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: 811-06520
AMG FUNDS I
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)
800 Connecticut Avenue, Norwalk, Connecticut 06854
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)
AMG Funds LLC
800 Connecticut Avenue, Norwalk, Connecticut 06854
(Name and address of agent for service)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (203) 299-3500
Date of fiscal year end: OCTOBER 31, 2015
Date of reporting period: NOVEMBER 1, 2014 – APRIL 30, 2015
(Semi-Annual Shareholder Report)
Item 1. | Reports to Shareholders |
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 | | | SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT |
AMG Funds
April 30, 2015
AMG GW&K Core Bond Fund: MBDFX
(formerly AMG Managers Total Return Bond Fund)
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www.amgfunds.com | | | SAR020-0415 |
AMG GW&K Core Bond Fund
Semi-Annual Report—April 30, 2015 (unaudited)
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Nothing contained herein is to be considered an offer, sale or solicitation of an offer to buy shares of any series of the AMG Funds Family of mutual funds. Such offering is made only by Prospectus, which includes details as to offering price and other material information.
About Your Fund’s Expenses (unaudited)
As a shareholder of a Fund, you may incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, which may include sales charges (loads) on purchase payments; redemption fees; and exchange fees; and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees; distribution (12b-1) fees; and other Fund expenses. This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds. The example is based on $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period as indicated below.
ACTUAL EXPENSES
The first line of the following table provides information about the actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the first line under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.
HYPOTHETICAL EXAMPLE FOR COMPARISON PURPOSES
The second line of the following table provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed annual rate of return of 5% before expenses, which is not the Fund’s actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund and other funds by comparing this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of other funds.
Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as sales charges (loads), redemption fees, or exchange fees. Therefore, the second line of the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds.
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Six Months Ended April 30, 2015 | | Expense Ratio for the Period | | | Beginning Account Value 11/01/14 | | | Ending Account Value 04/30/15 | | | Expenses Paid During the Period* | |
AMG GW&K Core Bond Fund | | | | | |
Based on Actual Fund Return | | | 0.57 | % | | $ | 1,000 | | | $ | 1,018 | | | $ | 2.85 | |
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses) | | | 0.57 | % | | $ | 1,000 | | | $ | 1,022 | | | $ | 2.86 | |
* | 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 period (181), then divided by 365. |
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Fund Performance (unaudited)
Periods ended April 30, 2015
The table below shows the average annual total returns for the AMG GW&K Core Bond Fund and the Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index® for the same time periods ended April 30, 2015.
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Average Annual Total Returns1 | | Six Months* | | | One Year | | | Five Years | | | Ten Years | |
AMG GW&K Core Bond Fund2,3,4 | | | 1.79 | % | | | 4.03 | % | | | 4.29 | % | | | 5.55 | % |
Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index®5 | | | 2.06 | % | | | 4.46 | % | | | 4.12 | % | | | 4.75 | % |
The performance data shown represents past performance. Past performance is not a guarantee of future results. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted. The investment return and principal value of an investment in the Fund will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost.
Investors should carefully consider the Fund’s investment objectives, risks, charges, and expenses before investing. For performance information through the most recent month end, current net asset values per share for the Fund and other information, please call (800) 835-3879 or visit our website at www.amgfunds.com for a free prospectus. Read it carefully before investing or sending money.
Distributed by AMG Distributors, Inc., member FINRA/SIPC.
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 April 30, 2015. All returns are in U.S. dollars($). |
2 | From time to time, the Fund’s advisor has waived its fees and/or absorbed Fund expenses, which has resulted in higher returns. |
3 | Fixed-income funds are subject to the risks associated with investments in debt securities, such as default risk and fluctuations in debtors’ perceived ability to pay its creditors. Changing interest rates may adversely affect the value of a fixed-income 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 Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index® is an index of the U.S. investment-grade fixed-rate bond market, including both government and corporate bonds. Unlike the Fund, the Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index® is unmanaged, is not available for investment, and does not incur expenses. |
Not FDIC Insured, nor bank guaranteed. May lose value.
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AMG GW&K Core Bond Fund
Fund Snapshots (unaudited)
April 30, 2015
PORTFOLIO BREAKDOWN
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Category | | AMG GW&K Core Bond Fund* | | | Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index® | |
Corporate Bonds and Notes | | | 49.1 | % | | | 23.6 | % |
U.S. Government and Agency Obligations | | | 42.8 | % | | | 39.5 | % |
Municipal Bonds | | | 4.7 | % | | | 0.0 | % |
Mortgage-Backed Securities | | | 0.0 | % | | | 30.1 | % |
Foreign Government and Agency Obligations | | | 0.0 | % | | | 6.2 | % |
Asset-Backed Securities | | | 0.0 | % | | | 0.6 | % |
Other Assets and Liabilities | | | 3.4 | % | | | 0.0 | % |
* | As a percentage of net assets. |
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Rating | | AMG GW&K Core Bond Fund** | | | Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index® | |
U.S. Government & Agency Obligations | | | 44.3 | % | | | 67.6 | % |
Aaa | | | — | | | | 4.9 | % |
Aa | | | 3.7 | % | | | 3.5 | % |
A | | | 14.0 | % | | | 11.6 | % |
Baa | | | 38.0 | % | | | 12.4 | % |
** | As a percentage of market value of fixed-income securities. |
TOP TEN HOLDINGS
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Security Name | | % of Net Assets | |
FNMA, 5.375%, 06/12/17 | | | 5.3 | % |
FNMA, 4.500%, 04/01/39 | | | 5.3 | |
U.S. Treasury Bonds, 6.250%, 05/15/30 | | | 2.2 | |
FNMA, 4.000%, 01/01/29 | | | 2.2 | |
FNMA, 5.500%, 08/01/37 | | | 2.1 | |
FNMA, 4.500%, 06/01/41 | | | 2.1 | |
FHLMC Gold Pool, 3.500%, 11/01/25 | | | 2.1 | |
FNMA, 5.000%, 08/01/40 | | | 2.1 | |
FNMA, 5.500%, 07/01/40 | | | 2.1 | |
FNMA, 5.500%, 10/01/41 | | | 2.0 | |
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Top Ten as a Group | | | 27.5 | % |
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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 GW&K Core Bond Fund
Schedule of Portfolio Investments (unaudited)
April 30, 2015
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| | Principal Amount | | | Value | |
Corporate Bonds and Notes - 49.1% | | | | | | | | |
Financials - 14.9% | | | | | | | | |
American Tower Corp., 4.700%, 03/15/22 | | $ | 6,600,000 | | | $ | 7,041,408 | |
Bank of America Corp., 5.625%, 07/01/20 | | | 9,357,000 | | | | 10,724,965 | |
Citigroup, Inc., 8.500%, 05/22/19 | | | 8,513,000 | | | | 10,542,320 | |
General Electric Capital Corp., Series GMTN, 6.000%, 08/07/19 | | | 9,194,000 | | | | 10,753,293 | |
The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., 6.125%, 02/15/33 | | | 8,520,000 | | | | 10,662,797 | |
JPMorgan Chase & Co., Series 1, 7.900%, 12/29/491,2 | | | 9,774,000 | | | | 10,433,745 | |
Morgan Stanley, Series GMTN, 5.500%, 07/28/21 | | | 9,409,000 | | | | 10,858,955 | |
The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc., 6.750%, 07/29/491,2 | | | 9,578,000 | | | | 10,789,617 | |
US Bancorp, Series MTN, 2.950%, 07/15/22 | | | 7,090,000 | | | | 7,123,500 | |
Wells Fargo & Co., Series K, 7.980%, 03/29/491,2 | | | 9,581,000 | | | | 10,587,005 | |
Total Financials | | | | | | | 99,517,605 | |
Industrials - 34.2% | | | | | | | | |
Actavis Funding SCS, 3.800%, 03/15/25 | | | 7,234,000 | | | | 7,326,602 | |
BorgWarner, Inc., 3.375%, 03/15/25 | | | 10,800,000 | | | | 10,990,404 | |
Boston Scientific Corp., 6.000%, 01/15/20 | | | 9,198,000 | | | | 10,576,661 | |
Burlington Northern Santa Fe LLC, 6.150%, 05/01/37 | | | 4,884,000 | | | | 6,405,405 | |
Canadian Pacific Railway Co., 2.900%, 02/01/25 | | | 7,245,000 | | | | 7,159,350 | |
CBS Corp., 3.375%, 03/01/22 | | | 2,365,000 | | | | 2,407,509 | |
CF Industries, Inc., 7.125%, 05/01/20 | | | 8,838,000 | | | | 10,636,957 | |
Comcast Corp., 7.050%, 03/15/33 | | | 3,530,000 | | | | 4,781,904 | |
DIRECTV Holdings LLC / DIRECTV Financing Co., Inc., 5.000%, 03/01/21 | | | 9,720,000 | | | | 10,768,739 | |
Energy Transfer Partners, L.P., 4.050%, 03/15/25 | | | 10,900,000 | | | | 10,925,168 | |
Ford Motor Co., 7.450%, 07/16/31 | | | 7,706,000 | | | | 10,488,228 | |
Georgia-Pacific LLC, 8.000%, 01/15/24 | | | 8,101,000 | | | | 10,754,766 | |
Host Hotels & Resorts, L.P., Series C, 4.750%, 03/01/23 | | | 6,714,000 | | | | 7,189,156 | |
Joy Global, Inc., 5.125%, 10/15/21 | | | 6,311,000 | | | | 7,064,881 | |
Kinder Morgan, Inc., 4.300%, 06/01/25 | | | 6,810,000 | | | | 6,918,797 | |
L-3 Communications Corp., 4.950%, 02/15/21 | | | 4,908,000 | | | | 5,356,169 | |
Mohawk Industries, Inc., 3.850%, 02/01/23 | | | 5,795,000 | | | | 5,927,225 | |
The Mosaic Co., 4.250%, 11/15/23 | | | 6,544,000 | | | | 6,978,639 | |
Owens Corning, 4.200%, 12/15/22 | | | 6,788,000 | | | | 7,048,965 | |
QVC, Inc., 4.375%, 03/15/23 | | | 7,100,000 | | | | 7,191,228 | |
Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc., 4.500%, 10/01/34 | | | 6,810,000 | | | | 6,761,213 | |
Teck Resources, Ltd., 3.750%, 02/01/23 | | | 7,900,000 | | | | 7,329,462 | |
Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc., 4.150%, 02/01/24 | | | 6,675,000 | | | | 7,147,757 | |
Time Warner, Inc., 4.000%, 01/15/22 | | | 7,800,000 | | | | 8,282,165 | |
Tyson Foods, Inc., 4.875%, 08/15/34 | | | 6,373,000 | | | | 6,957,417 | |
Verizon Communications, Inc., 5.150%, 09/15/23 | | | 9,199,000 | | | | 10,400,362 | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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AMG GW&K Core Bond Fund
Schedule of Portfolio Investments (continued)
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| | Principal Amount | | | Value | |
Industrials - 34.2% (continued) | | | | | | | | |
Viacom, Inc., 6.875%, 04/30/36 | | $ | 5,350,000 | | | $ | 6,382,202 | |
Weyerhaeuser Co., 7.375%, 03/15/32 | | | 7,862,000 | | | | 10,372,871 | |
Xerox Corp., 2.750%, 09/01/20 | | | 7,214,000 | | | | 7,234,243 | |
Total Industrials | | | | | | | 227,764,445 | |
Total Corporate Bonds and Notes (cost $327,496,521) | | | | | | | 327,282,050 | |
Municipal Bonds - 4.7% | | | | | | | | |
California State General Obligation, Build America Bonds, 7.550%, 04/01/39 | | | 4,465,000 | | | | 6,867,527 | |
Illinois State General Obligation Bonds, 5.877%, 03/01/19 | | | 10,000,000 | | | | 11,172,200 | |
Metropolitan Transportation Authority Revenue, Build America Bonds, 6.687%, 11/15/40 | | | 3,900,000 | | | | 5,320,965 | |
New Jersey Transportation Trust Fund Authority Revenue, Build America Bonds, Series C, 5.754%, 12/15/28 | | | 6,280,000 | | | | 6,982,669 | |
Ohio Jobs Beverage System Statewide Revenue Bonds, Taxable Series B, 4.532%, 01/01/35 | | | 1,065,000 | | | | 1,170,733 | |
Total Municipal Bonds (cost $30,947,635) | | | | | | | 31,514,094 | |
U.S. Government and Agency Obligations - 42.8% | | | | | | | | |
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation - 7.8% | | | | | | | | |
FHLMC Gold Pool, | | | | | | | | |
3.500%, 11/01/25 | | | 13,018,808 | | | | 13,990,249 | |
4.000%, 05/01/26 | | | 529,408 | | | | 569,355 | |
5.000%, 06/01/41 to 07/01/44 | | | 23,305,234 | | | | 26,167,539 | |
6.000%, 12/01/39 to 05/01/40 | | | 10,052,661 | | | | 11,483,582 | |
Total Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation | | | | | | | 52,210,725 | |
Federal National Mortgage Association - 28.5% | | | | | | | | |
FNMA, | | | | | | | | |
3.500%, 07/01/28 | | | 6,839,325 | | | | 7,342,002 | |
4.000%, 01/01/29 | | | 13,580,671 | | | | 14,575,655 | |
4.500%, 04/01/39 to 06/01/41 | | | 44,491,921 | | | | 49,083,805 | |
5.000%, 02/01/34 to 08/01/40 | | | 26,829,482 | | | | 29,936,506 | |
5.375%, 06/12/17 | | | 32,324,000 | | | | 35,459,816 | |
5.500%, 08/01/37 to 10/01/41 | | | 46,817,851 | | | | 53,327,126 | |
Total Federal National Mortgage Association | | | | | | | 189,724,910 | |
U.S. Government Obligations - 6.5% | | | | | | | | |
U.S. Treasury Bonds, | | | | | | | | |
4.500%, 02/15/36 | | | 2,900,000 | | | | 3,841,366 | |
6.250%, 05/15/30 | | | 10,000,000 | | | | 14,945,310 | |
U.S. Treasury Notes, | | | | | | | | |
2.125%, 09/30/21 | | | 10,600,000 | | | | 10,846,779 | |
2.250%, 11/15/24 | | | 13,000,000 | | | | 13,241,722 | |
2.375%, 08/15/24 | | | 76,000 | | | | 78,286 | |
Total U.S. Government Obligations | | | | | | | 42,953,463 | |
Total U.S. Government and Agency Obligations (cost $284,239,535) | | | | | | | 284,889,098 | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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AMG GW&K Core Bond Fund
Schedule of Portfolio Investments (continued)
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| | Shares | | | Value | |
Other Investment Companies - 2.9%3 | | | | | | | | |
Dreyfus Institutional Cash Advantage Fund, Institutional Class Shares, 0.07% (cost $19,423,202) | | | 19,423,202 | | | $ | 19,423,202 | |
Total Investments - 99.5% (cost $662,106,893) | | | | | | | 663,108,444 | |
Other Assets, less Liabilities - 0.5% | | | | | | | 3,431,071 | |
Net Assets - 100.0% | | | | | | $ | 666,539,515 | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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Notes to Schedule of Portfolio Investments (unaudited)
The following footnotes and abbreviations should be read in conjunction with the Schedule of Portfolio Investments previously presented in this report.
Based on the approximate cost of investments of $662,106,893 for federal income tax purposes at April 30, 2015, the aggregate gross unrealized appreciation and depreciation were $3,220,726 and $2,219,175, respectively, resulting in net unrealized appreciation of investments of $1,001,551.
1 | Variable Rate Security. The rate listed is as of April 30, 2015, and is periodically reset subject to terms and conditions set forth in the debenture. |
2 | Perpetuity Bond. The date shown is the final call date. |
3 | Yield shown represents the April 30, 2015, seven-day average yield, which refers to the sum of the previous seven days’ dividends paid, expressed as an annual percentage. |
INVESTMENTS DEFINITIONS AND ABBREVIATIONS:
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FHLMC: | | Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. |
FNMA: | | Federal National Mortgage Corp. |
GMTN: | | Global Medium-Term Note |
MTN: | | Medium-Term Note |
The following table summarizes the inputs used to value the Fund’s net assets by the fair value hierarchy levels as of April 30, 2015: (See Note 1(a) in the Notes to the Financial Statements.)
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| | Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Investments Level 1 | | | Significant Other Observable Inputs Level 2 | | | Significant Unobservable Inputs Level 3 | | | Total | |
AMG GW&K Core Bond Fund | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Investments in Securities | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Corporate Bonds and Notes† | | | — | | | $ | 327,282,050 | | | | — | | | $ | 327,282,050 | |
Municipal Bonds | | | — | | | | 31,514,094 | | | | — | | | | 31,514,094 | |
U.S. Government and Agency Obligations† | | | — | | | | 284,889,098 | | | | — | | | | 284,889,098 | |
Other Investment Companies | | $ | 19,423,202 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 19,423,202 | |
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Total Investments in Securities | | $ | 19,423,202 | | | $ | 643,685,242 | | | | — | | | $ | 663,108,444 | |
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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 the corporate bonds and notes and U.S. government and agency obligations by major industry or agency classification, please refer to the Schedule of Portfolio Investments. |
As of April 30, 2015, 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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Notes to Schedule of Portfolio Investments (continued)
For the six months ended April 30, 2015, the effect of derivative instruments on the Statement of Operations and the amount of realized gain (loss) and unrealized gain (loss) on derivatives recognized in income were as follows:
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| | Realized Gain (Loss) | | | Change in Unrealized Gain (Loss) | |
Derivatives not accounted for as hedging instruments | | Statement of Operations Location | | Realized Gain/(Loss) | | | Statement of Operations Location | | Change In Unrealized Gain/(Loss) | |
Credit contracts | | Net realized gain on written option contracts | | $ | 44,763 | | | Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of written option contracts | | $ | (17,424 | ) |
Credit contracts | | Net realized loss on swap contracts | | | (582,391 | ) | | Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of swap contracts | | | (1,317,132 | ) |
Interest rate contracts | | Net realized gain on futures contracts | | | 9,470,412 | | | Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of futures contracts | | | (1,231,752 | ) |
Interest rate contracts | | Net realized loss on purchased options1 | | | (176,133 | ) | | Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of purchased options1 | | | — | |
Interest rate contracts | | Net realized gain on written option contracts | | | 1,915,571 | | | Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of written option contracts | | | (352,873 | ) |
Interest rate contracts | | Net realized loss on swap contracts | | | (6,749,570 | ) | | Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of swap contracts | | | 2,412,294 | |
Foreign exchange contracts | | Net realized gain on foreign currency transactions | | | 29,717,059 | | | Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of foreign currency translations | | | (13,469,416 | ) |
Foreign exchange contracts | | Net realized gain on written option contracts | | | 502,072 | | | Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of written option contracts | | | 8,884 | |
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Totals | | $ | 34,141,783 | | | | | $ | (13,967,419 | ) |
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1 | Options purchased are included in Investments at value on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Net realized gain (loss) on options purchased/written and net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on options purchased are included in the net realized gain (loss) on investments on the Statement of Operations. |
Transactions in written put and call options and swaptions for the six months ended April 30, 2015, were as follows: (See Note 10 in the Notes to the Financial Statements.)
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| | Number of Contracts | | | Notional Amount | | | Amount of Premiums | |
Options and swaptions outstanding at October 31, 2014 | | | 384 | | | $ | 398,300,000 | | | $ | 1,974,733 | |
Options and swaptions written | | | 1,571 | | | | 212,600,000 | | | | 1,664,314 | |
Options and swaptions exercised/expired/closed | | | (1,955 | ) | | | (610,900,000 | ) | | | (3,639,047 | ) |
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Options and swaptions outstanding at April 30, 2015 | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | |
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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Statement of Assets and Liabilities (unaudited)
April 30, 2015
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Assets: | | | | |
Investments at value* | | $ | 663,108,444 | |
Dividends, interest and other receivables | | | 5,894,357 | |
Receivable for Fund shares sold | | | 328,847 | |
Receivable from affiliate | | | 47,355 | |
Prepaid expenses | | | 23,588 | |
Total assets | | | 669,402,591 | |
Liabilities: | | | | |
Payable for Fund shares repurchased | | | 2,401,951 | |
Accrued expenses: | | | | |
Investment advisory and management fees | | | 167,897 | |
Administrative fees | | | 111,932 | |
Trustee fees and expenses | | | 6,539 | |
Shareholder servicing fees | | | 44,773 | |
Other | | | 129,984 | |
Total liabilities | | | 2,863,076 | |
Net Assets | | $ | 666,539,515 | |
Net Assets Represent: | | | | |
Paid-in capital | | $ | 646,213,097 | |
Accumulated net investment loss | | | (13,588,948 | ) |
Accumulated net realized gain from investments, options, futures contracts, swaps and foreign currency transactions | | | 32,913,815 | |
Net unrealized appreciation of investments | | | 1,001,551 | |
Net Assets | | $ | 666,539,515 | |
Shares outstanding | | | 63,814,279 | |
Net asset value, offering and redemption price per share | | $ | 10.44 | |
* Investments at cost | | $ | 662,106,893 | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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Statement of Operations (unaudited)
For the six months ended April 30, 2015
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Investment Income: | | | | |
Interest income | | $ | 7,312,227 | |
Dividend income | | | 29,498 | |
Securities lending income | | | 5,819 | |
Total investment income | | | 7,347,544 | |
Expenses: | | | | |
Investment advisory and management fees | | | 1,367,279 | |
Administrative fees | | | 743,204 | |
Custodian fees | | | 113,621 | |
Shareholder servicing fees | | | 99,015 | |
Transfer agent fees | | | 55,653 | |
Professional fees | | | 54,091 | |
Reports to shareholders | | | 53,774 | |
Trustees fees and expenses | | | 19,303 | |
Registration fees | | | 14,638 | |
Miscellaneous | | | 10,679 | |
Total expenses before offsets | | | 2,531,257 | |
Expense reimbursements | | | (389,540 | ) |
Net expenses | | | 2,141,717 | |
Net investment income | | | 5,205,827 | |
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss): | | | | |
Net realized gain on investments | | | 2,675,512 | |
Net realized gain on futures contracts | | | 9,470,412 | |
Net realized gain on foreign currency transactions | | | 27,932,905 | |
Net realized gain on written options | | | 2,462,406 | |
Net realized loss on swap transactions | | | (7,331,961 | ) |
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments | | | (13,294,345 | ) |
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of futures contracts | | | (1,231,752 | ) |
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on foreign currency translations | | | (13,443,768 | ) |
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on written options | | | (361,413 | ) |
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on swap transactions | | | 1,095,162 | |
Net realized and unrealized gain | | | 7,973,158 | |
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations | | $ | 13,178,985 | |
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 April 30, 2015 (unaudited) and the fiscal year ended October 31, 2014
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| | April 30, 2015 | | | October 31, 2014 | |
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting From Operations: | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income | | $ | 5,205,827 | | | $ | 17,328,095 | |
Net realized gain on investments, written options, futures contracts, swaps and foreign currency transactions | | | 35,209,274 | | | | 24,551,416 | |
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments, written options, futures contracts, swaps and foreign currency translations | | | (27,236,116 | ) | | | 683,288 | |
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations | | | 13,178,985 | | | | 42,562,799 | |
Distributions to Shareholders: | | | | | | | | |
From net investment income | | | (17,808,615 | ) | | | (16,020,069 | ) |
From net realized gain on investments | | | (24,637,228 | ) | | | — | |
Total distributions to shareholders | | | (42,445,843 | ) | | | (16,020,069 | ) |
Capital Share Transactions: | | | | | | | | |
Proceeds from sale of shares | | | 28,849,914 | | | | 244,902,657 | |
Reinvestment of dividends and distributions | | | 39,245,166 | | | | 13,489,957 | |
Cost of shares repurchased | | | (315,244,849 | ) | | | (585,489,638 | ) |
Net decrease from capital share transactions | | | (247,149,769 | ) | | | (327,097,024 | ) |
Total decrease in net assets | | | (276,416,627 | ) | | | (300,554,294 | ) |
Net Assets: | | | | | | | | |
Beginning of period | | | 942,956,142 | | | | 1,243,510,436 | |
End of period | | $ | 666,539,515 | | | $ | 942,956,142 | |
End of period accumulated net investment loss | | $ | (13,588,948 | ) | | $ | (986,160 | ) |
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Share Transactions: | | | | | | | | |
Sale of shares | | | 2,699,732 | | | | 22,918,825 | |
Shares issued in connection with reinvestment of dividends and distributions | | | 3,787,160 | | | | 1,262,078 | |
Shares repurchased | | | (29,416,306 | ) | | | (54,463,680 | ) |
Net decrease in shares | | | (22,929,414 | ) | | | (30,282,777 | ) |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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AMG GW&K Core Bond Fund
Financial Highlights
For a share outstanding throughout each fiscal period
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| | 2015 | | | For the fiscal years ended October 31, | |
| | (unaudited) | | | 2014 | | | 2013 | | | 2012 | | | 2011 | | | 2010 | |
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | | $ | 10.87 | | | $ | 10.63 | | | $ | 11.14 | | | $ | 10.53 | | | $ | 11.24 | | | $ | 10.61 | |
Net investment income1 | | | 0.07 | 3 | | | 0.16 | 3 | | | 0.16 | 3 | | | 0.24 | 3 | | | 0.38 | | | | 0.35 | |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments | | | 0.11 | | | | 0.22 | | | | (0.24 | ) | | | 0.72 | | | | (0.25 | ) | | | 0.73 | |
Total from investment operations | | | 0.18 | | | | 0.38 | | | | (0.08 | ) | | | 0.96 | | | | 0.13 | | | | 1.08 | |
Less Distributions to Shareholders from: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income | | | (0.26 | ) | | | (0.14 | ) | | | (0.26 | ) | | | (0.35 | ) | | | (0.35 | ) | | | (0.32 | ) |
Net realized gain on investments | | | (0.35 | ) | | | — | | | | (0.15 | ) | | | — | | | | (0.49 | ) | | | (0.13 | ) |
Return of capital | | | — | | | | — | | | | (0.02 | ) | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | |
Total distributions to shareholders | | | (0.61 | ) | | | (0.14 | ) | | | (0.43 | ) | | | (0.35 | ) | | | (0.84 | ) | | | (0.45 | ) |
Net Asset Value, End of Period | | $ | 10.44 | | | $ | 10.87 | | | $ | 10.63 | | | $ | 11.14 | | | $ | 10.53 | | | $ | 11.24 | |
Total Return1 | | | 1.69 | %8 | | | 3.64 | % | | | (0.72 | )% | | | 9.31 | % | | | 1.45 | % | | | 10.52 | % |
Ratio of net expenses to average net assets (with offsets and reductions) | | | 0.58 | %7 | | | 0.58 | % | | | 0.61 | %4 | | | 0.58 | % | | | 0.58 | % | | | 0.58 | % |
Ratio of expenses to average net assets (with offsets) | | | 0.58 | %7 | | | 0.58 | % | | | 0.61 | %4 | | | 0.58 | % | | | 0.58 | % | | | 0.58 | % |
Ratio of total expenses to average net assets (without offsets and reductions)2 | | | 0.68 | %7 | | | 0.67 | % | | | 0.70 | %4 | | | 0.70 | % | | | 0.71 | % | | | 0.74 | % |
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets1 | | | 1.40 | %7 | | | 1.46 | % | | | 1.45 | %4 | | | 2.22 | % | | | 2.54 | % | | | 2.38 | % |
Portfolio turnover | | | 78 | %6 | | | 177 | % | | | 255 | % | | | 375 | % | | | 495 | %5 | | | 359 | %5 |
Net assets at end of period (000’s omitted) | | $ | 666,540 | | | $ | 942,956 | | | $ | 1,243,510 | | | $ | 1,446,671 | | | $ | 1,239,141 | | | $ | 1,425,341 | |
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Notes to Financial Highlights (unaudited)
1 | Total returns and net investment income would have been lower had certain expenses not been offset. |
2 | Excludes the impact of expense reimbursements or fee waivers and expense reductions such as brokerage credits, but includes non-reimbursable expense, if any, such as interest, taxes and extraordinary expenses. |
3 | Per share numbers have been calculated using average shares. |
4 | Includes non-routine extraordinary expenses amounting to 0.025% of average net assets. |
5 | Turnover ratio includes TBA dollar roll transactions. Had the TBA transactions been excluded the turnover ratios for the fiscal years ended 2011 and 2010 would have been 411% and 286%, respectively. |
8 | The Total Return is based on the Financial Statement Net Asset Values as shown in the Financial Highlights. |
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Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited)
April 30, 2015
1. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
AMG Funds I (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 is the AMG GW&K Core Bond Fund (the “Fund”).
