UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM N-CSRS
CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT OF REGISTERED
MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES
Investment Company Act file number: 811-03752
AMG FUNDS III
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)
600 Steamboat Road, Suite 300, Greenwich, Connecticut 06830
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)
AMG Funds LLC
600 Steamboat Road, Suite 300, Greenwich, Connecticut 06830
(Name and address of agent for service)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (203) 299-3500
Date of fiscal year end: DECEMBER 31
Date of reporting period: JANUARY 1, 2016 – JUNE 30, 2016
(Semi-Annual Shareholder Report)
Item 1. | Reports to Shareholders |
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| | | | | SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT |
AMG Funds
June 30, 2016
AMG Managers Bond Fund
Service Class: MGFIX | Institutional Class: MGBIX
AMG Managers Global Income Opportunity Fund: MGGBX
AMG Managers Special Equity Fund
Service Class: MGSEX | Institutional Class: MSEIX
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www.amgfunds.com | | | | | SAR078-0616 |
AMG Funds
Semi-Annual Report—June 30, 2016 (unaudited)
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TABLE OF CONTENTS | | PAGE | |
ABOUT YOUR FUND’S EXPENSES | | | 2 | |
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FUND PERFORMANCE | | | 3 | |
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FUND SNAPSHOTS, AND SCHEDULES OF PORTFOLIO INVESTMENTS | | | | |
AMG Managers Bond Fund | | | 4 | |
AMG Managers Global Income Opportunity Fund | | | 15 | |
AMG Managers Special Equity Fund | | | 20 | |
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NOTES TO SCHEDULES OF PORTFOLIO INVESTMENTS | | | 26 | |
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FINANCIAL STATEMENTS | | | | |
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Statement of Assets and Liabilities | | | 32 | |
Balance sheets, net asset value (NAV) per share computations and cumulative undistributed amounts | | | | |
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Statement of Operations | | | 34 | |
Detail of sources of income, expenses, and realized and unrealized gains (losses) during the period | | | | |
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Statements of Changes in Net Assets | | | 35 | |
Detail of changes in assets for the past two periods | | | | |
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Financial Highlights | | | 36 | |
Historical net asset values per share, distributions, total returns, income and expense ratios, turnover ratios and net assets | | | | |
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Notes to Financial Highlights | | | 39 | |
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Notes to Financial Statements | | | 40 | |
Accounting and distribution policies, details of agreements and transactions with Fund management and affiliates, and descriptions of certain investment risks | | | | |
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ANNUAL RENEWAL OF INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AND SUBADVISORY AGREEMENTS | | | 48 | |
Nothing contained herein is to be considered an offer, sale or solicitation of an offer to buy shares of any series of the AMG Funds family of mutual funds. Such offering is made only by prospectus, which includes details as to offering price and other material information.
About Your Fund’s Expenses (unaudited)
As a shareholder of a Fund, you may incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, which may include sales charges (loads) on purchase payments; redemption fees; and exchange fees; and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees; distribution (12b-1) fees; and other Fund expenses. This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds. The example is based on $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period as indicated below.
ACTUAL EXPENSES
The first line of the following table provides information about the 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 following table provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed annual rate of return of 5% before expenses, which is not the Fund’s actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund and other funds by comparing this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of other funds.
Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as sales charges (loads), redemption fees, or exchange fees. Therefore, the second line of the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds.
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Six Months Ended June 30, 2016 | | Expense Ratio for the Period | | | Beginning Account Value 1/01/16 | | | Ending Account Value 6/30/16 | | | Expenses Paid During the Period* | |
AMG Managers Bond Fund | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Service Class | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Based on Actual Fund Return | | | 0.99 | % | | $ | 1,000 | | | $ | 1,088 | | | $ | 5.14 | |
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses) | | | 0.99 | % | | $ | 1,000 | | | $ | 1,020 | | | $ | 4.97 | |
Institutional Class | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Based on Actual Fund Return | | | 0.89 | % | | $ | 1,000 | | | $ | 1,090 | | | $ | 4.62 | |
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses) | | | 0.89 | % | | $ | 1,000 | | | $ | 1,020 | | | $ | 4.47 | |
AMG Managers Global Income Opportunity Fund | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Based on Actual Fund Return | | | 0.89 | % | | $ | 1,000 | | | $ | 981 | | | $ | 4.38 | |
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses) | | | 0.89 | % | | $ | 1,000 | | | $ | 1,020 | | | $ | 4.47 | |
AMG Managers Special Equity Fund | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Service Class | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Based on Actual Fund Return | | | 1.36 | % | | $ | 1,000 | | | $ | 1,088 | | | $ | 7.06 | |
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses) | | | 1.36 | % | | $ | 1,000 | | | $ | 1,018 | | | $ | 6.82 | |
Institutional Class | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Based on Actual Fund Return | | | 1.11 | % | | $ | 1,000 | | | $ | 1,090 | | | $ | 5.77 | |
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses) | | | 1.11 | % | | $ | 1,000 | | | $ | 1,019 | | | $ | 5.57 | |
* | Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by the number of days in the most recent half-year (182), then divided by 366. |
Fund Performance (unaudited)
Periods ended June 30, 2016
The table below shows the average annual total returns for the periods indicated for each Fund, as well as each Fund’s relative index for the same time periods ended June 30, 2016.
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Average Annual Total Returns1 | | Six Months* | | | One Year | | | Five Years | | | Ten Years | | | Since Inception | | | Inception Date | |
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AMG Managers Bond Fund 2,3,4,5,7,8,9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Service Class | | | 5.82 | % | | | 4.46 | % | | | 4.62 | % | | | 6.28 | % | | | 8.40 | % | | | 06/01/84 | |
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Institutional Class | | | 5.88 | % | | | 4.57 | % | | | — | | | | — | | | | 2.77 | % | | | 04/01/13 | |
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Barclays U.S. Government/Credit Bond Index6 | | | 6.23 | % | | | 6.70 | % | | | 4.11 | % | | | 5.22 | % | | | 7.68 | % | | | 05/31/84 | † |
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AMG Managers Global Income Opportunity Fund 2,3,4,7,8,9,10 | | | 9.13 | % | | | 4.35 | % | | | 2.29 | % | | | 4.71 | % | | | 5.09 | % | | | 03/25/94 | |
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Barclays Global Aggregate Bond Index 11 | | | 8.96 | % | | | 8.87 | % | | | 1.77 | % | | | 4.40 | % | | | 5.39 | % | | | 03/31/94 | † |
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AMG Managers Special Equity Fund2,8,9,12 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Service Class | | | (0.35 | )% | | | (8.93 | )% | | | 7.75 | % | | | 5.56 | % | | | 10.96 | % | | | 06/01/84 | |
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Institutional Class | | | (0.24 | )% | | | (8.71 | )% | | | 7.97 | % | | | 5.79 | % | | | 6.74 | % | | | 05/03/04 | |
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Russell 2000® Growth Index13 | | | (1.59 | )% | | | (10.75 | )% | | | 8.51 | % | | | 7.14 | % | | | 7.76 | % | | | 05/03/04 | †† |
The performance data shown represents past performance. Past performance is not a guarantee of future results. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted. The investment return and principal value of an investment in the Fund will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost.
Investors should carefully consider the Fund’s investment objectives, risks, charges, and expenses before investing. For performance information through the most recent month end, current net asset values per share for the Fund and other information, please call (800) 835-3879 or visit our website at www.amgfunds.com for a free prospectus. Read it carefully before investing or sending money.
Distributed by AMG Distributors, Inc., member FINRA/SIPC.
† | Date reflects the inception date of the Fund. |
†† | Date reflects the inception date of the Institutional Class. |
1 | Total return equals income yield plus share price change and assumes reinvestment of all dividends and capital gain distributions. Returns are net of fees and may reflect offsets of Fund expenses as described in the prospectus. No adjustment has been made for taxes payable by shareholders on their reinvested dividends and capital gain distributions. Returns for periods greater than one year are annualized. The listed returns on the Fund are net of expenses and based on the published NAV as of June 30, 2016. All returns are in U.S. dollars($). |
2 | From time to time, the Fund’s advisor has waived its fees and/or absorbed Fund expenses, which has resulted in higher returns. |
3 | The Fund is subject to the risks associated with investments in debt securities, such as default risk and fluctuations in the perception of the debtor’s ability to pay its creditors. |
4 | Changing interest rates may adversely affect the value of an investment. An increase in interest rates typically causes the value of bonds and other fixed income securities to fall. |
5 | The Fund may invest in derivatives such as options and futures; the complexity and rapidly changing structure of derivatives markets may increase the possibility of market losses. |
6 | The Barclays U.S. Government/Credit Bond Index is an index of investment-grade government and corporate bonds with a maturity rate of more than one year. Unlike the Fund, the Barclays U.S. Government/Credit Bond Index is unmanaged, is not available for investment, and does not incur expenses. |
7 | The Fund may invest in below-investment-grade debt securities and unrated securities of similar credit quality (commonly known as “junk bond” or “high yield securities”) which may be subject to greater levels of interest rate, credit, and liquidity risk. |
8 | Investments in foreign securities are subject to additional risks such as changing market conditions, economic and political instability, and currency exchange rate fluctuations. |
9 | The Fund is subject to currency risk resulting from fluctuations in exchange rates that may affect the total loss or gain on a non-U.S. dollar security when converted back to U.S. dollars. |
10 | A short-term redemption fee of 1% will be charged on redemptions of fund shares held for 60 days or less. |
11 | The Barclays Global Aggregate Bond Index provides a broad-based measure of the global investment-grade fixed income markets. The three major components of this index are the U.S. Aggregate, the Pan-European Aggregate, and the Asian-Pacific Aggregate Indices. The Index also includes Eurodollar and Euro-Yen corporate bonds, Canadian government, agency and corporate securities, and USD investment-grade 144A securities. Unlike the Fund, the Barclays Global Aggregate Bond Index is unmanaged, is not available for investment, and does not incur expenses. |
12 | The Fund is subject to risks associated with investments in small- and mid-capitalization companies, such as erratic earnings patterns, competitive conditions, limited earnings history, and a reliance on one or a limited number of products. |
13 | The Russell 2000® Growth Index measures the performance of the Russell 2000 companies with higher price-to-book ratios and higher forecasted growth values. Unlike the Fund, the index is unmanaged, is not available for investment and does not incur expenses. |
The Russell 2000® Growth Index is a trademark of the London Stock Exchange Group Companies.
Not FDIC Insured, nor bank guaranteed. May lose value.
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AMG Managers Bond Fund
Fund Snapshots (unaudited)
June 30, 2016
PORTFOLIO BREAKDOWN
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Category | | AMG Managers Bond Fund* | |
Corporate Bonds and Notes | | | 64.4 | % |
U.S. Government and Agency Obligations | | | 14.4 | % |
Foreign Government Obligations | | | 6.4 | % |
Asset-Backed Securities | | | 4.3 | % |
Mortgage-Backed Securities | | | 1.3 | % |
Municipal Bonds | | | 0.9 | % |
Preferred Stocks | | | 0.8 | % |
Common Stocks | | | 0.1 | % |
Other Assets and Liabilities | | | 7.4 | % |
* | As a percentage of net assets. |
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Rating | | AMG Managers Bond Fund*** | |
U.S. Government and Agency Obligations | | | 15.5 | % |
Aaa | | | 3.6 | % |
Aa | | | 2.3 | % |
A | | | 17.4 | % |
Baa | | | 50.3 | % |
Ba & lower | | | 10.8 | % |
N/R | | | 0.1 | % |
*** | As a percentage of market value of fixed-income securities and preferred stocks. |
TOP TEN HOLDINGS
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Security Name | | % of Net Assets | |
U.S. Treasury Notes, 0.625%, 12/31/16** | | | 6.1 | % |
U.S. Treasury Notes, 0.625%, 09/30/17 | | | 6.1 | |
U.S. Treasury Bills, 0.186%, 07/21/16 | | | 6.1 | |
Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC, GMTN, 4.389%, 01/08/26 | | | 3.0 | |
Mexican Bonos Bonds, Series M 20, 10.000%, 12/05/24** | | | 2.2 | |
U.S. Treasury Notes, 0.875%, 05/31/18 | | | 2.0 | |
Shenton Aircraft Investment I, Ltd., Series 2015-1A, Class A, 4.750%, 10/15/42** | | | 1.9 | |
Bank of America Corp., 6.110%, 01/29/37** | | | 1.8 | |
ONEOK Partners, L.P., 4.900%, 03/15/254 | | | 1.7 | |
AT&T, Inc., 4.125%, 02/17/26 | | | 1.6 | |
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Top Ten as a Group | | | 32.5 | % |
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** | Top Ten Holdings as of December 31, 2015. |
Credit quality ratings shown above reflect the highest rating assigned by either Standard & Poor’s (“S&P”) or Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. (“Moody’s”). These rating agencies are independent, nationally recognized statistical rating organizations and are widely used. Investment grade ratings are credit ratings of BBB/Baa or higher. Below investment grade ratings are credit ratings of BB/Ba or lower. Investments designated N/R are not rated by either rating agency. Unrated investments do not necessarily indicate low credit quality. Credit quality ratings are subject to change.
Because a fund’s strategy may result in multiple investments in particular sectors of the economy, its performance may depend on the performance of those sectors and may fluctuate more widely than investments diversified across more sectors. For additional information on these and other risk considerations, please see the Fund’s prospectus.
Any sectors, industries, or securities discussed should not be perceived as investment recommendations. Mention of a specific security should not be considered a recommendation to buy or solicitation to sell that security. Specific securities mentioned in this report may have been sold from the Fund’s portfolio of investments by the time you receive this report.
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AMG Managers Bond Fund
Schedule of Portfolio Investments (unaudited)
June 30, 2016
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| | | | | Principal Amount† | | | Value | |
Asset-Backed Securities - 4.3% | | | | | | | | | | | | |
FAN Engine Securitization, Ltd., Series 2013-1A, Class 1A, 4.625%, 10/15/43 (a)2 | | | | | | $ | 12,314,110 | | | $ | 12,271,011 | |
Global Container Assets, Ltd., Series 2013-1A, Class A2, 3.300%, 11/05/28 (a) | | | | | | | 4,270,000 | | | | 4,217,903 | |
John Deere Owner Trust 2015, | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Series 2015-A, Class A3, 1.320%, 06/17/19 | | | | | | | 10,065,000 | | | | 10,101,653 | |
Series 2015-A, Class A4, 1.650%, 12/15/21 | | | | | | | 3,980,000 | | | | 4,006,028 | |
Rise, Ltd., Series 2014-1, Class A, 4.750%, 02/15/392,3 | | | | | | | 19,899,521 | | | | 19,601,028 | |
Shenton Aircraft Investment I, Ltd., Series 2015-1A, Class A, 4.750%, 10/15/42 (a) | | | | | | | 46,473,825 | | | | 45,580,645 | |
Trinity Rail Leasing, L.P., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Series 2009-1A, Class A, 6.657%, 11/16/39 (a) | | | | | | | 3,688,785 | | | | 4,033,995 | |
Series 2012-1A, Class A1, 2.266%, 01/15/43 (a) | | | | | | | 2,241,523 | | | | 2,186,799 | |
Trip Rail Master Funding LLC, Series 2011-1A, Class A1A, 4.370%, 07/15/41 (a) | | | | | | | 4,668,666 | | | | 4,811,815 | |
Total Asset-Backed Securities (cost $107,143,105) | | | | | | | | | | | 106,810,877 | |
Corporate Bonds and Notes - 64.4% | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Financials - 26.0% | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Ally Financial, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
4.125%, 02/13/22 | | | | | | | 7,915,000 | | | | 7,855,637 | |
8.000%, 11/01/31 | | | | | | | 1,267,000 | | | | 1,466,552 | |
Alta Wind Holdings LLC, 7.000%, 06/30/35 (a) | | | | | | | 6,623,306 | | | | 6,821,594 | |
American International Group, Inc., 4.875%, 06/01/22 | | | | | | | 560,000 | | | | 623,855 | |
Bank of America Corp., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
6.110%, 01/29/37 | | | | | | | 38,050,000 | | | | 45,163,409 | |
EMTN, 4.625%, 09/14/18 | | | EUR | | | | 1,750,000 | | | | 2,101,626 | |
MTN, 4.250%, 10/22/26 | | | | | | | 2,610,000 | | | | 2,706,800 | |
MTN, Series C, 6.050%, 06/01/34 | | | | | | | 22,100,000 | | | | 26,741,155 | |
Camden Property Trust, 5.700%, 05/15/17 | | | | | | | 5,205,000 | | | | 5,383,901 | |
Citigroup, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
5.130%, 11/12/19 | | | NZD | | | | 5,835,000 | | | | 4,347,949 | |
6.250%, 06/29/17 | | | NZD | | | | 37,108,000 | | | | 27,212,710 | |
Cooperatieve Centrale Raiffeisen-Boerenleenbank, | | | | | | | | | | | | |
1.700%, 03/19/18 | | | | | | | 2,000,000 | | | | 2,017,586 | |
3.875%, 02/08/22 | | | | | | | 9,090,000 | | | | 9,875,385 | |
3.950%, 11/09/22 | | | | | | | 2,190,000 | | | | 2,264,856 | |
Duke Realty, L.P., 6.500%, 01/15/18 | | | | | | | 4,660,000 | | | | 5,007,016 | |
Equifax, Inc., 7.000%, 07/01/37 | | | | | | | 4,421,000 | | | | 5,656,099 | |
Equity One, Inc., 6.000%, 09/15/17 | | | | | | | 5,915,000 | | | | 6,199,364 | |
First Industrial, L.P., 5.950%, 05/15/17 | | | | | | | 15,000,000 | | | | 15,542,130 | |
General Electric Capital Corp., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
GMTN, 4.250%, 01/17/18 | | | NZD | | | | 5,010,000 | | | | 3,629,753 | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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AMG Managers Bond Fund
Schedule of Portfolio Investments (continued)
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| | | | | Principal Amount† | | | Value | |
Financials - 26.0% (continued) | | | | | | | | | | | | |
General Electric Capital Corp., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
GMTN, 5.500%, 02/01/17 | | | NZD | | | | 6,250,000 | | | $ | 4,519,496 | |
GMTN, 6.750%, 09/26/16 | | | NZD | | | | 6,390,000 | | | | 4,596,634 | |
The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
3.375%, 02/01/18 | | | CAD | | | | 1,700,000 | | | | 1,351,158 | |
6.750%, 10/01/37 | | | | | | | 14,590,000 | | | | 17,997,261 | |
Highwoods Realty, L.P., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
5.850%, 03/15/17 | | | | | | | 3,680,000 | | | | 3,784,166 | |
7.500%, 04/15/18 | | | | | | | 2,405,000 | | | | 2,624,288 | |
ICICI Bank, Ltd., 6.375%, 04/30/22 (a)3 | | | | | | | 900,000 | | | | 911,212 | |
Jefferies Group LLC, 5.125%, 01/20/23 | | | | | | | 8,800,000 | | | | 9,244,488 | |
JPMorgan Chase & Co., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
4.125%, 12/15/26 | | | | | | | 19,350,000 | | | | 20,501,654 | |
4.250%, 11/02/18 | | | NZD | | | | 7,360,000 | | | | 5,353,562 | |
EMTN, 1.072%, 05/30/173 | | | GBP | | | | 1,500,000 | | | | 1,982,915 | |
Lloyds Banking Group PLC, | | | | | | | | | | | | |
4.500%, 11/04/244 | | | | | | | 18,500,000 | | | | 18,767,917 | |
4.582%, 12/10/25 (a) | | | | | | | 20,972,000 | | | | 21,082,271 | |
Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc., 5.875%, 08/01/33 | | | | | | | 8,295,000 | | | | 10,246,822 | |
MBIA Insurance Corp., 11.888%, 01/15/33 (07/15/16) (a) | | | | | | | 525,000 | | | | 194,250 | |
Morgan Stanley, | | | | | | | | | | | | |
3.750%, 02/25/23 | | | | | | | 17,265,000 | | | | 18,286,656 | |
GMTN, 4.350%, 09/08/26 | | | | | | | 5,000,000 | | | | 5,230,585 | |
GMTN, 8.000%, 05/09/174 | | | AUD | | | | 8,100,000 | | | | 6,299,260 | |
MTN, 4.100%, 05/22/23 | | | | | | | 12,910,000 | | | | 13,385,888 | |
MTN, 6.250%, 08/09/26 | | | | | | | 11,000,000 | | | | 13,831,510 | |
Mutual of Omaha Insurance Co., 6.800%, 06/15/36 (a) | | | | | | | 13,925,000 | | | | 18,077,867 | |
National City Bank of Indiana, 4.250%, 07/01/18 | | | | | | | 6,310,000 | | | | 6,623,967 | |
National City Corp., 6.875%, 05/15/19 | | | | | | | 1,905,000 | | | | 2,147,228 | |
National Life Insurance Co., 10.500%, 09/15/39 (a)2 | | | | | | | 5,000,000 | | | | 7,663,985 | |
Navient Corp., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
5.500%, 01/25/234 | | | | | | | 18,070,000 | | | | 15,856,425 | |
MTN, 4.875%, 06/17/19 | | | | | | | 5,055,000 | | | | 4,878,075 | |
MTN, 5.500%, 01/15/19 | | | | | | | 1,695,000 | | | | 1,698,220 | |
MTN, 8.450%, 06/15/18 | | | | | | | 10,950,000 | | | | 11,839,688 | |
Newfield Exploration Co., 5.625%, 07/01/24 | | | | | | | 6,320,000 | | | | 6,320,000 | |
Old Republic International Corp., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
3.750%, 03/15/184,5 | | | | | | | 15,805,000 | | | | 20,190,888 | |
4.875%, 10/01/24 | | | | | | | 4,915,000 | | | | 5,249,844 | |
The Penn Mutual Life Insurance Co., 7.625%, 06/15/40 (a) | | | | | | | 8,885,000 | | | | 12,172,414 | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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AMG Managers Bond Fund
Schedule of Portfolio Investments (continued)
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| | | | | Principal Amount† | | | Value | |
Financials - 26.0% (continued) | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Quicken Loans, Inc., 5.750%, 05/01/25 (a) | | | | | | $ | 3,895,000 | | | $ | 3,758,675 | |
Realty Income Corp., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
5.750%, 01/15/21 | | | | | | | 2,125,000 | | | | 2,445,029 | |
6.750%, 08/15/19 | | | | | | | 5,550,000 | | | | 6,359,468 | |
Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC, 6.125%, 12/15/22 | | | | | | | 4,650,000 | | | | 4,876,511 | |
Santander Issuances SAU, 5.179%, 11/19/25 | | | | | | | 27,800,000 | | | | 27,773,117 | |
Sirius International Group, Ltd., 6.375%, 03/20/17 (a) | | | | | | | 4,555,000 | | | | 4,655,634 | |
Societe Generale, S.A., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
4.750%, 11/24/25 (a)4 | | | | | | | 11,000,000 | | | | 11,239,228 | |
5.200%, 04/15/21 (a) | | | | | | | 7,000,000 | | | | 8,007,111 | |
5.625%, 11/24/45 (a)4 | | | | | | | 18,145,000 | | | | 18,854,996 | |
Springleaf Finance Corp., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
5.250%, 12/15/19 | | | | | | | 12,890,000 | | | | 12,003,812 | |
7.750%, 10/01/214 | | | | | | | 31,730,000 | | | | 30,540,125 | |
8.250%, 10/01/23 | | | | | | | 12,695,000 | | | | 12,060,250 | |
