UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549
FORM N-CSR
CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT OF REGISTERED
MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES
Investment Company Act file number 811-00082
CGM TRUST
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)
One International Place, Boston, Massachusetts 02110
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)
T. John Holton, Esq.
Bingham McCutchen LLP
One Federal Street
Boston, MA 02110
(Name and address of agent for service)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: 1-617-737-3225
Date of fiscal year end: December 31, 2010
Date of reporting period: December 31, 2010
ITEM 1. REPORTS TO STOCKHOLDERS.
CGM
Mutual Fund
81st Annual Report
December 31, 2010
A No-Load Fund
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| Investment Adviser Capital Growth Management Limited Partnership |
To Our Shareholders:
CGM Mutual Fund increased 19.7% during the fourth quarter of 2010 compared to the Standard and Poor’s 500 Index which rose 10.8% and the Merrill Lynch U.S. Corporate, Government and Mortgage Bond Index which returned -1.4% over the same period. For the twelve months just ended, CGM Mutual Fund increased 16.0%, the S&P 500 Index grew 15.1% and the Merrill Lynch U.S. Corporate, Government and Mortgage Bond Index returned 6.4%.
The Year in Review and Economic Outlook
The new year 2010 dawned on a high note with news that fourth quarter 2009 Gross Domestic Product grew 5.6%. The celebration, however, was short-lived as data on new home sales early in the year and prices of existing homes weighed heavily on the stock market dragging the S&P 500 Index down 5.1% in the first five weeks of 2010. In February, the mid-Atlantic states were pounded by storms dubbed “Snowmageddon” which brought business activity to a standstill in many places for nearly a week. In March, new signs of economic life emerged with the release of encouraging consumer retail sales numbers and in April, sales figures from the housing market soared in the weeks prior to the expiration of a first-time home buyer tax credit at the end of that month. Bad news returned in May when new home sales plunged and the equity market as measured by the S&P 500 Index fell more in that month than in any other month of May for the past 48 years. T he deteriorating financial situation in Europe, pending congressional financial reform legislation and a disastrous oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico added to the economic gloom. The most positive sector of the U.S. economy in the spring of 2010 was manufacturing as measured by the Institute of Supply Management’s Purchasing Manager’s Index (PMI) which slowed slightly from April to May and again in June but remained expansive at 56.2 at the end of the quarter (a reading above 50 percent generally indicates the manufacturing economy is growing).
Increased productivity is good news for corporate profits and the start of the third quarter witnessed a spate of strong earnings announcements which led to a brief stock market rally in the first weeks of July, though yet another weak jobs report and slowing retail sales proved to be too much of a drag on the investor psyche to sustain the rise. On August 10, in an effort to stimulate the economy, the Federal Reserve Board announced it planned to re-invest proceeds from maturing mortgage debt in U.S. Treasury securities. The Fed’s announcement, we believe along with a flight to safety driven by fears of a “double dip” or a re-emerging business slowdown after a short period of growth, pushed interest rates on 10-year Treasury bonds down to 2.42% on August 25, 2010.
Our confidence in the good news on the manufacturing front and rising corporate profits outweighed the “double dip” argument in our minds. The S&P 500 Index reinforced this view by jumping 8.9% in September, a month that more frequently ushers in down markets than up.
Third quarter 2010 Gross Domestic Product was announced in October clocking in at a disappointing 2.5% growth rate (later revised to 2.6%) which resurrected talk of a double dip. On November 3, the Fed announced an additional $600 billion stimulus program designed to add new fuel to the economic recovery. The Fed’s intent was to lower interest rates by purchasing government bonds thereby encouraging borrowing and spending and prompting companies to hire. A week later in Seoul, G20 Summit attendees voiced their disapproval of the $600 billion Quantitative Easing Program to President Obama. But then, the European Union announced a loan price tag of perhaps $110 billion to see Ireland through its financial difficulties in the coming year and international voices quieted as the dollar strengthened, an EU loan agreement was reached on November 21 and fears of a wider financial panic subsided.
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Utilities, mines and factories in the United States increased output 0.3% in November as measured by the Federal Reserve Board’s Industrial Production Index, up 5.6% from November of one year earlier. Retail sales and exports both were up in November, and December shopping statistics—though shy of expectations—were up 3.2% for same store sales. Despite an unexpected rally in the bond market (the ten-year Treasury note yielded 3.84% at the beginning of 2010, fell to 2.33% on October 8 and ended the year at 3.31%), interest rates remain extremely low which, combined with rising productivity, strong corporate profits and Federal Reserve Board stimulus, leads us to believe the recovery is indeed intact. We believe there is little risk of a double dip experience and we look forward to an increase in business activity and perhaps, equity valuations in the coming year.
Portfolio Strategy
Throughout 2010, the equity section of the CGM Mutual Fund portfolio was invested in companies we believed were poised to benefit from global growth.
Ford Motor Company was the largest contributor to Fund performance as the company realized very substantial profits in an otherwise depressed U.S. automobile market. Global mining companies also contributed importantly to our 2010 performance as they benefited from growing demand for industrial commodities.
The U.S. economy did not grow as fast as we had anticipated during the first three quarters of the year and a number of our U.S.-oriented investments were sold at a loss. Our largest losses occurred in Whirlpool Corporation, Bed Bath & Beyond Inc., Lincoln National Corporation and United States Steel Corporation.
The fixed income portion of the CGM Mutual Fund portfolio ranged between 26% and 28% of total net assets during the year. We entered the year with that portion of the portfolio fully invested in long-term corporate bonds though in the second half of 2010, we replaced most of these holdings with two-year Treasury notes in anticipation of rising interest rates in 2011.
We believe the U.S. economy grew stronger in the fourth quarter of 2010 and look forward to a healthier domestic economic environment in the new year.
On December 31, 2010, CGM Mutual Fund was approximately 26% invested in fixed income securities, primarily two-year Treasury securities with a small position in corporate bonds. The three largest positions in the equity portion of the portfolio were in the auto parts, vehicle assembly and oil service industries. The Fund’s three largest equity holdings were Ford Motor Company, BorgWarner Inc. (auto parts) and Teck Resources Limited (metals and mining).
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| Robert L. Kemp President |
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| G. Kenneth Heebner Portfolio Manager |
January 3, 2011
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CGM MUTUAL FUND
Portfolio Manager
G. Kenneth Heebner has managed CGM Mutual Fund since 1981. In 1990, Mr. Heebner founded Capital Growth Management Limited Partnership with Robert L. Kemp. Prior to establishing the new company, Mr. Heebner was at Loomis, Sayles and Company where he managed the Fund, then known as Loomis-Sayles Mutual Fund. In addition to CGM Mutual Fund, Mr. Heebner currently manages CGM Realty Fund and CGM Focus Fund as well as other funds and accounts.
INVESTMENT PERFORMANCE
(unaudited)
Cumulative Total Return for Periods Ended
December 31, 2010
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| | CGM Mutual Fund |
10 Years | | +84.0 | % |
5 Years | | +40.9 | |
1 Year | | +16.0 | |
3 Months | | +19.7 | |
The performance data contained in the report represent past performance, which is no guarantee of future results. The graph and table above do not reflect the deduction of taxes a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares and assumes the reinvestment of all Fund distributions. The investment return and the principal value of an investment in the Fund will fluctuate so that investors’ shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be higher or lower than the performance data quoted.
Commencing July 1, 2003 and ending June 30, 2004, Capital Growth Management agreed to voluntarily waive a portion of the management fee, lowering the annual rate to 0.72% of the Fund’s average daily net assets. Otherwise, the cumulative total return and the average annual total return for the 10 year period ended December 31, 2010 would have been lower.
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PORTFOLIO DIVERSIFICATION as of December 31, 2010
COMMON STOCKS
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Industry | Percent of net assets |
Auto Parts | | 15.8% |
Vehicle Assembly | | 13.8 |
Oil Service | | 10.5 |
Chemicals – Specialty | | 9.2 |
Metals and Mining | | 5.8 |
Services | | 5.7 |
Copper | | 5.5 |
Oil Refining | | 3.3 |
Miscellaneous | | 2.1 |
Oil – Independent Production | | 1.3 |
BONDS
| |
Industry | Percent of net assets |
United States Treasury | 20.7% |
Beverages and Tobacco | 5.7 |
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS as of December 31, 2010
COMMON STOCKS – 73.0% OF TOTAL NET ASSETS
| | | |
| Shares | | Value(a) |
Auto Parts – 15.8% | | | |
Autoliv, Inc. | 340,000 | | $ 26,839,600 |
BorgWarner Inc. (b) | 515,000 | | 37,265,400 |
Magna International Inc. (c) | 570,000 | | 29,640,000 |
| | | 93,745,000 |
Chemicals – Specialty - 9.2% | | | |
Agrium Inc. (c) | 260,000 | | 23,855,000 |
Albemarle Corporation | 550,000 | | 30,679,000 |
| | | 54,534,000 |
Copper – 5.5% | | | |
Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc. | 270,000 | | 32,424,300 |
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Metals and Mining – 5.8% | | | |
Teck Resources Limited (c) | 560,000 | | 34,624,800 |
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Miscellaneous – 2.1% | | | |
O’Reilly Automotive, Inc. (b) | 205,000 | | 12,386,100 |
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Oil - Independent Production – 1.3% | | | |
CNOOC Limited ADR (d) | 31,500 | | 7,508,655 |
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Oil Refining – 3.3% | | | |
Hess Corporation | 260,000 | | 19,900,400 |
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS as of December 31, 2010 (continued)
COMMON STOCKS (continued)
| | | |
| Shares | | Value(a) |
Oil Service – 10.5% | | | |
Halliburton Company | 740,000 | | $ 30,214,200 |
Schlumberger Limited | 385,000 | | 32,147,500 |
| | | 62,361,700 |
Services – 5.7% | | | |
Priceline.com Incorporated (b) | 84,500 | | 33,761,975 |
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Vehicle Assembly – 13.8% | | | |
Ford Motor Company (b) | 3,050,000 | | 51,209,500 |
Tata Motors Limited ADR (d) | 1,040,000 | | 30,513,600 |
| | | 81,723,100 |
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS (Identified cost $329,398,968) | | | 432,970,030 |
BONDS – 26.4% OF TOTAL NET ASSETS
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| Face Amount | | |
Beverages and Tobacco – 5.7% | | | |
Altria Group, Inc., 9.950%, 11/10/2038 | $24,000,000 | | 33,819,168 |
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United States Treasury – 20.7% | | | |
United States Treasury Note, 0.375%, 08/31/2012 | 52,000,000 | | 51,906,556 |
United States Treasury Note, 0.375%, 10/31/2012 | 71,400,000 | | 71,182,444 |
| | | 123,089,000 |
TOTAL BONDS (Identified cost $148,213,381) | | | 156,908,168 |
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SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT – 0.5% OF TOTAL NET ASSETS | | | |
American Express Credit Corporation, 0.03%, 01/03/2011 (Cost $2,765,000) | 2,765,000 | | 2,765,000 |
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TOTAL INVESTMENTS – 99.9% (Identified cost $480,377,349) | | | 592,643,198 |
Cash and receivables | | | 27,279,419 |
Liabilities | | | (26,532,071) |
TOTAL NET ASSETS – 100.0% | | | $593,390,546 |
(a)
See note 2A.
(b)
Non-income producing security.
(c)
The Fund has approximately 14.9% of its net assets at December 31, 2010 invested in companies incorporated in Canada.
(d)
An American Depositary Receipt (ADR) is a certificate issued by a U.S. bank representing the right to receive securities of the foreign issuer described. The values of ADRs are significantly influenced by trading on exchanges not located in the United States or Canada.
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES
December 31, 2010
Assets
| | | |
Investments at value (Identified cost— $480,377,349) | | | $592,643,198 |
Cash | | | 458 |
Receivable for: | | | |
Securities sold | $26,530,133 | | |
Shares of the Fund sold | 48,885 | | |
Dividends and interest | 699,943 | | 27,278,961 |
Total assets | | | 619,922,617 |
Liabilities | | | |
Payable for: | | | |
Securities purchased | 25,578,651 | | |
Shares of the Fund redeemed | 246,288 | | |
Tax withholding liability | 25,083 | | |
Distributions declared | 84,838 | | 25,934,860 |
Accrued expenses: | | | |
Management fees | 440,420 | | |
Trustees’ fees | 16,060 | | |
Accounting, administration and compliance expenses | 14,109 | | |
Transfer agent fees | 47,500 | | |
Other expenses | 79,122 | | 597,211 |
Total liabilities | | | 26,532,071 |
Net Assets | | | $593,390,546 |
Net assets consist of: | | | |
Capital paid-in | | | $565,571,433 |
Accumulated net realized losses on investments | | | (84,448,158) |
Net unrealized appreciation on investments | | | 112,267,271 |
Net Assets | | | $593,390,546 |
Shares of beneficial interest outstanding, no par value | | | 20,144,205 |
Net asset value per share* | | | $29.46 |
*
Shares of the Fund are sold and redeemed at net asset value ($593,390,546/20,144,205).
STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
Year Ended December 31, 2010
Investment Income
| |
Income: | |
Dividends (net of withholding tax of $76,575) | $ 2,886,863 |
Interest | 7,860,908 |
| 10,747,771 |
Expenses: | |
Management fees | 4,718,321 |
Trustees’ fees | 65,697 |
Accounting, administration and compliance expenses | 169,307 |
Custodian fees and expenses | 97,574 |
Transfer agent fees | 446,404 |
Audit and tax services | 45,566 |
Legal | 34,695 |
Printing | 66,868 |
Registration fees | 34,807 |
Miscellaneous expenses | 3,321 |
| 5,682,560 |
Net investment income | 5,065,211 |
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Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments and Foreign Currency Transactions | |
Net realized gains on investments | 67,041,495 |
Net unrealized appreciation on investments and foreign currency transactions | 8,722,739 |
Net realized and unrealized gains on investments and foreign currency transactions | 75,764,234 |
Change in Net Assets from Operations | $80,829,445 |
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS
| | | |
| Year Ended December 31, |
| 2010 | | 2009 |
From Operations | | | |
Net investment income | $ 5,065,211 | | $ 9,871,471 |
Net realized gains (losses) on investments | 67,041,495 | | (25,847,815) |
Net unrealized appreciation on investments and foreign currency transactions | 8,722,739 | | 92,047,092 |
Change in net assets from operations | 80,829,445 | | 76,070,748 |
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From Distributions to Shareholders | | | |
Net investment income | (5,064,903) | | (9,872,248) |
| (5,064,903) | | (9,872,248) |
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From Capital Share Transactions | | | |
Proceeds from sale of shares | 24,901,876 | | 46,082,779 |
Net asset value of shares issued in connection with reinvestment of: | | | |
Dividends from net investment income | 4,496,145 | | 8,713,291 |
| 29,398,021 | | 54,796,070 |
Cost of shares redeemed | (61,024,980) | | (61,628,962) |
Change in net assets derived from capital share transactions | (31,626,959) | | (6,832,892) |
Total change in net assets | 44,137,583 | | 59,365,608 |
Net Assets | | | |
Beginning of period | 549,252,963 | | 489,887,355 |
End of period | $593,390,546 | | $549,252,963 |
| | | |
Number of shares of the Fund: | | | |
Issued from sale of shares | 929,015 | | 2,053,537 |
Issued in connection with reinvestment of: | | | |
Dividends from net investment income | 171,204 | | 371,177 |
| 1,100,219 | | 2,424,714 |
Redeemed | (2,378,838) | | (2,717,347) |
Net change | (1,278,619) | | (292,633) |
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
| | | | | | | | | | |
| | For the Year Ended December 31, |
| | 2010 | | 2009 | | 2008 | | 2007 | | 2006 |
| | | | | | | | | | |
For a share of the Fund outstanding throughout each period: Net asset value at beginning of period | | $25.64 | | $22.56 | | $31.80 | | $27.78 | | $27.89 |
Net investment income (a) | | 0.25 | | 0.45 | | 0.31 | | 0.32 | | 0.45 |
Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments and foreign currency transactions | | 3.82 | | 3.08 | | (9.25) | | 10.33 | | 1.09 |
Total from investment operations | | 4.07 | | 3.53 | | (8.94) | | 10.65 | | 1.54 |
| | | | | | | | | | |
Dividends from net investment income | | (0.25) | | (0.45) | | (0.30) | | (0.33) | | (0.45) |
Distribution from net short-term realized gains | | — | | — | | — | | (6.22) | | (1.20) |
Distribution from net long-term realized gains | | — | | — | | — | | (0.08) | | — |
Total distributions | | (0.25) | | (0.45) | | (0.30) | | (6.63) | | (1.65) |
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Net increase (decrease) in net asset value | | 3.82 | | 3.08 | | (9.24) | | 4.02 | | (0.11) |
Net asset value at end of period | | $29.46 | | $25.64 | | $22.56 | | $31.80 | | $27.78 |
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Total return (%) | | 16.0 | | 15.9 | | (28.2) | | 38.5 | | 5.5 |
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Ratios: | | | | | | | | | | |
Operating expenses to average net assets (%) | | 1.08 | | 1.09 | | 1.05 | | 1.05 | | 1.07 |
Net investment income to average net assets (%) | | 0.96 | | 1.97 | | 1.07 | | 1.03 | | 1.55 |
Portfolio turnover (%) | | 342 | | 417 | | 466 | | 444 | | 504 |
Net assets at end of period (in thousands) ($) | | 593,391 | | 549,253 | | 489,887 | | 648,122 | | 504,574 |
(a)
Per share net investment income has been calculated using the average shares outstanding during the period.