Effective February 28, 2015, AMG Managers Total Return Bond Fund changed its name to AMG GW&K Core Bond Fund. The Trust’s Board of Trustees approved the appointment of GW&K Investment Management, LLC (formerly Gannett Welsh & Kotler, LLC) (“GWK”) as the interim subadvisor to the Fund replacing Pacific Investment Management Company LLC, pending shareholder approval of a new subadvisory agreement between GW&K and AMG Funds.
In conjunction with the Fund’s change in investment strategy and change in the interim subadvisor, the Fund sold all open positions, including unwinding over-the-counter derivative positions, held as of February 28, 2015. Subsequently, the Fund purchased new investments within the Fund’s, and subadvisor investment strategy.
The Fund’s financial statements are prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”), which require management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of income and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates and such differences may be material. The following is a summary of significant accounting policies followed by the Fund in the preparation of its financial statements:
a. VALUATION OF INVESTMENTS
Equity securities traded on a domestic or international securities exchange are valued at the last quoted sale price, or, lacking any sales, at the last quoted bid price. Equity securities primarily traded on an international securities exchange and equity securities traded on NASDAQ or in a U.S. or non-U.S. over-the-counter market are valued at the market’s official closing price, or, if there are no trades on the applicable date, at the last quoted bid price. In addition, if the applicable market does not offer an official closing price or if the official closing price is not representative of the overall market, equity securities primarily traded on an international securities exchange and equity securities traded in a non-U.S. over-the counter market are valued at the last quoted sales price. The Fund’s 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 Fund (the “Board”).
Fixed-income securities are valued based on valuations furnished by independent pricing services that utilize matrix systems, which reflect such factors as security prices, yields, maturities, and ratings, and are supplemented by dealer and exchange quotations. Debt obligations (other than short-term debt obligations that have 60 days or less remaining until maturity) will be valued using the evaluated bid price or the mean price provided by an authorized pricing service. Futures contracts for which market quotations are readily
available are valued at the settlement price as of the close of the futures exchange. Short-term debt obligations (debt obligations with maturities of one year or less at the time of issuance) that have 60 days or less remaining until maturity will be valued at amortized cost. Investments in other open-end regulated investment companies are valued at their end of day net asset value per share. 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.
Under certain circumstances, the value of certain Fund 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 Pricing Committee is the committee formed by the Board to make fair value determinations for such investments. The 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 deemed to be readily available or otherwise not determinable pursuant to the Board’s valuation procedures, if AMG Funds LLC (the “Investment Manager”) 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 seeks to determine the price that the Fund might reasonably expect to receive from a current sale of that 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 analytical data and press releases relating to the investment and its issuer; 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 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 Pricing Committee, including a comparison with the prior quarter end and the percentage of the Fund that the security represents at each quarter end.
Portfolio investments that trade on foreign markets are priced based upon the market quotation of such securities as of the close of their respective principal markets. Under certain circumstances, on behalf of a fund that invests in international securities, the Investment Manager or applicable subadvisor may adjust such prices based on its determination of the impact of events occurring subsequent to the close of such markets but prior to the time as of which the Fund calculates its NAV. The Board has also adopted a policy that securities held in a fund that invests in international securities and certain foreign debt obligations held by a fund, in each case, that can be fair valued by the applicable fair value pricing service are fair valued on each business day
Notes to Financial Statements (continued)
without regard to a “trigger” (e.g., without regard to invoking fair value based upon a change in a U.S. equity securities index exceeding a pre-determined level). The Fund may invest in securities that may be thinly traded. The Board has adopted procedures to adjust prices of securities that are judged to be stale so that they reflect fair value. An investment valued on the basis of its fair value may be valued at a price higher or lower than available market quotations.
U.S. GAAP defines fair value as the price that a Fund would receive to sell an asset or pay to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. U.S. GAAP also establishes a framework for measuring fair value, and a three-level hierarchy for fair value measurements based upon the transparency of inputs to the valuation of an asset or liability. Inputs may be observable or unobservable and refer broadly to the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability. Observable inputs reflect the assumptions market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability based on market data obtained from sources independent of the Fund. Unobservable inputs reflect the Fund’s 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, futures contracts, options contracts)
Level 2 – other observable inputs (including, but not limited to: quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in markets that are active, quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in markets that are not active, inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the assets or liabilities (such as interest rates, yield curves, volatilities, prepayment speeds, loss severities, credit risks and default rates) or other market corroborated inputs) (e.g., debt securities, government securities, swap contracts, foreign currency exchange contracts, foreign securities utilizing international fair value pricing, broker-quoted securities, fair valued securities with observable inputs)
Level 3 – inputs are significant unobservable inputs (including the Fund’s own assumptions used to determine the fair value of investments) (e.g., fair valued securities with unobservable inputs)
Changes in inputs or methodologies used for valuing investments may result in a transfer in or out of levels within the fair value hierarchy. The inputs or methodologies used for valuing investments may not necessarily be an indication of the risk associated with investing in those investments. Transfers between different levels of the fair value 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. Dividend and interest income on foreign securities is recorded gross of any withholding tax. Interest income, which includes amortization of premium and accretion of discount on debt securities, is accrued as earned. 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 affiliated funds based upon their relative average net assets or number of shareholders.
The Fund has a “balance credit” agreement with The Bank of New York Mellon (“BNYM”), the Fund’s custodian, whereby the Fund is credited with an interest factor equal to 0.75% below the effective 90-day T-Bill rate for account balances left uninvested overnight. If the T-Bill rate falls below 0.75%, no credits will be earned. These credits serve to reduce custodian expenses that would otherwise be charged to the Fund. For the six months ended April 30, 2015, the Fund’s custodian expense was not reduced.
Overdraft fees are computed at 1% above the effective Federal Funds rate on the day of the overdraft. For the six months ended April 30, 2015, overdraft fees for the Fund equaled $9,682.
d. DIVIDENDS AND DISTRIBUTIONS
Fund distributions resulting from either net investment income or realized net capital gains, if any, will normally be declared and paid at least annually in December, as described in the Fund’s prospectus. Distributions to shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Distributions are determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations, which may differ from net investment income and net realized capital gains for financial statement purposes (U.S. GAAP). Differences may be permanent or temporary. Permanent differences are reclassified among capital accounts in the financial statements to reflect their tax character. Permanent book and tax basis differences, if any, relating to shareholder distributions will result in reclassifications to paid-in capital. Temporary differences arise when certain items of income, expense and gain or loss are recognized in different periods for financial statement and tax purposes; these differences will reverse at some time in the future. Primarily differences are due to differing treatments for wash sales, currency and market discount transactions.
e. FEDERAL TAXES
The Fund 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 the Fund’s understanding of the tax rules and rates related to income, gains and transactions for the foreign jurisdictions in which it invests, the Fund will provide for foreign taxes, and where appropriate, deferred foreign taxes.
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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)
Management has analyzed the Fund’s tax positions taken on federal income tax returns as of October 31, 2014, 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 Fund’s financial statements. Additionally, the Fund is not aware of any tax position for which it is reasonably possible that the total amounts of unrecognized tax benefits will change materially in the next twelve months.
Net capital losses incurred in taxable years beginning after the enactment of the Regulated Investment Company Modernization Act of 2010, may be carried forward for an unlimited time period. Such losses will be required to be utilized prior to any loss carryovers incurred in pre-enactment taxable years, which generally expire eight years following the close of the taxable year in which they were incurred. As a result of this ordering rule, pre-enactment capital loss carryovers may be more likely to expire unused. Additionally, post-enactment capital losses that are carried forward will 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
As of April 30, 2015, the Fund had no accumulated net realized capital loss carryovers from securities transactions for federal income tax purposes. Should the Fund incur net capital losses for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2015, 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. The Fund records sales and repurchases of its capital stock on the trade date. The cost of securities contributed to the Fund in connection with the issuance of shares is based on the valuation of those securities in accordance with the Fund’s policy on investment valuation.
At April 30, 2015, certain unaffiliated shareholders of record, specifically omnibus accounts, individually or collectively held greater than 10% of the net assets of the Fund as follows: two collectively own 38%. Transactions by these shareholders may have a material impact on the Fund.
h. REPURCHASE AGREEMENTS
The Fund may enter into repurchase agreements provided that the value of the underlying collateral, including accrued interest, will equal or exceed the value of the repurchase agreement during the term of the agreement. The underlying collateral for all repurchase agreements is held in safekeeping by the Fund’s custodian or at the Federal Reserve Bank. If the seller defaults and the value of the collateral declines, or if bankruptcy proceedings commence with respect to the seller of the security, realization of the collateral by the Fund may be delayed or limited. At April 30, 2015, there were no repurchase agreements outstanding.
i. FOREIGN CURRENCY TRANSLATION
The books and records of the Fund 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 forward foreign currency exchange contracts; and (3) gains and losses from the difference between amounts of interest and dividends recorded and the amounts actually received.
The Fund does 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
For the period November 1, 2014 to February 28, 2015, the Fund invested 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, at rates ranging from approximately 10% to 15%. The Fund would pay such foreign taxes on net realized gains at the appropriate rate for each jurisdiction.
k. SECURITIES TRANSACTED ON A WHEN ISSUED BASIS
For the period November 1, 2014 to February 28, 2015, the Fund entered into To Be Announced (“TBA”) sale commitments to hedge its portfolio positions or to sell mortgage-backed securities it owns under delayed delivery arrangements. Proceeds of TBA sale commitments are not received until the contractual settlement date. During the time a TBA sale commitment is outstanding, equivalent deliverable securities, or an offsetting TBA purchase commitment deliverable on or before the sale commitment date, are held as “cover” for the transaction. Unsettled TBA sale commitments are valued at the current market value of the underlying securities according to the procedures described under “Valuation of Investments,” in footnote 1a above. Each contract is marked-to market daily and the change in market value is recorded by the Fund as an unrealized gain or loss. If the TBA sale commitment is closed through the acquisition of an offsetting purchase commitment, the Fund realizes a gain or loss. If the Fund delivers securities under the commitment, the Fund realizes a gain or a loss from the sale of the securities based upon the unit price established at the date the commitment was entered into.
2. AGREEMENTS AND TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES
The Trust has entered into an investment advisory agreement under which the Investment Manager, a subsidiary and the U.S. retail distribution arm of Affiliated Managers Group, Inc. (“AMG”), serves as investment manager to the Fund and is responsible for the Fund’s overall administration and operations. The Investment Manager selects one or more subadvisors for the Fund (subject to Board approval) and monitors each subadvisor’s investment performance,
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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)
security holdings and investment strategies. The Fund’s investment portfolio is managed by one or more portfolio managers who serves pursuant to a subadvisory agreement with the Investment Manager. The Fund’s investment portfolio is managed by GW&K, who serves pursuant to an interim subadvisory agreement with the Investment Manager pending shareholder approval of a new subadvisory agreement. AMG indirectly owns a majority interest in GW&K.
Investment management fees are paid directly by the Fund to the Investment Manager based on average daily net assets. Effective February 28, 2015, the Fund’s management fee was reduced from an annual rate of 0.40% to 0.30% of the Fund’s average daily net assets.
Effective February 28, 2015, the Investment Manager has contractually agreed, through at least March 1, 2017, to waive management fees (but not below zero) and/or reimburse Fund expenses in order to limit total annual Fund operating expenses (exclusive of taxes, interest (including interest incurred in connection with bank and custody overdrafts), shareholder servicing fees, distribution and service (12b-1) fees, brokerage commissions and other transaction costs, acquired fund fees and expenses, and extraordinary expenses) to 0.48% of the Fund’s average daily net assets subject to later reimbursement by the Fund in certain circumstances. Prior to February 28, 2015, the Fund had a contractual expense limitation of 0.58%. The contractual expense limitation may only be terminated in the event the Investment Manager or a successor ceases to be the investment manager of the Fund or a successor fund, by mutual agreement between the Investment Manager and the Board, or in the event of the Fund’s liquidation unless the Fund is reorganized or is a party to a merger in which the surviving entity is successor to the accounting and performance information of the Fund.
The Fund is obligated to repay the Investment Manager such amounts waived, paid or reimbursed in future years provided that the repayment occurs within thirty-six (36) months after the waiver or reimbursement and that such repayment would not cause the Fund’s total annual operating expenses after fee waiver and expense reimbursements in any such future year to exceed the Fund’s contractual expense limitation amount. For the six months ended April 30, 2015, the Fund’s components of reimbursement available are detailed in the following chart:
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Reimbursement Available - 10/31/14 | | $ | 3,996,969 | |
Additional Reimbursements | | | 389,540 | |
Repayments | | | — | |
Expired Reimbursements | | | (779,633 | ) |
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Reimbursement Available - 04/30/15 | | $ | 3,606,876 | |
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The Fund has entered into an Administration and Shareholder Servicing Agreement under which the Investment Manager serves as the Fund’s administrator (the “Administrator”) and is responsible for all aspects of managing the Fund’s operations, including administration and shareholder services to the Fund, its shareholders, and certain institutions, such as bank trust departments, broker-dealers and registered investment advisers, that advise or act as an intermediary with the Fund’s shareholders. The Fund pays a fee to the Administrator at the rate of 0.20% per annum of the Fund’s average daily net assets for this service.
Effective January 1, 2015, the Board provides supervision of the affairs of the Trust, other trusts within the AMG Funds family of mutual funds (collectively, the “AMG Funds family”) and other affiliated funds. Previously, the Board provided supervision to only the Trust and other trusts within the AMG Funds family.
Beginning January 1, 2015, the aggregate annual retainer paid to each Independent Trustee of the Board is $200,000, plus $16,000, $4,000 or $2,000 for each regular, in-person special or telephonic special meeting attended, respectively. The Independent Chairman of the Trusts receives an additional payment of $55,000 per year. The Chairman of the Audit Committee receives an additional payment of $25,000 per year.
Prior to January 1, 2015, the aggregate annual retainer paid to each Independent Trustee of the Board was $130,000, plus $7,000 or $2,500 for each regular or special meeting attended, respectively. The Independent Chairman of the Trusts formerly formerly received an additional payment of $35,000 per year. The Chairman of the Audit Committee formerly received an additional payment of $15,000 per year.
Prior to January 1, 2014, the aggregate annual retainer paid to each Independent Trustee of the Board was $105,000, plus $6,000 or $2,500 for each regular or special meeting attended, respectively. The Independent Chairman of the Trusts formerly formerly received an additional payment of $25,000 per year. The Chairman of the Audit Committee formerly received an additional payment of $10,000 per year.
Effective January 1, 2015, the Trustees’ fees and expenses are generally allocated among all of the Funds in the Trust, other trusts within the AMG Funds family and other affiliated funds based on the relative net assets of such funds. Before January 1, 2015, the Trustees’ fees and expenses were generally allocated among all of the funds in the Trust and other trusts within the AMG Funds family. The “Trustees fees and expenses” shown in the financial statements represent the Fund’s allocated portion of the total fees and expenses paid to the Independent Trustee of the Board.
Effective February 28, 2015, the Board approved reimbursement payments to the Investment Manager for shareholder servicing expenses incurred (“shareholder servicing fees”). Shareholder servicing fees include payments to third parties such as a bank, broker-dealer, trust company or other financial intermediaries who provide shareholder recordkeeping, account servicing and other services. The shares of the Fund may reimburse the Investment Manager for the actual amount incurred up to a maximum annual rate of the Fund’s average daily net assets as shown in the table below. The impact on the annualized expense ratios for the six months ended April 30, 2015, were as follows:
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| | Maximum Amount Allowed | | | Actual Amount Incurred | |
Fund Level | | | 0.10 | % | | | 0.03 | % |
The Fund is distributed by AMG Distributors, Inc. (the “Distributor”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Investment Manager. The Distributor serves as the distributor and underwriter for the Fund and is a registered broker-dealer and member of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. (“FINRA”). Shares of
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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)
the Fund will be continuously offered and will be sold directly to prospective purchasers and through brokers, dealers or other financial intermediaries who have executed selling agreements with the Distributor. Subject to the compensation arrangement discussed below, generally the Distributor bears all or a portion of the expenses of providing services pursuant to the distribution agreement, including the payment of the expenses relating to the distribution of prospectuses for sales purposes and any advertising or sales literature. Certain Trustees and Officers of the Fund are Officers and/or Directors of the Investment Manager, AMG and/or the Distributor.
The Securities and Exchange Commission has granted an exemptive order that permits the Fund to lend and borrow money for certain temporary purposes directly to and from other eligible Funds in the AMG Funds family. Participation in this interfund lending program is voluntary for both the borrowing and lending Funds, and an interfund loan is only made if it benefits each participating Fund. The Investment Manager administers the program according to procedures approved by the Board, and the Board monitors the operation of the program. An interfund loan must comply with certain conditions set out in the exemptive order, which are designed to assure fairness and protect all participating funds. For the six months ended April 30, 2015, the Fund lent $1,238,166 for four days earning interest of $92. The interest amount is included in the Statement of Operations as interest income. At April 30, 2015, the Fund had no interfund loans outstanding.
3. PURCHASES AND SALES OF SECURITIES
Purchases and sales of securities (excluding short-term securities and U.S. Government obligations) for the six months ended April 30, 2015, were $391,120,374 and $504,842,562, respectively. Purchases and sales of U.S. Government obligations for the six months ended April 30, 2015, were $655,388,327 and $87,163,599, respectively.
4. PORTFOLIO SECURITIES LOANED
The Fund participates in a securities lending program offered by BNYM (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 Fund, 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 Fund’s 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 Fund 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 Fund is indemnified for such losses by BNYM. Cash collateral is held in a separate account managed by BNYM, who is authorized to exclusively enter into overnight government repurchase agreements. BNYM bears the risk of any deficiency in the amount of the cash collateral available for return to the borrower due to any loss on the collateral invested.
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 Fund may enter into contracts and agreements that contain a variety of representations and warranties, which provide general indemnifications. The maximum exposure to the Fund 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 Fund had no prior claims or losses and expects the risks of loss to be remote.
6. FORWARD COMMITMENTS
Certain transactions, such as futures and forward transactions, dollar roll agreements, or purchases of when-issued or delayed delivery securities may have a similar effect on the Fund’s net asset value as if the Fund had created a degree of leverage in its portfolio. However, if the Fund enters into such a transaction, the Fund will establish a segregated account with its custodian in which it will maintain cash, U.S. government securities or other liquid securities equal in value to its obligations in respect to such transaction. Securities and other assets held in the segregated account may not be sold while the transaction is outstanding, unless other suitable assets are substituted.
7. DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS
The following disclosures contain information on how and why the Fund used derivative instruments, the credit risk and how derivative instruments affect the Fund’s financial position, results of operations and cash flows. The location and fair value amounts of these instruments on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities and the realized and changes in unrealized gains and losses on the Statement of Operations, each categorized by type of derivative contract, are included in a table in the Notes to the Schedule of Portfolio Investments. For the six months ended April 30, 2015, the average quarterly balances of derivative financial instruments outstanding were as follows:
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Financial futures contracts: | | | | |
Average number of contracts purchased | | | 2,113 | |
Average number of contracts sold | | | 522 | |
Average notional value of contracts purchased | | $ | 382,042,411 | |
Average notional value of contracts sold | | $ | 110,018,491 | |
Foreign currency exchange contracts: | | | | |
Average US dollar amounts purchased/sold | | $ | 500,695,468 | |
Options: | | | | |
Average notional value of option contracts written | | $ | 408,514 | |
Average notional value of swaption written | | $ | 163,500,000 | |
Credit default swaps: | | | | |
Average notional value - sell protection | | $ | 96,893,773 | |
Interest rate swaps: | | | | |
Average notional value - pays fixed rate | | $ | 1,228,200,000 | |
Average notional value - receives fixed rate | | $ | 279,800,000 | |
8. FORWARD FOREIGN CURRENCY CONTRACTS
For the period November 1, 2014 to February 28, 2015, the Fund 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.
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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)
A forward foreign currency contract is an agreement between a fund and another party to buy or sell a currency at a set price at a future date. The market value of the contract will fluctuate with changes in currency exchange rates. The contract is marked-to-market daily, and the change in market value is recorded as an unrealized gain or loss. Gain or loss on the purchase or sale of contracts having the same settlement date, amount and counterparty is realized on the date of offset, otherwise gain or loss is realized on the settlement date. Risks may arise upon entering into these contracts from the potential inability of counterparties to meet the terms of their contracts and from unanticipated movements in the value of a foreign currency relative to the U.S. dollar.
9. FUTURES CONTRACTS
For the period November 1, 2014 to February 28, 2015, the Fund entered into futures contracts to achieve a desired level of investment, whether to accommodate portfolio turnover or cash flows from capital shares transactions. There are certain risks associated with futures contracts. Prices may not move as expected or the Fund may not be able to close out the contract when it desires to do so, resulting in losses.
On entering into a futures contract, either cash or securities in an amount equal to a certain percentage of the contract value (initial margin) must be deposited with the futures broker. Subsequent payments (variation margin) are made or received each day. The variation margin payments equal the daily changes in the contract value and are recorded as unrealized gains or losses. For over-the-counter (“OTC”) futures, daily variation margin is not required. The Fund recognizes a realized gain or loss when the contract is closed or expires equal to the difference between the value of the contract at the time it was opened and the value at the time it was closed. Futures are valued at their quoted daily settlement prices. The aggregate principal amounts of the contracts are not recorded in the financial statements. Fluctuations in the value of the contracts are recorded in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities as an asset (liability) and in the Statement of Operations as unrealized appreciation (depreciation) until the contracts are closed, when they are recorded as realized gains (losses) on futures contracts.
10. INTEREST RATE CAPS AND FLOORS, SWAP CONTRACTS AND OPTIONS
For the period November 1, 2014 to February 28, 2015, the Fund entered into over-the-counter transactions involving interest rate caps and floors, swap contracts, or purchased and written (sold) options, in order to manage its exposure to credit, currency, equity, interest rate and inflation risk.
In interest rate caps and floor agreements, one party agrees to make payments only when interest rates exceed a specified rate or “cap” or fall below a specified rate or “floor,” usually in return for payment of a fee by the other party. Interest rate caps and floors entitle the purchaser, to the extent that a specified index exceeds or falls below a predetermined interest rate, to receive payments of interest on a notional principal amount from the party selling such interest rate caps or floors.
Swap contracts represent an agreement between counterparties to exchange cash flows based on the difference between two rates applied to a notional principal amount for a specified period. The most common type of interest rate swap involves the exchange of fixed-rate cash flows for variable-rate cash
flows. Swaps ordinarily do not involve the exchange of principal between the parties. Purchased options on swap contracts (“swaptions”) give the holder the right, but not the obligation, to enter into a swap contract with the counterparty which has written the option on a date, at an interest rate, and with a notional amount as specified in the swaption agreement. If the counterparty to the swap transaction defaults, the Fund will be limited to contractual remedies pursuant to the agreements governing the transaction. There is no assurance that swap or swaption contract counterparties will be able to meet their obligations under the contracts or that, in the event of default, the Fund will succeed in pursuing contractual remedies. The Fund may thus assume the risk that payments owed to the Fund under a swap or swaption contract will be delayed, or not received at all. During the term of the swap agreement or swaption, unrealized gains or losses are recorded as a result of “marking to market.” When the swap agreement or swaption is terminated, the Fund will record a realized gain or loss equal to the difference between the proceeds from (or cost of) the closing transaction and the Fund’s basis in the contract, if any. Accrued interest and interest paid are recognized as unrealized and realized gain (loss), respectively. In each of the contracts, the Fund pays a premium to the counterparty in return for the swaption. These swaptions may be exercised by entering into a swap contract with the counterparty only on the date specified in each contract. The Fund also sold credit protection through credit default swaps. Under the terms of the swaps, the seller of the credit protection receives a periodic payment amount (premium) from the buyer that is a fixed percentage amount applied to a notional principal amount. In return, the seller agrees to pay the buyer the notional amount and take delivery of a debt instrument of the reference issuer of the same notional par amount if the reference entity is subject to a credit event (such as bankruptcy, failure to pay, or obligation acceleration) during the term of the swap.
Centrally cleared swaps listed or traded on a multilateral or trade facility platform, such as a registered exchange, are valued at the daily settlement price determined by the respective exchange. For centrally cleared credit default swaps the clearing facility requires its members to provide actionable levels across complete term structures. Daily changes in valuation of centrally cleared swaps, if any, are recorded as a receivable or payable for the change in value as appropriate (“variation margin”) in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.
A written option contract is a contract in which the writer of the option grants the buyer of the option the right to purchase from (call option) or sell to (put option) the writer a designated instrument at a specified price within a specified period of time. Options written (sold) are recorded as liabilities. The Fund, as writer of written options, bears the risk of an unfavorable change in the market value of the instrument underlying the written option. When an option expires, the premium (original option value) is realized as a gain if the option was written or as a loss if the option was purchased. When the exercise of an option results in a cash settlement, the difference between the premium and the settlement proceeds is recognized as realized gain or loss. When securities are acquired or delivered upon exercise of an option, the acquisition cost or sale proceeds are adjusted by the amount of the premium. When an option is closed, the difference between the premium and the cost to close the position is realized as a gain or loss.
Notes to Financial Statements (continued)
11. RISKS ASSOCIATED WITH COLLATERALIZED MORTGAGE OBLIGATIONS (“CMOS”)
The net asset value of the Fund may be sensitive to interest rate fluctuations because the Fund held several instruments, including CMOs and other derivatives, whose values can be significantly impacted by interest rate movements. CMOs are obligations collateralized by a portfolio of mortgages or mortgage-related securities. Payments of principal and interest on the mortgages are passed through to the holder of the CMOs on the same schedule as they are received, although certain classes of CMOs have priority over others with respect to the receipt of prepayments on the mortgages. Therefore, the investment in CMOs may be subject to a greater or lesser risk of prepayment than other types of mortgage-related securities. CMOs are subject to principal paydowns as a result of prepayment or refinancing of the underlying mortgage instruments. As a result, the average life may be substantially less than the original maturity. CMOs may have a fixed or variable rate of interest.
12. DOLLAR ROLL AGREEMENTS
For the period November 1, 2014 to February 28, 2015, the Fund entered dollar rolls in which it sells debt securities for delivery currently and simultaneously contract to repurchase similar, but not identical, securities at the same price or a lower price on an agreed date. The Fund receives compensation as consideration for entering into the commitment to repurchase. The compensation is the difference between the current sale price and the forward price for the future purchase (often referred to as the “drop”) as well as by the interest earned on the cash proceeds of the initial sale. The Fund may also be compensated by the receipt of a commitment fee. As the holder, the counterparty receives all principal and interest payments, including prepayments, made with respect to the similar security sold. Dollar rolls may be renewed with a new sale and repurchase price with a cash settlement made at renewal without physical delivery of the securities subject to the contract.
Certain risks may arise upon entering into dollar rolls from the potential inability of counterparties to meet the terms of their commitments. Additionally, the value of such securities may change adversely before the Fund is able to repurchase them. There can be no assurance that the Fund’s use of the cash that it receives from a dollar roll will provide a return that exceeds its cost.
13. MARKET, CREDIT AND COUNTERPARTY RISKS
Prior to February 28, 2015, the Fund invested in securities and entered into transactions where risks existed due to market fluctuations and were exposed to credit risk with parties with whom it trades (issuers or counterparties). Market prices of investments held by the Fund may fall rapidly or unpredictably and will rise and fall due to changing economic, political, or market conditions or in response to events that affect particular industries or companies. The Fund may
be exposed to credit or counterparty risk, or the risk that an institution or other entity with which the Fund has unsettled or open transactions will default or not perform under the contract. The Fund minimized credit risk and counterparty risk by undertaking transactions with a large number of customers and counterparties on recognized and reputable exchanges. The Fund could lose money if the issuer or guarantor of a fixed income security, or the counterparty to a financial derivatives contract, repurchase agreement or a loan of portfolio securities, is unable or unwilling to make timely principal and/or interest payments, or to otherwise honor its obligations.
The Fund was subject to various Master Agreements, which govern the terms of certain transactions with select counterparties. These Master Agreements reduce the counterparty risk associated with relevant transactions by specifying credit protection mechanisms and providing standardization that improves legal certainty. Master Agreements can also help limit counterparty risk by specifying collateral posting arrangements at pre-arranged exposure levels. Under the Master Agreements, collateral is routinely transferred if the total net exposure to certain transactions (net of existing collateral already in place) governed under the relevant master agreement with a counterparty in a given account exceeds a specified threshold, which typically ranges from zero to $250,000 depending on the counterparty and the type of Master Agreement.
