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, 2018 – JUNE 30, 2018
(Semi-Annual Shareholder Report)
Item 1. | Reports to Shareholders |
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AMG Funds | | |
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June 30, 2018 | | |
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AMG Managers Loomis Sayles Bond Fund |
Class N: MGFIX | | Class I: MGBIX | | |
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AMG Managers Global Income Opportunity Fund |
Class N: MGGBX | | | | |
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AMG Managers Special Equity Fund |
Class N: MGSEX | | Class I: MSEIX | | |
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| AMG Funds |
| Semi-Annual Report — June 30, 2018 (unaudited) |
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.
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| 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, 2018 | | Expense Ratio for the Period | | | Beginning Account Value 01/01/18 | | | Ending Account Value 06/30/18 | | | Expenses Paid During the Period* | |
AMG Managers Loomis Sayles Bond Fund | |
Based on Actual Fund Return | |
Class N | | | 0.99 | % | | $ | 1,000 | | | $ | 981 | | | $ | 4.86 | |
Class I | | | 0.89 | % | | $ | 1,000 | | | $ | 982 | | | $ | 4.37 | |
Based on Hypothetical 5% Annual Return | |
Class N | | | 0.99 | % | | $ | 1,000 | | | $ | 1,020 | | | $ | 4.96 | |
Class I | | | 0.89 | % | | $ | 1,000 | | | $ | 1,020 | | | $ | 4.46 | |
AMG Managers Global Income Opportunity Fund | |
Based on Actual Fund Return | |
Class N | | | 0.89 | % | | $ | 1,000 | | | $ | 967 | | | $ | 4.34 | |
Based on Hypothetical 5% Annual Return | | | | | |
Class N | | | 0.89 | % | | $ | 1,000 | | | $ | 1,020 | | | $ | 4.46 | |
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Six Months Ended June 30, 2018 | | Expense Ratio for the Period | | | Beginning Account Value 01/01/18 | | | Ending Account Value 06/30/18 | | | Expenses Paid During the Period* | |
AMG Managers Special Equity Fund | |
Based on Actual Fund Return | |
Class N | | | 1.36 | % | | $ | 1,000 | | | $ | 1,140 | | | $ | 7.22 | |
Class I | | | 1.11 | % | | $ | 1,000 | | | $ | 1,141 | | | $ | 5.89 | |
Based on Hypothetical 5% Annual Return | |
Class N | | | 1.36 | % | | $ | 1,000 | | | $ | 1,018 | | | $ | 6.80 | |
Class I | | | 1.11 | % | | $ | 1,000 | | | $ | 1,019 | | | $ | 5.56 | |
* | 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 fiscal half-year (181), then divided by 365. |
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| Fund Performance (unaudited) |
| Periods ended June 30, 2018 |
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, 2018.
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Average Annual Total Returns1 | | Six Months* | | | One Year | | | Five Years | | | Ten Years | | | Since Inception | | | Inception Date | |
AMG Managers Loomis Sayles Bond Fund2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9 | | | | | |
Class N | | | (1.88 | %) | | | 0.11 | % | | | 3.17 | % | | | 5.28 | % | | | 8.02 | % | | | 06/01/84 | |
Class I | | | (1.83 | %) | | | 0.21 | % | | | 3.27 | % | | | — | | | | 2.53 | % | | | 04/01/13 | |
Bloomberg Barclays | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
U.S. Government/ Credit | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Bond Index13, 16 | | | (1.90 | %) | | | (0.63 | %) | | | 2.29 | % | | | 3.78 | % | | | 7.18 | % | | | 06/01/84 | † |
AMG Managers Global Income Opportunity Fund2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Class N | | | (3.33 | %) | | | (0.39 | %) | | | 1.73 | % | | | 3.57 | % | | | 4.77 | % | | | 03/25/94 | |
Bloomberg Barclays Global | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Aggregate Bond Index14, 16 | | | (1.46 | %) | | | 1.36 | % | | | 1.50 | % | | | 2.58 | % | | | 4.90 | % | | | 03/31/94 | |
AMG Managers Special Equity Fund2, 7, 10, 11, 12 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Class N | | | 13.99 | % | | | 26.61 | % | | | 13.87 | % | | | 11.30 | % | | | 11.72 | % | | | 06/01/84 | |
Class I | | | 14.13 | % | | | 26.92 | % | | | 14.07 | % | | | 11.54 | % | | | 9.15 | % | | | 05/03/04 | |
Russell 2000® Growth | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Index15, 16 | | | 9.70 | % | | | 21.86 | % | | | 13.65 | % | | | 11.24 | % | | | 9.81 | % | | | 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 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 Funds and other information, please call 800.835.3879 or visit our website at 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 Class I. |
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, 2018. All returns are in U.S. dollars($). |
2 | From time to time, the Fund’s adviser 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. 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. |
4 | To the extent that the Fund invests in asset-backed or mortgage-backed securities, its exposure to prepayment and extension risks may be greater than investments in other fixed income securities. |
5 | The Fund may invest in derivatives such as foreign currency exchange contracts, options and futures; the complexity and rapidly changing structure of derivatives markets may increase the possibility of market losses. |
6 | High-yield bonds (also known as “junk bonds”) may be subject to greater levels of interest rate, credit, and liquidity risk than investments in higher rated securities. These securities are considered predominantly speculative with respect to the issuer’s continuing ability to make principal and interest payments. The issuers of the Fund’s holdings may be involved in bankruptcy proceedings, reorganizations, or financial restructurings, and are not as strong financially as higher-rated issuers. |
7 | Investments in international securities are subject to certain risks of overseas investing including currency fluctuations and changes in political and economic conditions, which could result in significant market fluctuations. These risks are magnified in emerging markets. |
8 | A short-term redemption fee of 1% will be charged on shares held for less than 60 days. |
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 investment when converted back to U.S. Dollars. |
10 | The Fund is subject to risks associated with investments in small-capitalization companies, such as erratic earnings patterns, competitive conditions, limited earnings history and a reliance on one or a limited number of products. |
11 | The Fund is subject to risks associated with investments in mid-capitalization companies such as greater price volatility, lower trading volume, and less liquidity than the stocks of larger, more established companies. |
12 | The Fund invests in growth stocks, which may be more sensitive to market movements because their prices tend to reflect future investor expectations rather than just current profits. Growth Stock may underperform value stocks during given periods. |
13 | The Bloomberg 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. |
14 | The Bloomberg 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. |
15 | The Russell 2000® Growth Index measures the performance of the Russell 2000® companies with higher price-to-book ratios and higher forecasted growth values. |
16 | Unlike the Funds, the Indexes are unmanaged, are not available for investment and do not incur expenses. |
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| Fund Performance |
| Periods ended June 30, 2018 (continued) |
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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| | Fund Snapshots (unaudited) |
| | June 30, 2018 |
PORTFOLIO BREAKDOWN
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Category | | % of Net Assets | |
Corporate Bonds and Notes | | | 60.2 | |
Foreign Government Obligations | | | 5.4 | |
Asset-Backed Securities | | | 3.6 | |
U.S. Government and Agency Obligations | | | 2.5 | |
Municipal Bonds | | | 0.8 | |
Preferred Stocks | | | 0.6 | |
Common Stocks | | | 0.1 | |
Mortgage-Backed Securities | | | 0.0 | 1 |
Short-Term Investments2 | | | 27.2 | |
Other Assets Less Liabilities3 | | | (0.4 | ) |
2 | Includes reinvestment of cash collateral into joint repurchase agreements on security lending transactions. |
3 | Includes repayment of cash collateral on security lending transactions. |
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Rating | | % of Market Value1 | |
U.S. Government and Agency Obligations | | | 27.5 | |
Aaa | | | 2.0 | |
Aa | | | 2.2 | |
A | | | 19.5 | |
Baa | | | 41.1 | |
Ba | | | 4.0 | |
B | | | 3.4 | |
N/R | | | 0.3 | |
1 | Includes market value of fixed-income securities only. |
TOP TEN HOLDINGS
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Security Name | | % of Net Assets | |
Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC, 4.389%, 01/08/26 | | | 3.5 | |
U.S. Treasury Notes, 0.750%, 09/30/18 | | | 2.4 | |
Bank of America Corp., 6.110%, 01/29/37 | | | 2.3 | |
Mexican Bonos Bonds, Series M 20, 10.000%, 12/05/24 (Mexico) | | | 2.2 | |
Shenton Aircraft Investment I, Ltd., Series 2015-1A, Class A, 4.750%, 10/15/42 (Cayman Islands) | | | 1.9 | |
AT&T, Inc., 4.125%, 02/17/26 | | | 1.8 | |
ONEOK Partners, L.P., 4.900%, 03/15/25 | | | 1.5 | |
Banco Santander, S.A., 5.179%, 11/19/25 (Spain) | | | 1.5 | |
Verizon Communications, Inc., 3.500%, 11/01/24 | | | 1.4 | |
Bank of America Corp., 3.419%, 12/20/28 | | | 1.3 | |
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Top Ten as a Group | | | 19.8 | |
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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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| | Schedule of Portfolio Investments (unaudited) |
| | June 30, 2018 |
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| | Principal Amount† | | | Value | |
Corporate Bonds and Notes - 60.2% | | | | | | | | |
Financials - 22.7% | | | | | | | | |
Ally Financial, Inc. | | | | | | | | |
4.125%, 02/13/22 | | $ | 7,915,000 | | | $ | 7,774,113 | |
8.000%, 11/01/31 | | | 1,267,000 | | | | 1,507,730 | |
Alta Wind Holdings LLC 7.000%, 06/30/351 | | | 5,688,255 | | | | 6,119,622 | |
American International Group, Inc. 4.875%, 06/01/22 | | | 560,000 | | | | 586,503 | |
Banco Santander, S.A. (Spain) 5.179%, 11/19/25 | | | 27,800,000 | | | | 27,941,502 | |
Bank of America Corp. | | | | | | | | |
(3-Month LIBOR + 1.040%), 3.419%, 12/20/282 | | | 27,155,000 | | | | 25,571,166 | |
6.110%, 01/29/373 | | | 38,050,000 | | | | 43,707,874 | |
EMTN, 4.625%, 09/14/18 | | | 1,750,000 | EUR | | | 2,062,209 | |
MTN, 4.250%, 10/22/26 | | | 2,610,000 | | | | 2,579,104 | |
Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (Canada) 1.600%, 09/06/19 | | | 2,120,000 | | | | 2,088,809 | |
Citigroup, Inc. 5.130%, 11/12/19 | | | 5,835,000 | NZD | | | 4,070,288 | |
Cooperatieve Centrale | | | | | | | | |
Raiffeisen-Boerenleenbank (Netherlands) | | | | | | | | |
3.875%, 02/08/22 | | | 9,090,000 | | | | 9,218,543 | |
3.950%, 11/09/22 | | | 2,190,000 | | | | 2,168,817 | |
Equifax, Inc. 7.000%, 07/01/37 | | | 4,421,000 | | | | 5,324,324 | |
The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. 6.750%, 10/01/37 | | | 14,590,000 | | | | 17,316,022 | |
iStar, Inc. 3.125%, 09/15/221,4 | | | 2,055,000 | | | | 1,998,311 | |
Jefferies Group LLC 5.125%, 01/20/23 | | | 8,800,000 | | | | 9,147,184 | |
JPMorgan Chase & Co. | | | | | | | | |
4.125%, 12/15/26 | | | 14,350,000 | | | | 14,168,749 | |
4.250%, 11/02/18 | | | 7,360,000 | NZD | | | 5,010,503 | |
JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. 1.650%, 09/23/19 | | | 8,457,000 | | | | 8,328,923 | |
Lloyds Banking Group PLC (United Kingdom)
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4.500%, 11/04/24 | | | 18,500,000 | | | | 18,289,105 | |
4.582%, 12/10/25 | | | 20,972,000 | | | | 20,558,021 | |
Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc. 5.875%, 08/01/33 | | | 8,295,000 | | | | 9,772,326 | |
MBIA Insurance Corp. | | | | | | | | |
(3-Month LIBOR + 11.260%) 13.608%, 01/15/331,2 | | | 525,000 | | | | 267,750 | |
Morgan Stanley
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3.950%, 04/23/27 | | | 17,265,000 | | | | 16,458,576 | |
GMTN, 4.350%, 09/08/26 | | | 5,000,000 | | | | 4,931,763 | |
MTN, 4.100%, 05/22/23 | | | 12,910,000 | | | | 12,959,295 | |
MTN, 6.250%, 08/09/26 | | | 11,000,000 | | | | 12,396,252 | |
Mutual of Omaha Insurance Co. 6.800%, 06/15/361 | | | 13,925,000 | | | | 17,187,452 | |
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National City Bank of Indiana 4.250%, 07/01/18 | | $ | 6,310,000 | | | $ | 6,310,000 | |
National City Corp. 6.875%, 05/15/19 | | | 1,905,000 | | | | 1,968,190 | |
National Life Insurance Co. 10.500%, 09/15/391 | | | 5,000,000 | | | | 8,121,084 | |
Navient Corp. 5.500%, 01/25/23 | | | 18,070,000 | | | | 17,753,775 | |
Old Republic International Corp. 4.875%, 10/01/24 | | | 4,915,000 | | | | 5,095,350 | |
The Penn Mutual Life Insurance Co. 7.625%, 06/15/401 | | | 8,885,000 | | | | 11,905,298 | |
Quicken Loans, Inc.
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5.250%, 01/15/281 | | | 2,080,000 | | | | 1,918,384 | |
5.750%, 05/01/251 | | | 1,815,000 | | | | 1,776,486 | |
Realty Income Corp. 5.750%, 01/15/21 | | | 2,125,000 | | | | 2,237,707 | |
Royal Bank of Canada (Canada) | | | | | | | | |
Series GMTN 1.625%, 04/15/19 | | | 1,348,000 | | | | 1,336,405 | |
Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC (United Kingdom) | | | | | | | | |
6.125%, 12/15/22 | | | 4,650,000 | | | | 4,893,710 | |
Societe Generale, S.A. (France) | | | | | | | | |
4.750%, 11/24/251,3 | | | 11,000,000 | | | | 10,847,512 | |
5.200%, 04/15/211 | | | 7,000,000 | | | | 7,327,903 | |
Springleaf Finance Corp.
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5.250%, 12/15/193 | | | 12,890,000 | | | | 13,051,125 | |
8.250%, 10/01/23 | | | 10,865,000 | | | | 11,897,175 | |
Weyerhaeuser Co.
