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, 2011
Date of reporting period: December 31, 2011
ITEM 1. REPORTS TO STOCKHOLDERS.
CGM
Mutual Fund
82nd Annual Report
December 31, 2011
A No-Load Fund
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| Investment Adviser Capital Growth Management Limited Partnership |
To Our Shareholders:
CGM Mutual Fund increased 5.4% during the fourth quarter of 2011 compared to the Standard and Poor’s 500 Index which rose 11.8% and the Merrill Lynch U.S. Corporate, Government and Mortgage Bond Index which returned 1.1% over the same period. For the twelve months just ended, CGM Mutual Fund declined –16.9%, the S&P 500 Index returned 2.1% and the Merrill Lynch U.S. Corporate, Government and Mortgage Bond Index increased 7.9%.
The Year in Review and Economic Outlook
Last year began with some optimism sparked by a rise of 1.3% in Industrial Production in December 2010, an increase of 6.7% on a year-over-year basis. Unemployment peaked at 9.9% in 2010 and declined to 9.0% in January 2011 and fell again to 8.8% in March. However, in March, global events began to overshadow financial markets as political upheaval rocked North Africa and the Middle East. Additionally, consumer spending was threatened by crude oil prices which shot up to $105 per barrel at the end of the first week of March from $91 at the beginning of the year. Then on March 11, more uncertainty was unleashed when a 9.0 magnitude earthquake drove a devastating tsunami onto the Japanese coast, wrecking a major nuclear power plant as well as damaging many factories and disrupting the manufacture of many goods intended for export to the U.S.
The second quarter of 2011 saw little in the way of encouraging economic news: Greece’s financial troubles—and to a degree also those of Italy and Spain—spurred a “flight to safety” into U.S. Treasury securities which drove the yield on the 10-year Treasury bond down from 3.6% on April 7 to 2.9% on June 24.Yet, despite the disquieting influx of capital into government bonds and ongoing business disruptions caused by the Japanese disaster, the S&P 500 Index was up 6.0% for the year on June 30.
The second half of the year began with a mixed bag of economic signals. June retail sales were reported to be 8.2% higher than one year earlier. The Conference Board’s Consumer Confidence Index increased to 59.2 in July (up from 57.6 in June). But a Congressional standoff over raising the debt ceiling and Standard and Poor’s subsequent cut in the United States’ debt rating from AAA to AA+ on August 5 took their toll. The S&P 500 Index struggled in anticipation of the downgrade and plummeted on the first trading day after the announcement, eroding 10% of the market’s value since the beginning of the year. The Consumer Confidence Index collapsed to 45.2 in August and the remainder of the third quarter was marked by days of extreme volatility in the markets. The S&P 500 Index closed on September 30 down 8.7% since December 31, 2010.
Europe was particularly noisy at the start of the fourth quarter with squabbling over austerity programs and resistance to budget discipline roiling European economies and shaking the U.S. equity market as well. Nonetheless, other vital economic signs began to improve domestically. Third quarter GDP was initially reported up 2.5% (later revised to 1.8%) over the previous quarter and retail sales for September were encouraging. The unemployment rate which had popped back to 9.0% dropped to 8.6% in November and new jobless claims fell for three straight weeks in December to the lowest level since April 2008. Consumer Confidence recovered from its August depths and rose from 55.2 in November to 64.5 in December. At its final meeting of the year, the Federal Reserve Board reiterated its view of an economy that is slowly improving, though possibly also held back by the slowdown in the rest of the world.
Against a backdrop of the lowest interest rates in more than fifty years (10-year Treasury yields of 1.88%), a slowly improving economy and attractive valuations on many securities, we believe the U.S. equity market continues to be undervalued as we enter 2012.
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Portfolio Strategy
In 2011, CGM Mutual Fund was invested in industries that would benefit from significant global growth. Global business did improve during the year, but not as fast as we had hoped and the Fund suffered substantial losses in oil service, mining, and financial investments. Fears of a European financial crisis and the attendant possibility of global economic destabilization magnified these losses in the second half of the year. The Fund was not significantly invested in economically defensive industries which did appreciate during 2011.
The fixed income portion of the CGM Mutual Fund portfolio ranged between 26% and 28% of the Fund’s net assets during the year. The lion’s share of the Fund’s fixed income investments was in short-term U.S. Treasury notes though the Fund did hold one long-term corporate bond.
We believe the U.S. economy will continue to grow in 2012 despite European challenges. We believe we have structured the Fund’s portfolio to benefit from further U.S. business expansion.
On December 31, 2011, CGM Mutual Fund was approximately 27% invested in fixed income securities, primarily U.S. Treasury securities with a modest position in a corporate bond. The three largest positions in the equity portion of the portfolio were in money center banks and the airline and vehicle assembly industries. The Fund’s three largest equity holdings were Delta Air Lines, Inc., Citigroup Inc. (banking) and Herbalife Ltd. (health care services).
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| Robert L. Kemp |
| President |
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| G. Kenneth Heebner |
| Portfolio Manager |
January 3, 2012
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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 CGM, Mr. Heebner was at Loomis, Sayles & 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.
INVESTMENT PERFORMANCE
(unaudited)
Cumulative Total Return for Periods Ended
December 31, 2011
| | | |
| | CGM Mutual Fund |
10 Years | | +72.9 | % |
5 Years | | +11.0 | |
1 Year | | –16.9 | |
3 Months | | + 5.4 | |
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 Fund’s cumulative total return and the average annual total return for the ten year period would have been lower.
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PORTFOLIO DIVERSIFICATION as of December 31, 2011
COMMON STOCKS
| | |
Industry | Percent of Net Assets |
Banks — Money Center | | 16.3% |
Airlines | | 11.0 |
Vehicle Assembly | | 7.2 |
Health Care Services | | 5.4 |
Services | | 5.2 |
Insurance | | 5.1 |
Financial Services | | 5.1 |
Home Products and Cosmetics | | 4.8 |
Electronic and Communication Equipment | | 4.4 |
Oil — Independent Production | | 3.2 |
Retail | | 2.0 |
Machinery | | 1.4 |
Beverages and Tobacco | | 1.2 |
BONDS
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Industry | |
United States Treasury | 18.7 |
Beverages and Tobacco | 8.4 |
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS as of December 31, 2011
COMMON STOCKS — 72.3% OF TOTAL NET ASSETS
| | | |
| Shares | | Value(a) |
Airlines – 11.0% | | | |
Delta Air Lines, Inc. (b) | 3,110,000 | | $ 25,159,900 |
United Continental Holdings, Inc. (b) | 1,190,000 | | 22,455,300 |
| | | 47,615,200 |
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Banks - Money Center – 16.3% | | | |
Bank of America Corporation | 4,140,000 | | 23,018,400 |
Citigroup Inc. | 920,000 | | 24,205,200 |
Morgan Stanley | 1,540,000 | | 23,300,200 |
| | | 70,523,800 |
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Beverages and Tobacco – 1.2% | | | |
Philip Morris International Inc. | 65,000 | | 5,101,200 |
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Electronic and Communication Equipment – 4.4% | | | |
NetEase.com, Inc. ADR (b)(c) | 430,000 | | 19,285,500 |
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Financial Services – 5.1% | | | |
MasterCard Incorporated | 59,300 | | 22,108,226 |
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Health Care Services – 5.4% | | | |
Herbalife Ltd. | 455,000 | | 23,509,850 |
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS as of December 31, 2011 (continued)
COMMON STOCKS (continued)
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| Shares | | Value(a) |
Home Products and Cosmetics – 4.8% | | | |
The Estée Lauder Companies Inc. | 185,000 | | $ 20,779,200 |
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Insurance – 5.1% | | | |
Prudential Financial, Inc. | 445,000 | | 22,303,400 |
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Machinery – 1.4% | | | |
Deere & Company | 80,000 | | 6,188,000 |
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Oil - Independent Production – 3.2% | | | |
Occidental Petroleum Corporation | 150,000 | | 14,055,000 |
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Retail – 2.0% | | | |
Macy’s, Inc. | 270,000 | | 8,688,600 |
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Services – 5.2% | | | |
priceline.com Incorporated (b) | 48,000 | | 22,450,080 |
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Vehicle Assembly – 7.2% | | | |
Ford Motor Company (b) | 2,130,000 | | 22,918,800 |
General Motors Company (b) | 410,000 | | 8,310,700 |
| | | 31,229,500 |
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TOTAL COMMON STOCKS (Identified cost $316,944,252) | | | 313,837,556 |
BONDS — 27.1% OF TOTAL NET ASSETS
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| Face Amount | | |
Beverages and Tobacco — 8.4% | | | |
Altria Group, Inc., 9.950%, 11/10/2038 | $24,000,000 | | 36,503,568 |
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United States Treasury – 18.7% | | | |
United States Treasury Notes, 0.750%, 03/31/2013 | 23,500,000 | | 23,663,395 |
United States Treasury Notes, 0.375%, 10/31/2012 | 57,400,000 | | 57,514,341 |
| | | 81,177,736 |
TOTAL BONDS (Identified cost $105,917,058) | | | 117,681,304 |
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SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT – 0.9% OF TOTAL NET ASSETS | | | |
American Express Credit Corporation, 0.01%, 01/03/2012 (Cost $4,030,000) | 4,030,000 | | 4,030,000 |
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TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 100.3% (Identified cost $426,891,310) | | | 435,548,860 |
Cash and receivables | | | 5,674,640 |
Liabilities | | | (7,192,626) |
TOTAL NET ASSETS — 100.0% | | | $434,030,874 |
(a)
See note 2A.
