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"Fund Performance
"AMG FQ Tax-Managed U.S. Equity Fund
"AMG FQ U.S. Equity Fund
"AMG FQ Global Alternatives Fund
"AMG FQ Global Risk-Balanced Fund
"Notes to Schedules of Portfolio Investments
"Statement of Assets and Liabilities
"Statement of Operations
"Statements of Changes in Net Assets
"Financial Highlights
"Notes to Financial Highlights
"Notes to Financial Statements
"Fund Snapshot and Schedule of Portfolio Investments
"Notes to Schedule of Portfolio Investments
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"AMG TimesSquare All Cap Growth Fund
"AMG Managers Emerging Opportunities Fund
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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM N-CSRS

 

 

CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT OF REGISTERED

MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES

Investment Company Act file number: 811-06520

 

 

AMG FUNDS I

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

 

 

800 Connecticut Avenue, Norwalk, Connecticut 06854

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)

 

 

AMG Funds LLC

800 Connecticut Avenue, Norwalk, Connecticut 06854

(Name and address of agent for service)

 

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (203) 299-3500

Date of fiscal year end: OCTOBER 31, 2014

Date of reporting period: NOVEMBER 1, 2013 - APRIL 30, 2014

(Semi-Annual Shareholder Report)

 

 

 


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Item 1. Reports to Shareholders


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LOGO                 SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT

 

 

AMG Funds I

April 30, 2014

AMG FQ Tax-Managed U.S. Equity Fund

Investor Class: MFQAX     |     Institutional Class: MFQTX

AMG FQ U.S. Equity Fund

Investor Class: FQUAX      |     Institutional Class: MEQFX

AMG FQ Global Alternatives Fund

Investor Class: MGAAX     |     Service Class: MGASX    |     Institutional Class: MGAIX

AMG FQ Global Risk-Balanced Fund

(formerly Managers AMG FQ Global Essentials Fund)

Investor Class: MMAVX    |     Service Class: MMASX    |     Institutional Class: MMAFX

 

 

www.amgfunds.com        |    SAR016-0414


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AMG FQ Funds

Semi-Annual Report—April 30, 2014 (unaudited)

 

 

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

   PAGE  

ABOUT YOUR FUND’S EXPENSES

     2   

FUND PERFORMANCE

     3   

FUND SNAPSHOTS AND SCHEDULES OF PORTFOLIO INVESTMENTS

  

AMG FQ Tax-Managed U.S. Equity Fund

     5   

AMG FQ U.S. Equity Fund

     9   

AMG FQ Global Alternatives Fund

     14   

AMG FQ Global Risk-Balanced Fund

     15   

NOTES TO SCHEDULES OF PORTFOLIO INVESTMENTS

     17   

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

  

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

     27   

Balance sheets, net asset value (NAV) per share computations and cumulative undistributed amounts

  

Statement of Operations

     29   

Detail of sources of income, expenses, and realized and unrealized gains (losses) during the fiscal period

  

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

     30   

Detail of changes in assets for the past two fiscal periods

  

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

     32   

Historical net asset values per share, distributions, total returns, income and expense ratios, turnover ratios and net assets

  

NOTES TO FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

     38   

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

     39   

Accounting and distribution policies, details of agreements and transactions with Fund management and affiliates, and descriptions of certain investment risks

  

 

Nothing contained herein is to be considered an offer, sale or solicitation of an offer to buy shares of any series of the AMG Funds family of mutual funds. Such offering is made only by Prospectus, which includes details as to offering price and other material information.


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About Your Fund’s Expenses (unaudited)

 

 

 

As a shareholder of a Fund, you may incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, which may include sales charges (loads) on purchase payments; redemption fees; and exchange fees; and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees; distribution (12b-1) fees; and other Fund expenses. This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds. The example is based on $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period as indicated below.

ACTUAL EXPENSES

The first line of the following table provides information about the actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the first line under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.

HYPOTHETICAL EXAMPLE FOR COMPARISON PURPOSES

The second line of the following table provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed annual rate of return of 5% before expenses, which is not the Fund’s actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund and other funds by comparing this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of other funds.

Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as sales charges (loads), redemption fees, or exchange fees. Therefore, the second line of the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds.

Six Months Ended April 30, 2014   Expense
Ratio for
the Period
    Beginning
Account Value
11/01/13
    Ending
Account Value
4/30/14
    Expenses
Paid During
the Period*
 

AMG FQ Tax-Managed U.S. Equity Fund

       

Investor Class Shares

       

Based on Actual Fund Return

    1.24   $ 1,000      $ 1,103      $ 6.52   

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

    1.24   $ 1,000      $ 1,019      $ 6.26   

Institutional Class Shares

       

Based on Actual Fund Return

    0.99   $ 1,000      $ 1,104      $ 5.16   

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

    0.99   $ 1,000      $ 1,020      $ 4.96   

AMG FQ U.S. Equity Fund

       

Investor Class Shares

       

Based on Actual Fund Return

    1.04   $ 1,000      $ 1,079      $ 5.36   

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

    1.04   $ 1,000      $ 1,020      $ 5.21   

Institutional Class Shares

       

Based on Actual Fund Return

    0.79   $ 1,000      $ 1,080      $ 4.07   

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

    0.79   $ 1,000      $ 1,021      $ 3.96   

AMG FQ Global Alternatives Fund

       

Investor Class Shares

       

Based on Actual Fund Return

    1.89   $ 1,000      $ 982      $ 9.29   

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

    1.89   $ 1,000      $ 1,015      $ 9.44   

Service Class Shares

       

Based on Actual Fund Return

    1.64   $ 1,000      $ 983      $ 8.06   

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

    1.64   $ 1,000      $ 1,017      $ 8.20   

Institutional Class Shares

       

Based on Actual Fund Return

    1.44   $ 1,000      $ 984      $ 7.08   

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

    1.44   $ 1,000      $ 1,017      $ 7.20   

AMG FQ Global Risk-Balanced Fund

       

Investor Class Shares

       

Based on Actual Fund Return

    1.39   $ 1,000      $ 1,040      $ 7.03   

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

    1.39   $ 1,000      $ 1,018      $ 6.95   

Service Class Shares

       

Based on Actual Fund Return

    0.91   $ 1,000      $ 1,043      $ 4.61   

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

    0.91   $ 1,000      $ 1,020      $ 4.56   

Institutional Class Shares

       

Based on Actual Fund Return

    0.89   $ 1,000      $ 1,044      $ 4.51   

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

    0.89   $ 1,000      $ 1,020      $ 4.46   

 

* Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by the number of days in the most recent fiscal half-year (181), then divided by 365.
 

 

 

 

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Fund Performance

Periods ended April 30, 2014 (unaudited)

 

 

 

Average Annual Total Returns1   Six
Months
    One
Year
    Five
Years
    Ten
Years
   

Since

Inception

    Inception
Date
 

AMG FQ Tax-Managed U.S. Equity Fund2,3

           

Investor Class

    10.31     25.91     20.72     —          7.02     03/01/06   

Institutional Class

    10.38     26.23     21.01     9.37     6.62     12/18/00   

Russell 3000® Index4

    7.83     20.78     19.54     8.10     5.27     12/18/00   

Return After Tax on Distributions:5

           

Investor Class

    10.28     25.88     20.69     —          6.96     03/01/06   

Institutional Class

    10.30     26.14     20.92     9.27     6.52     12/18/00   

Return After Tax on Distributions & Sale of Shares:5

           

Investor Class

    5.86     14.69     17.00     —          5.62     03/01/06   

Institutional Class

    5.94     14.92     17.24     7.71     5.42     12/18/00   

AMG FQ U.S. Equity Fund2,6

           

Investor Class

    7.90     19.28     18.08     —          6.43     03/01/06   

Institutional Class

    7.97     19.56     18.38     8.23     8.39     08/14/92   

Russell 3000® Index4,7

    7.83     20.78     19.54     8.10     9.52     08/14/92   

AMG FQ Global Alternatives Fund#2,8,9,10,11

           

Investor Class

    (1.84 )%      (1.40 )%      (1.80 )%      —          (0.26 )%      03/30/06   

Service Class*

    (1.69 )%      (1.03 )%      —          —          (2.34 )%      01/01/10   

Institutional Class*

    (1.63 )%      (0.96 )%      —          —          (2.22 )%      01/01/10   

Citigroup 1-month U.S Treasury Bill Index7

    0.02     0.03     0.06     1.47     1.26     03/30/06   

AMG FQ Global Risk-Balanced Fund2,9,11,12,13,14

           

Investor Class*

    4.03     (0.87 )%      —          —          7.16     01/01/10   

Service Class*

    4.32     (0.29 )%      —          —          7.56     01/01/10   

Institutional Class

    4.38     (0.29 )%      11.59     4.60     6.27     11/18/88   

AMG FQ Global Risk-Balanced Fund Composite Hedged Index7,15

    3.87     8.64     9.12     4.83     5.82     11/18/88   

AMG FQ Global Risk-Balanced Fund Composite Unhedged Index7,15,16

    4.51     10.44     11.42     6.65     7.04 %16      11/30/88   

The performance data shown represents past performance. Past performance is not a guarantee of future results. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted. The investment return and principal value of an investment in the Funds will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost.

Investors should carefully consider the Fund’s investment objectives, risks, charges and expenses before investing. For performance information through the most recent month end, current net asset values per share for the Fund and other information, please call (800) 835-3879 or visit our website at www.amgfunds.com for a free prospectus. Read it carefully before investing or sending money.

Distributed by AMG Distributors, Inc., member FINRA.

* Investor and Service Class shares commenced operations on January 1, 2010. Institutional Class shares for AMG FQ Global Alternatives Fund commenced operations on January 1, 2010.
  Not annualized.
#  Commenced operations on March 30, 2006.
1  Total return equals income yield plus share price change and assumes reinvestment of all dividends and capital gain distributions. Returns are net of fees and may reflect offsets of Fund expenses as described in the prospectus. No adjustment has been made for taxes payable by shareholders on their reinvested dividends and capital gain distributions. Returns for periods greater than one year are annualized. The listed returns on the Funds are net of expenses and based on the published NAV as of April 30, 2014. All returns are in U.S. dollars($).
2  From time to time, the Fund’s advisor has waived its fees and/or absorbed Fund expenses, which has resulted in higher returns.
3  The Fund invests in large-capitalization companies that may underperform other stock funds (such as funds that focus on small and medium capitalization companies) when stocks of large-capitalization companies are out of favor. Although the Fund is managed to minimize taxable distributions, it may not be able to avoid taxable distributions.
4  The Russell 3000® Index is composed of the 3,000 largest U.S. companies as measured by market capitalization, and represents approximately 98% of the U.S. stock market. Unlike the Fund, the Russell 3000® Index is unmanaged, is not available for investment, and does not incur expenses.
5  After-tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Actual after-tax returns depend on an investor’s tax situation and may differ from those shown, and after-tax returns are not relevant to investors who hold their Fund shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts.
6  The Fund invests in large-capitalization companies that may underperform other stock funds (such as funds that focus on small and medium capitalization companies) when stocks of large-capitalization companies are out of favor. Also, the Fund may invest in derivatives; the complexity and rapidly changing structure of derivatives markets may increase the possibility of market losses.
7  Date reflects the inception date of the Fund, not the index.
8  Changing interest rates may adversely affect the value of an investment. An increase in interest rates typically causes the value of bonds and other fixed-income securities to fall.
 

 

 

 

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9  The Fund may use derivative instruments for hedging purposes or as part of its investment strategy. There is a risk that a derivative intended as a hedge may not perform as expected. The main risk with derivatives is that some types can amplify a gain or loss, potentially earning or losing substantially more money than the actual cost of the derivative or that the counterparty may fail to honor its contract terms, causing a loss for the Fund. Use of these instruments may also involve certain costs and risks such as liquidity risk, interest rate risk, market risk, credit risk, management risk, and the risk that a fund could not close out a position when it would be most advantageous to do so. The Fund is subject to currency risk resulting from fluctuations in exchange rates that may affect the total loss or gain on a non-U.S. Dollar security when converted back to U.S. Dollars.
10  Investments in foreign securities and currency instruments are subject to additional risks such as erratic market conditions, economic and political instability, and currency exchange rate fluctuations.
11  Because the Fund invests in exchange traded funds (ETFs) which incur their own costs, investing in them could result in a higher cost to the investor.
  Additionally, the Fund will be indirectly exposed to all the risks of securities held by the ETFs.
12  Investments in foreign securities, even though publicly traded in the United States, may involve risks which are in addition to those inherent in domestic investments. The use of leverage in a Fund’s strategy can magnify relatively small market movements into relatively larger losses for the Fund.
13  The Fund is subject to special risk considerations similar to those associated with the direct ownership of real estate. Real estate valuations may be subject to factors such as changing general and local economic, financial, competitive and environmental conditions.
14  Obligations of certain government agencies are not backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. Government. If one of these agencies defaulted on a loan, there is no guarantee that the U.S. Government will provide financial support. Additionally, debt securities of the U.S. Government may be affected by changing interest rates and subject to prepayment risk.
15  The Fund’s index is comprised of 60% MSCI World Index and 40% Citigroup World Government Bond
  Index. The MSCI World Index is a free float-adjusted market capitalization weighted index that is designed to measure the equity market performance of developed and emerging markets. The MSCI World Index consists of 24 developed country indices. The Citigroup World Government Bond Index is a market capitalization weighted index consisting of the government bond markets. Country eligibility is determined based on market capitalization and investability criteria. All issues have a remaining maturity of at least one year. Unlike the Fund, the Composite Index is unmanaged, is not available for investment, and does not incur fees. All MSCI data is provided ’as is.’ The products described herein are not sponsored or endorsed and have not been reviewed or passed on by MSCI. In no event shall MSCI, its affiliates, or any MSCI data provider have any liability of any kind in connection with the MSCI data or the products described herein. Copying or redistributing the MSCI data is strictly prohibited.
16  The date reflects the closet available index date to the Fund’s inception date.

Not FDIC insured, nor bank guaranteed. May lose value.

 

 

 

 

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AMG FQ Tax-Managed U.S. Equity Fund

Fund Snapshots

April 30, 2014 (unaudited)

 

 

 

PORTFOLIO BREAKDOWN

 

Sector

   AMG FQ Tax-Managed
U.S. Equity

Fund**
    Russell 3000®
Index
 

Information Technology

     21.6     18.0

Financials

     15.1     17.3

Health Care

     13.7     12.8

Industrials

     12.7     11.6

Consumer Discretionary

     10.4     12.7

Energy

     9.4     9.8

Consumer Staples

     8.3     8.6

Materials

     3.7     3.8

Telecommunication Services

     3.0     2.2

Utilities

     0.7     3.2

Other Assets and Liabilities

     1.4     0.0

 

** As a percentage of net assets.

TOP TEN HOLDINGS

 

        
        

Security Name

   % of Net Assets  

Exxon Mobil Corp.*

     2.6

Apple, Inc.*

     2.6   

International Business Machines Corp.*

     2.4   

Berkshire Hathaway, Inc., Class B*

     2.4   

DIRECTV*

     2.2   

Chevron Corp.*

     2.1   

MasterCard, Inc., Class A*

     2.1   

Visa, Inc., Class A*

     2.0   

Alaska Air Group, Inc.

     1.9   

Oracle Corp.

     1.7   
  

 

 

 

Top Ten as a Group

     22.0
  

 

 

 

 

* Top Ten Holding at October 31, 2013.
 

 

Because a fund’s strategy may result in multiple investments in particular sectors of the economy, its performance may depend on the performance of those sectors and may fluctuate more widely than investments diversified across more sectors. For additional information on these and other risk considerations, please see the Fund’s prospectus.

Any sectors, industries, or securities discussed should not be perceived as investment recommendations. Mention of a specific security should not be considered a recommendation to buy or solicitation to sell that security. Specific securities mentioned in this report may have been sold from the Fund’s portfolio of investments by the time you receive this report.

 

 

 

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AMG FQ Tax-Managed U.S. Equity Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

April 30, 2014 (unaudited)

 

 

 

    Shares     Value  

Common Stocks - 98.6%

   

Consumer Discretionary - 10.4%

   

Aaron’s, Inc.

    3,300      $ 97,251   

Bed Bath & Beyond, Inc.*

    6,400        397,632   

Dillard’s, Inc., Class A

    8,900        871,577   

DIRECTV*

    15,500        1,202,800   

Discovery Communications, Inc., Class A*

    1,400        106,260   

The Gap, Inc.

    14,000        550,200   

The Home Depot, Inc.

    500        39,755   

Jack in the Box, Inc.*

    12,200        653,188   

Lowe’s Cos., Inc.

    7,000        321,370   

Macy’s, Inc.

    10,500        603,015   

Ross Stores, Inc.

    700        47,656   

Target Corp.

    2,000        123,500   

The TJX Cos., Inc.

    11,600        674,888   

Visteon Corp.*

    900        78,129   

Total Consumer Discretionary

      5,767,221   

Consumer Staples - 8.3%

   

Archer-Daniels-Midland Co.

    15,300        669,069   

CVS Caremark Corp.

    9,200        669,024   

The Hershey Co.

    1,700        163,608   

The Kroger Co.

    5,600        257,824   

Nu Skin Enterprises, Inc., Class A

    400        34,800   

Philip Morris International, Inc.

    5,600        478,408   

Pilgrim’s Pride Corp.*

    35,800        782,588   

Sanderson Farms, Inc.

    3,600        296,172   

Tyson Foods, Inc., Class A

    16,200        679,914   

Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.

    7,400        589,854   

Total Consumer Staples

      4,621,261   

Energy - 9.4%

   

Adams Resources & Energy, Inc.

    1,200        86,472   

Chevron Corp.

    9,400        1,179,888   

ConocoPhillips

    10,800        802,548   

Dawson Geophysical Co.

    1,800        50,868   

Exxon Mobil Corp.

    14,200        1,454,222   

Marathon Petroleum Corp.

    4,700        436,865   

Occidental Petroleum Corp.

    3,500        335,125   

Phillips 66

    4,600        382,812   

Schlumberger, Ltd.

    2,900        294,495   

VAALCO Energy, Inc.*

    20,900        192,698   

Total Energy

      5,215,993   
    Shares     Value  

Financials - 15.1%

   

American Financial Group, Inc.

    1,800      $ 105,174   

American International Group, Inc.

    4,900        260,337   

American Tower Corp.

    800        66,816   

Arch Capital Group, Ltd.*

    11,700        670,644   

Bank of America Corp.

    29,200        442,088   

Berkshire Hathaway, Inc., Class A*

    1        193,275   

Berkshire Hathaway, Inc., Class B*

    10,287        1,325,480   

Central Pacific Financial Corp.

    7,800        146,406   

The Chubb Corp.

    2,200        202,576   

Citigroup, Inc.

    3,600        172,476   

Crawford & Co., Class B

    7,100        81,082   

Discover Financial Services

    10,500        586,950   

Everest Re Group, Ltd.

    2,200        347,666   

FelCor Lodging Trust, Inc.

    7,300        67,379   

First Bancorp

    1,900        32,699   

First Interstate Bancsystem, Inc.

    8,600        214,054   

Franklin Resources, Inc.

    1,800        94,230   

GAMCO Investors, Inc., Class A

    6,700        508,731   

Hanmi Financial Corp.

    16,900        359,463   

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

    10,400        582,192   

KeyCorp

    25,800        351,912   

Morgan Stanley

    1,200        37,116   

The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.

    800        67,232   

PrivateBancorp, Inc.

    15,300        421,821   

Pzena Investment Management, Inc., Class A

    3,600        39,132   

RenaissanceRe Holdings, Ltd.

    1,200        121,452   

SunTrust Banks, Inc.

    15,800        604,508   

Wells Fargo & Co.

    2,800        138,992   

World Acceptance Corp.*

    2,500        181,500   

Total Financials

      8,423,383   

Health Care - 13.7%

   

Actavis PLC*

    424        86,636   

Align Technology, Inc.*

    2,400        120,936   

Amgen, Inc.

    6,300        704,025   

Anika Therapeutics, Inc.*

    9,800        418,852   

Atrion Corp.

    251        72,371   

Biogen Idec, Inc.*

    2,350        674,732   

CareFusion Corp.*

    13,900        542,934   

CR Bard, Inc.

    2,100        288,393   

Depomed, Inc.*

    11,200        156,912   
 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

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Schedule of Portfolio Investments (continued)

 

 

 

    Shares     Value  

Health Care - 13.7% (continued)

   

Eli Lilly & Co.

    1,300      $ 76,830   

Emergent Biosolutions, Inc.*

    20,700        545,652   

Humana, Inc.

    1,800        197,550   

Johnson & Johnson

    3,500        354,515   

Lannett Co., Inc.*

    8,900        307,317   

McKesson Corp.

    1,800        304,542   

Medtronic, Inc.

    11,500        676,430   

Pfizer, Inc.

    29,900        935,272   

SurModics, Inc.*

    18,500        402,560   

UnitedHealth Group, Inc.

    10,100        757,904   

Total Health Care

      7,624,363   

Industrials - 12.7%

   

Alaska Air Group, Inc.

    11,200        1,053,696   

AMERCO

    2,600        650,286   

Argan, Inc.

    7,700        206,129   

Delta Air Lines, Inc.

    20,650        760,539   

Deluxe Corp.

    1,400        76,930   

FedEx Corp.

    700        95,375   

General Dynamics Corp.

    5,900        645,755   

General Electric Co.

    5,500        147,895   

Navigant Consulting, Inc.*

    30,700        515,760   

Oshkosh Corp.

    9,800        543,998   

Swift Transportation Co.*

    32,100        772,005   

UniFirst Corp.

    5,000        481,200   

Union Pacific Corp.

    3,800        723,634   

United Technologies Corp.

    1,200        141,996   

Universal Forest Products, Inc.

    1,700        85,833   

VSE Corp.

    2,700        168,669   

Total Industrials

      7,069,700   

Information Technology - 21.6%

   

Activision Blizzard, Inc.

    9,400        188,094   

Aeroflex Holding Corp.*

    5,700        43,605   

Apple, Inc.

    2,463        1,453,392   

Aspen Technology, Inc.*

    9,600        412,704   

Belden, Inc.

    1,300        95,953   

Benchmark Electronics, Inc.*

    17,000        394,060   

Brocade Communications Systems, Inc.*

    48,300        449,673   

Cisco Systems, Inc.

    6,300        145,593   

EMC Corp.

    3,700        95,460   
    Shares     Value  

Fabrinet*

    10,000      $ 216,000   

Facebook, Inc., Class A*

    2,200        131,516   

Google, Inc., Class A*

    301        160,999   

Google, Inc., Class C*

    301        158,525   

Insight Enterprises, Inc.*

    1,600        41,792   

International Business Machines Corp.

    6,800        1,335,996   

Lattice Semiconductor Corp.*

    14,600        122,932   

Lexmark International, Inc., Class A

    1,200        51,600   

MasterCard, Inc., Class A

    15,580        1,145,909   

Microsoft Corp.

    22,700        917,080   

Oracle Corp.

    23,600        964,768   

PC Connection, Inc.

    6,900        138,069   

QUALCOMM, Inc.

    7,300        574,583   

SYNNEX Corp.*

    9,400        633,372   

TiVo, Inc.*

    39,100        463,726   

Visa, Inc., Class A

    5,600        1,134,616   

VMware, Inc., Class A*

    3,000        277,530   

Xerox Corp.

    20,900        252,681   

Total Information Technology

      12,000,228   

Materials - 3.7%

   

CF Industries Holdings, Inc.

    2,205        540,600   

Graphic Packaging Holding Co.*

    25,300        259,578   

KapStone Paper and Packaging Corp.*

    2,100        55,398   

LyondellBasell Industries N.V., Class A

    8,100        749,250   

Westlake Chemical Corp.

    6,200        441,440   

Total Materials

      2,046,266   

Telecommunication Services - 3.0%

   

AT&T, Inc.

    15,100        539,070   

Inteliquent, Inc.

    14,500        197,780   

T-Mobile US, Inc.*

    6,750        197,707   

USA Mobility, Inc.

    7,300        125,049   

Verizon Communications, Inc.

    8,800        411,224   

Windstream Holdings, Inc.1

    21,000        190,470   

Total Telecommunication Services

      1,661,300   

Utilities - 0.7%

   

AES Corp.

    27,000        390,150   

Total Common Stocks
(cost $35,953,727)

      54,819,865   
 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

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Schedule of Portfolio Investments (continued)

 

 

 

     Principal Amount      Value  

Short-Term Investments - 1.5%

  

  

Repurchase Agreements - 0.1%2

  

  

Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Inc., dated 04/30/14, due 05/01/14, 0.040%, total to be received $54,391 (collateralized by various U.S. Government Agency Obligations, 0.000% - 3.625%, 11/30/16 - 04/15/28, totaling $55,479)

   $ 54,391       $ 54,391   
     Shares      Value  

Other Investment Companies - 1.4%3

     

Dreyfus Institutional Cash Advantage Fund, Institutional Class Shares, 0.06%

     761,086       $ 761,086   

Total Short-Term Investments
(cost $815,477)

        815,477   

Total Investments - 100.1%
(cost $36,769,204)

        55,635,342   

Other Assets, less Liabilities - (0.1)%

        (69,354

Net Assets - 100.0%

      $ 55,565,988   
 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

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Fund Snapshots

April 30, 2014 (unaudited)

 

 

 

PORTFOLIO BREAKDOWN

 

Sector

   AMG FQ U.S. Equity
Fund**
    Russell 3000®
Index
 

Information Technology

     20.4     18.0

Financials

     17.5     17.3

Industrials

     13.0     11.6

Health Care

     13.0     12.8

Consumer Discretionary

     11.4     12.7

Energy

     8.4     9.8

Consumer Staples

     7.8     8.6

Telecommunication Services

     2.8     2.2

Materials

     2.5     3.8

Utilities

     2.0     3.2

Other Assets and Liabilities

     1.2     0.0

 

** As a percentage of net assets.

TOP TEN HOLDINGS

 

        

Security Name

   % of Net Assets  

Exxon Mobil Corp.*

     2.9

Berkshire Hathaway, Inc., Class B*

     2.2   

Microsoft Corp.*

     2.1   

Pfizer, Inc.

     2.1   

JPMorgan Chase & Co.*

     2.1   

Schlumberger, Ltd.

     1.8   

QUALCOMM, Inc.

     1.8   

Apple, Inc.*

     1.8   

AT&T, Inc.*

     1.8   

Bank of America Corp.

     1.8   
  

 

 

 

Top Ten as a Group

     20.4
  

 

 

 

 

* Top Ten Holding at October 31, 2013.
 

 

Because a fund’s strategy may result in multiple investments in particular sectors of the economy, its performance may depend on the performance of those sectors and may fluctuate more widely than investments diversified across more sectors. For additional information on these and other risk considerations, please see the Fund’s prospectus.

Any sectors, industries, or securities discussed should not be perceived as investment recommendations. Mention of a specific security should not be considered a recommendation to buy or solicitation to sell that security. Specific securities mentioned in this report may have been sold from the Fund’s portfolio of investments by the time you receive this report.

 

 

 

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Schedule of Portfolio Investments

April 30, 2014 (unaudited)

 

 

 

     Shares      Value  

Common Stocks - 98.8%

     

Consumer Discretionary - 11.4%

     

Burger King Worldwide, Inc.

     2,500       $ 65,325   

Capella Education Co.

     5,200         303,472   

CBS Corp., Class B

     2,500         144,400   

Comcast Corp., Class A

     13,400         693,584   

Delphi Automotive PLC

     6,900         461,196   

Domino’s Pizza, Inc.

     9,600         714,048   

The Gap, Inc.

     16,600         652,380   

Haverty Furniture Cos., Inc.

     2,300         58,742   

The Home Depot, Inc.4

     9,600         763,296   

HSN, Inc.

     5,400         313,416   

Interval Leisure Group, Inc.

     5,500         141,735   

Jack in the Box, Inc.*

     1,300         69,602   

Las Vegas Sands Corp.

     9,100         720,083   

Macy’s, Inc.

     13,300         763,819   

Nutrisystem, Inc.

     2,400         36,000   

PetMed Express, Inc.1

     2,800         36,652   

Pool Corp.

     1,000         59,020   

Scripps Networks Interactive, Inc., Class A

     2,300         172,661   

Tenneco, Inc.*

     1,900         113,753   

TripAdvisor, Inc.*

     700         56,518   

Viacom, Inc., Class B

     7,300         620,354   

The Walt Disney Co.

     4,500         357,030   

Wynn Resorts, Ltd.

     700         142,723   

Total Consumer Discretionary

        7,459,809   

Consumer Staples - 7.8%

     

Altria Group, Inc.

     10,900         437,199   

Archer-Daniels-Midland Co.

     17,300         756,529   

Brown-Forman Corp., Class B

     450         40,374   

Church & Dwight Co., Inc.

     600         41,406   

The Clorox Co.

     500         45,350   

CVS Caremark Corp.

     5,700         414,504   

The Hershey Co.

     500         48,120   

Hormel Foods Corp.

     1,400         66,766   

Keurig Green Mountain, Inc.

     1,800         168,624   

The Kroger Co.

     900         41,436   

Lancaster Colony Corp.

     1,600         151,808   

Nu Skin Enterprises, Inc., Class A

     3,900         339,300   

Pilgrim’s Pride Corp.*

     15,200         332,272   
     Shares      Value  

The Procter & Gamble Co.4

     8,800       $ 726,440   

Sanderson Farms, Inc.

     2,800         230,356   

Tyson Foods, Inc., Class A4

     21,600         906,552   

USANA Health Sciences, Inc.*

     1,000         67,860   

Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.

     1,400         111,594   

WD-40 Co.

     2,500         182,100   

Total Consumer Staples

        5,108,590   

Energy - 8.4%

     

Chevron Corp.4

     2,600         326,352   

ConocoPhillips4

     10,400         772,824   

EOG Resources, Inc.

     1,400         137,200   

Exxon Mobil Corp.4

     18,200         1,863,862   

Helmerich & Payne, Inc.

     1,900         206,435   

Marathon Petroleum Corp.

     500         46,475   

Matrix Service Co.*

     7,700         238,469   

Occidental Petroleum Corp.4

     6,100         584,075   

Oceaneering International, Inc.

     900         65,952   

Phillips 66

     800         66,576   

Schlumberger, Ltd.

     11,800         1,198,290   

Total Energy

        5,506,510   

Financials - 17.5%

     

1st Source Corp.

     4,800         141,552   

Aflac, Inc.

     10,100         633,472   

Alexander’s, Inc.

     200         69,152   

The Allstate Corp.

     7,900         449,905   

American Capital Agency Corp.

     3,400         77,214   

American Express Co.4

     8,400         734,412   

AmTrust Financial Services, Inc.

     3,900         150,813   

Arch Capital Group, Ltd.*

     7,000         401,240   

AvalonBay Communities, Inc.

     400         54,620   

Axis Capital Holdings, Ltd.

     2,600         118,950   

Bancfirst Corp.

     1,100         64,031   

Bank of America Corp.4

     75,500         1,143,070   

Berkshire Hathaway, Inc., Class B*,4

     11,300         1,456,005   

Central Pacific Financial Corp.

     11,800         221,486   

Discover Financial Services

     2,100         117,390   

Eagle Bancorp, Inc.*

     6,600         220,374   

Everest Re Group, Ltd.

     400         63,212   

First Interstate Bancsystem, Inc.

     11,100         276,279   

Franklin Resources, Inc.

     5,000         261,750   
 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

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Schedule of Portfolio Investments (continued)

 

 

 

     Shares      Value  

Financials - 17.5% (continued)

  

GAMCO Investors, Inc., Class A

     4,800       $ 364,464   

The Geo Group, Inc.

     1,400         46,942   

Hanmi Financial Corp.

     6,200         131,874   

Health Care REIT, Inc.

     700         44,163   

Janus Capital Group, Inc.

     6,100         73,993   

JPMorgan Chase & Co.4

     24,000         1,343,520   

Potlatch Corp.

     12,300         470,229   

Regions Financial Corp.

     14,300         145,002   

Silver Bay Realty Trust Corp.

     1         4   

State Street Corp.

     1,900         122,664   

TD Ameritrade Holding Corp.

     2,300         73,370   

The Travelers Cos., Inc.

     1,400         126,812   

Universal Insurance Holdings, Inc.

     24,300         355,509   

Waddell & Reed Financial, Inc., Class A

     3,300         222,585   

Washington Federal, Inc.

     2,800         60,424   

Webster Financial Corp.

     4,300         129,602   

Wells Fargo & Co.4

     14,900         739,636   

XL Group PLC

     9,000         282,150   

Total Financials

        11,387,870   

Health Care - 13.0%

  

AbbVie, Inc.

     1,600         83,328   

Albany Molecular Research, Inc.*

     11,200         179,872   

Align Technology, Inc.*

     11,900         599,641   

Amgen, Inc.

     2,300         257,025   

AMN Healthcare Services, Inc.*

     9,600         119,808   

Anika Therapeutics, Inc.*

     1,700         72,658   

Biogen Idec, Inc.*

     3,200         918,784   

CR Bard, Inc.

     2,600         357,058   

CryoLife, Inc.

     6,500         59,020   

Eli Lilly & Co.

     9,000         531,900   

Emergent Biosolutions, Inc.*

     16,900         445,484   

Johnson & Johnson

     6,900         698,901   

Magellan Health Services, Inc.*

     3,900         225,108   

Medtronic, Inc.

     12,100         711,722   

Merck & Co., Inc.

     3,300         193,248   

Pfizer, Inc.4

     43,000         1,345,040   

PharMerica Corp.*

     5,300         144,107   

Questcor Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

     1,000         82,180   

Repligen Corp.*

     38,300         607,055   
     Shares      Value  

SurModics, Inc.*

     1,900       $ 41,344   

Thoratec Corp.*

     2,300         75,394   

United Therapeutics Corp.*

     3,900         390,039   

UnitedHealth Group, Inc.4

     3,800         285,152   

Zimmer Holdings, Inc.

     600         58,080   

Total Health Care

        8,481,948   

Industrials - 13.0%

  

3M Co.

     2,600         361,634   

Alamo Group, Inc.

     1,200         63,744   

American Science & Engineering, Inc.

     500         33,600   

Argan, Inc.

     8,200         219,514   

Delta Air Lines, Inc.

     2,800         103,124   

Deluxe Corp.

     9,100         500,045   

Emerson Electric Co.

     600         40,908   

Exponent, Inc.

     900         63,378   

Federal Signal Corp.*

     10,600         160,908   

FedEx Corp.

     300         40,875   

General Dynamics Corp.

     4,800         525,360   

General Electric Co.

     4,600         123,694   

Hyster-Yale Materials Handling, Inc.

     600         57,834   

Lennox International, Inc.

     6,600         553,278   

Lockheed Martin Corp.4

     6,000         984,840   

Matson, Inc.

     2,300         54,487   

Navigant Consulting, Inc.*

     11,200         188,160   

Northrop Grumman Corp.4

     7,000         850,570   

Parker Hannifin Corp.

     300         38,064   

Rockwell Automation, Inc.

     1,200         143,016   

RR Donnelley & Sons Co.

     2,972         52,304   

Southwest Airlines Co.

     39,400         952,298   

Spirit Airlines, Inc.*

     1,400         79,576   

Swift Transportation Co.*

     1,500         36,075   

UniFirst Corp.

     7,000         673,680   

Union Pacific Corp.4

     6,000         1,142,580   

United Parcel Service, Inc., Class B

     1,000         98,500   

United Technologies Corp.

     400         47,332   

WABCO Holdings, Inc.*

     2,900         310,329   

Total Industrials

        8,499,707   

Information Technology - 20.4%

  

AOL, Inc.*

     1,000         42,810   

Apple, Inc.4

     2,001         1,180,770   

Aspen Technology, Inc.*

     5,100         219,249   
 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

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Schedule of Portfolio Investments (continued)

 

 

 

     Shares      Value  

Information Technology - 20.4% (continued)

  

Belden, Inc.

     5,500       $ 405,955   

Benchmark Electronics, Inc.*

     29,100         674,538   

Brocade Communications Systems, Inc.*

     12,400         115,444   

CA, Inc.

     19,200         578,688   

Cisco Systems, Inc.4

     9,200         212,612   

Conversant, Inc.*

     2,100         51,324   

Daktronics, Inc.

     4,400         57,288   

DST Systems, Inc.

     500         46,095   

Fabrinet*

     25,300         546,480   

Facebook, Inc., Class A*

     3,500         209,230   

First Solar, Inc.*

     9,000         607,410   

Google, Inc., Class A*,4

     682         364,788   

Google, Inc., Class C*,4

     682         359,182   

Harris Corp.

     11,100         816,072   

Hewlett-Packard Co.

     14,000         462,840   

iGATE Corp.*

     3,300         120,780   

Insight Enterprises, Inc.*

     2,800         73,136   

Lattice Semiconductor Corp.*

     12,100         101,882   

Lexmark International, Inc., Class A

     6,900         296,700   

Manhattan Associates, Inc.*

     5,000         157,650   

Microsoft Corp.4

     34,400         1,389,760   

NIC, Inc.

     11,100         203,574   

Oracle Corp.4

     12,200         498,736   

PC Connection, Inc.

     1,600         32,016   

QUALCOMM, Inc.4

     15,100         1,188,521   

SanDisk Corp.

     3,800         322,886   

Skyworks Solutions, Inc.*

     2,300         94,415   

Stamps.com, Inc.*

     1,500         52,065   

TiVo, Inc.*

     31,500         373,590   

Visa, Inc., Class A

     2,700         547,047   

VistaPrint NV*,1

     5,000         197,350   

VMware, Inc., Class A*

     5,200         481,052   

WebMD Health Corp.*

     1,700         74,953   

Xerox Corp.

     12,800         154,752   

Total Information Technology

        13,311,640   

Materials - 2.5%

  

CF Industries Holdings, Inc.

     200         49,034   

The Dow Chemical Co.

     1,000         49,900   

LyondellBasell Industries N.V., Class A

     10,500         971,250   
     Shares      Value  

Myers Industries, Inc.

     7,300       $ 136,510   

Packaging Corp. of America

     5,300         353,139   

Schweitzer-Mauduit International, Inc.

     1,000         43,640   

Silgan Holdings, Inc.

     500         24,875   

Total Materials

        1,628,348   

Telecommunication Services - 2.8%

  

AT&T, Inc.4

     33,000         1,178,100   

Atlantic Tele-Network, Inc.

     300         17,751   

United States Cellular Corp.

     1,500         62,310   

USA Mobility, Inc.

     4,000         68,520   

Verizon Communications, Inc.

     10,700         500,011   

Total Telecommunication Services

        1,826,692   

Utilities - 2.0%

  

American Electric Power Co., Inc.

     5,900         317,479   

American States Water Co.

     2,500         75,900   

DTE Energy Co.

     8,100         632,934   

Duke Energy Corp.

     1,800         134,082   

Public Service Enterprise Group, Inc.

     3,100         127,007   

Total Utilities

        1,287,402   

Total Common Stocks
(cost $53,348,287)

        64,498,516   
     Number of
Contracts
        

Purchased Options - 0.4%

  

S&P 500 Puts, 1700 Strike Price, Expiration 05/17/14

     105         6,615   

S&P 500 Puts, 1700 Strike Price, Expiration 06/21/14

     72         43,200   

S&P 500 Puts, 1740 Strike Price, Expiration 07/19/14

     170         229,500   

Total Purchased Options
(cost $615,170)

        279,315   
 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

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Schedule of Portfolio Investments (continued)

 

 

 

     Principal Amount      Value  

Short-Term Investments - 1.4%

  

Repurchase Agreements - 0.1%2

  

Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Inc., dated 04/30/14, due 05/01/14, 0.040%, total to be received $54,560 (collateralized by various U.S. Government Agency Obligations, 0.000% - 3.625%, 11/30/16 - 04/15/28, totaling $55,651)

   $ 54,560       $ 54,560   

Other Investment Companies - 1.3%3

  

Dreyfus Institutional Cash Advantage Fund, Institutional Class Shares, 0.06%

     832,810         832,810   

Total Short-Term Investments
(cost $887,370)

        887,370   
          Value  

Total Investments - 100.6%
(cost $54,850,827)

      $ 65,665,201   

Other Assets, less Liabilities - (0.6)%

        (418,449

Net Assets - 100.0%

      $ 65,246,752   
 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

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AMG FQ Global Alternatives Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

April 30, 2014 (unaudited)

 

 

 

     Shares      Value  

Exchange Traded Funds - 30.4%

     

SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust1 (cost $17,597,996)

     152,118       $ 28,663,595   
     Principal Amount         

U.S. Government Obligations - 51.1%

     

U.S. Treasury Bills,

     

0.018%, 05/29/145,6

   $ 28,625,000         28,624,542   

0.028%, 09/04/145,6

     18,480,000         18,478,059   

0.033%, 09/25/145,6

     1,000,000         999,857   

Total U.S. Government Obligations (cost $48,098,304)

        48,102,458   

Short-Term Investments - 22.4%

     

Repurchase Agreements - 3.8%2

     

Barclays Capital, dated 04/30/14, due 05/01/14, 0.030%, total to be received $585,729 (collateralized by various U.S. Government Agency Obligations, 0.000% - 4.250%, 07/15/14 - 05/15/43, totaling $597,444)

     585,729         585,729   

Cantor Fitzgerald Securities, dated 04/30/14, due 05/01/14, 0.070%, total to be received $1,000,002 (collateralized by various U.S. Government Agency Obligations, 0.000% - 10.500%, 05/15/14 - 09/01/49, totaling $1,020,000)

     1,000,000         1,000,000   

Daiwa Capital Markets America, dated 04/30/14, due 05/01/14, 0.070%, total to be received $1,000,002 (collateralized by various U.S. Government Agency Obligations, 1.323% - 6.500%, 06/01/17 - 03/01/48, totaling $1,020,000)

     1,000,000         1,000,000   

Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Inc., dated 04/30/14, due 05/01/14, 0.050%, total to be received $1,000,001 (collateralized by various U.S. Government Agency Obligations, 1.881% - 4.500%, 10/01/27 - 01/01/44, totaling $1,020,000)

     1,000,000         1,000,000   

Total Repurchase Agreements

        3,585,729   
     Shares         

Other Investment Companies - 18.6%3

     

Dreyfus Institutional Cash Advantage Fund, Institutional Class Shares, 0.06%

     7,582,997         7,582,997   

JPMorgan Liquid Assets Money Market Fund, Capital Shares, 0.05%

     9,887,183         9,887,183   

Total Other Investment Companies

        17,470,180   

Total Short-Term Investments
(cost $21,055,909)

        21,055,909   

Total Investments - 103.9% (cost $86,752,209)

        97,821,962   

Other Assets, less Liabilities - (3.9)%

        (3,682,840

Net Assets - 100.0%

      $ 94,139,122   

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

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AMG FQ Global Risk-Balanced Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

April 30, 2014 (unaudited)

 

 

 

            Shares      Value  

Exchange Traded Funds - 61.9%

        

iShares Barclays TIPS Bond Fund4

        92,075       $ 10,457,879   

iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond Fund1,4

        275,960         26,034,066   

Jefferies TR/J CRB Global Commodity Equity Index Fund

        40,668         1,818,677   

Market Vectors Gold Miners1

        65,740         1,584,991   

Market Vectors RVE Hard Assets Producers

        43,130         1,678,188   

Materials Select Sector SPDR Fund1

        37,451         1,786,413   

SPDR DB International Government Inflation-Protected Bond

        32,271         1,974,985   

Vanguard REIT4

        82,890         6,045,997   

Total Exchange Traded Funds (cost $50,324,725)

           51,381,196   

Exchange Traded Notes - 11.1%

        

Barclays, Inc., iPath Dow Jones-UBS Copper Subindex Total Return, 10/22/371

        39,347         1,448,756   

Barclays, Inc., iPath Dow Jones-UBS Grains Subindex Total Return, 10/22/37

        17,457         912,652   

Barclays, Inc., iPath Goldman Sachs Crude Oil Total Return Index, 08/07/361

        36,143         861,288   

Deutsche Bank AG, PowerShares DB Agriculture Double Long, 04/01/38

        96,864         886,228   

Deutsche Bank AG, PowerShares DB Gold Double Long, 02/15/381

        59,838         1,709,572   

Swedish Export Credit Corp., ELEMENTS Linked to the Rogers International Commodity Index - Total Return, 10/24/22

        396,925         3,429,432   

Total Exchange Traded Notes (cost $9,979,210)

           9,247,928   
            Number of
Contracts
        

Purchased Options - 0.4%

        

EURO STOXX 50 Puts, 2750 Strike Price, Expiration 06/20/14

     EUR         55         5,647   

EURO STOXX 50 Puts, 2750 Strike Price, Expiration 09/19/14

     EUR         54         24,198   

EURO STOXX 50 Puts, 2775 Strike Price, Expiration 06/20/14

     EUR         54         6,367   

EURO STOXX 50 Puts, 2825 Strike Price, Expiration 05/16/14

     EUR         185         3,337   

S&P 500 Puts, 1700 Strike Price, Expiration 05/17/14

        127         8,001   

S&P 500 Puts, 1700 Strike Price, Expiration 06/21/14

        100         45,000   

S&P 500 Puts, 1740 Strike Price, Expiration 07/19/14

        142         191,700   

Total Purchased Options
(cost $787,466)

           284,250   
            Principal Amount         

U.S. Government Obligations - 10.8%

        

U.S. Treasury Bills, 0.018%, 05/29/145,6 (cost $8,999,300)

      $ 9,000,000         8,999,883   

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

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AMG FQ Global Risk-Balanced Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments (continued)

 

 

 

     Principal Amount      Value  

Short-Term Investments - 33.6%

     

Repurchase Agreements - 16.9%2

     

Cantor Fitzgerald Securities, dated 04/30/14, due 05/01/14, 0.070%, total to be received $3,334,663 (collateralized by various U.S. Government Agency Obligations, 0.000% - 10.500%, 05/15/14 - 09/01/49, totaling $3,401,350)

   $ 3,334,657       $ 3,334,657   

Citigroup Global Markets, Inc., dated 04/30/14, due 05/01/14, 0.060%, total to be received $3,334,663 (collateralized by various U.S. Government Agency Obligations, 0.125% - 9.000%, 05/01/14 - 05/01/44, totaling $3,401,350)

     3,334,657         3,334,657   

HSBC Securities USA, Inc., dated 04/30/14, due 05/01/14, 0.040%, total to be received $3,334,661 (collateralized by various U.S. Government Agency Obligations, 0.000% - 9.375%, 05/06/14 - 07/15/32, totaling $3,401,387)

     3,334,657         3,334,657   

Nomura Securities, Inc., dated 04/30/14, due 05/01/14, 0.050%, total to be received $702,017 (collateralized by various U.S. Government Agency Obligations, 0.125% - 6.125%, 07/15/14 - 02/15/44, totaling $716,056)

     702,016         702,016   

RBC Capital Markets LLC, dated 04/30/14, due 05/01/14, 0.050%, total to be received $3,334,662 (collateralized by various U.S. Government Agency Obligations, 2.330% - 4.500%, 02/01/24 - 01/01/44, totaling $3,401,350)

     3,334,657         3,334,657   

Total Repurchase Agreements

        14,040,644   
     Shares         

Other Investment Companies - 16.7%3

     

Dreyfus Institutional Cash Advantage Fund, Institutional Class Shares, 0.06%

     3,712,886         3,712,886   

JPMorgan Liquid Assets Money Market Fund, Capital Shares, 0.05%

     10,141,631         10,141,631   

Total Other Investment Companies

        13,854,517   

Total Short-Term Investments
(cost $27,895,161)

        27,895,161   

Total Investments - 117.8% (cost $97,985,862)

        97,808,418   

Other Assets, less Liabilities - (17.8)%

        (14,781,213

Net Assets - 100.0%

      $ 83,027,205   

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

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Notes to Schedules of Portfolio Investments (unaudited)

 

 

The following footnotes and abbreviations should be read in conjunction with each of the Schedules of Portfolio Investments previously presented in this report.

At April 30, 2014, the approximate cost of investments for Federal income tax purposes and the aggregate gross unrealized appreciation and/or depreciation based on tax cost were as follows:

 

Fund    Cost      Appreciation      Depreciation     Net  

AMG FQ Tax-Managed U.S. Equity Fund

   $ 36,769,204       $ 19,123,058       $ (256,920   $ 18,866,138   

AMG FQ U.S. Equity Fund

     54,904,245         12,041,380         (1,280,424     10,760,956   

AMG FQ Global Alternatives Fund

     86,752,209         11,069,753         —          11,069,753   

AMG FQ Global Risk-Balanced Fund

     99,076,416         1,730,409         (2,998,407     (1,267,998

 

* Non-income producing security.
1  Some or all of these shares were out on loan to various brokers as of April 30, 2014, amounting to:

 

Fund    Market Value      % of Net Assets  

AMG FQ Tax-Managed U.S. Equity Fund

   $ 53,332         0.1

AMG FQ U.S. Equity Fund

     47,224         0.1

AMG FQ Global Alternatives Fund

     3,521,397         3.7

AMG FQ Global Risk-Balanced Fund

     13,710,571         16.5

 

2  Collateral received from brokers for securities lending was invested in these short-term investments.
3  Yield shown for each investment company represents the April 30, 2014, seven-day average yield, which refers to the sum of the previous seven days’ dividends paid, expressed as an annual percentage.
4  Some or all of these securities were held as collateral for options written.
5  Represents yield to maturity at April 30, 2014.
6  Some or all of these securities were held as collateral for futures contracts as of April 30, 2014, amounting to:

 

Fund    Market Value      % of Net Assets  

AMG FQ Global Alternatives Fund

   $ 48,102,458         51.1

AMG FQ Global Risk-Balanced Fund

     8,999,883         10.8

The following tables summarize the inputs used to value the Funds’ net assets by the fair value hierarchy levels as of April 30, 2014: (See Note 1(a) in the Notes to Financial Statements.)

