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FORM N-CSR
CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT OF REGISTERED
MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES
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Pax World Management LLC 30 Penhallow Street, Suite 400, Portsmouth, NH 03801 Attn.: Joseph Keefe | ||||||||
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Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: | 800-767-1729 |
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Date of fiscal year end: | December 31 |
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Date of reporting period: | 12/31/12 |
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Item 1. Annual Report to Shareholders
December 31, 2012
ANNUAL REPORT
Pax MSCI North America
ESG Index ETF
(NASI)
Pax MSCI EAFE ESG
Index ETF
(EAPS)
Table of Contents
Letter to Shareholders | 2 | ||||||
Sustainability Update | 5 | ||||||
Commentary and Portfolio Highlights | 8 | ||||||
Pax MSCI North America ESG Index ETF | 8 | ||||||
Pax MSCI EAFE ESG Index ETF | 12 | ||||||
Shareholder Expense Examples | 17 | ||||||
Schedules of Investments | 19 | ||||||
Statements of Assets and Liabilities | 25 | ||||||
Statements of Operations | 26 | ||||||
Statements of Changes in Net Assets | 27 | ||||||
Financial Highlights | 28 | ||||||
Notes to Financial Statements | 30 | ||||||
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm | 40 |
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Letter to Shareholders
by Joseph Keefe, President & CEO
Dear fellow shareholders,
In the investment world, 2012 was a curious year. Markets remained somewhat volatile, the economy continued to stumble through an anemic recovery, businesses were reluctant to hire, money remained on the sidelines, and "uncertainty" seemed to be the recurring explanation for why things weren't getting any better. Uncertainty over Europe's fiscal situation, uncertainty about slowing growth in China, the U.S. election, the so-called "fiscal cliff," changes in tax policy... Every piece of good news, and there was some—lower household debt, improved consumer sentiment and spending, home prices recovering, banks starting to lend after repairing their balance sheets—was greeted with a big, "Yes, but... there's still so much uncertainty."
At year end, however, the S & P 500 Index1 was up 16.00%, the Russell 2000 Index2 of small-cap stocks was up 16.35%, the Lipper High Yield Bond Funds Index3 was up 15.40% and international developed markets as represented by the MSCI EAFE Index4 were up 17.32%. Markets performed quite well, in other words, even against a backdrop of caution and uncertainty.
As the year closed, Congress wisely chose to steer clear of the fiscal cliff and a self-inflicted recession. President Obama got some of the revenue he wanted and we will have to see what transpires in the next act of the seemingly endless drama over spending and taxes. My strong sense is that, should Congress and the President avoid budget sequestration, which would be as silly as it is destructive, and perhaps even come to terms on an earnest long-term deficit reduction and economic growth package, this would send the mother of all positive
1The S&P 500 Index is an unmanaged index of large capitalization common stocks.
2The Russell 2000 Index measures the performance of the small-cap segment of the U.S. equity universe. The Russell 2000 Index is a subset of the Russell 3000 Index representing approximately 10% of the total market capitalization of that index. It includes approximately 2000 of the smallest securities based on a combination of their market cap and current index membership.
3The Lipper High Yield Bond Funds Index tracks the results of the 30 largest mutual funds in the Lipper High Current Yield Bond Funds Average. The Lipper High Current Yield Bond Funds Average is a total return performance average of mutual funds tracked by Lipper, Inc. that aim at high (relative) current yield from fixed income securities, have no quality or maturity restrictions and tend to invest in lower grade debt issues. The Lipper High Current Yield Bond Funds Index is not what is typically considered an "index" because it tracks the performance of other mutual funds rather than changes in the value of a group of securities, a securities index or some other traditional economic indicator.
4The MSCI EAFE (Europe, Australasia, Far East) Index is a free float-adjusted market capitalization index that is designed to measure the equity market performance of developed markets, excluding the U.S. and Canada. The MSCI EAFE Index consisted of the following 22 developed market country indices: Australia, Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hong Kong, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal, Singapore, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom. Performance for the MSCI EAFE Index is shown "net", which includes dividend reinvestments after deduction of foreign withholding tax.
An investor cannot invest directly in an index.
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signals to the market. Much of the uncertainty, much of the delayed hiring and pent-up demand, much of the cash on the sidelines, would suddenly dissipate. A full-fledged recovery could begin to take shape. In fact, one could argue that it is already underway—if only policy makers would not undermine it.
In the meantime, herein you will find information about how Pax World's two Exchange-Traded Funds ("ETFs")—the Pax MSCI North America ESG Index Fund (NASI) and the Pax MSCI EAFE ESG Fund (EAPS)—performed in 2012.
At Pax World, our view is that sustainable investors need to remain focused on the long term even as companies, markets and policy makers too often allow the short-term to dominate. The preoccupation with short-term profit at the expense of more meaningful long-term metrics is taking an increasing toll. In 2012, that toll arguably included Hurricane Sandy. In fact, the environmental fallout from our current economic paradigm is becoming acute. All of earth's natural systems—air, water, minerals, oil, forests and rainforests, soil, wetlands, fisheries, coral reefs, the oceans themselves—are in serious decline. Climate change (and the altered weather patterns associated with it) may be the most urgent crisis but it is really only a symptom. "The problem," as Australian ecologist Paul Gilding has written, "is the delusion that we can have infinite quantitative economic growth, that we can keep having more and more stuff, on a finite planet."5
Our ability to address climate change and other environmental and resource challenges has been hampered by our long-time underinvestment in infrastructure. My own view is that we need to be sounding the alarm about climate change, resource scarcity and the need for a massive public/private investment in clean energy, energy efficiency and other resource optimization technologies. The problem is not going away. A warming climate, rising global population, a growing middle class in developing nations, increased demand for resources, including food and water, rising commodity prices... The age of resource scarcity is upon us.
As a result of these trends, we see a rapidly accelerating global demand for efficiency solutions in the areas of energy (renewable energy and energy efficiency), water (water infrastructure and technologies, pollution control) and waste (waste management and technologies, environmental support services). And we see growing demand for sustainable investment solutions more generally. Sustainable investing offers investors strategies to manage the risks and take advantage of the opportunities associated with the transition to a low-carbon, resource-efficient global economy. It offers a way for investors to be part of the solution rather than part of the problem, and to align their investments with the urgent need for solutions to these critical issues.
2012 was a challenging year but something tells me 2013 will be too. That's OK. In fact, that's what we are here for: to help investors manage their way through these challenges times. The fundamental premise underlying sustainable investing is that business corporations and markets need to alter their focus from maximizing short-term profit to maximizing long-term value, and long-term value must expressly include the societal benefits associated with or
5Paul Gilding, the Great Disruption, Bloomsbury Press, 2011, p. 186.
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derived from economic activity. The connections between economic output and ecological/societal health should not be incidental, let alone negative, but must be expressly and positively linked. At Pax World, we promise to stay committed to this approach, which in the long run we think best serves investors, society and the planet.
Peace,
Joseph F. Keefe
President and CEO
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Sustainable Investing
Sustainability Update
The second half of 2012 put three of the issues at the heart of sustainable investing into the public spotlight: climate, board diversity and guns.
Climate change has been there before, of course, but after two very bad hurricane years in 2004 and 2005, followed by gridlock on emissions at the federal policy level, the issue drifted into a news backwater for a few years. It came roaring back with Hurricane Sandy, followed by news that 2012 was the hottest year on record for the contiguous United States, and the ninth hottest on record globally (the only eight years with higher temperatures have all happened since 1987). Moreover, after four years of doing very little on climate change, President Obama has made action on climate change a political priority for his second term.
Whether climate change tops the news charts is often a matter of what else is happening at any given moment. But it has been a top priority for Pax World for many years, as it is one of the most profound challenges humanity faces, and will require the active commitment of the sustainable investment community to help solve it. For our part, Pax World has taken action on several fronts: offsetting our own greenhouse gas emissions through Native Energy, encouraging companies to understand their own emissions and take steps to reduce them, and joining others to support public policies needed to morph our economy from one dependent on fossil fuels to one based on clean, renewable energy. Some specific recent actions include:
• Pax World endorsed a letter to the U.S. Congress, organized by the Investor Network on Climate Risk (INCR), urging the extension of the production tax credit for wind energy. The tax credit was extended by Congress in its deal with the President to avoid the fiscal cliff.
• Pax World signed on to an investor letter sponsored by Ceres to the newly formed oil sands industry collaborative named Canada's Oil Sands Innovation Alliance (COSIA). Investors laid out clear and specific expectations for how the industry can improve its environmental and social performance.
• Pax World signed on to a letter, sponsored by the American Sustainable Business Council, to EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson in support of the adoption of the Greenhouse Gas New Source Performance Standard or the Carbon Pollution Standard for New Power Plants, which would establish a national carbon pollution standard for new power plants for the first time.
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Sustainability Update, continued
While not much happened in U. S. policy circles with respect to board diversity, the global landscape has been more lively. Several European states (including France, the Netherlands, Italy and Belgium) enacted legislation in 2011 aimed at improving gender balance on corporate boards, following earlier actions in Norway. That prompted the European Commission to assess gender diversity on boards, and in November 2012 the Commission proposed to set an objective of 40% female representation on public company boards as a quota to be met in 2020. That action, plus efforts elsewhere in the world (e.g., Australia) to improve gender balance on boards, kept the spotlight on board diversity. Over the past year, Pax has filed several shareholder proposals urging companies to diversify their boards, and most recently we were successful in convincing Hospitality Properties Trust and Riverbed Technologies to modify their governance guidelines to specify that gender diversity would be a component of every director search. Pax World continues to file resolutions and conduct focused dialogues with companies in pursuit of gender balance on corporate boards. Pax World has also been deeply involved with the Thirty Percent Coalition, an organization comprising industry leaders, including senior business executives, national women's organizations, institutional investors with approximately $1.2 trillion in assets under management, corporate governance experts and board members. The goal of the Coalition is to assure that women hold 30% of board seats at public companies by the end of 2015. That coalition has, in the past few months, sent letters urging greater gender diversity on boards to all the companies in the S&P 500 that have no women on their boards, and we are in the process of sending letters to companies in the Russell 1000 index that have no women on their boards.
Guns also debuted on the investment landscape in 2012 with the terrible incident in Newtown, Connecticut. While shootings in schools or other public places have long ignited horror and outrage, the shockwave rarely reached into the investment world. This time, however, it did, and almost immediately after the incident, some of the nation's largest pension funds announced that they would divest or are considering divesting holdings in gun manufacturers. A lot of editorial debate has since been devoted to whether this would really affect the fortunes of gun manufacturers. We don't think that is the crux of the matter. Pax World chose, right from the start, not to invest in companies that manufacture weapons, and we remain committed to that choice—not because we think it will drive gun manufacturers' stock prices down to the point where they disappear, but because we would rather not profit from the manufacture of guns, and we would rather not be owners of companies that siphon millions of dollars, through political contributions and gun purchase programs, to the National Rifle Association.
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Sustainability Update, continued
While fund managers, gun owners and activists of many stripes debate the wisdom of introducing this ultra-polarized political issue onto the landscape of fund management, the fact remains that the status quo is not neutral with respect to the place or type of guns in our society: those who own stocks of gun makers are profiting from the use of guns in our society, and the companies they own are deeply involved in the political landscape of gun ownership and control. Over the past seven years, corporations have contributed between $19.6 million and $52.6 million1 to the NRA's Ring of Freedom program, and the NRA has fiercely resisted public policy attempts to place any limits on the type of guns that may be sold or owned in the United States, including assault weapons.
We are under no illusion that investments are somehow socially neutral. They have consequences. At Pax World, the focus of all our advocacy, directly with companies and also through public policy, is to make our economy and society more sustainable, which we believe will be good for investors along with everyone else.
1Violence Policy Center, Blood Money: How the Gun Industry Bankrolls the NRA, April 2011.
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Pax MSCI North America ESG Index ETF
December 31, 2012
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.
For the one-year period ended December 31, 2012, the Fund's NAV return was 12.77%, tracking the MSCI North America ESG Index return of 13.41% and the MSCI North America Index return of 15.57%.
During the period the financial, health care and the consumer discretionary sectors made the most positive contributions to performance while utilities and the energy sectors contributed the least amount to performance. There were no sectors that had a negative contribution to performance during the period. From a country prospective, the United States (88.88% average weight of total investments for the period) made up the largest positive contribution to performance due to its significant weight in the ETF. During the period, Canada (10.25% average weight of total investments) also contributed positively to performance.
