UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM N-CSR
CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT OF REGISTERED
MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES
MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES
Investment Company Act file number 811-21187
PAX WORLD FUNDS TRUST II
30 Penhallow Street, Suite 400, Portsmouth, NH | 03801 | |
(Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip code) |
Pax World Management LLC
30 Penhallow Street, Suite 400, Portsmouth, NH 03801
Attn.: Joseph Keefe
30 Penhallow Street, Suite 400, Portsmouth, NH 03801
Attn.: Joseph Keefe
(Name and address of agent for service)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: 800-767-1729
Date of fiscal year end: December 31
Date of reporting period: 06/30/11
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Item 1. Annual Report to Shareholders
June 30, 2011 SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT Pax MSCI North America Pax MSCI EAFE ESG Index ETF ESG Index ETF (NASI) (EAPS) The prospectus explains what you should know about the funds before you invest. Please read it carefully. The Securities and Exchange Commission has not approved or disapproved these securities or passed upon the adequacy or accuracy of this Prospectus. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense. |
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Letter to Shareholders
by Joseph Keefe, President & CEO
Dear fellow shareholders,
As I write, Congress and the White House have just concluded a fractious tug-of-war over raising the nation’s debt ceiling, which simply enables the United States to pay for obligations that it has already incurred, that is to say, money that has already been appropriated by Congress. National politicians actually took the country to the brink of default before recovering their senses.
The market registered its discontent with this partisan spectacle—and perhaps with the outcome (an agreement that essentially kicks the problem down the road)—a few days later by dropping 513 points in a single day. On the very next day, Standard & Poor’s, one of the three major rating agencies, downgraded the nation’s credit rating for the first time in history, lowering it from AAA to AA+. S&P stated that its move was a result of reduced confidence in the ability of our nation’s policy makers and political institutions to address our fiscal and economic challenges. Looking at Treasury yields, however, one can only conclude that investors and lenders have a higher degree of confidence in the nation’s credit standing than does S&P.
Moreover, the problems in Washington are not the sole and likely not the primary cause of market volatility—we have also had to contend with the European debt crisis, higher oil prices accompanying the Arab Spring, a cooling economy in China, and other challenges. On the domestic front, we still have high unemployment, continued foreclosures and depressed housing prices while consumers are still digging out of debt rather than stirring demand so that corporations, understandably, continue to sit on the largest cash balances in history. With the consumer on the sidelines and the U.S. government officially out of the stimulus business, it may be that we will continue to see tepid growth, at best, for an extended period of time.
There is no doubt that the failures of policy makers, the anemic economy at home and volatile markets abroad makes it more difficult for businesses to plan for the future, and more difficult for investors to make informed decisions about where to allocate their resources. That said, our job at Pax World is to find opportunities to protect and grow your capital and income—even in the most volatile of markets. It doesn’t get any easier but we work very hard to meet this challenge. And we are not panicked. To the contrary, we remain confident in the resilience of the U.S. economy and in the careful investment approach we deploy on behalf of our shareholders.
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Suffice it to say that the first six months of the year proved to be a particularly challenging investment environment. A six-month snapshot can be deceiving in any market, however, particularly for a fund family such as ours that focuses on stable, long-term growth rather than trying to shoot the lights out every quarter. When we talk about Sustainable Investing, we’re not only referring to the inclusion of environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors in our investment approach but also about constructing durable investment portfolios that deliver long-term value. That is our investment philosophy, and we believe it remains the best approach for investors even though short-term trends, and blips, and jitters, can sometimes test our intestinal fortitude.
So, while we expect muted growth, at best, over the remainder of 2011, we are optimistic as always that an investment approach focused on identifying and investing in the most sustainable companies is the best strategy for our shareholders, and the right strategy for our times. In this regard, I should underscore as well that we continue to actively engage companies and policy makers on a range of issues that we hope will prod markets in the direction of better social, environmental and financial outcomes.
Finally, I cannot help but note that while the world has focused on sovereign debt crises in Europe and political and fiscal paralysis in Washington, tens of thousands of children have starved to death in the Horn of Africa in one of the worst droughts and famines in recent memory. At Pax, our Global Citizens Program allows shareholders to contribute all or a portion of their dividends and capital gains to support the work of Mercy Corps (www.mercycorps.org) and Women Thrive Worldwide (www.womenthrive.org), two organizations working to lift families out of poverty across the globe.* In these difficult times, it always bears remembering that there are many who are much less fortunate than us. May we resolve, amidst all of the daily hullabaloo in Washington and on Wall Street, not to mention our ubiquitous, increasingly banal, celebrity-saturated media, that we keep these the least of our brothers and sisters in our thoughts and in our prayers, and perhaps most importantly, in our charitable giving.
Peace.
Joseph F. Keefe
* | The Global Citizens Program is available to shareholders in Pax World Funds but not currently available to shareholders in ESG Managers Portfolios or ESG Shares ETFs. |
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Sustainable Investing
by Julie Fox Gorte, SVP for Sustainable Investment
Sustainability Update
The proxy season of 2011 was the busiest ever for Pax World. All told, we voted 1,601 proxies for 714 companies, voting with management 20% of the time and against management, or abstaining, 80% of the time on management proposals. We voted for shareholder proposals on company ballots in 80% of cases. While proxies may contain many individual proposals and many ballots are unique, a few factors stood out: we tended to vote against management primarily due to insufficient board diversity, when boards were classified (or not elected all at once), and when we believed that company executive compensation plans were overly generous or not well aligned with performance.
In 2011, we revised our proxy voting policies to strengthen standards for gender diversity on boards. Pax has always opposed slates of board candidates that included no women or minorities, and written letters to the companies explaining why. But we have also noted, as the percentage of women on boards has crept up—far too gradually—that far too many companies have adopted a minimalist approach to board diversity, checking off the box and considering their boards “diverse” if they include a single woman. Global figures from Governance Metrics International (GMI) show that among the approximately 4,200 companies GMI rates, the average board has ten people, only one of whom is a woman. Given the contributions women make to corporate governance, and the fact, borne out by many academic studies, that diverse groups do a better job of decision-making than homogeneous ones, the check-box approach smacks of tokenism and simply will not do. So, Pax amended its proxy voting policies to withhold votes from most director slates if they included fewer than two women. While this means that we routinely withhold votes from many board slates, we believe that it is important that companies begin hearing that gender diversity on their boards needs to be made a priority. During the height of the proxy season—from March through June—Pax withheld votes from or voted against boards at 264 companies for insufficient gender diversity, and 138 of those companies had only a single woman among the director candidates.
Pax World also engages in various forms of shareholder advocacy each year, and this year our advocacy focused on environmental and governance issues, and women’s empowerment. Pax joined with other investors several times to support environmental initiatives, ranging from support for stronger
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environmental standards (such as fuel economy, greenhouse gas regulation and support for clean energy) to better company disclosure of environmental impacts, including climate-related risks and opportunities, risks and opportunities related to the availability of water, and deforestation impacts of supply chains. Our governance advocacy focused on executive compensation—in particular, advocating for annual advisory votes on executive compensation in the US and Canada—and on companies’ board membership in industry associations that have opposed regulation of greenhouse gas emissions or clean energy standards.
On women’s empowerment, Pax continues to co-lead an initiative of the United Nations Principles for Responsible Investment focusing on board diversity, and this year we also launched our “Say No to All Male Boards” campaign, urging investors, mutual funds, and asset owners to withhold votes from all-male board slates and follow up with letters to companies explaining the reasons for those votes.
Investor advocacy for better environmental, social and governance performance and disclosure is something that rarely achieves results quickly, but over the long term often does. It was largely due to investor advocacy that US companies are now required to offer shareholders the ability to cast advisory votes on executive compensation, for example. Investor interest in board diversity provided the spark that led several countries (e.g., Great Britain, France, Germany, Spain, Norway, Australia and Italy) to undertake stronger measures to encourage or require gender diversity on corporate boards. This work, whether we do it alone or as part of investor coalitions, does make a difference over time, and we intend to keep doing it.
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Commentary
The Pax MSCI North America ESG Index ETF (NASI) employs a passive management approach, seeking to track the performance of the MSCI North America ESG Index, a broadly diversified, sector-neutral index of American and Canadian companies with superior ESG performance as rated by MSCI ESG Research.
The Fund’s NAV return of 4.38% for the six-month period ended June 30, 2011 closely tracked the benchmark MSCI North America ESG Index return of 4.83%. During the period the health care, industrials and the energy sectors made the most positive contributions to performance. While most of the sectors contributed positively to performance, a notable laggard to the overall performance was information technology (18.03% average weight of the total sector during the period). Companies that contributed most positively to performance included IBM, a company that provides computer solutions through technology service, systems and software, which performed well despite the overall lagging performance of the information technology sector; Johnson and Johnson, a health care products company, also contributed positively to performance (3.20% and 2.71% respectively, average weights of total investments for the period). Companies that detracted most from performance included Cisco Systems, Inc., a networking and communications equipment company, and Google, Inc., a global internet search engine company (1.61% and 2.19%, respectively, average weights of total investments for the period).
The Fund described herein is indexed to an MSCI index. The Fund referred to herein is not sponsored, endorsed or promoted by MSCI or its affiliates, and MSCI and its affiliates bear no liability with respect to any such fund or any index on which such fund is based.
The MSCI North America ESG Index is designed to measure the performance of equity securities of issuers organized or operating in the United States and Canada that have high Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) ratings relative to their sector and industry group peers, as rated by MSCI ESG Research annually.
MSCI ESG Research evaluates companies’ ESG characteristics and derives corresponding ESG scores and ratings. Companies are ranked by ESG score against their sector peers to determine their eligibility for the MSCI ESG indices. MSCI ESG Research identifies the highest-rated companies in each peer group to meet the float-adjusted market capitalization sector targets. The rating system is based on general and industry-specific ESG criteria, assigning ratings on a 9-point scale from AAA (highest) to C (lowest). Constituents of the MSCI EAFE Index having an ESG rating of B or above are eligible for inclusion in the Index.
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The MSCI North America ESG Index includes or utilizes data, ratings, analysis, reports, analytics or other information or materials from MSCI’s ESG Research Group within Institutional Shareholder Services Inc., an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of MSCI. The prospectus contains a more detailed description of the limited relationship MSCI has with Pax World Management LLC, ESG Shares and any related funds.
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Portfolio Highlights
Returns—Period ended June 30, 2011
Total Return | |||||||||||||||||
One | Since | ||||||||||||||||
YTD | Year | Inception1 | |||||||||||||||
NAV Return2 | 4.38 | % | 26.42 | % | 14.57 | % | |||||||||||
Market Value Return2 | 4.04 | % | 26.36 | % | 14.60 | % | |||||||||||
MSCI North America ESG Index3 | 4.83 | % | 27.81 | % | 15.41 | % |
All total return figures assume reinvestment of dividends and capital gains at net asset value; actual returns may differ. Performance data quoted represents past performance. Past performance does not guarantee future results. Investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when sold or redeemed, may be worth more or less than the original cost. Current performance data may be higher or lower than actual data quoted. Total returns for periods of less than one year have not been annualized.
An index is a statistical measure of a specified financial market or sector. An index does not actually hold a portfolio of securities, incur expenses or pay any transaction costs. Therefore, index returns do not reflect deductions for fees or expenses and are not available for direct investment. In comparison, the Fund’s performance is negatively impacted by these deductions. Fund returns do not reflect brokerage commissions on transactions in Fund shares or taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions.
1The Fund’s inception date is May 18, 2010.
2The NAV return is based on the closing NAV (net asset value per share) of the Fund and the Market Value return is based on the market price per share of the Fund. The market prices used for Market Value returns are based on the midpoint of the bid/ask spread at 4 p.m. ET and do not represent the returns an investor would receive if shares were traded at other times.
3The MSCI North America ESG Index is designed to measure the performance of equity securities of issuers organized or operating in North America that have high environmental, social and governance (ESG) ratings from MSCI, selected initially and adjusted annually by MSCI.
