As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 4, 2015
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM N-CSR
CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT OF REGISTERED MANAGEMENT
INVESTMENT COMPANIES
Investment Company Act file number 811-3489
THE WRIGHT MANAGED EQUITY TRUST
177 West Putnam Ave.
Greenwich, Connecticut 06830
Vicki Horwitz
Three Canal Plaza, Suite 600
Portland, ME 04101
207-347-2000
Date of fiscal year end: December 31
Date of reporting period: January 1, 2014 – December 31, 2014
ITEM 1. REPORT TO STOCKHOLDERS.
The Wright Managed Blue Chip Investment Funds
The Wright Managed Blue Chip Investment Funds consist of three equity funds from The Wright Managed Equity Trust and one fixed-income fund from The Wright Managed Income Trust. Each of the four funds have distinct investment objectives and policies. They can be used individually or in combination to achieve virtually any objective. Further, as they are all “no-load” funds (no commissions or sales charges), portfolio allocation strategies can be altered as desired to meet changing market conditions or changing requirements without incurring any sales charges.
Approved Wright Investment List
Securities selected for investment in these funds are chosen mainly from a list of “investment grade” companies maintained by Wright Investors’ Service (“Wright”, “WIS” or the “Adviser”). Over 37,000 global companies (covering 69 countries) in Wright’s database are screened as new data becomes available to determine any eligible additions or deletions to the list. The qualifications for inclusion as “investment grade” are companies that meet Wright’s Quality Rating criteria. This rating includes fundamental criteria for investment acceptance, financial strength, profitability & stability and growth. In addition, securities, which are not included in Wright’s “investment grade” list, may also be selected from companies in the fund’s specific benchmark (up to 20% of the market value of the portfolio) in order to achieve broad diversification.
Three Equity Funds
Wright Selected Blue Chip Equities Fund (WSBC) (the “Fund”) seeks to enhance total investment return through price appreciation plus income. The Fund’s portfolio is characterized as a blend of growth and value stocks. The market capitalization of the companies is typically between $1-$10 billion at the time of the Fund’s investment. The Adviser seeks to outperform the Standard & Poor’s MidCap 400 Index (“S&P MidCap 400”) by selecting stocks using fundamental company analysis and company specific criteria such as valuation and earnings trends. The portfolio is then diversified across industries and sectors.
Wright Major Blue Chip Equities Fund (WMBC) (the “Fund”) seeks to enhance total investment return through price appreciation plus income by providing a broadly diversified portfolio of equities of larger well-established companies with market values of $5-$10 billion or more. The Adviser seeks to outperform the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index (“S&P 500”) by selecting stocks, using fundamental company analysis and company specific criteria such as valuation and earnings trends. The portfolio is then diversified across industries and sectors.
Wright International Blue Chip Equities Fund (WIBC) (the “Fund”) seeks total return consisting of price appreciation plus income by investing in a broadly diversified portfolio of equities of well-established, non-U.S. companies. The Fund may buy common stocks traded on the securities exchange of the country in which the company is based or it may purchase American Depositary Receipts (“ADR’s”) traded in the United States. The portfolio is denominated in U.S. dollars and investors should understand that fluctuations in foreign exchange rates may impact the value of their investment. The Adviser seeks to outperform the MSCI World ex U.S. Index (“MSCI World ex U.S.”) by selecting stocks using fundamental company analysis and company-specific criteria such as valuation and earnings trends. The portfolio is then diversified across industries, sectors and countries.
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Investment Objectives | | Inside front |
Letter to Shareholders (Unaudited) | | 2 |
Performance Summaries (Unaudited) | | 9 |
Fund Expenses (Unaudited) | | 17 |
Management and Organization (Unaudited) | | 57 |
Important Notices Regarding Delivery of Shareholder Documents, Portfolio Holdings and Proxy Voting (Unaudited) | | 59 |
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The Wright Managed Equity Trust | | | The Wright Managed Income Trust | |
Wright Selected Blue Chip Equities Fund | | | Wright Current Income Fund | |
Portfolio of Investments | 19 | | Portfolio of Investments | 42 |
Statement of Assets and Liabilities | 21 | | Statement of Assets and Liabilities | 46 |
Statement of Operations | 21 | | Statement of Operations | 46 |
Statements of Changes in Net Assets | 22 | | Statement of Changes in Net Assets | 47 |
Financial Highlights | 23 | | Financial Highlights | 48 |
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Wright Major Blue Chip Equities Fund | | | Notes to Financial Statements | 49 |
Portfolio of Investments | 24 | | Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm | 55 |
Statement of Assets and Liabilities | 25 | | Federal Tax Information (Unaudited) | 56 |
Statement of Operations | 25 | | | |
Statements of Changes in Net Assets | 26 | | | |
Financial Highlights | 27 | | | |
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Portfolio of Investments | 28 | | | |
Statement of Assets and Liabilities | 30 | | | |
Statement of Operations | 30 | | | |
Statements of Changes in Net Assets | 31 | | | |
Financial Highlights | 32 | | | |
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Notes to Financial Statements | 33 | | | |
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm | 40 | | | |
Federal Tax Information (Unaudited) | 41 | | | |
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Letter to Shareholders (Unaudited) |
Dear Shareholder:
SUMMARY: With a strong performance in the fourth quarter capping off a good year, the major U.S. stock indexes traded at record highs as December was ending. Stocks withstood the end of the Fed’s quantitative easing program in Q4, as well as steep drops in crude oil prices, to finish the year near their highs. In the first few trading sessions of 2015, there appears to be some rethinking of the significance of collapsing energy prices. Likewise, the dollar’s big gains in 2014 appear to be more problematic as they continue into 2015. The U.S. economy put in a solid fourth quarter – indeed, a solid final nine months of 2014 after the weather-related stumble in the first quarter – one of the few economies to do so. Based on market action in the first weeks of 2015, higher market volatility appears to be our lot in 2015. Investment-grade bonds enjoyed above-average returns in 2014.
U.S. stocks finished 2014 with a strong performance, as returns across the S&P 1500 all-cap spectrum ranged from 13.7% for the S&P 500 (big caps) to 9.8% for the S&P 400 Midcaps to 5.7% for the S&P 600 SmallCaps. This was a reversal from 2013’s performance rankings, when smaller stocks performed better. The generally strong stock market showing in 2014 is impressive, following as it does a 2013 in which returns ranged from 30% to 40%. In the fourth quarter of 2014, the market averages also had to overcome marked weakness in energy stocks, which declined along with crude oil prices. And that they did, as investors concluded that most sectors will benefit from lower energy costs and rising end-user demand. This is not to say that falling oil prices will not cause disruptions outside of the oil patch, only that on a net basis the effects should be constructive for investors.
If there was a theme that defined global stock market action during the second half of 2014, it was cascading oil prices. Crude oil futures prices fell roughly 40% in the final three months of 2014, more than 25% coming after OPEC’s November 27 decision not to defend higher prices – i.e., not to cut production from the 30-million-barrel-per-day level it has maintained since 2011. In the past, when OPEC has reduced its production quotas, it has been Saudi Arabia that has typically absorbed most of the cuts. That is to say, the Saudi’s were one of the few producers not to cheat on quotas. In 2014, the Saudi’s may have been motivated by a desire to enforce more discipline on the other 11 members of OPEC or possibly to impose some pain on enemies such as Iran and Russia or oil shale producers in North America. Then there is also the possibility that, like other cartels before them, OPEC simply lost control of the market as new production ramps up in the United States and elsewhere.
Another important theme of 2014, particularly in the second half, was the strengthening in U.S. employment, which increased more in 2014 than in any year since 1999. Three million net new jobs were created in the non-farm economy during 2014, nearly 900,000 in the fourth quarter. In terms of net new jobs created, the fourth quarter was the best quarter since 2006 – in other words, since before the financial crisis. From December’s household employment survey, we also learned that the civilian unemployment rate declined to a cycle low of 5.6% in December. Less positive were the decline in average hourly earnings and the retreat to a 37-year low in the labor participation rate. On balance, the latest Bureau of Labor Statistics report on employment conditions is a net positive for GDP in the fourth quarter of 2014 but somewhat of a disappointment to those looking for an increasing share of GDP going to labor.
A third theme driving financial markets in 2014 was the muscular performance of the U.S. dollar. The dollar’s strong performance this past year mostly reflected the fact that U.S. economic performance was once again far better than that of most other developed nations. Based on actual results for the first three quarters of 2014 and the Bureau of Economic Analysis advance estimate for Q4, U.S. GDP grew 2.5% in real terms during 2014,
Letter to Shareholders (Unaudited) |
measured Q4 2014 over Q4 2013. Compare that with economic growth estimates running under 1% for Japan and the Euro area. Even China’s economic performance is in some sense inferior to the U.S.’s in that its greater growth rate represents a disappointment relative to higher expectations. What’s more, Chinese economic data are somewhat spurious to begin with. In any event, the Japanese yen and the euro depreciated by 12% in 2014 against the dollar and, more broadly, the value of the dollar increased 13% vis-à-vis a trade-weighted basket of major foreign currencies. This brings the dollar’s appreciation since April 2011 to nearly 25%. The euro/dollar exchange rate at the end of 2014 ($1.21), though close to a nine-year low, was actually a bit stronger than its initial $/€ setting of $1.18.
The dollar’s strong showing in 2014 hurt the returns on foreign stocks and bonds to dollar-based investors. So while the local currency prices of foreign stocks and sovereign bonds had gains last year, for the most part those gains translated into losses in terms of U.S. dollars. Yields on sovereign bonds fell sharply throughout 2014, with German bond yields well on their way to the levels of Japanese Government bonds (JGBs). This spiraling down in German rates to all-time lows carried with it most rates in Europe – Greece being an obvious exception – and was assuredly an important factor in the 100+ basis-point decline in 10-year U.S. Treasury yields from December 2013 through early January 2015. What we admit does not make a lot of sense to us is how yields on Spanish and Italian sovereign debt have fallen to levels up to 50 bps below U.S. Treasurys.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average broke through another historical milestone (18000) in December of 2014, while the S&P 500 fell just short of hitting 2100 for the first time ever. In the volatile first few trading days of 2015, the Dow lost its foothold above 18000 and the S&P 500 slipped back almost to 2000. But as has been the case for much of the past three years, stock prices came roaring back from their mini-correction. Typically, since 2012, it was the easier monetary policies from the Fed that snapped investors out of their foul mood. But in early 2015, it was the prospect of significant bond buying by the European Central Bank – which heretofore has only talked up that possibility without delivering on it – that reversed the downward drift in global stock prices.
Stock prices in the U.S. are not cheap, but neither is the S&P 500’s 17-18 price/earnings multiple on trailing 12-month earnings excessive. Investment-grade fixed-income securities offer little competition to stocks today – the 10-year Treasury note yield has fallen below 2% in January – and outside of the energy sector, corporate fundamentals are on the mend, in Wright’s view. Barring severe market weakness, we believe that the Fed will raise interest rates sometime this summer – if only to get a start on what we believe will be a glacially slow transition to more normal interest rates. This backdrop of moderate growth, low inflation and modestly rising interest rates should prove to be favorable for stocks and not terribly unfavorable for corporate bonds in 2015. One should probably expect the S&P 500’s three-year hiatus from an old-style market correction of 10% or more to end in 2015. Still, the balance sheet of the U.S. stock market appears to have far more going for it than agents working against it, which may extend the bull market that began in March 2009 into a seventh “fat year” in March 2015. If you have any questions on Wright’s views on these matters or on other wealth management issues, please contact me.
Sincerely,
Peter M. Donovan
Chairman & CEO
Management Discussion (Unaudited) |
WRIGHT EQUITY FUNDS
MAJOR BLUE CHIP FUND
The Wright Major Blue Chip Fund (WMBC) is managed as a blend of the large-cap growth and value stocks in the S&P 500 Composite, selected with a focus on the higher-quality issues in the index. The WMBC Fund had a total return of 13.0% in 2014, as compared with a 13.7% return for the S&P 500, the Fund’s benchmark.
The main positive contributors to the Fund’s performance in 2014 were health care stocks, which contributed to its relative performance; roughly two-thirds of this positive contribution was the result of stock selection and roughly one-third came from the Fund’s overweight position in the sector compared with its benchmark (average 2014 portfolio weight of 18% vs 14% for the S&P 500). The Fund also got a positive contribution to its relative performance from stocks in the industrial sector, strictly on stock selection, as the Fund had close to a market weight (11%) in this sector. Technology stocks, which constituted 24% of Fund holdings on average during 2014 as compared to the sector’s 23% weight in the S&P 500, also chipped in with a positive contribution to 2014’s relative performance. Detracting from the Fund’s 2014 relative performance were stocks in the financial sector, where the Fund averaged a slight underweight position during 2014 (15% vs 16%); adverse stock selection accounted for most of the negative contribution to WMBC Fund performance. At December 31, 2014, the WMBC Fund was slightly overweight financial stocks (18% vs 17% at year-end 2014).
Three of the five biggest individual contributors to the Fund’s performance in 2014 were information technology stocks – Intel, Microsoft and Apple – each of which made a healthy contribution to the Fund’s relative performance this past year. Amgen and General Dynamics round out the top five contributors for the year. The biggest individual detractors from the Fund’s performance in 2014 tended to be energy stocks, such as Halliburton, Chevron and Schlumberger, and financial stocks, such as Aflac, Intercontinental Exchange and Mastercard. The Fund was slightly underweight energy stocks and slightly overweight financials at year-end 2014.
The major U.S. stock market indexes hit record highs as 2014 ended, outdoing foreign markets, most of which retreated slightly for the year. The U.S. economy was also one of the few economies to post solid growth this past year, and it did so despite a weather-related stumble in the first quarter. Over the course of 2014, equity investors brushed aside a series of attempts to “correct” lower, including one in the fourth quarter around the time the Fed was ending its QE-3 bond-buying program. Steep drops in crude oil prices hurt stocks in the energy sector, but for the most part the rest of market saw lower energy costs as a good thing, a factor that propelled smaller stocks to a near-10% return in the fourth quarter. In early 2015, there appears to be some rethinking of the significance of collapsing energy prices; might it signal a recessionary drop in global demand? Likewise, the dollar’s strength in 2014 looks more problematic in 2015, threatening export businesses and the profits of multinational corporations.
With its focus on stocks that are, on average, of higher quality than those that populate the S&P 500, the WMBC Fund is believed to be well positioned for what we believe may be a more challenging investment environment in 2015. The WMBC Fund has a higher average weighted market cap than the S&P 500 ($150 billion vs $130 billion) and a five-year earnings growth record nearly as good as that of the S&P 500 (13.3% vs 14.1%). Stocks in the WMBC were judged to be comparatively attractive values relative to the S&P 500 at
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the beginning of 2015: based on current earnings, the WMBC’s average P/E multiple was 18.5x at 12/31/2014 as compared with 18.8x for the S&P 500; based on forecast forward 12 months’ earnings, the WMBC’s P/E was 15.5x vs 16.6x for the S&P 500 benchmark.
SELECTED BLUE CHIP FUND
The Wright Selected Blue Chip Fund (WSBC), a mid-cap blend fund, had a total return of 8.0% in 2014, as compared with its benchmark, the S&P MidCap Index, which returned 9.8%. Over the three years 2012-14, the WSBC Fund has averaged a 0.9% premium over the S&P400 MidCap Index’s 20.0% average annual rate of total return.
The main positive contributors to the Fund’s performance in 2014 were consumer discretionary stocks and, to a lesser degree, industrials and utilities, in each case due mainly to stock selection. Over the course of 2014, the WSBC Fund was slightly overweight all three of these sectors relative to the S&P MidCap index: consumer discretionary, 16% vs 13%; industrials, 19% vs 17%; and utilities, 5.1% vs 4.7%. Financial stocks (average portfolio weight 22% vs 23%) were the main detractors from Fund performance in 2014 on adverse stock selection.
Among individual stocks, the biggest positive contributors to Fund performance for the full year 2014 were Hanesbrands, Alaska Airgoup, Skyworks Solutions, Universal Health and Foot Locker. Detracting from this past year’s relative performance were Waddell & Reed Financial, Bancorpsouth, Hollyfrontier, Neustar, and Acxiom.
With the U.S. economy still growing at a sub-par pace as 2014 was ending, we believe that the WSBC Fund’s focus on quality securities should serve it well in 2015. WSBC continues to be slightly tilted toward the larger companies in the S&P MidCap 400 index, those with larger median ($4.7 billion vs $3.8 billion) and weighted-average market caps ($6.2 billion vs $5.4 billion) compared to the S&P 400. WSBC’s holdings have shown better historical earnings growth than the MidCap index constituents (15% vs 13% for the trailing five years). The WSBC Fund’s year-end 2014 P/E multiples were at a discount to comparable multiples for the S&P 400 MidCaps: 18.2x vs 21.3x on a trailing 12-month earnings basis, and 15.0x vs 18.4x on a forward 12-month basis.
INTERNATIONAL BLUE CHIP FUND
In total return terms, the Wright International Blue Chip Fund (WIBC) had a loss of 6.5% in 2014, about 2.2% more than the MSCI World ex U.S. index, which lost 4.3%. Foreign stocks generally underperformed U.S. stocks during 2014, with much of the underperformance the result of declining foreign currencies.
Stocks in the consumer staples, health care and information technology sectors made positive contributions to the WIBC Fund’s relative performance in 2014, with stock selection (as opposed to big overweight or underweight bets) the main factor. Hurting the Fund’s performance this past year were the financials, industrials and energy sectors. At year-end 2014, financials remained the Fund’s biggest position at 25%, but that was slightly below MSCI World ex U.S. index’s 27% weight; other sector weights were closer to benchmark weights.
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The biggest individual positive contributors to the WIBC Fund’s performance for 2014 were Alimentation Couche-Tard, Astrazeneca, Actelion Limited, Asahi Kasei and Daito Trust Construction. Detractors included Norwegian energy stock Statoil, British maker of power systems Rolls Royce Holdings, German chemical producer BASF, French bank BNP Paribas, and Canadian methanol supplier/distributor Methanex. In the aggregate, WIBC Fund holdings are priced at a significant discount to the MSCI World ex U.S. index in terms of current price/earnings ratios (13.5 vs 15.8 at December 31, 2014). Over the past five years, WIBC holdings have averaged superior earnings growth rates (16% vs 9%). Average weighted market cap is not significantly different from the MSCI World ex U.S.’s ($56.5 billion vs $55.4 billion).
In their final Open Market Committee of 2014, Fed officials cited economic turmoil abroad as an “important source of downside risks��� to U.S. economic activity and employment. The Fed nonetheless went ahead with indications to the market that it expected interest rates to go higher in 2015. This expectation was premised on foreign policy makers taking appropriate actions to foster greater economic growth and to forestall deflationary pressures, which were judged to be building in several markets around the world. Indeed, one week into 2015, Eurostat reported that consumer prices in the Euro area swung to deflation in the 12 months ended December (-0.2% year-over-year). Oil prices cascading lower were obviously a big factor in the decline in the Eurozone CPI, but prices for any number of goods outside of energy were heading lower as well. What falling oil prices says about slow growth in global demand generally and whether to expect oil prices to remain low for the duration are uncertainties that should make economic policy makers want to err on the side of growth in 2015… |
• Japan’s GDP contracted for two successive quarters, prompting the Abe government to postpone the next phase of sales tax increases scheduled for October 2015 for 18 months and call for new elections. The December 2014 elections strengthened Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s position, allowing BOJ bond buying to continue at a heavy rate and perhaps enabling Abe to gain headway on market reforms, the unused arrow in his policy quiver. |
• The European Central Bank met on January 22, 2015, and as expected the ECB announced plans to purchase 1.1 trillion euros of sovereign bonds and other longer-term securities. The ECB’s foray into quantitative easing is expected to 1) keep long-term interest rates low, 2) force investors out the risk curve, and 3) through the “wealth effect,” increase consumer spending and business investment, resulting in faster economic growth and a firming of prices. • China appears to be targeting 7% economic growth for 2015, down from the official target of 7.5% GDP growth established in 2012. Judging by purchasing managers’ survey readings, though, even 7% growth, which would be the lowest since its brief sojourn in the 6%-7% range in 2008-09, might be a big challenge. The strong showing of Chinese stocks in the second half of 2014 may be one of the few leading indicators pointing toward a sanguine 2015 GDP outlook. • U.S. GDP growth, which was in the 4.5%-5% (annual rate) range during the middle two quarters of 2014, will be hard pressed to achieve anything approaching 4% growth in 2015. Indeed, while there is an outside chance for 3% growth, the impact of falling oil prices on the oil patch – where a fair chunk of recent growth has originated – has made us ease back on our economic growth and inflation projections for the coming year. Compared with other developed economies, the U.S. should be able to continue its above-average showing. • World GDP growth in 2014 is estimated to have inched up from the 2%-2.25% rates of 2012-13 to just shy of 2.5%. Per Bloomberg, consensus forecasts are for gradual improvement to a 3% growth rate by 2016, which presumes that recessions in Europe and Japan will be short-lived. Lower energy prices stand to benefit the oil-importing world but not without disruptions. The debt bubble that kicked off the financial crisis in 2007 has not been deflated – public debt has replaced private debt – suggesting that |
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headwinds will limit global growth for some time to come. Global recession looks to be avoidable, but slower growth does not. |
We continue to see the inclusion of international stocks as likely to enhance risk-adjusted returns in diversified investment portfolios.