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6.875%, 12/15/33 | | | 12,890,000 | | | | 15,743,886 | |
7.375%, 10/01/19 | | | 3,915,000 | | | | 4,113,822 | |
7.375%, 03/15/32 | | | 1,930,000 | | | | 2,453,215 | |
Total Financials | | | | | | | 438,261,863 | |
Industrials - 34.5% | | | | | | | | |
America Movil SAB de CV (Mexico) 6.450%, 12/05/22 | | | 169,300,000 | MXN | | | 7,792,817 | |
American Airlines 2013-1 Class A Pass Through Trust 4.000%, 07/15/25 | | | 1,860,558 | | | | 1,855,553 | |
American Airlines 2016-1 Class B Pass Through Trust, Series B 5.250%, 01/15/24 | | | 20,360,101 | | | | 20,767,303 | |
American Airlines 2016-2 Class B Pass Through Trust 4.375%, 06/15/241 | | | 21,625,000 | | | | 21,397,937 | |
American Airlines 2017-1B Class B Pass Through Trust, Series B 4.950%, 02/15/25 | | | 3,786,356 | | | | 3,839,365 | |
APL, Ltd. 8.000%, 01/15/24 | | | 250,000 | | | | 243,125 | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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| | Schedule of Portfolio Investments (continued) |
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| | Principal Amount† | | | Value | |
Industrials - 34.5% (continued) | | | | | | | | |
Apple, Inc. | | | | | | | | |
1.100%, 08/02/19 | | $ | 485,000 | | | $ | 478,138 | |
1.550%, 02/07/20 | | | 2,180,000 | | | | 2,139,201 | |
1.800%, 05/11/20 | | | 18,480,000 | | | | 18,166,879 | |
ArcelorMittal (Luxembourg) | | | | | | | | |
6.750%, 03/01/415 | | | 11,065,000 | | | | 12,491,500 | |
7.000%, 10/15/395 | | | 6,604,000 | | | | 7,582,713 | |
AT&T, Inc. | | | | | | | | |
3.400%, 05/15/25 | | | 13,530,000 | | | | 12,687,612 | |
3.950%, 01/15/25 | | | 4,345,000 | | | | 4,249,534 | |
4.125%, 02/17/26 | | | 35,605,000 | | | | 34,800,895 | |
Booking Holdings, Inc. | | | | | | | | |
0.900%, 09/15/213,4 | | | 11,970,000 | | | | 14,300,619 | |
CenturyLink, Inc. | | | | | | | | |
Series P, 7.600%, 09/15/39 | | | 9,335,000 | | | | 7,748,050 | |
Series S, 6.450%, 06/15/21 | | | 5,900,000 | | | | 6,066,203 | |
Chesapeake Energy Corp. | | | | | | | | |
6.625%, 08/15/20 | | | 55,000 | | | | 56,513 | |
6.875%, 11/15/20 | | | 85,000 | | | | 87,763 | |
Choice Hotels International, Inc. | | | | | | | | |
5.700%, 08/28/203 | | | 11,900,000 | | | | 12,286,750 | |
Continental Airlines, Inc. | | | | | | | | |
1999-1 Class B Pass Through Trust, Series 991B, 6.795%, 08/02/18 | | | 1,088 | | | | 1,088 | |
2000-1 Class A-1 Pass Through Trust, Series 00A1, 8.048%, 11/01/20 | | | 27,866 | | | | 29,432 | |
2007-1 Class A Pass Through Trust, Series 071A, 5.983%, 04/19/22 | | | 12,719,068 | | | | 13,465,677 | |
2007-1 Class B Pass Through Trust, Series 071B, 6.903%, 04/19/22 | | | 1,506,128 | | | | 1,560,499 | |
Continental Resources, Inc. | | | | | | | | |
3.800%, 06/01/24 | | | 2,025,000 | | | | 1,975,469 | |
4.500%, 04/15/23 | | | 385,000 | | | | 390,691 | |
Corning, Inc. | | | | | | | | |
6.850%, 03/01/29 | | | 9,142,000 | | | | 10,986,502 | |
Cox Communications, Inc. | | | | | | | | |
4.800%, 02/01/351 | | | 3,369,000 | | | | 3,102,345 | |
Cummins, Inc. | | | | | | | | |
5.650%, 03/01/98 | | | 6,460,000 | | | | 6,966,199 | |
Dell International LLC / EMC Corp. | | | | | | | | |
6.020%, 06/15/261 | | | 3,270,000 | | | | 3,434,780 | |
8.100%, 07/15/361 | | | 5,470,000 | | | | 6,422,647 | |
8.350%, 07/15/461 | | | 2,990,000 | | | | 3,600,913 | |
Delta Air Lines, Inc. | | | | | | | | |
2007-1 Class B Pass Through Trust | | | | | | | | |
Series 071B | | | | | | | | |
8.021%, 08/10/22 | | | 5,211,053 | | | | 5,726,426 | |
Devon Energy Corp. | | | | | | | | |
3.250%, 05/15/22 | | | 5,256,000 | | | | 5,166,745 | |
Dillard’s, Inc. | | | | | | | | |
7.000%, 12/01/28 | | | 225,000 | | | | 243,680 | |
Embarq Corp. | | | | | | | | |
7.995%, 06/01/36 | | | 5,830,000 | | | | 5,502,062 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | Principal Amount† | | | Value | |
Embraer Netherlands Finance BV (Netherlands) | | | | | | | | |
5.400%, 02/01/27 | | $ | 2,325,000 | | | $ | 2,405,561 | |
Enable Midstream Partners, L.P. | | | | | | | | |
5.000%, 05/15/445 | | | 2,725,000 | | | | 2,413,759 | |
Enbridge Energy Partners L.P. | | | | | | | | |
7.375%, 10/15/45 | | | 1,870,000 | | | | 2,379,232 | |
Energy Transfer Partners L.P. / Regency Energy Finance Corp. | | | | | | | | |
4.500%, 11/01/23 | | | 700,000 | | | | 704,130 | |
EnLink Midstream Partners L.P. | | | | | | | | |
4.150%, 06/01/25 | | | 6,145,000 | | | | 5,679,285 | |
Enterprise Products Operating LLC | | | | | | | | |
3.900%, 02/15/243 | | | 6,400,000 | | | | 6,408,530 | |
4.050%, 02/15/22 | | | 2,219,000 | | | | 2,257,875 | |
ERAC USA Finance LLC | | | | | | | | |
6.700%, 06/01/341 | | | 1,250,000 | | | | 1,501,000 | |
7.000%, 10/15/371 | | | 19,033,000 | | | | 23,785,540 | |
Foot Locker, Inc. | | | | | | | | |
8.500%, 01/15/22 | | | 260,000 | | | | 297,076 | |
Ford Motor Co. | | | | | | | | |
6.375%, 02/01/29 | | | 1,990,000 | | | | 2,167,012 | |
Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC, GMTN | | | | | | | | |
4.389%, 01/08/26 | | | 68,075,000 | | | | 66,887,641 | |
General Motors Co. | | | | | | | | |
5.200%, 04/01/45 | | | 2,760,000 | | | | 2,533,727 | |
General Motors Financial Co., Inc. | | | | | | | | |
5.250%, 03/01/26 | | | 9,680,000 | | | | 10,030,706 | |
Georgia-Pacific LLC | | | | | | | | |
5.400%, 11/01/201 | | | 5,175,000 | | | | 5,421,070 | |
HCA, Inc. | | | | | | | | |
4.500%, 02/15/27 | | | 3,040,000 | | | | 2,861,400 | |
7.500%, 11/06/33 | | | 75,000 | | | | 78,938 | |
Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co. | | | | | | | | |
6.350%, 10/15/455 | | | 2,243,000 | | | | 2,215,804 | |
International Business Machines Corp. | | | | | | | | |
1.625%, 05/15/20 | | | 5,980,000 | | | | 5,842,791 | |
INVISTA Finance LLC | | | | | | | | |
4.250%, 10/15/191 | | | 14,000,000 | | | | 13,982,500 | |
Kinder Morgan Energy Partners, L.P. | | | | | | | | |
3.500%, 09/01/23 | | | 6,685,000 | | | | 6,495,614 | |
4.150%, 03/01/22 | | | 5,620,000 | | | | 5,680,757 | |
4.150%, 02/01/24 | | | 14,000,000 | | | | 13,932,800 | |
5.300%, 09/15/20 | | | 1,415,000 | | | | 1,467,654 | |
5.800%, 03/01/21 | | | 4,320,000 | | | | 4,555,792 | |
KLA-Tencor Corp. | | | | | | | | |
5.650%, 11/01/34 | | | 4,590,000 | | | | 5,004,385 | |
Macy’s Retail Holdings, Inc. | | | | | | | | |
4.500%, 12/15/34 | | | 170,000 | | | | 146,706 | |
Marks & Spencer PLC (United Kingdom) | | | | | | | | |
7.125%, 12/01/371 | | | 4,725,000 | | | | 5,242,489 | |
Masco Corp. | | | | | | | | |
6.500%, 08/15/32 | | | 254,000 | | | | 283,671 | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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| | Principal Amount† | | | Value | |
Industrials - 34.5% (continued) | | | | | | | | |
Masco Corp. | | | | | | | | |
7.125%, 03/15/20 | | $ | 357,000 | | | $ | 378,140 | |
7.750%, 08/01/293 | | | 499,000 | | | | 604,562 | |
Methanex Corp. (Canada) | | | | | | | | |
5.250%, 03/01/22 | | | 350,000 | | | | 360,482 | |
Microsoft Corp. | | | | | | | | |
1.100%, 08/08/19 | | | 3,819,000 | | | | 3,759,087 | |
New Albertson’s, Inc. | | | | | | | | |
7.450%, 08/01/29 | | | 3,195,000 | | | | 2,587,950 | |
7.750%, 06/15/263 | | | 915,000 | | | | 791,475 | |
MTN, Series C, 6.625%, 06/01/28 | | | 1,015,000 | | | | 781,550 | |
Newell Brands, Inc. | | | | | | | | |
4.000%, 12/01/243 | | | 3,085,000 | | | | 3,025,636 | |
Noble Energy, Inc. | | | | | | | | |
3.900%, 11/15/24 | | | 3,670,000 | | | | 3,618,485 | |
Nuance Communications, Inc. | | | | | | | | |
1.000%, 12/15/354 | | | 2,140,000 | | | | 1,915,291 | |
1.250%, 04/01/253,4 | | | 1,585,000 | | | | 1,490,074 | |
1.500%, 11/01/354 | | | 50,000 | | | | 48,054 | |
ONEOK Partners, L.P. | | | | | | | | |
4.900%, 03/15/25 | | | 28,736,000 | | | | 29,670,480 | |
6.200%, 09/15/43 | | | 245,000 | | | | 275,051 | |
Owens Corning | | | | | | | | |
7.000%, 12/01/36 | | | 2,715,000 | | | | 3,145,100 | |
Petrobras Global Finance BV (Netherlands) | | | | | | | | |
5.625%, 05/20/43 | | | 580,000 | | | | 471,760 | |
PulteGroup, Inc. | | | | | | | | |
6.000%, 02/15/353 | | | 8,860,000 | | | | 8,549,900 | |
6.375%, 05/15/33 | | | 5,135,000 | | | | 5,135,000 | |
Qwest Capital Funding, Inc. | | | | | | | | |
6.500%, 11/15/18 | | | 620,000 | | | | 626,014 | |
6.875%, 07/15/28 | | | 1,190,000 | | | | 1,087,719 | |
7.625%, 08/03/21 | | | 2,135,000 | | | | 2,209,725 | |
Qwest Corp. | | | | | | | | |
6.875%, 09/15/33 | | | 6,161,000 | | | | 5,776,888 | |
7.250%, 09/15/25 | | | 1,185,000 | | | | 1,266,194 | |
7.250%, 10/15/35 | | | 2,165,000 | | | | 2,111,235 | |
Reliance Holding USA, Inc. | | | | | | | | |
5.400%, 02/14/221 | | | 3,250,000 | | | | 3,374,205 | |
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. (South Korea) | | | | | | | | |
7.700%, 10/01/271 | | | 2,200,000 | | | | 2,488,803 | |
Sealed Air Corp. | | | | | | | | |
5.500%, 09/15/251 | | | 1,580,000 | | | | 1,623,450 | |
Telecom Italia Capital, S.A. (Luxembourg) | | | | | | | | |
6.000%, 09/30/34 | | | 4,665,000 | | | | 4,445,745 | |
6.375%, 11/15/33 | | | 3,530,000 | | | | 3,477,050 | |
Telefonica Emisiones SAU (Spain) | | | | | | | | |
4.570%, 04/27/23 | | | 900,000 | | | | 930,413 | |
Telekom Malaysia Bhd (Malaysia) | | | | | | | | |
7.875%, 08/01/251 | | | 250,000 | | | | 307,738 | |
Time Warner Cable LLC | | | | | | | | |
5.500%, 09/01/41 | | | 805,000 | | | | 748,942 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | Principal Amount† | | | Value | |
The Toro Co. | | | | | | | | |
6.625%, 05/01/37 | | $ | 6,810,000 | | | $ | 8,035,886 | |
Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Co. LLC | | | | | | | | |
7.850%, 02/01/26 | | | 15,140,000 | | | | 18,348,743 | |
UAL 2007-1 Pass Through Trust | | | | | | | | |
Series 071A | | | | | | | | |
6.636%, 07/02/22 | | | 9,028,524 | | | | 9,479,951 | |
United Airlines 2014-1 Class A Pass Through Trust | | | | | | | | |
Series A | | | | | | | | |
4.000%, 04/11/26 | | | 7,696,057 | | | | 7,715,297 | |
United States Steel Corp. | | | | | | | | |
6.650%, 06/01/373 | | | 3,595,000 | | | | 3,280,437 | |
US Airways 2011-1 Class A Pass Through Trust | | | | | | | | |
Series A | | | | | | | | |
7.125%, 10/22/23 | | | 2,268,874 | | | | 2,526,550 | |
Vale Overseas, Ltd. (Brazil) | | | | | | | | |
6.875%, 11/21/36 | | | 3,665,000 | | | | 4,114,695 | |
Verizon Communications, Inc. | | | | | | | | |
3.500%, 11/01/24 | | | 27,900,000 | | | | 26,985,712 | |
4.862%, 08/21/46 | | | 25,890,000 | | | | 24,739,759 | |
Virgin Australia 2013-1A Trust (Australia) | | | | | | | | |
5.000%, 10/23/231 | | | 631,458 | | | | 642,192 | |
WestRock MWV LLC | | | | | | | | |
7.550%, 03/01/47 | | | 970,000 | | | | 1,258,023 | |
Total Industrials | | | | | | | 664,486,513 | |
Utilities - 3.0% | | | | | | | | |
Abu Dhabi National Energy Co. PJSC (United Arab Emirates) | | | | | | | | |
7.250%, 08/01/181 | | | 21,130,000 | | | | 21,193,813 | |
Bruce Mansfield Unit 1 2007 Pass Through Trust | | | | | | | | |
6.850%, 06/01/346 | | | 7,222,471 | | | | 3,575,123 | |
DCP Midstream Operating L.P. | | | | | | | | |
6.450%, 11/03/361 | | | 870,000 | | | | 915,675 | |
EDP Finance, B.V. (Netherlands) | | | | | | | | |
4.900%, 10/01/191 | | | 600,000 | | | | 611,394 | |
Empresa Nacional de Electricidad S.A. (Cayman Islands) | | | | | | | | |
7.875%, 02/01/27 | | | 2,900,000 | | | | 3,566,760 | |
Enel Finance International N.V., EMTN (Netherlands) | | | | | | | | |
5.750%, 09/14/40 | | | 210,000 | GBP | | | 350,572 | |
6.000%, 10/07/391 | | | 18,382,000 | | | | 20,428,810 | |
Mackinaw Power LLC | | | | | | | | |
6.296%, 10/31/231 | | | 3,633,807 | | | | 3,767,624 | |
Tenaga Nasional Bhd (Malaysia) | | | | | | | | |
7.500%, 11/01/251 | | | 2,000,000 | | | | 2,398,157 | |
Total Utilities | | | | | | | 56,807,928 | |
Total Corporate Bonds and Notes (Cost $1,098,460,723) | | | | 1,159,556,304 | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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| | Principal Amount† | | | Value | |
Asset-Backed Securities - 3.6% | | | | | | | | |
FAN Engine Securitization, Ltd. | | | | | | | | |
Series 2013-1A, Class 1A | | | | | | | | |
4.625%, 10/15/431 | | $ | 11,512,474 | | | $ | 11,380,080 | |
John Deere Owner Trust | | | | | | | | |
Series 2015-A, Class A4 | | | | | | | | |
1.650%, 12/15/21 | | | 3,889,224 | | | | 3,887,855 | |
Rise, Ltd. (Bermuda) | | | | | | | | |
Series 2014-1, Class A | | | | | | | | |
4.750%, 02/15/397,8 | | | 13,057,972 | | | | 12,862,102 | |
Shenton Aircraft Investment I, Ltd. | | | | | | | | |
Series 2015-1A, Class A | | | | | | | | |
4.750%, 10/15/421 | | | 36,083,232 | | | | 36,697,513 | |
Trinity Rail Leasing, L.P. | | | | | | | | |
Series 2009-1A, Class A 6.657%, 11/16/391 | | | 3,426,429 | | | | 3,836,868 | |
Series 2012-1A, Class A1 2.266%, 01/15/431 | | | 1,515,324 | | | | 1,474,635 | |
Total Asset-Backed Securities (Cost $69,124,545) | | | | | | | 70,139,053 | |
Mortgage-Backed Security - 0.0%# | | | | | | | | |
WFRBS Commercial Mortgage Trust | | | | | | | | |
Series 2011-C3, Class D 5.847%, 03/15/441,8 (Cost $398,152) | | | 435,000 | | | | 391,090 | |
Municipal Bonds - 0.8% | | | | | | | | |
Illinois State 5.100%, 06/01/33 | | | 1,070,000 | | | | 1,012,605 | |
Michigan Tobacco Settlement Finance Authority 7.309%, 06/01/34 | | | 2,600,000 | | | | 2,654,990 | |
Virginia Tobacco Settlement Financing Corp. 6.706%, 06/01/46 | | | 11,800,000 | | | | 11,659,698 | |
Total Municipal Bonds (Cost $14,845,864) | | | | | | | 15,327,293 | |
U.S. Government and Agency Obligations - 2.5% | | | | | |
Fannie Mae - 0.1% | | | | | | | | |
FNMA, | | | | | | | | |
3.000%, 07/01/27 | | | 1,540,990 | | | | 1,541,010 | |
6.000%, 07/01/29 | | | 1,107 | | | | 1,218 | |
Total Fannie Mae | | | | | | | 1,542,228 | |
Freddie Mac - 0.0%# | | | | | | | | |
FHLMC Gold, | | | | | | | | |
5.000%, 12/01/31 | | | 16,488 | | | | 17,472 | |
U.S. Treasury Obligations - 2.4% | | | | | | | | |
U.S. Treasury Notes, | | | | | | | | |
0.750%, 09/30/189 | | | 46,000,000 | | | | 45,859,994 | |
Total U.S. Government and Agency Obligations (Cost $47,583,293) | | | | 47,419,694 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | Principal Amount† | | | Value | |
Foreign Government Obligations - 5.4% | | | | | |
Brazilian Government International Bonds | | | | | | | | |
8.500%, 01/05/24 | | $ | 6,650,000 | | | $ | 1,579,391 | |
10.250%, 01/10/28 | | | 5,750,000 | | | | 1,523,626 | |
Canadian When Issued Government Bond | | | | | | | | |
0.750%, 09/01/20 | | | 15,225,000 | CAD | | | 11,290,924 | |
European Investment Bank Bonds | | | | | | | | |
0.000%, 03/10/219 | | | 5,000,000 | AUD | | | 3,430,054 | |
Mexican Bonos Bonds | | | | | | | | |
Series M 7.750%, 05/29/31 | | | 49,000,000 | MXN | | | 2,491,419 | |
Series M 8.000%, 12/07/23 | | | 122,500,000 | MXN | | | 6,256,488 | |
Series M 20 7.500%, 06/03/273 | | | 111,000,000 | MXN | | | 5,555,296 | |
Series M 20 8.500%, 05/31/29 | | | 36,000,000 | MXN | | | 1,933,353 | |
Series M 20 10.000%, 12/05/24 | | | 761,500,000 | MXN | | | 43,057,950 | |
New Zealand Government Notes | | | | | | | | |
Series 319 | | | | | | | | |
5.000%, 03/15/19 | | | 14,845,000 | NZD | | | 10,281,926 | |
Norway Government Bonds | | | | | | | | |
Series 473 4.500%, 05/22/191 | | | 18,955,000 | NOK | | | 2,404,496 | |
Series 474 3.750%, 05/25/211 | | | 13,210,000 | NOK | | | 1,743,608 | |
Saudi Government International Bond | | | | | | | | |
2.375%, 10/26/211 | | | 4,045,000 | | | | 3,884,009 | |
3.250%, 10/26/261 | | | 8,995,000 | | | | 8,426,912 | |
Total Foreign Government Obligations (Cost $148,732,228) | | | | 103,859,452 | |
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| | Shares | | | | |
Common Stock - 0.1% | | | | | | | | |
Industrials - 0.1% | | | | | | | | |
Arconic, Inc. (Cost $4,641,618) | | | 154,805 | | | | 2,633,233 | |
Preferred Stocks - 0.6% | | | | | | | | |
Financials - 0.6% | | | | | | | | |
Bank of America Corp., 6.38%3 | | | 20,000 | | | | 512,200 | |
Bank of America Corp., 7.25%4 | | | 7,808 | | | | 9,763,904 | |
Navient Corp., 6.00%3 | | | 41,250 | | | | 898,425 | |
Total Financials | | | | | | | 11,174,529 | |
Utilities - 0.0%# | | | | | | | | |
Wisconsin Electric Power Co., 3.60% | | | 3,946 | | | | 359,086 | |
Total Preferred Stocks (Cost $8,653,211) | | | | | | | 11,533,615 | |
| | |
| | Principal Amount | | | | |
Short-Term Investments - 27.2% | | | | | |
Joint Repurchase Agreements - 1.1%10 | | | | | | | | |
Bank of Montreal, dated 06/29/18, due 07/02/18, 2.030% total to be received $1,085,359 (collateralized by various U.S. Treasuries, 0.000% - 4.375%, 08/16/18 - 09/09/49, totaling $1,106,879) | | $ | 1,085,175 | | | | 1,085,175 | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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| | Principal Amount | | | Value | |
Joint Repurchase Agreements - 1.1% (continued) | | | | | | | | |
Bank of Nova Scotia, dated 06/29/18, due 07/02/18, 2.120% total to be received $5,167,990 (collateralized by various U.S. Government Agency Obligations, 2.500% - 6.430%, 02/01/21 - 06/01/48, totaling $5,271,350) | | $ | 5,167,077 | | | $ | 5,167,077 | |
Citibank N.A., dated 06/29/18, due 07/02/18, 2.120% total to be received $5,167,990 (collateralized by various U.S. Government Agency Obligations, 2.405% - 6.000%, 04/01/24 - 04/01/48, totaling $5,270,419) | | | 5,167,077 | | | | 5,167,077 | |
Deutsche Bank Securities, Inc., dated 06/29/18, due 07/02/18, 2.120% total to be received $5,167,990 (collateralized by various U.S. Government Agency Obligations, 0.000% - 7.250%, 07/27/18 - 09/06/44, totaling $5,270,419) | | | 5,167,077 | | | | 5,167,077 | |
State of Wisconsin Investment Board, dated 06/29/18, due 07/02/18, 2.300% total to be received $5,168,067 (collateralized by various U.S. Treasuries, 0.125% - 3.875%, 07/15/19 - 02/15/48, totaling $5,270,457) | | | 5,167,077 | | | | 5,167,077 | |
Total Joint Repurchase Agreements | | | | | | | 21,753,483 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value | |
U.S. Government Obligations - 24.4% | | | | | |
U.S. Treasury Bills, 0.217%, 07/12/189 | | $ | 25,000,000 | | | $ | 24,986,892 | |
U.S. Treasury Bills, 1.219%, 08/30/189 | | | 85,000,000 | | | | 84,740,892 | |
U.S. Treasury Bills, 1.358%, 11/01/189 | | | 25,000,000 | | | | 24,833,097 | |
U.S. Treasury Bills, 1.417%, 11/08/189 | | | 200,000,000 | | | | 198,575,624 | |
U.S. Treasury Bills, 1.424%, 09/06/189 | | | 10,000,000 | | | | 9,965,579 | |
U.S. Treasury Bills, 1.530%, 11/15/189 | | | 78,000,000 | | | | 77,409,930 | |
U.S. Treasury Bills, 1.724%, 09/20/189 | | | 30,000,000 | | | | 29,875,000 | |
U.S. Treasury Bills, 1.799%, 04/25/199 | | | 20,000,000 | | | | 19,636,175 | |
Total U.S. Government Obligations | | | | | | | 470,023,189 | |
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| | Shares | | | | |
Other Investment Companies - 1.7% | | | | | |
Dreyfus Government Cash Management Fund, Institutional Class Shares, 1.81%11 | | | 32,868,549 | | | | 32,868,549 | |
Total Short-Term Investments (Cost $524,603,340) | | | | | | | 524,645,221 | |
Total Investments - 100.4% (Cost $1,917,042,974) | | | | | | | 1,935,504,955 | |
Other Assets, less Liabilities - (0.4)% | | | | | | | (7,773,628 | ) |
Net Assets - 100.0% | | | | | | $ | 1,927,731,327 | |
† | Principal amount stated in U.S. dollars unless otherwise stated. |
1 | Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. This security may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified buyers. At June 30, 2018, the value of these securities amounted to $283,352,095 or 14.7% of net assets. |
2 | Variable rate security. The rate shown is based on the latest available information as of June 30, 2018. |
3 | Some or all of these securities, amounting to $20,951,634 or 1.1% of net assets, were out on loan to various brokers. |
4 | 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, 2018, amounted to $29,516,253 or 1.5% of net assets. |
5 | Step Bond: A debt instrument with either deferred interest payments or an interest rate that resets at specific times during its term. |
6 | Security is in default. Issuer has failed to make a timely payment of either principal or either interest or has failed to comply with some provision of the bond indenture. |
7 | Security’s value was determined by using significant unobservable inputs. |
8 | Certain variable rate securities are not based on a published reference rate and spread but are determined by the issuer or agent and are based on current market conditions. These securities do not indicate a reference rate and spread in their description above. |
9 | Represents yield to maturity at June 30, 2018. |
10 | Collateral received from brokers for securities lending was invested in these joint repurchase agreements. |
11 | Yield shown represents the June 30, 2018, seven day average yield, which refers to the sum of the previous seven days’ dividends paid, expressed as an annual percentage. |
EMTN | European Medium Term Note |
GMTN | Global Medium-Term Notes |
LIBOR | London Interbank Offered Rate |
CURRENCY ABBREVIATIONS:
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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The following table summarizes the inputs used to value the Fund’s investments by the fair value hierarchy levels as of June 30, 2018:
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| | Level 1 | | | Level 2 | | | Level 3 | | | Total | |
Investments in Securities | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Corporate Bonds and Notes† | | | — | | | $ | 1,159,556,304 | | | | — | | | $ | 1,159,556,304 | |
Asset-Backed Securities | | | — | | | | 57,276,951 | | | $ | 12,862,102 | | | | 70,139,053 | |
Mortgage-Backed Security | | | — | | | | 391,090 | | | | — | | | | 391,090 | |
Municipal Bonds | | | — | | | | 15,327,293 | | | | — | | | | 15,327,293 | |
U.S. Government and Agency Obligations† | | | — | | | | 47,419,694 | | | | — | | | | 47,419,694 | |
Foreign Government Obligations | | | — | | | | 103,859,452 | | | | — | | | | 103,859,452 | |
Common Stock†† | | $ | 2,633,233 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 2,633,233 | |
Preferred Stocks†† | | | 11,533,615 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 11,533,615 | |
Short-Term Investments | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Joint Repurchase Agreements | | | — | | | | 21,753,483 | | | | — | | | | 21,753,483 | |
U.S. Government Obligations | | | — | | �� | | 470,023,189 | | | | — | | | | 470,023,189 | |
Other Investment Companies | | | 32,868,549 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 32,868,549 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total Investments in Securities | | $ | 47,035,397 | | | $ | 1,875,607,456 | | | $ | 12,862,102 | | | $ | 1,935,504,955 | |
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† | All corporate bonds and notes and U.S. government and agency obligations held in the Fund are Level 2 securities. For a detailed breakout of corporate bonds and notes and U.S. government and agency obligations by major industry or agency classification, please refer to the Fund’s Schedule of Portfolio Investments. |
†† | All common stocks and preferred stocks held in the Fund are Level 1 securities. For a detailed breakout of common stocks and preferred stocks by major industry classification, please refer to the Fund’s Schedule of Portfolio Investments. |
As of June 30, 2018, the Fund had no transfers between levels from the beginning of the reporting period.