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — December 31, 2010
1.
Organization — CGM Mutual Fund (the “Fund”) is a diversified series of CGM Trust (the “Trust”) which is organized as a Massachusetts business trust under the laws of Massachusetts pursuant to an Agreement and Declaration of Trust. The Trust is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 as an open-end management investment company. The Trust has two other funds whose financial statements are not presented herein. The Fund commenced operations on November 5, 1929. The Fund’s objective is reasonable long-term capital appreciation with a prudent approach to protection of capital from undue risks. Current income is a consideration in the selection of the Fund’s portfolio securities, but it is not a controlling factor.
The following is a summary of significant accounting policies consistently followed by the Fund in the preparation of its financial statements. The preparation of financial statements in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
2.
Significant accounting policies — Management has evaluated the events and transactions from December 31, 2010 through the date of issuance of the Fund’s financial statements. For the Fund, there were no material subsequent events that required disclosure in the financial statements or footnotes.
A.
Security valuation — Equity securities are valued on the basis of valuations furnished by a pricing service, authorized by the Board of Trustees. Equity securities listed or regularly traded on a securities exchange or in the over-the-counter (“OTC”) market are valued at the last quoted sale price or, for certain markets, the official closing price at the time the valuations are made. A security that is listed or traded on more than one exchange is valued at the quotation on the exchange determined to be the primary market for such security. For securities with no sale reported, the last reported bid price is used. Corporate debt securities are valued on the basis of valuations furnished by a pricing service, authorized by the Board of Trustees, which determines valuations for normal, institutional-size trading units of such securities using market information, transactions for comparable secur ities and various relationships between securities which are generally recognized by institutional traders. United States government debt securities are valued at the current closing bid, as last reported by a pricing service approved by the Board of Trustees. Short-term investments having a maturity of sixty days or less are stated at amortized cost, which approximates value.
When current market prices or quotations are not readily available or do not accurately reflect fair value, valuations may be determined in accordance with procedures adopted by the Board of Trustees. For example, when developments occur between the close of a market and the close of the NYSE that may materially affect the value of some or all the securities, or when trading in a security is halted, these procedures may be used. The frequency with which these procedures are used is unpredictable. These valuation procedures may result in a change to a particular security’s assigned level within the fair value hierarchy described below. The value of securities used for net asset value (“NAV”) calculation under these procedures may differ from published prices for the same securities.
The Fund may use valuation techniques consistent with the market, income, and cost approach to measure fair value. The market approach uses prices and other relevant information generated by market transactions involving identical or comparable assets or liabilities. The income approach uses valuation techniques to convert future amounts (cash flows, earnings) to a single present amount. The cost approach is based on the amount that currently would be required to replace the service capacity of an asset. To increase consistency and comparability in fair value measurements and related disclosure, the Fund
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
utilizes a fair value hierarchy which prioritizes the various inputs to valuation techniques used to measure fair value into three broad levels:
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Level 1 – Prices determined using: quoted prices in active markets for identical securities.
•
Level 2 – Prices determined using: other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment spreads, credit risk, etc.).
•
Level 3 – Prices determined using: significant unobservable inputs. In situations where quoted prices or observable inputs are unavailable (for example, when there is little or no market activity for an investment at the end of the period), unobservable inputs may be used. Unobservable inputs reflect Fund management’s assumptions about the factors market participants would use in pricing an investment, and would be 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 summary of the inputs used to value CGM Mutual Fund’s investments as of December 31, 2010:
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| | Valuation Inputs |
Classification | | | Level 1 - Quoted Prices | | Level 2 - Other Significant Observable Inputs | | Level 3 - Significant Unobservable Inputs |
| | | | | | |
Common Stocks* | | $432,970,030 | | $ — | | $ — |
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Debt Securities | | | | | | |
United States Treasury | | — | | 123,089,000 | | — |
Corporate Bonds | | — | | 33,819,168 | | — |
Commercial Paper | | — | | 2,765,000 | | — |
Total | | $432,970,030 | | $159,673,168 | | $ — |
*
All common stocks held in the Fund are Level 1 securities. For a detailed break-out of common stocks by major industry classification, please refer to the Schedule of Investments.
B.
Security transactions and related investment income — Security transactions are accounted for on the trade date plus one basis for daily NAV calculations. However, for financial reporting purposes, investment transactions are reported on trade date (date the order to buy or sell is executed). Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date net of applicable foreign taxes, a portion of which may be recoverable. The Fund will accrue such taxes and recoveries as applicable based upon its current interpretations of the tax rules and regulations that exist in the markets in which it invests. Interest income is recorded on an accrual basis and includes amortization of premium and discount. Net gain or loss on securities sold is determined on the identified cost basis and may include proceeds from litigations. Dividend payments received by the Fund from its investment in real estate investment trusts (“ ;REITs”) may consist of ordinary income, capital gains, and return of capital and as such are recorded as dividend income, capital gains or a reduction to security cost, as appropriate. Non-cash dividend payments, if any, are recorded at the fair market value of the securities received.
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
C.
Federal income taxes — It is the Fund’s policy to comply with the requirements of the Internal Revenue Code applicable to regulated investment companies, and to distribute to its shareholders all of its taxable income and net realized capital gains, within the prescribed time period. Management has analyzed the Fund’s tax positions for the open tax years ended December 31, 2010 and has concluded that no provisions for federal income tax is required in the Fund’s financial statements. Management of the Fund has determined that there are no uncertain tax positions that would require financial statement recognition, de-recognition or disclosures. Management’s conclusion may be subject to review and adjustment at a later date based on factors including, but not limited to, ongoing analysis of tax laws, regulations and interpretations thereof.
Capital accounts within the financial statements are adjusted for permanent book/tax differences. These adjustments have no impact on the Fund’s net assets or results of operations. Temporary book/tax differences, if any, will reverse in a subsequent period.
As of December 31, 2010, the components of distributable earnings on a tax basis were as follows:
| | | | | |
| Undistributed Ordinary Income | | Undistributed Long-Term Capital Gains | | Net Unrealized Appreciation/ (Depreciation) |
| $ — | | $ — | | $112,265,849 |
The identified cost of investments in securities owned by the Fund for federal income tax purposes, and their respective gross unrealized appreciation and depreciation at December 31, 2010 was as follows:
| | | | | | | |
| Identified Cost | | Gross Unrealized Appreciation | | Gross Unrealized Depreciation | | Net Unrealized Appreciation |
| $480,377,349 | | $112,505,357 | | $(239,508) | | $112,265,849 |
At December 31, 2010, the Fund had available for tax purposes, capital loss carryovers of $24,782,962 expiring December 31, 2017 and $59,665,196 expiring December 31, 2016.
D.
Dividends and distributions to shareholders — Dividends and distributions are recorded by the Fund on the ex-dividend date. The classification of income and capital gains distributions is determined in accordance with income tax regulations. Distributions from net investment income and short-term capital gains are treated as ordinary income for income tax purposes. Permanent book/tax differences relating to shareholder distributions may result in reclassifications to paid-in capital or accumulated realized gain/(loss). The Fund also may utilize earnings and profits distributed to shareholders on redemption of shares as a part of the dividend deduction for income tax purposes. Undistributed net investment income or accumulated net investment loss may include temporary book/tax differences such as tax deferral of losses on wash sales, which will reverse in a subsequent period. Any taxable income or gain re maining at fiscal year end is distributed in the following year.
The tax characterization of distributions is determined on an annual basis. The tax character of distributions paid during the period ended December 31, 2010 and 2009 were as follows:
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| Year | | Ordinary Income | | Long-Term Capital Gains | | Total |
| 2010 | | $5,064,903 | | $ — | | $5,064,903 |
| 2009 | | $9,872,248 | | $ — | | $9,872,248 |
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
E.
Indemnities — In the normal course of business, the Fund may enter into contracts that provide indemnities to third parties for various potential losses and claims. The Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would depend on future claims that may be made against the Fund. The risk of material loss from such claims is considered remote.
F.
Foreign currency translation — All assets and liabilities initially expressed in terms of foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollars each day at the prevailing exchange rate. Transactions affecting statement of operations accounts and net realized gain/(loss) on investments are translated at the rates prevailing at the dates of the transactions. The Fund does not isolate that portion of the results of operations resulting from changes in foreign exchange rates on investments from the fluctuations arising from changes in market prices of securities held. Such fluctuations are included with the net realized and unrealized gain or loss from investments. Reported net realized foreign exchange gains or losses arise from sales of foreign currency, currency gains or losses realized between the trade and settlement dates on securities transactions and the difference between the amounts of dividends, int erest, and foreign withholding taxes recorded on the Fund’s books and the U.S. dollar equivalent of the amounts actually received or paid. Net unrealized foreign exchange gains or losses arise from changes in the value of assets and liabilities other than investments in securities at the end of the period, resulting from changes in the exchange rate.
3.
Risks and uncertainties
A.
Risks associated with focused investing — The Fund, although diversified, takes a focused approach to investing within particular industries or sectors of the economy or in a relatively small number of individual holdings. Therefore, the Fund may be subject to greater price volatility or be adversely affected by the performance of particular industries, sectors, or individual holdings than would a more diversified fund. In addition, funds that invest more heavily in certain industries, sectors or individual holdings are particularly susceptible to the impact of market, economic, regulatory and other factors affecting those investments.
B.
Risks associated with foreign investments — The Fund may invest in securities issued by institutions, corporations and governments established by or located in foreign countries, which may be developed or undeveloped countries. Investing in foreign securities may involve significant risks. For example, there is generally less publicly available information about foreign companies, particularly those not subject to the disclosure and reporting requirements of the U.S. securities laws. Foreign issuers are generally not bound by uniform accounting, auditing, and financial reporting requirements and standards of practice comparable to those applicable to domestic issuers. Investments in foreign securities also involve the risk of possible adverse changes in investment or exchange control regulations, expropriation or confiscatory taxation, limitation on the removal of the Fund or other assets of the Fund, po litical or financial instability or diplomatic and other developments which could affect such investments. Foreign stock markets, while growing in volume and sophistication, are generally not as developed as those in the United States, and securities of some foreign issuers (particularly those located in developing countries) may be less liquid and more volatile than securities of comparable U.S. companies. In general, there is less overall governmental supervision and regulation of foreign securities markets, broker-dealers and issuers than in the United States. Additionally, because some foreign securities the Fund may acquire are purchased with and payable in foreign currencies, the value of these assets as measured in U.S. dollars may be affected favorably or unfavorably by changes in currency rates and exchange control regulations.
The Fund’s Prospectus and Statement of Additional Information contain additional information on other risks and uncertainties relating to the Fund’s investments.
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
4.
Purchases and sales of securities — For the period ended December 31, 2010, purchases and sales of securities other than United States government obligations and short-term investments aggregated $1,650,363,851 and $1,804,096,401, respectively. For long-term government obligations, there were $134,265,117 of purchases and $11,009,844 of sales.
5.
Fees and expenses
A.
Management fees — During the period ended December 31, 2010, the Fund incurred management fees of $4,718,321, paid or payable to the Fund’s investment adviser, Capital Growth Management Limited Partnership (“CGM”), certain officers and employees of which are also officers and trustees of the Fund. The management agreement provides for a fee at the annual rate of 0.90% on the first $500 million of the Fund’s average daily net assets, 0.80% of the next $500 million of the Fund’s average daily net assets and 0.75% of such assets in excess of $1 billion of the Fund’s average daily net assets.
B.
Other expenses — The majority of expenses are directly attributable to the Fund. Expenses that are not readily attributable to the Fund are allocated among each of the three funds comprising the Trust in an equitable manner, taking into consideration, among other things, the nature and type of expense and the funds’ respective net assets. CGM performs certain administrative, accounting, compliance and other services for the Fund. The expenses of those services, which were paid to CGM by the Fund, include the following: (i) expenses for personnel performing bookkeeping, accounting and financial reporting functions and clerical functions relating to the Fund; (ii) expenses for services required in connection with the preparation of registration statements and prospectuses, shareholder reports and notices, proxy solicitation material furnished to shareholders of the Fund or regulatory authorities and r eports and questionnaires for SEC compliance; (iii) registration, filing and other fees in connection with requirements of regulatory authorities and (iv) compliance in connection to the Investment Company Act of 1940 and the Sarbanes Oxley Act of 2002. The accounting, administration and compliance expenses of $169,307, for the period ended December 31, 2010, are shown separately in the Statement of Operations. These expenses include the reimbursement of a portion of the compensation expenses incurred by CGM for its employees who provide these administrative, accounting, compliance, and other services to the Fund, including $137,251 of the salaries of CGM employees who are officers of the Fund.
C.
Trustees fees and expenses — The Fund does not pay any compensation directly to any trustees who are officers or employees of CGM, or any affiliate of CGM (other than registered investment companies). For the period ended December 31, 2010, each disinterested trustee will be compensated by the Trust with an annual fee of $70,000 plus travel expenses for each meeting attended. The disinterested trustees are responsible for the audit committee functions of the Trust’s Board and have designated a chairman to oversee those functions who receives an additional $30,000 annually. Of these amounts, the Fund is responsible for $10,000 per trustee annually, plus an annual variable fee calculated based on the proportion of the Fund’s average net assets relative to the aggregate average net assets of the Trust.
6.
Guarantees and indemnifications — Under the Trust’s organizational documents, its officers and trustees are indemnified against certain liabilities arising out of the performance of their duties for the Fund. Additionally, in the normal course of business, the Fund may enter into contracts with service providers that contain general indemnification clauses. The Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown, as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Fund that have not yet occurred. The risk of material loss from such claims is considered remote.
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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
To the Board of Trustees of CGM Trust and Shareholders of CGM Mutual Fund:
In our opinion, the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including the schedule of investments, and the related statements of operations and of changes in net assets and the financial highlights present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of CGM Mutual Fund (the “Fund”, a series of CGM Trust) at December 31, 2010, the results of its operations, the changes in its net assets and the financial highlights for the periods indicated, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. These financial statements and financial highlights (hereafter referred to as “financial statements”) are the responsibility of the Fund’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits. We conducted our audits of these financial statements 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 are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits, which included confirmation of securities at December 31, 2010 by correspondence with the custodian and brokers, provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Boston, Massachusetts
February 17, 2011
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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
(unaudited)
Availability of proxy voting information:
Proxy voting policies and information regarding how the Fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the twelve month period ended June 30, 2010 are available without charge, upon request by calling 800-345-4048. The policies also appear in the Fund’s Statement of Additional Information, which can be found on the CGM Funds website, www.cgmfunds.com, and the SEC’s website, www.sec.gov. The voting records can also be found on the SEC’s website on the N-PX filing.
Portfolio holdings:
The Fund files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. The Fund’s Forms N-Q are available on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov and may be reviewed and copied at the SEC’s Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. Information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 800-SEC-0330.
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FUND EXPENSES
As a shareholder of CGM Mutual Fund, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, which could include, among other charges, wire fees and custodial maintenance fees for certain types of accounts and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees and other Fund expenses. This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.
The example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period July 1, 2010 to December 31, 2010.
Actual return and expenses
The first line of the table below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses.You may use the information in this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the first line under the heading entitled ‘‘Expenses Paid During Period’’ to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.
Hypothetical example for comparison purposes
The second line of the table below provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the 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 Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.
Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs such as any wire fees or custodial maintenance fees that may be payable. Therefore, the second line of the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.
