is a major component of the expense ratio that is required to be presented in the Fund’s prospectus. The Adviser has contractually agreed to make payments to the Fund to the extent necessary to maintain the Portfolio’s expense ratio (including AFFE, but excluding certain other expenses) at 0.92% through April 30, 2019.

 

Comments from Adviser

Q. How did the Portfolio perform in comparison to its benchmark during the reporting period?

A. For the year ended December 31, 2018, the ON Moderately Conservative Model Portfolio returned -5.61% versus –2.87% for its benchmark, the Morningstar® Moderately Conservative Target Risk Index.

Q. Were there specific market conditions, investment strategies, or techniques that materially affected the Portfolio’s benchmark-relative performance during the reporting period?

A. In 2018, domestic equity markets generally provided negative returns. Foreign and emerging equity markets generally provided larger negative returns, after adjusting for currency. Large cap stocks generally outperformed mid cap and small cap stocks, and growth stocks generally outperformed value stocks during the period. The Portfolio’s underweight to mid cap and small cap stocks benefited performance vs. the benchmark, while the overweight to value stocks detracted from relative performance. However, the performance of the underlying funds in the Portfolio vs. their respective benchmarks was the primary driver of underperformance during the year. (1)

Fixed income markets generally provided negative returns for the period. Long term interest rates increased, while the Federal Reserve continued to increase short term interest rates. In this environment, shorter duration bonds outperformed longer duration bonds. Corporate credit spreads widened, and lower quality bonds underperformed higher

quality bonds during the period. Corporate and high yield bonds generally underperformed other sectors of the bond market. The Portfolio’s exposure to short duration and inflation linked bonds benefited performance vs. the benchmark, while exposure to corporate and high yield bonds detracted from relative performance. (1)

Q. How did asset class allocation impact the Portfolio’s performance relative to its benchmark?

A. The Portfolio invests affiliated and unaffiliated open-end mutual funds, comprised mostly of fixed income funds, but also equity funds. The asset allocation to equity funds was slightly higher than the benchmark, which detracted slightly from performance vs. the benchmark. On the equity side, the overweight allocation to large cap domestic equity funds benefited performance vs. the benchmark, while the overweight to value stocks detracted from relative performance. On the fixed income side, the overweight allocation to low duration and inflation protected bonds aided performance vs. the benchmark, while the allocation to high yield and corporate bonds detracted from relative performance. (1)

Q. Which holdings contributed the most to, and detracted the most from, the Portfolio’s benchmark-relative performance?

A. The top three performing funds in the Portfolio were the PIMCO Low Duration Institutional fund, the PIMCO Total Return Institutional fund, and the Western Asset Core Plus Bond IS fund. The PIMCO Low Duration Institutional fund benefited from its shorter duration in a rising interest rate environment. The PIMCO Total Return Institutional fund benefited from its shorter duration and exposure to higher quality bonds, while the Western Asset Core Plus Bond IS fund benefited from its exposure to higher quality bonds. (1)

The three funds that detracted most from relative performance were the DFA International Core Equity Portfolio Institutional fund (“DFA International”), the Fidelity Advisor® Mid Cap II Class I fund (“Fidelity Mid Cap”), and the Templeton Foreign Class R6 fund (“Templeton Foreign”). DFA International and Templeton Foreign are international equity funds, which underperformed domestic stocks in 2018. Fidelity Mid Cap is comprised primarily of mid cap stocks, which also underperformed during the period. (1)

Q. Were there any significant changes to the Portfolio’s management team, investment strategy, or selection process during the reporting period?

A. The members of the asset allocation committee changed during the second half of 2018. Tara York, CFA joined the committee, while Todd Brockman and Dan Leming left the committee. There were no significant changes to the investment strategy or selection process during the period. There were asset allocation changes made during the year that increased exposure to equity index, growth and mid cap funds, and decreased exposure to value and balanced funds. (1)

 

 

(1)

The Portfolio’s composition is subject to change. Holdings and weightings are as of December 31, 2018.

 

 

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Change in Value of $10,000 Investment

 

LOGO

Hypothetical illustration based on past performance. Future performance will vary. The Portfolio’s returns reflect reinvested dividends. The Portfolio’s holdings may differ significantly from the securities in the index. The index is unmanaged and therefore does not reflect the cost of portfolio management and accounting.

The Morningstar® Target Risk Index Family is a series of Morningstar Indexes that provide exposure to a broad array of asset classes using Morningstar asset allocation methodology. The index family provides global equity market risk levels that are scaled to fit five equity market risk profiles: aggressive, moderately aggressive, moderate, moderately conservative, and conservative. The five levels of global equity exposure are set at 95%, 80%, 60%, 40%, and 20%, respectively, and the Morningstar® Moderately Conservative Target Risk Index exposure is set at 40%.

Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Redemption of fund shares could have tax implications unique to each shareholder.

Portfolio Composition as of December 31, 2018 (1)

 

     % of Net Assets  

Open-End Mutual Funds

  

Less Net Liabilities

     100.0  
  

 

 

 
     100.0  
  

 

 

 

 

Top 10 Portfolio Holdings as of December 31,
2018
(1) (2) (3)

 

        % of Net Assets  

1.

  Western Asset Core Plus Bond IS     17.3  

2.

  PIMCO Total Return Institutional     13.3  

3.

  Ohio National Fund, Inc. - ON S&P 500® Index Portfolio     11.7  

4.

  PIMCO Real Return Institutional     9.1  

5.

  PIMCO Low Duration Institutional     8.1  

6.

  Ohio National Fund, Inc. - ON Bond Portfolio     6.1  

7.

  Ohio National Fund, Inc. - ON International Equity Portfolio     6.1  

8.

  Ohio National Fund, Inc. - ON Federated High Income Bond Portfolio     6.0  

9.

  Ohio National Fund, Inc. - ON Federated Strategic Value Dividend Portfolio     4.9  

10.

  Ohio National Fund, Inc. - ON Equity Portfolio     2.9  
 

 

 

 

(1)

Composition of Portfolio subject to change.

 

(2)

Short-term investments have been excluded from the list of Top 10 Portfolio Holdings.

 

(3)

Top 10 Portfolio Holdings is presented at an individual security level. Total investment exposure by issuer may be higher.

 

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Schedule of Investments in Unaffiliated Issuers

  December 31, 2018  

 

Open-End Mutual Funds – 50.8%           Shares      Value  

DFA International Core Equity Portfolio Institutional

       405,756      $ 4,747,350  

PIMCO Low Duration Institutional

       1,984,434        19,249,012  

PIMCO Real Return Institutional

       2,052,172        21,670,932  

PIMCO Total Return Institutional

       3,163,323        31,411,798  

Vanguard International Growth Fund Admiral Class

       29,601        2,344,973  

Western Asset Core Plus Bond IS

       3,671,920        41,125,504  
       

 

 

 

Total Open-End Mutual Funds

        $ 120,549,569  
       

 

 

 

Total Investments in Securities of Unaffiliated Issuers – 50.8% (Cost $125,037,930)

     (a      $ 120,549,569  

Total Investments in Affiliates – 49.2% (Cost $125,273,445) (see schedule below)

     (a        116,743,027  

Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets – 0.0%

          (74,646
       

 

 

 

Net Assets – 100.0%

        $ 237,217,950  
       

 

 

 

 

 

Percentages are stated as a percent of net assets.

Footnotes:

  (a)

Represents cost for financial reporting purposes, which may differ from cost basis for federal income tax purposes. See also Note 7 of the Notes to Financial Statements.

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

Schedule of Investments in Affiliates

   December 31, 2018  

 

Affiliate       

Value at

January 1, 2018

 

Cost of

Purchases

 

Proceeds

from Sales

 

Net Realized

Gain (Loss)

 

Change in

Unrealized

Appreciation

(Depreciation)

 

Income

Distributions

 

Capital Gain

Distributions

 

Shares at

December 31,

2018

 

Value at

December 31,

2018

Open-End Mutual Funds – 49.2%                        

 

                           

Fidelity Advisor® Mid Cap II Class I

      (a)     $ 6,513,631     $ 1,350,428     $ 2,179,756     $ 185,940     $ (1,358,790 )     $ 25,568     $ 426,783       269,501     $ 4,511,453

Fidelity Advisor® Real Estate I

      (a)       6,513,631       891,793       4,764,401       (357,399 )       (23,461 )       71,756       80,937       116,204       2,260,163

Lazard International Equity Class R6

      (b)       19,540,894       1,084,701       20,708,783       2,860,915       (2,777,727 )                        

Ohio National Fund, Inc. - ON Bond Portfolio

      (a)(c)       17,912,486       2,008,066       4,945,738       (140,609 )       (404,280 )                   847,822       14,429,925

Ohio National Fund, Inc. - ON Bristol Growth Portfolio

      (a)(c)       6,513,631       897,996       7,365,380       1,007,434       (1,053,681 )                        

Ohio National Fund, Inc. - ON Equity Portfolio

      (a)(c)       22,797,709       2,111,473       16,982,042       1,300,921       (2,371,969 )                   192,263       6,856,092

Ohio National Fund, Inc. - ON Federated High Income Bond Portfolio

      (a)(c)       19,540,894       1,495,091       6,287,152       215,370       (697,794 )                   761,688       14,266,409

Ohio National Fund, Inc. - ON Federated Strategic Value Dividend Portfolio

      (a)(c)       26,054,525       2,172,284       14,747,588       512,470       (2,333,482 )                   712,169       11,658,209

Ohio National Fund, Inc. - ON ICON Balanced Portfolio

      (a)(c)       19,540,894       9,431       19,962,794       1,550,079       (1,137,610 )                        

Ohio National Fund, Inc. - ON International Equity Portfolio

      (a)(c)             19,165,446       2,458,746       (81,247 )       (2,271,134 )                   1,098,265       14,354,319

Ohio National Fund, Inc. - ON Janus Henderson Enterprise Portfolio

      (a)(c)             3,072,222       481,816       4,966       (279,496 )                   61,988       2,315,876

Ohio National Fund, Inc. - ON Janus Henderson Forty Portfolio

      (a)(c)             3,066,024       529,112       17,452       (238,883 )                   110,419       2,315,481

Ohio National Fund, Inc. - ON Janus Henderson Venture Portfolio

      (a)(c)             2,610,650       62,090       322       (284,315 )                   73,311       2,264,567

Ohio National Fund, Inc. - ON Nasdaq-100® Index Portfolio

      (a)(c)             6,126,095       964,869       27,209       (583,007 )                   277,435       4,605,428

Ohio National Fund, Inc. - ON S&P 500® Index Portfolio

      (a)(c)       17,912,486       21,566,383       10,315,595       1,684,617       (3,105,218 )                   986,932       27,742,673

Ohio National Fund, Inc. - ON S&P MidCap 400® Index Portfolio

      (a)(c)             8,139,155       317,971       (18,887 )       (1,024,377 )                   438,416       6,777,920

Templeton Foreign Class R6

      (b)       13,027,263       730,477       10,845,731       906,377       (1,433,874 )       74,062             364,048       2,384,512
                   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

         

 

 

 

Total Open-End Mutual Funds

                    $ 9,675,930     $ (21,379,098 )     $ 171,386     $ 507,720         $ 116,743,027
                   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

         

 

 

 

 

 

Percentages are stated as a percent of net assets.

Footnotes:

  (a)

Pursuant to Section 2(a)(3) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, the investment meets the definition of “affiliated person”, as the Portfolio directly or indirectly owns, controls, or holds with power to vote 5 percent or more of the outstanding voting securities of the holding at December 31, 2018.

  (b)

Pursuant to Section 2(a)(3) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, the investment met the definition of “affiliated person” at a point in time during the year ended December 31, 2018, as the Portfolio directly or indirectly owned, controlled, or held with power to vote 5 percent or more of the outstanding voting securities of the holding.

  (c)

Non-income producing security.

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

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Ohio National Fund, Inc.    ON Balanced Model Portfolio (Unaudited)

 

Objective/Strategy

The ON Balanced Model Portfolio is a fund of funds that seeks a balance between growth of capital and current income with a greater emphasis on growth of capital by investing in underlying mutual funds. Under normal circumstances, the Portfolio intends to have investment exposure to various asset classes within the following target asset allocation ranges: U.S. Equity 25-50%, International Equity 10-25%, and Fixed Income 25-50%.

 

Performance as of December 31, 2018

 

Average Annual returns

  

One year

     -7.77%  

Since inception (3/1/17)

     -0.16%  

Past performance does not guarantee future results. The performance data quoted represents past performance and current returns may be lower or higher. Total return figures include change in share price and reinvestment of dividends and capital gains. The investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than the original cost. To obtain performance information up to the most recent month end, call toll-free 1-877-781-6392.

The Portfolio is not open to direct retail investment. Beneficial interest in shares is obtained solely by purchase of variable life insurance policies and variable annuity contracts. Actual performance results for variable annuity and variable universal life contracts will be lower due to contract charges. Consult your contract for applicable charges.

Total gross expense ratio is estimated to be 1.11% per the Fund’s prospectus dated May 1, 2018. Additional information pertaining to the Portfolio’s expense ratio as of December 31, 2018 can be found in the Portfolio’s Financial Highlights. The Portfolio’s expense ratio included in the Financial Highlights does not include Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses (AFFE), which is a major component of the expense ratio that is required to be presented in the Fund’s prospectus. The Adviser has contractually agreed to make payments to the Fund to the extent necessary to maintain the Portfolio’s expense ratio (including AFFE, but excluding certain other expenses) at 0.99% through April 30, 2019.

 

Comments from Adviser

Q. How did the Portfolio perform in comparison to its benchmark during the reporting period?

A. For the year ended December 31, 2018, the ON Balanced Model Portfolio returned -7.77% versus -4.76% for its benchmark, the Morningstar® Moderate Target Risk Index.

Q. Were there specific market conditions, investment strategies, or techniques that materially affected the Portfolio’s benchmark-relative performance during the reporting period?

A. In 2018, domestic equity markets generally provided negative returns. Foreign and emerging equity markets generally provided larger negative returns, after adjusting for currency translation. Large cap stocks generally outperformed mid cap and small cap stocks, and growth stocks generally outperformed value stocks during the period. The Portfolio’s underweight to mid cap stocks benefited performance vs. the benchmark, while the overweight to value stocks detracted from relative performance. However, the performance of the underlying funds in the Portfolio vs. their respective benchmarks was the primary driver of underperformance during the year. (1)

Fixed income markets generally provided negative returns for the period. Long term interest rates increased, while the Federal Reserve continued to increase short term interest rates. In this environment, shorter duration bonds outperformed longer duration bonds. Corporate credit spreads widened, and lower quality bonds underperformed higher quality bonds during the period. Corporate and high yield bonds generally

underperformed other sectors of the bond market. The Portfolio’s exposure to short duration and inflation linked bonds benefited performance vs. the benchmark, while exposure to corporate and high yield bonds detracted from relative performance. (1)

Q. How did asset class allocation impact the Portfolio’s performance relative to its benchmark?

A. The Portfolio invests in affiliated and unaffiliated open-end mutual funds, comprised of fixed income funds and equity funds. The asset allocation between fixed income funds and equity funds was roughly in-line with the benchmark. On the equity side, the overweight allocation to large cap domestic equity funds benefited performance vs. the benchmark, while the overweight to value stocks detracted from relative performance. On the fixed income side, the overweight allocation to low duration and inflation protected bonds aided performance vs. the benchmark, while the allocation to high yield and corporate bonds detracted from relative performance. (1)

Q. Which holdings contributed the most to, and detracted the most from, the Portfolio’s benchmark-relative performance?

A. The top three performing funds in the Portfolio were the PIMCO Low Duration Institutional fund, the PIMCO Total Return Institutional fund, and the Ohio National Fund, Inc. – ON Nasdaq-100® Index Portfolio (“ON Nasdaq-100® Index Portfolio.”) The PIMCO Low Duration Institutional fund benefited from its shorter duration in a rising interest rate environment. The PIMCO Total Return bond fund benefited from its shorter duration and exposure to higher quality bonds, while the ON Nasdaq-100® Index Portfolio benefited from its exposure to large cap growth stocks. The three funds that detracted most from benchmark relative performance were the Lazard Emerging Markets Equity Class R6 fund (“Lazard EM Equity”), the Ohio National Fund, Inc. – ON Bristol Portfolio (“ON Bristol Portfolio”), and the DFA International Core Equity Portfolio Institutional fund (“DFA International”). Lazard EM Equity and DFA International are international equity funds, which underperformed domestic stock in 2018. ON Bristol Portfolio trailed the benchmark due to security selection. (1)

Q. Were there any significant changes to the Portfolio’s management team, investment strategy, or selection process during the reporting period?

A. The members of the asset allocation committee changed during the second half of 2018. Tara York, CFA joined the committee, while Todd Brockman and Dan Leming left the committee. There were no significant changes to the investment strategy or selection process during the period. There were asset allocation changes made during the year that increased exposure to equity index, growth and mid cap funds, and decreased exposure to value and balanced funds. (1)

 

 

(1)

The Portfolio’s composition is subject to change. Holdings and weightings are as of December 31, 2018.

 

 

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Ohio National Fund, Inc.    ON Balanced Model Portfolio (Unaudited) (Continued)

 

Change in Value of $10,000 Investment

 

LOGO

Hypothetical illustration based on past performance. Future performance will vary. The Portfolio’s returns reflect reinvested dividends. The Portfolio’s holdings may differ significantly from the securities in the index. The index is unmanaged and therefore does not reflect the cost of portfolio management and accounting.

The Morningstar® Target Risk Index Family is a series of Morningstar Indexes that provide exposure to a broad array of asset classes using Morningstar asset allocation methodology. The index family provides global equity market risk levels that are scaled to fit five equity market risk profiles: aggressive, moderately aggressive, moderate, moderately conservative, and conservative. The five levels of global equity exposure are set at 95%, 80%, 60%, 40%, and 20%, respectively, and the Morningstar® Moderate Target Risk Index exposure is set at 60%.

Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Redemption of fund shares could have tax implications unique to each shareholder.

Portfolio Composition as of December 31, 2018 (1)

 

     % of Net Assets  

Open-End Mutual Funds

  

Less Net Liabilities

     100.0  
  

 

 

 
     100.0  
  

 

 

 

 

Top 10 Portfolio Holdings as of December 31,
2018
(1) (2) (3)

 

        % of Net Assets  

1.

  Ohio National Fund, Inc. - ON S&P 500® Index Portfolio     12.9  

2.

  PIMCO Total Return Institutional     10.2  

3.

  Ohio National Fund, Inc. - ON International Equity Portfolio     9.1  

4.

  Western Asset Core Plus Bond IS     7.2  

5.

  PIMCO Real Return Institutional     7.1  

6.

  PIMCO Low Duration Institutional     7.1  

7.

  Ohio National Fund, Inc. - ON S&P MidCap 400® Index Portfolio     6.7  

8.

  Ohio National Fund, Inc. - ON Federated Strategic Value Dividend Portfolio     6.0  

9.

  Ohio National Fund, Inc. - ON Bond Portfolio     4.1  

10.

  Ohio National Fund, Inc. - ON Federated High Income Bond Portfolio     4.0  
 

 

 

(1)

Composition of Portfolio subject to change.

 

(2)

Short-term investments have been excluded from the list of Top 10 Portfolio Holdings.

 

(3)

Top 10 Portfolio Holdings is presented at an individual security level. Total investment exposure by issuer may be higher.

 

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Ohio National Fund, Inc.    ON Balanced Model Portfolio

 

Schedule of Investments in Unaffiliated Issuers

  December 31, 2018  

 

Open-End Mutual Funds – 40.7%           Shares      Value  

DFA Emerging Markets Portfolio Institutional

       680,892      $     17,560,200  

DFA International Core Equity Portfolio Institutional

       2,971,792        34,769,960  

Lazard Emerging Markets Equity Class R6

       1,086,207        17,444,485  

PIMCO Low Duration Institutional

       8,422,122        81,694,588  

PIMCO Real Return Institutional

       7,742,160        81,757,212  

PIMCO Total Return Institutional

       11,808,891        117,262,286  

Vanguard International Growth Fund Admiral Class

       435,190        34,475,738  

Western Asset Core Plus Bond IS

       7,337,048        82,174,938  
       

 

 

 

Total Open-End Mutual Funds

        $ 467,139,407  
       

 

 

 

Total Investments in Securities of Unaffiliated Issuers – 40.7% (Cost $494,495,166)

     (a      $ 467,139,407  

Total Investments in Affiliates – 59.3% (Cost $730,984,545) (see schedule below)

     (a        680,158,499  

Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets – 0.0%

          (407,026
       

 

 

 

Net Assets – 100.0%

        $ 1,146,890,880  
       

 

 

 

 

 

Percentages are stated as a percent of net assets.

Footnotes:

  (a)

Represents cost for financial reporting purposes, which may differ from cost basis for federal income tax purposes. See also Note 7 of the Notes to Financial Statements.

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

Schedule of Investments in Affiliates

  December 31, 2018  

 

Affiliate        Value at
January 1, 2018
    Cost of
Purchases
    Proceeds
from Sales
    Net Realized
Gain (Loss)
    Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
    Income
Distributions
    Capital Gain
Distributions
    Shares at
December 31,
2018
    Value at
December 31,
2018
 

Open-End Mutual Funds – 59.3%                    

 

           

Fidelity Advisor® Mid Cap II Class I

  (a)   $ 46,855,864     $ 5,369,466     $ 10,370,674     $ 965,116     $ (9,688,808  

 

$188,309

 

    $3,146,128       1,979,150     $ 33,130,964  

Fidelity Advisor® Real Estate I

  (a)     31,237,243       2,742,046       21,050,573       (546,049     (1,265,062     350,016       398,698       571,599       11,117,605  

Lazard International Equity Class R6

  (b)     140,567,593       0       141,134,849       21,218,590       (20,651,334                        

Ohio National Fund, Inc. - ON Bond Portfolio .

  (a)(c)     54,665,175       8,146,545       14,467,333       (392,955     (1,298,085                 2,741,090       46,653,347  

Ohio National Fund, Inc. - ON Bristol Portfolio.

  (a)(c)     46,855,864       3,658,504       10,903,097       1,911,521       (8,649,652                 1,326,065       32,873,140  

Ohio National Fund, Inc. - ON ClearBridge Small Cap Portfolio

  (a)(c)     62,474,486       601,970       41,455,330       5,955,130       (5,993,507                 413,700       21,582,749  

Ohio National Fund, Inc. - ON Equity Portfolio .

  (a)(c)     93,711,729       1,563,793       56,454,641       4,761,292       (9,949,515                 943,148       33,632,658  

Ohio National Fund, Inc. - ON Federated High Income Bond Portfolio

  (a)(c)     78,093,107       337,928       30,799,618       1,516,414       (3,074,243                 2,459,882       46,073,588  

Ohio National Fund, Inc. - ON Federated Strategic Value Dividend Portfolio

  (a)(c)     124,948,971       1,997,935       49,445,677       2,043,382       (11,083,746                 4,182,093       68,460,865  

Ohio National Fund, Inc. - ON ICON Balanced Portfolio

  (a)(c)     124,948,971       454,684       128,487,870       10,830,152       (7,745,937                        

Ohio National Fund, Inc. - ON International Equity Portfolio

  (a)(c)           132,920,863       10,942,505       (562,017     (16,736,209                 8,009,191       104,680,132  

Ohio National Fund, Inc. - ON Janus Henderson Enterprise Portfolio

  (a)(c)           14,534,105       1,789,402       11,251       (1,385,590                 304,346       11,370,364  

Ohio National Fund, Inc. - ON Janus Henderson Forty Portfolio

  (a)(c)           14,599,095       2,100,022       63,439       (1,181,308                 542,738       11,381,204  

Ohio National Fund, Inc. - ON Nasdaq-100® Index Portfolio

  (a)(c)     7,809,311       22,692,906       6,335,054       731,507       (2,327,069                 1,359,735       22,571,601  

Ohio National Fund, Inc. - ON S&P 500® Index Portfolio

  (a)(c)     140,567,593       58,409,928       44,480,285       7,285,042       (14,245,588                 5,248,548       147,536,690  

Ohio National Fund, Inc. - ON S&P MidCap 400® Index Portfolio

  (a)(c)     15,618,621       80,866,233       5,432,403       119,543       (13,674,479                 5,012,776       77,497,515  

Templeton Foreign Class R6

  (b)     109,330,350       927,261       95,145,075       7,448,001       (10,964,460     360,900             1,770,393       11,596,077  
         

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total Open-End Mutual Funds

          $ 63,359,359     $ (139,914,592   $ 899,225     $ 3,544,826       $ 680,158,499  
         

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

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Ohio National Fund, Inc.    ON Balanced Model Portfolio (Continued)

 

Schedule of Investments in Affiliates

  December 31, 2018  

 

Percentages are stated as a percent of net assets.

Footnotes:

  (a)

Pursuant to Section 2(a)(3) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, the investment meets the definition of “affiliated person”, as the Portfolio directly or indirectly owns, controls, or holds with power to vote 5 percent or more of the outstanding voting securities of the holding at December 31, 2018.

  (b)

Pursuant to Section 2(a)(3) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, the investment met the definition of “affiliated person” at a point in time during the year ended December 31, 2018, as the Portfolio directly or indirectly owned, controlled, or held with power to vote 5 percent or more of the outstanding voting securities of the holding.

  (c)

Non-income producing security.

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

118


Ohio National Fund, Inc.            ON Moderate Growth Model Portfolio (Unaudited)

 

 

Objective/Strategy

The ON Moderate Growth Model Portfolio is a fund of funds that seeks growth of capital and moderate current income with a greater emphasis on growth of capital by investing in underlying mutual funds. Under normal circumstances, the Portfolio intends to have investment exposure to various asset classes within the following target asset allocation ranges: U.S. Equity 40-60%, International Equity 15-35%, and Fixed Income 10-30%.

 

Performance as of December 31, 2018

 

Average Annual returns

  

One year

     -10.14%  

Since inception (3/1/17)

     -0.38%  

Past performance does not guarantee future results. The performance data quoted represents past performance and current returns may be lower or higher. Total return figures include change in share price and reinvestment of dividends and capital gains. The investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than the original cost. To obtain performance information up to the most recent month end, call toll-free 1-877-781-6392.

The Portfolio is not open to direct retail investment. Beneficial interest in shares is obtained solely by purchase of variable life insurance policies and variable annuity contracts. Actual performance results for variable annuity and variable universal life contracts will be lower due to contract charges. Consult your contract for applicable charges.

Total gross expense ratio is estimated to be 1.14% per the Fund’s prospectus dated May 1, 2018. Additional information pertaining to the Portfolio’s expense ratio as of December 31, 2018 can be found in the Portfolio’s Financial Highlights. The Portfolio’s expense ratio included in the Financial Highlights does not include Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses (AFFE), which is a major component of the expense ratio that is required to be presented in the Fund’s prospectus. The Adviser has contractually agreed to make payments to the Fund to the extent necessary to maintain the Portfolio’s expense ratio (including AFFE, but excluding certain other expenses) at 1.04% through April 30, 2019.

 

Comments from Adviser

Q. How did the Portfolio perform in comparison to its benchmark during the reporting period?

A. For the year ended December 31, 2018, the ON Moderate Growth Model Portfolio returned -10.14% versus -6.74% for its benchmark, the Morningstar® Moderately Aggressive Target Risk Index.

Q. Were there specific market conditions, investment strategies, or techniques that materially affected the Portfolio’s benchmark-relative performance during the reporting period?

A. In 2018, domestic equity markets generally provided negative returns. Foreign and emerging equity markets generally provided larger negative returns, after adjusting for currency translation. Large cap stocks generally outperformed mid cap and small cap stocks, and growth stocks generally outperformed value stocks during the period. The Portfolio’s underweight to mid cap stocks benefited performance vs. the benchmark, while the overweight to value stocks detracted from relative performance. However, the performance of the underlying funds in the Portfolio vs their respective benchmarks was the primary driver of underperformance during the year. (1)

Fixed income markets generally provided negative returns for the period. Long term interest rates increased, while the Federal Reserve continued to increase short term interest rates. In this environment, shorter duration bonds outperformed longer duration bonds. Corporate credit spreads widened, and lower quality bonds underperformed higher quality bonds during the period. Corporate and high yield bonds generally

underperformed other sectors of the bond market. The Portfolio’s exposure to short duration and inflation linked bonds benefited performance vs. the benchmark, while exposure to corporate and high yield bonds detracted from relative performance. (1)

Q. How did asset class allocation impact the Portfolio’s performance relative to its benchmark?

A. The Portfolio invests in affiliated and unaffiliated open-end mutual funds, comprised mostly of equity funds, but also of fixed income funds. The asset allocation between fixed income funds and equity funds was roughly in-line with the benchmark. On the equity side, the overweight allocation to large cap domestic equity funds benefited performance vs. the benchmark, while the overweight to value stocks detracted from relative performance. On the fixed income side, the overweight allocation to low duration and inflation protected bonds aided performance vs. the benchmark, while the allocation to high yield and corporate bonds detracted from relative performance. (1)

Q. Which holdings contributed the most to, and detracted the most from, the Portfolio’s benchmark-relative performance?

A. The top three performing funds in the Portfolio were the PIMCO Low Duration Institutional fund, the Ohio National Fund, Inc. – ON Nasdaq-100® Index Portfolio (“ON Nasdaq-100® Index Portfolio.”), and the Western Asset Core Plus Bond IS fund. The PIMCO Low Duration Institutional fund benefited from its shorter duration in a rising interest rate environment. The ON Nasdaq-100® Index Portfolio benefited from its exposure to large cap growth stocks, while the Western Asset Core Plus Bond IS fund benefited from its exposure to higher quality bonds. (1)

The three funds that detracted from most from performance vs. the benchmark were the Lazard Emerging Markets Equity Class R6 fund (“Lazard EM Equity”), the Ohio National Fund, Inc. – ON Bristol Portfolio (“ON Bristol Portfolio”), and the DFA International Core Equity Portfolio Institutional fund (“DFA International”). Lazard EM Equity and DFA International are international equity funds, which underperformed domestic stock in 2018. The ON Bristol Portfolio trailed the benchmark due to security selection. (1)

Q. Were there any significant changes to the Portfolio’s management team, investment strategy, or selection process during the reporting period?

A. The members of the asset allocation committee changed during the second half of 2018. Tara York, CFA joined the committee, while Todd Brockman and Dan Leming left the committee. There were no significant changes to the investment strategy or selection process during the period. There were asset allocation changes made during the year that increased exposure to equity index, growth and mid cap funds, and decreased exposure to value and balanced funds. (1)

 

 

(1) 

The Portfolio’s composition is subject to change. Holdings and weightings are as of December 31, 2018.

 

 

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Change in Value of $10,000 Investment

LOGO

Hypothetical illustration based on past performance. Future performance will vary. The Portfolio’s returns reflect reinvested dividends. The Portfolio’s holdings may differ significantly from the securities in the index. The index is unmanaged and therefore does not reflect the cost of portfolio management and accounting.

The Morningstar® Target Risk Index Family is a series of Morningstar Indexes that provide exposure to a broad array of asset classes using Morningstar asset allocation methodology. The index family provides global equity market risk levels that are scaled to fit five equity market risk profiles: aggressive, moderately aggressive, moderate, moderately conservative, and conservative. The five levels of global equity exposure are set at 95%, 80%, 60%, 40%, and 20%, respectively, and the Morningstar® Moderately Aggressive Target Risk Index exposure is set at 80%.

Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Redemption of fund shares could have tax implications unique to each shareholder.

Portfolio Composition as of December 31, 2018 (1)

     % of Net Assets  

Open-End Mutual Funds

  

Less Net Liabilities

     100.0  
  

 

 

 
     100.0  
  

 

 

 

 

Top 10 Portfolio Holdings as of December 31,
2018
(1) (2) (3)

         % of Net Assets  
1.   Ohio National Fund, Inc. - ON S&P 500® Index Portfolio      16.0  
2.   Ohio National Fund, Inc. - ON International Equity Portfolio      11.1  
3.   Western Asset Core Plus Bond IS      10.1  
4.   Ohio National Fund, Inc. - ON Federated Strategic Value Dividend Portfolio      7.0  
5.   Ohio National Fund, Inc. - ON S&P MidCap 400® Index Portfolio      6.9  
6.   DFA International Core Equity Portfolio Institutional      5.1  
7.   Ohio National Fund, Inc. - ON Janus Henderson Venture Portfolio      4.2  
8.   Vanguard International Growth Fund Admiral Class      4.0  
9.   Ohio National Fund, Inc. - ON Nasdaq-100® Index Portfolio      4.0  
10.   Fidelity Advisor® Mid Cap II Class I      3.9  
 

 

 

 

(1)

Composition of Portfolio subject to change.