Companies that contributed positively to performance included Oracle Corp., a manufacturer of enterprise software systems which reported strong earnings on cloud computing demand; Gilead Sciences, Inc., a biopharmaceutical company received FDA approval for their HIV drug and had positive results in a late stage trial for their new Hepatitis C drug. Both companies posted strong returns during the period. Companies that detracted most from performance included Hewlett-Packard Co., a manufacturer of computer and printer systems; and Intel Corp., a manufacturer of computer components. Both companies declined during the period due to weak demand for personal computers.
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.
The MSCI North America Index is a free float-adjusted market capitalization weighted index that is designed to measure the equity market performance of North America.
Unlike the Fund, the MSCI North America ESG Index and the MSCI North America Index are not investments, are not professionally managed and do not reflect deductions for fees, expenses or taxes.
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Portfolio Highlights (Unaudited)
Total Return—Historical Growth of $10,000—Since Inception
Returns—Period ended December 31, 2012
Total Return | |||||||||||
One year | Since Inception1 | ||||||||||
NAV Return2 | 12.77 | % | 8.72 | % | |||||||
Market Value Return2 | 12.37 | % | 8.70 | % | |||||||
MSCI North America ESG Index3 | 13.41 | % | 9.39 | % | |||||||
MSCI North America Index4 | 15.57 | % | 11.50 | % |
Total annual operating expenses for Pax MSCI North America ESG Index ETF are 0.50%
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. For more recent month-end performance data, please visit www.esgshares.com or call us at 888-729-3863.
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.
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Pax MSCI North America ESG Index ETF
December 31, 2012
Portfolio Highlights (Unaudited), continued
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.
4The MSCI North America Index is a free float-adjusted market capitalization weighted index that is designed to measure the equity market performance of North America.
Asset Allocation | Percent of Net Assets | ||||||
Common Stocks | 99.8 | % | |||||
Money Market Fund | 0.7 | % | |||||
Other Assets & Liabilities | (0.5 | )% | |||||
Total Net Assets | 100.0 | % |
Top Ten Holdings
Company | Percent of Net Assets | ||||||
IBM | 3.1 | % | |||||
Johnson & Johnson | 2.9 | % | |||||
Procter & Gamble Co. | 2.8 | % | |||||
Google, Inc. (Class A) | 2.8 | % | |||||
Oracle Corp. | 2.0 | % | |||||
Merck & Co., Inc. | 1.9 | % | |||||
PepsiCo, Inc. | 1.6 | % | |||||
QUALCOMM, Inc. | 1.6 | % | |||||
Cisco Systems, Inc. | 1.6 | % | |||||
Intel Corp. | 1.5 | % | |||||
Total | 21.8 | % |
Ten largest holdings do not include money market securities, certificates of deposit, commercial paper or cash and equivalents, if applicable. Holdings are subject to change.
Sector Diversification
Sector | Percent of Net Assets | ||||||
Information Technology | 19.0 | % | |||||
Financials | 18.3 | % | |||||
Health Care | 12.1 | % | |||||
Consumer Discretionary | 11.9 | % | |||||
Industrials | 10.5 | % | |||||
Consumer Staples | 10.1 | % | |||||
Energy | 8.7 | % | |||||
Materials | 5.0 | % | |||||
Utilities | 2.5 | % | |||||
Telecommunication Services | 1.7 | % | |||||
Cash and cash equivalents plus other assets less liabilities | 0.2 | % | |||||
Total | 100.0 | % |
Geographical Diversification
Country | Percent of Net Assets | ||||||
United States | 89.5 | % | |||||
Canada | 10.3 | % | |||||
Other Countries | 0.7 | % | |||||
Other Assets & Liabilities | (0.5 | )% | |||||
Total | 100.0 | % |
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Pax MSCI EAFE ESG Index ETF
December 31, 2012
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.
For the one-year period ended December 31, 2012, the Fund's NAV return was 16.98%, almost matching the MSCI EAFE ESG Index return of 17.03%, while slightly underperforming the MSCI EAFE index return of 17.32%.
During the period, regional exposure to Europe, which is the largest regional weighting (41.17% average weight of total investments for the period) in the ETF, was the greatest positive contributor to performance. The European sovereign debt crisis1 abated during the period and drove many of the European stock indices higher for the year. UK (23.98% average weight of total investments for the period) also made a meaningful positive contribution during the period. Greece (0.16% average weight of total investments for the period) was the only country that had a negative contribution to performance.
Companies that contributed positively to performance included HSBC Holdings PLC, a London based international banking and financial services company; and Mitsui Fudosan Co. Ltd, a Tokyo, Japan based real estate service and development company. The European sovereign debt crisis stabilized during the period driving shares higher for many of the large-cap European banks. A continued recovery from the tsunami and nuclear disaster helped support higher prices for many Japanese real estate companies. Companies that detracted from performance included Shikoku Electric Power, a Japan based electric utility company; and BG Group PLC, a U.K. based energy company. Plant shutdowns, regulatory scrutiny and new safety standards weighed heavily on the shares Japanese electric utilities. Project delays and a poor outlook for growth depressed shares of BG Group during the latter part of the year.
1Sovereign debt are bonds issued by a national government in a foreign currency, in order to finance the issuing country's growth. Sovereign debt is generally a riskier investment when it comes from a developing country, and a safer investment when it comes from a developed country. The stability of the issuing government is an important factor to consider, when assessing the risk of investing in sovereign debt, and sovereign credit ratings help investors weigh this risk.
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 a free float-adjusted market capitalization weighted index designed to measure the performance of equity securities of issuers organized or operating in developed market countries around the world excluding the U.S. 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. The Index targets
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Commentary, continued
sector weights that reflect the relative sector weights of the MSCI Europe & Middle East Index and the MSCI Pacific Index. 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.
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.
The MSCI EAFE (Europe, Australasia, Far East) Index is a free float-adjusted market capitalization index that is designed to measure the equity market performance of developed markets, excluding the U.S. and Canada. The MSCI EAFE Index consisted of the following 22 developed market country indices: Australia, Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hong Kong, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal, Singapore, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom.
The MSCI Europe & Middle East Index is a free float-adjusted market capitalization weighted index that is designed to measure the equity market performance of the developed markets in Europe and the Middle East. The MSCI Europe & Middle East Index consisted of the following 17 developed market country indices: Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Israel, Italy, the Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom.
The MSCI Pacific Index is a free float-adjusted market capitalization weighted index that is designed to measure the equity market performance of the developed markets in the Pacific region. The MSCI Pacific Index consisted of the following 5 developed market country indices: Australia, Hong Kong, Japan, New Zealand, and Singapore.
Unlike the Fund, the MSCI EAFE ESG Index, the MSCI EAFE Index, the MSCI Europe & Middle East Index and the MSCI Pacific Index are not investments, are not professionally managed and do not reflect deductions for fees, expenses or taxes.
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Pax MSCI EAFE ESG Index ETF
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Portfolio Highlights (Unaudited)
Total Return—Historical Growth of $10,000—Since Inception
Returns—Period ended December 31, 2012
Total Return | |||||||||||
One year | Since Inception1 | ||||||||||
NAV Return2 | 16.98 | % | 0.31 | % | |||||||
Market Value Return2 | 19.71 | % | 1.54 | % | |||||||
MSCI EAFE ESG Index3 | 17.03 | % | 0.77 | % | |||||||
MSCI EAFE Index4 | 17.32 | % | -0.22 | % |
Total annual operating expenses for Pax MSCI EAFE ESG Index ETF are 0.55%
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. For more recent month-end performance data, please visit www.esgshares.com or call us at 888-729-3863.
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.
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Pax MSCI EAFE ESG Index ETF
December 31, 2012
Portfolio Highlights (Unaudited), continued
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.
4The MSCI EAFE (Europe, Australasia, Far East) Index is a free float-adjusted market capitalization index that is designed to measure the equity market performance of developed markets, excluding the U.S. and Canada. The MSCI EAFE Index consisted of the following 22 developed market country indices: Australia, Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hong Kong, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal, Singapore, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom.
Asset Allocation | Percent of Net Assets | ||||||
Common Stocks | 99.5 | % | |||||
Preferred Stock | 0.3 | % | |||||
Money Market Fund | 2.7 | % | |||||
Rights | 0.0 | %* | |||||
Other Assets & Liabilities | (2.5 | )% | |||||
Total Net Assets | 100.0 | % |
*Less than 0.05%.
Top Ten Holdings
Company | Percent of Net Assets | ||||||
HSBC Holdings PLC | 3.9 | % | |||||
Vodafone Group PLC | 3.0 | % | |||||
Roche Holding AG | 2.8 | % | |||||
Novartis AG | 2.6 | % | |||||
GlaxoSmithKline PLC | 2.5 | % | |||||
Commonwealth Bank of Australia | 2.3 | % | |||||
BASF SE | 2.0 | % | |||||
Westpac Banking Corp. | 2.0 | % | |||||
Novo Nordisk A/S (Class B) | 1.6 | % | |||||
Colruyt SA | 1.6 | % | |||||
Total | 24.3 | % |
Ten largest holdings do not include money market securities, certificates of deposit, commercial paper or cash and equivalents, if applicable. Holdings are subject to change.
Sector Diversification
Sector | Percent of Net Assets | ||||||
Financials | 26.7 | % | |||||
Consumer Discretionary | 13.1 | % | |||||
Health Care | 11.8 | % | |||||
Industrials | 11.7 | % | |||||
Consumer Staples | 11.7 | % | |||||
Materials | 7.4 | % | |||||
Energy | 5.6 | % | |||||
Telecommunication Services | 5.2 | % | |||||
Information Technology | 3.9 | % | |||||
Utilities | 2.7 | % | |||||
Cash and cash equivalents plus other assets less liabilities | 0.2 | % | |||||
Total | 100.0 | % |
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Geographical Diversification
Country | Percent of Net Assets | ||||||
Japan | 22.9 | % | |||||
United Kingdom | 22.5 | % | |||||
Australia | 10.0 | % | |||||
Switzerland | 9.2 | % | |||||
France | 8.0 | % | |||||
Germany | 5.5 | % | |||||
Spain | 5.4 | % | |||||
Sweden | 4.6 | % | |||||
Netherlands | 2.7 | % | |||||
Belgium | 2.0 | % | |||||
Denmark | 2.0 | % | |||||
Italy | 1.3 | % | |||||
Finland | 0.8 | % | |||||
New Zealand | 0.7 | % | |||||
Hong Kong | 0.7 | % | |||||
Luxembourg | 0.5 | % | |||||
Norway | 0.5 | % | |||||
Austria | 0.4 | % | |||||
Israel | 0.1 | % | |||||
Ireland | 0.0 | %* | |||||
Short Term Investment | 2.7 | % | |||||
Other Assets & Liabilities | (2.5 | )% | |||||
Total | 100.0 | % |
*Less than 0.05%.
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Shareholder Expense Examples (Unaudited)
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 below 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 funds. 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 July 1, 2012 and ending on December 31, 2012.
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 line of the table under each Fund is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning
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different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.
Beginning Account Value (7/1/12) | Ending Account Value (12/31/12) | Annualized Expense Ratio | Expenses Paid During Period1 | ||||||||||||||||
Pax MSCI North America ESG Index ETF | |||||||||||||||||||
Based on Actual Fund Return | $ | 1,000 | $ | 1,070.50 | 0.50 | % | $ | 2.60 | |||||||||||
Based on Hypothetical 5% Return | 1,000 | 1,022.59 | 0.50 | % | 2.54 | ||||||||||||||
Pax MSCI EAFE ESG Index ETF | |||||||||||||||||||
Based on Actual Fund Return | $ | 1,000 | $ | 1,123.70 | 0.55 | % | $ | 2.94 | |||||||||||
Based on Hypothetical 5% Return | 1,000 | 1,022.34 | 0.55 | % | 2.80 |
1 Expenses are equal to the Fund's annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/366 (to reflect the period beginning on July 1, 2012 and ending on December 31, 2012).
