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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM N-17f-2
Certificate of Accounting of Securities and Similar
Investments in the Custody of
Management Investment Companies
Pursuant to Rule 17f-2 [17 CFR 270.17f-2]
1. Investment Company Act File Number: |
Date examination completed: | |
811- 04556 |
October 31, 2024 |
2. |
State identification Number: N/A |
AL | AK | AZ | AR | CA | CO | |||||
CT | DE | DC | FL | GA | HI | |||||
ID | IL | IN | IA | KS | KY | |||||
LA | ME | MD | MA | MI | MN | |||||
MS | MO | MT | NE | NV | NH | |||||
NJ | NM | NY | NC | ND | OH | |||||
OK | OR | PA | RI | SC | SD | |||||
TN | TX | UT | VT | VA | WA | |||||
WV | WI | WY | PUERTO RICO | |||||||
Other (specify): |
3. |
Exact name of investment company as specified in registration statement: |
Transamerica Funds
4. |
Address of principal executive office (number, street, city, state, zip code): |
1801 California Street, Suite 52, Denver, CO 80202
Management Statement Regarding Compliance with Certain Provisions of the Investment Company Act of 1940
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
1801 California Street, Suite 5200 Denver, CO 80202 (720) 482-1500 |
Management Statement Regarding Compliance with Certain Provisions of the Investment Company Act of 1940
October 31, 2024
We, as members of management of Transamerica Funds and Transamerica Series Trust (the "Trusts") (refer to Appendix A for fund listing) are responsible for complying with the requirements of subsections (b) and (c) of Rule 17f-2, "Custody of Investments by Registered Management Investment Companies," of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the "Act"). We are also responsible for establishing and maintaining effective internal controls over compliance with those requirements. We have performed an evaluation of the Trusts' compliance with the requirements of subsections (b) and (c) of Rule 17f-2 as of August 31, 2024, and from June 1, 2024, through August 31, 2024.
Based on this evaluation, we assert that the Trusts were in compliance with the requirements of subsections (b) and (c) of Rule 17f-2 of the Act as of August 31, 2024, and from June 1, 2024, through August 31, 2024, with respect to securities reflected in the investment accounts of the Trusts.
Transamerica Funds and Transamerica Series Trust
By: | ||
Marijn P. Smit | ||
Chief Executive Officer and President | ||
Vincent J. Toner | ||
Vice President Fund Administrator and Treasurer |
Appendix A
Transamerica Funds
Transamerica Asset Allocation Short Horizon
Transamerica Asset Allocation Intermediate Horizon
Transamerica Asset Allocation Long Horizon
Transamerica Asset Allocation - Growth Portfolio
Transamerica Asset Allocation - Moderate Growth Portfolio
Transamerica Asset Allocation - Conservative Portfolio
Transamerica Asset Allocation - Moderate Portfolio
Transamerica ClearTrack 2015
Transamerica ClearTrack 2020
Transamerica ClearTrack 2025
Transamerica ClearTrack 2030
Transamerica ClearTrack 2035
Transamerica ClearTrack 2040
Transamerica ClearTrack 2045
Transamerica ClearTrack 2050
Transamerica ClearTrack 2055
Transamerica ClearTrack 2060
Transamerica ClearTrack Retirement Income
Transamerica Series Trust
Transamerica Morgan Stanley Global Allocation Managed Risk - Balanced VP
Transamerica 60/40 Allocation VP
Transamerica Goldman Sachs 70/30 Allocation VP
Transamerica JPMorgan International Moderate Growth VP
Transamerica BlackRock Tactical Allocation VP
Transamerica JPMorgan Asset Allocation - Growth VP
Transamerica JPMorgan Asset Allocation - Conservative VP
Transamerica JPMorgan Asset Allocation - Moderate VP
Transamerica JPMorgan Asset Allocation - Moderate Growth VP
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
The Board of Trustees of
Transamerica Funds and Transamerica Series Trust
We have examined management's assertion, included in the accompanying Management Statement Regarding Compliance with Certain Provisions of the Investment Company Act of 1940, that Transamerica Funds and Transamerica Series Trust (the Trusts) (refer to Appendix A for fund listing) complied with the requirements of subsections (b) and (c) of Rule 17f-2 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the Act) as of August 31, 2024. Management is responsible for its assertion about compliance with the requirements of subsections (b) and (c) of Rule 17f-2 of the Act (the specified requirements). Our responsibility is to express an opinion on management's assertion about the Trusts' compliance with the specified requirements based on our examination.