(2)

Short-term investments have been excluded from the list of Top 10 Portfolio Holdings.

(3)

Top 10 Portfolio Holdings is presented at an individual security level. Total investment exposure by issuer may be higher.

 

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Schedule of Investments in Unaffiliated Issuers

  December 31, 2018  

 

Open-End Mutual Funds – 26.6%           Shares      Value  

DFA Emerging Markets Portfolio Institutional

       1,526,825      $ 39,376,829  

DFA International Core Equity Portfolio Institutional.

       8,393,717        98,206,490  

Lazard Emerging Markets Equity Class R6

       2,443,961        39,250,006  

PIMCO Low Duration Institutional

       4,653,494        45,138,895  

PIMCO Real Return Institutional

       1,859,371        19,634,957  

Vanguard International Growth Fund Admiral Class

       987,452        78,225,935  

Western Asset Core Plus Bond IS

       17,596,466        197,080,418  
       

 

 

 

Total Open-End Mutual Funds

        $ 516,913,530  
       

 

 

 

Total Investments in Securities of Unaffiliated Issuers – 26.6% (Cost $576,376,680)

     (a      $ 516,913,530  

Total Investments in Affiliates – 73.4% (Cost $1,534,225,022) (see schedule below)

     (a        1,428,848,372  

Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets – 0.0%

          (773,057
       

 

 

 

Net Assets – 100.0%

        $ 1,944,988,845  
       

 

 

 

 

 

Percentages are stated as a percent of net assets.

Footnotes:

  (a)

Represents cost for financial reporting purposes, which may differ from cost basis for federal income tax purposes. See also Note 7 of the Notes to Financial Statements.

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

Schedule of Investments in Affiliates

  December 31, 2018  

 

Affiliate        Value at
January 1, 2018
    Cost of
Purchases
    Proceeds
from Sales
    Net Realized
Gain (Loss)
    Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
    Income
Distributions
    Capital Gain
Distributions
    Shares at
December 31,
2018
    Value at
December 31,
2018
 

Open-End Mutual Funds – 73.4%                    

 

           

Fidelity Advisor® Mid Cap II Class I

  (a)   $ 105,859,654     $ 10,354,653     $ 19,535,183     $ 1,647,963     $ (21,958,566   $ 433,847       $7,231,855       4,562,038     $ 76,368,521  

Fidelity Advisor® Real Estate I

  (a)     52,929,827       5,736,665       36,622,630       (1,809,024     (1,228,232     604,794       681,612       977,203       19,006,606  

Lazard International Equity Class R6

  (b)     291,114,049       0       292,159,572       38,354,841       (37,309,318                        

Ohio National Fund, Inc. - ON Bond Portfolio

  (a)(c)     66,162,284       2,695,188       17,793,901       (512,158     (1,524,870                 2,880,525       49,026,543  

Ohio National Fund, Inc. - ON Bristol Growth Portfolio

  (a)(c)     79,394,741       4,727,839       17,770,987       3,567,848       (12,706,942                 2,778,655       57,212,499  

Ohio National Fund, Inc. - ON Bristol Portfolio

  (a)(c)     79,394,741       4,808,371       15,402,052       2,639,136       (14,485,847                 2,297,473       56,954,349  

Ohio National Fund, Inc. - ON Bryton Growth Portfolio

  (a)(c)     18,525,439       601,466       20,892,213       4,195,661       (2,430,353                        

Ohio National Fund, Inc. - ON ClearBridge Small Cap Portfolio

  (a)(c)     79,394,741       818,119       62,984,486       7,838,287       (6,409,622                 357,620       18,657,039  

Ohio National Fund, Inc. - ON Equity Portfolio

  (a)(c)     211,719,309       1,485,771       145,377,302       11,287,425       (21,072,908                 1,627,658       58,042,295  

Ohio National Fund, Inc. - ON Federated High Income Bond Portfolio

  (a)(c)     79,394,741       1,638,298       40,772,111       1,931,641       (3,219,872                 2,080,763       38,972,697  

Ohio National Fund, Inc. - ON Federated Strategic Value Dividend Portfolio

  (a)(c)     264,649,136       8,271,726       117,751,689       3,424,080       (22,569,553                 8,309,328       136,023,700  

Ohio National Fund, Inc. - ON ICON Balanced Portfolio

  (a)(c)     185,254,395       305,775       190,442,329       15,914,248       (11,032,089                        

Ohio National Fund, Inc. - ON International Equity Portfolio

  (a)(c)           278,656,527       25,581,576       (2,164,080     (34,707,964                 16,541,921       216,202,907  

Ohio National Fund, Inc. - ON Janus Henderson Enterprise Portfolio

  (a)(c)           24,817,364       2,802,344       1,208       (2,414,598                 524,669       19,601,630  

Ohio National Fund, Inc. - ON Janus Henderson Forty Portfolio

  (a)(c)           74,461,597       9,847,932       250,801       (6,130,707                 2,800,847       58,733,759  

Ohio National Fund, Inc. - ON Janus Henderson Venture Portfolio

  (a)(c)     119,092,111       3,214,597       38,615,475       7,753,098       (10,736,643                 2,612,745       80,707,688  

Ohio National Fund, Inc. - ON Nasdaq-100® Index Portfolio

  (a)(c)     26,464,913       76,324,980       19,614,884       2,264,559       (7,883,068                 4,672,078       77,556,500  

Ohio National Fund, Inc. - ON S&P 500® Index Portfolio

  (a)(c)     272,588,610       131,578,158       75,877,338       12,177,951       (28,343,429                 11,103,663       312,123,952  

Ohio National Fund, Inc. - ON S&P MidCap 400® Index Portfolio

  (a)(c)           161,676,845       4,033,471       (324,525     (23,272,709                 8,670,514       134,046,140  

Templeton Foreign Class R6

  (b)     264,649,136       1,749,375       240,205,762       13,308,775       (19,889,977     615,965             2,994,129       19,611,547  
         

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total Open-End Mutual Funds

          $ 121,747,735     $ (289,327,267   $ 1,654,606     $ 7,913,467       $ 1,428,848,372  
         

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments in Affiliates

   December 31, 2018

 

Percentages are stated as a percent of net assets.

Footnotes:

  (a)

Pursuant to Section 2(a)(3) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, the investment meets the definition of “affiliated person”, as the Portfolio directly or indirectly owns, controls, or holds with power to vote 5 percent or more of the outstanding voting securities of the holding at December 31, 2018.

  (b)

Pursuant to Section 2(a)(3) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, the investment met the definition of “affiliated person” at a point in time during the year ended December 31, 2018, as the Portfolio directly or indirectly owned, controlled, or held with power to vote 5 percent or more of the outstanding voting securities of the holding.

  (c)

Non-income producing security.

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

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Objective/Strategy

The ON Growth Model Portfolio is a fund of funds that seeks growth of capital and some current income by investing in underlying mutual funds. Under normal circumstances, the Portfolio intends to have investment exposure to various asset classes within the following target asset allocation ranges: U.S. Equity 50-80%, International Equity 15-45%, and Fixed Income 0-15%.

 

Performance as of December 31, 2018

 

Average Annual returns

  

One year

     -11.57%  

Since inception (3/1/17)

     -0.76%  

Past performance does not guarantee future results. The performance data quoted represents past performance and current returns may be lower or higher. Total return figures include change in share price and reinvestment of dividends and capital gains. The investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than the original cost. To obtain performance information up to the most recent month end, call toll-free 1-877-781-6392.

The Portfolio is not open to direct retail investment. Beneficial interest in shares is obtained solely by purchase of variable life insurance policies and variable annuity contracts. Actual performance results for variable annuity and variable universal life contracts will be lower due to contract charges. Consult your contract for applicable charges.

Total gross expense ratio is estimated to be 1.21% per the Fund’s prospectus dated May 1, 2018. Additional information pertaining to the Portfolio’s expense ratio as of December 31, 2018 can be found in the Portfolio’s Financial Highlights. The Portfolio’s expense ratio included in the Financial Highlights does not include Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses (AFFE), which is a major component of the expense ratio that is required to be presented in the Fund’s prospectus. The Adviser has contractually agreed to make payments to the Fund to the extent necessary to maintain the Portfolio’s expense ratio (including AFFE, but excluding certain other expenses) at 1.08% through April 30, 2019.

 

Comments from Adviser

Q. How did the Portfolio perform in comparison to its benchmark during the reporting period?

A. For the year ended December 31, 2018, the ON Growth Model Portfolio returned -11.57% versus -8.17% for its benchmark, the Morningstar® Aggressive Target Risk Index.

Q. Were there specific market conditions, investment strategies, or techniques that materially affected the Portfolio’s benchmark-relative performance during the reporting period?

A. In 2018, domestic equity markets generally provided negative returns. Foreign and emerging equity markets generally provided larger negative returns, after adjusting for currency translation. Large cap stocks generally outperformed mid cap and small cap stocks, and growth stocks generally outperformed value stocks during the period. The Portfolio’s underweight to midcap stocks benefited performance vs. the benchmark, while the overweight to value stocks detracted from relative performance. However, the performance of the underlying funds in the Portfolio vs their respective benchmarks was the primary driver of underperformance during the year. (1)

Fixed income markets generally provided negative returns for the period. Long term interest rates increased, while the Federal Reserve continued to increase short term interest rates. In this environment, shorter duration bonds outperformed longer duration bonds. Corporate credit spreads widened, and lower quality bonds underperformed higher quality bonds during the period. Corporate and high yield bonds generally underperformed other sectors of the bond market. The Portfolio’s

exposure to short duration and inflation linked bonds benefited performance vs. the benchmark, while exposure to corporate and high yield bonds detracted from relative performance. (1)

Q. How did asset class allocation impact the Portfolio’s performance relative to its benchmark?

A. The Portfolio invests in affiliated and unaffiliated open-end mutual funds, comprised mostly of equity funds, but also of fixed income funds. The asset allocation between fixed income funds and equity funds was roughly in-line with the benchmark. On the equity side, the overweight allocation to large cap domestic equity funds benefited performance vs. the benchmark, while the overweight to value stocks detracted from relative performance. On the fixed income side, there were no material asset allocations that impacted performance vs. the benchmark during the period. (1)

Q. Which holdings contributed the most to, and detracted the most from, the Portfolio’s benchmark-relative performance?

A. The top three performing funds in the Portfolio were the Ohio National Fund, Inc. – ON Nasdaq-100® Index Portfolio (“ON Nasdaq-100® Index Portfolio.”), the Western Asset Core Plus Bond IS fund, and the Ohio National Fund, Inc. – (“ON Bond Portfolio”). ON Nasdaq-100® Index Portfolio. benefited from its exposure to large cap growth stocks, while the Western Asset Core Plus Bond IS fund benefited from its exposure to higher quality bonds. The ON Bond Portfolio benefited from its intermediate bond positions. (1)

The three funds that detracted from performance vs. the benchmark were the Lazard Emerging Markets Equity Class R6 fund (“Lazard EM Equity”), the Ohio National Fund, Inc. – ON Bristol Portfolio (“ON Bristol Portfolio”), and the DFA International Core Equity Portfolio Institutional fund (“DFA International”). Lazard EM Equity and DFA International are international equity funds, which underperformed domestic stock in 2018. The ON Bristol Portfolio trailed the benchmark due to security selection. (1)

Q. Were there any significant changes to the Portfolio’s management team, investment strategy, or selection process during the reporting period?

A. The members of the asset allocation committee changed during the second half of 2018. Tara York, CFA joined the committee, while Todd Brockman and Dan Leming left the committee. There were no significant changes to the investment strategy or selection process during the period. There were asset allocation changes made during the year that increased exposure to equity index, growth and mid cap funds, and decreased exposure to value and balanced funds. (1)

 

 

(1)

The Portfolio’s composition is subject to change. Holdings and weightings are as of December 31, 2018.

 

 

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Change in Value of $10,000 Investment

 

LOGO

Hypothetical illustration based on past performance. Future performance will vary. The Portfolio’s returns reflect reinvested dividends. The Portfolio’s holdings may differ significantly from the securities in the index. The index is unmanaged and therefore does not reflect the cost of portfolio management and accounting.

The Morningstar® Target Risk Index Family is a series of Morningstar Indexes that provide exposure to a broad array of asset classes using Morningstar asset allocation methodology. The index family provides global equity market risk levels that are scaled to fit five equity market risk profiles: aggressive, moderately aggressive, moderate, moderately conservative, and conservative. The five levels of global equity exposure are set at 95%, 80%, 60%, 40%, and 20%, respectively, and the Morningstar® Aggressive Target Risk Index exposure is set at 95%.

Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Redemption of fund shares could have tax implications unique to each shareholder.

Portfolio Composition as of December 31, 2018 (1)

     % of Net Assets  

Open-End Mutual Funds

  

Less Net Liabilities

     100.0  
  

 

 

 
     100.0  
  

 

 

 

 

Top 10 Portfolio Holdings as of December 31,
2018 (1) (2) (3)

        % of Net Assets  

1.

  Ohio National Fund, Inc. - ON S&P 500® Index Portfolio     17.1  

2.

  Ohio National Fund, Inc. - ON International Equity Portfolio     13.1  

3.

  Ohio National Fund, Inc. - ON S&P MidCap 400® Index Portfolio     7.9  

4.

  Ohio National Fund, Inc. - ON Nasdaq-100® Index Portfolio     7.0  

5.

  Ohio National Fund, Inc. - ON Federated Strategic Value Dividend Portfolio     7.0  

6.

  DFA International Core Equity Portfolio Institutional     6.1  

7.

  Ohio National Fund, Inc. - ON Janus Henderson Venture Portfolio     6.0  

8.

  Vanguard International Growth Fund Admiral Class     5.0  

9.

  Ohio National Fund, Inc. - ON Janus Henderson Forty Portfolio     4.0  

10.

  Fidelity Advisor® Mid Cap II Class I     4.0  
 

 

 

(1) 

Composition of Portfolio subject to change.

(2)

Short-term investments have been excluded from the list of Top 10 Portfolio Holdings.

(3)

Top 10 Portfolio Holdings is presented at an individual security level. Total investment exposure by issuer may be higher.

 

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Schedule of Investments in Unaffiliated Issuers

  December 31, 2018  

 

Open-End Mutual Funds – 17.6%           Shares      Value  

DFA Emerging Markets Portfolio Institutional

       416,214      $ 10,734,160  

DFA International Core Equity Portfolio Institutional

       2,193,910        25,668,750  

Lazard Emerging Markets Equity Class R6

       665,773        10,692,312  

Vanguard International Growth Fund Admiral Class

       268,984        21,308,912  

Western Asset Core Plus Bond IS

       575,774        6,448,668  
       

 

 

 

Total Open-End Mutual Funds

        $ 74,852,802  
       

 

 

 

Total Investments in Securities of Unaffiliated Issuers – 17.6% (Cost $89,222,043)

     (a      $ 74,852,802  

Total Investments in Affiliates – 82.4% (Cost $375,654,330) (see schedule below)

     (a        349,499,326  

Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets – 0.0%

          (200,401
       

 

 

 

Net Assets – 100.0%

        $ 424,151,727  
       

 

 

 

 

 

Percentages are stated as a percent of net assets.

Footnotes:

  (a)

Represents cost for financial reporting purposes, which may differ from cost basis for federal income tax purposes. See also Note 7 of the Notes to Financial Statements.

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

Schedule of Investments in Affiliates

  December 31, 2018  

 

Affiliate       

Value at

January 1, 2018

   

Cost of

Purchases

   

Proceeds

from Sales

   

Net Realized

Gain (Loss)

   

Change in

Unrealized

Appreciation
(Depreciation)

   

Income

Distributions

    Capital Gain
Distributions
   

Shares at

December 31,

2018

   

Value at

December 31

2018

 

Open-End Mutual Funds – 82.4%                    

 

           

Fidelity Advisor® Mid Cap II Class I

  (a)   $ 21,755,922     $ 3,414,693     $ 3,880,325     $ 310,889     $ (4,844,931   $ 94,995     $ 1,568,280       1,000,971     $ 16,756,248  

Fidelity Advisor® Real Estate I

  (a)     10,877,961       2,250,263       8,313,091       (631,015     (13,056     132,147       150,769       214,451       4,171,062  

Lazard International Equity Class R6

  (b)     70,706,746       5,162,166       76,019,806       10,181,869       (10,030,975                        

Ohio National Fund, Inc. - ON Bond Portfolio

  (a)(c)     2,719,490       3,121,295       1,471,125       (41,809     (52,488                 251,196       4,275,363  

Ohio National Fund, Inc. - ON Bristol Growth Portfolio

  (a)(c)     16,316,941       1,843,014       3,478,143       699,235       (2,810,475                 610,518       12,570,572  

Ohio National Fund, Inc. - ON Bristol Portfolio

  (a)(c)     21,755,922       2,574,539       4,066,954       686,996       (4,266,161                 673,027       16,684,342  

Ohio National Fund, Inc. - ON Bryton Growth Portfolio

  (a)(c)     2,719,490       278,155       3,250,584       637,512       (384,573                        

Ohio National Fund, Inc. - ON ClearBridge Small Cap Portfolio

  (a)(c)     27,194,902       2,423,871       19,243,209       2,345,825       (2,495,056                 196,019       10,226,333  

Ohio National Fund, Inc. - ON Equity Portfolio

  (a)(c)     43,511,844       2,933,419       36,379,587       2,546,995       (4,155,580                 237,159       8,457,091  

Ohio National Fund, Inc. - ON Federated High Income Bond Portfolio

  (a)(c)     16,316,941       2,106,286       14,064,529       526,544       (638,843                 226,717       4,246,399  

Ohio National Fund, Inc. - ON Federated Strategic Value Dividend Portfolio

  (a)(c)     59,828,785       7,782,082       33,552,933       1,037,998       (5,464,954                 1,810,078       29,630,978  

Ohio National Fund, Inc. - ON ICON Balanced Portfolio

  (a)(c)     32,633,883       247,470       33,544,937       2,553,762       (1,890,178                        

Ohio National Fund, Inc. - ON International Equity Portfolio

  (a)(c)           71,676,497       6,480,229       (648,164     (8,892,030                 4,258,307       55,656,074  

Ohio National Fund, Inc. - ON Janus Henderson Enterprise Portfolio

  (a)(c)           5,432,857       606,716       (5,584     (530,923                 114,819       4,289,634  

Ohio National Fund, Inc. - ON Janus Henderson Forty Portfolio

  (a)(c)           21,377,297       2,491,375       47,774       (1,804,407                 816,847       17,129,289  

Ohio National Fund, Inc. - ON Janus Henderson Venture Portfolio

  (a)(c)     32,633,883       3,508,082       9,480,646       1,922,567       (3,277,922                 819,228       25,305,964  

Ohio National Fund, Inc. - ON Nasdaq-100® Index Portfolio

  (a)(c)     5,438,980       32,749,689       6,103,702       704,086       (3,050,868                 1,791,457       29,738,185  

Ohio National Fund, Inc. - ON S&P 500® Index Portfolio

  (a)(c)     65,267,766       25,375,306       14,285,824       2,247,185       (6,125,264                 2,578,412       72,479,169  

Ohio National Fund, Inc. - ON S&P MidCap 400® Index Portfolio

  (a)(c)     10,877,961       30,131,684       2,823,635       37,703       (4,614,192                 2,173,967       33,609,521  

Templeton Foreign Class R6

  (b)     65,267,766       2,812,592       62,051,766       4,472,019       (6,227,509     134,075             652,382       4,273,102  
         

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total Open-End Mutual Funds

          $ 29,632,387     $ (71,570,385   $ 361,217     $ 1,719,049       $ 349,499,326  
         

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments in Affiliates

  December 31, 2018  

 

 

Percentages are stated as a percent of net assets.

Footnotes:

  (a)

Pursuant to Section 2(a)(3) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, the investment meets the definition of “affiliated person”, as the Portfolio directly or indirectly owns, controls, or holds with power to vote 5 percent or more of the outstanding voting securities of the holding at December 31, 2018.

  (b)

Pursuant to Section 2(a)(3) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, the investment met the definition of “affiliated person” at a point in time during the year ended December 31, 2018, as the Portfolio directly or indirectly owned, controlled, or held with power to vote 5 percent or more of the outstanding voting securities of the holding.

  (c)

Non-income producing security.

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

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Ohio National Fund, Inc.

 

 

  

Statements of Assets and Liabilities

   December 31, 2018  

 

                    ON               ON Janus
                ON Capital   International       ON Janus   ON Janus   Henderson
    ON Equity   ON Bond   ON Omni   Appreciation   Equity   ON Foreign   Henderson   Henderson   Enterprise
     Portfolio   Portfolio   Portfolio   Portfolio   Portfolio   Portfolio   Forty Portfolio   Venture Portfolio   Portfolio

Assets:

                                   

Investments in securities of unaffiliated issuers, at value*

    $ 237,073,997     $ 258,098,024     $ 53,157,703     $ 90,252,087     $ 518,734,023     $ 55,036,400     $ 150,618,773     $ 207,094,792     $ 102,742,639

Cash

      5,072                   6                              

Foreign currencies, at value**

                        6             10                   7,818

Receivable for securities sold

      18,774,425             164,809       1,069,772       626,949       13,558             304,715       61,850

Receivable for fund shares sold

      2,550,602       50,360       185,490       2,482,035       976,946       28,626       76,249       453,057       91,843

Dividends and accrued interest receivable

      117,398       2,862,391       177,716       112,849       325,617       87,180       52,654       68,548       26,867

Foreign tax reclaim receivable

            11,984             17,337       320,073       58,314             15,135      

Prepaid expenses and other assets

      4,554       3,296       908       1,526       7,282       935       2,138       3,478       1,515
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total assets

      258,526,048       261,026,055       53,686,626       93,935,618       520,990,890       55,225,023       150,749,814       207,939,725       102,932,532
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Liabilities:

                                   

Cash overdraft

                                          70,005            

Payable for securities purchased

                        553,276       569,066             1,038,592       192,928       160,537

Payable for fund shares redeemed

      363,747       3,179,466       67,073       60,734       1,193,879       41,954       174,353       119,940       76,561

Payable for investment management services

      176,247       121,396       28,556       64,751       337,659       41,008       101,334       143,849       75,651

Accrued custody expense

      2,773       1,606       2,597       2,416       60,153       23,467       2,500       6,750       3,814

Accrued professional fees

      15,554       15,557       15,555       15,555       15,558       15,556       15,555       15,555       15,555

Accrued accounting fees

      7,019       10,252       4,488       3,365       15,159       5,185       4,393       6,631       3,498

Accrued printing and filing fees

      3,014       3,413       1,075       1,442       6,013       1,108       2,088       2,589       1,595

Other liabilities

      3,706       3,681       3,734       3,725       8,741       3,723       3,711       3,691       3,722

Withholding tax payable

                              27,668       6,395             365       537
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total liabilities

      572,060       3,335,371       123,078       705,264       2,233,896       138,396       1,412,531       492,298       341,470
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net assets

    $ 257,953,988     $ 257,690,684     $ 53,563,548     $ 93,230,354     $ 518,756,994     $ 55,086,627     $ 149,337,283     $ 207,447,427     $ 102,591,062
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net assets consist of:

                                   

Paid in capital

      264,793,563       271,623,015       60,983,923       101,904,172       596,247,361       64,058,301       152,105,045       187,487,345       111,561,884

Total distributable earnings

      (6,839,575 )       (13,932,331 )       (7,420,375 )       (8,673,818 )       (77,490,367 )       (8,971,674 )       (2,767,762 )       19,960,082       (8,970,822 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net assets

    $ 257,953,988     $ 257,690,684     $ 53,563,548     $ 93,230,354     $ 518,756,994     $ 55,086,627     $ 149,337,283     $ 207,447,427     $ 102,591,062
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

*Investments in securities of unaffiliated issuers, at cost

    $ 242,238,771     $ 270,676,283     $ 60,189,324     $ 98,636,278     $ 582,731,103     $ 63,962,618     $ 153,385,092     $ 186,393,155     $ 111,624,046
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

**Foreign currencies, at cost

    $     $     $     $     $     $ 16     $     $     $ 7,812
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Shares outstanding, par value, $1 per share

      7,233,608       15,138,545       1,923,376       2,470,983       39,686,828       1,965,158       7,121,647       6,714,935       2,745,646
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Authorized Fund shares allocated to Portfolio

      35,000,000       30,000,000       15,000,000       25,000,000       90,000,000       32,000,000       24,000,000       30,000,000       21,000,000
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net asset value per share

    $ 35.66     $ 17.02     $ 27.85     $ 37.73     $ 13.07     $ 28.03     $ 20.97     $ 30.89     $ 37.36
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

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Ohio National Fund, Inc.

 

 

  

Statements of Assets and Liabilities

   December 31, 2018  

 

        ON Federated   ON Federated                       ON S&P
    ON S&P 500®   Strategic Value   High Income   ON ClearBridge   ON Nasdaq-100®       ON Bryton   ON ICON   MidCap 400®
    Index   Dividend   Bond   Small Cap   Index   ON Bristol   Growth   Balanced   Index
     Portfolio   Portfolio   Portfolio   Portfolio   Portfolio   Portfolio   Portfolio   Portfolio   Portfolio

Assets:

                                   

Investments in securities of unaffiliated issuers, at value*

    $ 1,111,023,019     $ 320,090,363     $ 199,340,660     $ 125,832,635     $ 326,550,962     $ 152,051,363     $ 22,847,886     $ 466,306,290     $ 306,456,686

Cash

      6,876                                                

Cash subject to usage restrictions

      438,000                         60,800                         16,400

Foreign currencies, at value**

            112,394                                          

Receivable for securities sold

      333,113                         60,267       619,724       2,035,254       1,458,132       277,040

Receivable for fund shares sold

      827,344       15,309       47,852       424,084       825,179       2,861,705       1,658,473       2,594,719       38,244

Receivable for variation margin on futures contracts

                              265,541                         90,927

Dividends and accrued interest receivable

      1,293,658       1,953,033       3,598,109       179,328       211,376       187,208       18,101       1,840,634       358,470

Foreign tax reclaim receivable

            410,198                                     27,160       7,152

Prepaid expenses and other assets

      16,400       5,346       3,193       3,323       5,176       2,578       707       10,687       2,414
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total assets

      1,113,938,410       322,586,643       202,989,814       126,439,370       327,979,301       155,722,578       26,560,421       472,237,622       307,247,333
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Liabilities:

                                   

Cash overdraft

                              26             933,942             7

Payable for securities purchased

      745,845                               197,186       111,588       5,000,105       452,283

Payable for fund shares redeemed

      1,215,310       467,175       741,480       125,903       253,916       47,810       7,933       258,841       15,179

Payable for investment management services

      331,628       204,456       126,514       95,860       104,253       103,119       19,096       250,533       97,758

Payble for variation margin on futures contracts

      32,009                                                

Accrued custody expense

      17,159       6,803       2,204       2,128       6,350       3,978       3,886       4,048       14,012

Accrued professional fees

      15,548       15,553       15,556       15,555       15,553       15,554       15,555       15,556       15,553

Accrued accounting fees

      27,024       8,891       15,440       5,846       8,939       4,581       1,968       12,510       6,975

Accrued printing and filing fees

      11,880       3,821       2,676       1,723       3,858       2,043       771       5,008       3,972

Other liabilities

      3,472       3,639       3,654       3,644       3,637       3,691       3,717       3,611       3,737

Withholding tax payable

            37,272                   587                   2,519      
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total liabilities

      2,399,875       747,610       907,524       250,659       397,119       377,962       1,098,456       5,552,731       609,476
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Commitments and contingent liabilities (see Note 8 of Notes to Financial Statements)

                                   

Net assets

    $ 1,111,538,535     $ 321,839,033     $ 202,082,290     $ 126,188,711     $ 327,582,182     $ 155,344,616     $ 25,461,965     $ 466,684,891     $ 306,637,857
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net assets consist of:

                                   

Paid in capital

      1,010,978,189       357,186,750       225,017,316       137,152,964       284,414,466       181,065,611       30,280,653       484,363,865       357,839,392

Total distributable earnings

      100,560,346       (35,347,717 )       (22,935,026 )       (10,964,253 )       43,167,716       (25,720,995 )       (4,818,688 )       (17,678,974 )       (51,201,535 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net assets

    $ 1,111,538,535     $ 321,839,033     $ 202,082,290     $ 126,188,711     $ 327,582,182     $ 155,344,616     $ 25,461,965     $ 466,684,891     $ 306,637,857
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

*Investments in securities of unaffiliated issuers, at cost

    $ 1,002,098,495     $ 355,353,474     $ 217,460,248     $ 132,850,035     $ 282,786,354     $ 176,403,941     $ 26,849,022     $ 484,003,598     $ 356,138,263
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

**Foreign currencies, at cost

    $     $ 112,180     $     $     $     $     $     $     $
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Shares outstanding, par value, $1 per share

      39,544,413       19,663,758       10,788,400       2,419,531       19,733,769       6,265,710       1,078,103       23,686,863       19,838,948
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Authorized Fund shares allocated to Portfolio

      90,000,000       75,000,000       45,000,000       15,000,000       50,000,000       23,000,000       15,000,000       90,000,000       30,000,000
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net asset value per share

    $ 28.11     $ 16.37     $ 18.73     $ 52.15     $ 16.60     $ 24.79     $ 23.62     $ 19.70     $ 15.46
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

128


Ohio National Fund, Inc.

 

 

  

Statements of Assets and Liabilities

   December 31, 2018  

 

                ON Moderately            
    ON Bristol   ON Risk Managed   ON Conservative   Conservative   ON Balanced   ON Moderate   ON
    Growth   Balanced   Model   Model   Model   Growth Model   Growth Model
     Portfolio   Portfolio   Portfolio   Portfolio   Portfolio   Portfolio   Portfolio

Assets:

                           

Investments in securities of unaffiliated issuers, at value*

    $ 86,638,949     $ 347,387,661     $ 52,603,709     $ 120,549,569     $ 467,139,407     $ 516,913,530     $ 74,852,802

Investments in affiliates, at value**

                  26,426,249       116,743,027       680,158,499       1,428,848,372       349,499,326

Cash subject to usage restrictions

            1,181,160                              

Receivable for securities sold

      757,602       1,409,585       20,501       642,806       458,340       2,049,106       220,213

Receivable for fund shares sold

      328,083       12,550       105       15,085       362,641       153,789       22,277

Receivable for variation margin on futures contracts

            933,561                              

Dividends and accrued interest receivable

      98,838       1,115,406                              

Prepaid expenses and other assets

      1,547       4,849       996       3,153       15,282       26,532       5,796
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total assets

      87,825,019       352,044,772       79,051,560       237,953,640       1,148,134,169       1,947,991,329       424,600,414
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Liabilities:

                           

Cash overdraft

      50,197       83,908       1,545       1,636       2,158       2,610       1,739

Payable for securities purchased

      190,313       3,411,586                         1      

Payable for fund shares redeemed

      20,670       1,150,198       19,061       656,255       818,824       2,200,284       240,751

Payable for investment management services

      62,497       269,821       6,572       51,167       384,924       753,330       177,750

Accrued custody expense

      2,871       15,535       437       421       530       596       433

Accrued professional fees

      15,555       15,557       11,856       11,856       11,858       11,856       11,855

Accrued accounting fees

      3,098       22,559       4,107       4,212       4,277       4,297       4,280

Accrued printing and filing fees

      1,403       4,262       1,381       3,058       12,603       20,726       4,885

Other liabilities

      3,707       3,650       6,535       7,085       8,115       8,784       6,994
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total liabilities

      350,311       4,977,076       51,494       735,690       1,243,289       3,002,484       448,687
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net assets

    $ 87,474,708     $ 347,067,696     $ 79,000,066     $ 237,217,950     $ 1,146,890,880     $ 1,944,988,845     $ 424,151,727
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net assets consist of:

                           

Paid in capital

      99,008,608       325,828,464       84,649,179       263,091,929       1,311,486,896       2,307,434,791       514,478,645

Total distributable earnings

      (11,533,900 )       21,239,232       (5,649,113 )       (25,873,979 )       (164,596,016 )       (362,445,946 )       (90,326,918 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net assets

    $ 87,474,708     $ 347,067,696     $ 79,000,066     $ 237,217,950     $ 1,146,890,880     $ 1,944,988,845     $ 424,151,727
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

*Investments in securities of unaffiliated issuers, at cost

    $ 97,112,197     $ 324,655,316     $ 54,103,542     $ 125,037,930     $ 494,495,166     $ 576,376,680     $ 89,222,043
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

**Investments in affiliates, at cost

    $     $     $ 27,728,259     $ 125,273,445     $ 730,984,545     $ 1,534,225,022     $ 375,654,330
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Shares outstanding, par value, $1 per share

      4,248,013       26,883,120       7,735,465       23,498,722       115,007,174       195,951,383       42,996,287
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Authorized Fund shares allocated to Portfolio

      30,000,000       85,000,000       30,000,000       70,000,000       200,000,000       300,000,000       100,000,000
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net asset value per share

    $ 20.59     $ 12.91     $ 10.21     $ 10.09     $ 9.97     $ 9.93     $ 9.86
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

129


Ohio National Fund, Inc.

