UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM N-CSR
CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT OF REGISTERED
MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES
Investment Company Act File number: 811-03591
Calvert Variable Series, Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
1825 Connecticut Avenue NW, Suite 400, Washington, DC 20009
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
Maureen A. Gemma
Two International Place, Boston, Massachusetts 02110
(Name and Address of Agent for Service)
(202) 238-2200
(Registrant's telephone number)
December 31
Date of Fiscal Year End
June 30, 2019
Date of Reporting Period
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Item 1. Reports to Stockholders
Calvert VP SRI Balanced Portfolio
Calvert VP SRI Mid Cap Portfolio
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Important Note. Beginning on January 1, 2021, as permitted by regulations adopted by the Securities and Exchange Commission, you may not receive paper copies of the Fund’s annual and semi-annual shareholder reports from the insurance company or plan sponsor unless you specifically request paper copies. Instead, the reports will be made available on a website and you will be notified by mail each time a report is posted and provided with a website address to access the report. Instructions for requesting paper copies will be provided by the insurance company, plan sponsor or your financial intermediary, as applicable. Please contact the insurance company, plan sponsor or your financial intermediary, as applicable, or follow instructions included with this disclosure, if any, for more information.
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Commodity Futures Trading Commission Registration. Effective December 31, 2012, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (“CFTC”) adopted certain regulatory changes that subject registered investment companies and advisers to regulation by the CFTC if a fund invests more than a prescribed level of its assets in certain CFTC-regulated instruments (including futures, certain options and swap agreements) or markets itself as providing investment exposure to such instruments. The Fund and its adviser have claimed an exclusion from the definition of the term “commodity pool operator” under the Commodity Exchange Act. Accordingly, neither the Fund nor the adviser is subject to CFTC regulation.
Fund shares are not insured by the FDIC and are not deposits or other obligations of, or guaranteed by, any depository institution. Shares are subject to investment risks, including possible loss of principal invested.
This report must be preceded or accompanied by a current summary prospectus or prospectus. Before investing, investors should consider carefully the investment objective, risks, and charges and expenses of a mutual fund. This and other important information is contained in the summary prospectus and prospectus, which can be obtained from a financial intermediary. Prospective investors should read the prospectus carefully before investing. For further information, please call 1-800-368-2745.
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| | | | Performance and Fund Profile |
| | | | Endnotes and Additional Disclosures |
| | | | Fund Expenses |
| | | | Financial Statements |
| | | | Board of Directors’ Contract Approval |
| | | | Officers and Directors |
| | | | Important Notices |
PERFORMANCE AND FUND PROFILE
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Performance1,2 | | | | | | | | | | |
Portfolio Managers Vishal Khanduja, CFA, Brian S. Ellis, CFA and Charles B. Gaffney, each of Calvert Research and Management
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% Average Annual Total Returns | Class Inception Date |
| Performance Inception Date |
| | Six Months |
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Class I at NAV | 09/02/1986 |
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| | 15.98 | % | | 11.39 | % | | 6.54 | % | | 10.05 | % |
Class F at NAV | 10/18/2013 |
| 09/02/1986 |
| | 15.90 |
| | 11.33 |
| | 6.32 |
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Russell 1000® Index | — |
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| | 18.84 | % | | 10.02 | % | | 10.44 | % | | 14.76 | % |
Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index | — |
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| | 6.11 |
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| | 2.95 |
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Balanced Blended Benchmark | — |
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| | 13.82 |
| | 9.64 |
| | 7.60 |
| | 10.54 |
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% Total Annual Operating Expense Ratios3 | | | | | | | | Class I |
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Gross | | | | | | | | 0.72 | % | | 0.97 | % |
Net | | | | | | | | 0.70 |
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Fund Profile | | | |
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| ASSET ALLOCATION (% of total investments)4 | | | | |
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| Equity | 59.9 | % | | | |
| Fixed-Income | 38.8 | % | | | |
| Commercial Paper | 1.3 | % | | | |
| Total | 100.0 | % | | | |
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See Endnotes and Additional Disclosures in this report.
Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Returns are historical and are calculated by determining the percentage change in net asset value (NAV) or offering price (as applicable) with all distributions reinvested. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Performance less than or equal to one year is cumulative. Performance is for the stated time period only; due to market volatility, the Fund’s current performance may be lower or higher than quoted. Returns are before taxes unless otherwise noted.
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Endnotes and Additional Disclosures | | |
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1 | Russell 1000® Index is an unmanaged index of 1,000 U.S. large-cap stocks. Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index is an unmanaged index of domestic investment-grade bonds, including corporate, government and mortgage-backed securities. Balanced Blended Benchmark is an internally constructed benchmark which is comprised of a blend of 60% Russell 1000® Index and 40% Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index, rebalanced monthly. Prior to 11/1/15, the fixed income component was the Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Credit Index. Unless otherwise stated, index returns do not reflect the effect of any applicable sales charges, commissions, expenses, taxes or leverage, as applicable. It is not possible to invest directly in an index. |
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2 | There is no sales charge. Insurance-related charges are not included in the calculation of returns. If such charges were reflected, the returns would be lower. Please refer to the report for your insurance contract for performance data reflecting insurance-related charges. |
Performance prior to the inception date of a class may be linked to the performance of an older class of the Fund. This linked performance is adjusted for any applicable sales charge, but is not adjusted for class expense differences. If adjusted for such differences, the performance would be different. The performance of Class F is linked to Class I. Performance since inception for an index, if presented, is the performance since the Fund’s or oldest share class’ inception, as applicable. Performance presented in the Financial Highlights included in the financial statements is not linked.
Effective December 31, 2016, Calvert Research and Management became the investment adviser to the Fund and performance reflected prior to such date is that of the Fund’s former investment adviser, Calvert Investment Management, Inc.
3 Source: Fund prospectus. Net expense ratios reflect a contractual expense reimbursement that continues through 4/30/20. Without the reimbursement, performance would have been lower. The expense ratios for the current reporting period can be found in the Financial Highlights section of this report.
4 Does not include Short Term Investment of Cash Collateral for Securities Loaned.
Fund profile subject to change due to active management.
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FUND EXPENSES
Example
As a Fund shareholder, you incur ongoing costs, including management fees; distribution and/or service fees; and other Fund expenses. This Example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of Fund investing and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds. The Example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period (January 1, 2019 to June 30, 2019).
Actual Expenses
The first section of the table below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this section, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the first section under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.
Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes
The second section of the table below provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the actual Fund expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year (before expenses), which is not the actual Fund return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.
Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect expenses and charges which are, or may be imposed under the variable annuity contract or variable life insurance policy (variable contracts) (if applicable) through which your investment in the Fund is made. Therefore, the second section of the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs associated with an investment in vehicles which fund benefits under variable contracts, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of investing in the Fund through variable contracts. In addition, if these expenses and charges imposed under the variable contracts were included, your costs would have been higher.
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| Beginning Account Value (1/1/19) | Ending Account Value (6/30/19) | Expenses Paid During Period* (1/1/19 - 6/30/19) | Annualized Expense Ratio |
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Class I | $1,000.00 | $1,159.80 | $3.64 | 0.68% |
Class F | $1,000.00 | $1,159.00 | $4.98 | 0.93% |
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Class I | $1,000.00 | $1,021.42 | $3.41 | 0.68% |
Class F | $1,000.00 | $1,020.18 | $4.66 | 0.93% |
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* Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio for the indicated Class, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 181/365 (to reflect the one-half year period). The Example assumes that the $1,000 was invested at the net asset value per share determined at the close of business on December 31, 2018. Expenses shown do not include insurance-related charges. |
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CALVERT VP SRI BALANCED PORTFOLIO
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS
JUNE 30, 2019 (Unaudited)
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| SHARES | VALUE ($) |
COMMON STOCKS - 59.5% | | |
Aerospace & Defense - 1.5% | | |
CAE, Inc. | 91,968 | 2,472,753 |
Hexcel Corp. | 34,400 | 2,782,272 |
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Banks - 3.2% | | |
Bank of America Corp. | 163,900 | 4,753,100 |
JPMorgan Chase & Co. | 34,900 | 3,901,820 |
PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. (The) | 17,200 | 2,361,216 |
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Beverages - 1.3% | | |
PepsiCo, Inc. | 33,456 | 4,387,085 |
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Biotechnology - 0.5% | | |
Gilead Sciences, Inc. | 25,905 | 1,750,142 |
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Capital Markets - 1.1% | | |
S&P Global, Inc. | 11,300 | 2,574,027 |
Tradeweb Markets, Inc., Class A | 25,056 | 1,097,703 |
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Chemicals - 0.9% | | |
Ecolab, Inc. | 15,400 | 3,040,576 |
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Commercial Services & Supplies - 1.2% | | |
Waste Management, Inc. | 34,516 | 3,982,111 |
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Consumer Finance - 0.8% | | |
American Express Co. | 21,500 | 2,653,960 |
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Containers & Packaging - 1.4% | | |
Ball Corp. | 67,484 | 4,723,205 |
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Diversified Consumer Services - 0.7% | | |
Grand Canyon Education, Inc. (1) | 21,234 | 2,484,803 |
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Diversified Telecommunication Services - 1.3% | | |
Verizon Communications, Inc. | 75,934 | 4,338,109 |
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Electrical Equipment - 1.7% | | |
AMETEK, Inc. | 40,900 | 3,715,356 |
Emerson Electric Co. | 29,700 | 1,981,584 |
| | 5,696,940 |
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COMMON STOCKS - CONT’D | | |
Energy Equipment & Services - 1.4% | | |
Core Laboratories NV | 22,100 | 1,155,388 |
National Oilwell Varco, Inc. | 71,071 | 1,579,909 |
TechnipFMC plc | 76,045 | 1,972,607 |
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Entertainment - 1.2% | | |
Walt Disney Co. (The) | 28,755 | 4,015,348 |
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Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) - 2.2% | | |
American Tower Corp. | 18,800 | 3,843,660 |
AvalonBay Communities, Inc. | 17,102 | 3,474,784 |
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Food & Staples Retailing - 0.6% | | |
Performance Food Group Co. (1) | 50,385 | 2,016,912 |
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Food Products - 1.1% | | |
Mondelez International, Inc., Class A | 71,512 | 3,854,497 |
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Health Care Equipment & Supplies - 2.1% | | |
Boston Scientific Corp. (1) | 63,300 | 2,720,634 |
Danaher Corp. | 31,600 | 4,516,272 |
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Health Care Providers & Services - 1.2% | | |
Anthem, Inc. | 14,100 | 3,979,161 |
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Household Products - 1.4% | | |
Procter & Gamble Co. (The) | 44,600 | 4,890,390 |
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Independent Power and Renewable Electricity Producers - 0.6% | | |
NextEra Energy Partners LP | 43,356 | 2,091,927 |
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Insurance - 2.8% | | |
American International Group, Inc. | 52,300 | 2,786,544 |
Assurant, Inc. | 19,200 | 2,042,496 |
First American Financial Corp. | 36,201 | 1,943,994 |
Progressive Corp. (The) | 32,200 | 2,573,746 |
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Interactive Media & Services - 3.3% | | |
Alphabet, Inc., Class C (1) | 6,390 | 6,907,015 |
IAC/InterActiveCorp (1) | 19,400 | 4,220,082 |
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Internet & Direct Marketing Retail - 1.6% | | |
Amazon.com, Inc. (1) | 2,829 | 5,357,079 |
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COMMON STOCKS - CONT’D | | |
IT Services - 4.9% | | |
Amdocs Ltd. | 34,408 | 2,136,393 |
Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp., Class A | 49,000 | 3,106,110 |
Fidelity National Information Services, Inc. | 33,700 | 4,134,316 |
GoDaddy, Inc., Class A (1) | 13,400 | 940,010 |
Visa, Inc., Class A | 36,900 | 6,403,995 |
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Life Sciences Tools & Services - 1.1% | | |
Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc. | 12,218 | 3,588,182 |
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Machinery - 1.3% | | |
Gardner Denver Holdings, Inc. (1) | 76,500 | 2,646,900 |
Parker-Hannifin Corp. | 10,350 | 1,759,603 |
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Multi-Utilities - 1.3% | | |
CMS Energy Corp. | 38,685 | 2,240,248 |
Sempra Energy | 16,708 | 2,296,348 |
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Pharmaceuticals - 3.6% | | |
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. | 53,800 | 2,439,830 |
Catalent, Inc. (1) | 29,800 | 1,615,458 |
GlaxoSmithKline plc ADR | 34,500 | 1,380,690 |
Jazz Pharmaceuticals plc (1) | 18,977 | 2,705,361 |
Merck & Co., Inc. | 48,300 | 4,049,955 |
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Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment - 1.5% | | |
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd. ADR | 50,600 | 1,982,002 |
Texas Instruments, Inc. | 27,351 | 3,138,801 |
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Software - 4.7% | | |
Adobe, Inc. (1) | 7,763 | 2,287,368 |
CrowdStrike Holdings, Inc., Class A (1) | 7,437 | 507,873 |
Intuit, Inc. | 5,952 | 1,555,436 |
Microsoft Corp. | 72,893 | 9,764,746 |
salesforce.com, Inc. (1) | 12,306 | 1,867,189 |
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Specialty Retail - 3.1% | | |
Home Depot, Inc. (The) | 20,200 | 4,200,994 |
Lowe’s Cos., Inc. | 41,022 | 4,139,530 |
TJX Cos., Inc. (The) | 39,100 | 2,067,608 |
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Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals - 2.1% | | |
Apple, Inc. | 36,372 | 7,198,746 |
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COMMON STOCKS - CONT’D | | |
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods - 0.8% | | |
Gildan Activewear, Inc. | 70,054 | 2,709,689 |
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Total Common Stocks (Cost $164,638,947) | | 201,805,648 |
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CORPORATE BONDS - 16.5% | | |
Basic Materials - 0.3% | | |
LG Chem Ltd., 3.25%, 10/15/24 (2) | 550,000 | 563,814 |
Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co., 4.50%, 4/15/23 | 535,000 | 561,893 |
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Communications - 1.0% | | |
AT&T, Inc., 4.90%, 6/15/42 | 300,000 | 318,205 |
Comcast Corp.: | | |
3.032%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.44%), 10/1/21 (3) | 440,000 | 441,870 |
3.20%, 7/15/36 | 480,000 | 467,065 |
Crown Castle Towers LLC, 3.663%, 5/15/45 (2) | 250,000 | 260,119 |
NBCUniversal Media LLC, 4.45%, 1/15/43 | 200,000 | 219,581 |
Verizon Communications, Inc.: | | |
3.618%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.10%), 5/15/25 (3) | 229,000 | 232,134 |
3.875%, 2/8/29 | 450,000 | 482,853 |
4.329%, 9/21/28 | 317,000 | 350,846 |
4.862%, 8/21/46 | 270,000 | 314,686 |
5.50%, 3/16/47 | 325,000 | 410,998 |
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Consumer, Cyclical - 1.8% | | |
American Airlines Group, Inc., 5.50%, 10/1/19 (2) | 70,000 | 70,665 |
American Airlines Pass-Through Trust: | | |
4.40%, 3/22/25 | 417,085 | 429,118 |
5.25%, 7/15/25 | 254,463 | 268,827 |
5.60%, 1/15/22 (2) | 335,774 | 341,936 |
5.625%, 7/15/22 (2) | 106,350 | 109,035 |
Best Buy Co., Inc., 4.45%, 10/1/28 | 275,000 | 290,743 |
Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC: | | |
2.979%, 8/3/22 | 1,190,000 | 1,177,426 |
3.226%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.79%), 6/12/20 (3) | 270,000 | 269,311 |
3.408%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.81%), 4/5/21 (3) | 200,000 | 197,442 |
3.484%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.88%), 10/12/21 (3) | 313,000 | 308,185 |
