UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D. C. 20549
FORM N-CSR
Investment Company Act file number: 811-07507
Deutsche DWS Investments VIT Funds
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
345 Park Avenue
New York, NY 10154-0004
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant’s Telephone Number, including Area Code:(212) 250-2500
Diane Kenneally
One International Place
Boston, MA 02110
(Name and Address of Agent for Service)
Date of fiscal year end: | 12/31 |
Date of reporting period: | 12/31/2018 |
ITEM 1. | REPORT TO STOCKHOLDERS |
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December 31, 2018
Annual Report
Deutsche DWS Investments VIT Funds
(formerly Deutsche Investments VIT Funds)
DWS Small Cap Index VIP
(formerly Deutsche Small Cap Index VIP)
Beginning on January 1, 2021, as permitted by regulations adopted by the Securities and Exchange Commission, you may not be receiving paper copies of the Fund’s shareholder reports from the insurance company that offers your contract unless you specifically request paper copies from your insurance company or from your financial intermediary. Instead, the shareholder reports will be made available on a Web site, and your insurance company will notify you by mail each time a report is posted and provide you with a Web site link to access the report. Instructions for requesting paper copies will be provided by your insurance company.
If you already elected to receive shareholder reports electronically, you will not be affected by this change and you need not take any action. You may elect to receive shareholder reports and other communications from your insurance company electronically by following the instructions provided by your insurance company.
You may elect to receive all future reports in paper free of charge from your insurance company. If your insurance company informs you that future reports will be delivered via Web access, you can inform your insurance company that you wish to continue receiving paper copies of your shareholder reports by following the instructions provided by your insurance company.
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This report must be preceded or accompanied by a prospectus. To obtain an additional prospectus or summary prospectus, if available, call (800) 728-3337 or your financial representative. We advise you to consider the Fund’s objectives, risks, charges and expenses carefully before investing. The summary prospectus and prospectus contain this and other important information about the Fund. Please read the prospectus carefully before you invest.
Stocks may decline in value. Various factors, including costs, cash flows and security selection, may cause the Fund’s performance to differ from that of the index. Smaller company stocks tend to be more volatile than medium-sized or large company stocks. The Fund may lend securities to approved institutions. Investing in derivatives entails special risks relating to liquidity, leverage and credit that may reduce returns and/or increase volatility. Please read the prospectus for details.
The brand DWS represents DWS Group GmbH & Co. KGaA and any of its subsidiaries such as DWS Distributors, Inc. which offers investment products or DWS Investment Management Americas, Inc. and RREEF America L.L.C. which offer advisory services.
DWS Distributors, Inc., 222 South Riverside Plaza, Chicago, IL 60606, (800) 621-1148
NOT FDIC/NCUA INSURED NO BANK GUARANTEE MAY LOSE VALUE NOT A DEPOSIT NOT INSURED BY ANY FEDERAL GOVERNMENT AGENCY
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Performance Summary | December 31, 2018 (Unaudited) |
Fund performance shown is historical, assumes reinvestment of all dividend and capital gain distributions, and does not guarantee future results. Investment return and principal value fluctuate with changing market conditions so that, when redeemed, shares may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted. Please contact your participating insurance company for the Fund’s most recent month-end performance. Performance figures for Classes A and B differ because each class maintains a distinct expense structure. Performance does not reflect charges and fees (“contract charges”) associated with the separate account that invests in the Fund or any variable life insurance policy or variable annuity contract for which the Fund is an investment option. These charges and fees will reduce returns.
The gross expense ratios of the Fund, as stated in the fee table of the prospectus dated May 1, 2018 are 0.51% and 0.78% for Class A and Class B shares, respectively, and may differ from the expense ratios disclosed in the Financial Highlights tables in this report.
Generally accepted accounting principles require adjustments to be made to the net assets of the Fund at period end for financial reporting purposes only, and as such, the total return based on the unadjusted net asset value per share may differ from the total return reported in the financial highlights.
Growth of an Assumed $10,000 Investment
The Russell 2000® Index is an unmanaged, capitalization-weighted measure of approximately 2,000 of the smallest companies in the Russell 3000® Index.
Index returns do not reflect any fees or expenses and it is not possible to invest directly into an index. |
Comparative Results (as of December 31, 2018) | ||||||||||
DWS Small Cap Index VIP | 1-Year | 3-Year | 5-Year | 10-Year | ||||||
Class A | Growth of $10,000 | $8,877 | $12,283 | $12,274 | $30,250 | |||||
Average annual total return | –11.23% | 7.09% | 4.18% | 11.71% | ||||||
Russell 2000 Index | Growth of $10,000 | $8,899 | $12,376 | $12,409 | $30,983 | |||||
Average annual total return | –11.01% | 7.36% | 4.41% | 11.97% | ||||||
DWS Small Cap Index VIP | 1-Year | 3-Year | 5-Year | 10-Year | ||||||
Class B | Growth of $10,000 | $8,858 | $12,192 | $12,120 | $29,514 | |||||
Average annual total return | –11.42% | 6.83% | 3.92% | 11.43% | ||||||
Russell 2000 Index | Growth of $10,000 | $8,899 | $12,376 | $12,409 | $30,983 | |||||
Average annual total return | –11.01% | 7.36% | 4.41% | 11.97% |
The growth of $10,000 is cumulative.
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Management Summary | December 31, 2018 (Unaudited) |
For the 12 months ended December 31, 2018, the Fund returned –11.23% (Class A shares, unadjusted for contract charges), compared with the –11.01% return of the Russell 2000® Index.
The past year saw the worst equity market performance since 2008, though unfavorable returns for stocks belied the fact that the investment environment was quite positive through late September. U.S. GDP registered growth above 3% in both the second and third quarters, a better-than-expected expansion that created a tailwind for equities. In addition, consumer confidence hit its highest in level 17 years, unemployment fell to the lowest point since 2000, and small business confidence hit anall-time high. In turn, the strength in the economy — together with the reduction in the corporate tax rate — fueled robust gains for corporate profits. However, this favorable picture waned in early October, setting the stage for a fourth-quarter loss that pushed the benchmark into negative territory for the full year. Stocks initially turned lower in early October, when U.S. Federal Reserve (Fed) Chairman Powell suggested that interest rates were “a long way” from the neutral level at which the central bank could pause its long series of rate hikes. Investors took this as an indication that several more increases could be on the way for 2019, sending stock prices tumbling. Though Fed officials walked back the comments in the following days, the market was unable to regain its momentum. As the fourth quarter progressed, stocks continued to stumble due to mounting concerns regarding uncertain U.S. trade policy, slowing global growth and questions concerning the outlook for corporate profits. Later in the quarter, the prospect of a government shutdown sparked a fresh wave of selling that lasted into late December. Although equities regained their footing in the final week of the year, the modest recovery only offset a small portion of earlier losses.
To attempt to match the risk and return characteristics of the Russell 2000 Index as closely as possible, the Fund invests in a statistically selected sample of the securities found in the Russell 2000 Index, using a process known as “optimization.” This process selects stocks for the Fund so that industry weightings, market capitalizations and fundamental characteristics closely match those of the securities in the Russell 2000 Index without purchasing all of the stocks in the index. Going forward, we will continue to seek returns that approximate those of the index.
Brent Reeder
Senior Vice President, Northern Trust Investments, Inc., Subadvisor to the Fund
Portfolio Manager
The views expressed reflect those of the portfolio management team only through the end of the period of the report as stated on the cover. The management team’s views are subject to change at any time based on market and other conditions and should not be construed as a recommendation. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Current and future fund holdings are subject to risk.
Terms to Know
TheRussell 2000 Indexis an unmanaged, capitalization-weighted measure of approximately 2,000 of the smallest companies in the Russell 3000® Index. Index returns assume reinvestment of dividends and, unlike portfolio returns, do not reflect any fees or expenses. It is not possible to invest directly into an index.
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Portfolio Summary | (Unaudited) |
Asset Allocation (As a % of Investment Portfolio excluding Securities Lending Collateral) | 12/31/18 | 12/31/17 | ||||||
Common Stocks | 98% | 98% | ||||||
Cash Equivalents | 1% | 2% | ||||||
Government & Agency Obligations | 1% | 0% | ||||||
Rights | 0% | 0% | ||||||
100% | 100% | |||||||
Sector Diversification (As a % of Common Stocks and Rights) | 12/31/18 | 12/31/17 | ||||||
Financials | 18% | 18% | ||||||
Health Care | 16% | 15% | ||||||
Industrials | 15% | 15% | ||||||
Information Technology | 15% | 15% | ||||||
Consumer Discretionary | 12% | 12% | ||||||
Real Estate | 7% | 7% | ||||||
Utilities | 4% | 3% | ||||||
Materials | 4% | 5% | ||||||
Energy | 3% | 4% | ||||||
Communication Services | 3% | 3% | ||||||
Consumer Staples | 3% | 3% | ||||||
100% | 100% |
Ten Largest Equity Holdings (2.8% of Net Assets) | Percent | |||||
1 | Integrated Device Technology, Inc. | |||||
Designs a variety of semiconductor products & modules | 0.3% | |||||
2 | Etsy, Inc. | |||||
Providese-commerce services | 0.3% | |||||
3 | Five Below, Inc. | |||||
Operates as a speciality value retailer offering merchandise for teen &pre-teen customers | 0.3% | |||||
4 | Haemonetics Corp. | |||||
Manufactures and markets automated blood processing systems | 0.3% | |||||
5 | Ciena Corp. | |||||
Develops and markets communications network platforms and software | 0.3% | |||||
6 | Planet Fitness, Inc. | |||||
Owns and operates a chain of fitness club | 0.3% | |||||
7 | IDACORP, Inc. | |||||
Provider of electricity | 0.3% | |||||
8 | HubSpot, Inc. | |||||
Provides a cloud-based marketing and sales software platform | 0.3% | |||||
9 | LivaNova PLC | |||||
Operates as a medical technology company | 0.2% | |||||
10 | Cree, Inc. | |||||
Designer, developer and manufacturer of silicon carbide based semiconductor materials | 0.2% |
Portfolio holdings and characteristics are subject to change.
For more complete details about the Fund’s investment portfolio, see page 6.
Following the Fund’s fiscal first and third quarter-end, a complete portfolio holdings listing is filed with the SEC on Form N-Q or Form N-PORT (available for filings after March 31, 2019). The Fund’s Form N-Q or Form N-PORT will be available on the SEC’s Web site at sec.gov. The Fund’s portfolio holdings are also posted on dws.com from time to time. Please see the Fund’s current prospectus for more information.
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Investment Portfolio | as of December 31, 2018 |
Shares | Value ($) | |||||||
Common Stocks 98.1% |
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Communication Services 3.3% |
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Diversified Telecommunication Services 0.6% |
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ATN International, Inc. | 1,912 | 136,765 | ||||||
Cincinnati Bell, Inc.* | 8,478 | 65,959 | ||||||
Cogent Communications Holdings, Inc. | 7,728 | 349,383 | ||||||
Consolidated Communications Holdings, Inc. | 13,175 | 130,169 | ||||||
Frontier Communications Corp. (a) | 19,368 | 46,096 | ||||||
Intelsat SA* | 10,333 | 221,023 | ||||||
Iridium Communications, Inc.* | 17,659 | 325,808 | ||||||
Ooma, Inc.* | 3,293 | 45,707 | ||||||
Orbcomm, Inc.* | 13,715 | 113,286 | ||||||
pdvWireless, Inc.* | 1,651 | 61,731 | ||||||
Vonage Holdings Corp.* | 41,020 | 358,105 | ||||||
Windstream Holdings, Inc.* | 7,659 | 16,007 | ||||||
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Entertainment 0.6% | ||||||||
AMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc. “A” | 9,641 | 118,392 | ||||||
Eros International PLC* (a) | 6,634 | 54,996 | ||||||
Glu Mobile, Inc.* | 20,635 | 166,524 | ||||||
IMAX Corp.* | 9,993 | 187,968 | ||||||
Liberty Media Corp.-Liberty Braves “A”* | 1,750 | 43,645 | ||||||
Liberty Media Corp.-Liberty Braves “C”* | 6,485 | 161,412 | ||||||
LiveXLive Media, Inc.* (a) | 5,338 | 26,423 | ||||||
Marcus Corp. | 3,497 | 138,132 | ||||||
Pandora Media, Inc.* | 47,449 | 383,862 | ||||||
Reading International, Inc. “A”* | 3,089 | 44,914 | ||||||
Rosetta Stone, Inc.* | 3,683 | 60,401 | ||||||
World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. “A” | 7,957 | 594,547 | ||||||
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Interactive Media & Services 0.5% |
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Care.com, Inc.* | 3,651 | 70,501 | ||||||
Cargurus, Inc.* | 9,204 | 310,451 | ||||||
Cars.com, Inc.* | 12,717 | 273,416 | ||||||
Liberty TripAdvisor Holdings, Inc. “A”* | 13,479 | 214,181 | ||||||
Meet Group, Inc.* | 13,023 | 60,296 | ||||||
QuinStreet, Inc.* | 8,172 | 132,632 | ||||||
Travelzoo* | 892 | 8,768 | ||||||
TrueCar, Inc.* | 17,165 | 155,515 | ||||||
Yelp, Inc.* | 14,919 | 522,016 | ||||||
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1,747,776 | ||||||||
Media 1.4% | ||||||||
Beasley Broadcast Group, Inc. “A” | 1,876 | 7,035 | ||||||
Boston Omaha Corp.* | 948 | 22,183 | ||||||
Cardlytics, Inc.* | 1,029 | 11,144 | ||||||
Central European Media Enterprises Ltd. “A”* | 16,211 | 45,067 | ||||||
Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings, Inc. “A” | 7,029 | 36,480 | ||||||
Daily Journal Corp.* | 204 | 47,736 | ||||||
Emerald Expositions Events, Inc. | 4,666 | 57,578 |
Shares | Value ($) | |||||||
Entercom Communications Corp. “A” | 23,627 | 134,910 | ||||||
Entravision Communications Corp. “A” | 12,382 | 36,032 | ||||||
Fluent, Inc.* | 6,105 | 21,978 | ||||||
Gannett Co., Inc. | 20,722 | 176,759 | ||||||
Gray Television, Inc.* | 14,803 | 218,196 | ||||||
Hemisphere Media Group, Inc.* | 3,398 | 41,252 | ||||||
Liberty Latin America Ltd. “A”* | 7,816 | 113,176 | ||||||
Liberty Latin America Ltd. “C”* | 20,751 | 302,342 | ||||||
Loral Space & Communications, Inc.* | 2,415 | 89,959 | ||||||
MDC Partners, Inc. “A”* | 10,611 | 27,695 | ||||||
Meredith Corp. (a) | 7,231 | 375,578 | ||||||
MSG Networks, Inc. “A”* | 10,991 | 258,948 | ||||||
National CineMedia, Inc. | 14,507 | 94,005 | ||||||
New Media Investment Group, Inc. | 10,756 | 124,447 | ||||||
New York Times Co. “A” | 24,146 | 538,214 | ||||||
Nexstar Media Group, Inc. “A” | 8,234 | 647,522 | ||||||
Saga Communications, Inc. “A” | 704 | 23,394 | ||||||
Scholastic Corp. | 5,239 | 210,922 | ||||||
Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc. “A” | 12,416 | 327,037 | ||||||
TechTarget, Inc.* | 3,842 | 46,911 | ||||||
TEGNA, Inc. | 39,794 | 432,561 | ||||||
The E.W. Scripps Co. “A” | 8,251 | 129,788 | ||||||
Tribune Publishing Co.* | 3,238 | 36,719 | ||||||
WideOpenWest, Inc.* | 5,228 | 37,276 | ||||||
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Wireless Telecommunication Services 0.2% |
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Boingo Wireless, Inc.* | 7,618 | 156,702 | ||||||
Gogo, Inc.* (a) | 10,268 | 30,701 | ||||||
NII Holdings, Inc.* (a) | 16,683 | 73,572 | ||||||
Shenandoah Telecommunications Co. | 8,646 | 382,586 | ||||||
Spok Holdings, Inc. | 3,208 | 42,538 | ||||||
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686,099 | ||||||||
Consumer Discretionary 11.9% |
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Auto Components 1.0% |
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American Axle & Manufacturing Holdings, Inc.* | 20,508 | 227,639 | ||||||
Cooper Tire & Rubber Co. | 9,341 | 301,995 | ||||||
Cooper-Standard Holdings, Inc.* | 3,238 | 201,145 | ||||||
Dana, Inc. | 26,799 | 365,270 | ||||||
Dorman Products, Inc.* | 4,925 | 443,348 | ||||||
Fox Factory Holding Corp.* | 6,661 | 392,133 | ||||||
Gentherm, Inc.* | 6,425 | 256,872 | ||||||
LCI Industries | 4,499 | 300,533 | ||||||
Modine Manufacturing Co.* | 9,296 | 100,490 | ||||||
Motorcar Parts of America, Inc.* | 3,422 | 56,942 | ||||||
Shiloh Industries, Inc.* | 2,687 | 15,665 | ||||||
Standard Motor Products, Inc. | 3,915 | 189,603 | ||||||
Stoneridge, Inc.* | 4,956 | 122,165 | ||||||
Superior Industries International, Inc. | 4,559 | 21,929 | ||||||
Tenneco, Inc. | 9,433 | 258,370 | ||||||
Tower International, Inc. | 3,724 | 88,631 | ||||||
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3,342,730 | ||||||||
Automobiles 0.0% |
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Winnebago Industries, Inc. | 5,690 | 137,755 |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Shares | Value ($) | |||||||
Distributors 0.1% |
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Core-Mark Holding Co., Inc. | 8,471 | 196,951 | ||||||
Funko, Inc. “A”* | 1,898 | 24,959 | ||||||
Weyco Group, Inc. | 1,079 | 31,474 | ||||||
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253,384 | ||||||||
Diversified Consumer Services 0.9% |
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Adtalem Global Education, Inc.* | 10,755 | 508,927 | ||||||
American Public Education, Inc.* | 3,002 | 85,437 | ||||||
Career Education Corp.* | 12,340 | 140,923 | ||||||
Carriage Services, Inc. | 3,251 | 50,390 | ||||||
Chegg, Inc.* | 19,981 | 567,860 | ||||||
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Co.* | 19,240 | 170,466 | ||||||
K12, Inc.* | 6,809 | 168,795 | ||||||
Laureate Education, Inc. “A”* | 17,433 | 265,679 | ||||||
Regis Corp.* | 6,138 | 104,039 | ||||||
Sotheby’s* | 6,482 | 257,595 | ||||||
Strategic Education, Inc. | 3,845 | 436,100 | ||||||
Weight Watchers International, Inc.* | 7,151 | 275,671 | ||||||
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3,031,882 | ||||||||
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure 2.9% |
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BBX Capital Corp. | 12,303 | 70,496 | ||||||
Belmond Ltd. “A”* | 16,481 | 412,519 | ||||||
Biglari Holdings, Inc. “A”* | 19 | 11,166 | ||||||
Biglari Holdings, Inc. “B”* | 164 | 18,627 | ||||||
BJ’s Restaurants, Inc. | 3,837 | 194,037 | ||||||
Bloomin’ Brands, Inc. | 15,368 | 274,934 | ||||||
Bluegreen Vacations Corp. | 1,381 | 17,856 | ||||||
Bojangles’, Inc.* | 3,065 | 49,285 | ||||||
Boyd Gaming Corp. | 15,099 | 313,757 | ||||||
Brinker International, Inc. (a) | 7,104 | 312,434 | ||||||
Carrols Restaurant Group, Inc.* | 6,128 | 60,300 | ||||||
Century Casinos, Inc.* | 5,033 | 37,194 | ||||||
Churchill Downs, Inc. | 2,166 | 528,374 | ||||||
Chuy’s Holdings, Inc.* | 2,930 | 51,978 | ||||||
Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc. (a) | 3,542 | 566,224 | ||||||
Dave & Buster’s Entertainment, Inc. | 7,385 | 329,076 | ||||||
Del Frisco’s Restaurant Group, Inc.* | 6,081 | 43,479 | ||||||
Del Taco Restaurants, Inc.* | 5,777 | 57,712 | ||||||
Denny’s Corp.* | 11,175 | 181,147 | ||||||
Dine Brands Global, Inc. | 3,080 | 207,407 | ||||||
Drive Shack, Inc.* | 10,496 | 41,144 | ||||||
El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc.* | 3,848 | 58,374 | ||||||
Eldorado Resorts, Inc.* | 12,096 | 437,996 | ||||||
Empire Resorts, Inc.* | 587 | 5,946 | ||||||
Fiesta Restaurant Group, Inc.* | 4,452 | 69,051 | ||||||
Golden Entertainment, Inc.* | 3,449 | 55,253 | ||||||
International Speedway Corp. “A” | 4,429 | 194,256 | ||||||
J. Alexander’s Holdings, Inc.* | 2,340 | 19,258 | ||||||
Jack in the Box, Inc. | 5,001 | 388,228 | ||||||
Lindblad Expeditions Holdings, Inc.* | 3,938 | 53,006 | ||||||
Marriott Vacations Worldwide Corp. | 7,152 | 504,288 | ||||||
Monarch Casino & Resort, Inc.* | 2,111 | 80,514 | ||||||
Nathan’s Famous, Inc. | 554 | 36,813 | ||||||
Noodles & Co.* | 2,655 | 18,558 | ||||||
Papa John’s International, Inc. | 4,108 | 163,540 | ||||||
Penn National Gaming, Inc.* | 20,203 | 380,423 | ||||||
Planet Fitness, Inc. “A”* | 16,244 | 871,003 |
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PlayAGS, Inc.* | 4,083 | 93,909 | ||||||
Potbelly Corp.* | 4,393 | 35,364 | ||||||
RCI Hospitality Holdings, Inc. | 1,779 | 39,725 | ||||||
Red Lion Hotels Corp.* | 2,747 | 22,525 | ||||||
Red Robin Gourmet Burgers, Inc.* | 2,456 | 65,624 | ||||||
Red Rock Resorts, Inc. “A” | 12,745 | 258,851 | ||||||
Ruth’s Hospitality Group, Inc. | 5,362 | 121,878 | ||||||
Scientific Games Corp. “A”* | 10,328 | 184,665 | ||||||
SeaWorld Entertainment, Inc.* | 10,091 | 222,910 | ||||||
Shake Shack, Inc. “A”* | 4,522 | 205,389 | ||||||
Speedway Motorsports, Inc. | 2,192 | 35,664 | ||||||
Texas Roadhouse, Inc. | 12,483 | 745,235 | ||||||
The Cheesecake Factory, Inc. | 7,845 | 341,336 | ||||||
The Habit Restaurants, Inc. “A”* | 3,936 | 41,328 | ||||||
Town Sports International Holdings, Inc.* | 2,712 | 17,357 | ||||||
Wingstop, Inc. | 5,381 | 345,406 | ||||||
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Household Durables 1.5% | ||||||||
Bassett Furniture Industries, Inc. | 1,910 | 38,276 | ||||||
Beazer Homes U.S.A., Inc.* | 5,999 | 56,871 | ||||||
Cavco Industries, Inc.* | 1,572 | 204,957 | ||||||
Century Communities, Inc.* | 4,834 | 83,435 | ||||||
Ethan Allen Interiors, Inc. | 4,331 | 76,182 | ||||||
Flexsteel Industries, Inc. | 1,324 | 29,234 | ||||||
GoPro, Inc. “A”* (a) | 21,211 | 89,935 | ||||||
Green Brick Partners, Inc.* | 4,496 | 32,551 | ||||||
Hamilton Beach Brands Holding Co. “A” | 1,206 | 28,293 | ||||||
Helen of Troy Ltd.* | 4,876 | 639,634 | ||||||
Hooker Furniture Corp. | 2,173 | 57,237 | ||||||
Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc. “A”* | 22,782 | 15,581 | ||||||
Installed Building Products, Inc.* | 3,975 | 133,918 | ||||||
iRobot Corp.* | 4,979 | 416,941 | ||||||
KB HOME | 15,736 | 300,558 | ||||||
La-Z-Boy, Inc. | 8,516 | 235,978 | ||||||
LGI Homes, Inc.* (a) | 3,361 | 151,984 | ||||||
Lifetime Brands, Inc. | 2,187 | 21,936 | ||||||
Lovesac Co.* | 1,025 | 23,513 | ||||||
M.D.C. Holdings, Inc. | 8,395 | 235,983 | ||||||
M/I Homes, Inc.* | 4,929 | 103,608 | ||||||
Meritage Homes Corp.* | 6,993 | 256,783 | ||||||
New Home Co., Inc.* | 2,265 | 11,846 | ||||||
Purple Innovation, Inc.* (a) | 805 | 4,741 | ||||||
Roku, Inc.* | 8,054 | 246,775 | ||||||
Skyline Champion Corp. | 5,383 | 79,076 | ||||||
Sonos, Inc.* | 2,988 | 29,342 | ||||||
Taylor Morrison Home Corp. “A”* | 21,620 | 343,758 | ||||||