 

 

  

Statements of Operations

   For the Year Ended December 31, 2018  

 

                    ON               ON Janus
                ON Capital   International       ON Janus   ON Janus   Henderson
    ON Equity   ON Bond   ON Omni   Appreciation   Equity   ON Foreign   Henderson   Henderson   Enterprise
     Portfolio   Portfolio   Portfolio   Portfolio   Portfolio   Portfolio   Forty Portfolio   Venture Portfolio   Portfolio

Investment income:

                                   

Interest

    $     $ 11,291,956     $ 507,999     $     $     $     $ 5,555     $ 8,213     $

Dividends from unaffiliated issuers, net of taxes withheld*

      6,994,207       105,895       778,878       2,027,435       13,302,346       2,016,305       905,234       1,632,874       1,029,664
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total investment income

      6,994,207       11,397,851       1,286,877       2,027,435       13,302,346       2,016,305       910,789       1,641,087       1,029,664
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Expenses:

                                   

Management fees

      3,124,700       1,555,545       400,044       919,299       3,581,693       592,275       981,189       2,054,606       853,886

Custodian fees

      16,648       12,430       15,205       11,747       311,656       123,515       12,519       45,326       18,439

Directors’ fees

      31,392       22,114       5,006       8,688       36,993       5,201       9,020       19,766       7,408

Professional fees

      24,597       23,236       20,103       20,742       25,341       20,142       20,807       22,708       20,533

Accounting fees

      55,555       64,342       27,312       20,709       78,318       31,387       21,180       41,537       19,196

Administration fees

      24,123       23,761       22,821       22,825       24,826       22,455       23,269       23,644       22,810

Printing and filing fees

      11,576       10,860       5,295       6,347       16,932       5,659       7,408       9,708       11,107

Compliance expense

      15,080       15,080       15,080       15,080       15,080       15,080       15,080       15,080       15,080

Other

      12,513       4,895       1,628       3,272       8,389       1,808       2,145       6,487       2,121
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total expenses

      3,316,184       1,732,263       512,494       1,028,709       4,099,228       817,522       1,092,617       2,238,862       970,580
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss)

      3,678,023       9,665,588       774,383       998,726       9,203,118       1,198,783       (181,828 )       (597,775 )       59,084
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Realized/unrealized gain (loss) on investments and foreign currency related transactions:

                                   

Net realized gain (loss) on:

                                   

Investments in securities of unaffiliated issuers, net of foreign capital gain taxes**

      34,133,682       (1,332,707 )       4,734,973       12,867,793       (13,497,050 )       939,643       9,044,031       36,514,469       19,981,181

Foreign currency related transactions

      (7,551 )                   536       59,421       (19,290 )       55       (908 )       (8,195 )

Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on:

                                   

Investments in securities of unaffiliated issuers

      (79,717,749 )       (18,121,945 )       (15,186,311 )       (27,865,680 )       (81,622,559 )       (12,868,227 )       (14,617,385 )       (46,187,120 )       (26,217,307 )

Foreign currency related transactions

      419                   (1,867 )       (17,515 )       9,584       109       (901 )       6
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net realized/unrealized loss on investments and foreign currency related transactions

      (45,591,199 )       (19,454,652 )       (10,451,338 )       (14,999,218 )       (95,077,703 )       (11,938,290 )       (5,573,190 )       (9,674,460 )       (6,244,315 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Change in net assets from operations

    $ (41,913,176 )     $ (9,789,064 )     $ (9,676,955 )     $ (14,000,492 )     $ (85,874,585 )     $ (10,739,507 )     $ (5,755,018 )     $ (10,272,235 )     $ (6,185,231 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

*Taxes withheld

    $ 16,515     $     $     $ 13,691     $ 1,447,919     $ 204,645     $ 4,624     $ 9,628     $ 13,782
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

**Foreign capital gain taxes

    $     $     $     $     $     $ 16,986     $     $     $
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

130


Ohio National Fund, Inc.

 

 

  

Statements of Operations

   For the Year Ended December 31, 2018  

 

        ON Federated   ON Federated                       ON S&P
    ON S&P 500®   Strategic Value   High Income   ON ClearBridge   ON Nasdaq-100®       ON Bryton   ON ICON   MidCap 400®
    Index   Dividend   Bond   Small Cap   Index   ON Bristol   Growth   Balanced   Index
     Portfolio   Portfolio   Portfolio   Portfolio   Portfolio   Portfolio   Portfolio   Portfolio   Portfolio

Investment income:

                                   

Interest

    $ 12,916     $     $ 17,172,943     $     $ 5,749     $     $     $ 8,020,773     $ 1,276

Dividends from unaffiliated issuers, net of taxes withheld*

      23,738,668       20,539,460       173,521       2,583,952       3,801,359       2,896,495       248,760       8,247,279       2,679,491
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total investment income

      23,751,584       20,539,460       17,346,464       2,583,952       3,807,108       2,896,495       248,760       16,268,052       2,680,767
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Expenses:

                                   

Management fees

      4,089,496       3,142,954       1,918,605       1,995,689       1,253,990       1,496,146       426,875       4,385,049       555,734

Custodian fees

      111,388       44,318       13,536       14,506       35,323       24,017       20,449       28,688       83,093

Directors’ fees

      91,232       33,491       20,720       17,068       25,813       14,917       3,579       55,666       11,904

Professional fees

      35,519       25,515       22,941       22,280       23,839       21,852       19,859       28,850       21,469

Accounting fees

      163,569       61,481       94,356       36,734       49,771       29,695       11,993       100,342       29,921

Administration fees

      27,372       24,104       23,709       23,279       24,029       23,123       22,585       24,569       23,342

Printing and filing fees

      33,794       12,646       9,933       8,563       13,142       8,121       4,745       18,211       9,125

Compliance expense

      15,080       15,080       15,080       15,080       15,080       15,080       15,080       15,080       15,080

Other

      27,506       12,895       6,320       6,343       6,961       5,166       1,620       21,698       2,213
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total expenses

      4,594,956       3,372,484       2,125,200       2,139,542       1,447,948       1,638,117       526,785       4,678,153       751,881
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss)

      19,156,628       17,166,976       15,221,264       444,410       2,359,160       1,258,378       (278,025 )       11,589,899       1,928,886
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Realized/unrealized gain (loss) on investments, capital gain distributions received from underlying mutual funds, futures contracts, and foreign currency related transactions:

                                   

Net realized gain (loss) on:

                                   

Investments in securities of unaffiliated issuers

      124,055,728       15,374,447       (539,202 )       34,009,076       47,285,646       21,820,877       8,841,303       27,738,204       3,786,921

Capital gain distributions received from underlying unaffiliated mutual funds

                                                307,607      

Futures contracts

      (575,561 )                         20,238                         (124,393 )

Foreign currency related transactions

            (124,372 )                                     779      

Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on:

                                   

Investments in securities of unaffiliated issuers

      (196,667,660 )       (75,239,678 )       (21,613,364 )       (40,203,319 )       (58,771,870 )       (55,659,595 )       (7,430,497 )       (85,113,653 )       (55,540,308 )

Futures contracts

      56,528                         692                         (9,669 )

Foreign currency related transactions

            (39,606 )                                     (48 )      
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net realized/unrealized gain (loss) on investments, capital gain distributions received from underlying mutual funds, futures contracts, and foreign currency related transactions

      (73,130,965 )       (60,029,209 )       (22,152,566 )       (6,194,243 )       (11,465,294 )       (33,838,718 )       1,410,806       (57,067,111 )       (51,887,449 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Change in net assets from operations

    $ (53,974,337 )     $ (42,862,233 )     $ (6,931,302 )     $ (5,749,833 )     $ (9,106,134 )     $ (32,580,340 )     $ 1,132,781     $ (45,477,212 )     $ (49,958,563 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

*Taxes withheld

    $     $ 322,348     $     $     $ 1,352     $     $     $ 49,723     $ 3,199
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

131


Ohio National Fund, Inc.

 

 

  

Statements of Operations

   For the Year Ended December 31, 2018  

 

                ON Moderately            
    ON Bristol   ON Risk Managed   ON Conservative   Conservative   ON Balanced   ON Moderate   ON
    Growth   Balanced   Model   Model   Model   Growth Model   Growth Model
     Portfolio   Portfolio   Portfolio   Portfolio   Portfolio   Portfolio   Portfolio

Investment income:

                           

Interest

    $     $ 3,603,404     $     $     $     $     $

Dividends from unaffiliated issuers, net of taxes withheld*

      1,535,952       4,413,489       1,724,728       4,211,548       13,915,441       16,664,367       2,062,252

Dividends from affililiates

                  24,203       171,386       899,225       1,654,606       361,217
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total investment income

      1,535,952       8,016,893       1,748,931       4,382,934       14,814,666       18,318,973       2,423,469
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Expenses:

                           

Management fees

      921,055       3,189,317       355,493       1,138,463       5,502,970       9,503,821       2,044,619

Custodian fees

      16,909       84,111       2,568       2,625       3,126       3,681       2,712

Directors’ fees

      8,765       26,565       6,667       21,344       103,041       177,924       38,215

Professional fees

      20,762       23,975       13,518       16,126       30,645       43,882       19,122

Accounting fees

      19,659       133,567       24,681       25,193       25,619       25,699       25,633

Administration fees

      22,641       23,937       38,806       42,016       44,061       45,998       42,939

Printing and filing fees

      6,337       12,757       6,202       10,362       34,992       57,488       15,688

Compliance expense

      15,080       15,080       15,080       15,080       15,080       15,080       15,080

Other

      2,994       8,365       2,164       6,946       34,211       57,944       12,043
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total expenses

      1,034,202       3,517,674       465,179       1,278,155       5,793,745       9,931,517       2,216,051
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Less expenses reduced or reimbursed by advisor

                  (226,418 )       (470,818 )       (1,505,609 )       (1,692,796 )       (638,268 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net expenses

      1,034,202       3,517,674       238,761       807,337       4,288,136       8,238,721       1,577,783
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net investment income

      501,750       4,499,219       1,510,170       3,575,597       10,526,530       10,080,252       845,686
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Realized/unrealized gain on investments, capital gain distributions received from underlying mutual funds, futures contracts, and foreign currency related transactions:

                           

Net realized gain (loss) on:

                           

Investments in securities of unaffiliated issuers

      15,780,396       13,795,764       (239,348 )       (880,520 )       (934,721 )       (6,035,001 )       (1,028,312 )

Investments in affiliates

                  1,964,534       9,675,930       63,359,359       121,747,735       29,632,387

Capital gain distributions received from underlying unaffiliated mutual funds

                  92,092       309,702       1,673,513       4,030,821       801,429

Capital gain distributions received from underlying affiliated mutual funds

                        507,720       3,544,826       7,913,467       1,719,049

Futures contracts

            (6,518,525 )                              

Foreign currency related transactions

            (932 )                              

Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on:

                           

Investments in securities of unaffiliated issuers

      (31,162,980 )       (18,476,194 )       (2,414,595 )       (6,891,133 )       (40,340,606 )       (77,175,557 )       (17,318,591 )

Investments in affiliates

                  (3,625,109 )       (21,379,098 )       (139,914,592 )       (289,327,267 )       (71,570,385 )

Futures contracts

            3,601,820                              
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net realized/unrealized loss on investments, capital gain distributions received from underlying mutual funds, futures contracts, and foreign currency related transactions

      (15,382,584 )       (7,598,067 )       (4,222,426 )       (18,657,399 )       (112,612,221 )       (238,845,802 )       (57,764,423 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Change in net assets from operations

    $ (14,880,834 )     $ (3,098,848 )     $ (2,712,256 )     $ (15,081,802 )     $ (102,085,691 )     $ (228,765,550 )     $ (56,918,737 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

*Taxes withheld

    $     $ 14,685     $     $     $     $     $
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

132


Ohio National Fund, Inc.

 

 

  

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

       

 

    ON Equity     ON Bond     ON Omni     ON Capital Appreciation  
    Portfolio     Portfolio     Portfolio     Portfolio  
    Year Ended     Year Ended     Year Ended     Year Ended     Year Ended     Year Ended     Year Ended     Year Ended  
    December 31,     December 31,     December 31,     December 31,     December 31,     December 31,     December 31,     December 31,  
    2018     2017     2018     2017     2018     2017     2018     2017  

Increase (Decrease) in net assets:

               

Operations:

               

Net investment income

  $ 3,678,023     $ 4,056,364     $ 9,665,588     $ 5,490,404     $ 774,383     $ 642,510     $ 998,726     $ 1,723,715  

Net realized gain (loss) on investments and foreign currency related transactions

    34,126,131       48,627,176       (1,332,707     945,221       4,734,973       8,186,809       12,868,329       22,158,899  

Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments and foreign currency related transactions

    (79,717,330     25,708,456       (18,121,945     3,790,719       (15,186,311     3,210,023       (27,867,547     (845,434
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in net assets from operations

    (41,913,176     78,391,996       (9,789,064     10,226,344       (9,676,955     12,039,342       (14,000,492     23,037,180  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Capital transactions:

               

Received from shares sold

    21,760,700       405,044,830       38,682,232       195,349,582       10,920,667       7,854,928       10,441,625       80,306,162  

Paid for shares redeemed

    (296,773,433     (490,371,035     (88,523,835     (46,957,435     (16,074,459     (9,385,488     (28,800,944     (173,461,176
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in net assets from capital transactions

    (275,012,733     (85,326,205     (49,841,603     148,392,147       (5,153,792     (1,530,560     (18,359,319     (93,155,014
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in net assets

    (316,925,909     (6,934,209     (59,630,667     158,618,491       (14,830,747     10,508,782       (32,359,811     (70,117,834

Net assets:

               

Beginning of year

    574,879,897       581,814,106       317,321,351       158,702,860       68,394,295       57,885,513       125,590,165       195,707,999  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of year

  $ 257,953,988     $ 574,879,897     $ 257,690,684     $ 317,321,351     $ 53,563,548     $ 68,394,295     $ 93,230,354     $ 125,590,165  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

133


Ohio National Fund, Inc.

 

 

  

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

       

 

    ON International Equity     ON Foreign     ON Janus Henderson     ON Janus Henderson Venture  
    Portfolio     Portfolio     Forty Portfolio     Portfolio  
    Year Ended     Year Ended     Year Ended     Year Ended     Year Ended     Year Ended     Year Ended     Year Ended  
    December 31,     December 31,     December 31,     December 31,     December 31,     December 31,     December 31,     December 31,  
    2018     2017     2018     2017     2018     2017     2018     2017  

Increase (Decrease) in net assets:

               

Operations:

               

Net investment income (loss)

  $ 9,203,118     $ 1,930,831     $ 1,198,783     $ 766,568     $ (181,828   $ (87,431   $ (597,775   $ (496,991

Net realized gain (loss) on investments, futures contracts, foreign currency contracts, and other foreign currency related transactions

    (13,437,629     20,007,115       920,353       12,225,092       9,044,086       7,596,740       36,513,561       15,587,664  

Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments, futures contracts, and foreign currency related transactions

    (81,640,074     14,707,509       (12,858,643     318,637       (14,617,276     6,024,692       (46,188,021     40,132,780  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in net assets from operations

    (85,874,585     36,645,455       (10,739,507     13,310,297       (5,755,018     13,534,001       (10,272,235     55,223,453  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Capital transactions:

               

Received from shares sold

    522,211,794       14,910,907       7,071,488       19,610,626       131,184,789       12,889,196       28,648,853       177,635,315  

Paid for shares redeemed

    (75,666,960     (34,994,526     (20,936,084     (19,903,183     (36,734,844     (15,646,575     (87,143,672     (188,951,193
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in net assets from capital transactions

    446,544,834       (20,083,619     (13,864,596     (292,557     94,449,945       (2,757,379     (58,494,819     (11,315,878
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in net assets

    360,670,249       16,561,836       (24,604,103     13,017,740       88,694,927       10,776,622       (68,767,054     43,907,575  

Net assets:

               

Beginning of year

    158,086,745       141,524,909       79,690,730       66,672,990       60,642,356       49,865,734       276,214,481       232,306,906  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of year

  $ 518,756,994     $ 158,086,745     $ 55,086,627     $ 79,690,730     $ 149,337,283     $ 60,642,356     $ 207,447,427     $ 276,214,481  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

134


Ohio National Fund, Inc.

 

 

  

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

       

 

                            ON Federated     ON Federated  
    ON Janus Henderson Enterprise     ON S&P 500® Index     Strategic Value     High Income Bond  
    Portfolio     Portfolio     Dividend Portfolio     Portfolio  
    Year Ended     Year Ended     Year Ended     Year Ended     Year Ended     Year Ended     Year Ended     Year Ended  
    December 31,     December 31,     December 31,     December 31,     December 31,     December 31,     December 31,     December 31,  
    2018     2017     2018     2017     2018     2017     2018     2017  

Increase (Decrease) in net assets:

               

Operations:

               

Net investment income (loss)

  $ 59,084     $ (178,848   $ 19,156,628     $ 15,437,238     $ 17,166,976     $ 20,840,410     $ 15,221,264     $ 16,582,542  

Net realized gain (loss) on investments, futures contracts, and foreign currency related transactions

    19,972,986       8,412,020       123,480,167       36,445,415       15,250,075       31,449,661       (539,202     2,116,365  

Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments, futures contracts, and foreign currency related transactions

    (26,217,301     9,661,514       (196,611,132     129,535,843       (75,279,284     21,723,360       (21,613,364     2,626,767  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in net assets from operations

    (6,185,231     17,894,686       (53,974,337     181,418,496       (42,862,233     74,013,431       (6,931,302     21,325,674  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Capital transactions:

               

Received from shares sold

    57,214,680       5,911,403       347,702,650       626,563,875       32,510,016       506,307,850       22,584,954       231,572,692  

Paid for shares redeemed

    (26,241,838     (16,200,896     (326,345,158     (506,466,387     (264,473,671     (459,177,636     (132,623,908     (247,603,288
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in net assets from capital transactions

    30,972,842       (10,289,493     21,357,492       120,097,488       (231,963,655     47,130,214       (110,038,954     (16,030,596
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in net assets

    24,787,611       7,605,193       (32,616,845     301,515,984       (274,825,888     121,143,645       (116,970,256     5,295,078  

Net assets:

               

Beginning of year

    77,803,451       70,198,258       1,144,155,380       842,639,396       596,664,921       475,521,276       319,052,546       313,757,468  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of year

  $ 102,591,062     $ 77,803,451     $ 1,111,538,535     $ 1,144,155,380     $ 321,839,033     $ 596,664,921     $ 202,082,290     $ 319,052,546  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

135


Ohio National Fund, Inc.

 

 

  

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

       

 

    ON ClearBridge Small Cap     ON Nasdaq-100® Index     ON Bristol     ON Bryton Growth  
    Portfolio     Portfolio     Portfolio     Portfolio  
    Year Ended     Year Ended     Year Ended     Year Ended     Year Ended     Year Ended     Year Ended     Year Ended  
    December 31,     December 31,     December 31,     December 31,     December 31,     December 31,     December 31,     December 31,  
    2018     2017     2018     2017     2018     2017     2018     2017  

Increase (Decrease) in net assets:

               

Operations:

               

Net investment income (loss)

  $ 444,410     $ 823,123     $ 2,359,160     $ 1,394,047     $ 1,258,378     $ 1,003,578     $ (278,025   $ (481,788

Net realized gain on investments and futures contracts

    34,009,076       26,041,485       47,305,884       8,094,996       21,820,877       41,888,166       8,841,303       14,849,635  

Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments and futures contracts

    (40,203,319     5,031,578       (58,771,178     43,376,301       (55,659,595     6,677,159       (7,430,497     1,760,048  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in net assets from operations

    (5,749,833     31,896,186       (9,106,134     52,865,344       (32,580,340     49,568,903       1,132,781       16,127,895  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Capital transactions:

               

Received from shares sold

    13,705,484       210,858,672       203,694,976       104,350,460       24,292,885       177,409,632       6,244,393       75,485,463  

Paid for shares redeemed

    (156,864,507     (243,371,357     (124,224,169     (56,054,728     (60,069,872     (211,200,737     (38,689,793     (129,426,147
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in net assets from capital transactions

    (143,159,023     (32,512,685     79,470,807       48,295,732       (35,776,987     (33,791,105     (32,445,400     (53,940,684
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in net assets

    (148,908,856     (616,499     70,364,673       101,161,076       (68,357,327     15,777,798       (31,312,619     (37,812,789

Net assets:

               

Beginning of year

    275,097,567       275,714,066       257,217,509       156,056,433       223,701,943       207,924,145       56,774,584       94,587,373  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of year

  $ 126,188,711     $ 275,097,567     $ 327,582,182     $ 257,217,509     $ 155,344,616     $ 223,701,943     $ 25,461,965     $ 56,774,584  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

136


Ohio National Fund, Inc.

 

 

 

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

      

 

                ON S&P                          
    ON ICON     MidCap 400® Index     ON Bristol     ON Risk Managed Balanced  
    Balanced Portfolio     Portfolio     Growth Portfolio     Portfolio  
    Year Ended     Year Ended     Year Ended     Year Ended     Year Ended     Year Ended     Year Ended     Year Ended  
    December 31,     December 31,     December 31,     December 31,     December 31,     December 31,     December 31,     December 31,  
    2018     2017     2018     2017     2018     2017     2018     2017  

Increase (Decrease) in net assets:

               

Operations:

               

Net investment income

  $ 11,589,899     $ 18,946,310     $ 1,928,886     $ 528,803     $ 501,750     $ 295,214     $ 4,499,219     $ 3,850,193  

Net realized gain on investments, futures contracts, foreign currency related transactions, and capital gain distributions received from underlying mutual funds

    28,046,590       33,131,955       3,662,528       1,249,952       15,780,396       24,580,265       7,276,307       14,012,026  

Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments, futures contracts, and foreign currency related transactions

    (85,113,701     49,373,289       (55,549,977     6,263,050       (31,162,980     7,591,502       (14,874,374     33,191,554  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in net assets from operations

    (45,477,212     101,451,554       (49,958,563     8,041,805       (14,880,834     32,466,981       (3,098,848     51,053,773  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Capital transactions:

               

Received from shares sold

    51,811,471       502,351,143       294,163,638       58,563,238       16,790,977       118,823,309       67,212,455       83,103,619  

Paid for shares redeemed

    (494,749,369     (600,794,651     (26,349,955     (25,711,544     (42,484,491     (140,799,340     (61,216,514     (62,068,377
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in net assets from capital transactions

    (442,937,898     (98,443,508     267,813,683       32,851,694       (25,693,514     (21,976,031     5,995,941       21,035,242  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in net assets

    (488,415,110     3,008,046       217,855,120       40,893,499       (40,574,348     10,490,950       2,897,093       72,089,015  

Net assets:

               

Beginning of year

    955,100,001       952,091,955       88,782,737       47,889,238       128,049,056       117,558,106       344,170,603       272,081,588  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of year

  $ 466,684,891     $ 955,100,001     $ 306,637,857     $ 88,782,737     $ 87,474,708     $ 128,049,056     $ 347,067,696     $ 344,170,603  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

137


Ohio National Fund, Inc.

 

 

 

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

      

 

                 ON Moderately                                      
     ON Conservative     Conservative     ON Balanced     ON Moderate     ON  
     Model     Model     Model     Growth Model     Growth Model  
     Portfolio     Portfolio     Portfolio     Portfolio     Portfolio  
           Period from           Period from           Period from           Period from           Period from  
           March 1, 2017           March 1, 2017           March 1, 2017           March 1, 2017           March 1, 2017  
     Year Ended     (inception) to     Year Ended     (inception) to     Year Ended     (inception) to     Year Ended     (inception) to     Year Ended     (inception) to  
     December 31,     December 31,     December 31,     December 31,     December 31,     December 31,     December 31,     December 31,     December 31,     December 31,  
     2018     2017     2018     2017     2018     2017     2018     2017     2018     2017  

Increase (Decrease) in net assets:

                    

Operations:

                    

Net investment income

   $ 1,510,170     $ 1,472,402     $ 3,575,597     $ 3,844,130     $ 10,526,530     $ 12,745,203     $ 10,080,252     $ 16,421,240     $ 845,686     $ 2,205,209  

Net realized gain on investments and capital gain distributions received from underlying mutual funds

     1,817,278       706,260       9,612,832       3,064,137       67,642,977       18,419,784       127,657,022       31,065,150       31,124,553       6,550,318  

Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments

     (6,039,704     3,237,861       (28,270,231     15,251,452       (180,255,198     102,073,393       (366,502,824     201,663,024       (88,888,976     48,364,731  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in net assets from operations

     (2,712,256     5,416,523       (15,081,802     22,159,719       (102,085,691     133,238,380       (228,765,550     249,149,414       (56,918,737     57,120,258  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Capital transactions:

                    

Received from shares sold

     16,321,184       116,235,409       17,226,213       354,878,115       32,601,532       1,605,179,885       62,284,294       2,645,437,657       37,982,945       539,074,347  

Paid for shares redeemed

     (34,326,169     (21,934,625     (90,882,373     (51,081,922     (346,200,979     (175,842,247     (535,321,797     (247,795,173     (100,690,231     (52,416,855
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in net assets from capital transactions

     (18,004,985     94,300,784       (73,656,160     303,796,193       (313,599,447     1,429,337,638       (473,037,503     2,397,642,484       (62,707,286     486,657,492  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in net assets

     (20,717,241     99,717,307       (88,737,962     325,955,912       (415,685,138     1,562,576,018       (701,803,053     2,646,791,898       (119,626,023     543,777,750  

Net assets:

                    

Beginning of year

     99,717,307             325,955,912             1,562,576,018             2,646,791,898             543,777,750        
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of year

   $ 79,000,066     $ 99,717,307     $ 237,217,950     $ 325,955,912     $ 1,146,890,880     $ 1,562,576,018     $ 1,944,988,845     $ 2,646,791,898     $ 424,151,727     $ 543,777,750  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

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Financial Highlights

 

                          

 

     Selected per-share data        Ratios and supplemental data
          Operations     Distributions                   Ratios to average net assets    
                                         Ratios net of       Ratios assuming    
                                         expenses       no expenses    
                                         reduced or       reduced or    
                                         reimbursed by       reimbursed by    
                                         adviser       adviser    
               Net realized and                                      
               unrealized gain (loss) on       Distributions                              
               investments and foreign       from net            Net assets at end                 
     Net asset value,    Net investment    currency related   Total from   investment   Net asset value,        of year        Net investment       Portfolio turnover
     beginning of year    income    transactions   operations   income   end of year    Total Return#   (in millions)    Expenses   income   Expenses   rate

ON Equity Portfolio

                                                    

Year Ended December 31, 2018

     $ 41.38        0.51        (6.23 )       (5.72 )           $ 35.66        -13.82 %     $ 258.0        0.81 %       0.90 %       0.81 %       28 %

Year Ended December 31, 2017

     $ 36.09        0.35        4.94       5.29           $ 41.38        14.66 %     $ 574.9        0.80 %       0.71 %       0.80 %       41 %

Year Ended December 31, 2016

     $ 32.02        0.35        3.72       4.07           $ 36.09        12.71 %     $ 581.8        0.82 %       1.05 %       0.82 %       47 %

Year Ended December 31, 2015

     $ 33.44        0.21        (1.44 )       (1.23 )       (0.19 )     $ 32.02        -3.69 %     $ 535.3        0.81 %       0.69 %       0.81 %       47 %

Year Ended December 31, 2014

     $ 29.41        0.12        4.02       4.14       (0.11 )     $ 33.44        14.07 %     $ 518.7        0.83 %       0.69 %       0.83 %       46 %

ON Bond Portfolio

                                                    

Year Ended December 31, 2018

     $ 17.56        0.64        (1.18 )       (0.54 )           $ 17.02        -3.08 %     $ 257.7        0.59 %       3.27 %       0.59 %       40 %

Year Ended December 31, 2017

     $ 16.54        0.04        0.98       1.02           $ 17.56        6.17 %     $ 317.3        0.63 %       3.16 %       0.63 %       114 %

Year Ended December 31, 2016

     $ 15.33        0.59        0.62       1.21           $ 16.54        7.89 %     $ 158.7        0.65 %       3.33 %       0.65 %       88 %

Year Ended December 31, 2015

     $ 15.65        0.56        (0.88 )       (0.32 )           $ 15.33        -2.04 %     $ 154.0        0.64 %       3.46 %       0.64 %       93 %

Year Ended December 31, 2014

     $ 14.78        0.50        0.37       0.87           $ 15.65        5.89 %     $ 158.7        0.64 %       3.34 %       0.64 %       35 %

ON Omni Portfolio

                                                    

Year Ended December 31, 2018

     $ 32.60        0.40        (5.15 )       (4.75 )           $ 27.85        -14.57 %     $  53.6        0.77 %       1.16 %       0.77 %       225 %

Year Ended December 31, 2017

     $ 26.93        0.31        5.36       5.67           $ 32.60        21.05 %     $  68.4        0.78 %       1.02 %       0.78 %       187 %

Year Ended December 31, 2016

     $ 24.43        0.25        2.25       2.50           $ 26.93        10.23 %     $  57.9        0.80 %       1.09 %       0.80 %       194 %

Year Ended December 31, 2015

     $ 24.15        0.28        0.24       0.52       (0.24 )     $ 24.43        2.15 %     $  48.7        0.77 %       1.23 %       0.77 %       186 %

Year Ended December 31, 2014

     $ 21.74        0.26        2.37       2.63       (0.22 )     $ 24.15        12.12 %     $  37.2        0.77 %       1.06 %       0.77 %       198 %

ON Capital Appreciation Portfolio

                                                    

Year Ended December 31, 2018

     $ 43.66        0.40        (6.33 )       (5.93 )           $ 37.73        -13.58 %     $  93.2        0.89 %       0.86 %       0.89 %       55 %

Year Ended December 31, 2017

     $ 37.70        1.28        4.68       5.96           $ 43.66        15.81 %     $ 125.6        0.86 %       1.00 %       0.86 %       51 %

Year Ended December 31, 2016

     $ 32.88        0.91        3.91       4.82           $ 37.70        14.66 %     $ 195.7        0.82 %       1.21 %       0.82 %       55 %

Year Ended December 31, 2015

     $ 33.82        0.29        (0.98 )       (0.69 )       (0.25 )     $ 32.88        -2.05 %     $ 430.4        0.80 %       0.86 %       0.80 %       69 %

Year Ended December 31, 2014

     $ 31.24        0.08        2.59       2.67       (0.09 )     $ 33.82        8.54 %     $ 449.4        0.83 %       0.56 %       0.83 %       67 %

# Performance does not include fees and expenses imposed by a variable annuity contract. Had those fees and expenses been included, performance would have been lower than the returns presented.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

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Financial Highlights

 

                          

 

     Selected per-share data        Ratios and supplemental data
          Operations                 Ratios to average net assets    
                                    Ratios net of
expenses reduced
or

reimbursed by
adviser
      Ratios assuming no
expenses reduced
or reimbursed by
adviser
   
              Net realized and unrealized                                  
              gain (loss) on investments,                                  
              futures contracts, foreign                                  
     Net asset value,        currency contracts, and                                  
     beginning of    Net investment   other foreign currency   Total from   Net asset value,        Net assets at end        Net investment       Portfolio turnover
     year    income (loss)   related transactions   operations   end of year    Total Return#   of year (in millions)    Expenses   income (loss)   Expenses   rate

ON International Equity Portfolio

                                      

Year Ended December 31, 2018

     $ 15.08        0.23       (2.24 )       (2.01 )     $ 13.07        -13.33 %     $ 518.8        0.86 %       1.93 %       0.86 %       44 %

Year Ended December 31, 2017

     $ 11.89        0.18       3.01       3.19     $ 15.08        26.83 %     $ 158.1        1.06 %       1.25 %       1.06 %       132 %(a)

Year Ended December 31, 2016

     $ 12.50        0.22       (0.83 )       (0.61 )     $ 11.89        -4.88 %     $ 141.5        1.02 %       1.57 %       1.02 %       69 %

Year Ended December 31, 2015

     $ 12.55        0.19       (0.24 )       (0.05 )     $ 12.50        -0.40 %(b)     $ 159.0        1.00 %       1.21 %       1.00 %       72 %

Year Ended December 31, 2014

     $ 13.85        0.18       (1.48 )       (1.30 )     $ 12.55        -9.39 %     $ 174.4        0.84 %       1.43 %       1.00 %       95 %

ON Foreign Portfolio

                                      

Year Ended December 31, 2018

     $ 33.22        0.57       (5.76 )       (5.19 )     $ 28.03        -15.62 %     $  55.1        1.17 %       1.72 %       1.17 %       22 %

Year Ended December 31, 2017

     $ 27.72        0.32       5.18       5.50     $ 33.22        19.84 %     $  79.7        1.22 %       1.01 %       1.22 %       126 %(a)

Year Ended December 31, 2016

     $ 29.98        0.26       (2.52 )       (2.26 )     $ 27.72        -7.54 %     $  66.7        1.24 %       0.89 %       1.24 %       51 %

Year Ended December 31, 2015

     $ 27.39        0.03       2.56       2.59     $ 29.98        9.46 %(b)     $  78.3        1.23 %       0.12 %       1.23 %       58 %

Year Ended December 31, 2014

     $ 30.03        0.12       (2.76 )       (2.64 )     $ 27.39        -8.79 %     $  67.6        1.18 %       0.38 %       1.18 %       65 %

ON Janus Henderson Forty Portfolio

                                      

Year Ended December 31, 2018

     $ 19.93        (0.03 )       1.07       1.04     $ 20.97        5.22 %     $ 149.3        0.87 %       -0.15 %       0.87 %       48 %

Year Ended December 31, 2017

     $ 15.61        (0.03 )       4.35       4.32     $ 19.93        27.67 %     $  60.6        0.96 %       -0.15 %       0.96 %       57 %

Year Ended December 31, 2016

     $ 15.09        (0.02 )       0.54       0.52     $ 15.61        3.45 %     $  49.9        0.95 %       -0.09 %       0.95 %       63 %

Year Ended December 31, 2015

     $ 13.70        (0.01 )       1.40       1.39     $ 15.09        10.15 %     $  51.4        0.93 %       -0.10 %       0.93 %       60 %

Year Ended December 31, 2014

     $ 12.50        (0.03 )       1.23       1.20     $ 13.70        9.60 %     $  39.9        0.94 %       -0.23 %       0.94 %       55 %

ON Janus Henderson Venture Portfolio

                                      

Year Ended December 31, 2018

     $ 32.99        (0.10 )       (2.00 )       (2.10 )     $ 30.89        -6.37 %     $ 207.4        0.85 %       -0.23 %       0.85 %       33 %

Year Ended December 31, 2017

     $ 26.61        (0.06 )       6.44       6.38     $ 32.99        23.98 %     $ 276.2        0.85 %       -0.19 %       0.85 %       26 %

Year Ended December 31, 2016

     $ 25.01        0.01       1.59       1.60     $ 26.61        6.40 %     $ 232.3        0.86 %       0.04 %       0.86 %       25 %

Year Ended December 31, 2015

     $ 25.07        (0.03 )       (0.03 )       (0.06 )     $ 25.01        -0.24 %(b)     $ 238.2        0.85 %       -0.12 %       0.85 %       37 %

Year Ended December 31, 2014

     $ 22.65        (0.05 )       2.47       2.42     $ 25.07        10.64 %     $ 212.1        0.89 %       -0.31 %       0.89 %       58 %

 

 

(a)

Effective May 1, 2017, the sub-adviser to the ON International Equity Portfolio changed from Federated Global Investment Management Corp. to Lazard Asset Management LLC, and the sub-adviser to the ON Foreign Portfolio changed from Federated Global Investment Management Corp. to Templeton Global Advisors Limited. Costs of purchases and proceeds from sales of portfolio securities associated with the changes in the sub-advisers contributed to higher portfolio turnover rates for the year ended December 31, 2017 as compared to prior years.

