N-CSR 1 tm2030905d1_ncsr.htm N-CSR

 

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 811-4279

 

Securian Funds Trust

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

 

400 Robert Street North

St. Paul, Minnesota 55101-2098

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)

 

Michael P. Boyle, Esq.

400 Robert Street North

St. Paul, Minnesota 55101-2098

(Name and address of agent for service)

 

Registrant's telephone number, including area code:

(651) 665-3500

 

Date of fiscal year end: December 31

Date of reporting period: December 31, 2020

 

 

 

 

ITEM 1. REPORT TO STOCKHOLDERS.

 

Filed herewith.

 

 

 

 

SECURIAN FUNDS TRUST

Offered in Minnesota Life
Insurance Company and
Securian Life Insurance
Company variable products

Annual report

December 31, 2020

SFT Core Bond Fund

SFT Dynamic Managed Volatility Fund

SFT Government Money Market Fund

SFT Index 400 Mid-Cap Fund

SFT Index 500 Fund

SFT International Bond Fund

SFT IvySM Growth Fund

SFT IvySM Small Cap Growth Fund

SFT Managed Volatility Equity Fund

SFT Real Estate Securities Fund

SFT T. Rowe Price Value Fund

SFT Wellington Core Equity Fund



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TABLE OF CONTENTS

   

Page No.

 

Letter from the President

   

1

   

Portfolio Manager Reviews

 
SFT Core Bond Fund    

2

   

SFT Dynamic Managed Volatility Fund

   

6

   

SFT Government Money Market Fund

   

11

   

SFT lndex 400 Mid-Cap Fund

   

13

   
SFT lndex 500 Fund    

17

   

SFT lnternational Bond Fund

   

21

   

SFT IvySM Growth Fund

   

26

   

SFT IvySM Small Cap Growth Fund

   

30

   

SFT Managed Volatility Equity Fund

   

34

   

SFT Real Estate Securities Fund

   

39

   

SFT T. Rowe Price Value Fund

   

43

   

SFT Wellington Core Equity Fund

   

47

   

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

   

51

   

Investments In Securities

 
SFT Core Bond Fund    

52

   

SFT Dynamic Managed Volatility Fund

   

61

   

SFT Government Money Market Fund

   

68

   

SFT lndex 400 Mid-Cap Fund

   

69

   
SFT lndex 500 Fund    

76

   

SFT lnternational Bond Fund

   

84

   

SFT IvySM Growth Fund

   

90

   

SFT IvySM Small Cap Growth Fund

   

92

   

SFT Managed Volatility Equity Fund

   

94

   

SFT Real Estate Securities Fund

   

95

   

SFT T. Rowe Price Value Fund

   

97

   

SFT Wellington Core Equity Fund

   

100

   

Financial Statements

 

Statements of Assets and Liabilities

   

102

   

Statements of Operations

   

104

   

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

   

106

   

Financial Highlights

   

111

   

Notes to Financial Statements

   

123

   

Fund Expense Examples

   

141

   

Proxy Voting and Quarterly Holdings Information

   

143

   

Statement Regarding Liquidity Risk Management Program

   

144

 

Trustees and Executive Officers

   

145

   


Letter from the President

2020 was a year most of us will not soon forget. While starting the year off on solid footing, the pandemic soon changed many aspects of our lives and led to a pronounced drop-off in employment, economic growth, and the markets overall. As the pandemic spread, many industries were forced to close or to make significant changes to their business models. This led to broad layoffs in the service sector, in particular in industries such as travel, hospitality, and leisure. The markets reacted as expected and we experienced a broad correction in the equity markets as well as in the credit sensitive fixed income markets during the first half of the year.

This market correction, however, remained short lived. As we progressed through the year, people and businesses learned to cope with the pandemic. Many changes that might have taken a decade to evolve, occurred seemingly overnight. The broad movement and acceptance of working from home, of remote education, and the use of telemedicine are just a few of the ways we adapted. This ingenuity restored many of our jobs, strengthened our economic growth, and led to a strong market recovery. Bold Federal Reserve actions to provide ample liquidity and credit support to the markets, the multi trillion-dollar stimulus packages passed by Congress, and the encouragement provided by enhanced COVID-19 testing and news of a vaccine all contributed to the recovery.

These actions culminated with exceptional market returns across most major asset classes. The S&P 500® ended the year up 18.40 percent, with the Russell 2000 up an even stronger 19.96 percent. Technology stocks were in a league of their own with the Nasdaq up over 45 percent. Fixed income returns were solid with the Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index up 7.51 percent.

As we look forward to 2021, we are encouraged by the prospects of the roll out of vaccinations, putting much of our economic shutdown behind. We expect, however, this could be a bumpy path as many complications need to be worked through. We also anticipate that many of the recent lessons learned will lead to lasting improvements in the way many organizations work and provide services as new business models emerge. This optimism leads us to believe that our economic future remains bright and that market returns will continue to remain positive. As always, we believe the best investment tactic is to position for the long-term and seek diversification to help reduce risk of a downside surprise.

Sincerely,

David Kuplic
President, Securian Funds Trust


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SFT Core Bond Fund

Thomas Houghton, CFA, Daniel Henken, CFA and Lena Harhaj, CFA Portfolio Managers

Fund Objective

The SFT Core Bond Fund seeks as high a level of long-term total return as is consistent with prudent investment risk. Preservation of capital is a secondary objective. The SFT Core Bond Fund invests in long-term, fixed income, high quality debt instruments. The risks incurred by investing in debt instruments include, but are not limited to, reinvestment of prepaid debt obligations at lower rates of return, and the inability to reinvest at higher interest rates when debt obligations are prepaid more slowly than expected. In addition, the net asset value of the SFT Core Bond Fund may fluctuate in response to changes in interest rates and is not guaranteed.

Performance Update

The Fund's Class 2 shares generated a total net return of 6.88 percent over the 12 months ending December 31, 2020, underperforming the Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index which returned 7.51 percent over the same period.

What influenced the Fund's return during the past 12 months?

Investors looked through near term weakness to bid up lagging asset classes during the fourth quarter of 2020, resulting in winners all around. The final quarter provided clarity in the U.S. election, another COVID-19 relief package, and news of several effective vaccines, and all boosted confidence that 2021 would see a return to normal. For the past 12 months, almost all major asset classes ended in strongly positive territory.

Credit markets finished the year on a high note. In the fourth quarter, investment grade and high yield corporates tightened 40 basis points (bps) and 161 bps, respectively, producing excess returns of 4.11 percent and 6.69 percent, respectively. Fixed income returns were solid on the year with the Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index up 7.51 percent.

Despite the strong positive momentum, equity markets continue to price in stubbornly high volatility. While inflation expectations have perked up, interest rates remain at historically low levels. The Federal Reserve's (Fed) intentions are clear—rates are to remain anchored near zero until inflation takes hold. The Fed remains committed to maintaining an aggressive pace of asset purchases, even as its balance sheet has grown by over $3.2 trillion since the end of February 2020.

What other market conditions or events influenced the Fund's performance during the past 12 months?

Credit's fourth quarter rally propelled high yield and investment grade corporates to record low yields, resulting in positive excess returns over comparable U.S. Treasury securities for the full year, despite starting the year with the worst quarter ever recorded for corporate bond performance.

What strategies and techniques did you employ that specifically affected Fund performance?

The decision to overweight corporates, particularly industrials and utilities, as well as agency credit risk-transfer securities resulted in a strong positive excess return in 2020. Security selection was a detractor in 2020 as we have been very cautious on adding high yield, crossover credit, or higher beta investment grade holdings to the portfolio. We have favored holdings that we feel are durable in a choppy economic recovery and exhibit more stable credit fundamentals. Recent security selection results have been encouraging as the market normalizes and liquidity has returned to off the run sectors. Consistent with our philosophy, overall duration did not exhibit


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material differences from the Fund's benchmark in 2020 and interest rate positioning contributed very little to performance relative to the benchmark.

What will affect the Fund going forward?

While COVID-19 continues to take a real toll, the return to normal is likely to be far more robust than in previous recoveries. Unlike most recessions, the pandemic was an exogenous event. Quick regulatory approvals and an imminent vaccine rollout were game changers, lifting a cloud of uncertainty and unleashing animal spirits.

While a strong rebound is likely, in our view we're not going to return to the old normal. The pandemic accelerated trends that were already in place and focused an unflinching spotlight on imbalances and sectors with weak value propositions. Work from home appears to be here to stay, and demand for office space and business travel may take years to recover. Brick-and-mortar retail may never be the same with the ramped up online environment and delivery services. We expect that new business models will emerge, and some sectors could experience a painful transition as investment and infrastructure align in new ways, while other businesses benefit as supply chains realign.

Although markets seem fully priced and even overvalued by normal standards, we believe the stage is set for good economic growth in the coming year. We expect the current slowdown to be short-lived, and ample liquidity remains a strong support. Despite the recent rise in rates and inflation expectations, we do not believe interest rates are set to rise dramatically from current levels. The world's developed economies are awash in savings and have plenty of labor slack, and their respective central banks are determined to keep rising rates from choking off nascent economic growth.


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Ten Largest Holdings^

Security description   Market
value
  % of net
assets
 

U.S. Treasury Bond 1.250%, 05/15/50

 

$

10,119,676

     

2.0

%

 

U.S. Treasury Note 0.250%, 05/31/25

   

7,667,296

     

1.5

%

 

U.S. Treasury Bond 5.375%, 02/15/31

   

7,353,212

     

1.5

%

 

Invitation Homes 2018-SFR4 Trust, 1.553%, 01/17/38

   

5,049,998

     

1.0

%

 

U.S. Treasury Note 0.625%, 11/30/27

   

5,049,211

     

1.0

%

 

U.S. Treasury Note 0.500%, 05/31/27

   

5,002,352

     

1.0

%

 

Bank of America Corp., 3.974%, 02/07/30

   

4,758,442

     

1.0

%

 

Eagle RE 2020-1 Ltd., 1.598%, 01/25/30

   

4,664,641

     

0.9

%

 

Wells Fargo & Co 2.393%, 06/02/28

   

4,391,566

     

0.9

%

 

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation 3.598%, 10/25/29

   

4,131,146

     

0.8

%

 
   

$

58,187,540

     

11.6

%

 

^Excludes short-term investments.

Sector Diversification (shown as a percentage of net assets)

Asset Quality (shown as a percentage of investments) (Unaudited)

Ratings are obtained from Standard & Poor's, Moody's and Fitch. If only one rating is available for a security, that rating is used. A weighted average is used for holdings where more than one of the agencies have assigned a rating. Securian Asset Management provides ratings for securities that are not assigned a rating by the agencies.


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  Comparison of Change in Investment Value*
  A Hypothetical $10,000 Investment in SFT Core Bond Fund,
  Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index and Consumer Price Index (CPI)

On the chart above you can see how the SFT Core Bond Fund's Class 2 shares total return compared to the Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index and the Consumer Price Index. The three lines represent the total return of a hypothetical $10,000 investment made on December 31, 2010 through December 31, 2020, assuming reinvestment of distributions, if any.

*  The results shown are past performance and are not an indication of future performance. Current performance may be lower or higher. The investment returns and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that shares upon redemption may be worth more or less than their original cost. Performance figures of the Fund do not reflect charges pursuant to the terms of the variable life insurance policies and variable annuity contracts funded by separate accounts that invest in the Fund's shares. When such charges are deducted, actual investment performance in a variable policy or contract will be lower.

The Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index is an unmanaged benchmark composite representing average market-weighted performance of U.S. Treasury and agency securities, investment-grade corporate bonds and mortgage-backed securities with maturities greater than one year.


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SFT Dynamic Managed Volatility Fund

Craig M. Stapleton, CFA, FRM, Jeremy Gogos, Ph.D., CFA and Merlin Erickson Portfolio Managers

Fund Objective

The SFT Dynamic Managed Volatility Fund seeks to maximize risk-adjusted total return relative to its blended benchmark index comprised of 60 percent S&P 500® Index and 40 percent Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index (collectively, the Blended Benchmark Index). The SFT Dynamic Managed Volatility Fund invests primarily in Class 1 shares of the SFT Index 500 Fund for equity exposure, in a basket of fixed income securities for fixed income exposure and certain derivative instruments. The Fund is subject to risks associated with such investments as described in detail in the Fund's prospectus. The net asset value of the Fund will fluctuate and is not guaranteed. It is possible to lose money by investing in the Fund. There is no assurance that efforts to manage Fund volatility will achieve the desired results.

Performance Update

The Fund generated a total net return of 10.67 percent, with a volatility of 12.11 percent, over the 12 months ending December 31, 2020. The Blended Benchmark Index, which is comprised of the S&P 500® Index, weighted 60 percent, and the Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Index, weighted 40 percent, returned 14.73 percent with a volatility of 20.21 percent, over the same period.

What influenced the Fund's return during the past 12 months?

Equity volatility is what guides the asset allocation of this strategy. When equity volatility is low, the equity exposure of this strategy will be high. Conversely, when equity volatility is high, the equity exposure of this strategy will be low. Clearly, in 2020, the COVID-19 virus was the predominant driver of market volatility.

The S&P 500® realized 34.43 percent volatility for 2020, the sixth highest calendar-year volatility in the index's 93-year history. 2008 is the only year in the modern era more volatile (40.97 percent realized volatility). All other higher years occurred in the 1920s and 1930s. Realized one-month volatility began 2020 quite low, entering the year at 6.90 percent. As such, the Fund's equity exposure was at 80.28 percent. In early February, as the market began to appreciate how truly disruptive COVID-19 could be, volatility began to escalate. From 02/03/2020 through 03/16/2020, the Fund was steadily de-risked from 80.04 percent to 19.38 percent equity exposure. This reduction in equity exposure was concurrent with one-month volatility increasing from 11.80 percent to 79.66 percent over the same time period. This volatility peaked on 03/27/2020, at 97.12 percent, but stayed above 40 percent through the end of April. Indeed, the Fund did not begin adding back equity exposure in earnest until mid-May, and volatility did not drop enough for the Fund to get to "neutral" weight—i.e. 60 percent exposure—until early August. September and October also saw brief periods of volatility rising to the mid 20 percent range, and as a result the Fund was underweight equity for most of Q3 and Q4. One-month volatility closed out 2020 at 8.3 percent, and the Fund finished 2020 with 56.62 percent linear S&P exposure, approximately 15.00 percent exposure in long S&P 500® call options, and approximately 1.30 percent exposure in long Chicago Board of Options Exchange (CBOE) Volatility Index (VIX) puts.

All told, the Fund's average equity exposure for 2020 was 46.32 percent, which contributed 8.10 percent to the overall Fund return on a net basis. The benchmark equity component contributed 11.56 percent to the Blended Benchmark Index return. The Fund's fixed income and cash assets averaged 53.68 percent weight for the year, and contributed 2.57 percent to the overall Fund return on a net basis. The benchmark fixed income component delivered 3.17 percent to the Blended Benchmark Index return.


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What other market conditions or events influenced the Fund's performance during the past 12 months?

Following are just some of the financial extremes witnessed in 2020:

•  March 2020 saw a realized volatility of 93.42 percent, the most volatile month ever in the S&P 500® history.

•  The CBOE VIX set a new closing record of 82.7 on 03/16/2020.

•  The 33.92 percent drawdown from 02/20/2020 through 03/23/2020 was the ninth-largest S&P loss ever in 23 business days, and all other such periods that surpassed it were in 1929 and 1931.

•  Similarly, over the next 103 days, the S&P 500® rallied 51.50 percent, surpassing its pre-COVID-19 high. The speed of this rally is also unmatched in the last 87 years; only periods from 1932 and 1933 saw a larger S&P 500® price appreciation in the same number of business days.

•  The highest single-week Initial Jobless Claims (IJC) number during the Great Financial Crisis (GFC) was 665,000; during the week of 03/20/2020, the IJC number jumped from 282,000 to 3,307,000, and experienced forty-one continuous weeks of prints above the GFC peak.

•  The US 10-year Treasury rate set a new record low of 0.51 percent on 08/04/2020.

•  Second quarter of 2020 saw the largest quarter-over-quarter US Gross Domestic Product (GDP) contraction in history -31.40 percent.

In addition to these "top-level" anomalies, there were other very troubling developments underneath:

•  The well-known concentration of S&P 500® market cap in tech names was not helped by Tesla joining the index. As of year end, 24.86 percent of the S&P 500® market cap was concentrated in Apple, Amazon, Facebook, Alphabet (Google), Microsoft, Tesla, and Netflix. Also of note, Tesla saw a 743 percent return for 2020.

•  The best-performing S&P 500® sector in 2020 was Information Technology. The worst-performing sector was Energy. The performance gap between the two was the largest on record, going back to 2002. COVID-19 created an environment where industries that benefit from "work from home" (delivery retail, tech, etc.) were handed outlandish returns, and most other real-economy sectors were punished.

•  The Growth and Value sub-indexes of the S&P 500® tell a similar story. The outperformance of Growth over Value in 2020 is the largest on record back to 1994. The next largest Growth-Value gap was in 1998, leading up to the DotCom bubble.

•  The current projection for S&P 500® earnings growth year-over-year for the fourth quarter 2020 is 8.8 percent; yet the S&P 500® closed 2020 at a new all-time high.

We continue to view the equity markets as generally overvalued, and the absurd performance of the top equity sectors and names as liquidity fueled mania. To that end, consider the peak-to-trough performance of both the Fund and the Fund's benchmark through the COVID-19 panic. The Fund achieved its goal of mitigating severe drawdowns. However, with the Federal Reserve unexpectedly cutting its target policy rate to 0.0 percent (03/13/2020) and pledging to inject trillions of short-term liquidity into the financial system, and the roughly $2 trillion CARES Act passing on 03/27/2020, any asset allocation that involved being underweight equity was a losing proposition. This underweight was the driver of the Fund's underperformance in 2020.

What strategies and techniques did you employ that specifically affected Fund performance?

Throughout the year, the Fund held a core long position in cash equity that tracks the S&P 500®. In addition, the Fund had long and short positions in S&P 500® futures, long and short S&P 500® call options, long and short S&P 500® put options, long and short CBOE VIX call options, and long and short VIX put options. These derivative positions were held either as expressions of the target equity allocation of the Fund given prevailing volatility, or as supplemental hedges for managing the Fund's risk.


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What will affect the Fund going forward?

We expect worse-than-average returns, and higher volatility, for domestic risk markets on a go-forward basis. Equity indexes continue to make new highs, while most fundamental valuation metrics suggest the equity market is quite overvalued, and S&P 500® earnings have declined year-over-year for 7 of the last 8 quarters. Both investment grade and high yield corporate credit yields are near their historic lows, while domestic corporate debt outstanding hit another new record in 2020. Multiple indications of inflation expectations have steadily risen since early 2020.

In short, up to this point, the monetary and fiscal tsunami unleashed upon the markets has been the primary driver of the returns seen since the COVID-19 market nadir. In our view, it seems plausible that the market has finally reached the point where central bank liquidity can no longer be injected without stoking fears of inflation. Further, every major central bank is now at their logical policy limit: short-term rates pinned at zero, and aggressive asset purchases to support markets.

Some market observers find justification for bullish sentiment in the COVID-19 vaccine release, and the promise of societal dynamics returning to normal. But in response, we pose the following simple logical question: if the market was impervious to the sectors worst affected by COVID-19 struggling mightily for the better part of a year, should the market see material gains as a result of those sectors returning to normal operation?

Given the present situation of extremely accommodative monetary policy, and probable further fiscal stimulus from the newly-elected Democratic federal government, we view the risk of a major equity selloff as reduced. But again, we are hard-pressed to see the case for material risk asset gains in 2021. And, perhaps more importantly, given the current central bank positioning, the—in our view—absolutely irresponsible federal debt and deficit, and the already staggering level of federal stimulus, we see the entire market as extremely vulnerable to an exogenous shock.

In a tactical sense, we will continue to use our volatility metrics to inform the equity allocations of the Fund. We will increase equity exposure if we believe volatility will decrease, decrease equity exposure if we believe volatility will increase, and in the event that we are overweight equity, we will carry some form of tail risk hedge for the foreseeable future.


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Ten Largest Holdings^

Security description   Market
value
  % of net
assets
 

U.S. Treasury Note, 2.625%, 12/15/21

 

$

15,356,836

     

2.3

%

 

SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust

   

13,523,240

     

2.0

%

 

Vanguard S&P 500 ETF

   

6,933,946

     

1.0

%

 

iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF

   

6,146,785

     

0.9

%

 

Regions Financial Corp., 3.800%, 08/14/23

   

2,169,609

     

0.3

%

 

Raytheon Technologies Corp. 4.125%, 11/16/28

   

1,788,245

     

0.3

%

 

Pine Street Trust I, 4.572%, 02/15/29

   

1,778,290

     

0.3

%

 

Welltower, Inc., 4.125%, 03/15/29

   

1,749,862

     

0.3

%

 

Southern Natural Gas Co. LLC, 4.800%, 03/15/47

   

1,744,424

     

0.3

%

 

Bank 2019-BNK18, 3.584%, 05/15/62

   

1,736,682

     

0.3

%

 
   

$

52,927,919

     

8.0

%

 

^Does not include short-term investments or investments in Class 1 shares of the SFT Index 500 Fund, an affiliated Fund in Securian Funds Trust, which provides the SFT Dynamic Managed Volatility Fund with its primary equity exposure.

Sector Diversification (shown as a percentage of net assets)

Asset Quality (shown as a percentage of fixed income investments) (Unaudited)

Ratings are obtained from Standard & Poor's, Moody's and Fitch. If only one rating is available for a security, that rating is used. A weighted average is used for holdings where more than one of the agencies have assigned a rating. Securian Asset Management provides ratings for securities that are not assigned a rating by the agencies.


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  Comparison of Change in Investment Value*
  A Hypothetical $10,000 Investment in SFT Dynamic Managed Volatility Fund,
  the Blended Benchmark Index and Consumer Price Index (CPI)

On the chart above you can see how the SFT Dynamic Managed Volatility Fund's shares total return compared to its Blended Benchmark Index, comprised of 60 percent of the S&P 500 Index and 40 percent of the Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index, and the Consumer Price Index. The three lines represent the total return of a hypothetical $10,000 investment made on May 1, 2013 through December 31, 2020, assuming reinvestment of distributions, if any.

*  The results shown are past performance and are not an indication of future performance. Current performance may be lower or higher. The investment returns and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that shares upon redemption may be worth more or less than their original cost. Performance figures of the Fund do not reflect charges pursuant to the terms of the variable life insurance policies and variable annuity contracts funded by separate accounts that invest in the Fund's shares. When such charges are deducted, actual investment performance in a variable policy or contract will be lower.

Securian Asset Management, Inc. (Securian AM) and the Securian Funds Trust, on behalf of the SFT Dynamic Managed Volatility Fund (the "Fund"), have entered into an Expense Limitation Agreement, dated May 1, 2013, which limits the operating expenses of the Fund, excluding certain expenses (such as interest expense, acquired fund fees, cash overdraft fees, taxes, brokerage commissions, other expenditures which are capitalized in accordance with the generally accepted accounting principles, and other extraordinary expenses not incurred in the ordinary course of the Fund's business), to 0.80% of the Fund's average daily net assets through April 30, 2021. The Agreement renews annually for a full year each year thereafter unless terminated by Securian AM upon at least 30 days' notice prior to the end of a contract term. The Fund is authorized to reimburse Securian AM for management fees previously waived and/or for the cost of expenses previously paid by Securian AM pursuant to this agreement, provided that such reimbursement will not cause the Fund to exceed any limits in effect at the time of such reimbursement. The Fund's ability to reimburse Securian AM in this manner only applies to fees waived or reimbursements made by Securian AM within the three fiscal years prior to the date of such reimbursement. To the extent that the Fund makes such reimbursements to Securian AM, the amount of the reimbursements will be reflected in the financial statements in the Fund's shareholder reports and in Other Expenses under Fees and Expenses of the Fund.

The Blended Benchmark Index is comprised of 60 percent of the S&P 500® Index and 40 percent of the Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index.

The S&P 500® Index is a broad, unmanaged index of 500 common stocks which are representative of the U.S. stock market overall. The Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index is an unmanaged benchmark composite representing the average market-weighted performance of U.S. Treasury and agency securities, investment grade corporate bonds and mortgage-backed securities with maturities greater than one year.


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SFT Government Money Market Fund

Thomas Houghton, CFA and Lena Harhaj, CFA Portfolio Managers

Fund Objective

The SFT Government Money Market Fund seeks maximum current income to the extent consistent with liquidity and the preservation of capital. The Fund invests at least 99.5 percent of its total assets in cash, government securities, and/or repurchase agreements that are collateralized fully (i.e., collateralized by cash or government securities). Investment in the SFT Government Money Market Fund is neither insured nor guaranteed by the U.S. Government, and there can be no assurance that the Fund will be able to maintain a stable net asset value of $1.00 per share. It is possible to lose money by investing in the Fund.

Performance Update

The Fund generated a total net return of 0.21 percent over the 12 months ending December 31, 2020, underperforming the three-month Treasury Bill which returned 0.67 percent over the same period.

What influenced the Fund's return during the past 12 months?

The U.S. Treasury yield curve followed the decline in the Federal Funds Rate at the beginning of the year. Rates in the front end of the curve finished the year down 140-150 basis points.

What strategies and techniques did you employ that specifically affected Fund performance?

The Fund continues to pick up incremental yield versus U.S. Treasury Bills by purchasing short dated Agency Discount Notes.

What will affect the Fund going forward?

While COVID-19 continues to take a real toll, the return to normal is likely to be far more robust than in previous recoveries. Unlike most recessions, the pandemic was an exogenous event. Quick regulatory approvals and an imminent vaccine rollout were game changers, lifting a cloud of uncertainty and unleashing animal spirits.

Although markets seem fully priced and even overvalued by normal standards, we believe the stage is set for good economic growth in the coming year. We expect the current slowdown to be short-lived, and ample liquidity remains a strong support. Despite the recent rise in rates and inflation expectations, we do not believe interest rates are set to rise dramatically from current levels. The world's developed economies are awash in savings and have plenty of labor slack, and their respective central banks are determined to keep rising rates from choking off nascent economic growth.


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The results shown are past performance and are not an indication of future performance. Current performance may be lower or higher. The investment returns and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that shares upon redemption may be worth more or less than their original cost. Investment in the SFT Government Money Market Fund is neither insured nor guaranteed by the U.S. Government or any other agency, and there can be no assurance that the Fund will be able to maintain a stable net asset value of $1.00 per share. Shares upon redemption may be worth more or less than their original cost. Performance figures of the Fund do not reflect charges pursuant to the terms of the variable life insurance policies and variable annuity contracts funded by separate accounts that invest in the Fund's shares. When such charges are deducted, actual investment performance in a variable policy or contract will be lower.

The Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Treasury Bill 1-3 Month Index is a market value-weighted index of investment-grade fixed-rate public obligations of the U.S. Treasury with maturities of three months, excluding zero coupons.

Effective May 1, 2012, the Board of Trustees of Securian Funds Trust approved a Restated Net Investment Income Maintenance Agreement among Securian Funds Trust (on behalf of SFT Government Money Market Fund), Securian Asset Management, Inc. (Securian AM) and Securian Financial Services, Inc. (Securian Financial). A similar agreement was previously approved by the Board of Directors of Advantus Series Fund, Inc., the Trust's predecessor, effective October 29, 2009. Under such Agreement, Securian AM agrees to waive, reimburse or pay SFT Government Money Market Fund expenses so that the Fund's daily net investment income does not fall below zero. Securian Financial may also waive its Rule 12b-1 fees. Securian AM and Securian Financial each has the option under the Agreement to recover the full amount waived, reimbursed or paid (the "Expense Waiver") on any day on which the Fund's net investment income exceeds zero. On any day, however, the Expense Waiver does not constitute an obligation of the Fund unless Securian AM or Securian Financial has expressly exercised its right to recover a specified portion of the Expense Waiver on that day, in which case such specified portion is then due and payable by the Fund. In addition, the right of Securian AM and/or Securian Financial to recover the Expense Waiver is subject to the following limitations: (1) if a repayment of the Expense Waiver by the Fund would cause the Fund's net investment income to fall below zero, such repayment is deferred until a date when repayment would not cause the Fund's net investment income to fall below zero; (2) the right to recover any portion of the Expense Waiver expires three years after the effective date of that portion of the Expense Waiver; and (3) any repayment of the Expense Waiver by the Fund cannot cause the Fund's expense ratio to exceed 1.25%. If Securian AM and Securian Financial exercise their rights to be paid such waived amounts, the Fund's future yield will be negatively affected for an indefinite period. The Agreement is effective through April 30, 2021, and shall continue in effect thereafter, provided such continuance is specifically approved by Securian AM, Securian Financial, and a majority of the Trust's independent Trustees.

Effective November 1, 2017, Securian AM and Securian Funds Trust, on behalf of the SFT Government Money Market Fund, entered into an Expense Limitation Agreement which limits the operating expenses of the Fund, excluding certain expenses, (such as interest expense, acquired fund fees, cash overdraft fees, taxes, brokerage commissions, other expenditures which are capitalized in accordance with GAAP, and other extraordinary expenses not incurred in the ordinary course of the Funds' business), to 0.70% of the Fund's Average daily net assets through April 30, 2021.

The Agreement renews annually for a full year each year thereafter unless terminated by Securian AM upon at least 30 days' notice prior to the end of the contract term. The Fund is authorized to reimburse Securian AM for management fees previously waived and/or for the cost of expenses previously paid by Securian AM pursuant to this agreement, provided that such reimbursement will not cause any Fund to exceed any limits in effect at the time of such reimbursement.

The Fund's ability to reimburse Securian AM in this manner only applies to fees waived or reimbursements made by Securian AM within the three fiscal years prior to the date of such reimbursement. To the extent that the Fund makes such reimbursements to Securian AM, the amount of the reimbursements will be reflected in the financial statements in the Funds' shareholder reports and in Other Expenses under Fees and Expenses of the Fund in the prospectus.


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SFT Index 400 Mid-Cap Fund

James Seifert
Portfolio Manager

Fund Objective

The SFT Index 400 Mid-Cap Fund seeks to provide investment results generally corresponding to the aggregate price and dividend performance of publicly traded common stocks that comprise the Standard & Poor's MidCap 400® Index (S&P MidCap 400®). It is designed to provide an economical and convenient means of maintaining a diversified portfolio in this equity security area as part of an overall investment strategy. The risks incurred by investing in the SFT Index 400 Mid-Cap Fund include, but are not limited to, the risk that the Fund may not be able to replicate the performance of the S&P MidCap 400®, and the risk of declines in the market for mid-cap stocks or in the equity markets generally.

Performance Update

The Fund's Class 2 shares generated a total net return of 13.06 percent over the 12 months ending December 31, 2020; the S&P MidCap 400® Index returned 13.66 percent over the same period.

What influenced the Fund's return during the past 12 months?

The SFT Index 400 Mid-Cap Fund is passively managed. The Fund is fully invested and holds all names at published free float adjusted index weights. The Fund seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance, before fees and expenses, of the S&P MidCap 400®.

Six of the nine sectors posted positive annual returns. The consumer non-durables sector led all sectors with a 12 month return of 36.3 percent. Technology names followed with an annual return of 32.6 percent. Energy, utility and finance sectors detracted from performance with returns of -37.1 percent, -9.7 percent and -5.9 percent, respectively. In terms of size, decile 1, (decile segments consist of 40 names) consisting of the largest of the mid-cap index and representing 20.6 percent of the weight in the index, ended the period with a return of 18.7 percent. Decile ten, representing the 40 smallest market cap names, ended the year with a return of 48.1 percent.

What other market conditions or events influenced the Fund's performance during the past 12 months?

Lower political uncertainty, another COVID-19 relief package, and news of a number of effective vaccines boosted confidence that 2021 would see a return to normal. Investors looked through near term weakness to bid up lagging asset classes, resulting in winners all around in the fourth quarter. For the full year, almost all major asset classes ended the year strongly. COVID-19 continues to weigh on real estate performance, and commodities also lagged, posting negative returns for the year. Despite the strong positive momentum, equity markets continue to price in stubbornly high volatility. While inflation expectations have perked up, rates remain at historically low levels with even the 30-year bond yielding only 1.65 percent at the end of the year.

Despite what is still the worst economic contraction in decades with consensus growth in real GDP of -3.5 percent for the year, it could have been far worse. When signs that the economy was stalling emerged in fourth quarter, Congress stepped up once again. While it remains the worst of times for more than 10 million workers who are still unemployed, aggregate personal income is higher than a year ago, a far different result than in previous shocks.

Fiscal transfers and a lack of spending opportunities not only provided needed aid but increased the savings rate. Substantial pent up demand is the backdrop for a vaccine-driven return to normal next year. Investors are not the only people looking through to a normalizing economy. Manufacturing, both in the U.S. and globally, returned to expansion territory at the end of the second quarter in 2020.


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What will affect the Fund going forward?

While a strong rebound is likely, in our view we're not going to return to the old normal. The pandemic accelerated trends that were already in place and focused an unflinching spotlight on imbalances and sectors with weak value propositions. Work from home appears to be here to stay, and demand for office space and business travel may take years to recover. Bricks and mortar retail will never be the same. Financial services companies need to compete in a low return world, at least for now. Higher education will have to demonstrate a better value proposition for on-campus learning. The cat's out of the bag as more patients opt for telemedicine over in-person visits.

We believe new business models will emerge, and some sectors could experience a painful transition as investment and infrastructure align in new ways, while other businesses benefit as supply chains realign. Even well-performing companies will feel pressure to leverage technology to increase efficiency and scale. These changes are likely to continue to provide investment opportunities.

The pandemic bared the reality of unequal impacts with low wage, service workers suffering the most. At the same time, the "haves" have more flexibility than ever before. Low tax states with a strong quality of life are drawing attractive businesses, which sets the stage for tension between needed rebalancing and tax policy. Populism and political division are most likely here to stay.

On the bright side, the economy has been surprisingly resilient, and strong growth will likely ease the transition. While markets seem fully priced and even overvalued by normal standards, the stage is set for good economic growth in the coming year. We expect the current slowdown to be short-lived, and ample liquidity remains a strong support. However, with markets fully valued and rates at rock bottom, we believe now is a good time maintain investment discipline.


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Ten Largest Holdings^

Security description   Market
value
  % of net
Assets
 

Enphase Energy, Inc.

 

$

2,101,253

     

1.0

%

 

Trimble, Inc.

   

1,583,451

     

0.8

%

 

SolarEdge Technologies, Inc.

   

1,553,157

     

0.8

%

 

Caesars Entertainment, Inc.

   

1,466,313

     

0.7

%

 

Monolithic Power Systems, Inc.

   

1,464,920

     

0.7

%

 

Fair Isaac Corp.

   

1,439,600

     

0.7

%

 

Generac Holdings, Inc.

   

1,354,681

     

0.7

%

 

Cognex Corp.

   

1,329,038

     

0.7

%

 

Ceridian HCM Holding, Inc.

   

1,313,778

     

0.6

%

 

Masimo Corp.

   

1,288,492

     

0.6

%

 
   

$

14,894,683

     

7.3

%

 

^Excludes short-term investments.

Sector Diversification (shown as a percentage of net assets)


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  Comparison of Change in Investment Value*
  A Hypothetical $10,000 Investment in SFT Index 400 Mid-Cap Fund,
  S&P MidCap 400
® Index and Consumer Price Index (CPI)

On the chart above you can see how the SFT Index 400 Mid-Cap Fund's Class 2 shares total return compared to the S&P MidCap 400® Index and the Consumer Price Index. The three lines represent the total return of a hypothetical $10,000 investment made on December 31, 2010 through December 31, 2020, assuming reinvestment of distributions, if any.

*  The results shown are past performance and are not an indication of future performance. Current performance may be lower or higher. The investment returns and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that shares upon redemption may be worth more or less than their original cost. Performance figures of the Fund do not reflect charges pursuant to the terms of the variable life insurance policies and variable annuity contracts funded by separate accounts that invest in the Fund's shares. When such charges are deducted, actual investment performance in a variable policy or contract will be lower.

The S&P MidCap 400® provides investors with a benchmark for mid-sized companies. The index, which is distinct from the large-cap S&P 500®, is designed to measure the performance of 400 mid-sized companies, reflecting the distinctive risk and return characteristics of this market segment.

"Standard & Poor's®", "S&P®", "Standard & Poor's MidCap 400®" and "S&P MidCap 400®" are trademarks of the S&P Global, Inc. and have been licensed for use by the Securian Funds Trust—SFT Index 400 Mid-Cap Fund. The Fund is not sponsored, endorsed, sold or promoted by Standard & Poor's and Standard & Poor's makes no representation regarding the advisability of investing in the Fund.


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SFT Index 500 Fund

James Seifert
Portfolio Manager

Fund Objective

The SFT Index 500 Fund seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance of the common stocks included in the Standard and Poor's 500® Index (S&P 500). It is designed to provide an economical and convenient means of maintaining a broad position in the equity market as part of an overall investment strategy. The risks incurred by investing in the SFT Index 500 Fund include, but are not limited to, the risk that the Fund may not be able to replicate the performance of the S&P 500®, and the risk of declines in the equity markets generally.

Performance Update

The Fund's Class 2 shares generated a total net return of 17.91 percent over the 12 months ending December 31, 2020; the S&P 500® Index returned 18.40 percent over the same period.

What influenced the Fund's return during the past 12 months?

The SFT Index 500 Fund is passively managed. The Fund is fully invested and holds all names at published float adjusted index weights. The Fund seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance, before fees and expenses, of the S&P 500®.

Seven of the nine sectors posted positive annual returns. The technology sector led all sectors with a 12 month return of 38 percent. Materials and services names followed with an annual return of 26.8 percent. Energy and Utilities sectors detracted from performance with returns of -33.4 percent and -1.9 percent, respectively. In terms of size, decile 1, (decile segments consist of 50 names) consisting of the mega-cap names and representing 51.4 percent of the weight in the index, ended the period with a return of 23.7 percent. All other decile groups ended the year with positive returns.

What other market conditions or events influenced the Fund's performance during the past 12 months?

Lower political uncertainty, another COVID-19 relief package, and news of a number of effective vaccines boosted confidence that 2021 would see a return to normal. Investors looked through near term weakness to bid up lagging asset classes, resulting in winners all around in the fourth quarter. For the full year, almost all major asset classes ended the year strongly. COVID-19 continues to weigh on real estate performance, and commodities also lagged, posting negative returns for the year. Despite the strong positive momentum, equity markets continue to price in stubbornly high volatility. While inflation expectations have perked up, rates remain at historically low levels with even the 30-year bond yielding only 1.65 percent at the end of the year.

Despite what is still the worst economic contraction in decades with consensus growth in real GDP of -3.5 percent for the year, it could have been far worse. When signs that the economy was stalling emerged in fourth quarter, Congress stepped up once again. While it remains the worst of times for more than 10 million workers who are still unemployed, aggregate personal income is higher than a year ago, a far different result than in previous shocks.

Fiscal transfers and a lack of spending opportunities not only provided needed aid but increased the savings rate. Substantial pent up demand is the backdrop for a vaccine-driven return to normal next year. Investors are not the only people looking through to a normalizing economy. Manufacturing, both in the U.S. and globally, returned to expansion territory at the end of the second quarter in 2020.


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What will affect the Fund going forward?

While a strong rebound is likely, in our view we're not going to return to the old normal. The pandemic accelerated trends that were already in place and focused an unflinching spotlight on imbalances and sectors with weak value propositions. Work from home appears to be here to stay, and demand for office space and business travel may take years to recover. Bricks and mortar retail will never be the same. Financial services companies need to compete in a low return world, at least for now. Higher education will have to demonstrate a better value proposition for on-campus learning. The cat's out of the bag as more patients opt for telemedicine over in-person visits.

We believe new business models will emerge, and some sectors could experience a painful transition as investment and infrastructure align in new ways, while other businesses benefit as supply chains realign. Even well-performing companies will feel pressure to leverage technology to increase efficiency and scale. These changes are likely to continue to provide investment opportunities.

The pandemic bared the reality of unequal impacts with low wage, service workers suffering the most. At the same time, the "haves" have more flexibility than ever before. Low tax states with a strong quality of life are drawing attractive businesses, which sets the stage for tension between needed rebalancing and tax policy. Populism and political division are most likely here to stay.

On the bright side, the economy has been surprisingly resilient, and strong growth will likely ease the transition. While markets seem fully priced and even overvalued by normal standards, the stage is set for good economic growth in the coming year. We expect the current slowdown to be short-lived, and ample liquidity remains a strong support. However, with markets fully valued and rates at rock bottom, we believe now is a good time maintain investment discipline.


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Ten Largest Holdings^

Security description   Market
value
  % of total
net assets
 

Apple, Inc.

 

$

65,947,461

     

6.6

%

 

Microsoft Corp.

   

52,295,168

     

5.2

%

 

Amazon.com, Inc.

   

43,199,920

     

4.3

%

 

Facebook, Inc.—Class A

   

20,421,168

     

2.0

%

 

Tesla, Inc.

   

16,641,816

     

1.7

%

 

Alphabet, Inc.—Class A

   

16,387,184

     

1.6

%

 

Alphabet, Inc.—Class C

   

15,815,973

     

1.6

%

 

Berkshire Hathaway, Inc.—Class B

   

14,033,004

     

1.4

%

 

Johnson & Johnson

   

12,884,229

     

1.3

%

 

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

   

12,045,474

     

1.2

%

 
   

$

269,671,397

     

26.9

%

 

^Excludes short-term investments.

Sector Diversification (shown as a percentage of net assets)


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Comparison of Change in Investment Value*
A Hypothetical $10,000 Investment in SFT Index 500 Fund,
S&P 500
® Index and Consumer Price Index (CPI)

On the chart above you can see how the SFT Index 500 Fund's Class 2 shares total return compared to the S&P 500® Index (as adjusted for dividend reinvestment) and the Consumer Price Index. The three lines represent the total return of a hypothetical $10,000 investment made on December 31, 2010 through December 31, 2020, assuming reinvestment of distributions, if any.

*  The results shown are past performance and are not an indication of future performance. Current performance may be lower or higher. The investment returns and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that shares upon redemption may be worth more or less than their original cost. Performance figures of the Fund do not reflect charges pursuant to the terms of the variable life insurance policies and variable annuity contracts funded by separate accounts that invest in the Fund's shares. When such charges are deducted, actual investment performance in a variable policy or contract will be lower. The S&P 500® Index is a broad, unmanaged index of 500 common stocks which are representative of the U.S. stock market overall.

"Standard & Poor's®", "S&P®", "Standard & Poor's 500" and "S&P 500" are trademarks of the S&P Global, Inc. and have been licensed for use by Securian Funds Trust—SFT Index 500 Fund. The Fund is not sponsored, endorsed, sold or promoted by Standard & Poor's and Standard & Poor's makes no representation regarding the advisability of investing in the Fund.


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SFT International Bond Fund

Michael Hasenstab, Ph.D. and Christine Zhu
Portfolio Managers Franklin Advisers, Inc.

Fund Objective

The SFT International Bond Fund seeks to maximize current income consistent with protection of principal. The Fund pursues its objective by investing primarily in debt securities issued by issuers located anywhere in the world. While Securian Asset Management, Inc. acts as the investment adviser for the Fund, Franklin Advisers, Inc. provides investment advice to the SFT International Bond Fund under a sub-advisory agreement. Investment risks associated with international investing in addition to other risks include currency fluctuations, political and economic instability, and differences in accounting standards when investing in foreign markets.

Performance Update

The Fund generated a total net return of -6.36 percent over the 12 months ended December 31, 2020, underperforming the FTSE World Government Bond Index, which returned 10.11 percent over the same period.

What influenced the Fund's return during the past 12 months?

In calendar year 2020, the Fund's relative underperformance was primarily due to currency positions, followed by interest-rate strategies. Sovereign credit exposures had a largely neutral effect on relative results.

In currency markets, the US dollar (USD) initially strengthened in March on tremendous demand for US dollars during the financial market shocks, but then entered a broad-based weakening pattern in mid-May that largely persisted through the end December. The Fund's underweighted positions in the euro, the Australian dollar and the Mexican peso detracted from relative performance. We continued to hold long exposure in the USD against a net-negative position in the euro, as we expect the euro to weaken against the USD on negative rates in the eurozone and comparatively greater headwinds to growth and reflation efforts across Europe. We also held a net-negative position in the Australian dollar to hedge emerging market beta risks during much of the period, but reduced the position in December, as part of our tactical rotation into areas of risk and value in Asia.

Overweighted currency positions in Latin America (the Brazilian real and Argentine peso) and Asia ex Japan (the Indonesian rupiah) also detracted from relative results. However, overweighted positions in northern European currencies (the Swedish krona and Norwegian krone) contributed to relative performance, as did the Fund's overweighted positions in the Japanese yen.

Developed market sovereign bond yields fluctuated during the summer months, rising on reflation expectations but dropping in September as broad risk aversion returned to global financial markets. Sovereign bond yields also declined in several countries on ongoing monetary accommodation during the year, notably including much of Latin America and Asia, particularly Brazil, Mexico, Indonesia and India. The Fund maintained a defensive approach regarding interest rates in developed markets, while holding duration exposures in select emerging markets. Underweighted duration exposure in the U.S. detracted from relative results, as did select underweighted duration exposures in Europe. However, select overweighted duration exposures in Latin America (Argentina and Mexico) contributed to relative performance. We continue to emphasize select local-currency bonds outside of the major developed markets, in countries that we view as having resilient fundamentals and attractive risk-adjusted yields.

What other market conditions or events influenced the Fund's performance during the past 12 months?

The 2020 calendar year started optimistically, as a phase one trade deal between the U.S. and China appeared to bolster market sentiment, driving risk asset valuations higher in several markets across the globe.


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In Europe, the European Central Bank (ECB) kept monetary policy unchanged through the end of the year, with the main refinancing operations rate remaining at 0.0 percent, and the main deposit facility rate remaining at -0.5 percent.

In Japan, Yoshihide Suga was confirmed as the new prime minister on September 16, following Shinzo Abe's resignation on August 28. Abe had been prime minister since December 2012. The Bank of Japan (BOJ) made no changes to its rates policy in 2020. Overnight interest rates remained at -0.1 percent and the yield target on the 10-year Japanese government bond remained at 0.0 percent throughout the period. Despite the BOJ's efforts to drive inflation higher during the Abenomics era, deflationary pressures returned, with core inflation (National Consumer Price Index (CPI) ex fresh food) dropping to -0.4 percent year-over-year in August and falling further to -0.9 percent in November. The BOJ announced in December that it had launched a comprehensive review of its monetary framework, scheduled to arrive in March 2021.

Nearly every country in the world declared some form of fiscal response to the economic crisis in 2020, with most countries pursuing programs that went beyond the measures they deployed during the global financial crisis. During the 12-month period Brazil cut rates by 250 basis points (bps) to 2.00 percent, Colombia cut rates by 250 bps to 1.75 percent, Mexico cut rates by 300 bps to 4.25 percent, Indonesia cut rates by 125 bps to 3.75 percent and India cut rates by 115 bps to 4.00 percent.

In markets, the yield on the 10-year US Treasury (UST) note finished the period 100 bps lower, at 0.92 percent, ranging from a pre-pandemic high of 1.92 percent on January 1 to an all-time low of 0.51 percent on August 4. The UST yield curve notably steepened from early August through the end of December, with the spread between the three-month UST bill and the 10-year UST note rising from 40 bps to 83 bps on mounting debt issuance and rising reflation expectations.

In Europe, the yield on the 10-year German Bund finished the year 38 bps lower at -0.57 percent, ranging from a pre-pandemic high of -0.19 percent on January 13 to an all-time low of -0.86 percent on March 9, during peak financial market shocks. Expanding monetary accommodation, political challenges to disbursing fiscal stimulus measures and persistent deflationary pressures kept yields suppressed across much of core Europe through the end of the year. Sovereign bond yields also declined in several countries on ongoing monetary accommodation during the year, notably including much of Latin America and Asia, particularly Brazil, Mexico, Indonesia and India.

In currency markets, the USD initially strengthened in March on tremendous demand for US dollars during the financial market shocks, but then entered a broad-based weakening pattern in mid-May that largely persisted through the end December. Many developed market and emerging market currencies alike strengthened against the USD over the final seven months of the year. In credit markets, spreads widened substantially during peak financial market volatility in February and March, but progressively tightened from April through December, with several sovereign and corporate sectors finishing the year at pre-pandemic levels.

What strategies and techniques did you employ that specifically affected Fund performance?

We continued to maintain low portfolio duration. We are significantly underweight developed market duration, preferring to hold short- to intermediate-term USTs, while holding no exposure to the long end of the curve. We hold no duration exposure in the eurozone. Instead, we continue to emphasize select local-currency bonds outside of the major developed markets, in countries that we view as having resilient fundamentals and attractive risk-adjusted yields.

In December, we shifted the emphasis of our currency allocations from a safe-haven stance toward medium-term valuation opportunities against the euro and USD. We see fundamental value in specific currencies of economies with current account surpluses, notably in northern Europe, Japan and other areas of Asia. We are also holding various unhedged local-currency positions, notably in South Korea, Indonesia, India and Ghana. We have notable long exposures in the Norwegian krone and Swedish krona against the euro, and in the Japanese yen and Chinese yuan against the USD. We continued to hold long exposure in the USD against a net-negative position in the euro, as we expect the euro to weaken against the USD on negative rates in the eurozone and comparatively greater headwinds to growth and reflation efforts across Europe. We reduced our net-negative position in the Australian dollar in December, as part of our tactical rotation into areas of risk and value in Asia.


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We continued to broadly avoid credit sectors, which remain overvalued and vulnerable to ongoing economic damage, in our view. Nonetheless, we continue to monitor credit conditions and have become increasingly constructive in various areas of the global fixed income markets, notably in areas of Asia, as we expect vaccine distributions to improve economic activity in the second half of 2021.

What will affect the Fund going forward?

We are optimistic for the potential effectiveness of vaccine distributions in 2021, which we expect to incrementally support a rebound in economic activity midway through the year. We anticipate being constructive in a number of regions as the world transitions towards a post-COVID-19 era, with a particular focus on areas of Asia that have addressed the health crisis and economic crisis more effectively. However, it remains crucial to be highly selective as there is wide variance in how countries have contained COVID-19, handled fiscal and monetary policy, and supported their economies.

Additionally, optimism for a potential curtailment of the pandemic in the second half of the year should be counterbalanced with caution over acute near-term risks, in our view. The pandemic continues to destroy areas of economic activity as cases surge to record levels in areas of Europe, the US and Latin America, resulting in substantial risks for a number of financial assets. COVID-19 cases appear likely to reach a zenith during the winter months before vaccine distributions may cause the pandemic to ebb in the late spring and summer of 2021. Broad disinflationary effects are likely to persist until economies can return to full mobility. There will also be wide variation in distribution efficiency in countries, with several emerging markets lagging the deployments of vaccines in advanced economies, creating staggered timelines for economic recoveries and specific investment opportunities.

From a macro standpoint, fiscal and monetary policies continue to have a substantial impact on financial market valuations. Central banks are now seen as the policymaker of first and last resort during a crisis, with extreme monetary policy becoming the norm in developed economies. Emerging markets typically have less ability to pursue ultra-accommodative policies given the amplified risks to price stability and their exchange rates. Stronger institutions in developed countries allow for more extreme measures, though not without consequence; massive fiscal deficits and persistently low rates to minimize debt financing should lead to currency depreciation, notably in the euro area and the US.

We believe environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors will play a major role in rebuilding the post-COVID-19 world. Social cohesion and good governance have the power to accelerate a country's post-crisis recovery, or the lack thereof can stymie it. Tragically we have seen the consequences of weak ESG factors in specific emerging markets during the pandemic. Countries that were less prepared for a health crisis due to weaker health care systems and less developed infrastructure, and/or less prepared for an economic crisis due to fiscal imbalances, high levels of debt and external dependencies, have suffered greater damage. By contrast, countries that were in stronger fundamental shape before the crisis, with stronger institutions, lower levels of debt and more diversified economies, have generally fared better.

Widening income inequality in many countries also remains a critical issue that threatens to undermine economic stability and intensify social discord. Damaged economies and elevated unemployment from the pandemic have only worsened several pre-existing structural problems. Countries that effectively address these challenges in the years ahead can strengthen the underpinnings of their economies, while those that neglect these factors risk further instability. We expect ESG to be a defining characteristic for global fixed income markets in years ahead. Countries that are projected to improve on ESG factors often present the strongest investment opportunities.


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Ten Largest Holdings^

Security description   Market
value
  % of bond
portfolio
 

U.S. Treasury Note 2.125%, 05/15/25

 

$

5,342,520

     

5.9

%

 

U.S. Treasury Note 1.500%, 11/30/24

   

4,456,690

     

4.9

%

 

U.S. Treasury Note 2.000%, 02/15/25

   

4,432,549

     

4.9

%

 

Korea Treasury Bond 4.250%, 06/10/21

   

4,279,686

     

4.7

%

 

Korea Treasury Bond 1.375%, 12/10/29

   

4,207,892

     

4.6

%

 

U.S. Treasury Note 1.750%, 12/31/24

   

3,696,023

     

4.1

%

 

Korea Treasury Bond 3.375%, 09/10/23

   

2,668,196

     

2.9

%

 

U.S. Treasury Note 2.875%, 05/31/25

   

2,659,249

     

2.9

%

 

Mexican Bonos 6.500%, 06/09/22

   

2,559,553

     

2.8

%

 

Korea Treasury Bond 3.000%, 09/10/24

   

2,371,397

     

2.6

%

 
   

$

36,673,755

     

40.3

%

 

^Excludes short-term investments.

Country Diversification (shown as a percentage of net assets)

Currency Diversification (shown as a percentage of net assets)

African

   

1.57

%

 

Ghana Cedi

   

1.57

%

 

Americas

   

37.65

%

 

United States Dollar

   

34.97

%

 

Argentine Peso

   

1.85

%

 

Mexican Peso

   

0.79

%

 

Brazilian Real

   

0.04

%

 

Asia Pacific

   

71.87

%

 

Japanese Yen

   

49.98

%

 

Republic of Korea Won

   

17.95

%

 

Indian Rupee

   

5.02

%

 

Indonesian Rupiah

   

4.74

%

 

Chinese Yuan Renminbi

   

4.47

%

 

Australian Dollar (AUD)*

   

-10.29

%

 

Europe

   

-11.09

%

 

Norwegian Krone

   

11.44

%

 

Swedish krona

   

7.81

%

 

Euro*

   

-30.34

%  

*A negative figure reflects net "short" exposure, designed to benefit if the value of the associated currency decreases. Conversely, the Fund's value would potentially decline if the value of the associated currency increases.


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Comparison of Change in Investment Value*
A Hypothetical $10,000 Investment in SFT International Bond Fund,
FTSE World Government Bond Index and Consumer Price Index (CPI)

On the chart above you can see how the SFT International Bond Fund's Class 2 shares total return compared to the FTSE World Government Bond Index, and the Consumer Price Index. The three lines represent the total return of a hypothetical $10,000 investment made on December 31, 2010 through December 31, 2020, assuming reinvestment of distributions, if any.

*  The results shown are past performance and are not an indication of future performance. Current performance may be lower or higher. The investment returns and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that shares upon redemption may be worth more or less than their original cost. Performance figures of the Fund do not reflect charges pursuant to the terms of the variable life insurance policies and variable annuity contracts funded by separate accounts that invest in the Fund's shares. When such charges are deducted, actual investment performance in a variable policy or contract will be lower.

The FTSE World Government Bond Index is a market capitalization weighted index consisting of the government bond markets from over twenty countries. Country eligibility is determined based upon market capitalization and investability criteria. The index includes all fixed-rate bonds with a remaining maturity of one year or longer and with amounts outstanding of at least the equivalent of U.S. $25 million. Government securities typically exclude floating or variable rate bonds, U.S./Canadian savings bonds and private placements. Each bond must have a minimum rating of BBB-/Baa3 by S&P or Moody's.


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SFT IvySM Growth Fund

Bradley M. Klapmeyer, CFA Portfolio Manager Ivy
Investment Management Company

Fund Objective

The SFT IvySM Growth Fund seeks to provide growth of capital. The Fund pursues its objective by investing primarily in a diversified portfolio of common stocks issued by large capitalization companies. While Securian Asset Management, Inc. acts as the investment adviser for the Fund, Ivy Investment Management Company (IICO) provides investment advice to the Fund under a sub-advisory agreement. The risks incurred by investing in the Fund include, but are not limited to, the risk of declines in the market for large cap stocks or in the equity markets generally.

Performance Update

The Fund generated a total net return of 30.69 percent over the 12 months ending December 31, 2020, underperforming the Russell 1000 Growth Index which returned 38.49 percent for the same period.

What influenced the Fund's return during the past 12 months?

During the measurement period, the Fund posted a strong absolute gain, but underperformed relative to its benchmark. Stock selection within the consumer discretionary, information technology and communication services sectors was the main reason for relative underperformance.

Market returns were strongly influenced by the "tails"—on one end were hyper growers that lack proven business models throughout cycles and on the other end were cyclical value stocks that are highly dependent on accelerating economic growth prospects. This created a unique challenge for the Fund's desire to maintain a strong quality bias as many of the outperforming areas lacked the strong business model characteristics we typically require. Given that we believe quality is more durable than growth, we were forced to sacrifice on some relative growth attributes in favor of quality, and although that resulted in underperformance in 2020, we think maintaining a focus on quality growth will be rewarded through the cycle.

What other market conditions or events influenced the Fund's performance during the past 12 months?

2020 initially started, pre-pandemic, with hopes that easing credit conditions and monetary policy would ultimately lead to accelerating growth later in 2020. Oddly enough, 2020 ended with that same narrative but for 2021 with hope that another round of, again unprecedented, monetary and fiscal policy will kick-start a new, but stronger post pandemic economic cycle.

Maintaining exposure to the large-cap growth style over the past decade has been a rewarding proposition with an annual total return for the Russell 1000 Growth Index since 2010 slightly more than 17 percent. While those average annual gains are remarkable, it hasn't been a smooth ride as the past decade has been marked by its fair share of turbulence as global economies emerged from the depths of the global financial crisis. While this decade long run for growth style investing was capped with another year of strong gains, 2020 made sure it was a hard-earned return.

What strategies and techniques did you employ that specifically affected Fund performance?

Performance in consumer discretionary was the leading source of negative sector attribution. The Fund was overweight the sector but challenging stock selection more than offset this positive allocation. The most significant detractor was underweight exposure to Tesla, which posted a significant gain for the period. We maintained no exposure as we believe Telsa's valuation is embedding unrealistic long-term business economics and earnings. An


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overweight position in two other stocks, V.F. Corp. and Booking Holdings Inc., also detracted from performance. Finally, a notable overweight position in Tractor Supply Co. was a source of positive attribution. Strength in Tractor Supply, a position initially introduced in the portfolio in January 2020, outperformed as it remained operational during COVID-19 because its products were deemed essential to consumers.

Information technology was another detractor, driven by an overweight position in Motorola Solutions, which underperformed as a result of concerns related to demand within its first responder communications business unit. Apple, Inc. was another detractor as the Fund's underweight position proved incorrect given the company's impressive returns during the period. Positive attribution wasn't absent during the period as several overweight positions, including NVIDIA Corp., PayPal Holdings, Adobe and Microsoft, provided a partial offset to challenged performance within the sector.

Within the communication services sector, the Fund continued to experience a headwind from the pervasive theme of rewarding relatively unproven business models, which stands in contrast to the Fund's well-tenured process and philosophy. Underweight positions in Netflix, Pinterest and Roku were sources of detraction, while an overweight in Electronic Arts, despite gaining double digits in the period, added to the relative underperformance within the sector. Positive attribution was present as the Fund continued to avoid traditional media companies that significantly underperformed the sector.

Industrials was a source of positive attribution driven by the Fund's stock selection within the sector. Underweight positions in aerospace and defense stalwarts such as Boeing and Lockheed Martin were bright spots. A continued overweight in CoStar Group, as in recent years, again proved to be a source of positive attribution. The Fund experienced a headwind to performance with overweight positions in several long-term holdings such as Stanley Black & Decker, Caterpillar, Northrop Grumman and J.B. Hunt Transport Services.

Lastly, Fund exposure to the real estate and materials sectors, while relatively small, provided positive sources of attribution through both positive allocation and stock selection.

What will affect the Fund going forward?

Supported by low interest rates, flowing fiscal stimulus and improving global growth prospects, the markets will likely enter 2021 with a sustained desire to swing for the fences. As such, it is possible to see continued strength in the near-term from hyper-growth dream stocks and lower quality, deeply cyclical value names.

We see these tail trades, or "barbell strategies," as temporary. Neither has deep roots attached to quality businesses. We believe as the year progresses the persistence and intensity of outperformance from these tails will cede momentum to more durable investment strategies. We are hopeful that macro and stylist influences on the market will diminish leaving a market better tuned for stock picking, not macro or factor guessing.