International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. Master Agreements (“ISDA Master Agreements”) govern OTC financial derivative transactions entered into by the Fund and the respective counterparty. The ISDA Master Agreements maintain provisions for general obligations, representations, agreements, collateral and events of default or termination. Certain ISDA Master Agreements allow counterparties to OTC derivatives to terminate derivative contracts prior to maturity in the event the Fund’s net assets decline by a stated percentage or the Fund fails to meet the terms of the ISDA Master Agreement, which requires accelerated settlement of all outstanding transactions under the applicable ISDA Master Agreement. Any election to early terminate could be material to the financial statements.
14. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
On May 4, 2015, shareholders approved the appointment of GW&K as subadvisor of the Fund. In addition to this change the Fund will offer three share classes: Investor Class, Service Class and Institutional Class. The existing shareholders were transferred to the Service Class. For more information, please see the Fund’s prospectus.
The Fund has determined that no other material events or transactions occurred through the issuance date of the Fund’s financial statements which require additional disclosure in or adjustment of the Fund’s financial statements.
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Approval of Interim and New Subadvisory Agreement with GW&K
with Respect to AMG Managers Total Return Bond Fund
At an in-person meeting held on February 13, 2015, the Board of Trustees (the “Board” or the “Trustees”) of AMG Funds I, and separately a majority of the Trustees who are not “interested persons” of the Trust (“Independent Trustees”) within the meaning of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), unanimously voted to approve the Interim Subadvisory Agreement (the “Interim Subadvisory Agreement”) between the AMG Funds LLC (the “Investment Manager”) and Gannett Welsh & Kotler, LLC (“GW&K”) with respect to AMG Managers Total Return Bond Fund (the “Fund”), the New Subadvisory Agreement (the “New Subadvisory Agreement”) between the Investment Manager and GW&K with respect to the Fund (together with the Interim Subadvisory Agreement, the “Agreements”), and the presentation of the New Subadvisory Agreement for shareholder approval at a special meeting to be held for such purpose. The Independent Trustees were separately represented by independent legal counsel in their consideration of the Agreements.
In considering the Agreements, the Trustees considered the information relating to the Fund and GW&K provided to them, including performance information for the Fund and the Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index (the “Fund Benchmark”) and, with respect to GW&K, comparative performance information for the composite investment portfolio managed by GW&K in its core bond strategy (the “Core Bond Strategy”). In considering the Agreements, the Trustees also considered the information provided to them regarding the nature, extent and quality of services provided by GW&K to the four other funds that GW&K sub-advises in the AMG Funds Family of Funds (the “AMG Funds Complex”), and to be provided by GW&K under the Agreements. The Board also considered that the Investment Manager contractually agreed to reduce its advisory fee and expense limitation for the Fund effective as of the date of the Interim Subadvisory Agreement. Prior to voting, the Independent Trustees: (a) reviewed the foregoing information with their independent legal counsel and with management; (b) received materials from their independent legal counsel discussing the legal standards applicable to their consideration of the
Agreements; and (c) met with their independent legal counsel in a private session at which no representatives of management were present.
NATURE, EXTENT, AND QUALITY OF SERVICES.
In considering the nature, extent and quality of the services to be provided by GW&K, the Trustees reviewed information relating to GW&K’s financial condition, operations and personnel and the investment philosophy, strategies and techniques (the “Investment Strategy”) that are intended to be used by GW&K in managing the Fund. Among other things, the Trustees reviewed biographical information on portfolio management and other professional staff, information regarding GW&K’s organizational and management structure and GW&K’s brokerage policies and practices. The Trustees considered specific information provided regarding the experience of the individuals at GW&K that are expected to have portfolio management responsibility for the Fund, including the information set forth in the Fund’s prospectus to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The Trustees noted that a partner at GW&K with over 20 years of industry experience and a team of seven other investment professionals dedicated to GW&K’s taxable bond strategies are expected to manage the Fund’s portfolio. In addition, the Trustees observed that GW&K proposes to manage the Fund’s portfolio using its Core Bond Strategy, which is a multi-sector approach that aims to take advantage of relative value opportunities. In the course of their deliberations, the Trustees evaluated, among other things: (a) the expected services to be rendered by GW&K to the Fund; (b) the qualifications and experience of GW&K’s personnel; and (c) GW&K’s compliance program. The Trustees also considered GW&K’s risk management processes. The Trustees also took into account the financial condition of GW&K with respect to its ability to provide the services required under the Agreements and noted that, as of February 5, 2015, GW&K managed approximately $3 billion in assets across their taxable fixed income business.
PERFORMANCE.
The Trustees considered information relating to the Fund’s and GW&K’s performance. Among other
information relating to GW&K’s performance, the Trustees considered the performance of GW&K with respect to its Core Bond Strategy, noting that, for the one-year, three-year, five-year and ten-year periods ended December 31, 2014, the annualized gross performance of the Core Bond Strategy was above the performance of the Fund Benchmark and the annualized net performance of the Core Bond Strategy was below, above, above and above, respectively, the performance of the Fund Benchmark. The Trustees concluded that this performance record supported the approval of the Agreements.
SUBADVISORY FEES, PROFITABILITY AND ECONOMIES OF SCALE.
The Trustees noted that the Investment Manager, and not the Fund, is responsible for paying the fees charged by GW&K. In considering the anticipated profitability of GW&K with respect to the provision of subadvisory services to the Fund, the Trustees considered information regarding GW&K’s organization, management and financial stability. The Trustees noted that, because GW&K is an affiliate of the Investment Manager, such anticipated profitability or the revenues might be shared directly or indirectly by the Investment Manager. The Trustees also noted that the subadvisory fee rate to be paid to GW&K under each Agreement was the same as the rate paid to PIMCO under the Former Subadvisory Agreement. The Board took into account management’s discussion of the proposed subadvisory fee structure, and the services GW&K is expected to provide in performing its functions under the Agreements. The Trustees also were provided, in their June 19-20, 2014 in-person meeting, with the profitability of GW&K with respect to the other funds it sub-advises in the AMG Funds Complex. Based on the foregoing, the Trustees concluded that the profitability to GW&K is expected to be reasonable.
In addition, the Trustees considered other potential benefits of the subadvisory relationship to GW&K, including, among others, the indirect benefits that GW&K may receive from GW&K’s relationship with the Fund, including any so-called “fallout benefits” to GW&K, such as reputational value derived from GW&K serving as subadvisor to the Fund, which
Approval of Interim and New Subadvisory Agreement with GW&K
with Respect to AMG Managers Total Return Bond Fund (continued)
bears GW&K’s name. With respect to economies of scale, given that GW&K is being hired as a new subadvisor for this Fund, the Trustees did not consider potential economies of scale in the management of the Fund by GW&K to be a material factor in their deliberations at this time. In addition, with respect to fee comparisons, the Trustees noted that the fee rates to be charged by GW&K are the same as those charged by PIMCO under the Former Subadvisory Agreement with respect to the Fund. Taking into account all of the foregoing, the Trustees concluded that, in light of the nature, extent and quality of the services to be provided by GW&K, and the other considerations
noted above with respect to GW&K, the Fund’s subadvisory fees are reasonable.
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After consideration of the foregoing, the Trustees reached the following conclusions (in addition to the conclusions discussed above) regarding each Agreement: (a) GW&K has demonstrated that it possesses the capability and resources to perform the duties required of it under each Agreement; (b) GW&K’s Investment Strategy is appropriate for pursuing the Fund’s investment objectives; (c) GW&K is reasonably likely to execute its investment strategy consistently over time; and (d)
GW&K maintains 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 each Agreement would be in the best interests of the Fund and its shareholders. Accordingly, on February 13, 2015, the Trustees, and separately a majority of the Independent Trustees, unanimously voted to approve each Agreement.
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INVESTMENT MANAGER AND ADMINISTRATOR
AMG Funds LLC
800 Connecticut Avenue
Norwalk, CT 06854
(800) 835-3879
DISTRIBUTOR
AMG Distributors, Inc.
800 Connecticut Avenue
Norwalk, CT 06854
(800) 835-3879
SUBADVISOR
GW&K Investment Management, LLC
222 Berkeley St.
Boston, MA 02116
CUSTODIAN
The Bank of New York Mellon
2 Hanson Place
Brooklyn, NY 11217
LEGAL COUNSEL
Ropes & Gray LLP
Prudential Tower, 800 Boylston Street
Boston, MA 02199-3600
TRANSFER AGENT
BNY Mellon Investment Servicing (US) Inc.
Attn: AMG Funds
P.O. Box 9769
Providence, RI 02940
(800) 548-4539
FOR MANAGERSCHOICETM ONLY
AMG Funds
c/o BNY Mellon Investment Servicing (US) Inc.
P.O. Box 9847
Providence, Rhode Island 02940-8047
(800) 358-7668
TRUSTEES
Bruce B. Bingham
Christine C. Carsman
William E. Chapman II
Edward J. Kaier
Kurt A. Keilhacker
Steven J. Paggioli
Richard F. Powers III
Eric Rakowski
Victoria L. Sassine
Thomas R. Schneeweis
This report is prepared for the Fund’s 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 the Fund are available on the Fund’s website at www.amgfunds.com.
A description of the policies and procedures the Fund uses to vote its proxies is available: (i) without charge, upon request, by calling 800.835.3879, or (ii) on the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) website at www.sec.gov. For information regarding the Fund’s proxy voting record for the 12-month period ended June 30, call 800.835.3879 or visit the SEC website at www.sec.gov.
The 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 Fund’s Forms N-Q are available on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. A Fund’s Forms N-Q may be reviewed and copied at the SEC’s Public Reference Room in Washington, DC. Information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 1-800-SEC-0330. To review a complete list of the Fund’s portfolio holdings, or to view the most recent quarterly holdings report, semiannual report, or annual report, please visit www.amgfunds.com.
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AFFILIATE SUBADVISED FUNDS
ALTERNATIVE FUNDS
AMG FQ Global Alternatives
First Quadrant, L.P.
BALANCED FUNDS
AMG Chicago Equity Partners Balanced
Chicago Equity Partners, LLC
AMG FQ Global Risk-Balanced
First Quadrant, L.P.
EQUITY FUNDS
AMG Chicago Equity Partners Small Cap Value
Chicago Equity Partners, LLC
AMG FQ Tax-Managed U.S. Equity
AMG FQ U.S. Equity
First Quadrant, L.P.
AMG Frontier Small Cap Growth
Frontier Capital Management Company, LLC
AMG GW&K Small Cap Core
GW&K Investment Management, LLC
AMG Renaissance International Equity
AMG Renaissance Large Cap Growth
The Renaissance Group LLC
AMG SouthernSun Small Cap
AMG SouthernSun U.S. Equity
SouthernSun Asset Management, LLC
AMG Systematic Large Cap Value
AMG Systematic Mid Cap Value
Systematic Financial Management, L.P.
AMG TimesSquare All Cap Growth
AMG TimesSquare International Small Cap AMG
TimesSquare Mid Cap Growth
AMG TimesSquare Small Cap Growth
TimesSquare Capital Management, LLC
AMG Trilogy Emerging Markets Equity
AMG Trilogy Emerging Wealth Equity
AMG Trilogy Global Equity
AMG Trilogy International Small Cap
Trilogy Global Advisors, L.P.
AMG Yacktman Focused
AMG Yacktman
Yacktman Asset Management LP
FIXED INCOME FUNDS
AMG GW&K Enhanced Core Bond
AMG GW&K Core Bond
(formerly AMG Managers Total Return Bond)
AMG GW&K Municipal Bond
AMG GW&K Municipal Enhanced Yield
GW&K Investment Management, LLC
OPEN-ARCHITECTURE FUNDS
EQUITY FUNDS
AMG Managers Brandywine Advisors Mid Cap Growth
AMG Managers Brandywine Blue
AMG Managers Brandywine
Friess Associates, LLC
AMG Managers Cadence Capital Appreciation
AMG Managers Cadence Emerging Companies
AMG Managers Cadence Mid Cap
Cadence Capital Management, LLC
AMG Managers Emerging Opportunities
Lord, Abbett & Co. LLC
WEDGE Capital Management L.L.P.
Next Century Growth Investors LLC
RBC Global Asset Management (U.S.) Inc.
AMG Managers Essex Small/Micro Cap Growth
Essex Investment Management Co., LLC
AMG Managers Real Estate Securities
CenterSquare Investment Management, Inc.
AMG Managers Skyline Special Equities
Skyline Asset Management, L.P.
AMG Managers Special Equity
Ranger Investment Management, L.P. Lord, Abbett & Co. LLC
Smith Asset Management Group, L.P. Federated MDTA LLC
FIXED INCOME FUNDS
AMG Managers Bond
AMG Managers Global Income Opportunity
Loomis, Sayles & Co., L.P.
AMG Managers High Yield
J.P. Morgan Investment Management Inc.
AMG Managers Intermediate Duration Government
AMG Managers Short Duration Government
Amundi Smith Breeden LLC
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AMG Funds
April 30, 2015
AMG Frontier Small Cap Growth Fund
Investor Class: MSSVX | Service Class: MSSCX | Institutional Class: MSSYX
AMG TimesSquare All Cap Growth Fund
Investor Class: MTGVX | Service Class: MTGSX | Institutional Class: MTGIX
AMG Managers Emerging Opportunities Fund
Service Class: MMCFX | Institutional Class: MIMFX
AMG Managers Real Estate Securities Fund: MRESX
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AMG Funds
Semi-Annual Report—April 30, 2015 (unaudited)
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Nothing contained herein is to be considered an offer, sale or solicitation of an offer to buy shares of any series of the AMG Funds Family of mutual funds. Such offering is made only by Prospectus, which includes details as to offering price and other material information.
About Your Fund’s Expenses (unaudited)
As a shareholder of a Fund, you may incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, which may include sales charges (loads) on purchase payments; redemption fees; and exchange fees; and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees; distribution (12b-1) fees; and other Fund expenses. This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds. The example is based on $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period as indicated below.
ACTUAL EXPENSES
The first line of the following table provides information about the actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the first line under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.
HYPOTHETICAL EXAMPLE FOR COMPARISON PURPOSES
The second line of the following table provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed annual rate of return of 5% before expenses, which is not the Fund’s actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund and other funds by comparing this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of other funds.
Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as sales charges (loads), redemption fees, or exchange fees. Therefore, the second line of the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds.
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Six Months Ended April 30, 2015 | | Expense Ratio for the Period | | | Beginning Account Value 11/01/14 | | | Ending Account Value 04/30/15 | | | Expenses Paid During the Period* | |
AMG Frontier Small Cap Growth Fund | | | | | |
Investor Class | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Based on Actual Fund Return | | | 1.55 | % | | $ | 1,000 | | | $ | 1,081 | | | $ | 8.00 | |
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses) | | | 1.55 | % | | $ | 1,000 | | | $ | 1,017 | | | $ | 7.75 | |
Service Class | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Based on Actual Fund Return | | | 1.28 | % | | $ | 1,000 | | | $ | 1,083 | | | $ | 6.61 | |
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses) | | | 1.28 | % | | $ | 1,000 | | | $ | 1,018 | | | $ | 6.41 | |
Institutional Class | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Based on Actual Fund Return | | | 1.05 | % | | $ | 1,000 | | | $ | 1,084 | | | $ | 5.43 | |
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses) | | | 1.05 | % | | $ | 1,000 | | | $ | 1,020 | | | $ | 5.26 | |
AMG TimesSquare All Cap Growth Fund | | | | | |
Investor Class | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Based on Actual Fund Return | | | 1.27 | % | | $ | 1,000 | | | $ | 1,071 | | | $ | 6.52 | |
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses) | | | 1.27 | % | | $ | 1,000 | | | $ | 1,018 | | | $ | 6.36 | |
Service Class | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Based on Actual Fund Return | | | 0.89 | % | | $ | 1,000 | | | $ | 1,073 | | | $ | 4.57 | |
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses) | | | 0.89 | % | | $ | 1,000 | | | $ | 1,020 | | | $ | 4.46 | |
Institutional Class | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Based on Actual Fund Return | | | 0.79 | % | | $ | 1,000 | | | $ | 1,073 | | | $ | 4.06 | |
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses) | | | 0.79 | % | | $ | 1,000 | | | $ | 1,021 | | | $ | 3.96 | |
AMG Managers Emerging Opportunities Fund | |
Service Class | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Based on Actual Fund Return | | | 1.43 | % | | $ | 1,000 | | | $ | 1,054 | | | $ | 7.28 | |
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses) | | | 1.43 | % | | $ | 1,000 | | | $ | 1,018 | | | $ | 7.15 | |
Institutional Class | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Based on Actual Fund Return | | | 1.18 | % | | $ | 1,000 | | | $ | 1,056 | | | $ | 6.01 | |
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses) | | | 1.18 | % | | $ | 1,000 | | | $ | 1,019 | | | $ | 5.91 | |
AMG Managers Real Estate Securities Fund | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Based on Actual Fund Return | | | 1.15 | % | | $ | 1,000 | | | $ | 1,035 | | | $ | 5.80 | |
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses) | | | 1.15 | % | | $ | 1,000 | | | $ | 1,019 | | | $ | 5.76 | |
* | 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 April 30, 2015
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 April 30, 2015.
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Average Annual Total Returns1 | | Six Months* | | | One Year | | | Five Years | | | Ten Years | | | Since Inception | | | Inception Date | |
AMG Frontier Small Cap Growth Fund2,3,4 | | | | | |
Investor Class | | | 8.13 | % | | | 11.69 | % | | | 13.08 | % | | | — | | | | 14.73 | % | | | 01/01/10 | |
Service Class | | | 8.29 | % | �� | | 11.99 | % | | | 13.37 | % | | | 10.40 | % | | | 7.97 | % | | | 09/24/97 | |
Institutional Class | | | 8.39 | % | | | 12.24 | % | | | 13.63 | % | | | — | | | | 15.27 | % | | | 01/01/10 | |
Russell 2000® Growth Index12 | | | 7.25 | % | | | 14.65 | % | | | 14.94 | % | | | 10.41 | % | | | 5.66 | % | | | 09/24/97 | † |
AMG TimesSquare All Cap Growth Fund2,3,5,6,7 | | | | | |
Investor Class | | | 7.05 | % | | | 15.65 | % | | | — | | | | — | | | | 15.55 | % | | | 07/30/10 | |
Service Class | | | 7.27 | % | | | 16.10 | % | | | — | | | | — | | | | 16.02 | % | | | 07/30/10 | |
Institutional Class | | | 7.31 | % | | | 16.24 | % | | | — | | | | — | | | | 16.06 | % | | | 07/30/10 | |
Russell 3000® Growth Index13 | | | 6.59 | % | | | 16.50 | % | | | 15.45 | % | | | 9.69 | % | | | 18.01 | % | | | 07/30/10 | † |
AMG Managers Emerging Opportunities Fund2,7,8,10 | | | | | |
Service Class | | | 5.44 | % | | | 8.38 | % | | | 15.31 | % | | | 10.07 | % | | | 13.47 | % | | | 06/30/94 | |
Institutional Class | | | 5.56 | % | | | 8.63 | % | | | — | | | | — | | | | 23.96 | % | | | 10/01/11 | |
Russell Microcap® Index14 | | | 5.42 | % | | | 7.66 | % | | | 12.30 | % | | | 7.52 | % | | | 7.51 | % | | | 06/30/00 | |
Russell 2000® Index15 | | | 4.65 | % | | | 9.71 | % | | | 12.73 | % | | | 9.18 | % | | | 9.57 | % | | | 06/30/94 | † |
AMG Managers Real Estate Securities Fund2,6,7,9,10,11 | | | 3.48 | % | | | 14.52 | % | | | 13.19 | % | | | 9.52 | % | | | 9.35 | % | | | 12/31/97 | |
Dow Jones U.S. Select REIT Index16 | | | 2.54 | % | | | 13.81 | % | | | 12.96 | % | | | 8.17 | % | | | 9.49 | % | | | 12/31/97 | † |
S&P 500 Index17 | | | 4.40 | % | | | 12.98 | % | | | 14.33 | % | | | 8.32 | % | | | 6.46 | % | | | 12/31/97 | † |
The performance data shown represents past performance. Past performance is not a guarantee of future results. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted. The investment return and principal value of an investment in the Fund will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost.
Investors should carefully consider the Fund’s investment objectives, risks, charges, and expenses before investing. For performance information through the most recent month end, current net asset values per share for the Fund and other information, please call (800) 835-3879 or visit our website at www.amgfunds.com for a free prospectus. Read it carefully before investing or sending money.
Distributed by AMG Distributors, Inc., member FINRA/SIPC.
† | Date reflects the inception date of the Fund, not the index. |
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 April 30, 2015. All returns are in U.S. dollars($). |
2 | From time to time, the Fund’s advisor has waived its fees and/or absorbed Fund expenses, which has resulted in higher returns. |
3 | The Fund 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 stocks may underperform value stocks during given periods. |
4 | The Fund is subject to the 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. |
5 | The Fund invests in large-capitalization companies that may underperform other stock funds (such as funds that focus on small- and medium-capitalization companies) when stocks of large-capitalization companies are out of favor. The Fund is subject to risks associated with small- and mid-capitalization companies, such as erratic earnings patterns, competitive conditions, limited earnings history, and a reliance on one or a limited number of products. |
6 | A greater percentage of the Fund’s holdings may be focused in a smaller number of securities, which may place the Fund at greater risk than a more diversified fund. |
7 | Investing in initial public offerings (IPOs) is risky and the prices of stocks purchased in IPOs tend to fluctuate more widely than stocks of companies that have been publicly traded for a longer period of time. Stocks purchased in IPOs generally do not have a trading history, and information about the companies may be available for very limited periods. |
8 | The Fund is subject to the special risks associated with investments in micro-cap companies, such as relatively short earnings history, competitive conditions, less publicly available corporate information, and a reliance on a limited number of products. |
9 | The Fund is subject to special risk considerations similar to those associated with the direct ownership of real estate. Real estate valuations may be subject to factors such as changing general and local economic, financial, competitive and environmental conditions. |
10 | Companies that are in similar businesses may be similarly affected by particular economic or market events; to the extent the Fund has substantial holdings within a particular sector, the risks associated with that sector increase. |
11 | The Fund is non-diversified and therefore a greater percentage of holdings may be concentrated in a small number of issuers or a single issuer, which can place the Fund at greater risk. |
12 | The Russell 2000® Growth Index measures the performance of the Russell 2,000 companies with higher price-to-book ratios and higher forecasted growth values. Unlike the Fund, the Russell 2000® Growth Index is unmanaged, is not available for investment, and does not incur expenses. |
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Fund Performance (continued)
13 | The Russell 3000® Growth Index measures the performance of those Russell 3000® Index companies with higher price-to-book ratios and higher forecasted growth values. Unlike the Fund, the Russell 3000® Growth Index is unmanaged, is not available for investment, and does not incur expenses. |
14 | The Russell Microcap® Index tracks the microcap segment of the U.S. equity market. It makes up less than 3% of the U.S. equity market and is represented by the smallest 1,000 securities in the small-cap Russell 2000® Index plus the next 1,000 securities. Unlike the Fund, the Russell Microcap® Index is unmanaged, is not available for investment, and does not incur expenses. |
15 | The Russell 2000® Index is composed of the 2,000 smallest stocks in the Russell 3000® Index and is |
| widely regarded in the industry as the premier measure of small-cap stock performance. Unlike the Fund, the Russell 2000® Index is unmanaged, is not available for investment, and does not incur expenses. |
16 | The Dow Jones U.S. Select REIT Index measures U.S. publicly traded Real Estate Investment Trusts. Unlike the Fund, the Dow Jones U.S. Select REIT Index is unmanaged, is not available for investment, and does not incur expenses. |
17 | The S&P 500 Index is a capitalization-weighted index of 500 stocks. The S&P 500 Index is designed to measure performance of the broad domestic economy through changes in the aggregate market |
| value of 500 stocks representing all major industries. Unlike the Fund, the Index is unmanaged, is not available for investment, and does not incur expenses. |
The Russell 2000® Growth Index, Russell 2000® Index, Russell 3000® Growth Index and Russell Microcap® Index are registered trademarks of Russell Investments. Russell® is a trademark of Russell Investments. The S&P 500 Index is proprietary data of Standard & Poor’s, a division of McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.
The Dow Jones U.S. Select REIT Index is proprietary data of Standard & Poor’s Dow Jones Indices LLC, a division of McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.
Not FDIC insured, nor bank guaranteed. May lose value.