Latam Airlines Pass-Through Trust, 4.20%, 8/15/29 | 202,928 | 205,911 |
Lennar Corp., 4.50%, 11/15/19 | 415,000 | 417,594 |
Nordstrom, Inc., 5.00%, 1/15/44 | 453,000 | 422,934 |
Starbucks Corp., 2.45%, 6/15/26 | 250,000 | 247,545 |
Tapestry, Inc., 4.125%, 7/15/27 | 670,000 | 674,064 |
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CORPORATE BONDS - CONT’D | | |
Virgin Australia Pass-Through Trust: | | |
5.00%, 4/23/25 (2) | 43,038 | 44,344 |
6.00%, 4/23/22 (2) | 70,485 | 71,623 |
WestJet Airlines Ltd., 3.50%, 6/16/21 (2) | 100,000 | 100,567 |
Whirlpool Corp., 3.70%, 5/1/25 | 200,000 | 205,897 |
Wyndham Destinations, Inc.: | | |
5.40%, 4/1/24 | 33,000 | 34,731 |
5.75%, 4/1/27 | 331,000 | 346,722 |
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Consumer, Non-cyclical - 1.6% | | |
Amgen, Inc., 4.663%, 6/15/51 | 400,000 | 438,309 |
Becton Dickinson and Co.: | | |
2.404%, 6/5/20 | 231,000 | 230,854 |
2.894%, 6/6/22 | 231,000 | 234,030 |
3.194%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.875%), 12/29/20 (3) | 803,000 | 803,132 |
Conagra Brands, Inc.: | | |
3.092%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.50%), 10/9/20 (3) | 75,000 | 74,844 |
3.342%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.75%), 10/22/20 (3) | 122,000 | 122,025 |
CVS Health Corp.: | | |
3.125%, 3/9/20 | 58,000 | 58,232 |
3.173%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.72%), 3/9/21 (3) | 44,000 | 44,208 |
4.30%, 3/25/28 | 659,000 | 695,133 |
CVS Pass-Through Trust, 6.036%, 12/10/28 | 412,687 | 462,129 |
Ecolab, Inc., 3.25%, 12/1/27 | 100,000 | 104,148 |
Grupo Bimbo SAB de CV, 4.875%, 6/27/44 (2) | 300,000 | 315,626 |
Kaiser Foundation Hospitals, 3.15%, 5/1/27 (4) | 437,000 | 450,758 |
Kraft Heinz Foods Co., 5.20%, 7/15/45 | 300,000 | 314,767 |
Life Technologies Corp., 6.00%, 3/1/20 | 300,000 | 306,392 |
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 3.959%, 7/1/38 | 200,000 | 220,282 |
Prime Security Services Borrower LLC / Prime Finance, Inc., 9.25%, 5/15/23 (2) | 50,000 | 52,604 |
Teva Pharmaceutical Finance Netherlands III BV, 1.70%, 7/19/19 | 447,000 | 445,771 |
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Energy - 0.3% | | |
Oceaneering International, Inc., 4.65%, 11/15/24 (4) | 168,000 | 165,480 |
TerraForm Power Operating LLC: | | |
5.00%, 1/31/28 (2) | 580,000 | 584,350 |
6.625%, 6/15/25 (2) | 150,000 | 158,063 |
| | 907,893 |
Financial - 6.5% | | |
Ally Financial, Inc., 4.125%, 3/30/20 | 543,000 | 549,608 |
Banco Santander S.A.: | | |
3.125%, 2/23/23 | 409,000 | 415,018 |
3.614%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.09%), 2/23/23 (3) | 200,000 | 199,349 |
Bank Nederlandse Gemeenten NV, 2.125%, 12/14/20 (2) | 350,000 | 350,833 |
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CORPORATE BONDS - CONT’D | | |
Bank of America Corp.: | | |
3.269%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.79%), 3/5/24 (3) | 138,000 | 138,216 |
3.499% to 5/17/21, 5/17/22 (5) | 704,000 | 718,094 |
3.55% to 3/5/23, 3/5/24 (5) | 762,000 | 789,619 |
3.593% to 7/21/27, 7/21/28 (5) | 690,000 | 719,683 |
3.772%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.18%), 10/21/22 (3) | 232,000 | 235,001 |
3.824% to 1/20/27, 1/20/28 (5) | 1,385,000 | 1,466,724 |
3.974% to 2/7/29, 2/7/30 (5) | 184,000 | 197,218 |
Bank of America NA, 3.335% to 1/25/22, 1/25/23 (5) | 944,000 | 968,373 |
Capital One Financial Corp.: | | |
3.033%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.45%), 10/30/20 (3) | 110,000 | 110,128 |
3.30%, 10/30/24 | 209,000 | 214,441 |
3.303%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.72%), 1/30/23 (3) | 880,000 | 878,327 |
4.20%, 10/29/25 | 300,000 | 315,227 |
Capital One NA, 2.65%, 8/8/22 | 295,000 | 296,568 |
CBL & Associates LP, 5.25%, 12/1/23 | 222,000 | 160,950 |
Citigroup, Inc.: | | |
2.75%, 4/25/22 | 370,000 | 373,694 |
3.142% to 1/24/22, 1/24/23 (5) | 388,000 | 394,580 |
3.523%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.07%), 12/8/21 (3) | 150,000 | 151,655 |
3.531%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.95%), 7/24/23 (3) | 150,000 | 150,518 |
3.841%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.25%), 7/1/26 (3) | 195,000 | 196,547 |
3.887% to 1/10/27, 1/10/28 (5) | 927,000 | 981,091 |
5.80% to 11/15/19 (5)(6) | 135,000 | 135,506 |
6.125% to 11/15/20 (5)(6) | 65,000 | 66,810 |
Citizens Bank NA: | | |
2.25%, 3/2/20 | 250,000 | 249,818 |
2.55%, 5/13/21 | 200,000 | 200,511 |
Citizens Financial Group, Inc., 2.375%, 7/28/21 | 170,000 | 169,880 |
Commonwealth Bank of Australia, 2.50%, 9/18/22 (2)(4) | 270,000 | 271,642 |
Credit Acceptance Corp.: | | |
6.125%, 2/15/21 | 208,000 | 208,390 |
7.375%, 3/15/23 | 240,000 | 249,900 |
DDR Corp., 3.625%, 2/1/25 | 259,000 | 262,126 |
Digital Realty Trust LP: | | |
3.95%, 7/1/22 | 360,000 | 375,199 |
4.75%, 10/1/25 | 260,000 | 285,020 |
Discover Bank, 4.682% to 8/9/23, 8/9/28 (5) | 275,000 | 285,219 |
Discover Financial Services, 3.95%, 11/6/24 | 200,000 | 210,428 |
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The): | | |
2.876% to 10/31/21, 10/31/22 (5) | 53,000 | 53,436 |
2.905% to 7/24/22, 7/24/23 (5) | 488,000 | 492,809 |
2.908% to 6/5/22, 6/5/23 (5) | 567,000 | 573,390 |
3.581%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.00%), 7/24/23 (3) | 260,000 | 260,583 |
3.688%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.17%), 5/15/26 (3) | 200,000 | 197,369 |
International Finance Corp., 1.75%, 3/30/20 | 820,000 | 817,876 |
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JPMorgan Chase & Co., 3.797% to 7/23/23, 7/23/24 (5) | 530,000 | 556,144 |
Lazard Group LLC, 4.50%, 9/19/28 | 327,000 | 348,389 |
Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc., 3.519%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.20%), 12/29/21 (3) | 168,000 | 168,490 |
Morgan Stanley: | | |
2.80%, 6/16/20 | 665,000 | 668,172 |
3.981%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.40%), 10/24/23 (3) | 260,000 | 265,118 |
4.00%, 7/23/25 | 325,000 | 348,189 |
4.875%, 11/1/22 | 105,000 | 112,441 |
National Australia Bank Ltd., 3.625%, 6/20/23 | 275,000 | 287,702 |
Radian Group, Inc., 4.875%, 3/15/27 | 67,000 | 67,586 |
SBA Tower Trust: | | |
2.877%, 7/15/46 (2) | 300,000 | 300,889 |
3.722%, 4/9/48 (2) | 660,000 | 681,202 |
Synchrony Financial: | | |
3.00%, 8/15/19 | 32,000 | 32,005 |
3.806%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.23%), 2/3/20 (3) | 90,000 | 90,367 |
3.95%, 12/1/27 | 306,000 | 305,789 |
4.25%, 8/15/24 | 155,000 | 161,528 |
4.50%, 7/23/25 | 625,000 | 656,303 |
Synovus Financial Corp.: | | |
3.125%, 11/1/22 | 156,000 | 156,895 |
5.90% to 2/7/24, 2/7/29 (5) | 35,000 | 36,313 |
Toronto-Dominion Bank (The), 1.85%, 9/11/20 | 500,000 | 498,557 |
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Government - 1.4% | | |
Asian Development Bank, 3.125%, 9/26/28 | 540,000 | 586,600 |
European Bank for Reconstruction & Development, 0.875%, 7/22/19 | 550,000 | 549,578 |
Inter-American Development Bank, 3.00%, 9/26/22 | 540,000 | 559,398 |
International Bank for Reconstruction & Development, 3.125%, 11/20/25 | 1,200,000 | 1,281,942 |
International Finance Corp., 2.00%, 10/24/22 | 1,625,000 | 1,635,540 |
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Industrial - 1.1% | | |
Jabil, Inc.: | | |
3.95%, 1/12/28 | 381,000 | 374,687 |
4.70%, 9/15/22 | 569,000 | 595,430 |
5.625%, 12/15/20 | 70,000 | 73,171 |
Johnson Controls International plc, 4.625%, 7/2/44 | 225,000 | 231,086 |
Owens Corning: | | |
3.40%, 8/15/26 | 400,000 | 389,752 |
4.30%, 7/15/47 | 131,000 | 111,010 |
Penske Truck Leasing Co. LP / PTL Finance Corp., 3.375%, 2/1/22 (2) | 375,000 | 382,318 |
Reynolds Group Issuer, Inc. / Reynolds Group Issuer LLC, 5.75%, 10/15/20 | 155,057 | 155,639 |
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SMBC Aviation Capital Finance DAC: | | |
2.65%, 7/15/21 (2) | 260,000 | 259,921 |
3.55%, 4/15/24 (2) | 300,000 | 308,788 |
Wabtec Corp.: | | |
3.71%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.30%), 9/15/21 (3) | 486,000 | 484,773 |
4.95%, 9/15/28 | 363,000 | 389,358 |
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Technology - 1.6% | | |
Apple, Inc., 3.00%, 6/20/27 | 592,000 | 606,937 |
Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc., 3.95%, 9/1/20 | 205,000 | 208,411 |
Dell International LLC / EMC Corp., 4.42%, 6/15/21 (2) | 605,000 | 623,257 |
DXC Technology Co.: | | |
3.47%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.95%), 3/1/21 (3) | 843,000 | 843,012 |
4.25%, 4/15/24 | 273,000 | 286,128 |
Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co., 3.318%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.72%), 10/5/21 (3) | 278,000 | 278,049 |
Marvell Technology Group Ltd., 4.20%, 6/22/23 | 37,000 | 38,542 |
Microchip Technology, Inc., 4.333%, 6/1/23 | 547,000 | 569,941 |
Microsoft Corp.: | | |
2.40%, 8/8/26 | 285,000 | 286,473 |
4.45%, 11/3/45 | 250,000 | 299,882 |
NXP BV / NXP Funding LLC, 4.625%, 6/15/22 (2) | 325,000 | 341,250 |
Seagate HDD Cayman: | | |
4.875%, 3/1/24 (4) | 235,000 | 241,277 |
4.875%, 6/1/27 | 200,000 | 200,797 |
5.75%, 12/1/34 | 75,000 | 73,809 |
Western Digital Corp., 4.75%, 2/15/26 (4) | 366,000 | 359,979 |
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Utilities - 0.9% | | |
American Water Capital Corp., 2.95%, 9/1/27 | 370,000 | 372,661 |
Avangrid, Inc.: | | |
3.15%, 12/1/24 | 957,000 | 976,018 |
3.80%, 6/1/29 | 590,000 | 618,274 |
MidAmerican Energy Co., 4.25%, 7/15/49 | 350,000 | 398,506 |
NextEra Energy Operating Partners LP, 4.25%, 9/15/24 (2) | 375,000 | 378,394 |
Public Service Co. of Colorado, 3.70%, 6/15/28 | 258,000 | 278,360 |
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Total Corporate Bonds (Cost $54,120,787) | | 55,868,222 |
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ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES - 8.8% | | |
Adams Outdoor Advertising LP, Series 2018-1, Class A, 4.81%, 11/15/48 (2) | 168,580 | 179,508 |
American Homes 4 Rent, Series 2014-SFR2, Class A, 3.786%, 10/17/36 (2) | 644,745 | 675,666 |
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Avant Loans Funding Trust: | | |
Series 2018-A, Class B, 3.95%, 12/15/22 (2) | 845,000 | 850,367 |
Series 2018-A, Class C, 4.79%, 5/15/24 (2) | 150,000 | 152,248 |
Series 2019-A, Class A, 3.48%, 7/15/22 (2) | 149,281 | 149,871 |
Avis Budget Rental Car Funding AESOP LLC: | | |
Series 2014-1A, Class A, 2.46%, 7/20/20 (2) | 88,333 | 88,332 |
Series 2014-1A, Class C, 3.75%, 7/20/20 (2) | 35,833 | 35,847 |
Series 2014-2A, Class A, 2.50%, 2/20/21 (2) | 1,892,000 | 1,891,322 |
Chesapeake Funding II LLC, Series 2016-2A, Class A1, 1.88%, 6/15/28 (2) | 795,555 | 794,243 |
Citi Held For Asset Issuance, Series 2015-PM1, Class C, 5.01%, 12/15/21 (2) | 22,643 | 22,657 |
Coinstar Funding LLC, Series 2017-1A, Class A2, 5.216%, 4/25/47 (2) | 308,700 | 316,350 |
Conn’s Receivables Funding LLC: | | |
Series 2017-B, Class B, 4.52%, 4/15/21 (2) | 190,409 | 190,846 |
Series 2018-A, Class A, 3.25%, 1/15/23 (2) | 65,689 | 65,951 |
Series 2018-A, Class B, 4.65%, 1/15/23 (2) | 58,072 | 58,498 |
Series 2019-A, Class A, 3.40%, 10/16/23 (2) | 209,548 | 210,657 |
Series 2019-A, Class B, 4.36%, 10/16/23 (2) | 260,000 | 261,836 |
Consumer Loan Underlying Bond Credit Trust: | | |
Series 2017-NP1, Class C, 5.13%, 4/17/23 (2) | 44,857 | 44,962 |
Series 2017-P2, Class B, 3.56%, 1/15/24 (2) | 260,000 | 261,374 |
Series 2019-P1, Class A, 2.94%, 7/15/26 (2) | 140,000 | 140,487 |
Credit Acceptance Auto Loan Trust: | | |
Series 2017-1A, Class B, 3.04%, 12/15/25 (2) | 625,000 | 626,505 |
Series 2017-2A, Class A, 2.55%, 2/17/26 (2) | 1,710,000 | 1,709,965 |
DB Master Finance LLC, Series 2017-1A, Class A2II, 4.03%, 11/20/47 (2) | 83,725 | 85,333 |
Dell Equipment Finance Trust, Series 2017-1, Class A3, 2.14%, 4/22/22 (2) | 59,811 | 59,773 |
DRB Prime Student Loan Trust, Series 2016-B, Class A2, 2.89%, 6/25/40 (2) | 132,401 | 133,378 |
Driven Brands Funding LLC: | | |
Series 2015-1A, Class A2, 5.216%, 7/20/45 (2) | 448,725 | 465,311 |
Series 2016-1A, Class A2, 6.125%, 7/20/46 (2) | 145,875 | 154,065 |
Series 2018-1A, Class A2, 4.739%, 4/20/48 (2) | 28,710 | 30,178 |
Element Rail Leasing I LLC: | | |
Series 2014-1A, Class A1, 2.299%, 4/19/44 (2) | 47,627 | 47,713 |
Series 2014-1A, Class B1, 4.406%, 4/19/44 (2) | 350,000 | 366,393 |
Enterprise Fleet Financing LLC, Series 2017-3, Class A2, 2.13%, 5/22/23 (2) | 1,174,776 | 1,172,811 |
ExteNet LLC: | | |
Series 2019-1A, Class A2, 3.204%, 7/26/49 (2)(7) | 190,000 | 190,394 |
Series 2019-1A, Class B, 4.14%, 7/26/49 (2)(7) | 30,000 | 30,063 |
FOCUS Brands Funding LLC: | | |
Series 2017-1A, Class A2I, 3.857%, 4/30/47 (2) | 578,200 | 595,531 |
Series 2017-1A, Class A2II, 5.093%, 4/30/47 (2) | 176,400 | 184,467 |
Hardee’s Funding LLC, Series 2018-1A, Class A2I, 4.25%, 6/20/48 (2) | 272,938 | 278,817 |
InSite Issuer LLC, Series 2016-1A, Class C, 6.414%, 11/15/46 (2) | 25,000 | 25,983 |
Invitation Homes Trust: | | |
Series 2017-SFR2, Class C, 3.844%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.45%), 12/17/36 (2)(3) | 116,000 | 116,316 |
Series 2018-SFR2, Class A, 3.294%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.90%), 6/17/37 (2)(3) | 876,600 | 876,125 |
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Series 2018-SFR2, Class D, 3.844%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.45%), 6/17/37 (2)(3) | 155,000 | 153,999 |
Series 2018-SFR3, Class D, 4.044%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.65%), 7/17/37 (2)(3) | 150,000 | 150,017 |
Jack In The Box Funding LLC, Series 2019-1A, Class A2I, 3.982%, 8/25/49 (2)(7) | 295,000 | 295,000 |
Marlette Funding Trust: | | |
Series 2017-1A, Class B, 4.114%, 3/15/24 (2) | 63,556 | 63,726 |
Series 2017-2A, Class B, 3.19%, 7/15/24 (2) | 100,813 | 100,903 |
Mosaic Solar Loans LLC, Series 2019-1A, Class A, 4.37%, 12/21/43 (2) | 415,394 | 435,407 |
NextGear Floorplan Master Owner Trust, Series 2016-2A, Class A2, 2.19%, 9/15/21 (2) | 335,000 | 334,598 |
OneMain Financial Issuance Trust: | | |
Series 2015-1A, Class B, 3.85%, 3/18/26 (2) | 118,538 | 118,877 |
Series 2016-1A, Class B, 4.57%, 2/20/29 (2) | 215,000 | 218,579 |
Series 2017-1A, Class A1, 2.37%, 9/14/32 (2) | 475,000 | 474,160 |
Oportun Funding LLC: | | |
Series 2017-A, Class A, 3.23%, 6/8/23 (2) | 250,000 | 249,960 |
Series 2018-A, Class A, 3.61%, 3/8/24 (2) | 706,000 | 713,380 |
Series 2018-B, Class A, 3.91%, 7/8/24 (2) | 1,154,000 | 1,175,103 |
Planet Fitness Master Issuer LLC: | | |
Series 2018-1A, Class A2I, 4.262%, 9/5/48 (2) | 501,213 | 517,581 |
Series 2018-1A, Class A2II, 4.666%, 9/5/48 (2) | 69,475 | 73,031 |
Progress Residential Trust, Series 2015-SFR3, Class E, 5.66%, 11/12/32 (2) | 100,000 | 100,939 |
Prosper Marketplace Issuance Trust: | | |
Series 2017-1A, Class C, 5.80%, 6/15/23 (2) | 185,213 | 188,773 |
Series 2017-2A, Class B, 3.48%, 9/15/23 (2) | 32,257 | 32,303 |
Series 2017-3A, Class B, 3.36%, 11/15/23 (2) | 673,982 | 674,184 |
Series 2018-1A, Class A, 3.11%, 6/17/24 (2) | 62,610 | 62,648 |
Series 2018-2A, Class A, 3.35%, 10/15/24 (2) | 559,463 | 561,571 |
Series 2018-2A, Class B, 3.96%, 10/15/24 (2) | 440,000 | 445,785 |
RenewFund Receivables Trust, Series 2015-1, Class A, 3.51%, 4/15/25 (2) | 74,479 | 74,418 |
Sierra Timeshare Receivables Funding LLC, Series 2014-3A, Class B, 2.80%, 10/20/31 (2) | 31,425 | 31,407 |
SoFi Professional Loan Program LLC: | | |
Series 2014-B, Class A1, 3.654%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.25%), 8/25/32 (2)(3) | 27,833 | 27,910 |
Series 2014-B, Class A2, 2.55%, 8/27/29 (2) | 60,879 | 60,771 |
SolarCity LMC Series I LLC, Series 2013-1, Class A, 4.80%, 11/20/38 (2) | 381,529 | 402,732 |
SolarCity LMC Series II LLC, Series 2014-1, Class A, 4.59%, 4/20/44 (2) | 219,235 | 224,072 |
SolarCity LMC Series III LLC: | | |
Series 2014-2, Class A, 4.02%, 7/20/44 (2) | 577,776 | 582,776 |
Series 2014-2, Class B, 5.44%, 7/20/44 (2) | 864,223 | 862,843 |
SpringCastle Funding Asset-Backed Notes, Series 2019-AA, Class A, 3.20%, 5/27/36 (2) | 784,522 | 793,981 |
Springleaf Funding Trust, Series 2016-AA, Class A, 2.90%, 11/15/29 (2) | 340,018 | 340,391 |
Spruce ABS Trust, Series 2016-E1, Class A, 4.32%, 6/15/28 (2) | 83,423 | 85,342 |
Stack Infrastructure Issuer LLC, Series 2019-1A, Class A2, 4.54%, 2/25/44 (2) | 1,420,250 | 1,479,813 |
Sunrun Callisto Issuer LLC, Series 2015-1A, Class B, 5.38%, 7/20/45 (2) | 343,074 | 350,940 |
TES LLC, Series 2017-1A, Class A, 4.33%, 10/20/47 (2) | 374,936 | 375,202 |
Tesla Auto Lease Trust: | | |
Series 2018-A, Class A, 2.32%, 12/20/19 (2) | 431,081 | 430,910 |
Series 2018-B, Class A, 3.71%, 8/20/21 (2) | 773,387 | 785,119 |
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Toyota Auto Receivables Owner Trust, Series 2016-B, Class A4, 1.52%, 8/16/21 | 900,000 | 897,357 |
United States Small Business Administration, Series 2017-20E, Class 1, 2.88%, 5/1/37 | 738,498 | 760,799 |
Vantage Data Centers Issuer LLC, Series 2018-1A, Class A2, 4.072%, 2/16/43 (2) | 334,480 | 343,944 |
VB-S1 Issuer LLC, Series 2016-1A, Class C, 3.065%, 6/15/46 (2) | 300,000 | 300,585 |
Verizon Owner Trust, Series 2016-1A, Class A, 1.42%, 1/20/21 (2) | 13,553 | 13,558 |
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Total Asset-Backed Securities (Cost $29,527,341) | | 29,905,537 |
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U.S. TREASURY OBLIGATIONS - 5.5% | | |
U.S. Treasury Bond, 3.00%, 2/15/49 | 3,200,000 | 3,510,125 |
U.S. Treasury Inflation-Protected Notes: | | |
0.625%, 4/15/23 (8) | 113,149 | 114,507 |
0.75%, 7/15/28 (8) | 4,637,416 | 4,834,236 |
U.S. Treasury Notes: | | |
1.00%, 8/31/19 | 1,735,000 | 1,731,339 |
1.375%, 7/31/19 (4) | 647,000 | 646,536 |
1.625%, 8/31/19 | 1,800,000 | 1,798,046 |
2.25%, 3/31/21 | 3,430,000 | 3,456,328 |
2.375%, 2/29/24 | 2,207,000 | 2,268,382 |
2.375%, 5/15/29 (4) | 159,000 | 164,239 |
2.625%, 12/31/25 | 28,000 | 29,312 |
2.625%, 2/15/29 | 31,000 | 32,677 |
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Total U.S. Treasury Obligations (Cost $18,120,061) | | 18,585,727 |
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COLLATERALIZED MORTGAGE-BACKED OBLIGATIONS - 3.7% | | |
Bellemeade Re Ltd., Series 2015-1A, Class M2, 6.704%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 4.30%), 7/25/25 (2)(3) | 21,543 | 21,596 |
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. Multifamily Structured Pass Through Certificates: | | |
Series KW06, Class A2, 3.80%, 6/25/28 | 530,000 | 576,463 |
Series W5FX, Class AFX, 3.34%, 4/25/28 | 191,667 | 200,846 |
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. Structured Agency Credit Risk Debt Notes: | | |
Series 2015-HQ2, Class M3, 5.654%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.25%), 5/25/25 (3) | 493,000 | 524,776 |
Series 2015-HQA2, Class M2, 5.204%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.80%), 5/25/28 (3) | 127,617 | 129,799 |
Series 2016-DNA2, Class M2, 4.604%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.20%), 10/25/28 (3) | 60,948 | 61,259 |
Series 2017-DNA3, Class M2, 4.904%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.50%), 3/25/30 (3) | 600,000 | 614,024 |
Series 2018-DNA1, Class M1, 2.854%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.45%), 7/25/30 (3) | 266,150 | 265,854 |
Series 2018-DNA2, Class B1, 6.104%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.70%), 12/25/30 (2)(3) | 35,000 | 35,840 |
Series 2018-HQA1, Class M2, 4.704%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.30%), 9/25/30 (3) | 155,000 | 155,347 |