(b)
Non-income producing security.
(c)
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, 2011
Assets
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Investments at value (Identified cost— $426,891,310) | | | $435,548,860 |
Cash | | | 320 |
Receivable for: | | | |
Securities sold | $4,981,115 | | |
Shares of the Fund sold | 128,722 | | |
Dividends and interest | 564,483 | | 5,674,320 |
Total assets | | | 441,223,500 |
Liabilities | | | |
Payable for: | | | |
Securities purchased | 6,075,199 | | |
Shares of the Fund redeemed | 516,285 | | |
Distributions declared | 99,319 | | 6,690,803 |
Accrued expenses: | | | |
Management fees | 338,982 | | |
Trustees’ fees | 16,427 | | |
Accounting, administration and compliance expenses | 15,537 | | |
Transfer agent fees | 61,878 | | |
Other expenses | 68,999 | | 501,823 |
Total liabilities | | | 7,192,626 |
Net Assets | | | $434,030,874 |
Net assets consist of: | | | |
Capital paid-in | | | $502,002,564 |
Accumulated net realized losses on investments | | | (76,629,240) |
Net unrealized appreciation on investments | | | 8,657,550 |
Net Assets | | | $434,030,874 |
Shares of beneficial interest outstanding, no par value | | | 17,774,056 |
Net asset value per share* | | | $24.42 |
*
Shares of the Fund are sold and redeemed at net asset value ($434,030,874/17,774,056).
STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
Year Ended December 31, 2011
Investment Income
| |
Income: | |
Dividends (net of withholding tax of $20,599) | $ 3,656,053 |
Interest | 2,816,854 |
| 6,472,907 |
Expenses: | |
Management fees | 4,597,657 |
Trustees’ fees | 64,568 |
Accounting, administration and compliance expenses | 186,444 |
Custodian fees and expenses | 119,482 |
Transfer agent fees | 447,243 |
Audit and tax services | 43,633 |
Legal | 30,095 |
Printing | 68,693 |
Registration fees | 26,152 |
| 5,583,967 |
Net investment income | 888,940 |
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Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments and Foreign Currency Transactions | |
Net realized gains on investments and foreign currency transactions | 7,819,635 |
Net unrealized depreciation | (103,609,721) |
Net realized and unrealized losses on investments and foreign currency transactions | (95,790,086) |
Change in Net Assets from Operations | $ (94,901,146) |
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS
| | | |
| Year Ended December 31, |
| 2011 | | 2010 |
From Operations | | | |
Net investment income | $ 888,940 | | $ 5,065,211 |
Net realized gains on investments and foreign currency transactions | 7,819,635 | | 67,041,495 |
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments and foreign currency transactions | (103,609,721) | | 8,722,739 |
Change in net assets from operations | (94,901,146) | | 80,829,445 |
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From Distributions to Shareholders | | | |
Net investment income | (891,487) | | (5,064,903) |
| (891,487) | | (5,064,903) |
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From Capital Share Transactions | | | |
Proceeds from sale of shares | 12,339,217 | | 24,901,876 |
Net asset value of shares issued in connection with reinvestment of: | | | |
Dividends from net investment income | 792,138 | | 4,496,145 |
| 13,131,355 | | 29,398,021 |
Cost of shares redeemed | (76,698,394) | | (61,024,980) |
Change in net assets derived from capital share transactions | (63,567,039) | | (31,626,959) |
Total change in net assets | (159,359,672) | | 44,137,583 |
Net Assets | | | |
Beginning of period | 593,390,546 | | 549,252,963 |
End of period | $434,030,874 | | $593,390,546 |
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Number of Shares of the Fund: | | | |
Issued from sale of shares | 438,941 | | 929,015 |
Issued in connection with reinvestment of: | | | |
Dividends from net investment income | 32,436 | | 171,204 |
| 471,377 | | 1,100,219 |
Redeemed | (2,841,526) | | (2,378,838) |
Net change | (2,370,149) | | (1,278,619) |
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
| | | | | | | | | | |
| | For the Year Ended December 31, |
| | 2011 | | 2010 | | 2009 | | 2008 | | 2007 |
| | | | | | | | | | |
For a share of the Fund outstanding throughout each period: Net asset value at beginning of period | | $29.46 | | $25.64 | | $22.56 | | $31.80 | | $27.78 |
Net investment income (a) | | 0.05 | | 0.25 | | 0.45 | | 0.31 | | 0.32 |
Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments and foreign currency transactions | | (5.04) | | 3.82 | | 3.08 | | (9.25) | | 10.33 |
Total from investment operations | | (4.99) | | 4.07 | | 3.53 | | (8.94) | | 10.65 |
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Dividends from net investment income | | (0.05) | | (0.25) | | (0.45) | | (0.30) | | (0.33) |
Distribution from net short-term realized gains | | — | | — | | — | | — | | (6.22) |
Distribution from net long-term realized gains | | — | | — | | — | | — | | (0.08) |
Total distributions | | (0.05) | | (0.25) | | (0.45) | | (0.30) | | (6.63) |
Net increase (decrease) in net asset value | | (5.04) | | 3.82 | | 3.08 | | (9.24) | | 4.02 |
Net asset value at end of period | | $24.42 | | $29.46 | | $25.64 | | $22.56 | | $31.80 |
Total return (%) | | (16.9) | | 16.0 | | 15.9 | | (28.2) | | 38.5 |
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Ratios: | | | | | | | | | | |
Operating expenses to average net assets (%) | | 1.09 | | 1.08 | | 1.09 | | 1.05 | | 1.05 |
Net investment income to average net assets (%) | | 0.17 | | 0.96 | | 1.97 | | 1.07 | | 1.03 |
Portfolio turnover (%) | | 404 | | 342 | | 417 | | 466 | | 444 |
Net assets at end of period (in thousands) ($) | | 434,031 | | 593,391 | | 549,253 | | 489,887 | | 648,122 |
(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, 2011
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, 2011 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 (the “Board”). 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, which determines valuations for normal, institutional-size trading units of such securities using market information, transactions for comparable securities 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. 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. 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 of 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:
•
Level 1 – Prices
determined using: quoted prices
in active markets for identical securities.
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Level 2 – Prices determined using: other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment spreads, credit risk, etc.).
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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 the Fund’s own 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, 2011:
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| | Valuation Inputs |
Classification | | | Level 1 - Quoted Prices | | Level 2 - Other Significant Observable Inputs | | Level 3 - Significant Unobservable Inputs |
| | | | | | |
Common Stocks* | | $313,837,556 | | $ — | | $ — |
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Debt Securities | | | | | | |
United States Treasury Notes | | — | | 81,177,736 | | — |
Corporate Bonds | | — | | 36,503,568 | | — |
Commercial Paper | | — | | 4,030,000 | | — |
Total | | $313,837,556 | | $121,711,304 | | $ — |
*
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 litigation. 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, 2011 and has concluded that no provisions for federal income tax are 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, 2011, the components of distributable earnings on a tax basis were as follows:
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| Undistributed Ordinary Income | | Undistributed Long-Term Capital Gains | | Net Unrealized Appreciation/ (Depreciation) |
| $ — | | $ — | | $7,080,053 |
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, 2011 was as follows:
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| Identified Cost | | Gross Unrealized Appreciation | | Gross Unrealized Depreciation | | Net Unrealized Appreciation |
| $428,468,807 | | $24,798,621 | | $(17,718,568) | | $7,080,053 |
For the year ended December 31, 2011, the capital loss carryovers utilized or expired and the accumulated net realized loss on sales of investments for federal income tax purposes which are available to offset future taxable gains, prior to distributing such gains to shareholders, are shown in the table below:
| | | | | | | |
| Capital Loss Carryovers Utilized | | Capital Loss Carryovers Expired | | Remaining Capital Loss Carryovers | | Expires December 31, |
| $9,396,415 | | $ — | | $ 50,268,781 | | 2016 |
| — | | — | | 24,782,962 | | 2017 |
Total | $9,396,415 | | $ — | | $ 75,051,743 | | |
Capital losses may be utilized to offset future capital gains until expiration. Under the Regulated Investment Company Modernization Act of 2010, the Fund will be permitted to carry forward capital losses incurred in taxable years beginning after December 22, 2010 for an unlimited period. Losses incurred during those future years will be required to be utilized prior to the losses incurred in pre-enactment taxable years. As a result of this ordering rule, pre-enactment capital loss carry forwards may more likely expire unused. Also, post-enactment capital losses that are carried forward will retain their character as either short-term or long-term capital losses rather than being considered all short-term as under previous law.