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Asset Allocation | Percent of Net Assets | |||
Common Stocks | 99 | .8% | ||
Money Market Funds | 0 | .1% | ||
Other Assets & Liabilities | 0 | .1% | ||
Total Net Assets | 100 | .0% |
Top Ten Holdings
Company | Percent of Net Assets | |||
IBM | 3 | .1% | ||
Johnson & Johnson | 2 | .7% | ||
Procter & Gamble Co. | 2 | .6% | ||
Oracle Corp. | 1 | .9% | ||
Google, Inc. (Class A) | 1 | .9% | ||
Intel Corp. | 1 | .8% | ||
PepsiCo, Inc. | 1 | .6% | ||
Merck & Co., Inc. | 1 | .6% | ||
McDonald’s Corp. | 1 | .3% | ||
Cisco Systems, Inc. | 1 | .3% | ||
Total | 19 | .8% |
Ten largest holdings do not include money market securities, certificates of deposit, commercial paper or cash and equivalents, if applicable.
Sector Diversification
Sector | Percent of Net Assets | |||
Financials | 17 | .1% | ||
Information Technology | 17 | .1% | ||
Industrials | 12 | .5% | ||
Health Care | 11 | .4% | ||
Consumer Discretionary | 11 | .1% | ||
Consumer Staples | 10 | .2% | ||
Energy | 9 | .8% | ||
Materials | 5 | .7% | ||
Utilities | 2 | .9% | ||
Telecommunication Services | 2 | .0% | ||
Cash and cash equivalents plus other assets less liabilities | 0 | .2% | ||
Total | 100 | .0% |
Geographical Diversification
Country | Percent of Net Assets | |||
United States | 88 | .2% | ||
Canada | 11 | .7% | ||
Other Assets & Liabilities | 0 | .1% | ||
Total | 100 | .0% |
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Commentary
The Pax MSCI EAFE ESG Index ETF (EAPS) employs a passive management approach, seeking to track the performance of the MSCI EAFE ESG Index, which consists of companies operating in developed market countries around the world, excluding the U.S. and Canada, that have superior ESG performance as rated by MSCI ESG Research.
The Fund commenced operations on January 27, 2011. For the since inception period through June 30, 2011, the Fund’s NAV return was 0.66% versus the MSCI EAFE ESG Index return of 1.91%. During the period, country exposure to Japan, which is the largest country weighting in the ETF, was the largest detractor to performance. The tsunami and resulting nuclear crisis at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station significantly impacted shares of Japanese companies. Companies that detracted most from performance included Mitsui Fudosan Co., Ltd., a Japanese property development company, and Kubota Corp., a Japanese manufacturer of agricultural and construction equipment. Due to their heavier weightings than the index, both companies mentioned above created the majority of the tracking error versus the MSCI EAFE ESG Index (2.62% and 1.43%, respectively, average weights of total investments in the Fund versus 0.27% and 0.20%, respectively, average weights of the total investments in the index). On a positive note, Europe (45.28% average weight of total investments for the period), in general, was the largest positive contributor to performance. Companies that contributed most positively to performance included BASF SE, a world leading chemical company located in Germany, and GlaxoSmithKline PLC., one of the world’s leading research-based pharmaceutical and healthcare companies headquartered in the United Kingdom.
The Fund described herein is indexed to an MSCI index. The Fund referred to herein is not sponsored, endorsed or promoted by MSCI or its affiliates, and MSCI and its affiliates bear no liability with respect to any such fund or any index on which such fund is based.
The MSCI EAFE ESG Index is designed to measure the performance of equity securities of issuers organized or operating in the United States and Canada that have high Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) ratings relative to their sector and industry group peers, as rated by MSCI ESG Research annually.
MSCI ESG Research evaluates companies’ ESG characteristics and derives corresponding ESG scores and ratings. Companies are ranked by ESG score against their sector peers to determine their eligibility for the MSCI ESG indices. MSCI ESG Research identifies the highest-rated companies in each peer group to meet the float-adjusted market capitalization sector targets. The rating system is based on general and industry-specific ESG criteria, assigning ratings on a 9-point scale from AAA (highest) to C (lowest). Constituents of the
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MSCI EAFE Index having an ESG rating of B or above are eligible for inclusion in the Index.
The MSCI EAFE ESG Index includes or utilizes data, ratings, analysis, reports, analytics or other information or materials from MSCI’s ESG Research Group within Institutional Shareholder Services Inc., an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of MSCI. The prospectus contains a more detailed description of the limited relationship MSCI has with Pax World Management LLC, ESG Shares and any related funds.
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Portfolio Highlights
Returns—Period ended June 30, 2011
Total Return | |||||||||||
3 Month | Since Inception1 | ||||||||||
NAV Return2 | 1.22 | % | 0.66 | % | |||||||
Market Value Return2 | 0.00 | % | -0.24 | % | |||||||
MSCI EAFE ESG Index3 | 1.70 | % | 1.91 | % |
All total return figures assume reinvestment of dividends and capital gains at net asset value; actual returns may differ. Performance data quoted represents past performance. Past performance does not guarantee future results. Investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when sold or redeemed, may be worth more or less than the original cost. Current performance data may be higher or lower than actual data quoted. Total returns for periods of less than one year have not been annualized.
An index is a statistical measure of a specified financial market or sector. An index does not actually hold a portfolio of securities, incur expenses or pay any transaction costs. Therefore, index returns do not reflect deductions for fees or expenses and are not available for direct investment. In comparison, the Fund’s performance is negatively impacted by these deductions. Fund returns do not reflect brokerage commissions on transactions in Fund shares or taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions.
1The Fund’s inception date is January 27, 2011.
2The NAV return is based on the closing NAV (net asset value per share) of the Fund and the Market Value return is based on the market price per share of the Fund. The market prices used for Market Value returns are based on the midpoint of the bid/ask spread at 4 p.m. ET and do not represent the returns an investor would receive if shares were traded at other times.
3MSCI EAFE ESG Index is a free float-adjusted market capitalization weighted index designed to measure the performance of equity securities of issuers organized or operating in Europe and the Asia Pacific region that have high environmental, social and governance (ESG) ratings from MSCI, selected initially and adjusted annually by MSCI.
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Asset Allocation | Percent of Net Assets | |||
Common Stocks | 95 | .4% | ||
Money Market Funds | 4 | .3% | ||
Other Assets & Liabilities | 0 | .3% | ||
Total Net Assets | 100 | .0% |
Top Ten Holdings
Company | Percent of Net Assets | |||
HSBC Holdings PLC | 3 | .3% | ||
Vodafone Group PLC | 2 | .8% | ||
Novartis AG | 2 | .4% | ||
GlaxoSmithKline PLC | 2 | .3% | ||
Roche Holding AG | 2 | .2% | ||
Banco Santander SA | 2 | .0% | ||
BASF SE | 2 | .0% | ||
Commonwealth Bank of Australia | 1 | .8% | ||
BG Group PLC | 1 | .6% | ||
Colruyt SA | 1 | .5% | ||
Total | 21 | .9% |
Ten largest holdings do not include money market securities, certificates of deposit, commercial paper or cash and equivalents, if applicable.
Sector Diversification
Sector | Percent of Net Assets | |||
Financials | 24 | .0% | ||
Industrials | 11 | .6% | ||
Consumer Staples | 10 | .8% | ||
Consumer Discretionary | 10 | .8% | ||
Health Care | 10 | .0% | ||
Materials | 9 | .2% | ||
Energy | 6 | .4% | ||
Telecommunication Services | 6 | .3% | ||
Information Technology | 3 | .2% | ||
Utilities | 3 | .1% | ||
Cash and cash equivalents plus other assets less liabilities | 4 | .6% | ||
Total | 100 | .0% |
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Geographical Diversification
Country | Percent of Net Assets | |||
Japan | 22 | .0% | ||
United Kingdom | 19 | .9% | ||
Australia | 9 | .1% | ||
Switzerland | 8 | .3% | ||
France | 7 | .5% | ||
Germany | 5 | .9% | ||
Spain | 5 | .9% | ||
Sweden | 4 | .0% | ||
Netherlands | 2 | .2% | ||
Belgium | 2 | .1% | ||
Denmark | 1 | .7% | ||
Italy | 1 | .7% | ||
Norway | 1 | .2% | ||
Finland | 1 | .2% | ||
Hong Kong | 0 | .7% | ||
Luxembourg | 0 | .6% | ||
New Zealand | 0 | .5% | ||
Greece | 0 | .5% | ||
Israel | 0 | .4% | ||
Short Term Investment | 4 | .3% | ||
Other Assets & Liabilities | 0 | .3% | ||
Total | 100 | .0% |
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Shareholder Expense Examples
Examples As a shareholder of the Funds, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including brokerage commissions on purchases and sales of your fund shares and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees, and other Fund expenses. The examples that follow are intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Funds and compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds. Transaction costs are not reflected. For more information, see the prospectus or talk to your financial adviser.
The examples are based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period beginning on January 1, 2011 and ending on June 30, 2011.
Actual Expenses The first line in the table provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this table, 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 under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.
Hypothetical Examples for Comparison Purposes The second line in the table provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on each Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year 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 Funds and other funds. To do so, compare these 5% hypothetical examples with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of other funds.
Please note that the expenses shown in the tables are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs. Therefore, the second table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you
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determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.
Beginning | Ending | Annualized | |||||||||||
Account Value | Account Value | Expense | Expenses Paid | ||||||||||
(1/1/11) | (6/30/11) | Ratio | During Period1 | ||||||||||
Pax MSCI North America ESG Index ETF | |||||||||||||
Based on Actual Fund Return | $ | 1,000 | $ | 1,043.80 | 0.50% | $ | 2.53 | ||||||
Based on Hypothetical 5% Return | $ | 1,000 | $ | 1,022.32 | 0.50% | $ | 2.51 | ||||||
Pax MSCI EAFE ESG Index ETF2 | |||||||||||||
Based on Actual Fund Return | $ | 1,000 | $ | 1,006.60 | 0.55% | $ | 2.34 | ||||||
Based on Hypothetical 5% Return | $ | 1,000 | $ | 1,022.07 | 0.55% | $ | 2.76 | ||||||
1 Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 181/365 (to reflect the period beginning on January 1, 2011 and ending on June 30, 2011).
2 Actual period is from January 27, 2011 (commencement of operations) to June 30, 2011. Hypothetical period is from January 1, 2011 to June 30, 2011.