Series 2019-DNA2, Class M1, 3.204%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.80%), 3/25/49 (2)(3) | 60,000 | 60,128 |
Series 2019-DNA2, Class M2, 4.854%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.45%), 3/25/49 (2)(3) | 121,000 | 123,299 |
Federal National Mortgage Association: | | |
Series 2017-M2, Class A1, 2.878%, 2/25/27 (9) | 296,842 | 305,542 |
Series 2017-M13, Class A2, 3.037%, 9/25/27 (9) | 675,000 | 697,571 |
Series 2018-M4, Class A2, 3.144%, 3/25/28 (9) | 721,000 | 752,485 |
Series 2018-M8, Class A2, 3.436%, 6/25/28 (9) | 459,231 | 489,524 |
Series 2018-M13, Class A2, 3.82%, 9/25/30 (9) | 1,680,000 | 1,847,791 |
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Series 2019-M1, Class A2, 3.673%, 9/25/28 (9) | 785,000 | 852,291 |
Series 2019-M9, Class A2, 2.937%, 4/25/29 (9) | 291,000 | 300,602 |
Federal National Mortgage Association Connecticut Avenue Securities: | | |
Series 2013-C01, Class M2, 7.654%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 5.25%), 10/25/23 (3) | 490,032 | 545,465 |
Series 2014-C02, Class 1M2, 5.004%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.60%), 5/25/24 (3) | 649,562 | 679,754 |
Series 2014-C02, Class 2M2, 5.004%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.60%), 5/25/24 (3) | 198,995 | 205,716 |
Series 2014-C03, Class 1M2, 5.404%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.00%), 7/25/24 (3) | 400,940 | 423,674 |
Series 2014-C03, Class 2M2, 5.304%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.90%), 7/25/24 (3) | 343,855 | 357,938 |
Series 2014-C04, Class 1M2, 7.304%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 4.90%), 11/25/24 (3) | 618,822 | 685,577 |
Series 2016-C06, Class 1M2, 6.654%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 4.25%), 4/25/29 (3) | 200,000 | 216,927 |
Series 2017-C04, Class 2M1, 3.254%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.85%), 11/25/29 (3) | 371,567 | 373,041 |
Series 2017-C05, Class 1M1, 2.954%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.55%), 1/25/30 (3) | 82,759 | 83,080 |
Series 2017-C06, Class 1M2, 5.054%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.65%), 2/25/30 (3) | 320,000 | 328,674 |
Series 2018-C03, Class 1M1, 3.084%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.68%), 10/25/30 (3) | 105,445 | 105,649 |
Federal National Mortgage Association Grantor Trust, Series 2017-T1, Class A, 2.898%, 6/25/27 | 274,620 | 281,144 |
Toorak Mortgage Corp. Ltd., Series 2018-1, Class A1, 4.336% to 4/25/21, 8/25/21 (2)(10) | 100,000 | 101,062 |
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Total Collateralized Mortgage-Backed Obligations (Cost $11,908,230) | | 12,402,738 |
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COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES - 1.5% | | |
Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2017-MDRC, Class D, 4.644%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.25%), 7/15/30 (2)(3) | 235,000 | 234,857 |
CLNS Trust, Series 2017-IKPR, Class B, 3.412%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.00%), 6/11/32 (2)(3) | 600,000 | 600,564 |
JPMorgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust: | | |
Series 2014-DSTY, Class A, 3.429%, 6/10/27 (2) | 100,000 | 100,220 |
Series 2014-DSTY, Class B, 3.771%, 6/10/27 (2) | 300,000 | 297,244 |
Series 2014-DSTY, Class C, 3.931%, 6/10/27 (2) | 100,000 | 92,985 |
Morgan Stanley Capital I Trust: | | |
Series 2017-CLS, Class A, 3.094%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.70%), 11/15/34 (2)(3) | 500,000 | 499,936 |
Series 2019-BPR, Class A, 3.794%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.40%), 5/15/36 (2)(3) | 560,000 | 560,880 |
Series 2019-BPR, Class B, 4.494%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.10%), 5/15/36 (2)(3) | 230,000 | 230,435 |
Series 2019-BPR, Class C, 5.444%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.05%), 5/15/36 (2)(3) | 100,000 | 100,306 |
Motel 6 Trust: | | |
Series 2017-MTL6, Class B, 3.584%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.19%), 8/15/34 (2)(3) | 52,843 | 52,915 |
Series 2017-MTL6, Class C, 3.798%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.40%), 8/15/34 (2)(3) | 334,675 | 335,243 |
Series 2017-MTL6, Class D, 4.548%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.15%), 8/15/34 (2)(3) | 206,970 | 208,214 |
Series 2017-MTL6, Class E, 5.648%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.25%), 8/15/34 (2)(3) | 73,100 | 73,743 |
RETL Trust: | | |
Series 2019-RVP, Class A, 3.544%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.15%), 3/15/36 (2)(3) | 596,776 | 598,604 |
Series 2019-RVP, Class B, 3.944%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.55%), 3/15/36 (2)(3) | 760,000 | 762,848 |
WFLD Mortgage Trust, Series 2014-MONT, Class C, 3.754%, 8/10/31 (2) | 450,000 | 456,108 |
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Total Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities (Cost $5,202,967) | | 5,205,102 |
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| PRINCIPAL AMOUNT ($) | VALUE ($) |
TAXABLE MUNICIPAL OBLIGATIONS - 0.9% | | |
| | |
General Obligations - 0.6% | | |
Los Angeles Unified School District, California, 5.75%, 7/1/34 (11) | 450,000 | 575,028 |
Massachusetts, Green Bonds, 3.277%, 6/1/46 | 435,000 | 432,255 |
New York City, NY, 5.206%, 10/1/31 (11) | 470,000 | 560,649 |
San Francisco City and County, CA, (Social Bonds - Affordable Housing, 2016), 3.921%, 6/15/39 | 285,000 | 304,466 |
| | 1,872,398 |
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Special Tax Revenue - 0.3% | | |
Connecticut, Special Tax Revenue, 5.459%, 11/1/30 (11) | 300,000 | 355,497 |
New York City Transitional Finance Authority, NY, Future Tax Secured Revenue Bonds, 5.767%, 8/1/36 (11) | 600,000 | 748,896 |
| | 1,104,393 |
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Water and Sewer - 0.0% (12) | | |
District of Columbia Water & Sewer Authority, Green Bonds, 4.814%, 10/1/2114 | 130,000 | 166,738 |
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Total Taxable Municipal Obligations (Cost $2,978,776) | | 3,143,529 |
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U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES - 0.2% | | |
Federal National Mortgage Association: | | |
2.65%, 6/1/26 | 332,263 | 339,522 |
2.68%, 7/1/26 | 350,000 | 358,383 |
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Total U.S. Government Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities (Cost $693,377) | | 697,905 |
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SOVEREIGN GOVERNMENT BONDS - 0.1% | | |
Nacional Financiera SNC, 3.375%, 11/5/20 (2) | 265,000 | 266,261 |
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Total Sovereign Government Bonds (Cost $264,866) | | 266,261 |
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U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCIES AND INSTRUMENTALITIES - 0.5% | | |
Overseas Private Investment Corp.: | | |
3.22%, 9/15/29 | 423,842 | 443,336 |
3.52%, 9/20/32 | 417,375 | 446,496 |
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development: | | |
2.547%, 8/1/22 | 137,000 | 139,963 |
2.618%, 8/1/23 | 69,000 | 70,344 |
2.668%, 8/1/24 | 240,000 | 248,593 |
2.738%, 8/1/25 | 240,000 | 249,199 |
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Total U.S. Government Agencies and Instrumentalities (Cost $1,527,217) | | 1,597,931 |
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| PRINCIPAL AMOUNT ($) | VALUE ($) |
CONVERTIBLE BONDS - 0.0% (12) | | |
Technology - 0.0% (12) | | |
Rovi Corp., 0.50%, 3/1/20 | 125,000 | 122,194 |
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Total Convertible Bonds (Cost $121,875) | | 122,194 |
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FLOATING RATE LOANS (13) - 0.9% | | |
| | |
Building and Development - 0.1% | | |
DTZ U.S. Borrower, LLC, Term Loan, 5.652%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.25%), 8/21/25 | 297,750 | 297,265 |
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Business Equipment and Services - 0.2% | | |
Change Healthcare Holdings, LLC, Term Loan, 5.152%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.75%), 3/1/24 | 251,465 | 249,841 |
First Data Corporation, Term Loan, 4.404%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.00%), 7/8/22 | 224,400 | 224,400 |
| | 474,241 |
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Cable and Satellite Television - 0.1% | | |
UPC Financing Partnership, Term Loan, 4.894%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.50%), 1/15/26 | 191,570 | 191,529 |
Ziggo Secured Finance Partnership, Term Loan, 4.894%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.50%), 4/15/25 | 230,000 | 225,703 |
| | 417,232 |
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Cosmetics/Toiletries - 0.0% (12) | | |
Prestige Brands, Inc., Term Loan, 4.402%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.00%), 1/26/24 | 47,126 | 46,932 |
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Drugs - 0.1% | | |
Jaguar Holding Company II, Term Loan, 4.902%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.50%), 8/18/22 | 434,344 | 432,250 |
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Electronics/Electrical - 0.2% | | |
Go Daddy Operating Company, LLC, Term Loan, 4.402%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.00%), 2/15/24 | 52,553 | 52,614 |
Infor (US), Inc., Term Loan, 5.08%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.75%), 2/1/22 | 443,787 | 442,816 |
MA FinanceCo., LLC, Term Loan, 4.902%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.50%), 6/21/24 | 18,544 | 18,220 |
Seattle Spinco, Inc., Term Loan, 4.902%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.50%), 6/21/24 | 125,235 | 123,044 |
SolarWinds Holdings, Inc., Term Loan, 5.152%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.75%), 2/5/24 | 79,596 | 79,264 |
| | 715,958 |
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Equipment Leasing - 0.1% | | |
Avolon TLB Borrower 1 (US), LLC, Term Loan, 4.133%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.75%), 1/15/25 | 265,635 | 265,543 |
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Financial - 0.0% (12) | | |
Alliance Mortgage Investments, Term Loan, 0.00%, 6/1/10 (14)(15)(16) | 385,345 | 6,078 |
| | |
Industrial Equipment - 0.0% (12) | | |
Rexnord, LLC, Term Loan, 4.402%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.00%), 8/21/24 | 45,313 | 45,322 |
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Leisure Goods/Activities/Movies - 0.0% (12) | | |
Bombardier Recreational Products, Inc., Term Loan, 4.402%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.00%), 5/23/25 | 69,649 | 68,779 |
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| PRINCIPAL AMOUNT ($) | VALUE ($) |
FLOATING RATE LOANS (13) - CONT’D | | |
Lodging and Casinos - 0.0% (12) | | |
ESH Hospitality, Inc., Term Loan, 4.402%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.00%), 8/30/23 | 69,650 | 69,527 |
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Telecommunications - 0.1% | | |
Level 3 Financing, Inc., Term Loan, 4.652%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.25%), 2/22/24 | 110,000 | 109,232 |
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Total Floating Rate Loans (Cost $3,334,679) | | 2,948,359 |
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COMMERCIAL PAPER - 1.2% | | |
AutoZone, Inc., 2.496%, 7/11/19 (2)(17) | 320,000 | 319,781 |
Avangrid, Inc., 2.538%, 7/17/19 (2)(17) | 2,405,000 | 2,402,328 |
Enel Finance America, 2.83%, 7/26/19 (2)(17) | 500,000 | 499,035 |
Ford Motor Credit Co., 3.414%, 8/1/19 (2)(17) | 600,000 | 598,280 |
Marriott International, Inc, 2.738%, 7/12/19 (2)(17) | 400,000 | 399,671 |
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Total Commercial Paper (Cost $4,219,095) | | 4,219,095 |
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| SHARES | VALUE ($) |
SHORT TERM INVESTMENT OF CASH COLLATERAL FOR SECURITIES LOANED - 0.5% | | |
State Street Navigator Securities Lending Government Money Market Portfolio, 2.33% | 1,535,925 | 1,535,925 |
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Total Short Term Investment of Cash Collateral for Securities Loaned (Cost $1,535,925) | | 1,535,925 |
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TOTAL INVESTMENTS (Cost $298,194,143) - 99.8% | | 338,304,173 |
Other assets and liabilities, net - 0.2% | | 744,482 |
NET ASSETS - 100.0% | | 339,048,655 |
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NOTES TO SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS |
(1) Non-income producing security. |
(2) Security is exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. Total market value of Rule 144A securities amounts to $44,851,004, which represents 13.2% of the net assets of the Fund as of June 30, 2019. |
(3) Variable rate security. The stated interest rate represents the rate in effect at June 30, 2019. |
(4) All or a portion of this security was on loan at June 30, 2019. The aggregate market value of securities on loan at June 30, 2019 was $2,125,453. |
(5) Security converts to floating rate after the indicated fixed-rate coupon period. |
(6) Perpetual security with no stated maturity date but may be subject to calls by the issuer. |
(7) When-issued security. |
(8) Inflation-linked security whose principal is adjusted for inflation based on changes in the U.S. Consumer Price Index. Interest is calculated based on the inflation-adjusted principal. |
(9) Weighted average fixed-rate coupon that changes/updates monthly. Rate shown is the rate at June 30, 2019. |
(10) Step coupon security. The interest rate disclosed is that which is in effect on June 30, 2019. |
(11) Build America Bond. Represents taxable municipal obligation issued pursuant to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 or other legislation providing for the issuance of taxable municipal debt on which the issuer receives federal support. |
(12) Amount is less than 0.05%. |
(13) Remaining maturities of floating rate loans may be less than the stated maturities shown as a result of contractual or optional prepayments by the borrower. Such prepayments cannot be predicted with certainty. Floating rate loans generally pay interest at rates which are periodically re-determined at a spread above the London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”) or other short-term rates. The rate shown is the rate in effect at June 30, 2019. Floating rate loans are generally considered restrictive in that the Fund is ordinarily contractually obligated to receive consent from the Agent Bank and/or borrower prior to disposition of a floating rate loan. |
(14) For fair value measurement disclosure purposes, security is categorized as Level 3 (see Note 1A). |
(15) Restricted security. Total market value of restricted securities amounts to $6,078, which represents less than 0.05% of the net assets of the Fund as of June 30, 2019. |
(16) Alliance Bancorp and its affiliates filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy on July 13, 2007. This security is no longer accruing interest. |
(17) Security exempt from registration under Section 4(2) of the Securities Act of 1933. Such securities may be sold in transactions exempt from registration only to dealers in that program or other “accredited investors.” At June 30, 2019, the aggregate value of these securities is $4,219,095, representing 1.2% of the Fund’s net assets |
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Abbreviations: |
ADR: | American Depositary Receipt |
LIBOR: | London Interbank Offered Rate |
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Currency Abbreviations: |
USD: | United States Dollar |
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FUTURES CONTRACTS | NUMBER OF CONTRACTS | EXPIRATION DATE | NOTIONAL AMOUNT | VALUE/ UNREALIZED APPRECIATION (DEPRECIATION) |
Long: | | | | |
U.S. 2-Year Treasury Note | 37 | 9/30/19 |
| $7,961,648 |
|
| $43,876 |
|
U.S. 10-Year Treasury Note | 2 | 9/19/19 | 255,938 |
| 4,496 |
|
U.S. Long Treasury Bond | 6 | 9/19/19 | 933,563 |
| 21,176 |
|
U.S. Ultra-Long Treasury Bond | 42 | 9/19/19 | 7,457,625 |
| 231,904 |
|
Total Long | | | |
| $301,452 |
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Short: | | | | |
U.S. 2-Year Treasury Note | (3) | 9/30/19 |
| ($645,539 | ) |
| ($3,528 | ) |
U.S. 5-Year Treasury Note | (10) | 9/30/19 | (1,181,563) |
| (10,408) |
|
U.S. Long Treasury Bond | (1) | 9/19/19 | (155,594) |
| (4,189) |
|
U.S. Ultra 10-Year Treasury Note | (38) | 9/19/19 | (5,248,750) |
| (110,257) |
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Total Short | | | |
| ($128,382 | ) |
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RESTRICTED SECURITIES | ACQUISITION DATES | COST ($) |
Alliance Mortgage Investments, Term Loan, 0.00%, 6/1/10 | 5/26/05-6/13/07 | 385,345 |
See notes to financial statements. |
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STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES
JUNE 30, 2019 (Unaudited)
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| | | |
ASSETS | |
Investments in securities of unaffiliated issuers, at value (identified cost $298,194,143) - including $2,125,453 of securities on loan |
| $338,304,173 |
|
Cash | 3,169,002 |
|
Cash denominated in foreign currency, at value (cost $5,961) | 5,969 |
|
Receivable for investments sold | 12,111 |
|
Receivable for capital shares sold | 90,402 |
|
Dividends and interest receivable | 989,090 |
|
Securities lending income receivable | 465 |
|
Tax reclaims receivable | 25,163 |
|
Deposits at broker for futures contracts | 155,724 |
|
Directors’ deferred compensation plan | 55,245 |
|
Other assets | 14,221 |
|
Total assets | 342,821,565 |
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LIABILITIES | |
Payable for variation margin on open futures contracts | 8,878 |
|
Payable for investments purchased | 888,865 |
|
Payable for when-issued securities | 515,000 |
|
Payable for capital shares redeemed | 161,403 |
|
Deposits for securities loaned | 1,535,925 |
|
Payable to affiliates: | |
Investment advisory fee | 112,766 |
|
Administrative fee | 33,005 |
|
Distribution and service fees | 704 |
|
Sub-transfer agency fee | 122 |
|
Directors’ deferred compensation plan | 55,245 |
|
Accrued expenses | 460,997 |
|
Total liabilities | 3,772,910 |
|
NET ASSETS |
| $339,048,655 |
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NET ASSETS CONSIST OF: | |
Paid-in capital applicable to common stock | |
(500,000,000 shares per class of $0.01 par value authorized) |
| $274,242,630 |
|
Distributable earnings | 64,806,025 |
|
Total |
| $339,048,655 |
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NET ASSET VALUE PER SHARE | |
Class I (based on net assets of $335,466,848 and 149,113,290 shares outstanding) |
| $2.25 |
|
Class F (based on net assets of $3,581,807 and 1,586,336 shares outstanding) |
| $2.26 |
|
See notes to financial statements. |
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STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
SIX MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 2019 (Unaudited)
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| | | |
INVESTMENT INCOME | |
Dividend income (net of foreign taxes withheld of $23,795) |
| $1,457,633 |
|
Interest income | 2,318,339 |
|
Securities lending income, net | 5,140 |
|
Total investment income | 3,781,112 |
|
| |
EXPENSES | |
