As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 29, 2016
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
Michael J. McKeen, Principal Financial Officer
Three Canal Plaza, Suite 600
Portland, ME 04101
207-347-2000
Date of fiscal year end: December 31
Date of reporting period: January 1, 2015 – December 31, 2015
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 39,000 global companies (covering 85 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.
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.
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Investment Objectives | inside front |
Letter to Shareholders (Unaudited) | 2 |
Management Discussion (Unaudited) | |
Performance Summaries (Unaudited) | |
Fund Expenses (Unaudited) | |
Management and Organization (Unaudited) | |
Important Notices Regarding Delivery of Shareholder Documents, Portfolio Holdings and Proxy Voting (Unaudited) | |
The Wright Managed Equity Trust | |
Wright Selected Blue Chip Equities Fund | |
Statement of Assets and Liabilities | |
Statement of Changes in Net Assets | |
Wright Major Blue Chip Equities Fund | |
Statement of Assets and Liabilities | |
Statements of Changes in Net Assets | |
Wright International Blue Chip Equities Fund | |
Statement of Assets and Liabilities | |
Statements of Changes in Net Assets | |
Notes to Financial Statements | |
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm | |
Federal Tax Information (Unaudited) | |
The Wright Managed Income Trust | |
Wright Current Income Fund | |
Notes to Financial Statements | |
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm | |
Federal Tax Information (Unaudited) | |
Letter to Shareholders (Unaudited) |
Dear Shareholder:
SUMMARY: Following one of its weakest years since the bull market began in 2009, the U.S. stock market got off to one of its worst starts ever in January 2016. Concern about plunging stock prices in China, kicked off by a weakening economy, and a virtual freefall in oil have spread throughout the world, as has worry about global economic growth. Still, U.S. equities have outperformed their foreign counterparts, largely due to the strength of the dollar. Bonds have provided some protection from stock market volatility, even though the Federal Reserve began raising short-term interest rates at the end of 2015. But slowing economic growth here at home is adding to the concern. Investors are advised to be more cautious than ever this year, so a well-diversified portfolio of high-quality domestic and foreign equities and fixed-income securities is more important than ever.
U.S. stocks and bonds had a rough year in 2015, and if the first month of the year is any indication, 2016 is shaping up to be even more challenging. Both the Dow Jones Industrial Average and the S&P 500 achieved positive returns last year but only after dividends are included. The Dow ended the year down 2.2% in terms of price, its first losing year since 2008, but managed to eke out a 0.2% gain once dividends are included. The S&P 500 lost 0.7%, its first drop in price since 2011, but ended up with a 1.4% gain thanks to dividends. NASDAQ was the standout performer, rising 5.7% on a price basis and 7.0% after dividends. But January undid even those relatively modest gains. Both the Dow and the S&P 500 lost more than 5% while NASDAQ fell 7.8%.
Yet U.S. stocks have managed to outperform most of the rest of the world, largely due to the continued strength of the dollar overseas. In Europe, the MSCI Europe ex U.K. index lost 0.6% in dollar terms in 2015, nearly all of that loss attributable to the more than 11% gain in the dollar against the euro. The same was true in January, when the index lost an additional 6.8%. The one major market that the U.S. failed to beat last year was Japan, where stocks gained more than 9% in both dollar and yen terms. The yen was one of the few major currencies to hold its own against the greenback. But that luck didn’t carry over into 2016, as Japanese stocks dropped more than 8% in both yen and dollar terms in January.
One of the major negative factors driving global stocks downward has been China, both due to its weakening economic growth and its plunging stock market. The MSCI China index lost 7.8% last year in dollar terms and then another 13% in January. The main Chinese equity index, the Shanghai composite, dropped 22% in January. The index has lost nearly half of its value since last June’s peak and is now at its lowest level since November 2014, wiping out a good part of the 150+% gain it posted between June 2014 and June 2015. Slowing growth in China – the world’s second largest economy – is certainly one factor behind the market’s plunge. Economic growth slowed last year to 6.9%, the weakest annual performance in 25 years. But so is stock speculation, which the government has been unable to discourage. Indeed, not only has it been unsuccessful in deflating the stock bubble, it has taken measures to try to prop up stock prices, which is only prolonging the problem.
Another factor driving stock prices down has been the near freefall in oil prices, which shows no signs of bottoming out. Crude oil dropped another 30% last year after falling nearly 46% the previous year, and in January 2016 fell another 9% despite rising the last two weeks of the month. The price of WTI, the U.S. benchmark, has fallen below $30 a barrel, its lowest level since 2004. OPEC, led by Saudi Arabia, instead of trying to boost oil prices by limiting production, as it has usually done in the past, has been content to watch the price fall in order to gain competitive advantage over higher-cost producers such as U.S. shale oil providers and its political adversaries, Iran and Russia. Not surprisingly, energy stocks were by far the biggest
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losers among the S&P 500 last year, falling more than 21% after losing nearly 8% the prior year, when they were the only sector to finish in the red. They fell another 3% in the first month of 2016.
But there have been a few safe havens for investors, which points out the importance of having a well-balanced diversified portfolio. In January, as global stock markets were falling sharply, bonds were recording positive returns. The Barclays U.S. Bond Market Aggregate had a total return of 1.4%. The index is heavily weighted with U.S. Treasury securities, where yields dropped sharply despite the Federal Reserve’s first rate increase last December. The yield on the benchmark 10-year government note fell 35 basis points to end the month at 1.92%, its lowest level since last April. But not all bonds are alike: high-yield bonds lost 1.6% as investors worry about an expected wave of defaults in the oil industry.
But while investors fleeing stocks are certainly driving bond prices up and yields down, a weakening U.S. economy is also playing a role. The first estimate of GDP growth for the fourth quarter of 2015 came in weaker than expected at just 0.7%. That is down sharply from the 2% pace in the third quarter and 3.9% in Q2. For the full year, the economy grew by 2.4%, unchanged from 2014. The GDP numbers merely confirmed the recent downtrend. Leading indicators fell 0.2% in December while the Chicago Fed’s national activity index remained in negative territory. Durable goods orders fell 5.1% and were down 3.5% for the full year, the first annual decline since 2009. Industrial production fell 0.4%. Even the consumer wasn’t helping much. Personal spending was flat in December while retail sales fell 0.1% and were up only 2.1% for the year, the weakest annual increase since 2009.
Still, the housing and auto sectors – heavily dependent on low interest rates, to be sure – remain robust. Existing home sales rebounded in December and for the full year were up more than 7% to 5.3 million. New home sales rose 14.6% to 501,000, the most since 2007. Housing starts fell in December but for the year totaled 1.1 million, the most since 2007. Auto sales hit an annual record in 2015 as carmakers sold 17.5 million vehicles, breaking the previous record set in 2000, and in January the sales rate hit 17.6 million, the highest for the month since 2006.
Looking ahead, 2016 will likely be another challenging year for investors, if not more so than last year, as we’ve already seen so far. Oil and stock prices have given no indication of bottoming out, and the global economy is still not moving in the right direction. As a result, central banks will likely continue to play a major stimulus role. Already in January European Central Bank President Mario Draghi hinted strongly that the bank would announce additional stimulus measures at its meeting in March. That was quickly followed by the Bank of Japan’s surprise announcement that it was cutting interest rates to below zero. Both moves sparked big market rebounds, but are a stark indication of just how weak the major economies are.
The Federal Reserve’s main role this year may simply be to do nothing. While the Fed has indicated it plans to raise interest rates steadily over the next two to three years, by about 25 basis points per quarter, after beginning the process in December, it’s not clear if current market conditions will allow it to do so soon. The Fed took no action on rates at its January meeting, and unless something extremely positive happens in the meantime – an unlikely event – it’s hard to see it doing so at its next meeting in March, or even much beyond that. The fact that this is an election year would also weigh against any moves to tighten monetary policy.
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While that’s no guarantee against big negative market swings, it is one less thing for investors to worry about. Given the volatility we’ve seen the past two months, investors are wise to remain defensive, holding a well-diversified portfolio of high-quality stocks and bonds, including foreign securities. If you have any questions on Wright’s views on these matters or on other wealth management issues, please contact me.
Sincerely,
Amit S. Khandwala
Co-Chief Executive Officer
Chief Investment Officer
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 -2.9% in 2015, as compared with a 1.4% return for the S&P 500, the Fund’s benchmark.
The main positive contributors to the Fund’s relative performance in 2015 were energy stocks, both due to relative weighting and stock selection versus the benchmark index. Not only was the Fund underweight energy (4.6% of the portfolio versus 6.5% in the S&P 500) but the sector had a base return of -11.3% in 2015, versus -21.2% in the benchmark index. The Fund also got positive contributions from industrials and materials stocks, both due to stock selection; the Fund was underweight both of those sectors compared to the benchmark index, where they had negative returns. The biggest detractors to Fund performance in 2015 were information technology and consumer discretionary stocks, both due mainly to stock selection. Info tech stocks in the Fund had a return of negative 2.9%, versus a positive 5.9% in the benchmark index. Consumer discretionary stocks in the Fund also returned -2.9%, versus 10.1% in the benchmark. Both sectors were roughly equal weight in the Fund compared to the S&P 500. At December 31, 2015, the Fund’s biggest position was in financial stocks, accounting for 21.9% of the portfolio, which is overweight the sector compared to the index (16.5%).
The biggest individual contributor to Fund performance in 2015 was Microsoft, which had a base return of 22.7%. The Fund also got outsize contributions from Accenture PLC, General Dynamics, J.P. Morgan Chase and Humana Inc. The two biggest individual detractors were tech stocks: Oracle and Qualcomm. Other major detractors were Schlumberger in energy and Comcast, the big cable operator.
U.S. stocks had a rough year in 2015, with both the Dow Jones Industrial Average and the S&P 500 achieving positive returns only after dividends are included. Stocks were buffeted by weak global growth, in particular concerns about a hard economic landing in China, stagnant growth in Europe, tumbling world oil prices and the tightening of monetary policy by the Federal Reserve, which in December raised short-term interest rates for the first time since 2006 and promised more rate increases over the next two or three years.
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 an even more challenging investment environment in 2016. Indeed, stock market volatility exacerbated as we entered the new year, with equity returns in January deeply negative around the globe, one of the worst starts to a year on record. The WMBC Fund has a higher average weighted market cap than the S&P 500 and a five-year earnings growth record nearly as good as that of the S&P 500.
SELECTED BLUE CHIP FUND
The Wright Selected Blue Chip Fund (WSBC), a mid-cap blend fund, had a total return of -0.2% in 2015, outperforming its benchmark, the S&P MidCap Index, which returned -2.2%. In the prior three years, 2012-14, the WSBC Fund averaged a 0.9% premium over the S&P 400 MidCap Index’s 20.0% average annual total return.
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The main positive contributors to the Fund’s performance in 2015 were industrial stocks, which outperformed similar stocks in the index by a wide margin. In addition, the Fund was overweight the sector (17.9%) compared to the index (15.1%). Industrial stocks in the Fund had a base return of 6.1% in 2015, compared to -3.1% in the index. The Fund also got positive contributions from info tech stocks, where the Fund was equal weight the sector. Info tech stocks in the Fund had a base return of 5.4% in 2015, versus 0.4% for similar stocks in the benchmark. Consumer discretionary and energy stocks also helped the Fund’s relative performance compared to the index. The biggest detractor to Fund performance was materials stocks, mainly due to stock selection; the sector had a return of -23% in 2015, compared to -12.7% for similar stocks in the index. However, materials accounted for less than 5% of the Fund’s portfolio at yearend. At 12/31/15, the Fund’s biggest position was in financial stocks, accounting for 23.4% of the portfolio, which is underweight the index (27.1%).
Among individual stocks, the biggest positive contributor to Fund performance in 2015 was HCC Insurance Holdings, a global specialty insurance company. It also got positive contributions from MSCI Inc., an investment information provider; Orbital ATK, an aerospace company; and Global Payments Inc., a payments solutions company. The biggest detractors from Fund performance were WestRock Co., a consumer packaging company, and Superior Energy Services, an oil and gas equipment provider.
With the U.S. economy still growing at a sub-par pace, we believe that the WSBC Fund’s focus on quality securities should continue to serve it well in 2016. WSBC continues to be slightly tilted toward the larger companies in the S&P MidCap 400 index. WSBC’s holdings have also shown better historical earnings growth than the MidCap index constituents.
INTERNATIONAL BLUE CHIP FUND
Despite a 2% loss in 2015, the Wright International Blue Chip Fund (WIBC) outperformed its benchmark index, the MSCI World ex U.S. index, which lost 3%. Foreign stocks generally underperformed U.S. stocks during 2015, largely due to the strength of the dollar against most foreign currencies.
Financial stocks were the biggest positive contributor to Fund performance in 2015 relative to the index, with a base return of 2.2% versus a negative 4.4% return for those stocks in the index. The Fund is slightly underweight the sector compared to the index, 25.1% versus 26.8%. Telecom stocks also helped boost Fund performance, with a base return of 21.2% versus 3.5% for similar stocks in the index. The Fund is also overweight the sector, 6.7% versus 4.7% for the index. The biggest detractor from Fund performance came from consumer staples stocks, both due to stock selection and relative weighting. Stocks in the sector returned 5.0% in the Fund in 2015, versus 8.8% in the index. The Fund is also underweight the sector, 6.9% versus 11.4% for the index. At yearend, financials were the Fund’s largest position, at 25.1%, which is slightly underweight the index.
Among individual stocks, the biggest positive contributors to Fund performance were KDDI Corp., a leading Japanese telecom company, and Swiss Re. Of the top five positive contributors to Fund performance last year, three were Japanese companies and two were Swiss; the yen and the franc were among the few major currencies to largely hold their own against the dollar in 2015. The two biggest individual detractors were Volkswagen, which was embroiled in an emissions-fixing scandal, and Rio Tinto, the global mining company.