CURRENT INCOME FUND
The Wright Current Income Fund (WCIF) had a total return of 4.4% in 2014, 1.6% shy of the total return on the Barclays GNMA bond index, the Fund’s benchmark, which gained 6.0%, and the Barclays U.S. Aggregate bond index, which also had a 6.0% total return this past year. The WCIF Fund is managed to be invested in GNMA issues (mortgage-based securities, known as Ginnie Maes, guaranteed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. government) and other mortgage-based securities. The WCIF Fund is actively managed to maximize income and minimize principal fluctuation. WCIF had a yield of 2.8% at December 31, 2014, calculated according to SEC guidelines. Dividends paid by this Fund may be more or less than implied by this yield.
In addition to its holdings in GNMA-backed mortgage issues, WCIF also holds issues backed by Fannie Mae (FNMA) and Freddie Mac (FHLMC), both of which are under the conservatorship of the U.S. Treasury through the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA). At the end of 2014, the WCIF Fund was 95% invested in agency-backed mortgages, versus 100% for the index, with 5% in cash, cash equivalents or agency securities.
The Fund continues to have a higher average coupon than the GNMA benchmark, reflecting the Fund’s mandate to maximize income. At December 31, 2014, WCIF’s average coupon was 5.1%, compared to 3.9% for the GNMA benchmark. The Fund remains substantially overweight in higher coupon mortgages relative to its benchmark. At the end of the year, the Fund held 69% of its assets in mortgages with 5% or greater coupons, compared to only 14% for the benchmark. The Fund’s biggest positions were in mortgages with 5%-6% coupons (36%, versus 11% for the index) and 6%-7% coupons (28% of the portfolio, compared to 2% for the index). By comparison, 24% of the Fund’s assets were held in mortgages with 3%-5% coupons, compared to 85% for the GNMA benchmark. The emphasis on well-seasoned higher-coupon issues contributes to the Fund’s lesser negative convexity compared to the GNMA benchmark, which tends to result in a more stable performance when interest rates are volatile.
At year-end 2014, the average duration of the mortgages held by the Fund, at 3.8 years, was slightly longer than the GNMA index’s 3.5 year duration. As interest rates fell during 2014, the average duration of the Fund declined to 3.8 from 4.4 years one year earlier; the average duration in the GNMA index shortened to 3.5 years from 5.6 years at the end of 2013. At year-end, 67% of securities held in the Fund had a duration of five years or less, compared to 41% for the benchmark. By contrast, 33% of the Fund’s assets had durations of five years or more, as compared to 59% for the GNMA index.
Yields on sovereign bonds fell sharply in 2014. German bond yields appear to be well on their way to the levels of Japanese Government bonds (JGBs); from a spread of as much as 300 basis points during 2008, German 10-year bund yields ended 2014 within 20 bps of JGBs. That represents a 50 basis-point narrowing in the bund/JGB spread since the beginning of 2014. This spiraling down in German rates has carried with it most rates in Europe and has even been an important factor in the 100+ basis-point decline in 10-year |
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Treasury yields from December 2013 through December 2014. TOTAL RETURN BOND FUND
The Wright Total Return Bond Fund (WTRB), a diversified bond fund, was closed at the end of December 2014. |
Performance Summaries (Unaudited) |
Important The Total Investment Return is the percent return of an initial $10,000 investment made at the beginning of the period to the ending redeemable value assuming all dividends and distributions are reinvested. After-tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates, and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Actual after-tax returns depend on the investor's tax situation and may differ from those shown. After-tax returns are not relevant to investors who hold their fund shares through tax-deferred arrangements such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts. Past performance is not predictive of future performance. |
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WRIGHT SELECTED BLUE CHIP EQUITIES FUND | |
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Industry Weightings | | Ten Largest Stock Holdings |
% of net assets @ 12/31/14 | | % of net assets @ 12/31/14 |
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Capital Goods Health Care Equipment & Services | | 8.6 7.5 | % % | | Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment | | 3.2 | % | | Hanesbrands, Inc. Skyworks Solutions, Inc. | | 3.4 3.2 | % % |
Commercial & Professional Services | | 6.9 | % | | Diversified Financials | | 3.0 | % | | UGI Corp. | | 3.0 | % |
Technology Hardware & Equipment | | 6.7 | % | | Energy | | 2.4 | % | | Foot Locker, Inc. | | 2.8 | % |
Materials | | 6.5 | % | | Consumer Services | | 2.2 | % | | Brinker International, Inc. | | 2.7 | % |
Real Estate | | 6.3 | % | | Household & Personal Products | | 2.2 | % | | Omega Healthcare Investors, Inc. REIT | | 2.7 | % |
Utilities | | 6.3 | % | | Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology | | 2.0 | % | | Packaging Corp. of America | | 2.5 | % |
Insurance | | 5.5 | % | | Transportation | | 1.9 | % | | Carlisle Cos., Inc. | | 2.5 | % |
Banks | | 5.4 | % | | Media | | 1.7 | % | | Deluxe Corp. | | 2.4 | % |
Retailing | | 5.1 | % | | Automobiles & Components | | 1.4 | % | | Centene Corp. | | 2.4 | % |
Software & Services | | 4.6 | % | | Industrial | | 1.3 | % | | | | | |
Consumer Discretionary | | 3.8 | % | | Food, Beverage & Tobacco | | 1.1 | % | | | | | |
Consumer Durables & Apparel | | 3.4 | % | | Communications Equipment | | 0.6 | % | | | | | |
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WRIGHT MAJOR BLUE CHIP EQUITIES FUND | |
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Industry Weightings | | Ten Largest Stock Holdings |
% of net assets @ 12/31/14 | | % of net assets @ 12/31/14 |
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Software & Services Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology | | 11.7 10.4 | % % | | Semiconductor Equipment & Products | | 4.2 | % | | Johnson & Johnson Microsoft Corp. | | 4.8 4.8 | % % |
Capital Goods | | 10.1 | % | | Retailing | | 3.7 | % | | JPMorgan Chase & Co. | | 4.5 | % |
Banks | | 8.9 | % | | Utilities | | 3.6 | % | | Bank of America Corp. | | 4.4 | % |
Health Care Equipment & Services | | 8.5 | % | | Insurance | | 3.5 | % | | Intel Corp. | | 4.2 | % |
Technology Hardware & Equipment | | 8.5 | % | | Telecommunication Services | | 3.3 | % | | QUALCOMM, Inc. | | 4.1 | % |
Energy | | 7.6 | % | | Consumer Durables & Apparel | | 1.4 | % | | Coca-Cola Co. (The) | | 4.0 | % |
Diversified Financials | | 5.8 | % | | Materials | | 1.0 | % | | Oracle Corp. | | 4.0 | % |
Food, Beverage & Tobacco | | 5.3 | % | | Industrial | | 0.7 | % | | 3M Co. | | 3.9 | % |
| | | | | Media | | 0.2 | % | | Amgen, Inc. | | 3.8 | % |
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WRIGHT INTERNATIONAL BLUE CHIP EQUITIES FUND | |
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Country Weightings | | Ten Largest Stock Holdings |
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Japan | | 24.3 | % | | Ireland | | 1.2 | % | | Nestle SA | | 3.2 | % |
United Kingdom | | 15.9 | % | | Denmark | | 1.0 | % | | Legal & General Group PLC | | 2.8 | % |
Switzerland | | 11.2 | % | | Norway | | 0.7 | % | | KDDI Corp. | | 2.8 | % |
Germany | | 11.1 | % | | Israel | | 0.6 | % | | Swiss Re AG | | 2.8 | % |
Canada France | | 9.9 7.9 | % % | | Netherlands Finland | | 0.6 0.5 | % % | | Alimentation Couche-Tard, Inc.- Class B | | 2.7 | % |
Spain | | 7.1 | % | | Austria | | 0.4 | % | | BASF SE | | 2.5 | % |
Australia | | 2.4 | % | | Sweden | | 0.3 | % | | Actelion, Ltd. | | 2.2 | % |
Italy | | 2.0 | % | | Greece | | 0.2 | % | | Asahi Kasei Corp. | | 2.1 | % |
Hong Kong | | 1.4 | % | | | | | | | BNP Paribas SA | | 2.0 | % |
| | | | | | | | | | Muenchener Rueckversicherungs-Gesellschaft AG – Class R | | 2.0 | % |
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Performance Summaries (Unaudited) |
Performance Summaries (Unaudited) |
WRIGHT CURRENT INCOME FUND | |
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Holdings by Security Type | Five Largest Bond Holdings |
% of net assets @ 12/31/14 | % of net assets @ 12/31/14 |
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Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities | | 94.9 | % | | | | | GNMA, Series 2010-116, Class PB | 5.00% | 06/16/40 | 3.6 | % |
Other U.S. Government Guaranteed | | 2.8 | % | | | | | FNMA Pool #821082 | 6.00% | 03/01/35 | 3.5 | % |
| | | | | | | | Vessel Management Services, Inc. | 5.13% | 04/16/35 | 2.8 | % |
| | | | | | | | FHLMC, Series 4142, Class PN | 2.50% | 12/15/32 | 2.7 | % |
| | | | | | | | FHLMC Gold Pool #Q11280 | 4.00% | 09/01/42 | 2.7 | % |
Weighted Average Maturity | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Fund Expenses (Unaudited) |
Example:
As a shareholder of a fund, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including redemption fees (if applicable); and (2) ongoing costs including management fees; distribution or service fees; and other fund expenses. This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in a 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, 2014 – December 31, 2014).
Actual Expenses:
The first line of the tables shown on the following page 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 tables provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the actual Fund expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year (before expenses), which is not the actual return of the Fund. 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 your 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 tables are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as redemption fees (if applicable). Therefore, the second line of the tables 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.
Fund Expenses (Unaudited) |
EQUITY FUNDS
Wright Selected Blue Chip Equities Fund
| Beginning Account Value (7/1/14) | Ending Account Value (12/31/14) | Expenses Paid During Period* (7/1/14-12/31/14) |
Actual Fund Shares | $1,000.00 | $ 1,039.81 | $7.20 |
Hypothetical (5% return per year before expenses) |
Fund Shares | $1,000.00 | $ 1,018.15 | $7.12 |
*Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio of 1.40% multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 181/365 (to reflect the one-half year period). The example assumes that the $1,000 was invested at the net asset value per share determined at the close of business on June 30, 2014.
Wright Major Blue Chip Equities Fund
| Beginning Account Value (7/1/14) | Ending Account Value (12/31/14) | Expenses Paid During Period* (7/1/14-12/31/14) |
Actual Fund Shares | $1,000.00 | $1,043.15 | $7.21 |
Hypothetical (5% return per year before expenses) |
Fund Shares | $1,000.00 | $1,018.15 | $7.12 |
*Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio of 1.40% multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 181/365 (to reflect the one-half year period). The example assumes that the $1,000 was invested at the net asset value per share determined at the close of business on June 30, 2014.
Wright International Blue Chip Equities Fund
| Beginning Account Value (7/1/14) | Ending Account Value (12/31/14) | Expenses Paid During Period* (7/1/14-12/31/14) |
Actual Fund Shares | $1,000.00 | $888.90 | $8.81 |
Hypothetical (5% return per year before expenses) |
Fund Shares | $1,000.00 | $1,015.88 | $9.40 |
*Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio of 1.85% multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 181/365 (to reflect the one-half year period). The example assumes that the $1,000 was invested at the net asset value per share determined at the close of business on June 30, 2014.
FIXED-INCOME FUNDS
Wright Current Income Fund
| Beginning Account Value (7/1/14) | Ending Account Value (12/31/14) | Expenses Paid During Period* (7/1/14-12/31/14) |
Actual Fund Shares | $1,000.00 | $1,019.15 | $4.58 |
Hypothetical (5% return per year before expenses) |
Fund Shares | $1,000.00 | $1,020.67 | $4.58 |
*Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio of 0.90% multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 181/365 (to reflect the one-half year period). The example assumes that the $1,000 was invested at the net asset value per share determined at the close of business on June 30, 2014.
Wright Selected Blue Chip Equities Fund (WSBC) Portfolio of Investments - As of December 31, 2014 |
EQUITY INTERESTS - 99.6% |
AUTOMOBILES & COMPONENTS - 1.4% |
Gentex Corp. | 14,510 | | $ | 524,246 | |
BANKS - 5.4% |
BancorpSouth, Inc. | 5,810 | | $ | 130,783 | |
Commerce Bancshares, Inc. | 3,722 | | | 161,870 | |
East West Bancorp, Inc. | 10,400 | | | 402,584 | |
Fulton Financial Corp. | 67,355 | | | 832,508 | |
New York Community Bancorp, Inc. | 23,115 | | | 369,840 | |
Valley National Bancorp | 12,190 | | | 118,365 | |
| | | $ | 2,015,950 | |
CAPITAL GOODS - 8.6% |
AECOM Technology Corp.* | 23,245 | | $ | 705,951 | |
Alliant Techsystems, Inc. | 4,685 | | | 544,631 | |
Carlisle Cos., Inc. | 10,210 | | | 921,350 | |
Esterline Technologies Corp.* | 1,990 | | | 218,263 | |
Exelis, Inc. | 18,620 | | | 326,409 | |
Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc. | 3,660 | | | 411,604 | |
Vectrus, Inc.* | 3,885 | | | 106,449 | |
| | | $ | 3,234,657 | |
COMMERCIAL & PROFESSIONAL SERVICES - 6.9% |
Deluxe Corp. | 14,320 | | $ | 891,420 | |
Global Payments, Inc. | 9,950 | | | 803,263 | |
RR Donnelley & Sons Co. | 37,435 | | | 629,095 | |
Towers Watson & Co. - Class A | 2,375 | | | 268,779 | |
| | | $ | 2,592,557 | |
COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT - 0.6% |
ARRIS Group, Inc.* | 7,125 | | $ | 215,104 | |
CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY - 3.8% |
Brinker International, Inc. | 17,595 | | $ | 1,032,651 | |
Signet Jewelers, Ltd. | 2,890 | | | 380,237 | |
| | | $ | 1,412,888 | |
CONSUMER DURABLES & APPAREL - 3.4% |
Hanesbrands, Inc. | 11,365 | | $ | 1,268,561 | |
CONSUMER SERVICES - 2.2% |
Apollo Education Group, Inc.* | 9,950 | | $ | 339,395 | |
DeVry Education Group, Inc. | 10,015 | | | 475,412 | |
| | | $ | 814,807 | |
DIVERSIFIED FINANCIALS - 3.0% |
MSCI, Inc. | 7,770 | | $ | 368,609 | |
Raymond James Financial, Inc. | 6,935 | | | 397,306 | |
Signature Bank* | 1,340 | | | 168,786 | |
Waddell & Reed Financial, Inc. - Class A | 4,085 | | | 203,515 | |
| | | $ | 1,138,216 | |
ENERGY - 2.4% |
Cimarex Energy Co. | 1,275 | | $ | 135,150 | |
HollyFrontier Corp. | 17,119 | | | 641,620 | |
Superior Energy Services, Inc. | 3,285 | | | 66,193 | |
Western Refining, Inc. | 1,790 | | | 67,626 | |
| | | $ | 910,589 | |
FOOD, BEVERAGE & TOBACCO - 1.1% |
Ingredion, Inc. | 3,465 | | $ | 293,971 | |
Keurig Green Mountain, Inc. | 1,005 | | | 133,057 | |
| | | $ | 427,028 | |
HEALTH CARE EQUIPMENT & SERVICES - 7.5% |
Align Technology, Inc.* | 2,010 | | $ | 112,379 | |
Centene Corp.* | 8,540 | | | 886,879 | |
Health Net, Inc.* | 8,475 | | | 453,667 | |
MEDNAX, Inc.* | 2,480 | | | 163,953 | |
Omnicare, Inc. | 5,265 | | | 383,976 | |
Universal Health Services, Inc. - Class B | 5,715 | | | 635,851 | |
VCA, Inc.* | 3,850 | | | 187,765 | |
| | | $ | 2,824,470 | |
HOUSEHOLD & PERSONAL PRODUCTS - 2.2% |
Energizer Holdings, Inc. | 6,550 | | $ | 842,068 | |
INDUSTRIAL - 1.3% |
Con-way, Inc. | 2,315 | | $ | 113,852 | |
JetBlue Airways Corp.* | 12,920 | | | 204,911 | |
Kirby Corp.* | 1,945 | | | 157,039 | |
| | | $ | 475,802 | |
INSURANCE - 5.5% |
American Financial Group, Inc. | 6,320 | | $ | 383,750 | |
Everest Re Group, Ltd. | 1,025 | | | 174,558 | |
HCC Insurance Holdings, Inc. | 16,115 | | | 862,475 | |
Reinsurance Group of America, Inc. | 3,275 | | | 286,955 | |
WR Berkley Corp. | 7,127 | | | 365,330 | |
| | | $ | 2,073,068 | |
MATERIALS - 6.5% |
Albemarle Corp. | 5,200 | | $ | 312,676 | |
Olin Corp. | 10,850 | | | 247,055 | |
Packaging Corp. of America | 11,945 | | | 932,307 | |
Rock-Tenn Co. - Class A | 7,320 | | | 446,374 | |
Steel Dynamics, Inc. | 11,405 | | | 225,135 | |
Worthington Industries, Inc. | 9,505 | | | 286,005 | |
| | | $ | 2,449,552 | |
MEDIA - 1.7% |
John Wiley & Sons, Inc. - Class A | 3,280 | | $ | 194,307 | |
Meredith Corp. | 8,410 | | | 456,831 | |
| | | $ | 651,138 | |
PHARMACEUTICALS & BIOTECHNOLOGY - 2.0% |
Charles River Laboratories International, Inc.* | 3,210 | | $ | 204,284 | |
United Therapeutics Corp.* | 4,175 | | | 540,621 | |
| | | $ | 744,905 | |
REAL ESTATE - 6.3% |
American Campus Communities, Inc. REIT | 5,395 | | $ | 223,137 | |
Corrections Corp. of America REIT | 9,695 | | | 352,317 | |
Jones Lang LaSalle, Inc. | 5,200 | | | 779,636 | |
Omega Healthcare Investors, Inc. REIT | 26,260 | | | 1,025,978 | |
| | | $ | 2,381,068 | |
See Notes to Financial Statements. | 19 | |
Wright Selected Blue Chip Equities Fund (WSBC) Portfolio of Investments - As of December 31, 2014 |
RETAILING - 5.1% |
Advance Auto Parts, Inc. | 3,460 | | $ | 551,109 | |
Big Lots, Inc. | 8,220 | | | 328,964 | |
Foot Locker, Inc. | 18,490 | | | 1,038,768 | |
| | | $ | 1,918,841 | |
SEMICONDUCTORS & SEMICONDUCTOR EQUIPMENT - 3.2% |
Skyworks Solutions, Inc. | 16,630 | | $ | 1,209,167 | |
SOFTWARE & SERVICES - 4.6% |
Alliance Data Systems Corp.* | 2,275 | | $ | 650,764 | |
Cadence Design Systems, Inc.* | 35,765 | | | 678,462 | |
NeuStar, Inc. - Class A* | 14,770 | | | 410,606 | |
| | | $ | 1,739,832 | |
TECHNOLOGY HARDWARE & EQUIPMENT - 6.7% |
Arrow Electronics, Inc.* | 10,530 | | $ | 609,582 | |
Avnet, Inc. | 12,520 | | | 538,610 | |
Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. | 8,475 | | | 391,375 | |
Ingram Micro, Inc.* | 6,740 | | | 186,294 | |
PTC, Inc.* | 4,955 | | | 181,601 | |
Tech Data Corp.* | 5,650 | | | 357,249 | |
Zebra Technologies Corp.* | 3,080 | | | 238,423 | |
| | | $ | 2,503,134 | |
TRANSPORTATION - 1.9% |
Alaska Air Group, Inc. | 11,945 | | $ | 713,833 | |
UTILITIES - 6.3% |
Great Plains Energy, Inc. | 15,090 | | $ | 428,707 | |
IDACORP, Inc. | 6,230 | | | 412,363 | |
ONE Gas, Inc. | 9,786 | | | 403,379 | |
UGI Corp. | 29,857 | | | 1,133,969 | |
| | | $ | 2,378,418 | |
TOTAL EQUITY INTERESTS - 99.6% (identified cost, $28,229,183) | | $ | 37,459,899 | |
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS - 0.3% |
Fidelity Government Money Market Fund, 0.01% (1) | 121,978 | | $ | 121,978 | |
TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS - 0.3% (identified cost, $121,978) | | $ | 121,978 | |
TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 99.9% (identified cost, $28,351,161) | | $ | 37,581,877 | |
OTHER ASSETS, IN EXCESS OF LIABILITIES — 0.1% | | | 27,995 | |
NET ASSETS — 100.0% | | $ | 37,609,872 | |
REIT — Real Estate Investment Trust
* | Non-income producing security. |
(1) Variable rate security. Rate presented is as of December 31, 2014.