 

    

Quoted Prices in Active
Markets for Identical
Investments

Level 1

    

Significant Other
Observable Inputs

Level 2

    

Significant Unobservable
Inputs

Level 3

     Total  

AMG FQ Tax-Managed U.S. Equity Fund

           

Investments in Securities

           

Common Stocks

   $ 54,819,865         —           —         $ 54,819,865   

Short-Term Investments

           

Repurchase Agreements

     —         $ 54,391         —           54,391   

Other Investment Companies

     761,086         —           —           761,086   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Investments in Securities

   $ 55,580,951       $ 54,391         —         $ 55,635,342   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

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Quoted Prices in Active
Markets for Identical
Investments

Level 1

   

Significant Other
Observable Inputs

Level 2

    

Significant Unobservable
Inputs

Level 3

     Total  

AMG FQ U.S. Equity Fund

          

Investments in Securities

          

Common Stocks

   $ 64,498,516        —           —         $ 64,498,516   

Purchased Options††

     279,315        —           —           279,315   

Short-Term Investments

          

Repurchase Agreements

     —        $ 54,560         —           54,560   

Other Investment Companies

     832,810        —           —           832,810   
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Investments in Securities

   $ 65,610,641      $ 54,560         —         $ 65,665,201   
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Financial Derivative Instruments-Assets††

          

Equity Contracts

   $ 3,806        —           —         $ 3,806   
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Financial Derivative Instruments-Liabilities††

          

Equity Contracts

     (356,550     —           —           (356,550
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Financial Derivative Instruments

   $ (352,744     —           —         $ (352,744
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

    

Quoted Prices in Active
Markets for Identical

Investments

Level 1

   

Significant Other
Observable Inputs

Level 2

   

Significant Unobservable
Inputs

Level 3

     Total  

AMG FQ Global Alternatives Fund

         

Investments in Securities

         

Exchange Traded Funds†††

   $ 28,663,595        —          —         $ 28,663,595   

U.S. Government Obligations††††

     —        $ 48,102,458        —           48,102,458   

Short-Term Investments

         

Repurchase Agreements

     —          3,585,729        —           3,585,729   

Other Investment Companies

     17,470,180        —          —           17,470,180   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Investments in Securities

   $ 46,133,775      $ 51,688,187        —         $ 97,821,962   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Financial Derivative Instruments-Assets††

         

Foreign Exchange Contracts

     —        $ 3,329,272        —         $ 3,329,272   

Equity Contracts

   $ 84,746        —          —           84,746   

Interest Rate Contracts

     1,360,247        —          —           1,360,247   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 
     1,444,993        3,329,272        —           4,774,265   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Financial Derivative Instruments-Liabilities††

         

Foreign Exchange Contracts

     —          (3,196,483     —           (3,196,483

Equity Contracts

     (1,015,742     —          —           (1,015,742

Interest Rate Contracts

     (2,402,795     —          —           (2,402,795
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 
     (3,418,537     (3,196,483     —           (6,615,020
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Financial Derivative Instruments

   $ (1,973,544   $ 132,789        —         $ (1,840,755
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

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Quoted Prices in Active
Markets for Identical

Investments

Level 1

   

Significant Other
Observable Inputs

Level 2

    

Significant Unobservable
Inputs

Level 3

     Total  

AMG FQ Global Risk-Balanced Fund

          

Investments in Securities

          

Exchange Traded Funds†††

   $ 51,381,196        —           —         $ 51,381,196   

Exchange Traded Notes†††

     9,247,928        —           —           9,247,928   

U.S. Government Obligations††††

     —        $ 8,999,883         —           8,999,883   

Purchased Options††

     284,250        —           —           284,250   

Short-Term Investments

          

Repurchase Agreements

     —          14,040,644         —           14,040,644   

Other Investment Companies

     13,854,517        —           —           13,854,517   
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Investments in Securities

   $ 74,767,891      $ 23,040,527         —         $ 97,808,418   
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Financial Derivative Instruments-Assets††

          

Equity Contracts

   $ 1,649,142        —           —         $ 1,649,142   

Interest Rate Contracts

     448,291        —           —           448,291   
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
     2,097,433        —           —           2,097,433   
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Financial Derivative Instruments-Liabilities††

          

Equity Contracts

     (1,097,697     —           —           (1,097,697
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Financial Derivative Instruments

   $ 999,736        —           —         $ 999,736   
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

For a detailed break-out of the common stocks by major industry classification, please refer to the Schedule of Portfolio Investments.
†† Derivative instruments, such as futures, written options and forwards, are not reflected in the Schedule of Portfolio Investments. Futures and forwards are valued at the unrealized appreciation/depreciation of the instrument and written options are shown at value.
††† All exchange traded funds and exchange traded notes held in the Fund are level 1 securities. For a detailed breakout of these securities, please refer to the Schedule of Portfolio Investments.
†††† All U.S. government and agency obligations held in the Fund are level 2 securities. For a detailed breakout of the U.S. government and agency obligations by major industry or agency classification, please refer to the Schedule of Portfolio Investments.

As of April 30, 2014, the Funds had no transfers between levels from the beginning of the reporting period.

The following schedule shows the fair value of derivative instruments at April 30, 2014:

 

         

Asset Derivatives

    

Liability Derivatives

 
Fund   

Derivatives not accounted for
as

hedging instruments

  

Statement of Assets and
Liabilities

Location

   Fair Value     

Statement of Assets and
Liabilities

Location

   Fair Value  

AMG FQ U.S. Equity Fund

              
  

Equity contracts

  

Options purchased2

   $ 279,315      

Options written

   $ 356,550   
  

Equity contracts

  

Receivable for variation margin*,1

     3,806      

Payable for variation margin*,1

     —     
        

 

 

       

 

 

 

Totals

         $ 283,121          $ 356,550   
        

 

 

       

 

 

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

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Asset Derivatives

    

Liability Derivatives

 
Fund   

Derivatives not accounted for
as

hedging instruments

  

Statement of Assets and
Liabilities

Location

   Fair Value     

Statement of Assets and
Liabilities

Location

   Fair Value  

AMG FQ Global Alternatives Fund

              
  

Equity contracts

  

Receivable for variation margin*,1

   $ 84,746      

Payable for variation margin*,1

   $ 1,015,742   
  

Interest rate contracts*

  

Receivable for variation margin*,1

     1,360,247      

Payable for variation margin*,1

     2,402,795   
  

Foreign exchange contracts

  

Unrealized appreciation of foreign currency contracts

     3,329,272      

Unrealized depreciation of foreign currency contracts

     3,196,483   
        

 

 

       

 

 

 

Totals

         $ 4,774,265          $ 6,615,020   
        

 

 

       

 

 

 

 

         

Asset Derivatives

    

Liability Derivatives

 
Fund   

Derivatives not accounted for
as

hedging instruments

  

Statement of Assets and
Liabilities

Location

   Fair Value     

Statement of Assets and
Liabilities

Location

   Fair Value  

AMG FQ Global Risk-Balanced Fund

              
  

Equity contracts

  

Options purchased2

   $ 284,250      

Options Written

   $ 381,832   
  

Equity contracts

  

Receivable for variation margin*,1

     1,649,142      

Payable for variation margin*,1

     715,865   
  

Interest rate contracts

  

Receivable for variation margin*,1

     448,291      

Payable for variation margin*,1

     —     
        

 

 

       

 

 

 

Totals

         $ 2,381,683          $ 1,097,697   
        

 

 

       

 

 

 

 

* Includes only the April 30, 2014 futures variation margin. Prior futures variation margin movements have been settled in cash on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities upon receipt or payment.

 

1  Only current day’s variation margin is reported within the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.

For the six months ended April 30, 2014, the effect of derivative instruments on the Statement of Operations for the Funds and the amount of realized gain (loss) and unrealized gain (loss) on derivatives recognized in income is as follows:

 

         

Realized Gain (Loss)

   

Change in Unrealized Gain (Loss)

 
Fund   

Derivatives not accounted for
as

hedging instruments

   Statement of Operations
Location
   Realized
Gain/(Loss)
   

Statement of Operations

Location

  

Change in
Unrealized

Gain/(Loss)

 

AMG FQ U.S. Equity Fund

             
  

Equity contracts

  

Net realized loss on options purchased2

   $ (1,133,832  

Net change in unrealized appreciation-(depreciation) options purchased2

   $ 95,170   
  

Equity contracts

  

Net realized loss on options written2

     348,190     

Net change in unrealized appreciation-(depreciation) options written

     182,414   
  

Equity contracts

  

Net realized gain on futures contracts

     17,438     

Net change in unrealized appreciation-(depreciation) of futures contracts

     (3,456
        

 

 

      

 

 

 

Totals

         $ (768,204      $ 274,128   
        

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

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Realized Gain (Loss)

   

Change in Unrealized Gain (Loss)

 
Fund   

Derivatives not accounted for
as

hedging instruments

   Statement of Operations
Location
   Realized
Gain/(Loss)
   

Statement of Operations

Location

   Change in
Unrealized
Gain/(Loss)
 

AMG FQ Global Alternatives Fund

             
  

Equity contracts

  

Net realized loss on futures contracts

   $ (3,341,973  

Net change in unrealized appreciation-(depreciation) of futures contracts

   $ 108,760   
  

Interest rate contracts

  

Net realized loss on futures contracts

     (771,073  

Net change in unrealized appreciation-(depreciation) of futures contracts

     (1,215,620
  

Foreign exchange contracts

  

Net realized gain on foreign currency transactions

     1,604,931     

Net change in unrealized appreciation-(depreciation) of foreign currency translations

     351,511   
        

 

 

      

 

 

 

Totals

         $ (2,508,115      $ (755,349
        

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

         

Realized Gain (Loss)

   

Change in Unrealized Gain (Loss)

 
Fund   

Derivatives not accounted for
as

hedging instruments

   Statement of Operations
Location
   Realized
Gain/(Loss)
    Statement of Operations
Location
   Change in
Unrealized
Gain/(Loss)
 

AMG FQ Global Risk-Balanced Fund

             
  

Equity contracts

  

Net realized loss on options purchased2

   $ (1,540,965  

Net change in unrealized appreciation-(depreciation) options purchased2

   $ 55,010   
  

Equity contracts

  

Net realized loss on options written2

     477,917     

Net change in unrealized appreciation-(depreciation) options written

     483,469   
  

Equity contracts

  

Net realized gain on futures contracts

     3,327,400     

Net change in unrealized appreciation-(depreciation) of futures contracts

     (1,643,084
  

Interest rate contracts

  

Net realized loss on futures contracts

     795,564     

Net change in unrealized appreciation-(depreciation) of futures contracts

     (284,175
        

 

 

      

 

 

 

Totals

         $ 3,059,916         $ (1,388,780
        

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

2  Options purchased are included in Investments at value on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Net realized gain (loss) on options purchased/written and net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) options purchased are included in the net realized gain (loss) on investments on the Statement of Operations.

At April 30, 2014, the following Funds had open written options:

(See Note 10 in the Notes to Financial Statements.)

 

AMG FQ U.S. Equity Fund

                                
Description    Exercise Price      Expiration Date    Number of
Contracts
     Premium      Unrealized
Gain/(Loss)
 

S&P 500 Index (Call)

     1,940       05/17/14      105       $ 60,742       $ 53,603   

S&P 500 Index (Call)

     1,960       07/19/14      170         113,645         (31,705

S&P 500 Index (Call)

     1,965       06/21/14      72         50,292         29,052   

S&P 500 Index (Put)

     1,640       05/17/14      105         94,343         90,142   

S&P 500 Index (Put)

     1,650       06/21/14      72         71,892         51,372   

S&P 500 Index (Put)

     1,690       07/19/14      170         220,745         62,645   
           

 

 

    

 

 

 

Totals

            $ 611,659       $ 255,109   
           

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

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AMG FQ Global Risk-Balanced Fund

                                
Description    Exercise Price      Expiration Date   

Number of

Contracts

     Premium      Unrealized
Gain/(Loss)
 

EURO STOXX 50 (Call)

     3,225       05/16/14      28       $ 4,557       $ (66

EURO STOXX 50 (Call)

     3,250       05/16/14      92         14,696         6,528   

EURO STOXX 50 (Call)

     3,275       06/20/14      55         10,499         (4,533

EURO STOXX 50 (Call)

     3,275       05/16/14      65         9,891         7,095   

EURO STOXX 50 (Call)

     3,350       06/20/14      54         10,633         5,689   

EURO STOXX 50 (Call)

     3,425       09/19/14      54         13,722         (3,359

EURO STOXX 50 (Put)

     2,600       09/19/14      54         19,091         4,782   

EURO STOXX 50 (Put)

     2,625       06/20/14      55         13,292         10,163   

EURO STOXX 50 (Put)

     2,650       06/20/14      54         17,044         13,598   

EURO STOXX 50 (Put)

     2,700       05/16/14      129         27,286         26,213   

EURO STOXX 50 (Put)

     2,725       05/16/14      56         9,734         9,190   

S&P 500 Index (Call)

     1,940       05/17/14      127         75,932         67,296   

S&P 500 Index (Call)

     1,960       07/19/14      142         99,101         (22,310

S&P 500 Index (Call)

     1,980       06/21/14      100         86,789         69,289   

S&P 500 Index (Put)

     1,625       06/21/14      100         99,789         77,789   

S&P 500 Index (Put)

     1,640       05/17/14      127         114,032         108,952   

S&P 500 Index (Put)

     1,690       07/19/14      142         184,300         52,240   
           

 

 

    

 

 

 

Totals

            $ 810,388       $ 428,556   
           

 

 

    

 

 

 

Transactions in written put and call options and swaptions for the six months ended April 30, 2014, were as follows:

(See Note 10 in the Notes to Financial Statements.)

 

AMG FQ U.S. Equity Fund

            
     Number of
Contracts
    Amount of
Premiums
 

Options outstanding at October 31, 2013

     685      $ 564,713   

Options written

     1,396        1,168,046   

Options exercised/expired/closed

     (1,387     (1,121,100
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Options outstanding at April 30, 2014

     694      $ 611,659   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

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AMG FQ Global Risk-Balanced Fund

            
     Number of
Contracts
    Amount of
Premiums
 

Options outstanding at October 31, 2013

     1,162      $ 777,852   

Options written

     2,860        1,578,156   

Options exercised/expired/closed

     (2,588     (1,545,620
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Options outstanding at April 30, 2014

     1,434      $ 810,388   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

All futures contracts are exchange traded unless otherwise noted. The counterparty for all OTC contracts is either Morgan Stanley or Goldman Sachs. (See Note 9 in the Notes to Financial Statements.) At April 30, 2014, the following Funds had open futures contracts:

 

AMG FQ U.S. Equity Fund

                         
Type    Number of Contracts      Position    Expiration
Date
     Unrealized
Gain
 

S&P 500 E-Mini Index

     2       Long      06/20/14       $ 3,806   
           

 

 

 

 

AMG FQ Global Alternative Fund

                              
Type    Currency    Number of Contracts      Position    Expiration
Date
     Unrealized
Gain/(Loss)
 

Amsterdam Index

   EUR      1       Short      05/16/14       $ (2,139

Australia 10-Year Bond

   AUD      384       Short      06/17/14         (521,870

Australian SPI 200 Index

   AUD      84       Short      06/20/14         (198,192

CAC40 Index

   EUR      11       Long      05/19/14         18,598   

Canadian 10-Year bond

   CAD      904       Short      06/30/14         (1,155,930

Dax Index

   EUR      5       Long      06/20/14         58,502   

Euro-Bund 10-Year

   EUR      285       Short      06/10/14         (724,995

FTSE 100 Index

   GBP      6       Short      06/23/14         (8,284

FTSE/MIB Index

   EUR      11       Long      06/20/14         2,795   

Hang Seng Index

   HKD      19       Long      05/30/14         (22,287

IBEX 35 Index

   EUR      16       Short      05/19/14         (70,293

Japanese 10-Year Bond

   JPY      6       Long      06/11/14         1,095   

S&P 500 E-Mini Index

   USD      273       Short      06/20/14         (505,393

S&P/TSX 60 Index

   CAD      1       Long      06/20/14         4,851   

TOPIX Index

   JPY      46       Long      06/13/14         (209,154

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

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Type    Currency    Number of Contracts      Position    Expiration
Date
     Unrealized
Gain/(Loss)
 

U.K. 10-Year Gilt

   GBP      518       Long      06/30/14       $ 997,657   

U.S. Treasury 10-Year Bond

   USD      867       Long      06/30/14         361,495   
              

 

 

 

Total

               $ (975,887
              

 

 

 

 

AMG FQ Global Risk-Balanced Fund

                            
Type    Currency    Number of Contracts      Position    Expiration
Date
   Unrealized
Gain/(Loss)
 

Amsterdam Index

   EUR      25       Long    05/16/14    $ 53,677   

Australia 10-Year Bond

   AUD      55       Long    06/17/14      91,106   

Australian SPI 200 Index

   AUD      40       Long    06/20/14      99,286   

CAC40 Index

   EUR      44       Long    05/19/14
to

06/23/14

     170,340   

Canadian 10-Year bond

   CAD      48       Long    06/30/14      62,925   

Dax Index

   EUR      8       Long    06/20/14      121,864   

E-Mini MSCI Index

   USD      197       Long    06/20/14      676,295   

Euro-Bund 10-Year

   EUR      19       Long    06/10/14      42,152   

Euro-Bund 30 Year

   EUR      13       Long    06/10/14      52,416   

FTSE 100 Index

   GBP      31       Long    06/23/14      127,699   

FTSE/MIB Index

   EUR      17       Long    06/20/14      106,943   

Hang Seng Index

   HKD      17       Long    05/30/14      (35,070

IBEX 35 Index

   EUR      17       Long    05/19/14      69,391   

Russell 2000 Index

   USD      101       Long    06/20/14      (484,523

S&P 500 E-Mini Index

   USD      48       Long    06/20/14      91,350   

S&P/TSX 60 Index

   CAD      30       Long    06/20/14      132,297   

TOPIX Index

   JPY      29       Long    06/13/14      (196,272

U.K. 10-Year Gilt

   GBP      41       Long    06/30/14      95,699   

U.S. Treasury Long Bond

   USD      37       Long    06/30/14      103,993   
              

 

 

 

Total

               $ 1,381,568   
              

 

 

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

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At April 30, 2014, the following Funds had foreign currency contracts (in U.S. Dollars):

(See Note 8 in the Notes to Financial Statements.)

 

AMG FQ Global Alternatives Fund

                                   
Foreign Currency    Position    Settlement Date    Counterparty    Receivable
Amount
     Payable Amount     

Unrealized
Gain/

(Loss)

 

Australian Dollar

   Long    06/18/14    MS    $ 8,886,204       $ 8,838,615       $ 47,589   

British Pound

   Long    06/18/14    GS      1,573,550         1,557,311         16,239   

British Pound

   Long    06/18/14    MS      20,774,267         20,523,564         250,703   

Canadian Dollar

   Long    06/18/14    GS      16,632,478         16,491,948         140,530   

Canadian Dollar

   Long    06/18/14    MS      9,630,863         9,442,537         188,326   

Euro

   Long    06/18/14    GS      43,001,847         42,590,888         410,959   

Euro

   Long    06/18/14    MS      17,967,793         17,868,313         99,480   

Japanese Yen

   Long    06/18/14    GS      15,606,125         15,599,901         6,224   

Japanese Yen

   Long    06/18/14    MS      41,201,893         41,211,873         (9,980

New Zealand Dollar

   Long    06/18/14    GS      7,166,042         7,170,016         (3,974

New Zealand Dollar

   Long    06/18/14    MS      64,913,840         63,679,355         1,234,485   

Norwegian Krone

   Long    06/18/14    GS      16,424,132         16,253,293         170,839   

Norwegian Krone

   Long    06/18/14    MS      29,143,777         28,807,480         336,297   

Singapore Dollar

   Long    06/18/14    GS      5,390,675         5,343,119         47,556   

Swedish Krona

   Long    06/18/14    GS      2,334,405         2,361,507         (27,102

Swedish Krona

   Long    06/18/14    MS      10,129,282         10,192,411         (63,129

Swiss Franc

   Long    06/18/14    GS      149,562         150,607         (1,045

Swiss Franc

   Long    06/18/14    MS      4,338,309         4,338,882         (573

Australian Dollar

   Short    06/18/14    GS      107,252         111,526         (4,274

Australian Dollar

   Short    06/18/14    MS      36,407,033         37,130,000         (722,967

British Pound

   Short    06/18/14    GS      3,908,816         3,983,976         (75,160

British Pound

   Short    06/18/14    MS      4,592,901         4,648,022         (55,121

Canadian Dollar

   Short    06/18/14    GS      30,151,463         30,503,583         (352,120

Canadian Dollar

   Short    06/18/14    MS      12,444,338         12,545,077         (100,739

Euro

   Short    06/18/14    GS      5,666,464         5,661,395         5,069   

Euro

   Short    06/18/14    MS      21,282,918         21,381,842         (98,924

Japanese Yen

   Short    06/18/14    GS      5,502,840         5,514,379         (11,539

Japanese Yen

   Short    06/18/14    MS      11,853,434         11,866,836         (13,402

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

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Foreign Currency    Position    Settlement Date    Counterparty    Receivable
Amount
     Payable Amount      Unrealized
Gain/
(Loss)
 

New Zealand Dollar

   Short    06/18/14    GS    $ 22,994,044       $ 23,660,856       $ (666,812

New Zealand Dollar

   Short    06/18/14    MS      4,273,004         4,290,112         (17,108

Norwegian Krone

   Short    06/18/14    MS      18,616,815         18,712,560         (95,745

Singapore Dollar

   Short    06/18/14    GS      38,011,291         38,413,812         (402,521

Singapore Dollar

   Short    06/18/14    MS      3,031,233         3,055,868         (24,635

Swedish Krona

   Short    06/18/14    GS      43,422,189         43,067,835         354,354   

Swedish Krona

   Short    06/18/14    MS      22,690,838         22,673,817         17,021   

Swiss Franc

   Short    06/18/14    GS      30,222,746         30,441,081         (218,335

Swiss Franc

   Short    06/18/14    MS      26,816,504         27,044,181         (227,677
           

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Totals

            $ 657,261,167       $ 657,128,378       $ 132,789   
           

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

CURRENCY ABBREVIATIONS:
AUD:    Australian Dollar
CAD:    Canadian Dollar
EUR:    Euro
GBP:    British Pound
HKD:    Hong Kong Dollar
JPY:    Japanese Yen
USD:    U.S. Dollar

 

COUNTERPARTY ABBREVIATIONS:

MS:    Morgan Stanley
GS:    Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.
OTC:    Over-the-counter

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

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Statement of Assets and Liabilities

April 30, 2014 (unaudited)

 

 

 

     AMG FQ
Tax-Managed
U.S. Equity Fund
     AMG FQ U.S.
Equity Fund
     AMG FQ Global
Alternatives Fund
     AMG FQ Global
Risk-Balanced
Fund
 

Assets:

           

Investments at value* (including securities on loan valued at $53,332, $47,224, $3,521,397, and $13,710,571, respectively)

   $ 55,580,951       $ 65,610,641       $ 94,236,233       $ 83,767,774   

Repurchase agreements at value**

     54,391         54,560         3,585,729         14,040,644   

Cash collateral for forward foreign currency contracts

     —           —           400,000         —     

Cash collateral for futures

     —           77,000         —           —     

Receivable for Fund shares sold

     179,931         34,977         112,966         19,683   

Dividends, interest and other receivables

     31,171         40,830         879         18,706   

Receivable for variation margin on futures contracts

     —           610         558,356         216,714   

Receivable for investments sold

     —           —           —           172,231   

Receivable from affiliate

     3,271         2         54,319         10,415   

Unrealized appreciation on forward foreign currency contracts

     —           —           3,329,272         —     

Prepaid expenses

     24,300         26,679         45,094         35,593   

Other Asset

     —           123         —           6,707   

Total assets

     55,874,015         65,845,422         102,322,848         98,288,467   

Liabilities:

           

Payable to custodian

     —           —           434         —     

Payable upon return of securities loaned

     54,391         54,560         3,585,729         14,040,644   

Payable for Fund shares repurchased

     183,070         111,699         466,015         621,296   

Written options (premium received $0, $0, $611,659 and $810,388, respectively)

     —           356,550         —           381,832   

Payable for variation margin on futures contracts

     —           —           681,492         129,668   

Unrealized depreciation on forward foreign currency contracts

     —           —           3,196,483         —     

Accrued expenses:

           

Investment management and advisory fees

     38,770         18,812         135,318         41,440   

Shareholder servicing fees - Investor Class

     —           —           6,846         5,916   

Shareholder servicing fees - Service

     —           —           5,998         196   

Administrative fees

     —           13,437         19,900         17,267   

Distribution fees - Investor Class

     1,614         5,181         8,558         774   

Trustees fees and expenses

     225         98         1,083         544   

Other

     29,957         38,333         75,870         21,685   

Total liabilities

     308,027         598,670         8,183,726         15,261,262   

Net Assets

   $ 55,565,988       $ 65,246,752       $ 94,139,122       $ 83,027,205   

*       Investments at cost

   $ 36,714,813       $ 54,796,267       $ 83,166,480       $ 83,945,218   

**     Repurchase agreements at cost

   $ 54,391       $ 54,560       $ 3,585,729       $ 14,040,644   

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

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     AMG FQ
Tax-Managed
U.S. Equity Fund
    AMG FQ U.S.
Equity Fund
    AMG FQ Global
Alternatives Fund
    AMG FQ Global
Risk-Balanced
Fund
 

Net Assets Represent:

        

Paid-in capital

   $ 53,127,575      $ 57,636,085      $ 92,455,095      $ 95,787,061   

Undistributed net investment income (loss)

     28,011        39,878        (772,385     707,581   

Accumulated net realized loss from investments, options, futures and foreign currency transactions

     (16,455,736     (3,502,500     (6,771,287     (15,106,824

Net unrealized appreciation of investments, options, futures and foreign currency translations

     18,866,138        11,073,289        9,227,699        1,639,387   

Net Assets

   $ 55,565,988      $ 65,246,752      $ 94,139,122      $ 83,027,205   

Investor Class:

        

Net Assets

   $ 7,500,179      $ 25,226,911      $ 40,361,747      $ 3,751,773   

Shares outstanding

     339,956        1,540,386        4,952,315        274,380   

Net asset value and redemption price per share

   $ 22.06      $ 16.38      $ 8.15      $ 13.67   

Service Class:

        

Net Assets

     n/a        n/a      $ 35,016,087      $ 2,231,547   

Shares outstanding

     n/a        n/a        4,294,279        161,907   

Net asset value and redemption price per share

     n/a        n/a      $ 8.15      $ 13.78   

Institutional Class:

        

Net Assets

   $ 48,065,809      $ 40,019,841      $ 18,761,288      $ 77,043,885   

Shares outstanding

     2,183,357        2,441,161        2,297,019        5,578,906   

Net asset value and redemption price per share

   $ 22.01      $ 16.39      $ 8.17      $ 13.81   

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

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Statement of Operations

For the six months ended April 30, 2014 (unaudited)

 

 

 

     AMG FQ
Tax-Managed
U.S. Equity Fund
    AMG FQ U.S.
Equity Fund
    AMG FQ Global
Alternatives Fund
    AMG FQ Global
Risk-Balanced
Fund
 

Investment Income:

        

Dividend income

   $ 350,864      $ 610,983      $ 283,159      $ 1,078,551   

Interest income

     66        —          14,985        4,141   

Securities lending income

     664        6,222        401        18,527   

Total investment income

     351,594        617,205        298,545        1,101,219   

Expenses:

        

Investment management and advisory fees

     230,076        111,026        894,021        259,709   

Administrative fees

     —          79,305        131,474        108,212   

Distribution fees - Investor Class

     9,062        30,353        60,454        5,471   

Shareholder servicing fees - Investor Class

     —          —          47,099        5,471   

Shareholder servicing fees - Service Class

     —          —          35,732        390   

Professional fees

     15,293        16,917        11,362        20,300   

Transfer agent

     11,533        15,058        15,258        10,470   

Registration fees

     9,315        9,582        14,076        15,167   

Reports to shareholders

     5,618        6,979        19,296        8,818   

Custodian

     3,202        5,752        2,999        3,294   

Trustees fees and expenses

     934        1,038        1,478        1,608   

Miscellaneous

     939        1,099        1,857        1,544   

Total expenses before offsets

     285,972        277,109        1,235,106        440,454   

Expense waiver

     —          —          (5,677     (3,017

Expense reimbursements

     (9,229     (300     (334,533     (43,799

Expense repayments

     292        4,019        —          —     

Net expenses

     277,035        280,828        894,896        393,638   

Net investment income (loss)

     74,559        336,377        (596,351     707,581   

Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss):

        

Net realized gain (loss) on investments

     2,218,638        3,891,655        102        (2,075,924

Net realized gain (loss) on futures contracts

     —          17,438        (4,113,046     4,122,964   

Net realized gain (loss) on foreign currency transactions

     —          —          1,659,684        (9,029

Net realized gain on written options

     —          348,190        —          477,917   

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments

     2,954,338        94,654        1,936,658        1,483,746   

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of futures contracts

     —          (3,456     (1,106,860     (1,927,259

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on foreign currency translations

     —          —          352,643        2,180   

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on written options

     —          182,414        —          483,469   

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

     5,172,976        4,530,895        (1,270,819     2,558,064   

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

   $ 5,247,535      $ 4,867,272      $ (1,867,170   $ 3,265,645   

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

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Statements of Changes in Net Assets

For the six months ended April 30, 2014 (unaudited) and the fiscal year ended October 31, 2013

 

 

 

     AMG FQ Tax-Managed
U.S. Equity Fund
    AMG FQ U.S.
Equity Fund
 
     April 30,
2014
    October 31,
2013
    April 30,
2014
    October 31,
2013
 

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets From Operations:

        

Net investment income

   $ 74,559      $ 265,978      $ 336,377      $ 861,768   

Net realized gain on investments, options and futures

     2,218,638        5,319,200        4,257,283        5,506,743   

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments, options and futures

     2,954,338        6,683,434        273,612        5,835,124   

Net increase in net assets resulting from operations

     5,247,535        12,268,612        4,867,272        12,203,635   

Distributions to Shareholders:

        

From net investment income:

        

Investor Class

     (8,882     (45,496     (80,885     (217,396

Institutional Class

     (145,414     (329,833     (237,900     (638,539

Total distributions to shareholders

     (154,296     (375,329     (318,785     (855,935

Capital Share Transactions:1

        

Net increase (decrease) from capital share transactions

     940,897        (5,096,506     (364,553     2,180,618   

Total increase in net assets

     6,034,136        6,796,777        4,183,934        13,528,318   

Net Assets:

        

Beginning of period

     49,531,852        42,735,075        61,062,818        47,534,500   

End of period

   $ 55,565,988      $ 49,531,852      $ 65,246,752      $ 61,062,818   

End of period undistributed net investment income

   $ 28,011      $ 107,748      $ 39,878      $ 22,286   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

1  See Note 1(g) of the Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

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Statements of Changes in Net Assets (continued)

For the six months ended April 30, 2014 (unaudited) and the fiscal year ended October 31, 2013

 

 

 

     AMG FQ Global
Alternatives Fund
    AMG FQ Global
Risk-Balanced Fund
 
     April 30,
2014
    October 31,
2013
    April 30,
2014
    October 31,
2013
 

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets From Operations:

        

Net investment income (loss)

   $ (596,351   $ (1,843,313   $ 707,581      $ 789,124   

Net realized gain (loss) on investments, futures and foreign currency transactions

     (2,453,260     8,304,238        2,515,928        179,130   

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments, futures and foreign currency translations

     1,182,441        (9,464,913     42,136        593,316   

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

     (1,867,170     (3,003,988     3,265,645        1,561,570   

Distributions to Shareholders:

        

From net investment income:

        

Investor Class

     (3,442,996     (1,998,827     —          (352,805

Service Class

     (2,525,748     (922,404     —          (399,327

Institutional Class

     (1,557,195     (570,386     —          (3,193,560

Total distributions to shareholders

     (7,525,939     (3,491,617     —          (3,945,692

Capital Share Transactions:1

        

Net decrease from capital share transactions

     (15,306,153     (196,130,478     (20,021,517     (21,786,490

Total decrease in net assets

     (24,699,262     (202,626,083     (16,755,872     (24,170,612

Net Assets:

        

Beginning of period

     118,838,384        321,464,467        99,783,077        123,953,689   

End of period

   $ 94,139,122      $ 118,838,384      $ 83,027,205      $ 99,783,077   

End of period undistributed net investment income (loss)

   $ (772,385   $ 7,349,905      $ 707,581        —     
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

1  See Note 1(g) of the Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

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AMG FQ Tax-Managed U.S. Equity Fund

Financial Highlights

For a share outstanding throughout each fiscal period

 

 

 

     For the six
months ended
    For the fiscal year ended October 31,  
     April 30, 2014                                
Investor Class    (unaudited)     2013     2012     2011     2010     2009  

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period

   $ 20.02      $ 15.37      $ 13.63      $ 12.47      $ 10.01      $ 9.99   

Income from Investment Operations:

            

Net investment income (loss)

     0.00 #,3      0.06 3,4      0.05 3,6      (0.01 )3      0.02 3      0.09   

Net realized and unrealized gain on investments

     2.06 3      4.71 3      1.69 3      1.18 3      2.44 3      0.04   

Total from investment operations

     2.06        4.77        1.74        1.17        2.46        0.13   

Less Distributions to Shareholders from:

            

Net investment income

     (0.02     (0.12     —          (0.01     —          (0.11

Net Asset Value, End of Period

   $ 22.06      $ 20.02      $ 15.37      $ 13.63      $ 12.47      $ 10.01   

Total Return1

     10.31 %14      31.31     12.77     9.40     24.58     1.53

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets (with offsets/reductions)

     1.24 %15      1.26 %5      1.24     1.24     1.24     1.24

Ratio of expenses to average net assets (with offsets)

     1.24 %15      1.26 %5      1.24     1.24     1.24     1.24

Ratio of total expenses to average net assets (without offsets/reductions)2

     1.27 %15      1.35 %5      1.39     1.36     1.44     1.43

Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets1

     0.06 %15      0.35 %5      0.35     (0.07 )%      0.22     0.45

Portfolio turnover

     22     49     36     40     81     147

Net assets at end of period (000’s omitted)

   $ 7,500      $ 6,324      $ 3,026      $ 3,049      $ 4,116      $ 7,175   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
     For the six
months ended
    For the fiscal year ended October 31,  
     April 30, 2014                                
Institutional Class    (unaudited)     2013     2012     2011     2010     2009  

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period

   $ 19.99      $ 15.33      $ 13.58      $ 12.43      $ 9.98      $ 9.99   

Income from Investment Operations:

            

Net investment income

     0.03 3      0.11 3,4      0.09 3,6      0.02 3      0.05 3      0.07   

Net realized and unrealized gain on investments

     2.05 3      4.70 3      1.67 3      1.19 3      2.43 3      0.07   

Total from investment operations

     2.08        4.81        1.76        1.21        2.48        0.14   

Less Distributions to Shareholders from:

            

Net investment income

     (0.06     (0.15     (0.01     (0.06     (0.03     (0.15

Net Asset Value, End of Period

   $ 22.01      $ 19.99      $ 15.33      $ 13.58      $ 12.43      $ 9.98   

Total Return1

     10.44 %9,14      31.65 %9      13.00     9.70     24.92     1.65

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets (with offsets/reductions)

     0.99 %15      1.01 %5      0.99     0.99     0.99     0.99

Ratio of expenses to average net assets (with offsets)

     0.99 %15      1.01 %5      0.99     0.99     0.99     0.99

Ratio of total expenses to average net assets (without offsets/reductions)2

     1.02 %15      1.10 %5      1.14     1.11     1.19     1.18

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets1

     0.31 %15      0.62 %5      0.60     0.18     0.45     0.69

Portfolio turnover

     22     49     36     40     81     147

Net assets at end of period (000’s omitted)

   $ 48,066      $ 43,207      $ 36,884      $ 35,741      $ 39,420      $ 39,366   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Financial Highlights

For a share outstanding throughout each fiscal period

 

 

 

     For the six
months ended
    For the fiscal year ended October 31,  
     April 30, 2014                                
Investor Class    (unaudited)     2013     2012     2011     2010     2009  

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period

   $ 15.23      $ 12.29      $ 11.30      $ 10.29      $ 8.93      $ 8.63   

Income from Investment Operations:

            

Net investment income

     0.07 3      0.19 3,4      0.22 3      0.09 3      0.10        0.11   

Net realized and unrealized gain on investments

     1.13 3      2.94 3      1.07 3      1.01 3      1.37        0.32   

Total from investment operations

     1.20        3.13        1.29        1.10        1.47        0.43   

Less Distributions to Shareholders from:

            

Net investment income

     (0.05     (0.19     (0.30     (0.09     (0.11     (0.13

Net Asset Value, End of Period

   $ 16.38      $ 15.23      $ 12.29      $ 11.30      $ 10.29      $ 8.93   

Total Return1

     7.90 %14      25.66     11.50     10.72     16.57     5.21

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets (with offsets/reductions)

     1.04 %15      1.06 %7      1.04     1.04 %8      1.04     1.04

Ratio of expenses to average net assets (with offsets)

     1.04 %15      1.06 %7      1.04     1.04 %8      1.04     1.04

Ratio of total expenses to average net assets (without offsets/reductions)2

     1.04 %15      1.10 %7      1.15     1.13 %8      1.15     1.29

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets1

     0.91 %15      1.37 %7      1.84     0.83 %8      0.98     1.35

Portfolio turnover

     39     91     132     138     117     151

Net assets at end of period (000’s omitted)

   $ 25,227      $ 23,103      $ 12,764      $ 12,966      $ 18,755      $ 18,588   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
     For the six
months ended
    For the fiscal year ended October 31,  
     April 30, 2014                                
Institutional Class    (unaudited)     2013     2012     2011     2010     2009  

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period

   $ 15.27      $ 12.34      $ 11.38      $ 10.35      $ 8.99      $ 8.68   

Income from Investment Operations:

            

Net investment income

     0.09 3      0.24 3,4      0.25 3      0.12 3      0.13        0.14   

Net realized and unrealized gain on investments

     1.13 3      2.93 3      1.07 3      1.03 3      1.37        0.32   

Total from investment operations

     1.22        3.17        1.32        1.15        1.50        0.46   

Less Distributions to Shareholders from:

            

Net investment income

     (0.10     (0.24     (0.36     (0.12     (0.14     (0.15

Net Asset Value, End of Period

   $ 16.39      $ 15.27      $ 12.34      $ 11.38      $ 10.35      $ 8.99   

Total Return1

     7.97 %14      26.00     11.78     11.12     16.75     5.56

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets (with offsets/reductions)

     0.79 %15      0.81 %7      0.79     0.79 %8      0.79     0.79

Ratio of expenses to average net assets (with offsets)

     0.79 %15      0.81 %7      0.79     0.79 %8      0.79     0.79

Ratio of total expenses to average net assets (without offsets/reductions)2

     0.79 %15      0.85 %7      0.90     0.88 %8      0.90     1.04

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets1

     1.16 %15      1.73 %7      2.09     1.08 %8      1.22     1.58

Portfolio turnover

     39     91     132     138     117     151

Net assets at end of period (000’s omitted)

   $ 40,020      $ 37,960      $ 34,231      $ 33,250      $ 32,309      $ 31,175   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

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AMG FQ Global Alternatives Fund

Financial Highlights

For a share outstanding throughout each fiscal period

 

 

 

     For the six
months ended
    For the fiscal year ended October 31,  
     April 30, 2014                                
Investor Class    (unaudited)     2013     2012     2011     2010     2009  

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period

   $ 8.90      $ 9.17      $ 9.30      $ 10.24      $ 9.96      $ 11.00   

Income (Loss) from Investment Operations:

            

Net investment loss3

     (0.05     (0.12     (0.12     (0.14     (0.14     (0.09

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments3

     (0.12     —   #      (0.01     (0.80     0.42        (0.27

Total from investment operations

     (0.17     (0.12     (0.13     (0.94     0.28        (0.36

Less Distributions to Shareholders from:

            

Net investment income

     (0.58     (0.15 )11      —          —          —          (0.68 )11 

Net Asset Value, End of Period

   $ 8.15      $ 8.90      $ 9.17      $ 9.30      $ 10.24      $ 9.96   

Total Return1

     (1.95 )%9,14      (1.28 )%9      (1.40 )%      (9.18 )%9      2.81 %9      (3.15 )% 

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets (with offsets/reductions)

     1.88 %15      1.90 %10      1.92     1.92 %12      1.91     2.00

Ratio of expenses to average net assets (with offsets)

     1.89 %15      1.90 %10      1.92     1.92 %12      1.92     1.97

Ratio of total expenses to average net assets (without offsets/reductions)2

     2.53 %15      2.65 %10      2.65     2.58 %12      2.55     2.44

Ratio of net investment loss to average net assets1

     (1.31 )%15      (1.37 )%10      (1.35 )%      (1.47 )%12      (1.39 )%      (0.88 )% 

Portfolio turnover

     —          —          —          12     17     77

Net assets at end of period (000’s omitted)

   $ 40,362      $ 58,165      $ 237,013      $ 362,659      $ 518,118      $ 206,153   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

     For the six
months ended
    For the fiscal year ended October 31,     For the fiscal  
     April 30, 2014                       period ended  
Service Class    (unaudited)     2013     2012     2011     October 31, 2010##  

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period

   $ 8.93      $ 9.25      $ 9.36      $ 10.27      $ 9.97   

Income from Investment Operations:

          

Net investment loss3

     (0.04     (0.09     (0.10     (0.11     (0.10

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments3

     (0.12     —   #      (0.01     (0.80     0.40   

Total from investment operations

     (0.16     (0.09     (0.11     (0.91     0.30   

Less Distributions to Shareholders from:

          

Net investment income

     (0.62     (0.23 )11      —          —          —     

Net Asset Value, End of Period

   $ 8.15      $ 8.93      $ 9.25      $ 9.36      $ 10.27   

Total Return1

     (1.81 )%9,14      (1.02 )%      (1.18 )%      (8.86 )%      3.01 %14 

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets (with offsets/reductions)

     1.63 %15      1.60 %10      1.62     1.63 %12      1.70 %15 

Ratio of expenses to average net assets (with offsets)

     1.64 %15      1.60 %10      1.62     1.63 %12      1.70 %15 

Ratio of total expenses to average net assets (without offsets/reductions)2

     2.28 %15      2.35 %10      2.35     2.29 %12      2.36 %15 

Ratio of net investment loss to average net assets1

     (1.06 )%15      (1.03 )%10      (1.05 )%      (1.18 )%12      (1.17 )%15 

Portfolio turnover

     —          —          —          12     17

Net assets at end of period (000’s omitted)

   $ 35,016      $ 39,060      $ 44,587      $ 43,870      $ 18,049   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Financial Highlights

For a share outstanding throughout each fiscal period

 

 

 

     For the six
months ended
    For the fiscal year ended October 31,     For the fiscal  
     April 30, 2014                       period ended  
Institutional Class    (unaudited)     2013     2012     2011     October 31, 2010##  

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period

   $ 8.96      $ 9.28      $ 9.38      $ 10.28      $ 9.97   

Income (Loss) from Investment Operations:

          

Net investment loss3

     (0.04     (0.08     (0.08     (0.10     (0.08

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments3

     (0.11     0.01        (0.02     (0.80     0.39   

Total from investment operations

     (0.15     (0.07     (0.10     (0.90     0.31   

Less Distributions to Shareholders from:

          

Net investment income

     (0.64     (0.25 )11      —          —          —     

Net Asset Value, End of Period

   $ 8.17      $ 8.96      $ 9.28      $ 9.38      $ 10.28   

Total Return1

     (1.74 )%9,14      (0.77 )%9      (1.07 )%      (8.75 )%9      3.11 %9,14 

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets (with offsets/reductions)

     1.43 %15      1.45 %10      1.47     1.48 %12      1.48 %15 

Ratio of expenses to average net assets (with offsets)

     1.44 %15      1.45 %10      1.47     1.48 %12      1.48 %15 

Ratio of total expenses to average net assets (without offsets/reductions)2

     2.08 %15      2.20 %10      2.20     2.14 %12      2.14 %15 

Ratio of net investment loss to average net assets1

     (0.86 )%15      (0.89 )%10      (0.90 )%      (1.03 )%12      (0.95 )%15 

Portfolio turnover

     —          —          —          12     17

Net assets at end of period (000’s omitted)

   $ 18,761      $ 21,613      $ 24,242      $ 31,045      $ 25,856   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

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AMG FQ Global Risk-Balanced Fund

Financial Highlights

For a share outstanding throughout each fiscal period

 

 

 

     For the six
months ended
    For the fiscal year ended October 31,     For the fiscal  
     April 30, 2014                       period ended  
Investor Class    (unaudited)     2013     2012     2011     October 31, 2010*  

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period

   $ 13.14      $ 13.36      $ 12.80      $ 12.73      $ 11.36   

Income from Investment Operations:

          

Net investment income (loss)3

     0.08        0.03        (0.04     0.01        (0.07

Net realized and unrealized gain on investments3

     0.45        0.13        1.11        0.62        1.44   

Total from investment operations

     0.53        0.16        1.07        0.63        1.37   

Less Distributions to Shareholders from:

          

Net investment income

     —          (0.38 )11      (0.51 )11      (0.56 )11      —     

Net Asset Value, End of Period

   $ 13.67      $ 13.14      $ 13.36      $ 12.80      $ 12.73   

Total Return1

     4.03 %14      1.16     8.67 %9      5.23 %9      12.06 %9,14 

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets (with offsets/reductions)

     1.38 %15      1.41 %13      1.44     1.47     1.46 %15 

Ratio of expenses to average net assets (with offsets)

     1.39 %15      1.41 %13      1.44     1.47     1.46 %15 

Ratio of total expenses to average net assets (without offsets/reductions)2

     1.49 %15      1.55 %13      1.50     1.49     1.54 %15 

Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets1

     1.23 %15      0.25 %13      (0.32 )%      0.06     (0.72 )%15 

Portfolio turnover

     3     36     43     80     127

Net assets at end of period (000’s omitted)

   $ 3,752      $ 5,520      $ 13,043      $ 7,824      $ 6,517   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
     For the six
months ended
    For the fiscal year ended October 31,     For the fiscal  
     April 30, 2014                       period ended  
Service Class    (unaudited)     2013     2012     2011     October 31, 2010*  

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period

   $ 13.21      $ 13.44      $ 12.86      $ 12.77      $ 11.36   

Income from Investment Operations:

          

Net investment income (loss)3

     0.12        0.08        (0.02     0.03        (0.04

Net realized and unrealized gain on investments3

     0.45        0.14        1.15        0.62        1.45   

Total from investment operations

     0.57        0.22        1.13        0.65        1.41   

Less Distributions to Shareholders from:

          

Net investment income

     —          (0.45 )11      (0.55 )11      (0.56 )11      —     

Net Asset Value, End of Period

   $ 13.78      $ 13.21      $ 13.44      $ 12.86      $ 12.77   

Total Return1

     4.32 %14      1.61     9.11     5.44     12.41 %14 

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets (with offsets/reductions)

     0.90 %15      0.99 %13      0.99     1.15     1.17 %15 

Ratio of expenses to average net assets (with offsets)

     0.91 %15      0.99 %13      0.99     1.15     1.17 %15 

Ratio of total expenses to average net assets (without offsets/reductions)2

     1.01 %15      1.13 %13      1.08     1.17     1.25 %15 

Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets1

     1.81 %15      0.63 %13      (0.14 )%      0.24     (0.43 )%15 

Portfolio turnover

     3     36     43     80     127

Net assets at end of period (000’s omitted)

   $ 2,232      $ 5,844      $ 11,738      $ 1,103      $ 217   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

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AMG FQ Global Risk-Balanced Fund

Financial Highlights

For a share outstanding throughout each fiscal period

 

 

 

     For the six
months ended
    For the fiscal year ended October 31,  
     April 30, 2014                                
Institutional Class    (unaudited)     2013     2012     2011     2010**     2009  

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period

   $ 13.23      $ 13.47      $ 12.88      $ 12.77      $ 11.16      $ 9.82   

Income from Investment Operations:

            

Net investment income (loss)3

     0.11        0.10        0.03        0.08        (0.01     0.47   

Net realized and unrealized gain on investments3

     0.47        0.12        1.12        0.61        1.72        1.35   

Total from investment operations

     0.58        0.22        1.15        0.69        1.71        1.82   

Less Distributions to Shareholders from:

            

Net investment income

     —          (0.46 )11      (0.56 )11      (0.58 )11      (0.10     (0.48

Net Asset Value, End of Period

   $ 13.81      $ 13.23      $ 13.47      $ 12.88      $ 12.77      $ 11.16   

Total Return1

     4.38 %14      1.61     9.29     5.70 %9      15.41 %9,15      19.67

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets (with offsets/reductions)

     0.88 %15      0.91 %13      0.94     0.97     0.97     0.92

Ratio of expenses to average net assets (with offsets)

     0.89 %15      0.91 %13      0.94     0.97     0.97     0.94

Ratio of total expenses to average net assets (without offsets/reductions)2

     0.99 %15      1.05 %13      1.00     0.99     1.05     1.17

Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets1

     1.65 %15      0.75 %13      0.20     0.64     (0.09 )%      4.82

Portfolio turnover

     3     36     43     80     127     213

Net assets at end of period (000’s omitted)

   $ 77,044      $ 88,419      $ 99,173      $ 86,935      $ 93,903      $ 80,584   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Notes to Financial Highlights (unaudited)

 

 

The following footnotes should be read in conjunction with the Financial Highlights of the Funds previously presented in this report.

 

# Rounds to less than $0.01 per share or 0.01%.
## Commenced operations on January 1, 2010.
* Investor Class and Service Class shares commenced operations on January 1, 2010.
** Effective January 1, 2010, existing shares of AMG FQ Global Risk-Balanced Fund were reclassified and redesignated as Institutional Class shares.
1 Total returns and net investment income would have been lower had certain expenses not been offset.
2 Excludes the impact of expense reimbursements or fee waivers and expense reductions such as brokerage credits, but includes non-reimbursable expenses, if any, such as interest and taxes.
3 Per share numbers have been calculated using average shares.
4 Includes non-recurring dividends. Without these dividends, net investment income per class would have been $0.00 and $0.05 for AMG FQ Tax-Managed U.S. Equity Fund’s Investor Class and Institutional Class, respectively, and $0.16 and $0.21 for AMG FQ U.S. Equity Fund’s Investor Class and Institutional Class, respectively.
5 Includes non-routine extraordinary expenses amounting to 0.025% and 0.024% of average net assets for the Investor Class and Institutional Class, respectively.
6 Includes non-recurring dividends. Without these dividends, net investment income per class would have been $0.01, and $0.05 for AMG FQ Tax-Managed U.S. Equity Fund’s Investor Class and Institutional Class Shares, respectively.
7 Includes non-routine extraordinary expenses amounting to 0.022% and 0.023% of average net assets for the Investor Class, and Institutional Class, respectively.
8 Excludes tax expense for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2011, of $2,454 or 0.01%.
9 The total return is based on the Financial Statement Net Asset Values as shown above.
10 Includes non-routine extraordinary expenses amounting to 0.020%, 0.018% and 0.020% of average net assets for the Investor Class, Service Class and Institutional Class, respectively.
11 The per share income distribution shown for the Institutional, Service, and Investor Class shares represents income derived primarily from foreign currency gains. (See Note 1(d)) of Notes to Financial Statements.)
12 Includes interest expense for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2011, of $62,878 or 0.01%.
13 Includes non-routine extraordinary expenses amounting to 0.026%, 0.023% and 0.026% of average net assets for the Investor Class, Service Class and Institutional Class, respectively.
14 Not annualized.
15 Annualized.