TopBuild Corp.* | 6,565 | 295,425 | ||||||
TRI Pointe Group, Inc.* | 26,014 | 284,333 | ||||||
Tupperware Brands Corp. | 8,962 | 282,930 | ||||||
Turtle Beach Corp.* (a) | 1,476 | 21,063 | ||||||
Universal Electronics, Inc.* | 2,458 | 62,138 | ||||||
Vuzix Corp.* (a) | 4,415 | 21,236 | ||||||
William Lyon Homes “A”* | 5,947 | 63,573 | ||||||
ZAGG, Inc.* | 5,224 | 51,091 | ||||||
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Internet & Direct Marketing Retail 1.0% |
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1-800 FLOWERS.COM, Inc. “A”* | 4,710 | 57,603 | ||||||
Duluth Holdings, Inc. “B”* | 1,523 | 38,425 | ||||||
Etsy, Inc.* | 21,988 | 1,045,969 | ||||||
Gaia, Inc.* | 2,099 | 21,746 |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Shares | Value ($) | |||||||
Groupon, Inc.* | 82,513 | 264,042 | ||||||
Lands’ End, Inc.* | 1,970 | 27,994 | ||||||
Leaf Group Ltd.* | 3,048 | 20,879 | ||||||
Liberty Expedia Holdings, Inc. “A”* | 9,968 | 389,849 | ||||||
Liquidity Services, Inc.* | 4,921 | 30,363 | ||||||
NutriSystem, Inc. | 5,435 | 238,488 | ||||||
Overstock.com, Inc.* (a) | 4,271 | 58,000 | ||||||
PetMed Express, Inc. (a) | 3,747 | 87,155 | ||||||
Quotient Technology, Inc.* | 14,434 | 154,155 | ||||||
Remark Holdings, Inc.* (a) | 5,116 | 6,190 | ||||||
Shutterfly, Inc.* | 6,116 | 246,230 | ||||||
Shutterstock, Inc. | 3,495 | 125,855 | ||||||
Stamps.com, Inc.* | 3,249 | 505,674 | ||||||
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Acushnet Holdings Corp. | 6,263 | 131,961 | ||||||
American Outdoor Brands Corp.* | 10,022 | 128,883 | ||||||
Callaway Golf Co. | 17,235 | 263,695 | ||||||
Clarus Corp. | 3,982 | 40,298 | ||||||
Escalade, Inc. | 1,919 | 21,973 | ||||||
Johnson Outdoors, Inc. “A” | 921 | 54,099 | ||||||
Malibu Boats, Inc. “A”* | 3,765 | 131,022 | ||||||
Marine Products Corp. | 1,244 | 21,036 | ||||||
MasterCraft Boat Holdings, Inc.* | 3,369 | 63,000 | ||||||
Nautilus, Inc.* | 5,610 | 61,149 | ||||||
Sturm, Ruger & Co., Inc. | 3,112 | 165,621 | ||||||
Vista Outdoor, Inc.* | 10,633 | 120,685 | ||||||
YETI Holdings, Inc.* | 3,106 | 46,093 | ||||||
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Big Lots, Inc. | 7,313 | 211,492 | ||||||
Dillard’s, Inc. “A” (a) | 2,137 | 128,882 | ||||||
J.C. Penney Co., Inc.* (a) | 58,996 | 61,356 | ||||||
Ollie’s Bargain Outlet Holdings, Inc.* | 9,158 | 609,099 | ||||||
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Aaron’s, Inc. | 12,754 | 536,306 | ||||||
Abercrombie & Fitch Co. “A” | 12,291 | 246,435 | ||||||
America’sCar-Mart, Inc.* | 1,105 | 80,057 | ||||||
American Eagle Outfitters, Inc. | 29,670 | 573,521 | ||||||
Asbury Automotive Group, Inc.* | 3,562 | 237,443 | ||||||
Ascena Retail Group, Inc.* | 32,890 | 82,554 | ||||||
At Home Group, Inc.* | 8,239 | 153,740 | ||||||
Barnes & Noble Education, Inc.* | 7,613 | 30,528 | ||||||
Barnes & Noble, Inc. | 10,664 | 75,608 | ||||||
Bed Bath & Beyond, Inc. (a) | 24,519 | 277,555 | ||||||
Big 5 Sporting Goods Corp. (a) | 4,080 | 10,567 | ||||||
Boot Barn Holdings, Inc.* | 5,163 | 87,926 | ||||||
Caleres, Inc. | 7,793 | 216,879 | ||||||
Camping World Holdings, Inc. “A” (a) | 6,089 | 69,841 | ||||||
Carvana Co.* (a) | 5,887 | 192,564 | ||||||
Cato Corp. “A” | 4,203 | 59,977 | ||||||
Chico’s FAS, Inc. | 22,812 | 128,203 | ||||||
Citi Trends, Inc. | 2,158 | 44,002 | ||||||
Conn’s, Inc.* | 3,705 | 69,876 | ||||||
DSW, Inc. “A” | 12,586 | 310,874 | ||||||
Express, Inc.* | 13,545 | 69,215 | ||||||
Five Below, Inc.* | 10,054 | 1,028,725 |
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Francesca’s Holdings Corp.* | 6,472 | 6,283 | ||||||
GameStop Corp. “A” (a) | 18,339 | 231,438 | ||||||
Genesco, Inc.* | 3,656 | 161,961 | ||||||
GNC Holdings, Inc. “A”* (a) | 15,414 | 36,531 | ||||||
Group 1 Automotive, Inc. | 3,385 | 178,457 | ||||||
Guess?, Inc. | 10,566 | 219,456 | ||||||
Haverty Furniture Companies, Inc. | 3,385 | 63,570 | ||||||
Hibbett Sports, Inc.* | 3,467 | 49,578 | ||||||
Hudson Ltd. “A”* | 7,334 | 125,778 | ||||||
J. Jill, Inc.* | 3,079 | 16,411 | ||||||
Kirkland’s, Inc.* | 2,633 | 25,093 | ||||||
Lithia Motors, Inc. “A” | 4,084 | 311,732 | ||||||
Lumber Liquidators Holdings, Inc.* (a) | 5,274 | 50,208 | ||||||
MarineMax, Inc.* | 3,700 | 67,747 | ||||||
Monro, Inc. | 5,821 | 400,194 | ||||||
Murphy USA, Inc.* | 5,534 | 424,126 | ||||||
National Vision Holdings, Inc.* | 11,550 | 325,364 | ||||||
Office Depot, Inc. | 99,534 | 256,798 | ||||||
Party City Holdco, Inc.* (a) | 10,543 | 105,219 | ||||||
Pier 1 Imports, Inc. | 15,353 | 4,695 | ||||||
Rent-A-Center, Inc.* | 8,334 | 134,927 | ||||||
RH* (a) | 3,664 | 439,021 | ||||||
RTW RetailWinds, Inc.* | 5,437 | 15,387 | ||||||
Sally Beauty Holdings, Inc.* | 22,167 | 377,947 | ||||||
Shoe Carnival, Inc. (a) | 1,992 | 66,752 | ||||||
Signet Jewelers Ltd. | 9,546 | 303,276 | ||||||
Sleep Number Corp.* | 5,983 | 189,841 | ||||||
Sonic Automotive, Inc. “A” | 4,553 | 62,649 | ||||||
Sportsman’s Warehouse Holdings, Inc.* | 7,052 | 30,888 | ||||||
Tailored Brands, Inc. | 8,955 | 122,146 | ||||||
The Buckle, Inc. (a) | 5,362 | 103,701 | ||||||
The Children’s Place, Inc. | 2,925 | 263,513 | ||||||
The Container Store Group, Inc.* | 2,885 | 13,761 | ||||||
Tile Shop Holdings, Inc. | 7,594 | 41,615 | ||||||
Tilly’s, Inc. “A” | 3,734 | 40,551 | ||||||
Winmark Corp. | 467 | 74,253 | ||||||
Zumiez, Inc.* | 3,515 | 67,383 | ||||||
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Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods 0.8% |
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Crocs, Inc.* | 12,142 | 315,449 | ||||||
Culp, Inc. | 2,036 | 38,481 | ||||||
Deckers Outdoor Corp.* | 5,377 | 687,987 | ||||||
Fossil Group, Inc.* (a) | 8,287 | 130,355 | ||||||
G-III Apparel Group Ltd.* | 7,962 | 222,060 | ||||||
Movado Group, Inc. | 2,952 | 93,342 | ||||||
Oxford Industries, Inc. | 3,103 | 220,437 | ||||||
Rocky Brands, Inc. | 1,278 | 33,228 | ||||||
Steven Madden Ltd. | 16,000 | 484,160 | ||||||
Superior Group of Company, Inc. | 1,638 | 28,911 | ||||||
Unifi, Inc.* | 2,948 | 67,332 | ||||||
Vera Bradley, Inc.* | 4,239 | 36,328 | ||||||
Wolverine World Wide, Inc. | 16,971 | 541,205 | ||||||
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Consumer Staples 2.8% |
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Castle Brands, Inc.* | 16,961 | 14,425 | ||||||
Celsius Holdings, Inc.* | 4,260 | 14,782 | ||||||
Coca-Cola Bottling Co. Consolidated | 869 | 154,143 | ||||||
Craft Brew Alliance, Inc.* | 2,474 | 35,403 |
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MGP Ingredients, Inc. (a) | 2,394 | 136,578 | ||||||
National Beverage Corp. | 2,174 | 156,028 | ||||||
Primo Water Corp.* | 6,087 | 85,279 | ||||||
The Boston Beer Co., Inc. “A”* | 1,519 | 365,836 | ||||||
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BJ’s Wholesale Club Holdings, Inc.* | 13,446 | 297,963 | ||||||
Ingles Markets, Inc. “A” | 2,495 | 67,914 | ||||||
Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage, Inc.* | 1,700 | 26,061 | ||||||
Performance Food Group Co.* | 18,743 | 604,836 | ||||||
PriceSmart, Inc. | 4,051 | 239,414 | ||||||
Rite Aid Corp.* (a) | 197,741 | 140,060 | ||||||
Smart & Final Stores, Inc.* | 4,309 | 20,425 | ||||||
SpartanNash Co. | 6,576 | 112,976 | ||||||
The Andersons, Inc. | 5,029 | 150,317 | ||||||
The Chefs’ Warehouse, Inc.* | 3,949 | 126,289 | ||||||
United Natural Foods, Inc.* | 9,317 | 98,667 | ||||||
Village Super Market, Inc. “A” | 1,478 | 39,522 | ||||||
Weis Markets, Inc. | 1,762 | 84,188 | ||||||
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Food Products 1.2% |
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Alico, Inc. | 530 | 15,635 | ||||||
B&G Foods, Inc. (a) | 12,077 | 349,146 | ||||||
Cal-Maine Foods, Inc. | 5,742 | 242,887 | ||||||
Calavo Growers, Inc. | 2,930 | 213,773 | ||||||
Darling Ingredients, Inc.* | 30,199 | 581,029 | ||||||
Dean Foods Co. | 17,111 | 65,193 | ||||||
Farmer Brothers Co.* | 1,879 | 43,837 | ||||||
Fresh Del Monte Produce, Inc. | 5,542 | 156,672 | ||||||
Freshpet, Inc.* | 4,808 | 154,625 | ||||||
Hostess Brands, Inc.* | 18,073 | 197,719 | ||||||
J & J Snack Foods Corp. | 2,775 | 401,237 | ||||||
John B. Sanfilippo & Son, Inc. | 1,550 | 86,273 | ||||||
Lancaster Colony Corp. | 3,477 | 614,942 | ||||||
Landec Corp.* | 4,885 | 57,838 | ||||||
Limoneira Co. | 2,743 | 53,626 | ||||||
Sanderson Farms, Inc. | 3,764 | 373,728 | ||||||
Seneca Foods Corp. “A”* | 1,406 | 39,677 | ||||||
Simply Good Foods Co.* | 11,017 | 208,221 | ||||||
Tootsie Roll Industries, Inc. (a) | 2,982 | 99,599 | ||||||
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Household Products 0.2% |
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Central Garden & Pet Co.* | 1,917 | 66,041 | ||||||
Central Garden & Pet Co. “A”* | 7,392 | 231,000 | ||||||
Oil-Dri Corp. of America | 930 | 24,645 | ||||||
WD-40 Co. | 2,529 | 463,464 | ||||||
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Personal Products 0.4% |
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Edgewell Personal Care Co.* | 9,879 | 368,981 | ||||||
elf Beauty, Inc.* (a) | 4,183 | 36,225 | ||||||
Inter Parfums, Inc. | 3,168 | 207,726 | ||||||
Medifast, Inc. | 2,167 | 270,918 | ||||||
Natural Health Trends Corp. | 1,400 | 25,886 | ||||||
Nature’s Sunshine Products, Inc.* | 1,427 | 11,630 | ||||||
Revlon, Inc. “A”* (a) | 1,527 | 38,465 | ||||||
USANA Health Sciences, Inc.* | 2,334 | 274,782 | ||||||
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Tobacco 0.1% | ||||||||
22nd Century Group, Inc.* | 21,791 | 54,260 | ||||||
Pyxus International, Inc.* (a) | 1,572 | 18,644 | ||||||
Turning Point Brands, Inc. | 1,482 | 40,340 | ||||||
Universal Corp. | 4,524 | 244,975 | ||||||
Vector Group Ltd. | 18,673 | 181,688 | ||||||
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Energy 3.5% |
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Energy Equipment & Services 1.2% |
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Archrock, Inc. | 23,300 | 174,517 | ||||||
Basic Energy Services, Inc.* | 3,601 | 13,828 | ||||||
Bristow Group, Inc.* (a) | 6,288 | 15,280 | ||||||
C&J Energy Services, Inc.* | 11,789 | 159,151 | ||||||
Cactus, Inc.* | 6,906 | 189,293 | ||||||
CARBO Ceramics, Inc.* (a) | 3,739 | 13,012 | ||||||
Covia Holdings Corp.* | 5,918 | 20,240 | ||||||
Dawson Geophysical Co.* | 3,959 | 13,381 | ||||||
Diamond Offshore Drilling, Inc.* | 11,872 | 112,072 | ||||||
Dril-Quip, Inc.* | 6,515 | 195,645 | ||||||
Era Group, Inc.* | 3,794 | 33,160 | ||||||
Exterran Corp.* | 6,016 | 106,483 | ||||||
Forum Energy Technologies, Inc.* | 14,836 | 61,273 | ||||||
Frank’s International NV* | 13,756 | 71,806 | ||||||
FTS International, Inc.* | 5,906 | 41,992 | ||||||
Helix Energy Solutions Group, Inc.* | 26,219 | 141,845 | ||||||
Independence Contract Drilling, Inc.* | 8,662 | 27,025 | ||||||
ION Geophysical Corp.* | 1,999 | 10,355 | ||||||
Keane Group, Inc.* | 9,257 | 75,722 | ||||||
Key Energy Services, Inc.* | 2,009 | 4,159 | ||||||
KLX Energy Services Holdings, Inc.* | 3,778 | 88,594 | ||||||
Liberty Oilfield Services, Inc. “A” | 8,174 | 105,853 | ||||||
Mammoth Energy Services, Inc. | 2,311 | 41,552 | ||||||
Matrix Service Co.* | 4,981 | 89,359 | ||||||
McDermott International, Inc.* | 32,624 | 213,361 | ||||||
Natural Gas Services Group* | 2,293 | 37,697 | ||||||
NCS Multistage Holdings, Inc.* | 1,648 | 8,388 | ||||||
Newpark Resources, Inc.* | 16,539 | 113,623 | ||||||
Nine Energy Service, Inc.* | 2,709 | 61,061 | ||||||
Noble Corp. PLC* | 45,304 | 118,696 | ||||||
Oceaneering International, Inc.* | 18,309 | 221,539 | ||||||
Oil States International, Inc.* | 10,983 | 156,837 | ||||||
PHI, Inc. (Non Voting)* (a) | 2,151 | 3,979 | ||||||
Pioneer Energy Services Corp.* | 14,307 | 17,598 | ||||||
Profire Energy, Inc.* | 4,453 | 6,457 | ||||||
ProPetro Holding Corp.* | 12,921 | 159,187 | ||||||
Quintana Energy Services, Inc.* | 1,142 | 3,951 | ||||||
RigNet, Inc.* | 2,512 | 31,752 | ||||||
Rowan Companies PLC “A”* | 23,575 | 197,794 | ||||||
SEACOR Holdings, Inc.* | 3,085 | 114,145 | ||||||
SEACOR Marine Holdings, Inc.* | 2,944 | 34,621 | ||||||
Select Energy Services, Inc. “A”* | 8,493 | 53,676 | ||||||
Smart Sand, Inc.* (a) | 4,246 | 9,426 | ||||||
Solaris Oilfield Infrastructure, Inc. “A” (a) | 4,900 | 59,241 | ||||||
Superior Energy Services, Inc.* | 28,135 | 94,252 | ||||||
TETRA Technologies, Inc.* | 23,366 | 39,255 | ||||||
Tidewater, Inc.* | 5,266 | 100,739 | ||||||
U.S. Silica Holdings, Inc. (a) | 14,336 | 145,940 | ||||||
Unit Corp.* | 9,559 | 136,503 | ||||||
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Abraxas Petroleum Corp.* | 30,655 | 33,414 | ||||||
Adams Resources & Energy, Inc. | 426 | 16,490 | ||||||
Alta Mesa Resources, Inc.* (a) | 19,378 | 19,378 | ||||||
Approach Resources, Inc.* | 8,431 | 7,352 | ||||||
Arch Coal, Inc. “A” | 3,209 | 266,315 | ||||||
Ardmore Shipping Corp.* | 6,387 | 29,827 | ||||||
Berry Petroleum Corp. | 2,401 | 21,009 | ||||||
Bonanza Creek Energy, Inc.* | 3,452 | 71,353 | ||||||
California Resources Corp.* | 8,323 | 141,824 | ||||||
Callon Petroleum Co.* | 41,943 | 272,210 | ||||||
Carrizo Oil & Gas, Inc.* | 15,832 | 178,743 | ||||||
Clean Energy Fuels Corp.* | 23,606 | 40,602 | ||||||
Cloud Peak Energy, Inc.* | 14,372 | 5,264 | ||||||
CONSOL Energy, Inc.* | 5,121 | 162,387 | ||||||
CVR Energy, Inc. | 3,333 | 114,922 | ||||||
Delek U.S. Holdings, Inc. | 14,973 | 486,772 | ||||||
Denbury Resources, Inc.* | 85,664 | 146,485 | ||||||
DHT Holdings, Inc. | 17,184 | 67,361 | ||||||
Dorian LPG Ltd.* | 5,169 | 30,135 | ||||||
Earthstone Energy, Inc. “A”* | 3,413 | 15,427 | ||||||
Eclipse Resources Corp.* | 17,048 | 17,900 | ||||||
Energy Fuels, Inc.* | 15,599 | 44,457 | ||||||
EP Energy Corp. “A”* | 7,346 | 5,142 | ||||||
Evolution Petroleum Corp. | 4,661 | 31,788 | ||||||
Frontline Ltd.* (a) | 14,270 | 78,913 | ||||||
GasLog Ltd. | 7,592 | 124,964 | ||||||
Golar LNG Ltd. | 17,327 | 377,036 | ||||||
Goodrich Petroleum Corp.* | 1,605 | 21,668 | ||||||
Green Plains, Inc. | 7,287 | 95,533 | ||||||
Gulfport Energy Corp.* | 32,125 | 210,419 | ||||||
Halcon Resources Corp.* (a) | 23,847 | 40,540 | ||||||
Hallador Energy Co. | 3,139 | 15,915 | ||||||
HighPoint Resources Corp.* | 20,420 | 50,846 | ||||||
International Seaways, Inc.* | 4,063 | 68,421 | ||||||
Isramco, Inc.* | 151 | 17,894 | ||||||
Jagged Peak Energy, Inc.* (a) | 11,517 | 105,035 | ||||||
Laredo Petroleum, Inc.* | 27,775 | 100,546 | ||||||
Lilis Energy, Inc.* | 8,332 | 11,415 | ||||||
Matador Resources Co.* | 19,274 | 299,325 | ||||||
Midstates Petroleum Co., Inc.* | 2,781 | 20,885 | ||||||
NACCO Industries, Inc. “A” | 660 | 22,374 | ||||||
NextDecade Corp* | 1,413 | 7,630 | ||||||
Nordic American Tankers Ltd. (a) | 25,819 | 51,638 | ||||||
Northern Oil & Gas, Inc.* | 36,188 | 81,785 | ||||||
Oasis Petroleum, Inc.* | 49,178 | 271,954 | ||||||
Overseas Shipholding Group, Inc. “A”* | 10,681 | 17,730 | ||||||
Panhandle Oil & Gas, Inc. “A” | 3,036 | 47,058 | ||||||
Par Pacific Holdings, Inc.* | 5,862 | 83,123 | ||||||
PDC Energy, Inc.* | 12,141 | 361,316 | ||||||
Peabody Energy Corp. | 14,396 | 438,790 | ||||||
Penn Virginia Corp.* | 2,238 | 120,986 | ||||||
Renewable Energy Group, Inc.* | 6,834 | 175,634 | ||||||
Resolute Energy Corp.* (a) | 3,929 | 113,862 | ||||||
REX American Resources Corp.* | 1,060 | 72,197 | ||||||
Ring Energy, Inc.* | 10,739 | 54,554 | ||||||
Rosehill Resources, Inc.* | 52 | 116 | ||||||
Sanchez Energy Corp.* (a) | 14,391 | 3,886 | ||||||
SandRidge Energy, Inc.* | 5,736 | 43,651 | ||||||
Scorpio Tankers, Inc. | 83,471 | 146,909 | ||||||
SemGroup Corp. “A” | 14,572 | 200,802 | ||||||
Ship Finance International Ltd. (a) | 15,057 | 158,550 | ||||||
SilverBow Resources, Inc.* | 1,365 | 32,269 |
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Southwestern Energy Co.* | 108,248 | 369,126 | ||||||
SRC Energy, Inc.* | 44,720 | 210,184 | ||||||
Talos Energy, Inc.* | 3,784 | 61,755 | ||||||
Teekay Corp. (a) | 12,842 | 42,892 | ||||||
Teekay Tankers Ltd. “A” | 37,810 | 35,088 | ||||||
Tellurian, Inc.* (a) | 15,874 | 110,324 | ||||||
Ultra Petroleum Corp.* | 29,884 | 22,715 | ||||||
Uranium Energy Corp.* | 30,663 | 38,329 | ||||||
W&T Offshore, Inc.* | 17,455 | 71,915 | ||||||
WildHorse Resource Development Corp.* | 5,126 | 72,328 | ||||||
World Fuel Services Corp. | 12,310 | 263,557 | ||||||
Zion Oil & Gas, Inc.* | 9,997 | 4,173 | ||||||
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Financials 17.8% |
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Banks 9.4% |
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1st Constitution Bancorp. | 1,375 | 27,404 | ||||||
1st Source Corp. | 2,830 | 114,162 | ||||||
Access National Corp. | 2,773 | 59,148 | ||||||
ACNB Corp. | 1,214 | 47,650 | ||||||
Allegiance Bancshares, Inc.* | 2,226 | 72,056 | ||||||
Amalgamated Bank “A” | 2,128 | 41,496 | ||||||
American National Bankshares, Inc. | 1,484 | 43,496 | ||||||
Ameris Bancorp. | 7,771 | 246,108 | ||||||
Ames National Corp. | 1,604 | 40,774 | ||||||
Arrow Financial Corp. | 2,309 | 73,934 | ||||||
Atlantic Capital Bancshares, Inc.* | 4,791 | 78,429 | ||||||
Auburn National Bancorporation, Inc. | 443 | 14,025 | ||||||
Banc of California, Inc. | 7,972 | 106,107 | ||||||
BancFirst Corp. | 3,287 | 164,021 | ||||||
BancorpSouth Bank | 17,391 | 454,601 | ||||||
Bank of Commerce Holdings | 3,002 | 32,902 | ||||||
Bank of Marin Bancorp. | 2,498 | 103,018 | ||||||
Bank of NT Butterfield & Son Ltd. | 9,983 | 312,967 | ||||||
Bank of Princeton | 1,080 | 30,132 | ||||||
Bankwell Financial Group, Inc. | 1,086 | 31,179 | ||||||
Banner Corp. | 5,857 | 313,232 | ||||||
Bar Harbor Bankshares | 2,790 | 62,580 | ||||||
Baycom Corp.* | 1,921 | 44,356 | ||||||
BCB Bancorp., Inc. | 2,382 | 24,940 | ||||||
Berkshire Hills Bancorp., Inc. | 7,506 | 202,437 | ||||||
Blue Hills Bancorp., Inc. | 4,200 | 89,628 | ||||||
Boston Private Financial Holdings, Inc. | 15,358 | 162,334 | ||||||
Bridge Bancorp., Inc. | 3,112 | 79,325 | ||||||
Brookline Bancorp., Inc. | 14,466 | 199,920 | ||||||
Bryn Mawr Bank Corp. | 3,596 | 123,702 | ||||||
Business First Bancshares, Inc. | 2,018 | 48,896 | ||||||
Byline Bancorp., Inc.* | 2,983 | 49,697 | ||||||
C&F Financial Corp. | 613 | 32,618 | ||||||
Cadence BanCorp. | 13,435 | 225,439 | ||||||
Cambridge Bancorp. | 693 | 57,692 | ||||||
Camden National Corp. | 2,749 | 98,882 | ||||||
Capital Bancorp. Inc* | 1,124 | 12,825 | ||||||
Capital City Bank Group, Inc. | 2,067 | 47,975 | ||||||
Capstar Financial Holdings, Inc. | 1,358 | 20,003 | ||||||
Carolina Financial Corp. | 3,916 | 115,874 | ||||||
Cathay General Bancorp. | 14,286 | 479,010 | ||||||
CB Financial Services, Inc. | 875 | 21,683 | ||||||
CBTX, Inc. | 3,336 | 98,078 | ||||||
CenterState Bank Corp. | 16,770 | 352,841 |
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Central Pacific Financial Corp. | 5,159 | 125,622 | ||||||
Central Valley Community Bancorp. | 2,152 | 40,608 | ||||||
Century Bancorp., Inc. “A” | 543 | 36,777 | ||||||
Chemical Financial Corp. | 13,139 | 481,019 | ||||||
Chemung Financial Corp. | 597 | 24,662 | ||||||
Citizens & Northern Corp. | 2,090 | 55,239 | ||||||
City Holding Co. | 2,939 | 198,647 | ||||||
Civista Bancshares, Inc. | 2,587 | 45,066 | ||||||
CNB Financial Corp. | 2,655 | 60,932 | ||||||
Coastal Financial Corp.* | 1,169 | 17,804 | ||||||
Codorus Valley Bancorp., Inc. | 1,695 | 36,019 | ||||||
Columbia Banking System, Inc. | 13,443 | 487,846 | ||||||
Community Bank System, Inc. | 9,251 | 539,333 | ||||||
Community Bankers Trust Corp.* | 4,167 | 30,086 | ||||||
Community Financial Corp. | 945 | 27,632 | ||||||
Community Trust Bancorp., Inc. | 2,909 | 115,225 | ||||||
ConnectOne Bancorp., Inc. | 5,588 | 103,210 | ||||||
County Bancorp., Inc. | 914 | 15,876 | ||||||
Customers Bancorp., Inc.* | 5,507 | 100,227 | ||||||
CVB Financial Corp. | 20,661 | 417,972 | ||||||
Eagle Bancorp., Inc.* | 5,830 | 283,979 | ||||||
Enterprise Bancorp., Inc. | 1,803 | 57,984 | ||||||
Enterprise Financial Services Corp. | 4,145 | 155,976 | ||||||
Equity Bancshares, Inc. “A”* | 2,511 | 88,513 | ||||||
Esquire Financial Holdings, Inc.* | 1,121 | 24,326 | ||||||
Evans Bancorp., Inc. | 898 | 29,194 | ||||||
Farmers & Merchants Bancorp., Inc. | 1,686 | 64,894 | ||||||
Farmers National Banc Corp. | 4,719 | 60,120 | ||||||
FB Financial Corp. | 3,067 | 107,406 | ||||||
Fidelity D&D Bancorp, Inc. | 524 | 33,630 | ||||||
Fidelity Southern Corp. | 3,978 | 103,508 | ||||||
Financial Institutions, Inc. | 2,733 | 70,238 | ||||||
First BanCorp. | 39,331 | 338,247 | ||||||
First BanCorp. — North Carolina | 5,343 | 174,502 | ||||||
First Bancorp., Inc. | 1,889 | 49,681 | ||||||
First Bancshares, Inc. | 2,323 | 70,271 | ||||||
First Bank | 3,051 | 36,978 | ||||||
First Busey Corp. | 8,005 | 196,443 | ||||||
First Business Financial Services, Inc. | 1,532 | 29,889 | ||||||
First Choice Bancorp. | 1,649 | 37,267 | ||||||
First Commonwealth Financial Corp. | 18,238 | 220,315 | ||||||
First Community Bancshares, Inc. | 2,886 | 90,851 | ||||||
First Community Corp. | 1,345 | 26,133 | ||||||
First Financial Bancorp. | 17,522 | 415,622 | ||||||
First Financial Bankshares, Inc. (a) | 11,965 | 690,261 | ||||||
First Financial Corp. — Indiana | 2,226 | 89,374 | ||||||
First Financial Northwest, Inc. | 1,664 | 25,742 | ||||||
First Foundation, Inc.* | 7,060 | 90,792 | ||||||
First Guaranty Bancshares, Inc. | 844 | 19,589 | ||||||
First Internet Bancorp. | 1,792 | 36,628 | ||||||
First Interstate BancSystem, Inc. “A” | 6,098 | 222,943 | ||||||
First Merchants Corp. | 9,146 | 313,433 | ||||||
FirstMid-Illinois Bancshares, Inc. | 2,387 | 76,193 | ||||||
First Midwest Bancorp., Inc. | 19,426 | 384,829 | ||||||
First Northwest Bancorp. | 1,649 | 24,455 | ||||||
First of Long Island Corp. | 4,420 | 88,179 | ||||||
First Savings Financial Group, Inc. | 341 | 17,712 | ||||||
First United Corp. | 1,281 | 20,394 |
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Flushing Financial Corp. | 5,045 | 108,619 | ||||||
Franklin Financial Network, Inc.* | 2,400 | 63,288 | ||||||
Fulton Financial Corp. | 31,694 | 490,623 | ||||||
FVCBankcorp, Inc.* | 312 | 5,494 | ||||||
German American Bancorp., Inc. | 3,839 | 106,609 | ||||||
Glacier Bancorp., Inc. | 15,713 | 622,549 | ||||||
Great Southern Bancorp., Inc. | 2,035 | 93,671 | ||||||
Great Western Bancorp., Inc. | 10,990 | 343,438 | ||||||
Green Bancorp., Inc. | 4,929 | 84,483 | ||||||
Guaranty Bancorp. | 4,583 | 95,097 | ||||||
Guaranty Bancshares, Inc. | 1,333 | 39,750 | ||||||
Hancock Whitney Corp. | 15,676 | 543,173 | ||||||
Hanmi Financial Corp. | 5,784 | 113,945 | ||||||
HarborOne Bancorp., Inc.* | 2,712 | 43,094 | ||||||
Heartland Financial U.S.A., Inc. | 5,412 | 237,857 | ||||||
Heritage Commerce Corp. | 7,512 | 85,186 | ||||||
Heritage Financial Corp. | 6,672 | 198,292 | ||||||
Hilltop Holdings, Inc. | 13,322 | 237,531 | ||||||
Home Bancshares, Inc. | 29,332 | 479,285 | ||||||
HomeTrust Bancshares, Inc. | 3,175 | 83,122 | ||||||
Hope Bancorp., Inc. | 22,879 | 271,345 | ||||||
Horizon Bancorp, Inc. | 6,629 | 104,606 | ||||||
Howard Bancorp., Inc.* | 2,444 | 34,949 | ||||||
IBERIABANK Corp. | 10,205 | 655,977 | ||||||
Independent Bank Corp./Massachusetts | 4,969 | 349,370 | ||||||
Independent Bank Corp./Michigan | 4,124 | 86,686 | ||||||
Independent Bank Group, Inc. | 3,864 | 176,855 | ||||||
International Bancshares Corp. | 10,102 | 347,509 | ||||||
Investar Holding Corp. | 1,595 | 39,556 | ||||||
Investors Bancorp., Inc. | 44,604 | 463,882 | ||||||
Lakeland Bancorp., Inc. | 8,155 | 120,776 | ||||||
