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FORM N-Q

 

 

QUARTERLY SCHEDULE OF PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS OF REGISTERED
MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANY

 

Investment Company Act file number

811-08748

 

 

Wanger Advisors Trust

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

 

225 Franklin Street, Boston, Massachusetts

 

02110

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

(Zip code)

 

Scott R. Plummer

5228 Ameriprise Financial Center

Minneapolis, MN 55474

(Name and address of agent for service)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:

1-612-671-1947

 

 

Date of fiscal year end:

December 31

 

 

 

 

Date of reporting period:

March 31, 2011

 

 



 

Item 1. Schedule of Investments.

 



 

Wanger USA

Statement of Investments (Unaudited), March 31, 2011

 

Number of Shares

 

 

 

Value

 

 

 

Equities - 99.7%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Information - 32.1%

 

 

 

 

 

Business Software - 9.1%

 

 

 

533,000

 

Informatica (a)

 

$

27,838,590

 

 

 

Enterprise Data Integration Software

 

 

 

413,000

 

Micros Systems (a)

 

20,414,590

 

 

 

Information Systems for Hotels, Restaurants & Retailers

 

 

 

221,000

 

ANSYS (a)

 

11,975,990

 

 

 

Simulation Software for Engineers & Designers

 

 

 

106,000

 

Concur Technologies (a)

 

5,877,700

 

 

 

Web Enabled Cost & Expense Management Software

 

 

 

170,000

 

Blackbaud

 

4,630,800

 

 

 

Software & Services for Non-profits

 

 

 

132,000

 

Ariba (a)

 

4,506,480

 

 

 

Cost Management Software

 

 

 

35,000

 

Quality Systems

 

2,916,900

 

 

 

IT Systems for Medical Groups & Ambulatory Care Centers

 

 

 

163,000

 

SPS Commerce (a)

 

2,528,130

 

 

 

Supply Chain Management Software Delivered via the Web

 

 

 

59,000

 

Blackboard (a)

 

2,138,160

 

 

 

Education Software

 

 

 

64,000

 

NetSuite (a)

 

1,861,120

 

 

 

End to End IT Systems Solutions Delivered Over the Web

 

 

 

64,000

 

Advent Software (a)

 

1,834,880

 

 

 

Asset Management & Trading Systems

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

86,523,340

 

 

 

Semiconductors & Related Equipment - 4.7%

 

 

 

1,111,000

 

Atmel (a)

 

15,142,930

 

 

 

Microcontrollers, Radio Frequency & Memory Semiconductors

 

 

 

488,000

 

Microsemi (a)

 

10,106,480

 

 

 

Analog/Mixed-signal Semiconductors

 

 

 

520,000

 

ON Semiconductor (a)

 

5,132,400

 

 

 

Mixed-signal & Power Management Semiconductors

 

 

 

445,000

 

Entegris (a)

 

3,902,650

 

 

 

Semiconductor Materials Management Products

 

 

 

226,000

 

Monolithic Power Systems (a)

 

3,206,940

 

 

 

High Performance Analog & Mixed-signal Integrated Circuits (ICs)

 

 

 

203,000

 

TriQuint Semiconductor (a)

 

2,620,730

 

 

 

Radio Frequency Semiconductors

 

 

 

205,000

 

Pericom Semiconductor (a)

 

2,125,850

 

 

 

Interface Integrated Circuits (ICs) & Frequency Control Products

 

 

 

157,000

 

Applied Micro Circuits (a)

 

1,629,660

 

 

 

Communications Semiconductors

 

 

 

51,883

 

Supertex (a)

 

1,155,953

 

 

 

Analog/Mixed-signal Semiconductors

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

45,023,593

 

 

 

Instrumentation - 4.6%

 

 

 

394,000

 

IPG Photonics (a)

 

22,725,920

 

 

 

Fiber Lasers

 

 

 

122,000

 

Mettler Toledo (a)

 

20,984,000

 

 

 

Laboratory Equipment

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

43,709,920

 

 

 

Telephone and Data Services - 3.0%

 

 

 

970,000

 

tw telecom (a)

 

18,624,000

 

 

 

Fiber Optic Telephone/Data Services

 

 

 

94,000

 

AboveNet

 

6,096,840

 

 

 

Metropolitan Fiber Communications Services

 

 

 

1,120,000

 

PAETEC Holding (a)

 

3,740,800

 

 

 

Telephone/Data Services for Business

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

28,461,640

 

 

 

Telecommunications Equipment - 2.6%

 

 

 

214,000

 

Polycom (a)

 

11,095,900

 

 

 

Video Conferencing Equipment

 

 

 

237,800

 

Finisar (a)

 

5,849,880

 

 

 

Optical Sub-systems & Components

 

 

 

148,000

 

Blue Coat Systems (a)

 

4,167,680

 

 

 

WAN Acceleration & Network Security

 

 

 

133,000

 

Ixia (a)

 

2,112,040

 

 

 

Telecom Network Test Equipment

 

 

 

135,000

 

Infinera (a)

 

1,132,650

 

 

 

Optical Networking Equipment

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

24,358,150

 

 

 

Computer Hardware & Related Equipment - 2.5%

 

 

 

179,000

 

II-VI (a)

 

8,905,250

 

 

 

Laser Optics & Specialty Materials

 

 

 

106,000

 

Amphenol

 

5,765,340

 

 

 

Electronic Connectors

 

 

 

100,000

 

Zebra Technologies (a)

 

3,924,000

 

 

 

Bar Code Printers

 

 

 

110,000

 

Netgear (a)

 

3,568,400

 

 

 

Networking Products for Small Business & Home

 

 

 

48,000

 

Nice Systems - ADR (Israel) (a)

 

1,773,120

 

 

 

Audio & Video Recording Solutions

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

23,936,110

 

 

 

Computer Services - 1.6%

 

 

 

333,000

 

ExlService Holdings (a)

 

7,042,950

 

 

 

BPO (Business Process Outsourcing)

 

 

 

106,000

 

SRA International (a)

 

3,006,160

 

 

 

Government IT Services

 

 

 

450,000

 

RCM Technologies (a)

 

2,290,500

 

 

 

Technology & Engineering Services

 

 

 

375,500

 

Hackett Group (a)

 

1,441,920

 

 

 

IT Integration & Best Practice Research

 

 

 

92,000

 

Acxiom (a)

 

1,320,200

 

 

 

Database Marketing Services

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

15,101,730

 

 

 

Gaming Equipment & Services - 1.2%

 

 

 

264,000

 

Bally Technologies (a)

 

9,992,400

 

 

 

Slot Machines & Software

 

 

 

42,000

 

WMS Industries (a)

 

1,484,700

 

 

 

Slot Machine Provider

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

11,477,100

 

 

 

Contract Manufacturing - 0.7%

 

 

 

135,000

 

Plexus (a)

 

4,733,100

 

 

 

Electronic Manufacturing Services

 

 

 

 

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Number of Shares

 

 

 

Value

 

 

 

Contract Manufacturing — 0.7% (cont)

 

 

 

165,000

 

Sanmina-SCI (a)

 

$

1,849,650

 

 

 

Electronic Manufacturing Services

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6,582,750

 

 

 

Internet Related - 0.6%

 

 

 

44,000

 

Equinix (a)

 

4,008,400

 

 

 

Network Neutral Data Centers

 

 

 

575,000

 

TheStreet.com

 

1,926,250

 

 

 

Financial Information Websites

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5,934,650

 

 

 

Financial Processors - 0.5%

 

 

 

91,000

 

Global Payments

 

4,451,720

 

 

 

Credit Card Processor

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mobile Communications - 0.4%

 

 

 

82,000

 

SBA Communications (a)

 

3,253,760

 

 

 

Communications Towers

 

 

 

51,000

 

Globalstar (a)

 

64,770

 

 

 

Satellite Mobile Voice & Data Carrier

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3,318,530

 

 

 

Business Information & Marketing Services - 0.3%

 

 

 

291,200

 

Navigant Consulting (a)

 

2,909,088

 

 

 

Financial Consulting Firm

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Radio - 0.2%

 

 

 

333,900

 

Salem Communications

 

1,252,125

 

 

 

Radio Stations for Religious Programming

 

 

 

305,000

 

Spanish Broadcasting System (a)

 

289,750

 

 

 

Spanish Language Radio Stations

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,541,875

 

 

 

TV Broadcasting - 0.1%

 

 

 

522,000

 

Entravision Communications (a)

 

1,414,620

 

 

 

Spanish Language TV & Radio Stations

 

 

 

Total Information

 

304,744,816

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Consumer Goods & Services - 17.4%

 

 

 

 

 

Retail - 7.0%

 

 

 

275,000

 

lululemon athletica (a)

 

24,488,750

 

 

 

Premium Active Apparel Retailer

 

 

 

256,000

 

Abercrombie & Fitch

 

15,027,200

 

 

 

Teen Apparel Retailer

 

 

 

129,000

 

Shutterfly (a)

 

6,754,440

 

 

 

Internet Photo-centric Retailer

 

 

 

476,000

 

Saks (a)

 

5,383,560

 

 

 

Luxury Department Store Retailer

 

 

 

330,000

 

Chico’s FAS

 

4,917,000

 

 

 

Women’s Specialty Retailer

 

 

 

382,000

 

Pier 1 Imports (a)

 

3,877,300

 

 

 

Home Furnishing Retailer

 

 

 

315,000

 

Talbots (a)

 

1,902,600

 

 

 

Women’s Specialty Retailer

 

 

 

405,400

 

Wet Seal (a)

 

1,735,112

 

 

 

Specialty Apparel Retailer

 

 

 

60,700

 

Express

 

1,186,078

 

 

 

Dual Gender Fashion Retailer

 

 

 

116,229

 

Gaiam

 

767,111

 

 

 

Healthy Living Catalogs & E-Commerce

 

 

 

6,000

 

The Fresh Market (a)

 

226,440

 

 

 

Specialty Food Retailer

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

66,265,591

 

 

 

Travel - 3.6%

 

 

 

449,700

 

Gaylord Entertainment (a)

 

15,595,596

 

 

 

Convention Hotels

 

 

 

659,500

 

Avis Budget Group (a)

 

11,811,645

 

 

 

Second Largest Car Rental Company

 

 

 

400,000

 

Hertz (a)

 

6,252,000

 

 

 

Largest U.S. Rental Car Operator

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

33,659,241

 

 

 

Furniture & Textiles - 1.9%

 

 

 

630,000

 

Knoll

 

13,204,800

 

 

 

Office Furniture

 

 

 

166,000

 

Herman Miller

 

4,563,340

 

 

 

Office Furniture

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

17,768,140

 

 

 

Apparel - 1.0%

 

 

 

93,500

 

Warnaco Group (a)

 

5,347,265

 

 

 

Global Branded Apparel Manufacturer

 

 

 

153,945

 

True Religion Apparel (a)

 

3,613,089

 

 

 

Premium Denim

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8,960,354

 

 

 

Casinos & Gaming - 0.9%

 

 

 

328,000

 

Pinnacle Entertainment (a)

 

4,467,360

 

 

 

Regional Casino Operator

 

 

 

115,000

 

Penn National Gaming (a)

 

4,261,900

 

 

 

Regional Casino Operator

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8,729,260

 

 

 

Food & Beverage - 0.7%

 

 

 

117,000

 

Diamond Foods

 

6,528,600

 

 

 

Culinary Ingredients & Snack Foods

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other Consumer Services - 0.6%

 

 

 

163,000

 

Lifetime Fitness (a)

 

6,081,530

 

 

 

Sport & Fitness Club Operator

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Consumer Goods Distribution - 0.6%

 

 

 

232,000

 

Pool

 

5,593,520

 

 

 

Distributor of Swimming Pool Supplies & Equipment

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Educational Services - 0.5%

 

 

 

70,000

 

ITT Educational Services (a)

 

5,050,500

 

 

 

Post-secondary Degree Services

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other Durable Goods - 0.3%

 

 

 

85,000

 

Jarden

 

3,023,450

 

 

 

Branded Household Products

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Leisure Products - 0.3%

 

 

 

83,000

 

Thor Industries

 

2,769,710

 

 

 

RV & Bus Manufacturer

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Restaurants —%

 

 

 

17,700

 

Bravo Brio Restaurant Group (a)

 

313,113

 

 

 

Upscale Casual Italian Restaurants

 

 

 

Total Consumer Goods & Services

 

164,743,009

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Industrial Goods & Services - 14.5%

 

 

 

 

 

Machinery - 11.7%

 

 

 

631,500

 

Ametek

 

27,703,905

 

 

 

Aerospace/Industrial Instruments

 

 

 

240,100

 

Nordson

 

27,625,906

 

 

 

Dispensing Systems for Adhesives & Coatings

 

 

 

290,000

 

Donaldson

 

17,774,100

 

 

 

Industrial Air Filtration

 

 

 

319,000

 

Pentair

 

12,055,010

 

 

 

Pumps & Water Treatment

 

 

 

 

2



 

Number of Shares

 

 

 

Value

 

 

 

Machinery — 11.7% (cont)

 

 

 

297,300

 

ESCO Technologies

 

$

11,341,995

 

 

 

Automatic Electric Meter Readers

 

 

 

128,000

 

MOOG (a)

 

5,876,480

 

 

 

Motion Control Products for Aerospace, Defense & Industrial Markets

 

 

 

111,000

 

Oshkosh (a)

 

3,927,180

 

 

 

Specialty Truck Manufacturer

 

 

 

42,000

 

WABCO Holdings (a)

 

2,588,880

 

 

 

Truck & Bus Component Supplier

 

 

 

57,000

 

Kennametal

 

2,223,000

 

 

 

Consumable Cutting Tools

 

 

 

10,463

 

HEICO

 

470,626

 

 

 

FAA Approved Aircraft Replacement Parts

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

111,587,082

 