(b)

Initial Public Offering (IPO) investments had a significant impact on the total return in this period and such performance may be difficult to repeat.

# Performance does not include fees and expenses imposed by a variable annuity contract. Had those fees and expenses been included, performance would have been lower than the returns presented.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

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Financial Highlights

 

                          

 

     Selected per-share data        Ratios and supplemental data
          Operations     Distributions                   Ratios to average net assets    
                                        Ratios net of
expenses
reduced or
reimbursed by
adviser
      Ratios assuming
no expenses
reduced or
reimbursed by
adviser
   
              Net realized and                                      
              unrealized gain (loss) on                                      
              investments, futures       Distributions                              
              contracts, and foreign       from net            Net assets at end                 
     Net asset value,    Net investment   currency related   Total from   investment   Net asset value,        of year        Net investment       Portfolio turnover
     beginning of year    income (loss)   transactions   operations   income   end of year    Total Return#   (in millions)    Expenses   income (loss)   Expenses   rate

ON Janus Henderson Enterprise Portfolio

                                                   

Year Ended December 31, 2018

     $ 38.60        0.02       (1.26 )       (1.24 )           $ 37.36        -3.21 %     $   102.6        0.96 %       0.06 %       0.96 %       103 %(a)

Year Ended December 31, 2017

     $ 30.37        (0.09 )       8.32       8.23           $ 38.60        27.10 %     $     77.8        0.98 %       -0.24 %       0.98 %       57 %

Year Ended December 31, 2016

     $ 29.90        (0.09 )       0.56       0.47           $ 30.37        1.57 %     $     70.2        0.98 %       -0.29 %       0.98 %       61 %

Year Ended December 31, 2015

     $ 31.49        (0.07 )       (1.52 )       (1.59 )           $ 29.90        -5.05 %(b)     $     78.7        0.94 %       -0.21 %       0.94 %       59 %

Year Ended December 31, 2014

     $ 28.24        (0.05 )       3.30       3.25           $ 31.49        11.51 %     $     86.7        0.94 %       -0.18 %       0.94 %       61 %

ON S&P 500® Index Portfolio

                                                   

Year Ended December 31, 2018

     $ 29.52        0.48       (1.89 )       (1.41 )           $ 28.11        -4.78 %     $ 1,111.5        0.38 %       1.58 %       0.38 %       18 %

Year Ended December 31, 2017

     $ 24.32        0.37       4.83       5.20           $ 29.52        21.38 %     $ 1,144.2        0.38 %       1.65 %       0.38 %       8 %

Year Ended December 31, 2016

     $ 21.82        0.25       2.25       2.50           $ 24.32        11.46 %     $   842.6        0.42 %       1.84 %       0.42 %       8 %

Year Ended December 31, 2015

     $ 21.93        0.37       (0.17 )       0.20       (0.31 )     $ 21.82        0.91 %     $   410.7        0.41 %       1.72 %       0.41 %       14 %

Year Ended December 31, 2014

     $ 19.63        0.32       2.25       2.57       (0.27 )     $ 21.93        13.11 %     $   388.2        0.43 %       1.64 %       0.43 %       11 %

ON Federated Strategic Value Dividend Portfolio

                                                   

Year Ended December 31, 2018

     $ 17.88        0.87       (2.38 )       (1.51 )           $ 16.37        -8.45 %     $   321.8        0.76 %       3.88 %       0.76 %       18 %

Year Ended December 31, 2017

     $ 15.60        0.59       1.69       2.28           $ 17.88        14.62 %     $   596.7        0.75 %       3.77 %       0.75 %       27 %

Year Ended December 31, 2016

     $ 14.07        0.36       1.17       1.53           $ 15.60        10.87 %     $   475.5        0.78 %       3.19 %       0.78 %       32 %

Year Ended December 31, 2015

     $ 13.92        0.53       0.06       0.59       (0.44 )     $ 14.07        4.26 %     $   309.8        0.78 %       3.47 %       0.78 %       13 %

Year Ended December 31, 2014

     $ 13.09        0.93       0.68       1.61       (0.78 )     $ 13.92        12.41 %     $   332.6        0.78 %       5.37 %       0.78 %       22 %

ON Federated High Income Bond Portfolio

                                                   

Year Ended December 31, 2018

     $ 19.36        1.41       (2.04 )       (0.63 )           $ 18.73        -3.25 %     $   202.1        0.75 %       5.39 %       0.75 %       14 %

Year Ended December 31, 2017

     $ 18.10        1.04       0.22       1.26           $ 19.36        6.96 %     $   319.1        0.74 %       5.21 %       0.74 %       30 %

Year Ended December 31, 2016

     $ 15.82        0.43       1.85       2.28           $ 18.10        14.41 %     $   313.8        0.80 %       5.56 %       0.80 %       30 %

Year Ended December 31, 2015

     $ 16.32        1.18       (1.68 )       (0.50 )           $ 15.82        -3.06 %     $   194.2        0.80 %       5.65 %       0.80 %       29 %

Year Ended December 31, 2014

     $ 15.88        1.57       (1.13 )       0.44           $ 16.32        2.77 %     $   230.1        0.77 %       5.73 %       0.77 %       33 %

 

 

(a)

Effective May 1, 2018, the sub-adviser changed from Goldman Sachs Asset Management, L.P. to Janus Capital Management LLC. Costs of purchases and proceeds from sales of portfolio securities associated with the change in the sub-adviser contributed to a higher portfolio turnover rate for the year ended December 31, 2018 as compared to prior periods.

(b)

Initial Public Offering (IPO) investments had a significant impact on the total return in this period and such performance may be difficult to repeat.

# Performance does not include fees and expenses imposed by a variable annuity contract. Had those fees and expenses been included, performance would have been lower than the returns presented.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

141


Ohio National Fund, Inc.

 

Financial Highlights

 

     Selected per-share data        Ratios and supplemental data
          Operations     Distributions                   Ratios to average net assets    
                                        Ratios net of
expenses
reduced or
reimbursed by
adviser
      Ratios assuming
no expenses
reduced or
reimbursed by
adviser
   
    

Net asset value,

beginning of year

   Net investment
income (loss)
  Net realized and
unrealized gain (loss) on
investments and futures
contracts
  Total from
operations
  Distributions
from net
investment
income
  Net asset value,
end of year
   Total Return#  

Net assets at end
of year

(in millions)

   Expenses   Net investment
income (loss)
  Expenses   Portfolio turnover
rate

ON ClearBridge Small Cap Portfolio

                                                   

Year Ended December 31, 2018

     $ 57.46        0.19       (5.50 )       (5.31 )           $ 52.15        -9.24 %     $ 126.2        0.90 %       0.19 %       0.90 %       41 %

Year Ended December 31, 2017

     $ 51.21        0.20       6.05       6.25           $ 57.46        12.20 %     $ 275.1        0.89 %       0.30 %       0.89 %       46 %

Year Ended December 31, 2016

     $ 40.00        0.22       10.99       11.21           $ 51.21        28.03 %     $ 275.7        0.93 %       0.92 %       0.93 %       51 %

Year Ended December 31, 2015

     $ 41.01        (0.10 )       (0.91 )       (1.01 )           $ 40.00        -2.46 %     $  94.0        1.01 %       -0.29 %       1.01 %       126 %(a)

Year Ended December 31, 2014

     $ 40.03        (0.19 )       1.17       0.98           $ 41.01        2.45 %     $ 75.5        1.00 %       -0.45 %       1.00 %       44 %

ON Nasdaq-100® Index Portfolio

                                                   

Year Ended December 31, 2018

     $ 16.67        0.12       (0.19 )       (0.07 )           $ 16.60        -0.42 %     $ 327.6        0.41 %       0.67 %       0.41 %       22 %

Year Ended December 31, 2017

     $ 12.59        0.07       4.01       4.08           $ 16.67        32.41 %     $ 257.2        0.45 %       0.71 %       0.45 %       9 %

Year Ended December 31, 2016

     $ 11.80        0.09       0.70       0.79           $ 12.59        6.69 %     $ 156.1        0.48 %       0.84 %       0.48 %       13 %

Year Ended December 31, 2015

     $ 10.88        0.09       0.91       1.00       (0.08 )     $ 11.80        9.14 %     $ 138.6        0.46 %       0.79 %       0.46 %       19 %

Year Ended December 31, 2014

     $ 9.25        0.12       1.62       1.74       (0.11 )     $ 10.88        18.77 %     $ 121.7        0.48 %       1.23 %       0.48 %       23 %

ON Bristol Portfolio

                                                   

Year Ended December 31, 2018

     $ 30.22        0.20       (5.63 )       (5.43 )           $ 24.79        -17.97 %     $ 155.3        0.82 %       0.63 %       0.82 %       272 %

Year Ended December 31, 2017

     $ 24.02        0.16       6.04       6.20           $ 30.22        25.81 %     $ 223.7        0.82 %       0.47 %       0.82 %       220 %

Year Ended December 31, 2016

     $ 21.49        0.12       2.41       2.53           $ 24.02        11.77 %     $ 207.9        0.83 %       0.49 %       0.83 %       223 %

Year Ended December 31, 2015

     $ 20.75        0.12       0.73       0.85       (0.11 )     $ 21.49        4.08 %     $ 218.7        0.81 %       0.55 %       0.81 %       228 %

Year Ended December 31, 2014

     $ 18.29        0.09       2.45       2.54       (0.08 )     $ 20.75        13.88 %     $ 232.0        0.81 %       0.42 %       0.81 %       239 %

ON Bryton Growth Portfolio

                                                   

Year Ended December 31, 2018

     $ 24.91        (0.26 )       (1.03 )       (1.29 )           $ 23.62        -5.18 %     $ 25.5        1.05 %       -0.55 %       1.05 %       201 %

Year Ended December 31, 2017

     $ 20.49        (0.21 )       4.63       4.42           $ 24.91        21.57 %     $ 56.8        0.98 %       -0.55 %       0.98 %       196 %

Year Ended December 31, 2016

     $ 19.60        (0.19 )       1.08       0.89           $ 20.49        4.54 %     $ 94.6        0.92 %       -0.62 %       0.92 %       188 %

Year Ended December 31, 2015

     $ 20.47        (0.11 )       (0.76 )       (0.87 )           $ 19.60        -4.25 %     $ 162.2        0.88 %       -0.53 %       0.88 %       169 %

Year Ended December 31, 2014

     $ 19.28        (0.09 )       1.28       1.19           $ 20.47        6.17 %     $ 179.1        0.88 %       -0.45 %       0.88 %       178 %

 

 

(a)

Effective September 25, 2015, the sub-adviser changed from Eagle Asset Management, Inc. to ClearBridge Investments, LLC. Costs of purchases and proceeds from sales of portfolio securities associated with the change in the sub-adviser contributed to a higher portfolio turnover rate for the year ended December 31, 2015 as compared to prior years.

# Performance does not include fees and expenses imposed by a variable annuity contract. Had those fees and expenses been included, performance would have been lower than the returns presented.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

142


Ohio National Fund, Inc.

 

Financial Highlights

 

     Selected per-share data        Ratios and supplemental data
          Operations   Distributions                 Ratios to average net assets    
               Net realized and
unrealized gain (loss) on
investments, futures
contracts, foreign
currency related
transactions, written
                        Ratios net of
expenses
reduced or
reimbursed by
adviser
      Ratios assuming
no expenses
reduced or
reimbursed by
adviser
   
     Net asset value,
beginning of year
   Net investment
income
   options, and capital
distributions received
from underlying mutual
funds
  Total from
operations
  Distributions
from net
investment
income
  Net asset value,
end of year
   Total Return#  

Net assets at end
of year

(in millions)

   Expenses   Net investment
income
  Expenses   Portfolio turnover
rate

ON ICON Balanced Portfolio

                                                    

Year Ended December 31, 2018

     $ 22.03        0.49        (2.82 )       (2.33 )           $ 19.70        -10.58 %     $ 466.7        0.64 %       1.58 %       0.64 %       47 %

Year Ended December 31, 2017

     $ 19.86        0.47        1.70       2.17           $ 22.03        10.93 %     $ 955.1        0.62 %       1.93 %       0.62 %       106 %

Year Ended December 31, 2016

     $ 18.99        0.39        0.48       0.87           $ 19.86        4.58 %     $ 952.1        0.64 %       2.05 %       0.64 %       99 %

Year Ended December 31, 2015

     $ 18.96        0.30        (0.02 )       0.28       (0.25 )     $ 18.99        1.47 %     $ 864.9        0.64 %       1.58 %       0.64 %       92 %

Year Ended December 31, 2014

     $ 18.02        0.16        0.92       1.08       (0.14 )     $ 18.96        5.99 %     $ 833.1        0.64 %       1.80 %       0.68 %       94 %

ON S&P MidCap 400® Index Portfolio

                                                    

Year Ended December 31, 2018

     $ 17.46        0.10        (2.10 )       (2.00 )           $ 15.46        -11.45 %     $ 306.6        0.51 %       1.32 %       0.51 %       28 %

Year Ended December 31, 2017

     $ 15.12        0.04        2.30       2.34           $ 17.46        15.48 %     $ 88.8        0.71 %       0.92 %       0.71 %       41 %

Year Ended December 31, 2016

     $ 13.81        0.17        1.14       1.31           $ 15.12        9.49 %     $ 47.9        0.79 %       1.24 %       0.79 %       179 %(a)

Year Ended December 31, 2015

     $ 14.49        0.25        (0.72 )       (0.47 )       (0.21 )     $ 13.81        -3.24 %     $ 46.3        0.77 %       1.54 %       0.77 %       72 %

Year Ended December 31, 2014

     $ 13.70        0.25        0.77       1.02       (0.23 )     $ 14.49        7.44 %     $ 55.1        0.77 %       1.77 %       0.77 %       79 %

ON Bristol Growth Portfolio

                                                    

Year Ended December 31, 2018

     $ 24.19        0.12        (3.72 )       (3.60 )           $ 20.59        -14.88 %     $ 87.5        0.88 %       0.43 %       0.88 %       269 %

Year Ended December 31, 2017

     $ 18.65        0.07        5.47       5.54           $ 24.19        29.71 %     $ 128.0        0.88 %       0.24 %       0.88 %       218 %

Year Ended December 31, 2016

     $ 17.31        0.07        1.27       1.34           $ 18.65        7.74 %     $ 117.6        0.89 %       0.36 %       0.89 %       162 %

Year Ended December 31, 2015

     $ 16.44        0.08        0.86       0.94       (0.07 )     $ 17.31        5.72 %     $ 116.2        0.86 %       0.43 %       0.86 %       168 %

Year Ended December 31, 2014

     $ 14.72        0.06        1.71       1.77       (0.05 )     $ 16.44        12.01 %     $ 124.1        0.86 %       0.34 %       0.86 %       192 %

ON Risk Managed Balanced Portfolio

                                                    

Year Ended December 31, 2018

     $ 13.01        0.17        (0.27 )       (0.10 )           $ 12.91        -0.77 %     $ 347.1        0.99 %       1.27 %       0.99 %       131 %(b)

Year Ended December 31, 2017

     $ 11.06        0.14        1.81       1.95           $ 13.01        17.63 %     $ 344.2        1.00 %       1.22 %       1.00 %       72 %(b)

Year Ended December 31, 2016

     $ 10.66        0.09        0.31       0.40           $ 11.06        3.75 %     $ 272.1        1.03 %       1.09 %       1.03 %       78 %

Year Ended December 31, 2015

     $ 10.83        0.03        (0.17 )       (0.14 )       (0.03 )     $ 10.66        -1.32 %     $ 154.3        1.11 %       0.81 %       1.11 %       71 %

Period From May 1, 2014 (inception) to December 31, 2014

     $ 10.00        0.03        0.80       0.83           $ 10.83        8.30 %*     $ 33.8        1.43 %**       0.43 %**       1.43 %**       94 %*

 

 

*

Not annualized

**

Annualized

(a)

Effective December 16, 2016, the sub-adviser to the Portfolio changed from First Trust Advisors L.P. to Geode Capital Management, LLC. Costs of purchases and proceeds from sales of portfolio securities associated with the change in the sub-adviser contributed to a higher portfolio turnover rate for the year ended December 31, 2016 as compared to prior years.

(b)

The portfolio turnover calculation includes purchases and sales from mortgage dollar roll transactions. Without the effect of mortgage dollar roll transactions, the portfolio turnover rate would have been 102% for the year ended December 31, 2018 and 63% for the year ended December 31, 2017 (see Note 2 of the Notes to Financial Statements).

# Performance does not include fees and expenses imposed by a variable annuity contract. Had those fees and expenses been included, performance would have been lower than the returns presented.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

143


Ohio National Fund, Inc.

 

Financial Highlights

 

     Selected per-share data        Ratios and supplemental data
          Operations                 Ratios to average net assets    
                                     Ratios net of
expenses reduced

or
reimbursed by
adviser
      Ratios assuming no
expenses reduced
or reimbursed by
adviser
   
     Net asset value,
beginning of
year
   Net investment
income
   Net realized and unrealized
gain (loss) on investments
and capital gain
distributions received from
underlying mutual funds
  Total from
operations
  Net asset value,
end of year
   Total Return#   Net assets at end
of year (in millions)
   Expenses   Net investment
income
  Expenses   Portfolio turnover
rate

ON Conservative Model Portfolio

                                                

Year Ended December 31, 2018

       $10.53        0.20        (0.52 )       (0.32 )     $ 10.21        -3.04 %     $ 79.0        0.27 %       1.70 %       0.52 %       35 %

Period From March 1, 2017 (inception) to December 31, 2017

       $10.00        0.16        0.37       0.53     $ 10.53        5.30 %*     $ 99.7        0.25 %**       1.71 %**       0.51 %**       29 %*

ON Moderately Conservative Model Portfolio

                                                

Year Ended December 31, 2018

       $10.69        0.15        (0.75 )       (0.60 )     $ 10.09        -5.61 %     $ 237.2        0.28 %       1.26 %       0.45 %       38 %

Period From March 1, 2017 (inception) to December 31, 2017

       $10.00        0.13        0.56       0.69     $ 10.69        6.90 %*     $ 326.0        0.25 %**       1.40 %**       0.45 %**       22 %*

ON Balanced Model Portfolio

                                                

Year Ended December 31, 2018

       $10.81        0.09        (0.93 )       (0.84 )     $ 9.97        -7.77 %     $ 1,146.9        0.31 %       0.77 %       0.42 %       37 %

Period From March 1, 2017 (inception) to December 31, 2017

       $10.00        0.09        0.72       0.81     $ 10.81        8.10 %*     $ 1,562.6        0.25 %**       1.01 %**       0.42 %**       25 %*

ON Moderate Growth Model Portfolio

                                                

Year Ended December 31, 2018

       $11.05        0.05        (1.17 )       (1.12 )     $ 9.93        -10.14 %     $ 1,945.0        0.35 %       0.42 %       0.42 %       49 %

Period From March 1, 2017 (inception) to December 31, 2017

       $10.00        0.07        0.98       1.05     $ 11.05        10.50 %*     $ 2,646.8        0.26 %**       0.80 %**       0.42 %**       23 %*

ON Growth Model Portfolio

                                                

Year Ended December 31, 2018

       $11.15        0.02        (1.31 )       (1.29 )     $ 9.86        -11.57 %     $ 424.2        0.31 %       0.17 %       0.43 %       62 %

Period From March 1, 2017 (inception) to December 31, 2017

       $10.00        0.05        1.10       1.15     $ 11.15        11.50 %*     $ 543.8        0.25 %**       0.51 %**       0.43 %**       24 %*

 

 

*

Not annualized

**

Annualized

# Performance does not include fees and expenses imposed by a variable annuity contract. Had those fees and expenses been included, performance would have been lower than the returns presented.

Ratios presented only reflect the direct income and expenses for the Portfolio, and do not include the indirect expenses related to the underlying funds in which the Portfolio invests.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

144


Ohio National Fund, Inc.

 

 

Notes to Financial Statements

 

 

December 31, 2018  

 

(1)

Organization

Ohio National Fund, Inc. (the “Fund”) is a Maryland corporation registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “40 Act”). The Fund is an open-end investment company and follows accounting and reporting guidance under Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 946, “Financial Services-Investment Companies”. The Fund consists of twenty-five separate investment portfolios (the “Portfolios”) that seek the following objectives and strategies:

 

   

ON Equity Portfolio – Long-term growth of capital by investing, under normal circumstances, at least 80% of its assets in equity securities.

 

   

ON Bond Portfolio – High level of income and opportunity for capital appreciation consistent with preservation of capital by investing, under normal circumstances, at least 80% of its assets in corporate debt securities.

 

   

ON Omni Portfolio – High level of long-term total return consistent with preservation of capital by investing in stocks, bonds, and money market instruments.

 

   

ON Capital Appreciation Portfolio – Long-term growth of capital by investing primarily in equity and equity related securities of established companies with either current or emerging earnings growth not fully appreciated or recognized by the market.

 

   

ON International Equity Portfolio – Long-term growth of capital by investing, under normal circumstances, at least 80% of its assets in equity securities of foreign companies.

 

   

ON Foreign Portfolio – Long-term growth of capital by investing, under normal circumstances, at least 80% of its assets in foreign securities.

 

   

ON Janus Henderson Forty Portfolio – Long-term capital growth by investing primarily in domestic and foreign equity securities selected for growth potential.

 

   

ON Janus Henderson Venture Portfolio – Long-term capital appreciation by investing, under normal circumstances, at least 80% of its assets in stocks of small capitalization companies.

 

   

ON Janus Henderson Enterprise Portfolio – Long-term total return by investing, under normal circumstances, at least 80% of its assets in equity securities of mid-cap companies, primarily those that are strategically positioned for long-term growth.

 

   

ON S&P 500® Index Portfolio – Total return approximating that of the Standard & Poor’s 500® Index (S&P 500® Index), including reinvestment of dividends, at a risk level consistent with that of the S&P 500® Index by investing, under normal circumstances, more than 80% of its assets in securities included in the S&P 500® Index.

 

   

ON Federated Strategic Value Dividend Portfolio – Growth of capital and income by investing primarily in high dividend paying common stocks with dividend growth potential.

 

   

ON Federated High Income Bond Portfolio – High current income by investing, under normal circumstances, at least 80% of its assets in lower rated corporate debt obligations commonly referred to as “junk bonds”. The Portfolio’s investments are generally rated Ba or lower by Moody’s, or BB or lower by Standard & Poor’s or Fitch.

 

   

ON ClearBridge Small Cap Portfolio – Long-term capital appreciation by investing, under normal circumstances, at least 80% of its assets in common stocks and other equity securities of small capitalization companies or in other investments that the portfolio managers believe have similar economic characteristics.

 

   

ON Nasdaq-100® Index Portfolio – Long-term growth of capital by investing, under normal circumstances, more than 80% of its assets in the common stocks of companies composing the Nasdaq-100® Index.

 

   

ON Bristol Portfolio – Long-term growth of capital by investing primarily in common stocks of the 1,000 largest publicly traded U.S. companies in terms of market capitalization.

 

   

ON Bryton Growth Portfolio – Long-term growth of capital by investing primarily in common stocks of growth-oriented U.S. companies smaller than the 500 largest publicly traded U.S. companies in terms of market capitalization.

 

   

ON ICON Balanced Portfolio – Capital appreciation and income by investing, under normal circumstances, up to 75% of its assets in equity securities of domestic companies of any market capitalization while maintaining a minimum of 25% of its assets in fixed income securities.

 

   

ON S&P MidCap 400® Index Portfolio – Total return approximating that of the Standard & Poor’s MidCap 400® Index (S&P MidCap 400® Index), including reinvestment of dividends, at a risk level consistent with that of the S&P MidCap 400® Index by investing, under normal circumstances, more than 80% of its assets in the securities included in the S&P MidCap 400® Index.

 

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Ohio National Fund, Inc.

 

 

  

Notes to Financial Statements (Continued)

   December 31, 2018  

 

   

ON Bristol Growth Portfolio – Long-term growth of capital by investing, under normal circumstances, at least 80% of its assets in common stocks of the 1,000 largest publicly traded U.S. companies in terms of market capitalization.

 

   

ON Risk Managed Balanced Portfolio – Long-term capital growth, consistent with preservation of capital and balanced by current income. The Portfolio invests in a balanced portfolio of equity and fixed-income securities and a risk management portfolio intended to enhance the risk adjusted return of the Portfolio.

 

   

ON Conservative Model Portfolio* – Current income and preservation of capital. The Portfolio is a fund of funds that pursues its investment objective by investing in underlying mutual funds. Under normal circumstances, the Portfolio intends to have investment exposure to various asset classes within the following target asset allocation ranges: U.S. Equity 0-25%, International Equity 0-10%, and Fixed Income 65-90%.

 

   

ON Moderately Conservative Model Portfolio* – Current income and moderate growth of capital with a greater emphasis on current income. The Portfolio is a fund of funds that pursues its investment objective by investing in underlying mutual funds. Under normal circumstances, the Portfolio intends to have investment exposure to various asset classes within the following target asset allocation ranges: U.S. Equity 20-40%, International Equity 5-20%, and Fixed Income 30-70%.

 

   

ON Balanced Model Portfolio* – A balance between growth of capital and current income with a greater emphasis on growth of capital. The Portfolio is a fund of funds that pursues its investment objective by investing in underlying mutual funds. Under normal circumstances, the Portfolio intends to have investment exposure to various asset classes within the following target asset allocation ranges: U.S. Equity 25-50%, International Equity 10-25%, and Fixed Income 25-50%.

 

   

ON Moderate Growth Model Portfolio* – Growth of capital and moderate current income with a greater emphasis on growth of capital. The Portfolio is a fund of funds that pursues its investment objective by investing in underlying mutual funds. Under normal circumstances, the Portfolio intends to have investment exposure to various asset classes within the following target asset allocation ranges: U.S. Equity 40-60%, International Equity 15-35%, and Fixed Income 10-30%.

 

   

ON Growth Model Portfolio* – Growth of capital and some current income. The Portfolio is a fund of funds that pursues its investment objective by investing in underlying mutual funds. Under normal circumstances, the Portfolio intends to have investment exposure to various asset classes within the following target asset allocation ranges: U.S. Equity 50-80%, International Equity 15-45%, and Fixed Income 0-15%.

 

  *  

Collectively, the “ON Model Portfolios”.

The names presented above reflect the current Portfolio names. Effective May 1, 2018, several Portfolios of the Fund underwent name changes. The changes, approved by the Fund’s Board of Directors (the “Board”), are detailed below:

 

Portfolio Name Prior to May 1, 2018

  

Current Portfolio Name

Equity Portfolio

  

ON Equity Portfolio

Bond Portfolio

  

ON Bond Portfolio

Omni Portfolio

  

ON Omni Portfolio

Capital Appreciation Portfolio

  

ON Capital Appreciation Portfolio

Aggressive Growth Portfolio

  

ON Janus Henderson Forty Portfolio

Small Cap Growth Portfolio

  

ON Janus Henderson Venture Portfolio

Mid Cap Opportunity Portfolio

  

ON Janus Henderson Enterprise Portfolio

S&P 500® Index Portfolio

  

ON S&P 500® Index Portfolio

Stategic Value Portfolio

  

ON Federated Stategic Value Dividend Portfolio

High Income Bond Fund Portfolio

  

ON Federated High Income Bond Portfolio

ClearBridge Small Cap Portfolio

  

ON ClearBridge Small Cap Portfolio

Nasdaq-100® Index Portfolio

  

ON Nasdaq-100® Index Portfolio

Bristol Portfolio

  

ON Bristol Portfolio

Bryton Growth Portfolio

  

ON Bryton Growth Portfolio

Balanced Portfolio

  

ON ICON Balanced Portfolio

S&P MidCap 400® Index Portfolio

  

ON S&P MidCap 400® Index Portfolio

Bristol Growth Portfolio

  

ON Bristol Growth Portfolio

Risk Managed Balanced Portfolio

  

ON Risk Managed Balanced Portfolio

Additional detail regarding portfolio-specific objectives, policies, and investment strategies is provided in the prospectus and Statement of Additional Information of Ohio National Fund, Inc. There are no assurances that these objectives will be met. Each Portfolio, except the ON Nasdaq-100® Index Portfolio, is classified as diversified for purposes of Section 5(b) of the 40 Act.

 

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Ohio National Fund, Inc.

 

 

  

Notes to Financial Statements (Continued)

   December 31, 2018  

 

At present, the Fund issues its shares to separate accounts of The Ohio National Life Insurance Company (“ONLIC”), Ohio National Life Assurance Corporation (“ONLAC”), and National Security Life and Annuity Company (“NSLA”) to support certain benefits under variable contracts issued by those entities, as well as for purchases by other Portfolios of the Fund. In the future, Fund shares may be used for other purposes but, unless there is a change in applicable law, they will not be sold directly to the public.

Effective September 15, 2018 and March 16, 2018, respectively, ONLIC and NSLA no longer market, nor issue, variable annuities. ONLIC and NSLA will continue to service the in-force variable annuity contracts, the variable separate accounts, and underlying subaccounts regardless of new sales.

Interest in each Portfolio is represented by a separate class of the Fund’s capital stock, par value $1. Each share of a Portfolio participates equally in the Portfolio’s dividends, distributions, net assets, and voting matters.

