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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549
FORM N-CSR
CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT OF REGISTERED
MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES
Investment Company Act file number 811-3616
Mosaic Income Trust
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)
550 Science Drive, Madison, WI 53711
(Address of principal executive offices)(Zip code)
W. Richard Mason
Madison/Mosaic Legal and Compliance Department
8777 N. Gainey Center Drive, Suite 220
Scottsdale, AZ 85258
(Name and address of agent for service)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: 608-274-0300
Date of fiscal year end: December 31
Date of reporting period: December 31, 2005
Form N-CSR is to be used by management investment companies to file reports with the Commission not later than 10 days after the transmission to stockholders of any report that is required to be transmitted to stockholders under Rule 30e-1 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (17 CFR 270.30e-1). The Commission may use the information provided on Form N-CSR in its regulatory, disclosure review, inspoection, and policymaking roles.
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Item 1. Reports to Shareholders.
ANNUAL REPORT
December 31, 2005
Mosaic Income Trust
- Mosaic Intermediate Income Fund
- Mosaic Government Fund
Mosaic Funds (R)
www.mosaicfunds.com
Contents
Management's Discussion of Fund Performance | |
Review of Period and Outlook | 1 |
Fund Overview | 2 |
Comparison of Changes in the Value of a $10,000 Investment | 4 |
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm | 5 |
Portfolio of Investments | |
Government Fund | 6 |
Intermediate Income Fund | 7 |
Statements of Assets and Liabilities | 9 |
Statements of Operations | 10 |
Statements of Changes in Net Assets | 11 |
Financial Highlights | 12 |
Notes to Financial Statements | 13 |
Management Information | 17 |
MOSAIC INCOME TRUST December 31, 2005
Management's Discussion of Fund Performance
Review of Period and Outlook
Entering 2005, our expectations were for rising interest rates, additional Federal Reserve tightening, and solid economic growth leading to upward pressure on inflation. As the year unfolded, the Fed raised the Funds Rate eight times, from an initial 2.25% to 4.25%. Despite challenges from rising rates, and a tragic hurricane season, the economy grew at about 4%, and CPI inflation trended higher. Interest rates rose across all but the longest maturities. The benchmark 10-Year Treasury began the year at 4.25%, pushed as high as 4.66% in November, and finished the year at 4.39%--a relatively uneventful annual period. Shorter rates reacted more to the Fed's rate increases, and the 2-Year Treasury moved from 3.07% at the beginning of the year to 4.40% at year's end, indicating the flatness of the yield curve by late 2005, particularly across the two to 10-year spectrum. Our conservative risk posture was a slight drag during the year, although the range of returns in the domestic bond world was narrow, since nominal returns across all bond market sectors remained low by historical standards. All in all, the year played out about as we expected, except that the increase in longer-term interest rates remained muted by the persistent support of substantial foreign purchases.
Looking ahead, 2006 may prove to be an inflection point in this cycle. For years, economists have incorrectly predicted that the over-burdened U.S. consumer would stop spending, a key underpinning of recent economic growth. However, as we enter 2006, it is becoming clear the U.S. housing market is cooling. Home prices are advancing more slowly, and the rate of mortgage equity withdrawal will likely follow. With the winter heating season upon us, natural gas and heating oil costs have remained stubbornly high. While we view slowing housing as healthy from a long-term perspective, we are paying close attention to how housing and energy prices impact consumer spending.
Another area of focus will be the conduct of Fed policy and the impending change of Fed Chairman. The Fed now appears to be within striking distance of a "neutral" level for the Fed Funds Rate. (A neutral level is a rate which is generally considered to neither stimulate nor dampen the economy.) We anticipate future hikes in short-term rates will likely move from the "measured" path of the past one-and-a-half years to one more dependent on incoming economic and inflation data. Chairman Bernanke takes the helm with real GDP growing at an estimated 4.1% in the third quarter, the tenth consecutive quarter of 3%+ growth. Gains in manufacturing and service sector surveys, durable goods orders, and consumer confidence portend a continued buoyant rate of growth in the first half of 2006.
As the Fed transitions to new leadership, the condition of the U.S. labor market and the outlook for inflation will be important factors. Job growth has bounced back quickly from hurricane-depressed levels. We expect further job growth and declines in the unemployment rate to put upward pressure on wage costs, fueling inflation concern. In fact, inflation may provide the key to Fed policy in 2006. Along with elevated energy prices, industrial metal prices are sharply higher. Labor costs remain in an uptrend and productivity gains are unsustainably high. The complacent view towards inflation makes the markets vulnerable to increased inflation expectations.
2006 may present unique opportunities due to higher overall yield levels and greater financial asset volatility. There is still risk for higher interest rates, especially in the long maturity end of the yield curve. While the first half of the year may prove challenging, the higher interest rates we expect may at some point present a more attractive opportunity. But, until our work indicates that the Fed is near done, the economy is slowing, or the pressure is off inflation, risk management will remain paramount, and a keen sensitivity to risk/return will be crucial to a successful year.
Mosaic Government Fund
Mosaic Government Fund returned 0.69% for the annual period ended December 31, 2005. The Fund's unmanaged benchmark, the Lehman Intermediate Government Bond Index was up 1.68%. Performance picked up in the second half of the year, as our conservative posture protected against rising rates. However, the continued flattening of the yield curve hindered performance throughout the year, and was the single biggest reason for relative underperformance due to our short duration policy relative to market benchmarks.