The catalyst driving our view of a more rational market environment is simply related to the "rubber meeting the road." Market valuation expansion has been a significant portion of growth style returns over the past two years, which embeds a high level of expectations around accelerating growth or sustaining high levels of rapid growth. We believe that parts of the market—work from home, pandemic beneficiaries and hyper-growth stocks—have built in expectations of years of forward good news based on current low interest rates, contained inflation, upsized fiscal stimulus and stronger near-term economic prospects. We think these high expectations of sustained growth along with a broadening economic recovery and upward movement in rates, poses a real risk to the growth tail of the market.

Our empirically proven investment philosophy is based on the fleeting nature of growth sustainability and that growth, if ultimately durable, needs to be attached to a quality business. As such, we have always started our stock selection process with good business model selection and believe quality is paramount to controlling downside risk and driving strong multi-year returns. Although the current environment may be recklessly rewarding only those companies with the highest near-term growth or strongest pandemic revisions, we stand firm in our assessment that quality is more durable than growth. We believe starting with quality while avoiding the temptation to chase growth for growth's sake (at any cost) will reap significant and more predictable benefits over a multi-year horizon.


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Ten Largest Holdings^

Security description   Market
value
  % of net
assets
 

Microsoft Corp.

 

$

60,341,656

     

10.0

%

 

Apple, Inc.

   

53,483,093

     

8.8

%

 

Amazon.com, Inc.

   

41,265,303

     

6.8

%

 

Alphabet, Inc.—Class A

   

27,197,468

     

4.5

%

 

Visa, Inc.—Class A

   

26,988,439

     

4.5

%

 

Facebook, Inc.—Class A

   

22,041,280

     

3.6

%

 

PayPal Holdings, Inc.

   

19,013,995

     

3.1

%

 

Adobe, Inc.

   

18,808,513

     

3.1

%

 

Motorola Solutions, Inc.

   

18,400,492

     

3.0

%

 

Intuit, Inc.

   

17,718,863

     

2.9

%

 
   

$

305,259,102

     

50.3

%

 

^Excludes short-term investments.

Sector Diversification (shown as a percentage of net assets)


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Comparison of Change in Investment Value*
A Hypothetical $10,000 Investment in SFT Ivy
SM Growth Fund,
the Russell 1000 Growth Index and Consumer Price Index (CPI)

On the chart above you can see how the SFT IvySM Growth Fund's shares total return compared to the Russell 1000 Growth Index and the Consumer Price Index. The three lines represent the total return of a hypothetical $10,000 investment made on May 1, 2014 through December 31, 2020, assuming reinvestment of distributions, if any.

*  The results shown are past performance and are not an indication of future performance. Current performance may be lower or higher. The investment returns and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that shares upon redemption may be worth more or less than their original cost. Performance figures of the Fund do not reflect charges pursuant to the terms of the variable life insurance policies and variable annuity contracts funded by separate accounts that invest in the Fund's shares. When such charges are deducted, actual investment performance in a variable policy or contract will be lower.

The Russell 1000 Growth Index is an unmanaged index that measures the performance of those Russell 1000 Index companies with higher price-to-book ratios and higher forecasted growth values. The index measures the performance of the 1,000 largest companies in the Russell 3000 Index, which measures the performance of the 3,000 largest U.S. companies based on total market capitalization.

'Ivy' is the registered service mark of Ivy Distributors, Inc., an affiliate of IICO.


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SFT IvySM Small Cap Growth Fund

Timothy J. Miller, CFA, Kenneth G. McQuade, CFA, Bradley P. Halverson, CFA Portfolio Managers Ivy Investment Management Company

Fund Objective

The SFT IvySM Small Cap Growth Fund seeks to provide growth of capital. The Fund pursues its objective by investing primarily in a diversified portfolio of common stocks issued by small capitalization companies. While Securian Asset Management, Inc. acts as the investment adviser for the Fund, Ivy Investment Management Company (IICO) provides investment advice to the Fund under a sub-advisory agreement. The risks incurred by investing in the Fund include, but are not limited to, the risk of declines in the market for small cap stocks or in the equity markets generally.

Performance Update

The Fund generated a total net return of 36.26 percent over the 12 months ending December 31, 2020, outperforming the Russell 2000 Growth Index which returned 34.63 percent over the same period.

What influenced the Fund's return during the past 12 months?

The Fund outperformed its benchmark for the measurement period. The Fund's steady focus on sustainable, quality growth companies provided a consistent lead over the benchmark during a period of tremendous volatility and mood swings in the market. After a strong start to the year, COVID-19 focused investor expectations on industries and companies that could weather the turmoil or indeed prosper.

What other market conditions or events influenced the Fund's performance during the past 12 months?

One needed more than "2020" vision to foresee the events that would transpire last year and how the market could rise so much in the midst of all of the chaos. The broad market gains in the U.S. were good last year and the small-cap market gains were great.

Growth stocks were the leaders across the entire market cap spectrum, as investors gravitated to the durability and predictability of companies in the technology, healthcare, and emerging growth industries. COVID-19 caused a sharp correction in the spring, but the rapid and forceful response of fiscal and monetary policy provided the catalyst for the stock market to foresee better days ahead. Confidence in that foresight was further enhanced by the rapid development and success of a vaccine late in the year, sparking a broader year-end rally.

What strategies and techniques did you employ that specifically affected Fund performance?

There were clear winners that thrived during the economic contraction, including health care service companies such as Teledoc, or critical software vendors whose subscription model proved resilient, or consumer companies exposed to outdoor recreation. The Fund made a few adjustments to increase exposure in these stocks while reducing exposure in the most vulnerable industries such as travel and entertainment and energy. The correction lasted about a month, and then the impact of aggressive fiscal stimulus and monetary accommodation turned sentiment around quickly. The rally was led by the stocks hit the hardest during the correction, and then a tug of war ensued over the balance of the year between defensive COVID-19 beneficiaries versus a reopening recovery trade. The challenge for the Fund was to maintain the significant outperformance generated prior to the bottom. By year-end only a small portion of that gain had been forfeited. The two leading sectors for the Fund were the two largest weights, information technology and health care.

Information technology was a significant contributor to Fund performance during the year as the sector handily beat the index and stock selection nicely outpaced sector returns. As the world lurched into lockdown in March,


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the digital transformation theme of the past decade suddenly accelerated as the necessity to work remotely impacted all types of organizations worldwide. Many technology companies became immediate beneficiaries as reliance on software, communications, technology and digital tools became mission critical. The Fund has historically been overweight information technology because the market, over a full market cycle, has rewarded strong, enduring business models operating in large, exploitable markets. This year was turbocharged as software, semiconductors and information technology services were key contributing industries, bolstered by strong stock selection leading to significant returns in excess of the Fund's benchmark. Notable performance came from Five9, a company providing crucial cloud call-center software; Enphase Energy, a company delivering solar inverters and batteries to the U.S. residential market; and Monolithic Power, a leading analog semiconductor company. In the year ahead, we believe demand for these technologies will remain robust and we expect to retain an overweight sector stance devoted to strong growth companies. Still, we are conscientious of elevated valuations and continue to evaluate position sizes and seek for new opportunities of innovative companies we believe are well positioned for sustained growth and profitability.

Health care produced the strongest return of any sector and, as the largest weighted sector in the Fund's benchmark, created a significant performance hurdle to keep up with. COVID-19 was the obvious key focal point that created many direct impacts such as minimal capacity for non-emergency procedures, lower private pay from rising unemployment, massive vaccine and treatment funding and significant stress on staffing. Another incremental aspect of the pandemic was the rapid development and acceptance of novel technologies that could make health care delivery more efficient, more effective and more customized, such as genetic testing, vaccine technologies and gene editing. Biotech was the largest contributing segment. Biotechnology produced a strong double-digit annual return in the Fund's benchmark on the back of accelerated adoption of technologies along with low interest rates, easy credit and an accommodating Food and Drug Administration. Despite the tough performance hurdle, we outperformed within health care due to strong stock selection including multiple names that more than doubled their returns in the year. Although we remained underweight the sector to avoid much of biotech's more binary risk profiles, stock selection more than offset the weighting headwind. Looking forward, we think demand for more efficiency and individualized treatments along with available funding for development keeps the fundamental outlook bright for the more novel niches in health care, likely at the expense of outdated facilities and invasive therapies. As a result, we continue to gravitate toward innovation and services that facilitate value-based health care in more cost-effective settings.

The balance of the portfolio was a net drag on performance for the year. As the market migrated to a recovery-oriented environment in the latter half of the year, the cyclical, value-oriented portion of the Fund's benchmark led the way. Stocks in the energy, machinery and materials sectors were the outperformers and these areas were underweight positions in the Fund.

Consumer discretionary was a strong absolute performer and the Fund performed in line with the Fund's benchmark. The shortfall in industrials was primarily due to the cyclical phenomena mentioned above, and a bit of a speculative flurry of performance in solar stocks. Finally, financials was a drag on returns due to disappointing stock performance from a few names such as eHealth and Houlihan Lokey. The former has been sold.

What will affect the Fund going forward?

As unpredictable as 2020 was, the lesson learned was to maintain the Fund's core stock selection discipline, which has proven over the years to be a successful strategy. We believe the market ultimately rewards the small-cap growth companies that deliver sales and earnings growth and returns on capital that merit the high valuations often achieved.

The pandemic in some cases validated and accelerated the adoption of the innovative growth models that the Fund is always pursuing. The outlook for 2021 seems brighter with the rollout of the vaccine but there will undoubtedly be the unexpected turn of events that lead to market volatility. Innovation is in full stride however, which we think is an ideal environment to invest in small-cap growth companies.


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Ten Largest Holdings^

Security description   Market
value
  % of stock
portfolio
 

Five9, Inc.

 

$

7,542,277

     

3.6

%

 

CareDx, Inc.

   

6,452,107

     

3.0

%

 

Varonis Systems, Inc.

   

6,092,836

     

2.9

%

 

Globant SA

   

5,309,249

     

2.5

%

 

Monolithic Power Systems, Inc.

   

5,255,034

     

2.5

%

 

PetIQ, Inc.

   

4,842,701

     

2.3

%

 

The Brink's Co.

   

4,627,728

     

2.2

%

 

Mercury Systems, Inc.

   

4,457,421

     

2.1

%

 

Vericel Corp.

   

4,370,940

     

2.1

%

 

Q2 Holdings, Inc.

   

4,136,139

     

2.0

%

 
   

$

53,086,432

     

25.2

%

 

^Excludes short-term investments.

Sector Diversification (shown as a percentage of net assets)


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Comparison of Change in Investment Value*
A Hypothetical $10,000 Investment in SFT Ivy
SM Small Cap Growth Fund,
the Russell 2000 Growth Index and Consumer Price Index (CPI)

On the chart above you can see how the SFT IvySM Small Cap Growth Fund's shares total return compared to the Russell 2000 Growth Index and the Consumer Price Index. The three lines represent the total return of a hypothetical $10,000 investment made on May 1, 2014 through December 31, 2020, assuming reinvestment of distributions, if any.

*  The results shown are past performance and are not an indication of future performance. Current performance may be lower or higher. The investment returns and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that shares upon redemption may be worth more or less than their original cost. Performance figures of the Fund do not reflect charges pursuant to the terms of the variable life insurance policies and variable annuity contracts funded by separate accounts that invest in the Fund's shares. When such charges are deducted, actual investment performance in a variable policy or contract will be lower.

The Russell 2000 Growth Index is an unmanaged index of those Russell 2000 Index growth companies with higher price-to-book ratios and higher forecasted growth values. The index is broad-based, comprised of 2,000 of the smallest U.S.-domiciled company common stocks based on total market capitalization.

'Ivy' is the registered service mark of Ivy Distributors, Inc., an affiliate of IICO.


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SFT Managed Volatility Equity Fund

Craig M. Stapleton, CFA, FRM, Jeremy Gogos, Ph.D., CFA and Merlin Erickson Portfolio Managers

Fund Objective

The SFT Managed Volatility Equity Fund seeks to maximize risk-adjusted total return relative to its blended benchmark index comprised of 60 percent S&P 500® Low Volatility Index, 20 percent S&P 500® BMI International Developed Low Volatility Index and 20 percent Bloomberg Barclays U.S. 3-Month Treasury Bellwether Index (collectively, the Blended Benchmark Index). The SFT Managed Volatility Equity Fund invests at least 80% of its assets in equity securities. Equity securities include those that are equity based, such as ETFs that invest primarily in U.S. and foreign equity securities. The Fund is subject to risks associated with such investments as described in detail in the Fund's prospectus. The net asset value of the Fund will fluctuate and is not guaranteed. It is possible to lose money by investing in the Fund. There is no assurance that efforts to manage Fund volatility will achieve the desired results.

Performance Update

The Fund generated a total net return of -5.35 percent, with a volatility of 11.87 percent, over the 12 months ending December 31, 2020. The Blended Benchmark Index, which is comprised of the S&P 500® Low Volatility Index, weighted 60 percent, the S&P 500 BMI International Developed Low Volatility Index, weighted 20 percent, and the Bloomberg Barclays U.S. 3-Month Treasury Bellwether Index, weighted 20 percent, returned -1.96 percent, with a volatility of 23.35 percent, over the same period.

What influenced the Fund's return during the past 12 months?

Equity volatility is what guides the asset allocation of this strategy. When equity volatility is low, the equity exposure of this strategy will be high. Conversely, when equity volatility is high, the equity exposure of this strategy will be low. Clearly, in 2020, COVID-19 was the predominant driver of market volatility.

The S&P 500 realized 34.43 percent volatility for 2020, the sixth highest calendar-year volatility in the index's 93-year history. 2008 is the only year in the modern era more volatile (40.97 percent realized volatility). All other higher years occurred in the 1920s and 1930s. Realized one-month volatility began 2020 quite low, entering the year at 6.90 percent. As such, the Fund's equity exposure was at 98.95 percent. In early February, as the market began to appreciate how truly disruptive COVID-19 could be, volatility began to escalate. From 02/21/2020 through 03/27/2020, the Fund was steadily de-risked from 99.52 percent to 13.61 percent equity exposure. This reduction in equity exposure was concurrent with one-month volatility increasing from 13.90 percent to 97.12 percent over the same time period. 03/27/2020 turned out to be the peak of one-month realized volatility in the COVID-19 market panic, but it stayed above 40 percent through the end of April. Indeed, the Fund did not begin adding back equity exposure in earnest until mid-May, and volatility did not drop enough for the Fund to get to "neutral" weight—i.e. 80 percent exposure—until late July. September and October also saw brief periods of volatility rising to the mid 20 percent range, and so the Fund was underweight equity for most of Q3 and Q4. One-month volatility closed out 2020 at 8.3 percent, and the Fund finished 2020 with 87.54 percent linear S&P exposure, approximately 11.59 percent exposure in long S&P 500 call options, and approximately 1.30 percent exposure in long Chicago Board of Options Exchange (CBOE) Volatility Index (VIX) puts.

All told, the Fund's average equity exposure for 2020 was 64.52 percent, which contributed -5.43 percent to the overall Fund return on a net basis. The benchmark equity component contributed -2.09 percent to the Blended Benchmark Index return. The Fund's fixed income and cash assets averaged 35.48 percent weight for the year, and contributed 0.08 percent to the overall Fund return on a net basis. The benchmark fixed income component delivered 0.13 percent to the Blended Benchmark Index return.


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What other market conditions or events influenced the Fund's performance during the past 12 months?

Following are just some of the financial extremes witnessed in 2020:

•  March 2020 saw a realized volatility of 93.42 percent, the most volatile month ever in the S&P 500 history.

•  The CBOE VIX set a new closing record of 82.7 on 03/16/2020.

•  The 33.92 percent drawdown from 02/20/2020 through 03/23/2020 was the ninth-largest S&P loss ever in 23 business days, and all other such periods that surpassed it were in 1929 and 1931.

•  Similarly, over the next 103 days, the S&P 500 rallied 51.50 percent, surpassing its pre-COVID-19 high. The speed of this rally is also unmatched in the last 87 years; only periods from 1932 and 1933 saw a larger S&P 500 price appreciation in the same number of business days.

•  International indexes (Nikkei 225, Hang Seng, FTSE 100, EuroStoxx 50) also saw rapid drawdowns in the 25-35 percent range in response to COVID-19.

•  The highest single-week Initial Jobless Claims (IJC) number during the Great Financial Crisis (GFC) was 665,000; during the week of 03/20/2020, the IJC number jumped from 282,000 to 3,307,000, and experienced forty-one continuous weeks of prints above the GFC peak.

•  The US 10-year Treasury rate set a new record low of 0.51 percent on 08/04/2020.

•  Second quarter of 2020 saw the largest quarter-over-quarter US Gross Domestic Product (GDP) contraction in history -31.40 percent.

In addition to these "top-level" anomalies, there were other very troubling developments underneath:

•  The well-known concentration of S&P 500 market cap in tech names was not helped by Tesla joining the index. As of year end, 24.86 percent of the S&P 500 market cap was concentrated in Apple, Amazon, Facebook, Alphabet (Google), Microsoft, Tesla, and Netflix. Also of note, Tesla saw a 743 percent return for 2020.

•  The best-performing S&P 500 sector in 2020 was Information Technology. The worst-performing sector was Energy. The performance gap between the two was the largest on record, going back to 2002. COVID-19 created an environment where industries that benefit from "work from home" (delivery retail, tech, etc.) were handed outlandish returns, and most other real-economy sectors were punished.

•  The Growth and Value sub-indexes of the S&P 500 tell a similar story. The outperformance of Growth over Value in 2020 is the largest on record back to 1994. The next largest Growth-Value gap was in 1998, leading up to the DotCom bubble.

•  The current projection for S&P 500 earnings growth year-over-year for the fourth quarter 2020 is -8.8 percent; yet the S&P 500 closed 2020 at a new all-time high.

We continue to view the equity markets as generally overvalued, and the absurd performance of the top equity sectors and names as liquidity fueled mania. To that end, consider the peak-to-trough performance of both the Fund and the Fund's benchmark through the COVID-19 panic. The Fund achieved its goal of mitigating severe drawdowns. However, with the Federal Reserve (Fed) unexpectedly cutting its target policy rate to 0.0 percent (03/13/2020) and pledging to inject trillions of short-term liquidity into the financial system, and the roughly $2 trillion CARES act passing on 03/27/2020, any asset allocation that involved being underweight equity was a losing proposition. This underweight was one primary driver of the Fund's underperformance in 2020. The other driver was the Fund's tilt toward value and low volatility stocks in its cash equity holdings. As alluded to above, these equity factors were extremely challenged in 2020.


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What strategies and techniques did you employ that specifically affected Fund performance?

Throughout the year, the Fund held a core long position in cash equity that represents low volatility domestic and international equity. In addition, the Fund had long and short positions in S&P 500 futures, long and short S&P 500 call options, long and short S&P 500 put options, long and short VIX call options, and long and short VIX put options. These derivative positions were held either as expressions of the target equity allocation of the Fund given prevailing volatility, or as supplemental hedges for managing the Fund's risk.

What will affect the Fund going forward?

We expect worse-than-average returns, and higher volatility, for domestic risk markets on a go-forward basis. Equity indexes continue to make new highs, while most fundamental valuation metrics suggest the equity market is quite overvalued, and S&P 500 earnings have declined year-over-year for 7 of the last 8 quarters. Both investment grade and high yield corporate credit yields are near their historic lows, while domestic corporate debt outstanding hit another new record in 2020. Multiple indications of inflation expectations have steadily risen since early 2020.

In short, up to this point, the monetary and fiscal tsunami unleashed upon the markets has been the primary driver of the returns seen since the COVID-19 market nadir. In our view, it seems plausible that the market has finally reached the point where central bank liquidity can no longer be injected without stoking fears of inflation. And further, every major central bank is now at their logical policy limit: short-term rates pinned at zero, and aggressive asset purchases to support markets.

Some market observers find justification for bullish sentiment in the COVID-19 vaccine release, and the promise of societal dynamics returning to normal. But in response, we pose the following simple logical question: if the market was impervious to the sectors worst affected by COVID-19 struggling mightily for the better part of a year, should the market see material gains as a result of those sectors returning to normal operation?

Given the present situation of extremely accommodative monetary policy, and probable further fiscal stimulus from the newly-elected Democratic federal government, we view the risk of a major equity selloff as reduced. But again, we are hard-pressed to see the case for material risk asset gains in 2021. And, perhaps more importantly, given the current central bank positioning, the—in our view—absolutely irresponsible federal debt and deficit, and the already staggering level of federal stimulus, we see the entire market as extremely vulnerable to an exogenous shock.

In a tactical sense, we will continue to use our volatility metrics to inform the equity allocations of the Funds. We will increase equity exposure if we believe volatility will decrease, decrease equity exposure if we believe volatility will increase, and in the event that we are overweight equity, we will carry some form of tail risk hedge for the foreseeable future.


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Ten Largest Holdings^

Security description   Market
value
  % of market
value
 

iShares Edge MSCI Minimum Volatility USA ETF

 

$

114,923,012

     

32.3

%

 

iShares Edge MSCI Minimum Volatility EAFE ETF

   

91,455,132

     

25.7

%

 

iShares Core High Dividend ETF

   

66,318,585

     

18.7

%

 

iShares Edge MSCI Minimum Volatility Emerging Markets ETF

   

21,871,832

     

6.2

%

 

iShares MSCI Germany ETF

   

16,877,240

     

4.7

%

 

BlackRock Short Maturity Bond ETF

   

13,809,042

     

3.9

%

 
   

$

325,254,843

     

91.5

%

 

    

^Excludes short-term investments.

Sector Diversification (shown as a percentage of net assets)


37



Comparison of Change in Investment Value*
A Hypothetical $10,000 Investment in SFT Managed Volatility Equity Fund,
the Blended Benchmark Index and Consumer Price Index (CPI)

On the chart above you can see how the SFT Managed Volatility Equity Fund's shares total return compared to its Blended Benchmark Index, comprised of 60 percent of the S&P 500® Low Volatility Index, 20% S&P 500® BMI International Developed Low Volatility Index and 20% Bloomberg Barclays U.S. 3 Month Treasury Bellwether Index and the Consumer Price Index. The three lines represent the total return of a hypothetical $10,000 investment made on November 18, 2015 through December 31, 2020, assuming reinvestment of distributions, if any.

*  The results shown are past performance and are not an indication of future performance. Current performance may be lower or higher. The investment returns and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that shares upon redemption may be worth more or less than their original cost. Performance figures of the Fund do not reflect charges pursuant to the terms of the variable life insurance policies and variable annuity contracts funded by separate accounts that invest in the Fund's shares. When such charges are deducted, actual investment performance in a variable policy or contract will be lower.

Securian Asset Management, Inc. (Securian AM) and the Securian Funds Trust, on behalf of the SFT Managed Volatility Equity Fund (the "Fund"), have entered into an Expense Limitation Agreement, dated November 18, 2015, which limits the operating expenses of the Fund, excluding certain expenses (such as interest expense, acquired fund fees, cash overdraft fees, taxes, brokerage commissions, other expenditures which are capitalized in accordance with the generally accepted accounting principles, and other extraordinary expenses not incurred in the ordinary course of the Fund's business), to 0.80% of the Fund's average daily net assets through April 30, 2021. The Agreement renews annually for a full year each year thereafter unless terminated by Securian AM upon at least 30 days' notice prior to the end of a contract term. The Fund is authorized to reimburse Securian AM for management fees previously waived and/or for the cost of expenses previously paid by Securian AM pursuant to this agreement, provided that such reimbursement will not cause the Fund to exceed any limits in effect at the time of such reimbursement. The Fund's ability to reimburse Securian AM in this manner only applies to fees waived or reimbursements made by Securian AM within the three fiscal years prior to the date of such reimbursement. To the extent that the Fund makes such reimbursements to Securian AM, the amount of the reimbursements will be reflected in the financial statements in the Fund's shareholder reports and in Other Expenses under Fees and Expenses of the Fund.

The Blended Benchmark Index is comprised of 60 percent of the S&P 500® Low Volatility Index, 20% S&P 500® BMI International Developed Low Volatility Index and 20% Bloomberg Barclays U.S. 3-Month Treasury Bellwether Index.

The S&P 500® Low Volatility Index measures performance of the 100 least volatile stocks in the S&P 500®. The S&P 500® BMI International Developed Low Volatility Index measures the performance of the 200 least volatile stocks in the S&P Developed Market large/midcap universe. Constituents are weighted relative to the inverse of their corresponding volatility, with the least volatile stocks receiving the highest weights. The Bloomberg Barclays U.S. 3-Month Treasury Bellwether Index tracks the market for the on-the-run 3-month Treasury bill issued by the U.S. government.


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SFT Real Estate Securities Fund

Matthew Richmond, Lowell Bolken, CFA and Joshua Klaetsch, CFA Portfolio Managers

Fund Objective

The SFT Real Estate Securities Fund seeks above-average income and long-term growth of capital. The Fund intends to pursue its objective by investing primarily in equity securities of companies in the real estate industry. Investment risks associated with investing in the SFT Real Estate Securities Fund, in addition to other risks, include rental income fluctuations, depreciation, property tax value changes, and differences in real estate market value.

Performance Update

The Fund's Class 2 shares generated a total net return of -2.83 percent over the 12 months ending December 31, 2020, outperforming the FTSE NAREIT Equity REITs Index which returned -8.00 percent over the same period.

What influenced the Fund's return during the past 12 months?

Real estate stocks delivered negative returns for the year ending December 31, 2020, widely underperforming the S&P 500® for the second consecutive year. The COVID-19 pandemic ushered in unprecedented economic strife on main-street America, leading to significant occupancy losses and operating uncertainty across the commercial real estate landscape. The majority of damage was inflicted throughout the first half of the year, with steady improvement in operating conditions being achieved in the second half. With the economy effectively shuttered in the second quarter and job losses exceeding 20 million (as opposed to 8 million in the Global Financial Crisis of 2008) it comes as little surprise that real estate demand suffered wide-reaching effects.

COVID-19 continues to weigh on real estate demand across most property types, but the welcome news of effective vaccines has shifted the outlook for the sector. Relative to earlier in the year, rental collections have improved dramatically and the sector appears to have stabilized. Significant laggards, including retail and hotels can now see a light at the end of what has been a very long tunnel. While it will likely take years for demand to return to pre-COVID-19 levels, the specter of widespread tenant bankruptcies has faded. Optimism surrounding a return to normal activity levels across the economy and space demand resumption is driving expectations of 5% cash flow growth for REITs in 2021.

What other market conditions or events influenced the Fund's performance during the past 12 months?

Data Centers and Cell Tower owners were the standouts among the property types, while retail and hotel owners suffered near catastrophic business interruption. Demand for space remains strong, with enterprise migrations in datacenters and 5G buildouts in towers expected to accelerate. At the same time, edge and cloud computing, mobile data usage growth, and artificial intelligence are all expected to provide tailwinds to demand for the foreseeable future. We continue to see the communications infrastructure names as attractively valued when considering their growth prospects and defensive lease structures, and the portfolio remains overweight to this sector.

Industrial REITs were another clear winner throughout the pandemic as on-line shopping exploded and consumers continued to execute a secular shift from 'bricks and mortar' shopping to E-Commerce with same day delivery.

Single family rental REITs also delivered solid performance. A limited supply of affordable and available inventory, coupled with surging demand from renters fleeing large, urban areas drove near sector leading returns for single family rental REITs.

As if "bricks & mortar" retailers needed another problem in the fight for consumer dollars, the pandemic all but destroyed the demand for in-person shopping. Another year of significant store closures and bankruptcy filings resulted in dismal performance for mall REITs, whose returns lagged the index by nearly 30%.


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Office REITs were another casualty of COVID-19, as the world reverted to a work-from-home model. We believe this phenomenon has staying power that will impinge office demand for the foreseeable future. Demand and rental rates will likely take years to recover (if ever) to pre-COVID-19 levels in certain urban markets.

What strategies and techniques did you employ that specifically affected Fund performance?

The Portfolio delivered negative returns, but widely outperformed its benchmark and finished in the top quartile of peers. We properly anticipated the wide-ranging influence of the pandemic and quickly shifted the portfolio to a "defensive" posture in the late first quarter. Our investment philosophy consistently favors companies we believe own well-located, high-quality properties that feature stable balance sheets, exhibit improving property fundamentals and have above-average cash flow growth prospects. Those characteristics have proven over time to result in favorable performance.

Office stocks underperformed the index, but selection decisions within the sector aided the portfolio's relative performance. A long-held overweight position in a biotech/life science owner was a sizable outperformer. This company benefited from owning a high quality portfolio of buildings with a highly attractive tenant roster. Near complete avoidance of New York City (NYC) office owners also benefitted the portfolio. Owners of NYC office faced significant challenges now and into the forseeable future with the COVID-19 fallout expected to impact demand for years, as dense urban office leasing will become taboo in the post-COVID-19 world. We also reduced our holdings in West Coast centric office owners as conditions in that region have deteriorated.

Data Center and Cell Tower REITs were among the top performers in 2020, and the portfolio's overweight position was a significant contributor to benchmark-relative performance. We continue to see the communications infrastructure names as attractively valued when considering their growth prospects and defensive lease structures, and the portfolio remains overweight to this sector.

Retail REITs dramatically lagged the Fund's benchmark as COVID-19-related business disruption drove record bankruptcies and tenant disruption. Later in the year, particularly following "Pfizer Monday", Retail REITs became a prime beneficiary within the reopening rally. We continue to have concerns over tenant health in the space, but also recognize the steep discounted valuations available at today's pricing. We shifted the portfolio to an overweight position as we became increasingly optimistic that retail fundamentals will improve in a post-vaccine environment.

Hotel REITs and operating companies continued to feel the impacts of restricted travel throughout the year and their stock performance relative to the REIT benchmark reflected that reality. While business and air travel remain largely shut down, hotel REIT management teams have noted a surprising uptick in leisure demand at drive-to resort properties. Similarly to Retail, we have taken advantage of depressed pricing to initiate an overweight position predicated on improving lodging trends in 2021.

What will affect the Fund going forward?

The Federal Reserve's (Fed) intentions are clear—rates are to remain anchored near zero until inflation takes hold. The Fed remains committed to maintaining an aggressive pace of asset purchases, even as its balance sheet has grown by over $3.2 trillion since the end of February. Congress seems to understand that fiscal policy needs to play a leading role. The late passage of a new COVID-19 relief bill provides for ongoing enhanced unemployment benefits, $600 stimulus checks, and continued aid for small businesses and transportation. At a value of $900 billion, while smaller than the $2.5 trillion CARES Act, the package still weighs in at over 4 percent of GDP. Under a Biden administration, we believe policymakers are likely to support actions that seek to drive growth until the tide lifts all boats.

While a strong rebound is likely, in our view we're not going to return to the old normal. The pandemic accelerated trends that were already in place and focused an unflinching spotlight on imbalances and sectors with weak value propositions. Work from home appears to be here to stay, and demand for office space and business travel will likely face a long recovery; as will bricks and mortar retail. Indeed, many office, hotel, and retail properties will never recover pre-COVID-19 occupancy levels. We have been careful to avoid companies that we believe are more exposed to these trends, and have focused the portfolio's positioning to take advantage of those we believe will recover and thrive in a post-COVID-19 world.

On the bright side, the economy has been surprisingly resilient, and strong growth will ease the transition back to normality. REIT stocks remain attractively valued, particularly against the backdrop of Fed actions, improving economic growth, and forever low interest rates. Slow vaccine rollout, new vaccine-resistant strains, and higher 10-year Treasury rates are all risks that could cause the group to deliver uninspiring returns again in 2021.


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Ten Largest Holdings^

Security description   Market
value
  % of net
assets
 

ProLogis, Inc.

 

$

9,695,024

     

7.7

%

 

Equinix, Inc.

   

7,737,426

     

6.1

%

 

Welltower, Inc.

   

4,775,418

     

3.8

%

 

Simon Property Group, Inc.

   

4,560,689

     

3.6

%

 

Digital Realty Trust, Inc.

   

4,324,810

     

3.4

%

 

Public Storage

   

4,318,391

     

3.4

%

 

AvalonBay Communities, Inc.

   

3,806,362

     

3.0

%

 

Ventas, Inc.

   

3,408,084

     

2.7

%

 

Duke Realty Corp.

   

3,341,492

     

2.7

%

 

Invitation Homes, Inc.

   

3,329,370

     

2.6

%

 
   

$

49,297,066

     

39.0

%

 

^Excludes short-term investments.

Sector Diversification (shown as a percentage of net assets)


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Comparison of Change in Investment Value*
A Hypothetical $10,000 Investment in SFT Real Estate Securities Fund,
FTSE NAREIT Equity REITs Index, and Consumer Price Index (CPI)

On the chart above you can see how the SFT Real Estate Securities Fund's Class 2 shares total return compared to the FTSE NAREIT Equity REITs Index and the Consumer Price Index. The three lines represent the total return of a hypothetical $10,000 investment made on December 31, 2010 through December 31, 2020, assuming reinvestment of distributions, if any.

*  The results shown are past performance and are not an indication of future performance. Current performance may be lower or higher. The investment returns and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that shares upon redemption may be worth more or less than their original cost. Performance figures of the Fund do not reflect charges pursuant to the terms of the variable life insurance policies and variable annuity contracts funded by separate accounts that invest in the Fund's shares. When such charges are deducted, actual investment performance in a variable policy or contract will be lower.

FTSE NAREIT Equity REITs Index is a broad-based index consisting of real estate investment trusts.


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SFT T. Rowe Price Value Fund

Mark Finn, CFA, CPA
Portfolio Manager T. Rowe Price

Fund Objective

The SFT T. Rowe Price Value Fund seeks to provide long-term capital appreciation by investing in common stocks believed to be undervalued. Income is a secondary objective. The Fund pursues its objective by taking a value approach to investment selection. Holdings consist primarily of large cap stocks, but may also include stocks of mid-cap and small-cap companies. While Securian Asset Management, Inc. acts as the investment adviser for the Fund, T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc. (T. Rowe Price) provides investment advice to the Fund under a sub-advisory agreement. The Fund's value approach to investing carries the risk that the market will not recognize a security's intrinsic value for a long time or that a stock judged to be undervalued may actually be appropriately priced at a low level.

Performance Update

The Fund generated a total net return of 10.06 percent over the 12 months ending December 31, 2020, outperforming the Russell 1000 Value Index which returned 2.80 percent over the same period.

What influenced the Fund's return during the past 12 months?

Overall, outperformance was driven by stock selection and, to a lesser extent, sector allocation.

The information technology sector was the leading contributor to relative results due to stock selection, particularly Microsoft. During the year, shares of Microsoft rose as the company reported robust growth within its Intelligent Cloud segment. Additionally, investors appeared to prioritize Microsoft's solid fundamentals, defensible business model, and attractive growth potential. Health care also contributed to relative returns due to beneficial security choices. An underweight allocation and stock selection in the energy sector boosted relative performance.

Conversely, the consumer staples sector was the main detractor from relative returns due to security selection, notably Tyson Foods. Shares of Tyson Foods plummeted in the first quarter and struggled to recover during the remainder of the year as the company grappled with a shift from commercial to residential consumption. Shares were also pressured due to reports of COVID-19 outbreaks at numerous plants. Stock selection in the consumer discretionary sector also weighed on relative results, although an underweight allocation moderated losses.

What other market conditions or events influenced the Fund's return during the last 12 months?

U.S. stocks rose for the one-year period, despite the COVID-19 pandemic and related economic dislocations. Equities declined sharply at the beginning of the year as COVID-19 spreads quickly in the U.S., prompting government officials to close schools, non-essential businesses, and public facilities. Stocks rebounded during the second quarter, driven by the Federal Reserve's and federal government's massive stimulus efforts, as well as slowing global COVID-19 infection rates. The rebound continued during much of the third quarter, as a faster-than-expected rebound in the economy coupled with reports of progress in developing several possible COVID-19 vaccines and treatments boosted stocks. During the final months of the year, stocks benefited from reduced political uncertainty as former Vice President Joe Biden defeated incumbent President Donald Trump in the November 3 presidential election. Stocks also received a major boost following positive announcements in the development and eventual distribution of approved COVID-19 vaccines.


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What strategies and techniques did you employ that affected Fund performance?

The portfolio buys and holds fundamentally strong, attractively valued companies that have potential for better performance. Our holdings are typically higher-quality companies that generate strong free cash flow and trade for less than our estimated sum-of-the-parts valuation. Leaning into cyclicality during the early parts of 2020 ultimately benefited our relative performance.

What will affect the Fund going forward?

We expect the cyclical rally to continue into 2021 as the vaccines are rolled out. Throughout the year, we have kept our focus on keeping the quality of the portfolio high while increasing cyclical exposure during the second half of 2020. Leaning into cyclicality ultimately benefited our clients, as the portfolio has continued to outperform the Fund's benchmark since September, when value stocks began to lead growth stocks.

In a scenario where the economy continues to normalize, value is likely to outperform given a higher concentration of cyclically sensitive companies. The potential for rate stabilization combined with consumer strength provides the prospect for financials to rebound. Given where the market stands, and the large valuation disparities between value and growth names, we are confident our portfolio is positioned well to withstand a variety of market environments, including a potential cyclical rally. Long term, our focus remains on avoiding secular risk and keeping the quality of the portfolio high.


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Ten Largest Holdings^

Security description

  Market
value
  % of net
assets
 

Morgan Stanley

 

$

9,371,615

     

4.5

%

 

Alphabet, Inc.—Class C

   

9,036,197

     

4.4

%

 

Microsoft Corp.

   

6,244,442

     

3.0

%

 

NextEra Energy, Inc.

   

5,958,063

     

2.9

%

 

QUALCOMM, Inc.

   

5,712,902

     

2.8

%

 

ProLogis, Inc.

   

5,290,850

     

2.6

%

 

Danaher Corp.

   

5,009,479

     

2.4

%

 

General Electric Co.

   

4,433,616

     

2.1

%

 

Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.

   

4,387,182

     

2.1

%

 

Applied Materials, Inc.

   

4,170,447

     

2.0

%

 
   

$

59,614,793

     

28.8

%

 

^Excludes short-term investments.

Sector Diversification (shown as a percentage of net assets)


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Comparison of Change in Investment Value*
A Hypothetical $10,000 Investment in SFT T. Rowe Price Value Fund,
the Russell 1000 Value Index and Consumer Price Index (CPI)

On the chart above you can see how the SFT T. Rowe Price Value Fund's shares total return compared to the Russell 1000 Value Index and the Consumer Price Index. The three lines represent the total return of a hypothetical $10,000 investment made on May 1, 2014 through December 31, 2020, assuming reinvestment of distributions, if any.

*  The results shown are past performance and are not an indication of future performance. Current performance may be lower or higher. The investment returns and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that shares upon redemption may be worth more or less than their original cost. Performance figures of the Fund do not reflect charges pursuant to the terms of the variable life insurance policies and variable annuity contracts funded by separate accounts that invest in the Fund's shares. When such charges are deducted, actual investment performance in a variable policy or contract will be lower.

Russell 1000 Value Index measures the performance of those Russell 1000 companies with lower price-to-book ratios and lower forecasted growth values.


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SFT Wellington Core Equity Fund

Mammen Chally, CFA, David A. Siegle, CFA and Douglas W. McLane, CFA Portfolio Managers Wellington Management Company LLC

Fund Objective

The SFT Wellington Core Equity Fund seeks long-term capital appreciation. The Fund pursues its objective by investing primarily in a diversified portfolio of common stocks. Securian Asset Management, Inc. acts as the investment adviser for the Fund, Wellington Management Company LLP provides investment advice to the Fund under a sub-advisory agreement. Risks associated with investing in the Fund include, but are not limited to, issuer-specific market volatility and risk of declines in the equity markets generally.

Performance Update

The Fund's Class 2 shares generated a total net return of 17.96 percent over the period ending December 31, 2020, underperforming the S&P 500® Index, which returned 18.40 percent over the same period.

What influenced the Fund's return during the past 12 months?

During the period, sector allocation, a fall-out of our bottom-up stock selection process, was the primary driver of positive performance, while security selection slightly detracted. The Fund's underweight position to energy and overweight to health care contributed to relative performance while an underweight to information technology and overweight to consumer staples detracted, partially offsetting results. Weak selection in information technology (not owning Nvidia, underweight to Apple), consumer discretionary (overweights to PVH and VF), and real estate (overweights to Boston Properties and American Tower) was partially offset by stronger selection in consumer staples (overweight to Monster Beverage, not owning Coca-Cola), industrials (not owning Boeing, overweight to FedEx), and utilities (overweight to NextEra Energy, not owning Dominion Energy).

What other market conditions or events influenced the Fund's performance during the past 12 months?

United States (U.S.) equities, as measured by the S&P 500® Index posted positive results over the trailing 12-month period ending December 31, 2020. U.S. equities ended the first quarter sharply lower after achieving record highs in February, as COVID-19 spreads rapidly throughout the country, causing unprecedented market disruptions and financial damage, and heightening fears of a severe economic downturn. Many states adopted extraordinary measures to fight the contagion, while companies shuttered stores and production, withdrew earnings guidance, and drew down credit lines at a record pace as borrowing costs soared. Volatility surged to extreme levels, and the S&P 500® Index suffered its fastest-ever decline into a bear market. U.S. equities ended the second-quarter higher after an extraordinary rally drove U.S. stocks to their largest quarterly gain since the fourth quarter of 1998. The unprecedented scale of the fiscal and monetary stimulus implemented by Congress and the U.S. Federal Reserve (Fed) in response to the pandemic was the most influential driver of the market's rebound in the second quarter. Risk sentiment eased at the end of the quarter on concerns about a sharp rise in infections in some southern and western states, the rapid speed of the market's rebound, and cautious economic-outlook comments from the Fed.

In the third-quarter, U.S. equities extended their strong rally, with markets bolstered by substantial monetary support from the Fed, a broadening U.S. economic recovery, better-than-expected corporate earnings, and promising trials for COVID-19 vaccines. The U.S. economy gradually recovered during the quarter; however, the path to a sustainable economic recovery was clouded by concerns about a resurgence in COVID-19 infections in many areas of the country, an undetermined timeline for vaccines, high unemployment, elevated debt burdens, and uncertainty about additional fiscal stimulus. In September, the S&P 500® Index declined for the first time in five months. The Fed signaled that it expects to hold interest rates near zero until inflation is on track to moderately


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exceed 2 percent. During the fourth-quarter U.S. equities rallied, bolstered by better-than-expected third-quarter earnings, economic resilience, substantial monetary support from the U.S. Federal Reserve (Fed), and optimism that vaccines will support a broad reopening of the U.S. economy in 2021. A sharp escalation in COVID-19 infections across the country and renewed restrictions to curb the spread of the virus were overshadowed by highly encouraging vaccine developments. In December, the government unveiled a long-awaited fifth stimulus package, worth approximately $900 billion. The Fed committed to purchasing at least $120 billion of U.S. government debt per month. Joe Biden was elected president after a closely contested election, removing a key element of uncertainty for the market. Third-quarter earnings results for companies in the S&P 500® Index were significantly better than expected.

What strategies and techniques did you employ that affected Fund performance?

Over the period, the Fund increased exposure to health care and financials while we decreased exposure to information technology and communication services. We established a new position in Texas Instruments, a U.S.-based semiconductor design and manufacturing company. Overall, we are positive on semiconductors as they could serve as leaders during the recovery due to broad geographical exposure, continued investment in infrastructure spending (5G), and the true technology edges. Texas Instruments is also a high quality company with a clean balance sheet and strong competitive position.

We eliminated our position in U.S. REIT, Boston Properties. Due to the stay-at-home policies during the period, physical occupancy within the company's properties has been low. The company has formed a Heath and Security Task Force to prepare buildings for re-occupancy. Earnings per share for the third quarter of 2020 were lower year-over-year. The company has had to write-off accrued rent and accounts receivable of tenants primarily in the retail, fitness, and entertainment sectors.

What will affect the Fund going forward?

As of this writing, the Georgia runoff election for the U.S. Senate is now complete, and it appears the control of the U.S. Senate will flip to the democrats. As time passes, we will consider the various policy implications from this event given the alignment of majorities for both legislative houses and the presidency. As far as we can tell, the administration's initial focus will be on COVID-19 containment, stimulus, and economic reopening. There is also a lot of talk around infrastructure. We are assuming most of these initiatives are largely financed with borrowings by the government. Depending on how this plays out relative to the rest of the world, it seems to suggest U.S. Dollar weakness, higher rates, or some combination of the two.

It is encouraging that we have started vaccinating the population even if the pace of the initial roll out has been disappointing relative to earlier expectations. Despite worries about different strains, at least so far, we remain optimistic of putting the pandemic behind us this year. Given the efficacy of the various vaccines there still may be some lasting lifestyle changes and we are mindful of that. Despite that, we expect unemployment rates to come down in 2021 as a recovery takes hold, especially in some of the hardest-hit industries.

On the cautious side, we are very mindful of pockets of extreme speculation and valuations that are hard to justify. In some of these cases, access to this very cheap capital can accelerate the business model from the original plan. On the positive side, the combination of a high savings rate, stimulus payments, and rehiring more recently implies a very healthy consumer when the economic recovery takes shape.

As always, we continue to focus on the long term. While we did make some changes, we continue to be incremental and mindful of the impact of volatility.


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Ten Largest Holdings^

Security description   Market
value
  % of stock
portfolio
 

Apple, Inc.

 

$

7,279,241

     

5.6

%

 

Amazon.com, Inc.

   

5,761,509

     

4.4

%

 

Alphabet, Inc.—Class A

   

5,561,127

     

4.3

%

 

Microsoft Corp.

   

4,963,525

     

3.8

%

 

The Walt Disney Co.

   

3,471,228

     

2.7

%

 

Facebook, Inc.—Class A

   

3,371,614

     

2.6

%

 

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

   

3,003,681

     

2.3

%

 

The Procter & Gamble Co.

   

2,995,406

     

2.3

%

 

UnitedHealth Group, Inc.

   

2,772,827

     

2.1

%

 

Bank of America Corp.

   

2,523,125

     

1.9

%

 
   

$

41,703,283

     

32.0

%

 

^Excludes short-term investments.

Sector Diversification (shown as a percentage of net assets)


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Comparison of Change in Investment Value*
A Hypothetical $10,000 Investment in SFT Wellington Core Equity Fund,
the S&P 500
® Index and Consumer Price Index (CPI)

On the chart above you can see how the SFT Wellington Core Equity Fund's Class 2 shares total return compared to the S&P 500® Index and the Consumer Price Index. The three lines represent the total return of a hypothetical $10,000 investment made on May 1, 2014 through December 31, 2020, assuming reinvestment of distributions, if any.

*  The results shown are past performance and are not an indication of future performance. Current performance may be lower or higher. The investment returns and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that shares upon redemption may be worth more or less than their original cost. Performance figures of the Fund do not reflect charges pursuant to the terms of the variable life insurance policies and variable annuity contracts funded by separate accounts that invest in the Fund's shares. When such charges are deducted, actual investment performance in a variable policy or contract will be lower.

The S&P 500® Index is a broad, unmanaged index of 500 common stocks which are representative of the U.S. stock market overall.


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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

To the Shareholders and Board of Trustees
Securian Funds Trust:

Opinion on the Financial Statements

We have audited the accompanying statements of assets and liabilities of SFT Core Bond Fund, SFT Dynamic Managed Volatility Fund, SFT Government Money Market Fund, SFT Index 400 Mid-Cap Fund, SFT Index 500 Fund, SFT International Bond Fund, SFT IvySM Growth Fund, SFT IvySM Small Cap Growth Fund, SFT Managed Volatility Equity Fund, SFT Real Estate Securities Fund, SFT T. Rowe Price Value Fund, and SFT Wellington Core Equity Fund (collectively, the Funds), including the schedules of investments in securities, as of December 31, 2020, the related statements of operations for the year then ended, the statements of changes in net assets for each of the years in the two-year period then ended, and the related notes (collectively, the financial statements) and the financial highlights for each of the years in the five-year period then ended. In our opinion, the financial statements and financial highlights present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of each Fund as of December 31, 2020, the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the years in the two-year period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the years in the five-year period then ended, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.

Basis for Opinion

These financial statements and financial highlights are the responsibility of the Funds' management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements and financial highlights based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB) and are required to be independent with respect to the Funds in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements and financial highlights are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements and financial highlights, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements and financial highlights. Such procedures also included confirmation of securities owned as of December 31, 2020, by correspondence with custodians and brokers, or other appropriate auditing procedures. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements and financial highlights. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

  

We have served as the auditor of one or more Securian Funds Trust investment companies since 1985.

Minneapolis, Minnesota
February 18, 2021


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SFT Core Bond Fund
Investments in Securities

December 31, 2020

(Percentages of each investment category relate to total net assets)

   

Principal

 

Value(a)

 

Long-Term Debt Securities (99.3%)

 

Government Obligations (23.5%)

 

Other Government Obligations (1.7%)

 
Provincial or Local Government
Obligations (1.7%)
 
Douglas County Public
Utility District No. 1,
5.450%, 09/01/40
 

$

1,185,000

   

$

1,645,846

   
Municipal Electric
Authority of Georgia,
6.655%, 04/01/57
   

1,176,000

     

1,817,673

   
Ohio State Water
Development Authority,
4.817%, 12/01/30
   

250,000

     

308,572

   
Port Authority of
New York & New Jersey
 

4.458%, 10/01/62

   

1,150,000

     

1,529,891

   

4.926%, 10/01/51

   

2,055,000

     

2,861,629

   
Texas A&M University,
4.000%, 05/15/31
   

325,000

     

367,770

   
         

8,531,381

   
U.S. Government Agencies and
Obligations (21.8%)
 
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation
(FHLMC) (4.4%)
 
0.803%, 01/25/23
(1-Month USD LIBOR +
0.650%) (b)
   

39,137

     

39,189

   
1.098%, 10/25/29
(1-Month USD LIBOR +
0.950%) (b)
   

450,000

     

419,792

   

2.500%, 03/01/28

   

321,288

     

339,850

   

2.500%, 04/01/28

   

117,045

     

123,724

   

3.000%, 08/01/42

   

396,756

     

430,620

   

3.000%, 12/01/42

   

161,602

     

175,368

   

3.000%, 01/01/43

   

216,594

     

235,683

   

3.000%, 02/01/43

   

521,140

     

569,936

   

3.000%, 04/01/43

   

807,356

     

876,292

   

3.000%, 10/25/46

   

132,782

     

132,484

   
3.448%, 10/25/27
(1-Month USD LIBOR +
3.300%) (b)
   

895,441

     

918,293

   

3.500%, 10/01/25

   

122,569

     

130,093

   

3.500%, 05/01/32

   

163,959

     

177,265

   

3.500%, 03/01/42

   

666,336

     

726,975

   

3.500%, 08/01/42

   

511,514

     

559,364

   

3.500%, 05/25/45

   

565,387

     

570,083

   
3.598%, 10/25/29
(1-Month USD LIBOR +
3.450%) (b)
   

4,000,000

     

4,131,146

   

4.000%, 09/01/40

   

541,716

     

602,100

   

4.000%, 11/01/40

   

1,080,096

     

1,211,056

   

4.000%, 02/01/41

   

233,576

     

258,130

   

4.000%, 03/01/41

   

244,360

     

274,355

   

4.500%, 04/01/23

   

11,269

     

12,180

   

4.500%, 09/01/40

   

86,188

     

95,423

   

4.500%, 01/01/41

   

460,196

     

516,738

   

4.500%, 02/01/41

   

223,185

     

249,736

   

4.500%, 03/01/41

   

485,527

     

545,188

   

4.500%, 04/01/41

   

421,631

     

473,433

   
   

Principal

 

Value(a)

 
4.698%, 10/25/24
(1-Month USD LIBOR +
4.550%) (b)
 

$

85,571

   

$

87,761

   
4.948%, 05/25/28
(1-Month USD LIBOR +
4.800%) (b)
   

1,335,409

     

1,388,657

   

5.000%, 03/01/23

   

6,708

     

7,406

   

5.000%, 05/01/29

   

19,311

     

21,543

   

5.000%, 04/01/35

   

86,421

     

95,947

   

5.000%, 08/01/35

   

42,909

     

49,865

   

5.000%, 11/01/35

   

78,520

     

91,326

   

5.000%, 11/01/39

   

443,368

     

515,578

   

5.000%, 04/01/40

   

123,342

     

140,987

   

5.000%, 08/01/40

   

95,686

     

109,916

   

5.500%, 11/01/23

   

60,154

     

67,116

   

5.500%, 05/01/34

   

486,200

     

569,879

   

5.500%, 10/01/34

   

176,466

     

206,668

   

5.500%, 07/01/35

   

173,130

     

201,362

   

5.500%, 10/01/35

   

208,583

     

245,013

   

5.500%, 12/01/38

   

120,100

     

140,095

   
5.700%, 07/25/28
(1-Month USD LIBOR +
5.550%) (b)
   

2,385,871

     

2,489,670

   

6.000%, 09/01/22

   

9,311

     

9,568

   

6.000%, 11/01/33

   

248,718

     

298,922

   

6.250%, 12/15/23

   

19,043

     

20,146

   

6.500%, 09/01/32

   

23,961

     

28,472

   

6.500%, 11/01/32

   

23,251

     

27,192

   

6.500%, 06/01/36

   

148,208

     

178,552

   

7.000%, 12/01/37

   

38,148

     

45,231

   
         

21,831,368

   
Federal National Mortgage Association
(FNMA) (5.4%)
 

2.500%, 03/01/27

   

183,207

     

193,505

   

2.500%, 11/01/27

   

310,986

     

324,407

   

2.500%, 03/01/28

   

205,860

     

217,358

   

2.500%, 07/01/28

   

289,293

     

305,990

   

3.000%, 06/01/22

   

29,193

     

30,588

   

3.000%, 09/01/22

   

22,267

     

23,331

   

3.000%, 11/01/27

   

130,877

     

137,489

   

3.000%, 06/01/28

   

115,221

     

122,739

   

3.000%, 09/01/42

   

111,488

     

121,003

   

3.000%, 01/01/46

   

293,180

     

308,739

   

3.500%, 11/01/25

   

142,533

     

151,308

   

3.500%, 01/01/26

   

173,730

     

184,427

   

3.500%, 12/01/32

   

140,831

     

152,247

   

3.500%, 11/01/40

   

370,516

     

409,404

   

3.500%, 01/01/41

   

460,850

     

502,986

   

3.500%, 02/01/41

   

606,868

     

660,571

   

3.500%, 04/01/41

   

251,488

     

275,004

   

3.500%, 11/01/41

   

1,650,024

     

1,812,020

   

3.500%, 12/01/41

   

377,266

     

406,914

   

3.500%, 05/01/42

   

165,743

     

181,154

   

3.500%, 01/01/43

   

399,558

     

434,076

   

3.500%, 02/01/43

   

398,538

     

442,318

   

3.500%, 05/01/43

   

1,462,374

     

1,609,643

   
3.798%, 09/25/29
(1-Month USD LIBOR +
3.650%) (b)
   

187,705

     

192,091

   

4.000%, 06/25/23

   

33,108

     

33,680

   

4.000%, 12/01/40

   

75,822

     

82,919

   

See accompanying notes to financial statements.
52



SFT Core Bond Fund
Investments in Securities – continued

   

Principal

 

Value(a)

 

4.000%, 04/01/41

 

$

917,717

   

$

1,020,034

   

4.000%, 09/01/41

   

337,922

     

373,375

   

4.000%, 11/01/41

   

164,938

     

180,950

   

4.000%, 06/01/42

   

474,197

     

522,327

   

4.000%, 09/01/43

   

297,602

     

326,492

   
4.448%, 02/25/25
(1-Month USD LIBOR +
4.300%) (b)
   

1,068,721

     

1,089,302

   

4.500%, 04/01/21

   

150

     

158

   

4.500%, 04/01/25

   

22,769

     

24,206

   

4.500%, 05/25/34

   

537,000

     

625,997

   

4.500%, 05/01/35

   

169,868

     

187,774

   

4.500%, 07/01/35

   

322,949

     

356,201

   

4.500%, 09/01/37

   

127,279

     

140,693

   

4.500%, 06/01/39

   

133,178

     

149,539

   

4.500%, 04/01/41

   

1,142,057

     

1,303,104

   

4.500%, 07/01/41

   

871,151

     

970,659

   

4.500%, 07/01/47

   

335,113

     

371,760

   
4.548%, 01/25/24
(1-Month USD LIBOR +
4.400%) (b)
   

69,710

     

70,267

   
4.598%, 01/25/29
(1-Month USD LIBOR +
4.450%) (b)
   

1,234,508

     

1,285,467

   

5.000%, 06/25/23

   

32,491

     

33,700

   

5.000%, 07/01/23

   

24,552

     

27,108

   

5.000%, 11/01/33

   

148,865

     

171,978

   

5.000%, 03/01/34

   

104,441

     

118,273

   

5.000%, 05/01/34

   

31,031

     

35,971

   

5.000%, 12/01/34

   

153,850

     

177,990

   

5.000%, 07/01/35

   

137,290

     

159,354

   

5.000%, 08/01/35

   

46,876

     

54,503

   

5.000%, 03/01/38

   

73,589

     

85,562

   

5.000%, 04/01/38

   

103,581

     

120,564

   

5.000%, 06/01/39

   

84,252

     

97,747

   

5.000%, 12/01/39

   

338,678

     

394,424

   

5.000%, 06/01/40

   

48,139

     

55,922

   

5.000%, 04/01/41

   

310,586

     

361,117

   

5.500%, 08/01/23

   

15,058

     

16,801

   

5.500%, 02/01/24

   

24,039

     

26,821

   

5.500%, 04/01/33

   

453,830

     

528,153

   

5.500%, 05/01/33

   

6,837

     

7,857

   

5.500%, 12/01/33

   

54,272

     

63,307

   

5.500%, 01/01/34

   

107,737

     

125,706

   

5.500%, 02/01/34

   

116,223

     

134,083

   

5.500%, 03/01/34

   

191,541

     

223,471

   

5.500%, 04/01/34

   

98,725

     

114,617

   

5.500%, 05/01/34

   

4,368

     

4,892

   

5.500%, 09/01/34

   

140,455

     

159,453

   

5.500%, 10/01/34

   

42,500

     

49,691

   

5.500%, 01/01/35

   

72,059

     

84,760

   

5.500%, 02/01/35

   

206,475

     

238,708

   

5.500%, 04/01/35

   

194,602

     

228,265

   

5.500%, 06/01/35

   

35,501

     

40,151

   

5.500%, 08/01/35

   

107,623

     

125,347

   

5.500%, 10/01/35

   

284,690

     

334,721

   

5.500%, 11/01/35

   

53,933

     

63,589

   

5.500%, 09/01/36

   

91,223

     

106,814

   

5.500%, 12/01/39

   

63,519

     

74,159

   

6.000%, 08/01/23

   

22,337

     

23,289

   

6.000%, 09/01/32

   

10,123

     

11,972

   

6.000%, 10/01/32

   

367,394

     

438,216

   

6.000%, 11/01/32

   

344,673

     

409,432

   

6.000%, 03/01/33

   

300,584

     

358,726

   
   

Principal

 

Value(a)

 

6.000%, 04/01/33

 

$

11,637

   

$

13,072

   

6.000%, 12/01/33

   

98,688

     

118,350

   

6.000%, 08/01/34

   

36,364

     

42,850

   

6.000%, 09/01/34

   

16,041

     

19,280

   

6.000%, 11/01/34

   

12,136

     

13,881

   

6.000%, 12/01/34

   

82,696

     

99,305

   

6.000%, 11/01/36

   

11,012

     

13,139

   

6.000%, 01/01/37

   

105,370

     

125,708

   

6.000%, 08/01/37

   

68,118

     

80,495

   

6.000%, 12/01/37

   

2,062

     

2,315

   

6.000%, 10/01/38

   

111,630

     

131,743

   

6.500%, 11/01/23

   

14,686

     

15,404

   

6.500%, 12/01/31

   

50,135

     

59,384

   

6.500%, 02/01/32

   

162,392

     

193,500

   

6.500%, 04/01/32

   

109,762

     

128,705

   

6.500%, 05/01/32

   

25,906

     

29,534

   

6.500%, 07/01/32

   

218,507

     

256,650

   

6.500%, 08/01/32

   

87,760

     

102,701

   

6.500%, 09/01/32

   

55,197

     

64,726

   

6.500%, 10/01/32

   

75,611

     

89,100

   

6.500%, 09/01/34

   

9,486

     

10,979

   

6.500%, 11/01/34

   

3,303

     

3,891

   

6.500%, 03/01/35

   

61,645

     

72,941

   

6.500%, 02/01/36

   

6,708

     

7,516

   