The Fund is authorized to issue 1.55 billion of its capital shares. These authorized shares have been allocated to specific Portfolios of the Fund as follows:

 

Portfolio

   Authorized Shares

 

ON Equity

  

 

35,000,000

ON Bond

   30,000,000

ON Omni

   15,000,000

ON Capital Appreciation

   25,000,000

ON International Equity

   90,000,000

ON Foreign

   32,000,000

ON Janus Henderson Forty

   24,000,000

ON Janus Henderson Venture

   30,000,000

ON Janus Henderson Enterprise

   21,000,000

ON S&P 500® Index

   90,000,000

ON Federated Strategic Value Dividend

   75,000,000

ON Federated High Income Bond

   45,000,000

ON ClearBridge Small Cap

   15,000,000

Portfolio

   Authorized Shares

 

ON Nasdaq-100® Index

  

 

 

 

50,000,000

 

   

ON Bristol

     23,000,000  

ON Bryton Growth

     15,000,000  

ON ICON Balanced

     90,000,000  

ON S&P MidCap 400® Index

     30,000,000  

ON Bristol Growth

     30,000,000  

ON Risk Managed Balanced

     85,000,000  

ON Conservative Model

     30,000,000  

ON Moderately Conservative Model

     70,000,000  

ON Balanced Model

     200,000,000  

ON Moderate Growth Model

     300,000,000  

ON Growth Model

     100,000,000  
 

 

The Board periodically reallocates authorized shares among the Portfolios of the Fund and may authorize additional shares as deemed necessary.

Under the Fund’s organizational documents, its Officers and Directors are indemnified against certain liabilities arising out of the performance of their duties to the Fund. In addition, in the normal course of business, the Fund enters into contracts with its vendors and others that provide for general indemnifications. The Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Fund. However, based on experience, the risk of loss to the Fund is expected to be remote.

 

(2)

Significant Accounting Policies

The following is a summary of significant accounting policies followed by the Fund in preparation of its financial statements:

Use of Estimates

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“U.S. GAAP”) requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of increases and decreases in net assets from operations during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

Security Valuation

Investments are valued using pricing procedures approved by the Board.

 

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Ohio National Fund, Inc.

 

 

  

Notes to Financial Statements (Continued)

   December 31, 2018  

 

Fixed income instruments that mature in sixty days or less, and of sufficient credit quality, are valued at amortized cost. Amortized cost valuation involves valuing a security at its cost initially and thereafter amortizing to maturity any discounts or premiums on the level-yield method, regardless of the impact of fluctuating market interest rates on the value of the security. In these instances, amortized cost approximates fair value.

Investments, other than those securities aforementioned, are valued as follows:

Domestic equity securities that are traded on U.S. exchanges, other than the Nasdaq Stock Market, are valued at the last trade price reported by the primary exchange of each security (4:00 pm Eastern Time for normal trading sessions). Domestic equity securities that are listed on the Nasdaq Stock Market are valued at the Nasdaq Official Closing Price (“NOCP”). Over-the-counter domestic equity securities are valued at the last trade price reported daily as of 4:00 pm Eastern Time (normal trading sessions).

Over-the-counter traded American Depositary Receipts (“ADRs”) may also be valued at an evaluated price based on the value of the underlying securities. If a domestic equity security is not traded on a particular day, the mean between the bid and ask prices reported at 4:00 pm Eastern Time (normal trading sessions) by the primary exchange will generally be used for valuation purposes. The principal sources for market quotations are independent pricing services that have been approved by the Board.

Fixed income securities that have a remaining maturity exceeding sixty days are generally valued at the evaluated bid price reported at 4:00 pm Eastern Time (normal trading sessions), as provided by independent pricing services approved by the Board. Many fixed income securities, including investment grade and high-yield corporate bonds, U.S. Treasury and government agency obligations, bank loans, and other asset-backed instruments are not actively traded on a daily basis. As such, the approved pricing services may use asset type-specific valuation models to provide good faith determinations that the holders of securities would receive in an orderly transaction under current market conditions. The valuation models may use observable market data such as recent transaction data, benchmark yields, broker/dealer inputs, valuations and yields of comparable instruments, relative credit information, observed market movements, and market research and news. Asset-backed securities and mortgage-backed securities may use valuation models that heavily consider predicted cash flows of each tranche of an issue, benchmark spreads, and unique attributes of the tranche. The last trade or last evaluated bid may be used if an evaluated bid price is not available.

U.S exchange-traded options are valued at the composite basis last sale price as reported to a Board-approved independent pricing service by the OPRA (Options Price Reporting Authority) at 4:15 pm Eastern Time (normal trading sessions). If there are no reported trades for a trading session, the evaluated composite-basis bid price will generally be used for valuation purposes.

Futures contracts are valued at the daily quoted settlement prices as reported by an approved independent pricing source.

Shares of open-end mutual funds are valued at each fund’s last calculated net asset value per share.

Shares of closed-end mutual funds that are traded on U.S. exchanges are valued similarly to other domestic equity securities, typically at the last trade price reported by the primary exchange of each fund (4:00 pm Eastern Time for normal trading sessions).

Foreign equity securities are initially priced at the reported close price of the exchange on which a security is primarily traded. Securities not traded on a particular day are valued at the mean between the last reported bid and ask quotes at daily close, or the last sale price when appropriate. The principal sources for market quotations are independent pricing services that have been approved by the Board.

Equity securities that are primarily traded on foreign exchanges, other than those with close times that are consistent with the normal 4:00 pm Eastern Time close of U.S. equity markets, are further subjected to fair valuation pricing procedures provided by an independent fair valuation service. The service provides data that can be used to estimate the price of a foreign issue that would prevail in a liquid market given market information available daily at 4:00 pm Eastern Time (normal trading sessions). Multiple factors may be considered in performing this valuation, including an issue’s local close price, relevant general and sector indices, currency fluctuations, and pricing of related depository receipts, exchange traded funds, and futures. The pricing procedures are performed for each individual security for which there is a fairly large degree of certainty that the local close price is not the liquid market price at the time of U.S. market close. The procedures are performed each day there is a change in a consistently used market index from the time of local close to the U.S. market close. Backtesting analysis is performed on a quarterly basis to monitor the effectiveness of these procedures. The testing is reviewed by management of the Fund as well as the Board. Prior results have indicated that these procedures have been effective in reaching valuation objectives.

Restricted securities, illiquid securities, or other investments for which market quotations or other observable market inputs are not readily available are valued at an estimate of value using methods determined in good faith by the Fund’s Pricing Committee under the supervision of the Board.

 

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Ohio National Fund, Inc.

 

 

  

Notes to Financial Statements (Continued)

   December 31, 2018  

 

The differences between the aggregate cost and values of investments are reflected as unrealized appreciation or unrealized depreciation.

Pricing inputs used in the Fund’s determination of its investment values are categorized according to a three-tier hierarchy framework. The hierarchy is summarized in three broad levels:

Level 1: Quoted prices in active markets for identical securities.

Level 2: Other significant observable inputs, including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.

Level 3: Significant unobservable inputs, including the Fund’s own assumptions used to determine the value of securities.

The following is a summary of the inputs used in valuing each of the Portfolio’s assets (liabilities) at value as of December 31, 2018:

 

Portfolio

  

Financial Instrument Type

   Level 1      Level 2      Level 3  

 

ON Equity

  

Common Stocks**

   $   214,186,820      $ 3,094,851      $  
  

Preferred Securities**

            1,956,040         
  

Money Market Funds

     17,836,286                
     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
      $   232,023,106      $ 5,050,891      $  
     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

ON Bond

  

Corporate Bonds**

   $      $ 246,951,986      $  
  

Asset-Backed Securities**

            7,206,156         
  

Sovereign Issues

            2,808,030         
  

Money Market Funds

     1,131,852                
     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
      $ 1,131,852      $ 256,966,172      $  
     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

ON Omni

  

Common Stocks**

   $ 39,956,138      $      $  
  

Corporate Bonds**

            11,669,675         
  

Master Limited Partnerships**

     901,246                
  

Asset-Backed Securities**

            318,377         
  

U.S. Treasury Obligations

            195,303         
  

Money Market Funds

     116,964                
     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
      $ 40,974,348      $ 12,183,355      $  
     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

ON Capital Appreciation

  

Common Stocks**

   $ 88,285,680      $ 806,220      $  
  

Money Market Funds

     1,160,187                
     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
      $ 89,445,867      $ 806,220      $  
     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

ON International Equity

  

Common Stocks**

   $ 76,078,603      $ 416,289,819      $  
  

Preferred Securities**

            9,797,901         
  

Money Market Funds

     16,567,700                
     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
      $ 92,646,303      $ 426,087,720      $  
     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

ON Foreign

  

Common Stocks**

   $ 6,614,167      $ 46,726,638      $  
  

Money Market Funds

     1,695,595                
     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
      $ 8,309,762      $ 46,726,638      $  
     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

ON Janus Henderson Forty

  

Common Stocks**

   $   144,379,584      $      $  
  

Money Market Funds

     6,239,189                
     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
      $   150,618,773      $      $  
     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

ON Janus Henderson Venture

  

Common Stocks**

   $   200,922,814      $ 1,589,235      $  
  

Master Limited Partnerships**

     4,371,183                
  

Money Market Funds

     211,560                
     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
      $   205,505,557      $ 1,589,235      $  
     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

ON Janus Henderson Enterprise

  

Common Stocks**

   $ 99,176,768      $ 1,741,839      $  
  

Money Market Funds

     1,824,032                
     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
      $   101,000,800      $ 1,741,839      $  
     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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Ohio National Fund, Inc.

 

 

  

Notes to Financial Statements (Continued)

   December 31, 2018  

 

Portfolio

  

Financial Instrument Type

   Level 1     Level 2      Level 3  

 

ON S&P 500® Index

  

Common Stocks**

   $ 1,102,842,898     $      $  
  

Money Market Funds

     8,180,121               
     

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 
      $ 1,111,023,019     $      $  
     

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 
  

Futures Contracts

   $ 40,100     $      $  
     

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

ON Federated Strategic Value Dividend

  

Common Stocks**

   $ 260,650,522     $ 53,892,566      $  
  

Money Market Funds

     5,547,275               
     

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 
      $ 266,197,797     $ 53,892,566      $  
     

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

ON Federated High Income Bond

  

Corporate Bonds**

   $     $ 194,929,627      $  
  

Money Market Funds

     4,411,033               
     

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 
      $ 4,411,033     $ 194,929,627      $  
     

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

ON ClearBridge Small Cap

  

Common Stocks**

   $ 123,384,247     $      $  
  

Money Market Funds

     2,448,388               
     

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 
      $ 125,832,635     $      $  
     

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

ON Nasdaq-100® Index

  

Common Stocks**

   $ 325,897,635     $      $  
  

Money Market Funds

     653,327               
     

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 
      $ 326,550,962     $      $  
     

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 
  

Futures Contracts

   $ 6,651     $      $  
     

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

ON Bristol

  

Common Stocks**

   $ 148,582,561     $      $  
  

Master Limited Partnerships**

     3,394,017               
  

Money Market Funds

     74,785               
     

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 
      $ 152,051,363     $      $  
     

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

ON Bryton Growth

  

Common Stocks**

   $ 22,847,886     $      $  
     

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

ON ICON Balanced

  

Common Stocks**

   $ 313,566,300     $      $  
  

Corporate Bonds**

           88,309,569         
  

Closed-End Mutual Funds

     17,614,979               
  

U.S. Treasury Obligations

           11,073,660         
  

Preferred Securities**

     9,634,382               
  

Asset-Backed Securities**

           6,713,886         
  

Money Market Funds

     19,393,514               
     

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 
      $ 360,209,175     $ 106,097,115      $  
     

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

ON S&P MidCap 400® Index

  

Common Stocks**

   $ 306,369,193     $      $  
  

Money Market Funds

     87,493               
     

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 
      $ 306,456,686     $      $  
     

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 
  

Futures Contracts

   $ (1,916   $      $  
     

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

ON Bristol Growth

  

Common Stocks**

   $ 84,615,893     $      $  
  

Master Limited Partnerships**

     2,023,056               
     

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 
      $ 86,638,949     $      $  
     

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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Ohio National Fund, Inc.

 

 

  

Notes to Financial Statements (Continued)

   December 31, 2018  

 

Portfolio

  

Financial Instrument Type

   Level 1      Level 2      Level 3  

ON Risk Managed Balanced

  

Common Stocks**

   $ 157,994,455      $      $  
  

U.S. Treasury Obligations

            49,036,534         
  

Corporate Bonds**

            30,389,727         
  

U.S. Government Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities

            27,201,415         
  

Purchased Options

     14,167,032        11,342,920         
  

Asset-Backed / Mortgage-Backed Securities**

            12,766,627         
  

Bank Loans**

            2,957,261         
  

Master Limited Partnerships**

     1,521,651                
  

Preferred Securities**

            555,184         
  

Money Market Funds

     39,454,855                
     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
      $ 213,137,993      $ 134,249,668      $  
     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
  

Futures Contracts

   $ 2,756,762      $      $  
     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

ON Conservative Model

  

Open-End Mutual Funds

   $ 79,029,958      $      $  
     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

ON Moderately Conservative Model

  

Open-End Mutual Funds

   $ 237,292,596      $      $  
     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

ON Balanced Model

  

Open-End Mutual Funds

   $ 1,147,297,906      $      $  
     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

ON Moderate Growth Model

  

Open-End Mutual Funds

   $ 1,945,761,902      $      $  
     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

ON Growth Model

  

Open-End Mutual Funds

   $ 424,352,128      $      $  
     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

 

** For detailed industry descriptions, see the accompanying Schedules of Investments.

Below is a reconciliation that details the activity of securities in Level 3 during the year ended December 31, 2018.

 

    ON Janus Henderson
    Venture

Beginning Balance – January 1, 2018

  $253,247

Total gains or losses (realized/unrealized):

 

Included in earnings (or changes in net assets)

  160,217

Issuances

 

Settlements

  (413,464)

Transfers out of Level 3 (due to availability of active market quotations or significant observable market inputs)

 

Transfers into Level 3 (due to lack of active market quotations or significant observable inputs)

      —    

Ending Balance – December 31, 2018

  $ —

The amount of total gains or losses for the period included in earnings (or changes in net assets) attributable to the change in unrealized gains or losses relating to assets still held at the reporting date

  $160,217

Foreign Securities and Currency

The books and records of all the Portfolios are maintained in U.S. dollars. All investments and cash quoted in foreign currencies are valued daily in U.S. dollars on the basis of the foreign currency exchange rates provided by an independent source. These exchange rates are currently determined daily at 4:00 pm Eastern Time for normal trading sessions. Purchases and sales of foreign-denominated investments are recorded at rates of exchange prevailing on the respective dates of such transactions.

The Fund may not fully isolate that portion of the results of operations resulting from changes in foreign exchange rates from fluctuations arising from changes in market prices on foreign currency-denominated investments. For the portion that is isolated, amounts are reflected in the Statements of Operations as other foreign currency related transactions. However, for tax purposes, the Fund does fully isolate the effect of fluctuations in foreign exchange rates when determining the gain or loss upon sale or maturity of such investments to the extent required by federal income tax regulations.

 

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Ohio National Fund, Inc.

 

 

  

Notes to Financial Statements (Continued)

   December 31, 2018  

 

All Portfolios of the Fund may invest in securities of foreign issuers. The ON International Equity and ON Foreign Portfolios may be invested entirely in foreign securities. Investments in securities of foreign issuers, including investments in foreign companies through the use of depositary receipts, carry certain risks not ordinarily associated with investments in securities of domestic issuers. Such risks include future political and economic developments, and the possible imposition of exchange controls or other foreign governmental laws and restrictions. In addition, with respect to certain countries, there is the possibility of expropriation of assets, confiscatory taxation, political or social instability, or diplomatic developments that could adversely affect capital investment within those countries.

Restricted Securities

Restricted securities are those securities purchased through a private offering and cannot be resold to the general public without prior registration under the Securities Act of 1933 (“the 1933 Act”) or pursuant to the resale limitations provided by Rule 144A under the 1933 Act, or an exemption from the registration requirements of the 1933 Act. 144A securities are issued by corporations without registration in reliance on 1933 Act provisions allowing for the private resale of unregistered securities to qualified institutional buyers. Section 4(a)(2) commercial paper is issued pursuant to Section 4(a)(2) of the 1933 Act which exempts an issue from registration. This paper may be used to finance non-current transactions, such as acquisitions, stock repurchase programs, and other long-term assets. Investments by a portfolio in Rule 144A and Section 4(a)(2) securities could have the effect of decreasing the liquidity of a Portfolio during any period in which qualified institutional investors were no longer interested in purchasing these securities.

Investment Transactions and Related Income

For financial reporting purposes, investment transactions are accounted for on a trade date basis. For purposes of executing separate account shareholder transactions in the normal course of business, however, the Fund’s investment transactions are recorded no later than the first calculation on the first business day following the trade date in accordance with Rule 2a-4 of the 40 Act. Accordingly, differences between the net asset values for financial reporting and for executing separate account shareholder transactions may arise.

Dividend income is recognized on the ex-dividend date, except in the case of those Portfolios holding foreign securities, in which dividends are recorded as soon after the ex-dividend date as the Fund’s information agents become aware of such dividends. Interest income is accrued daily as earned and includes the amortization of premium and accretion of discount. Net realized gain or loss on investments and foreign exchange transactions are determined using the specific identification method.

Distributions to Shareholders and Federal Taxes

The Fund satisfies its distribution requirements, as required for each of the Portfolios to continue to qualify as a regulated investment company pursuant to Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code, by using consent dividends rather than cash distributions. The consent dividends, when authorized, become taxable to the Fund’s shareholders as if they were paid in cash. The Fund has the intent to continue to comply with tax provisions pertaining to regulated investment companies and make distributions of taxable income, whether by cash or consent dividends, sufficient to relieve it from substantially all federal income and excise taxes. As such, no provisions for federal income or excise taxes have been recorded. Also, no tax-related interest or penalties have been incurred or recognized. The Board’s intent is that the Fund will not distribute any realized gain distributions (consent or otherwise) until any applicable capital loss carryforwards have been offset or expired.

The character of income and realized capital gains distributions are determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations and may differ from net investment income and realized gains for financial reporting purposes. These “book/tax” differences are either considered temporary or permanent in nature. To the extent these differences are permanent in nature they are reclassified within the composition of net assets; temporary differences do not require such reclassification. Distributions to shareholders that exceed taxable income and net taxable realized gains are reported as return of capital distributions.

The Fund’s management and its tax agent perform an affirmative evaluation of tax positions taken or expected to be taken in the course of preparing the Fund’s tax returns to determine whether it is more-likely-than-not (i.e. greater than 50-percent) that each tax position will be sustained upon examination by a taxing authority based on the technical merits of the position. Implementation of the evaluation included a review of tax positions taken in tax years that remain subject to examination by all major tax jurisdictions, including federal tax and the state of Maryland. The determination has been made that there are no uncertain tax positions that would require the Portfolios to record a tax liability or provision.

 

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Ohio National Fund, Inc.

 

 

  

Notes to Financial Statements (Continued)

   December 31, 2018  

 

Expense Allocation

Expenses directly attributable to a Portfolio are charged to that Portfolio. Expenses that cannot be directly attributed to a Portfolio are allocated among all the benefited Portfolios on a basis of relative net assets or other appropriate method.

Foreign Withholding Taxes

Certain Portfolios in the Fund may be subject to taxes imposed by countries in which they invest with respect to their investments in issuers existing or operating in such countries. Such taxes are generally withheld based on income earned. These Portfolios accrue such taxes as the related income is earned.

TBA Commitments

To-Be-Announced (“TBA”) commitments are agreements for the purchase or sale of mortgage-backed securities for a fixed price, with payment and delivery on an agreed upon future settlement date beyond the customary settlement period for such securities. The specific securities to be delivered are not identified at the trade date. However, delivered securities must meet specified terms, including issuer, rate and term and be within industry-accepted “good delivery” standards. When entering into TBA commitments, a Portfolio may take possession of or deliver the underlying mortgage-backed securities but can extend the settlement or roll the transaction. TBA commitments involve a risk of loss if the value of the security to be purchased or sold declines or increases, respectively, prior to settlement date. The ON Risk Managed Balanced Portfolio was the only Portfolio to engage in TBA transactions and did not take delivery of individual mortgage-backed securities during the year ended December 31, 2018.

Mortgage Dollar Rolls

A Portfolio may enter into a mortgage dollar roll (“MDR”) transaction, in which the Portfolio agrees to both sell and purchase a similar, but not identical, TBA mortgage-backed security with the same issuer, rate, and term on a later date at a set price. MDRs are treated as purchases and sales, which may have the effect of increasing portfolio turnover rates, and result in realized gains and losses based on the agreed-upon fixed prices. The ON Risk Managed Balanced Portfolio was the only Portfolio to engage in MDR transactions during the year ended December 31, 2018.

Bank Loans

A Portfolio may invest in bank loans, which represent an interest in amounts owned by a borrower to a syndicate of lenders. Bank loans are generally non-investment grade and often involve borrowers whose financial condition is highly leveraged. Transactions in bank loans may settle on a delayed basis, which could result in proceeds from the sale not being readily available for a Portfolio to make additional investments or meet its redemption obligations. Bank loans are typically senior in the corporate capital structure of the borrower. Bank loans generally pay interest at variable rates that are periodically determined by reference to a base lending rate plus a premium. The base lending rates are generally the lending rate offered by one or more European banks, such as the London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”). Bank loans may involve foreign borrowers, and investments may be denominated in foreign currencies. While the Portfolios expect to invest in fully funded term loans, certain of the loans in which the Portfolios invest may include revolving loans, bridge loans, and delayed draw term loans. These investments are treated as fixed income securities for valuation purposes.

Bank loans may be acquired through either an assignment or a participation. In a participation, a Portfolio would have a contractual relationship with the lender, not with the borrower, and the lender would remain the official holder of the loan, with the participant owning the rights to the amount purchased. As such, the Portfolio would not only assume the credit risk of the borrower, but also that of the selling participant or other persons interpositioned between the Portfolio and the borrower. In contrast, in an assignment, a Portfolio would become a direct signatory to the loan and receive interest and principal payments directly from the administrative agent. The ON Risk Managed Balanced Portfolio, the only Portfolio to invest in bank loans during the year ended December 31, 2018, invested only via assignments.

New Accounting Pronouncements and Regulations

In October 2016, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) released its Final Rules on Investment Company Reporting Modernization. The Final Rules, which introduce two new regulatory reporting requirements for investment companies – Form N-Port and Form N-CEN – also contain amendments to Regulation S-X that require standardized, enhanced disclosures about derivatives in investment company financial statements, as well as other amendments. The Fund has adopted the enhanced disclosures regarding derivatives and investments in affiliates, which had no effect on the Fund’s net assets or results of operations.

 

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Ohio National Fund, Inc.

 

 

  

Notes to Financial Statements (Continued)

   December 31, 2018  

 

In March 2017, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (the “FASB”) issued ASU 2017-08, “Premium Amortization on Purchased Callable Debt Securities”, which provides guidance related to the amortization period for certain purchased callable debt securities held at a premium. This ASU is effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2018, and interim periods within those annual periods. The Fund’s management has evaluated the impact of the amendment and has concluded that there is no significant impact on the Fund’s financial statements.

In August 2018, the FASB issued ASU 2018-13 “Disclosure Framework – Changes to the Disclosure Requirements for Fair Value Measurement“, which modifies the disclosure requirements on fair value measurements included in Topic 820, Fair Value Measurement. This ASU is effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2019, and interim periods within those annual periods. The Fund has early-adopted the removal of the disclosure of the amount and reasons for transfers between Level 1 and Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy, as well as the policy for timing of transfers between levels. The Fund’s management is currently evaluating the impact of the other modifications of this ASU on the Fund’s financial statements.

In November 2018, the SEC released its Final Rules on Disclosure Update and Simplification. In compliance with these Final Rules, the Fund has amended the presentation of distributable earnings on its Statements of Assets and Liabilities to show only the total distributable earnings, rather than the three components of distributable earnings. The Fund has also removed the parenthetical disclosure of undistributed net investment income on its Statements of Changes in Net Assets.

Subsequent Events

At a meeting held on January 25, 2019, the Board, including a majority of the Directors who are not “interested persons” of the Fund (the “Independent Directors”), approved sub-advisory agreements with BlackRock Investment Management, LLC (“BlackRock”) to become the sub-adviser for each of the ON Omni, ON Bristol, ON Bryton Growth, and ON Bristol Growth Portfolios, effective February 1, 2019. The investment objective, Portfolio name, and benchmark for each of those Portfolios did not change as a result of the change in sub-adviser.

The Board also approved revisions to those Portfolios’ annualized advisory and sub-advisory fee schedules, also effective February 1, 2019. The revised breakpoint schedules, based on the Portfolios’ daily net assets, are as follows:

 

ON Omni

  

ON Bristol

  

ON Bryton Growth

  

ON Bristol Growth

Advisory Fees

0.58% of first $100 million

   0.64% of first $500 million    0.78% of first $100 million    0.66% of first $500 million    

0.50% of next $150 million

   0.62% over $500 million    0.75% of next $400 million    0.64% over $500 million    

0.45% of next $250 million

      0.70% over $500 million   

0.40% of next $500 million

        

0.30% of next $1 billion

        

0.25% over $2 billion

        

Sub-advisory Fees

0.20% of first $500 million

   0.20% of first $500 million    0.45% of all net assets    0.20% of first $500 million

0.18% over $500 million

   0.18% over $500 million       0.18% over $500 million

At a meeting held on February 21, 2019, the Board, including a majority of the Directors who are not “interested persons” of the Fund (the “Independent Directors”), approved a sub-advisory agreement with BlackRock Investment Management, LLC (“BlackRock”) to become the sub-adviser for the ON Equity Portfolio, effective May 1, 2019. The investment objective, name, and benchmark will remain unchanged as a result.

In connection with this change in sub-adviser, the Board approved the revision of the Portfolio’s annualized advisory and sub-advisory fee schedules, also effective May 1, 2019. The revised breakpoint schedules, based on the Portfolio’s daily net assets, are as follows:

 

            Advisory Fees            

0.64% of first $500 million

0.62% over $500 million

        Sub-advisory Fees         

0.20% of first $500 million

0.18% over $500 million

 

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Ohio National Fund, Inc.

 

 

  

Notes to Financial Statements (Continued)

   December 31, 2018  

 

Also on February 21, 2019, The Board approved name changes to the following Portfolios, effective May 1, 2019:

ON Omni Portfolio will become the ON BlackRock Balanced Allocation Portfolio.

ON Bristol Portfolio will become the ON BlackRock Advantage Large Cap Core Portfolio.

ON Bryton Growth Portfolio will become the ON BlackRock Advantage Small Cap Growth Portfolio.

ON Bristol Growth Portfolio will become the ON BlackRock Advantage Large Cap Growth Portfolio.

Management has evaluated events and transactions through the date the financial statements were issued, for purposes of recognition or disclosure in these financial statements, and there are no other subsequent events to report.

 

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Related Party and Other Transactions

The Fund has an Investment Advisory Agreement with Ohio National Investments, Inc. (“ONI”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of ONLIC. Under the terms of this agreement, ONI provides portfolio management and investment advice to the Fund and administers its operations, subject to the supervision of the Board. This agreement is renewed annually upon the approval by the Board. As compensation for its services, ONI receives advisory fees from the Fund calculated on the basis of each Portfolio’s average daily net assets and the following current schedule of Board-approved annualized fee breakpoints.

 

ON Equity

   ON Janus Henderson Forty    ON Bristol

0.79% of first $200 million

   0.80% of first $100 million    0.80% of first $100 million

0.74% of next $800 million

   0.75% of next $400 million    0.70% of next $400 million

0.70% over $1 billion

   0.70% over $500 million    0.65% over $500 million

ON Bond

   ON Janus Henderson Venture    ON Bryton Growth

0.60% of first $100 million

   0.80% of first $150 million    0.85% of first $100 million

0.50% of next $150 million

   0.75% of next $150 million    0.75% of next $400 million

0.45% of next $250 million

   0.70% of next $300 million    0.70% over $500 million

0.40% of next $500 million

   0.65% over $600 million    ON ICON Balanced

0.30% of next $1 billion

   ON Janus Henderson Enterprise1    0.65% of first $200 million

0.25% over $2 billion

   0.85% of first $100 million    0.60% of next $300 million

ON Omni

   0.80% of next $100 million    0.55% over $500 million

0.60% of first $100 million

   0.75% of next $300 million    ON S&P MidCap 400® Index

0.50% of next $150 million

   0.70% over $500 million    0.40% of first $100 million

0.45% of next $250 million

   ON S&P 500® Index    0.35% of next $150 million

0.40% of next $500 million

   0.40% of first $100 million    0.33% over $250 million

0.30% of next $1 billion

   0.35% of next $150 million    ON Bristol Growth

0.25% over $2 billion

   0.33% over $250 million    0.80% of first $100 million

ON Capital Appreciation

   ON Federated Strategic Value Dividend    0.70% of next $400 million

0.80% of first $100 million

   0.75% of first $100 million    0.65% over $500 million

0.75% of next $300 million

   0.70% of next $400 million    ON Risk Managed Balanced

0.65% of next $600 million

   0.65% over $500 million    0.90% of first $500 million

0.60% over $1 billion

   ON Federated High Income Bond    0.75% over $500 million

ON International Equity

   0.75% of first $75 million    ON Conservative Model

0.85% of first $100 million

   0.70% of next $75 million    0.40% of all net assets

0.80% of next $100 million

   0.65% of next $75 million    ON Moderately Conservative Model

0.70% of next $800 million

   0.60% over $225 million    0.40% of all net assets

0.67% over $1 billion

   ON ClearBridge Small Cap    ON Balanced Model

ON Foreign

   0.85% of first $200 million    0.40% of all net assets

0.85% of first $100 million

   0.80% of next $300 million    ON Moderate Growth Model

0.80% of next $100 million

   0.75% over $500 million    0.40% of all net assets

0.70% of next $800 million

   ON Nasdaq-100® Index    ON Growth Model

0.67% over $1 billion

   0.40% of first $100 million    0.40% of all net assets
   0.35% of next $150 million   
   0.33% over $250 million   

 

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Ohio National Fund, Inc.

 

 

  

Notes to Financial Statements (Continued)

   December 31, 2018  

 

 

At a meeting held on November 15, 2017, the Board, including a majority of the Directors who are not “interested persons” of the Fund, approved the replacement of the investment strategy and sub-adviser to the Portfolio.

Effective May 1, 2018, Janus Capital Management LLC replaced the Portfolio’s previous sub-adviser, Goldman Sachs Asset Management L.P. In conjunction with the change in sub-adviser and investment strategy, the name of the Portfolio was changed from Mid Cap Opportunity Portfolio to ON Janus Henderson Enterprise Portfolio. The advisory fee schedule for the Portfolio did not change.

Under the Investment Advisory Agreement, the Fund authorizes ONI to retain sub-advisers (“the Sub-Advisers”) for all Portfolios of the Fund, subject to the approval of the Board. ONI has entered into sub-advisory agreements with ClearBridge Investments, LLC (“ClearBridge”), Suffolk Capital Management, LLC (“Suffolk”), Lazard Asset Management, LLC (“Lazard”), Templeton Global Advisors Limited (“Templeton”), Jennison Associates LLC (“Jennison”), Janus Capital Management LLC (“Janus”), Geode Capital Management, LLC (“Geode”), Federated Equity Management Company of Pennsylvania (“Federated Equity”), Federated Investment Management Company (“Federated Investment”), ICON Advisers, Inc. (“ICON”), and AnchorPath Financial, LLC (“AnchorPath”) to manage the investment of certain Portfolios’ assets, subject to the supervision of ONI.

As compensation for their services, the Sub-Advisers receive from ONI a sub-advisory fee calculated on the basis of each of the aforementioned Portfolio’s average daily net assets and the following current Board-approved schedule of annualized fee breakpoints.