The Fund's 30-day SEC yield at period end was 3.52%, while the fund's effective duration was 2.79 years, and its average maturity was 5.56 years. Mosaic Government's portfolio at period end had its largest holdings in Agency notes (43.4%), followed by Treasuries (34.0%). The fund's largest positions during this period were short to intermediate duration bonds issued by Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae and U.S. Treasuries with maturities ranging from May of 2006 to August of 2014.
TOP TEN HOLDINGS AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2005
FOR MOSAIC GOVERNMENT FUND
% of net assets | |
Freddie Mac, 5.5%, 9/15/11 | 9.57% |
US Treasury Note, 4.75%, 11/15/08 | 8.55% |
Freddie Mac, 5.125%, 10/15/08 | 7.78% |
Fannie Mae, 4.2%, 3/24/08 | 7.60% |
US Treasury Note, 4.25%, 8/15/14 | 7.16% |
US Treasury Note, 4%, 6/15/09 | 6.85% |
US Treasury Note, 4.625%, 5/15/06 | 6.17% |
Federal Home Loan Bank, 4.1%, 6/13/08 | 6.07% |
US Treasury Note, 5%, 8/15/11 | 5.25% |
Freddie Mac, 5%, 10/18/10 | 4.75% |
Mosaic Intermediate Income Fund
Mosaic Intermediate Income Fund returned 0.77% for the one-year period ended December 31, 2005. The Fund's unmanaged benchmark, the Lehman Intermediate Government Credit Bond Index was up 1.58%. Performance picked up in the second half of the year, as our conservative posture protected against rising rates. However, the continued flattening of the yield curve hindered performance throughout the year, and was the single biggest reason for relative underperformance due to our short duration policy relative to market benchmarks. The Fund was also hindered by its weight in BBB bonds, the lowest rating that is considered Investment Grade in a period in which the highest quality bonds outperformed.
The Fund's 30-day yield at period end was 4.06%, while the fund's duration was 2.92 years, and its average maturity was 3.92 years. Mosaic Intermediate Income Fund's portfolio held 59.9% in corporate issuance, 20.2% in Treasuries, and 14.2% in Government Agency bonds. Within the corporate sector, the Fund held 11.1% of its assets in Ba/BB bonds, the highest category that is considered high yield, and no bonds rated lower.
TOP TEN HOLDINGS AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2005
FOR MOSAIC INTERMEDIATE INCOME FUND
% of net assets | |
Federal Home Loan Bank, 4.1%, 6/13/08 | 8.80% |
US Treasury Note, 4%, 3/15/10 | 6.16% |
US Treasury Note, 3.375%, 2/15/08 | 6.12% |
US Treasury Note, 5%, 8/15/11 | 4.33% |
AT&T Broadband, 8.375%, 3/15/13 | 3.74% |
Sprint Capital Corp., 6.125%, 11/15/08 | 3.67% |
US Treasury Note, 4.25%, 8/15/14 | 3.62% |
MGIC Investment Corp., 6%, 3/15/07 | 3.61% |
Kraft Foods Inc., 4.625%, 11/1/06 | 3.56% |
International Lease Finance, 4.875%, 9/1/10 | 3.53% |
Comparison of Changes in the Value of a $10,000 Investment
Past performance is not predictive of future performance. The above graphs and tables do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or redemption of fund shares.
Prior to July 1, 1999, the Intermediate Income Fund was known as the Mosaic High Yield Fund. On this date, the new fund, which includes merged assets from the Mosaic Bond Fund, changed its name and investment policies.
MOSAIC INCOME TRUST December 31, 2005
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
To the Board of Trustees and Shareholders of Mosaic Income Trust:
We have audited the accompanying statements of assets and liabilities, including the portfolios of investments of the Mosaic Income Trust (the "Trust"), including the Mosaic Government Fund and Mosaic Intermediate Income Fund (collectively, the "Funds"), as of December 31, 2005 and the related statements of operations for the year then ended and the statements of changes in net assets and the financial highlights for each of the two years in the period then ended. These financial statements and financial highlights are the responsibility of the Trust's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits. The financial highlights for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2003, were audited by other auditors. Those auditors expressed an unqualified opinion on those financial highlights in their report dated February 14, 2004.