6.500%, 09/01/37

   

62,578

     

73,203

   

6.500%, 11/01/37

   

39,406

     

47,491

   

7.000%, 07/01/31

   

47,524

     

57,699

   

7.000%, 09/01/31

   

144,431

     

170,327

   

7.000%, 11/01/31

   

145,153

     

168,365

   

7.000%, 02/01/32

   

68,963

     

81,853

   

7.000%, 03/01/32

   

14,495

     

17,374

   

7.000%, 07/01/32

   

53,120

     

61,817

   

7.000%, 10/01/37

   

15,037

     

16,155

   

7.500%, 07/25/22

   

2,857

     

2,900

   

7.500%, 04/01/31

   

51,651

     

57,906

   

7.500%, 05/01/31

   

19,078

     

21,938

   
         

26,673,627

   
Government National Mortgage Association
(GNMA) (2.0%)
 

0.004%, 06/17/45 (b) (c)

   

337,198

     

34

   

0.643%, 07/16/40 (b) (c)

   

18,864

     

   

1.000%, 12/20/42

   

67,808

     

66,283

   

3.000%, 03/15/45

   

850,809

     

891,987

   

3.000%, 04/15/45

   

1,363,720

     

1,429,533

   

3.000%, 05/15/45

   

109,646

     

115,622

   

3.250%, 04/20/33

   

126,238

     

133,871

   

3.250%, 03/20/35

   

996,366

     

1,056,657

   

3.250%, 11/20/35

   

503,487

     

533,288

   

3.250%, 01/20/36

   

858,769

     

909,602

   

3.500%, 11/15/40

   

63,878

     

68,487

   

3.500%, 04/20/46

   

585,512

     

627,956

   

3.750%, 03/20/46

   

730,337

     

813,140

   

4.000%, 07/20/31

   

295,925

     

319,650

   

4.000%, 04/20/39

   

202,896

     

219,091

   

4.000%, 12/20/40

   

587,513

     

666,694

   

4.000%, 01/15/41

   

34,324

     

37,464

   

4.000%, 02/15/41

   

249,712

     

281,237

   

4.000%, 10/15/41

   

176,395

     

194,481

   

4.000%, 12/20/44

   

87,529

     

96,563

   

4.500%, 06/15/40

   

167,676

     

189,202

   

5.000%, 05/15/33

   

51,388

     

57,738

   

5.000%, 12/15/39

   

65,825

     

76,517

   

See accompanying notes to financial statements.
53



SFT Core Bond Fund
Investments in Securities – continued

   

Principal

 

Value(a)

 

5.000%, 01/15/40

 

$

639,139

   

$

725,093

   

5.000%, 07/15/40

   

175,445

     

199,884

   

5.500%, 07/15/38

   

174,011

     

203,335

   

5.500%, 10/15/38

   

258,143

     

304,126

   

8.500%, 10/15/22

   

4,217

     

4,234

   
         

10,221,769

   

U.S. Treasury (10.0%)

 

U.S. Treasury Bond

 

1.125%, 08/15/40

   

2,988,000

     

2,828,796

   

1.250%, 05/15/50

   

11,155,000

     

10,119,676

   

5.375%, 02/15/31 (d)

   

5,115,000

     

7,353,212

   

U.S. Treasury Note

 

0.250%, 05/31/25

   

7,682,000

     

7,667,296

   

0.250%, 07/31/25

   

1,550,000

     

1,545,459

   

0.250%, 10/31/25

   

615,000

     

612,357

   

0.375%, 03/31/22

   

600,000

     

601,898

   

0.500%, 05/31/27

   

5,020,000

     

5,002,352

   

0.500%, 08/31/27

   

1,975,000

     

1,962,965

   

0.625%, 11/30/27

   

5,050,000

     

5,049,211

   

0.625%, 08/15/30

   

3,500,000

     

3,412,500

   

0.875%, 11/15/30

   

1,500,000

     

1,495,078

   

1.500%, 01/31/27

   

1,500,000

     

1,589,883

   

2.250%, 02/15/27 (d)

   

150,000

     

165,803

   

2.750%, 02/15/28

   

200,000

     

229,352

   
         

49,635,838

   

Vendee Mortgage Trust (0.0%)

 
Vendee Mortgage Trust,
7.793%, 02/15/25
   

17,951

     

19,447

   
Total government obligations
(cost: $111,033,067)
       

116,913,430

   

Asset-Backed Securities (14.9%)

 
AmeriCredit Automobile
Receivables Trust
2.740%, 12/08/22
   

1,250,000

     

1,261,964

   

3.180%, 07/18/23

   

3,250,000

     

3,348,680

   
Bank of The West
Auto Trust,
3.210%, 04/15/25 (e)
   

2,293,000

     

2,343,115

   
Bear Stearns Asset
Backed Securities Trust,
1.123%, 02/25/34
(1-Month USD LIBOR +
0.975%) (b)
   

361,951

     

354,344

   
CarMax Auto Owner Trust,
2.950%, 11/15/23
   

1,950,000

     

2,013,257

   
Chase Funding Trust
0.708%, 02/25/33
(1-Month USD LIBOR +
0.560%) (b)
   

150,059

     

141,723

   
0.788%, 08/25/32
(1-Month USD LIBOR +
0.640%) (b)
   

94,443

     

90,773

   

Chesapeake Funding II LLC

 

3.260%, 11/15/29 (e)

   

375,000

     

380,198

   

3.380%, 08/15/29 (e)

   

275,000

     

277,102

   

3.570%, 04/15/30 (e)

   

1,200,000

     

1,224,921

   

3.710%, 05/15/29 (e)

   

1,925,000

     

1,934,557

   
Commonbond Student
Loan Trust
 

2.550%, 05/25/41 (e)

   

250,952

     

257,727

   

5.280%, 05/25/41 (e)

   

36,048

     

39,359

   
   

Principal

 

Value(a)

 
Commonbond Student
Loan Trust 2018-A-GS
0.648%, 02/25/44
(1-Month USD LIBOR +
0.500%) (b) (e)
 

$

500,376

   

$

495,376

   

3.210%, 02/25/44 (e)

   

1,296,927

     

1,346,087

   
Commonbond Student
Loan Trust 2019-A-GS,
2.540%, 01/25/47 (e)
   

2,927,083

     

3,000,865

   
Drive Auto Receivables
Trust
 

3.530%, 12/15/23 (e)

   

294,589

     

299,018

   

3.990%, 01/15/25

   

3,325,000

     

3,402,053

   

5.300%, 07/15/24 (e)

   

1,045,000

     

1,060,448

   
Earnest Student Loan
Program LLC
 

2.650%, 01/25/41 (e)

   

1,896,006

     

1,922,389

   

2.720%, 01/25/41 (e)

   

166,296

     

167,775

   

3.020%, 05/25/34 (e)

   

207,628

     

208,685

   
Exeter Automobile
Receivables Trust
2016-2, 8.250%,
04/17/23 (e)
   

1,203,983

     

1,207,627

   
Foursight Capital
Automobile Receivables
Trust, 5.280%,
08/15/24 (e)
   

3,850,000

     

3,868,280

   
GM Financial Consumer
Automobile Receivables
Trust, 2.770%, 07/17/23
   

800,000

     

813,690

   
Home Partners of America
2018-1 Trust, 1.053%,
07/17/37 (1-Month USD
LIBOR + 0.900%) (b) (e)
   

1,215,398

     

1,212,680

   
Invitation Homes
2018-SFR1 Trust
1.403%, 03/17/37
(1-Month USD LIBOR +
1.250%) (b) (e)
   

3,500,000

     

3,497,109

   
1.603%, 03/17/37
(1-Month USD LIBOR +
1.450%) (b) (e)
   

999,636

     

999,636

   
Invitation Homes
2018-SFR3 Trust
1.153%, 07/17/37
(1-Month USD LIBOR +
1.000%) (b) (e)
   

1,966,191

     

1,966,191

   
1.803%, 07/17/37
(1-Month USD LIBOR +
1.650%) (b) (e)
   

1,500,000

     

1,501,865

   
Invitation Homes
2018-SFR4 Trust,
1.553%, 01/17/38
(1-Month USD LIBOR +
1.400%) (b) (e)
   

5,050,000

     

5,049,998

   
Invitation Homes Trust,
1.439%, 06/17/37
(1-Month USD LIBOR +
1.280%) (b) (e)
   

1,500,000

     

1,495,425

   
Kubota Credit Owner
Trust 2020-2, 0.410%,
06/15/23 (e)
   

2,150,000

     

2,152,379

   

See accompanying notes to financial statements.
54



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Investments in Securities – continued

   

Principal

 

Value(a)

 
Morgan Stanley Dean
Witter Capital I, Inc.,
0.708%, 08/25/32
(1-Month USD LIBOR +
0.560%) (b)
 

$

178,343

   

$

172,873

   
Navient Private Education
Loan Trust, 1.310%,
01/15/69 (e)
   

2,250,000

     

2,272,881

   
Progress Residential
2018-SFR1 Trust,
3.684%, 03/17/35 (e)
   

500,000

     

500,774

   
Progress Residential
2019-SFR2 Trust,
3.446%, 05/17/36 (e)
   

2,500,000

     

2,575,858

   
Progress Residential Trust,
3.565%, 08/17/34 (e)
   

1,525,000

     

1,542,828

   
Saxon Asset Securities
Trust, 0.688%, 03/25/35
(1-Month USD LIBOR +
0.540%) (b)
   

270,238

     

255,144

   
Sofi Professional Loan
Program 2017-F LLC,
2.840%, 01/25/41 (e)
   

1,068,028

     

1,091,672

   
Sofi Professional Loan
Program 2018-A LLC,
2.950%, 02/25/42 (e)
   

1,054,781

     

1,076,845

   
SoFi Professional Loan
Program LLC, 2.650%,
09/25/40 (e)
   

798,500

     

822,677

   
Towd Point
Mortgage Trust
 

3.000%, 06/25/58 (b) (e)

   

3,118,328

     

3,309,332

   

3.750%, 04/25/55 (b) (e)

   

2,505,000

     

2,698,436

   

4.188%, 11/25/57 (b) (e)

   

3,154,000

     

3,438,445

   
Tricon American Homes
Trust, 1.832%,
11/17/39 (e)
   

975,000

     

968,014

   
Volvo Financial
Equipment LLC
Series 2018-1, 3.060%,
12/15/25 (e)
   

1,300,000

     

1,317,684

   
Westlake Automobile
Receivables Trust
2017-2, 4.630%,
07/15/24 (e)
   

2,550,000

     

2,561,516

   
Total asset-backed securities
(cost: $73,057,099)
       

73,940,275

   

Other Mortgage-Backed Securities (10.9%)

 
Collateralized Mortgage Obligations/Mortgage
Revenue Bonds (5.9%)
 
Agate Bay Mortgage Trust,
3.793%, 01/25/45 (b) (e)
   

199,779

     

205,394

   
Bear Stearns Mortgage
Securities, Inc.,
8.000%, 11/25/29
   

36,232

     

18,806

   
Bellemeade Re 2018-1,
Ltd., 1.748%, 04/25/28
(1-Month USD LIBOR +
1.600%) (b) (e) (f)
   

961,413

     

959,922

   
Bellemeade Re 2018-3,
Ltd., 1.998%, 10/25/28
(1-Month USD LIBOR +
1.850%) (b) (e) (f)
   

2,073,741

     

2,069,730

   
   

Principal

 

Value(a)

 
Citigroup Mortgage Loan
Trust, Inc., 3.000%,
09/25/64 (b) (e)
 

$

327,208

   

$

346,062

   
COLT 2019-2 Mortgage
Loan Trust, 3.337%,
05/25/49 (b) (e)
   

1,414,400

     

1,422,851

   

CSMC Trust

 

3.313%, 08/25/43 (b) (e)

   

2,666,825

     

2,695,826

   

3.500%, 06/25/47 (b) (e)

   

2,550,000

     

2,627,714

   
Eagle RE 2020-1 Ltd.,
1.598%, 01/25/30 (b) (e)
   

4,725,000

     

4,664,641

   
GS Mortgage-Backed
Securities Trust,
2.993%, 07/25/44 (b) (e)
   

2,110,021

     

1,932,818

   

JP Morgan Mortgage Trust

 

2.530%, 11/25/33 (b)

   

81,760

     

80,802

   

3.347%, 10/25/46 (b) (e)

   

285,649

     

290,507

   

3.398%, 06/25/29 (b) (e)

   

171,549

     

175,920

   

3.560%, 10/25/45 (b) (e)

   

1,375,000

     

1,369,479

   

3.611%, 05/25/43 (b) (e)

   

226,553

     

226,447

   
MRFC Mortgage
Pass-Through Trust
Series 1998-2,
6.750%, 06/25/28
   

4,609

     

4,690

   
Prudential Home
Mortgage Securities,
7.639%, 09/28/24 (b) (e)
   

310

     

299

   
PSMC Trust, 3.500%,
02/25/48 (b) (e)
   

677,853

     

680,738

   
Radnor RE 2019-1, Ltd.,
2.098%, 02/25/29
(1-Month USD LIBOR +
1.950%) (b) (e) (f)
   

726,645

     

726,769

   
Seasoned Credit Risk
Transfer Trust
4.000%, 07/25/56 (b)
   

2,602,000

     

2,617,904

   

4.000%, 08/25/56 (b) (e)

   

1,200,000

     

1,216,356

   
Sequoia Mortgage Trust
3.163%, 11/25/30 (b) (e)
   

494,056

     

500,750

   

3.512%, 06/25/43 (b)

   

1,233,388

     

1,254,040

   

3.711%, 07/25/45 (b) (e)

   

376,743

     

389,613

   

3.868%, 01/25/45 (b) (e)

   

279,821

     

286,624

   
Structured Asset Mortgage
Investments, Inc.,
6.750%, 05/02/30 (b)
   

9,498

     

398

   
WinWater Mortgage Loan
Trust 2015-4, 3.703%,
06/20/45 (b) (e)
   

2,429,007

     

2,479,063

   
         

29,244,163

   
Commercial Mortgage-Backed
Securities (5.0%)
 
BAMLL Commercial
Mortgage Securities
Trust 2014-520M,
4.185%, 08/15/46 (b) (e)
   

1,350,000

     

1,583,799

   
BB-UBS Trust, 4.026%,
11/05/36 (b) (e)
   

1,000,000

     

950,100

   
CFCRE Commercial
Mortgage Trust,
3.839%, 12/10/54
   

500,000

     

567,050

   

See accompanying notes to financial statements.
55



SFT Core Bond Fund
Investments in Securities – continued

   

Principal

 

Value(a)

 
Citigroup Commercial
Mortgage Trust
2018-TBR, 0.989%,
12/15/36 (1-Month USD
LIBOR + 0.830%) (b) (e)
 

$

4,000,000

   

$

3,924,953

   
CSMC Trust, 3.304%,
09/15/37 (e)
   

357,244

     

357,398

   
Hometown Commercial
Mortgage, 6.057%,
06/11/39 (e)
   

28,292

     

13,111

   
Irvine Core Office Trust,
2.068%, 05/15/48 (e)
   

132,974

     

134,870

   
JPMCC Commercial
Mortgage Securities
Trust, 3.723%, 03/15/50
   

1,000,000

     

1,142,312

   
Morgan Stanley Bank of
America Merrill Lynch
Trust, 3.720%, 12/15/49
   

225,000

     

257,582

   
Morgan Stanley Capital I
Trust, 3.451%,
08/05/34 (e)
   

700,000

     

695,877

   
One Market Plaza Trust,
3.614%, 02/10/32 (e)
   

2,500,000

     

2,590,814

   
UBS Commercial
Mortgage Trust
 

3.580%, 12/15/50

   

3,500,000

     

3,971,075

   

3.724%, 06/15/50

   

2,750,000

     

3,044,133

   

4.061%, 12/15/50 (b)

   

1,505,000

     

1,731,240

   
Wells Fargo Commercial
Mortgage Trust
3.184%, 04/15/50
   

1,544,000

     

1,688,836

   

3.637%, 06/15/48

   

1,905,000

     

2,127,102

   
         

24,780,252

   
Total other mortgage-backed securities
(cost: $52,847,238)
       

54,024,415

   

Corporate Obligations (50.0%)

 

Basic Materials (0.3%)

 

Chemicals (0.3%)

 
Albemarle Corp., 1.271%,
11/15/22 (3-Month USD
LIBOR + 1.050%) (b)
   

1,530,000

     

1,526,376

   

Communications (3.0%)

 

Media (1.1%)

 
Comcast Corp., 3.300%,
04/01/27
   

2,120,000

     

2,410,641

   
The Walt Disney Co.,
3.600%, 01/13/51
   

2,750,000

     

3,328,872

   
         

5,739,513

   

Telecommunication (1.9%)

 

AT&T, Inc.

 

2.300%, 06/01/27

   

650,000

     

693,250

   

3.550%, 09/15/55 (e)

   

4,012,000

     

3,998,380

   

3.650%, 06/01/51

   

650,000

     

680,610

   
Crown Castle Towers LLC,
3.222%, 05/15/42 (e)
   

2,375,000

     

2,400,267

   
Verizon Communications,
Inc., 1.321%, 05/15/25
(3-Month USD LIBOR +
1.100%) (b)
   

1,500,000

     

1,540,276

   
         

9,312,783

   
   

Principal

 

Value(a)

 

Consumer Cyclical (1.8%)

 

Auto/Truck Parts & Equipment — Original (1.5%)

 
Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC,
5.750%, 02/01/21
 

$

2,190,000

   

$

2,195,475

   
General Motors Financial
Co., Inc., 1.080%,
04/09/21 (3-Month USD
LIBOR + 0.850%) (b)
   

1,650,000

     

1,651,004

   
Hyundai Capital America
2.850%, 11/01/22 (e)
   

3,000,000

     

3,108,895

   

3.250%, 09/20/22 (e)

   

625,000

     

650,700

   
         

7,606,074

   

Retail (0.3%)

 
AutoZone, Inc.,
3.625%, 04/15/25
   

1,375,000

     

1,540,225

   

Consumer, Non-cyclical (3.2%)

 

Agricultural Operations (0.2%)

 
Bunge, Ltd. Finance Corp.,
1.630%, 08/17/25
   

1,000,000

     

1,033,514

   

Agricultural Products (0.3%)

 
Altria Group, Inc.,
5.800%, 02/14/39
   

955,000

     

1,258,283

   

Drugstore Chains (0.8%)

 
CVS Pass-Through Trust
5.298%, 01/11/27 (e)
   

856,987

     

916,505

   

5.880%, 01/10/28

   

308,589

     

349,740

   

6.036%, 12/10/28

   

1,886,347

     

2,191,517

   

6.943%, 01/10/30

   

489,379

     

585,146

   
         

4,042,908

   

Food (0.3%)

 
Ingredion, Inc., 3.900%,
06/01/50
   

1,160,000

     

1,386,834

   

Health Care Products (0.5%)

 
Dentsply Sirona, Inc.,
3.250%, 06/01/30
   

2,465,000

     

2,745,347

   

Pharmaceuticals (0.9%)

 
Johnson & Johnson,
2.250%, 09/01/50
   

1,750,000

     

1,757,825

   
Viatris, Inc.
2.300%, 06/22/27 (e)
   

1,400,000

     

1,490,469

   

3.850%, 06/22/40 (e)

   

1,000,000

     

1,128,672

   
         

4,376,966

   

Public Thoroughfares (0.2%)

 
Transurban Finance Co.
Pty, Ltd., 2.450%,
03/16/31 (e) (f)
   

1,100,000

     

1,153,938

   

Energy (8.4%)

 

Oil & Gas (0.6%)

 
Equinor ASA, 3.000%,
04/06/27 (f)
   

2,800,000

     

3,117,382

   

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels (2.0%)

 
HollyFrontier Corp.,
2.625%, 10/01/23
   

1,700,000

     

1,737,410

   

See accompanying notes to financial statements.
56



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Investments in Securities – continued

   

Principal

 

Value(a)

 
Marathon Petroleum
Corp., 5.850%, 12/15/45
 

$

2,270,000

   

$

2,805,090

   
Noble Energy, Inc.,
3.900%, 11/15/24
   

2,035,000

     

2,270,909

   
The Williams Cos., Inc.,
3.350%, 08/15/22
   

628,000

     

653,141

   
Valero Energy Corp.,
1.367%, 09/15/23
(3-Month USD LIBOR +
1.150%) (b)
   

2,500,000

     

2,506,372

   
         

9,972,922

   

Pipelines (5.8%)

 

Boardwalk Pipelines L.P.

 

3.400%, 02/15/31

   

450,000

     

469,544

   

4.450%, 07/15/27

   

538,000

     

602,203

   

4.800%, 05/03/29

   

1,095,000

     

1,254,749

   

4.950%, 12/15/24

   

1,000,000

     

1,116,080

   
El Paso Natural Gas Co.
LLC, 8.375%, 06/15/32
   

675,000

     

950,562

   
Enterprise Products
Operating LLC, 3.003%,
06/01/67 (3-Month USD
LIBOR + 2.778%) (b)
   

2,180,000

     

1,870,440

   
EQM Midstream Partners
L.P., 6.500%, 07/15/48
   

975,000

     

1,014,000

   
Gray Oak Pipeline LLC
2.600%, 10/15/25 (e)
   

1,400,000

     

1,442,934

   

3.450%, 10/15/27 (e)

   

1,525,000

     

1,592,888

   
Kinder Morgan Energy
Partners L.P., 5.800%,
03/01/21
   

1,000,000

     

1,008,141

   
MPLX L.P.
1.330%, 09/09/22
(3-Month USD LIBOR +
1.100%) (b)
   

2,230,000

     

2,230,378

   

5.250%, 01/15/25

   

2,450,000

     

2,514,312

   

5.500%, 02/15/49

   

1,700,000

     

2,238,582

   
Sabine Pass Liquefaction
LLC, 4.500%, 05/15/30 (e)
   

825,000

     

977,854

   
Sunoco Logistics Partners
Operations L.P., 6.850%,
02/15/40
   

2,150,000

     

2,531,020

   
Tennessee Gas Pipeline
Co. LLC, 8.375%,
06/15/32
   

1,850,000

     

2,659,414

   
Western Midstream
Operating L.P.
3.950%, 06/01/25
   

2,250,000

     

2,295,000

   

6.250%, 02/01/50

   

1,665,000

     

1,831,500

   
         

28,599,601

   

Financial (14.4%)

 

Banks (9.6%)

 
Athene Global Funding,
3.000%, 07/01/22 (e)
   

1,275,000

     

1,318,462

   
Bank of America Corp.,
3.974%, 02/07/30
(3-Month USD LIBOR +
1.210%) (b)
   

4,040,000

     

4,758,442

   

BBVA USA

 

3.500%, 06/11/21

   

850,000

     

859,603

   

3.875%, 04/10/25

   

2,500,000

     

2,803,475

   
   

Principal

 

Value(a)

 
Citibank NA, 0.824%,
05/20/22 (3-Month USD
LIBOR + 0.600%) (b)
 

$

3,650,000

   

$

3,656,389

   
Citizens Bank NA/
Providence, 1.201%,
03/29/23 (3-Month USD
LIBOR + 0.950%) (b)
   

3,150,000

     

3,190,887

   
Discover Bank, 3.450%,
07/27/26
   

1,900,000

     

2,124,947

   
HSBC Holdings PLC,
3.262%, 03/13/23
(3-Month USD LIBOR +
1.055%) (b) (f)
   

1,875,000

     

1,936,774

   

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

 
3.540%, 05/01/28
(3-Month USD LIBOR +
1.380%) (b)
   

1,500,000

     

1,711,624

   
3.558%, 04/01/21
(3-Month USD LIBOR +
3.320%) (b)
   

1,700,000

     

1,670,148

   
3.684%, 04/30/21
(3-Month USD LIBOR +
3.470%) (b)
   

734,000

     

732,499

   

4.600%, 02/01/25 (b)

   

1,175,000

     

1,213,188

   
Midwest Connector
Capital Co. LLC, 3.625%,
04/01/22 (e)
   

2,300,000

     

2,340,291

   

Morgan Stanley

 

3.125%, 07/27/26

   

800,000

     

894,213

   

5.500%, 07/28/21

   

740,000

     

761,759

   
Regions Financial Corp.,
3.800%, 08/14/23
   

1,675,000

     

1,817,048

   
Synovus Financial Corp.,
3.125%, 11/01/22
   

2,580,000

     

2,678,868

   
The Goldman Sachs
Group, Inc., 0.994%,
10/31/22 (3-Month USD
LIBOR + 0.780%) (b)
   

1,050,000

     

1,054,278

   
Truist Bank, 0.812%,
05/17/22 (3-Month USD
LIBOR + 0.590%) (b)
   

2,850,000

     

2,867,324

   
Truist Financial Corp.,
5.050%, 12/15/24
(3-Month USD LIBOR +
3.102%) (b)
   

1,770,000

     

1,796,550

   
US Bancorp
3.000%, 07/30/29
   

765,000

     

854,431

   
5.300%, 04/15/27
(3-Month USD LIBOR +
2.914%) (b)
   

800,000

     

899,800

   

Wells Fargo & Co.

 

2.393%, 06/02/28 (b)

   

4,125,000

     

4,391,566

   

3.000%, 10/23/26

   

1,100,000

     

1,218,766

   
         

47,551,332

   

Capital Markets (0.4%)

 
Stifel Financial Corp.,
4.000%, 05/15/30
   

1,850,000

     

2,114,065

   

Diversified Financial Services (1.1%)

 
DY7 Leasing LLC,
2.578%, 12/10/25
   

52,377

     

54,784

   
Helios Leasing I LLC,
1.825%, 05/16/25
   

60,188

     

61,681

   

See accompanying notes to financial statements.
57



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Investments in Securities – continued

   

Principal

 

Value(a)

 
Pine Street Trust I,
4.572%, 02/15/29 (e)
 

$

1,450,000

   

$

1,719,013

   
The Charles Schwab
Corp., 4.625%, 03/01/22
(3-Month USD LIBOR +
3.315%) (b)
   

2,200,000

     

2,238,500

   
USAA Capital Corp.,
1.500%, 05/01/23 (e)
   

1,250,000

     

1,282,192

   
         

5,356,170

   

Insurance (2.8%)

 
AIG Global Funding,
0.800%, 07/07/23 (e)
   

1,390,000

     

1,403,700

   
Brown & Brown, Inc.,
2.375%, 03/15/31
   

1,100,000

     

1,151,275

   
Equitable Financial Life
Global Funding, 1.400%,
07/07/25 (e)
   

2,450,000

     

2,516,370

   
Kemper Corp., 2.400%,
09/30/30
   

2,785,000

     

2,835,294

   
Teachers Insurance &
Annuity Association of
America, 4.270%,
05/15/47 (e)
   

2,500,000

     

3,126,157

   
Unum Group, 5.750%,
08/15/42
   

2,310,000

     

2,805,310

   
         

13,838,106

   

Real Estate Investment Trust — Office Property (0.4%)

 
SL Green Operating
Partnership L.P., 1.201%,
08/16/21 (3-Month USD
LIBOR + 0.980%) (b)
   

2,000,000

     

1,995,354

   

Real Estate Investment Trust — Residential (0.1%)

 

UDR, Inc., 4.000%, 10/01/25

   

400,000

     

453,941

   

Health Care (1.4%)

 

Health Care Providers & Services (1.4%)

 
NYU Langone Hospitals,
4.428%, 07/01/42
   

1,480,000

     

1,663,603

   
Sinai Health System,
3.034%, 01/20/36
   

1,285,000

     

1,332,321

   
The New York and
Presbyterian Hospital
 

2.256%, 08/01/40

   

3,175,000

     

3,105,609

   

2.606%, 08/01/60

   

650,000

     

641,598

   
         

6,743,131

   

Industrials (1.0%)

 

Aerospace & Defense (0.2%)

 
General Dynamics Corp.,
3.000%, 05/11/21
   

1,150,000

     

1,161,078

   

Machinery (0.3%)

 
Westinghouse Air Brake
Technologies Corp.,
3.200%, 06/15/25
   

1,350,000

     

1,456,460

   

Transportation (0.5%)

 

CSX Corp.

 

4.250%, 11/01/66

   

1,085,000

     

1,452,285

   

4.750%, 11/15/48

   

625,000

     

857,301

   
         

2,309,586

   
   

Principal

 

Value(a)

 

Technology (1.7%)

 

Computers (1.7%)

 

Apple, Inc.

 

0.750%, 05/11/23

 

$

965,000

   

$

976,512

   

1.125%, 05/11/25

   

2,435,000

     

2,504,068

   
Dell International LLC /
EMC Corp., 5.300%,
10/01/29 (e)
   

1,475,000

     

1,808,276

   

Leidos, Inc.

 

2.950%, 05/15/23 (e)

   

1,950,000

     

2,051,609

   

3.625%, 05/15/25 (e)

   

975,000

     

1,090,138

   
         

8,430,603

   

Transportation (4.2%)

 

Airlines (4.2%)

 
Air Canada 2013-1 Class B
Pass Through Trust,
5.375%, 11/15/22 (e) (f)
   

634,631

     

636,104

   
Air Canada 2017-1 Class A
Pass Through Trust,
3.550%, 07/15/31 (e) (f)
   

1,952,280

     

1,709,265

   
American Airlines 2013-1
Class B Pass Through
Trust, 5.625%,
07/15/22 (e)
   

641,452

     

640,119

   
American Airlines 2016-1
Class B Pass Through
Trust, 5.250%, 07/15/25
   

843,291

     

716,134

   
American Airlines 2017-1
Class B Pass Through
Trust, 4.950%, 08/15/26
   

696,500

     

588,898

   
British Airways 2019-1
Class A Pass Through
Trust, 3.350%,
12/15/30 (e)
   

1,389,373

     

1,316,692

   
British Airways 2020-1
Class A Pass Through
Trust, 4.250%,
05/15/34 (e)
   

925,000

     

988,594

   
Delta Air Lines 2015-1
Class B Pass Through
Trust, 4.250%, 01/30/25
   

1,225,728

     

1,253,179

   
Delta Air Lines 2020-1
Class A Pass Through
Trust, 2.500%, 12/10/29
   

1,814,159

     

1,723,208

   
Hawaiian Airlines 2013-1
Class B Pass Through
Certificates, 4.950%,
07/15/23
   

1,754,603

     

1,599,514

   
JetBlue 2020-1 Class A
Pass Through Trust,
4.000%, 05/15/34
   

860,000

     

928,243

   
United Airlines 2014-1
Class B Pass Through
Trust, 4.750%, 10/11/23
   

350,300

     

351,668

   
United Airlines 2014-2
Class B Pass Through
Trust, 4.625%, 03/03/24
   

1,472,063

     

1,481,310

   
United Airlines 2016-1
Class B Pass Through
Trust, 3.650%, 07/07/27
   

919,479

     

901,710

   

See accompanying notes to financial statements.
58



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Investments in Securities – continued

   

Principal

 

Value(a)

 
United Airlines 2019-2
Class B Pass Through
Trust, 3.500%, 11/01/29
 

$

1,448,319

   

$

1,352,754

   
United Airlines 2020-1
Class A Pass Through
Trust, 5.875%, 04/15/29
   

2,000,000

     

2,160,425

   
US Airways 2012-2 Class B
Pass Through Trust,
6.750%, 12/03/22
   

1,564,028

     

1,520,547

   
US Airways 2013-1 Class B
Pass Through Trust,
5.375%, 05/15/23
   

997,442

     

949,928

   
         

20,818,292

   

Utilities (10.6%)

 

Electric Companies (0.5%)

 
Indianapolis Power &
Light Co., 4.700%,
09/01/45 (e)
   

1,900,000

     

2,396,862

   

Electric Utilities (6.2%)

 
Cleco Corporate Holdings
LLC, 3.743%, 05/01/26
   

1,125,000

     

1,245,033

   
Entergy Mississippi LLC,
3.250%, 12/01/27
   

1,100,000

     

1,205,687

   
Entergy Texas, Inc.,
3.450%, 12/01/27
   

1,885,000

     

2,060,767

   
Eversource Energy,
3.800%, 12/01/23
   

2,400,000

     

2,627,436

   
Exelon Generation Co.
LLC, 3.250%, 06/01/25
   

1,430,000

     

1,559,289

   
FirstEnergy Transmission
LLC, 5.450%, 07/15/44 (e)
   

2,000,000

     

2,537,727

   
IPALCO Enterprises, Inc.,
3.700%, 09/01/24
   

1,175,000

     

1,280,718

   
MidAmerican Energy Co.,
4.250%, 07/15/49
   

1,750,000

     

2,349,602

   
Pacific Gas and Electric Co.
1.750%, 06/16/22
   

2,000,000

     

2,005,644

   

4.500%, 07/01/40

   

1,500,000

     

1,676,611

   
PacifiCorp, 3.300%,
03/15/51
   

1,410,000

     

1,617,442

   
PPL Capital Funding, Inc.,
2.905%, 03/30/67
(3-Month USD LIBOR +
2.665%) (b)
   

2,175,000

     

1,875,896

   

The AES Corp.

 

1.375%, 01/15/26 (e)

   

620,000

     

625,321

   

3.300%, 07/15/25 (e)

   

1,825,000

     

1,989,250

   
Vistra Operations Co. LLC,
3.700%, 01/30/27 (e)
   

2,550,000

     

2,811,850

   
Xcel Energy, Inc., 3.500%,
12/01/49
   

3,040,000

     

3,553,833

   
         

31,022,106

   
   

Principal

 

Value(a)

 

Electric — Integrated (2.1%)

 
Ameren Corp.,
3.500%, 01/15/31
 

$

2,150,000

   

$

2,480,571

   
Exelon Corp.
4.050%, 04/15/30
   

1,000,000

     

1,183,284

   

4.700%, 04/15/50

   

1,410,000

     

1,874,922

   
Florida Power & Light Co.
0.602%, 07/28/23
(3-Month USD LIBOR +
0.380%) (b)
   

3,200,000

     

3,200,651

   

2.850%, 04/01/25

   

1,450,000

     

1,577,966

   
         

10,317,394

   

Gas Utilities (1.8%)

 
Piedmont Natural Gas
Co., Inc., 3.350%,
06/01/50
   

1,800,000

     

2,009,331

   
Southern Co. Gas
Capital Corp.
3.875%, 11/15/25
   

2,605,000

     

2,923,568

   

4.400%, 05/30/47

   

775,000

     

973,203

   
The East Ohio Gas Co.
1.300%, 06/15/25 (e)
   

1,380,000

     

1,406,120

   

3.000%, 06/15/50 (e)

   

1,685,000

     

1,836,734

   
         

9,148,956

   
Total corporate obligations
(cost: $233,383,987)
       

248,526,102

   
Total long-term debt securities
(cost: $470,321,391)
       

493,404,222

   

Short-Term Securities (0.3%)

 

Investment Companies (0.3%)

 
State Street Institutional
U.S. Government Money
Market Fund, current
rate 0.030%
   

1,570,800

     

1,570,800

   
Total short-term securities
(cost: $1,570,800)
       

1,570,800

   
Total investments in securities
(cost: $471,892,191) (g)
       

494,975,022

   
Cash and other assets in
excess of liabilities (0.4%)
       

2,037,607

   

Total net assets (100.0%)

     

$

497,012,629

   

See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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SFT Core Bond Fund
Investments in Securities – continued

Investments in Securities Legend

(a)  Securities are valued by procedures described in Note 2 of the Notes to Financial Statements.

(b)  Variable rate security.

(c)  Interest-only security that entitles holders to receive only interest on the underlying mortgages. The principal amount of the underlying pool represents the notional amount on which current interest is calculated. The yield to maturity of an interest-only security is sensitive to the rate of principal payments on the underlying mortgage assets. The rate disclosed represents the market yield based upon the current cost basis and estimated timing and amount of future cash flows.

(d)  Fully or partially pledged as initial margin deposits on open futures contracts.

Holdings of Open Futures Contracts

On December 31, 2020, securities with an aggregate market value of $1,548,113 have been pledged to cover margin requirements for the following open futures contracts:

Description

  Expiration
Date
  Number of
Contracts
  Position
Type
  Notional
Amount
  Market
Value
  Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)(a)
 

5 Year U.S. Treasury Note

 

March 2021

   

167

   

Long

 

$

21,029,358

   

$

21,069,399

   

$

40,041

   

10 Year U.S. Ultra

 

March 2021

   

125

   

Short

   

(19,661,787

)

   

(19,544,922

)

   

116,865

   

U.S. Long Bond

 

March 2021

   

252

   

Long

   

44,204,991

     

43,643,250

     

(561,741

)

 

U.S. Ultra Bond

 

March 2021

   

58

   

Short

   

(12,627,082

)

   

(12,386,625

)

   

240,457

   
                   

$

32,781,102

   

$

(164,378

)

 

(e)  Security sold within terms of a private placement memorandum exempt from registration pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and may be sold only to dealers in that program. This security has been determined to be liquid unless otherwise indicated.

(f)  Foreign security: The Fund held 2.5% of net assets in foreign securities at December 31, 2020.

(g)  At December 31, 2020 the cost of investments for federal income tax purposes was $471,868,524. The aggregate unrealized appreciation and depreciation of investments based on this cost were:

Gross unrealized appreciation

 

$

27,481,617

   

Gross unrealized depreciation

   

(4,539,497

)

 

Net unrealized appreciation

 

$

22,942,120

   

See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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SFT Dynamic Managed Volatility Fund
Investments in Securities

December 31, 2020

(Percentages of each investment category relate to total net assets)

   

Principal

 

Value(a)

 

Long-Term Debt Securities (27.7%)

 

Government Obligations (2.4%)

 
U.S. Government Agencies and
Obligations (2.4%)
 
Federal Home Loan Mortgage
Corporation (FHLMC) (0.1%)
 

3.000%, 09/01/43

 

$

90,311

   

$

96,063

   

3.500%, 10/01/44

   

121,397

     

130,150

   

3.500%, 11/01/44

   

116,928

     

125,339

   

3.500%, 12/01/44

   

125,598

     

134,603

   
         

486,155

   
Federal National Mortgage Association
(FNMA) (0.1%)
 

3.000%, 04/01/43

   

148,124

     

157,857

   

3.000%, 05/01/43

   

54,687

     

57,932

   

3.000%, 06/01/43

   

199,351

     

212,517

   

3.500%, 08/01/42

   

83,181

     

90,963

   

3.500%, 02/01/43

   

99,634

     

110,580

   
         

629,849

   

U.S. Treasury (2.2%)

 
U.S. Treasury Note,
2.625%, 12/15/21 (b)
   

15,000,000

     

15,356,836

   
Total government obligations
(cost: $16,018,860)
       

16,472,840

   

Other Mortgage-Backed Securities (0.2%)

 

Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities (0.2%)

 
Bank 2019-BNK18,
3.584%, 05/15/62
   

1,500,000

     

1,736,682

   
Total other mortgage-backed securities
(cost: $1,544,239)
       

1,736,682

   

Corporate Obligations (25.1%)

 

Basic Materials (0.2%)

 

Chemicals (0.2%)

 
Nutrien, Ltd.,
3.000%, 04/01/25 (c)
   

1,000,000

     

1,080,153

   

Mining (0.0%)

 
BHP Billiton Finance USA,
Ltd., 2.875%, 02/24/22 (c)
   

122,000

     

125,480

   

Communications (1.7%)

 

Cable/Satellite TV (0.4%)

 

Comcast Corp.

 

4.200%, 08/15/34 (b)

   

500,000

     

626,645

   

4.650%, 07/15/42 (b)

   

250,000

     

338,734

   

6.400%, 05/15/38

   

1,000,000

     

1,557,942

   
         

2,523,321

   

Diversified Telecommunication Services (0.7%)

 

AT&T, Inc.

 

2.550%, 12/01/33 (d)

   

943,000

     

966,705

   

3.550%, 09/15/55 (d)

   

1,405,000

     

1,400,230

   

3.800%, 12/01/57 (d)

   

75,000

     

78,370

   

4.500%, 05/15/35

   

1,000,000

     

1,213,436

   
Verizon Communications,
Inc., 2.987%, 10/30/56 (d)
   

1,194,000

     

1,201,896

   
         

4,860,637

   
   

Principal

 

Value(a)

 

Internet & Catalog Retail (0.2%)

 
Amazon.com, Inc.,
3.875%, 08/22/37
 

$

1,000,000

   

$

1,247,469

   

Media (0.2%)

 

ViacomCBS, Inc.

 

3.500%, 01/15/25

   

750,000

     

822,771

   

4.000%, 01/15/26

   

250,000

     

286,126

   
         

1,108,897

   

Telecommunication (0.2%)

 
Crown Castle Towers LLC,
3.663%, 05/15/45 (d)
   

1,000,000

     

1,077,093

   
Vodafone Group PLC,
4.125%, 05/30/25 (c)
   

500,000

     

571,748

   
         

1,648,841

   

Wireless Telecommunication Services (0.0%)

 
Rogers Communications,
Inc., 4.100%, 10/01/23 (c)
   

250,000

     

273,372

   

Consumer Cyclical (0.7%)

 

Auto/Truck Parts & Equipment — Original (0.1%)

 
Harley-Davidson Financial
Services, Inc.,
3.550%, 05/21/21 (d)
   

575,000

     

581,306

   

Food & Staples Retailing (0.2%)

 
The Kroger Co.,
4.450%, 02/01/47
   

1,000,000

     

1,258,469

   

Home Furnishings (0.1%)

 
Harman International
Industries, Inc.,
4.150%, 05/15/25
   

1,000,000

     

1,113,477

   

Retail (0.3%)

 
AutoZone, Inc.,
3.250%, 04/15/25
   

1,000,000

     

1,095,678

   
Target Corp.,
3.500%, 07/01/24 (b)
   

750,000

     

830,271

   
         

1,925,949

   

Consumer Staples (0.8%)

 

Beverages (0.1%)

 
The Coca-Cola Co.,
3.200%, 11/01/23 (b)
   

500,000

     

542,113

   

Consumer Products — Miscellaneous (0.1%)

 
Johnson (S.C.) & Son, Inc.,
3.350%, 09/30/24 (d)
   

750,000

     

806,330

   

Food Products (0.2%)

 
General Mills, Inc.,
4.150%, 02/15/43
   

1,000,000

     

1,250,015

   

Household Products (0.2%)

 
Kimberly-Clark Corp.,
3.900%, 05/04/47
   

1,000,000

     

1,295,724

   

Personal Care (0.2%)

 
The Estee Lauder Cos.,
Inc., 4.150%, 03/15/47
   

1,000,000

     

1,312,177

   

See accompanying notes to financial statements.
61



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Investments in Securities – continued

   

Principal

 

Value(a)

 

Consumer, Non-cyclical (1.6%)

 

Beverages (0.2%)

 
Anheuser-Busch InBev
Worldwide, Inc.,
4.375%, 04/15/38
 

$

1,000,000

   

$

1,238,198

   

Commercial Service — Finance (0.0%)

 
Moody's Corp.,
4.875%, 02/15/24
   

250,000

     

281,507

   

Diagnostic Equipment (0.4%)

 

Abbott Laboratories

 

3.875%, 09/15/25

   

750,000

     

858,984

   

4.750%, 11/30/36

   

1,000,000

     

1,375,519

   

4.750%, 04/15/43

   

250,000

     

351,060

   
         

2,585,563

   

Drugstore Chains (0.0%)

 
CVS Pass-Through Trust,
6.943%, 01/10/30
   

149,201

     

178,398

   

Food (0.4%)

 
Mars, Inc.,
3.950%, 04/01/49 (d)
   

1,000,000

     

1,274,264

   
Tyson Foods, Inc.,
5.150%, 08/15/44
   

1,000,000

     

1,379,989

   
         

2,654,253

   

Pharmaceuticals (0.6%)

 
AbbVie, Inc.,
3.800%, 03/15/25
   

670,000

     

747,169

   
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.,
3.875%, 08/15/25
   

1,000,000

     

1,140,791

   
Novartis Capital Corp.,
3.400%, 05/06/24 (b)
   

500,000

     

548,503

   
Takeda Pharmaceutical
Co., Ltd., 5.000%,
11/26/28 (c)
   

1,000,000

     

1,242,500

   
         

3,678,963

   

Energy (3.0%)

 

Oil & Gas (0.7%)

 
Baker Hughes a GE Co.
LLC / Baker Hughes
Co-Obligor, Inc.,
3.337%, 12/15/27
   

1,000,000

     

1,120,292

   
BP Capital Markets
America, Inc., 4.234%,
11/06/28
   

1,000,000

     

1,195,078

   
Cimarex Energy Co.,
3.900%, 05/15/27
   

1,000,000

     

1,102,138

   
Valero Energy Corp.,
4.350%, 06/01/28
   

1,000,000

     

1,138,205

   
         

4,555,713

   

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels (0.8%)

 
Chevron Corp.,
3.191%, 06/24/23 (b)
   

250,000

     

265,891

   
EOG Resources, Inc.,
2.625%, 03/15/23
   

250,000

     

260,891

   
Marathon Petroleum Corp.,
3.625%, 09/15/24
   

750,000

     

818,467

   
   

Principal

 

Value(a)

 
Noble Energy, Inc.,
3.900%, 11/15/24
 

$

1,000,000

   

$

1,115,926

   
Phillips 66,
4.650%, 11/15/34
   

1,000,000

     

1,211,536

   
Total Capital International
SA, 3.750%, 04/10/24 (c)
   

750,000

     

829,220

   
Valero Energy Corp.,
3.650%, 03/15/25
   

1,000,000

     

1,094,068

   
         

5,595,999

   

Pipelines (1.5%)

 
Columbia Pipeline Group,
Inc., 4.500%, 06/01/25
   

1,000,000

     

1,150,036

   
Energy Transfer Operating
L.P., 4.900%, 03/15/35
   

1,000,000

     

1,100,962

   
Enterprise Products
Operating LLC,
5.750%, 03/01/35
   

250,000

     

315,243

   
Florida Gas Transmission
Co. LLC, 4.350%,
07/15/25 (d)
   

1,000,000

     

1,135,632

   
Kinder Morgan, Inc.,
5.300%, 12/01/34
   

750,000

     

924,282

   
Magellan Midstream
Partners L.P., 4.200%,
10/03/47
   

1,000,000

     

1,138,993

   
MPLX L.P., 5.250%,
01/15/25
   

500,000

     

513,125

   
Plains All American
Pipeline L.P./PAA
Finance Corp., 3.850%,
10/15/23
   

250,000

     

267,305

   
Southern Natural Gas Co.
LLC, 4.800%, 03/15/47 (d)
   

1,500,000

     

1,744,424

   
Sunoco Logistics Partners
Operations L.P., 4.250%,
04/01/24
   

1,000,000

     

1,082,779

   

The Williams Cos., Inc.

 

3.750%, 06/15/27

   

500,000

     

570,518

   

4.300%, 03/04/24

   

500,000

     

550,950

   
         

10,494,249

   

Financial (7.7%)

 

Banks (2.9%)

 
Associated Banc-Corp.,
4.250%, 01/15/25
   

750,000

     

812,657

   

Bank of America Corp.

 

3.950%, 04/21/25

   

1,000,000

     

1,127,289

   

4.183%, 11/25/27

   

1,000,000

     

1,160,086

   
4.244%, 04/24/38
(3-Month USD LIBOR +
1.814%) (e)
   

1,000,000

     

1,231,916

   

5.700%, 01/24/22

   

250,000

     

264,214

   
Capital One Financial
Corp.
 

4.250%, 04/30/25

   

1,500,000

     

1,712,121

   

4.750%, 07/15/21

   

250,000

     

255,833

   

Citigroup, Inc.

 

3.300%, 04/27/25

   

750,000

     

831,722

   
3.980%, 03/20/30
(3-Month USD LIBOR +
1.338%) (e)
   

1,000,000

     

1,176,008

   

See accompanying notes to financial statements.
62



SFT Dynamic Managed Volatility Fund
Investments in Securities – continued

   

Principal

 

Value(a)

 
Discover Bank, 4.250%,
03/13/26
 

$

500,000

   

$

575,235

   
Fifth Third Bank, 3.950%,
07/28/25
   

1,000,000

     

1,142,349

   
JPMorgan Chase & Co.,
3.125%, 01/23/25
   

1,000,000

     

1,095,259

   
KeyBank NA, 3.180%,
10/15/27
   

1,000,000

     

1,036,838

   
PNC Bank NA  

2.450%, 07/28/22

   

1,000,000

     

1,032,753

   

3.800%, 07/25/23

   

250,000

     

271,013

   

4.050%, 07/26/28

   

1,000,000

     

1,184,945

   
Regions Financial Corp.,
3.800%, 08/14/23
   

2,000,000

     

2,169,609

   
Synchrony Bank, 3.000%,
06/15/22
   

1,000,000

     

1,032,630

   
The Goldman Sachs
Group, Inc., 3.850%,
01/26/27
   

1,000,000

     

1,141,195

   
Truist Bank, 2.750%,
05/01/23
   

250,000

     

263,287

   
         

19,516,959

   

Capital Markets (0.3%)

 
E*TRADE Financial Corp.,
2.950%, 08/24/22
   

1,000,000

     

1,038,834

   
The Bank of New York
Mellon Corp., 3.442%,
02/07/28 (3-Month USD
LIBOR + 1.069%) (e)
   

1,000,000

     

1,141,859

   
         

2,180,693

   

Diversified Financial Services (1.0%)

 
American Express Credit
Corp., 3.300%, 05/03/27
   

1,000,000

     

1,140,944

   
CME Group, Inc., 3.000%,
03/15/25
   

1,000,000

     

1,096,343

   
Discover Financial
Services, 3.750%,
03/04/25
   

1,000,000

     

1,100,597

   
Eaton Vance Corp.,
3.500%, 04/06/27
   

1,000,000

     

1,122,887

   
Pine Street Trust I,
4.572%, 02/15/29 (d)
   

1,500,000

     

1,778,290

   
TD Ameritrade Holding
Corp., 2.950%, 04/01/22
   

700,000

     

720,294

   
         

6,959,355

   

Insurance (1.5%)

 
American Financial Group,
Inc., 4.500%, 06/15/47
   

1,000,000

     

1,208,752

   
Assured Guaranty US
Holdings, Inc., 5.000%,
07/01/24
   

500,000

     

571,772

   
First American Financial
Corp., 4.600%, 11/15/24
   

750,000

     

831,276

   
Liberty Mutual Group,
Inc., 4.250%, 06/15/23 (d)
   

750,000

     

816,040

   
Manulife Financial Corp.,
4.150%, 03/04/26 (c)
   

750,000

     

872,371

   
Marsh & McLennan Cos.,
Inc., 4.350%, 01/30/47
   

1,000,000

     

1,324,918

   
   

Principal

 

Value(a)

 
Metropolitan Life Global
Funding I, 3.875%,
04/11/22 (d)
 

$

250,000

   

$

261,288

   
Old Republic International
Corp., 4.875%, 10/01/24
   

750,000

     

855,092

   
Pacific Life Insurance Co.,
4.300%, 10/24/67
(3-Month USD LIBOR +
2.796%) (d) (e)
   

1,000,000

     

1,135,000

   
StanCorp Financial Group,
Inc., 5.000%, 08/15/22
   

750,000

     

797,940

   
The Hanover Insurance
Group, Inc., 4.500%,
04/15/26
   

1,000,000

     

1,167,477

   
         

9,841,926

   

Property / Casualty Insurance (0.2%)

 
Arch Capital Finance LLC,
4.011%, 12/15/26 (b)
   

1,000,000

     

1,162,789

   

Real Estate Investment Trust — Diversified (0.1%)

 
Retail Properties of
America, Inc., 4.000%,
03/15/25 (b)
   

1,000,000

     

1,023,975

   

Real Estate Investment Trust — Health Care (0.8%)

 
Healthcare Realty Trust,
Inc., 3.875%, 05/01/25
   

1,000,000

     

1,107,852

   
Healthcare Trust of
America Holdings L.P.,
3.750%, 07/01/27
   

1,000,000

     

1,133,554

   
Physicians Realty L.P.,
4.300%, 03/15/27
   

1,000,000

     

1,108,270

   
Welltower, Inc., 4.125%,
03/15/29
   

1,500,000

     

1,749,862

   
         

5,099,538

   

Real Estate Investment Trust — Office Property (0.1%)

 
Alexandria Real Estate
Equities, Inc., 4.500%,
07/30/29
   

500,000

     

610,352

   

Real Estate Investment Trust — Residential (0.1%)

 
UDR, Inc., 4.000%,
10/01/25
   

750,000

     

851,139

   

Real Estate Investment Trust — Shopping Centers (0.0%)

 
Retail Opportunity
Investments Partnership
L.P., 5.000%, 12/15/23
   

250,000

     

268,119

   

Real Estate Investment Trust — Single Tenant (0.2%)

 
Office Properties Income
Trust, 4.500%, 02/01/25
   

750,000

     

794,638

   
Tanger Properties L.P.,
3.875%, 12/01/23
   

500,000

     

519,328

   
         

1,313,966

   

Real Estate Investment Trust — Storage (0.1%)

 
CubeSmart L.P., 4.375%,
12/15/23
   

500,000

     

547,198

   

See accompanying notes to financial statements.
63



SFT Dynamic Managed Volatility Fund
Investments in Securities – continued

   

Principal

 

Value(a)

 

Specialized REITs (0.4%)

 
American Tower Corp.,
3.375%, 10/15/26
 

$

1,000,000

   

$

1,123,352

   
Essex Portfolio L.P.,
3.500%, 04/01/25
   

1,000,000

     

1,108,033

   
Goodman US Finance
Four LLC, 4.500%,
10/15/37 (d)
   

500,000

     

582,348

   
Healthpeak Properties,
Inc., 4.250%, 11/15/23
   

13,000

     

14,229

   
         

2,827,962

   

Health Care (1.5%)

 

Health Care Providers & Services (0.6%)

 
Aetna, Inc., 3.875%,
08/15/47
   

1,000,000

     

1,192,674

   
Anthem, Inc., 4.375%,
12/01/47
   

1,000,000

     

1,288,922

   
Laboratory Corp. of
America Holdings,
4.000%, 11/01/23
   

250,000

     

272,247

   

UnitedHealth Group, Inc.

 

2.750%, 02/15/23 (b)

   

250,000

     

261,629

   

3.750%, 07/15/25 (b)

   

1,000,000

     

1,139,336

   
         

4,154,808

   

Pharmaceuticals (0.9%)

 
AbbVie, Inc., 3.600%,
05/14/25
   

1,000,000

     

1,114,088

   
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.,
3.250%, 11/01/23
   

500,000

     

542,139

   
Cardinal Health, Inc.,
3.750%, 09/15/25
   

1,000,000

     

1,128,985

   
Eli Lilly & Co., 3.950%,
05/15/47
   

1,000,000

     

1,278,068

   
Mead Johnson Nutrition
Co., 5.900%, 11/01/39
   

1,000,000

     

1,483,385

   
Mylan, Inc., 4.200%,
11/29/23
   

500,000

     

546,739

   
         

6,093,404

   

Industrials (3.6%)

 

Aerospace & Defense (0.9%)

 
General Dynamics Corp.,
3.500%, 05/15/25
   

1,000,000

     

1,117,802

   
L3Harris Technologies,
Inc., 3.832%, 04/27/25
   

1,000,000

     

1,122,404

   
Raytheon Technologies
Corp.
 

3.700%, 12/15/23

   

500,000

     

543,690

   

4.050%, 05/04/47

   

1,000,000

     

1,245,736

   

4.125%, 11/16/28

   

1,500,000

     

1,788,245

   
         

5,817,877

   

Air Freight & Logistics (0.2%)

 
FedEx Corp., 4.400%,
01/15/47
   

1,000,000

     

1,263,522

   

Building Products (0.2%)

 
CRH America Finance, Inc.,
4.400%, 05/09/47 (d)
   

1,000,000

     

1,228,399

   
   

Principal

 

Value(a)

 

Containers & Packaging (0.2%)

 
Amcor Finance USA, Inc.,
4.500%, 05/15/28
 

$

1,000,000

   

$

1,194,680

   

Electrical Equipment (0.2%)

 
Flex. Ltd., 4.750%,
06/15/25 (c)
   

1,000,000

     

1,135,028

   

Electronic Parts Distributions (0.2%)

 
Avnet, Inc., 3.750%,
12/01/21
   

1,500,000

     

1,536,276

   

Environmental Control (0.3%)

 
Republic Services, Inc.,
3.950%, 05/15/28
   

1,000,000

     

1,172,660

   
Waste Management, Inc.,
3.900%, 03/01/35
   

1,000,000

     

1,224,459

   
         

2,397,119

   

Industrial Conglomerates (0.2%)

 

3M Co., 3.625%, 10/15/47

   

1,000,000

     

1,192,372

   

Machinery (0.3%)

 
Caterpillar Financial
Services Corp.
2.850%, 05/17/24
   

1,000,000

     

1,076,496

   

3.750%, 11/24/23 (b)

   

750,000

     

822,877

   
         

1,899,373

   

Miscellaneous Manufacturing (0.4%)

 
Carlisle Cos., Inc.,
3.750%, 12/01/27
   

1,000,000

     

1,131,467

   
Textron, Inc.
3.875%, 03/01/25
   

750,000

     

824,033

   

4.300%, 03/01/24

   

500,000

     

549,133

   
         

2,504,633

   

Road & Rail (0.0%)

 
Kansas City Southern,
4.300%, 05/15/43
   

250,000

     

293,989

   

Transportation (0.2%)

 
Burlington Northern
Santa Fe LLC, 3.750%,
04/01/24
   

350,000

     

383,666

   
Penske Truck Leasing Co.
L.P. / PTL Finance Corp.,
3.900%, 02/01/24 (d)
   

1,000,000

     

1,091,972

   
         

1,475,638

   

Trucking & Leasing (0.3%)

 

GATX Corp.

 

3.250%, 03/30/25

   

1,000,000

     

1,097,422

   

4.550%, 11/07/28

   

1,000,000

     

1,207,182

   
         

2,304,604

   

Information Technology (1.0%)

 

Communications Equipment (0.2%)

 
QUALCOMM, Inc.,
4.650%, 05/20/35
   

1,000,000

     

1,337,703

   

See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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Investments in Securities – continued

   

Principal

 

Value(a)

 

Computers (0.2%)

 
Apple, Inc., 4.375%,
05/13/45 (b)
 

$

1,000,000

   

$

1,370,466

   

Interactive Media & Services (0.1%)

 
eBay, Inc., 3.450%,
08/01/24
   

750,000

     

819,275

   

IT Services (0.1%)

 
Global Payments, Inc.,
4.800%, 04/01/26
   

750,000

     

890,041

   

Software (0.4%)

 
Fiserv, Inc., 3.850%,
06/01/25
   

1,000,000

     

1,127,207

   
Oracle Corp., 3.800%,
11/15/37
   

1,000,000

     

1,207,847

   
         

2,335,054

   

Materials (0.6%)

 

Chemicals (0.4%)

 
The Dow Chemical Co.,
3.500%, 10/01/24
   

496,000

     

543,315

   
The Mosaic Co., 5.450%,
11/15/33
   

200,000

     

248,651

   
The Sherwin-Williams Co.,
3.950%, 01/15/26
   

1,000,000

     

1,143,756

   
Yara International ASA,
4.750%, 06/01/28 (c) (d)
   

1,000,000

     

1,185,807

   
         

3,121,529

   

Construction Materials (0.2%)

 
Vulcan Materials Co.,
4.500%, 06/15/47
   

1,000,000

     

1,238,779

   

Transportation (0.4%)

 

Airlines (0.2%)

 
American Airlines 2015-2
Class A Pass Through
Trust, 4.000%, 03/22/29
   

786,862

     

730,997

   
British Airways 2013-1
Class A Pass Through
Trust, 4.625%,
12/20/25 (d)
   

624,848

     

621,358

   
United Airlines 2013-1
Class A Pass Through
Trust, 4.300%, 02/15/27
   

175,701

     

177,454

   
         

1,529,809

   

Transport — Rail (0.2%)

 
Norfolk Southern Corp.,
3.850%, 01/15/24
   

500,000

     

545,624

   
Union Pacific Corp.,
3.750%, 03/15/24
   

500,000

     

546,435

   
         

1,092,059

   

Utilities (2.3%)

 

Electric Utilities (1.1%)

 
Ameren Illinois Co.,
3.700%, 12/01/47
   

1,000,000

     

1,226,068

   
Arizona Public Service Co.,
4.350%, 11/15/45
   

1,000,000

     

1,288,859

   
   

Principal

 

Value(a)

 
Duke Energy Progress LLC,
3.600%, 09/15/47
 

$

1,000,000

   

$

1,211,649

   
Entergy Louisiana LLC,
3.300%, 12/01/22
   

250,000

     

262,075

   
Northern States Power
Co., 3.750%, 12/01/47
   

1,000,000

     

1,212,974

   
Oglethorpe Power Corp.,
4.250%, 04/01/46
   

800,000

     

849,859

   
Oklahoma Gas & Electric
Co., 4.150%, 04/01/47
   

1,000,000

     

1,232,584

   
PPL Capital Funding, Inc.,
3.400%, 06/01/23
   

250,000

     

265,498

   
         

7,549,566

   

Electric — Integrated (0.0%)

 
Berkshire Hathaway
Energy Co., 3.750%,
11/15/23
   

250,000

     

272,224

   

Gas Utilities (0.7%)

 
National Fuel Gas Co.,
4.750%, 09/01/28
   

1,000,000

     

1,073,509

   

ONEOK, Inc.