 

 

Industrial Materials & Specialty Chemicals - 1.3%

 

 

 

71,000

 

Albemarle

 

4,243,670

 

 

 

Refinery Catalysts & Other Specialty Chemicals

 

 

 

187,000

 

Drew Industries

 

4,175,710

 

 

 

RV & Manufactured Home Components

 

 

 

150,000

 

Albany International

 

3,735,000

 

 

 

Paper Machine Clothing & Advanced Textiles

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

12,154,380

 

 

 

Steel - 0.7%

 

 

 

320,400

 

GrafTech International (a)

 

6,609,852

 

 

 

Industrial Graphite Materials Producer

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Electrical Components - 0.6%

 

 

 

104,000

 

Acuity Brands

 

6,082,960

 

 

 

Commercial Lighting Fixtures

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Water - 0.2%

 

 

 

326,000

 

Mueller Water Products

 

1,460,480

 

 

 

Fire Hydrants, Valves & Ductile Iron Pipes

 

 

 

Total Industrial Goods & Services

 

137,894,754

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Finance - 11.7%

 

 

 

 

 

Banks - 5.5%

 

 

 

645,837

 

Valley National Bancorp

 

9,015,885

 

 

 

New Jersey/New York Bank

 

 

 

107,000

 

SVB Financial Group (a)

 

6,091,510

 

 

 

Bank to Venture Capitalists

 

 

 

284,000

 

MB Financial

 

5,952,640

 

 

 

Chicago Bank

 

 

 

368,000

 

TCF Financial

 

5,836,480

 

 

 

Great Lakes Bank

 

 

 

253,000

 

Lakeland Financial

 

5,738,040

 

 

 

Indiana Bank

 

 

 

333,000

 

Whitney Holding

 

4,535,460

 

 

 

Gulf Coast Bank

 

 

 

271,000

 

Associated Banc-Corp

 

4,024,350

 

 

 

Midwest Bank

 

 

 

666,200

 

First Busey

 

3,384,296

 

 

 

Illinois Bank

 

 

 

300,260

 

Pacific Continental

 

3,059,649

 

 

 

Pacific Northwest Bank

 

 

 

97,700

 

Sandy Spring Bancorp

 

1,803,542

 

 

 

Baltimore/D.C. Bank

 

 

 

260,000

 

Wilmington Trust

 

1,175,200

 

 

 

Delaware Trust Bank

 

 

 

22,000

 

Hancock Holding

 

722,480

 

 

 

Gulf Coast Bank

 

 

 

504,451

 

Guaranty Bancorp (a)

 

650,742

 

 

 

Colorado Bank

 

 

 

119,582

 

Green Bankshares (a)(b)

 

333,634

 

 

 

Tennessee Bank

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

52,323,908

 

 

 

Finance Companies - 2.6%

 

 

 

138,000

 

World Acceptance (a)

 

8,997,600

 

 

 

Personal Loans

 

 

 

207,000

 

McGrath Rentcorp

 

5,644,890

 

 

 

Temporary Space & IT Rentals

 

 

 

151,000

 

CAI International (a)

 

3,904,860

 

 

 

International Container Leasing

 

 

 

160,000

 

H&E Equipment Services (a)

 

3,121,600

 

 

 

Heavy Equipment Leasing

 

 

 

71,000

 

Aaron Rents

 

1,800,560

 

 

 

Rent to Own

 

 

 

30,000

 

Textainer Group Holdings

 

1,114,800

 

 

 

Top International Container Leasor

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

24,584,310

 

 

 

Brokerage & Money Management - 1.4%

 

 

 

206,000

 

SEI Investments

 

4,919,280

 

 

 

Mutual Fund Administration & Investment Management

 

 

 

444,000

 

MF Global (a)

 

3,676,320

 

 

 

Futures Broker

 

 

 

85,000

 

Eaton Vance

 

2,740,400

 

 

 

Specialty Mutual Funds

 

 

 

100,500

 

Investment Technology Group (a)

 

1,828,095

 

 

 

Electronic Trading

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

13,164,095

 

 

 

Insurance - 1.2%

 

 

 

200,000

 

Leucadia National

 

7,508,000

 

 

 

Insurance Holding Company

 

 

 

151,000

 

Tower Group

 

3,628,530

 

 

 

Commercial & Personal Lines Insurance

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

11,136,530

 

 

 

Savings & Loans - 1.0%

 

 

 

447,000

 

ViewPoint Financial

 

5,811,000

 

 

 

Texas Thrift

 

 

 

142,000

 

Berkshire Hills Bancorp

 

2,960,700

 

 

 

Northeast Thrift

 

 

 

52,011

 

Kaiser Federal Financial Group

 

639,735

 

 

 

Los Angeles Savings & Loan

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9,411,435

 

Total Finance

 

110,620,278

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Energy & Minerals - 10.5%

 

 

 

 

 

Oil Services - 6.7%

 

 

 

319,000

 

FMC Technologies (a)

 

30,139,120

 

 

 

Oil & Gas Wellhead Manufacturer

 

 

 

541,100

 

Atwood Oceanics (a)

 

25,123,273

 

 

 

Offshore Drilling Contractor

 

 

 

95,000

 

Bristow (a)

 

4,493,500

 

 

 

Largest Provider of Helicopter Services to Offshore Oil & Gas Producers

 

 

 

 

3



 

Number of Shares

 

 

 

Value

 

 

 

Oil Services — 6.7% (cont)

 

 

 

116,000

 

Hornbeck Offshore (a)

 

$

3,578,600

 

 

 

Supply Vessel Operator in U.S. Gulf of Mexico

 

 

 

32,000

 

Tesco (a)

 

702,400

 

 

 

Developing New Well Drilling Technologies

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

64,036,893

 

 

 

Oil & Gas Producers - 3.0%

 

 

 

92,000

 

SM Energy

 

6,825,480

 

 

 

Oil & Gas Producer

 

 

 

146,000

 

Carrizo Oil & Gas (a)

 

5,391,780

 

 

 

Oil & Gas Producer

 

 

 

145,000

 

Northern Oil & Gas (a)

 

3,871,500

 

 

 

Small E&P Company in North Dakota Bakken

 

 

 

81,000

 

Rosetta Resources (a)

 

3,850,740

 

 

 

Oil & Gas Producer Exploring in South Texas & Montana

 

 

 

215,000

 

Houston American Energy

 

3,313,150

 

 

 

Oil & Gas Exploration & Production in Colombia

 

 

 

174,000

 

Quicksilver Resources (a)

 

2,489,940

 

 

 

Natural Gas & Coal Steam Gas Producer

 

 

 

47,000

 

Swift Energy (a)

 

2,005,960

 

 

 

Oil & Gas Exploration & Production Co.

 

 

 

19,800

 

Oasis Petroleum (a)

 

626,076

 

 

 

Oil Producer in North Dakota

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

28,374,626

 

 

 

Mining - 0.8%

 

 

 

66,000

 

Core Laboratories (Netherlands)

 

6,743,220

 

 

 

Oil & Gas Reservoir Consulting

 

 

 

100,000

 

Augusta Resource (a)

 

513,000

 

 

 

U.S. Copper/Molybdenum Mine

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7,256,220

 

Total Energy & Minerals

 

99,667,739

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Health Care - 8.2%

 

 

 

 

 

Biotechnology & Drug Delivery - 4.5%

 

 

 

254,000

 

BioMarin Pharmaceutical (a)

 

6,383,020

 

 

 

Biotech Focused on Orphan Diseases

 

 

 

318,200

 

Seattle Genetics (a)

 

4,954,374

 

 

 

Antibody-based Therapies for Cancer

 

 

 

126,000

 

Onyx Pharmaceuticals (a)

 

4,432,680

 

 

 

Commercial-stage Biotech Focused on Cancer

 

 

 

80,000

 

InterMune (a)

 

3,775,200

 

 

 

Drugs for Pulmonary Fibrosis & Hepatitis C

 

 

 

384,000

 

NPS Pharmaceuticals (a)

 

3,674,880

 

 

 

Orphan Drugs & Healthy Royalties

 

 

 

352,000

 

Isis Pharmaceuticals (a)

 

3,182,080

 

 

 

Biotech Pioneer in Anti-sense Drugs

 

 

 

122,000

 

Auxilium Pharmaceuticals (a)

 

2,619,340

 

 

 

Biotech Focused on Niche Disease Areas

 

 

 

450,000

 

Micromet (a)

 

2,524,500

 

 

 

Next-generation Antibody Technology

 

 

 

35,000

 

United Therapeutics (a)

 

2,345,700

 

 

 

Biotech Focused on Rare Diseases

 

 

 

455,000

 

Chelsea Therapeutics (a)

 

1,774,500

 

 

 

Biotech Focused on Rare Diseases

 

 

 

130,000

 

Savient Pharmaceuticals (a)

 

1,378,000

 

 

 

Biotech Company Focused on Severe Gout

 

 

 

201,900

 

Nabi Biopharmaceuticals (a)

 

1,173,039

 

 

 

Biotech Focused on Vaccines

 

 

 

101,200

 

Nektar Therapeutics (a)

 

958,364

 

 

 

Drug Delivery Technologies

 

 

 

276,000

 

Idenix Pharmaceuticals (a)

 

916,320

 

 

 

Developer of Drugs for Infectious Diseases

 

 

 

247,400

 

Allos Therapeutics (a)

 

784,258

 

 

 

Cancer Drug Development

 

 

 

242,000

 

Array Biopharma (a)

 

740,520

 

 

 

Drugs for Cancer & Inflammatory Diseases

 

 

 

107,000

 

Anthera Pharmaceuticals (a)

 

723,320

 

 

 

Biotech Focused on Cardiovascular, Cancer & Immunology

 

 

 

738,060

 

Medicure - Warrants (a)(c)

 

1,720

 

 

 

Cardiovascular Biotech Company

 

 

 

25,000

 

Locus Pharmaceuticals, Series A-1, Pfd. (a)(c)

 

83

 

12,886

 

Locus Pharmaceuticals, Series B-1, Pfd. (a)(c)

 

43

 

 

 

High Throughput Rational Drug Design

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

42,341,941

 

 

 

Medical Equipment & Devices - 2.7%

 

 

 

109,000

 

Alexion Pharmaceuticals (a)

 

10,756,120

 

 

 

Biotech Focused on Orphan Diseases

 

 

 

123,000

 

Sirona Dental Systems (a)

 

6,169,680

 

 

 

Manufacturer of Dental Equipment

 

 

 

64,000

 

Gen-Probe (a)

 

4,246,400

 

 

 

Molecular In-vitro Diagnostics

 

 

 

34,000

 

Idexx Laboratories (a)

 

2,625,480

 

 

 

Diagnostic Equipment & Services for Veterinarians

 

 

 

76,000

 

Pacific Biosciences of California (a)

 

1,067,800

 

 

 

Genome Sequencing

 

 

 

45,000

 

American Medical Systems (a)

 

973,800

 

 

 

Medical Devices to Treat Urological Conditions

 

 

 

101,500

 

Nanosphere (a)

 

329,875

 

 

 

Molecular Diagnostics Company with Best of Breed Platform

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

26,169,155

 

 

 

Medical Supplies - 0.6%

 

 

 

164,600

 

Cepheid (a)

 

4,612,092

 

 

 

Molecular Diagnostics

 

 

 

29,000

 

Neogen (a)

 

1,200,020

 

 

 

Food & Animal Safety Products

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5,812,112

 

 

 

Pharmaceuticals - 0.3%

 

 

 

373,300

 

Akorn (a)

 

2,153,941

 

 

 

Develops, Manufactures & Sells Specialty Generic Drugs

 

 

 

46,800

 

Alimera Sciences (a)

 

365,040

 

 

 

Ophthalmogy-focused Pharmaceutical Company

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,518,981

 

 

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Number of Shares

 

 

 

Value

 

 

 

Health Care Services - 0.1%

 

 

 

100,000

 

Health Management Associates (a)

 

$

1,090,000

 

 

 

Non-urban Hospitals

 

 

 

Total Health Care

 

77,932,189

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other Industries - 5.3%

 

 

 

 

 

Real Estate - 4.3%

 

 

 

503,000

 

Extra Space Storage

 

10,417,130

 

 

 

Self Storage Facilities

 

 

 

469,600

 

BioMed Realty Trust

 

8,931,792

 

 

 

Life Science-focused Office Buildings

 

 

 

935,000

 

Kite Realty Group

 

4,964,850

 

 

 

Community Shopping Centers

 

 

 

102,000

 

Kilroy Realty

 

3,960,660

 

 

 

Southern California Office & Industrial Properties

 

 

 

100,000

 

Corporate Office Properties

 

3,614,000

 

 

 

Office Buildings

 

 

 

122,200

 

Dupont Fabros Technology

 

2,963,350

 

 

 

Technology-focused Office Buildings

 

 

 

264,000

 

Education Realty Trust

 

2,119,920

 

 

 

Student Housing

 

 

 

341,000

 

DCT Industrial Trust

 

1,892,550

 

 

 

Industrial Properties

 

 

 

119,000

 

Associated Estates Realty

 

1,889,720

 

 

 

Multi-family Properties

 

 

 

60,000

 

Summit Hotel Properties (a)

 

596,400

 

 

 

Owner of Select Service Hotels

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

41,350,372

 

 

 

Transportation - 1.0%

 

 

 

100,500

 

World Fuel Services

 

4,081,305

 

 

 

Global Fuel Broker

 

 

 

134,487

 

Rush Enterprises, Class A (a)

 

2,662,843

 

 

 

Truck Sales & Services

 

 

 

140,000

 

Heartland Express

 

2,458,400

 

 

 

Regional Trucker

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9,202,548

 

Total Other Industries

 

50,552,920

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Equities
(Cost: $557,664,096) - 99.7%

 