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, 2018:
| | | | |
| | Asset-Backed Securties | |
Balance as of December 31, 2017 | | $ | 13,986,585 | |
Accrued discounts (premiums) | | | (2,669 | ) |
Realized gain (loss) | | | (5,898 | ) |
Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation | | | (117,018 | ) |
Purchases | | | | |
Sales | | | (998,898 | ) |
Transfers in to Level 3 | | | | |
Transfers out of Level 3 | | | | |
Balance as of June 30, 2018 | | $ | 12,862,102 | |
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments still held at June 30, 2018 | | $ | (129,449 | ) |
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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| AMG Managers Loomis Sayles Bond Fund |
| Schedule of Portfolio Investments (continued) |
| | | | |
Country | | % of Long-Term Investments | |
Australia | | | 0.0 | # |
Bermuda | | | 0.9 | |
Brazil | | | 0.5 | |
Canada | | | 1.1 | |
Cayman Islands | | | 2.9 | |
France | | | 1.3 | |
Ireland | | | 0.8 | |
Luxembourg | | | 2.2 | |
Malaysia | | | 0.2 | |
Mexico | | | 4.8 | |
Netherlands | | | 2.5 | |
New Zealand | | | 0.7 | |
Norway | | | 0.3 | |
Saudi Arabia | | | 0.9 | |
South Korea | | | 0.2 | |
Spain | | | 2.0 | |
United Arab Emirates | | | 1.5 | |
United Kingdom | | | 3.5 | |
United States | | | 73.7 | |
| | | | |
| | | 100.0 | |
| | | | |
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, 2018 |
PORTFOLIO BREAKDOWN
| | | | |
Category | | %of Net Assets | |
Corporate Bonds and Notes | | | 49.6 | |
Foreign Government Obligations | | | 39.6 | |
U.S. Government and Agency Obligations | | | 6.9 | |
Asset-Backed Securities | | | 0.6 | |
Short-Term Investments1 | | | 4.1 | |
Other Assets Less Liabilities2 | | | (0.8 | ) |
1 | Includes reinvestment of cash collateral into joint repurchase agreements on security lending transactions. |
2 | Includes repayment of cash collateral on security lending transactions. |
| | | | |
Rating | | % of Market Value1 | |
U.S. Government and Agency Obligations | | | 7.1 | |
Aaa | | | 10.9 | |
Aa | | | 13.7 | |
A | | | 15.5 | |
Baa | | | 40.6 | |
Ba | | | 7.9 | |
B | | | 2.6 | |
N/R | | | 1.7 | |
1 | Includes market value of fixed-income securities only. |
TOP TEN HOLDINGS
| | | | |
Security Name | | %of Net Assets | |
French Republic Government Bond OAT, 4.250%, 10/25/23 (France) | | | 5.9 | |
Indonesia Treasury Bonds, Series FR53, 8.250%, 07/15/21 (Indonesia) | | | 3.2 | |
South Africa Government Bond, Series R213, 7.000%, 02/28/31 (South Africa) | | | 2.9 | |
New Zealand Government, Bonds, 2.000%, 07/28/25 (New Zealand) | | | 2.7 | |
Corp. Andina de Fomento, Notes, 4.375%, 06/15/22 (Venezuela) | | | 2.2 | |
U.S. Treasury Notes, 2.750%, 02/28/25 | | | 2.1 | |
Singapore Government Bond, 2.625%, 05/01/28 (Singapore) | | | 2.0 | |
Union Andina de Cementos SAA, 5.875%, 10/30/21 (Peru) | | | 2.0 | |
New South Wales Treasury Corp., Bonds, Series 22, 6.000%, 03/01/22 (Australia) | | | 1.9 | |
Corp. Nacional del Cobre de Chile, 4.500%, 09/16/25 (Chile) | | | 1.9 | |
| | | | |
Top Ten as a Group | | | 26.8 | |
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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, 2018 |
| | | | | | | | |
| | Principal Amount† | | | Value | |
Corporate Bonds and Notes - 49.6% | | | | | | | | |
Financials - 16.6% | | | | | | | | |
Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior, S.A. (Panama) 3.250%, 05/07/201 | | $ | 150,000 | | | $ | 148,125 | |
Bank of America Corp. Series MTN 4.200%, 08/26/24 | | | 130,000 | | | | 130,679 | |
Barclays PLC (United Kingdom) 3.650%, 03/16/25 | | | 200,000 | | | | 187,326 | |
Citigroup, Inc. 4.400%, 06/10/25 | | | 75,000 | | | | 74,590 | |
Commerzbank AG (Germany) Series EMTN 4.000%, 03/23/26 | | | 40,000 | EUR | | | 49,343 | |
Credit Agricole, S.A. (France) 7.500%, 07/28/252,3 | | | 100,000 | GBP | | | 141,765 | |
Goodman Australia Industrial Fund Bond Issuer Pty, Ltd. (Australia) 3.400%, 09/30/261 | | | 60,000 | | | | 56,141 | |
HSBC Holdings PLC (United Kingdom) Series EMTN 5.750%, 12/20/27 | | | 55,000 | GBP | | | 85,704 | |
International Bank for Reconstruction & Development Series MTN 2.500%, 03/12/20 | | | 160,000 | AUD | | | 118,822 | |
JPMorgan Chase & Co. | | | | | | | | |
3.900%, 07/15/25 | | | 50,000 | | | | 49,812 | |
3.875%, 02/01/24 | | | 25,000 | | | | 25,165 | |
Series X, 6.100%, 07/15/252,3 | | | 65,000 | | | | 67,119 | |
The Korea Development Bank (South Korea) Series MTN 4.500%, 11/22/19 | | | 60,000 | AUD | | | 45,275 | |
Lloyds Banking Group PLC (United Kingdom) | | | | | | | | |
4.500%, 11/04/24 | | | 200,000 | | | | 197,720 | |
7.500%, 11/15/272,3 | | | 70,000 | | | | 71,085 | |
Mid-America Apartments, L.P. 4.200%, 06/15/28 | | | 95,000 | | | | 94,650 | |
Old Republic International Corp. 4.875%, 10/01/24 | | | 100,000 | | | | 103,669 | |
Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC (United Kingdom) 7.500%, 05/20/232,3 | | | 200,000 | | | | 203,900 | |
Santander Holdings USA, Inc. 2.650%, 04/17/20 | | | 110,000 | | | | 109,031 | |
Societe Generale, S.A. (France) 6.750%, 07/28/252,3 | | | 105,000 | EUR | | | 130,896 | |
Ventas Realty LP 3.100%, 01/15/23 | | | 70,000 | | | | 67,913 | |
Total Financials | | | | | | | 2,158,730 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | Principal Amount† | | | Value | |
Industrials - 28.0% | | | | | | | | |
Air Canada 2017-1 Class AA Pass Through Trust (Canada) 3.300%, 01/15/301 | | $ | 50,000 | | | $ | 48,049 | |
Alfa, SAB de CV (Mexico) 5.250%, 03/25/241 | | | 200,000 | | | | 201,750 | |
Alimentation Couche-Tard, Inc. (Canada) 3.550%, 07/26/271 | | | 30,000 | | | | 28,439 | |
America Movil SAB de CV (Mexico) 6.450%, 12/05/22 | |
| 4,000,000 MXN | | | | 184,119 | |
Braskem Finance, Ltd. (Cayman Islands) 5.750%, 04/15/211 | | | 200,000 | | | | 206,502 | |
Burlington Northern Santa Fe LLC 4.050%, 06/15/48 | | | 65,000 | | | | 62,850 | |
Corp. Nacional del Cobre de Chile (Chile) 4.500%, 09/16/251 | | | 245,000 | | | | 250,189 | |
Covanta Holding Corp. 5.875%, 07/01/25 | | | 30,000 | | | | 28,950 | |
CSX Corp 3.800%, 03/01/28 | | | 70,000 | | | | 68,198 | |
CVS Health Corp 4.100%, 03/25/25 | | | 50,000 | | | | 49,735 | |
Delta Air Lines 2015-1 Class B Pass Through Trust | | | | | | | | |
Series 15-1 4.250%, 07/30/23 | | | 58,391 | | | | 58,256 | |
Embraer Netherlands Finance BV (Netherlands) 5.050%, 06/15/25 | | | 70,000 | | | | 70,954 | |
Enbridge, Inc. (Canada) 2.900%, 07/15/22 | | | 25,000 | | | | 24,282 | |
Energy Transfer Partners L.P. 4.050%, 03/15/25 | | | 210,000 | | | | 202,905 | |
General Electric Co. | | | | | | | | |
Series D 5.000%, 09/30/262,3 | | | 246,000 | | | | 242,310 | |
General Motors Financial Co., Inc. 4.000%, 01/15/25 | | | 120,000 | | | | 116,331 | |
Glencore Finance Canada, Ltd. (Canada) 5.550%, 10/25/421,4 | | | 115,000 | | | | 115,005 | |
Hyundai Capital America 2.750%, 09/27/261 | | | 85,000 | | | | 74,842 | |
Intel Corp. 3.700%, 07/29/25 | | | 100,000 | | | | 100,654 | |
INVISTA Finance LLC 4.250%, 10/15/191 | | | 130,000 | | | | 129,837 | |
Kinder Morgan Energy Partners L.P. 4.250%, 09/01/24 | | | 220,000 | | | | 220,463 | |
KT Corp. (South Korea) 2.500%, 07/18/261 | | | 200,000 | | | | 178,496 | |
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 - 28.0% (continued) | | | | | | | | |
Latam Airlines 2015-1 Pass Through Trust A (Chile) 4.200%, 11/15/27 | | $ | 47,838 | | | $ | 45,246 | |
Petrobras Global Finance BV (Netherlands) 4.375%, 05/20/235 | | | 50,000 | | | | 46,850 | |
Petroleos Mexicanos (Mexico) Series 14-2 7.470%, 11/12/26 | | | 3,800,000 | MXN | | | 164,558 | |
Southern Copper Corp. (Peru) 3.875%, 04/23/25 | | | 130,000 | | | | 127,954 | |
Teva Pharmaceutical Finance Co. LLC 6.150%, 02/01/365 | | | 35,000 | | | | 34,711 | |
Union Andina de Cementos SAA (Peru) 5.875%, 10/30/211 | | | 250,000 | | | | 255,937 | |
Walmart, Inc. 3.700%, 06/26/28 | | | 90,000 | | | | 90,758 | |
Whiting Petroleum Corp. 5.750%, 03/15/21 | | | 40,000 | | | | 40,879 | |
YPF, S.A. (Argentina) 8.500%, 07/28/251,5 | | | 180,000 | | | | 171,396 | |
Total Industrials | | | | | | | 3,641,405 | |
Utilities - 5.0% | | | | | | | | |
EDP Finance BV (Netherlands) 4.125%, 01/15/201 | | | 200,000 | | | | 201,636 | |
Emgesa, S.A. ESP (Colombia) 8.750%, 01/25/211 | | | 320,000,000 | COP | | | 114,122 | |
Empresas Publicas de Medellin ESP (Colombia) 8.375%, 02/01/211 | | | 390,000,000 | COP | | | 135,867 | |
Enel Chile, S.A. (Chile) 4.875%, 06/12/28 | | | 20,000 | | | | 20,122 | |
Enel Finance International, N.V. (Netherlands) 1.375%, 06/01/26 | | | 100,000 | EUR | | | 113,252 | |
Petrobras Global Finance BV (Netherlands) 5.999%, 01/27/28 | | | 35,000 | | | | 31,675 | |
Virginia Electric & Power Co. Series A 3.800%, 04/01/285 | | | 40,000 | | | | 39,768 | |
Total Utilities | | | | | | | 656,442 | |
Total Corporate Bonds and Notes | | | | | | | | |
(Cost $6,849,296) | | | | | | | 6,456,577 | |
Asset-Backed Security - 0.6% | | | | | | | | |
Trinity Rail Leasing 2010 LLC Series 2010-1A, Class A 5.194%, 10/16/401 (Cost $70,868) | | | 70,869 | | | | 74,402 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | Principal Amount† | | | Value | |
U.S. Government and Agency Obligations - 6.9% | | | | | |
Freddie Mac - 0.5% | | | | | | | | |
Freddie Mac Multifamily Structured Pass Through Certificates | | | | | | | | |
Series K057, Class A2 | | | | | | | | |
2.570%, 07/25/26 | | $ | 70,000 | | | $ | 66,448 | |
U.S. Treasury Obligations - 6.4% | | | | | | | | |
U.S. Treasury Inflation Indexed Bonds, | | | | | | | | |
0.125%, 04/15/22 | | | 139,080 | | | | 136,218 | |
0.375%, 07/15/27 | | | 215,088 | | | | 209,251 | |
U.S. Treasury Notes, | | | | | | | | |
2.375%, 01/31/23 | | | 210,000 | | | | 206,866 | |
2.750%, 02/28/25 | | | 280,000 | | | | 279,005 | |
Total U.S. Treasury Obligations | | | | | | | 831,340 | |
Total U.S. Government and Agency Obligations | | | | | |
(Cost $907,542) | | | | | | | 897,788 | |
Foreign Government Obligations - 39.6% | | | | | | | | |
Argentine Republic Government International Bond | | | | | | | | |
7.125%, 06/28/17 | | | 55,000 | ARS | | | 41,882 | |
7.625%, 04/22/46 | | | 150,000 | ARS | | | 121,050 | |
Australia Government Bond | | | | | | | | |
Series 133 | | | | | | | | |
5.500%, 04/21/23 | | | 75,000 | AUD | | | 63,636 | |
Bonos de la Tesoreria de la Republica en pesos | | | | | | | | |
4.500%, 03/01/26 | | | 45,000,000 | CLP | | | 68,471 | |
Brazil Notas do Tesouro Nacional Serie F, Notes | | | | | | | | |
10.000%, 01/01/19 | | | 500,000 | BRL | | | 130,963 | |
Canadian When Issued Government Bond | | | | | | | | |
Series 2 0.500%, 03/01/22 | | | 320,000 | CAD | | | 230,439 | |
Series 3 1.750%, 09/01/19 | | | 185,000 | CAD | | | 140,633 | |
Corp. Andina de Fomento, Notes | | | | | | | | |
4.375%, 06/15/22 | | | 280,000 | | | | 289,657 | |
Dominican Republic International, Bonds | | | | | | | | |
8.625%, 04/20/271 | | | 100,000 | | | | 113,000 | |
Export Development Canada | | | | | | | | |
1.800%, 09/01/22 | | | 55,000 | CAD | | | 41,026 | |
French Republic Government Bond OAT | | | | | | | | |
4.250%, 10/25/23 | | | 530,000 | EUR | | | 763,000 | |
Indonesia Government International Bonds | | | | | | | | |
4.750%, 01/08/261 | | | 200,000 | | | | 202,697 | |
Indonesia Treasury Bonds | | | | | | | | |
Series FR53 | | | | | | | | |
8.250%, 07/15/21 | | | 5,835,000,000 | IDR | | | 414,035 | |
Italy Buoni Poliennali Del Tesoro | | | | | | | | |
5.000%, 03/01/22 | | | 90,000 | EUR | | | 118,270 | |
Korea Treasury Bond | | | | | | | | |
Series 2209 | | | | | | | | |
2.000%, 09/10/22 | | | 189,070,000 | KRW | | | 167,521 | |
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 | |
Foreign Government Obligations - 39.6% (continued) | | | | | | | | |
Mexican Bonos Bonds | | | | | | | | |
Series M 6.500%, 06/10/21 | | | 850,000 | MXN | | $ | 41,434 | |
Series M 8.000%, 12/07/23 | | | 1,600,000 | MXN | | | 81,717 | |
New South Wales Treasury Corp., Bonds | | | | | | | | |
Series 22 6.000%, 03/01/22 | | | 300,000 | AUD | | | 250,905 | |
New Zealand Government, Bonds | | | | | | | | |
2.000%, 07/28/25 | | | 460,000 | NZD | | | 348,107 | |
Series 427 4.500%, 04/15/27 | | | 100,000 | NZD | | | 77,461 | |
Republic of Poland Government Bond | | | | | | | | |
Series 726 2.500%, 07/25/26 | | | 240,000 | PLN | | | 61,230 | |
Romanian Government International Bond 2.875%, 05/26/281 | | | 35,000 | EUR | | | 41,634 | |
Singapore Government Bond 2.625%, 05/01/28 | | | 355,000 | SGD | | | 262,463 | |
South Africa Government Bond | | | | | | | | |
Series R213 7.000%, 02/28/31 | | | 6,235,000 | ZAR | | | 376,435 | |
Spain Government Bonds | | | | | | | | |
1.600%, 04/30/251 | | | 95,000 | EUR | | | 116,903 | |
4.400%, 10/31/231 | | | 105,000 | EUR | | | 147,836 | |
Thailand Government Bonds 2.125%, 12/17/26 | | | 5,000,000 | THB | | | 145,478 | |
U.K. Gilt Bonds | | | | | | | | |
2.000%, 09/07/25 | | | 130,000 | GBP | | | 181,785 | |
4.000%, 03/07/22 | | | 50,000 | GBP | | | 73,597 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | Principal Amount† | | | Value | |
Uruguay Government International Bonds 9.875%, 06/20/221 | | | 1,040,000 | UYU | | $ | 32,834 | |
Total Foreign Government Obligations (Cost $5,403,939) | | | | | | | 5,146,099 | |
Short-Term Investments - 4.1% | | | | | | | | |
Joint Repurchase Agreements - 1.8%6 | | | | | | | | |
Nomura Securities International, Inc., dated 06/29/18, due 07/02/18, 2.120% total to be received $231,076 (collateralized by various U.S. Government Agency Obligations and U.S. Treasuries, 0.000% - 9.000%, 07/15/18 -05/20/68, totaling $235,656) | | $ | 231,035 | | | | 231,035 | |
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| | Shares | | | | |
Other Investment Companies - 2.3% | | | | | | | | |
Dreyfus Institutional Preferred Government Money Market Fund, Institutional Class Shares, 1.85%7 | | | 304,457 | | | | 304,457 | |
Total Short-Term Investments (Cost $535,492) | | | | | | | 535,492 | |
Total Investments - 100.8% (Cost $13,767,137) | | | | | | | 13,110,358 | |
Other Assets, less Liabilities - (0.8)% | | | | | | | (106,734 | ) |
Net Assets - 100.0% | | | | | | $ | 13,003,624 | |
† | Principal amount stated in U.S. dollars unless otherwise stated. |
1 | Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. This security may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified buyers. At June 30, 2018, the value of these securities amounted to $3,045,639 or 23.4% of net assets. |
2 | Perpetuity Bond. The date shown is the final call date. |
3 | Certain variable rate securities are not based on a published reference rate and spread but are determined by the issuer or agent and are based on current market conditions. These securities do not indicate a reference rate and spread in their description above. |
4 | Step Bond: A debt instrument with either deferred interest payments or an interest rate that resets at specific times during its term. |
5 | Some or all of these securities, amounting to $219,188 or 1.7% of net assets, were out on loan to various brokers. |
6 | Collateral received from brokers for securities lending was invested in these joint repurchase agreements. |