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Schedule of Investments
Security Description | Shares | Value | |||||||||
COMMON STOCKS: 99.8% | |||||||||||
Consumer Discretionary: 11.9% | |||||||||||
Advance Auto Parts, Inc. | 129 | $ | 9,333 | ||||||||
Autoliv, Inc. | 171 | 11,524 | |||||||||
AutoZone, Inc. (a) | 62 | 21,975 | |||||||||
Bed Bath & Beyond, Inc. (a) | 426 | 23,818 | |||||||||
Best Buy Co., Inc. | 526 | 6,233 | |||||||||
BorgWarner, Inc. (a) | 206 | 14,754 | |||||||||
Cablevision Systems Corp. (Class A) | 351 | 5,244 | |||||||||
Canadian Tire Corp., Ltd. (Class A) | 138 | 9,616 | |||||||||
CarMax, Inc. (a) | 403 | 15,129 | |||||||||
Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. (a) | 55 | 16,360 | |||||||||
Darden Restaurants, Inc. | 228 | 10,276 | |||||||||
Discovery Communications, Inc. (Series A) (a) | 254 | 16,124 | |||||||||
Discovery Communications, Inc. (Series C) (a) | 170 | 9,945 | |||||||||
Ford Motor Co. | 6,392 | 82,776 | |||||||||
GameStop Corp. (Class A) | 241 | 6,047 | |||||||||
Genuine Parts Co. | 276 | 17,548 | |||||||||
Gildan Activewear, Inc. | 205 | 7,480 | |||||||||
Harley-Davidson, Inc. | 409 | 19,976 | |||||||||
Hasbro, Inc. | 205 | 7,360 | |||||||||
J.C. Penney Co., Inc. | 288 | 5,676 | |||||||||
Johnson Controls, Inc. | 1,208 | 37,086 | |||||||||
Kohl's Corp. | 400 | 17,192 | |||||||||
Liberty Global, Inc. (Series A) (a) | 245 | 15,433 | |||||||||
Liberty Global, Inc. (Series C) (a) | 200 | 11,750 | |||||||||
Liberty Media Corp. – Interactive (Class A) (a) | 925 | 18,204 | |||||||||
Liberty Media Corp. – Liberty Capital (Class A) (a) | 188 | 21,810 | |||||||||
LKQ Corp. (a) | 537 | 11,331 | |||||||||
Lowe's Cos., Inc. | 2,110 | 74,947 | |||||||||
Macy's, Inc. | 734 | 28,641 | |||||||||
Marriott International, Inc. (Class A) | 473 | 17,629 | |||||||||
Mattel, Inc. | 602 | 22,045 | |||||||||
McDonald's Corp. | 1,811 | 159,748 | |||||||||
Mohawk Industries, Inc. (a) | 103 | 9,318 | |||||||||
Netflix, Inc. (a) | 93 | 8,629 | |||||||||
Newell Rubbermaid, Inc. | 512 | 11,402 | |||||||||
NIKE, Inc. (Class B) | 1,306 | 67,390 | |||||||||
Nordstrom, Inc. | 295 | 15,782 | |||||||||
O'Reilly Automotive, Inc. (a) | 213 | 19,046 | |||||||||
PetSmart, Inc. | 196 | 13,395 | |||||||||
Ross Stores, Inc. | 405 | 21,931 | |||||||||
Royal Caribbean Cruises, Ltd. | 251 | 8,534 | |||||||||
Scripps Networks Interactive, Inc. (Class A) | 163 | 9,441 | |||||||||
Staples, Inc. | 1,231 | 14,033 | |||||||||
Starbucks Corp. | 1,362 | 73,030 | |||||||||
Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. | 347 | 19,904 | |||||||||
Target Corp. | 1,117 | 66,093 | |||||||||
The Gap, Inc. | 563 | 17,476 | |||||||||
The TJX Cos., Inc. | 1,321 | 56,076 | |||||||||
Thomson Reuters Corp. | 680 | 19,655 | |||||||||
Tiffany & Co. | 224 | 12,844 |
Security Description | Shares | Value | |||||||||
COMMON STOCKS, continued | |||||||||||
Consumer Discretionary, continued | |||||||||||
Tim Hortons, Inc. | 281 | $ | 13,780 | ||||||||
Time Warner Cable, Inc. | 550 | 53,454 | |||||||||
Time Warner, Inc. | 1,704 | 81,502 | |||||||||
Under Armour, Inc. (Class A) (a) | 142 | 6,891 | |||||||||
V.F. Corp. | 157 | 23,702 | |||||||||
Virgin Media, Inc. | 470 | 17,272 | |||||||||
Whirlpool Corp. | 136 | 13,838 | |||||||||
1,427,428 | |||||||||||
Consumer Staples: 10.1% | |||||||||||
Avon Products, Inc. | 765 | 10,985 | |||||||||
Bunge, Ltd. | 253 | 18,391 | |||||||||
Campbell Soup Co. | 338 | 11,793 | |||||||||
Coca-Cola Enterprises, Inc. | 536 | 17,007 | |||||||||
Colgate-Palmolive Co. | 857 | 89,591 | |||||||||
ConAgra Foods, Inc. | 733 | 21,624 | |||||||||
Dr. Pepper Snapple Group, Inc. | 375 | 16,568 | |||||||||
Empire Co., Inc. (Class A) | 53 | 3,138 | |||||||||
Energizer Holdings, Inc. | 117 | 9,358 | |||||||||
General Mills, Inc. | 1,163 | 46,997 | |||||||||
Green Mountain Coffee Roasters, Inc. (a) | 234 | 9,678 | |||||||||
H.J. Heinz Co. | 567 | 32,705 | |||||||||
Herbalife, Ltd. | 206 | 6,786 | |||||||||
Hormel Foods Corp. | 257 | 8,021 | |||||||||
Kellogg Co. | 444 | 24,797 | |||||||||
Kimberly-Clark Corp. | 698 | 58,932 | |||||||||
Loblaw Cos., Ltd. | 200 | 8,422 | |||||||||
McCormick & Co., Inc. | 214 | 13,595 | |||||||||
Mead Johnson Nutrition Co. | 361 | 23,786 | |||||||||
Metro, Inc. (Class A) | 177 | 11,258 | |||||||||
Mondelez International, Inc. (Class A) | 3,018 | 76,868 | |||||||||
PepsiCo, Inc. | 2,794 | 191,193 | |||||||||
Procter & Gamble Co. | 4,950 | 336,055 | |||||||||
Safeway, Inc. | 430 | 7,779 | |||||||||
Saputo, Inc. | 229 | 11,571 | |||||||||
Sysco Corp. | 1,037 | 32,831 | |||||||||
The Clorox Co. | 219 | 16,035 | |||||||||
The Estee Lauder Cos., Inc. (Class A) | 419 | 25,081 | |||||||||
The J.M. Smucker Co. | 200 | 17,248 | |||||||||
The Kroger Co. | 929 | 24,173 | |||||||||
Whole Foods Market, Inc. | 308 | 28,130 | |||||||||
1,210,396 | |||||||||||
Energy: 8.7% | |||||||||||
Apache Corp. | 700 | 54,950 | |||||||||
ARC Resources, Ltd. | 527 | 12,935 | |||||||||
Cameron International Corp. (a) | 437 | 24,673 | |||||||||
Cenovus Energy, Inc. | 1,353 | 45,236 | |||||||||
Cimarex Energy Co. | 152 | 8,775 | |||||||||
Concho Resources, Inc. (a) | 174 | 14,017 | |||||||||
Continental Resources, Inc. (a) | 80 | 5,879 | |||||||||
Core Laboratories NV | 85 | 9,291 | |||||||||
Crescent Point Energy Corp. | 580 | 21,914 | |||||||||
Denbury Resources, Inc. (a) | 692 | 11,210 | |||||||||
Devon Energy Corp. | 681 | 35,439 |
SEE ACCOMPANYING NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
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Security Description | Shares | Value | |||||||||
COMMON STOCKS, continued | |||||||||||
Energy, continued | |||||||||||
Enbridge, Inc. | 1,346 | $ | 58,155 | ||||||||
Energen Corp. | 128 | 5,772 | |||||||||
Enerplus Corp. | 354 | 4,586 | |||||||||
EOG Resources, Inc. | 484 | 58,462 | |||||||||
EQT Corp. | 265 | 15,630 | |||||||||
FMC Technologies, Inc. (a) | 425 | 18,203 | |||||||||
Hess Corp. | 544 | 28,810 | |||||||||
Kinder Morgan Management, LLC (a) | 180 | 13,583 | |||||||||
Marathon Oil Corp. | 1,250 | 38,325 | |||||||||
Marathon Petroleum Corp. | 610 | 38,430 | |||||||||
National-Oilwell Varco, Inc. | 766 | 52,356 | |||||||||
Newfield Exploration Co. (a) | 240 | 6,427 | |||||||||
Nexen, Inc. | 940 | 25,084 | |||||||||
Noble Corp. | 447 | 15,565 | |||||||||
Noble Energy, Inc. | 315 | 32,048 | |||||||||
Oceaneering International, Inc. | 192 | 10,328 | |||||||||
Pacific Rubiales Energy Corp. | 518 | 12,023 | |||||||||
Penn West Petroleum, Ltd. | 873 | 9,469 | |||||||||
Phillips 66 | 1,066 | 56,605 | |||||||||
Pioneer Natural Resources Co. | 207 | 22,064 | |||||||||
Plains Exploration & Production Co. (a) | 227 | 10,655 | |||||||||
QEP Resources, Inc. | 315 | 9,535 | |||||||||
Range Resources Corp. | 287 | 18,032 | |||||||||
Southwestern Energy Co. (a) | 620 | 20,714 | |||||||||
Spectra Energy Corp. | 1,157 | 31,679 | |||||||||
Suncor Energy, Inc. | 2,785 | 91,491 | |||||||||
Superior Energy Services, Inc. (a) | 279 | 5,781 | |||||||||
Talisman Energy, Inc. | 1,830 | 20,676 | |||||||||
The Williams Cos., Inc. | 1,121 | 36,702 | |||||||||
Ultra Petroleum Corp. (a) | 270 | 4,895 | |||||||||
Weatherford International, Ltd. (a) | 1,346 | 15,062 | |||||||||
Whiting Petroleum Corp. (a) | 208 | 9,021 | |||||||||
1,040,487 | |||||||||||
Financials: 18.3% | |||||||||||
ACE, Ltd. | 608 | 48,518 | |||||||||
AFLAC, Inc. | 829 | 44,036 | |||||||||
American Express Co. | 1,832 | 105,303 | |||||||||
American Tower Corp. (b) | 709 | 54,784 | |||||||||
Ameriprise Financial, Inc. | 378 | 23,674 | |||||||||
Annaly Capital Management, Inc. (b) | 1,723 | 24,191 | |||||||||
Arch Capital Group, Ltd. (a) | 238 | 10,477 | |||||||||
Assurant, Inc. | 155 | 5,379 | |||||||||
Axis Capital Holdings, Ltd. | 209 | 7,240 | |||||||||
Bank of Nova Scotia | 2,058 | 118,763 | |||||||||
BB&T Corp. | 1,238 | 36,038 | |||||||||
Berkshire Hathaway, Inc. (Class B) (a) | 1,645 | 147,556 | |||||||||
BlackRock, Inc. | 235 | 48,577 | |||||||||
Boston Properties, Inc. (b) | 269 | 28,463 | |||||||||
Capital One Financial Corp. | 1,044 | 60,479 | |||||||||
CBRE Group, Inc. (Class A) (a) | 553 | 11,005 | |||||||||
Chubb Corp. | 481 | 36,229 | |||||||||
Cincinnati Financial Corp. | 273 | 10,691 | |||||||||
CME Group, Inc. | 561 | 28,448 | |||||||||
Comerica, Inc. | 350 | 10,619 |
Security Description | Shares | Value | |||||||||
COMMON STOCKS, continued | |||||||||||
Financials, continued | |||||||||||
Discover Financial Services | 924 | $ | 35,620 | ||||||||
Duke Realty Corp. (b) | 462 | 6,408 | |||||||||
Eaton Vance Corp. | 204 | 6,497 | |||||||||
Federal Realty Investment Trust (b) | 112 | 11,650 | |||||||||
Franklin Resources, Inc. | 268 | 33,688 | |||||||||
HCP, Inc. (b) | 813 | 36,731 | |||||||||
Health Care REIT, Inc. (b) | 458 | 28,071 | |||||||||
Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc. (b) | 1,259 | 19,729 | |||||||||
Hudson City Bancorp, Inc. | 843 | 6,854 | |||||||||
Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. (a) | 128 | 15,848 | |||||||||
Invesco, Ltd. | 792 | 20,663 | |||||||||
KeyCorp | 1,693 | 14,255 | |||||||||
Legg Mason, Inc. | 223 | 5,736 | |||||||||
Liberty Property Trust (b) | 206 | 7,369 | |||||||||
M&T Bank Corp. | 201 | 19,792 | |||||||||
Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc. | 965 | 33,264 | |||||||||
New York Community Bancorp, Inc. | 777 | 10,179 | |||||||||
Northern Trust Corp. | 384 | 19,261 | |||||||||
NYSE Euronext | 458 | 14,445 | |||||||||
PartnerRe, Ltd. | 115 | 9,256 | |||||||||
People's United Financial, Inc. | 637 | 7,701 | |||||||||
PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. | 950 | 55,394 | |||||||||
Principal Financial Group, Inc. | 534 | 15,230 | |||||||||
ProLogis, Inc. (b) | 816 | 29,776 | |||||||||
Prudential Financial, Inc. | 830 | 44,264 | |||||||||
Regency Centers Corp. (b) | 160 | 7,539 | |||||||||
Regions Financial Corp. | 2,508 | 17,857 | |||||||||
RenaissanceRe Holdings, Ltd. | 91 | 7,395 | |||||||||
Royal Bank of Canada | 2,592 | 155,879 | |||||||||