 

 

 

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Notes to Financial Statements

April 30, 2014 (unaudited)

 

 

 

1. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

AMG Funds I (formerly Managers Trust I) (the “Trust”) is an open-end management investment company, organized as a Massachusetts business trust, and registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”). Currently, the Trust consists of a number of different funds, each having distinct investment management objectives, strategies, risks, and policies. Included in this report are: AMG FQ Tax-Managed U.S. Equity Fund (“Tax-Managed”) (formerly Managers AMG FQ Tax-Managed U.S. Equity Fund), AMG FQ U.S. Equity Fund (“U.S. Equity”) (formerly Managers AMG FQ U.S. Equity Fund), AMG FQ Global Alternatives Fund (“Global Alternatives”) (formerly Managers AMG FQ Global Alternatives Fund) and AMG FQ Global Risk-Balanced Fund (“Global Risk-Balanced”) (formerly Managers AMG FQ Global Essentials Fund), each a “Fund” and collectively the “Funds.”

Effective December 1, 2012, Class A shares of the Tax-Managed, U.S. Equity and Global Alternatives Funds were renamed Investor Class shares. On November 30, 2012, at the close of business, all outstanding Class C shares of the Tax-Managed, U.S. Equity and Global Alternatives Funds were automatically converted to a number of full and/or fractional Investor Class shares equal in value to the shareholder Class C shares of each respective Fund.

Tax-Managed and U.S. Equity each offer two classes of shares: Investor Class and Institutional Class. Global Alternatives and Global Risk-Balanced each offers three classes of shares: Investor Class, Service Class and Institutional Class. Each class represents an interest in the same assets of the Fund. Although all share classes generally have identical voting rights, each share class votes separately when required by law. Different share classes may pay different distribution amounts to the extent the net asset value per share and/or the expenses of such share classes differ. Each share class has its own expense structure. Please refer to a current prospectus for additional information on each share class.

The Funds’ financial statements are prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”), which require management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of income and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates and such differences could be material. The following is a summary of significant accounting policies followed by the Funds in the preparation of their financial statements:

a. VALUATION OF INVESTMENTS

Equity securities traded on a domestic or international securities exchange are valued at the last quoted sale price, or, lacking any sales, at the last quoted bid price. Equity securities primarily traded on an international securities exchange and equity securities traded on NASDAQ or in a U.S. or non-U.S. over-the-counter market are valued at the market’s official closing price, or, if there are no trades on the applicable date, at the last quoted bid price. In addition, if the applicable market does not offer an official closing price or if the official closing price is not representative of the overall market, equity securities primarily traded on an international securities exchange and equity securities traded in a non-U.S. over-the counter market are valued at the last quoted sales price. The Funds’ investments are generally valued based on independent market

quotations or prices or, if none, “evaluative” or other market based valuations provided by third-party pricing services approved by the Board of Trustees of the Funds (the “Board”).

Fixed-income securities are valued based on valuations furnished by independent pricing services that utilize matrix systems, which reflect such factors as security prices, yields, maturities, and ratings, and are supplemented by dealer and exchange quotations. Debt obligations (other than short term debt obligations that have 60 days or less remaining until maturity) will be valued using the evaluated bid price or the mean price provided by an authorized pricing service. Futures contracts for which market quotations are readily available are valued at the settlement price as of the close of the futures exchange. Short-term debt obligations (debt obligations with maturities of one year or less at the time of issuance) that have 60 days or less remaining until maturity will be valued at amortized cost. Investments in other open-end regulated investment companies are valued at their end of day net asset value per share except ETF’s, which are valued the same as equity securities.

Under certain circumstances, the value of certain Fund investments (including derivatives) may be based on an evaluation of fair value, pursuant to procedures established by and under the general supervision of the Board. The Pricing Committee is the committee formed by the Board to make fair value determinations for such investments. The Funds may use the fair value of a portfolio investment to calculate its net asset value (“NAV”) in the event that the market quotation, price or market based valuation for the portfolio investment is not deemed to be readily available or otherwise not determinable pursuant to the Board’s valuation procedures, if AMG Funds LLC (formerly Managers Investment Group LLC) (the “Investment Manager”) believes the quotation, price or market based valuation to be unreliable, or in certain other circumstances. When determining the fair value of an investment, the Pricing Committee seeks to determine the price that the Fund might reasonably expect to receive from a current sale of that investment in an arms-length transaction. Fair value determinations shall be based upon consideration of all available facts and information, including, but not limited to (i) attributes specific to the investment; (ii) fundamental analytical data and press releases relating to the investment and its issuer; and (iii) the value of other comparable securities or relevant financial instruments, including derivative securities, traded on other markets or among dealers.

The values assigned to fair value investments are based on available information and do not necessarily represent amounts that might ultimately be realized in the future, since such amounts depend on future developments inherent in long-term investments. Because of the inherent uncertainty of valuation, those estimated values may differ significantly from the values that would have been used had a ready market for the investments existed, and the differences could be material. The Board will be presented with a quarterly report showing as of the most recent quarter end, all outstanding securities fair valued by the Pricing Committee, including a comparison with the prior quarter end and the percentage of the Fund that the security represents at each quarter end.

Portfolio investments that trade primarily on foreign markets are priced based upon the market quotation of such securities as of the close of their respective principal markets. Under certain circumstances, on behalf of a fund that invests

 

 

 

 

 

 

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primarily in international securities, the Investment Manager or applicable subadvisor may recommend an adjustment of such prices based on its determination of the impact of events occurring subsequent to the close of such markets but prior to the time as of which each Fund calculates its NAV. The Board has also adopted a policy that securities held in a fund that invests primarily in international securities and certain foreign debt obligations held by a fund, in each case, that can be fair valued by the applicable fair value pricing service are fair valued on each business day without regard to a “trigger” (e.g., without regard to invoking fair value based upon a change in a U.S. equity securities index exceeding a pre-determined level). The Funds may invest in securities that may be thinly traded. The Board has adopted procedures to adjust prices of securities that are judged to be stale so that they reflect fair value. An investment valued on the basis of its fair value may be valued at a price higher or lower than available market quotations.

U.S. GAAP defines fair value as the price that a fund would receive to sell an asset or pay to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. U.S. GAAP also establishes a framework for measuring fair value, and a three-level hierarchy for fair value measurements based upon the transparency of inputs to the valuation of an asset or liability. Inputs may be observable or unobservable and refer broadly to the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability. Observable inputs reflect the assumptions market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability based on market data obtained from sources independent of the Funds. Unobservable inputs reflect the Funds’ own assumptions about the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability developed based on the best information available in the circumstances. Each investment is assigned a level based upon the observability of the inputs which are significant to the overall valuation.

The three-tier hierarchy of inputs is summarized below:

Level 1 – inputs are quoted prices in active markets for identical investments (e.g., equity securities, open-end investment companies, futures contracts, option contracts)

Level 2 – other observable inputs (including, but not limited to: quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in markets that are active, quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in markets that are not active, inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the assets or liabilities (such as interest rates, yield curves, volatilities, prepayment speeds, loss severities, credit risks and default rates) or other market corroborated inputs) (e.g., debt securities, government securities, foreign currency exchange contracts, foreign securities utilizing international fair value pricing, broker-quoted securities, fair valued securities with observable inputs)

Level 3 – inputs are significant unobservable inputs (including the Fund’s own assumptions used to determine the fair value of investments) (e.g., fair valued securities with unobservable inputs)

Changes in inputs or methodologies used for valuing investments may result in a transfer in or out of levels within the fair value hierarchy. The inputs or methodologies used for valuing investments are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those investments.

b. SECURITY TRANSACTIONS

Security transactions are accounted for as of trade date. Realized gains and losses on securities sold are determined on the basis of identified cost.

c. INVESTMENT INCOME AND EXPENSES

Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date. Dividend and interest income on foreign securities is recorded gross of any withholding tax. Interest income, which includes amortization of premium and accretion of discount on debt securities, is accrued as earned. Non-cash dividends included in dividend income, if any, are reported at the fair market value of the securities received. Distributions received in excess of income from return of capital including real estate investment trusts (REITs) are recorded as a reduction of the cost of the related investment and/or as a realized gain. If the Funds no longer own the applicable securities, any distributions received in excess of income are recorded as an adjustment to realized gain. Other income and expenses are recorded on an accrual basis. Expenses that cannot be directly attributed to a Fund are apportioned among the Funds in the Trust and in some cases other affiliated funds based upon their relative average net assets or number of shareholders. Investment income, realized and unrealized capital gains and losses, the common expenses of each Fund, and certain Fund level expense reductions, if any, are allocated on a pro-rata basis to each class based on the relative net assets of each class to the total net assets of each Fund.

The Funds have a “balance credit” arrangement with The Bank of New York Mellon (“BNYM”), the Funds’ custodian, whereby each Fund is credited with an interest factor equal to 0.75% below the effective 90-day T-Bill rate for account balances left uninvested overnight. If the T-Bill rate falls below 0.75%, no credits will be earned. These credits serve to reduce custodian expenses that would otherwise be charged to each Fund. For the six months ended April 30, 2014, the Funds’ custodian expense was not reduced.

Overdraft fees are computed at 1% above the effective Federal Funds rate on the day of the overdraft. Prior to January 1, 2013, the rate was 2% above the effective Federal Funds rate. For the six months ended April 30, 2014, overdraft fees for Tax-Managed and U.S. Equity equaled $2 and $40, respectively.

The Trust held a shareholder meeting at which shareholders approved a new Declaration of Trust for the Trust, among other proposals. The costs associated with this proxy statement and shareholder meeting are being treated as “extraordinary expenses,” and, therefore, are excluded from the expense limitation agreement described in Note 2.

d. DIVIDENDS AND DISTRIBUTIONS

Fund distributions resulting from either net investment income or realized net capital gains, if any, will normally be declared and paid at least annually in December, as described in the Funds’ prospectus. Distributions to shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Distributions are determined in accordance with Federal income tax regulations, which may differ from net investment income and net realized capital gains for financial statement purposes (U.S. GAAP). Differences may be permanent or temporary. Permanent differences are reclassified among capital accounts in the financial statements to reflect their tax character. Temporary differences arise when certain items of income, expense and gain or loss are recognized in different periods for financial statement and tax purposes; these differences will reverse at some

 

 

 

 

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time in the future. The most common differences are primarily due to differing treatments for losses deferred due to excise tax regulations, wash sales, REITs, foreign currency, futures, and market discount transactions. Permanent book and tax basis differences, if any, relating to shareholder distributions will result in reclassifications to paid-in capital.

e. FEDERAL TAXES

Each Fund intends to comply with the requirements under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and to distribute substantially all of its taxable income and gains to its shareholders and to meet certain diversification and income requirements with respect to investment companies. Therefore, no provision for Federal income or excise tax is included in the accompanying financial statements.

Additionally, based on each Fund’s understanding of the tax rules and rates related to income, gains and transactions for the foreign jurisdictions in which it invests, each Fund will provide for foreign taxes, and where appropriate, deferred foreign taxes.

Management has analyzed the Funds’ tax positions taken on Federal income tax returns as of October 31, 2013, and for all open tax years (generally, the three prior taxable years), and has concluded that no provision for federal income tax is required in the Funds’ financial statements. Additionally, the Funds are not aware of any tax position for which it is reasonably possible that the total amounts of unrecognized tax benefits will change materially in the next twelve months.

Net capital losses incurred in taxable years beginning after the enactment of the Regulated Investment Company Modernization Act of 2010, post-enactment capital losses may be carried forward for an unlimited time period. Such losses will be required to be utilized prior to any loss carryovers incurred in pre-enactment taxable years, which generally expire eight years following the close of the taxable year in which they were incurred. As a result of this ordering rule, pre-enactment capital loss carryovers may be more likely to expire unused. Additionally, post-enactment capital losses that are carried forward retain their

tax character as either short-term or long-term capital losses, unlike pre-enactment losses which are considered all short-term.

f. CAPITAL LOSS CARRYOVERS AND DEFERRALS

As of April 30, 2014, the following Funds had accumulated net realized capital loss carryovers from securities transactions for federal income tax purposes as shown in the following chart. These amounts may be used to offset future realized capital gains, if any, through the expiration dates listed or in the case of post-enactment losses, for an unlimited time period.

 

     Capital Loss
Carryover Amounts
     Expires
Fund    Short-Term      Long-Term      October 31,

Tax-Managed

        

(Pre-Enactment)

   $ 18,674,374         —         2017

U.S. Equity

        

(Pre-Enactment)

   $ 8,041,718         —         2017

Global Alternatives

        

(Post-Enactment)

   $ 3,073,927         —         Unlimited

Global Risk-Balanced

        

(Pre-Enactment)

   $ 15,051,266         —         2017

g. CAPITAL STOCK

The Trust’s Declaration of Trust authorizes for each series the issuance of an unlimited number of shares of beneficial interest, without par value. Each Fund records sales and repurchases of its capital stock on the trade date. The cost of securities contributed to the Funds in connection with the issuance of shares is based on the valuation of those securities in accordance with the Funds’ policy on investment valuation.

For the six months ended April 30, 2014 (unaudited) and the fiscal year ended October 31, 2013, the capital stock transactions by class for Tax-Managed, U.S. Equity, Global Alternatives and Global Risk-Balanced were as follows:

 

 

     Tax-Managed     U.S. Equity  
     April 30, 2014     October 31, 2013     April 30, 2014     October 31, 2013  
     Shares     Amount     Shares     Amount     Shares     Amount     Shares     Amount  

Investor Class:

                

Proceeds from sale of shares

     178,671      $ 3,815,772        205,826      $ 3,228,327        147,418      $ 2,359,462        705,035      $ 9,826,464   

Reinvestment of distributions

     344        7,388        2,390        36,540        4,968        80,336        15,831        214,473   

Cost of shares repurchased

     (154,913     (3,314,840     (89,202     (1,494,904     (129,112     (2,073,397     (242,438     (3,364,257
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase

     24,102      $ 508,320        119,014 1    $ 1,769,963 1      23,274      $ 366,401        478,428 1    $ 6,676,680 1 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

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     Tax-Managed     U.S. Equity  
     April 30, 2014     October 31, 2013     April 30, 2014     October 31, 2013  
     Shares     Amount     Shares     Amount     Shares     Amount     Shares     Amount  

Class C:

                

Proceeds from sale of shares

     —          —          46      $ 680        —          —          61      $ 731   

Reinvestment of distributions

     —          —          —          —          —          —          —          —     

Cost of shares repurchased

     —          —          (190,519     (2,841,267     —          —          (44,041     (545,096
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net decrease

     —          —          (190,473 )2    $ (2,840,587 )2      —          —          (43,980 )2    $ (544,365 )2 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Institutional Class:

                

Proceeds from sale of shares

     279,181      $ 5,934,376        235,286      $ 4,059,672        86,380      $ 1,367,408        105,723      $ 1,479,746   

Reinvestment of distributions

     6,540        139,886        20,620        314,047        14,462        233,652        46,517        623,273   

Cost of shares repurchased

     (263,379     (5,641,685     (500,175     (8,399,601     (146,242     (2,332,014     (440,096     (6,054,716
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

     22,342      $ 432,577        (244,269   $ (4,025,882     (45,400   $ (730,954     (287,856   $ (3,951,697
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

  For the fiscal year ended October 31, 2013, 183,714 shares and $2,840,671 are included due to the conversion of Class C shares into Investor Class shares for Tax-Managed and 43,914 shares and $544,417 are included due to the conversion of Class C shares into Investor Class shares for U.S. Equity.
1 Effective December 1, 2012, all Class A shares were renamed Investor Class shares.
2 Effective December 1, 2012, all Class C shares converted to Investor Class shares.

 

     Global Alternatives     Global Risk-Balanced  
     April 30, 2014     October 31, 2013     April 30, 2014     October 31, 2013  
     Shares     Amount     Shares     Amount     Shares     Amount     Shares     Amount  

Investor Class:

                

Proceeds from sale of shares

     455,195      $ 3,839,754        4,690,722      $ 42,644,278        38,336      $ 508,246        135,790      $ 1,816,759   

Reinvestment of distributions

     382,414        3,143,440        179,330        1,617,558        —          —          26,780        352,700   

Cost of shares repurchased

     (2,422,643     (20,455,562     (24,188,615     (218,773,799     (184,083     (2,385,195     (718,516     (9,297,354
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net decrease

     (1,585,034   $ (13,472,368     (19,318,563 )1    $ (174,511,963 )1      (145,747   $ (1,876,949     (555,946   $ (7,127,895
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Class C:

                

Proceeds from sale of shares

     —          —          485      $ 4,241        n/a        n/a        n/a        n/a   

Reinvestment of distributions

     —          —          —          —          n/a        n/a        n/a        n/a   

Cost of shares repurchased

     —          —          (1,768,034     (15,520,802     n/a        n/a        n/a        n/a   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net decrease

     —          —          (1,767,549 )2    $ (15,516,561 )2      n/a        n/a        n/a        n/a   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Service Class:

                

Proceeds from sale of shares

     841,827      $ 7,052,730        2,680,416      $ 24,037,223        19,777      $ 262,775        485,265      $ 6,476,211   

Reinvestment of distributions

     281,456        2,313,572        101,432        915,925        —          —          30,275        399,327   

Cost of shares repurchased

     (1,201,260     (10,232,928     (3,229,606     (29,276,547     (300,382     (3,911,511     (946,436     (12,572,020
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net decrease

     (77,977   $ (866,626     (447,758   $ (4,323,399     (280,605   $ (3,648,736     (430,896   $ (5,696,482
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

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    Global Alternatives     Global Risk-Balanced  
    April 30, 2014     October 31, 2013     April 30, 2014     October 31, 2013  
    Shares     Amount     Shares     Amount     Shares     Amount     Shares     Amount  

Institutional Class:

               

Proceeds from sale of shares

    938,620      $ 7,906,416        1,772,695      $ 15,972,797        148,010      $ 1,956,002        788,526      $ 10,408,006   

Reinvestment of distributions

    168,735        1,388,688        62,451        564,557        —          —          235,952        3,116,920   

Cost of shares repurchased

    (1,223,833     (10,262,263     (2,033,565     (18,315,909     (1,252,029     (16,451,834     (1,705,440     (22,487,039
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net decrease

    (116,478   $ (967,159     (198,419   $ (1,778,555     (1,104,019   $ (14,495,832     (680,962   $ (8,962,113
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

  For the fiscal year ended October 31, 2013, 1,610,344 shares and $14,666,848 are included due to the conversion of Class C shares into Investor Class shares.
1 Effective December 1, 2012, all Class A shares were renamed Investor Class shares.
2 Effective December 1, 2012, all Class C shares converted to Investor Class shares.

 

At April 30, 2014, certain unaffiliated shareholders of record, specifically omnibus accounts, individually or collectively held greater than 10% of the net assets of the funds as follows: Tax-Managed - one collectively owns 20% and Global Alternatives - three collectively own 47%. Transactions by these shareholders may have a material impact on their respective Funds.

h. REPURCHASE AGREEMENTS

The Funds may enter into repurchase agreements provided that the value of the underlying collateral, including accrued interest, will equal or exceed the value of the repurchase agreement during the term of the agreement. The underlying collateral for all repurchase agreements is held in safekeeping by the Fund’s custodian or at the Federal Reserve Bank. If the seller defaults and the value of the collateral declines, or if bankruptcy proceedings commence with respect to the seller of the security, realization of the collateral by the Fund may be delayed or limited. At April 30, 2014, the market value of repurchase agreements outstanding for Tax-Managed, U.S. Equity, Global Alternatives and Global Risk-Balanced was $54,391, $54,560, $3,585,729 and $14,040,644, respectively.

i. FOREIGN CURRENCY TRANSLATION

The books and records of the Funds are maintained in U.S. dollars. The value of investments, assets and liabilities denominated in currencies other than U.S. dollars are translated into U.S. dollars based upon current foreign exchange rates. Purchases and sales of foreign investments, income and expenses are converted into U.S. dollars based on currency exchange rates prevailing on the respective dates of such transactions. Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on foreign currency transactions represent: (1) foreign exchange gains and losses from the sale and holdings of foreign currencies; (2) gains and losses between trade date and settlement date on investment securities transactions and forward foreign currency exchange contracts; and (3) gains and losses from the difference between amounts of interest and dividends recorded and the amounts actually received.

The Funds do not isolate the net realized and unrealized gain or loss resulting from changes in exchange rates from the fluctuations in market prices of securities held. Such fluctuations are included with the net realized and unrealized gain or loss on investments.

j. FOREIGN SECURITIES

Certain Funds invest in securities of foreign entities and in instruments denominated in foreign currencies which involve risks not typically associated with investments in domestic securities. Non-domestic securities carry special risks, such as exposure to currency fluctuations, less developed or less efficient trading markets, political instability, a lack of company information, differing auditing and legal standards, and, potentially, less liquidity.

Realized gains in certain countries may be subject to foreign taxes at the Fund level, at rates ranging from approximately 10% to 15%. The Funds would pay such foreign taxes at the appropriate rate for each jurisdiction.

2. AGREEMENTS AND TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES

For each of the Funds, the Trust has entered into an investment advisory agreement under which the Investment Manager, a subsidiary and the U.S. retail distribution arm of Affiliated Managers Group, Inc. (“AMG”), serves as investment manager to the Funds and is responsible for the Funds’ overall administration and operations. The Investment Manager selects subadvisors for the Funds (subject to Board approval) and monitors each subadvisor’s investment performance, security holdings and investment strategies. Each Fund’s investment portfolios are managed by First Quadrant, L.P. (“First Quadrant”), who serves pursuant to a subadvisory agreement with the Investment Manager. AMG indirectly owns a majority interest in First Quadrant.

Tax-Managed is obligated by the Investment Management Agreement to pay a management fee to the Investment Manager at the annual rate of 0.85% of the average daily net assets of the Fund. Under the Investment Management Agreement with the Tax-Managed Fund, the Investment Manager provides a variety of administrative services to the Fund. The Investment Manager receives no additional compensation from the Fund for these services. Pursuant to a reimbursement agreement between the Investment Manager and First Quadrant, First Quadrant reimburses the Investment Manager for the costs the Investment Manager bears in providing such services to the Fund.

U.S. Equity, Global Alternatives and Global Risk-Balanced are obligated by the Investment Management Agreement to pay a management fee to the Investment Manager at the annual rate of 0.35%, 1.70% and 0.60%, respectively, of the average daily net assets of the applicable Fund. The Investment Manager, in turn, pays a portion of this fee to First Quadrant for its services as subadvisor.

 

 

 

 

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The Investment Manager has contractually agreed, through at least March 1, 2015, to waive management fees (but not below zero) and/or reimburse Fund expenses in order to limit total annual Fund operating expenses after fee waiver and expense reimbursements (exclusive of taxes, interest (including interest incurred in connection with bank and custody overdrafts), distribution and service (12b-1) fees, brokerage commissions and other transaction costs, acquired fund fees and expenses and extraordinary expenses) of Tax Managed and U.S. Equity to 0.99% and 0.79%, respectively, of each Fund’s average daily net assets subject to later reimbursement by the Funds in certain circumstances.

Effective July 1, 2013, the Investment Manager has contractually agreed through at least March 1, 2015, to waive management fees and/or reimburse Fund expenses in order to limit the Global Alternatives Fund’s total annual operating expenses after fee waiver and expense reimbursements (exclusive of taxes, interest (including interest incurred in connection with bank and custody overdrafts), shareholder servicing fees, distribution and service (12b-1) fees, brokerage commissions and other transaction costs, acquired fund fees and expenses, and extraordinary expenses) to 1.44% of average daily net assets. Immediately prior to July 1, 2013, the Fund had a contractual expense limitation of 1.49%.

Effective July 1, 2012, the Investment Manager has contractually agreed through at least March 1, 2015, to limit the Global Risk-Balanced Fund’s total annual operating expenses (exclusive of taxes, interest (including interest incurred in connection with bank and custody overdrafts), shareholder servicing fees, distribution and service (12b-1) fees, brokerage commissions and other transaction costs, acquired fund fees and expenses, and extraordinary expenses) to 0.89% of average daily net assets. Immediately prior to July 1, 2012, the Fund had contractual expense limitation of 0.99%.

Each Fund is obligated to repay the Investment Manager such amounts waived, paid or reimbursed in future years provided that the repayment occurs within thirty-six (36) months after the waiver or reimbursement and that such repayment would not cause the Fund’s total annual operating expenses after fee waiver and expense reimbursements in any such future year to exceed that Funds’ contractual expense limitation amount. For the six months ended April 30, 2014, each Fund’s components of reimbursement available are detailed in the following chart:

    Tax-Managed     U.S.
Equity
    Global
Alternatives
    Global
Risk-
Balanced
 

Reimbursement Available - 10/31/13

  $ 156,626      $ 113,315      $ 7,594,213      $ 218,608   

Additional Reimbursements

    9,229        300        334,533        43,799   

Repayments

    (292     (4,019     —          —     

Expired Reimbursements

    (28,840     (18,004     (1,955,129     (7,216
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Reimbursement Available - 4/30/14

  $ 136,723      $ 91,592      $ 5,973,617      $ 255,191   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

The Investment Manager has agreed to waive a portion of its management fee in consideration of shareholder servicing fees that it has received from JPMorgan Distribution Services, Inc., with respect to short-term cash investments each Fund may have made in the JPMorgan Liquid Assets Money Market Fund, Capital Shares. For the six months ended April 30, 2014, the management fee for Global Alternatives and Global Risk-Balanced was reduced by $5,677 or 0.01% and $3,017 or 0.01%, respectively.

The aggregate annual retainer paid to each Independent Trustee of the Board is $130,000, plus $7,000 or $2,500 for each regular or special meeting attended, respectively. The Independent Chairman of the Trusts receives an additional payment of $35,000 per year. The Chairman of the Audit Committee receives an additional payment of $15,000 per year. The Trustees’ fees and expenses are allocated among all of the Funds in the Trusts for which the Investment Manager serves as the advisor based on the relative net assets of such Funds. The “Trustees fees and expenses” shown in the financial statements represents each Fund’s allocated portion of the total fees and expenses paid by the AMG Funds family of mutual funds (“AMG Funds family”).

Prior to January 1, 2014, the aggregate annual retainer paid to each Independent Trustee of the Board was $105,000, plus $6,000 or $2,500 for each regular or special meeting attended, respectively. The Independent Chairman of the Trusts formerly received an additional payment of $25,000 per year. The Chairman of the Audit Committee formerly received an additional payment of $10,000 per year.

Prior to January 1, 2013, the aggregate annual retainer paid to each Independent Trustee of the Board was $80,000, plus $5,000 or $2,500 for each regular or special meeting attended, respectively. The Independent Chairman of the Trusts formerly received an additional payment of $20,000 per year. The Chairman of the Audit Committee formerly received an additional payment of $8,000 per year.

The Funds are distributed by AMG Distributors, Inc. (formerly Managers Distributors, Inc.) (the “Distributor”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Investment Manager. The Distributor serves as the distributor and underwriter for each Fund and is a registered broker-dealer and member of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. (“FINRA”). Shares of each Fund will be continuously offered and will be sold directly to prospective purchasers through

 

 

 

 

 

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brokers, dealers or other financial intermediaries who have executed selling agreements with the distributor. Subject to the compensation arrangement discussed below, generally the distributor bears all or a portion of the expenses of providing services pursuant to the distribution agreement, including the payment of the expenses relating to the distribution of prospectuses for sales purposes and any advertising or sales literature. Certain Trustees and Officers of the Funds are Officers and/or Directors of the Investment Manager, AMG and/or the Distributor.

The Trust has adopted a distribution and service plan (the “Plan”) with respect to the Investor Class shares, and, through November 30, 2012, Class C shares, in accordance with the requirements of Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act and the requirements of the applicable rules of FINRA regarding asset based sales charges. Pursuant to the Plan, each Fund may make payments to the Distributor for its expenditures in financing any activity primarily intended to result in the sale of each such class of Fund’s shares and for maintenance and personal service provided to existing shareholders of that class. The Plan authorizes payments to the Distributor up to 0.25% annually of each Fund’s average daily net assets attributable to the Investor Class shares and, through November 30, 2012, up to 1.00% annually of each Fund’s average daily net assets attributable to the Class C shares.

For each of the Investor and Service Classes, the Board has approved reimbursement payments to the Investment Manager for shareholder servicing expenses incurred (“shareholder servicing fees.”) Shareholder servicing fees include payments to third parties such as a bank, broker-dealer, trust company or other financial intermediaries who provide shareholder recordkeeping and account servicing services. The Investor and Service Class shares may reimburse the Investment Manager for the actual amount incurred up to a maximum annual rate of each Class’s average daily net assets as shown in the table below.

The impact on the annualized expense ratios for the six months ended April 30, 2014 was as follows:

 

Fund    Maximum
Amount
Allowed
    Actual
Amount
Incurred
 

Tax-Managed

    

Investor Class

     n/a        n/a   

U.S. Equity

    

Investor Class

     n/a        n/a   

Global Alternatives

    

Investor Class

     0.20     0.20

Service Class

     0.25     0.20

Global Risk-Balanced

    

Investor Class

     0.25     0.25

Service Class

     0.25     0.02

The Securities and Exchange Commission granted an exemptive order that permits the Funds to lend and borrow money for certain temporary purposes directly to and from other eligible Funds in the AMG Funds family. Participation in this interfund lending program is voluntary for both borrowing and lending

Funds, and an interfund loan is only made if it benefits each participating Fund. The Investment Manager administers the program according to procedures approved by the Board, and the Board monitors the operation of the program. An interfund loan must comply with certain conditions set out in the exemptive order, which are designed to assure fairness and protect all participating Funds. For the six months ended April 30, 2014, the following Funds either borrowed from or lent to other AMG Funds family: Tax-Managed lent varying amounts not exceeding $1,220,158 for five days earing interest of $67, Global Alternatives lent varying amounts not exceeding $4,863,765 for two days earning interest of $132 and Global Risk-Balanced lent varying amounts not exceeding $1,268,508 for seven days earning interest of $100. The interest amount is included in the Statement of Operations as interest income. At April 30, 2014, the Funds had no loans outstanding.

3. PURCHASES AND SALES OF SECURITIES

Purchases and sales of securities (excluding short-term securities) for the six months ended April 30, 2014, were as follows:

 

                U.S.
Government
 
    Long-Term Securities     Obligations  
Fund   Purchases     Sales     Purchases     Sales  

Tax-Managed

  $ 13,029,332      $ 12,089,022        —          —     

U.S. Equity

    24,959,576        26,004,056        —          —     

Global Alternatives

    —          —          —          —     

Global Risk-Balanced

    1,915,819        13,221,822        —          —     

4. PORTFOLIO SECURITIES LOANED

The Funds participate in a securities lending program offered by BNYM (the “Program”), providing for the lending of securities to qualified brokers. Securities lending income includes earnings of such temporary cash investments, plus or minus any rebate to a borrower. These earnings (after any rebate) are then divided between BNYM, as a fee for its services under the program, and the Funds, according to agreed-upon rates. Collateral on all securities loaned is accepted in cash and is maintained at a minimum level of 102% (105% in the case of certain foreign securities) of the market value, plus interest, if applicable, of investments on loan. It is the Funds’ policy to obtain additional collateral from or return excess collateral to the borrower by the end of the next business day, following the valuation date of the securities loaned. Therefore, the value of the collateral held may be temporarily less than the value of the securities on loan. Lending securities entails a risk of loss to the Funds if and to the extent that the market value of the securities loaned were to increase and the borrower did not increase the collateral accordingly, and the borrower fails to return the securities. Under the terms of the Program, the Funds are indemnified for such losses by BNYM. Cash collateral is held in a separate account managed by BNYM, who is authorized to exclusively enter into overnight government repurchase agreements. BNYM bears the risk of any deficiency in the amount of the cash collateral available for return to the borrower due to any loss on the collateral invested.

 

 

 

 

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5. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

Under the Trust’s organizational documents, its trustees and officers are indemnified against certain liabilities arising out of the performance of their duties to the Trust. In addition, in the normal course of business, the Funds may enter into contracts and agreements that contain a variety of representations and warranties, which provide general indemnifications. The maximum exposure to the Funds under these arrangements is unknown, as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Funds that have not yet occurred. However, based on experience, the Funds had no prior claims or losses and expect the risks of loss to be remote.

6. FORWARD COMMITMENTS

Certain transactions, such as futures and forward transactions, dollar roll agreements, or purchases of when-issued or delayed delivery securities may have a similar effect on the Fund’s net asset value as if the Fund had created a degree of leverage in its portfolio. However, if a Fund enters into such a transaction, the Fund will establish a segregated account with its custodian in which it will maintain cash, U.S. government securities or other liquid securities equal in value to its obligations in respect to such transaction. Securities and other assets held in the segregated account may not be sold while the transaction is outstanding, unless other suitable assets are substituted.

7. DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS

The following disclosures contain information on how and why the Funds use derivative instruments, the credit risk and how derivative instruments affect the Fund’s financial position, results of operations and cash flows. The location and fair value amounts of these instruments on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities and the realized and changes in unrealized gains and losses on the Statement of Operations, each categorized by type of derivative contract, are included in a table in the Notes to the Schedules of Portfolio Investments. For the six months ended April 30, 2014, the average quarterly balances of outstanding derivative financial instruments were as follows:

 

    U.S.
Equity
    Global
Alternatives
   

Global

Risk-Balanced

 

Financial futures contracts:

     

Average number of contracts purchased

    2        1,020        889   

Average number of contracts sold

    —          1,437        —     

Average notional value of contracts purchased

  $ 181,637      $ 463,614,203      $ 330,829,877   

Average notional value of contracts sold

    —        $ 419,774,865        —     

Foreign currency exchange contracts:

     

Average US dollar amounts purchased/sold

    —        $ 628,842,648        —     

Options:

     

Average notional value of option contracts purchased

  $ 156,192        —        $ 436,996   

Average notional value of option contracts written

  $ 448,536        —        $ 589,246   

8. FORWARD FOREIGN CURRENCY CONTRACTS

During the six months ended April 30, 2014, Global Alternatives invested in forward foreign currency contracts to facilitate transactions in foreign securities

and to hedge against foreign currency exchange rate risk on its non-U.S. dollar denominated investment securities.

A forward foreign currency contract is an agreement between a fund and another party to buy or sell a currency at a set price at a future date. The market value of the contract will fluctuate with changes in currency exchange rates. The contract is marked-to-market daily, and the change in market value is recorded as an unrealized gain or loss. Gain or loss on the purchase or sale of contracts having the same settlement date, amount and counterparty is realized on the date of offset, otherwise gain or loss is realized on the settlement date. Risks may arise upon entering into these contracts from the potential inability of counterparties to meet the terms of their contracts and from unanticipated movements in the value of a foreign currency relative to the U.S. dollar.

9. FUTURES CONTRACTS

U.S. Equity entered into equity index futures contracts with the objective of maintaining exposure to equity stock markets while maintaining liquidity. Global Risk-Balanced and Global Alternatives entered into futures contracts, including futures contracts on global equity and fixed-income securities, interest rate futures contracts, foreign currency futures contracts and futures contracts on security indices (including broad-based security indices). The Funds purchased and sold futures contracts to achieve a desired level of investment, whether to accommodate portfolio turnover or cash flows from capital shares transactions. There are certain risks associated with futures contracts. Prices may not move as expected or the Fund may not be able to close out the contract when it desires to do so, resulting in losses.

On entering into a futures contract, either cash or securities in an amount equal to a certain percentage of the contract value (initial margin) must be deposited with the futures broker. Subsequent payments (variation margin) are made or received each day. The variation margin payments equal the daily changes in the contract value and are recorded as unrealized gains or losses. For OTC futures, daily variation margin is not required. The Fund recognizes a realized gain or loss when the contract is closed or expires equal to the difference between the value of the contract at the time it was opened and the value at the time it was closed. Futures are valued at their quoted daily settlement prices. The aggregate principal amounts of the contracts are not recorded in the financial statements. Fluctuations in the value of the contracts are recorded in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities as an asset (liability) and in the Statement of Operations as unrealized appreciation (depreciation) until the contracts are closed, when they are recorded as realized gains (losses) on futures contracts.

10. OPTIONS

For the six months ended April 30, 2014, U.S. Equity and Global Risk-Balanced entered into over-the-counter transactions involving interest rate caps and floors, swap contracts, or purchased and written (sold) options in order to manage their exposure to credit, currency, equity, interest rate and inflation risk.

A written option contract is a contract in which the writer of the option grants the buyer of the option the right to purchase from (call option) or sell to (put option) the writer a designated instrument at a specified price within a specified period of time. Options written (sold) are recorded as liabilities. U.S. Equity and

 

 

 

 

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Global Risk-Balanced, as writer of written options, bears the risk of an unfavorable change in the market value of the instrument underlying the written option. When an option expires, the premium (original option value) is realized as a gain if the option was written or as a loss if the option was purchased. When the exercise of an option results in a cash settlement, the difference between the premium and the settlement proceeds is recognized as realized gain or loss. When securities are acquired or delivered upon exercise of an option, the acquisition cost or sale proceeds are adjusted by the amount of the premium. When an option is closed, the difference between the premium and the cost to close the position is realized as a gain or loss.

11. EXCHANGE TRADED NOTES

Global Risk-Balanced invests in Exchange Traded Notes (“ETNs”). ETNs are senior, unsecured, unsubordinated debt securities issued by a financial institution, listed on an exchange and traded in the secondary market. There are no periodic interest payments, and principal is not protected. The Fund could lose some or all of the amount invested. The price in the secondary market is determined by supply and demand, the current performance of the index, and the credit rating of the ETN issuer. At maturity, the issuer pays the Fund a return linked to the performance of the market index, such as a commodity index, to which the ETN is linked, minus the issuer’s fee. ETNs are subject to the risk of a breakdown in the futures markets that they use. As a means to obtain commodity exposure, the Fund invests in ETNs linked to commodity indices. The Fund may be exposed to a wide variety of commodity sectors, including, without limitation, agriculture, livestock, base/industrial metals, oil, energy and precious metals. Commodity prices, and the value of stocks of companies exposed to commodities, can be extremely volatile and are affected by a wide range of factors.

12. MARKET, CREDIT AND COUNTERPARTY RISKS

In the normal course of business, Global Alternatives and Global Risk-Balanced invest in securities and enter into transactions where risks exist due to market fluctuations and are exposed to credit risk with parties with whom it trades (issuers or counterparties). Market prices of investments held by the Funds may fall rapidly or unpredictably and will rise and fall due to changing economic, political, or market conditions or in response to events that affect particular industries or companies. Each Fund may be exposed to credit or counterparty risk, or the risk that an institution or other entity with which the Fund has unsettled or open transactions will default or not perform under the contract. The Fund minimizes credit risk and counterparty risk by undertaking transactions with a large number of customers and counterparties on recognized and reputable exchanges. The Fund could lose money if the issuer or guarantor of a fixed income security, or the counterparty to a financial derivatives contract, repurchase agreement or a loan of portfolio securities, is unable or unwilling to make timely principal and/or interest payments, or to otherwise honor its obligations.

The Funds are subject to various Master Agreements, which govern the terms of certain transactions with select counterparties. These Master Agreements reduce the counterparty risk associated with relevant transactions by specifying credit protection mechanisms and providing standardization that improves legal certainty. Master Agreements can also help limit counterparty risk by specifying collateral posting arrangements at pre-arranged exposure levels. Under the Master Agreements, collateral is routinely transferred if the total net exposure to certain transactions (net of existing collateral already in place) governed under the relevant master agreement with a counterparty in a given account exceeds a specified threshold, which typically ranges from zero to $250,000 depending on the counterparty and the type of Master Agreement.

International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. Master Agreements (“ISDA Master Agreements”) govern OTC financial derivative transactions entered into by the Funds and the respective counterparty. The ISDA Master Agreements maintain provisions for general obligations, representations, agreements, collateral and events of default or termination. Certain ISDA Master Agreements allow counterparties to OTC derivatives to terminate derivative contracts prior to maturity in the event the Funds’ net assets decline by a stated percentage or the Funds fail to meet the terms of the ISDA Master Agreement, which requires accelerated settlement of all outstanding transactions under the applicable ISDA Master Agreement. Any election to terminate early could be material to the financial statements.

13. MASTER NETTING AGREEMENTS

The Funds may enter into master netting agreements with their counterparties for the securities lending program, repurchase agreements and derivative instruments, which provide the right, in the event of default (including bankruptcy or insolvency) for the non-defaulting party to liquidate the collateral and calculate net exposure to the defaulting party or request additional collateral. For financial reporting purposes, the Funds do not offset financial assets and financial liabilities that are subject to master netting agreements in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.

 

 

 

 

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The following tables are a summary of the Funds’ open securities lending, repurchase agreements and derivative instruments that are subject to a master netting agreement as of April 30, 2014:

 

            Gross Amounts
Offset
     Net Amounts of
Assets Presented
     Gross Amount Not Offset in the
Statement of Assets and Liabilities
        
Fund    Gross Amounts of
Recognized
Assets
     in the Statement
of Assets and
Liabilities
     in the Statement
of Assets and
Liabilities
     Financial
Instruments
     Cash Collateral
Received
     Net Amount  

Tax-Managed

                 

Securities lending

   $ 53,332         —         $ 53,332         —         $ 53,332         —     

Repurchase agreements

     54,391         —           54,391       $ 54,391         —           —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 107,723         —         $ 107,723       $ 54,391       $ 53,332         —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

U.S. Equity

                 

Securities lending

   $ 47,224         —         $ 47,224         —         $ 47,224         —     

Repurchase agreements

     54,560         —           54,560       $ 54,560         —           —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 101,784         —         $ 101,784       $ 54,560       $ 47,224         —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Global Alternatives

                 

Securities lending

   $ 3,521,397         —         $ 3,521,397         —         $ 3,521,397         —     

Repurchase agreements

     3,585,729         —           3,585,729       $ 3,585,729         —           —     

Foreign currency contracts

     3,555,821         —           3,555,821         2,811,920         —         $ 743,901   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 10,662,947         —         $ 10,662,947       $ 6,397,649       $ 3,521,397       $ 743,901   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Global Risk-Balanced

                 

Securities lending

   $ 13,710,571         —         $ 13,710,571         —         $ 13,710,571         —     

Repurchase agreements

     14,040,644         —           14,040,644       $ 14,040,644         —           —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 27,751,215         —         $ 27,751,215       $ 14,040,644       $ 13,710,571         —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
            Gross Amounts
Offset
     Net Amounts of
Assets Presented
     Gross Amount Not Offset in the
Statement of Assets and Liabilities
        
Fund    Gross Amounts of
Recognized
Liabilities
     in the Statement
of Assets and
Liabilities
     in the Statement
of Assets and
Liabilities
     Financial
Instruments
     Cash Collateral
Pledged
     Net Amount  

Global Alternatives

                 

Foreign currency contracts

   $ 3,423,032       $ —         $ 3,423,032       $ 2,811,920       $ —         $ 611,112   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 3,423,032       $ —         $ 3,423,032       $ 2,811,920       $ —         $ 611,112   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

14. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

Each Fund has determined that no material events or transactions occurred through the issuance date of the Funds’ financial statements which require additional disclosure in or adjustment of the Funds’ financial statements.

 

 

 

 

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INVESTMENT MANAGER AND ADMINISTRATOR

AMG Funds LLC

800 Connecticut Avenue

Norwalk, CT 06854

(800) 835-3879

DISTRIBUTOR

AMG Distributors, Inc.

800 Connecticut Avenue

Norwalk, CT 06854

(800) 835-3879

SUBADVISOR

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Pasadena, CA 91101

CUSTODIAN

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Brooklyn, NY 11217

LEGAL COUNSEL

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Boston, MA 02199-3600

TRANSFER AGENT

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Attn: AMG Funds

P.O. Box 9769

Providence, RI 02940

(800) 548-4539

FOR MANAGERSCHOICE ONLY

AMG Funds

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P.O. Box 9847

Providence, Rhode Island 02940-8047

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TRUSTEES

Bruce B. Bingham

Christine C. Carsman

William E. Chapman II

Edward J. Kaier

Kurt A. Keilhacker

Steven J. Paggioli

Richard F. Powers III

Eric Rakowski

Victoria L. Sassine

Thomas R. Schneeweis

This report is prepared for the Funds’ shareholders. It is authorized for distribution to prospective investors only when preceded or accompanied by an effective prospectus. To receive a free copy of the prospectus or Statement of Additional Information, which includes additional information about Fund Trustees, please contact us by calling 800.835.3879. Distributed by AMG Distributors, Inc., member FINRA.

Current net asset values per share for each Fund are available on the Funds’ website at www.amgfunds.com.

A description of the policies and procedures each Fund uses to vote its proxies is available: (i) without charge, upon request, by calling 800.835.3879, or (ii) on the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) website at www.sec.gov. For information regarding each Fund’s proxy voting record for the 12-month period ended June 30, call 800.835.3879 or visit the SEC website at www.sec.gov.

Each Fund files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. The Funds’ Forms N-Q are available on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. A Fund’s Forms N-Q may be reviewed and copied at the SEC’s Public Reference Room in Washington, DC. Information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 1-800-SEC-0330. To review a complete list of the Funds’ portfolio holdings, or to view the most recent quarterly holdings report, semiannual report, or annual report, please visit www.amgfunds.com.

 

 

 

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AFFILIATE SUBADVISED FUNDS

 

ALTERNATIVE FUNDS

AMG FQ Global Alternatives

First Quadrant, L.P.

 

BALANCED FUNDS

AMG Chicago Equity Partners Balanced

Chicago Equity Partners, LLC

 

AMG FQ Global Risk-Balanced

(formerly Managers AMG FQ Global Essentials)

First Quadrant, L.P.

 

EQUITY FUNDS

AMG FQ Tax-Managed U.S. Equity

AMG FQ U.S. Equity

First Quadrant, L.P.

 

AMG Frontier Small Cap Growth

Frontier Capital Management Company, LLC

 

AMG GW&K Small Cap Core

(formerly GW&K Small Cap Equity)

Gannett Welsh & Kotler, LLC

  

AMG Renaissance International Equity

AMG Renaissance Large Cap Growth

The Renaissance Group LLC

 

AMG SouthernSun Small Cap

AMG SouthernSun U.S. Equity

SouthernSun Asset Management, LLC

 

AMG Systematic Large Cap Value

(formerly Systematic Value)

AMG Systematic Mid Cap Value

Systematic Financial Management, L.P.

 

AMG TimesSquare All Cap Growth

(formerly Managers AMG TSCM Growth Equity)

AMG TimesSquare International Small Cap

AMG TimesSquare Mid Cap Growth

AMG TimesSquare Small Cap Growth

TimesSquare Capital Management, LLC

  

AMG Trilogy Emerging Markets Equity

AMG Trilogy Global Equity

AMG Trilogy International Small Cap

Trilogy Global Advisors, L.P.

 

AMG Yacktman Focused

AMG Yacktman

Yacktman Asset Management LP

 

FIXED INCOME FUNDS

AMG GW&K Enhanced Core Bond

(formerly Manages AMG GW&K Fixed Income)

AMG GW&K Municipal Bond

AMG GW&K Municipal Enhanced Yield

Gannett Welsh & Kotler, LLC

OPEN-ARCHITECTURE FUNDS

 

EQUITY FUNDS

AMG Managers Brandywine Advisors Midcap Growth

AMG Managers Brandywine Blue

AMG Managers Brandywine

Friess Associates, LLC

 

AMG Managers Cadence Capital Appreciation

AMG Managers Cadence Emerging Companies

AMG Managers Cadence Mid Cap

Cadence Capital Management, LLC

 

AMG Managers Emerging Opportunities

(formerly Managers Micro-Cap)

Lord, Abbett & Co. LLC

WEDGE Capital Management L.L.P.

Next Century Growth Investors LLC

RBC Global Asset Management (U.S.) Inc.

  

AMG Managers Essex Small/Micro Cap Growth

Essex Investment Management Co., LLC

 

AMG Managers Real Estate Securities

CenterSquare Investment Management, Inc.

 

AMG Managers Skyline Special Equities

(formerly Skyline Special Equities Portfolio)

Skyline Asset Management, L.P.

 

AMG Managers Special Equity

Ranger Investment Management, L.P.

Lord, Abbett & Co. LLC

Smith Asset Management Group, L.P.

Federated MDTA LLC

  

FIXED INCOME FUNDS

AMG Managers Bond

AMG Managers Global Income Opportunity

Loomis, Sayles & Co., L.P.

 

AMG Managers High Yield

J.P. Morgan Investment Management Inc.

 

AMG Managers Intermediate Duration Government

AMG Managers Short Duration Government

Amundi Smith Breeden LLC

 

AMG Managers Total Return Bond

(formerly Managers PIMCO Bond)

Pacific Investment Management Co. LLC

 

 

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LOGO                 SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT

 

 

AMG Funds

April 30, 2014

AMG Managers Total Return Bond Fund: MBDFX

(formerly Managers PIMCO Bond Fund)

 

 

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AMG Managers Total Return Bond Fund

Semi-Annual Report—April 30, 2014 (unaudited)

 

 

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

   PAGE  

ABOUT YOUR FUND’S EXPENSES

     2   

FUND PERFORMANCE

     3   

FUND SNAPSHOT AND SCHEDULE OF PORTFOLIO INVESTMENTS

     4   

NOTES TO SCHEDULE OF PORTFOLIO INVESTMENTS

     16   

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

  

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

     26   

Balance sheet, net asset value (NAV) per share computation and cumulative undistributed amounts

  

Statement of Operations

     28   

Detail of sources of income, expenses, and realized and unrealized gains (losses) during the fiscal period

  

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

     29   

Detail of changes in assets for the past two fiscal periods

  

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

     30   

Historical net asset values per share, distributions, total returns, income and expense ratios, turnover ratios and net assets

  

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

     31   

Accounting and distribution policies, details of agreements and transactions with Fund management and affiliates, and descriptions of certain investment risks

  

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About Your Fund’s Expenses (unaudited)

 

 

 

As a shareholder of a Fund, you may incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, which may include sales charges (loads) on purchase payments; redemption fees; and exchange fees; and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees; distribution (12b-1) fees; and other Fund expenses. This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds. The example is based on $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period as indicated below.

ACTUAL EXPENSES

The first line of the following table provides information about the actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the first line under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.

HYPOTHETICAL EXAMPLE FOR COMPARISON PURPOSES

The second line of the following table provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed annual rate of return of 5% before expenses, which is not the Fund’s actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund and other funds by comparing this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of other funds.

Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as sales charges (loads), redemption fees, or exchange fees. Therefore, the second line of the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds.

Six Months Ended April 30, 2014   Expense
Ratio for
the Period
    Beginning
Account
Value
11/01/13
    Ending
Account
Value
4/30/14
    Expenses
Paid
During
the Period*
 

AMG Managers Total Return Bond Fund

       

Based on Actual Fund Return

    0.58   $ 1,000      $ 1,014      $ 2.90   

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

    0.58   $ 1,000      $ 1,022      $ 2.91   

 

* Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by the number of days in the period (181), then divided by 365.
 

 

 

 

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Fund Performance

Periods ended April 30, 2014 (unaudited)

 

 

 

The table below shows the average annual total returns for the AMG Managers Total Return Bond Fund and the Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index® for the same time periods ended April 30, 2014.

 

Average Annual Total Returns1    Six Months*     One Year     Five Years     Ten Years  

AMG Managers Total Return Bond Fund2,3,4,5,6,7,8

     1.43     (0.97 )%      6.66     5.79

Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index®9

     1.74     (0.26 )%      4.88     4.83

The performance data shown represents past performance. Past performance is not a guarantee of future results. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted. The investment return and principal value of an investment in the Fund will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost.