We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. The Trust is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. Our audit included consideration of internal control over financial reporting as a basis for designing audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Trust's internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly we express no such opinion. An audit also includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of December 31, 2005 by correspondence with the Funds' custodian and brokers. 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 each of the Funds constituting the Trust as of December 31, 2005, and the results of their operations for the year then ended and the changes in their net assets and financial highlights for each of the two years in the period then ended, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
Grant Thornton LLP
(signature)
Chicago, Illinois
February 1, 2006
MOSAIC INCOME TRUST December 31, 2005
Government Fund - Portfolio of Investments
CREDIT RATING* | PRINCIPAL AMOUNT | VALUE | ||
MOODY'S | S&P | |||
U.S. GOVERNMENT & AGENCY OBLIGATIONS: 93.6% of net assets | ||||
U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY NOTES: 43.4% | ||||
Aaa | AAA | Federal Home Loan Bank, 4.1%, 6/13/08 | $200,000 | $197,119 |
Aaa | AAA | Fannie Mae, 4.2%, 3/24/08 | 250,000 | 246,843 |
Aaa | AAA | Freddie Mac, 4.875%, 3/15/07 | 150,000 | 150,212 |
Aaa | AAA | Freddie Mac, 3.5%, 9/15/07 | 100,000 | 98,109 |
Aaa | AAA | Freddie Mac, 5.125%, 10/15/08 | 250,000 | 252,740 |
Aaa | AAA | Freddie Mac, 5%, 10/18/10 | 155,000 | 154,147 |
Aaa | AAA | Freddie Mac, 5.5%, 9/15/11 | 300,000 | 310,896 |
U.S. TREASURY NOTES: 34.0% | ||||
Aaa | AAA | U.S. Treasury Note, 4.625%, 5/15/06 | 200,000 | 200,266 |
Aaa | AAA | U.S. Treasury Note, 4.75%, 11/15/08 | 275,000 | 277,728 |
Aaa | AAA | U.S. Treasury Note, 4%, 6/15/09 | 225,000 | 222,337 |
Aaa | AAA | U.S. Treasury Note, 5%, 8/15/11 | 165,000 | 170,356 |
Aaa | AAA | U.S. Treasury Note, 4.25%, 8/15/14 | 235,000 | 232,503 |
MORTGAGE BACKED SECURITIES: 16.2% | ||||
Aaa | AAA | Fannie Mae, Mortgage Pool #555345, 5.5%, 2/1/18 | 90,584 | 91,276 |
Aaa | AAA | Fannie Mae, Mortgage Pool #555545, 5%, 6/1/18 | 140,517 | 139,260 |
Aaa | AAA | Fannie Mae, Mortgage Pool #636758, 6.5%, 5/1/32 | 39,978 | 41,099 |
Aaa | AAA | Fannie Mae, Mortgage Pool #254346, 6.5%, 6/1/32 | 32,497 | 33,408 |
Aaa | AAA | Fannie Mae, Mortgage Pool #254405, 6%, 8/1/32 | 60,429 | 61,126 |
Aaa | AAA | Freddie Mac, Mortgage Pool, Gold Pass Through Certificates #E57247, 6.5%, 3/1/09 | 34,416 | 35,356 |
Aaa | AAA | Freddie Mac, Mortgage Pool, Gold Pass Through Certificates #E90778, 5.5%, 8/1/17 | 66,924 | 67,387 |
Aaa | AAA | Freddie Mac, Mortgage Pool, Gold Pass Through Certificates #C01364, 6.5%, 6/1/32 | 36,019 | 36,990 |
Aaa | AAA | Government National Mortgage Association II, Guaranteed Pass Through Certificates #2483, 7%, 9/20/27 | 19,290 | 20,161 |
TOTAL U.S. GOVERNMENT & AGENCY OBLIGATIONS (Cost $3,092,723) | $3,039,319 | |||
REPURCHASE AGREEMENT: 5.6% of net assets With Morgan Stanley and Company issued 12/30/05 at 2.90%, due 1/3/06, collateralized by $188,652 in United States Treasury Notes due 8/15/29. Proceeds at maturity are $184,059 (Cost $184,000). | $184,000 | |||
TOTAL INVESTMENTS: 99.2% of net assets (Cost $3,276,723) | $3,223,319 | |||
CASH AND RECEIVABLES LESS LIABILITIES: 0.8% of net assets | 24,586 | |||
NET ASSETS: 100% | $3,247,905 |
MOSAIC INCOME TRUST December 31, 2005
Intermediate Income Fund - Portfolio of Investments
CREDIT RATING* | PRINCIPAL AMOUNT |
VALUE | ||
MOODY'S | S&P | |||
CORPORATE DEBT SECURITIES: 59.9% of net assets | ||||
CONSUMER STAPLES: 9.2% | ||||
A2 | A | Coca-Cola Enterprise, 5.75%, 11/1/08 | $160,000 | $164,193 |
A3 | BBB+ | Kraft Foods Inc., 4.625% 11/1/06 | 200,000 | 199,411 |
Aa2 | AA | Wal-Mart Stores Inc., 4.75%, 8/15/10 | 150,000 | 149,279 |
FINANCIALS: 9.0% | ||||
A3 | A | Countrywide Home Loan, 5.625% 5/15/07 | 150,000 | 151,325 |
A1 | A | Household Finance Co., 7.875%, 3/1/07 | 150,000 | 154,879 |
A1 | AA- | International Lease Finance, 4.875%, 9/1/10 | 200,000 | 197,490 |
HEALTH CARE: 3.1% | ||||
A2 | A | United Healthcare Group, 5%, 8/15/14 | 175,000 | 174,446 |
INDUSTRIAL: 17.1% | ||||
Ba3 | BB+ | American Standard, 7.375%, 2/1/08 | 175,000 | 182,400 |
A2 | A | CIT Group Inc., 5.75%, 9/25/07 | 150,000 | 152,148 |
A3 | BBB | Daimler Chrysler, 7.2%, 9/1/09 | 170,000 | 179,927 |
Baa3 | BB+ | Ford Motor Credit, 6.875%, 2/1/06 | 100,000 | 100,009 |