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| Beginning Account Value 7/01/10 | Ending Account Value 12/31/10 | Expenses Paid During Period* 7/01/10 – 12/31/10 |
Actual | $1,000.00 | $1,300.44 | $6.25 |
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses) | $1,000.00
| $1,019.77
| $5.49
|
*
Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio of 1.08%, multiplied by the average account value over the period multiplied by 184/365 (to reflect the one-half year period).
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| | | | | | |
25 YEAR INVESTMENT RECORD DECEMBER 31, 1985 — DECEMBER 31, 2010 (unaudited) |
IF YOU HAD PURCHASED ONE SHARE OF THE FUND ON DECEMBER 31, 1985 |
On December 31 | — AND HAD TAKEN ALL DIVIDENDS AND DISTRIBUTIONS IN CASH | OR — HAD REINVESTED ALL DIVIDENDS AND CAPITAL GAINS DISTRIBUTIONS IN ADDITIONAL SHARES |
The Net Asset Value of Your Shares Would Have Been | During the Year You Would Have Received | The Value of Your Original Investment At Each Year End Would Have Been | Which Would Represent
|
Per Share Capital Gains Distributions of | Per Share Income Distributions of | An Annual Total Return of | A Cumulative Change Expressed As An Index With December 31, 1985 = 100.0 |
1985 | $21.53 | | | | | 100.0 |
1986 | 22.86 | $ 2.75 | $ 0.94 | $ 26.93 | + 25.1% | 125.1 |
1987 | 20.40 | 4.52 | 1.06 | 30.62 | + 13.7 | 142.2 |
1988 | 19.94 | — | 1.10 | 31.60 | + 3.2 | 146.8 |
1989 | 22.34 | 0.95 | 0.93 | 38.46 | + 21.7 | 178.7 |
1990 | 21.64 | — | 0.93* | 38.88 | + 1.1 | 180.7 |
1991 | 26.80 | 2.64 | 0.97 | 54.78 | + 40.9 | 254.6 |
1992 | 26.02 | 1.42 | 0.93 | 58.12 | + 6.1 | 270.1 |
1993 | 28.88 | 1.93 | 0.86 | 70.79 | + 21.8 | 329.0 |
1994 | 25.05 | — | 1.04 | 63.92 | – 9.7 | 297.1 |
1995 | 29.43 | 0.89 | 0.77 | 79.45 | + 24.3 | 369.3 |
1996 | 31.42 | 4.15 | 0.74 | 98.28 | + 23.7 | 456.8 |
1997 | 25.52 | 7.81 | 0.67 | 106.34 | + 8.2 | 494.3 |
1998 | 26.36 | 0.25 | 0.98 | 115.06 | + 8.2 | 534.8 |
1999 | 27.28 | 3.54 | 0.84 | 138.65 | + 20.5 | 644.4 |
2000 | 23.38 | — | 0.73 | 122.57 | – 11.6 | 569.6 |
2001 | 20.47 | — | 0.20 | 108.35 | – 11.6 | 503.5 |
2002 | 16.65 | — | 0.41 | 90.04 | – 16.9 | 418.4 |
2003 | 23.00 | — | 0.23 | 125.79 | + 39.7 | 584.5 |
2004 | 25.33 | — | 0.16 | 139.50 | + 10.9 | 648.2 |
2005 | 27.89 | 0.83 | 0.31 | 159.87 | + 14.6 | 742.8 |
2006 | 27.78 | 1.20 | 0.45 | 168.66 | + 5.5 | 783.7 |
2007 | 31.80 | 6.30 | 0.33 | 233.59 | + 38.5 | 1085.4 |
2008 | 22.56 | — | 0.30 | 167.72 | – 28.2 | 779.3 |
2009 | 25.64 | — | 0.45 | 194.39 | + 15.9 | 903.2 |
2010 | 29.46 | — | 0.25 | 225.49 | + 16.0 | 1047.7 |
Totals | | $39.18 | $16.58 | | + 947.7 | |
* Includes $0.05 per share distributed from paid-in capital. Shares were first offered on November 5, 1929; the net asset value per share, adjusted for stock splits and dividends, was $8.33. |
The performance data contained in this report represent past performance, which is no guarantee of future results. The table above does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares. The investment return on, and the principal value of, an investment in the Fund will fluctuate so that investors’ shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than the original cost. Current performance may be higher or lower than the performance data quoted. The adviser waived $0.02 and $0.02 per share of management fee in 2003 and 2004, respectively. Otherwise, the annual total return for 2003 and 2004 and cumulative 25-year return would have been lower.
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CGM MUTUAL FUND
TAX INFORMATION FOR THE TAX YEAR ENDED December 31, 2010 (unaudited)
We are providing this information as required by the Internal Revenue Code. The amounts shown may differ from those elsewhere in this report because of differences between tax and financial reporting requirements.
For the year ended December 31, 2010, the Fund designated $0 as long-term capital dividends.
TRUSTEES AND OFFICERS
The Fund is supervised by the board of trustees (the ‘‘Board’’) of the Trust. The Board is responsible for the general oversight of the Fund, including general supervision and review of the Fund’s investment activities. The Board, in turn, elects the officers who are responsible for administering the Fund’s day-to-day operations.
An asterisk in the table below identifies those trustees and officers who are ‘‘interested persons’’ of the Trust as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940. Each trustee and officer of the Trust noted as an interested person is interested by virtue of that individual’s position with CGM, the Fund’s investment adviser, as described in the table below. Each trustee serves during the continued lifetime of the Trust or until he earlier dies, resigns or is removed, or if sooner, until the election and qualification of his successor. Each officer serves until his or her successor is elected or qualified or until the officer sooner dies, resigns, or is removed or becomes disqualified.
The trustees and officers of the Trust, their ages, their principal occupations during the past five years, the number of CGM Funds they oversee, and other directorships they hold are set forth below. Unless otherwise noted below, the address of each interested trustee and officer is One International Place, Boston, Massachusetts 02110. Correspondence intended for the trustees who are not ‘‘interested persons’’ of the Trust may be sent c/o Capital Growth Management, One International Place, Boston, Massachusetts 02110. The Statement of Additional Information for the Fund includes additional information about Fund trustees and is available, without charge, upon request by calling the CGM Marketing Department, toll free, at 800-345-4048.
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Name, Address and Age | | Position Held and Length of Time Served | | Principal Occupation During Past 5 Years and Other Directorships Held | | Number of Funds in the CGM Funds Complex Overseen |
Interested Trustees | | | | | | |
G. Kenneth Heebner* | | Trustee since 1993 | | Co-founder and Employee, CGM; | | 3 |
age 70 | | | | Controlling Owner, Kenbob, Inc. | | |
| | | | (general partner of CGM) | | |
| | | | | | |
Robert L. Kemp* | | Trustee since 1990 | | Co-founder and Employee, CGM; Non- | | 3 |
age 78 | | | | voting Owner, Kenbob, Inc. (general | | |
| | | | partner of CGM) | | |
| | | | | | |
Disinterested Trustees | | | | | | |
Peter O. Brown | | Trustee since 1993 | | Counsel (formerly, Partner), Harter, | | 3 |
age 70 | | | | Secrest & Emery LLP (law firm); | | |
| | | | formerly Executive Vice President and | | |
| | | | Chief Operating Officer, The Glenmeade | | |
| | | | Trust Company (from 1990 to 1993); | | |
| | | | formerly Senior Vice President, | | |
| | | | J.P. Morgan Chase Bank (from 1981 to | | |
| | | | 1990); Trustee, TT International U.S.A. | | |
| | | | Master and Feeder Trusts (four mutual | | |
| | | | funds) from 2000-2005 | | |
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Name, Address and Age | | Position Held and Length of Time Served | | Principal Occupation During Past 5 Years and Other Directorships Held | | Number of Funds in the CGM Funds Complex Overseen |
Mark W. Holland | | Trustee since 2004 | | President, Wellesley Financial Advisors, | | 3 |
age 61 | | | | LLC (since 2003); formerly Vice | | |
| | | | President and Chief Operating Officer, | | |
| | | | Fixed Income Management, Loomis, | | |
| | | | Sayles & Company, L.P.; formerly | | |
| | | | Director, Loomis, Sayles & Company, | | |
| | | | L.P. (from 1999 to 2002) | | |
| | | | | | |
James Van Dyke Quereau, Jr. | | Trustee since 1993 | | Managing Partner and Director, Stratton | | 3 |
age 62 | | | | Management Company (investment | | |
| | | | management); Director and Vice | | |
| | | | President, Semper Trust Co. (until 2006) | | |
| | | | | | |
J. Baur Whittlesey | | Trustee since 1990 | | Member, Ledgewood, P.C. (law firm) | | 3 |
age 64 | | | | | | |
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Officers | | | | | | |
G. Kenneth Heebner* | | Vice President | | Co-founder and Employee, CGM; | | 3 |
age 70 | | since 1990 | | Controlling Owner, Kenbob, Inc. | | |
| | | | (general partner of CGM) | | |
| | | | | | |
Robert L. Kemp* | | President since | | Co-founder and Employee, CGM; Non- | | 3 |
age 78 | | 1990 | | voting Owner, Kenbob, Inc. (general | | |
| | | | partner of CGM) | | |
| | | | | | |
David C. Fietze* | | Chief Compliance | | Employee – Legal counsel, CGM | | 3 |
age 41 | | Officer since 2004 | | | | |
address: | | | | | | |
38 Newbury Street | | | | | | |
Boston, Massachusetts | | | | | | |
02116 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | |
Kathleen S. Haughton* | | Vice President | | Employee – Investor Services Division, | | 3 |
age 50 | | since 1992 and | | CGM | | |
address: | | Anti-Money | | | | |
38 Newbury Street | | Laundering | | | | |
Boston, Massachusetts | | Compliance | | | | |
02116 | | Officer since 2002 | | | | |
| | | | | | |
Jem A. Hudgins* | | Treasurer since | | Employee – CGM | | 3 |
age 47 | | 2004 | | | | |
| | | | | | |
Leslie A. Lake* | | Vice President and | | Employee – Office Administrator, CGM | | 3 |
age 65 | | Secretary since 1992 | | | | |
| | | | | | |
Martha I. Maguire* | | Vice President | | Employee – Funds Marketing, CGM | | 3 |
age 55 | | since 1994 | | | | |
| | | | | | |
Mary L. Stone* | | Assistant Vice | | Employee – Portfolio Transactions, | | 3 |
age 66 | | President since | | CGM | | |
| | 1990 | | | | |
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INVESTMENT ADVISER
CAPITAL GROWTH MANAGEMENT
LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
Boston, Massachusetts 02110
TRANSFER AND DIVIDEND PAYING
AGENT AND CUSTODIAN OF ASSETS
STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST COMPANY
Boston, Massachusetts 02111
SHAREHOLDER SERVICING AGENT
FOR STATE STREET BANK AND
TRUST COMPANY
BOSTON FINANCIAL DATA SERVICES, INC.
P.O. Box 8511
Boston, Massachusetts 02266-8511
TELEPHONE NUMBERS
For information about:
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Account Procedures and Status
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Redemptions
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Exchanges
Call 800-343-5678
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New Account Procedures
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Prospectuses
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Performance
■
Proxy Voting Policies and Voting Records
■
Complete Schedule of Portfolio Holdings
for the 1st & 3rd Quarters (as filed on Form N-Q)
Call 800-345-4048
MAILING ADDRESS
CGM Shareholder Services
c/o Boston Financial Data Services
P.O. Box 8511
Boston, MA 02266-8511
WEBSITE
www.cgmfunds.com
This report has been prepared for the shareholders of the
Fund and is not authorized for distribution to current or
prospective investors in the Fund unless it is accompanied or
preceded by a prospectus.
MAR10
Printed in U.S.A.
CGM
Realty Fund
17th Annual Report
December 31, 2010
A No-Load Fund
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To Our Shareholders:
CGM Realty Fund increased 12.5% during the fourth quarter of 2010 compared to the Standard and Poor’s 500 Index which rose 10.8% and the FTSE NAREIT Equity REITs Index which returned 7.4% over the same period. For the twelve months just ended, CGM Realty Fund increased 29.5%, the S&P 500 Index grew 15.1% and the FTSE NAREIT Equity REITs Index returned 28.0%.
The Year in Review and Economic Outlook
The new year 2010 dawned on a high note with news that fourth quarter 2009 Gross Domestic Product grew 5.6%. The celebration, however, was short-lived as data on new home sales early in the year and prices of existing homes weighed heavily on the stock market dragging the S&P 500 Index down 5.1% in the first five weeks of 2010. In February, the mid-Atlantic states were pounded by storms dubbed “Snowmageddon” which brought business activity to a standstill in many places for nearly a week. In March, new signs of economic life emerged with the release of encouraging consumer retail sales numbers and in April, sales figures from the housing market soared in the weeks prior to the expiration of a first-time home buyer tax credit at the end of that month. Bad news returned in May when new home sales plunged and the equity market as measured by the S&P 500 Index fell more in that month than in any other month of May for the past 48 years. T he deteriorating financial situation in Europe, pending congressional financial reform legislation and a disastrous oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico added to the economic gloom. The most positive sector of the U.S. economy in the spring of 2010 was manufacturing as measured by the Institute of Supply Management’s Purchasing Manager’s Index (PMI) which slowed slightly from April to May and again in June but remained expansive at 56.2 at the end of the quarter (a reading above 50 percent generally indicates the manufacturing economy is growing).
Increased productivity is good news for corporate profits and the start of the third quarter witnessed a spate of strong earnings announcements which led to a brief stock market rally in the first weeks of July, though yet another weak jobs report and slowing retail sales proved to be too much of a drag on the investor psyche to sustain the rise. On August 10, in an effort to stimulate the economy, the Federal Reserve Board announced it planned to re-invest proceeds from maturing mortgage debt in U.S. Treasury securities. The Fed’s announcement, we believe along with a flight to safety driven by fears of a “double dip” or a re-emerging business slowdown after a short period of growth, pushed interest rates on 10-year Treasury bonds down to 2.42% on August 25, 2010.
Our confidence in the good news on the manufacturing front and rising corporate profits outweighed the “double dip” argument in our minds. The S&P 500 Index reinforced this view by jumping 8.9% in September, a month that more frequently ushers in down markets than up.
Third quarter 2010 Gross Domestic Product was announced in October clocking in at a disappointing 2.5% growth rate (later revised to 2.6%) which resurrected talk of a double dip. On November 3, the Fed announced an additional $600 billion stimulus program designed to add new fuel to the economic recovery. The Fed’s intent was to lower interest rates by purchasing government bonds thereby encouraging borrowing and spending and prompting companies to hire. A week later in Seoul, G20 Summit attendees voiced their disapproval of the $600 billion Quantitative Easing Program to President Obama. But then, the European Union announced a loan price tag of perhaps $110 billion to see Ireland through its financial difficulties in the coming year and international voices quieted as the dollar strengthened, an EU loan agreement was reached on November 21 and fears of a wider financial panic subsided.
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Utilities, mines and factories in the United States increased output 0.3% in November as measured by the Federal Reserve Board’s Industrial Production Index, up 5.6% from November of one year earlier. Retail sales and exports both were up in November, and December shopping statistics—though shy of expectations—were up 3.2% for same store sales. Despite an unexpected rally in the bond market (the ten-year Treasury note yielded 3.84% at the beginning of 2010, fell to 2.33% on October 8 and ended the year at 3.31%), interest rates remain extremely low which, combined with rising productivity, strong corporate profits and Federal Reserve Board stimulus, leads us to believe the recovery is indeed intact. We believe there is little risk of a double dip experience and we look forward to an increase in business activity and perhaps, equity valuations in the coming year.
Portfolio Strategy
CGM Realty Fund remained fully invested during 2010 in anticipation of both an improving domestic and global economy. In the first three quarters of the year, the U.S. economy did not grow as quickly as we had anticipated, though our investments in REITs delivered solid gains.
Hotel REITs were the largest REIT sector position in the portfolio for most of the year on account of their ability to re-price daily to rapidly respond to improving economic conditions. We also had significant positions in apartment and retail REITs which we believed would benefit from rising economic activity, albeit with a lag. Additionally, CGM Realty Fund was also invested in mining companies which profited from rising demand for industrial commodities in emerging economies.
We believe the U.S. economy strengthened in the fourth quarter of 2010 and anticipate a better domestic economic environment in the year ahead.
CGM Realty Fund’s strongest performers were hotel operators DiamondRock Hospitality Company, Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc. and Wyndham Worldwide Corporation. Global mining companies were also major contributors to the Fund’s performance. The two largest losses were in Vornado Realty Trust and Barrick Gold Corporation.