Investors should carefully consider the Fund’s investment objectives, risks, charges, and expenses before investing. For performance information through the most recent month end, current net asset values per share for the Fund and other information, please call (800) 835-3879 or visit our website at www.amgfunds.com for a free prospectus. Read it carefully before investing or sending money.

Distributed by AMG Distributors, Inc., member FINRA.

 

* Not annualized.
1  Total return equals income yield plus share price change and assumes reinvestment of all dividends and capital gain distributions. Returns are net of fees and may reflect offsets of Fund expenses as described in the prospectus. No adjustment has been made for taxes payable by shareholders on their reinvested dividends and capital gain distributions. Returns for periods greater than one year are annualized. The listed returns on the Fund are net of expenses and based on the published NAV as of April 30, 2014. All returns are in U.S. dollars($).
2  From time to time, the Fund’s advisor has waived its fees and/or absorbed Fund expenses, which has resulted in higher returns.
3  Fixed income funds are subject to the risks associated with investments in debt securities, such as default risk and fluctuations in debtors’ perceived ability to pay its creditors. Changing interest rates may adversely affect the value of a fixed income investment. An increase in interest rates typically causes the value of bonds and other fixed-income securities to fall.
4  The Fund may use derivative instruments for hedging purposes or as part of its investment strategy. There is a risk that a derivative intended as a hedge may not perform as expected. The main risk with derivatives is that some
  types can amplify a gain or loss, potentially earning or losing substantially more money than the actual cost of the derivative; or that the counterparty may fail to honor its contract terms, causing a loss for the Fund. Use of these instruments may involve certain costs and risks such as liquidity risk, interest rate risk, market risk, credit risk, management risk, and the risk that the Fund could not close out a position when it would be most advantageous to do so.
5  Investments in international securities are subject to certain risks of overseas investing including currency fluctuations and changes in political and economic conditions, which could result in significant market fluctuations. These risks are magnified in emerging markets.
6  High yield bonds (also known as “junk bonds”) are subject to additional risks such as the risk of default.
7  Many bonds have call provisions which allow the debtors to pay them back before maturity. This is especially true with mortgage securities, which can be paid back anytime. Typically debtors prepay their debt when it is to their advantage (when interest rates drop making a new loan at current rates more attractive), and thus likely to the disadvantage of bondholders, who may have to reinvest prepayment proceeds in securities with lower yields. Prepayment risk will vary depending on the provisions of the security and current interest rates relative to the interest rate of the debt.
8  Market risk associated with equity securities may become more pronounced for the Fund.
9  The Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index® is an index of the U.S. investment-grade fixed-rate bond market, including both government and corporate bonds. Unlike the Fund, the Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index® is unmanaged, is not available for investment, and does not incur expenses.

Not FDIC Insured, nor bank guaranteed. May lose value.

 

 

 

 

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AMG Managers Total Return Bond Fund

Fund Snapshots

April 30, 2014 (unaudited)

 

 

 

PORTFOLIO BREAKDOWN

 

Category

  AMG Managers
Total Return
Bond Fund**
    Barclays
U.S. Aggregate
Bond Index®
 

U.S. Government and Agency Obligations

    64.1     39.4

Corporate Bonds and Notes

    16.9     23.1

Foreign Government and Agency Obligations

    8.8     6.2

Asset-Backed Securities

    4.1     0.5

Municipal Bonds

    4.0     0.0

Mortgage-Backed Securities

    3.2     30.8

Municipal Closed-End Bond Funds

    0.5     0.0

Other Assets and Liabilities

    (1.6 )%      0.0

 

**     As a percentage of net assets.

        

Rating

  AMG Managers
Total Return
Bond Fund***
    Barclays
U.S. Aggregate
Bond Index®
 

U.S. Treasury & Agency

    64.0     68.6

Aaa

    0.5     4.1

Aa

    8.4     3.9

A

    9.9     11.5

Baa

    9.8     11.9

Ba & lower

    7.4     0.0

 

***  As a percentage of market value of fixed income securities. Chart does not include equity securities.

      

TOP TEN HOLDINGS

 

Security Name

 

 

 

 

% of Net Assets

 

U.S. Treasury Notes, 1.625%, 03/31/19

    9.6

FNMA, 5.000%, TBA 30yr*

    7.0   

U.S. Treasury Notes, 1.500%, 02/28/2019

    6.1   

RBS Securities, Inc., dated 04/30/14, due 05/01/14, 0.060%, total to be received $43,300,072 (collateralized by $44,184,161 U.S. Treasury Notes, 1.500%, 08/31/18)

    3.7   

Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Inc., dated 04/30/14, due 05/02/14, 0.050%, total to be received $38,700,108 (collateralized by $39,502,873 U.S. Treasury Notes, 4.630%, 2/15/40)

    3.3   

U.S. Treasury Floating Rate Note, 0.089%, 04/30/16 (07/31/14)

    3.0   

J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, dated 04/30/14, due 05/02/14, 0.050%, total to be received $26,600,074 (collateralized by $27,165,915 U.S. Treasury Notes, 1.500%, 8/31/18)

    2.3   

Citigroup Global Markets, Inc., dated 04/30/14, due 05/01/14, 0.060%, total to be received $22,200,037 (collateralized by $22,674,647 U.S. Treasury Notes, 0.630%, 9/30/17)

    1.9   

BNP Paribas Securities Corp., dated 04/30/14, due 05/01/14, 0.060%, total to be received $20,000,033 (collateralized by $20,446,198 U.S. Treasury Notes, 0.750%, 10/31/17)

    1.7   

BNP Paribas Securities Corp., dated 04/30/14, due 05/02/14, 0.040%, total to be received $20,000,044 (collateralized by $20,396,357 U.S. Treasury Notes, 0.250%, 7/31/15)

    1.7   
 

 

 

 

Top Ten as a Group

    40.3
 

 

 

 

 

* Top Ten Holding at October 31, 2013
 

 

Because a fund’s strategy may result in multiple investments in particular sectors of the economy, its performance may depend on the performance of those sectors and may fluctuate more widely than investments diversified across more sectors. For additional information on these and other risk considerations, please see the Fund’s prospectus.

Any sectors, industries, or securities discussed should not be perceived as investment recommendations. Mention of a specific security should not be considered a recommendation to buy or solicitation to sell that security. Specific securities mentioned in this report may have been sold from the Fund’s portfolio of investments by the time you receive this report.

 

 

 

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AMG Managers Total Return Bond Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

April 30, 2014 (unaudited)

 

 

 

     Principal Amount      Value  

Asset-Backed Securities - 4.1%

     

Amortizing Residential Collateral Trust, Series 2002-BC4, 0.732%, 07/25/32 (05/27/14)1

   $ 77,398       $ 71,552   

Asset Backed Securities Corp. Home Equity Loan Trust, Series 2005-HE5, Class M4, 1.052%, 06/25/35 (05/27/14)1

     3,300,000         2,709,482   

Countrywide Asset-Backed Certificates,

     

Series 2005-14, Class 3A3, 0.502%, 04/25/36 (05/27/14)1

     3,073,718         3,020,255   

Series 2007-2, Class 2A2, 0.252%, 08/25/37 (05/27/14)1

     9,976,201         9,876,100   

EFS Volunteer No. 2 LLC, Series 2012-1, Class A1, 1.034%, 07/26/27 (05/27/14) (a)1

     1,499,578         1,514,240   

EMC Mortgage Loan Trust, Series 2001-A, Class A, 0.892%, 05/25/40 (05/27/14) (a)1

     501,985         455,441   

First NLC Trust, Series 2007-1, Class A1, 0.222%, 08/25/37 (05/27/14) (a)1

     617,118         322,488   

Fremont Home Loan Trust, Series 2006-E, Class 2A1, 0.212%, 01/25/37 (05/27/14)1

     36,856         18,689   

JP Morgan Mortgage Acquisition Trust, Series 2006-NC1, Class A4, 0.324%, 04/25/36 (05/27/14)1

     3,033,218         2,931,415   

Long Beach Mortgage Loan Trust, Series 2004-4, Class 1A1, 0.712%, 10/25/34 (05/27/14)1

     55,661         50,790   

Merrill Lynch Mortgage Investors Trust, Series 2005-FM1, Class M1, 0.632%, 05/25/36 (05/27/14)1

     2,832,000         2,514,873   

Morgan Stanley IXIS Real Estate Capital Trust, Series 2006-2, Class A1, 0.202%, 11/25/36 (05/27/14)1

     10,939         5,138   

Park Place Securities, Inc., Series 2005-WCW1, Class A1B, 0.412%, 09/25/35 (05/27/14)1

     1,587,551         1,569,068   

Residential Asset Mortgage Products, Inc., Series 2005-EFC6, Class M2, 0.582%, 11/25/35 (05/27/14)1

     3,800,000         3,160,354   

Residential Asset Securities Corporation,

     

Series 2006-EMX2, Class A2, 0.352%, 02/25/36 (05/27/14)1

     262,702         257,849   

Series 2006-KS4, Class M1, 0.432%, 06/25/36 (05/27/14)1

     6,000,000         4,631,436   

Securitized Asset Backed Receivables LLC, Series 2007-HE1, Class A2A, 0.212%, 12/25/36 (05/27/14)1

     439,511         154,493   

Small Business Administration Participation Certificates,

     

Series 2003-20I, Class 1, 5.130%, 09/01/23

     36,399         39,077   

Series 2007-20K, Class 1, 5.510%, 11/01/27

     2,602,031         2,888,763   

Series 2008-10E, Class 1, 5.110%, 09/01/18

     959,495         1,017,004   

Series 2008-20I, Class 1, 5.600%, 09/01/28

     5,675,343         6,355,629   

Series 2009-20E, Class 1, 4.430%, 05/01/29

     3,584,561         3,862,140   

Structured Asset Securities Corp., Series 2002-HF1, 0.732%, 01/25/33 (05/27/14)1

     38,412         35,513   

Total Asset-Backed Securities (cost $46,534,314)

        47,461,789   

Corporate Bonds and Notes - 16.9%

     

Financials - 13.2%

     

Ally Financial, Inc.,

     

2.750%, 01/30/17

     1,000,000         1,015,000   

5.500%, 02/15/17

     3,300,000         3,594,938   

7.500%, 09/15/20

     1,000,000         1,188,750   

8.300%, 02/12/15

     800,000         845,000   

American International Group, Inc.,

     

5.050%, 10/01/15

     400,000         424,273   

6.250%, 03/15/37

     800,000         872,480   

8.250%, 08/15/18

     700,000         876,172   

MTN, 5.600%, 10/18/16

     800,000         886,070   

Banco Santander Brasil SA, 4.500%, 04/06/15 (a)

     200,000         206,250   

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

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Schedule of Portfolio Investments (continued)

 

 

 

     Principal Amount      Value  

Corporate Bonds and Notes - 16.9% (continued)

     

Financials - 13.2% (continued)

     

Bank of America Corp.,

     

4.500%, 04/01/15

   $ 10,000,000       $ 10,352,260   

6.500%, 08/01/16

     2,800,000         3,125,256   

6.500%, 07/15/18

     5,000,000         5,844,575   

GMTN, 6.400%, 08/28/17

     3,400,000         3,897,464   

Bank of Montreal, 2.850%, 06/09/15 (a)

     400,000         410,979   

Bank of Nova Scotia,

     

1.250%, 04/11/17

     10,100,000         10,126,553   

1.950%, 01/30/17 (a)

     200,000         205,265   

Barclays Bank PLC,

     

0.532%, 05/01/15 (06/02/14)1

     15,300,000         15,299,250   

7.625%, 11/21/22

     2,900,000         3,300,563   

7.750%, 04/10/232,3

     4,200,000         4,672,500   

BB&T Corp., MTN, 1.093%, 06/15/18 (06/15/14)1

     3,600,000         3,657,766   

BBVA Bancomer SA,

     

4.500%, 03/10/16 (a)

     500,000         530,000   

6.500%, 03/10/21 (a)

     900,000         994,500   

The Bear Stearns Cos. LLC, 5.300%, 10/30/15

     2,400,000         2,561,328   

Citigroup, Inc.,

     

5.000%, 09/15/14

     4,200,000         4,267,771   

6.010%, 01/15/15

     600,000         622,457   

6.125%, 08/25/36

     3,200,000         3,585,219   

MTN, 0.745%, 05/01/17 (08/01/14)1

     7,500,000         7,501,110   

MTN, 5.500%, 10/15/14

     2,577,000         2,634,624   

Cooperatieve Centrale Raiffeisen-Boerenleenbank, 0.558%, 04/28/17 (07/28/14)1

     2,800,000         2,806,700   

Credit Suisse, Series YCD, 0.465%, 03/17/15 (06/17/14)1

     800,000         800,039   

Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC,

     

1.006%, 01/17/17 (07/17/14)1

     10,500,000         10,571,526   

7.000%, 04/15/15

     1,400,000         1,483,056   

8.700%, 10/01/14

     1,000,000         1,033,879   

International Lease Finance Corp.,

     

5.750%, 05/15/16

     300,000         323,625   

6.750%, 09/01/16 (a)

     800,000         894,000   

JPMorgan Chase & Co.,

     

3.150%, 07/05/16

     292,000         305,464   

MTN, 0.779%, 04/25/18 (07/25/14)1

     2,000,000         2,000,412   

JPMorgan Chase Bank, NA,

     

0.563%, 06/13/16 (06/13/14)1

     1,300,000         1,294,514   

1.029%, 05/31/173

   EUR 900,000         1,244,867   

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

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Schedule of Portfolio Investments (continued)

 

 

 

     Principal Amount      Value  

Corporate Bonds and Notes - 16.9% (continued)

     

Financials - 13.2% (continued)

     

LBG Capital No.1 PLC, 8.500%, 12/29/49 (a)3,4

   $ 400,000       $ 434,771   

LBG Capital No.2 PLC, Series 21, 15.000%, 12/21/19

   GBP 2,900,000         7,124,164   

Nationwide Building Society, 6.250%, 02/25/20 (a)

     1,800,000         2,112,237   

Principal Life Income Funding Trusts, MTN, 5.550%, 04/27/15

     2,300,000         2,416,198   

Qatari Diar Finance “Q.S.C.”, 3.500%, 07/21/15

     900,000         930,375   

The Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC, 6.990%, 10/29/49 (a)3,4

     2,600,000         2,886,000   

Russian Agricultural Bank OJSC Via RSHB Capital SA, 9.000%, 06/11/14 (a)

     1,800,000         1,810,800   

SLM Corp., MTN, 6.250%, 01/25/16

     300,000         324,750   

State Bank of India, 4.500%, 07/27/15 (a)

     2,900,000         2,999,711   

Stone Street Trust, 5.902%, 12/15/15 (a)

     2,800,000         3,003,350   

Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp., 0.593%, 05/02/17 (08/02/14)1

     11,700,000         11,692,803   

US Bank NA, 0.349%, 04/22/16 (07/22/14)1

     1,000,000         1,001,526   

Wells Fargo & Co., Series K, 7.980%, 03/29/493,4

     1,600,000         1,824,000   

Total Financials

        154,817,140   

Industrials - 3.4%

     

AbbVie, Inc., 0.983%, 11/06/15 (08/06/14)1

     2,900,000         2,928,029   

Apple, Inc.,

     

2.850%, 05/06/21

     200,000         201,216   

3.450%, 05/06/24

     500,000         501,943   

BellSouth Corp., 4.182%, 04/26/15 (a)5

     10,700,000         11,078,705   

Corp. Nacional del Cobre de Chile, 7.500%, 01/15/19 (a)

     1,200,000         1,450,622   

Gazprom OAO Via Gaz Capital SA, 8.125%, 07/31/14 (a)

     3,800,000         3,842,750   

Petrobras International Finance Co.,

     

3.875%, 01/27/16

     3,300,000         3,406,012   

5.875%, 03/01/18

     2,300,000         2,496,604   

Petroleos Mexicanos, 8.000%, 05/03/19

     1,200,000         1,471,500   

Ras Laffan Liquefied Natural Gas Co., Ltd., 5.298%, 09/30/20 (a)

     598,680         649,568   

Rohm & Haas Co., 6.000%, 09/15/17

     316,000         359,106   

Statoil A.S.A, 0.697%, 11/08/18 (05/08/14)1

     6,800,000         6,856,052   

Time Warner, Inc., 5.875%, 11/15/16

     1,200,000         1,342,991   

UAL 2009-1 Pass Through Trust, 10.400%, 11/01/16

     231,272         263,372   

Verizon Communications, Inc.,

     

1.984%, 09/14/18 (06/14/14)1

     500,000         528,462   

2.500%, 09/15/16

     700,000         724,882   

3.650%, 09/14/18

     1,800,000         1,923,678   

Total Industrials

        40,025,492   

Utilities - 0.3%

     

Entergy Corp., 3.625%, 09/15/15

     2,200,000         2,276,545   

Majapahit Holding, B.V., 7.750%, 01/20/20

     700,000         806,750   

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

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Schedule of Portfolio Investments (continued)

 

 

 

     Principal Amount      Value  

Corporate Bonds and Notes - 16.9% (continued)

     

Utilities - 0.3% (continued)

     

The Tokyo Electric Power Co., Inc.,

     

Series 513, 1.850%, 07/28/14

   JPY 7,000,000       $ 68,336   

Series 527, 1.500%, 05/30/14

   JPY 1,000,000         9,773   

Total Utilities

        3,161,404   

Total Corporate Bonds and Notes (cost $191,390,506)

        198,004,036   

Foreign Government and Agency Obligations - 8.8%

     

Autonomous Community of Valencia Spain, Notes, EMTN, 4.375%, 07/16/15

   EUR 400,000         575,349   

Banco Nacional de Desenvolvimento Economico e Social,

     

Notes, 3.375%, 09/26/16 (a)

     400,000         408,500   

Notes, 4.125%, 09/15/17 (a)

   EUR 400,000         590,733   

Brazil Letras do Tesouro Nacional,

     

Notes, 11.620%, 04/01/156

   BRL 6,000,000         2,435,864   

Notes, 12.425%, 01/01/176

   BRL 3,000,000         985,763   

Italy Buoni Poliennali Del Tesoro,

     

Bonds, 3.750%, 08/01/15

   EUR 6,100,000         8,781,419   

Bonds, 3.750%, 08/01/16

   EUR 2,000,000         2,951,398   

Notes, 1.500%, 12/15/16

   EUR 600,000         842,403   

Notes, 2.250%, 05/15/16

   EUR 4,200,000         5,994,941   

Notes, 3.000%, 06/15/15

   EUR 2,600,000         3,701,148   

Notes, 3.000%, 11/01/15

   EUR 900,000         1,290,411   

Notes, 3.750%, 04/15/16

   EUR 200,000         293,241   

Notes, 4.500%, 07/15/15

   EUR 9,800,000         14,215,724   

Italy Certificati di Credito del Tesoro,

     

Notes, 0.725%, 06/30/156

   EUR 3,700,000         5,093,321   

Notes, 0.818%, 12/31/156

   EUR 2,000,000         2,738,815   

The Korea Development Bank Notes, 4.375%, 08/10/15

     3,500,000         3,661,749   

Korea Finance Corp. Notes, 3.250%, 09/20/16

     800,000         838,969   

Korea Housing Finance Corp. Notes, 4.125%, 12/15/15 (a)

     500,000         527,997   

Ontario Bonds, Province of,

     

3.150%, 06/02/22

   CAD 600,000         556,349   

4.000%, 06/02/21

   CAD 2,200,000         2,173,324   

4.200%, 06/02/20

   CAD 1,900,000         1,903,276   

4.400%, 06/02/19

   CAD 1,000,000         1,008,932   

MTN, 5.500%, 06/02/18

   CAD 400,000         416,620   

Ontario Notes, Province of,

     

1.000%, 07/22/16

     100,000         100,765   

1.650%, 09/27/19

     1,100,000         1,074,690   

3.000%, 07/16/18

     400,000         422,085   

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

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     Principal Amount      Value  

Foreign Government and Agency Obligations - 8.8% (continued)

     

Quebec Bonds, Province of,

     

3.500%, 07/29/20

   $ 500,000       $ 530,308   

3.500%, 12/01/22

   CAD 900,000         849,615   

4.250%, 12/01/21

   CAD 3,900,000         3,894,769   

Spain Government,

     

Bonds, 3.150%, 01/31/16

   EUR 1,700,000         2,460,415   

Notes, 3.250%, 04/30/16

   EUR 1,400,000         2,037,965   

Notes, 3.300%, 07/30/16

   EUR 3,400,000         4,976,873   

Notes, 3.750%, 10/31/15

   EUR 7,900,000         11,468,689   

Notes, 4.000%, 07/30/15

   EUR 8,900,000         12,863,500   

Notes, 4.250%, 10/31/16

   EUR 600,000         901,249   

Total Foreign Government and Agency Obligations (cost $102,335,964)

        103,567,169   

Mortgage-Backed Securities - 3.2%

     

American Home Mortgage Investment Trust, Series 2004-4, Class 4A, 2.329%, 02/25/45 (06/25/14)1

     417,539         423,414   

Arran Residential Mortgages Funding PLC, Series 2010-1A, Class A2B, 1.688%, 05/16/47 (05/16/14) (a)1

   EUR 1,340,427         1,881,602   

Bank of America Funding Corp., Series 2005-D, Class A1, 2.623%, 05/25/35 (06/25/14)1

     456,424         470,450   

Bear Stearns Adjustable Rate Mortgage Trust,

     

Series 2000-2, Class A1, 2.744%, 11/25/30 (06/25/14)1

     10,250         10,486   

Series 2002-11, Class 1A1, 2.344%, 02/25/33 (06/25/14)1

     10,883         10,498   

Series 2003-1, Class 6A1, 2.504%, 04/25/33 (06/25/14)1

     196,934         201,337   

Series 2005-2, Class A1, 2.580%, 03/25/35 (06/25/14)1

     5,235,316         5,330,193   

Series 2005-2, Class A2, 2.528%, 03/25/35 (06/25/14)1

     2,532,798         2,573,248   

Series 2005-5, Class A2, 2.280%, 08/25/35 (06/25/14)1

     5,028,935         5,120,492   

Series 2005-12, Class 13A1, 5.372%, 02/25/36 (06/25/14)1

     168,349         159,325   

Bear Stearns Alt-A Trust,

     

Series 2005-4, Class 23A1, 2.533%, 05/25/35 (06/25/14)1

     1,118,981         1,097,145   

Series 2005-7, Class 22A1, 2.665%, 09/25/35 (06/25/14)1

     552,177         489,799   

Bear Stearns Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust, Series 2007-PW18, Class A4, 5.700%, 06/11/50

     2,800,000         3,145,278   

Citigroup Mortgage Loan Trust, Inc.,

     

Series 2005-6, Class A1, 2.200%, 09/25/35 (06/25/14)1

     3,684,793         3,685,221   

Series 2005-11, Class A2A, 2.530%, 10/25/35 (06/25/14)1

     222,863         221,061   

Countrywide Alternative Loan Trust, Series 2007-OA7, Class A1A, 0.332%, 05/25/47 (05/27/14)1

     1,050,849         881,730   

Countrywide Home Loans Mortgage Pass Through Trust, Series 2005-HYB9, Class 3A2A, 2.417%, 02/20/36 (06/20/14)1

     273,254         256,407   

CSMC, Series 2010-18R, Class 4A4, 2.398%, 04/26/38 (a)3

     1,200,000         1,173,871   

GreenPoint Mortgage Funding Trust, Series 2006-AR6, Class A1A, 0.232%, 10/25/46 (05/27/14)1

     4         4   

GSR Mortgage Loan Trust, Series 2005-AR7, Class 6A1, 5.013%, 11/25/35 (06/25/14)1

     596,573         591,914   

IndyMac Index Mortgage Loan Trust, Series 2005-AR31, Class 1A1, 2.344%, 01/25/36 (06/25/14)1

     1,340,532         1,079,581   

JPMorgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust, Series 2006-LDP9, Class A3, 5.336%, 05/15/47

     2,100,000         2,291,920   

JPMorgan Mortgage Trust, Series 2005-A1, Class 6T1, 3.251%, 02/25/35 (06/25/14)1

     184,252         183,616   

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

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Schedule of Portfolio Investments (continued)

 

 

 

     Principal Amount      Value  

Mortgage-Backed Securities - 3.2% (continued)

     

Merrill Lynch Mortgage Investors Trust,

     

Series MLCC 2005-3, Class 4A, 0.402%, 11/25/35 (05/25/14)1

   $ 116,511       $ 110,194   

Series MLMI 2005-A10, Class A, 0.362%, 02/25/36 (05/25/14)1

     655,902         599,826   

Opteum Mortgage Acceptance Corp. Asset Backed Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2005-5, Class 1APT, 0.432%, 12/25/35 (05/27/14)1

     2,072,478         1,853,398   

Prime Mortgage Trust,

     

Series 2004-CL1, Class 1A2, 0.552%, 02/25/34 (05/25/14)1

     88,437         83,609   

Series 2004-CL1, Class 2A2, 0.552%, 02/25/19 (05/25/14)1

     1,326         1,305   

Silenus European Loan Conduit No. 25, Ltd., Series 25X, Class A, 0.438%, 05/15/19 (05/15/14)1

   EUR 34,528         47,375   

Structured Asset Mortgage Investments Trust,

     

Series 2002-AR3, Class A1, 0.812%, 09/19/32 (05/19/14)1

     203,722         198,349   

Series 2005-AR5, Class A2, 0.402%, 07/19/35 (05/19/14)1

     692,516         656,376   

Structured Asset Securities Corp.,

     

Series 2001-21A, Class 1A1, 2.218%, 01/25/32 (06/25/14)1

     10,793         10,468   

Series 2006-11, Class A1, 2.646%, 10/28/35 (06/28/14) (a)1

     328,740         310,736   

Wachovia Bank Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2007-WHL8, Class A1, 0.232%, 06/15/20 (05/15/14) (a)1

     535,767         532,118   

WaMu Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates,

     

Series 2002-AR17, Class 1A, 1.326%, 11/25/42 (06/25/14)1

     106,871         103,665   

Series 2005-AR13, Class A1A1, 0.442%, 10/25/45 (05/25/14)1

     231,118         216,384   

Washington Mutual MSC Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates Trust, Series 2002-AR1, 1.955%, 02/25/31 (06/25/14)1

     3,032         3,079   

Wells Fargo Mortgage Backed Securities Trust, Series 2006-AR2, Class 2A1, 2.613%, 03/25/363

     1,092,988         1,097,739   

Total Mortgage-Backed Securities (cost $36,253,001)

        37,103,213   

Municipal Bonds - 4.0%

     

American Municipal Power, Inc., Combined Hydroelectric Projects Revenue, Taxable Build America, Series 2010 B, 8.084%, 02/15/50

     1,000,000         1,476,310   

California Infrastructure & Economic Development Bank Revenue, UCSF Neurosciences Building 19A, Taxable Build America, Series 2010 B, 6.486%, 05/15/49

     1,000,000         1,230,690   

California State General Obligation, Build America Bonds, 7.500%, 04/01/34

     1,300,000         1,796,665   

California State General Obligation, Build America Bonds, 7.550%, 04/01/39

     1,300,000         1,842,802   

California State General Obligation, Build America Bonds, 7.600%, 11/01/40

     1,000,000         1,438,740   

California State General Obligation, Build America Bonds, 7.950%, 03/01/36

     1,100,000         1,324,235   

California State University Systemwide Revenue, Series 2009 A, 5.250%, 11/01/38

     500,000         548,125   

California State University Systemwide Revenue, Taxable Build America, Series 2010 B, 6.434%, 11/01/30

     700,000         855,960   

Calleguas-Las Virgenes, CA Public Financing Authority Water Revenue, Calleguas Municipal Water District, Taxable Build America, Series 2010 B, 5.944%, 07/01/40

     1,000,000         1,119,260   

Chicago, IL Transit Authority, Sales & Transfer Tax Receipts Revenue, Pension Funding, Series 2008 A, 6.300%, 12/01/21

     100,000         111,856   

Chicago, IL Transit Authority, Sales & Transfer Tax Receipts Revenue, Pension Funding, Series 2008 A, 6.899%, 12/01/40

     1,600,000         1,938,368   

Chicago, IL Transit Authority, Sales & Transfer Tax Receipts Revenue, Retiree Health Care, Series 2008 B, 6.899%, 12/01/40

     1,700,000         2,056,235   

Clark County, NV Airport Revenue, Taxable Direct Payment Build America, Series C, 6.820%, 07/01/45

     800,000         1,073,872   

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

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     Principal Amount      Value  

Municipal Bonds - 4.0% (continued)

     

Illinois Municipal Electric Agency Power Supply System Revenue, Series C, 6.832%, 02/01/35

   $ 800,000       $ 889,256   

Los Angeles County Public Works Financing Authority Revenue, Multiple Capital Projects I, Series 2010 B, Taxable Build America, 7.488%, 08/01/33

     200,000         249,234   

Los Angeles County Public Works Financing Authority Revenue, Multiple Capital Projects I, Series 2010 B, Taxable Build America, 7.618%, 08/01/40

     300,000         391,281   

Los Angeles, CA Unified School District General Obligation, Series A-1, 4.500%, 07/01/22 (AGM Insured)7

     3,600,000         3,980,916   

Los Angeles, CA Unified School District General Obligation, Taxable Build America, Series 2010 RY, 6.758%, 07/01/34

     4,000,000         5,267,840   

Los Angeles, CA Wastewater System Revenue, Series 2010 A, 5.713%, 06/01/39

     1,000,000         1,166,140   

New Jersey State Turnpike Authority Revenue, Series 2010 A, 7.102%, 01/01/41

     800,000         1,100,304   

New York City Municipal Finance Authority Revenue, Water and Sewer System General Resolution, Taxable Bond America, Series 2010 GG, 5.724%, 06/15/42

     5,000,000         6,080,100   

New York City Municipal Finance Authority Revenue, Water and Sewer System Second General Resolution, Taxable Bond America, Series 2011 CC, 5.882%, 06/15/44

     700,000         873,145   

New York City Municipal Finance Authority Revenue, Water and Sewer System Second General Resolution, Taxable Bond America, Series 2011 CC, 6.282%, 06/15/42

     1,100,000         1,221,572   

New York Liberty Development Corp., Liberty Revenue, 4 World Trade Center Project, 5.750%, 11/15/51

     1,000,000         1,101,850   

North Carolina Turnpike Authority State Annual Appropriation Revenue, Triangle Expressway System, Taxable Build America, Series 2009 B, 6.700%, 01/01/39

     900,000         984,438   

Public Power Generation Agency Revenue, Whelan Energy Center Unit 2, Taxable Build America, Series 2009 A, 7.242%, 01/01/41

     1,200,000         1,332,864   

San Francisco Bay Area Toll Authority Subordinate Toll Bridge Revenue, Series 2010 S-1, 7.043%, 04/01/50

     900,000         1,247,490   

Truckee Meadows Water Authority Revenue, Series 2005 A, 5.000%, 07/01/36 (NATL-RE)7

     200,000         203,632   

University of California General Revenue, Taxable Build America, Series 2009 R, 6.270%, 05/15/31

     2,500,000         2,757,675   

University of California Medical Center Regents Revenue, Series 2010 H, 6.548%, 05/15/48

     300,000         382,413   

University of California Medical Center Regents Revenue, Series 2010 H, 6.398%, 05/15/31

     200,000         237,636   

Total Municipal Bonds (cost $37,614,422)

        46,280,904   
     Shares         

Municipal Closed-End Bond Funds - 0.5%

     

Dreyfus Municipal Income, Inc.

     37,500         342,000   

DWS Municipal Income Trust

     55,000         728,200   

Invesco Advantage Municipal Income Trust II

     61,796         689,643   

Invesco Trust for Investment Grade Municipals

     55,000         710,050   

MFS Municipal Income Trust

     53,800         356,156   

Nuveen Performance Plus Municipal Fund

     55,000         810,150   

Nuveen Premium Income Municipal Fund II

     55,000         756,250   

Nuveen Premium Income Municipal Fund IV

     55,000         699,600   

Nuveen Quality Income Municipal Fund2

     55,000         756,250   

Total Municipal Closed-End Bond Funds (cost $6,147,228)

        5,848,299   

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

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     Principal Amount      Value  

U.S. Government and Agency Obligations - 64.1%

     

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation - 6.6%

     

FHLMC,

     

0.875%, 03/07/18

   $ 600,000       $ 588,866   

1.000%, 03/08/17 to 09/29/172

     28,000,000         27,999,852   

1.250%, 08/01/19 to 10/02/192

     5,600,000         5,421,091   

2.533%, 07/01/30 (07/15/14)1

     1,677         1,745   

2.618%, 11/01/34 (07/15/14)1

     1,016,605         1,090,067   

3.750%, 03/27/19

     1,200,000         1,315,098   

5.159%, 08/01/35 (07/15/14)1

     40,945         43,394   

5.500%, 08/23/17

     100,000         114,375   

FHLMC Gold Pool,

     

4.000%, 09/01/40

     3,244,736         3,403,071   

4.000%, TBA 30yr8

     13,000,000         13,605,821   

4.500%, 06/01/23

     33,580         36,060   

4.500%, TBA 30yr8

     3,000,000         3,211,875   

5.500%, 11/01/26 to 05/01/40

     8,373,498         9,236,970   

6.000%, 02/01/16 to 11/01/37

     5,037,413         5,616,379   

6.500%, 01/01/26

     14,411         16,241   

FHLMC REMICS,

     

0.302%, 07/15/19 to 08/15/19 (05/15/14)1

     1,243,281         1,243,792   

0.452%, 05/15/36 (05/15/14)1

     703,203         701,862   

0.652%, 09/15/30 (05/15/14)1

     20,523         20,775   

6.500%, 08/15/31

     2,442,753         2,752,556   

7.000%, 11/15/20

     10,620         11,385   

7.500%, 08/15/30

     142,470         165,333   

FHLMC Structured Pass Through Securities, 1.329%, 02/25/45 (06/25/14)1

     108,218         109,956   

Total Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation

        76,706,564   

Federal National Mortgage Association - 26.1%

     

FNMA,

     

0.875%, 08/28/17 to 05/21/182

     8,700,000         8,607,942   

1.250%, 01/30/172

     2,400,000         2,430,562   

1.329%, 07/01/44 (06/25/14)1

     124,229         126,844   

1.875%, 09/18/182

     300,000         303,563   

2.302%, 09/01/35 (06/25/14)1

     731,078         773,564   

2.310%, 08/01/22

     1,800,000         1,742,083   

2.467%, 06/01/35 (06/25/14)1

     1,507,256         1,618,525   

2.870%, 09/01/27

     1,100,000         1,032,460   

3.000%, TBA 15yr8

     18,000,000         18,580,781   

3.307%, 05/01/36 (06/25/14)1

     692,647         725,729   

3.330%, 11/01/21

     95,887         99,927   

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

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AMG Managers Total Return Bond Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments (continued)

 

 

 

     Principal Amount      Value  

Federal National Mortgage Association - 26.1% (continued)

     

FNMA,

     

3.500%, TBA 15yr8

   $ 7,000,000       $ 7,374,063   

3.808%, 05/01/36 (06/25/14)1

     326,787         342,310   

4.000%, 07/01/18 to 10/01/31

     22,640,967         24,079,191   

4.500%, 06/01/18 to 10/01/43

     20,238,076         21,727,657   

4.500%, TBA 15yr8

     1,000,000         1,061,797   

4.500%, TBA 30yr8

     13,000,000         13,960,782   

5.000%, 02/13/17 to 03/01/42

     29,337,029         32,391,951   

5.000%, TBA 30yr8

     75,000,000         82,171,581   

5.120%, 05/01/35 (06/25/14)1

     65,178         70,030   

5.375%, 06/12/17

     1,300,000         1,474,238   

5.500%, 11/01/17 to 09/01/41

     39,656,046         43,906,880   

5.500%, TBA 30yr8

     7,000,000         7,740,471   

6.000%, 05/01/16 to 05/01/41

     20,125,325         22,522,137   

6.000%, TBA 30yr8

     6,000,000         6,704,064   

6.500%, 11/01/35

     52,400         59,035   

FNMA REMICS,

     

0.212%, 12/25/36 (05/25/14)1

     219,792         214,455   

0.462%, 04/25/37 (05/25/14)1

     424,695         424,180   

0.602%, 09/25/35 (05/25/14)1

     1,024,015         1,026,649   

2.281%, 05/25/35 (06/25/14)1

     124,645         128,399   

5.000%, 04/25/33

     838,133         915,862   

7.200%, 05/25/23

     328,787         370,072   

FNMA Whole Loan, 5.931%, 12/25/423

     198,181         224,088   

Total Federal National Mortgage Association

        304,931,872   

Government National Mortgage Association - 0.8%

     

GNMA,

     

1.625%, 03/20/24 to 11/20/29 (06/20/14)1

     247,011         256,696   

2.000%, 04/20/21 (06/20/14)1

     4,374         4,560   

5.000%, 07/15/34 to 12/15/41

     7,310,969         8,048,393   

6.500%, 06/20/28

     392,750         438,432   

6.750%, 10/16/403

     843,496         941,687   

Total Government National Mortgage Association

        9,689,768   

U.S. Government Obligations - 30.6%

     

U.S. Treasury Floating Rate Note, 0.089%, 04/30/16 (07/31/14)1,9

     35,000,000         35,000,000   

U.S. Treasury Inflation Indexed Bonds, 3.625%, 04/15/28

     145,160         200,559   

U.S. Treasury Inflation Indexed Notes,

     

0.125%, 04/15/17 to 07/15/2210

     5,516,040         5,462,268   

0.625%, 07/15/21

     7,083,492         7,357,425   

1.125%, 01/15/21

     11,913,297         12,746,299   

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

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AMG Managers Total Return Bond Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments (continued)

 

 

 

     Principal Amount      Value  

U.S. Government Obligations - 30.6% (continued)

     

U.S. Treasury Inflation Indexed Notes,

     

1.250%, 07/15/20

   $ 538,280       $ 584,496   

U.S. Treasury Inflation Linked Notes, 2.375%, 01/15/25

     15,631,527         18,632,045   

U.S. Treasury Inflation Protected Securities,

     

1.750%, 01/15/28

     672,414         758,698   

2.000%, 01/15/26

     8,871,825         10,259,432   

2.375%, 01/15/27

     13,621,374         16,436,108   

2.500%, 01/15/29

     3,718,002         4,597,540   

3.875%, 04/15/29

     1,713,804         2,460,246   

U.S. Treasury Notes,

     

0.500%, 07/31/17

     1,900,000         1,869,421   

0.625%, 11/15/16 to 08/31/1710

     14,900,000         14,808,400   

0.750%, 06/30/17 to 02/28/189

     488,000         483,647   

0.875%, 09/15/16 to 04/30/1710

     8,400,000         8,414,015   

1.000%, 03/31/17 to 05/31/18

     3,400,000         3,369,750   

1.250%, 11/30/1810

     8,200,000         8,085,651   

1.500%, 01/31/19 to 02/28/19

     83,600,000         83,082,867   

1.625%, 03/31/19 to 04/30/19

     124,000,000         123,781,186   

Total U.S. Government Obligations

        358,390,053   

Total U.S. Government and Agency Obligations (cost $744,564,407)

        749,718,257   

Short-Term Investments - 24.5%

     

Certificates of Deposit - 0.1%

     

Itau Unibanco SA, 0.000%, 10/31/146

     1,100,000         1,093,773   

Commercial Paper - 1.6%

     

Entergy Corp., 0.000%, 08/06/146

     1,200,000         1,198,422   

Mohawk Industries, Inc., 0.000%, 07/08/146

     5,900,000         5,894,844   

Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., 0.000%, 07/09/146

     4,704,000         4,699,820   

Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc., 0.000%, 07/07/146

     7,696,000         7,689,386   

Total Commercial Paper

        19,482,472   

Repurchase Agreements - 21.5%

     

Barclays Capital, Inc., dated 04/30/14, due 05/01/14, 0.060%, total to be received $14,400,024 (collateralized by $14,615,934 U.S. Treasury Inflation Protected Securities, 2.380%, 01/15/17)

     14,400,000         14,400,000   

Barclays Capital, Inc., dated 04/30/14, due 05/02/14, 0.050%, total to be received $4,800,013 (collateralized by $4,897,863 U.S. Treasury Inflation Protected Securities, 0.130%, 04/15/16)

     4,800,000         4,800,000   

BNP Paribas Securities Corp., dated 04/30/14, due 05/01/14, 0.060%, total to be received $20,000,033 (collateralized by $20,446,198 U.S. Treasury Notes, 0.750%, 10/31/17)

     20,000,000         20,000,000   

BNP Paribas Securities Corp., dated 04/30/14, due 05/02/14, 0.040%, total to be received $20,000,044 (collateralized by $20,396,357 U.S. Treasury Notes, 0.250%, 07/31/15)

     20,000,000         20,000,000   

Cantor Fitzgerald Securities, dated 04/30/14, due 05/01/14, 0.070%, total to be received $4,440,204 (collateralized by various U.S. Government Agency Obligations, 0.000% - 10.500%, 05/15/14 - 09/01/49, totaling $4,528,999)11

     4,440,195         4,440,195   

Citigroup Global Markets, Inc., dated 04/30/14, due 05/01/14, 0.060%, total to be received $22,200,037 (collateralized by $22,674,647 U.S. Treasury Notes, 0.630%, 09/30/17)

     22,200,000         22,200,000   

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

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AMG Managers Total Return Bond Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments (continued)

 

 

 

     Principal Amount      Value  

Short-Term Investments - 24.5%

     

Repurchase Agreements - 21.5% (continued)

     

Citigroup Global Markets, Inc., dated 04/30/14, due 05/01/14, 0.060%, total to be received $4,440,202 (collateralized by various U.S. Government Agency Obligations, 0.125% - 9.000%, 05/01/14 - 05/01/44, totaling $4,528,999)11

   $ 4,440,195       $ 4,440,195   

Citigroup Global Markets, Inc., dated 04/30/14, due 05/02/14, 0.050%, total to be received $11,100,031 (collateralized by $11,307,344 U.S. Treasury Notes, 0.880%, 07/31/19)

     11,100,000         11,100,000   

HSBC Securities USA, Inc., dated 04/30/14, due 05/01/14, 0.040%, total to be received $4,440,200 (collateralized by various U.S. Government Agency Obligations, 0.000% - 9.375%, 05/06/14 - 07/15/32, totaling $4,529,048)11

     4,440,195         4,440,195   

J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, dated 04/30/14, due 05/01/14, 0.060%, total to be received $19,000,032 (collateralized by $19,394,913 U.S. Treasury Notes, 1.500%, 08/31/18)

     19,000,000         19,000,000   

J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, dated 04/30/14, due 05/02/14, 0.050%, total to be received $26,600,074 (collateralized by $27,165,915 U.S. Treasury Notes, 1.500%, 08/31/18)

     26,600,000         26,600,000   

Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Inc., dated 04/30/14, due 05/02/14, 0.050%, total to be received $38,700,108 (collateralized by $39,502,873 U.S. Treasury Notes, 4.630%, 02/15/40)

     38,700,000         38,700,000   

Nomura Securities, Inc., dated 04/30/14, due 05/01/14, 0.050%, total to be received $934,757 (collateralized by various U.S. Government Agency Obligations, 0.125% - 6.125%, 07/15/14 - 02/15/44, totaling $953,451)11

     934,756         934,756   

RBC Capital Markets LLC, dated 04/30/14, due 05/01/14, 0.050%, total to be received $4,440,201 (collateralized by various U.S. Government Agency Obligations, 2.330% - 4.500%, 02/01/24 - 01/01/44, totaling $4,528,999)11

     4,440,195         4,440,195   

RBS Securities, Inc., dated 04/30/14, due 05/01/14, 0.060%, total to be received $43,300,072 (collateralized by $44,184,161 U.S. Treasury Notes, 1.500%, 08/31/18)

     43,300,000         43,300,000   

RBS Securities, Inc., dated 04/30/14, due 05/02/14, 0.050%, total to be received $8,300,023 (collateralized by $8,470,073 U.S. Treasury Notes, 0.250%, 02/15/15)

     8,300,000         8,300,000   

TD Securities (USA) LLC, dated 04/30/14, due 05/02/14, 0.050%, total to be received $3,900,011 (collateralized by $3,985,250 U.S. Treasury Notes, 2.000%, 09/30/20)

     3,900,000         3,900,000   

Total Repurchase Agreements

        250,995,536   
     Shares         

Other Investment Companies - 1.3%12

     

Dreyfus Institutional Cash Advantage Fund, Institutional Class Shares, 0.060%

     14,973,747         14,973,747   

Total Short-Term Investments
(cost $286,538,331)

        286,545,528   

Total Investments - 126.1% (cost $1,451,378,173)

        1,474,529,195   

Other Assets, less Liabilities - (26.1)%

        (305,340,316

Net Assets - 100.0%

      $ 1,169,188,879   

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

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Notes to Schedule of Portfolio Investments (unaudited)

 

 

The following footnotes and abbreviations should be read in conjunction with the Schedule of Portfolio Investments previously presented in this report.

Based on the approximate cost of investments of $1,451,629,589 for Federal income tax purposes at April 30, 2014, the aggregate gross unrealized appreciation and depreciation were $27,451,477 and $4,551,871, respectively, resulting in net unrealized appreciation of investments of $22,899,606.

 

Principal amount stated in U.S. dollars unless otherwise stated.
(a) Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. This security may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified buyers. At April 30, 2014, the value of these securities amounted to $41,227,234, or 3.5% of net assets.
1  Floating Rate Security. The rate listed is as of April 30, 2014. Date in parentheses represents the security’s next coupon rate reset.
2  Some or all of these securities, amounting to a market value of $18,311,858, or 1.6% of net assets, were out on loan to various brokers.
3  Variable Rate Security. The rate listed is as of April 30, 2014, and is periodically reset subject to terms and conditions set forth in the debenture.
4  Perpetuity Bond. The date shown is the final call date.
5  Illiquid Security. A security not readily convertible into cash such as a stock, bond or commodity that is not actively traded and would be difficult to sell in a timely sale. The Fund may not invest more than 15% of its net assets in illiquid securities. All illiquid securities are valued by an independent pricing agent. Illiquid securities market value at April 30, 2014, amounted to $11,078,705, or 0.9% of net assets.
6  Represents yield to maturity at April 30, 2014.
7  Securities in the portfolio backed by insurance of financial institutions and financial guaranty assurance agencies amounted to $4,184,548, or 0.4% of net assets.
8  TBA Securities are purchased/sold on a forward commitment basis with an approximate principal amount and no defined maturity date. The actual principal and maturity date will be determined upon settlement when the specific mortgage pools are assigned.
9  Some or all of this security is held with brokers as collateral for futures contracts, amounting to a market value of $165,319, or 0.01% of net assets.
10  Some or all of this security is held with brokers as collateral for swap contracts, amounting to a market value of $4,125,335, or 0.4% of net assets.
11 Collateral received from brokers for securities lending was invested in these short-term investments.
12 Yield shown represents the April 30, 2014, seven-day average yield, which refers to the sum of the previous seven days’ dividends paid, expressed as an annual percentage.

INVESTMENTS DEFINITIONS AND ABBREVIATIONS:

 

AGM:    Assured Guaranty Municipal Corp.
EMTN:    European Medium-Term Note
FHLMC:    Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.
FNMA:    Federal National Mortgage Corp.
GMTN:    Global Medium-Term Note
GNMA:    Government National Mortgage Association
MTN:    Medium-Term Note
NATL-RE:    National Public Finance Guarantee Corp.
REMICS:    Real Estate Mortgage Investment Conduits
TBA    To Be Announced

Currency abbreviations have been used throughout the portfolio to indicate amounts shown in currencies other than the U.S. dollar (USD):

 

BRL:    Brazilian Real
CAD:    Canadian Dollar
EUR:    Euro
GBP:    British Pound
JPY:    Japanese Yen

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

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Notes to Schedule of Portfolio Investments (continued)

 

 

 

The following tables summarize the inputs used to value the Fund’s net assets by the fair value hierarchy levels as of April 30, 2014:

(See Note 1 (a) in the Notes to the Financial Statements.)

 

    

Quoted Prices in Active

Markets for Identical

Investments

Level 1

   

Significant Other

Observable Inputs

Level 2

   

Significant Unobservable

Inputs

Level 3

     Total  

AMG Managers Total Return Bond Fund

         

Investments in Securities

         

Asset-Backed Securities

     —        $ 47,461,789        —         $ 47,461,789   

Corporate Bonds and Notes

     —          198,004,036        —           198,004,036   

Foreign Government and Agency Obligations

     —          103,567,169        —           103,567,169   

Mortgage-Backed Securities

     —          37,103,213        —           37,103,213   

Municipal Bonds

     —          46,280,904        —           46,280,904   

Municipal Closed-End Bond Funds

   $ 5,848,299        —          —           5,848,299   

U.S. Government and Agency Obligations

     —          749,718,257        —           749,718,257   

Short-Term Investments

         

Certificates of Deposit

     —          1,093,773        —           1,093,773   

Commercial Paper

     —          19,482,472        —           19,482,472   

Repurchase Agreements

     —          250,995,536        —           250,995,536   

Other Investment Companies

     14,973,747        —          —           14,973,747   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Investments in Securities

   $ 20,822,046      $ 1,453,707,149        —         $ 1,474,529,195   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Financial Derivative Instruments-Assets††

         

Credit Contracts

     —        $ 1,393,292        —         $ 1,393,292   

Foreign Exchange Contracts

     —          615,104        —           615,104   

Interest Rate Contracts

   $ 123,344        4,805,307        —           4,928,651   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 
     123,344        6,813,703        —           6,937,047   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Financial Derivative Instruments-Liabilities††

         

Credit Contracts

     —          (1,366     —           (1,366

Foreign Exchange Contracts

     —          (1,400,353     —           (1,400,353

Interest Rate Contracts

     (817,928     (1,362,932     —           (2,180,860
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 
     (817,928     (2,764,651     —           (3,582,579
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Financial Derivative Instruments

   $ (694,584   $ 4,049,052        —         $ 3,354,468   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

All corporate bonds and notes; U.S. government and agency obligations; held in the Fund are level 2 securities. For a detailed breakout of the corporate bonds and notes; U.S. government and agency obligations; by major industry or agency classification, please refer to the Schedule of Portfolio Investments.
†† Derivative instruments, such as futures, written options, forwards and swap contracts, are not reflected in the Schedule of Portfolio Investments. Futures, forwards and swap contracts are valued at the unrealized appreciation/depreciation of the instrument and written options are shown at value.

As of April 30, 2014, the Fund had no transfers between levels from the beginning of the reporting period.