 

4.000%, 07/13/27

   

500,000

     

557,522

   

4.350%, 03/15/29

   

1,500,000

     

1,701,148

   
Washington Gas Light Co.,
3.796%, 09/15/46
   

1,000,000

     

1,192,578

   
         

4,524,757

   

Multi-Utilities (0.2%)

 
Dominion Energy Gas
Holdings LLC, 3.550%,
11/01/23
   

250,000

     

269,370

   
National Fuel Gas Co.,
5.200%, 07/15/25
   

1,000,000

     

1,122,038

   
         

1,391,408

   

Water Utilities (0.3%)

 
American Water Capital
Corp., 3.750%, 09/01/47
   

1,000,000

     

1,224,800

   
Aquarion Co., 4.000%,
08/15/24 (d)
   

500,000

     

546,581

   
         

1,771,381

   
Total corporate obligations
(cost: $148,358,495)
       

170,156,317

   
Total long-term debt securities
(cost: $165,921,594)
       

188,365,839

   

Mutual Funds (36.9%)

 

Investment Companies (36.9%)

 
iShares iBoxx $
Investment Grade
Corporate Bond ETF
   

44,500

     

6,146,785

   

SFT Index 500 Fund (f)

   

14,224,618

     

223,777,991

   
SPDR S&P 500 ETF
Trust (b)
   

36,170

     

13,523,240

   

Vanguard S&P 500 ETF

   

20,175

     

6,933,946

   
Total mutual funds
(cost: $123,653,387)
       

250,381,962

   

See accompanying notes to financial statements.
65



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Investments in Securities – continued

   

Principal

 

Value(a)

 

Short-Term Securities (32.8%)

 

Investment Companies (32.8%)

 
State Street Institutional
U.S. Government Money
Market Fund, current
rate 0.030%
 

$

222,112,587

   

$

222,112,587

   
Total short-term securities
(cost: $222,112,587)
       

222,112,587

   
Total investments excluding
purchased options (97.4%)
(cost: $511,687,568)
       

660,860,388

   
Total purchased options
outstanding (0.1%)
(cost: $379,942)
       

338,818

   
Total investments in securities
(cost: $512,067,510) (g)
       

661,199,206

   
Cash and other assets in
excess of liabilities (2.5%)
       

16,988,730

   

Total net assets (100.0%)

     

$

678,187,936

   

Investments in Securities Legend

(a)  Securities are valued by procedures described in Note 2 of the Notes to Financial Statements.

(b)  Fully or partially pledged as initial margin deposits on open futures contracts.

Holdings of Open Futures Contracts

On December 31, 2020, securities with an aggregate market value of $30,778,213 have been pledged to cover margin requirements for the following open futures contracts:

Description

  Expiration
Date
  Number of
Contracts
  Position
Type
  Notional
Amount
  Market
Value
  Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)(a)
 

S&P 500 E-Mini Index Future

 

March 2021

   

746

   

Long

 

$

138,032,875

   

$

139,830,240

   

$

1,797,365

   

(c)  Foreign security: The Fund held 1.1% of net assets in foreign securities at December 31, 2020.

(d)  Security sold within terms of a private placement memorandum exempt from registration pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and may be sold only to dealers in that program. This security has been determined to be liquid unless otherwise indicated.

(e)  Variable rate security.

(f)  Affiliated security.

(g)  At December 31, 2020 the cost of investments for federal income tax purposes was $513,839,554. The aggregate unrealized appreciation and depreciation of investments based on this cost were:

Gross unrealized appreciation

 

$

149,225,120

   

Gross unrealized depreciation

   

(77,908

)

 

Net unrealized appreciation

  $

149,147,212

   

See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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Put Options Purchased:

The Fund had the following put options purchased open at December 31, 2020:

Description

 

Exercise Price

 

Expiration Date

 

Number of Contracts

 

Notional Amount

 

Value(a)

 

CBOE Volatility Index

 

$

21

   

January 2021

   

2,018

   

$

201,800

   

$

203,818

   

CBOE Volatility Index

   

20

   

January 2021

   

2,250

     

225,000

     

135,000

   
                   

$

338,818

   

Put Options Written:

The Fund had the following put options written open at December 31, 2020:

Description

 

Exercise Price

 

Expiration Date

 

Number of Contracts

 

Notional Amount

 

Value(a)

 

CBOE Volatility Index

 

$

11

   

January 2021

   

1,961

   

$

196,100

   

$

(9,805

)

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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Investments in Securities

December 31, 2020

(Percentages of each investment category relate to total net assets)

   

Principal

 

Value(a)

 

Short-Term Securities (100.3%)

 

U.S. Government Obligations (91.9%)

 

Discount Notes (91.9%)

 
Federal Home Loan Bank (91.9%)
0.060%, 01/11/21 (b)
 

$

15,000,000

   

$

14,999,729

   

0.061%, 01/14/21 (b)

   

20,000,000

     

19,999,531

   

0.073%, 01/27/21 (b)

   

25,000,000

     

24,998,646

   

0.079%, 02/11/21 (b)

   

15,000,000

     

14,998,633

   

0.079%, 02/17/21 (b)

   

15,000,000

     

14,998,433

   

0.080%, 03/10/21 (b)

   

1,400,000

     

1,399,788

   

0.085%, 02/24/21 (b)

   

15,000,000

     

14,998,088

   

0.088%, 01/27/21 (b)

   

5,000,000

     

4,999,675

   

0.090%, 04/23/21 (b)

   

3,000,000

     

2,999,160

   

0.091%, 01/15/21 (b)

   

6,500,000

     

6,499,757

   

0.091%, 05/19/21 (b)

   

10,000,000

     

9,996,550

   

U.S. Treasury Bill

 

0.063%, 02/25/21

   

30,000,000

     

29,997,113

   

0.079%, 02/04/21

   

10,000,000

     

9,999,244

   

0.094%, 01/14/21

   

10,000,000

     

9,999,640

   

Total U.S. government obligations

       

180,883,987

   
   

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Value(a)

 

Investment Companies (8.4%)

 
State Street Institutional
U.S. Government Money
Market Fund, current
rate 0.030%
   

16,559,064

   

$

16,559,064

   
Total short-term securities
(cost: $197,443,051)
       

197,443,051

   
Total investments in securities
(cost: $197,443,051) (c)
       

197,443,051

   
Liabilities in excess of cash
and other assets (-0.3%)
       

(566,063

)

 

Total net assets (100.0%)

     

$

196,876,988

   

Investments in Securities Legend

(a)  Securities are valued by procedures described in Note 2 of the Notes to Financial Statements.

(b)  Rate represents annualized yield at date of purchase.

(c)  Also represents the cost of securities for federal income tax purposes at December 31, 2020.

See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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Investments in Securities

December 31, 2020

(Percentages of each investment category relate to total net assets)

   

Shares

 

Value(a)

 

Common Stocks (95.5%)

 

Communication Services (0.1%)

 

Wireless Telecommunication Services (0.1%)

 
Telephone & Data
Systems, Inc.
   

9,437

   

$

175,245

   

Consumer Discretionary (15.0%)

 

Auto Components (1.6%)

 

Adient PLC (b) (c)

   

8,900

     

309,453

   

Dana, Inc.

   

13,696

     

267,346

   
Fox Factory Holding
Corp. (b)
   

3,924

     

414,806

   

Gentex Corp.

   

23,230

     

788,194

   

Lear Corp.

   

5,179

     

823,616

   
The Goodyear Tire &
Rubber Co.
   

22,099

     

241,100

   

Visteon Corp. (b)

   

2,600

     

326,352

   
         

3,170,867

   

Automobiles (0.5%)

 

Harley-Davidson, Inc.

   

14,530

     

533,251

   

Thor Industries, Inc.

   

5,248

     

488,011

   
         

1,021,262

   

Diversified Consumer Services (1.1%)

 
Adtalem Global
Education, Inc. (b)
   

4,937

     

167,611

   
Graham Holdings Co. –
Class B
   

358

     

190,950

   
Grand Canyon
Education, Inc. (b)
   

4,441

     

413,502

   

H&R Block, Inc.

   

17,387

     

275,758

   
Service Corp.
International/US
   

16,375

     

804,012

   

Strategic Education, Inc.

   

2,270

     

216,399

   

WW International, Inc. (b)

   

4,453

     

108,653

   
         

2,176,885

   

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure (3.8%)

 

Boyd Gaming Corp.

   

7,612

     

326,707

   
Caesars Entertainment,
Inc. (b)
   

19,743

     

1,466,313

   
Choice Hotels
International, Inc.
   

2,695

     

287,637

   

Churchill Downs, Inc.

   

3,347

     

651,962

   
Cracker Barrel Old
Country Store, Inc.
   

2,194

     

289,432

   

Jack in the Box, Inc.

   

2,096

     

194,509

   
Marriott Vacations
Worldwide Corp.
   

3,887

     

533,374

   
Papa John's
International, Inc.
   

3,086

     

261,847

   
Penn National Gaming,
Inc. (b)
   

13,977

     

1,207,193

   
Scientific Games Corp. –
Class A (b)
   

5,304

     

220,063

   
Six Flags Entertainment
Corp.
   

7,169

     

244,463

   

Texas Roadhouse, Inc.

   

6,191

     

483,889

   

The Wendy's Co.

   

16,993

     

372,487

   

Wingstop, Inc.

   

2,774

     

367,694

   
   

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Value(a)

 
Wyndham
Destinations, Inc.
   

8,139

   

$

365,115

   
Wyndham Hotels &
Resorts, Inc.
   

8,831

     

524,915

   
         

7,797,600

   

Household Durables (1.4%)

 

Helen of Troy, Ltd. (b) (c)

   

2,359

     

524,146

   

KB Home

   

8,349

     

279,858

   

Taylor Morrison Home Corp. (b)

   

12,317

     

315,931

   
Tempur Sealy
International, Inc. (b)
   

18,191

     

491,157

   

Toll Brothers, Inc.

   

10,884

     

473,128

   

TopBuild Corp. (b)

   

3,113

     

573,041

   

TRI Pointe Group, Inc. (b)

   

12,022

     

207,380

   
         

2,864,641

   

Internet & Catalog Retail (0.5%)

 

GrubHub, Inc. (b)

   

8,792

     

652,982

   

TripAdvisor, Inc. (b)

   

9,115

     

262,330

   
         

915,312

   

Leisure Equipment & Products (0.8%)

 

Brunswick Corp.

   

7,426

     

566,158

   

Mattel, Inc. (b)

   

32,992

     

575,711

   

Polaris, Inc.

   

5,497

     

523,754

   
         

1,665,623

   

Media (1.3%)

 

Cable One, Inc.

   

518

     

1,153,959

   

Cinemark Holdings, Inc.

   

10,192

     

177,443

   
John Wiley & Sons, Inc. –
Class A
   

4,136

     

188,850

   

TEGNA, Inc.

   

20,782

     

289,909

   
The New York Times Co. –
Class A
   

13,726

     

710,595

   
World Wrestling
Entertainment, Inc. –
Class A
   

4,426

     

212,669

   
         

2,733,425

   

Multiline Retail (0.7%)

 

Kohl's Corp.

   

14,944

     

608,071

   

Nordstrom, Inc.

   

10,313

     

321,869

   
Ollie's Bargain Outlet
Holdings, Inc. (b)
   

5,391

     

440,822

   
         

1,370,762

   

Specialty Retail (2.4%)

 
American Eagle
Outfitters, Inc.
   

14,178

     

284,552

   

AutoNation, Inc. (b)

   

5,574

     

389,010

   

Dick's Sporting Goods, Inc.

   

6,226

     

349,963

   

Five Below, Inc. (b)

   

5,296

     

926,694

   

Foot Locker, Inc.

   

9,895

     

400,154

   

Lithia Motors, Inc. Class A

   

2,490

     

728,748

   

Murphy USA, Inc.

   

2,518

     

329,531

   

RH (b)

   

1,499

     

670,833

   

Urban Outfitters, Inc. (b)

   

6,488

     

166,093

   

Williams-Sonoma, Inc.

   

7,260

     

739,358

   
         

4,984,936

   

See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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Value(a)

 

Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods (0.9%)

 

Carter's, Inc.

   

4,137

   

$

389,168

   

Columbia Sportswear Co.

   

2,879

     

251,567

   

Deckers Outdoor Corp. (b)

   

2,721

     

780,328

   
Skechers U.S.A., Inc. –
Class A (b)
   

12,852

     

461,901

   
         

1,882,964

   

Consumer Staples (2.7%)

 

Beverages (0.4%)

 
The Boston Beer Co.,
Inc. – Class A (b)
   

885

     

879,947

   

Food & Staples Retailing (0.6%)

 

Casey's General Stores, Inc.

   

3,484

     

622,312

   
Grocery Outlet Holding
Corp. (b)
   

8,095

     

317,729

   
Sprouts Farmers Market,
Inc. (b)
   

11,181

     

224,738

   
         

1,164,779

   

Food Products (1.3%)

 

Flowers Foods, Inc.

   

18,654

     

422,140

   

Ingredion, Inc.

   

6,350

     

499,555

   

Lancaster Colony Corp.

   

1,798

     

330,347

   

Post Holdings, Inc. (b)

   

5,807

     

586,565

   

Sanderson Farms, Inc.

   

1,818

     

240,340

   
The Hain Celestial Group,
Inc. (b)
   

7,822

     

314,053

   

Tootsie Roll Industries, Inc.

   

1,599

     

47,490

   

TreeHouse Foods, Inc. (b)

   

5,356

     

227,576

   
         

2,668,066

   

Household Products (0.1%)

 

Energizer Holdings, Inc.

   

5,520

     

232,833

   

Personal Products (0.3%)

 

Coty, Inc. – Class A

   

26,863

     

188,578

   

Edgewell Personal Care Co.

   

5,152

     

178,156

   
Nu Skin Enterprises, Inc. –
Class A
   

4,837

     

264,246

   
         

630,980

   

Consumer, Non-cyclical (0.3%)

 

IT Services (0.3%)

 

CoreLogic, Inc.

   

7,373

     

570,080

   

Energy (1.2%)

 

Energy Equipment & Services (0.1%)

 

ChampionX Corp. (b)

   

17,617

     

269,540

   

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels (1.1%)

 

Antero Midstream Corp.

   

27,109

     

209,010

   

Cimarex Energy Co.

   

9,665

     

362,534

   

CNX Resources Corp. (b)

   

21,284

     

229,867

   

EQT Corp.

   

26,125

     

332,049

   

Equitrans Midstream Corp.

   

38,536

     

309,829

   

Murphy Oil Corp.

   

13,686

     

165,601

   

World Fuel Services Corp.

   

6,019

     

187,552

   

WPX Energy, Inc. (b)

   

38,292

     

312,080

   
         

2,108,522

   
   

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Value(a)

 

Financial (14.5%)

 

Capital Markets (2.5%)

 
Affiliated Managers
Group, Inc.
   

4,299

   

$

437,208

   

Eaton Vance Corp.

   

10,825

     

735,342

   

Evercore, Inc. – Class A

   

3,812

     

417,948

   
Factset Research
Systems, Inc.
   

3,590

     

1,193,675

   
Federated Hermes,
Inc. – Class B
   

8,947

     

258,479

   
Interactive Brokers Group,
Inc. – Class A
   

7,562

     

460,677

   
Janus Henderson Group
PLC (c)
   

14,101

     

458,424

   

SEI Investments Co.

   

11,374

     

653,664

   

Stifel Financial Corp.

   

9,764

     

492,691

   
         

5,108,108

   

Commercial Banks (6.0%)

 

Associated Banc-Corp.

   

14,559

     

248,231

   

BancorpSouth Bank

   

9,140

     

250,802

   

Bank of Hawaii Corp.

   

3,789

     

290,313

   

Bank OZK

   

11,459

     

358,323

   

Cathay General Bancorp

   

7,098

     

228,485

   

CIT Group, Inc.

   

9,339

     

335,270

   
Commerce
Bancshares, Inc.
   

9,992

     

656,474

   

Cullen/Frost Bankers, Inc.

   

5,302

     

462,493

   

East West Bancorp, Inc.

   

13,419

     

680,477

   
First Financial
Bankshares, Inc.
   

13,471

     

487,313

   

First Horizon Corp.

   

52,591

     

671,061

   

FNB Corp.

   

30,584

     

290,548

   

Fulton Financial Corp.

   

15,380

     

195,634

   

Glacier Bancorp, Inc.

   

9,044

     

416,114

   

Hancock Whitney Corp.

   

8,191

     

278,658

   

Home BancShares, Inc.

   

14,404

     

280,590

   
International
Bancshares Corp.
   

5,278

     

197,608

   

PacWest Bancorp

   

11,070

     

281,178

   
Pinnacle Financial
Partners, Inc.
   

7,190

     

463,036

   

Prosperity Bancshares, Inc.

   

8,774

     

608,565

   

Signature Bank

   

5,078

     

687,003

   

Sterling Bancorp

   

18,424

     

331,264

   

Synovus Financial Corp.

   

14,011

     

453,536

   

TCF Financial Corp.

   

14,454

     

535,087

   
Texas Capital
Bancshares, Inc. (b)
   

4,783

     

284,588

   

Trustmark Corp.

   

6,012

     

164,188

   

UMB Financial Corp.

   

4,079

     

281,410

   

Umpqua Holdings Corp.

   

20,876

     

316,063

   

United Bankshares, Inc.

   

12,300

     

398,520

   

Valley National Bancorp

   

38,285

     

373,279

   

Webster Financial Corp.

   

8,550

     

360,382

   

Wintrust Financial Corp.

   

5,463

     

333,735

   
         

12,200,228

   

Consumer Finance (0.6%)

 

FirstCash, Inc.

   

3,924

     

274,837

   

Navient Corp.

   

17,658

     

173,402

   

PROG Holdings, Inc.

   

6,404

     

344,983

   

SLM Corp.

   

35,570

     

440,712

   
         

1,233,934

   

See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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Value(a)

 

Diversified Financial Services (0.2%)

 
Jefferies Financial
Group, Inc.
   

19,613

   

$

482,480

   

Diversified REITs (0.1%)

 

PS Business Parks, Inc.

   

1,877

     

249,397

   

Insurance (4.2%)

 

Alleghany Corp.

   

1,382

     

834,300

   
American Financial
Group, Inc.
   

6,668

     

584,250

   
Brighthouse Financial,
Inc. (b)
   

8,484

     

307,163

   

Brown & Brown, Inc.

   

22,349

     

1,059,566

   

CNO Financial Group, Inc.

   

13,175

     

292,880

   
First American Financial
Corp.
   

10,583

     

546,400

   
Genworth Financial, Inc. –
Class A (b)
   

47,967

     

181,315

   

Kemper Corp.

   

5,828

     

447,765

   

Kinsale Capital Group, Inc.

   

2,020

     

404,263

   

Mercury General Corp.

   

2,480

     

129,481

   
Old Republic International
Corp.
   

26,805

     

528,327

   

Primerica, Inc.

   

3,725

     

498,889

   
Reinsurance Group of
America, Inc.
   

6,440

     

746,396

   
RenaissanceRe Holdings,
Ltd. (c)
   

4,816

     

798,589

   

RLI Corp.

   

3,741

     

389,625

   
Selective Insurance
Group, Inc.
   

5,672

     

379,911

   
The Hanover Insurance
Group, Inc.
   

3,531

     

412,845

   
         

8,541,965

   

Thrifts & Mortgage Finance (0.9%)

 

Essent Group, Ltd. (c)

   

10,657

     

460,382

   

LendingTree, Inc. (b)

   

1,050

     

287,480

   

MGIC Investment Corp.

   

32,095

     

402,792

   
New York Community
Bancorp, Inc.
   

43,975

     

463,936

   

Washington Federal, Inc.

   

7,186

     

184,968

   
         

1,799,558

   

Health Care (10.6%)

 

Biotechnology (1.9%)

 
Arrowhead
Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (b)
   

9,740

     

747,350

   
Emergent BioSolutions,
Inc. (b)
   

4,268

     

382,413

   

Exelixis, Inc. (b)

   

29,409

     

590,239

   
Halozyme Therapeutics,
Inc. (b)
   

12,045

     

514,442

   
Ligand Pharmaceuticals,
Inc. (b)
   

1,503

     

149,473

   

Repligen Corp. (b)

   

4,711

     

902,769

   
United Therapeutics
Corp. (b)
   

4,212

     

639,339

   
         

3,926,025

   

Health Care Equipment & Supplies (3.2%)

 

Avanos Medical, Inc. (b)

   

4,534

     

208,020

   

Cantel Medical Corp.

   

3,513

     

277,035

   
   

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Value(a)

 
Globus Medical, Inc. –
Class A (b)
   

7,215

   

$

470,562

   

Haemonetics Corp. (b)

   

4,813

     

571,544

   

Hill-Rom Holdings, Inc.

   

6,333

     

620,444

   

ICU Medical, Inc. (b)

   

1,891

     

405,601

   
Integra LifeSciences
Holdings Corp. (b)
   

6,710

     

435,613

   

LivaNova PLC (b) (c)

   

4,606

     

304,963

   

Masimo Corp. (b)

   

4,801

     

1,288,492

   

Neogen Corp. (b)

   

5,028

     

398,721

   

NuVasive, Inc. (b)

   

4,861

     

273,820

   

Penumbra, Inc. (b)

   

3,220

     

563,500

   

Quidel Corp. (b)

   

3,607

     

647,998

   
         

6,466,313

   

Health Care Providers & Services (2.9%)

 
Acadia Healthcare Co.,
Inc. (b)
   

8,435

     

423,943

   

Amedisys, Inc. (b)

   

3,138

     

920,470

   

Chemed Corp.

   

1,546

     

823,415

   

Encompass Health Corp.

   

9,425

     

779,353

   

HealthEquity, Inc. (b)

   

7,286

     

507,907

   

LHC Group, Inc. (b)

   

2,995

     

638,893

   

Molina Healthcare, Inc. (b)

   

5,621

     

1,195,474

   

Patterson Cos., Inc.

   

8,233

     

243,944

   

Tenet Healthcare Corp. (b)

   

10,002

     

399,380

   
         

5,932,779

   

Life Sciences Tools & Services (1.9%)

 

Bio-Techne Corp.

   

3,644

     

1,157,152

   
Charles River Laboratories
International, Inc. (b)
   

4,715

     

1,178,090

   

Medpace Holdings, Inc. (b)

   

2,547

     

354,542

   
PRA Health Sciences,
Inc. (b)
   

6,081

     

762,801

   

Syneos Health, Inc. (b)

   

7,196

     

490,264

   
         

3,942,849

   

Pharmaceuticals (0.7%)

 
Jazz Pharmaceuticals
PLC (b) (c)
   

5,281

     

871,629

   

Nektar Therapeutics (b)

   

17,006

     

289,102

   
Prestige Consumer
Healthcare, Inc. (b)
   

4,749

     

165,598

   
         

1,326,329

   

Industrials (16.9%)

 

Aerospace & Defense (1.0%)

 

Axon Enterprise, Inc. (b)

   

6,024

     

738,121

   

Curtiss-Wright Corp.

   

3,934

     

457,721

   

Hexcel Corp.

   

7,918

     

383,944

   

Mercury Systems, Inc. (b)

   

5,308

     

467,422

   
         

2,047,208

   

Air Freight & Logistics (0.5%)

 

XPO Logistics, Inc. (b)

   

8,665

     

1,032,868

   

Airlines (0.2%)

 

JetBlue Airways Corp. (b)

   

29,809

     

433,423

   

Building Products (1.8%)

 
Builders FirstSource,
Inc. (b)
   

19,446

     

793,591

   

See accompanying notes to financial statements.
71



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Investments in Securities – continued

   

Shares

 

Value(a)

 

Lennox International, Inc.

   

3,281

   

$

898,896

   

Owens Corning

   

10,259

     

777,222

   
Simpson Manufacturing
Co., Inc.
   

4,110

     

384,079

   

Trex Co., Inc. (b)

   

10,976

     

918,911

   
         

3,772,699

   

Commercial Services & Supplies (2.0%)

 

Clean Harbors, Inc. (b)

   

4,818

     

366,650

   
Healthcare Services
Group, Inc.
   

7,055

     

198,245

   

Herman Miller, Inc.

   

5,583

     

188,705

   

HNI Corp.

   

4,044

     

139,356

   

IAA, Inc. (b)

   

12,746

     

828,235

   

KAR Auction Services, Inc.

   

12,252

     

228,010

   

MSA Safety, Inc.

   

3,395

     

507,179

   

Stericycle, Inc. (b)

   

8,678

     

601,646

   

Tetra Tech, Inc.

   

5,097

     

590,131

   

The Brink's Co.

   

4,685

     

337,320

   
         

3,985,477

   

Construction & Engineering (1.3%)

 

AECOM (b)

   

14,291

     

711,406

   

Dycom Industries, Inc. (b)

   

2,967

     

224,068

   

EMCOR Group, Inc.

   

5,207

     

476,232

   

Fluor Corp.

   

11,863

     

189,452

   

KBR, Inc.

   

13,510

     

417,864

   

MasTec, Inc. (b)

   

5,321

     

362,786

   

Valmont Industries, Inc.

   

2,044

     

357,557

   
         

2,739,365

   

Electrical Equipment (2.8%)

 

Acuity Brands, Inc.

   

3,491

     

422,725

   

Belden, Inc.

   

4,223

     

176,944

   

EnerSys

   

4,007

     

332,822

   

Generac Holdings, Inc. (b)

   

5,957

     

1,354,681

   

Hubbell, Inc.

   

5,141

     

806,057

   

nVent Electric PLC (c)

   

16,126

     

375,575

   

Regal Beloit Corp.

   

3,840

     

471,590

   

Sunrun, Inc. (b)

   

14,792

     

1,026,269

   

Woodward, Inc.

   

5,534

     

672,547

   
         

5,639,210

   

Industrial Conglomerates (0.4%)

 

Carlisle Cos., Inc.

   

5,060

     

790,271

   

Machinery (4.4%)

 

AGCO Corp.

   

5,822

     

600,190

   

Colfax Corp. (b)

   

9,544

     

364,963

   

Crane Co.

   

4,682

     

363,604

   

Donaldson Co., Inc.

   

11,966

     

668,660

   

Graco, Inc.

   

15,882

     

1,149,063

   

ITT, Inc.

   

8,190

     

630,794

   

Kennametal, Inc.

   

7,894

     

286,079

   
Lincoln Electric
Holdings, Inc.
   

5,637

     

655,301

   

Nordson Corp.

   

5,099

     

1,024,644

   

Oshkosh Corp.

   

6,464

     

556,356

   

Terex Corp.

   

6,569

     

229,192

   

The Middleby Corp. (b)

   

5,271

     

679,537

   

The Timken Co.

   

6,429

     

497,347

   

The Toro Co.

   

10,171

     

964,618

   

Trinity Industries, Inc.

   

8,008

     

211,331

   
         

8,881,679

   
   

Shares

 

Value(a)

 

Marine (0.1%)

 

Kirby Corp. (b)

   

5,691

   

$

294,965

   

Professional Services (0.8%)

 

ASGN, Inc. (b)

   

4,998

     

417,483

   

FTI Consulting, Inc. (b)

   

3,380

     

377,614

   

Insperity, Inc.

   

3,381

     

275,281

   

Manpowergroup, Inc.

   

5,453

     

491,751

   
         

1,562,129

   

Road & Rail (0.8%)

 
Avis Budget Group,
Inc. (b)
   

4,888

     

182,322

   
Knight-Swift
Transportation
Holdings, Inc.
   

11,913

     

498,202

   

Landstar System, Inc.

   

3,627

     

488,412

   

Ryder System, Inc.

   

5,108

     

315,470

   

Werner Enterprises, Inc.

   

5,502

     

215,788

   
         

1,700,194

   

Trading Companies & Distributors (0.8%)

 

GATX Corp.

   

3,299

     

274,411

   
MSC Industrial Direct Co.,
Inc. – Class A
   

4,321

     

364,649

   

Univar Solutions, Inc. (b)

   

16,029

     

304,711

   

Watsco, Inc.

   

3,083

     

698,454

   
         

1,642,225

   

Information Technology (16.4%)

 

Communications Equipment (1.0%)

 

Ciena Corp. (b)

   

14,628

     

773,090

   

InterDigital, Inc.

   

2,829

     

171,664

   
Lumentum Holdings,
Inc. (b)
   

7,157

     

678,483

   

NetScout Systems, Inc. (b)

   

6,936

     

190,185

   

ViaSat, Inc. (b)

   

6,081

     

198,545

   
         

2,011,967

   

Computers & Peripherals (0.2%)

 

NCR Corp. (b)

   

12,219

     

459,068

   
Electronic Equipment, Instruments &
Components (3.6%)
 

Arrow Electronics, Inc. (b)

   

7,161

     

696,765

   

Avnet, Inc.

   

9,368

     

328,910

   

Cognex Corp.

   

16,554

     

1,329,038

   

Coherent, Inc. (b)

   

2,255

     

338,295

   

II-VI, Inc. (b)

   

9,832

     

746,839

   

Jabil, Inc.

   

12,758

     

542,598

   

Littelfuse, Inc.

   

2,350

     

598,451

   

National Instruments Corp.

   

12,441

     

546,658

   

SYNNEX Corp.

   

3,901

     

317,697

   

Trimble, Inc. (b)

   

23,715

     

1,583,451

   
Vishay Intertechnology,
Inc.
   

12,566

     

260,242

   
         

7,288,944

   

Interactive Media & Services (0.3%)

 

j2 Global, Inc. (b)

   

4,062

     

396,817

   

Yelp, Inc. (b)

   

6,576

     

214,838

   
         

611,655

   

See accompanying notes to financial statements.
72



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Investments in Securities – continued

   

Shares

 

Value(a)

 

IT Services (2.2%)

 
Alliance Data Systems
Corp.
   

4,523

   

$

335,154

   
CACI International, Inc. –
Class A (b)
   

2,437

     

607,617

   

Concentrix Corp. (b)

   

3,901

     

385,029

   
LiveRamp Holdings,
Inc. (b)
   

6,286

     

460,072

   

MAXIMUS, Inc.

   

5,825

     

426,332

   

Perspecta, Inc.

   

12,969

     

312,294

   

Sabre Corp.

   

30,075

     

361,501

   
Science Applications
International Corp.
   

5,519

     

522,318

   

Teradata Corp. (b)

   

10,361

     

232,812

   

WEX, Inc. (b)

   

4,182

     

851,162

   
         

4,494,291

   

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment (5.3%)

 

Cirrus Logic, Inc. (b)

   

5,494

     

451,607

   

CMC Materials, Inc.

   

2,688

     

406,694

   

Cree, Inc. (b)

   

10,459

     

1,107,608

   

Enphase Energy, Inc. (b)

   

11,975

     

2,101,253

   

First Solar, Inc. (b)

   

8,036

     

794,921

   

MKS Instruments, Inc.

   

5,226

     

786,252

   
Monolithic Power
Systems, Inc.
   

4,000

     

1,464,920

   

Semtech Corp. (b)

   

6,161

     

444,146

   
Silicon Laboratories,
Inc. (b)
   

4,153

     

528,843

   
SolarEdge Technologies,
Inc. (b)
   

4,867

     

1,553,157

   

Synaptics, Inc. (b)

   

3,214

     

309,830

   

Universal Display Corp.

   

4,062

     

933,448

   
         

10,882,679

   

Software (3.8%)

 

ACI Worldwide, Inc. (b)

   

11,068

     

425,343

   

Blackbaud, Inc.

   

4,698

     

270,417

   

CDK Global, Inc.

   

11,535

     

597,859

   
Ceridian HCM Holding,
Inc. (b)
   

12,329

     

1,313,778

   
CommVault Systems,
Inc. (b)
   

4,405

     

243,905

   

Fair Isaac Corp. (b)

   

2,817

     

1,439,600

   
Manhattan Associates,
Inc. (b)
   

6,021

     

633,289

   

Paylocity Holding Corp. (b)

   

3,580

     

737,158

   

PTC, Inc. (b)

   

9,953

     

1,190,478

   

Qualys, Inc. (b)

   

3,177

     

387,181

   
Sailpoint Technologies
Holdings, Inc. (b)
   

8,617

     

458,769

   
         

7,697,777

   

Leisure and Consumer Staples (0.7%)

 

Food & Staples Retailing (0.2%)

 
BJ's Wholesale Club
Holdings, Inc. (b)
   

13,013

     

485,125

   

Food Products (0.5%)

 

Darling Ingredients, Inc. (b)

   

15,363

     

886,138

   

Pilgrim's Pride Corp. (b)

   

4,617

     

90,539

   
         

976,677

   
   

Shares

 

Value(a)

 

Materials (5.4%)

 

Chemicals (2.5%)

 
Ashland Global
Holdings, Inc.
   

5,168

   

$

409,306

   

Avient Corp.

   

8,671

     

349,268

   

Cabot Corp.

   

5,365

     

240,781

   

Ingevity Corp. (b)

   

3,908

     

295,953

   
Minerals
Technologies, Inc.
   

3,213

     

199,592

   

NewMarket Corp.

   

728

     

289,955

   

Olin Corp.

   

13,468

     

330,774

   

RPM International, Inc.

   

12,317

     

1,118,137

   
Sensient Technologies
Corp.
   

3,990

     

294,342

   

The Chemours Co.

   

15,593

     

386,550

   

The Scotts Miracle-Gro Co.

   

3,857

     

768,083

   

Valvoline, Inc.

   

17,562

     

406,385

   
         

5,089,126

   

Construction Materials (0.2%)

 

Eagle Materials, Inc.

   

3,955

     

400,839

   

Containers & Packaging (0.9%)

 

Aptargroup, Inc.

   

6,135

     

839,820

   

Greif, Inc. – Class A

   

2,424

     

113,637

   

O-I Glass, Inc.

   

14,898

     

177,286

   

Silgan Holdings, Inc.

   

7,442

     

275,950

   

Sonoco Products Co.

   

9,519

     

564,001

   
         

1,970,694

   

Metals & Mining (1.5%)

 

Commercial Metals Co.

   

11,381

     

233,766

   
Compass Minerals
International, Inc.
   

3,196

     

197,257

   
Reliance Steel &
Aluminum Co.
   

6,043

     

723,649

   

Royal Gold, Inc.

   

6,219

     

661,453

   

Steel Dynamics, Inc.

   

18,944

     

698,465

   

United States Steel Corp.

   

20,893

     

350,376

   
Worthington
Industries, Inc.
   

3,402

     

174,659

   
         

3,039,625

   

Paper & Forest Products (0.3%)

 

Domtar Corp.

   

5,232

     

165,593

   

Louisiana-Pacific Corp.

   

10,363

     

385,192

   
         

550,785

   

Real Estate (8.5%)

 

Health Care REITs (1.3%)

 
Healthcare Realty
Trust, Inc.
   

12,897

     

381,751

   
Medical Properties
Trust, Inc.
   

50,809

     

1,107,128

   
Omega Healthcare
Investors, Inc.
   

21,518

     

781,534

   

Physicians Realty Trust

   

19,739

     

351,354

   
         

2,621,767

   

See accompanying notes to financial statements.
73



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Investments in Securities – continued

   

Shares

 

Value(a)

 

Hotels & Resort REITs (0.4%)

 

Park Hotels & Resorts, Inc.

   

22,334

   

$

383,028

   

Pebblebrook Hotel Trust

   

12,410

     

233,308

   

Service Properties Trust

   

15,624

     

179,520

   
         

795,856

   

Industrial REITs (0.8%)

 

EastGroup Properties, Inc.

   

3,696

     

510,270

   
First Industrial Realty
Trust, Inc.
   

12,233

     

515,376

   
Rexford Industrial
Realty, Inc.
   

12,373

     

607,638

   
         

1,633,284

   

Office REITs (1.4%)

 
Corporate Office
Properties Trust
   

10,633

     

277,309

   

Cousins Properties, Inc.

   

14,083

     

471,780

   

Douglas Emmett, Inc.

   

15,627

     

455,996

   

Highwoods Properties, Inc.

   

9,849

     

390,316

   
Hudson Pacific
Properties, Inc.
   

14,422

     

346,416

   

JBG SMITH Properties

   

10,547

     

329,805

   

Kilroy Realty Corp.

   

9,941

     

570,613

   
         

2,842,235

   

Real Estate Investment Trust (0.3%)

 
Apartment Income REIT
Corp. (b)
   

14,111

     

542,004

   

Real Estate Management & Development (0.4%)

 

Jones Lang LaSalle, Inc.

   

4,863

     

721,523

   

Residential REITs (0.7%)

 
American Campus
Communities, Inc.
   

13,046

     

557,977

   

Camden Property Trust

   

9,232

     

922,462

   
         

1,480,439

   

Retail REITs (1.0%)

 
Brixmor Property
Group, Inc.
   

28,104

     

465,121

   
National Retail
Properties, Inc.
   

16,468

     

673,871

   

Spirit Realty Capital, Inc.

   

10,830

     

435,041

   

The Macerich Co.

   

10,626

     

113,380

   

Urban Edge Properties

   

10,398

     

134,550

   

Weingarten Realty Investors

   

11,418

     

247,428

   
         

2,069,391

   

Specialized REITs (2.2%)

 

CoreSite Realty Corp.

   

4,047

     

507,008

   

CyrusOne, Inc.

   

11,350

     

830,252

   

EPR Properties

   

7,073

     

229,872

   
Lamar Advertising Co. –
Class A
   

8,192

     

681,738

   

Life Storage, Inc.

   

4,556

     

543,941

   

PotlatchDeltic Corp.

   

6,339

     

317,077

   

Rayonier, Inc.

   

12,941

     

380,207

   
Sabra Health Care
REIT, Inc.
   

19,615

     

340,713

   

STORE Capital Corp.

   

22,403

     

761,254

   
         

4,592,062

   
    Shares/
Principal
 

Value(a)

 

Utilities (3.2%)

 

Electric Utilities (0.7%)

 

ALLETE, Inc.

   

4,926

   

$

305,116

   
Hawaiian Electric
Industries, Inc.
   

10,349

     

366,251

   

IDACORP, Inc.

   

4,783

     

459,312

   

PNM Resources, Inc.

   

7,550

     

366,402

   
         

1,497,081

   

Gas Utilities (1.2%)

 

National Fuel Gas Co.

   

8,623

     

354,664

   
New Jersey
Resources Corp.
   

9,112

     

323,932

   

ONE Gas, Inc.

   

5,033

     

386,383

   
Southwest Gas
Holdings, Inc.
   

5,330

     

323,797

   

Spire, Inc.

   

4,893

     

313,348

   

UGI Corp.

   

19,757

     

690,705

   
         

2,392,829

   

Multi-Utilities (0.8%)

 

Black Hills Corp.

   

5,948

     

365,505

   
MDU Resources
Group, Inc.
   

19,008

     

500,671

   

NorthWestern Corp.

   

4,794

     

279,538

   

OGE Energy Corp.

   

18,960

     

604,065

   
         

1,749,779

   

Water Utilities (0.5%)

 

Essential Utilities, Inc.

   

21,157

     

1,000,514

   
Total common stocks
(cost: $132,795,177)
       

194,913,963

   

Short-Term Securities (4.7%)

 

Investment Companies (4.2%)

 
State Street Institutional
U.S. Government Money
Market Fund, current
rate 0.030%
   

8,665,399

     

8,665,399

   

U.S. Government Obligations (0.5%)

 
U.S. Treasury Bill, current
rate 0.093%, 05/20/21 (d)
 

$

1,000,000

     

999,693

   
Total short-term securities
(cost: $9,664,775)
       

9,665,092

   
Total investments in securities
(cost: $142,459,952) (e)
       

204,579,055

   
Liabilities in excess of cash
and other assets (-0.2%)
       

(407,692

)

 

Total net assets (100.0%)

     

$

204,171,363

   

See accompanying notes to financial statements.
74



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Investments in Securities – continued

Investments in Securities Legend

(a)  Securities are valued by procedures described in Note 2 of the Notes to Financial Statements.

(b)  Non-income producing security.

(c)  Foreign security: The Fund held 2.0% of net assets in foreign securities at December 31, 2020.

(d)  Fully or partially pledged as initial margin deposits on open futures contracts.

Holdings of Open Futures Contracts

On December 31, 2020, securities with an aggregate market value of $999,693 have been pledged to cover margin requirements for the following open futures contracts:

Description

  Expiration
Date
  Number of
Contracts
  Position
Type
  Notional
Amount
  Market
Value
  Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)(a)
 

S&P Mid 400@ E-Mini Index Future

 

March 2021

   

40

   

Long

 

$

9,034,078

   

$

9,214,000

   

$

179,922

   

(e)  At December 31, 2020 the cost of investments for federal income tax purposes was $143,006,852. The aggregate unrealized appreciation and depreciation of investments based on this cost were:

Gross unrealized appreciation

 

$

70,731,150

   

Gross unrealized depreciation

   

(8,979,025

)

 

Net unrealized appreciation

 

$

61,752,125

   

See accompanying notes to financial statements.
75



SFT Index 500 Fund
Investments in Securities

December 31, 2020

(Percentages of each investment category relate to total net assets)

   

Shares

 

Value(a)

 

Common Stocks (98.1%)

 

Communication Services (1.8%)

 

Diversified Telecommunication Services (1.4%)

 

AT&T, Inc.

   

221,606

   

$

6,373,389

   

CenturyLink, Inc.

   

30,707

     

299,393

   
Verizon
Communications, Inc.
   

128,687

     

7,560,361

   
         

14,233,143

   

Media (0.1%)

 

Fox Corp. – Class A

   

10,497

     

305,672

   

Fox Corp. – Class B

   

4,810

     

138,913

   

ViacomCBS, Inc. – Class B

   

17,569

     

654,621

   
         

1,099,206

   

Wireless Telecommunication Services (0.3%)

 
T-Mobile US, Inc. –
Class A (b)
   

18,141

     

2,446,314

   

Consumer Discretionary (15.4%)

 

Auto Components (0.2%)

 

Aptiv PLC (c)

   

8,397

     

1,094,045

   

BorgWarner, Inc.

   

7,604

     

293,819

   
         

1,387,864

   

Automobiles (1.9%)

 

Ford Motor Co.

   

121,519

     

1,068,152

   

General Motors Co.

   

39,169

     

1,630,997

   

Tesla, Inc. (b)

   

23,583

     

16,641,816

   
         

19,340,965

   

Distributors (0.1%)

 

Genuine Parts Co.

   

4,410

     

442,896

   

LKQ Corp. (b)

   

8,707

     

306,835

   

Pool Corp.

   

1,270

     

473,075

   
         

1,222,806

   

Entertainment (1.0%)

 

The Walt Disney Co. (b)

   

56,303

     

10,200,977

   

Hotels & Resort REITs (0.1%)

 
Hilton Worldwide
Holdings, Inc.
   

8,628

     

959,951

   

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure (1.6%)

 

Carnival Corp. (c)

   

23,128

     

500,953

   
Chipotle Mexican
Grill, Inc. (b)
   

899

     

1,246,652

   

Darden Restaurants, Inc.

   

4,038

     

481,007

   

Domino's Pizza, Inc.

   

1,270

     

486,994

   

Las Vegas Sands Corp.

   

10,214

     

608,754

   
Marriott International,
Inc. – Class A
   

8,270

     

1,090,978

   

McDonald's Corp.

   

23,172

     

4,972,248

   
MGM Resorts
International
   

12,749

     

401,721

   
Norwegian Cruise Line
Holdings, Ltd. (b) (c)
   

9,815

     

249,596

   
Royal Caribbean
Cruises, Ltd. (c)
   

5,790

     

432,455

   

Starbucks Corp.

   

36,500

     

3,904,770

   
   

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Wynn Resorts, Ltd.

   

2,955

   

$

333,413

   

Yum! Brands, Inc.

   

9,381

     

1,018,401

   
         

15,727,942

   

Household Durables (0.4%)

 

DR Horton, Inc.

   

10,312

     

710,703

   

Garmin, Ltd. (c)

   

4,556

     

545,171

   

Leggett & Platt, Inc.

   

4,119

     

182,472

   

Lennar Corp. – Class A

   

8,555

     

652,148

   

Mohawk Industries, Inc. (b)

   

1,813

     

255,542

   

Newell Brands, Inc.

   

11,743

     

249,304

   

NVR, Inc. (b)

   

109

     

444,705

   

PulteGroup, Inc.

   

8,337

     

359,491

   

Whirlpool Corp.

   

1,935

     

349,248

   
         

3,748,784

   

Internet & Catalog Retail (5.5%)

 

Amazon.com, Inc. (b)

   

13,264

     

43,199,920

   

Booking Holdings, Inc. (b)

   

1,274

     

2,837,542

   

Etsy, Inc. (b)

   

3,921

     

697,585

   

Expedia Group, Inc.

   

4,181

     

553,564

   

Netflix, Inc. (b)

   

13,739

     

7,429,089

   
         

54,717,700

   

Leisure Equipment & Products (0.0%)

 

Hasbro, Inc.

   

3,935

     

368,080

   

Media (1.2%)

 
Charter Communications,
Inc. – Class A (b)
   

4,538

     

3,002,114

   

Comcast Corp. – Class A

   

141,991

     

7,440,328

   
Discovery, Inc. –
Class A (b)
   

4,912

     

147,802

   
Discovery, Inc. –
Class C (b)
   

9,173

     

240,241

   
DISH Network Corp. –
Class A (b)
   

7,689

     

248,662

   
Live Nation
Entertainment, Inc. (b)
   

4,429

     

325,443

   

News Corp. – Class A

   

12,158

     

218,479

   

News Corp. – Class B

   

3,693

     

65,625

   

Omnicom Group, Inc.

   

6,685

     

416,944

   
The Interpublic Group of
Cos., Inc.
   

12,129

     

285,274

   
         

12,390,912

   

Multiline Retail (0.5%)

 

Dollar General Corp.

   

7,619

     

1,602,276

   

Dollar Tree, Inc. (b)

   

7,314

     

790,204

   

Target Corp.

   

15,573

     

2,749,102

   
         

5,141,582

   

Specialty Retail (2.2%)

 

Advance Auto Parts, Inc.

   

2,099

     

330,614

   

AutoZone, Inc. (b)

   

755

     

895,007

   

Best Buy Co., Inc.

   

7,142

     

712,700

   

CarMax, Inc. (b)

   

5,066

     

478,534

   

Home Depot, Inc. (The)

   

33,480

     

8,892,958

   

L Brands, Inc.

   

7,264

     

270,148

   

Lowe's Cos., Inc.

   

22,786

     

3,657,381

   

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Automotive, Inc. (b)
   

2,253

   

$

1,019,640

   

Ross Stores, Inc.

   

11,071

     

1,359,630

   

The Gap, Inc.

   

6,397

     

129,155

   

The TJX Cos., Inc.

   

37,337

     

2,549,744

   

Tiffany & Co.

   

3,354

     

440,883

   

Tractor Supply Co.

   

3,609

     

507,353

   
Ulta Salon Cosmetics &
Fragrance, Inc. (b)
   

1,778

     

510,571

   
         

21,754,318

   

Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods (0.7%)

 

Hanesbrands, Inc.

   

10,832

     

157,931

   

NIKE, Inc. – Class B

   

39,022

     

5,520,442

   

PVH Corp.

   

2,192

     

205,807

   

Ralph Lauren Corp.

   

1,433

     

148,659

   

Tapestry, Inc.

   

8,626

     

268,096

   
Under Armour, Inc. –
Class A (b)
   

5,824

     

99,998

   
Under Armour, Inc. –
Class C (b)
   

6,052

     

90,054

   

VF Corp.

   

9,945

     

849,402

   
         

7,340,389

   

Consumer Staples (6.7%)

 

Beverages (1.6%)

 
Brown-Forman Corp. –
Class B
   

5,618

     

446,238

   
Constellation Brands,
Inc. – Class A
   

5,219

     

1,143,222

   
Molson Coors Beverage
Co. – Class B
   

5,814

     

262,735

   
Monster Beverage
Corp. (b)
   

11,492

     

1,062,780

   

PepsiCo, Inc.

   

42,976

     

6,373,341

   

The Coca-Cola Co.

   

120,278

     

6,596,045

   
         

15,884,361

   

Food & Staples Retailing (1.7%)

 

Costco Wholesale Corp.

   

13,722

     

5,170,175

   

CVS Health Corp.

   

40,705

     

2,780,152

   

Sysco Corp.

   

15,840

     

1,176,278

   

The Kroger Co.

   

24,080

     

764,781

   
Walgreens Boots
Alliance, Inc.
   

22,350

     

891,318

   

Walmart, Inc.

   

43,113

     

6,214,739

   
         

16,997,443

   

Food Products (1.0%)

 

Archer-Daniels-Midland Co.

   

17,302

     

872,194

   

Campbell Soup Co.

   

6,298

     

304,508

   

Conagra Brands, Inc.

   

15,192

     

550,862

   

General Mills, Inc.

   

19,010

     

1,117,788

   

Hormel Foods Corp.

   

8,731

     

406,952

   

Kellogg Co.

   

7,909

     

492,177

   
Lamb Weston
Holdings, Inc.
   

4,497

     

354,094

   

McCormick & Co., Inc.

   

7,734

     

739,370

   
Mondelez International,
Inc. – Class A
   

44,475

     

2,600,453

   

The Hershey Co.

   

4,587

     

698,738

   

The JM Smucker Co.

   

3,533

     

408,415

   
   

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The Kraft Heinz Co.

   

20,151

   

$

698,434

   
Tyson Foods, Inc. –
Class A
   

9,146

     

589,368

   
         

9,833,353

   

Household Products (1.6%)

 

Church & Dwight Co., Inc.

   

7,706

     

672,194

   

Colgate-Palmolive Co.

   

26,656

     

2,279,355

   

Kimberly-Clark Corp.

   

10,577

     

1,426,097

   

The Clorox Co.

   

3,920

     

791,526

   

The Procter & Gamble Co.

   

77,111

     

10,729,224

   
         

15,898,396

   

Personal Care (0.2%)

 
The Estee Lauder Cos.,
Inc. – Class A
   

7,031

     

1,871,582

   

Tobacco (0.6%)

 

Altria Group, Inc.

   

57,793

     

2,369,513

   
Philip Morris
International, Inc.
   

48,429

     

4,009,437

   
         

6,378,950

   

Energy (2.2%)

 

Energy Equipment & Services (0.2%)

 

Baker Hughes Co.

   

21,327

     

444,668

   

Halliburton Co.

   

27,491

     

519,580

   

Nov, Inc.

   

12,074

     

165,776

   

Schlumberger, Ltd. (c)

   

43,289

     

944,999

   

TechnipFMC PLC (c)

   

13,137

     

123,487

   
         

2,198,510

   

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels (2.0%)

 

Apache Corp.

   

11,738

     

166,562

   

Cabot Oil & Gas Corp.

   

12,395

     

201,791

   

Chevron Corp.

   

59,865

     

5,055,599

   

Concho Resources, Inc.

   

6,104

     

356,168

   

ConocoPhillips

   

33,211

     

1,328,108

   

Devon Energy Corp.

   

11,895

     

188,060

   

Diamondback Energy, Inc.

   

4,880

     

236,192

   

EOG Resources, Inc.

   

18,142

     

904,742

   

Exxon Mobil Corp.

   

131,490

     

5,420,018

   

Hess Corp.

   

8,499

     

448,662

   

HollyFrontier Corp.

   

4,582

     

118,445

   

Kinder Morgan, Inc.

   

60,544

     

827,636

   

Marathon Oil Corp.

   

24,548

     

163,735

   

Marathon Petroleum Corp.

   

20,234

     

836,878

   

Occidental Petroleum Corp.

   

26,063

     

451,151

   

Phillips 66

   

13,583

     

949,995

   
Pioneer Natural
Resources Co.
   

5,113

     

582,320

   

The Williams Cos., Inc.

   

37,740

     

756,687

   

Valero Energy Corp.

   

12,681

     

717,364

   
         

19,710,113

   

Financial (10.2%)

 

Capital Markets (2.7%)

 

Ameriprise Financial, Inc.

   

3,669

     

712,997

   

BlackRock, Inc.

   

4,411

     

3,182,713

   

CBOE Global Markets, Inc.

   

3,354

     

312,324

   

CME Group, Inc.

   

11,164

     

2,032,406

   

Franklin Resources, Inc.

   

8,415

     

210,291

   

Intercontinental Exchange, Inc.

   

17,454

     

2,012,272

   

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Invesco, Ltd. (c)

   

11,713

   

$

204,158

   
MarketAxess
Holdings, Inc.
   

1,169

     

666,985

   

Moody's Corp.

   

5,023

     

1,457,876

   

Morgan Stanley

   

44,447

     

3,045,953

   

MSCI, Inc.

   

2,547

     

1,137,312

   

Nasdaq, Inc.

   

3,475

     

461,271

   

Northern Trust Corp.

   

6,472

     

602,802

   
Raymond James
Financial, Inc.
   

3,754

     

359,145

   

S&P Global, Inc.

   

7,482

     

2,459,558

   

State Street Corp.

   

10,971

     

798,469

   

T Rowe Price Group, Inc.

   

7,041

     

1,065,937

   
The Bank of New York
Mellon Corp.
   

25,352

     

1,075,939

   

The Charles Schwab Corp.

   

46,388

     

2,460,419

   
The Goldman Sachs
Group, Inc.
   

10,700

     

2,821,697

   
         

27,080,524

   

Commercial Banks (3.8%)

 

Bank of America Corp.

   

236,742

     

7,175,650

   

Citigroup, Inc.

   

64,745

     

3,992,177

   
Citizens Financial
Group, Inc.
   

13,281

     

474,929

   

Comerica, Inc.

   

4,296

     

239,975

   

Fifth Third Bancorp

   

22,155

     

610,813

   

First Republic Bank

   

5,355

     

786,810

   
Huntington
Bancshares, Inc.
   

31,636

     

399,563

   

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

   

94,794

     

12,045,474

   

KeyCorp

   

30,366

     

498,306

   

M&T Bank Corp.

   

3,948

     

502,580

   
People's United
Financial, Inc.
   

13,212

     

170,831

   

Regions Financial Corp.

   

29,868

     

481,472

   

SVB Financial Group (b)

   

1,632

     

632,939

   
The PNC Financial
Services Group, Inc.
   

13,176

     

1,963,224

   

Truist Financial Corp.

   

41,924

     

2,009,417

   

US Bancorp

   

42,631

     

1,986,178

   

Wells Fargo & Co.

   

128,575

     

3,880,393

   

Zions Bancorp NA

   

5,099

     

221,501

   
         

38,072,232

   

Consumer Finance (0.5%)

 

American Express Co.

   

20,282

     

2,452,297

   

Capital One Financial Corp.

   

14,224

     

1,406,042

   
Discover Financial
Services
   

9,531

     

862,841

   

Synchrony Financial

   

16,884

     

586,044

   
         

5,307,224

   

Insurance (3.2%)

 

Aflac, Inc.

   

20,315

     

903,408

   
American International
Group, Inc.
   

26,792

     

1,014,345

   

Aon PLC (c)

   

7,109

     

1,501,918

   

Arthur J Gallagher & Co.

   

5,955

     

736,693

   

Assurant, Inc.

   

1,755

     

239,066

   
Berkshire Hathaway,
Inc. – Class B (b)
   

60,521

     

14,033,004

   

Chubb, Ltd. (c)

   

14,036

     

2,160,421

   
   

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Cincinnati Financial Corp.

   

4,606

   

$

402,426

   

Everest Re Group, Ltd. (c)

   

1,252

     

293,081

   

Globe Life, Inc.

   

2,974

     

282,411

   
Hartford Financial
Services Group, Inc.
   

11,143

     

545,784

   

Lincoln National Corp.

   

5,649

     

284,201

   

Loews Corp.

   

7,265

     

327,070

   
Marsh & McLennan
Cos., Inc.
   

15,772

     

1,845,324

   

MetLife, Inc.

   

23,788

     

1,116,847

   
Principal Financial
Group, Inc.
   

7,945

     

394,152

   

Prudential Financial, Inc.

   

12,314

     

961,354

   

The Allstate Corp.

   

9,456

     

1,039,498

   

The Progressive Corp.

   

18,211

     

1,800,704

   

The Travelers Cos., Inc.

   

7,877

     

1,105,695

   

Unum Group

   

6,313

     

144,820

   
Willis Towers
Watson PLC (c)
   

4,009

     

844,616

   

WR Berkley Corp.

   

4,366

     

289,990

   
         

32,266,828

   

Health Care (12.9%)

 

Biotechnology (1.8%)

 

AbbVie, Inc.

   

54,903

     

5,882,857

   
Alexion
Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (b)
   

6,805

     

1,063,213

   

Amgen, Inc.

   

18,104

     

4,162,472

   

Biogen, Inc. (b)

   

4,785

     

1,171,655

   

Gilead Sciences, Inc.

   

38,982

     

2,271,091

   

Incyte Corp. (b)

   

5,788

     

503,440

   
Regeneron
Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (b)
   

3,326

     

1,606,824

   
Vertex
Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (b)
   

8,087

     

1,911,282

   
         

18,572,834

   

Health Care Equipment & Supplies (3.7%)

 

Abbott Laboratories

   

55,117

     

6,034,760

   

ABIOMED, Inc. (b)

   

1,425

     

461,985

   

Align Technology, Inc. (b)

   

2,232

     

1,192,736

   

Baxter International, Inc.

   

15,885

     

1,274,612

   

Becton Dickinson and Co.

   

9,019

     

2,256,734

   

Boston Scientific Corp. (b)

   

44,530

     

1,600,853

   

Danaher Corp.

   

19,661

     

4,367,495

   

Dentsply Sirona, Inc.

   

6,796

     

355,839

   

DexCom, Inc. (b)

   

2,986

     

1,103,984

   
Edwards Lifesciences
Corp. (b)
   

19,381

     

1,768,129

   

Hologic, Inc. (b)

   

7,992

     

582,057

   
IDEXX
Laboratories, Inc. (b)
   

2,688

     

1,343,651

   

Intuitive Surgical, Inc. (b)

   

3,656

     

2,990,974

   

Medtronic PLC (c)

   

41,858

     

4,903,246

   

ResMed, Inc.

   

4,506

     

957,795

   

STERIS PLC (c)

   

2,645

     

501,333

   

Stryker Corp.

   

10,167

     

2,491,322

   

Teleflex, Inc.

   

1,454

     

598,423

   

The Cooper Cos., Inc.

   

1,566

     

568,959

   
Varian Medical
Systems, Inc. (b)
   

2,761

     

483,203

   

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West Pharmaceutical
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2,330

   

$

660,112

   
Zimmer Biomet
Holdings, Inc.
   

6,446

     

993,264

   
         

37,491,466

   

Health Care Providers & Services (2.3%)

 

AmerisourceBergen Corp.

   

4,512

     

441,093

   

Anthem, Inc.

   

7,734

     

2,483,310

   

Cardinal Health, Inc.

   

9,124

     

488,682

   

Centene Corp. (b)

   

18,030

     

1,082,341

   

Cigna Corp.

   

11,235

     

2,338,902

   

DaVita, Inc. (b)

   

2,298

     

269,785

   

HCA Healthcare, Inc.

   

8,207

     

1,349,723

   

Henry Schein, Inc. (b)

   

4,383

     

293,047

   

Humana, Inc.

   

4,112

     

1,687,030

   
Laboratory Corp. of
America Holdings (b)
   

2,984

     

607,393

   

McKesson Corp.

   

4,993

     

868,383

   

Quest Diagnostics, Inc.

   

4,127

     

491,815

   

UnitedHealth Group, Inc.

   

29,507

     

10,347,515

   
Universal Health Services,
Inc. – Class B
   

2,330

     

320,375

   
         

23,069,394

   

Health Care Technology (0.1%)

 

Cerner Corp.

   

9,534

     

748,228

   

Life Sciences Tools & Services (1.2%)

 

Agilent Technologies, Inc.

   

9,516

     

1,127,551

   
Bio-Rad Laboratories,
Inc. – Class A (b)
   

692

     

403,394

   

Illumina, Inc. (b)

   

4,540

     

1,679,800

   

IQVIA Holdings, Inc. (b)

   

5,962

     

1,068,212

   
Mettler-Toledo
International, Inc. (b)
   

767

     

874,135

   

PerkinElmer, Inc.