Weyerhaeuser Co., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
6.875%, 12/15/33 | | | | | | | 12,890,000 | | | | 16,066,083 | |
7.375%, 10/01/19 | | | | | | | 3,915,000 | | | | 4,500,097 | |
7.375%, 03/15/32 | | | | | | | 1,930,000 | | | | 2,553,392 | |
Total Financials | | | | | | | | | | | 639,221,499 | |
Industrials - 35.4% | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Alcatel-Lucent USA, Inc., 6.500%, 01/15/28 | | | | | | | 305,000 | | | | 313,388 | |
America Movil SAB de CV, 6.450%, 12/05/22 | | | MXN | | | | 169,300,000 | | | | 8,871,268 | |
American Airlines 2013-1 Class A Pass Through Trust, 4.000%, 07/15/25 | | | | | | | 2,101,075 | | | | 2,216,634 | |
American Airlines 2016-1 Class B Pass Through Trust, Series B, 5.250%, 01/15/24 | | | | | | | 24,220,000 | | | | 25,249,350 | |
American Airlines 2016-2 Class B Pass Through Trust, 4.375%, 06/15/24 (a) | | | | | | | 25,000,000 | | | | 24,980,500 | |
APL, Ltd., 8.000%, 01/15/242 | | | | | | | 250,000 | | | | 165,000 | |
ArcelorMittal, | | | | | | | | | | | | |
6.500%, 03/01/21 (b)4 | | | | | | | 150,000 | | | | 154,125 | |
7.250%, 02/25/22 (b)4 | | | | | | | 1,600,000 | | | | 1,684,000 | |
7.750%, 03/01/41 (b) | | | | | | | 11,065,000 | | | | 10,539,412 | |
8.000%, 10/15/39 (b) | | | | | | | 6,604,000 | | | | 6,405,880 | |
AT&T, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
3.400%, 05/15/25 | | | | | | | 13,530,000 | | | | 13,839,932 | |
3.950%, 01/15/25 | | | | | | | 4,345,000 | | | | 4,618,492 | |
4.125%, 02/17/26 | | | | | | | 35,605,000 | | | | 38,248,102 | |
CenturyLink, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Series P, 7.600%, 09/15/39 | | | | | | | 9,335,000 | | | | 7,864,737 | |
Series S, 6.450%, 06/15/21 | | | | | | | 13,395,000 | | | | 13,612,669 | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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Schedule of Portfolio Investments (continued)
| | | | | | | | |
| | Principal Amount† | | | Value | |
Industrials - 35.4% (continued) | | | | | | | | |
Chesapeake Energy Corp., | | | | | | | | |
2.500%, 05/15/375 | | $ | 3,800,000 | | | $ | 3,505,500 | |
6.625%, 08/15/20 | | | 55,000 | | | | 38,637 | |
6.875%, 11/15/20 | | | 85,000 | | | | 59,075 | |
Choice Hotels International, Inc., 5.700%, 08/28/20 | | | 11,900,000 | | | | 12,733,000 | |
Continental Airlines, Inc., | | | | | | | | |
1999-1 Class B Pass Through Trust, Series 991B, 6.795%, 08/02/18 | | | 2,740 | | | | 2,839 | |
2000-1 Class A-1 Pass Through Trust, Series 00A1, 8.048%, 11/01/20 | | | 43,934 | | | | 47,997 | |
2007-1 Class A Pass Through Trust, Series 071A, 5.983%, 04/19/22 | | | 14,006,782 | | | | 15,687,595 | |
2007-1 Class B Pass Through Trust, Series 071B, 6.903%, 04/19/22 | | | 3,358,670 | | | | 3,505,779 | |
Continental Resources, Inc., | | | | | | | | |
3.800%, 06/01/24 | | | 2,025,000 | | | | 1,766,812 | |
4.500%, 04/15/23 | | | 385,000 | | | | 359,012 | |
Corning, Inc., | | | | | | | | |
6.850%, 03/01/29 | | | 9,142,000 | | | | 11,586,671 | |
7.250%, 08/15/36 | | | 1,185,000 | | | | 1,431,651 | |
Cox Communications, Inc., 4.800%, 02/01/35 (a) | | | 3,369,000 | | | | 3,147,903 | |
Cummins, Inc., 5.650%, 03/01/98 | | | 6,460,000 | | | | 7,274,793 | |
Darden Restaurants, Inc., 6.000%, 08/15/35 | | | 2,635,000 | | | | 2,829,429 | |
Delta Air Lines, Inc., 2007-1 Class B Pass Through Trust, Series 071B, 8.021%, 08/10/22 | | | 7,175,215 | | | | 8,215,622 | |
Devon Energy Corp., | | | | | | | | |
3.250%, 05/15/224 | | | 5,256,000 | | | | 5,097,243 | |
5.850%, 12/15/25 | | | 8,890,000 | | | | 9,806,426 | |
Diamond 1 Finance Corp. / Diamond 2 Finance Corp., | | | | | | | | |
6.020%, 06/15/26 (a) | | | 3,270,000 | | | | 3,408,932 | |
8.100%, 07/15/36 (a) | | | 5,470,000 | | | | 5,896,923 | |
8.350%, 07/15/46 (a) | | | 2,990,000 | | | | 3,214,576 | |
Dillard’s, Inc., 7.000%, 12/01/28 | | | 225,000 | | | | 249,498 | |
Embarq Corp., 7.995%, 06/01/36 | | | 5,830,000 | | | | 5,837,288 | |
Enbridge Energy Partners L.P., | | | | | | | | |
5.875%, 10/15/254 | | | 6,145,000 | | | | 6,795,854 | |
7.375%, 10/15/45 | | | 4,595,000 | | | | 5,600,414 | |
Enterprise Products Operating LLC, | | | | | | | | |
3.900%, 02/15/24 | | | 6,400,000 | | | | 6,773,485 | |
4.050%, 02/15/22 | | | 2,219,000 | | | | 2,394,476 | |
EQT Corp., 6.500%, 04/01/18 | | | 35,420,000 | | | | 36,904,806 | |
ERAC USA Finance LLC, | | | | | | | | |
6.375%, 10/15/17 (a) | | | 4,910,000 | | | | 5,204,585 | |
6.700%, 06/01/34 (a) | | | 1,250,000 | | | | 1,656,125 | |
7.000%, 10/15/37 (a) | | | 19,033,000 | | | | 25,930,064 | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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Schedule of Portfolio Investments (continued)
| | | | | | | | |
| | Principal Amount† | | | Value | |
Industrials - 35.4% (continued) | | | | | | | | |
Foot Locker, Inc., 8.500%, 01/15/22 | | $ | 570,000 | | | $ | 677,502 | |
Ford Motor Co., 6.375%, 02/01/29 | | | 1,990,000 | | | | 2,450,757 | |
Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC, GMTN, 4.389%, 01/08/26 | | | 68,075,000 | | | | 74,313,938 | |
General Motors Co., | | | | | | | | |
5.200%, 04/01/45 | | | 1,030,000 | | | | 1,020,449 | |
6.750%, 04/01/46 | | | 1,730,000 | | | | 2,052,100 | |
General Motors Financial Co., Inc., 5.250%, 03/01/26 | | | 9,680,000 | | | | 10,522,983 | |
Georgia-Pacific LLC, 5.400%, 11/01/20 (a) | | | 5,175,000 | | | | 5,861,272 | |
HCA, Inc., 7.500%, 11/06/33 | | | 75,000 | | | | 79,828 | |
Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co., 6.350%, 10/15/45 (a) | | | 2,243,000 | | | | 2,233,212 | |
Intel Corp., | | | | | | | | |
2.950%, 12/15/35 (b)5 | | | 8,030,000 | | | | 10,383,794 | |
3.250%, 08/01/395 | | | 15,000,000 | | | | 24,384,375 | |
INVISTA Finance LLC, 4.250%, 10/15/19 (a) | | | 14,000,000 | | | | 13,650,000 | |
Kinder Morgan Energy Partners, L.P., | | | | | | | | |
3.500%, 09/01/23 | | | 6,685,000 | | | | 6,530,343 | |
4.150%, 03/01/22 | | | 5,620,000 | | | | 5,685,473 | |
4.150%, 02/01/24 | | | 14,000,000 | | | | 14,071,862 | |
5.300%, 09/15/20 | | | 1,415,000 | | | | 1,514,033 | |
5.800%, 03/01/21 | | | 4,320,000 | | | | 4,692,349 | |
KLA-Tencor Corp., 5.650%, 11/01/34 | | | 4,590,000 | | | | 4,922,311 | |
Macy’s Retail Holdings, Inc., 4.500%, 12/15/34 | | | 170,000 | | | | 150,600 | |
Marks & Spencer PLC, 7.125%, 12/01/37 (a) | | | 4,725,000 | | | | 5,645,524 | |
Masco Corp., | | | | | | | | |
6.500%, 08/15/32 | | | 955,000 | | | | 1,015,881 | |
7.125%, 03/15/20 | | | 8,815,000 | | | | 10,150,472 | |
7.750%, 08/01/29 | | | 1,070,000 | | | | 1,264,192 | |
MeadWestvaco Corp., 7.550%, 03/01/472 | | | 970,000 | | | | 1,250,827 | |
Methanex Corp., 5.250%, 03/01/22 | | | 350,000 | | | | 358,165 | |
Missouri Pacific Railroad Co., 5.000%, 01/01/452 | | | 825,000 | | | | 806,966 | |
New Albertsons, Inc., | | | | | | | | |
7.450%, 08/01/29 | | | 3,195,000 | | | | 3,099,150 | |
7.750%, 06/15/26 | | | 915,000 | | | | 892,125 | |
MTN, Series C, 6.625%, 06/01/28 | | | 1,015,000 | | | | 903,350 | |
Newell Rubbermaid, Inc., 4.000%, 12/01/24 | | | 3,085,000 | | | | 3,223,816 | |
Noble Energy, Inc., 3.900%, 11/15/244 | | | 3,670,000 | | | | 3,728,393 | |
ONEOK Partners, L.P., | | | | | | | | |
4.900%, 03/15/254 | | | 39,570,000 | | | | 41,496,109 | |
6.200%, 09/15/43 | | | 245,000 | | | | 260,292 | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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AMG Managers Bond Fund
Schedule of Portfolio Investments (continued)
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Principal Amount† | | | Value | |
Industrials - 35.4% (continued) | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Owens Corning, | | | | | | | | | | | | |
6.500%, 12/01/16 | | | | | | $ | 54,000 | | | $ | 54,762 | |
7.000%, 12/01/36 | | | | | | | 9,175,000 | | | | 11,193,977 | |
Panhandle Eastern Pipe Line Co., L.P., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
6.200%, 11/01/17 | | | | | | | 5,520,000 | | | | 5,742,014 | |
7.000%, 06/15/18 | | | | | | | 26,505,000 | | | | 28,331,035 | |
Petrobras Global Finance BV, 5.625%, 05/20/43 | | | | | | | 580,000 | | | | 411,800 | |
Plains All American Pipeline, L.P. / PAA Finance Corp, | | | | | | | | | | | | |
6.125%, 01/15/17 | | | | | | | 1,770,000 | | | | 1,814,478 | |
6.500%, 05/01/18 | | | | | | | 8,975,000 | | | | 9,544,993 | |
Portugal Telecom International Finance, B.V., EMTN, 4.500%, 06/16/25 | | | EUR | | | | 500,000 | | | | 83,138 | |
The Priceline Group, Inc., 0.900%, 09/15/214,5 | | | | | | | 11,970,000 | | | | 12,119,625 | |
PulteGroup, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
6.000%, 02/15/35 | | | | | | | 11,585,000 | | | | 11,527,075 | |
6.375%, 05/15/33 | | | | | | | 5,135,000 | | | | 5,327,562 | |
Qwest Capital Funding, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
6.500%, 11/15/18 | | | | | | | 620,000 | | | | 658,750 | |
6.875%, 07/15/28 | | | | | | | 1,190,000 | | | | 963,900 | |
7.625%, 08/03/21 | | | | | | | 2,135,000 | | | | 2,177,700 | |
Qwest Corp., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
6.875%, 09/15/33 | | | | | | | 6,161,000 | | | | 6,075,356 | |
7.250%, 09/15/25 | | | | | | | 1,185,000 | | | | 1,264,048 | |
7.250%, 10/15/35 | | | | | | | 2,165,000 | | | | 2,183,134 | |
Regency Energy Partners L.P. / Regency Energy Finance Corp., 4.500%, 11/01/23 | | | | | | | 700,000 | | | | 683,348 | |
Reliance Holdings USA, Inc., 5.400%, 02/14/22 (a) | | | | | | | 3,250,000 | | | | 3,639,070 | |
Rowan Cos., Inc., 7.875%, 08/01/194 | | | | | | | 4,710,000 | | | | 4,851,300 | |
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., 7.700%, 10/01/27 (a) | | | | | | | 2,640,000 | | | | 3,418,861 | |
Sealed Air Corp., 5.500%, 09/15/25 (a) | | | | | | | 1,580,000 | | | | 1,645,175 | |
Telecom Italia Capital, S.A., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
6.000%, 09/30/34 | | | | | | | 5,965,000 | | | | 5,696,575 | |
6.375%, 11/15/33 | | | | | | | 4,865,000 | | | | 4,834,594 | |
Telefonica Emisiones SAU, 4.570%, 04/27/23 | | | | | | | 900,000 | | | | 996,340 | |
Telekom Malaysia Bhd, 7.875%, 08/01/25 (a) | | | | | | | 250,000 | | | | 336,877 | |
Texas Eastern Transmission, L.P., 6.000%, 09/15/17 (a) | | | | | | | 3,000,000 | | | | 3,147,141 | |
Time Warner Cable, Inc., 5.500%, 09/01/41 | | | | | | | 805,000 | | | | 845,559 | |
The Toro Co., 6.625%, 05/01/372 | | | | | | | 6,810,000 | | | | 8,204,334 | |
Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Co. LLC, 7.850%, 02/01/26 (a) | | | | | | | 15,140,000 | | | | 18,841,760 | |
Transocean, Inc., 7.375%, 04/15/18 | | | | | | | 500,000 | | | | 506,250 | |
UAL 2007-1 Pass Through Trust, Series 071A, 6.636%, 07/02/22 | | | | | | | 11,042,488 | | | | 11,705,037 | |
United Airlines 2014-1 Class A Pass Through Trust, Series A, 4.000%, 04/11/26 | | | | | | | 8,710,817 | | | | 9,185,383 | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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AMG Managers Bond Fund
Schedule of Portfolio Investments (continued)
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Principal Amount† | | | Value | |
Industrials - 35.4% (continued) | | | | | | | | | | | | |
United States Steel Corp., 6.650%, 06/01/374 | | | | | | $ | 3,595,000 | | | $ | 2,408,650 | |
US Airways 2011-1 Class A Pass Through Trust, Series A, 7.125%, 10/22/234 | | | | | | | 2,785,861 | | | | 3,301,245 | |
Vale Overseas, Ltd., 6.875%, 11/21/36 | | | | | | | 3,665,000 | | | | 3,335,150 | |
Verizon Communications, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
3.500%, 11/01/24 | | | | | | | 27,900,000 | | | | 29,672,571 | |
4.862%, 08/21/46 | | | | | | | 25,890,000 | | | | 28,300,022 | |
Viacom, Inc., 4.850%, 12/15/34 | | | | | | | 1,725,000 | | | | 1,608,204 | |
Virgin Australia 2013-1A Trust, 5.000%, 10/23/23 (a) | | | | | | | 1,112,918 | | | | 1,149,199 | |
Western Digital Corp., 7.375%, 04/01/23 (a) | | | | | | | 5,845,000 | | | | 6,224,925 | |
Total Industrials | | | | | | | | | | | 869,029,859 | |
Utilities - 3.0% | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Abu Dhabi National Energy Co. PJSC, 7.250%, 08/01/18 (a) | | | | | | | 21,130,000 | | | | 23,354,735 | |
Allegheny Energy Supply Co. LLC, 6.750%, 10/15/39 (a) | | | | | | | 3,285,000 | | | | 3,107,147 | |
Bruce Mansfield Unit 1 2007 Pass Through Trust, 6.850%, 06/01/34 | | | | | | | 7,509,632 | | | | 7,391,205 | |
DCP Midstream LLC, 6.450%, 11/03/36 (a) | | | | | | | 870,000 | | | | 761,250 | |
EDP Finance, B.V., 4.900%, 10/01/19 (a) | | | | | | | 600,000 | | | | 637,308 | |
Empresa Nacional de Electricidad S.A., 7.875%, 02/01/27 | | | | | | | 2,900,000 | | | | 3,580,270 | |
Enel Finance International N.V., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
5.125%, 10/07/19 (a) | | | | | | | 3,700,000 | | | | 4,086,162 | |
6.000%, 10/07/39 (a) | | | | | | | 18,382,000 | | | | 21,722,579 | |
EMTN, 5.750%, 09/14/40 | | | GBP | | | | 210,000 | | | | 363,832 | |
Mackinaw Power LLC, 6.296%, 10/31/23 (a)2 | | | | | | | 4,338,213 | | | | 4,858,365 | |
Nisource Finance Corp., 6.125%, 03/01/22 | | | | | | | 2,020,000 | | | | 2,403,745 | |
Tenaga Nasional Bhd, 7.500%, 11/01/25 (a) | | | | | | | 2,000,000 | | | | 2,597,756 | |
Total Utilities | | | | | | | | | | | 74,864,354 | |
Total Corporate Bonds and Notes (cost $1,441,449,445) | | | | | | | | | | | 1,583,115,712 | |
Foreign Government Obligations - 6.4% | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Brazilian Government International Bonds, | | | | | | | | | | | | |
8.500%, 01/05/24 | | | BRL | | | | 6,650,000 | | | | 1,805,186 | |
10.250%, 01/10/28 | | | BRL | | | | 5,750,000 | | | | 1,682,595 | |
Canadian Government Notes, | | | | | | | | | | | | |
0.250%, 05/01/17 | | | CAD | | | | 14,775,000 | | | | 11,410,241 | |
0.750%, 09/01/20 | | | CAD | | | | 15,225,000 | | | | 11,879,731 | |
1.000%, 08/01/16 | | | CAD | | | | 5,965,000 | | | | 4,618,714 | |
2.750%, 09/01/16 | | | CAD | | | | 385,000 | | | | 299,021 | |
European Investment Bank Bonds, 2.603%, 03/10/216 | | | AUD | | | | 5,000,000 | | | | 3,302,635 | |
Iceland Government International Notes, 5.875%, 05/11/22 (a) | | | | | | | 5,800,000 | | | | 6,769,992 | |
Inter-American Development Bank Bonds, EMTN, 6.000%, 12/15/17 | | | NZD | | | | 4,215,000 | | | | 3,151,039 | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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Schedule of Portfolio Investments (continued)
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Principal Amount† | | | Value | |
Foreign Government Obligations - 6.4% (continued) | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Mexican Bonos Bonds, | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Series M, 7.750%, 05/29/31 | | | MXN | | | | 49,000,000 | | | $ | 3,055,397 | |
Series M, 8.000%, 12/07/23 | | | MXN | | | | 122,500,000 | | | | 7,616,179 | |
Series M 20, 7.500%, 06/03/27 | | | MXN | | | | 111,000,000 | | | | 6,789,879 | |
Series M 20, 8.500%, 05/31/29 | | | MXN | | | | 36,000,000 | | | | 2,371,146 | |
Series M 20, 10.000%, 12/05/24 | | | MXN | | | | 761,500,000 | | | | 53,407,984 | |
New South Wales Treasury Corp. Notes, Series 18, 6.000%, 02/01/18 | | | AUD | | | | 19,850,000 | | | | 15,795,794 | |
New Zealand Government Notes, Series 319, 5.000%, 03/15/19 | | | NZD | | | | 14,845,000 | | | | 11,420,812 | |
Norway Government Bonds, | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Series 472, 4.250%, 05/19/17 (a) | | | NOK | | | | 13,230,000 | | | | 1,632,088 | |
Series 473, 4.500%, 05/22/19 (a) | | | NOK | | | | 18,955,000 | | | | 2,524,372 | |
Series 474, 3.750%, 05/25/21 (a) | | | NOK | | | | 13,210,000 | | | | 1,813,475 | |
Province of Alberta Bonds, 5.930%, 09/16/16 | | | CAD | | | | 11,847 | | | | 9,261 | |
Queensland Treasury Corp. Notes, 7.125%, 09/18/17 (a) | | | NZD | | | | 7,500,000 | | | | 5,642,425 | |
Total Foreign Government Obligations (cost $191,794,990) | | | | | | | | | | | 156,997,966 | |
Mortgage-Backed Securities - 1.3% | | | | | | | | | | | | |
CDGJ Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2014-BXCH, Class C, 2.942%, 12/15/27 (07/15/16) (a)1 | | | | | | | 8,000,000 | | | | 7,852,699 | |
COMM Mortgage Trust, | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Series 2014-FL4, Class AR1, 2.143%, 07/13/31 (07/13/16) (a)1,2 | | | | | | | 718,815 | | | | 712,146 | |
Series 2014-FL5, Class SV2, 2.785%, 07/15/31 (07/15/16) (a)1,2 | | | | | | | 7,703,000 | | | | 7,692,416 | |
Credit Suisse Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2007-C5, Class A4, 5.695%, 09/15/403 | | | | | | | 1,256,523 | | | | 1,299,380 | |
Extended Stay America Trust, Series 2013-ESH7, Class C7, 3.902%, 12/05/31 (a) | | | | | | | 13,500,000 | | | | 13,552,912 | |
JPMorgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust, Series 2007-LD11, Class A4, 5.927%, 06/15/493 | | | | | | | 80,000 | | | | 81,439 | |
WFRBS Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2011-C3, Class D, 5.807%, 03/15/44 (a)3 | | | | | | | 435,000 | | | | 448,888 | |
Total Mortgage-Backed Securities (cost $31,228,166) | | | | | | | | | | | 31,639,880 | |
| | | |
Municipal Bonds - 0.9% | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Illinois State General Obligation, Series 2003, 5.100%, 06/01/33 | | | | | | | 2,880,000 | | | | 2,767,882 | |
Illinois State General Obligation, 5.520%, 04/01/38 | | | | | | | 4,660,000 | | | | 4,340,371 | |
Michigan Tobacco Settlement Finance Authority, Series 2006-A, 7.309%, 06/01/34 | | | | | | | 2,775,000 | | | | 2,685,895 | |
Virginia Tobacco Settlement Financing Corp., Series 2007 A-1, 6.706%, 06/01/46 | | | | | | | 16,290,000 | | | | 13,714,062 | |
Total Municipal Bonds (cost $25,571,061) | | | | | | | | | | | 23,508,210 | |
U.S. Government and Agency Obligations - 14.4% | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation - 0.0%# | | | | | | | | | | | | |
FHLMC Gold, 5.000%, 12/01/31 | | | | | | | 27,509 | | | | 30,716 | |
Federal National Mortgage Association - 0.1% | | | | | | | | | | | | |
FNMA, | | | | | | | | | | | | |
3.000%, 07/01/27 | | | | | | | 2,577,529 | | | | 2,707,522 | |
6.000%, 07/01/29 | | | | | | | 1,924 | | | | 2,221 | |
Total Federal National Mortgage Association | | | | | | | | | | | 2,709,743 | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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AMG Managers Bond Fund
Schedule of Portfolio Investments (continued)
| | | | | | | | |
| | Principal Amount† | | | Value | |
U.S. Treasury Obligations - 14.3% | | | | | | | | |
U.S. Treasury Notes, | | | | | | | | |
0.625%, 12/31/16 to 09/30/17 | | $ | 300,000,000 | | | $ | 300,287,250 | |
0.875%, 05/31/18 | | | 50,000,000 | | | | 50,271,500 | |
Total U.S. Treasury Obligations | | | | | | | 350,558,750 | |
Total U.S. Government and Agency Obligations (cost $352,630,278) | | | | | | | 353,299,209 | |
| | |
| | Shares | | | | |
Common Stocks - 0.1% | | | | | | | | |
PPG Industries, Inc. (Materials) (cost $1,019,560) | | | 28,189 | | | | 2,935,884 | |
Preferred Stocks - 0.8% | | | | | | | | |
Financials - 0.5% | | | | | | | | |
Bank of America Corp., Series 3, 6.375%4 | | | 20,000 | | | | 516,600 | |
Bank of America Corp., Series L, 7.250%5 | | | 7,808 | | | | 9,330,560 | |
Navient Corp., 6.000% | | | 41,250 | | | | 855,525 | |
Total Financials | | | | | | | 10,702,685 | |
Industrials - 0.2% | | | | | | | | |
Stanley Black & Decker, Inc., 6.250%5 | | | 37,854 | | | | 4,394,849 | |
Materials - 0.1% | | | | | | | | |
Alcoa, Inc., Series 1, 5.375%5 | | | 98,605 | | | | 3,241,146 | |
Utilities - 0.0%# | | | | | | | | |
Entergy New Orleans, Inc., 4.750% | | | 482 | | | | 47,236 | |
Entergy New Orleans, Inc., 5.560% | | | 100 | | | | 10,100 | |
Wisconsin Electric Power Co., 3.600% | | | 3,946 | | | | 339,553 | |
Total Utilities | | | | | | | 396,889 | |
Total Preferred Stocks (cost $17,117,165) | | | | | | | 18,735,569 | |
| | |
| | Principal Amount† | | | | |
Short-Term Investments - 9.5% | | | | | | | | |
Repurchase Agreements - 2.0%7 | | | | | | | | |
Bank of Nova Scotia, dated 06/30/16, due 07/01/16, 0.420% total to be received $11,226,342 (collateralized by various U.S. Government Agency Obligations, 3.000% - 7.250%, 01/01/30 - 06/20/46, totaling $11,450,869) | | $ | 11,226,211 | | | | 11,226,211 | |
Cantor Fitzgerald Securities, Inc., dated 06/30/16, due 07/01/16, 0.470% total to be received $11,740,913 (collateralized by various U.S. Government Agency Obligations, 0.000% - 10.500%, 07/15/16 - 05/20/66, totaling $11,975,575) | | | 11,740,760 | | | | 11,740,760 | |
Daiwa Capital Markets America, dated 06/30/16, due 07/01/16, 0.500% total to be received $11,740,923 (collateralized by various U.S. Government Agency Obligations, 0.000% - 9.000%, 07/07/16 - 02/01/49, totaling $11,975,575) | | | 11,740,760 | | | | 11,740,760 | |
Nomura Securities International, Inc., dated 06/30/16, due 07/01/16, 0.420% total to be received $11,740,897 (collateralized by various U.S. Government Agency Obligations, 0.000% - 8.000%, 12/01/16 - 05/20/66, totaling $11,975,575) | | | 11,740,760 | | | | 11,740,760 | |
State of Wisconsin Investment Board, dated 06/30/16, due 07/01/16, 0.480% total to be received $2,985,751 (collateralized by various U.S. Government Agency Obligations, 0.125% - 2.500%, 04/15/18 - 01/15/29, totaling $3,069,575) | | | 2,985,711 | | | | 2,985,711 | |
Total Repurchase Agreements | | | | | | | 49,434,202 | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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AMG Managers Bond Fund
Schedule of Portfolio Investments (continued)
| | | | | | | | |
| | Principal Amount† | | | Value | |
U.S. Treasury Bills - 6.1% | | | | | | | | |
U.S. Treasury Bills, 0.186%, 07/21/166 | | $ | 150,000,000 | | | $ | 149,984,700 | |
Total U.S. Treasury Bills | | | | | | | 149,984,700 | |
| | |
| | Shares | | | | |
Other Investment Companies - 1.4%8 | | | | | | | | |
Dreyfus Institutional Cash Advantage Fund, Institutional Class Shares, 0.39% | | | 33,977,545 | | | | 33,977,545 | |
Total Other Investment Companies | | | | | | | 33,977,545 | |
Total Short-Term Investments (cost $233,394,580) | | | | | | | 233,396,447 | |
Total Investments - 102.1% (cost $2,401,348,350) | | | | | | | 2,510,439,754 | |
Other Assets, less Liabilities - (2.1)% | | | | | | | (51,965,437 | ) |
Net Assets - 100.0% | | | | | | $ | 2,458,474,317 | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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AMG Managers Global Income Opportunity Fund
Fund Snapshots (unaudited)
June 30, 2016
PORTFOLIO BREAKDOWN
| | | | |
Category | | AMG Managers Global Income Opportunity Fund* | |
Corporate Bonds and Notes | | | 62.1 | % |
Foreign Government Obligations | | | 33.0 | % |
U.S. Government Obligations | | | 3.0 | % |
Asset-Backed Securities | | | 0.4 | % |
Other Assets and Liabilities | | | 1.5 | % |
* | As a percentage of net assets. |
| | | | |
Rating | | AMG Managers Global Income Opportunity Fund*** | |
U.S. Government Obligations | | | 3.1 | % |
Aaa | | | 9.1 | % |
Aa | | | 5.8 | % |
A | | | 20.1 | % |
Baa | | | 42.3 | % |
Ba & lower | | | 19.0 | % |
N/R | | | 0.6 | % |
*** | As a percentage of market value of fixed-income securities and preferred stocks. |
TOP TEN HOLDINGS
| | | | |
Security Name | | % of Net Assets | |
New Zealand Government, Bonds, Series 423, 5.500%, 04/15/23** | | | 5.5 | % |
Mexican Bonos, Bonds, Series M, 6.500%, 06/10/21** | | | 5.2 | |
Italy Buoni Poliennali Del Tesoro, Bond, 4.750%, 08/01/23** | | | 3.8 | |
Poland Government, Series 1023, 4.000%, 10/25/23** | | | 3.5 | |
United States Treasury Note, 0.875%, 03/31/18 | | | 3.0 | |
Indonesia Treasury Bond, Series FR69, 7.875%, 04/15/19** | | | 1.9 | |
Corp. Andina de Fomento, Notes, 4.375%, 06/15/22 | | | 1.7 | |
Parker-Hannifin Corp., MTN, 3.300%, 11/21/24 | | | 1.5 | |
New South Wales Treasury Corp., Bonds, Series 22, 6.000%, 03/01/22 | | | 1.5 | |
YPF, S.A., 8.750%, 04/04/24** | | | 1.4 | |
| | | | |
Top Ten as a Group | | | 29.0 | % |
| | | | |
** | Top Ten Holding as of December 31, 2015. |
Credit quality ratings shown above reflect the highest rating assigned by either Standard & Poor’s (“S&P”) or Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. (“Moody’s”). These rating agencies are independent, nationally recognized statistical rating organizations and are widely used. Investment grade ratings are credit ratings of BBB/Baa or higher. Below investment grade ratings are credit ratings of BB/Ba or lower. Investments designated N/R are not rated by either rating agency. Unrated investments do not necessarily indicate low credit quality. Credit quality ratings are subject to change.