See Notes to Financial Statements. | 20 | |
Wright Selected Blue Chip Equities Fund (WSBC) |
STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES |
As of December 31, 2014 |
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ASSETS: | | | TRUE | |
| Investments, at value | | | | |
| (identified cost $28,351,161) (Note 1A) | | $ | 37,581,877 | ###### |
| Dividends receivable | | | 40,001 | |
| Prepaid expenses and other assets | | | 9,800 | |
| Total assets | | $ | 37,631,678 | |
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LIABILITIES: | | | | |
| Payable for fund shares reacquired | | $ | 5,095 | |
| Accrued expenses and other liabilities | | | 16,711 | |
| Total liabilities | | $ | 21,806 | |
NET ASSETS | | $ | 37,609,872 | |
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NET ASSETS CONSIST OF: | | | | |
| Paid-in capital | | $ | 26,651,724 | |
| Accumulated net realized gain on investments | | | 1,727,432 | |
| Unrealized appreciation on investments | | | 9,230,716 | |
| Net assets applicable to outstanding shares | | $ | 37,609,872 | |
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SHARES OF BENEFICIAL INTEREST OUTSTANDING AT $0.000 PAR VALUE (UNLIMITED SHARES AUTHORIZED) | | | 2,952,997 | |
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NET ASSET VALUE, OFFERING PRICE, AND REDEMPTION PRICE PER SHARE OF BENEFICIAL INTEREST | | $ | 12.74 | |
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STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS |
For the Year Ended December 31, 2014 |
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INVESTMENT INCOME (Note 1C) | | | TRUE | |
3E+07 | Dividend income | | $ | 646,415 | |
| Total investment income | | $ | 646,415 | |
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Expenses – | | | | |
| Investment adviser fee (Note 3) | | $ | 234,545 | |
| Administrator fee (Note 3) | | | 46,909 | |
| Trustee expense (Note 3) | | | 14,403 | |
| Custodian fee | | | 5,007 | |
| Accountant fee | | | 39,175 | |
| Distribution expenses (Note 4) | | | 97,726 | |
| Transfer agent fee | | | 28,628 | |
| Printing | | | 165 | |
| Shareholder communications | | | 5,466 | |
| Audit services | | | 17,000 | |
| Legal services | | | 49,744 | |
| Compliance services | | | 6,221 | |
| Registration costs | | | 19,600 | |
| Interest expense (Note 8) | | | 1,795 | |
| Miscellaneous | | | 23,412 | |
| Total expenses | | $ | 589,796 | |
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Deduct – | | | | |
| Waiver and/or reimbursement by the principal underwriter and/or investment adviser (Note 4) | | $ | (19,420 | ) |
| Net expenses | | $ | 570,376 | |
| Net investment income | | $ | 76,039 | |
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REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS) ON INVESTMENTS: | |
| Net realized gain on investment transactions | | $ | 6,165,711 | |
| Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments | | | (3,334,464 | ) |
| Net realized and unrealized gain on investments | | $ | 2,831,247 | |
| Net increase in net assets from operations | | $ | 2,907,286 | |
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See Notes to Financial Statements. | 21 | |
Wright Selected Blue Chip Equities Fund (WSBC) |
| | | Years Ended | |
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS | | December 31, 2014 | | December 31, 2013 | |
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INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS: | | | | | | | | | |
From operations – | | | | | | | | | |
| Net investment income (loss) | | $ | 76,039 | | | $ | (20,491 | ) | |
0 | Net realized gain on investment transactions | | | 6,165,711 | | | | 5,721,464 | | |
| Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments | | | (3,334,464 | ) | | | 6,436,418 | | |
| Net increase in net assets from operations | | $ | 2,907,286 | | | $ | 12,137,391 | | |
Distributions to shareholders (Note 2) | | | | | | | | | |
| From net investment income | | $ | (97,816 | ) | | $ | (7,466 | ) | |
| From net realized capital gains | | | (6,795,055 | ) | | | (4,709,210 | ) | |
| Total distributions | | $ | (6,892,871 | ) | | $ | (4,716,676 | ) | |
Net increase in net assets resulting from fund share transactions (Note 6) | | $ | 1,391,495 | | | $ | 2,860,851 | | |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets | | $ | (2,594,090 | ) | | $ | 10,281,566 | | |
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NET ASSETS: | | | | | | | | | |
| At beginning of year | | | 40,203,962 | | | | 29,922,396 | | |
| At end of year | | $ | 37,609,872 | | | $ | 40,203,962 | | |
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See Notes to Financial Statements. | 22 | |
Wright Selected Blue Chip Equities Fund (WSBC) |
These financial highlights reflect selected data for a share outstanding throughout each year. | | | | |
| | Years Ended December 31, |
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS | | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 |
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Net asset value, beginning of year | | $ | 14.160 | | $ | 11.530 | | $ | 10.280 | | $ | 10.400 | | $ | 8.400 | |
Income (loss) from investment operations: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income (loss) (1) | | | 0.027 | | | (0.007 | ) | | 0.028 | | | (0.018 | ) | | (0.022 | ) |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | | | 1.043 | | | 4.412 | | | 1.616 | | | (0.102 | ) | | 2.030 | |
| Total income (loss) from investment operations | | 1.070 | | | 4.405 | | | 1.644 | | | (0.120 | ) | | 2.008 | |
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Less distributions: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
From net investment income | | | (0.036 | ) | | — | (2) | (0.025 | ) | | — | | | (0.008 | ) |
From net realized gains | | | (2.454 | ) | | (1.775 | ) | (0.369 | ) | | — | | | — | |
| Total distributions | | | (2.490 | ) | | (1.775 | ) | | (0.394 | ) | | — | | | (0.008 | ) |
Net asset value, end of year | | $ | 12.740 | | $ | 14.160 | | $ | 11.530 | | $ | 10.280 | | $ | 10.400 | |
Total Return(3) | | | 7.99 | % | | 39.82 | % | | 16.02 | % | | (1.15 | )% | | 23.93 | % |
Ratios/Supplemental Data(4): | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of year (000 omitted) | | $37,610 | | $40,204 | | $29,922 | | $32,362 | | $28,370 | |
Ratios (As a percentage of average daily net assets): |
Net expenses | | | 1.45 | % | 1.40 | % | 1.40 | % | 1.40 | % | 1.40 | % |
Net investment income (loss) | | | 0.19 | % | (0.06 | )% | 0.25 | % | (0.17 | )% | (0.24 | )% |
Portfolio turnover rate | | | 66 | % | 76 | % | 54 | % | 82 | % | 60 | % |
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| | | | For the years ended December 31, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011 and 2010 | For the years ended December 31, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011 and 2010 | | | | | | | |
(1) | Computed using average shares outstanding. |
(2) | Less than $0.001 per share. |
(3) | Total return is calculated assuming a purchase at the net asset value on the first day and a sale at the net asset value on the last day of each year reported. Dividends and distributions, if any, are assumed to be reinvested at the net asset value on the reinvestment date. |
(4) | For each of the years presented, the operating expenses of the Fund were reduced by a waiver of fees and/or allocation of expenses to the principal underwriter and/or investment adviser. Had such action not been undertaken, expenses and net investment income (loss) ratios would have been as follows: |
| | | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 |
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Ratios (As a percentage of average daily net assets): |
Expenses | | | 1.51 | % | | 1.43 | % | | 1.48 | % | | 1.46 | % | | 1.79 | % |
Net investment income (loss) | | | 0.13 | % | | (0.09 | )% | | 0.17 | % | | (0.23 | )% | | (0.63 | )% |
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See Notes to Financial Statements. | 23 | |
Wright Major Blue Chip Equities Fund (WMBC) Portfolio of Investments - As of December 31, 2014 |
BANKS - 8.9% |
Bank of America Corp. | 39,110 | | $ | 699,678 | |
JPMorgan Chase & Co. | 11,455 | | | 716,854 | |
| | | $ | 1,416,532 | |
CAPITAL GOODS - 10.1% |
3M Co. | 3,825 | | $ | 628,524 | |
General Dynamics Corp. | 3,915 | | | 538,782 | |
Rockwell Automation, Inc. | 4,040 | | | 449,248 | |
| | | $ | 1,616,554 | |
CONSUMER DURABLES & APPAREL - 1.4% |
Garmin, Ltd. | 2,335 | | $ | 123,358 | |
Polaris Industries, Inc. | 465 | | | 70,327 | |
Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc. | 395 | | | 30,099 | |
| | | $ | 223,784 | |
DIVERSIFIED FINANCIALS - 5.8% |
Affiliated Managers Group, Inc.* | 1,055 | | $ | 223,913 | |
CBRE Group, Inc. - Class A* | 1,535 | | | 52,574 | |
Franklin Resources, Inc. | 1,525 | | | 84,439 | |
T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. | 6,465 | | | 555,085 | |
| | | $ | 916,011 | |
ENERGY - 7.6% |
California Resources Corp.* | 378 | | $ | 2,083 | |
Chevron Corp. | 3,720 | | | 417,310 | |
Halliburton Co. | 6,045 | | | 237,750 | |
Occidental Petroleum Corp. | 945 | | | 76,176 | |
Schlumberger, Ltd. | 5,530 | | | 472,317 | |
| | | $ | 1,205,636 | |
FOOD, BEVERAGE & TOBACCO - 5.3% |
Coca-Cola Co. (The) | 15,090 | | $ | 637,100 | |
Monster Beverage Corp.* | 1,945 | | | 210,741 | |
| | | $ | 847,841 | |
HEALTH CARE EQUIPMENT & SERVICES - 8.5% |
Abbott Laboratories | 9,175 | | $ | 413,059 | |
Humana, Inc. | 3,370 | | | 484,033 | |
Stryker Corp. | 4,895 | | | 461,745 | |
| | | $ | 1,358,837 | |
INDUSTRIAL - 0.7% |
Cummins, Inc. | 770 | | $ | 111,011 | |
INSURANCE - 3.5% |
MetLife, Inc. | 10,250 | | $ | 554,422 | |
MATERIALS - 1.0% |
CF Industries Holdings, Inc. | 575 | | $ | 156,710 | |
MEDIA - 0.2% |
Scripps Networks Interactive, Inc. - Class A | 395 | | $ | 29,732 | |
PHARMACEUTICALS & BIOTECHNOLOGY - 10.4% |
Amgen, Inc. | 3,830 | | $ | 610,081 | |
Gilead Sciences, Inc.* | 3,005 | | | 283,251 | |
Johnson & Johnson | 7,265 | | | 759,701 | |
| | | $ | 1,653,033 | |
RETAILING - 3.7% |
TJX Cos., Inc. (The) | 8,605 | | $ | 590,131 | |
SEMICONDUCTOR EQUIPMENT & PRODUCTS - 4.2% |
Intel Corp. | 18,295 | | $ | 663,926 | |
SOFTWARE & SERVICES - 11.7% |
Google, Inc. - Class A* | 175 | | $ | 92,866 | |
Google, Inc. - Class C* | 175 | | | 92,120 | |
Intuit, Inc. | 795 | | | 73,291 | |
MasterCard, Inc. - Class A | 1,190 | | | 102,530 | |
Microsoft Corp. | 16,290 | | | 756,670 | |
Oracle Corp. | 14,030 | | | 630,929 | |
Visa, Inc. - Class A | 445 | | | 116,679 | |
| | | $ | 1,865,085 | |
TECHNOLOGY HARDWARE & EQUIPMENT - 8.5% |
Apple, Inc. | 5,030 | | $ | 555,211 | |
QUALCOMM, Inc. | 8,715 | | | 647,786 | |
Western Digital Corp. | 1,355 | | | 149,999 | |
| | | $ | 1,352,996 | |
TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES - 3.3% |
AT&T, Inc. | 15,865 | | $ | 532,905 | |
UTILITIES - 3.6% |
NextEra Energy, Inc. | 5,370 | | $ | 570,777 | |
TOTAL EQUITY INTERESTS - 98.4% (identified cost, $13,250,928) | | $ | 15,665,923 | |
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS - 1.4% |
Fidelity Government Money Market Fund, 0.01% (1) | 219,716 | | $ | 219,716 | |
TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS - 1.4% (identified cost, $219,716) | | $ | 219,716 | |
TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 99.8% (identified cost, $13,470,644) | | $ | 15,885,639 | |
OTHER ASSETS, IN EXCESS OF LIABILITIES — 0.2% | | | 39,271 | |
NET ASSETS — 100.0% | | $ | 15,924,910 | |
* — Non-income producing security.
(1) | Variable rate security. Rate presented is as of December 31, 2014. |
See Notes to Financial Statements. | 24 | |
Wright Major Blue Chip Equities Fund (WMBC) |
STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES |
As of December 31, 2014 |
| | | | | | |
ASSETS: | | | TRUE | |
| Investments, at value | | | | |
| (identified cost $13,470,644) (Note 1A) | | $ | 15,885,639 | ###### |
| Receivable for fund shares sold | | | 34,128 | |
| Dividends receivable | | | 7,142 | |
| Prepaid expenses and other assets | | | 8,068 | |
| Total assets | | $ | 15,934,977 | |
| | | | | | |
LIABILITIES: | | | | |
| Accrued expenses and other liabilities | | | 10,067 | |
| Total liabilities | | $ | 10,067 | |
NET ASSETS | | $ | 15,924,910 | |
| | | | | | |
NET ASSETS CONSIST OF: | | | | |
| Paid-in capital | | $ | 14,542,718 | |
| Accumulated net realized loss on investments | | | (1,035,111 | ) |
| Undistributed net investment income | | | 2,308 | |
| Unrealized appreciation on investments | | | 2,414,995 | |
| Net assets applicable to outstanding shares | | $ | 15,924,910 | |
| | | | | | |
SHARES OF BENEFICIAL INTEREST OUTSTANDING AT $0.000 PAR VALUE (UNLIMITED SHARES AUTHORIZED) | | | 833,780 | |
| | | | | | |
NET ASSET VALUE, OFFERING PRICE, AND REDEMPTION PRICE PER SHARE OF BENEFICIAL INTEREST | | $ | 19.10 | |
| | | | | | |
STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS |
For the Year Ended December 31, 2014 |
| | | | | | |
INVESTMENT INCOME (Note 1C) | | | TRUE | |
1E+07 | Dividend income | | $ | 369,107 | |
| Total investment income | | $ | 369,107 | |
| | | | | | |
Expenses – | | | | |
| Investment adviser fee (Note 3) | | $ | 104,798 | |
| Administrator fee (Note 3) | | | 20,960 | |
| Trustee expense (Note 3) | | | 14,403 | |
| Custodian fee | | | 5,000 | |
| Accountant fee | | | 37,419 | |
| Distribution expenses (Note 4) | | | 43,666 | |
| Transfer agent fee | | | 25,082 | |
| Printing | | | 73 | |
| Shareholder communications | | | 4,559 | |
| Audit services | | | 17,000 | |
| Legal services | | | 11,068 | |
| Compliance services | | | 5,545 | |
| Registration costs | | | 19,129 | |
| Interest expense (Note 8) | | | 766 | |
| Miscellaneous | | | 15,670 | |
| Total expenses | | $ | 325,138 | |
| | | | | | |
Deduct – | | | | |
| Waiver and/or reimbursement by the principal underwriter and/or investment adviser (Note 4) | | $ | (79,843 | ) |
| Net expenses | | $ | 245,295 | |
| Net investment income | | $ | 123,812 | |
| | | | | | |
REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS) ON INVESTMENTS: | |
| Net realized gain on investment transactions | | $ | 2,701,317 | |
| Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments | | | (677,283 | ) |
| Net realized and unrealized gain on investments | | $ | 2,024,034 | |
| Net increase in net assets from operations | | $ | 2,147,846 | |
| | | | | | |
See Notes to Financial Statements. | 25 | |
Wright Major Blue Chip Equities Fund (WMBC) |
| | | Years Ended | |
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS | | December 31, 2014 | | December 31, 2013 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS: | | | | | | | | | |
From operations – | | | | | | | | | |
| Net investment income | | $ | 123,812 | | | $ | 105,865 | | |
0 | Net realized gain on investment transactions | | | 2,701,317 | | | | 1,526,891 | | |
| Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments | | | (677,283 | ) | | | 3,279,155 | | |
| Net increase in net assets from operations | | $ | 2,147,846 | | | $ | 4,911,911 | | |
Distributions to shareholders (Note 2) | | | | | | | | | |
| From net investment income | | $ | (126,109 | ) | | $ | (103,923 | ) | |
| Total distributions | | $ | (126,109 | ) | | $ | (103,923 | ) | |
Net decrease in net assets resulting from fund share transactions (Note 6) | | $ | (3,788,496 | ) | | $ | (2,675,499 | ) | |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets | | $ | (1,766,759 | ) | | $ | 2,132,489 | | |
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NET ASSETS: | | | | | | | | | |
| At beginning of year | | | 17,691,669 | | | | 15,559,180 | | |
| At end of year | | $ | 15,924,910 | | | $ | 17,691,669 | | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
UNDISTRIBUTED NET INVESTMENT INCOME INCLUDED IN NET ASSETS AT END OF YEAR | | $ | 2,308 | | | $ | 4,605 | | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
See Notes to Financial Statements. | 26 | |
Wright Major Blue Chip Equities Fund (WMBC) |
These financial highlights reflect selected data for a share outstanding throughout each year. | | | | |
| | Years Ended December 31, |
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS | | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net asset value, beginning of year | | $ | 17.030 | | $ | 12.690 | | $ | 12.260 | | $ | 12.250 | | $ | 10.870 | |
Income (loss) from investment operations: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income (loss)(1) | | | 0.127 | | | 0.096 | | | 0.082 | | | (0.012 | ) | | 0.044 | |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | | | 2.095 | | | 4.344 | | | 0.437 | | | 0.022 | | | 1.389 | |
| Total income (loss) from investment operations | | 2.222 | | | 4.440 | | | 0.519 | | | 0.010 | | | 1.433 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Less distributions: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
From net investment income | | | (0.152 | ) | | (0.100 | ) | | (0.089 | ) | | — | | | (0.053 | ) |
Net asset value, end of year | | $ | 19.100 | | $ | 17.030 | | $ | 12.690 | | $ | 12.260 | | $ | 12.250 | |
Total Return(2) | | | 13.04 | % | | 35.03 | % | | 4.23 | % | | 0.08 | % | | 13.19 | % |
Ratios/Supplemental Data(3): | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of year (000 omitted) | | $15,925 | | $17,692 | | $15,559 | | $18,921 | | $21,676 | |
Ratios (As a percentage of average daily net assets): |
Net expenses | | | 1.40 | % | 1.40 | % | 1.40 | % | 1.40 | % | 1.41 | % |
Net investment income (loss) | | | 0.71 | % | 0.65 | % | 0.64 | % | (0.09 | )% | 0.39 | % |
Portfolio turnover rate | | | 62 | % | 64 | % | 76 | % | 154 | % | 68 | % |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | For the years ended December 31, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011 and 2010 | For the years ended December 31, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011 and 2010 | | | | | | | |
(1) | Computed using average shares outstanding. |
(2) | Total return is calculated assuming a purchase at the net asset value on the first day and a sale at the net asset value on the last day of each year reported. Dividends and distributions, if any, are assumed to be reinvested at the net asset value on the reinvestment date. |
(3) | For each of the years presented, the operating expenses of the Fund were reduced by a waiver of fees and/or allocation of expenses to the principal underwriter and/or investment adviser. Had such action not been undertaken, expenses and net investment income (loss) ratios would have been as follows: |
| | | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 |
| |
Ratios (As a percentage of average daily net assets): |
Expenses | | | 1.86 | % | | 1.87 | % | | 1.84 | % | | 1.70 | % | | 1.68 | % |
Net investment income (loss) | | | 0.25 | % | | 0.17 | % | | 0.20 | % | | (0.39 | )% | | 0.13 | % |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
See Notes to Financial Statements. | 27 | |
Wright International Blue Chip Equities Fund (WIBC) Portfolio of Investments - As of December 31, 2014 |
AUSTRALIA - 2.4% |
Australia & New Zealand Banking Group, Ltd. | 7,270 | | $ | 190,916 | |
Commonwealth Bank of Australia | 3,850 | | | 269,853 | |
CSL, Ltd. | 842 | | | 59,727 | |
Seek, Ltd. | 9,824 | | | 138,842 | |
| | | $ | 659,338 | |
AUSTRIA - 0.4% |
Voestalpine AG | 2,807 | | $ | 111,392 | |
CANADA - 9.9% |
Alimentation Couche-Tard, Inc. - Class B | 17,911 | | $ | 752,935 | |
Catamaran Corp.* | 6,348 | | | 329,498 | |
CGI Group, Inc. - Class A* | 10,245 | | | 391,756 | |
Magna International, Inc. | 1,490 | | | 161,948 | |
Manulife Financial Corp. | 22,660 | | | 433,929 | |
Methanex Corp. | 3,489 | | | 160,767 | |
Toronto-Dominion Bank (The) | 11,420 | | | 547,312 | |
| | | $ | 2,778,145 | |
DENMARK - 1.0% |
AP Moeller - Maersk A/S - Class B | 134 | | $ | 269,361 | |
FINLAND - 0.5% |