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

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Notes to Schedule of Portfolio Investments (continued)

 

 

 

The following schedule is the fair value of derivative instruments at April 30, 2014:

 

    

Asset Derivatives

    

Liability Derivatives

 
Derivatives not accounted for as
hedging instruments
  

Statement of Assets and

Liabilities Location

   Fair Value     

Statement of Assets and

Liabilities Location

   Fair Value  

Credit contracts

  

     —        

Options written

   $ 169   

Credit contracts

  

Receivable for Variation margin1

   $ 62,872      

Payable for Variation margin1

     —     

Credit contracts

  

Unrealized appreciation on swaps

     1,072,955      

Unrealized depreciation on swaps

     1,366   

Interest rate contracts

  

Unrealized appreciation on swaps

     252,723      

Unrealized depreciation on swaps

     34,286   

Interest rate contracts

  

     —        

Options written

     741,915   

Interest rate contracts

  

Receivable for Variation margin1

     1,204,594      

Payable for Variation margin1

     303,648   

Foreign exchange contracts

  

Unrealized appreciation on foreign currency contracts

     615,104      

Unrealized depreciation on foreign currency contracts

     1,400,353   
     

 

 

       

 

 

 

Totals

      $ 3,208,248          $ 2,481,737   
     

 

 

       

 

 

 

 

1  Only current day’s variation margin is reported within the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. The variation margin is included in the open futures cumulative appreciation/ (depreciation) of $(694,584) and centrally cleared swaps cumulative appreciation/(depreciation) of $2,691,611 as reported in the Notes to Schedule of Portfolio Investments.

For the six months ended April 30, 2014, the effect of derivative instruments on the Statement of Operations and the amount of realized gain/(loss) and unrealized gain/(loss) on derivatives recognized in income were as follows:

 

    

Realized Gain (Loss)

   

Change in Unrealized Gain (Loss)

 
Derivatives not accounted for as
hedging instruments
  

Statement of Operations

Location

   Realized
Gain/(Loss)
   

Statement of Operations

Location

  

Change In

Unrealized

Gain/(Loss)

 

Credit contracts

  

Net realized gain on written option contracts

   $ 6,672     

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of written option contracts

   $ (1,539

Credit contracts

  

Net realized gain on swap contracts

     883,992     

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of swap contracts

     236,229   

Interest rate contracts

  

Net realized gain on futures contracts

     4,587,983     

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of futures contracts

     (5,637,564

Interest rate contracts

  

Net realized gain on written option contracts

     1,343,553     

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of written option contracts

     166,422   

Interest rate contracts

  

Net realized loss on swap contracts

     (1,166,448  

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of swap contracts

     (1,167,703

Foreign exchange contracts

  

Net realized loss on foreign currency transactions

     (1,143,183  

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of foreign currency translations

     (43,989
     

 

 

      

 

 

 

Totals

      $ 4,512,569         $ (6,448,144
     

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

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Notes to Schedule of Portfolio Investments (continued)

 

 

 

At April 30, 2014, the Fund had futures contracts as follows:

(See Note 9 in the Notes to the Financial Statements.)

 

Future Contracts

 
Type    Number of Contracts      Position    Expiration Date   

Unrealized

Gain/(Loss)

 

3-Month Euribor

     140       Long    03/16/15 to 12/14/15    $ 59,271   

90-Day Eurodollar

     4,727       Long    03/16/15 to 03/13/17      (303,102

U.S. Treasury 2-Year Note

     160       Long    07/03/14      17,749   

U.S. Treasury 5-Year Note

     1,240       Long    07/03/14      (514,826

U.S. Treasury 10-Year Bond

     105       Long    06/30/14      46,324   
           

 

 

 

Total

            $ (694,584
           

 

 

 

At April 30, 2014, the Fund had swap contracts as follows:

(See Note 10 in the Notes to the Financial Statements.)

 

Centrally Cleared Interest Rate Swaps

 

Pay/Receive

Floating Rate

   Floating Rate Index    Fixed Rate     Counterparty    Maturity    Currency    Notional
Amount
    

Net Premiums

Paid/(Received)

   

Unrealized

Gain/(Loss)

 

Receive

  

1-Year-OIS-USD-FEDERAL FUNDS RATE

     1.00   GS    10/15/17    USD      48,200,000       $ (53,246   $ (487,447

Receive

  

1-Year-OIS-USD-FEDERAL FUNDS RATE

     1.00   MS    10/15/17    USD      48,200,000         (60,375     (480,319

Receive

  

1-Year-OIS-USD-FEDERAL FUNDS RATE

     1.50   BOA    03/18/16    USD      24,100,000         (729     194,983   

Receive

  

1-Year-OIS-USD-FEDERAL FUNDS RATE

     1.50   CS    03/18/16    USD      9,900,000         68,108        11,688   

Receive

  

1-Year-OIS-USD-FEDERAL FUNDS RATE

     1.50   GS    03/18/16    USD      59,900,000         487,357        (4,551

Receive

  

1-Year-OIS-USD-FEDERAL FUNDS RATE

     1.50   MS    03/18/16    USD      42,900,000         327,618        18,165   

Receive

  

3 Month USD LIBOR Rate

     2.75   BRC    06/19/43    USD      7,800,000         585,000        466,031   

Receive

  

3 Month USD LIBOR Rate

     2.75   GS    06/19/43    USD      20,600,000         1,551,180        1,224,620   

Receive

  

3 Month USD LIBOR Rate

     2.75   JPM    06/19/43    USD      8,200,000         564,561        540,369   

Receive

  

3 Month USD LIBOR Rate

     2.75   MS    06/19/43    USD      12,600,000         931,392        766,427   

Receive

  

3 Month USD LIBOR Rate

     3.00   GS    09/21/17    USD      64,600,000         662,533        (188,164

Receive

  

3 Month USD LIBOR Rate

     3.00   MS    09/21/17    USD      83,500,000         138,443        474,706   

Receive

  

3 Month USD LIBOR Rate

     3.50   GS    12/18/43    USD      3,400,000         127,770        (163,696
                   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Totals

                    $ 5,329,612      $ 2,372,812   
                   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

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Interest Rate Swaps

                             
Pay/Receive                                     Net Premiums     Unrealized  
Floating Rate    Floating Rate Index    Fixed Rate     Counterparty    Maturity    Currency    Notional Amount      Paid/(Received)     Gain/(Loss)  

Pay

   1-Year BRL-CDI      9.10   GS    01/02/17    BRL      900,000         —        $ (23,560

Pay

   1-Year BRL-CDI      10.63   DUB    01/02/17    BRL      1,000,000       $ 205        (10,435

Pay

   28-Day MXN TIIE      5.50   BRC    09/13/17    MXN      33,000,000         (13,867     68,909   

Pay

   28-Day MXN TIIE      5.50   MS    09/13/17    MXN      11,000,000         (4,240     22,526   

Pay

   28-Day MXN TIIE      5.50   MS    09/02/22    MXN      100,000         (129     (286

Pay

   28-Day MXN TIIE      5.60   BRC    09/06/16    MXN      61,600,000         13,360        108,912   

Pay

   28-Day MXN TIIE      5.70   DUB    01/18/19    MXN      22,000,000         (8,708     34,037   

Pay

   28-Day MXN TIIE      5.70   GS    01/18/19    MXN      5,000,000         (1,381     7,107   

Pay

   28-Day MXN TIIE      5.70   JPM    01/18/19    MXN      5,000,000         (1,621     7,360   

Pay

   28-Day MXN TIIE      6.00   JPM    06/05/23    MXN      11,000,000         (24,794     (5

Pay

   28-Day MXN TIIE      6.35   MS    06/02/21    MXN      4,000,000         691        3,872   
                   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Totals

                    $ (40,484   $ 218,437   
                   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

Centrally Cleared Credit Default Swaps-Sell Protection †

                                       
                                          Net         
                                          Premiums         
     Fixed                             Notional      Paid/      Unrealized  
Reference Entity    Rate     Counterparty    Maturity    Rating      Currency      Amount      (Received)      Gain/(Loss)  

ITraxx Europe 5-Year Index

     1.00   BNP    06/20/19      A-         EUR         5,500,000       $ 71,083       $ 41,374   

ITraxx Europe 5-Year Index

     1.00   CS    06/20/19      A-         EUR         700,000         10,261         4,052   

ITraxx Europe 5-Year Index

     1.00   DUB    06/20/19      A-         EUR         18,850,000         244,750         140,671   

ITraxx Europe 5-Year Index

     1.00   GS    06/20/19      A-         EUR         3,650,000         53,733         20,898   

ITraxx Europe 5-Year Index

     1.00   JPM    06/20/19      A-         EUR         9,900,000         134,144         68,278   

Markit CDX.NA.HY.22 5-Year Index

     5.00   CS    06/20/19      B         USD         5,700,000         400,781         3   

Markit CDX.NA.IG.22 5-Year Index

     1.00   BOA    06/20/19      BAA+         USD         3,900,000         56,845         11,678   

Markit CDX.NA.IG.22 5-Year Index

     1.00   JPM    06/20/19      BAA+         USD         12,100,000         180,752         31,845   
                   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

                    $ 1,152,349       $ 318,799   
                   

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

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Credit Default Swaps-Sell Protection †

                                      
Reference Entity   

Fixed

Rate

    Counterparty    Maturity    Rating      Currency     

Notional

Amount

    

Net

Premiums

Paid/

(Received)

   

Unrealized

Gain/(Loss)

 

Berkshire Hathaway Inc.

     1.00   DUB    09/20/16      AA         USD         400,000       $ 4,922      $ 1,274   

Brazil Federative Republic Bond

     1.00   CITI    06/20/16      BAA         USD         4,300,000         (5,590     43,373   

Brazil Federative Republic Bond

     1.00   DUB    06/20/16      BAA         USD         1,400,000         (1,980     14,319   

Brazil Federative Republic Bond

     1.00   JPM    09/20/15      BAA         USD         1,400,000         (4,323     17,554   

Brazil Federative Republic Bond

     1.00   UBS    09/20/15      BAA         USD         1,000,000         (2,617     11,899   

Brazil Federative Republic Bond

     1.95   MS    08/20/16      BAA         USD         3,500,000         —          103,011   

China Government

     1.00   MS    06/20/16      AA-         USD         1,800,000         (25,043     57,718   

China Government

     1.00   RBS    06/20/15      AA-         USD         1,900,000         7,063        8,409   

Colombia Government

     1.00   GS    03/20/19      BAA         USD         2,500,000         (21,987     33,989   

Export-Import Bank of A.S.

     1.00   DUB    06/20/17      AA-         USD         300,000         (7,922     11,336   

General Electric Capital Corp.

     1.00   BRC    09/20/16      AA+         USD         900,000         7,851        5,212   

General Electric Capital Corp.

     1.00   DUB    09/20/15      AA+         USD         1,000,000         8,475        (1,193

General Electric Capital Corp.

     1.00   DUB    03/20/16      AA+         USD         300,000         (5,814     11,398   

General Electric Capital Corp.

     1.00   MS    06/20/16      AA+         USD         700,000         (1,113     11,966   

Italian Government

     1.00   BRC    06/20/17      BAA         USD         1,000,000         3,682        2,194   

Italian Government

     1.00   BRC    06/20/19      BAA         USD         400,000         (2,686     21   

Italian Government

     1.00   BRC    06/20/19      BAA         USD         400,000         (2,495     (173

Italian Government

     1.00   DUB    06/20/19      BAA         USD         300,000         (2,164     157   

Italian Government

     1.00   HSBC    06/20/19      BAA         USD         300,000         (2,164     157   

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

     1.00   DUB    09/20/16      A         USD         900,000         9,138        4,058   

Mexico Government

     1.00   BRC    03/20/15      A-         USD         600,000         (2,332     8,004   

Mexico Government

     1.00   CITI    06/20/16      A-         USD         9,800,000         (1,092     141,485   

Mexico Government

     1.00   DUB    03/20/15      A-         USD         1,100,000         (4,362     14,780   

Mexico Government

     1.00   DUB    03/20/16      A-         USD         2,300,000         (6,278     37,817   

Mexico Government

     1.00   GS    06/20/16      A-         USD         8,400,000         (128,329     278,190   

Mexico Government

     1.00   HSBC    09/20/16      A-         USD         100,000         430        977   

Mexico Government

     1.00   HSBC    12/20/16      A-         USD         100,000         831        572   

Mexico Government

     1.00   JPM    09/20/16      A-         USD         200,000         885        1,912   

Mexico Government

     1.00   MS    09/20/16      A-         USD         600,000         (1,293     10,511   

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

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                                          Net        
                                          Premiums        
     Fixed                             Notional      Paid/     Unrealized  
Reference Entity    Rate     Counterparty    Maturity    Rating      Currency      Amount      (Received)     Gain/(Loss)  

Mexico Government

     1.00   MS    03/20/19      A-         USD         10,000,000       $ 51,430      $ 50,888   

Mexico Government

     1.00   UBS    09/20/15      A-         USD         1,000,000         (3,913     15,707   

Republic of Indonesia

     1.00   MS    09/20/16      BAA-         USD         2,700,000         (99,017     133,136   

Republic of Indonesia

     1.00   UBS    09/20/16      BAA-         USD         300,000         (2,203     4,170   

U.S. Treasury Notes

     0.25   UBS    09/20/15      AAA         EUR         5,000,000         (17,946     36,761   
                   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

                    $ (257,956   $ 1,071,589   
                   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

†  If the Fund is a seller of protection and a credit event occurs, as defined under the terms of that particular swap agreement, the Fund will either (a) pay to the buyer of protection an amount equal to the notional amount of the swap and take delivery of the referenced obligation, or (b) pay a net settlement in the form of cash or securities equal to the notional amount of the swap less the recovery of the referenced obligation.

        

At April 30, 2014, the Fund had written put and call options, swaptions and inflation floors as follows:

(See Note 10 in the Notes to the Financial Statements.)

 

Credit Default Swaptions

                                  
Pay/Receive
Floating Rate
   Description    Counterparty    Floating Rate Index    Exercise
Rate
  Expiration
Date
   Notional
Amount
     Premium      Unrealized
Gain
 

Receive

  

5-Year Credit Default Swap (Put)

   JPM   

CDX.NA.IG Series 21

   0.90%   06/18/14    $ 1,200,000       $ 1,473       $ 1,327   

Receive

  

5-Year Credit Default Swap (Put)

   CITI   

CDX.NA.IG Series21

   0.90%   06/18/14      200,000         235         211   
                   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Totals

                    $ 1,708       $ 1,538   
                   

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

Interest Rate Swaptions

                                    
Pay/Receive
Floating Rate
   Description    Counterparty    Floating Rate Index    Exercise
Rate
    Expiration
Date
   Notional
Amount
     Premium      Unrealized
Gain/(Loss)
 

Receive

  

5-Year Interest Rate Swap (Call)

   GS   

3-Month USD-LIBOR

     1.40   05/06/14    $ 7,000,000       $ 18,025       $ 18,024   

Receive

  

5-Year Interest Rate Swap (Call)

   JPM   

3-Month USD-LIBOR

     1.55   07/28/14      10,000,000         25,750         17,230   

Receive

  

5-Year Interest Rate Swap (Call)

   JPM   

3-Month USD-LIBOR

     1.56   09/02/14      12,700,000         22,860         7,221   

Receive

  

5-Year Interest Rate Swap (Call)

   MS   

3-Month USD-LIBOR

     1.40   05/06/14      9,200,000         22,540         22,539   

Receive

  

5-Year Interest Rate Swap (Call)

   MS   

3-Month USD-LIBOR

     1.49   04/28/14      12,600,000         22,680         22,680   

Receive

  

5-Year Interest Rate Swap (Call)

   MS   

3-Month USD-LIBOR

     1.50   05/19/14      7,300,000         9,490         9,012   

Receive

  

5-Year Interest Rate Swap (Call)

   MS   

3-Month USD-LIBOR

     1.55   07/28/14      13,900,000         33,360         21,517   

Receive

  

5-Year Interest Rate Swap (Call)

   MS   

3-Month USD-LIBOR

     1.60   04/28/14      2,600,000         3,900         3,900   

Receive

  

5-Year Interest Rate Swap (Call)

   RBS   

3-Month USD-LIBOR

     1.55   07/28/14      5,300,000         16,032         11,517   

Receive

  

5-Year Interest Rate Swap (Put)

   GS   

3-Month USD-LIBOR

     1.90   05/06/14      7,000,000         59,535         56,793   

Receive

  

5-Year Interest Rate Swap (Put)

   JPM   

3-Month USD-LIBOR

     1.86   09/02/14      12,700,000         186,690         43,273   

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

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Pay/Receive
Floating Rate
   Description    Counterparty    Floating Rate Index    Exercise
Rate
    Expiration
Date
   Notional
Amount
     Premium      Unrealized
Gain/(Loss)
 

Receive

  

5-Year Interest Rate Swap (Put)

   MS   

3-Month USD-LIBOR

     1.80   05/19/14    $ 7,300,000       $ 46,173       $ 22,963   

Receive

  

5-Year Interest Rate Swap (Put)

   MS   

3-Month USD-LIBOR

     2.00   04/28/14      2,600,000         19,630         19,630   

Receive

  

5-Year Interest Rate Swap (Put)

   MS   

3-Month USD-LIBOR

     2.40   07/28/14      15,000,000         94,208         78,212   

Receive

  

10-Year Interest Rate Swap (Call)

   DUB   

3-Month USD-LIBOR

     2.64   06/11/14      9,500,000         33,250         11,427   

Receive

  

10-Year Interest Rate Swap (Call)

   MS   

3-Month USD-LIBOR

     2.75   06/16/14      7,300,000         43,800         2,184   

Receive

  

10-Year Interest Rate Swap (Call)

   RBS   

3-Month USD-LIBOR

     2.63   09/02/14      7,000,000         35,000         2,327   

Receive

  

10-Year Interest Rate Swap (Call)

   RBS   

3-Month USD-LIBOR

     2.68   09/02/14      21,000,000         119,700         (4,469

Receive

  

10-Year Interest Rate Swap (Put)

   DUB   

3-Month USD-LIBOR

     3.04   06/11/14      9,500,000         61,750         46,235   

Receive

  

10-Year Interest Rate Swap (Put)

   MS   

3-Month USD-LIBOR

     3.05   06/16/14      7,300,000         90,885         77,584   

Receive

  

10-Year Interest Rate Swap (Put)

   RBS   

3-Month USD-LIBOR

     3.03   09/02/14      28,000,000         487,725         240,824   
                   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Totals

                    $ 1,452,983       $ 730,623   
                   

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

Inflation Floor Options

                                    
Description    Counterparty    Strike Index      Expiration
Date
   Notional
Amount
    Premium      Unrealized
Gain
 

Inflation Floor - OTC CPURNSA Index

   DUB      216       03/10/20    $ (11,400,000   $ 85,500       $ 79,351   
             

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

Options on Exchange-Traded Futures

                                
            Expiration    Number of             Unrealized  
Description    Exercise Price      Date    Contracts      Premium      Gain  

U.S. Treasury 10-Year Note Futures (Call)

   $ 125       05/23/14      33       $ 25,217       $ 13,873   

U.S. Treasury 10-Year Note Futures (Put)

   $ 122       05/23/14      33         29,342         27,279   
           

 

 

    

 

 

 

Totals

            $ 54,559       $ 41,152   
           

 

 

    

 

 

 

Transactions in written put and call options and swaptions for the six months ended April 30, 2014, were as follows:

(See Note 10 in the Notes to the Financial Statements.)

 

     Number of           Amount of  
     Contracts     Notional Amount     Premiums  

Options and swaptions outstanding at October 31, 2013

     137      $ 295,500,000      $ 1,236,109   

Options and swaptions written

     66        261,400,000        1,708,986   

Options and swaptions exercised/expired/closed

     (137     (329,300,000     (1,350,345
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Options and swaptions outstanding at April 30, 2014

     66      $ 227,600,000      $ 1,594,750   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

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At April 30, 2014, the following Fund had forward foreign currency contracts (in U.S. Dollars):

(See Note 8 in the Notes to the Financial Statements.)

 

Foreign Currency

                                   
                                  Unrealized  
                    Receivable             Gain/  
     Position    Settlement Date    Counterparty    Amount      Payable Amount      (Loss)  

Brazilian Real

   Long    05/05/14    CS    $ 1,213,557       $ 1,203,529       $ 10,028   

Brazilian Real

   Long    05/05/14    GS      666,312         665,535         777   

Brazilian Real

   Long    05/05/14    MS      1,213,557         1,212,141         1,416   

Brazilian Real

   Long    05/05/14    UBS      1,671,607         1,678,666         (7,059

British Pound

   Long    06/12/14    BRC      2,746,101         2,699,340         46,761   

British Pound

   Long    06/12/14    CITI      1,508,921         1,481,320         27,601   

Canadian Dollar

   Long    06/19/14    JPM      1,810,660         1,800,763         9,897   

Euro

   Long    05/02/14    CITI      1,061,316         1,048,563         12,753   

Euro

   Long    05/02/14    UBS      85,659,981         85,299,336         360,645   

Mexican Peso

   Long    05/14/14    DUB      1,736,652         1,700,000         36,652   

Mexican Peso

   Long    08/25/14    GS      4,355,774         4,367,820         (12,046

Mexican Peso

   Long    05/14/14    HSBC      2,655,977         2,600,000         55,977   

Brazilian Real

   Short    05/05/14    CS      1,212,141         1,213,557         (1,416

Brazilian Real

   Short    04/02/15    CS      1,217,680         1,224,363         (6,683

Brazilian Real

   Short    05/05/14    GS      672,200         666,312         5,888   

Brazilian Real

   Short    04/02/15    HSBC      1,218,126         1,224,363         (6,237

Brazilian Real

   Short    05/05/14    MS      1,204,385         1,213,557         (9,172

Brazilian Real

   Short    05/05/14    UBS      1,604,838         1,671,606         (66,768

Brazilian Real

   Short    06/03/14    UBS      1,664,891         1,656,216         8,675   

British Pound

   Short    06/12/14    DUB      7,013,797         7,115,896         (102,099

British Pound

   Short    06/12/14    GS      4,021,236         4,050,795         (29,559

Canadian Dollar

   Short    06/19/14    CITI      12,495,158         12,639,080         (143,922

Euro

   Short    05/02/14    CITI      1,784,526         1,795,219         (10,693

Euro

   Short    06/02/14    CS      507,200         554,896         (47,696

Euro

   Short    05/02/14    RBS      84,331,559         84,926,078         (594,519

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

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Notes to Schedule of Portfolio Investments (continued)

 

 

 

                                  Unrealized  
                    Receivable             Gain/  
     Position    Settlement Date    Counterparty    Amount      Payable Amount      (Loss)  

Euro

   Short    06/03/14    UBS    $ 85,291,001       $ 85,653,485       $ (362,484

Japanese Yen

   Short    05/13/14    CITI      11,316,388         11,288,641         27,747   

Mexican Peso

   Short    05/14/14    GS      4,402,916         4,392,629         10,287   
           

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Totals

            $ 326,258,457       $ 327,043,706       $ (785,249
           

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

COUNTERPARTY ABBREVIATIONS:
BNP:    BNP Paribas Bank
BOA:    Bank of America
BRC:    Barclays Bank PLC
CITI:    Citigroup, Inc.
CS:    Credit Suisse
DUB:    Deutsche Bank AG
GS:    Goldman Sachs & Co.
HSBC:    HSBC Bank
JPM:    JPMorgan Chase & Co.
MS:    Morgan Stanley
RBS:    Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC
UBS:    UBS Warburg LLC
CURRENCY ABBREVIATIONS:
BRL:    Brazilian Real
EUR:    Euro
MXN:    Mexican Peso
INVESTMENT ABBREVIATIONS AND DEFINITIONS:
CDI:    Brazil Interbank Deposit Rate
CPURNSA:    Consumer Price All Urban Non-Seasonally Adjusted Index
EURIBOR:    Euro Interbank Offered Rate
LIBOR:    London Interbank Offered Rate
OIS:    Overnight Index Swap
OTC:    Over-the-counter
TIIE:    Interbank Equilibrium Interest Rate
 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

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Statement of Assets and Liabilities

April 30, 2014 (unaudited)

 

 

 

Assets:

  

Investments at value* (including securities on loan valued at $18,311,858)

   $ 1,223,533,659   

Repurchase agreements at value**

     250,995,536   

Cash

     165,047   

Cash collateral on financial derivative instruments

     2,348,000   

Receivable for delayed delivery investments sold

     66,961,758   

Dividends, interest and other receivables

     5,570,936   

Receivable for investments sold

     2,264,890   

Foreign currency***

     2,021,916   

Receivable for Fund shares sold

     1,734,652   

Unrealized appreciation on swaps

     1,325,678   

Variation margin receivable on financial derivative instruments

     1,267,466   

Unrealized appreciation on foreign currency contracts

     615,104   

Swap premiums paid

     108,963   

Receivable from affiliate

     93,655   

Prepaid expenses

     45,410   

Total assets

     1,559,052,670   

Liabilities:

  

Payable for delayed delivery investments purchased

     220,560,078   

Payable for investments purchased

     144,442,931   

Payable upon return of securities loaned

     18,695,536   

Payable for Fund shares repurchased

     2,286,987   

Unrealized depreciation on foreign currency contracts

     1,400,353   

Options written (premiums received $1,594,749)

     742,084   

Swap premiums received

     407,403   

Variation margin payable on financial derivative instruments

     303,648   

Unrealized depreciation on swaps

     35,652   

Accrued expenses:

  

Investment advisory and management fees

     383,771   

Administrative fees

     191,886   

Trustee fees and expenses

     4,096   

Shareholder servicing fees

     3,450   

Other

     405,916   

Total liabilities

     389,863,791   

Net Assets

   $ 1,169,188,879   

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

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Statement of Assets and Liabilities (continued)

 

 

 

Net Assets Represent:

  

Paid-in capital

   $ 1,138,382,282   

Undistributed net investment income

     1,984,190   

Accumulated net realized gain from investments, options, futures contracts, swaps and foreign currency transactions

     2,296,221   

Net unrealized appreciation of investments, options, futures contracts, swaps and foreign currency translations

     26,526,186   

Net Assets

   $ 1,169,188,879   

Shares outstanding

     109,335,789   

Net asset value, offering and redemption price per share

   $ 10.69   

*       Investments at cost

   $ 1,200,382,637   

**     Repurchase agreements at cost

   $ 250,995,536   

***   Foreign currency at cost

   $ 2,014,526   

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

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Statement of Operations

For the six months ended April 30, 2014 (unaudited)

 

 

 

Investment Income:

  

Interest income

   $ 14,552,962   

Dividend income

     261,060   

Securities lending income

     21,590   

Foreign withholding tax

     (19,274

Total investment income

     14,816,338   

Expenses:

  

Investment advisory and management fees

     2,404,454   

Administrative fees

     1,202,227   

Custodian

     146,575   

Transfer agent

     96,359   

Reports to shareholders

     73,363   

Professional fees

     66,093   

Trustees fees and expenses

     23,974   

Shareholder servicing fees

     21,547   

Registration fees

     16,659   

Miscellaneous

     12,936   

Total expenses before offsets

     4,064,187   

Expense reimbursements

     (577,124

Net expenses

     3,487,063   

Net investment income

     11,329,275   

Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss):

  

Net realized gain on investments

     3,182,109   

Net realized gain on futures contracts

     4,587,983   

Net realized loss on foreign currency transactions

     (1,276,401

Net realized gain on written options

     1,350,225   

Net realized loss on swap transactions

     (282,456

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments

     5,391,558   

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of futures contracts

     (5,637,564

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on foreign currency translations

     (15,596

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on written options

     164,883   

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on swap transactions

     (931,474

Net realized and unrealized gain

     6,533,267   

Net increase in net assets resulting from operations

   $ 17,862,542   

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

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Statements of Changes in Net Assets

For the six months ended April 30, 2014 (unaudited) and the fiscal year ended October 31, 2013

 

 

 

     April 30,     October 31,  
     2014     2013  

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets From Operations:

    

Net investment income

   $ 11,329,275      $ 20,245,641   

Net realized gain on investments, options, futures contracts, swaps and foreign currency transactions

     7,561,460        3,806,382   

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments, options, futures contracts, swaps and foreign currency translations

     (1,028,193     (38,647,898

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

     17,862,542        (14,595,875

Distributions to Shareholders:

    

From net investment income

     (10,054,724     (34,138,855

From net realized gain on investments

     —          (20,101,151

From return of capital

     —          (2,501,308

Total distributions to shareholders

     (10,054,724     (56,741,314

Capital Share Transactions:

    

Proceeds from sale of shares

     130,665,311        358,066,861   

Reinvestment of dividends

     8,421,014        48,296,615   

Cost of shares repurchased

     (221,215,700     (538,187,094

Net decrease from capital share transactions

     (82,129,375     (131,823,618

Total decrease in net assets

     (74,321,557     (203,160,807

Net Assets:

    

Beginning of period

     1,243,510,436        1,446,671,243   

End of period

   $ 1,169,188,879      $ 1,243,510,436   

End of period undistributed net investment income

   $ 1,984,190      $ 709,639   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Share Transactions:

    

Sale of shares

     12,339,762        33,118,087   

Shares issued in connection with reinvestment of dividends and distributions

     793,140        4,454,829   

Shares repurchased

     (20,823,583     (50,389,826

Net decrease in shares

     (7,690,681     (12,816,910

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

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AMG Managers Total Return Bond Fund

Financial Highlights

For a share outstanding throughout each fiscal period

 

 

 

    

For the six

months ended

April 30, 2014

(unaudited)

                               
       For the fiscal year ended October 31,  
       2013     2012     2011     2010     2009  

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period

   $ 10.63      $ 11.14      $ 10.53      $ 11.24      $ 10.61      $ 9.85   

Net investment income

     0.10 3      0.16 3      0.24 3      0.38        0.35        0.49   

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments

     0.05 3      (0.24 )3      0.72 3      (0.25     0.73        1.44   

Total from investment operations

     0.15        (0.08     0.96        0.13        1.08        1.93   

Less Distributions to Shareholders from:

            

Net investment income

     (0.09     (0.26     (0.35     (0.35     (0.32     (0.49

Net realized gain on investments

     —          (0.15     —          (0.49     (0.13     (0.68

Return of capital

     —          (0.02     —          —          —          —     

Total distributions to shareholders

     (0.09     (0.43     (0.35     (0.84     (0.45     (1.17

Net Asset Value, End of Period

   $ 10.69      $ 10.63      $ 11.14      $ 10.53      $ 11.24      $ 10.61   

Total Return1

     1.43 %6      (0.72 )%      9.31     1.45     10.52     20.62

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets (with offsets and reductions)

     0.58 %7      0.61 %4      0.58     0.58     0.58     0.58

Ratio of expenses to average net assets (with offsets)

     0.58 %7      0.61 %4      0.58     0.58     0.58     0.58

Ratio of total expenses to average net assets (without offsets and reductions)2

     0.68 %7      0.70 %4      0.70     0.71     0.74     0.78

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets1

     1.89 %7      1.45 %4      2.22     2.54     2.38     3.78

Portfolio turnover

     226     255     375     495 %5      359 %5      531 %5 

Net assets at end of period (000’s omitted)

   $ 1,169,189      $ 1,243,510      $ 1,446,671      $ 1,239,141      $ 1,425,341      $ 1,114,164   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

Notes to Financial Highlights (unaudited)

 

The following footnotes should be read in conjunction with the Financial Highlights of the Fund previously presented in this report.

 

1  Total returns and net investment income would have been lower had certain expenses not been offset.
2  Excludes the impact of expense reimbursements or fee waivers and expense reductions such as brokerage credits, but includes non-reimbursable expense, if any, such as interest, taxes and extraordinary expenses.
3  Per share numbers have been calculated using average shares.
4  Includes non-routine extraordinary expenses amounting to 0.025% of average net assets.
5  Turnover ratio includes TBA dollar roll transactions. Had the TBA transactions been excluded the turnover ratios for the fiscal years ended 2011, 2010 and 2009 would have been 411%, 286% and 365%, respectively.
6  Not annualized.
7  Annualized.

 

 

 

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Notes to Financial Statements

April 30, 2014 (unaudited)

 

 

 

1. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

AMG Funds I (formerly Managers Trust I) (the “Trust”) is an open-end management investment company, organized as a Massachusetts business trust, and registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”). Currently, the Trust consists of a number of different funds, each having distinct investment management objectives, strategies, risks, and policies. Included in this report is the AMG Managers Total Return Bond Fund (formerly Managers PIMCO Bond Fund) (the “Fund”).

The Fund’s financial statements are prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”), which require management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of income and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates and such differences may be material. The following is a summary of significant accounting policies followed by the Fund in the preparation of its financial statements:

a. VALUATION OF INVESTMENTS

Equity securities traded on a domestic or international securities exchange are valued at the last quoted sale price, or, lacking any sales, at the last quoted bid price. Equity securities primarily traded on an international securities exchange and equity securities traded on NASDAQ or in a U.S. or non-U.S. over-the-counter market are valued at the market’s official closing price, or, if there are no trades on the applicable date, at the last quoted bid price. In addition, if the applicable market does not offer an official closing price or if the official closing price is not representative of the overall market, equity securities primarily traded on an international securities exchange and equity securities traded in a non-U.S. over-the counter market are valued at the last quoted sales price. The Fund’s investments are generally valued based on independent market quotations or prices or, if none, “evaluative” or other market based valuations provided by third-party pricing services approved by the Board of Trustees of the Fund (the “Board”).

Fixed-income securities are valued based on valuations furnished by independent pricing services that utilize matrix systems, which reflect such factors as security prices, yields, maturities, and ratings, and are supplemented by dealer and exchange quotations. Debt obligations (other than short term debt obligations that have 60 days or less remaining until maturity) will be valued using the evaluated bid price or the mean price provided by an authorized pricing service. Futures contracts for which market quotations are readily available are valued at the settlement price as of the close of the futures exchange. Short-term debt obligations (debt obligations with maturities of one year or less at the time of issuance) that have 60 days or less remaining until maturity will be valued at amortized cost. Investments in other open-end regulated investment companies are valued at their end of day net asset value per share. Investments in certain mortgage-backed and stripped mortgage-backed securities, preferred stocks, convertible securities, derivatives and other debt securities not traded on an organized securities market are valued on the basis of valuations provided by dealers or by a pricing service which uses information with respect to transactions in such securities and various relationships between such securities and yield to maturity in determining value.

Under certain circumstances, the value of certain Fund investments (including derivatives) may be based on an evaluation of fair value, pursuant to procedures established by and under the general supervision of the Board. The Pricing Committee is the committee formed by the Board to make fair value determinations for such investments. The Fund may use the fair value of a portfolio investment to calculate its net asset value (“NAV”) in the event that the market quotation, price or market based valuation for the portfolio investment is not deemed to be readily available or otherwise not determinable pursuant to the Board’s valuation procedures, if AMG Funds LLC (formerly Managers Investment Group LLC) (the “Investment Manager”) believes the quotation, price or market based valuation to be unreliable, or in certain other circumstances. When determining the fair value of an investment, the Pricing Committee seeks to determine the price that the Fund might reasonably expect to receive from a current sale of that investment in an arms-length transaction. Fair value determinations shall be based upon consideration of all available facts and information, including, but not limited to (i) attributes specific to the investment; (ii) fundamental analytical data and press releases relating to the investment and its issuer; and (iii) the value of other comparable securities or relevant financial instruments, including derivative securities, traded on other markets or among dealers.

The values assigned to fair value investments are based on available information and do not necessarily represent amounts that might ultimately be realized, since such amounts depend on future developments inherent in long-term investments. Because of the inherent uncertainty of valuation, those estimated values may differ significantly from the values that would have been used had a ready market for the investments existed, and the differences could be material. The Board will be presented with a quarterly report showing as of the most recent quarter end, all outstanding securities fair valued by the Pricing Committee, including a comparison with the prior quarter end and the percentage of the Fund that the security represents at each quarter end.

Portfolio investments that trade primarily on foreign markets are priced based upon the market quotation of such securities as of the close of their respective principal markets. Under certain circumstances, on behalf of a fund that invests primarily in international securities, the Investment Manager or applicable subadvisor may recommend an adjustment of such prices based on its determination of the impact of events occurring subsequent to the close of such markets but prior to the time as of which the Fund calculates its NAV. The Board has also adopted a policy that securities held in a fund that invests primarily in international securities and certain foreign debt obligations held by a fund, in each case, that can be fair valued by the applicable fair value pricing service are fair valued on each business day without regard to a “trigger” (e.g., without regard to invoking fair value based upon a change in a U.S. equity securities index exceeding a pre-determined level). The Fund may invest in securities that may be thinly traded. The Board has adopted procedures to adjust prices of securities that are judged to be stale so that they reflect fair value. An investment valued on the basis of its fair value may be valued at a price higher or lower than available market quotations.

U.S. GAAP defines fair value as the price that a Fund would receive to sell an asset or pay to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. U.S. GAAP also establishes a framework for measuring fair value, and a three-level hierarchy for fair value

 

 

 

 

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measurements based upon the transparency of inputs to the valuation of an asset or liability. Inputs may be observable or unobservable and refer broadly to the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability. Observable inputs reflect the assumptions market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability based on market data obtained from sources independent of the Fund. Unobservable inputs reflect the Fund’s own assumptions about the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability developed based on the best information available in the circumstances. Each investment is assigned a level based upon the observability of the inputs which are significant to the overall valuation.

The three-tier hierarchy of inputs is summarized below:

Level 1 – inputs are quoted prices in active markets for identical investments (e.g., equity securities, open-end investment companies, futures contracts, options contracts)

Level 2 – other observable inputs (including, but not limited to: quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in markets that are active, quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in markets that are not active, inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the assets or liabilities (such as interest rates, yield curves, volatilities, prepayment speeds, loss severities, credit risks and default rates) or other market corroborated inputs) (e.g., debt securities, government securities, swap contracts, foreign currency exchange contracts, foreign securities utilizing international fair value pricing, broker-quoted securities, fair valued securities with observable inputs)

Level 3 – inputs are significant unobservable inputs (including the Fund’s own assumptions used to determine the fair value of investments) (e.g., fair valued securities with unobservable inputs)

Changes in inputs or methodologies used for valuing investments may result in a transfer in or out of levels within the fair value hierarchy. The inputs or methodologies used for valuing investments are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those investments.

b. SECURITY TRANSACTIONS

Security transactions are accounted for as of trade date. Realized gains and losses on securities sold are determined on the basis of identified cost.

c. INVESTMENT INCOME AND EXPENSES

Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date. Dividend and interest income on foreign securities is recorded gross of any withholding tax. Interest income, which includes amortization of premium and accretion of discount on debt securities, is accrued as earned. Non-cash dividends included in dividend income, if any, are reported at the fair market value of the securities received. Other income and expenses are recorded on an accrual basis. Expenses that cannot be directly attributed to a Fund are apportioned among the Funds in the Trust and in some cases other affiliated funds based upon their relative average net assets or number of shareholders.

The Fund has a “balance credit” agreement with The Bank of New York Mellon (“BNYM”), the Fund’s custodian, whereby the Fund is credited with an interest factor equal to 0.75% below the effective 90-day T-Bill rate for account balances left uninvested overnight. If the T-Bill rate falls below 0.75%, no

credits will be earned. These credits serve to reduce custodian expenses that would otherwise be charged to the Fund. For the six months ended April 30, 2014, the Fund’s custodian expense was not reduced.

Overdraft fees are computed at 1% above the Federal Funds rate on the day of the overdraft. Prior to January 1, 2013, the rate was 2% above the effective Federal Funds rate. For the six months ended April 30, 2014, overdraft fees for the Fund equaled $454.

The Trust held a shareholder meeting at which shareholders approved a new Declaration of Trust for the Trust, among other proposals. The costs associated with this proxy statement and shareholder meeting are being treated as “extraordinary expenses,” and, therefore, are excluded from the expense limitation agreement described in Note 2.

d. DIVIDENDS AND DISTRIBUTIONS

Fund distributions resulting from net investment income, if any, will normally be declared daily and paid monthly. Fund distributions resulting from realized net capital gains, if any, will normally be declared and paid on an annual basis and when required for Federal excise tax purposes. Distributions to shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Distributions are determined in accordance with Federal income tax regulations, which may differ from net investment income and net realized capital gains for financial statement purposes (U.S. GAAP). Differences may be permanent or temporary. Permanent differences are reclassified among capital accounts in the financial statements to reflect their tax character. Temporary differences arise when certain items of income, expense and gain or loss are recognized in different periods for financial statement and tax purposes; these differences will reverse at some time in the future. The most common differences are primarily due to differing treatments for losses deferred due to excise tax regulations, wash sales, foreign currency, options, futures and market discount transactions. Permanent book and tax basis differences, if any, relating to shareholder distributions will result in reclassifications to paid-in capital.

e. FEDERAL TAXES

The Fund intends to comply with the requirements under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and, to distribute substantially all of its taxable income and gains to its shareholders and to meet certain diversification and income requirements with respect to investment companies. Therefore, no provision for Federal income or excise tax is included in the accompanying financial statements.

Additionally, based on the Fund’s understanding of the tax rules and rates related to income, gains and transactions for the foreign jurisdictions in which it invests, the Fund will provide for foreign taxes, and where appropriate, deferred foreign taxes.

Management has analyzed the Fund’s tax positions taken on federal income tax returns as of October 31, 2013, and for all open tax years (generally, the three prior taxable years), and has concluded that no provision for Federal income tax is required in the Fund’s financial statements. Additionally, the Fund is not aware of any tax position for which it is reasonably possible that the total amounts of unrecognized tax benefits will change materially in the next twelve months.

 

 

 

 

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Net capital losses incurred in taxable years beginning after the enactment of the Regulated Investment Company Modernization Act of 2010, post-enactment capital losses may be carried forward for an unlimited time period. Such losses will be required to be utilized prior to any loss carryovers incurred in pre-enactment taxable years, which generally expire eight years following the close of the taxable year in which they were incurred. As a result of this ordering rule, pre-enactment capital loss carryovers may be more likely to expire unused. Additionally, post-enactment capital losses that are carried forward retain their tax character as either short-term or long-term capital losses, unlike pre-enactment losses which are considered all short-term.

f. CAPITAL LOSS CARRYOVERS

As of April 30, 2014, the Fund had no accumulated net realized capital loss carryovers from securities transactions for federal income tax purposes. Should the Fund incur net capital losses for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2014, such amounts may be used to offset future realized capital gains, for an unlimited time period.

g. CAPITAL STOCK

The Trust’s Declaration of Trust authorizes for each series the issuance of an unlimited number of shares of beneficial interest, without par value. The Fund records sales and repurchases of its capital stock on the trade date. The cost of securities contributed to the Fund in connection with the issuance of shares is based on the valuation of those securities in accordance with the Fund’s policy on investment valuation.

At April 30, 2014, certain unaffiliated shareholders of record, specifically omnibus accounts, individually or collectively held greater than 10% of the net assets of the Fund as follows: three collectively own 53%. Transactions by these shareholders may have a material impact on the Fund.

h. REPURCHASE AGREEMENTS

The Fund may enter into repurchase agreements provided that the value of the underlying collateral, including accrued interest, will equal or exceed the value of the repurchase agreement during the term of the agreement. The underlying collateral for all repurchase agreements is held in safekeeping by the Fund’s custodian or at the Federal Reserve Bank. If the seller defaults and the value of the collateral declines, or if bankruptcy proceedings commence with respect to the seller of the security, realization of the collateral by the Fund may be delayed or limited. At April 30, 2014, the market value of repurchase agreements outstanding was $250,995,536.

i. FOREIGN CURRENCY TRANSLATION

The books and records of the Fund are maintained in U.S. dollars. The value of investments, assets and liabilities denominated in currencies other than U.S. dollars are translated into U.S. dollars based upon current foreign exchange rates. Purchases and sales of foreign investments, income and expenses are converted into U.S. dollars based on currency exchange rates prevailing on the respective dates of such transactions. Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on foreign currency transactions represent: (1) foreign exchange gains and losses from the sale and holdings of foreign currencies; (2) gains and losses between trade date and settlement date on investment securities transactions and forward foreign currency exchange contracts; and (3) gains and losses from the

difference between amounts of interest and dividends recorded and the amounts actually received.

The Fund does not isolate the net realized and unrealized gain or loss resulting from changes in exchange rates from the fluctuations in market prices of securities held. Such fluctuations are included with the net realized and unrealized gain or loss on investments.

j. FOREIGN SECURITIES

The Fund invests in securities of foreign entities and in instruments denominated in foreign currencies which involve risks not typically associated with investments in domestic securities. Non-domestic securities carry special risks, such as exposure to currency fluctuations, less developed or less efficient trading markets, political instability, a lack of company information, differing auditing and legal standards, and, potentially, less liquidity.

Realized gains in certain countries may be subject to foreign taxes at the Fund level, at rates ranging from approximately 10% to 15%. The Fund would pay such foreign taxes on net realized gains at the appropriate rate for each jurisdiction.

k. SECURITIES TRANSACTED ON A WHEN ISSUED BASIS

The Fund may enter into To Be Announced (“TBA”) sale commitments to hedge its portfolio positions or to sell mortgage-backed securities it owns under delayed delivery arrangements. Proceeds of TBA sale commitments are not received until the contractual settlement date. During the time a TBA sale commitment is outstanding, equivalent deliverable securities, or an offsetting TBA purchase commitment deliverable on or before the sale commitment date, are held as “cover” for the transaction. Unsettled TBA sale commitments are valued at the current market value of the underlying securities according to the procedures described under “Valuation of Investments,” in footnote 1a above. Each contract is marked-to market daily and the change in market value is recorded by the Fund as an unrealized gain or loss. If the TBA sale commitment is closed through the acquisition of an offsetting purchase commitment, the Fund realizes a gain or loss. If the Fund delivers securities under the commitment, the Fund realizes a gain or a loss from the sale of the securities based upon the unit price established at the date the commitment was entered into.

2. AGREEMENTS AND TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES

The Trust has entered into an investment advisory agreement under which the Investment Manager, a subsidiary and the U.S. retail distribution arm of Affiliated Managers Group, Inc. (“AMG”), serves as investment manager to the Fund and is responsible for the Fund’s overall administration and operations. The Investment Manager selects one or more subadvisors for the Fund (subject to Board approval) and monitors each subadvisor’s investment performance, security holdings and investment strategies. The Fund’s investment portfolio is managed by one or more portfolio managers who serve pursuant to a subadvisory agreement with the Investment Manager.

Investment management fees are paid directly by the Fund to the Investment Manager based on average daily net assets. For the six months ended April 30, 2014, the Fund paid an investment management fee at the annual rate of 0.40% of the average daily net assets of the Fund.

 

 

 

 

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The Investment Manager has contractually agreed, through at least March 1, 2015, to waive management fees (but not below zero) and/or reimburse Fund expenses in order to limit total annual Fund operating expenses after fee waiver and expense reimbursements (exclusive of taxes, interest (including interest incurred in connection with bank and custody overdrafts), brokerage commissions and other transaction costs, acquired fund fees and expenses, and extraordinary expenses) to 0.58% of the Fund’s average daily net assets subject to later reimbursement by the Fund in certain circumstances.

The Fund is obligated to repay the Investment Manager such amounts waived, paid or reimbursed in future years provided that the repayment occurs within thirty-six (36) months after the waiver or reimbursement and that such repayment would not cause the Fund’s total annual operating expenses after fee waiver and expense reimbursements in any such future year to exceed that Fund’s contractual expense limitation amount. For the six months ended April 30, 2014, the Fund’s components of reimbursement available are detailed in the following chart:

 

Reimbursement Available - 10/31/13

   $ 4,459,436   

Additional Reimbursements

     577,124   

Repayments

     —     

Expired Reimbursements

     (776,066
  

 

 

 

Reimbursement Available - 4/30/14

   $ 4,260,494   
  

 

 

 

The Fund has entered into an Administration and Shareholder Servicing Agreement under which the Investment Manager serves as the Fund’s administrator (the “Administrator”) and is responsible for all aspects of managing the Fund’s operations, including administration and shareholder services to the Fund, its shareholders, and certain institutions, such as bank trust departments, broker-dealers and registered investment advisers, that advise or act as an intermediary with the Fund’s shareholders. The Fund pays a fee to the Administrator at the rate of 0.20% per annum of the Fund’s average daily net assets for this service.

The aggregate annual retainer paid to each Independent Trustee of the Board is $130,000, plus $7,000 or $2,500 for each regular or special meeting attended, respectively. The Independent Chairman of the Trusts receives an additional payment of $35,000 per year. The Chairman of the Audit Committee receives an additional payment of $15,000 per year. The Trustees’ fees and expenses are allocated among all of the Funds in the Trusts for which the Investment Manager serves as the advisor based on the relative net assets of such Funds. The “Trustees fees and expenses” shown in the financial statements represents each Fund’s allocated portion of the total fees and expenses paid by the AMG Funds family of mutual funds (“AMG Funds family”).

Prior to January 1, 2014, the aggregate annual retainer paid to each Independent Trustee of the Board was $105,000, plus $6,000 or $2,500 for each regular or special meeting attended, respectively. The Independent Chairman of the Trusts formerly received an additional payment of $25,000 per year. The Chairman of the Audit Committee formerly received an additional payment of $10,000 per year.

Prior to January 1, 2013, the aggregate annual retainer paid to each Independent Trustee of the Board was $80,000, plus $5,000 or $2,500 for each regular or special meeting attended, respectively. The Independent Chairman of the Trusts formerly received an additional payment of $20,000 per year. The Chairman of the Audit Committee formerly received an additional payment of $8,000 per year.

The Fund is distributed by AMG Distributors, Inc. (formerly Managers Distributors, Inc.) (the “Distributor”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Investment Manager. The Distributor serves as the distributor and underwriter for the Fund and is a registered broker-dealer and member of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. (“FINRA”). Shares of the Fund will be continuously offered and will be sold directly to prospective purchasers through brokers, dealers or other financial intermediaries who have executed selling agreements with the Distributor. Subject to the compensation arrangement discussed below, generally the Distributor bears all or a portion of the expenses of providing services pursuant to the distribution agreement, including the payment of the expenses relating to the distribution of prospectuses for sales purposes and any advertising or sales literature. Certain Trustees and Officers of the Fund are Officers and/or Directors of the Investment Manager, AMG and/or the Distributor.

The Securities and Exchange Commission granted an exemptive order that permits the Fund to lend and borrow money for certain temporary purposes directly to and from other eligible Funds in the AMG Funds family. Participation in this interfund lending program is voluntary for both borrowing and lending Funds, and an interfund loan is only made if it benefits each participating Fund. The Investment Manager administers the program according to procedures approved by the Board, and the Board monitors the operation of the program. An interfund loan must comply with certain conditions set out in the exemptive order, which are designed to assure fairness and protect all participating Funds. For the six months ended April 30, 2014, the Fund neither borrowed or lent to other AMG Funds family.

3. PURCHASES AND SALES OF SECURITIES

Purchases and sales of securities (excluding short-term securities and U.S. Government obligations) for the six months ended April 30, 2014, were $220,302,996 and $93,954,152, respectively. Purchases and sales of U.S. Government obligations for the six months ended April 30, 2014, were $2,530,407,457 and $2,649,623,999, respectively.