Because a fund’s strategy may result in multiple investments in particular sectors of the economy, its performance may depend on the performance of those sectors and may fluctuate more widely than investments diversified across more sectors. For additional information on these and other risk considerations, please see the Fund’s prospectus.
Any sectors, industries, or securities discussed should not be perceived as investment recommendations. Mention of a specific security should not be considered a recommendation to buy or solicitation to sell that security. Specific securities mentioned in this report may have been sold from the Fund’s portfolio of investments by the time you receive this report.
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AMG Managers Global Income Opportunity Fund
Schedule of Portfolio Investments (unaudited)
June 30, 2016
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Principal Amount† | | | Value | |
Asset-Backed Securities - 0.4% | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Trinity Rail Leasing, LLC, Series 2010-1A, Class A, 5.194%, 10/16/40 | | | | | | $ | 77,993 | | | $ | 76,519 | |
Corporate Bonds and Notes - 62.1% | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Financials - 20.7% | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Alfa, SAB de CV, 5.250%, 03/25/24 (a) | | | | | | | 200,000 | | | | 213,500 | |
Ally Financial, Inc., 3.500%, 01/27/19 | | | | | | | 135,000 | | | | 134,156 | |
AXA SA, 7.125%, 12/15/20 | | | GBP | | | | 50,000 | | | | 79,904 | |
Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior, S.A., 3.250%, 05/07/20 (a) | | | | | | | 150,000 | | | | 150,750 | |
Bank of America Corp., MTN, 4.200%, 08/26/24 | | | | | | | 130,000 | | | | 134,383 | |
Bank of Montreal, 1.750%, 06/15/22 (a) | | | | | | | 250,000 | | | | 250,670 | |
Barclays PLC, 3.650%, 03/16/25 | | | | | | | 200,000 | | | | 192,314 | |
Braskem Finance, Ltd., 5.750%, 04/15/21 (a) | | | | | | | 200,000 | | | | 200,500 | |
CIMPOR Financial Operations BV, 5.750%, 07/17/24 (a) | | | | | | | 210,000 | | | | 154,875 | |
Citigroup, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
4.000%, 08/05/24 | | | | | | | 45,000 | | | | 46,258 | |
4.400%, 06/10/25 | | | | | | | 30,000 | | | | 31,368 | |
Credit Agricole, S.A., 7.500%, 04/29/493,9 | | | GBP | | | | 100,000 | | | | 119,194 | |
General Motors Financial Co., Inc., 4.000%, 01/15/25 | | | | | | | 120,000 | | | | 121,417 | |
HCP, Inc., 3.400%, 02/01/25 | | | | | | | 60,000 | | | | 58,016 | |
HSBC Holdings PLC, EMTN, 5.750%, 12/20/27 | | | GBP | | | | 55,000 | | | | 80,445 | |
International Bank for Reconstruction & Development, MTN, 2.500%, 03/12/20 | | | AUD | | | | 160,000 | | | | 120,772 | |
JPMorgan Chase & Co., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
3.875%, 02/01/24 | | | | | | | 75,000 | | | | 81,024 | |
Series X, 6.100%, 10/29/493,9 | | | | | | | 65,000 | | | | 67,031 | |
The Korea Development Bank, Series MTN, 4.500%, 11/22/19 | | | AUD | | | | 60,000 | | | | 46,823 | |
Lloyds Banking Group PLC, | | | | | | | | | | | | |
4.500%, 11/04/24 | | | | | | | 200,000 | | | | 202,896 | |
7.500%, 04/30/493,9 | | | | | | | 70,000 | | | | 68,425 | |
Old Republic International Corp., 4.875%, 10/01/24 | | | | | | | 100,000 | | | | 106,813 | |
Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC, 7.500%, 12/29/493,9 | | | | | | | 200,000 | | | | 183,000 | |
Santander Holdings USA, Inc., 2.650%, 04/17/20 | | | | | | | 215,000 | | | | 212,307 | |
Societe Generale, S.A., 6.750%, 04/07/493,9 | | | EUR | | | | 105,000 | | | | 110,115 | |
Turkiye Halk Bankasi A.S., 4.750%, 02/11/21 (a) | | | | | | | 200,000 | | | | 198,950 | |
UniCredit S.P.A., EMTN, 6.950%, 10/31/22 | | | EUR | | | | 150,000 | | | | 187,562 | |
Wells Fargo & Co., Series S, 5.900%, 12/29/493,9 | | | | | | | 65,000 | | | | 66,869 | |
Yapi ve Kredi Bankasi A.S., 5.250%, 12/03/18 (a) | | | | | | | 200,000 | | | | 207,298 | |
Total Financials | | | | | | | | | | | 3,827,635 | |
Industrials - 37.5% | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Air Canada, 7.625%, 10/01/19 (a) | | | CAD | | | | 110,000 | | | | 88,548 | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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AMG Managers Global Income Opportunity Fund
Schedule of Portfolio Investments (continued)
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Principal Amount† | | | Value | |
Industrials - 37.5% (continued) | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Air Canada 2015-2 Class A Pass Through Trust, 4.125%, 06/15/29 (a) | | | | | | $ | 85,000 | | | $ | 87,550 | |
America Movil SAB de CV, 6.450%, 12/05/22 | | | MXN | | | | 4,000,000 | | | | 209,599 | |
Anadarko Petroleum Corp., 3.450%, 07/15/24 | | | | | | | 200,000 | | | | 195,488 | |
Anheuser-Busch InBev Finance, Inc., 3.300%, 02/01/23 | | | | | | | 80,000 | | | | 84,294 | |
Anthem, Inc., 3.500%, 08/15/24 | | | | | | | 90,000 | | | | 93,179 | |
AT&T, Inc., 4.750%, 05/15/46 | | | | | | | 113,000 | | | | 115,811 | |
BRF, S.A., 7.750%, 05/22/18 (a) | | | BRL | | | | 300,000 | | | | 85,219 | |
British Telecommunications PLC, 5.750%, 12/07/28 | | | GBP | | | | 100,000 | | | | 174,889 | |
Cemex SAB de CV, 5.700%, 01/11/25 (a)4 | | | | | | | 200,000 | | | | 189,500 | |
Cigna Corp., 3.250%, 04/15/25 | | | | | | | 65,000 | | | | 66,020 | |
Colombia Telecomunicaciones, S.A. ESP, 5.375%, 09/27/22 (a) | | | | | | | 200,000 | | | | 189,000 | |
Continental Resources, Inc., 3.800%, 06/01/244 | | | | | | | 30,000 | | | | 26,175 | |
Corp. Nacional del Cobre de Chile, 4.500%, 09/16/25 (a) | | | | | | | 245,000 | | | | 256,449 | |
Delta Air Lines 2015-1 Class B Pass Through Trust, Series 15-1, 4.250%, 07/30/23 | | | | | | | 67,799 | | | | 69,154 | |
Ecopetrol, S.A., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
4.125%, 01/16/25 | | | | | | | 165,000 | | | | 149,276 | |
5.875%, 05/28/45 | | | | | | | 135,000 | | | | 117,315 | |
Embraer Netherlands Finance BV, 5.050%, 06/15/25 | | | | | | | 90,000 | | | | 88,821 | |
Energy Transfer Partners, L.P., 4.050%, 03/15/25 | | | | | | | 210,000 | | | | 206,081 | |
ERAC USA Finance LLC, 2.800%, 11/01/18 (a) | | | | | | | 130,000 | | | | 133,233 | |
FedEx Corp., 4.000%, 01/15/24 | | | | | | | 180,000 | | | | 196,682 | |
Freeport-McMoRan, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
4.550%, 11/14/244 | | | | | | | 120,000 | | | | 105,000 | |
5.450%, 03/15/43 | | | | | | | 205,000 | | | | 164,513 | |
General Electric Co., Series D, 5.000%, 12/29/493,9 | | | | | | | 246,000 | | | | 261,006 | |
Glencore Finance Canada, Ltd., 5.550%, 10/25/42 (a), (b) | | | | | | | 235,000 | | | | 193,875 | |
Intel Corp., 3.700%, 07/29/254 | | | | | | | 100,000 | | | | 111,071 | |
INVISTA Finance LLC, 4.250%, 10/15/19 (a) | | | | | | | 130,000 | | | | 126,750 | |
Israel Chemicals, Ltd., 4.500%, 12/02/24 (a) | | | | | | | 125,000 | | | | 127,906 | |
Kinder Morgan Energy Partners L.P., 4.250%, 09/01/24 | | | | | | | 220,000 | | | | 222,757 | |
Methanex Corp., 3.250%, 12/15/19 | | | | | | | 135,000 | | | | 131,116 | |
Millicom International Cellular, S.A., 4.750%, 05/22/20 (a)4 | | | | | | | 200,000 | | | | 201,000 | |
MTN Mauritius Investments, Ltd., 4.755%, 11/11/24 (a) | | | | | | | 200,000 | | | | 192,000 | |
OCP, S.A., 4.500%, 10/22/25 (a) | | | | | | | 215,000 | | | | 210,012 | |
Parker-Hannifin Corp., MTN, 3.300%, 11/21/24 | | | | | | | 260,000 | | | | 281,016 | |
Petrobras Global Finance BV, 6.850%, 06/05/15 | | | | | | | 245,000 | | | | 186,200 | |
Philippine Long Distance Telephone Co., EMTN, 8.350%, 03/06/17 | | | | | | | 75,000 | | | | 78,375 | |
Southern Copper Corp., 3.875%, 04/23/25 | | | | | | | 130,000 | | | | 128,451 | |
Telecom Italia Capital, S.A., 6.375%, 11/15/33 | | | | | | | 45,000 | | | | 44,719 | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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AMG Managers Global Income Opportunity Fund
Schedule of Portfolio Investments (continued)
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Principal Amount† | | | Value | |
Industrials - 37.5% (continued) | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Telstra Corp., Ltd., 3.125%, 04/07/25 (a) | | | | | | $ | 245,000 | | | $ | 255,981 | |
Transocean, Inc., 5.050%, 10/15/22 (b) | | | | | | | 40,000 | | | | 28,300 | |
Union Andina de Cementos SAA, 5.875%, 10/30/21 (a) | | | | | | | 250,000 | | | | 253,375 | |
Vale Overseas, Ltd., 6.875%, 11/21/36 | | | | | | | 55,000 | | | | 50,050 | |
Vale, S.A., 5.625%, 09/11/42 | | | | | | | 185,000 | | | | 150,775 | |
Verizon Communications, Inc., 5.050%, 03/15/34 | | | | | | | 150,000 | | | | 166,484 | |
Wind Acquisition Finance, S.A., 7.375%, 04/23/21 (a) | | | | | | | 205,000 | | | | 195,262 | |
YPF, S.A., 8.750%, 04/04/24 (a) | | | | | | | 245,000 | | | | 263,375 | |
Total Industrials | | | | | | | | | | | 6,951,652 | |
Utilities - 3.9% | | | | | | | | | | | | |
EDP Finance BV, 4.125%, 01/15/20 (a) | | | | | | | 200,000 | | | | 206,320 | |
Emgesa, S.A. ESP, 8.750%, 01/25/21 (a) | | | COP | | | | 320,000,000 | | | | 104,049 | |
Empresas Publicas de Medellin ESP, 8.375%, 02/01/21 (a) | | | COP | | | | 390,000,000 | | | | 125,437 | |
Gas Natural Fenosa Finance BV, 3.375%, 12/29/493,9 | | | EUR | | | | 100,000 | | | | 98,764 | |
Petroleos Mexicanos, Series 14-2, 7.470%, 11/12/26 | | | MXN | | | | 3,800,000 | | | | 184,430 | |
Total Utilities | | | | | | | | | | | 719,000 | |
Total Corporate Bonds and Notes (cost $11,916,505) | | | | | | | | | | | 11,498,287 | |
Foreign Government Obligations - 33.0% | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Argentine Republic Government International Bond, 7.625%, 04/22/46 (a)4 | | | | | | | 150,000 | | | | 162,000 | |
Brazil Notas do Tesouro Nacional Serie F, Notes, 10.000%, 01/01/19 | | | BRL | | | | 500,000 | | | | 148,878 | |
Corp. Andina de Fomento, Notes, 4.375%, 06/15/22 | | | | | | | 280,000 | | | | 312,589 | |
Dominican Republic International, Bonds, 8.625%, 04/20/27 (a) | | | | | | | 100,000 | | | | 118,250 | |
Export Credit Bank of Turkey, 5.000%, 09/23/21 (a) | | | | | | | 200,000 | | | | 205,079 | |
Export-Import Bank of Korea, EMTN, 3.000%, 05/22/18 (a) | | | NOK | | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 122,569 | |
Hungary Government International, Notes, 5.375%, 03/25/24 | | | | | | | 140,000 | | | | 156,380 | |
Iceland Government International, Notes, 5.875%, 05/11/22 (a) | | | | | | | 145,000 | | | | 169,250 | |
Indonesia Government International Bond, 4.750%, 01/08/26 (a) | | | | | | | 200,000 | | | | 217,774 | |
Indonesia Treasury Bond, Series FR69, 7.875%, 04/15/19 | | | IDR | | | | 4,700,000,000 | | | | 359,747 | |
Italy Buoni Poliennali Del Tesoro, | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Bond, 1.500%, 06/01/25 | | | EUR | | | | 95,000 | | | | 108,117 | |
Bond, 4.750%, 08/01/23 (a) | | | EUR | | | | 500,000 | | | | 705,648 | |
Korea Treasury, Notes, Series 1709, 2.750%, 09/10/17 | | | KRW | | | | 258,000,000 | | | | 227,882 | |
Mexican Bonos, Bonds, Series M, 6.500%, 06/10/21 | | | MXN | | | | 16,950,000 | | | | 968,852 | |
New South Wales Treasury Corp., Bonds, Series 22, 6.000%, 03/01/22 | | | AUD | | | | 300,000 | | | | 273,353 | |
New Zealand Government, Bonds, Series 423, 5.500%, 04/15/23 | | | NZD | | | | 1,180,000 | | | | 1,024,322 | |
Poland Government, Series 1023, 4.000%, 10/25/23 | | | PLN | | | | 2,310,000 | | | | 639,816 | |
Spain Government Bond, 1.600%, 04/30/25 (a) | | | EUR | | | | 95,000 | | | | 109,809 | |
U.K. Gilt, Bonds, 4.000%, 03/07/22 | | | GBP | | | | 50,000 | | | | 79,891 | |
Total Foreign Government Obligations (cost $6,753,263) | | | | | | | | | | | 6,110,206 | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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AMG Managers Global Income Opportunity Fund
Schedule of Portfolio Investments (continued)
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Principal Amount† | | | Value | |
U.S. Government Obligations - 3.0% | | | | | | | | | | | | |
United States Treasury Notes, 0.875%, 03/31/18 | | | USD | | | $ | 555,000 | | | $ | 557,710 | |
Short-Term Investments - 5.0% | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Repurchase Agreements - 3.3%7 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Cantor Fitzgerald Securities, Inc., dated 06/30/16, due 07/01/16, 0.470% total to be received $621,474 (collateralized by various U.S. Government Agency Obligations, 0.000% - 10.500%, 07/15/16 - 05/20/66, totaling $633,895) | | | | | | | 621,466 | | | | 621,466 | |
| | | |
| | | | | Shares | | | | |
Other Investment Companies - 1.7%8 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Dreyfus Institutional Cash Advantage Fund, Institutional Class Shares, 0.39% | | | | | | | 309,318 | | | | 309,318 | |
Total Short-Term Investments (cost $930,784) | | | | | | | | | | | 930,784 | |
Total Investments - 103.5% (cost $20,235,049) | | | | | | | | | | | 19,173,506 | |
Other Assets, less Liabilities - (3.5)% | | | | | | | | | | | (649,001 | ) |
Net Assets - 100.0% | | | | | | | | | | $ | 18,524,505 | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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AMG Managers Special Equity Fund
Fund Snapshots (unaudited)
June 30, 2016
PORTFOLIO BREAKDOWN
| | | | | | | | |
Sector | | AMG Managers Special Equity Fund* | | | Russell 2000® Growth Index | |
Information Technology | | | 24.6 | % | | | 24.2 | % |
Health Care | | | 22.3 | % | | | 22.4 | % |
Consumer Discretionary | | | 17.3 | % | | | 16.4 | % |
Industrials | | | 13.4 | % | | | 15.5 | % |
Financials | | | 8.8 | % | | | 10.5 | % |
Consumer Staples | | | 5.5 | % | | | 3.3 | % |
Energy | | | 2.2 | % | | | 1.2 | % |
Materials | | | 1.4 | % | | | 4.6 | % |
Telecommunication Services | | | 1.3 | % | | | 1.0 | % |
Utilities | | | 0.3 | % | | | 0.9 | % |
Other Assets and Liabilities | | | 2.9 | % | | | 0.0 | % |
* | As a percentage of net assets. |
TOP TEN HOLDINGS
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Security Name | | % of Net Assets | |
Ellie Mae, Inc.** | | | 1.9 | % |
Cambrex Corp.** | | | 1.7 | |
WageWorks, Inc.** | | | 1.6 | |
Prestige Brands Holdings, Inc.** | | | 1.5 | |
Supernus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | | | 1.4 | |
PRA Health Sciences, Inc.** | | | 1.4 | |
MAXIMUS, Inc.** | | | 1.3 | |
PrivateBancorp, Inc.** | | | 1.2 | |
Calavo Growers, Inc. | | | 1.2 | |
Knoll, Inc. | | | 1.1 | |
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Top Ten as a Group | | | 14.3 | % |
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** | Top Ten Holdings as of December 31, 2015. |
Because a fund’s strategy may result in multiple investments in particular sectors of the economy, its performance may depend on the performance of those sectors and may fluctuate more widely than investments diversified across more sectors. For additional information on these and other risk considerations, please see the Fund’s prospectus.
Any sectors, industries, or securities discussed should not be perceived as investment recommendations. Mention of a specific security should not be considered a recommendation to buy or solicitation to sell that security. Specific securities mentioned in this report may have been sold from the Fund’s portfolio of investments by the time you receive this report.
