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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 811-03836

 

 

Anchor Series Trust

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

 

 

Harborside 5, 185 Hudson Street, Suite 3300, Jersey City, NJ 07311

(Address of principal executive offices)             (Zip code)

John T. Genoy

Senior Vice President

SunAmerica Asset Management, LLC

Harborside 5

185 Hudson Street, Suite 3300,

Jersey City, NJ 07311

(Name and address of agent for service)

 

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (201) 324-6414

Date of fiscal year end: December 31

Date of reporting period: December 31, 2019

 

 

 


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ANCHOR SERIES TRUST

 

 

ANNUAL REPORT

DECEMBER 31, 2019

 

 

 


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Shareholder Letter

     1  

Expense Example

     3  

SA BlackRock Multi-Asset Income Portfolio

     5  

SA PGI Asset Allocation Portfolio

     7  

SA Wellington Capital Appreciation Portfolio

     22  

SA Wellington Government and Quality Bond Portfolio

     27  

SA Wellington Strategic Multi-Asset Portfolio

     40  

Statements of Assets and Liabilities

     50  

Statements of Operations

     51  

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

     52  

Notes to Financial Statements

     54  

Financial Highlights

     69  

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

     74  

Results of Special Shareholder Meetings

     75  

Trustees and Officers Information

     76  

Shareholders Tax Information

     79  

Comparisons: Portfolios vs. Indexes

     80  

Supplements to the Prospectus

     90  

 



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Dear Anchor Series Trust Investor:

We are pleased to present our annual report for the Anchor Series Trust, the underlying investment portfolios for the series of variable products issued by our Life Companies.

The following report contains the investment portfolio information and the financial statements of the Anchor Series Trust portfolios for the reporting period ended December 31, 2019. The report may also contain information on portfolios not currently available in your variable contract.

We believe this information will give you some insight into the performance of your underlying investments. If you have any questions, please contact your investment representative, or you may contact us directly at 1-800-445-7862.

Thank you for the confidence you place in us with your financial future, and we look forward to reporting to you once again in six months.

Sincerely,

LOGO

John T. Genoy

President

Anchor Series Trust

 

 

Note: All performance figures quoted are for the Anchor Series Trust. They do not reflect fees and charges associated with the variable annuity. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Annuities are long-term investment vehicles designed for retirement purposes. Early withdrawal may be subject to withdrawal charges and if taken prior to age 59 1/2, a 10% federal tax penalty may apply. An investment in a variable annuity involves investment risk, including possible loss of principal. The contract, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than the total amount invested.

Investments in stocks and bonds are subject to risks, including stock market and interest rate fluctuations. Investments in growth stocks as well as small and mid-cap company stocks may be subject to volatile price swings and therefore present a greater potential for loss than other investments. Investments in non-U.S. stocks and bonds are subject to additional risks such as fluctuations in foreign currencies, political and economic instability, differences in securities regulation and accounting standards, foreign tax laws, and limited availability of public information. Income seeking investment strategies may not be realized due to changes in dividend policies or the availability of capital resources.

Investments that concentrate on one economic sector or geographic region are generally subject to greater volatility than more diverse investments. Investments in real estate investment trusts (REITs) involve risks such as refinancing, economic conditions in the real estate industry, changes in property values, dependency on real estate management, and other risks associated with a concentration in one sector or geographic region. Investments in securities related to gold and other precious metals and minerals are speculative and impacted by a host of worldwide economic, financial and political factors.

Investments in debt securities are subject to credit risk (i.e., the risk that an issuer might not pay interest when due or repay principal at maturity of the obligation). Investments in lower-rated bonds and “junk bonds” are considered speculative due to the heightened risk of default and are subject to unpredictable losses as a result of changes in the issuer’s creditworthiness.

Investments in derivatives are subject to heightened risk; gains or losses from non-hedging positions may be substantially greater than the cost of the position. Active trading may result in high portfolio turnover and correspondingly greater transaction costs for the portfolio and underlying portfolios.

There can be no assurance that the Portfolios will meet their investment objectives. A full description of the investment goals, principal strategies, and risks for each Portfolio are provided in the prospectus.

 

 

 

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Investments are not guaranteed or endorsed by any bank, is not a deposit or obligation of any bank, and is not federally insured by Federal Deposit Corporation (FDIC), the Federal Reserve Board or any other federal government agency.

* Not FDIC or NCUA/NCUSIF Insured

* May Lose Value * No Bank of Credit Union Guarantee

* Not a Deposit * Not insured by any Federal Government Agency

 

 

 
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ANCHOR SERIES TRUST

EXPENSE EXAMPLE

December 31, 2019

(unaudited)

 

Disclosure of Portfolio Expenses in Shareholder Reports

As a shareholder of a separate series (a “Portfolio”) in the Anchor Series Trust (the “Trust”), you incur ongoing costs, including management fees and/or service (12b-1) fees and other Portfolio expenses. The example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Portfolios and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds. The example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at July 1, 2019 and held until December 31, 2019. Shares of the Trust are not offered directly to the public. Instead, shares are currently issued and redeemed only in connection with investments in and payments under variable annuity contracts and variable life insurance policies (“Variable Contracts”) offered by life insurance companies affiliated with SunAmerica Asset Management, LLC, the Trust’s investment adviser and manager, as well as non-affiliated life insurance companies. The fees and expenses associated with the Variable Contracts are not included in these examples, and had such fees and expenses been included, your costs would have been higher. Please see your variable contract prospectus for more details on the fees associated with the Variable Contract.

Actual Expenses

The “Actual” section of the table provides information about your actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in these columns, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the column under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During the Six Months Ended December 31, 2019” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period. The “Expenses Paid During the Six Months Ended December 31, 2019” column and the “Annualized Expense Ratio” column do not include fees and expenses that may be charged by the Variable Contracts in which the Portfolios are offered. Had these fees and expenses been included, the “Expenses Paid During the Six Months Ended December 31, 2019” column would have been higher and the “Ending Account Value” column would have been lower.

Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes

The “Hypothetical” section of the table provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on each Portfolio’s actual expense ratio and an annual rate of return of 5% before expenses, which is not the Portfolio’s actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in these Portfolios and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of other funds. The “Expenses Paid During the Six Months Ended December 31, 2019” column and the “Annualized Expense Ratio” column do not include fees and expenses that may be charged by the Variable Contracts in which the Portfolios are offered. Had these fees and expenses been included, the “Expenses Paid During the Six Months Ended December 31, 2019” column would have been higher and the “Ending Account Value” column would have been lower.

Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any fees and expenses that may be charged by the Variable Contracts. Please refer to your variable contract prospectus for more information. Therefore, the “Hypothetical” example is useful in comparing ongoing costs only and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these fees and expenses were included, your costs would have been higher.

 

 

 

 

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ANCHOR SERIES TRUST

EXPENSE EXAMPLE (continued)

December 31, 2019

(unaudited)

 

    Actual     Hypothetical        
Portfolio   Beginning
Account Value
at July 1,
2019
   

Ending
Account Value
Using Actual
Return at

December 31,
2019

   

Expenses Paid
During
the Six Months
Ended

December 31,
2019*

    Beginning
Account Value
at July 1,
2019
   

Ending
Account Value
Using a
Hypothetical
5% Annual
Return at

December 31,
2019

   

Expenses Paid
During
the Six Months
Ended

December 31,
2019*

    Annualized
Expense
Ratio*
 

SA BlackRock Multi-Asset Income#

             

Class 1

  $ 1,000.00     $ 1,035.33     $ 2.98     $ 1,000.00     $ 1,022.28     $ 2.96       0.58

Class 3

  $ 1,000.00     $ 1,032.61     $ 4.25     $ 1,000.00     $ 1,021.02     $ 4.23       0.83

SA PGI Asset Allocation

             

Class 1

  $ 1,000.00     $ 1,069.11     $ 4.07     $ 1,000.00     $ 1,021.27     $ 3.97       0.78

Class 2

  $ 1,000.00     $ 1,068.79     $ 4.85     $ 1,000.00     $ 1,020.52     $ 4.74       0.93

Class 3

  $ 1,000.00     $ 1,068.52     $ 5.37     $ 1,000.00     $ 1,020.01     $ 5.24       1.03

SA Wellington Capital Appreciation

             

Class 1

  $ 1,000.00     $ 1,008.39     $ 3.75     $ 1,000.00     $ 1,021.48     $ 3.77       0.74

Class 2

  $ 1,000.00     $ 1,007.57     $ 4.50     $ 1,000.00     $ 1,020.72     $ 4.53       0.89

Class 3

  $ 1,000.00     $ 1,007.16     $ 5.01     $ 1,000.00     $ 1,020.21     $ 5.04       0.99

SA Wellington Government and Quality Bond

             

Class 1

  $ 1,000.00     $ 1,018.57     $ 2.85     $ 1,000.00     $ 1,022.38     $ 2.85       0.56

Class 2

  $ 1,000.00     $ 1,018.12     $ 3.61     $ 1,000.00     $ 1,021.63     $ 3.62       0.71

Class 3

  $ 1,000.00     $ 1,017.21     $ 4.12     $ 1,000.00     $ 1,021.12     $ 4.13       0.81

SA Wellington Strategic Multi-Asset#

             

Class 1

  $ 1,000.00     $ 1,044.33     $ 4.43     $ 1,000.00     $ 1,020.87     $ 4.38       0.86

Class 3

  $ 1,000.00     $ 1,042.00     $ 5.71     $ 1,000.00     $ 1,019.61     $ 5.65       1.11

 

*

Expenses are equal to each Portfolio’s annualized expense ratio multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184 days in the period then divided by 365 days (to reflect the one-half year period). These ratios do not reflect fees and expenses associated with the Variable Contracts. If such fees and expenses had been included, the expenses would have been higher. Please refer to your Variable Contract prospectus for details on the expenses that apply to the Variable Contracts of the insurance companies.

#

During the stated period, the investment adviser either waived a portion of or all fees and assumed a portion of or all expenses for the Portfolios or through recoupment provisions, recovered a portion of or all fees and expenses waived or reimbursed in the previous two fiscal years. As a result, if these fees and expenses had not been waived or assumed, the “Actual/Hypothetical Ending Account Value” would have been lower and the “Actual/Hypothetical Expenses Paid During the Six Months Ended December 31, 2019” and “Annualized Expense Ratio” would have been higher. If these fees and expenses had not been recouped, the “Actual/Hypothetical Ending Account Value” would have been higher and the “Actual/Hypothetical Expenses Paid During the Six Months Ended December 31, 2019” and the “Annualized Expense Ratio” would have been lower.

 

 

 
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Anchor Series Trust SA BlackRock Multi-Asset Income Portfolio

PORTFOLIO PROFILE — December 31, 2019 (unaudited)

 

Industry Allocation*

 

Exchange-Traded Funds

    95.2
 

 

 

 

 

*   Calculated as a percentage of net assets
 

 

 

 

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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS — December 31, 2019

 

Security Description          Shares      Value
(Note 2)
 

EXCHANGE-TRADED FUNDS — 95.2%

 

Global X MLP ETF

      333,754      $ 2,629,981  

iShares 0-5 Year High Yield Corporate Bond ETF

      250,113        11,612,747  

iShares 1-3 Year Credit Bond ETF

      161,113        8,640,490  

iShares 10+ Year Credit Bond ETF

      95,062        6,337,784  

iShares CMBS ETF

      39,997        2,111,442  

iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF

      25,242        1,061,931  

iShares Core High Dividend ETF

      41,133        4,033,913  

iShares Emerging Markets Dividend ETF

      34,945        1,419,466  

iShares Floating Rate Bond ETF

      62,009        3,157,498  

iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF

      175,763        15,456,598  

iShares International Developed Real Estate ETF

      35,827        1,081,975  
Security Description          Shares     Value
(Note 2)
 

iShares International Select Dividend ETF

      74,063     $ 2,486,295  

iShares MSCI Eurozone ETF

      110,013       4,611,745  

iShares U.S. Preferred Stock ETF

      93,579       3,517,635  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS
(cost $66,206,822)(1)

      95.2     68,159,500  

Other assets less liabilities

      4.8       3,447,292  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

      100.0   $ 71,606,792  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(1)   See Note 6 for cost of investments on a tax basis.

ETF — Exchange-Traded Fund

 

 

Futures Contracts  
Number
of
Contracts
    Type    Description    Expiration
Month
   Notional
Basis*
     Notional
Value*
    

Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)

 
  6     Short   

British Pound Sterling Currency Futures

  

March 2020

   $ 495,895      $ 498,450      $ (2,555
  34     Short   

Euro Currency Futures

  

March 2020

     4,745,503        4,794,850        (49,347
  23     Short   

Euro Stoxx 50 Index

  

March 2020

     941,409        962,048        (20,639
  2     Short   

S&P 500 E-Mini Index

  

March 2020

     313,865        323,110        (9,245
                

 

 

 
     Net Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)             $ (81,786
                

 

 

 

 

*   Notional basis refers to the contractual amount agreed upon at inception of the open contract; notional value represents the current value of the open contract.

The following is a summary of the inputs used to value the Portfolio’s net assets as of December 31, 2019 (see Note 2):

 

      Level 1 - Unadjusted
Quoted  Prices
     Level 2 - Other
Observable  Inputs
     Level 3 -  Significant
Unobservable Inputs
     Total  

ASSETS:

           

Investments at Value:*

           

Exchange-Traded Funds

   $ 68,159,500      $      $      $ 68,159,500  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

LIABILITIES:

           

Other Financial Instruments:+

           

Futures Contracts

   $ 81,786      $      $      $ 81,786  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

*   For a detailed presentation of investments, please refer to the Portfolio of Investments.
+   Amounts represent unrealized appreciation/depreciation as of the end of the reporting period.

See Notes to Financial Statements

 

 

 
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PORTFOLIO PROFILE — December 31, 2019(unaudited)

 

Industry Allocation*

 

Federal National Mtg. Assoc.

     5.2

Exchange-Traded Funds

     4.6  

Real Estate Investment Trusts

     3.8  

Electric-Integrated

     3.7  

Diversified Banking Institutions

     3.6  

Medical-Drugs

     3.4  

Diversified Financial Services

     3.4  

Federal Home Loan Mtg. Corp.

     2.9  

Banks-Commercial

     2.5  

Repurchase Agreements

     2.4  

Pipelines

     2.1  

Banks-Super Regional

     1.9  

Government National Mtg. Assoc.

     1.5  

Oil Companies-Integrated

     1.5  

Medical Instruments

     1.5  

Finance-Credit Card

     1.5  

Airlines

     1.4  

Computers

     1.3  

Medical Products

     1.3  

Toys

     1.2  

Cellular Telecom

     1.2  

Non-Hazardous Waste Disposal

     1.2  

Insurance-Property/Casualty

     1.2  

Insurance-Multi-line

     1.1  

Enterprise Software/Service

     1.1  

Applications Software

     1.1  

Telecom Services

     1.1  

Oil Companies-Exploration & Production

     1.0  

Chemicals-Specialty

     1.0  

Beverages-Non-alcoholic

     1.0  

E-Commerce/Products

     0.9  

Auto/Truck Parts & Equipment-Original

     0.9  

Electronic Components-Semiconductors

     0.9  

Brewery

     0.9  

Oil Refining & Marketing

     0.9  

Chemicals-Diversified

     0.9  

Medical-Hospitals

     0.8  

Semiconductor Components-Integrated Circuits

     0.8  

Data Processing/Management

     0.7  

Finance-Other Services

     0.7  

Medical-Biomedical/Gene

     0.7  

Electronic Forms

     0.7  

Finance-Investment Banker/Broker

     0.7  

Soap & Cleaning Preparation

     0.6  

Insurance-Reinsurance

     0.6  

Web Portals/ISP

     0.6  

Diversified Manufacturing Operations

     0.6  

United States Treasury Notes

     0.6  

Multimedia

     0.6  

Aerospace/Defense

     0.6  

Auto-Heavy Duty Trucks

     0.6  

Commercial Services-Finance

     0.6  

Food-Meat Products

     0.5  

Machinery-General Industrial

     0.5  

Instruments-Controls

     0.5  

Electric-Distribution

     0.5  

Rental Auto/Equipment

     0.5  

Semiconductor Equipment

     0.5  

Containers-Paper/Plastic

     0.5  

Steel-Specialty

     0.5  

Gas-Distribution

     0.5  

 

Cable/Satellite TV

     0.5

Pharmacy Services

     0.5  

Retail-Apparel/Shoe

     0.5  

Medical-HMO

     0.5  

Diagnostic Equipment

     0.4  

Oil & Gas Drilling

     0.4  

Real Estate Management/Services

     0.4  

Banks-Fiduciary

     0.4  

Food-Misc./Diversified

     0.4  

Rubber-Tires

     0.4  

Retail-Restaurants

     0.4  

Disposable Medical Products

     0.4  

Electric-Transmission

     0.4  

United States Treasury Bonds

     0.4  

Machinery-Farming

     0.3  

Textile-Apparel

     0.3  

Apparel Manufacturers

     0.3  

Office Automation & Equipment

     0.3  

Building & Construction Products-Misc.

     0.3  

Hotels/Motels

     0.3  

Internet Content-Entertainment

     0.3  

Vitamins & Nutrition Products

     0.3  

Telephone-Integrated

     0.3  

Storage/Warehousing

     0.3  

Machinery-Construction & Mining

     0.3  

Investment Management/Advisor Services

     0.3  

Food-Dairy Products

     0.3  

Computer Software

     0.3  

Machine Tools & Related Products

     0.3  

Retail-Discount

     0.3  

Private Equity

     0.3  

Electric Products-Misc.

     0.3  

SupraNational Banks

     0.3  

Physical Therapy/Rehabilitation Centers

     0.3  

Agricultural Chemicals

     0.3  

Savings & Loans/Thrifts

     0.2  

Beverages-Wine/Spirits

     0.2  

Television

     0.2  

Electronic Parts Distribution

     0.2  

Batteries/Battery Systems

     0.2  

Distribution/Wholesale

     0.2  

Transport-Services

     0.2  

Networking Products

     0.2  

Tools-Hand Held

     0.2  

Drug Delivery Systems

     0.2  

Cosmetics & Toiletries

     0.2  

Transport-Rail

     0.2  

Office Supplies & Forms

     0.2  

Auction Houses/Art Dealers

     0.2  

Security Services

     0.2  

Telecom Equipment-Fiber Optics

     0.2  

Web Hosting/Design

     0.2  

Industrial Gases

     0.2  

Electric-Generation

     0.1  

Home Decoration Products

     0.1  

Retail-Automobile

     0.1  

Auto-Cars/Light Trucks

     0.1  

U.S. Government Treasuries

     0.1  

Telecommunication Equipment

     0.1  

Theaters

     0.1  

Transport-Marine

     0.1  

E-Commerce/Services

     0.1  

Oil-Field Services

     0.1  
 

 

 

 

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PORTFOLIO PROFILE — December 31, 2019 — (unaudited) — (continued)

 

Industry Allocation* (continued)

 

Retail-Jewelry

     0.1

Human Resources

     0.1  

Agricultural Biotech

     0.1  

Aerospace/Defense-Equipment

     0.1  

Advertising Agencies

     0.1  

Computer Services

     0.1  
  

 

 

 
     99.6
  

 

 

 

 

*   Calculated as a percentage of net assets
 

 

 

 
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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS — December 31, 2019

 

Security Description   Shares          
Value
(Note 2)
 

COMMON STOCKS — 56.1%

 

Advertising Agencies — 0.1%

 

Interpublic Group of Cos., Inc.

    5,339      $ 123,331  
    

 

 

 

Aerospace/Defense — 0.4%

 

Boeing Co.

    756        246,274  

Northrop Grumman Corp.

    1,314        451,977  
    

 

 

 
       698,251  
    

 

 

 

Agricultural Biotech — 0.1%

 

Corteva, Inc.

    5,142        151,998  
    

 

 

 

Agricultural Chemicals — 0.1%

 

Incitec Pivot, Ltd. ADR

    77,000        171,325  
    

 

 

 

Agricultural Operations — 0.0%

 

Phibro Animal Health Corp., Class A

    605        15,022  
    

 

 

 

Airlines — 1.1%

 

Alaska Air Group, Inc.

    6,441        436,378  

Copa Holdings SA, Class A

    3,500        378,280  

Delta Air Lines, Inc.

    17,287        1,010,944  

Hawaiian Holdings, Inc.

    1,304        38,194  
    

 

 

 
       1,863,796  
    

 

 

 

Apparel Manufacturers — 0.2%

 

VF Corp.

    3,400        338,844  
    

 

 

 

Applications Software — 1.1%

 

Microsoft Corp.

    12,228        1,928,356  
    

 

 

 

Auction Houses/Art Dealers — 0.2%

 

Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers, Inc.

    7,000        300,650  
    

 

 

 

Auto-Heavy Duty Trucks — 0.6%

 

NFI Group, Inc.

    3,432        70,434  

PACCAR, Inc.

    4,777        377,861  

Volvo AB ADR

    32,000        531,520  
    

 

 

 
       979,815  
    

 

 

 

Auto/Truck Parts & Equipment-Original — 0.8%

 

Autoliv, Inc.

    8,362        705,836  

Linamar Corp.

    1,992        75,366  

Magna International, Inc.

    11,084        607,847  
    

 

 

 
       1,389,049  
    

 

 

 

Banks-Commercial — 2.0%

 

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA ADR

    85,000        474,300  

Bank OZK

    7,740        236,109  

BOK Financial Corp.

    440        38,456  

Cathay General Bancorp

    1,577        60,005  

Cullen/Frost Bankers, Inc.

    5,287        516,963  

East West Bancorp, Inc.

    1,867        90,923  

First Republic Bank

    3,231        379,481  

Hope Bancorp, Inc.

    1,609        23,910  

ING Groep NV ADR

    42,000        506,100  

Nordea Bank Abp ADR

    70,000        568,400  

PacWest Bancorp

    2,626        100,497  

Preferred Bank

    174        10,455  

ServisFirst Bancshares, Inc.

    269        10,136  

Truist Financial Corp.

    7,063        397,788  

Washington Trust Bancorp, Inc.

    814        43,785  
    

 

 

 
       3,457,308  
    

 

 

 

Banks-Super Regional — 1.0%

 

PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.

    8,456        1,349,831  

US Bancorp

    8,275        490,625  
    

 

 

 
       1,840,456  
    

 

 

 
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Value
(Note 2)
 

Batteries/Battery Systems — 0.2%

 

Energizer Holdings, Inc.

    8,308      $ 417,228  
    

 

 

 

Beverages-Non-alcoholic — 1.0%

 

Coca-Cola Co.

    7,331        405,771  

Keurig Dr Pepper, Inc.

    13,393        387,727  

PepsiCo, Inc.

    6,620        904,756  
    

 

 

 
       1,698,254  
    

 

 

 

Beverages-Wine/Spirits — 0.2%

 

Diageo PLC ADR

    2,550        429,471  
    

 

 

 

Brewery — 0.4%

 

Ambev SA ADR

    148,000        689,680  
    

 

 

 

Building & Construction Products-Misc. — 0.3%

 

James Hardie Industries PLC ADR

    28,000        549,920  
    

 

 

 

Building-Mobile Home/Manufactured Housing — 0.0%

 

LCI Industries

    539        57,743  
    

 

 

 

Cellular Telecom — 0.4%

 

T-Mobile US, Inc.

    9,164        718,641  
    

 

 

 

Chemicals-Diversified — 0.6%

 

Croda International PLC ADR

    2,833        94,566  

DuPont de Nemours, Inc.

    3,415        219,243  

FMC Corp.

    3,365        335,894  

Huntsman Corp.

    3,066        74,075  

PPG Industries, Inc.

    1,915        255,633  
    

 

 

 
       979,411  
    

 

 

 

Chemicals-Specialty — 1.0%

 

Givaudan SA ADR

    10,000        625,700  

H.B. Fuller Co.

    22,397        1,155,013  
    

 

 

 
       1,780,713  
    

 

 

 

Coatings/Paint — 0.0%

 

RPM International, Inc.

    540        41,450  
    

 

 

 

Commercial Services — 0.0%

 

Morningstar, Inc.

    457        69,149  
    

 

 

 

Commercial Services-Finance — 0.6%

 

Experian PLC ADR

    11,000        374,110  

PayPal Holdings, Inc.†

    5,563        601,750  
    

 

 

 
       975,860  
    

 

 

 

Computer Services — 0.1%

 

Amdocs, Ltd.

    593        42,808  

Leidos Holdings, Inc.

    721        70,579  
    

 

 

 
       113,387  
    

 

 

 

Computers — 1.1%

 

Apple, Inc.

    6,871        2,017,669  
    

 

 

 

Containers-Paper/Plastic — 0.0%

 

Packaging Corp. of America

    434        48,604  
    

 

 

 

Cosmetics & Toiletries — 0.2%

 

Inter Parfums, Inc.

    137        9,961  

Unilever NV

    5,500        316,030  
    

 

 

 
       325,991  
    

 

 

 

Data Processing/Management — 0.7%

 

Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc.

    110        13,589  

Fair Isaac Corp.†

    1,513        566,891  

Fidelity National Information Services, Inc.

    4,852        674,865  
    

 

 

 
       1,255,345  
    

 

 

 
 

 

 

 

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Value
(Note 2)
 

COMMON STOCKS (continued)

 

Diagnostic Equipment — 0.4%

 

Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.

    2,414      $ 784,236  
    

 

 

 

Disposable Medical Products — 0.4%

 

CONMED Corp.

    354        39,588  

STERIS PLC

    454        69,199  

Teleflex, Inc.

    1,387        522,122  
    

 

 

 
       630,909  
    

 

 

 

Distribution/Wholesale — 0.2%

 

IAA, Inc.†

    8,550        402,363  
    

 

 

 

Diversified Banking Institutions — 1.4%

 

BNP Paribas SA ADR

    12,000        356,280  

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

    15,405        2,147,457  
    

 

 

 
       2,503,737  
    

 

 

 

Diversified Manufacturing Operations — 0.6%

 

3M Co.

    971        171,304  

EnPro Industries, Inc.

    142        9,497  

Parker-Hannifin Corp.

    1,953        401,966  

Siemens AG ADR

    7,500        487,275  
    

 

 

 
       1,070,042  
    

 

 

 

Drug Delivery Systems — 0.2%

 

Becton Dickinson and Co.

    1,234        335,611  
    

 

 

 

E-Commerce/Products — 0.6%

 

Amazon.com, Inc.†

    580        1,071,747  
    

 

 

 

E-Commerce/Services — 0.1%

 

Rightmove PLC

    24,620        206,627  
    

 

 

 

Electric Products-Misc. — 0.3%

 

Littelfuse, Inc.

    2,396        458,355  
    

 

 

 

Electric-Distribution — 0.2%

 

Sempra Energy

    2,443        370,066  

Unitil Corp.

    160        9,891  
    

 

 

 
       379,957  
    

 

 

 

Electric-Integrated — 2.2%

 

ALLETE, Inc.

    645        52,355  

Alliant Energy Corp.

    8,058        440,934  

CLP Holdings, Ltd. ADR

    40,000        417,040  

Eversource Energy

    8,334        708,973  

IDACORP, Inc.

    103        11,000  

NextEra Energy, Inc.

    5,898        1,428,260  

PNM Resources, Inc.

    362        18,357  

Portland General Electric Co.

    339        18,913  

WEC Energy Group, Inc.

    4,268        393,637  

Xcel Energy, Inc.

    4,714        299,292  
    

 

 

 
       3,788,761  
    

 

 

 

Electronic Components-Misc. — 0.0%

 

nVent Electric PLC

    1,714        43,844  
    

 

 

 

Electronic Components-Semiconductors — 0.9%

 

Microchip Technology, Inc.

    14,835        1,553,521  

Monolithic Power Systems, Inc.

    60        10,681  
    

 

 

 
       1,564,202  
    

 

 

 

Electronic Forms — 0.7%

 

Adobe, Inc.†

    3,494        1,152,356  
    

 

 

 

Electronic Parts Distribution — 0.2%

 

Arrow Electronics, Inc.†

    4,948        419,294  
    

 

 

 
Security Description   Shares          
Value
(Note 2)
 

Enterprise Software/Service — 0.8%

 

Black Knight, Inc.†

    9,243      $ 595,989  

SAP SE ADR

    6,269        839,983  
    

 

 

 
       1,435,972  
    

 

 

 

Filtration/Separation Products — 0.0%

 

Donaldson Co., Inc.

    260        14,981  
    

 

 

 

Finance-Credit Card — 1.5%

 

Discover Financial Services

    17,861        1,514,970  

Visa, Inc., Class A

    5,843        1,097,900  
    

 

 

 
       2,612,870  
    

 

 

 

Finance-Investment Banker/Broker — 0.5%

 

Charles Schwab Corp.

    16,920        804,715  
    

 

 

 

Finance-Mortgage Loan/Banker — 0.0%

 

Federal Agricultural Mtg. Corp., Class C

    231        19,288  
    

 

 

 

Finance-Other Services — 0.6%

 

BGC Partners, Inc., Class A

    13,562        80,558  

Deutsche Boerse AG ADR

    28,000        436,240  

Hong Kong Exchanges & Clearing, Ltd. ADR

    14,000        454,720  
    

 

 

 
       971,518  
    

 

 

 

Financial Guarantee Insurance — 0.0%

 

Assured Guaranty, Ltd.

    1,507        73,873  
    

 

 

 

Food-Dairy Products — 0.3%

 

Danone SA ADR

    30,000        494,700  
    

 

 

 

Food-Meat Products — 0.5%

 

Hormel Foods Corp.

    10,448        471,309  

Tyson Foods, Inc., Class A

    5,402        491,798  
    

 

 

 
       963,107  
    

 

 

 

Food-Misc./Diversified — 0.2%

 

Ingredion, Inc.

    718        66,738  

Orkla ASA ADR

    36,000        363,132  
    

 

 

 
       429,870  
    

 

 

 

Gas-Distribution — 0.3%

 

ONE Gas, Inc.

    120        11,228  

Rubis SCA ADR

    40,000        468,400  

Spire, Inc.

    245        20,411  
    

 

 

 
       500,039  
    

 

 

 

Golf — 0.0%

 

Acushnet Holdings Corp.

    2,264        73,580  
    

 

 

 

Human Resources — 0.1%

 

Adecco Group AG ADR

    6,000        189,810  
    

 

 

 

Industrial Gases — 0.2%

 

Air Products & Chemicals, Inc.

    1,114        261,779  
    

 

 

 

Instruments-Controls — 0.5%

 

Honeywell International, Inc.

    5,348        946,596  
    

 

 

 

Insurance-Multi-line — 1.0%

 

Allianz SE ADR

    22,000        532,620  

Allstate Corp.

    3,201        359,953  

Chubb, Ltd.

    5,438        846,479  
    

 

 

 
     1,739,052  
    

 

 

 

Insurance-Property/Casualty — 1.2%

 

Beazley PLC

    4,342        31,978  

Fidelity National Financial, Inc.

    34,421        1,560,992  

James River Group Holdings, Ltd.

    1,528        62,969  

Markel Corp.†

    327        373,817  
    

 

 

 
       2,029,756  
    

 

 

 
 

 

 

 
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Value
(Note 2)
 

COMMON STOCKS (continued)

 

Insurance-Reinsurance — 0.6%

 

Swiss Re AG ADR

    39,849      $ 1,120,554  
    

 

 

 

Internet Content-Entertainment — 0.3%

 

Facebook, Inc., Class A†

    2,611        535,908  
    

 

 

 

Investment Management/Advisor Services — 0.3%

 

BlackRock, Inc.

    999        502,197  
    

 

 

 

Machine Tools & Related Products — 0.3%

 

Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc.

    4,990        482,683  
    

 

 

 

Machinery-Construction & Mining — 0.3%

 

Komatsu, Ltd. ADR

    21,000        504,840  
    

 

 

 

Machinery-Farming — 0.2%

 

Deere & Co.

    2,312        400,577  
    

 

 

 

Machinery-General Industrial — 0.5%

 

Albany International Corp., Class A

    366        27,787  

Crane Co.

    630        54,419  

Kone OYJ ADR

    19,000        619,875  

Nordson Corp.

    1,593        259,404  
    

 

 

 
       961,485  
    

 

 

 

Medical Instruments — 1.2%

 

Cantel Medical Corp.

    182        12,904  

Edwards Lifesciences Corp.†

    2,732        637,348  

Medtronic PLC

    12,390        1,405,646  
    

 

 

 
       2,055,898  
    

 

 

 

Medical Products — 1.1%

 

Abbott Laboratories

    4,897        425,354  

Coloplast A/S ADR

    38,000        470,820  

LeMaitre Vascular, Inc.

    292        10,497  

Sonova Holding AG ADR

    12,000        549,060  

Varian Medical Systems, Inc.†

    3,428        486,810  
    

 

 

 
       1,942,541  
    

 

 

 

Medical-Biomedical/Gene — 0.3%

 

CSL, Ltd. ADR

    5,000        486,250  
    

 

 

 

Medical-Drugs — 3.0%

 

Merck & Co., Inc.

    17,308        1,574,162  

Novartis AG ADR

    9,223        873,326  

Novo Nordisk A/S ADR

    7,500        434,100  

Pfizer, Inc.

    27,845        1,090,967  

Roche Holding AG ADR

    31,957        1,299,372  
    

 

 

 
       5,271,927  
    

 

 

 

Medical-HMO — 0.3%

 

UnitedHealth Group, Inc.

    1,703        500,648  
    

 

 

 

Medical-Hospitals — 0.5%

 

HCA Healthcare, Inc.

    2,849        421,111  

Universal Health Services, Inc., Class B

    3,385        485,612  
    

 

 

 
       906,723  
    

 

 

 

Multimedia — 0.6%

 

Walt Disney Co.

    7,028        1,016,460  
    

 

 

 

Networking Products — 0.2%

 

Cisco Systems, Inc.

    7,346        352,314  
    

 

 

 

Non-Hazardous Waste Disposal — 0.6%

 

Waste Connections, Inc.

    10,855        985,525  
    

 

 

 

Office Supplies & Forms — 0.2%

 

Avery Dennison Corp.

    2,358        308,474  
    

 

 

 
Security Description   Shares          
Value
(Note 2)
 

Oil & Gas Drilling — 0.1%

 

Helmerich & Payne, Inc.

    3,622      $ 164,547  
    

 

 

 

Oil Companies-Exploration & Production — 0.6%

 

Cimarex Energy Co.

    6,547        343,652  

EOG Resources, Inc.

    4,742        397,190  

Vermilion Energy, Inc.(NYSE)

    3,110        50,845  

Vermilion Energy, Inc.(TSX)

    20,000        327,200  
    

 

 

 
       1,118,887  
    

 

 

 

Oil Companies-Integrated — 1.2%

 

Chevron Corp.

    2,593        312,482  

Exxon Mobil Corp.

    1,685        117,579  

Royal Dutch Shell PLC, Class B ADR

    28,476        1,707,706  
    

 

 

 
       2,137,767  
    

 

 

 

Oil Refining & Marketing — 0.7%

 

Delek US Holdings, Inc.

    1,742        58,409  

HollyFrontier Corp.

    3,377        171,248  

Marathon Petroleum Corp.

    7,415        446,754  

Valero Energy Corp.

    6,033        564,990  
    

 

 

 
       1,241,401  
    

 

 

 

Oil-Field Services — 0.1%

 

Core Laboratories NV

    5,300        199,651  
    

 

 

 

Pipelines — 0.3%

 

Enterprise Products Partners LP

    15,480        435,917  

Targa Resources Corp.

    1,582        64,593  
    

 

 

 
       500,510  
    

 

 

 

Power Converter/Supply Equipment — 0.0%

 

Hubbell, Inc.

    205        30,303  
    

 

 

 

Private Equity — 0.3%

 

KKR & Co, Inc. Class A

    16,098        469,579  
    

 

 

 

Publishing-Books — 0.0%

 

John Wiley & Sons, Inc., Class A

    861        41,776  
    

 

 

 

Real Estate Investment Trusts — 2.4%

 

Agree Realty Corp.

    439        30,805  

Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc.

    9,118        1,473,286  

American Tower Corp.

    3,300        758,406  

CyrusOne, Inc.

    7,918        518,075  

Digital Realty Trust, Inc.

    4,114        492,610  

EastGroup Properties, Inc.

    201        26,667  

EPR Properties

    883        62,375  

Four Corners Property Trust, Inc.

    1,008        28,416  

Granite Real Estate Investment Trust

    559        28,403  

Medical Properties Trust, Inc.

    3,359        70,908  

National Health Investors, Inc.

    420        34,222  

National Retail Properties, Inc.

    691        37,051  

Realty Income Corp.

    4,278        314,989  

STORE Capital Corp.

    9,612        357,951  
    

 

 

 
       4,234,164  
    

 

 

 

Real Estate Management/Services — 0.4%

 

Daito Trust Construction Co., Ltd. ADR

    22,000        677,600  

Newmark Group, Inc., Class A

    6,369        85,695  
    

 

 

 
       763,295  
    

 

 

 

Recreational Vehicles — 0.0%

 

Brunswick Corp.

    320        19,194  
    

 

 

 

Rental Auto/Equipment — 0.5%

 

Aaron’s, Inc.

    16,035        915,759  
    

 

 

 
 

 

 

 

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Value
(Note 2)
 

COMMON STOCKS (continued)

 

Retail-Apparel/Shoe — 0.5%

 

Lululemon Athletica, Inc.†

    3,408      $ 789,531  
    

 

 

 

Retail-Discount — 0.3%

 

Costco Wholesale Corp.

    1,601        470,566  
    

 

 

 

Retail-Jewelry — 0.1%

 

Tiffany & Co.

    1,439        192,322  
    

 

 

 

Retail-Restaurants — 0.4%

 

Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc.†

    442        370,003  

Starbucks Corp.

    3,058        268,859  
    

 

 

 
     638,862  
    

 

 

 

Rubber-Tires — 0.4%

 

Bridgestone Corp. ADR

    37,000        684,130  
    

 

 

 

Savings & Loans/Thrifts — 0.2%

 

Washington Federal, Inc.

    11,760        431,004  
    

 

 

 

Security Services — 0.2%

 

Secom Co., Ltd. ADR

    13,000        289,510  
    

 

 

 

Semiconductor Components-Integrated Circuits — 0.8%

 

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd. ADR

    24,969        1,450,699  
    

 

 

 

Semiconductor Equipment — 0.5%

 

Kulicke & Soffa Industries, Inc.

    2,797        76,078  

MKS Instruments, Inc.

    958        105,390  

Teradyne, Inc.

    4,237        288,921  

Tokyo Electron, Ltd. ADR

    8,000        437,040  
    

 

 

 
     907,429  
    

 

 

 

Soap & Cleaning Preparation — 0.6%

 

Church & Dwight Co., Inc.

    9,798        689,191  

Reckitt Benckiser Group PLC ADR

    26,800        443,808  
    

 

 

 
     1,132,999  
    

 

 

 

SupraNational Banks — 0.3%

 

Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior SA, Class E

    21,087        450,840  
    

 

 

 

Telecom Services — 0.8%

 

BCE, Inc.

    23,973        1,111,149  

Telenor ASA ADR

    15,500        277,558  
    

 

 

 
     1,388,707  
    

 

 

 

Telephone-Integrated — 0.3%

 

Verizon Communications, Inc.

    8,555        525,277  
    

 

 

 

Television — 0.2%

 

Nexstar Media Group, Inc., Class A

    3,639        426,673  
    

 

 

 

Textile-Apparel — 0.3%

 

LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE ADR

    6,432        599,913  
    

 

 

 

Tools-Hand Held — 0.2%

 

MSA Safety, Inc.

    508        64,191  

Snap-on, Inc.

    1,653        280,018  
    

 

 

 
     344,209  
    

 

 

 

Toys — 1.2%

 

Hasbro, Inc.

    17,465        1,844,479  

Nintendo Co., Ltd. ADR

    6,800        339,320  
    

 

 

 
     2,183,799  
    

 

 

 

Transport-Marine — 0.1%

 

Kirby Corp.†

    2,474        221,497  
    

 

 

 
Security Description   Shares/
Principal
Amount
         
Value
(Note 2)
 

Transport-Rail — 0.2%

 

Union Pacific Corp.

    1,759      $ 318,010  
    

 

 

 

Transport-Services — 0.2%

 

Expeditors International of Washington, Inc.