7 | Yield shown represents the June 30, 2018, seven day average yield, which refers to the sum of the previous seven days’ dividends paid, expressed as an annual percentage. |
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EMTN | | European Medium Term Note |
LP | | Limited Partnership |
MTN | | Medium-Term Note |
CURRENCY ABBREVIATIONS:
| | |
ARS | | Argentina Peso |
AUD | | Australian Dollar |
BRL | | Brazilian Real |
CAD | | Canadian Dollar |
CLP | | Chile Peso |
COP | | Colombia Peso |
EUR | | Euro Dollar |
GBP | | British Pound |
IDR | | Indonesia Rupiah |
KRW | | Korean Won |
MXN | | Mexico Peso |
NZD | | New Zealand Dollar |
PLN | | Poland Zloty |
SGD | | Singapore Dollar |
THB | | Thailand Baht |
UYU | | Uruguay Peso |
ZAR | | South Africa Rand |
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) |
Open Forward Foreign Currency Contracts at June 30, 2018
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Currency Purchased | | Amount | | | Currency Sold | | | Amount | | | Expiration | | | Counterparty | | | Value | |
British Pound | | | 100,000 | | | | U.S. Dollar | | | | 134,439 | | | | 09/19/18 | | | | CS | | | $ | (1,981 | ) |
Euro | | | 1,633,000 | | | | U.S. Dollar | | | | 1,909,842 | | | | 09/19/18 | | | | MS | | | | 9,004 | |
Japanese Yen | | | 231,875,000 | | | | U.S. Dollar | | | | 2,117,530 | | | | 09/19/18 | | | | CS | | | | (11,146 | ) |
South African Rand | | | 950,000 | | | | U.S. Dollar | | | | 71,528 | | | | 09/19/18 | | | | UBS | | | | (3,007 | ) |
Swedish Krona | | | 580,000 | | | | U.S. Dollar | | | | 66,602 | | | | 09/19/18 | | | | UBS | | | | (1,439 | ) |
U.S. Dollar | | | 313,347 | | | | Australian Dollar | | | | 417,000 | | | | 09/19/18 | | | | CS | | | | 4,669 | |
U.S. Dollar | | | 124,232 | | | | Brazilian Real | | | | 465,000 | | | | 09/05/18 | | | | ML | | | | 5,123 | |
U.S. Dollar | | | 150,628 | | | | Canadian Dollar | | | | 195,000 | | | | 09/19/18 | | | | HSBC | | | | 2,093 | |
U.S. Dollar | | | 122,992 | | | | Colombian Peso | | | | 352,710,000 | | | | 09/19/18 | | | | CS | | | | 3,111 | |
U.S. Dollar | | | 343,817 | | | | Indonesia Rupiah | | | | 4,835,105,000 | | | | 09/19/18 | | | | CS | | | | 10,106 | |
U.S. Dollar | | | 426,569 | | | | Mexican Peso | | | | 8,880,000 | | | | 09/19/18 | | | | UBS | | | | (14,846 | ) |
U.S. Dollar | | | 352,110 | | | | New Zealand Dollar | | | | 500,000 | | | | 09/19/18 | | | | CS | | | | 13,432 | |
U.S. Dollar | | | 418,903 | | | | South African Rand | | | | 5,555,000 | | | | 09/19/18 | | | | UBS | | | | 18,233 | |
U.S. Dollar | | | 61,464 | | | | Swiss Franc | | | | 60,000 | | | | 09/19/18 | | | | UBS | | | | 444 | |
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Total Forward Foreign Currency Contracts | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | $ | 33,796 | |
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CS: Credit Suisse
HSBC: HSBC Securities Inc.
ML: Merrill Lynch
MS: Morgan Stanley
UBS: UBS Securities LLC
The following table summarizes the inputs used to value the Fund’s investments by the fair value hierarchy levels as of June 30, 2018:
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| | Level 1 | | | Level 2 | | | Level 3 | | | Total | |
Investments in Securities | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Corporate Bonds and Notes† | | | — | | | $ | 6,456,577 | | | | — | | | $ | 6,456,577 | |
Asset-Backed Security | | | — | | | | 74,402 | | | | — | | | | 74,402 | |
U.S. Government and Agency Obligations† | | | — | | | | 897,788 | | | | — | | | | 897,788 | |
Foreign Government Obligations | | | — | | | | 5,146,099 | | | | — | | | | 5,146,099 | |
Short-Term Investments | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Joint Repurchase Agreements | | | — | | | | 231,035 | | | | — | | | | 231,035 | |
Other Investment Companies | | $ | 304,457 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 304,457 | |
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Total Investments in Securities | | $ | 304,457 | | | $ | 12,805,901 | | | | — | | | $ | 13,110,358 | |
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Financial Derivative Instruments—Assets | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts | | | — | | | $ | 66,215 | | | | — | | | $ | 66,215 | |
Financial Derivative Instruments—Liabilities | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts | | | — | | | | (32,419 | ) | | | — | | | | (32,419 | ) |
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Total Financial Derivative Instruments | | | — | | | $ | 33,796 | | | | — | | | $ | 33,796 | |
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† | All corporate bonds and notes and U.S. government and agency obligations held in the Fund are Level 2 securities. For a detailed breakout of corporate bonds and notes and U.S. government and agency obligations by major industry or agency classification, please refer to the Fund’s Schedule of Portfolio Investments. |
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) |
As of June 30, 2018, the Fund had no transfers between levels from the beginning of the reporting period.
The following schedule shows the value of derivative instruments at June 30, 2018:
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| | Asset Derivatives | | | Liability Derivatives | |
Derivatives not accounted for as hedging instruments | | Statement of Assets and Liabilities Location | | | Fair Value | | | Statement of Assets and Liabilities Location | | | Fair Value | |
Foreign currency exchange contracts | | Unrealized appreciation on foreign currency contracts | | $ | 66,215 | | | Unrealized depreciation on foreign currency contracts | | $ | 32,419 | |
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For the six months ended June 30, 2018, the effect of derivative instruments on the Statement of Operations for the Fund and the amount of realized gain/loss and unrealized appreciation/depreciation on derivatives recognized in income was as follows:
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| | Realized Gain/Loss | | | Change in Unrealized Appreciation/Depreciation | |
Derivatives not accounted for as hedging instruments | | Statement of Operations Location | |
| Realized Gain | | | Statement of Operations Location | |
| Change in Unrealized Gain/Loss | |
Foreign currency exchange contracts | | Net realized gain on forward contracts | | | $8,785 | | | Net change in unrealized appreciation/ depreciation on forward contracts | | | $(22,797) | |
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Country | | % of Long-Term Investments |
Argentina | | 2.7 |
Australia | | 2.9 |
Brazil | | 1.0 |
Canada | | 5.0 |
Cayman Islands | | 1.6 |
Chile | | 3.1 |
Colombia | | 2.0 |
Dominican Republic | | 0.9 |
France | | 8.2 |
Germany | | 0.4 |
Indonesia | | 4.9 |
Italy | | 0.9 |
Mexico | | 5.4 |
Netherlands | | 3.7 |
New Zealand | | 3.4 |
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Country | | % of Long-Term Investments |
Panama | | 1.2 |
Peru | | 3.0 |
Poland | | 0.5 |
Romania | | 0.3 |
Singapore | | 2.1 |
South Africa | | 3.0 |
South Korea | | 3.1 |
Spain | | 2.1 |
Thailand | | 1.2 |
United Kingdom | | 8.0 |
United States | | 26.8 |
Uruguay | | 0.3 |
Venezuela | | 2.3 |
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| | 100.0 |
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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, 2018 |
PORTFOLIO BREAKDOWN
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Sector | | %of Net Assets |
Information Technology | | 24.0 |
Health Care | | 23.8 |
Consumer Discretionary | | 15.0 |
Industrials | | 15.0 |
Financials | | 8.1 |
Consumer Staples | | 4.3 |
Energy | | 2.2 |
Materials | | 2.0 |
Telecommunication Services | | 1.2 |
Real Estate | | 0.1 |
Short-Term Investments1 | | 13.6 |
Other Assets Less Liabilities2 | | (9.3) |
1 | Includes reinvestment of cash collateral into joint repurchase agreements on security lending transactions. |
2 | Includes repayment of cash collateral on security lending transactions. |
TOP TEN HOLDINGS
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Security Name | | %of Net Assets |
Pegasystems, Inc. | | 1.5 |
SiteOne Landscape Supply, Inc. | | 1.4 |
PRA Health Sciences, Inc. | | 1.4 |
Steven Madden, Ltd. | | 1.4 |
Supernus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | | 1.3 |
Qualys, Inc. | | 1.3 |
Saia, Inc. | | 1.2 |
Banc of California, Inc. | | 1.2 |
Repligen Corp. | | 1.1 |
WNS Holdings, Ltd., ADR (India) | | 1.1 |
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Top Ten as a Group | | 12.9 |
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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 Special Equity Fund |
| | Schedule of Portfolio Investments (unaudited) |
| | June 30, 2018 |
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Common Stocks - 95.7% | | | | | | | | |
Consumer Discretionary - 15.0% | | | | | | | | |
ASGN, Inc.* | | | 12,220 | | | $ | 955,482 | |
At Home Group, Inc.* | | | 25,075 | | | | 981,686 | |
Big Lots, Inc.1 | | | 11,572 | | | | 483,478 | |
Brinker International, Inc.1 | | | 2,300 | | | | 109,480 | |
Canada Goose Holdings, Inc. (Canada)*,1 | | | 14,577 | | | | 857,856 | |
Cavco Industries, Inc.* | | | 1,185 | | | | 246,065 | |
Chegg, Inc.*,1 | | | 43,037 | | | | 1,195,998 | |
The Children’s Place, Inc. | | | 2,802 | | | | 338,482 | |
Churchill Downs, Inc. | | | 2,422 | | | | 718,123 | |
Cooper-Standard Holdings, Inc. * | | | 4,116 | | | | 537,838 | |
Deckers Outdoor Corp.* | | | 4,600 | | | | 519,294 | |
Dine Brands Global, Inc.1 | | | 6,200 | | | | 463,760 | |
Etsy, Inc. * | | | 47,944 | | | | 2,022,758 | |
Five Below, Inc.* | | | 6,458 | | | | 631,011 | |
Grand Canyon Education, Inc. * | | | 16,159 | | | | 1,803,506 | |
Helen of Troy, Ltd.* | | | 4,900 | | | | 482,405 | |
iRobot Corp.*,1 | | | 5,862 | | | | 444,164 | |
La-Z-Boy, Inc. | | | 7,500 | | | | 229,500 | |
LCI Industries | | | 6,076 | | | | 547,751 | |
LGI Homes, Inc.*,1 | | | 4,126 | | | | 238,194 | |
Libbey, Inc.1 | | | 30,195 | | | | 245,485 | |
Liberty Tax, Inc. | | | 26,299 | | | | 212,364 | |
Live Nation Entertainment, Inc.* | | | 8,508 | | | | 413,234 | |
Malibu Boats, Inc., Class A* | | | 50,349 | | | | 2,111,637 | |
Marriott Vacations Worldwide Corp. | | | 4,474 | | | | 505,383 | |
Nexstar Media Group, Inc., Class A1 | | | 10,607 | | | | 778,554 | |
Ollie’s Bargain Outlet Holdings, Inc.* | | | 5,086 | | | | 368,735 | |
Penn National Gaming, Inc.* | | | 16,600 | | | | 557,594 | |
PetMed Express, Inc. | | | 10,400 | | | | 458,120 | |
Planet Fitness, Inc., Class A* | | | 29,320 | | | | 1,288,321 | |
Roku, Inc.*,1 | | | 20,054 | | | | 854,702 | |
Scientific Games Corp. * | | | 19,540 | | | | 960,391 | |
Shutterfly, Inc.* | | | 9,967 | | | | 897,329 | |
SodaStream International, Ltd. (Israel)* | | | 10,534 | | | | 898,550 | |
Sonic Corp.1 | | | 43,548 | | | | 1,498,922 | |
Sotheby’s* | | | 8,300 | | | | 451,022 | |
Steven Madden, Ltd. | | | 58,526 | | | | 3,107,731 | |
Strayer Education, Inc. | | | 1,708 | | | | 193,021 | |
Tailored Brands, Inc. | | | 7,679 | | | | 195,968 | |
Taylor Morrison Home Corp., Class A* | | | 13,900 | | | | 288,842 | |
TopBuild Corp.* | | | 18,445 | | | | 1,444,981 | |
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Weight Watchers International, Inc. * | | | 10,409 | | | $ | 1,052,350 | |
World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc., Class A1 | | | 18,470 | | | | 1,344,985 | |
Total Consumer Discretionary | | | | | | | 33,935,052 | |
Consumer Staples - 4.3% | | | | | | | | |
The Boston Beer Co., Inc., Class A* | | | 2,300 | | | | 689,310 | |
Calavo Growers, Inc.1 | | | 24,349 | | | | 2,341,156 | |
The Chefs’ Warehouse, Inc.* | | | 23,774 | | | | 677,559 | |
elf Beauty, Inc.*,1 | | | 65,628 | | | | 1,000,171 | |
Inter Parfums, Inc. | | | 43,224 | | | | 2,312,484 | |
J&J Snack Foods Corp. | | | 7,598 | | | | 1,158,467 | |
Medifast, Inc. | | | 7,171 | | | | 1,148,508 | |
Turning Point Brands, Inc. | | | 10,277 | | | | 327,836 | |
Total Consumer Staples | | | | | | | 9,655,491 | |
Energy - 2.2% | | | | | | | | |
Abraxas Petroleum Corp.* | | | 65,900 | | | | 190,451 | |
Cactus, Inc., Class A* | | | 13,916 | | | | 470,222 | |
Callon Petroleum Co.* | | | 59,562 | | | | 639,696 | |
Carrizo Oil & Gas, Inc.* | | | 5,898 | | | | 164,259 | |
CVR Energy, Inc. | | | 5,355 | | | | 198,081 | |
Denbury Resources, Inc.* | | | 32,901 | | | | 158,254 | |
Extraction Oil & Gas, Inc.* | | | 85,590 | | | | 1,257,317 | |
GasLog, Ltd. (Monaco)1 | | | 15,585 | | | | 297,674 | |
Pioneer Energy Services Corp.* | | | 31,859 | | | | 186,375 | |
WildHorse Resource Development Corp.* | | | 61,042 | | | | 1,548,025 | |
Total Energy | | | | | | | 5,110,354 | |
Financials - 8.1% | | | | | | | | |
Banc of California, Inc.1 | | | 137,344 | | | | 2,685,075 | |
Cadence BanCorp | | | 21,634 | | | | 624,573 | |
CenterState Bank Corp. | | | 80,488 | | | | 2,400,152 | |
Encore Capital Group, Inc.* | | | 3,656 | | | | 133,810 | |
Evercore, Inc., Class A | | | 18,135 | | | | 1,912,336 | |
Hamilton Lane, Inc., Class A | | | 14,200 | | | | 681,174 | |
Heritage Insurance Holdings, Inc. | | | 13,006 | | | | 216,810 | |
Houlihan Lokey, Inc. | | | 8,900 | | | | 455,858 | |
LegacyTexas Financial Group, Inc. | | | 36,765 | | | | 1,434,570 | |
Moelis & Co., Class A | | | 9,870 | | | | 578,875 | |
Primerica, Inc. | | | 10,108 | | | | 1,006,757 | |
South State Corp. | | | 7,407 | | | | 638,854 | |
Texas Capital Bancshares, Inc. * | | | 13,943 | | | | 1,275,784 | |
Universal Insurance Holdings, Inc. | | | 13,176 | | | | 462,478 | |
Veritex Holdings, Inc.* | | | 40,117 | | | | 1,246,435 | |
Virtu Financial, Inc., Class A | | | 3,600 | | | | 95,580 | |
Walker & Dunlop, Inc. | | | 7,900 | | | | 439,635 | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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| Schedule of Portfolio Investments (continued) |
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Financials - 8.1% (continued) | | | | | | | | |
Webster Financial Corp. | | | 8,657 | | | $ | 551,451 | |
Western Alliance Bancorp* | | | 11,775 | | | | 666,583 | |
Wintrust Financial Corp. | | | 6,455 | | | | 561,908 | |
WSFS Financial Corp. | | | 3,300 | | | | 175,890 | |
Total Financials | | | | | | | 18,244,588 | |
Health Care - 23.8% | | | | | | | | |
Acceleron Pharma, Inc.* | | | 3,896 | | | | 189,034 | |
Addus HomeCare Corp.* | | | 3,200 | | | | 183,200 | |
Adeptus Health, Inc.*,2,3 | | | 24,574 | | | | 0 | |
Agios Pharmaceuticals, Inc.* | | | 8,019 | | | | 675,440 | |
Amicus Therapeutics, Inc. *,1 | | | 35,106 | | | | 548,356 | |
AnaptysBio, Inc.* | | | 500 | | | | 35,520 | |
ANI Pharmaceuticals, Inc.* | | | 4,100 | | | | 273,880 | |
Arena Pharmaceuticals, Inc.* | | | 1,300 | | | | 56,680 | |
Array BioPharma, Inc.*,1 | | | 4,700 | | | | 78,866 | |
Audentes Therapeutics, Inc.* | | | 11,195 | | | | 427,761 | |
BioTelemetry, Inc.*,1 | | | 24,615 | | | | 1,107,675 | |
Bluebird Bio, Inc.* | | | 500 | | | | 78,475 | |
Blueprint Medicines Corp. * | | | 7,896 | | | | 501,238 | |
Cambrex Corp.* | | | 42,942 | | | | 2,245,867 | |