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Schedule of Portfolio Investments (unaudited)
June 30, 2016
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Common Stocks - 97.1% | | | | | | | | |
Consumer Discretionary - 17.3% | | | | | | | | |
2U, Inc.*,4 | | | 19,880 | | | $ | 584,671 | |
American Axle & Manufacturing Holdings, Inc.* | | | 69,924 | | | | 1,012,500 | |
American Eagle Outfitters, Inc.4 | | | 41,192 | | | | 656,189 | |
Boyd Gaming Corp.* | | | 24,604 | | | | 452,714 | |
Bright Horizons Family Solutions, Inc.* | | | 7,002 | | | | 464,303 | |
Burlington Stores, Inc.* | | | 7,280 | | | | 485,649 | |
Capella Education Co. | | | 3,925 | | | | 206,612 | |
Carter’s, Inc. | | | 2,211 | | | | 235,405 | |
The Children’s Place, Inc. | | | 6,000 | | | | 481,080 | |
Cooper Tire & Rubber Co. | | | 10,000 | | | | 298,200 | |
Cooper-Standard Holding, Inc.* | | | 1,300 | | | | 102,687 | |
Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc.4 | | | 2,700 | | | | 462,969 | |
Dana Holding Corp.4 | | | 37,389 | | | | 394,828 | |
Dave & Buster’s Entertainment, Inc.* | | | 14,557 | | | | 681,122 | |
Denny’s Corp.* | | | 31,800 | | | | 341,214 | |
Dorman Products, Inc.* | | | 20,330 | | | | 1,162,876 | |
Drew Industries, Inc. | | | 17,280 | | | | 1,466,035 | |
Etsy, Inc.* | | | 12,146 | | | | 116,480 | |
Express, Inc.* | | | 28,551 | | | | 414,275 | |
Five Below, Inc.*,4 | | | 11,972 | | | | 555,621 | |
G-III Apparel Group, Ltd.* | | | 43,270 | | | | 1,978,304 | |
Iconix Brand Group, Inc.* | | | 12,487 | | | | 84,412 | |
IMAX Corp.* | | | 12,940 | | | | 381,471 | |
iRobot Corp.*,4 | | | 7,381 | | | | 258,925 | |
Isle of Capri Casinos, Inc.* | | | 24,900 | | | | 456,168 | |
Libbey, Inc. | | | 55,412 | | | | 880,497 | |
Liberty Tax, Inc.4 | | | 23,617 | | | | 314,578 | |
Liberty TripAdvisor Holdings, Inc., Class A* | | | 8,937 | | | | 195,542 | |
Live Nation Entertainment, Inc.* | | | 12,429 | | | | 292,082 | |
Marriott Vacations Worldwide Corp. | | | 6,500 | | | | 445,185 | |
Monro Muffler Brake, Inc. | | | 24,350 | | | | 1,547,686 | |
Motorcar Parts of America, Inc.* | | | 40,100 | | | | 1,089,918 | |
Ollie’s Bargain Outlet Holdings, Inc.* | | | 8,921 | | | | 222,044 | |
Outerwall, Inc. | | | 14,048 | | | | 590,016 | |
Panera Bread Co., Class A*,4 | | | 2,081 | | | | 441,047 | |
Pier 1 Imports, Inc.4 | | | 81,602 | | | | 419,434 | |
Planet Fitness, Inc., Class A* | | | 13,761 | | | | 259,808 | |
Pool Corp. | | | 4,919 | | | | 462,534 | |
Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen, Inc.* | | | 24,432 | | | | 1,334,964 | |
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Restoration Hardware Holdings, Inc.*,4 | | | 28,858 | | | $ | 827,647 | |
Scientific Games Corp., Class A* | | | 20,696 | | | | 190,196 | |
Shake Shack, Inc., Class A*,4 | | | 9,148 | | | | 333,262 | |
Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc., Class A | | | 33,758 | | | | 1,008,014 | |
Skechers U.S.A., Inc., Class A* | | | 54 | | | | 1,605 | |
Smith & Wesson Holding Corp.*,4 | | | 22,122 | | | | 601,276 | |
Sonic Corp.4 | | | 72,133 | | | | 1,951,198 | |
Steven Madden, Ltd.* | | | 53,880 | | | | 1,841,618 | |
Stoneridge, Inc.* | | | 5,000 | | | | 74,700 | |
Strayer Education, Inc.* | | | 15,698 | | | | 771,243 | |
Sturm Ruger & Co., Inc. | | | 4,500 | | | | 288,045 | |
Tailored Brands, Inc.4 | | | 31,616 | | | | 400,259 | |
Tenneco, Inc.* | | | 5,900 | | | | 274,999 | |
Texas Roadhouse, Inc. | | | 11,359 | | | | 517,970 | |
Tower International, Inc. | | | 16,000 | | | | 329,280 | |
Vail Resorts, Inc. | | | 1,760 | | | | 243,289 | |
Vista Outdoor, Inc.* | | | 6,585 | | | | 314,302 | |
Wayfair, Inc., Class A*,4 | | | 11,790 | | | | 459,810 | |
Weight Watchers International, Inc.* | | | 22,815 | | | | 265,338 | |
Total Consumer Discretionary | | | | | | | 32,924,096 | |
Consumer Staples - 5.5% | | | | | | | | |
Amplify Snack Brands, Inc.*,4 | | | 18,800 | | | | 277,300 | |
B&G Foods, Inc. | | | 30,580 | | | | 1,473,956 | |
Blue Buffalo Pet Products, Inc.*,4 | | | 12,941 | | | | 302,043 | |
Calavo Growers, Inc. | | | 33,471 | | | | 2,242,557 | |
Dean Foods Co.4 | | | 81,466 | | | | 1,473,720 | |
Inter Parfums, Inc. | | | 30,636 | | | | 875,271 | |
J&J Snack Foods Corp. | | | 10,600 | | | | 1,264,262 | |
Medifast, Inc. | | | 23,614 | | | | 785,638 | |
Performance Food Group Co.* | | | 18,347 | | | | 493,718 | |
TreeHouse Foods, Inc.* | | | 12,080 | | | | 1,240,012 | |
Total Consumer Staples | | | | | | | 10,428,477 | |
Energy - 2.2% | | | | | | | | |
Abraxas Petroleum Corp.* | | | 72,100 | | | | 81,473 | |
Callon Petroleum Co.* | | | 65,820 | | | | 739,159 | |
GasLog, Ltd.4 | | | 26,597 | | | | 345,229 | |
Gulf Island Fabrication, Inc. | | | 9,700 | | | | 67,318 | |
Matador Resources Co.*,4 | | | 35,040 | | | | 693,792 | |
Memorial Resource Development Corp.* | | | 46,600 | | | | 740,008 | |
Oasis Petroleum, Inc.* | | | 36,915 | | | | 344,786 | |
PDC Energy, Inc.* | | | 12,250 | | | | 705,722 | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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Energy - 2.2% (continued) | | | | | | | | |
Pioneer Energy Services Corp.* | | | 52,132 | | | $ | 239,807 | |
REX American Resources Corp.* | | | 1,887 | | | | 112,899 | |
Tsakos Energy Navigation, Ltd. | | | 14,700 | | | | 68,943 | |
Total Energy | | | | | | | 4,139,136 | |
Financials - 8.8% | | | | | | | | |
Altisource Portfolio Solutions, S.A.*,4 | | | 9,100 | | | | 253,344 | |
BancorpSouth, Inc. | | | 30,970 | | | | 702,709 | |
Bank of the Ozarks, Inc. | | | 4,026 | | | | 151,056 | |
BofI Holding, Inc.*,4 | | | 19,300 | | | | 341,803 | |
Cohen & Steers, Inc. | | | 5,800 | | | | 234,552 | |
CoreSite Realty Corp. | | | 7,255 | | | | 643,446 | |
CubeSmart | | | 6,428 | | | | 198,497 | |
Employers Holdings, Inc. | | | 40,159 | | | | 1,165,414 | |
Encore Capital Group, Inc.* | | | 10,502 | | | | 247,112 | |
Heritage Insurance Holdings, Inc.4 | | | 25,197 | | | | 301,608 | |
HFF, Inc., Class A | | | 8,000 | | | | 231,040 | |
Home BancShares, Inc. | | | 12,800 | | | | 253,312 | |
Janus Capital Group, Inc. | | | 22,800 | | | | 317,376 | |
LegacyTexas Financial Group, Inc. | | | 27,440 | | | | 738,410 | |
LendingTree, Inc.*,4 | | | 2,648 | | | | 233,898 | |
MarketAxess Holdings, Inc. | | | 13,873 | | | | 2,017,134 | |
Morningstar, Inc. | | | 2,733 | | | | 223,505 | |
OM Asset Management PLC | | | 17,000 | | | | 226,950 | |
Pinnacle Financial Partners, Inc. | | | 37,880 | | | | 1,850,438 | |
PrivateBancorp, Inc. | | | 51,530 | | | | 2,268,866 | |
South State Corp. | | | 23,080 | | | | 1,570,594 | |
Sovran Self Storage, Inc. | | | 1,666 | | | | 174,797 | |
Texas Capital Bancshares, Inc.* | | | 13,988 | | | | 654,079 | |
Universal Insurance Holdings, Inc.4 | | | 28,292 | | | | 525,665 | |
Western Alliance Bancorp* | | | 10,021 | | | | 327,186 | |
WisdomTree Investments, Inc.4 | | | 15,238 | | | | 149,180 | |
World Acceptance Corp.* | | | 10,174 | | | | 463,934 | |
WSFS Financial Corp. | | | 7,200 | | | | 231,768 | |
Total Financials | | | | | | | 16,697,673 | |
Health Care - 22.3% | | | | | | | | |
ABIOMED, Inc.* | | | 5,921 | | | | 647,106 | |
ACADIA Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*,4 | | | 16,406 | | | | 532,539 | |
Acceleron Pharma, Inc.*,4 | | | 900 | | | | 30,582 | |
Aceto Corp. | | | 51,120 | | | | 1,119,017 | |
Achillion Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*,4 | | | 4,000 | | | | 31,200 | |
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Aegerion Pharmaceuticals, Inc.* | | | 107,266 | | | $ | 159,826 | |
Agios Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*,4 | | | 4,707 | | | | 197,200 | |
Alder Biopharmaceuticals, Inc.*,4 | | | 1,600 | | | | 39,952 | |
Align Technology, Inc.* | | | 4,356 | | | | 350,876 | |
Amedisys, Inc.* | | | 7,329 | | | | 369,968 | |
AMN Healthcare Services, Inc.* | | | 5,163 | | | | 206,365 | |
ANI Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*,4 | | | 9,000 | | | | 502,380 | |
Anika Therapeutics, Inc.* | | | 10,006 | | | | 536,822 | |
ARIAD Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*,4 | | | 5,400 | | | | 39,906 | |
athenahealth, Inc.*,4 | | | 819 | | | | 113,030 | |
BioCryst Pharmaceuticals, Inc.* | | | 58,189 | | | | 165,257 | |
Bio-Techne Corp. | | | 4,117 | | | | 464,274 | |
Bruker Corp. | | | 6,869 | | | | 156,201 | |
Cambrex Corp.* | | | 60,915 | | | | 3,151,133 | |
Cantel Medical Corp. | | | 19,660 | | | | 1,351,232 | |
Cardiovascular Systems, Inc.*,4 | | | 17,541 | | | | 322,316 | |
Celldex Therapeutics, Inc.* | | | 87,886 | | | | 385,820 | |
Cepheid, Inc.* | | | 2,400 | | | | 73,800 | |
Charles River Laboratories International, Inc.* | | | 3,963 | | | | 326,710 | |
Chemed Corp. | | | 3,265 | | | | 445,052 | |
Cotiviti Holdings, Inc.*,4 | | | 8,411 | | | | 177,724 | |
Cross Country Healthcare, Inc.* | | | 39,450 | | | | 549,144 | |
Eagle Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*,4 | | | 17,920 | | | | 695,117 | |
Emergent BioSolutions, Inc.* | | | 1,060 | | | | 29,807 | |
Esperion Therapeutics, Inc.* | | | 12,899 | | | | 127,442 | |
Exact Sciences Corp.* | | | 2,900 | | | | 35,525 | |
Exelixis, Inc.*,4 | | | 43,101 | | | | 336,619 | |
FibroGen, Inc.* | | | 1,600 | | | | 26,256 | |
Five Prime Therapeutics, Inc.*,4 | | | 5,562 | | | | 229,989 | |
Glaukos Corp.* | | | 13,765 | | | | 401,387 | |
Halozyme Therapeutics, Inc.*,4 | | | 4,200 | | | | 36,246 | |
HMS Holdings Corp.* | | | 24,700 | | | | 434,967 | |
ICON PLC* | | | 16,460 | | | | 1,152,365 | |
ICU Medical, Inc.* | | | 3,700 | | | | 417,175 | |
IDEXX Laboratories, Inc.* | | | 2,077 | | | | 192,870 | |
INC Research Holdings, Inc., Class A* | | | 9,000 | | | | 343,170 | |
Innoviva, Inc.4 | | | 38,963 | | | | 410,280 | |
Inogen, Inc.* | | | 7,873 | | | | 394,516 | |
Insys Therapeutics, Inc.*,4 | | | 34,579 | | | | 447,452 | |
Integra LifeSciences Holdings Corp.*,4 | | | 7,073 | | | | 564,284 | |
Ironwood Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*,4 | | | 4,300 | | | | 56,223 | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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Health Care - 22.3% (continued) | | | | | | | | |
Juno Therapeutics, Inc.*,4 | | | 5,379 | | | $ | 206,769 | |
Kite Pharma, Inc.*,4 | | | 1,000 | | | | 50,000 | |
Ligand Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*,4 | | | 500 | | | | 59,635 | |
Masimo Corp.* | | | 24,069 | | | | 1,263,984 | |
Medidata Solutions, Inc.* | | | 38,404 | | | | 1,799,995 | |
Molina Healthcare, Inc.* | | | 1,300 | | | | 64,870 | |
Myriad Genetics, Inc.* | | | 2,200 | | | | 67,320 | |
Neogen Corp.* | | | 25,040 | | | | 1,408,500 | |
Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc.* | | | 5,829 | | | | 264,928 | |
Nevro Corp.*,4 | | | 7,605 | | | | 560,945 | |
NewLink Genetics Corp.*,4 | | | 29,469 | | | | 331,821 | |
Novavax, Inc.*,4 | | | 8,500 | | | | 61,795 | |
Ophthotech Corp.* | | | 800 | | | | 40,824 | |
OraSure Technologies, Inc.* | | | 56,800 | | | | 335,688 | |
Pacific Biosciences of California, Inc.*,4 | | | 60,486 | | | | 425,519 | |
PDL BioPharma, Inc. | | | 106,678 | | | | 334,969 | |
Penumbra, Inc.* | | | 8,824 | | | | 525,028 | |
Portola Pharmaceuticals, Inc.* | | | 1,500 | | | | 35,400 | |
PRA Health Sciences, Inc.* | | | 65,018 | | | | 2,715,152 | |
Press Ganey Holdings, Inc.* | | | 18,707 | | | | 736,120 | |
Prestige Brands Holdings, Inc.* | | | 52,025 | | | | 2,882,185 | |
Prothena Corp. PLC*,4 | | | 1,100 | | | | 38,456 | |
The Providence Service Corp.* | | | 21,771 | | | | 977,082 | |
PTC Therapeutics, Inc.*,4 | | | 12,753 | | | | 89,526 | |
Quality Systems, Inc. | | | 23,900 | | | | 284,649 | |
Radius Health, Inc.*,4 | | | 1,000 | | | | 36,750 | |
Repligen Corp.* | | | 35,310 | | | | 966,082 | |
Sage Therapeutics, Inc.*,4 | | | 8,021 | | | | 241,673 | |
Spark Therapeutics, Inc.*,4 | | | 8,977 | | | | 458,994 | |
Supernus Pharmaceuticals, Inc.* | | | 134,230 | | | | 2,734,265 | |
Surgical Care Affiliates, Inc.* | | | 8,700 | | | | 414,729 | |
TESARO, Inc.*,4 | | | 700 | | | | 58,835 | |
Tetraphase Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*,4 | | | 15,811 | | | | 67,987 | |
Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical, Inc.*,4 | | | 5,692 | | | | 278,396 | |
Vascular Solutions, Inc.* | | | 16,736 | | | | 697,222 | |
VCA, Inc.* | | | 5,227 | | | | 353,397 | |
Veeva Systems, Inc., Class A* | | | 18,580 | | | | 633,950 | |
West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc. | | | 4,871 | | | | 369,611 | |
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Zafgen, Inc.* | | | 24,646 | | | $ | 147,630 | |
Zeltiq Aesthetics, Inc.*,4 | | | 15,854 | | | | 433,290 | |
Total Health Care | | | | | | | 42,231,093 | |
Industrials - 13.4% | | | | | | | | |
Advanced Drainage Systems, Inc.4 | | | 34,890 | | | | 954,939 | |
The Advisory Board Co.* | | | 23,330 | | | | 825,649 | |
Beacon Roofing Supply, Inc.* | | | 15,856 | | | | 720,972 | |
Brady Corp., Class A | | | 7,400 | | | | 226,144 | |
Builders FirstSource, Inc.* | | | 38,328 | | | | 431,190 | |
CEB, Inc. | | | 20,059 | | | | 1,237,239 | |
Comfort Systems USA, Inc. | | | 28,749 | | | | 936,355 | |
Deluxe Corp. | | | 23,861 | | | | 1,583,655 | |
Douglas Dynamics, Inc. | | | 17,900 | | | | 460,567 | |
EnerSys | | | 5,600 | | | | 333,032 | |
EnPro Industries, Inc. | | | 9,242 | | | | 410,252 | |
Essendant, Inc. | | | 9,456 | | | | 288,975 | |
Global Brass & Copper Holdings, Inc. | | | 7,300 | | | | 199,217 | |
The Greenbrier Cos., Inc.4 | | | 12,762 | | | | 371,757 | |
Harsco Corp. | | | 92,326 | | | | 613,045 | |
Hawaiian Holdings, Inc.* | | | 30,166 | | | | 1,145,101 | |
Healthcare Services Group, Inc. | | | 9,731 | | | | 402,669 | |
HEICO Corp. | | | 4,754 | | | | 317,615 | |
Heidrick & Struggles International, Inc. | | | 12,200 | | | | 205,936 | |
Insperity, Inc. | | | 4,100 | | | | 316,643 | |
Interface, Inc. | | | 41,635 | | | | 634,934 | |
Kadant, Inc. | | | 6,300 | | | | 324,513 | |
Knight Transportation, Inc. | | | 43,920 | | | | 1,167,394 | |
Knoll, Inc. | | | 89,351 | | | | 2,169,442 | |
NCI Building Systems, Inc.* | | | 28,400 | | | | 454,116 | |
Nordson Corp. | | | 5,556 | | | | 464,537 | |
RBC Bearings, Inc.* | | | 6,461 | | | | 468,422 | |
Saia, Inc.* | | | 25,630 | | | | 644,338 | |
SiteOne Landscape Supply, Inc.*,4 | | | 6,299 | | | | 214,103 | |
Supreme Industries, Inc., Class A | | | 6,513 | | | | 89,228 | |
TransUnion* | | | 10,402 | | | | 347,843 | |
Trex Co., Inc.* | | | 26,480 | | | | 1,189,482 | |
Vectrus, Inc.* | | | 7,000 | | | | 199,430 | |
Wabash National Corp.* | | | 99,201 | | | | 1,259,853 | |
WageWorks, Inc.* | | | 50,299 | | | | 3,008,383 | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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Industrials - 13.4% (continued) | | | | | | | | |
Watsco, Inc. | | | 2,562 | | | $ | 360,448 | |
West Corp. | | | 24,136 | | | | 474,514 | |
Total Industrials | | | | | | | 25,451,932 | |
Information Technology - 24.6% | | | | | | | | |
Acacia Communications, Inc.*,4 | | | 2,540 | | | | 101,448 | |
Advanced Energy Industries, Inc.* | | | 13,500 | | | | 512,460 | |
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.*,4 | | | 48,098 | | | | 247,224 | |
Ambarella, Inc.*,4 | | | 4,757 | | | | 241,703 | |
Atlassian Corp. PLC, Class A*,4 | | | 9,617 | | | | 249,080 | |
AVG Technologies NV* | | | 31,705 | | | | 602,078 | |
Barracuda Networks, Inc.* | | | 11,450 | | | | 173,353 | |
Belden, Inc. | | | 21,571 | | | | 1,302,241 | |
Benefitfocus, Inc.*,4 | | | 13,882 | | | | 529,182 | |
BroadSoft, Inc.* | | | 40,945 | | | | 1,679,973 | |
Callidus Software, Inc.* | | | 76,327 | | | | 1,525,013 | |
CEVA, Inc.* | | | 25,993 | | | | 706,230 | |
ChannelAdvisor Corp.* | | | 10,612 | | | | 153,768 | |
Cimpress N.V.*,4 | | | 4,609 | | | | 426,240 | |
Cirrus Logic, Inc.* | | | 12,814 | | | | 497,055 | |
Coherent, Inc.* | | | 3,111 | | | | 285,528 | |
CommVault Systems, Inc.* | | | 3,864 | | | | 166,886 | |
Cornerstone OnDemand, Inc.* | | | 5,578 | | | | 212,299 | |
CPI Card Group, Inc.4 | | | 30,337 | | | | 151,988 | |
Cray, Inc.*,4 | | | 14,080 | | | | 421,274 | |
Criteo, S.A., Sponsored ADR* | | | 11,665 | | | | 535,657 | |
CSG Systems International, Inc. | | | 11,600 | | | | 467,596 | |
DHI Group, Inc.* | | | 17,400 | | | | 108,402 | |
EarthLink Holdings Corp. | | | 59,700 | | | | 382,080 | |
Ellie Mae, Inc.* | | | 39,494 | | | | 3,619,625 | |
EPAM Systems, Inc.* | | | 6,434 | | | | 413,771 | |
Euronet Worldwide, Inc.* | | | 6,190 | | | | 428,286 | |
Extreme Networks, Inc.*,4 | | | 117,100 | | | | 396,969 | |
Fair Isaac Corp. | | | 4,615 | | | | 521,541 | |
FARO Technologies, Inc.* | | | 11,500 | | | | 389,045 | |
Five9, Inc.* | | | 53,255 | | | | 633,734 | |
Gigamon, Inc.* | | | 8,287 | | | | 309,851 | |
GoDaddy, Inc., Class A*,4 | | | 9,286 | | | | 289,630 | |
Gogo, Inc.*,4 | | | 16,175 | | | | 135,708 | |
GrubHub, Inc.*,4 | | | 14,888 | | | | 462,570 | |
Guidewire Software, Inc.* | | | 10,876 | | | | 671,702 | |
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The Hackett Group, Inc. | | | 61,316 | | | $ | 850,453 | |
HubSpot, Inc.*,4 | | | 7,023 | | | | 304,939 | |
Imperva, Inc.* | | | 2,281 | | | | 98,106 | |
Inphi Corp.* | | | 11,168 | | | | 357,711 | |
Instructure, Inc.* | | | 4,910 | | | | 93,290 | |
IntraLinks Holdings, Inc.* | | | 12,106 | | | | 78,689 | |
IPG Photonics Corp.* | | | 2,160 | | | | 172,800 | |
Ixia* | | | 49,689 | | | | 487,946 | |
j2 Global, Inc. | | | 14,015 | | | | 885,328 | |
Lionbridge Technologies, Inc.* | | | 19,705 | | | | 77,835 | |
LogMeln, Inc.* | | | 25,405 | | | | 1,611,439 | |
Luxoft Holding, Inc.*,4 | | | 11,765 | | | | 612,015 | |
Manhattan Associates, Inc.* | | | 7,000 | | | | 448,910 | |
Materialise N.V., ADR*,2 | | | 12,979 | | | | 92,800 | |
MAXIMUS, Inc. | | | 43,790 | | | | 2,424,652 | |
MaxLinear, Inc., Class A* | | | 22,584 | | | | 406,060 | |
Mellanox Technologies, Ltd.* | | | 6,455 | | | | 309,582 | |
Microsemi Corp.* | | | 3,394 | | | | 110,916 | |
MicroStrategy, Inc., Class A* | | | 1,696 | | | | 296,834 | |
Mitek Systems, Inc.* | | | 5,873 | | | | 41,757 | |
Monolithic Power Systems, Inc. | | | 6,026 | | | | 411,696 | |
NETGEAR, Inc.* | | | 8,300 | | | | 394,582 | |
NeuStar, Inc., Class A*,4 | | | 12,088 | | | | 284,189 | |
Oclaro, Inc.* | | | 15,587 | | | | 76,065 | |
Paycom Software, Inc.*,4 | | | 19,128 | | | | 826,521 | |
Paylocity Holding Corp.*,4 | | | 15,222 | | | | 657,590 | |
Pegasystems, Inc. | | | 46,810 | | | | 1,261,530 | |
Plexus Corp.* | | | 9,500 | | | | 410,400 | |
Proofpoint, Inc.*,4 | | | 6,133 | | | | 386,931 | |
Qualys, Inc.* | | | 35,850 | | | | 1,068,688 | |
RealPage, Inc.* | | | 15,536 | | | | 346,919 | |
Rogers Corp.* | | | 1,100 | | | | 67,210 | |
The Rubicon Project, Inc.* | | | 14,905 | | | | 203,453 | |
Shopify, Inc., Class A* | | | 9,686 | | | | 297,941 | |
Silicon Laboratories, Inc.* | | | 23,650 | | | | 1,152,701 | |
Silicon Motion Technology Corp., ADR | | | 8,333 | | | | 398,317 | |
SolarEdge Technologies, Inc.*,4 | | | 10,060 | | | | 197,176 | |
SPS Commerce, Inc.* | | | 20,510 | | | | 1,242,906 | |
Stamps.com, Inc.*,4 | | | 2,520 | | | | 220,298 | |
SunPower Corp.* | | | 8,992 | | | | 139,286 | |
Sykes Enterprises, Inc.* | | | 15,590 | | | | 451,486 | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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AMG Managers Special Equity Fund
Schedule of Portfolio Investments (continued)
| | | | | | | | |
| | Shares | | | Value | |
Information Technology - 24.6% (continued) | | | | | | | | |
Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc.* | | | 10,300 | | | $ | 390,576 | |
Tessera Technologies, Inc. | | | 19,282 | | | | 590,800 | |
Trimble Navigation, Ltd.* | | | 8,876 | | | | 216,219 | |
Twilio, Inc., Class A*,4 | | | 10,905 | | | | 398,032 | |
The Ultimate Software Group, Inc.* | | | 1,834 | | | | 385,672 | |
Universal Display Corp.* | | | 9,068 | | | | 614,810 | |
Varonis Systems, Inc.*,4 | | | 6,860 | | | | 164,777 | |
Verint Systems, Inc.* | | | 13,698 | | | | 453,815 | |
Web.com Group, Inc.* | | | 16,072 | | | | 292,189 | |
WebMD Health Corp.*,4 | | | 31,059 | | | | 1,804,838 | |
Wix.com, Ltd.*,4 | | | 11,527 | | | | 349,844 | |
WNS Holdings, Ltd., ADR* | | | 523 | | | | 14,121 | |
XO Group, Inc.* | | | 15,700 | | | | 273,651 | |
Zendesk, Inc.*,4 | | | 20,009 | | | | 527,837 | |
Total Information Technology | | | | | | | 46,686,318 | |
Materials - 1.4% | | | | | | | | |
Chemtura Corp.* | | | 4,800 | | | | 126,624 | |
Ferroglobe PLC4 | | | 11,300 | | | | 97,293 | |
Innophos Holdings, Inc. | | | 7,600 | | | | 320,796 | |
Innospec, Inc. | | | 5,900 | | | | 271,341 | |
The Scotts Miracle-Gro Co., Class A | | | 4,878 | | | | 341,021 | |
Trinseo, S.A.4 | | | 35,320 | | | | 1,516,288 | |
Total Materials | | | | | | | 2,673,363 | |
Telecommunication Services - 1.3% | | | | | | | | |
8x8, Inc.* | | | 19,830 | | | | 289,716 | |
Cogent Communications Holdings, Inc. | | | 44,327 | | | | 1,775,740 | |
FairPoint Communications, Inc.* | | | 30,954 | | | | 454,405 | |
Total Telecommunication Services | | | | | | | 2,519,861 | |
Utilities - 0.3% | | | | | | | | |
Aqua America, Inc. | | | 2,593 | | | | 92,466 | |
New Jersey Resources Corp. | | | 3,862 | | | | 148,880 | |
ONE Gas, Inc. | | | 3,722 | | | | 247,848 | |
Portland General Electric Co. | | | 210 | | | | 9,265 | |
Total Utilities | | | | | | | 498,459 | |
Total Common Stocks (cost $159,285,760) | | | | | | | 184,250,408 | |
Rights - 0.0%# | | | | | | | | |
DYAX Corp. (Health Care)*,10 (cost $0) | | | 4,700 | | | | 47 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | Shares | | | Value | |
Warrants - 0.0%# | | | | | | | | |
HealthSouth Corp. (Health Care), 01/17/17* (cost $13,215) | | | 6,007 | | | $ | 10,152 | |
| | |
| | Principal Amount | | | | |
Short-Term Investments - 14.5% | | | | | | | | |
Repurchase Agreements - 11.7%7 | | | | | | | | |
Cantor Fitzgerald Securities, Inc., dated 06/30/16, due 07/01/16, 0.470% total to be received $5,278,317 (collateralized by various U.S. Government Agency Obligations, 0.000% - 10.500%, 07/15/16 - 05/20/66, totaling $5,383,813) | | $ | 5,278,248 | | | | 5,278,248 | |
Daiwa Capital Markets America, dated 06/30/16, due 07/01/16, 0.500% total to be received $5,278,321 (collateralized by various U.S. Government Agency Obligations, 0.000% - 9.000%, 07/07/16 - 02/01/49, totaling $5,383,813) | | | 5,278,248 | | | | 5,278,248 | |
Mitsubishi UFJ Securities USA, Inc., dated 06/30/16, due 07/01/16, 0.430% total to be received $5,047,021 (collateralized by various U.S. Government Agency Obligations, 1.370% - 6.059%, 01/01/19 - 07/01/46, totaling $5,147,900) | | | 5,046,961 | | | | 5,046,961 | |
Nomura Securities International, Inc., dated 06/30/16, due 07/01/16, 0.420% total to be received $5,278,310 (collateralized by various U.S. Government Agency Obligations, 0.000% - 8.000%, 12/01/16 - 05/20/66, totaling $5,383,813) | | | 5,278,248 | | | | 5,278,248 | |
State of Wisconsin Investment Board, dated 06/30/16, due 07/01/16, 0.480% total to be received $1,342,288 (collateralized by various U.S. Government Agency Obligations, 0.125% - 2.500%, 04/15/18 - 01/15/29, totaling $1,379,972) | | | 1,342,270 | | | | 1,342,270 | |
Total Repurchase Agreements | | | | | | | 22,223,975 | |
| | |
| | Shares | | | | |
Other Investment Companies - 2.8%8 | | | | | | | | |
Dreyfus Institutional Cash Advantage Fund, Institutional Class Shares, 0.39% | | | 5,307,764 | | | | 5,307,764 | |
Total Short-Term Investments (cost $27,531,739) | | | | | | | 27,531,739 | |
Total Investments - 111.6% (cost $186,830,714) | | | | | | | 211,792,346 | |
Other Assets, less Liabilities - (11.6)% | | | | | | | (22,049,498 | ) |
Net Assets - 100.0% | | | | | | $ | 189,742,848 | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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Notes to Schedules of Portfolio Investments (unaudited)
The following footnotes should be read in conjunction with each of the Schedules of Portfolio Investments previously presented in this report.