Investment advisory fee | 654,308 |
|
Administrative fee | 191,505 |
|
Distribution and service fees: | |
Class F | 3,300 |
|
Directors’ fees and expenses | 10,438 |
|
Custodian fees | 54,331 |
|
Transfer agency fees and expenses | 78,158 |
|
Accounting fees | 36,672 |
|
Professional fees | 21,808 |
|
Reports to shareholders | 29,675 |
|
Miscellaneous | 14,160 |
|
Total expenses | 1,094,355 |
|
Reimbursement of expenses-other | (4,384) |
|
Net expenses | 1,089,971 |
|
Net investment income | 2,691,141 |
|
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| |
REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS) | |
Net realized gain (loss) on: | |
Investment securities | 4,262,406 |
|
Futures contracts | 1,075,860 |
|
Foreign currency transactions | 144 |
|
| 5,338,410 |
|
| |
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on: | |
Investment securities | 39,129,346 |
|
Futures contracts | (406,786) |
|
Foreign currency | 15 |
|
| 38,722,575 |
|
| |
Net realized and unrealized gain | 44,060,985 |
|
| |
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations |
| $46,752,126 |
|
See notes to financial statements. | |
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STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS
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| | | | | | | |
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS | Six Months Ended June 30, 2019 (Unaudited) | | Year Ended December 31, 2018 |
Operations: | | | |
Net investment income |
| $2,691,141 |
| |
| $5,322,733 |
|
Net realized gain | 5,338,410 |
| | 11,450,521 |
|
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | 38,722,575 |
| | (24,162,286) |
|
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | 46,752,126 |
| | (7,389,032) |
|
| | | |
Distributions to shareholders: | | | |
Class I shares | — |
| | (34,758,500) |
|
Class F shares | — |
| | (223,448) |
|
Total distributions to shareholders | — |
| | (34,981,948) |
|
| | | |
Capital share transactions: | | | |
Class I shares | (7,270,923) |
| | 9,350,010 |
|
Class F shares | 1,302,222 |
| | 686,027 |
|
Net increase (decrease) in net assets from capital share transactions | (5,968,701) |
| | 10,036,037 |
|
| | | |
TOTAL INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS | 40,783,425 |
| | (32,334,943) |
|
| | | |
| | | |
NET ASSETS | | | |
Beginning of period | 298,265,230 |
| | 330,600,173 |
|
End of period |
| $339,048,655 |
| |
| $298,265,230 |
|
See notes to financial statements. |
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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
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| Six Months Ended June 30, 2019 (Unaudited) | | Year Ended December 31, |
CLASS I SHARES | | 2018 | | 2017 | | 2016 | | 2015 | | 2014 |
Net asset value, beginning |
| $1.94 |
| | $2.23 | | $2.05 | | $2.00 | | $2.05 | | $2.04 |
Income from investment operations: | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income (1) | 0.02 |
| | 0.04 |
| | 0.04 |
| | 0.04 |
| | 0.04 |
| | 0.03 |
|
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | 0.29 |
| | (0.08) |
| | 0.20 |
| | 0.11 |
| | (0.08) |
| | 0.16 |
|
Total from investment operations | 0.31 |
| | (0.04) |
| | 0.24 |
| | 0.15 |
| | (0.04) |
| | 0.19 |
|
Distributions from: | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income | — |
| | (0.04) |
| | (0.04) |
| | (0.04) |
| | — |
| (2) | (0.03) |
|
Net realized gain | — |
| | (0.21) |
| | (0.02) |
| | (0.06) |
| | (0.01) |
| | (0.15) |
|
Total distributions | — |
| | (0.25) |
| | (0.06) |
| | (0.10) |
| | (0.01) |
| | (0.18) |
|
Total increase (decrease) in net asset value | 0.31 |
| | (0.29) |
| | 0.18 |
| | 0.05 |
| | (0.05) |
| | 0.01 |
|
Net asset value, ending |
| $2.25 |
| | $1.94 | | $2.23 | | $2.05 | | $2.00 | | $2.05 |
Total return (3) | 15.98% |
| (4) | (2.67 | %) | | 12.16 | % | | 7.58 | % | | (1.90 | %) | | 9.60 | % |
Ratios to average net assets: (5) | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total expenses | 0.68% |
| (6) | 0.72 | % | | 0.69 | % | | 0.75 | % | | 0.85 | % | | 0.86 | % |
Net expenses | 0.68% |
| (6) | 0.70 | % | | 0.68 | % | | 0.70 | % | | 0.84 | % | | 0.86 | % |
Net investment income | 1.69% |
| (6) | 1.66 | % | | 1.73 | % | | 2.06 | % | | 1.73 | % | | 1.58 | % |
Portfolio turnover | 34% |
| (4) | 77 | % | | 132 | % | | 129 | % | | 90 | % | | 97 | % |
Net assets, ending (in thousands) |
| $335,467 |
| | $296,345 | | $329,060 | | $325,638 | | $323,676 | | $354,585 |
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(1) Computed using average shares outstanding. |
(2) Amount is less than $(0.005). |
(3) Returns are historical and are calculated by determining the percentage change in net asset value with all distributions reinvested and do not reflect fees and expenses imposed by variable annuity contracts or variable life insurance policies. If included, total return would be lower. |
(4) Not annualized. |
(5) Total expenses do not reflect amounts reimbursed and/or waived by the adviser and certain of its affiliates, if applicable. Net expenses are net of all reductions and represent the net expenses paid by the Fund. |
(6) Annualized. |
See notes to financial statements. |
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| Six Months Ended June 30, 2019 (Unaudited) | | Year Ended December 31, |
CLASS F SHARES | | 2018 | | 2017 | | 2016 | | 2015 | | 2014 |
Net asset value, beginning |
| $1.95 |
| | $2.24 | | $2.08 | | $2.03 | | $2.09 | | $2.06 |
Income from investment operations: | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income (1) | 0.02 |
| | 0.03 |
| | 0.03 |
| | 0.03 |
| | 0.03 |
| | 0.03 |
|
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | 0.29 |
| | (0.07) |
| | 0.19 |
| | 0.12 |
| | (0.08) |
| | 0.16 |
|
Total from investment operations | 0.31 |
| | (0.04) |
| | 0.22 |
| | 0.15 |
| | (0.05) |
| | 0.19 |
|
Distributions from: | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income | — |
| | (0.04) |
| | (0.04) |
| | (0.04) |
| | — |
| | (0.01) |
|
Net realized gain | — |
| | (0.21) |
| | (0.02) |
| | (0.06) |
| | (0.01) |
| | (0.15) |
|
Total distributions | — |
| | (0.25) |
| | (0.06) |
| | (0.10) |
| | (0.01) |
| | (0.16) |
|
Total increase (decrease) in net asset value | 0.31 |
| | (0.29) |
| | 0.16 |
| | 0.05 |
| | (0.06) |
| | 0.03 |
|
Net asset value, ending |
| $2.26 |
| | $1.95 | | $2.24 | | $2.08 | | $2.03 | | $2.09 |
Total return (2) | 15.90% |
| (3) | (2.65 | %) | | 11.01 | % | | 7.14 | % | | (2.46 | %) | | 9.18 | % |
Ratios to average net assets: (4) | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total expenses | 0.93% |
| (5) | 0.96 | % | | 1.40 | % | | 1.40 | % | | 1.74 | % | | 14.91 | % |
Net expenses | 0.93% |
| (5) | 0.96 | % | | 1.08 | % | | 1.10 | % | | 1.15 | % | | 1.15 | % |
Net investment income | 1.45% |
| (5) | 1.40 | % | | 1.30 | % | | 1.65 | % | | 1.49 | % | | 1.36 | % |
Portfolio turnover | 34% |
| (3) | 77 | % | | 132 | % | | 129 | % | | 90 | % | | 97 | % |
Net assets, ending (in thousands) |
| $3,582 |
| | $1,920 | | $1,540 | | $588 | | $324 | | $35 |
| | | | | | | | | | | |
(1) Computed using average shares outstanding. |
(2) Returns are historical and are calculated by determining the percentage change in net asset value with all distributions reinvested and do not reflect fees and expenses imposed by variable annuity contracts or variable life insurance policies. If included, total return would be lower. |
(3) Not annualized. |
(4) Total expenses do not reflect amounts reimbursed and/or waived by the adviser and certain of its affiliates, if applicable. Net expenses are net of all reductions and represent the net expenses paid by the Fund. |
(5) Annualized. |
See notes to financial statements. |
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)
NOTE 1 — SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
Calvert VP SRI Balanced Portfolio (the Fund) is a diversified series of Calvert Variable Series, Inc. (the Corporation). The Corporation is a Maryland corporation registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the 1940 Act), as an open-end management investment company. The investment objective of the Fund is to seek to provide a competitive total return through an actively managed portfolio of stocks, bonds and money market instruments which offer income and capital growth opportunity.
Shares of the Fund are sold without sales charge to insurance companies for allocation to certain of their variable separate accounts. The Fund offers Class I and Class F shares. Among other things, each class has different: (a) dividend rates due to differences in Distribution Plan expenses and other class-specific expenses; (b) exchange privileges; and (c) class-specific voting rights.
The Fund applies the accounting and reporting guidance in the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) Accounting Standards Codification Topic 946, Financial Services – Investment Companies (ASC 946). Subsequent events, if any, through the date that the financial statements were issued have been evaluated in the preparation of the financial statements.
A. Investment Valuation: Net asset value per share is determined every business day as of the close of the regular session of the New York Stock Exchange (generally 4:00 p.m. Eastern time). The Fund uses independent pricing services approved by the Board of Directors (the Board) to value its investments wherever possible. Investments for which market quotations are not available or deemed not reliable are fair valued in good faith under the direction of the Board.
U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (U.S. GAAP) establishes a disclosure hierarchy that categorizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to value assets and liabilities at measurement date. These inputs are summarized in the three broad levels listed below:
Level 1 - quoted prices in active markets for identical securities
Level 2 - other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.)
Level 3 - significant unobservable inputs (including the Fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments)
The inputs or methodologies used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.
Valuation techniques used to value the Fund’s investments by major category are as follows:
Equity Securities. Equity securities (including warrants and rights) listed on a U.S. securities exchange generally are valued at the last sale or closing price as reported by an independent pricing service on the primary market or exchange on which they are traded and are categorized as Level 1 in the hierarchy. Equity securities listed on the NASDAQ Global or Global Select Market are valued at the NASDAQ official closing price and are categorized as Level 1 in the hierarchy. Unlisted or listed securities for which closing sales prices or closing quotations are not available are valued at the mean between the latest available bid and ask prices and are categorized as Level 2 in the hierarchy.
Debt Securities. Debt securities are generally valued on the basis of valuations provided by third party pricing services, as derived from such services’ pricing models. Inputs to the models may include, but are not limited to, reported trades, executable bid and ask prices, broker/dealer quotations, prices or yields of securities with similar characteristics, interest rates, anticipated prepayments, benchmark curves or information pertaining to the issuer, as well as industry and economic events. Accordingly, debt securities are generally categorized as Level 2 in the hierarchy. Short-term debt securities of sufficient credit quality purchased with remaining maturities of sixty days or less for which a valuation from a third party pricing service is not readily available may be valued at amortized cost, which approximates fair value, and are categorized as Level 2 in the hierarchy.
Floating Rate Loans. Interests in floating rate loans for which reliable market quotations are readily available are valued generally at the average mean of bid and ask quotations obtained from a third party pricing service, and are categorized as Level 2 in the hierarchy.
Other Securities. Investments in registered investment companies (including money market funds) that do not trade on an exchange are valued at the net asset value per share on the valuation day and are categorized as Level 1 in the hierarchy.
Derivatives. Futures contracts are valued at unrealized appreciation (depreciation) based on the settlement price established each day by the board of trade or exchange on which they are traded and are categorized as Level 1 in the hierarchy.
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Fair Valuation. If a market value cannot be determined for a security using the methodologies described above, or if, in the good faith opinion of the Fund’s adviser, the market value does not constitute a readily available market quotation, or if a significant event has occurred that would materially affect the value of the security, the security will be fair valued as determined in good faith by or at the direction of the Board in a manner that most fairly reflects the security’s “fair value”, which is the amount that the Fund might reasonably expect to receive for the security upon its current sale in the ordinary course. Each such determination is based on a consideration of relevant factors, which are likely to vary from one pricing context to another. These factors may include, but are not limited to, the type of security, the existence of any contractual restrictions on the security’s disposition, the price and extent of public trading in similar securities of the issuer or of comparable companies or entities, quotations or relevant information obtained from broker/dealers or other market participants, information obtained from the issuer, analysts, and/or the appropriate stock exchange (for exchange-traded securities), an analysis of the company’s or entity’s financial statements, and an evaluation of the forces that influence the issuer and the market(s) in which the security is purchased and sold.
The values assigned to fair value investments are based on available information and do not necessarily represent amounts that might ultimately be realized. Further, due to the inherent uncertainty of valuations of such investments, the fair values may differ significantly from the values that would have been used had an active market existed, and the differences could be material.
The following table summarizes the market value of the Fund’s holdings as of June 30, 2019, based on the inputs used to value them:
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Assets | Level 1 | | Level 2 | Level 3(1) | Total |
Common Stocks | $ | 201,805,648 |
| (2) | $ | — |
| $ | — |
| $ | 201,805,648 |
|
Corporate Bonds | — |
| | 55,868,222 |
| — |
| 55,868,222 |
|
Asset-Backed Securities | — |
| | 29,905,537 |
| — |
| 29,905,537 |
|
U.S. Treasury Obligations | — |
| | 18,585,727 |
| — |
| 18,585,727 |
|
Collateralized Mortgage-Backed Obligations | — |
| | 12,402,738 |
| — |
| 12,402,738 |
|
Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities | — |
| | 5,205,102 |
| — |
| 5,205,102 |
|
Taxable Municipal Obligations | — |
| | 3,143,529 |
| — |
| 3,143,529 |
|
U.S. Government Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities | — |
| | 697,905 |
| — |
| 697,905 |
|
Sovereign Government Bonds | — |
| | 266,261 |
| — |
| 266,261 |
|
U.S. Government Agencies and Instrumentalities | — |
| | 1,597,931 |
| — |
| 1,597,931 |
|
Convertible Bonds | — |
| | 122,194 |
| — |
| 122,194 |
|
Floating Rate Loans | — |
| | 2,942,281 |
| 6,078 |
| 2,948,359 |
|
Commercial Paper | — |
| | 4,219,095 |
| — |
| 4,219,095 |
|
Short Term Investment of Cash Collateral for Securities Loaned | 1,535,925 |
| | — |
| — |
| 1,535,925 |
|
Total Investments | $ | 203,341,573 |
| | $ | 134,956,522 |
| $ | 6,078 |
| $ | 338,304,173 |
|
Futures Contracts | $ | 301,452 |
| | $ | — |
| $ | — |
| $ | 301,452 |
|
Total | $ | 203,643,025 |
| | $ | 134,956,522 |
| $ | 6,078 |
| $ | 338,605,625 |
|
| | | | | |
Liabilities | | | | | |
Futures Contracts | $ | (128,382 | ) | | $ | — |
| $ | — |
| $ | (128,382 | ) |
| | | | | |
(1) None of the unobservable inputs for Level 3 assets, individually or collectively, had a material impact on the Fund. |
(2) The level classification by major category of investments is the same as the category presentation in the Schedule of Investments. |
Level 3 investments at the beginning and/or end of the period in relation to net assets were not significant and accordingly, a reconciliation of Level 3 assets for the six months ended June 30, 2019 is not presented.
B. Investment Transactions and Income: Investment transactions for financial statement purposes are accounted for on trade date. Realized gains and losses are recorded on an identified cost basis and may include proceeds from litigation. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date for dividends received in cash and/or securities or, in the case of dividends on certain foreign securities, as soon as the Fund is informed of the ex-dividend date. Non-cash dividends are recorded at the fair value of the securities received. Withholding taxes on foreign dividends and interest, if any, have been provided for in accordance with the Fund’s understanding of the applicable country’s tax rules and rates. Distributions received that represent a return of capital are recorded as a reduction of cost of investments. Distributions received that represent a capital gain are recorded as a realized gain.
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Interest income, which includes amortization of premium and accretion of discount on debt securities, is accrued as earned. The Fund may earn certain fees in connection with its investments in floating rate loans. These fees are in addition to interest payments earned and may include amendment fees, consent fees and prepayment fees, which are recorded to income as earned. Inflation adjustments to the principal amount of inflation-adjusted bonds and notes are reflected as interest income. Deflation adjustments to the principal amount of an inflation-adjusted bond or note are reflected as reductions to interest income to the extent of interest income previously recorded on such bond or note.
C. Share Class Accounting: Realized and unrealized gains and losses and net investment income and losses, other than class-specific expenses, are allocated daily to each class of shares based upon the relative net assets of each class to the total net assets of the Fund. Expenses arising in connection with a specific class are charged directly to that class.
D. Foreign Currency Transactions: The Fund’s accounting records are maintained in U.S. dollars. For valuation of assets and liabilities on each date of net asset value determination, foreign denominations are converted into U.S. dollars using the current exchange rate. Security transactions, income, and expenses are translated at the prevailing rate of exchange on the date of the event. Recognized gains or losses on investment transactions attributable to changes in foreign currency exchange rates are recorded for financial statement purposes as net realized gains and losses on investments. That portion of unrealized gains and losses on investments that results from fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates is not separately disclosed.