Nokia OYJ | 18,061 | | $ | 143,367 | |
FRANCE - 7.9% |
AXA SA | 12,548 | | $ | 291,603 | |
BNP Paribas SA | 9,454 | | | 563,525 | |
Cie Generale des Etablissements Michelin | 2,510 | | | 228,612 | |
Orange SA | 10,771 | | | 184,423 | |
Societe Generale SA | 4,307 | | | 182,357 | |
Total SA | 10,092 | | | 519,247 | |
Vivendi SA | 6,976 | | | 174,651 | |
Zodiac Aerospace | 2,107 | | | 71,159 | |
| | | $ | 2,215,577 | |
GERMANY - 11.1% |
Allianz SE | 1,424 | | $ | 236,669 | |
BASF SE | 8,289 | | | 700,904 | |
Bayer AG | 2,222 | | | 303,827 | |
Bayerische Motoren Werke AG | 2,199 | | | 238,869 | |
Continental AG | 900 | | | 191,182 | |
Daimler AG | 3,906 | | | 325,984 | |
Muenchener Rueckversicherungs-Gesellschaft AG - Class R | 2,778 | | | 557,172 | |
Siemens AG | 1,227 | | | 139,193 | |
Volkswagen AG | 1,930 | | | 420,605 | |
| | | $ | 3,114,405 | |
GREECE - 0.2% |
Dynagas LNG Partners LP | 3,900 | | $ | 64,038 | |
HONG KONG - 1.4% |
Cheung Kong Holdings, Ltd. | 16,000 | | $ | 268,838 | |
Sun Hung Kai Properties, Ltd. | 8,000 | | | 122,040 | |
| | | $ | 390,878 | |
| Shares | | | Value | |
IRELAND - 1.2% |
Ryanair Holdings PLC* | 15,868 | | $ | 187,978 | |
Shire PLC | 1,984 | | | 140,231 | |
| | | $ | 328,209 | |
ISRAEL - 0.6% |
Check Point Software Technologies, Ltd.* | 2,090 | | $ | 164,211 | |
ITALY - 2.0% |
Enel SpA | 19,668 | | $ | 87,962 | |
Eni SpA | 11,000 | | | 193,136 | |
Intesa Sanpaolo SpA | 99,771 | | | 292,403 | |
| | | $ | 573,501 | |
JAPAN - 24.3% |
ABC-Mart, Inc. | 1,800 | | $ | 87,527 | |
Asahi Kasei Corp. | 63,000 | | | 580,896 | |
Asics Corp. | 4,400 | | | 106,243 | |
Bandai Namco Holdings, Inc. | 5,700 | | | 121,897 | |
Bridgestone Corp. | 3,500 | | | 122,578 | |
Central Japan Railway Co. | 2,191 | | | 331,496 | |
Daiwa Securities Group, Inc. | 26,000 | | | 205,493 | |
Fuji Heavy Industries, Ltd. | 5,100 | | | 182,910 | |
Hitachi Metals, Ltd. | 4,000 | | | 68,794 | |
Hitachi, Ltd. | 21,000 | | | 157,761 | |
Hoya Corp. | 6,600 | | | 225,973 | |
ITOCHU Corp. | 43,400 | | | 467,683 | |
KDDI Corp. | 12,200 | | | 777,108 | |
Konica Minolta, Inc. | 5,800 | | | 64,098 | |
Maeda Road Construction Co., Ltd. | 7,000 | | | 104,625 | |
Mazda Motor Corp. | 13,600 | | | 332,074 | |
Mitsubishi Corp. | 7,800 | | | 144,231 | |
Mitsubishi Electric Corp. | 8,000 | | | 96,484 | |
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. | 22,000 | | | 122,904 | |
Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd. | 1,700 | | | 187,873 | |
NHK Spring Co., Ltd. | 10,500 | | | 92,481 | |
Nippon Paint Holdings Co., Ltd. | 6,000 | | | 176,154 | |
Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Corp. | 5,500 | | | 284,920 | |
Omron Corp. | 3,600 | | | 163,643 | |
ORIX Corp. | 16,600 | | | 210,935 | |
Panasonic Corp. | 7,400 | | | 88,075 | |
Sekisui Chemical Co., Ltd. | 12,000 | | | 145,627 | |
Sekisui House, Ltd. | 5,300 | | | 70,154 | |
Sumitomo Corp. | 16,000 | | | 165,745 | |
Sumitomo Rubber Industries, Ltd. | 10,400 | | | 156,137 | |
Suzuki Motor Corp. | 7,000 | | | 212,519 | |
Tokyo Gas Co., Ltd. | 9,000 | | | 48,950 | |
Toyota Motor Corp. | 7,700 | | | 485,396 | |
| | | $ | 6,789,384 | |
NETHERLANDS - 0.6% |
Boskalis Westminster NV | 3,012 | | $ | 165,650 | |
NORWAY - 0.7% |
Yara International ASA | 4,500 | | $ | 200,346 | |
SPAIN - 7.1% |
Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA | 19,684 | | $ | 187,072 | |
Banco Santander SA | 15,061 | | | 127,499 | |
See Notes to Financial Statements. | 28 | |
Wright International Blue Chip Equities Fund (WIBC) Portfolio of Investments - As of December 31, 2014 |
| Shares | | | Value | |
| | | | | |
Enagas SA | 7,265 | | | 230,193 | |
Gas Natural SDG SA | 18,435 | | | 464,214 | |
Grifols SA | 3,350 | | | 134,257 | |
Iberdrola SA | 61,812 | | | 418,631 | |
Red Electrica Corp. SA | 1,555 | | | 137,754 | |
Telefonica SA | 20,219 | | | 291,635 | |
| | | $ | 1,991,255 | |
SWEDEN - 0.3% |
TeliaSonera AB | 12,115 | | $ | 77,999 | |
SWITZERLAND - 11.2% |
Actelion, Ltd. | 5,338 | | $ | 619,405 | |
Nestle SA | 12,038 | | | 883,784 | |
Novartis AG | 4,120 | | | 382,914 | |
Roche Holding AG | 550 | | | 149,394 | |
Swiss Re AG | 9,196 | | | 774,161 | |
UBS AG* | 8,274 | | | 136,977 | |
Zurich Insurance Group AG (Inhaberktie) | 577 | | | 181,000 | |
| | | $ | 3,127,635 | |
UNITED KINGDOM - 15.9% |
Aberdeen Asset Management PLC | 22,394 | | $ | 150,915 | |
AstraZeneca PLC | 6,491 | | | 461,066 | |
Aviva PLC | 32,290 | | | 243,937 | |
BP PLC | 39,545 | | | 253,425 | |
British American Tobacco PLC | 3,371 | | | 183,968 | |
GlaxoSmithKline PLC | 25,043 | | | 537,305 | |
IMI PLC | 5,884 | | | 115,875 | |
Legal & General Group PLC | 203,073 | | | 787,171 | |
Rio Tinto PLC | 8,453 | | | 395,410 | |
Rolls-Royce Holdings PLC | 30,133 | | | 408,768 | |
Royal Dutch Shell PLC - Class B | 5,504 | | | 191,639 | |
Vodafone Group PLC | 110,815 | | | 384,713 | |
WPP PLC | 15,782 | | | 330,979 | |
| | | $ | 4,445,171 | |
TOTAL EQUITY INTERESTS - 98.7% (identified cost, $22,431,738) | | $ | 27,609,862 | |
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS - 0.9% |
Fidelity Government Money Market Fund, 0.01% (1) | 258,808 | | $ | 258,808 | |
TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS - 0.9% (identified cost, $258,808) | | $ | 258,808 | |
TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 99.6% (identified cost, $22,690,546) | | $ | 27,868,670 | |
OTHER ASSETS, IN EXCESS OF LIABILITIES — 0.4% | | | 123,712 | |
NET ASSETS — 100.0% | | $ | 27,992,382 | |
LP — Limited Partnership
PLC — Public Limited Company
* | Non-income producing security. |
(1) | Variable rate security. Rate presented is as of December 31, 2014. |
See Notes to Financial Statements. | 29 | |
Wright International Blue Chip Equities Fund (WIBC) |
STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES |
As of December 31, 2014 |
| | | | | | |
ASSETS: | | | TRUE | |
| Investments, at value | | | | |
| (identified cost $22,690,546) (Note 1A) | | $ | 27,868,670 | ###### |
| Receivable for fund shares sold | | | 2,352 | |
| Dividends receivable | | | 26,705 | |
| Tax reclaims receivable | | | 103,285 | |
| Prepaid expenses and other assets | | | 9,525 | |
| Total assets | | $ | 28,010,537 | |
| | | | | | |
LIABILITIES: | | | | |
| Payable for fund shares reacquired | | $ | 916 | |
| Due to broker | | | 204 | |
| Accrued expenses and other liabilities | | | 17,035 | |
| Total liabilities | | $ | 18,155 | |
NET ASSETS | | $ | 27,992,382 | |
| | | | | | |
NET ASSETS CONSIST OF: | | | | |
| Paid-in capital | | $ | 74,197,140 | |
| Accumulated net realized loss on investments and foreign currency | | | (51,369,270 | ) |
| Distributions in excess of net investment income | | | (1,499 | ) |
| Unrealized appreciation on investments and foreign currency | | | 5,166,011 | |
| Net assets applicable to outstanding shares | | $ | 27,992,382 | |
| | | | | | |
SHARES OF BENEFICIAL INTEREST OUTSTANDING AT $0.000 PAR VALUE (UNLIMITED SHARES AUTHORIZED) | | | 1,878,798 | |
| | | | | | |
NET ASSET VALUE, OFFERING PRICE, AND REDEMPTION PRICE PER SHARE OF BENEFICIAL INTEREST* | | $ | 14.90 | |
| | | | | | |
* | | Shares redeemed or exchanged within three months of purchase are charged a 2.00% redemption fee. |
STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS |
For the Year Ended December 31, 2014 |
| | | | | | |
INVESTMENT INCOME (Note 1C) | | | TRUE | |
2E+07 | Dividend income (net of foreign taxes $146,005) | | $ | 1,328,887 | |
| Total investment income | | $ | 1,328,887 | |
| | | | | | |
Expenses – | | | | |
| Investment adviser fee (Note 3) | | $ | 252,055 | |
| Administrator fee (Note 3) | | | 53,561 | |
| Trustee expense (Note 3) | | | 14,403 | |
| Custodian fee | | | 32,074 | |
| Accountant fee | | | 62,559 | |
| Distribution expenses (Note 4) | | | 78,767 | |
| Transfer agent fee | | | 44,728 | |
| Printing | | | 133 | |
| Shareholder communications | | | 5,364 | |
| Audit services | | | 17,000 | |
| Legal services | | | 22,127 | |
| Compliance services | | | 5,984 | |
| Registration costs | | | 19,478 | |
| Interest expense (Note 8) | | | 866 | |
| Miscellaneous | | | 23,888 | |
| Total expenses | | $ | 632,987 | |
| | | | | | |
Deduct – | | | | |
| Waiver and/or reimbursement by the principal underwriter and/or investment adviser (Note 4) | | $ | (49,242 | ) |
| Net expenses | | $ | 583,745 | |
| Net investment income | | $ | 745,142 | |
| | | | | | |
REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS) ON INVESTMENTS AND FOREIGN CURRENCY: | |
Net realized gain (loss) – | | | | |
| Investment transactions | | $ | 1,059,269 | |
| Foreign currency transactions | | | (17,463 | ) |
| Net realized loss | | $ | 1,041,806 | |
| | | | | | |
Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) – | | | | |
| Investments | | $ | (3,700,369 | ) |
| Foreign currency translations | | | (14,933 | ) |
| Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments | | $ | (3,715,302 | ) |
| Net realized and unrealized loss on investments and foreign currency translations | | $ | (2,673,496 | ) |
| Net decrease in net assets from operations | | $ | (1,928,354 | ) |
| | | | | | |
See Notes to Financial Statements. | 30 | |
Wright International Blue Chip Equities Fund (WIBC) |
| | | Years Ended | |
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS | | December 31, 2014 | | December 31, 2013 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS: | | | | | | | | | |
From operations – | | | | | | | | | |
| Net investment income | | $ | 745,142 | | | $ | 492,899 | | |
-36553 | Net realized gain on investment and foreign currency transactions | | | 1,041,806 | | | | 2,430,822 | | |
| Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments and foreign currency translations | (3,715,302 | ) | | | 2,597,853 | | |
| Net increase (decrease) in net assets from operations | | $ | (1,928,354 | ) | | $ | 5,521,574 | | |
Distributions to shareholders (Note 2) | | | | | | | | | |
| From net investment income | | $ | (595,650 | ) | | $ | (1,049,112 | ) | |
| Total distributions | | $ | (595,650 | ) | | $ | (1,049,112 | ) | |
Net decrease in net assets resulting from fund share transactions (Note 6) | | $ | (1,550,582 | ) | | $ | (5,661,248 | ) | |
Net decrease in net assets | | $ | (4,074,586 | ) | | $ | (1,188,786 | ) | |
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NET ASSETS: | | | | | | | | | |
| At beginning of year | | | 32,066,968 | | | | 33,255,754 | | |
| At end of year | | $ | 27,992,382 | | | $ | 32,066,968 | | |
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DISTRIBUTIONS IN EXCESS OF NET INVESTMENT INCOME INCLUDED IN NET ASSETS AT END OF YEAR | | $ | (1,499 | ) | | $ | (391,941 | ) | |
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Wright International Blue Chip Equities Fund (WIBC) |
These financial highlights reflect selected data for a share outstanding throughout each year. | | | | |
| | Years Ended December 31, |
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS | | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 |
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Net asset value, beginning of year | | $ | 16.280 | | $ | 14.120 | | $ | 12.580 | | $ | 14.860 | | $ | 14.460 | |
Income (loss) from investment operations: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income (1) | | | 0.382 | | | 0.236 | | | 0.244 | | | 0.224 | | | 0.170 | |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | | | (1.439 | ) | | 2.480 | | | 1.567 | | | (2.256 | ) | | 0.640 | |
| Total income (loss) from investment operations | | (1.057 | ) | | 2.716 | | | 1.811 | | | (2.032 | | | 0.810 | |
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Less distributions: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
From net investment income | | | (0.323 | ) | | (0.556 | ) | | (0.272 | ) | | (0.248 | ) | | (0.410 | ) |
Redemption Fees(1) | | | — | (2) | | — | (2) | | 0.001 | | | — | (2) | | — | (2) |
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Net asset value, end of year | | $ | 14.900 | | $ | 16.280 | | $ | 14.120 | | $ | 12.580 | | $ | 14.860 | |
Total Return(3) | | | (6.51 | )% | | 19.46 | % | | 14.45 | % | | (13.65 | )% | | 5.76 | % |
Ratios/Supplemental Data(4): | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of year (000 omitted) | | $27,992 | | $32,067 | | $33,256 | | $34,250 | | $49,994 | |
Ratios (As a percentage of average daily net assets): |
Net expenses | | | 1.85 | % | 1.85 | % | 1.85 | % | 1.78 | % | 1.74 | % |
Net investment income | | | 2.37 | % | 1.57 | % | 1.84 | % | 1.56 | % | 1.23 | % |
Portfolio turnover rate | | | 57 | % | 45 | % | 58 | % | 50 | % | 92 | % |
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| | | | For the years ended December 31, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011 and 2010 | For the years ended December 31, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011 and 2010 | | | | | | | |
(1) | Computed using average shares outstanding. |
(2) | Less than $0.001 per share. |
(3) | Total return is calculated assuming a purchase at the net asset value on the first day and a sale at the net asset value on the last day of each year reported. Dividends and distributions, if any, are assumed to be reinvested at the net asset value on the reinvestment date. |
(4) | For the years presented, the operating expenses of the Fund were reduced by a waiver of fees and/or allocation of expenses to the principal underwriter and/or investment adviser. Had such action not been undertaken, expenses and net investment income ratios would have been as follows: |
| | | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2010 | | | |
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Ratios (As a percentage of average daily net assets): |
Expenses | | | 2.01 | % | | 2.01 | % | | 2.01 | % | | 1.76 | % | | | |
Net investment income | | | 2.21 | % | | 1.41 | % | | 1.69 | % | | 1.22 | % | | | |
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The Wright Managed Equity Trust Notes to Financial Statements |
1. Significant Accounting Policies Wright Selected Blue Chip Equities Fund (“WSBC”), Wright Major Blue Chip Equities Fund (“WMBC”), and Wright International Blue Chip Equities Fund (“WIBC”) (each a “Fund” and collectively, the “Funds”) (the Funds constituting Wright Managed Equity Trust (the “Trust”)), is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), as a diversified, open-end management investment company. The Funds seek to provide total return consisting of price appreciation and current income. The following is a summary of significant accounting policies consistently followed by the Trust in the preparation of its financial statements. The policies are in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”). A. Investment Valuations – Equity securities listed on a U.S. securities exchange generally are valued at the last sale price on the day of valuation or, if no sales took place on such date, at the mean between the closing bid and asked prices therefore on the exchange where such securities are principally traded. Equity securities listed on the NASDAQ Global or Global Select Market generally are valued at the NASDAQ official closing price. Unlisted or listed securities for which closing sales prices or closing quotations are not available are valued at the mean between the latest available bid and asked prices or, in the case of preferred equity securities that are not listed or traded in the over-the-counter market, by a third party pricing service. Investments in open-end mutual funds are valued at net asset value. Short-term debt securities with a remaining maturity of sixty days or less are generally valued at amortized cost, which approximates market value. If short-term debt securities are acquired with a remaining maturity of more than sixty days, they will be valued by a third party pricing service. Foreign securities and currencies are valued in U.S. dollars, based on foreign currency exchange rate quotations supplied by a third party pricing service. The daily valuation of exchange-traded foreign securities generally is determined as of the close of trading on the principal exchange on which such securities trade. Events occurring after the close of trading on foreign exchanges are monitored by the investment adviser and may result in adjustments to the valuation of foreign securities to more accurately reflect their fair value as of the close of regular trading on the New York Stock Exchange. Investments for which valuations or market quotations are not readily available or are deemed unreliable are valued at fair value using methods determined in good faith by or at the direction of the Trustees of the Funds in a manner that most fairly reflects the security’s value, or the amount that the Funds might reasonably expect to receive for the security upon its current sale in the ordinary course. Each such determination is based on a consideration of all relevant factors, which are likely to vary from one pricing context to another. These factors may include, but are not limited to, the type of security, the existence of any contractual restrictions on the security’s disposition, the price and extent of public trading in similar securities of the issuer or of comparable companies, quotations or relevant information obtained from broker-dealers or other market participants, information obtained from the issuer, analysts, and/or the appropriate stock exchange (for exchange-traded securities), an analysis of the company’s financial condition, and an evaluation of the forces that influence the issuer and the market(s) in which the security is purchased and sold. B. Investment Transactions – Investment transactions for financial statement purposes are accounted for on a trade date basis. Realized gains and losses on investments sold are determined on the basis of identified cost. C. Income – Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date. However, if the ex-dividend date has passed, certain dividends from foreign securities are recorded as the Funds are informed of the ex-dividend date. Withholding taxes on foreign dividends and capital gains have been provided for in accordance with the Funds’ understanding of applicable countries’ tax rules and rates. Interest income is recorded on the basis of interest accrued, adjusted for amortization of premium and accretion of discount. D. Federal Taxes – Each Fund’s policy is to comply with the provisions of the Internal Revenue Code (the “Code”) applicable to regulated investment companies and to distribute to shareholders each year substantially all of its taxable income and all or substantially all of its net realized capital gains. Accordingly, no provision for federal income or excise tax is necessary. Foreign taxes are provided for based on WIBC’s understanding of the tax rules and rates that exist in the foreign markets in which it invests. At December 31, 2014, |
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WMBC and WIBC, for federal income tax purposes, have capital loss carryforwards of $1,004,704 and $50,437,260, respectively, which will reduce each Fund’s taxable income arising from future net realized gain on investment transactions, if any, to the extent permitted by the Code, and thus will reduce the amount of the distributions to shareholders, which would otherwise be necessary to relieve the Funds of any liability for federal income or excise tax. Pursuant to the Code, such capital loss carryforwards will expire as follows:
December 31, | WMBC | WIBC |
2016 | $ - | $15,739,844 |
2017 | 1,004,704 | 34,697,416 |
As of December 31, 2014, the Funds had no uncertain tax positions that would require financial statement recognition, de-recognition, or disclosure. Each of the Funds’ federal tax returns filed in the 3-year period ended December 31, 2014, remains subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service.