Simon Property Group, Inc. (b) | 543 | 85,843 | |||||||||
State Street Corp. | 865 | 40,664 | |||||||||
T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. | 450 | 29,309 | |||||||||
The Bank of New York Mellon Corp. | 2,137 | 54,921 | |||||||||
The Charles Schwab Corp. | 1,919 | 27,557 | |||||||||
The Macerich Co. (b) | 234 | 13,642 | |||||||||
The NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc. | 229 | 5,727 | |||||||||
The Progressive Corp. | 1,030 | 21,733 | |||||||||
The Toronto-Dominion Bank | 1,640 | 137,943 | |||||||||
The Travelers Cos., Inc. | 696 | 49,987 | |||||||||
U.S. Bancorp | 3,388 | 108,213 | |||||||||
Ventas, Inc. (b) | 513 | 33,201 | |||||||||
Vornado Realty Trust (b) | 295 | 23,624 | |||||||||
2,189,185 | |||||||||||
Health Care: 12.1% | |||||||||||
Abbott Laboratories | 2,820 | 184,710 | |||||||||
Aetna, Inc. | 600 | 27,780 | |||||||||
Agilent Technologies, Inc. | 618 | 25,301 | |||||||||
Baxter International, Inc. | 982 | 65,460 | |||||||||
Becton, Dickinson & Co. | 358 | 27,992 | |||||||||
Biogen Idec, Inc. (a) | 403 | 59,108 | |||||||||
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. | 3,014 | 98,226 | |||||||||
CIGNA Corp. | 508 | 27,158 | |||||||||
DENTSPLY International, Inc. | 252 | 9,982 | |||||||||
Edwards Lifesciences Corp. (a) | 204 | 18,395 | |||||||||
Gilead Sciences, Inc. (a) | 1,360 | 99,892 | |||||||||
Henry Schein, Inc. (a) | 159 | 12,793 |
SEE ACCOMPANYING NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
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Security Description | Shares | Value | |||||||||
COMMON STOCKS, continued | |||||||||||
Health Care, continued | |||||||||||
Humana, Inc. | 290 | $ | 19,903 | ||||||||
Johnson & Johnson | 4,957 | 347,486 | |||||||||
Life Technologies Corp. (a) | 317 | 15,558 | |||||||||
Medtronic, Inc. | 1,840 | 75,477 | |||||||||
Merck & Co., Inc. | 5,467 | 223,819 | |||||||||
Patterson Cos., Inc. | 158 | 5,408 | |||||||||
ResMed, Inc. | 255 | 10,600 | |||||||||
Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Inc. (a) | 522 | 31,109 | |||||||||
Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a) | 373 | 15,644 | |||||||||
Waters Corp. (a) | 158 | 13,765 | |||||||||
WellPoint, Inc. | 593 | 36,125 | |||||||||
1,451,691 | |||||||||||
Industrials: 10.5% | |||||||||||
3M Co. | 1,184 | 109,934 | |||||||||
AMETEK, Inc. | 427 | 16,042 | |||||||||
Avery Dennison Corp. | 187 | 6,530 | |||||||||
C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc. | 289 | 18,271 | |||||||||
Canadian National Railway Co. | 784 | 71,125 | |||||||||
CSX Corp. | 1,864 | 36,777 | |||||||||
Cummins, Inc. | 324 | 35,105 | |||||||||
Danaher Corp. | 1,058 | 59,142 | |||||||||
Deere & Co. | 668 | 57,729 | |||||||||
Dover Corp. | 326 | 21,421 | |||||||||
Eaton Corp. PLC | 783 | 42,439 | |||||||||
Emerson Electric Co. | 1,306 | 69,166 | |||||||||
Equifax, Inc. | 212 | 11,473 | |||||||||
Expeditors International Washington, Inc. | 376 | 14,871 | |||||||||
Fastenal Co. | 499 | 23,298 | |||||||||
IHS, Inc. (Class A) (a) | 100 | 9,600 | |||||||||
Illinois Tool Works, Inc. | 757 | 46,033 | |||||||||
Ingersoll-Rand PLC | 528 | 25,323 | |||||||||
Iron Mountain, Inc. | 256 | 7,949 | |||||||||
J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc. | 166 | 9,912 | |||||||||
Joy Global, Inc. | 189 | 12,054 | |||||||||
Manpower, Inc. | 142 | 6,026 | |||||||||
Masco Corp. | 639 | 10,646 | |||||||||
Norfolk Southern Corp. | 574 | 35,496 | |||||||||
PACCAR, Inc. | 602 | 27,216 | |||||||||
Pall Corp. | 205 | 12,353 | |||||||||
Parker Hannifin Corp. | 268 | 22,796 | |||||||||
Pentair, Ltd. | 370 | 18,186 | |||||||||
Pitney Bowes, Inc. | 354 | 3,767 | |||||||||
Precision Castparts Corp. | 261 | 49,439 | |||||||||
Quanta Services, Inc. (a) | 368 | 10,043 | |||||||||
Robert Half International, Inc. | 239 | 7,605 | |||||||||
Rockwell Automation, Inc. | 253 | 21,249 | |||||||||
Rockwell Collins, Inc. | 250 | 14,543 | |||||||||
Roper Industries, Inc. | 171 | 19,063 | |||||||||
Southwest Airlines Co. | 342 | 3,502 | |||||||||
The Dun & Bradstreet Corp. | 85 | 6,685 | |||||||||
Tyco International, Ltd. | 818 | 23,926 | |||||||||
Union Pacific Corp. | 850 | 106,862 | |||||||||
United Parcel Service, Inc. (Class B) | 1,300 | 95,849 |
Security Description | Shares | Value | |||||||||
COMMON STOCKS, continued | |||||||||||
Industrials, continued | |||||||||||
W.W. Grainger, Inc. | 105 | $ | 21,249 | ||||||||
Waste Management, Inc. | 778 | 26,250 | |||||||||
Xylem, Inc. | 328 | 8,889 | |||||||||
1,255,834 | |||||||||||
Information Technology: 19.0% | |||||||||||
Accenture PLC (Class A) | 1,140 | 75,810 | |||||||||
Adobe Systems, Inc. (a) | 877 | 33,045 | |||||||||
Analog Devices, Inc. | 528 | 22,208 | |||||||||
Applied Materials, Inc. | 2,222 | 25,420 | |||||||||
Autodesk, Inc. (a) | 401 | 14,175 | |||||||||
CA, Inc. | 601 | 13,210 | |||||||||
CGI Group, Inc. (Class A) (a) | 365 | 8,409 | |||||||||
Cisco Systems, Inc. | 9,625 | 189,131 | |||||||||
Citrix Systems, Inc. (a) | 330 | 21,697 | |||||||||
Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp. (Class A) (a) | 539 | 39,913 | |||||||||
Corning, Inc. | 2,701 | 34,087 | |||||||||
Dell, Inc. | 2,702 | 27,371 | |||||||||
EMC Corp. (a) | 3,762 | 95,179 | |||||||||
Flextronics International, Ltd. (a) | 1,217 | 7,558 | |||||||||
Google, Inc. (Class A) (a) | 467 | 331,276 | |||||||||
Hewlett-Packard Co. | 3,552 | 50,616 | |||||||||
IBM | 1,949 | 373,331 | |||||||||
Intel Corp. | 8,986 | 185,381 | |||||||||
Intuit, Inc. | 497 | 29,571 | |||||||||
Lam Research Corp. (a) | 328 | 11,851 | |||||||||
Microchip Technology, Inc. | 340 | 11,081 | |||||||||
Motorola Solutions, Inc. | 463 | 25,780 | |||||||||
Nuance Communications, Inc. (a) | 437 | 9,754 | |||||||||
NVIDIA Corp. | 1,085 | 13,335 | |||||||||
Open Text Corp. (a) | 102 | 5,699 | |||||||||
Oracle Corp. | 7,006 | 233,440 | |||||||||
QUALCOMM, Inc. | 3,058 | 189,657 | |||||||||
Salesforce.com, Inc. (a) | 235 | 39,503 | |||||||||
Symantec Corp. (a) | 1,261 | 23,719 | |||||||||
Teradata Corp. (a) | 297 | 18,381 | |||||||||
Texas Instruments, Inc. | 2,056 | 63,613 | |||||||||
Xerox Corp. | 2,368 | 16,150 | |||||||||
Yahoo!, Inc. (a) | 2,048 | 40,755 | |||||||||
2,280,106 | |||||||||||
Materials: 5.0% | |||||||||||
Agnico-Eagle Mines, Ltd. | 306 | 16,021 | |||||||||
Agrium, Inc. | 280 | 27,879 | |||||||||
Air Products & Chemicals, Inc. | 373 | 31,339 | |||||||||
Alcoa, Inc. | 1,892 | 16,423 | |||||||||
Allegheny Technologies, Inc. | 180 | 5,465 | |||||||||
Ball Corp. | 263 | 11,769 | |||||||||
Celanese Corp. (Series A) | 279 | 12,424 | |||||||||
Cliffs Natural Resources, Inc. | 252 | 9,717 | |||||||||
Eastman Chemical Co. | 272 | 18,510 | |||||||||
Ecolab, Inc. | 516 | 37,100 | |||||||||
Franco-Nevada Corp. | 259 | 14,769 | |||||||||
International Flavors & Fragrances, Inc. | 143 | 9,515 | |||||||||
International Paper Co. | 737 | 29,362 |
SEE ACCOMPANYING NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
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Schedule of Investments, continued
Security Description | Shares | Value | |||||||||
COMMON STOCKS, continued | |||||||||||
Materials, continued | |||||||||||
Kinross Gold Corp. | 2,022 | $ | 19,617 | ||||||||
LyondellBasell Industries NV (Class A) | 560 | 31,970 | |||||||||
MeadWestvaco Corp. | 303 | 9,657 | |||||||||
Nucor Corp. | 563 | 24,310 | |||||||||
Osisko Mining Corp. (a) | 685 | 5,504 | |||||||||
Owens-Illinois, Inc. (a) | 277 | 5,892 | |||||||||
Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan, Inc. | 1,536 | 62,446 | |||||||||
Praxair, Inc. | 537 | 58,775 | |||||||||
Rock-Tenn Co. (Class A) | 125 | 8,739 | |||||||||
Sealed Air Corp. | 324 | 5,673 | |||||||||
Sigma-Aldrich Corp. | 214 | 15,746 | |||||||||
Silver Wheaton Corp. | 627 | 22,581 | |||||||||
Teck Resources, Ltd. (Class B) | 1,023 | 37,141 | |||||||||
The Sherwin-Williams Co. | 157 | 24,150 | |||||||||
Yamana Gold, Inc. | 1,325 | 22,769 | |||||||||
595,263 | |||||||||||
Telecommunication Services: 1.7% | |||||||||||
BCE, Inc. | 464 | 19,866 | |||||||||
CenturyLink, Inc. | 1,116 | 43,658 | |||||||||
Crown Castle International Corp. (a) | 525 | 37,884 | |||||||||
Frontier Communications Corp. | 1,768 | 7,567 | |||||||||
Level 3 Communications, Inc. (a) | 260 | 6,009 | |||||||||
Rogers Communications, Inc. (Class B) | 687 | 31,159 | |||||||||
SBA Communications Corp. (Class A) (a) | 218 | 15,482 | |||||||||
Sprint Nextel Corp. (a) | 5,323 | 30,181 | |||||||||
Windstream Corp. | 1,040 | 8,611 | |||||||||
200,417 | |||||||||||
Utilities: 2.5% | |||||||||||
American Water Works Co., Inc. | 312 | 11,585 | |||||||||
Calpine Corp. (a) | 555 | 10,062 | |||||||||
Canadian Utilities, Ltd. (Class A) | 101 | 7,297 | |||||||||
CenterPoint Energy, Inc. | 719 | 13,841 | |||||||||
Consolidated Edison, Inc. | 520 | 28,881 | |||||||||
Integrys Energy Group, Inc. | 138 | 7,206 | |||||||||
MDU Resources Group, Inc. | 318 | 6,754 | |||||||||
NextEra Energy, Inc. | 712 | 49,263 | |||||||||
NiSource, Inc. | 501 | 12,470 | |||||||||
Northeast Utilities | 556 | 21,729 | |||||||||
Oneok, Inc. | 348 | 14,877 | |||||||||
Pepco Holdings, Inc. | 404 | 7,922 | |||||||||
PG&E Corp. | 734 | 29,492 | |||||||||
Pinnacle West Capital Corp. | 193 | 9,839 | |||||||||
Sempra Energy | 404 | 28,660 | |||||||||
TransAlta Corp. | 455 | 6,909 | |||||||||
Wisconsin Energy Corp. | 408 | 15,035 | |||||||||
Xcel Energy, Inc. | 864 | 23,078 | |||||||||
304,900 | |||||||||||
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS | |||||||||||
(Cost $11,012,025) | 11,955,707 |
Security Description | Shares | Value | |||||||||
SHORT TERM INVESTMENT: 0.7% | |||||||||||
MONEY MARKET FUND: 0.7% | |||||||||||
SSgA Prime Money Market Fund | |||||||||||
(Cost $82,665) | 82,665 | $ | 82,665 | ||||||||
TOTAL INVESTMENTS: 100.5% | |||||||||||
(Cost $11,094,690) | 12,038,372 | ||||||||||
OTHER ASSETS & LIABILITIES: (0.5)% | (53,937 | ) | |||||||||
Net Assets: 100.0% | $ | 11,984,435 |
(a) Non-income producing security.