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Schedule of Investments
Security Description | Shares | Value | ||||||
COMMON STOCKS: 99.8% | ||||||||
Consumer Discretionary: 11.1% | ||||||||
Advance Auto Parts, Inc. | 54 | $ | 3,159 | |||||
Autoliv, Inc. | 58 | 4,550 | ||||||
AutoZone, Inc. (a) | 17 | 5,012 | ||||||
Bed Bath & Beyond, Inc. (a) | 166 | 9,689 | ||||||
Best Buy Co., Inc. | 219 | 6,879 | ||||||
BorgWarner, Inc. (a) | 73 | 5,898 | ||||||
Cablevision Systems Corp. (Class A) | 139 | 5,033 | ||||||
Canadian Tire Corp., Ltd. (Class A) | 51 | 3,337 | ||||||
CarMax, Inc. (a) | 147 | 4,861 | ||||||
Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. (a) | 21 | 6,472 | ||||||
Coach, Inc. | 193 | 12,339 | ||||||
Darden Restaurants, Inc. | 90 | 4,478 | ||||||
DeVry, Inc. | 43 | 2,543 | ||||||
Discovery Communications, Inc. (Series A) (a) | 90 | 3,686 | ||||||
Discovery Communications, Inc. (Series C) (a) | 92 | 3,363 | ||||||
Ford Motor Co. (a) | 2,307 | 31,814 | ||||||
GameStop Corp. (Class A) (a) | 99 | 2,640 | ||||||
Genuine Parts Co. | 103 | 5,603 | ||||||
Gildan Activewear, Inc. | 75 | 2,643 | ||||||
Harley-Davidson, Inc. | 154 | 6,309 | ||||||
Hasbro, Inc. | 81 | 3,558 | ||||||
J.C. Penney Co., Inc. | 116 | 4,007 | ||||||
Johnson Controls, Inc. | 444 | 18,497 | ||||||
Kohl’s Corp. | 181 | 9,052 | ||||||
Liberty Global, Inc. (Series A) (a) | 74 | 3,333 | ||||||
Liberty Global, Inc. (Series C) (a) | 70 | 2,989 | ||||||
Liberty Media Corp. – Interactive (Class A) (a) | 373 | 6,255 | ||||||
Limited Brands, Inc. | 181 | 6,959 | ||||||
Lowe’s Cos., Inc. | 886 | 20,653 | ||||||
Macy’s, Inc. | 277 | 8,100 | ||||||
Marriott International, Inc. (Class A) | 192 | 6,814 | ||||||
Mattel, Inc. | 228 | 6,268 | ||||||
McDonald’s Corp. | 657 | 55,398 | ||||||
Mohawk Industries, Inc. (a) | 38 | 2,280 | ||||||
Newell Rubbermaid, Inc. | 190 | 2,998 | ||||||
NIKE, Inc. (Class B) | 241 | 21,685 | ||||||
Nordstrom, Inc. | 114 | 5,351 | ||||||
O’Reilly Automotive, Inc. (a) | 93 | 6,092 | ||||||
PetSmart, Inc. | 77 | 3,494 | ||||||
Ross Stores, Inc. | 78 | 6,249 | ||||||
Staples, Inc. | 473 | 7,473 | ||||||
Starbucks Corp. | 488 | 19,271 | ||||||
Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. | 126 | 7,061 | ||||||
Target Corp. | 438 | 20,547 | ||||||
The Gap, Inc. | 282 | 5,104 | ||||||
The TJX Cos., Inc. | 259 | 13,605 | ||||||
The Washington Post Co. (Class B) | 3 | 1,257 | ||||||
Thomson Reuters Corp. | 247 | 9,274 | ||||||
Tiffany & Co. | 78 | 6,125 | ||||||
Tim Hortons, Inc. | 109 | 5,322 | ||||||
Time Warner Cable, Inc. | 225 | 17,559 | ||||||
Urban Outfitters, Inc. (a) | 86 | 2,421 | ||||||
V.F. Corp. | 57 | 6,188 | ||||||
Virgin Media, Inc. | 201 | 6,016 | ||||||
Whirlpool Corp. | 50 | 4,066 | ||||||
Yellow Media, Inc. | 338 | 841 | ||||||
Yum! Brands, Inc. | 306 | 16,903 | ||||||
479,373 | ||||||||
Consumer Staples: 10.2% | ||||||||
Avon Products, Inc. | 282 | 7,896 | ||||||
Campbell Soup Co. | 131 | 4,526 | ||||||
Coca-Cola Enterprises, Inc. | 216 | 6,303 | ||||||
Colgate-Palmolive Co. | 324 | 28,321 | ||||||
ConAgra Foods, Inc. | 285 | 7,356 | ||||||
Dr. Pepper Snapple Group, Inc. | 147 | 6,164 | ||||||
Empire Co., Ltd. | 18 | 1,043 | ||||||
General Mills, Inc. | 416 | 15,483 | ||||||
Green Mountain Coffee Roasters, Inc. (a) | 84 | 7,498 | ||||||
H.J. Heinz Co. | 210 | 11,189 | ||||||
Hansen Natural Corp. (a) | 49 | 3,967 | ||||||
Hormel Foods Corp. | 96 | 2,862 | ||||||
Kellogg Co. | 168 | 9,294 | ||||||
Kimberly-Clark Corp. | 265 | 17,638 | ||||||
Kraft Foods, Inc. (Class A) | 1,037 | 36,533 | ||||||
Loblaw Cos., Ltd. | 73 | 2,948 | ||||||
McCormick & Co., Inc. | 79 | 3,916 | ||||||
Mead Johnson Nutrition Co. | 134 | 9,052 | ||||||
Metro, Inc. (Class A) | 67 | 3,334 | ||||||
PepsiCo, Inc. | 987 | 69,514 | ||||||
Procter & Gamble Co. | 1,783 | 113,345 | ||||||
Ralcorp Holdings, Inc. (a) | 36 | 3,117 | ||||||
Safeway, Inc. | 241 | 5,632 | ||||||
Saputo, Inc. | 93 | 4,485 | ||||||
Sara Lee Corp. | 387 | 7,349 | ||||||
Sysco Corp. | 381 | 11,880 | ||||||
The Clorox Co. | 90 | 6,070 | ||||||
The Estee Lauder Cos., Inc. (Class A) | 79 | 8,310 | ||||||
The J.M. Smucker Co. | 78 | 5,962 | ||||||
The Kroger Co. | 396 | 9,821 | ||||||
Viterra, Inc. | 243 | 2,640 | ||||||
Whole Foods Market, Inc. | 96 | 6,091 | ||||||
439,539 | ||||||||
Energy: 9.8% | ||||||||
Apache Corp. | 250 | 30,848 | ||||||
ARC Resources, Ltd. | 186 | 4,823 | ||||||
Bonavista Energy Corp. | 87 | 2,577 | ||||||
Cabot Oil & Gas Corp. | 69 | 4,575 | ||||||
Cameron International Corp. (a) | 160 | 8,046 | ||||||
Cenovus Energy, Inc. | 493 | 18,607 | ||||||
Chesapeake Energy Corp. | 427 | 12,678 | ||||||
Cimarex Energy Co. | 56 | 5,036 | ||||||
Concho Resources, Inc. (a) | 64 | 5,878 | ||||||
Continental Resources, Inc. (a) | 30 | 1,947 | ||||||
Crescent Point Energy Corp. | 159 | 7,348 | ||||||
Denbury Resources, Inc. (a) | 261 | 5,220 |
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Security Description | Shares | Value | ||||||
COMMON STOCKS, continued | ||||||||
Energy, continued | ||||||||
Devon Energy Corp. | 265 | $ | 20,885 | |||||
Diamond Offshore Drilling, Inc. | 45 | 3,168 | ||||||
El Paso Corp. | 461 | 9,312 | ||||||
Enbridge, Inc. | 477 | 15,510 | ||||||
Enerplus Corp. | 117 | 3,694 | ||||||
Ensco PLC, ADR | 37 | 1,972 | ||||||
EOG Resources, Inc. | 166 | 17,355 | ||||||
EQT Corp. | 93 | 4,884 | ||||||
FMC Technologies, Inc. (a) | 157 | 7,032 | ||||||
Hess Corp. | 199 | 14,877 | ||||||
Kinder Morgan Management, LLC (a)(b) | 55 | 3,607 | ||||||
Marathon Oil Corp. | 465 | 24,496 | ||||||
National-Oilwell Varco, Inc. | 276 | 21,586 | ||||||
Newfield Exploration Co. (a) | 88 | 5,986 | ||||||
Nexen, Inc. | 345 | 7,777 | ||||||
Noble Corp. | 165 | 6,503 | ||||||
Noble Energy, Inc. | 115 | 10,308 | ||||||
Pacific Rubiales Energy Corp. | 166 | 4,449 | ||||||
Penn West Petroleum ,Ltd. | 298 | 6,881 | ||||||
PetroBakken Energy, Ltd.(Class A) | 55 | 755 | ||||||
Petrohawk Energy Corp. (a) | 198 | 4,885 | ||||||
Pioneer Natural Resources Co. | 69 | 6,180 | ||||||
Plains Exploration & Production Co. (a) | 92 | 3,507 | ||||||
QEP Resources, Inc. | 115 | 4,810 | ||||||
Range Resources Corp. | 105 | 5,828 | ||||||
Southwestern Energy Co. (a) | 228 | 9,777 | ||||||
Spectra Energy Corp. | 424 | 11,622 | ||||||
Suncor Energy, Inc. | 1,027 | 40,252 | ||||||
Sunoco, Inc. | 79 | 3,295 | ||||||
Talisman Energy, Inc. | 671 | 13,783 | ||||||
Ultra Petroleum Corp. (a) | 100 | 4,580 | ||||||
Vermilion Energy, Inc. | 55 | 2,908 | ||||||
Weatherford International, Ltd. (a) | 486 | 9,113 | ||||||
Whiting Petroleum Corp. (a) | 78 | 4,439 | ||||||
423,599 | ||||||||
Financials: 17.1% | ||||||||
ACE, Ltd. | 219 | 14,415 | ||||||
AFLAC, Inc. | 307 | 14,331 | ||||||
American Express Co. | 708 | 36,604 | ||||||
Ameriprise Financial, Inc. | 162 | 9,344 | ||||||
Annaly Capital Management, Inc. (c) | 526 | 9,489 | ||||||
Arch Capital Group, Ltd. (a) | 88 | 2,809 | ||||||
Assurant, Inc. | 66 | 2,394 | ||||||
Axis Capital Holdings, Ltd. | 73 | 2,260 | ||||||
Bank of Nova Scotia | 705 | 42,470 | ||||||
BB&T Corp. | 454 | 12,185 | ||||||
Berkshire Hathaway, Inc. (Class B) (a) | 564 | 43,648 | ||||||
BlackRock, Inc. | 60 | 11,509 | ||||||
Boston Properties, Inc. (c) | 93 | 9,873 | ||||||
Capital One Financial Corp. | 297 | 15,346 | ||||||
CB Richard Ellis Group, Inc. (Class A) (a) | 190 | 4,771 | ||||||
Chubb Corp. | 193 | 12,084 | ||||||
Cincinnati Financial Corp. | 102 | 2,976 | ||||||
CME Group, Inc. | 42 | 12,247 | ||||||
Comerica, Inc. | 115 | 3,976 | ||||||
Discover Financial Services | 357 | 9,550 | ||||||
Duke Realty Corp. (c) | 165 | 2,312 | ||||||
Eaton Vance Corp. | 77 | 2,328 | ||||||
Everest Re Group, Ltd. | 36 | 2,943 | ||||||
Federal Realty Investment Trust (c) | 40 | 3,407 | ||||||
Fifth Third Bancorp | 601 | 7,663 | ||||||
Franklin Resources, Inc. | 102 | 13,392 | ||||||
General Growth Properties, Inc. (c) | 283 | 4,723 | ||||||
Genworth Financial, Inc. (Class A) (a) | 321 | 3,300 | ||||||
HCP, Inc. (c) | 262 | 9,613 | ||||||
Health Care REIT, Inc. (c) | 112 | 5,872 | ||||||
Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc. (c) | 445 | 7,543 | ||||||
Hudson City Bancorp, Inc. | 310 | 2,539 | ||||||
Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. (a) | 48 | 5,986 | ||||||
Invesco, Ltd. | 301 | 7,043 | ||||||
Jefferies Group, Inc. | 90 | 1,836 | ||||||
KeyCorp | 622 | 5,181 | ||||||
Legg Mason, Inc. | 94 | 3,079 | ||||||
Liberty Property Trust (c) | 75 | 2,444 | ||||||
Lincoln National Corp. | 207 | 5,897 | ||||||
M&T Bank Corp. | 73 | 6,420 | ||||||
Marshall & Ilsley Corp. | 346 | 2,758 | ||||||
New York Community Bancorp, Inc. | 285 | 4,272 | ||||||
Northern Trust Corp. | 142 | 6,526 | ||||||
NYSE Euronext | 171 | 5,860 | ||||||
PartnerRe, Ltd. | 42 | 2,892 | ||||||
People’s United Financial, Inc. | 237 | 3,185 | ||||||
PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. | 345 | 20,565 | ||||||
Principal Financial Group, Inc. | 210 | 6,388 | ||||||
ProLogis, Inc. (c) | 277 | 9,928 | ||||||
Prudential Financial, Inc. | 316 | 20,094 | ||||||
Regency Centers Corp. (c) | 54 | 2,374 | ||||||
Regions Financial Corp. | 823 | 5,103 | ||||||
RenaissanceRe Holdings, Ltd. | 35 | 2,448 | ||||||
Royal Bank of Canada | 933 | 53,332 | ||||||
SEI Investments Co. | 97 | 2,184 | ||||||
Simon Property Group, Inc. (c) | 192 | 22,316 | ||||||
State Street Corp. | 328 | 14,790 | ||||||
T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. | 169 | 10,198 | ||||||
The Bank of New York Mellon Corp. | 812 | 20,803 | ||||||