CGM Realty Fund was approximately 68% invested in REITs on December 31, 2010, including 20.7% in retail REITs, 19.3% in residential REITs, 15.6% in office and industrial REITs and 12.4% in lodging and resorts REITs. The Fund’s largest holdings were the REITs Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc., and Simon Property Group, Inc. (retail) and in the mining company Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc.
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January 3, 2011
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CGM REALTY FUND
Portfolio Manager
G. Kenneth Heebner has managed CGM Realty Fund since its inception on May 13, 1994. In 1990, Mr. Heebner founded Capital Growth Management Limited Partnership with Robert L. Kemp. Prior to establishing the new company, Mr. Heebner managed mutual funds at Loomis, Sayles and Company. In addition to CGM Realty Fund, he currently manages CGM Mutual Fund and CGM Focus Fund as well as other funds and accounts.
INVESTMENT PERFORMANCE
(unaudited)
Cumulative Total Return for Periods Ended
December 31, 2010
| | | |
| | CGM Realty Fund |
10 Years | | +470.2 | % |
5 Years | | + 60.5 | |
1 Year | | + 29.5 | |
3 Months | | + 12.5 | |
The performance data contained in the report represent past performance, which is no guarantee of future results. The graph and table above do not reflect the deduction of taxes a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares and assumes the reinvestment of all Fund distributions.
The investment return and the principal value of an investment in the Fund will fluctuate so that investors’ shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be higher or lower than the performance data quoted.
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PORTFOLIO DIVERSIFICATION as of December 31, 2010
COMMON STOCKS
| | |
Real Estate Investment Trusts | Percent of net assets |
Retail | | 20.7% |
Residential | | 19.3 |
Office and Industrial | | 15.6 |
Lodging and Resorts | | 12.4 |
Other Common Stocks | Percent of net assets |
Real Estate Services | | 10.8% |
Copper | | 6.4 |
Metals and Mining | | 6.4 |
Hotels and Restaurants | | 4.0 |
Coal and Other Minerals and Ores | | 3.7 |
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS as of December 31, 2010
COMMON STOCKS – 99.3% of TOTAL NET ASSETS
REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS – 68.0%
| | | |
| Shares | | Value(a) |
Lodging and Resorts – 12.4% | | | |
DiamondRock Hospitality Company (b)(c) | 7,788,006 | | $ 93,456,072 |
Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc. | 6,120,490 | | 109,373,156 |
| | | 202,829,228 |
Office and Industrial – 15.6% | | | |
Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc. | 547,400 | | 40,102,524 |
AMB Property Corporation | 2,550,000 | | 80,860,500 |
Boston Properties, Inc. | 420,000 | | 36,162,000 |
SL Green Realty Corp. | 1,450,000 | | 97,889,500 |
| | | 255,014,524 |
Residential – 19.3% | | | |
AvalonBay Communities, Inc. | 695,000 | | 78,222,250 |
Equity Residential | 1,590,000 | | 82,600,500 |
Essex Property Trust, Inc. | 650,000 | | 74,243,000 |
Home Properties, Inc. | 1,459,860 | | 81,007,631 |
| | | 316,073,381 |
Retail – 20.7% | | | �� |
General Growth Properties, Inc. | 5,240,000 | | 81,115,200 |
Simon Property Group, Inc. | 1,085,673 | | 108,013,607 |
Tanger Factory Outlet Centers, Inc. | 1,505,000 | | 77,040,950 |
Taubman Centers, Inc. | 1,465,000 | | 73,953,200 |
| | | 340,122,957 |
TOTAL REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS (Identified cost $941,544,291) | | | 1,114,040,090 |
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS as of December 31, 2010 (continued)
| | | |
| Shares | | Value(a) |
OTHER COMMON STOCKS – 31.3% | | | |
| | | |
Coal and Other Minerals and Ores – 3.7% | | | |
Walter Energy, Inc. | 470,000 | | $ 60,084,800 |
| | | |
Copper – 6.4% | | | |
Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc. | 875,000 | | 105,078,750 |
| | | |
Hotels and Restaurants – 4.0% | | | |
Wyndham Worldwide Corporation | 2,200,000 | | 65,912,000 |
| | | |
Metals and Mining – 6.4% | | | |
Teck Resources Limited | 1,694,000 | | 104,740,020 |
| | | |
Real Estate Services – 10.8% | | | |
CB Richard Ellis Group, Inc. (c) | 4,830,000 | | 98,918,400 |
Jones Lang LaSalle Incorporated | 940,000 | | 78,884,800 |
| | | 177,803,200 |
| | | |
TOTAL OTHER COMMON STOCKS (Identified cost $389,385,161) | | | 513,618,770 |
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS (Identified cost $1,330,929,452) | | | 1,627,658,860 |
| | | |
| Face Amount | | |
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT – 0.3% OF TOTAL NET ASSETS | | | |
American Express Credit Corporation, 0.03%, 01/03/11 (Cost $5,800,000) | $5,800,000 | | 5,800,000 |
| | | |
TOTAL INVESTMENTS – 99.6% (Identified cost $1,336,729,452). | | | 1,633,458,860 |
Cash and receivables | | | 16,488,065 |
Liabilities | | | (10,443,204) |
TOTAL NET ASSETS – 100.0% | | | $1,639,503,721 |
(a)
See note 2A.
(b)
Non-controlled affiliate (See note 7).
(c)
Non-income producing security.
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES
December 31, 2010
Assets
| | | |
Investments at value: Unaffiliated issuers (Identified cost— $1,277,456,367) | $1,540,002,788 | | |
Non-controlled affiliates (Identified cost – $59,273,085) | 93,456,072 | | $1,633,458,860 |
Cash | | | 4,087 |
Receivable for: | | | |
Securities sold | 8,126,098 | | |
Shares of the Fund sold | 2,496,154 | | |
Dividends and interest | 5,861,726 | | 16,483,978 |
Total assets | | | 1,649,946,925 |
Liabilities | | | |
Payable for: | | | |
Securities purchased | 6,565,009 | | |
Shares of the Fund redeemed | 1,644,980 | | |
Tax withholding liability | 76,927 | | |
Distributions declared | 886,114 | | 9,173,030 |
Accrued expenses: | | | |
Management fees | 1,057,465 | | |
Trustees’ fees | 22,209 | | |
Accounting, administration and compliance expenses | 24,537 | | |
Transfer agent fees | 64,605 | | |
Other expenses | 101,358 | | 1,270,174 |
Total liabilities | | | 10,443,204 |
Net Assets | | | $1,639,503,721 |
Net assets consist of: | | | |
Capital paid-in | | | $1,673,391,398 |
Accumulated net realized losses on investments | | | (330,621,386) |
Net unrealized appreciation on investments | | | 296,733,709 |
Net Assets | | | $1,639,503,721 |
Shares of beneficial interest outstanding, no par value | | | 61,195,799 |
Net asset value per share* | | | $26.79 |
*
Shares of the Fund are sold and redeemed at net asset value ($1,639,503,721/61,195,799).
STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
Year Ended December 31, 2010
Investment Income
| |
Income: | |
Dividends (net of withholding tax of $208,003 and includes $70,000 from non-controlled affiliated issuers) | $ 25,785,495 |
Interest | 8,856 |
| 25,794,351 |
Expenses: | |
Management fees | 11,126,650 |
Trustees’ fees | 90,295 |
Accounting, administration and compliance expenses | 294,452 |
Custodian fees and expenses | 168,033 |
Transfer agent fees | 578,720 |
Audit and tax services | 45,567 |
Legal | 90,113 |
Printing | 106,396 |
Registration fees | 55,623 |
Line of credit commitment fee | 27,652 |
Miscellaneous expenses | 7,312 |
| 12,590,813 |
Net investment income | 13,203,538 |
| |
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments and Foreign Currency Transactions | |
Net realized gains on investments (including gains of $166,465 on non-controlled affiliated issuers) | 199,387,594 |
Net unrealized appreciation on investments and foreign currency transactions (including unrealized appreciation of $4,277,061 on non-controlled affiliated issuers) | 157,637,228 |
Net realized and unrealized gains on investments and foreign currency transactions | 357,024,822 |
Change in Net Assets from Operations | $370,228,360 |
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS
| | | |
| Year Ended December 31, |
| 2010 | | 2009 |
From Operations | | | |
Net investment income | $ 13,203,538 | | $ 36,994,606 |
Net realized gains (losses) on investments | 199,387,594 | | (236,962,937) |
Net unrealized appreciation on investments and foreign currency transactions | 157,637,228 | | 508,543,074 |
Change in net assets from operations | 370,228,360 | | 308,574,743 |
| | | |
From Distributions to Shareholders | | | |
Net investment income | (14,713,571) | | (36,994,606) |
Tax return of capital | — | | (7,362,440) |
| (14,713,571) | | (44,357,046) |
| | | |
From Capital Share Transactions | | | |
Proceeds from sale of shares | 278,922,275 | | 164,300,742 |
Net asset value of shares issued in connection with reinvestment of: | | | |
Dividends from net investment income | 11,818,173 | | 29,699,660 |
Distributions from tax return of capital | — | | 5,910,645 |
| 290,740,448 | | 199,911,047 |
Cost of shares redeemed | (272,944,692) | | (239,998,141) |
Change in net assets derived from capital share transactions | 17,795,756 | | (40,087,094) |
Total change in net assets | 373,310,545 | | 224,130,603 |
Net Assets | | | |
Beginning of period | 1,266,193,176 | | 1,042,062,573 |
End of period | $1,639,503,721 | | $1,266,193,176 |
| | | |
Number of shares of the Fund: | | | |
Issued from sale of shares | 11,899,065 | | 10,045,920 |
Issued in connection with reinvestment of: | | | |
Dividends from net investment income | 472,838 | | 1,745,112 |
Distributions from tax return of capital | — | | 347,301 |
| 12,371,903 | | 12,138,333 |
Redeemed | (11,830,365) | | (15,714,799) |
Net change | 541,538 | | (3,576,466) |
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
| | | | | | | | | | |
| | For the Year Ended December 31, |
| | 2010 | | 2009 | | 2008 | | 2007 | | 2006 |
| | | | | | | | | | |
For a share of the Fund outstanding throughout each period: Net asset value at beginning of period | | $20.88 | | $16.22 | | $31.45 | | $27.06 | | $27.19 |
Net investment income (a) | | 0.22 | | 0.61 | | 0.72 | | 0.27 | | 0.45 |
Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments and foreign currency transactions | | 5.93 | | 4.79 | | (15.34) | | 9.06 | | 7.37 |
Total from investment operations | | 6.15 | | 5.40 | | (14.62) | | 9.33 | | 7.82 |
| | | | | | | | | | |
Dividends from net investment income | | (0.24) | | (0.62) | | (0.61) | | (0.25) | | (0.45) |
Distribution from net short-term realized gains | | — | | — | | — | | (2.08) | | (0.42) |
Distribution from net long-term realized gains | | — | | — | | — | | (2.61) | | (7.08) |
Distribution from tax return of capital | | — | | (0.12) | | — | | — | | — |
Total distributions | | (0.24) | | (0.74) | | (0.61) | | (4.94) | | (7.95) |
| | | | | | | | | | |
Net increase (decrease) in net asset value | | 5.91 | | 4.66 | | (15.23) | | 4.39 | | (0.13) |
Net asset value at end of period | | $26.79 | | $20.88 | | $16.22 | | $31.45 | | $27.06 |
| | | | | | | | | | |
Total return (%) | | 29.5 | | 34.4 | | (46.9) | | 34.4 | | 29.0 |
| | | | | | | | | | |
Ratios: | | | | | | | | | | |
Operating expenses to average net assets (%) | | 0.89 | | 0.93 | | 0.86 | | 0.86 | | 0.88 |
Net investment income to average net assets (%) | | 0.93 | | 3.73 | | 2.62 | | 0.86 | | 1.49 |
Portfolio turnover (%) | | 133 | | 170 | | 218 | | 200 | | 160 |
Net assets at end of period (in thousands) ($) | | 1,639,504 | | 1,266,193 | | 1,042,063 | | 1,998,461 | | 1,474,746 |
(a)
Per share net investment income has been calculated using the average shares outstanding during the period.
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — December 31, 2010
1.
Organization — CGM Realty Fund (the “Fund”) is a diversified series of CGM Trust (the “Trust”) which is organized as a Massachusetts business trust under the laws of Massachusetts pursuant to an Agreement and Declaration of Trust. The Trust is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 as an open-end management investment company. The Trust has two other funds whose financial statements are not presented herein. The Fund commenced operations on May 13, 1994. The Fund’s investment objective is to provide a combination of income and long-term growth of capital. The Fund intends to pursue its objective by investing primarily in equity securities of companies in the real estate industry, including real estate investment trusts (“REITs”).
The following is a summary of significant accounting policies consistently followed by the Fund in the preparation of its financial statements. The preparation of financial statements in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
2.
Significant accounting policies — Management has evaluated the events and transactions from December 31, 2010 through the date of issuance of the Fund’s financial statements. For the Fund, there were no material subsequent events that required disclosure in the financial statements or footnotes.
A.
Security valuation — Equity securities are valued on the basis of valuations furnished by a pricing service, authorized by the Board of Trustees. Equity securities listed or regularly traded on a securities exchange or in the over-the-counter (“OTC”) market are valued at the last quoted sale price or, for certain markets, the official closing price at the time the valuations are made. A security that is listed or traded on more than one exchange is valued at the quotation on the exchange determined to be the primary market for such security. For securities with no sale reported, the last reported bid price is used. Corporate debt securities are valued on the basis of valuations furnished by a pricing service, authorized by the Board of Trustees, which determines valuations for normal, institutional-size trading units of such securities using market information, transactions for comparable secur ities and various relationships between securities which are generally recognized by institutional traders. United States government debt securities are valued at the current closing bid, as last reported by a pricing service approved by the Board of Trustees. Short-term investments having a maturity of sixty days or less are stated at amortized cost, which approximates value.
When current market prices or quotations are not readily available or do not accurately reflect fair value, valuations may be determined in accordance with procedures adopted by the Board of Trustees. For example, when developments occur between the close of a market and the close of the NYSE that may materially affect the value of some or all the securities, or when trading in a security is halted, these procedures may be used. The frequency with which these procedures are used is unpredictable. These valuation procedures may result in a change to a particular security’s assigned level within the fair value hierarchy described below. The value of securities used for net asset value (“NAV”) calculation under these procedures may differ from published prices for the same securities.
The Fund may use valuation techniques consistent with the market, income, and cost approach to measure fair value. The market approach uses prices and other relevant information generated by market transactions involving identical or comparable assets or liabilities. The income approach uses valuation
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
techniques to convert future amounts (cash flows, earnings) to a single present amount. The cost approach is based on the amount that currently would be required to replace the service capacity of an asset. To increase consistency and comparability in fair value measurements and related disclosure, the Fund utilizes a fair value hierarchy which prioritizes the various inputs to valuation techniques used to measure fair value into three broad levels:
•
Level 1 – Prices determined using: quoted prices in active markets for identical securities.
•
Level 2 – Prices determined using: other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment spreads, credit risk, etc.).
•
Level 3 – Prices determined using: significant unobservable inputs. In situations where quoted prices or observable inputs are unavailable (for example, when there is little or no market activity for an investment at the end of the period), unobservable inputs may be used. Unobservable inputs reflect Fund’s management’s assumptions about the factors market participants would use in pricing an investment, and would be 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 summary of the inputs used to value CGM Realty Fund’s investments as of December 31, 2010:
| | | | | | | |
| | Valuation Inputs |
Classification | | | Level 1 - Quoted Prices | | Level 2 - Other Significant Observable Inputs | | Level 3 - Significant Unobservable Inputs |
| | | | | | |
Common Stocks* | | $1,627,658,860 | | $ — | | $ — |
| | | | | | |
Debt Securities | | | | | | |
Commercial Paper | | — | | 5,800,000 | | — |
Total | | $1,627,658,860 | | $5,800,000 | | $ — |
*
All common stocks held in the Fund are Level 1 securities. For a detailed break-out of common stocks by major industry classification, please refer to the Schedule of Investments.
B.
Security transactions and related investment income — Security transactions are accounted for on the trade date plus one basis for daily NAV calculations. However, for financial reporting purposes, investment transactions are reported on trade date (date the order to buy or sell is executed). Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date net of applicable foreign taxes, a portion of which may be recoverable. The Fund will accrue such taxes and recoveries as applicable based upon its current interpretations of the tax rules and regulations that exist in the markets in which it invests. Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis and includes amortization of premium and discount. Net gain or loss on securities sold is determined on the identified cost basis and may include proceeds from litigations. Dividend payments received by the Fund from its investment in REITs may consist of ordinary incom e, capital gains and return of capital and as such are recorded as dividend income, capital gains or a reduction to security cost, as appropriate. Non-cash dividend payments, if any, are recorded at the fair market value of the securities received.