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
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 foreign currency gains/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 periods ended December 31, 2011 and 2010 were as follows:
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| Year | | Ordinary Income | | Long-Term Capital Gains | | Total |
| 2011 | | $ 891,487 | | $ — | | $ 891,487 |
| 2010 | | $5,064,903 | | $ — | | $5,064,903 |
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, interest, 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.
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
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, 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, 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, 2011, purchases and sales of securities other than United States government obligations and short-term investments aggregated $2,062,775,339 and $2,082,844,632, respectively. For long-term government obligations, there were $23,654,844 of purchases and $66,094,336 of sales.
5.
Fees and expenses
A.
Management fees — During the period ended December 31, 2011, the Fund incurred management fees of $4,597,657, paid or payable to the Fund’s investment adviser, 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 reports 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-
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Oxley Act of 2002. The accounting, administration and compliance expenses of $186,444 for the period ended December 31, 2011 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 $148,968 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, 2011, 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, 2011, and 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, 2011 by correspondence with the custodian and brokers, provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Boston, Massachusetts February 16, 2012
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CGM MUTUAL FUND
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, 2011 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.
TAX INFORMATION FOR THE TAX YEAR ENDED December 31, 2011
(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 the differences between tax and financial reporting requirements.
The Fund’s distributions to shareholders included $0 from short-term capital gains.
For taxable non-corporate shareholders, 100% of the 2011 ordinary dividend is considered qualified dividend income that may be eligible for the 15% or 0% capital gains rates, depending on your tax bracket.
For corporate shareholders, 100% of the 2011 ordinary dividend qualifies for the dividends-received deduction.
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CGM MUTUAL FUND
FUND EXPENSES
(unaudited)
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, 2011 to December 31, 2011.
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 7/01/11 | Ending Account Value 12/31/11 | Expenses Paid During Period* 07/01/11 – 12/31/11 |
Actual | $1,000.00 | $886.60 | $5.32 |
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses) | $1,000.00
| $1,019.57
| $5.69
|
*
Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio of 1.12%, multiplied by the average account value over the period multiplied by 184/365 (to reflect the one-half year period).
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TRUSTEES AND OFFICERS
(unaudited)
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 or she earlier dies, resigns or is removed, or if sooner, until the election and qualification of his or her 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 | | Positions Held and Length of Time Served | | Principal Occupations 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 71 | | | | Controlling Owner, Kenbob, Inc. | | |
| | | | (general partner of CGM) | | |
| | | | | | |
Robert L. Kemp* | | Trustee since 1990 | | Co-founder and Employee, CGM; Non- | | 3 |
age 79 | | | | voting Owner, Kenbob, Inc. (general | | |
| | | | partner of CGM) | | |
| | | | | | |
Disinterested Trustees | | | | | | |
Peter O. Brown | | Trustee since 1993 | | Counsel (formerly, Partner), Harter, | | 3 |
age 71 | | | | 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 | | Positions Held and Length of Time Served | | Principal Occupations 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 62 | | | | LLC (since 2003); formerly Vice | | |
| | | | President and Chief Operating Officer, | | |
| | | | Fixed Income Management, Loomis, | | |
| | | | Sayles & Company, L.P.; (from 1999 to | | |
| | | | 2002); formerly Director, Loomis, Sayles | | |
| | | | & Company, L.P. (from 1993 to 2001) | | |
| | | | | | |
James Van Dyke Quereau, Jr. | | Trustee since 1993 | | Senior Vice President and Chief | | 3 |
age 63 | | | | Investment Officer, Stratton | | |
| | | | 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 65 | | | | | | |
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Officers | | | | | | |
G. Kenneth Heebner* | | Vice President | | Co-founder and Employee, CGM; | | 3 |
age 71 | | since 1990 | | Controlling Owner, Kenbob, Inc. | | |
| | | | (general partner of CGM) | | |
| | | | | | |
Robert L. Kemp* | | President since | | Co-founder and Employee, CGM; Non- | | 3 |
age 79 | | 1990 | | voting Owner, Kenbob, Inc. (general | | |
| | | | partner of CGM) | | |
| | | | | | |
David C. Fietze* | | Chief Compliance | | Employee – Legal counsel, CGM | | 3 |
age 42 | | Officer since 2004 | | | | |
address: | | | | | | |
38 Newbury Street, 8th Fl. | | | | | | |
Boston, Massachusetts | | | | | | |
02116 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | |
Kathleen S. Haughton* | | Vice President | | Employee – Investor Services Division, | | 3 |
age 51 | | since 1992 and | | CGM | | |
address: | | Anti-Money | | | | |
38 Newbury Street, 8th Fl. | | Laundering | | | | |
Boston, Massachusetts | | Compliance | | | | |
02116 | | Officer since 2002 | | | | |
| | | | | | |
Jem A. Hudgins* | | Treasurer since | | Employee – CGM | | 3 |
age 48 | | 2004 | | | | |
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Leslie A. Lake* | | Vice President and | | Employee – Office Administrator, CGM | | 3 |
age 66 | | Secretary since 1992 | | | | |
| | | | | | |
Martha I. Maguire* | | Vice President | | Employee – Funds Marketing, CGM | | 3 |
age 56 | | since 1994 | | | | |
| | | | | | |
Nicole M. Fembleaux* | | Assistant Vice | | Employee – Operations, CGM | | 3 |
age 32 | | President since | | | | |
| | 2011 | | | | |
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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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Exchanges
Call 800-343-5678
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Prospectuses
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Proxy Voting Policies and Voting Records
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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.
MAR11
Printed in U.S.A.
CGM
Realty Fund
18th Annual Report
December 31, 2011
A No-Load Fund
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To Our Shareholders:
CGM Realty Fund increased 17.2% during the fourth quarter of 2011 compared to the Standard and Poor’s 500 Index which rose 11.8% and the FTSE NAREIT Equity REITs Index which returned 15.2% over the same period. For the twelve months just ended, CGM Realty Fund increased 1.0%, the S&P 500 Index grew 2.1% and the FTSE NAREIT Equity REITs Index returned 8.3%.
The Year in Review and Economic Outlook
Last year began with some optimism sparked by a rise of 1.3% in Industrial Production in December 2010, an increase of 6.7% on a year-over-year basis. Unemployment peaked at 9.9% in 2010 and declined to 9.0% in January 2011 and fell again to 8.8% in March. However, in March, global events began to overshadow financial markets as political upheaval rocked North Africa and the Middle East. Additionally, consumer spending was threatened by crude oil prices which shot up to $105 per barrel at the end of the first week of March from $91 at the beginning of the year. Then on March 11, more uncertainty was unleashed when a 9.0 magnitude earthquake drove a devastating tsunami onto the Japanese coast, wrecking a major nuclear power plant as well as damaging many factories and disrupting the manufacture of many goods intended for export to the U.S.
The second quarter of 2011 saw little in the way of encouraging economic news: Greece’s financial troubles—and to a degree also those of Italy and Spain—spurred a “flight to safety” into U.S. Treasury securities which drove the yield on the 10-year Treasury bond down from 3.6% on April 7 to 2.9% on June 24.Yet, despite the disquieting influx of capital into government bonds and ongoing business disruptions caused by the Japanese disaster, the S&P 500 Index was up 6.0% for the year on June 30.
The second half of the year began with a mixed bag of economic signals. June retail sales were reported to be 8.2% higher than one year earlier. The Conference Board’s Consumer Confidence Index increased to 59.2 in July (up from 57.6 in June). But a Congressional standoff over raising the debt ceiling and Standard and Poor’s subsequent cut in the United States’ debt rating from AAA to AA+ on August 5 took their toll. The S&P 500 Index struggled in anticipation of the downgrade and plummeted on the first trading day after the announcement, eroding 10% of the market’s value since the beginning of the year. The Consumer Confidence Index collapsed to 45.2 in August and the remainder of the third quarter was marked by days of extreme volatility in the markets. The S&P 500 Index closed on September 30 down 8.7% since December 31, 2010.
Europe was particularly noisy at the start of the fourth quarter with squabbling over austerity programs and resistance to budget discipline roiling European economies and shaking the U.S. equity market as well. Nonetheless, other vital economic signs began to improve domestically. Third quarter GDP was initially reported up 2.5% (later revised to 1.8%) over the previous quarter and retail sales for September were encouraging. The unemployment rate which had popped back to 9.0% dropped to 8.6% in November and new jobless claims fell for three straight weeks in December to the lowest level since April 2008. Consumer Confidence recovered from its August depths and rose from 55.2 in November to 64.5 in December. At its final meeting of the year, the Federal Reserve Board reiterated its view of an economy that is slowly improving, though possibly also held back by the slowdown in the rest of the world.