At June 30, 2016, the approximate cost of investments and the aggregate gross unrealized appreciation and depreciation for federal income tax purposes were as follows:
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Fund | | Cost | | | Appreciation | | | Depreciation | | | Net | |
AMG Managers Bond Fund | | $ | 2,409,157,708 | | | $ | 178,147,384 | | | $ | (76,865,338 | ) | | $ | 101,282,046 | |
AMG Managers Global Income Opportunity Fund | | | 20,243,882 | | | | 839,986 | | | | (1,910,362 | ) | | | (1,070,376 | ) |
AMG Managers Special Equity Fund | | | 188,995,541 | | | | 30,896,222 | | | | (8,099,417 | ) | | | 22,796,805 | |
* | Non-income producing security. |
† | Principal amount stated in U.S. dollars unless otherwise stated. |
(a) | Security 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 buyers. At June 30, 2016, the value of these securities amounted to the following: |
| | | | | | | | |
Fund | | Market Value | | | % of Net Assets | |
AMG Managers Bond Fund | | $ | 435,540,744 | | | | 17.7 | % |
AMG Managers Global Income Opportunity Fund | | | 6,671,763 | | | | 36.0 | % |
(b) | Step Bond: A debt instrument with either deferred interest payments or an interest rate that resets at specific times during its term. |
1 | Floating Rate Security. The rate listed is as of June 30, 2016. Date in parentheses represents the security’s next coupon rate reset. |
2 | Illiquid Security: A security not readily convertible into cash such as a stock, bond or commodity that is not actively traded and would be difficult to sell in a timely sale. The Fund may not invest more than 15% of their net assets in illiquid securities. All illiquid securities are valued by an independent pricing agent. The market value of illiquid securities at June 30, 2016, amounted to the following: |
| | | | | | | | |
Fund | | Market Value | | | % of Net Assets | |
AMG Managers Bond Fund | | $ | 63,226,078 | | | | 2.6 | % |
AMG Managers Special Equity Fund | | | 92,800 | | | | 0.1 | % |
3 | Variable Rate Security. The rate listed is as of June 30, 2016, and is periodically reset subject to terms and conditions set forth in the debenture. |
4 | Some or all of these securities were out on loan to various brokers as of June 30, 2016, amounting to the following: |
| | | | | | | | |
Fund | | Market Value | | | % of Net Assets | |
AMG Managers Bond Fund | | $ | 48,775,219 | | | | 2.0 | % |
AMG Managers Global Income Opportunity Fund | | | 595,520 | | | | 3.2 | % |
AMG Managers Special Equity Fund | | | 21,525,745 | | | | 11.3 | % |
5 | Convertible Security. A corporate bond or preferred stock, usually a junior debenture, that can be converted, at the option of the holder, for a specific number of shares of the company’s preferred stock or common stock. The market value of convertible bonds and convertible preferred stocks at June 30, 2016, amounted to the following: |
| | | | | | | | |
Convertible Bonds Fund | | Market Value | | | % of Net Assets | |
AMG Managers Bond Fund | | $ | 70,584,182 | | | | 2.9 | % |
| | |
Convertible Preferred Stock Fund | | Market Value | | | % of Net Assets | |
AMG Managers Bond Fund | | $ | 16,966,555 | | | | 0.7 | % |
6 | Represents yield to maturity at June 30, 2016. |
7 | Collateral received from brokers for securities lending was invested in these joint repurchase agreements. |
8 | Yield shown represents the June 30, 2016, seven-day average yield, which refers to the sum of the previous seven days’ dividends paid, expressed as an annual percentage. |
9 | Perpetuity Bond. The date shown is the final call date. |
10 | This security is restricted and not available for re-sale. The security was received as part of a corporate action on January 22, 2016. |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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Notes to Schedules of Portfolio Investments (continued)
| | | | |
Country | | AMG Managers Bond Fund* | |
Australia | | | 1.0 | % |
Bermuda | | | 1.3 | % |
Brazil | | | 0.3 | % |
Canada | | | 1.3 | % |
Cayman Islands | | | 2.2 | % |
France | | | 1.7 | % |
Iceland | | | 0.3 | % |
India | | | 0.0 | %# |
Ireland | | | 0.5 | % |
Luxembourg | | | 1.4 | % |
Malaysia | | | 0.1 | % |
Mexico | | | 3.6 | % |
* | As a percentage of long-term investments as of June 30, 2016. |
| | | | |
Country | | AMG Managers Global Income Opportunity Fund* | |
Argentina | | | 2.3 | % |
Australia | | | 2.9 | % |
Brazil | | | 2.4 | % |
Canada | | | 4.1 | % |
Cayman Islands | | | 1.3 | % |
Chile | | | 1.4 | % |
Colombia | | | 3.8 | % |
Dominican Republic | | | 0.6 | % |
France | | | 1.7 | % |
Hungary | | | 0.9 | % |
Iceland | | | 0.9 | % |
Indonesia | | | 3.2 | % |
Israel | | | 0.7 | % |
Italy | | | 5.5 | % |
Luxembourg | | | 2.4 | % |
Mauritius | | | 1.1 | % |
* | As a percentage of long-term investments as of June 30, 2016. |
| | | | |
Country | | AMG Managers Bond Fund* | |
Netherlands | | | 1.7 | % |
New Zealand | | | 0.5 | % |
Norway | | | 0.3 | % |
South Korea | | | 0.1 | % |
Spain | | | 1.3 | % |
United Arab Emirates | | | 1.0 | % |
United Kingdom | | | 2.2 | % |
United States | | | 79.2 | % |
| | | | |
| | | 100.0 | % |
| | | | |
| | | | |
Country | | AMG Managers Global Income Opportunity Fund* | |
Mexico | | | 9.7 | % |
Morocco | | | 1.2 | % |
Netherlands | | | 4.0 | % |
New Zealand | | | 5.6 | % |
Panama | | | 0.8 | % |
Peru | | | 2.1 | % |
Philippines | | | 0.4 | % |
Poland | | | 3.5 | % |
South Korea | | | 2.2 | % |
Spain | | | 0.6 | % |
Turkey | | | 3.3 | % |
United Kingdom | | | 5.4 | % |
United States | | | 24.3 | % |
Venezuela | | | 1.7 | % |
| | | | |
| | | 100.0 | % |
| | | | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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Notes to Schedules of Portfolio Investments (continued)
The following tables summarize the inputs used to value the Funds’ investments by the fair value hierarchy levels as of June 30, 2016: (See Note 1(a) in the Notes to the Financial Statements.)
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Investments Level 1 | | | Significant Other Observable Inputs Level 2 | | | Significant Unobservable Inputs Level 3 | | | Total | |
AMG Managers Bond Fund | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Investments in Securities | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Asset-Backed Securities | | | — | | | $ | 87,209,849 | | | $ | 19,601,028 | | | $ | 106,810,877 | |
Corporate Bonds and Notes† | | | — | | | | 1,583,115,712 | | | | — | | | | 1,583,115,712 | |
Foreign Government Obligations | | | — | | | | 156,997,966 | | | | — | | | | 156,997,966 | |
Mortgage-Backed Securities | | | — | | | | 31,639,880 | | | | — | | | | 31,639,880 | |
Municipal Bonds | | | — | | | | 23,508,210 | | | | — | | | | 23,508,210 | |
U.S. Government and Agency Obligations† | | | — | | | | 353,299,209 | | | | — | | | | 353,299,209 | |
Common Stocks†† | | $ | 2,935,884 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 2,935,884 | |
Preferred Stocks | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Financials | | | 10,702,685 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 10,702,685 | |
Industrials | | | 4,394,849 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 4,394,849 | |
Materials | | | 3,241,146 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 3,241,146 | |
Utilities | | | — | | | | 396,889 | | | | — | | | | 396,889 | |
Short-Term Investments | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Repurchase Agreements | | | — | | | | 49,434,202 | | | | — | | | | 49,434,202 | |
U.S. Treasury Bills | | | — | | | | 149,984,700 | | | | — | | | | 149,984,700 | |
Other Investment Companies | | | 33,977,545 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 33,977,545 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total Investments in Securities | | $ | 55,252,109 | | | $ | 2,435,586,617 | | | $ | 19,601,028 | | | $ | 2,510,439,754 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
The following table below is a reconciliation of investments in which significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) were used in determining fair value at June 30, 2016:
| | | | |
AMG Managers Bond Fund | | Asset-Backed Securities | |
Balance as of December 31, 2015 | | $ | 20,421,277 | |
Accrued discounts (premiums) | | | (3,984 | ) |
Realized gain (loss) | | | (4,872 | ) |
Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | | | (83,362 | ) |
Purchases | | | — | |
Sales | | | (728,031 | ) |
Transfers in to Level 3 | | | — | |
Transfers out of Level 3 | | | — | |
Balance as of June 30, 2016 | | $ | 19,601,028 | |
| |
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments still held at June 30, 2016 | | $ | (83,362 | ) |
The Fund’s investment that is categorized as Level 3 is valued utilizing third party pricing information without adjustment (broker quote). Such valuations are based on unobservable inputs. A significant change in third party information inputs could result in a significantly lower or higher value of such Level 3 investment.
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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Notes to Schedules of Portfolio Investments (continued)
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Quoted Prices in Active Markets | | | Significant Other | | | Significant | | | | |
| | for Identical Investments | | | Observable Inputs | | | Unobservable Inputs | | | | |
| | Level 1 | | | Level 2 | | | Level 3 | | | Total | |
AMG Managers Global Income Opportunity Fund | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Investments in Securities | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Asset-Backed Securities | | | — | | | $ | 76,519 | | | | — | | | $ | 76,519 | |
Corporate Bonds and Notes† | | | — | | | | 11,498,287 | | | | — | | | | 11,498,287 | |
Foreign Government Obligations | | | — | | | | 6,110,206 | | | | — | | | | 6,110,206 | |
U.S. Government Obligations† | | | — | | | | 557,710 | | | | — | | | | 557,710 | |
Short-Term Investments | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Repurchase Agreements | | | — | | | | 621,466 | | | | — | | | | 621,466 | |
Other Investment Companies | | $ | 309,318 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 309,318 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total Investments in Securities | | $ | 309,318 | | | $ | 18,864,188 | | | | — | | | $ | 19,173,506 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Financial Derivative Instruments-Assets††† | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts | | | — | | | $ | 104,915 | | | | — | | | $ | 104,915 | |
Financial Derivative Instruments-Liabilities††† | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts | | | — | | | | (145,871 | ) | | | — | | | | (145,871 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total Financial Derivative Instruments | | | — | | | $ | (40,956 | ) | | | — | | | $ | (40,956 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
| | Quoted Prices in Active Markets | | | Significant Other | | | Significant | | | | |
| | for Identical Investments | | | Observable Inputs | | | Unobservable Inputs | | | | |
| | Level 1 | | | Level 2 | | | Level 3 | | | Total | |
AMG Managers Special Equity Fund | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Investments in Securities | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Common Stocks | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Information Technology | | $ | 46,593,518 | | | $ | 92,800 | | | | — | | | $ | 46,686,318 | |
Health Care | | | 42,231,093 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 42,231,093 | |
Consumer Discretionary | | | 32,924,096 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 32,924,096 | |
Industrials | | | 25,451,932 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 25,451,932 | |
Financials | | | 16,697,673 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 16,697,673 | |
Consumer Staples | | | 10,428,477 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 10,428,477 | |
Energy | | | 4,139,136 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 4,139,136 | |
Materials | | | 2,673,363 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 2,673,363 | |
Telecommunication Services | | | 2,519,861 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 2,519,861 | |
Utilities | | | 498,459 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 498,459 | |
Rights | | | — | | | | — | | | $ | 47 | | | | 47 | |
Warrants | | | 10,152 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 10,152 | |
Short-Term Investments | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Repurchase Agreements | | | — | | | | 22,223,975 | | | | — | | | | 22,223,975 | |
Other Investment Companies | | | 5,307,764 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 5,307,764 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total Investments in Securities | | $ | 189,475,524 | | | $ | 22,316,775 | | | $ | 47 | | | $ | 211,792,346 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
At June 30, 2016, the Level 3 security are Rights received as a result of a corporate action.
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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Notes to Schedules of Portfolio Investments (continued)
† | All corporate bonds and notes and U.S. government and agency obligations held in the Funds are level 2 securities. For a detailed breakout of the corporate bonds and notes and U.S. government and agency obligations by major industry or agency classification, please refer to the respective Schedule of Portfolio Investments. |
†† | All common stocks held in the Fund are level 1 securities. For a detailed breakout of the common stocks, please refer to the Schedule of Portfolio Investments. |
††† | Derivative instruments, such as forwards contracts are not reflected in the Schedule of Portfolio Investments and are valued at the unrealized appreciation/depreciation of the instrument. |
As of June 30, 2016, the Funds had no significant transfers between levels from the beginning of the reporting period.
The following schedule shows the value of derivative instruments at June 30, 2016:
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Asset Derivatives | | | Liability Derivatives | |
Fund | | Derivatives not accounted for as hedging instruments | | Statement of Assets and Liabilities Location | | Fair Value | | | Statement of Assets and Liabilities Location | | Fair Value | |
AMG Managers Global Income Opportunity Fund | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Foreign currency exchange contracts | | Unrealized appreciation on foreign currency contracts | | $ | 104,915 | | | Unrealized depreciation on foreign currency contracts | | $ | 145,871 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
For the six months ended June 30, 2016, the effect of derivative instruments on the Statement of Operations and the amount of realized gain/(loss) and unrealized gain/(loss) on derivatives recognized in income is as follows:
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Realized Gain (Loss) | | | Change in Unrealized Gain (Loss) | |
Fund | | Derivatives not accounted for as hedging instruments | | Statement of Operations Location | | Realized Gain/(Loss) | | | Statement of Operations Location | | Change In Unrealized Gain/(Loss) | |
AMG Managers Global Income Opportunity Fund | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Foreign currency exchange contracts | | Net realized gain on foreign currency transactions | | $ | 457,176 | | | Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of foreign currency translations | | $ | (40,768 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
At June 30, 2016, the following Fund had foreign currency contracts (in U.S. Dollars):
(See Note 9 in the Notes to Financial Statements.)
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
AMG Managers Global Income Opportunity Fund | |
Foreign Currency | | Position | | Settlement Date | | Counterparty | | Receivable Amount | | | Payable Amount | | | Unrealized Gain/ (Loss) | |
Brazilian Real | | Long | | 09/21/16 | | CS | | $ | 68,909 | | | $ | 64,866 | | | $ | 4,043 | |
British Pound | | Long | | 09/21/16 | | CS | | | 466,312 | | | | 505,718 | | | | (39,406 | ) |
Euro | | Long | | 09/21/16 | | MS | | | 3,448,502 | | | | 3,520,072 | | | | (71,570 | ) |
Japanese Yen | | Long | | 09/21/16 | | CS | | | 2,393,913 | | | | 2,316,979 | | | | 76,934 | |
Polish Zloty | | Long | | 09/21/16 | | CITI | | | 187,214 | | | | 190,818 | | | | (3,604 | ) |
Australian Dollar | | Short | | 09/21/16 | | CS | | | 422,906 | | | | 436,475 | | | | (13,569 | ) |
Brazilian Real | | Short | | 09/21/16 | | CS | | | 62,007 | | | | 68,909 | | | | (6,902 | ) |
British Pound | | Short | | 09/21/16 | | CS | | | 185,820 | | | | 173,201 | | | | 12,619 | |
Euro | | Short | | 09/21/16 | | MS | | | 181,547 | | | | 178,102 | | | | 3,445 | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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Notes to Schedules of Portfolio Investments (continued)
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Foreign Currency | | Position | | Settlement Date | | | Counterparty | | Receivable Amount | | | Payable Amount | | | Unrealized Gain/ (Loss) | |
Indonesian Rupiah | | Short | | | 09/21/16 | | | CS | | $ | 230,695 | | | $ | 231,959 | | | $ | (1,264 | ) |
Mexican Peso | | Short | | | 09/21/16 | | | UBS | | | 1,103,482 | | | | 1,108,773 | | | | (5,291 | ) |
New Zealand Dollar | | Short | | | 09/21/16 | | | CS | | | 898,735 | | | | 903,000 | | | | (4,265 | ) |
Norwegian Krone | | Short | | | 09/21/16 | | | UBS | | | 122,975 | | | | 119,473 | | | | 3,502 | |
Polish Zloty | | Short | | | 09/21/16 | | | CITI | | | 650,919 | | | | 647,661 | | | | 3,258 | |
Swiss Franc | | Short | | | 09/21/16 | | | UBS | | | 62,850 | | | | 61,736 | | | | 1,114 | |
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| | | | | | | | Totals | | $ | 10,486,786 | | | $ | 10,527,742 | | | $ | (40,956 | ) |
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INVESTMENTS DEFINITIONS AND ABBREVIATIONS: |
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EMTN: | | European Medium-Term Notes |
FHLMC: | | Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation |
FNMA: | | Federal National Mortgage Association |
GMTN: | | Global Medium-Term Notes |
MTN: | | Medium-Term Note |
PLC: | | Public Limited Company |
SAU: | | Saugus |
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COUNTERPARTY ABBREVIATIONS: |
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CITI: | | Citibank N.A. |
CS: | | Credit Suisse |
MS: | | Morgan Stanley |
UBS: | | UBS Securities LLC |
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CURRENCY ABBREVIATIONS: |
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AUD: | | Australian Dollar |
BRL: | | Brazilian Real |
CAD: | | Canadian Dollar |
COP: | | Colombian Peso |
EUR: | | Euro |
GBP: | | British Pound |
IDR: | | Indonesian Rupiah |
KRW: | | South Korean Won |
MXN: | | Mexican Peso |
NOK: | | Norwegian Krone |
NZD: | | New Zealand Dollar |
PLN: | | Polish Zloty |
ADR: ADR after the name of a holding stands for American Depositary Receipt, representing ownership of foreign securities on deposit with a domestic custodian bank. The value of the ADR security is determined or significantly influenced by trading on exchanges not located in the United States or Canada. Sponsored ADRs are initiated by the underlying foreign company.