In the aggregate, WIBC Fund holdings are priced at a significant discount to the MSCI World ex U.S. index in
Management Discussion (Unaudited) |
terms of current price/earnings ratios. Over the past five years, WIBC holdings have averaged superior earnings growth rates. In 2015, foreign stocks largely outperformed U.S. stocks, at least in their own currencies, although not in dollar terms. In 2016, foreign central banks are likely to continue to provide stimulus measures, even as the Federal Reserve appears to be moving in the opposite direction by raising interest rates. Already in January, European Central Bank President Mario Draghi held out the prospect of additional stimulus at the ECB’s meeting in March, adding that the bank would place “no limits” within its legal mandate to try to raise inflation in the euro zone. That was followed the next week by the Bank of Japan’s announcement that it was cutting interest rates to below zero in order to stimulate its moribund economy. At the same time, China has been seeking measures to boost economic growth as well as prop up its flagging stock market. 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 1.4% in 2015, matching the total return on the Barclays GNMA bond index, the Fund’s benchmark, while outperforming the Barclays U.S. Aggregate bond index, which had had a 0.5% total return. 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 3.3% at December 31, 2015, 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 2015, the WCIF Fund was 97% invested in agency-backed mortgages, versus 100% for the index, with 3% 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, 2015, WCIF’s average coupon was 5.1%, compared to 3.8% 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 68% of its assets in mortgages with 5% or greater coupons, compared to only 10% for the benchmark. Among the Fund’s biggest positions were mortgages with 5%-6% coupons (43%, versus 8% for the index) and 6%-7% coupons (22% of the portfolio, compared to 2% for the index). By comparison, 28% of the Fund’s assets were held in mortgages with 3%-5% coupons, compared to 89% 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.
In 2015, the duration of mortgages in the Fund shortened relative to those in the benchmark. As interest rates held fairly steady in 2015, so did the average duration of the Fund, moving to 3.9 years at yearend from 3.8 one year earlier. By contrast, the average duration in the GNMA index lengthened by about half a year, to 4.1 years from 3.5 years at the end of 2014. At year-end, 63% of securities held in the Fund had a duration of three years or less, compared to 12% for the benchmark. By comparison, only 37% of the Fund’s assets had durations of three years or more, as compared to 88% for the GNMA index. The largest percentage of Fund
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assets were in 2-3 year mortgages, accounting for 49% of the portfolio (versus 11% in the index) while the largest percentage of mortgages in the index, 68%, were in 3-5 year loans, versus 16% in the Fund.
While the Fed has indicated it plans to raise interest rates steadily over the next two to three years, by about 25 basis points per quarter, after beginning the process in December, it’s not clear if current market conditions – including extreme global financial market volatility and weakening economic growth – will allow it to do so. Moreover, even if the Fed should raise short-term rates, there is no reason to believe that long-term rates, which are largely set by the market, will necessarily follow – unless the Fed were to begin a new round of quantitative easing, which seems unlikely to happen. At the end of January 2016, the yield on the benchmark 10-year Treasury note – on which long-term mortgage rates are based – was well below 2.0% and at its lowest level since April 2015. Mortgage interest rates remain at historically low levels – about 4% for 30-year fixed-rate loans – which has enabled millions of homeowners and new homebuyers to lock in rates they are unlikely to disturb unless they sell their homes. As a result, we expect the mortgage market to remain stable over the foreseeable future, with loans staying on servicers’ books longer than historical norms.
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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 |
| Growth of $10,000 Invested 1/1/06 Through 12/31/15 |
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| | Average Annual Total Return | |
Last 1 Yr | | Last 5 Yrs | | Last 10 Yrs | |
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| — WSBC | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | - Return before taxes | | | -0.22 | % | | | 11.56 | % | | | 7.54 | % | |
| | - Return after taxes on distributions | | | -2.66 | % | | | 9.28 | % | | | 5.82 | % | |
| | - Return after taxes on distributions and sales of fund shares | | | 1.96 | % | | | 9.12 | % | | | 6.05 | % | |
| — S&P MidCap 400* | | | | | | -2.18 | % | | | 10.68 | % | | | 8.18 | % | |
| ----Average of Morningstar Mid Cap Value/Blend Funds** | | | -4.51 | % | | | 8.97 | % | | | 6.37 | % | |
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Performance Summaries (Unaudited) |
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Industry Weightings | | Ten Largest Stock Holdings |
% of net assets @ 12/31/15 | | % of net assets @ 12/31/15 |
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Software & Services Health Care Equipment & Services | | 8.7 8.6 | % % | | Consumer Durables & Apparel Technology Hardware & Equipment | | 5.1 5.1 | % % | | Jones Lang Lasalle, Inc. Foot Locker, Inc. | | 3.3 3.2 | % % |
Commercial & Professional Services | | 7.6 | % | | Materials | | 4.7 | % | | Health Net, Inc. | | 3.0 | % |
Capital Goods | | 6.9 | % | | Transportation | | 3.3 | % | | Centene Corp. | | 2.8 | % |
Retailing | | 6.7 | % | | Food, Beverage & Tobacco | | 3.0 | % | | Cadence Design Systems, Inc. | | 2.8 | % |
Banks | | 6.6 | % | | Energy | | 2.9 | % | | UGI Corp. | | 2.8 | % |
Diversified Financials | | 6.3 | % | | Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology | | 2.7 | % | | Hanesbrands, Inc. | | 2.7 | % |
Utilities Real Estate | | 5.8 5.3 | % % | | Semiconductor & Semiconductor Equipment | | 2.5 | % | | Packaging Corp. of America. RR Donnelley & Sons Co. | | 2.6 2.5 | % % |
Insurance | | 5.2 | % | | Automobiles & Components | | 1.3 | % | | Signature Bank | | 2.4 | % |
| | | | | Consumer Services | | 1.1 | % | | | | | |
Performance Summaries (Unaudited) |
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| WRIGHT MAJOR BLUE CHIP EQUITIES FUND |
| Growth of $10,000 Invested 1/1/06 Through 12/31/15 |
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| | Average Annual Total Return | |
Last 1 Yr | | Last 5 Yrs | | Last 10 Yrs | |
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| — WMBC | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | - Return before taxes | | | -2.91 | % | | | 9.10 | % | | | 4.73 | % | |
| | - Return after taxes on distributions | | | -3.14 | % | | | 8.96 | % | | | 4.60 | % | |
| | - Return after taxes on distributions and sales of fund shares | | | -1.46 | % | | | 7.20 | % | | | 3.77 | % | |
| — S&P 500* | | | | | | 1.41 | % | | | 12.57 | % | | | 7.31 | % | |
| ----Average of Morningstar Large Cap Value/Blend Funds** | | | -1.47 | % | | | 9.54 | % | | | 5.65 | % | |
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Industry Weightings | | Ten Largest Stock Holdings |
% of net assets @ 12/31/15 | | % of net assets @ 12/31/15 |
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Software & Services Banks | | 12.4 11.4 | % % | | Food, Beverage & Tobacco Energy | | 4.7 4.6 | % % | | Comcast Corp. - Class A Wells Fargo & Co. | | 4.8 4.1 | % % |
Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology | | 9.9 | % | | Food & Staples Retailing | | 4.4 | % | | Apple, Inc. | | 4.1 | % |
Retailing | | 6.5 | % | | Transportation | | 3.6 | % | | Microsoft Corp. | | 3.6 | % |
Health Care Equipment & Services | | 5.9 | % | | Telecommunication Services | | 3.2 | % | | Anthem, Inc. | | 3.6 | % |
Capital Goods | | 5.6 | % | | Materials | | 1.6 | % | | Southwest Airlines Co. | | 3.6 | % |
Technology Hardware & Equipment | | 5.5 | % | | Utilities | | 1.5 | % | | Gilead Sciences, Inc. | | 3.5 | % |
Insurance Diversified Financials | | 5.4 5.0 | % % | | Semiconductor Equipment & Products | | 1.4 | % | | Oracle Corp. CVS Health Corp. | | 3.5 3.3 | % % |
Media | | 4.8 | % | | Consumer Services | | 1.1 | % | | Pfizer, Inc. | | 3.2 | % |
| | | | | Consumer Durables & Apparel | | 0.9 | % | | | | | |
Performance Summaries (Unaudited) |
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| WRIGHT INTERNATIONAL BLUE CHIP EQUITIES FUND |
| Growth of $10,000 Invested 1/1/06 Through 12/31/15 |
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| | Average Annual Total Return | |
Last 1 Yr | | Last 5 Yrs | | Last 10 Yrs | |
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| — WIBC | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | - Return before taxes | | | -2.11 | % | | | 1.56 | % | | | 0.80 | % | |
| | - Return after taxes on distributions | | | -2.15 | % | | | 1.44 | % | | | 0.41 | % | |
| | - Return after taxes on distributions and sales of fund shares | | | -0.70 | % | | | 1.44 | % | | | 0.41 | % | |
| — MSCI World ex U.S. Index* | | | | | | -3.04 | % | | | 2.79 | % | | | 2.92 | % | |
| ----Average of Morningstar Foreign Large Blend Funds** | | | -1.61 | % | | | 2.55 | % | | | 2.69 | % | |
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Performance Summaries (Unaudited) |
WRIGHT INTERNATIONAL BLUE CHIP EQUITIES FUND | |
| |
Country Weightings | | Ten Largest Stock Holdings |
% of net assets @ 12/31/15 | | % of net assets @ 12/31/15 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Japan | | 25.3 | % | | Australia | | 2.4 | % | | KDDI Corp. | | 4.1 | % |
Switzerland | | 12.5 | % | | Italy | | 2.4 | % | | Nestle SA | | 3.9 | % |
United Kingdom | | 12.5 | % | | Denmark | | 2.0 | % | | Swiss Re AG | | 3.5 | % |
Germany | | 12.3 | % | | Hong Kong | | 1.0 | % | | Actelion, Ltd. | | 3.2 | % |
Canada France Spain | | 8.6 7.9 4.7 | % % % | | Ireland Norway Luxembourg | | 1.0 0.8 0.4 | % % % | | Legal & General Group PLC Muenchener Rueckversicherungs- Gesellschaft AG – Class R | | 2.9 2.4 | % % |
Israel | | 3.0 | % | | Marshall Islands | | 0.2 | % | | Intesa Sanpaolo SpA | | 2.4 | % |
Netherlands | | 2.6 | % | | | | | | | Teva Pharmaceutical Industries, Ltd., ADR | | 2.3 | % |
| | | | | | | | | | Alimentation Couche-Tard, Inc. – Class B | | 2.2 | % |
| | | | | | | | | | ITOCHU Corp. | | 2.2 | % |
Performance Summaries (Unaudited) |
|
| WRIGHT CURRENT INCOME FUND |
| Growth of $10,000 Invested 1/1/06 Through 12/31/15 |
|
| | Average Annual Total Return | |
Last 1 Yr | | Last 5 Yrs | | Last 10 Yrs | |
| | |
| — WCIF | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | - Return before taxes | | | 1.41 | % | | | 2.60 | % | | | 4.06 | % | |
| | - Return after taxes on distributions | | | -0.13 | % | | | 1.04 | % | | | 2.41 | % | |
| | - Return after taxes on distributions and sales of fund shares | | | 0.80 | % | | | 1.35 | % | | | 2.50 | % | |
| — Barclays GNMA Backed Bond Index* | | | 1.39 | % | | | 3.05 | % | | | 4.66 | % | |
| ----Average of Morningstar Intermediate Government Funds** | | | 0.47 | % | | | 2.35 | % | | | 3.60 | % | |
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Performance Summaries (Unaudited) |
WRIGHT CURRENT INCOME FUND | |
| |
Holdings by Security Type | Five Largest Bond Holdings |
% of net assets @ 12/31/15 | % of net assets @ 12/31/15 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities | | 94.7 | % | | | | | GNMA, Series 2010-116, Class PB | 5.00% | 06/16/40 | 3.5 | % |
Other U.S. Government Guaranteed | | 2.6 | % | | | | | GNMA, Series 2008-65, Class PG | 6.00% | 08/20/38 | 3.3 | % |
| | | | | | | | GNMA II Pool #MA2681 | 5.00% | 03/20/45 | 3.1 | % |
| | | | | | | | FHLMC Gold Pool #U80611 | 4.50% | 11/01/33 | 2.9 | % |
| | | | | | | | FNMA Pool #821082 | 6.00% | 03/01/35 | 2.7 | % |
Weighted Average Maturity | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
@ 12/31/15 | | 11.1 | Years | | | | | | | | | |
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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, 2015 – December 31, 2015).
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 (7/1/15) | Ending Account Value (12/31/15) | Expenses Paid During Period* (7/1/15-12/31/15) |
Actual Fund Shares | $1,000.00 | $935.72 | $6.88 |
Hypothetical (5% return per year before expenses) |
Fund Shares | $1,000.00 | $1,018.10 | $7.17 |
*Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio of 1.41% multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/365 (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, 2015.
Wright Major Blue Chip Equities Fund
| Beginning Account Value (7/1/15) | Ending Account Value (12/31/15) | Expenses Paid During Period* (7/1/15-12/31/15) |
Actual Fund Shares | $1,000.00 | $970.25 | $6.95 |
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 184/365 (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, 2015.
Wright International Blue Chip Equities Fund
| Beginning Account Value (7/1/15) | Ending Account Value (12/31/15) | Expenses Paid During Period* (7/1/15-12/31/15) |
Actual Fund Shares | $1,000.00 | $940.09 | $9.05 |
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 184/365 (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, 2015.
FIXED-INCOME FUNDS
Wright Current Income Fund
| Beginning Account Value (7/1/15) | Ending Account Value (12/31/15) | Expenses Paid During Period* (7/1/15-12/31/15) |
Actual Fund Shares | $1,000.00 | $1,004.73 | $4.55 |
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 184/365 (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, 2015.