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AMG Frontier Small Cap Growth Fund
Fund Snapshots (unaudited)
April 30, 2015
PORTFOLIO BREAKDOWN
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Sector | | AMG Frontier Small Cap Growth Fund** | | | Russell 2000® Growth Index | |
Information Technology | | | 28.5 | % | | | 26.1 | % |
Health Care | | | 23.1 | % | | | 24.2 | % |
Industrials | | | 18.6 | % | | | 14.2 | % |
Consumer Discretionary | | | 13.3 | % | | | 15.5 | % |
Financials | | | 9.0 | % | | | 7.6 | % |
Energy | | | 2.6 | % | | | 3.5 | % |
Materials | | | 1.6 | % | | | 4.4 | % |
Telecommunication Services | | | 1.6 | % | | | 0.7 | % |
Consumer Staples | | | 0.9 | % | | | 3.5 | % |
Utilities | | | 0.0 | % | | | 0.3 | % |
Other Assets and Liabilities | | | 0.8 | % | | | 0.0 | % |
** | As a percentage of net assets. |
TOP TEN HOLDINGS
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Security Name | | % of Net Assets | |
Watsco, Inc.* | | | 3.1 | % |
Raymond James Financial, Inc.* | | | 3.0 | |
MEDNAX, Inc.* | | | 2.6 | |
Intrexon Corp. | | | 2.6 | |
Belden, Inc. | | | 2.5 | |
Allied World Assurance Co. Holdings AG | | | 2.3 | |
Ellie Mae, Inc.* | | | 2.0 | |
A. O. Smith Corp. | | | 1.9 | |
2U, Inc. | | | 1.9 | |
Signature Bank | | | 1.8 | |
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Top Ten as a Group | | | 23.7 | % |
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* | Top Ten Holding as of October 31, 2014. |
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 Frontier Small Cap Growth Fund
Schedule of Portfolio Investments (unaudited)
April 30, 2015
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| | Shares | | | Value | |
Common Stocks - 99.2% | | | | | | | | |
Consumer Discretionary - 13.3% | | | | | | | | |
2U, Inc.* | | | 24,630 | | | $ | 655,404 | |
American Eagle Outfitters, Inc. | | | 10,342 | | | | 164,541 | |
Boot Barn Holdings, Inc.* | | | 378 | | | | 9,382 | |
Chico’s FAS, Inc. | | | 21,222 | | | | 357,803 | |
Deckers Outdoor Corp.* | | | 3,845 | | | | 284,530 | |
Dorman Products, Inc.*,1 | | | 5,161 | | | | 241,690 | |
DSW, Inc., Class A | | | 14,475 | | | | 525,008 | |
Fiesta Restaurant Group, Inc.* | | | 5,004 | | | | 252,952 | |
Fox Factory Holding Corp.* | | | 18,810 | | | | 286,288 | |
Harman International Industries, Inc. | | | 3,495 | | | | 455,678 | |
IMAX Corp.* | | | 6,978 | | | | 260,698 | |
LKQ Corp.* | | | 22,962 | | | | 621,581 | |
Noodles & Co.*,1 | | | 4,124 | | | | 82,563 | |
Rentrak Corp.*,1 | | | 1,956 | | | | 92,714 | |
Select Comfort Corp.* | | | 3,258 | | | | 100,412 | |
Tilly’s, Inc., Class A* | | | 15,370 | | | | 205,036 | |
Vitamin Shoppe, Inc.* | | | 2,439 | | | | 102,145 | |
Total Consumer Discretionary | | | | | | | 4,698,425 | |
Consumer Staples - 0.9% | | | | | | | | |
Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage, Inc.* | | | 12,070 | | | | 317,682 | |
Energy - 2.6% | | | | | | | | |
Bonanza Creek Energy, Inc.* | | | 12,631 | | | | 348,110 | |
Carrizo Oil & Gas, Inc.* | | | 135 | | | | 7,524 | |
WPX Energy, Inc.*,1 | | | 41,496 | | | | 570,570 | |
Total Energy | | | | | | | 926,204 | |
Financials - 9.0% | | | | | | | | |
Allied World Assurance Co. Holdings AG | | | 19,973 | | | | 821,689 | |
Artisan Partners Asset Management, Inc., Class A | | | 4,486 | | | | 200,928 | |
Jones Lang LaSalle, Inc. | | | 2,565 | | | | 425,944 | |
Raymond James Financial, Inc. | | | 18,680 | | | | 1,055,980 | |
Signature Bank* | | | 4,876 | | | | 653,823 | |
Total Financials | | | | | | | 3,158,364 | |
Health Care - 23.1% | | | | | | | | |
Alkermes PLC* | | | 7,971 | | | | 441,354 | |
AMAG Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*,1 | | | 6,308 | | | | 321,519 | |
AmSurg Corp.* | | | 1,231 | | | | 77,207 | |
Avalanche Biotechnologies, Inc.* | | | 2,369 | | | | 75,476 | |
BioDelivery Sciences International, Inc.*,1 | | | 3,664 | | | | 29,532 | |
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| | Shares | | | Value | |
Bluebird Bio, Inc.* | | | 460 | | | $ | 61,267 | |
Celldex Therapeutics, Inc.* | | | 27,213 | | | | 653,112 | |
DexCom, Inc.* | | | 7,454 | | | | 503,667 | |
HealthSouth Corp. | | | 8,841 | | | | 399,790 | |
Insulet Corp.* | | | 241 | | | | 7,194 | |
Insys Therapeutics, Inc.*,1 | | | 2,713 | | | | 142,622 | |
Intercept Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*,1 | | | 1,086 | | | | 274,552 | |
Intrexon Corp.* | | | 23,388 | | | | 908,156 | |
Kite Pharma, Inc.*,1 | | | 9,838 | | | | 495,638 | |
The Medicines Co.* | | | 21,263 | | | | 544,545 | |
Medidata Solutions, Inc.* | | | 8,362 | | | | 446,782 | |
MEDNAX, Inc.* | | | 12,866 | | | | 910,655 | |
Molina Healthcare, Inc.* | | | 9,870 | | | | 584,600 | |
PAREXEL International Corp.* | | | 3,865 | | | | 245,717 | |
PerkinElmer, Inc. | | | 195 | | | | 9,996 | |
PTC Therapeutics, Inc.* | | | 6,299 | | | | 370,066 | |
Puma Biotechnology, Inc.*,1 | | | 686 | | | | 123,878 | |
Sangamo BioSciences, Inc.* | | | 19,560 | | | | 241,957 | |
Unilife Corp.* | | | 72,145 | | | | 241,686 | |
United Therapeutics Corp.* | | | 112 | | | | 17,885 | |
Total Health Care | | | | | | | 8,128,853 | |
Industrials - 18.6% | | | | | | | | |
A. O. Smith Corp. | | | 10,528 | | | | 672,739 | |
The Advisory Board Co.* | | | 7,216 | | | | 374,438 | |
Beacon Roofing Supply, Inc.* | | | 11,922 | | | | 354,322 | |
Caesarstone Sdot-Yam, Ltd. | | | 5,846 | | | | 346,317 | |
Carlisle Cos., Inc. | | | 3,846 | | | | 371,139 | |
Generac Holdings, Inc.*,1 | | | 6,396 | | | | 266,649 | |
KAR Auction Services, Inc. | | | 13,804 | | | | 513,647 | |
MasTec, Inc.* | | | 28,269 | | | | 507,146 | |
Meritor, Inc.* | | | 29,745 | | | | 390,254 | |
Pall Corp. | | | 35 | | | | 3,406 | |
Quanta Services, Inc.* | | | 11,039 | | | | 319,138 | |
Stock Building Supply Holdings, Inc.* | | | 15,606 | | | | 286,682 | |
Swift Transportation Co.* | | | 8,563 | | | | 207,225 | |
WABCO Holdings, Inc.* | | | 4,186 | | | | 520,948 | |
Watsco, Inc. | | | 9,030 | | | | 1,086,219 | |
WESCO International, Inc.* | | | 4,512 | | | | 325,496 | |
Total Industrials | | | | | | | 6,545,765 | |
Information Technology -28.5% | | | | | | | | |
3D Systems Corp.*,1 | | | 22,265 | | | | 558,629 | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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AMG Frontier Small Cap Growth Fund
Schedule of Portfolio Investments (continued)
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| | Shares | | | Value | |
Information Technology - 28.5% (continued) | | | | | |
Belden, Inc. | | | 10,400 | | | $ | 873,080 | |
Blackhawk Network Holdings, Inc., Class B* | | | 7,500 | | | | 275,325 | |
Callidus Software, Inc.* | | | 20,613 | | | | 254,571 | |
Ellie Mae, Inc.* | | | 13,105 | | | | 720,775 | |
Envestnet, Inc.* | | | 9,676 | | | | 495,992 | |
Fair Isaac Corp. | | | 3,421 | | | | 302,622 | |
FleetMatics Group PLC* | | | 10,603 | | | | 483,285 | |
FLIR Systems, Inc. | | | 6,760 | | | | 208,816 | |
Fortinet, Inc.* | | | 14,002 | | | | 528,436 | |
Gogo, Inc.*,1 | | | 4,161 | | | | 87,964 | |
Integrated Device Technology, Inc.* | | | 18,987 | | | | 345,374 | |
InvenSense, Inc.*,1 | | | 20,395 | | | | 304,293 | |
Jack Henry & Associates, Inc. | | | 7,173 | | | | 477,076 | |
Kulicke & Soffa Industries, Inc.* | | | 15,581 | | | | 235,429 | |
MAXIMUS, Inc. | | | 1,528 | | | | 97,807 | |
New Relic, Inc.*,1 | | | 893 | | | | 29,014 | |
Pandora Media, Inc.* | | | 405 | | | | 7,225 | |
Power Integrations, Inc. | | | 3,826 | | | | 189,349 | |
QLogic Corp.* | | | 33,152 | | | | 487,334 | |
Qorvo, Inc.* | | | 4,487 | | | | 295,738 | |
RealPage, Inc.* | | | 16,273 | | | | 322,856 | |
Rovi Corp.* | | | 16,784 | | | | 310,672 | |
Semtech Corp.* | | | 9,048 | | | | 210,728 | |
Silicon Laboratories, Inc.* | | | 4,400 | | | | 227,348 | |
Synaptics, Inc.* | | | 4,812 | | | | 407,673 | |
Synchronoss Technologies, Inc.* | | | 2,417 | | | | 110,892 | |
Tangoe, Inc.*,1 | | | 33,425 | | | | 457,254 | |
Tessera Technologies, Inc. | | | 8,895 | | | | 321,198 | |
Virtusa Corp.* | | | 1,297 | | | | 51,621 | |
Web.com Group, Inc.* | | | 16,642 | | | | 305,714 | |
WEX, Inc.* | | | 338 | | | | 38,096 | |
Total Information Technology | | | | | | | 10,022,186 | |
Materials - 1.6% | | | | | | | | |
Eagle Materials, Inc. | | | 3,212 | | | | 267,849 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | Shares | | | Value | |
Globe Specialty Metals, Inc. | | | 15,043 | | | $ | 299,657 | |
Total Materials | | | | | | | 567,506 | |
Telecommunication Services - 1.6% | | | | | |
Cogent Communications Holdings, Inc. | | | 16,121 | | | | 564,074 | |
Total Common Stocks (cost $24,465,733) | | | | | | | 34,929,059 | |
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| | Principal | | | | |
| | Amount | | | | |
Short-Term Investments - 9.8% | | | | | | | | |
Repurchase Agreements - 7.2%2 | | | | | | | | |
Cantor Fitzgerald Securities, Inc., dated 04/30/15, due 05/01/15, 0.130%, total to be received $560,548 (collateralized by various U.S. Government Agency Obligations, 0.000% - 8.000%, 05/15/15 - 03/20/65, totaling $571,757) | | $ | 560,546 | | | | 560,546 | |
Daiwa Capital Markets America, dated 04/30/15, due 05/01/15, 0.160%, total to be received $1,000,004 (collateralized by various U.S. Government Agency Obligations, 0.000% - 9.250%, 05/21/15 - 03/01/48, totaling $1,020,000) | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 1,000,000 | |
Nomura Securities International, Inc., dated 04/30/15, due 05/01/15, 0.130%, total to be received $1,000,004 (collateralized by various U.S. Government Agency Obligations, 0.000% - 10.500%, 05/15/15 - 03/20/65 totaling $1,020,000) | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 1,000,000 | |
Total Repurchase Agreements | | | | | | | 2,560,546 | |
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| | Shares | | | | |
Other Investment Companies - 2.6%3 | | | | | |
Dreyfus Institutional Cash Advantage Fund, Institutional Class Shares, 0.07% | | | 908,260 | | | | 908,260 | |
Total Short-Term Investments (cost $3,468,806) | | | | | | | 3,468,806 | |
Total Investments - 109.0% (cost $27,934,539) | | | | | | $ | 38,397,865 | |
Other Assets, less Liabilities - (9.0)% | | | | | | | (3,177,871 | ) |
Net Assets - 100.0% | | | | | | $ | 35,219,994 | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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AMG TimesSquare All Cap Growth Fund
Fund Snapshots (unaudited)
April 30, 2015
PORTFOLIO BREAKDOWN
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| | AMG TimesSquare | | | Russell 3000® | |
Sector | | All Cap Growth Fund** | | | Growth Index | |
Information Technology | | | 32.0 | % | | | 28.6 | % |
Consumer Discretionary | | | 20.5 | % | | | 18.6 | % |
Industrials | | | 14.3 | % | | | 11.7 | % |
Financials | | | 10.6 | % | | | 5.4 | % |
Health Care | | | 9.2 | % | | | 14.8 | % |
Consumer Staples | | | 6.2 | % | | | 9.9 | % |
Materials | | | 4.0 | % | | | 4.0 | % |
Energy | | | 2.2 | % | | | 4.8 | % |
Telecommunication Services | | | 0.0 | % | | | 2.1 | % |
Utilities | | | 0.0 | % | | | 0.1 | % |
Other Assets and Liabilities | | | 1.0 | % | | | 0.0 | % |
** | As a percentage of net assets. |
TOP TEN HOLDINGS
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Security Name | | % of Net Assets | |
Apple, Inc.* | | | 4.7 | % |
Google, Inc., Class C | | | 4.5 | |
CoStar Group, Inc. | | | 3.7 | |
Alliance Data Systems Corp.* | | | 3.2 | |
The Walt Disney Co.* | | | 3.2 | |
Prudential Financial, Inc.* | | | 3.1 | |
MasterCard, Inc., Class A* | | | 3.0 | |
Actavis PLC* | | | 3.0 | |
Towers Watson & Co., Class A | | | 2.9 | |
American Tower Corp.* | | | 2.9 | |
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Top Ten as a Group | | | 34.2 | % |
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* | Top Ten Holding as of October 31, 2014. |
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 TimesSquare All Cap Growth Fund
Schedule of Portfolio Investments (unaudited)
April 30, 2015
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Common Stocks - 99.0% | | | | | |
Consumer Discretionary - 20.5% | | | | | |
BorgWarner, Inc. | | | 19,810 | | | $ | 1,172,752 | |
Charter Communications, Inc., Class A* | | | 7,090 | | | | 1,326,255 | |
Hilton Worldwide Holdings, Inc.* | | | 49,070 | | | | 1,421,067 | |
Lowe’s Cos., Inc. | | | 19,465 | | | | 1,340,360 | |
NIKE, Inc., Class B | | | 12,745 | | | | 1,259,716 | |
Polaris Industries, Inc. | | | 6,245 | | | | 855,315 | |
Ross Stores, Inc. | | | 13,725 | | | | 1,357,128 | |
The Walt Disney Co. | | | 14,770 | | | | 1,605,794 | |
Total Consumer Discretionary | | | | | | | 10,338,387 | |
Consumer Staples - 6.2% | | | | | |
The Estee Lauder Cos., Inc., Class A | | | 13,340 | | | | 1,084,409 | |
TreeHouse Foods, Inc.* | | | 15,910 | | | | 1,292,847 | |
The WhiteWave Foods Co.* | | | 17,390 | | | | 764,638 | |
Total Consumer Staples | | | | | | | 3,141,894 | |
Energy - 2.2% | | | | | |
Continental Resources, Inc.*,1 | | | 21,320 | | | | 1,122,072 | |
Financials - 10.6% | | | | | |
American Tower Corp. | | | 15,280 | | | | 1,444,418 | |
McGraw Hill Financial, Inc. | | | 10,255 | | | | 1,069,597 | |
Prudential Financial, Inc. | | | 18,975 | | | | 1,548,360 | |
WisdomTree Investments, Inc. | | | 66,450 | | | | 1,265,208 | |
Total Financials | | | | | | | 5,327,583 | |
Health Care - 9.2% | | | | | |
Actavis PLC* | | | 5,280 | | | | 1,493,501 | |
Envision Healthcare Holdings, Inc.* | | | 37,345 | | | | 1,417,616 | |
Illumina, Inc.* | | | 3,095 | | | | 570,254 | |
Shire PLC, ADR | | | 4,760 | | | | 1,159,108 | |
Total Health Care | | | | | | | 4,640,479 | |
Industrials - 14.3% | | | | | | | | |
Allegiant Travel Co. | | | 7,420 | | | | 1,140,899 | |
DigitalGlobe, Inc.* | | | 39,155 | | | | 1,259,616 | |
Nielsen N.V. | | | 25,330 | | | | 1,138,330 | |
Towers Watson & Co., Class A | | | 11,560 | | | | 1,467,022 | |
Union Pacific Corp. | | | 10,800 | | | | 1,147,284 | |
West Corp. | | | 33,500 | | | | 1,036,825 | |
Total Industrials | | | | | | | 7,189,976 | |
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Information Technology - 32.0% | | | | | |
Alliance Data Systems Corp.* | | | 5,475 | | | $ | 1,627,772 | |
Apple, Inc. | | | 18,759 | | | | 2,347,689 | |
Applied Materials, Inc. | | | 64,130 | | | | 1,269,133 | |
Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp., Class A* | | | 22,930 | | | | 1,342,322 | |
CoStar Group, Inc.* | | | 9,115 | | | | 1,863,379 | |
Facebook, Inc., Class A* | | | 17,930 | | | | 1,412,346 | |
Google, Inc., Class C* | | | 4,192 | | | | 2,252,501 | |
MasterCard, Inc., Class A | | | 16,625 | | | | 1,499,741 | |
Salesforce.com, inc.* | | | 15,110 | | | | 1,100,310 | |
TE Connectivity, Ltd. | | | 21,510 | | | | 1,431,491 | |
Total Information Technology | | | | | | | 16,146,684 | |
Materials - 4.0% | | | | | |
Ecolab, Inc. | | | 10,955 | | | | 1,226,741 | |
PolyOne Corp. | | | 20,580 | | | | 803,649 | |
Total Materials | | | | | | | 2,030,390 | |
Total Common Stocks (cost $43,434,032) | | | | | | | 49,937,465 | |
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Short-Term Investments - 2.1% | | | | | |
Repurchase Agreements - 1.7%2 | | | | | |
Daiwa Capital Markets America, dated 04/30/15, due 05/01/15, 0.160%, total to be received $859,485 (collateralized by various U.S. Government Agency Obligations, 0.000% - 9.250%, 05/21/15 - 03/01/48, totaling $876,671) | | $ | 859,481 | | | $ | 859,481 | |
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Other Investment Companies - 0.4%3 | | | | | |
Dreyfus Institutional Cash Advantage Fund, Institutional Class Shares, 0.07% | | | 178,883 | | | | 178,883 | |
Total Short-Term Investments (cost $1,038,364) | | | | | | | 1,038,364 | |
Total Investments - 101.1% (cost $44,472,396) | | | | | | $ | 50,975,829 | |
Other Assets, less Liabilities - (1.1)% | | | | | | | (552,786 | ) |
Net Assets - 100.0% | | | | | | $ | 50,423,043 | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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AMG Managers Emerging Opportunities Fund
Fund Snapshots (unaudited)
April 30, 2015
PORTFOLIO BREAKDOWN
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Sector | | AMG Managers Emerging Opportunities Fund** | | | Russell Microcap® Index | | | Russell 2000® Index | |
Information Technology | | | 20.7 | % | | | 15.3 | % | | | 18.0 | % |
Health Care | | | 20.4 | % | | | 25.9 | % | | | 15.3 | % |
Industrials | | | 16.6 | % | | | 10.7 | % | | | 13.5 | % |
Consumer Discretionary | | | 16.1 | % | | | 12.1 | % | | | 13.8 | % |
Financials | | | 11.9 | % | | | 25.8 | % | | | 23.8 | % |
Consumer Staples | | | 3.0 | % | | | 2.0 | % | | | 3.1 | % |
Energy | | | 2.6 | % | | | 2.9 | % | | | 3.9 | % |
Materials | | | 2.5 | % | | | 2.3 | % | | | 4.4 | % |
Telecommunication Services | | | 1.8 | % | | | 1.9 | % | | | 0.7 | % |
Utilities | | | 0.8 | % | | | 1.1 | % | | | 3.5 | % |
Other Assets and Liabilities | | | 3.6 | % | | | 0.0 | % | | | 0.0 | % |
** | As a percentage of net assets. |
TOP TEN HOLDINGS
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Security Name | | % of Net Assets | |
Universal Electronics, Inc.* | | | 1.3 | % |
Glu Mobile, Inc. | | | 1.3 | |
Columbus McKinnon Corp.* | | | 1.1 | |
Kona Grill, Inc.* | | | 1.0 | |
Tyler Technologies, Inc.* | | | 1.0 | |
Libbey, Inc. | | | 1.0 | |
Fluidigm Corp. | | | 1.0 | |
U.S. Physical Therapy, Inc.* | | | 0.9 | |
2U, Inc. | | | 0.9 | |
AZZ, Inc.* | | | 0.9 | |
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Top Ten as a Group | | | 10.4 | % |
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* | Top Ten Holding as of October 31, 2014. |
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 Emerging Opportunities Fund
Schedule of Portfolio Investments (unaudited)
April 30, 2015
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Common Stocks - 96.4% | | | | | | | | |
Consumer Discretionary - 16.1% | | | | | | | | |
1-800-Flowers.com, Inc., Class A* | | | 36,182 | | | $ | 382,444 | |
2U, Inc.* | | | 69,729 | | | | 1,855,488 | |
BJ’s Restaurants, Inc.* | | | 14,470 | | | | 677,196 | |
Bravo Brio Restaurant Group, Inc.* | | | 25,376 | | | | 373,788 | |
Bridgepoint Education, Inc.*,1 | | | 68,702 | | | | 602,517 | |
Build-A-Bear Workshop, Inc.* | | | 6,300 | | | | 116,109 | |
Carmike Cinemas, Inc.* | | | 15,510 | | | | 468,092 | |
Citi Trends, Inc.* | | | 13,200 | | | | 300,696 | |
Culp, Inc. | | | 9,600 | | | | 248,160 | |
Delta Apparel, Inc.* | | | 41,600 | | | | 510,432 | |
Destination Maternity Corp. | | | 44,185 | | | | 520,941 | |
Destination XL Group, Inc.* | | | 181,720 | | | | 884,976 | |
Famous Dave’s of America, Inc.*,1 | | | 3,925 | | | | 110,685 | |
Frisch’s Restaurants, Inc.1 | | | 4,000 | | | | 114,260 | |
Grand Canyon Education, Inc.* | | | 27,700 | | | | 1,254,256 | |
The Habit Restaurants, Inc., Class A* | | | 38,086 | | | | 1,261,408 | |
Harte-Hanks, Inc. | | | 35,500 | | | | 241,045 | |
Haverty Furniture Cos., Inc. | | | 9,250 | | | | 198,505 | |
Hooker Furniture Corp. | | | 9,185 | | | | 233,758 | |
iRobot Corp.* | | | 4,804 | | | | 155,746 | |
Johnson Outdoors, Inc., Class A | | | 3,925 | | | | 123,638 | |
Kirkland’s, Inc.* | | | 9,200 | | | | 218,408 | |
Kona Grill, Inc.* | | | 86,187 | | | | 2,090,897 | |
LGI Homes, Inc.*,1 | | | 22,248 | | | | 366,425 | |
Libbey, Inc. | | | 52,100 | | | | 2,050,135 | |
Liberty Tax, Inc.1 | | | 7,800 | | | | 216,060 | |
Lifetime Brands, Inc. | | | 21,600 | | | | 314,280 | |
M/I Homes, Inc.* | | | 16,005 | | | | 361,073 | |
Malibu Boats, Inc., Class A* | | | 57,129 | | | | 1,209,421 | |
The Marcus Corp. | | | 24,325 | | | | 471,175 | |
MarineMax, Inc.* | | | 67,295 | | | | 1,485,874 | |
Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia, Inc., Class A* | | | 37,100 | | | | 204,050 | |
Monarch Casino & Resort, Inc.* | | | 13,200 | | | | 241,560 | |
Papa Murphy’s Holdings, Inc.* | | | 52,024 | | | | 885,969 | |
Performance Sports Group, Ltd.* | | | 42,650 | | | | 865,795 | |
Red Robin Gourmet Burgers, Inc.* | | | 9,900 | | | | 743,391 | |
Rentrak Corp.*,1 | | | 9,032 | | | | 428,117 | |
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Rocky Brands, Inc. | | | 5,725 | | | $ | 128,469 | |
Ruth’s Hospitality Group, Inc. | | | 30,700 | | | | 446,685 | |
Saga Communications, Inc., Class A | | | 2,900 | | | | 115,971 | |
Sequential Brands Group, Inc.*,1 | | | 57,691 | | | | 715,368 | |
Skullcandy, Inc.* | | | 21,900 | | | | 236,739 | |
Smith & Wesson Holding Corp.* | | | 68,178 | | | | 1,013,466 | |
Spartan Motors, Inc. | | | 22,300 | | | | 105,033 | |
Stein Mart, Inc. | | | 18,600 | | | | 220,038 | |
Stoneridge, Inc.* | | | 28,700 | | | | 345,548 | |
Strattec Security Corp. | | | 3,400 | | | | 255,238 | |
Summer Infant, Inc.* | | | 37,900 | | | | 116,732 | |
Tandy Leather Factory, Inc. | | | 99,200 | | | | 840,224 | |
Tower International, Inc.* | | | 9,200 | | | | 237,912 | |
Unifi, Inc.* | | | 7,000 | | | | 247,030 | |
Universal Electronics, Inc.* | | | 47,400 | | | | 2,556,756 | |
West Marine, Inc.* | | | 36,600 | | | | 367,830 | |
ZAGG, Inc.* | | | 106,930 | | | | 890,727 | |
Zoe’s Kitchen, Inc.*,1 | | | 33,973 | | | | 1,040,593 | |
Total Consumer Discretionary | | | | | | | 32,667,129 | |
Consumer Staples - 3.0% | | | | | | | | |
Calavo Growers, Inc. | | | 21,047 | | | | 1,066,030 | |
The Chefs’ Warehouse, Inc.* | | | 22,810 | | | | 415,370 | |
Craft Brew Alliance, Inc.* | | | 27,600 | | | | 362,940 | |
Diplomat Pharmacy, Inc.* | | | 33,642 | | | | 1,205,056 | |
Farmer Bros. Co.* | | | 19,400 | | | | 483,642 | |
John B Sanfilippo & Son, Inc. | | | 15,310 | | | | 796,273 | |
Landec Corp.* | | | 63,900 | | | | 908,019 | |
Lifeway Foods, Inc.* | | | 11,700 | | | | 236,457 | |
Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage, Inc.* | | | 17,458 | | | | 459,495 | |
Nature’s Sunshine Products, Inc. | | | 8,000 | | | | 104,080 | |
Total Consumer Staples | | | | | | | 6,037,362 | |
Energy - 2.6% | | | | | | | | |
Abraxas Petroleum Corp.* | | | 35,500 | | | | 134,900 | |
Callon Petroleum Co.* | | | 42,380 | | | | 378,877 | |
Dawson Geophysical Co.* | | | 140,259 | | | | 798,074 | |
Emerald Oil, Inc.* | | | 75,800 | | | | 48,512 | |
Geospace Technologies Corp.* | | | 5,760 | | | | 124,416 | |
Gulf Island Fabrication, Inc. | | | 34,391 | | | | 453,617 | |
Gulfport Energy Corp.* | | | 29,800 | | | | 1,458,412 | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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AMG Managers Emerging Opportunities Fund
Schedule of Portfolio Investments (continued)
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Energy - 2.6% (continued) | | | | | | | | |
Hallador Energy Co. | | | 20,700 | | | $ | 237,843 | |
Panhandle Oil and Gas, Inc., Class A | | | 10,400 | | | | 237,120 | |
Ring Energy, Inc.* | | | 57,100 | | | | 693,194 | |
Synergy Resources Corp.* | | | 57,560 | | | | 689,569 | |
Total Energy | | | | | | | 5,254,534 | |
Financials - 11.9% | | | | | | | | |
AMERISAFE, Inc. | | | 29,800 | | | | 1,346,662 | |
Arrow Financial Corp. | | | 13,086 | | | | 341,021 | |
Asta Funding, Inc.* | | | 48,800 | | | | 409,920 | |
Atlas Financial Holdings, Inc.* | | | 43,500 | | | | 802,575 | |
Blue Capital Reinsurance Holdings, Ltd. | | | 7,000 | | | | 124,320 | |
Boston Private Financial Holdings, Inc. | | | 20,000 | | | | 263,000 | |
CoBiz Financial, Inc. | | | 80,400 | | | | 965,604 | |
Compass Diversified Holdings | | | 99,200 | | | | 1,708,224 | |
Consumer Portfolio Services, Inc.* | | | 18,000 | | | | 115,020 | |
Crawford & Co., Class B | | | 29,800 | | | | 243,466 | |
CyrusOne, Inc. | | | 15,043 | | | | 488,597 | |
Diamond Hill Investment Group, Inc. | | | 2,200 | | | | 400,840 | |
Farmland Partners, Inc. | | | 11,100 | | | | 131,202 | |
FBR & Co.* | | | 21,300 | | | | 457,098 | |
Financial Institutions, Inc. | | | 20,275 | | | | 477,476 | |
First Bancorp | | | 13,200 | | | | 214,236 | |
First Community Bancshares, Inc. | | | 14,900 | | | | 249,724 | |
First Connecticut Bancorp, Inc. | | | 7,500 | | | | 110,850 | |
First Defiance Financial Corp. | | | 7,800 | | | | 273,000 | |
Flushing Financial Corp. | | | 25,150 | | | | 481,874 | |
Gain Capital Holdings, Inc. | | | 54,300 | | | | 536,484 | |
Gramercy Property Trust, Inc. | | | 20,025 | | | | 547,484 | |
Hallmark Financial Services, Inc.* | | | 12,100 | | | | 134,068 | |
Heritage Commerce Corp. | | | 13,700 | | | | 122,067 | |
Heritage Financial Corp. | | | 28,747 | | | | 485,824 | |
Heritage Financial Group, Inc. | | | 4,800 | | | | 132,000 | |
HFF, Inc., Class A | | | 17,831 | | | | 698,797 | |
Independence Realty Trust, Inc. | | | 49,400 | | | | 454,480 | |