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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Statement of Assets and Liabilities (unaudited)
June 30, 2016
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | AMG Managers Bond Fund | | | AMG Managers Global Income Opportunity Fund | | | AMG Managers Special Equity Fund | |
Assets: | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Investments at value* (including securities on loan valued at $48,775,219, $595,520 and $21,525,745, respectively) | | $ | 2,461,005,552 | | | $ | 18,552,040 | | | $ | 189,568,371 | |
Repurchase Agreements at value** | | | 49,434,202 | | | | 621,466 | | | | 22,223,975 | |
Foreign currency*** | | | 829,781 | | | | 84,038 | | | | — | |
Dividends, interest and other receivables | | | 22,711,881 | | | | 224,028 | | | | 122,338 | |
Receivable for investments sold | | | 2,290,458 | | | | — | | | | 5,265,616 | |
Receivable for Fund shares sold | | | 3,389,233 | | | | 14,584 | | | | 59,208 | |
Unrealized appreciation on foreign currency contracts | | | — | | | | 104,915 | | | | — | |
Receivable from affiliate | | | 62,190 | | | | 13,490 | | | | 27,284 | |
Prepaid expenses | | | 45,504 | | | | 8,106 | | | | 16,697 | |
Total assets | | | 2,539,768,801 | | | | 19,622,667 | | | | 217,283,489 | |
Liabilities: | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Payable upon return of securities loaned | | | 49,434,202 | | | | 621,466 | | | | 22,223,975 | |
Payable for investments purchased | | | 24,971,000 | | | | 202,091 | | | | 4,695,443 | |
Payable for Fund shares repurchased | | | 4,664,279 | | | | 43,657 | | | | 317,889 | |
Unrealized depreciation on foreign currency contracts | | | — | | | | 145,871 | | | | — | |
Accrued expenses: | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Investment advisory and management fees | | | 1,253,721 | | | | 10,805 | | | | 140,846 | |
Administrative fees | | | 501,488 | | | | 3,087 | | | | 39,124 | |
Shareholder servicing fees - Service Class | | | 123,928 | | | | — | | | | 35,485 | |
Trustees fees and expenses | | | 1,411 | | | | 37 | | | | — | |
Other | | | 344,455 | | | | 71,148 | | | | 87,879 | |
Total liabilities | | | 81,294,484 | | | | 1,098,162 | | | | 27,540,641 | |
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Net Assets | | $ | 2,458,474,317 | | | $ | 18,524,505 | | | $ | 189,742,848 | |
* Investments at cost | | $ | 2,351,914,148 | | | $ | 19,613,583 | | | $ | 164,606,739 | |
** Repurchase agreements at cost | | $ | 49,434,202 | | | $ | 621,466 | | | $ | 22,223,975 | |
*** Foreign currency at cost | | $ | 818,781 | | | $ | 82,848 | | | | — | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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Statement of Assets and Liabilities (continued)
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | AMG Managers Bond Fund | | | AMG Managers Global Income Opportunity Fund | | | AMG Managers Special Equity Fund | |
Net Assets Represent: | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Paid-in capital | | $ | 2,336,929,448 | | | $ | 22,566,053 | | | $ | 292,018,096 | |
Distributions in excess of net investment income | | | (4,879,715 | ) | | | (197,999 | ) | | | (467,724 | ) |
Undistributed (accumulated) net realized gain (loss) from investments | | | 17,282,577 | | | | (2,741,573 | ) | | | (126,769,155 | ) |
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments | | | 109,142,007 | | | | (1,101,976 | ) | | | 24,961,631 | |
Net Assets | | $ | 2,458,474,317 | | | $ | 18,524,505 | | | $ | 189,742,848 | |
Shares outstanding | | | n/a | | | | 933,672 | | | | n/a | |
Net asset value, offering and redemption price per share | | | n/a | | | $ | 19.84 | | | | n/a | |
Service Class: | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net Assets | | $ | 1,513,867,583 | | | | n/a | | | $ | 172,056,933 | |
Shares outstanding | | | 55,524,325 | | | | n/a | | | | 1,966,070 | |
Net asset value, offering and redemption price per share | | $ | 27.26 | | | | n/a | | | $ | 87.51 | |
Institutional Class: | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net Assets | | $ | 944,606,734 | | | | n/a | | | $ | 17,685,915 | |
Shares outstanding | | | 34,651,124 | | | | n/a | | | | 197,158 | |
Net asset value, offering and redemption price per share | | $ | 27.26 | | | | n/a | | | $ | 89.70 | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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Statement of Operations (unaudited)
For the six months ended June 30, 2016
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| | AMG Managers Bond Fund | | | AMG Managers Global Income Opportunity Fund | | | AMG Managers Special Equity Fund | |
Investment Income: | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Interest income | | $ | 54,294,918 | | | $ | 588,950 | | | $ | 75 | |
Dividend income | | | 678,440 | | | | 1,587 | | | | 617,729 | |
Securities lending income | | | 228,991 | | | | 6,099 | | | | 140,307 | |
Foreign withholding tax | | | (45,823 | ) | | | (843 | ) | | | — | |
Total investment income | | | 55,156,526 | | | | 595,793 | | | | 758,111 | |
Expenses: | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Investment advisory and management fees | | | 7,577,572 | | | | 88,755 | | | | 828,673 | |
Administrative fees | | | 3,031,029 | | | | 25,359 | | | | 230,187 | |
Shareholder servicing fees - Service Class | | | 759,780 | | | | — | | | | 208,888 | |
Reports to shareholders | | | 138,938 | | | | 6,211 | | | | 9,693 | |
Custodian fees | | | 96,643 | | | | 37,854 | | | | 59,530 | |
Professional fees | | | 106,388 | | | | 19,567 | | | | 18,497 | |
Trustees fees and expenses | | | 90,102 | | | | 1,172 | | | | 6,973 | |
Transfer agent fees | | | 78,954 | | | | 3,564 | | | | 16,141 | |
Registration fees | | | 25,518 | | | | 9,844 | | | | 10,948 | |
Miscellaneous | | | 29,163 | | | | 688 | | | | 2,688 | |
Total expenses before offsets/reductions | | | 11,934,087 | | | | 193,014 | | | | 1,392,218 | |
Expense reimbursements | | | (383,845 | ) | | | (80,157 | ) | | | (161,286 | ) |
Expense reductions | | | — | | | | — | | | | (5,097 | ) |
Net expenses | | | 11,550,242 | | | | 112,857 | | | | 1,225,835 | |
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Net Investment income (loss) | | | 43,606,284 | | | | 482,936 | | | | (467,724 | ) |
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss): | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net realized gain (loss) on investments | | | 15,933,391 | | | | (1,095,063 | ) | | | (2,176,531 | ) |
Net realized gain (loss) on foreign currency transactions | | | (89,842 | ) | | | 448,474 | | | | 28 | |
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments | | | 78,914,365 | | | | 2,525,516 | | | | 1,442,441 | |
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of foreign currency translations | | | 50,948 | | | | (32,014 | ) | | | — | |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | | | 94,808,862 | | | | 1,846,913 | | | | (734,062 | ) |
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Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | | $ | 138,415,146 | | | $ | 2,329,849 | | | $ | (1,201,786 | ) |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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Statements of Changes in Net Assets
For the six month ended June 30, 2016 (unaudited) and the year ended December 31, 2015
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | AMG Managers Bond Fund | | | AMG Managers Global Income Opportunity Fund | | | AMG Managers Special Equity Fund | |
| | June 30, 2016 | | | December 31, 2015 | | | June 30, 2016 | | | December 31, 2015 | | | June 30, 2016 | | | December 31, 2015 | |
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting From Operations: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income (loss) | | $ | 43,606,284 | | | $ | 75,599,756 | | | $ | 482,936 | | | $ | 1,399,051 | | | $ | (467,724 | ) | | $ | (1,080,584 | ) |
Net realized gain (loss) on investments, foreign currency transactions | | | 15,843,549 | | | | 32,339,001 | | | | (646,589 | ) | | | (1,405,180 | ) | | | (2,176,503 | ) | | | 16,303,340 | |
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments, foreign currency translations | | | 78,965,313 | | | | (164,350,877 | ) | | | 2,493,502 | | | | (2,587,751 | ) | | | 1,442,441 | | | | (15,116,156 | ) |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | | | 138,415,146 | | | | (56,412,120 | ) | | | 2,329,849 | | | | (2,593,880 | ) | | | (1,201,786 | ) | | | 106,600 | |
Distributions to Shareholders: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
From net investment income: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Single Class Fund | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | (482,617 | ) | | | — | | | | — | |
Service Class | | | (25,129,550 | ) | | | (46,749,891 | ) | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | |
Institutional Class | | | (15,547,080 | ) | | | (25,682,778 | ) | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | |
From net realized gain on investments: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Single Class Fund | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | |
Service Class | | | — | | | | (22,559,422 | ) | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | |
Institutional Class | | | — | | | | (12,787,975 | ) | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | |
Total distributions to shareholders | | | (40,676,630 | ) | | | (107,780,066 | ) | | | — | | | | (482,617 | ) | | | — | | | | — | |
Capital Share Transactions:1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net decrease from capital share transactions | | | (112,035,599 | ) | | | (371,852,846 | ) | | | (15,945,970 | ) | | | (14,995,747 | ) | | | (9,453,692 | ) | | | (23,986,851 | ) |
| | | | | | |
Total decrease in net assets | | | (14,297,083 | ) | | | (536,045,032 | ) | | | (13,616,121 | ) | | | (18,072,244 | ) | | | (10,655,478 | ) | | | (23,880,251 | ) |
Net Assets: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Beginning of period | | | 2,472,771,400 | | | | 3,008,816,432 | | | | 32,140,626 | | | | 50,212,870 | | | | 200,398,326 | | | | 224,278,577 | |
End of period | | $ | 2,458,474,317 | | | $ | 2,472,771,400 | | | $ | 18,524,505 | | | $ | 32,140,626 | | | $ | 189,742,848 | | | $ | 200,398,326 | |
End of period distributions in excess of net investment income | | $ | (4,879,715 | ) | | $ | (7,809,369 | ) | | $ | (197,999 | ) | | $ | (680,935 | ) | | $ | (467,724 | ) | | | — | |
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1 | See Note 1(g) of the Notes to Financial Statements. |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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AMG Managers Bond Fund
Financial Highlights
For a share outstanding throughout each period
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Service Class† | | Six Months Ended June 30, 2016 | | | For the years ended December 31, | |
| (Unaudited) | | | 2015 | | | 2014 | | | 2013 | | | 2012 | | | 2011 | |
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | | $ | 26.19 | | | $ | 27.88 | | | $ | 27.33 | | | $ | 27.93 | | | $ | 25.97 | | | $ | 25.61 | |
Income (loss) from Investment Operations: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income1,2 | | | 0.47 | | | | 0.74 | | | | 0.80 | | | | 0.92 | | | | 1.03 | | | | 1.14 | |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments | | | 1.04 | | | | (1.34 | ) | | | 0.78 | | | | (0.63 | ) | | | 2.04 | | | | 0.39 | |
Total income (loss) from investment operations | | | 1.51 | | | | (0.60 | ) | | | 1.58 | | | | 0.29 | | | | 3.07 | | | | 1.53 | |
Less Distributions to Shareholders from: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income | | | (0.44 | ) | | | (0.71 | ) | | | (0.85 | ) | | | (0.89 | ) | | | (1.11 | ) | | | (1.17 | ) |
Net realized gain on investments | | | — | | | | (0.38 | ) | | | (0.18 | ) | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | |
Total distributions to shareholders | | | (0.44 | ) | | | (1.09 | ) | | | (1.03 | ) | | | (0.89 | ) | | | (1.11 | ) | | | (1.17 | ) |
Net Asset Value, End of Period | | $ | 27.26 | | | $ | 26.19 | | | $ | 27.88 | | | $ | 27.33 | | | $ | 27.93 | | | $ | 25.97 | |
Total Return2 | | | 5.88 | %4,15 | | | (2.19 | )%4 | | | 5.81 | % | | | 1.06 | % | | | 12.04 | % | | | 6.06 | % |
Ratio of net expenses to average net assets (with offsets/ reductions) | | | 0.99 | %16 | | | 0.99 | % | | | 0.99 | % | | | 1.01 | %5 | | | 0.99 | %6 | | | 0.99 | % |
Ratio of expenses to average net assets (with offsets) | | | 0.99 | %16 | | | 0.99 | % | | | 0.99 | % | | | 1.01 | %5 | | | 0.99 | %6 | | | 0.99 | % |
Ratio of total expenses to average net assets (without offsets/reductions)3 | | | 1.02 | %16 | | | 1.02 | % | | | 1.02 | % | | | 1.05 | %5 | | | 1.05 | %6 | | | 1.05 | % |
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets2 | | | 3.56 | %16 | | | 2.69 | % | | | 2.85 | % | | | 3.33 | %5 | | | 3.79 | %6 | | | 4.36 | % |
Portfolio turnover | | | 23 | %15 | | | 10 | % | | | 26 | % | | | 19 | % | | | 26 | % | | | 17 | % |
Net assets at end of period (000’s omitted) | | $ | 1,513,867 | | | $ | 1,575,246 | | | $ | 1,947,536 | | | $ | 1,545,765 | | | $ | 2,374,012 | | | $ | 2,121,491 | |
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Institutional Class†† | | Six Months Ended June 30, 2016 (Unaudited) | | | For the years ended December 31, | | | For the period from April 1, 2013 to December 31, 2013 | |
| | |
| | 2015 | | | 2014 | | |
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | | $ | 26.19 | | | $ | 27.87 | | | $ | 27.33 | | | $ | 28.19 | |
Income (loss) from Investment Operations: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income1,2 | | | 0.48 | | | | 0.77 | | | | 0.83 | | | | 0.73 | |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments | | | 1.04 | | | | (1.33 | ) | | | 0.77 | | | | (0.88 | ) |
Total income (loss) from investment operations | | | 1.52 | | | | (0.56 | ) | | | 1.60 | | | | (0.15 | ) |
Less Distributions to Shareholders from: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income | | | (0.45 | ) | | | (0.74 | ) | | | (0.88 | ) | | | (0.71 | ) |
Net realized gain on investments | | | — | | | | (0.38 | ) | | | (0.18 | ) | | | — | |
Total distributions to shareholders | | | (0.45 | ) | | | (1.12 | ) | | | (1.06 | ) | | | (0.71 | ) |
Net Asset Value, End of Period | | $ | 27.26 | | | $ | 26.19 | | | $ | 27.87 | | | $ | 27.33 | |
Total Return2 | | | 5.88 | %15 | | | (2.05 | )% | | | 5.88 | % | | | (0.48 | )%15 |
Ratio of net expenses to average net assets (with offsets/reductions) | | | 0.89 | %16 | | | 0.89 | % | | | 0.89 | % | | | 0.91 | %5,16 |
Ratio of expenses to average net assets (with offsets) | | | 0.89 | %16 | | | 0.89 | % | | | 0.89 | % | | | 0.91 | %5,16 |
Ratio of total expenses to average net assets (without offsets/reductions)3 | | | 0.92 | %16 | | | 0.92 | % | | | 0.92 | % | | | 0.95 | %5,16 |
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets2 | | | 3.66 | %16 | | | 2.79 | % | | | 2.93 | % | | | 3.53 | %5,16 |
Portfolio turnover | | | 23 | %15 | | | 10 | % | | | 26 | % | | | 19 | %15 |
Net assets at end of period (000’s omitted) | | $ | 944,607 | | | $ | 897,526 | | | $ | 1,061,280 | | | $ | 745,121 | |
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AMG Managers Global Income Opportunity Fund
Financial Highlights
For a share outstanding throughout each period
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Six Months Ended June 30, 2016 | | | For the years ended December 31, | |
| | (Unaudited) | | | 2015 | | | 2014 | | | 2013 | | | 2012 | | | 2011 | |
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | | $ | 18.18 | | | $ | 19.68 | | | $ | 19.69 | | | $ | 20.56 | | | $ | 19.30 | | | $ | 19.33 | |
Income (loss) from Investment Operations: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income1,2 | | | 0.36 | | | | 0.65 | | | | 0.57 | | | | 0.51 | | | | 0.53 | | | | 0.53 | |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments | | | 1.30 | | | | (1.87 | ) | | | (0.21 | ) | | | (0.80 | ) | | | 1.52 | | | | 0.12 | |
Total income (loss) from investment operations | | | 1.66 | | | | (1.22 | ) | | | 0.36 | | | | (0.29 | ) | | | 2.05 | | | | 0.65 | |
Less Distributions to Shareholders from: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income | | | — | | | | (0.28 | ) | | | (0.37 | ) | | | (0.58 | ) | | | (0.79 | ) | | | (0.68 | ) |
Net Asset Value, End of Period | | $ | 19.84 | | | $ | 18.18 | | | $ | 19.68 | | | $ | 19.69 | | | $ | 20.56 | | | $ | 19.30 | |
Total Return2 | | | 9.13 | %15 | | | (6.22 | )% | | | 1.84 | % | | | (1.40 | )% | | | 10.63 | % | | | 3.39 | % |
Ratio of net expenses to average net assets (with offsets/reductions) | | | 0.89 | %16 | | | 0.89 | % | | | 0.89 | % | | | 0.91 | %7 | | | 1.05 | %8 | | | 1.10 | % |
Ratio of expenses to average net assets (with offsets) | | | 0.89 | %16 | | | 0.89 | % | | | 0.89 | % | | | 0.91 | %7 | | | 1.05 | %8 | | | 1.10 | % |
Ratio of total expenses to average net assets (without offsets/reductions)3 | | | 1.52 | %16 | | | 1.29 | % | | | 1.26 | % | | | 1.23 | %7 | | | 1.36 | %8 | | | 1.39 | % |
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets2 | | | 3.81 | %16 | | | 3.36 | % | | | 2.78 | % | | | 2.49 | %7 | | | 2.63 | %8 | | | 2.63 | % |
Portfolio turnover | | | 12 | %15 | | | 53 | % | | | 56 | % | | | 40 | % | | | 59 | % | | | 91 | % |
Net assets at end of period (000’s omitted) | | $ | 18,525 | | | $ | 32,141 | | | $ | 50,213 | | | $ | 48,295 | | | $ | 34,948 | | | $ | 24,608 | |
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AMG Managers Special Equity Fund
Financial Highlights
For a share outstanding throughout each period
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Six Months Ended June 30, 2016 | | | For the years ended December 31, | |
Service Class††† | | (Unaudited) | | | 2015 | | | 2014 | | | 2013 | | | 2012 | | | 2011 | |
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | | $ | 87.84 | | | $ | 88.30 | | | $ | 87.24 | | | $ | 60.14 | | | $ | 54.51 | | | $ | 52.71 | |
Income (loss) from Investment Operations: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment loss1,2 | | | (0.22 | ) | | | (0.47 | )17 | | | (0.72 | ) | | | (0.52 | )9 | | | (0.24 | )10 | | | (0.50 | ) |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments | | | (0.11 | ) | | | 0.01 | | | | 1.78 | | | | 27.62 | | | | 5.87 | | | | 2.30 | |
Total income (loss) from investment operations | | | (0.33 | ) | | | (0.46 | ) | | | 1.06 | | | | 27.10 | | | | 5.63 | | | | 1.80 | |
Net Asset Value, End of Period | | $ | 87.51 | | | $ | 87.84 | | | $ | 88.30 | | | $ | 87.24 | | | $ | 60.14 | | | $ | 54.51 | |
Total Return2 | | | (0.38 | )%4,15 | | | (0.52 | )%4 | | | 1.22 | % | | | 45.06 | %11 | | | 10.35 | %4 | | | 3.41 | %4 |
Ratio of net expenses to average net assets (with offsets/reductions) | | | 1.36 | %16 | | | 1.35 | % | | | 1.35 | % | | | 1.37 | %12 | | | 1.35 | %13 | | | 1.37 | %14 |
Ratio of expenses to average net assets (with offsets) | | | 1.36 | %16 | | | 1.36 | % | | | 1.36 | % | | | 1.38 | %12 | | | 1.36 | %13 | | | 1.38 | % |
Ratio of total expenses to average net assets (without offsets/reductions)3 | | | 1.54 | %16 | | | 1.51 | % | | | 1.51 | % | | | 1.52 | %12 | | | 1.55 | %13 | | | 1.54 | % |
Ratio of net investment loss to average net assets2 | | | (0.53 | )%16 | | | (0.51 | )% | | | (0.83 | )% | | | (0.71 | )%12 | | | (0.40 | )%13 | | | (0.89 | )% |
Portfolio turnover | | | 67 | %15 | | | 116 | % | | | 121 | % | | | 129 | % | | | 107 | % | | | 126 | % |
Net assets at end of period (000’s omitted) | | $ | 172,057 | | | $ | 181,862 | | | $ | 205,362 | | | $ | 240,162 | | | $ | 184,142 | | | $ | 243,858 | |
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| | Six Months Ended June 30, 2016 | | | For the years ended December 31, | |
Institutional Class | | (Unaudited) | | | 2015 | | | 2014 | | | 2013 | | | 2012 | | | 2011 | |
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | | $ | 89.92 | | | $ | 90.18 | | | $ | 88.87 | | | $ | 61.34 | | | $ | 55.45 | | | $ | 53.43 | |
Income (loss) from Investment Operations: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment loss1,2 | | | (0.12 | ) | | | (0.26 | )17 | | | (0.51 | ) | | | (0.34 | )9 | | | (0.05 | )10 | | | (0.29 | ) |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments | | | (0.10 | ) | | | 0.00 | # | | | 1.82 | | | | 27.87 | | | | 5.94 | | | | 2.31 | |
Total income (loss) from investment operations | | | (0.22 | ) | | | (0.26 | ) | | | 1.31 | | | | 27.53 | | | | 5.89 | | | | 2.02 | |
Net Asset Value, End of Period | | $ | 89.70 | | | $ | 89.92 | | | $ | 90.18 | | | $ | 88.87 | | | $ | 61.34 | | | $ | 55.45 | |
Total Return2 | | | (0.25 | )%4,15 | | | (0.29 | )%4 | | | 1.47 | % | | | 44.88 | % | | | 10.62 | % | | | 3.78 | % |
Ratio of net expenses to average net assets (with offsets/reductions) | | | 1.11 | %16 | | | 1.10 | % | | | 1.10 | % | | | 1.12 | %12 | | | 1.10 | %13 | | | 1.12 | %14 |
Ratio of expenses to average net assets (with offsets) | | | 1.11 | %16 | | | 1.11 | % | | | 1.11 | % | | | 1.13 | %12 | | | 1.11 | %13 | | | 1.13 | % |
Ratio of total expenses to average net assets (without offsets/reductions)3 | | | 1.29 | %16 | | | 1.26 | % | | | 1.26 | % | | | 1.27 | %12 | | | 1.30 | %13 | | | 1.29 | % |
Ratio of net investment loss to average net assets2 | | | (0.28 | )%16 | | | (0.27 | )% | | | (0.58 | )% | | | (0.46 | )%12 | | | (0.08 | )%13 | | | (0.53 | )% |
Portfolio turnover | | | 67 | %15 | | | 116 | % | | | 121 | % | | | 129 | % | | | 107 | % | | | 126 | % |
Net assets at end of period (000’s omitted) | | $ | 17,686 | | | $ | 18,536 | | | $ | 18,917 | | | $ | 20,215 | | | $ | 16,407 | | | $ | 13,961 | |
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Notes to Financial Highlights (unaudited)
The following footnotes should be read in conjunction with the Financial Highlights of the Funds previously presented in this report.
† | Formerly shares of the Fund’s sole class, which were reclassified and redesignated as Service Class shares on April 1, 2013. |
†† | Commencement of operations was April 1, 2013. |
††† | All Managers Class shares were renamed Service Class shares on April 1, 2013. |
# | Rounds to less than $0.01 per share. |
1 | Per share numbers have been calculated using average shares. |
2 | Total returns and net investment income (loss) would have been lower had certain expenses not been offset. |
3 | Excludes the impact of expense reimbursements or fee waivers and expense reductions such as brokerage credits, but includes expense repayments and non-reimbursable expenses, if any, such as interest, taxes and extraordinary expenses. (See Note 1(c) and 2 in the Notes to Financial Statements.) |
4 | The Total Return is based on the Financial Statement Net Asset Values as shown in the Financial Highlights. |
5 | Includes non-routine extraordinary expenses amounting to 0.023% and 0.015% of average net assets for the Service Class and Institutional Class, respectively. |
6 | Includes non-routine extraordinary expenses amounting to 0.004% of average net assets. |
7 | Includes non-routine extraordinary expenses amounting to 0.020% of average net assets. |
8 | Includes non-routine extraordinary expenses amounting to 0.004% of average net assets. |
9 | Includes non-recurring dividends. Without these dividends, net investment loss per share would have been $(0.59) and $(0.41) for the Service Class and Institutional Class, respectively. |
10 | Includes non-recurring dividends. Without these dividends, net investment loss per share would have been $(0.45) and $(0.27) for the Service Class and Institutional Class, respectively. |
11 | The total return would have been 44.56% had the capital contribution of $851,162 not been included. |
12 | Includes non-routine extraordinary expenses amounting to 0.018% and 0.018% of average net assets for the Service Class and Institutional Class, respectively. |
13 | Includes non-routine extraordinary expenses amounting to 0.003% and 0.004% of average net assets for the Service Class and Institutional Class, respectively. |
14 | Effective July 1, 2011, the Fund’s expense cap was reduced to 1.11% from 1.14%. For the period April 1, 2011 through June 30, 2011, the Fund’s expense cap was 1.14%. From January 1, 2011 through March 31, 2011, the Fund’s expense cap was 1.19%. The expense ratio shown reflects the weighted average expense ratio for the full year ended December 31, 2011. |
17 | Includes non-recurring dividends. Without these dividends, net investment loss per share would have been $(0.69) and $(0.48) for the Service Class and Institutional Class, respectively. |
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Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited)
June 30, 2016
1. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
AMG Funds III (the “Trust”) is an open-end management investment company, organized as a Massachusetts business trust, and registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”). Currently, the Trust consists of a number of different funds, each having distinct investment management objectives, strategies, risks and policies. Included in this report are AMG Managers Bond Fund (“Bond”), AMG Managers Global Income Opportunity Fund (“Global Income Opportunity”) and AMG Managers Special Equity Fund (“Special Equity”), each a “Fund” and collectively the “Funds.” Global Income Opportunity will deduct a 1.00% redemption fee from the proceeds of any redemption (including a redemption by exchange) of shares if the redemption occurs within 60 days of the purchase of those shares. For the six months ended June 30, 2016, the Fund had redemption fees amounting to $102.
Bond and Special Equity each offer two classes of shares: Service Class and Institutional Class. Each class represents an interest in the same assets of the Fund. Although all share classes generally have identical voting rights, each share class votes separately when required by law. Different share classes may pay different amounts to the extent the net asset value per share and/or the expenses of such share classes differ. Each share class has its own expense structure. Please refer to a current prospectus for additional information on each share class.
The Funds’ financial statements are prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”), which require 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 income and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates and such differences may be material. The following is a summary of significant accounting policies followed by the Funds in the preparation of their financial statements:
a. VALUATION OF INVESTMENTS
Equity securities traded on a national securities exchange or reported on the NASDAQ national market system (“NMS”) are valued at the last quoted sales price on the primary exchange or, if applicable, the NASDAQ official closing price or the official closing price of the relevant exchange or, lacking any sales, at the last quoted bid price or the mean between the last quoted bid and ask prices (the “exchange mean price”). Equity securities traded in the over-the-counter market (other than NMS securities) are valued at the exchange mean price. Foreign equity securities (securities principally traded in markets other than U.S. markets) are valued at the official closing price on the primary exchange or, for markets that either do not offer an official closing price or where the official closing price may not be representative of the overall market, the last quoted sale price.
Fixed income securities purchased with a remaining maturity exceeding 60 days are valued at the evaluated bid price provided by an authorized pricing service or, if an evaluated price is not available, by reference to other securities which are considered comparable in credit rating, interest rate, due date and other features (generally referred to as “matrix pricing”) or other similar pricing methodologies. Investments in certain mortgage-backed and stripped mortgage-backed securities, preferred stocks, convertible securities, derivatives
and other debt securities not traded on an organized securities market are valued on the basis of valuations provided by dealers or by a pricing service which uses information with respect to transactions in such securities and various relationships between such securities and yield to maturity in determining value.
Fixed income securities purchased with a remaining maturity of 60 days or less are valued at amortized cost, provided that the amortized cost value is approximately the same as the fair value of the security valued without the use of amortized cost. Investments in other open-end regulated investment companies are valued at their end of day net asset value per share.
The Fund’s portfolio investments are generally valued based on independent market quotations or prices or, if none, “evaluative” or other market based valuations provided by third-party pricing services approved by the Board of Trustees of the Trust (the “Board”). Under certain circumstances, the value of certain Fund portfolio investments (including derivatives) may be based on an evaluation of fair value, pursuant to procedures established by and under the general supervision of the Board. The Valuation Committee, which is comprised of the Independent Trustees of the Board, and the Pricing Committee, which is comprised of representatives from AMG Funds LLC (the “Investment Manager”) are the committees appointed by the Board to make fair value determinations. Each Fund may use the fair value of a portfolio investment to calculate its net asset value (“NAV”) in the event that the market quotation, price or market based valuation for the portfolio investment is not readily available or otherwise not determinable pursuant to the Board’s valuation procedures, if the Investment Manager or the Pricing Committee believes the quotation, price or market based valuation to be unreliable, or in certain other circumstances. When determining the fair value of an investment, the Pricing Committee and, if required under the Trust’s securities valuation procedures, the Valuation Committee, seeks to determine the price that the Fund might reasonably expect to receive from current sale of that portfolio investment in an arms-length transaction. Fair value determinations shall be based upon consideration of all available facts and information, including, but not limited to (i) attributes specific to the investment; (ii) fundamental and analytical data relating to the investment; and (iii) the value of other comparable securities or relevant financial instruments, including derivative securities, traded on other markets or among dealers.
The values assigned to fair value portfolio investments are based on available information and do not necessarily represent amounts that might ultimately be realized in the future, since such amounts depend on future developments inherent in long-term investments. Because of the inherent uncertainty of valuation, those estimated values may differ significantly from the values that would have been used had a ready market for the investments existed, and the differences could be material. The Board will be presented with a quarterly report showing as of the most recent quarter end, all outstanding securities fair valued by the Fund, including a comparison with the prior quarter end and the percentage of the Fund that the security represents at each quarter end.
With respect to foreign equity securities and certain foreign fixed income securities, the Board has adopted a policy that securities held in a Fund that can be fair valued by the applicable fair value pricing service are fair valued on each business day provided that each individual price exceeds a pre-established confidence level.
Notes to Financial Statements (continued)
U.S. GAAP defines fair value as the price that a fund would receive to sell an asset or pay to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. U.S. GAAP also establishes a framework for measuring fair value, and a three-level hierarchy for fair value measurements based upon the transparency of inputs to the valuation of an asset or liability. Inputs may be observable or unobservable and refer broadly to the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability. Observable inputs reflect the assumptions market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability based on market data obtained from sources independent of the Funds. Unobservable inputs reflect the Funds’ own assumptions about the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability developed based on the best information available in the circumstances. Each investment is assigned a level based upon the observability of the inputs which are significant to the overall valuation.
The three-tier hierarchy of inputs is summarized below:
Level 1 – inputs are quoted prices in active markets for identical investments (e.g., equity securities, open-end investment companies)
Level 2 – other observable inputs (including, but not limited to: quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in markets that are active, quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in markets that are not active, inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the assets or liabilities (such as interest rates, yield curves, volatilities, prepayment speeds, loss severities, credit risks and default rates) or other market corroborated inputs) (e.g., debt securities, government securities, swap contracts, foreign currency exchange contracts, foreign securities utilizing international fair value pricing, broker-quoted securities, fair valued securities with observable inputs)
Level 3 – inputs are significant unobservable inputs (including the Fund’s own assumptions used to determine the fair value of investments) (e.g., fair valued securities with unobservable inputs)
Changes in inputs or methodologies used for valuing investments may result in a transfer in or out of levels within the fair value hierarchy. The inputs or methodologies used for valuing investments may not necessarily be an indication of the risk associated with investing in those investments. Transfers between different levels of the fair value disclosure hierarchy are deemed to have occurred as of the beginning of the reporting period.
b. SECURITY TRANSACTIONS
Security transactions are accounted for as of trade date. Realized gains and losses on securities sold are determined on the basis of identified cost.
c. INVESTMENT INCOME AND EXPENSES
Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date. Dividends from foreign securities are recorded on the ex-dividend date, and if after the fact as soon as the Funds become aware of the ex-dividend date. Interest income, which includes amortization of premium and accretion of discount on debt securities, is accrued as earned. Dividend and interest income on foreign securities is recorded gross of any withholding tax. Non-cash dividends included in dividend
income, if any, are reported at the fair market value of the securities received. Other income and expenses are recorded on an accrual basis. Expenses that cannot be directly attributed to a Fund are apportioned among the funds in the Trust and other trusts within the AMG Funds family of mutual funds (collectively the “AMG Fund family”) and other affiliated funds based upon their relative average net assets or number of shareholders. Investment income, realized and unrealized capital gains and losses, the common expenses of each Fund, and certain Fund level expense reductions, if any, are allocated on a pro-rata basis to each class based on the relative net assets of each class to the total net assets of each Fund.
