Wellington Management Funds (Luxembourg) Semi-Annual Report Contents June 30, 2019
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Wellington Management Funds (Luxembourg) An open-ended unincorporated mutual investment fund (fonds commun de placement). R.C.S. Luxembourg K170. Management Company: Wellington Luxembourg S.à r.l. R.C.S. Luxembourg: B 37.861 Semi-annual report (unaudited) For the financial period ended June 30, 2019 No subscriptions can be received on the basis of financial reports alone. Subscriptions are only valid if made on the basis of the current Prospectus and relevant Key Investor Information Document, supplemented by the latest available annual and semi-annual report if published thereafter. Wellington Management Funds (Luxembourg) Semi-annual report Contents June 30, 2019 Page General information to Unitholders 5 Management and administration 8 Report of the Management Company 11 Combined statement of net assets 12 Combined statement of operations and changes in net assets 13 Wellington Asia Technology Fund Investment Manager’s report 14 Statement of net assets 16 Statement of operations and changes in net assets 17 Statistical information 18 Statement of investments 19 Classifications 23 Wellington Asian Opportunities Fund Investment Manager’s report 25 Statement of net assets 27 Statement of operations and changes in net assets 28 Statistical information 29 Statement of investments 30 Classifications 33 Wellington Climate Strategy Fund Investment Manager’s report 35 Statement of net assets 37 Statement of operations and changes in net assets 38 Statistical information 39 Statement of investments 40 Classifications 43 Wellington Downside Alpha Opportunities Fund Investment Manager’s report 45 Statement of net assets 47 Statement of operations and changes in net assets 48 Statistical information 49 Statement of investments 50 Classifications 63 Wellington Emerging Markets Research Equity Fund Investment Manager’s report 65 Statement of net assets 67 Statement of operations and changes in net assets 68 Statistical information 69 Statement of investments 71 Classifications 78 1 Wellington Management Funds (Luxembourg) Wellington Management Funds (Luxembourg) Semi-annual report Contents (continued) June 30, 2019 Page Wellington Global Capital Cycles Long-Short Fund Investment Manager’s report 80 Statement of net assets 82 Statement of operations and changes in net assets 83 Statistical information 84 Statement of investments 85 Classifications 90 Wellington Global Contrarian Equity Fund Investment Manager’s report 92 Statement of net assets 94 Statement of operations and changes in net assets 95 Statistical information 96 Statement of investments 97 Classifications 102 Wellington Global Health Care Long-Short Fund Investment Manager’s report 104 Statement of net assets 106 Statement of operations and changes in net assets 107 Statistical information 108 Statement of investments 109 Classifications 113 Wellington Global Innovation Fund Investment Manager’s report 115 Statement of net assets 117 Statement of operations and changes in net assets 118 Statistical information 119 Statement of investments 120 Classifications 124 Wellington Global Opportunities Equity Fund Investment Manager’s report 126 Statement of net assets 128 Statement of operations and changes in net assets 129 Statistical information 130 Statement of investments 131 Classifications 137 Wellington Global Quality Growth Fund Investment Manager’s report 139 Statement of net assets 142 Statement of operations and changes in net assets 143 Statistical information 144 Statement of investments 147 Classifications 151 2 Wellington Management Funds (Luxembourg) Wellington Management Funds (Luxembourg) Semi-annual report Contents (continued) June 30, 2019 Page Wellington Global Research Equity Fund Investment Manager’s report 153 Statement of net assets 155 Statement of operations and changes in net assets 156 Statistical information 157 Statement of investments 158 Classifications 169 Wellington Global Select Capital Appreciation Equity Fund Investment Manager’s report 171 Statement of net assets 173 Statement of operations and changes in net assets 174 Statistical information 175 Statement of investments 176 Classifications 182 Wellington Global Value Equity Fund Investment Manager’s report 184 Statement of operations and changes in net assets 185 Wellington Strategic European Equity Long-Short Fund Investment Manager’s report 186 Statement of net assets 188 Statement of operations and changes in net assets 189 Statistical information 190 Statement of investments 191 Classifications 196 Wellington US Equity Long-Short Fund Investment Manager’s report 198 Statement of net assets 200 Statement of operations and changes in net assets 201 Statistical information 202 Statement of investments 