E. Expenses – The majority of expenses of the Trust are directly identifiable to an individual Fund. Expenses which are not readily identifiable to a specific Fund are allocated taking into consideration, among other things, the nature and type of expense and the relative size of the Funds.
F. Redemption Fees – A shareholder who redeems or exchanges shares of WIBC within three months of purchase will incur a redemption fee of 2.00% of the current net asset value of shares redeemed, subject to certain limitations. The fee is charged for the benefit of the remaining shareholders and will be paid to WIBC to help offset transaction costs. The fee is accounted for as an addition to paid-in capital. The Fund reserves the right to modify the terms of or terminate the fee at any time. There are limited exceptions to the imposition of the redemption fee.
G. Foreign Currency Translation – Investment valuations, other assets, and liabilities initially expressed in foreign currencies are translated each business day into U.S. dollars based upon current exchange rates. Purchases and sales of foreign investment securities and income and expenses denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollars based upon currency exchange rates in effect on the respective dates of such transactions. Reported net realized foreign exchange gains or losses arise from sales of foreign currencies, 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 Funds’ books and the U.S. dollar equivalent of the amounts actually received or paid. The portion of unrealized gains and losses on investments that results from fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates is not separately disclosed.
H. Use of Estimates – The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of income and expense during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
I. Indemnifications – Under each Fund’s organizational documents, its officers and Trustees may be indemnified against certain liabilities and expenses arising out of the performance of their duties to the Funds, and shareholders are indemnified against personal liability for the obligations of the Funds. Additionally, in the normal course of business, the Funds enter into agreements with service providers that may contain indemnification clauses. Each Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Funds that have not yet occurred.
2. Distributions to Shareholders
It is the present policy of the Trust to make annual distributions of all or substantially all of the net investment income of the Funds and to distribute annually all or substantially all of the net realized capital gains (reduced by available capital loss carryforwards from prior years, if any) of the Funds. Distributions to shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Shareholders may reinvest income and capital gain distributions in additional shares of the same Fund at the net asset value as of the reinvestment date or, at the election of the shareholder,
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receive distributions in cash. The Funds distinguish between distributions on a tax basis and a financial reporting basis. GAAP requires that only distributions in excess of tax basis earnings and profits be reported in the financial statements as a return of capital. Permanent differences between book and tax accounting relating to distributions are reclassified to paid-in capital.
For tax purposes, distributions from short-term capital gains are considered to be from ordinary income.
The tax character of distributions paid for the year ended December 31, 2014, and December 31, 2013, was as follows:
Year Ended 12/31/14 | | | WSBC | | | WMBC | | | WIBC |
Distributions declared from: | | | | | | | | | |
Ordinary income | | $ | 808,859 | | $ | 126,109 | | $ | 595,650 |
Long-term capital gain | | | 6,084,012 | | | - | | | - |
Year Ended 12/31/13 | | | WSBC | | | WMBC | | | WIBC |
Distributions declared from: | | | | | | | | | |
Ordinary income | | $ | 78,389 | | $ | 103,923 | | $ | 1,049,112 |
Long-term capital gain | | | 4,638,287 | | | - | | | - |
During the year ended December 31, 2014, the following amounts were reclassified due to real estate investment trusts, recharacterization of distributions, foreign currency gain (loss) and passive foreign investment company transactions.
Increase (decrease): | | | WSBC | | | | WIBC | | |
Accumulated net realized gain (loss) | | $ | (21,777 | ) | | $ | (240,950 | ) | |
Undistributed net investment income (loss) | | | 21,777 | | | | 240,950 | |
These reclassifications had no effect on the net assets or net asset value per share of the Funds.
As of December 31, 2014, the components of distributable earnings (accumulated losses) on a tax basis were as follows:
| | | WSBC | | | | WMBC | | | | WIBC | |
Undistributed ordinary income | | $ | - | | | $ | 2,308 | | | $ | 31,427 | |
Undistributed long-term gain | | | 1,773,382 | | | | - | | | | - | |
Capital loss carryforward and post October losses | | | - | | | | (1,004,704 | ) | | | (51,063,021 | ) |
Net unrealized appreciation | | | 9,184,766 | | | | 2,384,588 | | | | 4,826,836 | |
Total | | $ | 10,958,148 | | | $ | 1,382,192 | | | $ | (46,204,758 | ) |
The difference between components of distributable earnings (accumulated losses) on a tax basis and the amounts reflected in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities are primarily due to wash sales, passive foreign investment company transactions and real estate investment trust transactions.
For tax purposes, the current year deferred late year losses were $625,761 (realized during the period November 1, 2014 through December 31, 2014) for WIBC. This loss will be recognized for tax purposes on the first business day of the Fund’s next fiscal year, January 1, 2015.
3. Investment Adviser Fee and Other Transactions with Affiliates
The investment adviser fee is earned by Wright Investor Services, Inc. (“Wright”) as compensation for investment advisory services rendered to the Funds. The fees are computed at annual rates of the Funds' average daily net assets as noted below, and are payable monthly.
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Annual Advisory Fee Rates |
Fund | Under $100 Million | $100 Million to $250 Million | $250 Million to $500 Million | $500 Million to $1 Billion | Over $1 Billion |
WSBC | 0.60% | 0.57% | 0.54% | 0.50% | 0.45% |
WMBC | 0.60% | 0.57% | 0.54% | 0.50% | 0.45% |
WIBC | 0.80% | 0.78% | 0.76% | 0.72% | 0.67% |
For the year ended December 31, 2014, the fee and the effective annual rate, as a percentage of average daily net assets for each of the Funds were as follows:
Fund | Investment Adviser Fee | Effective Annual Rate |
WSBC | $234,545 | 0.60% |
WMBC | $104,798 | 0.60% |
WIBC | $252,055 | 0.80% |
The administrator fee is earned by Wright for administering the business affairs of each Fund. The fee is computed at an annual rate of 0.17% of WIBC’s average daily net assets up to $100 million and 0.07% of average daily net assets over $100 million. The fee is computed at an annual rate of 0.12% of WSBC’s and WMBC’s average daily net assets up to $100 million and 0.07% of average daily net assets over $100 million. Atlantic Fund Administration, LLC (d/b/a Atlantic Fund Services) (“Atlantic”) serves as sub-administrator of the Funds to perform certain services of the administrator as may be agreed upon between the administrator and sub-administrator. The sub-administration fee is paid by Wright.
For the year ended December 31, 2014, the administrator fee for WSBC, WMBC and WIBC amounted to $46,909, $20,960 and $53,561, respectively.
Certain Trustees and officers of the Trust are Trustees or officers of the above organizations and/or of the Funds’ principal underwriter. Except as to Trustees of the Trust who are not employees of Atlantic or Wright, Trustees and officers receive remuneration for their services to the Trust out of the fees paid to Atlantic and Wright. The Trustees are compensated by the Trust in conjunction with the Wright Managed Income Trust, rather than on a per Trust or per Fund basis. Quarterly retainer fees are paid in the amount of $4,000 to the Lead Trustee, $3,500 to the Secretary of Independent Trustees, and $3,000 each to the remaining Trustees. In addition, each Trustee will be paid a fee of $1,500 for each regular Board meeting attended. Each Trustee is also reimbursed for all reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred in connection with his duties as a Trustee, including travel and related expenses incurred in attending Board meetings. The amount of Trustees’ fees attributable to each Fund is disclosed in each Fund’s Statement of Operations.
4. Distribution and Service Plans
The Trust has in effect a Distribution Plan (the “Plan”) pursuant to Rule 12b-1 of the 1940 Act. The Plan provides that each Fund will pay Wright Investors’ Service Distributors, Inc. (“WISDI”), the principal underwriter, a wholly-owned subsidiary of The Winthrop Corporation and an affiliate of Wright, a distribution fee of 0.25% of the average daily net assets of each Fund for distribution services and facilities provided to the Funds by WISDI. Distribution fees paid or accrued to WISDI for the year ended December 31, 2014, for WSBC, WMBC and WIBC were $97,726, $43,666 and $78,767, respectively. In addition, the Trustees have adopted a service plan (the “Service Plan”) which allows the Funds to reimburse the principal underwriter for payments to intermediaries for providing account administration and personal and account maintenance services to their customers who are beneficial owners of each Fund’s shares. The combined amount of service fees payable under the Service Plan and Rule 12b-1 distribution fees may not exceed 0.25% annually of each Fund’s average daily net assets. For the year ended December 31, 2014, the Funds did not accrue or pay any service fees.
Pursuant to an Expense Limitation Agreement, Wright and WISDI have agreed to waive all or a portion of their fees and reimburse expenses to the extent that total annual operating expenses exceed 1.40% of the
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average daily net assets of each of WSBC and WMBC and 1.85% of the average daily net assets of WIBC through April 30, 2015 (excluding interest, taxes, brokerage commissions, other expenditures which are capitalized in accordance with GAAP, and other extraordinary expenses not incurred in the ordinary course of the Fund’s business). Thereafter, the waiver and reimbursement may be changed or terminated at any time. Pursuant to this agreement, Wright waived and/or reimbursed investment adviser fees and expenses of $36,177 for WMBC. WISDI waived distribution fees of $19,420, $43,666 and $49,242 for WSBC, WMBC and WIBC, respectively.
5. Investment Transactions
Purchases and sales of investments, other than short-term obligations, were as follows:
Year Ended December 31, 2014 |
| WSBC | WMBC | WIBC |
Purchases | $25,897,161 | $10,860,815 | $17,767,344 |
Sales | $29,624,652 | $15,072,473 | $19,112,764 |
6. Shares of Beneficial Interest
The Declaration of Trust permits the Trustees to issue an unlimited number of full and fractional shares of beneficial interest (without par value). Transactions in Fund shares were as follows:
| | | Year Ended December 31, 2014 | | Year Ended December 31, 2013 |
| | | Shares | | | | Amount | | | Shares | | | | Amount | | |
| WSBC | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Sold | 483,653 | | | $ | 6,650,822 | | | 730,104 | | | $ | 9,257,764 | |
| Issued to shareholders in payment of distributions declared | 390,070 | | | | 5,067,909 | | | 277,835 | | | | 3,678,541 | |
| Redemptions | (760,576 | ) | | | (10,327,236 | ) | | (763,906 | ) | | | (10,075,454 | ) |
| Net increase | 113,147 | | | $ | 1,391,495 | | | 244,033 | | | $ | 2,860,851 | |
| | December 31, 2015 | 36525 | | | | 42004 | # | # | | | | | 41639 | | |
| | | Year Ended December 31, 2014 | | Year Ended December 31, 2013 |
| | | Shares | | | | Amount | | | Shares | | | | Amount | | |
| WMBC | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Sold | 79,931 | | | $ | 1,428,419 | | | 104,380 | | | $ | 1,476,739 | |
| Issued to shareholders in payment of distributions declared | 5,861 | | | | 112,432 | | | 5,961 | | | | 96,441 | |
| Redemptions | (290,925 | ) | | | (5,329,347 | ) | | (297,734 | ) | | | (4,248,679 | ) |
| Net decrease | (205,133 | ) | | $ | (3,788,496 | ) | | (187,393 | ) | | $ | (2,675,499 | ) |
| | December 31, 2015 | 36525 | | | | 42004 | # | # | | | | | 41639 | | |
| | | Year Ended December 31, 2014 | | Year Ended December 31, 2013 |
| | | Shares | | | | Amount | | | Shares | | | | Amount | | |
| WIBC | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Sold | 193,526 | | | $ | 3,081,011 | | | 196,159 | | | $ | 2,948,227 | |
| Issued to shareholders in payment of distributions declared | 38,383 | | | | 576,819 | | | 64,952 | | | | 1,001,441 | |
| Redemptions | (323,080 | ) | | | (5,208,759 | ) | | (647,060 | ) | | | (9,611,638 | ) |
| Redemption fees | - | | | | 347 | | | - | | | | 722 | |
| Net decrease | (91,171 | ) | | $ | (1,550,582 | ) | | (385,949 | ) | | $ | (5,661,248 | ) |
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7. Federal Income Tax Basis of Investments
The cost and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of the investment securities owned at December 31, 2014, as computed on a federal income tax basis, were as follows:
Year Ended December 31, 2014 |
| WSBC | WMBC | WIBC |
Aggregate cost | $ | 28,397,111 | | $ | 13,501,051 | | $ | 23,029,722 | |
Gross unrealized appreciation | $ | 9,782,173 | | $ | 2,686,201 | | $ | 5,887,859 | |
Gross unrealized depreciation | | (597,407 | ) | | (301,613 | ) | | (1,048,911 | ) |
Net unrealized appreciation | $ | 9,184,766 | | $ | 2,384,588 | | $ | 4,838,948 | |
8. Line of Credit
The Funds participate with other funds managed by Wright in a committed $10 million unsecured line of credit agreement with MUFG Union Bank, N.A. (“Union Bank”). The Funds may temporarily borrow from the line of credit to satisfy redemption requests or settle investment transactions. Interest is charged to each Fund based on its borrowings at an amount above the LIBOR rate. Because the line of credit is not available exclusively to each Fund, they may be unable to borrow some or all of the Funds’ requested amounts at any particular time. At December 31, 2014, the Funds had no outstanding balances pursuant to this line of credit.
The average borrowings and average interest rate (based on days with outstanding balances) for the year ended December 31, 2014, were as follows:
| WSBC | WMBC | WIBC |
Average borrowings | $657,598 | $170,382 | $257,072 |
Average interest rate | 1.16% | 1.16% | 1.15% |
9. Risks Associated with Foreign Investments
Investing in securities issued by companies whose principal business activities are outside the United States may involve significant risks not present in domestic investments. 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. Certain 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 funds or other assets of the Funds, 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.
10. Fair Value Measurements
Under GAAP for fair value measurements, a three-tier hierarchy to prioritize the assumptions, referred to as inputs, is used in valuation techniques to measure fair value. The three-tier hierarchy of inputs is summarized in the three broad levels listed below.
• Level 1 – quoted prices in active markets for identical investments
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• Level 2 – other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar investments, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.)
• Level 3 – significant unobservable inputs (including a fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments)
The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.
At December 31, 2014, the inputs used in valuing each Fund’s investments, which are carried at value, were as follows:
WSBC
Asset Description | Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) | Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) | Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) | Total |
Equity Interests | $ | 37,459,899 | $ | - | $ | - | $ | 37,459,899 |
Short-Term Investments | | - | | 121,978 | | - | | 121,978 |
Total Investments | $ | 37,459,899 | $ | 121,978 | $ | - | $ | 37,581,877 |
WMBC
Asset Description | Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) | Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) | Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) | Total |
Equity Interests | $ | 15,665,923 | $ | - | $ | - | $ | 15,665,923 |
Short-Term Investments | | - | | 219,716 | | - | | 219,716 |
Total Investments | $ | 15,665,923 | $ | 219,716 | $ | - | $ | 15,885,639 |
WIBC
Asset Description | Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) | Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) | Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) | Total |
Equity Interests | $ | 13,202,473 | $ | 14,407,389 | $ | - | $ | 27,609,862 |
Short-Term Investments | | - | | 258,808 | | - | | 258,808 |
Total Investments | $ | 13,202,473 | $ | 14,666,197 | $ | - | $ | 27,868,670 |
The Level 1 values displayed in these tables under Equity Interests are Common Stock. Refer to each Fund’s Portfolio of Investments for a further breakout of each security by industry or country.
The Funds utilize the end of period methodology when determining transfers in or out of the Level 2 category. As of December 31, 2014, there was $14,407,389 transferred from Level 1 into Level 2 in WIBC as a result of a change in valuation approach. This was a result of securities transferring from quoted prices in an active market to quoted prices in an inactive market.
11. Review for Subsequent Events
In connection with the preparation of the financial statements of the Funds as of and for the year ended December 31, 2014, events and transactions subsequent to December 31, 2014, have been evaluated by the Funds' management for possible adjustment and/or disclosure. Management has not identified any subsequent events requiring financial statement disclosure as of the date these financial statements were issued.
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To the Board of Trustees of The Wright Managed Equity Trust
and the Shareholders of Wright Selected Blue Chip Equities Fund, Wright Major Blue Chip Equities Fund and Wright International Blue Chip Equities Fund
We have audited the accompanying statements of assets and liabilities of Wright Selected Blue Chip Equities Fund, Wright Major Blue Chip Equities Fund, and Wright International Blue Chip Equities Fund (the "Funds"), each a series of shares of The Wright Managed Equity Trust, including the portfolios of investments, as of December 31, 2014, and the related statements of operations for the year then ended, the statements of changes in net assets for each of the years in the two-year period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the years in the five-year period then ended. These financial statements and financial highlights are the responsibility of the Funds’ management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements and financial highlights based on our audits.
We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audits to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements and financial highlights are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of December 31, 2014 by correspondence with the custodian and brokers. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
In our opinion, the financial statements and financial highlights referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Wright Selected Blue Chip Equities Fund, Wright Major Blue Chip Equities Fund, and Wright International Blue Chip Equities Fund as of December 31, 2014, the results of their operations for the year then ended, the changes in their net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended and their financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
| BBD, LLP Philadelphia, Pennsylvania February 25, 2015 | |
The Wright Managed Equity Trust Federal Tax Information (Unaudited) |
The Form 1099-DIV you received in January 2015 showed the tax status of all distributions paid to your account in calendar year 2014. Shareholders are advised to consult their own tax adviser with respect to the tax consequences of their investment in the Funds. As required by the Internal Revenue Code regulations, shareholders must be notified within 60 days of a Fund’s fiscal year end regarding capital gain dividends, and the status of qualified dividend income for individuals, the dividends received deduction for corporations and the foreign tax credit.
Qualified Dividend Income – Wright Selected Blue Chip Equities Fund, Wright Major Blue Chip Equities Fund and Wright International Blue Chip Equities Fund designate 68.81%, 100.00% and 0.44%, respectively, of its income dividend distributed as qualifying for the corporate dividends-received deduction (DRD). Also, Wright Selected Blue Chip Equities Fund, Wright Major Blue Chip Equities Fund and Wright International Blue Chip Equities Fund designate 68.46%, 100.00% and 99.92%, respectively, for the qualified dividend rate (QDI) as defined in Section 1(h)(11) of the Internal Revenue Code. Wright Selected Blue Chip Equities Fund also designates 91.27% of its income distributions as short-term capital gain dividends exempt from U.S. tax for foreign shareholders (QSD).