Ba2 | BB+ | Lear Corp., 8.11%, 5/15/09 | 40,000 | 37,255 |
Baa3 | BB+ | Lubrizol Corp., 4.625%, 10/1/09 | 150,000 | 147,143 |
Baa3 | BBB- | YUM! Brands Inc., 7.65%, 5/15/08 | 150,000 | 158,402 |
INSURANCE: 6.4% | ||||
Baa3 | BBB- | Markel Corp., 6.8%, 2/15/13 | 150,000 | 157,994 |
A1 | A | MGIC Investment Corp., 6%, 3/15/07 | 200,000 | 202,057 |
RETAILERS-APPAREL: 2.7% | ||||
Ba3 | BB+ | Gap Inc., 6.9%, 9/15/07 | 150,000 | 153,331 |
TECHNOLOGY: 1.7% | ||||
A3 | A | Computer Sciences Co., 3.5%, 4/15/08 | 100,000 | 95,975 |
TELECOMMUNICATIONS: 10.2% | ||||
Baa2 | BBB+ | AT&T Broadband, 8.375%, 3/15/13 | 181,000 | 209,793 |
Baa2 | A- | Sprint Capital Corp., 6.125%, 11/15/08 | 200,000 | 205,796 |
Baa1 | A+ | Verizon New England, 6.5%, 9/15/11 | 150,000 | 154,050 |
UTILITIES: 0.5% | ||||
A2 | BBB+ | Wisconsin Power & Light, 7.625%, 3/1/10 | 25,000 | 27,255 |
TOTAL CORPORATE DEBT SECURITIES (Cost $3,345,394) | $3,354,558 | |||
COLLATERALIZED MORTGAGE OBLIGATIONS: 2.9% of net assets | ||||
Aaa | AAA | Fannie Mae, Mortgage Pool #636758, 6.5%, 5/1/32 | $53,304 | $54,798 |
Aaa | AAA | Fannie Mae, Mortgage Pool #725341, 5%, 2/1/19 | 110,090 | 109,105 |
TOTAL COLLATERALIZED MORTGAGE OBLIGATIONS (Cost $165,056) | $163,903 | |||
U.S. GOVERNMENT & AGENCY OBLIGATIONS: 34.4% of net assets | ||||
Aaa | AAA | Federal Home Loan Bank, 4.1%, 6/13/08 | 500,000 | 492,797 |
Aaa | AAA | Freddie Mac, 4.875%, 3/15/07 | 150,000 | 150,212 |
Aaa | AAA | Freddie Mac, 5%, 10/18/10 | 150,000 | 149,175 |
Aaa | AAA | U.S. Treasury Note, 3.375%, 2/15/08 | 350,000 | 342,904 |
Aaa | AAA | U.S. Treasury Note, 4%, 3/15/10 | 350,000 | 345,092 |
Aaa | AAA | U.S. Treasury Note, 5%, 8/15/11 | 235,000 | 242,628 |
Aaa | AAA | U.S. Treasury Note, 4.25%, 8/15/14 | 205,000 | 202,822 |
TOTAL U.S. GOVERNMENT & AGENCY OBLIGATIONS (Cost $1,941,745) | $1,925,630 | |||
REPURCHASE AGREEMENT: 4.8% of net assets | ||||
With Morgan Stanley and Company issued 12/30/05 at 2.90%, due 1/3/06, collateralized by $278,876 in United States Treasury Notes due 8/15/29. Proceeds at maturity are $272,088 (Cost $272,000). | 272,000 | |||
TOTAL INVESTMENTS: 102% of net assets (Cost $5,724,195) | $5,716,091 | |||
LIABILITIES LESS CASH AND RECEIVABLES: (2.0)% of net assets | (114,132) | |||
NET ASSETS: 100% | $5,601,959 |
Notes to the Portfolio of Investments:
* – Unaudited; Moody's – Moody's Investor Services, Inc.; S&P – Standard & Poor's Corporation
MOSAIC INCOME TRUST December 31, 2005
Statements of Assets and Liabilities
Government Fund | Intermediate Income Fund | |
ASSETS | ||
Investments, at value (Note 1 and 2) | ||
Investment securities | $3,039,319 | $5,444,091 |
Repurchase agreements | 184,000 | 272,000 |
Total investments* | 3,223,319 | 5,716,091 |
Cash | 929 | 76 |
Receivables | ||
Interest | 28,331 | 78,424 |
Capital shares sold | -- | 10,000 |
Total assets | 3,252,579 | 5,804,591 |
LIABILITIES | ||
Payables | ||
Investment securities purchased | -- | 166,015 |
Dividends | 898 | 1,964 |
Capital shares redeemed | 92 | 30,969 |
Independent trustee and auditor fees | 3,684 | 3,684 |
Total liabilities | 4,674 | 202,632 |
NET ASSETS | $3,247,905 | $5,601,959 |
Net assets consists of: | ||
Paid in capital | $3,352,157 | $6,615,956 |
Accumulated net realized gains | (50,848) | (1,005,893) |
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments | (53,404) | (8,104) |
Net Assets | $3,247,905 | $5,601,959 |
CAPITAL SHARES OUTSTANDING An unlimited number of capital shares, without par value, are authorized (Note 7) | 326,550 | 867,842 |
NET ASSETS VALUE PER SHARE | $9.95 | $6.46 |
*INVESTMENT SECURITIES, AT COST | $3,276,723 | $5,724,195 |
MOSAIC INCOME TRUST December 31, 2005
For the year ended December 31, 2005
Government Fund | Intermediate Income Fund | |
INVESTMENT INCOME (Note 1) | ||
Interest income | $149,450 | $268,714 |
EXPENSES (Notes 3 and 5) | ||
Investment advisory fees | 23,826 | 36,766 |
Other expenses: | ||
Service agreement fees | 16,202 | 21,472 |
Independent trustee and auditor fees | 5,000 | 5,000 |
Total other expenses | 21,202 | 26,472 |
Total expenses | 45,028 | 63,238 |
NET INVESTMENT INCOME | 104,422 | 205,476 |
REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS) ON INVESTMENTS | ||
Net realized loss on investments | (33,374) | (19,269) |
Change in net unrealized depreciation of investments | (60,384) | (144,338) |
NET LOSS ON INVESTMENTS | (93,758) | (163,607) |
TOTAL INCREASE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS | $10,664 | $41,869 |
MOSAIC INCOME TRUST December 31, 2005
Statements of Changes in Net Assets
