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: | 811-03421 | |
Exact name of registrant as specified in charter: | The Prudential Variable Contract Account - 10 | |
Address of principal executive offices: | 655 Broad Street, 17th Floor Newark, New Jersey 07102 | |
Name and address of agent for service: | Andrew R. French 655 Broad Street, 17th Floor Newark, New Jersey 07102 | |
Registrants telephone number, including area code: | 800-225-1852 | |
Date of fiscal year end: | 12/31/2020 | |
Date of reporting period: | 6/30/2020 |
Item 1 Reports to Stockholders
The MEDLEY Program
SEMIANNUAL REPORT | June 30, 2020 |
The report is for the information of persons participating in The Prudential Variable Contract Account-10 (VCA-10), The Prudential Variable Contract Account-11 (VCA-11), and The Prudential Variable Contract Account-24 (VCA-24) (Collectively known as the Accounts) of The MEDLEY Program. VCA-10, VCA-11, and VCA-24 are group annuity insurance products issued by The Prudential Insurance Company of America, 751 Broad Street, Newark, NJ 07102-3777, and are distributed by Prudential Investment Management Services LLC (PIMS), member SIPC, 655 Broad Street, 19th Floor, Newark, NJ 07102. Both are Prudential Financial companies and each is solely responsible for its financial condition and contractual obligations.
The views expressed in this report and information about the Accounts portfolio holdings are for the period covered by this report and are subject to change thereafter.
The accompanying financial statements as of June 30, 2020, were not audited; and accordingly, no auditors opinion is expressed on them.
Please note that this report may include prospectus supplements that are separate from and not a part of this report.
The toll-free number shown below can be used to make transfers and reallocations, review how your premiums are being allocated, and receive current investment option values in your contract. Unit values for each investment option are available to all participants from the toll-free number. Please be sure to have your contract number available when you call.
(800) 458-6333
Investors should consider the contract and the underlying portfolios investment objectives, risks, charges and expenses carefully before investing. This and other important information is contained in the prospectuses that can be obtained from your financial professional. You should read the prospectuses carefully before investing.
This report includes the financial statements of VCA-10, and the portfolios of The Prudential Series Fund (the Funds) available through VCA-11 and VCA-24.
This report does not include separate account financials for the VCA-11 and VCA-24 Subaccounts. If you would like separate account financial statements, please call the telephone number on the inside back cover of this report.
Annuity contracts contain exclusions, limitations, reductions of benefits, and terms for keeping them in force. Your plan sponsor or licensed financial professional can provide you with costs and complete details. Contract guarantees are based on the claims-paying ability of the issuing company.
Information regarding how the VCA-10 voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is available on the website of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the Commission) at www.sec.gov and on VCA-10s website.
The MEDLEY Program Statement of Additional Information contains additional information about the Committee Members of VCA-10 and is available without charge upon request by calling (800) 458-6333.
VCA-10 will file with the Commission a complete listing of portfolio holdings as of the end of the first and third quarters on Form N-PORT. Form N-PORT will be available on the Commissions website at www.sec.gov or call (800) 732-0330. MEDLEY participants may obtain copies of Form N-PORT filings by calling (800) 458-6333.
The Prudential MEDLEY Program
Table of Contents |
Semiannual Report | June 30, 2020 |
∎ | LETTER TO PARTICIPANTS |
∎ | PRESENTATION OF PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS |
∎ | VCA-10 |
Financial Statements
∎ | VCA-11 AND VCA-24 THE PRUDENTIAL SERIES FUND PORTFOLIOS |
Glossary | A1 | |
Conservative Balanced Portfolio | A2 | |
Diversified Bond Portfolio | A38 | |
Equity Portfolio | A68 | |
Flexible Managed Portfolio | A73 | |
Global Portfolio | A107 | |
Government Income Portfolio | A116 | |
Government Money Market Portfolio | A126 | |
Stock Index Portfolio | A130 |
∎ | APPROVAL OF ADVISORY AGREEMENTS |
The Prudential MEDLEY Program Letter to Participants |
June 30, 2020 |
∎ | DEAR PARTICIPANT: |
At Prudential, our primary objective is to help investors achieve and maintain long-term financial success. Despite todays uncertainties, we remain strong and ready to serve and support you. This MEDLEY Program semiannual report outlines our efforts to achieve this goal. We hope you find it informative and useful.
Prudential has been building on a heritage of success for more than 145 years. You can count on our history of financial stability. We are diversified for endurance. Our balanced mix of risks and businesses positions us well to manage through any economic environment. Weve applied the lessons from decades of challenges to be stronger, because we are committed to keeping our promises to you.
Your financial professional is the best resource to help you make the most informed investment decisions. Together, you can build a diversified investment portfolio that aligns with your long-term financial goals. Please keep in mind that diversification and asset allocation strategies do not assure a profit or protect against loss in declining markets.
Thank you for selecting Prudential as one of your financial partners. A strong sense of social responsibility for our clients, our employees, and our communities has been embedded in the company since our founding. It guides our efforts to help our customers achieve peace of mind through financial wellness.
We value your trust and appreciate the opportunity to help you achieve financial security.
Sincerely,
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Stuart Parker President, The Prudential Variable Contract Account 10 |
Timothy S. Cronin President, The Prudential Series Fund |
July 31, 2020 |
The Prudential Variable Contract Account-10 (VCA-10)
Presentation of Portfolio Holdings unaudited |
June 30, 2020 |
VCA-10 |
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Ten Largest Holdings | Line of Business | (% of Net Assets | ) | |||
Microsoft Corp. | Software | 3.9% | ||||
Apple, Inc. | Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals | 3.8% | ||||
Alphabet, Inc. (Class A Stock) | Interactive Media & Services | 3.1% | ||||
AstraZeneca PLC, ADR | Pharmaceuticals | 2.9% | ||||
Amazon.com, Inc. | Internet & Direct Marketing Retail | 2.7% | ||||
JPMorgan Chase & Co. | Banks | 2.4% | ||||
Tesla, Inc. | Automobiles | 2.1% | ||||
Adobe, Inc. | Software | 1.9% | ||||
Facebook, Inc. (Class A Stock) | Interactive Media & Services | 1.8% | ||||
Linde PLC | Chemicals | 1.7% |
For a complete listing of holdings, refer to the Statement of Net Assets section of this report. Holdings reflect only long-term investments.
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF VCA-10
STATEMENT OF NET ASSETS (Unaudited) |
June 30, 2020
SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF VCA-10
STATEMENT OF NET ASSETS (Unaudited) |
June 30, 2020
SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF VCA-10
STATEMENT OF NET ASSETS (Unaudited) |
June 30, 2020
Fair Value Measurements:
Various inputs are used in determining the value of the Accounts investments. These inputs are summarized in the three broad levels listed below.
Level 1unadjusted | quoted prices generally in active markets for identical securities. |
Level 2quoted | prices for similar securities, interest rates and yield curves, prepayment speeds, foreign currency exchange rates, and other observable inputs. |
Level 3unobservable | inputs for securities valued in accordance with the Accounts Committee approved fair valuation procedures. |
The following is a summary of the inputs used as of June 30, 2020 in valuing such portfolio securities:
Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | ||||||||||
Investments In Securities |
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Assets |
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Common Stocks |
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Aerospace & Defense |
$ | 2,506,140 | $ | | $ | | ||||||
Automobiles |
4,128,470 | | | |||||||||
Banks |
10,561,157 | | | |||||||||
Beverages |
1,564,239 | | | |||||||||
Biotechnology |
1,246,886 | | | |||||||||
Building Products |
1,670,675 | | | |||||||||
Capital Markets |
1,885,097 | | | |||||||||
Chemicals |
5,538,000 | | | |||||||||
Communications Equipment |
978,740 | | | |||||||||
Consumer Finance |
1,961,749 | | | |||||||||
Containers & Packaging |
943,473 | | | |||||||||
Diversified Telecommunication Services |
3,474,222 | | | |||||||||
Electric Utilities |
1,702,624 | | | |||||||||
Electrical Equipment |
1,155,433 | | | |||||||||
Entertainment |
3,854,443 | | | |||||||||
Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) |
2,953,230 | | | |||||||||
Food & Staples Retailing |
2,143,583 | | | |||||||||
Food Products |
1,600,318 | | | |||||||||
Health Care Equipment & Supplies |
1,365,240 | | | |||||||||
Health Care Providers & Services |
2,894,133 | | | |||||||||
Health Care Technology |
1,092,750 | | | |||||||||
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure |
1,151,831 | | | |||||||||
Household Durables |
1,321,762 | | | |||||||||
Household Products |
2,533,613 | | | |||||||||
Insurance |
5,143,491 | | | |||||||||
Interactive Media & Services |
8,945,290 | | | |||||||||
Internet & Direct Marketing Retail |
4,761,929 | | | |||||||||
IT Services |
6,350,357 | 2,229,969 | | |||||||||
Machinery |
1,151,642 | | | |||||||||
Media |
934,974 | | | |||||||||
Multi-Utilities |
3,300,000 | | | |||||||||
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels |
5,270,416 | | | |||||||||
Pharmaceuticals |
7,410,538 | | | |||||||||
Road & Rail |
3,539,924 | | | |||||||||
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment |
6,803,746 | | | |||||||||
Software |
11,248,487 | | | |||||||||
Specialty Retail |
3,585,138 | | | |||||||||
Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals |
5,400,499 | | | |||||||||
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods |
2,346,315 | | | |||||||||
Trading Companies & Distributors |
1,326,903 | | | |||||||||
Affiliated Mutual Fund |
1,836,179 | | | |||||||||
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Total |
$ | 139,583,636 | $ | 2,229,969 | $ | | ||||||
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SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF VCA-10
STATEMENT OF NET ASSETS (Unaudited) |
June 30, 2020
Industry Classification:
The industry classification of investments and other assets in excess of liabilities shown as a percentage of net assets as of June 30, 2020 were as follows:
SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF VCA-10
STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS (Unaudited) |
Six Months Ended June 30, 2020
INVESTMENT INCOME |
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Unaffiliated Dividend Income (net of $7,230 foreign withholding tax) |
$ | 1,446,107 | ||
Affiliated Dividend Income |
23,634 | |||
Total Income |
1,469,741 | |||
EXPENSES |
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Fees Charged to Participants for Investment Management Services |
(176,740 | ) | ||
Fees Charged to Participants for Administrative Expenses: |
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Standard Contract |
(472,730 | ) | ||
0.50% Contract |
(5,164 | ) | ||
0.45% Contract |
(9,005 | ) | ||
Total Expenses |
(663,639 | ) | ||
NET INVESTMENT INCOME |
806,102 | |||
REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS) ON INVESTMENT AND FOREIGN CURRENCY TRANSACTIONS |
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Net Realized Gain (Loss) on: |
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Investment Transactions |
(489,518 | ) | ||
Foreign Currency Transactions |
2,861 | |||
(486,657 | ) | |||
Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on: |
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Investments |
(10,057,500 | ) | ||
Foreign Currencies |
44 | |||
(10,057,456 | ) | |||
NET LOSS ON INVESTMENT AND FOREIGN CURRENCY TRANSACTIONS |
(10,544,113 | ) | ||
NET DECREASE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS |
$ | (9,738,011 | ) |
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS (Unaudited) |
Six Months Ended June 30, 2020 |
Year Ended December 31, 2019 |
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OPERATIONS |
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Net Investment Income |
$ | 806,102 | $ | 1,594,290 | ||||
Net Realized Gain (Loss) on Investment and Foreign Currency Transactions |
(486,657 | ) | 13,739,644 | |||||
Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on Investments and Foreign Currencies |
(10,057,456 | ) | 20,621,491 | |||||
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS |
(9,738,011 | ) | 35,955,425 | |||||
CAPITAL TRANSACTIONS |
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Purchase Payments and Transfers In |
773,042 | 851,274 | ||||||
Withdrawals and Transfers Out |
(8,370,773 | ) | (16,770,545 | ) | ||||
NET DECREASE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM CAPITAL TRANSACTIONS |
(7,597,731 | ) | (15,919,271 | ) | ||||
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM SURPLUS TRANSFERS |
(2,342 | ) | 31,493 | |||||
TOTAL INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS |
(17,338,084 | ) | 20,067,647 | |||||
NET ASSETS |
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Beginning of period |
159,378,159 | 139,310,512 | ||||||
End of period |
$ | 142,040,075 | $ | 159,378,159 |
Accumulation Unit Values and Equity of Participants as of June 30, 2020
Standard Contract: |
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Accumulation Unit Value and Equity of Participants, $ 128,594,181/ 6,007,941 Accumulation Units |
$ | 21.4040 | ||
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0.50% Contract: |
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Accumulation Unit Value and Equity of Participants, $ 4,292,547/ 177,924 Accumulation Units |
$ | 24.1257 | ||
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0.45% Contract: |
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Accumulation Unit Value and Equity of Participants, $ 9,153,363/ 377,628 Accumulation Units |
$ | 24.2391 | ||
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SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS FOR VCA-10
INCOME AND CAPITAL CHANGES PER ACCUMULATION UNIT* (Unaudited) |
(For an Accumulation Unit outstanding throughout the period)
Six Months Ended June 30, 2020 | Year Ended December 31, 2019 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Standard Contract |
0.50% Contract |
0.45% Contract |
Standard Contract |
0.50% Contract |
0.45% Contract |
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Investment Income |
$ | 0.2167 | $ | 0.2436 | $ | 0.2448 | $ | 0.4116 | $ | 0.4617 | $ | 0.4633 | ||||||||||||
Expenses |
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Investment management fee |
(0.0259 | ) | (0.0291 | ) | (0.0293 | ) | (0.0516 | ) | (0.0579 | ) | (0.0581 | ) | ||||||||||||
Administrative expenses |
(0.0774 | ) | (0.0291 | ) | (0.0234 | ) | (0.1544 | ) | (0.0579 | ) | (0.0465 | ) | ||||||||||||
Net Investment Income |
0.1134 | 0.1854 | 0.1921 | 0.2056 | 0.3459 | 0.3587 | ||||||||||||||||||
Capital Changes |
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Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment and foreign currency transactions |
(1.4874 | ) | (1.6708 | ) | (1.6781 | ) | 4.6253 | 5.1859 | 5.2076 | |||||||||||||||
Net Increase (Decrease) in Accumulation Unit Value |
(1.3740 | ) | (1.4854 | ) | (1.4860 | ) | 4.8309 | 5.5318 | 5.5663 | |||||||||||||||
Accumulation Unit Value |
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Beginning of period |
22.7780 | 25.6111 | 25.7251 | 17.9471 | 20.0793 | 20.1588 | ||||||||||||||||||
End of period |
$ | 21.4040 | $ | 24.1257 | $ | 24.2391 | $ | 22.7780 | $ | 25.6111 | $ | 25.7251 | ||||||||||||
Total Return** |
(6.03 | )% | (5.80 | )% | (5.78 | )% | 26.89 | % | 27.52 | % | 27.58 | % | ||||||||||||
Ratio of Expenses To Average Net Assets*** |
1.00 | % | 0.50 | % | 0.45 | % | 1.00 | % | 0.50 | % | 0.45 | % | ||||||||||||
Ratio of Net Investment Income To Average Net Assets*** |
1.09 | % | 1.59 | % | 1.64 | % | 1.00 | % | 1.50 | % | 1.55 | % | ||||||||||||
Portfolio Turnover Rate |
33 | % | 33 | % | 33 | % | 48 | % | 48 | % | 48 | % | ||||||||||||
Number of Accumulation Units Outstanding |
6,008 | 178 | 378 | 6,347 | 179 | 398 |
* | Calculated by accumulating the actual per unit amounts daily. |
** | Total return does not consider the effects of sales loads. Total return is calculated assuming a purchase of a share on the first day and a sale on the last day of each period reported. Total returns may reflect adjustments to conform to generally accepted accounting principles. Total returns for periods less than one full year are not annualized. |
*** | These calculations exclude PICAs equity in VCA-10. |
| Annualized. |
| Not Annualized. |
The above table does not reflect the annual administration charge, which does not affect the Accumulation Unit Value. This charge is made by reducing Participants Accumulation Accounts by a number of Accumulation Units equal in value to the charge.
SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS FOR VCA-10
INCOME AND CAPITAL CHANGES PER ACCUMULATION UNIT* (Unaudited) |
(For an Accumulation Unit outstanding throughout the year)
Year Ended December 31, 2018 | Year Ended December 31, 2017 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Standard Contract |
0.50% Contract |
0.45% Contract |
Standard Contract |
0.50% Contract |
0.45% Contract |
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Investment Income |
$ | 0.3666 | $ | 0.4087 | $ | 0.4102 | $ | 0.2909 | $ | 0.3229 | $ | 0.3239 | ||||||||||||
Expenses |
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Investment management fee |
(0.0500 | ) | (0.0558 | ) | (0.0560 | ) | (0.0440 | ) | (0.0489 | ) | (0.0491 | ) | ||||||||||||
Administrative expenses |
(0.1497 | ) | (0.0558 | ) | (0.0448 | ) | (0.1318 | ) | (0.0489 | ) | (0.0392 | ) | ||||||||||||
Net Investment Income |
0.1669 | 0.2971 | 0.3094 | 0.1151 | 0.2251 | 0.2356 | ||||||||||||||||||
Capital Changes |
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Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment and foreign currency transactions |
(1.7016 | ) | (1.9064 | ) | (1.9142 | ) | 3.4389 | 3.8193 | 3.8316 | |||||||||||||||
Net Increase (Decrease) in Accumulation Unit Value |
(1.5347 | ) | (1.6093 | ) | (1.6048 | ) | 3.5540 | 4.0444 | 4.0672 | |||||||||||||||
Accumulation Unit Value |
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Beginning of year |
19.4818 | 21.6886 | 21.7635 | 15.9278 | 17.6442 | 17.6963 | ||||||||||||||||||
End of year |
$ | 17.9471 | $ | 20.0793 | $ | 20.1588 | $ | 19.4818 | $ | 21.6886 | $ | 21.7635 | ||||||||||||
Total Return** |
(7.88 | )% | (7.42 | )% | (7.37 | )% | 22.31 | % | 22.92 | % | 22.98 | % | ||||||||||||
Ratio of Expenses To Average Net Assets*** |
1.00 | % | 0.50 | % | 0.45 | % | 1.00 | % | 0.50 | % | 0.45 | % | ||||||||||||
Ratio of Net Investment Income To Average Net Assets*** |
0.84 | % | 1.34 | % | 1.39 | % | 0.65 | % | 1.15 | % | 1.20 | % | ||||||||||||
Portfolio Turnover Rate |
36 | % | 36 | % | 36 | % | 49 | % | 49 | % | 49 | % | ||||||||||||
Number of Accumulation Units Outstanding |
7,081 | 181 | 427 | 7,755 | 190 | 474 |
* | Calculated by accumulating the actual per unit amounts daily. |
** | Total return does not consider the effects of sales loads. Total return is calculated assuming a purchase of a share on the first day and a sale on the last day of each period reported. Total returns may reflect adjustments to conform to generally accepted accounting principles. Total returns for periods less than one full year are not annualized. |
*** | These calculations exclude PICAs equity in VCA-10. |
The above table does not reflect the annual administration charge, which does not affect the Accumulation Unit Value. This charge is made by reducing Participants Accumulation Accounts by a number of Accumulation Units equal in value to the charge.
SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS FOR VCA-10
INCOME AND CAPITAL CHANGES PER ACCUMULATION UNIT* (Unaudited) |
(For an Accumulation Unit outstanding throughout the year)
Year Ended December 31, 2016 | Year Ended December 31, 2015 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Standard Contract |
0.50% Contract |
0.45% Contract |
Standard Contract |
0.50% Contract |
0.45% Contract |
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Investment Income |
$ | 0.2736 | $ | 0.3019 | $ | 0.3027 | $ | 0.2397 | $ | 0.2631 | $ | 0.2637 | ||||||||||||
Expenses |
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Investment management fee |
(0.0369 | ) | (0.0407 | ) | (0.0408 | ) | (0.0384 | ) | (0.0422 | ) | (0.0423 | ) | ||||||||||||
Administrative expenses |
(0.1103 | ) | (0.0407 | ) | (0.0327 | ) | (0.1149 | ) | (0.0422 | ) | (0.0339 | ) | ||||||||||||
Net Investment Income |
0.1264 | 0.2205 | 0.2292 | 0.0864 | 0.1787 | 0.1875 | ||||||||||||||||||
Capital Changes |
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Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment and foreign currency transactions |
0.8068 | 0.8955 | 0.8983 | (0.3479 | ) | (0.3837 | ) | (0.3847 | ) | |||||||||||||||
Net Increase (Decrease) in Accumulation Unit Value |
0.9332 | 1.1160 | 1.1275 | (0.2615 | ) | (0.2050 | ) | (0.1972 | ) | |||||||||||||||
Accumulation Unit Value |
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Beginning of year |
14.9946 | 16.5282 | 16.5688 | 15.2561 | 16.7332 | 16.7660 | ||||||||||||||||||
End of year |
$ | 15.9278 | $ | 17.6442 | $ | 17.6963 | $ | 14.9946 | $ | 16.5282 | $ | 16.5688 | ||||||||||||
Total Return** |
6.22 | % | 6.75 | % | 6.80 | % | (1.71 | )% | (1.23 | )% | (1.18 | )% | ||||||||||||
Ratio of Expenses To Average Net Assets*** |
1.00 | % | 0.50 | % | 0.45 | % | 1.00 | % | 0.50 | % | 0.45 | % | ||||||||||||
Ratio of Net Investment Income To Average Net Assets*** |
0.85 | % | 1.34 | % | 1.39 | % | 0.57 | % | 1.06 | % | 1.11 | % | ||||||||||||
Portfolio Turnover Rate |
42 | % | 42 | % | 42 | % | 47 | % | 47 | % | 47 | % | ||||||||||||
Number of Accumulation Units Outstanding |
8,606 | 212 | 522 | 9,595 | 219 | 609 |
* | Calculated by accumulating the actual per unit amounts daily. |
** | Total return does not consider the effects of sales loads. Total return is calculated assuming a purchase of a share on the first day and a sale on the last day of each period reported. Total returns may reflect adjustments to conform to generally accepted accounting principles. Total returns for periods less than one full year are not annualized. |
*** | These calculations exclude PICAs equity in VCA-10. |
The above table does not reflect the annual administration charge, which does not affect the Accumulation Unit Value. This charge is made by reducing Participants Accumulation Accounts by a number of Accumulation Units equal in value to the charge.
SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF VCA-10 (Unaudited)
Note 1: | General |
The Prudential Variable Contract Account-10 (VCA-10 or the Account) was established on March 1, 1982 by The Prudential Insurance Company of America (PICA) under the laws of the State of New Jersey and is registered as an open-end, diversified management investment company under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (1940 Act), as amended. VCA-10 has been designed for use by employers (Contractholders) in making retirement arrangements on behalf of their employees (Participants). The investment objective of the Account is long-term growth of capital.
PICA issues standard VCA-10 contracts with annual expenses of 1.00%, as a percentage of net assets, (the Standard Contracts), contracts with annual expenses of 0.50%, as a percentage of net assets, (the 0.50% Contracts), and contracts with annual expenses of 0.45%, as a percentage of net assets, (the 0.45% Contracts). The financial statements show separate Accumulation Unit Values for each type of contract.
Note 2: | Accounting Policies |
The Account follows investment company accounting and reporting guidance of the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) Accounting Standard Codification (ASC) Topic 946 Financial Services Investment Companies. The following accounting policies conform to U.S. generally accepted accounting principles. The Account consistently follows such policies in the preparation of its financial statements.
Securities Valuation: The Account holds securities and other assets and liabilities that are fair valued at the close of each day (generally, 4:00 PM Eastern time) the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) is open for trading. Fair value is the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants on the measurement date. The Accounts Committee Members (the Committee) have adopted valuation procedures for security valuation under which fair valuation responsibilities have been delegated to PGIM Investments LLC (PGIM Investments or the Manager). Pursuant to the Committees delegation, the Manager has established a Valuation Committee responsible for supervising the fair valuation of portfolio securities and other assets and liabilities. The valuation procedures permit the Account to utilize independent pricing vendor services, quotations from market makers, and alternative valuation methods when market quotations are either not readily available or not deemed representative of fair value. A record of the Valuation Committees actions is subject to the Committees review, approval, and ratification at its next regularly-scheduled quarterly meeting.
For the fiscal reporting period-end, securities and other assets and liabilities were fair valued at the close of the last U.S. business day. Trading in certain foreign securities may occur when the NYSE is closed (including weekends and holidays). Because such foreign securities trade in markets that are open on weekends and U.S. holidays, the values of some of the Accounts foreign investments may change on days when investors cannot purchase or redeem Account shares.
Various inputs determine how the Accounts investments are valued, all of which are categorized according to the three broad levels (Level 1, 2, or 3) detailed in the table following the Accounts Statement of Net Assets and referred to herein as the fair value hierarchy in accordance with FASB ASC Topic 820 Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures.
Common and preferred stocks, exchange-traded funds, and derivative instruments, such as futures or options, that are traded on a national securities exchange are valued at the last sale price as of the close of trading on the applicable exchange where the security principally trades. Securities traded via NASDAQ are valued at the NASDAQ official closing price. To the extent these securities are valued at the last sale price or NASDAQ official closing price, they are classified as Level 1 in the fair value hierarchy. In the event that no sale or official closing price on valuation date exists, these securities are generally valued at the mean between the last reported bid and ask prices, or at the last bid price in the absence of an ask price. These securities are classified as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy.
Foreign equities traded on foreign securities exchanges are valued using pricing vendor services that provide model prices derived using adjustment factors based on information such as local closing price, relevant general and sector indices, currency fluctuations, depositary receipts, and futures, as applicable. Securities valued using such model prices are classified as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy. The models generate an
evaluated adjustment factor for each security, which is applied to the local closing price to adjust it for post-closing market movements up to the time the Account is valued. Utilizing that evaluated adjustment factor, the vendor provides an evaluated price for each security. If the vendor does not provide an evaluated price, securities are valued in accordance with exchange-traded common and preferred stock valuation policies discussed above.
Investments in open-end, non-exchange-traded mutual funds are valued at their net asset values as of the close of the NYSE on the date of valuation. These securities are classified as Level 1 in the fair value hierarchy since they may be purchased or sold at their net asset values on the date of valuation.
Securities and other assets that cannot be priced according to the methods described above are valued based on pricing methodologies approved by the Committee. In the event that unobservable inputs are used when determining such valuations, the securities will be classified as Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy.
When determining the fair value of securities, some of the factors influencing the valuation include: the nature of any restrictions on disposition of the securities; assessment of the general liquidity of the securities; the issuers financial condition and the markets in which it does business; the cost of the investment; the size of the holding and the capitalization of the issuer; the prices of any recent transactions or bids/offers for such securities or any comparable securities; any available analyst media or other reports or information deemed reliable by the Manager regarding the issuer or the markets or industry in which it operates. Using fair value to price securities may result in a value that is different from a securitys most recent closing price and from the price used by other mutual funds to calculate their net asset values.
Illiquid Securities: Pursuant to Rule 22e-4 under the 1940 Act, the Account has adopted a Committee approved Liquidity Risk Management Program (LRMP) that requires, among other things, that the Account limit its illiquid investments that are assets to no more than 15% of net assets. Illiquid securities are those that, because of the absence of a readily available market or due to legal or contractual restrictions on resale, may not reasonably be expected to be sold or disposed of in current market conditions in seven calendar days or less without the sale or disposition significantly changing the market value of the investment. The Account may find it difficult to sell illiquid securities at the time considered most advantageous by its subadviser and may incur transaction costs that would not be incurred in the sale of securities that were freely marketable.
Restricted Securities: Securities acquired in unregistered, private sales from the issuing company or from an affiliate of the issuer are considered restricted as to disposition under federal securities law (restricted securities). Such restricted securities are valued pursuant to the valuation procedures noted above. Restricted securities that would otherwise be considered illiquid investments pursuant to the Accounts LRMP because of legal restrictions on resale to the general public may be traded among qualified institutional buyers under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. Therefore, these Rule 144A securities, as well as commercial paper that is sold in private placements under Section 4(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, may be classified higher than illiquid under the LRMP (i.e. moderately liquid or less liquid investments). However, the liquidity of the Accounts investments in restricted securities could be impaired if trading does not develop or declines.
Foreign Currency Translation: The books and records of the Account are maintained in U.S. dollars. Foreign currency amounts are translated into U.S. dollars on the following basis:
(i) market value of investment securities, other assets and liabilities at the current rates of exchange;
(ii) purchases and sales of investment securities, income and expenses at the rates of exchange prevailing on the respective dates of such transactions.
Although the net assets of the Account are presented at the foreign exchange rates and market values at the close of the period, the Account does not generally isolate that portion of the results of operations arising as a result of changes in the foreign exchange rates from the fluctuations arising from changes in the market prices of long-term portfolio securities held at the end of the period. Similarly, the Account does not isolate the effect of changes in foreign exchange rates from the fluctuations arising from changes in the market prices of long-term portfolio securities sold during the period. Accordingly, holding period realized foreign currency gains (losses) are included in the reported net realized gains (losses) on investment transactions.
Net realized gains (losses) on foreign currency transactions represent net foreign exchange gains (losses) from holdings of foreign currencies, currency gains (losses) realized between the trade and settlement dates on securities transactions, and the difference between the amounts of interest, dividends and foreign
withholding taxes recorded on the Accounts books and the U.S. dollar equivalent amounts actually received or paid. Net unrealized currency gains (losses) from valuing foreign currency denominated assets and liabilities (other than investments) at period end exchange rates are reflected as a component of net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on foreign currencies.
Securities Transactions and Net Investment Income: Securities transactions are recorded on the trade date. Realized gains (losses) from investment and currency transactions are calculated on the identified cost basis. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-date or for certain foreign securities, when the Account becomes aware of such dividends. Interest income, including amortization of premium and accretion of discount on debt securities, as required, is recorded on the accrual basis. Expenses are recorded on the accrual basis, which may require the use of certain estimates by management that may differ from actual. Net investment income and realized and unrealized gain (losses) (other than administrative fees) are allocated to the Participants and PICA on a daily basis in proportion to their respective ownership in VCA-10.
Estimates: The preparation of the financial statements requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
Federal Income Taxes: The operations of VCA-10 are part of, and are taxed with, the operations of PICA. Under the current provisions of the Internal Revenue Code, PICA does not expect to incur federal income taxes on earnings of VCA-10 to the extent the earnings are credited under the Contracts. As a result, the Unit Value of VCA-10 has not been reduced by federal income taxes.
Note 3: | Investment Management Agreement and Charges |
The Account has a management agreement with PGIM Investments. Pursuant to this agreement, PGIM Investments has responsibility for all investment advisory services and supervises the subadvisers performance of such services. PGIM Investments has entered into a subadvisory agreement with Jennison Associates LLC (Jennison). The subadvisory agreement provides that Jennison will furnish investment advisory services in connection with management of the Account. PGIM Investments pays for the services of Jennison.
VCA-10 is subject to fees for investment management and administration services. PICA may impose a reduced administrative fee where warranted by economies of scale and the expense characteristics of the employer, association or trust to which PICA has issued a contract.
Standard Contracts have an effective annual rate of up to 1.00% of the current value of the Participants account of which 0.75% is paid to PICA for administrative expenses not provided by the annual account charge (explained below), and 0.25% is paid to PGIM Investments, for investment management services. The 0.50% contracts have an effective annual rate of up to 0.50% of the current value of the Participants account of which 0.25% is paid to PICA for administrative expenses not provided by the annual account charge, and 0.25% is paid to PGIM Investments, for investment management services. The 0.45% contracts have an effective annual rate of up to 0.45% of the current value of the Participants account of which 0.20% is paid to PICA for administrative expenses not provided by the annual account charge, and 0.25% is paid to PGIM Investments, for investment management services.
An annual account charge of not more than $30 is deducted from the account of each Participant, if applicable, at the time of withdrawal of the value of all of the Participants account or on the last business day of each calendar year. Such amounts are reflected as withdrawals on the Statements of Changes in Net Assets.
PICA, PGIM Investments and Jennison are indirect, wholly-owned subsidiaries of Prudential Financial, Inc.
Note 4: | Other Transactions with Affiliates |
The Account may enter into certain securities purchase or sale transactions under Committee approved Rule 17a-7 procedures. Rule 17a-7 is an exemptive rule under the 1940 Act, that permits purchase and sale transactions among affiliated investment companies, or between an investment company and a person that is affiliated solely by reason of having a common (or affiliated) investment adviser, common directors, and/or common officers. Such transactions are subject to ratification by the Committee. For the six months ended June 30, 2020, no such transactions were entered into by the Account.
During the six months ended June 30, 2020, the Account invested in the PGIM Core Ultra Short Bond Fund (the Core Fund), a portfolio of Prudential Investment Portfolios 2, registered under the 1940 Act, and
managed by PGIM Investments. Through the Accounts investment in the mentioned underlying fund, PGIM Investments and/or its affiliates are paid fees or compensated for providing their services. Earnings from the Core Fund are disclosed on the Statement of Operations as Affiliated Dividend Income.
Note 5: | Portfolio Securities |
For the six months ended June 30, 2020, the aggregate cost of purchases and the proceeds from sales of securities, excluding short-term investments, were $45,170,275 and $51,729,214, respectively.
A summary of the cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of shares of an affiliated mutual fund for the six months ended June 30, 2020, is presented as follows:
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Note 6: | Unit Transactions |
The number of Accumulation Units issued and redeemed for the six months ended June 30, 2020 and the year ended December 31, 2019, respectively, are as follows:
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38,774 | $ | 773,042 | |||||
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(378,103 | ) | (7,909,647 | ) | ||||
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(339,329 | ) | $ | (7,136,605 | ) | |||
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40,120 | $ | 830,102 | |||||
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(774,161 | ) | (16,004,104 | ) | ||||
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(734,041 | ) | $ | (15,174,002 | ) | |||
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Note 7: | Net Increase (Decrease) In Net Assets Resulting From Surplus Transfers |
The increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from surplus transfers represents the net increase to/(reductions from) PICAs investment in the Account.
Note 8: | Participant Loans |
Loans are considered to be withdrawals from the Account from which the loan amount was deducted, though they are not considered a withdrawal from the MEDLEY Program. Withdrawals, transfers and loans from VCA-10 are considered to be withdrawals of contributions until all of the Participants contributions to the Account have been withdrawn, transferred or borrowed.
For the six months ended June 30, 2020, $41,133 in participant loans were withdrawn from VCA-10 and $40,724 of principal and interest was repaid to VCA-10. For the year ended December 31, 2019, $114,485 in participant loans were withdrawn from VCA-10 and $54,004 of principal and interest was repaid to VCA-10. Loan repayments are invested in Participants account(s) as chosen by the Participant, which may not necessarily be VCA-10. The initial loan proceeds which are being repaid may not necessarily have originated solely from VCA-10. During the six months ended June 30, 2020, PICA has advised the Account that it received $352 in loan origination fees. The participant loan principal and interest repayments are included in purchase payments and transfers within the Statement of Changes in Net Assets.
Note 9: | Risks of Investing in the Account |
The Accounts risks include, but are not limited to, some or all of the risks discussed below. For further information on the Accounts risk, please refer to the Accounts Prospectus and Statement of Additional Information.
Equity and Equity-Related Securities Risks: The value of a particular security could go down and you could lose money. In addition to an individual security losing value, the value of the equity markets or a sector in which the Account invests could go down. The Accounts holdings can vary significantly from broad market indexes and the performance of the Account can deviate from the performance of these indexes. Different parts of a market can react differently to adverse issuer, market, regulatory, political and economic developments.
Foreign Market Disruption and Geopolitical Risks: International wars or conflicts and geopolitical developments in foreign countries, along with instability in regions such as Asia, Eastern Europe, and the Middle East, possible terrorist attacks in the United States or around the world, public health epidemics such as the outbreak of infectious diseases like the recent outbreak of coronavirus globally or the 2014 -2016 outbreak in West Africa of the Ebola virus, and other similar events could adversely affect the U.S. and foreign financial markets and may cause further long-term economic uncertainties in the United States and worldwide generally.
Foreign Securities Risk: The Accounts investments in securities of foreign issuers or issuers with significant exposure to foreign markets involve additional risk. Foreign countries in which the Account may invest may have markets that are less liquid, less regulated and more volatile than US markets. The value of the Accounts investments may decline because of factors affecting the particular issuer as well as foreign markets and issuers generally, such as unfavorable government actions, and political or financial instability.
Market and Credit Risks: Securities markets may be volatile and the market prices of the Accounts securities may decline. Securities fluctuate in price based on changes in an issuers financial condition and overall market and economic conditions. If the market prices of the securities owned by the Account fall, the value of an investment in the Account will decline. Additionally, the Account may also be exposed to credit risk in the event that an issuer or guarantor fails to perform or that an institution or entity with which the Account has unsettled or open transactions defaults.
ACCOUNT LIQUIDITY RISK MANAGEMENT PROGRAM
(Unaudited)
Consistent with Rule 22e-4 under the 1940 Act (the Liquidity Rule), the Account has adopted and implemented a liquidity risk management program (the LRMP). The Accounts LRMP seeks to assess and manage the Accounts liquidity risk, which is defined as the risk that the Account is unable to meet investor redemption requests without significantly diluting the remaining investors interests in the Account. The Accounts Committee Members (the Committee) has approved PGIM Investments LLC (PGIM Investments), the Accounts investment manager, to serve as the administrator of the Accounts LRMP. As part of its responsibilities as administrator, PGIM Investments has retained a third party to perform certain functions, including providing market data and liquidity classification model information.
The Accounts LRMP includes a number of processes designed to support the assessment and management of its liquidity risk. In particular, the Accounts LRMP includes no less than annual assessments of factors that influence the Accounts liquidity risk; no less than monthly classifications of the Accounts investments into one of four liquidity classifications provided for in the Liquidity Rule; a 15% of net assets limit on the acquisition of illiquid investments (as defined under the Liquidity Rule); establishment of a minimum percentage of the Accounts assets to be invested in investments classified as highly liquid (as defined under the Liquidity Rule) if the Account does not invest primarily in highly liquid investments; and regular reporting to the Accounts Committee.
At a meeting of the Committee on March 3-5, 2020, PGIM Investments provided a written report (LRMP Report) to the Committee addressing the operation, adequacy, and effectiveness of the Accounts LRMP, including any material changes to the LRMP for the period from the inception of the LRMP on December 1, 2018 through December 31, 2019 (Reporting Period). The LRMP Report concluded that the Accounts LRMP was reasonably designed to assess and manage the Accounts liquidity risk and was adequately and effectively implemented during the Reporting Period. There were no material changes to the LRMP during the Reporting Period. The LRMP Report further concluded that the Accounts investment strategies continue to be appropriate given the Accounts status as an open-end fund.