The Charles Schwab Corp. | 669 | 11,005 | ||||||
The Macerich Co. (c) | 85 | 4,548 | ||||||
The NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc. (a) | 81 | 2,049 | ||||||
The Progressive Corp. | 411 | 8,787 | ||||||
The Toronto-Dominion Bank | 578 | 49,011 | ||||||
The Travelers Cos., Inc. | 282 | 16,463 | ||||||
U.S. Bancorp | 1,258 | 32,092 | ||||||
Ventas, Inc. (c) | 106 | 5,587 | ||||||
Vornado Realty Trust (c) | 108 | 10,063 | ||||||
W.R. Berkley Corp. | 78 | 2,530 | ||||||
XL Group PLC | 204 | 4,484 | ||||||
738,437 | ||||||||
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Security Description | Shares | Value | ||||||
COMMON STOCKS, continued | ||||||||
Financials, continued | ||||||||
Health Care: 11.4% | ||||||||
Abbott Laboratories | 963 | $ | 50,673 | |||||
Aetna, Inc. | 252 | 11,111 | ||||||
Agilent Technologies, Inc. (a) | 228 | 11,653 | ||||||
Allergan, Inc. | 200 | 16,650 | ||||||
Baxter International, Inc. | 379 | 22,623 | ||||||
Becton, Dickinson & Co. | 145 | 12,495 | ||||||
Biogen Idec, Inc. (a) | 150 | 16,038 | ||||||
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. | 1,114 | 32,262 | ||||||
CIGNA Corp. | 177 | 9,103 | ||||||
Coventry Health Care, Inc. (a) | 98 | 3,574 | ||||||
Gilead Sciences, Inc. (a) | 520 | 21,533 | ||||||
Henry Schein, Inc. (a) | 60 | 4,295 | ||||||
Humana, Inc. | 111 | 8,940 | ||||||
Johnson & Johnson | 1,740 | 115,745 | ||||||
Life Technologies Corp. (a) | 118 | 6,144 | ||||||
Medco Health Solutions, Inc. (a) | 265 | 14,978 | ||||||
Medtronic, Inc. | 703 | 27,087 | ||||||
Merck & Co., Inc. | 1,967 | 69,415 | ||||||
Patterson Cos., Inc. | 64 | 2,105 | ||||||
Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Inc. | 189 | 9,828 | ||||||
Waters Corp. (a) | 60 | 5,744 | ||||||
WellPoint, Inc. | 246 | 19,377 | ||||||
491,373 | ||||||||
Industrials: 12.5% | ||||||||
3M Co. | 442 | 41,924 | ||||||
AMETEK, Inc. | 105 | 4,715 | ||||||
Avery Dennison Corp. | 66 | 2,550 | ||||||
Bombardier, Inc. (Class B) | 940 | 6,774 | ||||||
C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc. | 108 | 8,515 | ||||||
CAE, Inc. | 168 | 2,266 | ||||||
Canadian National Railway Co. | 301 | 24,075 | ||||||
Canadian Pacific Railway, Ltd. | 111 | 6,925 | ||||||
Caterpillar, Inc. | 398 | 42,371 | ||||||
Cooper Industries PLC | 108 | 6,444 | ||||||
CSX Corp. | 729 | 19,114 | ||||||
Cummins, Inc. | 123 | 12,729 | ||||||
Danaher Corp. | 367 | 19,447 | ||||||
Deere & Co. | 276 | 22,756 | ||||||
Delta Air Lines, Inc. (a) | 409 | 3,751 | ||||||
Dover Corp. | 122 | 8,272 | ||||||
Eaton Corp. | 210 | 10,804 | ||||||
Emerson Electric Co. | 493 | 27,731 | ||||||
Equifax, Inc. | 81 | 2,812 | ||||||
Expeditors International Washington, Inc. | 139 | 7,115 | ||||||
Fastenal Co. | 183 | 6,586 | ||||||
FedEx Corp. | 196 | 18,591 | ||||||
Finning International, Inc. | 112 | 3,321 | ||||||
Fluor Corp. | 115 | 7,436 | ||||||
Foster Wheeler AG (a) | 82 | 2,491 | ||||||
IHS, Inc. (Class A) (a) | 27 | 2,252 | ||||||
Illinois Tool Works, Inc. | 294 | 16,608 | ||||||
Ingersoll-Rand PLC | 216 | 9,809 | ||||||
Iron Mountain, Inc. | 118 | 4,023 | ||||||
J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc. | 63 | 2,967 | ||||||
Jacobs Engineering Group, Inc. (a) | 83 | 3,590 | ||||||
Joy Global, Inc. | 69 | 6,572 | ||||||
Manpower, Inc. | 54 | 2,897 | ||||||
Masco Corp. | 235 | 2,827 | ||||||
Norfolk Southern Corp. | 233 | 17,459 | ||||||
PACCAR, Inc. | 216 | 11,035 | ||||||
Pall Corp. | 75 | 4,217 | ||||||
Parker Hannifin Corp. | 106 | 9,512 | ||||||
Pentair, Inc. | 64 | 2,583 | ||||||
Pitney Bowes, Inc. | 133 | 3,058 | ||||||
Precision Castparts Corp. | 94 | 15,477 | ||||||
Quanta Services, Inc. (a) | 138 | 2,788 | ||||||
R.R. Donnelley & Sons Co. | 135 | 2,647 | ||||||
Ritchie Bros Auctioneers, Inc. | 63 | 1,735 | ||||||
Robert Half International, Inc. | 91 | 2,460 | ||||||
Rockwell Automation, Inc. | 93 | 8,069 | ||||||
Rockwell Collins, Inc. | 102 | 6,292 | ||||||
Roper Industries, Inc. | 63 | 5,248 | ||||||
Southwest Airlines Co. | 388 | 4,431 | ||||||
The Dun & Bradstreet Corp. | 33 | 2,493 | ||||||
Tyco International, Ltd. | 310 | 15,323 | ||||||
United Parcel Service, Inc. (Class B) | 481 | 35,079 | ||||||
W.W. Grainger, Inc. | 39 | 5,992 | ||||||
Waste Management, Inc. | 295 | 10,995 | ||||||
537,953 | ||||||||
Information Technology: 17.1% | ||||||||
Accenture PLC (Class A) | 420 | 25,376 | ||||||
Adobe Systems, Inc. (a) | 331 | 10,410 | ||||||
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (a) | 381 | 2,663 | ||||||
Analog Devices, Inc. | 196 | 7,672 | ||||||
Applied Materials, Inc. | 863 | 11,228 | ||||||
Autodesk, Inc. (a) | 150 | 5,790 | ||||||
CA, Inc. | 267 | 6,098 | ||||||
CGI Group, Inc. (Class A) (a) | 154 | 3,802 | ||||||
Cisco Systems, Inc. | 3,517 | 54,900 | ||||||
Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp. (Class A) (a) | 199 | 14,595 | ||||||
Dell, Inc. (a) | 1,136 | 18,937 | ||||||
EMC Corp. (a) | 1,353 | 37,275 | ||||||
Flextronics International, Ltd. (a) | 498 | 3,197 | ||||||
Google, Inc. (Class A) (a) | 159 | 80,515 | ||||||
Hewlett-Packard Co. | 1,373 | 49,977 | ||||||
IBM | 778 | 133,466 | ||||||
Intel Corp. | 3,470 | 76,895 | ||||||
Intuit, Inc. (a) | 193 | 10,009 | ||||||
Motorola Mobility Holdings, Inc. (a) | 183 | 4,033 | ||||||
Motorola Solutions, Inc. (a) | 198 | 9,116 | ||||||
NVIDIA Corp. (a) | 381 | 6,071 | ||||||
Open Text Corp. (a) | 37 | 2,372 | ||||||
Oracle Corp. | 2,564 | 84,381 | ||||||
Research In Motion, Ltd. (a) | 309 | 8,933 | ||||||
Salesforce.com, Inc. (a) | 81 | 12,067 | ||||||
Symantec Corp. (a) | 499 | 9,840 | ||||||
Texas Instruments, Inc. | 767 | 25,181 |
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Security Description | Shares | Value | ||||||
COMMON STOCKS, continued | ||||||||
Information Technology, continued | ||||||||
Xerox Corp. | 916 | $ | 9,536 | |||||
Yahoo!, Inc. (a) | 814 | 12,243 | ||||||
736,578 | ||||||||
Materials: 5.7% | ||||||||
Agnico-Eagle Mines, Ltd. | 111 | 7,018 | ||||||
Agrium, Inc. | 103 | 9,045 | ||||||
Air Products & Chemicals, Inc. | 141 | 13,477 | ||||||
Airgas, Inc. | 52 | 3,642 | ||||||
Alcoa, Inc. | 695 | 11,023 | ||||||
Allegheny Technologies, Inc. | 66 | 4,189 | ||||||
Ball Corp. | 110 | 4,231 | ||||||
Celanese Corp. (Series A) | 102 | 5,438 | ||||||
Cliffs Natural Resources, Inc. | 91 | 8,413 | ||||||
Crown Holdings, Inc. (a) | 102 | 3,960 | ||||||
Eastman Chemical Co. | 46 | 4,695 | ||||||
Ecolab, Inc. | 153 | 8,626 | ||||||
Franco-Nevada Corp. | 82 | 3,061 | ||||||
Inmet Mining Corp. | 34 | 2,447 | ||||||
International Flavors & Fragrances, Inc. | 52 | 3,340 | ||||||
International Paper Co. | 273 | 8,141 | ||||||
Kinross Gold Corp. | 742 | 11,717 | ||||||
Lubrizol Corp. | 42 | 5,639 | ||||||
LyondellBasell Industries NV (Class A) | 186 | 7,165 | ||||||
Martin Marietta Materials, Inc. | 30 | 2,399 | ||||||
MeadWestvaco Corp. | 110 | 3,664 | ||||||
Nucor Corp. | 207 | 8,532 | ||||||
Osisko Mining Corp. (a) | 225 | 3,497 | ||||||
Owens-Illinois, Inc. (a) | 107 | 2,762 | ||||||
Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan, Inc. | 559 | 31,925 | ||||||
Praxair, Inc. | 198 | 21,461 | ||||||
Rock-Tenn Co. (Class A) | 45 | 2,985 | ||||||
Sealed Air Corp. | 105 | 2,498 | ||||||
Sigma-Aldrich Corp. | 80 | 5,870 | ||||||
Teck Resources, Ltd. (Class B) | 381 | 19,365 | ||||||
United States Steel Corp. | 94 | 4,328 | ||||||
Vulcan Materials Co. | 84 | 3,236 | ||||||
Yamana Gold, Inc. | 485 | 5,662 | ||||||
243,451 | ||||||||
Telecommunication Services: 2.0% | ||||||||
American Tower Corp. (Class A) (a) | 261 | 13,658 | ||||||
BCE, Inc. | 163 | 6,392 | ||||||
CenturyLink, Inc. | 393 | 15,889 | ||||||
Crown Castle International Corp. (a) | 190 | 7,750 | ||||||
Frontier Communications Corp. | 650 | 5,246 | ||||||
MetroPCS Communications, Inc. (a) | 163 | 2,805 | ||||||
NII Holdings, Inc. (a) | 111 | 4,704 | ||||||
Rogers Communications, Inc. (Class B) | 276 | 10,929 | ||||||
SBA Communications Corp. (Class A) (a) | 75 | 2,864 | ||||||
Sprint Nextel Corp. (a) | 1,956 | 10,543 | ||||||
Windstream Corp. | 330 | 4,277 | ||||||
85,057 | ||||||||
Utilities: 2.9% | ||||||||
Alliant Energy Corp. | 72 | 2,927 | ||||||
American Water Works Co., Inc. | 114 | 3,357 | ||||||
Calpine Corp. (a) | 204 | 3,290 | ||||||
Canadian Utilities, Ltd. (Class A) | 57 | 3,311 | ||||||
CenterPoint Energy, Inc. | 264 | 5,108 | ||||||
Consolidated Edison, Inc. | 191 | 10,169 | ||||||
DTE Energy Co. | 111 | 5,552 | ||||||
Integrys Energy Group, Inc. | 51 | 2,644 | ||||||
MDU Resources Group, Inc. | 123 | 2,767 | ||||||
NextEra Energy, Inc. | 262 | 15,054 | ||||||
NiSource, Inc. | 183 | 3,706 | ||||||
Northeast Utilities | 115 | 4,045 | ||||||
NSTAR | 68 | 3,127 | ||||||
Oneok, Inc. | 66 | 4,885 | ||||||
Pepco Holdings, Inc. | 147 | 2,886 | ||||||
PG&E Corp. | 259 | 10,886 | ||||||
Pinnacle West Capital Corp. | 71 | 3,165 | ||||||
PPL Corp. | 370 | 10,297 | ||||||
SCANA Corp. | 79 | 3,110 | ||||||
Sempra Energy | 150 | 7,932 | ||||||
TransAlta Corp. | 138 | 2,946 | ||||||
Wisconsin Energy Corp. | 153 | 4,797 | ||||||
Xcel Energy, Inc. | 316 | 7,679 | ||||||
123,640 | ||||||||
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS (Cost $3,860,184) | 4,299,000 | |||||||
SHORT TERM INVESTMENT: 0.1% | ||||||||
MONEY MARKET FUND: 0.1% | ||||||||
SSgA Prime Money Market Fund | ||||||||
(Cost $2,635) | 2,635 | 2,635 | ||||||
TOTAL INVESTMENTS: 99.9% (Cost $3,862,819) | 4,301,635 | |||||||
OTHER ASSETS & LIABILITIES: 0.1% | 5,510 | |||||||
NET ASSETS: 100.0% | $ | 4,307,145 | ||||||
(a) Non-income producing security.