E. Floating Rate Loans: The Fund may invest in direct debt instruments, which are interests in amounts owed to lenders or lending syndicates by corporate, governmental, or other borrowers. The Fund’s investment in loans may be in the form of participations in loans or assignments of all or a portion of loans from third parties. A loan is often administered by a bank or other financial institution (the lender) that acts as agent for all holders. The agent administers the terms of the loan, as specified in the loan agreement. The Fund may invest in multiple series or tranches of a loan, which may have varying terms and carry different associated risks. When the Fund purchases assignments from lenders, it acquires direct rights against the borrower of the loan. When investing in a loan participation, the Fund has the right to receive payments of principal, interest and any fees to which it is entitled only from the lender selling the loan agreement and only upon receipt of such payments by the lender from the borrower. The Fund generally has no right to enforce compliance by the borrower with the terms of the loan agreement. As a result, the Fund may be subject to the credit risk of both the borrower and the lender that is issuing the participation interest.
F. Unfunded Loan Commitments: The Fund may enter into certain loan agreements all or a portion of which may be unfunded. The Fund is obligated to fund these commitments at the borrower’s discretion. These commitments, if any, are disclosed in the accompanying Schedule of Investments.
G. Futures Contracts: The Fund may enter into futures contracts to buy or sell a financial instrument for a set price at a future date. Initial margin deposits of either cash or securities as required by the broker are made upon entering into the contract. While the contract is open, daily variation margin payments are made to or received from the broker reflecting the daily change in market value of the contract and are recorded for financial reporting purposes as unrealized gains or losses by the Fund. When a futures contract is closed, a realized gain or loss is recorded equal to the difference between the opening and closing value of the contract. The risks associated with entering into futures contracts may include the possible illiquidity of the secondary market which would limit the Fund’s ability to close out a futures contract prior to the settlement date, an imperfect correlation between the value of the contracts and the underlying financial instruments, or that the counterparty will fail to perform its obligations under the contracts’ terms. Futures contracts are designed by boards of trade, which are designated “contracts markets” by the Commodities Futures Trading Commission. Futures contracts trade on the contracts markets in a manner that is similar to the way a stock trades on a stock exchange, and the boards of trade, through their clearing corporations, guarantee the futures contracts against default. As a result, there is minimal counterparty credit risk to the Fund.
H. Restricted Securities: The Fund may invest in securities that are subject to legal or contractual restrictions on resale. Generally, these securities may only be sold publicly upon registration under the Securities Act of 1933 or in transactions exempt from such registration. Information regarding restricted securities (excluding Rule 144A securities) is included at the end of the Schedule of Investments.
I. Distributions to Shareholders: Distributions to shareholders are recorded by the Fund on ex-dividend date. Dividends from net investment income and distributions from net realized capital gains, if any, are paid at least annually. Distributions are determined in accordance with income tax regulations which may differ from U.S. GAAP; accordingly, periodic reclassifications are made within the Fund’s capital accounts to reflect income and gains available for distribution under income tax regulations.
J. Estimates: The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of increases and decreases in net assets from operations during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
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K. Indemnifications: The Corporation’s By-Laws provide for indemnification for Directors or officers of the Corporation and certain other parties, to the fullest extent permitted by Maryland law and the 1940 Act, provided certain conditions are met. Additionally, in the normal course of business, the Fund enters into agreements with service providers that may contain indemnification clauses. The Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Fund that have not yet occurred.
L. Federal Income Taxes: No provision for federal income or excise tax is required since the Fund intends to continue to qualify as a regulated investment company under the Internal Revenue Code and to distribute substantially all of its taxable earnings.
Management has analyzed the Fund’s tax positions taken for all open federal income tax years and has concluded that no provision for federal income tax is required in the Fund’s financial statements. A Fund’s federal tax return is subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service for a period of three years from the date of filing.
M. When-Issued Securities and Delayed Delivery Transactions: The Fund may purchase or sell securities on a delayed delivery or when-issued basis. Payment and delivery may take place after the customary settlement period for that security. At the time the transaction is negotiated, the price of the security that will be delivered is fixed. The Fund maintains cash and/or security positions for these commitments such that sufficient liquid assets will be available to make payments upon settlement. Securities purchased on a delayed delivery or when-issued basis are marked-to-market daily and begin earning interest on settlement date. Losses may arise due to changes in the market value of the underlying securities or if the counterparty does not perform under the contract.
N. Interim Financial Statements: The interim financial statements relating to June 30, 2019 and for the six months then ended have not been audited by an independent registered public accounting firm, but in the opinion of the Fund’s management, reflect all adjustments, consisting only of normal recurring adjustments, necessary for the fair presentation of the financial statements.
NOTE 2 — RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
The investment advisory fee is earned by Calvert Research and Management (CRM), a subsidiary of Eaton Vance Management (EVM), as compensation for investment advisory services rendered to the Fund. Pursuant to the investment advisory agreement, CRM receives a fee, payable monthly, at the following annual rates of the Fund’s average daily net assets: 0.41% on the first $500 million, 0.36% on the next $500 million, and 0.325% on the excess of $1 billion. For the six months ended June 30, 2019, the investment advisory fee amounted to $654,308 or 0.41% (annualized) of the Fund’s average daily net assets.
CRM has agreed to reimburse the Fund’s operating expenses to the extent that total annual operating expenses (relating to ordinary operating expenses only and excluding expenses such as brokerage commissions, acquired fund fees and expenses of unaffiliated funds, borrowing costs, taxes or litigation expenses) exceed 0.70% and 0.95% (0.70% and 1.07% prior to May 1, 2019) of the Fund’s average daily net assets for Class I and Class F, respectively. The expense reimbursement agreement with CRM may be changed or terminated after April 30, 2020. Pursuant to this agreement, no operating expenses were waived or reimbursed for the six months ended June 30, 2019.
The administrative fee is earned by CRM as compensation for administrative services rendered to the Fund. The fee is computed at an annual rate of 0.12% of the Fund’s average daily net assets attributable to Class I and Class F and is payable monthly. For the six months ended June 30, 2019, CRM was paid administrative fees of $191,505.
The Fund has in effect a distribution plan for Class F shares (Class F Plan) pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act. Pursuant to the Class F Plan, the Fund pays Eaton Vance Distributors, Inc. (EVD), an affiliate of CRM and the Fund’s principal underwriter, a distribution and service fee of 0.25% per annum of its average daily net assets attributable to Class F shares for distribution services and facilities provided to the Fund, as well as for personal and/or account maintenance services provided to the class shareholders. Distribution and service fees paid or accrued for the six months ended June 30, 2019 amounted to $3,300 for Class F shares.
EVM provides sub-transfer agency and related services to the Fund pursuant to a Sub-Transfer Agency Support Services Agreement. For the six months ended June 30, 2019, sub-transfer agency fees and expenses incurred to EVM amounted to $365 and are included in transfer agency fees and expenses on the Statement of Operations.
Each Director of the Fund who is not an employee of CRM or its affiliates receives a fee of $3,000 for each Board meeting attended in person and $2,000 for each Board meeting attended by phone plus an annual fee of $117,000, and $1,500 for each Committee meeting attended in person and $1,000 for each Committee meeting attended by phone plus an annual Committee fee of $2,500. The Board chair receives an additional $15,000 annual retainer and Committee chairs receive an additional $6,000 annual retainer. Eligible Directors may participate in a Deferred Compensation Plan (the Plan). Amounts deferred under the Plan are treated as though equal dollar amounts had been invested in shares of the Fund or other Calvert funds selected by the Directors. The Fund purchases shares of the funds selected equal to the dollar amounts deferred under the Plan, resulting in an asset equal to the deferred compensation liability. Obligations of the Plan are paid solely from the Fund’s assets. Directors’ fees
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are allocated to each of the Calvert funds served. Salaries and fees of officers and Directors of the Fund who are employees of CRM or its affiliates are paid by CRM. In addition, an advisory council was established to aid the Board and CRM in advancing the cause of responsible investing through original scholarship and thought leadership. The advisory council consists of CRM’s Chief Executive Officer and four additional members. Each member (other than CRM’s Chief Executive Officer) receives annual compensation of $75,000, which is being reimbursed by Calvert Investment Management, Inc. (CIM), the Calvert funds’ former investment adviser and Ameritas Holding Company, CIM’s parent company, through the end of 2019. For the six months ended June 30, 2019, the Fund’s allocated portion of such expense and reimbursement was $4,384, which are included in miscellaneous expense and reimbursement of expenses-other, respectively, on the Statement of Operations.
NOTE 3 — SHAREHOLDER SERVICING PLAN
The Corporation, on behalf of the Fund, has adopted a Shareholder Servicing Plan (Servicing Plan), which permits the Fund to enter into shareholder servicing agreements with intermediaries that maintain accounts in the Fund for the benefit of shareholders. These services may include, but are not limited to, processing purchase and redemption requests, processing dividend payments, and providing account information to shareholders. Under the Servicing Plan, the Fund may make payments at an annual rate of up to 0.11% of its average daily net assets. For the six months ended June 30, 2019, expenses incurred under the Servicing Plan amounted to $75,227 and are included in transfer agency fees and expenses on the Statement of Operations.
NOTE 4 — INVESTMENT ACTIVITY
During the six months ended June 30, 2019, the cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of investments, other than U.S. government and agency securities and short-term securities and including maturities, paydowns and principal repayments on floating rate loans, were $79,246,849 and $94,425,298, respectively. Purchases and sales of U.S. government and agency securities, including paydowns, were $29,495,498 and $23,131,878, respectively.
NOTE 5 — DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS AND INCOME TAX INFORMATION
The cost and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments, including open derivative contracts, of the Fund at June 30, 2019, as determined on a federal income tax basis, were as follows:
|
| | | |
Aggregate cost |
| $298,614,722 |
|
Gross unrealized appreciation |
| $43,711,779 |
|
Gross unrealized depreciation | (3,849,258) |
|
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) |
| $39,862,521 |
|
NOTE 6 — FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS
A summary of futures contracts outstanding at June 30, 2019 is included in the Schedule of Investments. During the six months ended June 30, 2019, the Fund used futures contracts to hedge interest rate risk and to manage duration.
At June 30, 2019, the fair value of open derivative instruments (not considered to be hedging instruments for accounting disclosure purposes) and whose primary underlying risk exposure is interest rate risk was as follows:
|
| | | | | | | | | |
Derivative | Statement of Assets and Liabilities Caption | Assets | | Liabilities | |
Futures contracts | Distributable earnings | $ | 301,452 |
| (1) | $ | (128,382 | ) | (1) |
| | | | | |
(1) Only the current day’s variation margin is reported within the Statement of Assets and Liabilities as Receivable or Payable for variation margin on open futures contracts, as applicable.
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The effect of derivative instruments (not considered to be hedging instruments for accounting disclosure purposes) on the Statement of Operations and whose primary underlying risk exposure is interest rate risk for the six months ended June 30, 2019 was as follows:
|
| | |
| Statement of Operations Caption |
Derivative | Net realized gain (loss) on futures contracts | Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on futures contracts |
Futures contracts | $1,075,860 | $(406,786) |
The average notional cost of futures contracts (long) and futures contracts (short) outstanding during the six months ended June 30, 2019 was approximately $17,284,000 and $3,724,000, respectively.
NOTE 7 — SECURITIES LENDING
To generate additional income, the Fund may lend its securities pursuant to a securities lending agency agreement with State Street Bank and Trust Company (SSB), the securities lending agent. Security loans are subject to termination by the Fund at any time and, therefore, are not considered illiquid investments. The Fund requires that the loan be continuously collateralized by either cash or securities as collateral equal at all times to at least 102% of the market value of the domestic securities loaned and 105% of the market value of the international securities loaned (if applicable). The market value of securities loaned is determined daily and any additional required collateral is delivered to the Fund on the next business day. Cash collateral is generally invested in a money market fund registered under the 1940 Act that is managed by an affiliate of SSB. Any gain or loss in the market price of the loaned securities that might occur and any interest earned or dividends declared during the term of the loan would accrue to the account of the Fund. Income earned on the investment of collateral, net of broker rebates and other expenses incurred by the securities lending agent, is split between the Fund and the securities lending agent on the basis of agreed upon contractual terms. Non-cash collateral, if any, is held by the lending agent on behalf of the Fund and cannot be sold or re-pledged by the Fund; accordingly, such collateral is not reflected in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.
The risks associated with lending portfolio securities include, but are not limited to, possible delays in receiving additional collateral or in the recovery of the loaned securities, possible loss of rights to the collateral should the borrower fail financially, as well as risk of loss in the value of the collateral or the value of the investments made with the collateral. The securities lending agent shall indemnify the Fund in the case of default of any securities borrower.
At June 30, 2019, the total value of securities on loan, including accrued interest, was $2,142,364 and the total value of collateral received was $2,185,775, comprised of cash of $1,535,925 and U.S. Government and/or agencies securities of $649,850.
The following table provides a breakdown of securities lending transactions accounted for as secured borrowings, the obligations by class of collateral pledged, and the remaining contractual maturity of those transactions as of June 30, 2019.
|
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Remaining Contractual Maturity of the Transactions |
| Overnight and Continuous | <30 days | 30 to 90 days | >90 days | Total |
Securities Lending Transactions | | | | | |
Corporate Bonds |
| $1,372,013 |
| — |
| — |
| — |
|
| $1,372,013 |
|
U.S. Treasury Obligations | 813,762 |
| — |
| — |
| — |
| 813,762 |
|
Total |
| $2,185,775 |
| — |
| — |
| — |
|
| $2,185,775 |
|
The carrying amount of the liability for deposits for securities loaned at June 30, 2019 approximated its fair value. If measured at fair value, such liability would have been considered as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy (see Note 1A) at June 30, 2019.
NOTE 8 — LINE OF CREDIT
The Fund participates with other funds managed by CRM in a $100 million ($62.5 million prior to June 21, 2019) committed unsecured line of credit agreement with SSB, which is in effect through June 19, 2020. Borrowings may be made for temporary or emergency purposes only. Borrowings bear interest at the higher of the One-Month London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) in effect that day or the overnight Federal Funds Rate, plus 1.00% per annum. A commitment fee of 0.20% per annum is incurred on the unused portion of the committed facility. An administrative fee of $37,500 was incurred in connection with the increase of the facility in June 2019. These fees are allocated to all participating funds. Because the line of credit is not available exclusively to the Fund, it may be unable to borrow some or all of its requested amounts at any particular time. The Fund had no borrowings outstanding pursuant to this line of credit at June 30, 2019. The Fund did not have any significant borrowings or allocated fees during the six months ended June 30, 2019.
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NOTE 9 — CAPITAL SHARES
Transactions in capital shares for the six months ended June 30, 2019 and the year ended December 31, 2018 were as follows:
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| | | | | | | | | | | |
| Six Months Ended June 30, 2019 (Unaudited) | | Year Ended December 31, 2018 |
| Shares | Amount | | Shares | Amount |
Class I | | | | | |
Shares sold | 3,940,125 |
|
| $8,426,284 |
| | 6,969,839 |
|
| $15,217,053 |
|
Reinvestment of distributions | — |
| — |
| | 16,473,223 |
| 34,758,500 |
|
Shares redeemed | (7,452,547 | ) | (15,697,207 | ) | | (18,490,423 | ) | (40,625,543 | ) |
Net increase (decrease) | (3,512,422 | ) |
| ($7,270,923 | ) | | 4,952,639 |
|
| $9,350,010 |
|
| | | | | |
Class F | | | | | |
Shares sold | 652,009 |
|
| $1,407,733 |
| | 430,811 |
|
| $982,569 |
|
Reinvestment of distributions | — |
| — |
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Net increase | 602,491 |
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At June 30, 2019, separate accounts of three insurance companies each owned more than 10% of the value of the outstanding shares of the Fund, aggregating 75.6%.
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BOARD OF DIRECTORS’ CONTRACT APPROVAL
Overview of the Contract Review Process
The Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, provides, in substance, that each investment advisory agreement between a fund and its investment adviser will continue in effect from year to year only if its continuation is approved at least annually by the fund’s board of directors, including by a vote of a majority of the directors who are not “interested persons” of the fund (“Independent Directors”), cast in person at a meeting called for the purpose of considering such approval.
At a meeting of the Boards of Trustees/Directors (each a “Board”) of the registered investment companies advised by Calvert Research and Management (“CRM” or the “Adviser”) (the “Calvert Funds”) held on March 6, 2019, the Board, including a majority of the Independent Directors, voted to approve continuation of existing investment advisory and investment sub-advisory agreements for the Calvert Funds for an additional one-year period.
In evaluating the investment advisory and investment sub-advisory agreements for the Calvert Funds, the Board considered a variety of information relating to the Calvert Funds and various service providers, including the Adviser. The Independent Directors reviewed a report prepared by the Adviser regarding various services provided to the Calvert Funds by the Adviser and its affiliates. Such report included, among other data, information regarding the Adviser’s personnel and the Adviser’s revenue and cost of providing services to the Calvert Funds, and a separate report prepared by an independent data provider, which compared each fund’s investment performance, fees and expenses to those of comparable funds as identified by such independent data provider (“comparable funds”).
The Independent Directors were separately represented by independent legal counsel with respect to their consideration of the continuation of the investment advisory and investment sub-advisory agreements for the Calvert Funds. Prior to voting, the Independent Directors reviewed the proposed continuation of the Calvert Funds’ investment advisory and investment sub-advisory agreements with management and also met in private sessions with their counsel at which time no representatives of management were present.
The information that the Board considered included, among other things, the following (for funds that invest through one or more underlying fund(s), references to “each fund” in this section may include information that was considered at the underlying fund-level):
Information about Fees, Performance and Expenses
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• | A report from an independent data provider comparing the investment performance of each fund to the investment performance of comparable funds over various time periods; |
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• | Data regarding investment performance in comparison to benchmark indices; |
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• | For each fund, comparative information concerning the fees charged and the services provided by the Adviser in managing other accounts (including mutual funds, other collective investment funds and institutional accounts) using investment strategies and techniques similar to those used in managing such fund; |
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• | Profitability analyses for the Adviser with respect to each fund; |
Information about Portfolio Management and Trading
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• | Information about the Adviser’s policies and practices with respect to trading, including the Adviser’s processes for monitoring best execution of portfolio transactions; |
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• | Information about the allocation of brokerage transactions and the benefits received by the Adviser as a result of brokerage allocation, including information concerning the acquisition of research through client commission arrangements and policies with respect to “soft dollars”; |
Information about the Adviser
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• | Descriptions of the qualifications, education and experience of the individual investment professionals whose responsibilities include portfolio management and investment research for the funds, and information relating to their compensation and responsibilities with respect to managing other mutual funds and investment accounts; |
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• | A description of CRM’s procedures for overseeing sub-advisers, including with respect to regulatory and compliance issues, investment management and other matters; |
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Over the course of the year, the Board and its committees held regular quarterly meetings. During these meetings, the Directors participated in investment and performance reviews with the portfolio managers and other investment professionals of the Adviser relating to each fund, and considered various investment and trading strategies used in pursuing each fund’s investment objective(s), such as the use of derivative instruments, as well as risk management techniques. The Board and its committees also evaluated issues pertaining to industry and regulatory developments, compliance procedures, corporate governance and other issues with respect to the funds, and received and participated in reports and presentations provided by CRM and its affiliates with respect to such matters. In addition to the formal meetings of the Board and its committees, the Independent Directors held regular teleconferences in between meetings to discuss, among other topics, matters relating to the continuation of the Calvert Funds’ investment advisory and investment sub-advisory agreements.