There can be no assurance that the LRMP will achieve its objectives in the future. Additional information regarding risks of investing in the Account, including liquidity risks presented by the Accounts investment portfolio, is found in the Accounts Prospectus and Statement of Additional Information.
The Prudential Series Fund
The following pages represent information on the Prudential Series Fund Portfolios. Returns are at the Portfolio level, not at the Subaccount level.
Each Subaccount of VCA-11 and VCA-24 will invest in the corresponding Portfolio of the Prudential Series Fund (the Fund). Of the Portfolios comprising the Fund, eight Portfolios are presently available to The MEDLEY Program. The Conservative Balanced Subaccount invests in the Conservative Balanced Portfolio, the Diversified Bond Subaccount invests in the Diversified Bond Portfolio, the Equity Subaccount invests in the Equity Portfolio, the Flexible Managed Subaccount invests in the Flexible Managed Portfolio, the Global Subaccount invests in the Global Portfolio, the Government Income Subaccount invests in the Government Income Portfolio, the Government Money Market Subaccount invests in the Government Money Market Portfolio, and the Stock Index Subaccount invests in the Stock Index Portfolio.
There is no assurance that the investment objective of the Portfolios will be attained, nor is there any guarantee that the amount available to a Participant will equal or exceed the total contributions made on that Participants behalf. The value of the investments held in each account may fluctuate daily and is subject to the risks of both changing economic conditions and the selection of investments necessary to meet the Subaccounts or Portfolios objectives.
Important Note
This information supplements the financial statements and other information included in this Report to Participants in The MEDLEY Program. It highlights the investment performance of the eight portfolios of the Fund which are available through the Prudential Variable Contract Accounts 11 and 24. The rates of return quoted on the following pages reflect deduction of investment management fees and portfolio expenses, but not product charges. They reflect the reinvestment of dividend and capital gains distributions. They are not an estimate or a guarantee of future performance.
Contract unit values increase or decrease based on the performance of each corresponding Portfolio and when redeemed, may be worth more or less than original cost. Changes in contract values depend not only on the investment performance of each Portfolio but also on the insurance, administrative charges and applicable sales charges, if any, under a contract. These contract charges effectively reduce the dollar amount of any net gains and increase the dollar amount of any net losses.
The Prudential Series Fund
Presentation of Portfolio Holdings unaudited |
June 30, 2020 |
Conservative Balanced Portfolio |
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Ten Largest Holdings | Line of Business | (% of Net Assets | ) | |||
Microsoft Corp. | Software | 2.8% | ||||
Apple, Inc. | Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals | 2.7% | ||||
Amazon.com, Inc. | Internet & Direct Marketing Retail | 2.1% | ||||
Facebook, Inc. (Class A Stock) | Interactive Media & Services | 1.0% | ||||
Federal National Mortgage Assoc., 3.000%, TBA | U.S. Government Agency Obligations | 0.9% | ||||
Alphabet, Inc. (Class A Stock) | Interactive Media & Services | 0.8% | ||||
Alphabet, Inc. (Class C Stock) | Interactive Media & Services | 0.8% | ||||
Johnson & Johnson | Pharmaceuticals | 0.7% | ||||
Berkshire Hathaway, Inc. (Class B Stock) | Diversified Financial Services | 0.6% | ||||
Visa, Inc. (Class A Stock) | IT Services | 0.6% |
Diversified Bond Portfolio |
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Credit Quality | (% of Net Assets | ) | ||
AAA | 40.2% | |||
AA | 2.9% | |||
A | 11.4% | |||
BBB | 21.7% | |||
BB | 8.8% | |||
B | 4.4% | |||
CCC and Below | 1.7% | |||
NR | 9.4% | |||
Cash & Equivalents | (0.5)% | |||
Total | 100.0% |
Equity Portfolio |
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Apple, Inc. | Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals | 5.0% | ||||
Microsoft Corp. | Software | 4.5% | ||||
Amazon.com, Inc. | Internet & Direct Marketing Retail | 4.5% | ||||
AstraZeneca PLC (United Kingdom), ADR | Pharmaceuticals | 3.1% | ||||
Tesla, Inc. | Automobiles | 2.6% | ||||
Netflix, Inc. | Entertainment | 2.4% | ||||
Alphabet, Inc. (Class A Stock) | Interactive Media & Services | 2.3% | ||||
Eli Lilly & Co. | Pharmaceuticals | 2.2% | ||||
Adobe, Inc. | Software | 2.1% | ||||
Facebook, Inc. (Class A Stock) | Interactive Media & Services | 2.1% |
Credit ratings reflect the middle rating assigned by a nationally recognized statistical rating organization (NRSRO) such as Moodys Investor Service, Inc. (Moodys), S&P Global Ratings (S&P), or Fitch, Inc. (Fitch). Credit ratings reflect the common nomenclature used by both S&P and Fitch. Where applicable, ratings are converted to the comparable S&P/Fitch rating tier nomenclature. These rating agencies are independent, and are widely used. The Not Rated (NR) category consists of securities that have not been rated by a NRSRO. Ratings category may include derivative instruments that could have a negative value. Credit ratings are subject to change.
For a complete list of holdings, please refer to the Schedule of Investments section of this report. Holdings reflect only long-term investments.
The Prudential Series Fund
Presentation of Portfolio Holdings unaudited (continued) |
June 30, 2020 |
Flexible Managed Portfolio |
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Ten Largest Holdings | Line of Business | (% of Net Assets | ) | |||
Microsoft Corp. | Software | 3.9% | ||||
Apple, Inc. | Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals | 3.8% | ||||
Amazon.com, Inc. | Internet & Direct Marketing Retail | 2.3% | ||||
Facebook, Inc. (Class A Stock) | Interactive Media & Services | 1.7% | ||||
Procter & Gamble Co. (The) | Household Products | 1.0% | ||||
Intel Corp. | Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment | 1.0% | ||||
NVIDIA Corp. | Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment | 1.0% | ||||
Johnson & Johnson | Pharmaceuticals | 0.8% | ||||
Cisco Systems, Inc. | Communications Equipment | 0.8% | ||||
AT&T, Inc. | Diversified Telecommunication Services | 0.8% |
Global Portfolio |
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Microsoft Corp. | Software | United States | 2.5% | |||||
Amazon.com, Inc. | Internet & Direct Marketing Retail | United States | 1.7% | |||||
Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc. | Life Sciences Tools & Services | United States | 1.6% | |||||
PayPal Holdings, Inc. | IT Services | United States | 1.6% | |||||
Electronic Arts, Inc. | Entertainment | United States | 1.5% | |||||
SBA Communications Corp. | Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) | United States | 1.4% | |||||
Alphabet, Inc. (Class C Stock) | Interactive Media & Services | United States | 1.4% | |||||
Zoetis, Inc. | Pharmaceuticals | United States | 1.4% | |||||
Mastercard, Inc. (Class A Stock) | IT Services | United States | 1.4% | |||||
Autodesk, Inc. | Software | United States | 1.3% |
Government Income Portfolio |
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Credit Quality | (% of Net Assets | ) | ||
AAA | 98.9% | |||
AA | 2.4% | |||
NR | 0.6% | |||
Cash & Equivalents | (1.9)% | |||
Total | 100.0% |
Credit ratings reflect the middle rating assigned by a nationally recognized statistical rating organization (NRSRO) such as Moodys Investor Service, Inc. (Moodys), S&P Global Ratings (S&P), or Fitch, Inc. (Fitch). Credit ratings reflect the common nomenclature used by both S&P and Fitch. Where applicable, ratings are converted to the comparable S&P/Fitch rating tier nomenclature. These rating agencies are independent, and are widely used. The Not Rated (NR) category consists of securities that have not been rated by a NRSRO. Ratings category may include derivative instruments that could have a negative value. Credit ratings are subject to change.
For a complete list of holdings, please refer to the Schedule of Investments section of this report. Holdings reflect only long-term investments.
The Prudential Series Fund
Presentation of Portfolio Holdings unaudited (continued) |
June 30, 2020 |
Government Money Market Portfolio |
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Ten Largest Holdings | Interest Rate | Maturity Date | (% of Net Assets | ) | ||||
U.S. Treasury Bills | 0.148% | 09/03/2020 | 3.6% | |||||
U.S. Treasury Bills | 0.114% | 07/07/2020 | 3.2% | |||||
U.S. Treasury Bills | 0.159% | 09/24/2020 | 3.1% | |||||
U.S. Treasury Bills | 0.132% | 08/27/2020 | 2.7% | |||||
U.S. Treasury Bills | 0.053% | 10/01/2020 | 2.5% | |||||
Federal Home Loan Bank | 0.303% | 09/01/2020 | 2.5% | |||||
U.S. Treasury Bills | 0.118% | 08/04/2020 | 2.2% | |||||
Federal Home Loan Bank | 0.160% | 03/04/2021 | 2.2% | |||||
Federal Home Loan Bank | 0.165% | 09/11/2020 | 1.9% | |||||
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. | 0.100% | 07/10/2020 | 1.9% |
Holdings reflect only short-term investments.
Stock Index Portfolio |
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Ten Largest Holdings | Line of Business | (% of Net Assets | ) | |||
Microsoft Corp. | Software | 5.9% | ||||
Apple, Inc. | Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals | 5.7% | ||||
Amazon.com, Inc. | Internet & Direct Marketing Retail | 4.4% | ||||
Facebook, Inc. (Class A Stock) | Interactive Media & Services | 2.1% | ||||
Alphabet, Inc. (Class A Stock) | Interactive Media & Services | 1.6% | ||||
Alphabet, Inc. (Class C Stock) | Interactive Media & Services | 1.6% | ||||
Johnson & Johnson | Pharmaceuticals | 1.4% | ||||
Berkshire Hathaway, Inc. (Class B Stock) | Diversified Financial Services | 1.3% | ||||
Visa, Inc. (Class A Stock) | IT Services | 1.2% | ||||
Procter & Gamble Co. (The) | Household Products | 1.1% |
For a complete list of holdings, please refer to the Schedule of Investments section of this report. Holdings reflect only long-term investments.
The Prudential Series Fund Fees and Expenses unaudited |
June 30, 2020 |
As a contract owner investing in Portfolios of the Fund through a variable annuity or variable life contract, you incur ongoing costs, including management fees, and other Portfolio expenses. This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other investment options. This example does not reflect fees and charges under your variable annuity or variable life contract. If contract charges were included, the costs shown below would be higher. Please consult the prospectus for your contract for more information about contract fees and charges.
The example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period January 1, 2020 through June 30, 2020.
Actual Expenses
The first line of the table below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use this information, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the Portfolio expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the first line under the heading entitled Expenses Paid During the Six-Month Period to estimate the Portfolio expenses you paid on your account during this period. As noted above, the table does not reflect variable contract fees and charges.
Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes
The second line of the table below provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Portfolios actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Portfolios actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Portfolio and other investment options. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other investment options.
Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing Portfolio costs only and do not reflect any contract fees and charges, such as sales charges (loads), insurance charges or administrative charges. Therefore the second line of the table is useful to compare ongoing investment option costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different contracts. In addition, if these contract fee and charges were included, your costs would have been higher.
The Prudential Series Fund Portfolios | Beginning Account Value January 1, 2020 |
Ending Account Value June 30, 2020 |
Annualized Expense Ratio based on the Six-Month period |
Expenses Paid During the Six-Month period* |
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Conservative Balanced (Class I) | Actual | $ | 1,000.00 | $ | 997.50 | 0.58 | % | $ | 2.88 | |||||||||
Hypothetical | $ | 1,000.00 | $ | 1,021.98 | 0.58 | % | $ | 2.92 | ||||||||||
Diversified Bond (Class I) | Actual | $ | 1,000.00 | $ | 1,036.40 | 0.44 | % | $ | 2.23 | |||||||||
Hypothetical | $ | 1,000.00 | $ | 1,022.68 | 0.44 | % | $ | 2.21 | ||||||||||
Equity (Class I) | Actual | $ | 1,000.00 | $ | 1,018.00 | 0.47 | % | $ | 2.36 | |||||||||
Hypothetical | $ | 1,000.00 | $ | 1,022.53 | 0.47 | % | $ | 2.36 | ||||||||||
Equity (Class II) | Actual | $ | 1,000.00 | $ | 1,015.90 | 0.87 | % | $ | 4.36 | |||||||||
Hypothetical | $ | 1,000.00 | $ | 1,020.54 | 0.87 | % | $ | 4.37 | ||||||||||
Flexible Managed (Class I) | Actual | $ | 1,000.00 | $ | 977.90 | 0.62 | % | $ | 3.05 | |||||||||
Hypothetical | $ | 1,000.00 | $ | 1,021.78 | 0.62 | % | $ | 3.12 | ||||||||||
Global (Class I) | Actual | $ | 1,000.00 | $ | 941.20 | 0.76 | % | $ | 3.67 | |||||||||
Hypothetical | $ | 1,000.00 | $ | 1,021.08 | 0.76 | % | $ | 3.82 | ||||||||||
Government Income (Class I) | Actual | $ | 1,000.00 | $ | 1,063.50 | 0.51 | % | $ | 2.62 | |||||||||
Hypothetical | $ | 1,000.00 | $ | 1,022.33 | 0.51 | % | $ | 2.56 | ||||||||||
Government Money Market (Class I) | Actual | $ | 1,000.00 | $ | 1,003.00 | 0.30 | % | $ | 1.49 | |||||||||
Hypothetical | $ | 1,000.00 | $ | 1,023.37 | 0.30 | % | $ | 1.51 | ||||||||||
Government Money Market (Class III) | Actual** | $ | 1,000.00 | $ | 1,000.00 | 0.19 | % | $ | 0.23 | |||||||||
Hypothetical | $ | 1,000.00 | $ | 1,023.92 | 0.19 | % | $ | 0.96 | ||||||||||
Stock Index (Class I) | Actual | $ | 1,000.00 | $ | 968.10 | 0.31 | % | $ | 1.52 | |||||||||
Hypothetical | $ | 1,000.00 | $ | 1,023.32 | 0.31 | % | $ | 1.56 |
* Portfolio expenses (net of fee waivers or subsidies, if any) for each share class are equal to the annualized expense ratio for each share class (provided in the table), multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by the 182 days in the six-month period ended June 30, 2020, and divided by the 366 days in the Portfolios fiscal year ending December 31, 2020 (to reflect the six-month period). Expenses presented in the table include the expenses of any underlying portfolios in which the Portfolio may invest.
** Actual expenses are calculated using the 44-day period ended June 30, 2020 due to the inception date of May 18, 2020.
Glossary |
The following abbreviations are used in the Portfolios descriptions:
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A1
CONSERVATIVE BALANCED PORTFOLIO |
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS | as of June 30, 2020 (unaudited) |
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A2
CONSERVATIVE BALANCED PORTFOLIO (CONTINUED) |
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS | as of June 30, 2020 (unaudited) |
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A3
CONSERVATIVE BALANCED PORTFOLIO (CONTINUED) |
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS | as of June 30, 2020 (unaudited) |
SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
A4
CONSERVATIVE BALANCED PORTFOLIO (CONTINUED) |
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS | as of June 30, 2020 (unaudited) |
SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
A5
CONSERVATIVE BALANCED PORTFOLIO (CONTINUED) |
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS | as of June 30, 2020 (unaudited) |
SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
A6
CONSERVATIVE BALANCED PORTFOLIO (CONTINUED) |
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS | as of June 30, 2020 (unaudited) |
SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
A7
CONSERVATIVE BALANCED PORTFOLIO (CONTINUED) |
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS | as of June 30, 2020 (unaudited) |
SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
A8
CONSERVATIVE BALANCED PORTFOLIO (CONTINUED) |
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS | as of June 30, 2020 (unaudited) |
SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
A9
CONSERVATIVE BALANCED PORTFOLIO (CONTINUED) |
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS | as of June 30, 2020 (unaudited) |
SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
A10
CONSERVATIVE BALANCED PORTFOLIO (CONTINUED) |
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS | as of June 30, 2020 (unaudited) |
SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
A11
CONSERVATIVE BALANCED PORTFOLIO (CONTINUED) |
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS | as of June 30, 2020 (unaudited) |
SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
A12
CONSERVATIVE BALANCED PORTFOLIO (CONTINUED) |
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS | as of June 30, 2020 (unaudited) |
SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
A13
CONSERVATIVE BALANCED PORTFOLIO (CONTINUED) |
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS | as of June 30, 2020 (unaudited) |
SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
A14
CONSERVATIVE BALANCED PORTFOLIO (CONTINUED) |
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS | as of June 30, 2020 (unaudited) |
SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
A15
CONSERVATIVE BALANCED PORTFOLIO (CONTINUED) |
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS | as of June 30, 2020 (unaudited) |
SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
A16
CONSERVATIVE BALANCED PORTFOLIO (CONTINUED) |
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS | as of June 30, 2020 (unaudited) |
SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
A17
CONSERVATIVE BALANCED PORTFOLIO (CONTINUED) |
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS | as of June 30, 2020 (unaudited) |
SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
A18
CONSERVATIVE BALANCED PORTFOLIO (CONTINUED) |
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS | as of June 30, 2020 (unaudited) |
SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
A19
CONSERVATIVE BALANCED PORTFOLIO (CONTINUED) |
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS | as of June 30, 2020 (unaudited) |
SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
A20
CONSERVATIVE BALANCED PORTFOLIO (CONTINUED) |
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS | as of June 30, 2020 (unaudited) |
SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
A21
CONSERVATIVE BALANCED PORTFOLIO (CONTINUED) |
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS | as of June 30, 2020 (unaudited) |
SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
A22
CONSERVATIVE BALANCED PORTFOLIO (CONTINUED) |
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS | as of June 30, 2020 (unaudited) |
SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
A23
CONSERVATIVE BALANCED PORTFOLIO (CONTINUED) |
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS | as of June 30, 2020 (unaudited) |
SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
A24
CONSERVATIVE BALANCED PORTFOLIO (CONTINUED) |
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS | as of June 30, 2020 (unaudited) |
SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
A25
CONSERVATIVE BALANCED PORTFOLIO (CONTINUED) |
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS | as of June 30, 2020 (unaudited) |
SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
A26
CONSERVATIVE BALANCED PORTFOLIO (CONTINUED) |
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS | as of June 30, 2020 (unaudited) |
SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
A27
CONSERVATIVE BALANCED PORTFOLIO (CONTINUED) |
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS | as of June 30, 2020 (unaudited) |
SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
A28
CONSERVATIVE BALANCED PORTFOLIO (CONTINUED) |
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS | as of June 30, 2020 (unaudited) |
Options Purchased:
Exchange Traded
Description |
Call/ Put |
Expiration Date |
Strike | Contracts | Notional Amount (000)# |
Value | ||||||||||||||||||
10 Year U.S. Treasury Notes Futures |
Call | 07/24/20 | $ | 140.00 | 299 | 299 | $ | 60,734 | ||||||||||||||||
10 Year U.S. Treasury Notes Futures |
Call | 07/24/20 | 143.00 | 598 | 598 | 18,688 | ||||||||||||||||||
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Total Exchange Traded (cost $136,023) |
$ | 79,422 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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OTC Traded
Description |
Call/ Put |
Counterparty |
Expiration Date |
Strike | Contracts | Notional Amount (000)# |
Value | |||||||||||||||||||
2-Year 10 CMS Curve CAP |
Call | Barclays Bank PLC | 07/12/21 | 0.11 | % | | 2,424 | $ | 54,095 | |||||||||||||||||
2-Year 10 CMS Curve CAP |
Call | Barclays Bank PLC | 07/13/21 | 0.11 | % | | 2,357 | 52,481 | ||||||||||||||||||
2-Year 10 CMS Curve CAP |
Call | Bank of America, N.A. | 08/16/21 | 0.15 | % | | 5,892 | 124,488 | ||||||||||||||||||
2-Year 10 CMS Curve CAP |
Call | Bank of America, N.A. | 08/20/21 | 0.15 | % | | 11,696 | 247,615 | ||||||||||||||||||
2-Year 10 CMS Curve CAP |
Call | Bank of America, N.A. | 09/13/21 | 0.14 | % | | 11,860 | 259,723 | ||||||||||||||||||
2-Year 10 CMS Curve CAP |
Call | Barclays Bank PLC | 11/09/21 | 0.21 | % | | 2,357 | 46,986 | ||||||||||||||||||
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Total OTC Traded (cost $13,847) |
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$ | 785,388 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Total Options Purchased (cost $149,870) |
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$ | 864,810 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Options Written:
Exchange Traded
Description |
Call/ Put |
Expiration Date |
Strike | Contracts | Notional Amount (000)# |
Value | ||||||||||||||||||
10 Year U.S. Treasury Notes Futures |
Call | 07/24/20 | $ | 142.00 | 897 | 897 | $ | (28,031 | ) | |||||||||||||||
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Futures contracts outstanding at June 30, 2020:
Number of Contracts |
Type | Expiration Date |
Current Notional Amount |
Value / Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) |
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Long Positions: |
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47 | 2 Year U.S. Treasury Notes | Sep. 2020 | $ | 10,378,922 | $ | 6,486 | ||||||||||
19 | 5 Year U.S. Treasury Notes | Sep. 2020 | 2,389,102 | 7,932 | ||||||||||||
130 | 10 Year U.S. Ultra Treasury Notes | Sep. 2020 | 20,472,969 | 93,493 | ||||||||||||
419 | 30 Year U.S. Ultra Treasury Bonds | Sep. 2020 | 91,407,469 | 89,596 | ||||||||||||
14 | Mini MSCI EAFE Index | Sep. 2020 | 1,244,880 | (15,937 | ) | |||||||||||
228 | S&P 500 E-Mini Index | Sep. 2020 | 35,228,280 | 176,758 | ||||||||||||
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Short Positions: |
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24 | 10 Year Euro-Bund | Sep. 2020 | 4,759,685 | (41,119 | ) | |||||||||||
533 | 10 Year U.S. Treasury Notes | Sep. 2020 | 74,178,612 | (249,482 | ) | |||||||||||
27 | 20 Year U.S. Treasury Bonds | Sep. 2020 | 4,821,188 | (60,862 | ) | |||||||||||
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$ | 6,865 | |||||||||||||||
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A29
CONSERVATIVE BALANCED PORTFOLIO (CONTINUED) |
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS | as of June 30, 2020 (unaudited) |
Forward foreign currency exchange contracts outstanding at June 30, 2020:
Purchase Contracts |
Counterparty |
Notional Amount (000) |
Value at Settlement Date |
Current Value |
Unrealized Appreciation |
Unrealized Depreciation |
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OTC Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts: |
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Euro, |
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Expiring 07/02/20 |
Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC | EUR 7,209 | $ | 8,126,956 | $ | 8,099,100 | $ | | $ | (27,856 | ) | |||||||||||
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Sale Contracts |
Counterparty |
Notional Amount (000) |
Value at Settlement Date |
Current Value |
Unrealized Appreciation |
Unrealized Depreciation |
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OTC Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts: |
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Canadian Dollar, |
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Expiring 07/20/20 |
Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC | CAD 1,700 | $ | 1,224,281 | $ | 1,252,282 | $ | | $ | (28,001 | ) | |||||||||||
Euro, |
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Expiring 07/02/20 |
Citibank, N.A | EUR 7,209 | 7,867,810 | 8,099,100 | | (231,290 | ) | |||||||||||||||
Expiring 08/04/20 |
Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC | EUR 7,209 | 8,132,903 | 8,105,081 | 27,822 | | ||||||||||||||||
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$ | 17,224,994 | $ | 17,456,463 | 27,822 | (259,291 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
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$ | 27,822 | $ | (287,147 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||
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Credit default swap agreement outstanding at June 30, 2020:
Reference Entity/Obligation |
Termination Date |
Fixed Rate |
Notional Amount (000)#(3) |
Implied Credit Spread at June 30, 2020(4) |
Fair Value |
Upfront Premiums Paid (Received) |
Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) |
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OTC Credit Default Swap Agreement on corporate and/or sovereign issuesSell Protection(2): | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Boeing Co. |
12/20/21 | 1.000%(Q) | 2,800 | 2.453 | % | $ | (57,950 | ) | $ | 22,405 | $ | (80,355 | ) | Bank of America, N.A. | ||||||||||||||||
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Reference Entity/Obligation |
Termination Date |
Fixed Rate |
Notional Amount (000)#(3) |
Value at Trade Date |
Value at June 30, 2020 |
Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) |
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Centrally Cleared Credit Default Swap Agreement on credit indicesBuy Protection(1): |
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CDX.NA.IG.33.V1 |
12/20/29 | 1.000%(Q) | 15,600 | $ | 59,282 | $ | 95,816 | $ | 36,534 | |||||||||||||||
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Reference Entity/Obligation |
Termination Date |
Fixed Rate |
Notional Amount (000)#(3) |
Implied Credit Spread at June 30, 2020(4) |
Value at Trade Date |
Value at June 30, 2020 |
Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) |
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Centrally Cleared Credit Default Swap Agreement on credit indicesSell Protection(2): |
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iTraxx.EUR.33.V1 |
06/20/25 | 1.000%(Q) | EUR 25,750 | 0.664 | % | $ | 208,554 | $ | 490,405 | $ | 281,851 | |||||||||||||||||
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The Portfolio entered into credit default swaps (CDS) to provide a measure of protection against defaults or to take an active long or short position with respect to the likelihood of a particular issuers default or the reference entitys credit soundness. CDS contracts generally trade based on a spread which represents the cost a protection buyer has to pay the protection seller. The protection buyer is said to be short the credit as the value of the contract rises the more the credit deteriorates. The value of the CDS contract increases for the protection buyer if the spread increases.
(1) | If the Portfolio is a buyer of protection, it pays the fixed rate. When a credit event occurs, as defined under the terms of that particular swap agreement, the Portfolio will either (i) receive from the seller of protection an amount equal to the notional amount of the swap and make delivery of the referenced obligation or underlying securities comprising the referenced index or (ii) receive a net settlement amount in the form of cash or securities equal to the notional amount of the swap less the recovery value of the referenced obligation or underlying securities comprising the referenced index. |
(2) | If the Portfolio is a seller of protection, it receives the fixed rate. When a credit event occurs, as defined under the terms of that particular swap agreement, the Portfolio will either (i) pay to the buyer of protection an amount equal to the notional amount of the swap and take delivery of the |
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A30
CONSERVATIVE BALANCED PORTFOLIO (CONTINUED) |
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS | as of June 30, 2020 (unaudited) |
referenced obligation or underlying securities comprising the referenced index or (ii) pay a net settlement amount in the form of cash or securities equal to the notional amount of the swap less the recovery value of the referenced obligation or underlying securities comprising the referenced index. |
(3) | Notional amount represents the maximum potential amount the Portfolio could be required to pay as a seller of credit protection or receive as a buyer of credit protection if a credit event occurs as defined under the terms of that particular swap agreement. |
(4) | Implied credit spreads, represented in absolute terms, utilized in determining the fair value of credit default swap agreements where the Portfolio is the seller of protection as of the reporting date serve as an indicator of the current status of the payment/ performance risk and represent the likelihood of risk of default for the credit derivative. The implied credit spread of a particular referenced entity reflects the cost of buying/selling protection and may include up-front payments required to be made to enter into the agreement. Wider credit spreads represent a deterioration of the referenced entitys credit soundness and a greater likelihood of risk of default or other credit event occurring as defined under the terms of the agreement. |
Interest rate swap agreements outstanding at June 30, 2020:
Notional Amount (000)# |
Termination Date |
Fixed Rate |
Floating Rate |
Value at Trade Date |
Value at June 30, 2020 |
Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) |
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Centrally Cleared Interest Rate Swap Agreements: |
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EUR | 2,835 | 05/11/24 | 0.050%(A) | 1 Day EONIA(1)(A) |
$ | (31,287 | ) | $ | (75,174 | ) | $ | (43,887 | ) | |||||||||||||
EUR | 790 | 05/11/39 | 1.100%(A) | 1 Day EONIA(1)(A) |
(7,175 | ) | (201,416 | ) | (194,241 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
70,008 | 06/15/21 | 1.830%(S) | 3 Month LIBOR(2)(Q) |
| 1,094,393 | 1,094,393 | ||||||||||||||||||||
40,535 | 09/15/21 | 1.381%(S) | 3 Month LIBOR(2)(Q) |
(50,561 | ) | 712,870 | 763,431 | |||||||||||||||||||
19,355 | 09/15/21 | 1.480%(S) | 3 Month LIBOR(2)(Q) |
11,386 | 369,078 | 357,692 | ||||||||||||||||||||
13,105 | 09/15/21 | 1.604%(S) | 3 Month LIBOR(2)(Q) |
37,983 | 274,348 | 236,365 | ||||||||||||||||||||
570 | 05/31/22 | 2.353%(A) | 1 Day USOIS(1)(A) |
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860 | 11/15/45 | 1.044%(A) | 1 Day USOIS(1)(A) |
| (76,513 | ) | (76,513 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||
4,480 | 11/15/45 | 1.253%(A) | 1 Day USOIS(1)(A) |
(56,367 | ) | (623,493 | ) | (567,126 | ) | |||||||||||||||||
2,120 | 08/09/49 | 1.508%(A) | 1 Day USOIS(1)(A) |
| (480,842 | ) | (480,842 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||
1,764 | 03/30/50 | 0.855%(S) | 3 Month LIBOR(1)(Q) |
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$ | (96,021 | ) | $ | 991,966 | $ | 1,087,987 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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(1) | The Portfolio pays the fixed rate and receives the floating rate. |
(2) | The Portfolio pays the floating rate and receives the fixed rate. |
Total return swap agreements outstanding at June 30, 2020:
Reference Entity |
Financing Rate |
Counterparty |
Termination Date |
Long (Short) Notional Amount (000)#(1) |
Fair Value |
Upfront Premiums Paid (Received) |
Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)(2) |
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OTC Total Return Swap Agreement: |
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Barclays US Agency CMBS Index(M) |
1Month LIBOR(M) | Barclays Bank PLC | 10/01/20 | 11,000 | $ | 183,545 | $ | | $ | 183,545 | ||||||||||||
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(1) | On a long total return swap, the Portfolio receives payments for any positive return on the reference entity (makes payments for any negative return) and pays the financing rate. On a short total return swap, the Portfolio makes payments for any positive return on the reference entity (receives payments for any negative return) and receives the financing rate. |
(2) | Upfront/recurring fees or commissions, as applicable, are included in the net unrealized appreciation (depreciation). |
Balances Reported in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities for OTC Swap Agreements:
Premiums Paid |
Premiums Received |
Unrealized Appreciation |
Unrealized Depreciation |
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OTC Swap Agreements |
$ | 22,405 | $ | | $ | 183,545 | $ | (80,355 | ) | |||||||
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A31
CONSERVATIVE BALANCED PORTFOLIO (CONTINUED) |
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS | as of June 30, 2020 (unaudited) |
Summary of Collateral for Centrally Cleared/Exchange-traded Derivatives:
Cash and securities segregated as collateral, including pending settlement for closed positions, to cover requirements for centrally cleared/exchange-traded derivatives are listed by broker as follows:
Broker |
Cash and/or Foreign Currency |
Securities Market Value |
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Citigroup Global Markets, Inc. |
$ | 10,000 | $ | 7,275,321 | ||||
Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC |
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Total |
$ | 10,000 | $ | 10,349,388 | ||||
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Fair Value Measurements:
Various inputs are used in determining the value of the Portfolios investments. These inputs are summarized in the three broad levels listed below.
Level 1 | unadjusted quoted prices generally in active markets for identical securities. |
Level 2 | quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates and yield curves, prepayment speeds, foreign currency exchange rates and other observable inputs. |
Level 3 | unobservable inputs for securities valued in accordance with Board approved fair valuation procedures. |
The following is a summary of the inputs used as of June 30, 2020 in valuing such portfolio securities:
Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | ||||||||||
Investments in Securities |
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Assets |
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Common Stocks. |
$ | 1,159,490,177 | $ | 44,620,854 | $ | | ||||||
Exchange-Traded Funds |
10,390,487 | | | |||||||||
Preferred Stocks |
1,316,000 | 188,141 | | |||||||||
Asset-Backed Securities |
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Automobiles |
| 56,417,369 | | |||||||||
Collateralized Loan Obligations |
| 87,029,285 | | |||||||||
Consumer Loans |
| 3,098,781 | | |||||||||
Equipment |
| 6,170,644 | | |||||||||
Home Equity Loans |
| 1,429,579 | | |||||||||
Other |
| 4,238,151 | | |||||||||
Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities |
| 11,334,446 | | |||||||||
Student Loans |
| 24,792,190 | | |||||||||
Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities |
| 214,729,751 | | |||||||||
Corporate Bonds |
| 272,112,185 | | |||||||||
Municipal Bonds |
| 16,846,473 | | |||||||||
Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities |
| 18,370,710 | 4,500,229 | |||||||||
Sovereign Bonds |
| 24,768,396 | | |||||||||
U.S. Government Agency Obligations |
| 212,966,342 | | |||||||||
U.S. Treasury Obligations |
| 29,436,540 | | |||||||||
Affiliated Mutual Funds |
417,152,570 | | | |||||||||
Options Purchased |
79,422 | 785,388 | | |||||||||
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Total |
$ | 1,588,428,656 | $ | 1,029,335,225 | $ | 4,500,229 | ||||||
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Liabilities |
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Option Written |
$ | (28,031 | ) | $ | | $ | | |||||
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Other Financial Instruments* |
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Assets |
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Futures Contracts |
$ | 374,265 | $ | | $ | | ||||||
OTC Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contract |
| 27,822 | | |||||||||
Centrally Cleared Credit Default Swap Agreements |
| 318,385 | | |||||||||
Centrally Cleared Interest Rate Swap Agreements |
| 2,477,439 | | |||||||||
OTC Total Return Swap Agreement |
| 183,545 | | |||||||||
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Total |
$ | 374,265 | $ | 3,007,191 | $ | | ||||||
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Liabilities |
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Futures Contracts |
$ | (367,400 | ) | $ | | $ | | |||||
OTC Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts |
| (287,147 | ) | |
SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
A32
CONSERVATIVE BALANCED PORTFOLIO (CONTINUED) |
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS | as of June 30, 2020 (unaudited) |
Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | ||||||||||
Other Financial Instruments* (continued) |
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Liabilities (continued) |
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OTC Credit Default Swap Agreement |
$ | | $ | (57,950 | ) | $ | | |||||
Centrally Cleared Interest Rate Swap Agreements. |
| (1,389,452 | ) | | ||||||||
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Total |
$ | (367,400 | ) | $ | (1,734,549 | ) | $ | | ||||
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* | Other financial instruments are derivative instruments not reflected in the Schedule of Investments, such as futures, forwards and centrally cleared swap contracts, which are recorded at the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on the instrument, and OTC swap contracts which are recorded at fair value. |
Industry Classification:
The industry classification of investments and liabilities in excess of other assets shown as a percentage of net assets as of June 30, 2020 were as follows:
SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
A33
CONSERVATIVE BALANCED PORTFOLIO (CONTINUED) |
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS | as of June 30, 2020 (unaudited) |
Industry Classification (continued):
Effects of Derivative Instruments on the Financial Statements and Primary Underlying Risk Exposure:
The Portfolio invested in derivative instruments during the reporting period. The primary types of risk associated with these derivative instruments are credit contracts risk, equity contracts risk, foreign exchange contracts risk and interest rate contracts risk. See the Notes to Financial Statements for additional detail regarding these derivative instruments and their risks. The effect of such derivative instruments on the Portfolios financial position and financial performance as reflected in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities and Statement of Operations is presented in the summary below.
Fair values of derivative instruments as of June 30, 2020 as presented in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities:
Asset Derivatives |
Liability Derivatives |
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Derivatives not accounted for as hedging |
Statement of Assets and |
Fair Value |
Statement of Assets and |
Fair Value | ||||||||
Credit contracts |
Due from/to broker-variation margin swaps | $ | 318,385 | * | | $ | | |||||
Credit contracts |
Premiums paid for OTC swap agreements | 22,405 | | | ||||||||
Credit contracts |
| | Unrealized depreciation on OTC swap agreements | 80,355 | ||||||||
Equity contracts |
Due from/to broker-variation margin futures | 176,758 | * | Due from/to broker-variation margin futures | 15,937 | * | ||||||
Foreign exchange contracts |
Unrealized appreciation on OTC forward foreign currency exchange contracts | 27,822 | Unrealized depreciation on OTC forward foreign currency exchange contracts | 287,147 | ||||||||
Interest rate contracts |
Due from/to broker-variation margin futures | 197,507 | * | Due from/to broker-variation margin futures | 351,463 | * | ||||||
Interest rate contracts |
Due from/to broker-variation margin swaps | 2,477,439 | * | Due from/to broker-variation margin swaps | 1,389,452 | * | ||||||
Interest rate contracts |
Unaffiliated investments | 864,810 | Options written outstanding, at value | 28,031 | ||||||||
Interest rate contracts |
Unrealized appreciation on OTC swap agreements | 183,545 | | | ||||||||
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$ | 4,268,671 | $ | 2,152,385 | |||||||||
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* | Includes cumulative appreciation (depreciation) as reported in the schedule of open futures and centrally cleared swap contracts. Only unsettled variation margin receivable (payable) is reported within the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. |
SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
A34
CONSERVATIVE BALANCED PORTFOLIO (CONTINUED) |
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS | as of June 30, 2020 (unaudited) |
The effects of derivative instruments on the Statement of Operations for the six months ended June 30, 2020 are as follows:
Amount of Realized Gain (Loss) on Derivatives Recognized in Income |
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Derivatives not accounted for as hedging |
Rights(1) | Options Purchased(1) |
Options Written |
Futures | Forward Currency Contracts |
Swaps | ||||||||||||||||||
Credit contracts |
$ | | $ | | $ | | $ | | $ | | $ | (37,032 | ) | |||||||||||
Equity contracts |
3,564 | | | (1,681,933 | ) | | | |||||||||||||||||
Foreign exchange contracts |
| | | | 262,829 | | ||||||||||||||||||
Interest rate contracts |
| (178,656 | ) | 65,485 | 9,790,964 | | (13,273,416 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
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|
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Total |
$ | 3,564 | $ | (178,656 | ) | $ | 65,485 | $ | 8,109,031 | $ | 262,829 | $ | (13,310,448 | ) | ||||||||||
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(1) | Included in net realized gain (loss) on investment transactions in the Statement of Operations. |
Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on Derivatives Recognized in Income |
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Derivatives not accounted for as hedging |
Rights(2) | Options Purchased(2) |
Options Written |
Futures | Forward Currency Exchange Contracts |
Swaps | ||||||||||||||||||
Credit contracts |
$ | | $ | | $ | | $ | | $ | | $ | 442,916 | ||||||||||||
Equity contracts. |
(11 | ) | | | (322,656 | ) | | | ||||||||||||||||
Foreign exchange contracts |
| | | | (137,405 | ) | | |||||||||||||||||
Interest rate contracts |
| 357,560 | 54,708 | 1,237,673 | | 7,628,248 | ||||||||||||||||||
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|
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Total |
$ | (11 | ) | $ | 357,560 | $ | 54,708 | $ | 915,017 | $ | (137,405 | ) | $ | 8,071,164 | ||||||||||
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(2) | Included in net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments in the Statement of Operations. |
For the six months ended June 30, 2020, the Portfolios average volume of derivative activities is as follows:
Options |
Options |
Futures |
Futures |
Forward
Foreign | ||||
$118,740 | $419,667 | $185,828,025 | $131,910,639 | $5,294,441 |
Forward Foreign Currency Exchange ContractsSold(3) |
Interest
Rate |
Credit Default | ||
$14,907,810 | $230,802,754 | $15,600,000 |
Credit
Default |
Total
Return | |
$11,510,042 | $11,000,000 |
(1) | Cost. |
(2) | Notional Amount in USD. (3) Value at Settlement Date. |
Financial Instruments/Transactions Summary of Offsetting and Netting Arrangements:
The Portfolio invested in OTC derivatives and entered into financial instruments/transactions during the reporting period that are either offset in accordance with current requirements or are subject to enforceable master netting arrangements or similar agreements that permit offsetting. The information about offsetting and related netting arrangements for OTC derivatives and financial instruments/transactions where the legal right to set-off exists is presented in the summary below.
SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
A35
CONSERVATIVE BALANCED PORTFOLIO (CONTINUED) |
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS | as of June 30, 2020 (unaudited) |
Offsetting of financial instrument/transaction assets and liabilities:
Description |
Gross Market Value of Recognized Assets/(Liabilities) |
Collateral Pledged/(Received)(2) |
Net Amount |
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Securities on Loan |
$ | 65,058,656 | $ | (65,058,656 | ) | $ | | |||||
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|
|
|
Offsetting of OTC derivative assets and liabilities:
Counterparty |
Gross Amounts of Recognized Assets(1) |
Gross Amounts of Recognized Liabilities(1) |
Net Amounts of Recognized Assets/(Liabilities) |
Collateral Pledged/(Received)(2) |
Net Amount |
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Bank of America, N.A. |
$ | 654,231 | $ | (80,355 | ) | $ | 573,876 | $ | (540,000 | ) | $ | 33,876 | ||||||||
Barclays Bank PLC |
337,107 | | 337,107 | (270,000 | ) | 67,107 | ||||||||||||||
Citibank, N.A |
| (231,290 | ) | (231,290 | ) | 231,290 | | |||||||||||||
Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC |
27,822 | (55,857 | ) | (28,035 | ) | | (28,035 | ) | ||||||||||||
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|
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$ | 1,019,160 | $ | (367,502 | ) | $ | 651,658 | $ | (578,710 | ) | $ | 72,948 | |||||||||
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(1) | Includes unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on swaps and forwards, premiums paid/(received) on swap agreements and market value of purchased and written options, as represented on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. |
(2) | Collateral amount disclosed by the Portfolio is limited to the market value of financial instruments/transactions and the Portfolios OTC derivative exposure by counterparty. |
SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
A36
CONSERVATIVE BALANCED PORTFOLIO (CONTINUED) |
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS (unaudited)
Six Months Ended June 30, 2020 |
Year Ended December 31, 2019 |
|||||||
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS | ||||||||
OPERATIONS | ||||||||
Net investment income (loss) |
$ | 22,507,408 | $ | 50,692,568 | ||||
Net realized gain (loss) on investment and foreign currency transactions |
54,564,065 | 92,944,851 | ||||||
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments and foreign currencies |
(85,363,695 | ) | 279,582,716 | |||||
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|
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NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS |
(8,292,222 | ) | 423,220,135 | |||||
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PORTFOLIO SHARE TRANSACTIONS | ||||||||
Portfolio shares sold [191,168 and 246,721 shares, respectively] |
5,665,947 | 7,257,351 | ||||||
Portfolio shares repurchased [3,099,171 and 6,977,375 shares, respectively] |
(95,083,430 | ) | (203,275,054 | ) | ||||
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|
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NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS FROM PORTFOLIO SHARE TRANSACTIONS |
(89,417,483 | ) | (196,017,703 | ) | ||||
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|
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CAPITAL CONTRIBUTIONS | | 13,184 | ||||||
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|
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TOTAL INCREASE (DECREASE) | (97,709,705 | ) | 227,215,616 | |||||
NET ASSETS: | ||||||||
Beginning of period |
2,596,989,154 | 2,369,773,538 | ||||||
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|
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End of period |
$ | 2,499,279,449 | $ | 2,596,989,154 | ||||
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|
|
SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
A37
DIVERSIFIED BOND PORTFOLIO |
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS | as of June 30, 2020 (unaudited) |
SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
A38
DIVERSIFIED BOND PORTFOLIO (CONTINUED) |
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS | as of June 30, 2020 (unaudited) |
SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
A39
DIVERSIFIED BOND PORTFOLIO (CONTINUED) |
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS | as of June 30, 2020 (unaudited) |
SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
A40
DIVERSIFIED BOND PORTFOLIO (CONTINUED) |
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS | as of June 30, 2020 (unaudited) |
SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
A41
DIVERSIFIED BOND PORTFOLIO (CONTINUED) |
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS | as of June 30, 2020 (unaudited) |
SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
A42
DIVERSIFIED BOND PORTFOLIO (CONTINUED) |
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS | as of June 30, 2020 (unaudited) |
SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
A43
DIVERSIFIED BOND PORTFOLIO (CONTINUED) |
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS | as of June 30, 2020 (unaudited) |
SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
A44
DIVERSIFIED BOND PORTFOLIO (CONTINUED) |
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS | as of June 30, 2020 (unaudited) |
SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
A45
DIVERSIFIED BOND PORTFOLIO (CONTINUED) |
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS | as of June 30, 2020 (unaudited) |
SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
A46
DIVERSIFIED BOND PORTFOLIO (CONTINUED) |
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS | as of June 30, 2020 (unaudited) |
SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
A47
DIVERSIFIED BOND PORTFOLIO (CONTINUED) |
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS | as of June 30, 2020 (unaudited) |
SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
A48
DIVERSIFIED BOND PORTFOLIO (CONTINUED) |
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS | as of June 30, 2020 (unaudited) |
SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
A49
DIVERSIFIED BOND PORTFOLIO (CONTINUED) |
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS | as of June 30, 2020 (unaudited) |
SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
A50
DIVERSIFIED BOND PORTFOLIO (CONTINUED) |
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS | as of June 30, 2020 (unaudited) |
SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
A51
DIVERSIFIED BOND PORTFOLIO (CONTINUED) |
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS | as of June 30, 2020 (unaudited) |
SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
A52
DIVERSIFIED BOND PORTFOLIO (CONTINUED) |
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS | as of June 30, 2020 (unaudited) |
SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
A53
DIVERSIFIED BOND PORTFOLIO (CONTINUED) |
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS | as of June 30, 2020 (unaudited) |
SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
A54
DIVERSIFIED BOND PORTFOLIO (CONTINUED) |
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS | as of June 30, 2020 (unaudited) |
SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
A55
DIVERSIFIED BOND PORTFOLIO (CONTINUED) |
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS | as of June 30, 2020 (unaudited) |
SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
A56
DIVERSIFIED BOND PORTFOLIO (CONTINUED) |
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS | as of June 30, 2020 (unaudited) |
Options Purchased:
OTC Traded
Description |
Call/ Put |
Counterparty |
Expiration Date |
Strike | Contracts | Notional Amount (000)# |
Value | |||||||||||||||||||
2-Year 10 CMS Curve CAP |
Call | Barclays Bank PLC | 07/12/21 | 0.11 | % | | 3,026 | $ | 67,529 | |||||||||||||||||
2-Year 10 CMS Curve CAP |
Call | Bank of America, N.A. | 08/16/21 | 0.15 | % | | 7,356 | 155,419 | ||||||||||||||||||
2-Year 10 CMS Curve CAP |
Call | Bank of America, N.A. | 08/20/21 | 0.15 | % | | 14,601 | 309,117 | ||||||||||||||||||
2-Year 10 CMS Curve CAP |
Call | Bank of America, N.A. | 09/13/21 | 0.14 | % | | 14,800 | 324,107 | ||||||||||||||||||
2-Year 10 CMS Curve CAP |
Call | Barclays Bank PLC | 11/09/21 | 0.21 | % | | 2,942 | 58,648 | ||||||||||||||||||
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Total Options Purchased (cost $ 17,284) |
|
$ | 914,820 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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|
SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
A57
DIVERSIFIED BOND PORTFOLIO (CONTINUED) |
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS | as of June 30, 2020 (unaudited) |
Futures contracts outstanding at June 30, 2020:
Number of Contracts |
Type |
Expiration Date |
Current Notional Amount |
Value / Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) |
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Long Positions: |
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528 | 5 Year U.S. Treasury Notes |
Sep. 2020 | $ | 66,391,876 | $ | 120,210 | ||||||||||
169 | 10 Year U.S. Ultra Treasury Notes |
Sep. 2020 | 26,614,860 | 121,810 | ||||||||||||
490 | 30 Year U.S. Ultra Treasury Bonds |
Sep. 2020 | 106,896,563 | 121,329 | ||||||||||||
30 | Euro Schatz Index |
Sep. 2020 | 3,779,679 | 3,175 | ||||||||||||
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366,524 | ||||||||||||||||
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Short Positions: |
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2,283 | 2 Year U.S. Treasury Notes |
Sep. 2020 | 504,150,612 | (119,843 | ) | |||||||||||
13 | 5 Year Euro-Bobl |
Sep. 2020 | 1,971,450 | (16,077 | ) | |||||||||||
64 | 10 Year Euro-Bund |
Sep. 2020 | 12,692,494 | (131,810 | ) | |||||||||||
185 | 10 Year U.S. Treasury Notes |
Sep. 2020 | 25,746,798 | (20,403 | ) | |||||||||||
43 | 20 Year U.S. Treasury Bonds |
Sep. 2020 | 7,678,188 | (56,302 | ) | |||||||||||
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(344,435 | ) | |||||||||||||||
|
|
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$ | 22,089 | |||||||||||||||
|
|
Forward foreign currency exchange contracts outstanding at June 30, 2020:
Purchase Contracts |
Counterparty | Notional Amount (000) |
Value at Settlement Date |
Current Value |
Unrealized Appreciation |
Unrealized Depreciation |
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OTC Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts: |
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British Pound, |
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Expiring 07/02/20 |
Citibank, N.A. | GBP | 5,305 | $ | 6,623,293 | $ | 6,573,502 | $ | | $ | (49,791 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
Euro, |
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Expiring 07/02/20 |
Bank of America, N.A. | EUR | 40,220 | 45,375,107 | 45,189,518 | | (185,589 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Expiring 07/02/20 |
Citibank, N.A. | EUR | 329 | 370,000 | 369,484 | | (516 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Expiring 07/02/20 |
Citibank, N.A. | EUR | 215 | 245,000 | 241,766 | | (3,234 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Expiring 07/02/20 |
JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. | EUR | 264 | 299,408 | 296,191 | | (3,217 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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$ | 52,912,808 | $ | 52,670,461 | | (242,347 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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|
Sale Contracts |
Counterparty |
Notional Amount (000) |
Value at Settlement Date |
Current Value |
Unrealized Appreciation |
Unrealized Depreciation |
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OTC Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts: |
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Australian Dollar, |
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Expiring 07/20/20 |
HSBC Bank USA, N.A. |
AUD | 559 | $ | 357,957 | $ | 386,062 | $ | | $ | (28,105 | ) | ||||||||||||||
British Pound, |
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Expiring 07/02/20 |
Barclays Bank PLC |
GBP | 5,305 | 6,459,103 | 6,573,502 | | (114,399 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||
Expiring 08/04/20 |
Citibank, N.A. |
GBP | 5,305 | 6,624,465 | 6,574,935 | 49,530 | | |||||||||||||||||||
Expiring 08/04/20 |
JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. |
GBP | 409 | 505,066 | 506,519 | | (1,453 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||
Euro, |
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Expiring 07/02/20 |
Citibank, N.A. |
EUR | 1,229 | 1,350,000 | 1,381,388 | | (31,388 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||
Expiring 07/02/20 |
Goldman Sachs International |
EUR | 932 | 1,057,627 | 1,046,973 | 10,654 | | |||||||||||||||||||
Expiring 07/02/20 |
JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. |
EUR | 37,749 | 41,205,299 | 42,412,727 | | (1,207,428 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||
Expiring 07/02/20 |
UBS AG |
EUR | 1,118 | 1,263,809 | 1,255,870 | 7,939 | | |||||||||||||||||||
Expiring 08/04/20 |
Bank of America, N.A. |
EUR | 40,220 | 45,408,007 | 45,222,890 | 185,117 | | |||||||||||||||||||
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|
|
|
|
|
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$ | 104,231,333 | $ | 105,360,866 | 253,240 | (1,382,773 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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A58
DIVERSIFIED BOND PORTFOLIO (CONTINUED) |
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS | as of June 30, 2020 (unaudited) |
Credit default swap agreements outstanding at June 30, 2020:
Reference Entity/ |
Termination Date |
Fixed Rate |
Notional Amount (000)#(3) |
Fair Value |
Upfront Premiums Paid (Received) |
Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) |
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OTC Credit Default Swap Agreements on corporate and/or sovereign issues - Buy Protection(1): | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kingdom of Spain |
06/20/23 | 1.000%(Q) | 2,100 | $ | (37,894 | ) | $ | (36,459 | ) | $ | (1,435 | ) | Bank of America, N.A. | |||||||||||||
United Mexican States |
06/20/23 | 1.000%(Q) | 665 | 562 | 2,903 | (2,341 | ) | Citibank, N.A. | ||||||||||||||||||
United Mexican States |
06/20/23 | 1.000%(Q) | 655 | 553 | 7,246 | (6,693 | ) | Citibank, N.A. | ||||||||||||||||||
United Mexican States |
06/20/23 | 1.000%(Q) | 220 | 185 | 2,725 | (2,540 | ) | Citibank, N.A. | ||||||||||||||||||
United Mexican States |
06/20/23 | 1.000%(Q) | 220 | 185 | 2,502 | (2,317 | ) | Citibank, N.A. | ||||||||||||||||||
United Mexican States |
06/20/23 | 1.000%(Q) | 215 | 182 | 883 | (701 | ) | Citibank, N.A. | ||||||||||||||||||
United Mexican States |
06/20/23 | 1.000%(Q) | 115 | 97 | 502 | (405 | ) | Citibank, N.A. | ||||||||||||||||||
United Mexican States |
12/20/24 | 1.000%(Q) | 160 | 2,936 | 1,008 | 1,928 | Citibank, N.A. | |||||||||||||||||||
United Mexican States |
12/20/24 | 1.000%(Q) | 130 | 2,386 | 981 | 1,405 | Citibank, N.A. | |||||||||||||||||||
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Reference Entity/ |
Termination Date |
Fixed Rate |
Notional Amount (000)#(3) |
Implied Credit Spread at June 30, 2020(4) |
Fair Value |
Upfront Premiums Paid (Received) |
Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) |
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OTC Credit Default Swap Agreements on corporate and/or sovereign issues - Sell Protection(2): |
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Boeing Co. |
12/20/21 | 1.000%(Q) | 3,700 | 2.453 | % | $ | (76,577 | ) | $ | 29,607 | $ | (106,184 | ) | Bank of America, N.A. | ||||||||||||||||
Hellenic Republic |
06/20/23 | 1.000%(Q) | 660 | 1.001 | % | 142 | (45,296 | ) | 45,438 | Citibank, N.A. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Hellenic Republic |
06/20/24 | 1.000%(Q) | 500 | 1.239 | % | (4,516 | ) | (82,041 | ) | 77,525 | Barclays Bank PLC | |||||||||||||||||||
Hellenic Republic |
12/20/25 | 1.000%(Q) | 1,280 | 1.552 | % | (36,548 | ) | (188,321 | ) | 151,773 | Bank of America, N.A. | |||||||||||||||||||
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia |
06/20/24 | 1.000%(Q) | 405 | 0.889 | % | 1,874 | 1,493 | 381 | Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC | |||||||||||||||||||||
Kingdom of Spain |
06/20/23 | 1.000%(Q) | 2,100 | 0.570 | % | 27,309 | 22,320 | 4,989 | Bank of America, N.A. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Petroleos Mexicanos |
06/20/23 | 1.000%(Q) | 2,205 | 5.232 | % | (253,303 | ) | (44,179 | ) | (209,124 | ) | Credit Suisse International | ||||||||||||||||||
Petroleos Mexicanos |
06/20/23 | 1.000%(Q) | 550 | 5.232 | % | (63,182 | ) | (21,333 | ) | (41,849 | ) | Citibank, N.A. | ||||||||||||||||||
Petroleos Mexicanos |
06/20/23 | 1.000%(Q) | 545 | 5.232 | % | (62,608 | ) | (25,375 | ) | (37,233 | ) | Citibank, N.A. | ||||||||||||||||||
Petroleos Mexicanos |
06/20/23 | 1.000%(Q) | 185 | 5.232 | % | (21,252 | ) | (8,827 | ) | (12,425 | ) | Citibank, N.A. | ||||||||||||||||||
Petroleos Mexicanos |
06/20/23 | 1.000%(Q) | 185 | 5.232 | % | (21,252 | ) | (8,667 | ) | (12,585 | ) | Citibank, N.A. | ||||||||||||||||||
Petroleos Mexicanos |
06/20/23 | 1.000%(Q) | 180 | 5.232 | % | (20,678 | ) | (7,015 | ) | (13,663 | ) | Citibank, N.A. | ||||||||||||||||||
Petroleos Mexicanos |
06/20/23 | 1.000%(Q) | 90 | 5.232 | % | (10,339 | ) | (3,489 | ) | (6,850 | ) | Citibank, N.A. | ||||||||||||||||||
Petroleos Mexicanos |
12/20/24 | 1.000%(Q) | 160 | 5.566 | % | (28,199 | ) | (13,506 | ) | (14,693 | ) | Citibank, N.A. | ||||||||||||||||||
Petroleos Mexicanos |
12/20/24 | 1.000%(Q) | 130 | 5.566 | % | (22,912 | ) | (11,103 | ) | (11,809 | ) | Citibank, N.A. | ||||||||||||||||||
State of Illinois |
06/20/24 | 1.000%(Q) | 580 | 2.854 | % | (37,223 | ) | (5,839 | ) | (31,384 | ) | Citibank, N.A. | ||||||||||||||||||
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Reference Entity/ |
Termination Date |
Fixed Rate |
Notional Amount (000)#(3) |
Value at Trade Date |
Value at June 30, 2020 |
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Centrally Cleared Credit Default Swap Agreement on credit indices - Buy Protection(1): |
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CDX.NA.IG.33.V1 |
12/20/29 | 1.000%(Q) | 42,125 | $ | (298,366 | ) | $ | 258,732 | $ | 557,098 | ||||||||||||||
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Reference Entity/ |
Termination Date |
Fixed Rate |
Notional Amount (000)#(3) |
Implied Credit Spread at June 30, 2020(4) |
Value at Trade Date |
Value at June 30, 2020 |
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Centrally Cleared Credit Default Swap Agreements on credit indices - Sell Protection(2): |
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CDX.NA.HY.34.V6 |
06/20/25 | 5.000%(Q) | 84,821 | 5.157 | % | $ | 142,076 | $ | (447,264 | ) | $ | (589,340 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||
iTraxx.EUR.33.V1 |
06/20/25 | 1.000%(Q) | EUR | 69,500 | 0.664 | % | 562,895 | 1,323,619 | 760,724 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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A59
DIVERSIFIED BOND PORTFOLIO (CONTINUED) |
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS | as of June 30, 2020 (unaudited) |
Credit default swap agreements outstanding at June 30, 2020 (continued):
Reference Entity/ |
Termination Date |
Fixed Rate |
Notional Amount (000)#(3) |
Fair Value |
Upfront Premiums Paid (Received) |
Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) |
Counterparty | |||||||||||||||||||
OTC Credit Default Swap Agreement on credit indices - Buy Protection(1): | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
CMBX.NA.10.AAA |
11/17/59 | 0.500% | (M) | 6,000 | $ | (44,808 | ) | $ | 66,785 | $ | (111,593 | ) | Deutsche Bank AG | |||||||||||||
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Reference Entity/ |
Termination Date |
Fixed Rate |
Notional Amount (000)#(3) |
Implied Credit Spread at June 30, 2020(4) |
Fair Value |
Upfront Premiums Paid (Received) |
Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) |
Counterparty | ||||||||||||||||||||||
OTC Credit Default Swap Agreements on credit indices - Sell Protection(2): | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
CDX.BEIJING 1Y 30% - 100%^ |
12/20/20 | 0.000% | 8,880 | * | $ | (2,778 | ) | $ | (2,437 | ) | $ | (341 | ) | Citibank, N.A. | ||||||||||||||||
CMBX.NA.6.AA |
05/11/63 | 1.500% | (M) | 650 | * | (9,417 | ) | (2,301 | ) | (7,116 | ) | Deutsche Bank AG | ||||||||||||||||||
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The Portfolio entered into credit default swaps (CDS) to provide a measure of protection against defaults or to take an active long or short position with respect to the likelihood of a particular issuers default or the reference entitys credit soundness. CDS contracts generally trade based on a spread which represents the cost a protection buyer has to pay the protection seller. The protection buyer is said to be short the credit as the value of the contract rises the more the credit deteriorates. The value of the CDS contract increases for the protection buyer if the spread increases.
(1) | If the Portfolio is a buyer of protection, it pays the fixed rate. When a credit event occurs, as defined under the terms of that particular swap agreement, the Portfolio will either (i) receive from the seller of protection an amount equal to the notional amount of the swap and make delivery of the referenced obligation or underlying securities comprising the referenced index or (ii) receive a net settlement amount in the form of cash or securities equal to the notional amount of the swap less the recovery value of the referenced obligation or underlying securities comprising the referenced index. |
(2) | If the Portfolio is a seller of protection, it receives the fixed rate. When a credit event occurs, as defined under the terms of that particular swap agreement, the Portfolio will either (i) pay to the buyer of protection an amount equal to the notional amount of the swap and take delivery of the referenced obligation or underlying securities comprising the referenced index or (ii) pay a net settlement amount in the form of cash or securities equal to the notional amount of the swap less the recovery value of the referenced obligation or underlying securities comprising the referenced index. |
(3) | Notional amount represents the maximum potential amount the Portfolio could be required to pay as a seller of credit protection or receive as a buyer of credit protection if a credit event occurs as defined under the terms of that particular swap agreement. |
(4) | Implied credit spreads, represented in absolute terms, utilized in determining the fair value of credit default swap agreements where the Portfolio is the seller of protection as of the reporting date serve as an indicator of the current status of the payment/ performance risk and represent the likelihood of risk of default for the credit derivative. The implied credit spread of a particular referenced entity reflects the cost of buying/selling protection and may include up-front payments required to be made to enter into the agreement. Wider credit spreads represent a deterioration of the referenced entitys credit soundness and a greater likelihood of risk of default or other credit event occurring as defined under the terms of the agreement. |
* | When an implied credit spread is not available, reference the fair value of credit default swap agreements on credit indices and asset-backed securities. Where the Portfolio is the seller of protection, it serves as an indicator of the current status of the payment/performance risk and represents the likelihood of an expected liability (or profit) for the credit derivative should the notional amount of the swap agreement be closed/sold as of the reporting date. Increasing fair value in absolute terms, when compared to the notional amount of the swap, represents a deterioration of the referenced entitys credit soundness and a greater likelihood of risk of default or other credit event occurring as defined under the terms of the agreement. |
Interest rate swap agreements outstanding at June 30, 2020:
Notional Amount (000)# |
Termination Date |
Fixed |
Floating |
Value at Trade Date |
Value at June 30, 2020 |
Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) |
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Centrally Cleared Interest Rate Swap Agreements: |
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AUD | 6,000 | 02/13/30 | 1.210%(S) |
6 Month BBSW(2)(S) | $ | (27 | ) | $ | 142,180 | $ | 142,207 | |||||||||||||||
BRL | 12,664 | 01/02/25 | 5.903%(T) |
1 Day BROIS(2)(T) | | 70,399 | 70,399 |
SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
A60
DIVERSIFIED BOND PORTFOLIO (CONTINUED) |
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS | as of June 30, 2020 (unaudited) |
Notional Amount (000)# |
Termination Date |
Fixed |
Floating |
Value at Trade Date |
Value at June 30, 2020 |
Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) |
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Centrally Cleared Interest Rate Swap Agreements (contd.): |
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BRL | 6,276 | 01/02/25 | 6.640%(T) |
1 Day BROIS(2)(T) | $ | | $ | 83,624 | $ | 83,624 | ||||||||||||||||
BRL | 7,043 | 01/02/25 | 6.670%(T) |
1 Day BROIS(2)(T) | | 96,389 | 96,389 | |||||||||||||||||||
BRL | 18,662 | 01/02/25 | 6.670%(T) |
1 Day BROIS(2)(T) | | 254,280 | 254,280 | |||||||||||||||||||
CNH | 16,230 | 06/14/24 | 2.900%(Q) |
7 Day China Fixing Repo Rates(2)(Q) | 46 | 54,518 | 54,472 | |||||||||||||||||||
CNH | 46,000 | 06/28/24 | 2.901%(Q) |
7 Day China Fixing Repo Rates(2)(Q) | | 153,533 | 153,533 | |||||||||||||||||||
CNH | 16,400 | 09/19/24 | 2.940%(Q) |
7 Day China Fixing Repo Rates(2)(Q) | (13 | ) | 60,431 | 60,444 | ||||||||||||||||||
CNH | 15,700 | 10/10/24 | 2.860%(Q) |
7 Day China Fixing Repo Rates(2)(Q) | (8 | ) | 56,226 | 56,234 | ||||||||||||||||||
COP | 3,909,000 | 02/18/25 | 4.505%(Q) |
1 Day COOIS(2)(Q) | | 64,380 | 64,380 | |||||||||||||||||||
COP | 6,724,755 | 02/21/25 | 4.565%(Q) |
1 Day COOIS(2)(Q) | | 115,453 | 115,453 | |||||||||||||||||||
COP | 2,761,000 | 02/18/30 | 5.072%(Q) |
1 Day COOIS(2)(Q) | | 42,211 | 42,211 | |||||||||||||||||||
COP | 1,932,000 | 02/18/30 | 5.081%(Q) |
1 Day COOIS(2)(Q) | | 31,313 | 31,313 | |||||||||||||||||||
COP | 4,156,000 | 02/24/30 | 5.078%(Q) |
1 Day COOIS(2)(Q) | | 66,529 | 66,529 | |||||||||||||||||||
EUR | 7,065 | 05/11/21 | (0.300)%(A) |
1 Day EONIA(1)(A) | (6,014 | ) | (15,713 | ) | (9,699 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
EUR | 8,125 | 05/11/22 | (0.250)%(A) |
1 Day EONIA(1)(A) | (5,161 | ) | (51,418 | ) | (46,257 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
EUR | 4,650 | 05/11/23 | (0.100)%(A) |
1 Day EONIA(1)(A) | (26,137 | ) | (69,727 | ) | (43,590 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
EUR | 3,980 | 05/11/24 | 0.050%(A) |
1 Day EONIA(1)(A) | (61,623 | ) | (105,535 | ) | (43,912 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
EUR | 2,110 | 05/11/25 | 0.100%(A) |
1 Day EONIA(1)(A) | (12,404 | ) | (73,839 | ) | (61,435 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
EUR | 3,815 | 05/11/26 | 0.250%(A) |
1 Day EONIA(1)(A) | (62,921 | ) | (192,830 | ) | (129,909 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
EUR | 1,240 | 05/11/36 | 0.950%(A) |
1 Day EONIA(1)(A) | (23,480 | ) | (243,897 | ) | (220,417 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
GBP | 977 | 10/22/28 | 0.680%(A) |
1 Day SONIA(1)(A) | | (63,006 | ) | (63,006 | ) | |||||||||||||||||
GBP | 2,100 | 05/08/30 | 1.100%(A) |
1 Day SONIA(1)(A) | (145,549 | ) | (257,321 | ) | (111,772 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
GBP | 230 | 05/08/34 | 1.200%(A) |
1 Day SONIA(1)(A) | (9,088 | ) | (40,965 | ) | (31,877 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
HUF | 99,000 | 02/13/30 | 1.595%(A) |
6 Month BUBOR(2)(S) | | 10,805 | 10,805 | |||||||||||||||||||
HUF | 1,548,000 | 02/14/30 | 1.605%(A) |
6 Month BUBOR(2)(S) | | 172,792 | 172,792 | |||||||||||||||||||
HUF | 432,000 | 02/18/30 | 1.803%(A) |
6 Month BUBOR(2)(S) | | 73,973 | 73,973 | |||||||||||||||||||
JPY | 2,215,030 | 12/17/20 | 0.015%(S) |
6 Month JPY LIBOR(1)(S) | | (2,772 | ) | (2,772 | ) | |||||||||||||||||
NZD | 2,100 | 02/14/30 | 1.523%(S) |
3 Month BBR(2)(Q) | | 111,756 | 111,756 | |||||||||||||||||||
31,050 | 03/16/21 | 0.109%(T) |
1 Day USOIS(1)(T) | | (1,765 | ) | (1,765 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||
62,337 | 06/15/21 | 1.830%(S) |
3 Month LIBOR(2)(Q) | | 974,477 | 974,477 | ||||||||||||||||||||
65,004 | 09/15/21 | 1.381%(S) |
3 Month LIBOR(2)(Q) | (65,642 | ) | 1,143,193 | 1,208,835 | |||||||||||||||||||
53,393 | 09/15/21 | 1.480%(S) |
3 Month LIBOR(2)(Q) | 29,906 | 1,018,142 | 988,236 | ||||||||||||||||||||
62,856 | 09/15/21 | 1.604%(S) |
3 Month LIBOR(2)(Q) | 153,816 | 1,315,866 | 1,162,050 | ||||||||||||||||||||
31,850 | 03/10/22 | 0.330%(A) |
1 Day USOIS(1)(A) | | (195,813 | ) | (195,813 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||
5,260 | 05/31/22 | 2.353%(A) |
1 Day USOIS(1)(A) | | (247,711 | ) | (247,711 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||
4,490 | 09/27/22 | 2.360%(A) |
1 Day USOIS(1)(A) | 53 | (287,944 | ) | (287,997 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||
3,100 | 02/14/30 | 1.382%(A) |
1 Day USOIS(1)(A) | | (312,666 | ) | (312,666 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||
3,792 | 11/15/45 | 0.508%(A) |
1 Day USOIS(1)(A) | 19,334 | 149,119 | 129,785 | ||||||||||||||||||||
869 | 11/15/45 | 0.553%(A) |
1 Day USOIS(1)(A) | | 24,782 | 24,782 | ||||||||||||||||||||
515 | 11/15/45 | 1.044%(A) |
1 Day USOIS(1)(A) | | (45,819 | ) | (45,819 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||
ZAR | 27,400 | 02/11/30 | 7.481%(Q) |
3 Month JIBAR(2)(Q) | (1,229 | ) | 76,600 | 77,829 | ||||||||||||||||||
ZAR | 36,800 | 02/28/30 | 7.500%(Q) |
3 Month JIBAR(2)(Q) | (11,266 | ) | 103,570 | 114,836 | ||||||||||||||||||
ZAR | 19,800 | 03/02/30 | 7.625%(Q) |
3 Month JIBAR(2)(Q) | 548 | 66,037 | 65,489 | |||||||||||||||||||
ZAR | 22,200 | 03/12/30 | 7.840%(Q) |
3 Month JIBAR(2)(Q) | (205 | ) | 93,488 | 93,693 | ||||||||||||||||||
ZAR | 14,700 | 03/12/30 | 7.900%(Q) |
3 Month JIBAR(2)(Q) | (141 | ) | 65,798 | 65,939 | ||||||||||||||||||
ZAR | 58,300 | 03/18/30 | 10.650%(Q) |
3 Month JIBAR(2)(Q) | | 142,638 | 142,638 | |||||||||||||||||||
ZAR | 6,400 | 03/27/30 | 9.150%(Q) |
3 Month JIBAR(2)(Q) | (135 | ) | 63,094 | 63,229 | ||||||||||||||||||
ZAR | 12,600 | 04/01/30 | 8.600%(Q) |
3 Month JIBAR(2)(Q) | (56 | ) | 98,635 | 98,691 | ||||||||||||||||||
ZAR | 29,700 | 04/03/30 | 9.300%(Q) |
3 Month JIBAR(2)(Q) | (622 | ) | 326,374 | 326,996 | ||||||||||||||||||
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(1) | The Portfolio pays the fixed rate and receives the floating rate. |
(2) | The Portfolio pays the floating rate and receives the fixed rate. |
SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
A61
DIVERSIFIED BOND PORTFOLIO (CONTINUED) |
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS | as of June 30, 2020 (unaudited) |
Total return swap agreements outstanding at June 30, 2020:
Reference Entity |
Financing |
Counterparty | Termination Date |
Long (Short) Notional Amount (000)#(1) |
Fair Value |
Upfront Premiums Paid (Received) |
Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)(2) |
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OTC Total Return Swap Agreement: |
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IOS.FN30.450.10(M) |
1 Month LIBOR(M) | Credit Suisse International | 1/12/41 | 1,200 | $ | 995 | $ | (3,451 | ) | $ | 4,446 | |||||||||||||||
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(1) | On a long total return swap, the Portfolio receives payments for any positive return on the reference entity (makes payments for any negative return) and pays the financing rate. On a short total return swap, the Portfolio makes payments for any positive return on the reference entity (receives payments for any negative return) and receives the financing rate. |
(2) | Upfront/recurring fees or commissions, as applicable, are included in the net unrealized appreciation (depreciation). |
Balances Reported in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities for OTC Swap Agreements:
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Premiums Paid | Premiums Received | Unrealized Appreciation |
Unrealized Depreciation |
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OTC Swap Agreements |
$ | 138,955 | $ | (509,639 | ) | $ | 287,885 | $ | (633,281 | ) | ||||||
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Summary of Collateral for Centrally Cleared/Exchange-traded Derivatives:
Cash and securities segregated as collateral, including pending settlement for closed positions, to cover requirements for centrally cleared/exchange-traded derivatives are listed by broker as follows:
Broker |
Cash and/or Foreign Currency | Securities Market Value | ||||||
Citigroup Global Markets, Inc. |
$ | 146,000 | $ | 24,674,708 | ||||
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Fair Value Measurements:
Various inputs are used in determining the value of the Portfolios investments. These inputs are summarized in the three broad levels listed below.
Level 1unadjusted quoted prices generally in active markets for identical securities.
Level 2quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates and yield curves, prepayment speeds, foreign currency exchange rates and other observable inputs.
Level 3unobservable inputs for securities valued in accordance with Board approved fair valuation procedures.
The following is a summary of the inputs used as of June 30, 2020 in valuing such portfolio securities:
Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | ||||||||||
Investments in Securities |
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Assets |
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Asset-Backed Securities |
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Automobiles |
$ | | $ | 12,409,848 | $ | | ||||||
Collateralized Loan Obligations |
| 213,547,719 | | |||||||||
Consumer Loans |
| 19,035,566 | | |||||||||
Credit Cards |
| 3,006,561 | | |||||||||
Home Equity Loans |
| 2,779,069 | | |||||||||
Other |
| 2,225,880 | | |||||||||
Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities |
| 18,265,871 | | |||||||||
Student Loans |
| 27,410,676 | 2,272,500 | |||||||||
Bank Loans |
| 4,683,739 | 508,101 | |||||||||
Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities |
| 171,547,755 | | |||||||||
Corporate Bonds |
| 447,046,326 | | |||||||||
Municipal Bonds |
| 23,388,099 | | |||||||||
Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities |
| 54,466,033 | 13,493,507 | |||||||||
Sovereign Bonds |
| 88,345,774 | | |||||||||
U.S. Government Agency Obligations |
| 16,581,493 | | |||||||||
U.S. Treasury Obligations |
| 93,828,681 | | |||||||||
Preferred Stocks |
2,109,500 | | |
SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
A62
DIVERSIFIED BOND PORTFOLIO (CONTINUED) |
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS | as of June 30, 2020 (unaudited) |
Level 1 |
Level 2 |
Level 3 |
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Investments in Securities (continued) |
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Assets (continued) |
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Affiliated Mutual Funds |
$ | 82,436,549 | $ | | $ | | ||||||
Options Purchased |
| 914,820 | | |||||||||
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|
|
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Total |
$ | 84,546,049 | $ | 1,199,483,910 | $ | 16,274,108 | ||||||
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Other Financial Instruments* |
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Assets |
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Futures Contracts |
$ | 366,524 | $ | | $ | | ||||||
OTC Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts |
| 253,240 | | |||||||||
Centrally Cleared Credit Default Swap Agreements |
| 1,317,822 | | |||||||||
OTC Credit Default Swap Agreements |
| 36,411 | | |||||||||
Centrally Cleared Interest Rate Swap Agreements |
| 7,198,299 | | |||||||||
OTC Total Return Swap Agreement |
| 995 | | |||||||||
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|
|
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Total |
$ | 366,524 | $ | 8,806,767 | $ | | ||||||
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Liabilities |
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Futures Contracts |
$ | (344,435 | ) | $ | | $ | | |||||
OTC Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts |
| (1,625,120 | ) | | ||||||||
Centrally Cleared Credit Default Swap Agreement |
| (589,340 | ) | | ||||||||
OTC Credit Default Swap Agreements |
| (750,708 | ) | (2,778 | ) | |||||||
Centrally Cleared Interest Rate Swap Agreements |
| (1,856,417 | ) | | ||||||||
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Total |
$ | (344,435 | ) | $ | (4,821,585 | ) | $ | (2,778 | ) | |||
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* | Other financial instruments are derivative instruments not reflected in the Schedule of Investments, such as futures, forwards and centrally cleared swap contracts, which are recorded at the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on the instrument, and OTC swap contracts which are recorded at fair value. |
The following is a reconciliation of assets in which unobservable inputs (Level 3) were used in determining fair value:
Asset-Backed Securities- Student Loans |
Bank Loans | Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities |
OTC Credit Default Swap Agreements |
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Balance as of 12/31/19 |
$ | | $ | 1,051,134 | $ | 11,680,644 | $ | | ||||||||
Realized gain (loss) |
| 387 | | | ||||||||||||
Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) |
22,500 | (24,455 | ) | (51,876 | ) | (1,930 | ) | |||||||||
Purchases/Exchanges/Issuances |
2,250,000 | | 7,665,442 | | ||||||||||||
Sales/Paydowns |
| (99,500 | ) | (5,800,703 | ) | | ||||||||||
Accrued discount/premium |
| 340 | | | ||||||||||||
Transfers into Level 3 |
| | | (848 | ) | |||||||||||
Transfers out of Level 3 |
| (419,805 | ) | | | |||||||||||
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Balance as of 06/30/20 |
$ | 2,272,500 | $ | 508,101 | $ | 13,493,507 | $ | (2,778 | ) | |||||||
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Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) relating to securities still held at reporting period end |
$ | 22,500 | $ | (24,455 | ) | $ | (51,876 | ) | $ | (1,930 | ) | |||||
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Level 3 securities as presented in the table above are being fair valued using pricing methodologies approved by the Board, which contain unobservable inputs as follows:
Level 3 Securities |
Fair Value as of June 30, 2020 |
Valuation Methodology |
Unobservable Inputs | |||||||
Asset-Backed Securities-Student Loans |
$ | 2,272,500 | Market Approach | Single Broker Indicative Quote | ||||||
Bank Loans |
508,101 | Market Approach | Single Broker Indicative Quote | |||||||
Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities |
13,493,507 | Market Approach | Single Broker Indicative Quote | |||||||
OTC Credit Default Swap Agreements |
(2,778 | ) | Market Approach | Single Broker Indicative Quote | ||||||
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$ | 16,271,330 | |||||||||
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SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
A63
DIVERSIFIED BOND PORTFOLIO (CONTINUED) |
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS | as of June 30, 2020 (unaudited) |
It is the Portfolios policy to recognize transfers in and transfers out at the fair value as of the beginning of period. Securities transferred levels as follows:
Investments in Securities |
Amount Transferred | Level Transfer | Logic | |||||
Bank Loans |
$419,805 | L3 to L2 | Single Broker Indicative Quote to Multiple Broker Quotes | |||||
OTC Credit Default Swap Agreements |
$ 848 | L2 to L3 | Vendor Pricing to Single Broker Indicative Quote |
Industry Classification:
The industry classification of investments and liabilities in excess of other assets shown as a percentage of net assets as of June 30, 2020 were as follows:
Effects of Derivative Instruments on the Financial Statements and Primary Underlying Risk Exposure:
The Portfolio invested in derivative instruments during the reporting period. The primary types of risk associated with these derivative instruments are credit contracts risk, foreign exchange contracts risk and interest rate contracts risk. See the Notes to Financial Statements for additional detail regarding these derivative instruments and their risks. The effect of such derivative instruments on the Portfolios financial position and financial performance as reflected in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities and Statement of Operations is presented in the summary below.