   

3,434

     

492,779

   
Thermo Fisher
Scientific, Inc.
   

12,326

     

5,741,204

   

Waters Corp. (b)

   

1,944

     

480,984

   
         

11,868,059

   

Pharmaceuticals (3.8%)

 

Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.

   

70,274

     

4,359,096

   

Catalent, Inc. (b)

   

5,121

     

532,943

   

Eli Lilly & Co.

   

24,691

     

4,168,828

   

Johnson & Johnson

   

81,867

     

12,884,229

   

Merck & Co., Inc.

   

78,679

     

6,435,942

   

Perrigo Co. PLC (c)

   

4,173

     

186,617

   

Pfizer, Inc.

   

172,856

     

6,362,829

   

Viatris, Inc. (b)

   

37,518

     

703,087

   

Zoetis, Inc.

   

14,780

     

2,446,090

   
         

38,079,661

   

Industrials (8.3%)

 

Aerospace & Defense (1.5%)

 

General Dynamics Corp.

   

7,228

     

1,075,671

   

Howmet Aerospace, Inc.

   

12,135

     

346,333

   
Huntington Ingalls
Industries, Inc.
   

1,189

     

202,701

   

L3Harris Technologies, Inc.

   

6,534

     

1,235,057

   

Lockheed Martin Corp.

   

7,657

     

2,718,082

   

Northrop Grumman Corp.

   

4,822

     

1,469,360

   
   

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Raytheon
Technologies Corp.
   

47,229

   

$

3,377,346

   
Teledyne
Technologies, Inc. (b)
   

1,186

     

464,888

   

The Boeing Co.

   

16,502

     

3,532,418

   

TransDigm Group, Inc. (b)

   

1,669

     

1,032,860

   
         

15,454,716

   

Air Freight & Logistics (0.7%)

 
CH Robinson
Worldwide, Inc.
   

4,150

     

389,561

   
Expeditors International
of Washington, Inc.
   

5,239

     

498,281

   

FedEx Corp.

   

7,513

     

1,950,525

   
United Parcel Service,
Inc. – Class B
   

22,242

     

3,745,553

   
         

6,583,920

   

Airlines (0.3%)

 

Alaska Air Group, Inc.

   

3,843

     

199,836

   
American Airlines
Group, Inc.
   

18,994

     

299,535

   

Delta Air Lines, Inc.

   

19,832

     

797,445

   

Southwest Airlines Co.

   

18,356

     

855,573

   
United Airlines
Holdings, Inc. (b)
   

9,101

     

393,618

   
         

2,546,007

   

Building Products (0.4%)

 

Allegion PLC (c)

   

2,838

     

330,287

   

AO Smith Corp.

   

4,150

     

227,503

   

Carrier Global Corp.

   

25,335

     

955,636

   
Fortune Brands Home &
Security, Inc.
   

4,297

     

368,339

   
Johnson Controls
International PLC (c)
   

22,512

     

1,048,834

   

Masco Corp.

   

8,137

     

446,965

   

Trane Technologies PLC (c)

   

7,467

     

1,083,910

   
         

4,461,474

   

Commercial Services & Supplies (0.5%)

 

Avery Dennison Corp.

   

2,530

     

392,428

   

Cintas Corp.

   

2,791

     

986,507

   

Copart, Inc. (b)

   

6,462

     

822,289

   

Republic Services, Inc.

   

6,516

     

627,491

   

Rollins, Inc.

   

6,878

     

268,723

   

Waste Management, Inc.

   

12,090

     

1,425,774

   
         

4,523,212

   

Construction & Engineering (0.1%)

 
Jacobs Engineering
Group, Inc.
   

4,007

     

436,603

   

Quanta Services, Inc.

   

4,251

     

306,157

   
         

742,760

   

Electrical Equipment (0.5%)

 

AMETEK, Inc.

   

7,154

     

865,205

   

Eaton Corp. PLC (c)

   

12,395

     

1,489,135

   

Emerson Electric Co.

   

18,598

     

1,494,721

   

Rockwell Automation, Inc.

   

3,613

     

906,177

   
         

4,755,238

   

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Industrial Conglomerates (1.2%)

 

3M Co.

   

17,938

   

$

3,135,383

   

General Electric Co.

   

272,417

     

2,942,103

   
Honeywell
International, Inc.
   

21,821

     

4,641,327

   

Roper Technologies, Inc.

   

3,262

     

1,406,215

   

Textron, Inc.

   

7,117

     

343,965

   
         

12,468,993

   

Machinery (1.6%)

 

Caterpillar, Inc.

   

16,894

     

3,075,046

   

Cummins, Inc.

   

4,571

     

1,038,074

   

Deere & Co.

   

9,745

     

2,621,892

   

Dover Corp.

   

4,481

     

565,726

   

Flowserve Corp.

   

4,009

     

147,732

   

Fortive Corp.

   

10,486

     

742,619

   

IDEX Corp.

   

2,349

     

467,921

   

Illinois Tool Works, Inc.

   

8,957

     

1,826,153

   

Ingersoll Rand, Inc. (b)

   

11,559

     

526,628

   

Otis Worldwide Corp.

   

12,663

     

855,386

   

PACCAR, Inc.

   

10,773

     

929,494

   

Parker Hannifin Corp.

   

4,005

     

1,091,002

   

Pentair PLC (c)

   

5,149

     

273,360

   

Snap-On, Inc.

   

1,655

     

283,237

   
Stanley Black &
Decker, Inc.
   

4,982

     

889,586

   
Westinghouse Air Brake
Technologies Corp.
   

5,563

     

407,212

   

Xylem, Inc.

   

5,551

     

565,036

   
         

16,306,104

   

Professional Services (0.4%)

 

Equifax, Inc.

   

3,763

     

725,657

   

IHS Markit, Ltd. (c)

   

11,590

     

1,041,130

   

Nielsen Holdings PLC (c)

   

11,102

     

231,699

   
Robert Half
International, Inc.
   

3,452

     

215,681

   

United Rentals, Inc. (b)

   

2,193

     

508,578

   

Verisk Analytics, Inc.

   

5,056

     

1,049,575

   
         

3,772,320

   

Road & Rail (1.0%)

 

CSX Corp.

   

23,783

     

2,158,307

   
JB Hunt Transport
Services, Inc.
   

2,571

     

351,327

   

Kansas City Southern

   

2,873

     

586,466

   

Norfolk Southern Corp.

   

7,898

     

1,876,644

   
Old Dominion Freight
Line, Inc.
   

2,950

     

575,781

   

Union Pacific Corp.

   

20,956

     

4,363,458

   
         

9,911,983

   

Trading Companies & Distributors (0.1%)

 

Fastenal Co.

   

17,853

     

871,762

   

WW Grainger, Inc.

   

1,386

     

565,959

   
         

1,437,721

   

Information Technology (33.0%)

 

Communications Equipment (0.8%)

 

Arista Networks, Inc. (b)

   

1,729

     

502,395

   

Cisco Systems, Inc.

   

131,406

     

5,880,418

   

F5 Networks, Inc. (b)

   

1,921

     

337,981

   
   

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Juniper Networks, Inc.

   

10,254

   

$

230,818

   

Motorola Solutions, Inc.

   

5,245

     

891,965

   
         

7,843,577

   

Computers & Peripherals (6.7%)

 

Apple, Inc. (d)

   

497,004

     

65,947,461

   

NetApp, Inc.

   

6,946

     

460,103

   

Western Digital Corp.

   

9,450

     

523,435

   
         

66,930,999

   
Electronic Equipment,
Instruments & Components (0.6%)
 

Amphenol Corp. – Class A

   

9,303

     

1,216,553

   

CDW Corp.

   

4,364

     

575,132

   

Corning, Inc.

   

23,759

     

855,324

   

FLIR Systems, Inc.

   

4,031

     

176,679

   

IPG Photonics Corp. (b)

   

1,098

     

245,721

   
Keysight
Technologies, Inc. (b)
   

5,762

     

761,103

   
Seagate
Technology PLC (c)
   

6,951

     

432,074

   

TE Connectivity, Ltd. (c)

   

10,285

     

1,245,205

   

Vontier Corp. (b)

   

4,189

     

139,913

   
         

5,647,704

   

Interactive Media & Services (5.5%)

 
Akamai
Technologies, Inc. (b)
   

5,023

     

527,365

   

Alphabet, Inc. – Class A (b)

   

9,350

     

16,387,184

   

Alphabet, Inc. – Class C (b)

   

9,028

     

15,815,973

   

eBay, Inc.

   

20,365

     

1,023,341

   

Facebook, Inc. – Class A (b)

   

74,759

     

20,421,168

   

Twitter, Inc. (b)

   

24,734

     

1,339,346

   
         

55,514,377

   

IT Services (5.3%)

 

Accenture PLC – Class A (c)

   

19,703

     

5,146,621

   
Automatic Data
Processing, Inc.
   

13,335

     

2,349,627

   
Broadridge Financial
Solutions, Inc.
   

3,541

     

542,481

   
Cognizant Technology
Solutions Corp. – Class A
   

16,626

     

1,362,501

   

DXC Technology Co.

   

7,911

     

203,708

   
Fidelity National
Information Services, Inc.
   

19,296

     

2,729,612

   

Fiserv, Inc. (b)

   

17,887

     

2,036,614

   
FleetCor
Technologies, Inc. (b)
   

2,594

     

707,721

   

Gartner, Inc. (b)

   

2,730

     

437,319

   

Global Payments, Inc.

   

9,309

     

2,005,345

   
International Business
Machines Corp.
   

27,710

     

3,488,135

   
Jack Henry &
Associates, Inc.
   

2,288

     

370,633

   

Leidos Holdings, Inc.

   

4,144

     

435,617

   

Mastercard, Inc. – Class A

   

27,358

     

9,765,164

   

Paychex, Inc.

   

9,950

     

927,141

   

PayPal Holdings, Inc. (b)

   

36,438

     

8,533,780

   

The Western Union Co.

   

12,785

     

280,503

   

VeriSign, Inc. (b)

   

3,088

     

668,243

   

Visa, Inc. – Class A

   

52,733

     

11,534,289

   
         

53,525,054

   

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Office Electronics (0.1%)

 
Zebra Technologies
Corp. – Class A (b)
   

1,710

   

$

657,204

   

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment (5.0%)

 
Advanced Micro
Devices, Inc. (b)
   

37,373

     

3,427,478

   

Analog Devices, Inc.

   

11,490

     

1,697,418

   

Applied Materials, Inc.

   

28,401

     

2,451,006

   

Broadcom, Inc.

   

12,579

     

5,507,715

   

Intel Corp.

   

127,440

     

6,349,061

   

KLA Corp.

   

4,803

     

1,243,545

   

Lam Research Corp.

   

4,479

     

2,115,297

   
Maxim Integrated
Products, Inc.
   

8,312

     

736,859

   

Microchip Technology, Inc.

   

8,036

     

1,109,852

   
Micron
Technology, Inc. (b)
   

34,619

     

2,602,656

   

NVIDIA Corp.

   

19,250

     

10,052,350

   

Qorvo, Inc. (b)

   

3,459

     

575,128

   

QUALCOMM, Inc.

   

35,172

     

5,358,103

   

Skyworks Solutions, Inc.

   

5,164

     

789,472

   

Teradyne, Inc.

   

5,164

     

619,112

   

Texas Instruments, Inc.

   

28,546

     

4,685,255

   

Xilinx, Inc.

   

7,622

     

1,080,571

   
         

50,400,878

   

Software (8.8%)

 

Activision Blizzard, Inc.

   

24,034

     

2,231,557

   

Adobe, Inc. (b)

   

14,919

     

7,461,290

   

ANSYS, Inc. (b)

   

2,727

     

992,083

   

Autodesk, Inc. (b)

   

6,838

     

2,087,915

   
Cadence Design
Systems, Inc. (b)
   

8,674

     

1,183,394

   

Citrix Systems, Inc.

   

3,828

     

498,023

   

Electronic Arts, Inc.

   

9,020

     

1,295,272

   

Fortinet, Inc. (b)

   

4,139

     

614,766

   

Intuit, Inc.

   

8,171

     

3,103,754

   

Microsoft Corp.

   

235,119

     

52,295,168

   

NortonLifeLock, Inc.

   

18,406

     

382,477

   

Oracle Corp.

   

58,989

     

3,815,998

   

Paycom Software, Inc. (b)

   

1,540

     

696,465

   

Salesforce.com, Inc. (b)

   

28,455

     

6,332,091

   

ServiceNow, Inc. (b)

   

6,106

     

3,360,925

   

Synopsys, Inc. (b)

   

4,746

     

1,230,353

   
Take-Two Interactive
Software, Inc. (b)
   

3,604

     

748,875

   

Tyler Technologies, Inc. (b)

   

1,286

     

561,365

   
         

88,891,771

   

Technology Hardware Storage & Peripherals (0.2%)

 
Hewlett Packard
Enterprise Co.
   

40,023

     

474,272

   

HP, Inc.

   

42,713

     

1,050,313

   

Xerox Holdings Corp.

   

5,182

     

120,171

   
         

1,644,756

   

Materials (2.5%)

 

Chemicals (1.8%)

 
Air Products &
Chemicals, Inc.
   

6,874

     

1,878,114

   

Albemarle Corp.

   

3,262

     

481,210

   

Celanese Corp.

   

3,635

     

472,332

   
   

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CF Industries
Holdings, Inc.
   

6,652

   

$

257,499

   

Corteva, Inc.

   

23,168

     

897,065

   

Dow, Inc.

   

23,067

     

1,280,219

   

DuPont de Nemours, Inc.

   

22,821

     

1,622,801

   

Eastman Chemical Co.

   

4,205

     

421,678

   

Ecolab, Inc.

   

7,723

     

1,670,948

   

FMC Corp.

   

3,984

     

457,881

   
International Flavors &
Fragrances, Inc.
   

3,289

     

357,975

   

Linde PLC (c)

   

16,322

     

4,301,010

   
LyondellBasell Industries
NV – Class A (c)
   

7,995

     

732,822

   

PPG Industries, Inc.

   

7,343

     

1,059,008

   

The Mosaic Co.

   

10,728

     

246,851

   

The Sherwin-Williams Co.

   

2,542

     

1,868,141

   
         

18,005,554

   

Construction Materials (0.1%)

 

Martin Marietta Materials, Inc.

   

1,899

     

539,259

   

Vulcan Materials Co.

   

4,047

     

600,211

   
         

1,139,470

   

Containers & Packaging (0.3%)

 

Amcor PLC (c)

   

48,777

     

574,105

   

Ball Corp.

   

10,172

     

947,827

   

International Paper Co.

   

12,224

     

607,777

   
Packaging Corp. of
America
   

2,882

     

397,457

   

Sealed Air Corp.

   

4,794

     

219,517

   

WestRock Co.

   

8,150

     

354,770

   
         

3,101,453

   

Metals & Mining (0.3%)

 

Freeport-McMoRan, Inc.

   

45,181

     

1,175,609

   

Newmont Corp.

   

24,983

     

1,496,232

   

Nucor Corp.

   

9,389

     

499,401

   
         

3,171,242

   

Real Estate (2.4%)

 

Health Care REITs (0.2%)

 

Healthpeak Properties, Inc.

   

16,742

     

506,110

   

Ventas, Inc.

   

11,648

     

571,218

   

Welltower, Inc.

   

12,977

     

838,574

   
         

1,915,902

   

Hotels & Resort REITs (0.0%)

 

Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc.

   

21,934

     

320,895

   

Industrial REITs (0.3%)

 

Duke Realty Corp.

   

11,567

     

462,333

   

ProLogis, Inc.

   

22,988

     

2,290,984

   
         

2,753,317

   

Office REITs (0.1%)

 
Alexandria Real Estate
Equities, Inc.
   

3,850

     

686,147

   

Boston Properties, Inc.

   

4,405

     

416,405

   

SL Green Realty Corp.

   

2,231

     

132,923

   

Vornado Realty Trust

   

4,877

     

182,107

   
         

1,417,582

   

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CBRE Group, Inc. –
Class A (b)
   

10,432

   

$

654,295

   

Residential REITs (0.3%)

 
AvalonBay
Communities, Inc.
   

4,341

     

696,427

   

Equity Residential

   

10,650

     

631,332

   

Essex Property Trust, Inc.

   

2,010

     

477,214

   
Mid-America Apartment
Communities, Inc.
   

3,533

     

447,596

   

UDR, Inc.

   

9,157

     

351,903

   
         

2,604,472

   

Retail REITs (0.2%)

 
Federal Realty Investment
Trust
   

2,043

     

173,900

   

Kimco Realty Corp.

   

13,449

     

201,870

   

Realty Income Corp.

   

10,835

     

673,612

   

Regency Centers Corp.

   

4,907

     

223,710

   
Simon Property
Group, Inc.
   

10,196

     

869,515

   
         

2,142,607

   

Specialized REITs (1.2%)

 

American Tower Corp.

   

13,814

     

3,100,691

   
Crown Castle
International Corp.
   

13,359

     

2,126,619

   

Digital Realty Trust, Inc.

   

8,712

     

1,215,411

   

Equinix, Inc.

   

2,752

     

1,965,424

   

Extra Space Storage, Inc.

   

3,920

     

454,171

   

Iron Mountain, Inc.

   

8,961

     

264,170

   

Public Storage

   

4,730

     

1,092,299

   
SBA
Communications Corp.
   

3,455

     

974,759

   

Weyerhaeuser Co.

   

23,212

     

778,298

   
         

11,971,842

   

Utilities (2.7%)

 

Electric Utilities (1.6%)

 

Alliant Energy Corp.

   

7,767

     

400,234

   
American Electric Power
Co., Inc.
   

15,436

     

1,285,356

   

Duke Energy Corp.

   

22,887

     

2,095,534

   

Edison International

   

11,771

     

739,454

   

Entergy Corp.

   

6,183

     

617,311

   

Evergy, Inc.

   

7,048

     

391,234

   

Eversource Energy

   

10,661

     

922,283

   

Exelon Corp.

   

30,338

     

1,280,870

   

FirstEnergy Corp.

   

16,873

     

516,483

   

NextEra Energy, Inc.

   

60,923

     

4,700,209

   
   

Shares

 

Value(a)

 
Pinnacle West
Capital Corp.
   

3,475

   

$

277,826

   

PPL Corp.

   

23,909

     

674,234

   

The Southern Co.

   

32,847

     

2,017,791

   

Xcel Energy, Inc.

   

16,340

     

1,089,388

   
         

17,008,207

   

Gas Utilities (0.1%)

 

Atmos Energy Corp.

   

3,873

     

369,600

   

ONEOK, Inc.

   

13,820

     

530,412

   
         

900,012

   
Independent Power Producers &
Energy Traders (0.1%)
 

AES Corp.

   

20,684

     

486,074

   

NRG Energy, Inc.

   

7,594

     

285,155

   
         

771,229

   

Multi-Utilities (0.8%)

 

Ameren Corp.

   

7,687

     

600,047

   

CenterPoint Energy, Inc.

   

16,943

     

366,647

   

CMS Energy Corp.

   

8,904

     

543,233

   

Consolidated Edison, Inc.

   

10,548

     

762,304

   

Dominion Energy, Inc.

   

25,370

     

1,907,824

   

DTE Energy Co.

   

5,947

     

722,025

   

NiSource, Inc.

   

11,917

     

273,376

   
Public Service Enterprise
Group, Inc.
   

15,731

     

917,117

   

Sempra Energy

   

8,970

     

1,142,868

   

WEC Energy Group, Inc.

   

9,809

     

902,722

   
         

8,138,163

   

Water Utilities (0.1%)

 
American Water Works
Co., Inc.
   

5,637

     

865,110

   
Total common stocks
(cost: $330,167,228)
       

984,312,211

   

Short-Term Securities (1.9%)

 

Investment Companies (1.9%)

 
State Street Institutional
U.S. Government Money
Market Fund, current
rate 0.030%
   

18,816,906

     

18,816,906

   
Total short-term securities
(cost: $18,816,906)
       

18,816,906

   
Total investments in securities
(cost: $348,984,134) (e)
       

1,003,129,117

   
Cash and other assets in
excess of liabilities (0.0%)
       

314,677

   

Total net assets (100.0%)

     

$

1,003,443,794

   

Investments in Securities Legend

(a)  Securities are valued by procedures described in Note 2 of the Notes to Financial Statements.

(b)  Non-income producing security.

(c)  Foreign security: The Fund held 3.2% of net assets in foreign securities at December 31, 2020.

(d)  Fully or partially pledged as initial margin deposits on open futures contracts.

See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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SFT Index 500 Fund
Investments in Securities – continued

Holdings of Open Futures Contracts

On December 31, 2020, securities with an aggregate market value of $18,576,600 have been pledged to cover margin requirements for the following open futures contracts:

Description

  Expiration
Date
  Number of
Contracts
  Position
Type
  Notional
Amount
  Market
Value
  Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)(a)
 

S&P 500 E-Mini Index Future

 

March 2021

   

96

   

Long

 

$

17,720,226

   

$

17,994,240

   

$

274,014

   

(e)  At December 31, 2020 the cost of investments for federal income tax purposes was $351,710,908. The aggregate unrealized appreciation and depreciation of investments based on this cost were:

Gross unrealized appreciation

 

$

663,062,029

   

Gross unrealized depreciation

   

(11,369,806

)

 

Net unrealized appreciation

 

$

651,692,223

   

See accompanying notes to financial statements.
83



SFT International Bond Fund
Investments in Securities

December 31, 2020

(Percentages of each investment category relate to total net assets)

   

Principal(b)

 

Value(a)

 

Long-Term Debt Securities (69.1%)

 

Argentina (1.7%)

 

Government (1.7%)

 
Argentina Treasury Bond
BONCER (ARS)
 

1.000%, 08/05/21

   

5,255,800

   

$

48,385

   

1.100%, 04/17/21

   

9,861,335

     

84,740

   

1.200%, 03/18/22

   

58,485,718

     

510,389

   

1.300%, 09/20/22

   

492,100

     

3,885

   

1.400%, 03/25/23

   

32,768,158

     

269,254

   

1.500%, 03/25/24

   

32,768,162

     

246,655

   
Argentine Bonos del
Tesoro (ARS)
 

15.500%, 10/17/26

   

59,411,000

     

128,727

   

16.000%, 10/17/23

   

29,346,000

     

88,346

   

18.200%, 10/03/21

   

28,501,000

     

161,338

   
Letras de la Nacion
Argentina con Ajuste
por CER (ARS)
 

0.017%, 02/26/21 (c)

   

1,955,900

     

15,202

   
         

1,556,921

   

Brazil (1.9%)

 

Government (1.9%)

 
Brazil Letras do Tesouro
Nacional (BRL)
 

0.019%, 10/01/21 (c)

   

5,200,000

     

982,335

   

0.163%, 01/01/22 (c)

   

3,100,000

     

580,159

   

0.243%, 04/01/21 (c)

   

340,000

     

65,138

   
Brazil Notas do Tesouro
Nacional Serie F (BRL)
 

10.000%, 01/01/21

   

784,000

     

143,571

   
         

1,771,203

   

Ghana (1.5%)

 

Government (1.5%)

 
Ghana Government
Bond (GHS)
 

18.750%, 01/24/22

   

960,000

     

163,693

   

19.000%, 11/02/26

   

2,890,000

     

464,674

   

19.750%, 03/25/24

   

960,000

     

163,388

   

19.750%, 03/15/32

   

2,890,000

     

450,714

   

24.500%, 06/21/21

   

50,000

     

8,779

   

24.750%, 03/01/21

   

100,000

     

17,232

   

24.750%, 07/19/21

   

160,000

     

28,229

   
Republic of Ghana
Government
Bonds (GHS)
 

16.250%, 05/17/21

   

130,000

     

22,090

   

16.500%, 03/22/21

   

100,000

     

17,033

   

17.600%, 11/28/22

   

100,000

     

16,715

   
         

1,352,547

   

Indonesia (4.6%)

 

Government (4.6%)

 
Indonesia Treasury
Bond (IDR)
 

6.500%, 06/15/25

   

23,654,000,000

     

1,773,461

   

8.375%, 03/15/24

   

7,865,000,000

     

615,602

   

9.500%, 07/15/23

   

18,680,000,000

     

1,486,745

   
   

Principal(b)

 

Value(a)

 

10.000%, 09/15/24

   

1,959,000,000

   

$

161,672

   

10.250%, 07/15/22

   

2,658,000,000

     

207,069

   
         

4,244,549

   

Mexico (10.0%)

 

Government (10.0%)

 

Mexican Bonos (MXN)

 

6.500%, 06/10/21

   

20,100,000

     

1,017,231

   

6.500%, 06/09/22

   

49,538,000

     

2,559,553

   

6.750%, 03/09/23

   

26,998,000

     

1,421,204

   

7.250%, 12/09/21

   

44,130,000

     

2,273,109

   

8.000%, 12/07/23

   

22,829,000

     

1,257,173

   

10.000%, 12/05/24

   

9,340,000

     

560,658

   
         

9,088,928

   

Norway (4.3%)

 

Government (4.3%)

 
Norway Government
Bond (NOK)
 

1.500%, 02/19/26 (d)

   

1,910,000

     

232,263

   

1.750%, 03/13/25 (d)

   

3,215,000

     

393,522

   

2.000%, 05/24/23 (d)

   

8,483,000

     

1,029,231

   

3.000%, 03/14/24 (d)

   

9,548,000

     

1,205,116

   

3.750%, 05/25/21 (d)

   

8,735,000

     

1,034,276

   
         

3,894,408

   

South Korea (17.8%)

 

Government (17.8%)

 
Korea Treasury
Bond (KRW)
 

1.375%, 12/10/29

   

4,709,000,000

     

4,207,892

   

3.000%, 03/10/23

   

967,000,000

     

928,773

   

3.000%, 09/10/24

   

2,419,000,000

     

2,371,397

   

3.375%, 09/10/23

   

2,729,000,000

     

2,668,196

   

3.500%, 03/10/24

   

1,785,000,000

     

1,766,203

   

4.250%, 06/10/21

   

4,577,300,000

     

4,279,686

   
         

16,222,147

   

United States (27.3%)

 

Government (27.3%)

 

U.S. Treasury Note (USD)

 

1.500%, 10/31/24

   

170,000

     

178,175

   

1.500%, 11/30/24

   

4,250,000

     

4,456,690

   

1.625%, 02/15/26

   

890,000

     

946,598

   

1.625%, 10/31/26

   

890,000

     

949,171

   

1.750%, 12/31/24

   

3,489,000

     

3,696,023

   

2.000%, 02/15/25

   

4,140,000

     

4,432,549

   

2.125%, 05/15/25

   

4,950,000

     

5,342,520

   

2.125%, 05/31/26

   

405,000

     

442,130

   

2.625%, 12/31/25

   

1,641,000

     

1,824,907

   

2.875%, 05/31/25

   

2,390,000

     

2,659,249

   
         

24,928,012

   
Total long-term debt securities
(cost: $68,159,586)
       

63,058,715

   

See accompanying notes to financial statements.
84



SFT International Bond Fund
Investments in Securities – continued

   

Principal(b)

 

Value(a)

 

Short-Term Securities (30.3%)

 

Argentina (0.1%)

 
Letras de la Nacion
Argentina con Ajuste
por CER (ARS)
 

0.000%, 05/21/21 (c)

   

4,490,300

   

$

48,479

   

0.000%, 05/21/21 (c)

   

2,206,577

     

16,217

   

0.002%, 09/13/21 (c)

   

3,720,289

     

26,585

   
Letras Del Tesoro En
Pesos A Descuento (ARS)
 

0.003%, 03/31/21 (c)

   

1,670,389

     

10,612

   
         

101,893

   

Japan (14.0%)

 
Japan Treasury Discount
Bill (JPY)
 

0.004%, 03/22/21 (c)

   

48,900,000

     

473,734

   

0.004%, 06/16/21 (c)

   

49,450,000

     

479,210

   

0.009%, 05/25/21 (c)

   

460,700,000

     

4,464,150

   

0.017%, 03/25/21 (c)

   

91,100,000

     

866,347

   

0.022%, 01/12/21 (c)

   

172,400,000

     

1,669,852

   

0.023%, 02/25/21 (c)

   

492,000,000

     

4,766,104

   
         

12,719,397

   

Mexico (1.4%)

 

Mexico Cetes (MXN)

 

0.001%, 06/17/21 (c)

   

7,323,000

     

360,347

   

0.002%, 10/21/21 (c)

   

163,800

     

7,942

   

0.006%, 05/06/21 (c)

   

365,700

     

18,081

   
   

Principal(b)

 

Value(a)

 

0.024%, 04/08/21 (c)

   

6,406,100

   

$

317,788

   

0.039%, 03/25/21 (c)

   

265,700

     

13,203

   

0.043%, 03/25/21 (c)

   

1,590,900

     

79,052

   

0.067%, 01/28/21 (c)

   

365,700

     

18,293

   

0.079%, 03/25/21 (c)

   

117,000

     

5,814

   

0.082%, 02/25/21 (c)

   

144,000

     

7,179

   

0.094%, 03/25/21 (c)

   

475,800

     

23,642

   

0.099%, 02/25/21 (c)

   

2,947,300

     

146,942

   

0.103%, 02/25/21 (c)

   

5,906,000

     

294,451

   
         

1,292,734

   

United States (2.4%)

 

U.S. Treasury Bill (USD)

 

0.000%, 01/12/21 (c)

   

2,210,000

     

2,209,980

   

Investment Companies (12.4%)

 

United States (12.4%)

 
State Street Institutional
U.S. Government Money
Market Fund, current
rate 0.030%
   

11,263,853

     

11,263,853

   
Total short-term securities
(cost: $27,331,149)
       

27,587,857

   
Total investments in securities
(cost: $95,490,735) (e)
       

90,646,572

   
Cash and other assets in
excess of liabilities (0.6%)
       

508,061

   

Total net assets (100.0%)

     

$

91,154,633

   

See accompanying notes to financial statements.
85



SFT International Bond Fund
Investments in Securities – continued

Foreign Forward Currency Contracts

On December 31, 2020, SFT International Bond Fund had entered into forward foreign currency contracts that obligate the Fund to deliver currencies at specified future dates. Unrealized appreciation and depreciation on these contracts is included in the accompanying financial statements. The terms of the open contracts were as follows:

Settlement
Date
  Currency to be
delivered – SELL
  Currency to be
received – BUY
  Unrealized
Appreciation(a)
  Unrealized
Depreciation(a)
 

Counterparty

 

01/07/21

   

43,020,000

   

MXN

       

1,980,572

   

USD

     

$

   

$

(178,031

)

 

HSB

 

01/07/21

   

464,096

   

USD

       

9,220,000

   

MXN

       

     

(1,466

)

 

HSB

 

01/07/21

   

1,687,890

   

USD

       

33,800,000

   

MXN

       

8,083

     

   

HSB

 

01/11/21

   

296,876

   

EUR

       

318,081

   

CHF

       

     

(12,290

)

 

UBS

 

01/11/21

   

296,876

   

EUR

       

318,081

   

CHF

       

8,915

     

   

UBS

 

01/11/21

   

318,081

   

CHF

       

295,111

   

EUR

       

3,181

     

   

UBS

 

01/11/21

   

318,081

   

CHF

       

295,111

   

EUR

       

     

(1,966

)

 

UBS

 

01/13/21

   

10,824,000

   

MXN

       

500,810

   

USD

       

     

(41,964

)

 

CIT

 

01/13/21

   

607,000,000

   

KRW

       

506,297

   

USD

       

     

(52,637

)

 

DBK

 

01/13/21

   

561,076

   

USD

       

607,000,000

   

KRW

       

     

(2,142

)

 

DBK

 

01/13/21

   

560,000

   

AUD

       

42,704,467

   

JPY

       

     

(27,974

)

 

JPM

 

01/13/21

   

560,000

   

AUD

       

42,704,467

   

JPY

       

9,496

     

   

JPM

 

01/13/21

   

43,990,132

   

JPY

       

560,000

   

AUD

       

10,202

     

   

JPM

 

01/13/21

   

43,990,132

   

JPY

       

560,000

   

AUD

       

     

(4,178

)

 

JPM

 

01/13/21

   

198,798

   

CHF

       

184,451

   

EUR

       

     

(1,640

)

 

UBS

 

01/13/21

   

198,798

   

CHF

       

184,451

   

EUR

       

2,405

     

   

UBS

 

01/13/21

   

184,482

   

EUR

       

198,798

   

CHF

       

     

(9,152

)

 

UBS

 

01/13/21

   

184,482

   

EUR

       

198,798

   

CHF

       

8,349

     

   

UBS

 

01/14/21

   

312,166

   

CHF

       

289,504

   

EUR

       

     

(2,749

)

 

GSC

 

01/14/21

   

312,166

   

CHF

       

289,504

   

EUR

       

3,783

     

   

GSC

 

01/14/21

   

290,704

   

EUR

       

312,166

   

CHF

       

     

(12,898

)

 

GSC

 

01/14/21

   

290,704

   

EUR

       

312,166

   

CHF

       

10,396

     

   

GSC

 

01/15/21

   

15,933,000

   

MXN

       

735,867

   

USD

       

     

(62,913

)

 

CIT

 

01/15/21

   

8,158,000

   

EUR

       

994,460,200

   

JPY

       

     

(713,931

)

 

DBK

 

01/15/21

   

8,158,000

   

EUR

       

994,460,200

   

JPY

       

363,507

     

   

DBK

 

01/15/21

   

538,289,919

   

JPY

       

6,870,000

   

AUD

       

     

(38,068

)

 

DBK

 

01/15/21

   

538,289,919

   

JPY

       

6,870,000

   

AUD

       

125,267

     

   

DBK

 

01/15/21

   

147,550

   

EUR

       

174,242

   

USD

       

     

(6,337

)

 

DBK

 

01/15/21

   

8,470,000

   

AUD

       

641,517,800

   

JPY

       

     

(442,853

)

 

DBK

 

01/15/21

   

8,470,000

   

AUD

       

641,517,800

   

JPY

       

120,885

     

   

DBK

 

01/15/21

   

180,870

   

USD

       

147,550

   

EUR

       

     

(292

)

 

DBK

 

01/19/21

   

747,830

   

USD

       

4,887,990

   

CNH

       

3,893

     

   

CIT

 

01/19/21

   

362,454

   

EUR

       

3,756,850

   

SEK

       

     

(17,522

)

 

DBK

 

01/19/21

   

362,454

   

EUR

       

3,756,850

   

SEK

       

31,478

     

   

DBK

 

01/19/21

   

809,543

   

USD

       

5,292,550

   

CNH

       

4,397

     

   

HSB

 

01/25/21

   

517,375

   

EUR

       

63,761,841

   

JPY

       

     

(19,146

)

 

HSB

 

01/25/21

   

517,375

   

EUR

       

63,761,841

   

JPY

       

3,575

     

   

HSB

 

01/27/21

   

13,005,000

   

MXN

       

616,330

   

USD

       

     

(34,749

)

 

CIT

 

01/28/21

   

21,750,000

   

MXN

       

1,027,625

   

USD

       

     

(61,136

)

 

CIT

 

01/29/21

   

514,234,382

   

KRW

       

427,282

   

USD

       

     

(46,261

)

 

CIT

 

01/29/21

   

465,741

   

USD

       

514,234,382

   

KRW

       

7,802

     

   

CIT

 

02/02/21

   

9,070,054

   

BRL

       

1,680,137

   

USD

       

     

(65,535

)

 

CIT

 

02/04/21

   

610,000,000

   

KRW

       

509,310

   

USD

       

     

(52,434

)

 

DBK

 

02/04/21

   

419,941

   

USD

       

454,270,800

   

KRW

       

     

(1,607

)

 

DBK

 

02/04/21

   

143,508

   

USD

       

155,729,200

   

KRW

       

     

(98

)

 

DBK

 

02/08/21

   

306,464

   

USD

       

22,722,800

   

INR

       

3,386

     

   

CIT

 

02/08/21

   

420,460

   

USD

       

31,175,800

   

INR

       

4,656

     

   

JPM

 

02/09/21

   

494,137

   

USD

       

36,649,400

   

INR

       

5,568

     

   

HSB

 

02/09/21

   

318,085

   

CHF

       

295,150

   

EUR

       

1,735

     

   

UBS

 

02/09/21

   

318,085

   

CHF

       

295,150

   

EUR

       

     

(597

)

 

UBS

 

02/09/21

   

296,941

   

EUR

       

318,085

   

CHF

       

     

(12,603

)

 

UBS

 

02/09/21

   

296,941

   

EUR

       

318,085

   

CHF

       

9,272

     

   

UBS

 

02/10/21

   

1,944,607

   

USD

       

2,133,000,000

   

KRW

       

19,840

     

   

HSB

 

02/10/21

   

57,690,000

   

MXN

       

2,759,389

   

USD

       

     

(124,149

)

 

HSB

 

02/10/21

   

2,133,000,000

   

KRW

       

1,888,814

   

USD

       

     

(75,633

)

 

HSB

 

02/10/21

   

739,860

   

EUR

       

795,220

   

CHF

       

     

(28,802

)

 

UBS

 

02/10/21

   

739,860

   

EUR

       

795,220

   

CHF

       

23,542

     

   

UBS

 

02/10/21

   

795,220

   

CHF

       

738,086

   

EUR

       

8,894

     

   

UBS

 

02/10/21

   

795,220

   

CHF

       

738,086

   

EUR

       

     

(5,806

)

 

UBS

 

02/12/21

   

416,225

   

CHF

       

385,847

   

EUR

       

2,294

     

   

GSC

 

02/12/21

   

416,225

   

CHF

       

385,847

   

EUR

       

     

(1,265

)

 

GSC

 

02/12/21

   

386,532

   

EUR

       

416,225

   

CHF

       

     

(18,205

)

 

GSC

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.
86



SFT International Bond Fund
Investments in Securities – continued

Settlement
Date
  Currency to be
delivered – SELL
  Currency to be
received – BUY
  Unrealized
Appreciation(a)
  Unrealized
Depreciation(a)
 

Counterparty

 

02/12/21

   

386,532

   

EUR

       

416,225

   

CHF

     

$

16,338

   

$

   

GSC

 

02/16/21

   

491,577

   

EUR

       

5,009,117

   

SEK

       

     

(20,645

)

 

DBK

 

02/16/21

   

491,577

   

EUR

       

5,009,117

   

SEK

       

28,903

     

   

DBK

 

02/16/21

   

491,575

   

EUR

       

5,009,100

   

SEK

       

     

(20,645

)

 

DBK

 

02/16/21

   

491,575

   

EUR

       

5,009,100

   

SEK

       

28,903

     

   

DBK

 

02/16/21

   

230,526

   

USD

       

17,063,067

   

INR

       

1,960

     

   

HSB

 

02/18/21

   

561,418

   

USD

       

3,677,220

   

CNH

       

2,993

     

   

JPM

 

02/22/21

   

3,106,031

   

AUD

       

236,624,609

   

JPY

       

     

(153,841

)

 

JPM

 

02/22/21

   

3,106,031

   

AUD

       

236,624,609

   

JPY

       

49,292

     

   

JPM

 

02/23/21

   

970,456

   

USD

       

1,071,500,000

   

KRW

       

16,605

     

   

CIT

 

02/23/21

   

1,071,500,000

   

KRW

       

967,276

   

USD

       

     

(19,784

)

 

CIT

 

02/24/21

   

650,710

   

EUR

       

81,689,118

   

JPY

       

     

(25,977

)

 

HSB

 

02/24/21

   

650,710

   

EUR

       

81,689,118

   

JPY

       

20,651

     

   

HSB

 

02/25/21

   

1,296,969

   

AUD

       

98,293,364

   

JPY

       

     

(54,438

)

 

CIT

 

02/25/21

   

1,296,969

   

AUD

       

98,293,364

   

JPY

       

5,822

     

   

CIT

 

02/25/21

   

917,461

   

EUR

       

114,418,424

   

JPY

       

     

(43,905

)

 

HSB

 

02/25/21

   

917,461

   

EUR

       

114,418,424

   

JPY

       

29,038

     

   

HSB

 

02/25/21

   

517,376

   

EUR

       

63,780,339

   

JPY

       

     

(19,360

)

 

HSB

 

02/25/21

   

517,376

   

EUR

       

63,780,339

   

JPY

       

3,778

     

   

HSB

 

02/25/21

   

112,344

   

AUD

       

8,514,975

   

JPY

       

     

(4,708

)

 

JPM

 

02/25/21

   

112,344

   

AUD

       

8,514,975

   

JPY

       

504

     

   

JPM

 

02/26/21

   

514,234,381

   

KRW

       

433,935

   

USD

       

     

(39,801

)

 

CIT

 

02/26/21

   

669,184

   

EUR

       

84,171,170

   

JPY

       

     

(28,939

)

 

CIT

 

02/26/21

   

669,184

   

EUR

       

84,171,170

   

JPY

       

25,026

     

   

CIT

 

02/26/21

   

2,213,415

   

USD

       

2,443,765,618

   

KRW

       

37,892

     

   

CIT

 

02/26/21

   

1,494,000,000

   

KRW

       

1,348,862

   

USD

       

     

(27,478

)

 

CIT

 

02/26/21

   

435,531,237

   

KRW

       

391,225

   

USD

       

     

(10,006

)

 

CIT

 

02/26/21

   

1,324,199

   

USD

       

1,770,000

   

AUD

       

42,237

     

   

JPM

 

02/26/21

   

1,770,000

   

AUD

       

1,291,868

   

USD

       

     

(74,568

)

 

JPM

 

03/08/21

   

11,783,000

   

MXN

       

538,787

   

USD

       

     

(48,444

)

 

CIT

 

03/08/21

   

408,619

   

USD

       

30,375,500

   

INR

       

4,387

     

   

CIT

 

03/08/21

   

9,800,000,000

   

KRW

       

8,264,463

   

USD

       

     

(764,923

)

 

HSB

 

03/08/21

   

8,933,618

   

USD

       

9,800,000,000

   

KRW

       

95,769

     

   

HSB

 

03/08/21

   

420,461

   

USD

       

31,264,100

   

INR

       

4,628

     

   

JPM

 

03/09/21

   

494,136

   

USD

       

36,751,860

   

INR

       

5,506

     

   

HSB

 

03/09/21

   

543,953

   

USD

       

40,440,200

   

INR

       

5,831

     

   

JPM

 

03/10/21

   

880,250

   

AUD

       

67,334,459

   

JPY

       

     

(44,042

)

 

CIT

 

03/10/21

   

880,250

   

AUD

       

67,334,459

   

JPY

       

17,119

     

   

CIT

 

03/10/21

   

368,585

   

EUR

       

397,596

   

CHF

       

     

(18,030

)

 

UBS

 

03/10/21

   

368,585

   

EUR

       

397,596

   

CHF

       

17,129

     

   

UBS

 

03/10/21

   

397,596

   

CHF

       

367,915

   

EUR

       

258

     

   

UBS

 

03/10/21

   

397,596

   

CHF

       

367,915

   

EUR

       

     

(178

)

 

UBS

 

03/11/21

   

14,445,000

   

MXN

       

641,436

   

USD

       

     

(78,216

)

 

CIT

 

03/11/21

   

483,617

   

EUR

       

520,280

   

CHF

       

     

(7,135

)

 

GSC

 

03/11/21

   

483,617

   

EUR

       

520,280

   

CHF

       

4,367

     

   

GSC

 

03/11/21

   

520,280

   

CHF

       

482,406

   

EUR

       

3,173

     

   

GSC

 

03/11/21

   

520,280

   

CHF

       

482,406

   

EUR

       

     

(1,889

)

 

GSC

 

03/11/21

   

972,503

   

AUD

       

74,910,933

   

JPY

       

     

(45,689

)

 

HSB

 

03/11/21

   

972,503

   

AUD

       

74,910,933

   

JPY

       

20,985

     

   

HSB

 

03/15/21

   

184,996

   

USD

       

13,728,522

   

INR

       

1,505

     

   

CIT

 

03/15/21

   

722,598

   

EUR

       

7,513,650

   

SEK

       

     

(29,685

)

 

DBK

 

03/15/21

   

722,598

   

EUR

       

7,513,650

   

SEK

       

59,923

     

   

DBK

 

03/15/21

   

490,246

   

EUR

       

5,009,117

   

SEK

       

19,306

     

   

DBK

 

03/15/21

   

490,246

   

EUR

       

5,009,117

   

SEK

       

     

(9,579

)

 

DBK

 

03/15/21

   

416,222

   

CHF

       

384,167

   

EUR

       

727

     

   

GSC

 

03/15/21

   

416,222

   

CHF

       

384,167

   

EUR

       

     

(1,865

)

 

GSC

 

03/15/21

   

386,500

   

EUR

       

416,222

   

CHF

       

     

(15,023

)

 

GSC

 

03/15/21

   

386,500

   

EUR

       

416,222

   

CHF

       

13,303

     

   

GSC

 

03/15/21

   

229,889

   

USD

       

17,063,067

   

INR

       

1,911

     

   

HSB

 

03/15/21

   

1,122,700

   

USD

       

7,365,050

   

CNH

       

5,858

     

   

JPM

 

03/16/21

   

14,589,000

   

MXN

       

671,320

   

USD

       

     

(55,091

)

 

CIT

 

03/16/21

   

404,770

   

USD

       

2,655,860

   

CNH

       

2,166

     

   

HSB

 

03/16/21

   

1,462,752

   

USD

       

12,777,100

   

NOK

       

29,351

     

   

JPM

 

03/17/21

   

650,000

   

AUD

       

49,914,150

   

JPY

       

     

(28,651

)

 

HSB

 

03/17/21

   

650,000

   

AUD

       

49,914,150

   

JPY

       

10,656

     

   

HSB

 

03/22/21

   

508,500,000

   

KRW

       

430,750

   

USD

       

     

(37,775

)

 

CIT

 

03/22/21

   

463,406

   

USD

       

508,500,000

   

KRW

       

5,118

     

   

CIT

 

03/22/21

   

334,383

   

EUR

       

3,525,000

   

NOK

       

747

     

   

JPM

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.
87



SFT International Bond Fund
Investments in Securities – continued

Settlement
Date
  Currency to be
delivered – SELL
  Currency to be
received – BUY
  Unrealized
Appreciation(a)
  Unrealized
Depreciation(a)
 

Counterparty

 

03/22/21

   

334,383

   

EUR

       

3,525,000

   

NOK

     

$

1,088

   

$

   

JPM

 

03/23/21

   

33,800,000

   

MXN

       

1,673,682

   

USD

       

     

(7,938

)

 

HSB

 

03/25/21

   

917,485

   

EUR

       

112,854,334

   

JPY

       

     

(52,596

)

 

HSB

 

03/25/21

   

917,485

   

EUR

       

112,854,334

   

JPY

       

22,222

     

   

HSB

 

03/29/21

   

728,510

   

EUR

       

91,873,080

   

JPY

       

3,944

     

   

CIT

 

03/29/21

   

728,510

   

EUR

       

91,873,080

   

JPY

       

     

(6,154

)

 

CIT

 

03/31/21

   

728,510

   

EUR

       

89,767,687

   

JPY

       

     

(43,129

)

 

CIT

 

03/31/21

   

728,510

   

EUR

       

89,767,687

   

JPY

       

20,487

     

   

CIT

 

03/31/21

   

939,420

   

USD

       

8,890,338

   

NOK

       

98,706

     

   

JPM

 

04/13/21

   

290,258

   

EUR

       

312,168

   

CHF

       

     

(13,496

)

 

GSC

 

04/13/21

   

290,258

   

EUR

       

312,168

   

CHF

       

11,817

     

   

GSC

 

04/13/21

   

312,168

   

CHF

       

288,062

   

EUR

       

474

     

   

GSC

 

04/13/21

   

312,168

   

CHF

       

288,062

   

EUR

       

     

(1,488

)

 

GSC

 

04/13/21

   

972,497

   

AUD

       

73,625,316

   

JPY

       

     

(56,575

)

 

HSB

 

04/13/21

   

972,497

   

AUD

       

73,625,316

   

JPY

       

19,552

     

   

HSB

 

04/13/21

   

560,000

   

AUD

       

42,659,891

   

JPY

       

     

(28,682

)

 

JPM

 

04/13/21

   

560,000

   

AUD

       

42,659,891

   

JPY

       

9,920

     

   

JPM

 

04/13/21

   

1,490,050

   

AUD

       

112,847,449

   

JPY

       

     

(86,312

)

 

JPM

 

04/13/21

   

1,490,050

   

AUD

       

112,847,449

   

JPY

       

29,968

     

   

JPM

 

04/13/21

   

184,613

   

EUR

       

198,798

   

CHF

       

     

(9,748

)

 

UBS

 

04/13/21

   

184,613

   

EUR

       

198,798

   

CHF

       

8,963

     

   

UBS

 

04/13/21

   

198,798

   

CHF

       

183,848

   

EUR

       

302

     

   

UBS

 

04/13/21

   

198,798

   

CHF

       

183,848

   

EUR

       

     

(456

)

 

UBS

 

04/15/21

   

483,874

   

EUR

       

5,009,117

   

SEK

       

     

(24,356

)

 

DBK

 

04/15/21

   

483,874

   

EUR

       

5,009,117

   

SEK

       

41,712

     

   

DBK

 

04/16/21

   

194,825

   

EUR

       

230,188

   

USD

       

     

(8,711

)

 

BOA

 

04/16/21

   

239,298

   

USD

       

194,825

   

EUR

       

     

(399

)

 

BOA

 

04/16/21

   

362,092

   

EUR

       

3,756,850

   

SEK

       

     

(17,900

)

 

DBK

 

04/16/21

   

362,092

   

EUR

       

3,756,850

   

SEK

       

31,911

     

   

DBK

 

04/30/21

   

669,187

   

EUR

       

82,129,957

   

JPY

       

     

(33,644

)

 

CIT

 

04/30/21

   

669,187

   

EUR

       

82,129,957

   

JPY

       

9,439

     

   

CIT

 

05/03/21

   

153,900

   

USD

       

205,000

   

AUD

       

4,424

     

   

MSC

 

05/03/21

   

205,000

   

AUD

       

144,944

   

USD

       

     

(13,379

)

 

MSC

 

05/17/21

   

227,819

   

USD

       

250,000,000

   

KRW

       

2,609

     

   

CIT

 

05/17/21

   

250,000,000

   

KRW

       

224,125

   

USD

       

     

(6,304

)

 

CIT

 

06/08/21

   

306,465

   

USD

       

23,044,600

   

INR

       

3,033

     

   

CIT

 

06/09/21

   

180,360

   

USD

       

13,570,300

   

INR

       

1,869

     

   

CIT

 

06/09/21

   

295,190

   

EUR

       

318,081

   

CHF

       

     

(4,551

)

 

UBS

 

06/09/21

   

295,190

   

EUR

       

318,081

   

CHF

       

3,711

     

   

UBS

 

06/09/21

   

318,081

   

CHF

       

294,011

   

EUR

       

925

     

   

UBS

 

06/09/21

   

318,081

   

CHF

       

294,011

   

EUR

       

     

(1,532

)

 

UBS

 

06/11/21

   

973,796

   

EUR

       

10,018,200

   

SEK

       

     

(13,503

)

 

DBK

 

06/11/21

   

973,796

   

EUR

       

10,018,200

   

SEK

       

40,029

     

   

DBK

 

06/15/21

   

288,341

   

EUR

       

3,097,500

   

NOK

       

10,606

     

   

DBK

 

06/15/21

   

5,187,181

   

USD

       

538,509,244

   

JPY

       

39,181

     

   

DBK

 

06/15/21

   

255,346

   

EUR

       

2,624,700

   

SEK

       

10,434

     

   

DBK

 

06/15/21

   

255,346

   

EUR

       

2,624,700

   

SEK

       

     

(3,767

)

 

DBK

 

06/15/21

   

288,341

   

EUR

       

3,097,500

   

NOK

       

     

(3,005

)

 

DBK

 

06/15/21

   

396,788

   

USD

       

41,194,514

   

JPY

       

3,015

     

   

HSB

 

06/15/21

   

423,981

   

USD

       

43,990,132

   

JPY

       

2,954

     

   

JPM

 

06/16/21

   

123,286

   

USD

       

9,249,779

   

INR

       

805

     

   

CIT

 

06/16/21

   

445,183

   

EUR

       

4,735,500

   

NOK

       

11,195

     

   

DBK

 

06/16/21

   

445,183

   

EUR

       

4,735,500

   

NOK

       

     

(4,945

)

 

DBK

 

06/16/21

   

654,397

   

EUR

       

6,686,100

   

SEK

       

21,165

     

   

DBK

 

06/16/21

   

654,397

   

EUR

       

6,686,100

   

SEK

       

     

(9,019

)

 

DBK

 

06/16/21

   

160,308

   

USD

       

12,024,712

   

INR

       

1,011

     

   

HSB

 

06/16/21

   

404,772

   

USD

       

2,671,330

   

CNH

       

2,226

     

   

HSB

 

06/18/21

   

492,483

   

EUR

       

5,230,000

   

NOK

       

8,900

     

   

DBK

 

06/18/21

   

492,483

   

EUR

       

5,230,000

   

NOK

       

     

(3,024

)

 

DBK

 

06/18/21

   

164,727

   

EUR

       

1,680,000

   

SEK

       

4,119

     

   

JPM

 

06/18/21

   

164,727

   

EUR

       

1,680,000

   

SEK

       

     

(1,439

)

 

JPM

 

06/30/21

   

728,510

   

EUR

       

89,825,275

   

JPY

       

     

(44,340

)

 

CIT

 

06/30/21

   

728,510

   

EUR

       

89,825,275

   

JPY

       

21,529

     

   

CIT

 

07/13/21

   

560,000

   

AUD

       

42,608,184

   

JPY

       

     

(29,375

)

 

JPM

 

07/13/21

   

560,000

   

AUD

       

42,608,184

   

JPY

       

10,398

     

   

JPM

 

09/15/21

   

255,349

   

EUR

       

2,627,800

   

SEK

       

10,709

     

   

DBK

 

09/15/21

   

255,349

   

EUR

       

2,627,800

   

SEK

       

     

(4,048

)

 

DBK

 

09/15/21

   

288,338

   

EUR

       

3,104,300

   

NOK

       

     

(2,957

)

 

DBK

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.
88



SFT International Bond Fund
Investments in Securities – continued

Settlement
Date
  Currency to be
delivered – SELL
  Currency to be
received – BUY
  Unrealized
Appreciation(a)
  Unrealized
Depreciation(a)
 

Counterparty

 

09/15/21

   

288,338

   

EUR

       

3,104,300

   

NOK

     

$

10,496

   

$

   

DBK

 

09/20/21

   

1,641,695

   

USD

       

14,272,900

   

NOK

       

23,991

     

   

JPM

 
                   

$

2,004,305

   

$

(4,446,111

)

     

Investments in Securities Legend

(a)  Securities are valued by procedures described in Note 2 of the Notes to Investments in Securities.

(b)  Principal amounts for foreign debt securities are denominated in the currencies indicated. United States debt securities are denominated in U.S. Dollars.

(c)  Rate represents annualized yield at date of purchase.

(d)  Security sold within terms of a private placement memorandum exempt from registration pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and may be sold only to dealers in that program. This security has been determined to be liquid unless otherwise indicated.

(e)  At December 31, 2020 the cost of investments for federal income tax purposes was $93,058,702. The aggregate unrealized appreciation and depreciation of investments based on this cost were:

Gross unrealized appreciation

 

$

3,508,967

   

Gross unrealized depreciation

   

(8,362,903

)

 

Net unrealized depreciation

 

$

(4,853,936

)

 

Currency Legend

ARS  Argentine Peso

AUD  Australian Dollar

BRL  Brazilian Real

CHF  Swiss Franc

CNH  Chinese Yuan Renminbi Offshore

EUR  Euro

GHS  Ghanaian Cedi

IDR  Indonesian Rupiah

INR  Indian Rupee

JPY  Japanese Yen

KRW  South Korean Won

MXN  Mexican Peso

NOK  Norwegian Krone

SEK  Swedish Krona

USD  United States Dollar

Counterparty Legend

BOA  Bank of America Merrill Lynch

CIT  Citibank NA

DBK  Deutsche Bank AG

GSC  Goldman Sachs

HSB  HSBC Bank PLC

JPM  JPMorgan Chase Bank NA

MSC  Morgan Stanley and Co., Inc.

UBS  UBS AG

See accompanying notes to financial statements.
89



SFT IvySM Growth Fund
Investments in Securities

December 31, 2020

(Percentages of each investment category relate to total net assets)

   

Shares

 

Value(a)

 

Common Stocks (99.6%)

 

Communication Services (0.6%)

 

Interactive Media & Services (0.6%)

 

Pinterest, Inc. Class A (b)

   

50,546

   

$

3,330,981

   

Consumer Discretionary (16.2%)

 

Automobiles (2.2%)

 

Ferrari NV (c)

   

58,658

     

13,463,184

   

Internet & Catalog Retail (9.3%)

 

Amazon.com, Inc. (b)

   

12,670

     

41,265,303

   

Booking Holdings, Inc. (b)

   

6,827

     

15,205,572

   
         

56,470,875

   

Specialty Retail (3.4%)

 
O'Reilly
Automotive, Inc. (b)
   

11,386

     

5,152,962

   

Home Depot, Inc. (The)

   

39,361

     

10,455,069

   

Tractor Supply Co.

   

33,125

     

4,656,712

   
         

20,264,743

   

Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods (1.3%)

 

NIKE, Inc. – Class B

   

56,050

     

7,929,394

   

Consumer Staples (3.3%)

 

Beverages (2.7%)

 

The Coca-Cola Co.

   

296,948

     

16,284,628

   

Personal Care (0.6%)

 
The Estee Lauder Cos.,
Inc. – Class A
   

13,387

     

3,563,486

   

Financial (2.8%)

 

Capital Markets (2.8%)

 
Intercontinental
Exchange, Inc.
   

76,289

     

8,795,359

   

S&P Global, Inc.

   

25,074

     

8,242,576

   
         

17,037,935

   

Health Care (12.7%)

 

Health Care Equipment & Supplies (5.2%)

 

Danaher Corp.

   

36,502

     

8,108,554

   

DexCom, Inc. (b)

   

5,138

     

1,899,621

   

Intuitive Surgical, Inc. (b)

   

10,154

     

8,306,988

   

The Cooper Cos., Inc.

   

36,760

     

13,355,643

   
         

31,670,806

   

Health Care Providers & Services (2.8%)

 

UnitedHealth Group, Inc.

   

48,154

     

16,886,645

   

Health Care Technology (2.7%)

 

Cerner Corp.

   

211,494

     

16,598,049

   

Life Sciences Tools & Services (0.6%)

 
Mettler-Toledo
International, Inc. (b)
   

3,077

     

3,506,795

   

Pharmaceuticals (1.4%)

 

Zoetis, Inc.

   

51,482

     

8,520,271

   
   

Shares

 

Value(a)

 

Industrials (6.6%)

 

Aerospace & Defense (0.5%)

 

Northrop Grumman Corp.

   

9,853

   

$

3,002,406

   

Machinery (2.1%)

 
Stanley Black &
Decker, Inc.
   

70,380

     

12,567,053

   

Professional Services (1.4%)

 

Verisk Analytics, Inc.

   

41,400

     

8,594,226

   

Road & Rail (2.6%)

 
JB Hunt Transport
Services, Inc.
   

63,962

     

8,740,407

   

Union Pacific Corp.

   

35,527

     

7,397,432

   
         

16,137,839

   

Information Technology (57.1%)

 

Communications Equipment (3.0%)

 

Motorola Solutions, Inc.

   

108,200

     

18,400,492

   

Computers & Peripherals (8.8%)

 

Apple, Inc.

   

403,068

     

53,483,093

   

Interactive Media & Services (8.9%)

 

Alphabet, Inc. – Class A (b)

   

15,518

     

27,197,468

   

Alphabet, Inc. – Class C (b)

   

2,634

     

4,614,452

   

Facebook, Inc. – Class A (b)

   

80,690

     

22,041,280

   
         

53,853,200

   

IT Services (11.8%)

 
Broadridge Financial
Solutions, Inc.
   

72,256

     

11,069,619

   

PayPal Holdings, Inc. (b)

   

81,187

     

19,013,995

   

VeriSign, Inc. (b)

   

66,372

     

14,362,901

   

Visa, Inc. – Class A

   

123,387

     

26,988,439

   
         

71,434,954

   

Office Electronics (1.2%)

 
Zebra Technologies
Corp. – Class A (b)
   

19,165

     

7,365,684

   
Semiconductors & Semiconductor
Equipment (2.4%)
 

NVIDIA Corp.

   

27,403

     

14,309,847

   

Software (21.0%)

 

Adobe, Inc. (b)

   

37,608

     

18,808,513

   

Electronic Arts, Inc.