    4,677        364,900  
    

 

 

 

Web Portals/ISP — 0.6%

 

Alphabet, Inc., Class A†

    821        1,099,639  
    

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks
(cost $77,265,745)

       98,882,617  
    

 

 

 

EXCHANGE-TRADED FUNDS — 4.6%

 

Invesco QQQ Trust, Series 1 ETF

    20,000        4,252,200  

Vanguard Global ex-U.S. Real Estate ETF

    65,500        3,870,395  
    

 

 

 

Total Exchange-Traded Funds
(cost $7,009,902)

       8,122,595  
    

 

 

 

PREFERRED SECURITIES/CAPITAL SECURITIES — 0.2%

 

Banks-Super Regional — 0.2%

 

PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.
6.75% due 08/01/2021(1)

  $ 250,000        265,525  

Wells Fargo & Co. FRS
5.66% (3 ML+3.77%)
due 03/15/2020(1)

    134,000        135,675  
    

 

 

 

Total Preferred Securities/Capital Securities
(cost $374,223)

       401,200  
    

 

 

 

ASSET BACKED SECURITIES — 3.4%

 

Diversified Financial Services — 3.4%

 

ACE Securities Corp. Mtg. Loan Trust VRS
Series 2007-D1, Class A4
6.93% due 02/25/2038*(2)

    77,821        75,159  

Ally Master Owner Trust
Series 2018-1, Class A2
2.70% due 01/17/2023

    250,000        251,774  

Americredit Automobile Receivables Trust
Series 2018-3, Class A2A
3.11% due 01/18/2022

    93,924        94,147  

BA Credit Card Trust
Series 2019-A1, Class A1
1.74% due 01/15/2025

    200,000        199,387  

BANK VRS
Series 2019-BN19, Class C
4.03% due 08/15/2061(2)(3)

    200,000        209,566  

Citigroup Mtg. Loan Trust VRS
Series 2015-PS1, Class B1
5.25% due 09/25/2042*(2)(4)

    245,843        265,036  

COMM Mtg. Trust VRS
Series 2014-UBS3, Class C
4.74% due 06/10/2047(2)(3)

    250,000        258,424  

Commonbond Student Loan Trust
Series 2019-AGS, Class A1
2.54% due 01/25/2047*

    98,915        97,993  

Commonbond Student Loan Trust
Series 2018-CGS, Class A1
3.87% due 02/25/2046*

    109,883        112,515  

CPS Auto Receivables Trust
Series 2018-D, Class A
3.06% due 01/18/2022*

    62,478        62,580  
 

 

 

 
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Security Description   Principal
Amount
         
Value
(Note 2)
 

ASSET BACKED SECURITIES (continued)

 

Diversified Financial Services (continued)

 

CSMC Trust VRS
Series 2015-1, Class B2
3.94% due 01/25/2045*(2)(4)

  $ 89,080      $ 90,249  

Daimler Trucks Retail Trust
Series 2019-1, Class A2
2.77% due 04/15/2021*

    64,999        65,135  

Drug Royalty
Series 2014-1, Class A2
3.48% due 07/15/2023*

    29,733        29,731  

Ford Credit Auto Owner Trust
Series 2016-2, Class A
2.03% due 12/15/2027*

    250,000        250,040  

GS Mtg. Securities Trust
Series 2017-GS6, Class A1
1.95% due 05/10/2050(3)

    215,855        215,157  

GS Mtg. Securities Trust VRS
Series 2013-GC12, Class C
4.18% due 06/10/2046(2)(3)

    200,000        203,362  

GS Mtg. Securities Trust VRS
Series 2014-GC20, Class C
4.96% due 04/10/2047(2)(3)

    200,000        206,098  

JP Morgan Mtg. Trust VRS
Series 2016-4, Class A5
3.50% due 10/25/2046*(2)(4)

    51,693        52,634  

JP Morgan Mtg. Trust VRS
Series 2016-4, Class A13
3.50% due 10/25/2046*(2)(4)

    153,047        153,441  

JP Morgan Mtg. Trust VRS
Series 2017-4, Class A5
3.50% due 11/25/2048*(2)(4)

    144,850        146,400  

JP Morgan Mtg. Trust VRS
Series 2017-3, Class B2
3.84% due 08/25/2047*(2)(4)

    182,855        189,521  

JP Morgan Mtg. Trust VRS
Series 2018-8, Class A13
4.00% due 01/25/2049*(2)(4)

    65,809        66,742  

MMAF Equipment Finance LLC
Series 2019-A, Class A2
2.84% due 01/10/2022*

    97,190        97,584  

MVW Owner Trust
Series 2015-1A, Class A
2.52% due 12/20/2032*

    57,525        57,494  

Navient Private Education Refi Loan Trust
Series 2019-FA, Class A1
2.18% due 08/15/2068*

    236,182        236,053  

Navient Student Loan Trust FRS
Series 2017-A, Class A1
2.14% (1 ML+0.40%)
due 12/16/2058*

    4,241        4,241  

New Residential Mtg. Loan Trust VRS
Series 2016-4A, Class B1A
4.50% due 11/25/2056*(2)(4)

    88,384        94,377  

New Residential Mtg. Loan Trust VRS
Series 2015-2A, Class B3
5.53% due 08/25/2055*(2)(4)

    76,662        82,631  

PFS Financing Corp.
Series 2018-F, Class A
3.52% due 10/15/2023*

    250,000        255,148  
Security Description   Principal
Amount
         
Value
(Note 2)
 

Diversified Financial Services (continued)

 

PSMC Trust VRS
Series 2018-4, Class A3
4.00% due 11/25/2048*(2)(4)

  $ 110,716      $ 110,731  

Residential Accredit Loans, Inc.
Series 2003-QS23, Class A1
5.00% due 12/26/2018(4)

    287        286  

Sequoia Mtg. Trust VRS
Series 2013-4, Class A3
1.55% due 04/25/2043(2)(4)

    86,602        84,300  

Sequoia Mtg. Trust VRS
Series 2018-5, Class A4
3.50% due 05/25/2048*(2)(4)

    162,273        164,213  

Sequoia Mtg. Trust VRS
Series 2018-5, Class A19
3.50% due 05/25/2048*(2)(4)

    147,364        147,411  

Sequoia Mtg. Trust VRS
Series 2017-2, Class B2
3.63% due 02/25/2047*(2)(4)

    93,149        95,022  

Sequoia Mtg. Trust VRS
Series 2013-2, Class B1
3.64% due 02/25/2043(2)(4)

    78,025        79,638  

SLM Private Credit Student Loan Trust FRS
Series 2006-BW, Class A5
2.09% (3 ML+0.20%)
due 12/15/2039

    106,163        103,098  

Towd Point Mtg. Trust VRS
Series 2015-1, Class A4
4.25% due 10/25/2053*(2)

    150,000        155,466  

Toyota Auto Loan Extended Note Trust
Series 2019-1A, Class A
2.56% due 11/25/2031*

    250,000        253,844  

Trafigura Securitisation Finance PLC FRS
Series 2017-1A, Class A1
2.59% (1 ML+0.85%)
due 12/15/2020*

    300,000        300,292  

Verizon Owner Trust
Series 2017-1A, Class A
2.06% due 09/20/2021*

    59,105        59,109  

Wells Fargo Mtg. Backed Securities VRS Series 2019-4, Class A3
3.50% due 09/25/2049*(2)(4)

    246,795        250,819  

WFRBS Commercial Mtg. Trust VRS
Series 2013-C14, Class D
3.98% due 06/15/2046*(2)(3)

    140,000        133,322  
    

 

 

 

Total Asset Backed Securities
(cost $6,040,716)

 

     6,060,170  
    

 

 

 

U.S. CORPORATE BONDS & NOTES — 20.8%

 

Aerospace/Defense — 0.2%

 

Lockheed Martin Corp.
Senior Notes
4.07% due 12/15/2042

    250,000        285,497  
    

 

 

 

Aerospace/Defense-Equipment — 0.1%

 

United Technologies Corp.
Senior Notes
1.90% due 05/04/2020

    150,000        149,927  
    

 

 

 

Airlines — 0.3%

 

American Airlines Pass-Through Trust
Pass-Through Certs.
Series 2013-2, Class A
4.95% due 07/15/2024

    186,228        194,136  
 

 

 

 

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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS — December 31, 2019 — (continued)

 

Security Description   Principal
Amount
         
Value
(Note 2)
 

U.S. CORPORATE BONDS & NOTES (continued)

 

Airlines (continued)

 

US Airways Pass Through Trust
Pass-Through Certs.
Series 2012-2, Class B
6.75% due 12/03/2022

  $ 337,093      $ 353,863  
    

 

 

 
       547,999  
    

 

 

 

Apparel Manufacturers — 0.1%

 

Under Armour, Inc.
Senior Notes
3.25% due 06/15/2026

    250,000        243,264  
    

 

 

 

Auto-Cars/Light Trucks — 0.1%

 

American Honda Finance Corp.
Senior Notes
2.30% due 09/09/2026

    250,000        249,560  
    

 

 

 

Auto/Truck Parts & Equipment-Original — 0.1%

 

Titan International, Inc.
Senior Sec. Notes
6.50% due 11/30/2023

    250,000        213,750  
    

 

 

 

Banks-Commercial — 0.4%

 

PNC Bank NA
Senior Notes
2.00% due 05/19/2020

    250,000        250,036  

PNC Bank NA
Senior Notes
3.10% due 10/25/2027

    250,000        260,820  

SunTrust Banks, Inc.
Senior Notes
2.90% due 03/03/2021

    250,000        252,615  
    

 

 

 
       763,471  
    

 

 

 

Banks-Fiduciary — 0.4%

 

Bank of New York Mellon Corp.
Senior Notes
2.20% due 08/16/2023

    500,000        505,116  

State Street Corp.
Sub. Notes
3.10% due 05/15/2023

    250,000        257,981  
    

 

 

 
       763,097  
    

 

 

 

Banks-Super Regional — 0.7%

 

US Bancorp
Senior Notes
3.00% due 03/15/2022

    250,000        255,793  

US Bancorp
Sub. Notes
3.60% due 09/11/2024

    500,000        531,608  

Wells Fargo & Co.
Senior Notes
2.60% due 07/22/2020

    250,000        250,955  

Wells Fargo & Co.
Senior Notes
3.58% due 05/22/2028

    250,000        265,767  
    

 

 

 
       1,304,123  
    

 

 

 

Brewery — 0.5%

 

Anheuser-Busch Cos LLC/Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide, Inc.
Company Guar. Notes
4.70% due 02/01/2036

    500,000        579,377  

Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide, Inc.
Company Guar. Notes
4.15% due 01/23/2025

    250,000        272,467  
    

 

 

 
       851,844  
    

 

 

 
Security Description   Principal
Amount
         
Value
(Note 2)
 

Cable/Satellite TV — 0.5%

 

Comcast Corp.
Company Guar. Notes
3.30% due 02/01/2027

  $ 250,000      $ 264,858  

DISH DBS Corp.
Company Guar. Notes
5.88% due 11/15/2024

    250,000        255,469  

Time Warner Cable LLC
Senior Sec. Notes
6.55% due 05/01/2037

    250,000        306,686  
    

 

 

 
       827,013  
    

 

 

 

Cellular Telecom — 0.6%

 

Crown Castle Towers LLC
Mtg. Notes
4.24% due 07/15/2048*

    250,000        276,740  

Sprint Corp.
Company Guar. Notes
7.88% due 09/15/2023

    250,000        275,832  

T-Mobile USA, Inc.
Company Guar. Notes
6.38% due 03/01/2025

    500,000        516,665  
    

 

 

 
       1,069,237  
    

 

 

 

Chemicals-Diversified — 0.3%

 

Westlake Chemical Corp.
Senior Notes
3.60% due 07/15/2022

    218,000        223,086  

Westlake Chemical Corp.
Senior Notes
3.60% due 08/15/2026

    250,000        259,177  
    

 

 

 
       482,263  
    

 

 

 

Computers — 0.2%

 

Apple, Inc.
Senior Notes
3.20% due 05/11/2027

    250,000        263,803  
    

 

 

 

Containers-Paper/Plastic — 0.5%

 

Graphic Packaging International, Inc.
Company Guar. Notes
4.88% due 11/15/2022

    500,000        523,750  

Sealed Air Corp.
Company Guar. Notes
6.88% due 07/15/2033*

    250,000        295,000  
    

 

 

 
       818,750  
    

 

 

 

Diversified Banking Institutions — 2.1%

 

Bank of America Corp.
Senior Notes
2.88% due 04/24/2023

    250,000        254,206  

Bank of America Corp. FRS
Senior Notes
3.13% (3 ML+1.16%)
due 01/20/2023

    250,000        253,623  

Bank of America Corp.
Senior Notes
3.50% due 04/19/2026

    250,000        265,888  

Citigroup, Inc. FRS
Senior Notes
3.34% (3 ML+1.43%)
due 09/01/2023

    200,000        204,245  

Citigroup, Inc.
Sub. Notes
4.45% due 09/29/2027

    500,000        550,891  
 

 

 

 
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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS — December 31, 2019 — (continued)

 

Security Description   Principal
Amount
         
Value
(Note 2)
 

U.S. CORPORATE BONDS & NOTES (continued)

 

Diversified Banking Institutions (continued)

 

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. FRS
Senior Notes
3.05% (3 ML+1.11%)
due 04/26/2022

  $ 250,000      $ 252,508  

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.
Senior Notes
5.25% due 07/27/2021

    250,000        262,355  

JPMorgan Chase & Co.
Senior Notes
3.54% due 05/01/2028

    250,000        265,631  

JPMorgan Chase & Co.
Senior Notes
3.63% due 05/13/2024

    250,000        265,028  

JPMorgan Chase & Co.
Senior Notes
4.25% due 10/15/2020

    250,000        254,443  

Morgan Stanley FRS
Senior Notes
3.37% (3 ML+1.40%)
due 04/21/2021

    250,000        253,742  

Morgan Stanley
Senior Notes
4.00% due 07/23/2025

    250,000        270,516  

Morgan Stanley
Senior Notes
6.25% due 08/09/2026

    250,000        304,508  
    

 

 

 
       3,657,584  
    

 

 

 

E-Commerce/Products — 0.3%

 

Amazon.com, Inc.
Senior Notes
4.05% due 08/22/2047

    500,000        588,423  
    

 

 

 

Electric-Distribution — 0.3%

 

Entergy Louisiana LLC
Collateral Trust Bonds
4.00% due 03/15/2033

    500,000        565,827  
    

 

 

 

Electric-Generation — 0.0%

 

Indiantown Cogeneration LP
1st Mtg. Notes
9.77% due 12/15/2020

    24,909        25,945  
    

 

 

 

Electric-Integrated — 1.5%

 

Black Hills Corp.
Senior Notes
4.20% due 09/15/2046

    500,000        523,572  

Black Hills Corp.
Senior Notes
4.25% due 11/30/2023

    250,000        265,049  

PacifiCorp
1st Mtg. Notes
5.25% due 06/15/2035

    500,000        615,029  

PPL Electric Utilities Corp.
1st Mtg. Notes
3.95% due 06/01/2047

    250,000        278,029  

PPL Energy Supply LLC
Senior Notes
4.60% due 12/15/2021

    1,000,000        985,000  
    

 

 

 
       2,666,679  
    

 

 

 

Electric-Transmission — 0.4%

 

Oncor Electric Delivery Co. LLC
Senior Sec. Notes
5.75% due 03/15/2029

    500,000        617,442  
    

 

 

 
Security Description   Principal
Amount
         
Value
(Note 2)
 

Enterprise Software/Service — 0.3%

 

Oracle Corp.
Senior Notes
1.90% due 09/15/2021

  $ 250,000      $ 250,524  

Oracle Corp.
Senior Notes
3.25% due 11/15/2027

    250,000        264,968  
    

 

 

 
       515,492  
    

 

 

 

Finance-Investment Banker/Broker — 0.2%

 

Jefferies Group LLC
Senior Notes
4.85% due 01/15/2027

    250,000        276,132  
    

 

 

 

Finance-Other Services — 0.1%

 

GTP Acquisition Partners I LLC
Sec. Notes
2.35% due 06/15/2045*

    250,000        250,040  
    

 

 

 

Food-Misc./Diversified — 0.2%

 

Kraft Heinz Foods Co.
Company Guar. Notes
3.95% due 07/15/2025

    250,000        264,726  
    

 

 

 

Gas-Distribution — 0.2%

 

NiSource, Inc.
Senior Notes
6.25% due 12/15/2040

    250,000        330,845  
    

 

 

 

Home Decoration Products — 0.1%

 

Newell Brands, Inc.
Senior Notes
4.20% due 04/01/2026

    250,000        260,689  
    

 

 

 

Hotels/Motels — 0.3%

 

Choice Hotels International, Inc.
Company Guar. Notes
5.75% due 07/01/2022

    500,000        539,688  
    

 

 

 

Independent Power Producers — 0.0%

    

GenOn Energy, Inc.
Escrow Notes
9.88% due 10/15/2020†(5)

    500,000        0  
    

 

 

 

Insurance-Multi-line — 0.1%

 

Allstate Corp. FRS
Senior Notes
2.59% (3 ML+0.63%)
due 03/29/2023

    250,000        250,646  
    

 

 

 

Machinery-Farming — 0.1%

 

John Deere Capital Corp.
Senior Notes
2.65% due 01/06/2022

    250,000        254,192  
    

 

 

 

Medical Instruments — 0.3%

 

Medtronic, Inc.
Company Guar. Notes
4.38% due 03/15/2035

    500,000        592,040  
    

 

 

 

Medical Products — 0.2%

 

Hologic, Inc.
Company Guar. Notes
4.63% due 02/01/2028*

    250,000        265,000  
    

 

 

 

Medical-Biomedical/Gene — 0.4%

 

Amgen, Inc.
Senior Notes
2.65% due 05/11/2022

    200,000        202,996  
 

 

 

 

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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS — December 31, 2019 — (continued)

 

Security Description   Principal
Amount
         
Value
(Note 2)
 

U.S. CORPORATE BONDS & NOTES (continued)

 

Medical-Biomedical/Gene (continued)

 

Amgen, Inc.
Senior Notes
3.88% due 11/15/2021

  $ 250,000      $ 257,893  

Gilead Sciences, Inc.
Senior Notes
3.50% due 02/01/2025

    250,000        265,369  
    

 

 

 
       726,258  
    

 

 

 

Medical-Drugs — 0.4%

 

AbbVie, Inc.
Senior Notes
2.90% due 11/06/2022

    250,000        255,154  

Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.
Senior Notes
3.45% due 11/15/2027*

    500,000        535,136  
    

 

 

 
       790,290  
    

 

 

 

Medical-HMO — 0.2%

 

UnitedHealth Group, Inc.
Senior Notes
3.50% due 08/15/2039

    250,000        262,547  
    

 

 

 

Medical-Hospitals — 0.3%

 

HCA, Inc.
Company Guar. Notes
5.88% due 05/01/2023

    500,000        552,580  
    

 

 

 

Non-Hazardous Waste Disposal — 0.6%

 

Advanced Disposal Services, Inc.
Company Guar. Notes
5.63% due 11/15/2024*

    250,000        260,000  

Covanta Holding Corp.
Senior Notes
6.00% due 01/01/2027

    250,000        263,750  

Republic Services, Inc.
Senior Notes
5.25% due 11/15/2021

    250,000        265,201  

Waste Pro USA, Inc.
Senior Notes
5.50% due 02/15/2026*

    250,000        260,625  
    

 

 

 
       1,049,576  
    

 

 

 

Office Automation & Equipment — 0.3%

 

CDW LLC/CDW Finance Corp.
Company Guar. Notes
5.50% due 12/01/2024

    500,000        555,000  
    

 

 

 

Oil & Gas Drilling — 0.3%

 

Nabors Industries, Inc.
Company Guar. Notes
5.10% due 09/15/2023

    500,000        448,950  

Rowan Cos., Inc.
Company Guar. Notes
4.75% due 01/15/2024

    250,000        157,500  
    

 

 

 
       606,450  
    

 

 

 

Oil Companies-Exploration & Production — 0.4%

 

Cimarex Energy Co.
Senior Notes
4.38% due 06/01/2024

    250,000        264,073  

W&T Offshore, Inc.
Sec. Notes
9.75% due 11/01/2023*

    250,000        238,437  
Security Description   Principal
Amount
         
Value
(Note 2)
 

Oil Companies-Exploration & Production (continued)

 

Whiting Petroleum Corp.
Company Guar. Notes
5.75% due 03/15/2021

  $ 250,000      $ 236,500  
    

 

 

 
       739,010  
    

 

 

 

Oil Refining & Marketing — 0.2%

 

Phillips 66
Company Guar. Notes
4.30% due 04/01/2022

    250,000        262,436  
    

 

 

 

Pharmacy Services — 0.5%

 

CVS Health Corp.
Senior Notes
2.63% due 08/15/2024

    250,000        252,132  

CVS Health Corp.
Senior Notes
4.30% due 03/25/2028

    500,000        546,221  
    

 

 

 
       798,353  
    

 

 

 

Physical Therapy/Rehabilitation Centers — 0.3%

 

HealthSouth Corp.
Company Guar. Notes
5.75% due 11/01/2024

    437,000        441,916  
    

 

 

 

Pipelines — 1.7%

 

Buckeye Partners LP
Senior Notes
3.95% due 12/01/2026

    250,000        241,507  

Buckeye Partners LP
Senior Notes
4.13% due 12/01/2027

    250,000        241,653  

Columbia Pipeline Group, Inc.
Company Guar. Notes
3.30% due 06/01/2020

    250,000        250,851  

Columbia Pipeline Group, Inc.
Company Guar. Notes
5.80% due 06/01/2045

    250,000        317,197  

El Paso Natural Gas Co. LLC
Company Guar. Notes
7.50% due 11/15/2026

    500,000        631,376  

NGPL PipeCo LLC
Senior Notes
4.38% due 08/15/2022*

    500,000        519,366  

Plains All American Pipeline LP/PAA Finance Corp.
Senior Notes
4.50% due 12/15/2026

    500,000        532,841  

Southeast Supply Header LLC
Senior Notes
4.25% due 06/15/2024*

    250,000        254,676  
    

 

 

 
       2,989,467  
    

 

 

 

Real Estate Investment Trusts — 1.4%

 

Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc.
Company Guar. Notes
3.38% due 08/15/2031

    250,000        259,874  

CBL & Associates LP
Company Guar. Notes
5.95% due 12/15/2026

    500,000        300,000  

CubeSmart LP
Company Guar. Notes
4.80% due 07/15/2022

    250,000        263,826  
 

 

 

 
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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS — December 31, 2019 — (continued)

 

Security Description   Principal
Amount
         
Value
(Note 2)
 

U.S. CORPORATE BONDS & NOTES (continued)

 

Real Estate Investment Trusts (continued)

 

Hospitality Properties Trust
Senior Notes
4.65% due 03/15/2024

  $ 250,000      $ 260,482  

Hospitality Properties Trust
Senior Notes
5.00% due 08/15/2022

    250,000        263,031  

Omega Healthcare Investors, Inc.
Company Guar. Notes
5.25% due 01/15/2026

    250,000        278,133  

Physicians Realty LP
Company Guar. Notes
4.30% due 03/15/2027

    500,000        534,649  

Ventas Realty LP/Ventas Capital Corp.
Company Guar. Notes
3.25% due 08/15/2022

    250,000        256,596  
    

 

 

 
       2,416,591  
    

 

 

 

Retail-Automobile — 0.1%

 

Lithia Motors, Inc.
Company Guar. Notes
4.63% due 12/15/2027*

    250,000        256,965  
    

 

 

 

Savings & Loans/Thrifts — 0.0%

 

Washington Mutual Bank
Escrow Notes
5.50% due 01/15/2013†(5)

    125,000        0  
    

 

 

 

Steel-Specialty — 0.5%

 

Allegheny Technologies, Inc.
Senior Notes
7.88% due 08/15/2023

    750,000        840,623  
    

 

 

 

Storage/Warehousing — 0.3%

 

Mobile Mini, Inc.
Company Guar. Notes
5.88% due 07/01/2024

    500,000        520,000  
    

 

 

 

Telecom Equipment-Fiber Optics — 0.2%

 

Corning, Inc.
Senior Notes
4.75% due 03/15/2042

    250,000        284,042  
    

 

 

 

Telecom Services — 0.3%

 

Qwest Corp.
Senior Notes
6.75% due 12/01/2021

    500,000        538,355  
    

 

 

 

Telecommunication Equipment — 0.1%

 

CommScope Technologies LLC
Company Guar. Notes
5.00% due 03/15/2027*

    250,000        235,000  
    

 

 

 

Theaters — 0.1%

 

AMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc.
Company Guar. Notes
6.13% due 05/15/2027

    250,000        228,125  
    

 

 

 

Vitamins & Nutrition Products — 0.3%

 

HLF Financing SARL LLC/Herbalife International, Inc.
Company Guar. Notes
7.25% due 08/15/2026*

    500,000        530,000  
    

 

 

 

Web Hosting/Design — 0.2%

 

VeriSign, Inc.
Senior Notes
5.25% due 04/01/2025

    250,000        275,578  
    

 

 

 

Total U.S. Corporate Bonds & Notes
(cost $34,718,118)

       36,654,150  
    

 

 

 
Security Description   Principal
Amount
         
Value
(Note 2)
 

FOREIGN CORPORATE BONDS & NOTES — 1.0%

 

Agricultural Chemicals — 0.2%

 

OCI NV
Senior Sec. Notes
6.63% due 04/15/2023*

  $ 250,000      $ 260,625  
    

 

 

 

Banks-Commercial — 0.1%

 

ING Groep NV
Senior Notes
3.15% due 03/29/2022

    250,000        255,614  
    

 

 

 

Cellular Telecom — 0.2%

 

Vodafone Group PLC
Senior Notes
3.75% due 01/16/2024

    250,000        264,451  
    

 

 

 

Diversified Banking Institutions — 0.1%

 

UBS Group Funding Switzerland AG
Senior Notes
3.49% due 05/23/2023*

    250,000        257,285  
    

 

 

 

Electric-Generation — 0.1%

 

TransAlta Corp.
Senior Notes
4.50% due 11/15/2022

    250,000        258,750  
    

 

 

 

Oil Companies-Integrated — 0.3%

 

Suncor Energy, Inc.
Senior Notes
4.00% due 11/15/2047

    500,000        545,786  
    

 

 

 

Total Foreign Corporate Bonds & Notes
(cost $1,751,432)

 

     1,842,511  
    

 

 

 

U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCIES — 9.6%

 

Federal Home Loan Mtg. Corp. — 2.9%

 

2.75% due 06/19/2023

    250,000        259,650  

3.00% due 01/01/2031

    80,247        83,165  

3.00% due 01/01/2033

    59,579        61,622  

3.00% due 04/01/2035

    42,344        43,495  

3.00% due 10/01/2042

    253,635        261,916  

3.00% due 05/01/2043

    100,551        103,701  

3.00% due 07/01/2045

    127,464        131,293  

3.50% due 07/01/2042

    94,086        99,236  

3.50% due 10/01/2042

    88,955        94,176  

3.50% due 08/01/2043

    154,140        164,215  

3.50% due 02/01/2044

    136,738        143,834  

3.50% due 08/01/2045

    176,380        188,195  

3.50% due 07/01/2046

    66,660        71,010  

3.50% due 01/01/2047

    182,011        193,142  

4.00% due 04/01/2043

    150,095        163,702  

4.00% due 10/01/2045

    155,348        169,159  

4.00% due 08/01/2047

    167,560        182,419  

4.00% due 01/01/2048

    108,165        118,163  

4.00% due 06/01/2048

    167,508        181,594  

4.00% due 07/01/2049

    93,684        101,309  

4.50% due 11/01/2043

    81,061        90,401  

5.00% due 01/01/2034

    40,338        44,500  

5.00% due 04/01/2035

    35,083        38,706  

5.00% due 03/01/2048

    77,074        86,824  

6.00% due 05/01/2031

    8,552        9,800  

6.00% due 09/01/2032

    1,940        2,137  

7.50% due 12/01/2030

    9,895        10,243  

7.50% due 01/01/2031

    9,669        10,356  

7.50% due 02/01/2031

    920        1,012  
 

 

 

 

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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS — December 31, 2019 — (continued)

 

Security Description   Principal
Amount
         
Value
(Note 2)
 

U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCIES (continued)

 

Federal Home Loan Mtg. Corp. (continued)

 

Federal Home Loan Mtg. Corp. Multifamily Structured Pass Through Certs.

    

Series K020, Class A2

    

2.37% due 05/25/2022(3)

  $ 90,000      $ 90,709  

Series K058, Class A2

    

2.65% due 08/25/2026(3)

    120,000        122,960  

Series K074, Class A2

    

3.60% due 01/25/2028(3)

    160,000        173,543  

Series K076, Class A2

    

3.90% due 04/25/2028(3)

    80,000        88,398  

Federal Home Loan Mtg. Corp. Multifamily Structured Pass Through Certs. VRS

    

Series K069, Class A2

    

3.19% due 09/25/2027(2)(3)

    70,000        73,989  

Series K031, Class A2

    

3.30% due 04/25/2023(2)(3)

    100,000        103,914  

Series K035, Class A2

    

3.46% due 08/25/2023(2)(3)

    160,000        167,508  

Series K036, Class A2

    

3.53% due 10/25/2023(2)(3)

    70,000        73,562  

Series K075, Class A2

    

3.65% due 02/25/2028(2)(3)

    50,000        54,366  

Federal Home Loan Mtg. Corp. REMIC

    

Series 4127, Class EJ

    

2.50% due 11/15/2032(4)

    84,426        85,077  

Series 4033, Class ED

    

2.50% due 10/15/2036(4)

    93,405        94,389  

Series 4097, Class HI

    

3.00% due 08/15/2027(4)(6)

    461,977        28,880  

Series 4579, Class BA

    

3.00% due 01/15/2043(4)

    85,431        87,504  

Series 4343, Class DI

    

3.50% due 08/15/2040(4)(6)

    214,706        14,987  

Series 4786, Class DH

    

3.50% due 07/15/2042(4)

    50,000        51,002  

Series 4121, Class UI

    

3.50% due 10/15/2042(4)(6)

    353,626        55,899  

Series 4650, Class CA

    

3.50% due 05/15/2043(4)

    31,933        32,613  

Series 4673, Class NT

    

3.50% due 09/15/2043(4)

    120,000        124,369  

Series 3924, Class LB

    

4.00% due 05/15/2039(4)

    200,000        206,505  

Series 4135, Class DI

    

4.00% due 11/15/2042(4)(6)

    170,157        22,680  

Series 4808, Class DL

    

4.00% due 11/15/2045(4)

    30,000        32,120  

Series K085, Class A2

    

4.06% due 10/25/2028(2)(3)

    100,000        111,855  

Federal Home Loan Mtg. Corp. STRIPS Series 276, Class 40
4.00% due 09/15/2042(4)

    72,044        77,626  
    

 

 

 
       5,083,430  
    

 

 

 

Federal National Mtg. Assoc. — 5.2%

 

1.38% due 02/26/2021

    500,000        498,742  

1.75% due 07/02/2024

    400,000        400,456  

2.00% due 02/01/2032

    101,424        100,811  

2.50% due 06/01/2027

    88,711        89,975  
Security Description   Principal
Amount
         
Value
(Note 2)
 

Federal National Mtg. Assoc. (continued)

 

2.50% due 08/01/2028

  $ 99,264      $ 100,921  

2.50% due 03/01/2030

    70,824        72,008  

3.00% due 04/01/2027

    26,674        27,477  

3.00% due 05/01/2029

    38,182        39,545  

3.00% due 03/01/2030

    81,255        84,159  

3.00% due 08/01/2031

    113,742        117,810  

3.00% due 10/01/2036

    89,317        92,245  

3.00% due 10/01/2042

    94,425        97,441  

3.00% due 11/01/2042

    154,133        159,056  

3.00% due 12/01/2042

    225,001        232,062  

3.00% due 02/01/2043

    85,763        88,741  

3.00% due 04/01/2043

    123,130        125,737  

3.00% due 06/01/2043

    151,671        156,516  

3.00% due 08/01/2043

    119,721        123,542  

3.00% due 07/01/2046

    182,903        187,726  

3.00% due 12/01/2046

    76,753        78,777  

3.00% due 12/01/2049

    123,535        125,475  

3.50% due 08/01/2031

    55,868        58,585  

3.50% due 02/01/2033

    106,628        111,817  

3.50% due 01/01/2036

    128,304        133,791  

3.50% due 06/01/2039

    56,107        58,534  

3.50% due 09/01/2042

    98,903        105,305  

3.50% due 11/01/2042

    127,248        135,424  

3.50% due 02/01/2043

    46,396        49,733  

3.50% due 05/01/2043

    110,752        118,720  

3.50% due 09/01/2044

    65,346        70,039  

3.50% due 11/01/2044

    111,749        119,777  

3.50% due 03/01/2045

    112,425        118,949  

3.50% due 06/01/2045

    54,978        58,931  

3.50% due 09/01/2045

    59,077        62,898  

3.50% due 11/01/2045

    127,570        136,036  

3.50% due 03/01/2046

    84,937        91,041  

3.50% due 04/01/2046

    131,613        141,073  

3.50% due 03/01/2047

    134,119        143,754  

3.50% due 10/01/2047

    159,449        168,325  

4.00% due 09/01/2038

    45,364        47,503  

4.00% due 09/01/2040

    120,034        128,736  

4.00% due 08/01/2043

    135,202        147,348  

4.00% due 04/01/2044

    155,777        169,783  

4.00% due 08/01/2044

    100,084        109,270  

4.00% due 10/01/2044

    141,202        150,992  

4.00% due 12/01/2044

    80,686        88,545  

4.00% due 09/01/2045

    63,679        69,882  

4.00% due 05/01/2046

    152,712        166,179  

4.00% due 07/01/2046

    67,338        73,895  

4.00% due 08/01/2046

    133,690        143,683  

4.00% due 07/01/2047

    77,127        84,622  

4.00% due 10/01/2047

    81,107        88,160  

4.00% due 12/01/2047

    81,202        88,892  

4.00% due 02/01/2048

    84,359        91,220  

4.00% due 03/01/2049

    92,580        100,851  

4.50% due 03/01/2041

    145,875        158,384  

4.50% due 09/01/2043

    270,701        301,789  

4.50% due 12/01/2044

    127,984        142,681  

4.50% due 11/01/2045

    146,989        162,881  

4.50% due 08/01/2048

    132,548        146,519  

4.50% due 09/01/2048

    175,396        194,903  

5.00% due 02/01/2040

    100,903        113,236  

5.00% due 07/01/2041

    123,130        138,233  

5.00% due 02/01/2044

    121,354        135,343  

6.00% due 05/01/2031

    3,814        4,361  

6.50% due 09/01/2024

    5,425        6,021  
 

 

 

 
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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS — December 31, 2019 — (continued)

 

Security Description   Principal
Amount
         
Value
(Note 2)
 

U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCIES (continued)

 

Federal National Mtg. Assoc. (continued)

 

6.50% due 09/01/2025

  $ 1,579      $ 1,752  

6.50% due 11/01/2025

    2,629        2,918  

6.50% due 05/01/2026

    6,627        7,356  

6.50% due 11/01/2027

    125        139  

6.50% due 01/01/2032

    2,888        3,206  

7.00% due 05/01/2029

    3,335        3,733  

7.00% due 09/01/2029

    4,475        4,528  

7.00% due 01/01/2031

    1,743        1,839  

7.50% due 01/01/2031

    4,862        5,185  

7.50% due 02/01/2031

    1,245        1,276  

Federal National Mtg. Assoc. REMIC VRS Series 2015-38, Class AS
2.18% due 06/25/2045(2)(4)(6)

    216,415        11,438  

Federal National Mtg. Assoc. REMIC

    

Series 2013-2, Class BI

    

2.50% due 02/25/2028(4)(6)

    277,802        16,449  

Series 2017-54, Class IO

    

3.00% due 07/25/2032(4)(6)

    278,080        26,874  

Series 2016-62, Class IA

    

3.00% due 10/25/2040(4)(6)

    317,436        20,415  

Series 2016-92, Class A

    

3.00% due 04/25/2042(4)

    74,508        76,043  

Series 2016-100, Class DA

    

3.00% due 02/25/2043(4)

    53,861        55,164  

Series 2016-38, Class NA

    

3.00% due 01/25/2046(4)

    168,539        173,295  

Series 2018-12, Class P

    

3.00% due 03/25/2046(4)

    25,438        25,885  

Series 2016-4, Class LI

    

3.50% due 02/25/2036(4)(6)

    362,693        43,894  

Series 2015-20, Class EH

    

3.50% due 11/25/2042(4)

    200,000        211,032  

Series 2017-66, Class C

    

3.50% due 08/25/2045(4)

    60,000        63,026  

Series 2015-12, Class BY

    

4.00% due 03/25/2045(4)

    100,000        112,118  

Series 2015-18, Class IA

    

4.50% due 04/25/2045(4)(6)

    293,454        56,556  

Series 2002-16, Class TM

    

7.00% due 04/25/2032(4)

    56,734        64,939  
    

 

 

 
       9,124,926  
    

 

 

 

Government National Mtg. Assoc. — 1.5%

 

3.00% due 11/15/2042

    201,355        208,588  

3.00% due 02/15/2043

    136,315        141,206  

3.00% due 12/20/2046

    100,493        103,783  

3.00% due 07/20/2047

    187,327        193,235  

3.50% due 09/15/2042

    105,327        110,806  

3.50% due 05/15/2043

    55,784        59,218  

3.50% due 09/20/2045

    111,057        117,063  

3.50% due 06/20/2046

    135,726        141,879  

3.50% due 04/20/2047

    157,365        163,710  

3.50% due 05/20/2047

    82,989        87,579  

3.50% due 11/20/2047

    87,942        91,900  

4.00% due 10/20/2044

    115,600        122,156  

4.00% due 07/20/2047

    77,571        81,300  

4.50% due 05/15/2039

    34,377        37,435  

5.50% due 07/20/2033

    60,716        68,301  

6.00% due 07/20/2033

    41,630        47,522  

6.50% due 12/15/2023

    5,741        6,333  

6.50% due 03/20/2027

    389        389  
Security Description   Principal
Amount
         
Value
(Note 2)
 

Government National Mtg. Assoc. (continued)

 

6.50% due 04/20/2027

  $ 5,583      $ 5,789  

7.00% due 12/15/2022

    1,134        1,136  

7.00% due 12/15/2023

    1,031        1,088  

7.00% due 04/15/2028

    7,952        8,120  

7.50% due 09/15/2030

    3,666        3,775  

7.50% due 01/15/2031

    5,088        5,578  

Government National Mtg. Assoc. REMIC VRS

    

Series 2018-99, Class IO

    

0.48% due 06/16/2060(2)(3)(6)

    364,894        19,488  

Series 2013-101, Class IO

    

0.54% due 10/16/2054(2)(3)(6)

    1,908,596        51,407  

Series 2017-157, Class IO

    

0.57% due 12/16/2059(2)(3)(6)

    962,131        50,884  

Series 2013-97, Class IO

    

0.59% due 02/16/2060(2)(3)(6)

    975,647        56,366  

Series 2013-57, Class IO

    

0.67% due 06/16/2054(2)(3)(6)

    1,976,992        43,768  

Series 2013-40, Class IO

    

0.76% due 06/16/2054(2)(3)(6)

    953,874        34,108  

Series 2013-30, Class IO

    

0.79% due 09/16/2053(2)(3)(6)

    1,260,308        47,662  

Series 2014-135, Class IO

    

0.79% due 01/16/2056(2)(3)(6)

    580,751        26,110  

Series 2012-139, Class IO

    

0.84% due 02/16/2053(2)(3)(6)

    3,021,736        162,462  

Series 2018-25, Class IO

    

0.89% due 06/16/2045(2)(3)(6)

    1,264,268        59,534  

Series 2013-80, Class IO

    

0.94% due 03/16/2052(2)(3)(6)

    1,008,906        55,450  

Government National Mtg. Assoc. REMIC

    

Series 2017-51, Class AH

    

2.60% due 05/16/2059(3)

    95,494        95,195  

Series 2017-190, Class AD

    

2.60% due 03/16/2060(3)

    95,597        95,350  

Series 2012-3, Class LA

    

3.50% due 03/20/2038(4)

    10,100        10,111  

Series 2018-155, Class LM

    

3.50% due 11/20/2045(4)

    70,000        71,919  

Series 2017-87, Class IO

    

4.00% due 01/20/2046(4)(6)

    149,682        15,651  
    

 

 

 
       2,703,354  
    

 

 

 

Total U.S. Government Agencies
(cost $16,985,111)

       16,911,710  
    

 

 

 

U.S. GOVERNMENT TREASURIES — 1.1%

 

United States Treasury Bonds — 0.4%

 

2.25% due 08/15/2046

    250,000        243,574  

3.00% due 11/15/2044

    250,000        279,297  

6.25% due 08/15/2023

    80,000        92,934  
    

 

 

 
       615,805  
    

 

 

 

United States Treasury Notes — 0.7%

 

1.13% due 03/31/2020

    240,000        239,681  

1.25% due 01/31/2020

    220,000        219,929  

1.25% due 02/29/2020

    220,000        219,854  

1.63% due 06/30/2020

    220,000        220,000  

2.13% due 12/31/2022

    80,000        81,219  

2.25% due 02/29/2020

    220,000        220,202  

3.13% due 05/15/2021

    100,000        102,043  
    

 

 

 
       1,302,928  
    

 

 

 

Total U.S. Government Treasuries
(cost $1,918,793)

       1,918,733  
    

 

 

 
 

 

 

 

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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS — December 31, 2019 — (continued)

 

Security Description   Principal
Amount
        
Value
(Note 2)
 

LOANS(8)(9)(10) — 0.4%

 

Computer Software — 0.3%

 

Ivanti Software, Inc. FRS
2nd Lien
10.72% (1 ML+9.00%)
due 01/20/2025

  $ 500,000     $ 490,000  
   

 

 

 

Pipelines — 0.1%

 

BCP Renaissance Parent LLC FRS
BTL-B
5.44% (3 ML+ 3.50%)
due 10/31/2024

    246,250       218,425  
   

 

 

 

Total Loans
(cost $740,465)

      708,425  
   

 

 

 

Total Long-Term Investment Securities
(cost $146,804,505)

      171,502,111  
   

 

 

 

REPURCHASE AGREEMENTS — 2.4%

 

Agreement with Fixed Income Clearing Corp., bearing interest at 0.25%, dated 12/31/2019, to be repurchased 01/02/2020 in the amount of $4,177,058 collateralized by $4,260,000 of United States Treasury Notes, bearing interest at 1.63% due 12/31/2021 and having an approximate value of $4,265,325
(cost $4,177,000)

    4,177,000       4,177,000  
   

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS
(cost $150,981,505)(7)

    99.6     175,679,111  

Other assets less liabilities

    0.4       628,688  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

    100.0   $ 176,307,799  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 †   Non-income producing security
 *   Securities exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities may be sold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. The Portfolio has no right to demand registration of these securities. At December 31, 2019, the aggregate value of these securities was $8,849,828 representing 5.0% of net assets.
(1)   Perpetual maturity—maturity date reflects the next call date.
(2)   Certain variable rate securities are not based on a published reference rate and spread but are determined by the issuer or agent and are based on current market conditions. These securities do not indicate a reference rate and spread in their description above.
(3)   Commercial Mortgage Backed Security
(4)   Collateralized Mortgage Obligation
(5)   Securities classified as Level 3 (see Note 2).
(6)   Interest Only
(7)   See Note 6 for cost of investments on a tax basis.
(8)   The Portfolio invests in senior loans which generally pay interest at rates which are periodically re-determined by reference to a base lending rate plus a premium. These base lending rates are generally either the lending rate offered by one or more major European banks, such as the London Inter-Bank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”) or the prime rate offered by one or more major United States banks, or the certificate of deposit rate. Senior loans are generally considered to be restrictive in that the Portfolio is ordinarily contractually obligated to receive approval from the Agent Bank and/or borrower prior to the disposition of a senior loan.
(9)   Senior loans in the Portfolio are generally subject to mandatory and/or optional prepayment. Because of these mandatory
  prepayment conditions and because there may be significant economic incentives for a borrower to prepay, prepayments may occur. As a result, the actual remaining maturity may be substantially less than the stated maturities shown.
(10)   All loans in the Portfolio were purchased through assignment agreements unless otherwise indicated.

ADR — American Depositary Receipt

ETF — Exchange-Traded Fund

NYSE — New York Stock Exchange

REMIC — Real Estate Mortgage Investment Conduit

STRIPS — Separate trading of registered interest and principal of securities

TSX — Toronto Stock Exchange

FRS — Floating Rate Security

VRS — Variable Rate Security

The rates shown on FRS and VRS are the current interest rates at December 31, 2019 and unless noted otherwise, the dates are the original maturity dates.

Index Legend

1 ML — 1 Month USD LIBOR

3 ML — 3 Month USD LIBOR

 

 

 

 
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The following is a summary of the inputs used to value the Portfolio’s net assets as of December 31, 2019 (see Note 2):

 

      Level 1 - Unadjusted
Quoted Prices
     Level 2 - Other
Observable  Inputs
     Level 3 -  Significant
Unobservable Inputs
     Total  

ASSETS:

           

Investments at Value:*

           

Common Stocks

   $ 98,882,617      $      $      $ 98,882,617  

Exchange-Traded Funds

     8,122,595                      8,122,595  

Preferred Securities/Capital Securities

            401,200               401,200  

Asset Backed Securities

            6,060,170               6,060,170  

U.S. Corporate Bonds & Notes:

           

Independent Power Producers

                   0        0  

Savings & Loans/Thrifts . . . . . . . . . .