946,155,705

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Securities Lending Collateral —%

 

 

 

42,000

 

Dreyfus Government Cash Management Fund (d)
(7 day yield of 0.00%)

 

42,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Securities Lending Collateral
(Cost: $42,000)

 

42,000

 

 

Principal Amount

 

 

 

 

 

Short-Term Obligation - 0.6%

 

 

 

 

 

Repurchase Agreement - 0.6%

 

 

 

$

5,750,000

 

Repurchase Agreement with Fixed Income Clearing Corp., dated 3/31/11, due 4/01/11 at 0.07%, collateralized by a U.S. Government Agency obligation maturing 12/01/17, market value $5,868,200 (repurchase proceeds $5,750,011)

 

 

5,750,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Obligation
(Cost: $5,750,000)

 

5,750,000

 

 

 

 

 

Total Investments
(Cost: $563,456,096)(e) - 100.3%

 

951,947,705

 

 

 

 

 

Obligation to Return Collateral for Securities Loaned (—)%

 

(42,000

)

 

 

 

 

Cash and Other Assets Less Liabilities - (0.3)%

 

(2,413,645

)

 

 

 

 

Total Net Assets - 100.0%

 

$

949,492,060

 

 


Notes to Statement of Investments:

 

* Security Valuation:

 

Securities of the Fund are valued at market value or, if a market quotation for a security is not readily available or is deemed not to be reliable because of events or circumstances that have occurred between the market quotation and the time as of which the security is to be valued, the security is valued at its fair value determined in good faith under consistently applied procedures established by the Board of Trustees.  A security traded on a securities exchange or in an over-the-counter market in which transaction prices are reported is valued at the last sales price at the time of valuation. A security traded principally on NASDAQ is valued at the NASDAQ official closing price. Mutual Funds and Exchange Traded Funds are valued at their closing net asset value as reported to NASDAQ. A security for which there is no reported sale on the valuation date is valued at the latest bid quotation. Short-term investments maturing in 60 days or less are valued at amortized cost, which approximates market value. A security for which a market quotation is not readily available and any other assets are valued at their fair value determined in good faith under consistently applied procedures established by the Board of Trustees. The Fund has retained an independent statistical fair value pricing service that employs a systemic methodology to assist in the fair valuation process for securities principally traded in a foreign market in order to adjust for possible changes in value that may occur between the close of the foreign market and the time as of which the securities are to be valued. If a security is valued at a “fair value”, that value may be different from the last quoted market price for the security.

 

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Various inputs are used in determining the value of the Fund’s investments, following the input prioritization hierarchy established by GAAP.  These inputs are summarized in the three broad levels listed below:

 

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

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

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

 

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

 

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

 

The following table summarizes the inputs used, as of March 31, 2011, in valuing the Fund’s assets:

 

Investment Type

 

Quoted
Prices
(Level 1)

 

Other
Significant
Observable
Inputs
(Level 2)

 

Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
(Level 3)

 

Total

 

Equities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Information

 

$

304,744,816

 

$

 

$

 

$

304,744,816

 

Consumer Goods & Services

 

164,743,009

 

 

 

164,743,009

 

Industrial Goods & Services

 

137,894,754

 

 

 

137,894,754

 

Finance

 

110,620,278

 

 

 

110,620,278

 

Energy & Minerals

 

99,667,739

 

 

 

99,667,739

 

Health Care

 

77,930,343

 

1,720

 

126

 

77,932,189

 

Other Industries

 

50,552,920

 

 

 

50,552,920

 

Total Equities

 

946,153,859

 

1,720

 

126

 

946,155,705

 

Total Short-Term Obligation

 

 

5,750,000

 

 

5,750,000

 

Total Securities Lending Collateral

 

42,000

 

 

 

42,000

 

Total Investments

 

$

946,195,859

 

$

5,751,720

 

$

126

 

$

951,947,705

 

 

The Fund’s assets assigned to the Level 2 input category are generally valued using a market approach, in which a security’s value is determined through its correlation to prices and information from observable market transactions for similar or identical assets. Warrants which do not trade are valued as a percentage of the actively trading common stock using a model based on Black Scholes.

 

Certain short-term obligations may be valued using amortized cost, an income approach which converts future cash flows to a present value based upon the discount or premium at purchase.

 

The Fund’s assets assigned to the Level 3 input category are valued at fair value as determined in good faith under consistently applied procedures established by and under the general supervision of the Board of Trustees. To determine fair value, management will utilize the valuation technique that they deem the most appropriate in the circumstances. Securities for which no market exists are valued based upon a market approach using some unobservable inputs which may include, but are not limited to, projected earnings, available cash, line of business, multiples, and consideration of the prioritization of the equity in a company’s capital structure.

 

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

 

The following table reconciles asset balances for the three months ending March 31, 2011, in which significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) were used in determining value:

 

Investments in Securities

 

Balance as of
December 31,
2010

 

Realized
Gain/

(Loss)

 

Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)

 

Purchases

 

Sales

 

Transfers
into

Level 3

 

Transfers
out of
Level 3

 

Balance as of
March 31,
2011

 

Equities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Health Care

 

$

1,137

 

$

 

$

(1,011

)

$

 

$

 

$

 

$

 

$

126

 

 

 

$

1,137

 

$

 

$

(1,011

)

$

 

$

 

$

 

$

 

$

126

 

 

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

 

The change in unrealized depreciation attributed to securities owned at March 31, 2011, which were valued using significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) amounted to $1,011.

 

(a)              Non-income producing security.

(b)              All or a portion of this security was on loan at March 31, 2011. The total market value of Fund securities on loan at March 31, 2011 was $39,060.

 

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(c)               Denotes a restricted security, which is subject to restrictions on resale under federal securities laws. These securities are valued at a fair value determined in good faith under consistently applied procedures established by the Board of Trustees. At March 31, 2011, the market value of these securities amounted to $1,846 which represents less than 0.01% of total net assets.

 

Additional information on these securities is as follows:

 

 

 

Acquisition

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Security

 

Dates

 

Shares

 

Cost

 

Value

 

Medicure — Warrants

 

12/22/06

 

738,060

 

$

 

$

1,720

 

Locus Pharmaceuticals,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Series A-1, Pfd.

 

9/05/01

 

25,000

 

1,000,000

 

83

 

Locus Pharmaceuticals,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Series B-1, Pfd.

 

2/08/07

 

12,886

 

37,369

 

43

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

1,037,369

 

$

1,846

 

 

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

(e)               At March 31, 2011, for federal income tax purposes, the cost of investments was $563,456,096 and net unrealized appreciation was $388,491,609 consisting of gross unrealized appreciation of $430,897,402 and gross unrealized depreciation of $42,405,793.

 

ADR = American Depositary Receipts

 

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Wanger International

Statement of Investments (Unaudited), March 31, 2011

 

Number of Shares

 

 

 

Value

 

 

 

Equities - 97.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Europe - 39.6%

 

 

 

 

 

United Kingdom 8.4%

 

 

 

294,428

 

Intertek Group

 

$

9,607,012

 

 

 

Testing, Inspection & Certification Services

 

 

 

975,093

 

Serco

 

8,728,478

 

 

 

Facilities Management

 

 

 

728,510

 

Chemring

 

8,081,389

 

 

 

Defense Manufacturer of Countermeasures & Energetics

 

 

 

7,592,066

 

Archipelago Resources (a)

 

6,987,808

 

 

 

Gold Mining Projects in Indonesia, Vietnam & the Philippines

 

 

 

2,250,000

 

Charles Taylor (b)

 

5,053,227

 

 

 

Insurance Services

 

 

 

1,351,713

 

Cobham

 

4,991,696

 

 

 

Aerospace Components

 

 

 

259,000

 

Petropavlovsk

 

4,146,566

 

 

 

Gold & Iron Ore Mining in Russia

 

 

 

9,309,131

 

Workspace Group

 

4,069,433

 

 

 

United Kingdom Real Estate

 

 

 

310,000

 

JLT Group

 

3,441,328

 

 

 

International Business Insurance Broker

 

 

 

92,000

 

Premier Oil (a)

 

2,942,871

 

 

 

Oil & Gas Producer in Europe, Pakistan & Asia

 

 

 

443,315

 

Abcam

 

2,681,094

 

 

 

Online Sales of Antibodies

 

 

 

91,875

 

Rotork

 

2,573,356

 

 

 

Valve Actuators for Oil & Water Pipelines

 

 

 

400,000

 

GlobeOp Financial Services

 

2,566,719

 

 

 

Hedge Fund Administrator

 

 

 

103,604

 

Tullow Oil

 

2,406,597

 

 

 

Oil & Gas Producer

 

 

 

204,598

 

Smith & Nephew

 

2,307,358

 

 

 

Medical Equipment & Supplies

 

 

 

345,705

 

FlyBe (a)

 

1,441,907

 

 

 

Largest European Regional Airline

 

 

 

238,400

 

Sterling Resources (a)

 

1,069,665

 

 

 

Oil & Gas Exploration - Europe

 

 

 

556,698

 

PureCircle (a)

 

986,825

 

 

 

Natural Sweeteners

 

 

 

129,200

 

Shaftesbury

 

980,559

 

 

 

London Prime Retail REIT

 

 

 

250,000

 

SKIL Ports & Logistics (a)

 

826,163

 

 

 

Indian Container Port Project

 

 

 

161,600

 

Sterling Resources (a)(c)

 

710,573

 

 

 

Oil & Gas Exploration - Europe

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

76,600,624

 

 

 

Netherlands - 6.6%

 

 

 

270,386

 

Imtech

 

10,035,769

 

 

 

Electromechanical & Information & Communications Technologies Installation & Maintenance

 

 

 

112,342

 

Fugro

 

9,899,741

 

 

 

Sub-sea Oilfield Services

 

 

 

154,474

 

Vopak

 

7,432,350

 

 

 

World’s Largest Operator of Petroleum & Chemical Storage Terminals

 

 

 

181,101

 

Koninklijke TenCate

 

7,423,781

 

 

 

Advanced Textiles & Industrial Fabrics

 

 

 

312,364

 

Aalberts Industries

 

7,412,711

 

 

 

Flow Control & Heat Treatment

 

 

 

217,414

 

Unit 4 Agresso

 

7,394,856

 

 

 

Business Software Development

 

 

 

171,466

 

Arcadis

 

4,144,391

 

 

 

Engineering Consultants

 

 

 

160,900

 

USG People (a)

 

3,329,200

 

 

 

Temporary Staffing Services

 

 

 

30,034

 

Core Laboratories

 

3,068,574

 

 

 

Oil & Gas Reservoir Consulting

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

60,141,373

 

 

 

France - 5.2%

 

 

 

90,000

 

Neopost

 

7,883,739

 

 

 

Postage Meter Machines

 

 

 

85,100

 

Eurofins Scientific

 

7,505,167

 

 

 

Food, Pharmaceuticals & Materials Screening & Testing

 

 

 

131,200

 

Saft

 

5,574,378

 

 

 

Niche Battery Manufacturer

 

 

 

40,000

 

Rubis

 

4,774,261

 

 

 

Tank Storage & Liquefied Petroleum Gas Distribution

 

 

 

92,000

 

Gemalto

 

4,524,919

 

 

 

Smart Card Products & Solutions

 

 

 

80,200

 

Mersen

 

4,447,492

 

 

 

Advanced Industrial Materials

 

 

 

44,000

 

Pierre & Vacances

 

3,866,120

 

 

 

Vacation Apartment Lets

 

 

 

99,500

 

Teleperformance

 

3,751,607

 

 

 

Call Center Operator

 

 

 

29,600

 

Norbert Dentressangle

 

3,173,869

 

 

 

Leading European Logistics & Transport Group

 

 

 

261,133

 

Hi-Media (a)

 

1,317,476

 

 

 

Online Advertiser in Europe

 

 

 

56,000

 

Toreador Resources (a)

 

603,680

 

 

 

Drilling for Oil in France’s Paris Basin

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

47,422,708

 

 

 

Germany - 3.8%

 

 

 

93,000

 

Rheinmetall

 

7,706,319

 

 

 

Defense & Automotive

 

 

 

309,494

 

Wirecard

 

5,550,669

 

 

 

Online Payment Processing & Risk Management

 

 

 

20,509

 

Rational

 

4,882,978

 

 

 

Commercial Ovens

 

 

 

72,636

 

CTS Eventim

 

4,686,330

 

 

 

Event Ticket Sales

 

 

 

35,000

 

Vossloh

 

4,681,931

 

 

 

Rail Infrastructure & Diesel Locomotives

 

 

 

165,582

 

Rhoen-Klinikum

 

3,590,339

 

 

 

Health Care Services

 

 

 

75,800

 

Elringklinger

 

2,390,715

 

 

 

Automobile Components

 

 

 

45,390

 

Deutsche Beteiligungs

 

1,308,726

 

 

 

Private Equity Investment Management

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

34,798,007

 

 

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Number of Shares

 

 

 

Value

 

 

 

Switzerland - 3.3%

 

 

 

3,213

 

Sika

 

$

7,737,785

 

 

 

Chemicals for Construction & Industrial Applications

 

 

 

48,116

 

Kuehne & Nagel

 

6,731,525

 

 

 

Freight Forwarding/Logistics

 

 

 

27,386

 

Geberit

 

5,963,201

 

 

 

Plumbing Supplies

 

 

 

27,030

 

Partners Group

 

5,167,630

 

 

 

Private Markets Asset Management

 

 

 

98,509

 

Bank Sarasin & Cie

 

4,289,995

 

 

 

Private Banking

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

29,890,136

 

 

 

Sweden - 2.9%

 

 

 

640,469

 

Hexagon

 

15,291,541

 

 

 

Measurement Equipment & Software

 

 

 

572,110

 

Sweco

 

5,891,594

 

 

 

Engineering Consultants

 

 

 

136,426

 