JMP Group LLC | | | 15,500 | | | | 119,350 | |
LaSalle Hotel Properties | | | 25,800 | | | | 946,602 | |
MainSource Financial Group, Inc. | | | 12,800 | | | | 246,400 | |
Marcus & Millichap, Inc.* | | | 31,569 | | | | 1,116,911 | |
Marlin Business Services Corp. | �� | | 11,900 | | | | 237,643 | |
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Metro Bancorp, Inc. | | | 13,800 | | | $ | 353,832 | |
MidWestOne Financial Group, Inc. | | | 4,100 | | | | 119,925 | |
National Interstate Corp. | | | 4,600 | | | | 128,892 | |
Noah Holdings, Ltd. Sponsored, ADR | | | 35,329 | | | | 1,197,300 | |
Northrim BanCorp, Inc. | | | 38,126 | | | | 950,100 | |
OceanFirst Financial Corp. | | | 27,750 | | | | 465,645 | |
On Deck Capital, Inc.*,1 | | | 29,966 | | | | 576,845 | |
One Liberty Properties, Inc. | | | 16,200 | | | | 364,176 | |
Oppenheimer Holdings, Inc., Class A | | | 28,100 | | | | 671,309 | |
Orrstown Financial Services, Inc.* | | | 7,300 | | | | 125,049 | |
Pacific Continental Corp. | | | 17,700 | | | | 228,330 | |
Peoples Bancorp, Inc. | | | 14,100 | | | | 326,979 | |
Physicians Realty Trust | | | 13,600 | | | | 225,760 | |
Piper Jaffray Cos.* | | | 8,464 | | | | 427,009 | |
Silvercrest Asset Management Group, Inc., | | | | | | | | |
Class A | | | 8,400 | | | | 130,956 | |
Stock Yards Bancorp, Inc. | | | 14,490 | | | | 504,252 | |
Territorial Bancorp, Inc.1 | | | 11,225 | | | | 259,298 | |
TriCo Bancshares | | | 19,300 | | | | 450,076 | |
Univest Corp. of Pennsylvania | | | 17,700 | | | | 345,327 | |
Washington Trust Bancorp, Inc. | | | 9,475 | | | | 350,765 | |
West Bancorporation, Inc. | | | 7,225 | | | | 136,986 | |
Whitestone REIT | | | 35,600 | | | | 523,320 | |
Total Financials | | | | | | | 24,244,950 | |
Health Care - 20.4% | | | | | | | | |
AAC Holdings, Inc.*,1 | | | 41,685 | | | | 1,444,802 | |
Acceleron Pharma, Inc.*,1 | | | 7,553 | | | | 208,840 | |
Aceto Corp. | | | 16,100 | | | | 312,018 | |
Addus HomeCare Corp.* | | | 8,800 | | | | 236,192 | |
Adeptus Health, Inc., Class A*,1 | | | 18,303 | | | | 1,161,691 | |
Aduro Biotech, Inc.* | | | 695 | | | | 17,653 | |
Alder Biopharmaceuticals, Inc.* | | | 6,335 | | | | 161,543 | |
Amicus Therapeutics, Inc.* | | | 61,998 | | | �� | 623,700 | |
AMN Healthcare Services, Inc.* | | | 18,867 | | | | 430,356 | |
Anacor Pharmaceuticals, Inc.* | | | 12,617 | | | | 664,790 | |
AtriCure, Inc.* | | | 58,452 | | | | 1,286,529 | |
Avalanche Biotechnologies, Inc.* | | | 7,677 | | | | 244,589 | |
BioScrip, Inc.* | | | 117,650 | | | | 552,955 | |
BioTelemetry, Inc.* | | | 40,700 | | | | 326,007 | |
Bluebird Bio, Inc.* | | | 7,391 | | | | 984,407 | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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AMG Managers Emerging Opportunities Fund
Schedule of Portfolio Investments (continued)
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Health Care - 20.4% (continued) | | | | | | | | |
Blueprint Medicines Corp.* | | | 25,128 | | | $ | 474,165 | |
Cardiovascular Systems, Inc.* | | | 52,499 | | | | 1,643,219 | |
Cempra, Inc.* | | | 22,951 | | | | 722,727 | |
Chimerix, Inc.* | | | 13,629 | | | | 463,386 | |
Coherus Biosciences, Inc.* | | | 15,181 | | | | 330,490 | |
Cross Country Healthcare, Inc.* | | | 48,231 | | | | 535,364 | |
Depomed, Inc.* | | | 56,015 | | | | 1,302,909 | |
Digirad Corp. | | | 26,200 | | | | 110,302 | |
Endologix, Inc.* | | | 12,332 | | | | 191,886 | |
Entellus Medical, Inc.*,1 | | | 40,639 | | | | 1,118,385 | |
Epizyme, Inc.*,1 | | | 7,888 | | | | 128,653 | |
Exactech, Inc.* | | | 64,500 | | | | 1,409,325 | |
ExamWorks Group, Inc.* | | | 7,245 | | | | 296,683 | |
Fluidigm Corp.* | | | 54,532 | | | | 2,042,769 | |
Foundation Medicine, Inc.* | | | 7,558 | | | | 343,965 | |
Harvard Bioscience, Inc.* | | | 44,100 | | | | 244,755 | |
HealthEquity, Inc.* | | | 52,401 | | | | 1,373,430 | |
Heska Corp.* | | | 4,500 | | | | 126,405 | |
Icad, Inc.* | | | 40,900 | | | | 373,008 | |
IGI Laboratories, Inc.*,1 | | | 37,130 | | | | 188,620 | |
Imprivata, Inc.* | | | 25,735 | | | | 384,224 | |
Inogen, Inc.* | | | 18,806 | | | | 690,932 | |
Intersect ENT, Inc.* | | | 47,552 | | | | 1,193,318 | |
K2M Group Holdings, Inc.* | | | 30,779 | | | | 646,667 | |
Karyopharm Therapeutics, Inc.*,1 | | | 5,096 | | | | 138,407 | |
LDR Holding Corp.* | | | 49,965 | | | | 1,691,315 | |
MiMedx Group, Inc.*,1 | | | 56,292 | | | | 529,145 | |
Nevro Corp.* | | | 14,584 | | | | 656,572 | |
Nobilis Health Corp.* | | | 45,287 | | | | 308,404 | |
NxStage Medical, Inc.* | | | 47,246 | | | | 866,019 | |
Pacific Biosciences of California, Inc.* | | | 25,284 | | | | 130,465 | |
Progenics Pharmaceuticals, Inc.* | | | 9,157 | | | | 45,327 | |
ProQR Therapeutics N.V.*,1 | | | 7,139 | | | | 135,427 | |
The Providence Service Corp.* | | | 9,400 | | | | 399,688 | |
PTC Therapeutics, Inc.* | | | 11,582 | | | | 680,442 | |
Receptos, Inc.* | | | 5,767 | | | | 849,710 | |
Regulus Therapeutics, Inc.*,1 | | | 15,051 | | | | 188,890 | |
Repligen Corp.* | | | 27,659 | | | | 816,217 | |
Retrophin, Inc.* | | | 14,420 | | | | 310,607 | |
RTI Surgical, Inc.* | | | 66,200 | | | | 370,720 | |
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Sage Therapeutics, Inc.* | | | 11,003 | | | $ | 583,159 | |
Sientra, Inc.* | | | 40,349 | | | | 705,301 | |
Spark Therapeutics, Inc.*,1 | | | 10,077 | | | | 577,110 | |
The Spectranetics Corp.* | | | 4,510 | | | | 115,681 | |
Streamline Health Solutions, Inc.* | | | 107,021 | | | | 241,867 | |
SurModics, Inc.* | | | 53,500 | | | | 1,349,270 | |
Symmetry Surgical, Inc.* | | | 11,775 | | | | 91,021 | |
TESARO, Inc.*,1 | | | 9,738 | | | | 530,429 | |
U.S. Physical Therapy, Inc. | | | 39,376 | | | | 1,856,972 | |
Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical, Inc.* | | | 8,895 | | | | 501,945 | |
Utah Medical Products, Inc. | | | 2,100 | | | | 113,211 | |
Vascular Solutions, Inc.* | | | 14,300 | | | | 458,458 | |
Verastem, Inc.* | | | 42,420 | | | | 352,086 | |
XenoPort, Inc.* | | | 40,053 | | | | 237,514 | |
Zeltiq Aesthetics, Inc.* | | | 23,133 | | | | 710,183 | |
Total Health Care | | | | | | | 41,533,221 | |
Industrials - 16.6% | | | | | | | | |
Acacia Research Corp. | | | 12,900 | | | | 142,158 | |
ACCO Brands Corp.* | | | 121,400 | | | | 955,418 | |
Air Transport Services Group, Inc.* | | | 25,580 | | | | 238,406 | |
Alamo Group, Inc. | �� | | 8,059 | | | | 497,885 | |
Ameresco, Inc., Class A* | | | 30,800 | | | | 206,976 | |
Apogee Enterprises, Inc. | | | 12,734 | | | | 670,063 | |
Astronics Corp.* | | | 10,221 | | | | 687,992 | |
AZZ, Inc. | | | 38,600 | | | | 1,790,654 | |
Barrett Business Services, Inc. | | | 8,000 | | | | 355,760 | |
Builders FirstSource, Inc.* | | | 53,289 | | | | 679,968 | |
Celadon Group, Inc. | | | 12,092 | | | | 312,457 | |
Columbus McKinnon Corp. | | | 88,600 | | | | 2,246,896 | |
Covenant Transportation Group, Inc., Class A* | | | 44,118 | | | | 1,344,275 | |
CRA International, Inc.* | | | 11,850 | | | | 346,020 | |
Ducommun, Inc.* | | | 22,680 | | | | 689,472 | |
Dynamic Materials Corp. | | | 17,700 | | | | 237,003 | |
Echo Global Logistics, Inc.* | | | 28,078 | | | | 811,454 | |
Ennis, Inc. | | | 93,450 | | | | 1,437,261 | |
Enphase Energy, Inc.*,1 | | | 19,979 | | | | 251,136 | |
FreightCar America, Inc. | | | 18,100 | | | | 472,229 | |
Furmanite Corp.* | | | 59,900 | | | | 437,270 | |
Gibraltar Industries, Inc.* | | | 15,075 | | | | 249,642 | |
Global Power Equipment Group, Inc. | | | 18,000 | | | | 218,700 | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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Schedule of Portfolio Investments (continued)
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Industrials - 16.6% (continued) | | | | | | | | |
GP Strategies Corp.* | | | 31,100 | | | $ | 1,013,549 | |
Graham Corp. | | | 4,570 | | | | 106,938 | |
The Greenbrier Cos., Inc.1 | | | 26,300 | | | | 1,517,247 | |
Hudson Technologies, Inc.* | | | 161,140 | | | | 673,565 | |
Hurco Cos., Inc. | | | 4,100 | | | | 132,676 | |
Insperity, Inc. | | | 14,364 | | | | 691,770 | |
Interface, Inc. | | | 35,300 | | | | 767,069 | |
Jason Industries, Inc.* | | | 40,720 | | | | 299,088 | |
The KEYW Holding Corp.* | | | 57,300 | | | | 552,945 | |
Kimball International, Inc., Class B | | | 12,600 | | | | 127,512 | |
LB Foster Co., Class A | | | 10,450 | | | | 446,529 | |
Lydall, Inc.* | | | 12,000 | | | | 322,080 | |
Marten Transport, Ltd. | | | 18,750 | | | | 417,375 | |
Mistras Group, Inc.* | | | 15,000 | | | | 269,400 | |
Neff Corp., Class A* | | | 48,078 | | | | 567,320 | |
NN, Inc. | | | 51,550 | | | | 1,296,998 | |
Northwest Pipe Co.* | | | 18,900 | | | | 458,136 | |
Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc.* | | | 15,725 | | | | 1,118,519 | |
Orion Marine Group, Inc.* | | | 30,275 | | | | 254,916 | |
PAM Transportation Services, Inc.* | | | 2,000 | | | | 117,180 | |
Patrick Industries, Inc.* | | | 20,500 | | | | 1,231,230 | |
Paylocity Holding Corp.*,1 | | | 22,531 | | | | 634,248 | |
PGT, Inc.* | | | 58,470 | | | | 661,880 | |
Power Solutions International, Inc.* | | | 9,899 | | | | 631,556 | |
Quality Distribution, Inc.* | | | 23,600 | | | | 234,112 | |
Radiant Logistics, Inc.* | | | 95,920 | | | | 508,376 | |
Resources Connection, Inc. | | | 9,174 | | | | 144,582 | |
Sparton Corp.* | | | 44,370 | | | | 1,143,415 | |
Sun Hydraulics Corp. | | | 23,450 | | | | 912,440 | |
Trex Co., Inc.* | | | 12,792 | | | | 600,201 | |
US Ecology, Inc. | | | 12,075 | | | | 566,438 | |
VSE Corp. | | | 1,600 | | | | 113,824 | |
Total Industrials | | | | | | | 33,812,209 | |
Information Technology - 20.7% | | | | | | | | |
Actua Corp.* | | | 34,755 | | | | 502,905 | |
Ambarella, Inc.* | | | 13,309 | | | | 973,553 | |
American Software, Inc., Class A | | | 38,950 | | | | 378,205 | |
Apigee Corp.*,1 | | | 22,730 | | | | 328,903 | |
Aspen Technology, Inc.* | | | 10,500 | | | | 466,095 | |
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Bel Fuse, Inc., Class B | | | 11,900 | | | $ | 244,307 | |
Benefitfocus, Inc.*,1 | | | 37,197 | | | | 1,285,156 | |
Callidus Software, Inc.* | | | 36,355 | | | | 448,984 | |
Cascade Microtech, Inc.* | | | 1,958 | | | | 25,963 | |
Ciber, Inc.* | | | 91,400 | | | | 322,642 | |
Computer Task Group, Inc. | | | 26,850 | | | | 220,976 | |
comScore, Inc.* | | | 27,421 | | | | 1,435,764 | |
Constant Contact, Inc.* | | | 11,790 | | | | 410,881 | |
Cray, Inc.* | | | 9,985 | | | | 280,479 | |
CTS Corp. | | | 26,900 | | | | 482,586 | |
Cvent, Inc.* | | | 20,753 | | | | 557,841 | |
CYREN, Ltd.* | | | 172,400 | | | | 527,544 | |
Datalink Corp.* | | | 19,400 | | | | 224,264 | |
Digi International, Inc.* | | | 22,683 | | | | 229,098 | |
Dot Hill Systems Corp.* | | | 37,800 | | | | 237,384 | |
Ellie Mae, Inc.* | | | 15,852 | | | | 871,860 | |
ePlus, Inc.* | | | 2,700 | | | | 223,992 | |
Evolving Systems, Inc. | | | 12,900 | | | | 119,777 | |
FARO Technologies, Inc.* | | | 272 | | | | 10,834 | |
FleetMatics Group PLC* | | | 17,542 | | | | 799,564 | |
Gigamon, Inc.* | | | 19,900 | | | | 585,657 | |
Glu Mobile, Inc.* | | | 374,802 | | | | 2,533,662 | |
GSI Group, Inc.* | | | 89,280 | | | | 1,185,638 | |
The Hackett Group, Inc. | | | 24,100 | | | | 231,360 | |
Hortonworks, Inc.*,1 | | | 12,946 | | | | 261,121 | |
Infoblox, Inc.* | | | 25,745 | | | | 606,552 | |
Information Services Group, Inc. | | | 59,600 | | | | 234,228 | |
Inphi Corp.* | | | 82,374 | | | | 1,766,922 | |
Interactive Intelligence Group, Inc.* | | | 30,330 | | | | 1,333,913 | |
IXYS Corp. | | | 38,012 | | | | 429,916 | |
Lionbridge Technologies, Inc.* | | | 90,500 | | | | 502,275 | |
Luxoft Holding, Inc.* | | | 14,492 | | | | 751,120 | |
Marchex, Inc., Class B | | | 28,900 | | | | 122,825 | |
Marketo, Inc.*,1 | | | 10,942 | | | | 311,300 | |
Materialise N.V., ADR*,1 | | | 38,696 | | | | 285,963 | |
NCI, Inc., Class A | | | 24,800 | | | | 252,960 | |
NIC, Inc. | | | 23,190 | | | | 394,230 | |
PC Connection, Inc. | | | 19,546 | | | | 474,772 | |
PC-Tel, Inc. | | | 28,100 | | | | 221,990 | |
PFSweb, Inc.* | | | 9,200 | | | | 119,508 | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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Schedule of Portfolio Investments (continued)
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Information Technology - 20.7% (continued) | | | | | |
Q2 Holdings, Inc.* | | | 30,388 | | | $ | 618,396 | |
QAD, Inc., Class A | | | 4,800 | | | | 117,024 | |
Qualys, Inc.* | | | 15,657 | | | | 775,335 | |
Radisys Corp.* | | | 12,714 | | | | 27,971 | |
Rally Software Development Corp.* | | | 29,287 | | | | 423,490 | |
Reis, Inc. | | | 7,342 | | | | 166,884 | |
The Rubicon Project, Inc.* | | | 61,812 | | | | 1,079,856 | |
Ruckus Wireless, Inc.* | | | 48,358 | | | | 564,821 | |
Sapiens International Corp. N.V.* | | | 59,573 | | | | 520,072 | |
ShoreTel, Inc.* | | | 45,419 | | | | 316,116 | |
Sierra Wireless, Inc.* | | | 14,991 | | | | 526,784 | |
Silicon Motion Technology Corp. ADR | | | 23,180 | | | | 679,406 | |
Silver Spring Networks, Inc.* | | | 33,349 | | | | 324,152 | |
SolarEdge Technologies, Inc.* | | | 19,670 | | | | 491,750 | |
SPS Commerce, Inc.* | | | 11,167 | | | | 728,758 | |
Stamps.com, Inc.* | | | 15,837 | | | | 980,152 | |
TechTarget, Inc.* | | | 81,118 | | | | 877,697 | |
TESSCO Technologies, Inc. | | | 49,969 | | | | 1,262,717 | |
Textura Corp.* | | | 22,693 | | | | 593,876 | |
TrueCar, Inc.*,1 | | | 19,143 | | | | 295,185 | |
Tucows, Inc., Class A*,1 | | | 6,600 | | | | 116,820 | |
Tyler Technologies, Inc.* | | | 17,020 | | | | 2,075,589 | |
Ultra Clean Holdings, Inc.* | | | 97,600 | | | | 586,576 | |
Varonis Systems, Inc.*,1 | | | 27,545 | | | | 791,919 | |
Virtusa Corp.* | | | 22,106 | | | | 879,819 | |
Vishay Precision Group, Inc.* | | | 61,120 | | | | 872,183 | |
Xplore Technologies Corp.* | | | 53,400 | | | | 333,750 | |
Yodlee, Inc.* | | | 62,133 | | | | 791,574 | |
Total Information Technology | | | | | | | 42,034,141 | |
Materials - 2.5% | | | | | | | | |
Flotek Industries, Inc.* | | | 17,898 | | | | 255,762 | |
FutureFuel Corp. | | | 15,600 | | | | 169,572 | |
Koppers Holdings, Inc. | | | 29,200 | | | | 656,416 | |
Materion Corp. | | | 15,825 | | | | 632,842 | |
Myers Industries, Inc. | | | 19,400 | | | | 313,698 | |
OMNOVA Solutions, Inc.* | | | 178,700 | | | | 1,427,813 | |
Trecora Resources* | | | 19,800 | | | | 237,600 | |
UFP Technologies, Inc.* | | | 5,325 | | | | 108,044 | |
Universal Stainless & Alloy Products, Inc.* | | | 46,000 | | | | 966,000 | |
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US Concrete, Inc.* | | | 9,816 | | | $ | 356,321 | |
Total Materials | | | | | | | 5,124,068 | |
Telecommunication Services - 1.8% | | | | | |
8x8, Inc.* | | | 60,007 | | | | 523,861 | |
Boingo Wireless, Inc.* | | | 79,321 | | | | 655,191 | |
Hawaiian Telcom Holdco, Inc.* | | | 2,848 | | | | 75,016 | |
IDT Corp., Class B | | | 27,600 | | | | 470,028 | |
inContact, Inc.* | | | 64,799 | | | | 670,670 | |
Premiere Global Services, Inc.* | | | 55,500 | | | | 566,655 | |
Shenandoah Telecommunications Co. | | | 10,736 | | | | 369,963 | |
Towerstream Corp.* | | | 216,300 | | | | 432,600 | |
Total Telecommunication Services | | | | | | | 3,763,984 | |
Utilities - 0.8% | | | | | | | | |
Chesapeake Utilities Corp. | | | 8,962 | | | | 428,204 | |
Connecticut Water Service, Inc. | | | 6,700 | | | | 241,200 | |
Middlesex Water Co. | | | 10,500 | | | | 239,085 | |
Unitil Corp. | | | 21,000 | | | | 718,200 | |
Total Utilities | | | | | | | 1,626,689 | |
Total Common Stocks (cost $146,897,660) | | | | | | | 196,098,287 | |
Exchange Traded Funds - 0.2% | | | | | |
SPDR S&P Regional Banking ETF (cost $250,802) | | | 8,500 | | | | 349,435 | |
Warrants - 0.0%# | | | | | | | | |
Imperial Holdings, Inc. Warrants,* (cost $36) | | | 3,571 | | | | — | |
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Short-Term Investments - 6.9% | | | | | |
Repurchase Agreements - 4.6%2 | | | | | |
BNP Paribas Securities Corp., dated 04/30/15,due 05/01/15, 0.120%, total to be received $466,277 (collateralized by various U.S. Government Agency Obligations, 0.000% - 6.500%, 05/01/16 - 04/20/45,totaling $475,600) | | $ | 466,275 | | | | 466,275 | |
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 | |
Repurchase Agreements - 4.6%2 (continued) | | | | | |
Cantor Fitzgerald Securities, Inc., dated 04/30/15, due 05/01/15, 0.130%, total to be received $2,214,915 (collateralized by various U.S. Government Agency Obligations, 0.000% - 8.000%, 05/15/15 - 03/20/65, totaling $2,259,205) | | $ | 2,214,907 | | | $ | 2,214,907 | |
Daiwa Capital Markets America, dated 04/30/15, due 05/01/15, 0.160%, total to be received $2,214,917 (collateralized by various U.S. Government Agency Obligations, 0.000% - 9.250%, 05/21/15 - 03/01/48, totaling $2,259,206) | | | 2,214,907 | | | | 2,214,907 | |
Mizuho Securities USA, Inc., dated 04/30/15, due 05/01/15, 0.130%, total to be received $2,214,915 (collateralized by various U.S. Government Agency Obligations, 0.000% - 4.500%, 02/01/19 - 05/01/45, totaling $2,259,205) | | | 2,214,907 | | | | 2,214,907 | |
Nomura Securities International, Inc., dated 04/30/15, due 05/01/15, 0.130%, total to be received $2,214,915 (collateralized by various U.S. Government Agency Obligations, 0.000% - 10.500%, 05/15/15 - 03/20/65 totaling $2,259,205) | | | 2,214,907 | | | | 2,214,907 | |
Total Repurchase Agreements | | | | 9,325,903 | |
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Other Investment Companies - 2.3%3 | | | | | | | | |
Dreyfus Institutional Cash Advantage Fund, Institutional Class Shares, 0.07% | | | 4,820,263 | | | $ | 4,820,263 | |
Total Short-Term Investments (cost $14,146,166) | | | | | | | 14,146,166 | |
Total Investments - 103.5% (cost $161,294,664) | | | | | | | 210,593,888 | |
Other Assets, less Liabilities - (3.5)% | | | | | | | (7,132,455 | ) |
Net Assets - 100.0% | | | | | | $ | 203,461,433 | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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AMG Managers Real Estate Securities Fund
Fund Snapshots (unaudited)
April 30, 2015
PORTFOLIO BREAKDOWN
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Sector | | AMG Managers Real Estate Securities Fund** | |
REITs (Apartments) | | | 17.9 | % |
REITs (Office Properties) | | | 15.5 | % |
REITs (Regional Malls) | | | 15.5 | % |
REITs (Diversified) | | | 11.2 | % |
REITs (Health Care) | | | 9.1 | % |
REITs (Shopping Centers) | | | 7.6 | % |
REITs (Storage) | | | 7.2 | % |
REITs (Hotels) | | | 6.9 | % |
REITs (Warehouse/Industrials) | | | 5.8 | % |
REITS (Web Hosting/Design) | | | 1.1 | % |
Other Assets and Liabilities | | | 2.2 | % |
** | As a percentage of net assets. |
TOP TEN HOLDINGS
| | | | |
Security Name | | % of Net Assets | |
Simon Property Group, Inc.* | | | 7.4 | % |
Public Storage* | | | 5.1 | |
General Growth Properties, Inc.* | | | 4.6 | |
AvalonBay Communities, Inc. | | | 4.4 | |
Essex Property Trust, Inc.* | | | 4.4 | |
Boston Properties, Inc.* | | | 4.2 | |
Ventas, Inc.* | | | 4.2 | |
Health Care REIT, Inc.* | | | 4.1 | |
Equity Residential* | | | 3.9 | |
Vornado Realty Trust | | | 3.6 | |
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Top Ten as a Group | | | 45.9 | % |
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* | Top Ten Holding as of October 31, 2014. |
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)
April 30, 2015
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REITs - 97.8% | | | | | | | | |
Apartments - 17.9% | | | | | | | | |
Apartment Investment & Management Co., Class A | | | 146,290 | | | $ | 5,519,522 | |
AvalonBay Communities, Inc. | | | 94,050 | | | | 15,456,177 | |
Camden Property Trust | | | 33,230 | | | | 2,494,908 | |
Equity Residential | | | 184,360 | | | | 13,616,830 | |
Essex Property Trust, Inc. | | | 68,890 | | | | 15,290,136 | |
UDR, Inc. | | | 303,440 | | | | 9,943,729 | |
Total Apartments | | | | | | | 62,321,302 | |
Diversified - 11.2% | | | | | | | | |
Digital Realty Trust, Inc. | | | 54,060 | | | | 3,427,945 | |
Duke Realty Corp. | | | 307,030 | | | | 6,082,264 | |
Liberty Property Trust | | | 214,280 | | | | 7,465,515 | |
PS Business Parks, Inc. | | | 67,170 | | | | 5,128,430 | |
Vornado Realty Trust | | | 120,530 | | | | 12,473,650 | |
Washington Real Estate Investment Trust | | | 172,850 | | | | 4,272,852 | |
Total Diversified | | | | | | | 38,850,656 | |
Health Care - 9.1% | | | | | | | | |
Health Care REIT, Inc. | | | 196,140 | | | | 14,126,003 | |
Healthcare Realty Trust, Inc. | | | 67,830 | | | | 1,736,448 | |
Physicians Realty Trust | | | 71,540 | | | | 1,187,564 | |
Ventas, Inc. | | | 209,650 | | | | 14,444,885 | |
Total Health Care | | | | | | | 31,494,900 | |
Hotels - 6.9% | | | | | | | | |
Chesapeake Lodging Trust | | | 135,190 | | | | 4,292,283 | |
Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc. | | | 452,720 | | | | 9,117,781 | |
Pebblebrook Hotel Trust | | | 34,880 | | | | 1,497,747 | |
Strategic Hotels & Resorts, Inc.* | | | 356,140 | | | | 4,166,838 | |
Sunstone Hotel Investors, Inc. | | | 314,030 | | | | 4,892,587 | |
Total Hotels | | | | | | | 23,967,236 | |
Office Properties - 15.5% | | | | | | | | |
Boston Properties, Inc. | | | 109,410 | | | | 14,476,037 | |
Brandywine Realty Trust | | | 390,940 | | | | 5,699,905 | |
Empire State Realty Trust, Inc., Class A | | | 174,300 | | | | 3,137,400 | |
Equity Commonwealth* | | | 103,990 | | | | 2,621,588 | |
Highwoods Properties, Inc. | | | 100,380 | | | | 4,320,355 | |
Hudson Pacific Properties, Inc. | | | 343,880 | | | | 10,371,421 | |
Kilroy Realty Corp. | | | 96,580 | | | | 6,856,214 | |
Mack-Cali Realty Corp. | | | 41,070 | | | | 737,206 | |
Paramount Group, Inc. | | | 70,690 | | | | 1,295,041 | |
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SL Green Realty Corp. | | | 36,480 | | | $ | 4,463,693 | |
Total Office Properties | | | | | | | 53,978,860 | |
Regional Malls - 15.5% | | | | | |
CBL & Associates Properties, Inc. | | | 160,630 | | | | 2,892,946 | |
General Growth Properties, Inc. | | | 589,780 | | | | 16,159,972 | |
The Macerich Co. | | | 38,340 | | | | 3,134,678 | |
Simon Property Group, Inc. | | | 141,110 | | | | 25,610,054 | |
Tanger Factory Outlet Centers, Inc. | | | 45,700 | | | | 1,534,606 | |
Taubman Centers, Inc. | | | 62,880 | | | | 4,527,989 | |
Total Regional Malls | | | | | | | 53,860,245 | |
Shopping Centers - 7.6% | | | | | | | | |
DDR Corp. | | | 363,300 | | | | 6,194,265 | |
Federal Realty Investment Trust | | | 15,300 | | | | 2,045,151 | |
Kimco Realty Corp. | | | 197,720 | | | | 4,765,052 | |
Ramco-Gershenson Properties Trust | | | 184,080 | | | | 3,217,718 | |
Regency Centers Corp. | | | 56,560 | | | | 3,550,837 | |
Retail Opportunity Investments Corp. | | | 287,570 | | | | 4,825,425 | |
Urban Edge Properties | | | 78,842 | | | | 1,784,194 | |
Total Shopping Centers | | | | | | | 26,382,642 | |
Storage - 7.2% | | | | | | | | |
CubeSmart | | | 142,700 | | | | 3,292,089 | |
Public Storage | | | 93,500 | | | | 17,569,585 | |
Sovran Self Storage, Inc. | | | 48,170 | | | | 4,207,168 | |
Total Storage | | | | | | | 25,068,842 | |
Warehouse/Industrials - 5.8% | | | | | | | | |
CyrusOne, Inc. | | | 156,480 | | | | 5,082,470 | |
First Industrial Realty Trust, Inc. | | | 55,620 | | | | 1,097,383 | |
Prologis, Inc. | | | 259,840 | | | | 10,445,568 | |
QTS Realty Trust, Inc., Class A | | | 38,030 | | | | 1,379,348 | |
Rexford Industrial Realty, Inc. | | | 135,590 | | | | 2,014,867 | |
Total Warehouse/Industrials | | | | | | | 20,019,636 | |
Web Hosting/Design - 1.1% | | | | | | | | |
Equinix, Inc. | | | 15,570 | | | | 3,984,830 | |
Total REITs (cost $310,184,384) | | | | | | | 339,929,149 | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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Schedule of Portfolio Investments (continued)
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Other Investment Companies - 3.7%3 | |
Dreyfus Institutional Cash Advantage Fund, | | | | | | | | |
Institutional Class Shares, 0.07% (cost $12,912,262) | | | 12,912,262 | | | $ | 12,912,262 | |
| | | | |
| | Value | |
Total Investments - 101.5% (cost $323,096,646) | | $ | 352,841,411 | |
Other Assets, less Liabilities - (1.5)% | | | (5,146,779 | ) |
Net Assets - 100.0% | | $ | 347,694,632 | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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Notes to Schedules of Portfolio Investments (unaudited)
The following footnotes and abbreviations should be read in conjunction with each of the Schedules of Portfolio Investments previously presented in this report.