                   0        0  

Other Industries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

            36,654,150               36,654,150  

Foreign Corporate Bonds & Notes

            1,842,511               1,842,511  

U.S. Government Agencies

            16,911,710               16,911,710  

U.S. Government Treasuries

            1,918,733               1,918,733  

Loans

            708,425               708,425  

Repurchase Agreements

            4,177,000               4,177,000  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Investments at Value

   $ 107,005,212      $ 68,673,899      $ 0      $ 175,679,111  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

*   For a detailed presentation of investments, please refer to the Portfolio of Investments.

At the beginning and end of the reporting period, Level 3 investments in securities were not considered a material portion of the Portfolio. There were no Level 3 transfers during the reporting period.

See Notes to Financial Statements

 

 

 

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PORTFOLIO PROFILE — December 31, 2019(unaudited)

 

Industry Allocation*

 

E-Commerce/Products

     9.3

Enterprise Software/Service

     6.4  

Computer Software

     4.4  

Electronic Components-Semiconductors

     4.2  

Internet Content-Entertainment

     4.1  

Medical Products

     3.8  

Computers

     3.6  

Medical-Biomedical/Gene

     3.5  

Applications Software

     3.3  

Internet Content-Information/News

     2.9  

Multimedia

     2.8  

Medical-Drugs

     2.8  

Resorts/Theme Parks

     2.5  

Finance-Credit Card

     2.4  

Commercial Services-Finance

     2.4  

Drug Delivery Systems

     2.3  

Diagnostic Equipment

     2.3  

Diversified Manufacturing Operations

     2.2  

Patient Monitoring Equipment

     2.0  

Recreational Centers

     1.9  

Apparel Manufacturers

     1.8  

E-Commerce/Services

     1.7  

Repurchase Agreements

     1.7  

Aerospace/Defense-Equipment

     1.7  

Retail-Building Products

     1.6  

Veterinary Diagnostics

     1.6  

Entertainment Software

     1.5  

Healthcare Safety Devices

     1.5  

Retail-Floor Coverings

     1.4  

Cruise Lines

     1.4  

Communications Software

     1.4  

Schools

     1.4  

Office Automation & Equipment

     1.3  

Retail-Apparel/Shoe

     1.2  

Aerospace/Defense

     1.2  

Distribution/Wholesale

     1.2  

Private Equity

     1.2  

Machinery-Pumps

     1.1  

Security Services

     1.1  

Food-Misc./Diversified

     1.0  

Web Hosting/Design

     1.0  

Retail-Misc./Diversified

     0.9  

Athletic Equipment

     0.9  

Transport-Truck

     0.8  

Data Processing/Management

     0.1  
  

 

 

 
     100.8
  

 

 

 

 

*   Calculated as a percentage of net assets

    

 

 

 

 
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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS — December 31, 2019

 

Security Description   Shares          
Value
(Note 2)
 

COMMON STOCKS — 98.3%

 

Aerospace/Defense — 1.2%

 

Raytheon Co.

    78,818      $ 17,319,467  
    

 

 

 

Aerospace/Defense-Equipment — 1.7%

 

L3Harris Technologies, Inc.

    118,505        23,448,584  
    

 

 

 

Apparel Manufacturers — 1.8%

 

Carter’s, Inc.

    101,793        11,130,047  

Under Armour, Inc., Class A†

    265,990        5,745,384  

Under Armour, Inc., Class C†

    455,744        8,741,170  
    

 

 

 
       25,616,601  
    

 

 

 

Applications Software — 3.1%

 

ServiceNow, Inc.†

    157,124        44,359,248  
    

 

 

 

Athletic Equipment — 0.9%

 

Peloton Interactive, Inc., Class A†

    433,017        12,297,683  
    

 

 

 

Commercial Services-Finance — 2.4%

 

PayPal Holdings, Inc.†

    312,015        33,750,663  
    

 

 

 

Communications Software — 1.4%

 

Slack Technologies, Inc., Class A†

    855,068        19,221,929  
    

 

 

 

Computer Software — 4.4%

 

Splunk, Inc.†

    321,149        48,098,486  

Zoom Video Communications, Inc., Class A†

    200,756        13,659,438  
    

 

 

 
       61,757,924  
    

 

 

 

Computers — 3.6%

 

Apple, Inc.

    175,927        51,660,964  
    

 

 

 

Cruise Lines — 1.4%

 

Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings, Ltd.†

    341,259        19,932,938  
    

 

 

 

Data Processing/Management — 0.1%

 

DocuSign, Inc.†

    10,741        796,016  
    

 

 

 

Diagnostic Equipment — 2.3%

 

Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.

    101,029        32,821,291  
    

 

 

 

Distribution/Wholesale — 1.2%

 

Copart, Inc.†

    183,838        16,718,228  
    

 

 

 

Diversified Manufacturing Operations — 2.2%

 

Ingersoll-Rand PLC

    230,257        30,605,760  
    

 

 

 

Drug Delivery Systems — 2.3%

 

DexCom, Inc.†

    150,353        32,888,215  
    

 

 

 

E-Commerce/Products — 9.1%

 

Amazon.com, Inc.†

    62,287        115,096,410  

Wayfair, Inc., Class A†

    155,330        14,037,172  
    

 

 

 
       129,133,582  
    

 

 

 

E-Commerce/Services — 1.3%

 

Uber Technologies, Inc.†

    642,163        19,097,928  
    

 

 

 

Electronic Components-Semiconductors — 4.2%

 

Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.†

    837,128        38,390,690  

Marvell Technology Group, Ltd.

    806,799        21,428,582  
    

 

 

 
       59,819,272  
    

 

 

 

Enterprise Software/Service — 6.4%

 

Alteryx, Inc., Class A†

    136,909        13,700,483  

Guidewire Software, Inc.†

    297,801        32,689,616  

Workday, Inc., Class A†

    265,320        43,631,874  
    

 

 

 
       90,021,973  
    

 

 

 
Security Description   Shares          
Value
(Note 2)
 

Entertainment Software — 1.5%

 

Activision Blizzard, Inc.

    267,377      $ 15,887,541  

DraftKings, Inc.†(1)(2)(5)

    1,438,464        4,922,424  
    

 

 

 
       20,809,965  
    

 

 

 

Finance-Credit Card — 2.4%

 

American Express Co.

    276,099        34,371,564  
    

 

 

 

Food-Misc./Diversified — 1.0%

 

Lamb Weston Holdings, Inc.

    163,739        14,086,466  
    

 

 

 

Healthcare Safety Devices — 1.5%

 

Tandem Diabetes Care, Inc.†

    345,892        20,618,622  
    

 

 

 

Internet Content-Entertainment — 4.1%

 

Facebook, Inc., Class A†

    107,960        22,158,790  

Pinterest, Inc., Class A†

    1,087,790        20,276,405  

Roku, Inc.†

    111,433        14,920,879  
    

 

 

 
       57,356,074  
    

 

 

 

Internet Content-Information/News — 2.9%

 

Spotify Technology SA†

    274,365        41,031,286  
    

 

 

 

Machinery-Pumps — 1.1%

 

Dover Corp.

    140,933        16,243,938  
    

 

 

 

Medical Products — 3.8%

 

ABIOMED, Inc.†

    75,516        12,882,274  

Haemonetics Corp.†

    289,382        33,249,992  

Novocure, Ltd.†

    90,356        7,614,300  
    

 

 

 
       53,746,566  
    

 

 

 

Medical-Biomedical/Gene — 3.5%

 

Biogen, Inc.†

    31,384        9,312,574  

Exact Sciences Corp.†

    198,007        18,311,687  

Ionis Pharmaceuticals, Inc.†

    213,618        12,904,664  

Sage Therapeutics, Inc.†

    121,158        8,746,396  
    

 

 

 
       49,275,321  
    

 

 

 

Medical-Drugs — 2.8%

 

Ascendis Pharma A/S ADR†

    66,767        9,288,625  

Galapagos NV†

    89,110        18,641,549  

Galapagos NV ADR†

    16,721        3,458,404  

Reata Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Class A†

    37,305        7,626,261  
    

 

 

 
       39,014,839  
    

 

 

 

Multimedia — 2.8%

 

Walt Disney Co.

    274,897        39,758,353  
    

 

 

 

Office Automation & Equipment — 1.3%

 

Zebra Technologies Corp., Class A†

    74,098        18,927,593  
    

 

 

 

Patient Monitoring Equipment — 2.0%

 

Insulet Corp.†

    162,519        27,823,253  
    

 

 

 

Private Equity — 1.2%

 

Blackstone Group, Inc., Class A

    298,187        16,680,581  
    

 

 

 

Recreational Centers — 1.9%

 

Planet Fitness, Inc., Class A†

    361,981        27,032,741  
    

 

 

 

Resorts/Theme Parks — 2.5%

 

Marriott Vacations Worldwide Corp.

    153,821        19,805,992  

Vail Resorts, Inc.

    63,922        15,330,413  
    

 

 

 
       35,136,405  
    

 

 

 

Retail-Apparel/Shoe — 1.2%

 

Burlington Stores, Inc.†

    77,931        17,770,606  
    

 

 

 

Retail-Building Products — 1.6%

 

Lowe’s Cos., Inc.

    187,948        22,508,652  
    

 

 

 

Retail-Floor Coverings — 1.4%

 

Floor & Decor Holdings, Inc., Class A†

    400,027        20,325,372  
    

 

 

 
 

 

 

 

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Security Description   Shares      Value
(Note 2)
 

COMMON STOCKS (continued)

 

Retail-Misc./Diversified — 0.9%

 

Five Below, Inc.†

    96,753      $ 12,370,839  
    

 

 

 

Schools — 1.4%

 

2U, Inc.†

    197,471        4,737,329  

Grand Canyon Education, Inc.†

    151,142        14,477,892  
    

 

 

 
       19,215,221  
    

 

 

 

Security Services — 1.1%

 

Brink’s Co.

    168,149        15,247,751  
    

 

 

 

Transport-Truck — 0.8%

 

JB Hunt Transport Services, Inc.

    99,645        11,636,543  
    

 

 

 

Veterinary Diagnostics — 1.6%

 

Elanco Animal Health, Inc.†

    759,197        22,358,352  
    

 

 

 

Web Hosting/Design — 1.0%

 

GoDaddy, Inc., Class A†

    201,381        13,677,797  
    

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks
(cost $1,161,911,050)

       1,388,292,966  
  

 

 

 

CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED SECURITIES — 0.8%

 

Advertising Services — 0.0%

 

Nanigans, Inc., Series B†(1)(2)

    126,818        142,036  
    

 

 

 

Applications Software — 0.2%

 

Magic Leap, Inc., Series C†(1)(2)

    93,690        2,251,043  
    

 

 

 

E-Commerce/Products — 0.2%

 

One Kings Lane Inc., Escrow†(2)

    291,563        46,650  

The Honest Co., Inc., Series C†(1)(2)

    97,634        3,216,064  
    

 

 

 
       3,262,714  
    

 

 

 

E-Commerce/Services — 0.4%

 

Airbnb, Inc., Series E†(1)(2)

    46,491        5,620,607  
    

 

 

 

Total Convertible Preferred Securities
(cost $10,585,279)

       11,276,400  
  

 

 

 

Total Long-Term Investment Securities
(cost $1,172,496,329)

       1,399,569,366  
  

 

 

 
Security Description  

Principal

Amount

    Value
(Note 2)
 

REPURCHASE AGREEMENTS — 1.7%

 

Bank of America Securities LLC Joint Repurchase Agreement(3)

  $ 4,845,000     $ 4,845,000  

Barclays Capital, Inc. Joint Repurchase Agreement(3)

    4,405,000       4,405,000  

BNP Paribas SA Joint Repurchase Agreement(3)

    4,405,000       4,405,000  

Deutsche Bank AG Joint Repurchase Agreement(3)

    5,225,000       5,225,000  

RBS Securities, Inc. Joint Repurchase Agreement(3)

    4,845,000       4,845,000  
   

 

 

 

Total Repurchase Agreements
(cost $23,725,000)

      23,725,000  
 

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS
(cost $1,196,221,329)(4)

    100.8     1,423,294,366  

Liabilities in excess of other assets

    (0.8     (11,600,931
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

    100.0 %    $ 1,411,693,435  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

  Non-income producing security
(1)   Denotes a restricted security that: (a) cannot be offered for public sale without first being registered, or being able to take advantage of an exemption from registration, under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “1933 Act”); (b) is subject to a contractual restriction on public sales; or (c) is otherwise subject to a restriction on sales by operation of applicable law. Restricted securities are valued pursuant to Note 2. Certain restricted securities held by the Portfolio may not be sold except in exempt transactions or in a public offering registered under the 1933 Act. The Portfolio has no right to demand registration of these securities. The risk of investing in certain restricted securities is greater than the risk of investing in the securities of widely held, publicly traded companies. To the extent applicable, lack of a secondary market and resale restrictions may result in the inability of a Portfolio to sell a security at a fair price and may substantially delay the sale of the security. In addition, certain restricted securities may exhibit greater price volatility than securities for which secondary markets exist. As of December 31, 2019, the Portfolio held the following restricted securities:
 

 

Description

   Acquisition
Date
     Shares      Acquisition
Cost
     Value      Value
Per Share
     % of
Net Assets
 
Common Stocks                  

DraftKings, Inc.

     07/16/2015        640,163      $ 2,337,660           
     07/17/2015        23,563        86,045           
     08/11/2015        774,738        2,996,033           
     

 

 

    

 

 

          
        1,438,464      $ 5,419,738      $ 4,922,424      $ 3.42        0.35
     

 

 

    

 

 

          
Convertible Preferred Securities                  

Airbnb, Inc., Series E

     06/24/2015        46,491        4,328,052        5,620,607        120.90        0.40  

The Honest Co., Inc., Series C

     08/20/2014        97,634        2,641,712        3,216,064        32.94        0.22  

Magic Leap, Inc., Series C

     12/28/2015        93,690        2,157,962        2,251,043        24.03        0.16  

Nanigans, Inc., Series B

     03/16/2015        126,818        1,384,662        142,036        1.12        0.01  
           

 

 

       

 

 

 
            $ 16,152,174           1.14
           

 

 

       

 

 

 

 

(2)   Securities classified as Level 3 (see Note 2).
(3)   See Note 2 for details of Joint Repurchase Agreements.
(4)   See Note 6 for cost of investments on a tax basis.
(5)   DraftKings Inc. has entered into a definitive business combination agreement, which is subject to certain closing conditions, with Diamond Eagle Acquisition Corp., a publicly traded special purpose acquisition company, and SBTech, an international turnkey provider of cutting-edge sports betting and gaming technologies. On December 22, 2019, in connection with the proposed business combination, the Portfolio entered into a Subscription Agreement, which is subject to certain closing conditions, to purchase 93,075 shares of Class A Common Shares of Diamond Eagle Acquisition Corp. at $10.00 per share in a Private Investment in Public Equity deal.
ADR   — American Depositary Receipt

 

 

 
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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS — December 31, 2019 — (continued)

 

The following is a summary of the inputs used to value the Portfolio’s net assets as of December 31, 2019 (see Note 2):

 

      Level 1 - Unadjusted
Quoted  Prices
     Level 2 - Other
Observable Inputs
     Level 3 - Significant
Unobservable Inputs
     Total  

ASSETS:

           

Investments at Value:*

           

Common Stocks:

           

Entertainment Software

   $ 15,887,541      $      $ 4,922,424      $ 20,809,965  

Other Industries

     1,367,483,001                      1,367,483,001  

Convertible Preferred Securities

                   11,276,400        11,276,400  

Repurchase Agreements

            23,725,000               23,725,000  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Investments at Value

   $ 1,383,370,542      $ 23,725,000      $ 16,198,824      $ 1,423,294,366  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

*   For a detailed presentation of investments, please refer to the Portfolio of Investments.

The following is a reconciliation of Level 3 assets for which significant unobservable inputs were used to determine fair value:

 

      Common
Stocks
    Convertible
Preferred
Securities
 

Balance as of 12/31/2018

   $ 3,792,096     $ 34,312,478  

Accrued discounts

            

Accrued premiums

            

Realized Gain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

     138,495       313,589  

Realized Loss

           (304,085

Change in unrealized appreciation(1) .

     1,254,974       1,754,747  

Change in unrealized depreciation(1) .

     (124,646     (8,578,785

Net Purchases . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

            

Net Sales . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

     (138,495     (3,191,142

Transfers into Level 3

            

Transfers out of Level 3(2)

           (13,030,402
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Balance as of 12/31/2019

   $ 4,922,424     $ 11,276,400  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(1)   The total change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) attributable to Level 3 investments still held at December 31, 2019 includes:

 

    Common
Stocks
     Convertible
Preferred
Securities
 
  $ 1,254,974      $ 185,890  
 

 

 

    

 

 

 

Any differences between the change in appreciation (depreciation) in the Level 3 reconciliation and the total change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) is attributable to securities sold/no longer held at December 31, 2019.

 

(2)   Convertible Preferred Securities were converted to Common Stock upon the Company’s IPO listing. Securities are now valued using Level 1 inputs.

 

 

 

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The following is quantitative information about Level 3 fair value measurements:

 

Description   Value at
12/31/2019
  Valuation
Technique(s)
  Unobservable Input (1)   Range (weighted average)

Common Stocks

  $4,922,424   Market Approach   Pending Transaction Price*   $3.64
            Discount for Uncertainty   10.0%

Convertible Preferred Securities

  $2,251,043   Market Approach   Market Transaction Price*   $27.00
          Liquidation Preference*   $23.033
  $5,620,607   Market Approach   Last Twelve Months Revenue Multiple*   7.60x
      2021 Estimated Revenue Multiple*   5.00x-7.50x (5.75x)
      2021 Estimated Gross Profit Multiple*   5.60x
      2022 Estimated Revenue Multiple*   4.50x
      2022 Estimated Gross Profit Multiple*   5.10x
      2023 Estimated Revenue Multiple*   4.20x
      2023 Estimated Gross Profit Multiple*   4.70x
          Discount for Lack of Marketability   10%-15% (11.7%)
  $3,216,064  

Market Approach

with Option Pricing

Method (“OPM”)

  2020 Estimated Revenue Multiple*   2.75x
    Discount for Lack of Marketability   10.00%
    OPM assumptions:  
     

Volatility*

  17.5%
     

Term to liquidity event in years

  3.00
         

Risk-free rate

  1.59%
  $142,036   Market Approach with Option Pricing Method (“OPM”) and Cost Approach   Last Twelve Months Revenue Multiple*   1.1x
    Discount for Lack of Marketability   10.00%
    OPM assumptions:  
   

Volatility*

  59.8%
     

Term to liquidity event in years

  3.00
     

Risk-free rate

  1.58%
          Abandoment Value*   $0.000000
  $46,650   Income Approach   Future Cash Flows*   $0.16
          Discount for Potential Claims   50.0%

 

(1)   The significant unobservable inputs regarding the Level 3 securities in the table above are attributable to private securities and include assumptions made from non-public financial statements, private transactions, and/or market comparables. For those unobservable inputs indicated with *, a significant increase (decrease) in any of those inputs in isolation may result in a significantly higher (lower) fair value measurement, while the remaining unobservable inputs have a inverse relationship.

 

See   Notes to Financial Statements

 

 

 
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PORTFOLIO PROFILE — December 31, 2019(unaudited)

 

Industry Allocation*

 

Federal Home Loan Mtg. Corp.

     20.8

United States Treasury Notes

     18.4  

Federal National Mtg. Assoc.

     10.9  

United States Treasury Bonds

     8.3  

Diversified Financial Services

     8.3  

Banks-Commercial

     5.6  

Diversified Banking Institutions

     5.2  

Repurchase Agreements

     3.0  

Government National Mtg. Assoc.

     2.7  

Municipal Bonds & Notes

     2.6  

Electric-Integrated

     1.8  

Sovereign

     1.1  

Real Estate Investment Trusts

     0.7  

Gas-Distribution

     0.7  

Medical-Hospitals

     0.7  

Insurance-Multi-line

     0.6  

Cable/Satellite TV

     0.6  

Medical-Drugs

     0.6  

Banks-Super Regional

     0.6  

Brewery

     0.5  

Electric-Distribution

     0.4  

Uniform Mtg. Backed Securities

     0.4  

Transport-Services

     0.4  

Insurance-Life/Health

     0.4  

Oil Companies-Exploration & Production

     0.4  

E-Commerce/Products

     0.4  

Medical Labs & Testing Services

     0.3  

Enterprise Software/Service

     0.3  

Insurance-Mutual

     0.3  

Applications Software

     0.3  

Banks-Fiduciary

     0.2  

Internet Content-Information/News

     0.2  

Cellular Telecom

     0.2  

Tobacco

     0.2  

Computers

     0.2  

Auto-Cars/Light Trucks

     0.2  

Medical-HMO

     0.2  

Resolution Funding Corp

     0.2  

Schools

     0.2  

Telephone-Integrated

     0.2  

Diversified Manufacturing Operations

     0.1  

Rental Auto/Equipment

     0.1  

Water

     0.1  

Oil Companies-Integrated

     0.1  

Building Societies

     0.1  

Special Purpose Entities

     0.1  

Multimedia

     0.1  
  

 

 

 
     100.0
  

 

 

 

Credit Quality†#

 

Aaa

     70.2

Aa

     5.8  

A

     14.9  

Baa

     4.1  

Not Rated@

     5.0  
  

 

 

 
     100.0
  

 

 

 

 

  Source: Moody’s
#   Calculated as a percentage of total debt issues
@   Represents debt issues that either have no rating, or the rating is unavailable from the data source.
*   Calculated as a percentage of net assets
 

 

 

 

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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS — December 31, 2019

 

Security Description   Principal
Amount
     Value
(Note 2)
 

ASSET BACKED SECURITIES — 8.3%

 

Diversified Financial Services — 8.3%

 

Aaset Trust
Series 2019-1, Class A
3.84% due 05/15/2039*

  $ 852,300      $ 858,055  

Ajax Mtg. Loan Trust VRS
Series 2017-B, Class A
3.16% due 09/25/2056*(1)

    4,024,994        4,026,682  

Angel Oak Mtg. Trust I LLC VRS
Series 2019-6, Class A1
2.62% due 11/25/2059*(1)(2)

    1,341,546        1,339,253  

Angel Oak Mtg. Trust I LLC VRS
Series 2017-3, Class A1
2.71% due 11/25/2047*(1)(2)

    352,720        352,355  

Angel Oak Mtg. Trust I LLC VRS
Series 2019-4, Class A1
2.99% due 07/26/2049*(1)(2)

    1,538,652        1,543,320  

Angel Oak Mtg. Trust I LLC VRS
Series 2019-2, Class A1
3.63% due 03/25/2049*(1)(2)

    1,358,661        1,374,039  

Angel Oak Mtg. Trust I LLC VRS
Series 2018-3, Class A1
3.65% due 09/25/2048*(1)(2)

    2,842,034        2,875,084  

Apidos CLO FRS
Series 2013-16A, Class A1R
2.95% (3 ML+0.98%)
due 01/19/2025*(3)

    40,896        40,876  

Apidos CLO FRS
Series 2015-22A, Class A1
3.47% (3 ML+1.50%)
due 10/20/2027*(3)

    3,000,000        2,998,539  

ARI Fleet Lease Trust
Series 2018-A, Class A2
2.55% due 10/15/2026*

    640,131        640,781  

ARI Fleet Lease Trust
Series 2018-B, Class A2
3.22% due 08/16/2027*

    1,273,763        1,284,901  

Bayview Koitere Fund Trust VRS
Series 2017-RT4, Class A
3.50% due 07/28/2057*(1)

    1,864,486        1,896,435  

Benefit Street Partners, Ltd. FRS
Series 2016-9A, Class AR
3.08% (3 ML+1.11%)
due 07/20/2031*(3)

    795,000        790,263  

Canadian Pacer Auto Receivables Trust
Series 2017-1A, Class A3
2.05% due 03/19/2021*

    338,224        338,196  

Canadian Pacer Auto Receivables Trust
Series 2018-2A, Class A2A
3.00% due 06/21/2021*

    335,500        336,150  

Canadian Pacer Auto Receivables Trust
Series 2018-2A, Class A3
3.27% due 12/19/2022*

    230,000        232,887  

Castlelake Aircraft Structured Trust
Series 2019-1A, Class A
3.97% due 04/15/2039*

    1,194,199        1,205,544  

Chesapeake Funding II LLC
Series 2017-2A, Class A1
1.99% due 05/15/2029*

    1,092,190        1,091,292  

Chesapeake Funding II LLC
Series 2017-4A, Class A1
2.12% due 11/15/2029*

    2,554,051        2,554,681  

Chesapeake Funding II LLC
Series 2018-2A, Class A1
3.23% due 08/15/2030*

    1,452,848        1,473,484  
Security Description   Principal
Amount
     Value
(Note 2)
 

Diversified Financial Services (continued)

 

Cloud Pass-Through Trust VRS
Series 2019-1A, Class CLOU
3.55% due 12/05/2022*(1)

  $ 1,400,269      $ 1,416,487  

COLT Mtg. Loan Trust VRS
Series 2018-1, Class A1
2.93% due 02/25/2048*(1)(2)

    522,681        522,962  

COLT Mtg. Loan Trust VRS
Series 2019-2, Class A1
3.34% due 05/25/2049*(1)(2)

    548,616        549,490  

COLT Mtg. Loan Trust VRS
Series 2018-3, Class A1
3.69% due 10/26/2048*(1)(2)

    610,326        613,529  

COLT Mtg. Loan Trust VRS
Series 2018-4, Class A1
4.01% due 12/28/2048*(1)(2)

    374,094        375,618  

Columbia Cent, Ltd. FRS
Series 2018-27A, Class A1
3.09% (3 ML+1.15%)
due 10/25/2028*(3)

    1,820,000        1,819,501  

COMM Mtg. Trust
Series 2012-CR2, Class A4
3.15% due 08/15/2045(4)

    1,020,000        1,041,899  

Daimler Trucks Retail Trust
Series 2019-1, Class A2
2.77% due 04/15/2021*

    828,733        830,467  

Deephaven Residential Mtg. Trust VRS
Series 2017-3A, Class A1
2.58% due 10/25/2047*(1)(2)

    382,116        381,882  

Deephaven Residential Mtg. Trust VRS
Series 2018-1A, Class A1
2.98% due 12/25/2057*(1)(2)

    669,756        669,330  

Deephaven Residential Mtg. Trust VRS
Series 2019-2A, Class A1
3.56% due 04/25/2059*(1)(2)

    565,731        569,513  

Enterprise Fleet Financing LLC
Series 2019-3, Class A2
2.06% due 05/20/2025*

    1,535,000        1,533,508  

Enterprise Fleet Financing LLC
Series 2017-3, Class A2
2.13% due 05/22/2023*

    828,141        827,886  

Enterprise Fleet Financing LLC
Series 2018-1, Class A2
2.87% due 10/20/2023*

    1,135,044        1,139,841  

Enterprise Fleet Financing LLC
Series 2018-3, Class A2
3.38% due 05/20/2024*

    2,004,341        2,031,393  

Exeter Automobile Receivables Trust
Series 2019-4A, Class A
2.18% due 01/17/2023*

    1,448,599        1,449,036  

First Investors Auto Owner Trust
Series 2017-3A, Class A2
2.41% due 12/15/2022*

    1,081,094        1,081,606  

First Investors Auto Owner Trust
Series 2016-1A, Class C
3.41% due 04/18/2022*

    689,727        690,963  

Ford Credit Floorplan Master Owner Trust
Series 2013-2, Class A
2.09% due 03/15/2022*

    590,000        589,985  

Ford Credit Floorplan Master Owner Trust
Series 2019-4, Class A
2.44% due 09/15/2026

    1,525,000        1,528,976  
 

 

 

 
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Security Description   Principal
Amount
    Value
(Note 2)
 

ASSET BACKED SECURITIES (continued)

 

Diversified Financial Services (continued)

 

GreatAmerica Leasing Receivables Funding LLC
Series 2018-1, Class A3
2.60% due 06/15/2021*

  $ 1,092,645     $ 1,095,191  

GreatAmerica Leasing Receivables Funding LLC
Series 2018-1, Class A4
2.83% due 06/17/2024*

    820,000       826,955  

Hertz Fleet Lease Funding LP
Series 2019-1, Class A2
2.70% due 01/10/2033*

    3,575,000       3,600,850  

Horizon Aircraft Finance II, Ltd.
Series 2019-1, Class A
3.72% due 07/15/2039*

    464,615       464,043  

Horizon Aircraft Finance III, Ltd.
Series 2019-2, Class A
3.43% due 11/15/2039*

    805,179       800,440  

MACH 1, Ltd.
Series 2019-1, Class A
3.47% due 10/15/2039*

    552,708       548,910  

Madison Park Funding, Ltd. FRS
Series 2018-30A, Class A
2.75% (3 ML+0.75%)
due 04/15/2029*(3)

    8,000,000       7,913,704  

Madison Park Funding, Ltd. FRS
Series 2013-11A, Class AR
3.09% (3 ML+1.16%)
due 07/23/2029*(3)

    4,300,000       4,295,197  

Magnetite, Ltd. FRS
Series 2012-7A, Class A1R2
2.80% (3 ML+0.80%)
due 01/15/2028*(3)

    5,535,000       5,518,500  

Magnetite, Ltd. FRS
Series 2016-18A, Class AR
2.99% (3 ML+1.08%)
due 11/15/2028*(3)

    2,878,000       2,875,611  

Master Credit Card Trust FRS
Series 2017-3, Class A
2.28% (1 ML+0.49%)
due 07/21/2024*

    4,730,000       4,728,593  

MetLife Securitization Trust VRS
Series 2017-1A, Class A
3.00% due 04/25/2055*(1)(2)

    1,278,987       1,293,294  

Mill City Mtg. Loan Trust VRS
Series 2016-1, Class A1
2.50% due 04/25/2057*(1)

    420,942       420,158  

Mill City Mtg. Loan Trust VRS
Series 2017-3, Class A1
2.75% due 01/25/2061*(1)

    1,356,323       1,362,379  

MMAF Equipment Finance LLC
Series 2017-B, Class A3
2.21% due 10/17/2022*

    1,556,537       1,557,537  

MMAF Equipment Finance LLC
Series 2019-B, Class A5
2.29% due 11/12/2041*

    2,960,000       2,921,518  

OneMain Direct Auto Receivables Trust
Series 2017-2A, Class A
2.31% due 12/14/2021*

    113,754       113,729  

OneMain Direct Auto Receivables Trust
Series 2018-1A, Class A
3.43% due 12/16/2024*

    3,815,000       3,865,474  
Security Description   Principal
Amount
    Value
(Note 2)
 

Diversified Financial Services (continued)

 

Santander Retail Auto Lease Trust
Series 2019-A, Class A2
2.72% due 01/20/2022*

  $ 787,815     $ 792,089  

Securitized Term Auto Receivables Trust
Series 2017-2A, Class A3
2.04% due 04/26/2021*

    376,239       376,189  

Securitized Term Auto Receivables Trust
Series 2018-2A, Class A3
3.33% due 08/25/2022*

    6,115,000       6,177,489  

SFAVE Commercial Mtg. Securities Trust VRS
Series 2015-5AVE, Class A2B
4.14% due 01/05/2043*(1)(4)

    2,340,000       2,421,089  

SoFi Consumer Loan Program Trust
Series 2018-2, Class A1
2.93% due 04/26/2027*

    47,837       47,853  

SoFi Consumer Loan Program Trust
Series 2018-4, Class A
3.54% due 11/26/2027*

    1,936,036       1,951,608  

Sound Point CLO, Ltd. FRS
Series 2013-2RA, Class A1
2.95% (3 ML+0.95%)
due 04/15/2029*(3)

    4,700,000       4,670,334  

Springleaf Funding Trust
Series 2015-BA, Class A
3.48% due 05/15/2028*

    1,070,000       1,072,521  

Start III, Ltd.
Series 2019-2, Class A
3.54% due 11/15/2044*

    570,556       570,544  

START, Ltd.
Series 2019-1, Class A
4.09% due 03/15/2044*

    823,393       834,021  

Thacher Park CLO, Ltd. FRS
Series 2014-1A, Class AR
3.13% (3 ML+1.16%)
due 10/20/2026*(3)

    2,740,852       2,739,632  

Towd Point Mtg. Trust VRS
Series 2016-3, Class A1
2.25% due 04/25/2056*(1)

    1,027,341       1,024,771  

Towd Point Mtg. Trust VRS
Series 2017-4, Class A1
2.75% due 06/25/2057*(1)

    2,173,526       2,186,335  

Towd Point Mtg. Trust VRS
Series 2018-1, Class A1
3.00% due 01/25/2058*(1)

    1,083,858       1,095,315  

Treman Park CLO, Ltd. FRS
Series 2015-1A, Class ARR
3.04% (3 ML+1.07%)
due 10/20/2028*(3)

    5,995,000       5,991,948  

Vantage Data Centers Issuer LLC
Series 2019-1A, Class A2
3.19% due 07/15/2044*

    787,367       792,334  

Vantage Data Centers Issuer LLC
Series 2018-1A, Class A2
4.07% due 02/16/2043*

    1,654,108       1,705,722  

Verus Securitization Trust VRS
Series 2019-2, Class A1
3.21% due 05/25/2059*(1)(2)

    1,453,354       1,462,264  

Westlake Automobile Receivables Trust
Series 2019-3A, Class A2
2.15% due 02/15/2023*

    1,670,000       1,670,073  
   

 

 

 

Total Asset Backed Securities
(cost $128,504,070)

      128,700,903  
 

 

 

 
 

 

 

 

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Security Description   Principal
Amount
     Value
(Note 2)
 

U.S. CORPORATE BONDS & NOTES — 14.3%

 

Applications Software — 0.3%

 

Microsoft Corp.
Senior Notes
2.40% due 08/08/2026

  $ 4,015,000      $ 4,062,557  
    

 

 

 

Auto-Cars/Light Trucks — 0.2%

 

Daimler Finance North America LLC
Company Guar. Notes
2.30% due 02/12/2021*

    2,910,000        2,915,502  
    

 

 

 

Banks-Commercial — 0.7%

 

BB&T Corp.
Senior Notes
2.20% due 03/16/2023

    4,700,000        4,731,220  

BB&T Corp.
Senior Notes
3.20% due 09/03/2021

    3,580,000        3,648,791  

PNC Bank NA
Senior Notes
2.60% due 07/21/2020

    2,150,000        2,157,103  

PNC Bank NA
Senior Notes
3.30% due 10/30/2024

    865,000        909,983  
    

 

 

 
       11,447,097  
    

 

 

 

Banks-Fiduciary — 0.2%

 

Bank of New York Mellon Corp.
Senior Notes
2.20% due 08/16/2023

    2,250,000        2,273,024  

State Street Corp.
Senior Notes
2.65% due 05/15/2023

    1,495,000        1,515,821  
    

 

 

 
       3,788,845  
    

 

 

 

Banks-Super Regional — 0.6%

 

US Bancorp
Sub. Notes
7.50% due 06/01/2026

    400,000        506,214  

Wells Fargo & Co.
Senior Notes
2.50% due 03/04/2021

    3,000,000        3,021,557  

Wells Fargo & Co.
Senior Notes
3.00% due 10/23/2026

    1,780,000        1,824,328  

Wells Fargo & Co.
Senior Notes
3.07% due 01/24/2023

    735,000        750,168  

Wells Fargo & Co.
Sub. Notes
3.45% due 02/13/2023

    1,770,000        1,833,079  

Wells Fargo & Co.
Sub. Notes
4.65% due 11/04/2044

    585,000        688,069  
    

 

 

 
       8,623,415  
    

 

 

 

Brewery — 0.5%

 

Anheuser-Busch InBev Finance, Inc.
Company Guar. Notes
3.30% due 02/01/2023

    4,584,000        4,749,257  

Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide, Inc.
Company Guar. Notes
2.50% due 07/15/2022

    437,000        444,812  
Security Description   Principal
Amount
     Value
(Note 2)
 

Brewery (continued)

 

Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide, Inc.
Company Guar. Notes
3.50% due 01/12/2024

  $ 2,040,000      $ 2,149,851  
    

 

 

 
       7,343,920  
    

 

 

 

Cable/Satellite TV — 0.6%

 

Comcast Corp.
Company Guar. Notes
3.00% due 02/01/2024

    2,695,000        2,793,399  

Comcast Corp.
Company Guar. Notes
3.95% due 10/15/2025

    2,535,000        2,766,731  

Comcast Corp.
Company Guar. Notes
3.97% due 11/01/2047

    674,000        742,565  

Comcast Corp.
Company Guar. Notes
4.25% due 01/15/2033

    200,000        231,817  

Comcast Corp.
Company Guar. Notes
4.60% due 10/15/2038

    1,300,000        1,549,947  

Comcast Corp.
Company Guar. Notes
4.75% due 03/01/2044

    939,000        1,142,824  
    

 

 

 
       9,227,283  
    

 

 

 

Cellular Telecom — 0.2%

 

Crown Castle Towers LLC
Mtg. Notes
3.22% due 05/15/2042*

    3,550,000        3,588,043  
    

 

 

 

Computers — 0.2%

 

Apple, Inc.
Senior Notes
3.25% due 02/23/2026

    1,050,000        1,112,029  

Apple, Inc.
Senior Notes
3.45% due 05/06/2024

    1,815,000        1,927,597  
    

 

 

 
       3,039,626  
    

 

 

 

Cosmetics & Toiletries — 0.0%

 

Estee Lauder Cos., Inc.
Senior Notes
2.38% due 12/01/2029

    530,000        529,853  
    

 

 

 

Diversified Banking Institutions — 2.4%

 

Bank of America Corp.
Senior Notes
3.00% due 12/20/2023

    1,547,000        1,583,114  

Bank of America Corp.
Senior Notes
3.19% due 07/23/2030

    1,915,000        1,981,228  

Bank of America Corp.
Senior Notes
3.59% due 07/21/2028

    2,245,000        2,379,875  

Bank of America Corp.
Senior Notes
3.97% due 02/07/2030

    2,645,000        2,903,861  

Bank of America Corp.
Senior Notes
4.13% due 01/22/2024

    2,200,000        2,364,861  

Citigroup, Inc.
Senior Notes
3.30% due 04/27/2025

    3,000,000        3,150,783  
 

 

 

 
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Security Description   Principal
Amount
     Value
(Note 2)
 

U.S. CORPORATE BONDS & NOTES (continued)

 

Diversified Banking Institutions (continued)

 

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.
Senior Notes
3.27% due 09/29/2025

  $ 2,075,000      $ 2,148,256  

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.
Senior Notes
3.81% due 04/23/2029

    2,565,000        2,751,933  

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.
Senior Notes
4.80% due 07/08/2044

    1,155,000        1,399,015  

JPMorgan Chase & Co.
Senior Notes
4.45% due 12/05/2029

    4,775,000        5,434,386  

JPMorgan Chase & Co.
Senior Notes
5.40% due 01/06/2042

    1,080,000        1,454,117  

Morgan Stanley
Senior Notes
3.63% due 01/20/2027

    2,700,000        2,874,998  

Morgan Stanley
Senior Notes
3.88% due 04/29/2024

    6,125,000        6,511,353  
    

 

 

 
       36,937,780  
    

 

 

 

E-Commerce/Products — 0.2%

 

Amazon.com, Inc.
Senior Notes
2.80% due 08/22/2024

    1,250,000        1,293,711  

Amazon.com, Inc.
Senior Notes
4.80% due 12/05/2034

    1,000,000        1,261,932  
    

 

 

 
       2,555,643  
    

 

 

 

Electric-Distribution — 0.2%

 

Oglethorpe Power Corp.
1st Mtg. Notes
5.25% due 09/01/2050

    3,200,000        3,846,167  
    

 

 

 

Electric-Integrated — 1.8%

 

Berkshire Hathaway Energy Co.
Senior Notes
3.25% due 04/15/2028

    3,000,000        3,171,931  

Dominion Energy South Carolina, Inc.
1st Mtg. Bonds
5.10% due 06/01/2065

    176,000        228,941  

Duke Energy Carolinas LLC
1st Mtg. Bonds
6.05% due 04/15/2038

    2,000,000        2,767,183  

Duke Energy Carolinas LLC
Senior Notes
6.10% due 06/01/2037

    1,825,000        2,483,047  

Florida Power & Light Co.
1st Mtg. Notes
4.05% due 10/01/2044

    2,000,000        2,281,899  

Georgia Power Co.
Senior Notes
4.30% due 03/15/2042

    455,000        499,281  

Georgia Power Co.
Senior Notes
4.75% due 09/01/2040

    625,000        708,952  

NextEra Energy Capital Holdings, Inc.
Company Guar. Notes
3.55% due 05/01/2027

    1,000,000        1,062,497  
Security Description   Principal
Amount
     Value
(Note 2)
 

Electric-Integrated (continued)

    

Niagara Mohawk Power Corp.
Senior Notes
4.28% due 12/15/2028*

  $ 1,930,000      $ 2,153,167  

South Carolina Electric & Gas Co.
1st Mtg. Notes
4.60% due 06/15/2043

    265,000        314,709  

South Carolina Electric & Gas Co.
1st Mtg. Bonds
5.45% due 02/01/2041

    1,195,000        1,554,596  

South Carolina Electric & Gas Co.
1st Mtg. Bonds
6.05% due 01/15/2038

    2,400,000        3,268,769  

Southern California Edison Co.
1st Mtg. Notes
2.40% due 02/01/2022

    885,000        889,616  

Southern California Edison Co.
1st Mtg. Notes
3.70% due 08/01/2025

    430,000        455,477  

Virginia Electric & Power Co.
Senior Notes
3.50% due 03/15/2027

    2,735,000        2,925,885  

Westar Energy, Inc.
Senior Sec. Notes
3.25% due 09/01/2049

    3,200,000        3,152,802  
    

 

 

 
       27,918,752  
    

 

 

 

Enterprise Software/Service — 0.3%

 

Oracle Corp.
Senior Notes
2.40% due 09/15/2023

    5,040,000        5,124,167  
    

 

 

 

Gas-Distribution — 0.7%

 

Boston Gas Co.
Senior Notes
3.00% due 08/01/2029*

    995,000        1,018,767  

Boston Gas Co.
Senior Notes
3.15% due 08/01/2027*

    1,655,000        1,711,495  

Brooklyn Union Gas Co.
Senior Notes
3.41% due 03/10/2026*

    1,170,000        1,216,805  

KeySpan Gas East Corp.
Notes
2.74% due 08/15/2026*

    3,525,000        3,533,708  

Southern California Gas Co.
1st Mtg. Notes
2.60% due 06/15/2026

    3,610,000        3,618,358  
    

 