Cantel Medical Corp. | | | 17,220 | | | | 1,693,759 | |
Catalent, Inc. * | | | 17,566 | | | | 735,840 | |
Chemed Corp. | | | 1,765 | | | | 567,995 | |
Clovis Oncology, Inc.*,1 | | | 1,000 | | | | 45,470 | |
Corcept Therapeutics, Inc.*,1 | | | 13,800 | | | | 216,936 | |
Cotiviti Holdings, Inc.* | | | 32,677 | | | | 1,442,036 | |
CRISPR Therapeutics AG (Switzerland)*,1 | | | 4,744 | | | | 278,757 | |
Cutera, Inc.* | | | 4,953 | | | | 199,606 | |
Depomed, Inc.* | | | 54,409 | | | | 362,908 | |
Durect Corp.* | | | 161,500 | | | | 251,940 | |
Emergent BioSolutions, Inc.* | | | 5,258 | | | | 265,476 | |
Encompass Health Corp. | | | 8,200 | | | | 555,304 | |
Exact Sciences Corp. *,1 | | | 13,607 | | | | 813,563 | |
FibroGen, Inc. * | | | 15,434 | | | | 966,168 | |
Glaukos Corp.*,1 | | | 13,288 | | | | 540,024 | |
Global Blood Therapeutics, Inc.* | | | 1,000 | | | | 45,200 | |
Globus Medical, Inc., Class A* | | | 18,382 | | | | 927,556 | |
GW Pharmaceuticals PLC, ADR (United Kingdom)* | | | 5,409 | | | | 754,772 | |
Haemonetics Corp. * | | | 16,529 | | | | 1,482,321 | |
Halozyme Therapeutics, Inc. * | | | 19,767 | | | | 333,469 | |
HealthEquity, Inc. * | | | 20,179 | | | | 1,515,443 | |
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ICU Medical, Inc. * | | | 3,918 | | | $ | 1,150,521 | |
Immunomedics, Inc.* | | | 23,731 | | | | 561,713 | |
Innoviva, Inc. *,1 | | | 57,337 | | | | 791,251 | |
Inogen, Inc. * | | | 11,584 | | | | 2,158,447 | |
Insmed, Inc. * | | | 10,819 | | | | 255,869 | |
Insulet Corp. * | | | 14,847 | | | | 1,272,388 | |
iRhythm Technologies, Inc.* | | | 1,705 | | | | 138,327 | |
Ironwood Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*,1 | | | 3,100 | | | | 59,272 | |
Kura Oncology, Inc.* | | | 11,255 | | | | 204,841 | |
LeMaitre Vascular, Inc. | | | 35,837 | | | | 1,199,823 | |
LHC Group, Inc.* | | | 2,500 | | | | 213,975 | |
Ligand Pharmaceuticals, Inc. *,1 | | | 5,701 | | | | 1,181,076 | |
Loxo Oncology, Inc. * | | | 9,299 | | | | 1,613,190 | |
Madrigal Pharmaceuticals, Inc. *,1 | | | 1,678 | | | | 469,320 | |
Magellan Health, Inc.* | | | 1,700 | | | | 163,115 | |
Medidata Solutions, Inc.* | | | 21,150 | | | | 1,703,844 | |
Mirati Therapeutics, Inc.* | | | 3,041 | | | | 149,921 | |
Molina Healthcare, Inc. * | | | 11,366 | | | | 1,113,186 | |
Myovant Sciences, Ltd. (United Kingdom)*,1 | | | 12,330 | | | | 281,987 | |
Neogen Corp.* | | | 12,640 | | | | 1,013,602 | |
PDL BioPharma, Inc.* | | | 93,361 | | | | 218,465 | |
Penumbra, Inc. * | | | 13,211 | | | | 1,825,100 | |
Portola Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*,1 | | | 1,300 | | | | 49,101 | |
PRA Health Sciences, Inc. *,1 | | | 33,583 | | | | 3,135,309 | |
Protagonist Therapeutics, Inc.* | | | 12,682 | | | | 85,223 | |
Puma Biotechnology, Inc.*,1 | | | 1,000 | | | | 59,150 | |
Repligen Corp. *,1 | | | 53,111 | | | | 2,498,341 | |
Sage Therapeutics, Inc. * | | | 6,955 | | | | 1,088,666 | |
Sarepta Therapeutics, Inc. * | | | 9,522 | | | | 1,258,618 | |
Spark Therapeutics, Inc. *,1 | | | 9,592 | | | | 793,834 | |
Supernus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. * | | | 49,920 | | | | 2,987,712 | |
Tabula Rasa HealthCare, Inc.* | | | 26,280 | | | | 1,677,452 | |
Teladoc, Inc.*,1 | | | 7,705 | | | | 447,275 | |
Tenet Healthcare Corp.* | | | 14,200 | | | | 476,694 | |
Tivity Health, Inc.*,1 | | | 8,300 | | | | 292,160 | |
Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical, Inc. *,1 | | | 11,959 | | | | 919,288 | |
Total Health Care | | | | | | | 53,904,591 | |
Industrials - 15.0% | | | | | | | | |
Aerovironment, Inc.* | | | 13,310 | | | | 950,733 | |
Air Lease Corp. | | | 10,753 | | | | 451,304 | |
Applied Industrial Technologies, Inc. | | | 5,100 | | | | 357,765 | |
ArcBest Corp. | | | 10,200 | | | | 466,140 | |
Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings, Inc.* | | | 10,919 | | | | 782,892 | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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Industrials - 15.0% (continued) | | | | | | | | |
Axon Enterprise, Inc.*,1 | | | 23,637 | | | $ | 1,493,386 | |
Brady Corp., Class A | | | 3,400 | | | | 131,070 | |
BWX Technologies, Inc. | | | 6,906 | | | | 430,382 | |
Chart Industries, Inc.*,1 | | | 4,765 | | | | 293,905 | |
Comfort Systems USA, Inc. | | | 14,801 | | | | 677,886 | |
Curtiss-Wright Corp. | | | 6,047 | | | | 719,714 | |
Deluxe Corp. | | | 15,267 | | | | 1,010,828 | |
DXP Enterprises, Inc.* | | | 7,567 | | | | 289,059 | |
EMCOR Group, Inc. | | | 4,900 | | | | 373,282 | |
EnerSys | | | 3,200 | | | | 238,848 | |
Generac Holdings, Inc.* | | | 14,544 | | | | 752,361 | |
Harsco Corp.* | | | 18,200 | | | | 402,220 | |
Herc Holdings, Inc.* | | | 6,450 | | | | 363,393 | |
Hillenbrand, Inc. | | | 9,000 | | | | 424,350 | |
Insperity, Inc. | | | 11,793 | | | | 1,123,283 | |
Insteel Industries, Inc. | | | 48,994 | | | | 1,636,400 | |
Interface, Inc. | | | 31,743 | | | | 728,502 | |
Kadant, Inc. | | | 3,800 | | | | 365,370 | |
Kennametal, Inc. | | | 25,766 | | | | 924,999 | |
Knoll, Inc. | | | 115,596 | | | | 2,405,553 | |
Marten Transport, Ltd. | | | 59,044 | | | | 1,384,582 | |
MasTec, Inc.* | | | 16,831 | | | | 854,173 | |
Mercury Systems, Inc.*,1 | | | 31,937 | | | | 1,215,522 | |
MSA Safety, Inc. | | | 8,619 | | | | 830,355 | |
Proto Labs, Inc.* | | | 10,584 | | | | 1,258,967 | |
Quad/Graphics, Inc. | | | 16,947 | | | | 353,006 | |
RBC Bearings, Inc.* | | | 2,741 | | | | 353,068 | |
Rush Enterprises, Inc., Class A* | | | 12,742 | | | | 552,748 | |
Saia, Inc.* | | | 34,325 | | | | 2,775,176 | |
SiteOne Landscape Supply, Inc.*,1 | | | 37,998 | | | | 3,190,692 | |
SP Plus Corp.* | | | 6,600 | | | | 245,520 | |
Trex Co., Inc.* | | | 13,767 | | | | 861,677 | |
TriNet Group, Inc.* | | | 8,200 | | | | 458,708 | |
Vectrus, Inc.* | | | 5,000 | | | | 154,100 | |
Wabash National Corp. | | | 17,900 | | | | 334,014 | |
WageWorks, Inc.* | | | 17,902 | | | | 895,100 | |
XPO Logistics, Inc.* | | | 3,851 | | | | 385,793 | |
Total Industrials | | | | | | | 33,896,826 | |
Information Technology - 24.0% | | | | | | | | |
2U, Inc.* | | | 10,677 | | | | 892,170 | |
Advanced Energy Industries, Inc.* | | | 10,102 | | | | 586,825 | |
Appfolio, Inc., Class A* | | | 1,910 | | | | 116,796 | |
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Appian Corp.*,1 | | | 9,191 | | | $ | 332,347 | |
Aspen Technology, Inc.* | | | 10,850 | | | | 1,006,229 | |
Blackbaud, Inc. | | | 2,718 | | | | 278,459 | |
Box, Inc., Class A* | | | 66,917 | | | | 1,672,256 | |
Cabot Microelectronics Corp. | | | 15,907 | | | | 1,710,957 | |
Carbon Black, Inc.* | | | 12,782 | | | | 332,332 | |
Cardtronics PLC, Class A (United Kingdom)* | | | 17,700 | | | | 427,986 | |
Care.com, Inc.* | | | 20,700 | | | | 432,216 | |
Cargurus, Inc.* | | | 8,949 | | | | 310,888 | |
CEVA, Inc.* | | | 23,969 | | | | 723,864 | |
Cimpress, N.V. (Netherlands)* | | | 4,649 | | | | 673,919 | |
Cirrus Logic, Inc.* | | | 4,728 | | | | 181,224 | |
Cision, Ltd.* | | | 28,158 | | | | 420,962 | |
Coupa Software, Inc.*,1 | | | 22,567 | | | | 1,404,570 | |
Diodes, Inc.* | | | 14,200 | | | | 489,473 | |
Ellie Mae, Inc.*,1 | | | 8,165 | | | | 847,854 | |
Entegris, Inc. | | | 20,487 | | | | 694,509 | |
EPAM Systems, Inc.* | | | 6,244 | | | | 776,316 | |
Everbridge, Inc.* | | | 20,306 | | | | 962,910 | |
Everi Holdings, Inc.* | | | 29,616 | | | | 213,235 | |
EVERTEC, Inc. (Puerto Rico) | | | 21,500 | | | | 469,775 | |
Five9, Inc.* | | | 32,197 | | | | 1,113,051 | |
GrubHub, Inc.*,1 | | | 7,531 | | | | 790,078 | |
The Hackett Group, Inc. | | | 17,167 | | | | 275,874 | |
HubSpot, Inc.* | | | 7,428 | | | | 931,471 | |
Insight Enterprises, Inc.* | | | 9,800 | | | | 479,514 | |
Instructure, Inc.* | | | 6,768 | | | | 287,978 | |
Integrated Device Technology, Inc.* | | | 36,693 | | | | 1,169,773 | |
Littelfuse, Inc. | | | 1,506 | | | | 343,639 | |
LogMeIn, Inc. | | | 3,300 | | | | 340,725 | |
Lumentum Holdings, Inc.*,1 | | | 5,771 | | | | 334,141 | |
MAXIMUS, Inc. | | | 32,117 | | | | 1,994,787 | |
MaxLinear, Inc.* | | | 43,171 | | | | 673,036 | |
Methode Electronics, Inc. | | | 8,800 | | | | 354,640 | |
Mimecast, Ltd.* | | | 19,978 | | | | 823,293 | |
MINDBODY, Inc., Class A* | | | 59,795 | | | | 2,308,087 | |
MKS Instruments, Inc. | | | 5,328 | | | | 509,890 | |
Monolithic Power Systems, Inc. | | | 9,653 | | | | 1,290,317 | |
New Relic, Inc.* | | | 10,197 | | | | 1,025,716 | |
Okta, Inc.* | | | 13,669 | | | | 688,508 | |
Paycom Software, Inc.*,1 | | | 8,265 | | | | 816,830 | |
Paylocity Holding Corp.* | | | 17,741 | | | | 1,044,235 | |
Pegasystems, Inc. | | | 62,390 | | | | 3,418,972 | |
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 - 24.0% (continued) | | | | | | | | |
Progress Software Corp. | | | 24,283 | | | $ | 942,666 | |
Proofpoint, Inc.* | | | 5,457 | | | | 629,247 | |
Qualys, Inc.* | | | 34,186 | | | | 2,881,880 | |
RingCentral, Inc., Class A* | | | 17,548 | | | | 1,234,502 | |
Rudolph Technologies, Inc.* | | | 15,800 | | | | 467,680 | |
Science Applications International Corp. | | | 5,200 | | | | 420,836 | |
ServiceSource International, Inc.* | | | 42,600 | | | | 167,844 | |
Silicon Laboratories, Inc.* | | | 7,842 | | | | 781,063 | |
SPS Commerce, Inc.* | | | 6,900 | | | | 507,012 | |
Stamps.com, Inc.* | | | 4,325 | | | | 1,094,441 | |
Syntel, Inc.* | | | 17,900 | | | | 574,411 | |
Talend, S.A., ADR* | | | 8,512 | | | | 530,127 | |
Tech Data Corp.* | | | 4,100 | | | | 336,692 | |
The Trade Desk, Inc., Class A*,1 | | | 9,068 | | | | 850,579 | |
TTM Technologies, Inc.*,1 | | | 22,300 | | | | 393,149 | |
Twilio, Inc., Class A* | | | 12,381 | | | | 693,584 | |
Virtusa Corp.* | | | 9,300 | | | | 452,724 | |
Web.com Group, Inc.* | | | 6,288 | | | | 162,545 | |
WNS Holdings, Ltd., ADR (India)* | | | 46,563 | | | | 2,429,657 | |
Zendesk, Inc.* | | | 18,440 | | | | 1,004,795 | |
Zscaler, Inc.*,1 | | | 20,082 | | | | 717,931 | |
Total Information Technology | | | | | | | 54,245,992 | |
Materials - 2.0% | | | | | | | | |
Boise Cascade Co. | | | 8,400 | | | | 375,480 | |
Louisiana-Pacific Corp. | | | 43,207 | | | | 1,176,094 | |
Myers Industries, Inc. | | | 4,800 | | | | 92,160 | |
Quaker Chemical Corp. | | | 10,245 | | | | 1,586,643 | |
Stepan Co. | | | 3,800 | | | | 296,438 | |
Trinseo, S.A. | | | 8,602 | | | | 610,312 | |
Worthington Industries, Inc. | | | 9,815 | | | | 411,936 | |
Total Materials | | | | | | | 4,549,063 | |
Real Estate - 0.1% | | | | | | | | |
Marcus & Millichap, Inc.* | | | 8,000 | | | | 312,080 | |
Telecommunication Services - 1.2% | | | | | | | | |
Cogent Communications Holdings, Inc. | | | 34,272 | | | | 1,830,125 | |
Vonage Holdings Corp.* | | | 62,455 | | | | 805,045 | |
Total Telecommunication Services | | | | | | | 2,635,170 | |
Total Common Stocks (Cost $174,112,366) | | | | | | | 216,489,207 | |
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| | Shares | | | Value | |
Rights - 0.0% | | | | | | | | |
Health Care - 0.0% | | | | | | | | |
Dyax Corp., CVR Expiration 04/15/27*,3,4 (Cost $0) | | | 4,700 | | | $ | 0 | |
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| | Principal Amount | | | | |
Short-Term Investments - 13.6% | | | | | | | | |
Joint Repurchase Agreements - 9.3%5 | | | | | | | | |
Cantor Fitzgerald Securities, Inc., dated 06/29/18, due 07/02/18, 2.080% total to be received $4,990,989 (collateralized by various U.S. Government Agency Obligations, 1.691% -8.500%, 07/25/18 - 06/15/53, totaling $5,089,926) | | $ | 4,990,124 | | | | 4,990,124 | |
Jefferies LLC, dated 06/29/18, due 07/02/18, 2.000% total to be received $4,990,956 (collateralized by various U.S. Treasuries, 0.000% - 2.375%, 07/05/18 - 09/09/49, totaling $5,089,926) | | | 4,990,124 | | | | 4,990,124 | |
MUFG Securities America, Inc., dated 06/29/18, due 07/02/18, 2.120% total to be received $1,049,544 (collateralized by various U.S. Government Agency Obligations, 2.430% -6.000%, 02/01/21 - 10/15/58, totaling $1,070,346) | | | 1,049,359 | | | | 1,049,359 | |
NBC Global Finance, Ltd., dated 06/29/18, due 07/02/18, 1.950% total to be received $4,990,935 (collateralized by various U.S. Treasuries, 0.000% - 3.625%, 01/31/20 -09/09/49, totaling $5,089,941) | | | 4,990,124 | | | | 4,990,124 | |
State of Wisconsin Investment Board, dated 06/29/18, due 07/02/18, 2.300% total to be received $4,991,080 (collateralized by various U.S. Treasuries, 0.125% - 3.875%, 07/15/19 -02/15/48, totaling $5,089,964) | | | 4,990,124 | | | | 4,990,124 | |
Total Joint Repurchase Agreements | | | | | | | 21,009,855 | |
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Other Investment Companies - 4.3% | | | | | | | | |
Dreyfus Government Cash Management Fund, Institutional Class Shares, 1.81%6 | | | 9,634,554 | | | | 9,634,554 | |
Total Short-Term Investments (Cost $30,644,409) | | | | | | | 30,644,409 | |
Total Investments - 109.3% (Cost $204,756,775) | | | | | | | 247,133,616 | |
Other Assets, less Liabilities - (9.3)% | | | | | | | (20,976,548 | ) |
Net Assets - 100.0% | | | | | | $ | 226,157,068 | |
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) |
* | Non-income producing security. |
1 | Some or all of these securities, amounting to $20,551,200 or 9.1% of net assets, were out on loan to various brokers. |
3 | Security’s value was determined by using significant unobservable inputs. |
4 | This security is restricted and not available for re-sale. The security was received as part of a corporate action on January 22, 2016. |
5 | Collateral received from brokers for securities lending was invested in these joint repurchase agreements. |
6 | Yield shown represents the June 30, 2018, seven day average yield, which refers to the sum of the previous seven days’ dividends paid, expressed as an annual percentage. |
ADR American Depositary Receipt
CVR Contingent Value Rights
The following table summarizes the inputs used to value the Fund’s investments by the fair value hierarchy levels as of June 30, 2018:
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| | Level 1 | | | Level 2 | | | Level 3 | | | Total | |
Investments in Securities | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Common Stocks†, 1 | | $ | 216,489,207 | | | | — | | | $ | 0 | | | $ | 216,489,207 | |
Rights1 | | | — | | | | — | | | | 0 | | | | — | |
Short-Term Investments | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Joint Repurchase Agreements | | | — | | | $ | 21,009,855 | | | | — | | | | 21,009,855 | |
Other Investment Companies | | | 9,634,554 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 9,634,554 | |
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Total Investments in Securities | | $ | 226,123,761 | | | $ | 21,009,855 | | | $ | 0 | | | $ | 247,133,616 | |
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† | All common stocks held in the Fund are Level 1 securities. For a detailed breakout of common stocks by major industry classification, please refer to the Fund’s Schedule of Portfolio Investments. |
1 At June 30, 2018, the Level 3 common stocks and Rights were received as a result of a corporate action. The security’s value was determined by using significant unobservable inputs.