For funds that invest through one or more underlying funds, the Board considered similar information about the underlying fund(s) when considering the approval of investment advisory agreements. In addition, in cases where the Adviser has engaged a sub-adviser, the Board considered similar information about the sub-adviser when considering the approval of any investment sub-advisory agreement.
The Independent Directors were assisted throughout the contract review process by their independent legal counsel. The Independent Directors relied upon the advice of such counsel and their own business judgment in determining the material factors to be considered in evaluating each investment advisory and investment sub-advisory agreement and the weight to be given to each such factor. The Board, including the Independent Directors, did not identify any single factor as controlling, and each Director may have attributed different weight to various factors.
Results of the Contract Review Process
Based on its consideration of the foregoing, and such other information as it deemed relevant, including the factors and conclusions described below, the Board, including the Independent Directors, concluded that the continuation of the investment advisory agreement of Calvert VP SRI Balanced Portfolio (the “Fund”), including the fee payable under the agreement, is in the best interests of the Fund’s shareholders. Accordingly, the Board, including a majority of the Independent Directors, voted to approve the continuation of the investment advisory agreement of the Fund.
Nature, Extent and Quality of Services
In considering the nature, extent and quality of the services provided by the Adviser under the investment advisory agreement, the Board reviewed information provided by the Adviser relating to its operations and personnel, including, among other information, biographical information on the Adviser’s investment personnel and descriptions of its organizational and management structure. The Board also took into account similar information provided periodically throughout the previous year by the Adviser as well as the Board’s familiarity with management through Board meetings, discussions and other reports. The Board considered the Adviser’s management style and its performance in employing its investment strategies as well as its current level of staffing and overall resources. The Board also noted that it reviewed on a quarterly basis information regarding the Adviser’s compliance with applicable policies and procedures, including those related to personal investing. The Board took into account, among other items, periodic reports received from the Adviser over the past year concerning the Adviser’s ongoing review and enhancement of certain processes, policies and procedures of the Calvert Funds and the Adviser. The Board concluded that it was satisfied with the nature, extent and quality of services provided to the Fund by the Adviser under the investment advisory agreement.
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Fund Performance
In considering the Fund’s performance, the Board noted that it reviewed on a quarterly basis detailed information about the Fund’s performance results, portfolio composition and investment strategies. The Board compared the Fund’s investment performance to that of the Fund’s peer universe, its benchmark index and its blended index. The Board’s review included comparative performance data for the one- and three-year periods ended September 30, 2018. This performance data indicated that the Fund had outperformed the median of the Fund’s peer universe for the one-year period ended September 30, 2018, underperformed the median of the Fund’s peer universe for the three-year period ended September 30, 2018, and underperformed the Fund’s benchmark index and its blended index for the one- and three-year periods ended September 30, 2018. Based upon its review, the Board concluded that the Fund’s performance was satisfactory relative to the performance of its peer universe, its benchmark index and its custom index.
Management Fees and Expenses
In considering the Fund’s fees and expenses, the Board compared the Fund’s fees and total expense ratio with those of comparable funds in its expense group. Among other findings, the data indicated that the Fund’s advisory and administrative fees (after taking into account waivers and/or reimbursements) (referred to collectively as “management fees”) were below the median of the Fund’s expense group and the Fund’s total expenses (net of waivers and/or reimbursements) were below the median of the Fund’s expense group. The Board took into account the Adviser’s current undertaking to maintain expense limitations for the Fund and that the Adviser was waiving and/or reimbursing a portion of the Fund’s expenses. Based upon its review, the Board concluded that the management fees were reasonable in view of the nature, extent and quality of services provided by the Adviser.
Profitability and Other “Fall-Out” Benefits
The Board reviewed the Adviser’s profitability in regard to the Fund and the Calvert Funds in the aggregate. In reviewing the overall profitability of the Fund to the Adviser, the Board also considered the fact that the Adviser and its affiliates provided sub-transfer agency support, administrative and distribution services to the Fund for which they received compensation. The information considered by the Board included the profitability of the Fund to the Adviser and its affiliates without regard to any marketing support or other payments by the Adviser and its affiliates to third parties in respect of distribution services. The Board also considered that the Adviser and its affiliates derived benefits to their reputation and other indirect benefits from their relationships with the Fund. Based upon its review, the Board concluded that the Adviser’s and its affiliates’ level of profitability from their relationships with the Fund was reasonable.
Economies of Scale
The Board considered the effect of the Fund’s current size and its potential growth on its performance and fees. The Board also took into account the breakpoints in the advisory fee schedule for the Fund that would reduce the advisory fee rate on assets above specific asset levels. The Board noted that if the Fund’s assets increased over time, the Fund might realize other economies of scale if assets increased proportionally more than certain other expenses.
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OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS
Officers
Hope L. Brown
Chief Compliance Officer
Maureen A. Gemma
Vice President, Secretary and
Chief Legal Officer
James F. Kirchner
Treasurer
Directors
Alice Gresham Bullock
Chairperson
Richard L. Baird, Jr.
Cari M. Dominguez
John G. Guffey, Jr.
Miles D. Harper, III
Joy V. Jones
John H. Streur*
Anthony A. Williams
*Interested Director and President
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IMPORTANT NOTICES
Privacy. The Calvert Funds and Calvert Research and Management are committed to ensuring your financial privacy. Each of the financial institutions identified below has in effect the following policy (“Privacy Policy”) with respect to nonpublic personal information about its customers:
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• | None of such information about you (or former customers) will be disclosed to anyone, except as permitted by law (which includes disclosure to employees necessary to service your account). In the normal course of servicing a customer’s account, Calvert Research and Management may share information with unaffiliated third parties that perform various required services such as transfer agents, custodians and broker-dealers. |
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• | Policies and procedures (including physical, electronic and procedural safeguards) are in place that are designed to protect the confidentiality of such information. |
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• | The Funds reserve the right to change this Privacy Policy at any time upon proper notification to you. Customers may want to review the Funds’ Privacy Policy periodically for changes by accessing the link on our homepage: www.calvert.com. |
Our pledge of privacy applies to the following entities: the Calvert Family of Funds, Calvert Research and Management and their affiliated service providers, Eaton Vance Management and Eaton Vance Distributors, Inc. In addition, our Privacy Policy applies only to those Calvert customers who are individuals and who have a direct relationship with us. If a customer’s account (i.e., fund shares) is held in the name of a third-party financial advisor/broker-dealer, it is likely that only such advisor’s privacy policies apply to the customer. This notice supersedes all previously issued privacy disclosures. For more information about Calvert’s Privacy Policy, please call 1-800-368-2745.
Delivery of Shareholder Documents. The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) permits funds to deliver only one copy of shareholder documents, including prospectuses, proxy statements and shareholder reports, to fund investors with multiple accounts at the same residential or post office box address. This practice is often called “householding” and it helps eliminate duplicate mailings to shareholders. Calvert funds, or your financial intermediary, may household the mailing of your documents indefinitely unless you instruct Calvert funds, or your financial intermediary, otherwise. If you would prefer that your Calvert fund documents not be householded, please contact Calvert funds at 1-800-368-2745, or contact your financial intermediary. Your instructions that householding not apply to delivery of your Calvert fund documents will typically be effective within 30 days of receipt by Calvert funds or your financial intermediary. Separate statements will be generated for each separate account and will be householded as described above.
Portfolio Holdings. Each Calvert fund files a schedule of portfolio holdings on Part F to Form N-PORT with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year. The Form N-PORT will be available on the Calvert funds’ website at www.calvert.com, by calling Calvert funds at 1-800-368-2745 or in the EDGAR database on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.
Proxy Voting. The Proxy Voting Guidelines that each Calvert fund uses to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities is provided as an Appendix to the fund’s Statement of Additional Information. The Statement of Additional Information can be obtained free of charge by calling the Calvert funds at 1-800-368-2745, by visiting the Calvert funds’ website at www.calvert.com or visiting the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. Information regarding how a Calvert fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is available by calling Calvert funds, by visiting the Calvert funds’ website at www.calvert.com or by visiting the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.
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Important Note. Beginning on January 1, 2021, as permitted by regulations adopted by the Securities and Exchange Commission, you may not receive paper copies of the Fund’s annual and semi-annual shareholder reports from the insurance company or plan sponsor unless you specifically request paper copies. Instead, the reports will be made available on a website and you will be notified by mail each time a report is posted and provided with a website address to access the report. Instructions for requesting paper copies will be provided by the insurance company, plan sponsor or your financial intermediary, as applicable. Please contact the insurance company, plan sponsor or your financial intermediary, as applicable, or follow instructions included with this disclosure, if any, for more information.
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Commodity Futures Trading Commission Registration. Effective December 31, 2012, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (“CFTC”) adopted certain regulatory changes that subject registered investment companies and advisers to regulation by the CFTC if a fund invests more than a prescribed level of its assets in certain CFTC-regulated instruments (including futures, certain options and swap agreements) or markets itself as providing investment exposure to such instruments. The Fund and its adviser have claimed an exclusion from the definition of the term “commodity pool operator” under the Commodity Exchange Act. Accordingly, neither the Fund nor the adviser is subject to CFTC regulation.
Fund shares are not insured by the FDIC and are not deposits or other obligations of, or guaranteed by, any depository institution. Shares are subject to investment risks, including possible loss of principal invested.
This report must be preceded or accompanied by a current summary prospectus or prospectus. Before investing, investors should consider carefully the investment objective, risks, and charges and expenses of a mutual fund. This and other important information is contained in the summary prospectus and prospectus, which can be obtained from a financial intermediary. Prospective investors should read the prospectus carefully before investing. For further information, please call 1-800-368-2745.
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| | | | Performance and Fund Profile |
| | | | Endnotes and Additional Disclosures |
| | | | Fund Expenses |
| | | | Financial Statements |
| | | | Board of Directors’ Contract Approval |
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PERFORMANCE AND FUND PROFILE
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Performance1,2 | | | | | | | | | | |
Portfolio Manager Charles B. Gaffney of Calvert Research and Management
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% Average Annual Total Returns |
Inception Date |
| Performance Inception Date |
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Fund at NAV | 07/16/1991 |
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| | 21.25 | % | | 10.16 | % | | 6.73 | % | | 13.96 | % |
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| | 21.35 | % | | 7.83 | % | | 8.63 | % | | 15.15 | % |
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Gross | | | | | | | | | | 1.01 | % |
Net | | | | | | | | | | 0.99 |
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| SECTOR ALLOCATION (% of total investments) | | | TEN LARGEST HOLDINGS (% of net assets)4 |
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| Information Technology | 21.3 | % | | CMS Energy Corp. | 2.2 | % |
| Industrials | 14.3 | % | | Xcel Energy, Inc. | 2.1 | % |
| Financials | 13.3 | % | | AvalonBay Communities, Inc. | 2.1 | % |
| Health Care | 11.5 | % | | Fidelity National Information Services, Inc. | 2.1 | % |
| Consumer Discretionary | 10.7 | % | | Sempra Energy | 2.1 | % |
| Real Estate | 9.4 | % | | Ball Corp. | 1.9 | % |
| Utilities | 7.7 | % | | Extra Space Storage, Inc. | 1.9 | % |
| Materials | 4.4 | % | | National Retail Properties, Inc. | 1.8 | % |
| Consumer Staples | 3.4 | % | | Equity Residential | 1.8 | % |
| Communication Services | 2.2 | % | | Agilent Technologies, Inc. | 1.7 | % |
| Energy | 1.8 | % | | Total | 19.7 | % |
| Total | 100.0 | % | | | |
See Endnotes and Additional Disclosures in this report.
Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Returns are historical and are calculated by determining the percentage change in net asset value (NAV) or offering price (as applicable) with all distributions reinvested. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Performance less than or equal to one year is cumulative. Performance is for the stated time period only; due to market volatility, the Fund’s current performance may be lower or higher than quoted. Returns are before taxes unless otherwise noted.
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1 | Russell Midcap® Index is an unmanaged index of U.S. mid-cap stocks. Unless otherwise stated, index returns do not reflect the effect of any applicable sales charges, commissions, expenses, taxes or leverage, as applicable. It is not possible to invest directly in an index. |
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2 | There is no sales charge. Insurance-related charges are not included in the calculation of returns. If such charges were reflected, the returns would be lower. Please refer to the report for your insurance contract for performance data reflecting insurance-related charges. Performance since inception for an index, if presented, is the performance since the Fund’s or oldest share class’ inception, as applicable. |
Effective December 31, 2016, Calvert Research and Management became the investment adviser to the Fund and performance reflected prior to such date is that of the Fund’s former investment adviser, Calvert Investment Management, Inc.
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3 | Source: Fund prospectus. Net expense ratios reflect a contractual expense reimbursement that continues through 4/30/20. Without the reimbursement, performance would have been lower. The expense ratios for the current reporting period can be found in the Financial Highlights section of this report. |
4 Excludes cash and cash equivalents.
Fund profile subject to change due to active management.
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FUND EXPENSES
Example
As a Fund shareholder, you incur ongoing costs, including management fees and other Fund expenses. This Example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of Fund investing and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds. The Example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period (January 1, 2019 to June 30, 2019).
Actual Expenses
The first line of the table below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the first line under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.
Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes
The second line of the table below provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the actual Fund expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year (before expenses), which is not the actual Fund return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.
Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect expenses and charges which are, or may be imposed under the variable annuity contract or variable life insurance policy (variable contracts) (if applicable) through which your investment in the Fund is made. Therefore, the second line of the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs associated with an investment in vehicles which fund benefits under variable contracts, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of investing in the Fund through variable contracts. In addition, if these expenses and charges imposed under the variable contracts were included, your costs would have been higher.