East Capital Explorer (a)

 

1,848,005

 

 

 

Sweden-based RUS/CEE Investment Fund

 

 

 

92,000

 

Unibet

 

1,847,463

 

 

 

European Online Gaming Operator

 

 

 

102,909

 

Orc Software

 

1,630,396

 

 

 

Software for Securities Trading, Analysis & Risk Management

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

26,508,999

 

 

 

Italy - 2.8%

 

 

 

66,000

 

Tod’s

 

7,777,449

 

 

 

Leather Shoes & Bags

 

 

 

306,600

 

Ansaldo STS

 

4,492,868

 

 

 

Railway Systems Integrator

 

 

 

615,959

 

Credito Emiliano

 

4,043,443

 

 

 

Italian Regional Bank

 

 

 

519,100

 

Geox

 

3,266,367

 

 

 

Apparel & Shoe Maker

 

 

 

1,422,000

 

CIR (a)

 

3,194,183

 

 

 

Italian Holding Company

 

 

 

621,000

 

Terna

 

2,972,913

 

 

 

Italian Power Transmission

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

25,747,223

 

 

 

Ireland - 1.2%

 

 

 

1,767,900

 

United Drug

 

5,762,574

 

 

 

Irish Pharmaceutical Wholesaler & Outsourcer

 

 

 

65,507

 

Paddy Power

 

2,868,647

 

 

 

Irish Betting Services

 

 

 

42,721

 

Aryzta

 

2,146,291

 

 

 

Baked Goods

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10,777,512

 

 

 

Denmark - 1.1%

 

 

 

44,677

 

Novozymes

 

6,840,136

 

 

 

Industrial Enzymes

 

 

 

23,000

 

SimCorp

 

3,685,281

 

 

 

Software for Investment Managers

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10,525,417

 

 

 

Finland - 0.9%

 

 

 

143,341

 

Stockmann (d)

 

4,306,627

 

 

 

Department Store & Fashion Retailer in Scandinavia & Russia

 

 

 

262,125

 

Poyry

 

3,993,447

 

 

 

Engineering Consultants

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8,300,074

 

 

 

Portugal - 0.7%

 

 

 

1,087,200

 

Redes Energéticas Nacionais

 

3,858,111

 

 

 

Portuguese Power Transmission & Gas Transportation

 

 

 

3,184,112

 

Banco Comercial Português

 

2,599,213

 

 

 

Largest Portuguese Banking Franchise

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6,457,324

 

 

 

Iceland - 0.6%

 

 

 

5,215,901

 

Marel (a)

 

5,863,639

 

 

 

Largest Manufacturer of Poultry & Fish Processing Equipment

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Spain - 0.5%

 

 

 

84,535

 

Red Eléctrica de España

 

4,804,098

 

 

 

Spanish Power Transmission

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Czech Republic - 0.5%

 

 

 

17,591

 

Komercni Banka

 

4,439,142

 

 

 

Leading Czech Republic Universal Bank

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Greece - 0.4%

 

 

 

953,100

 

Intralot

 

3,309,295

 

 

 

Lottery & Gaming Systems & Services

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Russia - 0.4%

 

 

 

109,900

 

Mail.ru - GDR (a)(c)

 

3,291,505

 

 

 

Internet Social Networking & Games for Russian Speakers

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Poland - 0.2%

 

 

 

136,143

 

Central European Distribution (a)

 

1,545,223

 

 

 

Largest Spirits Company in Central & Eastern Europe

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Norway - 0.1%

 

 

 

53,948

 

Atea

 

607,253

 

 

 

Leading Nordic IT Hardware/Software Re-seller & Installation Company

 

 

 

Total Europe

 

361,029,552

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Asia - 35.5%

 

 

 

 

 

Japan - 16.0%

 

 

 

1,114,589

 

Kansai Paint

 

9,659,983

 

 

 

Paint Producer in Japan, India, China & Southeast Asia

 

 

 

3,260

 

Advance Residence Investment

 

6,419,287

 

 

 

Residential REIT

 

 

 

3,066

 

Seven Bank

 

6,186,918

 

 

 

ATM Processing Services

 

 

 

441,454

 

Asics

 

5,913,855

 

 

 

Footwear & Apparel

 

 

 

359,100

 

Start Today

 

5,536,884

 

 

 

Online Japanese Apparel Retailer

 

 

 

320,000

 

Gree

 

5,362,387

 

 

 

Mobile Social Networking Game Developer/Platform

 

 

 

950

 

Orix JREIT

 

5,221,951

 

 

 

Diversified REIT

 

 

 

269,542

 

Aeon Delight

 

4,508,262

 

 

 

Facility Maintenance & Management

 

 

 

106,686

 

Hamamatsu Photonics

 

4,228,854

 

 

 

Optical Sensors for Medical & Industrial Applications

 

 

 

480,151

 

Kamigumi

 

4,097,518

 

 

 

Port Cargo Handling & Logistics

 

 

 

40,699

 

Nakanishi

 

4,088,356

 

 

 

Dental Tools & Machinery

 

 

 

 

2



 

Number of Shares

 

 

 

Value

 

 

 

Japan — 16.0% (cont)

 

 

 

224,800

 

Hoshizaki Electric

 

$

4,086,140

 

 

 

Commercial Kitchen Equipment

 

 

 

130,341

 

Kintetsu World Express

 

4,074,844

 

 

 

Airfreight Logistics

 

 

 

199,000

 

Asahi Diamond Industrial

 

3,815,838

 

 

 

Consumable Diamond Tools

 

 

 

3,076

 

Wacom

 

3,776,613

 

 

 

Computer Graphic Illustration Devices

 

 

 

742

 

Osaka Securities Exchange

 

3,720,496

 

 

 

Osaka Securities Exchange

 

 

 

104,711

 

Ain Pharmaciez

 

3,647,291

 

 

 

Dispensing Pharmacy/Drugstore Operator

 

 

 

3,570

 

Jupiter Telecommunications

 

3,510,586

 

 

 

Largest Cable Service Provider in Japan

 

 

 

177,347

 

Daiseki

 

3,466,027

 

 

 

Waste Disposal & Recycling

 

 

 

74,286

 

Makita

 

3,455,541

 

 

 

Power Tools

 

 

 

109,116

 

Tsumura

 

3,426,196

 

 

 

Traditional Chinese/Japanese Herbal Rx Drugs (Kampo)

 

 

 

174,660

 

Ushio

 

3,415,955

 

 

 

Industrial Light Sources

 

 

 

106,803

 

Ibiden

 

3,380,077

 

 

 

Electronic Parts & Ceramics

 

 

 

146,718

 

Glory

 

3,239,749

 

 

 

Currency Handling Systems & Related Equipment

 

 

 

250,000

 

Kuraray

 

3,228,189

 

 

 

Special Resin, Fine Chemical, Fibers & Textures

 

 

 

357,000

 

Shimadzu

 

3,170,161

 

 

 

Analytical Instruments, Medical & Industrial Equipment

 

 

 

1,067,000

 

Nippon Sheet Glass

 

3,079,727

 

 

 

Sheet Glass for Building & Automotive Use

 

 

 

420

 

Fukuoka

 

3,002,203

 

 

 

Diversified REIT in Fukuoka

 

 

 

99,446

 

Icom

 

2,926,873

 

 

 

Two Way Radio Communication Equipment

 

 

 

134,725

 

Aeon Mall

 

2,889,116

 

 

 

Suburban Shopping Mall Developer, Owner & Operator

 

 

 

86,458

 

Miura

 

2,590,303

 

 

 

Industrial Boiler Maker, Seller, Distributor & Manufacturer

 

 

 

259,239

 

Suruga Bank

 

2,302,686

 

 

 

Regional Bank

 

 

 

1,949,700

 

Shinsei Bank

 

2,297,526

 

 

 

Commercial Bank

 

 

 

400

 

Kakaku.com

 

2,226,066

 

 

 

Online Price Comparison Services for Consumers

 

 

 

69,500

 

Pigeon

 

2,172,437

 

 

 

Baby Care Products

 

 

 

146,066

 

Torishima Pump Manufacturing

 

2,170,083

 

 

 

Industrial Pump for Power Generation & Water Supply Systems

 

 

 

159,809

 

Japan Airport Terminal

 

2,016,621

 

 

 

Airport Terminal Operator at Haneda

 

 

 

170,500

 

Sintokogio

 

1,792,327

 

 

 

Automated Casting Machines, Surface Treatment Systems & Consumables

 

 

 

525

 

Mori Hills

 

1,604,225

 

 

 

Tokyo Centric Diversified REIT

 

 

 

5,022

 

Benesse

 

206,157

 

 

 

Education Service Provider

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

145,914,308

 

 

 

China - 5.1%

 

 

 

2,345,205

 

Zhaojin Mining Industry

 

10,494,615

 

 

 

Gold Mining & Refining in China

 

 

 

5,438,000

 

Jiangsu Expressway

 

6,123,864

 

 

 

Chinese Toll Road Operator

 

 

 

1,782,000

 

China Yurun Food

 

5,983,752

 

 

 

Meat Processor in China

 

 

 

1,569,070

 

Shandong Weigao

 

4,466,623

 

 

 

Vertically Integrated Hospital Consumable Manufacturing

 

 

 

40,500

 

New Oriental Education & Technology - ADR (a)

 

4,052,835

 

 

 

Education Service Provider

 

 

 

6,538,000

 

China Communication Services

 

3,993,204

 

 

 

China’s Telecom Infrastructure Service Provider

 

 

 

34,884,524

 

RexLot Holdings

 

3,858,997

 

 

 

Lottery Equipment Supplier in China

 

 

 

4,419,901

 

Wasion Group

 

2,375,986

 

 

 

Electronic Power Meter Total Solution Provider

 

 

 

37,000

 

51job - ADR (a)

 

2,365,410

 

 

 

An Integrated Human Resources Service Provider

 

 

 

1,529,600

 

China Green

 

1,176,021

 

 

 

Chinese Fruit & Vegetable Grower & Processor

 

 

 

119,400

 

Zuoan Fashion (a)(d)

 

825,054

 

 

 

Men’s Apparel Provider in China

 

 

 

36,800

 

Noah Holdings - ADR (a)(d)

 

538,384

 

 

 

Wealth Management Product Distributor in China

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

46,254,745

 

 

 

Singapore - 4.1%

 

 

 

5,110,000

 

Olam International

 

11,346,101

 

 

 

Agriculture Supply Chain Manager

 

 

 

8,078,000

 

Mapletree Logistics Trust

 

5,804,503

 

 

 

Industrial Property Landlord

 

 

 

3,000,000

 

CDL Hospitality Trust

 

4,787,019

 

 

 

Hotel Owner/Operator

 

 

 

2,906,072

 

Ascendas REIT

 

4,634,038

 

 

 

Industrial Property Landlord

 

 

 

5,448,000

 

Mapletree Industrial Trust

 

4,539,224

 

 

 

Industrial Property Landlord

 

 

 

600,000

 

Singapore Exchange

 

3,734,542

 

 

 

Singapore Equity & Derivatives Market Operator

 

 

 

1,800,000

 

Goodpack

 

2,772,060

 

 

 

International Bulk Container Leasing

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

37,617,487

 

 

3



 

Number of Shares

 

 

 

Value

 

 

 

Hong Kong - 3.3%

 

 

 

1,000,000

 

Melco Crown Entertainment - ADR (a)

 

$

7,600,000

 

 

 

Macau Casino Operator

 

 

 

2,600,000

 

Lifestyle International

 

6,233,971

 

 

 

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

 

 

 

4,546,000

 

Hutchison Port Holdings Trust (a)

 

4,500,540

 

 

 

Southern China Container Ports

 

 

 

3,390,500

 

Mongolian Mining (a)

 

4,327,733

 

 

 

Coking Coal Mining in Mongolia

 

 

 

1,183,000

 

L’Occitane International (a)

 

2,916,138

 

 

 

Skin Care & Cosmetics Producer

 

 

 

5,000,000

 

Sa Sa International

 

2,553,251

 

 

 

Cosmetics Retailer

 

 

 

110,000

 

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing

 

2,382,581

 

 

 

Hong Kong Equity & Derivatives Market Operator

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

30,514,214

 

 

 

India - 2.8%

 

 

 

270,000

 

Shriram Transport Finance

 

4,846,558

 

 

 

Truck Financing in India

 

 

 

1,078,700

 

Jain Irrigation Systems

 

4,326,374

 

 

 

Agricultural Micro-irrigation Systems & Food Processing

 

 

 

55,200

 

Asian Paints

 

3,142,246

 

 

 

India’s Largest Paint Company

 

 

 

855,500

 

Infrastructure Development Finance

 

2,962,660

 

 

 

Infrastructure Finance in India

 

 

 

953,100

 

Mundra Port & Special Economic Zone

 

2,916,672

 

 

 

Indian West Coast Shipping Port

 

 

 

4,570,000

 

REI Agro

 

2,789,168

 

 

 

Basmati Rice Processing

 

 

 

792,000

 

Manappuram General Finance

 

2,394,996

 

 

 

Short-term Lending Collateralized by Household Gold

 

 

 

1,430,800

 

S. Kumars Nationwide (a)

 

1,757,855

 

 

 

Textiles, Clothing & Retail

 

 

 

42,959

 

Patel Engineering (a)

 

135,378

 

 

 

Civil Engineering & Construction

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

25,271,907

 

 

 

Taiwan - 2.6%

 

 

 

1,052,000

 

Simplo Technology

 

6,580,825

 

 

 

World’s Largest Notebook Battery Pack Supplier

 

 

 

232,500

 

Formosa International Hotels

 

3,960,837

 

 

 

Hotel, Food & Beverage Operation & Hospitality Management Services

 

 

 

1,082,500

 

Everlight Electronics

 

3,058,191

 

 

 