(b) REIT Real Estate Investment Trust
SEE ACCOMPANYING NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
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Schedule of Investments
Security Description | Shares | Value | |||||||||
COMMON STOCKS: 99.5% | |||||||||||
Australia: 10.0% | |||||||||||
Australia & New Zealand Banking Group, Ltd. | 7,631 | $ | 198,459 | ||||||||
Commonwealth Bank of Australia | 4,663 | 301,021 | |||||||||
Fortescue Metals Group, Ltd. | 3,439 | 16,602 | |||||||||
GPT Group (a) | 13,916 | 53,167 | |||||||||
Mirvac Group (a) | 33,394 | 51,484 | |||||||||
National Australia Bank, Ltd. | 7,176 | 186,253 | |||||||||
Newcrest Mining, Ltd. | 2,898 | 66,733 | |||||||||
Orica, Ltd. | 77 | 2,004 | |||||||||
Origin Energy, Ltd. | 3,412 | 41,162 | |||||||||
OZ Minerals, Ltd. | 1,707 | 11,874 | |||||||||
Westpac Banking Corp. | 9,601 | 259,560 | |||||||||
Woolworths, Ltd. | 4,058 | 123,568 | |||||||||
1,311,887 | |||||||||||
Austria: 0.4% | |||||||||||
OMV AG | 1,293 | 46,632 | |||||||||
Belgium: 2.0% | |||||||||||
Colruyt SA | 4,244 | 209,823 | |||||||||
Delhaize Group | 1,106 | 44,109 | |||||||||
KBC Groep NV | 396 | 13,653 | |||||||||
267,585 | |||||||||||
Denmark: 2.0% | |||||||||||
Danske Bank A/S (b) | 2,796 | 47,258 | |||||||||
Novo Nordisk A/S (Class B) | 1,330 | 215,396 | |||||||||
262,654 | |||||||||||
Finland: 0.8% | |||||||||||
Nokia OYJ | 10,649 | 41,080 | |||||||||
Stora Enso OYJ (R Shares) | 3,432 | 23,732 | |||||||||
UPM-Kymmene OYJ | 3,090 | 35,871 | |||||||||
100,683 | |||||||||||
France: 8.0% | |||||||||||
Carrefour SA | 2,153 | 54,911 | |||||||||
CGG – Veritas (b) | 1,545 | 46,014 | |||||||||
Compagnie de Saint-Gobain | 1,790 | 76,037 | |||||||||
Danone SA | 1,953 | 128,497 | |||||||||
France Telecom SA | 5,446 | 59,874 | |||||||||
L'Oreal SA | 1,035 | 143,141 | |||||||||
Renault SA | 3,480 | 186,664 | |||||||||
Schneider Electric SA | 1,688 | 122,022 | |||||||||
Societe BIC SA | 948 | 112,886 | |||||||||
Technip SA | 896 | 102,583 | |||||||||
Veolia Environnement SA | 1,660 | 20,036 | |||||||||
1,052,665 | |||||||||||
Germany: 5.2% | |||||||||||
BASF SE | 2,796 | 262,276 | |||||||||
Bayerische Motoren Werke AG | 1,157 | 111,247 | |||||||||
Deutsche Boerse AG | 320 | 19,495 | |||||||||
Deutsche Post AG | 4,094 | 89,599 | |||||||||
HeidelbergCement AG | 113 | 6,828 | |||||||||
Hochtief AG (b) | 518 | 30,001 | |||||||||
K+S AG | 832 | 38,392 | |||||||||
Metro AG | 812 | 22,481 | |||||||||
SAP AG | 1,290 | 103,218 | |||||||||
683,537 |
Security Description | Shares | Value | |||||||||
COMMON STOCKS, continued | |||||||||||
Hong Kong: 0.7% | |||||||||||
CLP Holdings, Ltd. | 5,500 | $ | 46,018 | ||||||||
Li & Fung, Ltd. | 22,000 | 38,829 | |||||||||
84,847 | |||||||||||
Ireland: 0.0% (c) | |||||||||||
Experian PLC | 155 | 2,469 | |||||||||
Israel: 0.1% | |||||||||||
Delek Group, Ltd. | 56 | 13,095 | |||||||||
Italy: 1.3% | |||||||||||
ENI SpA | 2,848 | 68,863 | |||||||||
Intesa Sanpaolo SpA | 33,879 | 58,066 | |||||||||
Pirelli & C. SpA | 54 | 616 | |||||||||
UniCredit SpA (b) | 9,672 | 47,258 | |||||||||
174,803 | |||||||||||
Japan: 22.9% | |||||||||||
Aisin Seiki Co., Ltd. | 1,000 | 30,810 | |||||||||
Canon, Inc. | 2,200 | 84,982 | |||||||||
Central Japan Railway Co. | 1,100 | 89,053 | |||||||||
Chugai Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. | 3,300 | 63,012 | |||||||||
Denso Corp. | 1,100 | 37,822 | |||||||||
East Japan Railway Co. | 1,100 | 70,988 | |||||||||
Eisai Co., Ltd. | 800 | 33,308 | |||||||||
Fast Retailing Co., Ltd. | 100 | 25,259 | |||||||||
Fuji Heavy Industries, Ltd. | 8,000 | 99,555 | |||||||||
Fujitsu, Ltd. | 22,000 | 91,598 | |||||||||
Hitachi Construction Machinery Co., Ltd. | 2,200 | 45,595 | |||||||||
Honda Motor Co., Ltd. | 4,400 | 160,042 | |||||||||
Kao Corp. | 2,200 | 57,223 | |||||||||
KDDI Corp. | 1,100 | 77,476 | |||||||||
Komatsu, Ltd. | 4,400 | 111,139 | |||||||||
Konica Minolta Holdings, Inc. | 11,000 | 78,367 | |||||||||
Kubota Corp. | 11,000 | 125,438 | |||||||||
McDonald's Holdings Co. (Japan), Ltd. | 800 | 21,141 | |||||||||
Mitsubishi Electric Corp. | 11,000 | 92,997 | |||||||||
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc. | 34,900 | 186,074 | |||||||||
Mitsubishi UFJ Lease & Finance Co., Ltd. | 1,090 | 46,517 | |||||||||
Mitsui Fudosan Co., Ltd. | 7,000 | 169,201 | |||||||||
Mizuho Financial Group, Inc. | 58,600 | 106,404 | |||||||||
Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd. | 800 | 46,724 | |||||||||
Nidec Corp. | 100 | 5,806 | |||||||||
Nikon Corp. | 1,100 | 32,136 | |||||||||
Nippon Steel Corp. | 11,000 | 26,716 | |||||||||
Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. | 9,900 | 92,857 | |||||||||
NTT DoCoMo, Inc. | 55 | 78,876 | |||||||||
Panasonic Corp. | 5,500 | 33,204 | |||||||||
Resona Holdings, Inc. | 3,800 | 17,228 | |||||||||
Santen Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. | 2,200 | 84,346 | |||||||||
Seven & I Holdings Co., Ltd. | 300 | 8,455 | |||||||||
Shikoku Electric Power Co., Inc. | 3,300 | 52,478 | |||||||||
Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd. | 1,100 | 66,536 | |||||||||
Softbank Corp. | 2,200 | 79,894 | |||||||||
Sony Corp. | 3,300 | 36,563 |
SEE ACCOMPANYING NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
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Schedule of Investments, continued
Security Description | Shares | Value | |||||||||
COMMON STOCKS, continued | |||||||||||
Japan, continued | |||||||||||
Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc. | 3,400 | $ | 122,489 | ||||||||
Suzuken Co., Ltd. | 300 | 8,428 | |||||||||
Takashimaya Co., Ltd. | 10,000 | 70,896 | |||||||||
Takeda Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. | 2,200 | 98,086 | |||||||||
The Chugoku Electric Power Co., Inc. | 7,700 | 120,489 | |||||||||
Toho Gas Co., Ltd. | 1,000 | 5,355 | |||||||||
Ube Industries, Ltd. | 11,000 | 26,207 | |||||||||
3,017,770 | |||||||||||
Luxembourg: 0.5% | |||||||||||
Tenaris SA | 3,376 | 69,345 | |||||||||
Netherlands: 2.7% | |||||||||||
Akzo Nobel NV | 1,223 | 80,209 | |||||||||
ASML Holding NV | 1,102 | 69,738 | |||||||||
Unilever NV | 5,392 | 204,983 | |||||||||
354,930 | |||||||||||
New Zealand: 0.7% | |||||||||||
Auckland International Airport, Ltd. | 42,116 | 92,771 | |||||||||
Norway: 0.5% | |||||||||||
Norsk Hydro ASA | 7,372 | 36,931 | |||||||||
Statoil ASA | 1,111 | 27,749 | |||||||||
64,680 | |||||||||||
Spain: 5.4% | |||||||||||
Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA | 13,547 | 124,308 | |||||||||
Banco de Sabadell SA | 9,627 | 25,067 | |||||||||
Banco Santander SA | 24,136 | 194,107 | |||||||||
Distribuidora Internacional de Alimentacion SA (b) | 1,066 | 6,760 | |||||||||
Ferrovial SA | 3,877 | 57,248 | |||||||||
Iberdrola SA | 13,650 | 75,494 | |||||||||
Industria de Diseno Textil SA | 1,113 | 154,809 | |||||||||
Repsol YPF SA | 3,487 | 70,499 | |||||||||
708,292 | |||||||||||
Sweden: 4.6% | |||||||||||
Atlas Copco AB | 2,005 | 54,953 | |||||||||
Hennes & Mauritz AB (Class B) | 4,133 | 142,628 | |||||||||
Modern Times Group AB (Class B) | 54 | 1,881 | |||||||||
Nordea Bank AB | 11,816 | 112,794 | |||||||||
Sandvik AB | 3,943 | 62,732 | |||||||||
Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB (Class A) | 5,751 | 48,842 | |||||||||
Swedbank AB (Class A) | 6,095 | 118,987 | |||||||||
Volvo AB (Class B) | 4,669 | 63,732 | |||||||||
606,549 | |||||||||||
Switzerland: 9.2% | |||||||||||
Compagnie Financiere Richemont SA | 1,754 | 136,817 | |||||||||
Lindt & Spruengli AG (b) | 19 | 61,856 | |||||||||
Novartis AG | 5,545 | 348,020 | |||||||||
Roche Holding AG | 1,851 | 372,081 | |||||||||
Swiss Re AG (b) | 898 | 64,651 | |||||||||
Syngenta AG | 328 | 131,365 | |||||||||
Xstrata PLC | 5,906 | 101,666 | |||||||||
1,216,456 |
Security Description | Shares | Value | |||||||||
COMMON STOCKS, continued | |||||||||||
United Kingdom: 22.5% | |||||||||||
Associated British Foods PLC | 3,868 | $ | 98,336 | ||||||||
BG Group PLC | 10,086 | 165,997 | |||||||||
Bunzl PLC | 9,818 | 161,028 | |||||||||
Burberry Group PLC | 923 | 18,394 | |||||||||
Fresnillo PLC | 1,338 | 40,171 | |||||||||
GlaxoSmithKline PLC | 15,379 | 333,731 | |||||||||
HSBC Holdings PLC | 49,407 | 519,533 | |||||||||
Lonmin PLC | 113 | 522 | |||||||||
Marks & Spencer Group PLC | 6,811 | 42,326 | |||||||||
National Grid PLC | 3,000 | 34,282 | |||||||||
Pearson PLC | 9,861 | 190,425 | |||||||||
Prudential PLC | 9,691 | 136,340 | |||||||||
Reckitt Benckiser Group PLC | 560 | 35,310 | |||||||||
RSA Insurance Group PLC | 50,288 | 102,751 | |||||||||
Standard Chartered PLC | 7,155 | 183,005 | |||||||||
Tesco PLC | 27,052 | 147,749 | |||||||||
Tullow Oil PLC | 4,047 | 82,954 | |||||||||
Unilever PLC | 4,906 | 188,682 | |||||||||
Vodafone Group PLC | 155,054 | 389,276 | |||||||||
Wolseley PLC | 1,598 | 75,329 | |||||||||
WPP PLC | 917 | 13,236 | |||||||||
2,959,377 | |||||||||||
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS | |||||||||||
(Cost $12,581,162) | 13,091,027 | ||||||||||
PREFERRED STOCK: 0.3% | |||||||||||
Germany: 0.3% | |||||||||||
ProSiebenSat.1 Media AG Preference Shares | 1,131 | 31,761 | |||||||||
TOTAL PREFERRED STOCK | |||||||||||
(Cost $27,049) | 31,761 | ||||||||||
RIGHTS: 0.0% (c) | |||||||||||
Spain: 0.0% (c) | |||||||||||
Repsol SA, Expires 01/11/13 (b) | 3,487 | 2,124 | |||||||||
TOTAL RIGHTS | |||||||||||
(Cost $2,181) | 2,124 | ||||||||||
SHORT TERM INVESTMENT: 2.7% | |||||||||||
United States: 2.7% | |||||||||||
MONEY MARKET FUND: 2.7% | |||||||||||
SSgA Prime Money Market Fund | |||||||||||
(Cost $360,485) | 360,485 | 360,485 | |||||||||
TOTAL INVESTMENTS: 102.5% | |||||||||||
(Cost $12,970,877) | 13,485,397 | ||||||||||
OTHER ASSETS & LIABILITIES: (2.5)% | (323,412 | ) | |||||||||
Net Assets: 100.0% | $ | 13,161,985 |
(a) REIT Real Estate Investment Trust
(b) Non-income producing security.