Fair values of derivative instruments as of June 30, 2020 as presented in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities:
SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
A64
DIVERSIFIED BOND PORTFOLIO (CONTINUED) |
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS | as of June 30, 2020 (unaudited) |
Derivatives not accounted for as hedging |
Asset Derivatives |
Liability Derivatives |
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Statement of |
Fair Value |
Statement of |
Fair Value |
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Credit contracts |
Due from/to broker-variation margin swaps | $ | 1,317,822 | * | Due from/to broker-variation margin swaps | $ | 589,340 | * | ||||
Credit contracts |
Premiums paid for OTC swap agreements | 138,955 | Premiums received for OTC swap agreements | 506,188 | ||||||||
Credit contracts |
Unrealized appreciation on OTC swap agreements | 283,439 | Unrealized depreciation on OTC swap agreements | 633,281 | ||||||||
Foreign exchange contracts |
Unrealized appreciation on OTC forward foreign currency exchange contracts | 253,240 | Unrealized depreciation on OTC forward foreign currency exchange contracts | 1,625,120 | ||||||||
Interest rate contracts |
Due from/to broker-variation margin futures | 366,524 | * | Due from/to broker-variation margin futures | 344,435 | * | ||||||
Interest rate contracts |
Due from/to broker-variation margin swaps | 7,198,299 | * | Due from/to broker-variation margin swaps | 1,856,417 | * | ||||||
Interest rate contracts |
| | Premiums received for OTC swap agreements | 3,451 | ||||||||
Interest rate contracts |
Unaffiliated investments | 914,820 | | | ||||||||
Interest rate contracts |
Unrealized appreciation on OTC swap agreements | 4,446 | | | ||||||||
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$ | 10,477,545 | $ | 5,558,232 | |||||||||
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* | Includes cumulative appreciation (depreciation) as reported in the schedule of open futures and centrally cleared swap contracts. Only unsettled variation margin receivable (payable) is reported within the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. |
The effects of derivative instruments on the Statement of Operations for the six months ended June 30, 2020 are as follows:
Amount of Realized Gain (Loss) on Derivatives Recognized in Income |
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Derivatives not accounted for as hedging instruments, carried at fair value |
Options Written |
Futures | Forward & Cross Currency Exchange Contracts |
Swaps | ||||||||||||
Credit contracts |
$ | (8,252,678 | ) | $ | | $ | | $ | (947,531 | ) | ||||||
Foreign exchange contracts |
| | 1,318,102 | | ||||||||||||
Interest rate contracts |
| 37,428,843 | | (43,052,312 | ) | |||||||||||
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Total |
$ | (8,252,678 | ) | $ | 37,428,843 | $ | 1,318,102 | $ | (43,999,843 | ) | ||||||
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|
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Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on Derivatives Recognized in Income |
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Derivatives not accounted for |
Options Purchased(1) |
Options Written |
Futures | Forward & Cross Currency Exchange Contracts |
Swaps | |||||||||||||||
Credit contracts |
$ | | $ | (33,112 | ) | $ | | $ | | $ | 621,651 | |||||||||
Foreign exchange contracts |
| | | (352,007 | ) | | ||||||||||||||
Interest rate contracts |
482,070 | | 5,005,832 | | 23,433,118 | |||||||||||||||
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|
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|
|
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Total |
$ | 482,070 | $ | (33,112 | ) | $ | 5,005,832 | $ | (352,007 | ) | $ | 24,054,769 | ||||||||
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(1) | Included in net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments in the Statement of Operations. |
SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
A65
DIVERSIFIED BOND PORTFOLIO (CONTINUED) |
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS | as of June 30, 2020 (unaudited) |
For the six months ended June 30, 2020, the Portfolios average volume of derivative activities is as follows:
Options |
Options |
Futures |
Futures |
Forward Foreign | ||||
$17,284 | $85,990,000 | $502,890,765 | $628,397,268 | $38,304,425 |
Forward Foreign |
Interest
Rate |
Credit Default | ||
$95,297,036 | $735,920,931 | $82,598,177 |
Credit Default |
Total
Return | |
$146,799,466 | $1,275,260 |
(1) | Cost. |
(2) | Notional Amount in USD. |
(3) | Value at Settlement Date. |
Financial Instruments/TransactionsSummary of Offsetting and Netting Arrangements:
The Portfolio invested in OTC derivatives and entered into financial instruments/transactions during the reporting period that are either offset in accordance with current requirements or are subject to enforceable master netting arrangements or similar agreements that permit offsetting. The information about offsetting and related netting arrangements for OTC derivatives and financial instruments/transactions where the legal right to set-off exists is presented in the summary below.
Offsetting of financial instrument/transaction assets and liabilities:
Description |
Gross Market Value of Recognized Assets/(Liabilities) |
Collateral Pledged/(Received)(2) |
Net Amount |
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Securities on Loan |
$ | 77,613,485 | $ | (77,613,485 | ) | $ | | |||||
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|
|
|
|
|
Offsetting of OTC derivative assets and liabilities:
Counterparty |
Gross Amounts of Recognized Assets(1) |
Gross Amounts of Recognized Liabilities(1) |
Net Amounts of Recognized Assets/(Liabilities) |
Collateral Pledged/(Received)(2) |
Net Amount | |||||||||||||||
Bank of America, N.A. |
$ | 1,182,449 | $ | (517,988 | ) | $ | 664,461 | $ | (664,461 | ) | $ | | ||||||||
Barclays Bank PLC |
203,702 | (196,440 | ) | 7,262 | | 7,262 | ||||||||||||||
Citibank, N.A. |
117,051 | (435,645 | ) | (318,594 | ) | 318,594 | | |||||||||||||
Credit Suisse International |
4,446 | (256,754 | ) | (252,308 | ) | 252,308 | | |||||||||||||
Deutsche Bank AG |
66,785 | (121,010 | ) | (54,225 | ) | | (54,225 | ) | ||||||||||||
Goldman Sachs International |
10,654 | | 10,654 | | 10,654 | |||||||||||||||
HSBC Bank USA, N.A. |
| (28,105 | ) | (28,105 | ) | 28,105 | | |||||||||||||
JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. |
| (1,212,098 | ) | (1,212,098 | ) | 1,212,098 | | |||||||||||||
Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC |
1,874 | | 1,874 | | 1,874 | |||||||||||||||
UBS AG |
7,939 | | 7,939 | | 7,939 | |||||||||||||||
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|
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|
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$ | 1,594,900 | $ | (2,768,040 | ) | $ | (1,173,140 | ) | $ | 1,146,644 | $ | (26,496 | ) | ||||||||
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(1) | Includes unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on swaps and forwards, premiums paid/(received) on swap agreements and market value of purchased and written options, as represented on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. |
(2) | Collateral amount disclosed by the Portfolio is limited to the market value of financial instruments/transactions and the Portfolios OTC derivative exposure by counterparty. |
SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
A66
DIVERSIFIED BOND PORTFOLIO (CONTINUED) |
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS (unaudited)
Six Months Ended June 30, 2020 |
Year Ended December 31, 2019 |
|||||||
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS | ||||||||
OPERATIONS | ||||||||
Net investment income (loss) |
$ | 19,595,371 | $ | 41,162,817 | ||||
Net realized gain (loss) on investment and foreign currency transactions |
(8,280,593 | ) | 77,712,920 | |||||
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments and foreign currencies |
30,881,574 | 1,002,602 | ||||||
|
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|
|
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NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS |
42,196,352 | 119,878,339 | ||||||
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|
|
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PORTFOLIO SHARE TRANSACTIONS | ||||||||
Portfolio shares sold [2,953,433 and 3,069,133 shares, respectively] |
43,565,793 | 43,101,026 | ||||||
Portfolio shares repurchased [3,264,415 and 6,864,355 shares, respectively] |
(47,535,823 | ) | (95,800,032 | ) | ||||
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|
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NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS FROM PORTFOLIO SHARE TRANSACTIONS |
(3,970,030 | ) | (52,699,006 | ) | ||||
|
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|
|||||
TOTAL INCREASE (DECREASE) | 38,226,322 | 67,179,333 | ||||||
NET ASSETS: | ||||||||
Beginning of period |
1,190,104,728 | 1,122,925,395 | ||||||
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|
|
|
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End of period |
$ | 1,228,331,050 | $ | 1,190,104,728 | ||||
|
|
|
|
SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
A67
EQUITY PORTFOLIO |
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS | as of June 30, 2020 (unaudited) |
SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
A68
EQUITY PORTFOLIO (CONTINUED) |
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS | as of June 30, 2020 (unaudited) |
Fair Value Measurements:
Various inputs are used in determining the value of the Portfolios investments. These inputs are summarized in the three broad levels listed below.
Level 1unadjusted quoted prices generally in active markets for identical securities.
SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
A69
EQUITY PORTFOLIO (CONTINUED) |
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS | as of June 30, 2020 (unaudited) |
Level 2quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates and yield curves, prepayment speeds, foreign currency exchange rates and other observable inputs.
Level 3unobservable inputs for securities valued in accordance with Board approved fair valuation procedures.
The following is a summary of the inputs used as of June 30, 2020 in valuing such portfolio securities:
Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | ||||||||||
Investments in Securities |
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Assets |
||||||||||||
Common Stocks |
||||||||||||
Aerospace & Defense |
$ | 64,504,971 | $ | | $ | | ||||||
Automobiles |
142,471,116 | | | |||||||||
Banks |
236,602,726 | | | |||||||||
Beverages |
32,632,510 | | | |||||||||
Biotechnology |
70,736,120 | | | |||||||||
Building Products |
38,316,039 | | | |||||||||
Capital Markets |
73,277,972 | | | |||||||||
Chemicals |
99,262,497 | | | |||||||||
Consumer Finance |
40,967,262 | | | |||||||||
Diversified Telecommunication Services |
50,432,704 | | | |||||||||
Electric Utilities |
57,015,630 | | | |||||||||
Electrical Equipment |
28,577,779 | | | |||||||||
Entertainment |
175,658,066 | | | |||||||||
Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) |
59,575,114 | | | |||||||||
Food & Staples Retailing |
98,050,103 | | | |||||||||
Food Products |
47,621,153 | | | |||||||||
Health Care Equipment & Supplies |
82,558,375 | | | |||||||||
Health Care Providers & Services |
68,431,881 | | | |||||||||
Health Care Technology |
14,868,535 | | | |||||||||
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure |
24,446,333 | | | |||||||||
Household Durables |
30,128,758 | | | |||||||||
Household Products |
41,015,499 | | | |||||||||
Insurance |
112,961,523 | | | |||||||||
Interactive Media & Services |
269,365,082 | 54,302,811 | | |||||||||
Internet & Direct Marketing Retail |
260,252,651 | | | |||||||||
IT Services |
329,897,206 | 70,094,296 | | |||||||||
Life Sciences Tools & Services |
22,940,590 | | | |||||||||
Machinery |
28,484,642 | | | |||||||||
Multi-Utilities |
45,182,028 | | | |||||||||
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels |
89,597,740 | | | |||||||||
Personal Products |
35,981,465 | | | |||||||||
Pharmaceuticals |
279,970,941 | | | |||||||||
Road & Rail |
97,068,119 | | | |||||||||
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment |
189,455,098 | | | |||||||||
Software |
613,980,601 | | | |||||||||
Specialty Retail |
136,872,189 | | | |||||||||
Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals |
230,245,344 | | | |||||||||
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods |
106,497,764 | | | |||||||||
Trading Companies & Distributors |
28,164,983 | | | |||||||||
Affiliated Mutual Funds |
414,804,795 | | | |||||||||
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|
|
|
|
|
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Total |
$ | 4,868,873,904 | $ | 124,397,107 | $ | | ||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
Industry Classification:
The industry classification of investments and liabilities in excess of other assets shown as a percentage of net assets as of June 30, 2020 were as follows:
SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
A70
EQUITY PORTFOLIO (CONTINUED) |
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS | as of June 30, 2020 (unaudited) |
Industry Classification (continued):
Financial Instruments/TransactionsSummary of Offsetting and Netting Arrangements:
The Portfolio entered into financial instruments/transactions during the reporting period that are either offset in accordance with current requirements or are subject to enforceable master netting arrangements or similar agreements that permit offsetting. The information about offsetting and related netting arrangements for financial instruments/transactions where the legal right to set-off exists is presented in the summary below.
Offsetting of financial instrument/transaction assets and liabilities:
Description |
Gross Market Value of Recognized Assets/(Liabilities) |
Collateral Pledged/(Received)(1) |
Net Amount |
|||||||||
Securities on Loan |
$ | 360,675,868 | $ | (359,401,620 | ) | $ | 1,274,248 | |||||
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|
|
|
|
|
(1) | Collateral amount disclosed by the Portfolio is limited to the market value of financial instruments/transactions. |
SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
A71
EQUITY PORTFOLIO (CONTINUED) |
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS (unaudited)
Six Months Ended June 30, 2020 |
Year Ended December 31, 2019 | |||||||||
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS | ||||||||||
OPERATIONS | ||||||||||
Net investment income (loss) |
$ | 22,774,033 | $ | 51,222,459 | ||||||
Net realized gain (loss) on investment and foreign currency transactions |
17,251,042 | 305,388,687 | ||||||||
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments and foreign currencies |
36,396,904 | 742,710,537 | ||||||||
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|
|
|
|||||||
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS |
76,421,979 | 1,099,321,683 | ||||||||
|
|
|
|
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PORTFOLIO SHARE TRANSACTIONS | ||||||||||
Portfolio shares sold |
6,449,696 | 5,848,700 | ||||||||
Portfolio shares repurchased |
(157,391,425 | ) | (313,517,496 | ) | ||||||
|
|
|
|
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NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS FROM PORTFOLIO SHARE TRANSACTIONS |
(150,941,729 | ) | (307,668,796 | ) | ||||||
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|
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|
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CAPITAL CONTRIBUTIONS | | 3 | ||||||||
|
|
|
|
|||||||
TOTAL INCREASE (DECREASE) | (74,519,750 | ) | 791,652,890 | |||||||
NET ASSETS: | ||||||||||
Beginning of period |
4,712,718,403 | 3,921,065,513 | ||||||||
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|
|
|
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End of period |
$ | 4,638,198,653 | $ | 4,712,718,403 | ||||||
|
|
|
|
SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
A72
FLEXIBLE MANAGED PORTFOLIO |
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS | as of June 30, 2020 (unaudited) |
SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
A73
FLEXIBLE MANAGED PORTFOLIO (CONTINUED) |
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS | as of June 30, 2020 (unaudited) |
SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
A74
FLEXIBLE MANAGED PORTFOLIO (CONTINUED) |
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS | as of June 30, 2020 (unaudited) |
SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
A75
FLEXIBLE MANAGED PORTFOLIO (CONTINUED) |
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS | as of June 30, 2020 (unaudited) |
SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
A76
FLEXIBLE MANAGED PORTFOLIO (CONTINUED) |
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS | as of June 30, 2020 (unaudited) |
SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
A77
FLEXIBLE MANAGED PORTFOLIO (CONTINUED) |
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS | as of June 30, 2020 (unaudited) |
SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
A78
FLEXIBLE MANAGED PORTFOLIO (CONTINUED) |
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS | as of June 30, 2020 (unaudited) |
SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
A79
FLEXIBLE MANAGED PORTFOLIO (CONTINUED) |
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS | as of June 30, 2020 (unaudited) |
SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
A80
FLEXIBLE MANAGED PORTFOLIO (CONTINUED) |
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS | as of June 30, 2020 (unaudited) |
SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
A81
FLEXIBLE MANAGED PORTFOLIO (CONTINUED) |
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS | as of June 30, 2020 (unaudited) |
SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
A82
FLEXIBLE MANAGED PORTFOLIO (CONTINUED) |
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS | as of June 30, 2020 (unaudited) |
SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
A83
FLEXIBLE MANAGED PORTFOLIO (CONTINUED) |
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS | as of June 30, 2020 (unaudited) |
SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
A84
FLEXIBLE MANAGED PORTFOLIO (CONTINUED) |
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS | as of June 30, 2020 (unaudited) |
SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
A85
FLEXIBLE MANAGED PORTFOLIO (CONTINUED) |
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS | as of June 30, 2020 (unaudited) |
SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
A86
FLEXIBLE MANAGED PORTFOLIO (CONTINUED) |
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS | as of June 30, 2020 (unaudited) |
SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
A87
FLEXIBLE MANAGED PORTFOLIO (CONTINUED) |
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS | as of June 30, 2020 (unaudited) |
SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
A88
FLEXIBLE MANAGED PORTFOLIO (CONTINUED) |
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS | as of June 30, 2020 (unaudited) |
SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
A89
FLEXIBLE MANAGED PORTFOLIO (CONTINUED) |
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS | as of June 30, 2020 (unaudited) |
SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
A90
FLEXIBLE MANAGED PORTFOLIO (CONTINUED) |
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS | as of June 30, 2020 (unaudited) |
SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
A91
FLEXIBLE MANAGED PORTFOLIO (CONTINUED) |
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS | as of June 30, 2020 (unaudited) |
SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
A92
FLEXIBLE MANAGED PORTFOLIO (CONTINUED) |
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS | as of June 30, 2020 (unaudited) |
SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
A93
FLEXIBLE MANAGED PORTFOLIO (CONTINUED) |
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS | as of June 30, 2020 (unaudited) |
SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
A94
FLEXIBLE MANAGED PORTFOLIO (CONTINUED) |
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS | as of June 30, 2020 (unaudited) |
SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
A95
FLEXIBLE MANAGED PORTFOLIO (CONTINUED) |
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS | as of June 30, 2020 (unaudited) |
SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
A96
FLEXIBLE MANAGED PORTFOLIO (CONTINUED) |
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS | as of June 30, 2020 (unaudited) |
Options Purchased:
Exchange Traded
Description |
Call/ Put |
Expiration Date |
Strike | Contracts | Notional Amount (000)# |
Value | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
10 Year U.S. Treasury Notes Futures |
Call | 07/24/20 | $ | 140.00 | 423 | 423 | $ | 85,922 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
10 Year U.S. Treasury Notes Futures |
Call | 07/24/20 | $ | 143.00 | 846 | 846 | 26,438 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Total Exchange Traded (cost $192,434) |
$ | 112,360 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
A97
FLEXIBLE MANAGED PORTFOLIO (CONTINUED) |
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS | as of June 30, 2020 (unaudited) |
Options Purchased (continued):
OTC Traded
Description |
Call/ Put |
Counterparty | Expiration Date |
Strike | Contracts | Notional Amount (000)# |
Value | |||||||||||||||||
2- Year 10 CMS Curve CAP |
Call | Barclays Bank PLC | 07/12/21 | 0.11 | % | | 3,379 | $ | 75,406 | |||||||||||||||
2- Year 10 CMS Curve CAP |
Call | Barclays Bank PLC | 07/13/21 | 0.11 | % | | 3,285 | 73,144 | ||||||||||||||||
2- Year 10 CMS Curve CAP |
Call | Bank of America, N.A. | 08/16/21 | 0.15 | % | | 8,212 | 173,505 | ||||||||||||||||
2- Year 10 CMS Curve CAP |
Call | Bank of America, N.A. | 08/20/21 | 0.15 | % | | 16,302 | 345,129 | ||||||||||||||||
2- Year 10 CMS Curve CAP |
Call | Bank of America, N.A. | 09/13/21 | 0.14 | % | | 16,540 | 362,211 | ||||||||||||||||
2- Year 10 CMS Curve CAP |
Call | Barclays Bank PLC | 11/09/21 | 0.21 | % | | 3,285 | 65,486 | ||||||||||||||||
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Total OTC Traded (cost $19,300) |
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$ | 1,094,881 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Total Options Purchased (cost $211,734) |
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$ | 1,207,241 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Options Written:
Exchange Traded
Description |
Call/ Put |
Expiration Date |
Strike | Contracts | Notional Amount (000)# |
Value | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
10 Year U.S. Treasury Notes Futures (premiums received $117,053) |
Call | 07/24/20 | $ | 142.00 | 1,269 | 1,269 | $ | (39,656 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Futures contracts outstanding at June 30, 2020:
Number |
Type |
Expiration Date |
Current Notional Amount |
Value / Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) |
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Long Positions: |
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13 | 2 Year U.S. Treasury Notes |
Sep. 2020 | $ | 2,870,766 | $ | 2,319 | ||||||||
12 | 5 Year U.S. Treasury Notes |
Sep. 2020 | 1,508,906 | 11,421 | ||||||||||
243 | 10 Year U.S. Ultra Treasury Notes |
Sep. 2020 | 38,268,704 | 173,941 | ||||||||||
5 | 20 Year U.S. Treasury Bonds |
Sep. 2020 | 892,813 | 15,149 | ||||||||||
559 | 30 Year U.S. Ultra Treasury Bonds |
Sep. 2020 | 121,949,344 | (19,755 | ) | |||||||||
22 | Mini MSCI EAFE Index |
Sep. 2020 | 1,956,240 | (25,043 | ) | |||||||||
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158,032 | ||||||||||||||
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Short Positions: | ||||||||||||||
20 | 10 Year Euro-Bund |
Sep. 2020 | 3,966,404 | (34,419 | ) | |||||||||
885 | 10 Year U.S. Treasury Notes |
Sep. 2020 | 123,167,114 | (412,219 | ) | |||||||||
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(446,638 | ) | |||||||||||||
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$ | (288,606 | ) | ||||||||||||
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Forward foreign currency exchange contracts outstanding at June 30, 2020:
Purchase |
Counterparty |
Notional Amount (000) |
Value at Settlement Date |
Current Value |
Unrealized Appreciation |
Unrealized Depreciation |
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OTC Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts: |
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Euro, |
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Expiring 07/02/20 |
Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC | EUR 9,530 | $ | 10,744,769 | $ | 10,707,940 | $ | | $ | (36,829 | ) | |||||||||||||
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SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
A98
FLEXIBLE MANAGED PORTFOLIO (CONTINUED) |
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS | as of June 30, 2020 (unaudited) |
Forward foreign currency exchange contracts outstanding at June 30, 2020 (continued):
Sale Contracts |
Counterparty |
Notional Amount (000) |
Value at Settlement Date |
Current Value |
Unrealized Appreciation |
Unrealized Depreciation | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
OTC Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts: |
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Canadian Dollar, |
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Expiring 07/20/20 |
Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC |
CAD | 2,500 | $ | 1,800,413 | $ | 1,841,591 | $ | | $ | (41,178 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Euro, |
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Expiring 07/02/20 |
Citibank, N.A. |
EUR | 9,530 | 10,402,148 | 10,707,941 | | (305,793 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Expiring 08/04/20 |
Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC | EUR | 9,530 | 10,752,631 | 10,715,847 | 36,784 | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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$ | 22,955,192 | $ | 23,265,379 | 36,784 | (346,971 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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$ | 36,784 | $ | (383,800 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Credit default swap agreements outstanding at June 30, 2020:
Reference Entity/ Obligation |
Termination Date |
Fixed Rate |
Notional Amount (000)#(3) |
Implied Credit Spread at June 30, 2020(4) |
Fair Value |
Upfront Premiums Paid (Received) |
Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) |
Counterparty | ||||||||||||||
OTC Credit Default Swap Agreement on corporate and/or sovereign issuesSell Protection(2): |
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Boeing Co. |
12/20/21 | 1.000%(Q) | 4,100 | 2.453% | $ | (84,855 | ) | $ | 32,808 | $ | (117,663 | ) | Bank of America, N.A. | |||||||||
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Reference Entity/ |
Termination Date |
Fixed Rate |
Notional Amount (000)#(3) |
Value at Trade Date |
Value at June 30, 2020 |
Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) |
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Centrally Cleared Credit Default Swap Agreement on credit indicesBuy Protection(1): |
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CDX.NA.IG.33.V1 |
12/20/29 | 1.000%(Q) | 24,000 | $ | 91,203 | $ | 147,408 | $ | 56,205 | |||||||||
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Reference Entity/ |
Termination Date |
Fixed Rate |
Notional Amount (000)#(3) |
Implied Credit Spread at June 30, 2020(4) |
Value at Trade Date |
Value at June 30, 2020 |
Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) |
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Centrally Cleared Credit Default Swap Agreement on credit indicesSell Protection(2): |
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iTraxx.EUR.33.V1 |
06/20/25 | 1.000%(Q) | EUR 39,500 | 0.664% | $ | 319,918 | $ | 752,272 | $ | 432,354 | ||||||||||
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The Portfolio entered into credit default swaps (CDS) to provide a measure of protection against defaults or to take an active long or short position with respect to the likelihood of a particular issuers default or the reference entitys credit soundness. CDS contracts generally trade based on a spread which represents the cost a protection buyer has to pay the protection seller. The protection buyer is said to be short the credit as the value of the contract rises the more the credit deteriorates. The value of the CDS contract increases for the protection buyer if the spread increases.
(1) | If the Portfolio is a buyer of protection, it pays the fixed rate. When a credit event occurs, as defined under the terms of that particular swap agreement, the Portfolio will either (i) receive from the seller of protection an amount equal to the notional amount of the swap and make delivery of the referenced obligation or underlying securities comprising the referenced index or (ii) receive a net settlement amount in the form of cash or securities equal to the notional amount of the swap less the recovery value of the referenced obligation or underlying securities comprising the referenced index. |
(2) | If the Portfolio is a seller of protection, it receives the fixed rate. When a credit event occurs, as defined under the terms of that particular swap agreement, the Portfolio will either (i) pay to the buyer of protection an amount equal to the notional amount of the swap and take delivery of the referenced obligation or underlying securities comprising the referenced index or (ii) pay a net settlement amount in the form of cash or securities equal to the notional amount of the swap less the recovery value of the referenced obligation or underlying securities comprising the referenced index. |
(3) | Notional amount represents the maximum potential amount the Portfolio could be required to pay as a seller of credit protection or receive as a buyer of credit protection if a credit event occurs as defined under the terms of that particular swap agreement. |
(4) | Implied credit spreads, represented in absolute terms, utilized in determining the fair value of credit default swap agreements where the Portfolio is the seller of protection as of the reporting date serve as an indicator of the current status of the payment/ performance risk and represent the |
SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
A99
FLEXIBLE MANAGED PORTFOLIO (CONTINUED) |
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS | as of June 30, 2020 (unaudited) |
likelihood of risk of default for the credit derivative. The implied credit spread of a particular referenced entity reflects the cost of buying/selling protection and may include up-front payments required to be made to enter into the agreement. Wider credit spreads represent a deterioration of the referenced entitys credit soundness and a greater likelihood of risk of default or other credit event occurring as defined under the terms of the agreement. |
Interest rate swap agreements outstanding at June 30, 2020:
Notional Amount (000)# |
Termination Date |
Fixed |
Floating Rate |
Value at Trade Date |
Value at June 30, 2020 |
Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) |
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Centrally Cleared Interest Rate Swap Agreements: |
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EUR | 3,905 | 05/11/24 | 0.050%(A) |
1 Day EONIA(1)(A) | $ | (43,095 | ) | $ | (103,546 | ) | $ | (60,451 | ) | |||||||||||||
EUR | 1,190 | 05/11/39 | 1.100%(A) |
1 Day EONIA(1)(A) | (10,808 | ) | (303,399 | ) | (292,591 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
165,795 | 06/15/21 | 1.830%(S) |
3 Month LIBOR(2)(Q) | | 2,591,774 | 2,591,774 | ||||||||||||||||||||
53,193 | 09/15/21 | 1.381%(S) |
3 Month LIBOR(2)(Q) | (64,878 | ) | 935,480 | 1,000,358 | |||||||||||||||||||
20,385 | 09/15/21 | 1.480%(S) |
3 Month LIBOR(2)(Q) | 11,978 | 388,719 | 376,741 | ||||||||||||||||||||
13,965 | 09/15/21 | 1.604%(S) |
3 Month LIBOR(2)(Q) | 40,476 | 292,352 | 251,876 | ||||||||||||||||||||
685 | 05/31/22 | 2.353%(A) |
1 Day USOIS(1)(A) | | (32,259 | ) | (32,259 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||
744 | 11/15/45 | 0.508%(A) |
1 Day USOIS(1)(A) | (12,240 | ) | 29,258 | 41,498 | |||||||||||||||||||
1,205 | 11/15/45 | 1.044%(A) |
1 Day USOIS(1)(A) | | (107,207 | ) | (107,207 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||
5,001 | 11/15/45 | 1.253%(A) |
1 Day USOIS(1)(A) | (60,276 | ) | (696,002 | ) | (635,726 | ) | |||||||||||||||||
3,085 | 08/09/49 | 1.508%(A) |
1 Day USOIS(1)(A) | | (699,716 | ) | (699,716 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||
2,551 | 03/30/50 | 0.855%(S) |
3 Month LIBOR(1)(Q) | | 36,961 | 36,961 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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$ | (138,843 | ) | $ | 2,332,415 | $ | 2,471,258 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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(1) | The Portfolio pays the fixed rate and receives the floating rate. |
(2) | The Portfolio pays the floating rate and receives the fixed rate. |
Total return swap agreements outstanding at June 30, 2020:
Reference Entity |
Financing Rate |
Counterparty | Termination Date |
Long (Short) Notional Amount (000)#(1) |
Fair Value |
Upfront Premiums Paid (Received) |
Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)(2) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
OTC Total Return Swap Agreement: |
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Barclays US Agency CMBS Index(T) |
1 Month LIBOR(M) | Barclays Bank PLC | 10/01/20 | 16,000 | $266,974 | $ | $266,974 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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(1) | On a long total return swap, the Portfolio receives payments for any positive return on the reference entity (makes payments for any negative return) and pays the financing rate. On a short total return swap, the Portfolio makes payments for any positive return on the reference entity (receives payments for any negative return) and receives the financing rate. |
(2) | Upfront/recurring fees or commissions, as applicable, are included in the net unrealized appreciation (depreciation). |
Balances Reported in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities for OTC Swap Agreements:
|
Premiums Paid | Premiums Received | Unrealized Appreciation |
Unrealized Depreciation | ||||
OTC Swap Agreements |
$32,808 | $ | $266,974 | $(117,663) |
Summary of Collateral for Centrally Cleared/Exchange-traded Derivatives:
Cash and securities segregated as collateral, including pending settlement for closed positions, to cover requirements for centrally cleared/exchange-traded derivatives are listed by broker as follows:
Broker |
Cash and/or Foreign Currency | Securities Market Value | ||||||||
Citigroup Global Markets, Inc. |
$ | | $ | 9,699,962 | ||||||
Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC |
| 249,924 | ||||||||
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Total |
$ | | $ | 9,949,886 | ||||||
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Fair Value Measurements:
Various inputs are used in determining the value of the Portfolios investments. These inputs are summarized in the three broad levels listed below.
Level 1unadjusted quoted prices generally in active markets for identical securities.
SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
A100
FLEXIBLE MANAGED PORTFOLIO (CONTINUED) |
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS | as of June 30, 2020 (unaudited) |
Level 2quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates and yield curves, prepayment speeds, foreign currency exchange rates and other observable inputs.
Level 3unobservable inputs for securities valued in accordance with Board approved fair valuation procedures.
The following is a summary of the inputs used as of June 30, 2020 in valuing such portfolio securities:
Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | ||||||||||
Investments in Securities |
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Assets |
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Common Stocks |
$ | 2,396,241,053 | $ | 73,673,016 | $ | | ||||||
Exchange-Traded Fund |
370,576 | | | |||||||||
Preferred Stocks |
583,000 | 389,939 | | |||||||||
Asset-Backed Securities |
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Automobiles |
| 84,005,746 | | |||||||||
Collateralized Loan Obligations |
| 131,497,329 | | |||||||||
Consumer Loans |
| 4,406,121 | | |||||||||
Equipment |
| 9,048,411 | | |||||||||
Home Equity Loans |
| 1,801,197 | | |||||||||
Other |
| 6,084,009 | | |||||||||
Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities |
| 17,943,572 | | |||||||||
Student Loans |
| 35,254,119 | | |||||||||
Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities |
| 294,401,153 | | |||||||||
Corporate Bonds |
| 398,365,430 | | |||||||||
Municipal Bonds |
| 20,364,247 | | |||||||||
Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities |
| 27,195,918 | 7,143,170 | |||||||||
Sovereign Bonds |
| 34,120,471 | | |||||||||
U.S. Government Agency Obligations |
| 292,319,447 | | |||||||||
U.S. Treasury Obligations |
| 50,334,608 | | |||||||||
Affiliated Mutual Funds |
465,523,442 | | | |||||||||
Options Purchased |
112,360 | 1,094,881 | | |||||||||
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Total |
$ | 2,862,830,431 | $ | 1,482,299,614 | $ | 7,143,170 | ||||||
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Liabilities |
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Option Written |
$ | (39,656 | ) | $ | | $ | | |||||
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Other Financial Instruments* |
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Assets |
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Futures Contracts |
$ | 202,830 | $ | | $ | | ||||||
OTC Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contract |
| 36,784 | | |||||||||
Centrally Cleared Credit Default Swap Agreements |
| 488,559 | | |||||||||
Centrally Cleared Interest Rate Swap Agreements |
| 4,299,208 | | |||||||||
OTC Total Return Swap Agreement |
| 266,974 | | |||||||||
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Total |
$ | 202,830 | $ | 5,091,525 | $ | | ||||||
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Liabilities |
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Futures Contracts |
$ | (491,436 | ) | $ | | $ | | |||||
OTC Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts |
| (383,800 | ) | | ||||||||
OTC Credit Default Swap Agreement |
| (84,855 | ) | | ||||||||
Centrally Cleared Interest Rate Swap Agreements |
| (1,827,950 | ) | | ||||||||
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Total |
$ | (491,436 | ) | $ | (2,296,605 | ) | $ | | ||||
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* | Other financial instruments are derivative instruments not reflected in the Schedule of Investments, such as futures, forwards and centrally cleared swap contracts, which are recorded at the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on the instrument, and OTC swap contracts which are recorded at fair value. |
Industry Classification:
The industry classification of investments and liabilities in excess of other assets shown as a percentage of net assets as of June 30, 2020 were as follows:
Affiliated Mutual Funds (3.4% represents investments purchased with collateral from securities on loan) |
11.3 | % | Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities |
7.2 | % | |||||
U.S. Government Agency Obligations | 7.1 |
SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
A101
FLEXIBLE MANAGED PORTFOLIO (CONTINUED) |
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS | as of June 30, 2020 (unaudited) |
Industry Classification (continued):
SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
A102
FLEXIBLE MANAGED PORTFOLIO (CONTINUED) |
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS | as of June 30, 2020 (unaudited) |
Effects of Derivative Instruments on the Financial Statements and Primary Underlying Risk Exposure:
The Portfolio invested in derivative instruments during the reporting period. The primary types of risk associated with these derivative instruments are credit contracts risk, equity contracts risk, foreign exchange contracts risk and interest rate contracts risk. See the Notes to Financial Statements for additional detail regarding these derivative instruments and their risks. The effect of such derivative instruments on the Portfolios financial position and financial performance as reflected in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities and Statement of Operations is presented in the summary below.