Against a backdrop of the lowest interest rates in more than fifty years (10-year Treasury yields of 1.88%), a slowly improving economy and attractive valuations on many securities, we believe the U.S. equity market continues to be undervalued as we enter 2012.
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CGM REALTY FUND
Portfolio Strategy
In 2011, CGM Realty Fund was positioned for significant growth in the U.S. economy. To that end, the Fund had meaningful positions in apartment, retail, office, and hotel real estate investment trusts during the year. In addition, the portfolio included commercial real estate brokers throughout the year and investments in mining companies for portions of the year.
While the U.S. economy recovered somewhat in 2011, it was not as strong as expected. This contributed to losses in the hotel REITs, commercial real estate brokers, and mining companies which offset most of the gains in the apartment and retail REITs.
The two largest concentrations at year end were hotel and apartment REITs with lesser positions in office REITs and commercial real estate brokers.
CGM Realty Fund was approximately 89% invested in REITs on December 31, 2011, including 27.4% in residential REITs, 20.6% in lodging and resort REITs, 15.0% in retail REITs, 12.4% in office and industrial REITs, 6.9% in self storage REITs and 6.6% in diversified REITs. The Fund’s largest holdings were the REITs Simon Property Group, Inc. (retail), Public Storage (self storage) and Digital Realty Trust, Inc. (diversified).
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January 3, 2012
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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 CGM, Mr. Heebner managed mutual funds at Loomis, Sayles & Company. In addition to CGM Realty Fund, he currently manages CGM Mutual Fund and CGM Focus Fund as well as other funds.
INVESTMENT PERFORMANCE
(unaudited)
Cumulative Total Return for Periods Ended
December 31, 2011
| | | |
| | CGM Realty Fund |
10 Years | | +447.9 | % |
5 Years | | + 25.7 | |
1 Year | | + 1.0 | |
3 Months | | + 17.2 | |
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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CGM REALTY FUND
PORTFOLIO DIVERSIFICATION as of December 31, 2011
COMMON STOCKS
| | |
Real Estate Investment Trusts | Percent of Net Assets |
Residential | | 27.4% |
Lodging and Resorts | | 20.6 |
Retail | | 15.0 |
Office and Industrial | | 12.4 |
Self Storage | | 6.9 |
Diversified | | 6.6 |
Other Common Stocks | |
Real Estate Services | 10.6 |
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS as of December 31, 2011
COMMON STOCKS — 99.5% OF TOTAL NET ASSETS
REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS – 88.9%
| | | |
| Shares | | Value(a) |
Diversified – 6.6% | | | |
Digital Realty Trust, Inc. | 1,494,500 | | $ 99,638,315 |
| | | |
Lodging and Resorts – 20.6% | | | |
DiamondRock Hospitality Company | 7,988,006 | | 77,004,378 |
Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc. | 6,320,490 | | 93,353,637 |
LaSalle Hotel Properties | 3,300,000 | | 79,893,000 |
RLJ Lodging Trust | 2,061,000 | | 34,686,630 |
Sunstone Hotel Investors, Inc. (b) | 3,390,000 | | 27,628,500 |
| | | 312,566,145 |
| | | |
Office and Industrial – 12.4% | | | |
Boston Properties, Inc. | 920,000 | | 91,632,000 |
SL Green Realty Corp. | 1,450,000 | | 96,628,000 |
| | | 188,260,000 |
| | | |
Residential – 27.4% | | | |
AvalonBay Communities, Inc. | 755,000 | | 98,603,000 |
Camden Property Trust | 1,290,000 | | 80,289,600 |
Equity Residential | 1,630,000 | | 92,958,900 |
Essex Property Trust, Inc. | 695,000 | | 97,654,450 |
Home Properties, Inc. | 809,860 | | 46,623,640 |
| | | 416,129,590 |
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Retail – 15.0% | | | |
Simon Property Group, Inc. | 1,085,673 | | 139,986,677 |
Tanger Factory Outlet Centers, Inc. | 1,325,000 | | 38,849,000 |
Taubman Centers, Inc. | 770,000 | | 47,817,000 |
| | | 226,652,677 |
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS as of December 31, 2011 (continued)
COMMON STOCKS (continued)
| | | |
| Shares | | Value(a) |
Self Storage – 6.9% | | | |
Public Storage | 780,000 | | $ 104,878,800 |
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TOTAL REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS (Identified cost $1,103,386,076) | | | 1,348,125,527 |
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OTHER COMMON STOCKS – 10.6% | | | |
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Real Estate Services – 10.6% | | | |
CBRE Group, Inc. (b) | 5,300,000 | | 80,666,000 |
Jones Lang LaSalle Incorporated | 1,310,000 | | 80,250,600 |
| | | 160,916,600 |
| | | |
TOTAL OTHER COMMON STOCKS (Identified cost $171,577,469) | | | 160,916,600 |
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS (Identified cost $1,274,963,545) | | | 1,509,042,127 |
| | | |
| Face Amount | | |
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT – 0.2% OF TOTAL NET ASSETS | | | |
American Express Credit Corporation, 0.01%, 01/03/2012 (Cost $3,810,000) | $3,810,000 | | 3,810,000 |
| | | |
TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 99.7% (Identified cost $1,278,773,545) | | | 1,512,852,127 |
Cash and receivables | | | 11,198,308 |
Liabilities | | | (7,369,410) |
TOTAL NET ASSETS — 100.0% | | | $1,516,681,025 |
(a)
See note 2A.
(b)
Non-income producing security.
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES
December 31, 2011
Assets
| | | |
Investments at value: (Identified cost— $1,278,773,545) | | | $1,512,852,127 |
Cash | | | 221,318 |
Receivable for: | | | |
Securities sold | $3,459,794 | | |
Shares of the Fund sold | 1,061,956 | | |
Dividends and interest | 6,455,240 | | 10,976,990 |
Total assets | | | 1,524,050,435 |
Liabilities | | | |
Payable for: | | | |
Securities purchased | 1,746,369 | | |
Shares of the Fund redeemed | 3,236,356 | | |
Distributions declared | 1,137,708 | | 6,120,433 |
Accrued expenses: | | | |
Management fees | 991,059 | | |
Trustees’ fees | 25,447 | | |
Accounting, administration and compliance expenses | 31,338 | | |
Transfer agent fees | 102,212 | | |
Other expenses | 98,921 | | 1,248,977 |
Total liabilities | | | 7,369,410 |
Net Assets | | | $1,516,681,025 |
Net assets consist of: | | | |
Capital paid-in | | | $1,555,296,233 |
Accumulated net realized losses on investments | | | (272,693,790) |
Net unrealized appreciation on investments | | | 234,078,582 |
Net Assets | | | $1,516,681,025 |
Shares of beneficial interest outstanding, no par value | | | 56,572,306 |
Net asset value per share* | | | $26.81 |
*
Shares of the Fund are sold and redeemed at net asset value ($1,516,681,025/56,572,306).
STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
Year Ended December 31, 2011
Investment Income
| |
Income: | |
Dividends | $ 29,305,640 |
Interest | 6,441 |
| 29,312,081 |
Expenses: | |
Management fees | 12,767,632 |
Trustees’ fees | 100,645 |
Accounting, administration and compliance expenses | 376,059 |
Custodian fees and expenses | 197,048 |
Transfer agent fees | 605,135 |
Audit and tax services | 43,633 |
Legal | 100,240 |
Printing | 108,903 |
Registration fees | 41,383 |
Line of credit commitment fee | 23,680 |
Miscellaneous expenses | 7,150 |
| 14,371,508 |
Net investment income | 14,940,573 |
| |
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments | |
Net realized gains on investments | 57,927,596 |
Net unrealized depreciation | (62,655,127) |
Net realized and unrealized losses on investments | (4,727,531) |
Change in Net Assets from Operations | $ 10,213,042 |
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS
| | | |
| Year Ended December 31, |
| 2011 | | 2010 |
From Operations | | | |
Net investment income | $ 14,940,573 | | $ 13,203,538 |
Net realized gains on investments | 57,927,596 | | 199,387,594 |
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments and foreign currency transactions | (62,655,127) | | 157,637,228 |
Change in net assets from operations | 10,213,042 | | 370,228,360 |
| | | |
From Distributions to Shareholders | | | |
Net investment income | (15,584,335) | | (14,713,571) |
| (15,584,335) | | (14,713,571) |
| | | |
From Capital Share Transactions | | | |
Proceeds from sale of shares | 225,257,334 | | 278,922,275 |
Net asset value of shares issued in connection with reinvestment of: | | | |
Dividends from net investment income | 12,233,086 | | 11,818,173 |
| 237,490,420 | | 290,740,448 |
Cost of shares redeemed | (354,941,823) | | (272,944,692) |
Change in net assets derived from capital share transactions | (117,451,403) | | 17,795,756 |
Total change in net assets | (122,822,696) | | 373,310,545 |
| | | |
Net Assets | | | |
Beginning of period | 1,639,503,721 | | 1,266,193,176 |
End of period | $1,516,681,025 | | $1,639,503,721 |
| | | |
Number of Shares of the Fund | | | |
Issued from sale of shares | 8,153,631 | | 11,899,065 |
Issued in connection with reinvestment of: | | | |
Dividends from net investment income | 437,166 | | 472,838 |
| 8,590,797 | | 12,371,903 |
Redeemed | (13,214,290) | | (11,830,365) |
Net change | (4,623,493) | | 541,538 |
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
| | | | | | | | | | |
| | For the Year Ended December 31, |
| | 2011 | | 2010 | | 2009 | | 2008 | | 2007 |
| | | | | | | | | | |
For a share of the Fund outstanding throughout each period: Net asset value at beginning of period | | $26.79 | | $20.88 | | $16.22 | | $31.45 | | $27.06 |
Net investment income (a) | | 0.25 | | 0.22 | | 0.61 | | 0.72 | | 0.27 |
Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments and foreign currency transactions | | 0.04 | (b) | 5.93 | | 4.79 | | (15.34) | | 9.06 |
Total from investment operations | | 0.29 | | 6.15 | | 5.40 | | (14.62) | | 9.33 |
| | | | | | | | | | |
Dividends from net investment income | | (0.27) | | (0.24) | | (0.62) | | (0.61) | | (0.25) |
Distribution from net short-term realized gains | | — | | — | | — | | — | | (2.08) |
Distribution from net long-term realized gains | | — | | — | | — | | — | | (2.61) |
Distribution from tax return of capital | | — | | — | | (0 .12) | | — | | — |
Total distributions | | (0 .27) | | (0 .24) | | (0 .74) | | (0 .61) | | (4 .94) |
| | | | | | | | | | |
Net increase (decrease) in net asset value | | 0.02 | | 5.91 | | 4.66 | | (15.23) | | 4.39 |
Net asset value at end of period | | $26.81 | | $26.79 | | $20.88 | | $16.22 | | $31.45 |
| | | | | | | | | | |
Total return (%) | | 1.0 | | 29.5 | | 34.4 | | (46.9) | | 34.4 |
| | | | | | | | | | |
Ratios: | | | | | | | | | | |
Operating expenses to average net assets (%) | | 0.88 | | 0.89 | | 0.93 | | 0.86 | | 0.86 |
Net investment income to average net assets (%) | | 0.91 | | 0.93 | | 3.73 | | 2.62 | | 0.86 |
Portfolio turnover (%) | | 69 | | 133 | | 170 | | 218 | | 200 |
Net assets at end of period (in thousands) ($) | | 1,516,681 | | 1,639,504 | | 1,266,193 | | 1,042,063 | | 1,998,461 |
(a)
Per share net investment income has been calculated using the average shares outstanding during the period.
(b)
The amount shown for a share outstanding does not correspond with the aggregate net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments for the period due to the timing of sales and repurchases of shares in relation to fluctuating market values of investments in the Fund.
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — December 31, 2011
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, 2011 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 (the “Board”). 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, which determines valuations for normal, institutional-size trading units of such securities using market information, transactions for comparable securities 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. 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. 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 of 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:
•
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 the Fund’s own 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, 2011:
| | | | | | | |
| | Valuation Inputs |
Classification | | | Level 1 - Quoted Prices | | Level 2 - Other Significant Observable Inputs | | Level 3 - Significant Unobservable Inputs |
| | | | | | |
Common Stocks* | | $1,509,042,127 | | $ — | | $ — |
| | | | | | |
Debt Securities | | | | | | |
Commercial Paper | | — | | 3,810,000 | | — |
Total | | $1,509,042,127 | | $3,810,000 | | $ — |
*
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 litigation. Dividend payments received by the Fund from its investment in 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.
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, 2011 and has concluded that no
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
provisions for federal income tax are 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, 2011, the components of distributable earnings on a tax basis were as follows:
| | | | | |
| Undistributed Ordinary Income | | Undistributed Long-Term Capital Gains | | Net Unrealized Appreciation/ (Depreciation) |
| $ — | | $ — | | $231,560,295 |
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, 2011 was as follows:
| | | | | | | |
| Identified Cost | | Gross Unrealized Appreciation | | Gross Unrealized Depreciation | | Net Unrealized Appreciation |
| $1,281,291,832 | | $245,610,376 | | $(14,050,081) | | $231,560,295 |
For the year ended December 31, 2011, the capital loss carryovers utilized or expired and the accumulated net realized loss on sales of investments for federal income tax purposes which are available to offset future taxable gains, prior to distributing such gains to shareholders, are shown in the table below:
| | | | | | | |
| Capital Loss Carryovers Utilized | | Capital Loss Carryovers Expired | | Remaining Capital Loss Carryovers | | Expires December 31, |
| $56,084,195 | | $ — | | $ 40,634,274 | | 2016 |
| — | | — | | 229,541,228 | | 2017 |
Total | $56,084,195 | | $ — | | $270,175,502 | | |
Capital losses may be utilized to offset future capital gains until expiration. Under the Regulated Investment Company Modernization Act of 2010, the Fund will be permitted to carry forward capital losses incurred in taxable years beginning after December 22, 2010 for an unlimited period. Losses incurred during those future years will be required to be utilized prior to the losses incurred in pre-enactment taxable years. As a result of this ordering rule, pre-enactment capital loss carry forwards may more likely expire unused. Also, post-enactment capital losses that are carried forward will retain their character as either short-term or long-term capital losses rather than being considered all short-term as under previous law.
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/
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
(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 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 periods ended December 31, 2011 and 2010 were as follows:
| | | | | | | | | |
| Year | | Ordinary Income | | Long-Term Capital Gains | | Tax Return of Capital | | Total |
| 2011 | | $15,584,335 | | $ — | | $ — | | $15,584,335 |
| 2010 | | $14,713,571 | | $ — | | $ — | | $14,713,571 |
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, interest, 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, 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
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
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, 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, 2011 purchases and sales of securities other than United States government obligations and short-term investments aggregated $1,138,085,103 and $1,241,166,048, respectively.
5.
Fees and expenses
A.
Management fees — During the period ended December 31, 2011, the Fund incurred management fees of $12,767,632, paid or payable to the Fund’s investment adviser, 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 reports 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 $376,059 for the period ended December 31, 2011 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 $272,514 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).
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
For the period ended December 31, 2011, 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.
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 0.125% per annum through June 15, 2011 and then incurs a commitment fee of 0.11% per annum on the unused portion of the line of credit, payable quarterly through June 13, 2012. There were no borrowings under the line of credit during the period ended December 31, 2011.
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, 2011:
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
Name of Issuer | | Number of Shares Held December 31, 2010 | | Gross Purchases | | Gross Sales | | Number of Shares Held December 31, 2011 | | Dividend Income** | | Market Value December 31, 2011 |
DiamondRock Hospitality Company* | | 7,788,006 | | 200,000 | | — | | 7,988,006 | | $ — | | $77,004,378 |
| | | | | | | | Total | | $ — | | $77,004,378 |
*
Position is no longer considered an affiliated issuer.
**
No dividend income was collected during the time the issuer was 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, 2011, and 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, 2011 by correspondence with the custodian and brokers, provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Boston, Massachusetts
February 16, 2012
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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, 2011 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.
TAX INFORMATION FOR THE TAX YEAR ENDED December 31, 2011
(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 the differences between tax and financial reporting requirements.
The Fund’s distributions to shareholders included $0 from short-term capital gains.
For taxable non-corporate shareholders, 6.2% of the 2011 ordinary dividend is considered qualified dividend income that may be eligible for the 15% or 0% capital gains rates, depending on your tax bracket.
For corporate shareholders, 6.2% of the 2011 ordinary dividend qualifies for the dividends-received deduction.
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FUND EXPENSES
(unaudited)
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, 2011 to December 31, 2011.