As of June 30, 2018, the Fund had no transfers between levels from the beginning of the reporting period.
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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| Statement of Assets and Liabilities (unaudited) |
| June 30, 2018 |
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| | AMG Managers Loomis Sayles Bond Fund | | | AMG Managers Global Income Opportunity Fund | | | AMG Managers Special Equity Fund | |
Assets: | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Investments at Value* (including securities on loan valued at $20,951,634, $219,188, and $20,551,200, respectively) | | $ | 1,935,504,955 | | | $ | 13,110,358 | | | $ | 247,133,616 | |
Cash | | | 199,104 | | | | 1,959 | | | | 55 | |
Foreign currency** | | | — | | | | 86,344 | | | | — | |
Receivable for investments sold | | | — | | | | 326,345 | | | | 6,297,109 | |
Dividend, interest and other receivables | | | 16,638,562 | | | | 175,618 | | | | 88,741 | |
Receivable for Fund shares sold | | | 1,901,681 | | | | 21,815 | | | | 53,917 | |
Receivable from affiliate | | | — | | | | 6,609 | | | | 3,699 | |
Unrealized appreciation on foreign currency contracts | | | — | | | | 66,215 | | | | — | |
Prepaid expenses and other assets | | | 58,555 | | | | 13,211 | | | | 21,251 | |
Total assets | | | 1,954,302,857 | | | | 13,808,474 | | | | 253,598,388 | |
Liabilities: | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Payable upon return of securities loaned | | | 21,753,483 | | | | 231,035 | | | | 21,009,855 | |
Payable for investments purchased | | | — | | | | 469,244 | | | | 6,036,881 | |
Payable for Fund shares repurchased | | | 3,042,213 | | | | 21,273 | | | | 80,761 | |
Unrealized depreciation on foreign currency contracts | | | — | | | | 32,419 | | | | — | |
Accrued expenses: | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Investment advisory and management fees | | | 1,106,716 | | | | 5,910 | | | | 168,669 | |
Administrative fees | | | 238,629 | | | | 1,612 | | | | 28,112 | |
Shareholder service fees | | | 64,146 | | | | — | | | | 40,252 | |
Professional fees | | | 101,580 | | | | 25,773 | | | | 24,255 | |
Trustee fees and expenses | | | 19,583 | | | | 136 | | | | 1,964 | |
Other | | | 245,180 | | | | 17,448 | | | | 50,571 | |
Total liabilities | | | 26,571,530 | | | | 804,850 | | | | 27,441,320 | |
Net Assets | | $ | 1,927,731,327 | | | $ | 13,003,624 | | | $ | 226,157,068 | |
* Investments at cost | | $ | 1,917,042,974 | | | $ | 13,767,137 | | | $ | 204,756,775 | |
** Foreign currency at cost | | | — | | | $ | 85,517 | | | | — | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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| Statement of Assets and Liabilities (continued) |
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| | AMG Managers Loomis Sayles Bond Fund | | | AMG Managers Global Income Opportunity Fund | | | AMG Managers Special Equity Fund | |
Net Assets Represent: | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Paid-in capital | | $ | 1,891,915,530 | | | $ | 14,967,374 | | | $ | 160,134,757 | |
Undistributed (distribution in excess of) net investment income | | | 2,569,056 | | | | 129,534 | | | | (642,260 | ) |
Accumulated net realized gain (loss) from investments | | | 14,809,445 | | | | (1,468,333 | ) | | | 24,287,730 | |
Net unrealized appreciation/depreciation of investments | | | 18,437,296 | | | | (624,951 | ) | | | 42,376,841 | |
Net Assets | | $ | 1,927,731,327 | | | $ | 13,003,624 | | | $ | 226,157,068 | |
Class N: | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net Assets | | $ | 774,208,703 | | | $ | 13,003,624 | | | $ | 193,306,463 | |
Shares outstanding | | | 29,699,251 | | | | 638,825 | | | | 1,419,695 | |
Net asset value, offering and redemption price per share | | $ | 26.07 | | | $ | 20.36 | | | $ | 136.16 | |
Class I: | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net Assets | | $ | 1,153,522,624 | | | | — | | | $ | 32,850,605 | |
Shares outstanding | | | 44,252,519 | | | | — | | | | 234,192 | |
Net asset value, offering and redemption price per share | | $ | 26.07 | | | | — | | | $ | 140.27 | |
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, 2018 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | AMG Managers Loomis Sayles Bond Fund | | | AMG Managers Global Income Opportunity Fund | | | AMG Managers Special Equity Fund | |
Investment Income: | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Dividend income | | $ | 639,023 | | | $ | 1,275 | | | $ | 481,035 | |
Interest income | | | 39,502,500 | | | | 286,570 | | | | — | |
Securities lending income | | | 242,746 | | | | 2,413 | | | | 112,114 | |
Miscellaneous income | | | 61,606 | | | | 339 | | | | 129,909 | |
Foreign withholding tax | | | (642 | ) | | | (1,046 | ) | | | — | |
Total investment income | | | 40,445,233 | | | | 289,551 | | | | 723,058 | |
Expenses: | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Investment advisory and management fees | | | 6,114,702 | | | | 37,903 | | | | 930,535 | |
Administrative fees | | | 1,467,529 | | | | 10,337 | | | | 155,089 | |
Shareholder servicing fees—Class N | | | 418,921 | | | | — | | | | 222,794 | |
Reports to shareholders | | | 108,036 | | | | 2,493 | | | | 9,971 | |
Custodian fees | | | 87,584 | | | | 12,024 | | | | 23,359 | |
Professional fees | | | 81,171 | | | | 20,742 | | | | 18,913 | |
Trustee fees and expenses | | | 62,450 | | | | 443 | | | | 6,210 | |
Registration fees | | | 40,543 | | | | 12,390 | | | | 18,833 | |
Transfer agent fees | | | 39,059 | | | | 658 | | | | 11,925 | |
Miscellaneous | | | 23,870 | | | | 690 | | | | 2,942 | |
Repayment of prior reimbursements | | | 682,393 | | | | — | | | | — | |
Total expenses before offsets | | | 9,126,258 | | | | 97,680 | | | | 1,400,571 | |
Expense reimbursements | | | — | | | | (36,347 | ) | | | (30,118 | ) |
Expense reductions | | | — | | | | — | | | | (5,135 | ) |
Net expenses | | | 9,126,258 | | | | 61,333 | | | | 1,365,318 | |
Net investment income (loss) | | | 31,318,975 | | | | 228,218 | | | | (642,260 | ) |
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss): | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net realized gain (loss) on investments | | | 8,108,164 | | | | (2,578 | ) | | | 25,183,361 | |
Net realized gain on forward contracts | | | — | | | | 8,785 | | | | — | |
Net realized loss on foreign currency transactions | | | (1,090,713 | ) | | | (93,109 | ) | | | — | |
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments | | | (75,556,726 | ) | | | (577,695 | ) | | | 2,784,535 | |
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on forward contracts | | | — | | | | (22,797 | ) | | | — | |
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on foreign currency translations | | | (17,578 | ) | | | (2,325 | ) | | | — | |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | | | (68,556,853 | ) | | | (689,719 | ) | | | 27,967,896 | |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | | $ | (37,237,878 | ) | | $ | (461,501 | ) | | $ | 27,325,636 | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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| Statements of Changes in Net Assets |
| For the six months ended June 30, 2018 (unaudited) and the fiscal year ended December 31, 2017 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | AMG Managers Loomis Sayles Bond Fund | | | AMG Managers Global Income Opportunity Fund | | | AMG Managers Special Equity Fund | |
| | June 30, 2018 | | | December 31, 20171 | | | June 30, 2018 | | | December 31, 20171 | | | June 30, 2018 | | | December 31, 20171 | |
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting From Operations: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income (loss) | | $ | 31,318,975 | | | $ | 68,281,589 | | | $ | 228,218 | | | $ | 532,996 | | | $ | (642,260 | ) | | $ | (1,392,051 | ) |
Net realized gain (loss) on investments | | | 7,017,451 | | | | 15,239,846 | | | | (86,902 | ) | | | (267,415 | ) | | | 25,183,361 | | | | 35,304,296 | |
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments | | | (75,574,304 | ) | | | 47,210,554 | | | | (602,817 | ) | | | 1,194,551 | | | | 2,784,535 | | | | 2,472,633 | |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | | | (37,237,878 | ) | | | 130,731,989 | | | | (461,501 | ) | | | 1,460,132 | | | | 27,325,636 | | | | 36,384,878 | |
Distributions to Shareholders: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
From net investment income: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Class N | | | (12,280,321 | ) | | | (35,817,018 | ) | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | |
Class I | | | (17,687,663 | ) | | | (29,384,964 | ) | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | |
From net realized gain on investments: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Class N | | | — | | | | (5,570,672 | ) | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | |
Class I | | | — | | | | (5,898,523 | ) | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | |
Total distributions to shareholders | | | (29,967,984 | ) | | | (76,671,177 | ) | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | |
Capital Share Transactions:2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net decrease from capital share transactions | | | (3,898,518 | ) | | | (61,236,003 | ) | | | (609,346 | ) | | | (2,819,407 | ) | | | (1,640,807 | ) | | | (35,567,687 | ) |
Total increase (decrease) in net assets | | | (71,104,380 | ) | | | (7,175,191 | ) | | | (1,070,847 | ) | | | (1,359,275 | ) | | | 25,684,829 | | | | 817,191 | |
Net Assets: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Beginning of period | | | 1,998,835,707 | | | | 2,006,010,898 | | | | 14,074,471 | | | | 15,433,746 | | | | 200,472,239 | | | | 199,655,048 | |
End of period | | $ | 1,927,731,327 | | | $ | 1,998,835,707 | | | $ | 13,003,624 | | | $ | 14,074,471 | | | $ | 226,157,068 | | | $ | 200,472,239 | |
End of period undistributed (distribution in excess of) net investment income | | $ | 2,569,056 | | | $ | 1,218,065 | | | $ | 129,534 | | | $ | (98,684 | ) | | $ | (642,260 | ) | | | — | |
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1 | Effective February 27, 2017, the Funds’ share classes were renamed as described in Note 1 of the Notes to the Financial Statements. |
2 | 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 Loomis Sayles Bond Fund |
| Financial Highlights |
| For a share outstanding throughout each fiscal period |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | For the six months ended June 30, 2018 | | | For the fiscal years ended December 31, | |
Class N | | (unaudited) | | | 20171 | | | 20162 | | | 2015 | | | 2014 | | | 20133 | |
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | | $ | 26.97 | | | $ | 26.24 | | | $ | 26.19 | | | $ | 27.88 | | | $ | 27.33 | | | $ | 27.93 | |
Income (loss) from Investment Operations: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income4,5 | | | 0.41 | | | | 0.91 | | | | 0.95 | | | | 0.74 | | | | 0.80 | | | | 0.92 | |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments | | | (0.91 | ) | | | 0.85 | | | | 0.40 | | | | (1.34 | ) | | | 0.78 | | | | (0.63 | ) |
Total income (loss) from investment operations | | | (0.50 | ) | | | 1.76 | | | | 1.35 | | | | (0.60 | ) | | | 1.58 | | | | 0.29 | |
Less Distributions to Shareholders from: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income | | | (0.40 | ) | | | (0.87 | ) | | | (0.96 | ) | | | (0.71 | ) | | | (0.85 | ) | | | (0.89 | ) |
Net realized gain on investments | | | — | | | | (0.16 | ) | | | (0.34 | ) | | | (0.38 | ) | | | (0.18 | ) | | | — | |
Total distributions to shareholders | | | (0.40 | ) | | | (1.03 | ) | | | (1.30 | ) | | | (1.09 | ) | | | (1.03 | ) | | | (0.89 | ) |
Net Asset Value, End of Period | | $ | 26.07 | | | $ | 26.97 | | | $ | 26.24 | | | $ | 26.19 | | | $ | 27.88 | | | $ | 27.33 | |
Total Return5 | | | (1.88 | )%6,7 | | | 6.77 | %7 | | | 5.19 | % | | | (2.19 | )% | | | 5.81 | %7 | | | 1.06 | %7 |
Ratio of net expenses to average net assets | | | 0.99 | %8 | | | 0.99 | % | | | 1.00 | % | | | 0.99 | % | | | 0.99 | % | | | 1.01 | %9 |
Ratio of gross expenses to average net assets10 | | | 0.99 | %8 | | | 0.99 | % | | | 1.02 | % | | | 1.02 | % | | | 1.02 | % | | | 1.05 | %9 |
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets5 | | | 3.14 | %8 | | | 3.38 | % | | | 3.52 | % | | | 2.69 | % | | | 2.85 | % | | | 3.33 | %9 |
Portfolio turnover | | | 1 | %6 | | | 4 | % | | | 27 | % | | | 10 | % | | | 26 | % | | | 19 | % |
Net assets end of period (000’s) omitted | | $ | 774,209 | | | $ | 971,359 | | | $ | 1,234,229 | | | $ | 1,575,246 | | | $ | 1,947,536 | | | $ | 1,545,765 | |
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| | AMG Managers Loomis Sayles Bond Fund |
| Financial Highlights |
| For a share outstanding throughout each fiscal period |
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| | For the six months ended June 30, 2018 | | | For the fiscal years ended December 31, | | | For the fiscal period ended December 31, | |
Class I | | (unaudited) | | | 2017 | | | 20162 | | | 2015 | | | 2014 | | | 201311 | |
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | | $ | 26.97 | | | $ | 26.24 | | | $ | 26.19 | | | $ | 27.87 | | | $ | 27.33 | | | $ | 28.19 | |
Income (loss) from Investment Operations: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income4,5 | | | 0.43 | | | | 0.94 | | | | 0.97 | | | | 0.77 | | | | 0.83 | | | | 0.73 | |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments | | | (0.92 | ) | | | 0.85 | | | | 0.40 | | | | (1.33 | ) | | | 0.77 | | | | (0.88 | ) |
Total income (loss) from investment operations | | | (0.49 | ) | | | 1.79 | | | | 1.37 | | | | (0.56 | ) | | | 1.60 | | | | (0.15 | ) |
Less Distributions to Shareholders from: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income | | | (0.41 | ) | | | (0.90 | ) | | | (0.98 | ) | | | (0.74 | ) | | | (0.88 | ) | | | (0.71 | ) |
Net realized gain on investments | | | — | | | | (0.16 | ) | | | (0.34 | ) | | | (0.38 | ) | | | (0.18 | ) | | | — | |
Total distributions to shareholders | | | (0.41 | ) | | | (1.06 | ) | | | (1.32 | ) | | | (1.12 | ) | | | (1.06 | ) | | | (0.71 | ) |
Net Asset Value, End of Period | | $ | 26.07 | | | $ | 26.97 | | | $ | 26.24 | | | $ | 26.19 | | | $ | 27.87 | | | $ | 27.33 | |
Total Return5,7 | | | (1.83 | )%6 | | | 6.87 | % | | | 5.29 | % | | | (2.05 | )% | | | 5.88 | % | | | (0.48 | )%6 |
Ratio of net expenses to average net assets | | | 0.89 | %8 | | | 0.89 | % | | | 0.90 | % | | | 0.89 | % | | | 0.89 | % | | | 0.91 | %8,9 |
Ratio of gross expenses to average net assets10 | | | 0.89 | %8 | | | 0.89 | % | | | 0.93 | % | | | 0.92 | % | | | 0.92 | % | | | 0.95 | %8,9 |
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets5 | | | 3.24 | %8 | | | 3.48 | % | | | 3.61 | % | | | 2.79 | % | | | 2.93 | % | | | 3.53 | %8,9 |
Portfolio turnover | | | 1 | %6 | | | 4 | % | | | 27 | % | | | 10 | % | | | 26 | % | | | 19 | %6 |
Net assets end of period (000’s) omitted | | $ | 1,153,523 | | | $ | 1,027,477 | | | $ | 771,782 | | | $ | 897,526 | | | $ | 1,061,280 | | | $ | 745,121 | |
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1 | Effective February 27, 2017, Class S shares were renamed Class N shares. |
2 | Effective October 1, 2016, the Service Class and Institutional Class were renamed Class S and Class I, respectively. |
3 | Formerly shares of the Fund’s sole class, which were reclassified and redesignated as Service Class shares on April 1, 2013. |
4 | Per share numbers have been calculated using average shares. |
5 | Total returns and net investment income would have been lower had certain expenses not been offset. |
7 | The total return is calculated using the published Net Asset Value as of period end. |
9 | Includes non-routine extraordinary expenses amounting to 0.023% and 0.015% of average net assets for Class N and Class l, respectively. |
10 | Excludes the impact of expense reimbursement 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.) |
11 | Commencement of operations was on April 1, 2013. |
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| | AMG Managers Global Income Opportunity Fund |
| Financial Highlights |
| For a share outstanding throughout each fiscal period |
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| | For the six months ended June 30, 2018 | | | For the fiscal years ended December 31, | |
Class N | | (unaudited) | | | 20171 | | | 20162 | | | 2015 | | | 2014 | | | 2013 | |
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | | $ | 21.06 | | | $ | 19.05 | | | $ | 18.18 | | | $ | 19.68 | | | $ | 19.69 | | | $ | 20.56 | |
Income (loss) from Investment Operations: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income3,4 | | | 0.34 | | | | 0.75 | | | | 0.72 | | | | 0.65 | | | | 0.57 | | | | 0.51 | |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments | | | (1.04 | ) | | | 1.26 | | | | 0.15 | | | | (1.87 | ) | | | (0.21 | ) | | | (0.80 | ) |
Total income (loss) from investment operations | | | (0.70 | ) | | | 2.01 | | | | 0.87 | | | | (1.22 | ) | | | 0.36 | | | | (0.29 | ) |
Less Distributions to Shareholders from: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | (0.28 | ) | | | (0.37 | ) | | | (0.58 | ) |
Net Asset Value, End of Period | | $ | 20.36 | | | $ | 21.06 | | | $ | 19.05 | | | $ | 18.18 | | | $ | 19.68 | | | $ | 19.69 | |