At April 30, 2015, the approximate cost of investments for federal income tax purposes and the aggregate gross unrealized appreciation and/or depreciation based on tax cost were as follows:
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Fund | | Cost | | | Appreciation | | | Depreciation | | | Net | |
AMG Frontier Small Cap Growth Fund | | $ | 28,425,656 | | | $ | 10,773,896 | | | $ | (801,687 | ) | | $ | 9,972,209 | |
AMG TimesSquare All Cap Growth Fund | | | 44,556,838 | | | | 6,778,168 | | | | (359,177 | ) | | | 6,418,991 | |
AMG Managers Emerging Opportunities Fund | | | 164,500,759 | | | | 52,707,330 | | | | (6,614,201 | ) | | | 46,093,129 | |
AMG Managers Real Estate Securities Fund | | | 324,742,884 | | | | 30,727,458 | | | | (2,628,931 | ) | | | 28,098,527 | |
* | Non-income producing security. |
# | Rounds to less than 0.1%. |
1 | Some or all of these shares were out on loan to various brokers as of April 30, 2015 amounting to the following: |
| | | | | | | | |
Fund | | Market Value | | | % of Net Assets | |
AMG Frontier Small Cap Growth Fund | | $ | 2,423,059 | | | | 6.9 | % |
AMG TimesSquare All Cap Growth Fund | | | 841,554 | | | | 1.7 | % |
AMG Managers Emerging Opportunities Fund | | | 8,851,795 | | | | 4.4 | % |
2 | Collateral received from brokers for securities lending was invested in these short-term investments. |
3 | Yield shown represents the April 30, 2015, seven-day average yield, which refers to the sum of the previous seven days’ dividends paid, expressed as an annual percentage. |
As of April 30, 2015, the securities in the AMG Managers Real Estate Securities Fund were all valued using Level 1 inputs. For a detailed breakout of the REITs by major industry classification, please refer to the Schedule of Portfolio Investments previously presented in this report.
The following tables summarize the inputs used to value the Funds’ net assets by the fair value hierarchy levels as of April 30, 2015: (See Note 1(a) in the Notes to Financial Statement.)
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Quoted Prices in Active Markets | | | Significant Other | | | | | | | |
| | for Identical Investments | | | Observable Inputs | | | Significant Unobservable | | | | |
| | Level 1 | | | Level 2 | | | Inputs Level 3 | | | Total | |
AMG Frontier Small Cap Growth Fund | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Investments in Securities | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Common Stocks† | | $ | 34,929,059 | | | | — | | | | — | | | $ | 34,929,059 | |
Short-Term Investments | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Repurchase Agreements | | | — | | | $ | 2,560,546 | | | | — | | | | 2,560,546 | |
Other Investment Companies | | | 908,260 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 908,260 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total Investments in Securities | | $ | 35,837,319 | | | $ | 2,560,546 | | | | — | | | $ | 38,397,865 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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Notes to Schedules of Portfolio Investments (continued)
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Quoted Prices in Active Markets | | | Significant Other | | | | | | | |
| | for Identical Investments | | | Observable Inputs | | | Significant Unobservable | | | | |
| | Level 1 | | | Level 2 | | | Inputs Level 3 | | | Total | |
AMG TimesSquare All Cap Growth Fund | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Investments in Securities | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Common Stocks† | | $ | 49,937,465 | | | | — | | | | — | | | $ | 49,937,465 | |
Short-Term Investments | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Repurchase Agreements | | | — | | | $ | 859,481 | | | | — | | | | 859,481 | |
Other Investment Companies | | | 178,883 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 178,883 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total Investments in Securities | | $ | 50,116,348 | | | $ | 859,481 | | | | — | | | $ | 50,975,829 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
| | Quoted Prices in Active Markets | | | Significant Other | | | | | | | |
| | for Identical Investments | | | Observable Inputs | | | Significant Unobservable | | | | |
| | Level 1 | | | Level 2 | | | Inputs Level 3 | | | Total | |
AMG Managers Emerging Opportunities Fund | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Investments in Securities | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Common Stocks† | | $ | 196,098,287 | | | | — | | | | — | | | $ | 196,098,287 | |
Exchange Traded Funds | | | 349,435 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 349,435 | |
Warrants | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | |
Short-Term Investments | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Repurchase Agreements | | | — | | | $ | 9,325,903 | | | | — | | | | 9,325,903 | |
Other Investment Companies | | | 4,820,263 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 4,820,263 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total Investments in Securities | | $ | 201,267,985 | | | $ | 9,325,903 | | | | — | | | $ | 210,593,888 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
† | All common stocks held in the Funds are Level 1 securities. For a detailed breakout of the common stocks by major industry classification, please refer to the respective Schedule of Portfolio Investments. |
As of April 30, 2015, the Funds had no transfers between levels from the beginning of the reporting period.
INVESTMENTS DEFINITIONS AND ABBREVIATIONS:
ADR: ADR after the name of a holding stands for American Depositary Receipt, representing ownership of foreign securities on deposit with a domestic custodian bank. The value of the ADR securities is determined or significantly influenced by trading on exchanges not located in the United States or Canada. Sponsored ADRs are initiated by the underlying foreign company.
ETF: Exchange Traded Fund
REIT: Real Estate Investment Trust
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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Statement of Assets and Liabilities (unaudited)
April 30, 2015
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | AMG | | | AMG Managers | |
| | AMG Frontier | | | TimesSquare | | | Emerging | |
| | Small Cap | | | All Cap | | | Opportunities | |
| | Growth Fund | | | Growth Fund | | | Fund | |
Assets: | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Investments at value* (including securities on loan valued at $2,423,059, $841,554 and $8,851,795, respectively) | | $ | 38,397,865 | | | $ | 50,975,829 | | | $ | 210,593,888 | |
Receivable for investments sold | | | 502,486 | | | | 1,874,268 | | | | 4,918,695 | |
Dividends, interest and other receivables | | | 12,201 | | | | 7,278 | | | | 70,964 | |
Receivable for Fund shares sold | | | 250 | | | | 10,415 | | | | 88,341 | |
Prepaid expenses | | | 22,152 | | | | 17,500 | | | | 19,709 | |
Receivable from affiliate | | | 8,147 | | | | 17,295 | | | | 57,038 | |
Total assets | | | 38,943,101 | | | | 52,902,585 | | | | 215,748,635 | |
Liabilities: | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Payable upon return of securities loaned | | | 2,560,546 | | | | 859,481 | | | | 9,325,903 | |
Payable for investments purchased | | | 1,076,160 | | | | 1,499,215 | | | | 2,430,830 | |
Payable for Fund shares repurchased | | | 29,533 | | | | 52,964 | | | | 201,266 | |
Accrued expenses: | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Investment advisory and management fees | | | 30,217 | | | | 31,754 | | | | 173,409 | |
Administrative fees | | | — | | | | 10,585 | | | | 43,352 | |
Shareholder servicing fees - Investor Class | | | 79 | | | | 79 | | | | — | |
Shareholder servicing fees - Service Class | | | 2,898 | | | | 2,603 | | | | 35,880 | |
Distribution fees - Investor Class | | | 79 | | | | 79 | | | | — | |
Trustees fees and expenses | | | 163 | | | | 331 | | | | 961 | |
Other | | | 23,432 | | | | 22,451 | | | | 75,601 | |
Total liabilities | | | 3,723,107 | | | | 2,479,542 | | | | 12,287,202 | |
Net Assets | | $ | 35,219,994 | | | $ | 50,423,043 | | | $ | 203,461,433 | |
Net Assets Represent: | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Paid-in capital | | $ | 21,226,145 | | | $ | 40,481,071 | | | $ | 145,801,121 | |
Accumulated net investment loss | | | (69,301 | ) | | | (30,162 | ) | | | (267,273 | ) |
Accumulated net realized gain from investments | | | 3,599,825 | | | | 3,468,702 | | | | 8,628,361 | |
Net unrealized appreciation of investments | | | 10,463,326 | | | | 6,503,432 | | | | 49,299,224 | |
Net Assets | | $ | 35,219,994 | | | $ | 50,423,043 | | | $ | 203,461,433 | |
Investor Class: | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net Assets | | $ | 371,225 | | | $ | 377,927 | | | | n/a | |
Shares outstanding | | | 24,548 | | | | 23,339 | | | | n/a | |
Net asset value, offering and redemption price per share | | $ | 15.12 | | | $ | 16.19 | | | | n/a | |
Service Class: | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net Assets | | $ | 14,659,353 | | | $ | 30,936,453 | | | $ | 168,366,020 | |
Shares outstanding | | | 957,341 | | | | 1,878,717 | | | | 3,800,685 | |
Net asset value, offering and redemption price per share | | $ | 15.31 | | | $ | 16.47 | | | $ | 44.30 | |
Institutional Class: | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net Assets | | $ | 20,189,416 | | | $ | 19,108,663 | | | $ | 35,095,413 | |
Shares outstanding | | | 1,302,135 | | | | 1,162,212 | | | | 787,703 | |
Net asset value, offering and redemption price per share | | $ | 15.50 | | | $ | 16.44 | | | $ | 44.55 | |
* Investments at cost | | $ | 27,934,539 | | | $ | 44,472,396 | | | $ | 161,294,664 | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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Statement of Assets and Liabilities (continued)
| | | | |
| | AMG Managers | |
| | Real Estate | |
| | Securities Fund | |
Assets: | | | | |
Investments at value* | | $ | 352,841,411 | |
Receivable for investments sold | | | 2,033,180 | |
Receivable for Fund shares sold | | | 887,314 | |
Dividends, interest and other receivables | | | 33,097 | |
Prepaid expenses | | | 25,615 | |
Total assets | | | 355,820,617 | |
Liabilities: | | | | |
Payable for investments purchased | | | 6,515,128 | |
Payable for Fund shares repurchased | | | 1,240,929 | |
Accrued expenses: | | | | |
Investment advisory and management fees | | | 175,141 | |
Administrative fees | | | 72,975 | |
Shareholder servicing fees | | | 72,975 | |
Trustees fees and expenses | | | 903 | |
Other | | | 47,934 | |
Total liabilities | | | 8,125,985 | |
Net Assets | | $ | 347,694,632 | |
Net Assets Represent: | | | | |
Paid-in capital | | $ | 297,526,094 | |
Undistributed net investment income | | | 2,125,113 | |
Accumulated net realized gain from investments | | | 18,298,659 | |
Net unrealized appreciation of investments | | | 29,744,765 | |
Net Assets | | $ | 347,694,632 | |
Shares outstanding | | | 29,075,466 | |
Net asset value, offering and redemption price per share | | $ | 11.96 | |
* Investments at cost | | $ | 323,096,646 | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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Statement of Operations (unaudited)
For the six months ended April 30, 2015
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | AMG Frontier Small Cap Growth Fund | | | AMG TimesSquare All Cap Growth Fund | | | AMG Managers Emerging Opportunities Fund | | | AMG Managers Real Estate Securities Fund | |
Investment Income: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Dividend income | | $ | 99,567 | | | $ | 171,182 | | | $ | 885,766 | 1 | | $ | 5,956,578 | 2 |
Securities lending income | | | 38,223 | | | | 1,239 | | | | 107,532 | | | | — | |
Interest income | | | — | | | | — | | | | 7 | | | | — | |
Foreign withholding tax | | | (604 | ) | | | (1,759 | ) | | | — | | | | — | |
Total investment income | | | 137,186 | | | | 170,662 | | | | 993,305 | | | | 5,956,578 | |
Expenses: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Investment advisory and management fees | | | 179,727 | | | | 153,138 | | | | 1,011,589 | | | | 1,023,531 | |
Administrative fees | | | — | | | | 51,046 | | | | 252,897 | | | | 426,471 | |
Distribution fees - Investor Class | | | 459 | | | | 2,086 | | | | — | | | | — | |
Shareholder servicing fees - Service Class | | | 16,755 | | | | 15,588 | | | | 209,313 | | | | — | |
Shareholder servicing fees - Investor Class | | | 459 | | | | 1,952 | | | | — | | | | — | |
Shareholder servicing fees | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 426,471 | |
Registration fees | | | 14,448 | | | | 14,028 | | | | 14,252 | | | | 8,456 | |
Professional fees | | | 13,496 | | | | 13,709 | | | | 16,241 | | | | 18,389 | |
Custodian fees | | | 7,998 | | | | 3,429 | | | | 23,657 | | | | 13,471 | |
Transfer agent fees | | | 4,499 | | | | 8,378 | | | | 19,663 | | | | 16,457 | |
Reports to shareholders | | | 3,461 | | | | 4,855 | | | | 14,427 | | | | 32,307 | |
Trustees fees and expenses | | | 836 | | | | 895 | | | | 4,334 | | | | 8,103 | |
Miscellaneous | | | 1,271 | | | | 1,232 | | | | 2,440 | | | | 2,126 | |
Total expenses before offsets | | | 243,409 | | | | 270,336 | | | | 1,568,813 | | | | 1,975,782 | |
Expense reimbursements | | | (36,922 | ) | | | (89,254 | ) | | | (165,823 | ) | | | — | |
Expense reductions | | | — | | | | (3,963 | ) | | | (15,923 | ) | | | (6,956 | ) |
Net expenses | | | 206,487 | | | | 177,119 | | | | 1,387,067 | | | | 1,968,826 | |
Net investment income (loss) | | | (69,301 | ) | | | (6,457 | ) | | | (393,762 | ) | | | 3,987,752 | |
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss): | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net realized gain on investments | | | 4,088,755 | | | | 3,553,224 | | | | 12,018,343 | | | | 19,946,112 | |
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments | | | (1,119,452 | ) | | | (1,359,749 | ) | | | (773,535 | ) | | | (14,431,242 | ) |
Net realized and unrealized gain | | | 2,969,303 | | | | 2,193,475 | | | | 11,244,808 | | | | 5,514,870 | |
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations | | $ | 2,900,002 | | | $ | 2,187,018 | | | $ | 10,851,046 | | | $ | 9,502,622 | |
1 | Includes non-recurring dividends of $201,901. |
2 | Includes non-recurring dividends of $922,651. |
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 April 30, 2015 (unaudited) and the fiscal year ended October 31, 2014
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | AMG Frontier | | | AMG TimesSquare All | | | AMG Managers Emerging | |
| | Small Cap Growth Fund | | | Cap Growth Fund | | | Opportunities Fund | |
| | April 30, | | | October 31, | | | April 30, | | | October 31, | | | April 30, | | | October 31, | |
| | 2015 | | | 2014 | | | 2015 | | | 2014 | | | 2015 | | | 2014 | |
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting From Operations: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment loss | | $ | (69,301 | ) | | $ | (205,421 | ) | | $ | (6,457 | ) | | $ | (67,736 | ) | | $ | (393,762 | ) | | $ | (1,226,649 | ) |
Net realized gain on investments | | | 4,088,755 | | | | 16,786,267 | | | | 3,553,224 | | | | 3,340,666 | | | | 12,018,343 | | | | 22,310,331 | |
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments | | | (1,119,452 | ) | | | (11,092,183 | ) | | | (1,359,749 | ) | | | 994,416 | | | | (773,535 | ) | | | (11,389,106 | ) |
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations | | | 2,900,002 | | | | 5,488,663 | | | | 2,187,018 | | | | 4,267,346 | | | | 10,851,046 | | | | 9,694,576 | |
Distributions to Shareholders: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
From net investment income: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Investor Class | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | |
Service Class | | | — | | | | — | | | | (18,353 | ) | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | |
Institutional Class | | | — | | | | — | | | | (5,352 | ) | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | |
From net realized gain on investments: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Investor Class | | | (160,440 | ) | | | (41,612 | ) | | | (21,941 | ) | | | (535,996 | ) | | | — | | | | — | |
Service Class | | | (6,794,785 | ) | | | (1,754,199 | ) | | | (2,931,374 | ) | | | (3,026,191 | ) | | | (18,810,875 | ) | | | (23,264,454 | ) |
Institutional Class | | | (9,202,305 | ) | | | (6,547,364 | ) | | | (321,056 | ) | | | (314,008 | ) | | | (3,864,439 | ) | | | (5,190,571 | ) |
Total distributions to shareholders | | | (16,157,530 | ) | | | (8,343,175 | ) | | | (3,298,076 | ) | | | (3,876,195 | ) | | | (22,675,314 | ) | | | (28,455,025 | ) |
Capital Share Transactions:1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net increase (decrease) from capital share transactions | | | 12,200,337 | | | | (34,624,118 | ) | | | 12,592,680 | | | | 2,258,667 | | | | 10,606,373 | | | | 6,392,011 | |
Total increase (decrease) in net assets | | | (1,057,191 | ) | | | (37,478,630 | ) | | | 11,481,622 | | | | 2,649,818 | | | | (1,217,895 | ) | | | (12,368,438 | ) |
Net Assets: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Beginning of period | | | 36,277,186 | | | | 73,755,816 | | | | 38,941,421 | | | | 36,291,603 | | | | 204,679,328 | | | | 217,047,766 | |
End of period | | $ | 35,219,994 | | | $ | 36,277,186 | | | $ | 50,423,043 | | | $ | 38,941,421 | | | $ | 203,461,433 | | | $ | 204,679,328 | |
End of period accumulated net investment income (loss) | | $ | (69,301 | ) | | | — | | | $ | (30,162 | ) | | | — | | | $ | (267,273 | ) | | $ | 126,489 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
1 | See Note 1(g) of the Notes to Financial Statements. |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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Statements of Changes in Net Assets (continued)
For the six months ended April 30, 2015 (unaudited) and the fiscal year ended October 31, 2014
| | | | | | | | |
| | AMG Managers Real | |
| | Estate Securities Fund | |
| | April 30, | | | October 31, | |
| | 2015 | | | 2014 | |
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting From Operations: | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income | | $ | 3,987,752 | | | $ | 3,200,514 | |
Net realized gain on investments | | | 19,946,112 | | | | 10,848,695 | |
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments | | | (14,431,242 | ) | | | 34,560,852 | |
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations | | | 9,502,622 | | | | 48,610,061 | |
Distributions to Shareholders: | | | | | | | | |
From net investment income | | | (3,089,893 | ) | | | (2,925,112 | ) |
From net realized gain on investments | | | (10,367,814 | ) | | | (12,258,881 | ) |
Total distributions to shareholders | | | (13,457,707 | ) | | | (15,183,993 | ) |
Capital Share Transactions: | | | | | | | | |
Proceeds from sale of shares | | | 95,222,603 | | | | 135,347,394 | |
Reinvestment of dividends and distributions | | | 11,655,575 | | | | 13,118,901 | |
Cost of shares repurchased | | | (71,185,965 | ) | | | (78,560,763 | ) |
Net increase from capital share transactions | | | 35,692,213 | | | | 69,905,532 | |
Total increase in net assets | | | 31,737,128 | | | | 103,331,600 | |
Net Assets: | | | | | | | | |
Beginning of period | | | 315,957,503 | | | | 212,625,903 | |
End of period | | $ | 347,694,632 | | | $ | 315,957,503 | |
End of period undistributed net investment income | | $ | 2,125,113 | | | $ | 1,227,254 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Share Transactions: | | | | | | | | |
Sale of shares | | | 7,541,091 | | | | 12,516,599 | |
Reinvested shares from dividends and distributions | | | 950,136 | | | | 1,345,243 | |
Shares repurchased | | | (5,684,089 | ) | | | (7,291,385 | ) |
Net increase in shares | | | 2,807,138 | | | | 6,570,457 | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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AMG Frontier Small Cap Growth Fund
Financial Highlights (unaudited)
For a share outstanding throughout each fiscal period
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | For the six months ended April 30, 2015 | | | For the fiscal years ended October 31, | | | For the Fiscal period ended | |
Investor Class | | (unaudited) | | | 2014 | | | 2013 | | | 2012 | | | 2011 | | | October 31, 2010* | |
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | | $ | 25.12 | | | $ | 26.26 | | | $ | 18.81 | | | $ | 17.90 | | | $ | 16.70 | | | $ | 14.64 | |
Income (loss) from Investment Operations: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment loss1,2 | | | (0.07 | ) | | | (0.21 | )4 | | | (0.14 | )5 | | | (0.13 | )6 | | | (0.16 | ) | | | (0.11 | ) |
Net realized and unrealized gain on investments | | | 1.69 | | | | 2.05 | | | | 7.59 | | | | 1.04 | | | | 1.36 | | | | 2.17 | |
Total income from investment operations | | | 1.62 | | | | 1.84 | | | | 7.45 | | | | 0.91 | | | | 1.20 | | | | 2.06 | |
Distributions to Shareholders from: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net realized gain on investments | | | (11.62 | ) | | | (2.98 | ) | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | |
Net Asset Value, End of Period | | $ | 15.12 | | | $ | 25.12 | | | $ | 26.26 | | | $ | 18.81 | | | $ | 17.90 | | | $ | 16.70 | |
Total Return2 | | | 8.02 | %8,14 | | | 7.24 | %8 | | | 39.61 | % | | | 5.08 | % | | | 7.19 | % | | | 14.07 | %14 |
Ratio of net expenses to average net assets (with offsets/reductions) | | | 1.55 | %15 | | | 1.55 | % | | | 1.58 | %7 | | | 1.55 | % | | | 1.55 | % | | | 1.55 | %15 |
Ratio of expenses to average net assets (with offsets) | | | 1.55 | %15 | | | 1.55 | % | | | 1.58 | %7 | | | 1.55 | % | | | 1.55 | % | | | 1.55 | %15 |
Ratio of total expenses to average net assets (without offsets/reductions)3 | | | 1.76 | %15 | | | 1.74 | % | | | 1.65 | %7 | | | 1.65 | % | | | 1.72 | % | | | 1.94 | %15 |
Ratio of net investment loss to average net assets2 | | | (0.79 | )%15 | | | (0.86 | )% | | | (0.64 | )%7 | | | (0.70 | )% | | | (0.86 | )% | | | (0.91 | )%15 |
Portfolio turnover | | | 50 | %14 | | | 63 | % | | | 65 | % | | | 38 | % | | | 44 | % | | | 52 | %14 |
Net assets at end of period (000’s omitted) | | $ | 371 | | | $ | 365 | | | $ | 366 | | | $ | 474 | | | $ | 563 | | | $ | 406 | |
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| | For the six months ended April 30, 2015 | | | For the fiscal years ended October 31, | |
Service Class | | (unaudited) | | | 2014 | | | 2013 | | | 2012 | | | 2011 | | | 2010* | |
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | | $ | 25.40 | | | $ | 26.48 | | | $ | 18.92 | | | $ | 17.96 | | | $ | 16.72 | | | $ | 13.42 | |
Income (loss) from Investment Operations: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment loss1,2 | | | (0.04 | ) | | | (0.15 | )4 | | | (0.10 | )5 | | | (0.09 | )6 | | | (0.12 | ) | | | (0.12 | ) |
Net realized and unrealized gain on investments | | | 1.71 | | | | 2.08 | | | | 7.66 | | | | 1.05 | | | | 1.36 | | | | 3.42 | |
Total income from investment operations | | | 1.67 | | | | 1.93 | | | | 7.56 | | | | 0.96 | | | | 1.24 | | | | 3.30 | |
Distributions to Shareholders from: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net realized gain on investments | | | (11.76 | ) | | | (3.01 | ) | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | |
Net Asset Value, End of Period | | $ | 15.31 | | | $ | 25.40 | | | $ | 26.48 | | | $ | 18.92 | | | $ | 17.96 | | | $ | 16.72 | |
Total Return2 | | | 8.17 | %8,14 | | | 7.54 | %8 | | | 39.96 | %8 | | | 5.35 | %8 | | | 7.42 | %8 | | | 24.59 | % |
Ratio of net expenses to average net assets (with offsets/reductions) | | | 1.28 | %15 | | | 1.28 | % | | | 1.33 | %7 | | | 1.30 | % | | | 1.30 | % | | | 1.37 | % |
Ratio of expenses to average net assets (with offsets) | | | 1.28 | %15 | | | 1.28 | % | | | 1.33 | %7 | | | 1.30 | % | | | 1.30 | % | | | 1.37 | % |
Ratio of total expenses to average net assets (without offsets/reductions)3 | | | 1.49 | %15 | | | 1.47 | % | | | 1.40 | %7 | | | 1.40 | % | | | 1.47 | % | | | 1.66 | % |
Ratio of net investment loss to average net assets2 | | | (0.52 | )%15 | | | (0.59 | )% | | | (0.43 | )%7 | | | (0.48 | )% | | | (0.63 | )% | | | (0.78 | )% |
Portfolio turnover | | | 50 | %14 | | | 63 | % | | | 65 | % | | | 38 | % | | | 44 | % | | | 52 | %14 |
Net assets at end of period (000’s omitted) | | $ | 14,659 | | | $ | 14,842 | | | $ | 15,273 | | | $ | 12,664 | | | $ | 18,199 | | | $ | 18,290 | |
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AMG Frontier Small Cap Growth Fund
Financial Highlights (unaudited)
For a share outstanding throughout each fiscal period
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | For the six months ended April 30, 2015 | | | For the fiscal years ended October 31, | | | For the fiscal period ended | |
Institutional Class | | (unaudited) | | | 2014 | | | 2013 | | | 2012 | | | 2011 | | | October 31, 2010* | |
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | | $ | 25.69 | | | $ | 26.72 | | | $ | 19.04 | | | $ | 18.03 | | | $ | 16.74 | | | $ | 14.64 | |
Income (loss) from Investment Operations: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment loss1,2 | | | (0.03 | ) | | | (0.09 | )4 | | | (0.04 | )5 | | | (0.04 | )6 | | | (0.08 | ) | | | (0.05 | ) |
Net realized and unrealized gain on investments | | | 1.74 | | | | 2.10 | | | | 7.72 | | | | 1.05 | | | | 1.37 | | | | 2.15 | |
Total income from investment operations | | | 1.71 | | | | 2.01 | | | | 7.68 | | | | 1.01 | | | | 1.29 | | | | 2.10 | |
Distributions to Shareholders from: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net realized gain on investments | | | (11.90 | ) | | | (3.04 | ) | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | |
Net Asset Value, End of Period | | $ | 15.50 | | | $ | 25.69 | | | $ | 26.72 | | | $ | 19.04 | | | $ | 18.03 | | | $ | 16.74 | |
Total Return2 | | | 8.28 | %8,14 | | | 7.78 | %8 | | | 40.34 | % | | | 5.60 | % | | | 7.71 | % | | | 14.34 | %14 |
Ratio of net expenses to average net assets (with offsets/reductions) | | | 1.05 | %15 | | | 1.05 | % | | | 1.08 | %7 | | | 1.05 | % | | | 1.05 | % | | | 1.05 | %15 |
Ratio of expenses to average net assets (with offsets) | | | 1.05 | %15 | | | 1.05 | % | | | 1.08 | %7 | | | 1.05 | % | | | 1.05 | % | | | 1.05 | %15 |
Ratio of total expenses to average net assets (without offsets/reductions)3 | | | 1.26 | %15 | | | 1.24 | % | | | 1.15 | %7 | | | 1.15 | % | | | 1.22 | % | | | 1.44 | %15 |
Ratio of net investment loss to average net assets2 | | | (0.29 | )%15 | | | (0.34 | )% | | | (0.17 | )%7 | | | (0.20 | )% | | | (0.41 | )% | | | (0.41 | )%15 |
Portfolio turnover | | | 50 | %14 | | | 63 | % | | | 65 | % | | | 38 | % | | | 44 | % | | | 52 | %14 |
Net assets at end of period (000’s omitted) | | $ | 20,189 | | | $ | 21,070 | | | $ | 58,117 | | | $ | 73,762 | | | $ | 77,217 | | | $ | 11,750 | |
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AMG TimesSquare All Cap Growth Fund
Financial Highlights (unaudited)
For a share outstanding throughout each fiscal period
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| | For the six months ended April 30, 2015 | | | For the fiscal years ended October 31, | | | For the fiscal period ended | |
Investor Class | | (unaudited) | | | 2014 | | | 2013 | | | 2012 | | | 2011 | | | October 31, 2010** | |
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | | $ | 16.68 | | | $ | 16.60 | | | $ | 12.75 | | | $ | 11.02 | | | $ | 10.93 | | | $ | 10.00 | |
Income (loss) from Investment Operations: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income (loss)1,2 | | | 0.02 | | | | (0.08 | ) | | | (0.02 | )9 | | | (0.02 | )6 | | | (0.10 | ) | | | (0.00 | )# |
Net realized and unrealized gain on investments | | | 1.10 | | | | 1.92 | | | | 3.89 | | | | 1.75 | | | | 0.19 | | | | 0.93 | |
Total income from investment operations | | | 1.12 | | | | 1.84 | | | | 3.87 | | | | 1.73 | | | | 0.09 | | | | 0.93 | |
Distributions to Shareholders from: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income | | | — | | | | — | | | | (0.02 | ) | | | — | | | | (0.00 | )# | | | — | |