(b) Limited Partnership
(c) REIT = Real Estate Investment Trust
ADR — American Depositary Receipt
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Security Description | Shares | Value | ||||||
COMMON STOCKS: 95.4% | ||||||||
Australia: 9.1% | ||||||||
Australia & New Zealand Banking Group, Ltd. | 1,320 | $ | 31,147 | |||||
BlueScope Steel, Ltd. | 2,476 | 3,200 | ||||||
Commonwealth Bank of Australia | 781 | 43,810 | ||||||
Fortescue Metals Group, Ltd. | 606 | 4,127 | ||||||
GPT Group (a) | 2,470 | 8,371 | ||||||
Macarthur Coal, Ltd. | 197 | 2,314 | ||||||
Mirvac Group (a) | 5,926 | 7,945 | ||||||
National Australia Bank, Ltd. | 1,278 | 35,118 | ||||||
Newcrest Mining, Ltd. | 433 | 17,513 | ||||||
Origin Energy, Ltd. | 583 | 9,873 | ||||||
OZ Minerals, Ltd. | 300 | 4,247 | ||||||
Westpac Banking Corp. | 1,522 | 36,338 | ||||||
Woolworths, Ltd. | 690 | 20,537 | ||||||
224,540 | ||||||||
Belgium: 2.1% | ||||||||
Colruyt SA | 756 | 37,823 | ||||||
Delhaize Group | 196 | 14,694 | ||||||
52,517 | ||||||||
Denmark: 1.7% | ||||||||
Danske Bank A/S (b) | 496 | 9,186 | ||||||
Novo Nordisk A/S (Class B) | 236 | 29,618 | ||||||
Vestas Wind Systems A/S (b) | 168 | 3,903 | ||||||
42,707 | ||||||||
Finland: 1.2% | ||||||||
Nokia OYJ | 1,884 | 12,212 | ||||||
Stora Enso OYJ (R Shares) | 606 | 6,358 | ||||||
UPM-Kymmene OYJ | 548 | 10,021 | ||||||
28,591 | ||||||||
France: 7.5% | ||||||||
Carrefour SA (b) | 370 | 15,195 | ||||||
CGG: Veritasv(b) | 242 | 8,914 | ||||||
Compagnie de Saint-Gobain | 318 | 20,593 | ||||||
Danone SA | 348 | 25,964 | ||||||
France Telecom SA | 968 | 20,586 | ||||||
L’Oreal SA | 184 | 23,897 | ||||||
Renault SA | 70 | 4,150 | ||||||
Schneider Electric SA | 150 | 25,059 | ||||||
Societe BIC SA | 168 | 16,235 | ||||||
Technip SA | 160 | 17,154 | ||||||
Veolia Environnement SA | 293 | 8,264 | ||||||
186,011 | ||||||||
Germany: 5.9% | ||||||||
BASF SE | 498 | 48,797 | ||||||
Bayerische Motoren Werke AG | 206 | 20,556 | ||||||
Deutsche Boerse AG | 114 | 8,663 | ||||||
Deutsche Post AG | 728 | 13,988 | ||||||
HeidelbergCement AG | 19 | 1,213 | ||||||
Hochtief AG | 92 | 7,685 | ||||||
K+S AG | 160 | 12,297 | ||||||
Metro AG | 144 | 8,727 | ||||||
Volkswagen AG Preference Shares | 86 | 17,753 | ||||||
Wacker Chemie AG | 34 | 7,351 | ||||||
147,030 | ||||||||
Greece: 0.5% | ||||||||
Coca Cola Hellenic Bottling Co. SA (b) | 434 | 11,656 | ||||||
Hong Kong: 0.7% | ||||||||
CLP Holdings, Ltd. | 1,000 | 8,860 | ||||||
Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing, Ltd. | 10 | 210 | ||||||
Li & Fung, Ltd. | 4,000 | 7,967 | ||||||
17,037 | ||||||||
Israel: 0.4% | ||||||||
Delek Group, Ltd. | 10 | 2,238 | ||||||
Israel Chemicals, Ltd. | 540 | 8,572 | ||||||
10,810 | ||||||||
Italy: 1.7% | ||||||||
ENI SpA | 400 | 9,461 | ||||||
Intesa Sanpaolo SpA | 6,014 | 16,012 | ||||||
UniCredit SpA | 8,132 | 17,217 | ||||||
42,690 | ||||||||
Japan: 22.0% | ||||||||
Canon, Inc. | 400 | 18,931 | ||||||
Central Japan Railway Co. | 2 | 15,701 | ||||||
Chugai Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. | 600 | 9,808 | ||||||
Denso Corp. | 200 | 7,408 | ||||||
East Japan Railway Co. | 200 | 11,428 | ||||||
FANUC Corp. | 100 | 16,620 | ||||||
Fuji Heavy Industries, Ltd. | 2,000 | 15,452 | ||||||
Fujitsu, Ltd. | 4,000 | 22,756 | ||||||
Hitachi Construction Machinery Co., Ltd. | 400 | 8,914 | ||||||
Honda Motor Co., Ltd. | 800 | 30,657 | ||||||
Isetan Mitsukoshi Holdings, Ltd. | 400 | 3,900 | ||||||
Kao Corp. | 400 | 10,484 | ||||||
KDDI Corp. | 2 | 14,335 | ||||||
Komatsu, Ltd. | 800 | 24,813 | ||||||
Konica Minolta Holdings, Inc. | 2,000 | 16,620 | ||||||
Kubota Corp. | 2,000 | 17,614 | ||||||
Mitsubishi Electric Corp. | 2,000 | 23,104 | ||||||
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc. | 6,200 | 30,035 | ||||||
Mitsubishi UFJ Lease & Finance Co., Ltd. | 190 | 7,316 | ||||||
Mitsui Fudosan Co., Ltd. | 1,000 | 17,117 | ||||||
Mizuho Financial Group, Inc. | 10,400 | 17,052 | ||||||
Nippon Steel Corp. | 2,000 | 6,459 | ||||||
Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. | 1,800 | 18,826 | ||||||
Nomura Holdings, Inc. | 2,200 | 10,822 | ||||||
NTT DoCoMo, Inc. | 10 | 17,763 | ||||||
Panasonic Corp. | 1,000 | 12,173 | ||||||
Santen Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. | 400 | 16,198 | ||||||
Shikoku Electric Power Co., Inc. | 600 | 13,602 | ||||||
Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd. | 200 | 10,670 | ||||||
Softbank Corp. | 400 | 15,055 |
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Schedule of Investments, continued
Security Description | Shares | Value | ||||||
COMMON STOCKS, continued | ||||||||
Japan, continued | ||||||||
Sony Corp. | 600 | $ | 15,778 | |||||
Takashimaya Co., Ltd. | 1,000 | 6,869 | ||||||
Takeda Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. | 400 | 18,459 | ||||||
The Chugoku Electric Power Co., Inc. | 1,400 | 24,207 | ||||||
TonenGeneral Sekiyu K.K | 1,000 | 12,273 | ||||||
Ube Industries, Ltd. | 2,000 | 5,987 | ||||||
545,206 | ||||||||
Luxembourg: 0.6% | ||||||||
Tenaris SA | 600 | 13,704 | ||||||
Netherlands: 2.2% | ||||||||
Akzo Nobel NV | 210 | 13,247 | ||||||
ASML Holding NV | 254 | 9,356 | ||||||
Unilever NV | 938 | 30,748 | ||||||
53,351 | ||||||||
New Zealand: 0.5% | ||||||||
Auckland International Airport, Ltd. | 7,403 | 13,647 | ||||||
Norway: 1.2% | ||||||||
Aker Solutions ASA | 120 | 2,402 | ||||||
Norsk Hydro ASA | 1,306 | 10,000 | ||||||
Telenor ASA | 590 | 9,662 | ||||||
Yara International ASA | 126 | 7,092 | ||||||
29,156 | ||||||||
Spain: 5.9% | ||||||||
Banco Santander SA | 4,236 | 48,915 | ||||||
BBVA SA | 2,410 | 28,274 | ||||||
Ferrovial SA | 688 | 8,696 | ||||||
Iberdrola SA (b) | 2,364 | 21,039 | ||||||
Industria de Diseno Textil SA | 198 | 18,043 | ||||||
Repsol YPF SA | 620 | 21,524 | ||||||
146,491 | ||||||||
Sweden: 4.0% | ||||||||
Hennes & Mauritz AB (Class B) | 736 | 25,378 | ||||||
Modern Times Group AB (Class B) | 104 | 6,868 | ||||||
Nordea Bank AB | 2,102 | 22,598 | ||||||
Sandvik AB | 700 | 12,273 | ||||||
Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB (Class A) | 1,020 | 8,337 | ||||||
Swedbank AB (Class A) | 604 | 10,151 | ||||||
Volvo AB (Class B) | 830 | 14,500 | ||||||
100,105 | ||||||||
Switzerland: 8.3% | ||||||||
Compagnie Financiere Richemont SA | 312 | 20,429 | ||||||
Novartis AG | 988 | 60,520 | ||||||
Roche Holding AG | 330 | 55,226 | ||||||
Swiss Reinsurrance Co., Ltd. (b) | 130 | 7,300 | ||||||
Swisscom AG | 20 | 9,170 | ||||||
Syngenta AG (b) | 58 | 19,578 | ||||||
Wolseley PLC | 290 | 9,458 | ||||||
Xstrata PLC | 1,050 | 23,112 | ||||||
204,793 | ||||||||
United Kingdom: 19.9% | ||||||||
Associated British Foods PLC | 684 | 11,889 | ||||||
Barclays PLC | 3,077 | 12,665 | ||||||
BG Group PLC | 1,796 | 40,758 | ||||||
Bunzl PLC | 1,680 | 21,031 | ||||||
Burberry Group PLC | 162 | 3,770 | ||||||
Cairn Energy PLC (b) | 1,282 | 8,535 | ||||||
GlaxoSmithKline PLC | 2,670 | 57,165 | ||||||
HSBC Holdings PLC | 8,342 | 82,794 | ||||||
Lonmin PLC | 220 | 5,130 | ||||||
Pearson PLC | 1,731 | 32,671 | ||||||
Prudential PLC | 1,713 | 19,795 | ||||||
Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC (b) | 9,738 | 6,011 | ||||||
RSA Insurance Group PLC | 8,263 | 17,890 | ||||||
Standard Chartered PLC | 1,248 | 32,809 | ||||||
Tesco PLC | 4,702 | 30,337 | ||||||
Tullow Oil PLC | 720 | 14,329 | ||||||
Unilever PLC | 844 | 27,173 | ||||||
Vodafone Group PLC | 25,988 | 68,946 | ||||||
493,698 | ||||||||
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS (Cost $2,371,665) | 2,363,740 | |||||||
SHORT TERM INVESTMENT: 4.3% | ||||||||
UNITED STATES: 4.3% | ||||||||
MONEY MARKET FUND: 4.3% | ||||||||
SSgA Prime Money Market Fund | ||||||||
(Cost $107,663) | 107,663 | 107,663 | ||||||
TOTAL INVESTMENTS: 99.7% (Cost $2,479,328) | 2,471,403 | |||||||
OTHER ASSETS AND LIABILITIES: 0.3% | 7,195 | |||||||
NET ASSETS: 100.0% | $ | 2,478,598 | ||||||
(a) REIT = Real Estate Investment Trust
(b) Non-income producing security.