Lakeland Financial Corp. | 4,450 | 178,712 | ||||||
LCNB Corp. | 1,677 | 25,407 | ||||||
LegacyTexas Financial Group, Inc. | 8,806 | 282,585 | ||||||
Level One Bancorp, Inc. | 921 | 20,658 | ||||||
Live Oak Bancshares, Inc. | 4,782 | 70,821 | ||||||
Macatawa Bank Corp. | 4,982 | 47,927 | ||||||
MB Financial, Inc. | 15,307 | 606,616 | ||||||
MBT Financial Corp. | 3,340 | 31,062 | ||||||
Mercantile Bank Corp. | 2,987 | 84,413 | ||||||
Metropolitan Bank Holding Corp.* | 1,224 | 37,760 | ||||||
Mid Penn Bancorp, Inc. | 881 | 20,281 | ||||||
Middlefield Banc Corp. | 506 | 21,470 | ||||||
Midland States Bancorp., Inc. | 3,961 | 88,489 | ||||||
MidSouth Bancorp., Inc. | 2,780 | 29,468 | ||||||
MidWestOne Financial Group, Inc. | 2,141 | 53,161 | ||||||
MutualFirst Financial, Inc. | 1,043 | 27,713 | ||||||
MVB Financial Corp. | 1,576 | 28,431 | ||||||
National Bank Holdings Corp. “A” | 5,240 | 161,759 | ||||||
National Bankshares, Inc. | 1,279 | 46,594 | ||||||
National Commerce Corp.* | 3,321 | 119,556 | ||||||
NBT Bancorp., Inc. | 7,753 | 268,176 | ||||||
Nicolet Bankshares, Inc.* | 1,571 | 76,665 | ||||||
Northeast Bancorp. | 1,409 | 23,573 | ||||||
Northrim BanCorp., Inc. | 1,276 | 41,942 | ||||||
Norwood Financial Corp. | 1,117 | 36,861 | ||||||
Oak Valley Bancorp. | 1,299 | 23,772 | ||||||
OFG Bancorp. | 7,928 | 130,495 | ||||||
Ohio Valley Banc Corp. | 794 | 28,100 | ||||||
Old Line Bancshares, Inc. | 2,944 | 77,486 | ||||||
Old National Bancorp. | 27,756 | 427,442 | ||||||
Old Second Bancorp., Inc. | 5,341 | 69,433 |
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Opus Bank | 3,747 | 73,404 | ||||||
Origin Bancorp, Inc. | 3,265 | 111,271 | ||||||
Orrstown Financial Services, Inc. | 1,404 | 25,567 | ||||||
Pacific City Financial Corp. | 2,206 | 34,524 | ||||||
Pacific Mercantile Bancorp.* | 2,922 | 20,892 | ||||||
Pacific Premier Bancorp., Inc.* | 8,452 | 215,695 | ||||||
Park National Corp. | 2,514 | 213,564 | ||||||
Parke Bancorp., Inc. | 1,219 | 22,814 | ||||||
Peapack-Gladstone Financial Corp. | 3,251 | 81,860 | ||||||
Penns Woods Bancorp., Inc. | 859 | 34,566 | ||||||
People’s Utah Bancorp. | 2,887 | 87,043 | ||||||
Peoples Bancorp. of North Carolina, Inc. | 907 | 22,185 | ||||||
Peoples Bancorp., Inc. | 3,319 | 99,902 | ||||||
Peoples Financial Services Corp. | 1,313 | 57,851 | ||||||
Preferred Bank | 2,499 | 108,332 | ||||||
Premier Financial Bancorp., Inc. | 2,210 | 32,951 | ||||||
QCR Holdings, Inc. | 2,453 | 78,717 | ||||||
RBB Bancorp. | 2,569 | 45,137 | ||||||
Reliant Bancorp., Inc. | 1,892 | 43,592 | ||||||
Renasant Corp. | 8,913 | 268,994 | ||||||
Republic Bancorp., Inc. “A” | 1,713 | 66,327 | ||||||
Republic First Bancorp., Inc.* | 7,996 | 47,736 | ||||||
S&T Bancorp., Inc. | 6,329 | 239,489 | ||||||
Sandy Spring Bancorp., Inc. | 6,355 | 199,166 | ||||||
SB One Bancorp. | 1,340 | 27,390 | ||||||
Seacoast Banking Corp. of Florida* | 8,450 | 219,869 | ||||||
Select Bancorp, Inc.* | 2,753 | 34,082 | ||||||
ServisFirst Bancshares, Inc. | 8,550 | 272,489 | ||||||
Shore Bancshares, Inc. | 2,371 | 34,474 | ||||||
Sierra Bancorp. | 2,568 | 61,709 | ||||||
Simmons First National Corp. “A” | 16,601 | 400,582 | ||||||
SmartFinancial, Inc.* | 2,129 | 38,897 | ||||||
South State Corp. | 6,710 | 402,264 | ||||||
Southern First Bancshares, Inc.* | 1,263 | 40,504 | ||||||
Southern National Bancorp. of Virginia, Inc. | 3,664 | 48,438 | ||||||
Southside Bancshares, Inc. | 6,071 | 192,754 | ||||||
Spirit of Texas Bancshares, Inc.* | 1,652 | 37,633 | ||||||
State Bank Financial Corp. | 6,856 | 148,021 | ||||||
Stock Yards Bancorp., Inc. | 4,020 | 131,856 | ||||||
Summit Financial Group, Inc. | 2,117 | 40,879 | ||||||
The Bancorp., Inc.* | 9,338 | 74,330 | ||||||
Tompkins Financial Corp. | 2,692 | 201,927 | ||||||
TowneBank | 12,177 | 291,639 | ||||||
TriCo Bancshares | 4,690 | 158,475 | ||||||
TriState Capital Holdings, Inc.* | 4,585 | 89,224 | ||||||
Triumph Bancorp., Inc.* | 4,341 | 128,928 | ||||||
Trustmark Corp. | 12,303 | 349,774 | ||||||
UMB Financial Corp. | 8,335 | 508,185 | ||||||
Union Bankshares Corp. | 11,976 | 338,082 | ||||||
Union Bankshares, Inc. | 740 | 35,335 | ||||||
United Bankshares, Inc. | 18,369 | 571,460 | ||||||
United Community Banks, Inc. | 14,525 | 311,707 | ||||||
United Securities Bancshares | 2,548 | 24,410 | ||||||
Unity Bancorp., Inc. | 1,507 | 31,285 | ||||||
Univest Corp. of Pennsylvania | 5,259 | 113,437 | ||||||
Valley National Bancorp. | 59,464 | 528,040 | ||||||
Veritex Holdings, Inc.* | 4,361 | 93,238 | ||||||
Washington Trust Bancorp., Inc. | 2,720 | 129,282 | ||||||
WesBanco, Inc. | 9,615 | 352,774 | ||||||
West Bancorp. | 2,860 | 54,597 |
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Westamerica Bancorp. | 4,727 | 263,199 | ||||||
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Capital Markets 1.3% |
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Arlington Asset Investment Corp. “A” (a) | 5,157 | 37,337 | ||||||
Artisan Partners Asset Management, Inc. “A” | 8,782 | 194,170 | ||||||
Ashford, Inc.* | 142 | 7,370 | ||||||
Associated Capital Group, Inc. “A” | 415 | 14,620 | ||||||
B. Riley Financial, Inc. | 3,604 | 51,177 | ||||||
Blucora, Inc.* | 8,816 | 234,858 | ||||||
BrightSphere Investment Group PLC | 14,827 | 158,352 | ||||||
Cohen & Steers, Inc. | 4,040 | 138,653 | ||||||
Cowen, Inc.* | 4,956 | 66,113 | ||||||
Diamond Hill Investment Group | 610 | 91,165 | ||||||
Donnelley Financial Solution, Inc.* | 6,021 | 84,475 | ||||||
Federated Investors, Inc. “B” | 17,948 | 476,519 | ||||||
Focus Financial Partners, Inc. “A”* | 3,523 | 92,761 | ||||||
Gain Capital Holdings, Inc. | 5,127 | 31,582 | ||||||
GAMCO Investors, Inc. “A” | 830 | 14,019 | ||||||
Greenhill & Co., Inc. (a) | 3,240 | 79,056 | ||||||
Hamilton Lane, Inc. “A” | 3,050 | 112,850 | ||||||
Houlihan Lokey, Inc. | 6,272 | 230,810 | ||||||
INTL. FCStone, Inc.* | 2,872 | 105,058 | ||||||
Investment Technology Group, Inc. | 6,043 | 182,740 | ||||||
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services, Inc. | 18,811 | 43,830 | ||||||
Moelis & Co. “A” | 8,264 | 284,116 | ||||||
Oppenheimer Holdings, Inc. “A” | 1,706 | 43,588 | ||||||
Piper Jaffray Companies, Inc. | 2,629 | 173,093 | ||||||
PJT Partners, Inc. “A” | 3,615 | 140,117 | ||||||
Pzena Investment Management, Inc. “A” | 2,978 | 25,760 | ||||||
Safeguard Scientifics, Inc.* | 3,689 | 31,799 | ||||||
Siebert Financial Corp.* | 1,389 | 20,085 | ||||||
Silvercrest Asset Management Group, Inc. “A” | 1,708 | 22,597 | ||||||
Stifel Financial Corp. | 12,780 | 529,348 | ||||||
Value Line, Inc. | 187 | 4,864 | ||||||
Virtus Investment Partners, Inc. | 1,291 | 102,544 | ||||||
Waddell & Reed Financial, Inc. “A” (a) | 14,227 | 257,224 | ||||||
Westwood Holdings Group, Inc. | 1,511 | 51,374 | ||||||
WisdomTree Investments, Inc. | 21,177 | 140,827 | ||||||
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Consumer Finance 0.7% |
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Curo Group Holdings Corp.* | 2,202 | 20,897 | ||||||
Elevate Credit, Inc.* | 3,761 | 16,849 | ||||||
Encore Capital Group, Inc.* | 4,877 | 114,609 | ||||||
Enova International, Inc.* | 6,120 | 119,095 | ||||||
EZCORP, Inc. “A”* | 8,886 | 68,689 | ||||||
FirstCash, Inc. | 7,986 | 577,787 | ||||||
Green Dot Corp. “A”* | 8,893 | 707,171 | ||||||
LendingClub Corp.* | 58,890 | 154,881 | ||||||
Nelnet, Inc. “A” | 3,420 | 179,003 | ||||||
PRA Group, Inc.* | 8,145 | 198,494 | ||||||
Regional Management Corp.* | 1,741 | 41,871 | ||||||
World Acceptance Corp.* | 1,118 | 114,327 | ||||||
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Diversified Financial Services 0.2% |
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Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior SA “E” | 5,741 | 99,319 | ||||||
Cannae Holdings, Inc.* | 12,755 | 218,366 | ||||||
FGL Holdings* | 26,916 | 179,261 | ||||||
Marlin Business Services Corp. | 1,665 | 37,179 | ||||||
On Deck Capital, Inc.* | 9,110 | 53,749 | ||||||
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Insurance 2.8% |
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Ambac Financial Group, Inc.* | 8,512 | 146,747 | ||||||
American Equity Investment Life Holding Co. | 16,476 | 460,339 | ||||||
AMERISAFE, Inc. | 3,568 | 202,270 | ||||||
Argo Group International Holdings Ltd. | 5,946 | 399,869 | ||||||
Citizens, Inc.* (a) | 8,834 | 66,432 | ||||||
CNO Financial Group, Inc. | 30,242 | 450,001 | ||||||
Crawford & Co. “B” | 2,268 | 20,412 | ||||||
Donegal Group, Inc. “A” | 1,585 | 21,627 | ||||||
eHealth, Inc.* | 3,377 | 129,744 | ||||||
EMC Insurance Group, Inc. | 1,719 | 54,750 | ||||||
Employers Holdings, Inc. | 5,886 | 247,035 | ||||||
Enstar Group Ltd.* | 2,234 | 374,351 | ||||||
FBL Financial Group, Inc. “A” | 1,831 | 120,205 | ||||||
FedNat Holding, Co. | 2,019 | 40,219 | ||||||
Genworth Financial, Inc. “A”* | 92,940 | 433,100 | ||||||
Global Indemnity Ltd. | 1,546 | 56,012 | ||||||
Goosehead Insurance, Inc.* | 1,832 | 48,163 | ||||||
Greenlight Capital Re Ltd. “A”* | 4,993 | 43,040 | ||||||
Hallmark Financial Services, Inc.* | 2,175 | 23,251 | ||||||
HCI Group, Inc. | 1,373 | 69,762 | ||||||
Health Insurance Innovations, Inc. “A”* (a) | 2,386 | 63,778 | ||||||
Heritage Insurance Holdings, Inc. | 3,592 | 52,874 | ||||||
Horace Mann Educators Corp. | 7,561 | 283,159 | ||||||
Independence Holding Co. | 877 | 30,870 | ||||||
Investors Title Co. | 242 | 42,757 | ||||||
James River Group Holdings Ltd. | 4,832 | 176,561 | ||||||
Kemper Corp. | 9,742 | 646,674 | ||||||
Kingstone Companies, Inc. | 1,772 | 31,347 | ||||||
Kinsale Capital Group, Inc. | 3,638 | 202,127 | ||||||
Maiden Holdings Ltd. | 12,537 | 20,686 | ||||||
MBIA, Inc.* (a) | 16,340 | 145,753 | ||||||
National General Holdings Corp. | 11,918 | 288,535 | ||||||
National Western Life Group, Inc. “A” | 417 | 125,392 | ||||||
Navigators Group, Inc. | 3,840 | 266,842 | ||||||
NI Holdings, Inc.* | 1,683 | 26,474 | ||||||
Primerica, Inc. | 7,948 | 776,599 | ||||||
ProAssurance Corp. | 9,716 | 394,081 | ||||||
Protective Insurance Corp. “B” | 1,893 | 31,518 | ||||||
RLI Corp. | 7,223 | 498,315 | ||||||
Safety Insurance Group, Inc. | 2,701 | 220,969 | ||||||
Selective Insurance Group, Inc. | 10,701 | 652,119 | ||||||
State Auto Financial Corp. | 3,001 | 102,154 | ||||||
Stewart Information Services Corp. | 4,275 | 176,985 | ||||||
Third Point Reinsurance Ltd.* | 13,616 | 131,258 | ||||||
Tiptree, Inc. | 5,226 | 29,213 | ||||||
Trupanion, Inc.* (a) | 4,697 | 119,586 | ||||||
United Fire Group, Inc. | 3,910 | 216,810 | ||||||
United Insurance Holdings Corp. | 3,636 | 60,430 |
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Universal Insurance Holdings, Inc. | 5,821 | 220,732 | ||||||
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Mortgage Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) 1.1% |
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AG Mortgage Investment Trust, Inc. | 5,132 | 81,753 | ||||||
Anworth Mortgage Asset Corp. | 18,282 | 73,859 | ||||||
Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance, Inc. | 22,646 | 377,282 | ||||||
Arbor Realty Trust, Inc. | 12,088 | 121,726 | ||||||
Ares Commercial Real Estate Corp. | 4,789 | 62,449 | ||||||
ARMOUR Residential REIT, Inc. | 7,750 | 158,875 | ||||||
Blackstone Mortgage Trust, Inc. | 20,653 | 658,005 | ||||||
Capstead Mortgage Corp. | 16,503 | 110,075 | ||||||
Cherry Hill Mortgage Investment Corp. | 2,793 | 48,989 | ||||||
Colony Credit Real Estate, Inc. | 15,538 | 245,345 | ||||||
Dynex Capital, Inc. | 10,538 | 60,277 | ||||||
Exantas Capital Corp. | 5,725 | 57,365 | ||||||
Granite Point Mortgage Trust, Inc. | 7,747 | 139,678 | ||||||
Great Ajax Corp. | 3,063 | 36,909 | ||||||
Invesco Mortgage Capital, Inc. | 20,775 | 300,822 | ||||||
KKR Real Estate Finance Trust, Inc. | 3,931 | 75,279 | ||||||
Ladder Capital Corp. | 16,994 | 262,897 | ||||||
New York Mortgage Trust, Inc. | 28,596 | 168,431 | ||||||
Orchid Island Capital, Inc. (a) | 9,307 | 59,472 | ||||||
PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust | 11,013 | 205,062 | ||||||
Ready Capital Corp. | 3,370 | 46,607 | ||||||
Redwood Trust, Inc. | 15,163 | 228,506 | ||||||
TPG RE Finance Trust, Inc. | 6,461 | 118,107 | ||||||
Western Asset Mortgage Capital Corp. | 8,417 | 70,198 | ||||||
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Thrifts & Mortgage Finance 2.3% |
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Axos Financial, Inc.* | 10,968 | 276,174 | ||||||
Bank7 Corp.* | 588 | 7,850 | ||||||
BankFinancial Corp. | 2,509 | 37,510 | ||||||
Beneficial Bancorp., Inc. | 12,623 | 180,383 | ||||||
Bridgewater Bancshares, Inc.* | 4,187 | 44,173 | ||||||
BSB Bancorp., Inc.* | 1,612 | 45,233 | ||||||
Capitol Federal Financial, Inc. | 23,750 | 303,288 | ||||||
Columbia Financial, Inc.* | 9,280 | 141,891 | ||||||
Dime Community Bancshares | 5,868 | 99,639 | ||||||
Entegra Financial Corp.* | 1,222 | 25,357 | ||||||
ESSA Bancorp., Inc. | 1,656 | 25,850 | ||||||
Essent Group Ltd.* | 17,728 | 605,943 | ||||||
Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corp. “C” | 1,611 | 97,369 | ||||||
First Defiance Financial Corp. | 3,722 | 91,226 | ||||||
Flagstar Bancorp., Inc.* | 5,400 | 142,560 | ||||||
FS Bancorp, Inc. | 707 | 30,316 | ||||||
Greene County Bancorp., Inc. | 571 | 17,770 | ||||||
Hingham Institution for Savings | 235 | 46,469 | ||||||
Home Bancorp., Inc. | 1,459 | 51,649 | ||||||
HomeStreet, Inc.* | 4,663 | 98,995 | ||||||
Impac Mortgage Holdings, Inc.* | 2,055 | 7,768 | ||||||
Kearny Financial Corp. | 16,765 | 214,927 | ||||||
LendingTree, Inc.* | 1,464 | 321,450 | ||||||
Luther Burbank Corp. | 3,695 | 33,329 | ||||||
Malvern Bancorp., Inc.* | 1,500 | 29,595 | ||||||
Merchants Bancorp. | 3,020 | 60,279 |
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Meridian Bancorp., Inc. | 8,650 | 123,868 | ||||||
Meta Financial Group, Inc. | 5,019 | 97,318 | ||||||
MGIC Investment Corp.* | 66,455 | 695,119 | ||||||
Mr Cooper Group, Inc.* | 13,647 | 159,260 | ||||||
NMI Holdings, Inc. “A”* | 11,624 | 207,488 | ||||||
Northfield Bancorp., Inc. | 7,854 | 106,422 | ||||||
Northwest Bancshares, Inc. | 17,611 | 298,330 | ||||||
OceanFirst Financial Corp. | 8,685 | 195,499 | ||||||
Oconee Federal Financial Corp. | 299 | 7,445 | ||||||
Ocwen Financial Corp.* | 22,034 | 29,526 | ||||||
OP Bancorp.* | 2,318 | 20,561 | ||||||
Oritani Financial Corp. | 7,348 | 108,383 | ||||||
PCSB Financial Corp. | 3,092 | 60,480 | ||||||
PennyMac Financial Services, Inc. | 3,717 | 79,023 | ||||||
Ponce de Leon Federal Bank* | 1,616 | 20,588 | ||||||
Provident Bancorp., Inc.* | 835 | 18,103 | ||||||
Provident Financial Services, Inc. | 11,396 | 274,985 | ||||||
Prudential Bancorp., Inc. | 1,575 | 27,720 | ||||||
Radian Group, Inc. | 39,905 | 652,846 | ||||||
Riverview Bancorp., Inc. | 3,700 | 26,936 | ||||||
SI Financial Group, Inc. | 2,097 | 26,695 | ||||||
Southern Missouri Bancorp., Inc. | 1,282 | 43,460 | ||||||
Sterling Bancorp., Inc. | 4,000 | 27,800 | ||||||
Territorial Bancorp., Inc. | 1,339 | 34,787 | ||||||
Timberland Bancorp., Inc. | 1,211 | 27,005 | ||||||
TrustCo Bank Corp. | 17,130 | 117,512 | ||||||
United Community Financial Corp. | 9,151 | 80,986 | ||||||
United Financial Bancorp., Inc. | 9,141 | 134,373 | ||||||
Walker & Dunlop, Inc. | 5,100 | 220,575 | ||||||
Washington Federal, Inc. | 15,455 | 412,803 | ||||||
Waterstone Financial, Inc. | 4,524 | 75,822 | ||||||
Western New England Bancorp, Inc. | 4,826 | 48,453 | ||||||
WSFS Financial Corp. | 5,585 | 211,727 | ||||||
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Health Care 15.3% | ||||||||
Biotechnology 6.1% | ||||||||
Abeona Therapeutics, Inc.* | 5,798 | 41,398 | ||||||
ACADIA Pharmaceuticals, Inc.* | 18,066 | 292,127 | ||||||
Acceleron Pharma, Inc.* | 7,164 | 311,992 | ||||||
Achaogen, Inc.* (a) | 5,901 | 7,258 | ||||||
Achillion Pharmaceuticals, Inc.* | 24,886 | 39,569 | ||||||
Acorda Therapeutics, Inc.* | 7,912 | 123,269 | ||||||
Adamas Pharmaceuticals, Inc.* (a) | 4,131 | 35,279 | ||||||
ADMA Biologics, Inc.* (a) | 3,567 | 8,525 | ||||||
Aduro Biotech, Inc.* | 12,057 | 31,830 | ||||||
Adverum Biotechnologies, Inc.* | 10,241 | 32,259 | ||||||
Aeglea BioTherapeutics, Inc.* | 3,068 | 22,979 | ||||||
Agenus, Inc.* (a) | 14,769 | 35,150 | ||||||
AgeX Therapeutics, Inc.* (a) | 1,634 | 4,886 | ||||||
Aimmune Therapeutics, Inc.* | 8,142 | 194,757 | ||||||
Akebia Therapeutics, Inc.* | 15,570 | 86,102 | ||||||
Albireo Pharma, Inc.* | 1,714 | 42,044 | ||||||
Alder Biopharmaceuticals, Inc.* | 10,463 | 107,246 | ||||||
Aldeyra Therapeutics, Inc.* | 3,822 | 31,723 | ||||||
Allakos, Inc.* | 1,534 | 80,182 | ||||||
Allena Pharmaceuticals, Inc.* | 2,181 | 11,886 | ||||||
Allogene Therapeutics, Inc.* (a) | 3,930 | 105,835 | ||||||
AMAG Pharmaceuticals, Inc.* | 6,314 | 95,910 | ||||||
Amicus Therapeutics, Inc.* | 35,038 | 335,664 | ||||||
AnaptysBio, Inc.* | 3,877 | 247,314 | ||||||
Apellis Pharmaceuticals, Inc.* | 6,788 | 89,534 | ||||||
Aptinyx, Inc.* | 2,460 | 40,688 |
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Arbutus Biopharma Corp.* | 6,646 | 25,454 | ||||||
Arcus Biosciences, Inc.* (a) | 5,721 | 61,615 | ||||||
Ardelyx, Inc.* | 8,100 | 14,499 | ||||||
Arena Pharmaceuticals, Inc.* | 9,103 | 354,562 | ||||||
ArQule, Inc.* | 20,170 | 55,871 | ||||||
Array BioPharma, Inc.* | 37,890 | 539,932 | ||||||
Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals, Inc.* | 15,992 | 198,621 | ||||||
Arsanis, Inc.* | 857 | 1,988 | ||||||
Atara Biotherapeutics, Inc.* | 7,688 | 267,081 | ||||||
Athenex, Inc.* | 7,889 | 100,111 | ||||||
Athersys, Inc.* | 20,627 | 29,703 | ||||||
Audentes Therapeutics, Inc.* | 6,822 | 145,445 | ||||||
AVEO Pharmaceuticals, Inc.* | 19,128 | 30,605 | ||||||
Avid Bioservices, Inc.* | 9,530 | 39,073 | ||||||
Avrobio, Inc.* | 1,124 | 18,715 | ||||||
Bellicum Pharmaceuticals, Inc.* | 7,488 | 21,865 | ||||||
BioCryst Pharmaceuticals, Inc.* | 20,241 | 163,345 | ||||||
Biohaven Pharmaceutical Holding Co., Ltd.* | 5,162 | 190,891 | ||||||
BioSpecifics Technologies Corp.* | 1,041 | 63,085 | ||||||
BioTime, Inc.* (a) | 16,346 | 14,924 | ||||||
Blueprint Medicines Corp.* | 7,584 | 408,853 | ||||||
Calithera Biosciences, Inc.* | 5,955 | 23,880 | ||||||
Calyxt, Inc.* | 1,265 | 13,105 | ||||||
Cara Therapeutics, Inc.* (a) | 6,044 | 78,572 | ||||||
CareDx, Inc.* | 6,449 | 162,128 | ||||||
CASI Pharmaceuticals, Inc.* | 9,383 | 37,720 | ||||||
Catalyst Biosciences, Inc.* | 2,238 | 17,658 | ||||||
Catalyst Pharmaceuticals, Inc.* | 17,299 | 33,214 | ||||||
Celcuity, Inc.* | 1,097 | 26,317 | ||||||
Cellular Biomedicine Group, Inc.* | 2,183 | 38,552 | ||||||
ChemoCentryx, Inc.* | 3,863 | 42,145 | ||||||
Chimerix, Inc.* | 8,328 | 21,403 | ||||||
Clovis Oncology, Inc.* | 8,632 | 155,031 | ||||||
Cohbar, Inc.* | 4,199 | 13,059 | ||||||
Coherus Biosciences, Inc.* | 9,656 | 87,387 | ||||||
Concert Pharmaceuticals, Inc.* | 4,008 | 50,300 | ||||||
Constellation Pharmaceuticals, Inc.* | 913 | 3,661 | ||||||
Corbus Pharmaceuticals Holdings, Inc.* (a) | 8,827 | 51,550 | ||||||
Corvus Pharmaceuticals, Inc.* | 2,610 | 9,579 | ||||||
Crinetics Pharmaceuticals, Inc.* | 1,284 | 38,507 | ||||||
CTI BioPharma Corp.* | 9,620 | 7,057 | ||||||
Cue Biopharma, Inc.* | 3,329 | 15,646 | ||||||
Cytokinetics, Inc.* | 8,643 | 54,624 | ||||||
CytomX Therapeutics, Inc.* | 8,254 | 124,635 | ||||||
Deciphera Pharmaceuticals, Inc.* | 1,665 | 34,948 | ||||||
Denali Therapeutics, Inc.* (a) | 8,460 | 174,784 | ||||||
Dicerna Pharmaceuticals, Inc.* | 9,868 | 105,489 | ||||||
Dynavax Technologies Corp.* | 11,194 | 102,425 | ||||||
Eagle Pharmaceuticals, Inc.* | 1,959 | 78,928 | ||||||
Editas Medicine, Inc.* | 8,580 | 195,195 | ||||||
Eidos Therapeutics, Inc.* (a) | 1,298 | 17,860 | ||||||
Emergent BioSolutions, Inc.* | 8,366 | 495,936 | ||||||
Enanta Pharmaceuticals, Inc.* | 3,075 | 217,802 | ||||||
Epizyme, Inc.* | 10,866 | 66,935 | ||||||
Equillium, Inc.* | 920 | 7,507 | ||||||
Esperion Therapeutics, Inc.* (a) | 4,191 | 192,786 | ||||||
Evelo Biosciences, Inc.* | 2,496 | 32,473 | ||||||
Fate Therapeutics, Inc.* | 11,139 | 142,913 | ||||||
Fennec Pharmaceuticals, Inc.* | 2,138 | 13,640 | ||||||
FibroGen, Inc.* | 14,050 | 650,234 | ||||||
Five Prime Therapeutics, Inc.* | 5,835 | 54,265 |
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Flexion Therapeutics, Inc.* | 6,315 | 71,486 | ||||||
Fortress Biotech, Inc.* | 6,467 | 5,562 | ||||||
Forty Seven, Inc.* | 1,457 | 22,904 | ||||||
G1 Therapeutics, Inc.* | 4,182 | 80,085 | ||||||
Genomic Health, Inc.* | 3,893 | 250,748 | ||||||
Geron Corp.* | 31,698 | 31,698 | ||||||
Global Blood Therapeutics, Inc.* | 9,156 | 375,854 | ||||||
GlycoMimetics, Inc.* | 6,324 | 59,888 | ||||||
Gritstone Oncology, Inc.* | 1,260 | 19,467 | ||||||
GTx, Inc.* | 869 | 678 | ||||||
Halozyme Therapeutics, Inc.* | 23,089 | 337,792 | ||||||
Heron Therapeutics, Inc.* | 12,643 | 327,959 | ||||||
Homology Medicines, Inc.* | 3,136 | 70,121 | ||||||
Idera Pharmaceuticals, Inc.* | 3,747 | 10,379 | ||||||
Immune Design Corp.* | 5,848 | 7,602 | ||||||
ImmunoGen, Inc.* | 26,687 | 128,098 | ||||||
Immunomedics, Inc.* | 27,058 | 386,118 | ||||||
Inovio Pharmaceuticals, Inc.* | 15,536 | 62,144 | ||||||
Insmed, Inc.* | 14,014 | 183,864 | ||||||
Insys Therapeutics, Inc.* (a) | 4,843 | 16,951 | ||||||
Intellia Therapeutics, Inc.* | 6,246 | 85,258 | ||||||
Intercept Pharmaceuticals, Inc.* | 4,015 | 404,672 | ||||||
Intrexon Corp.* | 13,683 | 89,487 | ||||||
Invitae Corp.* | 11,975 | 132,443 | ||||||
Iovance Biotherapeutics, Inc.* | 19,432 | 171,973 | ||||||
Ironwood Pharmaceuticals, Inc.* | 25,669 | 265,931 | ||||||
Jounce Therapeutics, Inc.* | 2,760 | 9,301 | ||||||
Kadmon Holdings, Inc.* | 18,327 | 38,120 | ||||||
Karyopharm Therapeutics, Inc.* | 9,116 | 85,417 | ||||||
Kezar Life Sciences, Inc.* | 913 | 21,547 | ||||||
Kindred Biosciences, Inc.* | 5,701 | 62,426 | ||||||
Kiniksa Pharmaceuticals Ltd. “A”* | 1,183 | 33,230 | ||||||
Kodiak Sciences, Inc.* | 1,705 | 12,106 | ||||||
Kura Oncology, Inc.* | 5,228 | 73,401 | ||||||
La Jolla Pharmaceutical Co.* (a) | 4,033 | 38,031 | ||||||
Lexicon Pharmaceuticals, Inc.* (a) | 8,140 | 54,050 | ||||||
Ligand Pharmaceuticals, Inc.* | 3,845 | 521,766 | ||||||
LogicBio Therapeutics, Inc.* | 1,472 | 15,309 | ||||||
Loxo Oncology, Inc.* | 4,947 | 692,926 | ||||||
MacroGenics, Inc.* | 7,372 | 93,624 | ||||||
Madrigal Pharmaceuticals, Inc.* (a) | 1,294 | 145,860 | ||||||
Magenta Therapeutics, Inc.* | 671 | 3,825 | ||||||
MannKind Corp.* (a) | 26,333 | 27,913 | ||||||
MediciNova, Inc.* (a) | 7,490 | 61,193 | ||||||
MeiraGTx Holdings PLC* | 609 | 5,871 | ||||||
Mersana Therapeutics, Inc.* | 2,393 | 9,763 | ||||||
Minerva Neurosciences, Inc.* | 5,755 | 38,789 | ||||||
Miragen Therapeutics, Inc.* | 4,821 | 14,608 | ||||||
Mirati Therapeutics, Inc.* | 3,759 | 159,457 | ||||||
Molecular Templates, Inc.* | 1,703 | 6,880 | ||||||
Momenta Pharmaceuticals, Inc.* | 14,464 | 159,683 | ||||||
Mustang Bio, Inc.* | 3,134 | 9,214 | ||||||
Myriad Genetics, Inc.* | 12,904 | 375,119 | ||||||
NantKwest, Inc.* | 5,947 | 6,899 | ||||||
Natera, Inc.* | 6,123 | 85,477 | ||||||
Neon Therapeutics, Inc.* | 1,081 | 5,437 | ||||||
NewLink Genetics Corp.* | 5,327 | 8,097 | ||||||
Novavax, Inc.* (a) | 69,386 | 127,670 | ||||||
Nymox Pharmaceutical Corp.* | 5,543 | 7,261 | ||||||
OPKO Health, Inc.* | 58,720 | 176,747 | ||||||
Organovo Holdings, Inc.* (a) | 19,047 | 18,230 | ||||||
Ovid therapeutics, Inc.* | 2,265 | 5,481 | ||||||
Palatin Technologies, Inc.* | 36,862 | 26,113 |
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PDL BioPharma, Inc.* | 26,021 | 75,461 | ||||||