For the period indicated
Government Fund | Intermediate Income Fund | |||
Year Ended December 31, | Year Ended December 31, | |||
2005 | 2004 | 2005 | 2004 | |
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS | ||||
Net investment income | $104,422 | $149,215 | $205,476 | $203,903 |
Net realized gain (loss) on investments | (33,374) | 9,961 | (19,269) | 66,940 |
Net unrealized depreciation on investments | (60,384) | (111,467) | (144,338) | (127,258) |
Total increase in net assets resulting from operations | 10,664 | 47,709 | 41,869 | 143,585 |
DISTRIBUTION TO SHAREHOLDERS FROM NET INVESTMENT INCOME | (104,422) | (149,215) | (205,476) | (203,903) |
CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS (Note 7) | (1,790,351) | (121,997) | (275,711) | (326,037) |
TOTAL DECREASE IN NET ASSETS | (1,884,109) | (223,503) | (439,318) | (386,355) |
NET ASSETS | ||||
Beginning of period | $5,132,014 | $5,355,517 | $6,041,277 | $6,427,632 |
End of period | $3,247,905 | $5,132,014 | $5,601,959 | $6,041,277 |
MOSAIC INCOME TRUST
Selected data for a share outstanding for the periods indicated
GOVERNMENT FUND
Year Ended December 31, | |||||
2005 | 2004 | 2003 | 2002 | 2001 | |
Net asset value, beginning of year | $10.16 | $10.36 | $10.58 | $10.24 | $9.97 |
Investment operations: | |||||
Net investment income | 0.28 | 0.29 | 0.35 | 0.41 | 0.48 |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments | (0.21) | (0.20) | (0.22) | 0.34 | 0.27 |
Total from investment operations | 0.07 | 0.09 | 0.13 | 0.75 | 0.75 |
Less distributions from net investment income | (0.28) | (0.29) | (0.35) | (0.41) | (0.48) |
Net asset value, end of year | $9.95 | $10.16 | $10.36 | $10.58 | $10.24 |
Total return (%) | 0.69 | 0.89 | 1.24 | 7.45 | 7.62 |
Ratios and supplemental data | |||||
Net assets, end of year (in thousands) | $3,248 | $5,132 | $5,356 | $5,939 | $5,282 |
Ratio of expenses to average net assets (%) | 1.19 | 1.15 | 1.15 | 1.14 | 1.15 |
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets (%) | 2.75 | 2.83 | 3.32 | 3.92 | 4.67 |
Portfolio turnover (%) | 43 | 55 | 31 | 44 | 34 |
INTERMEDIATE INCOME FUND
Year Ended December 31, | |||||
2005 | 2004 | 2003 | 2002 | 2001 | |
Net asset value, beginning of year | $6.64 | $6.71 | $6.66 | $6.67 | $6.48 |
Investment operations: | |||||
Net investment income | 0.23 | 0.22 | 0.25 | 0.30 | 0.37 |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments | (0.18) | (0.07) | 0.05 | (0.01) | 0.19 |
Total from investment operations | 0.05 | 0.15 | 0.30 | 0.29 | 0.56 |
Less distributions from net investment income | (0.23) | (0.22) | (0.25) | (0.30) | (0.37) |
Net asset value, end of year | $6.46 | $6.64 | $6.71 | $6.66 | $6.67 |
Total return (%) | 0.77 | 2.30 | 4.63 | 4.56 | 8.81 |
Ratios and supplemental data | |||||
Net assets, end of year (in thousands) | $5,602 | $6,041 | $6,428 | $6,839 | $6,267 |
Ratio of expenses to average net assets (%) | 1.08 | 1.07 | 1.08 | 1.07 | 1.07 |
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets (%) | 3.49 | 3.32 | 3.76 | 4.61 | 5.61 |
Portfolio turnover (%) | 60 | 46 | 36 | 54 | 28 |
MOSAIC INCOME TRUST
1. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies. Mosaic Income Trust (the "Trust") is registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Investment Company Act of 1940 as an open-end, diversified investment management company. This report contains information about two separate funds (the "Funds") whose objective is to receive and distribute bond income. The Government Fund invests in securities of the U.S. Government and its agencies. The Intermediate Income Fund invests in investment grade corporate, government and government agency fixed income securities. The Intermediate Income Fund may also invest a portion of its assets in securities rated as low as "B" by Moody's Investors Service, Inc. or Standard & Poor's Corporation. A third Mosaic Income Trust portfolio, available to certain institutional investors (as defined in the fund's prospectus) presents its financial information in a separate report.
Securities Valuation: Repurchase agreements and other securities having maturities of 60 days or less are valued at amortized cost, which approximates market value. Securities having longer maturities, for which market quotations are readily available, are valued at the mean between their closing bid and ask prices. Securities for which market quotations are not readily available are valued at their fair value as determined in good faith under procedures approved by the Board of Trustees.