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Schedule of Investments, continued
Summary of Investments by Sector
Percent of | |||||||
Sector | Value | Net Assets | |||||
Consumer Discretionary | $ | 268,650 | 10.8% | ||||
Consumer Staples | 269,124 | 10.8% | |||||
Energy | 158,927 | 6.4% | |||||
Financials | 593,896 | 24.0% | |||||
Health Care | 246,993 | 10.0% | |||||
Industrials | 287,499 | 11.6% | |||||
Information Technology | 79,875 | 3.2% | |||||
Materials | 227,288 | 9.2% | |||||
Telecommunication Services | 155,516 | 6.3% | |||||
Utilities | 75,972 | 3.1% | |||||
Short Term Investments | 107,663 | 4.3% | |||||
Other Assets and Liabilities (Net) | 7,195 | 0.3% | |||||
Total Net Assets | $ | 2,478,598 | 100.0% |
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Statements of Assets and Liabilities
Pax MSCI | ||||||||
North | Pax MSCI | |||||||
America ESG | EAFE ESG | |||||||
Index ETF | Index ETF | |||||||
ASSETS | ||||||||
Investments, at value (Note B) | $ | 4,301,635 | $ | 2,471,403 | ||||
Cash | 31 | — | ||||||
Receivable for investments sold | 3,228 | — | ||||||
Receivable for foreign taxes recoverable | — | 2,423 | ||||||
Dividends receivable (Note B) | 5,769 | 9,519 | ||||||
Total Assets | 4,310,663 | 2,483,345 | ||||||
LIABILITIES | ||||||||
Due to custodian | 47 | 3,636 | ||||||
Payable for investments purchased | 2,011 | — | ||||||
Accrued advisory fee (Note C) | 1,460 | 1,111 | ||||||
Total Liabilities | 3,518 | 4,747 | ||||||
NET ASSETS | $ | 4,307,145 | $ | 2,478,598 | ||||
NET ASSETS CONSIST OF: | ||||||||
Paid in capital | $ | 3,885,589 | $ | 2,505,729 | ||||
Undistributed (distribution in excess of) net investment income | 2,770 | 666 | ||||||
Accumulated net realized gain (loss) on: | ||||||||
Investments and foreign currency transactions | (20,040) | (19,817) | ||||||
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of: | ||||||||
Investments | 438,816 | (7,925) | ||||||
Foreign currency | 10 | (55) | ||||||
NET ASSETS | $ | 4,307,145 | $ | 2,478,598 | ||||
NET ASSET VALUE PER SHARE | ||||||||
Net asset value per share | $ | 28.71 | $ | 24.79 | ||||
Outstanding beneficial interest shares (unlimited amount authorized, $0.01 par value) | 150,000 | 100,000 | ||||||
COST OF INVESTMENTS: | ||||||||
Investments, at cost (Note B) | $ | 3,862,819 | $ | 2,479,328 | ||||
Foreign currency, at cost | $ | (47) | $ | (3,546) | ||||
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Statement of Operations
Pax MSCI | ||||||||
North | Pax MSCI | |||||||
America ESG | EAFE ESG | |||||||
Index ETF | Index ETF* | |||||||
INVESTMENT INCOME | ||||||||
Dividend income | $ | 29,672 | $ | 53,039 | ||||
Foreign taxes withheld | (585) | (4,562) | ||||||
Total Investment Income | 29,087 | 48,477 | ||||||
EXPENSES | ||||||||
Advisory fee (Note C) | 7,390 | 5,823 | ||||||
Total Expenses | 7,390 | 5,823 | ||||||
Net Investment Income | 21,697 | 42,654 | ||||||
REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS) ON INVESTMENTS | ||||||||
Net realized gain (loss) on: | ||||||||
Investments | 17,653 | (19,975) | ||||||
Foreign currency transactions | 15 | 158 | ||||||
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on: | ||||||||
Investments | 139,536 | (7,925) | ||||||
Foreign currency translation | 4 | (55) | ||||||
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments and foreign currency | 157,208 | (27,797) | ||||||
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations | $ | 178,905 | $ | 14,857 | ||||
* Commencement of operations — January 27, 2011.
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Statement of Changes in Net Assets
Pax MSCI | |||||||||||
EAFE ESG | |||||||||||
Pax MSCI North America ESG Index ETF | Index ETF | ||||||||||
For the | |||||||||||
Six Months | For the | Period | |||||||||
Ended | Period | 1/27/11*- | |||||||||
6/30/11 | 5/18/10*- | 6/30/11 | |||||||||
(Unaudited) | 12/31/10 | (Unaudited) | |||||||||
INCREASE IN NET ASSETS FROM OPERATIONS: | |||||||||||
Net investment income | $ | 21,697 | $ | 26,729 | $ | 42,654 | |||||
Net realized gain (loss) on investments and foreign currency transactions | 17,668 | (37,807) | (19,817) | ||||||||
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments and foreign currency translation | 139,540 | 299,286 | (7,980) | ||||||||
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations | 178,905 | 288,208 | 14,857 | ||||||||
Distributions to shareholders from: | |||||||||||
Net investment income | (19,065) | (26,492) | (41,988) | ||||||||
Total distributions to shareholders | (19,065) | (26,492) | (41,988) | ||||||||
From capital share transactions: | |||||||||||
Proceeds from sale of shares sold | 1,384,619 | 2,500,000 | 2,505,729 | ||||||||
Cost of shares redeemed | — | (49,030) | — | ||||||||
Net increase (decrease) in net assets from capital share transactions | 1,384,619 | 2,450,970 | 2,505,729 | ||||||||
Net increase in net assets during the period | 1,544,459 | 2,712,686 | 2,478,598 | ||||||||
Net assets at beginning of period | 2,762,686 | 50,000 | — | ||||||||
Net assets end of period (1) | $ | 4,307,145 | $ | 2,762,686 | $ | 2,478,598 | |||||
(1) Including undistributed net investment income | $ | 2,770 | $ | 138 | $ | 666 | |||||
Shares of beneficial interest: | |||||||||||
Shares sold | 50,000 | 100,000 | 100,000 | ||||||||
Shares issued to shareholders from reinvestment of distributions | — | — | — | ||||||||
Shares redeemed | — | (2,000) | — | ||||||||
Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding | 50,000 | 98,000 | 100,000 | ||||||||
* Commencement of operations
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Financial Highlights
Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period
Pax MSCI North America | ||||||||||
ESG Index ETF | ||||||||||
Six Months | For the | |||||||||
Ended | Period | |||||||||
6/30/11 | 5/18/10*- | |||||||||
(Unaudited) | 12/31/10 | |||||||||
Net asset value, beginning of period | $ | 27.63 | $ | 25.00 | ||||||
Income (loss) from investment operations: | ||||||||||
Net investment income (loss)1 | 0.21 | 0.27 | ||||||||
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)2 | 1.00 | 2.62 | ||||||||
Total from investment operations | 1.21 | 2.89 | ||||||||
Distributions to shareholders from: | ||||||||||
Net investment income | (0.13) | (0.26) | ||||||||
Total distributions | (0.13) | (0.26) | ||||||||
Net asset value, end of period | $ | 28.71 | $ | 27.63 | ||||||
Total return3 | 4.38 | % | 11.58 | % | ||||||
Net assets, end of period (in 000’s) | $ | 4,307 | $ | 2,763 | ||||||
Ratio of expenses to average net assets | 0.50 | %4 | 0.50 | %4 | ||||||
Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets | 1.47 | %4 | 1.69 | %4 | ||||||
Portfolio turnover rate5 | 9 | % | 30 | % | ||||||
1 | Based on average shares outstanding during the period. |
2 | Amounts shown in this caption for a share outstanding may not accord with the change in aggregate gains and losses in securities for the fiscal period because of the timing of sales and repurchases of Fund shares in relation to fluctuating market values for the Fund. |
3 | Total return is calculated assuming a purchase of shares at net asset value on the first day of the period, reinvestment of all dividends and distributions at net asset value during the period, and a sale at net asset value on the last day of the period. Total return for periods of less than one year is not annualized. Broker commission charges are not included in this calculation. |
4 | Annualized. |
5 | Portfolio turnover rate excludes the value of securities received or delivered from in kind processing of creations or redemptions of the Fund’s capital shares. |
* Commencement of operations
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Financial Highlights — (continued)
Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period
Pax MSCI | ||||||
EAFE ESG | ||||||
Index ETF | ||||||
For the | ||||||
Period | ||||||
1/27/11*- | ||||||
6/30/11 | ||||||
(Unaudited) | ||||||
Net asset value, beginning of period | $ | 25.06 | ||||
Income (loss) from investment operations: | ||||||
Net investment income (loss)1 | 0.43 | |||||
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)2 | (0.28) | |||||
Total from investment operations | 0.15 | |||||
Distributions to shareholders from: | ||||||
Net investment income | (0.42) | |||||
Total distributions | (0.42) | |||||
Net asset value, end of period | $ | 24.79 | ||||
Total return3 | 0.66 | % | ||||
Net assets, end of period (in 000’s) | $ | 2,479 | ||||
Ratio of expenses to average net assets | 0.55 | %4 | ||||
Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets | 4.00 | %4 | ||||
Portfolio turnover rate5 | 11 | % | ||||
1 | Based on average shares outstanding during the period. |
2 | Amounts shown in this caption for a share outstanding may not accord with the change in aggregate gains and losses in securities for the fiscal period because of the timing of sales and repurchases of Fund shares in relation to fluctuating market values for the Fund. |
3 | Total return is calculated assuming a purchase of shares at net asset value on the first day of the period, reinvestment of all dividends and distributions at net asset value during the period, and a sale at net asset value on the last day of the period. Total return for periods of less than one year is not annualized. Broker commission charges are not included in this calculation. |
4 | Annualized. |
5 | Portfolio turnover rate excludes the value of securities received or delivered from in kind processing of creations or redemptions of the Fund’s capital shares. |
* Commencement of operations
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Notes to the Financial Statements
NOTE A—Organization
Pax World Funds Trust II (the “Trust”), which is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), is an open-end management investment company organized under the laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts on February 7, 2008.
As of June 30, 2011, the Trust offered two portfolios which represent series of beneficial interest in the Trust: the Pax MSCI North America ESG Index ETF and Pax MSCI EAFE ESG Index ETF (each referred to as a “Fund” or collectively as the “Funds”). The Funds commenced operations on May 18, 2010 and January 27, 2011, respectively and first listed on NYSE Arca, Inc. on May 19, 2010 and January 28, 2011, respectively. Each Fund operates as a non-diversified investment company. The Funds’ investment objectives are to seek investment returns that closely correspond to the price and yield performance, before fees and expenses, of the MSCI North America ESG Index and the MSCI EAFE ESG Index, respectively.
NOTE B—Significant Accounting Policies
The following is a summary of significant accounting policies followed by the Trust in the preparation of its financial statements:
Use of Estimates The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) requires 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 revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
Indemnifications and Guarantees Under the Trust’s organizational documents, its officers and trustees are indemnified against certain liabilities arising out of the performance of their duties to the Trust. Additionally, in the normal course of business, the Trust enters into contracts with service providers that contain general indemnification clauses. The Trust’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this could involve future claims that may be made against the Trust that have not yet occurred. However, while the Trust has a relatively short operating history, the Trust nonetheless expects the risk of loss to be remote.
Security Valuation The Funds investments for which market quotations are readily available are valued at market value. Market values for various types of securities and other instruments are determined on the basis of closing prices or
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last sales prices on an exchange or other market, or based on quotes or other market information obtained from quotation reporting systems, established market makers or pricing services. Short-term investments having a maturity of 60 days or less are generally valued at amortized cost, which approximates fair value.
If market quotations are not readily available (including in cases when available market quotations are deemed unreasonable), the Funds’ investments will be valued as determined in good faith pursuant to policies and procedures approved by the board of trustees (so called “fair value pricing”). Fair value pricing may require subjective determinations about the value of a security or other asset, and fair values used to determine each Fund’s net asset value per share (“NAV”) may differ from quoted or published prices, or from prices that are used by others, for the same investments. Also, the use of fair value pricing may not always result in adjustments to the prices of securities or other assets held by the Funds.