Fair values of derivative instruments as of June 30, 2020 as presented in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities:
Asset Derivatives |
Liability Derivatives |
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Derivatives not accounted for as hedging instruments, carried at fair |
Statement of |
Fair Value |
Statement of |
Fair Value |
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Credit contracts |
Due from/to broker-variation margin swaps | $ | 488,559 | * | | $ | | |||||
Credit contracts |
Premiums paid for OTC swap agreements | 32,808 | | | ||||||||
Credit contracts |
| | Unrealized depreciation on OTC swap agreements | 117,663 | ||||||||
Equity contracts |
| | Due from/to broker-variation margin futures | 25,043 | * | |||||||
Foreign exchange contracts |
Unrealized appreciation on OTC forward foreign currency exchange contracts | 36,784 | Unrealized depreciation on OTC forward foreign currency exchange contracts | 383,800 | ||||||||
Interest rate contracts |
Due from/to broker-variation margin futures | 202,830 | * | Due from/to broker-variation margin futures | 466,393 | * | ||||||
Interest rate contracts |
Due from/to broker-variation margin swaps | 4,299,208 | * | Due from/to broker-variation margin swaps | 1,827,950 | |||||||
Interest rate contracts |
Unaffiliated investments | 1,207,241 | Options written outstanding, at value | 39,656 | ||||||||
Interest rate contracts |
Unrealized appreciation on OTC swap agreements | 266,974 | | | ||||||||
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$ | 6,534,404 | $ | 2,860,505 | |||||||||
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* | Includes cumulative appreciation (depreciation) as reported in the schedule of open futures and centrally cleared swap contracts. Only unsettled variation margin receivable (payable) is reported within the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. |
The effects of derivative instruments on the Statement of Operations for the six months ended June 30, 2020 are as follows:
Amount of Realized Gain (Loss) on Derivatives Recognized in Income | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Derivatives not accounted for as hedging |
Rights(1) | Options Purchased(1) |
Options Written |
Futures | Forward Currency Contracts |
Swaps | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Credit contracts |
$ | | $ | | $ | | $ | | $ | | $ | (60,181 | ) | |||||||||||||||||
Equity contracts |
(468 | ) | | | (197,318 | ) | | | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Foreign exchange contracts |
| | | | 359,349 | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Interest rate contracts |
| (257,616 | ) | 94,601 | 15,889,137 | | (20,763,582 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Total |
$ | (468 | ) | $ | (257,616 | ) | $ | 94,601 | $ | 15,691,819 | $ | 359,349 | $ | (20,823,763 | ) | |||||||||||||||
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(1) | Included in net realized gain (loss) on investment transactions in the Statement of Operations. |
Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on Derivatives Recognized in Income | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Derivatives not accounted for as hedging |
Rights(2) | Options Purchased(2) |
Options Written |
Futures | Forward Currency Exchange Contracts |
Swaps | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Credit contracts |
$ | | $ | | $ | | $ | | $ | | $ | 686,105 | ||||||||||||||||||
Equity contracts. |
(18 | ) | | | (21,975 | ) | | |
SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
A103
FLEXIBLE MANAGED PORTFOLIO (CONTINUED) |
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS | as of June 30, 2020 (unaudited) |
Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on Derivatives Recognized in Income | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Derivatives not accounted for |
Rights(2) | Options Purchased(2) |
Options Written |
Futures | Forward Currency Exchange Contracts |
Swaps | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Foreign exchange contracts |
$ | | $ | | $ | | $ | | $ | (196,573 | ) | $ | | |||||||||||||||||
Interest rate contracts |
| 497,291 | 77,397 | 2,281,607 | | 12,369,978 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Total |
$ | (18 | ) | $ | 497,291 | $ | 77,397 | $ | 2,259,632 | $ | (196,573 | ) | $ | 13,056,083 | ||||||||||||||||
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(2) | Included in net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments in the Statement of Operations. |
For the six months ended June 30, 2020, the Portfolios average volume of derivative activities is as follows:
Options Purchased(1) |
Options Written(2) |
Futures Contracts Long Positions(2) |
Futures Contracts Short Positions(2) |
Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts Purchased(3) | ||||
$169,317 | $597,333 | $231,587,888 | $222,611,941 | $7,707,135 |
Forward Foreign |
Interest
Rate |
Credit Default | ||
$20,189,669 | $386,615,123 | $24,000,000 |
Credit Default |
Total
Return | |
$17,526,083 | $16,000,000 |
(1) | Cost. |
(2) | Notional Amount in USD. |
(3) | Value at Settlement Date. |
Financial Instruments/TransactionsSummary of Offsetting and Netting Arrangements:
The Portfolio invested in OTC derivatives and entered into financial instruments/transactions during the reporting period that are either offset in accordance with current requirements or are subject to enforceable master netting arrangements or similar agreements that permit offsetting. The information about offsetting and related netting arrangements for OTC derivatives and financial instruments/transactions where the legal right to set-off exists is presented in the summary below.
Offsetting of financial instrument/transaction assets and liabilities:
Description |
Gross Market Value of Recognized Assets/(Liabilities) |
Collateral Pledged/(Received)(2) |
Net Amount | ||||||||||||
Securities on Loan |
$ | 137,365,070 | $ | (137,365,070 | ) | $ | | ||||||||
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|
|
|
Offsetting of OTC derivative assets and liabilities:
Counterparty |
Gross Amounts of Recognized Assets(1) |
Gross Amounts of Recognized Liabilities(1) |
Net Amounts of Recognized Assets/(Liabilities) |
Collateral Pledged/(Received)(2) |
Net Amount | ||||||||||||||||||||
Bank of America, N.A. |
$ | 913,653 | $ | (117,663 | ) | $ | 795,990 | $ | (795,990 | ) | $ | | |||||||||||||
Barclays Bank PLC |
481,010 | | 481,010 | (270,000 | ) | 211,010 | |||||||||||||||||||
Citibank, N.A. |
| (305,793 | ) | (305,793 | ) | 294,559 | (11,234 | ) |
SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
A104
FLEXIBLE MANAGED PORTFOLIO (CONTINUED) |
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS | as of June 30, 2020 (unaudited) |
Counterparty |
Gross Amounts of Recognized Assets(1) |
Gross Amounts of Recognized Liabilities(1) |
Net Amounts of Recognized Assets/(Liabilities) |
Collateral Pledged/(Received)(2) |
Net Amount | ||||||||||||||||||||
Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC |
$ | 36,784 | $ | (78,007 | ) | $ | (41,223 | ) | $ | | $ | (41,223 | ) | ||||||||||||
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$ | 1,431,447 | $ | (501,463 | ) | $ | 929,984 | $ | (771,431 | ) | $ | 158,553 | ||||||||||||||
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(1) | Includes unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on swaps and forwards, premiums paid/(received) on swap agreements and market value of purchased and written options, as represented on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. |
(2) | Collateral amount disclosed by the Portfolio is limited to the market value of financial instruments/transactions and the Portfolios OTC derivative exposure by counterparty. |
SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
A105
FLEXIBLE MANAGED PORTFOLIO (CONTINUED) |
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS (unaudited)
Six Months Ended June 30, 2020 |
Year Ended December 31, 2019 | |||||||||
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS | ||||||||||
OPERATIONS | ||||||||||
Net investment income (loss) |
$ | 37,886,715 | $ | 79,405,892 | ||||||
Net realized gain (loss) on investment and foreign currency transactions |
(36,029,155 | ) | 176,760,040 | |||||||
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments and foreign currencies |
(99,680,736 | ) | 485,992,068 | |||||||
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|
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NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS |
(97,823,176 | ) | 742,158,000 | |||||||
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PORTFOLIO SHARE TRANSACTIONS | ||||||||||
Portfolio shares sold [220,120 and 177,562 shares, respectively] |
6,696,631 | 5,636,300 | ||||||||
Portfolio shares repurchased [3,727,810 and 7,989,312 shares, respectively] |
(122,137,875 | ) | (253,479,611 | ) | ||||||
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NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS FROM PORTFOLIO SHARE TRANSACTIONS |
(115,441,244 | ) | (247,843,311 | ) | ||||||
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CAPITAL CONTRIBUTIONS | | 14,632 | ||||||||
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TOTAL INCREASE (DECREASE) | (213,264,420 | ) | 494,329,321 | |||||||
NET ASSETS: | ||||||||||
Beginning of period |
4,327,856,206 | 3,833,526,885 | ||||||||
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End of period |
$ | 4,114,591,786 | $ | 4,327,856,206 | ||||||
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|
SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
A106
GLOBAL PORTFOLIO |
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS | as of June 30, 2020 (unaudited) |
SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
A107
GLOBAL PORTFOLIO (CONTINUED) |
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS | as of June 30, 2020 (unaudited) |
SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
A108
GLOBAL PORTFOLIO (CONTINUED) |
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS | as of June 30, 2020 (unaudited) |
SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
A109
GLOBAL PORTFOLIO (CONTINUED) |
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS | as of June 30, 2020 (unaudited) |
SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
A110
GLOBAL PORTFOLIO (CONTINUED) |
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS | as of June 30, 2020 (unaudited) |
Fair Value Measurements:
Various inputs are used in determining the value of the Portfolios investments. These inputs are summarized in the three broad levels listed below.
Level 1 | unadjusted quoted prices generally in active markets for identical securities. |
Level 2 | quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates and yield curves, prepayment speeds, foreign currency exchange rates and other observable inputs. |
Level 3 | unobservable inputs for securities valued in accordance with Board approved fair valuation procedures. |
The following is a summary of the inputs used as of June 30, 2020 in valuing such portfolio securities:
Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | ||||||||||
Investments in Securities |
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Assets |
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Common Stocks |
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Argentina |
$ | 3,096,304 | $ | | $ | | ||||||
Australia |
| 15,374,099 | | |||||||||
Austria |
| 2,255,192 | | |||||||||
Belgium |
| 2,186,007 | |
SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
A111
GLOBAL PORTFOLIO (CONTINUED) |
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS | as of June 30, 2020 (unaudited) |
Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | ||||||||||
Investments in Securities (continued) |
||||||||||||
Assets (continued) |
||||||||||||
Common Stocks (continued) |
||||||||||||
Canada |
$ | 17,922,852 | $ | | $ | | ||||||
China |
15,357,043 | 20,350,927 | | |||||||||
Denmark |
| 16,066,482 | | |||||||||
Finland |
| 4,006,043 | | |||||||||
France |
7,380,166 | 38,817,568 | | |||||||||
Germany |
| 29,603,177 | | |||||||||
Hong Kong |
| 6,657,816 | | |||||||||
India |
2,442,975 | 3,697,059 | | |||||||||
Ireland |
| 4,815,957 | | |||||||||
Italy |
| 5,093,930 | | |||||||||
Japan |
| 67,541,385 | | |||||||||
Luxembourg |
| 718,212 | | |||||||||
Netherlands |
10,773,701 | 13,517,924 | | |||||||||
New Zealand |
| 416,961 | | |||||||||
Norway |
| 2,388,041 | | |||||||||
Portugal |
| 225,256 | | |||||||||
Singapore |
| 1,861,957 | | |||||||||
South Africa |
| 1,111,289 | | |||||||||
Spain |
| 5,979,537 | | |||||||||
Sweden |
| 16,012,440 | | |||||||||
Switzerland |
| 34,575,578 | | |||||||||
Taiwan |
| 5,207,975 | | |||||||||
United Kingdom |
| 57,661,535 | | |||||||||
United States |
685,914,986 | | | |||||||||
Preferred Stocks |
||||||||||||
Germany |
| 984,791 | | |||||||||
United States |
4,863,825 | | | |||||||||
Rights |
||||||||||||
Australia |
| 9,758 | | |||||||||
Spain |
| 59,797 | | |||||||||
Affiliated Mutual Funds |
66,760,674 | | | |||||||||
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|
|
|
|
|
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Total |
$ | 814,512,526 | $ | 357,196,693 | $ | | ||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
Industry Classification:
The industry classification of investments and liabilities in excess of other assets shown as a percentage of net assets as of June 30, 2020 were as follows:
SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
A112
GLOBAL PORTFOLIO (CONTINUED) |
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS | as of June 30, 2020 (unaudited) |
Industry Classification (continued):
Effects of Derivative Instruments on the Financial Statements and Primary Underlying Risk Exposure:
The Portfolio invested in derivative instruments during the reporting period. The primary type of risk associated with these derivative instruments is equity contracts risk. See the Notes to Financial Statements for additional detail regarding these derivative instruments and their risks. The effect of such derivative instruments on the Portfolios financial position and financial performance as reflected in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities and Statement of Operations is presented in the summary below.
Fair values of derivative instruments as of June 30, 2020 as presented in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities:
Asset Derivatives |
Liability Derivatives |
|||||||||||
Derivatives not accounted for as hedging |
Statement of |
Fair Value |
Statement of |
Fair Value |
||||||||
Equity contracts |
Unaffiliated investments | $ | 69,555 | | $ | | ||||||
|
|
|
|
The effects of derivative instruments on the Statement of Operations for the six months ended June 30, 2020 are as follows:
For the six months ended June 30, 2020, the Portfolio did not have any net realized gain (loss) on derivatives in the Statement of Operations.
Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on Derivatives Recognized in Income |
||||
Derivatives not accounted for as hedging instruments, carried at fair value |
Rights(1) | |||
Equity contracts |
$ | 4,216 | ||
|
|
(1) | Included in net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments in the Statement of Operations. |
Financial Instruments/TransactionsSummary of Offsetting and Netting Arrangements:
The Portfolio entered into financial instruments/transactions during the reporting period that are either offset in accordance with current requirements or are subject to enforceable master netting arrangements or similar agreements that permit offsetting. The information about offsetting and related netting arrangements for financial instruments/transactions where the legal right to set-off exists is presented in the summary below.
SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
A113
GLOBAL PORTFOLIO (CONTINUED) |
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS | as of June 30, 2020 (unaudited) |
Offsetting of financial instrument/transaction assets and liabilities:
Description |
Gross Market Value of Recognized Assets/(Liabilities) |
Collateral Pledged/(Received)(1) |
Net Amount |
|||||||||
Securities on Loan |
$ | 35,395,801 | $ | (35,395,801 | ) | $ | | |||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
(1) | Collateral amount disclosed by the Portfolio is limited to the market value of financial instruments/transactions. |
SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
A114
GLOBAL PORTFOLIO (CONTINUED) |
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS (unaudited)
Six Months Ended June 30, 2020 |
Year Ended December 31, 2019 |
|||||||
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS | ||||||||
OPERATIONS | ||||||||
Net investment income (loss) |
$ | 6,415,090 | $ | 16,320,560 | ||||
Net realized gain (loss) on investment and foreign currency transactions |
32,154,744 | 49,044,379 | ||||||
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments and foreign currencies |
(115,316,274 | ) | 235,305,845 | |||||
|
|
|
|
|||||
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS |
(76,746,440 | ) | 300,670,784 | |||||
|
|
|
|
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PORTFOLIO SHARE TRANSACTIONS | ||||||||
Portfolio shares sold [162,916 and 589,747 shares, respectively] |
6,025,228 | 22,043,834 | ||||||
Portfolio shares repurchased [1,405,213 and 1,764,963 shares, respectively] |
(52,119,862 | ) | (65,786,251 | ) | ||||
|
|
|
|
|||||
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS FROM PORTFOLIO SHARE TRANSACTIONS |
(46,094,634 | ) | (43,742,417 | ) | ||||
|
|
|
|
|||||
CAPITAL CONTRIBUTIONS | | 85,664 | ||||||
|
|
|
|
|||||
TOTAL INCREASE (DECREASE) | (122,841,074 | ) | 257,014,031 | |||||
NET ASSETS: | ||||||||
Beginning of period |
1,263,688,196 | 1,006,674,165 | ||||||
|
|
|
|
|||||
End of period |
$ | 1,140,847,122 | $ | 1,263,688,196 | ||||
|
|
|
|
SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
A115
GOVERNMENT INCOME PORTFOLIO |
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS | as of June 30, 2020 (unaudited) |
SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
A116
GOVERNMENT INCOME PORTFOLIO (CONTINUED) |
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS | as of June 30, 2020 (unaudited) |
SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
A117
GOVERNMENT INCOME PORTFOLIO (CONTINUED) |
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS | as of June 30, 2020 (unaudited) |
SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
A118
GOVERNMENT INCOME PORTFOLIO (CONTINUED) |
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS | as of June 30, 2020 (unaudited) |
SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
A119
GOVERNMENT INCOME PORTFOLIO (CONTINUED) |
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS | as of June 30, 2020 (unaudited) |
Options Purchased:
Exchange Traded
Description |
Call/ Put |
Expiration Date |
Strike |
Contracts | Notional Amount (000)# |
Value | ||||||||||||||||
10 Year U.S. Treasury Notes Futures |
Call | 07/24/20 | $140.00 | 120 | 120 | $ | 24,375 | |||||||||||||||
10 Year U.S. Treasury Notes Futures |
Call | 07/24/20 | $143.00 | 240 | 240 | 7,500 | ||||||||||||||||
|
|
|||||||||||||||||||||
Total Exchange Traded (cost $54,591) |
$ | 31,875 | ||||||||||||||||||||
|
|
OTC Traded
Description |
Call/ Put |
Counterparty |
Expiration |
Strike | Contracts | Notional Amount (000)# |
Value | |||||||||||||||||
2-Year 10 CMS Curve CAP |
Call | Barclays Bank PLC | 07/12/21 | 0.11 | % | | 1,227 | $ | 27,382 | |||||||||||||||
2-Year 10 CMS Curve CAP |
Call | Barclays Bank PLC | 07/13/21 | 0.11 | % | | 1,193 | 26,563 | ||||||||||||||||
2-Year 10 CMS Curve CAP |
Call | Bank of America, N.A. | 08/16/21 | 0.15 | % | | 2,982 | 63,004 | ||||||||||||||||
2-Year 10 CMS Curve CAP |
Call | Bank of America, N.A. | 08/20/21 | 0.15 | % | | 5,920 | 125,332 | ||||||||||||||||
2-Year 10 CMS Curve CAP |
Call | Bank of America, N.A. | 09/13/21 | 0.14 | % | | 6,000 | 131,395 | ||||||||||||||||
2-Year 10 CMS Curve CAP |
Call | Barclays Bank PLC | 11/09/21 | 0.21 | % | | 1,193 | 23,782 | ||||||||||||||||
|
|
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Total OTC Traded (cost $7,009) |
|
$ | 397,458 | |||||||||||||||||||||
|
|
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Total Options Purchased (cost $61,600) |
|
$ | 429,333 | |||||||||||||||||||||
|
|
Options Written:
Exchange Traded
Description |
Call/ Put |
Expiration Date |
Strike |
Contracts | Notional Amount (000)# |
Value | ||||||||||||||||
10 Year U.S. Treasury Notes Futures |
Call | 07/24/20 | $142.00 | 360 | 360 | $ | (11,250 | ) | ||||||||||||||
|
|
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(premiums received $33,206) |
SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
A120
GOVERNMENT INCOME PORTFOLIO (CONTINUED) |
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS | as of June 30, 2020 (unaudited) |
Futures contracts outstanding at June 30, 2020:
Number of Contracts |
Type | Expiration Date |
Current Notional Amount |
Value/ Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) |
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Long Positions: | ||||||||||||||||
275 | 5 Year U.S. Treasury Notes | Sep. 2020 | $ | 34,579,102 | $ | 69,012 | ||||||||||
8 | 10 Year U.S. Ultra Treasury Notes | Sep. 2020 | 1,259,875 | 5,747 | ||||||||||||
|
|
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74,759 | ||||||||||||||||
|
|
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Short Positions: | ||||||||||||||||
13 | 2 Year U.S. Treasury Notes | Sep. 2020 | 2,870,766 | (698 | ) | |||||||||||
119 | 10 Year U.S. Treasury Notes | Sep. 2020 | 16,561,454 | (57,959 | ) | |||||||||||
302 | 20 Year U.S. Treasury Bonds | Sep. 2020 | 53,925,875 | (238,925 | ) | |||||||||||
23 | 30 Year U.S. Ultra Treasury Bonds | Sep. 2020 | 5,017,594 | (61,334 | ) | |||||||||||
|
|
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(358,916 | ) | |||||||||||||||
|
|
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$ | (284,157 | ) | ||||||||||||||
|
|
Interest rate swap agreements outstanding at June 30, 2020:
Notional Amount (000)# |
Termination Date |
Fixed Rate |
Floating Rate |
Value at Trade Date |
Value at June 30, 2020 |
Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) |
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Centrally Cleared Interest Rate Swap Agreements: |
||||||||||||||||||||||||
12,354 | 06/15/21 | 1.830%(S) | 3 Month LIBOR(2)(Q) |
$ | | $ | 193,123 | $ | 193,123 | |||||||||||||||
20,373 | 09/15/21 | 1.381%(S) | 3 Month LIBOR(2)(Q) |
(26,376 | ) | 358,290 | 384,666 | |||||||||||||||||
13,720 | 09/15/21 | 1.480%(S) | 3 Month LIBOR(2)(Q) |
8,070 | 261,624 | 253,554 | ||||||||||||||||||
23,760 | 09/15/21 | 1.604%(S) | 3 Month LIBOR(2)(Q) |
26,781 | 497,406 | 470,625 | ||||||||||||||||||
1,350 | 08/09/49 | 1.508%(A) | 1 Day USOIS(1)(A) |
(107,931 | ) | (306,196 | ) | (198,265 | ) | |||||||||||||||
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|
|
|
|
|
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$ | (99,456 | ) | $ | 1,004,247 | $ | 1,103,703 | ||||||||||||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
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(1) | The Portfolio pays the fixed rate and receives the floating rate. |
(2) | The Portfolio pays the floating rate and receives the fixed rate. |
Summary of Collateral for Centrally Cleared/Exchange-traded Derivatives:
Cash and securities segregated as collateral, including pending settlement for closed positions, to cover requirements for centrally cleared/exchange-traded derivatives are listed by broker as follows:
Broker |
Cash and/or |
Securities |
||||||
Citigroup Global Markets, Inc. |
$ | | $ | 2,826,632 | ||||
|
|
|
|
Fair Value Measurements:
Various inputs are used in determining the value of the Portfolios investments. These inputs are summarized in the three broad levels listed below.
Level 1 | unadjusted quoted prices generally in active markets for identical securities. |
Level 2 | quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates and yield curves, prepayment speeds, foreign currency exchange rates and other observable inputs. |
Level 3 | unobservable inputs for securities valued in accordance with Board approved fair valuation procedures. |
The following is a summary of the inputs used as of June 30, 2020 in valuing such portfolio securities:
Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | ||||||||||
Investments in Securities |
||||||||||||
Assets |
||||||||||||
Asset-Backed Securities |
||||||||||||
Collateralized Loan Obligations |
$ | | $ | 25,956,476 | $ | | ||||||
Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities |
| 47,249,850 | | |||||||||
Corporate Bonds |
| 3,004,982 | | |||||||||
Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities |
| 576,908 | | |||||||||
U.S. Government Agency Obligations |
| 94,101,036 | |
SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
A121
GOVERNMENT INCOME PORTFOLIO (CONTINUED) |
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS | as of June 30, 2020 (unaudited) |
Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | ||||||||||
Investments in Securities (continued) |
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Assets (continued) |
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U.S. Treasury Obligations |
$ | | $ | 80,349,764 | $ | | ||||||
Affiliated Mutual Funds |
46,185,800 | | | |||||||||
Options Purchased |
31,875 | 397,458 | | |||||||||
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Total |
$ | 46,217,675 | $ | 251,636,474 | $ | | ||||||
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Liabilities |
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Option Written |
$ | (11,250 | ) | $ | | $ | | |||||
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Other Financial Instruments* |
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Assets |
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Futures Contracts |
$ | 74,759 | $ | | $ | | ||||||
Centrally Cleared Interest Rate Swap Agreements |
| 1,301,968 | | |||||||||
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Total |
$ | 74,759 | $ | 1,301,968 | $ | | ||||||
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Liabilities |
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Futures Contracts |
$ | (358,916 | ) | $ | | $ | | |||||
Centrally Cleared Interest Rate Swap Agreement |
| (198,265 | ) | | ||||||||
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Total |
$ | (358,916 | ) | $ | (198,265 | ) | $ | | ||||
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* | Other financial instruments are derivative instruments not reflected in the Schedule of Investments, such as futures, forwards and centrally cleared swap contracts, which are recorded at the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on the instrument, and OTC swap contracts which are recorded at fair value. |
Industry Classification:
The industry classification of investments and liabilities in excess of other assets shown as a percentage of net assets as of June 30, 2020 were as follows:
Effects of Derivative Instruments on the Financial Statements and Primary Underlying Risk Exposure:
The Portfolio invested in derivative instruments during the reporting period. The primary type of risk associated with these derivative instruments is interest rate contracts risk. See the Notes to Financial Statements for additional detail regarding these derivative instruments and their risks. The effect of such derivative instruments on the Portfolios financial position and financial performance as reflected in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities and Statement of Operations is presented in the summary below.
Fair values of derivative instruments as of June 30, 2020 as presented in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities:
Asset Derivatives |
Liability Derivatives |
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Derivatives not accounted for as hedging |
Statement of |
Fair Value |
Statement of |
Fair Value | ||||||||
Interest rate contracts |
Due from/to broker-variation margin futures | $ | 74,759 | * | Due from/to broker-variation margin futures | $ | 358,916 | * | ||||
Interest rate contracts |
Due from/to broker-variation margin swaps | 1,301,968 | * | Due from/to broker-variation margin swaps | 198,265 | |||||||
Interest rate contracts |
Unaffiliated investments | 429,333 | Options written outstanding, at value | 11,250 | ||||||||
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$ | 1,806,060 | $ | 568,431 | |||||||||
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* | Includes cumulative appreciation (depreciation) as reported in the schedule of open futures and centrally cleared swap contracts. Only unsettled variation margin receivable (payable) is reported within the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. |
SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
A122
GOVERNMENT INCOME PORTFOLIO (CONTINUED) |
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS | as of June 30, 2020 (unaudited) |
The effects of derivative instruments on the Statement of Operations for the six months ended June 30, 2020 are as follows:
Amount of Realized Gain (Loss) on Derivatives Recognized in Income |
||||||||||||||||
Derivatives not accounted for as hedging |
Options Purchased(1) |
Options Written |
Futures | Swaps | ||||||||||||
Interest rate contracts |
$ | (67,112 | ) | $ | 24,607 | $ | (2,614,470 | ) | $ | (6,797,136 | ) | |||||
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(1) | Included in net realized gain (loss) on investment transactions in the Statement of Operations. |
Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on Derivatives Recognized in Income |
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Derivatives not accounted for as hedging |
Options Purchased(2) |
Options Written |
Futures | Swaps | ||||||||||||
Interest rate contracts |
$ | 186,877 | $ | 21,956 | $ | (938,576 | ) | $ | 3,943,213 | |||||||
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(2) | Included in net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments in the Statement of Operations. |
For the six months ended June 30, 2020, the Portfolios average volume of derivative activities is as follows:
Options |
Options |
Futures |
Futures | |||
$47,577 | $165,333 | $66,748,791 | $96,250,508 |
Interest Rate |
$107,020,933 |
(1) | Cost. |
(2) | Notional Amount in USD. |
Financial Instruments/TransactionsSummary of Offsetting and Netting Arrangements:
The Portfolio invested in OTC derivatives and entered into financial instruments/transactions during the reporting period that are either offset in accordance with current requirements or are subject to enforceable master netting arrangements or similar agreements that permit offsetting. The information about offsetting and related netting arrangements for OTC derivatives and financial instruments/transactions where the legal right to set-off exists is presented in the summary below.
Offsetting of financial instrument/transaction assets and liabilities:
Description |
Gross Market Value of Recognized Assets/(Liabilities) |
Collateral Pledged/(Received)(2) |
Net Amount |
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Securities on Loan |
$ | 36,772,386 | $ | (36,772,386 | ) | $ | | |||||
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|
|
Offsetting of OTC derivative assets and liabilities:
Counterparty |
Gross Amounts of Recognized Assets(1) |
Gross Amounts of Recognized Liabilities(1) |
Net Amounts of Recognized Assets/(Liabilities) |
Collateral Pledged/(Received)(2) |
Net Amount | |||||||||||||||
Bank of America, N.A. |
$ | 319,731 | $ | | $ | 319,731 | $ | (270,000 | ) | $ | 49,731 | |||||||||
Barclays Bank PLC |
77,727 | | 77,727 | | 77,727 | |||||||||||||||
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$ | 397,458 | $ | | $ | 397,458 | $ | (270,000 | ) | $ | 127,458 | ||||||||||
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SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
A123
GOVERNMENT INCOME PORTFOLIO (CONTINUED) |
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS | as of June 30, 2020 (unaudited) |
(1) | Includes unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on swaps and forwards, premiums paid/(received) on swap agreements and market value of purchased and written options, as represented on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. |
(2) | Collateral amount disclosed by the Portfolio is limited to the market value of financial instruments/transactions and the Portfolios OTC derivative exposure by counterparty. |
SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
A124
GOVERNMENT INCOME PORTFOLIO (CONTINUED) |
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS (unaudited)
Six Months Ended June 30, 2020 |
Year Ended December 31, 2019 |
|||||||
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS | ||||||||
OPERATIONS | ||||||||
Net investment income (loss) |
$ | 2,309,329 | $ | 5,492,268 | ||||
Net realized gain (loss) on investment transactions |
(7,736,906 | ) | 8,921,459 | |||||
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments |
20,257,894 | 719,183 | ||||||
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|
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NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS |
14,830,317 | 15,132,910 | ||||||
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PORTFOLIO SHARE TRANSACTIONS | ||||||||
Portfolio shares sold [612,569 and 2,289,238 shares, respectively] |
8,661,546 | 29,826,157 | ||||||
Portfolio shares repurchased [946,424 and 2,084,878 shares, respectively] |
(13,270,864 | ) | (27,448,072 | ) | ||||
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|
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NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS FROM PORTFOLIO SHARE TRANSACTIONS |
(4,609,318 | ) | 2,378,085 | |||||
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|
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TOTAL INCREASE (DECREASE) | 10,220,999 | 17,510,995 | ||||||
NET ASSETS: | ||||||||
Beginning of period |
238,593,245 | 221,082,250 | ||||||
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|
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End of period |
$ | 248,814,244 | $ | 238,593,245 | ||||
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|
|
SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
A125
GOVERNMENT MONEY MARKET PORTFOLIO |
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS | as of June 30, 2020 (unaudited) |
SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
A126
GOVERNMENT MONEY MARKET PORTFOLIO (CONTINUED) |
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS | as of June 30, 2020 (unaudited) |
Fair Value Measurements:
Various inputs are used in determining the value of the Portfolios investments. These inputs are summarized in the three broad levels listed below.
Level 1 | unadjusted quoted prices generally in active markets for identical securities. |
Level 2 | quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates and yield curves, prepayment speeds, foreign currency exchange rates and other observable inputs. |
Level 3 | unobservable inputs for securities valued in accordance with Board approved fair valuation procedures. |
The following is a summary of the inputs used as of June 30, 2020 in valuing such portfolio securities:
Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | ||||||||||
Investments in Securities |
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Assets |
||||||||||||
Repurchase Agreement |
$ | | $ | 3,056,000 | $ | |
SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
A127
GOVERNMENT MONEY MARKET PORTFOLIO (CONTINUED) |
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS | as of June 30, 2020 (unaudited) |
Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | ||||||||||
Investments in Securities (continued) |
||||||||||||
Assets (continued) |
||||||||||||
U.S. Government Agency Obligations |
$ | | $ | 395,628,957 | $ | | ||||||
U.S. Treasury Obligations |
| 277,929,274 | | |||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||
Total |
$ | | $ | 676,614,231 | $ | | ||||||
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|
|
|
|
|
Industry Classification:
The industry classification of investments and liabilities in excess of other assets shown as a percentage of net assets as of June 30, 2020 were as follows:
Financial Instruments/TransactionsSummary of Offsetting and Netting Arrangements:
The Portfolio entered into financial instruments/transactions during the reporting period that are either offset in accordance with current requirements or are subject to enforceable master netting arrangements or similar agreements that permit offsetting. The information about offsetting and related netting arrangements for financial instruments/transactions where the legal right to set-off exists is presented in the summary below.
Offsetting of financial instrument/transaction assets and liabilities:
Description |
Counterparty | Gross Market Value of Recognized Assets/(Liabilities) |
Collateral Pledged/(Received)(1) |
Net Amount |
||||||||||||
Repurchase Agreement |
Bank of America Securities, Inc. | $ | 3,056,000 | $ | (3,056,000 | ) | $ | | ||||||||
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|
|
|
|
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(1) | Collateral amount disclosed by the Portfolio is limited to the market value of financial instruments/transactions. |
SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
A128
GOVERNMENT MONEY MARKET PORTFOLIO (CONTINUED) |
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS (unaudited)
Six Months Ended June 30, 2020 |
Year Ended December 31, 2019 |
|||||||
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS | ||||||||
OPERATIONS | ||||||||
Net investment income (loss) |
$ | 1,764,736 | $ | 10,597,982 | ||||
Net realized gain (loss) on investment transactions |
25,701 | 59,675 | ||||||
|
|
|
|
|||||
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS |
1,790,437 | 10,657,657 | ||||||
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|
|
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DISTRIBUTIONS | ||||||||
Class I |
(1,790,426 | ) | (10,650,252 | ) | ||||
Class III |
(11 | ) | | |||||
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|
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(1,790,437 | ) | (10,650,252 | ) | |||||
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|
|
|
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PORTFOLIO SHARE TRANSACTIONS | ||||||||
Portfolio shares sold |
323,417,774 | 518,391,129 | ||||||
Portfolio shares issued in reinvestment of distributions |
1,790,437 | 10,650,252 | ||||||
Portfolio shares repurchased |
(255,013,672 | ) | (465,881,208 | ) | ||||
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|
|
|
|||||
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS FROM PORTFOLIO SHARE TRANSACTIONS |
70,194,539 | 63,160,173 | ||||||
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|
|
|
|||||
TOTAL INCREASE (DECREASE) | 70,194,539 | 63,167,578 | ||||||
NET ASSETS: | ||||||||
Beginning of period |
599,551,766 | 536,384,188 | ||||||
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|
|
|
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End of period |
$ | 669,746,305 | $ | 599,551,766 | ||||
|
|
|
|
SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
A129
STOCK INDEX PORTFOLIO |
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS | as of June 30, 2020 (unaudited) |
SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
A130
STOCK INDEX PORTFOLIO (CONTINUED) |
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS | as of June 30, 2020 (unaudited) |
SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
A131
STOCK INDEX PORTFOLIO (CONTINUED) |
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS | as of June 30, 2020 (unaudited) |
SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
A132
STOCK INDEX PORTFOLIO (CONTINUED) |
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS | as of June 30, 2020 (unaudited) |
SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
A133
STOCK INDEX PORTFOLIO (CONTINUED) |
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS | as of June 30, 2020 (unaudited) |
SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
A134
STOCK INDEX PORTFOLIO (CONTINUED) |
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS | as of June 30, 2020 (unaudited) |
SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
A135
STOCK INDEX PORTFOLIO (CONTINUED) |
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS | as of June 30, 2020 (unaudited) |
Futures contracts outstanding at June 30, 2020:
Number of Contracts |
Type | Expiration Date |
Current Notional Amount |
Value / Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) |
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Long Position: | ||||||||||||||||
589 | S&P 500 E-Mini Index | Sep. 2020 | $ | 91,006,390 | $ | 833,558 | ||||||||||
|
|
SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
A136
STOCK INDEX PORTFOLIO (CONTINUED) |
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS | as of June 30, 2020 (unaudited) |
Summary of Collateral for Centrally Cleared/Exchange-traded Derivatives:
Cash and securities segregated as collateral, including pending settlement for closed positions, to cover requirements for centrally cleared/exchange-traded derivatives are listed by broker as follows:
Broker |
Cash and/or Foreign Currency |
Securities Market Value |
||||||
UBS Securities LLC |
$ | | $ | 7,397,755 | ||||
|
|
|
|
Fair Value Measurements:
Various inputs are used in determining the value of the Portfolios investments. These inputs are summarized in the three broad levels listed below.
Level 1 | unadjusted quoted prices generally in active markets for identical securities. |
Level 2 | quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates and yield curves, prepayment speeds, foreign currency exchange rates and other observable inputs. |
Level 3 | unobservable inputs for securities valued in accordance with Board approved fair valuation procedures. |
The following is a summary of the inputs used as of June 30, 2020 in valuing such portfolio securities:
Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | ||||||||||
Investments in Securities |
||||||||||||
Assets |
||||||||||||
Common Stocks |
||||||||||||
Aerospace & Defense |
$ | 79,695,898 | $ | | $ | | ||||||
Air Freight & Logistics |
23,914,979 | | | |||||||||
Airlines |
9,139,177 | | | |||||||||
Auto Components |
4,804,708 | | | |||||||||
Automobiles |
9,748,751 | | | |||||||||
Banks |
165,881,233 | | | |||||||||
Beverages |
75,861,297 | | | |||||||||
Biotechnology |
112,278,499 | | | |||||||||
Building Products |
18,643,825 | | | |||||||||
Capital Markets |
122,683,318 | | | |||||||||
Chemicals |
80,899,273 | | | |||||||||
Commercial Services & Supplies |
18,400,409 | | | |||||||||
Communications Equipment |
43,943,272 | | | |||||||||
Construction & Engineering |
3,046,066 | | | |||||||||
Construction Materials |
4,971,575 | | | |||||||||
Consumer Finance |
21,447,564 | | | |||||||||
Containers & Packaging |
14,974,628 | | | |||||||||
Distributors |
3,698,058 | | | |||||||||
Diversified Consumer Services |
512,652 | | | |||||||||
Diversified Financial Services |
61,418,151 | | | |||||||||
Diversified Telecommunication Services |
79,979,102 | | | |||||||||
Electric Utilities |
85,504,520 | | | |||||||||
Electrical Equipment |
20,956,882 | | | |||||||||
Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components |
24,067,769 | | | |||||||||
Energy Equipment & Services |
9,564,602 | | | |||||||||
Entertainment |
91,517,729 | | | |||||||||
Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) |
125,066,824 | | | |||||||||
Food & Staples Retailing |
68,773,340 | | | |||||||||
Food Products |
50,807,184 | | | |||||||||
Gas Utilities |
2,091,180 | | | |||||||||
Health Care Equipment & Supplies |
171,330,963 | | | |||||||||
Health Care Providers & Services |
128,094,030 | | | |||||||||
Health Care Technology |
3,777,105 | | | |||||||||
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure |
69,956,460 | | | |||||||||
Household Durables |
16,962,196 | | | |||||||||
Household Products |
80,398,342 | | | |||||||||
Independent Power & Renewable Electricity Producers |
1,688,085 | | | |||||||||
Industrial Conglomerates |
51,615,458 | | | |||||||||
Insurance |
83,731,912 | | | |||||||||
Interactive Media & Services |
249,231,357 | | |
SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
A137
STOCK INDEX PORTFOLIO (CONTINUED) |
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS | as of June 30, 2020 (unaudited) |
Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | ||||||||||
Investments in Securities (continued) |
||||||||||||
Assets (continued) |
||||||||||||
Common Stocks (continued) |
||||||||||||
Internet & Direct Marketing Retail |
$ | 225,122,079 | $ | | $ | | ||||||
IT Services |
259,394,918 | | | |||||||||
Leisure Products |
1,675,132 | | | |||||||||
Life Sciences Tools & Services |
53,674,333 | | | |||||||||
Machinery |
68,111,074 | | | |||||||||
Media |
57,121,913 | | | |||||||||
Metals & Mining |
14,055,100 | | | |||||||||
Multiline Retail |
23,753,606 | | | |||||||||
Multi-Utilities |
43,768,628 | | | |||||||||
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels |
118,388,989 | | | |||||||||
Personal Products |
7,646,576 | | | |||||||||
Pharmaceuticals |
194,641,950 | | | |||||||||
Professional Services |
15,971,014 | | | |||||||||
Real Estate Management & Development |
2,658,936 | | | |||||||||
Road & Rail |
45,640,123 | | | |||||||||
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment |
217,780,401 | | | |||||||||
Software |
425,194,876 | | | |||||||||
Specialty Retail |
109,179,950 | | | |||||||||
Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals |
276,655,670 | | | |||||||||
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods |
28,316,630 | | | |||||||||
Tobacco |
32,107,453 | | | |||||||||
Trading Companies & Distributors |
8,769,533 | | | |||||||||
Water Utilities |
4,091,388 | | | |||||||||
Wireless Telecommunication Services |
9,873,420 | | | |||||||||
Exchange-Traded Funds |
16,642,702 | | | |||||||||
Affiliated Mutual Funds |
395,700,946 | | | |||||||||
U.S. Treasury Obligation |
| 7,397,755 | | |||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||
Total |
$ | 4,947,015,713 | $ | 7,397,755 | $ | | ||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
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Other Financial Instruments* |
||||||||||||
Assets |
||||||||||||
Futures Contracts |
$ | 833,558 | $ | | $ | | ||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
* | Other financial instruments are derivative instruments not reflected in the Schedule of Investments, such as futures, forwards and centrally cleared swap contracts, which are recorded at the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on the instrument, and OTC swap contracts which are recorded at fair value. |
Industry Classification:
The industry classification of investments and liabilities in excess of other assets shown as a percentage of net assets as of June 30, 2020 were as follows:
SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
A138
STOCK INDEX PORTFOLIO (CONTINUED) |
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS | as of June 30, 2020 (unaudited) |
Industry Classification (continued):
Effects of Derivative Instruments on the Financial Statements and Primary Underlying Risk Exposure:
The Portfolio invested in derivative instruments during the reporting period. The primary type of risk associated with these derivative instruments is equity contracts risk. See the Notes to Financial Statements for additional detail regarding these derivative instruments and their risks. The effect of such derivative instruments on the Portfolios financial position and financial performance as reflected in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities and Statement of Operations is presented in the summary below.