4. PORTFOLIO SECURITIES LOANED

The Fund participates in a securities lending program offered by BNYM (the “Program”), providing for the lending of securities to qualified brokers. Securities lending income includes earnings of such temporary cash investments, plus or minus any rebate to a borrower. These earnings (after any rebate) are then divided between BNYM, as a fee for its services under the program, and the Fund, according to agreed-upon rates. Collateral on all securities loaned is accepted in cash and is maintained at a minimum level of 102% (105% in the case of certain foreign securities) of the market value, plus interest, if applicable, of investments on loan. It is the Fund’s policy to obtain additional collateral from or return excess collateral to the borrower by the end of the next business day, following the valuation date of the securities loaned. Therefore, the value of the collateral held may be temporarily less than the

 

 

 

 

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value of the securities on loan. Lending securities entails a risk of loss to the Fund if and to the extent that the market value of the securities loaned were to increase and the borrower did not increase the collateral accordingly, and the borrower fails to return the securities. Under the terms of the Program, the Fund is indemnified for such losses by BNYM. Cash collateral is held in a separate account managed by BNYM, who is authorized to exclusively enter into overnight government repurchase agreements. BNYM bears the risk of any deficiency in the amount of the cash collateral available for return to the borrower due to any loss on the collateral invested.

5. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

Under the Trust’s organizational documents, its trustees and officers are indemnified against certain liabilities arising out of the performance of their duties to the Trust. In addition, in the normal course of business, the Fund may enter into contracts and agreements that contain a variety of representations and warranties, which provide general indemnifications. The maximum exposure to the Fund under these arrangements is unknown, as this would involve future claims that may be made against a Fund that have not yet occurred. However, based on experience, the Fund had no prior claims or losses and expects the risks of loss to be remote.

6. FORWARD COMMITMENTS

Certain transactions, such as futures and forward transactions, dollar roll agreements, or purchases of when-issued or delayed delivery securities may have a similar effect on the Fund’s net asset value as if the Fund had created a degree of leverage in its portfolio. However, if the Fund enters into such a transaction, the Fund will establish a segregated account with its custodian in which it will maintain cash, U.S. government securities or other liquid securities equal in value to its obligations in respect to such transaction. Securities and other assets held in the segregated account may not be sold while the transaction is outstanding, unless other suitable assets are substituted.

7. DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS

The following disclosures contain information on how and why the Fund uses derivative instruments, the credit risk and how derivative instruments affect the Fund’s financial position, results of operations and cash flows. The location and fair value amounts of these instruments on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities and the realized and changes in unrealized gains and losses on the Statement of Operations, each categorized by type of derivative contract, are included in a table in the Notes to the Schedule of Portfolio Investments. For the six months ended April 30, 2014, the average quarterly balances of derivative financial instruments outstanding were as follows:

 

Financial futures contracts:

  

Average number of contracts purchased

     5,862   

Average notional value of contracts purchased

   $ 1,132,980,494   

Foreign currency exchange contracts:

  

Average US dollar amounts purchased/sold

   $ 208,438,893   

Options:

  

Average notional value of option contracts written

   $ 39,744   

Average notional value of swaption written

   $ 252,133,333   

Credit default swaps:

  

Average notional value - sell protection

   $ 93,166,667   

Interest rate swaps:

  

Average notional value - pays fixed rate

   $ 1,713,933,333   

Average notional value - receives fixed rate

   $ 411,233,333   

8. FORWARD FOREIGN CURRENCY CONTRACTS

During the six months ended April 30, 2014, the Fund invested in forward foreign currency contracts to facilitate transactions in foreign securities and to hedge against foreign currency exchange rate risk on its non-U.S. dollar denominated investment securities.

A forward foreign currency contract is an agreement between a fund and another party to buy or sell a currency at a set price at a future date. The market value of the contract will fluctuate with changes in currency exchange rates. The contract is marked-to-market daily, and the change in market value is recorded as an unrealized gain or loss. Gain or loss on the purchase or sale of contracts having the same settlement date, amount and counterparty is realized on the date of offset, otherwise gain or loss is realized on the settlement date. Risks may arise upon entering into these contracts from the potential inability of counterparties to meet the terms of their contracts and from unanticipated movements in the value of a foreign currency relative to the U.S. dollar.

9. FUTURES CONTRACTS

The Fund entered into futures contracts to achieve a desired level of investment, whether to accommodate portfolio turnover or cash flows from capital shares transactions. There are certain risks associated with futures contracts. Prices may not move as expected or the Fund may not be able to close out the contract when it desires to do so, resulting in losses.

On entering into a futures contract, either cash or securities in an amount equal to a certain percentage of the contract value (initial margin) must be deposited with the futures broker. Subsequent payments (variation margin) are made or received each day. The variation margin payments equal the daily changes in the contract value and are recorded as unrealized gains or losses. For OTC futures, daily variation margin is not required. The Fund recognizes a realized gain or loss when the contract is closed or expires equal to the difference between the value of the contract at the time it was opened and the value at the time it was closed. Futures are valued at their quoted daily settlement prices. The aggregate principal amounts of the contracts are not recorded in the financial statements. Fluctuations in the value of the contracts are recorded in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities as an asset (liability) and in the Statement of Operations as unrealized appreciation (depreciation) until the contracts are closed, when they are recorded as realized gains (losses) on futures contracts.

 

 

 

 

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10. INTEREST RATE CAPS AND FLOORS, SWAP CONTRACTS AND OPTIONS

For the six months ended April 30, 2014, the Fund entered into over-the-counter transactions involving interest rate caps and floors, swap contracts, or purchased and written (sold) options, in order to manage its exposure to credit, currency, equity, interest rate and inflation risk.

In interest rate caps and floor agreements, one party agrees to make payments only when interest rates exceed a specified rate or “cap” or fall below a specified rate or “floor,” usually in return for payment of a fee by the other party. Interest rate caps and floors entitle the purchaser, to the extent that a specified index exceeds or falls below a predetermined interest rate, to receive payments of interest on a notional principal amount from the party selling such interest rate caps or floors.

Swap contracts represent an agreement between counterparties to exchange cash flows based on the difference between two rates applied to a notional principal amount for a specified period. The most common type of interest rate swap involves the exchange of fixed-rate cash flows for variable-rate cash flows. Swaps ordinarily do not involve the exchange of principal between the parties. Purchased options on swap contracts (“swaptions”) give the holder the right, but not the obligation, to enter into a swap contract with the counterparty which has written the option on a date, at an interest rate, and with a notional amount as specified in the swaption agreement. If the counterparty to the swap transaction defaults, the Fund will be limited to contractual remedies pursuant to the agreements governing the transaction. There is no assurance that swap or swaption contract counterparties will be able to meet their obligations under the contracts or that, in the event of default, the Fund will succeed in pursuing contractual remedies. The Fund may thus assume the risk that payments owed to the Fund under a swap or swaption contract will be delayed, or not received at all. During the term of the swap agreement or swaption, unrealized gains or losses are recorded as a result of “marking to market.” When the swap agreement or swaption is terminated, the Fund will record a realized gain or loss equal to the difference between the proceeds from (or cost of) the closing transaction and the Fund’s basis in the contract, if any. Accrued interest and interest paid are recognized as unrealized and realized gain (loss), respectively. In each of the contracts, the Fund pays a premium to the counterparty in return for the swaption. These swaptions may be exercised by entering into a swap contract with the counterparty only on the date specified in each contract. The Fund also sold credit protection through credit default swaps. Under the terms of the swaps, the seller of the credit protection receives a periodic payment amount (premium) from the buyer that is a fixed percentage amount applied to a notional principal amount. In return, the seller agrees to pay the buyer the notional amount and take delivery of a debt instrument of the reference issuer of the same notional par amount if the reference entity is subject to a credit event (such as bankruptcy, failure to pay, or obligation acceleration) during the term of the swap.

Centrally cleared swaps listed or traded on a multilateral or trade facility platform, such as a registered exchange, are valued at the daily settlement price determined by the respective exchange. For centrally cleared credit default swaps the clearing facility requires its members to provide actionable levels across complete term structures. Daily changes in valuation of centrally cleared

swaps, if any, are recorded as a receivable or payable for the change in value as appropriate (“variation margin”) in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.

A written option contract is a contract in which the writer of the option grants the buyer of the option the right to purchase from (call option) or sell to (put option) the writer a designated instrument at a specified price within a specified period of time. Options written (sold) are recorded as liabilities. The Fund, as writer of written options, bears the risk of an unfavorable change in the market value of the instrument underlying the written option. When an option expires, the premium (original option value) is realized as a gain if the option was written or as a loss if the option was purchased. When the exercise of an option results in a cash settlement, the difference between the premium and the settlement proceeds is recognized as realized gain or loss. When securities are acquired or delivered upon exercise of an option, the acquisition cost or sale proceeds are adjusted by the amount of the premium. When an option is closed, the difference between the premium and the cost to close the position is realized as a gain or loss.

11. RISKS ASSOCIATED WITH COLLATERALIZED MORTGAGE OBLIGATIONS (“CMOS”)

The net asset value of the Fund may be sensitive to interest rate fluctuations because the Fund may hold several instruments, including CMOs and other derivatives, whose values can be significantly impacted by interest rate movements. CMOs are obligations collateralized by a portfolio of mortgages or mortgage-related securities. Payments of principal and interest on the mortgages are passed through to the holder of the CMOs on the same schedule as they are received, although certain classes of CMOs have priority over others with respect to the receipt of prepayments on the mortgages. Therefore, the investment in CMOs may be subject to a greater or lesser risk of prepayment than other types of mortgage-related securities. CMOs are subject to principal paydowns as a result of prepayment or refinancing of the underlying mortgage instruments As a result, the average life may be substantially less than the original maturity. CMOs may have a fixed or variable rate of interest.

12. DOLLAR ROLL AGREEMENTS

The Fund may enter into dollar rolls in which it sells debt securities for delivery currently and simultaneously contract to repurchase similar, but not identical, securities at the same price or a lower price on an agreed date. The Fund receives compensation as consideration for entering into the commitment to repurchase. The compensation is the difference between the current sale price and the forward price for the future purchase (often referred to as the “drop”) as well as by the interest earned on the cash proceeds of the initial sale. The Fund may also be compensated by the receipt of a commitment fee. As the holder, the counterparty receives all principal and interest payments, including prepayments, made with respect to the similar security sold. Dollar rolls may be renewed with a new sale and repurchase price with a cash settlement made at renewal without physical delivery of the securities subject to the contract.

Certain risks may arise upon entering into dollar rolls from the potential inability of counterparties to meet the terms of their commitments. Additionally, the value of such securities may change adversely before the Fund is able to repurchase them. There can be no assurance that the Fund’s use of the cash that it receives from a dollar roll will provide a return that exceeds its cost.

 

 

 

 

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13. MARKET, CREDIT AND COUNTERPARTY RISKS

In the normal course of business, the Fund invests in securities and enters into transactions where risks exist due to market fluctuations and are exposed to credit risk with parties with whom it trades (issuers or counterparties). Market prices of investments held by the Fund may fall rapidly or unpredictably and will rise and fall due to changing economic, political, or market conditions or in response to events that affect particular industries or companies. The Fund may be exposed to credit or counterparty risk, or the risk that an institution or other entity with which the Fund has unsettled or open transactions will default or not perform under the contract. The Fund minimizes credit risk and counterparty risk by undertaking transactions with a large number of customers and counterparties on recognized and reputable exchanges. The Fund could lose money if the issuer or guarantor of a fixed income security, or the counterparty to a financial derivatives contract, repurchase agreement or a loan of portfolio securities, is unable or unwilling to make timely principal and/or interest payments, or to otherwise honor its obligations.

The Fund is subject to various Master Agreements, which govern the terms of certain transactions with select counterparties. These Master Agreements reduce the counterparty risk associated with relevant transactions by specifying credit protection mechanisms and providing standardization that improves legal certainty. Master Agreements can also help limit counterparty risk by specifying collateral posting arrangements at pre-arranged exposure levels. Under the Master Agreements, collateral is routinely transferred if the total net exposure to certain transactions (net of existing collateral already in place) governed under the relevant master agreement with a counterparty in a given account exceeds a specified threshold, which typically ranges from zero to $250,000 depending on the counterparty and the type of Master Agreement.

International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. Master Agreements (“ISDA Master Agreements”) govern OTC financial derivative transactions entered into by the Fund and the respective counterparty. The ISDA Master Agreements maintain provisions for general obligations, representations, agreements, collateral and events of default or termination. Certain ISDA Master Agreements allow counterparties to OTC derivatives to terminate derivative contracts prior to maturity in the event the Fund’s net assets decline by a stated percentage or the Fund fails to meet the terms of the ISDA Master Agreement, which requires accelerated settlement of all outstanding transactions under the applicable ISDA Master Agreement. Any election to early terminate could be material to the financial statements.

14. MASTER NETTING AGREEMENT

The Fund may enter into master netting agreements with its counterparties for the securities lending program, repurchase agreements and derivative instruments, which provide the right, in the event of default (including bankruptcy or insolvency) for the non-defaulting party to liquidate the collateral and calculate net exposure to the defaulting party or request additional collateral. For financial reporting purposes, the Fund does not offset financial assets and financial liabilities that are subject to master netting agreements in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.

The following tables are a summary of the Fund’s open securities lending, repurchase agreements and derivative instruments that are subject to a master netting agreement as of April 30, 2014:

 
            Gross Amounts      Net Amounts of      Gross Amount Not Offset in the
Statement of Assets and Liabilities
        
            Offset      Assets Presented                       
     Gross Amounts of      in the Statement      in the Statement                       
     Recognized      of Assets and      of Assets and      Financial      Cash Collateral         
     Assets      Liabilities      Liabilities      Instruments      Received      Net Amount  

Securities lending

   $ 18,311,858         —         $ 18,311,858         —         $ 18,311,858         —     

Repurchase agreements

     250,995,536         —           250,995,536       $ 250,995,536         —           —     

Foreign currency contracts

     615,104         —           615,104         518,603         —         $ 96,501   

Swaps contracts

     1,434,641         —           1,434,641         828,548         494,323         111,770   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 271,357,139         —         $ 271,357,139       $ 252,342,687       $ 18,806,181       $ 208,271   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

 

 

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            Gross Amounts      Net Amounts of      Gross Amount Not Offset In
the Statement of Assets and
Liabilities
        
            Offset      Assets Presented                       
     Gross Amounts of      in the Statement      in the Statement                       
     Recognized      of Assets and      of Assets and      Financial      Cash Collateral         
     Liabilities      Liabilities      Liabilities      Instruments      Pledged      Net Amount  

Foreign currency contracts

   $ 1,400,353         —         $ 1,400,353       $ 750,406         —         $ 649,947   

Swap contracts

     443,055         —           443,055         443,055         —           —     

Option contracts

     728,679         —           728,679         153,690         —           574,989   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 2,572,087         —         $ 2,572,087       $ 1,347,151         —         $ 1,224,936   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

15. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

Beginning on May 28, 2014, the AMG Managers Total Return Bond Fund will declare and pay out Fund distributions resulting from net investment income, if any, on a monthly basis. Prior to May 28, 2014, the Fund normally declared Fund distributions resulting from net investment income, if any, on a daily basis payable monthly.

The Fund has determined that no other material events or transactions occurred through the issuance date of the Fund’s financial statements which require additional disclosure in or adjustment of the Fund’s financial statements.

 

 

 

 

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INVESTMENT MANAGER AND ADMINISTRATOR

AMG Funds LLC

800 Connecticut Avenue

Norwalk, CT 06854

(800) 835-3879

 

DISTRIBUTOR

AMG Distributors, Inc.

800 Connecticut Avenue

Norwalk, CT 06854

(800) 835-3879

 

SUBADVISOR

Pacific Investment Management Co. LLC

840 Newport Center Drive

Newport Beach, CA 92660

 

CUSTODIAN

The Bank of New York Mellon

2 Hanson Place

Brooklyn, NY 11217

 

LEGAL COUNSEL

Ropes & Gray LLP

Prudential Tower, 800 Boylston Street

Boston, MA 02199-3600

  

TRANSFER AGENT

BNY Mellon Investment Servicing (US) Inc.

Attn: AMG Funds

P.O. Box 9769

Providence, RI 02940

(800) 548-4539

 

FOR MANAGERSCHOICE ONLY

AMG Funds

c/o BNY Mellon Investment Servicing (US) Inc.

P.O. Box 9847

Providence, Rhode Island 02940-8047

(800) 358-7668

 

TRUSTEES

Bruce B. Bingham

Christine C. Carsman

William E. Chapman II

Edward J. Kaier

Kurt A. Keilhacker

Steven J. Paggioli

Richard F. Powers III

Eric Rakowski

Victoria L. Sassine

Thomas R. Schneeweis

  

This report is prepared for the Fund’s shareholders. It is authorized for distribution to prospective investors only when preceded or accompanied by an effective prospectus. To receive a free copy of the prospectus or Statement of Additional Information, which includes additional information about Fund Trustees, please contact us by calling 800.835.3879. Distributed by AMG Distributors, Inc., member FINRA.

 

Current net asset values per share for the Fund are available on the Fund’s website at www.amgfunds.com.

 

A description of the policies and procedures the Fund uses to vote its proxies is available: (i) without charge, upon request, by calling 800.835.3879, or (ii) on the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) website at www.sec.gov. For information regarding the Fund’s proxy voting record for the 12-month period ended June 30, call 800.835.3879 or visit the SEC website at www.sec.gov.

 

The Fund files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. The Fund’s Forms N-Q are available on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. A Fund’s Forms N-Q may be reviewed and copied at the SEC’s Public Reference Room in Washington, DC. Information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 1-800-SEC-0330. To review a complete list of the Fund’s portfolio holdings, or to view the most recent quarterly holdings report, semiannual report, or annual report, please visit www.amgfunds.com.

     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     

 

 

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AFFILIATE SUBADVISED FUNDS

 

ALTERNATIVE FUNDS

AMG FQ Global Alternatives

First Quadrant, L.P.

 

BALANCED FUNDS

AMG Chicago Equity Partners Balanced

Chicago Equity Partners, LLC

 

AMG FQ Global Risk-Balanced

(formerly Managers AMG FQ Global Essentials)

First Quadrant, L.P.

 

EQUITY FUNDS

AMG FQ Tax-Managed U.S. Equity

AMG FQ U.S. Equity

First Quadrant, L.P.

 

AMG Frontier Small Cap Growth

Frontier Capital Management Company, LLC

 

AMG GW&K Small Cap Core

(formerly GW&K Small Cap Equity)

Gannett Welsh & Kotler, LLC

  

AMG Renaissance International Equity

AMG Renaissance Large Cap Growth

The Renaissance Group LLC

 

AMG SouthernSun Small Cap

AMG SouthernSun U.S. Equity

SouthernSun Asset Management, LLC

 

AMG Systematic Large Cap Value

(formerly Systematic Value)

AMG Systematic Mid Cap Value

Systematic Financial Management, L.P.

 

AMG TimesSquare All Cap Growth

(formerly Managers AMG TSCM Growth Equity)

AMG TimesSquare International Small Cap

AMG TimesSquare Mid Cap Growth

AMG TimesSquare Small Cap Growth

TimesSquare Capital Management, LLC

  

AMG Trilogy Emerging Markets Equity

AMG Trilogy Global Equity

AMG Trilogy International Small Cap

Trilogy Global Advisors, L.P.

 

AMG Yacktman Focused

AMG Yacktman

Yacktman Asset Management LP

 

FIXED INCOME FUNDS

AMG GW&K Enhanced Core Bond

(formerly GW&K Fixed Income)

AMG GW&K Municipal Bond

AMG GW&K Municipal Enhanced Yield

Gannett Welsh & Kotler, LLC

     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     

OPEN-ARCHITECTURE FUNDS

 

EQUITY FUNDS

AMG Managers Brandywine Advisors Midcap Growth

AMG Managers Brandywine Blue

AMG Managers Brandywine

Friess Associates, LLC

 

AMG Managers Cadence Capital Appreciation

AMG Managers Cadence Emerging Companies

AMG Managers Cadence Mid Cap

Cadence Capital Management, LLC

 

AMG Managers Emerging Opportunities

(formerly Managers Micro-Cap)

Lord, Abbett & Co. LLC

WEDGE Capital Management L.L.P.

Next Century Growth Investors LLC

RBC Global Asset Management (U.S.) Inc.

  

AMG Managers Essex Small/Micro Cap Growth

Essex Investment Management Co., LLC

 

AMG Managers Real Estate Securities

CenterSquare Investment Management, Inc.

 

AMG Managers Skyline Special Equities

(formerly Skyline Special Equities Portfolio)

Skyline Asset Management, L.P.

 

AMG Managers Special Equity

Ranger Investment Management, L.P.

Lord, Abbett & Co. LLC

Smith Asset Management Group, L.P.

Federated MDTA LLC

  

FIXED INCOME FUNDS

AMG Managers Bond

AMG Managers Global Income Opportunity

Loomis, Sayles & Co., L.P.

 

AMG Managers High Yield

J.P. Morgan Investment Management Inc.

 

AMG Managers Intermediate Duration Government

AMG Managers Short Duration Government

Amundi Smith Breeden LLC

 

AMG Managers Total Return Bond

(formerly Managers PIMCO Bond)

Pacific Investment Management Co. LLC

     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     

 

 

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AMG Funds

April 30, 2014

AMG Frontier Small Cap Growth Fund

Investor Class: MSSVX    |    Service Class: MSSCX    |    Institutional Class: MSSYX

AMG TimesSquare All Cap Growth Fund

(formerly Managers AMG TSCM Growth Equity Fund)

Investor Class: MTGVX    |    Service Class: MTGSX    |    Institutional Class: MTGIX

AMG Managers Emerging Opportunities Fund

(formerly Managers Micro-Cap Fund)

Service Class: MMCFX    |    Institutional Class: MIMFX

AMG Managers Real Estate Securities Fund: MRESX

 

 

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AMG Funds

Semi-Annual Report—April 30, 2014 (unaudited)

 

 

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

   PAGE  

ABOUT YOUR FUND’S EXPENSES

     2   

FUND PERFORMANCE

     3   

FUND SNAPSHOTS AND SCHEDULES OF PORTFOLIO INVESTMENTS

  

AMG Frontier Small Cap Growth Fund

     5   

AMG TimesSquare All Cap Growth Fund

     8   

AMG Managers Emerging Opportunities Fund

     10   

AMG Managers Real Estate Securities Fund

     16   

NOTES TO SCHEDULES OF PORTFOLIO INVESTMENTS

     18   

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

  

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

     20   

Balance sheets, net asset value (NAV) per share computations and cumulative undistributed amounts

  

Statement of Operations

     22   

Detail of sources of income, expenses, and realized and unrealized gains (losses) during the fiscal period

  

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

     23   

Detail of changes in assets for the past two fiscal periods

  

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

     25   

Historical net asset values per share, distributions, total returns, income and expense ratios, turnover ratios and net assets

  

NOTES TO FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

     31   

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

     32   

Accounting and distribution policies, details of agreements and transactions with Fund management and affiliates, and descriptions of certain investment risks

  

Nothing contained herein is to be considered an offer, sale or solicitation of an offer to buy shares of any series of the AMG Funds family of mutual funds. Such offering is made only by Prospectus, which includes details as to offering price and other material information.

 


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About Your Fund’s Expenses (unaudited)

 

 

 

As a shareholder of a Fund, you may incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, which may include sales charges (loads) on purchase payments; redemption fees; and exchange fees; and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees; distribution (12b-1) fees; and other Fund expenses. This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds. The example is based on $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period as indicated below.

ACTUAL EXPENSES

The first line of the following table provides information about the actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the first line under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.

HYPOTHETICAL EXAMPLE FOR COMPARISON PURPOSES

The second line of the following table provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed annual rate of return of 5% before expenses, which is not the Fund’s actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund and other funds by comparing this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of other funds.

Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as sales charges (loads), redemption fees, or exchange fees. Therefore, the second line of the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds.

Six Months Ended April 30, 2014    Expense
Ratio for
the Period
    Beginning
Account
Value
11/01/13
     Ending
Account
Value
04/30/14
     Expenses
Paid During
the Period*
 

AMG Frontier Small Cap Growth Fund

          

Investor Class

          

Based on Actual Fund Return

     1.55   $ 1,000       $ 1,038       $ 7.82   

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

     1.55   $ 1,000       $ 1,017       $ 7.75   

Service Class

          

Based on Actual Fund Return

     1.30   $ 1,000       $ 1,039       $ 6.57   

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

     1.30   $ 1,000       $ 1,018       $ 6.51   

Institutional Class

          

Based on Actual Fund Return

     1.05   $ 1,000       $ 1,040       $ 5.31   

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

     1.05   $ 1,000       $ 1,020       $ 5.26   

AMG TimesSquare All Cap Growth Fund

          

Investor Class

          

Based on Actual Fund Return

     1.19   $ 1,000       $ 1,033       $ 5.98   

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

     1.19   $ 1,000       $ 1,019       $ 5.94   

Service Class

          

Based on Actual Fund Return

     0.89   $ 1,000       $ 1,035       $ 4.49   

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

     0.89   $ 1,000       $ 1,020       $ 4.46   

Institutional Class

          

Based on Actual Fund Return

     0.79   $ 1,000       $ 1,036       $ 3.98   

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

     0.79   $ 1,000       $ 1,021       $ 3.96   

AMG Managers Emerging Opportunities Fund

          

Service Class

          

Based on Actual Fund Return

     1.43   $ 1,000       $ 1,022       $ 7.17   

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

     1.43   $ 1,000       $ 1,018       $ 7.15   

Institutional Class

          

Based on Actual Fund Return

     1.18   $ 1,000       $ 1,023       $ 5.92   

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

     1.18   $ 1,000       $ 1,019       $ 5.91   

AMG Managers Real Estate Securities Fund

          

Based on Actual Fund Return

     1.22   $ 1,000       $ 1,083       $ 6.30   

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

     1.22   $ 1,000       $ 1,019       $ 6.11   

 

* Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by the number of days in the most recent fiscal half-year (181), then divided by 365.
 

 

 
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Fund Performance

Periods ended April 30, 2014 (unaudited)

 

 

 

The table below shows the average annual total returns for the periods indicated for each Fund, as well as each Fund’s relative index for the same time periods ended April 30, 2014.

 

Average Annual Total Returns1    Six
Months*
    One
Year
    Five
Years
    Ten
Years
    Since
Inception
    Inception
Date
 

AMG Frontier Small Cap Growth Fund2,3,4

            

Investor Class

     3.78     24.89     —          —          15.45     01/01/10   

Service Class

     3.90     25.22     19.20     9.35     7.74     09/24/97   

Institutional Class

     4.04     25.51     —          —          15.98     01/01/10   

Russell 2000® Growth Index11

     1.27     21.46     20.50     8.85     5.14     09/24/97  

AMG TimesSquare All Cap Growth Fund2,3,5,6,7

        

Investor Class

     3.30     18.51     —          —          15.52     07/30/10   

Service Class

     3.51     19.03     —          —          16.00     07/30/10   

Institutional Class

     3.56     19.12     —          —          16.01     07/30/10   

Russell 3000® Growth Index12

     6.49     20.72     19.54     8.06     18.42     07/30/10  

AMG Managers Emerging Opportunities Fund2,8

            

Service Class

     2.24     30.78     21.76     8.49     13.73     06/30/94   

Institutional Class

     2.34     31.09     —          —          30.46     10/01/11   

Russell Microcap® Index13

     5.10     25.50     20.71     6.58     7.50     06/30/00   

Russell 2000® Index14

     3.08     20.50     19.84     8.67     9.56     06/30/94  

AMG Managers Real Estate Securities Fund2,9,10

     8.33     2.53     23.14     11.32     9.05     12/31/97   

Dow Jones U.S. Select REIT Index15

     8.73     1.22     22.70     10.17     9.23     12/31/97  

S&P 500 Index16

     8.36     20.44     19.14     7.67     6.07     12/31/97  

 

 

The performance data shown represents past performance. Past performance is not a guarantee of future results. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted. The investment return and principal value of an investment in the Fund will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost.

 

Investors should carefully consider the Fund’s investment objectives, risks, charges, and expenses before investing. For performance information through the most recent month end, current net asset values per share for the Fund and other information, please call (800) 835-3879 or visit our website at www.amgfunds.com for a free prospectus. Read it carefully before investing or sending money.

Distributed by AMG Distributors, Inc., member FINRA.

 

  Date reflects the inception date of the Fund, not the index.
* Not annualized.
1  Total return equals income yield plus share price change and assumes reinvestment of all dividends and capital gain distributions. Returns are net of fees and may reflect offsets of Fund expenses as described in the prospectus. No adjustment has been made for taxes payable by shareholders on their reinvested dividends and capital gain distributions. Returns for periods greater than one year are annualized. The listed returns on the Fund are net of expenses and based on the published NAV as of April 30, 2014. All returns are in U.S. dollars($).
2  From time to time, the Fund’s advisor has waived its fees and/or absorbed Fund expenses, which has resulted in higher returns.
3  The Fund invests in growth stocks, which may be more sensitive to market movements because their prices tend to reflect future investor expectations rather than just current profits. Growth stocks may underperform value stocks during given periods.
4  The Fund is subject to the risks associated with investments in small-capitalization companies, such as erratic earnings patterns, competitive conditions, limited earnings history, and a reliance on one or a limited number of products.
5  The Fund invests in large-capitalization companies that may underperform other stock funds (such as funds that focus on small- and medium-capitalization companies) when stocks of large-capitalization companies are out of favor. The Fund is subject to risks associated with small- and mid-capitalization companies, such as erratic earnings patterns, competitive conditions, limited earnings history, and a reliance on one or a limited number of products.
6  A greater percentage of the Fund’s holdings may be focused in a smaller number of securities which may place the Fund at greater risk than a more diversified fund.
7  Investing in initial public offerings (IPOs) is risky and the prices of stocks purchased in IPOs tend to fluctuate more widely than stocks of companies that have been publicly traded for a longer period of time. Stocks purchased in IPOs generally do not have a trading history, and information about the companies may be available for very limited periods.
8  The Fund is subject to the special risks associated with investments in micro-cap companies, such as relatively short earnings history, competitive conditions, less publicly available corporate information, and a reliance on a limited number of products.
9  The Fund is subject to special risk considerations similar to those associated with the direct ownership of real estate. Real estate valuations may be subject to factors such as changing general and local economic, financial, competitive and environmental conditions.
10  Companies that are in similar businesses may be similarly affected by particular economic or market events; to the extent the Fund has substantial holdings within a particular sector, the risks associated with that sector increase.
11  The Russell 2000® Growth Index measures the performance of the Russell 2,000 companies with higher price-to-book ratios and higher forecasted growth values. Unlike the Fund, the Russell 2000® Growth Index is unmanaged, is not available for investment, and does not incur expenses.
 

 

 

 

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Fund Performance (continued)

 

 

 

12 The Russell 3000® Growth Index measures the performance of those Russell 3000® Index companies with higher price-to-book ratios and higher forecasted growth values. Unlike the Fund, the Russell 3000® Growth Index is unmanaged, is not available for investment, and does not incur expenses.
13 The Russell Microcap® Index tracks the microcap segment of the U.S. equity market. It makes up less than 3% of the U.S. equity market and is represented by the smallest 1,000 securities in the small-cap Russell 2000® Index plus the next 1,000 securities. Unlike the Fund, the Russell Microcap® Index is unmanaged, is not available for investment, and does not incur expenses.
14  The Russell 2000® Index is composed of the 2,000 smallest stocks in the Russell 3000® Index and is
  widely regarded in the industry as the premier measure of small-cap stock performance. Unlike the Fund, the Russell 2000® Index is unmanaged, is not available for investment, and does not incur expenses.
15  The Dow Jones U.S. Select REIT Index measures U.S. publicly traded Real Estate Investment Trusts. Unlike the Fund, the Dow Jones U.S. Select REIT Index is unmanaged, is not available for investment, and does not incur expenses.
16 The S&P 500 Index is a capitalization-weighted index of 500 stocks. The S&P 500 Index is designed to measure performance of the broad domestic economy through changes in the aggregate market value of 500 stocks representing all major industries. Unlike the Fund, the Index is unmanaged, is not
  available for investment, and does not incur expenses.

The Russell 2000® Growth Index, Russell 2000® Index, Russell 3000® Growth Index and Russell Microcap® Index are registered trademarks of Russell Investments. Russell® is a trademark of Russell Investments.

The S&P 500 Index is proprietary data of Standard & Poor’s, a division of McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.

The Dow Jones U.S. Select REIT Index is proprietary data of Standard & Poor’s Dow Jones Indices LLC, a division of McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.

Not FDIC insured, nor bank guaranteed. May lose value.

 

 

 

 

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AMG Frontier Small Cap Growth Fund

Fund Snapshots

April 30, 2014 (unaudited)

 

 

 

PORTFOLIO BREAKDOWN

 

Sector

   AMG Frontier
Small Cap Growth
Fund**
    Russell 2000®
Growth
Index
 

Information Technology

     31.2     24.1

Industrials

     26.4     15.9

Health Care

     14.3     21.0

Consumer Discretionary

     8.7     15.9

Financials

     8.4     7.5

Energy

     4.5     4.2

Materials

     3.3     5.2

Telecommunication Services

     1.8     0.9

Consumer Staples

     0.0     5.2

Utilities

     0.0     0.1

Other Assets and Liabilities

     1.4     0.0

 

** As a percentage of net assets.

TOP TEN HOLDINGS

 

 

 

Security Name

   % of Net Assets  

MasTec, Inc.*

     4.7

Alkermes PLC*

     3.5   

Raymond James Financial, Inc.*

     2.9   

Watsco, Inc.*

     2.8   

WABCO Holdings, Inc.*

     2.7   

MEDNAX, Inc.*

     2.5   

Belden, Inc.*

     2.4   

ON Semiconductor Corp.

     2.0   

Cogent Communications Group, Inc.*

     1.8   

Tessera Technologies, Inc.

     1.8   
  

 

 

 

Top Ten as a Group

     27.1
  

 

 

 

 

* Top Ten Holding at October 31, 2013.
 

Because a fund’s strategy may result in multiple investments in particular sectors of the economy, its performance may depend on the performance of those sectors and may fluctuate more widely than investments diversified across more sectors. For additional information on these and other risk considerations, please see the Fund’s prospectus.

Any sectors, industries, or securities discussed should not be perceived as investment recommendations. Mention of a specific security should not be considered a recommendation to buy or solicitation to sell that security. Specific securities mentioned in this report may have been sold from the Fund’s portfolio of investments by the time you receive this report.

 

 

 

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AMG Frontier Small Cap Growth Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

April 30, 2014 (unaudited)

 

 

 

     Shares      Value  

Common Stocks - 98.6%

     

Consumer Discretionary - 8.7%

     

American Eagle Outfitters, Inc.

     15,395       $ 177,966   

Chico’s FAS, Inc.

     14,605         231,927   

Crocs, Inc.*

     14,016         212,062   

Fiesta Restaurant Group, Inc.*

     6,005         219,843   

Fox Factory Holding Corp.*

     11,359         192,989   

Harman International Industries, Inc.

     3,457         378,922   

Imax Corp.*

     8,501         217,966   

LifeLock, Inc.*

     10,780         169,246   

LKQ Corp.*

     19,832         577,508   

Select Comfort Corp.*

     16,094         296,130   

Tilly’s, Inc., Class A*

     18,252         206,248   

Vera Bradley, Inc.*

     4,446         125,822   

Vitamin Shoppe, Inc.*

     7,313         350,146   

Total Consumer Discretionary

        3,356,775   

Energy - 4.5%

     

Carrizo Oil & Gas, Inc.*

     9,648         530,833   

Emerald Oil, Inc.*

     5,991         42,356   

InterOil Corp.*

     1,778         112,387   

KiOR, Inc., Class A*

     61,218         37,349   

Matrix Service Co.*

     12,148         376,224   

SandRidge Energy, Inc.*,1

     93,432         640,943   

Total Energy

        1,740,092   

Financials - 8.4%

     

Allied World Assurance Co. Holdings AG

     5,235         563,757   

Endurance Specialty Holdings, Ltd.

     6,124         311,222   

Jones Lang LaSalle, Inc.

     3,067         355,435   

Raymond James Financial, Inc.

     22,417         1,114,125   

RE/MAX Holdings, Inc., Class A

     157         4,430   

Signature Bank*

     5,435         645,787   

Waddell & Reed Financial, Inc., Class A

     3,856         260,087   

Total Financials

        3,254,843   

Health Care - 14.3%

     

Alkermes PLC*

     28,945         1,338,996   

Centene Corp.*

     689         45,750   

Covance, Inc.*

     1,267         111,851   

DexCom, Inc.*

     15,676         508,529   

Foundation Medicine, Inc.*

     1,729         50,418   

Incyte Corp., Ltd.*

     1,300         63,128   

Insulet Corp.*

     10,442         392,932   
     Shares      Value  

InterMune, Inc.*

     13,937       $ 447,099   

Intrexon Corp.*,1

     22,760         429,709   

The Medicines Co.*

     3,840         102,144   

MEDNAX, Inc.*

     16,010         948,592   

PerkinElmer, Inc.

     4,156         174,427   

Sangamo BioSciences, Inc.*

     17,770         245,937   

Seattle Genetics, Inc.*

     100         3,848   

Unilife Corp.*

     70,749         229,934   

United Therapeutics Corp.*

     4,608         460,846   

Total Health Care

        5,554,140   

Industrials - 26.4%

     

A. O. Smith Corp.

     12,537         586,230   

The Advisory Board Co.*

     6,823         390,685   

Carlisle Cos., Inc.

     6,024         495,474   

Chart Industries, Inc.*,1

     2,178         148,583   

The ExOne Co.*

     5,235         180,817   

Hub Group, Inc., Class A*

     11,458         511,600   

Insperity, Inc.

     11,948         383,053   

KAR Auction Services, Inc.

     16,633         495,331   

MasTec, Inc.*

     46,442         1,838,174   

Meritor, Inc.*

     31,898         378,629   

MRC Global, Inc.*

     5,988         174,790   

MSA Safety, Inc.

     5,335         281,421   

Pall Corp.

     200         16,830   

Primoris Services Corp.

     10,691         299,134   

Quanta Services, Inc.*

     13,327         470,177   

RPX Corp.*

     20,240         331,531   

Stock Building Supply Holdings, Inc.*

     15,189         262,922   

Terex Corp.

     9,358         405,108   

WABCO Holdings, Inc.*

     9,780         1,046,558   

Watsco, Inc.

     10,569         1,087,656   

WESCO International, Inc.*

     5,002         439,076   

Total Industrials

        10,223,779   

Information Technology - 31.2%

     

Advanced Energy Industries, Inc.*

     12,837         280,873   

Atmel Corp.*

     47,292         367,459   

Belden, Inc.

     12,537         925,356   

Blackhawk Network Holdings, Inc.*

     6,334         151,953   

Cadence Design Systems, Inc.*

     15,307         238,177   

Callidus Software, Inc.*

     19,351         184,705   

Control4 Corp.*,1

     4,835         85,386   
 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

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AMG Frontier Small Cap Growth Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments (continued)

 

 

 

     Shares      Value  

Information Technology - 31.2% (continued)

     

Ellie Mae, Inc.*

     21,918       $ 534,580   

Envestnet, Inc.*

     10,193         375,612   

FleetMatics Group PLC*

     12,677         380,690   

FLIR Systems, Inc.

     8,235         280,319   

Fortinet, Inc.*

     15,206         334,228   

Guidewire Software, Inc.*

     878         33,153   

Heartland Payment Systems, Inc.

     9,591         392,656   

Ingram Micro, Inc., Class A*

     6,634         178,853   

Integrated Device Technology, Inc.*

     17,977         209,792   

Jack Henry & Associates, Inc.

     8,701         479,947   

Jive Software, Inc.*

     4,770         35,680   

Kulicke & Soffa Industries, Inc.*

     21,729         319,634   

Microsemi Corp.*

     17,264         406,049   

Monolithic Power Systems, Inc.*

     2,167         80,396   

Move, Inc.*

     4,724         50,500   

ON Semiconductor Corp.*

     81,981         771,441   

Pandora Media, Inc.*

     90         2,108   

QuinStreet, Inc.*

     21,356         130,272   

RealPage, Inc.*

     9,680         171,820   

Rovi Corp.*

     19,480         434,209   

Semtech Corp.*

     11,990         287,520   

Silver Spring Networks, Inc.*

     10,080         150,998   

Synchronoss Technologies, Inc.*

     6,569         199,960   

Tangoe, Inc.*

     31,528         474,181   

Teradyne, Inc.*

     7,102         125,492   

Tessera Technologies, Inc.

     32,528         713,339   

TriQuint Semiconductor, Inc.*

     40,759         577,963   

Ultratech, Inc.*

     11,969         318,615   

Universal Display Corp.*,1

     2,556         66,584   

Virtusa Corp.*

     6,224         205,205   

Web.com Group, Inc.*

     19,640         603,144   

WEX, Inc.*

     3,856         370,060   
     Shares      Value  

Yelp, Inc.*

     2,639       $ 153,906   

Total Information Technology

        12,082,815   

Materials - 3.3%

     

Boise Cascade Co.*

     5,335         133,482   

Caesarstone Sdot-Yam, Ltd.

     7,013         365,938   

Eagle Materials, Inc.

     3,856         321,320   

Globe Specialty Metals, Inc.

     18,162         351,980   

RTI International Metals, Inc.*

     4,156         117,033   

Total Materials

        1,289,753   

Telecommunication Services - 1.8%

     

Cogent Communications Group, Inc.

     20,708         713,805   

Total Common Stocks
(cost $25,632,628)

        38,216,002   
     Principal
Amount
        

Short-Term Investments - 3.6%

     

Repurchase Agreements - 2.4%2

     

Cantor Fitzgerald Securities, Inc., dated 04/30/14, due 05/01/14, 0.070%, total to be received $943,703 (collateralized by various U.S. Government Agency Obligations, 0.000% - 10.500%, 05/15/14 - 09/01/49, totaling $962,575)

   $ 943,701         943,701   
     Shares         

Other Investment Companies - 1.2%3

     

Dreyfus Institutional Cash Advantage Fund, Institutional Class Shares, 0.06%

     464,936         464,936   

Total Short-Term Investments
(cost $1,408,637)

        1,408,637   

Total Investments - 102.2%
(cost $27,041,265)

        39,624,639   

Other Assets, less Liabilities - (2.2)%

        (852,894

Net Assets - 100.0%

      $ 38,771,745   
 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

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AMG TimesSquare All Cap Growth Fund

Fund Snapshots

April 30, 2014 (unaudited)

 

 

 

PORTFOLIO BREAKDOWN

 

Sector

   AMG TimesSquare
All Cap Growth
Fund**
    Russell 3000®
Growth Index
 

Information Technology

     28.9     26.6

Consumer Discretionary

     15.9     18.6

Industrials

     15.3     12.7

Health Care

     11.6     13.0

Financials

     10.7     5.7

Materials

     7.0     4.6

Energy

     5.5     5.0

Consumer Staples

     3.3     11.6

Telecommunication Services

     0.0     2.1

Utilities

     0.0     0.1

Other Assets and Liabilities

     1.8     0.0

 

** As a percentage of net assets.

TOP TEN HOLDINGS

 

        
        

Security Name

   % of Net Assets  

The Estee Lauder Cos., Inc., Class A*

     3.3

American Tower Corp.*

     3.2   

IntercontinentalExchange Group, Inc.*

     3.1   

The Walt Disney Co.

     3.1   

WABCO Holdings, Inc.

     3.1   

The Priceline Group, Inc.*

     3.1   

Schlumberger, Ltd.

     3.0   

MasterCard, Inc., Class A

     3.0   

On Assignment, Inc.

     3.0   

Envision Healthcare Holdings, Inc.

     3.0   
  

 

 

 

Top Ten as a Group

     30.9
  

 

 

 

 

* Top Ten Holding at October 31, 2013.
 

Because a fund’s strategy may result in multiple investments in particular sectors of the economy, its performance may depend on the performance of those sectors and may fluctuate more widely than investments diversified across more sectors. For additional information on these and other risk considerations, please see the Fund’s prospectus.

Any sectors, industries, or securities discussed should not be perceived as investment recommendations. Mention of a specific security should not be considered a recommendation to buy or solicitation to sell that security. Specific securities mentioned in this report may have been sold from the Fund’s portfolio of investments by the time you receive this report.

 

 

 

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AMG TimesSquare All Cap Growth Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

April 30, 2014 (unaudited)

 

 

 

     Shares      Value  

Common Stocks - 98.2%

     

Consumer Discretionary - 15.9%

     

GNC Holdings, Inc., Class A

     20,770       $ 934,650   

The Priceline Group, Inc. *

     1,010         1,169,328   

Ross Stores, Inc.

     14,930         1,016,434   

Starbucks Corp.

     10,825         764,462   

The Walt Disney Co.

     14,890         1,181,373   

Wyndham Worldwide Corp.

     13,465         960,593   

Total Consumer Discretionary

        6,026,840   

Consumer Staples - 3.3%

     

The Estee Lauder Cos., Inc., Class A

     17,280         1,254,010   

Energy - 5.5%

     

EOG Resources, Inc.

     9,620         942,760   

Schlumberger, Ltd.

     11,215         1,138,883   

Total Energy

        2,081,643   

Financials - 10.7%

     

American Tower Corp.

     14,315         1,195,589   

IntercontinentalExchange Group, Inc.

     5,840         1,193,930   

Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc.

     21,885         1,079,149   

Prudential Financial, Inc.

     7,045         568,391   

Total Financials

        4,037,059   

Health Care - 11.6%

     

Actavis PLC *

     4,965         1,014,498   

Air Methods Corp. *

     15,865         883,205   

Celldex Therapeutics, Inc. *

     20,365         305,475   

DaVita HealthCare Partners, Inc. *

     15,620         1,082,466   

Envision Healthcare Holdings, Inc. *

     33,165         1,120,645   

Total Health Care

        4,406,289   

Industrials - 15.3%

     

The Corporate Executive Board Co.

     14,640         1,010,453   

DigitalGlobe, Inc. *

     27,195         809,867   

On Assignment, Inc. *

     32,175         1,126,125   

Union Pacific Corp.

     5,380         1,024,513   

WABCO Holdings, Inc. *

     10,930         1,169,619   
     Shares      Value  

WW Grainger, Inc.

     2,515       $ 639,816   

Total Industrials

        5,780,393   

Information Technology - 28.9%

     

Alliance Data Systems Corp. *

     4,470         1,081,293   

Apple, Inc.

     1,557         918,770   

CommVault Systems, Inc. *

     9,455         457,622   

CoStar Group, Inc. *

     4,395         707,112   

eBay, Inc. *

     15,710         814,249   

Facebook, Inc., Class A *

     12,810         765,782   

Google, Inc., Class A *

     1,606         859,017   

Google, Inc., Class C *

     1,596         840,549   

MasterCard, Inc., Class A

     15,380         1,131,199   

Salesforce.com, Inc. *

     11,340         585,711   

Solera Holdings, Inc.

     13,790         893,316   

The Ultimate Software Group, Inc. *

     8,675         1,037,790   

WNS Holdings, Ltd., ADR *

     44,825         834,641   

Total Information Technology

        10,927,051   

Materials - 7.0%

     

Ecolab, Inc.

     10,045         1,051,109   

PolyOne Corp.

     29,770         1,115,482   

Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co.

     6,635         469,891   

Total Materials

        2,636,482   

Total Common Stocks
(cost $30,474,966)

        37,149,767   

Other Investment Companies - 4.4%3

     

Dreyfus Institutional Cash Advantage Fund, Institutional Class Shares, 0.06%
(cost $1,673,432)

     1,673,432         1,673,432   

Total Investments - 102.6%
(cost $32,148,398)

        38,823,199   

Other Assets, less Liabilities - (2.6)%

        (973,799

Net Assets - 100.0%

      $ 37,849,400   
 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

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AMG Managers Emerging Opportunities Fund

Fund Snapshots

April 30, 2014 (unaudited)

 

 

 

PORTFOLIO BREAKDOWN

 

Sector

  AMG Managers
Emerging
Opportunities
Fund**
    Russell
Microcap®
Index
    Russell 2000®
Index
 

Industrials

    21.4     13.9     14.6

Information Technology

    18.4     14.6     17.2

Consumer Discretionary

    16.8     12.2     13.0

Health Care

    13.2     18.4     12.9

Financials

    12.3     27.3     23.5

Energy

    4.6     5.2     6.1

Materials

    3.8     2.7     4.9

Consumer Staples

    2.7     2.7     3.8

Telecommunication Services

    1.8     2.0     0.7

Utilities

    0.6     1.0     3.3

Other Assets and Liabilities

    4.4     0.0     0.0

 

** As a percentage of net assets.

TOP TEN HOLDINGS

 

        
        
        

Security Name

   % of Net Assets  

Universal Electronics, Inc.*

     1.3

Columbus McKinnon Corp.*

     1.1   

Tyler Technologies, Inc.*

     1.1   

Power Solutions International, Inc.*

     1.1   

Interactive Intelligence Group, Inc.*

     1.0   

Kona Grill, Inc.

     1.0   

Fluidigm Corp.*

     0.9   

Astronics Corp.

     0.9   

Chuy’s Holdings, Inc.

     0.9   

Gulfport Energy Corp.*

     0.8   
  

 

 

 

Top Ten as a Group

     10.1
  

 

 

 

 

* Top Ten Holding at October 31, 2013.

 

 

Because a fund’s strategy may result in multiple investments in particular sectors of the economy, its performance may depend on the performance of those sectors and may fluctuate more widely than investments diversified across more sectors. For additional information on these and other risk considerations, please see the Fund’s prospectus.

Any sectors, industries, or securities discussed should not be perceived as investment recommendations. Mention of a specific security should not be considered a recommendation to buy or solicitation to sell that security. Specific securities mentioned in this report may have been sold from the Fund’s portfolio of investments by the time you receive this report.

 

 

 

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AMG Managers Emerging Opportunities Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

April 30, 2014 (unaudited)

 

 

 

     Shares      Value  

Common Stocks - 95.6%

     

Consumer Discretionary - 16.8%

     

1-800-Flowers.com, Inc., Class A*

     50,800       $ 276,860   

2U, Inc.*

     38,941         581,000   

Bravo Brio Restaurant Group, Inc.*

     28,200         422,154   

Bridgepoint Education, Inc.*

     73,802         1,169,762   

Build-A-Bear Workshop, Inc.*

     11,200         125,664   

Chuy’s Holdings, Inc.*

     53,826         1,935,044   

Culp, Inc.

     14,300         258,115   

Del Frisco’s Restaurant Group, Inc.*

     37,497         975,297   

Delta Apparel, Inc.*

     54,963         837,086   

Destination Maternity Corp.

     44,785         1,104,398   

Destination XL Group, Inc.*

     216,720         1,170,288   

Einstein Noah Restaurant Group, Inc.

     33,700         517,632   

Entravision Communications Corp., Class A

     102,570         544,647   

Famous Dave’s of America, Inc.*

     5,125         135,761   

Fiesta Restaurant Group, Inc.*

     3,716         136,043   

Frisch’s Restaurants, Inc.

     6,100         144,448   

Gentherm, Inc.*

     16,260         591,051   

Grand Canyon Education, Inc.*

     31,300         1,349,656   

Harte-Hanks, Inc.