Pfenex, Inc.* | 5,287 | 16,866 | ||||||
Pieris Pharmaceuticals, Inc.* | 9,780 | 26,015 | ||||||
PolarityTE, Inc.* (a) | 1,948 | 26,279 | ||||||
Portola Pharmaceuticals, Inc.* (a) | 11,858 | 231,468 | ||||||
Principia Biopharma, Inc.* | 1,036 | 28,376 | ||||||
Progenics Pharmaceuticals, Inc.* | 15,645 | 65,709 | ||||||
Proteostasis Therapeutics, Inc.* | 6,254 | 20,263 | ||||||
Prothena Corp. PLC* | 7,553 | 77,796 | ||||||
PTC Therapeutics, Inc.* | 8,298 | 284,787 | ||||||
Puma Biotechnology, Inc.* | 5,380 | 109,483 | ||||||
Ra Pharmaceuticals, Inc.* | 2,717 | 49,449 | ||||||
Radius Health, Inc.* | 7,280 | 120,047 | ||||||
Recro Pharma, Inc.* | 3,046 | 21,627 | ||||||
REGENXBIO, Inc.* | 5,905 | 247,715 | ||||||
Repligen Corp.* | 7,244 | 382,049 | ||||||
Replimune Group, Inc.* | 1,366 | 13,660 | ||||||
Retrophin, Inc.* | 7,653 | 173,187 | ||||||
Rhythm Pharmaceuticals, Inc.* | 2,823 | 75,882 | ||||||
Rigel Pharmaceuticals, Inc.* | 31,025 | 71,357 | ||||||
Rocket Pharmaceuticals, Inc.* | 3,925 | 58,168 | ||||||
Rubius Therapeutics, Inc.* | 2,242 | 36,051 | ||||||
Sangamo Therapeutics, Inc.* | 18,519 | 212,598 | ||||||
Savara, Inc.* | 5,279 | 39,962 | ||||||
Scholar Rock Holding Corp.* | 1,139 | 26,163 | ||||||
Selecta Biosciences, Inc.* | 3,384 | 9,001 | ||||||
Seres Therapeutics, Inc.* | 4,164 | 18,821 | ||||||
Solid Biosciences, Inc.* | 2,269 | 60,809 | ||||||
Sorrento Therapeutics, Inc.* (a) | 20,356 | 48,854 | ||||||
Spark Therapeutics, Inc.* | 5,719 | 223,842 | ||||||
Spectrum Pharmaceuticals, Inc.* | 18,448 | 161,420 | ||||||
Spero Therapeutics, Inc.* | 1,692 | 10,406 | ||||||
Spring Bank Pharmaceuticals, Inc.* | 2,623 | 27,253 | ||||||
Stemline Therapeutics, Inc.* | 5,338 | 50,711 | ||||||
Surface Oncology, Inc.* | 2,648 | 11,228 | ||||||
Sutro Biopharma, Inc.* | 1,144 | 10,319 | ||||||
Syndax Pharmaceuticals, Inc.* | 2,450 | 10,903 | ||||||
Synergy Pharmaceuticals, Inc.* | 45,634 | 5,198 | ||||||
Synlogic, Inc.* | 2,897 | 20,308 | ||||||
Syros Pharmaceuticals, Inc.* | 4,608 | 25,667 | ||||||
T2 Biosystems, Inc.* | 5,850 | 17,609 | ||||||
TG Therapeutics, Inc.* | 11,837 | 48,532 | ||||||
Tocagen, Inc.* | 3,210 | 26,354 | ||||||
Translate Bio, Inc.* | 1,756 | 13,170 | ||||||
Twist Bioscience Corp.* | 919 | 21,220 | ||||||
Tyme Technologies, Inc.* (a) | 19,082 | 70,413 | ||||||
Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical, Inc.* | 8,762 | 380,972 | ||||||
UNITY Biotechnology, Inc.* (a) | 4,552 | 74,016 | ||||||
Unum Therapeutics, Inc.* | 3,392 | 14,925 | ||||||
Vanda Pharmaceuticals, Inc.* | 9,436 | 246,563 | ||||||
Veracyte, Inc.* | 5,023 | 63,189 | ||||||
Verastem, Inc.* (a) | 12,774 | 42,921 | ||||||
Vericel Corp.* | 8,001 | 139,217 | ||||||
Viking Therapeutics, Inc.* (a) | 11,006 | 84,196 | ||||||
Vital Therapies, Inc.* (a) | 5,718 | 1,065 | ||||||
Voyager Therapeutics, Inc.* | 4,033 | 37,910 | ||||||
Xencor, Inc.* | 8,548 | 309,096 | ||||||
XOMA Corp.* (a) | 1,202 | 15,205 | ||||||
Y-mAbs Therapeutics, Inc.* | 1,264 | 25,710 | ||||||
Zafgen, Inc.* | 5,645 | 27,943 | ||||||
ZIOPHARM Oncology, Inc.* (a) | 24,740 | 46,264 | ||||||
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Accuray, Inc.* | 15,896 | 54,205 | ||||||
AngioDynamics, Inc.* | 6,594 | 132,737 | ||||||
Anika Therapeutics, Inc.* | 2,513 | 84,462 | ||||||
Antares Pharma, Inc.* | 26,004 | 70,731 | ||||||
AtriCure, Inc.* | 6,784 | 207,590 | ||||||
Atrion Corp. | 263 | 194,904 | ||||||
Avanos Medical, Inc.* | 8,607 | 385,508 | ||||||
AxoGen, Inc.* | 6,264 | 127,974 | ||||||
Axonics Modulation Technologies, Inc.* | 1,272 | 19,220 | ||||||
Cardiovascular Systems, Inc.* | 6,237 | 177,692 | ||||||
Cerus Corp.* | 24,327 | 123,338 | ||||||
CONMED Corp. | 4,659 | 299,108 | ||||||
CryoLife, Inc.* | 6,567 | 186,371 | ||||||
CryoPort, Inc.* | 4,698 | 51,819 | ||||||
Cutera, Inc.* | 2,533 | 43,112 | ||||||
CytoSorbents Corp.* | 5,332 | 43,083 | ||||||
ElectroCore, Inc.* | 1,071 | 6,704 | ||||||
Endologix, Inc.* | 15,607 | 11,175 | ||||||
FONAR Corp.* | 1,191 | 24,106 | ||||||
GenMark Diagnostics, Inc.* | 9,724 | 47,259 | ||||||
Glaukos Corp.* | 6,270 | 352,186 | ||||||
Globus Medical, Inc. “A”* | 13,412 | 580,471 | ||||||
Haemonetics Corp.* | 9,567 | 957,178 | ||||||
Helius Medical Technologies, Inc.* (a) | 3,050 | 27,938 | ||||||
Heska Corp.* | 1,206 | 103,837 | ||||||
Inogen, Inc.* | 3,290 | 408,519 | ||||||
Integer Holdings Corp.* | 5,768 | 439,868 | ||||||
IntriCon, Corp.* | 1,344 | 35,455 | ||||||
Invacare Corp. | 6,294 | 27,064 | ||||||
iRadimed Corp.* | 654 | 15,997 | ||||||
iRhythm Technologies, Inc.* | 4,465 | 310,228 | ||||||
Lantheus Holdings, Inc.* | 6,978 | 109,206 | ||||||
LeMaitre Vascular, Inc. | 2,924 | 69,123 | ||||||
LivaNova PLC* | 8,945 | 818,199 | ||||||
Meridian Bioscience, Inc. | 7,705 | 133,759 | ||||||
Merit Medical Systems, Inc.* | 9,818 | 547,943 | ||||||
Natus Medical, Inc.* | 6,015 | 204,690 | ||||||
Neogen Corp.* | 9,258 | 527,706 | ||||||
Neuronetics, Inc.* | 1,175 | 22,736 | ||||||
Nevro Corp.* | 5,324 | 207,050 | ||||||
Novocure Ltd.* | 13,573 | 454,424 | ||||||
NuVasive, Inc.* | 9,474 | 469,531 | ||||||
Nuvectra Corp.* | 3,164 | 51,700 | ||||||
NxStage Medical, Inc.* | 12,064 | 345,272 | ||||||
OraSure Technologies, Inc.* | 10,858 | 126,821 | ||||||
Orthofix Medical, Inc.* | 3,187 | 167,286 | ||||||
OrthoPediatrics Corp.* | 1,297 | 45,239 | ||||||
Oxford Immunotec Global PLC* | 4,473 | 57,165 | ||||||
Pulse Biosciences, Inc.* (a) | 2,165 | 24,811 | ||||||
Quidel Corp.* | 6,276 | 306,394 | ||||||
Rockwell Medical, Inc.* (a) | 8,999 | 20,338 | ||||||
RTI Surgical, Inc.* | 10,252 | 37,932 | ||||||
SeaSpine Holdings Corp.* | 2,704 | 49,321 | ||||||
Senseonics Holdings, Inc.* (a) | 15,738 | 40,761 | ||||||
SI-BONE, Inc.* | 1,535 | 32,066 | ||||||
Sientra, Inc.* | 4,357 | 55,378 | ||||||
STAAR Surgical Co.* | 8,053 | 256,971 | ||||||
SurModics, Inc.* | 2,379 | 112,432 | ||||||
Tactile Systems Technology, Inc.* | 3,257 | 148,356 | ||||||
Tandem Diabetes Care, Inc.* | 9,359 | 355,361 | ||||||
TransEnterix, Inc.* (a) | 30,282 | 68,437 |
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Utah Medical Products, Inc. | 600 | 49,848 | ||||||
Vapotherm, Inc.* | 849 | 16,938 | ||||||
Varex Imaging Corp.* | 6,954 | 164,671 | ||||||
ViewRay, Inc.* (a) | 11,217 | 68,087 | ||||||
Wright Medical Group NV* | 22,904 | 623,447 | ||||||
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AAC Holdings, Inc.* | 2,523 | 3,532 | ||||||
Addus HomeCare Corp.* | 1,758 | 119,333 | ||||||
Amedisys, Inc.* | 4,920 | 576,181 | ||||||
American Renal Associates Holdings, Inc.* | 2,460 | 28,339 | ||||||
AMN Healthcare Services, Inc.* | 8,503 | 481,780 | ||||||
Apollo Medical Holdings, Inc.* | 598 | 11,870 | ||||||
BioScrip, Inc.* | 23,784 | 84,909 | ||||||
BioTelemetry, Inc.* | 6,058 | 361,784 | ||||||
Brookdale Senior Living, Inc.* | 34,262 | 229,555 | ||||||
Capital Senior Living Corp.* | 4,738 | 32,218 | ||||||
Civitas Solutions, Inc.* | 2,871 | 50,271 | ||||||
Community Health Systems, Inc.* (a) | 15,744 | 44,398 | ||||||
CorVel Corp.* | 1,698 | 104,801 | ||||||
Cross Country Healthcare, Inc.* | 6,553 | 48,033 | ||||||
Diplomat Pharmacy, Inc.* | 10,295 | 138,571 | ||||||
Genesis Healthcare, Inc.* | 10,506 | 12,397 | ||||||
Guardant Health, Inc.* (a) | 2,662 | 100,065 | ||||||
HealthEquity, Inc.* | 9,938 | 592,802 | ||||||
LHC Group, Inc.* | 5,426 | 509,393 | ||||||
Magellan Health, Inc.* | 4,522 | 257,257 | ||||||
National Healthcare Corp. | 2,218 | 174,002 | ||||||
National Research Corp. “A” | 2,089 | 79,674 | ||||||
Owens & Minor, Inc. | 11,082 | 70,149 | ||||||
Patterson Companies, Inc. | 15,171 | 298,262 | ||||||
PetIQ, Inc.* | 2,880 | 67,594 | ||||||
Providence Service Corp.* | 2,032 | 121,961 | ||||||
Quorum Health Corp.* | 5,349 | 15,459 | ||||||
R1 RCM, Inc.* | 19,008 | 151,114 | ||||||
RadNet, Inc.* | 7,466 | 75,929 | ||||||
Select Medical Holdings Corp.* | 19,932 | 305,956 | ||||||
Surgery Partners, Inc.* | 3,532 | 34,578 | ||||||
Tenet Healthcare Corp.* | 15,504 | 265,738 | ||||||
The Ensign Group, Inc. | 9,177 | 355,976 | ||||||
Tivity Health, Inc.* | 7,291 | 180,890 | ||||||
Triple-S Management Corp. “B”* | 4,155 | 72,255 | ||||||
U.S. Physical Therapy, Inc. | 2,319 | 237,350 | ||||||
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Allscripts Healthcare Solutions, Inc.* | 32,013 | 308,605 | ||||||
Castlight Health, Inc. “B”* | 14,378 | 31,200 | ||||||
Computer Programs & Systems, Inc. (a) | 2,091 | 52,484 | ||||||
Evolent Health, Inc. “A”* | 12,668 | 252,727 | ||||||
HealthStream, Inc. | 4,854 | 117,224 | ||||||
HMS Holdings Corp.* | 15,265 | 429,404 | ||||||
Inovalon Holdings, Inc. “A”* (a) | 12,548 | 177,931 | ||||||
Inspire Medical Systems, Inc.* | 2,179 | 92,063 | ||||||
Medidata Solutions, Inc.* | 10,631 | 716,742 | ||||||
NantHealth, Inc.* (a) | 3,483 | 1,895 | ||||||
NextGen Healthcare, Inc.* | 9,959 | 150,879 | ||||||
Omnicell, Inc.* | 7,124 | 436,274 | ||||||
Simulations Plus, Inc. | 2,158 | 42,944 | ||||||
Tabula Rasa HealthCare, Inc.* | 3,252 | 207,348 |
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Teladoc Health Inc* (a) | 12,371 | 613,230 | ||||||
Vocera Communications, Inc.* | 5,550 | 218,393 | ||||||
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Accelerate Diagnostics, Inc.* (a) | 4,786 | 55,039 | ||||||
Cambrex Corp.* | 6,175 | 233,168 | ||||||
ChromaDex Corp.* | 7,218 | 24,758 | ||||||
Codexis, Inc.* | 9,309 | 155,460 | ||||||
Enzo Biochem, Inc.* | 8,717 | 24,233 | ||||||
Fluidigm Corp.* | 4,927 | 42,471 | ||||||
Harvard Bioscience, Inc.* | 6,603 | 20,998 | ||||||
Luminex Corp. | 7,585 | 175,289 | ||||||
Medpace Holdings, Inc.* | 3,965 | 209,867 | ||||||
NanoString Technologies, Inc.* | 4,659 | 69,093 | ||||||
NeoGenomics, Inc.* | 11,826 | 149,126 | ||||||
Pacific Biosciences of California, Inc.* | 25,174 | 186,288 | ||||||
Quanterix Corp.* | 1,538 | 28,161 | ||||||
Syneos Health, Inc.* | 11,404 | 448,747 | ||||||
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Aclaris Therapeutics, Inc.* | 6,409 | 47,362 | ||||||
Aerie Pharmaceuticals, Inc.* | 6,476 | 233,784 | ||||||
Akcea Therapeutics, Inc.* (a) | 2,397 | 72,246 | ||||||
Akorn, Inc.* | 17,551 | 59,498 | ||||||
Amneal Pharmaceuticals, Inc.* | 15,962 | 215,966 | ||||||
Amphastar Pharmaceuticals, Inc.* | 6,519 | 129,728 | ||||||
Ampio Pharmaceuticals, Inc.* | 14,909 | 5,886 | ||||||
ANI Pharmaceuticals, Inc.* | 1,519 | 68,385 | ||||||
Aquestive Therapeutics, Inc.* | 956 | 6,023 | ||||||
Aratana Therapeutics, Inc.* | 8,914 | 54,643 | ||||||
Arvinas Holding Co. LLC* | 1,406 | 18,067 | ||||||
Assembly Biosciences, Inc.* | 3,901 | 88,241 | ||||||
Assertio Therapeutics, Inc.* | 10,937 | 39,483 | ||||||
Clearside Biomedical, Inc.* | 5,251 | 5,619 | ||||||
Collegium Pharmaceutical, Inc.* (a) | 5,516 | 94,710 | ||||||
Corcept Therapeutics, Inc.* (a) | 17,953 | 239,852 | ||||||
Cymabay Therapeutics, Inc.* | 11,075 | 87,160 | ||||||
Dermira, Inc.* | 6,436 | 46,275 | ||||||
Dova Pharmaceuticals, Inc.* (a) | 2,214 | 16,782 | ||||||
Durect Corp.* | 29,458 | 14,231 | ||||||
Eloxx Pharmaceuticals, Inc.* | 4,043 | 48,556 | ||||||
Endo International PLC* | 41,136 | 300,293 | ||||||
Evolus, Inc.* | 1,688 | 20,087 | ||||||
Horizon Pharma PLC* | 31,008 | 605,896 | ||||||
Innovate Biopharmaceuticals, Inc.* (a) | 3,476 | 8,030 | ||||||
Innoviva, Inc.* | 12,660 | 220,917 | ||||||
Intersect ENT, Inc.* | 5,570 | 156,963 | ||||||
Intra-Cellular Therapies, Inc.* | 8,418 | 95,881 | ||||||
Kala Pharmaceuticals, Inc.* | 3,186 | 15,579 | ||||||
Lannett Co., Inc.* (a) | 5,292 | 26,248 | ||||||
Liquidia Technologies, Inc.* | 894 | 19,364 | ||||||
Mallinckrodt PLC* | 15,254 | 241,013 | ||||||
Marinus Pharmaceuticals, Inc.* | 6,842 | 19,636 | ||||||
Medicines Co.* | 12,779 | 244,590 | ||||||
Melinta Therapeutics, Inc.* | 6,271 | 4,971 | ||||||
Menlo Therapeutics, Inc.* | 1,764 | 7,268 | ||||||
MyoKardia, Inc.* | 6,242 | 304,984 | ||||||
Neos Therapeutics, Inc.* | 8,267 | 13,641 | ||||||
Ocular Therapeutix, Inc.* | 6,052 | 24,087 |
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Odonate Therapeutics, Inc.* | 1,251 | 17,614 | ||||||
Omeros Corp.* (a) | 8,417 | 93,765 | ||||||
Optinose, Inc.* (a) | 3,526 | 21,861 | ||||||
Osmotica Pharmaceuticals PLC* | 1,755 | 13,601 | ||||||
Pacira Pharmaceuticals, Inc.* | 7,333 | 315,466 | ||||||
Paratek Pharmaceuticals, Inc.* (a) | 5,914 | 30,339 | ||||||
Phibro Animal Health Corp. “A” | 3,817 | 122,755 | ||||||
Prestige Consumer Healthcare, Inc.* | 9,535 | 294,441 | ||||||
Reata Pharmaceuticals, Inc. “A”* | 3,397 | 190,572 | ||||||
resTORbio, Inc.* | 1,216 | 10,482 | ||||||
Revance Therapeutics, Inc.* | 5,902 | 118,807 | ||||||
scPharmaceuticals, Inc.* | 1,379 | 5,185 | ||||||
Sienna Biopharmaceuticals, Inc.* | 2,787 | 6,466 | ||||||
SIGA Technologies, Inc.* | 9,761 | 77,112 | ||||||
Supernus Pharmaceuticals, Inc.* | 9,071 | 301,339 | ||||||
Teligent, Inc.* (a) | 7,372 | 10,100 | ||||||
Tetraphase Pharmaceuticals, Inc.* | 9,711 | 10,973 | ||||||
TherapeuticsMD, Inc.* (a) | 33,995 | 129,521 | ||||||
Theravance Biopharma, Inc.* (a) | 7,994 | 204,566 | ||||||
Tricida, Inc.* | 2,166 | 51,074 | ||||||
Verrica Pharmaceuticals, Inc.* | 1,051 | 8,566 | ||||||
WaVe Life Sciences Ltd.* (a) | 3,201 | 134,570 | ||||||
Xeris Pharmaceuticals, Inc.* | 1,209 | 20,553 | ||||||
Zogenix, Inc.* | 7,775 | 283,476 | ||||||
Zomedica Pharmaceuticals Corp.* (a) | 7,406 | 9,109 | ||||||
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Aerospace & Defense 1.2% | ||||||||
AAR Corp. | 6,082 | 227,102 | ||||||
Aerojet Rocketdyne Holdings, Inc.* | 13,311 | 468,946 | ||||||
Aerovironment, Inc.* | 3,937 | 267,519 | ||||||
Astronics Corp.* | 3,899 | 118,725 | ||||||
Axon Enterprise, Inc.* | 10,624 | 464,800 | ||||||
Cubic Corp. | 4,646 | 249,676 | ||||||
Ducommun, Inc.* | 1,889 | 68,608 | ||||||
Engility Holdings, Inc.* | 3,257 | 92,694 | ||||||
Esterline Technologies Corp.* | 4,838 | 587,575 | ||||||
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc.* | 16,154 | 227,610 | ||||||
Maxar Technologies Ltd. | 10,415 | 124,563 | ||||||
Mercury Systems, Inc.* | 8,706 | 411,707 | ||||||
Moog, Inc. “A” | 5,919 | 458,604 | ||||||
National Presto Industries, Inc. | 918 | 107,333 | ||||||
Sparton Corp.* | 1,635 | 29,741 | ||||||
The Keyw Holding Corp.* | 9,137 | 61,127 | ||||||
Triumph Group, Inc. | 9,026 | 103,799 | ||||||
Vectrus, Inc.* | 2,131 | 45,987 | ||||||
Wesco Aircraft Holdings, Inc.* | 9,808 | 77,483 | ||||||
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Air Freight & Logistics 0.3% | ||||||||
Air Transport Services Group, Inc.* | 10,796 | 246,257 | ||||||
Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings, Inc.* | 4,326 | 182,514 | ||||||
Echo Global Logistics, Inc.* | 5,016 | 101,975 | ||||||
Forward Air Corp. | 5,379 | 295,038 | ||||||
Hub Group, Inc. “A”* | 5,970 | 221,308 | ||||||
Radiant Logistics, Inc.* | 7,541 | 32,049 | ||||||
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Allegiant Travel Co. | 2,360 | 236,519 | ||||||
Hawaiian Holdings, Inc. | 9,040 | 238,746 | ||||||
Mesa Air Group, Inc.* | 1,845 | 14,225 | ||||||
SkyWest, Inc. | 9,351 | 415,839 | ||||||
Spirit Airlines, Inc.* | 12,643 | 732,283 | ||||||
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Building Products 1.2% | ||||||||
AAON, Inc. | 7,542 | 264,423 | ||||||
Advanced Drainage Systems, Inc. | 6,761 | 163,954 | ||||||
American Woodmark Corp.* | 2,566 | 142,875 | ||||||
Apogee Enterprises, Inc. | 5,035 | 150,295 | ||||||
Armstrong Flooring, Inc.* | 3,960 | 46,886 | ||||||
Builders FirstSource, Inc.* | 20,996 | 229,066 | ||||||
Caesarstone Ltd. (a) | 4,140 | 56,221 | ||||||
Continental Building Products, Inc.* | 6,863 | 174,663 | ||||||
CSW Industrials, Inc.* | 2,847 | 137,653 | ||||||
Gibraltar Industries, Inc.* | 5,838 | 207,774 | ||||||
Griffon Corp. | 6,425 | 67,141 | ||||||
Insteel Industries, Inc. | 3,259 | 79,129 | ||||||
JELD-WEN Holding, Inc.* | 12,492 | 177,511 | ||||||
Masonite International Corp.* | 4,856 | 217,695 | ||||||
NCI Building Systems, Inc.* | 7,899 | 57,268 | ||||||
Patrick Industries, Inc.* | 4,238 | 125,487 | ||||||
PGT Innovations, Inc.* | 10,419 | 165,141 | ||||||
Quanex Building Products Corp. | 6,538 | 88,851 | ||||||
Simpson Manufacturing Co., Inc. | 7,596 | 411,172 | ||||||
Trex Co., Inc.* | 10,882 | 645,956 | ||||||
Universal Forest Products, Inc. | 11,121 | 288,701 | ||||||
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ABM Industries, Inc. | 12,126 | 389,366 | ||||||
Acco Brands Corp. | 19,301 | 130,861 | ||||||
Advanced Disposal Services, Inc.* | 13,317 | 318,809 | ||||||
Brady Corp. “A” | 8,779 | 381,535 | ||||||
BrightView Holdings, Inc.* | 4,602 | 46,986 | ||||||
Casella Waste Systems, Inc. “A”* | 7,382 | 210,313 | ||||||
CECO Environmental Corp.* | 5,717 | 38,590 | ||||||
Charah Solutions, Inc.* | 1,307 | 10,913 | ||||||
Cimpress NV* | 4,047 | 418,541 | ||||||
CompX International, Inc. | 395 | 5,376 | ||||||
Covanta Holding Corp. | 21,619 | 290,127 | ||||||
Deluxe Corp. | 8,513 | 327,240 | ||||||
Ennis, Inc. | 4,654 | 89,590 | ||||||
Essendant, Inc. (a) | 6,738 | 84,764 | ||||||
Healthcare Services Group, Inc. | 13,644 | 548,216 | ||||||
Heritage-Crystal Clean, Inc.* | 2,613 | 60,125 | ||||||
Herman Miller, Inc. | 10,894 | 329,543 | ||||||
HNI Corp. | 7,937 | 281,208 | ||||||
Interface, Inc. | 10,680 | 152,190 | ||||||
Kimball International, Inc. “B” | 6,597 | 93,611 | ||||||
Knoll, Inc. | 9,027 | 148,765 | ||||||
LSC Communications, Inc. | 5,898 | 41,286 | ||||||
Matthews International Corp. “A” | 5,759 | 233,931 | ||||||
McGrath RentCorp. | 4,383 | 225,637 | ||||||
Mobile Mini, Inc. | 8,170 | 259,398 | ||||||
MSA Safety, Inc. | 6,287 | 592,675 | ||||||
Multi-Color Corp. | 2,601 | 91,269 | ||||||
NL Industries, Inc.* | 1,487 | 5,219 | ||||||
PICO Holdings, Inc.* | 3,587 | 32,785 | ||||||
Pitney Bowes, Inc. | 34,574 | 204,332 |
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Quad Graphics, Inc. | 5,812 | 71,604 | ||||||
R.R. Donnelley & Sons Co. | 12,460 | 49,342 | ||||||
SP Plus Corp.* | 4,239 | 125,220 | ||||||
Steelcase, Inc. “A” | 15,489 | 229,702 | ||||||
Team, Inc.* (a) | 5,551 | 81,322 | ||||||
Tetra Tech, Inc. | 10,215 | 528,831 | ||||||
The Brink’s Co. | 9,256 | 598,400 | ||||||
U.S. Ecology, Inc. | 4,003 | 252,109 | ||||||
UniFirst Corp. | 2,818 | 403,171 | ||||||
Viad Corp. | 3,710 | 185,834 | ||||||
VSE Corp. | 1,636 | 48,933 | ||||||
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Aegion Corp.* | 5,727 | 93,465 | ||||||
Ameresco, Inc. “A”* | 3,540 | 49,914 | ||||||
Argan, Inc. | 2,706 | 102,395 | ||||||
Comfort Systems U.S.A., Inc. | 6,793 | 296,718 | ||||||
Dycom Industries, Inc.* | 5,599 | 302,570 | ||||||
EMCOR Group, Inc. | 10,544 | 629,371 | ||||||
Granite Construction, Inc. | 8,131 | 327,517 | ||||||
Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Co.* | 10,827 | 71,675 | ||||||
HC2 Holdings, Inc.* | 7,415 | 19,575 | ||||||
IES Holdings, Inc.* | 1,464 | 22,765 | ||||||
Infrastructure and Energy Alternatives, Inc.* | 3,204 | 26,241 | ||||||
KBR, Inc. | 25,856 | 392,494 | ||||||
MasTec, Inc.* | 11,662 | 473,011 | ||||||
MYR Group, Inc.* | 3,042 | 85,693 | ||||||
Northwest Pipe Co.* | 1,648 | 38,382 | ||||||
NV5 Holdings, Inc.* | 1,755 | 106,265 | ||||||
Orion Group Holdings, Inc.* | 4,962 | 21,287 | ||||||
Primoris Services Corp. | 7,605 | 145,484 | ||||||
Sterling Construction Co., Inc.* | 5,079 | 55,310 | ||||||
Tutor Perini Corp.* | 6,738 | 107,606 | ||||||
Willscot Corp.* | 6,690 | 63,020 | ||||||
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Electrical Equipment 0.7% |
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Allied Motion Technologies, Inc. | 1,312 | 58,633 | ||||||
Atkore International Group, Inc.* | 7,177 | 142,392 | ||||||
AZZ, Inc. | 4,810 | 194,132 | ||||||
Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises, Inc.* | 6,000 | 2,342 | ||||||
Encore Wire Corp. | 3,785 | 189,931 | ||||||
Energous Corp.* (a) | 4,374 | 25,325 | ||||||
EnerSys | 7,754 | 601,788 | ||||||
Enphase Energy, Inc.* (a) | 16,258 | 76,900 | ||||||
FuelCell Energy, Inc.* (a) | 15,235 | 8,387 | ||||||
Generac Holdings, Inc.* | 11,163 | 554,801 | ||||||
Plug Power, Inc.* (a) | 39,879 | 49,450 | ||||||
Powell Industries, Inc. | 1,624 | 40,616 | ||||||
Preformed Line Products Co. | 538 | 29,187 | ||||||
Sunrun, Inc.* | 17,855 | 194,441 | ||||||
Thermon Group Holdings, Inc.* | 5,938 | 120,423 | ||||||
TPI Composites, Inc.* | 2,737 | 67,276 | ||||||
Vicor Corp.* | 3,238 | 122,364 | ||||||
Vivint Solar, Inc.* | 5,500 | 20,955 | ||||||
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Industrial Conglomerates 0.1% |
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Raven Industries, Inc. | 6,570 | 237,768 | ||||||
Machinery 3.6% |
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Actuant Corp. “A” | 11,208 | 235,256 |
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Alamo Group, Inc. | 1,742 | 134,691 | ||||||
Albany International Corp. “A” | 5,290 | 330,255 | ||||||
Altra Industrial Motion Corp. | 11,000 | 276,650 | ||||||
Astec Industries, Inc. | 4,130 | 124,685 | ||||||
Barnes Group, Inc. | 8,826 | 473,250 | ||||||
Blue Bird Corp.* | 2,433 | 44,256 | ||||||
Briggs & Stratton Corp. | 7,673 | 100,363 | ||||||
Chart Industries, Inc.* | 5,703 | 370,866 | ||||||
CIRCOR International, Inc. | 2,970 | 63,261 | ||||||
Columbus McKinnon Corp. | 4,133 | 124,569 | ||||||
Commercial Vehicle Group, Inc.* | 5,757 | 32,815 | ||||||
DMC Global, Inc. | 2,645 | 92,892 | ||||||
Douglas Dynamics, Inc. | 4,094 | 146,934 | ||||||
Energy Recovery, Inc.* (a) | 6,508 | 43,799 | ||||||
EnPro Industries, Inc. | 3,758 | 225,856 | ||||||
ESCO Technologies, Inc. | 4,724 | 311,548 | ||||||
Evoqua Water Technologies Corp.* | 13,687 | 131,395 | ||||||
Federal Signal Corp. | 10,863 | 216,174 | ||||||
Franklin Electric Co., Inc. | 8,513 | 365,037 | ||||||
FreightCar America, Inc.* | 2,340 | 15,655 | ||||||
Gencor Industries, Inc.* | 1,823 | 19,998 | ||||||
Global Brass & Copper Holdings, Inc. | 4,000 | 100,600 | ||||||
Gorman-Rupp Co. | 3,207 | 103,939 | ||||||
Graham Corp. | 1,680 | 38,371 | ||||||
Greenbrier Companies, Inc. | 5,826 | 230,360 | ||||||
Harsco Corp.* | 14,901 | 295,934 | ||||||
Hillenbrand, Inc. | 11,611 | 440,405 | ||||||
Hurco Companies, Inc. | 1,178 | 42,055 | ||||||
Hyster-Yale Materials Handling, Inc. | 1,888 | 116,980 | ||||||
John Bean Technologies Corp. | 5,758 | 413,482 | ||||||
Kadant, Inc. | 2,019 | 164,468 | ||||||
Kennametal, Inc. | 14,988 | 498,801 | ||||||
L.B. Foster Co. “A”* | 1,865 | 29,654 | ||||||
Lindsay Corp. | 1,961 | 188,746 | ||||||
Lydall, Inc.* | 3,135 | 63,672 | ||||||
Manitex International, Inc.* | 2,718 | 15,438 | ||||||
Manitowoc Co., Inc.* | 6,631 | 97,940 | ||||||
Meritor, Inc.* | 14,948 | 252,771 | ||||||
Milacron Holdings Corp.* | 12,637 | 150,254 | ||||||
Miller Industries, Inc. | 2,077 | 56,079 | ||||||
Mueller Industries, Inc. | 10,349 | 241,753 | ||||||
Mueller Water Products, Inc. “A” | 28,397 | 258,413 | ||||||
Navistar International Corp.* | 9,033 | 234,406 | ||||||
NN, Inc. | 7,678 | 51,519 | ||||||
Omega Flex, Inc. | 507 | 27,413 | ||||||
Park-Ohio Holdings Corp. | 1,720 | 52,787 | ||||||
Proto Labs, Inc.* | 4,985 | 562,258 | ||||||
RBC Bearings, Inc.* | 4,419 | 579,331 | ||||||
REV Group, Inc. | 5,639 | 42,349 | ||||||
Rexnord Corp.* | 19,227 | 441,260 | ||||||
Spartan Motors, Inc. | 6,267 | 45,310 | ||||||
SPX Corp.* | 7,893 | 221,083 | ||||||
SPX FLOW, Inc.* | 7,796 | 237,154 | ||||||
Standex International Corp. | 2,315 | 155,522 | ||||||
Sun Hydraulics Corp. | 5,364 | 178,031 | ||||||
Tennant Co. | 3,259 | 169,826 | ||||||