 

 
       11,099,133  
    

 

 

 

Insurance-Life/Health — 0.4%

 

Nationwide Financial Services, Inc.
Company Guar. Notes
3.90% due 11/30/2049*

    2,035,000        2,120,868  

Principal Life Global Funding II
Sec. Notes
2.50% due 09/16/2029*

    4,000,000        3,983,904  
    

 

 

 
       6,104,772  
    

 

 

 

Insurance-Multi-line — 0.6%

 

Guardian Life Global Funding
Senior Sec. Notes
2.00% due 04/26/2021*

    1,140,000        1,141,570  

Metropolitan Life Global Funding I
Sec. Notes
1.95% due 09/15/2021*

    6,000,000        6,005,920  
 

 

 

 

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Security Description   Principal
Amount
    Value
(Note 2)
 

U.S. CORPORATE BONDS & NOTES (continued)

 

Insurance-Multi-line (continued)

   

Metropolitan Life Global Funding I
Sec. Notes
2.65% due 04/08/2022*

  $ 965,000     $ 979,307  

Metropolitan Life Global Funding I
Sec. Notes
3.45% due 12/18/2026*

    1,330,000       1,427,767  
   

 

 

 
      9,554,564  
   

 

 

 

Insurance-Mutual — 0.3%

 

New York Life Global Funding
Sec. Notes
2.90% due 01/17/2024*

    4,655,000       4,802,967  

Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Co.
Sub. Notes
3.63% due 09/30/2059*

    294,000       294,864  
   

 

 

 
      5,097,831  
   

 

 

 

Medical Instruments — 0.0%

 

Medtronic, Inc.
Company Guar. Notes
3.15% due 03/15/2022

    419,000       430,949  
   

 

 

 

Medical Labs & Testing Services — 0.3%

 

Roche Holdings, Inc.
Company Guar. Notes
2.38% due 01/28/2027*

    5,080,000       5,124,379  
   

 

 

 

Medical-Drugs — 0.6%

 

Merck & Co., Inc.
Senior Notes
2.75% due 02/10/2025

    2,680,000       2,780,780  

Merck & Co., Inc.
Senior Notes
2.80% due 05/18/2023

    1,880,000       1,937,108  

Novartis Capital Corp.
Company Guar. Notes
3.40% due 05/06/2024

    3,700,000       3,918,487  
   

 

 

 
      8,636,375  
   

 

 

 

Medical-HMO — 0.2%

 

UnitedHealth Group, Inc.
Senior Notes
3.35% due 07/15/2022

    1,360,000       1,408,709  

UnitedHealth Group, Inc.
Senior Notes
3.75% due 07/15/2025

    1,165,000       1,258,503  
   

 

 

 
      2,667,212  
   

 

 

 

Medical-Hospitals — 0.7%

 

CommonSpirit Health
Senior Sec. Notes
3.82% due 10/01/2049

    4,000,000       3,903,311  

Dignity Health
Sec. Notes
3.81% due 11/01/2024

    1,242,000       1,311,341  

Mercy Health
Sec. Notes
3.56% due 08/01/2027

    2,700,000       2,793,981  

Mercy Health
Senior Sec. Notes
4.30% due 07/01/2028

    2,645,000       2,963,288  
   

 

 

 
      10,971,921  
   

 

 

 
Security Description   Principal
Amount
     Value
(Note 2)
 

Multimedia — 0.1%

 

NBCUniversal Media LLC
Company Guar. Notes
4.45% due 01/15/2043

  $ 826,000      $ 963,335  
    

 

 

 

Real Estate Investment Trusts — 0.7%

 

SBA Tower Trust
Mtg. Notes
2.84% due 01/15/2050*

    1,030,000        1,040,499  

SBA Tower Trust
Mtg. Notes
3.16% due 10/10/2045*

    3,665,000        3,668,682  

SBA Tower Trust
Mtg. Notes
3.45% due 03/15/2048*

    1,495,000        1,540,260  

Simon Property Group LP
Senior Notes
2.45% due 09/13/2029

    1,640,000        1,614,548  

WEA Finance LLC
Company Guar. Notes
4.13% due 09/20/2028*

    3,220,000        3,487,023  
    

 

 

 
       11,351,012  
    

 

 

 

Rental Auto/Equipment — 0.1%

 

ERAC USA Finance LLC
Company Guar. Notes
4.50% due 02/15/2045*

    2,000,000        2,206,076  
    

 

 

 

Schools — 0.2%

 

Stanford University
Notes
6.88% due 02/01/2024

    1,970,000        2,340,048  
    

 

 

 

Special Purpose Entity — 0.1%

 

Postal Square LP
Government Guar. Notes
8.95% due 06/15/2022

    1,059,500        1,166,250  
    

 

 

 

Telephone-Integrated — 0.2%

 

Verizon Communications, Inc.
Senior Notes
4.40% due 11/01/2034

    2,000,000        2,318,513  
    

 

 

 

Tobacco — 0.2%

 

Philip Morris International, Inc.
Senior Notes
3.60% due 11/15/2023

    3,000,000        3,164,980  
    

 

 

 

Transport-Rail — 0.0%

 

Burlington Northern Santa Fe LLC
Senior Notes
4.55% due 09/01/2044

    500,000        596,277  
    

 

 

 

Transport-Services — 0.4%

 

Federal Express Corp.
Pass-Through Certs.
Series 981A, Class A
6.72% due 07/15/2023

    1,106,481        1,136,449  

United Parcel Service of America, Inc.
Senior Notes
8.38% due 04/01/2020

    5,000,000        5,078,250  
    

 

 

 
       6,214,699  
    

 

 

 

Water — 0.1%

 

American Water Capital Corp.
Senior Notes
2.95% due 09/01/2027

    1,250,000        1,277,779  
    

 

 

 

Total U.S. Corporate Bonds & Notes
(cost $212,093,217)

       222,234,755  
  

 

 

 
 

 

 

 
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Security Description   Principal
Amount
     Value
(Note 2)
 

FOREIGN CORPORATE BONDS & NOTES — 8.8%

 

Banks-Commercial — 4.9%

 

Bank of Montreal
Notes
2.50% due 01/11/2022*

  $ 4,000,000      $ 4,052,519  

BPCE SA
Sub. Notes
5.70% due 10/22/2023*

    10,075,000        11,126,931  

Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce FRS
Senior Notes
2.61% (3 ML+0.72%)
due 06/16/2022

    2,845,000        2,873,096  

Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce
Notes
3.15% due 06/27/2021*

    7,200,000        7,338,723  

Credit Suisse AG
Senior Notes
3.00% due 10/29/2021

    860,000        877,266  

Credit Suisse AG
Senior Notes
3.63% due 09/09/2024

    1,200,000        1,276,687  

Danske Bank A/S
Senior Notes
3.88% due 09/12/2023*

    1,350,000        1,401,947  

DNB Bank ASA
Senior Notes
2.38% due 06/02/2021*

    5,800,000        5,838,624  

DNB Boligkreditt AS
Bonds
2.50% due 03/28/2022*

    1,780,000        1,802,256  

ING Groep NV
Senior Notes
3.95% due 03/29/2027

    2,045,000        2,205,227  

National Australia Bank, Ltd.
Bonds
2.40% due 12/07/2021*

    8,200,000        8,277,729  

NBK SPC, Ltd.
Company Guar. Notes
2.75% due 05/30/2022*

    7,345,000        7,394,006  

Royal Bank of Canada
Senior Notes
2.50% due 01/19/2021

    5,100,000        5,136,708  

Standard Chartered PLC
Senior Notes
2.74% due 09/10/2022*

    4,805,000        4,835,009  

Svenska Handelsbanken AB
Senior Notes
5.13% due 03/30/2020*

    3,000,000        3,022,738  

Swedbank AB
Senior Notes
2.65% due 03/10/2021*

    5,000,000        5,029,571  

Toronto-Dominion Bank
Notes
2.50% due 01/18/2023*

    4,000,000        4,051,349  
    

 

 

 
       76,540,386  
    

 

 

 

Building Societies — 0.1%

 

Nationwide Building Society
Senior Notes
3.62% due 04/26/2023*

    1,180,000        1,213,829  
    

 

 

 
Security Description   Principal
Amount
    Value
(Note 2)
 

Diversified Banking Institutions — 2.8%

 

Bank of Nova Scotia
Senior Notes
2.45% due 03/22/2021

  $ 2,145,000     $ 2,162,358  

Bank of Nova Scotia
Senior Notes
2.70% due 08/03/2026

    6,570,000       6,687,138  

BNP Paribas SA
Senior Notes
2.82% due 11/19/2025*

    1,905,000       1,927,626  

BNP Paribas SA
Senior Notes
2.95% due 05/23/2022*

    390,000       397,749  

BNP Paribas SA
Senior Notes
3.38% due 01/09/2025*

    2,025,000       2,103,238  

Credit Agricole SA
Senior Notes
3.25% due 10/04/2024*

    5,165,000       5,353,998  

Credit Agricole SA
Senior Notes
3.75% due 04/24/2023*

    1,175,000       1,229,171  

Credit Suisse Group AG FRS
Senior Notes
3.13% (3 ML+1.24%)
due 06/12/2024*

    3,725,000       3,769,601  

Credit Suisse Group AG
Senior Bonds
3.87% due 01/12/2029*

    1,155,000       1,230,738  

HSBC Holdings PLC
Senior Notes
3.40% due 03/08/2021

    1,650,000       1,676,216  

HSBC Holdings PLC
Senior Notes
3.60% due 05/25/2023

    7,310,000       7,626,413  

HSBC Holdings PLC
Senior Notes
4.00% due 03/30/2022

    1,160,000       1,208,932  

Macquarie Group, Ltd.
Senior Notes
4.15% due 03/27/2024*

    4,745,000       4,986,890  

Societe Generale SA
Senior Notes
3.25% due 01/12/2022*

    1,355,000       1,382,998  

UBS Group AG
Senior Notes
3.13% due 08/13/2030*

    1,475,000       1,500,474  
   

 

 

 
      43,243,540  
   

 

 

 

Diversified Manufacturing Operations — 0.1%

 

Siemens Financieringsmaatschappij NV
Company Guar. Notes
3.13% due 03/16/2024*

    2,485,000       2,588,714  
   

 

 

 

E-Commerce/Products — 0.2%

 

Alibaba Group Holding, Ltd.
Senior Notes
3.40% due 12/06/2027

    3,000,000       3,125,736  
   

 

 

 

Internet Content-Information/News — 0.2%

 

Tencent Holdings, Ltd.
Senior Notes
3.60% due 01/19/2028*

    2,240,000       2,341,646  

Tencent Holdings, Ltd.
Senior Notes
3.98% due 04/11/2029*

    1,255,000       1,355,346  
   

 

 

 
      3,696,992  
 

 

 

 
 

 

 

 

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Security Description   Principal
Amount
     Value
(Note 2)
 

FOREIGN CORPORATE BONDS & NOTES (continued)

 

Oil Companies-Exploration & Production — 0.4%

 

BG Energy Capital PLC
Company Guar. Notes
4.00% due 10/15/2021*

  $ 670,000      $ 692,154  

Saudi Arabian Oil Co.
Senior Notes
3.50% due 04/16/2029*

    1,905,000        1,975,069  

Sinopec Group Overseas Development 2018, Ltd.
Company Guar. Notes
2.95% due 11/12/2029*

    3,205,000        3,215,700  
    

 

 

 
       5,882,923  
    

 

 

 

Oil Companies-Integrated — 0.1%

 

Shell International Finance BV
Company Guar. Notes
3.25% due 05/11/2025

    1,000,000        1,059,975  

Statoil ASA
Company Guar. Notes
2.45% due 01/17/2023

    211,000        214,320  
    

 

 

 
       1,274,295  
    

 

 

 

Total Foreign Corporate Bonds & Notes
(cost $134,508,791)

       137,566,415  
  

 

 

 

FOREIGN GOVERNMENT OBLIGATIONS — 1.3%

 

Electric-Distribution — 0.2%

 

Hydro-Quebec
Government Guar. Notes
Series HY
8.40% due 01/15/2022

    3,000,000        3,381,469  
    

 

 

 

Sovereign — 1.1%

 

Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Senior Notes
2.38% due 10/26/2021*

    1,775,000        1,780,680  

Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Senior Notes
2.88% due 03/04/2023*

    2,835,000        2,884,839  

State of Qatar
Senior Bonds
2.38% due 06/02/2021*

    6,060,000        6,075,708  

State of Qatar
Senior Notes
3.88% due 04/23/2023*

    3,335,000        3,520,633  

State of Qatar
Senior Notes
4.00% due 03/14/2029*

    2,126,000        2,372,624  
    

 

 

 
       16,634,484  
    

 

 

 

Total Foreign Government Obligations
(cost $18,833,888)

       20,015,953  
  

 

 

 

MUNICIPAL BONDS & NOTES — 2.6%

 

Atlanta Downtown Development Authority
Revenue Bonds
6.88% due 02/01/2021

    1,365,000        1,405,595  

Bay Area Toll Authority
Revenue Bonds
2.57% due 04/01/2031

    1,535,000        1,526,082  

Bay Area Toll Authority
Revenue Bonds
Series S-1
7.04% due 04/01/2050

    625,000        1,014,600  
Security Description   Principal
Amount
    Value
(Note 2)
 

Chicago Transit Authority
Revenue Bonds
Series B
6.30% due 12/01/2021

  $ 115,000     $ 121,090  

Chicago Transit Authority
Revenue Bonds
Series A
6.90% due 12/01/2040

    2,385,000       3,221,944  

Chicago Transit Authority
Revenue Bonds
Series B
6.90% due 12/01/2040

    145,000       195,883  

County of Broward FL Airport System
Revenue Bonds
Series C
3.48% due 10/01/2043

    435,000       436,931  

Foothill-Eastern Transportation Corridor Agency
Revenue Bonds
Series A
3.92% due 01/15/2053

    2,670,000       2,634,062  

Illinois Municipal Electric Agency
Revenue Bonds
6.83% due 02/01/2035

    1,910,000       2,475,245  

Kansas Development Finance Authority
Revenue Bonds
Series C
5.37% due 05/01/2026

    915,000       1,008,302  

Massachusetts School Building Authority
Revenue Bonds
Series B
3.40% due 10/15/2040

    710,000       709,787  

Metropolitan Transportation Authority
Revenue Bonds
6.67% due 11/15/2039

    815,000       1,156,738  

Municipal Electric Authority of Georgia
Revenue Bonds
6.64% due 04/01/2057

    1,466,000       1,973,940  

Municipal Electric Authority of Georgia
Revenue Bonds
6.66% due 04/01/2057

    355,000       488,981  

North Texas Tollway Authority
Revenue Bonds
Series B
6.72% due 01/01/2049

    1,070,000       1,678,755  

Oregon School Boards Association
General Obligation Bonds
4.76% due 06/30/2028

    2,800,000       3,124,240  

Philadelphia Authority for Industrial Development
Revenue Bonds
Series C
6.55% due 10/15/2028

    2,845,000       3,550,190  

Sales Tax Securitization Corp.
Revenue Bonds
Series A
4.79% due 01/01/2048

    2,920,000       3,392,310  

San Antonio, Texas Electric & Gas
Revenue Bonds
5.99% due 02/01/2039

    885,000       1,218,070  

State of California
General Obligation Bonds
7.35% due 11/01/2039

    1,005,000       1,543,801  
 

 

 

 
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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS — December 31, 2019 — (continued)

 

Security Description   Principal
Amount
    Value
(Note 2)
 

MUNICIPAL BONDS & NOTES (continued)

 

State of California
General Obligation Bonds
7.55% due 04/01/2039

  $ 70,000     $ 112,281  

State of Wisconsin
Revenue Bonds
Series A
5.70% due 05/01/2026

    2,300,000       2,582,601  

University of California
Revenue Bonds
Series BD
3.35% due 07/01/2029

    675,000       718,288  

University of California
Revenue Bonds
Series F
6.58% due 05/15/2049

    1,405,000       2,022,933  

Utility Debt Securitization Authority
Revenue Bonds
Series T
3.44% due 12/15/2025

    1,695,000       1,745,511  
   

 

 

 

Total Municipal Bonds & Notes
(cost $36,829,091)

      40,058,160  
 

 

 

 

U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCIES — 35.0%

 

Federal Home Loan Mtg. Corp. — 20.8%

 

2.50% due 10/01/2031

    5,434,167       5,509,973  

2.50% due 11/01/2049

    23,928,459       23,664,838  

2.50% due 12/01/2049

    2,408,422       2,381,888  

3.00% due 06/01/2046

    8,441,717       8,651,082  

3.00% due 09/01/2046

    26,658,644       27,356,865  

3.00% due 10/01/2046

    1,947,383       1,995,725  

3.00% due 11/01/2046

    28,950,236       29,731,489  

3.00% due 12/01/2046

    34,290,214       35,153,918  

3.00% due 01/01/2047

    362,195       371,182  

3.00% due 11/01/2049

    15,295,203       15,519,035  

3.00% due 12/01/2049

    11,029,998       11,192,631  

3.00% due 01/01/2050

    29,444,361       29,888,748  

3.50% due 08/01/2047

    24,126,803       25,065,432  

3.50% due 10/01/2047

    17,668,351       18,384,127  

3.50% due 05/01/2048

    2,190,944       2,271,621  

3.50% due 08/01/2048

    24,403,081       25,108,160  

3.50% due 09/01/2048

    9,958,153       10,265,787  

3.50% due 11/01/2048

    6,407,311       6,591,231  

4.00% due 09/01/2026

    510,691       534,036  

4.00% due 12/01/2040

    4,114,536       4,415,673  

4.00% due 12/01/2049

    3,381,255       3,536,242  

6.00% due 12/01/2039

    147,521       163,696  

7.50% due 05/01/2027

    679       760  

Federal Home Loan Mtg. Corp. Multifamily Mtg. Trust VRS

   

Series 2013-K713, Class B
3.17% due 04/25/2046*(1)(4)

    485,000       484,608  

Series 2010-K7, Class B
5.52% due 04/25/2020*(1)(4)

    1,115,000       1,116,239  

Federal Home Loan Mtg. Corp. Multifamily Structured Pass Through Certs.

   

Series K097, Class A1
2.16% due 05/25/2029(4)

    4,237,384       4,196,637  

Series K736, Class A2
2.28% due 07/25/2026(4)

    1,255,000       1,256,634  

Series KJ25, Class A2
2.61% due 01/25/2026(4)

    5,870,000       5,978,357  
Security Description   Principal
Amount
    Value
(Note 2)
 

Federal Home Loan Mtg. Corp. (continued)

 

Series K733, Class A2
3.75% due 08/25/2025(4)

  $ 2,800,000     $ 3,003,297  

Federal Home Loan Mtg. Corp. Multifamily Structured Pass Through Certs. VRS
Series K731, Class A2
3.60% due 02/25/2025(1)(4)

    2,740,000       2,899,552  

Federal Home Loan Mtg. Corp. REMIC

   

Series 4654, Class KA
3.00% due 06/15/2045(2)

    6,814,731       6,980,706  

Series 4758, Class CA
3.00% due 07/15/2047(2)

    4,299,224       4,426,944  

Federal Home Loan Mtg. Corp. SCRT

   

Series 2018-4, Class MA
3.50% due 03/25/2058(2)

    1,308,460       1,356,035  

Series 2019-1, Class MA
3.50% due 07/25/2058(2)

    1,269,684       1,310,981  

Series 2019-3, Class MA
3.50% due 10/25/2058(2)

    2,324,301       2,416,084  
   

 

 

 
      323,180,213  
   

 

 

 

Federal National Mtg. Assoc. — 10.9%

 

2.00% due 09/01/2031

    350,169       348,056  

2.00% due 11/01/2031

    413,798       411,298  

2.00% due 12/01/2031

    1,327,187       1,319,172  

2.47% due 05/01/2025

    3,261,848       3,307,833  

2.50% due 03/01/2030

    5,194,295       5,263,854  

2.50% due 12/01/2049

    6,592,757       6,520,125  

2.68% due 05/01/2025

    6,000,000       6,129,504  

2.78% due 06/01/2026

    1,450,000       1,490,958  

2.81% due 07/01/2025

    6,000,000       6,172,393  

2.98% due 07/01/2022

    6,695,725       6,841,308  

2.99% due 10/01/2025

    2,074,871       2,154,274  

3.00% due 05/01/2027

    474,758       487,227  

3.00% due 06/01/2027

    222,121       228,712  

3.00% due 08/01/2027

    152,118       156,602  

3.00% due 10/01/2046

    8,863,849       9,097,597  

3.01% due 12/01/2024

    3,644,811       3,782,078  

3.07% due 02/01/2025

    700,000       728,853  

3.09% due 10/01/2025

    996,860       1,039,594  

3.12% due 05/01/2033

    2,675,799       2,809,282  

3.33% due 07/01/2022

    5,294,000       5,457,493  

3.50% due 11/01/2047

    5,489,090       5,699,633  

3.50% due 03/01/2048

    2,541,198       2,639,142  

3.50% due 11/01/2048

    342,780       352,388  

3.50% due 08/01/2049

    2,146,466       2,207,194  

4.00% due 09/01/2026

    3,405,696       3,561,459  

4.00% due 01/01/2046

    6,621,273       7,012,254  

4.00% due 02/01/2046

    6,809,290       7,211,720  

4.00% due 07/01/2048

    170,752       177,814  

4.00% due 08/01/2048

    421,455       439,908  

4.50% due 11/01/2026

    689,223       725,630  

4.50% due 01/01/2027

    477,037       496,557  

4.50% due 05/01/2039

    31,119       33,718  

4.50% due 06/01/2039

    60,074       63,294  

4.50% due 08/01/2039

    8,339       9,051  

4.50% due 11/01/2040

    446,529       471,164  

4.50% due 12/01/2040

    212,384       230,655  

4.50% due 07/01/2041

    349,576       379,686  

4.50% due 06/01/2043

    149,094       157,637  

4.50% due 10/01/2043

    207,549       218,512  

4.50% due 11/01/2043

    71,914       75,859  

5.50% due 03/01/2038

    412,842       460,976  
 

 

 

 

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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS — December 31, 2019 — (continued)

 

Security Description   Principal
Amount
     Value
(Note 2)
 

U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCIES (continued)

 

Federal National Mtg. Assoc. (continued)

 

5.50% due 06/01/2038

  $ 30,835      $ 34,516  

5.50% due 08/01/2038

    28,291        31,583  

5.50% due 09/01/2039

    16,410        18,405  

5.50% due 05/01/2040

    1,854        1,996  

5.50% due 06/01/2040

    9,781        10,830  

6.50% due 02/01/2038

    48,351        55,252  

6.50% due 10/01/2039

    53,270        60,086  

Federal National Mtg. Assoc. Multifamily REMIC Trust VRS
Series 2015-M12, Class A2
2.80% due 05/25/2025(1)(4)

    10,285,000        10,547,780  

Federal National Mtg. Assoc. REMIC

    

Series 2019-41, Class AC
2.50% due 03/25/2053(2)

    3,474,047        3,484,276  

Series 2017-51, Class AP
3.00% due 10/25/2045(2)

    16,092,214        16,510,925  

Series 2018-80, Class GD
3.50% due 12/25/2047(2)

    3,375,325        3,483,350  

Series 2018-77, Class PA
3.50% due 02/25/2048(2)

    5,691,746        5,887,777  

Series 2019-7, Class CA
3.50% due 11/25/2057(2)

    18,754,416        19,610,158  

Series 2019-22, Class BA
3.50% due 12/25/2058(2)

    996,677        1,040,118  

Series 2019-28, Class JA
3.50% due 06/25/2059(2)

    10,637,377        11,169,172  

Federal National Mtg. Assoc. REMIC FRS

    

Series 2017-M13, Class FA
2.25% (1 ML+0.40%)
due 10/25/2024(4)

    988,981        987,146  

Series 2017-M5, Class FA
2.34% (1 ML+0.49%)
due 04/25/2024(4)

    228,223        228,738  
    

 

 

 
       169,532,572  
    

 

 

 

Government National Mtg. Assoc. — 2.7%

 

4.00% due 02/15/2041

    461,605        488,161  

4.00% due 09/15/2041

    613,955        653,620  

4.00% due 02/15/2042

    3,233        3,381  

4.00% due 08/15/2042

    121,518        131,238  

4.00% due January 30 TBA

    24,250,000        25,098,750  

4.50% due 05/15/2040

    458,942        498,521  

4.50% due 06/15/2040

    512,666        557,733  

4.50% due 07/15/2040

    808,445        871,591  

4.50% due 05/15/2042

    145,840        157,496  

4.50% due January 30 TBA

    3,025,000        3,162,543  

5.00% due 07/15/2033

    826,548        915,132  

5.00% due 10/15/2033

    43,777        47,290  

5.00% due 11/15/2033

    9,179        10,016  

5.00% due 12/15/2033

    16,623        17,906  

5.00% due 01/15/2034

    78,246        83,667  

5.00% due 02/15/2034

    56,862        60,778  

5.00% due 03/15/2034

    2,205        2,357  

5.00% due 05/15/2034

    7,274        8,040  

5.00% due 06/15/2035

    5,156        5,711  

5.00% due 09/15/2035

    63,602        69,631  

5.00% due 11/15/2035

    21,416        23,351  

5.00% due 12/15/2035

    15,097        16,548  

5.00% due 02/15/2036

    8,165        8,765  

5.00% due 03/15/2036

    7,090        7,578  

5.00% due 09/15/2036

    1,948        2,082  

5.00% due 05/15/2038

    8,640        9,235  
Security Description   Principal
Amount
     Value
(Note 2)
 

Government National Mtg. Assoc. (continued)

 

5.00% due 07/15/2038

  $ 53,767      $ 57,469  

5.00% due 08/15/2038

    21,249        23,656  

5.00% due 11/15/2038

    56,882        63,286  

5.00% due 12/15/2038

    229,768        255,851  

5.00% due 06/15/2039

    312,951        348,493  

5.00% due 08/15/2039

    73,999        82,311  

5.00% due 07/15/2040

    42,206        45,112  

5.00% due 04/15/2041

    180,845        201,295  

5.50% due 10/15/2032

    965        1,042  

5.50% due 02/15/2033

    57,521        61,647  

5.50% due 05/15/2033

    38,294        42,664  

5.50% due 06/15/2033

    49,602        54,969  

5.50% due 07/15/2033

    9,615        10,469  

5.50% due 08/15/2033

    5,574        5,977  

5.50% due 09/15/2033

    2,356        2,576  

5.50% due 11/15/2033

    74,707        80,493  

5.50% due 01/15/2034

    12,493        13,999  

5.50% due 02/15/2034

    43,719        47,899  

5.50% due 03/15/2034

    351,334        382,393  

5.50% due 04/15/2034

    17,506        19,591  

5.50% due 05/15/2034

    33,326        36,073  

5.50% due 06/15/2034

    10,483        11,399  

5.50% due 07/15/2034

    8,964        9,702  

5.50% due 08/15/2034

    11,181        12,087  

5.50% due 09/15/2034

    141,438        151,698  

5.50% due 10/15/2034

    109,029        116,945  

5.50% due 04/15/2036

    31,001        33,353  

6.00% due 06/15/2028

    10,633        11,706  

6.00% due 08/15/2028

    22,025        24,271  

6.00% due 09/15/2028

    27,560        30,343  

6.00% due 10/15/2028

    8,297        9,135  

6.00% due 12/15/2028

    31,015        34,703  

6.00% due 04/15/2029

    1,739        1,914  

6.00% due 01/15/2032

    4,322        4,782  

6.00% due 02/15/2032

    221        244  

6.00% due 07/15/2032

    6,061        6,693  

6.00% due 09/15/2032

    10,236        11,270  

6.00% due 10/15/2032

    152,955        170,314  

6.00% due 11/15/2032

    7,636        8,407  

6.00% due 01/15/2033

    1,850        2,037  

6.00% due 02/15/2033

    7,557        8,611  

6.00% due 03/15/2033

    13,237        14,574  

6.00% due 04/15/2033

    41,735        45,949  

6.00% due 05/15/2033

    73,093        80,474  

6.00% due 12/15/2033

    16,670        19,040  

6.00% due 08/15/2034

    3,205        3,586  

6.00% due 09/15/2034

    49,722        54,775  

6.00% due 10/15/2034

    33,506        37,307  

6.00% due 05/15/2036

    15,400        17,619  

6.00% due 06/15/2036

    176,524        200,707  

6.00% due 07/15/2036

    2,208,065        2,525,187  

6.00% due 08/15/2036

    55,997        64,035  

6.00% due 12/15/2036

    113,979        130,348  

6.00% due 02/15/2037

    45,721        52,053  

6.00% due 08/15/2037

    42,465        48,561  

6.00% due 01/15/2038

    184,002        214,013  

6.00% due 03/15/2038

    114,434        130,792  

6.00% due 07/15/2038

    65,989        75,445  

6.00% due 08/15/2038

    162,454        185,802  

6.00% due 09/15/2038

    264,616        298,383  

6.00% due 10/15/2038

    367,007        417,890  

6.00% due 11/15/2038

    142,580        160,529  

6.00% due 12/15/2038

    140,228        160,193  
 

 

 

 
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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS — December 31, 2019 — (continued)

 

Security Description   Principal
Amount
     Value
(Note 2)
 

U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCIES (continued)

 

Government National Mtg. Assoc. (continued)

 

6.00% due 01/15/2039

  $ 123,080      $ 139,288  

6.00% due 02/15/2039

    88,197        100,910  

6.00% due 04/15/2039

    71,362        78,604  

6.00% due 12/15/2039

    88,867        101,615  

6.00% due 03/15/2040

    188,941        208,512  

6.00% due 04/15/2040

    36,332        41,551  

6.00% due 06/15/2041

    120,340        137,536  

6.50% due 06/15/2023

    1,505        1,660  

6.50% due 07/15/2023

    7,242        7,988  

6.50% due 08/15/2023

    1,016        1,121  

6.50% due 10/15/2023

    4,046        4,464  

6.50% due 11/15/2023

    8,142        8,981  

6.50% due 12/15/2023

    23,705        26,148  

6.50% due 02/15/2027

    864        953  

6.50% due 12/15/2027

    1,343        1,481  

6.50% due 01/15/2028

    13,761        15,179  

6.50% due 02/15/2028

    5,506        6,074  

6.50% due 03/15/2028

    17,078        18,913  

6.50% due 04/15/2028

    8,463        9,344  

6.50% due 05/15/2028

    31,283        34,509  

6.50% due 06/15/2028

    36,651        40,472  

6.50% due 07/15/2028

    37,797        41,694  

6.50% due 08/15/2028

    23,307        25,788  

6.50% due 09/15/2028

    39,440        43,513  

6.50% due 10/15/2028

    30,756        33,994  

6.50% due 11/15/2028

    35,113        38,884  

6.50% due 12/15/2028

    29,872        33,037  

6.50% due 02/15/2029

    4,632        5,110  

6.50% due 03/15/2029

    12,687        13,996  

6.50% due 04/15/2029

    4,760        5,251  

6.50% due 05/15/2029

    49,554        54,664  

6.50% due 06/15/2029

    5,582        6,158  

6.50% due 03/15/2031

    1,845        2,035  

6.50% due 04/15/2031

    426        489  

6.50% due 05/15/2031

    41,717        46,122  

6.50% due 06/15/2031

    36,973        40,785  

6.50% due 07/15/2031

    98,122        109,394  

6.50% due 08/15/2031

    16,960        18,710  

6.50% due 09/15/2031

    53,158        58,639  

6.50% due 10/15/2031

    24,166        27,054  

6.50% due 11/15/2031

    21,004        23,170  

6.50% due 01/15/2032

    102,151        113,049  

6.50% due 02/15/2032

    41,494        45,772  

6.50% due 04/15/2032

    11,470        12,653  

6.50% due 05/15/2032

    14,068        15,519  

7.00% due 11/15/2031

    14,922        16,484  

7.00% due 03/15/2032

    13,196        15,036  

7.00% due 01/15/2033

    16,953        19,550  

7.00% due 05/15/2033

    44,902        51,530  

7.00% due 07/15/2033

    29,783        33,799  

7.00% due 11/15/2033

    44,533        51,160  

8.00% due 10/15/2029

    344        345  

8.00% due 12/15/2029

    1,116        1,119  

8.00% due 01/15/2030

    13,937        14,415  

8.00% due 03/15/2030

    106        107  

8.00% due 04/15/2030

    14,921        15,028  

8.00% due 08/15/2030

    1,248        1,251  

8.00% due 09/15/2030

    17,444        17,836  

8.00% due 11/15/2030

    1,529        1,612  

8.00% due 02/15/2031

    32,940        35,387  

8.00% due 03/15/2031

    8,904        8,927  
Security Description   Principal
Amount
     Value
(Note 2)
 

Government National Mtg. Assoc. (continued)

 

Government National Mtg. Assoc. REMIC

 

  

Series 2005-74, Class HA
7.50% due 09/16/2035(2)

  $ 24,173      $ 25,962  

Series 2005-74, Class HB
7.50% due 09/16/2035(2)

    175,928        197,501  

Series 2005-74, Class HC
7.50% due 09/16/2035(2)

    85,418        98,564  
    

 

 

 
       42,751,658  
    

 

 

 

Resolution Funding Corp — 0.2%

 

Resolution Funding Corp. STRIPS
zero coupon due 07/15/2020

    2,500,000        2,476,981  
    

 

 

 

Uniform Mtg. Backed Securities — 0.4%

 

2.50% due January 15 TBA

    4,000,000        4,036,563  

3.00% due January 15 TBA

    3,003,000        3,077,723  
    

 

 

 
       7,114,286  
    

 

 

 

Total U.S. Government Agencies
(cost $536,604,646)

       545,055,710  
  

 

 

 

U.S. GOVERNMENT TREASURIES — 26.7%

 

United States Treasury Bonds — 8.3%

 

2.25% due 08/15/2049

    2,070,000        2,013,722  

2.50% due 02/15/2045

    7,555,000        7,726,758  

2.50% due 05/15/2046

    915,000        936,481  

2.75% due 08/15/2047

    2,965,000        3,187,722  

2.75% due 11/15/2047

    19,733,000        21,215,288  

2.88% due 05/15/2043

    31,130,000        33,986,421  

2.88% due 08/15/2045

    6,205,000        6,798,838  

2.88% due 05/15/2049

    8,265,000        9,134,439  

3.00% due 02/15/2047

    2,520,000        2,838,347  

3.00% due 02/15/2048

    2,300,000        2,592,172  

3.00% due 08/15/2048(7)

    14,060,000        15,875,168  

3.00% due 02/15/2049

    3,125,000        3,534,668  

3.38% due 05/15/2044

    2,895,000        3,433,289  

3.63% due 02/15/2044

    13,550,000        16,686,084  
    

 

 

 
       129,959,397  
    

 

 

 

United States Treasury Notes — 18.4%

 

1.50% due 03/31/2023

    21,610,000        21,531,495  

1.50% due 10/31/2024

    6,595,000        6,540,127  

1.63% due 10/31/2026

    31,740,000        31,344,490  

1.63% due 08/15/2029

    25,995,000        25,344,110  

1.75% due 06/30/2022

    8,800,000        8,836,437  

1.75% due 06/30/2024

    35,585,000        35,697,593  

1.75% due 11/15/2029

    5,090,000        5,017,229  

2.13% due 12/31/2022

    23,290,000        23,644,809  

2.38% due 05/15/2029

    24,440,000        25,420,464  

2.63% due 06/30/2023

    13,360,000        13,811,944  

2.63% due 12/31/2023

    15,000,000        15,559,570  

2.88% due 09/30/2023

    14,325,000        14,961,231  

2.88% due 10/31/2023

    32,065,000        33,514,188  

2.88% due 08/15/2028

    23,135,000        24,951,459  
    

 

 

 
       286,175,146  
    

 

 

 

Total U.S. Government Treasuries
(cost $396,110,260)

       416,134,543  
  

 

 

 

Total Long-Term Investment Securities
(cost $1,463,483,963)

       1,509,766,439  
  

 

 

 
 

 

 

 

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Security Description   Principal
Amount
    Value
(Note 2)
 

REPURCHASE AGREEMENTS — 3.0%

 

Bank of America Securities LLC Joint Repurchase Agreement(5)

  $ 9,420,000     $ 9,420,000  

Barclays Capital, Inc. Joint Repurchase Agreement(5)

    8,565,000       8,565,000  

BNP Paribas SA Joint Repurchase Agreement(5)

    8,565,000       8,565,000  

Deutsche Bank AG Joint Repurchase Agreement(5)

    10,130,000       10,130,000  

RBS Securities, Inc. Joint Repurchase Agreement(5)

    9,420,000       9,420,000  
   

 

 

 

Total Repurchase Agreements
(cost $46,100,000)

      46,100,000  
 

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS
(cost $1,509,583,963)(6)

    100.0     1,555,866,439  

Other assets less liabilities

    0.0       581,941  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

    100.0   $ 1,556,448,380  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 *   Securities exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities may be sold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. The Portfolio has no right to demand registration of these securities. At December 31, 2019, the aggregate value of these securities was $299,763,275 representing 19.3% of net assets.
(1)   Certain variable rate securities are not based on a published reference rate and spread but are determined by the issuer or agent and are based on current market conditions. These securities do not indicate a reference rate and spread in their description above.

 

(2)   Collateralized Mortgage Obligation
(3)   Collateralized Loan Obligation
(4)   Commercial Mortgage Backed Security
(5)   See Note 2 for details of Joint Repurchase Agreement.
(6)   See Note 6 for cost of investments on a tax basis.
(7)   The security or a portion thereof was pledged as collateral to cover margin requirements for open futures contracts.

CLO — Collateralized Loan Obligation

REMIC — Real Estate Mortgage Investment Conduit

SCRT — Structured Credit Risk Transfer

STRIPS — Separate Trading of registered interest and principal of securities

TBA — Securities purchased on a forward commitment basis with an approximate principal amount and no definite maturity date. The actual principal amount and maturity date will be determined upon settlement date.

FRS — Floating Rate Security

VRS — Variable Rate Security

The rates on FRS and VRS are the current interest rates at December 31, 2019 and unless noted otherwise, the dates shown are the original maturity dates.

Index Legend

1 ML—1 Month USD LIBOR

3 ML—3 Month USD LIBOR

 

 

Futures Contracts  
Number
of
Contracts
    Type    Description    Expiration
Month
   Notional
Basis*
     Notional
Value*
    

Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)

 
  149     Long   

U.S. Treasury 5 Year Notes

  

March 2020

   $ 17,736,821      $ 17,672,797      $ (64,024
                

 

 

 

 

*   Notional basis refers to the contractual amount agreed upon at inception of the open contract; notional value represents the current value of the open contract.

 

 

 
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The following is a summary of the inputs used to value the Portfolio’s net assets as of December 31, 2019 (see Note 2):

 

      Level 1 - Unadjusted
Quoted  Prices
     Level 2 - Other
Observable  Inputs
     Level 3 -  Significant
Unobservable Inputs
     Total  

ASSETS:

           

Investments at Value:*

           

Asset Backed Securities

   $      $ 128,700,903      $      $ 128,700,903  

U.S. Corporate Bonds & Notes

            222,234,755               222,234,755  

Foreign Corporate Bonds & Notes

            137,566,415               137,566,415  

Foreign Government Obligations

            20,015,953               20,015,953  

Municipal Bond & Notes

            40,058,160               40,058,160  

U.S. Government Agencies

            545,055,710               545,055,710  

U.S. Government Treasuries

            416,134,543               416,134,543  

Repurchase Agreements

            46,100,000               46,100,000  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Investments at Value

   $      $ 1,555,866,439      $      $ 1,555,866,439  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

LIABILITIES:

           

Other Financial Instruments:+

           

Futures Contracts

   $ 64,024      $      $      $ 64,024  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

*   For a detailed presentation of investments, please refer to the Portfolio of Investments.
+   Amounts represent unrealized appreciation/depreciation as of the end of the reporting period.

See Notes to Financial Statements

 

 

 

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PORTFOLIO PROFILE — December 31, 2019 (unaudited)

 

Industry Allocation*

 

Sovereign

     21.1

United States Treasury Notes

     8.8  

Diversified Banking Institutions

     4.0  

Aerospace/Defense-Equipment

     3.0  

Electronic Components-Semiconductors

     2.6  

Internet Content-Entertainment

     2.5  

United States Treasury Bonds

     2.4  

Repurchase Agreements

     2.3  

E-Commerce/Products

     2.2  

Building-Heavy Construction

     2.2  

Industrial Automated/Robotic

     2.0  

Medical-HMO

     1.6  

Commercial Services-Finance

     1.6  

Diagnostic Equipment

     1.5  

Insurance-Multi-line

     1.5  

Internet Content-Information/News

     1.5  

Applications Software

     1.4  

Banks-Commercial

     1.3  

Entertainment Software

     1.0  

Oil Companies-Integrated

     1.0  

Insurance-Life/Health

     1.0  

Food-Misc./Diversified

     1.0  

Hotels/Motels

     0.9  

Data Processing/Management

     0.9  

Electric-Integrated

     0.9  

Web Portals/ISP

     0.9  

Finance-Credit Card

     0.9  

Retail-Discount

     0.9  

Medical Products

     0.9  

Gas-Distribution

     0.9  

Medical Instruments

     0.9  

Cable/Satellite TV

     0.9  

E-Commerce/Services

     0.8  

Enterprise Software/Service

     0.8  

Transport-Rail

     0.8  

Diversified Manufacturing Operations

     0.8  

Retail-Building Products

     0.8  

Wireless Equipment

     0.8  

Medical-Drugs

     0.8  

Computer Services

     0.8  

Oil-Field Services

     0.7  

Cosmetics & Toiletries

     0.7  

Oil Companies-Exploration & Production

     0.7  

Auto-Cars/Light Trucks

     0.7  

Building-Residential/Commercial

     0.7  

Schools

     0.7  

U.S. Government Treasuries

     0.6  

Private Equity

     0.6  

Electronic Forms

     0.6  

Telephone-Integrated

     0.6  

Beverages-Wine/Spirits

     0.6  

Commercial Services

     0.6  

Real Estate Investment Trusts

     0.5  

Aerospace/Defense

     0.5  

Medical-Hospitals

     0.5  

Veterinary Diagnostics

     0.5  

Insurance-Property/Casualty

     0.5  

Finance-Other Services

     0.5  

Human Resources

     0.5  

Apparel Manufacturers

     0.5  

Real Estate Operations & Development

     0.5  

 

Finance-Leasing Companies

     0.4

Electronic Components-Misc.