     33,900         272,556   

Haverty Furniture Cos., Inc.

     10,550         269,447   

Hooker Furniture Corp.

     19,085         264,327   

iRobot Corp.*,1

     21,450         718,575   

Johnson Outdoors, Inc., Class A

     6,125         128,196   

JTH Holding, Inc., Class A*

     860         23,392   

Kirkland’s, Inc.*

     15,700         268,627   

Kona Grill, Inc.*

     91,607         2,148,184   

LGI Homes, Inc.*

     47,453         698,508   

Libbey, Inc.*

     51,800         1,381,506   

Lifetime Brands, Inc.

     7,000         133,700   

M/I Homes, Inc.*

     18,013         401,150   

Malibu Boats, Inc., Class A*

     38,742         862,397   

The Marcus Corp.

     32,325         540,797   

MarineMax, Inc.*

     51,421         825,821   

Modine Manufacturing Co.*

     16,100         265,328   

Noodles & Co.*,1

     11,865         389,053   

Quantum Fuel Systems Technologies Worldwide, Inc.*,1

     97,635         645,367   

Red Robin Gourmet Burgers, Inc.*

     11,600         788,568   

Rentrak Corp.*

     30,073         1,713,860   

RG Barry Corp.

     47,086         860,732   
     Shares      Value  

Rocky Brands, Inc.

     9,925       $ 145,302   

Ruth’s Hospitality Group, Inc.

     33,700         424,283   

Saga Communications, Inc., Class A

     2,700         119,610   

Smith & Wesson Holding Corp.*

     84,200         1,292,470   

SodaStream International, Ltd.*

     38,647         1,643,657   

Stein Mart, Inc.

     20,700         258,750   

Summer Infant, Inc.*

     67,600         128,440   

Tandy Leather Factory, Inc.*

     42,500         416,075   

Tower International, Inc.*

     9,300         258,633   

Unifi, Inc.*

     11,300         250,182   

Universal Electronics, Inc.*

     74,200         2,771,370   

Vince Holding Corp.*

     18,516         509,375   

WCI Communities, Inc.*,1

     38,314         734,479   

West Marine, Inc.*

     35,200         376,640   

ZAGG, Inc.*

     118,200         514,170   

Zoe’s Kitchen, Inc.*

     37,230         993,668   

Total Consumer Discretionary

        36,712,101   

Consumer Staples - 2.7%

     

Amira Nature Foods, Ltd.*

     37,598         585,025   

Boulder Brands, Inc.*

     43,890         647,816   

Calavo Growers, Inc.

     24,023         746,875   

Craft Brew Alliance, Inc.*

     70,072         1,048,978   

Farmer Bros Co.*

     19,500         384,345   

Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage, Inc.*

     41,566         1,479,750   

Nature’s Sunshine Products, Inc.

     9,700         129,592   

The Pantry, Inc.*

     43,375         652,360   

Spartan Stores, Inc.

     11,640         250,726   

Total Consumer Staples

        5,925,467   

Energy - 4.6%

     

Abraxas Petroleum Corp.*

     25,000         136,500   

Bolt Technology Corp.

     7,500         126,600   

Dawson Geophysical Co.

     25,000         706,500   

Emerald Oil, Inc.*

     75,100         530,957   

GasLog, Ltd.

     8,700         232,986   

Geospace Technologies Corp.*

     15,400         895,202   

Gulf Island Fabrication, Inc.

     22,891         459,193   

Gulfport Energy Corp.*

     25,000         1,841,750   

Natural Gas Services Group, Inc.*

     9,250         283,883   

Panhandle Oil and Gas, Inc., Class A

     6,250         274,063   

Quicksilver Resources, Inc.*

     84,900         276,774   
 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

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Schedule of Portfolio Investments (continued)

 

 

 

     Shares      Value  

Energy - 4.6% (continued)

  

  

Rex Energy Corp.*

     36,355       $ 765,636   

RigNet, Inc.*

     39,335         1,839,304   

Ring Energy, Inc.*

     53,900         991,760   

Synergy Resources Corp.*

     47,500         552,900   

TGC Industries, Inc.*

     24,582         124,384   

Total Energy

        10,038,392   

Financials - 12.3%

     

AMERISAFE, Inc.

     29,800         1,270,970   

Arrow Financial Corp.

     16,500         412,995   

Asta Funding, Inc.*

     48,800         398,696   

The Bank of Kentucky Financial Corp.

     8,000         276,080   

Boston Private Financial Holdings, Inc.

     32,100         401,571   

Centerstate Banks, Inc.

     39,500         433,315   

Chatham Lodging Trust

     33,000         670,890   

CNB Financial Corp.

     7,800         128,856   

CoBiz Financial, Inc.

     81,300         816,252   

Community Trust Bancorp, Inc.

     13,761         507,368   

Compass Diversified Holdings*

     99,200         1,834,208   

Crawford & Co., Class B

     23,700         270,654   

Diamond Hill Investment Group, Inc.

     3,300         391,776   

eHealth, Inc.*

     30,845         1,292,097   

EMC Insurance Group, Inc.

     12,400         409,076   

Federated National Holding Co.

     15,000         291,450   

Financial Institutions, Inc.

     17,575         406,861   

First Defiance Financial Corp.

     9,700         262,094   

Flushing Financial Corp.

     26,250         504,525   

Fortegra Financial Corp.*

     20,300         146,566   

Heritage Financial Group, Inc.

     7,300         140,525   

HFF, Inc., Class A

     30,291         1,029,894   

Hilltop Holdings, Inc.*

     19,800         442,332   

ICG Group, Inc.*

     58,100         1,184,078   

JMP Group, Inc.

     19,800         136,818   

LaSalle Hotel Properties

     25,800         853,464   

MainSource Financial Group, Inc.

     8,300         137,199   

Marcus & Millichap, Inc.*

     23,252         384,356   

Marlin Business Services Corp.

     7,137         122,542   

National Interstate Corp.

     4,600         128,892   

Northrim BanCorp, Inc.

     35,126         842,673   

OceanFirst Financial Corp.

     22,550         365,761   

One Liberty Properties, Inc.

     12,600         278,838   
     Shares      Value  

Oppenheimer Holdings, Inc., Class A

     27,600       $ 702,696   

Orrstown Financial Services, Inc.*

     7,800         128,076   

Pacific Continental Corp.

     19,300         254,374   

Peoples Bancorp, Inc.

     10,500         273,735   

Physicians Realty Trust

     19,800         271,656   

Pinnacle Financial Partners, Inc.

     17,764         614,101   

Piper Jaffray Cos.*

     32,944         1,444,924   

Silvercrest Asset Management Group, Inc., Class A

     35,999         626,383   

Square 1 Financial, Inc., Class A*

     24,440         460,694   

Stock Yards Bancorp, Inc.

     17,990         530,345   

Territorial Bancorp, Inc.

     13,025         266,492   

Trico Bancshares

     23,000         557,750   

Union Bankshares Corp.

     39,477         1,010,221   

Univest Corp. of Pennsylvania

     21,800         429,678   

ViewPoint Financial Group, Inc.

     23,006         599,766   

Washington Banking Co.

     32,300         555,560   

Washington Trust Bancorp, Inc.

     11,275         385,605   

West Bancorporation, Inc.

     8,925         129,502   

Whitestone REIT

     40,400         566,812   

Total Financials

        26,982,042   

Health Care - 13.2%

     

ABIOMED, Inc.*

     29,632         701,982   

Acceleron Pharma, Inc.*,1

     11,037         379,121   

AcelRx Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*,1

     45,532         492,656   

Addus HomeCare Corp.*

     12,100         261,602   

Agios Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*,1

     17,896         752,706   

Albany Molecular Research, Inc.*

     7,700         123,662   

AMN Healthcare Services, Inc.*

     30,000         374,400   

Anika Therapeutics, Inc.*

     10,200         435,948   

Arrowhead Research Corp.*,1

     24,686         269,077   

AtriCure, Inc.*

     55,284         851,374   

BioScrip, Inc.*,1

     128,900         891,988   

Cardiovascular Systems, Inc.*

     62,931         1,809,266   

Columbia Laboratories, Inc.*

     58,700         393,290   

Cross Country Healthcare, Inc.*

     38,000         269,420   

Cynosure, Inc., Class A*

     14,928         366,333   

Depomed, Inc.*

     46,926         657,433   

Epizyme, Inc.*,1

     12,668         276,416   

Exactech, Inc.*

     46,700         1,037,674   

ExamWorks Group, Inc.*

     21,235         781,448   
 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

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Schedule of Portfolio Investments (continued)

 

 

 

     Shares      Value  

Health Care - 13.2% (continued)

     

Fluidigm Corp.*

     53,522       $ 2,010,287   

Foundation Medicine, Inc.*

     17,882         521,439   

GW Pharmaceuticals PLC, ADR*,1

     8,870         648,397   

HealthStream, Inc.*

     14,904         337,576   

Hyperion Therapeutics, Inc.*,1

     18,685         460,398   

Icad, Inc.*

     16,425         142,569   

Keryx Biopharmaceuticals, Inc.*,1

     52,002         768,070   

KYTHERA Biopharmaceuticals, Inc.*,1

     12,266         399,994   

Medical Action Industries, Inc.*

     41,200         264,092   

Meridian Bioscience, Inc.

     12,200         243,634   

NanoString Technologies, Inc.*

     28,742         466,195   

Natus Medical, Inc.*

     26,100         648,063   

Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc.*

     28,233         395,827   

Novadaq Technologies, Inc.*

     9,248         144,731   

Oxford Immunotec Global PLC*

     25,981         465,060   

The Providence Service Corp.*

     12,900         523,869   

Receptos, Inc.*

     15,174         512,729   

Revance Therapeutics, Inc.*

     14,746         505,493   

RTI Surgical, Inc.*

     63,100         271,330   

Sangamo BioSciences, Inc.*,1

     31,913         441,676   

Sarepta Therapeutics, Inc.*

     11,536         428,332   

Spectranetics Corp.*

     29,520         627,595   

Staar Surgical Co.*

     38,773         659,529   

Streamline Health Solutions, Inc.*

     107,300         536,500   

Supernus Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*

     42,478         348,744   

SurModics, Inc.*

     58,000         1,262,080   

Tandem Diabetes Care, Inc.*

     20,346         357,479   

TESARO, Inc.*

     11,083         276,632   

TherapeuticsMD, Inc.*,1

     51,834         217,703   

Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical, Inc.*

     6,444         249,898   

US Physical Therapy, Inc.

     48,176         1,486,230   

Utah Medical Products, Inc.

     2,500         126,975   

Verastem, Inc.*

     38,758         323,629   

Zeltiq Aesthetics, Inc.*

     44,576         815,295   

Total Health Care

        29,013,846   

Industrials - 21.4%

     

Acacia Research Corp.1

     15,400         247,016   

ACCO Brands Corp.*

     140,400         860,652   

Aceto Corp.

     17,800         389,464   
     Shares      Value  

Adept Technology, Inc.*

     43,211       $ 516,804   

Aerovironment, Inc.*

     20,656         697,553   

Air Transport Services Group, Inc.*

     73,400         574,722   

Alamo Group, Inc.

     9,759         518,398   

The Allied Defense Group, Inc.*,4

     38,600         3,088   

Ameresco, Inc., Class A*

     41,000         262,810   

American Woodmark Corp.*

     12,622         378,786   

Apogee Enterprises, Inc.

     22,723         721,910   

ARC Group Worldwide, Inc.*,1

     9,470         392,247   

Astronics Corp.*

     35,100         2,004,912   

AZZ, Inc.

     38,600         1,676,012   

Barrett Business Services, Inc.

     7,000         352,870   

Builders FirstSource, Inc.*

     180,538         1,417,223   

Capstone Turbine Corp.*

     423,410         872,225   

Chart Industries, Inc.*

     6,000         409,320   

Columbus McKinnon Corp.*

     92,100         2,439,729   

CRA International, Inc.*

     19,150         416,896   

Ducommun, Inc.*

     33,400         810,618   

Dynamic Materials Corp.

     16,100         325,220   

Energy Recovery, Inc.*,1

     81,523         416,583   

Ennis, Inc.

     104,250         1,559,580   

FreightCar America, Inc.

     20,100         527,826   

Furmanite Corp.*

     55,900         585,832   

Gibraltar Industries, Inc.*

     15,075         257,481   

Global Power Equipment Group, Inc.

     14,000         245,420   

GP Strategies Corp.*

     52,249         1,373,104   

Graham Corp.

     22,988         685,962   

The Greenbrier Cos., Inc.*

     33,500         1,756,740   

H&E Equipment Services, Inc.*

     24,570         947,174   

Hudson Technologies, Inc.*

     85,800         280,137   

Interface, Inc.

     49,300         886,907   

The KEYW Holding Corp.*

     65,600         842,960   

Kforce, Inc.

     42,877         991,316   

Kimball International, Inc., Class B

     7,200         120,672   

LB Foster Co., Class A

     11,250         532,688   

LSI Industries, Inc.

     16,300         124,043   

Lydall, Inc.*

     18,600         435,426   

Marten Transport, Ltd.

     49,738         1,166,842   

Mistras Group, Inc.*

     15,000         340,650   

NN, Inc.

     59,550         1,165,394   

Northwest Pipe Co.*

     7,700         275,429   

Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc.*

     17,725         1,074,667   
 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

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Schedule of Portfolio Investments (continued)

 

 

 

     Shares      Value  

Industrials - 21.4% (continued)

     

Orion Marine Group, Inc.*

     51,000       $ 598,230   

Patrick Industries, Inc.*

     20,500         821,435   

Paylocity Holding Corp.*

     23,505         444,480   

Performant Financial Corp.*

     43,400         378,014   

PGT, Inc.*

     108,900         1,083,555   

Pike Corp.*

     25,700         246,720   

Power Solutions International, Inc.*

     28,274         2,339,674   

PowerSecure International, Inc.*

     54,807         1,218,360   

Sparton Corp.*

     41,600         1,129,856   

Stock Building Supply Holdings, Inc.*

     21,594         373,792   

Sun Hydraulics Corp.

     25,450         1,040,396   

Taser International, Inc.*

     89,117         1,439,239   

Thermon Group Holdings, Inc.*

     24,338         579,731   

Trex Co., Inc.*

     10,567         829,721   

US Ecology, Inc.

     34,067         1,521,091   

XPO Logistics, Inc.*

     1         19   

Total Industrials

        46,925,621   

Information Technology - 18.4%

     

Actuate Corp.*

     95,438         537,316   

Aerohive Networks, Inc.*,1

     38,895         403,341   

Amber Road, Inc.*

     24,786         330,150   

American Software, Inc., Class A

     41,750         402,470   

Aspen Technology, Inc.*

     21,900         941,481   

Bel Fuse, Inc., Class B

     11,800         256,768   

Benefitfocus, Inc.*,1

     12,664         410,314   

Borderfree, Inc.*

     21,445         321,461   

Callidus Software, Inc.*

     31,881         304,304   

ChannelAdvisor Corp.*

     32,881         862,797   

Clearfield, Inc.*

     40,174         633,142   

Computer Task Group, Inc.

     83,950         1,327,250   

comScore, Inc.*

     57,957         1,815,793   

Control4 Corp.*,1

     24,592         434,295   

Cray, Inc.*

     22,099         634,462   

CTS Corp.

     26,900         478,551   

CYREN, Ltd.*

     151,900         451,143   

Digi International, Inc.*

     28,783         255,017   

E2open, Inc.*

     22,631         390,837   

ePlus, Inc.*

     4,800         240,192   

Evolving Systems, Inc.

     14,000         122,080   
     Shares      Value  

Fabrinet*

     21,521       $ 464,854   

FARO Technologies, Inc.*

     14,540         580,146   

Glu Mobile, Inc.*

     129,200         516,800   

GSI Group, Inc.*

     68,500         831,590   

GSI Technology, Inc.*

     19,300         122,555   

The Hackett Group, Inc.

     48,000         288,000   

Infoblox, Inc.*

     23,149         454,183   

Information Services Group, Inc.*

     5,040         24,948   

Integrated Silicon Solution, Inc.*

     68,447         989,744   

Interactive Intelligence Group, Inc.*

     34,500         2,158,665   

InvenSense, Inc.*

     24,509         527,679   

IXYS Corp.

     48,912         527,760   

LogMeln, Inc.*

     19,208         873,004   

Luxoft Holding, Inc.*

     20,156         544,010   

Marchex, Inc., Class B

     13,500         124,875   

Mavenir Systems, Inc.*,1

     27,919         416,551   

Maxwell Technologies, Inc.*

     56,261         847,291   

Monolithic Power Systems, Inc.*

     18,149         673,328   

NCI, Inc., Class A*

     11,100         110,667   

NIC, Inc.

     39,800         729,932   

PC Connection, Inc.

     26,846         537,188   

PFSweb, Inc.*

     16,700         134,268   

Planet Payment, Inc.*

     228,070         599,824   

PLX Technology, Inc.*

     64,400         373,520   

Points International, Ltd.*

     29,509         666,313   

PROS Holdings, Inc.*

     11,167         305,976   

Q2 Holdings, Inc.*

     25,051         307,626   

QAD, Inc., Class A

     7,100         135,255   

Qualys, Inc.*

     42,711         823,895   

Rally Software Development Corp.*

     2,000         26,160   

RMG Networks Holding Corp.*

     32,900         124,033   

The Rubicon Project, Inc.*

     3,000         43,110   

Sapiens International Corp. N.V.*,1

     57,000         448,590   

Seachange International, Inc.*

     40,100         375,737   

Sierra Wireless, Inc.*,1

     24,511         528,457   

Silver Spring Networks, Inc.*

     20,686         309,876   

Spansion, Inc., Class A*

     27,086         482,943   

SPS Commerce, Inc.*

     12,647         655,115   

Tangoe, Inc.*

     22,956         345,258   

Tessco Technologies, Inc.

     48,500         1,595,165   

Trulia, Inc.*,1

     27,399         931,566   

Tyler Technologies, Inc.*

     29,700         2,425,005   
 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

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Schedule of Portfolio Investments (continued)

 

 

 

     Shares      Value  

Information Technology - 18.4% (continued)

  

  

Ultra Clean Holdings, Inc.*

     75,400       $ 642,408   

Varonis Systems, Inc.*

     25,134         635,136   

Violin Memory, Inc.*,1

     105,620         380,232   

Virtusa Corp.*

     27,990         922,830   

Vishay Precision Group, Inc.*

     67,350         1,093,091   

Wix.com, Ltd.*

     10,583         216,846   

Xoom Corp.*

     41,687         930,037   

Total Information Technology

        40,355,206   

Materials - 3.8%

     

AK Steel Holding Corp.*

     87,375         611,625   

Flotek Industries, Inc.*

     33,350         934,133   

Koppers Holdings, Inc.

     30,200         1,289,540   

Landec Corp.*

     68,700         814,782   

Materion Corp.

     19,925         670,476   

Myers Industries, Inc.

     26,200         489,940   

OMNOVA Solutions, Inc.*

     171,700         1,565,904   

Penford Corp.*

     11,100         139,860   

UFP Technologies, Inc.*

     5,325         135,042   

Universal Stainless & Alloy Products, Inc.*

     46,000         1,650,940   

Total Materials

        8,302,242   

Telecommunication Services - 1.8%

  

  

8x8, Inc.*

     81,504         790,589   

HickoryTech Corp.

     21,900         259,953   

IDT Corp., Class B

     34,200         541,728   

inContact, Inc.*

     39,516         326,007   

magicJack VocalTec, Ltd.*

     17,000         300,560   

NTELOS Holdings Corp.

     10,100         139,279   

Premiere Global Services, Inc.*

     51,800         658,896   

Shenandoah Telecommunications Co.

     19,100         535,373   

Towerstream Corp.*

     181,500         335,775   

Total Telecommunication Services

        3,888,160   

Utilities - 0.6%

     

Chesapeake Utilities Corp.

     8,775         555,107   

Unitil Corp.

     21,000         697,200   

Total Utilities

        1,252,307   

Total Common Stocks
(cost $163,468,762)

        209,395,384   
     Shares      Value  

Exchange Traded Funds - 0.8%

  

  

SPDR S&P Regional Banking ETF1
(cost $1,680,037)

     46,200       $ 1,778,238   
     Principal
Amount
        

Short-Term Investments - 7.0%

  

  

Repurchase Agreements - 4.1%2

  

  

Cantor Fitzgerald Securities, Inc., dated 04/30/14, due 05/01/14, 0.070%, total to be received $2,124,298 (collateralized by various U.S. Government Agency Obligations, 0.000% - 10.500%, 05/15/14 - 09/01/49, totaling $2,166,780)

   $ 2,124,294         2,124,294   

Citigroup Global Markets, Inc., dated 04/30/14, due 05/01/14, 0.060%, total to be received $2,124,298 (collateralized by various U.S. Government Agency Obligations, 0.125% - 9.000%, 05/01/14 - 05/01/44, totaling $2,166,780)

     2,124,294         2,124,294   

HSBC Securities USA Inc., dated 04/30/14, due 05/01/14, 0.040%, total to be received $2,124,296 (collateralized by various U.S. Government Agency Obligations, 0.000% - 9.375%, 05/06/14 - 07/15/32, totaling $2,166,804)

     2,124,294         2,124,294   

Nomura Securities, Inc., dated 04/30/14, due 05/01/14, 0.050%, total to be received $447,210 (collateralized by various U.S. Government Agency Obligations, 0.125% - 6.125%, 07/15/14 - 02/15/44, totaling $456,153)

     447,209         447,209   

RBC Capital Markets LLC, dated 04/30/14, due 05/01/14, 0.050%, total to be received $2,124,297 (collateralized by various U.S. Government Agency Obligations, 2.330% - 4.500%, 02/01/24 - 01/01/44, totaling $2,166,780)

     2,124,294         2,124,294   

Total Repurchase Agreements

        8,944,385   
     Shares         

Other Investment Companies - 2.9%3

  

  

Dreyfus Institutional Cash Advantage Fund, Institutional Class Shares, 0.06%

     6,343,840         6,343,840   

Total Short-Term Investments
(cost $15,288,225)

        15,288,225   

Total Investments - 103.4%
(cost $180,437,024)

        226,461,847   

Other Assets, less Liabilities - (3.4)%

  

     (7,521,769

Net Assets - 100.0%

      $ 218,940,078   
 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

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AMG Managers Real Estate Securities Fund

Fund Snapshots

April 30, 2014 (unaudited)

 

 

 

PORTFOLIO BREAKDOWN

 

Sector

   AMG Managers
Real Estate
Securities
Fund**
 

REITs (Apartments)

     17.5

REITs (Office Properties)

     17.2

REITs (Regional Malls)

     16.7

REITs (Diversified)

     10.9

REITs (Shopping Centers)

     8.2

REITs (Hotels)

     7.8

REITs (Health Care)

     7.6

REITs (Warehouse/Industrials)

     6.0

REITs (Storage)

     5.9

Other Assets and Liabilities

     2.2

 

** As a percentage of net assets.

TOP TEN HOLDINGS

 

        
        
        

Security Name

   % of Net Assets  

Simon Property Group, Inc.*

     7.5

Boston Properties, Inc.*

     5.4   

Prologis, Inc.*

     4.8   

General Growth Properties, Inc.

     4.3   

Essex Property Trust, Inc.

     4.1   

Public Storage*

     3.8   

Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc.

     3.7   

UDR, Inc.

     3.6   

Highwoods Properties, Inc.

     3.4   

Ventas, Inc.*

     3.3   
  

 

 

 

Top Ten as a Group

     43.9
  

 

 

 

 

* Top Ten Holding at October 31, 2013.
 

Because a fund’s strategy may result in multiple investments in particular sectors of the economy, its performance may depend on the performance of those sectors and may fluctuate more widely than investments diversified across more sectors. For additional information on these and other risk considerations, please see the Fund’s prospectus.

Any sectors, industries, or securities discussed should not be perceived as investment recommendations. Mention of a specific security should not be considered a recommendation to buy or solicitation to sell that security. Specific securities mentioned in this report may have been sold from the Fund’s portfolio of investments by the time you receive this report.

 

 

 

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Schedule of Portfolio Investments

April 30, 2014 (unaudited)

 

 

 

     Shares      Value  

REITs - 97.8%

     

Apartments - 17.5%

  

  

American Campus Communities, Inc.

     67,990       $ 2,597,218   

AvalonBay Communities, Inc.

     43,070         5,881,209   

Camden Property Trust

     35,910         2,459,476   

Education Realty Trust, Inc.

     210,930         2,151,486   

Equity Residential

     110,470         6,566,337   

Essex Property Trust, Inc.

     61,230         10,608,710   

Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc.

     79,910         5,565,731   

UDR, Inc.

     359,960         9,308,566   

Total Apartments

        45,138,733   

Diversified - 10.9%

     

American Assets Trust, Inc.

     68,290         2,318,446   

Cousins Properties, Inc.

     103,720         1,206,264   

Digital Realty Trust, Inc.

     35,570         1,899,438   

Duke Realty Corp.

     330,380         5,788,258   

Liberty Property Trust

     188,550         7,070,625   

PS Business Parks, Inc.

     15,390         1,320,000   

Retail Properties of America, Inc., Class A

     130,560         1,869,619   

Vornado Realty Trust

     63,800         6,545,880   

Total Diversified

        28,018,530   

Health Care - 7.6%

     

Aviv REIT, Inc.

     72,930         1,924,623   

HCP, Inc.

     121,020         5,065,897   

Health Care REIT, Inc.

     66,520         4,196,747   

Ventas, Inc.

     128,920         8,519,034   

Total Health Care

        19,706,301   

Hotels - 7.8%

     

Ashford Hospitality Prime, Inc.

     38,750         594,425   

DiamondRock Hospitality Co.

     35,150         431,291   

Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc.

     448,770         9,626,116   

RLJ Lodging Trust

     17,950         478,726   

Strategic Hotels & Resorts, Inc. *

     248,570         2,682,070   

Sunstone Hotel Investors, Inc.

     441,190         6,313,429   

Total Hotels

        20,126,057   

Office Properties - 17.2%

  

  

Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc.

     49,550         3,657,781   

Boston Properties, Inc.

     119,200         13,963,088   

Brandywine Realty Trust

     168,070         2,445,419   

Corporate Office Properties Trust

     33,190         887,832   
     Shares      Value  

Empire State Realty Trust, Inc., Class A

     117,140       $ 1,792,242   

Highwoods Properties, Inc.

     215,320         8,688,162   

Hudson Pacific Properties, Inc.

     173,340         4,082,157   

Kilroy Realty Corp.

     25,220         1,502,355   

SL Green Realty Corp.

     70,620         7,394,620   

Total Office Properties

        44,413,656   

Regional Malls - 16.7%

     

General Growth Properties, Inc.

     478,000         10,979,660   

The Macerich Co.

     104,640         6,792,182   

Simon Property Group, Inc.

     112,050         19,407,060   

Tanger Factory Outlet Centers

     163,490         5,833,323   

Total Regional Malls

        43,012,225   

Shopping Centers - 8.2%

  

  

Brixmor Property Group, Inc.

     24,550         539,118   

DDR Corp.

     142,550         2,447,583   

Federal Realty Investment Trust

     34,550         4,061,007   

Kimco Realty Corp.

     306,780         7,031,398   

Regency Centers Corp.

     121,840         6,388,071   

Retail Opportunity Investments Corp.

     48,860         764,170   

Total Shopping Centers

        21,231,347   

Storage - 5.9%

     

Extra Space Storage, Inc.

     60,690         3,175,908   

Public Storage

     55,870         9,805,744   

Sovran Self Storage, Inc.

     30,750         2,333,925   

Total Storage

        15,315,577   

Warehouse/Industrials - 6.0%

  

  

First Industrial Realty Trust, Inc.

     86,870         1,595,802   

Prologis, Inc.

     307,430         12,490,881   

Rexford Industrial Realty, Inc.

     99,100         1,409,202   

Total Warehouse/Industrials

        15,495,885   

Total REITs
(cost $226,678,347)

        252,458,311   

Other Investment Companies - 2.2%3

  

Dreyfus Institutional Cash Advantage Fund, Institutional Class Shares, 0.06%
(cost $5,713,797)

     5,713,797         5,713,797   

Total Investments - 100.0%
(cost $232,392,144)

        258,172,108   

Other Assets, less Liabilities - 0.0%

  

     (9,081

Net Assets - 100.0%

      $ 258,163,027   
 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

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Notes to Schedules of Portfolio Investments (unaudited)

 

 

The following footnotes and abbreviations should be read in conjunction with each of the Schedules of Portfolio Investments previously presented in this report.

At April 30, 2014, the approximate cost of investments for Federal income tax purposes and the aggregate gross unrealized appreciation and/or depreciation based on tax cost were as follows:

 

Fund    Cost      Appreciation      Depreciation     Net  

AMG Frontier Small Cap Growth Fund

   $ 27,942,387       $ 12,695,860       $ (1,013,608   $ 11,682,252   

AMG TimesSquare All Cap Growth Fund

     32,214,305         7,558,903         (950,009     6,608,894   

AMG Managers Emerging Opportunities Fund

     181,468,773         52,069,909         (7,076,835     44,993,074   

AMG Managers Real Estate Securities Fund

     234,222,139         24,371,649         (421,680     23,949,969   

 

* Non-income producing security.
1  Some or all of these shares were out on loan to various brokers as of April 30, 2014 amounting to the following:

 

Fund    Market Value      % of Net Assets  

AMG Frontier Small Cap Growth Fund

   $ 924,185         2.4

AMG Managers Emerging Opportunities Fund

     8,464,503         3.9

 

2  Collateral received from brokers for securities lending was invested in these short-term investments.
3  Yield shown represents the April 30, 2014, seven-day average yield, which refers to the sum of the previous seven days’ dividends paid, expressed as an annual percentage.
4  Illiquid Security: A security not readily convertible into cash such as a stock, bond or commodity that is not actively traded, and would be difficult to sell in a timely sale. The Funds may not invest more than 15% of its net assets in illiquid securities. All illiquid securities are valued by an independent pricing agent. The market value of illiquid securities at April 30, 2014, amounted to the following:

 

Fund    Market Value      % of Net Assets  

AMG Managers Emerging Opportunities Fund

   $ 3,088         0.001

As of April 30, 2014, the securities in the AMG TimesSquare All Cap Growth Fund and AMG Managers Real Estate Securities Fund were all valued using Level 1 inputs. For a detailed breakout of the common stocks and REITs by major industry classification, please refer to the respective Schedule of Portfolio Investments previously presented in this report. (See Note 1(a) in the Notes to Financial Statements.)

The following tables summarize the inputs used to value the Funds’ net assets by the fair value hierarchy levels as of April 30, 2014. (See Note 1(a) in the Notes to the Financial Statements.)

 

     Quoted Prices
in Active
Markets for
Identical
Investments
Level 1
     Significant
Other
Observable
Inputs
Level 2
     Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
Level 3
     Total  

AMG Frontier Small Cap Growth Fund

           

Investments in Securities

           

Common Stocks

   $ 38,216,002         —           —         $ 38,216,002   

Short-Term Investments

           

Repurchase Agreements

     —         $ 943,701         —           943,701   

Other Investment Companies

     464,936         —           —           464,936   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Investments in Securities

   $ 38,680,938       $ 943,701         —         $ 39,624,639   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

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Notes to Schedules of Portfolio Investments (continued)

 

 

 

     Quoted Prices
in Active
Markets for
Identical
Investments
Level 1
     Significant
Other
Observable
Inputs
Level 2
     Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
Level 3
     Total  

AMG Managers Emerging Opportunities Fund

           

Investments in Securities

           

Common Stocks

           

Industrials

   $ 46,922,533       $ 3,088         —         $ 46,925,621   

Information Technology

     40,355,206         —           —           40,355,206   

Consumer Discretionary

     36,712,101         —           —           36,712,101   

Health Care

     29,013,846         —           —           29,013,846   

Financials

     26,982,042         —           —           26,982,042   

Energy

     10,038,392         —           —           10,038,392   

Materials

     8,302,242         —           —           8,302,242   

Consumer Staples

     5,925,467         —           —           5,925,467   

Telecommunication Services

     3,888,160         —           —           3,888,160   

Utilities

     1,252,307         —           —           1,252,307   

Exchange Traded Funds

     1,778,238                               1,778,238   

Short-Term Investments

           

Repurchase Agreements

     —           8,944,385         —           8,944,385   

Other Investment Companies

     6,343,840         —           —           6,343,840   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Investments in Securities

   $ 217,514,374       $ 8,947,473         —         $ 226,461,847   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  All common stocks held in the Fund are Level 1 securities. For a detailed breakout of the common stocks by major industry classification, please refer to the Schedule of Portfolio Investments.

As of April 30, 2014, the Funds had no transfers between levels from the beginning of the reporting period.

INVESTMENTS DEFINITIONS AND ABBREVIATIONS:

ADR: ADR after the name of a holding stands for American Depositary Receipt, representing ownership of foreign securities on deposit with a domestic custodian bank. The value of the ADR securities is determined or significantly influenced by trading on exchanges not located in the United States or Canada. Sponsored ADRs are initiated by the underlying foreign company.

ETF: Exchange Traded Fund

REIT: Real Estate Investment Trust

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

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Statement of Assets and Liabilities

April 30, 2014 (unaudited)

 

 

 

     AMG Frontier
Small Cap
Growth Fund
    AMG
TimesSquare
All Cap
Growth Fund
    AMG Managers
Emerging
Opportunities
Fund
 

Assets:

      

Investments at value* (including securities on loan valued at $924,185, $0 and $8,464,503, respectively)

   $ 39,624,639      $ 38,823,199      $ 226,461,847   

Cash

     17        —          —     

Receivable for investments sold

     325,721        309,963        5,009,214   

Receivable for Fund shares sold

     750        55,250        426,323   

Dividends, interest and other receivables

     6,296        7,097        51,391   

Receivable from affiliate

     7,490        15,952        29,814   

Prepaid expenses

     34,325        24,579        31,975   

Total assets

     39,999,238        39,236,040        232,010,564   

Liabilities:

      

Payable upon return of securities loaned

     943,701        —          8,944,385   

Payable for investments purchased

     214,065        1,250,776        3,237,440   

Payable for Fund shares repurchased

     5,788        81,970        523,872   

Accrued expenses:

      

Investment advisory and management fees

     32,228        23,521        185,684   

Administrative fees

     —          7,841        46,421   

Shareholder servicing fees - Investor Class

     164        624        —     

Shareholder servicing fees - Service Class

     3,085        2,466        38,308   

Distribution fees - Investor Class

     79        1,040        —     

Trustees fees and expenses

     —          45        1,078   

Other

     28,383        18,357        93,298   

Total liabilities

     1,227,493        1,386,640        13,070,486   

Net Assets

   $ 38,771,745      $ 37,849,400      $ 218,940,078   

Net Assets Represent:

      

Paid-in capital

   $ 12,759,987      $ 29,795,951      $ 154,499,281   

Undistributed net investment loss

     (121,156     (46,575     (587,645

Accumulated net realized gain from investments

     13,549,540        1,425,223        19,003,619   

Net unrealized appreciation of investments

     12,583,374        6,674,801        46,024,823   

Net Assets

   $ 38,771,745      $ 37,849,400      $ 218,940,078   

Investor Class:

      

Net Assets

   $ 378,707      $ 5,034,249        n/a   

Shares outstanding

     15,577        326,020        n/a   

Net asset value, offering and redemption price per share

   $ 24.31      $ 15.44        n/a   

Service Class:

      

Net Assets

   $ 15,148,306      $ 29,448,789      $ 180,542,875   

Shares outstanding

     617,109        1,880,905        3,939,854   

Net asset value, offering and redemption price per share

   $ 24.55      $ 15.66      $ 45.82   

Institutional Class:

      

Net Assets

   $ 23,244,732      $ 3,366,362      $ 38,397,203   

Shares outstanding

     937,195        215,352        835,250   

Net asset value, offering and redemption price per share

   $ 24.80      $ 15.63      $ 45.97   

*  Investments at cost

   $ 27,041,265      $ 32,148,398      $ 180,437,024   

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

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Statement of Assets and Liabilities (continued)

 

 

 

     AMG Managers
Real Estate
Securities Fund
 

Assets:

  

Investments at value*

   $ 258,172,108   

Receivable for investments sold

     3,634,142   

Receivable for Fund shares sold

     2,161,114   

Dividends, interest and other receivables

     60,064   

Prepaid expenses

     32,836   

Total assets

     264,060,264   

Liabilities:

  

Payable for investments purchased

     5,175,187   

Payable for Fund shares repurchased

     440,004   

Accrued expenses:

  

Investment advisory and management fees

     121,332   

Administrative fees

     50,555   

Shareholder servicing fees

     50,555   

Trustees fees and expenses

     757   

Other

     58,847   

Total liabilities

     5,897,237   

Net Assets

   $ 258,163,027   

Net Assets Represent:

  

Paid-in capital

   $ 232,511,749   

Undistributed net investment income

     336,706   

Accumulated net realized loss from investments

     (465,392

Net unrealized appreciation of investments

     25,779,964   

Net Assets

   $ 258,163,027   

Shares outstanding

     23,637,439   

Net asset value, offering and redemption price per share

   $ 10.92   

*  Investments at cost

   $ 232,392,144   

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

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Statement of Operations

For the six months ended April 30, 2014 (unaudited)

 

 

 

     AMG Frontier
Small Cap
Growth Fund
    AMG
TimesSquare
All Cap
Growth Fund
    AMG Managers
Emerging
Opportunities
Fund
    AMG Managers
Real Estate
Securities Fund
 

Investment Income:

        

Dividend income

   $ 158,795      $ 140,902      $ 809,966 1    $ 2,672,735   

Securities lending income

     64,061        4        94,451        —     

Interest income

     —          —          118        —     

Foreign withholding tax

     (2,073     —          —          —     

Total investment income

     220,783        140,906        904,535        2,672,735   

Expenses:

        

Investment advisory and management fees

     305,571        142,452        1,132,356        658,474   

Administrative fees

     —          47,484        283,089        274,364   

Distribution fees - Investor Class

     477        6,443        —          —     

Shareholder servicing fees - Service Class

     19,542        14,948        230,866        —     

Shareholder servicing fees - Investor Class

     477        3,866        —          —     

Shareholder servicing fees

     —          —          —          274,364   

Professional fees

     15,598        12,471        18,182        21,471   

Registration fees

     13,192        13,764        10,398        13,459   

Custodian

     9,097        2,721        24,134        9,905   

Reports to shareholders

     5,100        4,035        15,878        26,465   

Transfer agent

     5,000        9,750        18,953        14,448   

Trustees fees and expenses

     1,174        761        3,812        3,703   

Miscellaneous

     1,286        1,091        25,642        1,893   

Total expenses before offsets

     376,514        259,786        1,763,310        1,298,546   

Expense repayments

     —          —          —          26,047   

Expense reimbursements

     (34,575     (84,477     (172,530     —     

Expense reductions

     —          (2,785     (20,233     (10,972

Net expenses

     341,939        172,524        1,570,547        1,313,621   

Net investment income (loss)

     (121,156     (31,618     (666,012     1,359,114   

Net Realized and Unrealized Gain:

        

Net realized gain on investments

     14,451,741        1,492,719        20,815,591        1,366,072   

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments

     (10,091,587     (193,964     (15,437,042     16,164,809   

Net realized and unrealized gain

     4,360,154        1,298,755        5,378,549        17,530,881   

Net increase in net assets resulting from operations

   $ 4,238,998      $ 1,267,137      $ 4,712,537      $ 18,889,995   

 

1  Includes non-recurring dividends of $68,776.

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

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Statements of Changes in Net Assets

For the six months ended April 30, 2014 (unaudited) and the fiscal year ended October 31, 2013

 

 

 

     AMG Frontier     AMG TimesSquare All     AMG Managers Emerging  
     Small Cap Growth Fund     Cap Growth Fund     Opportunities Fund  
     April 30,     October 31,     April 30,     October 31,     April 30,     October 31,  
     2014     2013     2014     2013     2014     2013  

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets From Operations:

            

Net investment income (loss)

   $ (121,156   $ (180,285   $ (31,618   $ 54,882      $ (666,012   $ (459,051

Net realized gain on investments

     14,451,741        8,773,344        1,492,719        4,505,144        20,815,591        29,255,923   

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments

     (10,091,587     18,984,862        (193,964     3,689,693        (15,437,042     37,936,325   

Net increase in net assets resulting from operations

     4,238,998        27,577,921        1,267,137        8,249,719        4,712,537        66,733,197   

Distributions to Shareholders:

            

From net investment income:

            

Investor Class

     —          —          —          (6,039     —          —     

Service Class

     —          —          —          (66,568     —          (200,919

Institutional Class

     —          —          —          (16,460     —          (134,351

From net realized gain on investments:

            

Investor Class

     (41,612     —          (535,996     —          —          —     

Service Class

     (1,754,199     —          (3,026,191     —          (23,264,454     (8,440,046

Institutional Class

     (6,547,364     —          (314,008     —          (5,190,571     (2,201,758

Total distributions to shareholders

     (8,343,175     —          (3,876,195     (89,067     (28,455,025     (10,977,074

Capital Share Transactions:1

            

Net increase (decrease) from capital share transactions

     (30,879,894     (40,721,845     4,166,855        2,745,621        25,634,800        20,768,144   

Total increase (decrease) in net assets

     (34,984,071     (13,143,924     1,557,797        10,906,273        1,892,312        76,524,267   

Net Assets:

            

Beginning of period

     73,755,816        86,899,740        36,291,603        25,385,330        217,047,766        140,523,499   

End of period

   $ 38,771,745      $ 73,755,816      $ 37,849,400      $ 36,291,603      $ 218,940,078      $ 217,047,766   

End of period undistributed net investment income (loss)

   $ (121,156     —        $ (46,575   $ (14,957   $ (587,645   $ 78,367   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

1  See Note 1(g) of the Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

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Statements of Changes in Net Assets (continued)

For the six months ended April 30, 2014 (unaudited) and the fiscal year ended October 31, 2013

 

 

 

     AMG Managers Real  
     Estate Securities Fund  
     April 30,     October 31,  
     2014     2013  

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets From Operations:

    

Net investment income

   $ 1,359,114      $ 2,124,958   

Net realized gain on investments

     1,366,072        11,667,269   

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments

     16,164,809        2,575,248   

Net increase in net assets resulting from operations

     18,889,995        16,367,475   

Distributions to Shareholders:

    

From net investment income

     (1,677,390     (1,863,912

From net realized gain on investments

     (12,258,881     (3,921,545

Total distributions to shareholders

     (13,936,271     (5,785,457

Capital Share Transactions:

    

Proceeds from sale of shares

     68,330,102        129,568,438   

Reinvestment of dividends and distributions

     12,049,242        5,096,432   

Cost of shares repurchased

     (39,795,944     (100,989,345

Net increase from capital share transactions

     40,583,400        33,675,525   

Total increase in net assets

     45,537,124        44,257,543   

Net Assets:

    

Beginning of period

     212,625,903        168,368,360   

End of period

   $ 258,163,027      $ 212,625,903   

End of period undistributed net investment income

   $ 336,706      $ 654,982   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Share Transactions:

    

Sale of shares

     6,596,492        12,151,788   

Reinvested shares from dividends and distributions

     1,248,390        503,733   

Shares repurchased

     (3,905,314     (9,677,837

Net increase in shares

     3,939,568        2,977,684   

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

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AMG Frontier Small Cap Growth Fund

Financial Highlights

For a share outstanding throughout each fiscal period

 

 

 

     For the six
months ended
    For the fiscal year ended October 31,     For the fiscal  
     April 30, 2014                       period ended  
Investor Class    (unaudited)     2013     2012     2011     October 31, 2010*  

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period

   $ 26.26      $ 18.81      $ 17.90      $ 16.70      $ 14.64   

Income from Investment Operations:

          

Net investment loss1

     (0.11     (0.14 )4      (0.13 )5      (0.16     (0.11

Net realized and unrealized gain on investments1

     1.14        7.59        1.04        1.36        2.17   

Total from investment operations

     1.03        7.45        0.91        1.20        2.06   

Distributions to Shareholders from:

          

Net realized gain on investments

     (2.98     —          —          —          —     

Net Asset Value, End of Period

   $ 24.31      $ 26.26      $ 18.81      $ 17.90      $ 16.70   

Total Return2

     3.78 %15      39.61     5.08     7.19     14.07 %15 

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets (with offsets/reductions)

     1.55 %16      1.58 %6      1.55     1.55     1.55 %16 

Ratio of expenses to average net assets (with offsets)

     1.55 %16      1.58 %6      1.55     1.55     1.55 %16 

Ratio of total expenses to average net assets (without offsets/reductions)3

     1.66 %16      1.65 %6      1.65     1.72     1.94 %16 

Ratio of net investment loss to average net assets2

     (0.85 )%16      (0.64 )%6      (0.70 )%      (0.86 )%      (0.91 )%16 

Portfolio turnover

     33     65     38     44     52

Net assets at end of period (000’s omitted)

   $ 379      $ 366      $ 474      $ 563      $ 406   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

     For the six
months ended
April 30, 2014
    For the fiscal year ended October 31,  
Service Class    (unaudited)     2013     2012     2011     2010*     2009  

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period

   $ 26.48      $ 18.92      $ 17.96      $ 16.72      $ 13.42      $ 11.69   

Income from Investment Operations:

            

Net investment loss1

     (0.08     (0.10 )4      (0.09 )5      (0.12     (0.12     (0.10

Net realized and unrealized gain on investments1

     1.16        7.66        1.05        1.36        3.42        1.83   

Total from investment operations

     1.08        7.56        0.96        1.24        3.30        1.73   

Distributions to Shareholders from:

            

Net realized gain on investments

     (3.01     —          —          —          —          —     

Net Asset Value, End of Period

   $ 24.55      $ 26.48      $ 18.92      $ 17.96      $ 16.72      $ 13.42   

Total Return2

     3.94 %7,15      39.96 %7      5.35 %7      7.42 %7      24.59     14.80

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets (with offsets/reductions)

     1.30 %16      1.33 %6      1.30     1.30     1.37     1.46

Ratio of expenses to average net assets (with offsets)

     1.30 %16      1.33 %6      1.30     1.30     1.37     1.46

Ratio of total expenses to average net assets (without offsets/reductions)3

     1.41 %16      1.40 %6      1.40     1.47     1.66     1.50

Ratio of net investment loss to average net assets2

     (0.60 )%16      (0.43 )%6      (0.48 )%      (0.63 )%      (0.78 )%      (0.90 )% 

Portfolio turnover

     33     65     38     44     52     136

Net assets at end of period (000’s omitted)

   $ 15,148      $ 15,273      $ 12,664      $ 18,199      $ 18,290      $ 39,536   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

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AMG Frontier Small Cap Growth Fund

Financial Highlights

For a share outstanding throughout each fiscal period

 

 

 

     For the six
months ended
    For the fiscal year ended October 31,     For the fiscal  
     April 30, 2014                       period ended  
Institutional Class    (unaudited)     2013     2012     2011     October 31, 2010*  

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period

   $ 26.72      $ 19.04      $ 18.03      $ 16.74      $ 14.64   

Income from Investment Operations:

          

Net investment loss1

     (0.04     (0.04 )4      (0.04 )5      (0.08     (0.05

Net realized and unrealized gain on investments1

     1.16        7.72        1.05        1.37        2.15   

Total from investment operations

     1.12        7.68        1.01        1.29        2.10   

Distributions to Shareholders from:

          

Net realized gain on investments

     (3.04     —          —          —          —     

Net Asset Value, End of Period

   $ 24.80      $ 26.72      $ 19.04      $ 18.03      $ 16.74   

Total Return2

     4.04 %15      40.34     5.60     7.71     14.34 %15 

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets (with offsets/reductions)

     1.05 %16      1.08 %6      1.05     1.05     1.05 %16 

Ratio of expenses to average net assets (with offsets)

     1.05 %16      1.08 %6      1.05     1.05     1.05 %16 

Ratio of total expenses to average net assets (without offsets/reductions)3

     1.16 %16      1.15 %6      1.15     1.22     1.44 %16 

Ratio of net investment loss to average net assets2

     (0.33 )%16      (0.17 )%6      (0.20 )%      (0.41 )%      (0.41 )%16 

Portfolio turnover

     33     65     38     44     52

Net assets at end of period (000’s omitted)

   $ 23,245      $ 58,117      $ 73,762      $ 77,217      $ 11,750   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

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AMG TimesSquare All Cap Growth Fund

Financial Highlights

For a share outstanding throughout each fiscal period

 

 

 

     For the six
months ended
    For the fiscal year ended October 31,     For the fiscal  
     April 30, 2014                       period ended  
Investor Class    (unaudited)     2013     2012     2011     October 31, 2010**  

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period

   $ 16.60      $ 12.75      $ 11.02      $ 10.93      $ 10.00   

Income from Investment Operations:

          

Net investment loss1

     (0.03     (0.02 )8      (0.02 )5      (0.10     (0.00 )# 

Net realized and unrealized gain on investments1

     0.63        3.89        1.75        0.19        0.93   

Total from investment operations

     0.60        3.87        1.73        0.09        0.93   

Distributions to Shareholders from:

          

Net investment income

     —          (0.02     —          (0.00 )#      —     

Net realized gain on investments

     (1.76     —          —          —          —     

Total distributions to shareholders

     (1.76     (0.02     —          (0.00 )#      —     

Net Asset Value, End of Period

   $ 15.44      $ 16.60      $ 12.75      $ 11.02      $ 10.93   

Total Return2

     3.30 %15      30.41     15.70     0.84     9.30 %15 

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets (with offsets/reductions)

     1.18 %16      1.30 %9      1.17     1.11     1.17 %16 

Ratio of expenses to average net assets (with offsets)

     1.19 %16      1.32 %9      1.19     1.19     1.17 %16 

Ratio of total expenses to average net assets (without offsets/reductions)3

     1.64 %16      1.85 %9      1.80     2.04     15.15 %16 

Ratio of net investment loss to average net assets2

     (0.44 )%16      (0.17 )%9      (0.14 )%      (0.86 )%      (0.11 )%16 

Portfolio turnover

     42     102     87     102     50

Net assets at end of period (000’s omitted)

   $ 5,034      $ 5,046      $ 3,608      $ 2,465      $ 14   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

     For the six
months ended
    For the fiscal year ended October 31,     For the fiscal  
     April 30, 2014                       period ended  
Service Class    (unaudited)     2013     2012     2011     October 31, 2010**  

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period

   $ 16.80      $ 12.88      $ 11.10      $ 10.94      $ 10.00   

Income from Investment Operations:

          

Net investment income (loss)1

     (0.01     0.03 8      0.01 5      (0.02     (0.00 )# 

Net realized and unrealized gain on investments1

     0.65        3.93        1.77        0.18        0.94   

Total from investment operations

     0.64        3.96        1.78        0.16        0.94   

Distributions to Shareholders from:

          