LED Packager

 

 

 

440,500

 

China Steel Chemical

 

2,351,951

 

 

 

Sole Coal Chemical Producer in Taiwan

 

 

 

491,100

 

President Chain Store

 

2,180,146

 

 

 

Taiwan’s Number One Convenience Chain Store Operator

 

 

 

160,900

 

St. Shine Optical

 

1,978,634

 

 

 

World’s Leading Disposable Contact Lens OEM

 

 

 

677,700

 

Taiwan Hon Chuan

 

1,700,840

 

 

 

Beverage Packaging (Bottles, Caps & Labels) Manufacturer

 

 

 

719,400

 

Far Eastone Telecom

 

1,076,651

 

 

 

Taiwan’s Third Largest Mobile Operator

 

 

 

272,800

 

Sinyi Realty

 

490,644

 

 

 

Taiwanese Realty Company

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

23,378,719

 

 

 

South Korea - 1.3%

 

 

 

172,100

 

Woongjin Coway

 

5,938,769

 

 

 

South Korean Household Appliance Rental Service Provider

 

 

 

21,200

 

NHN (a)

 

3,698,842

 

 

 

South Korea’s Largest Online Search Engine

 

 

 

17,700

 

MegaStudy

 

2,722,646

 

 

 

Education Service Provider

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

12,360,257

 

 

 

Thailand - 0.3%

 

 

 

8,481,000

 

Home Product Center

 

2,565,751

 

 

 

Home Improvement Retailer

 

 

 

Total Asia

 

 

 

323,877,388

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other Countries - 16.5%

 

 

 

 

 

Canada - 6.0%

 

 

 

249,615

 

ShawCor

 

9,387,275

 

 

 

Oil & Gas Pipeline Products

 

 

 

107,304

 

Baytex

 

6,274,434

 

 

 

Oil & Gas Producer in Canada

 

 

 

190,049

 

CCL Industries

 

6,194,480

 

 

 

Leading Global Label Manufacturer

 

 

 

309,100

 

Tahoe Resources (a)(c)

 

6,123,974

 

 

 

Silver Project in Guatemala

 

 

 

142,717

 

Ivanhoe Mines (a)

 

3,914,229

 

126,992

 

Ivanhoe Mines (a)(d)(e)

 

3,487,200

 

 

 

Copper Mine Project in Mongolia

 

 

 

78,442

 

AG Growth

 

3,695,957

 

 

 

Leading Manufacturer of Augers & Grain Handling Equipment

 

 

 

89,000

 

Onex Capital

 

3,120,279

 

 

 

Private Equity Firm

 

 

 

81,515

 

Black Diamond Group

 

2,169,249

 

 

 

Provides Accommodations/Equipment for Oil Sands Exploitation

 

 

 

4,000,000

 

Eacom Timber (a)(c)

 

2,102,527

 

 

 

Canadian Lumber Producer

 

 

 

196,900

 

Guyana Goldfields (a)

 

1,913,149

 

 

 

Gold Mining Projects in Guyana

 

 

 

349,177

 

Horizon North Logistics (a)

 

1,793,606

 

 

 

Provides Diversified Oil Service Offering in Northern Canada

 

 

 

412,182

 

DeeThree Exploration (a)(c)

 

1,655,956

 

133,000

 

DeeThree Exploration (a)

 

562,455

 

 

 

Canadian Oil & Gas Producer

 

 

 

228,671

 

Pan Orient (a)

 

1,625,109

 

 

 

Growth Oriented & Return Focused Asian Explorer

 

 

 

847,500

 

Southern Arc Minerals (a)(c)

 

1,123,123

 

 

 

Gold & Copper Exploration in Indonesia

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

55,143,002

 

 

 

United States - 3.9%

 

 

 

197,236

 

Atwood Oceanics (a)

 

9,157,667

 

 

 

Offshore Drilling Contractor

 

 

 

59,721

 

Alexion Pharmaceuticals (a)

 

5,893,268

 

 

 

Biotech Focused on Orphan Diseases

 

 

 

 

4



 

Number of Shares

 

 

 

Value

 

 

 

United States — 3.9% (cont)

 

 

 

133,584

 

World Fuel Services

 

$

5,424,846

 

 

 

Global Fuel Broker

 

 

 

47,806

 

FMC Technologies (a)

 

4,516,711

 

 

 

Oil & Gas Wellhead Manufacturer

 

 

 

131,000

 

BioMarin Pharmaceutical (a)

 

3,292,030

 

 

 

Biotech Focused on Orphan Diseases

 

 

 

84,361

 

Textainer Group Holdings

 

3,134,855

 

 

 

Top International Container Leasor

 

 

 

59,415

 

Bristow (a)

 

2,810,330

 

 

 

Largest Provider of Helicopter Services to Offshore Oil & Gas Producers

 

 

 

48,154

 

Tesco (a)

 

1,056,980

 

 

 

Developing New Well Drilling Technologies

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

35,286,687

 

 

 

South Africa - 3.1%

 

 

 

161,300

 

Naspers

 

8,678,965

 

 

 

Media in Africa, China, Russia & Other Emerging Markets

 

 

 

668,385

 

Mr. Price

 

6,051,527

 

 

 

South African Retailer of Apparel, Household & Sporting Goods

 

 

 

653,000

 

Adcock Ingram Holdings

 

5,362,032

 

 

 

Manufacturer of Pharmaceuticals & Medical Supplies

 

 

 

707,200

 

Northam Platinum

 

4,599,675

 

 

 

Platinum Mining in South Africa

 

 

 

1,592,895

 

Rand Merchant Insurance

 

2,743,123

 

 

 

Directly Sold Property & Casualty Insurance; Holdings in Other Insurers

 

 

 

263,283

 

Coronation Fund Managers

 

692,748

 

 

 

South African Fund Manager

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

28,128,070

 

 

 

Australia - 2.0%

 

 

 

369,125

 

UGL

 

5,987,365

 

 

 

Engineering & Facilities Management

 

 

 

68,185

 

Cochlear

 

5,850,887

 

 

 

Cochlear Implants

 

 

 

1,073,142

 

SAI Global

 

5,557,622

 

 

 

Publishing, Certification & Compliance Services

 

 

 

150,000

 

Seek

 

1,048,102

 

 

 

Online Job Listing & Education

 

 

 

716,891

 

Hastie Group (f)

 

185,379

 

 

 

Mechanical, Electrical & Hydraulic (MEH) Engineering

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

18,629,355

 

 

 

Israel - 0.8%

 

 

 

421,904

 

Israel Chemicals

 

6,946,369

 

 

 

Producer of Potash, Phosphates, Bromine & Specialty Chemicals

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Senegal - 0.4%

 

 

 

10,000

 

Sonatel (f)

 

3,386,596

 

 

 

Leading Telecoms Operator in Western Africa

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Kazakhstan - 0.3%

 

 

 

262,500

 

Halyk Savings Bank of Kazakhstan - GDR (a)

 

2,643,375

 

 

 

Largest Retail Bank & Insurer in Kazakhstan

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Egypt — %

 

 

 

50,328

 

Paints & Chemical Industries (Pachin)

 

346,076

 

 

 

Paints & Inks in Egypt

 

 

 

Total Other Countries

 

150,509,530

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Latin America - 5.6%

 

 

 

 

 

Brazil - 4.1%

 

 

 

690,000

 

Localiza Rent A Car

 

11,072,796

 

 

 

Car Rental

 

 

 

836,500

 

Suzano

 

7,710,976

 

 

 

Brazilian Pulp & Paper Producer

 

 

 

193,300

 

Natura

 

5,446,238

 

 

 

Direct Retailer of Cosmetics

 

 

 

444,300

 

Mills Estruturas e Serviços de Engenharia

 

4,884,810

 

 

 

Civil Engineering & Construction

 

 

 

740,700

 

PDG Realty

 

4,155,705

 

 

 

Brazilian Property Developer

 

 

 

489,800

 

MRV Engenharia

 

3,918,040

 

 

 

Brazilian Property Developer

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

37,188,565

 

 

 

Mexico - 0.5%

 

 

 

83,000

 

Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste - ADR

 

4,877,910

 

 

 

Mexican Airport Operator

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Argentina - 0.4%

 

 

 

1,204,545

 

Union Agriculture Group (a)(c)

 

2,649,999

 

 

 

Farmland Operator in Uruguay

 

 

 

845,000

 

Madalena Ventures (a)(c)

 

768,736

 

 

 

Oil & Gas Exploration in Argentina

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3,418,735

 

 

 

Colombia - 0.3%

 

 

 

1,200,000

 

Canacol Energy (a)

 

1,856,627

 

 

 

Oil Producer in South America

 

 

 

3,074,000

 

Gulf United (a)(c)

 

1,045,160

 

 

 

Prospecting for Oil Alongside Large Producers in Colombia

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,901,787

 

 

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Number of Shares
or Principal Amount

 

 

 

Value

 

 

 

Chile - 0.3%

 

 

 

51,689

 

Sociedad Quimica y Minera de Chile - ADR

 

$

2,856,334

 

 

 

Producer of Specialty Fertilizers, Lithium & Iodine

 

 

 

Total Latin America

 

51,243,331

 

 

 

 

 

Total Equities (Cost: $544,378,203) — 97.2%

 

886,659,801

 

 

 

 

 

Securities Lending Collateral — 0.2%

 

 

 

1,952,650

 

Dreyfus Government Cash Management Fund (g)
(7 day yield of 0.00%)

 

1,952,650

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Securities Lending Collateral
(Cost: $1,952,650)

 

1,952,650

 

 

 

 

 

Short-Term Obligations - 1.9%

 

 

 

 

 

Repurchase Agreement - 1.4%

 

 

 

$

12,161,000

 

Repurchase Agreement with Fixed Income Clearing Corp., dated 3/31/11, due 4/01/11 at 0.07%, collateralized by a U.S. Government Agency obligation maturing 4/18/16, market value $12,406,563 (repurchase proceeds $12,161,024)

 

12,161,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commercial Paper — 0.5%

 

 

 

4,600,000

 

ConocoPhillips 0.24% Due 4/07/11

 

4,599,816

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Obligations
(Amortized Cost: $16,760,816)

 

16,760,816

 

 

 

 

 

Total Investments: 99.3%
(Cost: $563,091,669) (h)(i)

 

905,373,267

 

 

 

 

 

Obligation to Return Collateral for Securities Loaned - (0.2)%

 

(1,952,650

)

 

 

 

 

Cash and Other Assets Less Liabilities: 0.9%

 

8,603,815

 

 

 

 

 

Total Net Assets: 100.0%

 

$

 912,024,432

 

 


Notes to Statement of Investments:

 

* Security Valuation:

 

Securities of the Fund are valued at market value or, if a market quotation for a security is not readily available or is deemed not to be reliable because of events or circumstances that have occurred between the market quotation and the time as of which the security is to be valued, the security is valued at its fair value determined in good faith under consistently applied procedures established by the Board of Trustees.  A security traded on a securities exchange or in an over-the-counter market in which transaction prices are reported is valued at the last sales price at the time of valuation. A security traded principally on NASDAQ is valued at the NASDAQ official closing price. Mutual Funds and Exchange Traded Funds are valued at their closing net asset value as reported to NASDAQ. A security for which there is no reported sale on the valuation date is valued at the latest bid quotation. Short-term investments maturing in 60 days or less are valued at amortized cost, which approximates market value. A security for which a market quotation is not readily available and any other assets are valued at their fair value determined in good faith under consistently applied procedures established by the Board of Trustees. The Fund has retained an independent statistical fair value pricing service that employs a systemic methodology to assist in the fair valuation process for securities principally traded in a foreign market in order to adjust for possible changes in value that may occur between the close of the foreign market and the time as of which the securities are to be valued. If a security is valued at a “fair value”, that value may be different from the last quoted market price for the security.

 

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Various inputs are used in determining the value of the Fund’s investments, following the input prioritization hierarchy established by GAAP.  These inputs are summarized in the three broad levels listed below:

 

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

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

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

 

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

 

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

 

The following table summarizes the inputs used, as of March 31, 2011, in valuing the Fund’s assets:

 

Investment Type

 

Quoted Prices
(Level 1)

 

Other
Significant
Observable
Inputs
(Level 2)

 

Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
(Level 3)

 

Total

 

Equities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Europe

 

$

9,578,647

 

$

351,450,905

 

$

 

$

361,029,552

 

Asia

 

19,882,223

 

299,361,127

 

4,634,038

 

323,877,388

 

Other Countries

 

79,424,109

 

70,900,042

 

185,379

 

150,509,530

 

Latin America

 

46,779,436

 

1,813,896

 

2,649,999

 

51,243,331

 

Total Equities

 

155,664,415

 

723,525,970

 

7,469,416

 

886,659,801

 

Total Securities Lending Collateral

 

1,952,650

 

 

 

1,952,650

 

Total Short-Term Obligations

 

 

16,760,816

 

 

16,760,816

 

Total Investments

 

157,617,065

 

740,286,786

 

7,469,416

 

905,373,267

 

Unrealized Appreciation on Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts

 

 

904,909

 

 

904,909

 

Unrealized Depreciation on Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts

 

 

(1,779,943

)

 

(1,779,943

)

Total

 

$

157,617,065

 

$

739,411,752

 

$

7,469,416

 

$

904,498,233

 

 

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

 

Certain short-term obligations may be valued using amortized cost, an income approach which converts future cash flows to a present value based upon the discount or premium at purchase.

 

The Fund’s assets assigned to the Level 3 input category are valued at fair value as determined in good faith under consistently applied procedures established by and under the general supervision of the Board of Trustees. To determine fair value, management will utilize the valuation technique that they deem the most appropriate in the circumstances. Securities acquired via private placement but are not yet trading are valued using a market approach for which management has determined that the original transaction price is the best representation of fair value. The original cost may be adjusted for the market movement in an index, ETF or similar security during the period it does not trade.