Net realized gain on investments | | | (1.61 | ) | | | (1.76 | ) | | | — | | | | — | �� | | | — | | | | — | |
Total distributions to shareholders | | | (1.61 | ) | | | (1.76 | ) | | | (0.02 | ) | | | — | | | | (0.00 | )# | | | — | |
Net Asset Value, End of Period | | $ | 16.19 | | | $ | 16.68 | | | $ | 16.60 | | | $ | 12.75 | | | $ | 11.02 | | | $ | 10.93 | |
Total Return2 | | | 7.05 | %14 | | | 11.59 | % | | | 30.41 | % | | | 15.70 | % | | | 0.84 | % | | | 9.30 | %14 |
Ratio of net expenses to average net assets (with offsets/reductions) | | | 1.26 | %15 | | | 1.25 | % | | | 1.30 | %10 | | | 1.17 | % | | | 1.11 | % | | | 1.17 | %15 |
Ratio of expenses to average net assets (with offsets) | | | 1.27 | %15 | | | 1.28 | % | | | 1.32 | %10 | | | 1.19 | % | | | 1.19 | % | | | 1.17 | %15 |
Ratio of total expenses to average net assets (without offsets/reductions)3 | | | 1.69 | %15 | | | 1.79 | % | | | 1.85 | %10 | | | 1.80 | % | | | 2.04 | % | | | 15.15 | %15 |
Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets2 | | | 0.31 | %15 | | | (0.52 | )% | | | (0.17 | )%10 | | | (0.14 | )% | | | (0.86 | )% | | | (0.11 | )%15 |
Portfolio turnover | | | 75 | %14 | | | 94 | % | | | 102 | % | | | 87 | % | | | 102 | % | | | 50 | %14 |
Net assets at end of period (000’s omitted) | | $ | 378 | | | $ | 5,417 | | | $ | 5,046 | | | $ | 3,608 | | | $ | 2,465 | | | $ | 14 | |
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| | For the six | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | months ended April 30, 2015 | | | For the fiscal years ended October 31, | | | For the fiscal period ended | |
Service Class | | (unaudited) | | | 2014 | | | 2013 | | | 2012 | | | 2011 | | | October 31, 2010** | |
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | | $ | 16.95 | | | $ | 16.80 | | | $ | 12.88 | | | $ | 11.10 | | | $ | 10.94 | | | $ | 10.00 | |
Income (loss) from Investment Operations: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income (loss)1,2 | | | (0.00 | )# | | | (0.02 | ) | | | 0.03 | 9 | | | 0.01 | 6 | | | (0.02 | ) | | | (0.00 | )# |
Net realized and unrealized gain on investments | | | 1.18 | | | | 1.95 | | | | 3.93 | | | | 1.77 | | | | 0.18 | | | | 0.94 | |
Total income from investment operations | | | 1.18 | | | | 1.93 | | | | 3.96 | | | | 1.78 | | | | 0.16 | | | | 0.94 | |
Distributions to Shareholders from: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income | | | (0.01 | ) | | | — | | | | (0.04 | ) | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | |
Net realized gain on investments | | | (1.65 | ) | | | (1.78 | ) | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | |
Total distributions to shareholders | | | (1.66 | ) | | | (1.78 | ) | | | (0.04 | ) | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | |
Net Asset Value, End of Period | | $ | 16.47 | | | $ | 16.95 | | | $ | 16.80 | | | $ | 12.88 | | | $ | 11.10 | | | $ | 10.94 | |
Total Return2 | | | 7.27 | %14 | | | 12.04 | % | | | 30.88 | % | | | 16.04 | %8 | | | 1.46 | %8 | | | 9.40 | %14 |
Ratio of net expenses to average net assets (with offsets/reductions) | | | 0.88 | %15 | | | 0.86 | % | | | 0.90 | %10 | | | 0.96 | % | | | 0.96 | % | | | 1.03 | %15 |
Ratio of expenses to average net assets (with offsets) | | | 0.89 | %15 | | | 0.89 | % | | | 0.92 | %10 | | | 0.98 | % | | | 1.04 | % | | | 1.03 | %15 |
Ratio of total expenses to average net assets (without offsets/reductions)3 | | | 1.31 | %15 | | | 1.40 | % | | | 1.45 | %10 | | | 1.59 | % | | | 1.89 | % | | | 15.00 | %15 |
Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets2 | | | (0.07 | )%15 | | | (0.13 | )% | | | 0.23 | %10 | | | 0.09 | % | | | (0.17 | )% | | | 0.00 | %15 |
Portfolio turnover | | | 75 | %14 | | | 94 | % | | | 102 | % | | | 87 | % | | | 102 | % | | | 50 | %14 |
Net assets at end of period (000’s omitted) | | $ | 30,936 | | | $ | 30,198 | | | $ | 28,281 | | | $ | 19,498 | | | $ | 18,321 | | | $ | 11 | |
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AMG TimesSquare All Cap Growth Fund
Financial Highlights (unaudited)
For a share outstanding throughout each fiscal period
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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| | For the six months ended April 30, 2015 | | | For the fiscal years ended October 31, | | | For the fiscal period ended | |
Institutional Class | | (unaudited) | | | 2014 | | | 2013 | | | 2012 | | | 2011 | | | October 31, 2010** | |
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | | $ | 16.93 | | | $ | 16.77 | | | $ | 12.87 | | | $ | 11.07 | | | $ | 10.94 | | | $ | 10.00 | |
Income (loss) from Investment Operations: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income (loss)1,2 | | | (0.01 | ) | | | (0.01 | ) | | | 0.05 | 9 | | | 0.03 | 6 | | | 0.00 | # | | | 0.01 | |
Net realized and unrealized gain on investments | | | 1.19 | | | | 1.95 | | | | 3.92 | | | | 1.77 | | | | 0.13 | | | | 0.93 | |
Total income from investment operations | | | 1.18 | | | | 1.94 | | | | 3.97 | | | | 1.80 | | | | 0.13 | | | | 0.94 | |
Distributions to Shareholders from: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income | | | (0.03 | ) | | | — | | | | (0.07 | ) | | | — | | | | (0.00 | )# | | | — | |
Net realized gain on investments | | | (1.64 | ) | | | (1.78 | ) | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | |
Total distributions to shareholders | | | (1.67 | ) | | | (1.78 | ) | | | (0.07 | ) | | | — | | | | (0.00 | )# | | | — | |
Net Asset Value, End of Period | | $ | 16.44 | | | $ | 16.93 | | | $ | 16.77 | | | $ | 12.87 | | | $ | 11.07 | | | $ | 10.94 | |
Total Return2 | | | 7.31 | %14 | | | 12.10 | %8 | | | 31.00 | %8 | | | 16.26 | % | | | 1.23 | % | | | 9.40 | %14 |
Ratio of net expenses to average net assets (with offsets/reductions) | | | 0.78 | %15 | | | 0.76 | % | | | 0.80 | %10 | | | 0.77 | % | | | 0.71 | % | | | 0.79 | %15 |
Ratio of expenses to average net assets (with offsets) | | | 0.79 | %15 | | | 0.79 | % | | | 0.82 | %10 | | | 0.79 | % | | | 0.79 | % | | | 0.79 | %15 |
Ratio of total expenses to average net assets (without offsets/reductions)3 | | | 1.21 | %15 | | | 1.30 | % | | | 1.35 | %10 | | | 1.40 | % | | | 1.64 | % | | | 14.74 | %15 |
Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets2 | | | (0.17 | )%15 | | | (0.04 | )% | | | 0.35 | %10 | | | 0.26 | % | | | 0.03 | % | | | 0.27 | %15 |
Portfolio turnover | | | 75 | %14 | | | 94 | % | | | 102 | % | | | 87 | % | | | 102 | % | | | 50 | %14 |
Net assets at end of period (000’s omitted) | | $ | 19,109 | | | $ | 3,327 | | | $ | 2,965 | | | $ | 2,279 | | | $ | 1,982 | | | $ | 1,063 | |
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AMG Managers Emerging Opportunities Fund
Financial Highlights (unaudited)
For a share outstanding throughout each fiscal period
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | For the six months ended April 30, | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | 2015 | | | For the fiscal years ended October 31, | |
Service Class† | | (unaudited) | | | 2014 | | | 2013 | | | 2012 | | | 2011 | | | 2010 | |
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | | $ | 47.11 | | | $ | 51.19 | | | $ | 37.26 | | | $ | 36.03 | | | $ | 33.42 | | | $ | 26.37 | |
Income (loss) from Investment Operations: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment loss1,2 | | | (0.10 | )16 | | | (0.29 | )4 | | | (0.14 | )5 | | | (0.23 | ) | | | (0.27 | ) | | | (0.25 | ) |
Net realized and unrealized gain on investments | | | 2.61 | | | | 3.01 | | | | 16.99 | | | | 4.12 | | | | 2.88 | | | | 7.30 | |
Total income from investment operations | | | 2.51 | | | | 2.72 | | | | 16.85 | | | | 3.89 | | | | 2.61 | | | | 7.05 | |
Distributions to Shareholders from: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income | | | — | | | | — | | | | (0.07 | ) | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | |
Net realized gain on investments | | | (5.32 | ) | | | (6.80 | ) | | | (2.85 | ) | | | (2.66 | ) | | | — | | | | — | |
Total distributions to shareholders | | | (5.32 | ) | | | (6.80 | ) | | | (2.92 | ) | | | (2.66 | ) | | | — | | | | — | |
Net Asset Value, End of Period | | $ | 44.30 | | | $ | 47.11 | | | $ | 51.19 | | | $ | 37.26 | | | $ | 36.03 | | | $ | 33.42 | |
Total Return2 | | | 5.41 | %8,14 | | | 5.09 | % | | | 49.00 | % | | | 11.55 | %††† | | | 7.78 | % | | | 26.73 | %8 |
Ratio of net expenses to average net assets (with offsets/reductions) | | | 1.42 | %15 | | | 1.41 | %11 | | | 1.44 | %12 | | | 1.41 | % | | | 1.41 | % | | | 1.50 | % |
Ratio of expenses to average net assets (with offsets) | | | 1.43 | %15 | | | 1.44 | %11 | | | 1.45 | %12 | | | 1.43 | % | | | 1.43 | % | | | 1.52 | % |
Ratio of total expenses to average net assets (without offsets/reductions)3 | | | 1.59 | %15 | | | 1.61 | %11 | | | 1.65 | %12 | | | 1.68 | % | | | 1.66 | % | | | 1.72 | % |
Ratio of net investment loss to average net assets2 | | | (0.43 | )%15 | | | (0.61 | )%11 | | | (0.33 | )%12 | | | (0.62 | )% | | | (0.73 | )% | | | (0.84 | )% |
Portfolio turnover | | | 38 | %14 | | | 98 | % | | | 96 | % | | | 64 | % | | | 85 | % | | | 93 | % |
Net assets at end of period (000’s omitted) | | $ | 168,366 | | | $ | 169,398 | | | $ | 172,959 | | | $ | 110,732 | | | $ | 113,742 | | | $ | 135,570 | |
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| | For the six months ended April 30, 2015 | | | For the fiscal years ended October 31, | | | For the fiscal period October 1, 2011 through | |
Institutional Class†† | | (unaudited) | | | 2014 | | | 2013 | | | 2012 | | | October 31, 2011 | |
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | | $ | 47.32 | | | $ | 51.31 | | | $ | 37.37 | | | $ | 36.03 | | | $ | 31.02 | |
Income (loss) from Investment Operations: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment loss1,2 | | | (0.04 | )16 | | | (0.17 | )4 | | | (0.03 | )5 | | | (0.13 | ) | | | (0.01 | ) |
Net realized and unrealized gain on investments | | | 2.61 | | | | 3.00 | | | | 16.99 | | | | 4.13 | | | | 5.02 | |
Total income from investment operations | | | 2.57 | | | | 2.83 | | | | 16.96 | | | | 4.00 | | | | 5.01 | |
Distributions to Shareholders from: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income | | | — | | | | — | | | | (0.17 | ) | | | — | | | | — | |
Net realized gain on investments | | | (5.34 | ) | | | (6.82 | ) | | | (2.85 | ) | | | (2.66 | ) | | | — | |
Total distributions to shareholders | | | (5.34 | ) | | | (6.82 | ) | | | (3.02 | ) | | | (2.66 | ) | | | — | |
Net Asset Value, End of Period | | $ | 44.55 | | | $ | 47.32 | | | $ | 51.31 | | | $ | 37.37 | | | $ | 36.03 | |
Total Return2 | | | 5.53 | %8,14 | | | 5.33 | % | | | 49.36 | % | | | 11.84 | %††† | | | 16.18 | %14 |
Ratio of net expenses to average net assets (with offsets/reductions) | | | 1.17 | %15 | | | 1.16 | %11 | | | 1.19 | %12 | | | 1.16 | % | | | 1.17 | %15 |
Ratio of expenses to average net assets (with offsets) | | | 1.18 | %15 | | | 1.19 | %11 | | | 1.20 | %12 | | | 1.18 | % | | | 1.19 | %15 |
Ratio of total expenses to average net assets (without offsets/reductions)3 | | | 1.34 | %15 | | | 1.36 | %11 | | | 1.40 | %12 | | | 1.43 | % | | | 1.50 | %15 |
Ratio of net investment loss to average net assets2 | | | (0.18 | )%15 | | | (0.36 | )%11 | | | (0.08 | )%12 | | | (0.37 | )% | | | (0.42 | )%15 |
Portfolio turnover | | | 38 | %14 | | | 98 | % | | | 96 | % | | | 64 | % | | | 85 | % |
Net assets at end of period (000’s omitted) | | $ | 35,095 | | | $ | 35,282 | | | $ | 44,089 | | | $ | 29,791 | | | $ | 31,735 | |
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AMG Managers Real Estate Securities Fund
Financial Highlights (unaudited)
For a share outstanding throughout each fiscal period
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | For the six months ended April 30, 2015 | | | For the fiscal years ended October 31, | |
| | (unaudited) | | | 2014 | | | 2013 | | | 2012 | | | 2011 | | | 2010 | |
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | | $ | 12.03 | | | $ | 10.79 | | | $ | 10.07 | | | $ | 8.95 | | | $ | 8.12 | | | $ | 5.68 | |
Income from Investment Operations: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income1,2 | | | 0.14 | 16 | | | 0.14 | | | | 0.11 | | | | 0.09 | | | | 0.06 | | | | 0.08 | |
Net realized and unrealized gain on investments | | | 0.29 | | | | 1.84 | | | | 0.96 | | | | 1.11 | | | | 0.83 | | | | 2.43 | |
Total income from investment operations | | | 0.43 | | | | 1.98 | | | | 1.07 | | | | 1.20 | | | | 0.89 | | | | 2.51 | |
Distributions to Shareholders from: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income | | | (0.11 | ) | | | (0.13 | ) | | | (0.10 | ) | | | (0.08 | ) | | | (0.06 | ) | | | (0.07 | ) |
Net realized gain on investments | | | (0.39 | ) | | | (0.61 | ) | | | (0.25 | ) | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | |
Total distributions to shareholders | | | (0.50 | ) | | | (0.74 | ) | | | (0.35 | ) | | | (0.08 | ) | | | (0.06 | ) | | | (0.07 | ) |
Net Asset Value, End of Period | | $ | 11.96 | | | $ | 12.03 | | | $ | 10.79 | | | $ | 10.07 | | | $ | 8.95 | | | $ | 8.12 | |
Total Return2 | | | 3.48 | %14 | | | 19.88 | % | | | 10.89 | %8 | | | 13.43 | % | | | 11.06 | % | | | 44.47 | % |
Ratio of net expenses to average net assets (with offsets/reductions) | | | 1.16 | %15 | | | 1.19 | % | | | 1.26 | %13 | | | 1.26 | % | | | 1.41 | % | | | 1.49 | % |
Ratio of expenses to average net assets (with offsets) | | | 1.16 | %15 | | | 1.20 | % | | | 1.27 | %13 | | | 1.27 | % | | | 1.42 | % | | | 1.50 | % |
Ratio of total expenses to average net assets (without offsets/reductions)3 | | | 1.16 | %15 | | | 1.20 | % | | | 1.27 | %13 | | | 1.28 | % | | | 1.48 | % | | | 1.79 | % |
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets2 | | | 2.34 | %15 | | | 1.27 | % | | | 1.08 | %13 | | | 0.92 | % | | | 0.69 | % | | | 1.12 | % |
Portfolio turnover | | | 35 | %14 | | | 49 | % | | | 86 | % | | | 36 | % | | | 75 | % | | | 99 | % |
Net assets at end of period (000’s omitted) | | $ | 347,695 | | | $ | 315,958 | | | $ | 212,626 | | | $ | 168,368 | | | $ | 55,568 | | | $ | 23,787 | |
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Notes to Financial Highlights (unaudited)
# | Rounds to less than $0.01 per share or 0.01%. |
* | Effective January 1, 2010, existing shares of AMG Frontier Small Cap Growth Fund were reclassified and redesignated as Service Class shares. Investor Class and Institutional Class shares commenced operations on January 1, 2010. |
** | Commenced operations on July 30, 2010. |
† | Effective October 1, 2011, existing shares of AMG Managers Emerging Opportunities Fund were reclassified and redesignated as Service Class shares. |
†† | As of the close of business on September 30, 2011, Managers Institutional Micro-Cap Fund (“Institutional Micro-Cap”) merged into AMG Managers Emerging Opportunities Fund. Each full and partial share of Institutional Micro-Cap was exchanged for shares in the new Institutional Class of AMG Managers Emerging Opportunities Fund in an equivalent dollar amount. |
††† | Returns would have been lower if not for capital inflow resulting from market timing settlements. |
1 | Per share numbers have been calculated using average shares. |
2 | Total returns and net investment income (loss) would have been lower had certain expenses not been offset. |
3 | Excludes the impact of expense reimbursement and expense reductions such as brokerage credits, but includes expense repayments and non-reimbursable expenses, if any, such as interest, taxes and extraordinary expenses. |
4 | Includes non-recurring dividends. Without these dividends, net investment income per share would have been $(0.22), $(0.16), and $(0.10) for AMG Frontier Small Cap Growth Fund’s Investor Class, Service Class, and Institutional Class shares, respectively, and $(0.33) and $(0.21) for AMG Managers Emerging Opportunities Fund’s Service Class and Institutional Class shares, respectively. |
5 | Includes non-recurring dividends. Without these dividends, net investment income per share would have been $(0.20), $(0.17), and $(0.09) for AMG Frontier Small Cap Growth Fund’s Investor Class, Service Class, and Institutional Class shares, respectively, and $(0.31) and $(0.20) for AMG Managers Emerging Opportunities Fund’s Service Class and Institutional Class shares, respectively. |
6 | Includes non-recurring dividends. Without these dividends, net investment income per share would have been $(0.16), $(0.12), and $(0.07) for AMG Frontier Small Cap Growth Fund’s Investor Class, Service Class, and Institutional Class shares, respectively, and $(0.03), $(0.01), and $0.02 for AMG TimesSquare All Cap Growth Fund’s Investor Class, Service Class, and Institutional Class shares, respectively. |
7 | Includes non-routine extraordinary expenses amounting to 0.026%, 0.026% and 0.026% of average net assets for the Investor Class, Service Class and Institutional Class, respectively. |
8 | The Total Return is based on the Financial Statement Net Asset Values as shown above. |
9 | Includes a non-recurring dividend. Without this dividend, net investment income per share would have been $(0.05), $0.00, and $0.03 for AMG TimesSquare All Cap Growth Fund’s Investor Class, Service Class, and Institutional Class shares, respectively. |
10 | Includes non-routine extraordinary expenses amounting to 0.023%, 0.023% and 0.026% of average net assets for the Investor Class, Service Class and Institutional Class, respectively. |
11 | Includes tax expense of $23,725 or 0.01%. |
12 | Includes non-routine extraordinary expenses amounting to 0.022% and 0.022% of average net assets for the Service Class and Institutional Class, respectively. |
13 | Includes non-routine extraordinary expenses amounting to 0.027% of average net assets. |
16 | Includes non-recurring dividends. Without these dividends, net investment income per share would have been $(0.14) and $(0.08) for AMG Managers Emerging Opportunities Fund’s Service Class and Institutional Class shares, respectively and $0.11 for AMG Real Estate Service Class, respectively. |
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Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited)
April 30, 2015
1. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
AMG Funds I (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 the AMG Frontier Small Cap Growth Fund (“Small Cap”), AMG TimesSquare All Cap Growth Fund (“All Cap Growth”), AMG Managers Emerging Opportunities Fund (“Emerging Opportunities”) and AMG Managers Real Estate Securities Fund (“Real Estate Securities”), each a “Fund” and collectively, the “Funds.”
Small Cap and All Cap Growth each offer three classes of shares: Investor Class, Service Class, and Institutional Class. Emerging Opportunities currently offers two classes of shares: Institutional Class and Service Class. Each class represents an interest in the same assets of the Fund. Although all share classes generally have identical voting rights, each share class votes separately when required by law. Different share classes may pay different distribution amounts to the extent the net asset value per share and/or the expenses of such share classes differ. Each share class has its own expense structure. Please refer to a current prospectus for additional information on each share class.
Real Estate Securities is non-diversified. A greater percentage of the Fund’s holdings may be focused in a smaller number of securities which may place the Fund at greater risk than a more diversified fund.
The Funds’ financial statements are prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”), which require management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of income and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates and such differences 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 domestic or international securities exchange are valued at the last quoted sale price, or, lacking any sales, at the last quoted bid price. Equity securities traded on an international securities exchange and equity securities traded on NASDAQ or in a U.S. or non-U.S. over-the-counter market are valued at the market’s official closing price, or, if there are no trades on the applicable date, at the last quoted bid price. In addition, if the applicable market does not offer an official closing price or if the official closing price is not representative of the overall market, equity securities traded on an international securities exchange and equity securities traded in a non-U.S. over-the-counter market are valued at the last quoted sales price. The Funds’ 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 Funds (the “Board”).
Short-term debt obligations (debt obligations with maturities of one year or less at the time of issuance) that have 60 days or less remaining until maturity will be valued at amortized cost. Investments in other open-end regulated
investment companies are valued at their end of day net asset value per share except iShares or other ETF’s, which are valued the same as equity securities.
Under certain circumstances, the value of certain Fund 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 Pricing Committee is the committee formed by the Board to make fair value determinations for such investments. 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 deemed to be readily available or otherwise not determinable pursuant to the Board’s valuation procedures, if AMG Funds LLC (the “Investment Manager”) 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 seeks to determine the price that the Fund might reasonably expect to receive from a current sale of that investment in an armslength 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 analytical data and press releases relating to the investment and its issuer; 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 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 Pricing Committee, including a comparison with the prior quarter end and the percentage of the Fund that the security represents at each quarter end.
Portfolio investments that trade on foreign markets are priced based upon the market quotation of such securities as of the close of their respective principal markets. Under certain circumstances, on behalf of a fund that invests in international securities, the Investment Manager or applicable subadvisor may recommend an adjustment of such prices based on its determination of the impact of events occurring subsequent to the close of such markets but prior to the time as of which each Fund calculates its NAV. The Board has also adopted a policy that securities held in a fund that invests in international securities and certain foreign debt obligations held by a fund, in each case, that can be fair valued by the applicable fair value pricing service are fair valued on each business day without regard to a “trigger” (e.g., without regard to invoking fair value based upon a change in a U.S. equity securities index exceeding a predetermined level). The Funds may invest in securities that may be thinly traded. The Board has adopted procedures to adjust prices of securities that are judged to be stale so that they reflect fair value. An investment valued on the basis of its fair value may be valued at a price higher or lower than available market quotations.
Notes to Financial Statements (continued)
U.S. GAAP defines fair value as the price that a fund would receive to sell an asset or pay to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. U.S. GAAP also establishes a framework for measuring fair value, and a three-level hierarchy for fair value measurements based upon the transparency of inputs to the valuation of an asset or liability. Inputs may be observable or unobservable and refer broadly to the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability. Observable inputs reflect the assumptions market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability based on market data obtained from sources independent of the Funds. Unobservable inputs reflect the Funds’ own assumptions about the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability developed based on the best information available in the circumstances. Each investment is assigned a level based upon the observability of the inputs which are significant to the overall valuation.
The three-tier hierarchy of inputs is summarized below:
Level 1 – inputs are quoted prices in active markets for identical investments (e.g., equity securities, open-end investment companies)
Level 2 – other observable inputs (including, but not limited to: quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in markets that are active, quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in markets that are not active, inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the assets or liabilities (such as interest rates, yield curves, volatilities, prepayment speeds, loss severities, credit risks and default rates) or other market corroborated inputs) (e.g., debt securities, government securities, foreign securities utilizing international fair value pricing, broker-quoted securities, fair valued securities with observable inputs)
Level 3 – inputs are significant unobservable inputs (including the Fund’s own assumptions used to determine the fair value of investments) (e.g., fair valued securities with unobservable inputs)
Changes in inputs or methodologies used for valuing investments may result in a transfer in or out of levels within the fair value hierarchy. The inputs or methodologies used for valuing investments may not necessarily be an indication of the risk associated with investing in those investments. Transfers between different levels of the fair value disclosure hierarchy are deemed to have occurred as of the beginning of the reporting period.
b. SECURITY TRANSACTIONS
Security transactions are accounted for as of trade date. Realized gains and losses on securities sold are determined on the basis of identified cost.
c. INVESTMENT INCOME AND EXPENSES
Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date. Dividend and interest income on foreign securities is recorded gross of any withholding tax. Interest income, which includes amortization of premium and accretion of discount on debt securities, is accrued as earned. Upon notification from issuers, some of the dividend income received from a real estate investment trust (“REIT”) may be redesignated as a reduction of cost of investments and/or realized gain. Non-cash dividends included in dividend income, if any, are reported at the fair market value of the securities received. Distributions received in excess of income from return of capital are recorded as a reduction of the cost of the
related investment and/or as a realized gain. If the Funds no longer own the applicable securities, any distributions received in excess of income are recorded as an adjustment to realized gain. 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 in some cases other affiliated funds based upon their relative average net assets or number of shareholders. For Small Cap, All Cap Growth and Emerging Opportunities Funds, 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.
The following Funds had certain portfolio trades directed to various brokers, under a brokerage recapture program, which paid a portion of such Fund’s expenses. For the six months ended April 30, 2015, the amount by which the Funds’ expenses were reduced and the impact on the expense ratios, if any, were as follows: All Cap Growth - $3,963 or 0.01%, Emerging Opportunities - $15,923 or 0.01% and Real Estate Securities - $6,956 or 0.00%.
The Funds have a “balance credit” arrangement with The Bank of New York Mellon (“BNYM”), the Funds’ custodian, whereby each Fund is credited with an interest factor equal to 0.75% below the effective 90-day T-Bill rate for account balances left uninvested overnight. If the T-Bill rate falls below 0.75%, no credits will be earned. These credits serve to reduce custodian expenses that would otherwise be charged to each Fund. For the six months ended April 30, 2015, the Funds’ custodian expense was not reduced.