Net investment income

     —          (0.04     —          —          —     

Net realized gain on investments

     (1.78     —          —          —          —     

Total distributions to shareholders

     (1.78     (0.04     —          —          —     

Net Asset Value, End of Period

   $ 15.66      $ 16.80      $ 12.88      $ 11.10      $ 10.94   

Total Return2

     3.51 %15      30.88     16.04 %7      1.46 %7      9.40 %15 

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets (with offsets/reductions)

     0.88 %16      0.90 %9      0.96     0.96     1.03 %16 

Ratio of expenses to average net assets (with offsets)

     0.89 %16      0.92 %9      0.98     1.04     1.03 %16 

Ratio of total expenses to average net assets (without offsets/reductions)3

     1.34 %16      1.45 %9      1.59     1.89     15.00 %16 

Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets2

     (0.14 )%16      0.23 %9      0.09     (0.17 )%      0.00 %#,16 

Portfolio turnover

     42     102     87     102     50

Net assets at end of period (000’s omitted)

   $ 29,449      $ 28,281      $ 19,498      $ 18,321      $ 11   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

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AMG TimesSquare All Cap Growth Fund

Financial Highlights

For a share outstanding throughout each fiscal period

 

 

 

     For the six
months ended
    For the fiscal year ended October 31,     For the fiscal  
     April 30, 2014                       period ended  
Institutional Class    (unaudited)     2013     2012     2011     October 31, 2010**  

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period

   $ 16.77      $ 12.87      $ 11.07      $ 10.94      $ 10.00   

Income from Investment Operations:

          

Net investment income (loss)1

     (0.00 )#      0.05 8      0.03 5      0.00 #      0.01   

Net realized and unrealized gain on investments1

     0.64        3.92        1.77        0.13        0.93   

Total from investment operations

     0.64        3.97        1.80        0.13        0.94   

Distributions to Shareholders from:

          

Net investment income

     —          (0.07     —          (0.00 )#      —     

Net realized gain on investments

     (1.78     —          —          —          —     

Total distributions to shareholders

     (1.78     (0.07     —          (0.00 )#      —     

Net Asset Value, End of Period

   $ 15.63      $ 16.77      $ 12.87      $ 11.07      $ 10.94   

Total Return2

     3.49 %7,15      31.00 %7      16.26     1.23     9.40 %15 

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets (with offsets/reductions)

     0.78 %16      0.80 %9      0.77     0.71     0.79 %16 

Ratio of expenses to average net assets (with offsets)

     0.79 %16      0.82 %9      0.79     0.79     0.79 %16 

Ratio of total expenses to average net assets (without offsets/reductions)3

     1.24 %16      1.35 %9      1.40     1.64     14.74 %16 

Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets2

     (0.04 )%16      0.35 %9      0.26     0.03     0.27 %16 

Portfolio turnover

     42     102     87     102     50

Net assets at end of period (000’s omitted)

   $ 3,366      $ 2,965      $ 2,279      $ 1,982      $ 1,063   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

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AMG Managers Emerging Opportunities Fund

Financial Highlights

For a share outstanding throughout each fiscal period

 

 

 

     For the six
months ended
    For the fiscal year ended October 31,  
     April 30, 2014                                
Service Class    (unaudited)     2013     2012     2011     2010     2009  

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period

   $ 51.19      $ 37.26      $ 36.03      $ 33.42      $ 26.37      $ 25.41   

Income from Investment Operations:

            

Net investment loss1

     (0.16 )10      (0.14 )4      (0.23     (0.27     (0.25     (0.21

Net realized and unrealized gain on investments1

     1.59        16.99        4.12        2.88        7.30        2.73   

Total from investment operations

     1.43        16.85        3.89        2.61        7.05        2.52   

Distributions to Shareholders from:

            

Net investment income

     —          (0.07     —          —          —          —     

Net realized gain on investments

     (6.80     (2.85     (2.66     —          —          (1.56

Total distributions to shareholders

     (6.80     (2.92     (2.66     —          —          (1.56

Net Asset Value, End of Period

   $ 45.82      $ 51.19      $ 37.26      $ 36.03      $ 33.42      $ 26.37   

Total Return2

     2.22 %7,15      49.00     11.55 %      7.78     26.73 %7      11.34 %7 

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets (with offsets/reductions)

     1.43 %11,16,17      1.44 %12      1.41     1.41     1.50     1.53

Ratio of expenses to average net assets (with offsets)

     1.45 %11,16,17      1.45 %12      1.43     1.43     1.52     1.56

Ratio of total expenses to average net assets (without offsets/reductions)3

     1.61 %11,16,17      1.65 %12      1.68     1.66     1.72     1.75

Ratio of net investment loss to average net assets2

     (0.65 )%11,16,17      (0.33 )%12      (0.62 )%      (0.73 )%      (0.84 )%      (0.90 )% 

Portfolio turnover

     57     96     64     85     93     82

Net assets at end of period (000’s omitted)

   $ 180,543      $ 172,959      $ 110,732      $ 113,742      $ 135,570      $ 127,322   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

     For the six
months ended
    For the fiscal year
ended October 31,
    For the fiscal period
October 1, 2011
 
Institutional Class††    April 30, 2014
(unaudited)
    2013     2012     through
October 31, 2011
 

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period

   $ 51.31      $ 37.37      $ 36.03      $ 31.02   

Income from Investment Operations:

        

Net investment loss1

     (0.10 )10      (0.03 )4      (0.13     (0.01

Net realized and unrealized gain on investments1

     1.58        16.99        4.13        5.02   

Total from investment operations

     1.48        16.96        4.00        5.01   

Distributions to Shareholders from:

        

Net investment income

     —          (0.17     —          —     

Net realized gain on investments

     (6.82     (2.85     (2.66     —     

Total distributions to shareholders

     (6.82     (3.02     (2.66     —     

Net Asset Value, End of Period

   $ 45.97      $ 51.31      $ 37.37      $ 36.03   

Total Return2

     2.32 %7,15      49.36     11.84 %†††      16.18 %15 

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets (with offsets/reductions)

     1.18 %11,16,17      1.19 %12      1.16     1.17 %16 

Ratio of expenses to average net assets (with offsets)

     1.20 %11,16,17      1.20 %12      1.18     1.19 %16 

Ratio of total expenses to average net assets (without offsets/reductions)3

     1.36 %11,16,17      1.40 %12      1.43     1.50 %16 

Ratio of net investment loss to average net assets2

     (0.40 )%11,16,17      (0.08 )%12      (0.37 )%      (0.42 )%16 

Portfolio turnover

     57     96     64     85

Net assets at end of period (000’s omitted)

   $ 38,397      $ 44,089      $ 29,791      $ 31,735   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

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AMG Managers Real Estate Securities Fund

Financial Highlights

For a share outstanding throughout each fiscal period

 

 

 

     For the six
months ended
    For the fiscal year ended October 31,  
     April 30, 2014                                
     (unaudited)     2013     2012     2011     2010     2009  

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period

   $ 10.79      $ 10.07      $ 8.95      $ 8.12      $ 5.68      $ 5.55   

Income from Investment Operations:

            

Net investment income1

     0.06        0.11        0.09        0.06        0.08        0.12   

Net realized and unrealized gain on investments1

     0.76        0.96        1.11        0.83        2.43        0.16   

Total from investment operations

     0.82        1.07        1.20        0.89        2.51        0.28   

Distributions to Shareholders from:

            

Net investment income

     (0.08     (0.10     (0.08     (0.06     (0.07     (0.15

Net realized gain on investments

     (0.61     (0.25     —          —          —          —     

Total distributions to shareholders

     (0.69     (0.35     (0.08     (0.06     (0.07     (0.15

Net Asset Value, End of Period

   $ 10.92      $ 10.79      $ 10.07      $ 8.95      $ 8.12      $ 5.68   

Total Return2

     8.43 %7,15      10.89 %7      13.43     11.06     44.47     5.77

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets (with offsets/reductions)

     1.21 %13,16      1.26 %14      1.26     1.41     1.49     1.48

Ratio of expenses to average net assets (with offsets)

     1.22 %13,16      1.27 %14      1.27     1.42     1.50     1.50

Ratio of total expenses to average net assets (without offsets/reductions)3

     1.22 %13,16      1.27 %14      1.28     1.48     1.79     2.47

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets2

     1.22 %13,16      1.08 %14      0.92     0.69     1.12     2.56

Portfolio turnover

     26     86     36     75     99     107

Net assets at end of period (000’s omitted)

   $ 258,163      $ 212,626      $ 168,368      $ 55,568      $ 23,787      $ 14,526   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Notes to Financial Highlights (unaudited)

 

 

The following footnotes should be read in conjunction with the Financial Highlights of the Funds previously presented in this report.

 

#  Rounds to less than $0.01 per share or 0.01%.
* Effective January 1, 2010, existing shares of AMG Frontier Small Cap Growth Fund were reclassified and redesignated as Service Class shares. Investor Class and Institutional Class shares commenced operations on January 1, 2010.
** Commenced operations on July 30, 2010.
  Effective October 1, 2011, existing shares of AMG Managers Emerging Opportunities Fund were reclassified and redesignated as Service Class shares.
††  As of the close of business on September 30, 2011, Managers Institutional Micro-Cap Fund (“Institutional Micro-Cap”) merged into AMG Managers Emerging Opportunities Fund. Each full and partial share of Institutional Micro-Cap was exchanged for shares in the new Institutional Class of AMG Managers Emerging Opportunities Fund in an equivalent dollar amount.
†††  Returns would have been lower if not for capital inflow resulting from market timing settlements.
1  Per share numbers have been calculated using average shares.
2  Total returns and net investment income (loss) would have been lower had certain expenses not been offset.
3  Excludes the impact of expense reimbursement and expense reductions such as brokerage credits, but includes expense repayments and non-reimbursable expenses, if any, such as interest, taxes and extraordinary expenses. (See Note 1(c) of Notes to Financial Statements.)
4  Includes non-recurring dividends. Without these dividends, net investment income per share would have been $(0.20), $(0.17), and $(0.09) for AMG Frontier Small Cap Growth Fund’s Investor Class, Service Class, and Institutional Class shares, respectively, and $(0.31) and $(0.20) for AMG Managers Emerging Opportunities Fund’s Service Class and Institutional Class shares, respectively.
5  Includes non-recurring dividends. Without these dividends, net investment income per share would have been $(0.16), $(0.12), and $(0.07) for AMG Frontier Small Cap Growth Fund’s Investor Class, Service Class, and Institutional Class shares, respectively, and $(0.03), $(0.01), and $0.02 for AMG TimesSquare All Cap Growth Fund’s Investor Class, Service Class, and Institutional Class shares, respectively.
6  Includes non-routine extraordinary expenses amounting to 0.026%, 0.026% and 0.026% of average net assets for the Investor Class, Service Class and Institutional Class, respectively.
7  The Total Return is based on the Financial Statement Net Asset Values as shown above.
8  Includes a non-recurring dividend. Without this dividend, net investment income per share would have been $(0.05), $0.00, and $0.03 for AMG TimesSquare All Cap Growth Fund’s Investor Class, Service Class, and Institutional Class shares, respectively.
9  Includes non-routine extraordinary expenses amounting to 0.023%, 0.023% and 0.026% of average net assets for the Investor Class, Service Class and Institutional Class, respectively.
10  Includes non-recurring dividends. Without these dividends, net investment income per share would have been $(0.17) and $(0.11) for the AMG Managers Emerging Opportunities Fund’s Service Class and Institutional Class shares, respectively.
11  Includes non-routine extraordinary expenses amounting to 0.005% and 0.006% of average net assets for the Service Class and Institutional Class, respectively.
12  Includes non-routine extraordinary expenses amounting to 0.022% and 0.022% of average net assets for the Service Class and Institutional Class, respectively.
13  Includes non-routine extraordinary expenses amounting to 0.008% of average net assets.
14  Includes non-routine extraordinary expenses amounting to 0.027% of average net assets.
15  Not annualized.
16  Annualized.
17  Includes tax expense of $19,605 or 0.01%.

 

 

 

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Notes to Financial Statements

April 30, 2014 (unaudited)

 

 

 

1. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

AMG Funds I (formerly Managers Trust I) (the “Trust”), is an open-end management investment company, organized as a Massachusetts business trust and registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”). Currently, the Trust consists of a number of different funds, each having distinct investment management objectives, strategies, risks and policies. Included in this report are the AMG Managers Frontier Small Cap Growth Fund (“Small Cap”) (formerly Managers Frontier Small Cap Growth Fund), AMG TimesSquare All Cap Growth Fund (“All Cap Growth”) (formerly Managers AMG TSCM Growth Equity Fund), AMG Managers Emerging Opportunities Fund (“Emerging Opportunities”) (formerly Managers Micro-Cap Fund) and AMG Managers Real Estate Securities Fund (“Real Estate Securities”) (formerly Managers Real Estate Securities Fund), each a “Fund” and collectively the “Funds.”

Small Cap and All Cap Growth each offer three classes of shares: Investor Class, Service Class, and Institutional Class. Emerging Opportunities currently offers two classes of shares: Institutional Class and Service Class. Each class represents an interest in the same assets of the Fund. Although all share classes generally have identical voting rights, each share class votes separately when required by law. Different share classes may pay different distribution amounts to the extent the net asset value per share and/or the expenses of such share classes differ. Each share class has its own expense structure. Please refer to a current prospectus for additional information on each share class.

The Funds’ financial statements are prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”), which require management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of income and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates and such differences could be material. The following is a summary of significant accounting policies followed by the Funds in the preparation of their financial statements:

a. VALUATION OF INVESTMENTS

Equity securities traded on a domestic or international securities exchange are valued at the last quoted sale price, or, lacking any sales, at the last quoted bid price. Equity securities primarily traded on an international securities exchange and equity securities traded on NASDAQ or in a U.S. or non-U.S. over-the counter market are valued at the market’s official closing price, or, if there are no trades on the applicable date, at the last quoted bid price. In addition, if the applicable market does not offer an official closing price or if the official closing price is not representative of the overall market, equity securities primarily traded on an international securities exchange and equity securities traded in a non-U.S. over-the counter market are valued at the last quoted sales price. The Funds’ investments are generally valued based on independent market quotations or prices or, if none, “evaluative” or other market based valuations provided by third-party pricing services approved by the Board of Trustees of the Funds (the “Board”).

Short-term debt obligations (debt obligations with maturities of one year or less at the time of issuance) that have 60 days or less remaining until maturity will

be valued at amortized cost. Investments in other open-end regulated investment companies are valued at their end of day net asset value per share except ETF’s, which are valued the same as equity securities.

Under certain circumstances, the value of certain Fund investments (including derivatives) may be based on an evaluation of fair value, pursuant to procedures established by and under the general supervision of the Board. The Pricing Committee is the committee formed by the Board to make fair value determinations for such investments. The Funds may use the fair value of a portfolio investment to calculate its net asset value (“NAV”) in the event that the market quotation, price or market based valuation for the portfolio investment is not deemed to be readily available or otherwise not determinable pursuant to the Board’s valuation procedures, if AMG Funds LLC (formerly Managers Investment Group LLC) (the “Investment Manager”) believes the quotation, price or market based valuation to be unreliable, or in certain other circumstances. When determining the fair value of an investment, the Pricing Committee seeks to determine the price that the Fund might reasonably expect to receive from a current sale of that investment in an arms length transaction. Fair value determinations shall be based upon consideration of all available facts and information, including, but not limited to (i) attributes specific to the investment; (ii) fundamental analytical data and press releases relating to the investment and its issuer; and (iii) the value of other comparable securities or relevant financial instruments, including derivative securities, traded on other markets or among dealers.

The values assigned to fair value investments are based on available information and do not necessarily represent amounts that might ultimately be realized in the future, since such amounts depend on future developments inherent in long-term investments. Because of the inherent uncertainty of valuation, those estimated values may differ significantly from the values that would have been used had a ready market for the investments existed, and the differences could be material. The Board will be presented with a quarterly report showing as of the most recent quarter end, all securities fair valued by the Pricing Committee, including a comparison with the prior quarter end and the percentage of the Fund that the security represents at each quarter end.

Portfolio investments that trade primarily on foreign markets are priced based upon the market quotation of such securities as of the close of their respective principal markets. Under certain circumstances, on behalf of a fund that invests primarily in international securities, the Investment Manager or applicable subadvisor may recommend an adjustment of such prices based on its determination of the impact of events occurring subsequent to the close of such markets but prior to the time as of which each Fund calculates its NAV. The Board has also adopted a policy that securities held in a fund that invests primarily in international securities and certain foreign debt obligations held by a fund, in each case, that can be fair valued by the applicable fair value pricing service are fair valued on each business day without regard to a “trigger” (e.g., without regard to invoking fair value based upon a change in a U.S. equity securities index exceeding a predetermined level). The Funds may invest in securities that may be thinly traded. The Board has adopted procedures to adjust prices of securities that are judged to be stale so that they reflect fair value. An investment valued on the basis of its fair value may be valued at a price higher or lower than available market quotations.

 

 

 

 

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U.S. GAAP defines fair value as the price that a fund would receive to sell an asset or pay to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. U.S. GAAP also establishes a framework for measuring fair value, and a three level hierarchy for fair value measurements based upon the transparency of inputs to the valuation of an asset or liability. Inputs may be observable or unobservable and refer broadly to the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability. Observable inputs reflect the assumptions market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability based on market data obtained from sources independent of the Funds. Unobservable inputs reflect the Funds’ own assumptions about the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability developed based on the best information available in the circumstances. Each investment is assigned a level based upon the observability of the inputs which are significant to the overall valuation.

The three-tier hierarchy of inputs is summarized below:

Level 1 – inputs are quoted prices in active markets for identical investments (e.g., equity securities, open-end investment companies)

Level 2 – other observable inputs (including, but not limited to: quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in markets that are active, quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in markets that are not active, inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the assets or liabilities (such as interest rates, yield curves, volatilities, prepayment speeds, loss severities, credit risks and default rates) or other market corroborated inputs) (e.g., debt securities, government securities, foreign securities utilizing international fair value pricing, broker-quoted securities, fair valued securities with observable inputs)

Level 3 – inputs are significant unobservable inputs (including the Fund’s own assumptions used to determine the fair value of investments) (e.g., fair valued securities with unobservable inputs)

Changes in inputs or methodologies used for valuing investments may result in a transfer in or out of levels within the fair value hierarchy. The inputs or methodologies used for valuing investments are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those investments.

b. SECURITY TRANSACTIONS

Security transactions are accounted for as of trade date. Realized gains and losses on securities sold are determined on the basis of identified cost.

c. INVESTMENT INCOME AND EXPENSES

Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date. Dividend and interest income on foreign securities is recorded gross of any withholding tax. Interest income, which includes amortization of premium and accretion of discount on debt securities, is accrued as earned. Non-cash dividends included in dividend income, if any, are reported at the fair market value of the securities received. Distributions received in excess of income from return of capital including real estate-investment trusts (REITs) are recorded as a reduction of the cost of the related investment and/or as a realized gain. If the Funds no longer own the applicable securities, any distributions received in excess of income are recorded as an adjustment to realized gain. Other income and expenses are recorded on an accrual basis. Expenses that cannot be directly attributed to a

Fund are apportioned among the Funds in the Trust and in some cases other affiliated funds based upon their relative average net assets or number of shareholders. For Small Cap, All Cap Growth and Emerging Opportunities Funds, investment income, realized and unrealized capital gains and losses, the common expenses of each Fund, and certain Fund level expense reductions, if any, are allocated on a pro rata basis to each class based on the relative net assets of each class to the total net assets of each Fund.

The following Funds had certain portfolio trades directed to various brokers, under a brokerage recapture program, which paid a portion of such Fund’s expenses. For the six months ended April 30, 2014, the amount by which the Funds’ expenses were reduced and the impact on the expense ratios, if any, were as follows: All Cap Growth - $2,785 or 0.01%, Emerging Opportunities - $20,233 or 0.02% and Real Estate Securities - $10,972 or 0.01%.

The Funds have a “balance credit” arrangement with The Bank of New York Mellon (“BNYM”), the Funds’ custodian, whereby each Fund is credited with an interest factor equal to 0.75% below the effective 90-day T-Bill rate for account balances left uninvested overnight. If the T-Bill rate falls below 0.75%, no credits will be earned. These credits serve to reduce custodian expenses that would otherwise be charged to each Fund. For the six months ended April 30, 2014, the Funds’ custodian expense was not reduced.

Overdraft fees are computed at 1% above the effective Federal Funds rate on the day of the overdraft. Prior to January 1, 2013, the rate was 2% above the effective Federal Funds rate. For the six months ended April 30, 2014, the overdraft fees for Small Cap, All Cap Growth and Emerging Opportunities equaled $594, $2 and $9, respectively.

The Trust recently held a shareholder meeting at which shareholders approved a new Declaration of Trust for the Trust, among other proposals. The costs associated with this proxy statement and shareholder meeting are being treated as “extraordinary expenses,” and, therefore, are excluded from the expense limitation agreement described in Note 2.

d. DIVIDENDS AND DISTRIBUTIONS

Fund distributions resulting from either net investment income or realized net capital gains, if any, will normally be declared and paid at least annually in December, as described in the Funds’ prospectus. Distributions to shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Distributions are determined in accordance with Federal income tax regulations, which may differ from net investment income and net realized capital gains for financial statement purposes (U.S. GAAP). Differences may be permanent or temporary. Permanent differences are reclassified among capital accounts in the financial statements to reflect their tax character. Temporary differences arise when certain items of income, expense and gain or loss are recognized in different periods for financial statement and tax purposes; these differences will reverse at some time in the future. The most common differences are primarily due to differing treatments for losses deferred due to excise tax regulations, wash sales, REITs and market discount transactions. Permanent book and tax basis differences, if any, relating to shareholder distributions will result in reclassifications to paid-in capital.

 

 

      

 

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e. FEDERAL TAXES

Each Fund intends to comply with the requirements under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and, to distribute substantially all of its taxable income and gains to its shareholders and to meet certain diversification and income requirements with respect to investment companies. Therefore, no provision for Federal income or excise tax is included in the accompanying financial statements.

Additionally, based on each Fund’s understanding of the tax rules and rates related to income, gains and transactions for the foreign jurisdictions in which it invests, each Fund will provide for foreign taxes, and where appropriate, deferred foreign taxes.

Management has analyzed the Funds’ tax positions taken on Federal income tax returns as of October 31, 2013 and for all open tax years (generally, the three prior taxable years), and has concluded that no provision for federal income tax is required in the Funds’ financial statements. Additionally, the Funds are not aware of any tax position for which it is reasonably possible that the total amounts of unrecognized tax benefits will change materially in the next twelve months.

Net capital losses incurred in taxable years beginning after the enactment of the Regulated Investment Company Modernization Act of 2010, post-enactment capital losses may be carried forward for an unlimited time period. Such losses will be required to be utilized prior to any loss carryovers incurred in pre-enactment taxable years, which generally expire eight years following the close of the taxable year in which they were incurred. As a result of this ordering rule, pre-enactment capital loss carryovers may be more likely to expire unused. Additionally, post-enactment capital losses that are carried forward retain their tax character as either short-term or long-term capital losses, unlike pre-enactment losses which are considered all short-term.

f. CAPITAL LOSS CARRYOVERS AND DEFERRALS

As of April 30, 2014, the Funds had no accumulated net realized capital loss carryovers from securities transactions for federal income tax purposes. Should the Funds incur net capital losses for the year ended October 31, 2014, such amounts may be used to offset future realized capital gains, for an unlimited time period.

g. CAPITAL STOCK

The Trust’s Declaration of Trust authorizes for each series the issuance of an unlimited number of shares of beneficial interest, without par value. Each Fund records sales and repurchases of its capital stock on the trade date. The cost of securities contributed to the Funds in connection with the issuance of shares is based on the valuation of those securities in accordance with the Funds’ policy on investment valuation.

For the six months ended April 30, 2014 (unaudited) and the fiscal year ended October 31, 2013, the capital stock transactions by class for the Small Cap, All Cap Growth and Emerging Opportunities were:

 

 

    Small Cap     All Cap Growth  
    April 30, 2014     October 31, 2013     April 30, 2014     October 31, 2013  
    Shares     Amount     Shares     Amount     Shares     Amount     Shares     Amount  

Investor Class Shares

               

Proceeds from sale of shares

    —          —          472      $ 11,202        10,312      $ 164,782        44,427      $ 652,528   

Reinvestment of distributions

    1,686      $ 41,612        —          —          33,626        535,996        465        6,034   

Cost of shares repurchased

    (50     (1,256     (11,753     (257,651     (21,933     (353,235     (23,858     (354,373
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

    1,636      $ 40,356        (11,281   $ (246,449     22,005      $ 347,543        21,034      $ 304,189   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Service Class Shares

               

Proceeds from sale of shares

    32,859      $ 856,609        14,996      $ 346,091        161,123      $ 2,632,496        506,959      $ 7,532,724   

Reinvestment of distributions

    69,579        1,731,122        —          —          187,380        3,026,191        5,075        66,433   

Cost of shares repurchased

    (62,009     (1,577,134     (107,664     (2,411,622     (150,914     (2,459,940     (342,293     (5,092,088
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

    40,429      $ 1,010,597        (92,668   $ (2,065,531     197,589      $ 3,198,747        169,741      $ 2,507,069   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Institutional Class Shares

               

Proceeds from sale of shares

    19,501      $ 502,133        24,657      $ 530,043        22,076      $ 356,251        98,087      $ 1,355,750   

Reinvestment of distributions

    259,755        6,525,038        —          —          19,479        314,008        1,097        14,314   

Cost of shares repurchased

    (1,517,247     (38,958,018     (1,723,427     (38,939,908     (3,024     (49,694     (99,460     (1,435,701
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

    (1,237,991   $ (31,930,847     (1,698,770   $ (38,409,865     38,531      $ 620,565        (276   $ (65,637
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

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     Emerging Opportunities  
     April 30, 2014     October 31, 2013  
     Shares     Amount     Shares     Amount  

Service Class Shares

        

Proceeds from sale of shares

     791,598      $ 38,915,742        769,762      $ 35,294,189   

Reinvestment of distributions

     480,130        22,993,404        245,892        8,478,353   

Cost of shares repurchased

     (710,807     (34,636,010     (608,491     (25,727,865
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase

     560,921      $ 27,273,136        407,163      $ 18,044,677   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Institutional Class Shares

        

Proceeds from sale of shares

     53,239      $ 2,624,993        171,893      $ 8,092,144   

Reinvestment of distributions

     107,315        5,151,130        66,982        2,310,199   

Cost of shares repurchased

     (184,553     (9,414,459     (176,822     (7,678,876
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

     (23,999   $ (1,638,336     62,053      $ 2,723,467   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

At April 30, 2014, certain unaffiliated shareholders of record, specifically omnibus accounts, individually or collectively held greater than 10% of the net assets of the Funds as follows: Small Cap - two collectively own 50%; All Cap Growth - one owns 13%; Emerging Opportunities - two collectively own 47%; Real Estate Securities - three collectively own 60%. Transactions by these shareholders may have a material impact on their respective Funds.

 

 

 

h. REPURCHASE AGREEMENTS

The Funds may enter into repurchase agreements provided that the value of the underlying collateral, including accrued interest, will equal or exceed the value of the repurchase agreement during the term of the agreement. The underlying collateral for all repurchase agreements is held in safekeeping by the Fund’s custodian or at the Federal Reserve Bank. If the seller defaults and the value of the collateral declines, or if bankruptcy proceedings commence with respect to the seller of the security, realization of the collateral by the Fund may be delayed or limited. At April 30, 2014, the market value of repurchase agreements outstanding for Small Cap and Emerging Opportunities was $943,701 and $8,944,385, respectively.

2. AGREEMENTS AND TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES

For each of the Funds, the Trust has entered into an investment advisory agreement under which the Investment Manager, a subsidiary and the U.S. retail distribution arm of Affiliated Managers Group, Inc. (“AMG”), serves as investment manager to the Funds and is responsible for the Funds’ overall administration and operations. The Investment Manager selects subadvisors for the Funds (subject to Board approval) and monitors each subadvisor’s investment performance, security holdings and investment strategies. Each Fund’s investment portfolio is managed by one or more portfolio managers who serve pursuant to a subadvisory agreement with the Investment Manager. Small Cap is managed by Frontier Capital Management Co., LLC (“Frontier”). All Cap Growth is managed by TimesSquare Capital Management, LLC (“TimesSquare”). AMG indirectly owns a majority interest in Frontier and TimesSquare.

Investment management fees are paid directly by the Funds to the Investment Manager based on average daily net assets. For the six months ended April 30, 2014, the Funds’ investment management fees were paid at the following annual rate of each Fund’s respective average daily net assets:

 

Small Cap

     1.00

All Cap Growth

     0.75

Emerging Opportunities

     1.00

Real Estate Securities

     0.60

The Investment Manager has contractually agreed, through March 1, 2015, to waive management fees (but not below zero) and/or reimburse Fund expenses in order to limit total annual Fund operating expenses after fee waiver and expense reimbursements (exclusive of taxes, interest (including interest incurred in connection with bank and custody overdrafts), shareholder servicing fees, distribution and service (12b-1) fees, brokerage commissions, and other transaction costs, acquired fund fees and expenses and extraordinary expenses) of Small Cap, All Cap Growth, and Emerging Opportunities to 1.05%, 0.79%, and 1.18%, respectively, of each Fund’s average daily net assets subject to later reimbursement by the Funds in certain circumstances.

Effective July 1, 2012, the Investment Manager has contractually agreed through March 1, 2015 to waive management fees and/or reimburse Fund expenses in order to limit the Real Estate Securities Fund’s total annual Fund operating expenses after fee waiver and expense reimbursements (exclusive of taxes, interest (including interest incurred in connection with bank and custody overdrafts), brokerage commissions and other transaction costs, acquired fund fees and expenses, and extraordinary expenses) to 1.24% of the Fund’s average daily net assets. Immediately prior to July 1, 2012, the Fund had a contractual expense limitation of 1.29%.

 

 

 

 

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Each Fund is obligated to repay the Investment Manager such amounts waived, paid or reimbursed in future years provided that the repayment occurs within thirty-six (36) months after the waiver or reimbursement and that such repayment would not cause the Fund’s total annual operating expenses expenses after fee waiver and expense reimbursements in any such future year to exceed that Fund’s contractual expense limitation amount. For the six months ended April 30, 2014, each Fund’s components of reimbursement available are detailed in the following chart:

 

     Small Cap     All Cap
Growth
    Emerging
Opportunities
 

Reimbursement Available - 10/31/13

   $ 268,302      $ 465,355      $ 1,003,559   

Additional Reimbursements

     34,575        84,477        172,530   

Repayments

     —          —          —     

Expired Reimbursements

     (57,633     (57,610     (164,188
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Reimbursement Available - 04/30/14

   $ 245,244      $ 492,222      $ 1,011,901   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

     Real Estate
Securities
 

Reimbursement Available - 10/31/13

   $ 26,047   

Additional Reimbursements

     —     

Repayments

     (26,047

Expired Reimbursements

     —     
  

 

 

 

Reimbursement Available - 04/30/14

   $ —     
  

 

 

 

Small Cap is obligated by its investment management contract to pay an annual management fee to the Investment Manager. The Investment Manager, in turn, pays all or a portion of this fee to Frontier. Under its Investment Manager Agreement with the Fund, the Investment Manager provides a variety of administrative services to the Fund. The Investment Manager receives compensation from Frontier for its administrative services to the Fund pursuant to a separate agreement between the Investment Manager and Frontier. For each of the Funds other than Small Cap, the Trust has entered into an Administration and Shareholder Servicing Agreement under which the Investment Manager serves as the Funds’ administrator (the “Administrator”) and is responsible for all aspects of managing the Funds’ operations, including administration and shareholder services to each Fund, its shareholders, and certain institutions, such as bank trust departments, broker-dealers and registered investment advisers, that advise or act as an intermediary with the Funds’ shareholders. The Funds pays a fee to the Administrator at the rate of 0.25% per annum of each Fund’s average daily net assets for this service.

The aggregate annual retainer paid to each Independent Trustee of the Board is $130,000, plus $7,000 or $2,500 for each regular or special meeting attended, respectively. The Independent Chairman of the Trusts receives an additional payment of $35,000 per year. The Chairman of the Audit Committee receives an additional payment of $15,000 per year. The Trustees’ fees and expenses are allocated among all of the Funds in the Trusts for which the Investment Manager serves as the advisor based on the relative net assets of such Funds. The “Trustees fees and expenses” shown in the financial

statements represents each Fund’s allocated portion of the total fees and expenses paid by the AMG Funds family of mutual funds (“AMG Funds family”).

Prior to January 1, 2014, the aggregate annual retainer paid to each Independent Trustee of the Board was $105,000, plus $6,000 or $2,500 for each regular or special meeting attended, respectively. The Independent Chairman of the Trusts formerly received an additional payment of $25,000 per year. The Chairman of the Audit Committee formerly received an additional payment of $10,000 per year.

Prior to January 1, 2013, the aggregate annual retainer paid to each Independent Trustee of the Board was $80,000, plus $5,000 or $2,500 for each regular or special meeting attended, respectively. The Independent Chairman of the Trusts formerly received an additional payment of $20,000 per year. The Chairman of the Audit Committee formerly received an additional payment of $8,000 per year.

The Funds are distributed by AMG Distributors, Inc. (formerly Managers Distributors, Inc.) (the “Distributor”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Investment Manager. The Distributor serves as the distributor and underwriter for each Fund and is a registered broker-dealer and member of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. (“FINRA”). Shares of each Fund will be continuously offered and will be sold directly to prospective purchasers and through brokers, dealers or other financial intermediaries who have executed selling agreements with the Distributor. Subject to the compensation arrangement discussed below, generally the Distributor bears all or a portion of the expenses of providing services pursuant to the distribution agreement, including the payment of the expenses relating to the distribution of prospectuses for sales purposes and any advertising or sales literature. Certain Trustees and Officers of the Funds are Officers and/or Directors of the Investment Manager, AMG and/or the Distributor.

Small Cap and All Cap Growth have adopted a distribution and service plan (the “Plan”) with respect to the Investor Class shares in accordance with the requirements of Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act and the requirements of the applicable rules of FINRA regarding asset based sales charges. Pursuant to the Plan, each Fund may make payments to the Distributor for its expenditures in financing any activity primarily intended to result in the sale of each such class of the Fund’s shares and for maintenance and personal service provided to existing shareholders of that class. The Plan authorizes payments to the Distributor up to 0.25% annually of each Fund’s average daily net assets attributable to the Investor Class shares.

For each of the Investor and Service Classes, the Board has approved reimbursement payments to the Investment Manager for shareholder servicing expenses incurred (“shareholder servicing fees”). Shareholder servicing fees include payments to third parties such as a bank, broker-dealer, trust company or other financial intermediaries who provide shareholder recordkeeping, account servicing and other services. The Investor and Service Class shares may reimburse the Investment Manager for the actual amount incurred up to a maximum annual rate of each Class’s average daily net asset value as shown in the table below.

 

 

 

 

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The impact on the annualized expense ratios for the six months ended April 30, 2014 were as follows:

 

Fund    Maximum
Amount
Allowed
    Actual
Amount
Incurred
 

Small Cap

    

Investor Class

     0.25     0.25

Service Class

     0.25     0.25

All Cap Growth

    

Investor Class

     0.25     0.15

Service Class

     0.25     0.10

Emerging Opportunities

    

Service Class

     0.25     0.25

The Securities and Exchange Commission granted an exemptive order that permits the Funds to lend and borrow money for certain temporary purposes directly to and from other eligible Funds in the AMG Funds family. Participation in this interfund lending program is voluntary for both borrowing and lending Funds, and an interfund loan is only made if it benefits each participating Fund. The Investment Manager administers the program according to procedures approved by the Board, and the Board monitors the operation of the program. An interfund loan must comply with certain conditions set out in the exemptive order, which are designed to assure fairness and protect all participating Funds. For the six months ended April 30, 2014, the following Funds either borrowed from or lent to other AMG Funds family: Emerging Opportunities lent $1,937,398, for four days earning interest of $118. The interest amount is included in the Statement of Operations as interest income. At April 30, 2014, the Funds had no loans outstanding.

For the six months ended April 30, 2014, Emerging Opportunities executed the following transactions at the closing price of the security and with no commissions under Rule 17a-7 procedures approved by the Board:

November 1, 2013 - bought 900 shares of Faro Technologies, Inc. at $50.14 from Lord Abbett Research Fund - Small-Cap Value Series

November 1, 2013 - sold 3,379 shares of Fluidigm Corp. at $31.38 to Lord Abbett Developing Growth Fund

November 1, 2013 - sold 4,732 shares of Flotek Industries, Inc. at $20.97 to Lord Abbett Developing Growth Fund

November 1, 2013 - sold 4,784 shares of RigNet, Inc. at $36.94 to Lord Abbett Developing Growth Fund

November 5, 2013 - bought 1,012 shares of Faro Technologies, Inc. at $51.00 from Lord Abbett Research Fund - Small-Cap Value Series

November 15, 2013 - bought 2,400 shares of Virtusa Corp. at $35.24 from Lord Abbett Micro Cap Value Fund

January 29, 2014 - sold 4,297 shares of Rentrack Corp. at $53.32 to Lord Abbett Developing Growth Fund

February 4, 2014 - sold 4,685 shares of Rentrack Corp. at $56.50 to Lord Abbett Developing Growth Fund

February 19, 2014 - sold 2,288 shares of Rentrack Corp. at $64.21 to Lord Abbett Developing Growth Fund

February 20, 2014 - sold 5,187 shares of Boulder Brands, Inc. at $14.02 to Lord Abbett Bond Debenture Fund

March 6, 2014 - bought 2,073 shares of Gentherm, Inc. at $31.90 from Lord Abbett Research Fund - Small-Cap Value Series

March 6, 2014 - bought 1,200 shares of Gentherm, Inc. at $31.64 from Lord Abbett Research Fund - Small-Cap Value Series

March 6, 2014 - bought 800 shares of Pinnacle Financial Partners at $37.16 from Lord Abbett Research Fund - Small-Cap Value Series

March 6, 2014 - bought 1,200 shares of Pinnacle Financial Partners at $37.09 from Lord Abbett Research Fund - Small-Cap Value Series

March 19, 2014 - sold 3,357 shares of Receptos, Inc. at $54.35 to Lord Abbett Developing Growth Fund

March 24, 2014 - sold 4,369 shares of Rentrack Corp. at $57.45 to Lord Abbett Developing Growth Fund

3. PURCHASES AND SALES OF SECURITIES

Purchases and sales of securities (excluding short-term securities and U.S. Government Obligations) for the six months ended April 30, 2014, were as follows:

 

     Long-Term Securities  
Fund    Purchases      Sales  

Small Cap

   $ 19,934,556       $ 58,696,090   

All Cap Growth

     15,785,030         15,722,379   

Emerging Opportunities

     126,519,102         128,956,633   

Real Estate Securities

     85,365,126         56,971,629   

The Funds had no purchases or sales of U.S. Government obligations during the six months ended April 30, 2014.

4. PORTFOLIO SECURITIES LOANED

The Funds, other than Real Estate Securities, participate in a securities lending program offered by BNYM (the “Program”), providing for the lending of securities to qualified brokers. Securities lending income includes earnings of such temporary cash investments, plus or minus any rebate to a borrower. These earnings (after any rebate) are then divided between BNYM, as a fee for its services under the program, and the Funds, according to agreed-upon rates. Collateral on all securities loaned is accepted in cash and is maintained at a minimum level of 102% (105% in the case of certain foreign securities) of the market value, plus interest, if applicable, of investments on loan. It is the Funds’

 

 

 

 

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policy to obtain additional collateral from or return excess collateral to the borrower by the end of the next business day, following the valuation date of the securities loaned. Therefore, the value of the collateral held may be temporarily less than the value of the securities on loan. Lending securities entails a risk of loss to the Funds if and to the extent that the market value of the securities loaned were to increase and the borrower did not increase the collateral accordingly, and the borrower fails to return the securities. Under the terms of the Program, the Funds are indemnified for such losses by BNYM. Cash collateral is held in a separate account managed by BNYM, who is authorized to exclusively enter into overnight government repurchase agreements. BNYM bears the risk of any deficiency in the amount of the cash collateral available for return to the borrower due to any loss on the collateral invested.

5. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

Under the Trust’s organizational documents, its trustees and officers are indemnified against certain liabilities arising out of the performance of their duties to the Trust. In addition, in the normal course of business, the Funds may enter into contracts and agreements that contain a variety of representations

and warranties, which provide general indemnifications. The maximum exposure to the Funds under these arrangements is unknown, as this would involve future claims that may be made against a Fund that have not yet occurred. However, based on experience, the Funds had no prior claims or losses and expect the risks of loss to be remote.

6. MASTER NETTING AGREEMENTS

The Funds may enter into master netting agreements with their counterparties for the securities lending program and repurchase agreements, which provide the right, in the event of default (including bankruptcy or insolvency) for the non-defaulting party to liquidate the collateral and calculate net exposure to the defaulting party or request additional collateral. For financial reporting purposes, the Funds do not offset financial assets and financial liabilities that are subject to master netting agreements in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.

The following tables are a summary of the Funds’ open securities lending and repurchase agreements that are subject to a master netting agreement as of April 30, 2014:

 
           

Gross Amounts

Offset

in the Statement

    

Net Amounts of

Assets Presented

in the Statement

     Gross Amount Not Offset in the         
                  Statement of Assets and Liabilities         
     Gross Amounts of                             
     Recognized      of Assets and      of Assets and      Financial      Cash Collateral         
Fund    Assets      Liabilities      Liabilities      Instruments      Received      Net Amount  

Small Cap

                 

Securities lending

   $ 924,185         —         $ 924,185         —         $ 924,185         —     

Repurchase agreements

     943,701         —           943,701       $ 943,701         —           —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 1,867,886         —         $ 1,867,886       $ 943,701       $ 924,185         —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Emerging Opportunities

                 

Securities lending

   $ 8,464,503         —         $ 8,464,503         —         $ 8,464,503         —     

Repurchase agreements

     8,944,385         —           8,944,385       $ 8,944,385         —           —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 17,408,888         —         $ 17,408,888       $ 8,944,385       $ 8,464,503         —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

7. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

Each Fund has determined that no material events or transactions occurred through the issuance date of the Funds’ financial statements which require additional disclosure in or adjustment of the Funds’ financial statements.

 

 

 

 

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LOGO

 

 

 

INVESTMENT MANAGER AND ADMINISTRATOR

AMG Funds LLC

800 Connecticut Avenue

Norwalk, CT 06854

(800) 835-3879

 

DISTRIBUTOR

AMG Distributors, Inc.

800 Connecticut Avenue

Norwalk, CT 06854

(800) 835-3879

 

CUSTODIAN

The Bank of New York Mellon

2 Hanson Place

Brooklyn, NY 11217

 

LEGAL COUNSEL

Ropes & Gray LLP

Prudential Tower, 800 Boylston Street

Boston, MA 02199-3600

  

TRANSFER AGENT

BNY Mellon Investment Servicing (US) Inc.

Attn: AMG Funds

P.O. Box 9769

Providence, RI 02940

(800) 548-4539

 

FOR MANAGERSCHOICETM ONLY

AMG Funds

c/o BNY Mellon Investment Servicing (US) Inc.

P.O. Box 9847

Providence, Rhode Island 02940-8047

(800) 358-7668

 

TRUSTEES

Bruce B. Bingham

Christine C. Carsman

William E. Chapman II

Edward J. Kaier

Kurt A. Keilhacker

Steven J. Paggioli

Richard F. Powers III

Eric Rakowski

Victoria L. Sassine

Thomas R. Schneeweis

  

This report is prepared for the Funds’ shareholders. It is authorized for distribution to prospective investors only when preceded or accompanied by an effective prospectus. To receive a free copy of the prospectus or Statement of Additional Information, which includes additional information about Fund Trustees, please contact us by calling 800.835.3879. Distributed by AMG Distributors, Inc., member FINRA.

 

Current net asset values per share for each Fund are available on the Funds’ website at www.amgfunds.com.

 

A description of the policies and procedures each Fund uses to vote its proxies is available: (i) without charge, upon request, by calling 800.835.3879, or (ii) on the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) website at www.sec.gov. For information regarding each Fund’s proxy voting record for the 12-month period ended June 30, call 800.835.3879 or visit the SEC website at www.sec.gov.

 

Each Fund files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. The Fund’s Forms N-Q are available on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. A Funds’ Forms N-Q may be reviewed and copied at the SEC’s Public Reference Room in Washington, DC. Information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 1-800-SEC-0330. To review a complete list of the Fund’s portfolio holdings, or to view the most recent quarterly holdings report, semiannual report, or annual report, please visit www.amgfunds.com.

     
     

 

 

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AFFILIATE SUBADVISED FUNDS

ALTERNATIVE FUNDS

AMG FQ Global Alternatives

First Quadrant, L.P.

 

BALANCED FUNDS

AMG Chicago Equity Partners Balanced

Chicago Equity Partners, LLC

 

AMG FQ Global Risk-Balanced

(formerly Managers AMG FQ Global Essentials)

First Quadrant, L.P.

 

EQUITY FUNDS

AMG FQ Tax-Managed U.S. Equity

AMG FQ U.S. Equity

First Quadrant, L.P.

 

AMG Frontier Small Cap Growth

Frontier Capital Management Company, LLC

 

AMG GW&K Small Cap Core

(formerly GW&K Small Cap Equity)

Gannett Welsh & Kotler, LLC

  

AMG Renaissance International Equity

AMG Renaissance Large Cap Growth

The Renaissance Group LLC

 

AMG SouthernSun Small Cap

AMG SouthernSun U.S. Equity

SouthernSun Asset Management, LLC

 

AMG Systematic Large Cap Value

(formerly Systematic Value)

 

AMG Systematic Mid Cap Value

Systematic Financial Management, L.P.

 

AMG TimesSquare All Cap Growth

(formerly Managers AMG TSCM Growth Equity)

AMG TimesSquare International Small Cap

AMG TimesSquare Mid Cap Growth

AMG TimesSquare Small Cap Growth

TimesSquare Capital Management, LLC

  

AMG Trilogy Emerging Markets Equity

AMG Trilogy Global Equity

AMG Trilogy International Small Cap

Trilogy Global Advisors, L.P.

 

AMG Yacktman Focused

AMG Yacktman

Yacktman Asset Management LP

 

FIXED INCOME FUNDS

AMG GW&K Enhanced Core Bond

(formerly Managers AMG GW&K Fixed Income)

AMG GW&K Municipal Bond

AMG GW&K Municipal Enhanced Yield

Gannett Welsh & Kotler, LLC

     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
OPEN-ARCHITECTURE FUNDS

EQUITY FUNDS

AMG Managers Brandywine Advisors Midcap Growth

AMG Managers Brandywine Blue

AMG Managers Brandywine

Friess Associates, LLC

 

AMG Managers Cadence Capital Appreciation

AMG Managers Cadence Emerging Companies

AMG Managers Cadence Mid Cap

Cadence Capital Management, LLC

 

AMG Managers Emerging Opportunities

(formerly Managers Micro-Cap)

Lord, Abbett & Co. LLC

WEDGE Capital Management L.L.P.

Next Century Growth Investors LLC

RBC Global Asset Management (U.S.) Inc.

  

AMG Managers Essex Small/Micro Cap Growth

Essex Investment Management Co., LLC

 

AMG Managers Real Estate Securities

CenterSquare Investment Management, Inc.

 

AMG Managers Skyline Special Equities

(formerly Skyline Special Equities Portfolio)

Skyline Asset Management, L.P.

 

AMG Managers Special Equity

Ranger Investment Management, L.P.

Lord, Abbett & Co. LLC

Smith Asset Management Group, L.P.

Federated MDTA LLC

  

FIXED INCOME FUNDS

AMG Managers Bond

AMG Managers Global Income Opportunity

Loomis, Sayles & Co., L.P.

 

AMG Managers High Yield

J.P. Morgan Investment Management Inc.

 

AMG Managers Intermediate Duration Government

AMG Managers Short Duration Government

Amundi Smith Breeden LLC

 

AMG Managers Total Return Bond

(formerly Managers PIMCO Bond)

Pacific Investment Management Co. LLC

     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     

 

 

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Item 2. CODE OF ETHICS

Not applicable for the semi-annual shareholder report.

 

Item 3. AUDIT COMMITTEE FINANCIAL EXPERT

Not applicable for the semi-annual shareholder report.

 

Item 4. PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTANT FEES AND SERVICES

Not applicable for the semi-annual shareholder report.

 

Item 5. AUDIT COMMITTEE OF LISTED REGISTRANTS

Not applicable.

 

Item 6. SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

The schedule of investments in unaffiliated issuers as of the close of the reporting period is included as part of the shareholder report contained in Item 1 hereof.

 

Item 7. DISCLOSURE OF PROXY VOTING POLICIES AND PROCEDURES FOR CLOSED-END MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES

Not applicable.

 

Item 8. PORTFOLIO MANAGERS OF CLOSED-END MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES

Not applicable.

 

Item 9. PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES BY CLOSED-END MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES AND AFFILIATED PURCHASERS

Not applicable.

 

Item 10. SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS

Not applicable.


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Item 11. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

 

  (a) The registrant’s principal executive and principal financial officers have concluded, based on their evaluation of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures as of a date within 90 days of the filing date of this report, that the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures are reasonably designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the registrant on Form N-CSR is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the required time periods and that information required to be disclosed by the registrant in the reports that it files or submits on Form N-CSR is accumulated and communicated to the registrant’s management, including its principal executive and principal financial officers, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

 

  (b) There were no changes in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting during the registrant’s second fiscal quarter of the period covered by this report that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the internal control over financial reporting.

 

Item 12. EXHIBITS

 

(a)(1)   Not applicable.
(a)(2)   Certifications pursuant to Rule 30a-2(a) under the Investment Company Act of 1940 - Filed herewith.
(a)(3)   Not applicable.
(b)   Certifications pursuant to Rule 30a-2(b) under the Investment Company Act of 1940 - Filed herewith.


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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.

 

AMG FUNDS I
By:  

/s/ Jeffrey T. Cerutti

  Jeffrey T. Cerutti, President
Date:   July 8, 2014

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/ Jeffrey T. Cerutti

  Jeffrey T. Cerutti, President
Date:   July 8, 2014
By:  

/s/ Donald S. Rumery

  Donald S. Rumery, Chief Financial Officer
Date:   July 8, 2014

Dates Referenced Herein   and   Documents Incorporated by Reference

This ‘N-CSRS’ Filing    Date    Other Filings
3/1/15
10/31/14
Filed on / Effective on:7/8/14
5/28/14497
For Period End:4/30/14NSAR-A
3/24/14
3/19/14
3/6/14
2/20/14
2/19/14
2/4/14
1/29/14
1/1/14
11/15/13
11/5/13
11/1/13
10/31/1324F-2NT,  N-CSR,  NSAR-B
7/1/13497,  497K
1/1/13
12/1/12
11/30/12497,  497K
7/1/12
10/31/1124F-2NT,  N-CSR,  NSAR-B
10/1/11
9/30/11497K
10/31/1024F-2NT,  N-CSR,  NSAR-B
7/30/10
1/1/10
3/30/06
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