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| $1,000.00 | $1,212.50 | $5.43** | 0.99% |
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| $1,000.00 | $1,019.89 | $4.96** | 0.99% |
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* Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 181/365 (to reflect the one-half year period). The Example assumes that the $1,000 was invested at the net asset value per share determined at the close of business on December 31, 2018. Expenses shown do not include insurance-related charges. |
** Absent a waiver and/or reimbursement of expenses by an affiliate, expenses would be higher. |
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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS
JUNE 30, 2019 (Unaudited)
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COMMON STOCKS - 99.6% | | |
Aerospace & Defense - 2.4% | | |
CAE, Inc. | 13,900 | 373,730 |
Hexcel Corp. | 6,085 | 492,155 |
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Auto Components - 1.4% | | |
Aptiv plc | 6,100 | 493,063 |
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Banks - 0.7% | | |
First Republic Bank | 2,547 | 248,715 |
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Building Products - 2.3% | | |
Fortune Brands Home & Security, Inc. | 7,600 | 434,188 |
Trex Co., Inc. (1)(2) | 5,700 | 408,690 |
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Capital Markets - 5.0% | | |
Cboe Global Markets, Inc. | 3,900 | 404,157 |
Northern Trust Corp. | 5,500 | 495,000 |
Raymond James Financial, Inc. | 3,330 | 281,551 |
SEI Investments Co. | 7,300 | 409,530 |
Tradeweb Markets, Inc., Class A | 5,022 | 220,014 |
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Chemicals - 1.5% | | |
Sherwin-Williams Co. (The) | 1,165 | 533,908 |
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Commercial Services & Supplies - 1.7% | | |
Republic Services, Inc. | 4,350 | 376,884 |
Tetra Tech, Inc. | 3,100 | 243,505 |
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Consumer Finance - 1.4% | | |
Discover Financial Services | 6,400 | 496,576 |
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Containers & Packaging - 1.9% | | |
Ball Corp. | 10,002 | 700,040 |
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Distributors - 0.7% | | |
Pool Corp. | 1,350 | 257,850 |
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COMMON STOCKS - CONT’D | | |
Diversified Consumer Services - 4.0% | | |
Bright Horizons Family Solutions, Inc. (1) | 2,467 | 372,196 |
Grand Canyon Education, Inc. (1) | 4,750 | 555,845 |
ServiceMaster Global Holdings, Inc. (1) | 10,284 | 535,694 |
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Electric Utilities - 2.1% | | |
Xcel Energy, Inc. | 12,900 | 767,421 |
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Electrical Equipment - 1.5% | | |
AMETEK, Inc. | 6,161 | 559,665 |
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Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components - 2.7% | | |
CDW Corp. | 3,970 | 440,670 |
FLIR Systems, Inc. | 9,725 | 526,123 |
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Energy Equipment & Services - 1.8% | | |
National Oilwell Varco, Inc. | 11,700 | 260,091 |
TechnipFMC plc | 14,574 | 378,050 |
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Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) - 9.3% | | |
AvalonBay Communities, Inc. | 3,726 | 757,048 |
Equity Residential | 8,502 | 645,472 |
Extra Space Storage, Inc. | 6,532 | 693,045 |
Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc. | 5,380 | 633,549 |
National Retail Properties, Inc. | 12,376 | 656,052 |
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Food & Staples Retailing - 0.7% | | |
Performance Food Group Co. (1) | 6,700 | 268,201 |
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Food Products - 1.1% | | |
Conagra Brands, Inc. | 15,500 | 411,060 |
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Health Care Equipment & Supplies - 5.0% | | |
Cooper Cos., Inc. (The) | 1,580 | 532,286 |
Haemonetics Corp. (1) | 2,350 | 282,799 |
ICU Medical, Inc. (1) | 1,900 | 478,629 |
Teleflex, Inc. | 1,581 | 523,548 |
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COMMON STOCKS - CONT’D | | |
Health Care Providers & Services - 2.2% | | |
Amedisys, Inc. (1) | 3,370 | 409,152 |
Centene Corp. (1) | 7,300 | 382,812 |
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Household Products - 1.5% | | |
Clorox Co. (The) | 3,520 | 538,947 |
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Independent Power and Renewable Electricity Producers - 1.3% | | |
NextEra Energy Partners LP | 9,500 | 458,375 |
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Insurance - 6.2% | | |
Alleghany Corp. (1) | 606 | 412,753 |
Allstate Corp. (The) | 3,600 | 366,084 |
American Financial Group, Inc. | 3,217 | 329,646 |
Assurant, Inc. | 3,550 | 377,649 |
First American Financial Corp. | 7,225 | 387,982 |
RLI Corp. | 4,200 | 359,982 |
| | 2,234,096 |
| | |
Interactive Media & Services - 1.4% | | |
IAC/InterActiveCorp (1) | 2,355 | 512,283 |
| | |
IT Services - 10.1% | | |
Amdocs Ltd. | 6,662 | 413,644 |
Black Knight, Inc. (1) | 10,500 | 631,575 |
Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp., Class A | 9,960 | 631,364 |
CSG Systems International, Inc. | 7,400 | 361,342 |
Fidelity National Information Services, Inc. | 6,130 | 752,028 |
GoDaddy, Inc., Class A (1) | 4,500 | 315,675 |
Total System Services, Inc. | 4,400 | 564,388 |
| | 3,670,016 |
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Leisure Products - 0.6% | | |
Brunswick Corp. | 4,600 | 211,094 |
| | |
Life Sciences Tools & Services - 1.8% | | |
Agilent Technologies, Inc. | 8,500 | 634,695 |
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Machinery - 5.0% | | |
Fortive Corp. | 5,596 | 456,186 |
Gardner Denver Holdings, Inc. (1) | 16,450 | 569,170 |
Parker-Hannifin Corp. | 2,600 | 442,026 |
Xylem, Inc. | 4,200 | 351,288 |
| | 1,818,670 |
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| SHARES | VALUE ($) |
COMMON STOCKS - CONT’D | | |
Media - 0.8% | | |
CBS Corp., Class B | 5,900 | 294,410 |
| | |
Metals & Mining - 1.0% | | |
Steel Dynamics, Inc. | 11,600 | 350,320 |
| | |
Multi-Utilities - 4.3% | | |
CMS Energy Corp. | 13,818 | 800,201 |
Sempra Energy | 5,464 | 750,972 |
| | 1,551,173 |
| | |
Pharmaceuticals - 2.5% | | |
Jazz Pharmaceuticals plc (1) | 3,460 | 493,257 |
Zoetis, Inc. | 3,738 | 424,226 |
| | 917,483 |
| | |
Professional Services - 1.3% | | |
Verisk Analytics, Inc. | 3,270 | 478,924 |
| | |
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment - 3.6% | | |
Analog Devices, Inc. | 3,600 | 406,332 |
NXP Semiconductors NV | 4,150 | 405,082 |
Skyworks Solutions, Inc. | 6,537 | 505,114 |
| | 1,316,528 |
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Software - 4.8% | | |
ACI Worldwide, Inc. (1) | 8,100 | 278,154 |
Altair Engineering, Inc., Class A (1) | 10,150 | 409,958 |
ANSYS, Inc. (1) | 1,475 | 302,110 |
CDK Global, Inc. | 8,100 | 400,464 |
Crowdstrike Holdings, Inc., Class A (1) | 1,317 | 89,938 |
RealPage, Inc. (1) | 4,400 | 258,940 |
| | 1,739,564 |
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Specialty Retail - 1.4% | | |
Best Buy Co., Inc. | 7,400 | 516,002 |
| | |
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods - 2.6% | | |
Columbia Sportswear Co. | 3,800 | 380,608 |
Gildan Activewear, Inc. | 14,150 | 547,322 |
| | 927,930 |
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Total Common Stocks (Cost $30,624,307) | | 36,109,474 |
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| | VALUE ($) |
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TOTAL INVESTMENTS (Cost $30,624,307) - 99.6% | | 36,109,474 |
Other assets and liabilities, net - 0.4% | | 144,810 |
NET ASSETS - 100.0% | | 36,254,284 |
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NOTES TO SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS |
(1) Non-income producing security. |
(2) All or a portion of this security was on loan at June 30, 2019. The aggregate market value of securities on loan at June 30, 2019 was $404,603. |
See notes to financial statements. |
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STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES
JUNE 30, 2019 (Unaudited)
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| | | |
ASSETS | |
Investments in securities of unaffiliated issuers, at value (identified cost $30,624,307) - including $404,603 of securities on loan |
| $36,109,474 |
|
Cash | 419,335 |
|
Cash denominated in foreign currency, at value (cost $901) | 902 |
|
Receivable for investments sold | 318,347 |
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Receivable for capital shares sold | 434 |
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Dividends receivable | 33,471 |
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Securities lending income receivable | 40 |
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Receivable from affiliate | 771 |
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Directors’ deferred compensation plan | 6,780 |
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Other assets | 1,652 |
|
Total assets | 36,891,206 |
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| |
LIABILITIES | |
Payable for investments purchased | 541,384 |
|
Payable for capital shares redeemed | 28,757 |
|
Payable to affiliates: | |
Investment advisory fee | 19,067 |
|
Administrative fee | 3,520 |
|
Sub-transfer agency fee | 66 |
|
Directors’ deferred compensation plan | 6,780 |
|
Accrued expenses | 37,348 |
|
Total liabilities | 636,922 |
|
NET ASSETS |
| $36,254,284 |
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| |
NET ASSETS CONSIST OF: | |
Paid-in capital applicable to common stock | |
(1,000,000,000 shares of $0.01 par value authorized) |
| $26,692,024 |
|
Distributable earnings | 9,562,260 |
|
Total |
| $36,254,284 |
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| |
NET ASSET VALUE PER SHARE (based on net assets of $36,254,284 and 1,088,162 shares outstanding) |
| $33.32 |
|
See notes to financial statements. |
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STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
SIX MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 2019 (Unaudited)
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| | | |
INVESTMENT INCOME | |
Dividend income (net of foreign taxes withheld of $2,061) |
| $240,030 |
|
Interest income | 1,374 |
|
Securities lending income, net | 1,099 |
|
Total investment income | 242,503 |
|
| |
EXPENSES | |
Investment advisory fee | 113,083 |
|
Administrative fee | 20,877 |
|
Directors’ fees and expenses | 1,144 |
|
Custodian fees | 9,275 |
|
Transfer agency fees and expenses | 8,652 |
|
Accounting fees | 4,205 |
|
Professional fees | 14,112 |
|
Reports to shareholders | 6,457 |
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Miscellaneous | 3,002 |
|
Total expenses | 180,807 |
|
Waiver and/or reimbursement of expenses by affiliate | (7,766 | ) |
Reimbursement of expenses-other | (473 | ) |
Net expenses | 172,568 |
|
Net investment income | 69,935 |
|
| |
| |
REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS) | |
Net realized gain (loss) on: | |
Investment securities | 938,898 |
|
Foreign currency transactions | (133 | ) |
| 938,765 |
|
| |
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on: | |
Investment securities | 5,601,169 |
|
| |
Net realized and unrealized gain | 6,539,934 |
|
| |
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations |
| $6,609,869 |
|
See notes to financial statements. |
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STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS |
| | | | | | | |
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS | Six Months Ended June 30, 2019 (Unaudited) | | Year Ended December 31, 2018 |
Operations: | | | |
Net investment income |
| $69,935 |
| |
| $179,501 |
|
Net realized gain | 938,765 |
| | 2,904,421 |
|
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | 5,601,169 |
| | (4,239,757 | ) |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | 6,609,869 |
| | (1,155,835 | ) |
| | | |
Distributions to shareholders | — |
| | (4,008,187) |
| | | |
Net decrease in net assets from capital share transactions | (2,284,505) |
| | (4,146,052 | ) |
| | | |
TOTAL INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS | 4,325,364 |
| | (9,310,074 | ) |
| | | |
| | | |
NET ASSETS | | | |
Beginning of period | 31,928,920 |
| | 41,238,994 |
|
End of period |
| $36,254,284 |
| |
| $31,928,920 |
|
See notes to financial statements. |
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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Six Months Ended June 30, 2019 (1) (Unaudited) | | Year Ended December 31, |
| | 2018 (1) | | 2017 (1) | | 2016 (1) | | 2015 (1) | | 2014 |
Net asset value, beginning |
| $27.48 |
| | $31.96 | | $28.82 | | $31.01 | | $33.17 | | $37.74 |
Income from investment operations: | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income (loss) | 0.06 |
| | 0.15 |
| | 0.15 |
| | 0.21 |
| | (0.02) |
| | (0.02) |
|
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | 5.78 |
| | (1.09) |
| | 3.20 |
| | 2.05 |
| | (1.06) |
| | 3.15 |
|
Total from investment operations | 5.84 |
| | (0.94) |
| | 3.35 |
| | 2.26 |
| | (1.08) |
| | 3.13 |
|
Distributions from: | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income | — |
| | (0.18) |
| | (0.21) |
| | — |
| | — |
| | — |
|
Net realized gain | — |
| | (3.36) |
| | — |
| | (4.45) |
| | (1.08) |
| | (7.70) |
|
Total distributions | — |
| | (3.54) |
| | (0.21) |
| | (4.45) |
| | (1.08) |
| | (7.70) |
|
Total increase (decrease) in net asset value | 5.84 |
| | (4.48) |
| | 3.14 |
| | (2.19) |
| | (2.16) |
| | (4.57) |
|
Net asset value, ending |
| $33.32 |
| | $27.48 | | $31.96 | | $28.82 | | $31.01 | | $33.17 |
Total return (2) | 21.25% |
| (3) | (4.43 | %) | | 11.65 | % | | 7.27 | % | | (3.31 | %) | | 8.09 | % |
Ratios to average net assets: (4) | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total expenses | 1.04% |
| (5) | 1.01 | % | | 1.04 | % | | 1.07 | % | | 1.10 | % | | 1.16 | % |
Net expenses | 0.99% |
| (5) | 0.99 | % | | 0.99 | % | | 0.99 | % | | 1.09 | % | | 1.16 | % |
Net investment income (loss) | 0.40% |
| (5) | 0.46 | % | | 0.49 | % | | 0.68 | % | | (0.05 | %) | | (0.06 | %) |
Portfolio turnover | 44% |
| (3) | 62 | % | | 159 | % | | 170 | % | | 94 | % | | 91 | % |
Net assets, ending (in thousands) |
| $36,254 |
| | $31,929 | | $41,239 | | $45,473 | | $49,584 | | $50,716 |
| | | | | | | | | | | |
(1) Net investment income (loss) per share was computed using average shares outstanding. |
(2) Returns are historical and are calculated by determining the percentage change in net asset value with all distributions reinvested and do not reflect fees and expenses imposed by variable annuity contracts or variable life insurance policies. If included, total return would be lower. |
(3) Not annualized. |
(4) Total expenses do not reflect amounts reimbursed and/or waived by the adviser and certain of its affiliates, if applicable. Net expenses are net of all reductions and represent the net expenses paid by the Fund. |
(5) Annualized. |
See notes to financial statements. |
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)
NOTE 1 — SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
Calvert VP SRI Mid Cap Portfolio (the Fund) is a diversified series of Calvert Variable Series, Inc. (the Corporation). The Corporation is a Maryland corporation registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the 1940 Act), as an open-end management investment company. The investment objective of the Fund is to seek to provide long-term capital appreciation by investing primarily in a portfolio of the equity securities of mid-sized companies that are undervalued but demonstrate a potential for growth.
Shares of the Fund are sold without sales charge to insurance companies for allocation to certain of their variable separate accounts.
The Fund applies the accounting and reporting guidance in the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) Accounting Standards Codification Topic 946, Financial Services – Investment Companies (ASC 946). Subsequent events, if any, through the date that the financial statements were issued have been evaluated in the preparation of the financial statements.
A. Investment Valuation: Net asset value per share is determined every business day as of the close of the regular session of the New York Stock Exchange (generally 4:00 p.m. Eastern time). The Fund uses independent pricing services approved by the Board of Directors (the Board) to value its investments wherever possible. Investments for which market quotations are not available or deemed not reliable are fair valued in good faith under the direction of the Board.
U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (U.S. GAAP) establishes a disclosure hierarchy that categorizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to value assets and liabilities at measurement date. These inputs are summarized in the three broad levels listed below:
Level 1 - quoted prices in active markets for identical securities
Level 2 - other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.)
Level 3 - significant unobservable inputs (including the Fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments)
The inputs or methodologies used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.
Valuation techniques used to value the Fund’s investments by major category are as follows:
Equity Securities. Equity securities (including warrants and rights) listed on a U.S. securities exchange generally are valued at the last sale or closing price as reported by an independent pricing service on the primary market or exchange on which they are traded and are categorized as Level 1 in the hierarchy. Equity securities listed on the NASDAQ Global or Global Select Market are valued at the NASDAQ official closing price and are categorized as Level 1 in the hierarchy. Unlisted or listed securities for which closing sales prices or closing quotations are not available are valued at the mean between the latest available bid and ask prices and are categorized as Level 2 in the hierarchy. The daily valuation of exchange-traded foreign securities generally is determined as of the close of trading on the principal exchange on which such securities trade.
Other Securities. Investments in registered investment companies (including money market funds) that do not trade on an exchange are valued at the net asset value per share on the valuation day and are categorized as Level 1 in the hierarchy.
Fair Valuation. If a market value cannot be determined for a security using the methodologies described above, or if, in the good faith opinion of the Fund’s adviser, the market value does not constitute a readily available market quotation, or if a significant event has occurred that would materially affect the value of the security, the security will be fair valued as determined in good faith by or at the direction of the Board in a manner that most fairly reflects the security’s “fair value”, which is the amount that the Fund might reasonably expect to receive for the security upon its current sale in the ordinary course. Each such determination is based on a consideration of relevant factors, which are likely to vary from one pricing context to another. These factors may include, but are not limited to, the type of security, the existence of any contractual restrictions on the security’s disposition, the price and extent of public trading in similar securities of the issuer or of comparable companies or entities, quotations or relevant information obtained from broker/dealers or other market participants, information obtained from the issuer, analysts, and/or the appropriate stock exchange (for exchange-traded securities), an analysis of the company’s or entity’s financial statements, and an evaluation of the forces that influence the issuer and the market(s) in which the security is purchased and sold.
The values assigned to fair value investments are based on available information and do not necessarily represent amounts that might ultimately be realized. Further, due to the inherent uncertainty of valuations of such investments, the fair values may differ significantly from the values that would have been used had an active market existed, and the differences could be material.
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The following table summarizes the market value of the Fund’s holdings as of June 30, 2019, based on the inputs used to value them:
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Assets | Level 1 | | Level 2 | Level 3 | Total |
Common Stocks | $ | 36,109,474 |
| (1) | $ | — |
| $ | — |
| $ | 36,109,474 |
|
Total Investments | $ | 36,109,474 |
| | $ | — |
| $ | — |
| $ | 36,109,474 |
|
| | | | | |
(1) The level classification by major category of investments is the same as the category presentation in the Schedule of Investments. |
B. Investment Transactions and Income: Investment transactions for financial statement purposes are accounted for on trade date. Realized gains and losses are recorded on an identified cost basis and may include proceeds from litigation. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date for dividends received in cash and/or securities or, in the case of dividends on certain foreign securities, as soon as the Fund is informed of the ex-dividend date. Non-cash dividends are recorded at the fair value of the securities received. Withholding taxes on foreign dividends, if any, have been provided for in accordance with the Fund’s understanding of the applicable country’s tax rules and rates. Distributions received that represent a return of capital are recorded as a reduction of cost of investments. Distributions received that represent a capital gain are recorded as a realized gain. Interest income, which includes amortization of premium and accretion of discount on debt securities, is accrued as earned.
C. Foreign Currency Transactions: The Fund’s accounting records are maintained in U.S. dollars. For valuation of assets and liabilities on each date of net asset value determination, foreign denominations are converted into U.S. dollars using the current exchange rate. Security transactions, income, and expenses are translated at the prevailing rate of exchange on the date of the event. Recognized gains or losses on investment transactions attributable to changes in foreign currency exchange rates are recorded for financial statement purposes as net realized gains and losses on investments. That portion of unrealized gains and losses on investments that results from fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates is not separately disclosed.
D. Distributions to Shareholders: Distributions to shareholders are recorded by the Fund on ex-dividend date. Dividends from net investment income and distributions from net realized capital gains, if any, are paid at least annually. Distributions are determined in accordance with income tax regulations which may differ from U.S. GAAP; accordingly, periodic reclassifications are made within the Fund’s capital accounts to reflect income and gains available for distribution under income tax regulations.
E. Estimates: The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of increases and decreases in net assets from operations during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
F. Indemnifications: The Corporation’s By-Laws provide for indemnification for Directors or officers of the Corporation and certain other parties, to the fullest extent permitted by Maryland law and the 1940 Act, provided certain conditions are met. Additionally, in the normal course of business, the Fund enters into agreements with service providers that may contain indemnification clauses. The Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Fund that have not yet occurred.
G. Federal Income Taxes: No provision for federal income or excise tax is required since the Fund intends to continue to qualify as a regulated investment company under the Internal Revenue Code and to distribute substantially all of its taxable earnings.
Management has analyzed the Fund’s tax positions taken for all open federal income tax years and has concluded that no provision for federal income tax is required in the Fund’s financial statements. A Fund’s federal tax return is subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service for a period of three years from the date of filing.
H. Interim Financial Statements: The interim financial statements relating to June 30, 2019 and for the six months then ended have not been audited by an independent registered public accounting firm, but in the opinion of the Fund’s management, reflect all adjustments, consisting only of normal recurring adjustments, necessary for the fair presentation of the financial statements.
NOTE 2 — RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
The investment advisory fee is earned by Calvert Research and Management (CRM), a subsidiary of Eaton Vance Management (EVM), as compensation for investment advisory services rendered to the Fund. Pursuant to the investment advisory agreement, CRM receives a fee, payable monthly, at the annual rate of 0.65% of the Fund’s average daily net assets. For the six months ended June 30, 2019, the investment advisory fee amounted to $113,083.
CRM has agreed to reimburse the Fund’s operating expenses to the extent that total annual operating expenses (relating to ordinary operating expenses only and excluding expenses such as brokerage commissions, acquired fund fees and expenses of unaffiliated funds, borrowing costs, taxes or litigation expenses) exceed 0.99% of the Fund’s average daily net assets. The
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expense reimbursement agreement with CRM may be changed or terminated after April 30, 2020. For the six months ended June 30, 2019, CRM waived or reimbursed expenses of $7,766.
The administrative fee is earned by CRM as compensation for administrative services rendered to the Fund. The fee is computed at an annual rate of 0.12% of the Fund’s average daily net assets and is payable monthly. For the six months ended June 30, 2019, CRM was paid administrative fees of $20,877.
EVM provides sub-transfer agency and related services to the Fund pursuant to a Sub-Transfer Agency Support Services Agreement. For the six months ended June 30, 2019, sub-transfer agency fees and expenses incurred to EVM amounted to $161 and are included in transfer agency fees and expenses on the Statement of Operations.
Each Director of the Fund who is not an employee of CRM or its affiliates receives a fee of $3,000 for each Board meeting attended in person and $2,000 for each Board meeting attended by phone plus an annual fee of $117,000, and $1,500 for each Committee meeting attended in person and $1,000 for each Committee meeting attended by phone plus an annual Committee fee of $2,500. The Board chair receives an additional $15,000 annual retainer and Committee chairs receive an additional $6,000 annual retainer. Eligible Directors may participate in a Deferred Compensation Plan (the Plan). Amounts deferred under the Plan are treated as though equal dollar amounts had been invested in shares of the Fund or other Calvert funds selected by the Directors. The Fund purchases shares of the funds selected equal to the dollar amounts deferred under the Plan, resulting in an asset equal to the deferred compensation liability. Obligations of the Plan are paid solely from the Fund’s assets. Directors’ fees are allocated to each of the Calvert funds served. Salaries and fees of officers and Directors of the Fund who are employees of CRM or its affiliates are paid by CRM. In addition, an advisory council was established to aid the Board and CRM in advancing the cause of responsible investing through original scholarship and thought leadership. The advisory council consists of CRM’s Chief Executive Officer and four additional members. Each member (other than CRM’s Chief Executive Officer) receives annual compensation of $75,000, which is being reimbursed by Calvert Investment Management, Inc. (CIM), the Calvert funds’ former investment adviser and Ameritas Holding Company, CIM’s parent company, through the end of 2019. For the six months ended June 30, 2019, the Fund’s allocated portion of such expense and reimbursement was $473, which are included in miscellaneous expense and reimbursement of expenses-other, respectively, on the Statement of Operations.