     0.4  

Communications Software

     0.4  

Building Products-Air & Heating

     0.4  

Metal-Diversified

     0.4  

Auto/Truck Parts & Equipment-Original

     0.3  

Financial Guarantee Insurance

     0.3  

Retail-Restaurants

     0.3  

Medical-Generic Drugs

     0.2  

Medical Labs & Testing Services

     0.2  

Research & Development

     0.2  

Transport-Truck

     0.2  

Medical-Biomedical/Gene

     0.2  

Exchange-Traded Funds

     0.2  

Banks-Special Purpose

     0.2  

Investment Management/Advisor Services

     0.2  

Food-Catering

     0.1  

Athletic Footwear

     0.1  

Trucking/Leasing

     0.1  

Banks-Super Regional

     0.1  
  

 

 

 
     100.1%  
  

 

 

 

 

*   Calculated as a percentage of net assets
 

 

 

 
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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS — December 31, 2019

 

Security Description   Shares         
Value
(Note 2)
 

COMMON STOCKS — 63.4%

 

Aerospace/Defense — 0.5%

 

Lockheed Martin Corp.

    895     $ 348,495  
   

 

 

 

Aerospace/Defense-Equipment — 3.0%

 

Airbus SE

    5,021       734,871  

L3Harris Technologies, Inc.

    2,631       520,596  

Safran SA

    2,012       310,657  

United Technologies Corp.

    2,652       397,163  
   

 

 

 
      1,963,287  
   

 

 

 

Apparel Manufacturers — 0.5%

 

Under Armour, Inc., Class A†

    14,504       313,286  
   

 

 

 

Applications Software — 1.4%

 

Intuit, Inc.

    1,445       378,489  

Microsoft Corp.

    870       137,199  

ServiceNow, Inc.†

    1,386       391,295  
   

 

 

 
      906,983  
   

 

 

 

Athletic Footwear — 0.1%

 

NIKE, Inc., Class B

    775       78,515  
   

 

 

 

Auto-Cars/Light Trucks — 0.7%

 

Ferrari NV

    980       162,549  

General Motors Co.

    7,421       271,609  
   

 

 

 
      434,158  
   

 

 

 

Auto/Truck Parts & Equipment-Original — 0.3%

 

Aptiv PLC

    2,422       230,017  
   

 

 

 

Banks-Commercial — 1.3%

 

HDFC Bank, Ltd. ADR

    8,975       568,746  

ING Groep NV

    26,281       315,076  
   

 

 

 
      883,822  
   

 

 

 

Beverages-Wine/Spirits — 0.6%

 

Diageo PLC

    8,865       375,821  
   

 

 

 

Building Products-Air & Heating — 0.4%

 

Daikin Industries, Ltd.

    1,800       253,135  
   

 

 

 

Building-Heavy Construction — 2.2%

 

Cellnex Telecom SA*

    3,906       168,113  

China Tower Corp., Ltd.*

    2,833,824       625,512  

Vinci SA

    5,702       633,197  
   

 

 

 
      1,426,822  
   

 

 

 

Building-Residential/Commercial — 0.7%

 

Berkeley Group Holdings PLC

    4,612       296,839  

Lennar Corp., Class A

    2,454       136,909  
   

 

 

 
      433,748  
   

 

 

 

Cable/Satellite TV — 0.7%

 

Charter Communications, Inc., Class A†

    886       429,781  
   

 

 

 

Commercial Services — 0.6%

 

Intertek Group PLC

    4,731       366,726  
   

 

 

 

Commercial Services-Finance — 1.6%

 

Equifax, Inc.

    2,778       389,253  

Global Payments, Inc.

    2,015       367,859  

PayPal Holdings, Inc.†

    2,843       307,527  
   

 

 

 
      1,064,639  
   

 

 

 

Communications Software — 0.4%

 

Slack Technologies, Inc., Class A†

    11,546       259,554  
   

 

 

 

Computer Services — 0.6%

 

Capgemini SE

    3,374       412,145  
   

 

 

 
Security Description   Shares         
Value
(Note 2)
 

Cosmetics & Toiletries — 0.7%

 

Shiseido Co., Ltd.

    6,642     $ 474,932  
   

 

 

 

Data Processing/Management — 0.9%

 

DocuSign, Inc.†

    2,110       156,372  

Fidelity National Information Services, Inc.

    3,259       453,295  
   

 

 

 
      609,667  
   

 

 

 

Diagnostic Equipment — 1.5%

 

Danaher Corp.

    4,181       641,700  

Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.

    1,143       371,326  
   

 

 

 
      1,013,026  
   

 

 

 

Diversified Banking Institutions — 4.0%

 

Banco Santander SA

    184,012       769,895  

Bank of America Corp.

    18,572       654,106  

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

    8,878       1,237,593  
   

 

 

 
      2,661,594  
   

 

 

 

Diversified Manufacturing Operations — 0.8%

 

Parker-Hannifin Corp.

    2,643       543,982  
   

 

 

 

E-Commerce/Products — 2.2%

 

Alibaba Group Holding, Ltd. ADR†

    4,237       898,668  

Amazon.com, Inc.†

    319       589,461  
   

 

 

 
      1,488,129  
   

 

 

 

E-Commerce/Services — 0.8%

 

MercadoLibre, Inc.†

    271       154,996  

Uber Technologies, Inc.†

    13,495       401,341  
   

 

 

 
      556,337  
   

 

 

 

Electric-Integrated — 0.7%

 

Duke Energy Corp.

    5,194       473,745  
   

 

 

 

Electronic Components-Misc. — 0.4%

 

Flex, Ltd.†

    21,008       265,121  
   

 

 

 

Electronic Components-Semiconductors — 2.6%

 

Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.†

    4,748       217,743  

Broadcom, Inc.

    1,572       496,784  

Infineon Technologies AG

    22,881       524,704  

Marvell Technology Group, Ltd.

    11,670       309,955  

Texas Instruments, Inc.

    1,486       190,639  
   

 

 

 
      1,739,825  
   

 

 

 

Electronic Forms — 0.6%

 

Adobe, Inc.†

    1,189       392,144  
   

 

 

 

Enterprise Software/Service — 0.8%

 

Guidewire Software, Inc.†

    1,851       203,184  

Workday, Inc., Class A†

    2,139       351,759  
   

 

 

 
      554,943  
   

 

 

 

Entertainment Software — 1.0%

 

Activision Blizzard, Inc.

    4,920       292,347  

Electronic Arts, Inc.†

    3,620       389,186  
   

 

 

 
      681,533  
   

 

 

 

Finance-Credit Card — 0.9%

 

Pagseguro Digital, Ltd., Class A†

    3,945       134,761  

Visa, Inc., Class A

    2,497       469,187  
   

 

 

 
      603,948  
   

 

 

 

Finance-Leasing Companies — 0.3%

 

AerCap Holdings NV†

    3,120       191,786  
   

 

 

 
 

 

 

 

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Security Description   Shares          
Value
(Note 2)
 

COMMON STOCKS (continued)

 

Finance-Other Services — 0.5%

 

Intercontinental Exchange, Inc.

    3,518      $ 325,591  
    

 

 

 

Financial Guarantee Insurance — 0.3%

 

Assured Guaranty, Ltd.

    4,407        216,031  
    

 

 

 

Food-Catering — 0.1%

 

GrubHub, Inc.†

    1,930        93,875  
    

 

 

 

Food-Misc./Diversified — 1.0%

 

Nestle SA

    5,948        644,386  
    

 

 

 

Gas-Distribution — 0.9%

 

National Grid PLC

    18,020        225,398  

UGI Corp.

    7,910        357,215  
    

 

 

 
       582,613  
    

 

 

 

Hotels/Motels — 0.9%

 

Marriott International, Inc., Class A

    4,029        610,112  
    

 

 

 

Human Resources — 0.5%

 

Recruit Holdings Co., Ltd.

    8,404        316,245  
    

 

 

 

Industrial Automated/Robotic — 2.0%

 

FANUC Corp.

    1,800        332,439  

Keyence Corp.

    1,418        501,905  

Rockwell Automation, Inc.

    2,282        462,493  
    

 

 

 
       1,296,837  
    

 

 

 

Insurance-Life/Health — 1.0%

 

AIA Group, Ltd.

    46,710        490,340  

T&D Holdings, Inc.

    12,900        162,819  
    

 

 

 
       653,159  
    

 

 

 

Insurance-Multi-line — 1.5%

 

Allianz SE

    788        193,226  

AXA SA

    15,688        441,866  

Ping An Insurance Group Co. of China, Ltd.

    29,978        354,321  
    

 

 

 
       989,413  
    

 

 

 

Insurance-Property/Casualty — 0.5%

 

Tokio Marine Holdings, Inc.

    5,896        329,208  
    

 

 

 

Internet Content-Entertainment — 2.5%

 

Facebook, Inc., Class A†

    4,230        868,208  

Netflix, Inc.†

    1,785        577,572  

Pinterest, Inc., Class A†

    9,895        184,443  
    

 

 

 
       1,630,223  
    

 

 

 

Internet Content-Information/News — 1.5%

 

Spotify Technology SA†

    585        87,487  

Tencent Holdings, Ltd.

    18,599        896,498  
    

 

 

 
       983,985  
    

 

 

 

Investment Management/Advisor Services — 0.2%

 

XP, Inc., Class A†

    2,800        107,856  
    

 

 

 

Medical Instruments — 0.9%

 

Intuitive Surgical, Inc.†

    535        316,266  

Medtronic PLC

    2,245        254,695  
    

 

 

 
       570,961  
    

 

 

 

Medical Labs & Testing Services — 0.2%

 

WuXi AppTec Co., Ltd.*

    12,062        149,608  
    

 

 

 

Medical Products — 0.9%

 

Abbott Laboratories

    6,330        549,824  
Security Description   Shares          
Value
(Note 2)
 

Medical Products (continued)

 

Koninklijke Philips NV

    886      $ 43,251  
    

 

 

 
       593,075  
    

 

 

 

Medical-Biomedical/Gene — 0.2%

 

Illumina, Inc.†

    365        121,085  
    

 

 

 

Medical-Drugs — 0.7%

 

China National Accord Medicines Corp., Ltd., Class A

    14,700        95,725  

Eisai Co., Ltd.

    2,300        171,308  

Eli Lilly & Co.

    1,235        162,316  

Pharmaron Beijing Co., Ltd.†*

    2,700        15,073  
    

 

 

 
       444,422  
    

 

 

 

Medical-Generic Drugs — 0.2%

 

Teva Pharmaceutical Industries, Ltd. ADR†

    15,343        150,361  
    

 

 

 

Medical-HMO — 1.6%

 

Anthem, Inc.

    578        174,573  

UnitedHealth Group, Inc.

    3,061        899,873  
    

 

 

 
       1,074,446  
    

 

 

 

Medical-Hospitals — 0.5%

 

HCA Healthcare, Inc.

    2,307        340,998  
    

 

 

 

Metal-Diversified — 0.4%

 

Anglo American PLC

    8,096        233,032  
    

 

 

 

Oil Companies-Exploration & Production — 0.7%

 

Cabot Oil & Gas Corp.

    8,493        147,863  

Encana Corp.

    69,341        324,665  
    

 

 

 
       472,528  
    

 

 

 

Oil Companies-Integrated — 1.0%

 

Galp Energia SGPS SA

    7,523        125,734  

TOTAL SA

    9,671        533,720  
    

 

 

 
       659,454  
    

 

 

 

Oil-Field Services — 0.7%

 

Schlumberger, Ltd.

    12,255        492,651  
    

 

 

 

Private Equity — 0.6%

 

Blackstone Group, Inc., Class A

    7,655        428,221  
    

 

 

 

Real Estate Investment Trusts — 0.5%

 

Americold Realty Trust

    2,902        101,744  

Boston Properties, Inc.

    1,848        254,765  
    

 

 

 
       356,509  
    

 

 

 

Real Estate Operations & Development — 0.5%

 

Mitsui Fudosan Co., Ltd.

    12,648        308,914  
    

 

 

 

Research & Development — 0.2%

 

Hangzhou Tigermed Consulting Co., Ltd., Class A

    16,500        149,587  
    

 

 

 

Retail-Building Products — 0.8%

 

Lowe’s Cos., Inc.

    4,520        541,315  
    

 

 

 

Retail-Discount — 0.9%

 

Walmart, Inc.

    5,005        594,794  
    

 

 

 

Retail-Restaurants — 0.3%

 

Domino’s Pizza, Inc.

    662        194,482  
    

 

 

 

Schools — 0.7%

 

Chegg, Inc.†

    4,744        179,845  

New Oriental Education & Technology Group, Inc. ADR

    2,067        250,624  
    

 

 

 
       430,469  
    

 

 

 
 

 

 

 
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Security Description           Shares/
Principal
Amount(2)
     Value
(Note 2)
 

COMMON STOCKS (continued)

       

Telephone-Integrated — 0.5%

       

SoftBank Group Corp.

       7,700      $ 335,231  
       

 

 

 

Textile-Apparel — 0.0%

       

LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE

       15        6,969  
       

 

 

 

Transport-Rail — 0.8%

       

CSX Corp.

       7,575        548,127  
       

 

 

 

Transport-Truck — 0.2%

       

Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc.

       788        149,547  
       

 

 

 

Veterinary Diagnostics — 0.5%

       

Elanco Animal Health, Inc.†

       11,248        331,254  
       

 

 

 

Web Portals/ISP — 0.9%

       

Alphabet, Inc., Class C†

       453        605,670  
       

 

 

 

Wireless Equipment — 0.8%

       

Motorola Solutions, Inc.

       3,269        526,767  
       

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks
(cost $37,721,117)

          42,021,657  
       

 

 

 

EXCHANGE-TRADED FUNDS — 0.2%

 

  

iShares MSCI Japan ETF
(cost $96,981)

       1,975        116,999  
       

 

 

 

U.S. CORPORATE BONDS & NOTES — 1.1%

 

Banks-Super Regional — 0.1%

 

PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.
Senior Notes
2.20% due 11/01/2024

     $ 65,000        65,242  
       

 

 

 

Cable/Satellite TV — 0.2%

 

Comcast Corp.
Company Guar. Notes
3.45% due 10/01/2021

       45,000        46,322  

Cox Communications, Inc.
Senior Notes
3.25% due 12/15/2022*

       60,000        61,723  
       

 

 

 
          108,045  
       

 

 

 

Computer Services — 0.2%

 

International Business Machines Corp.
Senior Notes
2.85% due 05/13/2022

       100,000        102,262  
       

 

 

 

Electric-Integrated — 0.2%

 

Florida Power & Light Co. FRS
Senior Notes
2.31% (3 ML+0.40%)
due 05/06/2022

       85,000        85,002  

Southern Co.
Senior Notes
2.35% due 07/01/2021

       50,000        50,253  
       

 

 

 
          135,255  
       

 

 

 

Finance-Leasing Companies — 0.1%

 

Air Lease Corp.
Senior Notes
2.13% due 01/15/2020

       75,000        74,996  
       

 

 

 

Medical-Drugs — 0.1%

 

AbbVie, Inc.
Senior Notes
2.30% due 11/21/2022*

       80,000        80,404  
       

 

 

 
Security Description               
Principal
Amount(2)
     Value
(Note 2)
 

Pipelines — 0.0%

 

MPLX LP FRS
Senior Notes
2.79% (3 ML+0.90%)
due 09/09/2021

     $ 20,000      $ 20,061  
       

 

 

 

Telephone-Integrated — 0.1%

 

AT&T, Inc.
Senior Notes
2.80% due 02/17/2021

       50,000        50,450  
       

 

 

 

Television — 0.0%

 

Viacom, Inc.
Senior Notes
4.50% due 03/01/2021

       30,000        30,829  
       

 

 

 

Trucking/Leasing — 0.1%

 

Penske Truck Leasing Co. LP/PTL Finance Corp.
Senior Notes
3.05% due 01/09/2020*

       75,000        75,010  
       

 

 

 

Total U.S. Corporate Bonds & Notes
(cost $737,386)

          742,554  
  

 

 

 

FOREIGN GOVERNMENT OBLIGATIONS — 21.3%

 

  

Banks-Special Purpose — 0.2%

       

China Development Bank
Senior Notes
0.13% due 01/24/2020

    EUR        100,000        112,196  
  

 

 

 

Sovereign — 21.1%

       

Commonwealth of Australia
Senior Notes
2.25% due 11/21/2022

    AUD        60,000        43,705  

Commonwealth of Australia
Senior Notes
2.75% due 11/21/2027

    AUD        354,000        275,605  

Commonwealth of Australia
Senior Notes
3.00% due 03/21/2047

    AUD        14,000        11,902  

Commonwealth of Australia
Senior Notes
3.25% due 06/21/2039

    AUD        25,000        21,719  

Commonwealth of Australia
Senior Notes
5.75% due 05/15/2021

    AUD        25,000        18,690  

Federal Republic of Germany
Bonds
zero Coupon due 10/18/2024

    EUR        229,000        262,780  

Federal Republic of Germany
Bonds
0.25% due 02/15/2029

    EUR        262,000        306,765  

Federal Republic of Germany
Bonds
1.25% due 08/15/2048

    EUR        34,000        47,874  

Federal Republic of Germany
Bonds
1.50% due 09/04/2022

    EUR        158,000        187,257  

Federal Republic of Germany
Bonds
2.50% due 08/15/2046

    EUR        30,000        52,738  

Federal Republic of Germany
Bonds
4.25% due 07/04/2039

    EUR        55,000        111,040  
 

 

 

 

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Security Description               
Principal
Amount(2)
     Value
(Note 2)
 

FOREIGN GOVERNMENT OBLIGATIONS (continued)

 

Sovereign (continued)

 

Government of Canada
Bonds
0.75% due 03/01/2021

    CAD        125,000      $ 95,163  

Government of Canada
Bonds
1.50% due 06/01/2023

    CAD        96,000        73,490  

Government of Canada
Bonds
1.50% due 06/01/2026

    CAD        70,000        53,266  

Government of Canada
Bonds
2.25% due 06/01/2029

    CAD        196,000        158,107  

Government of Canada
Bonds
3.50% due 12/01/2045

    CAD        53,000        55,384  

Government of Canada
Bonds
4.00% due 06/01/2041

    CAD        15,000        16,092  

Government of France
Bonds
zero Coupon due 02/25/2021

    EUR        30,000        33,880  

Government of France
Bonds
zero Coupon due 05/25/2021

    EUR        100,000        113,100  

Government of France
Bonds
zero Coupon due 02/25/2022

    EUR        278,000        315,321  

Government of France
Bonds
zero Coupon due 03/25/2025

    EUR        366,000        417,112  

Government of France
Bonds
0.50% due 05/25/2029

    EUR        206,000        240,253  

Government of France
Bonds
0.75% due 05/25/2028

    EUR        229,000        273,421  

Government of France
Bonds
2.00% due 05/25/2048*

    EUR        20,000        28,813  

Government of France
Bonds
3.25% due 05/25/2045

    EUR        146,000        256,672  

Government of France
Bonds
4.00% due 04/25/2055

    EUR        21,000        44,850  

Government of France
Bonds
4.50% due 04/25/2041

    EUR        48,000        95,152  

Government of Japan
Senior Bonds
0.10% due 06/20/2020

    JPY        35,000,000        322,462  

Government of Japan
Senior Notes
0.10% due 11/01/2020

    JPY        42,000,000        387,294  

Government of Japan
Senior Notes
0.10% due 03/20/2027

    JPY        27,750,000        259,073  

Government of Japan
Senior Notes
0.10% due 03/20/2029

    JPY        25,250,000        235,248  
Security Description               
Principal
Amount(2)
     Value
(Note 2)
 

Sovereign (continued)

 

Government of Japan
Senior Notes
0.20% due 06/20/2036

    JPY        42,300,000      $ 389,765  

Government of Japan
Senior Notes
0.30% due 12/20/2024

    JPY        20,500,000        192,667  

Government of Japan
Senior Notes
0.30% due 06/20/2046

    JPY        9,350,000        84,426  

Government of Japan
Senior Notes
0.40% due 03/20/2056

    JPY        11,100,000        100,926  

Government of Japan
Senior Notes
0.60% due 06/20/2024

    JPY        11,900,000        113,079  

Government of Japan
Senior Notes
0.80% due 09/20/2022

    JPY        16,450,000        155,219  

Government of Japan
Senior Notes
0.80% due 09/20/2023

    JPY        2,200,000        20,950  

Government of Japan
Senior Notes
0.80% due 09/20/2047

    JPY        35,900,000        365,786  

Government of Japan
Senior Notes
0.90% due 06/20/2022

    JPY        38,250,000        360,980  

Government of Japan
Senior Notes
1.20% due 06/20/2021

    JPY        6,500,000        60,990  

Government of Japan
Senior Bonds
1.70% due 06/20/2033

    JPY        57,300,000        640,159  

Government of Japan
Senior Notes
1.80% due 03/20/2043

    JPY        5,400,000        65,967  

Government of Japan
Senior Notes
1.90% due 09/20/2042

    JPY        8,450,000        104,595  

Government of Japan
Senior Notes
2.20% due 09/20/2028

    JPY        17,300,000        190,700  

Government of Japan
Senior Bonds
2.30% due 03/20/2039

    JPY        30,900,000        391,569  

Government of Malaysia
Senior Notes
3.42% due 08/15/2022

    MYR        75,000        18,496  

Government of Malaysia
Senior Notes
4.13% due 04/15/2032

    MYR        100,000        25,696  

Government of Malaysia
Senior Notes
4.76% due 04/07/2037

    MYR        61,000        16,723  

Government of New Zealand
Senior Notes
3.00% due 04/20/2029

    NZD        518,000        388,934  

Kingdom of Belgium
Senior Notes
0.50% due 10/22/2024*

    EUR        45,000        52,485  
 

 

 

 
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Security Description               
Principal
Amount(2)
     Value
(Note 2)
 

FOREIGN GOVERNMENT OBLIGATIONS (continued)

 

Sovereign (continued)

 

Kingdom of Belgium
Senior Notes
0.80% due 06/22/2027*

    EUR        40,000      $ 47,806  

Kingdom of Belgium
Senior Notes
0.80% due 06/22/2028*

    EUR        104,000        124,449  

Kingdom of Belgium
Senior Notes
1.70% due 06/22/2050*

    EUR        30,000        40,506  

Kingdom of Belgium
Notes
4.00% due 03/28/2022

    EUR        63,000        77,986  

Kingdom of Belgium
Bonds
4.25% due 03/28/2041*

    EUR        50,000        95,335  

Kingdom of Denmark
Bonds
1.75% due 11/15/2025

    DKK        408,000        69,047  

Kingdom of Denmark
Bonds
4.50% due 11/15/2039

    DKK        122,000        34,165  

Kingdom of Norway
Bonds
2.00% due 05/24/2023*

    NOK        564,000        65,481  

Kingdom of Spain
Bonds
0.05% due 10/31/2021

    EUR        75,000        84,814  

Kingdom of Spain
Bonds
0.35% due 07/30/2023

    EUR        110,000        125,857  

Kingdom of Spain
Senior Notes
1.45% due 04/30/2029*

    EUR        260,000        318,648  

Kingdom of Spain
Senior Notes
2.35% due 07/30/2033*

    EUR        15,000        20,345  

Kingdom of Spain
Senior Notes
2.90% due 10/31/2046*

    EUR        45,000        68,996  

Kingdom of Spain
Senior Notes
3.45% due 07/30/2066*

    EUR        9,000        16,015  

Kingdom of Spain
Senior Notes
4.65% due 07/30/2025*

    EUR        171,000        240,979  

Kingdom of Spain
Senior Notes
4.70% due 07/30/2041*

    EUR        20,000        38,005  

Kingdom of Spain
Senior Bonds
4.90% due 07/30/2040*

    EUR        42,000        80,784  

Kingdom of Sweden
Bonds
0.75% due 11/12/2029*

    SEK        200,000        22,599  

Kingdom of Sweden
Bonds
3.50% due 03/30/2039

    SEK        40,000        6,576  

Kingdom of Sweden
Bonds
5.00% due 12/01/2020

    SEK        225,000        25,189  
Security Description               
Principal
Amount(2)
     Value
(Note 2)
 

Sovereign (continued)

 

Kingdom of the Netherlands
Bonds
zero Coupon due 01/15/2024*

    EUR        102,000      $ 116,572  

Kingdom of the Netherlands
Bonds
0.25% due 07/15/2029*

    EUR        59,000        68,105  

Kingdom of the Netherlands
Bonds
0.50% due 01/15/2040*

    EUR        40,000        46,631  

Kingdom of the Netherlands
Bonds
1.75% due 07/15/2023*

    EUR        70,000        84,921  

Kingdom of the Netherlands
Bonds
2.75% due 01/15/2047*

    EUR        18,000        32,735  

Republic of Austria
Senior Notes
zero Coupon due 07/15/2024*

    EUR        75,000        85,546  

Republic of Austria
Senior Notes
0.50% due 02/20/2029*

    EUR        21,000        24,577  

Republic of Austria
Senior Notes
1.50% due 02/20/2047*

    EUR        32,000        43,651  

Republic of Austria
Senior Notes
2.10% due 09/20/2117*

    EUR        2,000        3,544  

Republic of Austria
Senior Notes
2.40% due 05/23/2034*

    EUR        15,000        21,797  

Republic of Austria
Senior Notes
3.15% due 06/20/2044*

    EUR        15,000        26,908  

Republic of Austria
Senior Notes
3.65% due 04/20/2022*

    EUR        30,000        36,940  

Republic of Finland
Senior Notes
0.50% due 09/15/2029*

    EUR        10,000        11,707  

Republic of Finland
Senior Bonds
1.13% due 04/15/2034*

    EUR        5,000        6,253  

Republic of Finland
Senior Notes
1.38% due 04/15/2047*

    EUR        12,000        16,267  

Republic of Finland
Senior Notes
2.00% due 04/15/2024*

    EUR        15,000        18,580  

Republic of Ireland
Bonds
1.10% due 05/15/2029

    EUR        30,000        36,717  

Republic of Ireland
Bonds
1.50% due 05/15/2050

    EUR        10,000        12,810  

Republic of Ireland
Notes
1.70% due 05/15/2037

    EUR        10,000        13,289  

Republic of Ireland
Bonds
5.40% due 03/13/2025

    EUR        39,000        56,490  
 

 

 

 

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Security Description               
Principal
Amount(2)
     Value
(Note 2)
 

FOREIGN GOVERNMENT OBLIGATIONS (continued)

 

Sovereign (continued)

 

Republic of Italy
Bonds
0.05% due 01/15/2023*

    EUR        220,000      $ 245,416  

Republic of Italy
Bonds
0.35% due 11/01/2021

    EUR        221,000          249,752  

Republic of Italy
Bonds
0.35% due 02/01/2025

    EUR        235,000        259,168  

Republic of Italy
Bonds
0.95% due 03/01/2023

    EUR        60,000        68,747  

Republic of Italy
Bonds
1.35% due 04/01/2030

    EUR        164,000        182,930  

Republic of Italy
Bonds
2.05% due 08/01/2027

    EUR        195,000        233,996  

Republic of Italy
Bonds
2.80% due 03/01/2067*

    EUR        13,000        15,180  

Republic of Italy
Bonds
3.00% due 08/01/2029

    EUR        87,000        112,392  

Republic of Italy
Senior Notes
3.10% due 03/01/2040*

    EUR        105,000        134,739  

Republic of Italy
Notes
3.35% due 03/01/2035*

    EUR        18,000        24,090  

Republic of Italy
Bonds
3.85% due 09/01/2049*

    EUR        49,000        71,128  

Republic of Italy
Bonds
5.00% due 09/01/2040*

    EUR        35,000        57,062  

Republic of Poland
Bonds
2.50% due 07/25/2027

    PLN        230,000        62,331  

Republic of Singapore
Senior Notes
2.75% due 04/01/2042

    SGD        17,000        14,235  

Republic of Singapore
Senior Notes
3.50% due 03/01/2027

    SGD        40,000        33,432  

Republic of South Africa
Senior Notes
8.25% due 03/31/2032

    ZAR        1,632,000        106,901  

United Kingdom Gilt Treasury
Bonds
0.63% due 06/07/2025

    GBP        23,000        30,424  

United Kingdom Gilt Treasury
Bonds
0.88% due 10/22/2029

    GBP        141,000        187,495  

United Kingdom Gilt Treasury
Bonds
1.00% due 04/22/2024

    GBP        22,000        29,622  

United Kingdom Gilt Treasury
Bonds
1.75% due 09/07/2022

    GBP        115,000        157,212  

United Kingdom Gilt Treasury
Bonds
2.50% due 07/22/2065

    GBP        72,000        137,262  
Security Description              
Principal
Amount(2)
    Value
(Note 2)
 

Sovereign (continued)

 

United Kingdom Gilt Treasury
Bonds
3.50% due 01/22/2045

    GBP       45,000     $ 86,887  

United Kingdom Gilt Treasury
Bonds
4.25% due 06/07/2032

    GBP       55,000       100,683  

United Kingdom Gilt Treasury
Bonds
4.25% due 12/07/2040

    GBP       34,000       69,428  

United Kingdom Gilt Treasury
Bonds
4.25% due 12/07/2046

    GBP       138,000       302,880  

United Mexican States
Senior Notes
8.50% due 11/18/2038

    MXN       530,300       31,980  

United Mexican States
Bonds
10.00% due 12/05/2024

    MXN       759,900       45,616  

United Mexican States
Bonds
10.00% due 11/20/2036

    MXN       543,800       37,139  
     

 

 

 

Total Foreign Government Obligations
(cost $13,757,775)

        14,122,285  
 

 

 

 

U.S. GOVERNMENT TREASURIES — 11.2%

 

United States Treasury Bonds — 2.4%

 

2.75% due 11/15/2047

    $ 75,000       80,634  

2.88% due 05/15/2043

      20,000       21,835  

3.00% due 02/15/2048

      520,500       586,620  

3.13% due 05/15/2048

      140,000       161,612  

4.38% due 11/15/2039

      154,000       206,426  

5.00% due 05/15/2037

      386,000       547,080  
     

 

 

 
        1,604,207  
     

 

 

 

United States Treasury Notes — 8.8%

 

0.25% due 07/15/2029 TIPS(1)

      286,707       289,489  

1.38% due 08/31/2023

      536,000       531,059  

2.00% due 02/28/2021

      778,000       781,191  

2.00% due 11/15/2026

      70,000       70,812  

2.13% due 08/15/2021(5)

      798,000       804,671  

2.13% due 06/30/2022

      816,000       826,774  

2.38% due 08/15/2024

      440,000       453,475  

2.50% due 05/15/2024

      1,862,000       1,926,661  

2.75% due 02/15/2028

      118,000       125,803  
     

 

 

 
        5,809,935  
     

 

 

 

Total U.S. Government Treasuries
(cost $7,352,334)

        7,414,142  
 

 

 

 

Total Long-Term Investment Securities
(cost $59,665,593)

        64,417,637  
 

 

 

 

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT SECURITIES — 0.6%

 

U.S. Government Treasuries — 0.6%

 

United States Treasury Bills
Disc. Notes
1.58% due 01/21/2020
(cost $446,629)

      447,000       446,653  
     

 

 

 
 

 

 

 
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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS — December 31, 2019 — (continued)

 

Security Description               
Principal
Amount(2)
    Value
(Note 2)
 

REPURCHASE AGREEMENTS — 2.3%

 

Bank of America Securities LLC Joint Repurchase Agreement(3)

     $ 305,000     $ 305,000  

Barclays Capital, Inc. Joint Repurchase Agreement(3)

       280,000       280,000  

BNP Paribas SA Joint Repurchase Agreement(3)

       280,000       280,000  

Deutsche Bank AG Joint Repurchase Agreement(3)

       345,000       345,000  

RBS Securities, Inc. Joint Repurchase Agreement(3)

       305,000       305,000  
      

 

 

 

Total Repurchase Agreements
(cost $1,515,000)

         1,515,000  
 

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS
(cost $61,627,222)(4)

       100.1     66,379,290  

Liabilities in excess of other assets

       (0.1     (91,074
    

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

       100.0   $ 66,288,216  
    

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

  Non-income producing security
*   Securities exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities may be sold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. The Portfolio has no right to demand registration of these securities. At December 31, 2019, the aggregate value of these securities was $3,629,038 representing 5.5% of net assets.
(1)   Principal amount of security is adjusted for inflation.
(2)   Denominated in United States dollars unless otherwise indicated.
(3)   See Note 2 for details of Joint Repurchase Agreements.
(4)   See Note 6 for cost of investments on a tax basis.
(5)   The security or a portion thereof was pledged as collateral to cover margin requirements for open futures contracts.

ADR — American Depositary Receipt

ETF — Exchange-Traded Funds

TIPS — Treasury Inflation Protected Securities

FRS — Floating Rate Security

The rates shown on FRS are the current rates at December 31, 2019 and unless noted otherwise, the dates are the original maturity dates.

Index Legend

3 ML — 3 Month USD Libor

Currency Legend

AUD — Australian Dollar

CAD — Canadian Dollar

DKK — Danish Krone

EUR — Euro Currency

GBP — British Sterling Pound

JPY — Japanese Yen

MXN — Mexican Peso

MYR — Malaysian Ringgit

NOK — Norwegian Krone

NZD — New Zealand Dollar

PLN — Polish Zloty

SEK — Swedish Krona

SGD — Singapore Dollar

ZAR — South African Rand

 

 

Futures Contracts  
Number
of
Contracts
    Type    Description    Expiration
Month
   Notional
Basis*
     Notional
Value*
     Unrealized
Appreciation
 
  1     Short   

U.S. Treasury 5 Year Notes

  

March 2020

   $ 119,102      $ 118,609      $ 493  
                

 

 

 
                                         Unrealized
(Depreciation)
 
  6     Long   

Australian 3 Year Bonds

  

March 2020

   $ 487,582      $ 484,265      $ (3,317
  4     Long   

Euro-Schatz Futures

  

March 2020

     502,274        502,095        (179
  1     Long   

U.S. Treasury 2 Year Notes

  

March 2020

     215,578        215,500        (78
  1     Long   

U.S. Treasury 10 Year Notes

  

March 2020

     129,745        128,422        (1,323
  1     Long   

U.S. Treasury Ultra Bonds

  

March 2020

     187,836        181,656        (6,180
                

 

 

 
                   (11,077
                

 

 

 
    

Net Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)

 

   $ (10,584
       

 

 

 

 

*   Notional basis refers to the contractual amount agreed upon at inception of the open contract; notional value represents the current value of the open contract.

 

 

 

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Forward Foreign Currency Contracts                          
Counterparty   Contract to
Deliver
    In
Exchange For
  Delivery
Date
  Unrealized
Appreciation
    Unrealized
Depreciation
 

Bank of America, N.A.

  DKK     260,000       USD     38,478   01/10/2020   $     $ (569
  EUR     100,000       USD     111,255   01/24/2020           (1,061
  JPY     2,403,000       USD     22,216   01/10/2020     96        
  NOK     531,000       USD     57,907   01/10/2020           (2,578
  SEK     1,939,000       USD     202,639   01/10/2020           (4,456
  SGD     64,000       USD     46,873   01/10/2020           (713
  USD     44,082       JPY     4,810,000   01/10/2020     195        
  ZAR     303,000       USD     20,669   01/10/2020           (945
           

 

 

   

 

 

 
              291       (10,322
           

 

 

   

 

 

 

Bank of Montreal

  AUD     46,000       USD     31,635   01/10/2020           (652
           

 

 

   

 

 

 

Barclays Bank PLC

  JPY     11,907,000       USD     109,205   01/10/2020           (400
  PLN     241,000       USD     61,545   01/10/2020           (1,978
           

 

 

   

 

 

 
                    (2,378
           

 

 

   

 

 

 

BNP Paribas SA

  EUR     106,000       USD     118,809   01/10/2020           (143
  MXN     2,059,000       USD     104,576   01/10/2020           (4,221
  USD     64,140       EUR     58,000   01/10/2020     947        
  USD     269,974       GBP     205,000   01/10/2020     1,624        
  USD     23,930       JPY     2,600,000   01/10/2020     3        
           

 

 

   

 

 

 
              2,574       (4,364
           

 

 

   

 

 

 

Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce

  USD     19,308       JPY     2,100,000   01/10/2020     23        
           

 

 

   

 

 

 

Citibank N.A.

  CHF     33,000       USD     33,610   01/10/2020           (498
  GBP     145,000       USD     189,937   01/10/2020           (2,169
  JPY     1,887,000       USD     17,427   01/10/2020     57        
  USD     33,420       EUR     30,000   01/10/2020     246        
  USD     142,292       SEK     1,359,000   01/10/2020     2,856        
           

 

 

   

 

 

 
              3,159       (2,667
           

 

 

   

 

 

 

Commonwealth Bank of Australia Sydney

  NZD     600,000       USD     386,040   01/10/2020           (17,900
           

 

 

   

 

 

 

Goldman Sachs International

  MYR     239,000       USD     57,869   01/17/2020           (632
  ZAR     1,185,000       USD     79,890   01/10/2020           (4,642
           

 

 

   

 

 

 
                    (5,274
           

 

 

   

 

 

 

HSBC Bank USA

  EUR     71,000       USD     78,906   01/10/2020           (770
  USD     75,234       CAD     100,000   01/10/2020     1,779        
           

 

 

   

 

 

 
              1,779       (770
           

 

 

   

 

 

 

JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.

  CHF     187,000       USD     190,736   01/10/2020           (2,542
  EUR     220,000       USD     244,129   01/10/2020           (2,753
  USD     190,580       EUR     171,000   01/10/2020     1,314        
  USD     286,995       JPY     31,375,000   01/10/2020     1,814        
           

 

 

   

 

 

 
              3,128       (5,295
           

 

 

   

 

 

 

Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC

  AUD     505,000       USD     342,723   01/10/2020           (11,726
  DKK     439,000       USD     64,908   01/10/2020           (1,022
  EUR     6,038,000       USD     6,670,435   01/10/2020           (105,348
  JPY     255,109,000       USD     2,346,779   01/10/2020           (1,519
  USD     14,252       AUD     21,000   01/10/2020     488        
  USD     211,194       CHF     210,000   01/10/2020     5,855        
  USD     497,782       JPY     54,120,000   01/10/2020     397        
           

 

 

   

 

 

 
              6,740       (119,615
           

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 
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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS — December 31, 2019 — (continued)

 

Forward Foreign Currency Contracts                          
Counterparty   Contract to
Deliver
    In
Exchange For
  Delivery
Date
  Unrealized
Appreciation
    Unrealized
Depreciation
 

Royal Bank of Canada

  USD     26,561       JPY     2,900,000   01/10/2020   $ 134     $  
           

 

 

   

 

 

 

Standard Chartered Bank

  EUR     136,000       USD     150,331   01/10/2020           (2,286
           

 

 

   

 

 

 

State Street Bank and Trust Company

  CAD     15,000       USD     11,290   01/10/2020           (262
  JPY     208,725,000       USD     1,919,204   01/10/2020           (2,126
  USD     67,382       EUR     60,000   01/10/2020           (51
  USD     27,756       GBP     21,000   01/10/2020     66        
  USD     389,064       JPY     42,313,000   01/10/2020     431        
           

 

 

   

 

 

 
              497       (2,439
           

 

 

   

 

 

 

Toronto Dominion Bank

  CAD     694,000       USD     521,721   01/10/2020           (12,752
  GBP     913,000       USD     1,177,911   01/10/2020           (31,695
  JPY     10,270,000       USD     94,026   01/10/2020           (510
  USD     3,759       CAD     5,000   01/10/2020     92        
  USD     12,902       GBP     10,000   01/10/2020     347        
           

 

 

   

 

 

 
              439       (44,957
           

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Unrealized Appreciation/(Depreciation)

 

        $ 18,764     $ (218,919
       

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

AUD — Australian Dollar

CAD — Canadian Dollar

CHF — Swiss Franc

DKK — Danish Krone

EUR — Euro Currency

GBP — British Sterling Pound

JPY — Japanese Yen

MXN — Mexican Peso

MYR — Malaysian Ringgit

NOK — Norwegian Krone

NZD — New Zealand Dollar

PLN — Polish Zloty

SEK — Swedish Krona

SGD — Singapore Dollar

USD — United States Dollar

ZAR — South African Rand

 

 

The following is a summary of the inputs used to value the Portfolio’s net assets as of December 31, 2019 (see Note 2):

 

      Level 1 - Unadjusted
Quoted Prices
     Level 2 - Other
Observable  Inputs
    Level 3 -  Significant
Unobservable Inputs
     Total  

ASSETS:

          

Investments at Value:*

          

Common Stocks

   $ 37,310,655      $ 4,711,002 **    $      $ 42,021,657  

Exchange-Traded Funds

     116,999                     116,999  

U.S. Corporate Bonds & Notes

            742,554              742,554  

Foreign Government Obligations

            14,122,285              14,122,285  

U.S. Government Treasuries

            7,414,142              7,414,142  

Short-Term Investment Securities

            446,653              446,653  

Repurchase Agreements

            1,515,000              1,515,000  
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Investments at Value

   $ 37,427,654      $ 28,951,636     $      $ 66,379,290  
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Other Financial Instruments:+

          

Futures Contracts

   $ 493      $     $      $ 493  

Forward Foreign Currency Contracts

            18,764              18,764  
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $ 493      $ 18,764     $      $ 19,257  
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

LIABILITIES:

          

Other Financial Instruments:+

          

Futures Contracts

   $ 11,077      $     $      $ 11,077  

Forward Foreign Currency Contracts

            218,919              218,919  
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $ 11,077      $ 218,919     $      $ 229,996  
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

*   For a detailed presentation of investments, please refer to the Portfolio of Investments.
**   Represents foreign equity securities that have been fair valued in accordance with pricing procedures approved by the Board (see Note 2).
+   Amounts presented represent unrealized appreciation/depreciation as of the end of the reporting period.