Our examination was conducted in accordance with the attestation standards established by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA). Those standards require that we plan and perform the examination to obtain reasonable assurance about whether management's assertion about compliance with the specified requirements is fairly stated, in all material respects. An examination involves performing procedures to obtain evidence about whether management's assertion is fairly stated, in all material respects. The nature, timing, and extent of the procedures selected depend on our judgment, including an assessment of the risks of material misstatement of management's assertion, whether due to fraud or error. We believe that the evidence we obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
We are required to be independent of Transamerica Funds and Transamerica Series Trust and to meet our other ethical responsibilities, in accordance with the relevant ethical requirements related to our examination engagement.
Included among our procedures were the following tests performed as of August 31, 2024, and with respect to agreement of security purchases and sales, for the period from June 1, 2024 (the immediate date after our last examination) through August 31, 2024:
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Confirmation of all affiliated mutual fund shares recorded by Transamerica Fund Services (the Transfer Agent); |
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Reconciliation of all such affiliated mutual fund shares to the books and records of the Trusts; |
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Agreement of the settlement of a sample of 1 security purchase and 1 security sale since our last report from the books and records of the Trusts to bank statements provided by State Street Bank (the Custodian). |
We believe that our examination provides a reasonable basis for our opinion. Our examination does not provide a legal determination on the Trusts' compliance with specified requirements.
In our opinion, management's assertion that Transamerica Funds and Transamerica Series Trust complied with the requirements of subsections (b) and (c) of Rule 17f-2 of the Act as of August 31, 2024, with respect to securities reflected in the investment account of the Trusts is fairly stated, in all material respects.
This report is intended solely for the information and use of management and the Board of Trustees of Transamerica Funds and Transamerica Series Trust and the Securities and Exchange Commission and is not intended to be and should not be used by anyone other than these specified parties.
/s/ Ernst & Young LLP
Boston, Massachusetts
October 31, 2024
Appendix A
Transamerica Funds
Transamerica Asset Allocation Short Horizon
Transamerica Asset Allocation Intermediate Horizon
Transamerica Asset Allocation Long Horizon
Transamerica Asset Allocation - Growth Portfolio
Transamerica Asset Allocation - Moderate Growth Portfolio
Transamerica Asset Allocation - Conservative Portfolio
Transamerica Asset Allocation - Moderate Portfolio
Transamerica ClearTrack 2015
Transamerica ClearTrack 2020
Transamerica ClearTrack 2025
Transamerica ClearTrack 2030
Transamerica ClearTrack 2035
Transamerica ClearTrack 2040
Transamerica ClearTrack 2045
Transamerica ClearTrack 2050
Transamerica ClearTrack 2055
Transamerica ClearTrack 2060 Transamerica ClearTrack Retirement Income
Transamerica Series Trust
Transamerica Morgan Stanley Global Allocation Managed Risk - Balanced VP
Transamerica 60/40 Allocation VP
Transamerica Goldman Sachs 70/30 Allocation VP
Transamerica JPMorgan International Moderate Growth VP
Transamerica BlackRock Tactical Allocation VP
Transamerica JPMorgan Asset Allocation - Growth VP
Transamerica JPMorgan Asset Allocation - Conservative VP
Transamerica JPMorgan Asset Allocation - Moderate VP
Transamerica JPMorgan Asset Allocation - Moderate Growth VP