The Funds may determine that market quotations are not readily available due to events relating to a single issuer (e.g., corporate actions or announcements) or events relating to multiple issuers (e.g., governmental actions or natural disasters). The Funds may determine the fair value of investments based on information provided by pricing services and other third-party vendors, which may recommend fair value prices or adjustments with reference to other securities, indices or assets. In considering whether fair value pricing is required and in determining fair values, the Funds may, among other things, consider significant events (which may be considered to include changes in the value of U.S. securities or securities indices) that occur after the close of the relevant market and the usual time of valuation. Fair value pricing could result in a difference between the prices used to calculate the Funds’ NAVs and the prices used by the Funds’ benchmark indexes, which, in turn, could result in a difference between the Funds’ performance and the performance of the Funds’ benchmark indexes.
Non-U.S. markets can be significantly more volatile than domestic markets, causing the prices of some of the Fund’s investments to fluctuate significantly, rapidly and unpredictably. Non-U.S. securities may be less liquid than domestic securities; consequently, the Funds may at times be unable to sell non-U.S. securities at desirable times or prices. Other risks related to non-U.S. securities include delays in the settlement of transactions; less publicly available information about issuers; different reporting, accounting and auditing standards; the effect of political, social, diplomatic or economic events; seizure, expropriation or nationalization of the issuer or its assets; and the possible imposition
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Notes to the Financial Statements, continued
of currency exchange controls. If a Fund invests substantially in securities of non-U.S. issuers tied economically to a particular country or geographic region, it will be subject to the risks associated with such country or geographic region to a greater extent than a fund that is more diversified across countries or geographic regions.
The Board of Trustees of the Trust has determined that, because shares of the Funds are purchased or redeemed principally by the delivery of securities in kind, rather than cash, the use of local market closing prices to determine the value of foreign securities, rather than fair values determined as of the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) Close to give effect to intervening changes in one or more indexes, is unlikely to result in material dilution of the interests of the Funds’ shareholders. Therefore, and in order to minimize tracking error relative to the respective index (which is based on local market closing prices), the Funds generally intend to use local market closing prices to value foreign securities, and may determine in the future to value foreign securities using a different methodology.
Investments initially valued in currencies other than the U.S. dollar are converted to U.S. dollars using exchange rates obtained from pricing services. As a result, NAV of each Fund’s shares may be affected by changes in the value of currencies in relation to the U.S. dollar. The value of investments traded in markets outside the United States or denominated in currencies other than the U.S. dollar may be affected significantly on a day that the New York Stock Exchange is closed, and the NAV of each Fund’s shares may change on days when an investor is not able to purchase or redeem shares.
For purposes of calculating NAV, the Funds normally use pricing data for domestic equity securities received shortly after the NYSE Close and do not normally take into account trading, clearances or settlements that take place after the NYSE Close. Domestic fixed income and foreign securities are normally priced using data reflecting the earlier closing of the principal markets for those securities, subject to possible fair value adjustments. Information that becomes known to the Funds or their agents after NAV has been calculated on a particular day will not generally be used to retroactively adjust the price of a security or NAV determined earlier that day.
Fair value is defined as the price that the Funds would receive upon selling an investment in a timely transaction to an independent buyer in the principal or most advantageous market of the investment. A three-tier hierarchy has been established to maximize the use of observable market data and minimize the use of unobservable inputs and to establish classification of fair value measurements for disclosure purposes. Inputs refer broadly to the assumptions that
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market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability, including assumptions about risk, for example, the risk inherent in a particular valuation technique used to measure fair value including such a pricing model and/or the risk inherent in the inputs to the valuation technique. Inputs may be observable or unobservable. Observable inputs are inputs that reflect the assumptions market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability developed based on market data obtained from sources independent of the reporting entity. Unobservable inputs are inputs that reflect the reporting entity’s own assumptions about the assumptions market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability developed based on the best information available in the circumstances. The three-tier hierarchy of inputs is summarized in the three broad Levels listed below.
• Level 1 — | quoted prices in active markets for identical investments | |
• Level 2 — | other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.) | |
• Level 3 — | significant unobservable inputs (including the Funds’ own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments) |
Equity securities, including restricted securities and options on equity securities, for which market quotations are readily available, valued at the last reported sale price or official closing price as reported by an independent pricing service, are generally categorized as Level 1 in the hierarchy. Debt securities are valued at evaluated prices received from independent pricing services and are generally categorized as Level 2 in the hierarchy. Investments in mutual funds are generally categorized as Level 1. Short-term securities with remaining maturities of sixty days or less, which are valued at amortized cost, are generally categorized as Level 2 in the hierarchy.
In addition to those noted above, investments that use Level 2 or Level 3 inputs may include, but are not limited to: (i) an unlisted security related to corporate actions; (ii) a restricted security (e.g., one that may not be publicly sold without registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended); (iii) a security whose trading has been suspended or which has been de-listed from its primary exchange; (iv) a security that is thinly traded; (v) a security in default or bankruptcy proceedings for which there is no current market quotation; (vi) a security affected by currency controls or restrictions; and (vii) a security affected by a significant event (e.g., an event that occurs after the close of the markets on which a security is traded but before the time at which the Funds’ net assets are computed and that may materially affect the value of the
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Funds’ investments). Examples of events that may be “significant events” are government actions, natural disasters, armed conflict, acts of terrorism, and significant market fluctuations. Utilization of inputs for such investments may result in transfers between Levels. The inputs or methodology used for valuation are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those investments.
The following is a summary of the inputs used to value the Funds’ net assets as of June 30, 2011:
Pax MSCI North America | ||||||||||||||||
ESG Index ETF | Level One | Level Two | Level Three | Total | ||||||||||||
Common Stocks | $ | 4,299,000 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 4,299,000 | ||||||||
Money Market Fund | 2,635 | — | — | 2,635 | ||||||||||||
Total | $ | 4,301,635 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 4,301,635 | ||||||||
Pax EAFE MSCI ESG | ||||||||||||||||
Index ETF | Level One | Level Two | Level Three | Total | ||||||||||||
Common Stocks | $ | 2,363,740 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 2,363,740 | ||||||||
Money Market Fund | 107,663 | — | — | 107,663 | ||||||||||||
Total | $ | 2,471,403 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 2,471,403 | ||||||||
The Funds did not hold any Level 3 categorized securities during the period from December 31, 2010 through June 30, 2011.
Investment Transactions Investment transactions are recorded as of the date of purchase, sale or maturity. Net realized gains and losses from the sale or disposition of securities are determined on the identified cost basis, which is also used for federal income tax purposes. Corporate actions (including cash dividends) are recorded net of foreign tax withholdings.
Investment Income Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date. Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis and includes accretion of discount and amortization of premiums, if any. The value of additional securities received as dividend payments is recorded as income and as an increase to the cost basis of such securities.
Distributions to Shareholders Distributions to shareholders are recorded by the Funds on the ex-dividend date. The Funds expect to pay dividends of net investment income and to make distributions of capital gains, if any, at least annually. Income and capital gains distributions are determined in accordance with income tax regulations, which may differ from U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.
Expenses The Funds are charged a unified management fee that includes all the costs and expenses of the Funds (other than taxes, charges of governmental
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agencies, interest, brokerage commissions incurred in connection with portfolio transactions and extraordinary expenses), including accounting expenses, administrator, transfer agent and custodian fees, Fund legal fees and other expenses.
Federal Income Taxes The Funds intend to elect to be treated and qualify each year as regulated investment companies under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”). If each Fund so qualifies and satisfies certain distribution requirements, such Fund will ordinarily not be subject to federal income tax on its net investment income (which includes short-term capital gains) and net capital gains that it distributes to shareholders. The Funds expect to distribute all or substantially all of their income and gains to shareholders every year. Therefore, no Federal income or excise tax provision is required. The Funds are treated as separate entities for U.S. Federal income tax purposes.
Foreign Currency Transactions The accounting records of the Funds are maintained in U.S. dollars. In addition, purchases and sales of investment securities, dividend and interest income, and certain expenses are translated at the rates of exchange prevailing on the respective dates of such transactions. Net realized and unrealized foreign currency exchange gains or losses occurring during the holding period of investment securities are a component of realized gain (loss) on investment transactions and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments, respectively.
NOTE C—Investment Advisory Fee and Transactions with Affiliated and Other Parties
The Trust has entered into an Investment Advisory Contract (the “Agreement”) with Pax World Management LLC (the “Adviser”). Pursuant to the terms of the agreement, the Adviser, subject to the supervision of the Board of Trustees of the Trust, is responsible for managing the assets of each Fund in accordance with the Funds’ investment objectives, investment programs and policies.
Pursuant to the Agreement the Adviser has contracted to furnish the Funds continuously with an investment program, determining what investments to purchase, sell and exchange for the Funds and what assets to hold uninvested. The Adviser also has contracted to provide office space and certain management and administrative facilities for the Funds. Each Fund pays a unified
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management fee to the Adviser at the following annual rates (expressed as a percentage of the average daily net assets of such Fund):
Annual Rate | ||||
Pax MSCI North America ESG Index ETF | 0.50 | % | ||
Pax EAFE MSCI ESG Index ETF | 0.55 | % |
Out of the management fee, the Adviser pays all expenses of managing and operating the Funds, except taxes, charges of governmental agencies, interest, brokerage commissions incurred in connection with portfolio transactions and extraordinary expenses.
NOTE D—Investment Information
At June 30, 2011, the Funds had in-kind contributions and in-kind redemptions as follows:
Contributions | Redemptions | |||||||
Pax MSCI North America ESG Index ETF | $ | 1,379,537 | $ | — | ||||
Pax EAFE MSCI ESG Index ETF | $ | 2,496,341 | $ | — |
At June 30, 2011, the Funds had purchases and sales of investment securities as follows:
Purchases | Sales | |||||||
Pax MSCI North America ESG Index ETF | $ | 266,317 | $ | 263,147 | ||||
Pax EAFE MSCI ESG Index ETF | $ | 169,555 | $ | 274,294 |
At June 30, 2011, the identified cost of investments in securities owned by each Fund for federal income tax purposes was substantially the same as the cost for financial reporting purposes. Accordingly, gross unrealized appreciation and depreciation at June 30, 2011 were as follows:
Gross | Gross | Net Unrealized | ||||||||||||||
Unrealized | Unrealized | Appreciation | ||||||||||||||
Identified Cost | Appreciation | Depreciation | (Depreciation) | |||||||||||||
Pax MSCI North America ESG Index ETF | $ | 3,862,819 | $ | 496,215 | $ | 57,399 | $ | 438,816 | ||||||||
Pax EAFE MSCI ESG Index ETF | $ | 2,479,328 | $ | 107,281 | $ | 115,206 | $ | (7,925 | ) |
At December 31, 2010, Pax MSCI North America ESG Index ETF had capital loss carryforwards which may be used to offset any net realized gains, expiring December 31, 2018 of $36,976.
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The tax character of distributions paid during the periods ended June 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010 were as follows:
Distributions Paid in 2011 | Distributions Paid in 2010 | |||||||||||||||
Ordinary | Long-term | Ordinary | Long-Term | |||||||||||||
Income | Capital Gains | Income | Capital Gains | |||||||||||||
Pax MSCI North America ESG Index ETF | $ | 19,065 | $ | — | $ | 26,492 | $ | — | ||||||||
Pax EAFE MSCI ESG Index ETF | $ | 41,988 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — |
Tax Information The timing and characterization of certain income and capital gains distributions are determined annually in accordance with federal tax regulations, which may differ from GAAP. These differences primarily relate to investments in foreign denominated securities and real estate investment trusts. Additionally, timing differences may occur due to wash sale loss deferrals. As a result, net investment income (loss) and net realized gain (loss) on investment transactions for a reporting period may differ significantly from distributions during such period, and may result in reclassification among certain capital accounts. For tax purposes, short-term capital gains are considered ordinary income.
Pax EAFE MSCI ESG Index ETF has yet to complete its first tax reporting period. Management has analyzed the Funds’ current tax positions which will be subject to examination by the Funds’ major tax jurisdictions. The Funds recognize interest and penalties, if any, related to tax liabilities as income tax expense in the Statement of Operations. Management has concluded that, as of and during the period ended June 30, 2011, no provision for federal income tax is necessary and, therefore, the Funds did not have a liability for any unrecognized tax expenses.