 

The following table reconciles asset balances for the three months ending March 31, 2011, in which significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) were used in determining value:

 

Investments in Securities

 

Balance as of
December 31,
2010

 

Realized
Gain/
(Loss)

 

Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)

 

Purchases

 

Sales

 

Transfers
into
Level 3

 

Transfers
out of
Level 3

 

Balance as of
March 31,
2011

 

Equities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Asia

 

$

23,569

 

$

(10,978,161

)

$

10,892,264

 

$

 

$

(147,487

)

$

4,843,853

 

$

 

$

4,634,038

 

Other Countries

 

 

(119,525

)

(389,694

)

 

(392,711

)

1,087,309

 

 

185,379

 

Latin America

 

2,649,999

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,649,999

 

 

 

$

2,673,568

 

$

(11,097,686

)

$

10,502,570

 

$

 

$

(540,198

)

$

5,931,162

 

$

 

$

7,469,416

 

 

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

 

The change in unrealized appreciation attributed to securities owned at March 31, 2011, which were valued using significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) amounted to $10,502,570.

 

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The following table shows transfers between Level 1 and Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy:

 

Transfers In

 

Transfers Out

 

Level 1

 

Level 2

 

Level 1

 

Level 2

 

$

38,842,826

 

$

 

$

 

$

38,842,826

 

 

Financial assets were transferred from Level 2 to Level 1 as they resumed trading during the period.

 

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

 

Transfers In

 

Transfers Out

 

Level 2

 

Level 3

 

Level 2

 

Level 3

 

$

 

$

5,931,162

 

$

5,931,162

 

$

 

 

Financial assets were transferred from Level 2 to Level 3 as trading was halted during the period.

 

(a)               Non-income producing security.

(b)              An affiliated person of the Fund may include any company in which the Fund owns five percent or more of its outstanding voting shares. Holdings and transactions in this affiliated company during the three months ended March 31, 2011, are as follows:

 

Affiliate

 

Balance of
Shares
Held at
12/31/10

 

Purchases/
Additions

 

Sales/
Reductions

 

Balance of
Shares
Held at
3/31/11

 

Value

 

Dividend

 

Charles Taylor

 

2,250,000

 

 

 

2,250,000

 

$

5,053,227

 

$

 

 

The aggregate cost and value of this company at March 31, 2011, was $9,152,033 and $5,053,227, respectively.  Investments in the affiliated company represented 0.6% of the total net assets at March 31, 2011.

 

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(c)               Denotes a restricted security, which is subject to restrictions on resale under federal securities laws. These securities are valued at a fair value determined in good faith under consistently applied procedures established by the Board of Trustees. At March 31, 2011, the market value of these securities amounted to $19,471,553 which represented 2.13% of total net assets.

 

Additional information on these securities is as follows:

 

 

 

Acquisition

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Security

 

Dates

 

Shares

 

Cost

 

Value

 

Tahoe Resources

 

5/28/10

 

309,100

 

$

1,765,109

 

$

6,123,974

 

Mail.ru – GDR

 

11/05/10-12/31/10

 

109,900

 

3,640,848

 

3,291,505

 

Union Agriculture Group

 

12/08/10

 

1,204,545

 

2,649,999

 

2,649,999

 

Eacom Timber

 

3/17/10

 

4,000,000

 

1,980,198

 

2,102,527

 

DeeThree Exploration

 

9/07/10-3/08/11

 

412,182

 

1,432,495

 

1,655,956

 

Southern Arc Minerals

 

2/16/11

 

847,500

 

1,374,835

 

1,123,123

 

Gulf United

 

2/11/11

 

3,074,000

 

922,200

 

1,045,160

 

Madalena Ventures

 

10/21/10

 

845,000

 

535,436

 

768,736

 

Sterling Resources

 

12/02/10

 

161,600

 

482,244

 

710,573

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

14,783,364

 

$

19,471,553

 

 

(d)              All or a portion of this security was on loan at March 31, 2011. The total market value of securities on loan at March 31, 2011 was $1,649,930.

(e)               Security is traded on a U.S. exchange.

(f)                 Illiquid security.

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

(h)              At March 31, 2011, for federal income tax purposes cost of investments was $563,091,669 and net unrealized appreciation was $342,281,598 consisting of gross unrealized appreciation of $360,474,979 and gross unrealized depreciation of $18,193,381.

(i)                  On March 31, 2011, the Fund’s total investments were denominated in currencies as follows:

 

 

 

 

 

Percentage of

 

Currency

 

Value

 

Net Assets

 

Euro

 

$

198,085,360

 

21.7

 

Japanese Yen

 

145,914,308

 

16.0

 

U.S. Dollar

 

97,998,687

 

10.8

 

British Pound

 

74,820,386

 

8.2

 

Hong Kong Dollar

 

56,886,736

 

6.2

 

Canadian Dollar

 

56,061,404

 

6.1

 

Other currencies less than 5% of total net assets

 

273,653,736

 

30.1

 

Cash and other assets less liabilities

 

8,603,815

 

0.9

 

 

 

$

912,024,432

 

100.0

 

 

ADR = American Depositary Receipts

 

GDR = Global Depositary Receipts

 

AUD = Australian Dollar

 

CAD = Canadian Dollar

 

EUR = Euro

 

JPY = Japanese Yen

 

USD = United States Dollar

 

At March 31, 2011, the Fund had entered into the following forward foreign currency exchange contracts:

 

Foreign Exchange Rate Risk

 

Forward
Foreign
Currency
Exchange
Contracts to
Buy

 

Forward
Foreign
Currency

Exchange
Contracts
to Sell

 

Principal
Amount in
Foreign
Currency

 

Principal
Amount in U.S.
Dollar

 

Settlement
Date

 

Unrealized
Appreciation

 

AUD

 

USD

 

6,071,730

 

$

6,000,000

 

4/15/11

 

$

271,767

 

AUD

 

USD

 

6,049,058

 

6,000,000

 

5/13/11

 

226,784

 

AUD

 

USD

 

6,020,047

 

6,000,000

 

6/15/11

 

171,585

 

CAD

 

USD

 

4,953,005

 

5,000,000

 

4/15/11

 

107,302

 

CAD

 

USD

 

4,949,950

 

5,000,000

 

5/13/11

 

101,052

 

CAD

 

USD

 

4,881,150

 

5,000,000

 

6/15/11

 

26,419

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

33,000,000

 

 

 

$

904,909

 

 

Forward
Foreign
Currency
Exchange
Contracts to
Buy

 

Forward
Foreign
Currency

Exchange
Contracts
to Sell

 

Principal
Amount in
Foreign
Currency

 

Principal
Amount in U.S.
Dollar

 

Settlement
Date

 

Unrealized
Depreciation

 

USD

 

EUR

 

10,101,440

 

13,500,000

 

4/15/11

 

(812,828

)

USD

 

EUR

 

10,019,374

 

13,500,000

 

5/13/11

 

(689,075

)

USD

 

EUR

 

9,684,084

 

13,500,000

 

6/15/11

 

(205,145

)

JPY

 

USD

 

247,584,000

 

3,000,000

 

4/15/11

 

(23,343

)

USD

 

JPY

 

41,630,500

 

500,000

 

4/15/11

 

(516

)

JPY

 

USD

 

207,361,000

 

2,500,000

 

5/13/11

 

(6,547

)

JPY

 

USD

 

204,325,000

 

2,500,000

 

6/15/11

 

(42,489

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

49,000,000

 

 

 

$

(1,779,943

)

 

The counterparty for all forward foreign currency exchange contracts is State Street Bank and Trust company.

 

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Wanger Select

Statement of Investments (Unaudited), March 31, 2011

 

Number of Shares

 

 

 

Value

 

 

 

Equities - 98.6%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Consumer Goods & Services - 26.8%

 

 

 

 

 

Retail - 9.9%

 

 

 

242,000

 

Abercrombie & Fitch

 

$

14,205,400

 

 

 

Teen Apparel Retailer

 

 

 

543,000

 

Safeway

 

12,782,220

 

 

 

Supermarkets

 

 

 

53,550

 

lululemon athletica (a)

 

4,768,627

 

 

 

Premium Active Apparel Retailer

 

 

 

31,000

 

Tiffany & Co.

 

1,904,640

 

 

 

Luxury Good Retailer

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

33,660,887

 

 

 

Travel - 6.0%

 

 

 

1,308,500

 

Hertz (a)

 

20,451,855

 

 

 

Largest U.S. Rental Car Operator

 

 

 

 

 

Educational Services - 5.1%

 

 

 

151,500

 

ITT Educational Services (a)

 

10,930,725

 

 

 

Post-secondary Degree Services

 

 

 

287,000

 

Career Education (a)

 

6,520,640

 

 

 

Post-secondary Education

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

17,451,365

 

 

 

Apparel - 2.6%

 

 

 

172,000

 

Coach

 

8,950,880

 

 

 

Designer & Retailer of Branded Leather Accessories

 

 

 

 

 

Casinos & Gaming - 1.6%

 

 

 

50,663,000

 

RexLot Holdings (China)

 

5,604,444

 

 

 

Lottery Equipment Supplier in China

 

 

 

 

 

Leisure Products - 0.7%

 

 

 

75,200

 

Thor Industries

 

2,509,424

 

 

 

RV & Bus Manufacturer

 

 

 

 

 

Food & Beverage - 0.5%

 

 

 

146,000

 

GLG Life Tech (Canada) (a)

 

1,540,300

 

 

 

Produce an All-natural Sweetener Extracted from the Stevia Plant

 

 

 

 

 

Other Consumer Services - 0.4%

 

 

 

347,950

 

IFM Investments (Century 21 China RE) - ADR (China) (a)

 

1,235,223

 

 

 

Provides Real Estate Services in China

 

 

 

Total Consumer Goods & Services

 

91,404,378

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Energy & Minerals - 18.4%

 

 

 

 

 

Oil & Gas Producers - 12.9%

 

 

 

561,000

 

Pacific Rubiales Energy (Colombia)

 

15,565,652

 

 

 

Oil Production & Exploration in Colombia

 

 

 

7,499,000

 

Canacol Energy (Colombia) (a)

 

11,602,372

 

 

 

Oil Producer in South America

 

 

 

5,368,900

 

ShaMaran Petroleum (Iraq) (a)

 

5,316,291

 

 

 

Oil Exploration in Kurdistan

 

 

 

8,714,000

 

Petrodorado (Colombia) (a)

 

3,999,722

 

5,714,000

 

Petrodorado - Warrants (Colombia) (a)(b)

 

1,030,229

 

 

 

Oil & Gas Exploration & Production in Colombia, Peru & Paraguay

 

 

 

215,000

 

Houston American Energy

 

3,313,150

 

 

 

Oil & Gas Exploration & Production in Colombia

 

 

 

3,600,000

 

Canadian Overseas Petroleum (United Kingdom) (a)(b)

 

 

2,001,444

 

1,800,000

 

Canadian Overseas Petroleum - Warrants (United Kingdom) (a)(b)

 

313,584

 

 

 

Oil & Gas Exploration/Production in the North Sea

 

 

 

1,875,000

 

Petromanas (Canada) (a)(b)

 

634,928

 

700,000

 

Petromanas (Canada) (a)

 

241,877

 

937,500

 

Petromanas - Warrants (Canada) (a)(b)

 

61,598

 

 

 

Exploring for Oil in Albania

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

44,080,847

 

 

 

Alternative Energy - 2.3%

 

 

 

483,600

 

Canadian Solar (China) (a)(c)

 

5,450,172

 

 

 

Solar Cell & Module Manufacturer

 

 

 

669,700

 

Synthesis Energy Systems (China) (a)

 

1,888,554

 

 

 

Owner/Operator of Gasification Plants

 

 

 

226,000

 

Real Goods Solar (a)

 

598,900

 

 

 

Residential Solar Energy Installer

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7,937,626

 

 

 

Agricultural Commodities - 1.7%

 

 

 

1,363,636

 

Union Agriculture Group (Argentina) (a)(b)

 

2,999,999

 

 

 

Farmland Operator in Uruguay

 

 

 

5,000,000

 

Eacom Timber (Canada) (a)(b)

 

2,628,159

 

162,000

 

Eacom Timber (Canada) (a)

 

86,890

 

 

 

Canadian Lumber Producer

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5,715,048

 

 

 

Oil Services - 0.9%

 

 

 

1,804,800

 

Tuscany International Drilling (Colombia) (a)(b)

 

2,791,250

 

200,000

 

Tuscany International Drilling - Warrants (Colombia) (a)(b)

 

32,347

 

 

 

South America-based Drilling Rig Contractor

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,823,597

 

 

 

Mining - 0.6%

 

 

 

152,000

 

Kirkland Lake Gold (Canada) (a)

 

2,121,258

 

 

 

Gold Mining

 

 

 

Total Energy & Minerals

 

62,678,376

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Industrial Goods & Services - 17.3%

 

 

 

 

 

Machinery - 10.0%

 

 

 

282,000

 

Ametek

 

12,371,340

 

 

 

Aerospace/Industrial Instruments

 

 

 

130,000

 

Pall

 

7,489,300

 

 

 

Filtration & Fluids Clarification

 

 

 

121,000

 

Donaldson

 

7,416,090

 

 

 

Industrial Air Filtration

 

 

 

90,000

 

Kennametal

 

3,510,000

 

 

 

Consumable Cutting Tools

 

 

 

98,000

 

Oshkosh (a)

 

3,467,240

 

 

 

Specialty Truck Manufacturer

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

34,253,970

 

 

1



 

Number of Shares

 

 

 

Value

 

 

 

Waste Management - 2.5%

 

 

 

227,000

 

Waste Management

 

$

8,476,180

 

 

 

U.S. Garbage Collection & Disposal

 

 

 