Investment Transactions: Investment transactions are recorded on a trade date basis. The cost of investments sold is determined on the identified cost basis for financial statement and federal income tax purposes.
Investment Income: Interest income is recorded on an accrual basis. Bond premium is amortized and original issue discount and market discount are accreted over the expected life of each applicable security using the effective interest method. Other income is accrued as earned.
Distribution of Income and Gains: Distributions are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Net investment income, determined as gross investment income less total expenses, is declared as a regular dividend and distributed to shareholders monthly. Capital gain distributions, if any, are declared and paid annually at year-end.
The tax character of distributions paid during 2005 and 2004 were as follows:
2005 | 2004 | |
Government Fund: | ||
Distributions paid from ordinary income | $104,422 | $149,215 |
Intermediate Income Fund: | ||
Distributions paid from ordinary income | $205,476 | $203,903 |
As of December 31, 2005, the components of distributable earnings on a tax basis were as follows:
Government Fund: | |
Accumulated net realized losses | $(48,849) |
Net unrealized depreciation on investments | (55,403) |
$(104,252) | |
Intermediate Income Fund: | |
Accumulated net realized losses | $(1,005,893) |
Net unrealized depreciation on investments | (8,104) |
$(1,013,997) |
Net realized gains or losses may differ for financial and tax reporting purposes as a result of loss deferrals related to wash sales and post-October transactions.
Income Tax: No provision is made for federal income taxes since it is the intention of the Trust to comply with the provisions of the Internal Revenue Code available to investment companies and to make the requisite distribution to shareholders of taxable income which will be sufficient to relieve it from all or substantially all federal income taxes. As of December 31, 2005, the Government and Intermediate Income Funds had available for federal income tax purposes the following unused capital loss carryovers:
Expiration Date | Government Fund | Intermediate Income Fund |
December 31, 2006 | $-- | $153,185 |
December 31, 2007 | 9,847 | 486,268 |
December 31, 2008 | 5,458 | 89,747 |
December 31, 2009 | -- | 12,901 |
December 31, 2010 | -- | 243,364 |
December 31, 2013 | 33,544 | 20,428 |
Due to inherent differences in the recognition of income, expenses, and realized gains/losses under U.S. generally accepted accounting principles and federal income tax purposes, permanent differences between book and tax basis reporting for the 2005 fiscal year have been identified and appropriately reclassified. In the Government Fund, permanent differences relating to the expiration of capital loss carryovers totaling $64,210 were reclassified from accumulated net realized losses to net paid in capital on shares of beneficial interest.
Use of Estimates: The preparation of the financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions. Such estimates affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and reported amounts of increases and decreases in net assets from operations during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
2. Investments in Repurchase Agreements. When the Trust purchases securities under agreements to resell, the securities are held for safekeeping by the Trust's custodian bank as collateral. Should the market value of the securities purchased under such an agreement decrease below the principal amount to be received at the termination of the agreement plus accrued interest, the counterparty is required to place an equivalent amount of additional securities in safekeeping with the Trust's custodian bank. Pursuant to an Exemptive Order issued by the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Trust, along with other registered investment companies having Advisory and Services Agreements with the same advisor, transfers uninvested cash balances into a joint trading account. The aggregate balance in this joint trading account is invested in one or more consolidated repurchase agreements whose underlying securities are U.S. Treasury or federal agency obligations. As of the date of this report, the Government Fund had approximately a 3.3% interest and the Intermediate Income Fund had approximately a 4.9% interest in the consolidated repurchase agreement of $5,573,000 collateralized by $5,713,892 in United States Treasury Notes. Proceeds at maturity were $5,574,796.
3. Investment Advisory Fees and Other Transactions with Affiliates. The investment advisor to the Trust, Madison Mosaic, LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Madison Investment Advisors, Inc. (collectively "the Advisor"), earns an advisory fee equal to 0.625% per annum of the average net assets of the Funds. The fees are accrued daily and are paid monthly.
4. Investment Transactions. Purchases and sales of securities (excluding short-term securities) for the year ended December 31, 2005 were as follows:
Purchases | Sales | |
Government Fund: | ||
U.S. Gov't securities | $1,571,013 | $3,378,259 |
Other | -- | -- |
Intermediate Income Fund: | ||
U.S. Gov't securities | $2,161,043 | $1,429,281 |
Other | 1,256,229 | 2,112,133 |
5. Other Expenses. Under a separate Services Agreement, the Advisor will provide or arrange for each Fund to have all other necessary operational and support services for a fee based on a percentage of average net assets. These fees are accrued daily and paid monthly. This percentage is 0.43% for the Government Fund and 0.37% for the Intermediate Income Fund.
The Funds also pay the expenses of the Funds' Independent Trustees and auditors directly. For the year ended December 31, 2005 these fees amounted to $5,000 and $5,000 for the Government and Intermediate Income Funds, respectively.