 

ON Equity (ClearBridge)

  ON Janus Henderson Venture (Janus)   ON Bryton Growth (Suffolk)

0.40% of first $200 million

  0.55% of first $150 million   0.50% of first $100 million

0.38% over $200 million

  0.45% over $150 million   0.45% of next $400 million

ON Omni (Suffolk)

  ON Janus Henderson Enterprise (Janus)2   0.40% over $500 million

0.30% of first $100 million

  0.60% of first $100 million   ON ICON Balanced (ICON)

0.25% of next $150 million

  0.55% of next $100 million   0.40% of first $200 million

0.225% of next $250 million

  0.50% over $200 million   0.35% of next $300 million

0.20% of next $500 million

  ON S&P 500® Index (Geode)3   0.30% over $500 million

0.15% of next $1 billion

  0.025% of first $100 million   ON S&P MidCap 400® Index (Geode)3

0.125% over 2 billion

  0.020% of next $150 million   0.039% of first $100 million

ON Capital Appreciation (Jennison)

  0.015% over $250 million   0.038% of next $150 million

0.75% of first $10 million

  ON Federated Strategic Dividend Value (Federated Equity)   0.037% of next $250 million

0.50% of next $30 million

  0.50% of first $35 million   0.036% of next $500 million

0.35% of next $25 million

  0.35% of next $65 million   0.035% over $1 billion

0.25% of next $335 million

  0.25% over $100 million   ON Bristol Growth (Suffolk)

0.22% of next $600 million

  ON Federated High Income Bond (Federated Investment)   0.45% of first $100 million

0.20% over $1 billion

  0.50% of first $30 million   0.40% of next $400 million

ON International Equity (Lazard)

  0.40% of next $20 million   0.35% over $500 million

0.40% on first $500 Million

  0.30% of next $25 million   ON Risk Managed Balanced (Janus)

0.35% on next $500 Million

  0.25% over $75 million   0.35% of first $500 million

0.32% over $1 Billion

  ON ClearBridge Small Cap (ClearBridge)   0.25% over $500 million

ON Foreign (Templeton)

  0.55% of first $200 million   ON Risk Managed Balanced (AnchorPath)

0.43% on first $500 Million

  0.50% over $200 million   0.20% of first $500 million

0.38% on next $500 Million

  ON Nasdaq-100® Index (Geode)3   0.15% over $500 million

0.35% over $1 Billion

  0.05% of first $100 million  

ON Janus Henderson Forty (Janus)

  0.04% of next $150 million  

0.55% of first $100 million

  0.03% over $250 million  

0.50% of next $400 million

  ON Bristol (Suffolk)  

0.45% over $500 million

  0.45% of first $100 million  
  0.40% of next $400 million  
  0.35% over $500 million  

 

  2 

At a meeting held on November 15, 2017, the Board, including a majority of the Directors who are not “interested persons” of the Fund, approved the replacement of the investment strategy and sub-adviser to the Portfolio.

Effective May 1, 2018, Janus Capital Managment LLC replaced the Portfolio’s previous sub-adviser, Goldman Sachs Asset Management, L.P. In conjunction with the change in sub-adviser and investment strategy, the name of the Portfolio was changed from Mid Cap Opportunity Portfolio to ON Janus Henderson Enterprise Portfolio. The sub-advisory fee schedule for the Portfolio did not change.

 

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Ohio National Fund, Inc.

 

 

  

Notes to Financial Statements (Continued)

   December 31, 2018  

 

  3

The sub-advisory fees for the three Portfolios sub-advised by Geode could be impacted by an agreed-upon minimum aggregate per annum fee of $150,000. For the year ended December 31, 2018, the minimum aggregate fee had no impact on the sub-advisory fees that were calculated based on the breakpoint schedule indicated above.

Pursuant to a service agreement among ONI, ONLIC, and the Fund, ONLIC has agreed to provide personnel and facilities to ONI on a cost-reimbursement basis. These personnel members include officers of the Fund. ONLIC also provides clerical and administrative services and such supplies and equipment as may be reasonably required in order for ONI to properly perform its advisory function pursuant to the Investment Advisory Agreement. ONLIC further performs duties to fulfill the transfer agent function on behalf of the Fund. Performance of these duties by ONLIC and availability of facilities, personnel, supplies, and equipment does not represent an expense to the Fund in excess of the advisory fees paid to ONI.

Pursuant to the Investment Advisory Agreement between ONI and the Fund, if the total expenses applicable to any Portfolio during any calendar quarter (excluding taxes, brokerage commissions, interest expense and management fees) exceed 1%, on an annualized basis, evaluated quarterly, of such Portfolio’s average daily net asset value, ONI will reimburse the Portfolio for such excess expenses. There were no expense reimbursements associated with this agreement during the year ended December 31, 2018.

For the period from May 1, 2018 to April 30, 2019, ONI has contractually agreed to reimburse the Fund to the extent that the annual ordinary operating expenses of the five ON Model Portfolios, excluding: portfolio transaction and other investment related costs (including brokerage fees and commissions); taxes; borrowing costs (such as interest and dividend expenses on securities sold short); fees and expenses associated with investments in derivative instruments (including for example option and swap fees and expenses); any amounts payable pursuant to a distribution or service plan adopted in accordance with Rule 12b-1 under the 40 Act; any administrative and/or shareholder servicing fees payable pursuant to a plan approved by the Board; expenses incurred in connection with any merger or reorganization; extraordinary expenses (such as litigation expenses, indemnification of Fund officers and Directors and contractual indemnification of Portfolio service providers); and other expenses that the Directors agree have not been incurred in the ordinary course of the Portfolio’s business, exceed the following percentages of the average daily net assets (the “Expense Limitation Agreement.”):

 

Portfolio

          

ON Conservative Model

     0.87

ON Moderately Conservative Model

     0.92

ON Balanced Model

     0.99

ON Moderate Growth Model

     1.04

ON Growth Model

     1.08

For the period from March 1, 2017 to April 30, 2018, ONI contractually agreed to reimburse the Fund to the extent that the annual ordinary operating expense of the five ON Model Portfolios exceeded the following percentages of the average daily net assets:

 

Portfolio

          

ON Conservative Model

     0.82

ON Moderately Conservative Model

     0.87

ON Balanced Model

     0.94

ON Moderate Growth Model

     0.99

ON Growth Model

     1.03

For purposes of calculating the expenses subject to the Expense Limitation Agreement, the annual operating expenses are those as presented pursuant to the Fund’s prospectus requirements. The prospectus presentation of Fund expenses includes Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses (“AFFE”), which is a calculation of the indirect costs associated with the Portfolios’ underlying investments in other investment companies. The current Expense Limitation Agreement will continue at least through April 30, 2019. The Expense Limitation Agreement may only be terminated with the consent of the Board. Under the Expense Limitation Agreement, ONI is entitled to a reimbursement of the excess expense payments paid by it in the three years following the date the particular expense payment occurred, but only if such reimbursement can be achieved without exceeding the lesser of the applicable annual expense limitation in effect at the time of the expense payment or the reimbursement. There were no recorded liabilities related to this agreement at December 31, 2018.

 

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Ohio National Fund, Inc.

 

 

  

Notes to Financial Statements (Continued)

   December 31, 2018  

 

Pursuant to the Expense Limitation Agreement, as described above, ONI reimbursed the expenses of the ON Model Portfolios as follows:

 

Portfolio

   Year Ended
December 31, 2018
   Period From
March 1, 2017 (inception)
to December 31, 2017

ON Conservative Model

     $ 226,418      $ 225,670

ON Moderately Conservative Model

       470,818        546,454

ON Balanced Model

       1,505,609        2,175,981

ON Moderate Growth Model

       1,692,796        3,208,708

ON Growth Model

       638,268        787,420

The Investment Advisory Agreement allows for a portion of the expenses related to the Fund’s Chief Compliance Officer and staff to be incurred by the Fund and paid from the Fund to the Fund’s adviser, ONI. Pursuant to the service agreement among ONI, ONLIC, and the Fund, ONLIC has provided the personnel, services, and equipment necessary for the execution of the Fund’s regulation-mandated compliance function and ONI has reimbursed ONLIC for costs allocated to the Fund. For the year ended December 31, 2018, the Fund incurred compliance expenses totaling $377,000, which are allocated to the Portfolios by equal dollar amounts. Expenses incurred by the Portfolios are reflected on the Statements of Operations as “Compliance expense”.

Each director of the Board is compensated based on an annual retainer fee of $150,000, paid quarterly. The Board chair receives an additional quarterly retainer fee of $3,750, the lead independent director of the Board receives an additional quarterly retainer fee of $3,125, and the Audit Committee chair receives an additional quarterly retainer fee of $1,250; each paid quarterly. For the year ended December 31, 2018, directors’ compensation and reimbursement of director expenses by the Portfolios of the Fund totaled $802,499.

The accounting agent and custodian for the Fund is State Street Bank (Kansas City, MO and Boston, MA). For assets held outside of the United States, State Street Bank utilizes a foreign sub-custodian network that is subject to oversight and periodic approval of the Board.

 

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Capital Share Transactions

Capital share transactions for the year ended December 31, 2018, and the year ended December 31, 2017, respectively, were as follows:

 

    ON Equity   ON Bond   ON Omni
    Year Ended
December 31, 2018
  Year Ended
December 31, 2017
  Year Ended
December 31, 2018
  Year Ended
December 31, 2017
  Year Ended
December 31, 2018
  Year Ended
December 31, 2017

Capital shares issued on sales

      543,340       10,642,597       2,259,416       11,214,295       333,499       266,862

Capital shares redeemed

      (7,201,001 )       (12,872,622 )       (5,188,262 )       (2,741,090 )       (508,020 )       (318,671 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net increase/(decrease)

      (6,657,661 )       (2,230,025 )       (2,928,846 )       8,473,205       (174,521 )       (51,809 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 
    ON Capital Appreciation   ON International Equity   ON Foreign
    Year Ended
December 31, 2018
  Year Ended
December 31, 2017
  Year Ended
December 31, 2018
  Year Ended
December 31, 2017
  Year Ended
December 31, 2018
  Year Ended
December 31, 2017

Capital shares issued on sales

      244,891       2,025,134       34,482,673       1,144,777       218,991       628,575

Capital shares redeemed

      (650,640 )       (4,338,944 )       (5,279,130 )       (2,568,809 )       (653,067 )       (634,666 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net increase/(decrease)

      (405,749 )       (2,313,810 )       29,203,543       (1,424,032 )       (434,076 )       (6,091 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 
    ON Janus Henderson Forty   ON Janus Henderson Venture   ON Janus Henderson Enterprise
    Year Ended
December 31, 2018
  Year Ended
December 31, 2017
  Year Ended
December 31, 2018
  Year Ended
December 31, 2017
  Year Ended
December 31, 2018
  Year Ended
December 31, 2017

Capital shares issued on sales

      5,693,993       709,785       807,578       6,189,442       1,370,764       174,034

Capital shares redeemed

      (1,615,798 )       (860,290 )       (2,464,805 )       (6,546,021 )       (640,902 )       (469,655 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net increase/(decrease)

      4,078,195       (150,505 )       (1,657,227 )       (356,579 )       729,862       (295,621 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (Continued)

   December 31, 2018  

 

    ON S&P 500® Index   ON Federated Strategic Value Dividend   ON Federated High Income Bond
    Year Ended
December 31, 2018
  Year Ended
December 31, 2017
  Year Ended
December 31, 2018
  Year Ended
December 31, 2017
  Year Ended
December 31, 2018
  Year Ended
December 31, 2017

Capital shares issued on sales

      11,443,848       23,454,764       1,908,206       30,871,564       1,170,318       12,486,892

Capital shares redeemed

      (10,664,652 )       (19,338,265 )       (15,617,523 )       (27,981,608 )       (6,860,078 )       (13,338,819 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net increase/(decrease)

      779,196       4,116,499       (13,709,317 )       2,889,956       (5,689,760 )       (851,927 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 
    ON ClearBridge Small Cap   ON Nasdaq-100® Index   ON Bristol
    Year Ended
December 31, 2018
  Year Ended
December 31, 2017
  Year Ended
December 31, 2018
  Year Ended
December 31, 2017
  Year Ended
December 31, 2018
  Year Ended
December 31, 2017

Capital shares issued on sales

      230,406       3,994,874       11,099,181       6,783,625       829,082       6,848,458

Capital shares redeemed

      (2,598,696 )       (4,590,517 )       (6,796,455 )       (3,749,601 )       (1,966,097 )       (8,102,589 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net increase/(decrease)

      (2,368,290 )       (595,643 )       4,302,726       3,034,024       (1,137,015 )       (1,254,131 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 
    ON Bryton Growth   ON ICON Balanced   ON S&P MidCap 400® Index
    Year Ended
December 31, 2018
  Year Ended
December 31, 2017
  Year Ended
December 31, 2018
  Year Ended
December 31, 2017
  Year Ended
December 31, 2018
  Year Ended
December 31, 2017

Capital shares issued on sales

      232,264       3,478,196       2,389,470       24,217,744       16,253,134       3,514,467

Capital shares redeemed

      (1,433,520 )       (5,814,782 )       (22,056,812 )       (28,797,829 )       (1,498,050 )       (1,597,043 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net increase/(decrease)

      (1,201,256 )       (2,336,586 )       (19,667,342 )       (4,580,085 )       14,755,084       1,917,424
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 
    ON Bristol Growth   ON Risk Managed Balanced   ON Conservative Model
    Year Ended
December 31, 2018
  Year Ended
December 31, 2017
  Year Ended
December 31, 2018
  Year Ended
December 31, 2017
  Year Ended
December 31, 2018
  Period from
March 1, 2017
(inception) to
December 31, 2017

Capital shares issued on sales

      682,377       5,831,380       5,049,116       7,019,790       1,569,020       11,598,693

Capital shares redeemed

      (1,728,342 )       (6,841,925 )       (4,626,549 )       (5,162,331 )       (3,300,032 )       (2,132,216 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net increase/(decrease)

      (1,045,965 )       (1,010,545 )       422,567       1,857,459       (1,731,012 )       9,466,477
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 
    ON Moderately Conservative Model   ON Balanced Model   ON Moderate Growth Model
    Year Ended
December 31, 2018
  Period from
March 1, 2017
(inception) to
December 31, 2017
  Year Ended
December 31, 2018
  Period from
March 1, 2017
(inception) to
December 31, 2017
  Year Ended
December 31, 2018
  Period from
March 1, 2017
(inception) to
December 31, 2017

Capital shares issued on sales

      1,634,214       35,444,144       3,043,170       161,454,788       5,659,528       263,279,015

Capital shares redeemed

      (8,637,861 )       (4,941,775 )       (32,518,291 )       (16,972,493 )       (49,240,271 )       (23,746,889 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net increase/(decrease)

      (7,003,647 )       30,502,369       (29,475,121 )       144,482,295       (43,580,743 )       239,532,126
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 
    ON Growth Model    
    Year Ended
December 31, 2018
  Period from
March 1, 2017
(inception) to
December 31, 2017

Capital shares issued on sales

      3,385,893       53,788,591

Capital shares redeemed

      (9,165,822 )       (5,012,375 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net increase/(decrease)

      (5,779,929 )       48,776,216
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (Continued)

   December 31, 2018  

 

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Investment Transactions

Cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of investments (excluding short-term and government securities) for the year ended December 31, 2018 were as follows:

 

     ON Equity    ON Bond    ON Omni    ON Capital
Appreciation
   ON International
Equity

Cost of purchases

     $ 108,965,617      $ 112,686,165      $ 146,705,632        $63,063,459      $ 635,414,556

Proceeds from sales

     $ 408,291,802      $ 130,926,995      $ 150,310,726        $84,448,870      $ 193,227,742
     ON Foreign    ON Janus Henderson
Forty
   ON Janus Henderson
Venture
   ON Janus Henderson
Enterprise
   ON S&P 500®  Index

Cost of purchases

       $15,198,532      $ 147,657,378      $ 84,867,989        $131,164,590      $ 261,157,575

Proceeds from sales

       $27,124,273      $ 56,145,136      $ 142,086,563        $100,797,101      $ 212,697,167
     ON Federated
Strategic Value
Dividend
   ON Federated High
Income Bond
   ON ClearBridge Small
Cap
   ON Nasdaq-100®
Index
   ON Bristol

Cost of purchases

     $ 79,249,143      $ 36,848,773      $ 93,764,085        $157,601,179      $ 539,130,159

Proceeds from sales

     $ 288,390,568      $ 124,205,928      $ 237,767,338        $  75,188,539      $ 573,290,347
     ON Bryton Growth    ON ICON Balanced    ON S&P MidCap  400®
Index
   ON Bristol Growth    ON Risk Managed
Balanced

Cost of purchases

     $ 97,049,352      $ 248,500,982      $ 310,727,514        $310,454,290      $ 236,762,266

Proceeds from sales

     $ 131,126,546      $ 558,448,443      $ 40,306,960        $333,660,228      $ 244,454,131
     ON Conservative
Model
   ON Moderately
Conservative Model
   ON Balanced Model    ON Moderate Growth
Model
   ON Growth Model

Cost of purchases

       $31,174,919      $ 108,653,441      $ 515,607,753      $ 1,157,718,720      $ 318,203,194

Proceeds from sales

       $47,574,822      $ 177,860,885      $ 813,119,023      $ 1,608,490,113      $ 377,473,770

Cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of government securities for the year ended December 31, 2018 were as follows:

 

               ON Bond                        ON Omni                ON ICON Balanced        ON Risk Managed  
Balanced

Cost of purchases

     $ 3,690,781      $ 928,039      $ 84,352,874      $ 184,772,487

Proceeds from sales

     $ 12,912,051      $ 1,243,699      $ 185,848,407      $ 163,259,339

 

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Financial Instruments

The Portfolios may trade in financial instruments with off-balance sheet risk for hedging purposes or, otherwise, in accordance with stated investing objectives. These financial instruments may include options, futures, and foreign currency contracts that may involve, to a varying degree, elements of risk in excess of the amounts recognized on financial statements.

 

    

Options

A Portfolio may buy and write (i.e., sell) call and put options. In writing call options, the Portfolio gives the purchaser of the call option the right to purchase the underlying securities from the Portfolio at a specified “exercise” price at any time prior to the expiration of the option, normally within nine months. A Portfolio writes a covered call option when it owns the underlying securities and an uncovered call option when it does not. In purchasing put options, a Portfolio pays the seller of the put option a premium for the right of the Portfolio to sell the underlying securities to the seller at a specified exercise price prior to the expiration of the option. When a Portfolio sells a put option, it has the obligation to buy, and the purchaser of the put the right to sell, the underlying security at the exercise price during the option period. Whenever a Portfolio has a written covered call option outstanding, the underlying securities will be segregated by the Custodian and held in an escrow account to assure that such securities will be delivered to the option holder if the option is exercised. While the underlying securities are subject to the option, the Portfolio remains the record owner of the securities, entitling it to receive dividends and to exercise any voting rights. Whenever a Portfolio has a written uncovered call option outstanding, it will segregate with the Custodian cash or liquid assets that, when added to the amounts

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (Continued)

   December 31, 2018  

 

deposited with the broker as margin, equal to the market value of the securities underlying the call option (but not less than the exercise price of the call option). To cover a written put option, the Portfolio writing the option deposits cash or liquid securities in a segregated account at the Custodian. In order to terminate its position as the writer or the purchaser of an option, the Portfolio may enter into a “closing” transaction, which is the purchase (if the Portfolio has written the option) or sale (if the Portfolio is the purchaser of the option) of an option on the same underlying securities and having the same exercise price and expiration date as the option previously written or purchased by the Portfolio.

When a Portfolio writes a put or call option, an amount equal to the premium received is included on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities as a liability. The amount of the liability is subsequently marked-to-market to reflect the current market value of the option. Such liability is subject to off balance sheet risks to the extent of any future increases in market value of the written options. If an option expires on its stipulated expiration date or if the Portfolio enters into a closing purchase transaction, a gain or loss is realized. If a written call option on an individual security is exercised, a gain or loss is realized for the sale of the underlying security, and the proceeds from the sale are increased by the premium originally received. If a written call option on a securities index is exercised, a gain or loss is realized as determined by the premium originally received, the exercise price and the market value of the index. If a written put option on an individual security is exercised, the cost of the security acquired is decreased by the premium originally received. When a Portfolio purchases a put or call option, an amount equal to the premium paid is included on the Portfolio’s Statement of Assets and Liabilities as an investment, and is subsequently marked-to-market to reflect the current market value of the option. If an option expires on the stipulated expiration date or if the Portfolio enters into a closing sale transaction, a gain or loss is realized. If a Portfolio exercises a call option on an individual security, the cost of the security acquired is increased by the premium paid for the call. If the Portfolio exercises a put option on an individual security, a gain or loss is realized from the sale of the underlying security, and the proceeds from such a sale are decreased by the premium originally paid. If the Portfolio exercises a put option on a security index, a gain or loss is realized as determined by the premium originally paid, the exercise price and the market value of the index.

The ON ICON Balanced Portfolio held and purchased put options during the year ended December 31, 2018. These instruments were used by the Portfolio to provide a hedge against equity price risk. During a period in which the prices of the Portfolio’s common stocks may decline, these instruments are designed to increase in value, thus providing price accumulation gains that partially offset the price accumulation losses of the common stocks in the Portfolio. Transactions involving purchased options by the ON ICON Balanced Portfolio for the year ended December 31, 2018 were: Cost of purchases: $2.0 million, Proceeds from sales: $0.8 million.

The ON Risk Managed Balanced Portfolio also purchased call and put options associated with the S&P 500 Index or related exchange traded fund during the year ended December 31, 2018. These instruments were used by the Risk Management Component of the Portfolio to provide for the Portfolio’s stated risk management strategy. Transactions involving purchased options by the ON Risk Managed Balanced Portfolio for the year ended December 31, 2018 were: Cost of purchases: $28.8 million, Proceeds from sales: $26.5 million.

Written and purchased options are non-income producing securities.

Futures Contracts

A Portfolio may buy or sell two kinds of financial futures contracts: stock index futures contracts and interest rate futures contracts. Stock index futures contracts are contracts developed by and traded on national commodity exchanges whereby the buyer will, on a specified future date, pay or receive a final cash payment equal to the difference between the actual value of the stock index on the last day of the contract and the value of the stock index established by the contract multiplied by the specific dollar amount set by the exchange. Futures contracts may be based on broad-based stock indices such as the S&P 500 Index or on narrow-based stock indices. A particular index will be selected according to the Adviser’s investment strategy for the particular Portfolio. An interest rate futures contract is an agreement whereby one party agrees to sell and another party agrees to purchase a specified amount of a specified financial instrument (debt security) at a specified price at a specified date, time and place. Although interest rate futures contracts typically require actual future delivery of and payment for financial instruments, the contracts are usually closed out before the delivery date. A public market exists in interest rate futures contracts covering primarily the following financial instruments: U.S. Treasury bonds; U.S. Treasury notes; Government National Mortgage Association (“GNMA”) modified pass-through mortgage-backed securities; three-month U.S. Treasury bills; 90-day commercial paper; bank certificates of deposit; and Eurodollar certificates of deposit. U.S. futures contracts are traded on exchanges which have been designated “contract markets” by the Commodities Futures Trading Commission (“CFTC”) and must be executed through a futures commission merchant (“FCM”), or brokerage firm, which is a member of the relevant contract market. It is expected that futures contracts trading in additional financial instruments will be authorized.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (Continued)

   December 31, 2018  

 

The Fund, on behalf of each Portfolio, has filed with the National Futures Association, a notice claiming an exclusion from the definition of the term “commodity pool operator” under the Commodity Exchange Act, as amended, and the rules of the CFTC promulgated thereunder, with respect to each Portfolio’s operation. Accordingly, the Portfolios are not subject to registration or regulation as a commodity pool operator.

The buyer or seller of a futures contract is not required to deliver or pay for the underlying instrument unless the contract is held until the delivery date. However, both the buyer and seller are required to deposit “initial margin” for the benefit of the broker when the contract is entered into. Initial margin deposits are equal to a percentage of the contract’s value, as set by the exchange on which the contract is traded, and are similar to good faith deposits or performance bonds.

Unlike margin extended by a securities broker, initial margin payments do not constitute purchasing securities on margin for purposes of a Portfolio’s investment limitations. A Portfolio, its futures commission merchant and the Custodian retain control of the initial margin until the contract is liquidated. If the value of either party’s position declines, the party on the side of the declining position will be required to make additional “variation margin” payments to settle the change in value on a daily basis. The party that has a gain may be entitled to receive all or a portion of this amount. Variation margin is recognized as a receivable and/or payable for variation margin on futures contracts on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. In the event of the bankruptcy of the FCM that holds margin on behalf of a Portfolio, the Portfolio may be entitled to return of margin owed to the Portfolio only in proportion to the amount received by the FCM’s other customers. ONI and the Sub-Advisers will attempt to minimize this risk by carefully monitoring the creditworthiness of the FCMs with which the Portfolios do business. In addition to the margin restrictions discussed above, transactions in futures contracts and options on futures contracts may involve the segregation of funds pursuant to requirements imposed by the SEC. Under those requirements, where a Portfolio has a long position in a futures contract or sells a put option, it will be required to establish a segregated account (not with an FCM or broker) containing cash or certain liquid assets equal to the purchase price of the contract or the exercise price of the option (less any margin on deposit). For a short position in futures contacts held by a Portfolio or call options sold by a Portfolio, those requirements mandate the establishment of a segregated account (not with a futures commission merchant or broker) containing cash or certain liquid assets that, when added to the amounts deposited as margin, equal the market value of the instruments underlying the futures contracts or call options. However, segregation of assets is not required if a Portfolio “covers” its position.

Portions of the ON S&P 500® Index, ON Nasdaq-100® Index, and ON S&P MidCap 400® Index Portfolios’ cash holdings, as noted on those Portfolios’ Schedules of Investments, were pledged at December 31, 2018 as collateral for the Portfolios’ futures contracts. The futures contracts were used by the Portfolios for the purpose of gaining equity exposure for cash and cash equivalents, thereby seeking to lessen a performance difference between the Portfolios and their respective benchmark indices. There were other futures contracts that were executed and closed in the Portfolios during the year ended December 31, 2018. Those contracts were executed for similar purposes as the contracts outstanding at December 31, 2018. For the year ended December 31, 2018, the notional values of futures contracts opened and closed prior to contract settlement date by the ON S&P 500® Index Portfolio were $255.8 million and $253.8 million, respectively. For the year ended December 31, 2018, the notional values of futures contracts opened and closed prior to contract settlement date by the ON Nasdaq-100® Index Portfolio were $73.6 million and $74.4 million, respectively. For the year ended December 31, 2018, the notional values of futures contracts opened and closed prior to contract settlement date by the ON S&P MidCap 400® Index Portfolio were $8.0 million and $8.4 million, respectively.

Portions of the ON Risk Managed Balanced Portfolio’s securities and cash holdings, as noted on the Portfolio’s Schedule of Investments, were pledged at December 31, 2018 as collateral for the Portfolio’s futures contracts. These futures contracts were used by the Portfolio to provide for the Portfolio’s stated risk management strategy. There were other index futures contracts that were executed and closed in the ON Risk Managed Balanced Portfolio during the year ended December 31, 2018. Those contracts were executed for similar purposes as the contracts outstanding at December 31, 2018. For the year ended December 31, 2018, the notional values of futures contracts opened and closed prior to contract settlement date by the Portfolio were $1,292.1 million and $1,279.4 million, respectively.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (Continued)

   December 31, 2018  

 

The values and financial statement effects of derivative instruments that were not accounted for as hedging instruments as of, and for, the year ended December 31, 2018, were as follows:

 

Portfolio

  

Instrument

  

Primary Risk Type

   Value-
Asset
Derivatives
     Value-
Liability
Derivatives
     Location on
Statements of
Assets and
Liabilities

ON S&P 500® Index

  

Futures contracts

  

Equity price

   $ 9,143,980      $ 9,103,880      (1) 
        

 

 

    

 

 

    

ON Nasdaq-100® Index

  

Futures contracts

  

Equity price

     1,013,320        1,006,669      (1) 
        

 

 

    

 

 

    

ON S&P MidCap 400® Index

  

Futures contracts

  

Equity price

     332,440        334,356      (1) 
        

 

 

    

 

 

    

ON Risk Managed Balanced

  

Futures contracts

  

Equity price

     226,553,260        223,796,498      (1) 
        

 

 

    

 

 

    
  

Purchased options

  

Equity price

     25,509,952             (2) 
        

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

  (1) 

Total distributable earnings. The amounts represent the cumulative appreciation (depreciation) of these futures contracts as reported in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. Only the current day’s variation margin, if any, is reported within the Statements of Assets and Liabilities as receivable (payable) for variation margin on futures contracts.

  (2) 

Investments in securities of unaffiliated issuers, at value.

 

Portfolio

  

Instrument

  

Risk Type

   Realized Gain
(Loss) on
Derivatives
Recognized in

Income
  Change in Unrealized
Appreciation/
Depreciation on
Derivatives
Recognized in
Income
  Location on
Statements
of Operations

ON S&P 500® Index

   Futures contracts    Equity price      $ (575,561 )     $ 56,528   (1),(2) 
          

 

 

     

 

 

   

ON Nasdaq-100® Index

   Futures contracts    Equity price        20,238       692   (1),(2) 
          

 

 

     

 

 

   

ON ICON Balanced

   Purchased options    Equity price        (1,842,234 )       591,246   (3),(4) 
          

 

 

     

 

 

   

ON S&P MidCap 400® Index

   Futures contracts    Equity price        (124,393 )       (9,669 )   (1),(2) 
          

 

 

     

 

 

   

ON Risk Managed Balanced

   Futures contracts    Equity price        (6,518,525 )       3,601,820   (1),(2) 
          

 

 

     

 

 

   
   Purchased options    Equity price        2,322,286       (2,945,694 )   (3),(4) 
          

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

 

  (1) 

Net realized gain (loss) on futures contracts.

  (2) 

Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on futures contracts.

  (3) 

Net realized gain (loss) on investments in securities of unaffiliated issuers.

  (4)

Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments in securities of unaffiliated issuers.

The Portfolios may enter into International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. Master Agreements (“ISDA Master Agreement”) or similar agreements with their derivative contract counterparties whereby the Portfolios may, under certain circumstances, offset with the counterparty certain derivative financial instruments’ payables and/or receivables and create one single net payment. For financial reporting purposes, the Portfolios offset derivative assets and liabilities that are subject to netting arrangements in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. At December 31, 2018, there were no outstanding derivative transactions subject to netting arrangements.

 

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   December 31, 2018  

 

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Federal Income Tax Information

The following information is presented on a federal income tax basis. Differences between amounts for financial statements and federal income tax purposes are primarily due to timing and character differences in recognizing certain gains and losses on investment transactions. Permanent differences between financial statement and federal income tax reporting are reclassified within the capital accounts based on their federal income tax treatment. Temporary differences do not require reclassification. Reclassifications related to permanent differences relate principally to consent dividends, foreign currency gains and losses, net investment losses, and distributions from real estate investment trusts and closed end mutual funds.

At December 31, 2018, the components of accumulated earnings (deficit) on a tax basis were as follows:

 

Portfolio

  Undistributed
Ordinary
Income
  Undistributed
Long-Term
Capital Gains
(Losses)
  Accumulated
Earnings
  Accumulated
Capital and
Other Losses
    Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)(1)
    Unrealized
Appreciation

(Depreciation)
on Foreign
Currency and
Futures
  Total
Accumulated
Earnings
(Deficit)
 

ON Equity

  $ —   $ —   $ —   $     $ (6,839,994   $ 419     $ (6,839,575

ON Bond

     —      —      —     (1,352,096     (12,580,235           (13,932,331

ON Omni

     —      —      —           (7,420,375           (7,420,375

ON Capital Appreciation

     —      —      —           (8,673,959     141       (8,673,818

ON International Equity

     —      —      —     (12,495,862     (64,996,155     1,650       (77,490,367

ON Foreign

     —      —      —           (8,971,339     (335     (8,971,674

ON Janus Henderson Forty

     —      —      —           (2,767,762           (2,767,762

ON Janus Henderson Venture

     —      —      —           19,959,759       323         19,960,082  

ON Janus Henderson Enterprise

     —      —      —           (8,970,829     7       (8,970,822

ON S&P 500® Index

     —      —      —           100,560,346             100,560,346  

ON Federated Strategic Value Dividend

     —      —      —           (35,354,389     6,672       (35,347,717

ON Federated High Income Bond

     —      —      —     (4,771,655     (18,163,371           (22,935,026

ON ClearBridge Small Cap

     —      —      —           (10,964,253           (10,964,253

ON Nasdaq-100® Index

     —      —      —           43,167,716             43,167,716  

ON Bristol

     —      —      —           (25,720,995           (25,720,995

ON Bryton Growth

     —      —      —           (4,818,688           (4,818,688

ON ICON Balanced

     —      —      —           (17,678,959     (15     (17,678,974

ON S&P MidCap 400® Index

     —      —      —           (51,201,535           (51,201,535

ON Bristol Growth

     —      —      —           (11,533,900           (11,533,900

ON Risk Managed Balanced

     —      —      —           21,239,232             21,239,232  

ON Conservative Model

     —      —      —           (5,649,113           (5,649,113

ON Moderately Conservative Model

     —      —      —           (25,873,979           (25,873,979

ON Balanced Model

     —      —      —           (164,596,016           (164,596,016

ON Moderate Growth Model

     —      —      —           (362,445,946           (362,445,946

ON Growth Model

     —      —      —           (90,326,918           (90,326,918

 

 

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The differences between book-basis and tax-basis unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) are attributed primarily to tax deferral of losses on wash sales and the realization for tax purposes of unrealized gains/(losses) on certain instruments.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (Continued)

   December 31, 2018  

 

For federal income tax purposes, the following Portfolios had capital loss carryforwards as of December 31, 2018 that are available to offset future realized gains, if any:

 

            No      No  
     Total Loss      Expiration      Expiration  

Portfolio

   Carryforward      Short Term      Long Term  

ON Bond Portfolio

   $ 1,352,096      $ 1,193,752      $ 158,344  

ON International Equity Portfolio

     12,495,862        12,495,862         

ON Federated High Income Bond Portfolio

     4,771,655        89,495        4,682,160  

The cost basis for federal income tax purposes may differ from the cost basis for financial reporting purposes. The table below details the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) and aggregate cost of investments at December 31, 2018 for federal income tax purposes.