   

115,004

     

16,514,574

   

Intuit, Inc.

   

46,647

     

17,718,863

   

Microsoft Corp.

   

271,296

     

60,341,656

   

Salesforce.com, Inc. (b)

   

61,514

     

13,688,711

   
         

127,072,317

   

Real Estate (0.3%)

 

Specialized REITs (0.3%)

 

Equinix, Inc.

   

2,809

     

2,006,132

   
Total common stocks
(cost: $348,111,760)
       

603,755,035

   

See accompanying notes to financial statements.
90



SFT IvySM Growth Fund
Investments in Securities – continued

   

Shares

 

Value(a)

 

Short-Term Securities (0.5%)

 

Investment Companies (0.5%)

 
State Street Institutional
U.S. Government Money
Market Fund, current
rate 0.030%
   

3,163,198

   

$

3,163,198

   
Total short-term securities
(cost: $3,163,198)
       

3,163,198

   
Total investments in securities
(cost: $351,274,958) (d)
       

606,918,233

   
Liabilities in excess of cash
and other assets (-0.1%)
       

(670,995

)

 

Total net assets (100.0%)

     

$

606,247,238

   

 

Investments in Securities Legend

(a)  Securities are valued by procedures described in Note 2 of the Notes to Financial Statements.

(b)  Non-income producing security.

(c)  Foreign security: The Fund held 2.2% of net assets in foreign securities at December 31, 2020.

(d)  At December 31, 2020 the cost of investments for federal income tax purposes was $352,112,436. The aggregate unrealized appreciation and depreciation of investments based on this cost were:

Gross unrealized appreciation

 

$

255,017,443

   

Gross unrealized depreciation

   

(211,646

)

 

Net unrealized appreciation

 

$

254,805,797

   

See accompanying notes to financial statements.
91



SFT IvySM Small Cap Growth Fund
Investments in Securities

December 31, 2020

(Percentages of each investment category relate to total net assets)

   

Shares

 

Value(a)

 

Common Stocks (97.5%)

 

Communication Services (1.3%)

 

Diversified Telecommunication Services (0.8%)

 
Bandwidth, Inc.
Class A (b)
   

11,259

   

$

1,730,171

   

Media (0.5%)

 

Gray Television, Inc. (b)

   

59,634

     

1,066,852

   

Consumer Discretionary (16.7%)

 

Auto Components (3.1%)

 
Fox Factory Holding
Corp. (b)
   

31,196

     

3,297,729

   

Visteon Corp. (b)

   

25,624

     

3,216,325

   
         

6,514,054

   

Entertainment (0.9%)

 
Monarch Casino &
Resort, Inc. (b)
   

30,447

     

1,863,965

   

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure (4.2%)

 

Churchill Downs, Inc.

   

17,775

     

3,462,392

   

Texas Roadhouse, Inc.

   

30,023

     

2,346,598

   

Wingstop, Inc.

   

10,921

     

1,447,579

   
Wyndham Hotels &
Resorts, Inc.
   

28,819

     

1,713,001

   
         

8,969,570

   

Household Durables (2.7%)

 
Installed Building
Products, Inc. (b)
   

28,616

     

2,916,829

   

TopBuild Corp. (b)

   

15,545

     

2,861,524

   
         

5,778,353

   

Leisure Equipment & Products (1.4%)

 
Malibu Boats, Inc. –
Class A (b)
   

46,939

     

2,930,871

   

Media (1.9%)

 
Nexstar Media Group,
Inc. – Class A
   

36,455

     

3,980,522

   

Specialty Retail (1.4%)

 

Lithia Motors, Inc. Class A

   

9,896

     

2,896,262

   

Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods (1.1%)

 

Deckers Outdoor Corp. (b)

   

8,598

     

2,465,734

   

Financial (4.2%)

 

Capital Markets (3.2%)

 
Focus Financial Partners,
Inc. Class A (b)
   

18,033

     

784,435

   
Hamilton Lane, Inc. –
Class A
   

21,400

     

1,670,270

   

Houlihan Lokey, Inc.

   

38,525

     

2,590,036

   
LPL Financial
Holdings, Inc.
   

17,416

     

1,815,096

   
         

6,859,837

   
   

Shares

 

Value(a)

 

Commercial Banks (0.8%)

 
Pinnacle Financial
Partners, Inc.
   

8,144

   

$

524,473

   
Seacoast Banking Corp.
of Florida (b)
   

40,262

     

1,185,716

   
         

1,710,189

   

Insurance (0.2%)

 

Selectquote, Inc. (b)

   

15,221

     

315,836

   

Health Care (27.8%)

 

Biotechnology (8.2%)

 
Amicus
Therapeutics, Inc. (b)
   

48,099

     

1,110,606

   

CareDx, Inc. (b)

   

89,056

     

6,452,107

   
Halozyme
Therapeutics, Inc. (b)
   

29,746

     

1,270,452

   

Insmed, Inc. (b)

   

33,766

     

1,124,070

   

Novavax, Inc. (b)

   

4,400

     

490,644

   

Veracyte, Inc. (b)

   

53,469

     

2,616,773

   

Vericel Corp. (b)

   

141,546

     

4,370,940

   
         

17,435,592

   

Health Care Equipment & Supplies (9.7%)

 

Acutus Medical, Inc. (b)

   

28,791

     

829,469

   
Axonics Modulation
Technologies, Inc. (b)
   

61,847

     

3,087,402

   

Haemonetics Corp. (b)

   

30,498

     

3,621,637

   
iRhythm
Technologies, Inc. (b)
   

14,554

     

3,452,354

   
OraSure
Technologies, Inc. (b)
   

161,215

     

1,706,461

   

Penumbra, Inc. (b)

   

10,741

     

1,879,675

   
Tactile Systems
Technology, Inc. (b)
   

62,125

     

2,791,897

   
Tandem Diabetes
Care, Inc. (b)
   

33,092

     

3,166,243

   
         

20,535,138

   

Health Care Providers & Services (6.4%)

 

1Life Healthcare, Inc. (b)

   

66,409

     

2,898,753

   
AMN Healthcare
Services, Inc. (b)
   

40,904

     

2,791,698

   

LHC Group, Inc. (b)

   

13,948

     

2,975,387

   

PetIQ, Inc. (b)

   

125,948

     

4,842,701

   
         

13,508,539

   

Health Care Technology (2.1%)

 

Omnicell, Inc. (b)

   

30,730

     

3,688,215

   

Simulations Plus, Inc.

   

9,771

     

702,730

   
         

4,390,945

   

Life Sciences Tools & Services (1.4%)

 

NeoGenomics, Inc. (b)

   

53,845

     

2,899,015

   

Industrials (15.7%)

 

Aerospace & Defense (2.1%)

 

Mercury Systems, Inc. (b)

   

50,618

     

4,457,421

   

See accompanying notes to financial statements.
92



SFT IvySM Small Cap Growth Fund
Investments in Securities – continued

   

Shares

 

Value(a)

 

Air Freight & Logistics (1.3%)

 
Air Transport Services
Group, Inc. (b)
   

89,165

   

$

2,794,431

   

Building Products (0.9%)

 
Simpson Manufacturing
Co., Inc.
   

19,641

     

1,835,451

   

Commercial Services & Supplies (3.4%)

 

Clean Harbors, Inc. (b)

   

32,125

     

2,444,713

   

The Brink's Co.

   

64,274

     

4,627,728

   
         

7,072,441

   

Electrical Equipment (2.9%)

 

EnerSys

   

29,925

     

2,485,571

   

Plug Power, Inc. (b)

   

109,376

     

3,708,940

   
         

6,194,511

   

Machinery (2.9%)

 
John Bean
Technologies Corp.
   

15,020

     

1,710,327

   

Kennametal, Inc.

   

65,442

     

2,371,618

   

RBC Bearings, Inc. (b)

   

11,863

     

2,123,952

   
         

6,205,897

   

Machinery — Farm (0.3%)

 
Hydrofarm Holdings
Group, Inc. (b)
   

12,814

     

673,760

   

Road & Rail (1.9%)

 
Knight-Swift
Transportation
Holdings, Inc.
   

96,486

     

4,035,045

   

Information Technology (29.9%)

 

Communications Equipment (1.3%)

 

Viavi Solutions, Inc. (b)

   

185,206

     

2,773,460

   

Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components (1.2%)

 

Coherent, Inc. (b)

   

16,532

     

2,480,131

   

Interactive Media & Services (7.9%)

 

Envestnet, Inc. (b)

   

27,568

     

2,268,571

   

Five9, Inc. (b)

   

43,247

     

7,542,277

   

Mimecast, Ltd. (b) (c)

   

49,190

     

2,795,959

   

Q2 Holdings, Inc. (b)

   

32,689

     

4,136,139

   
         

16,742,946

   

IT Services (4.6%)

 
Booz Allen Hamilton
Holding Corp.
   

20,419

     

1,780,128

   
Evo Payments, Inc. –
Class A (b)
   

69,742

     

1,883,732

   
Shift4 Payments, Inc.
Class A (b)
   

52,400

     

3,950,960

   

Switch, Inc. Class A

   

127,674

     

2,090,023

   
         

9,704,843

   
   

Shares

 

Value(a)

 
Semiconductors & Semiconductor
Equipment (5.1%)
 

Enphase Energy, Inc. (b)

   

22,893

   

$

4,017,035

   
Monolithic Power
Systems, Inc.
   

14,349

     

5,255,034

   

SiTime Corp. (b)

   

12,902

     

1,444,121

   
         

10,716,190

   

Software (9.8%)

 

Globant SA (b) (c)

   

24,398

     

5,309,249

   

LivePerson, Inc. (b)

   

45,438

     

2,827,607

   

Proofpoint, Inc. (b)

   

20,691

     

2,822,459

   
Sailpoint Technologies
Holdings, Inc. (b)
   

34,518

     

1,837,738

   
Smartsheet, Inc. –
Class A (b)
   

28,174

     

1,952,177

   

Varonis Systems, Inc. (b)

   

37,240

     

6,092,836

   
         

20,842,066

   

Leisure and Consumer Staples (1.9%)

 

Food & Staples Retailing (0.8%)

 
BJ's Wholesale Club
Holdings, Inc. (b)
   

43,688

     

1,628,689

   

Food Products (1.1%)

 

Nomad Foods, Ltd. (b) (c)

   

95,108

     

2,417,645

   
         

4,046,334

   
Total common stocks
(cost: $131,122,825)
       

206,426,372

   

Short-Term Securities (2.7%)

 

Investment Companies (2.7%)

 
State Street Institutional
U.S. Government Money
Market Fund, current
rate 0.030%
   

5,817,250

     

5,817,250

   
Total short-term securities
(cost: $5,817,250)
       

5,817,250

   
Total investments in securities
(cost: $136,940,075) (d)
       

212,243,622

   
Liabilities in excess of cash
and other assets (-0.2%)
       

(409,838

)

 

Total net assets (100.0%)

     

$

211,833,784

   

Investments in Securities Legend

(a)  Securities are valued by procedures described in Note 2 of the Notes to Financial Statements.

(b)  Non-income producing security.

(c)  Foreign security: The Fund held 5.0% of net assets in foreign securities at December 31, 2020.

(d)  At December 31, 2020 the cost of investments for federal income tax purposes was $137,530,543. The aggregate unrealized appreciation and depreciation of investments based on this cost were:

Gross unrealized appreciation

 

$

75,664,558

   
Gross unrealized depreciation    

(951,479

)

 

Net unrealized appreciation

 

$

74,713,079

   

See accompanying notes to financial statements.
93



SFT Managed Volatility Equity Fund
Investments in Securities

December 31, 2020

(Percentages of each investment category relate to total net assets)

   

Shares

 

Value(a)

 

Mutual Funds (91.4%)

 

Investment Companies (91.4%)

 
iShares Core High
Dividend ETF
   

756,457

   

$

66,318,585

   
iShares Edge MSCI
Minimum Volatility
EAFE ETF
   

1,245,813

     

91,455,132

   
iShares Edge MSCI
Minimum Volatility
Emerging Markets ETF
   

358,085

     

21,871,832

   
iShares Edge MSCI
Minimum Volatility
USA ETF
   

1,693,032

     

114,923,012

   
iShares MSCI
Germany ETF
   

531,232

     

16,877,240

   
iShares Short
Maturity Bond ETF
   

275,245

     

13,809,042

   
Total mutual funds
(cost: $271,566,620)
       

325,254,843

   
   

Shares

 

Value(a)

 

Short-Term Securities (4.4%)

 

Investment Companies (4.4%)

 
State Street Institutional
U.S. Government Money
Market Fund, current
rate 0.030%
   

15,484,025

   

$

15,484,025

   
Total investments excluding
purchased options
(cost: $287,050,645)
       

340,738,868

   
Total purchased options
outstanding (0.1%)
(cost: $201,455)
       

179,650

   
Total investments in securities
(cost: $287,252,100) (b)
       

340,918,518

   
Cash and other assets in
excess of liabilities (4.1%)
       

14,663,776

   

Total net assets (100.0%)

     

$

355,582,294

   

Investments in Securities Legend

(a)  Securities are valued by procedures described in Note 2 of the Notes to Financial Statements.

(b)  At December 31, 2020 the cost of investments for federal income tax purposes was $289,358,934. The aggregate unrealized appreciation and depreciation of investments based on this cost were:

Gross unrealized appreciation

 

$

51,572,133

   

Gross unrealized depreciation

   

(16,119

)

 

Net unrealized appreciation

 

$

51,556,014

   

Call Options Purchased:

The Fund had the following call options purchased open at December 31, 2020:

Description

 

Exercise Price

 

Expiration Date

  Number of
Contracts
 

Notional Amount

 

Value(a)

 

CBOE Volatility Index

 

$

21

   

January 2021

   

1,070

   

$

107,000

   

$

108,070

   

CBOE Volatility Index

   

20

   

January 2021

   

1,193

     

119,300

     

71,580

   
                   

$

179,650

   

Put Options Written:

The Fund had the following put options written open at December 31, 2020:

Description

 

Exercise Price

 

Expiration Date

  Number of
Contracts
 

Notional Amount

 

Value(a)

 

CBOE Volatility Index

 

$

11

   

January 2021

   

714

   

$

71,400

   

$

(3,570

)

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.
94



SFT Real Estate Securities Fund
Investments in Securities

December 31, 2020

(Percentages of each investment category relate to total net assets)

   

Shares

 

Value(a)

 

Common Stocks (97.2%)

 

Real Estate (97.2%)

 

Diversified REITs (2.7%)

 
Essential Properties Realty
Trust, Inc.
   

42,300

   

$

896,760

   

VEREIT, Inc.

   

56,500

     

2,135,135

   

WP Carey, Inc.

   

5,100

     

359,958

   
         

3,391,853

   

Health Care REITs (11.3%)

 

CareTrust REIT, Inc.

   

46,900

     

1,040,242

   
Healthcare Trust of
America, Inc. – Class A
   

31,000

     

853,740

   

Healthpeak Properties, Inc.

   

89,600

     

2,708,608

   
Omega Healthcare
Investors, Inc.
   

39,400

     

1,431,008

   

Ventas, Inc.

   

69,496

     

3,408,084

   

Welltower, Inc.

   

73,900

     

4,775,418

   
         

14,217,100

   

Hotels & Resort REITs (4.9%)

 

Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc.

   

148,646

     

2,174,691

   
MGM Growth
Properties LLC
   

26,400

     

826,320

   

Park Hotels & Resorts, Inc.

   

64,700

     

1,109,605

   

Pebblebrook Hotel Trust

   

50,700

     

953,160

   

RLJ Lodging Trust

   

76,000

     

1,075,400

   
         

6,139,176

   

Industrial REITs (12.2%)

 

Duke Realty Corp.

   

83,600

     

3,341,492

   
First Industrial Realty
Trust, Inc.
   

19,700

     

829,961

   

ProLogis, Inc.

   

97,281

     

9,695,024

   

Terreno Realty Corp.

   

27,000

     

1,579,770

   
         

15,446,247

   

Office REITs (8.4%)

 
Alexandria Real Estate
Equities, Inc.
   

16,822

     

2,998,017

   

Boston Properties, Inc.

   

19,883

     

1,879,540

   

Cousins Properties, Inc.

   

43,750

     

1,465,625

   

Douglas Emmett, Inc.

   

25,600

     

747,008

   

Highwoods Properties, Inc.

   

25,900

     

1,026,417

   

Kilroy Realty Corp.

   

22,936

     

1,316,526

   

Vornado Realty Trust

   

30,800

     

1,150,072

   
         

10,583,205

   

Residential REITs (19.0%)

 
American Homes 4
Rent – Class A
   

79,400

     

2,382,000

   
AvalonBay
Communities, Inc.
   

23,726

     

3,806,362

   

Camden Property Trust

   

21,100

     

2,108,312

   
Equity Lifestyle
Properties, Inc.
   

25,000

     

1,584,000

   

Equity Residential

   

43,600

     

2,584,608

   

Essex Property Trust, Inc.

   

2,016

     

478,639

   
   

Shares

 

Value(a)

 

Invitation Homes, Inc.

   

112,100

   

$

3,329,370

   
Mid-America Apartment
Communities, Inc.
   

18,100

     

2,293,089

   

Sun Communities, Inc.

   

14,100

     

2,142,495

   

UDR, Inc.

   

84,500

     

3,247,335

   
         

23,956,210

   

Retail REITs (13.9%)

 

Agree Realty Corp.

   

21,200

     

1,411,496

   
Brixmor Property
Group, Inc.
   

134,600

     

2,227,630

   
Federal Realty
Investment Trust
   

10,900

     

927,808

   

Kimco Realty Corp.

   

91,900

     

1,379,419

   
National Retail
Properties, Inc.
   

32,500

     

1,329,900

   

Realty Income Corp.

   

52,700

     

3,276,359

   

Regency Centers Corp.

   

24,514

     

1,117,593

   
Simon Property
Group, Inc.
   

53,479

     

4,560,689

   
Weingarten Realty
Investors
   

59,900

     

1,298,033

   
         

17,528,927

   

Specialized REITs (24.8%)

 

American Tower Corp.

   

3,900

     

875,394

   

CubeSmart

   

28,100

     

944,441

   

CyrusOne, Inc.

   

42,200

     

3,086,930

   

Digital Realty Trust, Inc.

   

31,000

     

4,324,810

   

Equinix, Inc.

   

10,834

     

7,737,426

   

Extra Space Storage, Inc.

   

22,100

     

2,560,506

   
Gaming and Leisure
Properties, Inc.
   

105

     

4,452

   

Life Storage, Inc.

   

11,700

     

1,396,863

   

Public Storage

   

18,700

     

4,318,391

   
QTS Realty Trust, Inc. –
Class A
   

18,200

     

1,126,216

   

STORE Capital Corp.

   

64,500

     

2,191,710

   

VICI Properties, Inc.

   

105,141

     

2,681,096

   
         

31,248,235

   
Total common stocks
(cost: $110,885,706)
       

122,510,953

   

Short-Term Securities (2.5%)

 

Investment Companies (2.5%)

 
State Street Institutional
U.S. Government Money
Market Fund, current
rate 0.030%
   

3,087,714

     

3,087,714

   
Total short-term securities
(cost: $3,087,714)
       

3,087,714

   
Total investments in securities
(cost: $113,973,420) (b)
       

125,598,667

   
Cash and other assets in
excess of liabilities (0.3%)
       

322,618

   

Total net assets (100.0%)

     

$

125,921,285

   

See accompanying notes to financial statements.
95



SFT Real Estate Securities Fund
Investments in Securities – continued

Investments in Securities Legend

(a)  Securities are valued by procedures described in Note 2 of the Notes to Financial Statements.

(b)  At December 31, 2020 the cost of investments for federal income tax purposes was $117,090,163. The aggregate unrealized appreciation and depreciation of investments based on this cost were:

Gross unrealized appreciation

 

$

10,510,823

   

Gross unrealized depreciation

   

(2,002,319

)

 

Net unrealized appreciation

 

$

8,508,504

   

See accompanying notes to financial statements.
96



SFT T. Rowe Price Value Fund
Investments in Securities

December 31, 2020

(Percentages of each investment category relate to total net assets)

   

Shares

 

Value(a)

 

Common Stocks (99.5%)

 

Consumer Discretionary (8.4%)

 

Automobiles (1.5%)

 

General Motors Co.

   

73,734

   

$

3,070,284

   

Entertainment (1.4%)

 

The Walt Disney Co. (b)

   

16,290

     

2,951,422

   

Hotels & Resort REITs (0.8%)

 
Hilton Worldwide
Holdings, Inc.
   

14,077

     

1,566,207

   

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure (2.6%)

 
Marriott International, Inc. –
Class A
   

6,499

     

857,348

   

McDonald's Corp.

   

7,574

     

1,625,229

   

MGM Resorts International

   

6,853

     

215,938

   

Yum! Brands, Inc.

   

25,657

     

2,785,324

   
         

5,483,839

   

Household Durables (0.4%)

 

Lennar Corp. – Class A

   

9,773

     

744,996

   

Media (0.2%)

 
Live Nation
Entertainment, Inc. (b)
   

6,500

     

477,620

   

Specialty Retail (1.5%)

 

O'Reilly Automotive, Inc. (b)

   

290

     

131,245

   

Ross Stores, Inc.

   

2,673

     

328,271

   

The Home Depot, Inc.

   

3,929

     

1,043,621

   

The TJX Cos., Inc.

   

23,138

     

1,580,094

   
         

3,083,231

   

Consumer Staples (0.6%)

 

Beverages (0.4%)

 

The Coca-Cola Co.

   

15,094

     

827,755

   

Food Products (0.1%)

 

The Kraft Heinz Co.

   

8,900

     

308,474

   

Tobacco (0.1%)

 

Philip Morris International, Inc.

   

2,216

     

183,463

   

Energy (1.2%)

 

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels (1.2%)

 

EOG Resources, Inc.

   

10,100

     

503,687

   

The Williams Cos., Inc.

   

78,613

     

1,576,191

   

TOTAL SE (c)

   

9,971

     

430,660

   
         

2,510,538

   

Financial (18.3%)

 

Capital Markets (6.4%)

 

Morgan Stanley

   

136,752

     

9,371,615

   

The Charles Schwab Corp.

   

38,013

     

2,016,209

   
The Goldman Sachs
Group, Inc.
   

6,714

     

1,770,549

   
         

13,158,373

   

Commercial Banks (5.0%)

 

Bank of America Corp.

   

110,509

     

3,349,528

   

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

   

26,697

     

3,392,388

   
   

Shares

 

Value(a)

 
The PNC Financial
Services Group, Inc.
   

13,581

   

$

2,023,569

   

Wells Fargo & Co.

   

51,337

     

1,549,350

   
         

10,314,835

   

Consumer Finance (0.6%)

 

Capital One Financial Corp.

   

12,677

     

1,253,122

   

Diversified Financial Services (1.2%)

 

Equitable Holdings, Inc.

   

98,411

     

2,518,338

   

Insurance (5.1%)

 
American International
Group, Inc.
   

91,178

     

3,451,999

   

Chubb, Ltd. (c)

   

11,346

     

1,746,376

   
Hartford Financial Services
Group, Inc.
   

13,852

     

678,471

   

Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc.

   

10,522

     

1,231,074

   

MetLife, Inc.

   

40,983

     

1,924,152

   

Principal Financial Group, Inc.

   

5,961

     

295,725

   

The Travelers Cos., Inc.

   

7,900

     

1,108,923

   
         

10,436,720

   

Health Care (13.1%)

 

Biotechnology (1.0%)

 

AbbVie, Inc.

   

20,132

     

2,157,144

   

Health Care Equipment & Supplies (4.8%)

 

Becton Dickinson and Co.

   

1,072

     

268,236

   

Boston Scientific Corp. (b)

   

4,479

     

161,020

   

Danaher Corp.

   

22,551

     

5,009,479

   

Medtronic PLC (c)

   

19,809

     

2,320,426

   

Stryker Corp.

   

7,413

     

1,816,482

   

Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc.

   

1,618

     

249,318

   
         

9,824,961

   

Health Care Providers & Services (3.0%)

 

Anthem, Inc.

   

5,430

     

1,743,519

   

Centene Corp. (b)

   

2,446

     

146,833

   

HCA Healthcare, Inc.

   

17,474

     

2,873,774

   

UnitedHealth Group, Inc.

   

4,013

     

1,407,279

   
         

6,171,405

   

Life Sciences Tools & Services (2.9%)

 

Agilent Technologies, Inc.

   

14,068

     

1,666,917

   

Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.

   

9,419

     

4,387,182

   
         

6,054,099

   

Pharmaceuticals (1.4%)

 

Bausch Health Cos., Inc. (b) (c)

   

19,704

     

409,843

   

Elanco Animal Health, Inc. (b)

   

35,185

     

1,079,124

   

Eli Lilly & Co.

   

4,900

     

827,316

   

Johnson & Johnson

   

3,800

     

598,044

   
         

2,914,327

   

Industrials (14.6%)

 

Air Freight & Logistics (1.6%)

 

FedEx Corp.

   

6,384

     

1,657,414

   
United Parcel
Service, Inc. – Class B
   

9,671

     

1,628,596

   
         

3,286,010

   

See accompanying notes to financial statements.
97



SFT T. Rowe Price Value Fund
Investments in Securities – continued

   

Shares

 

Value(a)

 

Building Products (0.6%)

 
Johnson Controls
International PLC (c)
   

28,411

   

$

1,323,669

   

Commercial Services & Supplies (0.2%)

 

Avery Dennison Corp.

   

2,700

     

418,797

   

Construction & Engineering (0.8%)

 
Jacobs Engineering
Group, Inc.
   

15,281

     

1,665,018

   

Electrical Equipment (0.8%)

 

Hubbell, Inc.

   

400

     

62,716

   

Rockwell Automation, Inc.

   

4,650

     

1,166,266

   

Schneider Electric SE (c)

   

3,465

     

501,545

   
         

1,730,527

   

Industrial Conglomerates (4.2%)

 

General Electric Co.

   

410,520

     

4,433,616

   

Honeywell International, Inc.

   

16,362

     

3,480,197

   

Roper Technologies, Inc.

   

1,641

     

707,419

   
         

8,621,232

   

Machinery (3.4%)

 

Caterpillar, Inc.

   

15,911

     

2,896,120

   

Deere & Co.

   

12,800

     

3,443,840

   

Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.

   

3,222

     

575,321

   
         

6,915,281

   

Professional Services (0.8%)

 

United Rentals, Inc. (b)

   

7,000

     

1,623,370

   

Road & Rail (2.2%)

 

Norfolk Southern Corp.

   

11,819

     

2,808,312

   

Union Pacific Corp.

   

8,322

     

1,732,807

   
         

4,541,119

   

Information Technology (22.3%)

 

Computers & Peripherals (0.3%)

 

Apple, Inc.

   

5,578

     

740,145

   
Electronic Equipment, Instruments &
Components (0.3%)
 

Keysight Technologies, Inc. (b)

   

5,144

     

679,471

   

Interactive Media & Services (4.4%)

 

Alphabet, Inc. – Class C (b)

   

5,158

     

9,036,197

   

IT Services (0.9%)

 
Fidelity National
Information Services, Inc.
   

1,100

     

155,606

   

Fiserv, Inc. (b)

   

8,365

     

952,439

   

Visa, Inc. – Class A

   

3,500

     

765,555

   
         

1,873,600

   

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment (12.4%)

 

Analog Devices, Inc.

   

11,455

     

1,692,247

   

Applied Materials, Inc.

   

48,325

     

4,170,447

   
ASML Holding NV (c)    

2,554

     

1,245,637

   

Broadcom, Inc.

   

7,621

     

3,336,855

   

Lam Research Corp.

   

2,516

     

1,188,231

   

Micron Technology, Inc. (b)

   

27,782

     

2,088,651

   

NVIDIA Corp.

   

2,691

     

1,405,240

   

NXP Semiconductors NV (c)

   

20,820

     

3,310,588

   
   

Shares

 

Value(a)

 

QUALCOMM, Inc.

   

37,501

   

$

5,712,902

   

Texas Instruments, Inc.

   

8,412

     

1,380,662

   
         

25,531,460

   

Software (4.0%)

 

Citrix Systems, Inc.

   

4,100

     

533,410

   

Microsoft Corp.

   

28,075

     

6,244,442

   

Salesforce.com, Inc. (b)

   

900

     

200,277

   

Synopsys, Inc. (b)

   

4,668

     

1,210,132

   
         

8,188,261

   

Materials (8.8%)

 

Chemicals (3.4%)

 

Air Liquide SA (c)

   

2,210

     

363,018

   

Covestro AG (c)

   

8,166

     

504,372

   

DuPont de Nemours, Inc.

   

18,194

     

1,293,775

   

Linde PLC (c)

   

12,332

     

3,249,605

   

PPG Industries, Inc.

   

11,264

     

1,624,494

   
         

7,035,264

   

Containers & Packaging (4.2%)

 

International Paper Co.

   

53,609

     

2,665,439

   

Packaging Corp. of America

   

25,175

     

3,471,884

   

WestRock Co.

   

55,620

     

2,421,139

   
         

8,558,462

   

Metals & Mining (1.2%)

 

BHP Group, Ltd. (c)

   

20,489

     

670,833

   

Freeport-McMoRan, Inc.

   

44,600

     

1,160,492

   

Southern Copper Corp.

   

9,849

     

641,367

   
         

2,472,692

   

Real Estate (4.4%)

 

Health Care REITs (0.6%)

 

Welltower, Inc.

   

17,843

     

1,153,015

   

Industrial REITs (2.6%)

 

ProLogis, Inc.

   

53,089

     

5,290,850

   

Residential REITs (0.2%)

 

Sun Communities, Inc.

   

2,449

     

372,125

   

Specialized REITs (1.0%)

 

Digital Realty Trust, Inc.

   

2,086

     

291,018

   

Weyerhaeuser Co.

   

55,908

     

1,874,595

   
         

2,165,613

   

Utilities (7.8%)

 

Electric Utilities (4.2%)

 

Entergy Corp.

   

5,156

     

514,775

   

FirstEnergy Corp.

   

7,500

     

229,575

   

NextEra Energy, Inc.

   

77,227

     

5,958,063

   

The Southern Co.

   

30,064

     

1,846,832

   
         

8,549,245

   
Independent Power
Producers & Energy Traders (0.4%)
 

AES Corp.

   

32,519

     

764,196

   

Multi-Utilities (3.2%)

 

Ameren Corp.

   

18,842

     

1,470,807

   

Dominion Energy, Inc.

   

3,300

     

248,160

   

See accompanying notes to financial statements.
98



SFT T. Rowe Price Value Fund
Investments in Securities – continued

   

Shares

 

Value(a)

 
Public Service Enterprise
Group, Inc.
   

25,988

   

$

1,515,100

   

Sempra Energy

   

26,959

     

3,434,846

   
         

6,668,913

   
Total common stocks
(cost: $163,011,231)
       

205,215,685

   

Preferred Stocks (0.1%)

 

Utilities (0.1%)

 
The Southern Co.
Series 2019, 6.750%
   

5,830

     

302,577

   
Total preferred stocks
(cost: $292,622)
       

302,577

   

Short-Term Securities (0.4%)

 

Investment Companies (0.4%)

 
State Street Institutional
U.S. Government Money
Market Fund, current
rate 0.030%
   

500,000

     

500,000

   
T. Rowe Price Reserve
Investment Fund, current
rate 0.000%
   

342,783

     

342,783

   
Total short-term securities
(cost: $842,783)
       

842,783

   
Total investments in securities
(cost: $164,146,636) (d)
       

206,361,045

   
Liabilities in excess of cash and
other assets (0.0%)
       

(11,434

)

 

Total net assets (100.0%)

     

$

206,349,611

   

 

Investments in Securities Legend

(a)  Securities are valued by procedures described in Note 2 of the Notes to Financial Statements.

(b)  Non-income producing security.

(c)  Foreign security: The Fund held 7.8% of net assets in foreign securities at December 31, 2020.

(d)  At December 31, 2020 the cost of investments for federal income tax purposes was $165,900,683. The aggregate unrealized appreciation and depreciation of investments based on this cost were:

Gross unrealized appreciation

 

$

41,327,386

   

Gross unrealized depreciation

   

(867,024

)

 

Net unrealized appreciation

 

$

40,460,362

   

See accompanying notes to financial statements.
99



SFT Wellington Core Equity Fund
Investments in Securities

December 31, 2020

(Percentages of each investment category relate to total net assets)

   

Shares

 

Value(a)

 

Common Stocks (99.8%)

 

Communications (1.4%)

 

Diversified Telecommunication Services (1.4%)

 
Verizon Communications,
Inc.
   

30,319

   

$

1,781,241

   

Consumer Discretionary (14.0%)

 

Automobiles (0.7%)

 

Tesla, Inc. (b)

   

1,352

     

954,066

   

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure (1.8%)

 

Airbnb, Inc. Class A (b)

   

3,000

     

440,400

   

McDonald's Corp.

   

8,689

     

1,864,486

   
         

2,304,886

   

Internet & Catalog Retail (4.4%)

 

Amazon.com, Inc. (b)

   

1,769

     

5,761,509

   

Media (2.6%)

 

The Walt Disney Co. (b)

   

19,159

     

3,471,228

   

Specialty Retail (1.8%)

 

The TJX Cos., Inc.

   

33,602

     

2,294,680

   

Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods (2.6%)

 

NIKE, Inc. – Class B

   

12,212

     

1,727,632

   

VF Corp.

   

19,779

     

1,689,324

   
         

3,416,956

   

Consumer Staples (8.8%)

 

Beverages (2.7%)

 
Constellation Brands,
Inc. – Class A
   

9,278

     

2,032,346

   

Monster Beverage Corp. (b)

   

15,814

     

1,462,479

   
         

3,494,825

   

Food & Staples Retailing (2.6%)

 

Costco Wholesale Corp.

   

3,888

     

1,464,920

   

Walmart, Inc.

   

13,931

     

2,008,154

   
         

3,473,074

   

Household Products (3.5%)

 

Colgate-Palmolive Co.

   

17,826

     

1,524,301

   

The Procter & Gamble Co.

   

21,528

     

2,995,406

   
         

4,519,707

   

Energy (0.9%)

 

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels (0.9%)

 

EOG Resources, Inc.

   

23,125

     

1,153,244

   

Financial (11.2%)

 

Capital Markets (2.7%)

 

BlackRock, Inc.

   

2,062

     

1,487,816

   

Morgan Stanley

   

29,600

     

2,028,488

   
         

3,516,304

   

Commercial Banks (5.6%)

 

Bank of America Corp.

   

83,244

     

2,523,125

   

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

   

23,638

     

3,003,681

   
The PNC Financial
Services Group, Inc.
   

12,298

     

1,832,402

   
         

7,359,208

   
   

Shares

 

Value(a)

 

Consumer Finance (1.1%)

 

American Express Co.

   

12,300

   

$

1,487,193

   

Insurance (1.7%)

 
Athene Holding, Ltd. –
Class A (b) (c)
   

23,394

     

1,009,217

   

Chubb, Ltd. (c)

   

7,984

     

1,228,897

   
         

2,238,114

   

Health Care (14.2%)

 

Biotechnology (0.6%)

 
Regeneron
Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (b)
   

1,757

     

848,824

   

Health Care Equipment & Supplies (5.4%)

 

Abbott Laboratories

   

10,506

     

1,150,302

   

Baxter International, Inc.

   

18,394

     

1,475,934

   

Becton Dickinson and Co.

   

4,898

     

1,225,578

   

Danaher Corp.

   

6,998

     

1,554,536

   

Hologic, Inc. (b)

   

21,587

     

1,572,181

   
         

6,978,531

   

Health Care Providers & Services (2.9%)

 
Laboratory Corp. of America
Holdings (b)
   

4,948

     

1,007,165

   

UnitedHealth Group, Inc.

   

7,907

     

2,772,827

   
         

3,779,992

   

Life Sciences Tools & Services (1.6%)

 

Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.

   

4,467

     

2,080,639

   

Pharmaceuticals (3.7%)

 

Eli Lilly & Co.

   

14,260

     

2,407,659

   

Merck & Co., Inc.

   

29,108

     

2,381,034

   
         

4,788,693

   

Industrials (8.5%)

 

Aerospace & Defense (1.1%)

 

Raytheon Technologies Corp.

   

19,426

     

1,389,153

   

Air Freight & Logistics (1.4%)

 

FedEx Corp.

   

7,171

     

1,861,735

   

Building Products (1.2%)

 
Fortune Brands Home &
Security, Inc.
   

18,517

     

1,587,277

   

Commercial Services & Supplies (0.5%)

 

Republic Services, Inc.

   

6,994

     

673,522

   

Electrical Equipment (1.2%)

 

AMETEK, Inc.

   

12,654

     

1,530,375

   

Machinery (2.2%)

 

IDEX Corp.

   

6,121

     

1,219,303

   

Illinois Tool Works, Inc.

   

7,912

     

1,613,099

   
         

2,832,402

   

Professional Services (0.9%)

 

Equifax, Inc.

   

6,434

     

1,240,733

   

Information Technology (34.6%)

 

Communications Equipment (1.2%)

 

Motorola Solutions, Inc.

   

9,094

     

1,546,526

   

See accompanying notes to financial statements.
100



SFT Wellington Core Equity Fund
Investments in Securities – continued

   

Shares

 

Value(a)

 

Computers & Peripherals (5.6%)

 

Apple, Inc.

   

54,859

   

$

7,279,241

   
Electronic Equipment, Instruments &
Components (1.9%)
 

CDW Corp.

   

7,195

     

948,229

   

Corning, Inc.

   

42,901

     

1,544,436

   
         

2,492,665

   

Interactive Media & Services (7.6%)

 

Alphabet, Inc. – Class A (b)

   

3,173

     

5,561,127

   

Facebook, Inc. – Class A (b)

   

12,343

     

3,371,614

   

GoDaddy, Inc. – Class A (b)

   

11,695

     

970,100

   
         

9,902,841

   

IT Services (5.3%)

 
Fidelity National
Information Services, Inc.
   

9,748

     

1,378,952

   

Global Payments, Inc.

   

7,270

     

1,566,103

   

Leidos Holdings, Inc.

   

15,332

     

1,611,700

   

Mastercard, Inc. – Class A

   

6,617

     

2,361,872

   
         

6,918,627

   
Semiconductors & Semiconductor
Equipment (6.1%)
 

Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (b)

   

11,549

     

1,059,159

   

KLA Corp.

   

3,930

     

1,017,516

   

Micron Technology, Inc. (b)

   

13,652

     

1,026,358

   

QUALCOMM, Inc.

   

10,306

     

1,570,016

   

Teradyne, Inc.

   

9,770

     

1,171,325

   

Texas Instruments, Inc.

   

12,598

     

2,067,710

   
         

7,912,084

   

Software (6.9%)

 

Microsoft Corp.

   

22,316

     

4,963,525

   

Salesforce.com, Inc. (b)

   

9,071

     

2,018,570

   

SS&C Technologies Holdings, Inc.

   

11,906

     

866,161

   

Workday, Inc. – Class A (b)

   

4,996

     

1,197,091

   
         

9,045,347

   

Materials (2.1%)

 

Chemicals (1.3%)

 

PPG Industries, Inc.

   

11,857

     

1,710,017

   

Construction Materials (0.8%)

 

Vulcan Materials Co.

   

6,646

     

985,668

   

Real Estate (1.5%)

 

Specialized REITs (1.5%)

 

American Tower Corp.

   

5,875

     

1,318,702

   
Gaming and Leisure
Properties, Inc.
   

15,362

     

651,349

   
         

1,970,051

   

Utilities (2.6%)

 

Electric Utilities (2.6%)

 
American Electric
Power Co., Inc.
   

19,543

     

1,627,345

   

NextEra Energy, Inc.

   

23,732

     

1,830,924

   
         

3,458,269

   
Total common stocks
(cost: $83,759,091)
       

130,039,447

   
   

Shares

 

Value(a)

 

Short-Term Securities (0.3%)

 

Investment Companies (0.3%)

 
State Street Institutional
U.S. Government Money
Market Fund, current
rate 0.030%
   

336,895

   

$

336,895

   
Total short-term securities
(cost: $336,895)
       

336,895

   
Total investments in securities
(cost: $84,095,986) (d)
       

130,376,342

   
Liabilities in excess of cash and
other assets (-0.1%)
       

(80,283

)

 

Total net assets (100.0%)

     

$

130,296,059

   

Investments in Securities Legend

(a)  Securities are valued by procedures described in Note 2 of the Notes to Financial Statements.

(b)  Non-income producing security.

(c)  Foreign security: The Fund held 1.7% of net assets in foreign securities at December 31, 2020.

(d)  At December 31, 2020 the cost of investments for federal income tax purposes was $84,172,877. The aggregate unrealized appreciation and depreciation of investments based on this cost were:

Gross unrealized appreciation

 

$

47,159,187

   
Gross unrealized depreciation    

(955,722

)

 

Net unrealized appreciation

 

$

46,203,465

   

See accompanying notes to financial statements.
101



Securian Funds Trust

Statements of Assets and Liabilities

December 31, 2020

    SFT
Core Bond
Fund
  SFT
Dynamic
Managed
Volatility
Fund
  SFT
Government
Money
Market
Fund
  SFT
Index 400
Mid-Cap
Fund
  SFT
Index 500
Fund
  SFT
International
Bond
Fund
 

Assets

                                                 
Investments in securities, at market value – see
accompanying schedule for detailed listing*
 

Unaffiliated issuers

 

$

494,975,022

   

$

437,421,215

   

$

197,443,051

   

$

204,579,055

   

$

1,003,129,117

   

$

90,646,572

   

Affiliated issuers (note 8)

   

     

223,777,991

     

     

     

     

   

Cash on demand deposit

   

401

     

3,000,000

     

     

     

     

   

Due from broker1

   

200,000

     

9,000,000

     

     

     

     

2,410,000

   

Foreign currency on deposit2

   

     

     

     

     

     

220,252

   

Receivable:

 

Fund shares sold

   

29

     

153,529

     

     

10,164

     

43,947

     

25

   

Investment securities sold (including paydowns)

   

7,292

     

2,922,756

     

     

     

     

   

Dividends and accrued interest

   

2,602,059

     

1,495,559

     

330

     

187,254

     

728,773

     

483,959

   

Refundable foreign income taxes withheld

   

     

     

     

     

     

41,051

   

Adviser (note 4)

   

     

39,153

     

60,432

     

     

     

   

Variation margin on futures contracts

   

23,612

     

917,582

     

     

16,647

     

118,091

     

   

Unrealized appreciation on forward foreign currency contracts

   

     

     

     

     

     

2,004,305

   

Prepaid expenses

   

20,126

     

8,793

     

13,019

     

12,218

     

26,894

     

10,784

   

Total assets

   

497,828,541

     

678,736,578

     

197,516,832

     

204,805,338

     

1,004,046,822

     

95,816,948

   

Liabilities

                                                 

Due to custodian

   

     

     

     

300

     

     

   

Payable:

 

Fund shares repurchased

   

448,806

     

     

531,703

     

161,777

     

232,221

     

8,395

   

Investment securities purchased

   

     

     

     

341,745

     

     

   

Adviser

   

285,307

     

464,982

     

61,620

     

71,773

     

284,324

     

81,484

   

Accrued expenses

   

81,799

     

73,855

     

46,521

     

58,380

     

86,483

     

126,325

   

Unrealized depreciation on forward foreign currency contracts

   

     

     

     

     

     

4,446,111

   

Options written at value3

   

     

9,805

     

     

     

     

   

Total liabilities

   

815,912

     

548,642

     

639,844

     

633,975

     

603,028

     

4,662,315

   

Net assets applicable to outstanding capital stock

 

$

497,012,629

   

$

678,187,936

   

$

196,876,988

   

$

204,171,363

   

$

1,003,443,794

   

$

91,154,633

   

Net Assets Consist of:

 

Paid in capital**

 

$

371,518,368

   

$

457,323,320

   

$

196,874,922

   

$

(29,270,001

)

 

$

(65,729,628

)

 

$

102,073,180

   

Total distributable earnings

   

125,494,261

     

220,864,616

     

2,066

     

233,441,364

     

1,069,173,422

     

(10,918,547

)

 

Net assets

 

$

497,012,629

   

$

678,187,936

   

$

196,876,988

   

$

204,171,363

   

$

1,003,443,794

   

$

91,154,633

   

Net assets by class:

 

Class 1

 

$

5,529,725

   

$

N/A

   

$

N/A

   

$

15,837,647

   

$

272,088,140

   

$

1,530,393

   

Class 2

   

491,482,904

     

678,187,936

     

196,876,988

     

188,333,716

     

731,355,654

     

89,624,240

   

Net asset value per share of outstanding capital stock by class:

 

Class 1

   

2.755

     

N/A

     

N/A

     

6.264

     

15.732

     

2.458

   

Class 2

   

2.673

     

18.697

     

1.000

     

6.079

     

15.268

     

2.385

   

* Identified cost:

 

Unaffiliated issuers

 

$

471,892,191

   

$

405,067,510

   

$

197,443,051

   

$

142,459,952

   

$

348,984,134

   

$

95,490,735

   

Affiliated issuers

   

     

107,000,000

     

     

     

     

   

** Shares outstanding by class:

 

Class 1

   

2,007,496

     

N/A

     

N/A

     

2,528,285

     

17,295,490

     

622,622

   

Class 2

   

183,846,708

     

36,273,157

     

196,876,988

     

30,978,996

     

47,900,922

     

37,571,317

   
1 Collateral for open foreign currency contracts  

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

2,410,000

   
2 Foreign currency on deposit (cost)  

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

220,954

   
3 Premiums received  

$

   

$

3,588

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

See accompanying notes to financial statements.
102



    SFT
IvySM Growth
Fund
  SFT
IvySM Small
Cap Growth
Fund
  SFT
Managed
Volatility
Equity
Fund
  SFT
Real Estate
Securities
Fund
  SFT
T. Rowe Price
Value
Fund
  SFT
Wellington
Core Equity
Fund
 

Assets

                                                 
Investments in securities, at market value – see
accompanying schedule for detailed listing*
 

Unaffiliated issuers

 

$

606,918,233

   

$

212,243,622

   

$

340,918,518

   

$

125,598,667

   

$

206,361,045

   

$

130,376,342

   

Affiliated issuers (note 8)

   

     

     

     

     

     

   

Cash on demand deposit

   

     

     

     

     

     

   

Due from broker1

   

     

     

16,725,000

     

     

     

   

Foreign currency on deposit2

   

     

     

     

     

     

   

Receivable:

 

Fund shares sold

   

     

     

     

     

     

2,303

   

Investment securities sold (including paydowns)

   

     

99,320

     

1,208,766

     

     

619,696

     

   

Dividends and accrued interest

   

171,584

     

24,869

     

372

     

542,115

     

125,273

     

65,642

   

Refundable foreign income taxes withheld

   

     

     

     

     

     

   

Adviser (note 4)

   

     

     

24,803

     

     

     

   

Variation margin on futures contracts

   

     

     

     

     

     

   

Unrealized appreciation on forward foreign currency contracts

   

     

     

     

     

     

   

Prepaid expenses

   

19,972

     

12,047

     

17,317

     

11,297

     

31,864

     

11,057

   

Total assets

   

607,109,789

     

212,379,858

     

358,894,776

     

126,152,079

     

207,137,878

     

130,455,344

   

Liabilities

                                                 

Due to custodian

   

     

     

3,000,000

     

     

     

   

Payable:

 

Fund shares repurchased

   

340,713

     

167,341

     

13,370

     

79,984

     

15,765

     

11,346

   

Investment securities purchased

   

     

140,031

     

     

     

556,893

     

   

Adviser

   

467,963

     

197,194

     

246,364

     

105,532

     

165,998

     

104,628

   

Accrued expenses

   

53,875

     

41,508

     

49,178

     

45,278

     

49,611

     

43,311

   

Unrealized depreciation on forward foreign currency contracts

   

     

     

     

     

     

   

Options written at value3

   

     

     

3,570

     

     

     

   

Total liabilities

   

862,551

     

546,074

     

3,312,482

     

230,794

     

788,267

     

159,285

   

Net assets applicable to outstanding capital stock

 

$

606,247,238

   

$

211,833,784

   

$

355,582,294

   

$

125,921,285

   

$

206,349,611

   

$

130,296,059

   

Net Assets Consist of:

 

Paid in capital**

 

$

66,709,700

   

$

45,986,678

   

$

303,851,183

   

$

14,331,489

   

$

89,367,769

   

$

33,866,376

   

Total distributable earnings

   

539,537,538

     

165,847,106

     

51,731,111

     

111,589,796

     

116,981,842

     

96,429,683

   

Net assets

 

$

606,247,238

   

$

211,833,784

   

$

355,582,294

   

$

125,921,285

   

$

206,349,611

   

$

130,296,059

   

Net assets by class:

 

Class 1

 

$

N/A

   

$

N/A

   

$

N/A

   

$

6,460,679

   

$

N/A

   

$

1,728,658

   

Class 2

   

606,247,238

     

211,833,784

     

355,582,294

     

119,460,606

     

206,349,611

     

128,567,401

   

Net asset value per share of outstanding capital stock by class:

 

Class 1

   

N/A

     

N/A

     

N/A

     

5.515

     

N/A

     

22.304

   

Class 2

   

28.554

     

25.579

     

12.804

     

5.352

     

17.411

     

21.936

   

* Identified cost:

 

Unaffiliated issuers

 

$

351,274,958

   

$

136,940,075

   

$

287,252,100

   

$

113,973,420

   

$

164,146,636

   

$

84,095,986

   

Affiliated issuers

   

     

     

     

     

     

   

** Shares outstanding by class:

 

Class 1

   

N/A

     

N/A

     

N/A

     

1,171,550

     

N/A

     

77,503

   

Class 2

   

21,231,557

     

8,281,650

     

27,770,980

     

22,322,149

     

11,851,449

     

5,861,115

   
1 Collateral for open foreign currency contracts  

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

   
2 Foreign currency on deposit (cost)  

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

   
3 Premiums received  

$

   

$

   

$

1,306

   

$

   

$

   

$

   


103



Securian Funds Trust

Statements of Operations

Year ended December 31, 2020

    SFT
Core Bond
Fund
  SFT
Dynamic
Managed
Volatility
Fund
  SFT
Government
Money
Market
Fund
  SFT
Index 400
Mid-Cap
Fund
  SFT
Index 500
Fund
  SFT
International
Bond
Fund
 

Income:

 

Interest1

 

$

14,617,182

   

$

6,561,947

   

$

840,870

   

$

956

   

$

   

$

2,293,992

   

Dividends1

   

36,839

     

1,150,761

     

132,182

     

2,747,903

     

16,083,351

     

11,197

   

Foreign tax withholding

   

     

     

     

(169

)

   

     

(117,312

)

 

Total investment income

   

14,654,021

     

7,712,708

     

973,052

     

2,748,690

     

16,083,351

     

2,187,877

   

Expenses (note 4):

 

Investment advisory fee

   

1,945,071

     

3,318,828

     

597,916

     

260,912

     

1,319,417

     

552,160

   

Rule 12b-1 fees

   

1,202,617

     

1,508,558

     

498,263

     

404,749

     

1,629,007

     

226,596

   

Audit and accounting services

   

255,433

     

241,112

     

132,083

     

136,715

     

229,165

     

152,843

   

Administrative services fee

   

67,201

     

45,399

     

53,800

     

32,600

     

32,600

     

77,900

   

Legal fees

   

18,291

     

18,291

     

16,356

     

15,854

     

31,525

     

20,371

   

Custodian fees

   

12,156

     

21,777

     

9,680

     

18,817

     

24,439

     

39,246

   

Printing and shareholder reports

   

10,698

     

10,698

     

10,698

     

10,698

     

10,698

     

10,698

   

Trustee's fees

   

22,627

     

23,359

     

23,359

     

23,359

     

23,359

     

23,359

   

S&P licensing fee

   

     

     

     

21,001

     

60,899

     

   

Insurance

   

9,161

     

9,161

     

9,161

     

9,161

     

9,161

     

9,161

   

Other

   

16,688

     

4,188

     

6,188

     

10,390

     

30,590

     

17,290

   

Total expenses before fees waived

   

3,559,943

     

5,201,371

     

1,357,504

     

944,256

     

3,400,860

     

1,129,624

   

Less fees waived (note 4)

   

     

(373,980

)

   

(776,001

)

   

     

     

   

Total expenses net of fees waived

   

3,559,943

     

4,827,391

     

581,503

     

944,256

     

3,400,860

     

1,129,624

   

Net investment income

   

11,094,078

     

2,885,317

     

391,549

     

1,804,434

     

12,682,491

     

1,058,253

   
Realized gains (losses) on investments and foreign
currencies:
 

Investments (note 3)

 

Unaffiliated issuers

   

8,620,781

     

20,491,707

     

     

8,440,423

     

55,790,266

     

(3,130,249

)

 

Written options contracts

   

     

(8,340,299

)

   

     

     

     

   

Swap contracts

   

     

     

     

     

     

(5,621,871

)

 

Foreign forward currency contracts

   

     

     

     

     

     

(1,003,814

)

 

Foreign currency transactions

   

     

     

     

     

     

111,769

   

Net increase from litigation payments

   

2,525

     

     

     

7,229

     

24,874

     

   

Futures contracts

   

2,564,931

     

5,933,967

     

     

1,449,174

     

1,866,561

     

   

Net change in unrealized appreciation or depreciation on:

 

Investments

 

Unaffiliated issuers, net of foreign capital gains tax2

   

9,426,813

     

13,311,603

     

     

11,339,808

     

81,079,269

     

1,086,406

   

Affiliated issuers (note 8)

   

     

34,464,172

     

     

     

     

   

Written options contracts

   

     

(6,217

)

   

     

     

     

   

Swap contracts

   

     

     

     

     

     

1,623,904

   

Translation of assets and liabilities in foreign currency

   

     

     

     

     

     

120,286

   

Foreign forward currency contracts

   

     

     

     

     

     

(562,315

)

 

Futures contracts

   

203,198

     

(3,523,988

)

   

     

16,959

     

(63,119

)

   

   

Net gains (losses) on investments

   

20,818,248

     

62,330,945

     

     

21,253,593

     

138,697,851

     

(7,375,884

)

 
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from
operations
 

$

31,912,326

   

$

65,216,262

   

$

391,549

   

$

23,058,027

   

$

151,380,342

   

$

(6,317,631

)

 

1 All income is from unaffiliated issuers.

                         
2 Change in unrealized appreciation or depreciation on
deferred foreign capital gains tax
 

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

21,850

   

See accompanying notes to financial statements.
104



    SFT
IvySM Growth
Fund
  SFT
IvySM Small
Cap Growth
Fund
  SFT
Managed
Volatility
Equity
Fund
  SFT
Real Estate
Securities
Fund
  SFT
T. Rowe Price
Value
Fund
  SFT
Wellington
Core Equity
Fund
 

Income:

 

Interest1

 

$

23,258

   

$

46,132

   

$

7,171

   

$

   

$

10,299

   

$

341

   

Dividends1

   

4,457,423

     

664,132

     

7,824,174

     

3,141,247

     

3,805,611

     

1,736,551

   

Foreign tax withholding

   

(16,656

)

   

     

     

     

(57,912

)

   

(7,282

)

 

Total investment income

   

4,464,025

     

710,264

     

7,831,345

     

3,141,247

     

3,757,998

     

1,729,610

   

Expenses (note 4):

 

Investment advisory fee

   

3,664,805

     

1,460,840

     

1,972,040

     

840,252

     

1,217,997

     

762,203

   

Rule 12b-1 fees

   

1,376,830

     

429,659

     

896,382

     

286,026

     

454,476

     

289,704

   

Audit and accounting services

   

166,889

     

121,961

     

148,002

     

134,068

     

120,549

     

128,922

   

Administrative services fee

   

32,600

     

32,600

     

32,700

     

32,600

     

32,600

     

32,600

   

Legal fees

   

20,990

     

17,885

     

15,854

     

15,854

     

18,259

     

15,854

   

Custodian fees

   

14,229

     

17,834

     

20,988

     

12,499

     

29,673

     

14,999

   

Printing and shareholder reports

   

10,698

     

10,698

     

10,698

     

10,698

     

10,698

     

10,698

   

Trustee's fees

   

23,359

     

23,359

     

23,359

     

23,359

     

23,359

     

23,359

   

S&P licensing fee

   

     

     

     

     

     

   

Insurance

   

9,161

     

9,161

     

9,161

     

9,161

     

9,161

     

9,161

   

Other

   

19,291

     

9,790

     

13,589

     

7,989

     

9,992

     

7,590

   

Total expenses before fees waived

   

5,338,852

     

2,133,787

     

3,142,773

     

1,372,506

     

1,926,764

     

1,295,090

   

Less fees waived (note 4)

   

     

     

(274,362

)

   

     

     

   

Total expenses net of fees waived

   

5,338,852

     

2,133,787

     

2,868,411

     

1,372,506

     

1,926,764

     

1,295,090

   

Net investment income

   

(874,827

)

   

(1,423,523

)

   

4,962,934

     

1,768,741

     

1,831,234

     

434,520

   
Realized gains (losses) on investments and foreign
currencies:
 

Investments (note 3)

 

Unaffiliated issuers

   

63,715,946

     

24,114,747

     

21,984,097

     

(1,575,537

)

   

(1,294,529

)

   

4,835,957

   

Written options contracts

   

     

     

(6,411,224

)

   

     

     

   

Swap contracts

   

     

     

     

     

     

   

Foreign forward currency contracts

   

     

     

     

     

     

   

Foreign currency transactions

   

     

     

     

     

1,334

     

   

Net increase from litigation payments

   

     

     

     

     

19,489

     

342

   

Futures contracts

   

     

     

(36,572,698

)

   

     

     

   

Net change in unrealized appreciation or depreciation on:

 

Investments

 

Unaffiliated issuers, net of foreign capital gains tax2

   

86,666,599

     

34,510,775

     

(4,135,685

)

   

(4,155,015

)

   

19,023,878

     

14,746,053

   

Affiliated issuers (note 8)

   

     

     

     

     

     

   

Written options contracts

   

     

     

(2,264

)

   

     

     

   

Swap contracts

   

     

     

     

     

     

   

Translation of assets and liabilities in foreign currency

   

     

     

     

     

(58

)

   

   

Foreign forward currency contracts

   

     

     

     

     

     

   

Futures contracts

   

     

     

(1,435,340

)

   

     

     

   

Net gains (losses) on investments

   

150,382,545

     

58,625,522

     

(26,573,114

)

   

(5,730,552

)

   

17,750,114

     

19,582,352

   
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from
operations
 

$

149,507,718

   

$

57,201,999

   

$

(21,610,180

)

 

$

(3,961,811

)

 

$

19,581,348

   

$

20,016,872

   

1 All income is from unaffiliated issuers.

                         
2 Change in unrealized appreciation or depreciation on
deferred foreign capital gains tax
 

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

   


105



Securian Funds Trust

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

Year ended December 31, 2020 and year ended December 31, 2019

    SFT
Core Bond
Fund
  SFT
Dynamic
Managed
Volatility
Fund
  SFT
Government
Money
Market
Fund
 
   

2020

 

2019

 

2020

 

2019

 

2020

 

2019

 

Operations:

 

Net investment income

 

$

11,094,078

   

$

13,478,143

   

$

2,885,317

   

$

5,867,064

   

$

391,549

   

$

1,284,447

   

Net realized gains (losses) on investments

   

11,188,237

     

9,488,921

     

18,085,375

     

15,312,921

     

     

   
Net change in unrealized appreciation or
depreciation of investments
   

9,630,011

     

16,218,224

     

44,245,570

     

70,624,152

     

     

   
Net increase (decrease) in net assets
resulting from operations
   

31,912,326

     

39,185,288

     

65,216,262

     

91,804,137

     

391,549

     

1,284,447

   

Distributions to shareholders:

 

From distributable earnings

 

Class 2

   

     

     

     

     

(391,549

)

   

(1,284,447

)

 

Decrease in net assets from distributions

   

     

     

     

     

(391,549

)

   

(1,284,447

)

 

Capital stock transactions:

 

Proceeds from sales

 

Class 1

   

888,112

     

1,334,322

     

     

     

     

   

Class 2

   

17,474,501

     

49,742,319

     

66,737,165

     

79,500,104

     

58,941,198

     

139,146,640

   

Value of distributions reinvested

 

Class 2

   

     

     

     

     

391,549

     

1,284,447

   

Payments for redemption of shares

 

Class 1

   

(766,595

)

   

(270,848

)

   

     

     

     

   

Class 2

   

(40,373,412

)

   

(39,982,740

)

   

(31,570,215

)

   

(8,732,213

)

   

(50,806,705

)

   

(24,840,919

)

 
Increase (decrease) in net assets from
capital stock transactions
   

(22,777,394

)

   

10,823,053

     