NOTE E—Shareholder Transactions
The Funds issue and redeem shares only to Authorized Participants (typically broker-dealers) in exchange for delivery of a basket of assets (securities and/or cash), referred to as a Creation Unit, in aggregations of 50,000 shares. The Fund may impose a creation transaction fee and a redemption transaction fee to offset transfer and other transaction costs associated with the issuance and redemption of Creation Units. The standard creation and redemption transaction fee of $1,000 for Pax MSCI North America ESG Index ETF and $1,800 for Pax EAFE MSCI ESG Index ETF is charged to each purchaser on the day such purchaser creates a Creation Unit. The fee is a single charge regardless of the number of Creation Units purchased by an investor on the same day. Similarly, the standard redemption transaction fee will be $1,000 and $1,800, respectively regardless of the number of Creation Units redeemed that day.
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Purchasers and redeemers of Creation Units for cash (when cash creations and redemptions are permitted) will also be subject to an additional variable charge of up to a maximum of four times the standard creation/redemption transaction fee to offset the transaction cost to the Fund of buying portfolio securities. In addition, purchasers and redeemers of Creation Units are responsible for payment of the costs of transferring securities to or from a Fund. From time to time, the Adviser may cover the cost of any transaction fees.
Retail investors may only buy and sell shares of the Fund on a national securities exchange (NYSE Arca) through a broker-dealer. Such transactions may be subject to customary brokerage commission charges. Shares can be bought and sold throughout trading day like other publicly-traded securities, trading at current market prices, which may be different from the Fund’s net asset value.
NOTE F—Approval of Investment Advisory Agreement Review Process
The Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “1940 Act”) requires that the Trustees request and evaluate, and that Pax World Management LLC (the “Adviser”) furnish, such information as may reasonably be necessary for the Trustees to evaluate the terms of the Trust’s investment advisory contract (the “Management Contract”). The Trustees who are not “interested persons” (as defined in Section 2(a)(19) of the 1940 Act) of the Trust (the “Independent Trustees”) met telephonically and in person in May and June of 2010 for the purpose of considering the Management Contract (the “contract review meetings”). In addition, the Trustees consider matters bearing on the Trust and its investment management and other arrangements at their regular meetings throughout the year, which will include reviews of investment results and performance data at each regular meeting and periodic presentations from the Adviser.
The Trustees met and discussed the Management Contract with representatives of the Adviser. The Independent Trustees were assisted in their evaluation of the Management Contract by independent legal counsel, from whom they received assistance and advice, including a written memorandum, regarding the legal standards applicable to the consideration of advisory arrangements and with whom they met separately from management. During the course of the contract review meetings, the Independent Trustees made various requests for additional information or explanations from management regarding information that had been provided, to which management responded either orally or in writing.
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In their deliberations, the Trustees did not identify any particular information that was all-important or controlling. Some of the factors that figured particularly in Trustees’ deliberations are described below, although individual Trustees may have evaluated the information presented differently from one another, or given different weights to various factors in reaching their unanimous conclusion. The Trustees’ conclusions may be based, in part, on their consideration of these arrangements during the course of the year. The Trustees evaluated all information available to them on a fund-by-fund basis, and their determinations were made separately in respect of each fund. However, they also took into account the common interests of all the funds in their review.
Nature, Extent and Quality of Services In considering the Management Contract, the Trustees, including the Independent Trustees, evaluated the nature, extent and quality of the advisory services provided to the Trust by the Adviser. They considered the terms of the Management Contract and received and considered information provided by management that described, among other matters:
• | the nature and scope of the advisory services provided to the Funds and information regarding the experience, qualifications and adequacy of the personnel providing those services, | |
• | the investment program used by the Adviser to manage the Fund, | |
• | possible conflicts of interest and fall-out benefits, | |
• | brokerage practices, | |
• | the compliance function of the Adviser, | |
• | financial results, assets under management and other information relating to the financial resources of the Adviser, and | |
• | information relating to portfolio manager compensation. |
The Trustees considered, among other matters, the Adviser’s general oversight of the Trust. They also took into account, to the extent they deemed relevant in light of the Fund’s index-based investment approach, information concerning the investment philosophy and investment process used by the Adviser in managing the Fund as well as the Adviser’s in-house investment and social research capabilities. They also considered various investment resources available to the Adviser.
The Trustees considered, among other matters, that the Adviser provides the Trust with office space and personnel, and provides oversight and coordination of the Fund’s third-party service providers. These services include accounting,
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bookkeeping, tax, legal, audit, custody and transfer agency services, and preparation of prospectuses, shareholder reports and other regulatory filings. They also took into account the Adviser’s compliance and operational functions, as well as steps taken by the Adviser to enhance compliance and operational capabilities and the resources being devoted to each. The Trustees also took into account the fact that the fee paid to the Adviser is a unified fee that includes all of the costs and expenses of the Fund (other than taxes, charges of governmental agencies, interest, brokerage commissions incurred in connection with portfolio transactions and extraordinary expenses), including accounting expenses, administrator, transfer agent and custodian fees, Fund legal fees and other expenses.
The Trustees concluded, within the context of their overall conclusions regarding the Management Contract, that the scope of the services provided to the Fund by the Adviser under the Management Contract was consistent with the Fund’s operational requirements; that the Adviser has the capabilities, resources and personnel necessary to provide the advisory services currently required by the Fund; and that, overall, the nature, extent and quality of the services provided by the Adviser to the Trust were sufficient to warrant approval of the Management Contract.
Fund Performance Because the North America Sustainability Index ETF was launched on May 18, 2010, no performance data for the Fund was available at the contract review meetings.
Fees and Other Expenses The Trustees, including the Independent Trustees, considered the advisory fees paid by the Fund to the Adviser, as well as the Fund’s estimated total expense ratio. In connection with their review, the Trustees noted that the Adviser, at the time of the contract review meetings, did not have a significant institutional advisory business outside of the Fund and other investment companies, and considered the differences in the services provided and proposed to be provided to institutional clients and those provided to the Fund, as well as differences in the advisory fees charged and proposed to be charged to such clients and those charged to the Fund. The Trustees observed that the Fund’s advisory fees and total expenses appeared generally to be in line with those of other exchange-traded funds identified by the Adviser.
Based on this and other information, the Trustees concluded, within the context of their overall conclusions regarding the Management Contract, that the fees and expenses to be charged represented reasonable compensation to the Adviser in light of the services provided.
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Costs of Services Provided and Profitability The Trustees recognized that the Adviser should, in the abstract, be entitled to earn a reasonable level of profit for the services provided to the Fund, and that it is difficult to make comparisons of profitability from investment company advisory contracts because comparative information is not generally available and is affected by numerous factors, including the structure of the particular adviser, the types of funds it manages, its business mix, numerous assumptions about cost allocations and the Adviser’s capital structure and cost of capital. The Trustees concluded that, particularly in light of the small size and relatively recent launch of the Fund, they were satisfied that the Adviser’s level of profitability from its relationship with the Trust was not excessive.
Possible Fall-Out Benefits The Trustees, including the Independent Trustees, considered information regarding the direct and indirect benefits to the Adviser from its relationships with the Trust, including reputational and other “fall out” benefits. During the course of the year, the Board of Trustees received presentations from the Adviser about its trading practices and brokerage arrangements, including its policies with respect to research provided in connection with trade execution for other investment companies advised by the Adviser (soft dollar arrangements), and the Trustees accepted the representation of the Adviser that it fulfills its fiduciary obligation of seeking best execution when engaging in portfolio transactions for the Fund. The Trustees considered the receipt of these benefits in light of the Adviser’s overall profitability, and concluded that such benefits were not excessive.
Possible Economies of Scale The Trustees, including the Independent Trustees, considered the extent to which the Adviser might realize economies of scale or other efficiencies in managing and supporting the Fund. They noted that as assets increase, certain fixed costs may be spread across a larger asset base, and it was noted that any economies of scale or other efficiencies might be realized (if at all) across a variety of products and services, including the Fund, and not only in respect of a single Fund.
The Trustees noted that, in light of the small size and relatively recent launch of the Fund, the Fund did not yet appear to have achieved significant economies of scale. The Trustees concluded that the Fund’s overall fee arrangements represent an appropriate sharing at the present time between Fund shareholders and the Adviser of any economies of scale or other efficiencies in the management of the Fund at current asset levels.
Conclusions Based on their evaluation of factors that they deemed to be material, including those factors described above, the Board of Trustees, including the Independent Trustees, unanimously concluded that the
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continuation of the Management Contract with respect to the Fund, was in the best interests of the Fund and should be approved.
NOTE G—Other
Subsequent Events Management has evaluated the possibility of subsequent events existing in the Trust’s financial statements, and has determined that there are no material events that would require disclosure in the Trust’s financial statements through this date.
Proxy Voting You may obtain a description of the policies and procedures that the Funds use to determine how to vote proxies relating to their portfolio securities, without charge, upon request by contacting the Fund at 888.729.3863 or on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. The information regarding how the Funds voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent 12 month period ended June 30 is available without charge, upon request, by telephoning ESG Shares (toll-free) at 888.729.3863 or visiting ESG Shares website at www.esgshares.com and will be available without charge by visiting the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.
Quarterly Portfolio Holdings Disclosure The Funds file their complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. Each Fund’s Form N-Qs are available on the SEC website at www.sec.gov and 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 800.SEC.0330. Information contained in the Fund’s Form N-Qs may also be obtained by visiting ESG Shares website at www.esgshares.com or telephoning ESG Shares (toll-free) at 888.729.3863.
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Item 2. Code of Ethics.
This disclosure is not required for the Semi-annual report filing.
Item 3. Audit Committee Financial Expert.
This disclosure is not required for the Semi-annual report filing.
Item 4. Principal Accountant Fees and Services.
This disclosure is not required for the Semi-annual report filing.
Item 5. Audit Committee of Listed Registrants.
This disclosure is not applicable to the Registrant.
Item 6. Schedule of Investments.
A complete series of schedules of investments are included as part of the Report to Shareholders filed under Item 1
Item 7. Disclosure of Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures for Closed-End Management Investment Companies.
This disclosure is not applicable to the Registrant, as it is an open-end investment company.
Item 8. Portfolio Managers of Closed-End Management Investment Companies.
This disclosure is not applicable to the Registrant, as it is an open-end investment company.
Item 9. Purchase of Equity Securities by Closed-End Management Investment Company and Affiliated Purchasers.
This disclosure is not applicable to the Registrant, as it is an open-end investment company.
Item 10. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
There have been no material changes to the procedures by which shareholders may recommend nominees to the Registrant’s Board of Directors that have been implemented since the Registrant last provided disclosure in response to the requirements of this Item.
Item 11. Controls and Procedures.
(a) It is the conclusion of the Registrant’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer (or persons performing similar functions), based on an evaluation of the effectiveness of the design and operation of the Registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended) (the “Disclosure Controls”) as of a date within 90 days of the filing date of this report on Form N-CSR, that the design and operation of the Disclosure Controls are effective to reasonably ensure that information required to be disclosed by the Registrant in this report on Form N-CSR has been recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the rules and forms of the Securities and Exchange Commission.
(b) There has been no change in the Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended) that occurred during the second fiscal quarter of the period covered by this report on Form N-CSR that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.
Item 12. Exhibits.
(a) | (1) | The registrant’s code of ethics pursuant to Item 2 of Form N-CSR is filed with the registrant’s annual Form N-CSR. | ||
(2) | Certifications of the principal executive officer and principal financial officer of the Registrant as required by Rule 30a-2(a) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, are attached. | |||
(3) | Written solicitation to repurchase securities issued by closed-end companies: not applicable. | |||
(b) | Certification of the principal executive officer and principal financial officer of the Registrant required by Rule 30a-2(b) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended. |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
(Registrant) Pax World Funds Trust II
By (Signature and Title) | /s/ Joseph F. Keefe | |||
Date August 24, 2011 |
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 by the Registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
By (Signature and Title) | /s/ Joseph F. Keefe | |||
Date August 24, 2011 | ||||
By (Signature and Title) | /s/ Alicia K. DuBois | |||
Date August 24, 2011 |
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