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
C.
Federal income taxes — It is the Fund’s policy to comply with the requirements of the Internal Revenue Code applicable to regulated investment companies, and to distribute to its shareholders all of its taxable income and net realized capital gains, within the prescribed time period. Management has analyzed the Fund’s tax positions for the open tax years ended December 31, 2010 and has concluded that no provisions for federal income tax is required in the Fund’s financial statements. Management of the Fund has determined that there are no uncertain tax positions that would require financial statement recognition, de-recognition or disclosures. Management’s conclusion may be subject to review and adjustment at a later date based on factors including, but not limited to, ongoing analysis of tax laws, regulations and interpretations thereof.
Capital accounts within the financial statements are adjusted for permanent book/tax differences. These adjustments have no impact on the Fund’s net assets or results of operations. Temporary book/tax differences, if any, will reverse in a subsequent period. The difference between book basis and tax-basis unrealized appreciation is attributable primarily to the temporary book/tax difference of tax deferral of losses on wash sales.
As of December 31, 2010, the components of distributable earnings on a tax basis were as follows:
| | | | | |
| Undistributed Ordinary Income | | Undistributed Long-Term Capital Gains | | Net Unrealized Appreciation/ (Depreciation) |
| $ — | | $ — | | $292,367,719 |
The identified cost of investments in securities owned by the Fund for federal income tax purposes, and their respective gross unrealized appreciation and depreciation at December 31, 2010 was as follows:
| | | | | | | |
| Identified Cost | | Gross Unrealized Appreciation | | Gross Unrealized Depreciation | | Net Unrealized Appreciation |
| $1,341,091,141 | | $303,417,319 | | $(11,049,600) | | $292,367,719 |
At December 31, 2010, the Fund had available for tax purposes, capital loss carryovers of $229,541,228 expiring December 31, 2017 and $96,718,469 expiring December 31, 2016.
D.
Dividends and distributions to shareholders — Dividends and distributions are recorded by the Fund on the ex-dividend date. The classification of income and capital gains distributions is determined in accordance with income tax regulations. Distributions from net investment income and short-term capital gains are treated as ordinary income for income tax purposes. Permanent book/tax differences relating to shareholder distributions may result in reclassifications to paid-in capital or accumulated realized gain/ (loss). The Fund also may utilize earnings and profits distributed to shareholders on redemption of shares as a part of the dividend deduction for income tax purposes. Undistributed net investment income or accumulated net investment loss may include temporary book/tax differences such as tax deferral of losses on wash sales, which will reverse in a subsequent period. Any taxable income or gain r emaining at fiscal year end is distributed in the following year.
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
The tax characterization of distributions is determined on an annualized basis. The tax character of distributions paid during the period ended December 31, 2010 and 2009 were as follows:
| | | | | | | | | |
| Year | | Ordinary Income | | Long-Term Capital Gains | | Tax Return of Capital | | Total |
| 2010 | | $14,713,571 | | $ — | | $ — | | $14,713,571 |
| 2009 | | $36,994,606 | | $ — | | $7,362,440 | | $44,357,046 |
E.
Indemnities — In the normal course of business, the Fund may enter into contracts that provide indemnities to third parties for various potential losses and claims. The Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would depend on future claims that may be made against the Fund. The risk of material loss from such claims is considered remote.
F.
Foreign currency translation — All assets and liabilities initially expressed in terms of foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollars each day at the prevailing exchange rate. Transactions affecting statement of operations accounts and net realized gain/(loss) on investments are translated at the rates prevailing at the dates of the transactions. The Fund does not isolate that portion of the results of operations resulting from changes in foreign exchange rates on investments from the fluctuations arising from changes in market prices of securities held. Such fluctuations are included with the net realized and unrealized gain or loss from investments. Reported net realized foreign exchange gains or losses arise from sales of foreign currency, currency gains or losses realized between the trade and settlement dates on securities transactions and the difference between the amounts of dividends, int erest, and foreign withholding taxes recorded on the Fund’s books and the U.S. dollar equivalent of the amounts actually received or paid. Net unrealized foreign exchange gains or losses arise from changes in the value of assets and liabilities other than investments in securities at the end of the period, resulting from changes in the exchange rate.
3.
Risks and uncertainties
A.
Risks associated with focused investing — The Fund, although diversified, takes a focused approach to investing within particular industries or sectors of the economy and may invest in a relatively small number of individual holdings. Therefore, the Fund may be subject to greater price volatility and may be more adversely affected by the performance of particular industries, sectors, or individual holdings than would a more diversified fund. In addition, the Fund invests primarily in companies in the real estate industry, including REITs. Funds with a concentration are particularly susceptible to the impact of market, economic, regulatory and other factors affecting the specific concentration.
B.
Risks associated with foreign investments — The Fund may invest in securities issued by institutions, corporation and governments established by or located in foreign countries, which may be developed or undeveloped countries. Investing in foreign securities may involve significant risks. For example, there is generally less publicly available information about foreign companies, particularly those not subject to the disclosure and reporting requirements of the U.S. securities laws. Foreign issuers are generally not bound by uniform accounting, auditing, and financial reporting requirements and standards of practice comparable to those applicable to domestic issuers. Investments in foreign securities also involve the risk of possible adverse changes in the investment or exchange control regulations, expropriation or confiscatory taxation, limitation on the removal of the Fund or other assets of the Fund, political or financial instability or diplomatic and other developments which could affect such investments. Foreign stock markets, while growing in volume and sophistication, are generally not as developed as those in the United States,
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CGM REALTY FUND
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
and securities of some foreign issuers (particularly those located in developing countries) may be less liquid and more volatile than securities of comparable U.S. companies. In general, there is less overall governmental supervision and regulation of foreign securities markets, broker-dealers and issuers than in the United States. Additionally, because some foreign securities the Fund may acquire are purchased with and payable in foreign currencies, the value of these assets as measured in U.S. dollars may be affected favorably or unfavorably by changes in currency rates and exchange control regulations.
The Fund’s Prospectus and Statement of Additional Information contain additional information on other risks and uncertainties relating to the Fund’s investments.
4.
Purchases and sales of securities — For the period ended December 31, 2010 purchases and sales of securities other than United States government obligations and short-term investments aggregated $1,890,178,000 and $1,867,173,337, respectively.
5.
Fees and expenses
A.
Management fees — During the period ended December 31, 2010, the Fund incurred management fees of $11,126,650, paid or payable to the Fund’s investment adviser, Capital Growth Management Limited Partnership (“CGM”), certain officers and employees of which are also officers and trustees of the Fund. The management agreement provides for a fee at the annual rate of 0.85% on the first $500 million of the Fund’s average daily net assets and 0.75% on amounts in excess of $500 million of the Fund’s average daily net assets.
B.
Other expenses — The majority of expenses are directly attributable to the Fund. Expenses that are not readily attributable to the Fund are allocated among each of the three funds comprising the Trust in an equitable manner, taking into consideration, among other things, the nature and type of expense and the funds’ respective net assets. CGM performs certain administrative, accounting, compliance and other services for the Fund. The expenses of those services, which are paid to CGM by the Fund, include the following: (i) expenses for personnel performing bookkeeping, accounting and financial reporting functions and clerical functions relating to the Fund; (ii) expenses for services required in connection with the preparation of registration statements and prospectuses, shareholder reports and notices, proxy solicitation material furnished to shareholders of the Fund or regulatory authorities and re ports and questionnaires for SEC compliance; (iii) registration, filing and other fees in connection with requirements of regulatory authorities; and (iv) compliance in connection to the Investment Company Act of 1940 and the Sarbanes Oxley Act of 2002. The accounting, administration and compliance expenses of $294,452, for the period ended December 31, 2010, are shown separately in the Statement of Operations. These expenses include the reimbursement of a portion of the compensation expenses incurred by CGM for its employees who provide these administrative, accounting, compliance and other services to the Fund, including $220,595 of the salaries of CGM employees who are officers of the Fund.
C.
Trustees fees and expenses — The Fund does not pay any compensation directly to any trustees who are officers or employees of CGM, or any affiliate of CGM (other than registered investment companies). For the period ended December 31, 2010, each disinterested trustee will be compensated by the Trust with an annual fee of $70,000 plus travel expenses for each meeting attended. The disinterested trustees are responsible for the audit committee functions of the Trust’s Board and have designated a chairman to oversee those functions who receives an additional $30,000 annually. Of these amounts, the Fund
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
is responsible for $10,000 per trustee annually, plus an annual variable fee calculated based on the proportion of the Fund’s average net assets relative to the aggregate average net assets of the Trust.
6.
Line of credit — The Fund had a $20,000,000 committed unsecured line of credit with State Street Bank and Trust Company. Borrowings under the line will be charged interest at 1.25% over the higher of the Federal Funds Rate and the Overnight LIBOR Rate. The Fund incurred a commitment fee of 0.15% per annum through June 16, 2010 and then incurred a commitment fee of 0.125% per annum on the unused portion of the line of credit, payable quarterly through June 15, 2011. There were no borrowings under the line of credit during the period ended December 31, 2010.
7.
Affiliated issuers — Affiliated issuers, as defined under the Investment Company Act of 1940, are those in which the Fund’s holdings of an issuer represent 5% or more of the outstanding voting securities of the issuer. The following summarizes transactions with affiliates of the Fund during the period ended December 31, 2010:
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
Name of Issuer | | Number of Shares Held December 31, 2009 | | Gross Purchases* | | Gross Sales | | Number of Shares Held December 31, 2010 | | Dividend Income | | Market Value December 31, 2010 |
DiamondRock Hospitality Company | | 7,560,000 | | 228,006 | | — | | 7,788,006 | | $ — | | $93,456,072 |
LaSalle Hotel Properties** | | 3,500,000 | | — | | 3,500,000 | | — | | 70,000 | | — |
| | | | | | | | Total | | $70,000 | | $93,456,072 |
*
Includes stock dividends.
**
Position is no longer considered an affiliated issuer.
8.
Guarantees and indemnifications — Under the Trust’s organizational documents, its officers and trustees are indemnified against certain liabilities arising out of the performance of their duties for the Fund. Additionally, in the normal course of business, the Fund may enter into contracts with service providers that contain general indemnification clauses. The Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown, as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Fund that have not yet occurred. The risk of material loss from such claims is considered remote.
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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
To the Board of Trustees of CGM Trust and Shareholders of CGM Realty Fund:
In our opinion, the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including the schedule of investments, and the related statements of operations and of changes in net assets and the financial highlights present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of CGM Realty Fund (the “Fund”, a series of CGM Trust) at December 31, 2010, the results of its operations, the changes in its net assets and the financial highlights for the periods indicated, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. These financial statements and financial highlights (hereafter referred to as “financial statements”) are the responsibility of the Fund’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits. We conducted our audits of these financial statements 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 are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits, which included confirmation of securities at December 31, 2010 by correspondence with the custodian and brokers, provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Boston, Massachusetts
February 17, 2011
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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
(unaudited)
Availability of proxy voting information:
Proxy voting policies and information regarding how the Fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the twelve month period ended June 30, 2010 are available without charge, upon request by calling 800-345-4048. The policies also appear in the Fund’s Statement of Additional Information, which can be found on the CGM Funds website, www.cgmfunds.com, and the SEC’s website, www.sec.gov. The voting records can also be found on the SEC’s website on the N-PX filing.
Portfolio holdings:
The Fund files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. The Fund’s Forms N-Q are available on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov and may be reviewed and copied at the SEC’s Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. Information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 800-SEC-0330.
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FUND EXPENSES
As a shareholder of CGM Realty Fund, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, which could include, among other charges, wire fees and custodial maintenance fees for certain types of accounts and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees and other Fund expenses. This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.
The example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period July 1, 2010 to December 31, 2010.
Actual return and expenses
The first line of the table below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses.You may use the information in this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the first line under the heading entitled ‘‘Expenses Paid During Period’’ to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.
Hypothetical example for comparison purposes
The second line of the table below provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the 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 Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.
Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs such as any wire fees or custodial maintenance fees that may be payable. Therefore, the second line of the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.
| | | |
| Beginning Account Value 7/01/10 | Ending Account Value 12/31/10 | Expenses Paid During Period* 7/01/10 – 12/31/10 |
Actual | $1,000.00 | $1,296.67 | $5.13 |
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses) | $1,000.00
| $1,020.74
| $4.51
|
*
Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio of 0.89%, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/365 (to reflect the one-half year period).
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TAX INFORMATION FOR THE TAX YEAR ENDED December 31, 2010 (unaudited)
We are providing this information as required by the Internal Revenue Code. The amounts shown may differ from those elsewhere in this report because of differences between tax and financial reporting requirements.
For the year ended December 31, 2010, the Fund designated $0 as long-term capital dividends and $0 as tax return of capital.
TRUSTEES AND OFFICERS
The Fund is supervised by the board of trustees (the ‘‘Board’’) of the Trust. The Board is responsible for the general oversight of the Fund, including general supervision and review of the Fund’s investment activities. The Board, in turn, elects the officers who are responsible for administering the Fund’s day-to-day operations.
An asterisk in the table below identifies those trustees and officers who are ‘‘interested persons’’ of the Trust as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940. Each trustee and officer of the Trust noted as an interested person is interested by virtue of that individual’s position with CGM, the Fund’s investment adviser, as described in the table below. Each trustee serves during the continued lifetime of the Trust or until he earlier dies, resigns or is removed, or if sooner, until the election and qualification of his successor. Each officer serves until his or her successor is elected or qualified or until the officer sooner dies, resigns, or is removed or becomes disqualified.
The trustees and officers of the Trust, their ages, their principal occupations during the past five years, the number of CGM Funds they oversee, and other directorships they hold are set forth below. Unless otherwise noted below, the address of each interested trustee and officer is One International Place, Boston, Massachusetts 02110. Correspondence intended for the trustees who are not ‘‘interested persons’’ of the Trust may be sent c/o Capital Growth Management, One International Place, Boston, Massachusetts 02110. The Statement of Additional Information for the Fund includes additional information about Fund trustees and is available, without charge, upon request by calling the CGM Marketing Department, toll free, at 800-345-4048.