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 7/01/11 | Ending Account Value 12/31/11 | Expenses Paid During Period* 07/01/11 – 12/31/11 |
Actual | $1,000.00 | $927.90 | $4.32 |
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses) | $1,000.00
| $1,020.72 | $4.53 |
*
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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CGM REALTY FUND
TRUSTEES AND OFFICERS
(unaudited)
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 or she earlier dies, resigns or is removed, or if sooner, until the election and qualification of his or her 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 | | Positions Held and Length of Time Served | | Principal Occupations 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 71 | | | | Controlling Owner, Kenbob, Inc. | | |
| | | | (general partner of CGM) | | |
| | | | | | |
Robert L. Kemp* | | Trustee since 1990 | | Co-founder and Employee, CGM; Non- | | 3 |
age 79 | | | | voting Owner, Kenbob, Inc. (general | | |
| | | | partner of CGM) | | |
| | | | | | |
Disinterested Trustees | | | | | | |
Peter O. Brown | | Trustee since 1993 | | Counsel (formerly, Partner), Harter, | | 3 |
age 71 | | | | 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 | | |
| | | | | | |
Mark W. Holland | | Trustee since 2004 | | President, Wellesley Financial Advisors, | | 3 |
age 62 | | | | LLC (since 2003); formerly Vice | | |
| | | | President and Chief Operating Officer, | | |
| | | | Fixed Income Management, Loomis, | | |
| | | | Sayles & Company, L.P.; (from 1999 to | | |
| | | | 2002); formerly Director, Loomis, Sayles | | |
| | | | & Company, L.P. (from 1993 to 2001) | | |
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Name, Address and Age | | Positions Held and Length of Time Served | | Principal Occupations During Past 5 Years and Other Directorships Held | | Number of Funds in the CGM Funds Complex Overseen |
James Van Dyke Quereau, Jr. | | Trustee since 1993 | | Senior Vice President and Chief | | 3 |
age 63 | | | | Investment Officer, Stratton | | |
| | | | 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 65 | | | | | | |
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Officers | | | | | | |
G. Kenneth Heebner* | | Vice President | | Co-founder and Employee, CGM; | | 3 |
age 71 | | since 1990 | | Controlling Owner, Kenbob, Inc. | | |
| | | | (general partner of CGM) | | |
| | | | | | |
Robert L. Kemp* | | President since | | Co-founder and Employee, CGM; Non- | | 3 |
age 79 | | 1990 | | voting Owner, Kenbob, Inc. (general | | |
| | | | partner of CGM) | | |
| | | | | | |
David C. Fietze* | | Chief Compliance | | Employee – Legal counsel, CGM | | 3 |
age 42 | | Officer since 2004 | | | | |
address: | | | | | | |
38 Newbury Street, 8th Fl. | | | | | | |
Boston, Massachusetts | | | | | | |
02116 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | |
Kathleen S. Haughton* | | Vice President | | Employee – Investor Services Division, | | 3 |
age 51 | | since 1992 and | | CGM | | |
address: | | Anti-Money | | | | |
38 Newbury Street, 8th Fl. | | Laundering | | | | |
Boston, Massachusetts | | Compliance | | | | |
02116 | | Officer since 2002 | | | | |
| | | | | | |
Jem A. Hudgins* | | Treasurer since | | Employee – CGM | | 3 |
age 48 | | 2004 | | | | |
| | | | | | |
Leslie A. Lake* | | Vice President and | | Employee – Office Administrator, CGM | | 3 |
age 66 | | Secretary since 1992 | | | | |
| | | | | | |
Martha I. Maguire* | | Vice President | | Employee – Funds Marketing, CGM | | 3 |
age 56 | | since 1994 | | | | |
| | | | | | |
Nicole M. Fembleaux* | | Assistant Vice | | Employee – Operations, CGM | | 3 |
age 32 | | President since | | | | |
| | 2011 | | | | |
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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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Call 800-343-5678
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Complete Schedule of Portfolio Holdings
for the 1st & 3rd Quarters (as filed on Form N-Q)
Call 800-345-4048
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c/o Boston Financial Data Services
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WEBSITE
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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
15th Annual Report
December 31, 2011
A No-Load Fund
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To Our Shareholders:
CGM Focus Fund increased 5.6% during the fourth quarter of 2011 compared to the Standard and Poor’s 500 Index which rose 11.8% over the same period. For the twelve months just ended, CGM Focus Fund fell -26.3% while the S&P 500 Index returned 2.1%.
The Year in Review and Economic Outlook
Last year began with some optimism sparked by a rise of 1.3% in Industrial Production in December 2010, an increase of 6.7% on a year-over-year basis. Unemployment peaked at 9.9% in 2010 and declined to 9.0% in January 2011 and fell again to 8.8% in March. However, in March, global events began to overshadow financial markets as political upheaval rocked North Africa and the Middle East. Additionally, consumer spending was threatened by crude oil prices which shot up to $105 per barrel at the end of the first week of March from $91 at the beginning of the year. Then on March 11, more uncertainty was unleashed when a 9.0 magnitude earthquake drove a devastating tsunami onto the Japanese coast, wrecking a major nuclear power plant as well as damaging many factories and disrupting the manufacture of many goods intended for export to the U.S.
The second quarter of 2011 saw little in the way of encouraging economic news: Greece’s financial troubles—and to a degree also those of Italy and Spain—spurred a “flight to safety” into U.S. Treasury securities which drove the yield on the 10-year Treasury bond down from 3.6% on April 7 to 2.9% on June 24.Yet, despite the disquieting influx of capital into government bonds and ongoing business disruptions caused by the Japanese disaster, the S&P 500 Index was up 6.0% for the year on June 30.
The second half of the year began with a mixed bag of economic signals. June retail sales were reported to be 8.2% higher than one year earlier. The Conference Board’s Consumer Confidence Index increased to 59.2 in July (up from 57.6 in June). But a Congressional standoff over raising the debt ceiling and Standard and Poor’s subsequent cut in the United States’ debt rating from AAA to AA+ on August 5 took their toll. The S&P 500 Index struggled in anticipation of the downgrade and plummeted on the first trading day after the announcement, eroding 10% of the market’s value since the beginning of the year. The Consumer Confidence Index collapsed to 45.2 in August and the remainder of the third quarter was marked by days of extreme volatility in the markets. The S&P 500 Index closed on September 30 down 8.7% since December 31, 2010.
Europe was particularly noisy at the start of the fourth quarter with squabbling over austerity programs and resistance to budget discipline roiling European economies and shaking the U.S. equity market as well. Nonetheless, other vital economic signs began to improve domestically. Third quarter GDP was initially reported up 2.5% (later revised to 1.8%) over the previous quarter and retail sales for September were encouraging. The unemployment rate which had popped back to 9.0% dropped to 8.6% in November and new jobless claims fell for three straight weeks in December to the lowest level since April 2008. Consumer Confidence recovered from its August depths and rose from 55.2 in November to 64.5 in December. At its final meeting of the year, the Federal Reserve Board reiterated its view of an economy that is slowly improving, though possibly also held back by the slowdown in the rest of the world.
Against a backdrop of the lowest interest rates in more than fifty years (10-year Treasury yields of 1.88%), a slowly improving economy and attractive valuations on many securities, we believe the U.S. equity market continues to be undervalued as we enter 2012.
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CGM FOCUS FUND
Portfolio Strategy
In 2011, CGM Focus Fund was invested in industries that were poised to benefit from significant economic growth. Although global business did improve throughout the year, it did not grow as quickly as anticipated and the Fund suffered substantial losses from investments in the airline, automotive, oil service, mining and financial services industries. The Fund’s investments were affected by fears of a European financial crisis and potential resulting destabilization of the global economy which amplified losses in these industries in the second half of the year. Additionally, the Fund did not have major investments in economically defensive industries which appreciated during 2011. We believe the U.S. economy will continue to grow in 2012 despite European challenges and have consequently structured the Fund’s portfolio in a way we believe will take advantage of a more robust business environment.
On December 31, 2011, CGM Focus Fund held important positions in money center banks and the airline and service industries. The Fund’s three largest holdings were priceline.com Incorporated (on-line services), Herbalife Ltd. (health care services), and Delta Air Lines, Inc.
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January 3, 2012
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CGM FOCUS FUND
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 CGM, Mr. Heebner managed mutual funds at Loomis, Sayles & Company. In addition to CGM Focus Fund, he currently manages CGM Mutual Fund and CGM Realty Fund as well as other funds.