Fair values of derivative instruments as of June 30, 2020 as presented in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities:
Asset Derivatives |
Liability Derivatives |
|||||||||||
Derivatives not accounted for as |
Statement of Assets and |
Fair Value | Statement of Assets and |
Fair Value | ||||||||
Equity contracts |
Due from/to broker-variation margin futures | $ | 833,558 | * | | $ | | |||||
|
|
|
|
* | Includes cumulative appreciation (depreciation) as reported in the schedule of open futures and centrally cleared swap contracts. Only unsettled variation margin receivable (payable) is reported within the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. |
The effects of derivative instruments on the Statement of Operations for the six months ended June 30, 2020 are as follows:
Amount of Realized Gain (Loss) on Derivatives Recognized in Income |
||||||||
Derivatives not accounted for as hedging instruments, carried at fair value |
Rights(1) | Futures | ||||||
Equity contracts |
$ | 14,163 | $ | (6,854,822 | ) | |||
|
|
|
|
(1) | Included in net realized gain (loss) on investment transactions in the Statement of Operations. |
Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on Derivatives Recognized in Income |
||||
Derivatives not accounted for as hedging instruments, carried at fair value |
Futures | |||
Equity contracts |
$ | (435,489 | ) | |
|
|
SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
A139
STOCK INDEX PORTFOLIO (CONTINUED) |
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS | as of June 30, 2020 (unaudited) |
For the six months ended June 30, 2020, the Portfolios average volume of derivative activities is as follows:
Futures |
$85,821,290 |
(1) | Notional Amount in USD. |
Financial Instruments/TransactionsSummary of Offsetting and Netting Arrangements:
The Portfolio entered into financial instruments/transactions during the reporting period that are either offset in accordance with current requirements or are subject to enforceable master netting arrangements or similar agreements that permit offsetting. The information about offsetting and related netting arrangements for financial instruments/transactions where the legal right to set-off exists is presented in the summary below.
Offsetting of financial instrument/transaction assets and liabilities:
Description |
Gross Market Value of Recognized Assets/(Liabilities) |
Collateral Pledged/(Received)(1) |
Net Amount |
|||||||||
Securities on Loan |
$ | 304,362,116 | $ | (304,362,116 | ) | $ | | |||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
(1) | Collateral amount disclosed by the Portfolio is limited to the market value of financial instruments/transactions. |
SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
A140
STOCK INDEX PORTFOLIO (CONTINUED) |
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS (unaudited)
Six Months Ended June 30, 2020 |
Year Ended December 31, 2019 |
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OPERATIONS | ||||||||
Net investment income (loss) |
$ | 38,085,594 | $ | 72,524,098 | ||||
Net realized gain (loss) on investment transactions |
(1,510,079 | ) | 79,062,396 | |||||
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments |
(194,754,708 | ) | 988,963,592 | |||||
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NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS |
(158,179,193 | ) | 1,140,550,086 | |||||
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PORTFOLIO SHARE TRANSACTIONS | ||||||||
Portfolio shares sold [2,356,978 and 2,978,605 shares, respectively] |
170,616,971 | 192,206,253 | ||||||
Portfolio shares repurchased [1,737,399 and 3,748,907 shares, respectively] |
(120,172,544 | ) | (248,177,505 | ) | ||||
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NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS FROM PORTFOLIO SHARE TRANSACTIONS |
50,444,427 | (55,971,252 | ) | |||||
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TOTAL INCREASE (DECREASE) | (107,734,766 | ) | 1,084,578,834 | |||||
NET ASSETS: | ||||||||
Beginning of period |
4,756,901,000 | 3,672,322,166 | ||||||
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End of period |
$ | 4,649,166,234 | $ | 4,756,901,000 | ||||
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SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF
THE PRUDENTIAL SERIES FUND
(unaudited)
The Prudential Series Fund (Series Fund) is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (1940 Act), as an open-end management investment company. The Series Fund is composed of seventeen Portfolios (each, a Portfolio and collectively, the Portfolios). The information presented in these financial statements pertains to the 8 Portfolios listed below together with their investment objectives. Each Portfolio below is a diversified portfolio.
Conservative Balanced Portfolio: Total investment return consistent with a conservatively managed diversified portfolio.
Diversified Bond Portfolio: High level of income over a longer term while providing reasonable safety of capital.
Equity Portfolio: Long-term growth of capital.
Flexible Managed Portfolio: Total return consistent with an aggressively managed diversified portfolio.
Global Portfolio: Long-term growth of capital.
Government Income Portfolio: High level of income over the long-term consistent with the preservation of capital.
Government Money Market Portfolio: Maximum current income consistent with the stability of capital and maintenance of liquidity.
Stock Index Portfolio: Achieve investment results that generally correspond to the performance of publicly traded common stocks.
1. | Accounting Policies |
The Series Fund follows the investment company accounting and reporting guidance of the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) Accounting Standard Codification (ASC) Topic 946 Financial Services Investment Companies. The following accounting policies conform to U.S. generally accepted accounting principles. The Series Fund and the Portfolios consistently follow such policies in the preparation of their financial statements.
Securities Valuation: Each Portfolio holds securities and other assets and liabilities that are fair valued at the close of each day (generally, 4:00 PM Eastern time) the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) is open for trading. Fair value is the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants on the measurement date. The Series Funds Board of Trustees (the Board) has adopted valuation procedures for security valuation under which fair valuation responsibilities have been delegated to PGIM Investments LLC (PGIM Investments or the Manager). Pursuant to the Boards delegation, the Manager has established a Valuation Committee responsible for supervising the fair valuation of portfolio securities and other assets and liabilities. The valuation procedures permit a Portfolio to utilize independent pricing vendor services, quotations from market makers, and alternative valuation methods when market quotations are either not readily available or not deemed representative of fair value. A record of the Valuation Committees actions is subject to the Boards review, approval, and ratification at its next regularly scheduled quarterly meeting.
For the fiscal reporting period-end, securities and other assets and liabilities were fair valued at the close of the last U.S. business day. Trading in certain foreign securities may occur when the NYSE is closed (including weekends and holidays). Because such foreign securities trade in markets that are open on weekends and U.S. holidays, the values of some of the Portfolios foreign investments may change on days when investors cannot purchase or redeem Portfolio shares.
Various inputs determine how the Portfolios investments are valued, all of which are categorized according to the three broad levels (Level 1, 2, or 3) detailed in the Schedule of Investments and referred to herein as the fair value hierarchy in accordance with FASB ASC Topic 820Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures.
Common and preferred stocks, exchange-traded funds, and derivative instruments, such as futures or options, that are traded on a national securities exchange are valued at the last sale price as of the close of trading on the applicable exchange where the security principally trades. Securities traded via NASDAQ are valued at the NASDAQ official closing price. To the extent these securities are valued at the last sale price or NASDAQ official closing price, they are classified as Level 1 in the fair value hierarchy. In the event that no sale or official closing
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price on valuation date exists, these securities are generally valued at the mean between the last reported bid and ask prices, or at the last bid price in the absence of an ask price. These securities are classified as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy.
Foreign equities traded on foreign securities exchanges are generally valued using pricing vendor services that provide model prices derived using adjustment factors based on information such as local closing price, relevant general and sector indices, currency fluctuations, depositary receipts, and futures, as applicable. Securities valued using such model prices are classified as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy. The models generate an evaluated adjustment factor for each security, which is applied to the local closing price to adjust it for post closing market movements up to the time each Portfolio is valued. Utilizing that evaluated adjustment factor, the vendor provides an evaluated price for each security. If the vendor does not provide an evaluated price, securities are valued in accordance with exchange-traded common and preferred stock valuation policies discussed above.
Investments in open-end, non-exchange-traded mutual funds are valued at their net asset values as of the close of the NYSE on the date of valuation. These securities are classified as Level 1 in the fair value hierarchy since they may be purchased or sold at their net asset values on the date of valuation.
Fixed income securities traded in the OTC market are generally classified as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy. Such fixed income securities are typically valued using the market approach which generally involves obtaining data from an approved independent third-party vendor source. The Portfolios utilize the market approach as the primary method to value securities when market prices of identical or comparable instruments are available. The third-party vendors valuation techniques used to derive the evaluated bid price are based on evaluating observable inputs, including but not limited to, yield curves, yield spreads, credit ratings, deal terms, tranche level attributes, default rates, cash flows, prepayment speeds, broker/dealer quotations and reported trades. Certain Level 3 securities are also valued using the market approach when obtaining a single broker quote or when utilizing transaction prices for identical securities that have been used in excess of five business days. During the reporting period, there were no changes to report with respect to the valuation approach and/or valuation techniques discussed above.
The Government Money Market Portfolio values all of its securities of sufficient credit quality at amortized cost, which approximates fair value. The amortized cost method involves valuing a security at its cost on the date of purchase and thereafter assuming a constant amortization to maturity of the difference between the principal amount due at maturity and cost. These securities are categorized as Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.
Bank loans are generally valued at prices provided by approved independent pricing vendors. The pricing vendors utilize broker/dealer quotations and provide prices based on the average of such quotations. Bank loans valued using such vendor prices are generally classified as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy. Bank loans valued based on a single broker quote or at the original transaction price in excess of five business days are classified as Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy.
OTC and centrally cleared derivative instruments are generally classified as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy. Such derivative instruments are typically valued using the market approach and/or income approach which generally involves obtaining data from an approved independent third-party vendor source. The Portfolios utilize the market approach when quoted prices in broker-dealer markets are available but also include consideration of alternative valuation approaches, including the income approach. In the absence of reliable market quotations, the income approach is typically utilized for purposes of valuing derivatives such as interest rate swaps based on a discounted cash flow analysis whereby the value of the instrument is equal to the present value of its future cash inflows or outflows. Such analysis includes projecting future cash flows and determining the discount rate (including the present value factors that affect the discount rate) used to discount the future cash flows. In addition, the third-party vendors valuation techniques used to derive the evaluated derivative price is based on evaluating observable inputs, including but not limited to, underlying asset prices, indices, spreads, interest rates and exchange rates. Certain derivatives may be classified as Level 3 when valued using the market approach by obtaining a single broker quote or when utilizing unobservable inputs in the income approach. During the reporting period, there were no changes to report with respect to the valuation approach and/or valuation techniques discussed above.
Securities and other assets that cannot be priced according to the methods described above are valued based on pricing methodologies approved by the Board. In the event that unobservable inputs are used when determining such valuations, the securities will be classified as Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy.
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When determining the fair value of securities, some of the factors influencing the valuation include: the nature of any restrictions on disposition of the securities; assessment of the general liquidity of the securities; the issuers financial condition and the markets in which it does business; the cost of the investment; the size of the holding and the capitalization of the issuer; the prices of any recent transactions or bids/offers for such securities or any comparable securities; any available analyst media or other reports or information deemed reliable by the Manager regarding the issuer or the markets or industry in which it operates. Using fair value to price securities may result in a value that is different from a securitys most recent closing price and from the price used by other unaffiliated mutual funds to calculate their net asset values.
Illiquid Securities: Pursuant to Rule 22e-4 under the 1940 Act, the Series Fund has adopted a Board approved Liquidity Risk Management Program (LRMP) that requires, among other things, that each Portfolio (excluding money market portfolios and closed-end funds) limit their illiquid investments that are assets to no more than 15% of net assets. Illiquid securities are those that, because of the absence of a readily available market or due to legal or contractual restrictions on resale, may not reasonably be expected to be sold or disposed of in current market conditions in seven calendar days or less without the sale or disposition significantly changing the market value of the investment. A Portfolio may find it difficult to sell illiquid securities at the time considered most advantageous by its subadviser(s) and may incur transaction costs that would not be incurred in the sale of securities that were freely marketable. Subject to the Board approved LRMP, the Portfolios with the exception of Government Money Market Portfolio may invest up to 15% of their respective net assets in illiquid securities. Separately and subject to guidelines adopted by the Board, the Government Money Market Portfolio may invest up to 5% of its net assets in illiquid securities.
Restricted Securities: Securities acquired in unregistered, private sales from the issuing company or from an affiliate of the issuer are considered restricted as to disposition under federal securities law (restricted securities). Such restricted securities are valued pursuant to the valuation procedures noted above. Restricted securities that would otherwise be considered illiquid investments pursuant to the Series Funds LRMP because of legal restrictions on resale to the general public may be traded among qualified institutional buyers under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. Therefore, these Rule 144A securities, as well as commercial paper that is sold in private placements under Section 4(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, may be classified higher than illiquid under the LRMP (i.e. moderately liquid or less liquid investments). However, the liquidity of the Portfolios investments in restricted securities could be impaired if trading does not develop or declines.
Connecticut Avenue Securities (CAS) and Structured Agency Credit Risk (STACR): Certain Portfolios purchased government controlled Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac securities that transfer most of the cost of defaults to private investors including the Portfolios. These are insurance-like products that are called CAS by Fannie Mae and STACR securities by Freddie Mac. Payments on the securities are based primarily on the performance of a reference pool of underlying mortgages. With such securities, the Portfolios could lose some or all of their principal if the underlying mortgages experience credit defaults.
Foreign Currency Translation: The books and records of the Portfolios are maintained in U.S. dollars. Foreign currency amounts are translated into U.S. dollars on the following basis:
(i) market value of investment securities, other assets and liabilities at the current rates of exchange;
(ii) purchases and sales of investment securities, income and expenses at the rates of exchange prevailing on the respective dates of such transactions.
Although the net assets of the Portfolios are presented at the foreign exchange rates and market values at the close of the period, the Portfolios do not generally isolate that portion of the results of operations arising as a result of changes in the foreign exchange rates from the fluctuations arising from changes in the market prices of long-term portfolio securities held at the end of the period. Similarly, the Portfolios do not isolate the effect of changes in foreign exchange rates from the fluctuations arising from changes in the market prices of long-term portfolio securities sold during the period. Accordingly, holding period realized foreign currency gains (losses) are included in the reported net realized gains (losses) on investment transactions. Notwithstanding the above, the Portfolios do isolate the effect of fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates when determining the gain (loss) upon the sale or maturity of foreign currency denominated debt obligations; such amounts are included in net realized gains (losses) on foreign currency transactions.
Additionally, net realized gains (losses) on foreign currency transactions represent net foreign exchange gains (losses) from the disposition of holdings of foreign currencies, currency gains (losses) realized between the trade and settlement dates on investment transactions, and the difference between the amounts of interest, dividends
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and foreign withholding taxes recorded on the Portfolios books and the U.S. dollar equivalent amounts actually received or paid. Net unrealized currency gains (losses) arise from valuing foreign currency denominated assets and liabilities (other than investments) at period end exchange rates.
Forward and Cross Currency Contracts: A forward currency contract is a commitment to purchase or sell a foreign currency at a future date at a negotiated forward rate. Certain Portfolios entered into forward currency contracts, as defined in the prospectus, in order to hedge their exposure to changes in foreign currency exchange rates on their foreign portfolio holdings or on specific receivables and payables denominated in a foreign currency and to gain exposures to certain currencies. The contracts are valued daily at current forward exchange rates and any unrealized gain (loss) is included in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on forward and cross currency contracts. Gain (loss) is realized on the settlement date of the contract equal to the difference between the settlement value of the original and negotiated forward contracts. This gain (loss), if any, is included in net realized gain (loss) on forward and cross currency contract transactions. Risks may arise upon entering into these contracts from the potential inability of the counterparties to meet the terms of their contracts. Forward currency contracts involve risks from currency exchange rate and credit risk in excess of the amounts reflected on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. The Portfolios maximum risk of loss from counterparty credit risk is the net value of the cash flows to be received from the counterparty at the end of the contracts life. A cross currency contract is a forward contract where a specified amount of one foreign currency will be exchanged for a specified amount of another foreign currency.
Options: Certain Portfolios purchased or wrote options in order to hedge against adverse market movements or fluctuations in value caused by changes in prevailing interest rates, value of equities or foreign currency exchange rates with respect to securities or financial instruments which the Portfolio currently owns or intends to purchase. The Portfolios may also use options to gain additional market exposure. The Portfolios principal reason for writing options is to realize, through receipt of premiums, a greater current return than would be realized on the underlying security alone. When the Portfolio purchases an option, it pays a premium and an amount equal to that premium is recorded as an asset. When the Portfolio writes an option, it receives a premium and an amount equal to that premium is recorded as a liability. The asset or liability is adjusted daily to reflect the current market value of the option. If an option expires unexercised, the Portfolio realizes a gain (loss) to the extent of the premium received or paid. If an option is exercised, the premium received or paid is recorded as an adjustment to the proceeds from the sale or the cost of the purchase in determining whether the Portfolio has realized a gain (loss). The difference between the premium and the amount received or paid at the closing of a purchase or sale transaction is also treated as a realized gain (loss). Gain (loss) on purchased options is included in net realized gain (loss) on investment transactions. Gain (loss) on written options is presented separately as net realized gain (loss) on options written transactions.
The Portfolio, as writer of an option, may have no control over whether the underlying securities or financial instruments may be sold (called) or purchased (put). As a result, the Portfolio bears the market risk of an unfavorable change in the price of the security or financial instrument underlying the written option. The Portfolio, as purchaser of an OTC option, bears the risk of the potential inability of the counterparties to meet the terms of their contracts. With exchange-traded options contracts, there is minimal counterparty credit risk to the Portfolio since the exchanges clearinghouse acts as counterparty to all exchange-traded options and guarantees the options contracts against default.
When a Portfolio writes an option on a swap, an amount equal to any premium received by the Portfolio is recorded as a liability and is subsequently adjusted to the current market value of the written option on the swap. If a call option on a swap is exercised, the Portfolio becomes obligated to pay a fixed interest rate (noted as the strike price) and receive a variable interest rate on a notional amount. If a put option on a swap is exercised, the Portfolio becomes obligated to pay a variable interest rate and receive a fixed interest rate (noted as the strike price) on a notional amount. Premiums received from writing options on swaps that expire or are exercised are treated as realized gains upon the expiration or exercise of such options on swaps. The risk associated with writing put and call options on swaps is that the Portfolio will be obligated to be party to a swap agreement if an option on a swap is exercised.
Financial Futures Contracts: A financial futures contract is an agreement to purchase (long) or sell (short) an agreed amount of securities at a set price for delivery on a future date. Upon entering into a financial futures contract, the Portfolios are required to pledge to the broker an amount of cash and/or other assets equal to a certain percentage of the contract amount. This amount is known as the initial margin. Subsequent payments, known as variation margin, are made or received by the Portfolios each day, depending on the daily fluctuations in the value of the underlying security. Such variation margin is recorded for financial statement purposes on a daily
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basis as unrealized gain (loss). When the contract expires or is closed, the gain (loss) is realized and is presented in the Statement of Operations as net realized gain (loss) on futures transactions.
Certain Portfolios invested in financial futures contracts in order to hedge their existing portfolio securities, or securities the Portfolios intend to purchase, against fluctuations in value caused by changes in prevailing interest rates. Should interest rates move unexpectedly, the Portfolios may not achieve the anticipated benefits of the financial futures contracts and may realize a loss. The use of futures transactions involves the risk of imperfect correlation in movements in the price of futures contracts, interest rates and the underlying hedged assets. Since futures contracts are exchange-traded, there is minimal counterparty credit risk to the Portfolios since the exchanges clearinghouse acts as counterparty to all exchange-traded futures and guarantees the futures contracts against default.
Bank Loans: Certain Portfolios invested in bank loans. Bank loans include fixed and floating rate loans that are privately negotiated between a corporate borrower and one or more financial institutions, including, but not limited to, term loans, revolvers, and other instruments issued in the bank loan market. The Portfolios acquired interests in loans directly (by way of assignment from the selling institution) or indirectly (by way of the purchase of a participation interest from the selling institution). Under a bank loan assignment, the Portfolios generally will succeed to all the rights and obligations of an assigning lending institution and becomes a lender under the loan agreement with the relevant borrower in connection with that loan. Under a bank loan participation, the Portfolios generally will have a contractual relationship only with the lender, not with the relevant borrower. As a result, the Portfolios generally will have the right to receive payments of principal, interest, and any fees to which it is entitled only from the lender selling the participation and only upon receipt by the lender of the payments from the relevant borrower. The Portfolios may not directly benefit from the collateral supporting the debt obligation in which it has purchased the participation. As a result, the Portfolios will assume the credit risk of both the borrower and the institution selling the participation to the Portfolios.
Repurchase Agreements: Certain Portfolios entered into repurchase agreements. In connection with transactions in repurchase agreements with United States financial institutions, it is each Portfolios policy that its custodian or designated subcustodians under triparty repurchase agreements, as the case may be, take possession of the underlying collateral securities, the value of which exceeds the principal amount of the repurchase transactions, including accrued interest. To the extent that any repurchase transaction exceeds one business day, the value of the collateral is marked-to-market on a daily basis to ensure the adequacy of the collateral. If the seller defaults and the value of the collateral declines or, if bankruptcy proceedings are commenced with respect to the seller of the security, realization of the collateral by the Portfolio may be delayed or limited.
Swap Agreements: Certain Portfolios entered into certain types of swap agreements detailed in the disclosures below. A swap agreement is an agreement to exchange the return generated by one instrument for the return generated by another instrument. Swap agreements are negotiated in the OTC market and may be executed either directly with a counterparty (OTC-traded) or through a central clearing facility, such as a registered exchange. Swap agreements are valued daily at current market value and any change in value is included in the net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on swap agreements. Centrally cleared swaps pay or receive an amount known as variation margin, based on daily changes in the valuation of the swap contract. For OTC-traded, upfront premiums paid and received are shown as swap premiums paid and swap premiums received in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Risk of loss may exceed amounts recognized on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Swap agreements outstanding at period end, if any, are listed on the Schedule of Investments.
Interest Rate Swaps: Interest rate swaps represent an agreement between counterparties to exchange cash flows based on the difference between two interest rates, applied to a notional principal amount for a specified period. Certain Portfolios are subject to interest rate risk exposure in the normal course of pursuing their investment objective. Certain Portfolios used interest rate swaps to maintain their ability to generate steady cash flow by receiving a stream of fixed rate payments or to increase exposure to prevailing market rates by receiving floating rate payments. The Portfolios maximum risk of loss from counterparty credit risk is the discounted net present value of the cash flows to be received from the counterparty over the contracts remaining life.
Credit Default Swaps (CDS): CDS involve one party (the protection buyer) making a stream of payments to another party (the protection seller) in exchange for the right to receive a specified payment in the event of a default or as a result of a default (collectively a credit event) for the referenced entity (typically corporate issues or sovereign issues of an emerging country) on its obligation; or in the event of a write-down, principal shortfall, interest shortfall or default of all or part of the referenced entities comprising a credit index.
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Certain Portfolios are subject to credit risk in the normal course of pursuing their investment objectives, and as such, have entered into CDS contracts to provide a measure of protection against defaults or to take an active long or short position with respect to the likelihood of a particular issuers default or the reference entitys credit soundness. CDS contracts generally trade based on a spread which represents the cost a protection buyer has to pay the protection seller. The protection buyer is said to be short the credit as the value of the contract rises the more the credit deteriorates. The value of the CDS contract increases for the protection buyer if the spread increases. A Portfolios maximum risk of loss from counterparty credit risk for purchased CDS is the inability of the counterparty to honor the contract up to the notional value due to a credit event.
As a seller of protection on credit default swap agreements, the Portfolio generally receives an agreed upon payment from the buyer of protection throughout the term of the swap, provided no credit event occurs. As the seller, the Portfolio effectively increases its investment risk because, in addition to its total net assets, the Portfolio may be subject to investment exposure on the notional amount of the swap.
The maximum amount of the payment that the Portfolio, as a seller of protection, could be required to make under a credit default swap agreement would be equal to the notional amount of the underlying security or index contract as a result of a credit event. This potential amount will be partially offset by any recovery values of the respective referenced obligations, or net amounts received from the settlement of buy protection credit default swap agreements which the Portfolio entered into for the same referenced entity or index. As a buyer of protection, the Portfolio generally receives an amount up to the notional value of the swap if a credit event occurs.
Implied credit spreads, represented in absolute terms, utilized in determining the market value of credit default swap agreements where the Portfolio is the seller of protection as of period end are disclosed in the footnotes to the Schedule of Investments, if applicable. These spreads serve as indicators of the current status of the payment/performance risk and represent the likelihood of default risk for the credit derivative. The implied credit spread of a particular referenced entity reflects the cost of buying/selling protection and may include upfront payments required to enter into the agreement. Wider credit spreads and increased market value in absolute terms, when compared to the notional amount of the swap, represent a deterioration of the referenced entitys credit soundness and a greater likelihood of risk of default or other credit event occurring as defined under the terms of the agreement.
Total Return Swaps: In a total return swap, one party receives payments based on the market value of the security or the commodity involved, or total return of a specific referenced asset, such as an equity, index or bond, and in return pays a defined amount. Certain Portfolios are subject to risk exposures associated with the referenced asset in the normal course of pursuing their investment objectives. Certain Portfolios entered into total return swaps to manage their exposure to a security or an index. The Portfolios maximum risk of loss from counterparty credit risk is the change in the value of the security, in favor of the Portfolio, from the point of entering into the contract.
Master Netting Arrangements: The Series Fund, on behalf of certain Portfolios, is subject to various Master Agreements, or netting arrangements, with select counterparties. These are agreements which a subadviser may have negotiated and entered into on behalf of all or a portion of a Portfolio. For multi-sleeve Portfolios, different subadvisers who manage their respective sleeve, may enter into such agreements with the same counterparty and are disclosed separately for each sleeve when presenting information about offsetting and related netting arrangements for OTC derivatives. A master netting arrangement between the Portfolio and the counterparty permits the Portfolio to offset amounts payable by the Portfolio to the same counterparty against amounts to be received; and by the receipt of collateral from the counterparty by the Portfolios to cover the Portfolios exposure to the counterparty. However, there is no assurance that such mitigating factors are easily enforceable. In addition to master netting arrangements, the right to set-off exists when all the conditions are met such that each of the parties owes the other determinable amounts, the reporting party has the right to set-off the amount owed with the amount owed by the other party, the reporting party intends to set-off and the right of set-off is enforceable by law. During the reporting period, there was no intention to settle on a net basis and all amounts are presented on a gross basis on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.
The Series Fund, on behalf of certain Portfolios, is a party to International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. (ISDA) Master Agreements with certain counterparties that govern OTC derivative and foreign exchange contracts entered into from time to time. The Master Agreements may contain provisions regarding, among other things, the parties general obligations, representations, agreements, collateral requirements, events of default and early termination. With respect to certain counterparties, in accordance with the terms of the Master Agreements, collateral posted to the Portfolio is held in a segregated account by the Portfolios custodian and with
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respect to those amounts which can be sold or re-pledged, are presented in the Schedule of Investments. Collateral pledged by the Portfolio is segregated by the Portfolios custodian and identified in the Schedule of Investments. Collateral can be in the form of cash or debt securities issued by the U.S. Government or related agencies or other securities as agreed to by the Portfolio and the applicable counterparty. Collateral requirements are determined based on the Portfolios net position with each counterparty. Termination events applicable to the Portfolio may occur upon a decline in the Portfolios net assets below a specified threshold over a certain period of time. Termination events applicable to counterparties may occur upon a decline in the counterpartys long-term and short-term credit ratings below a specified level. In each case, upon occurrence, the other party may elect to terminate early and cause settlement of all derivative and foreign exchange contracts outstanding, including the payment of any losses and costs resulting from such early termination, as reasonably determined by the terminating party. Any decision by one or more of the Portfolios counterparties to elect early termination could impact the Portfolios future derivative activity.
In addition to each instruments primary underlying risk exposure (e.g. interest rate, credit, equity or foreign exchange, etc.), swap agreements involve, to varying degrees, elements of credit, market and documentation risk. Such risks involve the possibility that no liquid market for these agreements will exist, the counterparty to the agreement may default on its obligation to perform or disagree on the contractual terms of the agreement, and changes in net interest rates will be unfavorable. In connection with these agreements, securities in a portfolio may be identified or received as collateral from the counterparty in accordance with the terms of the respective swap agreements to provide or receive assets of value and to serve as recourse in the event of default or bankruptcy/ insolvency of either party. Such OTC derivative agreements include conditions which, when materialized, give the counterparty the right to cause an early termination of the transactions under those agreements. Any election by the counterparty for early termination of the contract(s) may impact the amounts reported on financial statements.
As of June 30, 2020, none of the Portfolios have met conditions under such agreements which give the counterparty the right to call for an early termination.
Forward currency contracts, forward rate agreements, written options, short sales, swaps and financial futures contracts involve elements of both market and credit risk in excess of the amounts reflected on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Such risks may be mitigated by engaging in master netting arrangements.
Rights: Certain Portfolios held rights acquired either through a direct purchase or pursuant to corporate actions. Rights entitle the holder to buy a proportionate amount of common stock, or such other security that the issuer may specify, at a specific price and time through the expiration dates. Such rights are held as long positions by the Portfolios until exercised, sold or expired. Rights are valued at fair value in accordance with the Board approved fair valuation procedures.
Securities Lending: Certain Portfolios lend their portfolio securities to banks and broker-dealers. The loans are secured by collateral at least equal to the market value of the securities loaned. Collateral pledged by each borrower is invested in an affiliated money market fund and is marked to market daily, based on the previous days market value, such that the value of the collateral exceeds the value of the loaned securities. In the event of significant appreciation in value of securities on loan on the last business day of the reporting period, the financial statements may reflect a collateral value that is less than the market value of the loaned securities. Such shortfall is remedied as described above. Loans are subject to termination at the option of the borrower or the Portfolio. Upon termination of the loan, the borrower will return to the Portfolio securities identical to the loaned securities. Should the borrower of the securities fail financially, the Portfolio has the right to repurchase the securities in the open market using the collateral.
The Portfolio recognizes income, net of any rebate and securities lending agent fees, for lending its securities in the form of fees or interest on the investment of any cash received as collateral. The borrower receives all interest and dividends from the securities loaned and such payments are passed back to the lender in amounts equivalent thereto. The Portfolio also continues to recognize any unrealized gain (loss) in the market price of the securities loaned and on the change in the value of the collateral invested that may occur during the term of the loan. In addition, realized gain (loss) is recognized on changes in the value of the collateral invested upon liquidation of the collateral. Net earnings from securities lending are disclosed in the Statement of Operations.
Mortgage Dollar Rolls: Certain Portfolios entered into mortgage dollar rolls in which the Portfolios sell mortgage securities for delivery in the current month, realizing a gain (loss), and simultaneously enter into contracts to repurchase somewhat similar (same type, coupon and maturity) securities on a specified future date. During the roll period, the Portfolios forgo principal and interest paid on the securities. The Portfolios are compensated by the interest earned on the cash proceeds of the initial sale and by the lower repurchase price at the future date. The
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difference between the sale proceeds and the lower repurchase price is recorded as a realized gain on investment transactions. The Portfolios maintain a segregated account, the dollar value of which is at least equal to its obligations, with respect to dollar rolls. The Portfolios are subject to the risk that the market value of the securities the Portfolios are obligated to repurchase under the agreement may decline below the repurchase price.
Equity and Mortgage Real Estate Investment Trusts (collectively equity REITs): Certain Portfolios invested in equity REITs, which report information on the source of their distributions annually. Based on current and historical information, a portion of distributions received from equity REITs during the period is estimated to be dividend income, capital gain or return of capital and recorded accordingly. When material, these estimates are adjusted periodically when the actual source of distributions is disclosed by the equity REITs.
Securities Transactions and Net Investment Income: Securities transactions are recorded on the trade date. Realized gains (losses) from investment and currency transactions are calculated on the specific identification method. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-date, or for certain foreign securities, when the Portfolio becomes aware of such dividends. Interest income, including amortization of premium and accretion of discount on debt securities, as required, is recorded on the accrual basis. Expenses are recorded on an accrual basis, which may require the use of certain estimates by management that may differ from actual. For Portfolios with multiple classes of shares, net investment income or loss (other than administration and distribution fees which are charged directly to the respective class) and unrealized and realized gains (losses) are allocated daily to each class of shares based upon the relative proportion of adjusted net assets of each class at the beginning of the day.
Taxes: For federal income tax purposes, each Portfolio is treated as a separate taxpaying entity. Each Portfolio is treated as a partnership for tax purposes. No provision has been made in the financial statements for U.S. federal, state, or local taxes, as any tax liability arising from operations of the Portfolios is the responsibility of the Portfolios shareholders (participating insurance companies). Each Portfolio is not generally subject to entity-level taxation. Shareholders of each Portfolio are subject to taxes on their distributive share of partnership items. Withholding taxes on foreign dividends, interest and capital gains are accrued in accordance with each Portfolios understanding of the applicable countrys tax rules and regulations. Such taxes are accrued net of reclaimable amounts, at the time the related income/gain is recorded taking into account any agreements in place with Prudential Financial, Inc. (Prudential) as referenced below. Each Portfolio generally attempts to manage its diversification in a manner that supports the diversification requirements of the underlying separate accounts.
Distributions: Distributions, if any, from each Portfolio are made in cash and automatically reinvested in additional shares of the Portfolio. The Government Money Market Portfolio declares and reinvests distributions, if any, daily. Distributions are recorded on the ex-date.
Estimates: The preparation of financial statements requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
2. | Agreements |
The Series Fund, on behalf of the Portfolios, has a management agreement with PGIM Investments. Pursuant to this agreement, the Manager has responsibility for all investment management services and supervises the subadvisers performance of such services. The Manager has entered into subadvisory agreements with each of PGIM, Inc., which provides subadvisory services to the Portfolios through PGIM Limited (commenced as a subadviser on April 27, 2020), PGIM Fixed Income (PFI) (a business unit of PGIM, Inc.), Jennison Associates LLC (Jennison) (a wholly-owned subsidiary of PGIM, Inc.), Brown Advisory LLC (Brown), LSV Asset Management (LSV), QMA LLC (QMA) (a wholly-owned subsidiary of PGIM, Inc.), T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc. (T. Rowe) and William Blair & Co. LLC (William Blair) (collectively, the subadvisers), under which each provides investment advisory services for certain Portfolios of the Series Fund. The Manager pays for the services of the subadvisers, cost of compensation of officers of the Portfolio, occupancy and certain clerical and administrative expenses of the Portfolios. The Portfolios bear all other costs and expenses.
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The management fee paid to the Manager is accrued daily and payable monthly, using the value of each Portfolios average daily net assets, at the respective annual rates specified below.
Portfolio | Management Fee | Effective Management Fee, Net of Waiver, if Applicable |
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Conservative Balanced Portfolio |
0.55% | 0.55 | % | |||
Diversified Bond Portfolio |
0.40 | 0.40 | ||||
Equity Portfolio |
0.45 | 0.45 | ||||
Flexible Managed Portfolio |
0.60 | 0.60 | ||||
Global Portfolio |
0.75 | 0.72 | * | |||
Government Income Portfolio |
0.40 | 0.40 | ||||
Government Money Market Portfolio |
0.30 | 0.26 | ** | |||
Stock Index Portfolio |
0.30% up to $ 4 billion 0.25% over $ 4 billion |
0.29 |
* | The Manager has contractually agreed, through June 30, 2021, to waive a portion of its management fee equal to an annual rate of 0.0323% of the average daily net assets of the Portfolio. Effective March 1, 2020, the Manager has contractually agreed to waive an additional 0.004% of its investment management fee through June 30, 2021. |
** | The Manager has voluntarily agreed to limit the management fee of the Government Money Market Portfolio such that the 1-day yield of the Portfolio, excluding realized gain (loss) on investment transactions, does not fall below 0.00%. The waiver/reimbursement is voluntary and may be modified or terminated by the Manager at any time without notice. During the period ended June 30, 2020, the Manager has reimbursed the Portfolio as a result of this voluntary agreement in the amount of $135,849, 0.04% of the Government Money Market Portfolios average daily net assets. |
At June 30, 2020, the subadvisers that provide investment advisory services to the Portfolios are listed directly below. Where more than one subadviser is listed, each subadviser provides services to a segment of the Portfolio:
Portfolio | Subadviser(s) | |
Conservative Balanced Portfolio |
PFI, PGIM Limited & QMA | |
Diversified Bond Portfolio |
PFI & PGIM Limited | |
Equity Portfolio |
Jennison | |
Flexible Managed Portfolio |
PFI, PGIM Limited & QMA | |
Global Portfolio |
Brown, LSV, QMA, T. Rowe & William Blair | |
Government Income Portfolio |
PFI | |
Government Money Market Portfolio |
PFI | |
Stock Index Portfolio |
QMA |
The Series Fund, on behalf of the Portfolios, has a distribution agreement, pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act, with Prudential Investment Management Services LLC (PIMS), which acts as the distributor of the Class I, Class II and Class III shares of the Portfolios. The Portfolios compensate PIMS for distributing and servicing the Portfolios Class II and Class III shares pursuant to a plan of distribution (the Class II Plan and Class III Plan, together, the Plans), regardless of expenses actually incurred by PIMS. The distribution fees are accrued daily and payable monthly. No distribution or service fees are paid to PIMS as distributor of the Class I shares of the Portfolios. Pursuant to the Plans, the Class II and Class III shares of each Portfolio compensate PIMS for distribution-related activities at an annual rate of 0.25% of the average daily net assets of the Class II and Class III shares.
The Series Fund has an administration agreement with the Manager, which acts as the administrator of the Class II shares of the Portfolios. The administration fee paid to the Manager is accrued daily and payable monthly, at the annual rate of 0.15% of the average daily net assets of the Class II shares.