The Eastern Co. | 1,084 | 26,211 | ||||||
Titan International, Inc. | 9,434 | 43,962 | ||||||
TriMas Corp.* | 8,353 | 227,953 | ||||||
Twin Disc, Inc.* | 1,651 | 24,352 | ||||||
Wabash National Corp. | 10,113 | 132,278 |
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Watts Water Technologies, Inc. “A” | 5,101 | 329,168 | ||||||
Woodward, Inc. | 9,877 | 733,762 | ||||||
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Marine 0.1% | ||||||||
Costamare, Inc. | 8,752 | 38,421 | ||||||
Eagle Bulk Shipping, Inc.* | 9,009 | 41,532 | ||||||
Genco Shipping & Trading Ltd.* | 2,020 | 15,938 | ||||||
Matson, Inc. | 7,758 | 248,411 | ||||||
Safe Bulkers, Inc.* | 9,520 | 16,946 | ||||||
Scorpio Bulkers, Inc. | 10,931 | 60,448 | ||||||
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Professional Services 1.5% | ||||||||
Acacia Research Corp.* | 9,463 | 28,200 | ||||||
ASGN, Inc.* | 9,335 | 508,757 | ||||||
Barrett Business Services, Inc. | 1,303 | 74,597 | ||||||
BG Staffing, Inc. | 1,608 | 33,205 | ||||||
CBIZ, Inc.* | 9,556 | 188,253 | ||||||
CRA International, Inc. | 1,435 | 61,059 | ||||||
Exponent, Inc. | 9,468 | 480,122 | ||||||
Forrester Research, Inc. | 1,931 | 86,316 | ||||||
Franklin Covey Co.* | 1,857 | 41,467 | ||||||
FTI Consulting, Inc.* | 6,997 | 466,280 | ||||||
GP Strategies Corp.* | 2,455 | 30,958 | ||||||
Heidrick & Struggles International, Inc. | 3,502 | 109,227 | ||||||
Huron Consulting Group, Inc.* | 4,104 | 210,576 | ||||||
ICF International, Inc. | 3,293 | 213,321 | ||||||
Innerworkings, Inc.* | 8,075 | 30,200 | ||||||
Insperity, Inc. | 7,055 | 658,655 | ||||||
Kelly Services, Inc. “A” | 5,619 | 115,077 | ||||||
Kforce, Inc. | 4,224 | 130,606 | ||||||
Korn/Ferry International | 10,551 | 417,187 | ||||||
Mistras Group, Inc.* | 3,298 | 47,425 | ||||||
Navigant Consulting, Inc. | 7,748 | 186,339 | ||||||
Resources Connection, Inc. | 5,568 | 79,066 | ||||||
TriNet Group, Inc.* | 8,055 | 337,907 | ||||||
TrueBlue, Inc.* | 7,431 | 165,340 | ||||||
Upwork, Inc.* (a) | 2,301 | 41,671 | ||||||
WageWorks, Inc.* | 7,267 | 197,372 | ||||||
Willdan Group, Inc.* | 1,772 | 61,985 | ||||||
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Road & Rail 0.5% | ||||||||
ArcBest Corp. | 4,690 | 160,679 | ||||||
Avis Budget Group, Inc.* | 12,260 | 275,605 | ||||||
Covenant Transportation Group, Inc. “A”* | 2,328 | 44,698 | ||||||
Daseke, Inc.* | 7,733 | 28,457 | ||||||
Heartland Express, Inc. | 8,430 | 154,269 | ||||||
Hertz Global Holdings, Inc.* | 10,166 | 138,766 | ||||||
Marten Transport Ltd. | 7,266 | 117,637 | ||||||
P.A.M. Transportation Services, Inc.* | 420 | 16,552 | ||||||
Saia, Inc.* | 4,748 | 265,033 | ||||||
U.S. Xpress Enterprises, Inc. “A”* | 3,914 | 21,958 | ||||||
Universal Logistics Holdings, Inc. | 1,559 | 28,202 | ||||||
USA Truck, Inc.* | 1,496 | 22,395 | ||||||
Werner Enterprises, Inc. | 8,674 | 256,230 | ||||||
YRC Worldwide, Inc.* | 6,093 | 19,193 | ||||||
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Trading Companies & Distributors 1.2% |
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Aircastle Ltd. | 10,000 | 172,400 | ||||||
Applied Industrial Technologies, Inc. | 7,020 | 378,659 | ||||||
Beacon Roofing Supply, Inc.* | 12,498 | 396,437 | ||||||
BlueLinx Holdings, Inc.* | 1,674 | 41,365 | ||||||
BMC Stock Holdings, Inc.* | 12,251 | 189,646 | ||||||
CAI International, Inc.* | 3,205 | 74,452 | ||||||
DXP Enterprises, Inc.* | 2,977 | 82,880 | ||||||
EVI Industries, Inc. (a) | 681 | 22,711 | ||||||
Foundation Building Materials, Inc.* | 2,956 | 24,564 | ||||||
GATX Corp. | 6,918 | 489,864 | ||||||
General Finance Corp.* | 1,824 | 18,441 | ||||||
GMS, Inc.* | 5,836 | 86,723 | ||||||
H&E Equipment Services, Inc. | 5,901 | 120,498 | ||||||
Herc Holdings, Inc.* | 4,489 | 116,669 | ||||||
Kaman Corp. | 5,112 | 286,732 | ||||||
Lawson Products, Inc.* | 1,280 | 40,448 | ||||||
MRC Global, Inc.* | 15,307 | 187,205 | ||||||
Nexeo Solutions, Inc.* (a) | 6,145 | 52,786 | ||||||
NOW, Inc.* | 19,792 | 230,379 | ||||||
Rush Enterprises, Inc. “A” | 5,473 | 188,709 | ||||||
Rush Enterprises, Inc. “B” | 817 | 29,085 | ||||||
SiteOne Landscape Supply, Inc.* | 7,431 | 410,711 | ||||||
Systemax, Inc. | 2,293 | 54,780 | ||||||
Textainer Group Holdings Ltd.* | 4,941 | 49,212 | ||||||
Titan Machinery, Inc.* | 3,476 | 45,709 | ||||||
Triton International Ltd. | 9,591 | 297,992 | ||||||
Veritiv Corp.* | 2,091 | 52,212 | ||||||
Willis Lease Finance Corp.* | 574 | 19,860 | ||||||
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Information Technology 14.4% |
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Communications Equipment 1.6% |
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Acacia Communications, Inc.* | 5,008 | 190,304 | ||||||
ADTRAN, Inc. | 8,837 | 94,909 | ||||||
Aerohive Networks, Inc.* | 6,216 | 20,264 | ||||||
Applied Optoelectronics, Inc.* (a) | 3,534 | 54,530 | ||||||
CalAmp Corp.* | 6,259 | 81,430 | ||||||
Calix, Inc.* | 8,087 | 78,848 | ||||||
Casa Systems, Inc.* | 4,664 | 61,238 | ||||||
Ciena Corp.* | 26,371 | 894,241 | ||||||
Clearfield, Inc.* | 2,150 | 21,328 | ||||||
Comtech Telecommunications Corp. | 4,227 | 102,885 | ||||||
DASAN Zhone Solutions, Inc.* | 1,081 | 15,037 | ||||||
Digi International, Inc.* | 5,024 | 50,692 | ||||||
Extreme Networks, Inc.* | 21,621 | 131,888 | ||||||
Finisar Corp.* | 21,578 | 466,085 | ||||||
Harmonic, Inc.* | 15,590 | 73,585 | ||||||
Infinera Corp.* | 28,020 | 111,800 | ||||||
InterDigital, Inc. | 6,394 | 424,754 | ||||||
KVH Industries, Inc.* | 3,080 | 31,693 | ||||||
Lumentum Holdings, Inc.* | 13,662 | 573,941 | ||||||
NETGEAR, Inc.* | 5,780 | 300,733 | ||||||
NetScout Systems, Inc.* | 13,772 | 325,432 | ||||||
Plantronics, Inc. | 6,089 | 201,546 | ||||||
Quantenna Communications, Inc.* | 6,224 | 89,314 | ||||||
Ribbon Communications, Inc.* | 9,847 | 47,463 | ||||||
ViaSat, Inc.* (a) | 10,177 | 599,934 | ||||||
Viavi Solutions, Inc.* | 41,907 | 421,165 | ||||||
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Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components 2.4% |
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Anixter International, Inc.* | 5,420 | 294,360 | ||||||
Arlo Technologies, Inc.* (a) | 2,245 | 22,405 | ||||||
AVX Corp. | 8,469 | 129,152 | ||||||
Badger Meter, Inc. | 5,216 | 256,679 | ||||||
Bel Fuse, Inc. “B” | 1,697 | 31,259 | ||||||
Belden, Inc. | 7,500 | 313,275 | ||||||
Benchmark Electronics, Inc. | 8,055 | 170,605 | ||||||
Control4 Corp.* | 4,904 | 86,310 | ||||||
CTS Corp. | 5,938 | 153,735 | ||||||
Daktronics, Inc. | 6,917 | 51,186 | ||||||
Electro Scientific Industries, Inc.* | 6,003 | 179,850 | ||||||
ePlus, Inc.* | 2,486 | 176,929 | ||||||
Fabrinet* | 6,606 | 338,954 | ||||||
FARO Technologies, Inc.* | 3,155 | 128,219 | ||||||
Fitbit, Inc. “A”* (a) | 39,813 | 197,871 | ||||||
II-VI, Inc.* | 11,634 | 377,640 | ||||||
Insight Enterprises, Inc.* | 6,451 | 262,878 | ||||||
Iteris, Inc.* | 4,585 | 17,102 | ||||||
Itron, Inc.* | 6,269 | 296,461 | ||||||
KEMET Corp. | 10,461 | 183,486 | ||||||
Kimball Electronics, Inc.* | 4,762 | 73,763 | ||||||
Knowles Corp.* | 16,145 | 214,890 | ||||||
Maxwell Technologies, Inc.* (a) | 7,959 | 16,475 | ||||||
Mesa Laboratories, Inc. | 609 | 126,910 | ||||||
Methode Electronics, Inc. | 6,544 | 152,410 | ||||||
MTS Systems Corp. | 3,266 | 131,065 | ||||||
Napco Security Technologies, Inc.* | 2,326 | 36,635 | ||||||
nLight, Inc.* | 4,157 | 73,911 | ||||||
Novanta, Inc.* | 6,009 | 378,567 | ||||||
OSI Systems, Inc.* | 3,063 | 224,518 | ||||||
PAR Technology Corp.* | 2,133 | 46,393 | ||||||
Park Electrochemical Corp. | 3,659 | 66,118 | ||||||
PC Connection, Inc. | 2,067 | 61,452 | ||||||
Plexus Corp.* | 5,744 | 293,404 | ||||||
Rogers Corp.* | 3,403 | 337,101 | ||||||
Sanmina Corp.* | 12,382 | 297,911 | ||||||
ScanSource, Inc.* | 4,580 | 157,460 | ||||||
SYNNEX Corp. | 7,679 | 620,770 | ||||||
Tech Data Corp.* | 7,035 | 575,533 | ||||||
TTM Technologies, Inc.* | 17,101 | 166,393 | ||||||
Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. | 24,313 | 437,877 | ||||||
Vishay Precision Group, Inc.* | 1,850 | 55,925 | ||||||
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Brightcove, Inc.* | 6,804 | 47,900 | ||||||
CACI International, Inc. “A”* | 4,541 | 654,040 | ||||||
Carbonite, Inc.* | 5,871 | 148,302 | ||||||
Cardtronics PLC “A”* | 7,271 | 189,046 | ||||||
Cass Information Systems, Inc. | 2,627 | 139,021 | ||||||
ConvergeOne Holdings, Inc. (a) | 5,022 | 62,172 | ||||||
CSG Systems International, Inc. | 6,045 | 192,050 | ||||||
Endurance International Group Holdings, Inc.* | 13,159 | 87,507 | ||||||
Everi Holdings, Inc.* | 12,404 | 63,881 | ||||||
EVERTEC, Inc. | 11,302 | 324,367 | ||||||
Evo Payments, Inc. “A”* | 4,389 | 108,277 | ||||||
Exela Technologies, Inc.* | 8,880 | 34,543 | ||||||
Exlservice Holdings, Inc.* | 6,149 | 323,560 | ||||||
GTT Communications, Inc.* (a) | 7,714 | 182,513 | ||||||
I3 Verticals, Inc. “A”* | 1,429 | 34,439 | ||||||
Information Services Group, Inc.* | 5,870 | 24,889 |
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Internap Corp.* | 4,951 | 20,547 | ||||||
Limelight Networks, Inc.* | 20,139 | 47,125 | ||||||
LiveRamp Holdings, Inc.* | 14,413 | 556,774 | ||||||
ManTech International Corp. “A” | 4,843 | 253,265 | ||||||
MAXIMUS, Inc. | 11,759 | 765,393 | ||||||
MoneyGram International, Inc.* | 5,584 | 11,168 | ||||||
NIC, Inc. | 11,713 | 146,178 | ||||||
Perficient, Inc.* | 5,929 | 131,980 | ||||||
Perspecta, Inc. | 26,451 | 455,486 | ||||||
PFSweb, Inc.* | 2,837 | 14,554 | ||||||
Presidio, Inc. | 6,725 | 87,761 | ||||||
PRGX Global, Inc.* | 3,855 | 36,507 | ||||||
Science Applications International Corp. | 7,801 | 496,924 | ||||||
ServiceSource International, Inc.* | 14,748 | 15,928 | ||||||
Sykes Enterprises, Inc.* | 7,217 | 178,476 | ||||||
The Hackett Group, Inc. | 4,377 | 70,076 | ||||||
Travelport Worldwide Ltd. | 23,212 | 362,571 | ||||||
TTEC Holdings, Inc. | 2,649 | 75,682 | ||||||
Tucows, Inc. “A”* (a) | 1,783 | 107,087 | ||||||
Unisys Corp.* | 9,287 | 108,008 | ||||||
Virtusa Corp.* | 5,285 | 225,088 | ||||||
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ACM Research, Inc.* | 1,514 | 16,472 | ||||||
Adesto Technologies Corp.* | 4,538 | 19,967 | ||||||
Advanced Energy Industries, Inc.* | 7,054 | 302,828 | ||||||
Alpha & Omega Semiconductor Ltd.* | 3,700 | 37,703 | ||||||
Ambarella, Inc.* | 5,697 | 199,281 | ||||||
Amkor Technology, Inc.* | 18,446 | 121,006 | ||||||
Aquantia Corp.* | 3,961 | 34,738 | ||||||
Axcelis Technologies, Inc.* | 5,994 | 106,693 | ||||||
AXT, Inc.* | 7,231 | 31,455 | ||||||
Brooks Automation, Inc. | 12,861 | 336,701 | ||||||
Cabot Microelectronics Corp. | 5,225 | 498,204 | ||||||
CEVA, Inc.* | 4,137 | 91,386 | ||||||
Cirrus Logic, Inc.* | 11,059 | 366,938 | ||||||
Cohu, Inc. | 7,415 | 119,159 | ||||||
Cree, Inc.* | 18,531 | 792,664 | ||||||
Diodes, Inc.* | 7,448 | 240,272 | ||||||
Entegris, Inc. | 26,120 | 728,617 | ||||||
FormFactor, Inc.* | 13,435 | 189,299 | ||||||
Ichor Holdings Ltd.* (a) | 4,118 | 67,123 | ||||||
Impinj, Inc.* (a) | 3,039 | 44,217 | ||||||
Inphi Corp.* | 7,930 | 254,950 | ||||||
Integrated Device Technology, Inc.* | 23,885 | 1,156,751 | ||||||
Kopin Corp.* | 12,506 | 12,493 | ||||||
Lattice Semiconductor Corp.* | 21,428 | 148,282 | ||||||
MACOM Technology Solutions Holdings, Inc.* | 8,167 | 118,503 | ||||||
MaxLinear, Inc.* | 11,736 | 206,554 | ||||||
Nanometrics, Inc.* | 4,217 | 115,251 | ||||||
NeoPhotonics Corp.* | 6,091 | 39,470 | ||||||
NVE Corp. | 892 | 78,086 | ||||||
PDF Solutions, Inc.* | 5,232 | 44,106 | ||||||
Photronics, Inc.* | 12,181 | 117,912 | ||||||
Power Integrations, Inc. | 5,226 | 318,681 | ||||||
Rambus, Inc.* | 19,362 | 148,507 | ||||||
Rudolph Technologies, Inc.* | 5,892 | 120,609 | ||||||
Semtech Corp.* | 11,979 | 549,477 | ||||||
Silicon Laboratories, Inc.* | 7,914 | 623,702 |
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SMART Global Holdings, Inc.* | 1,905 | 56,579 | ||||||
SunPower Corp.* (a) | 11,549 | 57,399 | ||||||
Synaptics, Inc.* | 6,319 | 235,130 | ||||||
Ultra Clean Holdings, Inc.* | 7,335 | 62,127 | ||||||
Veeco Instruments, Inc.* | 8,937 | 66,223 | ||||||
Xperi Corp. | 8,941 | 164,425 | ||||||
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8x8, Inc.* | 17,334 | 312,705 | ||||||
A10 Networks, Inc.* | 9,545 | 59,561 | ||||||
ACI Worldwide, Inc.* | 21,135 | 584,805 | ||||||
Agilysys, Inc.* | 2,773 | 39,765 | ||||||
Alarm.com Holdings, Inc.* | 5,755 | 298,512 | ||||||
Altair Engineering, Inc. “A”* | 4,582 | 126,372 | ||||||
Alteryx, Inc. “A”* | 5,380 | 319,949 | ||||||
Amber Road, Inc.* | 4,381 | 36,056 | ||||||
American Software, Inc. “A” | 5,198 | 54,319 | ||||||
Anaplan, Inc.* (a) | 3,312 | 87,900 | ||||||
Appfolio, Inc. “A”* | 2,847 | 168,599 | ||||||
Apptio, Inc. “A”* | 6,408 | 243,248 | ||||||
Asure Software, Inc.* | 2,337 | 11,872 | ||||||
Avalara, Inc.* | 1,625 | 50,619 | ||||||
Avaya Holdings Corp.* | 19,320 | 281,299 | ||||||
Benefitfocus, Inc.* | 4,078 | 186,446 | ||||||
Blackbaud, Inc. | 8,920 | 561,068 | ||||||
Blackline, Inc.* | 6,719 | 275,143 | ||||||
Bottomline Technologies de, Inc.* | 7,771 | 373,008 | ||||||
Box, Inc. “A”* | 22,695 | 383,092 | ||||||
Carbon Black, Inc.* | 7,043 | 94,517 | ||||||
ChannelAdvisor Corp.* | 4,861 | 55,172 | ||||||
Cision Ltd.* | 12,312 | 144,050 | ||||||
Cloudera, Inc.* | 19,450 | 215,117 | ||||||
CommVault Systems, Inc.* | 7,379 | 436,025 | ||||||
Cornerstone OnDemand, Inc.* | 9,978 | 503,191 | ||||||
Coupa Software, Inc.* | 10,033 | 630,674 | ||||||
Digimarc Corp.* | 2,101 | 30,465 | ||||||
Domo, Inc. “A”* | 1,477 | 28,994 | ||||||
Ebix, Inc. (a) | 4,391 | 186,881 | ||||||
eGain Corp.* | 3,317 | 21,793 | ||||||
Ellie Mae, Inc.* (a) | 6,356 | 399,347 | ||||||
Envestnet, Inc.* | 8,193 | 403,014 | ||||||
Everbridge, Inc.* | 4,930 | 279,827 | ||||||
Five9, Inc.* | 10,543 | 460,940 | ||||||
ForeScout Technologies, Inc.* | 5,604 | 145,648 | ||||||
Fusion Connect, Inc.* (a) | 3,906 | 6,562 | ||||||
Hortonworks, Inc.* | 13,501 | 194,684 | ||||||
HubSpot, Inc.* | 6,814 | 856,724 | ||||||
Imperva, Inc.* | 6,516 | 362,876 | ||||||
Instructure, Inc.* | 5,878 | 220,484 | ||||||
j2 Global, Inc. | 8,637 | 599,235 | ||||||
LivePerson, Inc.* | 10,843 | 204,499 | ||||||
Majesco* | 1,211 | 8,586 | ||||||
MicroStrategy, Inc. “A”* | 1,762 | 225,096 | ||||||
MINDBODY, Inc. “A”* | 7,935 | 288,834 | ||||||
Mitek Systems, Inc.* | 5,755 | 62,212 | ||||||
MobileIron, Inc.* | 13,284 | 60,974 | ||||||
Model N, Inc.* | 4,717 | 62,406 | ||||||
Monotype Imaging Holdings, Inc. | 7,551 | 117,192 | ||||||
New Relic, Inc.* | 8,328 | 674,318 | ||||||
OneSpan, Inc.* | 5,613 | 72,688 | ||||||
Park City Group, Inc.* | 2,531 | 15,110 | ||||||
Paylocity Holding Corp.* | 5,324 | 320,558 |
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Progress Software Corp. | 8,239 | 292,402 | ||||||
PROS Holdings, Inc.* | 5,806 | 182,308 | ||||||
Q2 Holdings, Inc.* | 6,884 | 341,102 | ||||||
QAD, Inc. “A” | 1,932 | 75,986 | ||||||
Qualys, Inc.* | 6,264 | 468,171 | ||||||
Rapid7, Inc.* | 6,769 | 210,922 | ||||||
Rimini Street, Inc.* (a) | 1,815 | 9,347 | ||||||
SailPoint Technologies Holding, Inc.* | 12,841 | 301,635 | ||||||
SecureWorks Corp. “A”* | 1,647 | 27,818 | ||||||
SendGrid, Inc.* | 5,400 | 233,118 | ||||||
ShotSpotter, Inc.* | 1,358 | 42,342 | ||||||
SPS Commerce, Inc.* | 3,160 | 260,321 | ||||||
SVMK, Inc.* | 3,229 | 39,620 | ||||||
Telaria, Inc.* | 8,212 | 22,419 | ||||||
TeleNav, Inc.* | 5,529 | 22,448 | ||||||
Tenable Holdings, Inc.* | 2,370 | 52,590 | ||||||
TiVo Corp. | 22,089 | 207,857 | ||||||
Trade Desk, Inc. “A”* | 6,132 | 711,680 | ||||||
Upland Software, Inc.* | 2,951 | 80,208 | ||||||
Varonis Systems, Inc.* | 5,220 | 276,138 | ||||||
Verint Systems, Inc.* | 11,930 | 504,758 | ||||||
Veritone, Inc.* | 1,341 | 5,096 | ||||||
Virnetx Holding Corp.* | 9,773 | 23,455 | ||||||
Workiva, Inc.* | 5,296 | 190,073 | ||||||
Yext, Inc.* | 15,295 | 227,131 | ||||||
Zix Corp.* | 9,395 | 53,833 | ||||||
Zscaler, Inc.* (a) | 11,183 | 438,485 | ||||||
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3D Systems Corp.* (a) | 20,204 | 205,475 | ||||||
Avid Technology, Inc.* | 4,668 | 22,173 | ||||||
Cray, Inc.* | 7,403 | 159,831 | ||||||
Diebold Nixdorf, Inc. | 14,319 | 35,654 | ||||||
Eastman Kodak Co.* (a) | 3,132 | 7,987 | ||||||
Electronics for Imaging, Inc.* | 8,026 | 199,045 | ||||||
Immersion Corp.* | 4,852 | 43,474 | ||||||
Stratasys Ltd.* | 9,221 | 166,070 | ||||||
U.S.A. Technologies, Inc.* | 10,660 | 41,467 | ||||||
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Materials 3.6% |
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Chemicals 1.8% |
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Advanced Emissions Solutions, Inc. | 3,328 | 35,110 | ||||||
AdvanSix, Inc.* | 5,509 | 134,089 | ||||||
AgroFresh Solutions, Inc.* | 5,904 | 22,376 | ||||||
American Vanguard Corp. | 5,286 | 80,294 | ||||||
Amyris, Inc.* | 5,678 | 18,965 | ||||||
Balchem Corp. | 5,904 | 462,578 | ||||||
Chase Corp. | 1,342 | 134,267 | ||||||
Ferro Corp.* | 15,460 | 242,413 | ||||||
Flotek Industries, Inc.* | 10,660 | 11,619 | ||||||
FutureFuel Corp. | 4,701 | 74,558 | ||||||
GCP Applied Technologies, Inc.* | 13,163 | 323,152 | ||||||
H.B. Fuller Co. | 9,279 | 395,935 | ||||||
Hawkins, Inc. | 1,741 | 71,294 | ||||||
Ingevity Corp.* | 7,804 | 653,117 | ||||||
Innophos Holdings, Inc. | 3,654 | 89,633 | ||||||
Innospec, Inc. | 4,446 | 274,585 | ||||||
Intrepid Potash, Inc.* | 17,929 | 46,615 | ||||||
Koppers Holdings, Inc.* | 3,827 | 65,212 | ||||||
Kraton Corp.* | 5,646 | 123,309 |
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Kronos Worldwide, Inc. | 4,150 | 47,808 | ||||||
Livent Corp.* (a) | 4,274 | 58,981 | ||||||
LSB Industries, Inc.* | 3,974 | 21,937 | ||||||
Marrone Bio Innovations, Inc.* | 10,223 | 15,028 | ||||||
Minerals Technologies, Inc. | 6,527 | 335,096 | ||||||
Omnova Solutions, Inc.* | 8,294 | 60,795 | ||||||
PolyOne Corp. | 14,681 | 419,877 | ||||||
PQ Group Holdings, Inc.* | 6,861 | 101,612 | ||||||
Quaker Chemical Corp. | 2,411 | 428,459 | ||||||
Rayonier Advanced Materials, Inc. | 9,339 | 99,460 | ||||||
Sensient Technologies Corp. | 7,845 | 438,143 | ||||||
Stepan Co. | 3,715 | 274,910 | ||||||
Trecora Resources* | 3,648 | 28,454 | ||||||
Tredegar Corp. | 4,853 | 76,969 | ||||||
Trinseo SA | 7,909 | 362,074 | ||||||
Tronox Ltd. “A” | 16,922 | 131,653 | ||||||
Valhi, Inc. | 4,843 | 9,347 | ||||||
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Construction Materials 0.1% |
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Forterra, Inc.* | 3,676 | 13,822 | ||||||
Summit Materials, Inc. “A”* | 20,739 | 257,163 | ||||||
U.S. Concrete, Inc.* | 2,892 | 102,030 | ||||||
United States Lime & Minerals, Inc. | 377 | 26,767 | ||||||
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Containers & Packaging 0.1% |
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Greif, Inc. “A” | 4,682 | 173,749 | ||||||
Greif, Inc. “B” | 1,083 | 48,085 | ||||||
Myers Industries, Inc. | 6,554 | 99,031 | ||||||
UFP Technologies, Inc.* | 1,205 | 36,198 | ||||||
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Metals & Mining 1.2% |
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AK Steel Holding Corp.* (a) | 58,173 | 130,889 | ||||||
Allegheny Technologies, Inc.* | 23,086 | 502,582 | ||||||
Carpenter Technology Corp. | 8,661 | 308,418 | ||||||
Century Aluminum Co.* | 8,889 | 64,979 | ||||||
Cleveland-Cliffs, Inc.* (a) | 54,755 | 421,066 | ||||||
Coeur Mining, Inc.* | 34,128 | 152,552 | ||||||
Commercial Metals Co. | 21,592 | 345,904 | ||||||
Compass Minerals International, Inc. | 6,312 | 263,147 | ||||||
Ferroglobe Representation & Warranty Insurance Trust (Beneficial Units)* (b) | 12,466 | 0 | ||||||
Gold Resource Corp. | 10,046 | 40,184 | ||||||
Haynes International, Inc. | 2,259 | 59,638 | ||||||
Hecla Mining Co. | 85,210 | 201,096 | ||||||
Kaiser Aluminum Corp. | 2,957 | 264,031 | ||||||
Materion Corp. | 3,667 | 164,978 | ||||||
Olympic Steel, Inc. | 1,750 | 24,972 | ||||||
Ramaco Resources, Inc.* | 1,195 | 5,915 | ||||||
Ryerson Holding Corp.* | 2,757 | 17,479 | ||||||
Schnitzer Steel Industries, Inc. “A” | 4,721 | 101,738 | ||||||
SunCoke Energy, Inc.* | 12,206 | 104,361 | ||||||
Synalloy Corp. | 1,549 | 25,698 | ||||||
Tahoe Resources, Inc.* | 56,945 | 207,849 | ||||||
TimkenSteel Corp.* | 7,367 | 64,388 | ||||||
Universal Stainless & Alloy Products, Inc.* | 1,566 | 25,385 |
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Warrior Met Coal, Inc. | 7,884 | 190,083 | ||||||
Worthington Industries, Inc. | 7,706 | 268,477 | ||||||
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Boise Cascade Co. | 7,086 | 169,001 | ||||||
Clearwater Paper Corp.* | 2,912 | 70,966 | ||||||
Louisiana-Pacific Corp. | 26,173 | 581,564 | ||||||
Neenah, Inc. | 3,044 | 179,353 | ||||||
P.H. Glatfelter Co. | 7,999 | 78,070 | ||||||
Schweitzer-Mauduit International, Inc. | 5,666 | 141,933 | ||||||
Verso Corp. “A”* | 6,328 | 141,747 | ||||||
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Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) 6.6% |
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Acadia Realty Trust | 14,753 | 350,531 | ||||||
Agree Realty Corp. | 6,190 | 365,953 | ||||||
Alexander & Baldwin, Inc.* | 12,432 | 228,500 | ||||||
Alexander’s, Inc. | 385 | 117,325 | ||||||
American Assets Trust, Inc. | 7,060 | 283,600 | ||||||
Americold Realty Trust | 15,932 | 406,903 | ||||||
Armada Hoffler Properties, Inc. | 8,950 | 125,837 | ||||||
Ashford Hospitality Trust | 15,915 | 63,660 | ||||||
Bluerock Residential Growth REIT, Inc. | 4,369 | 39,408 | ||||||
Braemar Hotels & Resorts, Inc. | 5,472 | 48,865 | ||||||
BRT Apartments Corp. | 1,538 | 17,595 | ||||||
CareTrust REIT, Inc. | 15,348 | 283,324 | ||||||
CatchMark Timber Trust, Inc. “A” | 9,193 | 65,270 | ||||||
CBL & Associates Properties, Inc. (a) | 31,348 | 60,188 | ||||||
Cedar Realty Trust, Inc. | 16,996 | 53,367 | ||||||
Chatham Lodging Trust | 8,565 | 151,429 | ||||||
Chesapeake Lodging Trust | 10,902 | 265,464 | ||||||
City Office REIT, Inc. | 7,135 | 73,134 | ||||||
Clipper Realty, Inc. | 2,541 | 33,211 | ||||||
Community Healthcare Trust, Inc. | 3,280 | 94,562 | ||||||
CoreCivic, Inc. | 21,802 | 388,730 | ||||||
CorEnergy Infrastructure Trust, Inc. (a) | 2,246 | 74,298 | ||||||
CorePoint Lodging, Inc. | 7,623 | 93,382 | ||||||
Cousins Properties, Inc. | 77,642 | 613,372 | ||||||
DiamondRock Hospitality Co. | 38,153 | 346,429 | ||||||
Easterly Government Properties, Inc. | 11,230 | 176,086 | ||||||
EastGroup Properties, Inc. | 6,455 | 592,117 | ||||||
Essential Properties Realty Trust, Inc. | 6,613 | 91,524 | ||||||
Farmland Partners, Inc. | 5,124 | 23,263 | ||||||
First Industrial Realty Trust, Inc. | 22,973 | 663,001 | ||||||
Four Corners Property Trust, Inc. | 12,435 | 325,797 | ||||||
Franklin Street Properties Corp. | 18,790 | 117,062 | ||||||
Front Yard Residential Corp. | 8,963 | 78,247 | ||||||
Getty Realty Corp. | 6,050 | 177,930 | ||||||
Gladstone Commercial Corp. | 5,329 | 95,496 | ||||||
Gladstone Land Corp. | 2,433 | 27,931 | ||||||
Global Medical REIT, Inc. | 3,652 | 32,466 | ||||||
Global Net Lease, Inc. | 13,312 | 234,557 | ||||||
Government Properties Income Trust | 17,832 | 122,506 | ||||||
Hannon Armstrong Sustainable Infrastructure Capital, Inc. | 9,460 | 180,213 | ||||||
Healthcare Realty Trust, Inc. | 22,887 | 650,906 |
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Hersha Hospitality Trust | 6,670 | 116,992 | ||||||
Independence Realty Trust, Inc. | 15,845 | 145,457 | ||||||