203 Classifications 208 Wellington US Research Equity Fund Investment Manager’s report 210 Statement of net assets 213 Statement of operations and changes in net assets 214 Statistical information 215 Statement of investments 218 Classifications 226 3 Wellington Management Funds (Luxembourg) Wellington Management Funds (Luxembourg) Semi-annual report Contents (continued) June 30, 2019 Page Wellington Global Total Return Fund (UCITS) Investment Manager’s report 228 Statement of net assets 231 Statement of operations and changes in net assets 232 Statistical information 233 Statement of investments 234 Classifications 240 Wellington Opportunistic Emerging Market Debt II Fund Investment Manager’s report 242 Statement of net assets 244 Statement of operations and changes in net assets 245 Statistical information 246 Statement of investments 247 Classifications 259 Notes to the financial statements 1. Significant events during the period 262 2. Summary of significant accounting policies 263 3. Charges and expenses 268 4. Transaction costs 277 5. Investment in financial derivative instruments 278 6. Written options 315 7. Swing pricing 316 8. Distributions 317 9. Subsequent events 317 Additional information Appendix 1 – Total Expense Ratios 318 Appendix 2 – Securities Financing Transactions Regulation (“SFTR”) 323 Appendix 3 – Remuneration policy 329 4 Wellington Management Funds (Luxembourg) Wellington Management Funds (Luxembourg) General information to Unitholders Structure of Wellington Management Funds (Luxembourg) (the “Umbrella Fund”) The Umbrella Fund is an open-ended investment fund organized initially under Part I of the Luxembourg Law of March 30, 1988 as an unincorporated mutual investment fund (fonds commun de placement) and is authorized under Part I of the Luxembourg Law of December 17, 2010, as amended (the “2010 Law”). The Umbrella Fund is managed by Wellington Luxembourg S.à r.l. (the “Management Company”), an entity which was incorporated under the laws of Luxembourg on August 30, 1991 under the form of a société en commandite par actions (S.C.A.), which was then converted to a société anonyme (S.A.) on October 31, 2006 and subsequently converted into a société à responsabilité limitée (S.à r.l.) on December 5, 2014. Wellington Luxembourg S.à r.l acts as the Management Company of the Umbrella Fund, pursuant to Management Regulations approved by the Management Company (the “Management Regulations”). The Umbrella Fund qualifies as an Undertaking for Collective Investment in Transferable Securities (“UCITS”) under Article 1(2) of the UCITS Directive (the “Directive”), and may therefore be offered for sale in European Union (“EU”) Member States (subject to registration in countries other than Luxembourg). In addition, applications to register the Umbrella Fund may be made in other countries. As of June 30, 2019 the Umbrella Fund consists of eighteen funded funds (the “Funds”): Wellington Asia Technology Fund Wellington Asian Opportunities Fund Wellington Climate Strategy Fund Wellington Downside Alpha Opportunities Fund Wellington Emerging Markets Research Equity Fund Wellington Global Capital Cycles Long-Short Fund Wellington Global Contrarian Equity Fund Wellington Global Health Care Long-Short Fund Wellington Global Innovation Fund Wellington Global Opportunities Equity Fund Wellington Global Quality Growth Fund Wellington Global Research Equity Fund Wellington Global Select Capital Appreciation Equity Fund Wellington Strategic European Equity Long-Short Fund Wellington US Equity Long-Short Fund Wellington US Research Equity Fund Wellington Global Total Return Fund (UCITS) Wellington Opportunistic Emerging Market Debt II Fund 5 Wellington Management Funds (Luxembourg) Wellington Management Funds (Luxembourg) General information to Unitholders (continued) The Management Regulations The Management Regulations for the Umbrella Fund were stipulated by the Management Company on April 15, 1994. The Management Regulations were published in the Mémorial of May 17, 1994 and were deposited with the Register of the Tribunal d’Arrondissement of Luxembourg on April 19, 1994. These Management Regulations have been amended several times, most recently on July 1, 2019. For all Unitholders The Management Regulations, the Prospectus, the Key Investor Information Documents (“KIID”), the unaudited semi-annual reports, audited annual reports along with information concerning issue and repurchase prices, the statement of changes in the composition of the investment portfolio and the financial situation of the Umbrella Fund can be requested directly from Wellington Luxembourg S.à r.l. at the registered office of the Management Company of the Umbrella Fund or by telephoning (352)-474066-1 or by faxing (352)-470580. Financial information concerning the Umbrella Fund shall be available