 

 

Industrial Materials & Specialty Chemicals - 1.7%

 

 

 

151,000

 

Nalco Holding Company

 

4,123,810

 

 

 

Provider of Water Treatment & Process Chemicals & Services

 

 

 

239,900

 

ChemSpec International - ADR (China) (a)

 

1,768,063

 

 

 

Specialty Chemicals with Focus on Fluorinated Chemical Manufacturing

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5,891,873

 

 

 

Other Industrial Services - 1.7%

 

 

 

113,500

 

Expeditors International of Washington

 

5,690,890

 

 

 

International Freight Forwarder

 

 

 

 

 

Industrial Distribution - 1.4%

 

 

 

33,500

 

WW Grainger

 

4,612,280

 

 

 

Industrial Distribution

 

 

 

Total Industrial Goods & Services

 

58,925,193

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Information - 17.1%

 

 

 

 

 

Mobile Communications - 6.7%

 

 

 

234,000

 

Crown Castle International (a)

 

9,956,700

 

 

 

Communications Towers

 

 

 

136,000

 

American Tower (a)

 

7,047,520

 

 

 

Communications Towers

 

 

 

76,000

 

SBA Communications (a)

 

3,015,680

 

 

 

Communications Towers

 

 

 

2,268,900

 

Globalstar (a)

 

2,881,503

 

 

 

Satellite Mobile Voice & Data Carrier

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

22,901,403

 

 

 

Contract Manufacturing - 3.5%

 

 

 

1,060,833

 

Sanmina-SCI (a)

 

11,891,938

 

 

 

Electronic Manufacturing Services

 

 

 

 

 

Computer Services - 2.0%

 

 

 

635,000

 

WNS - ADR (India) (a)

 

6,699,250

 

 

 

Offshore BPO (Business Process Outsourcing) Services

 

 

 

 

 

Computer Hardware & Related Equipment - 1.8%

 

 

 

113,000

 

Amphenol

 

6,146,070

 

 

 

Electronic Connectors

 

 

 

 

 

Business Information & Marketing Services - 1.0%

 

 

 

346,000

 

Navigant Consulting (a)

 

3,456,540

 

 

 

Financial Consulting Firm

 

 

 

 

 

Instrumentation - 0.9%

 

 

 

18,500

 

Mettler Toledo (a)

 

3,182,000

 

 

 

Laboratory Equipment

 

 

 

 

 

Advertising - 0.7%

 

 

 

555,000

 

VisionChina Media - ADR (China) (a)

 

2,403,150

 

 

 

Advertising on Digital Screens in China’s Mass Transit System

 

 

 

 

 

Business Software 0.5%

 

 

 

27,500

 

Concur Technologies (a)

 

1,524,875

 

 

 

Web Enabled Cost & Expense Management Software

 

 

 

Total Information

 

58,205,226

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Finance - 12.7%

 

 

 

 

 

Credit Cards 5.5%

 

 

 

778,200

 

Discover Financial Services

 

 

18,770,184

 

 

 

Credit Card Company

 

 

 

 

 

Insurance - 3.8%

 

 

 

1,751,000

 

CNO Financial Group (a)

 

13,150,010

 

 

 

Life, Long-term Care & Medical Supplement Insurance

 

 

 

 

 

Brokerage & Money Management - 3.4%

 

 

 

907,000

 

MF Global (a)

 

7,509,960

 

 

 

Futures Broker

 

 

 

166,000

 

SEI Investments

 

3,964,080

 

 

 

Mutual Fund Administration & Investment Management

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

11,474,040

 

 

 

 

 

Total Finance

 

43,394,234

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other Industries - 4.9%

 

 

 

 

 

Transportation - 2.6%

 

 

 

197,000

 

JB Hunt Transport Services

 

8,947,740

 

 

 

Truck & Intermodal Carrier

 

 

 

 

 

Real Estate - 1.6%

 

 

 

291,500

 

BioMed Realty Trust

 

5,544,330

 

 

 

Life Science-focused Office Buildings

 

 

 

 

 

Regulated Utilities - 0.7%

 

 

 

76,000

 

Wisconsin Energy

 

2,318,000

 

 

 

Wisconsin Utility

 

 

 

Total Other Industries

 

16,810,070

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Health Care - 1.4%

 

 

 

 

 

Biotechnology & Drug Delivery - 0.8%

 

 

 

300,000

 

NPS Pharmaceuticals (a)

 

2,871,000

 

 

 

Orphan Drugs & Healthy Royalties

 

 

 

 

 

Pharmaceuticals - 0.6%

 

 

 

320,500

 

Akorn (a)

 

1,849,285

 

 

 

Develops, Manufactures & Sells Specialty Generic Drugs

 

 

 

Total Health Care

 

4,720,285

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Equities
(Cost: 244,211,397) - 98.6%

 

336,137,762

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Securities Lending Collateral — 0.4%

 

 

 

1,277,520

 

Dreyfus Government Cash Management Fund (d) (7 day yield of 0.00%)

 

1,277,520

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Securities Lending Collateral
(Cost: $1,277,520)

 

1,277,520

 

 

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Principal Amount

 

 

 

Value

 

Short-Term Obligation - 1.1%

 

 

 

 

 

Repurchase Agreement 1.1%

 

 

 

$

3,693,000

 

Repurchase Agreement with Fixed Income Clearing Corp., dated 3/31/11, due 4/01/11 at 0.07%, collateralized by a U.S. Government Agency obligation maturing 9/08/17, market value $3,768,375 (repurchase proceeds $3,693,007)

 

$

3,693,000

 

Total Short-Term Obligation
(Amortized Cost: $3,693,000)

 

3,693,000

 

 

 

 

 

Total Investments
(Cost: $249,181,917) — 100.1% (e)(f)

 

341,108,282

 

 

 

 

 

Obligation to Return Collateral for Securities Loaned — (0.4)%

 

(1,277,520

)

 

 

 

 

Cash and Other Assets Less Liabilities: 0.3%

 

1,187,040

 

 

 

 

 

Total Net Assets: 100.0%

 

$

341,017,802

 

 


Notes to Statement of Investments:

 

* Security Valuation:

 

Securities of the Fund are valued at market value or, if a market quotation for a security is not readily available or is deemed not to be reliable because of events or circumstances that have occurred between the market quotation and the time as of which the security is to be valued, the security is valued at its fair value determined in good faith under consistently applied procedures established by the Board of Trustees.  A security traded on a securities exchange or in an over-the-counter market in which transaction prices are reported is valued at the last sales price at the time of valuation. A security traded principally on NASDAQ is valued at the NASDAQ official closing price. Mutual Funds and Exchange Traded Funds are valued at their closing net asset value as reported to NASDAQ. A security for which there is no reported sale on the valuation date is valued at the latest bid quotation. Short-term investments maturing in 60 days or less are valued at amortized cost, which approximates market value. A security for which a market quotation is not readily available and any other assets are valued at their fair value determined in good faith under consistently applied procedures established by the Board of Trustees. The Fund has retained an independent statistical fair value pricing service that employs a systemic methodology to assist in the fair valuation process for securities principally traded in a foreign market in order to adjust for possible changes in value that may occur between the close of the foreign market and the time as of which the securities are to be valued. If a security is valued at a “fair value”, that value may be different from the last quoted market price for the security.

 

Various inputs are used in determining the value of the Fund’s investments, following the input prioritization hierarchy established by GAAP.  These inputs are summarized in the three broad levels listed below:

 

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

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

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

 

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

 

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

 

The following table summarizes the inputs used, as of March 31, 2011, in valuing the Fund’s assets:

 

Investment Type

 

Quoted Prices 
(Level 1)

 

Other 
Significant 
Observable 
Inputs 
(Level 2)

 

Significant 
Unobservable 
Inputs 
(Level 3)

 

Total

 

Equities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Consumer Goods & Services

 

$

85,799,934

 

$

5,604,444

 

$

 

$

91,404,378

 

Energy & Minerals

 

50,184,838

 

9,493,539

 

2,999,999

 

62,678,376

 

Industrial Goods & Services

 

58,925,193

 

 

 

58,925,193

 

Information

 

58,205,226

 

 

 

58,205,226

 

Finance

 

43,394,234

 

 

 

43,394,234

 

Other Industries

 

16,810,070

 

 

 

16,810,070

 

Health Care

 

4,720,285

 

 

 

4,720,285

 

Total Equities

 

318,039,780

 

15,097,983

 

2,999,999

 

336,137,762

 

Total Securities Lending Collateral

 

1,277,520

 

 

 

1,277,520

 

Total Short-Term Obligation

 

 

3,693,000

 

 

3,693,000

 

Total Investments

 

$

319,317,300

 

$

18,790,983

 

$

2,999,999

 

$

341,108,282

 

 

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

 

Certain short-term obligations may be valued using amortized cost, an income approach which converts future cash flows to a present value based upon the discount or premium at purchase.

 

The Fund’s assets assigned to the Level 3 input category are valued at fair value as determined in good faith under consistently applied procedures established by and under the general supervision of the Board of Trustees. To determine fair value, management will utilize the valuation technique that they deem the most appropriate in the circumstances. Securities acquired via private placement but are not yet trading are valued using a market approach for which management has determined that the original transaction price is the best representation of fair value. The original cost may be adjusted for the market movement in an index, ETF or similar security during the period it does not trade.

 

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

 

The following table reconciles asset balances for the three months ending March 31, 2011, in which significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) were used in determining value:

 

Investments in Securities

 

Balance as of 
December 
31, 2010

 

Realized 
Gain/

(Loss)

 

Change in 
Unrealized 
Appreciation
(Depreciation)

 

Purchases

 

Sales

 

Transfers 
into

 Level 3

 

Transfers
out of
Level 3

 

Balance as 
of March 31, 
2011

 

Equities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Energy & Minerals

 

$

2,999,999

 

$

 

$

 

$

 

$

 

$

 

$

 

$

2,999,999

 

 

 

$

2,999,999

 

$

 

$

 

$

 

$

 

$

 

$

 

$

2,999,999

 

 

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

 

The change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) attributed to securities owned at March 31, 2011, which were valued using significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) amounted to $0.

 

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(a)

 

Non-income producing security.

(b)

 

Denotes a restricted security, which is subject to restrictions on resale under federal securities laws. These securities are valued at a fair value determined in good faith under consistently applied procedures established by the Board of Trustees. At March 31, 2011, the market value of these securities amounted to $12,493,538 which represented 3.66% of total net assets.

 

 

 

 

 

Additional information on these securities is as follows:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Acquisition

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Security

 

Dates

 

Shares

 

Cost

 

Value

 

 

Union Agriculture Group

 

12/08/10

 

1,363,636

 

$

2,999,999

 

$

2,999,999

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tuscany International Drilling

 

3/18/10- 3/23/10

 

1,084,800

 

1,084,800

 

2,791,250

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Eacom Timber

 

3/17/10

 

5,000,000

 

2,475,248

 

2,628,159

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Canadian Overseas Petroleum

 

11/24/10

 

3,600,000

 

1,539,065

 

2,001,444

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Petrodorado — Warrants

 

11/20/09

 

5,714,000

 

706,004

 

1,030,229

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Petromanas

 

5/20/10

 

1,875,000

 

651,600

 

634,928

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Canadian Overseas Petroleum — Warrants

 

11/24/10

 

1,800,000

 

225,295

 

313,584

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Petromanas — Warrants

 

5/20/10

 

937,500

 

54,282

 

61,598

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tuscany International Drilling — Warrants

 

2/12/10

 

200,000

 

24,780

 

32,347

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

9,761,073

 

$

12,493,538

 

 

 

 

(c)

 

All or a portion of this security was on loan at March 31, 2011. The total market value of securities on loan at March 31, 2011 was $1,200,869.

(d)

 

Investment made with cash collateral received from securities lending activity.

(e)

 

On March 31, 2011, the market value of foreign securities represents 15.8% of total net assets. The Fund’s foreign portfolio was diversified as follows:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Percentage of

 

 

Currency

 

Value

 

Cost

 

Net Assets

 

 

Canadian Dollar

 

$

48,427,601

 

$

20,511,234

 

14.2

 

 

Hong Kong Dollar

 

5,604,444

 

3,210,487

 

1.6

 

 

 

 

$

54,032,045

 

$

23,721,721

 

15.8

 

 

 

 

(f)

 

At March 31, 2011, for federal income tax purposes cost of investments was $249,181,917 and net unrealized appreciation was $91,926,365 consisting of gross unrealized appreciation of $118,053,815 and gross unrealized depreciation of $26,127,450.