Wright Selected Blue Chip Equities Fund (WSBC) Portfolio of Investments - As of December 31, 2015 |
EQUITY INTERESTS - 99.4% |
AUTOMOBILES & COMPONENTS - 1.3% |
Gentex Corp. | 30,280 | | $ | 484,783 | |
BANKS - 6.6% |
Commerce Bancshares, Inc. | 7,447 | | $ | 316,778 | |
East West Bancorp, Inc. | 10,700 | | | 444,692 | |
Fulton Financial Corp. | 33,785 | | | 439,543 | |
New York Community Bancorp, Inc. | 24,120 | | | 393,639 | |
Signature Bank* | 6,095 | | | 934,790 | |
| | | $ | 2,529,442 | |
CAPITAL GOODS - 6.9% |
AECOM* | 26,650 | | $ | 800,299 | |
Carlisle Cos., Inc. | 6,940 | | | 615,509 | |
Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc. | 6,485 | | | 822,622 | |
Orbital ATK, Inc. | 4,865 | | | 434,639 | |
| | | $ | 2,673,069 | |
COMMERCIAL & PROFESSIONAL SERVICES - 7.6% |
Deluxe Corp. | 15,045 | | $ | 820,554 | |
ManpowerGroup, Inc. | 7,650 | | | 644,819 | |
RR Donnelley & Sons Co. | 64,260 | | | 945,907 | |
Towers Watson & Co. - Class A | 3,930 | | | 504,848 | |
| | | $ | 2,916,128 | |
CONSUMER DURABLES & APPAREL - 5.1% |
Hanesbrands, Inc. | 35,470 | | $ | 1,043,882 | |
Toll Brothers, Inc.* | 27,850 | | | 927,405 | |
| | | $ | 1,971,287 | |
CONSUMER SERVICES - 1.1% |
Brinker International, Inc. | 8,625 | | $ | 413,569 | |
DIVERSIFIED FINANCIALS - 6.3% |
FactSet Research Systems, Inc. | 1,360 | | $ | 221,095 | |
Janus Capital Group, Inc. | 31,840 | | | 448,625 | |
MSCI, Inc. | 10,765 | | | 776,479 | |
Raymond James Financial, Inc. | 7,260 | | | 420,862 | |
Waddell & Reed Financial, Inc. - Class A | 5,195 | | | 148,889 | |
WisdomTree Investments, Inc. | 25,095 | | | 393,490 | |
| | | $ | 2,409,440 | |
ENERGY - 2.9% |
HollyFrontier Corp. | 6,719 | | $ | 268,021 | |
Noble Corp. PLC | 14,900 | | | 157,195 | |
Superior Energy Services, Inc. | 15,190 | | | 204,609 | |
Western Refining, Inc. | 13,745 | | | 489,597 | |
| | | $ | 1,119,422 | |
FOOD, BEVERAGE & TOBACCO - 3.0% |
Dean Foods Co. | 21,250 | | $ | 364,437 | |
Ingredion, Inc. | 8,090 | | | 775,346 | |
| | | $ | 1,139,783 | |
HEALTH CARE EQUIPMENT & SERVICES - 8.6% |
Amsurg Corp.* | 1,400 | | $ | 106,400 | |
Centene Corp.* | 16,535 | | | 1,088,168 | |
Health Net, Inc.* | 17,055 | | | 1,167,585 | |
MEDNAX, Inc.* | 4,020 | | | 288,073 | |
ResMed, Inc. | 2,940 | | $ | 157,849 | |
Universal Health Services, Inc. - Class B | 1,945 | | | 232,408 | |
VCA, Inc.* | 4,750 | | | 261,250 | |
| | | $ | 3,301,733 | |
INSURANCE - 5.2% |
American Financial Group, Inc. | 8,000 | | $ | 576,640 | |
Everest Re Group, Ltd. | 2,595 | | | 475,119 | |
Reinsurance Group of America, Inc. | 4,605 | | | 393,958 | |
WR Berkley Corp. | 10,247 | | | 561,023 | |
| | | $ | 2,006,740 | |
MATERIALS - 4.7% |
Minerals Technologies, Inc. | 2,855 | | $ | 130,930 | |
Packaging Corp. of America | 15,625 | | | 985,156 | |
WestRock Co. | 15,370 | | | 701,180 | |
| | | $ | 1,817,266 | |
PHARMACEUTICALS & BIOTECHNOLOGY - 2.7% |
Charles River Laboratories International, Inc.* | 8,470 | | $ | 680,903 | |
United Therapeutics Corp.* | 2,400 | | | 375,864 | |
| | | $ | 1,056,767 | |
REAL ESTATE - 5.3% |
Duke Realty Corp. REIT | 13,680 | | $ | 287,553 | |
Jones Lang LaSalle, Inc. | 7,845 | | | 1,254,102 | |
Omega Healthcare Investors, Inc. REIT | 13,860 | | | 484,823 | |
| | | $ | 2,026,478 | |
RETAILING - 6.7% |
Big Lots, Inc. | 8,495 | | $ | 327,397 | |
CST Brands, Inc. | 10,820 | | | 423,495 | |
Foot Locker, Inc. | 18,995 | | | 1,236,385 | |
Murphy USA, Inc.* | 4,615 | | | 280,315 | |
Signet Jewelers, Ltd. | 2,445 | | | 302,422 | |
| | | $ | 2,570,014 | |
SEMICONDUCTORS & SEMICONDUCTOR EQUIPMENT - 2.5% |
Integrated Device Technology, Inc.* | 7,215 | | $ | 190,115 | |
Skyworks Solutions, Inc. | 5,250 | | | 403,358 | |
Synaptics, Inc.* | 4,865 | | | 390,854 | |
| | | $ | 984,327 | |
SOFTWARE & SERVICES - 8.7% |
Alliance Data Systems Corp.* | 1,450 | | $ | 401,026 | |
Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. | 8,820 | | | 473,899 | |
Cadence Design Systems, Inc.* | 51,030 | | | 1,061,934 | |
Convergys Corp. | 9,595 | | | 238,820 | |
Fortinet, Inc.* | 9,210 | | | 287,076 | |
Global Payments, Inc. | 6,355 | | | 409,961 | |
PTC, Inc.* | 14,330 | | | 496,248 | |
| | | $ | 3,368,964 | |
TECHNOLOGY HARDWARE & EQUIPMENT - 5.1% |
ARRIS Group, Inc.* | 20,360 | | $ | 622,405 | |
Arrow Electronics, Inc.* | 9,725 | | | 526,900 | |
Avnet, Inc. | 7,650 | | | 327,726 | |
Jabil Circuit, Inc. | 12,450 | | | 289,961 | |
See Notes to Financial Statements. | 19 | |
Wright Selected Blue Chip Equities Fund (WSBC) Portfolio of Investments - As of December 31, 2015 |
Zebra Technologies Corp.* | 2,775 | | $ | 193,279 | |
| | | $ | 1,960,271 | |
TRANSPORTATION - 3.3% |
Alaska Air Group, Inc. | 10,115 | | $ | 814,359 | |
JetBlue Airways Corp.* | 20,490 | | | 464,098 | |
| | | $ | 1,278,457 | |
UTILITIES - 5.8% |
Great Plains Energy, Inc. | 19,520 | | $ | 533,091 | |
ONE Gas, Inc. | 12,801 | | | 642,226 | |
UGI Corp. | 31,382 | | | 1,059,457 | |
| | | $ | 2,234,774 | |
TOTAL EQUITY INTERESTS - 99.4% (identified cost, $32,197,111) | | $ | 38,262,714 | |
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS - 0.5% |
Fidelity Government Money Market Fund, 0.12% (1) | 214,006 | | $ | 214,006 | |
TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS - 0.5% (identified cost, $214,006) | | $ | 214,006 | |
TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 99.9% (identified cost, $32,411,117) | | $ | 38,476,720 | |
OTHER ASSETS, IN EXCESS OF LIABILITIES — 0.1% | | | 29,926 | |
NET ASSETS — 100.0% | | $ | 38,506,646 | |
PLC — Public Limited Company
REIT — Real Estate Investment Trust
* | Non-income producing security. |
(1) | Variable rate security. Rate presented is as of December 31, 2015. |
See Notes to Financial Statements. | 20 | |
Wright Selected Blue Chip Equities Fund (WSBC) |
STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES |
As of December 31, 2015 |
| | | | | | |
ASSETS: | | | | |
| Investments, at value | | | | |
| (identified cost $32,411,117) (Note 1A) | | $ | 38,476,720 | ###### |
| Receivable for fund shares sold | | | 22,055 | |
| Dividends receivable | | | 27,960 | |
| Prepaid expenses and other assets | | | 10,355 | |
| Total assets | | $ | 38,537,090 | |
| | | | | | |
LIABILITIES: | | | | |
| Payable for fund shares reacquired | | $ | 10,114 | |
| Accrued expenses and other liabilities | | | 20,330 | |
| Total liabilities | | $ | 30,444 | |
NET ASSETS | | $ | 38,506,646 | |
| | | | | | |
NET ASSETS CONSIST OF: | | | | |
| Paid-in capital | | $ | 31,665,780 | |
| Accumulated net realized gain on investments | | | 775,263 | |
| Unrealized appreciation on investments | | | 6,065,603 | |
| Net assets applicable to outstanding shares | | $ | 38,506,646 | |
| | | | | | |
SHARES OF BENEFICIAL INTEREST OUTSTANDING AT $0.000 PAR VALUE (UNLIMITED SHARES AUTHORIZED) | | | 3,369,383 | |
| | | | | | |
NET ASSET VALUE, OFFERING PRICE, AND REDEMPTION PRICE PER SHARE OF BENEFICIAL INTEREST | | $ | 11.43 | |
| | | | | | |
STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS |
For the Year Ended December 31, 2015 |
| | | | | | |
INVESTMENT INCOME (Note 1C) | | | | |
3E+07 | Dividend income | | $ | 645,039 | |
| Total investment income | | $ | 645,039 | |
| | | | | | |
Expenses – | | | | |
| Investment adviser fee (Note 3) | | $ | 233,694 | |
| Administrator fee (Note 3) | | | 46,739 | |
| Trustee expense (Note 3) | | | 16,870 | |
| Custodian fee | | | 5,000 | |
| Accountant fee | | | 39,255 | |
| Distribution expenses (Note 4) | | | 97,372 | |
| Transfer agent fee | | | 29,775 | |
| Printing | | | 117 | |
| Shareholder communications | | | 6,039 | |
| Audit services | | | 17,000 | |
| Legal services | | | 20,310 | |
| Compliance services | | | 6,307 | |
| Registration costs | | | 19,063 | |
| Interest expense (Note 8) | | | 334 | |
| Miscellaneous | | | 24,648 | |
| Total expenses | | $ | 562,523 | |
| | | | | | |
Deduct – | | | | |
| Waiver and/or reimbursement by the principal underwriter and/or investment adviser (Note 4) | | $ | (15,231 | ) |
| Net expenses | | $ | 547,292 | |
| Net investment income | | $ | 97,747 | |
| | | | | | |
REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS) ON INVESTMENTS: | |
| Net realized gain on investment transactions | | $ | 2,938,459 | |
| Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments | | | (3,165,113 | ) |
| Net realized and unrealized loss on investments | | $ | (226,654 | ) |
| Net decrease in net assets from operations | | $ | (128,907 | ) |
| | | | | | |
See Notes to Financial Statements. | 21 | |
Wright Selected Blue Chip Equities Fund (WSBC) |
| | | Years Ended | |
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS | | December 31, 2015 | | December 31, 2014 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS: | | | | | | | | | |
From operations – | | | | | | | | | |
| Net investment income | | $ | 97,747 | | | $ | 76,039 | | |
0 | Net realized gain on investment transactions | | | 2,938,459 | | | | 6,165,711 | | |
| Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments | | | (3,165,113 | ) | | | (3,334,464 | ) | |
| Net increase (decrease) in net assets from operations | | $ | (128,907 | ) | | $ | 2,907,286 | | |
Distributions to shareholders (Note 2) | | | | | | | | | |
| From net investment income | | $ | (58,600 | ) | | $ | (97,816 | ) | |
| From net realized capital gains | | | (3,929,775 | ) | | | (6,795,055 | ) | |
| Total distributions | | $ | (3,988,375 | ) | | $ | (6,892,871 | ) | |
Net increase in net assets resulting from fund share transactions (Note 6) | | $ | 5,014,056 | | | $ | 1,391,495 | | |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets | | $ | 896,774 | | | $ | (2,594,090 | ) | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
NET ASSETS: | | | | | | | | | |
| At beginning of year | | | 37,609,872 | | | | 40,203,962 | | |
| At end of year | | $ | 38,506,646 | | | $ | 37,609,872 | | |
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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 | | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net asset value, beginning of year | | $ | 12.740 | | $ | 14.160 | | $ | 11.530 | | $ | 10.280 | | $ | 10.400 | |
Income (loss) from investment operations: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income (loss) (1) | | | 0.032 | | | 0.027 | | | (0.007 | ) | | 0.028 | | | (0.018 | ) |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | | | (0.030 | ) | | 1.043 | | | 4.412 | | | 1.616 | | | (0.102 | ) |
| Total income (loss) from investment operations | | 0.002 | | | 1.070 | | | 4.405 | | | 1.644 | | | (0.120 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Less distributions: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
From net investment income | | | (0.019 | ) | | (0.036 | ) | | — | (2) | | (0.025 | ) | | — | |
From net realized gains | | | (1.293 | ) | | (2.454 | ) | (1.775 | ) | | (0.369 | ) | | — | |
| Total distributions | | | (1.312 | ) | | (2.490 | ) | | (1.775 | ) | | (0.394 | ) | | — | |
Net asset value, end of year | | $ | 11.430 | | $ | 12.740 | | $ | 14.160 | | $ | 11.530 | | $ | 10.280 | |
Total Return(3) | | | (0.22 | )% | | 7.99 | % | | 39.82 | % | | 16.02 | % | | (1.15 | )% |
Ratios/Supplemental Data(4): | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of year (000 omitted) | | $38,507 | | $37,610 | | $40,204 | | $29,922 | | $32,362 | |
Ratios (As a percentage of average daily net assets): |
Net expenses | | | 1.40 | % | 1.45 | % | 1.40 | % | 1.40 | % | 1.40 | % |
Net investment income (loss) | | | 0.25 | % | 0.19 | % | (0.06 | )% | 0.25 | % | (0.17 | )% |
Portfolio turnover rate | | | 55 | % | 66 | % | 76 | % | 54 | % | 82 | % |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | For the years ended December 31, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012 and 2011 | For the years ended December 31, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012 and 2011 | | | | | | | |
(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: |
| | | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 |
| |
Ratios (As a percentage of average daily net assets): |
Expenses | | | 1.44 | % | | 1.51 | % | | 1.43 | % | | 1.48 | % | | 1.46 | % |
Net investment income (loss) | | | 0.21 | % | | 0.13 | % | | (0.09 | )% | | 0.17 | % | | (0.23 | )% |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
See Notes to Financial Statements. | 23 | |
Wright Major Blue Chip Equities Fund (WSBC) Portfolio of Investments - As of December 31, 2015 |
BANKS - 11.4% |
Bank of America Corp. | 8,015 | | $ | 134,892 | |
Citigroup, Inc. | 3,865 | | | 200,014 | |
JPMorgan Chase & Co. | 4,545 | | | 300,106 | |
U.S. Bancorp | 6,915 | | | 295,063 | |
Wells Fargo & Co. | 9,660 | | | 525,118 | |
| | | $ | 1,455,193 | |
CAPITAL GOODS - 5.6% |
Boeing Co. (The) | 945 | | $ | 136,638 | |
Lockheed Martin Corp. | 1,610 | | | 349,611 | |
Northrop Grumman Corp. | 1,230 | | | 232,236 | |
| | | $ | 718,485 | |
CONSUMER DURABLES & APPAREL - 0.9% |
Coach, Inc. | 3,445 | | $ | 112,755 | |
CONSUMER SERVICES - 1.1% |
Wyndham Worldwide Corp. | 1,990 | | $ | 144,573 | |
DIVERSIFIED FINANCIALS - 5.0% |
Discover Financial Services | 4,075 | | $ | 218,501 | |
Morgan Stanley | 5,965 | | | 189,747 | |
Nasdaq, Inc. | 4,075 | | | 237,043 | |
| | | $ | 645,291 | |
ENERGY - 4.6% |
Marathon Petroleum Corp. | 3,600 | | $ | 186,624 | |
Phillips 66 | 1,515 | | | 123,927 | |
Schlumberger, Ltd. | 1,895 | | | 132,176 | |
Valero Energy Corp. | 1,990 | | | 140,713 | |
| | | $ | 583,440 | |
FOOD & STAPLES RETAILING - 4.4% |
CVS Health Corp. | 4,260 | | $ | 416,500 | |
Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc. | 1,705 | | | 145,189 | |
| | | $ | 561,689 | |
FOOD, BEVERAGE & TOBACCO - 4.7% |
Altria Group, Inc. | 4,545 | | $ | 264,564 | |
Philip Morris International, Inc. | 3,790 | | | 333,179 | |
| | | $ | 597,743 | |
HEALTH CARE EQUIPMENT & SERVICES - 5.9% |
Anthem, Inc. | 3,315 | | $ | 462,244 | |
Humana, Inc. | 1,040 | | | 185,650 | |
UnitedHealth Group, Inc. | 885 | | | 104,111 | |
| | | $ | 752,005 | |
INSURANCE - 5.4% |
MetLife, Inc. | 5,400 | | $ | 260,334 | |
Progressive Corp. (The) | 9,850 | | | 313,230 | |
WR Berkley Corp. | 2,065 | | | 113,059 | |
| | | $ | 686,623 | |
MATERIALS - 1.6% |
Dow Chemical Co. (The) | 4,075 | | $ | 209,781 | |
MEDIA - 4.8% |
Comcast Corp. - Class A | 10,890 | | $ | 614,523 | |
PHARMACEUTICALS & BIOTECHNOLOGY - 9.9% |
Amgen, Inc. | 1,515 | | $ | 245,930 | |
Gilead Sciences, Inc. | 4,450 | | | 450,295 | |
Johnson & Johnson | 1,610 | | | 165,379 | |
Pfizer, Inc. | 12,595 | | | 406,567 | |
| | | $ | 1,268,171 | |
RETAILING - 6.5% |
Best Buy Co., Inc. | 6,725 | | $ | 204,776 | |
Dollar General Corp. | 1,705 | | | 122,539 | |
Foot Locker, Inc. | 1,990 | | | 129,529 | |
Home Depot, Inc. (The) | 2,085 | | | 275,741 | |
Macy's, Inc. | 2,855 | | | 99,868 | |
| | | $ | 832,453 | |
SEMICONDUCTOR EQUIPMENT & PRODUCTS - 1.4% |
Intel Corp. | 5,115 | | $ | 176,212 | |
SOFTWARE & SERVICES - 12.4% |
Facebook, Inc.- Class A* | 1,610 | | $ | 168,503 | |
International Business Machines Corp. | 1,325 | | | 182,346 | |
MasterCard, Inc. - Class A | 3,410 | | | 331,998 | |
Microsoft Corp. | 8,335 | | | 462,426 | |
Oracle Corp. | 12,125 | | | 442,926 | |
| | | $ | 1,588,199 | |
TECHNOLOGY HARDWARE & EQUIPMENT - 5.5% |
Apple, Inc. | 4,925 | | $ | 518,406 | |
Western Digital Corp. | 3,125 | | | 187,656 | |
| | | $ | 706,062 | |
TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES - 3.2% |
AT&T, Inc. | 6,630 | | $ | 228,138 | |
Verizon Communications, Inc. | 3,885 | | | 179,565 | |
| | | $ | 407,703 | |
TRANSPORTATION - 3.6% |
Southwest Airlines Co. | 10,700 | | $ | 460,742 | |
UTILITIES - 1.5% |
NextEra Energy, Inc. | 1,895 | | $ | 196,872 | |
TOTAL EQUITY INTERESTS - 99.4% (identified cost, $12,806,003) | | $ | 12,718,515 | |
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS - 0.5% |
Fidelity Government Money Market Fund, 0.12% (1) | 65,611 | | $ | 65,611 | |
TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS - 0.5% (identified cost, $65,611) | | $ | 65,611 | |
TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 99.9% (identified cost, $12,871,614) | | $ | 12,784,126 | |
OTHER ASSETS, IN EXCESS OF LIABILITIES — 0.1% | | | 12,859 | |
NET ASSETS — 100.0% | | $ | 12,796,985 | |
* — Non-income producing security.