6. Aggregate Cost and Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation). The aggregate cost for federal income tax purposes and the net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) are stated as follows as of December 31, 2005:
Government Fund | Intermediate Income Fund | |
Aggregate Cost | $3,278,722 | $5,724,195 |
Gross unrealized appreciation | 3,967 | 57,329 |
Gross unrealized depreciation | (59,370) | (65,433) |
Net unrealized depreciation | $(55,403) | $(8,104) |
7. Capital Share Transactions. An unlimited number of capital shares, without par value, are authorized. Transactions in capital shares for the following periods were:
Year Ended December 31, | ||
Government Fund | 2005 | 2004 |
In Dollars | ||
Shares sold | $304,015 | $370,239 |
Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends | 90,429 | 137,346 |
Total shares issued | 394,444 | 507,585 |
Shares redeemed | (2,184,795) | (629,582) |
Net decrease | $(1,790,351) | $(121,997) |
In Shares | ||
Shares sold | 30,261 | 35,951 |
Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends | 9,007 | 13,401 |
Total shares issued | 39,268 | 49,352 |
Shares redeemed | (217,768) | (61,254) |
Net decrease | (178,500) | (11,902) |
Intermediate Income Fund | Year Ended December 31, | |
2005 | 2004 | |
In Dollars | ||
Shares sold | $935,307 | $975,660 |
Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends | 182,309 | 181,105 |
Total shares issued | 1,117,616 | 1,156,765 |
Shares redeemed | (1,393,327) | (1,482,802) |
Net decrease | $(275,711) | $(326,037) |
In Shares | ||
Shares sold | 142,185 | 146,516 |
Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends | 27,906 | 27,171 |
Total shares issued | 170,091 | 173,687 |
Shares redeemed | (212,454) | (221,847) |
Net decrease | (42,363) | (48,160) |
Fund Expenses (unaudited)
Example: As a shareholder of the Funds, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs and (2) ongoing costs, including Investment advisory fees and Other expenses. This Example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Funds and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds. See footnotes 3 and 5 above for an explanation of the types of costs charged by the Funds. This Example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested on July 1, 2005 and held for the six-months ended December 31, 2005.
Actual Expenses
The table below titled "Based on Actual Total Return" provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information provided in this table, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. To estimate the expenses you paid on your account, divide your ending account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,500 ending account valued divided by $1,000 = 8.5), then multiply the result by the number under the heading entitled "Expenses Paid During the Period."
Based on Actual Total Return1 | |||||
Actual Total Return2 | Beginning Account Value | Ending Account Value | Annualized Expense Ratio3 | Expenses Paid During the Period3 | |
Government Fund | -0.09% | $1,000.00 | $999.10 | 1.19% | $5.96 |
Intermediate Income Fund | -0.04% | $1,000.00 | $999.61 | 1.08% | $5.40 |
1For the six months ended December 31, 2005. 2Assumes reinvestment of all dividends and capital gains distributions, if any, at net asset value. 3Expenses are equal to the Funds' annualized expense ratio multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by the number of days in the most recent fiscal half-year, then divided by 365. |
Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes
The table below titled "Based on Hypothetical Total Return" provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5.00% per year before expenses, which is not either Fund's actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use the information provided in this table to compare the ongoing costs of investing in either Fund and other funds. To do so, compare the 5.00% hypothetical example relating to the Fund with the 5.00% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.
Based on Hypothetical Total Return1 | |||||
Hypothetical Annualized Total Return | Beginning Account Value | Ending Account Value | Annualized Expense Ratio2 | Expenses Paid During the Period2 | |
Government Fund | 5.00% | $1,000.00 | $1,025.47 | 1.19% | $6.05 |
Intermediate Income Fund | 5.00% | $1,000.00 | $1,025.47 | 1.08% | $5.49 |
1For the six months ended December 31, 2005. | |||||
2Expenses are equal to the Funds' annualized expense ratio multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by the number of days in the most recent fiscal half-year, then divided by 365. |
MOSAIC INCOME TRUST
Independent Trustees
Name, Address and Age | Position(s) Held with Fund | Term of Office and Length of Time Served | Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years | Number of Portfolios in Fund Complex Overseen | Other Directorships Held |
Philip E. Blake 550 Science Drive Madison, WI 53711 Born 1944 | Trustee | Indefinite Term since May 2001 | Private investor; retired President and CEO of Madison Newspapers, Inc.; and Vice President, Lee Enterprises, Incorporated.; managing partner of Forecastle, Inc. (2000-present). | All 12 Mosaic Funds and the Madison Strategic Sector Premium Fund | Madison Newspapers, Inc. of Madison, WI; Nerites Corp.; Trustee of the Madison Claymore Covered Call Fund and Madison Strategic Sector Premium Fund |
James R. Imhoff, Jr. 550 Science Drive Madison, WI 53711 Born 1944 | Trustee | Indefinite Term since July 1996 | Chairman and CEO of First Weber Group, Inc. (real estate brokers) of Madison, WI. | All 12 Mosaic Funds and the Madison Strategic Sector Premium Fund | Park Bank; Trustee of the Madison Claymore Covered Call Fund and Madison Strategic Sector Premium Fund |
Lorence D. Wheeler 550 Science Drive Madison, WI 53711 Born 1938 | Trustee | Indefinite Term since July 1996 | Retired investor; formerly Pension Specialist for CUNA Mutual Group (insurance) and President of Credit Union Benefits Services, Inc. (a provider of retirement plans and related services for credit union employees nationwide). | All 12 Mosaic Funds and the Madison Strategic Sector Premium Fund | Grand Mountain Bank, FSB; Trustee of the Madison Claymore Covered Call Fund and Madison Strategic Sector Premium Fund |
Interested Trustees*