Overdraft fees are computed at 1% above the effective Federal Funds rate on the day of the overdraft. For the six months ended April 30, 2015, the overdraft fees for Small Cap and Real Estate equaled $101 and $47, respectively.
d. DIVIDENDS AND DISTRIBUTIONS
Fund distributions resulting from either net investment income or realized net capital gains, if any, will normally be declared and paid at least annually in December, as described in the Funds’ prospectus. Distributions to shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Distributions are determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations, which may differ from net investment income and net realized capital gains for financial statement purposes (U.S. GAAP). Differences may be permanent or temporary. Permanent differences are reclassified among capital accounts in the financial statements to reflect their tax character. Permanent book and tax basis differences, if any, relating to shareholder distributions will result in reclassifications to paid-in capital. Temporary differences arise when certain items of income, expense and gain or loss are recognized in different periods for financial statement and tax purposes; these differences will reverse at some time in the future. Primarily differences are due to differing treatments for losses deferred due to excise tax regulations and wash sales.
e. FEDERAL TAXES
Each Fund intends to comply with the requirements under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, to distribute substantially all of its taxable income and gains to its shareholders and to meet certain diversification and income requirements with respect to investment companies. Therefore, no provision for federal income or excise tax is included in the accompanying financial statements.
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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 October 31, 2014 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, the Funds are not aware of any tax position for which it is reasonably possible that the total amounts of unrecognized tax benefits will change materially in the next twelve months.
Net capital losses incurred in taxable years beginning after the enactment of the Regulated Investment Company Modernization Act of 2010, may be carried forward for an unlimited time period. Such losses will be required to be utilized prior to any loss carryovers incurred in pre-enactment taxable years, which generally expire eight years following the close of the taxable year in which they
were incurred. As a result of this ordering rule, pre-enactment capital loss carryovers may be more likely to expire unused. Additionally, post-enactment capital losses that are carried forward will 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 April 30, 2015, the 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 October 31, 2015, 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. The cost of securities contributed to the Funds in connection with the issuance of shares is based on the valuation of those securities in accordance with the Funds’ policy on investment valuation.
For the six months ended April 30, 2015 (unaudited) and the fiscal year ended October 31, 2014, the capital stock transactions by class for the Small Cap, All Cap Growth and Emerging Opportunities were:
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| | Small Cap | | | All Cap Growth | |
| | 2015 | | | 2014 | | | 2015 | | | 2014 | |
| | Shares | | | Amount | | | Shares | | | Amount | | | Shares | | | Amount | | | Shares | | | Amount | |
Investor Class: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Proceeds from sale of shares | | | — | | | | — | | | | 26 | | | $ | 650 | | | | 9,530 | | | $ | 148,618 | | | | 20,952 | | | $ | 332,090 | |
Reinvestment of distributions | | | 10,967 | | | $ | 160,440 | | | | 1,687 | | | | 41,612 | | | | 1,398 | | | | 21,941 | | | | 33,626 | | | | 535,996 | |
Cost of shares repurchased | | | (939 | ) | | | (21,640 | ) | | | (1,134 | ) | | | (26,633 | ) | | | (312,410 | ) | | | (5,291,136 | ) | | | (33,772 | ) | | | (541,949 | ) |
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Net increase (decrease) | | | 10,028 | | | $ | 138,800 | | | | 579 | | | $ | 15,629 | | | | (301,482 | ) | | $ | (5,120,577 | ) | | | 20,806 | | | $ | 326,137 | |
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Service Class: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Proceeds from sale of shares | | | 32,991 | | | $ | 502,280 | | | | 36,361 | | | $ | 941,064 | | | | 392,144 | | | $ | 6,572,027 | | | | 323,639 | | | $ | 5,257,143 | |
Reinvestment of distributions | | | 448,945 | | | | 6,644,386 | | | | 69,579 | | | | 1,731,122 | | | | 185,168 | | | | 2,949,727 | | | | 187,380 | | | | 3,026,191 | |
Cost of shares repurchased | | | (109,008 | ) | | | (1,721,625 | ) | | | (98,207 | ) | | | (2,449,400 | ) | | | (480,246 | ) | | | (8,015,822 | ) | | | (412,684 | ) | | | (6,674,101 | ) |
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Net increase | | | 372,928 | | | $ | 5,425,041 | | | | 7,733 | | | $ | 222,786 | | | | 97,066 | | | $ | 1,505,932 | | | | 98,335 | | | $ | 1,609,233 | |
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Institutional Class: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Proceeds from sale of shares | | | 14,472 | | | $ | 248,046 | | | | 20,110 | | | $ | 517,471 | | | | 952,036 | | | $ | 15,995,563 | | | | 25,695 | | | $ | 414,520 | |
Reinvestment of distributions | | | 614,717 | | | | 9,202,306 | | | | 259,755 | | | | 6,525,038 | | | | 20,529 | | | | 326,409 | | | | 19,479 | | | | 314,008 | |
Costs of shares repurchased | | | (147,297 | ) | | | (2,813,856 | ) | | | (1,634,808 | ) | | | (41,905,042 | ) | | | (6,846 | ) | | | (114,647 | ) | | | (25,502 | ) | | | (405,231 | ) |
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Net increase (decrease) | | | 481,892 | | | $ | 6,636,496 | | | | (1,354,943 | ) | | $ | (34,862,533 | ) | | | 965,719 | | | $ | 16,207,325 | | | | 19,672 | | | $ | 323,297 | |
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| | Emerging Opportunities | |
| | 2015 | | | 2014 | |
| | Shares | | | Amount | | | Shares | | | Amount | |
Service Class: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Proceeds from sale of shares | | | 123,608 | | | $ | 5,539,562 | | | | 1,097,506 | | | $ | 52,817,257 | 1 |
Reinvestment of distributions | | | 423,995 | | | | 18,626,107 | | | | 480,130 | | | | 22,993,403 | |
Costs of shares repurchased | | | (342,717 | ) | | | (15,343,576 | ) | | | (1,360,770 | ) | | | (63,737,132 | ) |
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Net increase | | | 204,886 | | | $ | 8,822,093 | | | | 216,866 | | | $ | 12,073,528 | |
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Institutional Class: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Proceeds from sale of shares | | | 28,654 | | | $ | 1,277,215 | | | | 69,044 | | | $ | 3,338,393 | |
Reinvestment of distributions | | | 86,690 | | | | 3,827,375 | | | | 107,315 | | | | 5,151,130 | |
Costs of shares repurchased | | | (73,236 | ) | | | (3,320,310 | ) | | | (290,013 | ) | | | (14,171,040 | ) |
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Net increase (decrease) | | | 42,108 | | | $ | 1,784,280 | | | | (113,654 | ) | | $ | (5,681,517 | ) |
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1 | Includes a contribution of capital by the Investment Manager. ( See Note 2 in the Notes to Financial Statements.) |
At April 30, 2015, certain unaffiliated shareholders of record, specifically omnibus accounts, individually or collectively held greater than 10% of the net assets of the Funds as follows: Small Cap - two collectively own 47%; All Cap Growth - one owns 24%; Emerging Opportunities - two collectively own 47%; Real Estate Securities - three collectively own 60%. Transactions by these shareholders may have a material impact on their respective Fund.
h. REPURCHASE AGREEMENTS
The Funds may enter into repurchase agreements provided that the value of the underlying collateral, including accrued interest, will equal or exceed the value of the repurchase agreement during the term of the agreement. The underlying collateral for all repurchase agreements is held in safekeeping by the Fund’s custodian or at the Federal Reserve Bank. If the seller defaults and the value of the collateral declines, or if bankruptcy proceedings commence with respect to the seller of the security, realization of the collateral by the Fund may be delayed or limited. At April 30, 2015, the market value of repurchase agreements outstanding for Small Cap, All Cap Growth and Emerging Opportunities was $2,560,546, $859,481 and $9,325,903, respectively.
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 subadvisors for the Funds (subject to Board approval) and monitors each subadvisor’s investment performance, security holdings and investment strategies. Each Fund’s investment portfolio is managed by one or more portfolio managers who serve pursuant to a subadvisory agreement with the Investment Manager. Small Cap is managed by Frontier Capital Management Co., LLC (“Frontier”). All Cap Growth is managed by TimesSquare Capital Management, LLC (“TimesSquare”). AMG indirectly owns a majority interest in Frontier and TimesSquare.
Investment management fees are paid directly by the Funds to the Investment Manager based on average daily net assets. For the six months ended April 30, 2015, the Funds’ investment management fees were paid at the following annual rate of each Fund’s respective average daily net assets:
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Small Cap | | | 1.00 | % |
All Cap Growth | | | 0.75 | % |
Emerging Opportunities | | | 1.00 | % |
Real Estate Securities | | | 0.60 | % |
The Investment Manager has contractually agreed, through March 1, 2016, to waive management fees (but not below zero) and/or reimburse Fund expenses in order to limit total annual Fund operating expenses after fee waiver and expense reimbursements (exclusive of taxes, interest (including interest incurred in connection with bank and custody overdrafts), shareholder servicing fees, distribution and service (12b-1) fees, brokerage commissions, and other transaction costs, acquired fund fees and expenses and extraordinary expenses) of Small Cap, All Cap Growth, and Emerging Opportunities to 1.05%, 0.79%, and 1.18%, respectively, 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 each Fund or a successor fund, by mutual agreement of the Investment Manager and the Board, or in the event of each 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.
Effective July 1, 2012, the Investment Manager has contractually agreed through March 1, 2015 to waive management fees and/or reimburse Fund expenses in order to limit the Real Estate Securities Fund’s 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) to 1.24% of the Fund’s average daily net assets.
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Each Fund is obligated to repay the Investment Manager such amounts waived, paid or reimbursed in future years provided that the repayment occurs within thirty-six (36) months after the waiver or reimbursement and that such repayment would not cause the Fund’s total annual operating expenses after fee waiver and expense reimbursements in any such future year to exceed that Fund’s contractual expense limitation amount. For the six months ended April 30, 2015, each Fund’s components of reimbursement available are detailed in the following chart:
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| | | | | All Cap | | | Emerging | |
| | Small Cap | | | Growth | | | Opportunities | |
Reimbursement Available - 10/31/14 | | $ | 245,082 | | | $ | 501,326 | | | $ | 1,037,842 | |
Additional Reimbursements | | | 36,922 | | | | 89,254 | | | | 165,823 | |
Repayments | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | |
Expired Reimbursements | | | (40,329 | ) | | | (67,078 | ) | | | (174,272 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
Reimbursement Available - 04/30/15 | | $ | 241,675 | | | $ | 523,502 | | | $ | 1,029,393 | |
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Small Cap is obligated by its investment management contract to pay an annual management fee to the Investment Manager. The Investment Manager, in turn, pays all or a portion of this fee to Frontier. Under its Investment Manager Agreement with the Fund, the Investment Manager provides a variety of administrative services to the Fund. The Investment Manager receives compensation from Frontier for its administrative services to the Fund pursuant to a separate agreement between the Investment Manager and Frontier. For each of the Funds other than Small Cap, the Trust has entered into an Administration and Shareholder Servicing Agreement under which the Investment Manager serves as the Fund’s administrator (the “Administrator”) and is responsible for all aspects of managing the Funds’ operations, including administration and shareholder services to each Fund, its shareholders, and certain institutions, such as bank trust departments, broker-dealers and registered investment advisers, that advise or act as an intermediary with the Funds’ shareholders. Each Fund pays a fee to the Administrator at the rate of 0.25% per annum of each Fund’s average daily net assets for this service.
Effective January 1, 2015, the Board provides supervision of the affairs of the Trust, other trusts within the AMG Funds family of mutual funds (collectively the “AMG Funds family”) and other affiliated funds. Previously, the Board provided supervision to only the Trust and other trusts within the AMG Funds family.
Beginning January 1, 2015, the aggregate annual retainer paid to each Independent Trustee of the Board is $200,000, plus $16,000, $4,000 or $2,000 for each regular, in-person special or telephonic special meeting attended, respectively. The Independent Chairman of the Trusts receives an additional payment of $55,000 per year. The Chairman of the Audit Committee receives an additional payment of $25,000 per year.
Prior to January 1, 2015, the aggregate annual retainer paid to each Independent Trustee of the Board was $130,000, plus $7,000 or $2,500 for each regular or special meeting attended, respectively. The Independent Chairman of the Trusts formerly received an additional payment of $35,000 per year. The Chairman of the Audit Committee formerly received an additional payment of $15,000 per year.
Effective January 1, 2015, the Trustees’ fees and expenses are generally allocated among all of the funds in the Trust, other trusts within the AMG Funds family and other affiliated funds based on the relative net assets of such funds. Before January 1, 2015, the Trustees’ fees and expenses were generally allocated among all of the funds in the Trust and other trusts within the AMG Funds family. The “Trustees fees and expenses” shown in the financial statements represents each Fund’s allocated portion of the total fees and expenses paid to the Independent Trustees of the Board.
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. Subject to the compensation arrangement discussed below, generally the Distributor bears all or a portion of the expenses of providing services pursuant to the distribution agreement, including the payment of the expenses relating to the distribution of prospectuses for sales purposes and any advertising or sales literature. Certain Trustees and Officers of the Funds are Officers and/or Directors of the Investment Manager, AMG and/or the Distributor.
Small Cap and All Cap Growth have adopted a distribution and service plan (the “Plan”) with respect to the Investor Class shares in accordance with the requirements of Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act and the requirements of the applicable rules of FINRA regarding asset based sales charges. Pursuant to the Plan, each Fund may make payments to the Distributor for its expenditures in financing any activity primarily intended to result in the sale of each such class of the Fund’s shares and for maintenance and personal service provided to existing shareholders of that class. The Plan authorizes payments to the Distributor up to 0.25% annually of each Fund’s average daily net assets attributable to the Investor Class shares.
For each of the Investor and Service Classes, the Board has approved reimbursement payments to the Investment Manager for shareholder servicing expenses (“shareholder servicing fees”) incurred. Shareholder servicing fees include payments to third parties such as a bank, broker-dealer, trust company or other financial intermediaries who provide shareholder recordkeeping, account servicing and other services. The Investor and Service Class shares may reimburse the Investment Manager for the actual amount incurred up to a maximum annual rate of each Class’s average daily net asset value as shown in the table below.
Notes to Financial Statements (continued)
The impact on the annualized expense ratios for the six months ended April 30, 2015 were as follows:
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| | Maximum | | | Actual | |
| | Amount | | | Amount | |
Fund | | Allowed | | | Incurred | |
Small Cap | | | | | | | | |
Investor Class | | | 0.25 | % | | | 0.25 | % |
Service Class | | | 0.25 | % | | | 0.23 | % |
All Cap Growth | | | | | | | | |
Investor Class | | | 0.25 | % | | | 0.23 | % |
Service Class | | | 0.25 | % | | | 0.10 | % |
Emerging Opportunities | | | | | | | | |
Service Class | | | 0.25 | % | | | 0.25 | % |
During the fiscal year ended October 2014, the Service Class of Emerging Opportunities Fund recorded a captial contribution by the Investment Manager of $61,744. The contribution represented a payment in connection with the reallocation of certain shareholder servicing expenses for which the Class had reimbursed the Investment Manager in prior periods, plus interest.
The Securities and Exchange Commission 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 borrowing and lending Funds, and an interfund loan is only made if it benefits each participating Fund. The Investment Manager administers the program according to procedures approved by the Board, and the Board monitors the operation of the program. An interfund loan must comply with certain conditions set out in the exemptive order, which are designed to assure fairness and protect all participating Funds. For the six months ended April 30, 2015, the following Funds either borrowed from or lent to other Funds in the AMG Funds family: All Cap Growth borrowed varying amounts not exceeding $4,101,223, for four days paying interest of $150 and Real Estate borrowed $1,473,139, for one day paying interest of $25. The interest amount is included in the State of Operations as miscellaneous expense. Emerging Opportunities lent $402,540 for one day earning interest of $7. The interest amount is included in the Statement of Operations as interest income. At April 30, 2015, the Funds had no loans outstanding.
For the six month period ended April 30, 2015, Emerging Opportunities executed security transactions with other funds affiliated with Lord, Abbett & Co., LLC, one of the Fund’s subadvisors. 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 April 30, 2015, are reflected in the following chart:
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| | Number of | | | Total | | | Cost | |
| | Transactions | | | Quantity | | | Proceeds | |
Purchases | | | 2 | | | | 62,484 | | | $ | 725,851 | |
Sales | | | 5 | | | | 41,016 | | | | (1,740,877 | ) |
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 April 30, 2015, were as follows:
| | | | | | | | |
| | Long-Term Securities | |
Fund | | Purchases | | | Sales | |
Small Cap | | $ | 17,683,462 | | | $ | 21,864,859 | |
All Cap Growth | | | 39,658,284 | | | | 30,129,944 | |
Emerging Opportunities | | | 74,833,826 | | | | 90,479,911 | |
Real Estate Securities | | | 136,170,362 | | | | 116,643,491 | |
The Funds had no purchases or sales of U.S. Government obligations during the six months ended April 30, 2015.
4. PORTFOLIO SECURITIES LOANED
The Funds, other than Real Estate Securities, participate in a securities lending program offered by BNYM (the “Program”), providing for the lending of securities to qualified brokers. Securities lending income includes earnings of such temporary cash investments, plus or minus any rebate to a borrower. These earnings (after any rebate) are then divided between BNYM, as a fee for its services under the Program, and the Funds, according to agreed-upon rates. Collateral on all securities loaned is accepted in cash and is maintained at a minimum level of 102% (105% in the case of certain foreign securities) of the market value, plus interest, if applicable, of investments on loan. It is the Funds’ policy to obtain additional collateral from or return excess collateral to the borrower by the end of the next business day, following the valuation date of the securities loaned. Therefore, the value of the collateral held may be temporarily less than the value of the securities on loan. Lending securities entails a risk of loss to the Funds if and to the extent that the market value of the securities loaned were to increase and the borrower did not increase the collateral accordingly, and the borrower fails to return the securities. Under the terms of the Program, the Funds are indemnified for such losses by BNYM. Cash collateral is held in a separate account managed by BNYM, who is authorized to exclusively enter into overnight government repurchase agreements. BNYM bears the risk of any deficiency in the amount of the cash collateral available for return to the borrower due to any loss on the collateral invested.
At April 30, 2015, the value of securities loaned and cash collateral received were as follows:
| | | | | | | | |
| | Securities | | | Cash Collateral | |
Fund | | Loaned | | | Received | |
Small Cap | | $ | 2,423,059 | | | $ | 2,560,546 | |
All Cap Growth | | | 841,554 | | | | 859,481 | |
Emerging Opportunities | | | 8,851,795 | | | | 9,325,903 | |
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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)
5. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
Under the Trust’s organizational documents, its trustees and officers are indemnified against certain liabilities arising out of the performance of their duties to the Trust. In addition, in the normal course of business, the Funds may enter into contracts and agreements that contain a variety of representations and warranties, which provide general indemnifications. The maximum exposure to the Funds under these arrangements is unknown, as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Funds that have not yet occurred. However, based on experience, the Funds had no prior claims or losses and expect the risks of loss to be remote.
6. MASTER NETTING AGREEMENTS
The Funds may enter into master netting agreements with their counterparties for the securities lending program and repurchase agreements, 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.
The following tables are a summary of the Funds’ open repurchase agreements that are subject to a master netting agreement as of April 30, 2015:
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Net Amounts of Assets Presented in | | | Gross Amount Not Offset in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities | | | | |
Fund | | the Statement of Assets and Liabilities | | | Financial Instruments Collateral | | | Cash Collateral Received | | | Net Amount | |
Small Cap | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Cantor Fitzgerald Securities, Inc. | | $ | 560,546 | | | $ | 560,546 | | | | — | | | | — | |
Daiwa Capital Markets America | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 1,000,000 | | | | — | | | | — | |
Nomura Securities International, Inc. | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 1,000,000 | | | | — | | | | — | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total | | $ | 2,560,546 | | | $ | 2,560,546 | | | | — | | | | — | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
All Cap Growth | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Daiwa Capital Markets America | | $ | 859,481 | | | $ | 859,481 | | | | — | | | | — | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total | | $ | 859,481 | | | $ | 859,481 | | | | — | | | | — | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Emerging Opportunities | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
BNP Paribas Securities Corp. | | $ | 466,275 | | | $ | 466,275 | | | | — | | | | — | |
Cantor Fitzgerald Securities, Inc. | | | 2,214,907 | | | | 2,214,907 | | | | — | | | | — | |
Daiwa Capital Markets America | | | 2,214,907 | | | | 2,214,907 | | | | — | | | | — | |
Mizuho Securities USA, Inc. | | | 2,214,907 | | | | 2,214,907 | | | | — | | | | — | |
Nomura Securities International, Inc. | | | 2,214,907 | | | | 2,214,907 | | | | — | | | | — | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total | | $ | 9,325,903 | | | $ | 9,325,903 | | | | — | | | | — | |
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7. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
Each Fund has determined that no material events or transactions occurred through the issuance date of the Funds’ financial statements which require additional disclosure in or adjustment of the Funds’ financial statements.
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Investment Manager and
Administrator
AMG Funds LLC
800 Connecticut Avenue
Norwalk, CT 06854
(800) 835-3879
Distributor
AMG Distributors, Inc.
800 Connecticut Avenue
Norwalk, CT 06854
(800) 835-3879
Custodian
The Bank of New York Mellon
2 Hanson Place
Brooklyn, NY 11217
Legal Counsel
Ropes & Gray LLP
Prudential Tower, 800 Boylston Street
Boston, MA 02199-3600
Transfer Agent
BNY Mellon Investment Servicing (US) Inc.
Attn: AMG Funds
P.O. Box 9769
Providence, RI 02940
(800) 548-4539
For ManagersChoiceTM Only
AMG Funds
c/o BNY Mellon Investment Servicing (US) Inc.
P.O. Box 9847
Providence, RI 02940-8047
(800)358-7668
Trustees
Bruce B. Bingham
Christine C. Carsman
William E. Chapman II
Edward J. Kaier
Kurt A. Keilhacker
Steven J. Paggioli
Richard F. Powers III
Eric Rakowski
Victoria L. Sassine
Thomas R. Schneeweis
This report is prepared for the Funds’ shareholders. It is authorized for distribution to prospective investors only when preceded or accompanied by an effective prospectus. To receive a free copy of the prospectus or Statement of Additional Information, which includes additional information about Fund Trustees, please contact us by calling 800.835.3879. Distributed by AMG Distributors, Inc., member FINRA/SIPC.
Current net asset values per share for each Fund are available on the Funds’ website at www.amgfunds.com.
A description of the policies and procedures each Fund uses to vote its proxies is available: (i) without charge, upon request, by calling 800.835.3879, or (ii) on the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) website at www.sec.gov. For information regarding each Fund’s proxy voting record for the 12-month period ended June 30, call 800.835.3879 or visit the SEC website at www.sec.gov.
Each Fund files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. The Fund’s Forms N-Q are available on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. A Funds’ 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 Fund’s portfolio holdings, or to view the most recent quarterly holdings report, semiannual report, or annual report, please visit www.amgfunds.com.
www.amgfunds.com |

AFFILIATE SUBADVISED FUNDS
ALTERNATIVE FUNDS
AMG FQ Global Alternatives
First Quadrant, L.P.
BALANCED FUNDS
AMG Chicago Equity Partners
Balanced
Chicago Equity Partners, LLC
AMG FQ Global Risk-Balanced
First Quadrant, L.P.
EQUITY FUNDS
AMG Chicago Equity Partners Small
Cap Value
Chicago Equity Partners, LLC
AMG FQ Tax-Managed U.S. Equity
AMG FQ U.S. Equity
First Quadrant, L.P.
AMG Frontier Small Cap Growth
Frontier Capital Management Company,
LLC
AMG GW&K Small Cap Core
GW&K Investment Management, LLC
AMG Renaissance International
Equity
AMG Renaissance Large Cap Growth
The Renaissance Group LLC
AMG SouthernSun Small Cap
AMG SouthernSun U.S. Equity
SouthernSun Asset Management, LLC
AMG Systematic Large Cap Value
AMG Systematic Mid Cap Value
Systematic Financial Management, L.P.
AMG TimesSquare All Cap Growth
AMG TimesSquare International
Small Cap
AMG TimesSquare Mid Cap Growth
AMG TimesSquare Small Cap
Growth
TimesSquare Capital Management, LLC
AMG Trilogy Emerging Markets
Equity
AMG Trilogy Emerging Wealth
Equity
AMG Trilogy Global Equity
AMG Trilogy International Small
Cap
Trilogy Global Advisors, L.P.
AMG Yacktman Focused
AMG Yacktman
Yacktman Asset Management LP
FIXED INCOME FUNDS
AMG GW&K Enhanced Core Bond
AMG GW&K Core Bond
(formerly AMG Managers Total Return
Bond)
AMG GW&K Municipal Bond
AMG GW&K Municipal Enhanced
Yield
GW&K Investment Management, LLC
OPEN-ARCHITECTURE FUNDS
EQUITY FUNDS
AMG Managers Brandywine
Advisors Mid Cap Growth
AMG Managers Brandywine Blue
AMG Managers Brandywine
Friess Associates, LLC
AMG Managers Cadence Capital
Appreciation
AMG Managers Cadence Emerging
Companies
AMG Managers Cadence Mid Cap
Cadence Capital Management, LLC
AMG Managers Emerging
Opportunities
Lord, Abbett & Co. LLC
WEDGE Capital Management L.L.P.
Next Century Growth Investors LLC
RBC Global Asset Management (U.S.)
Inc.
AMG Managers Essex Small/Micro
Cap Growth
Essex Investment Management Co.,
LLC
AMG Managers Real Estate
Securities
CenterSquare Investment Management,
Inc.
AMG Managers Skyline Special
Equities
Skyline Asset Management, L.P.
AMG Managers Special Equity
Ranger Investment Management, L.P.
Lord, Abbett & Co. LLC
Smith Asset Management Group, L.P.
Federated MDTA LLC
FIXED INCOME FUNDS
AMG Managers Bond
AMG Managers Global Income
Opportunity
Loomis, Sayles & Co., L.P.
AMG Managers High Yield
J.P. Morgan Investment Management
Inc.
AMG Managers Intermediate Duration Government
AMG Managers Short Duration
Government
Amundi Smith Breeden LLC
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 | | | www.amgfunds.com |
Not applicable for the semi-annual shareholder report.
Item 3. | AUDIT COMMITTEE FINANCIAL EXPERT |
Not applicable for the semi-annual shareholder report.
Item 4. | PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTANT FEES AND SERVICES |
Not applicable for the semi-annual shareholder report.
Item 5. | AUDIT COMMITTEE OF LISTED REGISTRANTS |
Not applicable.
Item 6. | SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS |
The schedule of investments in unaffiliated issuers as of the close of the reporting period is included as part of the shareholder report contained in Item 1 hereof.
Item 7. | DISCLOSURE OF PROXY VOTING POLICIES AND PROCEDURES FOR CLOSED-END MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES |
Not applicable.
Item 8. | PORTFOLIO MANAGERS OF CLOSED-END MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES |
Not applicable.
Item 9. | PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES BY CLOSED-END MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES AND AFFILIATED PURCHASERS |
Not applicable.
Item 10. | SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS |
Not applicable.
Item 11. | CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES |
| (a) | The registrant’s principal executive and principal financial officers have concluded, based on their evaluation of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures as of a date within 90 days of the filing date of this report, that the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures are reasonably designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the registrant on Form N-CSR is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the required time periods and that information required to be disclosed by the registrant in the reports that it files or submits on Form N-CSR is accumulated and communicated to the registrant’s management, including its principal executive and principal financial officers, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. |
| (b) | There were no changes in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting during the registrant’s second fiscal quarter of the period covered by this report that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the internal control over financial reporting. |
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(a)(1) Not applicable. |
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(a)(2) Certifications pursuant to Rule 30a-2(a) under the Investment Company Act of 1940 - Filed herewith. |
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(a)(3) Not applicable. |
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(b) Certifications pursuant to Rule 30a-2(b) under the Investment Company Act of 1940 - Filed herewith. |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
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AMG FUNDS I |
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By: | | /s/ Jeffrey T. Cerutti |
| | Jeffrey T. Cerutti, Principal Executive Officer |
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Date: | | July 1, 2015 |
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
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By: | | /s/ Jeffrey T. Cerutti |
| | Jeffrey T. Cerutti, Principal Executive Officer |
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Date: | | July 1, 2015 |
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By: | | /s/ Donald S. Rumery |
| | Donald S. Rumery, Principal Financial Officer |
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Date: | | July 1, 2015 |