Industrial Logistics Properties Trust (a) | 11,874 | 233,565 | ||||||
InfraREIT, Inc.* | 8,066 | 169,547 | ||||||
Innovative Industrial Properties, Inc. (a) | 1,695 | 76,936 | ||||||
Investors Real Estate Trust | 2,230 | 109,416 | ||||||
iStar, Inc. | 11,722 | 107,491 | ||||||
Jernigan Capital, Inc. | 3,291 | 65,228 | ||||||
Kite Realty Group Trust | 15,065 | 212,266 | ||||||
Lexington Realty Trust | 39,103 | 321,036 | ||||||
LTC Properties, Inc. | 7,188 | 299,596 | ||||||
Mack-Cali Realty Corp. | 16,731 | 327,760 | ||||||
MedEquities Realty Trust, Inc.* | 5,591 | 38,242 | ||||||
Monmouth Real Estate Investment Corp. | 16,069 | 199,256 | ||||||
National Health Investors, Inc. | 7,547 | 570,100 | ||||||
National Storage Affiliates Trust | 10,353 | 273,940 | ||||||
New Senior Investment Group, Inc. | 13,995 | 57,659 | ||||||
NexPoint Residential Trust, Inc. | 3,375 | 118,294 | ||||||
NorthStar Realty Europe Corp. | 8,244 | 119,868 | ||||||
One Liberty Properties, Inc. | 2,826 | 68,446 | ||||||
Pebblebrook Hotel Trust | 25,144 | 711,827 | ||||||
Pennsylvania Real Estate Investment Trust (a) | 12,933 | 76,822 | ||||||
Physicians Realty Trust | 33,631 | 539,105 | ||||||
Piedmont Office Realty Trust, Inc. “A” | 23,650 | 402,996 | ||||||
PotlatchDeltic Corp. | 12,206 | 386,198 | ||||||
Preferred Apartment Communities, Inc. “A” | 7,380 | 103,763 | ||||||
PS Business Parks, Inc. | 3,678 | 481,818 | ||||||
QTS Realty Trust, Inc. “A” | 9,391 | 347,937 | ||||||
Retail Opportunity Investments Corp. | 20,723 | 329,081 | ||||||
Rexford Industrial Realty, Inc. | 17,062 | 502,817 | ||||||
RLJ Lodging Trust | 32,054 | 525,686 | ||||||
RPT Realty | 14,490 | 173,155 | ||||||
Ryman Hospitality Properties, Inc. | 8,238 | 549,392 | ||||||
Sabra Health Care REIT, Inc. | 32,799 | 540,528 | ||||||
Safety Income & Growth, Inc. | 1,460 | 27,463 | ||||||
Saul Centers, Inc. | 2,135 | 100,815 | ||||||
Select Income REIT | 16,207 | 119,284 | ||||||
Seritage Growth Properties “A” (a) | 6,061 | 195,952 | ||||||
Spirit MTA REIT | 8,069 | 57,532 | ||||||
STAG Industrial, Inc. | 18,148 | 451,522 | ||||||
Summit Hotel Properties, Inc. | 18,848 | 183,391 | ||||||
Sunstone Hotel Investors, Inc. | 41,948 | 545,743 | ||||||
Tanger Factory Outlet Centers, Inc. | 16,842 | 340,545 | ||||||
Terreno Realty Corp. | 10,725 | 377,198 | ||||||
The Geo Group, Inc. | 22,139 | 436,138 | ||||||
Tier REIT, Inc. | 9,868 | 203,577 | ||||||
UMH Properties, Inc. | 6,112 | 72,366 | ||||||
Universal Health Realty Income Trust | 2,346 | 143,974 | ||||||
Urban Edge Properties | 20,000 | 332,400 | ||||||
Urstadt Biddle Properties “A” | 5,371 | 103,231 | ||||||
Washington Prime Group, Inc. | 34,617 | 168,239 | ||||||
Washington Real Estate Investment Trust | 14,770 | 339,710 | ||||||
Whitestone REIT | 7,188 | 88,125 |
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Xenia Hotels & Resorts, Inc. | 20,710 | 356,212 | ||||||
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Real Estate Management & Development 0.6% |
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Altisource Portfolio Solutions SA* | 1,870 | 42,056 | ||||||
American Realty Investors, Inc.* | 447 | 5,395 | ||||||
Consolidated-Tomoka Land Co. | 678 | 35,595 | ||||||
Cushman & Wakefield PLC* | 8,646 | 125,108 | ||||||
Forestar Group, Inc.* | 1,953 | 27,049 | ||||||
FRP Holdings, Inc.* | 1,234 | 56,776 | ||||||
Griffin Land & Nurseries, Inc. | 211 | 6,731 | ||||||
HFF, Inc. “A” | 6,851 | 227,179 | ||||||
Kennedy-Wilson Holdings, Inc. | 22,942 | 416,856 | ||||||
Marcus & Millichap, Inc.* | 3,634 | 124,755 | ||||||
Maui Land & Pineapple Co., Inc.* | 1,307 | 12,966 | ||||||
Newmark Group, Inc. “A” | 27,716 | 222,282 | ||||||
RE/MAX Holdings, Inc. “A” | 3,339 | 102,674 | ||||||
Redfin Corp.* (a) | 14,403 | 207,403 | ||||||
Stratus Properties, Inc.* | 967 | 23,189 | ||||||
Tejon Ranch Co.* | 3,909 | 64,811 | ||||||
The RMR Group, Inc. “A” | 1,335 | 70,862 | ||||||
The St. Joe Co.* | 6,518 | 85,842 | ||||||
Transcontinental Realty Investors, Inc.* | 357 | 10,110 | ||||||
Trinity Place Holdings, Inc.* | 3,657 | 15,872 | ||||||
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1,883,511 | ||||||||
Utilities 3.8% |
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Electric Utilities 1.2% |
| |||||||
ALLETE, Inc. | 9,503 | 724,319 | ||||||
El Paso Electric Co. | 7,483 | 375,123 | ||||||
IDACORP, Inc. | 9,302 | 865,644 | ||||||
MGE Energy, Inc. | 6,399 | 383,684 | ||||||
Otter Tail Corp. | 7,238 | 359,294 | ||||||
PNM Resources, Inc. | 14,651 | 602,010 | ||||||
Portland General Electric Co. | 16,515 | 757,213 | ||||||
Spark Energy, Inc. “A” (a) | 2,257 | 16,769 | ||||||
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4,084,056 | ||||||||
Gas Utilities 1.2% |
| |||||||
Chesapeake Utilities Corp. | 2,918 | 237,233 | ||||||
New Jersey Resources Corp. | 16,075 | 734,145 | ||||||
Northwest Natural Holding Co. | 5,266 | 318,382 | ||||||
ONE Gas, Inc. | 9,621 | 765,832 | ||||||
RGC Resources, Inc. | 1,301 | 38,978 | ||||||
South Jersey Industries, Inc. | 15,767 | 438,323 | ||||||
Southwest Gas Holdings, Inc. | 9,012 | 689,418 | ||||||
Spire, Inc. | 9,088 | 673,239 | ||||||
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3,895,550 | ||||||||
Independent Power & Renewable Electricity Producers 0.4% |
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Atlantic Power Corp.* | 19,053 | 41,345 | ||||||
Clearway Energy, Inc. “A” | 6,320 | 106,934 | ||||||
Clearway Energy, Inc. “C” | 13,554 | 233,807 | ||||||
Ormat Technologies, Inc. | 7,371 | 385,503 | ||||||
Pattern Energy Group, Inc. “A” | 14,794 | 275,464 | ||||||
TerraForm Power, Inc. “A” | 13,261 | 148,789 | ||||||
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1,191,842 | ||||||||
Multi-Utilities 0.5% |
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Avista Corp. | 12,091 | 513,626 | ||||||
Black Hills Corp. | 9,883 | 620,455 | ||||||
NorthWestern Corp. | 9,330 | 554,575 | ||||||
Unitil Corp. | 2,630 | 133,183 | ||||||
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1,821,839 |
Shares | Value ($) | |||||||
Water Utilities 0.5% |
| |||||||
American States Water Co. | 6,755 | 452,855 | ||||||
AquaVenture Holdings Ltd.* | 1,909 | 36,061 | ||||||
Artesian Resources Corp. “A” | 1,483 | 51,712 | ||||||
Cadiz, Inc.* (a) | 4,049 | 41,705 | ||||||
California Water Service Group | 8,846 | 421,600 | ||||||
Connecticut Water Service, Inc. | 2,251 | 150,524 | ||||||
Consolidated Water Co., Ltd. | 2,624 | 30,596 | ||||||
Global Water Resources, Inc. | 2,048 | 20,767 | ||||||
Middlesex Water Co. | 2,922 | 155,889 | ||||||
Pure Cycle Corp.* | 3,322 | 32,987 | ||||||
SJW Group | 3,146 | 174,981 | ||||||
York Water Co. | 2,352 | 75,405 | ||||||
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1,645,082 | ||||||||
Total Common Stocks (Cost $295,704,593) |
| 329,854,318 | ||||||
Rights 0.0% | ||||||||
Health Care 0.0% | ||||||||
Omthera Pharmaceutical, Inc.* (b) | 1,167 | 700 | ||||||
Tobira Therapeutics, Inc.* (b) | 1,687 | 102 | ||||||
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802 | ||||||||
Materials 0.0% |
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Schulman A, Inc. (b) | 5,009 | 9,567 | ||||||
Total Rights (Cost $9,668) |
| 10,369 | ||||||
Principal Amount ($) | Value ($) | |||||||
Government & Agency Obligation 0.5% |
| |||||||
U.S. Treasury Obligation |
| |||||||
U.S. Treasury Bill, 2.08% **, 1/10/2019 (c) | 1,520,000 | 1,519,239 | ||||||
Shares | Value ($) | |||||||
Securities Lending Collateral 4.3% |
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DWS Government & Agency Securities Portfolio “DWS Government Cash Institutional Shares”, 2.29% (d) (e) (Cost $14,620,153) | 14,620,153 | 14,620,153 | ||||||
Cash Equivalents 1.4% | ||||||||
DWS Central Cash Management Government Fund, 2.41% (d) (Cost $4,694,157) | 4,694,157 | 4,694,157 | ||||||
% of Net Assets | Value ($) | |||||||
Total Investment Portfolio (Cost $316,547,781) | 104.3 | 350,698,236 | ||||||
Other Assets and Liabilities, Net | (4.3 | ) | (14,608,637 | ) | ||||
Net Assets | 100.0 | 336,089,599 |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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A summary of the Fund’s transactions with affiliated investments during the year ended December 31, 2018 are as follows:
Value ($) at 12/31/2017 | Purchases Cost ($) | Sales Proceeds ($) | Net Realized Gain/ (Loss) ($) | Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) ($) | Income ($) | Capital Gain Distributions ($) | Number 12/31/2018 | Value ($) at 12/31/2018 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Securities Lending Collateral 4.4% |
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DWS Government & Agency Securities Portfolio “DWS Government Cash Institutional Shares”, 2.29% (d) (e) |
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22,619,056 | — | 7,998,903 | (f) | — | — | 529,250 | — | 14,620,153 | 14,620,153 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Cash Equivalents 1.4% |
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DWS Central Cash Management Government Fund, 2.41% (d) |
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6,880,492 | 46,035,637 | 48,221,972 | — | — | 112,299 | — | 4,694,157 | 4,694,157 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
29,499,548 | 46,035,637 | 56,220,875 | — | — | 641,549 | — | 19,314,310 | 19,314,310 |
* | Non-income producing security. |
** | Annualized yield at time of purchase; not a coupon rate. |
(a) | All or a portion of these securities were on loan. In addition, “Other Assets and Liabilities, Net” may include pending sales that are also on loan. The value of securities loaned at December 31, 2018 amounted to $14,218,194, which is 4.2% of net assets. |
(b) | Investment was valued using significant unobservable inputs. |
(c) | At December 31, 2018, this security has been pledged, in whole or in part, to cover initial margin requirements for open futures contracts. |
(d) | Affiliated fund managed by DWS Investment Management Americas, Inc. The rate shown is the annualizedseven-day yield at period end. |
(e) | Represents collateral held in connection with securities lending. Income earned by the Fund is net of borrower rebates. |
(f) | Represents the net increase (purchase cost) or decrease (sales proceeds) in the amount invested for the year ended December 31, 2018. |
At December 31, 2018, open futures contracts purchased were as follows:
Futures | Currency | Expiration Date | Contracts | Notional Amount ($) | Notional Value ($) | Unrealized Depreciation ($) | ||||||||||||||
Russell E Mini 2000 Index | USD | 3/15/2019 | 103 | 7,240,447 | 6,947,350 | (293,097 | ) |
Currency Abbreviation
USD | United States Dollar |
For information on the Fund’s policy and additional disclosures regarding futures contracts, please refer to the Derivatives section of Note B in the accompanying Notes to Financial Statements
Fair Value Measurements
Various inputs are used in determining the value of the Fund’s investments. These inputs are summarized in three broad levels. Level 1 includes quoted prices in active markets for identical securities. Level 2 includes other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds and credit risk). Level 3 includes significant unobservable inputs (including the Fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments). The level assigned to the securities valuations may not be an indication of the risk or liquidity associated with investing in those securities.
The following is a summary of the inputs used as of December 31, 2018 in valuing the Fund’s investments. For information on the Fund’s policy regarding the valuation of investments, please refer to the Security Valuation section of Note A in the accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
Assets | Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Total | ||||||||||||
Common Stocks (g) | $ | 329,854,318 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 329,854,318 | ||||||||
Rights(g) | — | — | 10,369 | 10,369 | ||||||||||||
Government & Agency Obligation | — | 1,519,239 | — | 1,519,239 | ||||||||||||
Short-Term Investments (g) | 19,314,310 | — | — | 19,314,310 | ||||||||||||
Total | $ | 349,168,628 | $ | 1,519,239 | $ | 10,369 | $ | 350,698,236 | ||||||||
Liabilities | Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Total | ||||||||||||
Derivatives (h) | ||||||||||||||||
Futures Contracts | $ | (293,097 | ) | $ | — | $ | — | $ | (293,097 | ) | ||||||
Total | $ | (293,097 | ) | $ | — | $ | — | $ | (293,097 | ) |
(g) | See Investment Portfolio for additional detailed categorizations. |
(h) | Derivatives include unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on open futures contracts. |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Statement of Assets and Liabilities
as of December 31, 2018 |
| |||
Assets | ||||
Investments innon-affiliated securities, at value (cost $297,233,471) — including $14,218,194 of securities loaned | $ | 331,383,926 | ||
Investment in DWS Government & Agency Securities Portfolio (cost $14,620,153)* | 14,620,153 | |||
Investment in DWS Central Cash Management Government Fund (cost $4,694,157) | 4,694,157 | |||
Cash | 12,399 | |||
Receivable for investments sold | 263,700 | |||
Receivable for Fund shares sold | 160,021 | |||
Dividends receivable | 477,975 | |||
Interest receivable | 30,568 | |||
Receivable for variation margin on futures contracts | 40,279 | |||
Other assets | 6,535 | |||
Total assets | 351,689,713 | |||
Liabilities | ||||
Payable upon return of securities loaned | 14,620,153 | |||
Payable for Fund shares redeemed | 722,564 | |||
Accrued management fee | 54,869 | |||
Accrued Trustees’ fees | 5,425 | |||
Other accrued expenses and payables | 197,103 | |||
Total liabilities | 15,600,114 | |||
Net assets, at value | $ | 336,089,599 | ||
Net Assets Consist of | ||||
Distributable earnings (loss) | 67,466,982 | |||
Paid-in capital | 268,622,617 | |||
Net assets, at value | $ | 336,089,599 | ||
Net Asset Value | ||||
Class A | ||||
Net Asset Value and redemption price per share ($308,233,800 ÷ 20,590,649 outstanding shares of beneficial interest, $.001 par value, unlimited number of shares authorized) | $ | 14.97 | ||
Class B | ||||
Net Asset Value offering and redemption price per share ($27,855,799 ÷ 1,861,335 outstanding shares of beneficial interest, $.001 par value, unlimited number of shares authorized) | $ | 14.97 |
* | Represents collateral on securities loaned |
for the year ended December 31, 2018 |
| |||
Investment Income | ||||
Income: | ||||
Dividends (net of foreign taxes withheld of $1,694) | $ | 5,184,625 | ||
Interest | 25,796 | |||
Income distributions — DWS Central Cash Management Government Fund | 112,299 | |||
Securities lending income, net of borrower rebates | 529,250 | |||
Total income | 5,851,970 | |||
Expenses: | ||||
Management fee | 1,418,418 | |||
Administration fee | 405,262 | |||
Services to Shareholders | 3,614 | |||
Recordkeeping fee (Class B) | 11,803 | |||
Distribution service fee (Class B) | 84,968 | |||
Custodian fee | 31,365 | |||
Professional fees | 80,091 | |||
Reports to shareholders | 50,735 | |||
Trustees’ fees and expenses | 21,730 | |||
Other | 73,282 | |||
Total expenses before expense reductions | 2,181,268 | |||
Expense reductions | (450,280 | ) | ||
Total expenses after expense reductions | 1,730,988 | |||
Net investment income | 4,120,982 | |||
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) | ||||
Net realized gain (loss) from: | ||||
Investments | 32,869,486 | |||
Futures | (285,485 | ) | ||
Foreign currency | (49 | ) | ||
32,583,952 | ||||
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on: | ||||
Investments | (78,316,059 | ) | ||
Futures | (282,225 | ) | ||
Foreign currency | (55 | ) | ||
(78,598,339 | ) | |||
Net gain (loss) | (46,014,387 | ) | ||
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | $ | (41,893,405 | ) |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Statements of Changes in Net Assets |
Years Ended December 31, | ||||||||
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets | 2018 | 2017 | ||||||
Operations: | ||||||||
Net investment income (loss) | $ | 4,120,982 | $ | 3,726,523 | ||||
Net realized gain (loss) | 32,583,952 | 27,159,475 | ||||||
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | (78,598,339 | ) | 20,593,262 | |||||
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | (41,893,405 | ) | 51,479,260 | |||||
Distributions to shareholders: | ||||||||
Class A | (28,419,168 | ) | (16,429,033 | ) | ||||
Class B | (2,572,476 | ) | (1,371,677 | ) | ||||
Total distributions | (30,991,644 | ) | (17,800,710 | )* | ||||
Fund share transactions: |
| |||||||
Class A | ||||||||
Proceeds from shares sold | 41,172,754 | 47,080,221 | ||||||
Reinvestment of distributions | 28,419,168 | 16,429,033 | ||||||
Payments for shares redeemed | (54,633,970 | ) | (76,730,004 | ) | ||||
Net increase (decrease) in net assets from Class A share transactions | 14,957,952 | (13,220,750 | ) | |||||
Class B | ||||||||
Proceeds from shares sold | 18,227,770 | 6,631,775 | ||||||
Reinvestment of distributions | 2,572,476 | 1,371,677 | ||||||
Payments for shares redeemed | (21,601,323 | ) | (6,094,920 | ) | ||||
Net increase (decrease) in net assets from Class B share transactions | (801,077 | ) | 1,908,532 | |||||
Increase (decrease) in net assets | (58,728,174 | ) | 22,366,332 | |||||
Net assets at beginning of period | 394,817,773 | 372,451,441 | ||||||
Net assets at end of period | 336,089,599 | 394,817,773 | ** | |||||
Other Information | ||||||||
Class A | ||||||||
Shares outstanding at beginning of period | 19,690,579 | 20,420,238 | ||||||
Shares sold | 2,269,653 | 2,735,613 | ||||||
Shares issued to shareholders in reinvestment of distributions | 1,663,885 | 984,954 | ||||||
Shares redeemed | (3,033,468 | ) | (4,450,226 | ) | ||||
Net increase (decrease) in Class A shares | 900,070 | (729,659 | ) | |||||
Shares outstanding at end of period | 20,590,649 | 19,690,579 | ||||||
Class B | ||||||||
Shares outstanding at beginning of period | 1,897,242 | 1,782,927 | ||||||
Shares sold | 982,362 | 388,266 | ||||||
Shares issued to shareholders in reinvestment of distributions | 150,437 | 82,136 | ||||||
Shares redeemed | (1,168,706 | ) | (356,087 | ) | ||||
Net increase (decrease) in Class B shares | (35,907 | ) | 114,315 | |||||
Shares outstanding at end of period | 1,861,335 | 1,897,242 |
* | Includes distributions from net investment income of $3,372,021, and $217,424 for Class A and Class B, respectively and distributions from net realized gains of $13,057,012 and $1,154,253 for Class A and Class B, respectively. |
** | Includes undistributed net investment income of $3,839,482. |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Years Ended December 31, | ||||||||||||||||||||
Class A | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | |||||||||||||||
Selected Per Share Data | ||||||||||||||||||||
Net asset value, beginning of period | $ | 18.29 | $ | 16.78 | $ | 15.18 | $ | 17.33 | $ | 17.69 | ||||||||||
Income (loss) from investment operations: | ||||||||||||||||||||
Net investment income (loss)a | .19 | .17 | .18 | .19 | .17 | |||||||||||||||
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | (2.06 | ) | 2.16 | 2.76 | (.87 | ) | .59 | |||||||||||||
Total from investment operations | (1.87 | ) | 2.33 | 2.94 | (.68 | ) | .76 | |||||||||||||
Less distributions from: | ||||||||||||||||||||
Net investment income | (.18 | ) | (.17 | ) | (.17 | ) | (.18 | ) | (.17 | ) | ||||||||||
Net realized gains | (1.27 | ) | (.65 | ) | (1.17 | ) | (1.29 | ) | (.95 | ) | ||||||||||
Total distributions | (1.45 | ) | (.82 | ) | (1.34 | ) | (1.47 | ) | (1.12 | ) | ||||||||||
Net asset value, end of period | $ | 14.97 | $ | 18.29 | $ | 16.78 | $ | 15.18 | $ | 17.33 | ||||||||||
Total Return (%)b | (11.23 | ) | 14.33 | 21.03 | (4.60 | ) | 4.74 | |||||||||||||
Ratios to Average Net Assets and Supplemental Data | ||||||||||||||||||||
Net assets, end of period ($ millions) | 308 | 360 | 343 | 284 | 313 | |||||||||||||||
Ratio of expenses before expense reductions (%)c | .51 | .51 | .53 | .54 | .53 | |||||||||||||||
Ratio of expenses after expense reductions (%)c | .41 | .44 | .45 | .45 | .47 | |||||||||||||||
Ratio of net investment income (loss) (%) | 1.03 | 1.00 | 1.25 | 1.14 | 1.04 | |||||||||||||||
Portfolio turnover rate (%) | 17 | 15 | 18 | 21 | 21 |
a | Based on average shares outstanding during the period. |
b | Total return would have been lower had certain expenses not been reduced. |
c | Expense ratio does not reflect charges and fees associated with the separate account that invests in the Fund or any variable life insurance policy or variable annuity contract for which the Fund is an investment option. |
Years Ended December 31, | ||||||||||||||||||||
Class B | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | |||||||||||||||
Selected Per Share Data | ||||||||||||||||||||
Net asset value, beginning of period | $ | 18.28 | $ | 16.77 | $ | 15.17 | $ | 17.31 | $ | 17.68 | ||||||||||
Income (loss) from investment operations: | ||||||||||||||||||||
Net investment income (loss)a | .14 | .13 | .15 | .14 | .13 | |||||||||||||||
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | (2.05 | ) | 2.15 | 2.75 | (.86 | ) | .57 | |||||||||||||
Total from investment operations | (1.91 | ) | 2.28 | 2.90 | (.72 | ) | .70 | |||||||||||||
Less distributions from: | ||||||||||||||||||||
Net investment income | (.13 | ) | (.12 | ) | (.13 | ) | (.13 | ) | (.12 | ) | ||||||||||
Net realized gains | (1.27 | ) | (.65 | ) | (1.17 | ) | (1.29 | ) | (.95 | ) | ||||||||||
Total distributions | (1.40 | ) | (.77 | ) | (1.30 | ) | (1.42 | ) | (1.07 | ) | ||||||||||
Net asset value, end of period | $ | 14.97 | $ | 18.28 | $ | 16.77 | $ | 15.17 | $ | 17.31 | ||||||||||
Total Return (%)b | (11.42 | ) | 14.03 | 20.71 | (4.85 | ) | 4.47 | |||||||||||||
Ratios to Average Net Assets and Supplemental Data | ||||||||||||||||||||
Net assets, end of period ($ millions) | 28 | 35 | 30 | 25 | 27 | |||||||||||||||
Ratio of expenses before expense reductions (%)c | .80 | .78 | .78 | .79 | .79 | |||||||||||||||
Ratio of expenses after expense reductions (%)c | .67 | .70 | .71 | .71 | .72 | |||||||||||||||
Ratio of net investment income (loss) (%) | .77 | .76 | .99 | .88 | .80 | |||||||||||||||
Portfolio turnover rate (%) | 17 | 15 | 18 | 21 | 21 |
a | Based on average shares outstanding during the period. |
b | Total return would have been lower had certain expenses not been reduced. |
c | Expense ratio does not reflect charges and fees associated with the separate account that invests in the Fund or any variable life insurance policy or variable annuity contract for which the Fund is an investment option. |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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A. Organization and Significant Accounting Policies
Deutsche DWS Investments VIT Funds (formerly Deutsche Investments VIT Funds) (the “Trust”) is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), as an open-end management investment company. The Trust is organized as a Massachusetts business trust. DWS Small Cap Index VIP (formerly Deutsche Small Cap Index VIP) (the “Fund”) is a diversified series of the Trust offered to investors. The Fund is an underlying investment vehicle for variable annuity contracts and variable life insurance policies to be offered by the separate accounts of certain life insurance companies (“Participating Insurance Companies”).