(1) | Variable rate security. Rate presented is as of December 31, 2015. |
See Notes to Financial Statements. | 24 | |
Wright Major Blue Chip Equities Fund (WSBC) |
STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES |
As of December 31, 2015 |
| | | | | | |
ASSETS: | | | | |
| Investments, at value | | | | |
| (identified cost $12,871,614) (Note 1A) | | $ | 12,784,126 | |
| Receivable for fund shares sold | | | 2,404 | |
| Dividends receivable | | | 15,157 | |
| Prepaid expenses and other assets | | | 8,160 | |
| Total assets | | $ | 12,809,847 | |
| | | | | | |
LIABILITIES: | | | | |
| Accrued expenses and other liabilities | | | 12,862 | |
| Total liabilities | | $ | 12,862 | |
NET ASSETS | | $ | 12,796,985 | |
| | | | | | |
NET ASSETS CONSIST OF: | | | | |
| Paid-in capital | | $ | 11,943,688 | |
| Accumulated net realized gain on investments | | | 938,432 | |
| Undistributed net investment income | | | 2,353 | |
| Unrealized depreciation on investments | | | (87,488 | ) |
| Net assets applicable to outstanding shares | | $ | 12,796,985 | |
| | | | | | |
SHARES OF BENEFICIAL INTEREST OUTSTANDING AT $0.000 PAR VALUE (UNLIMITED SHARES AUTHORIZED) | | | 697,092 | |
| | | | | | |
NET ASSET VALUE, OFFERING PRICE, AND REDEMPTION PRICE PER SHARE OF BENEFICIAL INTEREST | | $ | 18.36 | |
| | | | | | |
STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS |
For the Year Ended December 31, 2015 |
| | | | | | |
INVESTMENT INCOME (Note 1C) | | | | |
1E+07 | Dividend income | | $ | 326,374 | |
| Total investment income | | $ | 326,374 | |
| | | | | | |
Expenses – | | | | |
| Investment adviser fee (Note 3) | | $ | 85,386 | |
| Administrator fee (Note 3) | | | 17,077 | |
| Trustee expense (Note 3) | | | 16,870 | |
| Custodian fee | | | 5,000 | |
| Accountant fee | | | 37,189 | |
| Distribution expenses (Note 4) | | | 35,577 | |
| Transfer agent fee | | | 25,349 | |
| Printing | | | 41 | |
| Shareholder communications | | | 4,744 | |
| Audit services | | | 17,000 | |
| Legal services | | | 7,491 | |
| Compliance services | | | 5,478 | |
| Registration costs | | | 18,677 | |
| Interest expense (Note 8) | | | 569 | |
| Miscellaneous | | | 15,856 | |
| Total expenses | | $ | 292,304 | |
| | | | | | |
Deduct – | | | | |
| Waiver and/or reimbursement by the principal underwriter and/or investment adviser (Note 4) | | $ | (92,502 | ) |
| Net expenses | | $ | 199,802 | |
| Net investment income | | $ | 126,572 | |
| | | | | | |
REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS) ON INVESTMENTS: | |
| Net realized gain on investment transactions | | $ | 1,973,543 | |
| Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments | | | (2,502,483 | ) |
| Net realized and unrealized loss on investments | | $ | (528,940 | ) |
| Net decrease in net assets from operations | | $ | (402,368 | ) |
| | | | | | |
See Notes to Financial Statements. | 25 | |
Wright Major Blue Chip Equities Fund (WSBC) |
| | | Years Ended | |
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS | | December 31, 2015 | | December 31, 2014 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS: | | | | | | | | | |
From operations – | | | | | | | | | |
| Net investment income | | $ | 126,572 | | | $ | 123,812 | | |
0 | Net realized gain on investment transactions | | | 1,973,543 | | | | 2,701,317 | | |
| Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments | | | (2,502,483 | ) | | | (677,283 | ) | |
| Net increase (decrease) in net assets from operations | | $ | (402,368 | ) | | $ | 2,147,846 | | |
Distributions to shareholders (Note 2) | | | | | | | | | |
| From net investment income | | $ | (126,527 | ) | | $ | (126,109 | ) | |
| Total distributions | | $ | (126,527 | ) | | $ | (126,109 | ) | |
Net decrease in net assets resulting from fund share transactions (Note 6) | | $ | (2,599,030 | ) | | $ | (3,788,496 | ) | |
Net decrease in net assets | | $ | (3,127,925 | ) | | $ | (1,766,759 | ) | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
NET ASSETS: | | | | | | | | | |
| At beginning of year | | | 15,924,910 | | | | 17,691,669 | | |
| At end of year | | $ | 12,796,985 | | | $ | 15,924,910 | | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
UNDISTRIBUTED NET INVESTMENT INCOME INCLUDED IN NET ASSETS AT END OF YEAR | | $ | 2,353 | | | $ | 2,308 | | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
See Notes to Financial Statements. | 26 | |
Wright Major Blue Chip Equities Fund (WSBC) |
These financial highlights reflect selected data for a share outstanding throughout each year. | | | | |
| | Years Ended December 31, |
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS | | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net asset value, beginning of year | | $ | 19.100 | | $ | 17.030 | | $ | 12.690 | | $ | 12.260 | | $ | 12.250 | |
Income (loss) from investment operations: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income (loss) (1) | | | 0.168 | | | 0.127 | | | 0.096 | | | 0.082 | | | (0.012 | ) |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | | | (0.727 | ) | | 2.095 | | | 4.344 | | | 0.437 | | | 0.022 | |
| Total income (loss) from investment operations | | (0.559 | ) | | 2.222 | | | 4.440 | | | 0.519 | | | 0.010 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Less distributions: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
From net investment income | | | (0.181 | ) | | (0.152 | ) | | (0.100 | ) | | (0.089 | ) | | — | |
Net asset value, end of year | | $ | 18.360 | | $ | 19.100 | | $ | 17.030 | | $ | 12.690 | | $ | 12.260 | |
Total Return(2) | | | (2.91 | )% | | 13.04 | % | | 35.03 | % | | 4.23 | % | | 0.08 | % |
Ratios/Supplemental Data(3): | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of year (000 omitted) | | $12,797 | | $15,925 | | $17,692 | | $15,559 | | $18,921 | |
Ratios (As a percentage of average daily net assets): |
Net expenses | | | 1.40 | % | 1.40 | % | 1.40 | % | 1.40 | % | 1.40 | % |
Net investment income (loss) | | | 0.89 | % | 0.71 | % | 0.65 | % | 0.64 | % | (0.09 | )% |
Portfolio turnover rate | | | 118 | % | 62 | % | 64 | % | 76 | % | 154 | % |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | For the years ended December 31, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012 and 2011 | For the years ended December 31, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012 and 2011 | | | | | | | |
(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: |
| | | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 |
| |
Ratios (As a percentage of average daily net assets): |
Expenses | | | 2.05 | % | | 1.86 | % | | 1.87 | % | | 1.84 | % | | 1.70 | % |
Net investment income (loss) | | | 0.24 | % | | 0.25 | % | | 0.17 | % | | 0.20 | % | | (0.39 | )% |
See Notes to Financial Statements. | 27 | |
Wright International Blue Chip Equities Fund (WIBC) Portfolio of Investments - As of December 31, 2015 |
AFA
AUSTRALIA - 2.4% |
Australia & New Zealand Banking Group, Ltd. | 7,905 | | $ | 160,633 | |
CIMIC Group, Ltd. | 8,738 | | | 154,483 | |
CSL, Ltd. | 2,255 | | | 172,774 | |
Woodside Petroleum, Ltd. | 5,731 | | | 119,751 | |
| | | $ | 607,641 | |
CANADA - 8.6% |
Alimentation Couche-Tard, Inc. - Class B | 12,970 | | $ | 568,716 | |
Canadian Tire Corp., Ltd. - Class A | 3,021 | | | 256,973 | |
CGI Group, Inc. - Class A* | 7,588 | | | 302,624 | |
Magna International, Inc. | 6,113 | | | 246,967 | |
Manulife Financial Corp. | 28,241 | | | 421,653 | |
Toronto-Dominion Bank (The) | 9,860 | | | 385,002 | |
| | | $ | 2,181,935 | |
DENMARK - 2.0% |
AP Moeller - Maersk A/S - Class B | 131 | | $ | 171,144 | |
Novo Nordisk A/S - Class B | 3,997 | | | 232,670 | |
Pandora A/S | 864 | | | 109,670 | |
| | | $ | 513,484 | |
FRANCE - 7.9% |
AXA SA | 13,645 | | $ | 373,973 | |
BNP Paribas SA | 4,275 | | | 242,553 | |
Societe Generale SA | 4,674 | | | 216,143 | |
TOTAL SA | 10,973 | | | 491,878 | |
Veolia Environnement SA | 7,579 | | | 180,016 | |
Vivendi SA | 20,487 | | | 441,985 | |
Zodiac Aerospace | 2,299 | | | 54,893 | |
| | | $ | 2,001,441 | |
GERMANY - 12.3% |
Allianz SE | 1,547 | | $ | 274,847 | |
BASF SE | 5,306 | | | 407,623 | |
Bayer AG | 2,415 | | | 303,791 | |
Bayerische Motoren Werke AG | 2,392 | | | 253,685 | |
Continental AG | 970 | | | 236,611 | |
Daimler AG | 4,245 | | | 357,748 | |
Merck KGaA | 1,443 | | | 140,404 | |
Muenchener Rueckversicherungs-Gesellschaft AG - Class R | 3,021 | | | 605,640 | |
Siemens AG | 1,335 | | | 130,345 | |
Volkswagen AG | 2,609 | | | 403,300 | |
| | | $ | 3,113,994 | |
HONG KONG - 1.0% |
CK Hutchison Holdings, Ltd. | 18,000 | | $ | 242,937 | |
IRELAND - 1.0% |
Ryanair Holdings PLC* | 15,471 | | $ | 252,260 | |
ISRAEL - 3.0% |
Check Point Software Technologies, Ltd.* | 2,272 | | $ | 184,896 | |
Teva Pharmaceutical Industries, Ltd., ADR | 8,769 | | | 575,597 | |
| | | $ | 760,493 | |
ITALY - 2.4% |
Intesa Sanpaolo SpA | 178,905 | | $ | 600,136 | |
JAPAN - 25.3% |
Asics Corp. | 1,445 | | $ | 30,319 | |
Central Japan Railway Co. | 941 | | | 168,965 | |
Daiwa House Industry Co., Ltd. | 6,500 | | | 189,280 | |
Daiwa Securities Group, Inc. | 27,000 | | | 167,169 | |
Fuji Heavy Industries, Ltd. | 5,700 | | | 238,197 | |
Hitachi, Ltd. | 11,735 | | | 67,457 | |
Hoya Corp. | 4,019 | | | 166,413 | |
ITOCHU Corp. | 47,200 | | | 565,796 | |
KDDI Corp. | 39,800 | | | 1,043,511 | |
Konica Minolta, Inc. | 6,200 | | | 62,982 | |
Mitsubishi Corp. | 8,500 | | | 143,298 | |
Mitsubishi Electric Corp. | 9,000 | | | 95,952 | |
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc. | 24,600 | | | 154,825 | |
Mitsui & Co., Ltd. | 8,000 | | | 96,130 | |
Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd. | 1,800 | | | 262,904 | |
NHK Spring Co., Ltd. | 11,400 | | | 115,805 | |
Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Corp. | 12,100 | | | 486,434 | |
Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. | 30,700 | | | 326,536 | |
Nitto Denko Corp. | 1,200 | | | 88,901 | |
NSK, Ltd. | 7,900 | | | 87,081 | |
Omron Corp. | 3,800 | | | 128,409 | |
ORIX Corp. | 17,800 | | | 253,842 | |
Sekisui Chemical Co., Ltd. | 12,000 | | | 158,710 | |
Sekisui House, Ltd. | 5,700 | | | 96,970 | |
Shimadzu Corp. | 10,000 | | | 169,999 | |
SMC Corp. | 300 | | | 79,230 | |
Sumitomo Corp. | 25,300 | | | 260,897 | |
Sumitomo Heavy Industries, Ltd. | 25,000 | | | 113,887 | |
Tokyo Gas Co., Ltd. | 9,000 | | | 42,705 | |
Toyota Motor Corp. | 8,600 | | | 535,324 | |
| | | $ | 6,397,928 | |
LUXEMBOURG - 0.4% |
Subsea 7 SA* | 15,000 | | $ | 106,848 | |
MARSHALL ISLANDS - 0.2% |
Dynagas LNG Partners LP | 4,243 | | $ | 41,157 | |
NETHERLANDS - 2.6% |
Boskalis Westminster | 9,196 | | $ | 375,909 | |
ING Groep NV | 14,416 | | | 194,969 | |
Koninklijke Philips NV | 3,449 | | | 88,271 | |
| | | $ | 659,149 | |
NORWAY - 0.8% |
Statoil ASA | 4,493 | | $ | 62,791 | |
Yara International ASA | 3,338 | | | 144,398 | |
| | | $ | 207,189 | |
SPAIN - 4.7% |
Enagas SA | 5,773 | | $ | 163,052 | |
Gas Natural SDG SA | 20,029 | | | 409,367 | |
Iberdrola SA | 68,401 | | | 486,691 | |
Red Electrica Corp. SA | 1,692 | | | 141,730 | |
| | | $ | 1,200,840 | |
See Notes to Financial Statements. | 28 | |
Wright International Blue Chip Equities Fund (WIBC) Portfolio of Investments - As of December 31, 2015 |
SWITZERLAND - 12.5% |
Actelion, Ltd.* | 5,804 | | $ | 809,429 | |
Credit Suisse Group AG | 5,529 | | | 119,804 | |