Wright Current Income Fund (WCIF) Portfolio of Investments - As of December 31, 2014 |
AFA
| Face Amount | | Description | | Coupon Rate | | | Maturity Date | | | Value | |
FIXED INCOME INVESTMENTS - 97.7% |
AGENCY MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES - 94.9% |
$ | 186,105 | | FHLMC Gold Pool #A85905 | | 5.000 | % | | | 05/01/39 | | $ | 206,277 | |
| 564,584 | | FHLMC Gold Pool #A88945 | | 4.000 | % | | | 08/01/39 | | | 608,032 | |
| 10,933 | | FHLMC Gold Pool #C00548 | | 7.000 | % | | | 08/01/27 | | | 12,761 | |
| 29,977 | | FHLMC Gold Pool #C00778 | | 7.000 | % | | | 06/01/29 | | | 34,625 | |
| 115,230 | | FHLMC Gold Pool #C91034 | | 6.000 | % | | | 06/01/27 | | | 132,249 | |
| 39,455 | | FHLMC Gold Pool #D82572 | | 7.000 | % | | | 09/01/27 | | | 44,290 | |
| 1,382 | | FHLMC Gold Pool #E81704 | | 8.500 | % | | | 05/01/15 | | | 1,387 | |
| 57,338 | | FHLMC Gold Pool #G04710 | | 6.000 | % | | | 09/01/38 | | | 65,156 | |
| 83,024 | | FHLMC Gold Pool #G08012 | | 6.500 | % | | | 09/01/34 | | | 97,480 | |
| 169,366 | | FHLMC Gold Pool #G08022 | | 6.000 | % | | | 11/01/34 | | | 194,031 | |
| 145,241 | | FHLMC Gold Pool #G08047 | | 6.000 | % | | | 03/01/35 | | | 166,389 | |
| 710,612 | | FHLMC Gold Pool #G08378 | | 6.000 | % | | | 10/01/39 | | | 804,240 | |
| 120,523 | | FHLMC Gold Pool #G80111 | | 7.300 | % | | | 12/17/22 | | | 136,429 | |
| 25,425 | | FHLMC Gold Pool #H09098 | | 6.500 | % | | | 10/01/37 | | | 29,837 | |
| 166,433 | | FHLMC Gold Pool #P00024 | | 7.000 | % | | | 09/01/32 | | | 194,205 | |
| 108,074 | | FHLMC Gold Pool #P50019 | | 7.000 | % | | | 07/01/24 | | | 121,687 | |
| 668,396 | | FHLMC Gold Pool #P50079 | | 5.000 | % | | | 07/01/33 | | | 717,326 | |
| 1,640,508 | | FHLMC Gold Pool #Q11280 | | 4.000 | % | | | 09/01/42 | | | 1,752,204 | |
| 261,385 | | FHLMC Gold Pool #T30126 | | 5.550 | % | | | 07/01/37 | | | 292,366 | |
| 240,730 | | FHLMC Gold Pool #T30133 | | 5.550 | % | | | 07/01/37 | | | 269,133 | |
| 571,638 | | FHLMC Gold Pool #T60798 | | 3.500 | % | | | 07/01/42 | | | 585,761 | |
| 229,777 | | FHLMC Gold Pool #U30400 | | 5.550 | % | | | 06/01/37 | | | 256,742 | |
| 324,063 | | FHLMC, Series 2097, Class PZ | | 6.000 | % | | | 11/15/28 | | | 359,045 | |
| 51,603 | | FHLMC, Series 2176, Class OJ | | 7.000 | % | | | 08/15/29 | | | 59,246 | |
| 35,873 | | FHLMC, Series 2201, Class C | | 8.000 | % | | | 11/15/29 | | | 41,495 | |
| 154,778 | | FHLMC, Series 2218, Class ZB | | 6.000 | % | | | 03/15/30 | | | 171,691 | |
| 74,140 | | FHLMC, Series 2259, Class ZM | | 7.000 | % | | | 10/15/30 | | | 84,772 | |
| 40,132 | | FHLMC, Series 2576, Class HC | | 5.500 | % | | | 03/15/33 | | | 43,894 | |
| 124,716 | | FHLMC, Series 2802, Class OH | | 6.000 | % | | | 05/15/34 | | | 137,081 | |
| 357,265 | | FHLMC, Series 3033, Class WY | | 5.500 | % | | | 09/15/35 | | | 399,362 | |
| 141,998 | | FHLMC, Series 3072, Class DL | | 6.000 | % | | | 02/15/35 | | | 155,753 | |
| 78,194 | | FHLMC, Series 3255, Class QE | | 5.500 | % | | | 12/15/36 | | | 87,176 | |
| 115,699 | | FHLMC, Series 3641, Class TB | | 4.500 | % | | | 03/15/40 | | | 124,495 | |
| 450,000 | | FHLMC, Series 3677, Class PB | | 4.500 | % | | | 05/15/40 | | | 487,927 | |
| 108,025 | | FHLMC, Series 3814, Class B | | 3.000 | % | | | 02/15/26 | | | 110,572 | |
| 458,790 | | FHLMC, Series 3926, Class OP | | 6.000 | % | | | 08/15/25 | | | 523,886 | |
| 858,475 | | FHLMC, Series 3969, Class JY | | 4.500 | % | | | 12/15/41 | | | 983,739 | |
| 159,468 | | FHLMC, Series 4011, Class DA | | 4.000 | % | | | 09/15/41 | | | 164,306 | |
| 1,538,863 | | FHLMC, Series 4011, Class DB | | 4.000 | % | | | 09/15/41 | | | 1,667,793 | |
| 277,808 | | FHLMC, Series 4050, Class NK | | 4.500 | % | | | 09/15/41 | | | 302,354 | |
| 332,381 | | FHLMC, Series 4097, Class VT | | 3.500 | % | | | 08/15/25 | | | 351,812 | |
| 89,783 | | FHLMC, Series 4103, Class DV | | 3.000 | % | | | 11/15/25 | | | 92,397 | |
| 1,889,168 | | FHLMC, Series 4142, Class PN | | 2.500 | % | | | 12/15/32 | | | 1,809,053 | |
| 108,142 | | FHLMC-GNMA, Series 15, Class L | | 7.000 | % | | | 07/25/23 | | | 123,173 | |
| 39,122 | | FHLMC-GNMA, Series 23, Class KZ | | 6.500 | % | | | 11/25/23 | | | 44,055 | |
| 65,180 | | FHLMC-GNMA, Series 4, Class D | | 8.000 | % | | | 12/25/22 | | | 73,564 | |
| 589,584 | | FNMA Pool # 883281 | | 7.000 | % | | | 07/01/36 | | | 718,775 | |
| 318,649 | | FNMA Pool #252034 | | 7.000 | % | | | 09/01/28 | | | 378,638 | |
| 50,462 | | FNMA Pool #252215 | | 6.000 | % | | | 11/01/28 | | | 57,148 | |
| 384,856 | | FNMA Pool #256182 | | 6.000 | % | | | 03/01/36 | | | 433,883 | |
| 361,810 | | FNMA Pool #256677 | | 6.000 | % | | | 04/01/27 | | | 410,167 | |
| 53,744 | | FNMA Pool #256972 | | 6.000 | % | | | 11/01/37 | | | 59,060 | |
| 341,020 | | FNMA Pool #257138 | | 5.000 | % | | | 03/01/38 | | | 369,440 | |
| 638,986 | | FNMA Pool #465714 | | 4.680 | % | | | 08/01/28 | | | 737,349 | |
See Notes to Financial Statements. | 42 | |
Wright Current Income Fund (WCIF) Portfolio of Investments - As of December 31, 2014 |
| Face Amount | | Description | | Coupon Rate | | | Maturity Date | | | Value | |
$ | 240,361 | | FNMA Pool #469130 | | 4.870 | % | | | 10/01/41 | | $ | 277,487 | |
| 14,202 | | FNMA Pool #535131 | | 6.000 | % | | | 03/01/29 | | | 16,287 | |
| 71,342 | | FNMA Pool #594207 | | 6.500 | % | | | 02/01/31 | | | 79,164 | |
| 39,296 | | FNMA Pool #673315 | | 5.500 | % | | | 11/01/32 | | | 44,204 | |
| 212,919 | | FNMA Pool #687887 | | 5.500 | % | | | 03/01/33 | | | 242,141 | |
| 441,737 | | FNMA Pool #694795 | | 5.500 | % | | | 04/01/33 | | | 502,513 | |
| 203,156 | | FNMA Pool #724888 | | 5.500 | % | | | 06/01/33 | | | 223,218 | |
| 54,776 | | FNMA Pool #733750 | | 6.310 | % | | | 10/01/32 | | | 62,380 | |
| 176,949 | | FNMA Pool #735861 | | 6.500 | % | | | 09/01/33 | | | 207,145 | |
| 386,444 | | FNMA Pool #745318 | | 5.000 | % | | | 12/01/34 | | | 429,506 | |
| 32,052 | | FNMA Pool #745630 | | 5.500 | % | | | 01/01/29 | | | 35,822 | |
| 81,867 | | FNMA Pool #801357 | | 5.500 | % | | | 08/01/34 | | | 92,337 | |
| 349,924 | | FNMA Pool #801506 | | 4.750 | % | | | 09/01/34 | | | 383,883 | |
| 108,305 | | FNMA Pool #813839 | | 6.000 | % | | | 11/01/34 | | | 120,042 | |
| 393,442 | | FNMA Pool #819457 | | 4.750 | % | | | 02/01/35 | | | 430,617 | |
| 2,004,247 | | FNMA Pool #821082 | | 6.000 | % | | | 03/01/35 | | | 2,283,128 | |
| 303,245 | | FNMA Pool #831927 | | 6.000 | % | | | 12/01/36 | | | 348,723 | |
| 823,514 | | FNMA Pool #846323 | | 4.250 | % | | | 11/01/35 | | | 889,427 | |
| 601,495 | | FNMA Pool #851762 | | 4.250 | % | | | 01/01/36 | | | 648,277 | |
| 88,453 | | FNMA Pool #871394 | | 7.000 | % | | | 04/01/21 | | | 96,196 | |
| 147,152 | | FNMA Pool #888211 | | 7.000 | % | | | 08/01/36 | | | 175,835 | |
| 42,004 | | FNMA Pool #888367 | | 7.000 | % | | | 03/01/37 | | | 49,494 | |
| 88,212 | | FNMA Pool #888534 | | 5.000 | % | | | 08/01/37 | | | 95,591 | |
| 1,061,298 | | FNMA Pool #891367 | | 4.750 | % | | | 04/01/36 | | | 1,161,323 | |
| 165,940 | | FNMA Pool #908160 | | 5.500 | % | | | 12/01/36 | | | 180,277 | |
| 225,646 | | FNMA Pool #930504 | | 5.000 | % | | | 02/01/39 | | | 247,691 | |
| 86,394 | | FNMA Pool #930664 | | 6.500 | % | | | 03/01/39 | | | 102,764 | |
| 287,493 | | FNMA Pool #931801 | | 5.000 | % | | | 08/01/39 | | | 322,234 | |
| 576,361 | | FNMA Pool #940441 | | 5.780 | % | | | 03/01/37 | | | 653,677 | |
| 248,628 | | FNMA Pool #954633 | | 5.500 | % | | | 02/01/37 | | | 267,033 | |
| 35,956 | | FNMA Pool #954957 | | 6.000 | % | | | 10/01/37 | | | 39,495 | |
| 228,507 | | FNMA Pool #995656 | | 7.000 | % | | | 06/01/33 | | | 267,205 | |
| 100,573 | | FNMA Pool #AD0756 | | 6.500 | % | | | 11/01/28 | | | 114,611 | |
| 893,549 | | FNMA Pool #AI0108 | | 5.000 | % | | | 04/01/41 | | | 1,006,394 | |
| 555,523 | | FNMA Pool #AM3191 | | 3.380 | % | | | 05/01/28 | | | 577,431 | |
| 359,773 | | FNMA Pool #MA0559 | | 5.000 | % | | | 09/01/30 | | | 399,830 | |
| 189,000 | | FNMA Whole Loan, Series 2003-W17, Class 1A7 | | 5.750 | % | | | 08/25/33 | | | 204,162 | |
| 21,056 | | FNMA Whole Loan, Series 2003-W18, Class 1A6 | | 5.370 | % | | | 08/25/43 | | | 21,225 | |
| 292,671 | | FNMA Whole Loan, Series 2004-W11, Class 1A1 | | 6.000 | % | | | 05/25/44 | | | 341,794 | |
| 204,487 | | FNMA, Series 2001-52, Class XZ | | 6.500 | % | | | 10/25/31 | | | 239,453 | |
| 91,162 | | FNMA, Series 2001-52, Class YZ | | 6.500 | % | | | 10/25/31 | | | 102,425 | |
| 80,650 | | FNMA, Series 2002-15, Class QH | | 6.000 | % | | | 04/25/32 | | | 89,507 | |
| 75,987 | | FNMA, Series 2003-30, Class JQ | | 5.500 | % | | | 04/25/33 | | | 82,951 | |
| 378,827 | | FNMA, Series 2003-32, Class BZ | | 6.000 | % | | | 11/25/32 | | | 432,672 | |
| 217,365 | | FNMA, Series 2004-17, Class H | | 5.500 | % | | | 04/25/34 | | | 241,392 | |
| 285,000 | | FNMA, Series 2004-25, Class LC | | 5.500 | % | | | 04/25/34 | | | 313,207 | |
| 256,000 | | FNMA, Series 2004-25, Class UC | | 5.500 | % | | | 04/25/34 | | | 278,220 | |
| 124,360 | | FNMA, Series 2005-106, Class UK | | 5.500 | % | | | 12/25/35 | | | 132,796 | |
| 172,000 | | FNMA, Series 2005-120, Class PB | | 6.000 | % | | | 01/25/36 | | | 205,012 | |
| 194,775 | | FNMA, Series 2005-58, Class BC | | 5.500 | % | | | 07/25/25 | | | 214,488 | |
| 788,000 | | FNMA, Series 2006-74, Class PD | | 6.500 | % | | | 08/25/36 | | | 905,339 | |
| 332,298 | | FNMA, Series 2007-76, Class PE | | 6.000 | % | | | 08/25/37 | | | 366,704 | |
| 800,000 | | FNMA, Series 2007-81, Class GE | | 6.000 | % | | | 08/25/37 | | | 908,644 | |
| 815,786 | | FNMA, Series 2008-60, Class JC | | 5.000 | % | | | 07/25/38 | | | 893,197 | |
| 88,282 | | FNMA, Series 2008-86, Class GD | | 6.000 | % | | | 03/25/36 | | | 96,362 | |
| 150,000 | | FNMA, Series 2009-50, Class AX | | 5.000 | % | | | 07/25/39 | | | 177,776 | |
| 318,000 | | FNMA, Series 2010-68, Class GE | | 4.500 | % | | | 07/25/40 | | | 333,089 | |
See Notes to Financial Statements. | 43 | |
Wright Current Income Fund (WCIF) Portfolio of Investments - As of December 31, 2014 |
| Face Amount | | Description | | Coupon Rate | | | Maturity Date | | | Value | |
$ | 210,000 | | FNMA, Series 2011-37, Class LH | | 4.000 | % | | | 11/25/40 | | $ | 218,681 | |
| 211,899 | | FNMA, Series 2012-51, Class B | | 7.000 | % | | | 05/25/42 | | | 239,967 | |
| 387,266 | | FNMA, Series 2013-17, Class YM | | 4.000 | % | | | 03/25/33 | | | 415,800 | |
| 807,742 | | FNMA, Series 2013-5, Class NY | | 2.000 | % | | | 02/25/33 | | | 724,004 | |
| 132,432 | | FNMA, Series G93-5, Class Z | | 6.500 | % | | | 02/25/23 | | | 148,107 | |
| 22,598 | | GNMA I Pool #471369 | | 5.500 | % | | | 05/15/33 | | | 25,239 | |
| 96,493 | | GNMA I Pool #487108 | | 6.000 | % | | | 04/15/29 | | | 111,654 | |
| 89,514 | | GNMA I Pool #489377 | | 6.375 | % | | | 03/15/29 | | | 101,936 | |
| 72,407 | | GNMA I Pool #509930 | | 5.500 | % | | | 06/15/29 | | | 80,906 | |
| 87,737 | | GNMA I Pool #509965 | | 5.500 | % | | | 06/15/29 | | | 98,028 | |
| 28,400 | | GNMA I Pool #595606 | | 6.000 | % | | | 11/15/32 | | | 32,143 | |
| 2,532 | | GNMA I Pool #602377 | | 4.500 | % | | | 06/15/18 | | | 2,654 | |
| 2,450 | | GNMA I Pool #603377 | | 4.500 | % | | | 01/15/18 | | | 2,539 | |
| 231,940 | | GNMA I Pool #615272 | | 4.500 | % | | | 07/15/33 | | | 258,006 | |
| 75,424 | | GNMA I Pool #615403 | | 4.500 | % | | | 08/15/33 | | | 83,621 | |
| 56,480 | | GNMA I Pool #616829 | | 5.500 | % | | | 01/15/25 | | | 63,109 | |
| 57,372 | | GNMA I Pool #623190 | | 6.000 | % | | | 12/15/23 | | | 64,829 | |
| 234,719 | | GNMA I Pool #624600 | | 6.150 | % | | | 01/15/34 | | | 266,296 | |
| 52,176 | | GNMA I Pool #640940 | | 5.500 | % | | | 05/15/35 | | | 60,073 | |
| 31,986 | | GNMA I Pool #677162 | | 5.500 | % | | | 08/15/23 | | | 34,590 | |
| 235,931 | | GNMA I Pool #697999 | | 4.500 | % | | | 02/15/24 | | | 249,700 | |
| 207,036 | | GNMA I Pool #701818 | | 5.000 | % | | | 04/15/39 | | | 230,564 | |
| 477,710 | | GNMA I Pool #711286 | | 6.500 | % | | | 10/15/32 | | | 545,635 | |
| 386,134 | | GNMA I Pool #733602 | | 5.000 | % | | | 04/15/40 | | | 436,671 | |
| 158,881 | | GNMA I Pool #782771 | | 4.500 | % | | | 09/15/24 | | | 170,773 | |
| 192,147 | | GNMA I Pool #AB1821 | | 3.250 | % | | | 10/15/42 | | | 199,425 | |
| 47,532 | | GNMA II Pool #003284 | | 5.500 | % | | | 09/20/32 | | | 53,528 | |
| 88,901 | | GNMA II Pool #003346 | | 5.500 | % | | | 02/20/33 | | | 100,394 | |
| 30,100 | | GNMA II Pool #003401 | | 4.500 | % | | | 06/20/33 | | | 33,186 | |
| 209,479 | | GNMA II Pool #003403 | | 5.500 | % | | | 06/20/33 | | | 236,398 | |
| 50,290 | | GNMA II Pool #003554 | | 4.500 | % | | | 05/20/34 | | | 55,450 | |
| 127,608 | | GNMA II Pool #003689 | | 4.500 | % | | | 03/20/35 | | | 140,537 | |
| 249,832 | | GNMA II Pool #003931 | | 6.000 | % | | | 12/20/36 | | | 281,525 | |
| 17,594 | | GNMA II Pool #004284 | | 5.500 | % | | | 11/20/38 | | | 18,793 | |
| 203,850 | | GNMA II Pool #004291 | | 6.000 | % | | | 11/20/38 | | | 232,725 | |
| 119,500 | | GNMA II Pool #004412 | | 5.000 | % | | | 04/20/39 | | | 127,515 | |
| 257,763 | | GNMA II Pool #004561 | | 6.000 | % | | | 10/20/39 | | | 294,346 | |
| 199,077 | | GNMA II Pool #004702 | | 3.500 | % | | | 06/20/25 | | | 210,275 | |
| 288,661 | | GNMA II Pool #004753 | | 8.000 | % | | | 08/20/30 | | | 331,264 | |
| 838,480 | | GNMA II Pool #004838 | | 6.500 | % | | | 10/20/40 | | | 957,920 | |
| 87,478 | | GNMA II Pool #575787 | | 5.760 | % | | | 03/20/33 | | | 97,722 | |
| 144,758 | | GNMA II Pool #610116 | | 5.760 | % | | | 04/20/33 | | | 161,651 | |
| 63,230 | | GNMA II Pool #610143 | | 5.760 | % | | | 06/20/33 | | | 70,607 | |
| 66,825 | | GNMA II Pool #612121 | | 5.760 | % | | | 07/20/33 | | | 74,621 | |
| 206,374 | | GNMA II Pool #648541 | | 6.000 | % | | | 10/20/35 | | | 231,327 | |
| 105,718 | | GNMA II Pool #748939 | | 4.000 | % | | | 09/20/40 | | | 114,861 | |
| 574,965 | | GNMA II Pool #MA2295 | | 4.500 | % | | | 10/20/44 | | | 617,006 | |
| 429,618 | | GNMA, Series 1998-21, Class ZB | | 6.500 | % | | | 09/20/28 | | | 486,074 | |
| 106,011 | | GNMA, Series 1999-25, Class TB | | 7.500 | % | | | 07/16/29 | | | 121,039 | |
| 356,418 | | GNMA, Series 1999-4, Class ZB | | 6.000 | % | | | 02/20/29 | | | 398,712 | |
| 151,082 | | GNMA, Series 2000-14, Class PD | | 7.000 | % | | | 02/16/30 | | | 177,281 | |
| 650,000 | | GNMA, Series 2001-53, Class PB | | 6.500 | % | | | 11/20/31 | | | 751,246 | |
| 251,493 | | GNMA, Series 2002-22, Class GF | | 6.500 | % | | | 03/20/32 | | | 286,092 | |
| 232,319 | | GNMA, Series 2002-33, Class ZD | | 6.000 | % | | | 05/16/32 | | | 264,217 | |
| 94,726 | | GNMA, Series 2002-40, Class UK | | 6.500 | % | | | 06/20/32 | | | 107,634 | |
| 74,183 | | GNMA, Series 2002-45, Class QE | | 6.500 | % | | | 06/20/32 | | | 84,862 | |
| 130,994 | | GNMA, Series 2002-6, Class GE | | 6.500 | % | | | 01/20/32 | | | 148,920 | |
See Notes to Financial Statements. | 44 | |
Wright Current Income Fund (WCIF) Portfolio of Investments - As of December 31, 2014 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Face Amount | | Description | | Coupon Rate | | | Maturity Date | | | Value | |
$ | 64,280 | | GNMA, Series 2002-7, Class PG | | 6.500 | % | | | 01/20/32 | | $ | 74,322 | |
| 169,403 | | GNMA, Series 2003-103, Class PC | | 5.500 | % | | | 11/20/33 | | | 186,914 | |
| 134,046 | | GNMA, Series 2003-26, Class MA | | 5.500 | % | | | 03/20/33 | | | 144,242 | |
| 154,000 | | GNMA, Series 2003-46, Class HA | | 4.500 | % | | | 06/20/33 | | | 168,007 | |
| 179,000 | | GNMA, Series 2003-46, Class MA | | 5.000 | % | | | 05/20/33 | | | 193,014 | |
| 503,000 | | GNMA, Series 2003-46, Class ND | | 5.000 | % | | | 06/20/33 | | | 551,042 | |
| 485,936 | | GNMA, Series 2003-57, Class C | | 4.500 | % | | | 04/20/33 | | | 532,763 | |
| 111,000 | | GNMA, Series 2003-84, Class PC | | 5.500 | % | | | 10/20/33 | | | 125,197 | |
| 73,493 | | GNMA, Series 2004-16, Class GB | | 5.500 | % | | | 06/20/33 | | | 76,745 | |
| 97,070 | | GNMA, Series 2004-63, Class AG | | 6.000 | % | | | 07/20/32 | | | 110,454 | |
| 211,000 | | GNMA, Series 2005-13, Class BE | | 5.000 | % | | | 09/20/34 | | | 228,463 | |
| 808,712 | | GNMA, Series 2005-17, Class GE | | 5.000 | % | | | 02/20/35 | | | 895,255 | |
| 313,292 | | GNMA, Series 2005-49, Class B | | 5.500 | % | | | 06/20/35 | | | 346,887 | |
| 227,000 | | GNMA, Series 2005-51, Class DC | | 5.000 | % | | | 07/20/35 | | | 247,766 | |
| 91,397 | | GNMA, Series 2005-93, Class BH | | 5.500 | % | | | 06/20/35 | | | 100,513 | |
| 43,538 | | GNMA, Series 2007-18, Class B | | 5.500 | % | | | 05/20/35 | | | 49,673 | |
| 1,172,000 | | GNMA, Series 2007-6, Class LE | | 5.500 | % | | | 02/20/37 | | | 1,315,419 | |
| 140,434 | | GNMA, Series 2007-68, Class NA | | 5.000 | % | | | 11/20/37 | | | 153,256 | |
| 81,911 | | GNMA, Series 2007-70, Class PE | | 5.500 | % | | | 11/20/37 | | | 90,607 | |
| 240,000 | | GNMA, Series 2008-26, Class JP | | 5.250 | % | | | 03/20/38 | | | 268,975 | |
| 300,000 | | GNMA, Series 2008-35, Class EH | | 5.500 | % | | | 03/20/38 | | | 335,580 | |
| 314,000 | | GNMA, Series 2008-65, Class CM | | 5.000 | % | | | 08/20/38 | | | 345,829 | |
| 1,341,000 | | GNMA, Series 2008-65, Class PG | | 6.000 | % | | | 08/20/38 | | | 1,536,650 | |