35,166,950

     

70,767,891

     

8,526,042

     

115,590,168

   

Total increase (decrease) in net assets

   

9,134,932

     

50,008,341

     

100,383,212

     

162,572,028

     

8,526,042

     

115,590,168

   

Net assets at beginning of period

   

487,877,697

     

437,869,356

     

577,804,724

     

415,232,696

     

188,350,946

     

72,760,778

   

Net assets at end of period

 

$

497,012,629

   

$

487,877,697

   

$

678,187,936

   

$

577,804,724

   

$

196,876,988

   

$

188,350,946

   

Capital share transactions:

 

Proceeds from sales

 

Class 1

   

332,559

     

530,425

     

     

     

     

   

Class 2

   

6,723,644

     

20,409,568

     

3,896,625

     

5,065,468

     

58,941,198

     

139,146,640

   

Issued on reinvestment of distributions

 

Class 2

   

     

     

     

     

391,549

     

1,284,447

   

Payments for redemption of shares

 

Class 1

   

(293,488

)

   

(107,768

)

   

     

     

     

   

Class 2

   

(15,912,214

)

   

(16,439,579

)

   

(1,828,550

)

   

(555,947

)

   

(50,806,705

)

   

(24,840,919

)

 

Net change from capital transactions

   

(9,149,499

)

   

4,392,646

     

2,068,075

     

4,509,521

     

8,526,042

     

115,590,168

   

See accompanying notes to financial statements.
106



    SFT
Index 400
Mid-Cap
Fund
  SFT
Index 500
Fund
 
   

2020

 

2019

 

2020

 

2019

 

Operations:

 

Net investment income

 

$

1,804,434

   

$

2,271,732

   

$

12,682,491

   

$

14,404,923

   

Net realized gains (losses) on investments

   

9,896,826

     

19,744,824

     

57,681,701

     

90,285,793

   
Net change in unrealized appreciation or
depreciation of investments
   

11,356,767

     

23,403,635

     

81,016,150

     

128,561,149

   
Net increase (decrease) in net assets
resulting from operations
   

23,058,027

     

45,420,191

     

151,380,342

     

233,251,865

   

Distributions to shareholders:

 

From distributable earnings

 

Class 2

   

     

     

     

   

Decrease in net assets from distributions

   

     

     

     

   

Capital stock transactions:

 

Proceeds from sales

 

Class 1

   

1,964,813

     

2,617,325

     

7,352,443

     

8,781,974

   

Class 2

   

4,604,250

     

5,969,796

     

12,379,911

     

21,035,749

   

Value of distributions reinvested

 

Class 2

   

     

     

     

   

Payments for redemption of shares

 

Class 1

   

(332,878

)

   

(344,997

)

   

(1,431,736

)

   

(576,895

)

 

Class 2

   

(23,318,726

)

   

(45,831,458

)

   

(80,640,952

)

   

(142,875,851

)

 
Increase (decrease) in net assets from
capital stock transactions
   

(17,082,541

)

   

(37,589,334

)

   

(62,340,334

)

   

(113,635,023

)

 

Total increase (decrease) in net assets

   

5,975,486

     

7,830,857

     

89,040,008

     

119,616,842

   

Net assets at beginning of period

   

198,195,877

     

190,365,020

     

914,403,786

     

794,786,944

   

Net assets at end of period

 

$

204,171,363

   

$

198,195,877

   

$

1,003,443,794

   

$

914,403,786

   

Capital share transactions:

 

Proceeds from sales

 

Class 1

   

404,539

     

510,620

     

543,123

     

734,837

   

Class 2

   

1,091,233

     

1,219,957

     

923,044

     

1,806,569

   

Issued on reinvestment of distributions

 

Class 2

   

     

     

     

   

Payments for redemption of shares

 

Class 1

   

(63,527

)

   

(67,702

)

   

(109,305

)

   

(49,423

)

 

Class 2

   

(4,722,525

)

   

(9,253,499

)

   

(6,307,407

)

   

(12,265,757

)

 

Net change from capital transactions

   

(3,290,280

)

   

(7,590,624

)

   

(4,950,545

)

   

(9,773,774

)

 


107



Securian Funds Trust

Statements of Changes in Net Assets – continued

Year ended December 31, 2020 and year ended December 31, 2019

  SFT
International
Bond
Fund
  SFT IvySM
Growth
Fund
  SFT IvySM
Small Cap
Growth
Fund
 
   

2020

 

2019

 

2020

 

2019

 

2020

 

2019

 

Operations:

 

Net investment income

 

$

1,058,253

   

$

4,373,883

   

$

(874,827

)

 

$

(142,468

)

 

$

(1,423,523

)

 

$

(1,505,495

)

 

Net realized gains (losses) on investments

   

(9,644,165

)

   

2,735,266

     

63,715,946

     

72,857,334

     

24,114,747

     

11,870,330

   
Net change in unrealized appreciation or
depreciation of investments
   

2,268,281

     

(5,356,463

)

   

86,666,599

     

84,915,152

     

34,510,775

     

26,987,819

   
Net increase (decrease) in net assets
resulting from operations
   

(6,317,631

)

   

1,752,686

     

149,507,718

     

157,630,018

     

57,201,999

     

37,352,654

   

Distributions to shareholders:

 

From distributable earnings

 

Class 2

   

     

     

     

     

     

   

Decrease in net assets from distributions

   

     

     

     

     

     

   

Capital stock transactions:

 

Proceeds from sales

 

Class 1

   

323,164

     

293,301

     

     

     

     

   

Class 2

   

6,978,780

     

3,454,630

     

1,136,939

     

802,099

     

1,129,856

     

5,859,469

   

Value of distributions reinvested

 

Class 2

   

     

     

     

     

     

   

Payments for redemption of shares

 

Class 1

   

(101,613

)

   

(158,050

)

   

     

     

     

   

Class 2

   

(10,143,196

)

   

(9,594,759

)

   

(89,240,113

)

   

(67,472,882

)

   

(23,219,247

)

   

(29,858,350

)

 
Increase (decrease) in net assets from
capital stock transactions
   

(2,942,865

)

   

(6,004,878

)

   

(88,103,174

)

   

(66,670,783

)

   

(22,089,391

)

   

(23,998,881

)

 

Total increase (decrease) in net assets

   

(9,260,496

)

   

(4,252,192

)

   

61,404,544

     

90,959,235

     

35,112,608

     

13,353,773

   

Net assets at beginning of period

   

100,415,129

     

104,667,321

     

544,842,694

     

453,883,459

     

176,721,176

     

163,367,403

   

Net assets at end of period

 

$

91,154,633

   

$

100,415,129

   

$

606,247,238

   

$

544,842,694

   

$

211,833,784

   

$

176,721,176

   

Capital share transactions:

 

Proceeds from sales

 

Class 1

   

130,501

     

111,392

     

     

     

     

   

Class 2

   

2,895,845

     

1,348,942

     

51,028

     

41,386

     

52,292

     

332,095

   

Issued on reinvestment of distributions

 

Class 2

   

     

     

     

     

     

   

Payments for redemption of shares

 

Class 1

   

(40,555

)

   

(60,030

)

   

     

     

     

   

Class 2

   

(4,168,472

)

   

(3,760,062

)

   

(3,757,367

)

   

(3,458,081

)

   

(1,184,615

)

   

(1,679,618

)

 

Net change from capital transactions

   

(1,182,681

)

   

(2,359,758

)

   

(3,706,339

)

   

(3,416,695

)

   

(1,132,323

)

   

(1,347,523

)

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.
108



    SFT
Managed
Volatility
Equity
Fund
  SFT
Real Estate
Securities
Fund
 
   

2020

 

2019

 

2020

 

2019

 

Operations:

 

Net investment income

 

$

4,962,934

   

$

7,534,805

   

$

1,768,741

   

$

2,117,814

   

Net realized gains (losses) on investments

   

(20,999,825

)

   

(5,380,256

)

   

(1,575,537

)

   

8,466,622

   
Net change in unrealized appreciation or
depreciation of investments
   

(5,573,289

)

   

50,433,581

     

(4,155,015

)

   

17,952,628

   
Net increase (decrease) in net assets
resulting from operations
   

(21,610,180

)

   

52,588,130

     

(3,961,811

)

   

28,537,064

   

Distributions to shareholders:

 

From distributable earnings

 

Class 2

   

     

     

     

   

Decrease in net assets from distributions

   

     

     

     

   

Capital stock transactions:

 

Proceeds from sales

 

Class 1

   

     

     

955,799

     

1,057,638

   

Class 2

   

10,751,053

     

47,244,395

     

5,095,931

     

1,584,153

   

Value of distributions reinvested

 

Class 2

   

     

     

     

   

Payments for redemption of shares

 

Class 1

   

     

     

(234,691

)

   

(372,857

)

 

Class 2

   

(24,036,565

)

   

(7,839,141

)

   

(10,142,004

)

   

(16,787,194

)

 
Increase (decrease) in net assets from
capital stock transactions
   

(13,285,512

)

   

39,405,254

     

(4,324,965

)

   

(14,518,260

)

 

Total increase (decrease) in net assets

   

(34,895,692

)

   

91,993,384

     

(8,286,776

)

   

14,018,804

   

Net assets at beginning of period

   

390,477,986

     

298,484,602

     

134,208,061

     

120,189,257

   

Net assets at end of period

 

$

355,582,294

   

$

390,477,986

   

$

125,921,285

   

$

134,208,061

   

Capital share transactions:

 

Proceeds from sales

 

Class 1

   

     

     

183,812

     

195,847

   

Class 2

   

852,322

     

3,734,839

     

1,052,070

     

304,892

   

Issued on reinvestment of distributions

 

Class 2

   

     

     

     

   

Payments for redemption of shares

 

Class 1

   

     

     

(47,116

)

   

(70,129

)

 

Class 2

   

(1,947,315

)

   

(613,619

)

   

(2,034,097

)

   

(3,250,483

)

 

Net change from capital transactions

   

(1,094,993

)

   

3,121,220

     

(845,331

)

   

(2,819,873

)

 


109



Securian Funds Trust

Statements of Changes in Net Assets – continued

Year ended December 31, 2020 and year ended December 31, 2019

    SFT
T. Rowe Price
Value
Fund
  SFT
Wellington
Core Equity
Fund
 
   

2020

 

2019

 

2020

 

2019

 

Operations:

 

Net investment income

 

$

1,831,234

   

$

2,527,269

   

$

434,520

   

$

551,953

   

Net realized gains (losses) on investments

   

(1,273,706

)

   

10,493,939

     

4,836,299

     

5,212,510

   
Net change in unrealized appreciation or
depreciation of investments
   

19,023,820

     

31,861,701

     

14,746,053

     

27,656,503

   
Net increase (decrease) in net assets
resulting from operations
   

19,581,348

     

44,882,909

     

20,016,872

     

33,420,966

   

Distributions to shareholders:

 

From distributable earnings

 

Class 2

   

     

     

     

   

Decrease in net assets from distributions

   

     

     

     

   

Capital stock transactions:

 

Proceeds from sales

 

Class 1

   

     

     

436,384

     

388,020

   

Class 2

   

5,813,976

     

890,940

     

606,908

     

826,629

   

Value of distributions reinvested

 

Class 2

   

     

     

     

   

Payments for redemption of shares

 

Class 1

   

     

     

(235,014

)

   

(184,716

)

 

Class 2

   

(20,223,461

)

   

(26,185,195

)

   

(15,410,363

)

   

(13,095,888

)

 
Increase (decrease) in net assets from
capital stock transactions
   

(14,409,485

)

   

(25,294,255

)

   

(14,602,085

)

   

(12,065,955

)

 

Total increase (decrease) in net assets

   

5,171,863

     

19,588,654

     

5,414,787

     

21,355,011

   

Net assets at beginning of period

   

201,177,748

     

181,589,094

     

124,881,272

     

103,526,261

   

Net assets at end of period

 

$

206,349,611

   

$

201,177,748

   

$

130,296,059

   

$

124,881,272

   

Capital share transactions:

 

Proceeds from sales

 

Class 1

   

     

     

23,395

     

23,139

   

Class 2

   

469,196

     

63,184

     

37,494

     

49,861

   

Issued on reinvestment of distributions

 

Class 2

   

     

     

     

   

Payments for redemption of shares

 

Class 1

   

     

     

(12,208

)

   

(10,670

)

 

Class 2

   

(1,335,815

)

   

(1,793,344

)

   

(824,599

)

   

(791,884

)

 

Net change from capital transactions

   

(866,619

)

   

(1,730,160

)

   

(775,918

)

   

(729,554

)

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.
110



Securian Funds Trust
Financial Highlights

SFT Core Bond Fund

   

Class 1 Shares

 
   

Year ended December 31,

 
   

2020

 

2019

 

2018

 

2017

 

2016

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

 

$

2.571

   

$

2.355

   

$

2.368

   

$

2.257

   

$

2.157

   

Income from investment operations:

 

Net investment income (a)

   

.067

     

.078

     

.077

     

.069

     

.066

   

Net realized and unrealized gain(loss) on investments

   

.117

     

.138

     

(.090

)

   

.042

     

.034

   

Total from investment operations

   

.184

     

.216

     

(.013

)

   

.111

     

.100

   

Net asset value, end of period

 

$

2.755

   

$

2.571

   

$

2.355

   

$

2.368

   

$

2.257

   

Total return (b)

   

7.15

%

   

9.18

%

   

(0.59

)%

   

4.95

%

   

4.63

%

 

Net assets, end of period (in thousands)

 

$

5,530

   

$

5,060

   

$

3,640

   

$

2,608

   

$

2,113

   

Ratios to average net assets:

 

Expenses (c)

   

.48

%

   

.49

%

   

.50

%

   

.49

%

   

.49

%

 

Net investment income

   

2.52

%

   

3.11

%

   

3.29

%

   

2.96

%

   

2.97

%

 
Portfolio turnover rate (excluding short-term securities)    

93.02

%

   

130.4

%

   

151.1

%

   

159.8

%

   

249.6

%

 
   

Class 2 Shares

 
   

Year ended December 31,

 
   

2020

 

2019

 

2018

 

2017

 

2016

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

 

$

2.501

   

$

2.297

   

$

2.316

   

$

2.212

   

$

2.120

   

Income from investment operations:

 

Net investment income (a)

   

.059

     

.070

     

.069

     

.062

     

.059

   

Net realized and unrealized gain(loss) on investments

   

.113

     

.134

     

(.088

)

   

.042

     

.033

   

Total from investment operations

   

.172

     

.204

     

(.019

)

   

.104

     

.092

   

Net asset value, end of period

 

$

2.673

   

$

2.501

   

$

2.297

   

$

2.316

   

$

2.212

   

Total return (b)

   

6.88

%

   

8.90

%

   

(0.84

)%

   

4.69

%

   

4.37

%

 

Net assets, end of period (in thousands)

 

$

491,483

   

$

482,818

   

$

434,229

   

$

382,697

   

$

368,156

   

Ratios to average net assets:

 

Expenses (c)

   

.73

%

   

.74

%

   

.75

%

   

.74

%

   

.74

%

 

Net investment income

   

2.28

%

   

2.87

%

   

3.04

%

   

2.71

%

   

2.68

%

 
Portfolio turnover rate (excluding short-term securities)    

93.02

%

   

130.4

%

   

151.1

%

   

159.8

%

   

249.6

%

 

(a)  Based on average shares outstanding during the year.

(b)  Total return figures are based on a share outstanding throughout the period and assume reinvestment of distributions at net asset value. Total return figures do not reflect charges pursuant to the terms of the variable life insurance policies and variable annuity contracts funded by separate accounts that invest in the Fund's shares. For periods less than one year, total return presented has not been annualized.

(c)  In addition to fees and expenses which the Fund bears directly, the Fund indirectly bears a pro rata share of the fees and expenses of the acquired funds in which it invests. Such indirect expenses are not included in the above reported expense ratios.


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Financial Highlights – continued

SFT Dynamic Managed Volatility Fund

   

Class 2 Shares

 
   

Year ended December 31,

 
   

2020

 

2019

 

2018

 

2017

 

2016

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

 

$

16.892

   

$

13.983

   

$

14.401

   

$

12.210

   

$

11.226

   

Income from investment operations:

 

Net investment income (a)

   

.082

     

.185

     

.162

     

.116

     

.091

   

Net realized and unrealized gain(loss) on investments

   

1.723

     

2.724

     

(.580

)

   

2.075

     

.893

   

Total from investment operations

   

1.805

     

2.909

     

(.418

)

   

2.191

     

.984

   

Net asset value, end of period

 

$

18.697

   

$

16.892

   

$

13.983

   

$

14.401

   

$

12.210

   

Total return (b)

   

10.67

%

   

20.81

%

   

(2.90

)%

   

17.94

%

   

8.77

%

 

Net assets, end of period (in thousands)

 

$

678,188

   

$

577,805

   

$

415,233

   

$

373,124

   

$

281,000

   

Ratios to average net assets:

 

Expenses before waiver (c)

   

.86

%

   

.90

%

   

.98

%

   

.98

%

   

1.00

%

 

Expenses net of waiver (c)(d)

   

.80

%

   

.80

%

   

.80

%

   

.80

%

   

.80

%

 

Net investment income

   

.48

%

   

1.18

%

   

1.12

%

   

.87

%

   

.79

%

 

Portfolio turnover rate (excluding short-term securities)

   

%

   

1.2

%

   

2.2

%

   

1.7

%

   

1.4

%

 

(a)  Based on average shares outstanding during the year.

(b)  Total return figures are based on a share outstanding throughout the period and assume reinvestment of distributions at net asset value. Total return figures do not reflect charges pursuant to the terms of the variable life insurance policies and variable annuity contracts funded by separate accounts that invest in the Fund's shares. For periods less than one year, total return presented has not been annualized.

(c)  In addition to fees and expenses which the Fund bears directly, the Fund indirectly bears a pro rata share of the fees and expenses of the acquired funds in which it invests. Such indirect expenses are not included in the above reported expense ratios.

(d)  Ratio is net of fees waived by the advisor and distributor (see note 4).


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SFT Government Money Market Fund

   

Class 2 Shares

 
   

Year ended December 31,

 
   

2020

 

2019

 

2018

 

2017

 

2016

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

 

$

1.000

   

$

1.000

   

$

1.000

   

$

1.000

   

$

1.000

   

Income from investment operations:

 

Net investment income (a)

   

.002

     

.015

     

.012

     

.001

     

   

Net realized and unrealized gain on investments

   

     

     

     

     

   

Total from investment operations

   

.002

     

.015

     

.012

     

.001

     

   

Less distributions:

 

Distributions from net investment income

   

(.002

)

   

(.015

)

   

(.012

)

   

(.001

)

   

   

Net asset value, end of period

 

$

1.000

   

$

1.000

   

$

1.000

   

$

1.000

   

$

1.000

   

Total return (b)

   

0.21

%

   

1.50

%

   

1.18

%

   

0.13

%

   

%

 

Net assets, end of period (in thousands)

 

$

196,877

   

$

188,351

   

$

72,761

   

$

66,980

   

$

77,795

   

Ratios to average net assets:

 

Expenses before waiver

   

.68

%

   

.83

%

   

.90

%

   

.92

%

   

.91

%

 

Expenses net of waiver (c)(d)

   

.29

%

   

.70

%

   

.70

%

   

.78

%

   

.36

%

 

Net investment income

   

.20

%

   

1.35

%

   

1.18

%

   

.13

%

   

%

 

(a)  Based on average shares outstanding during the year.

(b)  Total return figures are based on a share outstanding throughout the period and assume reinvestment of distributions at net asset value. Total return figures do not reflect charges pursuant to the terms of the variable life insurance policies and variable annuity contracts funded by separate accounts that invest in the Fund's shares. For periods less than one year, total return presented has not been annualized.

(c)  In addition to fees and expenses which the Fund bears directly, the Fund indirectly bears a pro rata share of the fees and expenses of the acquired funds in which it invests. Such indirect expenses are not included in the above reported expense ratios.

(d)  Ratio is net of fees waived by the advisor and distributor (see note 4).


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SFT Index 400 Mid-Cap Fund

   

Class 1 Shares

 
   

Year ended December 31,

 
   

2020

 

2019

 

2018

 

2017

 

2016

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

 

$

5.527

   

$

4.392

   

$

4.955

   

$

4.275

   

$

3.553

   

Income from investment operations:

 
Net investment income (a)    

.065

     

.067

     

.065

     

.055

     

.045

   
Net realized and unrealized gain(loss) on investments    

.672

     

1.068

     

(.628

)

   

.625

     

.677

   

Total from investment operations

   

.737

     

1.135

     

(.563

)

   

.680

     

.722

   

Net asset value, end of period

 

$

6.264

   

$

5.527

   

$

4.392

   

$

4.955

   

$

4.275

   

Total return (b)

   

13.34

%

   

25.82

%

   

(11.36

)%

   

15.90

%

   

20.34

%

 

Net assets, end of period (in thousands)

 

$

15,838

   

$

12,088

   

$

7,662

   

$

6,378

   

$

4,290

   

Ratios to average net assets:

 

Expenses (c)

   

.31

%

   

.29

%

   

.27

%

   

.26

%

   

.26

%

 
Net investment income    

1.27

%

   

1.31

%

   

1.29

%

   

1.21

%

   

1.24

%

 

Portfolio turnover rate (excluding short-term securities)

   

14.4

%

   

15.1

%

   

14.6

%

   

16.6

%

   

18.5

%

 
   

Class 2 Shares

 
   

Year ended December 31,

 
   

2020

 

2019

 

2018

 

2017

 

2016

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

 

$

5.377

   

$

4.284

   

$

4.845

   

$

4.191

   

$

3.491

   

Income from investment operations:

 
Net investment income (a)    

.050

     

.054

     

.050

     

.042

     

.039

   
Net realized and unrealized gain(loss) on investments    

.652

     

1.039

     

(.611

)

   

.612

     

.661

   

Total from investment operations

   

.702

     

1.093

     

(.561

)

   

.654

     

.700

   

Net asset value, end of period

 

$

6.079

   

$

5.377

   

$

4.284

   

$

4.845

   

$

4.191

   

Total return (b)

   

13.06

%

   

25.51

%

   

(11.58

)%

   

15.61

%

   

20.04

%

 

Net assets, end of period (in thousands)

 

$

188,333

   

$

186,108

   

$

182,703

   

$

220,335

   

$

214,408

   

Ratios to average net assets:

 

Expenses (c)

   

.56

%

   

.54

%

   

.52

%

   

.51

%

   

.51

%

 
Net investment income    

1.02

%

   

1.09

%

   

1.03

%

   

.95

%

   

1.06

%

 

Portfolio turnover rate (excluding short-term securities)

   

14.4

%

   

15.1

%

   

14.6

%

   

16.6

%

   

18.5

%

 

(a)  Based on average shares outstanding during the year.

(b)  Total return figures are based on a share outstanding throughout the period and assume reinvestment of distributions at net asset value. Total return figures do not reflect charges pursuant to the terms of the variable life insurance policies and variable annuity contracts funded by separate accounts that invest in the Fund's shares. For periods less than one year, total return presented has not been annualized.

(c)  In addition to fees and expenses which the Fund bears directly, the Fund indirectly bears a pro rata share of the fees and expenses of the acquired funds in which it invests. Such indirect expenses are not included in the above reported expense ratios.


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SFT Index 500 Fund

   

Class 1 Shares

 
   

Year ended December 31,

 
   

2020

 

2019

 

2018

 

2017

 

2016

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

 

$

13.309

   

$

10.144

   

$

10.629

   

$

8.745

   

$

7.829

   

Income from investment operations:

 
Net investment income (a)    

.217

     

.215

     

.192

     

.175

     

.160

   
Net realized and unrealized gain(loss) on investments    

2.206

     

2.950

     

(.677

)

   

1.709

     

.756

   

Total from investment operations

   

2.423

     

3.165

     

(.485

)

   

1.884

     

.916

   

Net asset value, end of period

 

$

15.732

   

$

13.309

   

$

10.144

   

$

10.629

   

$

8.745

   

Total return (b)

   

18.20

%

   

31.20

%

   

(4.56

)%

   

21.54

%

   

11.72

%

 

Net assets, end of period (in thousands)

 

$

272,088

   

$

224,410

   

$

164,095

   

$

167,661

   

$

133,014

   

Ratios to average net assets:

 

Expenses (c)

   

.20

%

   

.20

%

   

.20

%

   

.20

%

   

.20

%

 
Net investment income    

1.62

%

   

1.81

%

   

1.74

%

   

1.82

%

   

1.97

%

 

Portfolio turnover rate (excluding short-term securities)

   

3.3

%

   

2.6

%

   

2.4

%

   

2.7

%

   

3.5

%

 
   

Class 2 Shares

 
   

Year ended December 31,

 
   

2020

 

2019

 

2018

 

2017

 

2016

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

 

$

12.949

   

$

9.894

   

$

10.393

   

$

8.573

   

$

7.693

   

Income from investment operations:

 
Net investment income (a)    

0.179

     

.181

     

.160

     

.148

     

.136

   
Net realized and unrealized gain(loss) on investments    

2.140

     

2.874

     

(.659

)

   

1.672

     

.744

   

Total from investment operations

   

2.319

     

3.055

     

(.499

)

   

1.820

     

.880

   

Net asset value, end of period

 

$

15.268

   

$

12.949

   

$

9.894

   

$

10.393

   

$

8.573

   

Total return (b)

   

17.91

%

   

30.88

%

   

(4.80

)%

   

21.23

%

   

11.44

%

 

Net assets, end of period (in thousands)

 

$

731,356

   

$

689,994

   

$

630,692

   

$

708,275

   

$

609,796

   

Ratios to average net assets:

 

Expenses (c)

   

.45

%

   

.45

%

   

.45

%

   

.45

%

   

.45

%

 
Net investment income    

1.38

%

   

1.56

%

   

1.49

%

   

1.57

%

   

1.72

%

 

Portfolio turnover rate (excluding short-term securities)

   

3.3

%

   

2.6

%

   

2.4

%

   

2.7

%

   

3.5

%

 

(a)  Based on average shares outstanding during the year.

(b)  Total return figures are based on a share outstanding throughout the period and assume reinvestment of distributions at net asset value. Total return figures do not reflect charges pursuant to the terms of the variable life insurance policies and variable annuity contracts funded by separate accounts that invest in the Fund's shares. For periods less than one year, total return presented has not been annualized.

(c)  In addition to fees and expenses which the Fund bears directly, the Fund indirectly bears a pro rata share of the fees and expenses of the acquired funds in which it invests. Such indirect expenses are not included in the above reported expense ratios.


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SFT International Bond Fund

   

Class 1 Shares

 
   

Year ended December 31,

 
   

2020

 

2019

 

2018

 

2017

 

2016

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

 

$

2.620

   

$

2.570

   

$

2.533

   

$

2.499

   

$

2.418

   

Income from investment operations:

 

Net investment income (a)

   

.035

     

.116

     

.091

     

.102

     

.064

   
Net realized and unrealized gain(loss)
on investments
   

(.197

)

   

(.066

)

   

(.054

)

   

(.068

)

   

.017

   

Total from investment operations

   

(.162

)

   

.050

     

.037

     

.034

     

.081

   

Net asset value, end of period

 

$

2.458

   

$

2.620

   

$

2.570

   

$

2.533

   

$

2.499

   
Total return (b)    

(6.18

)%(c)

   

1.93

%

   

1.46

%

   

1.38

%

   

3.35

%

 

Net assets, end of period (in thousands)

 

$

1,531

   

$

1,396

   

$

1,237

   

$

1,134

   

$

1,097

   

Ratios to average net assets:

 

Expenses (d)

   

.98

%

   

1.01

%

   

.95

%

   

.98

%

   

1.00

%

 

Net investment income

   

1.40

%

   

4.43

%

   

3.57

%

   

3.97

%

   

2.67

%

 
Portfolio turnover rate (excluding short-term
securities)
   

62.1

%

   

23.4

%

   

20.4

%

   

58.7

%

   

54.0

%

 
   

Class 2 Shares

 
   

Year ended December 31,

 
   

2020

 

2019

 

2018

 

2017

 

2016

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

 

$

2.549

   

$

2.507

   

$

2.477

   

$

2.450

   

$

2.376

   

Income from investment operations:

 

Net investment income (a)

   

.028

     

.108

     

.082

     

.093

     

.057

   
Net realized and unrealized gain(loss)
on investments
   

(.192

)

   

(.066

)

   

(.052

)

   

(.066

)

   

.017

   

Total from investment operations

   

(.164

)

   

.042

     

.030

     

.027

     

.074

   

Net asset value, end of period

 

$

2.385

   

$

2.549

   

$

2.507

   

$

2.477

   

$

2.450

   
Total return (b)    

(6.43

)%(c)

   

1.68

%

   

1.21

%

   

1.12

%

   

3.09

%

 

Net assets, end of period (in thousands)

 

$

89,624

   

$

99,019

   

$

103,430

   

$

106,869

   

$

109,908

   

Ratios to average net assets:

 

Expenses (d)

   

1.23

%

   

1.26

%

   

1.20

%

   

1.23

%

   

1.24

%

 

Net investment income

   

1.15

%

   

4.20

%

   

3.32

%

   

3.72

%

   

2.42

%

 
Portfolio turnover rate (excluding short-term
securities)
   

62.1

%

   

23.4

%

   

20.4

%

   

58.7

%

   

54.0

%

 

(a)  Based on average shares outstanding during the year.

(b)  Total return figures are based on a share outstanding throughout the period and assume reinvestment of distributions at net asset value. Total return figures do not reflect charges pursuant to the terms of the variable life insurance policies and variable annuity contracts funded by separate accounts that invest in the Fund's shares. For periods less than one year, total return presented has not been annualized.

(c)  The return includes adjustments in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles required at period end date.

(d)  In addition to fees and expenses which the Fund bears directly, the Fund indirectly bears a pro rata share of the fees and expenses of the acquired funds in which it invests. Such indirect expenses are not included in the above reported expense ratios.


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SFT IvySM Growth Fund

   

Class 2 Shares

 
   

Year ended December 31,

 
   

2020

 

2019

 

2018

 

2017

 

2016

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

 

$

21.848

   

$

16.007

   

$

15.662

   

$

12.120

   

$

12.012

   

Income from investment operations:

 

Net investment income (loss) (a)

   

(.038

)

   

(.005

)

   

.008

     

.022

     

.034

   

Net realized and unrealized gain on investments

   

6.744

     

5.846

     

.337

     

3.520

     

.074

   

Total from investment operations

   

6.706

     

5.841

     

.345

     

3.542

     

.108

   

Net asset value, end of period

 

$

28.554

   

$

21.848

   

$

16.007

   

$

15.662

   

$

12.120

   

Total return (b)

   

30.69

%

   

36.49

%

   

2.21

%

   

29.22

%

   

0.91

%

 

Net assets, end of period (in thousands)

 

$

606,247

   

$

544,843

   

$

453,883

   

$

504,437

   

$

438,985

   

Ratios to average net assets:

 

Expenses (c)

   

.97

%

   

.98

%

   

.97

%

   

.97

%

   

.98

%

 

Net investment income (loss)

   

(.16

)%

   

(.03

)%

   

.04

%

   

.16

%

   

.29

%

 

Portfolio turnover rate (excluding short-term securities)

   

28.9

%

   

29.9

%

   

42.3

%

   

40.5

%

   

52.5

%

 

(a)  Based on average shares outstanding during the year.

(b)  Total return figures are based on a share outstanding throughout the period and assume reinvestment of distributions at net asset value. Total return figures do not reflect charges pursuant to the terms of the variable life insurance policies and variable annuity contracts funded by separate accounts that invest in the Fund's shares. For periods less than one year, total return presented has not been annualized.

(c)  In addition to fees and expenses which the Fund bears directly, the Fund indirectly bears a pro rata share of the fees and expenses of the acquired funds in which it invests. Such indirect expenses are not included in the above reported expense ratios.


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SFT IvySM Small Cap Growth Fund

   

Class 2 Shares

 
   

Year ended December 31,

 
   

2020

 

2019

 

2018

 

2017

 

2016

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

 

$

18.772

   

$

15.181

   

$

15.802

   

$

12.611

   

$

10.414

   

Income from investment operations:

 

Net investment loss (a)

   

(.161

)

   

(.146

)

   

(.102

)

   

(.111

)

   

(.076

)

 

Net realized and unrealized gain(loss) on investments

   

6.968

     

3.737

     

(.519

)

   

3.302

     

2.273

   

Total from investment operations

   

6.807

     

3.591

     

(.621

)

   

3.191

     

2.197

   

Net asset value, end of period

 

$

25.579

   

$

18.772

   

$

15.181

   

$

15.802

   

$

12.611

   

Total return (b)

   

36.26

%

   

23.66

%

   

(3.93

)%

   

25.30

%

   

21.10

%

 

Net assets, end of period (in thousands)

 

$

211,834

   

$

176,721

   

$

163,367

   

$

184,233

   

$

163,294

   

Ratios to average net assets:

 

Expenses (c)

   

1.24

%

   

1.23

%

   

1.21

%

   

1.22

%

   

1.24

%

 

Net investment loss

   

(.83

)%

   

(.81

)%

   

(.59

)%

   

(.78

)%

   

(.68

)%

 

Portfolio turnover rate (excluding short-term securities)

   

53.6

%

   

43.3

%

   

53.1

%

   

54.4

%

   

99.2

%

 

(a)  Based on average shares outstanding during the year.

(b)  Total return figures are based on a share outstanding throughout the period and assume reinvestment of distributions at net asset value. Total return figures do not reflect charges pursuant to the terms of the variable life insurance policies and variable annuity contracts funded by separate accounts that invest in the Fund's shares. For periods less than one year, total return presented has not been annualized.

(c)  In addition to fees and expenses which the Fund bears directly, the Fund indirectly bears a pro rata share of the fees and expenses of the acquired funds in which it invests. Such indirect expenses are not included in the above reported expense ratios.


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SFT Managed Volatility Equity Fund

   

Class 2 Shares

 
   

Year ended December 31,

 
   

2020

 

2019

 

2018

 

2017

 

2016

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

 

$

13.527

   

$

11.594

   

$

12.195

   

$

10.483

   

$

10.064

   

Income from investment operations:

 

Net investment income (a)

   

.173

     

.275

     

.220

     

.169

     

.253

   

Net realized and unrealized gain(loss) on investments

   

(.896

)

   

1.658

     

(.821

)

   

1.543

     

.166

   

Total from investment operations

   

(.723

)

   

1.933

     

(.601

)

   

1.712

     

.419

   

Net asset value, end of period

 

$

12.804

   

$

13.527

   

$

11.594

   

$

12.195

   

$

10.483

   

Total return (b)

   

(5.35

)%

   

16.67

%

   

(4.93

)%

   

16.33

%

   

4.16

%

 

Net assets, end of period (in thousands)

 

$

355,582

   

$

390,478

   

$

298,485

   

$

261,481

   

$

200,138

   

Ratios to average net assets:

 

Expenses before waiver (c)

   

.88

%

   

.90

%

   

.97

%

   

.99

%

   

1.09

%

 

Expenses net of waiver (d)

   

.80

%

   

.80

%

   

.80

%

   

.80

%

   

.80

%

 

Net investment income

   

1.38

%

   

2.17

%

   

1.82

%

   

1.48

%

   

2.43

%

 

Portfolio turnover rate (excluding short-term securities)

   

20.1

%

   

%

   

%

   

9.2

%

   

8.5

%

 

(a)  Based on average shares outstanding during the year.

(b)  Total return figures are based on a share outstanding throughout the period and assume reinvestment of distributions at net asset value. Total return figures do not reflect charges pursuant to the terms of the variable life insurance policies and variable annuity contracts funded by separate accounts that invest in the Fund's shares. For periods less than one year, total return presented has not been annualized.

(c)  In addition to fees and expenses which the Fund bears directly, the Fund indirectly bears a pro rata share of the fees and expenses of the acquired funds in which it invests. Such indirect expenses are not included in the above reported expense ratios.

(d)  Ratio is net of fees waived by the advisor and distributor (see note 4).


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SFT Real Estate Securities Fund

   

Class 1 Shares

 
   

Year ended December 31,

 
   

2020

 

2019

 

2018

 

2017

 

2016

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

 

$

5.661

   

$

4.534

   

$

4.781

   

$

4.526

   

$

4.324

   

Income from investment operations:

 
Net investment income (a)    

.087

     

.096

     

.085

     

.081

     

.074

   
Net realized and unrealized gain(loss) on investments    

(.233

)

   

1.031

     

(.332

)

   

.174

     

.128

   

Total from investment operations

   

(.146

)

   

1.127

     

(.247

)

   

.255

     

.202

   

Net asset value, end of period

 

$

5.515

   

$

5.661

   

$

4.534

   

$

4.781

   

$

4.526

   

Total return (b)

   

(2.59

)%

   

24.87

%

   

(5.16

)%

   

5.63

%

   

4.66

%

 

Net assets, end of period (in thousands)

 

$

6,461

   

$

5,858

   

$

4,122

   

$

3,583

   

$

3,085

   

Ratios to average net assets:

 

Expenses (c)

   

.91

%

   

.88

%

   

.87

%

   

.85

%

   

.82

%

 
Net investment income    

1.69

%

   

1.79

%

   

1.83

%

   

1.75

%

   

1.68

%

 

Portfolio turnover rate (excluding short-term securities)

   

74.9

%

   

55.5

%

   

70.0

%

   

75.4

%

   

78.0

%

 
   

Class 2 Shares

 
   

Year ended December 31,

 
   

2020

 

2019

 

2018

 

2017

 

2016

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

 

$

5.508

   

$

4.422

   

$

4.674

   

$

4.436

   

$

4.249

   

Income from investment operations:

 
Net investment income (a)    

.073

     

.082

     

.072

     

.070

     

.063

   
Net realized and unrealized gain(loss) on investments    

(.229

)

   

1.004

     

(.324

)

   

.168

     

.124

   

Total from investment operations

   

(.156

)

   

1.086

     

(.252

)

   

.238

     

.187

   

Net asset value, end of period

 

$

5.352

   

$

5.508

   

$

4.422

   

$

4.674

   

$

4.436

   

Total return (b)

   

(2.83

)%

   

24.56

%

   

(5.40

)%

   

5.37

%

   

4.40

%

 

Net assets, end of period (in thousands)

 

$

119,460

   

$

128,350

   

$

116,067

   

$

132,372

   

$

143,139

   

Ratios to average net assets:

 

Expenses (c)

   

1.16

%

   

1.13

%

   

1.12

%

   

1.10

%

   

1.08

%

 
Net investment income    

1.46

%

   

1.59

%

   

1.60

%

   

1.55

%

   

1.43

%

 

Portfolio turnover rate (excluding short-term securities)

   

74.9

%

   

55.5

%

   

70.0

%

   

75.4

%

   

78.0

%

 

(a)  Based on average shares outstanding during the year.

(b)  Total return figures are based on a share outstanding throughout the period and assume reinvestment of distributions at net asset value. Total return figures do not reflect charges pursuant to the terms of the variable life insurance policies and variable annuity contracts funded by separate accounts that invest in the Fund's shares. For periods less than one year, total return presented has not been annualized.

(c)  In addition to fees and expenses which the Fund bears directly, the Fund indirectly bears a pro rata share of the fees and expenses of the acquired funds in which it invests. Such indirect expenses are not included in the above reported expense ratios.


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SFT T. Rowe Price Value Fund

   

Class 2 Shares

 
   

Year ended December 31,

 
   

2020

 

2019

 

2018

 

2017

 

2016

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

 

$

15.818

   

$

12.568

   

$

13.933

   

$

11.747

   

$

10.617

   

Income from investment operations:

 

Net investment income (a)

   

.147

     

.186

     

.174

     

.153

     

.173

   

Net realized and unrealized gain(loss) on investments

   

1.446

     

3.064

     

(1.539

)

   

2.033

     

.957

   

Total from investment operations

   

1.593

     

3.250

     

(1.365

)

   

2.186

     

1.130

   

Net asset value, end of period

 

$

17.411

   

$

15.818

   

$

12.568

   

$

13.933

   

$

11.747

   

Total return (b)

   

10.06

%

   

25.86

%

   

(9.80

)%

   

18.61

%

   

10.65

%

 

Net assets, end of period (in thousands)

 

$

206,350

   

$

201,178

   

$

181,589

   

$

226,215

   

$

208,513

   

Ratios to average net assets:

 

Expenses (c)

   

1.06

%

   

1.06

%

   

1.04

%

   

1.03

%

   

1.03

%

 

Net investment income

   

1.01

%

   

1.28

%

   

1.26

%

   

1.20

%

   

1.59

%

 

Portfolio turnover rate (excluding short-term securities)

   

113.2

%

   

131.1

%

   

140.0

%

   

90.4

%

   

102.9

%

 

(a)  Based on average shares outstanding during the year.

(b)  Total return figures are based on a share outstanding throughout the period and assume reinvestment of distributions at net asset value. Total return figures do not reflect charges pursuant to the terms of the variable life insurance policies and variable annuity contracts funded by separate accounts that invest in the Fund's shares. For periods less than one year, total return presented has not been annualized.

(c)  In addition to fees and expenses which the Fund bears directly, the Fund indirectly bears a pro rata share of the fees and expenses of the acquired funds in which it invests. Such indirect expenses are not included in the above reported expense ratios.


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SFT Wellington Core Equity Fund

   

Class 1 Shares

 
   

Year ended December 31,

 
   

2020

 

2019

 

2018

 

2017

 

2016

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

 

$

18.861

   

$

14.069

   

$

14.369

   

$

11.834

   

$

11.261

   

Income from investment operations:

 

Net investment income (a)

   

.116

     

.120

     

.099

     

.084

     

.089

   

Net realized and unrealized gain(loss) on investments

   

3.327

     

4.672

     

(.399

)

   

2.451

     

.484

   

Total from investment operations

   

3.443

     

4.792

     

(.300

)

   

2.535

     

.573

   

Net asset value, end of period

 

$

22.304

   

$

18.861

   

$

14.069

   

$

14.369

   

$

11.834

   

Total return (b)

   

18.25

%

   

34.06

%

   

(2.09

)%

   

21.42

%

   

5.09

%

 

Net assets, end of period (in thousands)

 

$

1,729

   

$

1,251

   

$

757

   

$

706

   

$

696

   

Ratios to average net assets:

 

Expenses (c)

   

.86

%

   

.86

%

   

.84

%

   

.85

%

   

.80

%

 

Net investment income

   

.61

%

   

.71

%

   

.66

%

   

.64

%

   

.80

%

 

Portfolio turnover rate (excluding short-term securities)

   

23.0

%

   

14.9

%

   

21.6

%

   

138.0

%

   

88.8

%

 
   

Class 2 Shares

 
   

2020

 

2019

 

2018

 

2017

 

2016

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

 

$

18.596

   

$

13.906

   

$

14.238

   

$

11.755

   

$

11.214

   

Income from investment operations:

 

Net investment income (a)

   

.068

     

.077

     

.060

     

.051

     

.060

   

Net realized and unrealized gain(loss) on investments

   

3.272

     

4.613

     

(.392

)

   

2.432

     

.481

   

Total from investment operations

   

3.340

     

4.690

     

(.332

)

   

2.483

     

.541

   

Net asset value, end of period

 

$

21.936

   

$

18.596

   

$

13.906

   

$

14.238

   

$

11.755

   

Total return (b)

   

17.96

%

   

33.73

%

   

(2.33

)%

   

21.12

%

   

4.83

%

 

Net assets, end of period (in thousands)

 

$

128,567

   

$

123,630

   

$

102,769

   

$

120,185

   

$

113,799

   

Ratios to average net assets:

 

Expenses (c)

   

1.11

%

   

1.11

%

   

1.09

%

   

1.10

%

   

1.05

%

 

Net investment income

   

.37

%

   

.47

%

   

.40

%

   

.40

%

   

.54

%

 

Portfolio turnover rate (excluding short-term securities)

   

23.0

%

   

14.9

%

   

21.6

%

   

138.0

%

   

88.8

%

 

(a)  Based on average shares outstanding during the year.

(b)  Total return figures are based on a share outstanding throughout the period and assume reinvestment of distributions at net asset value. Total return figures do not reflect charges pursuant to the terms of the variable life insurance policies and variable annuity contracts funded by separate accounts that invest in the Fund's shares. For periods less than one year, total return presented has not been annualized.

(c)  In addition to fees and expenses which the Fund bears directly, the Fund indirectly bears a pro rata share of the fees and expenses of the acquired funds in which it invests. Such indirect expenses are not included in the above reported expense ratios.


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Notes to Financial Statements

December 31, 2020

(1)   Organization

Securian Funds Trust (the "Trust") is a Delaware statutory trust registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the "1940 Act") as a no-load, diversified open-end management investment company, except that SFT International Bond Fund operates as a non-diversified, open-end management investment company. The Trust is a series trust that includes the Funds and share classes listed below:

Fund Name

 

Share Class 1

 

Share Class 2

 
SFT Core Bond Fund    

P

     

P

   

SFT Dynamic Managed Volatility Fund

   

NA

     

P

   

SFT Government Money Market Fund

   

NA

     

P

   

SFT Index 400 Mid-Cap Fund

   

P

     

P

   
SFT Index 500 Fund    

P

     

P

   

SFT International Bond Fund

   

P

     

P

   

SFT IvySM Growth Fund

   

NA

     

P

   

SFT IvySM Small Cap Growth Fund

   

NA

     

P

   

SFT Managed Volatility Equity Fund

   

NA

     

P

   

SFT Real Estate Securities Fund

   

P

     

P

   

SFT T. Rowe Price Value Fund

   

NA

     

P

   

SFT Wellington Core Equity Fund

   

P

     

P

   

Securian Asset Management, Inc. ("Securian AM"), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Securian Financial Group, Inc. ("Securian Financial Group"), serves as the investment adviser to each of the Funds in the Trust pursuant to an investment advisory agreement between Securian AM and the Trust. The Trust's prospectus provides a detailed description of each Fund's investment objective, policies and strategies.

Class 2 shares are subject to a 12b-1 distribution fee. Both classes of shares have identical voting, dividend, liquidation and other rights, and the same terms and conditions, except that Class 1 shares are not subject to a 12b-1 distribution fee. Income, expenses (other than Rule 12b-1 fees) and realized and unrealized gains or losses are allocated to each class of shares based upon their relative net assets.

The Trust accounts for the assets, liabilities and operations of each Fund separately. Shares of the Trust are not offered directly to the public, but sold only to Minnesota Life Insurance Company ("Minnesota Life") and Securian Life Insurance Company ("Securian Life") in connection with Minnesota Life and Securian Life variable life insurance policies and variable annuity contracts, and to certain other separate accounts of life insurance affiliates of Minnesota Life and Securian Life, and may also be offered to certain qualified plans.

The Funds are investment companies and follow accounting and reporting guidance under Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) Accounting Standards Codification (ASC) Topic 946, "Financial Services—Investment Companies." The significant accounting policies followed consistently by the Trust are as follows:

Use of Estimates

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, including disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities, as of the balance sheet date and the reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

(2)   Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

Investments in Securities

Each Fund's net asset value is generally calculated as of the close of normal trading on the New York Stock Exchange (typically 3:00 p.m. Central Time). Investments in securities traded on a U.S. or foreign securities


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exchange are valued at the last sale price on that exchange prior to the time when assets are valued; securities traded in the over-the-counter market and listed securities for which no sale was reported on that date are valued on the basis of the last current bid price by an independent pricing service or at a price deemed best to reflect fair value quoted by dealers who make markets in these securities. The pricing service may use models that price securities based on current yields and relative security characteristics, such as coupon rate, maturity date, issuer credit quality and prepayment speeds, as applicable. When market quotations are not readily available, securities are valued at fair value as determined in good faith by the Securian AM Valuation Committee ("the Valuation Committee") under the supervision of the Trust's Board of Trustees (the "Board") and in accordance with Board-approved valuation policies and procedures. The Board has delegated the daily oversight of the securities valuation function to the Valuation Committee whose members ensure the valuations comply with the valuation policies and affirms the reasonableness of the fair valuation determinations. The fair valued securities are reviewed by the Board at their quarterly meetings.

A Fund's investments will also be valued at fair value by the Valuation Committee if Securian AM determines that an event impacting the value of an investment occurred after the close of the security's primary exchange or market (for example, a foreign exchange or market) and before the time the Fund's net asset value is calculated. If a significant event impacting the value of a security or group of securities occurs, the Valuation Committee is immediately notified and the members meet promptly to determine whether fair value pricing is needed in accordance with the Fund's valuation procedures and, if so, to approve the pricing methodology to be used.

Short-term securities, with the exception of those held in the SFT Government Money Market Fund, are valued at market value. Pursuant to Rule 2a-7 of the 1940 Act, all securities in the SFT Government Money Market Fund are valued at amortized cost, which approximates market value, in order to attempt to maintain a constant net asset value of $1.00 per share. However, there is no assurance the SFT Government Money Market Fund will maintain the $1.00 net asset value.

Security transactions are accounted for on the date the securities are purchased or sold. Realized gains and losses are calculated using the first in, first out basis. Paydowns of securities are recorded as receivables as of the due date, which varies by the issuer. Dividend income is recognized on the ex-dividend date or upon dividend notification for certain foreign securities, and interest income, including amortization of bond premium and accretion of bond discount computed on an effective yield basis, is accrued daily.

Foreign Currency Translations and Forward Foreign Currency Contracts

Securities and other assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are translated daily into U.S. dollars at the closing rate of exchange. Foreign currency amounts related to the purchase or sale of securities, income and expenses are translated at the exchange rate on the transaction date.

Net realized foreign exchange gains or losses arise from sales and maturities of short-term securities, sales of foreign currencies, currency gains or losses realized between trade and settlement dates on security transactions, the difference between the amounts of dividends, interest and foreign withholding taxes recorded on the Fund's books and the U.S. dollar equivalent of the amounts actually received or paid. Net unrealized foreign exchange gains and losses arise from changes in the value of assets and liabilities, other than investments in securities, resulting from changes in the exchange rates.

The Funds do not separately report changes in foreign exchange rates on investments from the fluctuations arising from changes in market prices of securities.

SFT International Bond Fund may enter into forward foreign currency exchange contracts for operational purposes and to protect against adverse exchange rate fluctuations. A forward foreign currency contract is an agreement between the Fund and a counterparty to buy or sell a foreign currency at a specific exchange rate on


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a future date. SFT International Bond Fund may also enter into these contracts for purposes of increasing exposure to a foreign currency or to shift exposure to foreign currency fluctuations from one country to another. The net U.S. dollar value of foreign currency underlying all contractual commitments held by SFT International Bond Fund and the resulting unrealized appreciation or depreciation are determined using foreign currency exchange rates from an independent pricing service. SFT International Bond Fund is subject to the credit risk that the other party will not complete the obligations of the contract. The fair values of the forward foreign currency exchange contracts are obtained from an independent pricing source.

Futures Transactions

To gain exposure to, or for protection from market changes, the Funds (excluding the SFT Government Money Market Fund) may buy and sell financial futures contracts traded on any U.S. or foreign exchange. The Funds may also buy and write put and call options on these futures contracts. Risks of entering into futures contracts and related options include the possibility of an illiquid market and that a change in the value of the contract or option may not correlate with changes in the value of the underlying securities.

Upon entering into a futures contract, a Fund is required to deposit either cash or securities in an amount (initial margin) equal to a certain percentage of the contract value as determined by each relevant clearing agency and is aggregated at a Futures Commission Merchant ("FCM") which is registered with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission or the applicable regulator. Subsequent payments (variation margin) are made or received by a Fund each day. The variation margin payments are equal to the daily changes in the contract value and are recorded as unrealized gains and losses. A Fund recognizes a realized gain or loss when the contract is closed or expired. In the event of default, counterparty risk is significantly reduced as creditors to the FCM do not have claim to a Fund's assets in the segregated account. For a listing of open futures contracts see the Investments in Securities for each Fund.

Interest Rate Swaps

The SFT International Bond Fund may enter into interest rate swap contracts primarily to manage interest rate risk. An interest rate swap is an agreement between the Fund and a counterparty to exchange interest rate cash flows during the life of the agreement. Each party's payment obligation is computed based on different interest rates, applied to a notional amount. Interest rate swaps often exchange payments based on a fixed rate for payments linked to a floating rate.

These agreements are executed on a registered exchange ("centrally cleared interest rate swaps"), significantly reducing risk from counterparty default. Upon entering into an interest rate swap contract, a Fund is required to pledge an initial margin, and the daily change in fair value is accounted for as a variation margin payable or receivable on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Over the term of the contract, contractually required payments to be paid and to be received are accrued daily and recorded as unrealized appreciation and depreciation until the payments are made.

Options Transactions

Each Fund (excluding the SFT Government Money Market Fund) may write (i.e., sell) covered call and secured put options and purchase and sell put and call options written by others. An option is a type of derivative financial instrument. The Funds may invest in derivative financial instruments, including options, in order to manage risk or gain exposure to various other investments or markets. The risk in writing a call option is that the Fund gives up the opportunity for profit if the market price of the security increases. The risk in writing a put option is that a Fund may incur a loss if the market price of the security decreases and the option is exercised.


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The risk in buying an option is that the Fund pays a premium whether or not the option is exercised. The Fund also has the additional risk of not being able to enter into a closing transaction if a liquid secondary market does not exist. Option contracts are valued daily and unrealized appreciation or depreciation is recorded. The Fund will realize a gain or loss upon expiration or closing of the option transaction. When an option is exercised, the proceeds on sales for a written call option, the purchase cost for a written put option, or the cost of a security for a purchased put or call option is adjusted by the amount of premium received or paid. The Funds designate collateral consisting of cash, U.S. government securities or other liquid assets sufficient to collateralize the market value of written options.

Repurchase Agreements

Each Fund may enter into repurchase agreements with respect to securities. A repurchase agreement is a transaction in which a Fund acquires a security and simultaneously commits to resell that security to the seller (a bank or securities dealer) at an agreed-upon price on an agreed-upon date. Each Fund requires at all times that the repurchase agreement be collateralized by cash, U.S. Government securities, U.S. Government agencies securities or corporate securities having a value equal to, or in excess of, the value of the repurchase agreement. If the seller of the agreement defaults on its obligation to repurchase the underlying securities at a time when the value of those securities has declined, a Fund may incur a loss upon disposition of the securities. Repurchase agreements are carried at amortized cost. At December 31, 2020, no Funds were invested in repurchase agreements.

Federal Taxes

Each Fund, other than SFT Dynamic Managed Volatility Fund, SFT International Bond Fund, SFT Managed Volatility Equity Fund, and SFT T. Rowe Price Value Fund, qualifies for federal income tax purposes as a partnership under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the "Code"). A Fund is treated, for federal income tax purposes, as a partnership if it has more than one shareholder. A Fund's election to be treated as a partnership is not expected to result in any material adverse federal income tax consequences to any owner of a variable annuity contract or variable life insurance policy, or in the tax treatment of any such contract or policy. As a partnership, a Fund is not subject to income tax, and any income, gains, deductions or losses of the Fund will instead pass through and be taken into account for federal income tax purposes by its partners, which will be Minnesota Life and Securian Life through their respective separate accounts. SFT Dynamic Managed Volatility Fund, SFT Managed Volatility Equity Fund and SFT T. Rowe Price Value Fund are treated as disregarded entities for federal income tax purposes. While the Trust anticipates that each Fund other than SFT Dynamic Managed Volatility Fund, SFT Managed Volatility Equity Fund, and SFT T. Rowe Price Value Fund will always have two shareholders, Minnesota Life and Securian Life, a wholly owned subsidiary of Minnesota Life, such ownership could change and accordingly a Fund may at some time have only one shareholder and would be treated as a disregarded entity for federal income tax purposes. A disregarded entity is disregarded for federal income tax purposes as an entity separate from its owner, and the owner is treated as directly owning the assets of the disregarded entity and takes into account for federal income tax purposes the income, gains, deductions and losses relating to those assets.

SFT International Bond Fund qualifies as a regulated investment company for federal income tax purposes. The Fund's policy is to comply with the requirements of subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code that are applicable to regulated investment companies and to distribute all (or a sufficient amount) of its taxable income and net capital gain to its shareholders. Therefore, no income tax provision is required.

The FASB ASC Topic 740, "Income Taxes" (ASC 740), provides guidance for how uncertain tax positions should be recognized, measured, presented, and disclosed in the financial statements. The Funds have evaluated the implications of ASC 740 for all open tax years, and have determined there is no impact to the Funds' financial


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statements as of the year ended December 31, 2020. The Funds' federal and state income returns for which the applicable statutes of limitations have not expired (2017, 2018, 2019 and 2020) remain subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service and states department of revenue.

Net investment income (loss) and net realized gains (losses) may differ for financial statement and tax purposes primarily because of temporary book-to-tax differences.

Distributions to Shareholders

Distributions to shareholders from net investment income and realized gains (if any) for the SFT Government Money Market Fund are declared daily and reinvested at month-end in additional shares of capital stock.

Distributions to shareholders from net investment income and realized gains (if any) for the SFT International Bond Fund are generally declared and reinvested in additional shares of capital stock on an annual basis. There were no cash distributions paid to shareholders for the years ended December 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019, as any tax distribution liability for those years are intended to be passed on to shareholders through consent dividends. Consent dividends paid for 2019 were $5,562,914. Consent dividends to be paid for 2020 upon tax return finalization are estimated to be $0.

The Funds that are partnerships and disregarded entities (those funds other than SFT Government Money Market Fund and SFT International Bond Fund) are not required to and will not distribute taxable income.

The federal income tax character of distributions paid to shareholders during the fiscal year ended December 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019 was as follows:

   

December 31, 2020

 

December 31, 2019

 

Fund

  Ordinary
Income
  Long-Term
Capital Gain
  Ordinary
Income
  Long-Term
Capital Gain
 

SFT International Bond Fund

 

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

At December 31, 2020, as a result of permanent book-to-tax differences, the following reclassification adjustments were made on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities and primarily relate to net operating losses and 2019 consent dividends paid:

Fund

 

Paid-In Capital

  Total
Distributable
Earnings (Loss)
 

SFT International Bond Fund

 

$

1,404,648

   

$

(1,404,648

)

 

Distributable Earnings

As of December 31, 2020, the components of distributable earnings on a federal income tax basis were:

Fund   Undistributed
Ordinary Income
  Undistributed
Long-Term
Capital Gains
  Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
  Post October
Capital/
Late Year
Ordinary Loss
  Capital Loss
Carryforward
 

SFT International Bond Fund

 

$

   

$

   

$

(4,900,487

)

 

$

   

$

(6,018,060

)

 

For the year ending December 31, 2020, the SFT International Bond Fund had a foreign tax credit of $121,348 and foreign sourced income of $1,754,994.

Securities Purchased on a When-Issued or Forward Commitment Basis

Delivery and payment for securities which have been purchased or sold by a Fund on a when-issued or forward commitment basis can take place a month or more after the transaction date. During this period, such securities are subject to market fluctuations. As of December 31, 2020, the Funds' did not hold when issued or forward commitments.


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Cross-Trades

The Funds are permitted to purchase and sell securities ("cross-trade") from and to other Funds within the Trust as well as outside of the Trust, where both accounts are managed by the same sub-adviser pursuant to "Cross-Trading" procedures adopted by the Board. These procedures have been designed to ensure that any cross-trade of securities by a respective Fund from and to another Fund that is or could be considered an affiliate of the Funds under certain limited circumstances by virtue of having a common investment adviser, common officer, or common trustee complies with Rule 17a-7 of the 1940 Act. Further, as defined under these procedures, each cross-trade is effected at the current market price to save costs where allowed. Pursuant to these procedures, for the year ended December 31, 2020, the Funds engaged in the following cross-trades, which resulted in the following net realized gains (losses):

   

Purchases

 

Sales

  Net Realized
Gains (Losses)
 

SFT T. Rowe Price Value Fund

 

$

304,541

   

$

121,254

   

$

(116,304

)

 

SFT Wellington Core Equity Fund

   

     

319,450

     

153,885

   

(3)   Investment Security Transactions

The cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of investment securities, other than temporary investments in short-term securities, for the year ended December 31, 2020 were as follows:

   

Non-U.S. Government

 

U.S. Government*

 

Fund

 

Purchases

 

Sales

 

Purchases

 

Sales

 
SFT Core Bond Fund  

$

172,658,522

   

$

139,334,926

   

$

273,385,961

   

$

312,183,748

   

SFT Dynamic Managed Volatility Fund

   

     

6,765,198

     

     

428,108

   

SFT Index 400 Mid-Cap Fund

   

24,102,639

     

35,479,258

     

     

   
SFT Index 500 Fund    

28,593,157

     

77,141,225

     

     

   

SFT International Bond Fund

   

9,429,580

     

15,440,551

     

32,593,782

     

43,058,088

   

SFT IvySM Growth Fund

   

157,591,262

     

244,257,930

     

     

   

SFT IvySM Small Cap Growth Fund

   

89,788,178

     

113,533,468

     

     

   

SFT Managed Volatility Equity Fund

   

64,991,449

     

95,737,441

     

     

   

SFT Real Estate Securities Fund

   

88,382,974

     

92,039,716

     

     

   

SFT T. Rowe Price Value Fund

   

205,229,071

     

217,652,559

     

     

   

SFT Wellington Core Equity Fund

   

26,772,445

     

40,689,057

     

     

   

*  Includes U.S. government-sponsored enterprise securities.