The Series Fund, on behalf of the Portfolios, has entered into brokerage commission recapture agreements with certain registered broker-dealers. Under the brokerage commission recapture program, a portion of the commission is returned to the Portfolio on whose behalf the trades were made. Commission recapture is paid
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solely to those Portfolios generating the applicable trades. Such amounts are included within realized gain (loss) on investment transactions presented in the Statement of Operations. For the reporting period ended June 30, 2020, brokerage commission recaptured under these agreements was as follows:
Portfolio | Amount | |||
Equity Portfolio |
$ | 84,072 | ||
Global Portfolio |
14,456 |
PIMS, PGIM Investments, PGIM, Inc., PGIM Limited, QMA and Jennison are indirect, wholly-owned subsidiaries of Prudential.
3. | Other Transactions with Affiliates |
a.) Related Parties
Prudential Mutual Fund Services LLC (PMFS), an affiliate of PGIM Investments and an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of Prudential, serves as the transfer agent of the Portfolios. The transfer agents fees and expenses in the Statement of Operations include certain out-of-pocket expenses paid to non-affiliates, where applicable.
The Portfolios may invest their overnight sweep cash in the PGIM Core Ultra Short Bond Fund (the Core Fund) and their securities lending cash collateral in the PGIM Institutional Money Market Fund (the Money Market Fund), each a series of Prudential Investment Portfolios 2, registered under the 1940 Act and managed by PGIM Investments. The Portfolios may also invest in the PGIM Core Short-Term Bond Fund, pursuant to an exemptive order received from the Securities Exchange Commission (SEC), a series of Prudential Investment Portfolios 2 (together with PGIM Core Ultra Short Bond Fund, the Core Funds) registered under the 1940 Act and managed by PGIM Investments. Through the Portfolios investments in the mentioned underlying funds, PGIM Investments and/or its affiliates are paid fees or reimbursed for providing their services. In addition to the realized and unrealized gains on investments in the Core Funds and Money Market Fund, earnings from such investments are disclosed on the Statement of Operations as Affiliated dividend income and Income from securities lending, net, respectively.
Certain Portfolios may enter into certain securities purchase or sale transactions under Board approved Rule 17a-7 procedures. Rule 17a-7 is an exemptive rule under the 1940 Act, that subject to certain conditions, permits purchase and sale transactions among affiliated investment companies, or between an investment company and a person that is affiliated solely by reason of having a common (or affiliated) investment adviser, common directors, and/or common officers. Pursuant to the Rule 17a-7 procedures and consistent with guidance issued by the SEC, the Series Funds Chief Compliance Officer (CCO) prepares a quarterly summary of all such transactions for submission to the Board, together with the CCOs written representation that all such 17a-7 transactions were effected in accordance with the Series Funds Rule 17a-7 procedures. For the reporting period ended June 30, 2020, no 17a-7 transactions were entered into by the Portfolios.
b.) Securities Lending and Foreign Withholding Tax Reclaim Matters
In September 2019, the Manager reached a settlement with the SEC relating to the securities lending and foreign withholding tax reclaim matters described below. Under the settlement, the Manager agreed to pay to the SEC disgorgement of fees and a civil penalty. The settlement does not affect the Managers ability to manage the Portfolios.
In February 2016, Prudential, the parent company of the Manager, self-reported to the SEC and certain other regulators that, in some cases, it failed to maximize securities lending income for certain Portfolios of the Series Fund due to a long-standing restriction benefitting Prudential. The Board was not notified of the restriction until after it had been removed. Prudential paid each of the affected Portfolios an amount equal to the estimated loss associated with the unauthorized restriction.At the Boards direction, this payment occurred on June 30, 2016. The estimated opportunity loss was calculated by an independent consultant hired by Prudential whose calculation methodology was subsequently reviewed by a consultant retained by the independent trustees of the Series Fund. The per share amount of opportunity loss payment to the Portfolios is disclosed in the Portfolios Financial Highlights as Capital Contributions for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2016.
In March 2018, Prudential further notified the SEC that it failed to timely reimburse certain Portfolios for amounts due under protocols established to ensure that the Portfolios were not harmed as a result of their tax status as partnerships instead of regulated investment companies (RICs). Specifically, as a result of their partnership status,
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the Portfolios are subject to higher foreign withholding tax rates on dividend and interest income in certain foreign jurisdictions and/or are subject to delays in repayment of taxes withheld by certain foreign jurisdictions (collectively, excess withholding tax). Prudentials protocols were intended to protect the Portfolios from these differences and delays. In consultation with the Series Funds independent trustees, Prudential paid each of the affected Portfolios an amount equal to the excess withholding tax in addition to an amount equal to the applicable Portfolios rate of return (opportunity loss) applied to these excess withholding tax amounts for periods from the various transaction dates, beginning January 2, 2006 (the date when the Portfolios were converted to partnerships for tax purposes), through February 28, 2018 (the date through which the previously established protocols were not uniformly implemented). The amount due to each Portfolio was calculated by Prudential with the help of a third-party consultant. Those amounts and the methodology used by Prudential to derive them, were evaluated and confirmed by a consultant retained by the Series Funds independent trustees. The excess withholding tax analysis considered detriments to the Portfolios due to their tax status as partnerships arising from both timing differences (i.e., jurisdictions in which the Portfolio was subject to a higher withholding tax rate due to its tax status which is reclaimable) as described above as well as permanent tax detriments (i.e., jurisdictions in which the Portfolio was subject to a higher withholding tax rate due to its tax status which is not reclaimable). Further, the opportunity loss due to each Portfolio also was calculated by a third-party consultant hired by Prudential whose calculation methodology was subsequently reviewed by a consultant retained by the Series Funds independent trustees. In May 2019, Prudential made an additional payment to the Portfolios relating to the opportunity loss upon the final review of the methodology used for the Portfolios rate of return calculation. The aggregate previously unreimbursed excess withholding tax and/or opportunity loss payments for each affected Portfolio are disclosed in the Portfolios Statements of Changes in Net Assets and Financial Highlights as Capital Contributions for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2018 and December 31, 2019.
In addition to the above, Prudential committed to the Series Funds independent trustees that it would pay all consulting, legal, audit, and other charges, fees and expenses incurred with the matters described above. Prudential has made and continues to make these payments.
Prudential instituted a process in consultation with the Series Funds independent trustees to reimburse the affected Portfolios for any future excess withholding tax on the first business day following the pay-date of the applicable dividend or interest income event regardless of whether the excess withholding tax is due to timing differences or permanent detriments resulting from the Portfolios partnership tax status.
In cases in which the excess withholding tax is due to timing differences and is reclaimable from the foreign jurisdiction, the affected Portfolios have the ability to recover the excess withholding tax withheld by filing a reclaim with the relevant foreign tax authority. To avoid a Portfolio receiving and retaining a duplicate payment for the same excess withholding tax, payments received by an applicable Portfolio from a foreign tax authority for reclaims for which a Portfolio previously received reimbursement from Prudential will be payable to Prudential. Pending tax reclaim amounts due to Prudential for excess withholding tax which Prudential previously paid to the Portfolios are reported as Payable to affiliate on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities and any amounts accrued but not yet reimbursed by Prudential for excess withholding tax is recorded as Receivable from affiliate on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. The full amount of tax reclaims due to a Portfolio, inclusive of timing differences and routine tax reclaims for foreign jurisdictions where the Portfolios do not incur an excess withholding tax is included as Tax reclaim receivable on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. To the extent that there are costs associated with the filing of any reclaim attributable to excess withholding tax, those costs are borne by Prudential.
The following amounts have been paid by Prudential for excess withholding taxes related to permanent tax detriments as described above for certain countries due to the Portfolios status as partnerships for tax purposes.
Portfolio | 2020 Payments | |||
Conservative Balanced Portfolio |
$ | 32,562 | ||
Flexible Managed Portfolio |
39,504 | |||
Global Portfolio |
111,234 |
The following amounts have been paid by Prudential for excess withholding taxes related to timing differences as described above for certain countries due to the Portfolios status as partnerships for tax purposes.
Portfolio | 2020 Payments | |||
Conservative Balanced Portfolio |
$ | 1,480 |
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Portfolio | 2020 Payments | |||
Flexible Managed Portfolio |
$ | 3,066 | ||
Global Portfolio |
87,287 |
The following capital contributions, as described above, have been paid in 2019 by Prudential for the opportunity loss associated with excess withholding taxes related to permanent tax detriments and timing differences for certain countries due to the Portfolios status as partnerships for tax purposes.
Portfolio | Capital Contributions |
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Conservative Balance Portfolio |
$ | 13,184 | ||
Equity Portfolio |
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Flexible Managed Portfolio |
14,632 | |||
Global Portfolio |
85,664 |
4. | Portfolio Securities |
The aggregate cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of portfolio securities (excluding short-term investments and U.S. Government securities) for the reporting period ended June 30, 2020, were as follows:
Portfolio | Cost of Purchases | Proceeds from Sales | ||||||
Conservative Balanced Portfolio |
$ | 774,107,521 | $ | 905,783,541 | ||||
Diversified Bond Portfolio |
137,723,811 | 153,071,010 | ||||||
Equity Portfolio |
1,402,634,456 | 1,524,096,986 | ||||||
Flexible Managed Portfolio |
2,226,886,889 | 2,427,231,366 | ||||||
Global Portfolio |
178,043,807 | 213,443,784 | ||||||
Government Income Portfolio |
85,472,789 | 92,903,821 | ||||||
Stock Index Portfolio |
124,300,604 | 42,273,613 |
A summary of the cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of shares of affiliated investments for the reporting period ended June 30, 2020, is presented as follows:
Conservative Balanced Portfolio
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Cost of Purchases |
Proceeds from Sales |
Change in Unrealized Gain (Loss) |
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PGIM Core Ultra Short Bond Fund* |
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$255,146,173 | $ | 379,552,543 | $ | 283,679,737 | $ | | $ | | $ | 351,018,979 | 351,018,979 | $ | 1,603,649 | |||||||||||||||||
PGIM Institutional Money Market Fund* |
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75,225,305 | 554,947,424 | 564,072,093 | 183,453 | (150,498 | ) | 66,133,591 | 66,133,591 | 188,818 | ** | |||||||||||||||||||||
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$330,371,478 | $ | 934,499,967 | $ | 847,751,830 | $ | 183,453 | $ | (150,498 | ) | $ | 417,152,570 | $ | 1,792,467 | |||||||||||||||||
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Diversified Bond Portfolio
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PGIM Core Ultra Short Bond Fund* |
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$ 2,890,447 | $ | 155,175,756 | $ | 154,907,962 | $ | | $ | | $ | 3,158,241 | 3,158,241 | $ | 100,215 | |||||||||||||||||
PGIM Institutional Money Market Fund* |
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33,315,035 | 131,835,026 | 85,877,744 | 28,166 | (22,175 | ) | 79,278,308 | 79,278,308 | 68,421 | ** | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Equity Portfolio
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PGIM Core Ultra Short Bond Fund* |
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$ 54,364,910 | $ | 651,224,476 | $ | 651,156,646 | $ | | $ | | $ | 54,432,740 | 54,432,740 | $ | 572,464 | |||||||||||||||||
PGIM Institutional Money Market Fund* |
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220,901,277 | 1,388,849,094 | 1,250,077,263 | 746,962 | (48,015 | ) | 360,372,055 | 360,372,055 | 612,932 | ** | |||||||||||||||||||||
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$275,266,187 | $ | 2,040,073,570 | $ | 1,901,233,909 | $ | 746,962 | $ | (48,015 | ) | $ | 414,804,795 | $ | 1,185,396 | |||||||||||||||||
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PGIM Core Ultra Short Bond Fund* |
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$153,379,057 | $ | 583,524,549 | $ | 411,449,292 | $ | | $ | | $ | 325,454,314 | 325,454,314 | $ | 1,065,914 | |||||||||||||||||
PGIM Institutional Money Market Fund* |
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117,674,766 | 769,271,911 | 747,466,822 | 348,673 | 240,600 | 140,069,128 | 140,069,128 | 274,187 | ** | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Global Portfolio
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$35,350,796 | $ | 146,574,563 | $ | 151,032,821 | $ | | $ | | $ | 30,892,538 | 30,892,538 | $ | 228,176 | |||||||||||||||||
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46,466,559 | 189,378,321 | 199,993,971 | 52,112 | (34,885 | ) | 35,868,136 | 35,868,136 | 68,181 | ** | |||||||||||||||||||||
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$ 7,285,947 | $ | 31,751 | $ | 7,277,989 | $ | (178,952 | ) | $ | 139,243 | $ | | | $ | 31,751 | ||||||||||||||||
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5,041,716 | 65,167,571 | 61,801,104 | | | 8,408,183 | 8,408,183 | 24,159 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 68,370,693 | 30,616,098 | 15,115 | 7,907 | 37,777,617 | 37,777,617 | 14,534 | ** | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Stock Index Portfolio
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$ 88,663,837 | $ | 181,610,431 | $ | 183,421,381 | $ | | $ | | $ | 86,852,887 | 86,852,887 | $ | 533,088 | |||||||||||||||||
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238,544,735 | $ | 2,310,189,091 | $ | 2,240,762,925 | $ | 863,655 | $ | 13,503 | $ | 308,848,059 | 308,848,059 | $ | 664,750 | ** | ||||||||||||||||
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** | The amount, or a portion thereof, represents the affiliated securities lending income shown on the Statement of Operations. |
5. | Tax Information |
All Portfolios are treated as partnerships for federal income tax purposes. The character of the cash distributions, if any, made by the partnerships is generally classified as nontaxable return of capital distributions. After each fiscal year each shareholder of record will receive information regarding their distributive allocable share of the partnerships income, gains, losses and deductions.
With respect to the Portfolios, book cost of assets differs from tax cost of assets as a result of each Portfolios adoption of a mark to market method of accounting for tax purposes. Under this method, tax cost of assets will approximate fair market value.
The Manager has analyzed the Portfolios tax positions taken on federal, state and local income tax returns for all open tax years and has concluded that no provision for income tax is required in the Portfolios financial statements for the current reporting period. Since tax authorities can examine previously filed tax returns, the Portfolios U.S. federal and state tax returns for each of the four fiscal years up to the most recent fiscal year ended December 31, 2019 are subject to such review.
6. | Borrowings |
The Series Fund, on behalf of the Portfolios, (excluding the Government Money Market Portfolio), along with other affiliated registered investment companies (the Funds), is a party to a Syndicated Credit Agreement (SCA) with a group of banks. The purpose of the SCA is to provide an alternative source of temporary funding for capital share redemptions. The table below provides details of the current SCA in effect at the reporting period-end.
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Term of Commitment |
10/3/2019 10/1/2020 | |
Total Commitment |
$1,222,500,000* | |
Annualized Commitment Fee on the Unused Portion of the SCA |
0.15% | |
Annualized Interest Rate on Borrowings |
1.20% plus the higher of (1) the effective federal funds rate, (2) the one-month LIBOR rate or (3) zero percent |
* | Effective March 31, 2020, the SCAs total commitment was increased from $900,000,000 to $1,162,500,000 and subsequently, effective April 7, 2020 was increased to $1,222,500,000. |
Certain affiliated registered investment companies that are parties to the SCA include portfolios that are subject to a predetermined mathematical formula used to manage certain benefit guarantees offered under variable annuity contracts. The formula may result in large scale asset flows into and out of these portfolios. Consequently, these portfolios may be more likely to utilize the SCA for purposes of funding redemptions. It may be possible for those portfolios to fully exhaust the committed amount of the SCA, thereby requiring the Manager to allocate available funding per a Board-approved methodology designed to treat the Funds in the SCA equitably.
The following Portfolios utilized the SCA during the reporting period ended June 30, 2020.
Portfolio | Average Balance Outstanding |
Weighted Average Interest Rates |
Number of Days Outstanding |
Maximum Balance Outstanding |
Balance Outstanding at June 30, 2020 |
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Government Income Portfolio |
$ | 789,000 | 2.86 | % | 3 | $ | 789,000 | $ | |
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7. | Capital and Ownership |
The Portfolios offer Class I shares and certain Portfolios offer Class II and/or Class III shares. All share classes are not subject to any sales charge or redemption charge and are sold at the net asset value of the Portfolio. Class I and Class III shares are sold only to certain separate accounts of Prudential to fund benefits under certain variable life insurance and variable annuity contracts (contracts). Class II shares are sold only to separate accounts of non-Prudential insurance companies as investment options under certain contracts. Class I shares are also offered to separate accounts of non-affiliated insurers for which Prudential or its affiliates administer and/or reinsure the variable life insurance or variable annuity contracts issued in connection with the separate accounts. The separate accounts invest in shares of the Portfolios through subaccounts that correspond to the Portfolios. The separate accounts will redeem shares of the Portfolios to the extent necessary to provide benefits under the contracts or for such other purposes as may be consistent with the contracts.
As of June 30, 2020, the following number of shares of the Portfolios were owned of record directly or by other Portfolios as part of their investments by insurance affiliates of Prudential.
Portfolio | Number of Shares | Percentage of Outstanding Shares |
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Conservative Balanced Portfolio |
79,793,188 | 100.0 | % | |||||
Diversified Bond Portfolio |
80,499,836 | 98.8 | % | |||||
Equity Portfolio - Class I |
72,090,344 | 100.0 | % | |||||
Flexible Managed Portfolio |
122,596,992 | 100.0 | % | |||||
Global Portfolio |
29,212,675 | 100.0 | % | |||||
Government Income Portfolio |
17,283,159 | 100.0 | % | |||||
Government Money Market Portfolio - Class I |
65,605,372 | 99.9 | % | |||||
Government Money Market Portfolio - Class III |
1,323,645 | 100.0 | % | |||||
Stock Index Portfolio |
64,690,052 | 100.0 | % |
The following number of shareholders of record, each holding greater than 5% of the Portfolio, held the following percentage of outstanding shares, on behalf of multiple beneficial owners:
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Percentage of Outstanding Shares |
Number of Shareholders |
Percentage of Outstanding Shares |
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Conservative Balanced Portfolio |
3 | 100.0 | % | | | % | ||||||||||
Diversified Bond Portfolio |
3 | 98.8 | | | ||||||||||||
Equity Portfolio |
3 | 99.9 | | | ||||||||||||
Flexible Managed Portfolio |
3 | 100.0 | | | ||||||||||||
Global Portfolio |
2 | 97.8 | | | ||||||||||||
Government Income Portfolio |
2 | 98.4 | | | ||||||||||||
Government Money Market Portfolio |
3 | 98.0 | | | ||||||||||||
Stock Index Portfolio |
3 | 100.0 | | |
Transactions in shares of beneficial interest of the Equity and Government Money Market Portfolios were as follows:
Equity Portfolio
Class I: |
Shares | Amount | ||||||
Six months ended June 30, 2020: |
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Portfolio shares sold |
126,073 | $ | 6,449,664 | |||||
Portfolio shares repurchased |
(2,599,726 | ) | (157,268,375 | ) | ||||
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Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding |
(2,473,653 | ) | $ | (150,818,711 | ) | |||
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Portfolio shares sold |
102,565 | $ | 5,848,661 | |||||
Portfolio shares repurchased |
(5,496,601 | ) | (313,401,998 | ) | ||||
Capital contributions |
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Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding |
(5,394,036 | ) | $ | (307,553,334 | ) | |||
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Class II: |
Shares | Amount | ||||||
Six months ended June 30, 2020: |
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Portfolio shares sold |
1 | $ | 32 | |||||
Portfolio shares repurchased |
(2,031 | ) | (123,050 | ) | ||||
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Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding |
(2,030 | ) | $ | (123,018 | ) | |||
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Portfolio shares sold |
1 | $ | 39 | |||||
Portfolio shares repurchased |
(2,102 | ) | (115,498 | ) | ||||
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Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding |
(2,101 | ) | $ | (115,459 | ) | |||
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Government Money Market Portfolio
Class I: |
Shares | Amount | ||||||
Six months ended June 30, 2020: |
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Portfolio shares sold |
30,697,714 | $ | 306,977,142 | |||||
Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions |
179,043 | 1,790,426 | ||||||
Portfolio shares repurchased |
(25,180,948 | ) | (251,809,479 | ) | ||||
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Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding |
5,695,809 | $ | 56,958,089 | |||||
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Portfolio shares sold |
51,839,113 | $ | 518,391,129 | |||||
Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions |
1,065,025 | 10,650,252 | ||||||
Portfolio shares repurchased |
(46,588,121 | ) | (465,881,208 | ) | ||||
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Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding |
6,316,017 | $ | 63,160,173 | |||||
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Period ended June 30, 2020*: |
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Portfolio shares sold |
1,644,063 | $ | 16,440,632 | |||||
Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions |
1 | 11 | ||||||
Portfolio shares repurchased |
(320,419 | ) | (3,204,193 | ) | ||||
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Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding |
1,323,645 | $ | 13,236,450 | |||||
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* | Commencement of offering was May 18, 2020. |
8. | Risks of Investing in the Portfolios |
The Portfolios risks include, but are not limited to, some or all of the risks discussed below. For further information on the risks applicable to any given Portfolio, please refer to the Prospectus and Statement of Additional Information of that Portfolio.
Bond Obligations Risk: The Portfolios holdings, share price, yield and total return may fluctuate in response to bond market movements. The value of bonds may decline for issuer-related reasons, including management performance, financial leverage and reduced demand for the issuers goods and services. Certain types of fixed-income obligations also may be subject to call and redemption risk, which is the risk that the issuer may call a bond held by the Portfolios for redemption before it matures and the Portfolios may not be able to reinvest at the same level and therefore would earn less income.
Derivatives Risk: Derivatives involve special risks and costs and may result in losses to the Portfolios. The successful use of derivatives requires sophisticated management, and, to the extent that derivatives are used, the Portfolios will depend on the subadvisers ability to analyze and manage derivative transactions. The prices of derivatives may move in unexpected ways, especially in abnormal market conditions. Some derivatives are leveraged and therefore may magnify or otherwise increase investment losses to the Portfolios. Other risks arise from the potential inability to terminate or sell derivatives positions. A liquid secondary market may not always exist for the Portfolios derivatives positions. In fact, many OTC derivative instruments will not have liquidity beyond the counterparty to the instrument. OTC derivative instruments also involve the risk that the other party will not meet its obligations to the Portfolios.
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Emerging Markets Risk: The risks of foreign investments are greater for investments in or exposed to emerging markets. Emerging market countries typically have economic and political systems that are less fully developed, and can be expected to be less stable, than those of more developed countries. For example, the economies of such countries can be subject to rapid and unpredictable rates of inflation or deflation. Low trading volumes may result in a lack of liquidity and price volatility.
Equity and Equity-Related Securities Risks: The value of a particular security could go down and you could lose money. In addition to an individual security losing value, the value of the equity markets or a sector in which the Portfolios invest could go down. The Portfolios holdings can vary significantly from broad market indexes and the performance of the Portfolios can deviate from the performance of these indexes. Different parts of a market can react differently to adverse issuer, market, regulatory, political and economic developments.
Foreign Market Disruption and Geopolitical Risks: International wars or conflicts and geopolitical developments in foreign countries, along with instability in regions such as Asia, Eastern Europe, and the Middle East, possible terrorist attacks in the United States or around the world, public health epidemics such as the outbreak of infectious diseases like the recent outbreak of coronavirus globally or the 20142016 outbreak in West Africa of the Ebola virus, and other similar events could adversely affect the U.S. and foreign financial markets, and may cause further long-term economic uncertainties in the United States and worldwide generally.
Foreign Securities Risk: The Portfolios investments in securities of foreign issuers or issuers with significant exposure to foreign markets involve additional risk. Foreign countries in which the Portfolios may invest may have markets that are less liquid, less regulated and more volatile than US markets. The value of the Portfolios investments may decline because of factors affecting the particular issuer as well as foreign markets and issuers generally, such as unfavorable government actions, and political or financial instability.
Geographic Concentration Risk: The Portfolios performance may be closely tied to the market, economic, political, regulatory or other conditions in the countries or regions in which the Portfolios invest. This can result in more pronounced risks based upon conditions that impact one or more countries or regions more or less than other countries or regions.
Interest Rate Risk: The value of an investment may go down when interest rates rise. A rise in rates tends to have a greater impact on the prices of longer term or duration securities. When interest rates fall, the issuers of debt obligations may prepay principal more quickly than expected, and the Portfolios may be required to reinvest the proceeds at a lower interest rate. This is referred to as prepayment risk. When interest rates rise, debt obligations may be repaid more slowly than expected, and the value of the Portfolios holdings may fall sharply. This is referred to as extension risk. The Portfolios may face a heightened level of interest rate risk as a result of the U.S. Federal Reserve Boards policies. The Portfolios investments may lose value if short-term or long-term interest rates rise sharply or in a manner not anticipated by the subadviser.
LIBOR Risk: Many financial instruments use or may use a floating rate based on the London Interbank Offered Rate, or LIBOR, which is the offered rate for short-term Eurodollar deposits between major international banks. On July 27, 2017, the Financial Conduct Authority announced a desire to phase out the use of LIBOR by the end of 2021. There remains uncertainty regarding the future utilization of LIBOR and the nature of any replacement rate. As such, the potential impact of a transition away from LIBOR on the Portfolios or the financial instruments in which the Portfolios invest cannot yet be determined. The elimination of LIBOR or changes to other reference rates or any other changes or reforms to the determination or supervision of reference rates could have an adverse impact on the market for, or value of, any securities or payments linked to those reference rates, which may adversely affect the Portfolios performance and/or net asset value. Furthermore, the risks associated with the expected discontinuation of LIBOR and transition may be exacerbated if the work necessary to effect an orderly transition to an alternative reference rate is not completed in a timely manner. Because the usefulness of LIBOR as a benchmark could deteriorate during the transition period, these effects could occur prior to the end of 2021.
Liquidity Risk: The Portfolios may invest in instruments that trade in lower volumes and are less liquid than other investments. Liquidity risk exists when particular investments made by the Portfolios are difficult to purchase or sell. Liquidity risk includes the risk that the Portfolios may make investments that may become less liquid in response to market developments or adverse investor perceptions. Investments that are illiquid or that trade in lower volumes may be more difficult to value. If the Portfolios are forced to sell these investments to pay redemption proceeds or for other reasons, the Portfolios may lose money. In addition, when there is no willing buyer and investments may not reasonably be expected to be sold or disposed of in current market conditions in seven calendar days or less without the sale or disposition significantly changing the market value of the investment, the Portfolios may incur higher transaction costs when executing trade orders of a given size. The
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reduction in dealer market-making capacity in the fixed-income markets that has occurred in recent years also has the potential to reduce liquidity. An inability to sell a portfolio position can adversely affect the Portfolios value or prevent the Portfolios from being able to take advantage of other investment opportunities.
Market and Credit Risk: Securities markets may be volatile and the market prices of the Portfolios securities may decline. Securities fluctuate in price based on changes in an issuers financial condition and overall market and economic conditions. If the market prices of the securities owned by the Portfolios fall, the value of an investment in the Portfolios will decline. Additionally, the Portfolios may also be exposed to credit risk in the event that an issuer or guarantor fails to perform or that an institution or entity with which the Portfolios have unsettled or open transactions defaults.
Risks of Investing in equity REITs: Real estate securities are subject to similar risks as direct investments in real estate and mortgages, and their value will depend on the value of the underlying properties or the underlying loans or interests. The underlying loans may be subject to the risks of default or of payments that occur earlier or later than expected, and such loans may also include so-called subprime mortgages. The value of these securities will rise and fall in response to many factors, including economic conditions, the demand for rental property and interest rates. In particular, the value of these securities may decline when interest rates rise and will also be affected by the real estate market and by the management of the underlying properties.
In addition, investing in equity REITs involves certain unique risks in addition to those risks associated with investing in the real estate industry in general. Equity REITs may be affected by changes in the value of the underlying property owned by the equity REITs, while mortgage REITs may be affected by the quality of any credit extended. Equity REITs are dependent upon management skills, may not be diversified geographically or by property/mortgage asset type, and are subject to heavy cash flow dependency, default by borrowers and self-liquidation. Since equity REITs are relatively smaller in size when compared to the broader market, and smaller companies tend to be more volatile than larger companies, they may be more volatile and/or more illiquid than other types of equity securities. Equity REITs are subject to interest rate risks. Equity REITs may incur significant amounts of leverage. The Portfolios will indirectly bear a portion of the expenses, including management fees, paid by each equity REIT in which they invest, in addition to the expenses of the Portfolios. Since certain Portfolios concentrate in the real estate industry, the holdings of such Portfolios can vary significantly from broad market indexes. As a result, the performance of such Portfolios can deviate from the performance of such indexes.
Risks of Investing in Treasury Inflation Protected Securities (TIPS): The value of TIPS generally fluctuates in response to inflationary concerns. As inflationary expectations increase, TIPS will become more attractive, because they protect future interest payments against inflation. Conversely, as inflationary concerns decrease, TIPS will become less attractive and less valuable. Although the principal value of TIPS declines in periods of deflation, holders at maturity receive no less than the par value of the bond. However, if the Portfolios purchase TIPS in the secondary market, where principal values have been adjusted upward due to inflation since issuance, they may experience a loss if there is a subsequent period of deflation. If inflation is lower than expected during the period the Portfolios hold TIPS, the Portfolios may earn less on the security than on a conventional bond.
U.S. Government and Agency Securities Risk: U.S. Government and agency securities are subject to market risk, interest rate risk and credit risk. Not all U.S. Government securities are insured or guaranteed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. Government; some are only insured or guaranteed by the issuing agency, which must rely on its own resources to repay the debt. In addition, the value of U.S. Government securities may be affected by changes in the credit rating of the U.S. Government.