| 157,000 | | GNMA, Series 2009-47, Class LT | | 5.000 | % | | | 06/20/39 | | | 175,797 | |
| 592,656 | | GNMA, Series 2009-57, Class VB | | 5.000 | % | | | 06/16/39 | | | 684,288 | |
| 706,000 | | GNMA, Series 2009-93, Class AY | | 5.000 | % | | | 10/20/39 | | | 795,622 | |
| 2,000,000 | | GNMA, Series 2010-116, Class PB | | 5.000 | % | | | 06/16/40 | | | 2,400,322 | |
| 350,000 | | GNMA, Series 2010-89, Class BG | | 4.000 | % | | | 07/20/40 | | | 383,868 | |
Total Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities (identified cost, $61,156,728) | | $ | 62,589,653 | |
OTHER U.S. GOVERNMENT GUARANTEED- 2.8% |
INDUSTRIALS - 2.8% |
$ | 1,575,000 | | Vessel Management Services, Inc. | | 5.125 | % | | | 04/16/35 | | $ | 1,830,183 | |
Total Other U.S. Government Guaranteed (identified cost, $1,815,148) | | $ | 1,830,183 | |
TOTAL FIXED INCOME INVESTMENTS (identified cost, $62,971,876) — 97.7% | | $ | 64,419,836 | |
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS - 2.5% |
$ | 1,645,334 | | Fidelity Government Money Market Fund, 0.01% (1) | | | | | | | | $ | 1,645,334 | |
TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS (identified cost, $1,645,334) — 2.5% | | $ | 1,645,334 | |
TOTAL INVESTMENTS (identified cost, $64,617,210) — 100.2% | | $ | 66,065,170 | |
LIABILITIES, IN EXCESS OF OTHER ASSETS — (0.2)% | | | (111,248 | ) |
NET ASSETS — 100.0% | | $ | 65,953,922 | |
FHLMC -Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation
FNMA- Federal National Mortgage Association
GNMA - Government National Mortgage Association
(1) | Variable rate security. Rate presented is as of December 31, 2014. |
See Notes to Financial Statements. | 45 | |
Wright Current Income Fund (WCIF) |
STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES |
As of December 31, 2014 |
| | | | | | |
ASSETS: | | | TRUE | |
| Investments, at value | | | | |
| (identified cost $64,617,210) (Note 1A) | | $ | 66,065,170 | ###### |
| Receivable for fund shares sold | | | 19,795 | |
| Dividends and interest receivable | | | 260,907 | |
| Prepaid expenses and other assets | | | 12,702 | |
| Total assets | | $ | 66,358,574 | |
| | | | | | |
LIABILITIES: | | | | |
| Payable for fund shares reacquired | | $ | 269,438 | |
| Distributions payable | | | 111,187 | |
| Accrued expenses and other liabilities | | | 24,027 | |
| Total liabilities | | $ | 404,652 | |
NET ASSETS | | $ | 65,953,922 | |
| | | | | | |
NET ASSETS CONSIST OF: | | | | |
| Paid-in capital | | $ | 68,356,360 | |
| Accumulated net realized loss on investments | | | (3,850,398 | ) |
| Unrealized appreciation on investments | | | 1,447,960 | |
| Net assets applicable to outstanding shares | | $ | 65,953,922 | |
| | | | | | |
SHARES OF BENEFICIAL INTEREST OUTSTANDING AT $0.000 PAR VALUE (UNLIMITED SHARES AUTHORIZED) | | | 6,940,445 | |
| | | | | | |
NET ASSET VALUE, OFFERING PRICE, AND REDEMPTION PRICE PER SHARE OF BENEFICIAL INTEREST | | $ | 9.50 | |
| | | | | | |
STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS |
For the Year Ended December 31, 2014 |
| | | | | | |
INVESTMENT INCOME (Note 1C) | | | TRUE | |
| Interest income | | $ | 1,965,188 | |
6E+07 | Dividend income | | | 218 | |
| Total investment income | | $ | 1,965,406 | |
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Expenses – | | | | |
| Investment adviser fee (Note 3) | | $ | 270,530 | |
| Administrator fee (Note 3) | | | 54,107 | |
| Trustee expense (Note 3) | | | 14,403 | |
| Custodian fee | | | 6,037 | |
| Accountant fee | | | 40,886 | |
| Pricing | | | 38,937 | |
| Distribution expenses (Note 4) | | | 150,293 | |
| Transfer agent fee | | | 28,562 | |
| Printing | | | 259 | |
| Shareholder communications | | | 6,769 | |
| Audit services | | | 20,000 | |
| Legal services | | | 48,681 | |
| Compliance services | | | 6,880 | |
| Registration costs | | | 20,578 | |
| Miscellaneous | | | 37,598 | |
| Total expenses | | $ | 744,520 | |
| | | | | | |
Deduct – | | | | |
| Waiver and/or reimbursement by the principal underwriter and/or investment adviser (Note 4) | | $ | (203,460 | ) |
| Net expenses | | $ | 541,060 | |
| Net investment income | | $ | 1,424,346 | |
| | | | | | |
REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS) ON INVESTMENTS: | |
| Net realized gain on investment transactions | | $ | 318,848 | |
| Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments | | | 878,219 | |
| Net realized and unrealized gain on investments | | $ | 1,197,067 | |
| Net increase in net assets from operations | | $ | 2,621,413 | |
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Wright Current Income Fund (WCIF) |
| | | Years Ended | |
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS | | December 31, 2014 | | December 31, 2013 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS: | | | | | | | | | |
From operations – | | | | | | | | | |
| Net investment income | | $ | 1,424,346 | | | $ | 1,262,003 | | |
0 | Net realized gain (loss) on investment transactions | | | 318,848 | | | | (275,429 | ) | |
| Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments | | | 878,219 | | | | (2,419,901 | ) | |
| Net increase (decrease) in net assets from operations | | $ | 2,621,413 | | | $ | (1,433,327 | ) | |
Distributions to shareholders (Note 2) | | | | | | | | | |
| From net investment income | | $ | (2,234,588 | ) | | $ | (2,763,577 | ) | |
| Total distributions | | $ | (2,234,588 | ) | | $ | (2,763,577 | ) | |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from fund share transactions (Note 6) | $ | 6,190,538 | | | $ | (15,880,571 | ) | |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets | | $ | 6,577,363 | | | $ | (20,077,475 | ) | |
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NET ASSETS: | | | | | | | | | |
| At beginning of year | | | 59,376,559 | | | | 79,454,034 | | |
| At end of year | | $ | 65,953,922 | | | $ | 59,376,559 | | |
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UNDISTRIBUTED NET INVESTMENT INCOME INCLUDED IN NET ASSETS AT END OF YEAR | | $ | - | | | $ | 288 | | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
See Notes to Financial Statements. | 47 | |
Wright Current Income Fund (WCIF) |
These financial highlights reflect selected data for a share outstanding throughout each year. | | | | |
| | Years Ended December 31, |
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS | | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net asset value, beginning of year | | $ | 9.440 | | $ | 10.010 | | $ | 10.100 | | $ | 9.910 | | $ | 9.830 | |
Income (loss) from investment operations: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income (1) | | | 0.225 | | | 0.173 | | | 0.225 | | | 0.303 | | | 0.377 | |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | | | 0.188 | | | (0.365 | ) | | 0.081 | | | 0.302 | | | 0.175 | |
| Total income (loss) from investment operations | | 0.413 | | | (0.192 | ) | | 0.306 | | | 0.605 | | | 0.552 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Less distributions: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
From net investment income | | | (0.353 | ) | | (0.378 | ) | | (0.396 | ) | | (0.415 | ) | | (0.472 | ) |
Net asset value, end of year | | $ | 9.500 | | $ | 9.440 | | $ | 10.010 | | $ | 10.100 | | $ | 9.910 | |
Total Return(2) | | | 4.44 | % | | (1.95 | )% | | 3.06 | % | | 6.22 | % | | 5.70 | % |
Ratios/Supplemental Data(3) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of year (000 omitted) | | $65,954 | | $59,377 | | $79,454 | | $61,325 | | $40,584 | |
Ratios (As a percentage of average daily net assets): |
Net expenses | | | 0.90 | % | 0.90 | % | 0.90 | % | 0.90 | % | 0.90 | % |
Net investment income | | | 2.37 | % | 1.77 | % | 2.23 | % | 3.03 | % | 3.79 | % |
Portfolio turnover rate | | | 27 | % | 39 | % | 27 | % | 50 | % | 54 | % |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | For the years ended December 31, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011 and 2010 | For the years ended December 31, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011 and 2010 | | | | | | | |
(1) | Computed using average shares outstanding. |
(2) | Total return is calculated assuming a purchase at the net asset value on the first day and a sale at the net asset value on the last day of each year reported. Dividends and distributions, if any, are assumed to be reinvested at the net asset value on the reinvestment date. |
(3) | For each of the years presented, the operating expenses of the Fund were reduced by a waiver of fees and/or allocation of expenses to the principal underwriter and/or investment adviser. Had such action not been undertaken, expenses and net investment income ratios would have been as follows: |
| | | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 |
| |
Ratios (As a percentage of average daily net assets): |
Expenses | | | 1.24 | % | | 1.16 | % | | 1.16 | % | | 1.19 | % | | 1.33 | % |
Net investment income | | | 2.03 | % | | 1.51 | % | | 1.97 | % | | 2.74 | % | | 3.36 | % |
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See Notes to Financial Statements. | 48 | |
The Wright Managed Income Trust Notes to Financial Statements |
1. Significant Accounting Policies
Wright Current Income Fund (“WCIF”) (the “Fund”) is a diversified portfolio of Wright Managed Income Trust (the “Trust”), an open-end, management investment company that is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”). WCIF seeks a high level of current income consistent with moderate fluctuations of principal.
The following is a summary of significant accounting policies consistently followed by the Trust in the preparation of its financial statements. The policies are in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”).
A. Investment Valuations – Debt obligations, including listed securities and securities for which quotations are readily available, will normally be valued on the basis of reported trades or market quotations provided by third party pricing services, when these prices are representative of the securities’ market values. For debt securities where market quotations are not readily available, the pricing services will use various techniques that consider factors including, but not limited to, prices or yields of securities with similar characteristics, benchmark yields, broker/dealer quotes, issuer spreads, as well as industry and economic events. Short-term debt securities with a remaining maturity of sixty days or less are generally valued at amortized cost, which approximates market value. If short-term debt securities are acquired with a remaining maturity of more than sixty days, they will be valued by a pricing service as described above. Investments for which valuations or market quotations are not readily available or are deemed unreliable are valued at fair value using methods determined in good faith by or at the direction of the Trustees of the Fund in a manner that most fairly reflects the security’s value, or the amount that the Fund might reasonably expect to receive for the security upon its current sale in the ordinary course. Each such determination is based on a consideration of all relevant factors, which are likely to vary from one pricing context to another. These factors may include, but are not limited to, the type of security, the existence of any contractual restrictions on the security’s disposition, the price and extent of public trading in similar securities of the issuer or of comparable companies, quotations or relevant information obtained from broker-dealers or other market participants, information obtained from the issuer, analysts, and/or the appropriate stock exchange (for exchange-traded securities), an analysis of the company’s financial condition, and an evaluation of the forces that influence the issuer and the market(s) in which the security is purchased and sold.
B. Investment Transactions – Investment transactions for financial statement purposes are accounted for on a trade date basis. Realized gains and losses on investments sold are determined on the basis of identified cost.
C. Income – Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date. However, if the ex-dividend date has passed, certain dividends from foreign securities are recorded as the Fund is informed of the ex-dividend date. Interest income is recorded on the basis of interest accrued, adjusted for amortization of premium and accretion of discount.
Paydown gains and losses are included in interest income.
D. Federal Taxes – The Fund’s policy is to comply with the provisions of the Internal Revenue Code (the “Code”) applicable to regulated investment companies and to distribute to shareholders each year substantially all of its net investment income and all or substantially all of its net realized capital gains. Accordingly, no provision for federal income or excise tax is necessary. At December 31, 2014, WCIF, for federal income tax purposes, had capital loss carryforwards subject to expiration of $160,341, which will reduce the Fund’s taxable income arising from future net realized gain on investment transactions, if any, to the extent permitted by the Code, and thus will reduce the amount of the distributions to shareholders, which would otherwise be necessary to relieve the Fund of any liability for federal income or excise tax. Pursuant to the Code, such capital loss carryforwards will expire as follows:
December 31, | WCIF |
2015 | $160,341 |
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As a result of the Regulated Investment Company Modernization Act of 2010, net capital losses realized on or after January 1, 2011 (effective date) may be carried forward indefinitely to offset future realized capital gains; however, post-effective losses must be used before pre-effective capital loss carryforwards with expiration dates. Therefore, it is possible that all or a portion of a fund’s pre-effective capital loss carryforwards could expire unused. In addition to the amounts noted in the table above, WCIF has $1,725,949 available short term capital loss carryforwards and $1,553,718 available long term capital loss carryforwards that have no expiration date.
As of December 31, 2014, the Fund had no uncertain tax positions that would require financial statement recognition, de-recognition, or disclosure. The Fund’s federal tax returns filed in the 3-year period ended December 31, 2014, remains subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service.
E. Expenses – The majority of expenses of the Trust are directly identifiable to the Fund. Expenses which are not readily identifiable to a specific Fund are allocated taking into consideration, among other things, the nature and type of expense and the relative size of the Funds.
F. Use of Estimates – The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of income and expense during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
G. Indemnifications – Under the Fund’s organizational documents, its officers and Trustees may be indemnified against certain liabilities and expenses arising out of the performance of their duties to the Fund, and shareholders are indemnified against personal liability for the obligations of the Fund. Additionally, in the normal course of business, the Fund enters into agreements with service providers that may contain 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.
2. Distributions to Shareholders
The net investment income of the Fund is determined daily, and substantially all of the net investment income so determined is declared daily as a dividend to shareholders of record at the time of declaration. Distributions are generally paid monthly. Distributions of net realized capital gains (reduced by available capital loss carryforwards from prior years, if any) are made at least annually. Shareholders may reinvest income and capital gain distributions in additional shares of the same Fund at the net asset value as of the reinvestment date or, at the election of the shareholder, receive distributions in cash. The Fund distinguishes between distributions on a tax basis and a financial reporting basis. GAAP requires that only distributions in excess of tax basis earnings and profits be reported in the financial statements as a return of capital. Permanent differences between book and tax accounting relating to distributions are reclassified to paid-in capital.
The tax character of distributions paid for the year ended December 31, 2014, and December 31, 2013, was as follows:
Year Ended 12/31/14 | | | WCIF | |
Distributions declared from: | | | | |
Ordinary income | | $ | 2,234,588 | |
| | | | |
Year Ended 12/31/13 | | | WCIF | |
Distributions declared from: | | | | |
Ordinary income | | $ | 2,763,577 | |
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During the year ended December 31, 2014, the following amounts were reclassified due to premium amortization and paydown gain (loss).
Increase (decrease): | | | WCIF | | |
Paid-in capital | | $ | (2 | ) | |
Accumulated net realized gain (loss) | | | (809,952 | ) | |
Accumulated undistributed net investment income (loss) | | | 809,954 | | |
These reclassifications had no effect on the net assets or net asset value per share of the Fund.