 

                ON Capital   ON International    
    ON Equity   ON Bond   ON Omni   Appreciation   Equity   ON Foreign

Gross unrealized:

                       

Appreciation

    $ 24,194,591     $ 489,141     $ 905,584     $ 6,491,048     $ 8,687,136     $ 838,894

Depreciation

      (31,034,585 )       (13,069,376 )       (8,325,959 )       (15,165,007 )       (73,683,291 )       (9,810,233 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

    $ (6,839,994 )     $ (12,580,235 )     $ (7,420,375 )     $ (8,673,959 )     $ (64,996,155 )     $ (8,971,339 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Aggregate cost of investments:

    $ 243,913,991     $ 270,678,259     $ 60,578,078     $ 98,926,046     $ 583,730,178     $ 64,007,739
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 
        ON Janus   ON Janus       ON Federated   ON Federated
    ON Janus   Henderson   Henderson   ON S&P 500®   Strategic Value   High Income
    Henderson Forty   Venture   Enterprise   Index   Dividend   Bond

Gross unrealized:

                       

Appreciation

    $ 8,958,864     $ 39,044,736     $ 3,160,463     $ 164,029,555     $ 11,114,765     $ 379,587

Depreciation

      (11,726,626 )       (19,084,977 )       (12,131,292 )       (63,469,209 )       (46,469,154 )       (18,542,958 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

    $ (2,767,762 )     $ 19,959,759     $ (8,970,829 )     $ 100,560,346     $ (35,354,389 )     $ (18,163,371 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Aggregate cost of investments:

    $ 153,386,535     $ 187,135,033     $ 111,713,468     $ 1,010,502,773     $ 355,444,752     $ 217,504,031
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 
    ON ClearBridge   ON Nasdaq-100®           ON ICON   ON S&P MidCap
    Small Cap   Index   ON Bristol   ON Bryton Growth   Balanced   400® Index

Gross unrealized:

                       

Appreciation

    $ 15,961,251     $ 53,890,168     $ 2,832,436     $ 531,410     $ 30,555,696     $ 2,823,418

Depreciation

      (26,925,504 )       (10,722,452 )       (28,553,431 )       (5,350,098 )       (48,234,655 )       (54,024,953 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

    $ (10,964,253 )     $ 43,167,716     $ (25,720,995 )     $ (4,818,688 )     $ (17,678,959 )     $ (51,201,535 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Aggregate cost of investments:

    $ 136,796,888     $ 283,389,897     $ 177,772,358     $ 27,666,574     $ 483,985,249     $ 357,656,305
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 
                ON Moderately        
    ON Bristol   ON Risk Managed   ON Conservative   Conservative   ON Balanced   ON Moderate
    Growth   Balanced   Model   Model   Model   Growth Model

Gross unrealized:

                       

Appreciation

    $ 2,851,461     $ 37,121,661     $     $ 2,754     $ 758,080     $ 5,371,596

Depreciation

      (14,385,361 )       (15,882,429 )       (5,649,113 )       (25,876,733 )       (165,354,096 )       (367,817,542 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

    $ (11,533,900 )     $ 21,239,232     $ (5,649,113 )     $ (25,873,979 )     $ (164,596,016 )     $ (362,445,946 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Aggregate cost of investments:

    $ 98,172,849     $ 328,905,191     $ 84,679,071     $ 263,166,575     $ 1,311,893,922     $ 2,308,207,848
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (Continued)

   December 31, 2018  

 

     ON Growth Model  

Gross unrealized:

  

Appreciation

   $     1,059,994  

Depreciation

     (91,386,912
  

 

 

 

Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

   $  (90,326,918
  

 

 

 

Aggregate cost of investments:

   $ 514,679,046  
  

 

 

 
 

There were no cash distributions paid to shareholders for the years ended December 31, 2018, as the tax liability of the Portfolios is intended to be passed on to shareholders through consent dividends.

The tax character of consent dividend distributions recognized, as well as other reclassifications of capital accounts due to permanent tax differences for the year ended December 31, 2018, were as follows (in aggregate):

 

     Consent Dividend Distribution Reclassifications   Other Reclassifications
                     Accumulated    
         Net           Undistributed   Accumulated
     Ordinary   Long-Term   Total       Net Investment   Net Realized

Portfolio

   Income*   Capital Gains   Distribution   Paid-in Capital   Income   Gain (Loss)

ON Equity

   $ 12,595,709        $  27,021,135      $ 39,616,844      $ (686,225 )     $ (40,273 )     $ 726,498  

ON Bond

     9,665,092             9,665,092             (496     496  

ON Omni

     1,289,971       4,474,333       5,764,304                    

ON Capital Appreciation

     3,678,537       10,039,528       13,718,065       (192,879     8,813       184,066  

ON International Equity

     9,257,690             9,257,690       2       59,421       (59,423

ON Foreign

     1,488,810       279,878       1,768,688       (5     184,447       (184,442 )  

ON Janus Henderson Forty

           8,957,000       8,957,000       (181,772     181,828       (56

ON Janus Henderson Venture

     2,608,972       33,102,527       35,711,499       67,081       539,209       (606,290

ON Janus Henderson Enterprise

     4,192,386       15,801,567       19,993,953       (114     (9,865     9,979  

ON S&P 500® Index

     19,284,882       125,907,062       145,191,944       (86,284     (227,548     313,832  

ON Federated Strategic Value Dividend

     18,768,679       13,760,575       32,529,254       19,769       (621,837     602,068  

ON Federated High Income Bond

     15,228,668             15,228,668                    

ON ClearBridge Small Cap

     3,117,417       34,831,372       37,948,789       (248,265     (90,608     338,873  

ON Nasdaq-100® Index

     2,359,160       47,353,899       49,713,059       (71,657           71,657  

ON Bristol

     4,910,356       18,969,467       23,879,823       1             (1

ON Bryton Growth

     8,402,902       502,874       8,905,776       (2,823     278,025       (275,202

ON ICON Balanced

     11,809,619       28,500,295       40,309,914       (3     14,479       (14,476

ON S&P MidCap 400® Index

     2,531,429       4,001,743       6,533,172       2,133       (256,283     254,150  

ON Bristol Growth

     3,352,103       13,634,538       16,986,641                    

ON Risk Managed Balanced

     4,454,280       7,507,812       11,962,092       (39,737     (44,939     84,676  

ON Conservative Model

     2,803,756       1,674,556       4,478,312       (257     969,029       (968,772

ON Moderately Conservative Model

     8,282,931       9,026,959       17,309,890       (27,633     3,623,507       (3,595,874

ON Balanced Model

     37,204,396       74,393,236       111,597,632       (176,215     18,222,695       (18,046,480

ON Moderate Growth Model

     59,085,158       159,064,320       218,149,478       (478,754     33,013,766       (32,535,012

ON Growth Model

     11,928,158       42,641,392       54,569,550       (117,654     7,135,513       (7,017,859

* Net ordinary income consists of net taxable income derived from dividends, interest, and net short-term capital gains, if any.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (Continued)

   December 31, 2018  

 

(8)

Legal Matters

In December 2007, the S&P 500® Index and Strategic Value Portfolios, shareholders of the Tribune Company, participated in a cash out merger in which shareholders received $34 per share of consideration. The value of the proceeds received by the S&P 500® Index and Strategic Value Portfolios was $37,910 and $384,200, respectively. The company subsequently filed for bankruptcy and several legal complaints have been initiated by groups of Tribune Company creditors seeking to recover, or clawback, proceeds received by shareholders based on fraudulent transfer claims (the “Tribune Bankruptcy”).

The first action, Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors of Tribune Company v. FitzSimons, et. al. (“FitzSimons”) was initiated on November 1, 2010 in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware. As a result of these proceedings, the Court agreed to allow individual creditors to file similar complaints in U.S. state courts. The Fund is specifically named in a complaint in the U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio, Western Division, Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, et. al. v. American Electric Power, et. al., that was initiated in June of 2011. The Fund, along with the Strategic Value Portfolio, is also named in a similar complaint in the U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania, Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, et. al. v. Ametek Inc. Employees Master Retirement Trust, et. al. These Tribune litigation actions have been consolidated into a single Multidistrict Litigation (“MDL”) in the U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York (“District Court”).

Thereafter, certain defendants in the MDL, including the Fund, filed various motions to dismiss. The District Court dismissed the Creditor Actions on September 23, 2013, holding that the plaintiffs could not pursue their claims so long as the Trustee pursued essentially the same claims in his action. On December 20, 2013, the plaintiffs appealed the dismissal to the Second Circuit Court of Appeals. On March 29, 2016, the Court of Appeals affirmed the dismissal and rejected the plaintiffs’ appeal. On September 9, 2016, plaintiffs filed a petition for writ of certiorari in the Supreme Court and the defendants opposed it. The Supreme Court has not yet decided whether to grant certiorari. On April 3, 2018, the Supreme Court issued a “Statement” from two justices announcing that consideration of the petition for certiorari would be deferred for an undetermined period of time to “allow” the Court of Appeals or the District Court to consider, among other things, whether the Court of Appeal’s decision should be vacated as a result of the Supreme Court’s recent decision in Merit Management Group, LP v. FTI Consulting, Inc. On May 15, 2018, the Second Circuit recalled the mandate on its earlier decision for further panel review. The Second Circuit has not yet provided any specific timing for, or guidance on, next steps.

In the Trustee Action, in 2014, various shareholder defendants filed a motion to dismiss the intentional fraudulent transfer claims. On January 9, 2017, the Court granted the motion to dismiss the Trustee’s actual fraudulent conveyance claim. The plaintiff will almost certainly appeal to the Second Circuit Court of Appeals. Because of a procedural issue, however, the plaintiff cannot automatically appeal the decision, but must first obtain permission from the District Court. On January 14, 2019, the District Court held a status conference during which it indicated that the plaintiff would be allowed to file a motion seeking reconsideration of the prior dismissal of the intentional fraudulent transfer claims; the Trustee has not yet filed its motion. In the meantime, the parties are discussing a potential mediation. If that fails, the remaining parties involved will engage in limited discovery that should not impact the shareholder defendants. Under the District Court’s discovery plan, the shareholder defendants should be treated as third parties for discovery purposes.

The outcome of these proceedings cannot be predicted. Management of the Fund continues to assess litigation matters and any offers of settlement.

 

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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

To the Shareholders and Board of Directors

     Ohio National Fund, Inc.:

Opinion on the Financial Statements

We have audited the accompanying statements of assets and liabilities of the ON Equity Portfolio (formerly Equity Portfolio), ON Bond Portfolio (formerly Bond Portfolio), ON Omni Portfolio (formerly Omni Portfolio), ON Capital Appreciation Portfolio (formerly Capital Appreciation Portfolio), ON International Equity Portfolio, ON Foreign Portfolio, ON Janus Henderson Forty Portfolio (formerly Aggressive Growth Portfolio), ON Janus Henderson Venture Portfolio (formerly Small Cap Growth Portfolio), ON Janus Henderson Enterprise Portfolio (formerly Mid Cap Opportunity Portfolio), ON S&P 500 Index Portfolio (formerly S&P 500 Index Portfolio), ON Federated Strategic Value Dividend Portfolio (formerly Strategic Value Portfolio), ON Federated High Income Bond Portfolio (formerly High Income Bond Portfolio), ON ClearBridge Small Cap Portfolio (formerly Clearbridge Small Cap Portfolio), ON Nasdaq-100 Index Portfolio (formerly Nasdaq-100 Index Portfolio), ON Bristol Portfolio (formerly Bristol Portfolio), ON Bryton Growth Portfolio (formerly Bryton Growth Portfolio), ON ICON Balanced Portfolio (formerly Balanced Portfolio), ON S&P MidCap 400 Index Portfolio (formerly S&P MidCap 400 Index Portfolio), ON Bristol Growth Portfolio (formerly Bristol Growth Portfolio), ON Risk Managed Balanced Portfolio (formerly Risk Managed Balanced Portfolio) (each a “Portfolio” and collectively the “Portfolios” of Ohio National Fund, Inc.), ON Conservative Model Portfolio, ON Moderately Conservative Model Portfolio, ON Balanced Model Portfolio, ON Moderate Growth Model Portfolio and ON Growth Model Portfolio (each a “Model Portfolio” and collectively, the “Model Portfolios” of the Ohio National Fund, Inc.), including the schedules of investments, as of December 31, 2018, the related statements of operations for the year then ended, the statements of changes in net assets for each of the years in the two year period then ended for the Portfolios and the year ended December 31, 2018 and the period from March 1, 2017 to December 31, 2017 for the Model Portfolios, and the related notes (collectively, the “financial statements”) and the financial highlights for each of the years or periods in the five year period then ended. In our opinion, the financial statements and financial highlights present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Portfolios and Model Portfolios as of December 31, 2018, the results of their operations for the year then ended, the changes in their net assets for each of the years or periods in the two year period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the years or periods in the five year period then ended for the Portfolios and for the years or periods in the two year period then ended for the Model Portfolios, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.

Basis for Opinion

These financial statements and financial highlights are the responsibility of the Portfolios’ and Model Portfolios’ management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements and financial highlights based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB) and are required to be independent with respect to the Portfolios and Model Portfolios in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audits to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements and financial highlights are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements and financial highlights, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements and financial highlights. Such procedures also included confirmation of securities owned as of December 31, 2018, by correspondence with custodians, brokers, and transfer agents, or by other appropriate audit procedures. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements and financial highlights. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

/s/ KPMG LLP

We have served as the auditor of one or more of the Ohio National Fund, Inc. investment companies since 1969.

 

Columbus, Ohio
February 25, 2019

 

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Additional Information

   December 31, 2018 (Unaudited)  

 

(1)

Review and Approval of Advisory and Sub-Advisory Agreements

At a meeting held on November 15, 2018, the Board of Directors (the “Board” or “Directors”), including a majority of the Directors who are not “interested persons” of the Fund (the “Independent Directors”), approved the continuation of the Investment Advisory Agreement (the “Advisory Agreement”) with ONI (the “Adviser”) and, as applicable, the sub-advisory agreement with the Sub-Adviser (each a “Sub-Adviser,” and together the “Sub-Advisers”) for each of the Portfolios identified below. The Independent Directors were separately represented by independent legal counsel in connection with their consideration of the approval of the continuation of these agreements.

The Directors noted that the Adviser is responsible for monitoring the investment performance and other responsibilities of the various Sub-Advisers that have day-to-day responsibility for the decisions made for certain of the Fund’s investment portfolios (each, a “Portfolio”). The Directors further noted that, for those Portfolios subject to the Securities and Exchange Commission order (the “Order”) permitting them to operate as “funds of funds” and to invest in other investment companies in excess of the limits of Section 12(d)(1), the Adviser bears significant responsibility and administrative burden in the monitoring and reporting required by the Order’s conditions. They also noted that the Adviser reports to the Board on its analysis of each Sub-Adviser’s performance at the regular meetings of the Board, which are held at least quarterly. When warranted, the Adviser will add or remove a particular Portfolio from a watchlist that it maintains. Watchlist criteria include, for example: (a) Portfolio performance over various time periods; (b) Portfolio risk issues, such as changes in key personnel involved with Portfolio management or changes in investment philosophy or process; and (c) organizational risk issues, such as regulatory, compliance or legal concerns, or changes in the ownership of the Sub-Adviser.

In considering the Advisory Agreement and sub-advisory agreements, the Board requested, received and reviewed a significant amount of information relating to each Portfolio, the Adviser and the Sub-Advisers, including the following: (1) performance data for each Portfolio for various time periods, including year-to-date through September 30, 2018, (2) comparative performance, advisory fee and expense ratio information for a peer group of funds in the respective Portfolio’s Morningstar category (a “Morningstar Peer Group” or “peer group”), as well as management fee peer comparison charts showing where each Portfolio’s advisory fee was located in the dispersion of its peer group’s advisory fees; (3) comparable performance information for each Portfolio’s relevant benchmark index or indices; (4) comparative data regarding advisory fees, including data regarding the fees charged by the Adviser and Sub-Advisers for managing other institutional funds and institutional accounts using investment strategies and techniques similar to those used in managing the Portfolios; (5) comparative data regarding the expense ratio of each Portfolio, as compared to its Morningstar Peer Group; (6) profitability analyses for the Adviser with respect to each Portfolio; and (7) other information regarding the nature, extent and quality of services provided by the Adviser and the Sub-Advisers, as applicable. The Directors also took into account information regarding the services provided by the Adviser and each Sub-Adviser, and performance, fee and expense ratio information regarding each Portfolio provided to them periodically throughout the year. They also met with representatives of the Adviser to review the relative performance of each Portfolio, as compared with its benchmark index(es) and peer group.

The Directors, including all of the Independent Directors, were assisted by experienced independent legal counsel throughout the Advisory Agreement and sub-advisory agreement review process. The Independent Directors discussed the proposed continuations in private session with such counsel at which no representatives of management, the Adviser or any Sub-Adviser were present. Each Director, including each of the Independent Directors, relied upon the advice of independent legal counsel and his or her own business judgment in determining the material factors to be considered in evaluating the Advisory Agreement and each sub-advisory agreement and the weight to be given to each such factor. The conclusions reached by the Directors were based on a comprehensive evaluation of all of the information provided and were not the result of any one factor. Moreover, each Director may have afforded different weight to the various factors in reaching his or her conclusions with respect to the Advisory Agreement and each sub-advisory agreement.

Nature, Extent and Quality of Services

The Board evaluated the nature, extent and quality of the advisory services provided to the Portfolios by the Adviser. As part of its review, the Board reviewed information regarding the Adviser’s operations, procedures and personnel. The Directors took into account information they received during the previous year at Board meetings and other discussions and through periodic reports regarding the Adviser’s performance of its duties. The Directors considered the capabilities and resources that the Adviser has dedicated to performing services on behalf of the Fund and its Portfolios, as well as the quality of administrative and other services, including the Adviser’s role in monitoring the performance and quality of compliance of the Sub-Advisers and other support to contract owners. The Directors also considered the quality of the Adviser’s compliance programs and the Adviser’s responsiveness to Board inquiries and requests.

 

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Additional Information (Continued)

   December 31, 2018 (Unaudited)  

 

For each Portfolio with a fund-of-funds structure, the Directors considered that the Adviser performs significant services to the Portfolio that are in addition to, rather than duplicative of, services provided under the advisory contracts of the underlying funds. The Directors noted the representations of the Adviser’s representatives that the Adviser performs regular reviews of each Portfolio and its underlying funds, focusing on the asset class make-up of the Portfolio, the percentages invested in each underlying fund, and each underlying fund’s performance against its benchmark, in order to confirm that the Portfolio is diversified, has the appropriate asset mix, and is performing well. The Directors also noted that the Adviser periodically changes the mix of the underlying funds as a result of its reviews.

For each Portfolio subject to a sub-advisory agreement, the Board considered similar criteria as applied to each Sub-Adviser, including the nature, extent and quality of the sub-advisory services provided by each Sub-Adviser. In addition to the criteria used to review the Adviser, the Directors reviewed information on each Sub-Adviser’s portfolio management and brokerage practices, including any soft dollar benefits received. The Directors also reviewed the performance record of each Portfolio managed by the applicable Sub-Adviser. With respect to the ON Equity Portfolio, in the course of their deliberations at the meeting, the Directors determined to replace the current Sub-Adviser to the Portfolio with a new sub-adviser as of May 1, 2019. With the exception of the services of the Sub-Adviser to the ON Equity Portfolio, it was the Directors’ conclusion that overall, they were satisfied with the nature, extent and quality of services provided to the Fund and each of the Portfolios.

Investment Performance

Representatives of the Adviser reviewed with the Directors each Portfolio’s performance year-to-date and for the 1-, 3- and 5-year periods ended September 30, 2018, as compared to the Portfolio’s Morningstar Peer Group and benchmark(s). The Board also considered the Adviser’s effectiveness in monitoring the performance of each Sub-Adviser and the Adviser’s timeliness in responding to performance issues. The Directors discussed with Adviser representatives the returns of certain Portfolios that underperformed their respective benchmarks. A Portfolio-by-Portfolio discussion of each Portfolio’s performance and the Board’s conclusions regarding that performance is set forth below.

Fees and Expenses

The Board considered the advisory fee for each Portfolio, as well as the difference of each Portfolio’s fee from the average advisory fee for the Portfolio’s Morningstar Peer Group and the fee’s percentile ranking within the peer group. The Board also considered charts showing, for each Portfolio, how the Portfolio’s advisory fees compared to the advisory fees of the funds in its peer group. The charts showed the number of funds in the peer group within each defined range of advisory fees, and the range that included the Portfolio. The Board also reviewed the difference between each Portfolio’s overall expense ratio and that of its Morningstar Peer Group, as well as the expense ratio’s percentile ranking within the peer group. For these purposes, the Morningstar Peer Groups excluded funds with net assets over $1 billion and all funds identified as being funds of funds. The Morningstar Peer Groups also excluded non-index funds for the ON S&P 500 Index® Portfolio, ON S&P MidCap 400® Index Portfolio, and the ON Nasdaq-100® Index Portfolio and excluded index funds for all other Portfolios.

The Board looked at the average net assets for the funds in each Portfolio’s respective Morningstar Peer Group, and then compared the advisory fee that would have been paid by the Portfolio if the Portfolio had had net assets equal to the Morningstar Peer Group’s average net assets. The Board considered that comparison on an absolute and percentile ranking basis.

When applicable, the Board considered the amount of net advisory fee retained by the Adviser, after payment of the sub-advisory fee, as well as the proportion the net fee represented of the total advisory fee, in light of the services provided by the Adviser to the Portfolio.

When applicable, the Board also considered the fees paid to Sub-Advisers. The Board relied to a degree on the Adviser’s negotiation of each sub-advisory agreement on an arm’s-length basis and noted that, in the past, the Adviser had negotiated decreases in the sub-advisory fee for certain Portfolios and that Adviser usually passed the decrease on to shareholders by reducing its advisory fee. The Board considered the fees the Adviser and Sub-Advisers charged to their separately managed institutional accounts and other accounts, and expressed no concerns with those rates relative to the fees charged to the Portfolios. The Directors also recognized that it was difficult to make comparisons of advisory fees because there were variations in the services that were included in the fees paid by other funds and separately managed accounts.

Profitability

The Directors reviewed the advisory fee paid to the Adviser for each Portfolio and noted the pre-tax profit margins reported by the Adviser for each Portfolio. The Directors noted that the profit margins for the Portfolios ranged from 24.89% to 85.22% with average profitability of 56.31% (without deducting distribution expenses) and ranged from 21.35% to 79.56% with average profitability of 44.84% (after deducting distribution expenses). The Directors also noted that the Adviser, and not the Portfolios, is responsible for

 

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paying sub-advisory fees to the Sub-Advisers. The Board also evaluated whether the net advisory fee received by the Adviser for each Portfolio, after paying sub-advisory fees to the Sub-Adviser, was reasonable, given the level of the Adviser’s services to the Portfolio. The Directors took into account the fact that the Adviser had contractually agreed to limit Portfolio expenses and reimburse expenses to the extent necessary to keep total Portfolio expenses at or below a specified amount. The Directors further considered the statement of a representative of the Adviser that the profitability calculations may not account for all of the Adviser’s costs in providing services to the Fund, including services outside the investment advisory function (such as Fund operations and legal functions), and that profitability would be less for each Portfolio if these costs were included. The Directors discussed that, if an adviser is extremely efficient, resulting in enhanced profitability, the adviser’s effective use of resources should not be penalized on a comparative basis. The Directors then considered potential benefits that the Adviser may receive in connection with the Fund, noting in particular that its insurance company parent makes money on the variable products through which the Fund is available as an investment vehicle. Additionally, the Directors acknowledged that calculating the Adviser’s profitability related to a specific Portfolio can be challenging and imprecise because of the difficulties in suitably allocating the Adviser’s expenses across the Portfolios given the Adviser’s shared efforts with respect to the Portfolios.

The Board also considered the reasonableness of the sub-advisory fees paid by the Adviser to each Sub-Adviser. The Directors relied on the ability of the Adviser to negotiate the terms of each sub-advisory agreement, including the sub-advisory fee, at arm’s-length, noting that the Adviser is not affiliated with any Sub-Adviser. The Directors noted that the sub-advisory fees were paid by the Adviser and not by a Portfolio and, therefore, the Adviser was incentivized to negotiate a favorable fee. They further considered the breakpoints established in the sub-advisory agreements and considered the impact of these breakpoints on the Sub-Adviser’s profitability. The Board discussed economies of scale and agreed it was a matter more appropriately considered at the Advisory Agreement level. The Board concluded that the profitability, fees and potential realization of economies of scale by the Portfolios from the sub-advisory arrangements with the unaffiliated Sub-Advisers should not be a material factor in its deliberations.

After considering all of the above, the Board concluded that the profitability of the Adviser with respect to each Portfolio was reasonable.

Economies of Scale

The Directors noted that all of the advisory and sub-advisory fee schedules contain breakpoints that would reduce the applicable advisory or sub-advisory fees on assets above a specified level as the applicable Portfolio’s assets increase. The Directors also noted that a Portfolio would realize additional economies of scale if the Portfolio’s net assets increase over time proportionately more than certain other expenses. The Directors took into account that many of the Portfolios had a small amount of net assets relative to the funds in their respective peer groups. After considering each Portfolio’s current size and potential for growth, the Board concluded that each Portfolio was likely to benefit from economies of scale as the Portfolio’s net assets increased, and that the existing breakpoints are appropriate.

Portfolio-by-Portfolio Analysis

In addition to the foregoing, the Directors considered the specific factors and related conclusions set forth below with respect to each Portfolio’s performance and fees and expenses. Except as otherwise indicated, the performance data described below for each Portfolio is for periods ended September 30, 2018.

ON Equity Portfolio (Adviser – ONI, Sub-Adviser – ClearBridge). The Directors reviewed the comparative performance information for the Portfolio as sub-advised by ClearBridge, but noted that, at the recommendation of the Adviser, they had determined to replace ClearBridge as the sub-adviser for the Portfolio (after identification and approval of a new sub-adviser) effective May 1, 2019 due to the poor performance of the Portfolio. They therefore determined that, in their consideration of the renewal of the Advisory Agreement, they should focus on the factors other than performance, as they believed that the Adviser had demonstrated the appropriate oversight of the Sub-Adviser in determining to recommend the selection of a new sub-adviser. The Directors noted that although the Portfolio’s advisory fee was higher than the peer group average, its net expense ratio was below the peer group average. Overall, the Board concluded that the advisory fee was reasonable and that it was appropriate to continue the ClearBridge sub-advisory agreement for the period until a new sub-adviser assumes the sub-adviser role.

ON Bond Portfolio (Adviser – ONI). The Directors noted that the Portfolio slightly underperformed, but provided returns in line with, its peer group average across all time periods and had also provided returns in line with its benchmark index for all time periods (underperforming in all except the 3-year period). The Directors noted that the Portfolio’s advisory fee was slightly above with the peer group average, while its net expense ratio was below the peer group average. Overall, the Board concluded that the Portfolio’s performance was acceptable and that the advisory fee was reasonable.

 

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ON Omni Portfolio (Adviser – ONI, Sub-Adviser – Suffolk). The Directors observed that the Portfolio outperformed its peer group average over each period except the year-to-date period and had underperformed its benchmark index for each period except the 3- and 5-year periods. The Directors noted that the Portfolio’s advisory fee and net expense ratio were below its peer group’s averages. Overall, the Directors concluded that the Portfolio’s performance was acceptable and that the advisory and sub-advisory fees were reasonable.

ON Capital Appreciation Portfolio (Adviser – ONI, Sub-Adviser – Jennison). The Directors observed that the Portfolio underperformed its peer group average and benchmark index across all time periods. A representative of the Adviser commented that although the Portfolio is an all-cap fund, with 37% of the Portfolio invested in mid- and small-cap stocks at the quarter-end, it was being compared to a large-cap blend peer group. The Adviser representative stated that large- and mega-cap stocks have outperformed mid-and small-cap stocks for an extended period, and that the Portfolio’s returns were more in line with the broader mid-cap index. The Directors acknowledged that the Portfolio’s strategy was under-rewarded in the current market, but expected the strategy to yield better returns when the market changes. The Directors noted that the Portfolio’s advisory fee and net expense ratio were higher than its peer group’s averages. They considered that the Portfolio was an all-cap fund, which justifies a higher fee than the large cap funds making up the majority of its peer group. Overall, the Directors concluded that the Portfolio’s performance was acceptable, and that the advisory and sub-advisory fees were reasonable.

ON International Equity Portfolio (Adviser – ONI, Sub-Adviser – Lazard). The Directors recalled that Lazard took over as Sub-Adviser in 2017 and noted that the Portfolio outperformed its peer group over the year-to-date and 1-year period, but underperformed the benchmark index over the same periods. A representative of the Adviser noted that the Portfolio was overweight in emerging markets and attributed the Portfolio’s underperformance relative to the benchmark index to stock selection in Japan. The Directors noted that the Portfolio’s advisory fee and net expense ratio were below its peer group’s averages. Overall, the Directors concluded that Portfolio’s performance was acceptable and that the advisory fee was reasonable.

ON Foreign Portfolio (Adviser – ONI, Sub-Adviser – Templeton). The Directors recalled that Templeton assumed the role of Sub-Adviser to the Portfolio in May of 2017, and that the Portfolio outperformed its benchmark index and peer group average for the year-to-date. The Directors noted that the Portfolio underperformed its benchmark index and peer group average across all other periods. The Directors noted that the Portfolio’s advisory fee and net expense ratio were higher than its peer group’s averages, but that the Portfolio’s size was smaller than the average size of the funds in the peer group. Overall, the Directors concluded that the Portfolio’s performance was acceptable, and that the advisory fee was reasonable.

ON Janus Henderson Forty Portfolio (Adviser – ONI, Sub-Adviser – Janus). The Directors reviewed the Portfolio’s performance and noted that it had outperformed its benchmark index and peer group average across all periods with a top-quartile ranking for each period. A representative of the Adviser commented that stock selection within the technology sector was the main driver of the Portfolio’s outperformance. The Directors noted that although the Portfolio’s advisory fee was above the peer group average, its net expense ratio was below the peer group average. Overall, the Board concluded that the Portfolio’s performance was acceptable and that the advisory and sub-advisory fees were reasonable.

ON Janus Henderson Venture Portfolio (Adviser – ONI, Sub-Adviser – Janus). The Directors noted that the Portfolio outperformed its benchmark index over the year-to-date, 1- and 5-year periods and performed in-line with the benchmark over the 3-year period. The Directors observed that the Portfolio outperformed its peer group average, and ranked in the top quartile over the 5-year period. The Directors noted that the Portfolio’s advisory fee and net expense ratio were below its peer group’s averages. Overall, the Directors concluded that the Portfolio’s performance was acceptable and that the advisory and sub-advisory fees were reasonable.

ON Janus Henderson Enterprise Portfolio (Adviser – ONI, Sub-Adviser – Janus). The Directors recalled that Janus assumed the role of Sub-Adviser to the Portfolio on May 1, 2018. The Directors noted that the Portfolio had underperformed its benchmark index and peer group averages for all periods shown but had shown improvement for the year-to-date, with its performance in the 54th percentile for its peer group. The Directors observed that although the Portfolio’s advisory fee was above its peer group average, its net expense ratio was below its peer group average. Overall, the Directors concluded that the Portfolio’s performance was acceptable and that the advisory and sub-advisory fees were reasonable.

ON S&P 500® Index Portfolio (Adviser – ONI, Sub-Adviser – Geode). The Directors observed that while the Portfolio underperformed its benchmark index for the year-to-date, 1-, 3- and 5-year periods, its performance generally was in line with the index when expenses were excluded. The Directors deemed peer group performance data for index funds to be generally irrelevant and did not rely on peer group comparison performance figures for the Portfolio. The Directors noted that, while the advisory fee was above the Portfolio’s peer group average, the overall expense ratio was the statistic most important to index fund shareholders, and the Portfolio’s net expense ratio was lower than the average for the peer group. Overall, the Directors concluded that the Portfolio’s performance was acceptable and that the advisory and sub-advisory fees were reasonable.