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Name, Address and Age | | Position Held and Length of Time Served | | Principal Occupation During Past 5 Years and Other Directorships Held | | Number of Funds in the CGM Funds Complex Overseen |
Interested Trustees | | | | | | |
G. Kenneth Heebner* | | Trustee since 1993 | | Co-founder and Employee, CGM; | | 3 |
age 70 | | | | Controlling Owner, Kenbob, Inc. | | |
| | | | (general partner of CGM) | | |
| | | | | | |
Robert L. Kemp* | | Trustee since 1990 | | Co-founder and Employee, CGM; Non- | | 3 |
age 78 | | | | voting Owner, Kenbob, Inc. (general | | |
| | | | partner of CGM) | | |
| | | | | | |
Disinterested Trustees | | | | | | |
Peter O. Brown | | Trustee since 1993 | | Counsel (formerly, Partner), Harter, | | 3 |
age 70 | | | | Secrest & Emery LLP (law firm); | | |
| | | | formerly Executive Vice President and | | |
| | | | Chief Operating Officer, The Glenmeade | | |
| | | | Trust Company (from 1990 to 1993); | | |
| | | | formerly Senior Vice President, | | |
| | | | J.P. Morgan Chase Bank (from 1981 to | | |
| | | | 1990); Trustee, TT International U.S.A. | | |
| | | | Master and Feeder Trusts (four mutual | | |
| | | | funds) from 2000-2005 | | |
| | | | | | |
Name, Address and Age | | Position Held and Length of Time Served | | Principal Occupation During Past 5 Years and Other Directorships Held | | Number of Funds in the CGM Funds Complex Overseen |
Mark W. Holland | | Trustee since 2004 | | President, Wellesley Financial Advisors, | | 3 |
age 61 | | | | LLC (since 2003); formerly Vice | | |
| | | | President and Chief Operating Officer, | | |
| | | | Fixed Income Management, Loomis, | | |
| | | | Sayles & Company, L.P.; formerly | | |
| | | | Director, Loomis, Sayles & Company, | | |
| | | | L.P. (from 1999 to 2002) | | |
| | | | | | |
James Van Dyke Quereau, Jr. | | Trustee since 1993 | | Managing Partner and Director, Stratton | | 3 |
age 62 | | | | Management Company (investment | | |
| | | | management); Director and Vice | | |
| | | | President, Semper Trust Co. (until 2006) | | |
| | | | | | |
J. Baur Whittlesey | | Trustee since 1990 | | Member, Ledgewood, P.C. (law firm) | | 3 |
age 64 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | |
Officers | | | | | | |
G. Kenneth Heebner* | | Vice President | | Co-founder and Employee, CGM; | | 3 |
age 70 | | since 1990 | | Controlling Owner, Kenbob, Inc. | | |
| | | | (general partner of CGM) | | |
| | | | | | |
Robert L. Kemp* | | President since | | Co-founder and Employee, CGM; Non- | | 3 |
age 78 | | 1990 | | voting Owner, Kenbob, Inc. (general | | |
| | | | partner of CGM) | | |
| | | | | | |
David C. Fietze* | | Chief Compliance | | Employee – Legal counsel, CGM | | 3 |
age 41 | | Officer since 2004 | | | | |
address: | | | | | | |
38 Newbury Street | | | | | | |
Boston, Massachusetts | | | | | | |
02116 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | |
Kathleen S. Haughton* | | Vice President | | Employee – Investor Services Division, | | 3 |
age 50 | | since 1992 and | | CGM | | |
address: | | Anti-Money | | | | |
38 Newbury Street | | Laundering | | | | |
Boston, Massachusetts | | Compliance | | | | |
02116 | | Officer since 2002 | | | | |
| | | | | | |
Jem A. Hudgins* | | Treasurer since | | Employee – CGM | | 3 |
age 47 | | 2004 | | | | |
| | | | | | |
Leslie A. Lake* | | Vice President and | | Employee – Office Administrator, CGM | | 3 |
age 65 | | Secretary since 1992 | | | | |
| | | | | | |
Martha I. Maguire* | | Vice President | | Employee – Funds Marketing, CGM | | 3 |
age 55 | | since 1994 | | | | |
| | | | | | |
Mary L. Stone* | | Assistant Vice | | Employee – Portfolio Transactions, | | 3 |
age 66 | | President since | | CGM | | |
| | 1990 | | | | |
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INVESTMENT ADVISER
CAPITAL GROWTH MANAGEMENT
LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
Boston, Massachusetts 02110
TRANSFER AND DIVIDEND PAYING
AGENT AND CUSTODIAN OF ASSETS
STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST COMPANY
Boston, Massachusetts 02111
SHAREHOLDER SERVICING AGENT
FOR STATE STREET BANK AND
TRUST COMPANY
BOSTON FINANCIAL DATA SERVICES, INC.
P.O. Box 8511
Boston, Massachusetts 02266-8511
TELEPHONE NUMBERS
For information about:
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Account Procedures and Status
■
Redemptions
■
Exchanges
Call 800-343-5678
■
New Account Procedures
■
Prospectuses
■
Performance
■
Proxy Voting Policies and Voting Records
■
Complete Schedule of Portfolio Holdings
for the 1st & 3rd Quarters (as filed on Form N-Q)
Call 800-345-4048
MAILING ADDRESS
CGM Shareholder Services
c/o Boston Financial Data Services
P.O. Box 8511
Boston, MA 02266-8511
WEBSITE
www.cgmfunds.com
This report has been prepared for the shareholders of the
Fund and is not authorized for distribution to current or
prospective investors in the Fund unless it is accompanied or
preceded by a prospectus.
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CGM
Focus Fund
14th Annual Report
December 31, 2010
A No-Load Fund
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To Our Shareholders:
CGM Focus Fund increased 23.1% during the fourth quarter of 2010 compared to the Standard and Poor’s 500 Index which rose 10.8% over the same period. For the twelve months just ended, CGM Focus Fund increased 17.0% while the S&P 500 Index grew 15.1%.
The Year in Review and Economic Outlook
The new year 2010 dawned on a high note with news that fourth quarter 2009 Gross Domestic Product grew 5.6%. The celebration, however, was short-lived as data on new home sales early in the year and prices of existing homes weighed heavily on the stock market dragging the S&P 500 Index down 5.1% in the first five weeks of 2010. In February, the mid-Atlantic states were pounded by storms dubbed “Snowmageddon” which brought business activity to a standstill in many places for nearly a week. In March, new signs of economic life emerged with the release of encouraging consumer retail sales numbers and in April, sales figures from the housing market soared in the weeks prior to the expiration of a first-time home buyer tax credit at the end of that month. Bad news returned in May when new home sales plunged and the equity market as measured by the S&P 500 Index fell more in that month than in any other month of May for the past 48 years. T he deteriorating financial situation in Europe, pending congressional financial reform legislation and a disastrous oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico added to the economic gloom. The most positive sector of the U.S. economy in the spring of 2010 was manufacturing as measured by the Institute of Supply Management’s Purchasing Manager’s Index (PMI) which slowed slightly from April to May and again in June but remained expansive at 56.2 at the end of the quarter (a reading above 50 percent generally indicates the manufacturing economy is growing).
Increased productivity is good news for corporate profits and the start of the third quarter witnessed a spate of strong earnings announcements which led to a brief stock market rally in the first weeks of July, though yet another weak jobs report and slowing retail sales proved to be too much of a drag on the investor psyche to sustain the rise. On August 10, in an effort to stimulate the economy, the Federal Reserve Board announced it planned to re-invest proceeds from maturing mortgage debt in U.S. Treasury securities. The Fed’s announcement, we believe along with a flight to safety driven by fears of a “double dip” or a re-emerging business slowdown after a short period of growth, pushed interest rates on 10-year Treasury bonds down to 2.42% on August 25, 2010.
Our confidence in the good news on the manufacturing front and rising corporate profits outweighed the “double dip” argument in our minds. The S&P 500 Index reinforced this view by jumping 8.9% in September, a month that more frequently ushers in down markets than up.
Third quarter 2010 Gross Domestic Product was announced in October clocking in at a disappointing 2.5% growth rate (later revised to 2.6%) which resurrected talk of a double dip. On November 3, the Fed announced an additional $600 billion stimulus program designed to add new fuel to the economic recovery. The Fed’s intent was to lower interest rates by purchasing government bonds thereby encouraging borrowing and spending and prompting companies to hire. A week later in Seoul, G20 Summit attendees voiced their disapproval of the $600 billion Quantitative Easing Program to President Obama. But then, the European Union announced a loan price tag of perhaps $110 billion to see Ireland through its financial difficulties in the coming year and international voices quieted as the dollar strengthened, an EU loan agreement was reached on November 21 and fears of a wider financial panic subsided.
Utilities, mines and factories in the United States increased output 0.3% in November as measured by the Federal Reserve Board’s Industrial Production Index, up 5.6% from November of
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one year earlier. Retail sales and exports both were up in November and December shopping statistics—though shy of expectations—were up 3.2% for same store sales. Despite an unexpected rally in the bond market (the ten-year Treasury note yielded 3.84% at the beginning of 2010, fell to 2.33% on October 8 and ended the year at 3.31%), interest rates remain extremely low which, combined with rising productivity, strong corporate profits and Federal Reserve Board stimulus, leads us to believe the recovery is indeed intact. We believe there is little risk of a double dip experience and we look forward to an increase in business activity and perhaps, equity valuations in the coming year.
Portfolio Strategy
CGM Focus Fund was fully invested throughout 2010 in anticipation of a global and domestic economic recovery. Many emerging economies grew steadily throughout the year, but the U.S. economy continued to be constrained by the lingering impact of the 2008 financial crisis.
The largest contributors to Fund performance in 2010 were automotive stocks which generated sizable profits despite a depressed automobile market. Other major contributors to Fund performance were investments in global mining companies which benefited from growing demand in many economies for industrial commodities, specifically, copper and metallurgical coal.
We had significant losses in technology stocks as well as in steel companies.
We believe the U.S. economy strengthened in the fourth quarter of 2010 and anticipate a better domestic economic environment in the year ahead.
On December 31, 2010, CGM Focus Fund held significant positions in the vehicle assembly, auto parts and oil service industries. The Fund’s three largest holdings were Ford Motor Company, BorgWarner Inc. (auto parts) and Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc.
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| G. Kenneth Heebner Portfolio Manager |
January 3, 2011
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Portfolio Manager
G. Kenneth Heebner has managed CGM Focus Fund since its inception on September 3, 1997. In 1990, Mr. Heebner founded Capital Growth Management Limited Partnership with Robert L. Kemp. Prior to establishing the new company, Mr. Heebner managed mutual funds at Loomis, Sayles and Company. In addition to CGM Focus Fund, he currently manages CGM Mutual Fund and CGM Realty Fund as well as other funds and accounts.
INVESTMENT PERFORMANCE
(unaudited)
Cumulative Total Return for Periods Ended
December 31, 2010
| | | |
| | CGM Focus Fund |
10 Years | | +293.8 | % |
5 Years | | + 38.4 | |
1 Year | | + 17.0 | |
3 Months | | + 23.1 | |
The performance data contained in the report represent past performance, which is no guarantee of future results. The graph and table above do not reflect the deduction of taxes a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares and assumes the reinvestment of all Fund distributions. The investment return and the principal value of an investment in the Fund will fluctuate so that investors’ shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be higher or lower than the performance data quoted.
The adviser limited the Fund’s total operating expenses to 1.20% of its average net assets exclusive of any dividend expense incurred on short sales through December 31, 2001. Otherwise, the Fund’s cumulative total return and average annual total return for the ten year period would have been lower.
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PORTFOLIO DIVERSIFICATION as of December 31, 2010
COMMON STOCKS
| | |
Industry | Percent of net assets |
Vehicle Assembly | | 19.9% |
Auto Parts | | 16.5 |
Oil Service | | 15.8 |
Metals and Mining | | 9.7 |
Services | | 7.7 |
Copper | | 6.2 |
Coal and Other Minerals and Ores | | 5.8 |
Electronic Components | | 5.0 |
Retail | | 5.0 |
Chemicals – Specialty | | 2.8 |
Heavy Capital Goods | | 2.3 |
Oil – Independent Production | | 1.4 |
Steel | | 1.4 |
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS as of December 31, 2010
COMMON STOCKS – 99.5% of TOTAL NET ASSETS
| | | |
| Shares | | Value(a) |
Auto Parts – 16.5% | | | |
Autoliv, Inc. | 1,790,000 | | $ 141,302,600 |
BorgWarner Inc. (b) | 2,850,000 | | 206,226,000 |
Magna International Inc. (c) | 3,646,000 | | 189,592,000 |
| | | 537,120,600 |
Chemicals - Specialty – 2.8% | | | |
Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan Inc. (c) | 585,000 | | 90,575,550 |
| | | |
Coal and Other Minerals and Ores – 5.8% | | | |
Walter Energy, Inc. | 1,490,000 | | 190,481,600 |
| | | |
Copper – 6.2% | | | |
Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc. | 1,680,000 | | 201,751,200 |
| | | |
Electronic Components – 5.0% | | | |
SanDisk Corporation (b) | 3,300,000 | | 164,538,000 |
| | | |
Heavy Capital Goods – 2.3% | | | |
Whirlpool Corporation | 840,000 | | 74,617,200 |
| | | |
Metals and Mining – 9.7% | | | |
Alpha Natural Resources, Inc. (b) | 2,020,000 | | 121,260,600 |
Teck Resources Limited (c) | 3,180,000 | | 196,619,400 |
| | | 317,880,000 |
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS as of December 31, 2010 (continued)
COMMON STOCKS (continued)
| | | |
| Shares | | Value(a) |
Oil - Independent Production – 1.4% | | | |
Occidental Petroleum Corporation | 450,000 | | $ 44,145,000 |
| | | |
Oil Service – 15.8% | | | |
Halliburton Company | 4,050,000 | | 165,361,500 |
National Oilwell Varco, Inc. | 2,460,000 | | 165,435,000 |
Schlumberger Limited | 2,200,000 | | 183,700,000 |
| | | 514,496,500 |
Retail – 5.0% | | | |
Coach, Inc. | 2,960,000 | | 163,717,600 |
| | | |
Services – 7.7% | | | |
Ctrip.com International, Ltd. ADR (b)(d) | 2,030,000 | | 82,113,500 |
Priceline.com Incorporated (b) | 420,000 | | 167,811,000 |
| | | 249,924,500 |
Steel – 1.4% | | | |
Mechel OAO ADR (d) | 1,520,000 | | 44,429,600 |
| | | |
Vehicle Assembly – 19.9% | | | |
Ford Motor Company (b) | 29,000,000 | | 486,910,000 |
Tata Motors Limited ADR (d) | 5,600,000 | | 164,304,000 |
| | | 651,214,000 |
| | | |
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS (Identified cost $2,440,716,164) | | | 3,244,891,350 |
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT – 0.4% OF TOTAL NET ASSETS
| | | |
| Face Amount | | |
| | | |
American Express Credit Corporation, 0.03%, 01/03/11 (Cost $15,335,000) | $15,335,000 | | 15,335,000 |
TOTAL INVESTMENTS – 99.9% (Identified cost $2,456,051,164) | | | 3,260,226,350 |
Cash and receivables | | | 171,876,144 |
Liabilities | | | (169,647,476) |
TOTAL NET ASSETS – 100.0% | | | $3,262,455,018 |
(a)
See note 2A.
(b)
Non-income producing security.
(c)
The Fund has approximately 14.6% of its net assets at December 31, 2010 invested in companies incorporated in Canada.
(d)
An American Depositary Receipt (ADR) is a certificate issued by a U.S. bank representing the right to receive securities of the foreign issuer described. The values of ADRs are significantly influenced by trading on exchanges not located in the United States or Canada.
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES
December 31, 2010
Assets
| | | |
Investments at value (Identified cost— $2,456,051,164) | | | $ 3,260,226,350 |
Cash | | | 2,329 |
Receivable for: | | | |
Securities sold | $166,284,258 | | |
Shares of the Fund sold | 3,701,961 | | |
Dividends and interest | 1,887,596 | | 171,873,815 |
Total assets | | | 3,432,102,494 |
Liabilities | | | |
Payable for: | | | |
Securities purchased | 162,274,896 | | |
Shares of the Fund redeemed | 4,292,796 | | |
Tax withholding liability | 142,438 | | 166,710,130 |
Accrued expenses: | | | |
Management fees | 2,515,942 | | |
Trustees’ fees | 43,131 | | |
Accounting, administration and compliance expenses | 59,352 | | |
Transfer agent fees | 153,881 | | |
Other expenses | 165,040 | | 2,937,346 |
Total liabilities | | | 169,647,476 |
Net Assets | | | $ 3,262,455,018 |
Net assets consist of: | | | |
Capital paid-in | | | $ 5,652,387,008 |
Accumulated net realized losses on investments | | | (3,194,115,250) |
Net unrealized appreciation on investments | | | 804,183,260 |
Net Assets | | | $ 3,262,455,018 |
Shares of beneficial interest outstanding, no par value | | | 93,760,922 |
Net asset value per share* | | | $34.80 |
*
Shares of the Fund are sold and redeemed at net asset value ($3,262,455,018/93,760,922).
STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
Year Ended December 31, 2010
Investment Income
| |
Income: | |
Dividends (net of withholding tax of $707,678) | $ 20,830,631 |
Interest | 26,267 |
| 20,856,898 |
Expenses: | |
Management fees | 29,077,523 |
Trustees’ fees | 173,985 |
Accounting, administration and compliance expenses | 712,220 |
Custodian fees and expenses | 330,089 |
Transfer agent fees | 1,362,502 |
Audit and tax services | 45,566 |
Legal | 209,730 |
Printing | 223,694 |
Registration fees | 61,742 |
Line of credit commitment fee | 58,749 |
Miscellaneous expenses | 19,159 |
| 32,274,959 |
Net investment income | (11,418,061) |
| |
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments and Foreign Currency Transactions | |
Net realized gains on investments | 423,654,029 |
Net unrealized appreciation on investments and foreign currency transactions | 21,382,088 |
Net realized and unrealized gains on investments and foreign currency transactions | 445,036,117 |
Change in Net Assets from Operations | $433,618,056 |
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS
| | | |
| Year Ended December 31, |
| 2010 | | 2009 |
From Operations | | | |
Net investment income | $ (11,418,061) | | $ (3,543,825) |
Net realized gains (losses) on investments | 423,654,029 | | (757,034,698) |
Net unrealized appreciation on investments and foreign currency transactions | 21,382,088 | | 1,054,522,673 |
Change in net assets from operations | 433,618,056 | | 293,944,150 |
| | | |
From Distributions to Shareholders | | | |
Net investment income | — | | (3,786,109) |
| — | | (3,786,109) |
| | | |
From Capital Share Transactions | | | |
Proceeds from sale of shares | 358,042,998 | | 584,998,963 |
Net asset value of shares issued in connection with reinvestment of: | | | |
Dividends from net investment income | — | | 3,137,127 |
| 358,042,998 | | 588,136,090 |
Cost of shares redeemed | (1,169,502,832) | | (1,416,896,710) |
Change in net assets derived from capital share transactions | (811,459,834) | | (828,760,620) |
Total change in net assets | (377,841,778) | | (538,602,579) |
Net Assets | | | |
Beginning of period | 3,640,296,796 | | 4,178,899,375 |
End of period | $3,262,455,018 | | $3,640,296,796 |
| | | |
Number of shares of the Fund: | | | |
Issued from sale of shares | 11,968,845 | | 22,865,681 |
Issued in connection with reinvestment of: | | | |
Dividends from net investment income | — | | 105,321 |
| 11,968,845 | | 22,971,002 |
Redeemed | (40,554,759) | | (55,651,850) |
Net change | (28,585,914) | | (32,680,848) |
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | For the Year Ended December 31, | |
| | 2010 | | 2009 | | 2008 | | | 2007 | | 2006 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
For a share of the Fund outstanding throughout each period: Net asset value at beginning of period | | $29.75 | | $26.96 | | $52.49 | | | $34.68 | | $33.40 | |
Net investment income (loss) (a)(b) | | (0.11) | | (0.03) | | 0.20 | | | 0.06 | | 0.82 | |
Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments and foreign currency transactions | | 5.16 | | 2.85 | | (25.51) | | | 27.71 | | 4.19 | |
Total from investment operations | | 5.05 | | 2.82 | | (25.31) | | | 27.77 | | 5.01 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
Dividends from net investment income | | — | | (0.03) | | (0.22) | | | (0.05) | | (0.81) | |
Distribution from net short-term realized gains | | — | | — | | — | | | (8.21) | | — | |
Distribution from net long-term realized gains | | — | | — | | — | | | (1.70) | | (2.92) | |
Total distributions | | — | | (0.03) | | (0.22) | | | (9.96) | | (3.73) | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net increase (decrease) in net asset value | | 5.05 | | 2.79 | | (25.53) | | | 17.81 | | 1.28 | |
Net asset value at end of period | | $34.80 | | $29.75 | | $26.96 | | | $52.49 | | $34.68 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total return (%) | | 17.0 | | 10.5 | | (48.2) | | | 80.0 | | 15.0 | (c) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
Ratios: | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Operating expenses to average net assets (%) | | 1.03 | | 1.02 | | 0.97 | | | 0.99 | | 1.02 | |
Dividends and interest on short positions to average net assets (%) | | — | | 0.21 | | 0.39 | | | 0.28 | | 0.18 | |
Total expenses to average net assets (%) | | 1.03 | | 1.23 | | 1.36 | | | 1.27 | | 1.20 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income (loss) to average net assets (%) | | (0.36) | | (0.10) | | 0.44 | | | 0.14 | | 2.23 | |
Portfolio turnover (%) | | 363 | | 464 | | 504 | (d) | | 384 | | 333 | |
Net assets at end of period (in thousands) ($) | | 3,262,455 | | 3,640,297 | | 4,178,899 | | | 5,536,114 | | 2,272,039 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
(a) Net investment income (loss) per share excluding all related short sale income and | | | | | | |
expenses ($) | | (0.11) | | 0.03 | | 0.32 | | | (0.02) | | 0.36 | |
(b)
Per share net investment income (loss) has been calculated using the average shares outstanding during the period.
(c)
In 2006, the Fund’s total return includes a voluntary reimbursement by the adviser for a realized investment loss. Excluding this item, the total return would have been 0.01% less.
(d)
Portfolio turnover excludes the impact of assets resulting from a merger with CGM Capital Development Fund.
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — December 31, 2010
1.
Organization — CGM Focus Fund (the “Fund”) is a non-diversified series of CGM Trust (the “Trust”) which is organized as a Massachusetts business trust under the laws of Massachusetts pursuant to an Agreement and Declaration of Trust. The Trust is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 as an open-end management investment company. The Trust has two other funds whose financial statements are not presented herein. The Fund commenced operations on September 3, 1997. The Fund’s investment objective is long-term growth of capital. The Fund intends to pursue its objective by investing in a smaller number of companies, and/ or in a more limited number of sectors than diversified mutual funds. In addition, should the investment outlook of the Fund’s investment manager so warrant, the Fund may engage in a variety of investment techniques including short sales designed to capitalize on decli nes in the market price of specific equity securities of one or more companies or declines in market indexes.
The following is a summary of significant accounting policies consistently followed by the Fund in the preparation of its financial statements. The preparation of financial statements in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
2.
Significant accounting policies — Management has evaluated the events and transactions from December 31, 2010 through the date of issuance of the Fund’s financial statements. For the Fund, there were no material subsequent events that required disclosure in the financial statements or footnotes.
A.
Security valuation — Equity securities are valued on the basis of valuations furnished by a pricing service, authorized by the Board of Trustees. Equity securities listed or regularly traded on a securities exchange or in the over-the-counter (“OTC”) market are valued at the last quoted sale price or, for certain markets, the official closing price at the time the valuations are made. A security that is listed or traded on more than one exchange is valued at the quotation on the exchange determined to be the primary market for such security. For securities with no sale reported, the last reported bid price is used for long positions and the last reported ask price for short positions. Short-term investments having a maturity of sixty days or less are stated at amortized cost, which approximates value.
When current market prices or quotations are not readily available or do not accurately reflect fair value, valuations may be determined in accordance with procedures adopted by the Board of Trustees. For example, when developments occur between the close of a market and the close of the NYSE that may materially affect the value of some or all the securities, or when trading in a security is halted, these procedures may be used. The frequency with which these procedures are used is unpredictable. These valuation procedures may result in a change to a particular security’s assigned level within the fair value hierarchy described below. The value of securities used for net asset value (“NAV”) calculation under these procedures may differ from published prices for the same securities.
The Fund may use valuation techniques consistent with the market, income, and cost approach to measure fair value. The market approach uses prices and other relevant information generated by market transactions involving identical or comparable assets or liabilities. The income approach uses valuation techniques to convert future amounts (cash flows, earnings) to a single present amount. The cost approach is based on the amount that currently would be required to replace the service capacity of an asset. To increase consistency and comparability in fair value measurements and related disclosure, the Fund
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utilizes a fair value hierarchy which prioritizes the various inputs to valuation techniques used to measure fair value into three broad levels:
•
Level 1 – Prices determined using: quoted prices in active markets for identical securities.
•
Level 2 – Prices determined using: other
ignificant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment spreads, credit risk, etc.).
•
Level 3 – Prices determined using: significant unobservable inputs. In situations where quoted prices or observable inputs are unavailable (for example, when there is little or no market activity for an investment at the end of the period), unobservable inputs may be used. Unobservable inputs reflect Fund’s management’s assumptions about the factors market participants would use in pricing an investment, and would be 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 summary of the inputs used to value CGM Focus Fund’s investments as of December 31, 2010:
| | | | | | | |
| | Valuation Inputs |
Classification | | | Level 1 - Quoted Prices | | Level 2 - Other Significant Observable Inputs | | Level 3 - Significant Unobservable Inputs |
| | | | | | |
Common Stocks* | | $3,244,891,350 | | $ — | | $ — |
| | | | | | |
Debt Securities | | | | | | |
Commercial Paper | | — | | 15,335,000 | | — |
Total | | $3,244,891,350 | | $15,335,000 | | $ — |
*
All common stocks held in the Fund are Level 1 securities. For a detailed break-out of common stocks by major industry classification, please refer to the Schedule of Investments.
B.
Security transactions and related investment income — Security transactions are accounted for on the trade date plus one basis for daily NAV calculations. However, for financial reporting purposes, investment transactions are reported on trade date (date the order to buy or sell is executed). Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date net of applicable foreign taxes, a portion of which may be recoverable. The Fund will accrue such taxes and recoveries as applicable based upon its current interpretations of the tax rules and regulations that exist in the markets in which it invests. Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis and includes amortization of premium and discount. Net gain or loss on securities sold is determined on the identified cost basis and may include proceeds from litigations. Non-cash dividend payments, if any, are recorded at the fair market value of the securities recei ved.
C.
Federal income taxes — It is the Fund’s policy to comply with the requirements of the Internal Revenue Code applicable to regulated investment companies, and to distribute to its shareholders all of its taxable income and net realized capital gains, within the prescribed time period. Management has analyzed the Fund’s tax positions for the open tax years ended December 31, 2010 and has concluded that no provision for federal income tax is required in the Fund’s financial statements. Management of the Fund has determined that there are no uncertain tax positions that would require financial statement recognition,
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
de-recognition or disclosure. Management’s conclusions may be subject to review and adjustment at a later date based on factors including, but not limited to, ongoing analysis of tax laws, regulations and interpretations thereof.
Capital accounts within the financial statements are adjusted for permanent book/tax differences. These adjustments have no impact on the Fund’s net assets or results of operations. Temporary book/tax differences, if any, will reverse in a subsequent period. The difference between book basis and tax-basis unrealized appreciation is attributable primarily to the temporary book/tax difference of tax deferral of losses on wash sales.
As of December 31, 2010, the components of distributable earnings on a tax basis were as follows:
| | | | | |
| Undistributed Ordinary Income | | Undistributed Long-Term Capital Gains | | Net Unrealized Appreciation/ (Depreciation) |
| $ — | | $ — | | $803,766,672 |
The identified cost of investments in securities owned by the Fund for federal income tax purposes, and their respective gross unrealized appreciation and depreciation at December 31, 2010 was as follows:
| | | | | | | |
| Identified Cost | | Gross Unrealized Appreciation | | Gross Unrealized Depreciation | | Net Unrealized Appreciation |
| $2,456,459,678 | | $829,563,626 | | $(25,796,954) | | $803,766,672 |
At December 31, 2010, the Fund had available for tax purposes, capital loss carryovers of $1,572,159,776 expiring December 31, 2017 and $1,621,546,960 expiring December 31, 2016.
D.
Dividends and distributions to shareholders — Dividends and distributions are recorded by the Fund on the ex-dividend date. The classification of income and capital gains distributions is determined in accordance with income tax regulations. Distributions from net investment income and short-term capital gains are treated as ordinary income for income tax purposes. Permanent book/tax differences relating to shareholder distributions may result in reclassifications to paid-in capital or accumulated realized gain/ (loss). Permanent book/tax differences are primarily attributable to net operating losses. The Fund also may utilize earnings and profits distributed to shareholders on redemption of shares as a part of the dividend deduction for income tax purposes. Undistributed net investment income or accumulated net investment loss may include temporary book/tax differences such as tax deferral of losses on wash sales, which will reverse in a subsequent period. Any taxable income or gain remaining at fiscal year end is distributed in the following year.
The tax characterization of distributions is determined on an annual basis. The tax character of distributions paid during the period ended December 31, 2010 and 2009, were as follows:
| | | | | | | |
| Year | | Ordinary Income | | Long-Term Capital Gains | | Total |
| 2010 | | $ — | | $ — | | $ — |
| 2009 | | $3,786,109 | | $ — | | $3,786,109 |
E.
Short sales — The Fund may sell securities short. A short sale is a transaction in which the Fund sells a security it does not own in anticipation that the market price of that security will decline. When the Fund
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
makes a short sale, it must borrow the security sold short to make delivery to the buyer. The Fund then is obligated to replace the security borrowed by purchasing the security at the market price at the time of the replacement. The Fund is liable for any dividends or interest paid on securities sold short. While the short sale is outstanding, the Fund is required to collateralize its obligations, which has the practical effect of limiting the extent to which the Fund may engage in short sales. Under certain market conditions, short sales can increase the volatility of the Fund and may lower the Fund’s return or result in losses, which potentially may be unlimited. For the year ended December 31, 2010, there were no short sales.
F.
Indemnities — In the normal course of business, the Fund may enter into contracts that provide indemnities to third parties for various potential losses and claims. The Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would depend on future claims that may be made against the Fund. The risk of material loss from such claims is considered remote.
G.
Foreign currency translation — All assets and liabilities initially expressed in terms of foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollars each day at the prevailing exchange rate. Transactions affecting statement of operations accounts and net realized gain/(loss) on investments are translated at the rates prevailing at the dates of the transactions. The Fund does not isolate that portion of the results of operations resulting from changes in foreign exchange rates on investments from the fluctuations arising from changes in market prices of securities held. Such fluctuations are included with the net realized and unrealized gain or loss from investments. Reported net realized foreign exchange gains or losses arise from sales of foreign currency, currency gains or losses realized between the trade and settlement dates on securities transactions and the difference between the amounts of dividends, int erest, and foreign withholding taxes recorded on the Fund’s books and the U.S. dollar equivalent of the amounts actually received or paid. Net unrealized foreign exchange gains or losses arise from changes in the value of assets and liabilities other than investments in securities at the end of the period, resulting from changes in the exchange rate.
3.
Risks and uncertainties
A.
Non-diversification risk — The Fund is non-diversified, meaning it may invest a significant portion of its investments within a single industry, sector of the economy or fewer individual holdings than a diversified fund. Therefore, the Fund may be subject to greater price volatility or be adversely affected by the performance of particular industries, sectors, or individual holdings compared to the performance of a diversified fund.
B.
Risks associated with foreign investments — The Fund may invest in securities issued by institutions, corporations, and governments established by or located in foreign countries, which may be developed or undeveloped countries. Investing in foreign securities may involve significant risks. For example, there is generally less publicly available information about foreign companies, particularly those not subject to the disclosure and reporting requirements of the U.S. securities laws. Foreign issuers are generally not bound by uniform accounting, auditing, and financial reporting requirements and standards of practice comparable to those applicable to domestic issuers. Investments in foreign securities also involve the risk of possible adverse changes in investment or exchange control regulations, expropriation or confiscatory taxation, limitation on the removal of the Fund or other assets of the Fund, p olitical or financial instability or diplomatic and other developments which could affect such investments. Foreign stock markets, while growing in volume and sophistication, are generally not as developed as those in the United States,
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
and securities of some foreign issuers (particularly those located in developing countries) may be less liquid and more volatile than securities of comparable U.S. companies. In general, there is less overall governmental supervision and regulation of foreign securities markets, broker-dealers and issuers than in the United States. Additionally, because some foreign securities the Fund may acquire are purchased with and payable in foreign currencies, the value of these assets as measured in U.S. dollars may be affected favorably or unfavorably by changes in currency rates and exchange control regulations.
The Fund’s Prospectus and Statement of Additional Information contain additional information on other risks and uncertainties relating to the Fund’s investments.
4.
Purchases and sales of securities — For the period ended December 31, 2010, purchases and sales of securities other than United States government obligations and short-term investments aggregated $11,245,513,428 and $12,061,096,440, respectively.
5.
Fees and expenses
A.
Management fees — During the period ended December 31, 2010, the Fund incurred management fees of $29,077,523, paid or payable to the Fund’s investment adviser, Capital Growth Management Limited Partnership (“CGM”), certain officers and employees of which are also officers and trustees of the Fund. The management agreement provides for a fee at the annual rate of 1.00% on the first $500 million of the Fund’s average daily net assets, 0.95% of the next $500 million of the Fund’s average daily net assets and 0.90% on amounts in excess of $1 billion of the Fund’s average daily net assets.
B.
Other expenses — The majority of expenses are directly attributable to the Fund. Expenses that are not readily attributable to the Fund are allocated among each of the three funds comprising the Trust in an equitable manner, taking into consideration, among other things, the nature and type of expense and the funds’ respective net assets. CGM performs certain administrative, accounting, compliance and other services for the Fund. The expenses of those services, which are paid to CGM by the Fund, include the following: (i) expenses for personnel performing bookkeeping, accounting and financial reporting functions and clerical functions relating to the Fund; (ii) expenses for services required in connection with the preparation of registration statements and prospectuses, shareholder reports and notices, proxy solicitation material furnished to shareholders of the Fund or regulatory authorities and re ports and questionnaires for SEC compliance; (iii) registration, filing and other fees in connection with requirements of regulatory authorities; and (iv) compliance in connection to the Investment Company Act of 1940 and to Sarbanes Oxley Act of 2002. The accounting, administration and compliance expenses of $712,220, for the period ended December 31, 2010, are shown separately in the Statement of Operations. These expenses include the reimbursement of a portion of the compensation expenses incurred by CGM for its employees who provide these administrative, accounting, compliance, and other services to the Fund, including $498,821 of the salaries of CGM employees who are officers of the Fund.