As of December 31, 2014, the components of distributable earnings (accumulated losses) on a tax basis were as follows:
| | | WCIF | |
Capital loss carryforward and post October losses | | $ | (3,572,158 | ) |
Unrealized appreciation | | | 1,169,720 | |
Total | | $ | (2,402,438 | ) |
The difference between components of distributable earnings (accumulated losses) on a tax basis and the amounts reflected in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities are primarily due to premium amortization and paydown gain (loss).
For tax purposes, the current year post-October loss was $132,150 (realized during the period November 1, 2014 through December 31, 2014) for WCIF. This loss will be recognized for tax purposes on the first business day of the Fund’s next fiscal year, January 1, 2015.
3. Investment Adviser Fee and Other Transactions with Affiliates
The investment adviser fee is earned by Wright Investor Services, Inc. (“Wright”) as compensation for investment advisory services rendered to the Fund. The fees are computed at annual rates of the Fund’s average daily net assets as noted below, and are payable monthly.
Annual Advisory Fee Rates |
Fund | Under $100 Million | $100 Million to $250 Million | $250 Million to $500 Million | $500 Million to $1 Billion | Over $1 Billion |
WCIF | 0.45% | 0.44% | 0.42% | 0.40% | 0.35% |
For the year ended December 31, 2014, the fee and the effective annual rate, as a percentage of average daily net assets for each of the Funds were as follows:
Fund | Investment Adviser Fee | Effective Annual Rate |
WCIF | $270,530 | 0.45% |
The administrator fee is earned by Wright for administering the business affairs of the Fund. The fee is computed at an annual rate of 0.09% of the average daily net assets up to $100 million for WCIF, and 0.05% of average daily net assets over $100 million. Atlantic Fund Administration, LLC (d/b/a Atlantic Fund Services) (“Atlantic”) serves as sub-administrator of the Fund to perform certain services of the administrator as may be agreed upon between the administrator and sub-administrator. The sub-administration fee is paid by Wright.
For the year ended December 31, 2014, the administrator fee for WCIF amounted to $54,107.
Certain Trustees and officers of the Trust are Trustees or officers of the above organizations and/or of the
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Fund’s principal underwriter. Except as to Trustees of the Trust who are not employees of Atlantic or Wright, Trustees and officers receive remuneration for their services to the Trust out of the fees paid to Atlantic and Wright. The Trustees are compensated by the Trust in conjunction with the Wright Managed Equity Trust, rather than on a per Trust or per Fund basis. Quarterly retainer fees are paid in the amount of $4,000 to the Lead Trustee, $3,500 to the Secretary of Independent Trustees, and $3,000 each to the remaining Trustees. In addition, each Trustee will be paid a fee of $1,500 for each regular Board meeting attended. Each Trustee is also reimbursed for all reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred in connection with his duties as a Trustee, including travel and related expenses incurred in attending Board meetings. The amount of Trustees’ fees attributable to the Fund is disclosed in the Fund’s Statement of Operations.
4. Distribution and Service Plans
The Trust has in effect a Distribution Plan (the “Plan”) pursuant to Rule 12b-1 of the 1940 Act. The Plan provides that the Fund will pay Wright Investors’ Service Distributors, Inc. (“WISDI”), the principal underwriter, a wholly-owned subsidiary of The Winthrop Corporation and an affiliate of Wright, a distribution fee of 0.25% of the average daily net assets of the Fund for distribution services and facilities provided to the Fund by WISDI. Distribution fees paid or accrued to WISDI for the year ended December 31, 2014, for WCIF were $150,293.
In addition, the Trustees have adopted a service plan (the “Service Plan”) which allows the Fund to reimburse the principal underwriter for payments to intermediaries for providing account administration and personal and account maintenance services to their customers who are beneficial owners of the Fund’s shares. The combined amount of service fees payable under the Service Plan and Rule 12b-1 distribution fees may not exceed 0.25% annually of the Fund’s average daily net assets. For the year ended December 31, 2014, the Fund did not accrue or pay any service fees.
Pursuant to an Expense Limitation Agreement, Wright and WISDI have agreed to waive all or a portion of their fees and reimburse expenses to the extent that total annual operating expenses exceed 1.00% of the average daily net assets of WCIF, through April 30, 2015 (excluding interest, taxes, brokerage commissions, other expenditures which are capitalized in accordance with GAAP, and other extraordinary expenses not incurred in the ordinary course of the Fund’s business). Thereafter, the waiver and reimbursement may be changed or terminated at any time. In addition, Wright and WISDI have voluntarily agreed to further limit the total annual expenses of WCIF to 0.90% of its average daily net assets. Such voluntary limitation may be terminated at any time. Pursuant to these agreements and voluntary limitation, Wright waived and/or reimbursed investment adviser fees of $53,167 for WCIF. WISDI waived distribution fees of $150,293 for WCIF.
5. Investment Transactions
Purchases and sales (including maturities and paydowns) of investments, other than short-term obligations, were as follows:
Year Ended December 31, 2014 |
| WCIF |
Purchases - | |
Non-U.S. Government & Agency Obligations | $ 1,816,448 |
U.S. Government & Agency Obligations | 20,890,593 |
Sales - | |
Non-U.S. Government & Agency Obligations | $ 232,753 |
U.S. Government & Agency Obligations | 15,391,267 |
6. Shares of Beneficial Interest
The Declaration of Trust permits the Trustees to issue an unlimited number of full and fractional shares of
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beneficial interest (without par value). Transactions in Fund shares were as follows:
| | | Year Ended December 31, 2014 | | Year Ended December 31, 2013 |
| | | Shares | | | | Amount | | | Shares | | | | Amount | |
| WCIF | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Sold | 2,047,812 | | | $ | 19,432,258 | | | 2,259,819 | | | $ | 22,209,423 | |
| Issued to shareholders in payment of distributions declared | 103,005 | | | | 977,337 | | | 127,114 | | | | 1,235,624 | |
| Redemptions | (1,498,967 | ) | | | (14,219,057 | ) | | (4,038,834 | ) | | | (39,325,618 | ) |
| Net increase (decrease) | 651,850 | | | $ | 6,190,538 | | | (1,651,901 | ) | | $ | (15,880,571 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
7. Federal Income Tax Basis of Investments
The cost and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of the investment securities owned at December 31, 2014, as computed on a federal income tax basis, were as follows:
| Year Ended December 31, 2014 |
| WCIF | |
Aggregate cost | $ | 64,895,450 | | |
Gross unrealized appreciation | $ | 1,722,601 | | |
Gross unrealized depreciation | | (552,881 | ) | |
Net unrealized appreciation | $ | 1,169,720 | | |
8. Line of Credit
The Fund participates with other funds managed by Wright in a committed $10 million unsecured line of credit agreement with Union Bank of California, N.A. (“Union Bank”). The Fund may temporarily borrow from the line of credit to satisfy redemption requests or settle investment transactions. Interest is charged to the Fund based on its borrowings at an amount above the LIBOR rate. Because the line of credit is not available exclusively to the Fund, it may be unable to borrow some or all of the Fund’s requested amounts at any particular time. During the year ended December 31, 2014, the Fund had no outstanding balances pursuant to this line of credit.
9. Fair Value Measurements
Under GAAP for fair value measurements, a three-tier hierarchy to prioritize the assumptions, referred to as inputs, is used in valuation techniques to measure fair value. The three-tier hierarchy of inputs is summarized in the three broad levels listed below.
• Level 1 – quoted prices in active markets for identical investments
• Level 2 – other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar investments, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.)
• Level 3 – significant unobservable inputs (including a fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments)
The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.
At December 31, 2014, the inputs used in valuing the Fund’s investments, which are carried at value, were as
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follows:
WCIF
Asset Description | Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) | Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) | Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) | Total |
Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities | $ | - | $ | 62,589,653 | $ | - | $ | 62,589,653 |
Other U.S. Government Guaranteed | | - | | 1,830,183 | | - | | 1,830,183 |
Short-Term Investments | | - | | 1,645,334 | | - | | 1,645,334 |
Total Investments | $ | - | $ | 66,065,170 | $ | - | $ | 66,065,170 |
The level classification by major category of investments is the same as the category presentation in the Fund’s Portfolio of Investments.
There were no transfers among Level 1, Level 2 and Level 3 for the year ended December 31, 2014.
10. Review for Subsequent Events
In connection with the preparation of the financial statements of the Fund as of and for the year ended December 31, 2014, events and transactions subsequent to December 31, 2014, have been evaluated by the Fund's management for possible adjustment and/or disclosure. Management has not identified any subsequent events requiring financial statement disclosure as of the date these financial statements were issued.
The Wright Managed Income Trust Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm |
To the Board of Trustees of The Wright Managed Income Trust
and the Shareholders of Wright Current Income Fund
We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities of Wright Current Income Fund, a series of shares of The Wright Managed Income Trust (the "Funds"), including the portfolio of investments, as of December 31, 2014, and the related statements of operations for the year then ended, the statements of changes in net assets for each of the years in the two-year period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the years in the five-year period then ended. These financial statements and financial highlights are the responsibility of the Fund’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements and financial highlights based on our audits.
We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audits to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements and financial highlights are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of December 31, 2014 by correspondence with the custodian. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
In our opinion, the financial statements and financial highlights referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Wright Current Income Fund as of December 31, 2014 and the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended and its financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
| BBD, LLP Philadelphia, Pennsylvania February 25, 2015 | |
The Wright Managed Income Trust Federal Tax Information (Unaudited) |
The Form 1099-DIV you received in January 2015 showed the tax status of all distributions paid to your account in calendar year 2014. Shareholders are advised to consult their own tax adviser with respect to the tax consequences of their investment in the Fund.
Qualified Interest Income –Wright Current Income Fund designates 99.99%, as qualified interest income exempt from U.S. tax for foreign shareholders (QII).
Management and Organization (Unaudited) |
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Fund Management. The Trustees of the Trusts are responsible for the overall management and supervision of the affairs of the Trusts. The Trustees and principal officers of the Trusts are listed below. Except as indicated, each individual has held the office shown or other offices in the same company for the last five years. The business address of each Trustee and principal officer is 177 West Putnam Avenue, Greenwich, Connecticut 06830.
Definitions:
“WISDI” means Wright Investors’ Service Distributors, Inc., the principal underwriter of the Funds.
“Winthrop” means The Winthrop Corporation, a holding company which owns all of the shares of Wright and WISDI.
Name, Address and Age | Position(s) with the Trusts | Term* of Office and Length of Service | Principal Occupation(s) During Past Five Years | Number of Funds in Fund Complex Overseen by Trustee | Other Trustee/Director/Partnership/Employment Positions Held |
Interested Trustee |
Peter M. Donovan** Born: 1943 | President and Trustee | President and Trustee since Inception | Chairman, Chief Executive Officer, President and Director of Wright; Chief Executive Officer, President and Director of Winthrop; Director, Wright Investors' Service Holdings, Inc.; Director, WISDI; Authorized Representative of Wright Private Asset Management; Chairman of the Winthrop Corp. November 2002-February 2013. | 4 | None |
Independent Trustees |
James J. Clarke Born: 1941 | Trustee and Chairman of the Audit Committee | Trustee since December, 2002 | Principal, Clarke Consulting (bank consultant – financial management and strategic planning); Director, Reliance Bank, Altoona PA since August 1995; Director – Quaint Oak Bank, Southampton, PA since 2007; Director – Phoenixville Federal Bank & Trust, Phoenixville, PA since 2011. | 4 | None |
Dorcas R. Hardy Born: 1946 | Trustee and Chairman of the Independent Trustees' Committee and Governance Committee | Trustee since December, 1998 | President, Dorcas R. Hardy & Associates ( a public policy and government relations firm) Spotsylvania, VA; Director, First Coast Service Options 1998 to 2009. | 4 | None |
Richard E. Taber Born: 1948 | Trustee | Trustee since March, 1997 | Retired; Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of First County Bank, Stamford, CT through 2011; Director, First County Bank since 2011. | 4 | None |
* | Trustees serve an indefinite term. Officers are elected annually. |
** | Mr. Donovan is an interested person of the Trusts because of his positions as President of the Trusts, Chairman, Chief Executive Officer, President and Director of Wright and Chief Executive Officer, President and Director of Winthrop and Director of WISDI. |
Management and Organization (Unaudited) |
Name, Address and Age | Position(s) with the Trusts | Term* of Office and Length of Service | Principal Occupation(s) During Past Five Years | Number of Funds in Fund Complex Overseen by Trustee | Other Trustee/Director/Partnership/Employment Positions Held |
Principal Officers who are not Trustees |
A.M. Moody, III Born: 1937 | Vice President | Vice President of the Trusts since December, 1990 | President, AM Moody Consulting LLC (compliance and administrative services to the mutual fund industry) since July 2003; President and Director of WISDI since 2005; Vice President of 4 funds managed by Wright; Trustee of the Trusts, 1990-2012; Retired Senior Vice President of Wright and Winthrop. | | |
Michael J. McKeen Born: 1971 | Treasurer | Treasurer of the Trusts since March, 2011 | Senior Vice President, Atlantic Fund Services, LLC since 2008; Officer of 4 funds managed by Wright. | | |
Vicki S. Horwitz Born: 1985 | Secretary | Secretary of the Trusts since August, 2014 | Associate Counsel, Atlantic Fund Services, LLC since 2014; Senior Associate, State Street Corp., 2011-2014. Officer of 4 funds managed by Wright. | | |
* | Trustees serve an indefinite term. Officers are elected annually. |
Important Notices Regarding Delivery of Shareholder Documents, Portfolio Holdings and Proxy Voting (Unaudited) |
The Wright Managed Blue Chip Investment Funds
Wright Investors’ Service, Inc.
Wright Investors’ Service Distributors, Inc.
Important Notice Regarding Delivery of Shareholders Documents
The Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) permits funds to deliver only one copy of shareholder documents, including prospectuses, proxy statements and shareholder reports, to fund investors with multiple accounts at the same residential or post office box address. This practice is often called “householding” and it helps eliminate duplicate mailings to shareholders.
Wright, or your financial adviser, may household the mailing of your documents indefinitely unless you instruct Wright, or your financial adviser, otherwise.
If you would prefer that your Wright documents not be householded, please contact Wright at (800) 555-0644, or your financial adviser.
Your instructions that householding not apply to delivery of your Wright documents will be effective within 30 days of receipt by Wright or your financial adviser.
Portfolio Holdings
In accordance with rules established by the SEC, the Funds send semi-annual and annual reports to shareholders that contain a complete list of portfolio holdings as of the end of the second and fourth quarters, respectively, within 60 days of quarter-end and after filing with the SEC. The Funds also disclose complete portfolio holdings as of the end of the first and third fiscal quarters on Form N-Q, which is filed with the SEC within 60 days of quarter-end. The Funds’ complete portfolio holdings as reported in annual and semi-annual reports and on Form N-Q are available for viewing on the SEC website at http://www.sec.gov and may be reviewed and copied at the SEC’s public reference room (information on the operation and terms of usage of the SEC public reference room is available at http://sec.gov/info/edgar/prrules.htm or by calling (800) SEC-0330). After filing, the Funds’ portfolio holdings as reported in annual and semi-annual reports are also available on Wright’s website at www.wrightinvestors.com and are available upon request at no additional cost by contacting Wright at (800) 555-0644.
Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures
From time to time funds are required to vote proxies related to the securities held by the funds. The Wright Managed Blue Chip Investment Funds vote proxies according to a set of policies and procedures approved by the Funds’ Board. You may obtain a description of these policies and procedures and information on how the Funds voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 without charge, upon request, by calling (800) 555-0644. This description is also available on the SEC website at http://www.sec.gov.
The Wright Managed Blue Chip Investment Funds
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One Fixed-Income Fund
Wright Current Income Fund (WCIF) (the “Fund”) may be invested in a variety of securities and may use a number of strategies, including GNMAs, to produce a high level of income with reasonable stability of principal. The Fund reinvests all principal payments. Dividends are accrued daily and paid monthly. The Fund’s benchmark is the Barclays GNMA Backed Bond Index.
ITEM 2. CODE OF ETHICS.
(a) | As of the end of the period covered by this report, The Wright Managed Equity Trust (the “Registrant”) has adopted a code of ethics, which applies to its Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer (the “Code of Ethics”). |
(c) | There have been no amendments to the Registrant’s Code of Ethics during the period covered by this report. |
(d) | There have been no waivers to the Registrant’s Code of Ethics during the period covered by this report. |
(f) (3) The registrant undertakes to provide a copy of such code of ethics to any person upon request, without charge, by calling 1-800-888-9471.
ITEM 3. AUDIT COMMITTEE FINANCIAL EXPERT.
The registrant’s Board has designated James J. Clarke, an independent trustee, as its audit committee financial expert. Mr. Clarke is the Principal of Clarke Consulting, a financial management and strategic planning firm.
ITEM 4. PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTANT FEES AND SERVICES.
(a) Audit Fees
The aggregate fees billed for each of the last two fiscal years for professional services rendered by the principal accountant for the audit of the registrant’s annual financial statements or services that are normally provided by the principal accountant in connection with the statutory and filings or engagements for those fiscal years were, $42,000 in 2013 and $42,000 in 2014.
(b) Audit-Related Fees
None.
(c) Tax Fees
The aggregate fees billed in each of the last two fiscal years for professional services rendered by the principal accountant for tax compliance, tax advice and tax planning were $9,000 in 2013 and $9,000 in 2014. The nature of the services comprising these fees were tax compliance, tax advice and tax planning including fees for tax return preparation.
(d) All Other Fees
None.
(e) (1) The registrant’s audit committee has adopted an Audit Committee Charter which contains policies and procedures relating to the pre-approval of services provided by the registrant’s principal accountant (the “Pre-Approval Policies”). The Pre-Approval Policies establish a framework intended to assist the audit committee in the proper discharge of its pre-approval responsibilities. As a general matter, the Pre-Approval Policies (i) specify certain types of audit, audit-related, tax, and other services determined to be pre-approved by the audit committee, and (ii) delineate specific procedures governing the mechanics of the pre-approval process, including the approval and monitoring of audit and non-audit service fees with the exception of any de minimus engagement meeting applicable requirements. Unless a service is specifically pre-approved under the Pre-Approval Policies, it must be separately pre-approved by the registrant’s audit committee. The Pre-Approval Policies and the types of audit and non-audit services pre-approved therein must be reviewed and ratified by the registrant’s audit committee at least annually. The registrant’s audit committee maintains full responsibility for the appointment, compensation and oversight of the registrant’s principal accountant.
(2) Not applicable.
(f) Not applicable
(g) Not applicable.
(h) Not applicable.
ITEM 5. AUDIT COMMITTEE OF LISTED REGISTRANTS.
Not applicable.
ITEM 6. INVESTMENTS.
(a) | Included as part of report to stockholders under Item 1. |
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
There have been no material changes to the procedures by which a Fund’s shareholder may recommend nominees to the registrant’s board of Trustees, where those changes were implemented after the registrant last provided disclosure in response to the requirements of Item 7(d)(2)(ii)(G) of Schedule 14A(17 CFR240 14a-101), or this item.
ITEM 11. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
(a) It is the conclusion of the registrant’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer that the effectiveness of the registrant’s current disclosure controls and procedures (such disclosure controls and procedures having been evaluated within 90 days of the date of this filing) provide reasonable assurance that the information required to be disclosed by the registrant has been recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time period specified to the Commission’s rules and forms and that the information required to be disclosed by the registrant has been accumulated and communicated to the registrant’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer in order to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.
(b) There have been no significant changes in the registrant’s internal controls or in other factors that could significantly affect these controls subsequent to the date of their evaluation, including any corrective actions with regard to significant deficiencies and material weaknesses.
ITEM 12. EXHIBITS.
(a)(1) Registrant’s Code of Ethics – Not applicable (please see Item 2)
(a)(2) Treasurer’s and President’s Section 302 certification
(a)(3) Not applicable.
(b) Combined 906 certification
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
Registrant The Wright Managed Equity Trust (On behalf of Wright Selected Blue Chip Equities Fund, Wright Major Blue Chip Equities Fund and Wright International Blue Chip Equities Fund)
By /s/ Peter M. Donovan
Peter M. Donovan
President
Date February 26, 2015
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/ Peter M. Donovan
Peter M. Donovan
President
Date February 26, 2015
By /s/ Michael J. McKeen
Michael J. McKeen
Treasurer
Date February 26, 2015