(c) Amount shown represents less than 0.05% of net assets.
SEE ACCOMPANYING NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
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December 31, 2012
Statements of Assets and Liabilities
Pax MSCI North America ESG Index ETF | Pax MSCI EAFE ESG Index ETF | ||||||||||
ASSETS | |||||||||||
Investments, at value (Note B) | $ | 12,038,372 | $ | 13,485,397 | |||||||
Cash | 221 | — | |||||||||
Foreign currency, at value | 9,220 | 67,991 | |||||||||
Receivable for investments sold | — | 146,584 | |||||||||
Receivable for foreign taxes recoverable | — | 7,056 | |||||||||
Dividends receivable (Note B) | 15,061 | 22,355 | |||||||||
Total Assets | 12,062,874 | 13,729,383 | |||||||||
LIABILITIES | |||||||||||
Due to custodian | — | 377,510 | |||||||||
Payable for investments purchased | — | 63,662 | |||||||||
Distributions payable | 73,364 | 120,632 | |||||||||
Accrued advisory fee (Note C) | 5,075 | 5,594 | |||||||||
Total Liabilities | 78,439 | 567,398 | |||||||||
NET ASSETS | $ | 11,984,435 | $ | 13,161,985 | |||||||
NET ASSETS CONSIST OF: | |||||||||||
Paid in capital | $ | 11,046,762 | $ | 12,750,652 | |||||||
Undistributed (distribution in excess of) net investment income | (4,538 | ) | (13,565 | ) | |||||||
Accumulated net realized gain (loss) on: | |||||||||||
Investments and foreign currency transactions | (1,429 | ) | (89,051 | ) | |||||||
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of: | |||||||||||
Investments | 943,682 | 514,520 | |||||||||
Foreign currency | (42 | ) | (571 | ) | |||||||
NET ASSETS | $ | 11,984,435 | $ | 13,161,985 | |||||||
NET ASSET VALUE PER SHARE | |||||||||||
Net asset value per share | $ | 29.96 | $ | 23.93 | |||||||
Outstanding beneficial interest shares (unlimited amount authorized, $0.01 par value) | 400,000 | 550,000 | |||||||||
COST OF INVESTMENTS: | |||||||||||
Investments, at cost (Note B) | $ | 11,094,690 | $ | 12,970,877 | |||||||
Foreign currency, at cost | $ | 9,249 | $ | 67,963 |
SEE ACCOMPANYING NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
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For the Year Ended December 31, 2012
Statements of Operations
Pax MSCI North America ESG Index ETF | Pax MSCI EAFE ESG Index ETF | ||||||||||
INVESTMENT INCOME | |||||||||||
Dividend income | $ | 232,509 | $ | 345,545 | |||||||
Foreign taxes withheld | (3,397 | ) | (25,902 | ) | |||||||
Total Investment Income | 229,112 | 319,643 | |||||||||
EXPENSES | |||||||||||
Advisory fee (Note C) | 48,799 | 46,747 | |||||||||
Total Expenses | 48,799 | 46,747 | |||||||||
Net Investment Income | 180,313 | 272,896 | |||||||||
REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS) ON INVESTMENTS | |||||||||||
Net realized gain (loss) on: | |||||||||||
Investments | 1,339 | (55,547 | ) | ||||||||
Foreign currency transactions | (304 | ) | (3,241 | ) | |||||||
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on: | |||||||||||
Investments | 667,667 | 915,618 | |||||||||
Foreign currency translation | (50 | ) | 5 | ||||||||
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments and foreign currency transactions | 668,652 | 856,835 | |||||||||
Net increase in net assets from operations | $ | 848,965 | $ | 1,129,731 |
SEE ACCOMPANYING NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
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Statements of Changes in Net Assets
Pax MSCI North America ESG Index ETF | Pax MSCI EAFE ESG Index ETF | ||||||||||||||||||
Year Ended 12/31/12 | Year Ended 12/31/11 | Year Ended 12/31/12 | For the Period 1/27/11*-12/31/11 | ||||||||||||||||
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS FROM OPERATIONS: | |||||||||||||||||||
Net investment income (loss) | $ | 180,313 | $ | 61,239 | $ | 272,896 | $ | 67,901 | |||||||||||
Net realized gain (loss) on investments and foreign currency transactions | 1,035 | 29,178 | (58,788 | ) | (32,731 | ) | |||||||||||||
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments and foreign currency translation | 667,617 | (23,263 | ) | 915,623 | (401,674 | ) | |||||||||||||
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | 848,965 | 67,154 | 1,129,731 | (366,504 | ) | ||||||||||||||
Net equalization credits and charges | 18,490 | 5,761 | 93,498 | 24,122 | |||||||||||||||
Distributions to shareholders from: | |||||||||||||||||||
Net investment income | (179,103 | ) | (61,217 | ) | (282,212 | ) | (69,682 | ) | |||||||||||
Total distributions to shareholders | (179,103 | ) | (61,217 | ) | (282,212 | ) | (69,682 | ) | |||||||||||
From capital share transactions: | |||||||||||||||||||
Proceeds from sale of shares sold | 5,913,515 | 2,632,435 | 8,107,461 | 4,643,191 | |||||||||||||||
Net income equalization (Note B) | (18,490 | ) | (5,761 | ) | (93,498 | ) | (24,122 | ) | |||||||||||
Net increase in net assets from capital share transactions | 5,895,025 | 2,626,674 | 8,013,963 | 4,619,069 | |||||||||||||||
Net increase in net assets during the year | 6,583,377 | 2,638,372 | 8,954,980 | 4,207,005 | |||||||||||||||
Net assets at beginning of year | 5,401,058 | 2,762,686 | 4,207,005 | — | |||||||||||||||
Net assets at end of year (1) | $ | 11,984,435 | $ | 5,401,058 | $ | 13,161,985 | $ | 4,207,005 | |||||||||||
(1) Including undistributed (distribution in excess of) net investment income | $ | (4,538 | ) | $ | (688 | ) | $ | (13,565 | ) | $ | (1,008 | ) | |||||||
Shares of beneficial interest: | |||||||||||||||||||
Shares sold | 200,000 | 100,000 | 350,000 | 200,000 | |||||||||||||||
Net increase in shares outstanding | 200,000 | 100,000 | 350,000 | 200,000 |
* Commencement of operations
SEE ACCOMPANYING NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
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Financial Highlights
Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period
Pax MSCI North America ESG Index ETF | |||||||||||||||
Year Ended 12/31/12 | Year Ended 12/31/11 | For the Period 5/18/10*-12/31/10 | |||||||||||||
Net asset value, beginning of period | $ | 27.01 | $ | 27.63 | $ | 25.00 | |||||||||
Income (loss) from investment operations: | |||||||||||||||
Net investment income1 | 0.54 | 0.44 | 0.27 | ||||||||||||
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)2 | 2.84 | (0.76 | ) | 2.62 | |||||||||||
Total from investment operations | 3.38 | (0.32 | ) | 2.89 | |||||||||||
Net equalization credits and charges | 0.06 | 0.04 | — | ||||||||||||
Distributions to shareholders from: | |||||||||||||||
Net investment income | (0.49 | ) | (0.34 | ) | (0.26 | ) | |||||||||
Total distributions | (0.49 | ) | (0.34 | ) | (0.26 | ) | |||||||||
Net asset value, end of period | $ | 29.96 | $ | 27.01 | $ | 27.63 | |||||||||
Total return3 | 12.77 | % | (1.03 | )% | 11.58 | % | |||||||||
Net assets, end of period (in 000's) | $ | 11,984 | $ | 5,401 | $ | 2,763 | |||||||||
Ratio of expenses to average net assets | 0.50 | % | 0.50 | % | 0.50 | %4 | |||||||||
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets | 1.85 | % | 1.60 | % | 1.69 | %4 | |||||||||
Portfolio turnover rate5 | 9 | % | 10 | % | 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.
SEE ACCOMPANYING NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
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Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period
Pax MSCI EAFE ESG Index ETF | |||||||||||
Year Ended 12/31/12 | For the Period 1/27/11*-12/31/11 | ||||||||||
Net asset value, beginning of period | $ | 21.04 | $ | 25.06 | |||||||
Income (loss) from investment operations: | |||||||||||
Net investment income1 | 0.72 | 0.62 | |||||||||
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)2 | 2.54 | (4.30 | ) | ||||||||
Total from investment operations | 3.26 | (3.68 | ) | ||||||||
Net equalization credits and charges | 0.25 | 0.22 | |||||||||
Distributions to shareholders from: | |||||||||||
Net investment income | (0.62 | ) | (0.56 | ) | |||||||
Total distributions | (0.62 | ) | (0.56 | ) | |||||||
Net asset value, end of period | $ | 23.93 | $ | 21.04 | |||||||
Total return3 | 16.98 | % | (14.04 | )% | |||||||
Net assets, end of period (in 000's) | $ | 13,162 | $ | 4,207 | |||||||
Ratio of expenses to average net assets | 0.55 | % | 0.55 | %4 | |||||||
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets | 3.21 | % | 2.91 | %4 | |||||||
Portfolio turnover rate5 | 8 | % | 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.
SEE ACCOMPANYING NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
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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 December 31, 2012, the Trust offered two portfolios, the Pax MSCI North America ESG Index ETF and the 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 this risk of loss to be remote.
Valuation of Investments For purposes of calculating the net asset value ("NAV"), determined ordinarily as of the close of regular trading (normally 4:00 p.m. Eastern time) (the "NYSE Close") on the New York Stock Exchange
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("NYSE") on each day (a "Business Day") that the NYSE is open for trading, 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 values for various types of securities and other instruments are determined on the basis of closing prices or 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.
Investments denominated in currencies other than the U.S. dollar are converted to U.S. dollars using daily exchange rates obtained from pricing services. As a result, the NAV of a Fund's shares may be affected by changes in the value of currencies in relation to the U.S. dollar.