Special Equity had certain portfolio trades directed to various brokers, under a brokerage recapture program, which paid a portion of the Fund’s expenses. For the six months ended June 30, 2016, the amount by which the Fund’s expenses were reduced and the impact on the annualized expense ratios, was $5,097 or less than 0.01%.
The Funds have a “balance credit” arrangement with The Bank of New York Mellon (“BNYM”), the Funds’ custodian, whereby each Fund is credited with an interest factor equal to 0.75% below the effective 90-day T-Bill rate for account balances left uninvested overnight. If the T-Bill rate falls below 0.75%, no credits will be earned. These credits serve to reduce custodian expenses that would otherwise be charged to each Fund. For the six months ended June 30, 2016, the Funds’ custodian expense was not reduced.
Effective June 1, 2016, the overdraft fees are computed at 1.75% (previously 1.0%) above the effective Federal Funds rate on the day of the overdraft. For the six months ended June 30, 2016, overdraft fees for Global Income Opportunity and Special Equity equaled $10 and $14, respectively.
d. DIVIDENDS AND DISTRIBUTIONS
Fund distributions resulting from either net investment income or realized net capital gains, if any, will normally be declared and paid at least annually in December, as described in the Funds’ prospectus. Distributions to shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Distributions are determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations, which may differ from net investment income and net realized capital gains for financial statement purposes (U.S. GAAP). Differences may be permanent or temporary. Permanent differences are reclassified among capital accounts in the financial statements to reflect their tax character. Permanent book and tax basis differences, if any, relating to shareholder distributions will result in reclassifications to paid-in capital. Temporary differences arise when certain items of income, expense and gain or loss are recognized in different periods for financial statement and tax purposes; these differences will reverse at some time in the future. Permanent differences are due to tax equalization, currency gains/losses, redesignation of dividends and current year write off of a net operating loss. Temporary differences are due to differing treatments for losses deferred due to excise tax regulations, contingent preferred debt instruments and wash sales.
Notes to Financial Statements (continued)
e. FEDERAL TAXES
Each Fund intends to comply with the requirements under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, to distribute substantially all of its taxable income and gains to its shareholders and to meet certain diversification and income requirements with respect to investment companies. Therefore, no provision for federal income or excise tax is included in the accompanying financial statements.
Additionally, based on each Fund’s understanding of the tax rules and rates related to income, gains and transactions for the foreign jurisdictions in which it invests, each Fund will provide for foreign taxes, and where appropriate, deferred foreign taxes.
Management has analyzed the Funds’ tax positions taken on federal income tax returns as of December 31, 2015, and for all open tax years (generally, the three prior taxable years), and has concluded that no provision for federal income tax is required in the Funds’ financial statements. Additionally, Management is not aware of any tax position for which it is reasonably possible that the total amounts of unrecognized tax benefits will change materially in the next twelve months.
Net capital losses incurred in taxable years beginning after the enactment of the Regulated Investment Company Modernization Act of 2010, may be carried forward for an unlimited time period. Such losses will be required to be utilized prior to any loss carryovers incurred in pre-enactment taxable years, which generally expire eight years following the close of the taxable year in which they were incurred. As a result of this ordering rule, pre-enactment capital loss carryovers may be more likely to expire unused. Additionally, post-enactment capital losses that are carried forward retain their tax character as either short-term or long-term capital losses, unlike pre-enactment losses which are considered all short-term.
f. CAPITAL LOSS CARRYOVERS AND DEFERRALS
As of June 30, 2016, the following Funds had accumulated net realized capital loss carryovers from securities transactions for federal income tax purposes as shown in the following chart. These amounts may be used to offset future realized capital gains, if any, through the expiration dates listed, or in the case of post-enactment losses, for an unlimited time period.
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| | Capital Loss Carryover | | | | |
| | Amounts | | | Expires | |
Fund | | Short-Term | | | Long-Term | | | December 31, | |
Global Income Opportunity | | | | | | | | | | | | |
(Pre-Enactment) | | $ | 1,019,810 | | | | — | | | | 2017 | |
(Pre-Enactment) | | | 1,033,512 | | | | — | | | | 2018 | |
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Totals | | $ | 2,053,322 | | | | | | | | | |
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Special Equity | | | | | | | | | | | | |
(Pre-Enactment) | | $ | 121,798,009 | | | | — | | | | 2017 | |
g. CAPITAL STOCK
The Trust’s Declaration of Trust authorizes for each Fund the issuance of an unlimited number of shares of beneficial interest, without par value. Each Fund records sales and repurchases of its capital stock on the trade date. The cost of securities contributed to the Funds in connection with the issuance of shares is based on the valuation of these securities in accordance with the Funds’ policy on investment valuation.
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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)
For the six month ended June 30, 2016 (unaudited) and the year ended December 31, 2015, the capital stock transactions by class for the Funds were as follows:
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| | Bond | | | Special Equity | |
| | 2016 | | | 2015 | | | 2016 | | | 2015 | |
| | Shares | | | Amount | | | Shares | | | Amount | | | Shares | | | Amount | | | Shares | | | Amount | |
Service Class: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Proceeds from sale of shares | | | 3,613,220 | | | $ | 96,075,034 | | | | 13,375,634 | | | $ | 369,405,651 | | | | 42,145 | | | $ | 3,502,110 | | | | 141,833 | | | $ | 13,310,456 | |
Reinvestment of distributions | | | 889,016 | | | | 23,664,094 | | | | 2,388,316 | | | | 64,332,254 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | |
Cost of shares repurchased | | | (9,125,442 | ) | | | (242,121,277 | ) | | | (25,478,779 | ) | | | (698,541,616 | ) | | | (146,553 | ) | | | (12,220,426 | ) | | | (397,066 | ) | | | (37,030,495 | ) |
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Net decrease | | | (4,623,206 | ) | | $ | (122,382,149 | ) | | | (9,714,829 | ) | | $ | (264,803,711 | ) | | | (104,408 | ) | | $ | (8,718,316 | ) | | | (255,233 | ) | | $ | (23,720,039 | ) |
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Institutional Class: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Proceeds from sale of shares | | | 3,952,437 | | | $ | 105,191,630 | | | | 8,240,259 | | | $ | 226,155,038 | | | | 9,815 | | | $ | 832,533 | | | | 31,383 | | | $ | 2,992,129 | |
Reinvestment of distributions | | | 583,464 | | | | 15,532,103 | | | | 1,427,491 | | | | 38,442,052 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | |
Cost of shares repurchased | | | (4,160,654 | ) | | | (110,377,183 | ) | | | (13,467,920 | ) | | | (371,646,225 | ) | | | (18,790 | ) | | | (1,567,909 | ) | | | (35,017 | ) | | | (3,258,941 | ) |
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Net increase (decrease) | | | 375,247 | | | $ | 10,346,550 | | | | (3,800,170 | ) | | $ | (107,049,135 | ) | | | (8,975 | ) | | $ | (735,376 | ) | | | (3,634 | ) | | $ | (266,812 | ) |
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| | Global Income Opportunity | |
| | 2016 | | | 2015 | |
| | Shares | | | Amount | | | Shares | | | Amount | |
Single Class: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Proceeds from sale of shares | | | 90,522 | | | $ | 1,700,520 | | | | 577,925 | | | $ | 11,130,601 | |
Reinvestment of distributions | | | — | | | | — | | | | 25,182 | | | | 459,068 | |
Cost of shares repurchased | | | (925,225 | ) | | | (17,646,490 | ) | | | (1,386,359 | ) | | | (26,585,416 | ) |
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Net decrease | | | (834,703 | ) | | $ | (15,945,970 | ) | | | (783,252 | ) | | $ | (14,995,747 | ) |
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At June 30, 2016, certain unaffiliated shareholders of record, specifically omnibus accounts, individually or collectively held greater than 10% of the net assets of each Fund as follows: Bond - two collectively own 68%; Global Income Opportunity - three collectively own 60%; Special Equity - two collectively own 51%. Transactions by these shareholders may have a material impact on their respective Fund.
h. REPURCHASE AGREEMENTS AND JOINT REPURCHASE AGREEMENTS
The Funds may enter into repurchase agreements for temporary cash management purposes provided that the value of the underlying collateral, including accrued interest, will equal or exceed the value of the repurchase agreement during the term of the agreement. The underlying collateral for all repurchase agreements is held in safekeeping by the Fund’s custodian or at the Federal Reserve Bank. If the seller defaults and the value of the collateral declines, or if bankruptcy proceedings commence with respect to the seller of the security, realization of the collateral by the Funds may be delayed or limited.
Additionally, the Funds may enter into joint repurchase agreements for reinvestment of cash collateral on securities lending transactions under the securities lending program offered by BNYM (the “Program”), provided that the value of the underlying collateral, including accrued interest, will equal or exceed the value of the joint repurchase agreement during the term of the agreement. The Funds participate on a pro rata basis with other clients of BNYM in its share of the underlying collateral under such joint repurchase agreements and in its share of proceeds from any repurchase or other disposition of the underlying collateral. The underlying collateral for joint repurchase agreements
is held in safekeeping by the Fund’s custodian or at the Federal Reserve Bank. If the seller defaults and the value of the collateral declines, or if bankruptcy proceedings commence with respect to the seller of the security, realization of the collateral by the Funds may be delayed or limited. Pursuant to the Program, the Funds are indemnified for such losses by BNYM.
At June 30, 2016, the market value of repurchase agreements or joint repurchase agreements outstanding for Bond, Global Income Opportunity and Special Equity was $49,434,202, $621,466 and $22,223,975, respectively.
i. FOREIGN CURRENCY TRANSLATION
The books and records of the Funds are maintained in U.S. dollars. The values of investments, assets and liabilities denominated in currencies other than U.S. dollars are translated into U.S. dollars based upon current foreign exchange rates. Purchases and sales of foreign investments, income and expenses are converted into U.S. dollars based on currency exchange rates prevailing on the respective dates of such transactions. Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on foreign currency transactions represent: (1) foreign exchange gains and losses from the sale and holdings of foreign currencies; (2) gains and losses between trade date and settlement date on investment securities transactions and
Notes to Financial Statements (continued)
forward foreign currency exchange contracts; and (3) gains and losses from the difference between amounts of interest and dividends recorded and the amounts actually received.
The Funds do not isolate the net realized and unrealized gain or loss resulting from changes in exchange rates from the fluctuations in market prices of securities held. Such fluctuations are included with the net realized and unrealized gain or loss on investments.
j. FOREIGN SECURITIES
The Funds invest in securities of foreign entities and in instruments denominated in foreign currencies which involve risks not typically associated with investments in domestic securities. Non-domestic securities carry special risks, such as exposure to currency fluctuations, less developed or less efficient trading markets, political instability, a lack of company information, differing auditing and legal standards, and, potentially, less liquidity.
Realized gains in certain countries may be subject to foreign taxes at the Fund level, and the Fund would pay such foreign taxes at the appropriate rate for each jurisdiction.
2. AGREEMENTS AND TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES
For each of the Funds, the Trust has entered into an investment advisory agreement under which the Investment Manager, a subsidiary and the U.S. retail distribution arm of Affiliated Managers Group, Inc. (“AMG”), serves as investment manager to the Fund and is responsible for the Funds’ overall administration and operations. The Investment Manager selects one or more subadvisors for the Funds (subject to Board approval) and monitors each subadvisor’s investment performance, security holdings and investment strategies. Each Fund’s investment portfolio is managed by one or more portfolio managers who serve pursuant to a subadvisory agreement with the Investment Manager.
Investment management fees are paid directly by the Fund to the Investment Manager based on average daily net assets. For the six months ended June 30, 2016, the Funds’ investment management fees were paid at the following annual rate of each Fund’s respective average daily net assets:
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Bond | | | 0.625 | % |
Global Income Opportunity | | | 0.700 | % |
Special Equity | | | 0.900 | % |
The Investment Manager has contractually agreed, through at least May 1, 2017, to waive management fees (but not below zero) and/or reimburse Fund expenses in order to limit total annual Fund operating expenses after fee waiver and expense reimbursements (exclusive of taxes, interest (including interest incurred in connection with bank and custody overdrafts), brokerage commissions and other transaction costs, acquired fund fees and expenses, and extraordinary expenses) of Global Income Opportunity to 0.89%, of the Fund’s average daily net assets subject to later reimbursement by the Fund in certain circumstances. The contractual expense limitation may only be terminated in the event the Investment Manager or a successor ceases to be the investment manager of the Fund or a successor fund, by mutual agreement
between the Investment Manager and the Board, or in the event of the Fund’s liquidation unless the Fund is reorganized or is a party to a merger in which the surviving entity is successor to the accounting and performance information of the Fund.
The Investment Manager has contractually agreed, through at least May 1, 2017, to waive management fees (but not below zero) and/or reimburse Fund expenses in order to limit total annual Fund operating expenses after fee waiver and expense reimbursements (exclusive of taxes, interest (including interest incurred in connection with bank and custody overdrafts), shareholder servicing fees, brokerage commissions and other transaction costs, acquired fund fees and expenses, and extraordinary expenses) of Bond and Special Equity to 0.89% and 1.11%, respectively, of each Fund’s average daily net assets subject to later reimbursement by the Fund in certain circumstances. The contractual expense limitation may only be terminated in the event the Investment Manager or a successor ceases to be the investment manager of the Fund or a successor fund, by mutual agreement between the Investment Manager, Board of Trustees, or in the event of the Fund’s liquidation unless the Fund is reorganized or is a party to a merger in which the surviving entity is successor to the accounting and performance information of the Fund.
Each Fund is obligated to repay the Investment Manager such amounts waived, paid or reimbursed in future years provided that the repayment occurs within thirty-six (36) months after the waiver or reimbursement and that such repayment would not cause that Fund’s total annual operating expenses after fee waiver and expense reimbursements in any such future year to exceed that Fund’s contractual expense limitation amount. For the six months ended June 30, 2016, each Fund’s expiration of reimbursement are as follows:
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Expiration Period | | Bond | | | Global Income Opportunity | | | Special Equity | |
Less than 1 year* | | $ | 743,215 | | | $ | 164,006 | | | $ | 330,720 | |
Within 2 years | | | 837,915 | | | | 182,649 | | | | 331,063 | |
Within 3 years | | | 969,595 | | | | 169,463 | | | | 350,274 | |
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Total Amount Subject To Reimbursement | | $ | 2,550,725 | | | $ | 516,118 | | | $ | 1,012,057 | |
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* | A portion of this represents the expiration amount through the fiscal year ended December 31, 2016 of $405,305, $39,290 and $158,634 for Bond, Global Income Opportunity and Special Equity, respectively. |
Each Fund has entered into an Administration and Shareholder Servicing Agreement under which the Investment Manager serves as Funds’ administrator (the “Administrator”) and is responsible for all aspects of managing the Funds’ operations, including administration and shareholder services to each Fund, its shareholders, and certain institutions, such as bank trust departments, broker-dealers and registered investment advisers, that advise or act as an intermediary with the Funds’ shareholders. Bond, Global Income Opportunity and Special Equity each pay a fee to the Administrator at the rate of 0.25%, 0.20%, 0.25%, respectively, per annum of each Fund’s average daily net assets for this service.
The Funds are distributed by AMG Distributors, Inc. (the “Distributor”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Investment Manager. The Distributor serves as the
Notes to Financial Statements (continued)
distributor and underwriter for each Fund and is a registered broker-dealer and member of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. (“FINRA”). Shares of each Fund will be continuously offered and will be sold directly to prospective purchasers and through brokers, dealers or other financial intermediaries who have executed selling agreements with the Distributor. Subject to the compensation arrangement discussed below, generally the Distributor bears all or a portion of the expenses of providing services pursuant to the distribution agreement, including the payment of the expenses relating to the distribution of prospectuses for sales purposes and any advertising or sales literature.
For Bond and Special Equity Service Class shares, the Board has approved reimbursement payments to the Investment Manager for shareholder servicing expenses (“shareholder servicing fees”) incurred. Shareholder servicing fees include payments to third parties such as a bank, broker-dealer, trust company or other financial intermediaries who provide shareholder recordkeeping, account servicing and other services. The Service Class shares may reimburse the Investment Manager for the actual amount incurred up to a maximum annual rate of the Class’s average daily net assets as shown in the table below.
The impact on the annualized expense ratios for the six months ended June 30, 2016, were as follows:
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| | Maximum | | | Actual | |
Fund | | Amount Approved | | | Amount Incurred | |
Bond | | | | | | | | |
Service Class | | | 0.10 | % | | | 0.10 | % |
Special Equity | | | | | | | | |
Service Class | | | 0.25 | % | | | 0.25 | % |
In June 2016, the Funds’ Board approved a proposal to revise certain fees paid by the Funds. These changes will not increase the overall fees incurred by the Funds or by shareholders of the Funds. These changes will not be effective until October 1, 2016 following execution of all relevant agreements and the filing of revised prospectuses and Statements of Additional Information with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The Board approved, in some cases, changes to the administrative fee, management fee and/or shareholder servicing fee on certain classes of the Funds. Further details regarding such changes will be available once all relevant agreements are finalized and executed and revised prospectuses and Statements of Additional Information are filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
The Board provides supervision of the affairs of the Trust, other Trusts within the AMG Funds family and other affiliated funds. The Trustees of the Trust who are not affiliated with an Investment Manager receive an annual retainer and per meeting fees for regular, special and telephonic meetings, and they are reimbursed for out-of-pocket expenses incurred while carrying out their duties as Board members. The Chairman of the Board and the Audit Committee Chair receive additional annual retainers. Certain Trustees and Officers of the Fund are Officers and/or Directors of the Investment Manager, AMG and/or the Distributor.
The Securities and Exchange Commission granted an exemptive order that permits each fund to lend and borrow money for certain temporary purposes
directly to and from other eligible funds in the AMG Funds family. Participation in this interfund lending program is voluntary for both borrowing and lending funds, and an interfund loan is only made if it benefits each participating Fund. The Investment Manager administers the program according to procedures approved by the Board, and the Board monitors the operation of the program. An interfund loan must comply with certain conditions set out in the exemptive order, which are designed to assure fairness and protect all participating funds. For the six months ended June 30, 2016, the following Funds either borrowed from or lent to other Funds in the AMG Funds family: Special Equity lent $2,553,825 for three days earning interest of $75. The interest income amount is included in the Statement of Operations as interest income. At June 30, 2016, the Funds had no interfund loans outstanding.
3. PURCHASES AND SALES OF SECURITIES
Purchases and sales of securities (excluding short-term securities and U.S. Government Obligations) for the six months ended June 30, 2016, were as follows:
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| | Long-Term Securities | |
Fund | | Purchases | | | Sales | |
Bond | | $ | 339,322,945 | | | $ | 256,315,486 | |
Global Income Opportunity | | | 1,679,631 | | | | 15,627,339 | |
Special Equity | | | 122,562,113 | | | | 133,601,095 | |
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| | U.S. Government Obligations | |
Fund | | Purchases | | | Sales | |
Bond | | $ | 199,986,329 | | | $ | 509,584,304 | |
Global Income Opportunity | | | 1,132,967 | | | | 1,553,014 | |
Special Equity | | | — | | | | — | |
4. PORTFOLIO SECURITIES LOANED
The Funds participate in the Program providing for the lending of securities to qualified brokers. Securities lending income includes earnings of such temporary cash investments, plus or minus any rebate to a borrower. These earnings (after any rebate) are then divided between BNYM, as a fee for its services under the Program, and the Funds, according to agreed-upon rates. Collateral on all securities loaned is accepted in cash and is maintained at a minimum level of 102% (105% in the case of certain foreign securities) of the market value, plus interest, if applicable, of investments on loan. It is the Funds’ policy to obtain additional collateral from or return excess collateral to the borrower by the end of the next business day, following the valuation date of the securities loaned. Therefore, the value of the collateral held may be temporarily less than the value of the securities on loan. Lending securities entails a risk of loss to the Funds if and to the extent that the market value of the securities loaned were to increase and the borrower did not increase the collateral accordingly, and the borrower fails to return the securities. Under the terms of the Program, the Funds are indemnified for such losses by BNYM. Cash collateral is held in a separate omnibus account managed by BNYM, who is authorized to exclusively enter into joint overnight government repurchase agreements. BNYM bears the risk of any deficiency in the amount of the cash collateral available for return to the borrower due to any loss on the collateral invested.
Notes to Financial Statements (continued)
At June 30, 2016, the value of the securities loaned and cash collateral received, were as follows:
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| | Securities | | | Cash Collateral | |
Fund | | Loaned | | | Received | |
Bond | | $ | 48,775,219 | | | $ | 49,434,202 | |
Global Income Opportunity | | | 595,520 | | | | 621,466 | |
Special Equity | | | 21,525,745 | | | | 22,223,975 | |
5. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
Under the Trust’s organizational documents, its trustees and officers are indemnified against certain liabilities arising out of the performance of their duties to the Trust. In addition, in the normal course of business, the Funds may enter into contracts and agreements that contain a variety of representations and warranties, which provide general indemnifications. The maximum exposure to the Funds under these arrangements is unknown, as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Funds that have not yet occurred. However, based on experience, the Funds had no prior claims or losses and expects the risk of loss to be remote.
6. RISKS ASSOCIATED WITH HIGH YIELD SECURITIES
Investing in high yield securities involves greater risks and considerations not typically associated with U.S. Government and other high quality/investment grade securities. High yield securities are generally below investment grade securities and do not have an established retail secondary market. Economic downturns may disrupt the high yield market and impair the issuer’s ability to repay principal and interest. Also, an increase in interest rates would likely have an adverse impact on the value of such obligations and could cause the securities to become less liquid.
7. FORWARD COMMITMENTS
Certain transactions, such as futures and forward transactions, dollar roll agreements, or purchases of when-issued or delayed delivery securities may have a similar effect on the Fund’s net asset value as if the Fund had created a degree of leverage in its portfolio. However, if the Fund enters into such a transaction, the Fund will establish a segregated account with its custodian in which it will maintain cash, U.S. government securities or other liquid securities equal in value to its obligations in respect to such transaction. Securities and other assets held in the segregated account may not be sold while the transaction is outstanding, unless other suitable assets are substituted.
8. DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS
The following disclosures contain information on how and why Global Income Opportunity uses derivative instruments, the credit risk and how derivative
instruments affect the Fund’s financial position and results of operations. The location and fair value amounts of these instruments on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities and the realized and changes in unrealized gains and losses on the Statement of Operations, each categorized by type of derivative contract, are included in a table in the Notes to the Schedule of Portfolio Investments.
For the six months ended June 30, 2016, the average quarterly balances of derivative financial instruments outstanding were as follows:
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| | Global Income | |
Foreign currency exchange contracts: | | Opportunity | |
Average U.S. Dollar amounts purchased/sold | | $ | 14,750,901 | |
9. FORWARD FOREIGN CURRENCY CONTRACTS
During the six months ended June 30, 2016, Global Income Opportunity invested in forward foreign currency contracts to facilitate transactions in foreign securities and to hedge against foreign currency exchange rate risk on its non-U.S. dollar denominated investment securities.
A forward foreign currency contract is an agreement between a fund and another party to buy or sell a currency at a set price at a future date. The market value of the contract will fluctuate with changes in currency exchange rates. The contract is marked-to-market daily, and the change in market value is recorded as an unrealized gain or loss. Gain or loss on the purchase or sale of contracts having the same settlement date, amount and counterparty is realized on the date of offset, otherwise gain or loss is realized on the settlement date. Risks may arise upon entering into these contracts from the potential inability of counterparties to meet the terms of their contracts and from unanticipated movements in the value of a foreign currency relative to the U.S. dollar.
10. MASTER NETTING AGREEMENTS
The Funds may enter into master netting agreements with its counterparties for the securities lending program, repurchase agreements and derivative instruments, which provide the right, in the event of default (including bankruptcy or insolvency) for the non-defaulting party to liquidate the collateral and calculate net exposure to the defaulting party or request additional collateral. For financial reporting purposes, the Funds do not offset financial assets and financial liabilities that are subject to master netting agreements in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. For securities lending transactions, see Note 4.
Notes to Financial Statements (continued)
The following tables are a summary of the Funds’ open repurchase agreements and derivatives that are subject to master netting agreements as of June 30, 2016:
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| | | | | Gross Amount Not Offset in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities | | | | |
Fund | | Net Amounts of Assets Presented in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities | | | Financial Instruments Collateral | | | Cash Collateral Received | | | Net Amount | |
Bond | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Bank of Nova Scotia | | $ | 11,226,211 | | | $ | 11,226,211 | | | | | | | | | |
Cantor Fitzgerald Securities, Inc. | | | 11,740,760 | | | | 11,740,760 | | | | — | | | | — | |
Daiwa Capital Markets America | | | 11,740,760 | | | | 11,740,760 | | | | — | | | | — | |
Nomura Securities International, Inc. | | | 11,740,760 | | | | 11,740,760 | | | | — | | | | — | |
State of Wisconsin Investment Board | | | 2,985,711 | | | | 2,985,711 | | | | — | | | | — | |
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Totals | | $ | 49,434,202 | | | $ | 49,434,202 | | | | — | | | | — | |
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Global Income Opportunity | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Cantor Fitzgerald Securities, Inc. | | $ | 621,466 | | | $ | 621,466 | | | | — | | | | — | |
Citibank N.A. | | | 3,258 | | | | 3,258 | | | | — | | | | — | |
Credit Suisse | | | 93,596 | | | | 65,406 | | | | — | | | $ | 28,190 | |
Morgan Stanley | | | 3,445 | | | | 3,445 | | | | — | | | | — | |
UBS Securities LLC | | | 4,616 | | | | 4,616 | | | | — | | | | — | |
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Totals | | $ | 726,381 | | | $ | 698,191 | | | | — | | | $ | 28,190 | |
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Special Equity | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Cantor Fitzgerald Securities, Inc. | | $ | 5,278,248 | | | $ | 5,278,248 | | | | — | | | | — | |
Daiwa Capital Markets America | | | 5,278,248 | | | | 5,278,248 | | | | — | | | | — | |
Mitsubishi UFJ Securities USA, Inc. | | | 5,046,961 | | | | 5,046,961 | | | | — | | | | — | |
Nomura Securities International, Inc. | | | 5,278,248 | | | | 5,278,248 | | | | — | | | | — | |
State of Wisconsin Investment Board | | | 1,342,270 | | | | 1,342,270 | | | | — | | | | — | |
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Totals | | $ | 22,223,975 | | | $ | 22,223,975 | | | | — | | | | — | |
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| | | | | Gross Amount Not Offset in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities | | | | |
Fund | | Net Amounts of Liabilities Presented in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities | | | Financial Instruments Collateral | | | Cash Collateral Pledged | | | Net Amount | |
Global Income Opportunity | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Citibank N.A. | | $ | 3,604 | | | $ | 3,258 | | | | — | | | $ | 346 | |
Credit Suisse | | | 65,406 | | | | 65,406 | | | | — | | | | — | |
Morgan Stanley | | | 71,570 | | | | 3,445 | | | | — | | | | 68,125 | |
UBS Securities LLC | | | 5,291 | | | | 4,616 | | | | — | | | | 675 | |
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Totals | | $ | 145,871 | | | $ | 76,725 | | | | — | | | $ | 69,146 | |
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12. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
Each Fund has determined that no material events or transactions occurred through the issuance of the Funds’ financial statements which require additional disclosure in or adjustment of the Funds’ financial statements.