Multiple Classes of Shares of Beneficial Interest.The Fund offers two classes of shares to investors: Class A shares and Class B shares. Class B shares are subject to Rule 12b-1 distribution fees under the 1940 Act and recordkeeping fees equal to an annual rate of 0.25% and up to 0.15%, respectively, of the Class B shares average daily net assets. Class A shares are not subject to such fees.
Investment income, realized and unrealized gains and losses, and certain fund-level expenses and expense reductions, if any, are borne pro rata on the basis of relative net assets by the holders of all classes of shares, except that each class bears certain expenses unique to that class (including the applicable Rule 12b-1 distribution fees). Differences in class-level expenses may result in payment of different per share dividends by class. All shares have equal rights with respect to voting subject to class-specific arrangements.
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 the use of management estimates. Actual results could differ from those estimates. The Fund qualifies as an investment company under Topic 946 of Accounting Standards Codification of U.S. GAAP. The policies described below are followed consistently by the Fund in the preparation of its financial statements.
In October 2018, the Securities and Exchange Commission adopted amendments to certain disclosure requirements in Securities Act Release No. 33-10532, Disclosure Update and Simplification, which is intended to facilitate the disclosure of information to investors and simplify compliance without significantly altering the total mix of information provided to investors. Effective with the current reporting period, the Fund adopted the amendments with the impacts being that the Fund is no longer required to present components of distributable earnings on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities or the sources of distributable earnings and the amount of undistributed net investment income on the Statements of Changes in Net Assets.
Security Valuation.Investments are stated at value determined as of the close of regular trading on the New York Stock Exchange on each day the exchange is open for trading.
Various inputs are used in determining the value of the Fund’s investments. These inputs are summarized in three broad levels. Level 1 includes quoted prices in active markets for identical securities. Level 2 includes other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds and credit risk). Level 3 includes significant unobservable inputs (including the Fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments). The level assigned to the securities valuations may not be an indication of the risk or liquidity associated with investing in those securities.
Equity securities are valued at the most recent sale price or official closing price reported on the exchange (U.S. or foreign) or over-the-counter market on which they trade. Securities for which no sales are reported are valued at the calculated mean between the most recent bid and asked quotations on the relevant market or, if a mean cannot be determined, at the most recent bid quotation. Equity securities are generally categorized as Level 1.
Debt securities are valued at prices supplied by independent pricing services approved by the Fund’s Board. If the pricing services are unable to provide valuations, securities are valued at the most recent bid quotation or evaluated price, as applicable, obtained from one or more broker-dealers. Such services may use various pricing techniques which take into account appropriate factors such as yield, quality, coupon rate, maturity, type of issue, trading characteristics and other data, as well as broker quotes. These securities are generally categorized as Level 2.
Investments in open-end investment companies are valued at their net asset value each business day and are categorized as Level 1.
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Futures contracts are generally valued at the settlement prices established each day on the exchange on which they are traded and are categorized as Level 1.
Securities and other assets for which market quotations are not readily available or for which the above valuation procedures are deemed not to reflect fair value are valued in a manner that is intended to reflect their fair value as determined in accordance with procedures approved by the Board and are generally categorized as Level 3. In accordance with the Fund’s valuation procedures, factors considered in determining value may include, but are not limited to, the type of the security; the size of the holding; the initial cost of the security; the existence of any contractual restrictions on the security’s disposition; the price and extent of public trading in similar securities of the issuer or of comparable companies; quotations or evaluated prices from broker-dealers and/or pricing services; information obtained from the issuer, analysts, and/or the appropriate stock exchange (for exchange-traded securities); an analysis of the company’s or issuer’s financial statements; an evaluation of the forces that influence the issuer and the market(s) in which the security is purchased and sold; and with respect to debt securities, the maturity, coupon, creditworthiness, currency denomination and the movement of the market in which the security is normally traded. The value determined under these procedures may differ from published values for the same securities.
Disclosure about the classification of fair value measurements is included in a table following the Fund’s Investment Portfolio.
Securities Lending.Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. serves as securities lending agent for the Fund, lends securities of the Fund to certain financial institutions under the terms of its securities lending agreement. During the term of the loans, the Fund continues to receive interest and dividends generated by the securities and to participate in any changes in their market value. The Fund requires the borrowers of the securities to maintain collateral with the Fund consisting of either cash or liquid, unencumbered assets having a value at least equal to the value of the securities loaned. When the collateral falls below specified amounts, the lending agent will use its best effort to obtain additional collateral on the next business day to meet required amounts under the security lending agreement. As of period end, any securities on loan were collateralized by cash. For the year ended December 31, 2018, the Fund invested the cash collateral into a joint trading account in affiliated money market funds managed by DWS Investment Management Americas, Inc. As of December 31, 2018, the Fund invested the cash collateral in DWS Government & Agency Securities Portfolio. DWS Investment Management Americas, Inc. receives a management/administration fee (0.12% annualized effective rate as of December 31, 2018) on the cash collateral invested in DWS Government & Agency Securities Portfolio. The Fund receives compensation for lending its securities either in the form of fees or by earning interest on invested cash collateral net of borrower rebates and fees paid to a lending agent. Either the Fund or the borrower may terminate the loan at any time, and the borrower, after notice, is required to return borrowed securities within a standard time period. There may be risks of delay and costs in recovery of securities or even loss of rights in the collateral should the borrower of the securities fail financially. If the Fund is not able to recover securities lent, the Fund may sell the collateral and purchase a replacement investment in the market, incurring the risk that the value of the replacement security is greater than the value of the collateral. The Fund is also subject to all investment risks associated with the reinvestment of any cash collateral received, including, but not limited to, interest rate, credit and liquidity risk associated with such investments.
As of December 31, 2018, the Fund had securities on loan, which were classified as common stock in the Investment Portfolio. The value of the related collateral exceeded the value of the securities loaned at period end. As of period end, the remaining contractual maturity of the collateral agreements were overnight and continuous.
Federal Income Taxes.The Fund’s policy is to comply with the requirements of the Internal Revenue Code, as amended, which are applicable to regulated investment companies, and to distribute all of its taxable income to its shareholders.
The Fund has reviewed the tax positions for the open tax years as of December 31, 2018 and has determined that no provision for income tax and/or uncertain tax positions is required in the Fund’s financial statements. The Fund’s federal tax returns for the prior three fiscal years remain open subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service.
Distribution of Income and Gains.Net investment income of the Fund, if any, is distributed to shareholders annually. Net realized gains from investment transactions, in excess of available capital loss carryforwards, would be taxable to the Fund if not distributed, and, therefore, will be distributed to shareholders at least annually. The Fund may also make additional distributions for tax purposes if necessary.
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The timing and characterization of certain income and capital gain distributions are determined annually in accordance with federal tax regulations, which may differ from accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. These differences primarily relate to investments in futures contracts and certain securities sold at a loss. As a result, net investment income (loss) and net realized gain (loss) on investment transactions for a reporting period may differ significantly from distributions during such period. Accordingly, the Fund may periodically make reclassifications among certain of its capital accounts without impacting the net asset value of the Fund.
At December 31, 2018, the Fund’s components of distributable earnings (accumulated gains) on a tax basis were as follows:
Undistributed ordinary income* | $ | 6,028,054 | ||
Undistributed long-term capital gains | $ | 29,486,060 | ||
Unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments | $ | 31,713,558 |
At December 31, 2018, the aggregate cost of investments for federal income tax purposes was $318,984,678. The net unrealized appreciation for all investments based on tax cost was $31,713,558. This consisted of aggregate gross unrealized appreciation for all investments in which there was an excess of value over tax cost of $88,200,621 and aggregate gross unrealized depreciation for all investments in which there was an excess of tax cost over value of $56,487,063.
In addition, the tax character of distributions paid to shareholders by the Fund is summarized as follows:
Years Ended December 31, | ||||||||
2018 | 2017 | |||||||
Distributions from ordinary income* | $ | 6,449,285 | $ | 3,591,637 | ||||
Distributions from long-term capital gains | $ | 24,542,359 | $ | 14,209,073 |
* | For tax purposes, short-term capital gain distributions are considered ordinary income distributions. |
Contingencies.In the normal course of business, the Fund may enter into contracts with service providers that contain general indemnification clauses. The Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown, as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Fund that have not yet been made. However, based on experience, the Fund expects the risk of loss to be remote.
Expenses.Expenses of the Trust arising in connection with a specific fund are allocated to that fund. Other Trust expenses which cannot be directly attributed to a fund are apportioned among the funds in the Trust based upon the relative net assets or other appropriate measures.
Real Estate Investment Trusts.The Fund at its fiscal year end recharacterizes distributions received from a Real Estate Investment Trust (“REIT”) investment based on information provided by the REIT into the following categories: ordinary income, long-term and short-term capital gains, and return of capital. If information is not available timely from a REIT, the recharacterization will be estimated for financial statement purposes and a recharacterization will be made within the accounting records in the following year when such information becomes available. Distributions received from REITs in excess of income are recorded as either a reduction of cost of investments or realized gains.
Other.Investment transactions are accounted for on a trade date plus one basis for daily net asset valuation calculations. However, for financial reporting purposes, investment transactions are reported on trade date. Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date net of foreign withholding taxes. Realized gains and losses from investment transactions are recorded on an identified cost basis. Proceeds from litigation payments, if any, are included in net realized gain (loss) from investments.
B. Derivative Instruments
A futures contract is an agreement between a buyer or seller and an established futures exchange or its clearinghouse in which the buyer or seller agrees to take or make a delivery of a specific amount of a financial instrument at a specified price on a specific date (settlement date). For the year ended December 31, 2018, the Fund invested in futures to keep cash on hand to meet shareholder redemptions or other needs while maintaining exposure to the stock market.
Upon entering into a futures contract, the Fund is required to deposit with a financial intermediary cash or securities (“initial margin”) in an amount equal to a certain percentage of the face value indicated in the futures contract. Subsequent payments (“variation margin”) are made or received by the Fund dependent
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upon the daily fluctuations in the value and are recorded for financial reporting purposes as unrealized gains or losses by the Fund. Gains or losses are realized when the contract expires or is closed. Since all futures contracts are exchange traded, counterparty risk is minimized as the exchange’s clearinghouse acts as the counterparty, and guarantees the futures against default.
Certain risks may arise upon entering into futures contracts, including the risk that an illiquid market will limit the Fund’s ability to close out a futures contract prior to the settlement date and the risk that the futures contract is not well correlated with the security, index or currency to which it relates. Risk of loss may exceed amounts disclosed in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.
A summary of the open futures contracts as of December 31, 2018, is included in a table following the Fund’s Investment Portfolio. For the year ended December 31, 2018, the investment in futures contracts purchased had a total notional value generally indicative of a range from $3,954,000 to approximately $10,259,000.
The following tables summarize the value of the Fund’s derivative instruments held as of December 31, 2018 and the related location in the accompanying Statement of Assets and Liabilities, presented by primary underlying risk exposure:
Liability Derivative | Futures Contracts | |||
Equity Contracts (a) | $ | (293,097 | ) |
The above derivative is located in the following Statement of Assets and Liabilities account:
(a) | Includes cumulative depreciation of futures contracts as disclosed in the Investment Portfolio. Unsettled variation margin is disclosed separately within the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. |
Additionally, the amount of unrealized and realized gains and losses on derivative instruments recognized in Fund earnings during the year ended December 31, 2018 and the related location in the accompanying Statement of Operations is summarized in the following tables by primary underlying risk exposure:
Realized Gain (Loss) | Futures Contracts | |||
Equity Contracts (b) | $ | (285,485 | ) |
The above derivative is located in the following Statement of Operations account:
(b) | Net realized gain (loss) from futures |
Change in Net Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | Futures Contracts | |||
Equity Contracts (c) | $ | (282,225 | ) |
The above derivative is located in the following Statement of Operations account:
(c) | Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on futures |
C. Purchases and Sales of Securities
During the year ended December 31, 2018, purchases and sales of investment securities (excluding short-term investments) aggregated $65,833,053 and $73,619,802, respectively.
D. Related Parties
Investment Management Agreement. Under the Investment Management Agreement with DWS Investment Management Americas, Inc. (formerly Deutsche Investment Management Americas Inc.) (“DIMA” or the “Advisor”), an indirect, wholly owned subsidiary of DWS Group GmbH & Co. KGaA (“DWS Group”), the Advisor determines the securities, instruments and other contracts relating to investments to be purchased, sold, or entered into by the Fund or delegates such responsibility to the Fund’s subadvisor. Northern Trust Investments, Inc. (“NTI”) serves as subadvisor. As a subadvisor to the Fund, NTI makes investment decisions and buys and sells securities for the Fund. NTI is paid by the Advisor for the services NTI provides to the Fund.
Pursuant to the Investment Management Agreement with the Advisor, the Fund pays the Advisor an annual fee based on its average daily net assets, computed and accrued daily and payable monthly at the annual rate (exclusive of any applicable waivers/reimbursements) of 0.35%.
For the period from January 1, 2018 through September 30, 2018, the Advisor had contractually agreed to waive all or a portion of its fees and/or reimburse certain operating expenses of the Fund to the extent necessary to
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maintain the total annual operating expenses (excluding certain expenses such as extraordinary expenses, taxes, brokerage and interest) of each class as follows:
Class A | .41 | % | ||
Class B | .67 | % |
Effective October 1, 2018 through September 30, 2019, the Advisor has contractually agreed to waive all or a portion of its fees and/or reimburse certain operating expenses of the Fund to the extent necessary to maintain the total annual operating expenses (excluding certain expenses such as extraordinary expenses, taxes, brokerage and interest) of each class as follows:
Class A | .39 | % | ||
Class B | .65 | % |
For the year ended December 31, 2018, fees waived and/or expenses reimbursed for each class are as follows:
Class A | $ | 404,697 | ||
Class B | 45,583 | |||
$ | 450,280 |
Administration Fee.Pursuant to the Administrative Services Agreement, DIMA provides most administrative services to the Fund. For all services provided under the Administrative Services Agreement, the Fund pays DIMA an annual fee (“Administration Fee”) of 0.10% of the Fund’s average daily net assets, computed and accrued daily and payable monthly. For the year ended December 31, 2018, the Administration Fee was $405,262, of which $29,859 is unpaid.
Distribution Service Agreement.DWS Distributors, Inc. (“DDI”), an affiliate of the Advisor, is the Fund’s distributor. In accordance with the Distribution Plan, DDI receives 12b-1 fees of 0.25% of average daily net assets of Class B shares. For the year ended December 31, 2018, the Distribution Service Fee was as follows:
Distribution Service Fee | Total Aggregated | Unpaid at December 31, 2018 | ||||||
Class B | $ | 84,968 | $ | 6,164 |
Service Provider Fees.DWS Service Company (“DSC”), an affiliate of the Advisor, is the transfer agent, dividend-paying agent and shareholder service agent of the Fund. Pursuant to a sub-transfer agency agreement among DSC and DST Systems, Inc. (“DST”), DSC has delegated certain transfer agent, dividend-paying agent and shareholder service agent functions to DST. DSC compensates DST out of the shareholder servicing fee they receive from the Fund. For the year ended December 31, 2018, the amounts charged to the Fund by DSC were as follows:
Services to Shareholders | Total Aggregated | Unpaid at December 31, 2018 | ||||||
Class A | $ | 1,051 | $ | 175 | ||||
Class B | 257 | 37 | ||||||
$ | 1,308 | $ | 212 |
Typesetting and Filing Service Fees.Under an agreement with the fund, DIMA is compensated for providing certain pre-press and regulatory filing services to the Fund. For the year ended December 31, 2018, the amount charged to the Fund by DIMA included in the Statement of Operations under “Reports to shareholders” aggregated $20,421, of which $9,461 is unpaid.
Trustees’ Fees and Expenses.The Fund paid retainer fees to each Trustee not affiliated with the Advisor, plus specified amounts to the Board Chairperson and to each committee Chairperson.
Affiliated Cash Management Vehicles. The Fund may invest uninvested cash balances in DWS Central Cash Management Government Fund and DWS ESG Liquidity Fund, affiliated money market funds which are managed by the Advisor. Each affiliated money market fund is managed in accordance with Rule 2a-7 under the 1940 Act, which governs the quality, maturity, diversity and liquidity of instruments in which a money market fund may invest. DWS Central Cash Management Government Fund seeks to maintain a stable net asset value, and DWS ESG Liquidity Fund maintains a floating net asset value. The Fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of the expenses of each affiliated money market fund in which it invests. DWS Central
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Cash Management Government Fund does not pay the Advisor an investment management fee. To the extent that DWS ESG Liquidity Fund pays an investment management fee to the Advisor, the Advisor will waive an amount of the investment management fee payable to the Advisor by the Fund equal to the amount of the investment management fee payable on the Fund’s assets invested in DWS ESG Liquidity Fund.
E. Line of Credit
The Fund and other affiliated funds (the “Participants”) share in a $400 million revolving credit facility provided by a syndication of banks. The Fund may borrow for temporary or emergency purposes, including the meeting of redemption requests that otherwise might require the untimely disposition of securities. The Participants are charged an annual commitment fee which is allocated based on net assets, among each of the Participants. Interest is calculated at a rate per annum equal to the sum of the Federal Funds Rate plus 1.25 percent plus if the one-month LIBOR exceeds the Federal Funds Rate, the amount of such excess. The Fund may borrow up to a maximum of 33 percent of its net assets under the agreement. The Fund had no outstanding loans at December 31, 2018.
F. Ownership of the Fund
At December 31, 2018, three participating insurance companies were beneficial owners of record of 10% or more of the total outstanding Class A shares of the Fund, each owning 37%, 16% and 15%, respectively. At December 31, 2018, four participating insurance companies were beneficial owners of record of 10% or more of the outstanding Class B shares of the Fund, each owning 46%, 19%, 12% and 10%, respectively.
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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
To the Board of Trustees of Deutsche DWS Investments VIT Funds and Shareholders of DWS Small Cap Index VIP
Opinion on the Financial Statements
We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including the investment portfolio, of DWS Small Cap Index VIP (one of the funds constituting Deutsche DWS Investments VIT Funds, referred to hereafter as the “Fund”) as of December 31, 2018, the related statement of operations for the year ended December 31, 2018, the statements of changes in net assets for each of the two years in the period ended December 31, 2018, including the related notes, and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period ended December 31, 2018 (collectively referred to as the “financial statements”). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Fund as of December 31, 2018, the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the two years in the period ended December 31, 2018 and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period ended December 31, 2018 in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
Basis for Opinion
These financial statements are the responsibility of the Fund’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Fund’s financial statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB) and are required to be independent with respect to the Fund in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.
We conducted our audits of these financial statements in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud.
Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of December 31, 2018 by correspondence with the custodian, transfer agent and brokers. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Boston, Massachusetts
February 14, 2019
We have served as the auditor of one or more investment companies in the DWS family of funds since 1930.
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Information About Your Fund’s Expenses | (Unaudited) |
As an investor of the Fund, you incur two types of costs: ongoing expenses and transaction costs. Ongoing expenses include management fees, distribution and service (12b-1) fees and other Fund expenses. Examples of transaction costs include contract charges, which are not shown in this section. The following tables are intended to help you understand your ongoing expenses (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to help you compare these expenses with the ongoing expenses of investing in other mutual funds. In the most recent six-month period, the Fund limited these expenses; had it not done so, expenses would have been higher. The example in the table is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the six-month period and held for the entire period (July 1, 2018 to December 31, 2018).
The tables illustrate your Fund’s expenses in two ways:
– | Actual Fund Return. This helps you estimate the actual dollar amount of ongoing expenses (but not transaction costs) paid on a $1,000 investment in the Fund using the Fund’s actual return during the period. To estimate the expenses 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 “Expenses Paid per $1,000” line under the share class you hold. |
– | Hypothetical 5% Fund Return. This helps you to compare your Fund’s ongoing expenses (but not transaction costs) with those of other mutual funds using the Fund’s actual expense ratio and a hypothetical rate of return of 5% per year before expenses. Examples using a 5% hypothetical Fund return may be found in the shareholder reports of other mutual funds. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. |
Please note that the expenses shown in these tables are meant to highlight your ongoing expenses only and do not reflect any transaction costs. The “Expenses Paid per $1,000” line of the tables is useful in comparing ongoing expenses only and will not help you determine the relative total expense of owning different funds. If these transaction costs had been included, your costs would have been higher.
Expenses and Value of a $1,000 Investment for the six months ended December 31, 2018 | ||||||||
Actual Fund Return | Class A | Class B | ||||||
Beginning Account Value 7/1/18 | $ | 1,000.00 | $ | 1,000.00 | ||||
Ending Account Value 12/31/18 | $ | 825.20 | $ | 824.30 | ||||
Expenses Paid per $1,000* | $ | 1.84 | $ | 3.03 | ||||
Hypothetical 5% Fund Return | Class A | Class B | ||||||
Beginning Account Value 7/1/18 | $ | 1,000.00 | $ | 1,000.00 | ||||
Ending Account Value 12/31/18 | $ | 1,023.19 | $ | 1,021.88 | ||||
Expenses Paid per $1,000* | $ | 2.04 | $ | 3.36 |
* | Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio for each share class, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184 (the number of days in the most recent six-month period), then divided by 365. |
Annualized Expense Ratios | Class A | Class B | ||||||
DWS Small Cap Index VIP | .40 | % | .66 | % |
For more information, please refer to the Fund’s prospectus.
These tables do not reflect charges and fees (“contract charges”) associated with the separate account that invests in the Fund or any variable life insurance policy or variable annuity contract for which the Fund is an investment option.
For an analysis of the fees associated with an investment in the Fund or similar funds, please refer to the current and hypothetical expense calculators for Variable Insurance Products which can be found at dws.com/calculators.
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Tax Information | (Unaudited) |
The Fund paid distributions of $1.14 per share from net long-term capital gains during its year ended December 31, 2018.
Pursuant to Section 852 of the Internal Revenue Code, the Fund designates $32,630,000 as capital gain dividends for its year ended December 31, 2018.
For corporate shareholders, 50% of the ordinary dividends (i.e., income dividends plus short-term capital gains) paid during the Fund’s fiscal year ended December 31, 2018 qualified for the dividends received deduction.
Please consult a tax advisor if you have questions about federal or state income tax laws, or on how to prepare your tax returns. If you have specific questions about your account, contact your insurance provider.
The Fund’s policies and procedures for voting proxies for portfolio securities and information about how the Fund voted proxies related to its portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 are available on our Web site — dws.com/en-us/resources/proxy-voting — or on the SEC’s Web site — sec.gov. To obtain a written copy of the Fund’s policies and procedures without charge, upon request, call us toll free at (800) 728-3337.
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Advisory Agreement Board Considerations and Fee Evaluation
The Board of Trustees (hereinafter referred to as the “Board” or “Trustees”) approved the renewal of DWS Small Cap Index VIP’s (the “Fund”) investment management agreement (the “Agreement”) with DWS Investment Management Americas, Inc. (“DIMA”) and sub-advisory agreement (the “Sub-Advisory Agreement” and together with the Agreement, the “Agreements”) between DIMA and Northern Trust Investments, Inc. (“NTI”) in September 2018.