Nestle SA | 13,083 | | | 974,364 | |
Novartis AG | 4,478 | | | 388,302 | |
Swiss Re AG | 9,027 | | | 885,115 | |
| | | $ | 3,177,014 | |
UNITED KINGDOM - 12.5% |
ARM Holdings PLC | 5,761 | | $ | 88,223 | |
Aviva PLC | 46,669 | | | 354,933 | |
BP PLC | 42,980 | | | 224,253 | |
British American Tobacco PLC | 3,664 | | | 203,648 | |
easyJet PLC | 5,250 | | | 134,641 | |
Legal & General Group PLC | 183,367 | | | 723,769 | |
Rio Tinto PLC | 10,471 | | | 305,500 | |
Royal Dutch Shell PLC - Class B | 5,977 | | | 135,930 | |
Shire PLC | 6,291 | | | 435,613 | |
Vodafone Group PLC | 52,061 | | | 169,579 | |
WPP PLC | 17,153 | | | 395,155 | |
| | | $ | 3,171,244 | |
TOTAL EQUITY INTERESTS - 99.6% (identified cost, $21,374,957) | | $ | 25,235,690 | |
TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 99.6% (identified cost, $21,374,957) | | $ | 25,235,690 | |
OTHER ASSETS, IN EXCESS OF LIABILITIES — 0.4% | | | 101,119 | |
NET ASSETS — 100.0% | | $ | 25,336,809 | |
ADR — American Depositary Receipt
LP — Limited Partnership
PLC — Public Limited Company
* | Non-income producing security. |
See Notes to Financial Statements. | 29 | |
Wright International Blue Chip Equities Fund (WIBC) |
STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES |
As of December 31, 2015 |
| | | | | | |
ASSETS: | | | | |
| Investments, at value | | | | |
| (identified cost $21,374,957) (Note 1A) | | $ | 25,235,690 | |
| Foreign currency, at value | | | | |
| (identified cost $14,935) (Note 1A) | | | 13,846 | |
| Receivable for fund shares sold | | | 386 | |
| Receivable for investment securities sold | | | 658,656 | |
| Dividends receivable | | | 10,740 | |
| Tax reclaims receivable | | | 114,705 | |
| Prepaid expenses and other assets | | | 9,715 | |
| Total assets | | $ | 26,043,738 | |
| | | | | | |
LIABILITIES: | | | | |
| Outstanding line of credit (Note 8) | | $ | 685,636 | |
| Accrued expenses and other liabilities | | | 21,293 | |
| Total liabilities | | $ | 706,929 | |
NET ASSETS | | $ | 25,336,809 | |
| | | | | | |
NET ASSETS CONSIST OF: | | | | |
| Paid-in capital | | $ | 72,420,075 | |
| Accumulated net realized loss on investments and foreign currency | | | (50,908,152 | ) |
| Accumulated net investment loss | | | (17,159 | ) |
| Unrealized appreciation on investments and foreign currency | | | 3,842,045 | |
| Net assets applicable to outstanding shares | | $ | 25,336,809 | |
| | | | | | |
SHARES OF BENEFICIAL INTEREST OUTSTANDING AT $0.000 PAR VALUE (UNLIMITED SHARES AUTHORIZED) | | | 1,759,585 | |
| | | | | | |
NET ASSET VALUE, OFFERING PRICE, AND REDEMPTION PRICE PER SHARE OF BENEFICIAL INTEREST | | $ | 14.40 | |
| | | | | | |
STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS |
For the Year Ended December 31, 2015 |
| | | | | | |
INVESTMENT INCOME (Note 1C) | | | | |
2E+07 | Dividend income (net of foreign taxes $106,062) | | $ | 841,256 | |
| Total investment income | | $ | 841,256 | |
| | | | | | |
Expenses – | | | | |
| Investment adviser fee (Note 3) | | $ | 227,233 | |
| Administrator fee (Note 3) | | | 48,287 | |
| Trustee expense (Note 3) | | | 16,870 | |
| Custodian fee | | | 23,153 | |
| Accountant fee | | | 62,373 | |
| Distribution expenses (Note 4) | | | 71,010 | |
| Transfer agent fee | | | 44,683 | |
| Printing | | | 81 | |
| Shareholder communications | | | 5,662 | |
| Audit services | | | 17,000 | |
| Legal services | | | 11,879 | |
| Compliance services | | | 5,953 | |
| Registration costs | | | 19,088 | |
| Interest expense (Note 8) | | | 558 | |
| Miscellaneous | | | 24,235 | |
| Total expenses | | $ | 578,065 | |
| | | | | | |
Deduct – | | | | |
| Waiver and/or reimbursement by the principal underwriter and/or investment adviser (Note 4) | | $ | (52,032 | ) |
| Net expenses | | $ | 526,033 | |
| Net investment income | | $ | 315,223 | |
| | | | | | |
REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS) ON INVESTMENTS AND FOREIGN CURRENCY: | |
Net realized gain – | | | | |
| Investment transactions | | $ | 479,931 | |
| Foreign currency transactions | | | (11,115 | ) |
| Net realized gain | | $ | 468,816 | |
| | | | | | |
Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) – | | | | |
| Investments | | $ | (1,317,391 | ) |
| Foreign currency translations | | | (6,575 | ) |
| Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments | | $ | (1,323,966 | ) |
| Net realized and unrealized loss on investments and foreign currency translations | | $ | (855,150 | ) |
| Net decrease in net assets from operations | | $ | (539,927 | ) |
| | | | | | |
See Notes to Financial Statements. | 30 | |
Wright International Blue Chip Equities Fund (WIBC) |
| | | Years Ended | |
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS | | December 31, 2015 | | December 31, 2014 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS: | | | | | | | | | |
From operations – | | | | | | | | | |
| Net investment income | | $ | 315,223 | | | $ | 745,142 | | |
-59379 | Net realized gain on investment and foreign currency transactions | | | 468,816 | | | | 1,041,806 | | |
| Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments and foreign currency translations | (1,323,966 | ) | | | (3,715,302 | ) | |
| Net decrease in net assets from operations | | $ | (539,927 | ) | | $ | (1,928,354 | ) | |
Distributions to shareholders (Note 2) | | | | | | | | | |
| From net investment income | | $ | (338,581 | ) | | $ | (595,650 | ) | |
| Total distributions | | $ | (338,581 | ) | | $ | (595,650 | ) | |
Net decrease in net assets resulting from fund share transactions (Note 6) | | $ | (1,777,065 | ) | | $ | (1,550,582 | ) | |
Net decrease in net assets | | $ | (2,655,573 | ) | | $ | (4,074,586 | ) | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
NET ASSETS: | | | | | | | | | |
| At beginning of year | | | 27,992,382 | | | | 32,066,968 | | |
| At end of year | | $ | 25,336,809 | | | $ | 27,992,382 | | |
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ACCUMULATED NET INVESTMENT LOSS INCLUDED IN NET ASSETS AT END OF YEAR | | $ | (17,159 | ) | | $ | (1,499 | ) | |
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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 | | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 |
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Net asset value, beginning of year | | $ | 14.900 | | $ | 16.280 | | $ | 14.120 | | $ | 12.580 | | $ | 14.860 | |
Income (loss) from investment operations: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income (1) | | | 0.169 | | | 0.382 | | | 0.236 | | | 0.244 | | | 0.224 | |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | | | (0.486 | ) | | (1.439 | ) | | 2.480 | | | 1.567 | | | (2.256 | ) |
| Total income (loss) from investment operations | | (0.317 | ) | | (1.057 | ) | | 2.716 | | | 1.811 | | | (2.032 | ) |
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Less distributions: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
From net investment income | | | (0.185 | ) | | (0.323 | ) | | (0.556 | ) | | (0.272 | ) | | (0.248 | ) |
Redemption Fees(1) | | | 0.002 | | | — | (2) | | — | (2) | | 0.001 | | | — | (2) |
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Net asset value, end of year | | $ | 14.400 | | $ | 14.900 | | $ | 16.280 | | $ | 14.120 | | $ | 12.580 | |
Total Return(3) | | | (2.11 | )% | | (6.51 | )% | | 19.46 | % | | 14.45 | % | | (13.65 | )% |
Ratios/Supplemental Data(4): | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of year (000 omitted) | | $25,337 | | $27,992 | | $32,067 | | $33,256 | | $34,250 | |
Ratios (As a percentage of average daily net assets): |
Net expenses | | | 1.85 | % | 1.85 | % | 1.85 | % | 1.85 | % | 1.78 | % |
Net investment income | | | 1.11 | % | 2.37 | % | 1.57 | % | 1.84 | % | 1.56 | % |
Portfolio turnover rate | | | 33 | % | 57 | % | 45 | % | 58 | % | 50 | % |
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| | | | For the years ended December 31, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012 and 2011 | For the years ended December 31, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012 and 2011 | | | | | | | |
(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 ratios would have been as follows: |
| | | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 |
Ratios (As a percentage of average daily net assets): | |
Expenses | | | 2.04 | % | | 2.01 | % | | 2.01 | % | | 2.01 | % |
Net investment income | | | 0.92 | % | | 2.21 | % | | 1.41 | % | | 1.69 | % |
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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”)), are registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), as diversified, open-end management investment companies. 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 their 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,
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2015, WIBC, for federal income tax purposes, has capital loss carryforwards of $50,598,764, 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, | WIBC |
2016 | $15,739,844 |
2017 | 34,697,416 |
In addition to the amounts noted in the table above, WIBC has $161,504 available short term capital loss carryforwards that have no expiration date.
As of December 31, 2015, 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, 2015, 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
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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, 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 years ended December 31, 2015, and December 31, 2014, was as follows:
Year Ended 12/31/15 | | | WSBC | | | WMBC | | | WIBC |
Distributions declared from: | | | | | | | | | |
Ordinary income | | $ | 52,563 | | $ | 126,527 | | $ | 338,581 |
Long-term capital gain | | | 3,935,812 | | | - | | | - |
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 | | | - | | | - |
During the year ended December 31, 2015, 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) | | $ | 39,147 | | | $ | (7,698 | ) | |
Accumulated net investment income (loss) | | | (39,147 | ) | | | 7,698 | |
These reclassifications had no effect on the net assets or net asset value per share of the Funds.
As of December 31, 2015, the components of distributable earnings (accumulated losses) on a tax basis were as follows:
| | | WSBC | | | | WMBC | | | | WIBC | |
Undistributed ordinary income | | $ | - | | | $ | 2,353 | | | $ | 76,428 | |
Undistributed long-term gain | | | 831,010 | | | | 939,389 | | | | - | |
Capital loss carryforward and post October losses | | | - | | | | - | | | | (50,630,051 | ) |
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | | | 6,009,856 | | | | (88,445 | ) | | | 3,470,357 | |
Total | | $ | 6,840,866 | | | $ | 853,297 | | | $ | (47,083,266 | ) |
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, differing treatment of 988 gains/losses and real estate investment trust transactions.
For tax purposes, the current year deferred late year losses were $31,287 (realized during the period November 1, 2015 through December 31, 2015) for WIBC. This loss will be recognized for tax purposes on the first business day of the Fund’s next fiscal year, January 1, 2016.
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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.