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AMG Managers Special Equity Fund, AMG Managers Global Income Opportunity Fund and AMG Managers Bond Fund: Approval of Investment Management and Subadvisory Agreements on June 22-23, 2016
At an in-person meeting held on June 22-23, 2016, the Board of Trustees (the “Board” or the “Trustees”), and separately a majority of the Trustees who are not “interested persons” of the Trust (the “Independent Trustees”), approved (i) the Investment Management Agreement, as amended at any time prior to the date of the meeting, with AMG Funds LLC (the “Investment Manager”) for each of AMG Managers Special Equity Fund, AMG Managers Global Income Opportunity Fund and AMG Managers Bond Fund (each, a “Fund”, and collectively, the “Funds”) and separately an amendment, to be effective October 1, 2016, to such Investment Management Agreement for AMG Managers Global Income Opportunity Fund (collectively, the “Investment Management Agreement”) and (ii) the Subadvisory Agreement for each Fund. The Independent Trustees were separately represented by independent legal counsel in connection with their consideration of the approval of these agreements. In considering the Investment Management Agreement and the Subadvisory Agreements, the Trustees reviewed a variety of materials relating to each Fund, the Investment Manager and each Subadvisor, including comparative performance, fee and expense information for an appropriate peer group of similar mutual funds (each, a “Peer Group”), performance information for relevant benchmark indices (each, a “Fund Benchmark”) and, with respect to each applicable Subadvisor, comparative performance information for an appropriate peer group of managed accounts, and, as to all other matters, other information provided to them on a periodic basis throughout the year, as well as information provided in connection with the meetings of June 22-23, 2016, regarding the nature, extent and quality of services provided by the Investment Manager and the Subadvisors under their respective agreements. Prior to voting, the Independent Trustees: (a) reviewed the foregoing information with their independent legal
counsel and with management; (b) received materials from their independent legal counsel discussing the legal standards applicable to their consideration of the Investment Management Agreement and the Subadvisory Agreements; and (c) met with their independent legal counsel in private sessions at which no representatives of management were present.
NATURE, EXTENT, AND QUALITY OF SERVICES.
In considering the nature, extent and quality of the services provided by the Investment Manager, the Trustees reviewed information relating to the Investment Manager’s operations and personnel. Among other things, the Investment Manager provided financial information, biographical information on its supervisory and professional staff and descriptions of its organizational and management structure. The Trustees also took into account information provided periodically throughout the previous year by the Investment Manager in Board meetings relating to the performance of its duties with respect to the Funds and the Trustees’ knowledge of the Investment Manager’s management and the quality of the performance of the Investment Manager’s duties. In the course of their deliberations regarding the Investment Management Agreement, the Trustees evaluated, among other things: (a) the extent and quality of the Investment Manager’s oversight of the operation and management of the Funds; (b) the quality of the search, selection and monitoring services performed by the Investment Manager in overseeing the portfolio management responsibilities of the Subadvisors; (c) the Investment Manager’s ability to supervise the Funds’ other service providers; and (d) the Investment Manager’s compliance program. The Trustees also took into account that, in performing its functions under the Investment Management Agreement and supervising each Subadvisor, the Investment Manager: performs periodic detailed analyses and reviews of the performance by each Subadvisor of its obligations to a Fund, including without limitation, analysis and review of portfolio and other compliance matters and review of each
Subadvisor’s investment performance with respect to a Fund; prepares and presents periodic reports to the Board regarding the investment performance of each Subadvisor and other information regarding each Subadvisor, at such times and in such forms as the Board may reasonably request; reviews and considers any changes in the personnel of each Subadvisor responsible for performing the Subadvisor’s obligations and makes appropriate reports to the Board; reviews and considers any changes in the ownership or senior management of each Subadvisor and makes appropriate reports to the Board; performs periodic in-person or telephonic diligence meetings, including with respect to compliance matters, with representatives of each Subadvisor; assists the Board and management of the Trust in developing and reviewing information with respect to the initial approval of each Subadvisory Agreement and annual consideration of each Subadvisory Agreement thereafter; prepares recommendations with respect to the continued retention of any Subadvisor or the replacement of any Subadvisor, including at the request of the Board; identifies potential successors to or replacements of any Subadvisor or potential additional subadvisors, performs appropriate due diligence, and develops and presents to the Board a recommendation as to any such successor, replacement, or additional subadvisor, including at the request of the Board; designates and compensates from its own resources such personnel as the Investment Manager may consider necessary or appropriate to the performance of its services; and performs such other review and reporting functions as the Board shall reasonably request consistent with the Investment Management Agreement and applicable law. The Trustees also took into account the financial condition of the Investment Manager with respect to its ability to provide the services required under the Investment Management Agreement and the Investment Manager’s undertaking to maintain contractual expense limitations for the Funds.
The Trustees also considered the Investment Manager’s risk management processes. The
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Trustees also reviewed information relating to each Subadvisor’s operations and personnel and the investment philosophy, strategies and techniques (for each Subadvisor, its “Investment Strategy”) used in managing a Fund or the portion of a Fund for which the Subadvisor has portfolio management responsibility. Among other things, the Trustees reviewed biographical information on portfolio management and other professional staff, information regarding each Subadvisor’s organizational and management structure and each Subadvisor’s brokerage policies and practices. The Trustees considered specific information provided regarding the experience of the individuals at each Subadvisor with portfolio management responsibility for a Fund or the portion of a Fund managed by the Subadvisor, including the information set forth in the Fund’s prospectus and statement of additional information. With respect to AMG Managers Special Equity Fund, which is managed by multiple Subadvisors, the Trustees also noted information provided by the Investment Manager regarding the manner in which each Subadvisor’s Investment Strategy complements those utilized by the Fund’s other Subadvisors. In the course of their deliberations, the Trustees evaluated, among other things: (a) the services rendered by each Subadvisor in the past; (b) the qualifications and experience of the Subadvisor’s personnel; and (c) the Subadvisor’s compliance program. The Trustees also took into account the financial condition of each Subadvisor with respect to its ability to provide the services required under its Subadvisory Agreement. The Trustees also considered each Subadvisor’s risk management processes.
PERFORMANCE.
As noted above, the Board considered each Fund’s net performance during relevant time periods as compared to each Fund’s Peer Group and Fund Benchmark and considered each applicable Subadvisor’s performance as compared to an appropriate peer group of managed accounts and also considered the gross performance of the Fund or the portion of the Fund managed by each Subadvisor as compared to the Subadvisor’s
relevant performance composite that utilizes the same investment strategy and approach and noted that the Board reviews on a quarterly basis detailed information about each Fund’s performance results, portfolio composition and Investment Strategies, including, with respect to AMG Managers Special Equity Fund, the portion of the Fund managed by each Subadvisor. The Board noted the Investment Manager’s expertise and resources in monitoring the performance, investment style and risk-adjusted performance of each Subadvisor. The Board also noted each Subadvisor’s performance record with respect to AMG Managers Special Equity Fund. The Board was mindful of the Investment Manager’s attention to monitoring each Subadvisor’s performance with respect to the Funds and its discussions with management regarding the factors that contributed to the performance of the Funds.
ADVISORY AND SUBADVISORY FEES AND PROFITABILITY.
In considering the reasonableness of the advisory fee charged by the Investment Manager for managing each Fund, the Trustees noted that the Investment Manager, and not the Fund, is responsible for paying the fees charged by the Fund’s Subadvisor(s) and, therefore, that the fees paid to the Investment Manager cover the cost of providing portfolio management services as well as the cost of providing search, selection and monitoring services in operating a “manager-of-managers” complex of mutual funds. The Trustees noted that, effective October 1, 2016, the management fee rate for AMG Managers Global Income Opportunity Fund will be reduced and Institutional Class shares of AMG Managers Bond Fund will be authorized to pay a shareholder servicing fee and the shareholder servicing fee rate paid by Service Class shares of AMG
Managers Bond Fund will be increased while the administrative fee rate paid by each Fund will be reduced. The Trustees also considered the amount of the advisory fee retained by the Investment Manager after payment of the subadvisory fee with respect to each Fund. The Trustees concluded that, in light of the additional high quality supervisory services provided by the Investment
Manager and the fact that the subadvisory fees are paid out of the advisory fee, the advisory fee payable by each Fund to the Investment Manager can reasonably be expected to exceed the median advisory fee for the Peer Group, which consists of many funds that do not operate with a manager-of-managers structure. In this regard, the Trustees also noted that the Investment Manager has undertaken to maintain contractual expense limitations for the Funds. The Trustees also noted that the changes in fee rates described above would not cause an increase in total Fund expenses.
In addition, in considering the reasonableness of the advisory fee payable to the Investment Manager, the Trustees also reviewed information provided by the Investment Manager setting forth all revenues and other benefits, both direct and indirect (including any so-called “fallout benefits” such as reputational value derived from the Investment Manager serving as Investment Manager to a Fund), received by the Investment Manager and its affiliates attributable to managing each Fund and all the mutual funds in the AMG Funds Family of Funds, the cost of providing such services, the entrepreneurial risk undertaken as Investment Manager and sponsor of the Funds and the resulting profitability to the Investment Manager and its affiliates from these relationships. The Trustees also noted the current asset levels of each Fund and the willingness of the Investment Manager to waive fees and pay expenses for all of the Funds from time to time as a means of limiting total expenses. The Trustees also considered management’s discussion of the current asset levels of the Funds, and the impact on profitability of both the current asset levels and any future growth of assets of the Funds. The Board took into account management’s discussion of the current and revised advisory fee structure, as applicable, and, as noted above, the services the Investment Manager provides in performing its functions under the Investment Management Agreement and supervising each Subadvisor. In this regard, the Trustees noted that, unlike a mutual fund that is managed by a single investment adviser, the Funds operate in a manager-of-managers
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structure. Based on the foregoing, the Trustees concluded that the profitability to the Investment Manager is reasonable and that the Investment Manager is not realizing material benefits from economies of scale that would warrant adjustments to the advisory fees for any Fund at this time (after noting the fee rate changes made at the meeting). With respect to economies of scale, the Trustees also noted that as a Fund’s assets increase over time, the Fund may realize other economies of scale to the extent that the increase in assets is proportionally greater than the increase in certain other expenses.
In considering the reasonableness of the fee payable by the Investment Manager to each Subadvisor, the Trustees relied on the ability of the Investment Manager to negotiate the terms of the Subadvisory Agreement at arm’s length as part of the manager-of-managers structure, noting that the Investment Manager is not affiliated with any of the Subadvisors. In addition, the Trustees considered other potential benefits of the subadvisory relationship to a Subadvisor, including, among others, the indirect benefits that the Subadvisor may receive from the Subadvisor’s relationship with a Fund, including any so-called “fallout benefits” to the Subadvisor, such as reputational value derived from the Subadvisor serving as Subadvisor to the Fund. In addition, the Trustees noted that the subadvisory fees are paid by the Investment Manager out of its advisory fee. As a consequence of all of the foregoing, the cost of services to be provided by each Subadvisor and the profitability to each Subadvisor of its relationship with the Fund were not material factors in the Trustees’ deliberations. For similar reasons, the Trustees did not consider potential economies of scale in the management of a Fund or the portion of a Fund managed by the Subadvisors to be a material factor in their deliberations at this time.
In addition to the foregoing, the Trustees considered the specific factors and related conclusions set forth below with respect to each Fund, the Investment and each Subadvisor.
AMG Managers Special Equity Fund
Fund Performance.
Among other information relating to the Fund’s performance, the Trustees noted that the Fund’s performance for Service Class shares (which share class has the earliest inception date and the largest amount of assets of all the share classes of the Fund) for the 1-year, 3-year, 5-year and 10-year periods ended March 31, 2016 was above, above, above and below, respectively, the median performance of the Peer Group and above, above, below and below, respectively, the performance of the Fund Benchmark, the Russell 2000® Growth Index. The Trustees took into account management’s discussion of the Fund’s performance, including its more recent improved performance relative to its Peer Group and Fund Benchmark and the fact that the Fund outperformed the Fund Benchmark and Peer Group for the 1-year and 3-year periods. The Trustees concluded that the Fund’s overall performance has been satisfactory.
Advisory and Subadvisory Fees.
The Trustees noted that the Fund’s advisory fees (which include both the advisory and administration fee) and total expenses (weighted average, all classes combined) (net of applicable expense waivers/reimbursements) as of March 31, 2016 were both higher than the average for the Fund’s Peer Group. The Trustees took into account the fact that the Investment Manager has contractually agreed, through May 1, 2017, to limit the Fund’s net annual operating expenses (subject to certain excluded expenses) to 1.11%. The Trustees took into account management’s discussion of the Fund’s expenses and competitiveness with comparably sized funds. The Trustees concluded that, in light of the nature, extent and quality of the services provided by the Investment Manager and the Subadvisors, the foregoing expense limitation and the considerations noted above with respect to the Investment Manager and the Subadvisors, the Fund’s advisory and subadvisory fees are reasonable.
AMG Managers Global Income Opportunity Fund
Fund Performance.
Among other information relating to the Fund’s performance, the Trustees noted that the Fund’s performance for the 1-year, 3-year, 5-year and 10-year periods ended March 31, 2016 was above, below, above and above, respectively, the median performance of the Peer Group and below, below, above and above, respectively, the performance of the Fund Benchmark, the Barclays Global Aggregate Bond Index. The Trustees took into account management’s discussion of the Fund’s performance, including the reasons for the Fund’s recent underperformance relative to the Fund Benchmark and the fact that the Fund ranked in the second quartile relative to its Peer Group for the 1-year, 5-year and 10-year periods. The Trustees concluded that the Fund’s overall performance has been satisfactory.
Advisory and Subadvisory Fees.
The Trustees noted that the Fund’s advisory fees (which include both the advisory and administration fee) and total expenses (net of applicable expense waivers/reimbursements) as of March 31, 2016 were both higher than the average for the Peer Group. The Trustees took into account the fact that the Investment Manager has contractually agreed, through May 1, 2017, to limit the Fund’s net annual operating expenses (subject to certain excluded expenses) to 0.89%. The Trustees also noted that the Investment Manager previously reduced the Fund’s expense limitation in 2013. The Board took into account management’s discussion of the Fund’s expenses and the current size of the Fund. The Trustees concluded that, in light of the nature, extent and quality of the services provided by the Investment Manager and the Subadvisor, the foregoing expense limitation and the considerations noted above with respect to the Investment Manager and the Subadvisor, the Fund’s advisory and subadvisory fees are reasonable.
Annual Renewal of Investment Management and Subadvisory Agreements (continued)
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AMG Managers Bond Fund Fund Performance. Among other information relating to the Fund’s performance, the Trustees noted that the Fund’s performance for Service Class shares (which share class has the earliest inception date and the largest amount of assets of all the share classes of the Fund) for the 1-year, 3-year, 5-year and 10-year periods ended March 31, 2016 was below, at, above and above, respectively, the median performance of the Peer Group and below, below, above and above, respectively, the performance of the Fund Benchmark, the Barclays U.S. Government/Credit Bond Index. The Trustees took into account management’s discussion of the Fund’s performance, including the reasons for the Fund’s recent underperformance. The Trustees also noted that the Fund ranked in the top decile relative to its Peer Group for the 5-year and 10-year periods. The Trustees concluded that the Fund’s overall performance has been satisfactory. Advisory and Subadvisory Fees. The Trustees noted that the Fund’s advisory fees (which include both the advisory and administration fee) and total expenses (weighted average, all classes combined) (net of applicable expense waivers/reimbursements) as of March 31, 2016 were both higher than the average for the Peer Group. The Trustees took into account the fact that the Investment Manager has contractually agreed, through May 1, 2017, to limit the Fund’s net annual operating expenses (subject to certain excluded expenses) to 0.89%. The Trustees also noted that the Investment Manager previously reduced the Fund’s expense limitation in 2013. The Trustees took into account management’s discussion of the Fund’s expenses. The Trustees concluded that, in light of the nature, extent and quality of the services provided by the Investment Manager and the Subadvisor, the foregoing expense limitation and the considerations noted above with respect to the Investment Manager and the Subadvisor, the Fund’s advisory and subadvisory fees are reasonable. * * * * |
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After consideration of the foregoing, the Trustees also reached the following conclusions (in addition to the conclusions discussed above) regarding the Investment Management Agreement and each Subadvisory Agreement: (a) the Investment Manager and each Subadvisor have demonstrated that they possess the capability and resources to perform the duties required of them under the Investment Management Agreement and the applicable Subadvisory Agreements; (b) each Subadvisor’s Investment Strategy is appropriate for pursuing the applicable Fund’s investment objectives; and (c) the Investment Manager and each Subadvisor maintain appropriate compliance programs. Based on all of the above-mentioned factors and their related conclusions, with no single factor or conclusion being determinative and with each Trustee not necessarily attributing the same weight to each factor, the Trustees concluded that approval of the Investment Management Agreement and each Subadvisory Agreement would be in the best interests of the applicable Fund and its shareholders. Accordingly, on June 22-23, 2016, the Trustees, and separately a majority of the Independent Trustees, voted to approve the Investment Management and the Subadvisory Agreements for each Fund. |
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INVESTMENT MANAGER AND ADMINISTRATOR AMG Funds LLC 600 Steamboat Road, Suite 300 Greenwich, CT 06830 (800) 835-3879 DISTRIBUTOR AMG Distributors, Inc. 600 Steamboat Road, Suite 300 Greenwich, CT 06830 (800) 835-3879 CUSTODIAN The Bank of New York Mellon 2 Hanson Place Brooklyn, NY 11217 LEGAL COUNSEL Ropes & Gray LLP Prudential Tower, 800 Boylston Street Boston, MA 02199-3600 |
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TRANSFER AGENT BNY Mellon Investment Servicing (US) Inc. Attn: AMG Funds P.O. Box 9769 Providence, RI 02940 (800) 548-4539 FOR MANAGERSCHOICETM ONLY AMG Funds c/o BNY Mellon Investment Servicing (US) Inc. P.O. Box 9847 Providence, Rhode Island 02940-8047 (800) 358-7668 TRUSTEES Bruce B. Bingham Christine C. Carsman William E. Chapman II Edward J. Kaier Kurt A. Keilhacker Steven J. Paggioli Richard F. Powers III Eric Rakowski Victoria L. Sassine Thomas R. Schneeweis |
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This report is prepared for the Funds’ shareholders. It is authorized for distribution to prospective investors only when preceded or accompanied by an effective prospectus. To receive a free copy of the prospectus or Statement of Additional Information, which includes additional information about Fund Trustees, please contact us by calling 800.835.3879. Distributed by AMG Distributors, Inc., member FINRA/SIPC. Current net asset values per share for each Fund are available on the Funds’ website at www.amgfunds.com. A description of the policies and procedures each Fund uses to vote its proxies is available: (i) without charge, upon request, by calling 800.835.3879, or (ii) on the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) website at www.sec.gov. For information regarding each Fund’s proxy voting record for the 12-month period ended June 30, call 800.835.3879 or visit the SEC website at www.sec.gov. Each Fund files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. The Funds’ Forms N-Q are available on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. A Fund’s Forms N-Q may be reviewed and copied at the SEC’s Public Reference Room in Washington, DC. Information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 1-800-SEC-0330. To review a complete list of the Funds’ portfolio holdings, or to view the most recent quarterly holdings report, semiannual report, or annual report, please visit www.amgfunds.com. |
www.amgfunds.com |
AFFILIATE SUBADVISED FUNDS
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BALANCED FUNDS |
AMG Chicago Equity Partners Balanced Chicago Equity Partners, LLC AMG FQ Global Risk-Balanced First Quadrant, L.P. |
EQUITY FUNDS |
AMG Chicago Equity Partners Small Cap Value |
Chicago Equity Partners, LLC AMG FQ Tax-Managed U.S. Equity AMG FQ U.S. Equity First Quadrant, L.P. AMG Frontier Small Cap Growth Frontier Capital Management Company, LLC AMG GW&K Small Cap Core AMG GW&K Small Cap Growth GW&K Investment Management, LLC |
AMG Renaissance International Equity
AMG Renaissance Large Cap Growth
The Renaissance Group LLC
AMG SouthernSun Small Cap
AMG SouthernSun U.S. Equity
AMG SouthernSun Global Opportunities
SouthernSun Asset Management, LLC
AMG Systematic Large Cap Value
AMG Systematic Mid Cap Value
Systematic Financial Management, L.P.
AMG TimesSquare All Cap Growth
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AMG TimesSquare International Small Cap |
AMG TimesSquare Mid Cap Growth
AMG TimesSquare Small Cap Growth
TimesSquare Capital Management, LLC
AMG Trilogy Emerging Markets Equity
AMG Trilogy Emerging Wealth Equity
AMG Trilogy Global Equity
AMG Trilogy International Small Cap
Trilogy Global Advisors, L.P.
AMG Yacktman
AMG Yacktman Focused
AMG Yacktman Special Opportunities
Yacktman Asset Management LP
AMG GW&K Core Bond
AMG GW&K Enhanced Core Bond
AMG GW&K Municipal Bond
AMG GW&K Municipal Enhanced Yield
GW&K Investment Management, LLC
OPEN-ARCHITECTURE FUNDS
AMG Managers Brandywine
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AMG Managers Brandywine Advisors Mid Cap Growth |
AMG Managers Brandywine Blue
Friess Associates, LLC
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AMG Managers Cadence Capital Appreciation |
AMG Managers Cadence Emerging Companies |
AMG Managers Cadence Mid Cap
Cadence Capital Management, LLC
AMG Managers Emerging Opportunities
Lord, Abbett & Co. LLC
WEDGE Capital Management L.L.P.
Next Century Growth Investors LLC
RBC Global Asset Management (U.S.) Inc.
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AMG Managers Essex Small/Micro Cap Growth |
Essex Investment Management Co., LLC
AMG Managers Real Estate Securities
CenterSquare Investment Management, Inc.
AMG Managers Skyline Special Equities
Skyline Asset Management, L.P.
AMG Managers Special Equity
Ranger Investment Management, L.P.
Lord, Abbett & Co. LLC
Smith Asset Management Group, L.P.
Federated MDTA LLC
AMG Managers Bond
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AMG Managers Global Income Opportunity |
Loomis, Sayles & Co., L.P.
AMG Managers High Yield
J.P. Morgan Investment Management Inc.
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AMG Managers Intermediate Duration Government |
AMG Managers Short Duration Government |
Amundi Smith Breeden LLC
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SAR078-0616 | | | www.amgfunds.com |
Not applicable for the semi-annual shareholder report.
Item 3. | AUDIT COMMITTEE FINANCIAL EXPERT |
Not applicable for the semi-annual shareholder report.
Item 4. | PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTANT FEES AND SERVICES |
Not applicable for the semi-annual shareholder report.
Item 5. | AUDIT COMMITTEE OF LISTED REGISTRANTS |
Not applicable.
Item 6. | SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS |
The schedule of investments in unaffiliated issuers as of the close of the reporting period is included as part of the shareholder report contained in Item 1 hereof.
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 COMPANIES AND AFFILIATED PURCHASERS |
Not applicable.
Item 10. | SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS |
Not applicable.
Item 11. | CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES |
| (a) | The registrant’s principal executive and principal financial officers have concluded, based on their evaluation of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures as of a date within 90 days of the filing date of this report, that the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures are reasonably designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the registrant on Form N-CSR is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the required time periods and that information required to be disclosed by the registrant in the reports that it files or submits on Form N-CSR is accumulated and communicated to the registrant’s management, including its principal executive and principal financial officers, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. |
| (b) | There were no changes in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting during the registrant’s second fiscal quarter of the period covered by this report that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the internal control over financial reporting. |
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(a)(1) | | Not applicable. |
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(a)(2) | | Certifications pursuant to Rule 30a-2(a) under the Investment Company Act of 1940 - Filed herewith. |
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(a)(3) | | Not applicable. |
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(b) | | Certifications pursuant to Rule 30a-2(b) under the Investment Company Act of 1940 - Filed herewith. |
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.
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AMG FUNDS III |
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By: | | /s/ Jeffrey T. Cerutti |
| | Jeffrey T. Cerutti, Principal Executive Officer |
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Date: | | September 6, 2016 |
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.
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By: | | /s/ Jeffrey T. Cerutti |
| | Jeffrey T. Cerutti, Principal Executive Officer |
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Date: | | September 6, 2016 |
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By: | | /s/ Donald S. Rumery |
| | Donald S. Rumery, Principal Financial Officer |
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Date: | | September 6, 2016 |