(4)   Expenses and Related Party Transactions

The Funds have an investment advisory agreement with Securian AM, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Securian Financial Group. Under the advisory agreement, Securian AM manages the Funds' investments and provides research, statistical and advisory services and pays related office rental and executive expenses and salaries.

Each Fund of the Trust pays Securian AM an annual fee, based on average daily net assets, in the following amounts:

Fund

 

Annual Fee on Net Assets

 
SFT Core Bond Fund  

0.40% of net assets to $1 billion; and 0.35% of net assets exceeding $1 billion

 

SFT Dynamic Managed Volatility Fund

  0.55% of all assets  

SFT Government Money Market Fund

 

0.30% of net assets to $1 billion; and 0.25% of net assets exceeding $1 billion

 

SFT Index 400 Mid-Cap Fund

 

0.15% of net assets to $1 billion; and 0.10% of net assets exceeding $1 billion

 
SFT Index 500 Fund  

0.15% of net assets to $1 billion; and 0.10% of net assets exceeding $1 billion

 

SFT International Bond Fund

 

0.60% of net assets to $1 billion; and 0.55% of net assets exceeding $1 billion

 


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Fund

 

Annual Fee on Net Assets

 

SFT IvySM Growth Fund

 

0.67% of net assets to $500 million; and 0.625% of next $300 million of net assets; and 0.60% of next $200 million of net assets; and 0.50% of net assets exceeding $1 billion

 

SFT IvySM Small Cap Growth Fund

 

0.85% of net assets to $1 billion; and 0.80% of next $2 billion of net assets; and 0.76% of net assets exceeding $3 billion

 

SFT Managed Volatility Equity Fund

  0.55% of all assets  

SFT Real Estate Securities Fund

 

0.70% of net assets to $1 billion; and 0.65% of net assets exceeding $1 billion

 

SFT T. Rowe Price Value Fund

 

0.67% of net assets to $1 billion; and 0.65% of next $1.5 billion of net assets; and 0.60% of net assets exceeding $2.5 billion

 

SFT Wellington Core Equity Fund

  0.65% of all assets  

Securian AM has a sub-advisory agreement with Franklin Advisers, Inc. ("Franklin"), a registered investment adviser for the SFT International Bond Fund, under which Securian AM pays Franklin an annual fee of 0.37% based on average daily net assets.

Securian AM has a sub-advisory agreement with Ivy Investment Management Company ("IICO"), a registered investment adviser for the SFT IvySM Growth Fund and the SFT IvySM Small Cap Growth Fund, under which Securian AM pays IICO an annual fee ranging from 0.33% to 0.55% and 0.40% to 0.82% respectively, based on average daily net assets.

Securian AM has a sub-advisory agreement with T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc. ("T. Rowe Price"), a registered investment adviser for the SFT T. Rowe Price Value Fund, under which Securian AM pays T. Rowe Price an annual fee ranging from 0.25% to 0.48% based on average daily net assets.

Securian AM has a sub-advisory agreement with Wellington Management Company LLP ("Wellington Management"), a registered investment adviser for the SFT Wellington Core Equity Fund, under which Securian AM pays Wellington Management an annual fee ranging from 0.28% to 0.31% based on average daily net assets.

The Trust bears certain other operating expenses including independent trustees' fees, federal registration fees, printing and shareholder report expenses, legal fees, audit fees, custodian fees, compensation paid to the Trust's Chief Compliance Officer, and other miscellaneous expenses. Each Fund will pay all expenses directly related to its individual operations.

Operating expenses not attributable to a specific Fund are generally allocated based upon the proportionate daily net assets of each Fund.

Administrative Services Fee

The Trust has an agreement with Securian Financial Group under which Securian Financial Group provides accounting, legal, security valuations and other administrative services. Each Fund reimburses Securian Financial Group quarterly for the actual costs incurred in performing such services, as determined in accordance with Securian Financial Group's customary cost accounting procedures consistently applied. Total quarterly administrative fees by Fund range from $6,800 to $24,000.

Accounting Services

The Trust has an agreement with State Street Bank and Trust Company ("State Street") in which State Street provides daily fund accounting and investment administration services. In 2020, these fees ranged from 0.01% to 0.05% of net assets depending on the size and makeup of the respective Fund. The fees are based upon a calculation of multiple factors including base fees, size of assets, and certain other fees.


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Distribution Fees

The Trust has adopted a Rule 12b-1 Distribution Plan which covers all of its Class 2 shares ("Covered Funds"). Each Covered Fund pays distribution fees at the annual rate of 0.25% of the average daily net assets of the Covered Fund. These fees are paid out of the Covered Fund's assets, which reduces a Covered Fund's net assets as do other Covered Fund expenses. The fees are paid to Securian Financial Services, Inc. ("Securian Financial"), the Trust's underwriter, to pay for distribution-related expenses and activities in connection with the distribution of the Covered Fund's shares. Securian Financial may also use the fees to pay insurance companies, dealers or others for certain non-distribution services as provided for in the distribution plan.

Net Investment Income Maintenance Agreement for the SFT Government Money Market Fund

Effective May 1, 2012, the Board approved a Restated Net Investment Income Maintenance Agreement among Securian Funds Trust (on behalf of SFT Government Money Market Fund), Securian AM and Securian Financial. Under such Agreement, Securian AM agrees to waive, reimburse or pay SFT Government Money Market Fund expenses so that the Fund's daily net investment income does not fall below zero. Securian Financial may also waive its Rule 12b-1 fees. Securian AM and Securian Financial each has the option under the Agreement to recover the full amount waived, reimbursed or paid (the "Expense Waiver") on any day on which the Fund's net investment income exceeds zero. On any day, however, the Expense Waiver does not constitute an obligation of the Fund unless Securian AM or Securian Financial has expressly exercised its right to recover a specified portion of the Expense Waiver on that day, in which case such specified portion is then due and payable by the Fund. In addition, the right of Securian AM and/or Securian Financial to recover the Expense Waiver is subject to the following limitations: (1) if a repayment of the Expense Waiver by the Fund would cause the Fund's net investment income to fall below zero, such repayment is deferred until a date when repayment would not cause the Fund's net investment income to fall below zero; (2) the right to recover any portion of the Expense Waiver expires three years after the effective date of that portion of the Expense Waiver; and (3) any repayment of the Expense Waiver by the Fund cannot cause the Fund's expense ratio to exceed 1.25%.

As of December 31, 2020, the amounts waived and eligible for recovery are as follows:

   

Agreement

  Advisory Fees
Waived for the
Year Ended
  12b-1 Fees
Waived for the
Year Ended
  Excess Expense
Waived for the
Year Ended
  Recoverable through
December 31,
 

Fund

 

Date

 

December 31, 2020*

 

December 31, 2020*

 

December 31, 2020*

 

2021

 

2022

 
SFT Government Money
Market Fund
 

May 1, 2012

 

$

401,519

   

$

344,062

   

$

30,420

   

$

776,001

   

$

766,001

   

*  This amount is reflected in fees waived in the accompanying Statements of Operations.

If Securian AM and Securian Financial exercise their rights to be paid such waived amounts, the Fund's future yield will be negatively affected for an indefinite period. The Agreement shall continue in effect following April 30, 2021, provided such continuance is specifically approved by a majority of the Trust's independent Trustees.

SFT Dynamic Managed Volatility Fund, SFT Government Money Market Fund, and SFT Managed Volatility Fund Expense Waivers

Securian AM and the Trust, on behalf of the SFT Dynamic Managed Volatility Fund, SFT Government Money Market Fund, and SFT Managed Volatility Equity Fund, have entered into Expense Limitation Agreements which limit the operating expenses of these Funds, excluding certain expenses (such as interest expense, acquired fund fees, cash overdraft fees, taxes, brokerage commissions, other expenditures which are capitalized in accordance with GAAP, and other extraordinary expenses not incurred in the ordinary course of the Fund's business), through April 30, 2021.


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The Agreements renew annually for a full year each year thereafter unless terminated by Securian AM upon at least 30 days' notice prior to the end of a contract term. The Funds are authorized to reimburse Securian AM for management fees previously waived and/or for the cost of expenses previously paid by Securian AM pursuant to this agreement, provided that such reimbursement will not cause any Fund to exceed any limits in effect at the time of such reimbursement. The Fund's ability to reimburse Securian AM in this manner only applies to fees waived or reimbursements made by Securian AM within the three fiscal years prior to the date of such reimbursement. To the extent that the Fund makes such reimbursements to Securian AM, the amount of the reimbursements will be reflected in the financial statements in the Funds' shareholder reports and in Other Expenses under Fees and Expenses of the Fund in the prospectus.

As of December 31, 2020, the amounts waived and eligible for recovery are as follows:

   

Agreement

 

Expense

  Advisory Fees
Waived for the
Year Ended
  Recoverable through
December 31,
 

Fund

 

Date

 

Limit

 

December 31, 2020*

 

2021

 

2022

 

SFT Dynamic Managed Volatility Fund

 

May 1, 2013

   

0.80

%

 

$

373,980

   

$

845,201

   

$

373,980

   

SFT Government Money Market Fund

 

November 1, 2017

   

0.70

%

   

     

128,729

     

   

SFT Managed Volatility Equity Fund

 

November 18, 2015

   

0.80

%

   

274,362

     

618,612

     

274,362

   

*  This amount is reflected in fees waived in the accompanying Statements of Operations.

(5)   Illiquid Investments

Non-Money Market Funds – Pursuant to Rule 22e-4 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, no Fund may acquire an "illiquid investment" if, immediately after the acquisition, the Fund would have invested more than 15% of its net assets in illiquid investments. Rule 22e-4 generally defines an illiquid investment as any investment that the Fund reasonably expects cannot be sold or disposed of in current market conditions in seven calendar days or less without the sale or disposition significantly changing the market value of the investment. At December 31, 2020, the Funds' did not hold illiquid securities.

Government Money Market Funds – Money market funds are governed by Rule 2a-7 under the Investment Company Act of 1940. By definition, a government money market fund is a fund that invests 99.5% or more of its total assets in cash, government securities, and/or repurchase agreements that are collateralized fully. Consequently, the SFT Government Money Market Fund currently limits investments in "illiquid securities" to 0.5% of net assets at the time of purchase. Rule 2a-7 defines an illiquid security as a security that cannot be sold or disposed of in the ordinary course of business within seven calendar days at approximately the value ascribed to it by the Fund. At December 31, 2020, the Fund did not hold illiquid securities.

(6)   Fair Value Measurement

The Trust has established a three-tier hierarchy to maximize the use of observable market data and minimize the use of unobservable inputs when determining fair value. The hierarchy also establishes a 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. Inputs may be observable or unobservable. Observable inputs include information market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability based on market data obtained from sources independent of the reporting entity. Unobservable inputs reflect the Trust's estimates about the assumptions market participants would use in valuing the financial asset and liability based on the best information available in the circumstances. Level 1 includes unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets and liabilities. Level 2 includes other significant observable market-based inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, credit risk and prepayment speed). Level 3 includes


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unobservable inputs, which may include the advisor's own assumptions in determining the fair value of an investment or are based on independent non-binding broker quotes. Other financial instruments are derivative instruments not reflected in total investments, such as futures, forwards, swaps, and written options.

The following is a summary of the levels used for the year ended December 31, 2020, in valuing the Fund's assets and liabilities (please see the Investments in Securities for each Fund for a listing of all securities within each category):

    Fair Value Measurement at
December 31, 2020 using
     

Fund

 

Level 1

 

Level 2

 

Level 3

 

Total

 

SFT Core Bond Fund

 

Assets

 

Government Obligations

 

$

   

$

116,913,430

   

$

   

$

116,913,430

   

Asset-Backed Securities

   

     

73,940,275

     

     

73,940,275

   

Other Mortgage-Backed Securities

   

     

54,024,415

     

     

54,024,415

   

Corporate Obligations

   

     

248,526,102

     

     

248,526,102

   

Investment Companies

   

1,570,800

     

     

     

1,570,800

   

Total Investments

   

1,570,800

     

493,404,222

     

     

494,975,022

   

Other Financial Instruments*

 

Futures Contracts

   

397,363

     

     

     

397,363

   

Liabilities

 

Other Financial Instruments*

 

Futures Contracts

   

(561,741

)

   

     

     

(561,741

)

 

SFT Dynamic Managed Volatility Fund

 

Assets

 

Government Obligations

   

     

16,472,840

     

     

16,472,840

   

Other Mortgage-Backed Securities

   

     

1,736,682

     

     

1,736,682

   

Corporate Obligations

   

     

170,156,317

     

     

170,156,317

   

Purchased Options

   

338,818

     

     

     

338,818

   

Investment Companies

   

472,494,549

     

     

     

472,494,549

   

Total Investments

   

472,833,367

     

188,365,839

     

     

661,199,206

   

Other Financial Instruments*

 

Futures Contracts

   

1,797,365

     

     

     

1,797,365

   

Liabilities

 

Other Financial Instruments*

 

Written Options

   

(9,805

)

   

     

     

(9,805

)

 

SFT Government Money Market Fund

 

Assets

 

U.S. Government Obligations

   

     

180,883,987

     

     

180,883,987

   

Investment Companies

   

16,559,064

     

     

     

16,559,064

   

Total Investments

   

16,559,064

     

180,883,987

     

     

197,443,051

   

SFT Index 400 Mid-Cap Fund

 

Assets

 

Common Stocks

   

194,913,963

     

     

     

194,913,963

   

U.S. Government Obligations

   

     

999,693

     

     

999,693

   

Investment Companies

   

8,665,399

     

     

     

8,665,399

   

Total Investments

   

203,579,362

     

999,693

     

     

204,579,055

   

Assets

 

Other Financial Instruments*

 

Futures Contracts

   

179,922

     

     

     

179,922

   


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    Fair Value Measurement at
December 31, 2020 using
     

Fund

 

Level 1

 

Level 2

 

Level 3

 

Total

 

SFT Index 500 Fund

 

Assets

 

Common Stocks

 

$

984,312,211

   

$

   

$

   

$

984,312,211

   

Investment Companies

   

18,816,906

     

     

     

18,816,906

   

Total Investments

   

1,003,129,117

     

     

     

1,003,129,117

   

Other Financial Instruments*

 

Futures Contracts

   

274,014

     

     

     

274,014

   

SFT International Bond Fund

 

Assets

 

Long-Term Debt Securities

   

     

63,058,715

     

     

63,058,715

   

Short-Term Debt Securities

   

     

16,324,004

     

     

16,324,004

   

Investment Companies

   

11,263,853

     

     

     

11,263,853

   

Total Investments

   

11,263,853

     

79,382,719

     

     

90,646,572

   

Other Financial Instruments*

 

Forward Foreign Currency Contracts

   

     

2,004,305

     

     

2,004,305

   

Liabilities

 

Other Financial Instruments*

 

Forward Foreign Currency Contracts

   

     

(4,446,111

)

   

     

(4,446,111

)

 

SFT IvySM Growth Fund

 

Assets

 

Common Stocks

   

603,755,035

     

     

     

603,755,035

   

Investment Companies

   

3,163,198

     

     

     

3,163,198

   

Total Investments

   

606,918,233

     

     

     

606,918,233

   

SFT IvySM Small Cap Growth Fund

 

Assets

 

Common Stocks

   

206,426,372

     

     

     

206,426,372

   

Investment Companies

   

5,817,250

     

     

     

5,817,250

   

Total Investments

   

212,243,622

     

     

     

212,243,622

   

SFT Managed Volatility Equity Fund

 

Assets

 

Investment Companies

   

340,738,868

     

     

     

340,738,868

   

Purchased Options

   

179,650

     

     

     

179,650

   

Total Investments

   

340,918,518

     

     

     

340,918,518

   

Liabilities

 

Other Financial Instruments*

 
Written Options    

(3,570

)

   

     

     

(3,570

)

 

SFT Real Estate Securities Fund

 

Assets

 

Common Stocks

   

122,510,953

     

     

     

122,510,953

   

Investment Companies

   

3,087,714

     

     

     

3,087,714

   

Total Investments

   

125,598,667

     

     

     

125,598,667

   

SFT T. Rowe Price Value Fund

 

Assets

 

Common Stocks

   

205,215,685

     

     

     

205,215,685

   

Preferred Stocks

   

302,577

     

     

     

302,577

   

Investment Companies

   

842,783

     

     

     

842,783

   

Total Investments

   

206,361,045

     

     

     

206,361,045

   


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Notes to Financial Statements – continued

(6)   Fair Value Measurement – (continued)

    Fair Value Measurement at
December 31, 2020 using
     

Fund

 

Level 1

 

Level 2

 

Level 3

 

Total

 

SFT Wellington Core Equity Fund

 

Assets

 

Common Stocks

 

$

130,039,447

   

$

   

$

   

$

130,039,447

   

Investment Companies

   

336,895

     

     

     

336,895

   

Total Investments

   

130,376,342

     

     

     

130,376,342

   

*  Investments in Other Financial Instruments are derivative instruments reflected in the Investment in Securities. All derivatives currently held are reflected at the gross unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on the investments.

Level 2 Measurements:

Government obligations comprised of U.S. Treasury, agency and government guaranteed fixed maturity securities – These securities are principally valued using the market approach. Valuation is based primarily on quoted prices in markets that are not active or using matrix pricing or other similar techniques using standard market observable inputs such as the benchmark U.S. Treasury yield curve, the spread of the U.S. Treasury curve for the identical security and comparable securities that are actively traded.

Asset-backed and other mortgage-backed securities comprised of RMBS, CMBS and ABS fixed maturity securities – These securities are principally valued using the market approach. Valuation is based primarily on matrix pricing or other similar techniques using standard market inputs including spreads for actively traded securities, spreads off benchmark yields, expected prepayment speeds and volumes, current and forecasted loss severity, rating, weighted average coupon, weighted average maturity, average delinquency rates, geographic region, debt-service coverage ratios and issuance-specific information including: collateral type, payment terms of the underlying assets, payment priority within the tranche, structure of the security, deal performance and vintage of loans, etc.

Corporate obligations comprised of U.S. corporate and foreign corporate fixed maturity securities – These securities are principally valued using the market and income approaches. Valuation is based primarily on quoted prices in markets that are not active, or using matrix pricing or other similar techniques that use standard market observable inputs such as benchmark yields, spreads off benchmark yields, new issuances, issuer rating, duration, and trades of identical or comparable securities. Investment grade privately placed securities are valued using discounted cash flow methodologies using standard market observable inputs, and inputs derived from, or corroborated by, market observable data including market yield curve, duration, call provisions, observable prices and spreads for similar publicly traded or privately traded issues that incorporate the credit quality and industry sector of the issuer.

Long-term and short-term debt securities comprised of foreign government and state and political subdivision fixed maturity securities – These securities are principally valued using the market approach. Valuation is based primarily on matrix pricing or other similar techniques using standard market observable inputs including benchmark U.S. Treasury or other yields, issuer ratings, broker-dealer quotes, issuer spreads and reported trades of similar securities, including those within the same sub-sector or with a similar maturity or credit rating.

Forward Foreign Currency and Interest Rate Swap Contracts – Forward foreign currency contracts are traded in the over-the-counter derivative market, and interest rate swaps are generally centrally cleared. These contracts are principally valued using market price quotations or industry recognized modeling techniques. The significant inputs to the models are observable in the market or can be derived from or corroborated by observable market data. These significant inputs may include interest rates, foreign currency exchange rates, interest rate curves, contractual terms, market prices, and measures of volatility.


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Notes to Financial Statements – continued

(6)   Fair Value Measurement – (continued)

The Funds' policy is to recognize transfers between the levels as of the end of the period. There were no transfers of financial assets between Levels 1, 2 and 3 during the period.

(7)  Derivative Instruments Reporting

The Trust provides, when applicable, disclosures of the location, by line item, of fair value amounts in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities and the location, by line item, of amounts of gains and losses reported in the Statement of Operations. The derivative instruments outstanding as of period end are disclosed in the Investments in Securities. The following tables represent the average monthly volume of the Fund's derivative transactions during the year ended December 31, 2020:

    Average
Notional Amount
 

SFT Core Bond Fund

 

Futures Contracts

 

$

102,592,177

   

SFT Dynamic Managed Volatility Fund

 

Futures Contracts

 

$

116,009,781

   

Written options contracts

 

$

1,643,662

   

SFT Index 400 Mid-Cap Fund

 

Futures Contracts

 

$

6,257,870

   

SFT Index 500 Fund

 

Futures Contracts

 

$

10,189,022

   

SFT International Bond Fund

 

Swap

 

$

11,227,000

(a)

 

Forward foreign currency contracts

 

$

113,900,683

   

SFT Managed Volatility Equity Fund

 

Futures Contracts

 

$

94,663,365

(b)

 

Written options contracts

 

$

1,108,096

   

(a)  Positions were open for two months during the period.

(b)  Positions were open for eleven months during the period.

Equity derivatives were purchased or sold to manage the SFT Index 400 Mid-Cap and SFT Index 500 Funds' shareholder liquidity and to attempt to replicate intended stock investments to maintain fully invested Funds. Equity index options are utilized by the SFT Dynamic Managed Volatility Fund and the SFT Managed Volatility Equity Fund to manage the equity exposure while attempting to reduce the volatility and risk of the Funds.

Interest rate derivatives were purchased or sold in the SFT Core Bond Fund, SFT Dynamic Volatility Fund and the SFT International Bond Fund to both manage the average duration of the fixed income portfolio and to hedge against the effects of interest rate changes on a portfolio's current or intended investments.

Foreign exchange derivatives were used to attempt to hedge against the effects of exchange rate changes within the SFT International Bond Fund's current or intended investments in foreign securities, as well as, to more efficiently obtain exposure to foreign currencies or to take advantage of cross currency markets in order to benefit from valuation differentials and shifts in pricing within the currency markets.


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Securian Funds Trust
Notes to Financial Statements – continued

(7)  Derivative Instruments Reporting – (continued)

The tables below detail the risk exposure of each of the Funds from derivative instruments:

   

Risk Exposure

 
    Equity
Contracts
  Interest
Rate
Contracts
  Foreign
Exchange
Contracts
 

SFT Core Bond Fund

 
Fair Value of Derivative Instruments on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities
as of December 31, 2020
 

Assets:

 

Variation margin on futures contracts*

 

$

   

$

397,363

   

$

   

Liabilities:

 

Variation margin on futures contracts*

 

$

   

$

(561,741

)

 

$

   
The Effect of Derivative Instruments on the Statement of Operations
for the period ended December 31, 2020
 

Net Realized Gain (Loss) on Derivatives:

 

Futures contracts

 

$

   

$

2,564,931

   

$

   

Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on Derivatives:

 

Futures contracts

 

$

   

$

203,198

   

$

   

SFT Dynamic Managed Volatility Fund

 
Fair Value of Derivative Instruments on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities
as of December 31, 2020
 

Assets:

 

Investments in securities, at market value (purchased options)

 

$

338,818

   

$

   

$

   

Variation margin on futures contracts*

   

1,797,365

     

     

   

Total

 

$

2,136,183

   

$

   

$

   

Liabilities:

 

Written options contracts

 

$

(9,805

)

 

$

   

$

   
The Effect of Derivative Instruments on the Statement of Operations
for the period ended December 31, 2020
 

Net Realized Gain (Loss) on Derivatives:

 

Futures contracts

 

$

5,933,967

   

$

   

$

   

Purchased options contracts

   

19,147,919

     

     

   

Written options contracts

   

(8,340,299

)

   

     

   

Total

 

$

16,741,587

   

$

   

$

   

Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on Derivatives:

 

Futures contracts

 

$

(3,222,101

)

 

$

(301,887

)

 

$

   

Purchased options contracts

   

8,901

     

     

   

Written options contracts

       

(6,217

)

   

   

Total

 

$

(3,219,417

)

 

$

(301,887

)

 

$

   


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Securian Funds Trust
Notes to Financial Statements – continued

(7)  Derivative Instruments Reporting – (continued)

   

Risk Exposure

 
    Equity
Contracts
  Interest
Rate
Contracts
  Foreign
Exchange
Contracts
 

SFT Index 400 Mid-Cap Fund

 
Fair Value of Derivative Instruments on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities
as of December 31, 2020
 

Assets:

 

Variation margin on futures contracts*

 

$

179,922

   

$

   

$

   
The Effect of Derivative Instruments on the Statement of Operations
for the period ended December 31, 2020
 

Net Realized Gain (Loss) on Derivatives:

 

Futures contracts

 

$

1,449,174

   

$

   

$

   

Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on Derivatives:

 

Futures contracts

 

$

16,959

   

$

   

$

   

SFT Index 500 Fund

 
Fair Value of Derivative Instruments on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities
as of December 31, 2020
 

Assets:

 

Variation margin on futures contracts*

 

$

274,014

   

$

   

$

   
The Effect of Derivative Instruments on the Statement of Operations
for the period ended December 31, 2020
 

Net Realized Gain (Loss) on Derivatives:

 

Futures contracts

 

$

1,866,561

   

$

   

$

   

Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on Derivatives:

 

Futures contracts

 

$

(63,119

)

 

$

   

$

   

SFT International Bond Fund

 
Fair Value of Derivative Instruments on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities
as of December 31, 2020
 

Assets:

 

Unrealized appreciation on forward foreign currency contracts

 

$

   

$

   

$

2,004,305

   

Liabilities:

 

Unrealized depreciation on forward foreign currency contracts

 

$

   

$

   

$

(4,446,111

)

 
The Effect of Derivative Instruments on the Statement of Operations
for the period ended December 31, 2020
 

Net Realized Gain (Loss) on Derivatives:

 

Swap contracts

 

$

   

$

(5,621,871

)

 

$

   

Foreign currency contracts

   

     

     

(1,003,814

)

 

Total

 

$

   

$

(5,621,871

)

 

$

(1,003,814

)

 

Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on Derivatives:

 

Swap contracts

 

$

   

$

1,623,904

   

$

   

Foreign currency contracts

   

     

     

(562,315

)

 

Total

 

$

   

$

1,623,904

   

$

(562,315

)

 


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Securian Funds Trust
Notes to Financial Statements – continued

(7)  Derivative Instruments Reporting – (continued)

   

Risk Exposure

 
    Equity
Contracts
  Interest
Rate
Contracts
  Foreign
Exchange
Contracts
 

SFT Managed Volatility Equity Fund

 
Fair Value of Derivative Instruments on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities
as of December 31, 2020
 

Assets:

 

Investments in securities, at market value (purchased options)

 

$

179,650

   

$

   

$

   

Liabilities:

 

Written options contracts

 

$

(3,570

)

 

$

   

$

   
The Effect of Derivative Instruments on the Statement of Operations
for the period ended December 31, 2020
 

Net Realized Gain (Loss) on Derivatives:

 

Futures contracts

 

$

(36,572,698

)

 

$

   

$

   

Purchased options contracts

   

13,514,268

     

     

   

Written options contracts

   

(6,411,224

)

   

     

   

Total

 

$

(29,469,654

)

 

$

   

$

   

Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on Derivatives:

 

Futures contracts

 

$

(1,435,340

)

 

$

   

$

   

Purchased options contracts

   

(655

)

   

     

   

Written options contracts

   

(2,264

)

   

     

   

Total

 

$

(1,438,259

)

 

$

   

$

   

*  Includes cumulative appreciation/depreciation of futures and swap contracts as reported in the notes to the Schedules of Investments in Securities. Only the current day's variation margin is reported within the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.

The Funds may be exposed to credit-related losses in the event of nonperformance by counterparties to derivative financial instruments. The Funds manage credit risk related to derivatives by entering into transactions with highly rated counterparties. Generally, the current credit exposure of the derivative contracts is limited to the positive estimated fair value of derivative contracts at the reporting date after taking into consideration the existence of netting arrangements and any collateral received pursuant to credit support annexes. Because exchange traded derivatives are purchased through regulated exchanges and positions are settled regularly, the Funds have minimal exposure to credit-related losses in the event of nonperformance by counterparties to such derivative instruments. For the year ended December 31, 2020 none of the Funds' derivatives were subject to master netting arrangements.

(8)   Affiliated Ownership

The SFT Dynamic Managed Volatility Fund invests in underlying securities and other investment companies, of which certain underlying funds (the "affiliated underlying funds") may be deemed to be under common control with the SFT Dynamic Managed Volatility Fund because they share the same investment advisor, Securian AM, and because they are overseen by the same Board of Trustees. The SFT Dynamic Managed Volatility Fund will achieve its equity exposure by investing primarily in Class 1 Shares of the SFT Index 500 Fund, an affiliated fund in the Trust that seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price and


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Notes to Financial Statements – continued

(8)   Affiliated Ownership – (continued)

yield performance of the common stocks included in the Standard & Poor's 500® Index. A summary of all transactions with the affiliated SFT Index 500 Fund as of December 31, 2020 are as follows:

    Beginning   Change in
Unrealized
 

As of December 31, 2020

 

Fund/Underlying Fund

  Value as of
January 1, 2020
  Appreciation/
Depreciation
  Ending
Value
  Share
Balance
 

SFT Dynamic Managed Volatility Fund

 
SFT Index 500 Fund  

$

189,313,819

   

$

34,464,172

   

$

223,777,991

     

14,224,618

   

(9)   Other Risks

An outbreak of infectious respiratory illness caused by a novel coronavirus known as COVID-19 was first detected in China in December 2019 and was declared a pandemic by the World Health Organization. The impact of COVID-19 could be highly disruptive to economies and markets, adversely impacting individual companies, sectors, industries, markets, currencies, interest and inflation rates, credit ratings, investor sentiment, and other factors affecting the value of a Fund's investments. This may impact liquidity in the marketplace, which in turn may affect the Fund's ability to meet redemption requests. Public health crises caused by the COVID-19 pandemic may exacerbate other pre-existing political, social and economic risks in certain countries or globally. The duration of the COVID-19 pandemic and its effects cannot be determined.

(10)  Subsequent Events

Management has evaluated subsequent events for the Trust through the date of the filing, and has concluded there were no material events that would require disclosure except the following:

Management Fees

At an in-person meeting on January 28, 2021 the Board approved the following changes to the investment advisory fees effective May 1, 2021:

Fund

  New Management Fee Rate
(As a Percentage of Daily Net Assets)
 
SFT Core Bond Fund  

0.40% of assets to $750 million; and 0.35% of assets exceeding $750 million

 

SFT Dynamic Managed Volatility Fund

 

0.55% of assets to $750 million; and 0.50% of assets exceeding $750 million

 

SFT Government Money Market Fund

 

0.25% of assets to $750 million; and 0.20% of assets exceeding $750 million

 

SFT Index 400 Mid-Cap Fund

 

No Change

 
SFT Index 500 Fund  

No Change

 

SFT International Bond Fund

 

0.60% of assets to $300 million; and 0.575% of next $200 million of assets; and 0.55% of next $500 million of assets; and 0.50% of assets exceeding $1 billion

 

SFT IvySM Growth Fund

 

0.67% of assets to $300 million; and 0.625% of next $200 million of assets; and 0.60% of next $500 million of assets; and 0.50% of assets exceeding $1 billion

 

SFT IvySM Small Cap Growth Fund

 

0.85% of assets to $300 million; and 0.80% of next $200 million of assets; and 0.75% of next $500 million of assets; and 0.70% of assets exceeding $1 billion

 

SFT Managed Volatility Equity Fund

 

0.55% of assets to $750 million; and 0.50% of assets exceeding $750 million

 


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Notes to Financial Statements – continued

(10)  Subsequent Events – (continued)

Fund

  New Management Fee Rate
(As a Percentage of Daily Net Assets)
 

SFT Real Estate Securities Fund

 

0.70% of assets to $300 million; and 0.675% of next $200 million of assets; and 0.65% of next $500 million of assets; and 0.60% of assets exceeding $1 billion

 

SFT T. Rowe Price Value Fund

 

0.67% of assets to $300 million; and 0.65% of next $200 million of assets; and 0.625% of next $500 million of assets; and 0.60% of assets exceeding $1 billion

 

SFT Wellington Core Equity Fund

 

0.65% of assets to $300 million; and 0.625% of next $200 million of assets; and 0.60% of next $500 million of assets; and 0.55% of assets exceeding $1 billion

 

Expense Limitation Agreements

Securian AM has notified the Board of its intent to not renew the SFT Dynamic Manage Volatility Fund and SFT Managed Volatility Equity Fund Expense Limitation Agreements for another contract term. The SFT Government Money Market Fund Expense Limitation Agreement will be renewed.

SFT IvySM Growth Fund Classification Change

On October 29, 2020, the Board approved a change to the SFT IvySM Growth Fund's classification from a diversified fund to a non-diversified fund, subject to shareholder approval. Shareholders of SFT IvySM Growth are expected to be asked to approve this change to be effective when the Fund's registration statement is revised or supplemented to reflect the change.

Waddell & Reed Financial, Inc. Acquisition

On December 3, 2020, Macquarie Asset Management, the asset management division of Macquarie Group, announced that it had entered into an agreement to acquire Waddell & Reed Financial, Inc., the parent company of Ivy Investment Management Company (IICO), the investment sub-adviser of SFT IvySM Growth Fund and the SFT IvySM Small Cap Growth Fund. This transaction is expected to close by mid-2021, subject to regulatory approvals, Waddell & Reed Financial, Inc. stockholder approval and other customary closing conditions. The Board is expected to be asked to approve a new investment sub-advisory agreement with IICO due to the change of control resulting from the transaction.


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Other Information
(unaudited)

Fund Expenses Paid by Shareholders

Shareholders of the Trust incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including sales charges (loads) on purchase payments, reinvested dividends, or other distributions; redemption fees; (the Trust does not impose transaction costs, but you will incur such costs in connection with the variable life insurance policies and variable annuity contracts that invest in the Funds) and exchange fees; and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees; distribution and/or service (12b-1) fees; and other Trust expenses. The examples below are intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Funds and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.

The examples below are based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period, July 1, 2020 through December 31, 2020. Expenses paid during the period in the tables below are equal to the Fund's annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by number of days in most recent fiscal half-year divided by 366 to reflect the entire year.

Actual Expenses

The table below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses for the Funds. You may use the information in this table, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the table for the fund you own under the heading entitled "Expenses Paid During Period" to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.

   

Actual Expenses

 
   

CLASS 1

 

CLASS 2

 
    Beginning
Account
Value
  Ending
Account
Value
  Annual
Expense
Ratio
  Expenses
Paid During
Period
  Ending
Account
Value
  Annual
Expense
Ratio
  Expenses
Paid During
Period
 
SFT Core Bond Fund  

$

1,000

   

$

1,034.80

     

0.48

%

 

$

2.46

   

$

1,033.50

     

0.73

%

 

$

3.73

   
SFT Dynamic Managed
Volatility Fund
   

1,000

     

NA

     

NA

     

NA

     

1,112.10

     

0.80

%

   

4.25

   
SFT Government Money
Market Fund
   

1,000

     

NA

     

NA

     

NA

     

1,000.00

     

0.10

%

   

0.50

   

SFT Index 400 Mid-Cap Fund

   

1,000

     

1,301.30

     

0.30

%

   

1.74

     

1,299.70

     

0.55

%

   

3.18

   
SFT Index 500 Fund    

1,000

     

1,220.10

     

0.20

%

   

1.12

     

1,218.60

     

0.45

%

   

2.51

   

SFT International Bond Fund

   

1,000

     

1,001.30

     

0.89

%

   

4.48

     

1,000.00

     

1.14

%

   

5.73

   

SFT IvySM Growth Fund

   

1,000

     

NA

     

NA

     

NA

     

1,199.90

     

0.96

%

   

5.31

   
SFT IvySM Small Cap Growth
Fund
   

1,000

     

NA

     

NA

     

NA

     

1,369.30

     

1.23

%

   

7.33

   
SFT Managed Volatility Equity
Fund
   

1,000

     

NA

     

NA

     

NA

     

1,067.30

     

0.80

%

   

4.16

   
SFT Real Estate Securities
Fund
   

1,000

     

1,119.20

     

0.90

%

   

4.79

     

1,117.80

     

1.15

%

   

6.12

   
SFT T. Rowe Price Value
Fund
   

1,000

     

NA

     

NA

     

NA

     

1,278.00

     

1.04

%

   

5.96

   
SFT Wellington Core Equity
Fund
   

1,000

     

1,235.80

     

0.84

%

   

4.72

     

1,234.20

     

1.09

%

   

6.12

   


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Other Information – continued
(unaudited)

Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes

The table below also provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Funds' actual expense ratios and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which are not the Funds' actual returns. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the year. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Funds' and other funds. To do so, compare the 5% hypothetical example of the funds you own with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of other similar funds.

   

Hypothetical Expenses

 
   

CLASS 1

 

CLASS 2

 
    Beginning
Account
Value
  Ending
Account
Value
  Annual
Expense
Ratio
  Expenses
Paid During
Period
  Ending
Account
Value
  Annual
Expense
Ratio
  Expenses
Paid During
Period
 
SFT Core Bond Fund  

$

1,000

   

$

1,022.72

     

0.48

%

 

$

2.44

   

$

1,021.47

     

0.73

%

 

$

3.71

   
SFT Dynamic Managed
Volatility Fund
   

1,000

     

NA

     

NA

     

NA

     

1,021.11

     

0.80

%

   

4.06

   
SFT Government Money
Market Fund
   

1,000

     

NA

     

NA

     

NA

     

1,024.63

     

0.10

%

   

0.51

   

SFT Index 400 Mid-Cap Fund

   

1,000

     

1,023.63

     

0.30

%

   

1.53

     

1,022.37

     

0.55

%

   

2.80

   
SFT Index 500 Fund    

1,000

     

1,024.13

     

0.20

%

   

1.02

     

1,022.87

     

0.45

%

   

2.29

   

SFT International Bond Fund

   

1,000

     

1,020.66

     

0.89

%

   

4.52

     

1,019.41

     

1.14

%

   

5.79

   

SFT IvySM Growth Fund

   

1,000

     

NA

     

NA

     

NA

     

1,020.31

     

0.96

%

   

4.88

   
SFT IvySM Small Cap Growth
Fund
   

1,000

     

NA

     

NA

     

NA

     

1,018.95

     

1.23

%

   

6.24

   
SFT Managed Volatility Equity
Fund
   

1,000

     

NA

     

NA

     

NA

     

1,021.11

     

0.80

%

   

4.06

   
SFT Real Estate Securities
Fund
   

1,000

     

1,020.61

     

0.90

%

   

4.57

     

1,019.36

     

1.15

%

   

5.84

   
SFT T. Rowe Price Value
Fund
   

1,000

     

NA

     

NA

     

NA

     

1,019.91

     

1.04

%

   

5.28

   
SFT Wellington Core Equity
Fund
   

1,000

     

1,020.91

     

0.84

%

   

4.27

     

1,019.66

     

1.09

%

   

5.53

   

Please note that the expenses shown in both tables are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as sales charges (loads), redemption fees, or exchange fees. Therefore, the information provided in the hypothetical example table 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 transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.

Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures

A description of the policies and procedures that Securian AM uses to vote proxies related to each Fund's portfolio securities is set forth in the Trust's Statement of Additional Information, which is available without charge, upon request, by calling, toll-free, 800-995-3850 or on the Securities and Exchange Commission's website at www.sec.gov. The Trust will provide this document within three business days of receipt of a request, by first-class mail or other means designed to ensure equally prompt delivery.


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Securian Funds Trust
Other Information – continued
(unaudited)

Proxy Voting Record

The Trust's proxy voting record for the 12 month period ended June 30 is available by calling, toll-free, 866-330-7355 or on the Securities and Exchange Commission's website at www.sec.gov no later than August 31 each year. The Trust will also provide this information, within three business days of receipt of a request, by first-class mail or other means designed to ensure equally prompt delivery.

Availability of Quarterly Schedule of Investments

The Trust files its complete schedule of investment holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-PORT. Previously, the Trust filed a complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. The Trust's Forms N-PORT and N-Q are available on the SEC's website at www.sec.gov.


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Securian Funds Trust
Statement Regarding Liquidity Risk Management Program
(unaudited)

The following statement discusses the operation and effectiveness of the Funds' liquidity risk management program for the period from January 1, 2019 through December 31, 2019 and describes the Board's review of the Funds' liquidity risk management program that took place during the six-month period ended June 30, 2020.

The Funds have adopted a Liquidity Risk Management Program (the "LRM Program"). The Funds' Board has appointed the Securian AM Liquidity Risk Oversight Committee (the "Committee") as the administrator of the LRM Program. In its capacity as program administrator, the Committee oversees and monitors the LRM Program for the Funds. In addition, the Committee assesses and manages the Funds' liquidity risk, which is the risk that a Fund could not meet requests to redeem shares issued by the Fund without significant dilution of remaining investors' interests in the Fund. The Committee assesses and manages liquidity risk by classifying and reviewing periodically the classification of Fund investments for liquidity risk management purposes; reporting periodically to the Board on Fund liquidity risk and the status of the LRM Program; and determining the policies, procedures and controls necessary to create and maintain the LRM Program, among other means. The Committee's process of determining the degree of liquidity of the Funds' investments is supported by one or more third-party liquidity assessment vendors.

The Funds' Board reviewed a report prepared by the Committee to address the operation of the LRM Program, assess its adequacy and effectiveness of implementation, including (if applicable), the operation of the highly liquid investment minimum and any material changes to the LRM Program for the period from January 1, 2019 through December 31, 2019 (the "Covered Period"). To prepare this report, the Committee discussed the operation and effectiveness of the Funds' third-party liquidity assessment services in light of the liquidity risks posed by each Fund. Additionally, the Committee reviewed portfolio managers' responses to the LRM Program's Annual Liquidity Risk Assessment Review Checklist for each Fund. As a result of its review, the Committee reported the following to the Board:

—  The Funds' LRM Program operated effectively during the Covered Period, was adequately designed and was effectively implemented.

—  Because each Fund primarily holds assets that are highly liquid investments, the Funds do not have highly liquid investments minimums. It is expected each Fund will continue to primarily hold assets that are highly liquid investments for the foreseeable future.

—  There were no material changes to the LRM Program during the Covered Period. However, Securian AM's liquidity risk management policies and procedures were revised to eliminate one stress test review of the SFT Government Money Market Fund.

—  There were no breaches of any Fund's restriction on holding greater than 15% illiquid assets.


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Securian Funds Trust
Trustees and Executive Officers
(unaudited)

Under Delaware law, the Board of Trustees of the Trust has overall responsibility for managing the Trust in good faith and in a manner reasonably believed to be in the best interests of the Trust. The Trustees meet periodically throughout the year to oversee the Trust's activities, review contractual arrangements with companies that provide services to the Trust, and review the performance of the Trust and its Funds. One of the four current Trustees is considered an "interested person" (as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940) of the Trust. The other three Trustees, because they are not interested persons of the Trust, are considered independent ("Independent Trustees") and are not employees or officers of, and have no financial interest in, the Trust's investment adviser, Securian Asset Management, Inc. (Securian AM) or its affiliated companies, including Minnesota Life Insurance Company. 75% of the Board of Trustees is required to be comprised of Independent Trustees.

Only executive officers and other officers who perform policy-making functions with the Trust are listed. None of the Trustees is a director of any public company (a company required to file reports under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934) or of any registered investment companies other than the Trust. Each Trustee serves for an indefinite term, until his or her resignation, death or removal.

The Funds' Statement of Additional Information contains additional information about the Funds' Trustees and is available without charge upon request, by calling, toll free, 800-995-3850.

Position with Trust
Name, Address
(1) and Length of Principal Occupation(s)
and Year of Birth, Time Served
(2) During Past 5 Years

Independent Trustees

Julie K. Getchell 1954 Trustee since 2011

Retired; Senior Financial Consultant Cargill, 2009-2012; Chief Financial Officer, La Grosse Global Fund Services, 2007-2009; Senior Managing Director, Black River Asset Management, 2005-2007; Consultant, Black River Asset Management, 2004-2005; Chief Financial Officer, Prestige Resorts & Destinations, 2001-2003; Chief Operating Officer, Insight Investment Management, Inc., 1991-1996; Chartered Financial Analyst; CPA—inactive

Linda L. Henderson 1949 Trustee since 2007

Retired: Professional Adviser, Carlson School of Management, working with faculty and MBA students managing Carlson Growth Fund. Semi-retirement, 2004-2007. RBC Wealth Management (formerly Dain Bosworth and Dain Rauscher) 1985-2004. Senior Vice President and Director of Fixed Income Research and Strategies, 2000-2004. Director of Retail Fixed Income. 1996-2000. Director of Financial Services, 1994-1996. Manager of the Investment Management Group, 1992-1994. Consultant, Investment Management Group, 1991-1992. Investment Executive, 1985-1991. Assistant Professor of Business Administration/Finance, University of Wisconsin-River Falls, 1980-1985. Chartered Financial Analyst

William C. Melton 1947 Trustee since 2002

Retired; member, State of Minnesota Council of Economic Advisors from 1988 to 1994, and again from 2010 to the present; various senior positions at American Express Financial Advisors (formerly Investors Diversified Services and, thereafter, IDS/American Express) from 1982 through 1997, including Chief Economist and, thereafter, Chief International Economist

Interested Trustee and Principal Executive Officer

David M. Kuplic 1957 Trustee since 2016 and President since 2011

Senior Vice President, Minnesota Life Insurance Company since June 2007; President, Securian AM since 2017; Executive Vice President and Director, Securian AM since July 2007; Senior Vice President and Director, Advantus Capital Management, Inc., February 2006 to July 2007; Senior Vice President, Securian Financial


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Securian Funds Trust
Trustees and Executive Officers – continued
(unaudited)

Group, Inc. since June 2007; President and Director, MIMLIC Funding, Inc. (entity holding legal title to bonds beneficially owned by certain clients of Securian AM) since July 2007; Senior Vice President, Securian Life Insurance Company since June 2007; President and Director, Marketview Properties, LLC (entity holding real estate assets) since January 2010; President and Director, Marketview Properties II, LLC (entity holding real estate assets) since March 2010; President and Director, Marketview Properties III, LLC since January 2012; President, Marketview Properties IV, LLC since January 2012

Other Executive Officers(3)

Gary M. Kleist 1959 Vice President and Treasurer since 2003

Financial Vice President, Chief of Operations and Director, Securian AM since December 1997; Second Vice President, Minnesota Life Insurance Company since February 2000; Second Vice President, Securian Financial Group, Inc. since February 2000; Second Vice President, Securian Life Insurance Company since June 2007; Financial Vice President, Marketview Properties, LLC since January 2010; Financial Vice President, Marketview Properties II, LLC (entities holding certain real estate assets) since March 2010; Financial Vice President, Marketview Properties III, LLC since January 2012; Financial Vice President, Marketview Properties IV, LLC since January 2012

Christopher B. Owens 1977 Vice President since 2020

Second Vice President—Retail Life and Annuity Sales, Securian Financial Group, Inc. since June 2018; National Sales Vice President—Retail Life and Annuity Sales, Securian Financial Group, Inc., October 2011 to June 2018

Michael J. Radmer 1945 Secretary since 1998(4)

Senior Counsel with the law firm of Dorsey & Whitney LLP since January 2016; Partner from 1976 to December 2015

Dorsey & Whitney LLP
50 South Sixth Street
Minneapolis, Minnesota 55402

(1)  Unless otherwise noted, the address of each Trustee and officer is the address of the Trust: 400 Robert Street North, St. Paul, Minnesota 55101.

(2)  The years reflect when a person became a director or officer of Advantus Series Fund, the predecessor to the Trust.

(3)  Although not a 'corporate' officer of the Trust, Michael Steinert, 1975, serves as the Trust's Chief Compliance Officer. Mr. Steinert also serves as Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer of Securian AM.

(4)  Michael J. Radmer resigned as Secretary on December 31, 2020. The trustees will appoint a replacement Secretary at a future meeting.


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ITEM 2. CODE OF ETHICS.

 

Filed herewith as Exhibit 12(a)(1). During the period covered by this report, there has been no amendment to the code of ethics that relates to any element of the code of ethics definition set forth in paragraph (b) of Item 2 of Form N-CSR, nor has the registrant granted a waiver, including an implicit waiver, from a provision of the code of ethics to the registrant’s principal executive officer, principal financial officer, principal accounting officer or controller, or persons performing similar functions that relates to one or more of the items set forth in paragraph (b) of Item 2 of form N-CSR.

 

ITEM 3. AUDIT COMMITTEE FINANCIAL EXPERT.

 

The Board of Trustees of the Trust has determined that Julie K. Getchell, a member of the Board's Audit Committee, possesses the technical attributes identified in Instruction 2(b) of Item 3 to Form N-CSR to qualify as an "audit committee financial expert," and has designated Ms. Getchell as the Audit Committee's financial expert. Ms. Getchell is an "independent" Trustee pursuant to paragraph (a)(2) of Item 3 to Form N-CSR.

 

 

 

 

ITEM 4. PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTANT FEES AND SERVICES.

 

(a)            Audit Fees

 

The aggregate fees billed for each of the last two fiscal years for professional services rendered by the principal accountant to the registrant for the audit of the registrant's annual financial statements or services that are normally provided by the accountant in connection with statutory and regulatory filings or engagements for those fiscal years were as follows:

 

2020   2019 
$328,090   $322,606 

 

(b)            Audit-Related Fees

 

The aggregate fees billed in each of the last two fiscal years for assurance and related services rendered by the principal accountant to the registrant that are reasonably related to the performance of the audit of the registrant's financial statements and are not reported under paragraph (a) of this Item 4 were as follows:

 

2020   2019 
$-   $0 

 

There were no fees billed in each of the last two fiscal years for assurance and related services rendered by the principal accountant to the registrant's investment adviser or to any entity controlling, controlled by or under common control with the investment adviser that provides ongoing services to the registrant that were required to be pre-approved by the audit committee pursuant to paragraph (c)(7)(ii) of Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X.

 

(c)            Tax Fees

 

The aggregate fees billed in each of the last two fiscal years for professional services rendered by the principal accountant to the registrant for tax compliance, tax advice, tax planning and tax return preparation were as follows:

 

2020   2019 
$-   $7,400 

 

There were no fees billed in each of the last two fiscal years for professional services rendered by the principal accountant to the investment adviser or to any entity controlling, controlled by or under common control with the investment adviser that provides ongoing services to the registrant for tax compliance, tax advice and tax planning that were required to be pre-approved by the audit committee pursuant to paragraph (c)(7)(ii) of Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X.

 

 

 

 

(d)            All Other Fees

 

The aggregate fees billed in each of the last two fiscal years for products and services provided by the principal accountant to the registrant, other than the services reported in paragraphs (a) – (c) of this Item 4 were as follows:

 

2020   2019 
$-   $6,165 

 

There were no fees billed in each of the last two fiscal years for products and services provided by the principal accountant to the investment adviser or to any entity controlling, controlled by or under common control with the investment adviser that provides ongoing services to the registrant, other than the services reported in paragraphs (a) – (c) of this Item 4, that were required to be pre-approved by the audit committee pursuant to paragraph (c)(7)(ii) of Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X.

 

(e)(1)       Registrant's audit committee has adopted the following pre-approval policies and procedures in accordance with paragraph (c)(7) of Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X:

 

 

 

 

SECURIAN FUNDS TRUST

AUDIT COMMITTEE POLICY

 


Regarding Pre-Approval of Services Provided by the Independent Auditor

 

The Audit Committee (the “Committee”) of the Securian Funds Trust (the “Trust”) has responsibility for ensuring that all services performed by the independent audit firm (the “Auditor”) for the Trust do not impair the Auditor’s independence. This review is intended to provide reasonable oversight without removing management from its responsibility for day-to-day operations. In this regard, the Committee should:

 

Understand the nature of the professional services expected to be provided and their impact on the Auditor’s independence and audit quality

 

Examine and evaluate the safeguards put into place by the Trust and the Auditor to safeguard independence

 

Meet semi-annually with the engagement partner of the Auditor

 

Consider approving categories of service that are not deemed to impair independence for a one-year period

 

It is important that a qualitative rather than a mere quantitative evaluation be performed by the Committee in discharging its responsibilities.

 

Policy for Audit and Non-Audit Services Provided to the Trust

 

On an annual basis, the Committee will review and consider whether to pre-approve the financial plan for audit fees as well as categories of audit-related and non-audit services that may be performed by the Auditor directly for the Trust. At least annually the Committee will receive a report from the Auditor of all audit and non-audit services, which were approved during the year.

 

The engagement of the Auditor for any non-audit service requires the written pre-approval of the Trust’s Treasurer, and all non-audit services performed by the Auditor will be disclosed in the required SEC periodic filings.

 

In connection with the Committee review and pre-approval responsibilities, the review by the Committee will consist of the following:

 

Audit Services

 

The categories of audit services and related fees to be reviewed and considered for pre-approval annually by the Committee or its delegate include the following:

 

Annual Trust financial statement audits

SEC and regulatory filings and consents

 

 

 

 

Audit-related Services

 

In addition, the following categories of audit-related services are deemed to be consistent with the role of the Auditor and, as such, will be considered for pre-approval by the Committee or its delegate, on an annual basis.

 

Accounting consultations

Trust merger support services

Other accounting related matters

Agreed Upon Procedure Reports

Attestation Reports

Other Internal Control Reports

 

Notwithstanding any annual pre-approval of these categories of services, individual projects with an estimated fee of $20,000 or more are subject to pre-approval by the Committee on a case-by-case basis. Individual projects with an estimated fee of less than $20,000 are subject to pre-approval by the then-serving Chair of the Committee on a case-by-case basis. The Chair shall thereafter report to the full Committee on any such matters at the Committee’s next regularly scheduled meeting.

 

Tax Services

 

The following categories of tax services are deemed to be consistent with the role of the Auditor and, as such, will be considered for pre-approval by the Committee or its delegate, on an annual basis.

 

Tax compliance services related to the filing or amendment of the following:

oFederal, state and local income tax compliance; and,

oSales and use tax compliance

Timely RIC qualification reviews

Tax distribution analysis and planning

Tax authority examination services

Tax appeals support services

Accounting methods studies

Trust merger support services

Tax consulting services and related projects

 

Notwithstanding any annual pre-approval of these categories of services, individual projects with an estimated fee of $20,000 or more are subject to pre-approval by the Committee on a case-by-case basis. Individual projects with an estimated fee of less than $20,000 are subject to pre-approval by the then-serving Chair of the Committee on a case-by-case basis. The Chair shall thereafter report to the full Committee on any such matters at the Committee’s next regularly scheduled meeting.

 

 

 

 

Other Non-audit Services

 

The SEC auditor independence rules adopted in response to the Sarbanes-Oxley Act specifically allow certain non-audit services. Because of the nature of these services, none of these services may be commenced by the Auditor without the prior approval of the Committee. The Committee may delegate this responsibility to one or more of the Committee members, with the decisions presented to the full Committee at the next scheduled meeting.

 

Proscribed Services

 

In accordance with SEC rules on independence, the Auditor is prohibited from performing services in the following categories of non-audit services:

 

Management functions

Accounting and bookkeeping services

Internal audit services

Financial information systems design and implementation

Valuation services supporting the financial statements

Actuarial services supporting the financial statements

Executive recruitment

Expert services (e.g., litigation support)

Investment banking

 

Policy for Pre approval of Non-Audit Services Provided to Other Affiliated Entities

 

The Committee is also responsible for pre-approving certain non-audit services provided to Securian Asset Management Inc. (“Securian AM”) and any other entity under common control with Securian AM that provides ongoing services to the Trust. The only non-audit services provided to these entities which require pre-approval are those services that relate directly to the operations and financial reporting of the Trust.

 

Although the Committee is not required to pre-approve all services provided to Securian AM and affiliated service providers, the Committee will annually receive a report from the Auditor on the aggregate fees for all services provided to Securian AM and its affiliates.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
(e)(2)
       None of the services provided to the registrant described in paragraphs (b) – (d) of this Item 4 were pre-approved by the audit committee pursuant to paragraph (c)(7)(i)(C) of Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X.

 

(f)             No disclosures are required by this Item 4(f).

 

(g)            The aggregate non-audit fees billed for each of the last two fiscal years by the registrant's accountant for services rendered to the registrant and to the registrant's investment adviser (not including any sub-adviser whose role is primarily portfolio management and is subcontracted with or overseen by another investment adviser) and any entity controlling, controlled by or under common control with the adviser that provides ongoing services to the registrant were as follows:

 

 2020    2019 
$-   $- 

 

(h)            The registrant's audit committee has considered that the provision of the non-audit services rendered to the registrant's investment adviser (not including any sub-adviser whose role is primarily portfolio management and is subcontracted with or overseen by another investment adviser) and any entity controlling, controlled by or under common control with the adviser 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 is compatible with maintaining the principal accountant's independence.

 

ITEM 5. AUDIT COMMITTEE OF LISTED REGISTRANTS.

 

Not applicable.

 

ITEM 6. SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS.

 

Not applicable. Schedule I – Investments in Securities of Unaffiliated Issuers is included as part of the report to shareholders filed under Item 1 of this Form N-CSR.

 

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

 

The registrant has a governance committee of its board of trustees, the members of which are all trustees who are not “interested persons” of the registrant, as defined in Section 2(a)(19) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (“independent trustees”). The governance committee, which operates in accordance with a separate governance committee charter approved by the board of trustees, selects and recommends to the board of trustees individuals for nomination as independent trustees. The names of potential independent trustee candidates are drawn from a number of sources, including recommendations from management of Securian Asset Management, Inc., the registrant’s investment adviser. Each candidate is evaluated by the governance committee with respect to the relevant business and industry experience that would enable the candidate to serve effectively as an independent trustee, as well as his or her compatibility with respect to business philosophy and style. The members of the governance committee may conduct an in-person interview of each viable candidate using a standardized questionnaire. When all of the viable candidates have been evaluated and interviewed, the governance committee determines which of the viable candidates should be presented to the board of trustees for selection to become a member of the board of trustees.

 

Inasmuch as the registrant does not hold annual meetings of shareholders and meetings of shareholders occur only intermittently, the governance committee does not at present consider nominees recommended by shareholders.

 

ITEM 11. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES.

 

(a)            Based upon their evaluation of the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures as conducted within 90 days of the filing date of this Form N-CSR, the registrant's principal financial officer and principal executive officer have concluded that those disclosure controls and procedures provide reasonable assurance that the material information required to be disclosed by the registrant on this report is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the Securities and Exchange Commission's rules and forms.

 

(b)            There were no changes in the registrant's internal controls over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) that occurred during the second fiscal quarter of the period covered by this report 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.

 

(a)(1) Not applicable.

(a)(2) Not applicable.

(a)(3) Not applicable.

(a)(4) Not applicable.

(b)  Not applicable.

 

 

 

 

ITEM 13. EXHIBITS.

 

(a)  File the exhibits listed below as part of this Form. Letter or number the exhibits in the sequence indicated.

 

(1)Any code of ethics, or amendment thereto, that is the subject of the disclosure required by Item 2, to the extent that the registrant intends to satisfy the Item 2 requirements through filing of an exhibit:

 

Exhibit 99.CODE ETH attached hereto.

 

(2)A separate certification for each principal executive officer and principal financial officer of the registrant as required by Rule 30a-2 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (17 CFR 270.30a-2):

 

Exhibit 99.CERT attached hereto.

 

(b)If the report is filed under Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, provide the certifications required by Rule 30a-2(b) under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (17 CFR 270.30a-2(b)), Rule 13a-14(b) or Rule 15d-14 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (17 CFR 240.13a-14(b) or 240.15d-14(b)) and Section 1350 of Chapter 63 of Title 18 of the United States Code (18 U.S.C. 1350) as an exhibit. A certification furnished pursuant to this paragraph will not be deemed "filed" for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78r), or otherwise subject to the liability of that section. Such certification will not be deemed to be incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act of 1933 or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, except to the extent that the registrant specifically incorporates it by reference:

 

Exhibit 99.906 CERT attached hereto

 

 

 

 

SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

 

(Registrant) Securian Funds Trust

 

By (Signature and Title) /s/ David M. Kuplic  
  David M. Kuplic, President  

 

Date: February 16, 2021

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

 

By (Signature and Title) /s/ David M. Kuplic  
  David M. Kuplic, President (Principal Executive Officer)  

 

By (Signature and Title) /s/ Gary M. Kleist  
  Gary M. Kleist, Treasurer (Principal Financial Officer)  

 

Date: February 16, 2021