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, 2015, 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 | $233,694 | 0.60% |
WMBC | $ 85,386 | 0.60% |
WIBC | $227,233 | 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, 2015, the administrator fee for WSBC, WMBC and WIBC amounted to $46,739, $17,077 and $48,287, 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, 2015, for WSBC, WMBC and WIBC were $97,372, $35,577 and $71,010, 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
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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, 2015, 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 average daily net assets of each of WSBC and WMBC and 1.85% of the average daily net assets of WIBC through April 30, 2016 (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 $56,925 and $1,261 for WMBC and WIBC, respectively. WISDI waived distribution fees of $15,231, $35,577 and $50,771 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, 2015 |
| WSBC | WMBC | WIBC |
Purchases | $21,934,703 | $16,680,221 | $9,070,648 |
Sales | $20,941,810 | $19,082,628 | $10,614,739 |
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, 2015 | | Year Ended December 31, 2014 |
| | | Shares | | | | Amount | | | Shares | | | | Amount | |
| WSBC | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Sold | 852,188 | | | $ | 10,773,090 | | | 483,653 | | | $ | 6,650,822 | |
| Issued to shareholders in payment of distributions declared | 243,099 | | | | 2,912,137 | | | 390,070 | | | | 5,067,909 | |
| Redemptions | (678,901 | ) | | | (8,671,171 | ) | | (760,576 | ) | | | (10,327,236 | ) |
| Net increase | 416,386 | | | $ | 5,014,056 | | | 113,147 | | | $ | 1,391,495 | |
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| | | Year Ended December 31, 2015 | | Year Ended December 31, 2014 |
| | | Shares | | | | Amount | | | Shares | | | | Amount | |
| WMBC | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Sold | 30,347 | | | $ | 577,471 | | | 79,931 | | | $ | 1,428,419 | |
| Issued to shareholders in payment of distributions declared | 6,609 | | | | 119,467 | | | 5,861 | | | | 112,432 | |
| Redemptions | (173,644 | ) | | | (3,295,968 | ) | | (290,925 | ) | | | (5,329,347 | ) |
| Net decrease | (136,688 | ) | | $ | (2,599,030 | ) | | (205,133 | ) | | $ | (3,788,496 | ) |
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| | | Year Ended December 31, 2015 | | Year Ended December 31, 2014 |
| | | Shares | | | | Amount | | | Shares | | | | Amount | |
| WIBC | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Sold | 136,622 | | | $ | 2,106,008 | | | 193,526 | | | $ | 3,081,011 | |
| Issued to shareholders in payment of distributions declared | 23,002 | | | | 329,312 | | | 38,383 | | | | 576,819 | |
| Redemptions | (278,837 | ) | | | (4,216,708 | ) | | (323,080 | ) | | | (5,208,759 | ) |
| Redemption fees | - | | | | 4,323 | | | - | | | | 347 | |
| Net decrease | (119,213 | ) | | $ | (1,777,065 | ) | | (91,171 | ) | | $ | (1,550,582 | ) |
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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, 2015, as computed on a federal income tax basis, were as follows:
Year Ended December 31, 2015 |
| WSBC | WMBC | WIBC |
Aggregate cost | $ | 32,466,864 | | $ | 12,872,571 | | $ | 21,747,804 | |
Gross unrealized appreciation | $ | 7,751,474 | | $ | 446,661 | | $ | 5,253,574 | |
Gross unrealized depreciation | | (1,741,618 | ) | | (535,106 | ) | | (1,765,688 | ) |
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | $ | 6,009,856 | | $ | (88,445 | ) | $ | 3,487,886 | |
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, 2015, WIBC had a balance outstanding pursuant to this line of credit of $685,636 at an interest rate of 1.43%.
The average borrowings and average interest rate (based on days with outstanding balances) for the year ended December 31, 2015, were as follows:
| WSBC | WMBC | WIBC |
Average borrowings | $275,239 | $110,095 | $430,466 |
Average interest rate | 1.25% | 1.20% | 1.28% |
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
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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
• 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, 2015, 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 | $ | 38,262,714 | $ | - | $ | - | $ | 38,262,714 |
Short-Term Investments | | - | | 214,006 | | - | | 214,006 |
Total Investments | $ | 38,262,714 | $ | 214,006 | $ | - | $ | 38,476,720 |
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 | $ | 12,784,126 | $ | - | $ | - | $ | 12,784,126 |
Total Investments | $ | 12,784,126 | $ | - | $ | - | $ | 12,784,126 |
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 | $ | 11,119,096 | $ | 14,116,594 | $ | - | $ | 25,235,690 |
Total Investments | $ | 11,119,096 | $ | 14,116,594 | $ | - | $ | 25,235,690 |
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.
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The Funds utilize the end of period methodology when determining transfers in or out of the Level 2 category. As of December 31, 2015, there was $14,116,594 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 inactive market to quoted prices in an active 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, 2015, events and transactions subsequent to December 31, 2015, 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 the 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 beneficial interest in The Wright Managed Equity Trust, including the portfolios of investments, as of December 31, 2015, 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, 2015 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 the Wright Selected Blue Chip Equities Fund, Wright Major Blue Chip Equities Fund, and Wright International Blue Chip Equities Fund as of December 31, 2015, the results of their operations for the year then ended, the changes in their net assets for each of the years in the two-year period then ended and their financial highlights for each of the years in the five-year period then ended, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
BBD, LLP
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
February 24, 2016
The Wright Managed Equity Trust Federal Tax Information (Unaudited) |
The Form 1099-DIV you received in January 2016 showed the tax status of all distributions paid to your account in calendar year 2015. 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 100.00%, 100.00% and 0.03%, 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 100.00%, 100.00% and 100.00%, respectively, for the qualified dividend rate (QDI) as defined in Section 1(h)(11) of the Internal Revenue Code.
Wright Current Incomd Fund (WCIF) Portfolio of Investments - As of December 31, 2015 |
| Face Amount | | Description | | Coupon Rate | | | Maturity Date | | | Value | |
FIXED INCOME INVESTMENTS - 97.3% |
AGENCY MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES - 94.7% |
$ | 193,573 | | FHLMC Gold Pool #A37619 | | 4.500 | % | | | 09/01/35 | | $ | 209,366 | |
| 477,899 | | FHLMC Gold Pool #A88945 | | 4.000 | % | | | 08/01/39 | | | 507,788 | |
| 9,022 | | FHLMC Gold Pool #C00548 | | 7.000 | % | | | 08/01/27 | | | 10,547 | |
| 24,638 | | FHLMC Gold Pool #C00778 | | 7.000 | % | | | 06/01/29 | | | 28,589 | |
| 83,670 | | FHLMC Gold Pool #C91034 | | 6.000 | % | | | 06/01/27 | | | 93,995 | |
| 33,901 | | FHLMC Gold Pool #D82572 | | 7.000 | % | | | 09/01/27 | | | 37,911 | |
| 40,337 | | FHLMC Gold Pool #G04710 | | 6.000 | % | | | 09/01/38 | | | 45,524 | |
| 385,172 | | FHLMC Gold Pool #G07025 | | 5.000 | % | | | 02/01/42 | | | 423,185 | |
| 68,512 | | FHLMC Gold Pool #G08012 | | 6.500 | % | | | 09/01/34 | | | 78,965 | |
| 133,474 | | FHLMC Gold Pool #G08022 | | 6.000 | % | | | 11/01/34 | | | 152,253 | |
| 119,483 | | FHLMC Gold Pool #G08047 | | 6.000 | % | | | 03/01/35 | | | 135,932 | |
| 593,498 | | FHLMC Gold Pool #G08378 | | 6.000 | % | | | 10/01/39 | | | 667,171 | |
| 344,676 | | FHLMC Gold Pool #G30285 | | 6.000 | % | | | 02/01/26 | | | 387,220 | |
| 94,445 | | FHLMC Gold Pool #G80111 | | 7.300 | % | | | 12/17/22 | | | 103,821 | |
| 17,619 | | FHLMC Gold Pool #H09098 | | 6.500 | % | | | 10/01/37 | | | 19,857 | |
| 124,135 | | FHLMC Gold Pool #P00024 | | 7.000 | % | | | 09/01/32 | | | 140,600 | |
| 642,541 | | FHLMC Gold Pool #P50079 | | 5.000 | % | | | 07/01/33 | | | 694,509 | |
| 90,566 | | FHLMC Gold Pool #P50526 | | 6.500 | % | | | 09/01/36 | | | 96,551 | |
| 181,494 | | FHLMC Gold Pool #T30126 | | 5.550 | % | | | 07/01/37 | | | 200,900 | |
| 232,769 | | FHLMC Gold Pool #T30133 | | 5.550 | % | | | 07/01/37 | | | 257,727 | |
| 468,289 | | FHLMC Gold Pool #T60798 | | 3.500 | % | | | 07/01/42 | | | 476,702 | |
| 223,784 | | FHLMC Gold Pool #U30400 | | 5.550 | % | | | 06/01/37 | | | 247,838 | |
| 1,754,158 | | FHLMC Gold Pool #U80611 | | 4.500 | % | | | 11/01/33 | | | 1,928,007 | |
| 257,271 | | FHLMC, Series 2097, Class PZ | | 6.000 | % | | | 11/15/28 | | | 291,602 | |
| 41,483 | | FHLMC, Series 2176, Class OJ | | 7.000 | % | | | 08/15/29 | | | 47,873 | |
| 29,947 | | FHLMC, Series 2201, Class C | | 8.000 | % | | | 11/15/29 | | | 34,257 | |
| 120,961 | | FHLMC, Series 2218, Class ZB | | 6.000 | % | | | 03/15/30 | | | 136,315 | |
| 30,306 | | FHLMC, Series 2576, Class HC | | 5.500 | % | | | 03/15/33 | | | 32,924 | |
| 94,187 | | FHLMC, Series 2802, Class OH | | 6.000 | % | | | 05/15/34 | | | 102,197 | |
| 292,448 | | FHLMC, Series 3033, Class WY | | 5.500 | % | | | 09/15/35 | | | 330,117 | |
| 111,239 | | FHLMC, Series 3072, Class DL | | 6.000 | % | | | 02/15/35 | | | 122,827 | |
| 393,661 | | FHLMC, Series 3143, Class BC | | 5.500 | % | | | 02/15/36 | | | 436,716 | |
| 56,448 | | FHLMC, Series 3255, Class QE | | 5.500 | % | | | 12/15/36 | | | 60,853 | |
| 396,346 | | FHLMC, Series 3677, Class PB | | 4.500 | % | | | 05/15/40 | | | 424,045 | |
| 458,790 | | FHLMC, Series 3926, Class OP | | 6.000 | % | | | 08/15/25 | | | 510,748 | |
| 858,475 | | FHLMC, Series 3969, Class JY | | 4.500 | % | | | 12/15/41 | | | 964,796 | |
| 1,538,840 | | FHLMC, Series 4011, Class DB | | 4.000 | % | | | 09/15/41 | | | 1,652,350 | |
| 217,094 | | FHLMC, Series 4050, Class NK | | 4.500 | % | | | 09/15/41 | | | 237,539 | |
| 1,000,000 | | FHLMC, Series 4299, Class JY | | 4.000 | % | | | 01/15/44 | | | 1,097,010 | |
| 30,913 | | FHLMC-GNMA, Series 23, Class KZ | | 6.500 | % | | | 11/25/23 | | | 34,344 | |
| 247,611 | | FNMA Pool #252034 | | 7.000 | % | | | 09/01/28 | | | 281,865 | |
| 34,071 | | FNMA Pool #252215 | | 6.000 | % | | | 11/01/28 | | | 38,759 | |
| 274,464 | | FNMA Pool #256182 | | 6.000 | % | | | 03/01/36 | | | 300,486 | |
| 36,090 | | FNMA Pool #256972 | | 6.000 | % | | | 11/01/37 | | | 39,351 | |
| 220,910 | | FNMA Pool #257138 | | 5.000 | % | | | 03/01/38 | | | 235,841 | |
| 1,299,035 | | FNMA Pool #463331 | | 5.250 | % | | | 08/01/29 | | | 1,496,351 | |
| 622,648 | | FNMA Pool #465714 | | 4.680 | % | | | 08/01/28 | | | 719,490 | |
| 236,895 | | FNMA Pool #469130 | | 4.870 | % | | | 10/01/41 | | | 277,958 | |
| 10,831 | | FNMA Pool #535131 | | 6.000 | % | | | 03/01/29 | | | 12,363 | |
| 60,085 | | FNMA Pool #594207 | | 6.500 | % | | | 02/01/31 | | | 68,051 | |
| 23,489 | | FNMA Pool #673315 | | 5.500 | % | | | 11/01/32 | | | 26,168 | |
| 191,827 | | FNMA Pool #687887 | | 5.500 | % | | | 03/01/33 | | | 219,342 | |
| 378,086 | | FNMA Pool #694795 | | 5.500 | % | | | 04/01/33 | | | 432,348 | |
See Notes to Financial Statements. | 43 | |
Wright Current Incomd Fund (WCIF) Portfolio of Investments - As of December 31, 2015 |
| Face Amount | | Description | | Coupon Rate | | | Maturity Date | | | Value | |
$ | 135,750 | | FNMA Pool #724888 | | 5.500 | % | | | 06/01/33 | | $ | 148,414 | |
| 53,139 | | FNMA Pool #733750 | | 6.310 | % | | | 10/01/32 | | | 60,544 | |
| 158,579 | | FNMA Pool #735861 | | 6.500 | % | | | 09/01/33 | | | 179,349 | |
| 300,147 | | FNMA Pool #745318 | | 5.000 | % | | | 12/01/34 | | | 328,905 | |
| 26,543 | | FNMA Pool #745630 | | 5.500 | % | | | 01/01/29 | | | 29,570 | |
| 71,426 | | FNMA Pool #801357 | | 5.500 | % | | | 08/01/34 | | | 78,947 | |
| 225,410 | | FNMA Pool #801506 | | 4.750 | % | | | 09/01/34 | | | 245,659 | |
| 101,253 | | FNMA Pool #813839 | | 6.000 | % | | | 11/01/34 | | | 112,205 | |
| 381,992 | | FNMA Pool #819457 | | 4.750 | % | | | 02/01/35 | | | 417,273 | |
| 1,609,630 | | FNMA Pool #821082 | | 6.000 | % | | | 03/01/35 | | | 1,826,576 | |
| 232,098 | | FNMA Pool #831927 | | 6.000 | % | | | 12/01/36 | | | 264,952 | |
| 685,985 | | FNMA Pool #846323 | | 4.250 | % | | | 11/01/35 | | | 733,379 | |
| 584,089 | | FNMA Pool #851762 | | 4.250 | % | | | 01/01/36 | | | 624,726 | |
| 72,619 | | FNMA Pool #871394 | | 7.000 | % | | | 04/01/21 | | | 77,134 | |