Total Return4,5 | | | (3.33 | )%6 | | | 10.55 | % | | | 4.79 | % | | | (6.22 | )% | | | 1.84 | % | | | (1.40 | )% |
Ratio of net expenses to average net assets | | | 0.89 | %7 | | | 0.89 | % | | | 0.89 | % | | | 0.89 | % | | | 0.89 | % | | | 0.91 | %8 |
Ratio of gross expenses to average net assets9 | | | 1.42 | %7 | | | 1.39 | % | | | 1.46 | % | | | 1.29 | % | | | 1.26 | % | | | 1.23 | %8 |
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets4 | | | 3.31 | %7 | | | 3.71 | % | | | 3.75 | % | | | 3.36 | % | | | 2.78 | % | | | 2.49 | %8 |
Portfolio turnover | �� | | 32 | %6 | | | 55 | % | | | 34 | % | | | 53 | % | | | 56 | % | | | 40 | % |
Net assets end of period (000’s) omitted | | $ | 13,004 | | | $ | 14,074 | | | $ | 15,434 | | | $ | 32,141 | | | $ | 50,213 | | | $ | 48,295 | |
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1 | Effective February 27, 2017, Class S was renamed Class N shares. |
2 | Effective October 1, 2016, the shares were reclassified and redesignated as Class S shares. |
3 | Per share numbers have been calculated using average shares. |
4 | Total returns and net investment income would have been lower had certain expenses not been offset. |
5 | The total return is calculated using the published Net Asset Value as of period end. |
8 | Includes non-routine extraordinary expenses amounting to 0.020% of average net assets. |
9 | Excludes the impact of expense reimbursement 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.) |
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| | AMG Managers Special Equity Fund |
| Financial Highlights |
| For a share outstanding throughout each fiscal period |
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| | For the six months ended June 30, 2018 | | | For the fiscal years ended December 31, | |
Class N | | (unaudited) | | | 20171 | | | 20162 | | | 2015 | | | 2014 | | | 20133 | |
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | | $ | 119.45 | | | $ | 99.33 | | | $ | 87.84 | | | $ | 88.30 | | | $ | 87.24 | | | $ | 60.14 | |
Income (loss) from Investment Operations: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment loss4,5 | | | (0.41 | ) | | | (0.79 | )6 | | | (0.43 | )7 | | | (0.47 | )8 | | | (0.72 | ) | | | (0.52 | )9 |
Net realized and unrealized gain on investments | | | 17.12 | | | | 20.91 | | | | 11.92 | | | | 0.01 | | | | 1.78 | | | | 27.62 | |
Total income (loss) from investment operations | | | 16.71 | | | | 20.12 | | | | 11.49 | | | | (0.46 | ) | | | 1.06 | | | | 27.10 | |
Net Asset Value, End of Period | | $ | 136.16 | | | $ | 119.45 | | | $ | 99.33 | | | $ | 87.84 | | | $ | 88.30 | | | $ | 87.24 | |
Total Return5 | | | 13.99 | %10,11 | | | 20.25 | %11 | | | 13.08 | % | | | (0.52 | )% | | | 1.22 | %11 | | | 45.06 | %11,12 |
Ratio of net expenses to average net assets | | | 1.36 | %13,14 | | | 1.36 | %14 | | | 1.36 | % | | | 1.35 | %14 | | | 1.35 | %14 | | | 1.37 | %14,15 |
Ratio of gross expenses to average net assets16 | | | 1.39 | %13 | | | 1.41 | % | | | 1.50 | % | | | 1.51 | % | | | 1.51 | % | | | 1.52 | %15 |
Ratio of net investment loss to average net assets5 | | | (0.66 | )%13 | | | (0.73 | )% | | | (0.49 | )% | | | (0.51 | )% | | | (0.83 | )% | | | (0.71 | )%15 |
Portfolio turnover | | | 53 | %10 | | | 81 | % | | | 120 | % | | | 116 | % | | | 121 | % | | | 129 | % |
Net assets end of period (000’s) omitted | | $ | 193,306 | | | $ | 173,607 | | | $ | 180,008 | | | $ | 181,862 | | | $ | 205,362 | | | $ | 240,162 | |
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| | AMG Managers Special Equity Fund |
| Financial Highlights |
| For a share outstanding throughout each fiscal period |
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| | For the six months ended June 30, 2018 | | | For the fiscal years ended December 31, | |
Class I | | (unaudited) | | | 2017 | | | 20162 | | | 2015 | | | 2014 | | | 2013 | |
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | | $ | 122.90 | | | $ | 101.95 | | | $ | 89.92 | | | $ | 90.18 | | | $ | 88.87 | | | $ | 61.34 | |
Income (loss) from Investment Operations: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment loss4,5 | | | (0.26 | ) | | | (0.54 | )6 | | | (0.22 | )7 | | | (0.26 | )8 | | | (0.51 | ) | | | (0.34 | )9 |
Net realized and unrealized gain on investments | | | 17.63 | | | | 21.49 | | | | 12.25 | | | | 0.00 | 17 | | | 1.82 | | | | 27.87 | |
Total income (loss) from investment operations | | | 17.37 | | | | 20.95 | | | | 12.03 | | | | (0.26 | ) | | | 1.31 | | | | 27.53 | |
Net Asset Value, End of Period | | $ | 140.27 | | | $ | 122.90 | | | $ | 101.95 | | | $ | 89.92 | | | $ | 90.18 | | | $ | 88.87 | |
Total Return5 | | | 14.13 | %10,11 | | | 20.55 | %11 | | | 13.38 | % | | | (0.29 | )% | | | 1.47 | %11 | | | 44.88 | %11 |
Ratio of net expenses to average net assets | | | 1.11 | %13,14 | | | 1.11 | %14 | | | 1.11 | % | | | 1.10 | %14 | | | 1.10 | %14 | | | 1.12 | %14,15 |
Ratio of gross expenses to average net assets16 | | | 1.14 | %13 | | | 1.16 | % | | | 1.25 | % | | | 1.26 | % | | | 1.26 | % | | | 1.27 | %15 |
Ratio of net investment loss to average net assets5 | | | (0.41 | )%13 | | | (0.48 | )% | | | (0.24 | )% | | | (0.27 | )% | | | (0.58 | )% | | | (0.46 | )%15 |
Portfolio turnover | | | 53 | %10 | | | 81 | % | | | 120 | % | | | 116 | % | | | 121 | % | | | 129 | % |
Net assets end of period (000’s) omitted | | $ | 32,851 | | | $ | 26,865 | | | $ | 19,647 | | | $ | 18,536 | | | $ | 18,917 | | | $ | 20,215 | |
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1 | Effective February 27, 2017, Class S shares were renamed Class N shares. |
2 | Effective October 1, 2016, the Service Class and Institutional Class were renamed Class S and Class I, respectively. |
3 | All Managers Class shares were renamed Service Class shares on April 1, 2013. |
4 | Per share numbers have been calculated using average shares. |
5 | Total returns and net investment income would have been lower had certain expenses not been offset. |
6 | Includes non-recurring dividends. Without these dividends, net investment loss per share would have been $(0.84) and $(0.59) for Class N and Class I respectively. |
7 | Includes non-recurring dividends. Without these dividends, net investment loss per share would have been $(0.49) and $(0.28) for Class N and Class I respectively. |
8 | Includes non-recurring dividends. Without these dividends, net investment loss per share would have been $(0.69) and $(0.48) for Class N and Class I, respectively. |
9 | Includes non-recurring dividends. Without these dividends, net investment loss per share would have been $(0.59) and $(0.41) for Class N and Class I, respectively. |
11 | The total return is calculated using the published Net Asset Value as of period end. |
12 | The total return would have been 44.56% had the capital contribution of $851,162 not been included. |
14 | Includes reduction from broker recapture amounting to less than 0.01% for six months ended June 30, 2018 and the years ended 2017, 2015, 2014 and 2013. |
15 | Includes non-routine extraordinary expenses amounting to 0.018%, 0.018% of average net assets for the Class N and Class I, respectively. |
16 | Excludes the impact of expense reimbursement 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.) |
17 | Less than $0.005 per share. |
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| Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited) |
| June 30, 2018 |
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 Loomis Sayles 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.”
Each Fund offers different classes of shares, which, both Bond and Special Equity previously offered Class S and Class I shares. Global Income Opportunity previously offered Class S shares. Effective Febraury 27, 2017, Class S shares were renamed Class N. Each class represents an interest in the same assets of the respective Fund. Although all share classes generally have identical voting rights, each share class votes separately when required by law. Different share classes may have different net asset values per share to the extent the share classes pay different distribution amounts 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”), including accounting and reporting guidance pursuant to Accounting Standards Codification Topic 946 applicable to investment companies. U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of income and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates and such differences could 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 or the mean 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 Funds’ 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.
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
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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, foreign currency exchange contracts, foreign securities utilizing international fair value pricing, 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 Funds Family”) 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. Credits received from the brokerage recapture
program are earned and paid on a monthly basis, and are recorded as expense offsets, which serve to reduce the Fund’s overall expense ratio. For the six months ended June 30, 2018, the amount of broker recapture was $5,135, which reduced the Fund’s expense ratio by less than 0.005%.
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. 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 currency gains/losses, redesignation of dividends, capital loss carryforwards expired, contingent preferred debt instrument, and current year write-off of a net operating loss. Temporary differences are due to straddles, §1256 contracts, contingent preferred debt instruments, and wash sales.
At June 30, 2018, the aggregate cost for federal income tax purposes approximates the aggregate cost for book purposes. The approximate cost of investments and the aggregate gross unrealized appreciation and depreciation were as follows:
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Fund | | Cost | | | Appreciation | | | Depreciation | | | Net | |
Bond | | $ | 1,917,042,974 | | | $ | 87,330,252 | | | $ | (68,868,271 | ) | | $ | 18,461,981 | |
Global Income Opportunity | | | 13,767,137 | | | | 262,468 | | | | (885,451 | ) | | | (622,983 | ) |
Special Equity | | | 204,756,775 | | | | 47,463,335 | | | | (5,086,494 | ) | | | 42,376,841 | |
e. FEDERAL TAXES
Each Fund currently qualifies as an investment company and intends to comply with the requirements under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and 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, 2017, 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
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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 December 31, 2017, the following Fund 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, for an unlimited time period.
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| | Capital Loss Carryover Amounts | | | | |
Fund | | Short-Term | | | Long-Term | | | Expires June 30, | |
Global Income Opportunity | | | | | | | | | | | | |
(Pre-Enactment) | | $ | 1,033,512 | | | | — | | | | 2018 | |
(Post-Enactment) | | | 347,766 | | | | — | | | | Unlimited | |
As of December 31, 2017, the Bond and Special Equity Funds had no accumulated net realized capital loss carryovers from securities transactions for federal income tax purposes. Should the Funds incur net capital losses for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2018, such amounts may be used to offset future realized capital gains, for an unlimited time period.
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. 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, 2108, the Fund had redemption fees amounting to $1,270, and for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2017, the Fund had redemption fees amounting to $856. This amount is netted against the cost of shares repurchased in the Statements of Changes in Net Assets.
For the six months ended June 30, 2018 (unaudited) and the fiscal year ended December 31, 2017, the capital stock transactions by class for the Funds were as follows:
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| | Bond | | | Special Equity | |
| | June 30, 2018 | | | December 31, 2017 | | | June 30, 2018 | | | December 31, 2017 | |
| | Shares | | | Amount | | | Shares | | | Amount | | | Shares | | | Amount | | | Shares | | | Amount | |
Class N: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Proceeds from sale of shares | | | 2,832,583 | | | $ | 75,405,110 | | | | 5,668,532 | | | $ | 152,614,451 | | | | 71,984 | | | $ | 9,588,668 | | | | 66,509 | | | $ | 7,066,821 | |
Reinvestment of distributions | | | 444,803 | | | | 11,754,663 | | | | 1,453,735 | | | | 39,098,655 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | |
Cost of shares repurchased | | | (9,594,962 | ) | | | (254,705,062 | ) | | | (18,132,901 | ) | | | (489,153,758 | ) | | | (105,674 | ) | | | (13,425,128 | ) | | | (425,258 | ) | | | (45,599,506 | ) |
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Net decrease | | | (6,317,576 | ) | | $ | (167,545,289 | ) | | | (11,010,634 | ) | | $ | (297,440,652 | ) | | | (33,690 | ) | | $ | (3,836,460 | ) | | | (358,749 | ) | | $ | (38,532,685 | ) |
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Class I: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Proceeds from sale of shares | | | 10,692,141 | | | $ | 283,836,147 | | | | 13,507,953 | | | $ | 365,791,317 | | | | 33,957 | | | $ | 4,586,584 | | | | 80,723 | | | $ | 9,052,722 | |
Reinvestment of distributions | | | 647,918 | | | | 17,104,055 | | | | 1,277,804 | | | | 34,407,050 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | |
Cost of shares repurchased | | | (5,188,009 | ) | | | (137,293,431 | ) | | | (6,093,674 | ) | | | (163,993,718 | ) | | | (18,353 | ) | | | (2,390,931 | ) | | | (54,850 | ) | | | (6,087,724 | ) |
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Net increase | | | 6,152,050 | | | $ | 163,646,771 | | | | 8,692,083 | | | $ | 236,204,649 | | | | 15,604 | | | $ | 2,195,653 | | | | 25,873 | | | $ | 2,964,998 | |
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| | Global Income Opportunity | |
| | June 30, 2018 | | | December 31, 2017 | |
| | Shares | | | Amount | | | Shares | | | Amount | |
Class N: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Proceeds from sale of shares | | | 95,848 | | | $ | 2,024,287 | | | | 118,276 | | | $ | 2,383,354 | |
Cost of shares repurchased | | | (125,192 | ) | | | (2,633,633 | ) | | | (260,356 | ) | | | (5,202,761 | ) |
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Net decrease | | | (29,344 | ) | | $ | (609,346 | ) | | | (142,080 | ) | | $ | (2,819,407 | ) |
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h. REPURCHASE AGREEMENTS AND JOINT REPURCHASE AGREEMENTS
The Funds may enter into third-party repurchase agreements for temporary cash management purposes and third-party or bilateral joint repurchase agreements for reinvestment of cash collateral on securities lending transactions under the securities lending program offered by The Bank of New York Mellon (“BNYM”) (the “Program”) (collectively, “Repurchase Agreements”). The value of the underlying collateral, including accrued interest, must equal or exceed the value of the Repurchase Agreements during the term of the agreement. For joint repurchase agreements, 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 all Repurchase Agreements is held in safekeeping by the Funds’ 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 on joint repurchase agreements.
At June 30, 2018, the market value of Repurchase Agreements outstanding for Bond, Global Income Opportunity and Special Equity was $21,753,483, $231,035 and $21,009,855, respectively.
i. FOREIGN CURRENCY TRANSLATION
The books and records of the Funds are maintained in U.S. dollars. The value 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 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
Global Income Opportunity invests 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 Funds and is responsible for the Funds’ overall administration and operations. The Investment Manager selects one or more subadvisers for the Funds (subject to Board approval) and monitors each subadviser’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 Funds to the Investment Manager based on average daily net assets. For the six months ended June 30, 2018, the Fund’s 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 | | | 0.550 | % |
Special Equity | | | 0.900 | % |
The Investment Manager has contractually agreed, through at least May 1, 2019, to waive management fees 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, and waive management fees 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 each Fund’s average daily net assets subject to later reimbursement by the Funds 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.
In general, for a period of up to 36 months, the Investment Manager may recover from each Fund fees waived and expenses paid pursuant to this contractual agreement, provided that such repayment would not cause the Fund’s total annual operating expenses after fee waiver and expense reimbursements (exclusive of the items noted in the parenthetical above) to exceed the contractual expense limitation amount.