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Financial Highlights
(Unaudited)
Conservative Balanced Portfolio |
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Six Months Ended June 30, 2020 |
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Per Share Operating Performance(a): |
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Net Asset Value, beginning of period |
$ | 31.40 | $ | 26.50 | $ | 27.17 | $ | 24.18 | $ | 22.54 | $ | 22.45 | ||||||||||||
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Income (Loss) From Investment Operations: |
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Net investment income (loss) |
0.28 | 0.59 | 0.53 | 0.45 | 0.42 | 0.39 | ||||||||||||||||||
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment and foreign currency transactions |
(0.36 | ) | 4.31 | (1.20 | ) | 2.54 | 1.20 | (0.30 | ) | |||||||||||||||
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Total from investment operations |
(0.08 | ) | 4.90 | (0.67 | ) | 2.99 | 1.62 | 0.09 | ||||||||||||||||
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Net Asset Value, end of period |
$ | 31.32 | $ | 31.40 | $ | 26.50 | $ | 27.17 | $ | 24.18 | $ | 22.54 | ||||||||||||
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Total Return(e) |
(0.25 | )% | 18.49 | %(f) | (2.47 | )%(f) | 12.37 | % | 7.28 | %(g) | 0.40 | % | ||||||||||||
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Net assets, end of period (in millions) |
$ | 2,499 | $ | 2,597 | $ | 2,370 | $ | 2,595 | $ | 2,473 | $ | 2,554 | ||||||||||||
Average net assets (in millions) |
$ | 2,469 | $ | 2,506 | $ | 2,535 | $ | 2,535 | $ | 2,487 | $ | 2,522 | ||||||||||||
Ratios to average net assets(h): |
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Expenses after waivers and/or expense reimbursement |
0.58 | %(i) | 0.59 | % | 0.59 | % | 0.58 | % | 0.58 | % | 0.58 | % | ||||||||||||
Expenses before waivers and/or expense reimbursement |
0.58 | %(i) | 0.59 | % | 0.59 | % | 0.58 | % | 0.58 | % | 0.58 | % | ||||||||||||
Net investment income (loss) |
1.83 | %(i) | 2.02 | % | 1.94 | % | 1.75 | % | 1.79 | % | 1.70 | % | ||||||||||||
Portfolio turnover rate(j) |
36 | % | 90 | % | 101 | % | 136 | % | 185 | % | 208 | % | ||||||||||||
Diversified Bond Portfolio |
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Net Asset Value, beginning of period |
$ | 14.55 | $ | 13.12 | $ | 13.14 | $ | 12.28 | $ | 11.64 | $ | 11.66 | ||||||||||||
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Net investment income (loss) |
0.24 | 0.49 | 0.45 | 0.42 | 0.43 | 0.41 | ||||||||||||||||||
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment and foreign currency transactions |
0.29 | 0.94 | (0.48 | ) | 0.44 | 0.21 | (0.43 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
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0.53 | 1.43 | (0.03 | ) | 0.86 | 0.64 | (0.02 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
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$ | 15.08 | $ | 14.55 | $ | 13.12 | $ | 13.14 | $ | 12.28 | $ | 11.64 | ||||||||||||
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Total Return(e) |
3.64 | % | 10.90 | % | (0.15 | )%(k) | 7.00 | % | 5.50 | %(f) | (0.17 | )% | ||||||||||||
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Net assets, end of period (in millions) |
$ | 1,228 | $ | 1,190 | $ | 1,123 | $ | 1,145 | $ | 1,105 | $ | 1,085 | ||||||||||||
Average net assets (in millions) |
$ | 1,206 | $ | 1,166 | $ | 1,132 | $ | 1,123 | $ | 1,121 | $ | 1,074 | ||||||||||||
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Expenses after waivers and/or expense reimbursement |
0.44 | %(i) | 0.44 | % | 0.44 | % | 0.44 | % | 0.44 | % | 0.46 | % | ||||||||||||
Expenses before waivers and/or expense reimbursement |
0.44 | %(i) | 0.44 | % | 0.44 | % | 0.44 | % | 0.44 | % | 0.46 | % | ||||||||||||
Net investment income (loss) |
3.27 | %(i) | 3.53 | % | 3.44 | % | 3.28 | % | 3.52 | % | 3.48 | % | ||||||||||||
Portfolio turnover rate(j) |
15 | % | 48 | % | 51 | % | 71 | % | 49 | % | 81 | % |
(a) | Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period. |
(b) | Represents payment received by the Portfolio, from Prudential, in connection with the failure to timely compensate the Portfolio for the excess foreign withholding tax withheld on dividends and interest from certain countries due to the Portfolios tax status as a partnership. |
(c) | Less than $0.005 per share. |
(d) | Represents payment received by the Portfolio, from Prudential, in connection with the failure to maximize securities lending income due to a restriction that benefited Prudential. |
(e) | Total return is calculated assuming a purchase of a share on the first day and a sale on the last day of each period reported and includes reinvestment of dividends and distributions, if any, and does not reflect the effect of insurance contract charges. Total return does not reflect expenses associated with the separate account such as administrative fees, account charges and surrender charges which, if reflected, would reduce the total returns for all periods shown. Performance figures may reflect fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements. In the absence of fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements, the total return would be lower. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Total returns may reflect adjustments to conform to generally accepted accounting principles. Total returns for periods less than one full year are not annualized. |
(f) | Total return for the year includes the impact of the capital contribution, which was not material to the total return. |
(g) | Total return for the year includes the impact of the capital contribution. Excluding the capital contribution, the total return would have been 7.19%. |
(h) | Does not include expenses of the underlying funds in which the Portfolio invests. |
(i) | Annualized. |
(j) | The Portfolios portfolio turnover rate is calculated in accordance with regulatory requirements, without regard to transactions involving short-term investments and certain derivatives. If such transactions were included, the Portfolios portfolio turnover rate may be higher. |
(k) | Total return for the year includes the impact of the capital contribution. Excluding the capital contribution, the total return would have been (0.23)%. |
SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
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Financial Highlights
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Equity PortfolioClass I |
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Net Asset Value, beginning of period |
$ | 63.18 | $ | 49.02 | $ | 51.52 | $ | 40.96 | $ | 39.47 | $ | 38.56 | ||||||||||||
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0.31 | 0.66 | 0.53 | 0.41 | 0.38 | 0.34 | ||||||||||||||||||
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment and foreign currency transactions |
0.83 | 13.50 | (3.07 | ) | 10.15 | 1.07 | 0.57 | |||||||||||||||||
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1.14 | 14.16 | (2.54 | ) | 10.56 | 1.45 | 0.91 | |||||||||||||||||
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$ | 64.32 | $ | 63.18 | $ | 49.02 | $ | 51.52 | $ | 40.96 | $ | 39.47 | ||||||||||||
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Total Return(e) |
1.80 | % | 28.89 | %(f) | (4.85 | )%(g) | 25.78 | % | 3.78 | %(h) | 2.36 | % | ||||||||||||
Ratios/Supplemental Data: |
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Net assets, end of period (in millions) |
$ | 4,637 | $ | 4,711 | $ | 3,920 | $ | 4,416 | $ | 3,742 | $ | 3,846 | ||||||||||||
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$ | 4,382 | $ | 4,407 | $ | 4,497 | $ | 4,099 | $ | 3,615 | $ | 3,959 | ||||||||||||
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0.47 | %(j) | 0.47 | % | 0.47 | % | 0.47 | % | 0.47 | % | 0.47 | % | ||||||||||||
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0.47 | %(j) | 0.47 | % | 0.47 | % | 0.47 | % | 0.47 | % | 0.47 | % | ||||||||||||
Net investment income (loss) |
1.04 | %(j) | 1.16 | % | 0.98 | % | 0.89 | % | 1.01 | % | 0.86 | % | ||||||||||||
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32 | % | 43 | % | 37 | % | 55 | % | 39 | % | 37 | % | ||||||||||||
Equity PortfolioClass II |
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Per Share Operating Performance(a): |
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Net Asset Value, beginning of period |
$ | 62.09 | $ | 48.37 | $ | 51.04 | $ | 40.74 | $ | 39.42 | $ | 38.66 | ||||||||||||
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0.19 | 0.43 | 0.32 | 0.23 | 0.23 | 0.18 | ||||||||||||||||||
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment and foreign currency transactions |
0.80 | 13.29 | (3.03 | ) | 10.07 | 1.05 | 0.58 | |||||||||||||||||
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0.99 | 13.72 | (2.71 | ) | 10.30 | 1.28 | 0.76 | |||||||||||||||||
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Net Asset Value, end of period |
$ | 63.08 | $ | 62.09 | $ | 48.37 | $ | 51.04 | $ | 40.74 | $ | 39.42 | ||||||||||||
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Total Return(e) |
1.59 | % | 28.36 | %(f) | (5.23 | )%(g) | 25.28 | % | 3.35 | %(h) | 1.97 | % | ||||||||||||
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Net assets, end of period (in millions) |
$ | 2 | $ | 2 | $ | 2 | $ | 2 | $ | 2 | $ | 2 | ||||||||||||
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$ | 2 | $ | 2 | $ | 2 | $ | 2 | $ | 2 | $ | 2 | ||||||||||||
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Expenses after waivers and/or expense reimbursement |
0.87 | %(j) | 0.87 | % | 0.87 | % | 0.87 | % | 0.87 | % | 0.87 | % | ||||||||||||
Expenses before waivers and/or expense reimbursement |
0.87 | %(j) | 0.87 | % | 0.87 | % | 0.87 | % | 0.87 | % | 0.87 | % | ||||||||||||
Net investment income (loss) |
0.64 | %(j) | 0.76 | % | 0.59 | % | 0.50 | % | 0.61 | % | 0.46 | % | ||||||||||||
Portfolio turnover rate(k) |
32 | % | 43 | % | 37 | % | 55 | % | 39 | % | 37 | % |
(a) | Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period. |
(b) | Represents payment received by the Portfolio, from Prudential, in connection with the failure to timely compensate the Portfolio for the excess foreign withholding tax withheld on dividends and interest from certain countries due to the Portfolios tax status as a partnership. |
(c) | Less than $0.005 per share. |
(d) | Represents payment received by the Portfolio, from Prudential, in connection with the failure to maximize securities lending income due to a restriction that benefited Prudential. |
(e) | Total return is calculated assuming a purchase of a share on the first day and a sale on the last day of each period reported and includes reinvestment of dividends and distributions, if any, and does not reflect the effect of insurance contract charges. Total return does not reflect expenses associated with the separate account such as administrative fees, account charges and surrender charges which, if reflected, would reduce the total returns for all periods shown. Performance figures may reflect fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements. In the absence of fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements, the total return would be lower. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Total returns may reflect adjustments to conform to generally accepted accounting principles. Total returns for periods less than one full year are not annualized. |
(f) | Total return for the year includes the impact of the capital contribution, which was not material to the total return. |
(g) | Total return for the year includes the impact of the capital contribution. Excluding the capital contribution, the total return would have been (4.93)% and (5.31)% for Class I and Class II, respectively. |
(h) | Total return for the year includes the impact of the capital contribution. Excluding the capital contribution, the total return would have been 3.68% and 3.25% for Class I and Class II, respectively. |
(i) | Does not include expenses of the underlying funds in which the Portfolio invests. |
(j) | Annualized. |
(k) | The Portfolios portfolio turnover rate is calculated in accordance with regulatory requirements, without regard to transactions involving short-term investments and certain derivatives. If such transactions were included, the Portfolios portfolio turnover rate may be higher. |
SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
C2
Financial Highlights
(Unaudited)
Flexible Managed Portfolio |
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Per Share Operating Performance(a): |
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Net Asset Value, beginning of period |
$ | 34.32 | $ | 28.63 | $ | 29.88 | $ | 25.99 | $ | 23.95 | $ | 23.71 | ||||||||||||
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0.30 | 0.61 | 0.53 | 0.45 | 0.44 | 0.42 | ||||||||||||||||||
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment and foreign currency transactions |
(1.06 | ) | 5.08 | (1.78 | ) | 3.44 | 1.58 | (0.18 | ) | |||||||||||||||
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(0.76 | ) | 5.69 | (1.25 | ) | 3.89 | 2.02 | 0.24 | ||||||||||||||||
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Net Asset Value, end of period |
$ | 33.56 | $ | 34.32 | $ | 28.63 | $ | 29.88 | $ | 25.99 | $ | 23.95 | ||||||||||||
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Total Return(e) |
(2.21 | )% | 19.87 | %(f) | (4.18 | )%(f) | 14.97 | % | 8.52 | %(g) | 1.01 | % | ||||||||||||
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Net assets, end of period (in millions) |
$ | 4,115 | $ | 4,328 | $ | 3,834 | $ | 4,230 | $ | 3,890 | $ | 3,769 | ||||||||||||
Average net assets (in millions) |
$ | 4,043 | $ | 4,127 | $ | 4,157 | $ | 4,043 | $ | 3,799 | $ | 3,878 | ||||||||||||
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Expenses after waivers and/or expense reimbursement |
0.62 | %(i) | 0.63 | % | 0.63 | % | 0.62 | % | 0.63 | % | 0.63 | % | ||||||||||||
Expenses before waivers and/or expense reimbursement |
0.62 | %(i) | 0.63 | % | 0.63 | % | 0.62 | % | 0.63 | % | 0.63 | % | ||||||||||||
Net investment income (loss) |
1.88 | %(i) | 1.92 | % | 1.75 | % | 1.62 | % | 1.78 | % | 1.74 | % | ||||||||||||
Portfolio turnover rate(j)(k) |
58 | % | 125 | % | 139 | % | 175 | % | 203 | % | 213 | % | ||||||||||||
Global Portfolio |
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Per Share Operating Performance(a): |
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Net Asset Value, beginning of period |
$ | 41.49 | $ | 31.83 | $ | 34.33 | $ | 27.50 | $ | 26.33 | $ | 25.72 | ||||||||||||
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Net investment income (loss) |
0.21 | 0.52 | 0.47 | 0.42 | 0.34 | 0.34 | ||||||||||||||||||
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment and foreign currency transactions |
(2.65 | ) | 9.14 | (2.99 | ) | 6.41 | 0.81 | 0.27 | ||||||||||||||||
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(2.44 | ) | 9.66 | (2.52 | ) | 6.83 | 1.15 | 0.61 | ||||||||||||||||
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Net Asset Value, end of period |
$ | 39.05 | $ | 41.49 | $ | 31.83 | $ | 34.33 | $ | 27.50 | $ | 26.33 | ||||||||||||
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Total Return(e) |
(5.88 | )% | 30.39 | %(f) | (7.28 | )%(l) | 24.84 | % | 4.44 | %(m) | 2.37 | % | ||||||||||||
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Net assets, end of period (in millions) |
$ | 1,141 | $ | 1,264 | $ | 1,007 | $ | 1,133 | $ | 955 | $ | 965 | ||||||||||||
Average net assets (in millions) |
$ | 1,127 | $ | 1,158 | $ | 1,140 | $ | 1,052 | $ | 942 | $ | 813 | ||||||||||||
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Expenses after waivers and/or expense reimbursement |
0.76 | %(i) | 0.77 | % | 0.77 | % | 0.79 | % | 0.80 | % | 0.81 | % | ||||||||||||
Expenses before waivers and/or expense reimbursement |
0.79 | %(i) | 0.80 | % | 0.80 | % | 0.81 | % | 0.81 | % | 0.82 | % | ||||||||||||
Net investment income (loss) |
1.14 | %(i) | 1.41 | % | 1.33 | % | 1.34 | % | 1.29 | % | 1.28 | % | ||||||||||||
Portfolio turnover rate(j) |
16 | % | 26 | % | 28 | % | 33 | % | 40 | % | 33 | % |
(a) | Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period. |
(b) | Represents payment received by the Portfolio, from Prudential, in connection with the failure to timely compensate the Portfolio for the excess foreign withholding tax withheld on dividends and interest from certain countries due to the Portfolios tax status as a partnership. |
(c) | Less than $0.005 per share. |
(d) | Represents payment received by the Portfolio, from Prudential, in connection with the failure to maximize securities lending income due to a restriction that benefited Prudential. |
(e) | Total return is calculated assuming a purchase of a share on the first day and a sale on the last day of each period reported and includes reinvestment of dividends and distributions, if any, and does not reflect the effect of insurance contract charges. Total return does not reflect expenses associated with the separate account such as administrative fees, account charges and surrender charges which, if reflected, would reduce the total returns for all periods shown. Performance figures may reflect fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements. In the absence of fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements, the total return would be lower. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Total returns may reflect adjustments to conform to generally accepted accounting principles. Total returns for periods less than one full year are not annualized. |
(f) | Total return for the year includes the impact of the capital contribution, which was not material to the total return. |
(g) | Total return for the year includes the impact of the capital contribution. Excluding the capital contribution, the total return would have been 8.44%. |
(h) | Does not include expenses of the underlying funds in which the Portfolio invests. |
(i) | Annualized. |
(j) | The Portfolios portfolio turnover rate is calculated in accordance with regulatory requirements, without regard to transactions involving short-term investments and certain derivatives. If such transactions were included, the Portfolios portfolio turnover rate may be higher. |
(k) | The Portfolio accounts for mortgage dollar roll transactions as purchases and sales which, as a result, can increase its portfolio turnover rate. |
(l) | Total return for the year includes the impact of the capital contribution. Excluding the capital contribution, the total return would have been (7.34)%. |
(m) | Total return for the year includes the impact of the capital contribution. Excluding the capital contribution, the total return would have been 4.36%. |
SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
C3
Financial Highlights
(Unaudited)
Government Income Portfolio |
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Net Asset Value, beginning of period |
$ | 13.54 | $ | 12.70 | $ | 12.62 | $ | 12.26 | $ | 12.00 | $ | 11.92 | ||||||||||||
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0.13 | 0.31 | 0.28 | 0.23 | 0.20 | 0.18 | ||||||||||||||||||
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment transactions |
0.73 | 0.53 | (0.20 | ) | 0.13 | 0.06 | (0.10 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
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0.86 | 0.84 | 0.08 | 0.36 | 0.26 | 0.08 | ||||||||||||||||||
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$ | 14.40 | $ | 13.54 | $ | 12.70 | $ | 12.62 | $ | 12.26 | $ | 12.00 | ||||||||||||
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Total Return(e) |
6.35 | % | 6.61 | % | 0.63 | %(f) | 2.94 | % | 2.17 | %(f) | 0.67 | % | ||||||||||||
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Net assets, end of period (in millions) |
$ | 249 | $ | 239 | $ | 221 | $ | 244 | $ | 226 | $ | 232 | ||||||||||||
Average net assets (in millions) |
$ | 244 | $ | 235 | $ | 231 | $ | 252 | $ | 236 | $ | 325 | ||||||||||||
Ratios to average net assets(g): |
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Expenses after waivers and/or expense reimbursement |
0.51 | %(h) | 0.52 | % | 0.51 | % | 0.53 | % | 0.51 | % | 0.48 | % | ||||||||||||
Expenses before waivers and/or expense reimbursement |
0.51 | %(h) | 0.52 | % | 0.51 | % | 0.53 | % | 0.51 | % | 0.48 | % | ||||||||||||
Net investment income (loss) |
1.90 | %(h) | 2.34 | % | 2.28 | % | 1.84 | % | 1.60 | % | 1.48 | % | ||||||||||||
Portfolio turnover rate(i)(j) |
53 | % | 269 | % | 284 | % | 495 | % | 705 | % | 746 | % |
(a) | Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period. |
(b) | Represents payment received by the Portfolio, from Prudential, in connection with the failure to timely compensate the Portfolio for the excess foreign withholding tax withheld on dividends and interest from certain countries due to the Portfolios tax status as a partnership. |
(c) | Less than $0.005 per share. |
(d) | Represents payment received by the Portfolio, from Prudential, in connection with the failure to maximize securities lending income due to a restriction that benefited Prudential. |
(e) | Total return is calculated assuming a purchase of a share on the first day and a sale on the last day of each period reported and includes reinvestment of dividends and distributions, if any, and does not reflect the effect of insurance contract charges. Total return does not reflect expenses associated with the separate account such as administrative fees, account charges and surrender charges which, if reflected, would reduce the total returns for all periods shown. Performance figures may reflect fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements. In the absence of fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements, the total return would be lower. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Total returns may reflect adjustments to conform to generally accepted accounting principles. Total returns for periods less than one full year are not annualized. |
(f) | Total return for the year includes the impact of the capital contribution, which was not material to the total return. |
(g) | Does not include expenses of the underlying funds in which the Portfolio invests. |
(h) | Annualized. |
(i) | The Portfolio accounts for mortgage dollar roll transactions, when applicable, as purchases and sales which, as a result, can increase its portfolio turnover rate. |
(j) | The Portfolios portfolio turnover rate is calculated in accordance with regulatory requirements, without regard to transactions involving short-term investments and certain derivatives. If such transactions were included, the Portfolios portfolio turnover rate may be higher. |
SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
C4
Financial Highlights
(Unaudited)
Government Money Market PortfolioClass I |
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Net Asset Value, beginning of period |
$ | 10.00 | $ | 10.00 | $ | 10.00 | $ | 10.00 | $ | 10.00 | $ | 10.00 | ||||||||||||
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(0.03 | ) | (0.19 | ) | (0.15 | ) | (0.06 | ) | (0.01 | ) | | (c) | ||||||||||||
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$ | 10.00 | $ | 10.00 | $ | 10.00 | $ | 10.00 | $ | 10.00 | $ | 10.00 | ||||||||||||
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0.30 | % | 1.92 | % | 1.53 | % | 0.56 | % | 0.10 | % | 0.00 | %(e) | ||||||||||||
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Net assets, end of period (in millions) |
$ | 657 | $ | 600 | $ | 536 | $ | 560 | $ | 724 | $ | 651 | ||||||||||||
Average net assets (in millions) |
$ | 618 | $ | 563 | $ | 560 | $ | 665 | $ | 717 | $ | 725 | ||||||||||||
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0.30 | %(g) | 0.35 | % | 0.35 | % | 0.35 | % | 0.35 | % | 0.19 | % | ||||||||||||
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0.34 | %(g) | 0.35 | % | 0.35 | % | 0.35 | % | 0.35 | % | 0.44 | % | ||||||||||||
Net investment income (loss) |
0.57 | %(g) | 1.88 | % | 1.52 | % | 0.55 | % | 0.09 | % | | %(e) |
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(c) | Less than $(0.005) per share. |
(d) | Total return is calculated assuming a purchase of a share on the first day and a sale on the last day of each period reported and includes reinvestment of dividends and distributions, if any, and does not reflect the effect of insurance contract charges. Total return does not reflect expenses associated with the separate account such as administrative fees, account charges and surrender charges which, if reflected, would reduce the total returns for all periods shown. Performance figures may reflect fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements. In the absence of fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements, the total return would be lower. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Total returns may reflect adjustments to conform to generally accepted accounting principles. Total returns for periods less than one full year are not annualized. |
(e) | Less than 0.005%. |
(f) | Does not include expenses of the underlying funds in which the Portfolio invests. |
(g) | Annualized. |
SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
C5
Financial Highlights
(Unaudited)
Stock Index Portfolio |
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$ | 74.24 | $ | 56.64 | $ | 59.38 | $ | 50.70 | $ | 48.59 | $ | 49.33 | ||||||||||||
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0.59 | 1.12 | 1.00 | 0.92 | 0.89 | 0.86 | ||||||||||||||||||
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment transactions |
(2.96 | ) | 16.48 | (3.74 | ) | 9.75 | 4.52 | (0.26 | ) | |||||||||||||||
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| | | (1.99 | ) | (3.37 | ) | (1.34 | ) | |||||||||||||||
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$ | 71.87 | $ | 74.24 | $ | 56.64 | $ | 59.38 | $ | 50.70 | $ | 48.59 | ||||||||||||
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(3.19 | )% | 31.07 | % | (4.61 | )% | 21.46 | % | 11.83 | %(d) | 1.18 | % | ||||||||||||
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Net assets, end of period (in millions) |
$ | 4,649 | $ | 4,757 | $ | 3,672 | $ | 3,928 | $ | 3,305 | $ | 3,010 | ||||||||||||
Average net assets (in millions) |
$ | 4,465 | $ | 4,298 | $ | 4,051 | $ | 3,630 | $ | 3,122 | $ | 3,299 | ||||||||||||
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Expenses after waivers and/or expense reimbursement |
0.31 | %(f) | 0.31 | % | 0.31 | % | 0.32 | % | 0.32 | % | 0.32 | % | ||||||||||||
Expenses before waivers and/or expense reimbursement |
0.31 | %(f) | 0.31 | % | 0.31 | % | 0.32 | % | 0.34 | % | 0.37 | % | ||||||||||||
Net investment income (loss) |
1.72 | %(f) | 1.69 | % | 1.63 | % | 1.69 | % | 1.84 | % | 1.74 | % | ||||||||||||
Portfolio turnover rate(g) |
1 | % | 3 | % | 4 | % | 4 | % | 5 | % | 9 | % |
(a) | Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period. |
(b) | Represents payment received by the Portfolio, from Prudential, in connection with the failure to maximize securities lending income due to a restriction that benefited Prudential. |
(c) | Total return is calculated assuming a purchase of a share on the first day and a sale on the last day of each period reported and includes reinvestment of dividends and distributions, if any, and does not reflect the effect of insurance contract charges. Total return does not reflect expenses associated with the separate account such as administrative fees, account charges and surrender charges which, if reflected, would reduce the total returns for all periods shown. Performance figures may reflect fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements. In the absence of fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements, the total return would be lower. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Total returns may reflect adjustments to conform to generally accepted accounting principles. Total returns for periods less than one full year are not annualized. |
(d) | Total return for the year includes the impact of the capital contribution. Excluding the capital contribution, the total return would have been 11.69%. |
(e) | Does not include expenses of the underlying funds in which the Portfolio invests. |
(f) | Annualized. |
(g) | The Portfolios portfolio turnover rate is calculated in accordance with regulatory requirements, without regard to transactions involving short-term investments and certain derivatives. If such transactions were included, the Portfolios portfolio turnover rate may be higher. |
SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
C6
The Prudential Series Fund
Portfolio Liquidity Risk Management Program unaudited |
June 30, 2020 |
Consistent with Rule 22e-4 under the 1940 Act (the Liquidity Rule), each Portfolio has adopted and implemented a liquidity risk management program (the LRMP). Each Portfolios LRMP seeks to assess and manage the Portfolios liquidity risk, which is defined as the risk that the Portfolio is unable to meet investor redemption requests without significantly diluting the remaining investors interests in the Portfolio. The Series Funds Board of Trustees (the Board) has approved PGIM Investments LLC (PGIM Investments), the Portfolios investment manager, to serve as the administrator of each Portfolios LRMP. As part of its responsibilities as administrator, PGIM Investments has retained a third party to perform certain functions, including providing market data and liquidity classification model information.
Each Portfolios LRMP includes a number of processes designed to support the assessment and management of its liquidity risk. In particular, each Portfolios LRMP includes no less than annual assessments of factors that influence the Portfolios liquidity risk; no less than monthly classifications of the Portfolios investments into one of four liquidity classifications provided for in the Liquidity Rule; a 15% of net assets limit on the acquisition of illiquid investments (as defined under the Liquidity Rule); establishment of a minimum percentage of the Portfolios assets to be invested in investments classified as highly liquid (as defined under the Liquidity Rule) if the Portfolio does not invest primarily in highly liquid investments; and regular reporting to the Board.
At a meeting of the Board on March 10-11, 2020, PGIM Investments provided a written report (LRMP Report) to the Board addressing the operation, adequacy, and effectiveness of each Portfolios LRMP, including any material changes to the LRMP for the period from the inception of the LRMP on December 1, 2018 through December 31, 2019 (Reporting Period). The LRMP Report concluded that each Portfolios LRMP was reasonably designed to assess and manage that Portfolios liquidity risk and was adequately and effectively implemented during the Reporting Period. There were no material changes to the LRMP during the Reporting Period. The LRMP Report further concluded that each Portfolios investment strategies continue to be appropriate given each Portfolios status as an open-end fund.
There can be no assurance that the LRMP will achieve its objectives in the future. Additional information regarding risks of investing in a Portfolio, including liquidity risks presented by each Portfolios investment portfolio, is found in a Portfolios Prospectus and Statement of Additional Information.
SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
C7
Approval of Advisory Agreements
Renewal of Management and Subadvisory Agreements
The Trusts Board of Trustees
The Board of Trustees (the Board) of The Prudential Series Fund (the Trust, and each series thereof, the Portfolios) consists of nine individuals, eight of whom are not interested persons of the Trust, as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the 1940 Act) (the Independent Trustees). The Board is responsible for the oversight of the Trust and each of its Portfolios and their operations, and performs the various duties imposed on directors or trustees of investment companies by the 1940 Act. The Independent Trustees have retained independent legal counsel to assist them in connection with their duties. The Chair of the Board is an Independent Trustee. The Board has established four standing committees: the Audit Committee, the Governance Committee, the Compliance Committee and the Investment Review and Risk Committee. Each committee is chaired by an Independent Trustee.
Annual Approval of the Trusts Advisory Agreements
As required under the 1940 Act, the Board determines annually whether to renew the Trusts management agreement with PGIM Investments LLC (PGIM Investments) and each Portfolios subadvisory agreement(s). As is further discussed and explained below, in considering the renewal of the agreements, the Board, including all of the Independent Trustees, met on June 15-16, 2020 (the Meeting) and approved the renewal of the agreements through July 31, 2021, after concluding that the renewal of the agreements was in the best interests of the Trust, each Portfolio and each Portfolios beneficial shareholders.
In advance of the Meeting, the Trustees requested and received materials relating to the agreements, and had the opportunity to ask questions and request further information in connection with the consideration of those agreements. Among other things, the Board considered comparisons with other mutual funds in a relevant peer universe and peer group, as is further discussed below.
In approving the agreements, the Board, including the Independent Trustees advised by independent legal counsel, considered the factors it deemed relevant, including the nature, quality and extent of services provided, the performance of each Portfolio, the profitability of PGIM Investments and its affiliates, expenses and fees, and the potential for economies of scale that may be shared with each Portfolio and its shareholders. In their deliberations, the Trustees did not identify any single factor that alone was responsible for the Boards decision to approve the agreements. In connection with its deliberations, the Board considered information provided at or in advance of the Meeting, as well as information provided throughout the year at regular and special Board meetings, including presentations from PGIM Investments and subadviser personnel, such as portfolio managers.
The Board determined that the overall arrangements between the Trust and PGIM Investments, which serves as the Trusts investment manager pursuant to a management agreement, and between PGIM Investments and each subadviser, each of which serves pursuant to the terms of a subadvisory agreement with PGIM Investments, are in the best interests of the Trust, each Portfolio and each Portfolios shareholders, in light of the services performed, fees charged and such other matters as the Trustees considered relevant in the exercise of their business judgment. The Board considered the approval of the agreements for each Portfolio as part of its consideration of agreements for multiple Portfolios, but its approvals were made on a Portfolio-by-Portfolio basis.
The material factors and conclusions that formed the basis for the Boards determinations to approve the renewal of the agreements are discussed separately below.
Nature, Quality and Extent of Services
The Board received and considered information regarding the nature, quality and extent of services provided to the Trust by PGIM Investments and each subadviser. The Board noted that the PGIM Fixed Income unit of PGIM, Inc., PGIM Limited (PGIML), Jennison Associates LLC (Jennison) and QMA LLC (formerly, Quantitative Management Associates LLC) (QMA), each of which serve as subadvisers to various Portfolios of the Trust, are affiliated with PGIM Investments. The Board considered the services provided by PGIM Investments, including but not limited to the oversight of the subadvisers, the provision of recordkeeping, compliance and other services to the Trust, and PGIM Investments role as administrator of the Portfolios liquidity risk management program. With respect to PGIM Investments oversight of the subadvisers, the Board noted that PGIM Investments Strategic Investment Research Group (SIRG), a business unit of PGIM Investments, is responsible for screening and recommending new subadvisers when appropriate, as well as monitoring and reporting to the Board on the performance and operations of the subadvisers. The Board also considered that PGIM Investments pays the salaries of all of the officers and management Trustees of the Trust. The Board also considered the investment subadvisory services
provided by each subadviser, as well as compliance with the Trusts investment restrictions, policies and procedures. The Board considered PGIM Investments evaluation of the subadvisers, as well as PGIM Investments recommendation, based on its review of the subadvisers, to renew the subadvisory agreements.
The Board reviewed the qualifications, backgrounds and responsibilities of PGIM Investments senior management personnel responsible for the oversight of the Trust and each subadviser, and also reviewed the qualifications, backgrounds and responsibilities of the subadvisers portfolio managers who are responsible for the day-to-day management of each Portfolio. The Board was provided with information pertaining to PGIM Investments and each subadvisers organizational structure, senior management, investment operations and other relevant information pertaining to PGIM Investments and each subadviser. The Board also noted that it received favorable compliance reports from the Trusts Chief Compliance Officer (CCO) as to PGIM Investments and each subadviser.
The Board concluded that it was satisfied with the nature, extent and quality of the investment management services provided by PGIM Investments and the subadvisory services provided to the Portfolios by each subadviser, and that there was a reasonable basis on which to conclude that each Portfolio benefits from the services provided by PGIM Investments and each subadviser under the management and subadvisory agreements.
Costs of Services and Profits Realized by PGIM Investments
The Board was provided with information on the profitability of PGIM Investments and its affiliates from serving as the Trusts investment manager. The Board discussed with PGIM Investments the methodology utilized in assembling the information regarding profitability and considered its reasonableness. The Board recognized that it is difficult to make comparisons of profitability from fund management contracts because comparative information is not generally available and is affected by numerous factors, including the structure of the particular adviser, the types of funds it manages, its business mix, numerous assumptions regarding allocations of direct and indirect costs, and the advisers capital structure and cost of capital. The Board considered information regarding the profitability of PGIM Fixed Income, PGIML, Jennison and QMA, each of which are affiliates of PGIM Investments, on a consolidated basis. Taking these factors into account, the Board concluded that the profitability of PGIM Investments and its affiliates in relation to the services rendered was not unreasonable.
Economies of Scale
The Board received and discussed information concerning whether PGIM Investments realizes economies of scale as the Portfolios assets grow beyond current levels. The Board noted that economies of scale, if any, may be shared with the Portfolios in several ways, including low management fees from inception, additional technological and personnel investments to enhance shareholder services, and maintaining existing expense structures in the face of a rising cost environment. The Board recognized the inherent limitations of any analysis of economies of scale, stemming largely from the Boards understanding that most of PGIM Investments costs are not specific to individual funds, but rather are incurred across a variety of products and services.
Other Benefits to PGIM Investments and the Subadvisers
The Board considered potential ancillary benefits that might be received by PGIM Investments, the subadvisers, and their affiliates as a result of their relationship with the Trust. The Board concluded that potential benefits to be derived by PGIM Investments included compensation received by insurance company affiliates of PGIM Investments from the subadvisers, as well as benefits to its reputation or other intangible benefits resulting from PGIM Investments association with the Trust. The Board also considered information provided by PGIM Investments regarding the regulatory requirement that insurance companies determine that the fees and charges under their variable contracts are reasonable. The Board noted that the insurance company affiliates of PGIM Investments at least annually review and represent that the fees and charges of the variable contracts using the Trusts Portfolios are reasonable. The Board concluded that the potential benefits to be derived by the subadvisers included the ability to use soft dollar credits, brokerage commissions that may be received by affiliates of the subadvisers, as well as the potential benefits consistent with those generally resulting from an increase in assets under management, specifically, potential access to additional research resources and benefits to their reputations. The Board concluded that the benefits derived by PGIM Investments and the subadvisers were consistent with the types of benefits generally derived by investment managers and subadvisers to mutual funds.
Performance of the Portfolios / Fees and Expenses / Other Factors
With respect to each Portfolio, the Board also considered certain additional factors and made related conclusions relating to the historical performance of the Portfolios for the one-, three-, five- and ten-year periods ended December 31, 2019, except as otherwise noted below. The Board compared the historical performance of each Portfolio to the comparable performance of the Portfolios benchmark index and to a universe of mutual funds (the Peer Universe) that were determined by Broadridge, Inc. (Broadridge), an independent provider of mutual fund data, to be similar to the Portfolio.
The Board also considered each Portfolios actual management fee, as well as each Portfolios net total expense ratio, for the calendar year 2019. The Board considered the management fee for each Portfolio as compared to the management fee charged by PGIM Investments to other funds and accounts and the fee charged by other advisers to comparable mutual funds in a group of mutual funds that were determined by Broadridge to be similar to the Portfolio (the Peer Group). The actual management fee represents the fee rate actually paid by Portfolio shareholders and includes any fee waivers or reimbursements. The net total expense ratio for each Portfolio represents the actual expense ratio incurred by Portfolio shareholders, but does not include the charges associated with the variable contracts.
The mutual funds included in each Peer Universe and each Peer Group were objectively determined by Broadridge, an independent provider of mutual fund data. The comparisons placed the Portfolios in various quartiles over various periods, with the 1st quartile being the best 25% of the mutual funds (for performance, the best performing mutual funds and, for expenses, the lowest cost mutual funds). To the extent that PGIM Investments deemed appropriate, and for reasons addressed in detail with the Board, PGIM Investments may have provided, and the Board may have considered, supplemental data compiled by Broadridge for the Boards consideration.
The sections below summarize certain key factors considered by the Board and the Boards conclusions regarding each Portfolios performance, fees and overall expenses. Each section sets forth gross performance comparisons (which do not reflect the impact on performance of any subsidies, expense caps or waivers that may be applicable) with the Peer Universe, actual management fees with the Peer Group (which reflect the impact of any subsidies or fee waivers), and net total expenses with the Peer Group, each of which were key factors considered by the Board.
Conservative Balanced Portfolio | ||||||||
Gross Performance |
1 Year |
3 Years | 5 Years | 10 Years | ||||
2nd Quartile | 1st Quartile | 1st Quartile | 1st Quartile | |||||
Actual Management Fees: 3rd Quartile | ||||||||
Net Total Expenses: 3rd Quartile |
| The Board noted that the Portfolio underperformed its benchmark index over the one-year period, and outperformed over all other periods. |
| The Board concluded that, after considering a variety of information, including the factors set forth above, it would be in the best interests of the Portfolio and its shareholders to renew the agreements, and that the management fees (including subadvisory fees) and total expenses were reasonable in light of the services provided. |
Diversified Bond Portfolio | ||||||||
Gross Performance |
1 Year |
3 Years | 5 Years | 10 Years | ||||
2nd Quartile | 1st Quartile | 1st Quartile | 1st Quartile | |||||
Actual Management Fees: 1st Quartile | ||||||||
Net Total Expenses: 1st Quartile |
| The Board noted that the Portfolio outperformed its benchmark index over all periods. |
| The Board concluded that, after considering a variety of information, including the factors set forth above, it would be in the best interests of the Portfolio and its shareholders to renew the agreements, and that the management fees (including subadvisory fees) and total expenses were reasonable in light of the services provided. |
Equity Portfolio | ||||||||
Gross Performance |
1 Year |
3 Years | 5 Years | 10 Years | ||||
3rd Quartile | 2nd Quartile | 3rd Quartile | 4th Quartile | |||||
Actual Management Fees: 1st Quartile | ||||||||
Gross Total Expenses: 1st Quartile |
| The Board noted that the Portfolio outperformed its benchmark index over the three-year period, though it underperformed its benchmark index over the remaining periods. |
| The Board considered the Managers assertion that it believes the Portfolios more recent underperformance to be temporary, and primarily attributable to performance challenges in calendar year 2019. |
| The Board considered information provided by the Manager indicating that the Portfolio outperformed both its benchmark and peer median over the trailing three-year period ending March 31, 2020; and that the Portfolio outperformed both its benchmark and peer median in three out of the last five calendar years. |
| The Board concluded that, after considering a variety of information, including the factors set forth above, it would be in the best interests of the Portfolio and its shareholders to renew the agreements, and that the management fees (including subadvisory fees) and total expenses were reasonable in light of the services provided. |
Flexible Managed Portfolio | ||||||||
Gross Performance |
1 Year |
3 Years | 5 Years | 10 Years | ||||
3rd Quartile | 2nd Quartile | 1st Quartile | 1st Quartile | |||||
Actual Management Fees: 3rd Quartile | ||||||||
Net Total Expenses: 2nd Quartile |
| The Board noted that the Portfolio outperformed its benchmark index over the five- and ten-year periods, though it underperformed its benchmark index over the remaining periods. |
| The Board noted that the Funds underperformance during the periods identified above was largely the result of underperformance during one year, 2020. In that regard, the Board noted that when it considered the performance of the Fund one year before, the Fund ranked in the first quartile of its Peer Universe over all periods ended December 31, 2018. |
| The Board concluded that, after considering a variety of information, including the factors set forth above, it would be in the best interests of the Portfolio and its shareholders to renew the agreements, and that the management fees (including subadvisory fees) and total expenses were reasonable in light of the services provided. |
Global Portfolio | ||||||||
Gross Performance |
1 Year |
3 Years | 5 Years | 10 Years | ||||
1st Quartile | 1st Quartile | 1st Quartile | 1st Quartile | |||||
Actual Management Fees: 3rd Quartile | ||||||||
Net Total Expenses: 3rd Quartile |
| The Board noted that the Portfolio outperformed its benchmark index over all periods. |
| The Board concluded that, after considering a variety of information, including the factors set forth above, it would be in the best interests of the Portfolio and its shareholders to renew the agreements, and that the management fees (including subadvisory fees) and total expenses were reasonable in light of the services provided. |
Government Income Portfolio | ||||||||
Gross Performance |
1 Year |
3 Years | 5 Years | 10 Years | ||||
2nd Quartile | 2nd Quartile | 1st Quartile | 2nd Quartile | |||||
Actual Management Fees: 2nd Quartile | ||||||||
Net Total Expenses: 2nd Quartile |
| The Board noted that the Portfolio outperformed its benchmark index over all periods. |
| The Board concluded that, after considering a variety of information, including the factors set forth above, it would be in the best interests of the Portfolio and its shareholders to renew the agreements, and that the management fees (including subadvisory fees) and total expenses were reasonable in light of the services provided. |
Government Money Market Portfolio | ||||||||
Gross Performance |
1 Year |
3 Years | 5 Years | 10 Years | ||||
1st Quartile | 3rd Quartile | 3rd Quartile | 3rd Quartile | |||||
Actual Management Fees: 1st Quartile | ||||||||
Net Total Expenses: 2nd Quartile |
| The Board noted that the Portfolio outperformed its benchmark index over all periods. |
| The Board concluded that, after considering a variety of information, including the factors set forth above, it would be in the best interests of the Portfolio and its shareholders to renew the agreements, and that the management fees (including subadvisory fees) and total expenses were reasonable in light of the services provided. |
Stock Index Portfolio | ||||||||
Gross Performance |
1 Year |
3 Years | 5 Years | 10 Years | ||||
2nd Quartile | 1st Quartile | 1st Quartile | 1st Quartile | |||||
Actual Management Fees: 4th Quartile | ||||||||
Net Total Expenses: 3rd Quartile |
| The Board noted that the Portfolio outperformed its benchmark index over all periods. |
| The Board concluded that, after considering a variety of information, including the factors set forth above, it would be in the best interests of the Portfolio and its shareholders to renew the agreements, and that the management fees (including subadvisory fees) and total expenses were reasonable in light of the services provided. |
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After full consideration of these factors, the Board concluded that the approval of the agreements was in the best interests of the Trust, each Portfolio and its beneficial shareholders.
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MD.RS.011
Item 2 Code of Ethics Not required, as this is not an annual filing.
Item 3 Audit Committee Financial Expert Not required, as this is not an annual filing.
Item 4 Principal Accountant Fees and Services Not required, as this is not an annual filing.
Item 5 Audit Committee of Listed Registrants Not required, as this is not an annual filing.
Item 6 Schedule of Investments The schedule is included as part of the report to shareholders filed under Item 1 of this Form.
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 have been no material changes to these procedures.
Item 11 Controls and Procedures
(a) | It is the conclusion of the registrants principal executive officer and principal financial officer that the effectiveness of the registrants current disclosure controls and procedures (such disclosure controls and procedures having been evaluated within 90 days of the date of this filing) provide reasonable assurance that the information required to be disclosed by the registrant has been recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time period specified in the Commissions rules and forms and that the information required to be disclosed by the registrant has been accumulated and communicated to the registrants principal executive officer and principal financial officer in order to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. |
(b) | There has been no significant change in the registrants internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrants most recent fiscal quarter of the period covered by this report that has materially affected, or is likely to materially affect, the registrants internal control over financial reporting. |
Item 12 Controls and Procedures - Disclosure of Securities Lending Activities for Closed-End Management Investment Companies Not applicable.
Item 13 Exhibits
(a) | (1) Code of Ethics Not required, as this is not an annual filing. |
(2) |
(3) | Any written solicitation to purchase securities under Rule 23c-1 Not applicable. |
(b) |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
Registrant: The Prudential Variable Contract Account-10
By: | /s/ Andrew R. French | |
Andrew R. French | ||
Secretary | ||
Date: | August 24, 2020 |
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
By: | /s/ Stuart S. Parker | |
Stuart S. Parker | ||
President and Principal Executive Officer | ||
Date: | August 24, 2020 |
By: | /s/ Christian J. Kelly | |
Christian J. Kelly | ||
Treasurer and Principal Financial and Accounting Officer | ||
Date: | August 24, 2020 |
Item 13
The Prudential Variable Contract Account-10
Semi-Annual period ending 6/30/20
File No. 811-03421
CERTIFICATIONS
I, Stuart S. Parker, certify that:
1. | I have reviewed this report on Form N-CSR of the above named Fund(s); |
2. | Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report; |
3. | Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations, changes in net assets, and cash flows (if the financial statements are required to include a statement of cash flows) of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report. |
4. | The registrants other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) for the registrant and have: |
a) | Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared; |
b) | Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles; |
c) | Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrants disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of a date within 90 days prior to the filing date of this report based on such evaluation; and; |
d) | Disclosed in this report any change in the registrants internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the period covered by this report that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrants internal control over financial reporting; and |
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5. | The registrants other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed to the registrants auditors and the audit committee of the registrants board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions): |
a) | All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal controls which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrants ability to record, process, summarize, and report financial information; and |
b) | Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrants internal control over financial reporting. |
August 24, 2020
/s/ Stuart S. Parker |
Stuart S. Parker |
President and Principal Executive Officer |
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Item 13
The Prudential Variable Contract Account-10
Semi-Annual period ending 6/30/20
File No. 811-03421
CERTIFICATIONS
I, Christian J. Kelly, certify that:
1. | I have reviewed this report on Form N-CSR of the above named Fund(s); |
2. | Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report; |
3. | Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations, changes in net assets, and cash flows (if the financial statements are required to include a statement of cash flows) of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report. |
4. | The registrants other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) for the registrant and have: |
a) | Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared; |
b) | Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles; |
c) | Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrants disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of a date within 90 days prior to the filing date of this report based on such evaluation; and; |
d) | Disclosed in this report any change in the registrants internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the period covered by this report that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrants internal control over financial reporting; and |
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5. | The registrants other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed to the registrants auditors and the audit committee of the registrants board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions): |
a) | All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal controls which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrants ability to record, process, summarize, and report financial information; and |
b) | Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrants internal control over financial reporting. |
August 24, 2020
/s/ Christian J. Kelly |
Christian J. Kelly |
Treasurer and Principal Financial and Accounting Officer |
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Certification Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350
As Adopted Pursuant to
Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
Name of Issuer: The Prudential Variable Contract Account-10
In connection with the Report on Form N-CSR of the above-named issuer that is accompanied by this certification, the undersigned hereby certifies, to his or her knowledge, that:
1. | The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and |
2. | The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Issuer. |
August 24, 2020 | /s/ Stuart S. Parker | |||||
Stuart S. Parker | ||||||
President and Principal Executive Officer |
August 24, 2020 | /s/ Christian J. Kelly | |||||
Christian J. Kelly | ||||||
Treasurer and Principal Financial and Accounting Officer |
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