INVESTMENT PERFORMANCE
(unaudited)
Cumulative Total Return for Periods Ended
December 31, 2011
| | | |
| | CGM Focus Fund |
10 Years | | + 96.6 | % |
5 Years | | – 11.2 | |
1 Year | | – 26.3 | |
3 Months | | + 5.6 | |
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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CGM FOCUS FUND
PORTFOLIO DIVERSIFICATION as of December 31, 2011
COMMON STOCKS
| | |
Industry | Percent of Net Assets |
Banks – Money Center | | 18.6% |
Airlines | | 13.8 |
Services | | 8.3 |
Financial Services | | 8.3 |
Health Care Services | | 7.6 |
Vehicle Assembly | | 5.8 |
Beverages and Tobacco | | 5.3 |
Home Products and Cosmetics | | 5.3 |
Technology | | 4.8 |
Oil – Independent Production | | 4.6 |
Peripherals | | 4.4 |
Textile and Apparel | | 4.1 |
Media | | 4.0 |
Retail | | 2.8 |
Miscellaneous | | 1.0 |
Aerospace/Defense | | 0.8 |
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS as of December 31, 2011
COMMON STOCKS – 99.5% of TOTAL NET ASSETS
| | | |
| Shares | | Value(a) |
Aerospace/Defense – 0.8% | | | |
The Boeing Company | 200,000 | | $ 14,670,000 |
| | | |
Airlines – 13.8% | | | |
Delta Air Lines, Inc. (b) | 15,000,000 | | 121,350,000 |
United Continental Holdings, Inc. (b) | 6,100,000 | | 115,107,000 |
| | | 236,457,000 |
| | | |
Banks - Money Center – 18.6% | | | |
Bank of America Corporation | 18,000,000 | | 100,080,000 |
Citigroup Inc. | 4,270,000 | | 112,343,700 |
Morgan Stanley | 7,060,000 | | 106,817,800 |
| | | 319,241,500 |
| | | |
Beverages and Tobacco – 5.3% | | | |
Philip Morris International Inc. | 1,170,000 | | 91,821,600 |
| | | |
Financial Services – 8.3% | | | |
MasterCard Incorporated | 240,000 | | 89,476,800 |
Visa Inc. | 515,000 | | 52,287,950 |
| | | 141,764,750 |
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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CGM FOCUS FUND
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS as of December 31, 2011 (continued)
COMMON STOCKS (continued)
| | | |
| Shares | | Value(a) |
Health Care Services – 7.6% | | | |
Herbalife Ltd. | 2,510,000 | | $ 129,691,700 |
| | | |
Home Products and Cosmetics – 5.3% | | | |
The Estée Lauder Companies Inc. | 815,000 | | 91,540,800 |
| | | |
Media – 4.0% | | | |
CBS Corporation | 2,550,000 | | 69,207,000 |
| | | |
Miscellaneous – 1.0% | | | |
W.W. Grainger, Inc. | 95,000 | | 17,783,050 |
| | | |
Oil - Independent Production – 4.6% | | | |
Occidental Petroleum Corporation. | 850,000 | | 79,645,000 |
| | | |
Peripherals – 4.4% | | | |
Western Digital Corporation (b) | 2,451,000 | | 75,858,450 |
| | | |
Retail – 2.8% | | | |
Kohl’s Corporation | 240,000 | | 11,844,000 |
Macy’s, Inc. | 1,120,000 | | 36,041,600 |
| | | 47,885,600 |
| | | |
Services – 8.3% | | | |
priceline.com Incorporated (b) | 305,000 | | 142,651,550 |
| | | |
Technology – 4.8% | | | |
Google Inc. (b) | 127,000 | | 82,029,300 |
| | | |
Textile and Apparel – 4.1% | | | |
V.F. Corporation | 550,000 | | 69,844,500 |
| | | |
Vehicle Assembly – 5.8% | | | |
Ford Motor Company (b) | 9,300,000 | | 100,068,000 |
| | | |
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS (Identified cost $1,729,367,221) | | | 1,710,159,800 |
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT – 0.3% OF TOTAL NET ASSETS
| | | |
| Face Amount | | |
| | | |
American Express Credit Corporation, 0.01%, 01/03/2012 (Cost $5,470,000) | $5,470,000 | | 5,470,000 |
TOTAL INVESTMENTS – 99.8% (Identified cost $1,734,837,221). | | | 1,715,629,800 |
Cash and receivables | | | 29,681,100 |
Liabilities | | | (26,811,018) |
TOTAL NET ASSETS – 100.0% | | | $1,718,499,882 |
(a)
See note 2A. (b) Non-income producing security.
(b)
Non-income producing security.
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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CGM FOCUS FUND
STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES
December 31, 2011
Assets
| | | |
Investments at value (Identified cost— $1,734,837,221) | | | $ 1,715,629,800 |
Cash | | | 3,590 |
Receivable for: | | | |
Securities sold | $27,805,592 | | |
Shares of the Fund sold | 380,565 | | |
Dividends and interest | 1,491,353 | | 29,677,510 |
Total assets | | | 1,745,310,900 |
Liabilities | | | |
Payable for: | | | |
Securities purchased | 19,614,335 | | |
Shares of the Fund redeemed | 5,388,107 | | 25,002,442 |
Accrued expenses: | | | |
Management fees | 1,429,551 | | |
Trustees’ fees | 39,525 | | |
Accounting, administration and compliance expenses | 55,852 | | |
Transfer agent fees | 145,621 | | |
Other expenses | 138,027 | | 1,808,576 |
Total liabilities | | | 26,811,018 |
Net Assets | | | $ 1,718,499,882 |
Net assets consist of: | | | |
Capital paid-in | | | $ 4,846,086,927 |
Accumulated net realized losses on investments | | | (3,108,379,624) |
Net unrealized depreciation on investments | | | (19,207,421) |
Net Assets | | | $ 1,718,499,882 |
Shares of beneficial interest outstanding, no par value | | | 66,990,029 |
Net asset value per share* | | | $25.65 |
*
Shares of the Fund are sold and redeemed at net asset value ($1,718,499,882/66,990,029).
STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
Year Ended December 31, 2011
Investment Income
| |
Income: | |
Dividends (net of withholding tax of $239,743) | $ 22,446,527 |
Interest | 9,333 |
| 22,455,860 |
Expenses: | |
Management fees | 23,171,933 |
Trustees’ fees | 156,957 |
Accounting, administration and compliance expenses | 670,227 |
Custodian fees and expenses | 416,856 |
Transfer agent fees | 1,216,245 |
Audit and tax services | 43,633 |
Legal | 154,754 |
Printing | 198,568 |
Registration fees | 47,922 |
Line of credit commitment fee | 49,444 |
Miscellaneous expenses | 10,043 |
| 26,136,582 |
Net investment loss | (3,680,722) |
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Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments | |
Net realized gains on investments | 85,735,626 |
Net unrealized depreciation | (823,390,681) |
Net realized and unrealized losses on investments | (737,655,055) |
Change in Net Assets from Operations | $(741,335,777) |
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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CGM FOCUS FUND
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS
| | | |
| Year Ended December 31, |
| 2011 | | 2010 |
From Operations | | | |
Net investment loss | $ (3,680,722) | | $ (11,418,061) |
Net realized gains on investments | 85,735,626 | | 423,654,029 |
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments and foreign currency transactions | (823,390,681) | | 21,382,088 |
Change in net assets from operations | (741,335,777) | | 433,618,056 |
| | | |
From Capital Share Transactions | | | |
Proceeds from sale of shares | 145,098,322 | | 358,042,998 |
Cost of shares redeemed | (947,717,681) | | (1,169,502,832) |
Change in net assets derived from capital share transactions | (802,619,359) | | (811,459,834) |
Total change in net assets | (1,543,955,136) | | (377,841,778) |
| | | |
Net Assets | | | |
Beginning of period | 3,262,455,018 | | 3,640,296,796 |
End of period | $ 1,718,499,882 | | $ 3,262,455,018 |
| | | |
Number of shares of the Fund | | | |
Issued from sale of shares | 4,485,932 | | 11,968,845 |
Redeemed | (31,256,825) | | (40,554,759) |
Net change | (26,770,893) | | (28,585,914) |
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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CGM FOCUS FUND
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
| | | | | | | | | | |
| | For the Year Ended December 31, |
| | 2011 | | 2010 | | 2009 | | 2008 | | 2007 |
| | | | | | | | | | |
For a share of the Fund outstanding throughout each period: Net asset value at beginning of period | | $34.80 | | $ 29.75 | | $ 26.96 | | $52.49 | | $34.68 |
Net investment income (loss) (a)(b) | | (0.05) | | (0.11) | | (0.03) | | 0.20 | | 0.06 |
Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments and foreign currency transactions | | (9.10) | | 5.16 | | 2.85 | | (25.51) | | 27.71 |
Total from investment operations | | (9.15) | | 5.05 | | 2.82 | | (25.31) | | 27.77 |
| | | | | | | | | | |
Dividends from net investment income | | — | | — | | (0.03) | | (0.22) | | (0.05) |
Distribution from net short-term realized gains | | — | | — | | — | | — | | (8.21) |
Distribution from net long-term realized gains | | — | | — | | — | | — | | (1.70) |
Total distributions | | — | | — | | (0.03) | | (0.22) | | (9.96) |
| | | | | | | | | | |
Net increase (decrease) in net asset value | | (9.15) | | 5.05 | | 2.79 | | (25.53) | | 17.81 |
Net asset value at end of period | | $25.65 | | $34.80 | | $29.75 | | $26.96 | | $52.49 |
| | | | | | | | | | |
Total return (%) | | (26.3) | | 17.0 | | 10.5 | | (48.2) | | 80.0 |
| | | | | | | | | | |
Ratios: | | | | | | | | | | |
Operating expenses to average net assets (%) | | 1.05 | | 1.03 | | 1.02 | | 0.97 | | 0.99 |
Dividends and interest on short positions to average net assets (%) | | — | | — | | 0.21 | | 0.39 | | 0.28 |
Total expenses to average net assets (%) | | 1.05 | | 1.03 | | 1.23 | | 1.36 | | 1.27 |
| | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income (loss) to average net assets (%) | | (0.15) | | (0.36) | | (0.10) | | 0.44 | | 0.14 |
Portfolio turnover (%) | | 496 | | 363 | | 464 | | 504 | (c) | 384 |
Net assets at end of period (in thousands) ($) | | 1,718,500 | | 3,262,455 | | 3,640,297 | | 4,178,899 | | 5,536,114 |
| | | | | | | | | | |
(a) Net investment income (loss) per share excluding all related short sale income and | | | | |
expenses ($) | | (0.05) | | (0.11) | | 0.03 | | 0.32 | | (0.02) |
(b)
Per share net investment income (loss) has been calculated using the average shares outstanding during the period.