C.
Trustees fees and expenses — The Fund does not pay any compensation directly to any trustees who are officers or employees of CGM, or any affiliate of CGM (other than registered investment companies). For the period ended December 31, 2010, each disinterested trustee will be compensated by the Trust with an annual fee of $70,000 plus travel expenses for each meeting attended. The disinterested trustees are responsible for the audit committee functions of the Trust’s Board and have designated a chairman to oversee those functions who receives an additional $30,000 annually. Of these amounts, the Fund
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CGM FOCUS FUND
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
is responsible for $10,000 per trustee annually, plus an annual variable fee calculated based on the proportion of the Fund’s average net assets relative to the aggregate average net assets of the Trust.
6.
Line of credit — The Fund has a $40,000,000 committed, secured line of credit with State Street Bank and Trust Company. Borrowings under the line will be charged interest at 1.25% over the higher of the Federal Funds Rate and the Overnight LIBOR Rate. The Fund incurred a commitment fee of 0.15% per annum through October 18, 2010 and then incurs a commitment fee of 0.125% per annum on the unused portion of the line of credit, payable quarterly, through October 17, 2011. There were no borrowings under the line of credit during the period ended December 31, 2010.
7.
Guarantees and indemnifications — Under the Trust’s organizational documents, its officers and trustees are indemnified against certain liabilities arising out of the performance of their duties for the Fund. Additionally, in the normal course of business, the Fund may enter into contracts with service providers that contain general indemnification clauses. The Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown, as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Fund that have not yet occurred. The risk of material loss from such claims is considered remote.
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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
To the Board of Trustees of CGM Trust and Shareholders of CGM Focus Fund:
In our opinion, the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including the schedule of investments, and the related statements of operations, and of changes in net assets and the financial highlights present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of CGM Focus Fund (the “Fund,” a series of CGM Trust) at December 31, 2010, the results of its operations, the changes in its net assets and the financial highlights for the periods indicated, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. These financial statements and financial highlights (hereafter referred to as “financial statements”) are the responsibility of the Fund’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits. We conducted our audits of these financial statements 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 are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits, which included confirmation of securities at December 31, 2010 by correspondence with the custodian and brokers, provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Boston, Massachusetts
February 17, 2011
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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
(unaudited)
Availability of proxy voting information:
Proxy voting policies and information regarding how the Fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the twelve month period ended June 30, 2010 are available without charge, upon request by calling 800-345-4048. The policies also appear in the Fund’s Statement of Additional Information, which can be found on the CGM Fund’s website, www.cgmfunds.com, and the SEC’s website, www.sec.gov. The voting records can also be found on the SEC’s website on the N-PX filing.
Portfolio holdings:
The Fund files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. The Fund’s Forms N-Q are available on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov and may be reviewed and copied at the SEC’s Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. Information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 800-SEC-0330.
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FUND EXPENSES
As a shareholder of CGM Focus Fund, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, which could include, among other charges, wire fees and custodial maintenance fees for certain types of accounts and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees and other Fund expenses. This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.
The example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period July 1, 2010 to December 31, 2010.
Actual return and expenses
The first line of the table below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses.You may use the information in this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the first line under the heading entitled ‘‘Expenses Paid During Period’’ to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.
Hypothetical example for comparison purposes
The second line of the table below provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the 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 Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.
Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs such as any wire fees or custodial maintenance fees that may be payable. Therefore, the second line of the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.
| | | |
| Beginning Account Value 7/01/10 | Ending Account Value 12/31/10 | Expenses Paid During Period* 7/01/10 – 12/31/10 |
Actual | $1,000.00 | $1,403.79 | $6.27 |
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses) | $1,000.00
| $1,019.99
| $5.27
|
*
Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio of 1.03%, multiplied by the average account value over the period multiplied by 184/365 (to reflect the one-half year period).
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TAX INFORMATION FOR THE TAX YEAR ENDED December 31, 2010 (unaudited)
We are providing this information as required by the Internal Revenue Code. The amounts shown may differ from those elsewhere in this report because of differences between tax and financial reporting requirements.
For the year ended December 31, 2010, the Fund designated $0 as long-term capital dividends.
TRUSTEES AND OFFICERS
The Fund is supervised by the board of trustees (the ‘‘Board’’) of the Trust. The Board is responsible for the general oversight of the Fund, including general supervision and review of the Fund’s investment activities. The Board, in turn, elects the officers who are responsible for administering the Fund’s day-to-day operations.
An asterisk in the table below identifies those trustees and officers who are ‘‘interested persons’’ of the Trust as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940. Each trustee and officer of the Trust noted as an interested person is interested by virtue of that individual’s position with CGM, the Fund’s investment adviser, as described in the table below. Each trustee serves during the continued lifetime of the Trust or until he earlier dies, resigns or is removed, or if sooner, until the election and qualification of his successor. Each officer serves until his or her successor is elected or qualified or until the officer sooner dies, resigns, or is removed or becomes disqualified.
The trustees and officers of the Trust, their ages, their principal occupations during the past five years, the number of CGM Funds they oversee, and other directorships they hold are set forth below. Unless otherwise noted below, the address of each interested trustee and officer is One International Place, Boston, Massachusetts 02110. Correspondence intended for the trustees who are not ‘‘interested persons’’ of the Trust may be sent c/o Capital Growth Management, One International Place, Boston, Massachusetts 02110. The Statement of Additional Information for the Fund includes additional information about Fund trustees and is available, without charge, upon request by calling the CGM Marketing Department, toll free, at 800-345-4048.
| | | | | | |
Name, Address and Age | | Position Held and Length of Time Served | | Principal Occupation During Past 5 Years and Other Directorships Held | | Number of Funds in the CGM Funds Complex Overseen |
Interested Trustees | | | | | | |
G. Kenneth Heebner* | | Trustee since 1993 | | Co-founder and Employee, CGM; | | 3 |
age 70 | | | | Controlling Owner, Kenbob, Inc. | | |
| | | | (general partner of CGM) | | |
| | | | | | |
Robert L. Kemp* | | Trustee since 1990 | | Co-founder and Employee, CGM; Non- | | 3 |
age 78 | | | | voting Owner, Kenbob, Inc. (general | | |
| | | | partner of CGM) | | |
| | | | | | |
Disinterested Trustees | | | | | | |
Peter O. Brown | | Trustee since 1993 | | Counsel (formerly, Partner), Harter, | | 3 |
age 70 | | | | Secrest & Emery LLP (law firm); | | |
| | | | formerly Executive Vice President and | | |
| | | | Chief Operating Officer, The Glenmeade | | |
| | | | Trust Company (from 1990 to 1993); | | |
| | | | formerly Senior Vice President, | | |
| | | | J.P. Morgan Chase Bank (from 1981 to | | |
| | | | 1990); Trustee, TT International U.S.A. | | |
| | | | Master and Feeder Trusts (four mutual | | |
| | | | funds) from 2000-2005 | | |
| | | | | | |
Name, Address and Age | | Position Held and Length of Time Served | | Principal Occupation During Past 5 Years and Other Directorships Held | | Number of Funds in the CGM Funds Complex Overseen |
Mark W. Holland | | Trustee since 2004 | | President, Wellesley Financial Advisors, | | 3 |
age 61 | | | | LLC (since 2003); formerly Vice | | |
| | | | President and Chief Operating Officer, | | |
| | | | Fixed Income Management, Loomis, | | |
| | | | Sayles & Company, L.P.; formerly | | |
| | | | Director, Loomis, Sayles & Company, | | |
| | | | L.P. (from 1999 to 2002) | | |
| | | | | | |
James Van Dyke Quereau, Jr. | | Trustee since 1993 | | Managing Partner and Director, Stratton | | 3 |
age 62 | | | | Management Company (investment | | |
| | | | management); Director and Vice | | |
| | | | President, Semper Trust Co. (until 2006) | | |
| | | | | | |
J. Baur Whittlesey | | Trustee since 1990 | | Member, Ledgewood, P.C. (law firm) | | 3 |
age 64 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | |
Officers | | | | | | |
G. Kenneth Heebner* | | Vice President | | Co-founder and Employee, CGM; | | 3 |
age 70 | | since 1990 | | Controlling Owner, Kenbob, Inc. | | |
| | | | (general partner of CGM) | | |
| | | | | | |
Robert L. Kemp* | | President since | | Co-founder and Employee, CGM; Non- | | 3 |
age 78 | | 1990 | | voting Owner, Kenbob, Inc. (general | | |
| | | | partner of CGM) | | |
| | | | | | |
David C. Fietze* | | Chief Compliance | | Employee – Legal counsel, CGM | | 3 |
age 41 | | Officer since 2004 | | | | |
address: | | | | | | |
38 Newbury Street | | | | | | |
Boston, Massachusetts | | | | | | |
02116 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | |
Kathleen S. Haughton* | | Vice President | | Employee – Investor Services Division, | | 3 |
age 50 | | since 1992 and | | CGM | | |
address: | | Anti-Money | | | | |
38 Newbury Street | | Laundering | | | | |
Boston, Massachusetts | | Compliance | | | | |
02116 | | Officer since 2002 | | | | |
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Jem A. Hudgins* | | Treasurer since | | Employee – CGM | | 3 |
age 47 | | 2004 | | | | |
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Leslie A. Lake* | | Vice President and | | Employee – Office Administrator, CGM | | 3 |
age 65 | | Secretary since 1992 | | | | |
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Martha I. Maguire* | | Vice President | | Employee – Funds Marketing, CGM | | 3 |
age 55 | | since 1994 | | | | |
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Mary L. Stone* | | Assistant Vice | | Employee – Portfolio Transactions, | | 3 |
age 66 | | President since | | CGM | | |
| | 1990 | | | | |
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INVESTMENT ADVISER
CAPITAL GROWTH MANAGEMENT
LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
Boston, Massachusetts 02110
TRANSFER AND DIVIDEND PAYING
AGENT AND CUSTODIAN OF ASSETS
STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST COMPANY
Boston, Massachusetts 02111
SHAREHOLDER SERVICING AGENT
FOR STATE STREET BANK AND
TRUST COMPANY
BOSTON FINANCIAL DATA SERVICES, INC.
P.O. Box 8511
Boston, Massachusetts 02266-8511
TELEPHONE NUMBERS
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Complete Schedule of Portfolio Holdings
for the 1st & 3rd Quarters (as filed on Form N-Q)
Call 800-345-4048
MAILING ADDRESS
CGM Shareholder Services
c/o Boston Financial Data Services
P.O. Box 8511
Boston, MA 02266-8511
WEBSITE
www.cgmfunds.com
This report has been prepared for the shareholders of the
Fund and is not authorized for distribution to current or
prospective investors in the Fund unless it is accompanied or
preceded by a prospectus.
FAR10
Printed in U.S.A.
ITEM 2. CODE OF ETHICS.
CGM Trust has adopted a code of ethics that applies to the registrant's principal executive officer and principal financial officer (the "Code"). The Code is filed herewith as Exhibit 99.CODE ETH. There were no amendments to the Code required to be disclosed in response to this Item 2 during the fiscal year ended December 31, 2010. There were no waivers or implicit waivers from the Code granted by the registrant during the fiscal year ended December 31, 2010.
ITEM 3. AUDIT COMMITTEE FINANCIAL EXPERT.
The Trust's Board of Trustees has determined that it has at least one audit committee financial expert serving on its audit committee. The name of the audit committee financial expert is James Van Dyke Quereau, Jr. James Van Dyke Quereau, Jr. is "independent" as defined in Item 3(a)(2) of Form N-CSR.
ITEM 4. PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTANT FEES AND SERVICES.
(a)
Audit Fee: The aggregate fees billed for each of the last two fiscal years for professional services rendered by the principal accountant for the audit of CGM Trust’s annual financial statements or services that are normally provided by the accountant in connection with statutory and regulatory filings or engagements are the following: 2009 - $105,600 and 2010 - $118,900.
(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 CGM Trust’s financial statements and are not reported under paragraph (a) of this Item are the following: 2009 - $0 and 2010 - $0.
(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 are the following: 2009 - $14,850 and 2010 - $15,300. The nature of the services comprising the fees disclosed under this category is tax compliance services related to the preparation and review of federal income and excise tax returns and review of excise tax distribution requirements.
(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 the following: 2009 - $0 and 2010 - $0.
(e)(1)
The Trustees Committee of the Board of Trustees of the CGM Trust is required to pre-approve (i) all audit services, tax services and permitted non-audit services provided by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP or any other independent public accountant engaged by the CGM Trust and (ii) any engagement of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP to provide non-audit services to (a) Capital Growth Management Limited Partnership (“CGM”), and (b) any entity controlling, controlled by, or under common control with CGM that provides ongoing services to the Trust if the engagement relates directly to the operations and financial reporting of the Trust. The Trustees Committees generally review each necessary pre-approval on a case by base basis. However, the Trustees Committee have authorized the President or Treasurer of the CGM Trust, on behalf of its series (the “Funds”) to incur additional fees totaling in the aggregate not more than $7,500.00 for services relating to the audit of the Funds for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2010, the close-out of the 2010 accounts, calculation of year-end dividends, and/or related tax or accounting matters.
(2)
0% of services described in each of paragraphs (b) through (d) of this Item were approved by the audit committee pursuant to paragraph (c)(7)(i)(C) of Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X.
(f)
Not applicable.
(g)
The aggregate non-audit fees billed by CGM Trust’s accountant for services rendered to (i) CGM Trust, (ii) CGM, and (iii) any entity controlling, controlled by, or under common control with CGM that provides ongoing services to the CGM Trust for each of the last two fiscal years of the CGM Trust are the following: 2009 - $14,850 and 2010 – $15,300.
(h)
There were no non-audit services that were rendered to the CGM or any entity controlling, controlled by, or under common control with CGM that provides ongoing services to the CGM Trust that were not pre-approved pursuant to paragraph (c)(7)(ii) of Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X, thus no consideration by the Trustees Committees was necessary to determine if services were compatible with maintaining the principal accountant's independence.
ITEM 5. AUDIT COMMITTEE OF LISTED REGISTRANTS.
Not applicable.
ITEM 6. SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS.
Not applicable. Investments in securities of unaffiliated issuers as of December 31, 2010, as set forth in Section 210.12-12 of Regulation S-X, are included as part of the report to shareholders filed under Item 1 of this Form.
ITEM 7. DISCLOSURE OF PROXY VOTING POLICIES AND PROCEDURES FOR CLOSED-END
MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES.
Not applicable.
ITEM 8. PORTFOLIO MANAGERS OF CLOSED-END MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES.
Not applicable.
ITEM 9. PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES BY CLOSED-END MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT
COMPANY AND AFFILIATED PURCHASERS.
Not applicable.
ITEM 10. SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS.
As described in the CGM Trust’s most recent proxy statement on Schedule 14A filed on September 24, 2004, the CGM Trust does not have a formal policy for considering any trustee candidates recommended by shareholders.
ITEM 11. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES.
(a) Based on their evaluation of the CGM Trust’s disclosure controls and procedures within 90 days of the filing of this Form N-CSR, the principal executive officer and principal financial officer of CGM Trust have concluded that the CGM Trust’s disclosure controls and procedures are effective to provide reasonable assurance that information required to be disclosed by the CGM Trust on Form N-CSR and Form N-Q is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in Securities and Exchange Commission rules and forms.
(b) There were no changes in CGM Trust’s internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the Act) that occurred during the CGM Trust’s last fiscal quarter of the period covered by this report.
ITEM 12. EXHIBITS.
(a)(1) Code of ethics described in Item 2 is attached hereto as EX-99.CODE ETH.
(a)(2) Certifications for each principal executive officer and principal financial officer of the registrant as required by Rule 30a-2(a) under the Investment Company Act of 1940 are attached hereto as EX-99.CERT.
(a)(3) Not applicable.
(b) Certifications for each principal executive officer and principal financial officer of the registrant as required by Rule 30a-2(b) under the Investment Company Act of 1940 are attached hereto as EX-99.906CERT.
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.
CGM Trust
By:
/S/ Robert L. Kemp
Robert L. Kemp
President
Principal Executive Officer
Date: February 16, 2011
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the Registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
By:
/S/ Robert L. Kemp
Robert L. Kemp
President
Principal Executive Officer
Date: February 16, 2011
By:
/S/ Jem A. Hudgins
Jem A. Hudgins
CFO & Treasurer
Principal Financial Officer
Date: February 16, 2011