If market quotations are not readily available (including in cases when available market quotations are deemed to be unreliable), the Funds' investments will be valued as determined in good faith pursuant to policies and procedures approved by the Board of Trustees (so called "evaluated pricing"). The Board has delegated to the Adviser's Best Execution and Valuation Committee the day-to-day responsibility for making evaluated pricing determinations with respect to Fund holdings. The Best Execution and Valuation Committee is comprised of representatives of the Adviser, including several members of the Portfolio Management team, the Director of Trading, the Chief Compliance Officer and the Chief Financial Officer. One of the functions of the Best Execution and Valuation Committee is to value securities where current and reliable market quotations are not readily available. The Committee meets periodically and reports to the Board at each quarterly meeting regarding any securities for which evaluated pricing was employed during the previous quarter. All actions taken by the Best Execution and Valuation Committee are reviewed and ratified by the Board. Evaluated pricing may require subjective determinations about the value of a security or other asset, and fair values used to determine a Fund's NAV may differ from quoted or published prices, or from prices that are used by others, for the same investments. Also, the use of
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Notes to the Financial Statements, continued
evaluated pricing may not always result in adjustments to the prices of securities or other assets held by a Fund.
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. Evaluated pricing could result in a difference between the prices used to calculate the Funds' NAVs and the prices used by the Funds' benchmark indices, which, in turn, could result in a difference between the Funds' performance and the performance of the Funds' benchmark indices.
Non-U.S. markets can be significantly more volatile than U.S. markets, causing the prices of some of the Funds' investments to fluctuate significantly, rapidly and unpredictably. Non-U.S. securities may be less liquid than U.S. 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 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 non-U.S. securities, rather than fair values determined as of the NYSE Close to give effect to intervening changes in one or more indices, 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 each Fund's benchmark
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index (which is based on local market closing prices), the Funds generally intend to use local market closing prices to value non-U.S. securities, and may determine in the future to value non-U.S. securities using a different methodology.
Fair Value Measurements Fair value is defined as the price that the Fund would receive upon selling an investment in orderly transaction between market participants. Various inputs are used in determining value, these inputs are 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)
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 inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities. The following is a general summary of valuation inputs and classifications for different categories of securities.
Equity Securities Equity securities, including common stocks, preferred stocks and exchange-traded funds, 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. Foreign equities may also be valued at official close, or may be valued based on the fair value pricing procedures noted above. When third-party fair value pricing of foreign securities methods are applied, they are generally categorized as Level 2. To the extent that significant inputs for equity securities are unobservable, values are categorized as Level 3 in the hierarchy.
Short-term Investments Short-term securities, including repurchase agreements, with remaining maturities of 60 days or less, which are valued at amortized cost, are generally categorized as Level 2 in the hierarchy.
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Notes to the Financial Statements, continued
The following is a summary of the inputs used to value the Funds' net assets as of December 31, 2012:
Pax MSCI North America ESG Index ETF | Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Total | |||||||||||||||
Common Stocks | $ | 11,955,707 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 11,955,707 | |||||||||||
Money Market Fund | 82,665 | — | — | 82,665 | |||||||||||||||
Total | $ | 12,038,372 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 12,038,372 | |||||||||||
Pax MSCI EAFE ESG Index ETF | Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Total | |||||||||||||||
Common Stocks | $ | 13,091,027 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 13,091,027 | |||||||||||
Preferred Stock | 31,761 | — | — | 31,761 | |||||||||||||||
Rights | 2,124 | — | — | 2,124 | |||||||||||||||
Money Market Fund | 360,485 | — | — | 360,485 | |||||||||||||||
Total | $ | 13,485,397 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 13,485,397 |
The Funds did not hold any Level 2 or Level 3 categorized securities during the year ended December 31, 2012.
Transfers in and out of Levels during the period are assumed to be transferred on the last day of the period at their current value. There were no transfers between Level 1 and Level 2 during the period.
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.
Equalization The Funds follow the accounting practice known as "Equalization" by which a portion of the proceeds from sales and costs of reacquiring Fund shares, equivalent on a per share basis to the amount of distributable net
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investment income on the date of the transaction, is credited or charged to undistributed net investment income. As a result, undistributed net investment income per share is unaffected by sales or reacquisition of Fund shares. Amounts related to Equalization can be found on the Statements of Changes.
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 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 (See Note C).
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
The Trust has entered into an Investment Advisory Contract, (the "Management Contract") with Pax World Management LLC (the "Adviser"). Pursuant to the terms of the Management Contract, 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.
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Notes to the Financial Statements, continued
Pursuant to the Management Contract 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 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 MSCI EAFE ESG Index ETF | 0.55 | % |
Out of the investment advisory fee, the Adviser bears 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. The aggregate remuneration paid to the Trust's Trustees (and borne by the Adviser) was $25,132.
Note D—Investment Information
During the year ended December 31, 2012, the Funds had purchases and sales of investment securities as follows:
Purchases | Sales | Purchases In-Kind | Sales In-Kind | ||||||||||||||||
Pax MSCI North America ESG Index ETF | $ | 924,112 | $ | 859,710 | $ | 5,913,272 | $ | — | |||||||||||
Pax MSCI EAFE ESG Index ETF | $ | 724,986 | $ | 799,719 | $ | 8,117,255 | $ | — |
The identified cost of investments for federal income tax purposes and the gross unrealized appreciation and depreciation at December 31, 2012 were as follows:
Identified Cost | Gross Unrealized Appreciation | Gross Unrealized Depreciation | Net Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | ||||||||||||||||
Pax MSCI North America ESG Index ETF | $ | 11,100,136 | $ | 1,257,744 | $ | 319,508 | $ | 938,236 | |||||||||||
Pax MSCI EAFE ESG Index ETF | $ | 12,985,308 | $ | 1,019,232 | $ | 519,143 | $ | 500,089 |
Tax Information The RIC Modernization Act of 2010, the "Act", was signed into law on December 22, 2010. Under the Act, the Funds will be permitted to carry forward capital losses incurred in taxable years beginning after December 22, 2010 for an unlimited period. However, losses incurred post-enactment will be required to be utilized prior to the losses incurred in pre-enactment years. As a result, pre-enactment capital loss carryforwards may
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be more likely to expire unused. Additionally, post-enactment losses that are carried forward will retain their character as either short-term or long-term capital losses, rather than being considered as all short-term as under previous law.
At December 31, 2012, the Funds had capital loss carryforwards which may be used to offset any net realized gains expiring December 31:
Carryforwards Utilized in 2012 | No Expiration Short-term | No Expiration Long-term | |||||||||||||
Pax MSCI North America ESG Index ETF | $ | 7,248 | $ | — | $ | — | |||||||||
Pax MSCI EAFE ESG Index ETF | $ | — | $ | 42,202 | $ | 46,613 |
For financial reporting purposes, capital accounts are adjusted to reflect the tax character of permanent book/tax differences. Reclassifications are primarily due to tax treatment of gain (loss) on foreign currency transactions and tax treatment related to investments in REITs and PFICs. For the year ended December 31, 2012, the Funds recorded the following reclassifications:
Undistributed Net Investment Income | Accumulated Net Realized Gain (Loss) | Paid In Capital | |||||||||||||
Pax MSCI North America ESG Index ETF | $ | (5,060 | ) | $ | 5,060 | $ | — | ||||||||
Pax MSCI EAFE ESG Index ETF | $ | (3,241 | ) | $ | 3,241 | $ | — |
Net assets were not affected by these reclassifications.
The tax character of distributions paid during the years ended December 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011 were as follows:
Distributions Paid in 2012 | Distributions Paid in 2011 | ||||||||||||||||||
Ordinary Income | Long-term Capital Gains | Ordinary Income | Long-term Capital Gains | ||||||||||||||||
Pax MSCI North America ESG Index ETF | $ | 179,103 | $ | — | $ | 61,217 | $ | — | |||||||||||
Pax MSCI EAFE ESG Index ETF | $ | 282,212 | $ | — | $ | 69,682 | $ | — |
As of December 31, 2012 the components of distributable earnings on a tax basis were as follows:
Undistributed Net Investment Income | Undistributed Long-term Capital Gain | Net Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | |||||||||||||
Pax MSCI North America ESG Index ETF | $ | — | $ | 406 | $ | 938,194 | |||||||||
Pax MSCI EAFE ESG Index ETF | $ | 882 | $ | — | $ | 499,266 |
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Notes to the Financial Statements, continued
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.
Management has analyzed the Funds' tax positions taken for all open years which remain subject to examination by the Funds' major tax jurisdictions (years 2010 and 2011). 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 year ended December 31, 2012, 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 MSCI EAFE ESG Index ETF is charged on each transaction of Creation Units purchased or redeemed by an investor on the same day. 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
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and sold throughout the trading day like other publicly-traded securities, trading at current market prices, which may be different from the Funds' net asset value.
Note F—Other
Subsequent Event On February 20, 2013, Pax World Funds Trust II announced the termination and subsequent liquidation of Pax MSCI North America ESG Index ETF (NASI) and the withdrawal of the fund listing with NYSE Arca. The last day of trading for NASI on NYSE Arca will be March 13, 2013.
Between March 13 and March 22, 2013, the process of closing down and liquidating the fund will occur. The Trust will then make a final liquidation distribution to remaining NASI shareholders.
Recent Accounting Pronouncements In December 2011, the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") issued Accounting Standards Update No. 2011-11, Disclosures about Offsetting Assets and Liabilities. The update creates new disclosure requirements related to derivatives and other financial instruments that are either offset in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities or subject to an enforceable master netting arrangement or similar agreement. The disclosure requirements are effective for interim and annual reporting periods beginning on or after January 1, 2013. Management is currently evaluating the impact, if any, of the update's adoption on the financial statements of the Funds.
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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
To the Board of Trustees and Shareholders of Pax World Funds Trust II:
We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities of Pax MSCI North America ESG Index ETF and Pax MSCI EAFE ESG Index ETF (two of the three funds constituting the Pax World Funds Trust II) (the "Funds"), including the schedules of investments, as of December 31, 2012, and the related statements of operations for the year then ended, the statement of changes in net assets and the financial highlights for each of the periods indicated therein. These financial statements and financial highlights are the responsibility of the Funds' management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements and financial highlights based on our audits.
We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements and financial highlights are free of material misstatement. We were not engaged to perform an audit of the Funds' internal control over financial reporting. Our audits included consideration of internal control over financial reporting as a basis for designing audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Funds' internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An audit also includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements and financial highlights, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of December 31, 2012, by correspondence with the custodian and brokers or by other appropriate auditing procedures where replies from brokers were not received. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
In our opinion, the financial statements and financial highlights referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Pax MSCI North America ESG Index ETF and Pax MSCI EAFE ESG Index ETF of Pax World Funds Trust II at December 31, 2012, the results of their operations for the year then ended, the changes in their net assets and the financial highlights for each of the periods indicated therein, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.
Boston, Massachusetts
February 22, 2013
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Other Information
Frequency Distribution of Discounts and Premiums Bid/Offer Midpoint vs. NAV as of December 31, 2012 (Unaudited)
The following chart is provided to show the frequency at which the daily market price on the NYSE Arca, Inc. (the "Exchange"), the secondary market for shares of the Fund, was at a discount or premium to such Fund's NAV). The market price of the Fund generally is determined using the midpoint between the highest bid and the lowest offer on the Exchange, as of the time that the Fund's NAV is calculated (referred to as the "Bid/Offer Midpoint"). The Fund's Bid/Offer Midpoint may at times be at, above or below its NAV. The discount or premium is the percentage difference between the NAV and the Bid/Offer Midpoint of a Fund. A discount is the amount that a Fund is trading below the reported NAV, expressed as a percentage of the NAV. A premium is the amount that a Fund is trading above the reported NAV, expressed as a percentage of NAV. The NAV of the Fund will fluctuate with changes in the market value of its portfolio holdings. The Bid/Offer Midpoint of the Fund will fluctuate in accordance with changes in its NAV, as well as supply and demand. Premium/Discount frequency data quoted represents past performance. Past performance does not guarantee future results.
Bid/Offer Midpoint Above NAV | Bid/Offer Midpoint Below NAV | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Commencement of Trading | 50-99 Basis Points | 100-199 Basis Points | >200 Basis Points | 50-99 Basis Points | 100-199 Basis Points | >200 Basis Points | |||||||||||||||||||||
Pax MSCI North America ESG Index ETF 05/18/10 through 12/31/12 | 71 | 35 | 7 | 17 | 6 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Pax MSCI EAFE ESG Index ETF 01/27/11 through 12/31/12 | 111 | 85 | 19 | 41 | 25 | 22 |
Tax Information (Unaudited)
For Federal income tax purposes, the percentage of Trust distributions which qualify for the corporate dividends paid deduction for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2012 is 100.00% for the Pax MSCI North America ESG Index ETF and 0.00% for the Pax MSCI EAFE ESG Index ETF.
For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2012 certain dividends paid by the Trust may be designated as qualified dividend income and subject to a maximum tax rate of 15%, as provided for the Jobs and Growth Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2003. Complete information will be reported in conjunction with your 2012 Form 1099-DIV.