(c)
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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CGM FOCUS FUND
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — December 31, 2011
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 declines 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, 2011 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 (the “Board”). 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. 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 of 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:
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Level 1 – Prices determined using: quoted prices in active markets for identical securities.
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Level 2 – Prices determined using: other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment spreads, credit risk, etc.).
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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 the Fund’s own 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, 2011:
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| | Valuation Inputs |
Classification | | | Level 1 - Quoted Prices | | Level 2 - Other Significant Observable Inputs | | Level 3 - Significant Unobservable Inputs |
| | | | | | |
Common Stocks* | | $1,710,159,800 | | $ — | | $ — |
| | | | | | |
Debt Securities | | | | | | |
Commercial Paper | | — | | 5,470,000 | | — |
Total | | $1,710,159,800 | | $5,470,000 | | $ — |
*
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 litigation. Non-cash dividend payments, if any, are recorded at the fair market value of the securities received.
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, 2011 and has concluded that no provisions for federal income tax are 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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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 depreciation is attributable primarily to the temporary book/tax difference of tax deferral of losses on wash sales.
As of December 31, 2011, the components of distributable earnings on a tax basis were as follows:
| | | | | |
| Undistributed Ordinary Income | | Undistributed Long-Term Capital Gains | | Net Unrealized Appreciation/ (Depreciation) |
| $ — | | $ — | | $(60,833,323) |
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, 2011 was as follows:
| | | | | | | |
| Identified Cost | | Gross Unrealized Appreciation | | Gross Unrealized Depreciation | | Net Unrealized Depreciation |
| $1,776,463,123 | | $79,230,185 | | $(140,063,508) | | $(60,833,323) |
For the year ended December 31, 2011, the capital loss carryovers utilized or expired and the accumulated net realized loss on sales of investments for federal income tax purposes which are available to offset future taxable gains, prior to distributing such gains to shareholders, are shown in the table below:
| | | | | | | |
| Capital Loss Carryovers Utilized | | Capital Loss Carryovers Expired | | Remaining Capital Loss Carryovers | | Expires December 31, |
| $126,953,014 | | $ — | | $1,494,593,946 | | 2016 |
| — | | — | | 1,572,159,776 | | 2017 |
Total | $126,953,014 | | $ — | | $3,066,753,722 | | |
Capital losses may be utilized to offset future capital gains until expiration. Under the Regulated Investment Company Modernization Act of 2010, the Fund will be permitted to carry forward capital losses incurred in taxable years beginning after December 22, 2010 for an unlimited period. Losses incurred during those future years will be required to be utilized prior to the losses incurred in pre-enactment taxable years. As a result of this ordering rule, pre-enactment capital loss carry forwards may more likely expire unused. Also, post-enactment capital losses that are carried forward will retain their character as either short-term or long-term capital losses rather than being considered all short-term as under previous law.
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
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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.
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 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, 2011, 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, interest, 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.
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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, 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, 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, 2011, purchases and sales of securities other than United States government obligations and short-term investments aggregated $12,392,297,535 and $13,189,382,104, respectively.
5.
Fees and expenses
A.
Management fees — During the period ended December 31, 2011, the Fund incurred management fees of $23,171,933, paid or payable to the Fund’s investment adviser, 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 reports 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 the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. The accounting, administration and compliance expenses of $670,227 for the period
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ended December 31, 2011 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 $464,184 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, 2011, 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.
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 0.125% per annum through October 17, 2011 and then incurs a commitment fee of 0.11% per annum on the unused portion of the line of credit, payable quarterly, through October 15, 2012. There were no borrowings under the line of credit during the period ended December 31, 2011.
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, 2011, and 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, 2011 by correspondence with the custodian and brokers, provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Boston, Massachusetts
February 16, 2012
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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, 2011 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.
TAX INFORMATION FOR THE TAX YEAR ENDED December 31, 2011
(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 the differences between tax and financial reporting requirements.
The Fund did not make any distributions in 2011.
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FUND EXPENSES
(unaudited)
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, 2011 to December 31, 2011.
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 7/01/11 | Ending Account Value 12/31/11 | Expenses Paid During Period* 7/01/11 – 12/31/11 |
Actual | $1,000.00 | $803.30 | $4.92 |
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses) | $1,000.00
| $1,019.75
| $5.51
|
*
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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TRUSTEES AND OFFICERS
(unaudited)
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 or she earlier dies, resigns or is removed, or if sooner, until the election and qualification of his or her 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 | | Positions Held and Length of Time Served | | Principal Occupations 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 71 | | | | Controlling Owner, Kenbob, Inc. | | |
| | | | (general partner of CGM) | | |
| | | | | | |
Robert L. Kemp* | | Trustee since 1990 | | Co-founder and Employee, CGM; Non- | | 3 |
age 79 | | | | voting Owner, Kenbob, Inc. (general | | |
| | | | partner of CGM) | | |
| | | | | | |
Disinterested Trustees | | | | | | |
Peter O. Brown | | Trustee since 1993 | | Counsel (formerly, Partner), Harter, | | 3 |
age 71 | | | | 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 | | |
| | | | | | |
Mark W. Holland | | Trustee since 2004 | | President, Wellesley Financial Advisors, | | 3 |
age 62 | | | | LLC (since 2003); formerly Vice | | |
| | | | President and Chief Operating Officer, | | |
| | | | Fixed Income Management, Loomis, | | |
| | | | Sayles & Company, L.P.; (from 1999 to | | |
| | | | 2002); formerly Director, Loomis, Sayles | | |
| | | | & Company, L.P. (from 1993 to 2001) | | |
| | | | | | |
Name, Address and Age | | Positions Held and Length of Time Served | | Principal Occupations During Past 5 Years and Other Directorships Held | | Number of Funds in the CGM Funds Complex Overseen |
| | | | | | |
James Van Dyke Quereau, Jr. | | Trustee since 1993 | | Senior Vice President and Chief | | 3 |
age 63 | | | | Investment Officer, Stratton | | |
| | | | 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 65 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | |
Officers | | | | | | |
G. Kenneth Heebner* | | Vice President | | Co-founder and Employee, CGM; | | 3 |
age 71 | | since 1990 | | Controlling Owner, Kenbob, Inc. | | |
| | | | (general partner of CGM) | | |
| | | | | | |
Robert L. Kemp* | | President since | | Co-founder and Employee, CGM; Non- | | 3 |
age 79 | | 1990 | | voting Owner, Kenbob, Inc. (general | | |
| | | | partner of CGM) | | |
| | | | | | |
David C. Fietze* | | Chief Compliance | | Employee – Legal counsel, CGM | | 3 |
age 42 | | Officer since 2004 | | | | |
address: | | | | | | |
38 Newbury Street, 8th Fl. | | | | | | |
Boston, Massachusetts | | | | | | |
02116 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | |
Kathleen S. Haughton* | | Vice President | | Employee – Investor Services Division, | | 3 |
age 51 | | since 1992 and | | CGM | | |
address: | | Anti-Money | | | | |
38 Newbury Street, 8th Fl. | | Laundering | | | | |
Boston, Massachusetts | | Compliance | | | | |
02116 | | Officer since 2002 | | | | |
| | | | | | |
Jem A. Hudgins* | | Treasurer since | | Employee – CGM | | 3 |
age 48 | | 2004 | | | | |
| | | | | | |
Leslie A. Lake* | | Vice President and | | Employee – Office Administrator, CGM | | 3 |
age 66 | | Secretary since 1992 | | | | |
| | | | | | |
Martha I. Maguire* | | Vice President | | Employee – Funds Marketing, CGM | | 3 |
age 56 | | since 1994 | | | | |
| | | | | | |
Nicole M. Fembleaux* | | Assistant Vice | | Employee – Operations, CGM | | 3 |
age 32 | | President since | | | | |
| | 2011 | | | | |
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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
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P.O. Box 8511
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WEBSITE
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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.
FAR11
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, 2011. There were no waivers or implicit waivers from the Code granted by the registrant during the fiscal year ended December 31, 2011.
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: 2010 - $118,900 and 2011 - $112,500.
(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: 2010 - $0 and 2011 - $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: 2010 - $15,300 and 2011 - $15,900. 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: 2010 - $0 and 2011 - $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, 2011, the close-out of the 2011 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: 2010 - $15,300 and 2011 – $15,900.
(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, 2011, 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, 2012
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, 2012
By:
/S/ Jem A. Hudgins
Jem A. Hudgins
CFO & Treasurer
Principal Financial Officer
Date: February 16, 2012