| 503,342 | | FNMA Pool #883281 | | 7.000 | % | | | 07/01/36 | | | 583,115 | |
| 31,416 | | FNMA Pool #888367 | | 7.000 | % | | | 03/01/37 | | | 36,379 | |
| 64,884 | | FNMA Pool #888534 | | 5.000 | % | | | 08/01/37 | | | 70,453 | |
| 827,280 | | FNMA Pool #891367 | | 4.750 | % | | | 04/01/36 | | | 905,766 | |
| 150,378 | | FNMA Pool #908160 | | 5.500 | % | | | 12/01/36 | | | 163,688 | |
| 178,362 | | FNMA Pool #930504 | | 5.000 | % | | | 02/01/39 | | | 195,144 | |
| 51,331 | | FNMA Pool #930664 | | 6.500 | % | | | 03/01/39 | | | 57,043 | |
| 497,731 | | FNMA Pool #940441 | | 5.780 | % | | | 03/01/37 | | | 559,139 | |
| 200,974 | | FNMA Pool #954633 | | 5.500 | % | | | 02/01/37 | | | 223,150 | |
| 27,391 | | FNMA Pool #954957 | | 6.000 | % | | | 10/01/37 | | | 30,090 | |
| 187,504 | | FNMA Pool #995656 | | 7.000 | % | | | 06/01/33 | | | 221,977 | |
| 71,813 | | FNMA Pool #AD0756 | | 6.500 | % | | | 11/01/28 | | | 82,123 | |
| 542,408 | | FNMA Pool #AM3191 | | 3.380 | % | | | 05/01/28 | | | 562,726 | |
| 220,687 | | FNMA Pool #AM4671 | | 5.320 | % | | | 10/01/43 | | | 264,890 | |
| 824,207 | | FNMA Pool #AM5015 | | 4.940 | % | | | 12/01/43 | | | 980,119 | |
| 175,364 | | FNMA Whole Loan, Series 2003-W17, Class 1A7 | | 5.750 | % | | | 08/25/33 | | | 197,791 | |
| 262,281 | | FNMA Whole Loan, Series 2004-W11, Class 1A1 | | 6.000 | % | | | 05/25/44 | | | 304,209 | |
| 157,831 | | FNMA, Series 2001-52, Class XZ | | 6.500 | % | | | 10/25/31 | | | 182,967 | |
| 59,602 | | FNMA, Series 2003-30, Class JQ | | 5.500 | % | | | 04/25/33 | | | 65,185 | |
| 312,530 | | FNMA, Series 2003-32, Class BZ | | 6.000 | % | | | 11/25/32 | | | 355,730 | |
| 189,238 | | FNMA, Series 2004-17, Class H | | 5.500 | % | | | 04/25/34 | | | 207,855 | |
| 275,869 | | FNMA, Series 2004-25, Class LC | | 5.500 | % | | | 04/25/34 | | | 304,529 | |
| 247,798 | | FNMA, Series 2004-25, Class UC | | 5.500 | % | | | 04/25/34 | | | 270,087 | |
| 112,304 | | FNMA, Series 2005-106, Class UK | | 5.500 | % | | | 12/25/35 | | | 117,054 | |
| 172,000 | | FNMA, Series 2005-120, Class PB | | 6.000 | % | | | 01/25/36 | | | 203,512 | |
| 147,092 | | FNMA, Series 2005-58, Class BC | | 5.500 | % | | | 07/25/25 | | | 162,028 | |
| 805,866 | | FNMA, Series 2006-24, Class Z | | 5.500 | % | | | 04/25/36 | | | 907,568 | |
| 788,000 | | FNMA, Series 2006-74, Class PD | | 6.500 | % | | | 08/25/36 | | | 892,565 | |
| 246,068 | | FNMA, Series 2007-76, Class PE | | 6.000 | % | | | 08/25/37 | | | 270,914 | |
| 735,314 | | FNMA, Series 2007-81, Class GE | | 6.000 | % | | | 08/25/37 | | | 822,497 | |
| 636,263 | | FNMA, Series 2008-60, Class JC | | 5.000 | % | | | 07/25/38 | | | 694,627 | |
| 150,000 | | FNMA, Series 2009-50, Class AX | | 5.000 | % | | | 07/25/39 | | | 174,932 | |
| 318,000 | | FNMA, Series 2010-68, Class GE | | 4.500 | % | | | 07/25/40 | | | 325,209 | |
| 160,134 | | FNMA, Series 2012-51, Class B | | 7.000 | % | | | 05/25/42 | | | 183,925 | |
| 686,731 | | FNMA, Series 2013-17, Class YM | | 4.000 | % | | | 03/25/33 | | | 736,165 | |
| 106,948 | | FNMA, Series G93-5, Class Z | | 6.500 | % | | | 02/25/23 | | | 118,596 | |
| 15,691 | | GNMA I Pool #471369 | | 5.500 | % | | | 05/15/33 | | | 17,467 | |
| 81,412 | | GNMA I Pool #487108 | | 6.000 | % | | | 04/15/29 | | | 94,056 | |
| 69,138 | | GNMA I Pool #509930 | | 5.500 | % | | | 06/15/29 | | | 76,966 | |
| 78,920 | | GNMA I Pool #509965 | | 5.500 | % | | | 06/15/29 | | | 87,856 | |
| 27,110 | | GNMA I Pool #595606 | | 6.000 | % | | | 11/15/32 | | | 30,433 | |
See Notes to Financial Statements. | 44 | |
Wright Current Incomd Fund (WCIF) Portfolio of Investments - As of December 31, 2015 |
| Face Amount | | Description | | Coupon Rate | | | Maturity Date | | | Value | |
$ | 1,774 | | GNMA I Pool #602377 | | 4.500 | % | | | 06/15/18 | | $ | 1,841 | |
| 946 | | GNMA I Pool #603377 | | 4.500 | % | | | 01/15/18 | | | 981 | |
| 209,145 | | GNMA I Pool #615272 | | 4.500 | % | | | 07/15/33 | | | 229,653 | |
| 60,750 | | GNMA I Pool #615403 | | 4.500 | % | | | 08/15/33 | | | 66,548 | |
| 28,687 | | GNMA I Pool #616829 | | 5.500 | % | | | 01/15/25 | | | 31,934 | |
| 45,254 | | GNMA I Pool #623190 | | 6.000 | % | | | 12/15/23 | | | 50,796 | |
| 135,145 | | GNMA I Pool #626755 | | 5.000 | % | | | 03/15/35 | | | 150,807 | |
| 41,245 | | GNMA I Pool #640940 | | 5.500 | % | | | 05/15/35 | | | 47,086 | |
| 183,531 | | GNMA I Pool #644970 | | 5.000 | % | | | 06/15/35 | | | 203,067 | |
| 107,294 | | GNMA I Pool #647406 | | 5.000 | % | | | 09/15/35 | | | 119,721 | |
| 156,356 | | GNMA I Pool #650493 | | 5.000 | % | | | 01/15/36 | | | 174,415 | |
| 142,407 | | GNMA I Pool #675477 | | 5.000 | % | | | 06/15/38 | | | 157,707 | |
| 24,779 | | GNMA I Pool #677162 | | 5.500 | % | | | 08/15/23 | | | 26,629 | |
| 362,805 | | GNMA I Pool #678649 | | 4.000 | % | | | 12/15/39 | | | 390,637 | |
| 176,327 | | GNMA I Pool #697999 | | 4.500 | % | | | 02/15/24 | | | 187,918 | |
| 461,214 | | GNMA I Pool #711286 | | 6.500 | % | | | 10/15/32 | | | 528,191 | |
| 549,973 | | GNMA I Pool #737844 | | 3.500 | % | | | 01/15/26 | | | 576,272 | |
| 526,977 | | GNMA I Pool #752112 | | 3.500 | % | | | 01/15/33 | | | 555,329 | |
| 153,786 | | GNMA I Pool #760369 | | 5.000 | % | | | 08/15/41 | | | 168,750 | |
| 525,800 | | GNMA I Pool #781886 | | 5.500 | % | | | 03/15/35 | | | 598,227 | |
| 122,045 | | GNMA I Pool #782771 | | 4.500 | % | | | 09/15/24 | | | 130,245 | |
| 802,389 | | GNMA II Pool #003066 | | 5.500 | % | | | 04/20/31 | | | 900,367 | |
| 38,283 | | GNMA II Pool #003284 | | 5.500 | % | | | 09/20/32 | | | 42,730 | |
| 72,353 | | GNMA II Pool #003346 | | 5.500 | % | | | 02/20/33 | | | 80,839 | |
| 24,104 | | GNMA II Pool #003401 | | 4.500 | % | | | 06/20/33 | | | 26,149 | |
| 172,456 | | GNMA II Pool #003403 | | 5.500 | % | | | 06/20/33 | | | 192,702 | |
| 41,615 | | GNMA II Pool #003554 | | 4.500 | % | | | 05/20/34 | | | 45,138 | |
| 352,480 | | GNMA II Pool #003638 | | 6.000 | % | | | 11/20/34 | | | 394,598 | |
| 95,311 | | GNMA II Pool #003689 | | 4.500 | % | | | 03/20/35 | | | 103,247 | |
| 356,980 | | GNMA II Pool #003909 | | 5.500 | % | | | 10/20/36 | | | 398,493 | |
| 12,652 | | GNMA II Pool #004284 | | 5.500 | % | | | 11/20/38 | | | 13,418 | |
| 152,564 | | GNMA II Pool #004291 | | 6.000 | % | | | 11/20/38 | | | 172,872 | |
| 79,065 | | GNMA II Pool #004412 | | 5.000 | % | | | 04/20/39 | | | 83,332 | |
| 210,403 | | GNMA II Pool #004561 | | 6.000 | % | | | 10/20/39 | | | 238,588 | |
| 143,730 | | GNMA II Pool #004702 | | 3.500 | % | | | 06/20/25 | | | 149,193 | |
| 161,695 | | GNMA II Pool #004753 | | 8.000 | % | | | 08/20/30 | | | 176,905 | |
| 636,565 | | GNMA II Pool #004838 | | 6.500 | % | | | 10/20/40 | | | 729,216 | |
| 1,156,879 | | GNMA II Pool #442324 | | 4.500 | % | | | 08/20/41 | | | 1,250,868 | |
| 84,762 | | GNMA II Pool #575787 | | 5.760 | % | | | 03/20/33 | | | 94,179 | |
| 139,216 | | GNMA II Pool #610116 | | 5.760 | % | | | 04/20/33 | | | 154,651 | |
| 61,337 | | GNMA II Pool #610143 | | 5.760 | % | | | 06/20/33 | | | 68,135 | |
| 201,323 | | GNMA II Pool #648541 | | 6.000 | % | | | 10/20/35 | | | 217,194 | |
| 83,324 | | GNMA II Pool #748939 | | 4.000 | % | | | 09/20/40 | | | 90,115 | |
| 717,013 | | GNMA II Pool #781642 | | 5.500 | % | | | 08/20/33 | | | 801,094 | |
| 821,452 | | GNMA II Pool #AG0467 | | 4.000 | % | | | 04/20/44 | | | 873,177 | |
| 161,286 | | GNMA II Pool #MA2295 | | 4.500 | % | | | 10/20/44 | | | 169,215 | |
| 1,877,971 | | GNMA II Pool #MA2681 | | 5.000 | % | | | 03/20/45 | | | 2,044,620 | |
| 187,749 | | GNMA, Series 2002-33, Class ZD | | 6.000 | % | | | 05/16/32 | | | 212,248 | |
| 61,762 | | GNMA, Series 2002-45, Class QE | | 6.500 | % | | | 06/20/32 | | | 70,843 | |
| 54,724 | | GNMA, Series 2002-7, Class PG | | 6.500 | % | | | 01/20/32 | | | 63,610 | |
| 138,394 | | GNMA, Series 2003-103, Class PC | | 5.500 | % | | | 11/20/33 | | | 155,150 | |
| 97,724 | | GNMA, Series 2003-26, Class MA | | 5.500 | % | | | 03/20/33 | | | 104,886 | |
| 154,000 | | GNMA, Series 2003-46, Class HA | | 4.500 | % | | | 06/20/33 | | | 165,537 | |
| 179,000 | | GNMA, Series 2003-46, Class MA | | 5.000 | % | | | 05/20/33 | | | 189,342 | |
| 435,300 | | GNMA, Series 2003-46, Class ND | | 5.000 | % | | | 06/20/33 | | | 473,117 | |
See Notes to Financial Statements. | 45 | |
Wright Current Incomd Fund (WCIF) Portfolio of Investments - As of December 31, 2015 |
| Face Amount | | Description | | Coupon Rate | | | Maturity Date | | | Value | |
$ | 384,493 | | GNMA, Series 2003-57, Class C | | 4.500 | % | | | 04/20/33 | | $ | 423,038 | |
| 111,000 | | GNMA, Series 2003-84, Class PC | | 5.500 | % | | | 10/20/33 | | | 122,830 | |
| 43,065 | | GNMA, Series 2004-16, Class GB | | 5.500 | % | | | 06/20/33 | | | 44,307 | |
| 211,000 | | GNMA, Series 2005-13, Class BE | | 5.000 | % | | | 09/20/34 | | | 226,983 | |
| 698,522 | | GNMA, Series 2005-17, Class GE | | 5.000 | % | | | 02/20/35 | | | 783,064 | |
| 251,522 | | GNMA, Series 2005-49, Class B | | 5.500 | % | | | 06/20/35 | | | 279,740 | |
| 205,482 | | GNMA, Series 2005-51, Class DC | | 5.000 | % | | | 07/20/35 | | | 226,557 | |
| 73,362 | | GNMA, Series 2005-93, Class BH | | 5.500 | % | | | 06/20/35 | | | 82,459 | |
| 43,399 | | GNMA, Series 2007-18, Class B | | 5.500 | % | | | 05/20/35 | | | 48,884 | |
| 449,326 | | GNMA, Series 2007-59, Class ZT | | 5.500 | % | | | 10/20/37 | | | 500,091 | |
| 1,075,542 | | GNMA, Series 2007-6, Class LE | | 5.500 | % | | | 02/20/37 | | | 1,191,969 | |
| 108,319 | | GNMA, Series 2007-68, Class NA | | 5.000 | % | | | 11/20/37 | | | 118,742 | |
| 63,704 | | GNMA, Series 2007-70, Class PE | | 5.500 | % | | | 11/20/37 | | | 70,203 | |
| 240,000 | | GNMA, Series 2008-26, Class JP | | 5.250 | % | | | 03/20/38 | | | 269,044 | |
| 300,000 | | GNMA, Series 2008-35, Class EH | | 5.500 | % | | | 03/20/38 | | | 332,988 | |
| 514,661 | | GNMA, Series 2008-38, Class PL | | 5.500 | % | | | 05/20/38 | | | 574,364 | |
| 314,000 | | GNMA, Series 2008-65, Class CM | | 5.000 | % | | | 08/20/38 | | | 347,731 | |
| 1,952,000 | | GNMA, Series 2008-65, Class PG | | 6.000 | % | | | 08/20/38 | | | 2,231,673 | |
| 157,000 | | GNMA, Series 2009-47, Class LT | | 5.000 | % | | | 06/20/39 | | | 178,167 | |
| 592,651 | | GNMA, Series 2009-57, Class VB | | 5.000 | % | | | 06/16/39 | | | 674,685 | |
| 543,455 | | GNMA, Series 2009-61, Class ZQ | | 6.000 | % | | | 08/16/39 | | | 703,989 | |
| 652,642 | | GNMA, Series 2009-93, Class AY | | 5.000 | % | | | 10/20/39 | | | 719,126 | |
| 2,000,000 | | GNMA, Series 2010-116, Class PB | | 5.000 | % | | | 06/16/40 | | | 2,340,861 | |
Total Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities (identified cost, $62,515,490) | | $ | 63,312,019 | |
OTHER U.S. GOVERNMENT GUARANTEED - 2.6% |
INDUSTRIALS - 2.6% |
$ | 1,497,000 | | Vessel Management Services, Inc. | | 5.125 | % | | | 04/16/35 | | $ | 1,727,012 | |
Total Other U.S. Government Guranteed (identified cost, $1,717,792) | | $ | 1,727,012 | |
TOTAL FIXED INCOME INVESTMENTS (identified cost, $64,233,282) — 97.3% | | $ | 65,039,031 | |
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS - 2.6% |
$ | 1,753,317 | | Fidelity Government Money Market Fund, 0.12% (1) | | | | | | | | $ | 1,753,317 | |
TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS (identified cost, $1,753,317) — 2.6% | | $ | 1,753,317 | |
TOTAL INVESTMENTS (identified cost, $65,986,599) — 99.9% | | $ | 66,792,348 | |
OTHER ASSETS, IN EXCESS OF LIABILITIES — 0.1% | | | 30,372 | |
NET ASSETS — 100.0% | | $ | 66,822,720 | |
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, 2015. |
See Notes to Financial Statements. | 46 | |
Wright Current Incomd Fund (WCIF) |
STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES |
As of December 31, 2015 |
| | | | | | |
ASSETS: | | | | |
| Investments, at value | | | | |
| (identified cost $65,986,599) (Note 1A) | | $ | 66,792,348 | |
| Receivable for fund shares sold | | | 54,284 | |
| Dividends and interest receivable | | | 263,439 | |
| Prepaid expenses and other assets | | | 17,700 | |
| Total assets | | $ | 67,127,771 | |
| | | | | | |
LIABILITIES: | | | | |
| Payable for fund shares reacquired | | $ | 152,986 | |
| Distributions payable | | | 119,016 | |
| Accrued expenses and other liabilities | | | 33,049 | |
| Total liabilities | | $ | 305,051 | |
NET ASSETS | | $ | 66,822,720 | |
| | | | | | |
NET ASSETS CONSIST OF: | | | | |
| Paid-in capital | | $ | 70,551,608 | |
| Accumulated net realized loss on investments | | | (4,534,637 | ) |
| Unrealized appreciation on investments | | | 805,749 | |
| Net assets applicable to outstanding shares | | $ | 66,822,720 | |
| | | | | | |
SHARES OF BENEFICIAL INTEREST OUTSTANDING AT $0.000 PAR VALUE (UNLIMITED SHARES AUTHORIZED) | | | 7,185,916 | |
| | | | | | |
NET ASSET VALUE, OFFERING PRICE, AND REDEMPTION PRICE PER SHARE OF BENEFICIAL INTEREST | | $ | 9.30 | |