In terms of the process that the Board followed prior to approving the Agreements, shareholders should know that:
– | During the entire process, all of the Fund’s Trustees were independent of DIMA and its affiliates (the “Independent Trustees”). |
– | The Board met frequently during the past year to discuss fund matters and dedicated a substantial amount of time to contract review matters. Over the course of several months, the Board’s Contract Committee reviewed extensive materials received from DIMA, independent third parties and independent counsel. These materials included an analysis of the Fund’s performance, fees and expenses, and profitability from a fee consultant retained by the Fund’s Independent Trustees (the “Fee Consultant”). Based on its evaluation of the information provided, the Contract Committee presented its findings and recommendations to the Board. The Board then reviewed the Contract Committee’s findings and recommendations. |
– | The Board also received extensive information throughout the year regarding performance of the Fund. |
– | The Independent Trustees regularly met privately with counsel to discuss contract review and other matters. In addition, the Independent Trustees were advised by the Fee Consultant in the course of their review of the Fund’s contractual arrangements and considered a comprehensive report prepared by the Fee Consultant in connection with their deliberations. |
– | In connection with reviewing the Agreements, the Board also reviewed the terms of the Fund’s Rule12b-1 plan, distribution agreement, administrative services agreement, transfer agency agreement and other material service agreements. |
In connection with the contract review process, the Contract Committee and the Board considered the factors discussed below, among others. The Board also considered that DIMA and its predecessors have managed the Fund since its inception, and the Board believes that a long-term relationship with a capable, conscientious advisor is in the best interests of the Fund. The Board considered, generally, that shareholders chose to invest or remain invested in the Fund knowing that DIMA managed the Fund. DIMA is part of DWS Group GmbH & Co. KGaA (“DWS Group”). DWS Group is a global asset management business that offers a wide range of investing expertise and resources, including research capabilities in many countries throughout the world. In 2018, approximately 20% of DWS Group’s shares were sold in an initial public offering, with Deutsche Bank AG owning the remaining shares.
As part of the contract review process, the Board carefully considered the fees and expenses of each DWS fund overseen by the Board in light of the fund’s performance. In many cases, this led to the negotiation and implementation of expense caps. As part of these negotiations, the Board indicated that it would consider relaxing these caps in future years following sustained improvements in performance, among other considerations.
While shareholders may focus primarily on fund performance and fees, the Fund’s Board considers these and many other factors, including the quality and integrity of DIMA’s and NTI’s personnel and administrative support services provided by DIMA, such as back-office operations, fund valuations, and compliance policies and procedures.
Nature, Quality and Extent of Services.The Board considered the terms of the Agreements, including the scope of advisory services provided under the Agreements. The Board noted that, under the Agreements, DIMA and NTI provide portfolio management services to the Fund and that, pursuant to a separate administrative services agreement, DIMA provides administrative services to the Fund. The Board considered the experience and skills of senior management and investment personnel and the resources made available to such personnel. Throughout the course of the year, the Board also received information regarding DIMA’s oversight of fund sub-advisers, including NTI. The Board reviewed the Fund’s performance over short-term and long-term periods and compared those returns to various agreed-upon performance measures, including market index(es) and a peer universe compiled using information supplied by
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Morningstar Direct (“Morningstar”), an independent fund data service. The Board also noted that it has put into place a process of identifying “Funds in Review” (e.g., funds performing poorly relative to a peer universe), and receives additional reporting from DIMA regarding such funds and, where appropriate, DIMA’s plans to address underperformance. The Board believes this process is an effective manner of identifying and addressing underperforming funds. Based on the information provided, the Board noted that, for theone-, three- and five-year periods ended December 31, 2017, the Fund’s performance (Class A shares) was in the 1st quartile, 2nd quartile and 3rd quartile, respectively, of the applicable Morningstar universe (the 1st quartile being the best performers and the 4th quartile being the worst performers).
Fees and Expenses. The Board considered the Fund’s investment management fee schedule, sub-advisory fee schedule, operating expenses and total expense ratios, and comparative information provided by Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. (“Broadridge”) and the Fee Consultant regarding investment management fee rates paid to other investment advisors by similar funds (1st quartile being the most favorable and 4th quartile being the least favorable). With respect to management fees paid to other investment advisors by similar funds, the Board noted that the contractual fee rates paid by the Fund, which include a 0.10% fee paid to DIMA under the Fund’s administrative services agreement, were higher than the median (4th quartile) of the applicable Broadridge peer group (based on Broadridge data provided as of December 31, 2017). With respect to the sub-advisory fee paid to NTI, the Board noted that the fee is paid by DIMA out of its fee and not directly by the Fund. The Board noted that the Fund’s Class A shares total (net) operating expenses were expected to be higher than the median (3rd quartile) of the applicable Broadridge expense universe (based on Broadridge data provided as of December 31, 2017, and analyzing Broadridge expense universe Class A (net) expenses less any applicable 12b-1 fees) (“Broadridge Universe Expenses”). The Board also reviewed data comparing each share class’s total (net) operating expenses to the applicable Broadridge Universe Expenses. The Board noted that the expense limitations agreed to by DIMA were expected to help the Fund’s total (net) operating expenses remain competitive. The Board considered the Fund’s management fee rate as compared to fees charged by DIMA to comparable DWS U.S. registered funds (“DWS Funds”) and considered differences between the Fund and the comparable DWS Funds. The information requested by the Board as part of its review of fees and expenses also included information about institutional accounts (including any sub-advised funds and accounts) and funds offered primarily to European investors (“DWS Europe Funds”) managed by DWS Group. The Board noted that DIMA indicated that DWS Group does not manage any institutional accounts or DWS Europe Funds comparable to the Fund.
On the basis of the information provided, the Board concluded that management fees were reasonable and appropriate in light of the nature, quality and extent of services provided by DIMA and NTI.
Profitability. The Board reviewed detailed information regarding revenues received by DIMA under the Agreement. The Board considered the estimated costs to DIMA, and pre-tax profits realized by DIMA, from advising the DWS Funds, as well as estimates of the pre-tax profits attributable to managing the Fund in particular. The Board also received information regarding the estimated enterprise-wide profitability of DIMA and its affiliates with respect to all fund services in totality and by fund. The Board and the Fee Consultant reviewed DIMA’s methodology in allocating its costs to the management of the Fund. Based on the information provided, the Board concluded that the pre-tax profits realized by DIMA in connection with the management of the Fund were not unreasonable. The Board also reviewed certain publicly available information regarding the profitability of certain similar investment management firms. The Board noted that, while information regarding the profitability of such firms is limited (and in some cases is not necessarily prepared on a comparable basis), DIMA and its affiliates’ overall profitability with respect to the DWS Funds (after taking into account distribution and other services provided to the funds by DIMA and its affiliates) was lower than the overall profitability levels of most comparable firms for which such data was available. The Board did not consider the profitability of NTI with respect to the Fund. The Board noted that DIMA pays NTI’s fee out of its management fee, and its understanding that the Fund’s sub-advisory fee schedule was the product of an arm’s length negotiation with DIMA.
Economies of Scale. The Board considered whether there are economies of scale with respect to the management of the Fund and whether the Fund benefits from any economies of scale. In this regard, the Board observed that while the Fund’s current investment management fee schedule does not include breakpoints, the Fund’s fee schedule represents an appropriate sharing between the Fund and DIMA of such economies of scale as may exist in the management of the Fund at current asset levels.
Other Benefits to DIMA and NTI and Their Affiliates. The Board also considered the character and amount of other incidental or “fall-out” benefits received by DIMA and NTI and their affiliates, including any fees received by DIMA for administrative services provided to the Fund, any fees received by an affiliate of DIMA
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for transfer agency services provided to the Fund and any fees received by an affiliate of DIMA for distribution services. The Board also considered benefits to DIMA and NTI related to brokerage and soft-dollar allocations, including allocating brokerage to pay for research generated by parties other than the executing broker dealers, which pertain primarily to funds investing in equity securities. In addition, the Board considered the incidental public relations benefits to DIMA and NTI related to DWS Funds advertising and cross-selling opportunities among DIMA products and services. The Board considered these benefits in reaching its conclusion that the Fund’s management fees were reasonable.
Compliance. The Board considered the significant attention and resources dedicated by DIMA to its compliance processes in recent years. The Board noted in particular (i) the experience, seniority and time commitment of the individuals serving as DIMA’s and the Fund’s chief compliance officers and (ii) the substantial commitment of resources by DIMA and its affiliates to compliance matters, including the retention of compliance personnel. The Board also considered the attention and resources dedicated by DIMA to the oversight of the investment sub-advisor’s compliance program and compliance with the applicable fund policies and procedures.
Based on all of the information considered and the conclusions reached, the Board unanimously determined that the continuation of the Agreements is in the best interests of the Fund. In making this determination, the Board did not give particular weight to any single factor identified above. The Board considered these factors over the course of numerous meetings, certain of which were in executive session with only the Independent Trustees and counsel present. It is possible that individual Independent Trustees may have weighed these factors differently in reaching their individual decisions to approve the continuation of the Agreements.
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The following table presents certain information regarding the Board Members and Officers of the Fund. Each Board Member’s year of birth is set forth in parentheses after his or her name. Unless otherwise noted, (i) each Board Member has engaged in the principal occupation(s) noted in the table for at least the most recent five years, although not necessarily in the same capacity; and (ii) the address of each Independent Board Member is c/o Keith R. Fox, DWS Funds Board Chair, c/o Thomas R. Hiller, Ropes & Gray LLP, Prudential Tower, 800 Boylston Street, Boston, MA02199-3600. Except as otherwise noted below, the term of office for each Board Member is until the election and qualification of a successor, or until such Board Member sooner dies, resigns, is removed or as otherwise provided in the governing documents of the Fund. Because the Fund does not hold an annual meeting of shareholders, each Board Member will hold office for an indeterminate period. The Board Members may also serve in similar capacities with other funds in the fund complex.
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Name, Year of Birth, Position with the Fund and Length of Time Served1 | Business Experience and Directorships During the Past Five Years | Number of Funds in DWS Fund Complex Overseen | Other Directorships Held by Board Member | |||||
Keith R. Fox, CFA (1954)
Chairperson since 2017, and Board Member since 1996 | Managing General Partner, Exeter Capital Partners (a series of private investment funds) (since 1986). Directorships: Progressive International Corporation (kitchen goods importer and distributor); The Kennel Shop (retailer); former Chairman, National Association of Small Business Investment Companies; former Directorships: BoxTop Media Inc. (advertising); Sun Capital Advisers Trust (mutual funds) (2011–2012) | 82 | — | |||||
John W. Ballantine (1946)
Board Member since 1999 | Retired; formerly, Executive Vice President and Chief Risk Management Officer, First Chicago NBD Corporation/The First National Bank of Chicago (1996–1998); Executive Vice President and Head of International Banking (1995–1996); former Directorships: Director and former Chairman of the Board, Healthways, Inc.2 (population well-being and wellness services) (2003–2014); Stockwell Capital Investments PLC (private equity); Enron Corporation; FNB Corporation; Tokheim Corporation; First Oak Brook Bancshares, Inc. and Oak Brook Bank; Prisma Energy International; Public Radio International. Not-for-Profit Director, Trustee: Palm Beach Civic Association; Window to the World Communications (public media); Harris Theater for Music and Dance (Chicago); Life Director of Hubbard Street Dance Chicago | 82 | Portland General Electric2 (utility company) (2003– present) | |||||
Henry P. Becton, Jr. (1943)
Board Member since 1990 | Vice Chair and former President, WGBH Educational Foundation. Directorships: Public Radio International; Public Radio Exchange (PRX); The Pew Charitable Trusts (charitable organization); Massachusetts Humane Society; Overseer of the New England Conservatory; former Directorships: Becton Dickinson and Company2 (medical technology company); Belo Corporation2 (media company); The PBS Foundation; Association of Public Television Stations; Boston Museum of Science; American Public Television; Concord Academy; New England Aquarium; Mass. Corporation for Educational Telecommunications; Committee for Economic Development; Public Broadcasting Service; Connecticut College; North Bennett Street School (Boston); American Documentary, Inc. (public media) | 82 | — | |||||
Dawn-Marie Driscoll (1946)
Board Member since 1987 | Emeritus Executive Fellow, Center for Business Ethics, Bentley University; formerly: President, Driscoll Associates (consulting firm); Partner, Palmer & Dodge (law firm) (1988–1990); Vice President of Corporate Affairs and General Counsel, Filene’s (retail) (1978–1988). Directorships: Advisory Board, Center for Business Ethics, Bentley University; Trustee and former Chairman of the Board, Southwest Florida Community Foundation (charitable organization); former Directorships: ICI Mutual Insurance Company (2007–2015); Sun Capital Advisers Trust (mutual funds) (2007–2012), Investment Company Institute (audit, executive, nominating committees) and Independent Directors Council (governance, executive committees) | 82 | — | |||||
Paul K. Freeman* (1950)
Board Member since 1993 | Consultant, WorldBank/Inter-American Development Bank; Independent Directors Council (former chair); Investment Company Institute (executive committee); Adjunct Professor, University of Denver Law School (2017–present); formerly: Chairman of Education Committee of Independent Directors Council; Project Leader, International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (1998–2001); Chief Executive Officer, The Eric Group, Inc. (environmental insurance) (1986–1998); Directorships: Knoebel Institute for Healthy Aging, University of Denver (2017–present); former Directorships: Prisma Energy International; Denver Zoo Foundation (2012–2018) | 82 | — |
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Name, Year of Birth, Position with the Fund and Length of Time Served1 | Business Experience and Directorships During the Past Five Years | Number of Funds in DWS Fund Complex Overseen | Other Directorships Held by Board Member | |||||
Richard J. Herring (1946)
Board Member since 1990 | Jacob Safra Professor of International Banking and Professor of Finance, The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania (since July 1972); Director, The Wharton Financial Institutions Center (since 1994); formerly: Vice Dean and Director, Wharton Undergraduate Division (1995–2000) and Director, The Lauder Institute of International Management Studies (2000–2006); Member FDIC Systemic Risk Advisory Committee since 2011, member Systemic Risk Council since 2012 and member of the Advisory Board at the Yale Program on Financial Stability since 2013; Formerly Co-Chair of the Shadow Financial Regulatory Committee (2003–2015), Executive Director of The Financial Economists Roundtable (2008–2015), Director of The Thai Capital Fund (2007–2013), Director of The Aberdeen Singapore Fund (2007–2018), and Nonexecutive Director of Barclays Bank DE (2010–2018) | 82 | Director, Aberdeen Japan Fund (since 2007) | |||||
William McClayton (1944)
Board Member since 2004 | Private equity investor (since October 2009); previously, Managing Director, Diamond Management & Technology Consultants, Inc. (global consulting firm) (2001–2009); Directorship: Board of Managers, YMCA of Metropolitan Chicago; formerly: Senior Partner, Arthur Andersen LLP (accounting) (1966–2001); Trustee, Ravinia Festival | 82 | — | |||||
Rebecca W. Rimel (1951)
Board Member since 1995 | President, Chief Executive Officer and Director, The Pew Charitable Trusts (charitable organization) (1994–present); formerly: Executive Vice President, The Glenmede Trust Company (investment trust and wealth management) (1983–2004); Board Member, Investor Education (charitable organization) (2004–2005); Trustee, Executive Committee, Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce (2001–2007); Director, Viasys Health Care2 (January 2007–June 2007); Trustee, Thomas Jefferson Foundation (charitable organization) (1994–2012) | 82 | Director, Becton Dickinson and Company2 (medical technology company) (2012– present); Director, BioTelemetry Inc.2(health care) (2009– present) | |||||
William N. Searcy, Jr. (1946)
Board Member since 1993 | Private investor since October 2003; formerly: Pension & Savings Trust Officer, Sprint Corporation2(telecommunications) (November 1989–September 2003); Trustee, Sun Capital Advisers Trust (mutual funds) (1998–2012) | 82 | — | |||||
Jean Gleason Stromberg (1943)
Board Member since 1997 | Retired. Formerly, Consultant (1997–2001); Director, Financial Markets U.S. Government Accountability Office (1996–1997); Partner, Norton Rose Fulbright, L.L.P. (law firm) (1978–1996); former Directorships: The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation (charitable organization) (2000–2015); Service Source, Inc. (nonprofit), Mutual Fund Directors Forum (2002–2004), American Bar Retirement Association (funding vehicle for retirement plans) (1987–1990 and 1994–1996) | 82 | — |
Officers4 | ||
Name, Year of Birth, Position with the Fund and Length of Time Served5 | Business Experience and Directorships During the Past Five Years | |
Hepsen Uzcan6 (1974)
President and Chief Executive Officer, 2017–present
Assistant Secretary, 2013–present | Managing Director,3 DWS; Secretary, DWS USA Corporation (since March 2018); Assistant Secretary, DWS Distributors, Inc. (since June 25, 2018); Director and Vice President, DWS Service Company (since June 25, 2018); Assistant Secretary, DWS Investment Management Americas, Inc. (since June 25, 2018); and Director and President, DB Investment Managers, Inc. (since June 25, 2018); formerly: Vice President for the Deutsche funds (2016–2017) | |
John Millette8(1962)
Vice President and Secretary, 1999–present | Director,3DWS; Chief Legal Officer, DWS Investment Management Americas, Inc. (2015–present); and Director and Vice President, DWS Trust Company (2016–present); formerly: Secretary, Deutsche Investment Management Americas Inc. (2015–2017) | |
Diane Kenneally8,9 (1966)
Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer since 2018 | Director,3 DWS; formerly: Assistant Treasurer for the DWS funds (2007–2018) | |
Caroline Pearson8(1962) Chief Legal Officer, 2010–present | Managing Director,3DWS; formerly: Secretary, Deutsche AM Distributors, Inc. (2002–2017); and Secretary, Deutsche AM Service Company (2010–2017) |
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Name, Year of Birth, Position with the Fund and Length of Time Served5 | Business Experience and Directorships During the Past Five Years | |
Scott D. Hogan8(1970)
Chief Compliance Officer, 2016–present | Director,3DWS | |
Wayne Salit7(1967)
Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Officer, 2014–present | Director,3 Deutsche Bank; and AML Officer, DWS Trust Company; formerly: Managing Director, AML Compliance Officer at BNY Mellon (2011–2014); and Director, AML Compliance Officer at Deutsche Bank (2004–2011) | |
Sheila Cadogan8(1966)
Assistant Treasurer, 2017–present | Director,3DWS; Director and Vice President, DWS Trust Company (since 2018) | |
Paul Antosca8(1957)
Assistant Treasurer, 2007–present | Director,3DWS |
1 | The length of time served represents the year in which the Board Member joined the board of one or more DWS funds currently overseen by the Board. |
2 | A publicly held company with securities registered pursuant to Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. |
3 | Executive title, not a board directorship. |
4 | As a result of their respective positions held with the Advisor or its affiliates, these individuals are considered “interested persons” of the Advisor within the meaning of the 1940 Act. Interested persons receive no compensation from the Fund. |
5 | The length of time served represents the year in which the officer was first elected in such capacity for one or more DWS funds. |
6 | Address: 345 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10154. |
7 | Address: 60 Wall Street, New York, NY 10005. |
8 | Address: One International Place, Boston, MA 02110. |
9 | Appointed Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer effective July 2, 2018. |
* | Paul K. Freeman retired from the Board effective December 31, 2018. |
The Fund’s Statement of Additional Information (“SAI”) includes additional information about the Board Members. The SAI is available, without charge, upon request. If you would like to request a copy of the SAI, you may do so by calling the followingtoll-free number:(800) 728-3337.
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ITEM 2. | CODE OF ETHICS |
As of the end of the period covered by this report, the registrant has adopted a code of ethics, as defined in Item 2 of Form N-CSR that applies to its Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer.
There have been no amendments to, or waivers from, a provision of the code of ethics during the period covered by this report that would require disclosure under Item 2.
A copy of the code of ethics is filed as an exhibit to this Form N-CSR. | |
ITEM 3. | AUDIT COMMITTEE FINANCIAL EXPERT |
The fund’s audit committee is comprised solely of trustees who are "independent" (as such term has been defined by the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") in regulations implementing Section 407 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (the "Regulations")). The fund’s Board of Trustees has determined that there are several "audit committee financial experts" (as such term has been defined by the Regulations) serving on the fund’s audit committee including Mr. William McClayton, the chair of the fund’s audit committee. An “audit committee financial expert” is not an “expert” for any purpose, including for purposes of Section 11 of the Securities Act of 1933 and the designation or identification of a person as an “audit committee financial expert” does not impose on such person any duties, obligations or liability that are greater than the duties, obligations and liability imposed on such person as a member of the audit committee and board of directors in the absence of such designation or identification. | |
ITEM 4. | PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTANT FEES AND SERVICES |
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The following table shows the amount of fees that PricewaterhouseCoopers, LLP (“PWC”), the Fund’s independent registered public accounting firm, billed to the Fund during the Fund’s last two fiscal years. The Audit Committee approved in advance all audit services and non-audit services that PWC provided to the Fund.
Services that the Fund’s Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm Billed to the Fund
Fiscal Year Ended December 31, | Audit Fees Billed to Fund | Audit-Related Fees Billed to Fund | Tax Fees Billed to Fund | All Other Fees Billed to Fund |
2018 | $54,468 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
2017 | $53,663 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
Services that the Fund’s Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm Billed to the Adviser and Affiliated Fund Service Providers
The following table shows the amount of fees billed by PWC to DWS Investment Management Americas Inc. (“DIMA” or the “Adviser”), and any entity controlling, controlled by or under common control with DIMA (“Control Affiliate”) that provides ongoing services to the Fund (“Affiliated Fund Service Provider”), for engagements directly related to the Fund’s operations and financial reporting, during the Fund’s last two fiscal years.
Fiscal Year Ended December 31, | Audit-Related Fees Billed to Adviser and Affiliated Fund Service Providers | Tax Fees Billed to Adviser and Affiliated Fund Service Providers | All Other Fees Billed to Adviser and Affiliated Fund Service Providers |
2018 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
2017 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
Non-Audit Services
The following table shows the amount of fees that PWC billed during the Fund’s last two fiscal years for non-audit services. The Audit Committee pre-approved all non-audit services that PWC provided to the Adviser and any Affiliated Fund Service Provider that related directly to the Fund’s operations and financial reporting. The Audit Committee requested and received information from PWC about any non-audit services that PWC rendered during the Fund’s last fiscal year to the Adviser and any Affiliated Fund Service Provider. The Committee considered this information in evaluating PWC’s independence.
Fiscal Year Ended December 31, | Total (A) | Total Non-Audit Fees billed to Adviser and Affiliated Fund Service Providers (engagements related directly to the operations and financial reporting of the Fund) (B) | Total Non-Audit Fees billed to Adviser and Affiliated Fund Service Providers (all other engagements) (C) | Total of (A), (B) and (C) |
2018 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
2017 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
Audit Committee Pre-Approval Policies and Procedures. Generally, each Fund’s Audit Committee must pre approve (i) all services to be performed for a Fund by a Fund’s Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm and (ii) all non-audit services to be performed by a Fund’s Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm for the DIMA Entities with respect to operations and financial reporting of the Fund, except that the Chairperson or Vice Chairperson of each Fund’s Audit Committee may grant the pre-approval for non-audit services described in items (i) and (ii) above for non-prohibited services for engagements of less than $100,000. All such delegated pre approvals shall be presented to each Fund’s Audit Committee no later than the next Audit Committee meeting.
There were no amounts that were approved by the Audit Committee pursuant to the de minimis exception under Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X.
According to the registrant’s principal Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm, substantially all of the principal Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm's hours spent on auditing the registrant's financial statements were attributed to work performed by full-time permanent employees of the principal Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm.
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In connection with the audit of the 2017 and 2018 financial statements, the Fund entered into an engagement letter with PwC. The terms of the engagement letter required by PwC, and agreed to by the Fund’s Audit Committee, include a provision mandating the use of mediation and arbitration to resolve any controversy or claim between the parties arising out of or relating to the engagement letter or the services provided there-under.
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Pursuant to PCAOB Rule 3526, PwC is required to describe in writing to the Fund’s Audit Committee, on at least an annual basis, all relationships between PwC, or any of its affiliates, and the DWS Funds, including the Fund, or persons in financial reporting oversight roles at the DWS Funds that, as of the date of the communication, may reasonably be thought to bear on PwC’s independence. Pursuant to PCAOB Rule 3526, PwC has reported the matters set forth below that may reasonably be thought to bear on PwC’s independence. In its PCAOB Rule 3526 communications to the Audit Committee, PwC affirmed that they are independent accountants with respect to the DWS Funds, within the meaning of PCAOB Rule 3520. PwC also informed the Audit Committee that they concluded that a reasonable investor with knowledge of all relevant facts and circumstances would conclude that PwC is capable of exercising objective and impartial judgment on all issues encompassed within PwC’s audit of the financial statements of the Fund. Finally, PwC confirmed to the Audit Committee that they can continue to serve as the independent registered public accounting firm for the Fund.
· | PwC advised the Fund’s Audit Committee that covered persons within PwC that provided non-audit services to entities within the DWS Funds “investment company complex” (as defined in Regulation S-X) (the “DWS Funds Complex”) maintained financial relationships with investment companies within the DWS Funds Complex. PwC informed the Audit Committee that these financial relationships were inconsistent with Rule 2-01(c)(1) of Regulation S-X. PwC reported that the breaches have been resolved and that, among other things, the breaches (i) did not involve professionals who were part of the audit engagement team for the Fund or in a position to influence the audit engagement team, (ii) involved professionals whose non-audit services were not and will not be utilized or relied upon by the audit engagement team in the audit of the financial statements of the Fund and (iii) involved professionals that did not provide any consultation to the audit engagement team of the Fund. |
· | PwC advised the Fund’s Audit Committee of certain lending relationships of PwC with owners of greater than 10% of the shares of certain investment companies within the DWS Funds Complex that PwC had identified as inconsistent with Rule 2-01(c)(l)(ii)(A) of Regulation S-X (referred to as the “Loan Rule”). The Loan Rule specifically provides that an accounting firm would not be independent if it receives a loan from a lender that is a record or beneficial owner of more than ten percent of an audit client’s equity securities. For purposes of the Loan Rule, an audit client includes the Fund as well as all other investment companies in the DWS Funds Complex. PwC’s lending relationships affect PwC’s independence under the Loan Rule with respect to all investment companies in the DWS Funds Complex. |
PwC stated that, in each lending relationship, (i) PwC believes that it is unlikely the lenders would have any interest in the outcome of the audit of the Fund and therefore would not seek to influence the outcome of the audit, (ii) no third party made an attempt to influence the outcome of the audit of the Fund and even if an attempt was made, PwC professionals are required to disclose any relationships that may raise issues about objectivity, confidentiality, independence, conflicts of interest or favoritism, and (iii) the lenders typically lack influence over the investment adviser, who controls the management of the Fund. In addition, on June 20, 2016, the SEC Staff issued a “no-action” letter to another mutual fund complex, Fidelity Management & Research Company et al., SEC Staff No-Action Letter (June 20, 2016) (the “Fidelity Letter”), related to similar Loan Rule issues as those described above. In the Fidelity Letter, the SEC Staff confirmed that it would not recommend enforcement action against an investment company that relied on the audit services performed by an audit firm that was not in compliance with the Loan Rule in certain specified circumstances. With respect to each lending relationship identified by PwC, the circumstances described in the Fidelity Letter appear to be substantially similar to the circumstances that affected PwC’s independence under the Loan Rule with respect to the Fund. PwC represented that they have complied with PCAOB Rule 3526(b)(1) and (2), which are conditions to the Fund relying on the no action letter, and affirmed that they are independent accountants within the meaning of PCAOB Rule 3520.
ITEM 5. | AUDIT COMMITTEE OF LISTED REGISTRANTS | |
Not applicable | ||
ITEM 6. | SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS | |
Not applicable | ||
ITEM 7. | DISCLOSURE OF PROXY VOTING POLICIES AND PROCEDURES FOR CLOSED-END MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES | |
Not applicable | ||
ITEM 8. | PORTFOLIO MANAGERS OF CLOSED-END MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES | |
Not applicable | ||
ITEM 9. | PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES BY CLOSED-END MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANY AND AFFILIATED PURCHASERS | |
Not applicable | ||
ITEM 10. | SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS | |
There were no material changes to the procedures by which shareholders may recommend nominees to the Fund’s Board. The primary function of the Nominating and Governance Committee is to identify and recommend individuals for membership on the Board and oversee the administration of the Board Governance Guidelines. Shareholders may recommend candidates for Board positions by forwarding their correspondence by U.S. mail or courier service to Keith R. Fox, DWS Funds Board Chair, c/o Thomas R. Hiller, Ropes & Gray LLP, Prudential Tower, 800 Boylston Street, Boston, MA 02199-3600. | ||
ITEM 11. | CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES | |
(a) | The Chief Executive and Financial Officers concluded that the Registrant’s Disclosure Controls and Procedures are effective based on the evaluation of the Disclosure Controls and Procedures as of a date within 90 days of the filing date of this report. | |
(b) | There have been no changes in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the second fiscal quarter of the period covered by this report that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal controls over financial reporting. | |
ITEM 12. | Disclosure of Securities Lending Activities for Closed-End Management Investment Companies | |
Not applicable | ||
ITEM 13. | EXHIBITS | |
(a)(1) | Code of Ethics pursuant to Item 2 of Form N-CSR is filed and attached hereto as EX-99.CODE ETH. | |
(a)(2) | Certification pursuant to Rule 30a-2(a) under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (17 CFR 270.30a-2(a)) is filed and attached hereto as Exhibit 99.CERT. | |
(b) | Certification pursuant to Rule 30a-2(b) under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (17 CFR 270.30a-2(b)) is furnished and attached hereto as Exhibit 99.906CERT. |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
Registrant: | DWS Small Cap Index VIP, a series of Deutsche DWS Investments VIT Funds |
By: | /s/Hepsen Uzcan Hepsen Uzcan President |
Date: | 2/15/2019 |
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
By: | /s/Hepsen Uzcan Hepsen Uzcan President |
Date: | 2/15/2019 |
By: | /s/Diane Kenneally Diane Kenneally Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer |
Date: | 2/15/2019 |