For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2012, the Pax MSCI EAFE ESG Index ETF earned foreign source income totaling $345,529 and paid $24,483 in foreign taxes which it intends to pass through to its shareholders.
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Proxy Voting (Unaudited)
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 year 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 (Unaudited)
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.
Management of the Funds (Unaudited)
The business of the Trust is managed under the direction of the Trust's Board of Trustees. The Adviser serves as investment adviser to the Funds pursuant to an investment advisory agreement between the Adviser and the Trust. The Trust's Board of Trustees oversees the Adviser and decides upon matters of general policy. The Board of Trustees meets at least four (4) times per year, and reviews the performance and operations of the Funds. The Adviser, either directly or through others selected by the Adviser, furnishes daily investment advisory services.
Officers/Trustees
The following table reflects the name and age, position(s) held with the Trust, the term of office and length of time served, the principal occupation(s) during the past five (5) years, other directorships held, and the number of portfolios overseen in the Pax World Fund Family of those persons who were the trustees and/or officers of the Funds on December 31, 2012. The trustees and officers set forth in the first table below (Interested Trustees and Officers) are considered interested persons under the 1940 Act by virtue of their position or
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affiliation with the Adviser. The trustees in the second table (Disinterested Trustees) are not considered interested persons and have no affiliation with the Adviser. The business address of each trustee and officer is 30 Penhallow Street, Suite 400, Portsmouth, NH 03801.
None of the officers or trustees of the Funds are related to one another by blood, marriage or adoption. The aggregate remuneration paid on behalf of each Fund during the period covered by the report to (i) all Trustees and all members of any advisory board for regular compensation; (ii) each Trustee and each member of an advisory board for special compensation; (iii) all officers; and (iv) each person of whom any officer or Trustee of the Fund is an affiliated person is as follows: Pax MSCI North America ESG Index ETF, $12,594; and Pax MSCI EAFE ESG Index ETF, $12,538.
Interested Trustees and Officers
Name and Age | Position(s) Held With the Trust; Term of Office1; and Length of Time Served | Principal Occupation(s) During Past Five Years and Other Directorships Held by Trustee or Officer | Number of Portfolios in the Pax World Fund Family Overseen by Trustee | ||||||||||||
Laurence A. Shadek (63) | Trustee (since 2008) | Chairman of the Board of the Adviser (1996–present); Executive Vice-President of Wellington Shields & Co. LLC or its predecessor (1986–present); Trustee of Pax World Funds Series Trust I (2006–present); Executive Vice President of Pax World Money Market Fund (1998–2008); Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Pax World Balanced Fund (1996–2006), Pax World Growth Fund (1997–2006), and Pax World High Yield Bond Fund (1999–2006); member of the Board of Trustees of Franklin & Marshall College (1998–present). | 13 |
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Name and Age | Position(s) Held With the Trust; Term of Office1; and Length of Time Served | Principal Occupation(s) During Past Five Years and Other Directorships Held by Trustee or Officer | Number of Portfolios in the Pax World Fund Family Overseen by Trustee | ||||||||||||
Joseph Keefe (59) | Trustee, Chief Executive Officer (since 2008) | Chief Executive Officer (2005–present) and President (2006–present) of the Adviser; Trustee of Pax World Funds Series Trust I (2006–present); President of Pax World Money Market Fund (2006–2008); Senior Vice President of the Pax World Balanced, Pax World Growth, and Pax World High Yield Bond Fund (2005–2006); President of New Circle Communications LLC (2000–2005); Chair of the Board, Women Thrive Worldwide (2009–present); Co-Chair of The Carbon Coalition (2003–present); member of the Boards of Directors of Americans for Campaign Reform (2003–present), On Belay (2006–2011) and the Social Investment Forum (2000–2006). | 13 | ||||||||||||
John Boese (49) | Chief Compliance Officer (since 2008) | Chief Compliance Officer of the Adviser (2006–present); Chief Compliance Officer of Pax World Funds Series Trust I (2006–present); Vice President and Chief Regulatory Officer of the Boston Stock Exchange, Boston, MA (2000–2006). | N/A | ||||||||||||
Maureen Conley (50) | Secretary (since 2008) | Senior Vice President of Shareholder Services/Operations (2005–present) and Manager of Shareholder Services (2000–2005) for the Adviser; Secretary of Pax World Funds Series Trust I (2006–present). | N/A | ||||||||||||
Alicia K. DuBois (53) | Treasurer (since 2008) | Chief Financial Officer for the Adviser (2006–present); Treasurer of Pax World Funds Series Trust I (2006–present); Assistant Treasurer for both Jefferson Pilot Investment Advisory Corp. and Jefferson Pilot Variable Fund, Inc. (2001–2006); and Assistant Vice President at Lincoln Financial Group (formerly Jefferson-Pilot Corp.) (2005–2006) | N/A | ||||||||||||
Scott LaBreche (40) | Assistant Treasurer (since 2010) | Director, Portfolio Analysis & Reporting for the Adviser (2009–present); Assistant Treasurer of Pax World Funds Series Trust I (2010–present); Fund Administration Manager & Portfolio Analyst for the Adviser (2007–2009); Securities Fund Analyst, Lincoln Financial Group (formerly Jefferson Pilot Financial) (2000–2007). | N/A |
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Disinterested Trustees
Name and Age | Position(s) Held With the Trust; Term of Office1; and Length of Time Served | Principal Occupation(s) During Past Five Years and Other Directorships Held by Trustee or Officer | Number of Portfolios in the Pax World Fund Family Overseen by Trustee | ||||||||||||
Adrian P. Anderson (58)2 | Trustee (since 2008) | Trustee of Pax World Funds Series Trust I (2007–present; Chief Executive Officer of North Point Advisors, LLC (2004–present); Senior Consultant of Gray and Co. (1999–2004). | 13 | ||||||||||||
Carl H. Doerge, Jr. (74)2 | Chairman of the Board of Trustees; Trustee (since 2008) | Trustee of Pax World Funds Series Trust I (2006–present); Private investor (1995–present); member of the Board of Trustees and Police Commissioner of the Village of Upper Brookville, NY (1998–present); member of the Board of Directors (1998–present) and Chairman of the Investment Committee (1999–present) of St. Johnland Nursing Home in Kings Park, NY. | 13 | ||||||||||||
Cynthia Hargadon (57)3 | Trustee (since 2008) | Trustee of Pax World Funds Series Trust I (2006–present); Senior Consultant and Partner of North Point Advisors, LLC (2003–2006, 2010–present); Managing Director of CRA Rogers Casey (2006–2010). | 13 | ||||||||||||
Louis F. Laucirica (71)2 | Trustee (since 2008) | Trustee of Pax World Funds Series Trust I (2006–present); Associate Dean and Director of Undergraduate Studies of Stevens Institute of Technology, Howe School (1999–2010). | 13 | ||||||||||||
John L. Liechty (58)3 | Trustee (since 2010) | Trustee of Pax World Funds Series Trust I (2010–present); Principal, Integrated Investment Solutions (2009–present); Principal, Integrated Financial Planning (2010–present); President and CEO, MMA Praxis Mutual Funds (1997–2008). | 13 | ||||||||||||
Nancy S. Taylor (57)3 | Trustee (since 2008) | Trustee of Pax World Funds Series Trust I (2006–present); Senior Minister, Old South Church in Boston, MA (2005–present); Trustee, Andover Newton Theological School (2002–present); Board of Managers, Old South Meeting House (2005–present); Director, Ecclesia Ministries, a ministry to Boston's homeless population (2003–present). | 13 |
1 Trustees of the Funds hold office until a successor is chosen and qualifies. Officers of the Funds are appointed by the Board of Trustees and hold office until a successor is chosen and qualifies.
2 Designates a member of the Audit Committee. The Audit Committee has the responsibility of overseeing the establishment and maintenance of an effective financial control environment, for overseeing the procedures for evaluating the system of internal accounting control and for evaluating audit performance. The Audit Committee meets on at least a quarterly basis.
3 Designates a member of the Nomination, Compensation & Compliance Committee. The Nomination, Compensation & Compliance Committee is responsible for considering and recommending Board candidates, reviewing and recommending Board compensation, and overseeing regulatory and fiduciary compliance matters. The Nomination, Compensation & Compliance Committee meets on at least a quarterly basis.
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The Statement of Additional Information includes additional information about the trustees and is available upon request without charge by calling 888.729.3863 between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. Eastern time or by visiting our website at www.esgshares.com.
This annual report is intended for shareholders of the ESG Shares ETFs only, and is not authorized for distribution to other persons unless accompanied or preceded by a prospectus. Please consider the Funds' investment objectives, risks and charges and expenses carefully before investing. The Funds' prospectus contains this and other information about the Funds and may be obtained by calling 888.729.3863, e-mailing info@esgshares.com or visiting www.esgsharess.com. The performance data quoted herein represents past performance, which does not guarantee future results. Investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor's shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. In addition, current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted herein. For more recent month-end performance information, please call 888.729.3863or visit www.esgshares.com.
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ESG000288
Item 2. Code of Ethics.
As of December 31, 2012, the Registrant has adopted a “code of ethics,” as such term is defined in paragraph (b) of this Item 2, that applies to all officers of the Registrant, including Registrant’s principal executive officer, principal financial officer, principal accounting officer or controller, or persons performing similar functions, regardless of whether these individuals are employed by the Registrant or by a third party. A copy of the code of ethics is filed as an exhibit to this Form N-CSR.
Item 3. Audit Committee Financial Expert.
The Registrant’s Board of Trustees has determined that Carl H. Doerge, Jr. and Adrian Anderson, who each serve on the Board’s Audit Committee, qualify as “audit committee financial experts,” as such term is defined in paragraph (b) of this Item 3. The Board also has determined that Messrs. Doerge and Anderson are “independent,” as such term is interpreted by subparagraph (a)(2) of this Item 3. The Securities and Exchange Commission has stated that the designation of a person as an audit committee financial expert pursuant to this Item 3 of the Form N-CSR does not impose on such a person any duties, obligations or liability that are greater than the duties, obligations or liability imposed on such person as a member of the Audit Committee and the Board of Trustees in the absence of such designation or identification.
Item 4. Principal Accountant Fees and Services.
(a) Audit Fees. The aggregate fees billed for each of the last two fiscal years for professional services rendered by the principal accountant for the audit of the Registrant’s annual financial statements or services that are normally provided by the accountant in connection with statutory and regulatory filings or engagements were $18,000 and $18,000 for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2012 and 2011, respectively.
(b) Audit-Related Fees. The aggregate fees billed in each of the last two fiscal years for assurance and related services by the principal accountant that are reasonably related to the performance of the audit of the Registrant’s financial statements and are not reported under paragraph (a) of this Item were $0 and $0 for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2012 and 2011, respectively.
(c) Tax Fees. The aggregate fees billed in each of the last two fiscal years for professional services rendered by the principal accountant for tax compliance, tax advice and tax planning were $15,000 and $15,000 for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2012 and 2011, respectively. Fees disclosed under this category are for professional services related to review and execution of federal, state and excise tax returns and advice concerning tax compliance and planning.
(d) All Other Fees. The aggregate fees billed in each of the last two fiscal years for products and services provided by the principal accountant, other than the services reported in paragraphs (a) through (c) of this Item, are $0 and $0 for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2012 and 2011, respectively.
(e) (1) To the extent required by applicable regulations, the Audit Committee approves in advance all audit and non-audit services rendered to the Registrant by the independent registered public accounting firm and all non-audit services to the Registrant’s investment adviser and any entity controlling, controlled by or under common control with the Registrant’s investment adviser that provide ongoing services to the Registrant, if the engagement relates directly to the operations and financial reporting of the Registrant.
(2) With respect to the services described in paragraphs (b) through (d) of this Item, no amount was approved by the Audit Committee pursuant to paragraph (c)(7)(i)(C) of Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X and no amount was required to be approved pursuant to paragraph (c)(7)(ii) of Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X.
(f) Not applicable.
(g) The aggregate non-audit fees billed by the Registrant’s accountant for services rendered to the Registrant, or to the Registrant’s investment adviser, or to any entity controlling, controlled by or under common control with the adviser that provides ongoing services to the Registrant totaled $0 and $0, for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2012 and 2011, respectively.
(h) Not applicable.
Item 5. Audit Committee of Listed Registrants.
The registrant has an audit committee which was established by the Board of Trustees of the Trust in accordance with Section 3(a)(58)(A) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. The members of the registrant’s audit committee are Adrian P. Anderson, Carl H. Doerge, Jr. and Louis F. Laucirica.
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 Trustees 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.
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| 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.
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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.
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