 

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ON Federated Strategic Value Dividend Portfolio (Adviser – ONI, Sub-Adviser – Federated Equity). The Directors acknowledged that the Portfolio underperformed its benchmark index and peer group average for each of the periods. They also discussed a summary of dividend yield and dividend growth for the Portfolio, noting that the Portfolio was meeting its objective of obtaining dividend yield. The Directors also noted that although the Portfolio’s advisory fee was above the average of its peer group, its net expense ratio was below its peer group average. Overall, the Board concluded that the Portfolio’s performance was acceptable and that the advisory and sub-advisory fees were reasonable.

ON Federated High Income Bond Portfolio (Adviser – ONI, Sub-Adviser – Federated Investment). The Directors observed that the Portfolio underperformed its benchmark index and peer group for each of the periods, except that it outperformed its peer group for the 3- and 5-year periods and ranked in the top quartile among its peer group for the 5-year period. The Directors noted that the advisory fee was above the peer group average, while the net expense ratio was below the peer group average. Overall, the Board concluded that the Portfolio’s performance was acceptable and that the advisory and sub-advisory fees were reasonable.

ON ClearBridge Small Cap Portfolio (Adviser – ONI, Sub-Adviser – ClearBridge). The Directors observed that the Portfolio outperformed its benchmark index for all periods and underperformed its peer group average for each period except the 3-year period, noting that ClearBridge assumed responsibility as Sub-Adviser in 2015. The Directors considered that the Portfolio’s advisory fee and net expense ratio were above its peer group’s averages. Overall, the Directors concluded that the Portfolio’s performance was acceptable and that the advisory and sub-advisory fees were reasonable.

ON Nasdaq-100® Index Portfolio (Adviser – ONI, Sub-Adviser – Geode). The Directors observed that while the Portfolio underperformed its benchmark index across all time periods shown, its performance generally was in line with the index when expenses were excluded. The Directors deemed peer group performance data for index funds to be generally irrelevant and did not rely on peer group comparison performance figures for the Portfolio. The Directors noted that, while the Portfolio’s advisory fee was above the peer group average, the overall expense ratio was the statistic most important to index fund shareholders, and the Portfolio’s net expense ratio was lower than the average for its peer group. Overall, the Directors concluded that the Portfolio’s performance was acceptable and that the advisory and sub-advisory fees were reasonable.

ON Bristol Portfolio (Adviser – ONI, Sub-Adviser – Suffolk). The Directors noted that the Portfolio underperformed its benchmark index for each period except the 5-year period and underperformed its peer group average for each period except the 3- and 5-year periods. The Directors recognized that for the 5-year period, the Portfolio’s performance ranked in the 3rd percentile of its peer group. The Directors considered that, although the Portfolio’s advisory fee was above the peer group average, the Portfolio’s net expense ratio was in-line with the peer group average. Overall, the Directors concluded that the Portfolio’s performance was acceptable and that the advisory and sub-advisory fees were reasonable.

ON Bryton Growth Portfolio (Adviser – ONI, Sub-Adviser – Suffolk). The Directors noted that the Portfolio outperformed its benchmark index and peer group average for the year-to-date and 1-year period, and was generally in-line with the benchmark index and its peer group average for the 3- and 5-year periods. A representative of the Adviser pointed out that the Portfolio ranked in the top quartile of its peer group for the year-to-date and 1-year periods. The Directors noted that the Portfolio’s advisory fee and net expense ratio were below its peer group’s averages. Overall, the Directors concluded that the Portfolio’s performance was acceptable and that the advisory and sub-advisory fees were reasonable.

ON ICON Balanced Portfolio (Adviser – ONI, Sub-Adviser – ICON). The Portfolio underperformed its benchmark index for each of the periods shown and its peer group average for all time periods except the year-to-date. A representative of the Adviser attributed the underperformance to the equity portion of the Portfolio, but noted the fixed income portion of the Portfolio had continued to perform well. The Directors noted that the Portfolio’s advisory fee and net expense ratio were below its peer group’s averages. Overall, the Board concluded that the Portfolio’s performance was acceptable and that the advisory and sub-advisory fees were reasonable.

ON S&P MidCap 400® Index Portfolio (Adviser – ONI, Sub-Adviser – Geode). The Portfolio had only been operating as an index fund since December 16, 2016, and the Directors therefore did not consider performance for the 3- and 5-year periods. The Directors observed that while the Portfolio underperformed its benchmark index for the year-to-date and 1-year periods, its performance generally was in line with the benchmark index when expenses were excluded. The Directors deemed peer group performance data for index funds to be generally irrelevant and did not rely on peer group comparison performance figures for the Portfolio. The Directors noted that Portfolio’s advisory fee and net expense ratio were higher than the averages of its peer group, but that the size of the peer group was small. Overall, the Directors concluded that the Portfolio’s performance was acceptable and that the advisory and sub-advisory fees were reasonable.

ON Bristol Growth Portfolio (Adviser – ONI, Sub-Adviser – Suffolk). The Directors discussed that the Portfolio underperformed its benchmark index over each period shown and its peer group average for each period except the 5-year period. The Directors commented that the Portfolio’s performance for the 3-year period was slightly below the average of its peer group and that its

 

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performance for the 5-year period was above its peer group average. The Directors noted that although the Portfolio’s advisory fee was above its peer group average, the net expense ratio was below the average for its peer group. Overall, the Directors concluded that the Portfolio’s performance was acceptable and that the advisory and sub-advisory fees were reasonable.

ON Risk Managed Balanced Portfolio (Adviser – ONI, Sub-Advisers – Janus and AnchorPath). The Directors noted that the Portfolio outperformed its peer group average for all periods shown. The Directors noted that much of the Portfolio’s performance was in the top quartile of its peer group for all periods shown and that the Janus-managed sleeve had performed according to expectations in a generally rising market. The Directors noted that the AnchorPath component of the Portfolio was a risk management overlay without available comparison data, but considered the comment of the Adviser’s representative that AnchorPath’s performance was in line with that of other insurance funds with risk management overlays. The Directors noted that the Portfolio’s advisory fee and net expense ratio were higher than its peer group’s averages. Overall, the Directors concluded that the Portfolio’s performance was acceptable and that the advisory and sub-advisory fees were reasonable.

ON Model Portfolios

With respect to each of the fund of funds Portfolios (the “ON Model Portfolios”), the Directors noted that the Adviser had made significant changes in the mix of underlying funds, particularly among the equity funds, to reduce or remove underperforming funds and to provide more balance between growth and value. They also noted that each fund of funds Portfolios had shown significant improvement in performance relative to its peer group over the most recent quarter ended September 30, 2018, which a representative of the Adviser attributed to its adjustments. The representative of the Adviser also indicated that it had not determined whether it would extend the expense caps for these Portfolios for an additional year. The representative pointed out, however, that the gross advisory fees for three of the Portfolios were at or below the peer group average, and that the fees for the other two Portfolios were 2 basis points and 4 basis points, respectively, higher than the peer group average.

ON Conservative Model Portfolio (Adviser – ONI). The Directors observed that while the Portfolio underperformed its benchmark index and peer group average for the year-to-date and 1- year period, it outperformed the benchmark index and peer group average for the quarter-to-date. A representative of the Adviser reported that the Portfolio’s performance was in line with the benchmark index and slightly below its peer group average for the since inception period. The Directors noted that although the Portfolio’s advisory fee was higher than the average of its peer group, its net expense ratio was lower than the average of its peer group. Overall, the Directors concluded that the Portfolio’s performance was acceptable and that the advisory fee was reasonable.

ON Moderately Conservative Model Portfolio (Adviser – ONI). The Directors noted that the Portfolio underperformed its benchmark index and peer group average for the year-to-date and 1- year periods, but outperformed the benchmark index and peer group average for the quarter-to-date. The Directors observed that the Portfolio’s advisory fee and net expense ratio were lower than the averages of its peer group. Overall, the Directors concluded that the Portfolio’s performance was acceptable and that the advisory fee was reasonable.

ON Balanced Model Portfolio (Adviser – ONI). The Directors observed that the Portfolio underperformed its benchmark index and peer group average for all periods. The Directors noted that the Portfolio’s performance for the quarter-to-date was more in line with the benchmark index. The Directors noted that the Portfolio’s advisory fee and net expense ratio were lower than the average of its peer group. Overall, the Directors concluded that the Portfolio’s performance was acceptable and that the advisory fee was reasonable.

ON Moderate Growth Model Portfolio (Adviser – ONI). The Directors observed that the Portfolio underperformed its benchmark index and peer group average for all periods. The Directors noted that the Portfolio’s performance improved for the quarter-to-date and was more in line with the benchmark index and peer group average. The Directors also noted that the Portfolio’s advisory fee was on par with the average of its peer group, and that the net expense ratio was lower than the average of its peer group. Overall, the Directors concluded that the Portfolio’s performance was acceptable and that the advisory fee was reasonable.

ON Growth Model Portfolio (Adviser – ONI). The Directors observed that the Portfolio underperformed its benchmark index and peer group for all periods shown. The Directors noted that the Portfolio’s performance improved for the quarter-to-date and was more in line with the benchmark index. The Directors noted that the Portfolio’s advisory fee was on par with the average of its peer group, and that the net expense ratio was lower than the average of its peer group. Overall, the Directors concluded that the Portfolio’s performance was acceptable and that the advisory fee was reasonable.

After consideration of the foregoing, the Board reached the following conclusions regarding the Investment Advisory Agreement and, as applicable, the sub-advisory agreement(s) with respect to each Portfolio, in addition to the conclusions set forth above: (a) ONI and the Sub-Adviser(s) had demonstrated that they possessed the capability and resources to perform the duties required of them under the Investment Advisory Agreement and applicable sub-advisory agreement(s), respectively; (b) the investment philosophy, strategies and techniques of ONI (with respect to the Portfolios without a Sub-Adviser) and the Sub-Adviser(s) were appropriate for pursuing the applicable Portfolio’s investment objective; (c) ONI (with respect to the Portfolios without a

 

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Sub-Adviser) and the Sub-Adviser(s) were likely to execute their investment philosophy, strategies and techniques consistently over time; and (d) ONI and the Sub-Adviser(s) maintained appropriate compliance programs. Based on all of the above-mentioned factors and their related conclusions, with no single factor or conclusion being determinative and with each Director not necessarily attributing the same weight to each factor, the Directors unanimously concluded that approval of the continuation of the Investment Advisory Agreement and, as applicable, the sub-advisory agreement was in the best interests of each Portfolio and its shareholders. Accordingly, the Board, including all of the Independent Directors, voted unanimously to approve the continuation of the Investment Advisory Agreement and, as applicable, the sub-advisory agreement(s) for each Portfolio.

 

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Expense Disclosure

An individual may not buy or own membership interests of the Fund directly. An individual acquires an indirect interest in the Fund by purchasing a variable annuity contract or variable insurance policy and allocating premiums or purchase payments to Fund Portfolios available through the separate accounts of ONLIC, ONLAC, and NSLA. Separate accounts of these entities are the shareholders of the Fund.

As a shareholder of the Fund, a separate account incurs ongoing costs, including management fees and other Fund expenses. This example is intended to help a policy/contract owner understand ongoing costs (in dollars) associated with the underlying investment in the Portfolios by the separate account shareholder and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs associated with investing in other mutual funds.

The example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at July 1, 2018 and held through December 31, 2018.

Actual Expenses

The table below provides information about investment values and actual expenses associated with each Portfolio of the Fund. The information below, together with the amount of an underlying investment, can be used to estimate expenses paid over the period. An estimate can be obtained by simply dividing an underlying investment value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 investment value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiplying the result by the number in the table under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During Period”.

 

Portfolio

   Beginning
Investment
Value
7/1/2018
     Ending
Investment
Value
12/31/2018
     Expenses Paid
During Period*
7/1/2018 – 12/31/2018
   Expense Ratio
During Period
7/1/2018 – 12/31/2018
(Annualized)

ON Equity

   $ 1,000.00      $ 878.30      $3.88      0.82 %   

ON Bond

   $ 1,000.00      $ 1,001.80      $2.98      0.59

ON Omni

   $ 1,000.00      $ 855.90      $3.60      0.77

ON Capital Appreciation

   $ 1,000.00      $ 852.70      $4.20      0.90

ON International Equity

   $ 1,000.00      $ 889.70      $4.00      0.84

ON Foreign

   $ 1,000.00      $ 877.60      $5.92      1.25

ON Janus Henderson Forty

   $ 1,000.00      $ 926.20      $4.13      0.85

ON Janus Henderson Venture

   $ 1,000.00      $ 838.90      $3.94      0.85

ON Janus Henderson Enterprise

   $ 1,000.00      $ 919.10      $4.60      0.95

ON S&P 500® Index

   $ 1,000.00      $ 929.60      $1.85      0.38

ON Federated Strategic Value Dividend

   $ 1,000.00      $ 960.10      $3.80      0.77

ON Federated High Income Bond

   $ 1,000.00      $ 973.00      $3.78      0.76

ON ClearBridge Small Cap

   $ 1,000.00      $ 860.30      $4.22      0.90

ON Nasdaq-100® Index

   $ 1,000.00      $ 901.70      $1.97      0.41

ON Bristol

   $ 1,000.00      $ 816.00      $3.80      0.83

ON Bryton Growth

   $ 1,000.00      $ 822.70      $4.96      1.08

ON ICON Balanced

   $ 1,000.00      $ 889.00      $3.09      0.65

ON S&P MidCap 400® Index

   $ 1,000.00      $ 857.90      $2.25      0.48

ON Bristol Growth

   $ 1,000.00      $ 819.70      $4.08      0.89

ON Risk Managed Balanced

   $ 1,000.00      $ 980.30      $4.94      0.99

ON Conservative Model

   $ 1,000.00      $ 983.60      $1.30      0.26

ON Moderately Conservative Model

   $ 1,000.00      $ 959.10      $1.43      0.29

ON Balanced Model

   $ 1,000.00      $ 934.40      $1.56      0.32

ON Moderate Growth Model

   $ 1,000.00      $ 907.70      $1.78      0.37

 

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Portfolio

   Beginning
Investment
Value
7/1/2018
     Ending
Investment
Value
12/31/2018
   Expenses Paid
During Period*
7/1/2018 – 12/31/2018
   Expense Ratio
During Period
7/1/2018 – 12/31/2018
(Annualized)

ON Growth Model

   $ 1,000.00      $889.90    $1.81      0.38 %   

Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes

The table below provides information about hypothetical investment values and hypothetical expenses based on each respective Portfolio’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not an actual return. The hypothetical investment values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending investment balance or expenses actually paid for the period by the shareholders. A policy/contract holder may use this information to compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of other funds.

 

Portfolio    Beginning
Investment
Value
7/1/2018
     Ending
Investment
Value
12/31/2018
     Expenses Paid
During Period*
7/1/2018 – 12/31/2018
     Expense Ratio
During Period
7/1/2018 – 12/31/2018
(Annualized)

ON Equity

   $ 1,000.00      $ 1,021.07        $4.18        0.82 %   

ON Bond

   $ 1,000.00      $ 1,022.23        $3.01        0.59

ON Omni

   $ 1,000.00      $ 1,021.32        $3.92        0.77

ON Capital Appreciation

   $ 1,000.00      $ 1,020.67        $4.58        0.90

ON International Equity

   $ 1,000.00      $ 1,020.97        $4.28        0.84

ON Foreign

   $ 1,000.00      $ 1,018.90        $6.36        1.25

ON Janus Henderson Forty

   $ 1,000.00      $ 1,020.92        $4.33        0.85

ON Janus Henderson Venture

   $ 1,000.00      $ 1,020.92        $4.33        0.85

ON Janus Henderson Enterprise

   $ 1,000.00      $ 1,020.42        $4.84        0.95

ON S&P 500® Index

   $ 1,000.00      $ 1,023.29        $1.94        0.38

ON Federated Strategic Value Dividend

   $ 1,000.00      $ 1,021.32        $3.92        0.77

ON Federated High Income Bond

   $ 1,000.00      $ 1,021.37        $3.87        0.76

ON ClearBridge Small Cap

   $ 1,000.00      $ 1,020.67        $4.58        0.90

ON Nasdaq-100® Index

   $ 1,000.00      $ 1,023.14        $2.09        0.41

ON Bristol

   $ 1,000.00      $ 1,021.02        $4.23        0.83

ON Bryton Growth

   $ 1,000.00      $ 1,019.76        $5.50        1.08

ON ICON Balanced

   $ 1,000.00      $ 1,021.93        $3.31        0.65

ON S&P MidCap 400® Index

   $ 1,000.00      $ 1,022.79        $2.45        0.48

ON Bristol Growth

   $ 1,000.00      $ 1,020.72        $4.53        0.89

ON Risk Managed Balanced

   $ 1,000.00      $ 1,020.21        $5.04        0.99

ON Conservative Model

   $ 1,000.00      $ 1,023.89        $1.33        0.26

ON Moderately Conservative Model

   $ 1,000.00      $ 1,023.74        $1.48        0.29

ON Balanced Model

   $ 1,000.00      $ 1,023.59        $1.63        0.32

ON Moderate Growth Model

   $ 1,000.00      $ 1,023.34        $1.89        0.37

ON Growth Model

   $ 1,000.00      $ 1,023.29        $1.94        0.38
                                     

 

    *

Expenses are equal to the average account value times the Fund’s annualized expense ratio multiplied by the number of days in the most recent fiscal half-year (184 days) divided by the number of days in the fiscal year (365 days). Please note that the expenses shown in these tables are meant to highlight ongoing Fund costs only and do not reflect any contract-level expenses or Fund transactional costs, such as sales charges (loads) or exchange fees (if any). Therefore, these tables are useful in comparing ongoing fund costs only, and will not fully assist a policy/contract owner in determining the relative total expenses of different funds. In addition, if transactional costs were included, costs may have been higher for these Portfolios as well as for a fund being compared.

(3) Other Federal Tax Information

For corporate shareholders, the percentages of the total ordinary income dividends paid in 2018, that were incurred for the 2018 tax year, that qualify for the corporate dividends received deduction are as follows:

 

ON Equity

     47.89

ON Bond

     0.00

ON Omni

     52.48

ON Capital Appreciation

     41.04

ON International Equity

     0.00

ON Foreign

     1.24

ON Janus Henderson Forty

     0.00

ON Janus Henderson Venture

     45.10
 

 

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 Ohio National Fund, Inc.

 

 

  

Additional Information (Continued)

   December 31, 2018 (Unaudited)  

 

ON Janus Henderson Enterprise

     14.50

ON S&P 500® Index

     100.00

ON Federated Strategic Value Dividend

     62.29

ON Federated High Income Bond

     0.00

ON ClearBridge Small Cap

     48.81

ON Nasdaq-100® Index

     100.00

ON Bristol

     50.98

ON Bryton Growth

     2.17

ON ICON Balanced

     40.25

ON S&P MidCap 400® Index

     74.58

ON Bristol Growth

     38.44

ON Risk Managed Balanced

     63.88

ON Conservative Model

     8.68

ON Moderately Conservative Model

     14.29

ON Balanced Model

     19.91

ON Moderate Growth Model

     26.67

ON Growth Model

     30.96
 

 

Pursuant to Section 853 of the Internal Revenue Code, the Fund designates the following amounts as foreign taxes paid for the year ended December 31, 2018:

 

     Creditable Foreign
Taxes Paid
       Per Share
Amount
   Portion of Ordinary
Income Distribution Derived
from Foreign Sourced
Income

ON International Equity

       $ 1,329,329          $0.0335      97.57 %     

ON Foreign

       $ 221,631        $0.1128      97.83

ON Conservative Model

       $ 8,200        $0.0011      2.05

ON Moderately Conservative Model

       $ 61,696        $0.0026      5.01

ON Balanced Model

       $ 548,969        $0.0048      9.26

ON Moderate Growth Model

       $ 1,240,614        $0.0063      12.89

ON Growth Model

       $ 324,023        $0.0075      16.62

Foreign taxes paid for purposes of Section 853 may be less than actual foreign taxes paid for financial statement purposes. None of the Portfolios listed above derived any income from ineligible foreign sources, as defined under Section 901(j) of the Internal Revenue Code.

 

(4)

Other Disclosures

The Statement of Additional Information of Ohio National Fund, Inc. (the “Fund”) includes additional information about the Fund’s Board of Directors (the “Board”) and is available at http://www.ohionationalfund.com or upon request, without charge, by calling 877-781-6392 (toll-free).

A description of the policies and procedures that the Fund uses in voting proxies relating to Fund securities, as well as information regarding how the Fund voted proxies during the most recent twelve-month period ended June 30, is available without charge, upon request, by calling 877-781-6392 (toll-free) and on the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov.

The Fund has filed its Schedules of Investments as of March 31 and September 30 with the SEC, as required, on Form N-Q. Form N-Q is required to be filed with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year within sixty days after the end of each period and is available on the SEC website upon acceptance of each submission. The Fund’s Forms N-Q may be reviewed and copied at the SEC’s Public Reference Room in Washington, DC. Information about the Public Reference Room is available by calling 1-800-SEC-0330 (toll-free).

This report and the financial statements contained herein are submitted for the general information of the shareholders of the Fund. This report is not authorized for distribution to prospective investors in the Fund unless preceded or accompanied by an effective prospectus of the Fund. For a prospectus containing more complete information, including charges and expenses, please contact Ohio National Investments, Inc., One Financial Way, Cincinnati, OH 45242, telephone 877-781-6392 (toll-free).

 

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Ohio National Fund, Inc.

 

Information about Directors and Officers

   December 31, 2018 (Unaudited)  

 

    Name and Address       Age         Position(s) with the Fund   

  Term of Office  

and Length of

 Time Served 

 

  Number of Portfolios  

in the Fund to be

 Overseen by Director 

  

Principal Occupation(s) During Past Five Years

                    and Other  Directorships                    

 

Independent

    

 

Directors

 

George M. Vredeveld

One Financial Way

Cincinnati, Ohio

  76    Director, Member of Audit and Independent Directors Committees  

Indefinite; Since

March

1996

  25    Professor Emeritus, Finance: University of Cincinnati (January 2014 - present); Research Fellow and Member of Academic Council: Varna Free University, Varna, Bulgaria (2012 - present); Alpaugh Professor of Economics: Lindner College of Business, University of Cincinnati (2004 - 2013); Founder/President: Economics Center at the University of Cincinnati (1977 - 2012).
 

Madeleine W. Ludlow

One Financial Way

Cincinnati, Ohio

  64    Director, Chairman of Audit Committee and Member of Independent Directors Committee  

Indefinite; Since

April

2012

  25    Founder/Managing Director: West Capital Partners LLC (2010 - present), Ludlow Ward Capital Advisors LLC (2005 - 2009); Director: ALLETE, Inc.
 

Geoffrey Keenan

One Financial Way

Cincinnati, Ohio

  60    Lead Independent Director, Member of Audit and Independent Directors Committees  

Indefinite; Since January

2015

  25    Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer: Gateway Investment Advisers, LLC (1995 - 2013).
 

Lawrence L. Grypp

One Financial Way

Cincinnati, Ohio

  70    Director, Member of Audit and Independent Directors Committees  

Indefinite; Since December

2016

  25    Senior Business Advisor and Board Member: Goering Center for Family and Private Business (January 2018 - Present); President: Goering Center for Family and Private Business (August 2008 - December 2017).
  Interested Director            
 

John J. Palmer

One Financial Way

Cincinnati, Ohio

  79    Chairman and Director   Indefinite; Since July 1997   25    Insurance industry consultant (April 2010 - present), President: Ohio National Fund, Inc. (1997 - 2010); Director and Vice Chairman: ONLIC (1997 - 2010); President and CEO: NSLA (2002 - 2010); Director: NSLA.
  Officers            
 

Michael J. DeWeirdt

One Financial Way

Cincinnati, Ohio

  59    President  

Indefinite; Since

March

2017

     Senior Vice President and Chief Product Officer: ONLIC (September 2018 - Present); President: NSLAC (May 2016 - Present); Senior Vice President and Head of Annuities SBU: ONLIC (January 2016 - September 2018); Senior Vice President, Chief Risk Officer: ONLIC (September 2015 - December 2015); Senior Vice President, Capital and Financial Risk Management: ONLIC (December 2012 - September 2015)
 

Paul J. Gerard

One Financial Way

Cincinnati, Ohio

  59    Vice President  

Indefinite; Since

March

2016

     Senior Vice President and Chief Investment Officer: ONLIC and NSLA (January 2016 - present); Senior Vice President, Investments: ONLIC (July 2012 - December 2015)

 

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Information about Directors and Officers (Continued)

   December 31, 2018 (Unaudited)  

 

    Name and Address       Age         Position(s) with the Fund   

  Term of Office  

and Length of

 Time Served 

 

  Number of Portfolios  

in the Fund to be

 Overseen by Director 

  

Principal Occupation(s) During Past Five Years

                    and Other  Directorships                    

      

R. Todd Brockman

One Financial Way

Cincinnati, Ohio

  50    Treasurer  

Indefinite; Since

August

2004

     Vice President, Mutual Funds: ONLIC and NSLA (February 2014 - present); Second Vice President, Mutual Fund Operations: ONLIC and NSLA (January 2007 - February 2014); Treasurer: ONI.
 

Kimberly A. Plante

One Financial Way

Cincinnati, Ohio

  44    Secretary  

Indefinite; Since

March

2005

     Vice President and Counsel: ONLIC (November 2017 - present); Second Vice President and Counsel: ONLIC (January 2016 - November 2017); Senior Associate Counsel: ONLIC (January 2011 - January 2016); Secretary: ONI; Officer of various other Ohio National-affiliated companies.
 

Keith Dwyer

One Financial Way

Cincinnati, Ohio

  46   

Chief Compliance

Officer

 

Indefinite; Since

August

2016

     Second Vice President, Fund Compliance: ONLIC (August 2016 - present); Director, Fund Compliance: ONLIC (January 2015 - August 2016); Administrator, Fund Compliance: ONLIC (January 2014 - January 2015); Compliance Analyst: ONLIC (April 2013 - January 2014); Chief Compliance Officer: ONI and other Ohio National-affiliated companies (August 2016 - present); Chief Compliance Officer: Fiduciary Capital Management (“FCM”) (August 2016 - December 2017); Chief Compliance Officer: Suffolk (August 2016 - December 2016); Interim Chief Compliance Officer: ONI, Suffolk, FCM and other Ohio National-affiliated companies (November 2015 - August 2016).
 

Daniel P. Leming

One Financial Way

Cincinnati, Ohio

  33    Assistant Treasurer  

Indefinite; Since

March

2016

     Director, Fund Operations and Analysis: ONLIC (July 2018 - present); Assistant Director, Fund Operations and Analysis: ONLIC (December 2016 - June 2018); Manager, Fund Operations and Analysis: ONLIC (February 2016 - December 2016); Sr. Mutual Fund Reporting & Operations Analyst: ONLIC (May 2012 - February 2016).

 

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Ohio National Fund, Inc.

Post Office Box 371

Cincinnati, Ohio 45201

Form 1320 Rev. 2-19


Item 2.

Code Of Ethics.

As of the end of the period covered by this report, Ohio National Fund, Inc. (the “Fund”) has adopted a code of ethics that applies to the Fund’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer. There were no substantive amendments or waivers to the Code of Ethics during the period covered by this report.

A copy of this Code of Ethics is filed as Exhibit EX-99.CODE to this Form N-CSR and is also available, without charge, uponrequest, by calling 877-781-6392 toll free.

 

Item 3.

Audit Committee Financial Expert.

The Fund’s Board of Directors has determined that the Fund has an audit committee financial expert serving on its Audit Committee. The Audit Committee financial expert is Madeleine W. Ludlow, who is independent for purposes of Item 3 of Form N-CSR.

 

Item 4.

Principal Accountant Fees And Services.

The aggregate fees for each of the last two fiscal years for professional services rendered by the principal accountant for the audit of the Fund’s annual financial statements or services that are normally provided by the accountant in connection with statutory and regulatory filings or engagements for those fiscal years are listed below.

 

(a)

 

Audit Fees.

     
 

Audits of the Portfolios:

 

     
   

Fiscal year ended December 31, 2018:

     $338,500     
   

Fiscal year ended December 31, 2017:

     $328,500     

(b)

 

Audit-Related Fees.

     
 

Consent(s) on N-1A Annual Registration Statement(s) filed with the SEC:

 

     
   

Fiscal year ended December 31, 2018:

     $8,000     
   

Fiscal year ended December 31, 2017:

     $8,000     

(c)

 

Tax Fees.

 

     
   

Fiscal year ended December 31, 2018:

     $126,000     
   

Fiscal year ended December 31, 2017:

     $118,875     

(d)

 

All Other Fees. None.

     

(e)(1)

 

Audit Committee Pre-Approval Policies and Procedures:

     
 

The Fund’s Audit Committee has adopted an Audit Committee Charter that requires that the Audit Committee oversee the quality and appropriateness of the accounting methods used in the preparation of the Fund’s financial statements, and the independent audit thereof; approve the selection and compensation of the independent auditors; and pre-approve the performance, by the independent auditors, of non-audit services for the Fund, its investment adviser, or any affiliated entity controlling, controlled by or under common control with the investment adviser that provides ongoing services to the Fund.

(e)(2)

 

Services Approved Pursuant to Paragraph (c)(7)(i)(C) of Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X:

 

During the fiscal years ended December 31, 2018 and 2017, there were no non-audit services provided by the Fund’s principal accountant that would have required pre-approval by the Fund’s Audit Committee. The audit-related fees aforementioned were pre-approved by the Fund’s Audit Committee, although not required by paragraph (c) (7) (ii) of Regulation S-X, as the audit-related fees were less than five percent of the total amount of revenues paid to the Fund’s principal accountant.


(f)

  

Not Applicable.

(g)

  

There were no non-audit services provided by the Fund’s principal accountant, other than items disclosed in item(b) above, in which a fee was billed to the Fund, the Fund’s adviser, and any entity controlling, controlled by, or under common control with the adviser that provides ongoing services to the registrant for the last two fiscal years.

(h)

  

Not applicable, as there were no non-audit services performed by the Fund’s principal accountant that were rendered to the Fund, the Fund’s adviser, or any entity controlling, controlled by, or under common control with the adviser that provided ongoing services to the registrant that were not pre-approved for the last two fiscal years.

 

Item 5.

Audit Committee Of Listed Registrants.

Not Applicable.

 

Item 6.

Investments.

Not Applicable.

 

Item 7.

Disclosure Of Proxy Voting Policies And Procedures For Closed-End Management Investment Companies.

Not Applicable.

 

Item 8.

Portfolio Managers of Closed-End Management Investment Companies.

Not Applicable.

 

Item 9.

Purchases of Equity Securities by Closed-End Management Investment Company and Affiliated Purchasers.

Not Applicable.

 

Item 10.

Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

There were no material changes to the procedures by which shareholders may recommend nominees to the Fund’s Board of Directors.

 

Item 11.

Controls and Procedures.

 

  (a)

The Fund’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer have concluded, based on their evaluation conducted as of a date within 90 days of the filing of this report, that the Fund’s disclosure controls and procedures are adequately designed and are operating effectively to ensure (i) that material information relating to the Fund, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to them by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared; and (ii) that information required to be disclosed by the Fund on Form N-CSR is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the Securities and Exchange Commission’s rules and forms.

 

  (b)

There were no changes in the Fund’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the second fiscal quarter of the period covered by this report that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Fund’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

Item 12.

Disclosure of Securities Lending Activities for Closed-End Management Investment Companies.

Not Applicable.

 

Item 13.

Exhibits.

 

  (a)(1)

The Fund’s Code of Ethics pursuant to Item 2 of Form N-CSR is filed and attached hereto as EX-99.CODE.


  (a)(2)

A separate certification for each principal executive officer and principal financial officer of the Fund as required by Rule 30a-2(a) under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (17 CFR 270.30a-2(a)) is attached hereto as EX-99.CERT.

The certifications required by Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 are attached hereto as EX-99.906CERT.


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.

Ohio National Fund, Inc.

 

By:

 

/s/ Michael J. DeWeirdt

 

Michael J. DeWeirdt

 

President

 

(Principal Executive Officer)

 

March 6, 2019

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.

Ohio National Fund, Inc.

 

By:

 

/s/ Michael J. DeWeirdt

 

Michael J. DeWeirdt

 

President

 

(Principal Executive Officer)

 

March 6, 2019

By:

 

/s/ R. Todd Brockman

 

R. Todd Brockman

 

Treasurer

 

(Principal Financial Officer)

 

March 6, 2019