 

 

 

 

 

ADR = American Depositary Receipts

GDR = Global Depositary Receipts

 

4



 

Wanger International Select

Statement of Investments (Unaudited), March 31, 2011

 

Number of Shares

 

 

 

Value

 

 

 

Equities- 93.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Europe - 50.0%

 

 

 

 

 

United Kingdom - 18.6%

 

 

 

155,000

 

Serco

 

$

1,387,472

 

 

 

Facilities Management

 

 

 

100,000

 

Chemring

 

1,109,304

 

 

 

Defense Manufacturer of Countermeasures & Energetics

 

 

 

29,000

 

Intertek Group

 

946,253

 

 

 

Testing, Inspection & Certification Services

 

 

 

39,000

 

Petropavlovsk

 

624,386

 

 

 

Gold & Iron Ore Mining in Russia

 

 

 

163,000

 

Cobham

 

601,937

 

 

 

Aerospace Components

 

 

 

927,300

 

Workspace Group

 

405,364

 

 

 

United Kingdom Real Estate

 

 

 

36,000

 

JLT Group

 

399,638

 

 

 

International Business Insurance Broker

 

 

 

195,000

 

Archipelago Resources (a)

 

179,480

 

 

 

Gold Mining Projects in Indonesia, Vietnam & the Philippines

 

 

 

15,900

 

Shaftesbury

 

120,672

 

 

 

London Prime Retail REIT

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5,774,506

 

 

 

Netherlands - 10.6%

 

 

 

12,637

 

Fugro

 

1,113,591

 

 

 

Sub-sea Oilfield Services

 

 

 

12,000

 

AkzoNobel

 

824,470

 

 

 

Largest Global Supplier of Protective Paints & Coatings

 

 

 

17,523

 

Imtech

 

650,392

 

 

 

Electromechanical & Information & Communications Technologies Installation & Maintenance

 

 

 

17,000

 

Aalberts Industries

 

403,427

 

 

 

Flow Control & Heat Treatment

 

 

 

3,000

 

Core Laboratories

 

306,510

 

 

 

Oil & Gas Reservoir Consulting

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3,298,390

 

 

 

Germany - 5.8%

 

 

 

47,000

 

Wirecard

 

842,929

 

 

 

Online Payment Processing & Risk Management

 

 

 

8,000

 

Rheinmetall

 

662,909

 

 

 

Defense & Automotive

 

 

 

13,900

 

Rhoen-Klinikum

 

301,396

 

 

 

Health Care Services

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,807,234

 

 

 

Sweden - 4.2%

 

 

 

53,733

 

Hexagon

 

1,282,904

 

 

 

Measurement Equipment & Software

 

 

 

 

 

Switzerland - 2.7%

 

 

 

3,800

 

Kuehne & Nagel

 

531,628

 

 

 

Freight Forwarding/Logistics

 

 

 

6,900

 

Bank Sarasin & Cie

 

300,490

 

 

 

Private Banking

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

832,118

 

 

 

France - 2.6%

 

 

 

9,000

 

Neopost

 

788,374

 

 

 

Postage Meter Machines

 

 

 

 

 

Ireland - 2.4%

 

 

 

226,000

 

United Drug

 

736,660

 

 

 

Irish Pharmaceutical Wholesaler & Outsourcer

 

 

 

 

 

Iceland - 1.2%

 

 

 

330,000

 

Marel (a)

 

370,981

 

 

 

Largest Manufacturer of Poultry & Fish Processing Equipment

 

 

 

 

 

Denmark - 1.0%

 

 

 

2,000

 

Novozymes

 

306,204

 

 

 

Industrial Enzymes

 

 

 

 

 

Spain - 0.9%

 

 

 

5,100

 

Red Eléctrica de España

 

289,831

 

 

 

Spanish Power Transmission

 

 

 

Total Europe

 

15,487,202

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Asia - 25.6%

 

 

 

 

 

Japan - 12.9%

 

 

 

146,000

 

Kansai Paint

 

1,265,361

 

 

 

Paint Producer in Japan, India, China & Southeast Asia

 

 

 

33,000

 

Asahi Diamond Industrial

 

632,777

 

 

 

Consumable Diamond Tools

 

 

 

302

 

Seven Bank

 

609,409

 

 

 

ATM Processing Services

 

 

 

36,000

 

Gree

 

603,269

 

 

 

Mobile Social Networking Game Developer/Platform

 

 

 

600

 

Jupiter Telecommunications

 

590,015

 

 

 

Largest Cable Service Provider in Japan

 

 

 

7,360

 

Ain Pharmaciez

 

256,363

 

 

 

Dispensing Pharmacy/Drugstore Operator

 

 

 

1,100

 

Benesse

 

45,156

 

 

 

Education Service Provider

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4,002,350

 

 

 

China - 4.4%

 

 

 

847,000

 

Jiangsu Expressway

 

953,827

 

 

 

Chinese Toll Road Operator

 

 

 

91,500

 

Zhaojin Mining Industry

 

409,456

 

 

 

Gold Mining & Refining in China

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,363,283

 

 

 

South Korea - 4.3%

 

 

 

5,623

 

NHN (a)

 

981,066

 

 

 

South Korea’s Largest Online Search Engine

 

 

 

10,500

 

Woongjin Coway

 

362,330

 

 

 

South Korean Household Appliance Rental Service Provider

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,343,396

 

 

 

Singapore - 4.0%

 

 

 

770,000

 

Ascendas REIT

 

1,227,846

 

 

 

Industrial Property Landlord

 

 

 

Total Asia

 

7,936,875

 

 

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Number of Shares

 

 

 

Value

 

 

 

Other Countries - 13.5%

 

 

 

 

 

Canada - 3.9%

 

 

 

14,800

 

CCL Industries

 

$

482,393

 

 

 

Leading Global Label Manufacturer

 

 

 

8,700

 

AG Growth

 

409,918

 

 

 

Leading Manufacturer of Augers & Grain Handling Equipment

 

 

 

9,000

 

Pan American Silver

 

334,170

 

 

 

Silver Mining

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,226,481

 

 

 

South Africa - 3.6%

 

 

 

81,000

 

Adcock Ingram Holdings

 

665,122

 

 

 

Manufacturer of Pharmaceuticals & Medical Supplies

 

 

 

8,300

 

Naspers

 

446,593

 

 

 

Media in Africa, China, Russia & Other Emerging Markets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,111,715

 

 

 

United States - 2.8%

 

 

 

10,500

 

Atwood Oceanics (a)

 

487,515

 

 

 

Offshore Drilling Contractor

 

 

 

5,000

 

SM Energy

 

370,950

 

 

 

Oil & Gas Producer

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

858,465

 

 

 

Australia - 2.0%

 

 

 

39,400

 

UGL

 

639,085

 

 

 

Engineering & Facilities Management

 

 

 

 

 

Israel - 1.2%

 

 

 

22,000

 

Israel Chemicals

 

362,215

 

 

 

Producer of Potash, Phosphates, Bromine & Specialty Chemicals

 

 

 

Total Other Countries

 

4,197,961

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Latin America - 4.4%

 

 

 

 

 

Colombia - 3.9%

 

 

 

38,000

 

Pacific Rubiales Energy

 

1,054,358

 

 

 

Oil Production & Exploration in Colombia

 

 

 

1,200,000

 

Quetzal Energy (a)(b)

 

169,820

 

 

 

Explores for Oil & Gas in Latin America

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,224,178

 

 

 

Argentina - 0.5%

 

 

 

68,182

 

Union Agriculture Group (a)(b)

 

150,000

 

 

 

Farmland Operator in Uruguay

 

 

 

Total Latin America

 

1,374,178

 

 

 

 

 

Total Equities
(Cost: $20,829,445) - 93.5%

 

28,996,216

 

 

Principal Amount

 

 

 

 

 

Short-Term Obligation - 5.8%

 

 

 

 

 

Repurchase Agreement - 5.8%

 

 

 

$

1,808,000

 

Repurchase Agreement with Fixed Income Clearing Corp., dated 3/31/11, due 4/01/11 at 0.07%, collateralized by a U.S. Government Agency obligation maturing 1/14/16, market value $1,846,900 (repurchase proceeds $1,808,004)

 

 

1,808,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Obligation
(Cost: $1,808,000)

 

1,808,000

 

 

 

 

 

Total Investments
(Cost: $22,637,445) - 99.3% (c)(d)

 

30,804,216

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and Other Assets Less Liabilities - 0.7%

 

209,804

 

 

 

 

 

Total Net Assets - 100.0%

 

$

 31,014,020

 

 


Notes to Statement of Investments:

 

* Security Valuation:

 

Securities of the Fund are valued at market value or, if a market quotation for a security is not readily available or is deemed not to be reliable because of events or circumstances that have occurred between the market quotation and the time as of which the security is to be valued, the security is valued at its fair value determined in good faith under consistently applied procedures established by the Board of Trustees.  A security traded on a securities exchange or in an over-the-counter market in which transaction prices are reported is valued at the last sales price at the time of valuation. A security traded principally on NASDAQ is valued at the NASDAQ official closing price. Mutual Funds and Exchange Traded Funds are valued at their closing net asset value as reported to NASDAQ. A security for which there is no reported sale on the valuation date is valued at the latest bid quotation. Short-term investments maturing in 60 days or less are valued at amortized cost, which approximates market value. A security for which a market quotation is not readily available and any other assets are valued at their fair value determined in good faith under consistently applied procedures established by the Board of Trustees. The Fund has retained an independent statistical fair value pricing service that employs a systemic methodology to assist in the fair valuation process for securities principally traded in a foreign market in order to adjust for possible changes in value that may occur between the close of the foreign market and the time as of which the securities are to be valued. If a security is valued at a “fair value”, that value may be different from the last quoted market price for the security.

 

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Various inputs are used in determining the value of the Fund’s investments, following the input prioritization hierarchy established by GAAP.  These inputs are summarized in the three broad levels listed below:

 

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

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

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

 

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

 

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

 

The following table summarizes the inputs used, as of March 31, 2011, in valuing the Fund’s assets:

 

Investment Type

 

Quoted 
Prices 
(Level 1)

 

Other 
Significant 
Observable 
Inputs 
(Level 2)

 

Significant 
Unobservable 
Inputs 
(Level 3)

 

Total

 

Equities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Europe

 

$

306,510

 

$

15,180,692

 

$

 

$

15,487,202

 

Asia

 

 

6,709,029

 

1,227,846

 

7,936,875

 

Other Countries

 

2,084,946

 

2,113,015

 

 

4,197,961

 

Latin America

 

1,054,358

 

169,820

 

150,000

 

1,374,178

 

Total Equities

 

3,445,814

 

24,172,556

 

1,377,846

 

28,996,216

 

Total Short-Term Obligation

 

 

1,808,000

 

 

1,808,000

 

Total Investments

 

$

3,445,814

 

$

25,980,556

 

$

1,377,846

 

$

30,804,216

 

 

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

 

Certain short-term obligations may be valued using amortized cost, an income approach which converts future cash flows to a present value based upon the discount or premium at purchase.

 

The Fund’s assets assigned to the Level 3 input category are valued at fair value as determined in good faith under consistently applied procedures established by and under the general supervision of the Board of Trustees. To determine fair value, management will utilize the valuation technique that they deem the most appropriate in the circumstances. Securities acquired via private placement but are not yet trading are valued using a market approach for which management has determined that the original transaction price is the best representation of fair value. The original cost may be adjusted for the market movement in an index, ETF or similar security during the period it does not trade. .Securities for which no market exists are valued based upon a market approach using some unobservable inputs which may include, but are not limited to, projected earnings, available cash, line of business, multiples, and consideration of the prioritization of the equity in a company’s capital structure.

 

The following table reconciles asset balances for the three months ending March 31, 2011, in which significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) were used in determining value:

 

Investments in Securities

 

Balance as of 
December 31, 
2010

 

Realized 
Gain/

(Loss)

 

Change in 
Unrealized 
Appreciation 
(Depreciation)

 

Purchases

 

Sales

 

Transfers 
into

 Level 3

 

Transfers
out of
Level 3

 

Balance as of 
March 31, 
2011

 

Equities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Asia

 

$

 

$

 

$

(14,138

)

$

 

$

 

$

1,241,984

 

$

 

$

1,227,846

 

Latin America

 

150,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

150,000

 

 

 

$

150,000

 

$

 

$

(14,138

)

$

 

$

 

$

1,241,984

 

$

 

$

1,377,846

 

 

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

 

The change in unrealized depreciation attributed to securities owned at March 31, 2011, which were valued using significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) amounted to $14,138.

 

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

 

Transfers In

 

Transfers Out

 

Level 2

 

Level 3

 

Level 2

 

Level 3

 

$

 

$

1,241,984

 

$

1,241,984

 

$

 

 

Financial assets were transferred from Level 2 to Level 3 as trading was halted during the period.

 

(a)

 

Non-income producing security.

(b)

 

Denotes a restricted security, which is subject to restrictions on resale under federal securities laws. These securities are valued at a fair value determined in good faith under consistently applied procedures by the Board of Trustees. At March 31, 2011, the market value of these securities amounted to $319,820 which represents 1.03 % of total net assets.

 

 

 

 

 

Additional information on these securities is as follows:

 

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Acquisition

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Security

 

Dates

 

Shares

 

Cost

 

Value

 

 

Quetzal Energy

 

1/14/11

 

1,200,000

 

$

151,653

 

$

169,820

 

 

Union Agriculture Group

 

12/08/10

 

68,182

 

150,000

 

150,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

301,653

 

$

319,820

 

 

 

 

(c)

 

On March 31, 2011, the Fund’s total investments were denominated in currencies as follows:

 

Currency

 

Value

 

Percentage of
Net Assets

 

Euro

 

$

6,613,979

 

21.3

 

British Pound

 

5,774,506

 

18.6

 

Japanese Yen

 

4,002,350

 

12.9

 

U.S. Dollar

 

3,457,145

 

11.1

 

Canadian Dollar

 

2,116,489

 

6.8

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other currencies less than 5% of total net assets

 

8,839,747

 

28.6

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and other assets less liabilities

 

209,804

 

0.7

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

31,014,020

 

100.0

 

 

(d)

 

At March 31, 2011, for federal income tax purposes, the cost of investments was $22,637,445 and net unrealized appreciation was $8,166,771 consisting of gross unrealized appreciation of $8,620,878 and gross unrealized depreciation of $454,107.

 

GDR = Global Depositary Receipts

 

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Item  2. Controls and Procedures.

 

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

 

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

 

Item 3. Exhibits.

 

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

 



 

SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

 

(registrant)

 

Wanger Advisors Trust

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By (Signature and Title)

 

/s/ Charles P. McQuaid

 

 

 

Charles P. McQuaid, President

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Date

 

May 19, 2011

 

 

 

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/ Charles P. McQuaid

 

 

 

Charles P. McQuaid, President

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Date

 

May 19, 2011

 

 

 

By (Signature and Title)

 

/s/ Bruce H. Lauer

 

 

 

Bruce H. Lauer, Treasurer

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Date

 

May 19, 2011