See Notes to Financial Statements

 

 

 

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STATEMENTS OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES — December 31, 2019

 

    

SA BlackRock
Multi-Asset
Income
Portfolio

    SA PGI
Asset
Allocation
Portfolio
    SA Wellington
Capital
Appreciation
Portfolio
    SA Wellington
Government
and Quality
Bond Portfolio
    SA Wellington
Strategic
Multi-Asset
Portfolio
 

ASSETS:

         

Investments at value (unaffiliated)*

  $ 68,159,500     $ 171,502,111     $ 1,399,569,366     $ 1,509,766,439     $ 64,864,290  

Repurchase agreements (cost approximates value)

          4,177,000       23,725,000       46,100,000       1,515,000  

Cash

    2,071,002       9,279       124,293       1,203       537  

Foreign cash*

    26,058       335       22             2,401  

Cash collateral for futures contracts

    164,970                          

Due from broker

          3,461                   27  

Receivable for:

         

Fund shares sold

    1,290,900       331,627       4,997       30,032,612       368,245  

Dividends and interest

          721,696       562,459       7,215,432       129,841  

Investments sold

          27,884       12,513,035             85,901  

Investments sold on an extended settlement basis

                            72,728  

Prepaid expenses and other assets

    4,973       5,356       17,343       13,157       5,128  

Due from investment adviser for expense reimbursements/fee waivers

    56,531                         81,834  

Variation margin on futures contracts

                            71  

Unrealized appreciation on forward foreign currency contracts

                            18,764  
 

 

 

 

Total assets

    71,773,934       176,778,749       1,436,516,515       1,593,128,843       67,144,767  
 

 

 

 

LIABILITIES:

         

Payable for:

         

Fund shares redeemed

    21,167       71,910       7,245,681       177,692       37,790  

Investments purchased

          7,192       16,385,999             367,408  

Investments purchased on an extended settlement basis

          193,581             35,428,585       73,573  

Investment advisory and management fees

    59,651       99,833       839,164       691,767       54,789  

Service fees — Class 2

          1,503       5,920       2,709        

Service fees — Class 3

    11,839       13,417       138,877       135,873       10,421  

Transfer agent fees and expenses

    271       504       814       906       259  

Trustees’ fees and expenses

    427       432       362       507       438  

Other accrued expenses

    56,545       82,578       206,263       238,210       91,146  

Variation margin on futures contracts

    17,195                   3,492       1,808  

Due to broker

    47                   722        

Unrealized depreciation on forward foreign currency contracts

                            218,919  
 

 

 

 

Total liabilities

    167,142       470,950       24,823,080       36,680,463       856,551  
 

 

 

 

Net Assets

  $ 71,606,792     $ 176,307,799     $ 1,411,693,435     $ 1,556,448,380     $ 66,288,216  
 

 

 

 
         

NET ASSETS REPRESENTED BY:

         

Capital paid-in

  $ 68,099,002     $ 143,894,314     $ 1,004,978,684     $ 1,486,789,271     $ 60,405,709  

Total accumulated earnings (loss)

    3,507,790       32,413,485       406,714,751       69,659,109       5,882,507  
 

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

  $ 71,606,792     $ 176,307,799     $ 1,411,693,435     $ 1,556,448,380     $ 66,288,216  
 

 

 

 

Class 1 (unlimited shares authorized):

         

Net assets

  $ 14,153,818     $ 100,640,423     $ 709,995,838     $ 869,709,398     $ 15,509,017  

Shares of beneficial interest issued and outstanding

    2,100,800       7,145,574       16,284,498       56,506,351       1,828,591  

Net asset value, offering and redemption price per share

  $ 6.74     $ 14.08     $ 43.60     $ 15.39     $ 8.48  
 

 

 

 

Class 2 (unlimited shares authorized):

         

Net assets

  $     $ 11,889,807     $ 46,493,910     $ 21,488,935     $  

Shares of beneficial interest issued and outstanding

          844,892       1,135,364       1,391,931        

Net asset value, offering and redemption price per share

  $     $ 14.07     $ 40.95     $ 15.44     $  
 

 

 

 

Class 3 (unlimited shares authorized):

         

Net assets

  $ 57,452,974     $ 63,777,569     $ 655,203,687     $ 665,250,047     $ 50,779,199  

Shares of beneficial interest issued and outstanding

    8,636,507       4,571,700       16,690,234       43,329,015       6,015,165  

Net asset value, offering and redemption price per share

  $ 6.65     $ 13.95     $ 39.26     $ 15.35     $ 8.44  
 

 

 

 

 

*  Cost

         

Investments (unaffiliated)

  $ 66,206,822     $ 146,804,505     $ 1,172,496,329     $ 1,463,483,963     $ 60,112,222  
 

 

 

 

Foreign cash

  $ 25,704     $ 318     $ 22     $     $ 2,412  
 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements

 

 

 
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STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS — For the Year Ended December 31, 2019

 

     SA BlackRock
Multi-Asset
Income
Portfolio
    SA PGI Asset
Allocation
Portfolio
    SA Wellington
Capital
Appreciation
Portfolio
    SA Wellington
Government and
Quality Bond
Portfolio
    SA Wellington
Strategic
Multi-Asset
Portfolio
 

INVESTMENT INCOME:

         

Dividends (unaffiliated)

  $ 2,496,641     $ 2,566,758     $ 5,410,090     $     $ 486,839  

Interest (unaffiliated)

    3,377       2,743,657       918,484       42,240,545       329,383  
 

 

 

 

Total investment income*

    2,500,018       5,310,415       6,328,574       42,240,545       816,222  
 

 

 

 

EXPENSES:

         

Investment advisory and management fees

    608,061       1,171,063       10,386,010       7,864,700       557,919  

Service fee:

         

Class 2

          17,466       71,872       33,635        

Class 3

    114,170       153,461       1,576,823       1,609,669       100,110  

Transfer agent fees and expenses

    1,076       1,998       3,239       3,664       1,100  

Custodian and accounting fees

    25,040       54,007       157,404       197,845       91,579  

Reports to shareholders

    6,310       13,464       118,681       107,691       5,228  

Audit and tax fees

    56,978       65,545       50,051       60,420       67,889  

Legal fees

    18,185       21,118       57,584       56,019       21,958  

Trustees’ fees and expenses

    3,698       11,790       100,113       98,840       3,469  

Interest expense

    61                          

Other expenses

    12,551       13,277       29,760       22,867       14,460  
 

 

 

 

Total expenses before fee waivers, expense reimbursements, expense recoupments, custody credits and fees paid indirectly

    846,130       1,523,189       12,551,537       10,055,350       863,712  
 

 

 

 

Fees waived and expenses reimbursed by investment adviser (Note 3)

    (379,285                       (283,790

Fees paid indirectly (Note 4)

          (154     (6,002           (381
 

 

 

 

Net expenses

    466,845       1,523,035       12,545,535       10,055,350       579,541  
 

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss)

    2,033,173       3,787,380       (6,216,961     32,185,195       236,681  
 

 

 

 

NET REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS) ON INVESTMENTS AND FOREIGN CURRENCIES:

         

Net realized gain (loss) on:

         

Investments (unaffiliated)

    (60,705     4,734,762       189,281,843       7,234,738       1,058,217  

Futures contracts

    21,845                   (488,044     418,700  

Forward contracts

                            452,849  

Net realized foreign exchange gain (loss) on other assets and liabilities

    (1,125     349       5,824             (41,804
 

 

 

 

Net realized gain (loss) on investments and foreign currencies

    (39,985     4,735,111       189,287,667       6,746,694       1,887,962  
 

 

 

 

Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:

         

Investments (unaffiliated)

    5,099,453       23,680,067       204,558,450       60,734,811       7,179,301  

Futures contracts

    85,877                   424,367       76,347  

Forward contracts

                            (149,863

Change in unrealized foreign exchange gain (loss) on other assets and liabilities

    (629     491       491             896  
 

 

 

 

Net unrealized gain (loss) on investments and foreign currencies

    5,184,701       23,680,558       204,558,941       61,159,178       7,106,681  
 

 

 

 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments and foreign currencies

    5,144,716       28,415,669       393,846,608       67,905,872       8,994,643  
 

 

 

 

NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS

  $  7,177,889     $  32,203,049     $  387,629,647     $  100,091,067     $  9,231,324  
 

 

 

 

 

*  Net of foreign withholding taxes on interest and dividends of

  $     $ 119,884     $     $     $ 26,639  
 

 

 

 

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STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS

 

    SA BlackRock
Multi-Asset
Income
Portfolio
    SA PGI Asset
Allocation
Portfolio
    SA Wellington
Capital
Appreciation
Portfolio
 
     For the year
ended
December 31,
2019
    For the year
ended
December 31,
2018
    For the year
ended
December 31,
2019
    For the year
ended
December 31,
2018
    For the year
ended
December 31,
2019
    For the year
ended
December 31,
2018
 

INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS

           

OPERATIONS:

           

Net investment income (loss)

  $ 2,033,173     $ 1,460,282     $ 3,787,380     $ 3,998,732     $ (6,216,961   $ (4,973,034

Net realized gain (loss) on investments and foreign currencies

    (39,985     457,241       4,735,111       7,919,821       189,287,667       258,225,931  

Net unrealized gain (loss) on investments and foreign currencies

    5,184,701       (3,804,505     23,680,558       (19,961,560     204,558,941       (274,262,413
 

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

    7,177,889       (1,886,982     32,203,049       (8,043,007     387,629,647       (21,009,516
 

 

 

 

Distributions to shareholders from:

           

Distributable earnings — Class 1

          (796,822     (7,095,492     (7,964,064     (132,705,731     (102,069,408

Distributable earnings — Class 2

                (797,745     (892,392     (8,094,052     (6,545,761

Distributable earnings — Class 3

          (1,708,351     (4,240,313     (4,551,350     (115,025,790     (83,764,872

Return of Capital — Class 1

          (30,698                        

Return of Capital — Class 2

                                   

Return of Capital — Class 3

          (72,217                        
 

 

 

 

Total distributions to shareholders

          (2,608,088     (12,133,550     (13,407,806     (255,825,573     (192,380,041
 

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from capital share transactions (Note 7)

    16,793,160       17,422,996       (10,056,962     (9,714,833     (18,188,316     161,417,503  
 

 

 

 

Total increase (decrease) in net assets

    23,971,049       12,927,926       10,012,537       (31,165,646     113,615,758       (51,972,054
 

 

 

 

NET ASSETS:

           

Beginning of period

    47,635,743       34,707,817       166,295,262       197,460,908       1,298,077,677       1,350,049,731  
 

 

 

 

End of period

  $ 71,606,792     $ 47,635,743     $ 176,307,799     $ 166,295,262     $ 1,411,693,435     $ 1,298,077,677  
 

 

 

 

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STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS — (continued)

 

    SA Wellington
Government and
Quality Bond
Portfolio
    SA  Wellington
Strategic
Multi-Asset
Portfolio
 
     For the year
ended
December 31,
2019
    For the year
ended
December 31,
2018
    For the year
ended
December 31,
2019
    For the year
ended
December 31,
2018
 

INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS

       

OPERATIONS:

       

Net investment income (loss)

  $ 32,185,195     $ 33,149,290     $ 236,681     $ 197,833  

Net realized gain (loss) on investments and foreign currencies

    6,746,694       (1,849,142     1,887,962       650,881  

Net unrealized gain (loss) on investments and foreign currencies

    61,159,178       (34,666,073     7,106,681       (4,773,664
 

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

    100,091,067       (3,365,925     9,231,324       (3,924,950
 

 

 

 

Distributions to shareholders from:

       

Distributable earnings — Class 1

    (22,875,615     (17,263,453     (18,202     (848,421

Distributable earnings — Class 2

    (540,507     (467,464            

Distributable earnings — Class 3

    (15,270,328     (12,909,625     (1,119     (1,533,905

Return of Capital — Class 1

                       

Return of Capital — Class 2

                       

Return of Capital — Class 3

                       
 

 

 

 

Total distributions to shareholders

    (38,686,450     (30,640,542     (19,321     (2,382,326
 

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from capital share transactions (Note 7)

    68,473,796       (120,270,315     11,796,738       20,112,178  
 

 

 

 

Total increase (decrease) in net assets

    129,878,413       (154,276,782     21,008,741       13,804,902  
 

 

 

 

NET ASSETS:

       

Beginning of period

    1,426,569,967       1,580,846,749       45,279,475       31,474,573  
 

 

 

 

End of period

  $ 1,556,448,380     $ 1,426,569,967     $ 66,288,216     $ 45,279,475  
 

 

 

 

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ANCHOR SERIES TRUST

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

December 31, 2019

 

Note 1.  Organization

Anchor Series Trust (the “Trust”), organized as a business trust under the laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts on August 26, 1983, is an open-end management investment company and consists of 5 separate series or portfolios (each, a “Portfolio” and collectively, the “Portfolios”). The Portfolios are managed by SunAmerica Asset Management, LLC (“SAAMCo” or the “Adviser”), an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of American International Group, Inc. (“AIG”). Shares of the Trust are issued and redeemed only in connection with investments in and payments under variable annuity contracts and variable life insurance policies (the “Variable Contracts”) of American General Life Insurance Company, a Texas life insurer (“AGL”), The United States Life Insurance Company in the City of New York, a New York life insurer (“USL”), and The Variable Annuity Life Insurance Company, a Texas life insurer (“VALIC”), each an affiliated insurance company of SAAMCo; and variable contracts issued by Phoenix Life Insurance Company, an unaffiliated life insurance company. The life insurance companies listed above are collectively referred to as the “Life Companies.” All shares of the Trust are owned by “separate accounts” of the Life Companies. The Trust issues separate series of shares (the “Portfolios”), each of which represents a separate managed portfolio of securities with its own investment goal. All shares may be purchased or redeemed at net asset value without any sales or redemption charge.

Class 1 shares, Class 2 shares and Class 3 shares of each Portfolio may be offered in connection with certain Variable Contracts. Class 2 and Class 3 shares of a given Portfolio are identical in all respects to Class 1 shares of the same Portfolio, except that (i) each class may bear differing amounts of certain class-specific expenses, (ii) Class 2 and Class 3 shares are subject to service fees, while Class 1 shares are not, and (iii) Class 2 and Class 3 shares have voting rights on matters that pertain to the Rule 12b-1 plan adopted with respect to Class 2 and Class 3 shares. Class 2 and Class 3 shares of each Portfolio pay service fees at an annual rate of 0.15% and 0.25%, respectively, of each class’ average daily net assets.

The investment goal for each Portfolio is as follows:

The SA BlackRock Multi-Asset Income Portfolio seeks current income with a secondary goal of capital appreciation. Its strategy is to actively allocate the Portfolio’s assets among a broad range of income-producing investments, including fixed income securities and equity securities. The Portfolio may invest up to 100% of its assets in fixed income securities and up to 80% of its assets in equity securities. The Portfolio may also invest all or a portion of its assets in exchange-traded funds (“ETFs”), including ETFs affiliated with the Portfolio’s subadviser, that provide exposure to fixed income securities, equity securities or other asset classes.

The SA PGI Asset Allocation Portfolio seeks high total return (including income and capital gains) consistent with long-term preservation of capital. Its strategy is to invest in a diversified portfolio that may include common stocks and other securities with common stock characteristics, bonds and other intermediate and long-term fixed income securities and money market instruments.

The SA Wellington Capital Appreciation Portfolio seeks long-term capital appreciation. Its strategy is to invest in growth equity securities across a wide range of industries and companies, using a wide-ranging and flexible stock selection approach.

The SA Wellington Government and Quality Bond Portfolio seeks relatively high current income, liquidity and security of principal. Its strategy is to invest, under normal circumstances, at least 80% of net assets in obligations issued, guaranteed or insured by the U.S. Government, its agencies or instrumentalities and in high quality corporate fixed income securities (rated AA– or better by Standard & Poor’s Corporation or Aa3 or better by Moody’s Investor Services, Inc. or its equivalent by any other nationally recognized statistical rating organization).

The SA Wellington Strategic Multi-Asset Portfolio seeks high long-term total investment return. Its strategy is to actively allocate the Portfolio’s assets among U.S. and foreign, large, medium and small company equity securities, global fixed income securities (including high-yield, high risk bonds) and cash.

Indemnifications: The Trust’s organizational documents provide officers and trustees with a limited indemnification against liabilities arising out of the performance of their duties to the Trust. In addition, pursuant to Indemnification Agreements between the Trust and each of the current trustees who is not an “interested person,” as defined in Section 2(a)(19) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), of the Trust (collectively, the “Disinterested Trustees”), the Trust provides the Disinterested Trustees with a limited indemnification against liabilities arising out of the performance of their duties to the Trust, whether such liabilities are asserted during or after their service as trustees. In addition, in the normal course of business, the Trust enters into contracts that contain the obligation to indemnify others. The Trust’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown. Currently, however, the Trust expects the risk of loss to be remote.

 

 

 
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Note 2.  Significant Accounting Policies

The preparation of financial statements in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) 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 and those differences could be significant. The Portfolios are considered investment companies under GAAP and follow the accounting and reporting guidance applicable to investment companies. The following is a summary of significant accounting policies consistently followed by the Trust in the preparation of its financial statements:

Security Valuation

In accordance with the authoritative guidance on fair value measurements and disclosures under GAAP, the Portfolios disclose the fair value of their investments in a hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to measure the fair value. In accordance with GAAP, fair value is defined as the price that the Portfolios would receive upon selling an asset or transferring a liability in a timely transaction to an independent third party in the principal or most advantageous market. GAAP establishes a three-tier hierarchy to provide more transparency around the inputs used to measure fair value and to establish classification of fair value measurements for disclosure purposes. Inputs refer broadly to the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability, including assumptions about risk. Inputs may be observable or unobservable. Observable inputs are inputs that reflect the assumptions market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability developed based on market data obtained from sources independent of the reporting entity. Unobservable inputs are inputs that reflect the reporting entity’s own assumptions about the assumptions market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability developed based on the best information available in the circumstances. The three tiers are as follows:

Level 1 — Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical securities

Level 2 — Other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, referenced indices, quoted prices in inactive markets, adjusted quoted prices in active markets, adjusted quoted prices on foreign equity securities that were adjusted in accordance with pricing procedures approved by the Board of Trustees (the “Board”), etc.)

Level 3 — Significant unobservable inputs (includes inputs that reflect the Portfolios’ own assumptions about the assumptions market participants would use in pricing the security, developed based on the best information available under the circumstances)

Changes in valuation techniques may result in transfers in or out of an investment’s assigned Level within the hierarchy. The methodology used for valuing investments is not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those investments and the determination of the significance of a particular input to the fair value measurement in its entirety requires judgment and consideration of factors specific to each security.

The availability of observable inputs can vary from security to security and is affected by a wide variety of factors, including, for example, the type of security, whether the security is recently issued and not yet established in the marketplace, the liquidity of markets, and other characteristics particular to the security. To the extent that valuation is based on models or inputs that are less observable or unobservable in the market, the determination of fair value requires more judgment. Accordingly, the degree of judgment exercised in determining fair value is greatest for instruments categorized in Level 3.

The summary of each Portfolio’s assets and liabilities classified in the fair value hierarchy as of December 31, 2019, is reported on a schedule at the end of each Portfolio’s Portfolio of Investments.

Stocks are generally valued based upon closing sales prices reported on recognized securities exchanges on which the securities are principally traded and are generally categorized as Level 1. Stocks listed on the NASDAQ are valued using the NASDAQ Official Closing Price (“NOCP”). Generally, the NOCP will be the last sale price unless the reported trade for the stock is outside the range of the bid/ask price. In such cases, the NOCP will be normalized to the nearer of the bid or ask price. For listed securities having no sales reported and for unlisted securities, such securities will be valued based upon the last reported bid price.

As of the close of regular trading on the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”), securities traded primarily on security exchanges outside the United States are valued at the last sale price on such exchanges on the day of valuation, or if there is no sale on the day of valuation, at the last-reported bid price. If a security’s price is available from more than one exchange, the Portfolios use the exchange that is the primary market for the security. Such securities are generally categorized as Level 1. However, depending on the foreign market, closing prices may be up to 15 hours old when they are used to price a Portfolio’s shares, and the Portfolio may determine that certain closing prices do not reflect the fair value of the security. This determination will be based on the review of a number of factors, including developments in foreign markets, the performance of U.S. securities markets, and the performance of instruments trading in U.S. markets that represent foreign securities and baskets of foreign securities. If a Portfolio determines that closing prices do not reflect the fair value of the securities, the Portfolio will adjust the previous closing prices in accordance with pricing procedures approved by the Board to reflect what it believes to be the fair value of the securities as of the close of regular trading on the NYSE. The Portfolios may also fair value securities in other situations, for example, when a particular foreign market is closed but a Portfolio is open. For foreign equity securities and foreign equity futures contracts, the Portfolios use an outside pricing service to provide it with closing market prices and information used for adjusting those prices, and when so adjusted, such securities and futures are generally categorized as Level 2.

 

 

 

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Bonds, debentures, and other debt securities, are valued at evaluated bid prices obtained for the day of valuation from a Board-approved pricing service, and are generally categorized as Level 2. The pricing service may use valuation models or matrix pricing which considers information with respect to comparable bond and note transactions, quotations from bond dealers, or by reference to other securities that are considered comparable in such characteristics as rating, interest rate, and maturity date, option adjusted spread models, prepayments projections, interest rate spreads, and yield curves to determine current value. If a price is unavailable from a Board-approved pricing service, the securities may be priced at the mean of two independent quotes obtained from brokers.

Senior floating rate loans (“Loans”) are valued at the average of available bids in the market for such Loans, as provided by a Board-approved loan pricing service, and are generally categorized as Level 2.

Investments in registered investment companies that do not trade on an exchange are valued at the end of day net asset value per share. Investments in registered investment companies that trade on an exchange are valued at the last sales price or official closing price as of the close of the customary trading session on the exchange where the security is principally traded. Investments in registered investment companies are generally categorized as Level 1.

Futures contracts traded on national securities exchanges are valued at the quoted daily settlement price established by the exchange on which they trade reported by a Board-approved pricing service, and are generally categorized as Level 1. Option contracts traded on national securities exchanges are valued at the mean of the last bid and ask price reported by a Board-approved pricing service as of the close of the exchange on which they are traded, and are generally categorized as Level 1. Option contracts traded in the over-the-counter (“OTC”) market are valued at the mid-valuation provided by a Board-approved pricing service, and are generally categorized as Level 2. Forward foreign currency contracts (“forward contracts”) are valued at the 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time forward rate and are generally categorized as Level 2.

Other securities are valued on the basis of last sale or bid price (if a last sale price is not available) which is, in the opinion of the Adviser, the broadest and most representative market, that may be either a securities exchange or OTC market and are generally categorized as Level 1 or Level 2.

The Board is responsible for the share valuation process and has adopted policies and procedures (the “PRC Procedures”) for valuing the securities and other assets held by the Portfolios, including procedures for the fair valuation of securities and other assets for which market quotations are not readily available or are unreliable. The PRC Procedures provide for the establishment of a pricing review committee, which is responsible for, among other things, making certain determinations in connection with the Trust’s fair valuation procedures. Securities for which market quotations are not readily available or the values of which may be significantly impacted by the occurrence of developments or significant events are generally categorized as Level 3. There is no single standard for making fair value determinations, which may result in prices that vary from those of other funds.

Derivative Instruments

Forward Foreign Currency Contracts: During the period, the SA Wellington Strategic Multi-Asset Portfolio used forward contracts to attempt to protect the value of securities and related receivables and payables against changes in future foreign exchange rates, to manage and/or gain exposure to certain foreign currencies and/or to attempt to enhance return.

A forward contract is an agreement between two parties to buy or sell currency at a set price on a future date. The market value of the contract will fluctuate with changes in currency exchange rates. The contract is marked-to-market daily using the forward rate and the cumulative change in market value is recorded by a Portfolio as unrealized appreciation or depreciation. On the settlement date, a Portfolio records either realized gains or losses equal to the difference between the value of the contract at the time it was opened and the value at the time it was closed.

Risks to the Portfolios of entering into forward contracts include counterparty risk, market risk and illiquidity risk. Counterparty risk arises upon entering into these contracts from the potential inability of counterparties to meet the terms of their contracts. If the counterparty defaults, a Portfolio’s loss will generally consist of the net amount of contractual payments that the Portfolio has not yet received though the Portfolio’s maximum exposure due to counterparty risk could extend to the notional amount of the contract. Market risk is the risk that the value of the forward contract will depreciate due to unfavorable changes in the exchange rates. These contracts may involve market risk in excess of the unrealized appreciation or depreciation reported on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Illiquidity risk arises because the secondary market for forwards may have less liquidity relative to markets for other securities. Currency transactions are also subject to risks different from those of other portfolio transactions. Because currency control is of great importance to the issuing governments and influences economic planning and policy, purchases and sales of currency and related instruments can be adversely affected by government exchange controls, limitations or restrictions on repatriation of currency, and manipulations or exchange restrictions imposed by governments.

Forward foreign currency contracts outstanding at the end of the period, if any, are reported on a schedule at the end of the Portfolio’s Portfolio of Investments.

Futures: During the period, SA BlackRock Multi-Asset Income, SA Wellington Government and Quality Bond and the SA Wellington Strategic Multi-Asset Portfolios used futures contracts to attempt to increase or decrease exposure to equity, bond and currency markets and to manage duration and yield curve positioning.

 

 

 
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A futures contract is an agreement between two parties to buy and sell a financial instrument at a set price on a future date. Upon entering into a futures transaction, a Portfolio will be required to segregate an initial margin payment of cash or other liquid securities with the futures commission merchant (the “broker”). Subsequent payments are made or received by the Portfolio as a result of changes in the value of the contract and/or changes in the value of the initial margin requirement. Such receipts or payments are recorded in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities as variation margin for changes in the value of the contracts and as cash collateral for futures contracts for the changes in the value of the initial margin requirement. When a contract is closed, the Portfolios record a realized gain or loss equal to the difference between the value of the contract at the time it was opened and the value at the time it was closed.

The primary risk to the Portfolios of entering into futures contracts is market risk. Market risk is the risk that there will be an unfavorable change in the interest rate, value or currency rate of the underlying security or securities. Futures contracts involve, to varying degrees, risk of loss in excess of the variation margin disclosed on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. There may also be trading restrictions or limitations imposed by an exchange, and government regulations may restrict trading in futures contracts. While the Portfolios will generally only purchase exchange-traded futures, due to market conditions, there may not always be a liquid secondary market for a futures contract and, as a result, a Portfolio may be unable to close out its futures contracts at a time which is advantageous. In addition, if a Portfolio has insufficient cash to meet margin requirements, the Portfolio may need to sell other investments, including at disadvantageous times. There is generally minimal counterparty risk to the Portfolios since the futures contracts are generally exchange-traded.

Futures contracts outstanding at the end of the period, if any, are reported on a schedule at the end of the Portfolio’s Portfolio of Investments.

Master Agreements: Certain Portfolios that hold derivative instruments and other financial instruments may be a party to ISDA (International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc.) Master Agreements or similar agreements (“Master Agreements”) with certain counterparties that govern such instruments. Master Agreements may contain provisions regarding, among other things, the parties’ general obligations, representations, agreements, collateral requirements, events of default and early termination. Collateral can be in the form of cash or securities as agreed to by a Portfolio and applicable counterparty. Collateral requirements are generally determined based on a Portfolio’s net position with each counterparty. Master Agreements may also include certain provisions that require a Portfolio to post additional collateral upon the occurrence of certain events, such as when a Portfolio’s net assets fall below a specified level. In addition, Master Agreements typically specify certain standard termination events, such as failure of a party to pay or deliver, credit support defaults and other events of default. Termination events applicable to a Portfolio may also occur upon a decline in a Portfolio’s net assets below a specified level over a certain period of time. Additional termination events applicable to counterparties may occur upon a decline in a counterparty’s long-term and short-term credit ratings below a specified level, or upon a decline in the ratings of a counterparty’s credit support provider. Upon the occurrence of a termination event, the other party may elect to terminate early and cause settlement of all instruments outstanding pursuant to a particular Master Agreement, 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 a Portfolio’s counterparties to elect early termination could cause a Portfolio to accelerate the payment of liabilities, which settlement amounts could be in excess of the amount of assets that are already posted as collateral. Typically, the Master Agreement will permit a single net payment in the event of default. Note, however, that bankruptcy or insolvency laws of a particular jurisdiction may impose restrictions on or prohibitions against the right of offset in bankruptcy, insolvency or other events. As a result, the early termination with respect to derivative instruments subject to Master Agreements that are in a net liability position could be material to a Portfolio’s financial statements. The Portfolios do not offset derivative assets and derivative liabilities that are subject to netting arrangements in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.

The following tables represent the value of derivatives held as of December 31, 2019, by their primary underlying risk exposure and respective location on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities and the effect of derivatives on the Statements of Operations for the year ended December 31, 2019. For a detailed presentation of derivatives held as of December 31, 2019, please refer to a schedule at the end of each Portfolio’s Portfolio of Investments.

 

     Asset Derivatives      Liability Derivatives  
     Futures Contracts(1)(4)      Foreign Forward
Exchange Contracts(2)
     Futures Contracts(1)(4)      Foreign Forward
Exchange Contract(3)
 

Portfolio

   Interest Rate Contracts      Interest Rate Contracts  

SA BlackRock Multi-Asset Income

   $      —      $      —      $      $      —  

SA Wellington Government and Quality Bond

                   3,492         

SA Wellington Strategic Multi-Asset

     71               1,808         
      Equity Contracts      Equity Contracts  

SA BlackRock Multi-Asset Income

                   770         

SA Wellington Strategic Multi-Asset

                           
      Foreign Exchange Contracts      Foreign Exchange Contracts  

SA BlackRock Multi-Asset Income

                   16,425         

SA Wellington Strategic Multi-Asset

            18,764               218,919  

 

 

 

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Statement of Assets and Liabilities Location:

(1)   Variation margin on futures contracts
(2)   Unrealized appreciation on forward foreign currency contracts
(3)   Unrealized depreciation on forward foreign currency contracts
(4)   The variation margin on futures contracts is included in the cumulative appreciation (depreciation) as reported on each Portfolio’s Portfolio of Investments in the following amounts:

 

Portfolio

   Cumulative
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

SA BlackRock Multi-Asset Income

   $ (81,786

SA Wellington Government and Quality Bond

     (64,024

SA Wellington Strategic Multi-Asset

     (10,584

 

     Realized Gain (Loss) on Derivatives Recognized in
Statement of Operations
 

Portfolio

   Futures
Contracts(1)
    Foreign Forward Exchange
Contracts(2)
 
     Interest Rate Contracts  

SA BlackRock Multi-Asset Income

   $ 24,248     $     —  

SA Wellington Government and Quality Bond

     (488,044      

SA Wellington Strategic Multi-Asset

     87,793        
      Equity Contracts  

SA BlackRock Multi-Asset Income

     (186,892      

SA Wellington Strategic Multi-Asset

     330,907        
      Foreign Exchange Contracts  

SA BlackRock Multi-Asset Income

     184,489        

SA Wellington Strategic Multi-Asset

           452,849  
      Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)
on  Derivatives Recognized in Statement of Operations
 

Portfolio

   Futures
Contracts(3)
    Foreign Forward Exchange
Contracts(4)
 
      Interest Rate Contracts  

SA BlackRock Multi-Asset Income

   $ 46,566     $  

SA Wellington Government and Quality Bond

     424,367        

SA Wellington Strategic Multi-Asset

     (33,187      
      Equity Contracts  

SA BlackRock Multi-Asset Income

     80,623        

SA Wellington Strategic Multi-Asset

     109,534        
      Foreign Exchange Contracts  

SA BlackRock Multi-Asset Income

     (41,312      

SA Wellington Strategic Multi-Asset

           (149,863

 

Statement of Operations Location:

(1)   Net realized gain (loss) on futures contracts
(2)   Net realized gain (loss) on forward contracts
(3)   Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on futures contracts
(4)   Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on forward contracts

The following table represents the average monthly balances of derivatives held during the year ended December 31, 2019.

 

     Average Amount Outstanding During the Period  

Portfolio

   Futures
Contracts(1)
     Forward Foreign Currency
Contracts(1)
 

SA BlackRock Multi-Asset Income

   $ 7,554,261      $  

SA Wellington Government and Quality Bond

     26,054,751         

SA Wellington Strategic Multi-Asset

     2,789,883        28,197,239  

 

(1)   Amounts represent notional amounts in US dollars.

 

 

 
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The following table sets forth the Portfolios’ derivative assets and liabilities by counterparty, net of amounts available for offset under Master Agreements and net of the related collateral pledged (received) as of December 31, 2019. The repurchase agreements held by the Portfolios as of December 31, 2019, are also subject to Master Agreements but are not included in the following table. See each Portfolio’s Portfolio of Investments and the Notes to the Financial Statements for more information about the Portfolios’ holdings in repurchase agreements.

 

    SA Wellington Strategic Multi-Asset Portfolio     Net
Derivative
Assets
(Liabilities)
    Collateral
Pledged/
 (Received)(2) 
    Net
Amount(3)
 
    Derivative Assets(1)     Derivative Liabilities(1)  

Counterparty

  Forward
Foreign
Currency
Contracts
    OTC
Swaps
    Options
Purchased
    Total     Forward
Foreign
Currency
Contracts
    OTC
Swaps
    Options
Written
    Total  

Bank of America, N.A.

  $ 291     $     $     $ 291     $ 10,322     $     $     $ 10,322     ($ 10,031   $     ($ 10,031

Bank of Montreal

                            652                   652       (652           (652

Barclays Bank PLC

                            2,378                   2,378       (2,378           (2,378

BNP Paribas SA

    2,574                   2,574       4,364                   4,364       (1,790           (1,790

Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce

    23                   23                               23             23  

Citibank N.A.

    3,159                   3,159       2,667                   2,667       492             492  

Commonwealth Bank of Australia Sydney

                            17,900                   17,900       (17,900           (17,900

Goldman Sachs International

                            5,274                   5,274       (5,274           (5,274

HSBC Bank USA

    1,779                   1,779       770                   770       1,009             1,009  

JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.

    3,128                   3,128       5,295                   5,295       (2,167           (2,167

Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC

    6,740                   6,740       119,615                   119,615       (112,875           (112,875

Royal Bank of Canada

    134                   134                               134             134  

Standard Chartered Bank

                            2,286                   2,286       (2,286           (2,286

State Street Bank and Trust Company

    497                   497       2,439                   2,439       (1,942           (1,942

Toronto Dominion Bank

    439                   439       44,957                   44,957       (44,518           (44,518
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
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(1)   Gross amounts of recognized assets and liabilities not offset in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities.
(2)   For each respective counterparty, collateral pledged or (received) is limited to an amount not to exceed 100% of the net amount of the derivative asset or liability in the table above.
(3)   Net amount represents the net amount due (to) or from counterparty in the event of a default based on the contractual set-off rights under the agreement.

Foreign Currency Translation: The books and records of the Portfolios are maintained in U.S. dollars. Assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies and commitments under forward foreign currency contracts are translated into U.S. dollars based on the exchange rate of such currencies against U.S. dollars on the date of valuation.

The Portfolios do not isolate that portion of the results of operations arising as a result of changes in the foreign exchange rates from the changes in the market prices of securities held at the end of the period.

Similarly, the Portfolios do not isolate the effect of changes in foreign exchange rates from the changes in the market prices of portfolio securities sold during the period.

Realized foreign exchange gains and losses on other assets and liabilities and change in unrealized foreign exchange gains and losses on other assets and liabilities located in the Statements of Operations include realized foreign exchange gains and losses from currency gains or losses between the trade and the settlement dates of securities transactions, the difference between the amounts of interest, dividends and foreign withholding taxes recorded on the Portfolios’ books and the U.S. dollar equivalent amounts actually received or paid and changes in the unrealized foreign exchange gains and losses relating to the other assets and liabilities arising as a result of changes in the exchange rates.

Securities Transactions, Investment Income, Expenses, Dividends and Distributions to Shareholders: Security transactions are recorded on a trade date basis. Realized gains and losses on the sale of investments are calculated on the identified cost basis. For financial statement purposes, the Portfolios amortize all premiums and accrete all discounts on fixed income securities.

Interest income is accrued daily from settlement date except when collection is not expected. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date except for certain dividends from foreign securities, which are recorded as soon as the Trust is informed after the ex-dividend date. Paydown gains and losses on mortgage and asset-backed securities are recorded as components of interest income on the Statement of Operations.

Portfolios which earn foreign income and capital gains may be subject to foreign withholding taxes and capital gains taxes at various rates. Under applicable foreign law, a withholding of tax may be imposed on interest, dividends, and capital gains from the sale of

 

 

 

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foreign securities at various rates. India, Thailand, and certain other countries’ tax regulations require that taxes be paid on capital gains realized by a Portfolio.

Distributions received from a Portfolio’s investments in U.S. real estate investment trusts (“REITS”) often include a “return of capital” which is recorded as a reduction to the cost basis of the securities held.

Net investment income, expenses other than class specific expenses, and realized and unrealized gains and losses are allocated daily to each class of shares based upon the relative net asset value of outstanding shares of each class of share at the beginning of the day (after adjusting for current capital shares activity of the respective class).

Expenses common to all Portfolios are allocated among the Portfolios based upon relative net assets or other appropriate allocation methods. In all other respects, expenses are charged to each Portfolio as incurred on a specific identification basis.

Dividends from net investment income and capital gain distributions, if any, are paid annually. The Portfolios record dividends and distributions to their shareholders on the ex-dividend date.

The amount of dividends and distributions from net investment income and net realized capital gains are determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations, which may differ from GAAP. These “book/tax” differences are either considered temporary or permanent in nature. To the extent these differences are permanent in nature, such amounts are reclassified within the capital accounts at fiscal year end based on their federal tax-basis treatment; temporary differences do not require reclassification. Net assets are not affected by these reclassifications.

Each Portfolio is considered a separate entity for tax purposes and intends to comply with the requirements of the Internal Revenue Code, as amended, applicable to regulated investment companies and distribute all of its taxable income, including any net capital gains on investments, to its shareholders. Each Portfolio also intends to distribute sufficient net investment income and net capital gains, if any, so that it will not be subject to excise tax on undistributed income and gains. Therefore, no federal income tax or excise tax provision is required.

The Portfolios recognize the tax benefits of uncertain tax positions only when the position is more likely than not to be sustained, assuming examination by tax authorities. Management has analyzed each Portfolio’s tax positions and concluded that no liability for unrecognized tax benefits should be recorded related to uncertain tax positions taken on returns filed for open tax years 2016 – 2018 or expected to be taken in each Portfolio’s 2019 tax return. The Portfolios are not aware of any tax provisions for which it is reasonably possible that the total amounts of unrecognized tax benefits will change materially in the next twelve months. The Portfolios file U.S. federal and certain state income tax returns. With few exceptions, the Portfolios are no longer subject to U.S. federal and state tax examinations by tax authorities for tax returns ending before 2016.

Repurchase Agreements: The Portfolios, along with other affiliated registered investment companies, pursuant to procedures adopted by the Board and applicable guidance from the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”), may transfer uninvested cash balances into a single joint account, the daily aggregate balance of which is invested in one or more repurchase agreements collateralized by U.S. Treasury or federal agency obligations. In a repurchase agreement, the seller of a security agrees to repurchase the security at a mutually agreed-upon time and price, which reflects the effective rate of return for the term of the agreement. For repurchase agreements and joint repurchase agreements, the Trust’s custodian takes possession of the collateral pledged for investments in such repurchase agreements (“repo” or collectively “repos”). The underlying collateral is valued daily on a mark to market basis, plus accrued interest to ensure that the value, at the time the agreement is entered into, is equal to at least 102% of the repurchase price, including accrued interest. In the event of default of the obligation to repurchase, a Portfolio has the right to liquidate the collateral and apply the proceeds in satisfaction of the obligation. 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 a Portfolio may be delayed or limited.

As of December 31, 2019, the following Portfolios held an undivided interest in a joint repurchase agreement with Bank of America Securities LLC:

 

Portfolio

   Percentage
Ownership
    Principal
Amount
 

SA Wellington Capital Appreciation

     22.02   $ 4,845,000  

SA Wellington Government and Quality Bond

     42.82       9,420,000  

SA Wellington Strategic Multi-Asset

     1.39       305,000  

As of such date, the repurchase agreement in that joint account and the collateral thereof were as follows:

Bank of America Securities LLC, dated December 31, 2019, bearing interest at a rate of 1.54% per annum, with a principal amount of $22,000,000, a repurchase price of $22,001,882, and a maturity date of January 2, 2020. The repurchase agreement is collateralized by the following:

 

Type of Collateral

   Interest
Rate
    Maturity
Date
     Principal
Amount
     Value  

U.S. Treasury Notes

     1.75     07/15/2022      $ 22,357,000      $ 22,620,705  

 

 

 
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As of December 31, 2019, the following Portfolios held an undivided interest in a joint repurchase agreement with Barclays Capital, Inc.:

 

Portfolio

   Percentage
Ownership
    Principal
Amount
 

SA Wellington Capital Appreciation

     22.03   $ 4,405,000  

SA Wellington Government and Quality Bond

     42.83       8,565,000  

SA Wellington Strategic Multi-Asset

     1.40       280,000  

As of such date, the repurchase agreement in that joint account and the collateral thereof were as follows:

Barclays Capital, Inc., dated December 31, 2019, bearing interest at a rate of 1.55% per annum, with a principal amount of $20,000,000, a repurchase price of $20,001,722, and a maturity date of January 2, 2020. The repurchase agreement is collateralized by the following:

 

Type of Collateral

   Interest
Rate
    Maturity
Date
     Principal
Amount
     Value  

U.S. Treasury Notes

     1.63     12/31/2021      $ 20,375,000      $ 20,396,598  

As of December 31, 2019, the following Portfolios held an undivided interest in a joint repurchase agreement with BNP Paribas SA:

 

Portfolio

   Percentage
Ownership
    Principal
Amount
 

SA Wellington Capital Appreciation

     22.03   $ 4,405,000  

SA Wellington Government and Quality Bond

     42.83       8,565,000  

SA Wellington Strategic Multi-Asset

     1.40       280,000  

As of such date, the repurchase agreement in that joint account and the collateral thereof were as follows:

BNP Paribas SA, dated December 31, 2019, bearing interest at a rate of 1.55% per annum, with a principal amount of $20,000,000, a repurchase price of $20,001,722, and a maturity date of January 2, 2020. The repurchase agreement is collateralized by the following:

 

Type of Collateral

   Interest
Rate
    Maturity
Date
     Principal
Amount
     Value  

U.S. Treasury Notes

     2.25     08/15/2027      $ 19,639,000      $ 20,390,472  

As of December 31, 2019, the following Portfolios held an undivided interest in a joint repurchase agreement with Deutsche Bank AG:

 

Portfolio

   Percentage
Ownership
    Principal
Amount
 

SA Wellington Capital Appreciation

     22.10   $ 5,225,000  

SA Wellington Government and Quality Bond

     42.85       10,130,000  

SA Wellington Strategic Multi-Asset

     1.46       345,000  

As of such date, the repurchase agreement in that joint account and the collateral thereof were as follows:

Deutsche Bank AG, dated December 31, 2019, bearing interest at a rate of 1.54% per annum, with a principal amount of $23,640,000, a repurchase price of $23,642,023, and a maturity date of January 2, 2020. The repurchase agreement is collateralized by the following:

 

Type of Collateral

   Interest
Rate
    Maturity
Date
     Principal
Amount
     Value  

U.S. Treasury Notes

     2.75     07/31/2023      $ 22,983,000      $ 24,135,390  

As of December 31, 2019, the following Portfolios held an undivided interest in a joint repurchase agreement with RBS Securities, Inc.:

 

Portfolio

   Percentage
Ownership
    Principal
Amount
 

SA Wellington Capital Appreciation

     22.02   $ 4,845,000  

SA Wellington Government and Quality Bond

     42.82       9,420,000  

SA Wellington Strategic Multi-Asset

     1.39       305,000  

As of such date, the repurchase agreement in that joint account and the collateral thereof were as follows:

RBS Securities, Inc., dated December 31, 2019, bearing interest at a rate of 1.54% per annum, with a principal amount of $22,000,000, a repurchase price of $22,001,882, and a maturity date of January 2, 2020. The repurchase agreement is collateralized by the following:

 

Type of Collateral

   Interest
Rate
    Maturity
Date
     Principal
Amount
     Value  

U.S. Treasury Notes

     2.00     08/15/2025      $ 21,955,000      $ 22,433,886  

Mortgage-Backed Dollar Rolls: Certain Portfolios may enter into dollar rolls using “to be announced” (“TBA”) mortgage-backed securities (“TBA Rolls”). TBA Roll transactions involve the sale of mortgage or other asset backed securities with the commitment to purchase substantially similar securities on a specified future date. The Portfolios’ policy is to record the components of TBA Rolls as purchase/sale transactions. Any difference between the purchase and sale price is recorded as a realized gain or loss on the date the transaction is entered into. TBA Roll transactions involve the risk that the market value of the securities held by a Portfolio may decline

 

 

 

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below the price of the securities that the Portfolio has sold but is obligated to repurchase under the agreement. In the event that the buyer of securities in a TBA Roll transaction files bankruptcy or becomes insolvent, a Portfolio’s use of the proceeds from the sale of the securities may be restricted pending a determination by the other party, or its trustee or receiver, whether to enforce the Portfolio’s obligation to repurchase the securities. Mortgage-Backed Dollar Rolls outstanding at the end of the period, if any, are included in investments purchased/sold on an extended settlement basis in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.