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STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS |
For the Year Ended December 31, 2015 |
| | | | | | |
INVESTMENT INCOME (Note 1C) | | | | |
| Interest income | | $ | 1,991,709 | |
7E+07 | Dividend income | | | 350 | |
| Total investment income | | $ | 1,992,059 | |
| | | | | | |
Expenses – | | | | |
| Investment adviser fee (Note 3) | | $ | 303,213 | |
| Administrator fee (Note 3) | | | 60,644 | |
| Trustee expense (Note 3) | | | 16,870 | |
| Custodian fee | | | 6,741 | |
| Accountant fee | | | 41,631 | |
| Distribution expenses (Note 4) | | | 168,451 | |
| Transfer agent fee | | | 30,175 | |
| Printing | | | 192 | |
| Shareholder communications | | | 8,460 | |
| Audit services | | | 20,000 | |
| Legal services | | | 29,469 | |
| Compliance services | | | 7,262 | |
| Registration costs | | | 24,217 | |
| Miscellaneous | | | 80,551 | |
| Total expenses | | $ | 797,876 | |
| | | | | | |
Deduct – | | | | |
| Waiver and/or reimbursement by the principal underwriter and/or investment adviser (Note 4) | | $ | (191,442 | ) |
| Net expenses | | $ | 606,434 | |
| Net investment income | | $ | 1,385,625 | |
| | | | | | |
REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS) ON INVESTMENTS: | |
| Net realized gain on investment transactions | | $ | 152,002 | |
| Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments | | | (642,211 | ) |
| Net realized and unrealized loss on investments | | $ | (490,209 | ) |
| Net increase in net assets from operations | | $ | 895,416 | |
| | | | | | |
See Notes to Financial Statements. | 47 | |
Wright Current Incomd Fund (WCIF) |
| | | Years Ended | |
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS | | December 31, 2015 | | December 31, 2014 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS: | | | | | | | | | |
From operations – | | | | | | | | | |
| Net investment income | | $ | 1,385,625 | | | $ | 1,424,346 | | |
0 | Net realized gain on investment transactions | | | 152,002 | | | | 318,848 | | |
| Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments | | | (642,211 | ) | | | 878,219 | | |
| Net increase in net assets from operations | | $ | 895,416 | | | $ | 2,621,413 | | |
Distributions to shareholders (Note 2) | | | | | | | | | |
| From net investment income | | $ | (2,382,207 | ) | | $ | (2,234,588 | ) | |
| Total distributions | | $ | (2,382,207 | ) | | $ | (2,234,588 | ) | |
Net increase in net assets resulting from fund share transactions (Note 6) | | $ | 2,355,589 | | | $ | 6,190,538 | | |
Net increase in net assets | | $ | 868,798 | | | $ | 6,577,363 | | |
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NET ASSETS: | | | | | | | | | |
| At beginning of year | | | 65,953,922 | | | | 59,376,559 | | |
| At end of year | | $ | 66,822,720 | | | $ | 65,953,922 | | |
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See Notes to Financial Statements. | 48 | |
Wright Current Incomd Fund (WCIF) |
These financial highlights reflect selected data for a share outstanding throughout each year. | | | | |
| | Years Ended December 31, |
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS | | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net asset value, beginning of year | | $ | 9.500 | | $ | 9.440 | | $ | 10.010 | | $ | 10.100 | | $ | 9.910 | |
Income (loss) from investment operations: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income (1) | | | 0.195 | | | 0.225 | | | 0.173 | | | 0.225 | | | 0.303 | |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | | | (0.060 | ) | | 0.188 | | | (0.365 | ) | | 0.081 | | | 0.302 | |
| Total income (loss) from investment operations | | 0.135 | | | 0.413 | | | (0.192 | ) | | 0.306 | | | 0.605 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Less distributions: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
From net investment income | | | (0.335 | ) | | (0.353 | ) | | (0.378 | ) | | (0.396 | ) | | (0.415 | ) |
Net asset value, end of year | | $ | 9.300 | | $ | 9.500 | | $ | 9.440 | | $ | 10.010 | | $ | 10.100 | |
Total Return(2) | | | 1.41 | % | | 4.44 | % | | (1.95 | )% | | 3.06 | % | | 6.22 | % |
Ratios/Supplemental Data(3): | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of year (000 omitted) | | $66,823 | | $65,954 | | $59,377 | | $79,454 | | $61,325 | |
Ratios (As a percentage of average daily net assets): |
Net expenses | | | 0.90 | % | 0.90 | % | 0.90 | % | 0.90 | % | 0.90 | % |
Net investment income | | | 2.05 | % | 2.37 | % | 1.77 | % | 2.23 | % | 3.03 | % |
Portfolio turnover rate | | | 35 | % | 27 | % | 39 | % | 27 | % | 50 | % |
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| | | | For the years ended December 31, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012 and 2011 | For the years ended December 31, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012 and 2011 | | | | | | | |
(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: |
| | | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 |
| |
Ratios (As a percentage of average daily net assets): |
Expenses | | | 1.18 | % | | 1.24 | % | | 1.16 | % | | 1.16 | % | | 1.19 | % |
Net investment income | | | 1.77 | % | | 2.03 | % | | 1.51 | % | | 1.97 | % | | 2.74 | % |
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See Notes to Financial Statements. | 49 | |
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 their 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, 2015, WCIF, for federal income tax purposes, had $2,051,889 available short term capital loss carryforwards and $1,976,451 available long term capital loss carryforwards that have no expiration date 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.
As of December 31, 2015, 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
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December 31, 2015, remain 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 years ended December 31, 2015, and December 31, 2014, was as follows:
Year Ended 12/31/15 | | | WCIF | |
Distributions declared from: | | | | |
Ordinary income | | $ | 2,382,207 | |
| | | | |
Year Ended 12/31/14 | | | WCIF | |
Distributions declared from: | | | | |
Ordinary income | | $ | 2,234,588 | |
During the year ended December 31, 2015, the following amounts were reclassified due to premium amortization, paydown gain (loss) and expiring capital loss carryforwards.
Increase (decrease): | | | WCIF | | |
Paid-in capital | | $ | (160,341 | ) | |
Accumulated net realized gain (loss) | | | (836,241 | ) | |
Accumulated net investment income (loss) | | | 996,582 | | |
These reclassifications had no effect on the net assets or net asset value per share of the Fund.
As of December 31, 2015, the components of distributable earnings (accumulated losses) on a tax basis were as follows:
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| | | WCIF | |
Capital loss carryforward and post October losses | | $ | (4,201,846 | ) |
Unrealized appreciation | | | 472,958 | |
Total | | $ | (3,728,888 | ) |
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 $173,506 (realized during the period November 1, 2015 through December 31, 2015) for WCIF. This loss will be recognized for tax purposes on the first business day of the Fund’s next fiscal year, January 1, 2016.
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, 2015, 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 | $303,213 | 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, 2015, the administrator fee for WCIF amounted to $60,644.
Certain Trustees and officers of the Trust are Trustees or officers of the above organizations and/or of the 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,
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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, 2015, for WCIF were $168,451.
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, 2015, 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, 2016 (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 $22,991 for WCIF. WISDI waived distribution fees of $168,451 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, 2015 |
| WCIF |
Purchases - | |
Non-U.S. Government & Agency Obligations | $ - |
U.S. Government & Agency Obligations | 24,904,725 |
Sales - | |
Non-U.S. Government & Agency Obligations | $ 78,000 |
U.S. Government & Agency Obligations | 22,724,442 |
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, 2015 | | Year Ended December 31, 2014 |
| | | Shares | | | | Amount | | | Shares | | | | Amount | |
| WCIF | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Sold | 1,840,148 | | | $ | 17,423,457 | | | 2,047,812 | | | $ | 19,432,258 | |
| Issued to shareholders in payment of distributions declared | 106,995 | | | | 1,012,438 | | | 103,005 | | | | 977,337 | |
| Redemptions | (1,701,672 | ) | | | (16,080,306 | ) | | (1,498,967 | ) | | | (14,219,057 | ) |
| Net increase | 245,471 | | | $ | 2,355,589 | | | 651,850 | | | $ | 6,190,538 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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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, 2015, as computed on a federal income tax basis, were as follows:
| Year Ended December 31, 2015 |
| WCIF | |
Aggregate cost | $ | 66,319,390 | | |
Gross unrealized appreciation | $ | 1,155,318 | | |
Gross unrealized depreciation | | (682,360 | ) | |
Net unrealized appreciation | $ | 472,958 | | |
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, 2015, 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, 2015, the inputs used in valuing the Fund’s investments, which are carried at value, were as 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 | $ | - | $ | 63,312,019 | $ | - | $ | 63,312,019 |
Other U.S. Government Guaranteed | | - | | 1,727,012 | | - | | 1,727,012 |
Short-Term Investments | | - | | 1,753,317 | | - | | 1,753,317 |
Total Investments | $ | - | $ | 66,792,348 | $ | - | $ | 66,792,348 |
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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, 2015.
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, 2015, events and transactions subsequent to December 31, 2015, 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 Registerd 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 statements of assets and liabilities of the Wright Current Income Fund (the “Fund”), a series of shares of The Wright Managed Income Trust, including the portfolio of investments, as of December 31, 2015, and the related statement 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, 2015 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 the Wright Current Income Fund, as of December 31, 2015, the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the years in the two-year period then ended and its financial highlights for each of the years in the five-year period then ended, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
BBD, LLP
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
February 24, 2016
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The Form 1099-DIV you received in January 2016 showed the tax status of all distributions paid to your account in calendar year 2015. 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 Trust | 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 | Executive Chairman of Wright; Executive Chairman of Winthrop; Director, Wright Investors' Service Holdings, Inc.; Director, WISDI; Authorized Representative of Wright Private Asset Management; Chairman of the Winthrop Corp. November 2002-December 2012 | 4 | None |
Independent Trustees | | | |
James J. Clarke, Ph.D. 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, Executive Chairman of Wright and Winthrop and Director of WISDI. |
Management and Organization (Unaudited) |
Name, Address and Age | Position(s) with the Trust | 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 fo the Trusts since March, 2011 | Senior Vice President, Atlantic Fund Services, LLC since 2008; Officer of 4 funds managed by Wright. | | |
Adam R. Waldstein Born: 1985 | Secretary | Secretary of the Trusts since June, 2015 | Associate Counsel, Atlantic Fund Services, LLC since 2015; Contract Attorney, 2010-2015. Officer of 4 funds managed by Wright. | | |
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.
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 2014 and $42,000 in 2015.
(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 2014 and $9,000 in 2015. 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(f)(3)) |
(a)(2) | Treasurer’s and President’s Section 302 certification |
(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 25, 2016
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 25, 2016
By /s/ Michael J. McKeen
Michael J. McKeen
Treasurer
Date February 25, 2016