NOTE 3 — SHAREHOLDER SERVICING PLAN
The Corporation, on behalf of the Fund, has adopted a Shareholder Servicing Plan (Servicing Plan), which permits the Fund to enter into shareholder servicing agreements with intermediaries that maintain accounts in the Fund for the benefit of shareholders. These services may include, but are not limited to, processing purchase and redemption requests, processing dividend payments, and providing account information to shareholders. Under the Servicing Plan, the Fund may make payments at an annual rate of up to 0.11% of its average daily net assets. For the six months ended June 30, 2019, expenses incurred under the Servicing Plan amounted to $7,619 and are included in transfer agency fees and expenses on the Statement of Operations.
NOTE 4 — INVESTMENT ACTIVITY
During the six months ended June 30, 2019, the cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of investments, other than short-term securities, were $15,416,076 and $17,797,995, respectively.
NOTE 5 — DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS AND INCOME TAX INFORMATION
The cost and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments of the Fund at June 30, 2019, as determined on a federal income tax basis, were as follows:
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| | | |
Aggregate cost |
| $30,645,973 |
|
Gross unrealized appreciation |
| $5,827,581 |
|
Gross unrealized depreciation | (364,080) |
|
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) |
| $5,463,501 |
|
NOTE 6 — SECURITIES LENDING
To generate additional income, the Fund may lend its securities pursuant to a securities lending agency agreement with State Street Bank and Trust Company (SSB), the securities lending agent. Security loans are subject to termination by the Fund at any time and, therefore, are not considered illiquid investments. The Fund requires that the loan be continuously collateralized by either cash or securities as collateral equal at all times to at least 102% of the market value of the domestic securities loaned and 105% of the market value of the international securities loaned (if applicable). The market value of securities loaned is determined daily and any additional required collateral is delivered to the Fund on the next business day. Cash collateral is generally invested in a money market fund registered under the 1940 Act that is managed by an affiliate of SSB. Any gain or loss in the market price of the loaned securities that might occur and any interest earned or dividends declared during the term of the loan would accrue to
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the account of the Fund. Income earned on the investment of collateral, net of broker rebates and other expenses incurred by the securities lending agent, is split between the Fund and the securities lending agent on the basis of agreed upon contractual terms. Non-cash collateral, if any, is held by the lending agent on behalf of the Fund and cannot be sold or re-pledged by the Fund; accordingly, such collateral is not reflected in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.
The risks associated with lending portfolio securities include, but are not limited to, possible delays in receiving additional collateral or in the recovery of the loaned securities, possible loss of rights to the collateral should the borrower fail financially, as well as risk of loss in the value of the collateral or the value of the investments made with the collateral. The securities lending agent shall indemnify the Fund in the case of default of any securities borrower.
At June 30, 2019, the total value of securities on loan was $404,603 and the total value of collateral received was $402,064, comprised of U.S. Government and/or agencies securities.
The following table provides a breakdown of securities lending transactions accounted for as secured borrowings, the obligations by class of collateral pledged, and the remaining contractual maturity of those transactions as of June 30, 2019.
|
| | | | | | | | | |
| Remaining Contractual Maturity of the Transactions |
| Overnight and Continuous | <30 days | 30 to 90 days | >90 days | Total |
Securities Lending Transactions |
Common Stocks |
| $402,064 |
| $— | $— | $— |
| $402,064 |
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NOTE 7 — LINE OF CREDIT
The Fund participates with other funds managed by CRM in a $100 million ($62.5 million prior to June 21, 2019) committed unsecured line of credit agreement with SSB, which is in effect through June 19, 2020. Borrowings may be made for temporary or emergency purposes only. Borrowings bear interest at the higher of the One-Month London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) in effect that day or the overnight Federal Funds Rate, plus 1.00% per annum. A commitment fee of 0.20% per annum is incurred on the unused portion of the committed facility. An administrative fee of $37,500 was incurred in connection with the increase of the facility in June 2019. These fees are allocated to all participating funds. Because the line of credit is not available exclusively to the Fund, it may be unable to borrow some or all of its requested amounts at any particular time. The Fund had no borrowings outstanding pursuant to this line of credit at June 30, 2019. The Fund did not have any significant borrowings or allocated fees during the six months ended June 30, 2019.
NOTE 8 — CAPITAL SHARES
Transactions in capital shares for the six months ended June 30, 2019 and the year ended December 31, 2018 were as follows:
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Shares sold | 26,298 |
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| $820,665 |
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| $2,355,273 |
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Reinvestment of distributions | — |
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Shares redeemed | (99,848 | ) | (3,105,170 | ) | | (326,637 | ) | (10,509,512 | ) |
Net decrease | (73,550 | ) |
| ($2,284,505 | ) | | (128,778 | ) |
| ($4,146,052 | ) |
At June 30, 2019, separate accounts of three insurance companies each owned more than 10% of the value of the outstanding shares of the Fund, aggregating 74.4%.
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BOARD OF DIRECTORS’ CONTRACT APPROVAL
Overview of the Contract Review Process
The Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, provides, in substance, that each investment advisory agreement between a fund and its investment adviser will continue in effect from year to year only if its continuation is approved at least annually by the fund’s board of directors, including by a vote of a majority of the directors who are not “interested persons” of the fund (“Independent Directors”), cast in person at a meeting called for the purpose of considering such approval.
At a meeting of the Boards of Trustees/Directors (each a “Board”) of the registered investment companies advised by Calvert Research and Management (“CRM” or the “Adviser”) (the “Calvert Funds”) held on March 6, 2019, the Board, including a majority of the Independent Directors, voted to approve continuation of existing investment advisory and investment sub-advisory agreements for the Calvert Funds for an additional one-year period.
In evaluating the investment advisory and investment sub-advisory agreements for the Calvert Funds, the Board considered a variety of information relating to the Calvert Funds and various service providers, including the Adviser. The Independent Directors reviewed a report prepared by the Adviser regarding various services provided to the Calvert Funds by the Adviser and its affiliates. Such report included, among other data, information regarding the Adviser’s personnel and the Adviser’s revenue and cost of providing services to the Calvert Funds, and a separate report prepared by an independent data provider, which compared each fund’s investment performance, fees and expenses to those of comparable funds as identified by such independent data provider (“comparable funds”).
The Independent Directors were separately represented by independent legal counsel with respect to their consideration of the continuation of the investment advisory and investment sub-advisory agreements for the Calvert Funds. Prior to voting, the Independent Directors reviewed the proposed continuation of the Calvert Funds’ investment advisory and investment sub-advisory agreements with management and also met in private sessions with their counsel at which time no representatives of management were present.
The information that the Board considered included, among other things, the following (for funds that invest through one or more underlying fund(s), references to “each fund” in this section may include information that was considered at the underlying fund-level):
Information about Fees, Performance and Expenses
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• | A report from an independent data provider comparing the advisory and related fees paid by each fund with fees paid by comparable funds; |
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• | A report from an independent data provider comparing each fund’s total expense ratio and its components to comparable funds; |
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• | A report from an independent data provider comparing the investment performance of each fund to the investment performance of comparable funds over various time periods; |
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• | Data regarding investment performance in comparison to benchmark indices; |
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• | For each fund, comparative information concerning the fees charged and the services provided by the Adviser in managing other accounts (including mutual funds, other collective investment funds and institutional accounts) using investment strategies and techniques similar to those used in managing such fund; |
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• | Profitability analyses for the Adviser with respect to each fund; |
Information about Portfolio Management and Trading
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• | Descriptions of the investment management services provided to each fund, including investment strategies and processes it employs; |
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• | Information about the Adviser’s policies and practices with respect to trading, including the Adviser’s processes for monitoring best execution of portfolio transactions; |
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• | Information about the allocation of brokerage transactions and the benefits received by the Adviser as a result of brokerage allocation, including information concerning the acquisition of research through client commission arrangements and policies with respect to “soft dollars”; |
Information about the Adviser
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• | Reports detailing the financial results and condition of CRM; |
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• | Descriptions of the qualifications, education and experience of the individual investment professionals whose responsibilities include portfolio management and investment research for the funds, and information relating to their compensation and responsibilities with respect to managing other mutual funds and investment accounts; |
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• | Policies and procedures relating to proxy voting and the handling of corporate actions and class actions; |
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• | A description of CRM’s procedures for overseeing sub-advisers, including with respect to regulatory and compliance issues, investment management and other matters; |
Other Relevant Information
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• | Information concerning the nature, cost and character of the administrative and other non-investment advisory services provided by CRM and its affiliates; and |
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Over the course of the year, the Board and its committees held regular quarterly meetings. During these meetings, the Directors participated in investment and performance reviews with the portfolio managers and other investment professionals of the Adviser relating to each fund, and considered various investment and trading strategies used in pursuing each fund’s investment objective(s), such as the use of derivative instruments, as well as risk management techniques. The Board and its committees also evaluated issues pertaining to industry and regulatory developments, compliance procedures, corporate governance and other issues with respect to the funds, and received and participated in reports and presentations provided by CRM and its affiliates with respect to such matters. In addition to the formal meetings of the Board and its committees, the Independent Directors held regular teleconferences in between meetings to discuss, among other topics, matters relating to the continuation of the Calvert Funds’ investment advisory and investment sub-advisory agreements.
For funds that invest through one or more underlying funds, the Board considered similar information about the underlying fund(s) when considering the approval of investment advisory agreements. In addition, in cases where the Adviser has engaged a sub-adviser, the Board considered similar information about the sub-adviser when considering the approval of any investment sub-advisory agreement.
The Independent Directors were assisted throughout the contract review process by their independent legal counsel. The Independent Directors relied upon the advice of such counsel and their own business judgment in determining the material factors to be considered in evaluating each investment advisory and investment sub-advisory agreement and the weight to be given to each such factor. The Board, including the Independent Directors, did not identify any single factor as controlling, and each Director may have attributed different weight to various factors.
Results of the Contract Review Process
Based on its consideration of the foregoing, and such other information as it deemed relevant, including the factors and conclusions described below, the Board, including the Independent Directors, concluded that the continuation of the investment advisory agreement of Calvert VP SRI Mid Cap Portfolio (the “Fund”), including the fee payable under the agreement, is in the best interests of the Fund’s shareholders. Accordingly, the Board, including a majority of the Independent Directors, voted to approve the continuation of the investment advisory agreement of the Fund.
Nature, Extent and Quality of Services
In considering the nature, extent and quality of the services provided by the Adviser under the investment advisory agreement, the Board reviewed information provided by the Adviser relating to its operations and personnel, including, among other information, biographical information on the Adviser’s investment personnel and descriptions of its organizational and management structure. The Board also took into account similar information provided periodically throughout the previous year by the Adviser as well as the Board’s familiarity with management through Board meetings, discussions and other reports. The Board considered the Adviser’s management style and its performance in employing its investment strategies as well as its current level of staffing and overall resources. The Board also noted that it reviewed on a quarterly basis information regarding the Adviser’s compliance with applicable policies and procedures, including those related to personal investing. The Board took into account, among other items, periodic reports received from the Adviser over the past year concerning the Adviser’s ongoing review and enhancement of certain processes, policies and procedures of the Calvert Funds and the Adviser. The Board concluded that it was satisfied with the nature, extent and quality of services provided to the Fund by the Adviser under the investment advisory agreement.
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Fund Performance
In considering the Fund’s performance, the Board noted that it reviewed on a quarterly basis detailed information about the Fund’s performance results, portfolio composition and investment strategies. The Board compared the Fund’s investment performance to that of the Fund’s peer universe and its benchmark index. The Board’s review included comparative performance data for the one-, three- and five-year periods ended September 30, 2018. This performance data indicated that the Fund had outperformed the median of the Fund’s peer universe and its benchmark index for the one-year period ended September 30, 2018 and underperformed the median of the Fund’s peer universe and its benchmark index for the three- and five-year periods ended September 30, 2018. The Board took into account management’s discussion of the Fund’s performance and management’s continued monitoring of the Fund’s performance. Based upon its review, the Board concluded that the Fund’s performance was satisfactory relative to the performance of its peer universe and its benchmark index.
Management Fees and Expenses
In considering the Fund’s fees and expenses, the Board compared the Fund’s fees and total expense ratio with those of comparable funds in its expense group. Among other findings, the data indicated that the Fund’s advisory and administrative fees (after taking into account waivers and/or reimbursements) (referred to collectively as “management fees”) were above the median of the Fund’s expense group and the Fund’s total expenses (net of waivers and/or reimbursements) were above the median of the Fund’s expense group. The Board took into account the Adviser’s current undertaking to maintain expense limitations for the Fund and that the Adviser was waiving and/or reimbursing a portion of the Fund’s expenses. Based upon its review, the Board concluded that the management fees were reasonable in view of the nature, extent and quality of services provided by the Adviser.
Profitability and Other “Fall-Out” Benefits
The Board reviewed the Adviser’s profitability in regard to the Fund and the Calvert Funds in the aggregate. In reviewing the overall profitability of the Fund to the Adviser, the Board also considered the fact that the Adviser and its affiliates provided sub-transfer agency support, administrative and distribution services to the Fund for which they received compensation. The information considered by the Board included the profitability of the Fund to the Adviser and its affiliates without regard to any marketing support or other payments by the Adviser and its affiliates to third parties in respect of distribution services. The Board also considered that the Adviser and its affiliates derived benefits to their reputation and other indirect benefits from their relationships with the Fund. Based upon its review, the Board concluded that the Adviser’s and its affiliates’ level of profitability from their relationships with the Fund was reasonable.
Economies of Scale
The Board considered the effect of the Fund’s current size and its potential growth on its performance and fees. The Board concluded that adding breakpoints to the advisory fee at specific asset levels would not be appropriate at this time. The Board noted that if the Fund’s assets increased over time, the Fund might realize other economies of scale if assets increased proportionally more than certain other expenses.
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OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS
Officers
Hope L. Brown
Chief Compliance Officer
Maureen A. Gemma
Vice President, Secretary and
Chief Legal Officer
James F. Kirchner
Treasurer
Directors
Alice Gresham Bullock
Chairperson
Richard L. Baird, Jr.
Cari M. Dominguez
John G. Guffey, Jr.
Miles D. Harper, III
Joy V. Jones
John H. Streur*
Anthony A. Williams
*Interested Director and President
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IMPORTANT NOTICES
Privacy. The Calvert Funds and Calvert Research and Management are committed to ensuring your financial privacy. Each of the financial institutions identified below has in effect the following policy (“Privacy Policy”) with respect to nonpublic personal information about its customers:
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• | Only such information received from you, through application forms or otherwise, and information about your Calvert fund transactions will be collected. This may include information such as name, address, social security number, tax status, account balances and transactions. |
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• | None of such information about you (or former customers) will be disclosed to anyone, except as permitted by law (which includes disclosure to employees necessary to service your account). In the normal course of servicing a customer’s account, Calvert Research and Management may share information with unaffiliated third parties that perform various required services such as transfer agents, custodians and broker-dealers. |
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• | Policies and procedures (including physical, electronic and procedural safeguards) are in place that are designed to protect the confidentiality of such information. |
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• | The Funds reserve the right to change this Privacy Policy at any time upon proper notification to you. Customers may want to review the Funds’ Privacy Policy periodically for changes by accessing the link on our homepage: www.calvert.com. |
Our pledge of privacy applies to the following entities: the Calvert Family of Funds, Calvert Research and Management and their affiliated service providers, Eaton Vance Management and Eaton Vance Distributors, Inc. In addition, our Privacy Policy applies only to those Calvert customers who are individuals and who have a direct relationship with us. If a customer’s account (i.e., fund shares) is held in the name of a third-party financial advisor/broker-dealer, it is likely that only such advisor’s privacy policies apply to the customer. This notice supersedes all previously issued privacy disclosures. For more information about Calvert’s Privacy Policy, please call 1-800-368-2745.
Delivery of Shareholder Documents. The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) permits funds to deliver only one copy of shareholder documents, including prospectuses, proxy statements and shareholder reports, to fund investors with multiple accounts at the same residential or post office box address. This practice is often called “householding” and it helps eliminate duplicate mailings to shareholders. Calvert funds, or your financial intermediary, may household the mailing of your documents indefinitely unless you instruct Calvert funds, or your financial intermediary, otherwise. If you would prefer that your Calvert fund documents not be householded, please contact Calvert funds at 1-800-368-2745, or contact your financial intermediary. Your instructions that householding not apply to delivery of your Calvert fund documents will typically be effective within 30 days of receipt by Calvert funds or your financial intermediary. Separate statements will be generated for each separate account and will be householded as described above.
Portfolio Holdings. Each Calvert fund files a schedule of portfolio holdings on Part F to Form N-PORT with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year. The Form N-PORT will be available on the Calvert funds’ website at www.calvert.com, by calling Calvert funds at 1-800-368-2745 or in the EDGAR database on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.
Proxy Voting. The Proxy Voting Guidelines that each Calvert fund uses to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities is provided as an Appendix to the fund’s Statement of Additional Information. The Statement of Additional Information can be obtained free of charge by calling the Calvert funds at 1-800-368-2745, by visiting the Calvert funds’ website at www.calvert.com or visiting the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. Information regarding how a Calvert fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is available by calling Calvert funds, by visiting the Calvert funds’ website at www.calvert.com or by visiting the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.
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Investment Adviser and Administrator Calvert Research and Management 1825 Connecticut Avenue NW, Suite 400 Washington, DC 20009
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Principal Underwriter* Eaton Vance Distributors, Inc. Two International Place Boston, MA 02110 (617) 482-8260
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* FINRA BrokerCheck. Investors may check the background of their Investment Professional by contacting the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA). FINRA BrokerCheck is a free tool to help investors check the professional background of current and former FINRA-registered securities firms and brokers. FINRA BrokerCheck is available by calling 1-800-289-9999 and at www.FINRA.org. The FINRA BrokerCheck brochure describing this program is available to investors at www.FINRA.org.
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Item 2. Code of Ethics
Not required in this filing.
Item 3. Audit Committee Financial Expert
Not required in this filing.
Item 4. Principal Accountant Fees and Services
Not required in this filing.
Item 5. Audit Committee of Listed Registrants
Not applicable.
Item 6. Schedule of Investments
Please see schedule of investments contained in the Report to Shareholders included under Item 1 of this Form N-CSR.
Item 7. Disclosure of Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures for Closed-End Management Investment Companies
Not applicable.
Item 8. Portfolio Managers of Closed-End Management Investment Companies
Not applicable.
Item 9. Purchases of Equity Securities by Closed-End Management Investment Company and Affiliated Purchasers
Not applicable.
Item 10. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
No material changes.
Item 11. Controls and Procedures
(a) The registrant’s principal executive and principal financial officers have concluded that the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940 Act, as amended (the “1940 Act”) are effective, based on the evaluation of these controls and procedures required by Rule 30a-3(b) under the 1940 Act and Rules 13a-15(b) or 15d-15(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (“Exchange Act”), as of a date within 90 days of the filing date of this report.
(b) There was no change in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the 1940 Act) that occurred during the period covered by this report that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant's internal control over financial reporting.
Item 12. Disclosure of Securities Lending Activities for Closed-End Management Investment Companies
Not applicable.
Item 13. Exhibits
(a)(1) Registrant’s Code of Ethics- Not applicable (please see Item 2)
(a)(2)(i) President’s Section 302 certification.
(a)(2)(ii) Treasurer’s Section 302 certification.
(b) Combined Section 906 certification.
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.
Calvert Variable Series, Inc.
By: /s/ John H. Streur
John H. Streur
President
Date: August 26, 2019
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
By: /s/ John H. Streur
John H. Streur
President
Date: August 26, 2019
By: /s/ James F. Kirchner
James F. Kirchner
Treasurer
Date: August 26, 2019