When-Issued Securities and Forward Commitments: Certain Portfolios may purchase or sell when-issued securities, including TBA securities that have been authorized, but not yet issued in the market. In addition, a Portfolio may purchase or sell securities on a forward commitment basis. A forward commitment involves entering into a contract to purchase or sell securities, typically on an extended settlement basis, for a fixed price at a future date. The Portfolios may engage in when-issued or forward commitment transactions in order to secure what is considered to be an advantageous price and yield at the time of entering into the obligation. The purchase of securities on a when-issued or forward commitment basis involves a risk of loss if the value of the security to be purchased declines before the settlement date. Conversely, the sale of securities on a when-issued or forward commitment basis involves the risk that the value of the securities sold may increase before the settlement date. Securities purchased or sold on a when-issued or forward commitment basis outstanding at the end of the period, if any, are included in investments purchased/sold on an extended settlement basis in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.

Stripped Mortgage-Backed Securities: Stripped Mortgage-Backed Securities (“SMBS”) are multiple-class mortgage-backed securities. SMBS are often structured with two classes that receive different proportions of the interest and principal distributions on a pool of mortgage assets. SMBS have greater market volatility than other types of U.S. government securities in which a Portfolio invests. A common type of SMBS has one class receiving some of the interest and all or most of the principal (the “principal only” class) from the mortgage pool, while the other class will receive all or most of the interest (the “interest only” class). The yield to maturity on an interest only class is extremely sensitive not only to changes in prevailing interest rates, but also to the rate of principal payments, including principal prepayments, on the underlying pool of mortgage assets, and a rapid rate of principal payment may have a material adverse effect on a Portfolio’s yield.

LIBOR Risk: A Portfolio’s investments, payment obligations and financing terms may be based on floating rates, such as London Interbank Offer Rate (“LIBOR”), Euro Interbank Offered Rate and other similar types of reference rates (each, a “Reference Rate”). On July 27, 2017, the Chief Executive of the UK Financial Conduct Authority (“FCA”), which regulates LIBOR, announced that the FCA will no longer persuade nor require banks to submit rates for the calculation of LIBOR and certain other Reference Rates after 2021. Such announcement indicates that the continuation of LIBOR and other Reference Rates on the current basis cannot and will not be guaranteed after 2021. This announcement and any additional regulatory or market changes may have an adverse impact on a Portfolio or its investments.

In advance of 2021, regulators and market participants will work together to identify or develop successor Reference Rates. Additionally, prior to 2021, it is expected that market participants will focus on the transition mechanisms by which the Reference Rates in existing contracts or instruments may be amended, whether through market wide protocols, fallback contractual provisions, bespoke negotiations or amendments or otherwise. Nonetheless, the termination of certain Reference Rates presents risks to a Portfolio. At this time, it is not possible to completely identify or predict the effect of any such changes, any establishment of alternative Reference Rates or any other reforms to Reference Rates that may be enacted in the UK or elsewhere. The elimination of a Reference Rate 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 and other financial obligations held by a Portfolio or on its overall financial condition or results of operations. In addition, any substitute Reference Rate and any pricing adjustments imposed by a regulator or by counterparties or otherwise may adversely affect a Portfolio’s performance and/or NAV.

New Accounting Pronouncements: In August 2018, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2018-13 “Disclosure Framework — Changes to the Disclosure Requirements for Fair Value Measurement”. The ASU eliminates, modifies, and adds disclosure requirements for fair value measurements and is effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning after December 15, 2019. The ASU allows for early adoption of either the entire standard or only the provisions that eliminate or modify the requirements. Management has elected to early adopt the provisions that eliminate disclosure requirements and is still evaluating the impact of applying the rest of the ASU.

Effective January 1, 2019, the Portfolios are subject to ASU 2017-08, “Premium Amortization on Purchased Callable Debt Securities”, which requires the premiums on certain purchased debt securities with non-contingent call features to be amortized to the earliest call date. The amortization period for callable debt securities purchased at a discount is not impacted. Adoption of the ASU had no material impact on the Portfolios.

Note 3.  Investment Advisory Agreement and Other Transactions with Affiliates

The Trust has entered into an Investment Advisory and Management Agreement (the “Management Agreement”) with SAAMCo with respect to each Portfolio. SAAMCo serves as investment adviser and manager for each of the Portfolios. The Management Agreement provides that SAAMCo shall act as investment adviser to the Trust; manage the Trust’s investments; administer its business affairs; furnish offices, necessary facilities and equipment; provide clerical, bookkeeping and administrative services; and permit any of its officers or employees to serve, without compensation, as trustees or officers of the Trust, if duly elected to such positions.

 

 

 
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The Trust pays SAAMCo a monthly fee, calculated daily at the following annual percentages of each Portfolio’s average daily net assets:

 

Portfolio   

Average Daily

Net Assets

     Management
Fee
 
SA BlackRock Multi-Asset Income(1)(2)      $0-$200 million        1.000%  
     >  $200 million        .875%  
     >  $500 million        .800%  
SA PGI Asset Allocation      $0-$50 million        .750%  
     >    $50 million        .650%  
     >  $150 million        .600%  
     >  $250 million        .550%  
SA Wellington Capital Appreciation      $0-$50 million        .750%  
     >    $50 million        .725%  
     >  $100 million        .700%  
Portfolio   

Average Daily

Net Assets

     Management
Fee
 
SA Wellington Government and Quality Bond      $0-$200 million        .625%  
     >  $200 million        .575%  
     >  $500 million        .500%  
SA Wellington Strategic Multi-Asset      $0-$200 million        1.000%  
     >  $200 million        .875%  
     >  $500 million        .800%  
 

 

(1)   Pursuant to a Fee Waiver Agreement, SAAMCo is contractually obligated to waive a portion of its management fee with respect to the Portfolio so that the management fee rate payable by the Portfolio to SAAMCo under the Management Agreement is 0.80% of the Portfolio’s average daily net assets on the first $100 million, 0.77% on the next $400 million, 0.75% on the next $500 million and 0.72% thereafter. This Fee Waiver Agreement will continue in effect until April 30, 2020. The Fee Waiver Agreement will automatically terminate upon the termination of the Management Agreement.
(2)   SAAMCo has also contractually agreed to waive a portion of its management fee with respect to the Portfolio in an amount equal to the Portfolio’s expenses related to investments in ETFs managed or advised by BlackRock Investment Management, LLC or its affiliates.

 

     SAAMCo may not recoup any management fees waived with respect to the Portfolio pursuant to the Fee Waiver Agreements.

For the year ended December 31, 2019, the amount of investment advisory fees waived was $302,973 for the SA BlackRock Multi-Asset Income Portfolio. This amount is reflected in the Statement of Operations.

The organizations described below act as subadvisers to the Trust and certain of its Portfolios pursuant to Subadvisory Agreements with SAAMCo. Under the Subadvisory Agreements, the subadvisers manage the investment and reinvestment of the assets of the respective Portfolios for which they are responsible.

Each of the subadvisers is independent of SAAMCo and discharges its responsibilities subject to the policies of the Trust’s Trustees and the oversight and supervision of SAAMCo, which pays the subadvisers’ fees.

 

Subadviser

  

Portfolio

BlackRock Investment Management, LLC

   SA BlackRock Multi-Asset Income

Principal Global Investors, LLC

   SA PGI Asset Allocation

Wellington Management Company LLP

  

SA Wellington Capital Appreciation

  

SA Wellington Government and Quality Bond

   SA Wellington Strategic Multi-Asset

Class 2 and Class 3 shares of each Portfolio are subject to a Rule 12b-1 plan that provides for service fees payable at the annual rate of 0.15% and 0.25%, respectively of the average daily net assets of such Class 2 and Class 3 shares, respectively. The service fees will be used to compensate the Life Companies for expenditures made to financial intermediaries for providing services to contract holders who are the indirect beneficial owners of the Portfolios’ Class 2 and Class 3 shares.

The Trust has entered into a Master Transfer Agency and Services Agreement with VALIC Retirement Services Company (“VRSCO”), a wholly owned subsidiary of the Variable Annuity Life Insurance Company (“VALIC”), which is an affiliate of the Adviser. Under the agreement, VRSCO provides services, which include the issuance and redemption of shares, payment of dividends between the Trust and their “institutional” shareholders and certain shareholder reporting services including confirmation of transactions, statements of account and tax reporting. The Trust, and certain other mutual funds advised by SAAMCo pay VRSCO an annual fee in the aggregate amount of $150,000 for Transfer Agency Services provided pursuant to the agreement, which is allocated based on shareholder accounts. Accordingly, for the year ended December 31, 2019, transfer agent fees were paid (see Statement of Operations) based on the aforementioned agreement.

SAAMCo has contractually agreed to waive its fees and/or reimburse expenses for the SA BlackRock Multi-Asset Income Portfolio until April 30, 2020, so that the annual operating expenses does not exceed 0.58% for Class 1 shares and 0.83% for Class 3 shares, respectively. Further, SAAMCo has contractually agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses, if necessary, for the SA Wellington Strategic Multi-Asset Portfolio, so that the annual operating expenses do not exceed 0.86% for Class 1 shares and 1.11% for Class 3 shares, respectively. For the purposes of waived fee and/or reimbursed expense calculations, annual operating expenses shall not include extraordinary expenses (i.e., expenses that are unusual in nature and infrequent in occurrence, such as litigation), or acquired

 

 

 

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fund fees and expenses, brokerage commissions and other transactional expenses relating to the purchase and sale of portfolio securities, interest, taxes and governmental fees, and other expenses not incurred in the ordinary course of a Portfolio’s business. Any waivers and/or reimbursements made by SAAMCo with respect to the SA BlackRock Multi-Asset Income and SA Wellington Strategic Multi-Asset Portfolios other than investment advisory fees waived, are subject to recoupment from each Portfolio within two years after the occurrence of the waivers and/or reimbursements, provided that the Portfolios are able to effect such payment to SAAMCo and remain in compliance with the contractual expense limitations in effect at the time the waivers and/or reimbursements were made. The contractual fee waivers and/or expense limitations may be modified or discontinued prior to April 30, 2020, only with the approval of the Board. For the year ended December 31, 2019, pursuant to the contractual expense limitations mentioned above, SAAMCo waived fees and/or reimbursed expenses as follows:

 

Portfolio    Amount  

SA BlackRock Multi-Asset Income — Class 1

   $ 18,260  

SA BlackRock Multi-Asset Income — Class 3

     58,052  

SA Wellington Strategic Multi-Asset — Class 1

     78,427  

SA Wellington Strategic Multi-Asset — Class 3

     205,363  

For the year ended December 31, 2019, the amounts repaid to the Adviser which are included in the Statement of Operations along with the remaining balance subject to recoupment are as follows:

 

     Amount
Recouped
     Balance Subject to Recoupment  
Portfolio    December 31, 2019      December 31, 2020      December 31, 2021  

SA BlackRock Multi-Asset Income — Class 1

   $     —      $ 24,635      $ 18,260  

SA BlackRock Multi-Asset Income — Class 3

            40,622        58,052  

SA Wellington Strategic Multi-Asset — Class 1

            104,486        78,427  

SA Wellington Strategic Multi-Asset — Class 3

            138,717        205,363  

At December 31, 2019, the following affiliates owned outstanding shares of the following Portfolios:

 

     Holder  
Portfolio    USL     AGL     VALIC     SunAmerica
Series Trust
VCP SA
Dynamic
Allocation
Portfolio
    SunAmerica
Series Trust
VCP SA
Dynamic
Strategy
Portfolio
    Seasons
Series
Trust SA
Allocation
Balanced
Portfolio
    Seasons
Series
Trust SA
Allocation
Growth
Portfolio
    Seasons
Series
Trust SA
Allocation
Moderate
Growth
Portfolio
    Seasons
Series
Trust SA
Allocation
Moderate
Portfolio
 

SA BlackRock Multi-Asset Income

     7.37     89.10     2.24                        

SA PGI Asset Allocation

     3.48       96.43       0.09                                      

SA Wellington Capital Appreciation .

     2.42       81.04       0.19       16.08                                

SA Wellington Government and Quality Bond

     2.21       48.00       0.23       34.00       11.69       1.03       0.43       1.36       1.04  

SA Wellington Strategic Multi-Asset.

     4.46       91.92       1.98                                      

Note 4.  Expense Reductions

Through expense offset arrangements resulting from broker commission recapture, a portion of the expenses of certain Portfolios have been reduced. For the year ended December 31, 2019, the amount of expense reductions received by each Portfolio used to offset non-affiliated expenses are reflected as Fees paid indirectly in the Statement of Operations.

Note 5.  Purchases and Sales of Investment Securities

The cost of purchases and proceeds from sales and maturities of long-term investments for the year ended December 31, 2019 were as follows:

 

Portfolio

   Purchases of
Investment
Securities
(excluding  U.S.
Government
Securities)
     Sales of
Investment
Securities
(excluding  U.S.
Government
Securities)
     Purchases of U.S.
Government
Securities
     Sales of U.S.
Government
Securities
 

SA BlackRock Multi-Asset Income

   $ 30,477,886      $ 14,398,363      $      $  

SA PGI Asset Allocation

     28,575,996        45,913,370        5,711,137        6,073,055  

SA Wellington Capital Appreciation

     1,003,359,093        1,261,739,239                

SA Wellington Government and Quality Bond

     123,051,532        177,680,883        529,191,294        449,548,418  

SA Wellington Strategic Multi-Asset

     60,861,412        44,441,917        12,311,008        9,583,161  

 

 

 
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Note 6.  Federal Income Taxes

The following details the tax basis of distributions as well as the components of distributable earnings. The tax basis components of distributable earnings differ from the amounts reflected in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities by temporary book/tax differences primarily arising from wash sales, investments in passive foreign investment companies, investments in real estate investment trusts, investments in regulated investment companies, straddles, amortization for premium/discount, investments in partnerships, treatment of defaulted securities and derivative transactions.

 

     For the year ended December 31, 2019  
     Distributable Earnings      Tax Distributions  

Portfolio

   Ordinary
Income
     Long-Term
Gains, Capital
and Other Losses
     Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)*
     Ordinary
Income
     Long-Term
Capital Gains
 

SA BlackRock Multi-Asset Income

   $ 2,031,288      $ 147,923      $ 1,328,579      $      $  

SA PGI Asset Allocation

     3,596,395        4,323,687        24,487,852        5,186,701        6,946,849  

SA Wellington Capital Appreciation

     17,747,232        163,144,508        225,823,013        5,540,221        250,285,352  

SA Wellington Government and Quality Bond

     32,797,851               44,757,968        38,686,450         

SA Wellington Strategic Multi-Asset

     787,779        1,059,440        4,445,008        17,841        1,480  

 

*   Unrealized appreciation (depreciation) includes amounts for derivatives and other assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currency.

 

     For the year ended
December 31, 2018
 
     Tax Distributions  

Portfolio

   Ordinary
Income
     Long-Term
Capital Gains
     Return of
Capital
 

SA BlackRock Multi-Asset Income

   $ 2,387,122      $ 118,051      $ 102,915  

SA PGI Asset Allocation

     5,140,674        8,267,132         

SA Wellington Capital Appreciation

     64,413,707        127,966,334         

SA Wellington Government and Quality Bond

     30,640,542                

SA Wellington Strategic Multi-Asset

     841,175        1,541,151         

The Portfolios indicated below, utilized capital loss carryforwards, which offset net taxable gains realized in the year ended December 31, 2019. As of December 31, 2019, there were no open capital loss carryforward amounts.

 

Portfolio

   Capital Loss
Carryforward
Utilized
 

SA BlackRock Multi-Asset Income

   $  

SA PGI Asset Allocation

      

SA Wellington Capital Appreciation

      

SA Wellington Government and Quality Bond

     2,947,749  

SA Wellington Strategic Multi-Asset

      

 

For the year ended December 31, 2019, the reclassifications arising from book/tax differences resulted in increases (decreases) that were primarily due to treatment of foreign currency, partnerships, principal paydown adjustments, net operating loss offset to short-term capital gains, amortization of premium/discount and sale of passive foreign investment companies to the components of net assets as follows:

 

Portfolio

   Accumulated
Undistributed
Net Investment
Income (Loss)
    Accumulated
Undistributed
Net Realized
Gain (Loss)
    Capital
Paid-in
 

SA BlackRock Multi-Asset Income

   $ (1,125   $ 1,125     $  

SA PGI Asset Allocation

     325,161       (363,664     38,503  

SA Wellington Capital Appreciation

     6,216,961       (6,216,961      

SA Wellington Government and Quality Bond

     6,878,961       (6,878,961      

SA Wellington Strategic Multi-Asset

     370,584       (370,584      

 

 

 

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As of December 31, 2019, the amounts of the aggregate unrealized gain (loss) and the cost of investment securities for federal income tax purposes, including short-term securities and repurchase agreements, were as follows:

 

Portfolio

   Aggregate
Unrealized
Gain
     Aggregate
Unrealized
Loss
    Net
Unrealized
Gain (Loss)
     Cost of
Investments
 

SA BlackRock Multi-Asset Income

   $ 1,985,600      $ (657,375   $ 1,328,225      $ 66,831,274  

SA PGI Asset Allocation

     27,828,287        (3,340,685     24,487,602        151,191,509  

SA Wellington Capital Appreciation

     260,111,216        (34,286,367     225,824,849        1,197,469,517  

SA Wellington Government and Quality Bond

     50,649,440        (5,891,472     44,757,968        1,511,108,471  

SA Wellington Strategic Multi-Asset

     5,150,906        (706,698     4,444,208        61,928,829  

Note 7.  Capital Share Transactions

Transactions in capital shares of each class of each Portfolio were as follows:

 

     SA BlackRock Multi-Asset Income Portfolio  
     Class 1     Class 3  
     For the year ended
December 31, 2019
    For the year ended
December 31, 2018
    For the year ended
December 31, 2019
     For the year ended
December 31, 2018
 
     Shares     Amount     Shares     Amount     Shares     Amount      Shares     Amount  

Shares sold

     123,188     $ 790,203       26,320     $ 170,816       3,514,502     $ 22,480,961        3,060,517     $ 19,494,817  

Reinvested dividends

                 135,835       827,520                    295,844       1,780,568  

Shares redeemed

     (443,296     (2,893,038     (286,108     (1,836,488     (562,865     (3,584,966      (484,036     (3,014,237
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

     (320,108   $ (2,102,835     (123,953   $ (838,152     2,951,637     $ 18,895,995        2,872,325     $ 18,261,148  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 
                 
     SA PGI Asset Allocation Portfolio  
     Class 1     Class 2  
     For the year ended
December 31, 2019
    For the year ended
December 31, 2018
    For the year ended
December 31, 2019
     For the year ended
December 31, 2018
 
     Shares     Amount     Shares     Amount     Shares     Amount      Shares     Amount  

Shares sold

     93,950     $ 1,300,630       80,789     $ 1,150,785       20,882     $ 291,764        32,669     $ 461,499  

Reinvested dividends

     532,695       7,095,492       606,555       7,964,064       59,936       797,745        68,018       892,392  

Shares redeemed

     (1,230,882     (17,067,609     (1,197,859     (16,846,152     (118,973     (1,656,179      (253,168     (3,616,329
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

     (604,237   $ (8,671,487     (510,515   $ (7,731,303     (38,155   $ (566,670      (152,481   $ (2,262,438
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 
    

 

                          
     Class 3                           
     For the year ended
December 31, 2019
    For the year ended
December 31, 2018
                          
     Shares     Amount     Shares     Amount                           

Shares sold

     342,127     $ 4,644,834       452,477     $ 6,393,367           

Reinvested dividends

     321,236       4,240,313       349,566       4,551,350           

Shares redeemed

     (708,749     (9,703,952     (765,476     (10,665,809         
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

          

Net increase (decrease)

     (45,386   $ (818,805     36,567     $ 278,908           
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

          
                 
     SA Wellington Capital Appreciation Portfolio  
     Class 1     Class 2  
     For the year ended
December 31, 2019
    For the year ended
December 31, 2018
    For the year ended
December 31, 2019
     For the year ended
December 31, 2018
 
     Shares     Amount     Shares     Amount     Shares     Amount      Shares     Amount  

Shares sold

     87,685     $ 4,157,030       4,477,199     $ 242,042,320       8,290     $ 384,892        28,316     $ 1,324,773  

Reinvested dividends

     3,345,242       132,705,731       2,336,754       102,069,408       217,173       8,094,052        157,502       6,545,761  

Shares redeemed

     (4,670,511     (209,232,858     (3,341,704     (165,591,868     (201,332     (9,182,272      (190,146     (9,153,743
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

     (1,237,584   $ (72,370,097     3,472,249     $ 178,519,860       24,131     $ (703,328      (4,328   $ (1,283,209
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 
                 
     Class 3                           
     For the year ended
December 31, 2019
    For the year ended
December 31, 2018
                          
     Shares     Amount     Shares     Amount                           

Shares sold

     1,066,857     $ 46,967,048       865,410     $ 35,606,748           

Reinvested dividends

     3,218,405       115,025,790       2,083,185       83,764,872           

Shares redeemed

     (2,411,222     (107,107,729     (2,875,891     (135,190,768         
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

          

Net increase (decrease)

     1,874,040     $ 54,885,109       72,704     $ (15,819,148         
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

          
                 

 

 

 
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     SA Wellington Government and Quality Bond Portfolio  
     Class 1     Class 2  
     For the year ended
December 31, 2019
    For the year ended
December 31, 2018
    For the year ended
December 31, 2019
     For the year ended
December 31, 2018
 
     Shares     Amount     Shares     Amount     Shares     Amount      Shares     Amount  

Shares sold

     8,463,507     $ 133,558,209       6,424,826     $ 95,562,251       126,067     $ 1,948,407        57,786     $ 849,901  

Reinvested dividends

     1,475,846       22,875,615       1,200,518       17,263,453       34,759       540,507        32,395       467,464  

Shares redeemed

     (6,295,019     (96,346,068     (8,066,477     (118,561,010     (320,366     (4,927,464      (384,702     (5,689,251
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

     3,644,334     $ 60,087,756       (441,133   $ (5,735,306     (159,540   $ (2,438,550      (294,521   $ (4,371,886
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 
    

 

                          
     Class 3                           
     For the year ended
December 31, 2019
    For the year ended
December 31, 2018
                          
     Shares     Amount     Shares     Amount                           

Shares sold

     5,595,413     $ 85,274,346       2,701,334     $ 39,748,423           

Reinvested dividends

     987,093       15,270,328       899,625       12,909,625           

Shares redeemed

     (5,883,648     (89,720,084     (11,085,945     (162,821,171         
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

          

Net increase (decrease)

     698,858     $ 10,824,590       (7,484,986   $ (110,163,123         
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

          
                 
     SA Wellington Strategic Multi-Asset Portfolio  
     Class 1     Class 3  
     For the year ended
December 31, 2019
    For the year ended
December 31, 2018
    For the year ended
December 31, 2019
     For the year ended
December 31, 2018
 
     Shares     Amount     Shares     Amount     Shares     Amount      Shares     Amount  

Shares sold

     54,657     $ 443,160       15,676     $ 133,995       2,180,474     $ 17,410,318        2,818,965     $ 22,946,297  

Reinvested dividends

     2,275       18,202       114,802       848,421       140       1,119        208,546       1,533,905  

Shares redeemed

     (361,327     (2,878,575     (238,564     (1,935,846     (399,977     (3,197,486      (422,538     (3,414,594
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

     (304,395   $ (2,417,213     (108,086   $ (953,430     1,780,637     $ 14,213,951        2,604,973     $ 21,065,608  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Note 8.  Line of Credit

The Trust, along with certain other funds managed by the Adviser, has access to a $75 million committed unsecured line of credit and a $50 million uncommitted unsecured line of credit. The committed and uncommitted lines of credit are renewable on an annual basis with State Street Bank and Trust Company (“State Street”), the Trust’s custodian. Interest is currently payable on the committed lines of credit at the higher of the Federal Funds Rate (but not less than zero) plus 125 basis points or the One-Month London Interbank Offered Rate (but not less than zero) plus 125 basis points and State Street’s discretionary bid rate on the uncommitted line of credit. There is also a commitment fee of 25 basis points per annum on the daily unused portion of the committed line of credit and an upfront fee of $25,000 on the uncommitted line of credit. Borrowings under the line of credit will commence when the respective Portfolio’s cash shortfall exceeds $100,000. For the year ended December 31, 2019, the following portfolios had borrowings:

 

Portfolio

   Days
Outstanding
     Interest
Charges
     Average
Debt
Utilized
     Weighted
Average
Interest
 

SA BlackRock Multi-Asset Income

     4      $ 61      $ 145,407        3.77

At December 31, 2019, there were no borrowings outstanding.

Note 9.  Interfund Lending Agreement

Pursuant to the exemptive relief granted by the SEC, the Portfolios are permitted to participate in an interfund lending program among investment companies advised by SAAMCo or an affiliate. The interfund lending program allows the participating Portfolios to borrow money from and lend money to each other for temporary or emergency purposes. An interfund loan will be made under this facility only if the participating Portfolios receive a more favorable interest rate than would otherwise be available from a typical bank for a comparable transaction. For the year ended December 31, 2019, none of the Portfolios participated in this program.

Note 10.  Investment Concentration

The SA Wellington Strategic Multi-Asset Portfolio invests internationally, including in “emerging market” countries. Emerging market securities involve risks not typically associated with investing in securities of issuers in more developed markets. The markets of emerging market countries are typically more volatile and potentially less liquid than more developed countries. These securities may be denominated in currencies other than U.S. dollars. While investing internationally may reduce portfolio risk by increasing the diversification of portfolio investments, the value of the investment may be affected by fluctuating currency values, changing local and regional economic, political and social conditions, and greater market volatility.

 

 

 

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Each Portfolio may invest in obligations issued by agencies and instrumentalities of the U.S. Government that may vary in the level of support they receive from the government. The government may choose not to provide financial support to government sponsored agencies or instrumentalities if it is not legally obligated to do so, and if the issuer defaults, a fund holding securities of such issuer might not be able to recover its investment from the U.S. Government. As a result of the SA Wellington Government and Quality Bond Portfolio and SA PGI Asset Allocation Portfolio concentration in such investments, these portfolios may be subject to risks associated with U.S. Government agencies or instrumentalities.

Note 11.  Security Transactions with Affiliated Portfolios

The Portfolios are permitted to transfer securities by purchasing from and/or selling to other affiliated funds under certain conditions approved by the Board. The affiliated funds involved in such transactions must have a common investment adviser or investment advisers which are affiliated persons of each other, common Trustees, and/or common officers in compliance with Rule 17a-7 of the 1940 Act. Pursuant to the Act, such a transaction must be either a purchase or a sale, for no consideration other than cash payment against prompt delivery of the security at the current market price. No brokerage commission or fee (except for the customary transfer fees), or other remuneration is paid in connection with such transaction. For the year ended December 31, 2019, the following Portfolios engaged in security transactions with affiliated Portfolios:

 

Portfolio

   Cost of
Purchases
     Proceeds
from Sales
     Realized
Gain/(Loss)
 

SA Wellington Capital Appreciation

   $ 2,026,540      $      $  

SA Wellington Strategic Multi-Asset

            15,394        172  

Note 12.  Subsequent Event

On October 4, 2019, the Board approved a Plan of Liquidation (“Plan”), to liquidate the SA BlackRock Multi-Asset Income Portfolio. At a Special Meeting of Shareholders on January 23, 2020, shareholders approved the Plan. The liquidation of the Portfolio occurred on January 31, 2020.

 

 

 
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ANCHOR SERIES TRUST

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

 

  

 

 

Period
ended
  Net Asset
Value
beginning
of period
    Net
investment
income
(loss)(1)
    Net realized
& unrealized
gain  (loss)
on
investments
    Total from
investment
operations
    Dividends
declared
from net
investment
income
    Distributions
from net
realized
gain on
investments
    Distributions
from net
return of
capital
    Total
dividends
and
distributions
    Net Asset
Value
end of
period
    Total
Return(2)
    Net Assets
end of
period (000’s)
    Ratio of
expenses
to average
net assets(3)(4)
    Ratio of net
investment
income (loss)
to average
net
assets(3)(4)
    Portfolio
turnover
rate
 
SA BlackRock Multi-Asset Income Portfolio Class 1

 

12/31/15   $ 8.17     $ 0.25     $ (0.61   $ (0.36   $ (0.06   $ (1.06   $     $ (1.12   $ 6.69       (4.45 )%    $ 18,720       0.60     3.27     152
12/31/16     6.69       0.20       0.22       0.42       (0.23     (0.63           (0.86     6.25       6.51       17,581       0.58       3.00       50  
12/31/17     6.25       0.19       0.21       0.40       (0.14                 (0.14     6.51       6.34       16,572       0.58       2.97       11  
12/31/18     6.51       0.23       (0.46     (0.23     (0.32     (0.03     (0.01     (0.36     5.92       (3.73     14,330       0.58       3.50       13  
12/31/19     5.92       0.23       0.59       0.82                               6.74       13.85       14,154       0.58       3.47       25  
SA BlackRock Multi-Asset Income Portfolio Class 3

 

12/31/15     8.15       0.24       (0.62     (0.38     (0.05     (1.06           (1.11     6.66       (4.76     204       0.84       3.25       152  
12/31/16     6.66       0.19       0.21       0.40       (0.23     (0.63           (0.86     6.20       6.20       4.691       0.83       3.37       50  
12/31/17     6.20       0.18       0.20       0.38       (0.13                 (0.13     6.45       6.20       18,136       0.83       2.99       11  
12/31/18     6.45       0.21       (0.46     (0.25     (0.30     (0.03     (0.01     (0.34     5.86       (4.02     33,306       0.83       3.46       13  
12/31/19     5.86       0.21       0.58       0.79                               6.65       13.48       57,453       0.83       3.30       25  

 

(1)   Calculated based upon average shares outstanding.
(2)   Total return does not reflect expenses that apply to the separate accounts of the Life Companies. If such expenses had been included, the total return would have been lower for each period presented. Total return includes expense reimbursements (recoupments) and expense reductions.
(3)   Excludes expense reductions. If these expense reductions had been applied, the ratio of expenses to average net assets would have been lower and the ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets would have been higher by the following (See Note 4):

 

Portfolio

   12/31/15     12/31/16     12/31/17     12/31/18     12/31/19  

SA BlackRock Multi-Asset Income Class 1

     0.00                

SA BlackRock Multi-Asset Income Class 3

     0.00                          
(4)   Net of the following expense reimbursements/fee waivers (based on average net assets) (See Note 3):

 

Portfolio

   12/31/15     12/31/16     12/31/17     12/31/18     12/31/19  

SA BlackRock Multi-Asset Income Class 1

     1.03     0.85     0.80     0.67     0.62

SA BlackRock Multi-Asset Income Class 3

     1.03       0.83       0.81       0.67       0.62  

See Notes to Financial Statements

 

 

 

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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS — (continued)

 

  

 

 

Period
ended
  Net Asset
Value
beginning
of period
    Net
investment
income
(loss)(1)
    Net realized
& unrealized
gain (loss)
on
investments
    Total from
investment
operations
    Dividends
declared
from net
investment
income
    Distributions
from net
realized
gain on
investments
    Total
dividends
and
distributions
    Net Asset
Value
end of
period
    Total
Return(2)
    Net Assets
end of
period (000’s)
    Ratio of
expenses
to average
net assets(3)
    Ratio of net
investment
income (loss)
to average
net assets(3)
    Portfolio
turnover
rate
 
SA PGI Asset Allocation Portfolio Class 1

 

12/31/15   $ 16.54     $ 0.36     $ (0.66   $ (0.30   $ (0.49   $ (1.71   $ (2.20   $ 14.04       (1.72 )%    $ 125,264       0.75     2.24     27
12/31/16     14.04       0.34       1.13       1.47       (0.42     (1.05     (1.47     14.04       10.82       119,255       0.75       2.40       45  
12/31/17     14.04       0.31       1.57       1.88       (0.41     (1.24     (1.65     14.27       13.73       117,879       0.76       2.09       37  
12/31/18     14.27       0.32       (0.93     (0.61     (0.37     (0.70     (1.07     12.59       (4.54     97,575       0.77       2.25       22  
12/31/19     12.59       0.31       2.21       2.52       (0.41     (0.62     (1.03     14.08       20.50       100,640       0.78       2.27       20  
SA PGI Asset Allocation Portfolio Class 2

 

12/31/15     16.52       0.33       (0.64     (0.31     (0.47     (1.71     (2.18     14.03       (1.83     13,832       0.90       2.09       27  
12/31/16     14.03       0.32       1.12       1.44       (0.40     (1.05     (1.45     14.02       10.57       14,603       0.91       2.25       45  
12/31/17     14.02       0.28       1.58       1.86       (0.39     (1.24     (1.63     14.25       13.59       14,758       0.91       1.95       37  
12/31/18     14.25       0.30       (0.92     (0.62     (0.35     (0.70     (1.05     12.58       (4.65     11,106       0.92       2.11       22  
12/31/19     12.58       0.29       2.21       2.50       (0.39     (0.62     (1.01     14.07       20.30       11,890       0.93       2.12       20  
SA PGI Asset Allocation Portfolio Class 3

 

12/31/15     16.45       0.32       (0.66     (0.34     (0.45     (1.71     (2.16     13.95       (1.99     53,784       1.00       2.00       27  
12/31/16     13.95       0.30       1.13       1.43       (0.39     (1.05     (1.44     13.94       10.53       57,917       1.00       2.15       45  
12/31/17     13.94       0.27       1.55       1.82       (0.37     (1.24     (1.61     14.15       13.43       64,824       1.01       1.85       37  
12/31/18     14.15       0.28       (0.91     (0.63     (0.34     (0.70     (1.04     12.48       (4.75     57,614       1.02       2.00       22  
12/31/19     12.48       0.28       2.19       2.47       (0.38     (0.62     (1.00     13.95       20.21       63,778       1.03       2.02       20  

 

(1)   Calculated based upon average shares outstanding.
(2)   Total return does not reflect expenses that apply to the separate accounts of the Life Companies. If such expenses had been included, the total return would have been lower for each period presented. Total return includes expense reductions.
(3)   Excludes expense reductions. If these expense reductions had been applied, the ratio of expenses to average net assets would have been lower and the ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets would have been higher by the following (See Note 4):

 

Portfolio

   12/31/15     12/31/16     12/31/17     12/31/18     12/31/19  

SA PGI Asset Allocation Class 1

     0.00     0.00     0.00     0.00     0.00

SA PGI Asset Allocation Class 2

     0.00       0.00       0.00       0.00       0.00  

SA PGI Asset Allocation Class 3

     0.00       0.00       0.00       0.00       0.00  

See Notes to Financial Statements

 

 

 
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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS — (continued)

 

  

 

 

Period
ended
  Net Asset
Value
beginning
of period
    Net
investment
income
(loss)(1)
    Net realized
& unrealized
gain (loss)
on
investments
    Total from
investment
operations
    Dividends
declared
from net
investment
income
    Distributions
from net
realized
gain on
investments
    Total
dividends
and
distributions
    Net Asset
Value
end of
period
    Total
Return(2)
    Net Assets
end of
period (000’s)
    Ratio of
expenses
to average
net assets(3)
    Ratio of net
investment
income (loss)
to average
net assets(3)
    Portfolio
turnover
rate
 
SA Wellington Capital Appreciation Portfolio Class 1

 

12/31/15   $ 47.38     $ (0.05   $ 3.84     $ 3.79     $     $ (8.36   $ (8.36   $ 42.81       8.72 %(4)    $ 730,504       0.74     (0.11 )%      66
12/31/16     42.81       (0.09     0.93       0.84             (5.50     (5.50     38.15       1.98       589,734       0.74       (0.23     99  
12/31/17     38.15       0.02       12.31       12.33             (3.72     (3.72     46.76       32.78       656,955       0.74       0.05       77  
12/31/18     46.76       (0.11     0.27       0.16             (6.62     (6.62     40.30       (0.75     706,136       0.74       (0.23     91  
12/31/19     40.30       (0.15     11.88       11.73             (8.43     (8.43     43.60       31.17       709,996       0.74       (0.31     70  
SA Wellington Capital Appreciation Portfolio Class 2

 

12/31/15     46.25       (0.12     3.74       3.62             (8.36     (8.36     41.51       8.56 (4)      51,769       0.89       (0.26     66  
12/31/16     41.51       (0.15     0.91       0.76             (5.50     (5.50     36.77       1.85       45,012       0.89       (0.38     99  
12/31/17     36.77       (0.05     11.85       11.80             (3.72     (3.72     44.85       32.57       50,028       0.89       (0.11     77  
12/31/18     44.85       (0.19     0.30       0.11             (6.62     (6.62     38.34       (0.90     42,600       0.89       (0.39     91  
12/31/19     38.34       (0.21     11.25       11.04             (8.43     (8.43     40.95       30.95       46,494       0.89       (0.46     70  
SA Wellington Capital Appreciation Portfolio Class 3

 

12/31/15     45.52       (0.16     3.67       3.51             (8.36     (8.36     40.67       8.45 (4)      614,697       0.99       (0.36     66  
12/31/16     40.67       (0.18     0.88       0.70             (5.50     (5.50     35.87       1.73       580,733       0.99       (0.49     99  
12/31/17     35.87       (0.09     11.56       11.47             (3.72     (3.72     43.62       32.46       643,066       0.99       (0.21     77  
12/31/18     43.62       (0.23     0.31       0.08             (6.62     (6.62     37.08       (1.00     549,342       0.99       (0.49     91  
12/31/19     37.08       (0.24     10.85       10.61             (8.43     (8.43     39.26       30.84       655,204       0.99       (0.56     70  

 

(1)   Calculated based upon average shares outstanding.
(2)   Total return does not reflect expenses that apply to the separate accounts of the Life Companies. If such expenses had been included, the total return would have been lower for each period presented. Total return includes expense reductions.
(3)   Excludes expense reductions. If these expense reductions had been applied, the ratio of expenses to average net assets would have been lower and the ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets would have been higher by the following (See Note 4):

 

Portfolio

   12/31/15     12/31/16     12/31/17     12/31/18     12/31/19  

SA Wellington Capital Appreciation Class 1

     0.00     0.00     0.00     0.00     0.00

SA Wellington Capital Appreciation Class 2

     0.00       0.00       0.00       0.00       0.00  

SA Wellington Capital Appreciation Class 3

     0.00       0.00       0.00       0.00       0.00  
(4)   The Portfolio’s performance was increased by 0.07% for Class 1, Class 2 and Class 3, from a reimbursement by an affiliate.

See Notes to Financial Statements

 

 

 

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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS — (continued)

 

  

 

 

Period
ended
  Net Asset
Value
beginning
of period
    Net
investment
income
(loss)(1)
    Net realized
& unrealized
gain (loss)
on
investments
    Total from
investment
operations
    Dividends
declared
from net
investment
income
    Distributions
from net
realized
gain on
investments
    Total
dividends
and
distributions
    Net Asset
Value
end of
period
    Total
Return(2)
    Net Assets
end of
period (000’s)
    Ratio of
expenses
to average
net assets
    Ratio of net
investment
income (loss)
to average
net assets
    Portfolio
turnover
rate
 
SA Wellington Government and Quality Bond Portfolio Class 1

 

12/31/15   $ 15.18     $ 0.21     $ (0.13   $ 0.08     $ (0.23   $ (0.05   $ (0.28   $ 14.98       0.58   $ 657,562       0.57     1.39     62
12/31/16     14.98       0.24       (0.02     0.22       (0.22     (0.10     (0.32     14.88       1.42       817,141       0.57       1.59       61  
12/31/17     14.88       0.28       0.16       0.44       (0.28           (0.28     15.04       2.97       801,507       0.58       1.86       33  
12/31/18     15.04       0.34       (0.34     0.00       (0.31     (0.01     (0.32     14.72       0.04       777,915       0.57       2.28       16  
12/31/19     14.72       0.35       0.73       1.08       (0.41           (0.41     15.39       7.32       869,709       0.57       2.29       43  
SA Wellington Government and Quality Bond Portfolio Class 2

 

12/31/15     15.19       0.19       (0.14     0.05       (0.20     (0.05     (0.25     14.99       0.39       36,223       0.72       1.25       62  
12/31/16     14.99       0.22       (0.02     0.20       (0.19     (0.10     (0.29     14.90       1.31       30,780       0.72       1.45       61  
12/31/17     14.90       0.26       0.16       0.42       (0.25           (0.25     15.07       2.85       27,824       0.72       1.72       33  
12/31/18     15.07       0.32       (0.33     (0.01     (0.29     (0.01     (0.30     14.76       (0.08     22,895       0.72       2.12       16  
12/31/19     14.76       0.33       0.73       1.06       (0.38           (0.38     15.44       7.19       21,489       0.72       2.14       43  
SA Wellington Government and Quality Bond Portfolio Class 3

 

12/31/15     15.13       0.17       (0.13     0.04       (0.19     (0.05     (0.24     14.93       0.32       739,821       0.82       1.14       62  
12/31/16     14.93       0.21       (0.03     0.18       (0.18     (0.10     (0.28     14.83       1.18       762,516       0.82       1.35       61  
12/31/17     14.83       0.24       0.17       0.41       (0.24           (0.24     15.00       2.78       751,516       0.82       1.62       33  
12/31/18     15.00       0.30       (0.34     (0.04     (0.27     (0.01     (0.28     14.68       (0.24     625,760       0.82       2.03       16  
12/31/19     14.68       0.31       0.73       1.04       (0.37           (0.37     15.35       7.06       665,250       0.82       2.04       43  

 

(1)   Calculated based upon average shares outstanding.
(2)   Total return does not reflect expenses that apply to the separate accounts of the Life Companies. If such expenses had been included, the total return would have been lower for each period presented.