At June 30, 2018, the Funds’ expiration of recoupment is as follows:
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Expiration Period | | Bond | | | Global Income Opportunity | | | Special Equity | |
Less than 1 year | | | — | | | $ | 169,463 | | | $ | 350,274 | |
Within 2 years | | $ | 83,742 | | | | 84,212 | | | | 152,907 | |
Within 3 years | | | — | | | | 65,879 | | | | 77,374 | |
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Total Amount Subject to Recoupment | | $ | 83,742 | | | $ | 319,554 | | | $ | 580,555 | |
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The Trust, on behalf of the Funds, has entered into an amended and restated Administration Agreement under which the Investment Manager serves as the Funds’ administrator (the “Administrator”) and is responsible for all non-portfolio management aspects of managing the Funds’ operations, including administration and shareholder services to each Fund. Each Fund pays a fee to the Administrator at the rate of 0.15% per annum of the 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 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. 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 Class N of Bond and Special Equity and for Class I of Bond, the Board has approved reimbursement payments to the Investment Manager for shareholder servicing expenses (“shareholder servicing fees”) incurred. Shareholder servicing fees include payments to financial intermediaries, such as broker-dealers (including fund supermarket platforms), banks, and trust companies who provide shareholder recordkeeping, account servicing and other services. Class N shares of Bond and Special Equity and Class I shares of Bond may reimburse the Investment Manager for the actual amount incurred up to a maximum annual rate of each 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, 2018, were as follows:
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| | Maximum Annual | | | Actual | |
| | Amount | | | Amount | |
Fund | | Approved | | | Incurred | |
Bond | | | | | | | | |
Class N | | | 0.15 | % | | | 0.10 | % |
Class I | | | 0.05 | % | | | — | |
Special Equity | | | | | | | | |
Class N | | | 0.25 | % | | | 0.25 | % |
The Board provides supervision of the affairs of the Trust and other trusts within the AMG Funds family. The Trustees of the Trust who are not affiliated with the 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 Funds are Officers and/or Directors of the Investment Manager, AMG and/or the Distributor.
The Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) granted an exemptive order that permits the Funds 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 the borrowing and lending funds, and an interfund loan is only made if it benefits each participating fund. The Administrator manages 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, 2018, the Funds neither borrowed from nor lent to other funds in the AMG Funds family. At June 30, 2018, the Funds had no interfund loans outstanding.
For the six months ended June 30, 2018, Special Equity executed security transactions with other funds affiliated with Lord, Abbett & Co., LLC, one of the Fund’s subadvisers. Each of the transactions were executed at the closing price of the security transacted and with no commissions under Rule 17a-7 procedures approved by the Board. The amounts purchased and sold during the six months ended June 30, 2018, are reflected in the following chart:
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| | Number of Transactions | | | Total Quantity | | | Cost/Proceeds | |
Purchases | | | 3 | | | | 4,256 | | | $ | 144,304 | |
Sales* | | | 1 | | | | 22 | | | | 3,630 | |
* | Realized gain was $1,762. |
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, 2018, were as follows:
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| | Long Term Securities | |
Fund | | Purchases | | | Sales | |
Bond | | $ | 8,283,992 | | | $ | 87,043,698 | |
Global Income Opportunity | | | 2,060,615 | | | | 2,387,565 | |
Special Equity | | | 106,265,099 | | | | 110,271,673 | |
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| | U.S. Government Obligations | |
Fund | | Purchases | | | Sales | |
Bond | | | — | | | $ | 30,256,513 | |
Global Income Opportunity | | $ | 2,202,661 | | | | 2,294,427 | |
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
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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 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.
The value of securities loaned on positions held and cash collateral received at June 30, 2018, were as follows:
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Fund | | Securities Loaned | | | Cash Collateral Received | |
Bond | | $ | 20,951,634 | | | $ | 21,753,483 | |
Global Income Opportunity | | | 219,188 | | | | 231,035 | |
Special Equity | | | 20,551,200 | | | | 21,009,855 | |
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 a Fund that have not yet occurred. However, based on experience, the Funds had no prior claims or losses and expect the risks 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 a Fund’s net asset value as if a Fund had created a degree of leverage in its portfolio. However, if a Fund enters into such a transaction, a 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 certain Funds use derivative instruments, the credit risk and how derivative instruments affect the Funds’ 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 gains and losses and changes in unrealized gains and losses on the Statement of Operations, each categorized by type of derivative contract, are included in a table at the end of the applicable Fund’s Schedule of Portfolio Investments. For the six months ended June 30, 2018, the average quarterly balances of derivative financial instruments outstanding were as follows:
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| | Global Income Opportunity | |
Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts | | | | |
Average notional value of contracts | | $ | 7,369,891 | |
9. FORWARD FOREIGN CURRENCY CONTRACTS
During the six months ended June 30, 2018, 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. 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 their 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.
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The following table is a summary of the Funds’ open Repurchase Agreements and derivatives that are subject to a master netting agreement as of June 30, 2018:
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| | | | | Gross Amount Not Offset in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities | | | | |
| | Net Amounts of Assets | | | Financial | | | | | | | |
| | Presented in the Statement | | | Instruments | | | Cash Collateral | | | | |
Fund | | of Assets and Liabilities | | | Collateral | | | Received | | | Net Amount | |
Bond | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Bank of Montreal | | $ | 1,085,175 | | | $ | 1,085,175 | | | | — | | | | — | |
Bank of Nova Scotia | | | 5,167,077 | | | | 5,167,077 | | | | — | | | | — | |
Citibank N.A. | | | 5,167,077 | | | | 5,167,077 | | | | — | | | | — | |
Deutsche Bank Securities, Inc. | | | 5,167,077 | | | | 5,167,077 | | | | — | | | | — | |
State of Wisconsin Investment Board | | | 5,167,077 | | | | 5,167,077 | | | | — | | | | — | |
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Total | | $ | 21,753,483 | | | $ | 21,753,483 | | | | — | | | | — | |
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Global Income Opportunity Fund | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Credit Suisse | | $ | 31,318 | | | $ | 13,127 | | | | — | | | $ | 18,191 | |
HSBC Securities Inc. | | | 2,093 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 2,093 | |
Merrill Lynch | | | 5,123 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 5,123 | |
Morgan Stanley | | | 9,004 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 9,004 | |
Nomura Securities International, Inc. | | | 231,035 | | | | 231,035 | | | | — | | | | — | |
UBS Securities LLC | | | 18,677 | | | | 18,677 | | | | — | | | | — | |
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Total | | $ | 297,250 | | | $ | 262,839 | | | | — | | | $ | 34,411 | |
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Special Equity | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Cantor Fitzgerald Securities, Inc. | | $ | 4,990,124 | | | $ | 4,990,124 | | | | — | | | | — | |
Jefferies LLC | | | 4,990,124 | | | | 4,990,124 | | | | — | | | | — | |
MUFG Securities America, Inc. | | | 1,049,359 | | | | 1,049,359 | | | | — | | | | — | |
NBC Global Finance, Ltd. | | | 4,990,124 | | | | 4,990,124 | | | | — | | | | — | |
State of Wisconsin Investment Board | | | 4,990,124 | | | | 4,990,124 | | | | — | | | | — | |
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Total | | $ | 21,009,855 | | | $ | 21,009,855 | | | | — | | | | — | |
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| | Net Amounts of Liabilities | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Presented in the Statement | | | Financial | | | | | | | |
| | of Assets and Liabilities | | | Instruments | | | | | | Net Amount | |
Global Income Opportunity Fund | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Credit Suisse | | $ | 13,127 | | | $ | 13,127 | | | | — | | | | — | |
UBS Securities LLC | | | 19,292 | | | | 18,677 | | | | — | | | $ | 615 | |
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Total | | $ | 32,419 | | | $ | 31,804 | | | | — | | | $ | 615 | |
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11. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
The Funds have determined that no material events or transactions occurred through the issuance date of the Funds’ financial statements, which require an additional disclosure in or adjustment of the Funds’ financial statements.
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At an in-person meeting held on June 27-28, 2018, the Board of Trustees (the “Board” or the “Trustees”), and separately a majority of the Trustees who are not “interested persons” of AMG Funds III (the “Trust”) (the “Independent Trustees”), approved (i) the Investment Management Agreement, as amended pursuant to letter agreements 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 Loomis Sayles Bond Fund (each, a “Fund,” and collectively, the “Funds”) and separately each of Amendment No. 1 thereto dated July 1, 2015, and Amendment No. 2 thereto dated October 1, 2016 (collectively, the “Investment Management Agreement”) and (ii) the Subadvisory Agreement, as amended at any time prior to the date of the meeting, with the applicable Subadviser for each Fund (collectively, the “Subadvisory Agreements”). 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 Subadviser, including comparative performance, fee and expense information for an appropriate peer group of similar mutual funds (each, a “Peer Group”), performance information for the relevant benchmark index for each Fund (each, a “Fund Benchmark”) and, with respect to each applicable Subadviser, comparative performance information for an appropriate peer group of managed accounts, and other information provided to them on a periodic basis throughout the year, as well as information provided in connection with the meetings of June 27-28, 2018, regarding the nature, extent and quality of services provided by the Investment Manager and the Subadvisers under their respective agreements and other relevant matters. Prior to voting, the Independent Trustees: (a) reviewed the foregoing information with their independent legal counsel; (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 under the Investment Management Agreement and Administration Agreement. In the course of their deliberations regarding the Investment Manager, 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 Subadvisers; (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 Subadviser, the Investment Manager: performs periodic detailed analyses and reviews of the performance by each Subadviser of its obligations to a Fund, including without limitation, analysis and review of portfolio and other compliance matters and review of each Subadviser’s investment performance with respect to a Fund; prepares and presents periodic reports to the Board regarding the investment performance of each Subadviser and other information regarding each Subadviser, at such times and in such forms as the Board may reasonably request; reviews and considers any changes in the personnel of each Subadviser responsible for performing the Subadviser’s obligations and makes appropriate reports to the Board; reviews and considers any changes in the ownership or senior management of each Subadviser 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 Subadviser; 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 Subadviser or the replacement of any Subadviser, including at the request of the Board; identifies potential successors to or replacements of any Subadviser or potential additional subadvisers, performs appropriate due diligence, and develops and presents to the Board a recommendation as to any such successor, replacement, or additional subadviser, 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 Trustees also reviewed information relating to each Subadviser’s operations and personnel and the investment philosophy, strategies and techniques (for each Subadviser, its “Investment Strategy”) used in managing a Fund or the portion of a Fund for which the Subadviser has portfolio management responsibility. Among other things, the Trustees reviewed biographical information on portfolio management and other professional staff, information regarding each Subadviser’s organizational and management structure and each Subadviser’s brokerage policies and practices. The Trustees considered specific information provided regarding the experience of the individuals at each Subadviser with portfolio management responsibility for a Fund or the portion of a Fund managed by the Subadviser, 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 Subadvisers, the Trustees also noted information provided by the Investment Manager regarding the manner in which each Subadviser’s Investment Strategy complements those utilized by the Fund’s other Subadvisers. In the course of their
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deliberations, the Trustees evaluated, among other things: (a) the services rendered by each Subadviser in the past; (b) the qualifications and experience of the Subadviser’s personnel; and (c) the Subadviser’s compliance program. The Trustees also took into account the financial condition of each Subadviser with respect to its ability to provide the services required under its Subadvisory Agreement. The Trustees also considered each Subadviser’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 Subadviser’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 Subadviser as compared to the Subadviser’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 both the Fund’s performance results and portfolio composition, as well as the Subadviser’s Investment Strategy, including, with respect to AMG Managers Special Equity Fund, the portion of the Fund managed by each Subadviser. The Board noted the Investment Manager’s expertise and resources in monitoring the performance, investment style and risk-adjusted performance of each Subadviser. The Board also noted each Subadviser’s performance record with respect to AMG Managers Special Equity Fund. The Board was mindful of the Investment Manager’s attention to monitoring each Subadviser’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 Subadviser(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 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 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.
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 significant risks undertaken as Investment Manager and sponsor of the Funds, including investment, operational, enterprise, entrepreneurial, litigation, regulatory and compliance risks, 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 advisory fee structure and, as noted above, the services the Investment Manager provides in performing its functions under the Investment Management Agreement and supervising each Subadviser. 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 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. 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 Subadviser, 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 Subadvisers. In addition, the Trustees considered other potential benefits of the subadvisory relationship to a Subadviser, including, among others, the indirect benefits that the Subadviser may receive from the Subadviser’s relationship with a Fund, including any so-called “fallout benefits” to the Subadviser, such as reputational value derived from the Subadviser serving as Subadviser 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 Subadviser and the profitability to each Subadviser 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 Subadvisers 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 Manager and each Subadviser.
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 Class N 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, 2018 was below, above, above and above, respectively, the median performance of the Peer Group and below, above, below and below, respectively, the performance of the Fund Benchmark, the Russell 2000® Growth Index. The Trustees took into account management’s
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discussion of the Fund’s performance, including its recent underperformance relative to the Fund Benchmark. The Trustees concluded that the Fund’s overall performance has been satisfactory in light of the Fund’s investment objective, strategies and policies.
ADVISORY AND SUBADVISORY FEES.
The Trustees noted that the Fund’s management fees (which include both the advisory and administration fees) and total expenses (weighted average, all classes combined) (net of applicable expense waivers/reimbursements) as of March 31, 2018 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, 2019, 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 Subadvisers, the foregoing expense limitation and the considerations noted above with respect to the Investment Manager and the Subadvisers, 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 Class N shares for the 1-year, 3-year, 5-year and 10-year periods ended March 31, 2018 was above the median performance of the Peer Group and above the performance of the Fund Benchmark, the Bloomberg Barclays Global Aggregate Bond Index. The Trustees took into account management’s discussion of the Fund’s performance, noting that Class N shares of the Fund ranked in the top quartile relative to its Peer Group for the 3-year period. The Trustees concluded that the Fund’s overall performance has been satisfactory.
ADVISORY AND SUBADVISORY FEES.
The Trustees noted that the Fund’s management fees (which include both the advisory and administration fees) and total expenses (net of applicable expense waivers/reimbursements) as of March 31, 2018 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, 2019, to limit the Fund’s net annual operating expenses (subject to certain excluded expenses) to 0.89%. 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 Subadviser, the foregoing expense limitation and the considerations noted above with respect to the Investment Manager and the Subadviser, the Fund’s advisory and subadvisory fees are reasonable.
AMG Managers Loomis Sayles Bond Fund
FUND PERFORMANCE.
Among other information relating to the Fund’s performance, the Trustees noted that the Fund’s performance for Class N shares (which share class has the earliest inception date) for the 1-year, 3-year, 5-year and 10-year periods ended March 31, 2018 was above the median performance of the Peer Group and above the performance of the Fund Benchmark, the Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Government/Credit Bond Index. The Trustees took into account management’s discussion of the Fund’s performance, noting that Class N shares of the Fund ranked in the top decile relative to its Peer Group for all relevant periods. The Trustees concluded that the Fund’s overall performance has been satisfactory.
ADVISORY AND SUBADVISORY FEES.
The Trustees noted that the Fund’s management fees (which include both the advisory and administration fees) and total expenses (weighted average, all classes combined) (net of applicable expense waivers/reimbursements) as of March 31, 2018 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, 2019, to limit the Fund’s net annual operating expenses (subject to certain excluded expenses) to 0.89%. 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 Subadviser, the foregoing expense limitation and the considerations noted above with respect to the Investment Manager and the Subadviser, 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 Subadviser 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 Subadviser’s Investment Strategy is appropriate for pursuing the applicable Fund’s investment objectives; and (c) the Investment Manager and each Subadviser 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 27-28, 2018, 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 111 Sanders Creek Parkway East Syracuse, NY 13057 LEGAL COUNSEL Ropes & Gray LLP Prudential Tower, 800 Boylston Street Boston, MA 02199-3600 | | TRANSFER AGENT BNY Mellon Investment Servicing (US) Inc. Attn: AMG Funds P.O. Box 9769 Providence, RI 02940 800.548.4539 TRUSTEES Bruce B. Bingham Christine C. Carsman Edward J. Kaier Kurt A. Keilhacker Steven J. Paggioli Richard F. Powers III Eric Rakowski Victoria L. Sassine Thomas R. Schneeweis | | 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 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 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 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 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 amgfunds.com. |
AFFILIATE SUBADVISED FUNDS
BALANCED FUNDS
AMG Chicago Equity Partners Balanced
Chicago Equity Partners, LLC
AMG FQ Global Risk-Balanced
First Quadrant, L.P.
EQUITY FUNDS
AMG FQ Tax-Managed U.S. Equity
AMG FQ Long-Short Equity
First Quadrant, L.P.
AMG Frontier Small Cap Growth
Frontier Capital Management Co., LLC
AMG GW&K Small Cap Core
AMG GW&K Small/Mid Cap
AMG GW&K U.S. Small Cap Growth
GW&K Investment Management, LLC
AMG Renaissance International Equity
AMG Renaissance Large Cap Growth
The Renaissance Group LLC
AMG River Road Dividend All Cap Value
AMG River Road Dividend All Cap Value II
AMG River Road Focused Absolute Value
AMG River Road Long-Short
AMG River Road Small-Mid Cap Value
AMG River Road Small Cap Value
River Road Asset Management, LLC
AMG SouthernSun Small Cap
AMG SouthernSun Global Opportunities
AMG SouthernSun U.S. Equity
SouthernSun Asset Management, LLC
AMG Systematic Mid Cap Value
Systematic Financial Management L.P.
AMG TimesSquare Emerging Markets Small Cap
AMG TimesSquare Global Small Cap
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
Trilogy Global Advisors, L.P.
AMG Yacktman
AMG Yacktman Focused
AMG Yacktman Focused Fund—Security Selection Only
AMG Yacktman Special Opportunities
Yacktman Asset Management LP
FIXED INCOME FUNDS
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
ALTERNATIVE FUNDS
AMG Managers Lake Partners LASSO Alternative
Lake Partners, Inc.
BALANCED FUNDS
AMG Managers Montag & Caldwell Balanced
Montag & Caldwell, LLC
EQUITY FUNDS
AMG Managers Brandywine
AMG Managers Brandywine Advisors Mid Cap Growth
AMG Managers Brandywine Blue
Friess Associates, LLC
AMG Managers Cadence Emerging Companies
AMG Managers Cadence Mid Cap
Cadence Capital Management LLC
AMG Managers CenterSquare Real Estate
CenterSquare Investment 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.
AMG Managers Essex Small/Micro Cap Growth
Essex Investment Management Company, LLC
AMG Managers Fairpointe ESG Equity
AMG Managers Fairpointe Mid Cap
Fairpointe Capital LLC
AMG Managers Guardian Capital Global Dividend
Guardian Capital LP
AMG Managers LMCG Small Cap Growth
LMCG Investments, LLC
AMG Managers Montag & Caldwell Growth
AMG Managers Montag & Caldwell Mid Cap Growth
Montag & Caldwell, LLC
AMG Managers Pictet International
Pictet Asset Management Limited
AMG Managers Silvercrest Small Cap
Silvercrest Asset Management Group LLC
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 Value Partners Asia Dividend
Value Partners Hong Kong Limited
FIXED INCOME FUNDS
AMG Managers Amundi Intermediate Government
AMG Managers Amundi Short Duration Government
Amundi Pioneer Institutional Asset Management, Inc.
AMG Managers Doubleline Core Plus Bond
DoubleLine Capital LP
AMG Managers Global Income Opportunity
AMG Managers Loomis Sayles Bond
Loomis, Sayles & Company, L.P.
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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. |
Item 12. | DISCLOSURE OF SECURITIES LENDING ACTIVITIES FOR CLOSED-END MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES |
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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(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/ Keitha L. Kinne |
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Date: September 6, 2018 |
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/ Keitha L. Kinne |
| | Keitha L. Kinne, Principal Executive Officer |
Date: September 6, 2018
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By: | | /s/ Thomas Disbrow |
| | Thomas Disbrow, Principal Financial Officer |
Date: September 6, 2018