See Notes to Financial Statements

 

 

 
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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS — (continued)

 

  

 

 

Period
ended
  Net Asset
Value
beginning
of period
    Net
investment
income
(loss)(1)
    Net realized
& unrealized
gain  (loss)
on
investments
    Total from
investment
operations
    Dividends
declared
from net
investment
income
    Distributions
from net
realized
gain on
investments
    Distributions
from net
return of
capital
    Total
dividends
and
distributions
    Net Asset
Value
end of
period
    Total
Return(2)
    Net Assets
end of
period (000’s)
    Ratio of
expenses
to average
net assets(3)(5)
    Ratio of net
investment
income (loss)
to average
net
assets(3)(5)
    Portfolio
turnover
rate
 
SA Wellington Strategic Multi-Asset Portfolio Class 1

 

12/31/15   $ 8.60     $ 0.06     $ 0.03     $ 0.09     $ (0.27   $ (0.83   $     $ (1.10   $ 7.59       1.13   $ 18,887       1.20     0.75     82
12/31/16     7.59       0.07       0.06       0.13       (0.14     (0.56           (0.70     7.02       1.85       17,015       1.08 (7)      0.94       87  
12/31/17     7.02       0.07       1.07       1.14       (0.02                 (0.02     8.14       16.26       18,244       0.86       0.93       117  
12/31/18     8.14       0.05       (0.65     (0.60     (0.10     (0.31           (0.41     7.13       (7.49     15,202       0.86       0.61       83  
12/31/19     7.13       0.05       1.31       1.36       (0.01     (0.00           (0.01     8.48       19.08       15,509       0.86       0.62       105  
SA Wellington Strategic Multi-Asset Portfolio Class 3

 

09/26/16(6) -12/31/16     7.09       (0.01     (0.07     (0.08                             7.01       (1.13 )(8)      471       1.11 (4)(7)      (0.33 )(4)      87  
12/31/17     7.01       0.03       1.10       1.13       (0.02                 (0.02     8.12       16.08       13,231       1.11       0.43       117  
12/31/18     8.12       0.03       (0.66     (0.63     (0.08     (0.31           (0.39     7.10       (7.81     30,078       1.11       0.38       83  
12/31/19     7.10       0.03       1.31       1.34             (0.00           (0.00     8.44       18.88       50,779       1.11       0.35       105  

 

(1)   Calculated based upon average shares outstanding.
(2)   Total return does not reflect expenses that apply to the separate accounts of the Life Companies. If such expenses had been included, the total return would have been lower for each period presented. Total return includes expense reimbursements (recoupments) and expense reductions.
(3)   Excludes expense reductions. If these expense reductions had been applied, the ratio of expenses to average net assets would have been lower and the ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets would have been higher by the following (See Note 4):

 

Portfolio

   12/31/15     12/31/16     12/31/17     12/31/18     12/31/19  

SA Wellington Strategic Multi-Asset Class 1

     0.00     0.00     0.00     0.00     0.00

SA Wellington Strategic Multi-Asset Class 3

           0.00 (4)      0.00       0.00       0.00  
(4)   Annualized
(5)   Net of the following expense reimbursements/fee waivers (based on average net assets) (See Note 3):

 

Portfolio

   12/31/15     12/31/16     12/31/17     12/31/18     12/31/19  

SA Wellington Strategic Multi-Asset Class 1

     0.55     1.00     0.86     0.60     0.50

SA Wellington Strategic Multi-Asset Class 3

           2.76 (4)      0.86       0.58       0.51  
(6)   Commencement of operations.
(7)   Excludes a one time reimbursement the Portfolio received for custody expenses paid in the prior years. If the reimbursement had been applied the ratio of expenses to average net assets would have been 1.03% and 1.05% for Class 1 and Class 3 respectively.
(8)   Total return is not annualized.

See Notes to Financial Statements

 

 

 

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ANCHOR SERIES TRUST

REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED

PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

 

 

To the Board of Trustees of Anchor Series Trust and Shareholders of each of the five portfolios listed in the table below

Opinions on the Financial Statements

We have audited the financial statements and financial highlights of each of the portfolios listed in the table below (constituting Anchor Series Trust, hereafter collectively referred to as the “Portfolios”) as of the date listed in the table below and for the periods listed in the table below (collectively referred to as the “financial statements”). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of each of the Portfolios as of the date listed in the table below, the results of each of their operations, the changes in each of their net assets and each of the financial highlights for each of the periods listed in the table below in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

 

Anchor Series Trust

SA BlackRock Multi-Asset Income Portfolio(1)

SA PGI Asset Allocation Portfolio(1)

SA Wellington Capital Appreciation Portfolio(1)

SA Wellington Government and Quality Bond Portfolio(1)

SA Wellington Strategic Multi-Asset Portfolio(2)

 

(1)   The statements of assets and liabilities, including the portfolios of investments, as of December 31, 2019, the related statements of operations for the year then ended, the statements of changes in net assets for each of the two years in the period ended December 31, 2019, including the related notes, and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period ended December 31, 2019
(2)   The statement of assets and liabilities, including the portfolio of investments, as of December 31, 2019, the related statement of operations for the year then ended, the statement of changes in net assets for each of the two years in the period ended December 31, 2019, including the related notes, and the financial highlights for each of the periods indicated therein

Basis for Opinions

These financial statements are the responsibility of the Portfolios’ management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Portfolios’ financial statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (“PCAOB”) and are required to be independent with respect to the Portfolios in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.

We conducted our audits of these financial statements in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud.

Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of December 31, 2019 by correspondence with the custodian, transfer agent, brokers and selling or agent banks; when replies were not received, we performed other auditing procedures. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinions.

/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Houston, Texas

February 26, 2020

We have served as the auditor of one or more investment companies in the SunAmerica annuity family of funds (consisting of SunAmerica Series Trust, Seasons Series Trust and Anchor Series Trust) since at least 1986. We have not been able to determine the specific year we began serving as auditor.

 

 

 
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ANCHOR SERIES TRUST

RESULTS OF SPECIAL SHAREHOLDER MEETINGS (unaudited)

 

At a Special Meeting of Shareholders (the “Meeting”) of the SA BlackRock Multi-Asset Income Portfolio (the “Portfolio”) held on January 23, 2020, for shareholders of record of the Portfolio as of October 31, 2019, was held to consider a proposal to approve a Plan of Liquidation providing for the liquidation and dissolution of the Portfolio. There were 10,647,736.030 shares of beneficial interest in the Portfolio outstanding and entitled to vote at the Meeting, there were present in person or by proxy at the Meeting 10,516,497.980 shares of beneficial interest of the Portfolio, constituting a quorum for the Meeting. The proposal was approved and voting results of this Meeting were as follows:

 

For   Against     Abstain  
9,085,704.047     418,749.623       1,012,044.310  

 

 

 

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ANCHOR SERIES TRUST

TRUSTEES AND OFFICERS INFORMATION (unaudited)

 

The following table contains basic information regarding the Trustees and Officers who oversee operations of the Portfolios and other investment companies within the Fund Complex.

 

Name,

Address and

Age*

 

Position Held
With
SunAmerica
Complex

 

Term of Office
and Length of
Time Served(1)

 

Principal Occupations
During Past 5 Years

  Number of
Portfolios
in Fund
Complex
Overseen
by
Trustee(2)
   

Other Directorships
Held by Trustee(3)

Disinterested Trustees

Dr. Judith L. Craven

Age: 74

  Trustee   2011-present   Retired.     73     Director, A.G. Belo Corporation (a media company) (1992 to 2014); Director, Sysco Corp. (food marketing and distribution company) (1996 to 2017); Director, Luby’s, Inc. (1998 to present);
Richard W. Grant
Age: 74
  Trustee, Chairman of the Board   2011-present   Retired.     24     None
Stephen J. Gutman
Age: 76
  Trustee   1985-present   Vice President and Associate Broker, Corcoran Group (real estate) (2002 to present); President, SJG Marketing, Inc. (2009 to present).     24     None
Eileen A. Kamerick
Age: 61
  Director   2018-present   National Association of Corporate Directors Board Leadership Fellow and financial expert; Adjunct Professor of Law, University of Chicago, Washington University in St. Louis and University of lowa law schools (2007 to Present); formerly, Senior Advisor to the Chief Executive Officer and Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of ConnectWise, Inc. (software and services company) (2015 to 2016); Chief Financial Officer, Press Ganey Associates (healthcare informatics company) (2012 to 2014).     24     Hochschild Mining plc (precious metals company) (2016 to Present); Associated Banc-Corp (financial services company) (2007 to Present); Legg Mason Closed End Funds (registered investment companies) (2013 to Present); Westell Technologies, Inc. (technology company) (2003 to 2016).

Interested Trustee

Peter A. Harbeck(4)
Age: 65
  Trustee   1995-present  

Retired June 2019, formerly President (1995-2019), CEO (1997-2019) and Director (1992-2019), SunAmerica; Director, AIG Capital Services, Inc. (“ACS”) (1993-2019); Chairman, President and CEO, Advisor Group, Inc. (2004-2016).

    73     None

 

 

 
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ANCHOR SERIES TRUST

TRUSTEES AND OFFICERS INFORMATION (unaudited) — (continued)

 

Name,

Address and

Age*

 

Position Held
With
SunAmerica
Complex

 

Term of Office
and Length of
Time Served(1)

 

Principal Occupations
During Past 5 Years

  Number of
Portfolios
in Fund
Complex
Overseen
by
Trustee(2)
   

Other Directorships
Held by Trustee(3)

Officers

John T. Genoy
Age: 51
  President   2007-present   Chief Financial Officer, SunAmerica (2002 to present); Senior Vice President, SunAmerica (2003 to present); Chief Operating Officer, SunAmerica (2006 to present).     N/A     N/A
Sharon French
Age: 54
  Executive Vice President   2019-present   President and CEO of SunAmerica (since 2019); Vice President of AIG (since 2019); Executive Vice President and Head of Beta Solutions, Oppenheimer Funds (2016-2019); President, F-Squared Capital, LLC (financial services) (2013-2015).     N/A     N/A
Gregory N. Bressler
Age: 53
  Secretary   2005-present   Senior Vice President and General Counsel, SunAmerica (2005 to present).     N/A     N/A
Kathleen D. Fuentes
Age: 50
  Chief Legal Officer and Assistant Secretary   2013-present   Vice President and Deputy General Counsel, SunAmerica (2006 to present).     N/A     N/A
James Nichols
Age: 53
  Vice President   2006-present   Director, President and CEO, ACS (2006 to present); Senior Vice President, SunAmerica (2002 to present).     N/A     N/A

Gregory R. Kingston

Age: 53

  Treasurer   2014-present   Vice President, SunAmerica (2001-Present); Vice President, and Head of Mutual Fund Administration, SunAmerica (2014 to present).     N/A     N/A

Shawn Parry

Age: 47

  Vice President and Assistant Treasurer   2005-present   Vice President (2014 to present) and Assistant Vice President, SunAmerica (2005 to 2014).     N/A     N/A
Donna McManus
Age: 58
  Vice President and Assistant Treasurer   2014-present   Vice President, SunAmerica (2014 to present); Managing Director, BNY Mellon (2009 to 2014).     N/A     N/A
Timothy Pettee
Age: 61
  Vice President   2018-present   Chief Investment Officer, SunAmerica (2018 to Present); Lead Portfolio Manager-Rules Based Funds (2013 to Present); Chief Investment Officer (2003 to 2013).     N/A     N/A

 

 

 

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TRUSTEES AND OFFICERS INFORMATION (unaudited) — (continued)

 

Name,

Address and

Age*

 

Position Held
With
SunAmerica
Complex

 

Term of Office
and Length of
Time Served(1)

 

Principal Occupations
During Past 5 Years

  Number of
Portfolios
in Fund
Complex
Overseen
by
Trustee(2)
   

Other Directorships
Held by Trustee(3)

Christopher C. Joe
Age: 50

  Chief Compliance Officer   2017-present   Chief Compliance Officer, AIG Funds, Anchor Series Trust, Seasons Series Trust, SunAmerica Series Trust, VALIC Company I and VALIC Company II (2017 to Present); Chief Compliance Officer, VALIC Retirement Services Company (2017 to Present); Chief Compliance Officer, The Variable Annuity Life Insurance Company (2017 to present); Chief Compliance Officer, Invesco PowerShares (2012 to 2017); Chief Compliance Officer, Invesco Investment Advisers, LLC (2010 to 2013); U.S. Compliance Director, Invesco Ltd. (2006 to 2014); Deputy Chief Compliance Officer, Invesco Advisers, LLC (2014 to 2015).     N/A     N/A
Matthew J. Hackethal
Age: 48
  Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Officer   2006-present   Acting Chief Compliance Officer, AIG Funds, Anchor Series Trust, Seasons Series Trust, SunAmerica Series Trust, VALIC Company I and VALIC Company II (2016 to 2017); Chief Compliance Officer, SunAmerica (2006 to present); Chief Compliance Officer, The Variable Annuity Life Insurance Company (2016 to 2017); AML Compliance Officer, AIG Funds, Anchor Series Trust, Seasons Series Trust, SunAmerica Series Trust, VALIC Company I and VALIC Company II (2006 to present); and Vice President, SunAmerica (2011 to present).     N/A     N/A

 

*   The business address for each Trustee and Officer is Harborside 5, 185 Hudson Street, Suite 3300, Jersey City, NJ 07311.
(1)   Trustees serve until their successors are duly elected and qualified. Each officer will hold office for an indefinite term, until the date he or she resigns or retires or until his/her successor is duly elected and qualifies.
(2)   The “Fund Complex” means two or more registered investment companies that hold themselves out to investors as related companies for purposes of investment services or have a common investment adviser or an investment adviser that is an affiliated person of the Adviser. The “Fund Complex” includes the SunAmerica Equity Funds (2 funds), SunAmerica Income Funds (3 funds), SunAmerica Money Market Funds Inc. (1 fund), SunAmerica Senior Floating Rate Fund, Inc. (1 fund), SunAmerica Series, Inc. (6 funds), Anchor Series Trust (5 portfolios), Seasons Series Trust (19 portfolios), SunAmerica Series Trust (60 portfolios), VALIC Company I (34 funds), VALIC Company II (15 funds), and SunAmerica Specialty Series (6 funds).
(3)   Directorships of companies required for reporting to the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (i.e. “public companies”) or other investment companies registered under the 1940 Act.
(4)   Interested Trustee, as defined within the 1940 Act, because he or she is an officer and a trustee of the advisor, and director of the principal underwriter, of the Trust.

 

 

 
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ANCHOR SERIES TRUST

SHAREHOLDERS TAX INFORMATION (unaudited)

 

Certain tax information regarding Anchor Series Trust is required to be provided to shareholders based upon each Portfolio’s income and capital gain distributions for the taxable year ended December 31, 2019.

During the year ended December 31, 2019, the Portfolios paid the following dividends per share along with the percentage of ordinary income dividends that qualified for the dividends received deductions for corporations:

 

     Total
Dividends
    Net
Investment
Income
     Net
Short-Term
Capital  Gains
    Net
Long-Term
Capital  Gains
     Qualifying %
for the
Dividends
Received
Deductions
 

SA BlackRock Multi-Asset Income Portfolio — Class 1

  $     $      $     $       

SA BlackRock Multi-Asset Income Portfolio — Class 3

                               

SA PGI Asset Allocation Portfolio — Class 1

    1.03       0.41        0.04       0.58        31.12  

SA PGI Asset Allocation Portfolio — Class 2

    1.01       0.39        0.04       0.58        31.12  

SA PGI Asset Allocation Portfolio — Class 3

    1.00       0.38        0.04       0.58        31.12  

SA Wellington Capital Appreciation Portfolio — Class 1

    8.43              0.19       8.24        100.00  

SA Wellington Capital Appreciation Portfolio — Class 2

    8.43              0.19       8.24        100.00  

SA Wellington Capital Appreciation Portfolio — Class 3

    8.43              0.19       8.24        100.00  

SA Wellington Government and Quality Bond Portfolio — Class 1

    0.41       0.41                      

SA Wellington Government and Quality Bond Portfolio — Class 2

    0.38       0.38                      

SA Wellington Government and Quality Bond Portfolio — Class 3

    0.37       0.37                      

SA Wellington Strategic Multi-Asset Portfolio — Class 1

    0.01       0.01              0.00        25.97  

SA Wellington Strategic Multi-Asset Portfolio — Class 3

    0.00                    0.00        25.97  

 

 

 

 

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COMPARISONS: PORTFOLIOS VS. INDEXES (unaudited)

 

As required by the Securities and Exchange Commission, the following graphs compare the performance of a $10,000 investment in each Portfolio to a $10,000 investment in a comparable securities index over the ten year period ended December 31, 2019. Importantly, such indices represent “paper” Portfolios and do not reflect the costs and expenses of actual investing. Following each graph is a discussion of portfolio performance and factors affecting performance over the year ended December 31, 2019.

The following graphs and tables show the performance of the Portfolios of the Anchor Series Trust and include all trust expenses, but no insurance company expenses associated with the variable annuity contract or variable life insurance policy, and no insurance company contingent deferred sales charge. No expenses are deducted from the performance of the indices. All dividends are assumed to be reinvested.

Market indices referenced are unmanaged. You cannot invest directly in an index. Investments in stocks and bonds are subject to risk, including stock market and interest-rate fluctuations. Investments in non-U.S. stocks are subject to additional risks, including political and social instability, differing securities regulations and accounting standards, and limited public information. Mortgage-backed securities are subject to prepayment, which can result in reinvestment of principal at lower yields. Money market instruments generally offer stability and income, but an investment in these securities, like investments in other Portfolios, is not guaranteed by the U.S. government or any other entity.

 

 

 

 

Past performance is no guarantee of future results.

Securities listed may or may not be a part of current Portfolio construction.

 

 

 
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Balanced Portfolios

BlackRock Investment Management, LLC

SA BlackRock Multi-Asset Income Portfolio — Class 1 (unaudited)

 

LOGO

 
SA BlackRock Multi-Asset Income Portfolio

 

Average Annual Total Returns as of 12/31/19

 

     Class 1*     Class 3*  

1-year

    13.85%       13.48%  

5-year

    3.47%       3.22%  

10-year

    6.09%       N/A  

Since Inception

    6.93%       5.63%  
*

Inception date for Class 1: 03/23/87; Class 3: 10/08/12

 

 

1 

The S&P 500® Index tracks the performance of 500 stocks representing a sampling of the largest domestic stocks traded in the United States. Because it is market-weighted, the index will reflect changes in larger companies more heavily than those in smaller companies.

 

 

2 

The MSCI World (net) Index is a market capitalization-weighted index that measures equity market performance of developed markets. The index consists of 23 developed market country indexes, including the United States. The net index approximates the minimum possible dividend reinvestment and assumes that the dividend is reinvested after the deduction of withholding tax, applying the rate to nonresident individuals who do not benefit from double taxation treaties.

 

 

3 

The Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index combines several Bloomberg Barclays fixed-income indices to give a broad view of the U.S. investment grade fixed rate bond market, with index components for government and corporate bonds, mortgage pass-through securities, and asset-backed securities.

 

 

4 

The blended Index consists of 50% MSCI World (net) Index and 50% Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index (the “Blended Index”). The Portfolio believes that the Blended Index may be more representative of the market sectors or types of securities in which the Portfolio invests pursuant to its stated investment strategies than any of the individual benchmark indices, in that it includes both equity and fixed income components.

 
 

 

Note:    The performance data quoted represents past performance; past performance does not guarantee future results; the investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost; current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted. Please visit aig.com/annuities for performance data current to the most recent month-end.

The SA BlackRock Multi-Asset Income Portfolio — Class 1 shares posted a return of 13.85% for the 12-month period ended December 31, 2019, compared to a 27.67% return for the MSCI World (net) Index, an 8.72% return for the Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index, and a 18.11% return for the blended benchmark. The blended benchmark is comprised of 50% MSCI World (net) Index and 50% Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index.

The Portfolio remains focused on providing a compelling level of income and total return while managing overall volatility through a tactical, diversified approach. As of period end, the estimated yield of the Portfolio was 4.3%. Estimated one-year standard deviation was 5.38% for the Portfolio versus 5.72% for its benchmark (based on monthly net returns).

Risk assets delivered strong returns, with both stocks and bonds rallying. Relative to the benchmark, the decision to run with lower levels of risk with a lower Portfolio exposure to equities negatively impacted performance. In addition, the decision to manage the Portfolio with a more moderate risk profile by reducing exposure to European stocks hurt returns as European stocks ended the period higher.

 

 

 

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BlackRock Investment Management, LLC

SA BlackRock Multi-Asset Income Portfolio — Class 1 (unaudited)

 

High yield bond holdings were the primary contributor to returns. Sectors with greater sensitivity to interest rates, such as preferred stocks and longer-term investment grade bonds, also helped performance as interest rates rallied. Within equities, U.S. stock exposure was the largest contributor, followed by exposure to international developed markets.

Past performance is no guarantee of future results.

Securities listed may or may not be a part of current Portfolio construction.

 

 

 
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Balanced Portfolio

PGI Asset Management

SA PGI Asset Allocation Portfolio — Class 1 (unaudited)

 

LOGO

 
SA PGI Asset Allocation Portfolio

 

Average Annual Total Returns as of 12/31/19

 

     Class 1*     Class 2*      Class 3*  

1-year

    20.50%       20.30%        20.21%  

5-year

    7.34%       7.18%        7.07%  

10-year

    8.79%       8.62%        8.51%  

Since Inception

    7.82%       6.86%        8.01%  
*

Inception date for Class 1: 07/01/93; Class 2: 07/09/01; Class 3: 09/30/02

 

 

1 

The Blended Index consists of 40% Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index and 60% S&P 500® Index. The Portfolio believes that the Blended Index may be more representative of the market sectors or types of securities in which the Portfolio invests than any of the individual benchmark indices, in that it includes both equity and fixed income components. The weightings of the components of the Blended Index are intended to approximate the allocation of the Portfolio’s assets, but at any given time, may not be indicative of the actual allocation of the Portfolio’s assets among market sectors or types of investments.

 

 

2 

The Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index combines several Bloomberg Barclays fixed-income indices to give a broad view of the U.S. investment grade fixed rate bond market, with index components for government and corporate bonds, mortgage pass-through securities, and asset-backed securities.

 

 

3 

The S&P 500® Index tracks the performance of 500 stocks representing a sampling of the largest domestic stocks traded publicly in the United States. Because it is market-weighted, the index will reflect changes in larger companies more heavily than those in smaller companies.

 
 

 

Note:    The performance data quoted represents past performance; past performance does not guarantee future results; the investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost; current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted. Please visit aig.com/annuities for performance data current to the most recent month-end.

The SA PGI Asset Allocation Portfolio — Class 1 shares returned 20.50% for the 12-month period ended December 31, 2019 compared to a 31.49% return of the S&P 500® Index and 8.72% return of the Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index. The blended benchmark of 60% S&P 500® Index / 40% Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index returned 22.18% for the annual period.

Equities outperformed fixed income during the period, as measured by the S&P 500® Index and the Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index. U.S. equities outperformed international developed and emerging market equities for the year. Fixed income markets saw a fed funds rate decrease of 75 bps during the year. Treasuries posted a positive return.

The Portfolio’s strategic allocation to high yield bonds, underweight to government bonds, and overweight to investment grade corporate bonds contributed to performance. The Portfolio’s strategic overweight to mid cap growth equities contributed, as they outperformed mid cap value equities. The Portfolio’s strategic and tactical allocation to large and small cap equities hindered performance. The Portfolio’s strategic and tactical allocation to international developed and emerging market equities negatively contributed to performance as they underperformed their U.S. counterparts.

 

 

 

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Balanced Portfolio — (continued)

PGI Asset Management

SA PGI Asset Allocation Portfolio — Class 1 (unaudited)

 

Due to the Portfolio’s large number of individual holdings (over 500) and small position sizes (none over 3%), individual security impacts are minimal. The Portfolio’s security selection among U.S. mid cap equities aided relative performance, but was partially offset by large and small cap equities security selection. The Portfolio’s security selection among emerging and international developed market equities contributed, while international real estate equities detracted. The Portfolio’s security selection in high yield bonds aided performance, but was offset by security selection in investment grade corporates.

Past performance is no guarantee of future results.

Securities listed may or may not be a part of current Portfolio construction.

 

 

 
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Equity Portfolios

Wellington Management Company LLP

SA Wellington Capital Appreciation Portfolio — Class 1 (unaudited)

 

LOGO

 
SA Wellington Capital Appreciation Portfolio

 

Average Annual Total Returns as of 12/31/19

 

     Class 1*     Class 2*      Class 3*  

1-year

    31.17%       30.95%        30.84%  

5-year

    13.89%       13.72%        13.61%  

10-year

    15.54%       15.37%        15.25%  

Since Inception

    12.82%       9.95%        12.82%  
*

Inception date for Class 1: 03/23/87; Class 2: 07/09/01; Class 3: 09/30/02

 

 

1 

The Russell 3000® Growth Index measures the performance of those Russell 3000® Index companies with higher price-to-book ratios and higher forecasted growth values. The stocks in this index are also members of either the Russell 1000® Growth or the Russell 2000® Growth Indices.

 
 

 

Note:    The performance data quoted represents past performance; past performance does not guarantee future results; the investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost; current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted. Please visit aig.com/annuities for performance data current to the most recent month-end.

The SA Wellington Capital Appreciation Portfolio — Class 1 shares posted a return of 31.17% for the 12-month period ended December 31, 2019, compared to a 35.85% return for the Russell 3000 Growth Index.

Sector returns within the index were positive in all of the 11 sectors during the year. Information technology [+51.27%] and communication services [+34.19%] were the strongest performing sectors. Energy [+6.38%] and utilities [+22.29%] were bottom-performing sectors during the period.

Relative underperformance was primarily driven by sector allocation, a residual of the Portfolio’s bottom-up stock selection process. Security selection had a neutral impact on relative returns. Adverse sector allocation was driven by the Portfolio’s underweight to information technology and overweight to consumer discretionary. The Portfolio’s residual cash weighting (< 3%) also weighed on returns. Conversely, the Portfolio’s underweight to the consumer staples and real estate sectors contributed positively to benchmark relative results.

Stock selection was weakest within communication services during the period. Within communication services, the out-of-benchmark holding in Pinterest, Inc. was the top absolute detractor. Within the information technology sector, the underweight position in Apple, Inc. also detracted from relative results.

Favorable stock selection within health care added the most to relative performance during the year. Within health care, the overweight positions in Insulet Corp., Exact Sciences Corp., and an out-of-benchmark holding in Galapagos NV were among the top contributors in the Portfolio during the period. Within information technology, the overweight position in Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. also contributed to relative performance.

 

 

 

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Equity Portfolios — (continued)

Wellington Management Company LLP

SA Wellington Capital Appreciation Portfolio — Class 1 (unaudited)

 

The Portfolio ended the year most overweight the consumer discretionary, health care, and industrials sectors and most underweight the information technology and consumer staples sectors in relation to the Russell 3000 Growth Index.

 

 

Past performance is no guarantee of future results.

Securities listed may or may not be a part of current Portfolio construction.

 

 

 
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Fixed-Income Portfolios

Wellington Management Company LLP

SA Wellington Government and Quality Bond Portfolio — Class 1 (unaudited)

 

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SA Wellington Government and Quality Bond Portfolio
Average Annual Total Returns as of 12/31/19
     Class 1*     Class 2*      Class 3*

1-year

    7.32%       7.19%      7.06%

5-year

    2.44%       2.30%      2.19%

10-year

    3.08%       2.94%      2.83%

Since Inception

    6.29%       3.66%      3.15%
*

Inception date for Class 1: 09/05/84; Class 2: 07/09/01; Class 3: 09/30/02

 

 

1 

The Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate A or Better Index is a subset of the Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index and indices, which include index components for government and corporate bonds, agency mortgage pass-through securities, and asset-backed securities. However, the Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate A or Better Index excludes BBB bonds.

 
 

 

Note:    The performance data quoted represents past performance; past performance does not guarantee future results; the investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost; current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted. Please visit aig.com/annuities for performance data current to the most recent month-end.

The SA Wellington Government and Quality Bond Portfolio — Class 1 shares posted a return of 7.32% for the 12-month period ended December 31, 2019, compared to a 7.53% return for the Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate A or Better Index.

On an absolute return basis, Treasuries [+6.86%] had mixed results relative to non-Treasury sectors: U.S. mortgage-backed securities (MBS) [+6.35%], commercial mortgage-backed securities (CMBS) [+8.29%], asset-backed securities (ABS) [+4.53%], and taxable municipals [14.32%].

Agency MBS positioning detracted from performance. Allocations to collateralized mortgage obligations (CMOs) and Fannie Mae Delegated Underwriting and Servicing bonds were offset by a negative impact from an underweight to MBS passthroughs. Security selection within investment grade (IG) credit contributed the most, particularly within financials, industrials and taxable municipals. An overweight to IG credit contributed to performance, as positive impact from an overweight to financials and taxable municipals was only partially offset by a negative impact from an underweight to industrials. Out-of-benchmark allocations to collateralized loan obligations (CLOs), Treasury Inflation Protected Securities (TIPS) and non-agency MBS contributed positively, while out-of-benchmark holdings in high yield credit, as well as an underweight to and security selection within CMBS, detracted. The Portfolio’s duration and yield curve positioning contributed positively to relative performance.

The Portfolio ended the year with the following approximate sector allocations: 28% U.S. government bonds, 36% MBS, 26% credit, 7% ABS, 2% CMBS, and 1% cash and cash equivalents. From a quality standpoint, over 73% of the Portfolio’s assets at year-end were invested in securities rated AAA. The Portfolio ended the period with a modestly longer effective duration than the benchmark.

Past performance is no guarantee of future results.

Securities listed may or may not be a part of current Portfolio construction.

 

 

 

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Balanced Portfolios

Wellington Management Company LLP

SA Wellington Strategic Multi-Asset Portfolio — Class 1 (unaudited)

 

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SA Wellington Strategic Multi-Asset Portfolio

Average Annual Total Returns as of 12/31/19

 

 

     Class 1*     Class 3*  

1-year

    19.08%       18.88%  

5-year

    5.70%       N/A  

10-year

    7.56%       N/A  

Since Inception

    7.74%       7.28%  
*

Inception date for Class 1: 03/23/87; Class 3: 09/26/16

 

 

1 

The MSCI ACWI (net) Index captures large and mid cap representation across 23 developed and 23 emerging markets countries. With 2,484 constituents, the index covers approximately 85% of the global investable equity opportunity set. The net index approximates the minimum possible dividend reinvestment and assumes that the dividend is reinvested after the deduction of withholding tax, applying the rate to nonresident individuals who do not benefit from double taxation treaties.

 

 

2 

The FTSE World Government Bond Index (U.S. $ hedged) measures the performance of fixed-rate investment grade sovereign bonds, currency hedged to the USD. The Index is a widely used benchmark that currently comprises sovereign debt from over 20 countries. The Index provides a broad benchmark for the global sovereign fixed income market.

 

 

3 

The FTSE 3-Month Treasury Bill Index is an unmanaged index representing monthly return equivalents of yield averages of the last 3 month Treasury Bill issues.

 

 

4 

Effective May 1, 2019, the Portfolio changed its benchmark to the MSCI ACWI (net) Index, the FTSE World Government Bond Index (U.S. $ Hedged) and a new blended index that consists of 65% MSCI ACWI (net) Index and 35% FTSE World Government Bond Index (U.S. $ Hedged) (the “New Blended Index”). The prior blended index consists of 65% MSCI ACWI (net) Index, 30% FTSE World Government Bond Index (U.S. $ Hedged) and 5% FTSE 3-Month Treasury Bill Index (the “Prior Blended Index”). The benchmark is being changed to better represent the securities held in the Portfolio.

 
 

 

Note:    The performance data quoted represents past performance; past performance does not guarantee future results; the investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost; current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted. Please visit aig.com/annuities for performance data current to the most recent month-end.

The SA Wellington Strategic Multi-Asset Portfolio — Class 1 shares posted a return of 19.08% for the 12-month period ended December 31, 2019.

The Portfolio’s blended benchmark changed on May 1, 2019 from a 65% MSCI ACWI (net) Index, 30% FTSE World Government Bond Index (U.S. $ hedged), and 5% FTSE 3-month Treasury Bill Index to a 65% MSCI ACWI (net) Index / 35% FTSE World Government Bond Index (U.S. $ hedged).

For the period January 1, 2019 to April 30, 2019, the Portfolio posted a return of 12.90% compared to a 15.96% return for the MSCI ACWI (net) Index, a 2.56% return for the FTSE World Government Bond Index (U.S. dollar hedged), a 0.80% return for the FTSE 3-month Treasury Bill Index, and a 11.07% return for the blended benchmark.

The global equity portion of the Portfolio outperformed the MSCI ACWI (net) Index during the period from January 1, 2019 through April 30, 2019. Stock selection was the main contributor to relative results due to strong selection within the consumer discretionary, information technology, and industrials sectors. Weak selection within the real estate and energy sectors partially offset results. Allocation effects modestly contributed due mainly to the Portfolio’s

 

 

 
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Balanced Portfolios — (continued)

Wellington Management Company LLP

SA Wellington Strategic Multi-Asset Portfolio — Class 1 (unaudited)

 

relative underweight to utilities and overweight to information technology. From a regional perspective, stock selection within emerging markets was a strong contributor. From a country perspective, holdings in China and the United States contributed most while the Portfolio’s underweight position in Canada detracted slightly.

The global bond portion of the Portfolio outperformed the FTSE World Government Bond Index (U.S. $ hedged) during the period. Within the global bond portion of the Portfolio, active currency and duration strategies contributed to relative performance, active country strategies detracted, and active yield curve and credit strategies were neutral.

For the period May 1, 2019 to December 31, 2019, the Portfolio posted a return of 5.47% compared to a 9.17% return for the MSCI ACWI (net) Index, a 4.91% return for the FTSE World Government Bond Index (U.S. $ hedged), and a 7.85% return for the blended benchmark.

The global equity portion of the Portfolio underperformed the MSCI ACWI (net) Index during the period from May 1, 2019 through December 31, 2019. Stock selection was the main detractor from relative results due to weak selection within the information technology, utilities, and energy sectors. Strong selection within the consumer staples sector contributed, partially offsetting results. Allocation effects modestly contributed due mainly to the Portfolio’s relative underweight to energy, which proved beneficial. A relative underweight to utilities detracted. From a regional perspective, stock selection within North America detracted most while holdings in developed Asia ex Japan contributed modestly. From a country perspective, holdings in the United States and France detracted most while holdings in India contributed slightly.

The global bond portion of the Portfolio outperformed the FTSE World Government Bond Index (U.S. $ hedged) during the period. Within the global bond portion of the Portfolio, active currency, duration, country and credit strategies contributed to relative performance, while active yield curve strategies detracted.

Past performance is no guarantee of future results.

Securities listed may or may not be a part of current Portfolio construction.

 

 

 

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ANCHOR SERIES TRUST

SUPPLEMENTS TO THE PROSPECTUS

December 31, 2019 (unaudited)

 

Filed under Rules 497(e) and 497(k)

Registration No. 002-86188

Anchor Series Trust

SA PGI Asset Allocation Portfolio

(the “Portfolio”)

Supplement dated February 6, 2020

to the Portfolio’s Summary Prospectus and Prospectus, each dated

May 1, 2019, as supplemented and amended to date

Effective immediately, Charles D. Averill is no longer a Portfolio Manager of the Portfolio. Accordingly, all references to Mr. Averill are deleted from the Portfolio’s Summary Prospectus and Prospectus.

Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings assigned to them by the Summary Prospectus or Prospectus, as applicable.

PLEASE RETAIN THIS SUPPLEMENT FOR FUTURE REFERENCE.

 

 

 
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ANCHOR SERIES TRUST

 

VOTING PROXIES ON TRUST PORTFOLIO SECURITIES

A description of the policies and procedures that the Trust uses to determine how to vote proxies related to securities held in the Trust’s Portfolios which is available in the Trust’s Statement of Additional Information, may be obtained without charge upon request, by calling (800) 445-SUN2. This information is also available from the EDGAR database on the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s website at http://www.sec.gov.

PROXY VOTING RECORD ON TRUST PORTFOLIO SECURITIES

Information regarding how Anchor Series Trust Portfolios voted proxies related to securities held in Anchor Series Trust Portfolios during the most recent twelve month period ended June 30 is available once filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, without charge, upon request, by calling (800) 445-SUN2 or on the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s website at http://www.sec.gov.

DISCLOSURE OF QUARTERLY PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS

The Trust is required to file its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission for the first and third fiscal quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-PORT. The Trusts’ Forms N-PORT are available on the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s website at http://www.sec.gov.

This report is submitted solely for the general information of shareholders of the Trust. Distribution of this report to persons other than shareholders of the Trust is authorized only in connection with a currently effective prospectus, setting forth details of the Trust, which must precede or accompany this report.

Additional information concerning the Trustees and Officers is contained in the Statement of Additional Information and is available without charge by calling (800) 445-SUN2.

 

 

 

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P.O. Box 15570

Amarillo, TX 79105-5570

 

CHANGE SERVICE REQUESTED

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

THIS REPORT IS NOT AUTHORIZED FOR DISTRIBUTION TO PROSPECTIVE PURCHASERS UNLESS ACCOMPANIED OR PRECEDED BY A CURRENT PROSPECTUS.

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Item 2.

Code of Ethics

Anchor Series Trust (the “registrant”) has adopted a Code of Ethics applicable to its Principal Executive and Principal Accounting Officers pursuant to Section 406 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (the Code”). During the fiscal year ended December 31, 2019, there were no reportable waivers or implicit waivers to a provision of the Code that applies to the registrant’s Principal Executive and Principal Accounting Officers (the “Covered Officers”). During the fiscal year ended December 31, 2019, however, the Code has been amended to reflect changes to the titles of the Covered Officers.

 

Item 3.

Audit Committee Financial Expert.

The registrant’s Board of Trustees has determined that Eileen A. Kamerick, a Trustee of the registrant, qualifies as an audit committee financial expert, as defined in Item 3(b) of Form N-CSR. Ms. Kamerick is considered to be “independent” for purposes of Item 3(a)(2) of Form N-CSR.

 

Item 4.

Principal Accountant Fees and Services.

(a)—(d) Aggregate fees billed to the registrant for the last two fiscal years for professional services rendered by the registrant’s principal accountants were as follows:

 

    

2018

           

2019

 

(a) Audit Fees

   $ 207,581         $ 213,808  

(b) Audit-Related Fees

   $ 0         $ 0  

(c) Tax Fees

   $ 72,264         $ 41,972  

(d) All Other Fees

   $ 0         $ 0  

Audit Fees include amounts related to the audit of the registrant’s annual financial statements and services normally provided by the principal accountant in connection with statutory and regulatory filings. Tax fees principally include tax compliance, tax advice, tax planning and preparation of tax returns.

Aggregate fees billed to the investment adviser and Adviser Affiliates (as defined below in Item 4(e)) that are required to be pre-approved pursuant to paragraph (c)(7)(ii) of Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X for the last two fiscal years for services rendered by the registrant’s principal accountant were as follows:

 

    

2018

           

2019

 

(b) Audit-Related Fees

   $ 0         $ 0  

(c) Tax Fees

   $ 0         $ 0  

(d) All Other Fees

   $ 296,786         $ 87,316  

 

  (e)

(1) The registrant’s audit committee pre-approves all audit services provided by the registrant’s principal accountant for the registrant and all non-audit services provided by the registrant’s principal accountant for the registrant, its investment adviser and any entity controlling, controlled by, or under common control with the investment adviser (“Adviser Affiliates”) that provides ongoing services to the registrant, if the engagement by the investment adviser or Adviser Affiliate relates directly to the operations and financial reporting of the registrant. The audit committee has not presently established any pre-approval policies and procedures that permit the pre-approval of the above services other than by the full audit committee. Certain de minimis exceptions are allowed for non-audit services in accordance with Rule 2-01(c)(7)(i)(C) of Regulation S-X as set forth in the registrant’s audit committee charter.

 

      

(2) No services included in (b)-(d) above in connection with fees billed to the registrant or the investment adviser or Adviser Affiliates were approved pursuant to paragraph (c)(7)(i)(C) of Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X.

 

  (f)

Not applicable.

 

  (g)

The aggregate fees billed for the most recent fiscal year and the preceding fiscal year by the registrant’s principal accountant for non-audit services rendered to the registrant, its investment adviser, and Adviser Affiliates that provide ongoing services to the registrant for 2018 and 2019 were $464,115 and $138,990, respectively.

 

  (h)

Non-audit services rendered to the registrant’s investment adviser and any Adviser Affiliates that provides ongoing services to the registrant that were not pre-approved pursuant to paragraph (c)(7)(ii) of Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X were considered by the registrant’s audit committee as to whether they were compatible with maintaining the principal accountant’s independence.

 

Item 5.

Audit Committee of Listed Registrants.

Not applicable.

 

Item 6.

Investments.

Included in Item 1 to the 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 were no material changes to the procedures by which shareholders may recommend nominees to the registrant’s Board of Trustees that were implemented after the registrant last provided disclosure in response to the requirements of Item 407(c)(2)(iv) of Regulation S-K (17 CFR 229.407) (as required by Item 22(b)(15)) of Schedule 14A (17 CFR 240.14a - 101), or this Item 10.

 

Item 11.

Controls and Procedures.

 

  (a)

An evaluation was performed within 90 days of the filing of this report, under the supervision and with the participation of the registrant’s management, including the President and Treasurer, of the effectiveness of the design and operation of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (17 CFR 270.30a-3(c))). Based on that evaluation, the registrant’s management, including the President and Treasurer, concluded that the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures are effective.

 

  (b)

There was no change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (17 CFR 270.30a-3(d))) that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal half year that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

Item 12.

Disclosure of Securities Lending Activities for Closed-End Management Investment Companies.

Not applicable.

 

Item 13.

Exhibits.

 

  (a)

(1) Code of Ethics applicable to its Principal Executive and Principle Accounting Officers pursuant to Section 406 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 attached hereto as Exhibit 99.406. Code of Ethics.

 

      

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

 

      

(3) Not applicable.

 

      

(4) Not applicable.

 

  (b)

Certification pursuant to Rule 30a-2(b) under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (17 CFR 270.30a-2(a)) and Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 attached hereto as Exhibit 99.906.CERT.


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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.

 

Anchor Series Trust

By:   /s/ John T. Genoy        
 

John T. Genoy

President

Date: March 09, 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/ John T. Genoy        
 

John T. Genoy

President

Date: March 09, 2020

By:   /s/ Gregory R. Kingston        
 

Gregory R. Kingston

Treasurer

Date: March 09, 2020