Frank E. Burgess 550 Science Drive Madison, WI 53711 Born 1942 | Trustee and Vice President | Indefinite Terms since July 1996 | Founder, President and Director of Madison Investment Advisors, Inc. | All 12 Mosaic Funds and the Madison Strategic Sector Premium Fund | Capitol Bank, FSB; Trustee of the Madison Claymore Covered Call Fund and Madison Strategic Sector Premium Fund |
Katherine L. Frank 550 Science Drive Madison, WI 53711 Born 1960 | Trustee and President | Indefinite Terms since July 1996 | Principal and Vice President of Madison Investment Advisors, Inc. and President of Madison Mosaic, LLC | President of all 12 Mosaic Funds, Trustee of all Mosaic Funds except Mosaic Equity Trust; President of the Madison Strategic Sector Premium Fund. | None |
Officers*
Jay R. Sekelsky 550 Science Drive Madison, WI 53711 Born 1959 | Vice President | Indefinite Term since July 1996 | Principal and Vice President of Madison Investment Advisors, Inc. and Vice President of Madison Mosaic, LLC | All 12 Mosaic Funds and the Madison Strategic Sector Premium Fund | None |
Christopher Berberet 550 Science Drive Madison, WI 53711 Born 1959 | Vice President | Indefinite Term since July 1996 | Principal and Vice President of Madison Investment Advisors, Inc. and Vice President of Madison Mosaic, LLC | All 12 Mosaic Funds and the Madison Strategic Sector Premium Fund | None |
W. Richard Mason 8777 N. Gainey Center Drive, #220 Scottsdale, AZ 85258 Born 5/13/1960 | Secretary, General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer | Indefinite Terms since November 1992 | Principal of Mosaic Funds Distributor, LLC; General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer for Madison Investment Advisors, Madison Scottsdale, LC and Madison Mosaic, LLC; General Counsel for Concord Asset Management, LLC. | All 12 Mosaic Funds and the Madison Strategic Sector Premium Fund. | None |
Greg Hoppe 550 Science Drive Madison, WI 53711 Born 4/28/1969 | Chief Financial Officer | Indefinite Term since August 1999 | Vice President of Madison Mosaic, LLC | All 12 Mosaic Funds and the Madison Strategic Sector Premium Fund. | None |
*All interested Trustees and Officers of the Trust are employees and/or owners of Madison Investment Advisors, Inc. Since Madison Investment Advisors, Inc. serves as the investment advisor to the Trust, each of these individuals is considered an "interested person" of the Trust as the term is defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940.
The Statement of Additional Information contains more information about the Trustees and is available upon request. To request a free copy, call Mosaic Funds at 1-800-368-3195.
Forward-Looking Statement Disclosure. One of our most important responsibilities as mutual fund managers is to communicate with shareholders in an open and direct manner. Some of our comments in our letters to shareholders are based on current management expectations and are considered "forward-looking statements." Actual future results, however, may prove to be different from our expectations. You can identify forward-looking statements by words such as "estimate," "may," "will," "expect," "believe," "plan" and other similar terms. We cannot promise future returns. Our opinions are a reflection of our best judgment at the time this report is compiled, and we disclaim any obligation to update or alter forward-looking statements as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise.
Proxy Voting Information. The Trust only invests in non-voting securities. Nevertheless, the Trust adopted policies that provide guidance and set forth parameters for the voting of proxies relating to securities held in the Trust's portfolios. Additionally, information regarding how the Trust voted proxies related to portfolio securities during the most recent fiscal year-end is available. These policies and voting information are available to you upon request and free of charge by writing to Mosaic Funds, 550 Science Drive, Madison, WI 53711 or by calling toll-free at 1-800-368-3195. The Trust's proxy voting policies and voting information may also be obtained by visiting the Securities and Exchange Commission web site at www.sec.gov. The Trust will respond to shareholder requests for copies of our policies and voting information within two business days of request by first-class mail or other means designed to ensure prompt delivery.
N-Q Disclosure. The Trust files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. The Trust's Forms N-Q are available on the Commission's website. The Trust's Forms N-Q may be reviewed and copied at the Commission's Public Reference Room in Washington, DC. Information about the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling the Commission at 1-202-942-8090. Form N-Q and other information about the Trust are available on the EDGAR Database on the Commission's Internet site at http://www.sec.gov. Copies of this information may also be obtained, upon payment of a duplicating fee, by electronic request at the following email address: publicinfo@sec.gov, or by writing the Commission's Public Reference Section, Washington, DC 20549-0102. Finally, you may call Mosaic at 800-368-3195 if you would like a copy of Form N-Q and we will mail one to you at no charge.
The Mosaic Family of Mutual Funds
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Mosaic Institutional Bond Fund
Mosaic Tax-Free Trust
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Mosaic Missouri Tax-Free Fund
Mosaic Virginia Tax-Free Fund
Mosaic Tax-Free National Fund
Mosaic Government Money Market
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SEC File Number 811-3616
ANNUAL REPORT
December 31, 2005
Mosaic Income Trust
Mosaic Institutional Bond Fund
Mosaic Funds (R)
www.mosaicfunds.com
Contents
Management's Discussion of Fund Performance | |
Review of Period and Outlook | 1 |
Fund Overview | 1 |
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm | 3 |
Portfolio of Investments | 4 |
Statement of Assets and Liabilities | 5 |
Statement of Operations | 6 |
Statements of Changes in Net Assets& | 6 |
Financial Highlights | 7 |
Notes to Financial Statements | 8 |
Management Information | 11 |
MOSAIC INSTITUTIONAL BOND FUND December 31, 2005
Management's Discussion of Fund Performance
Review of Period and Outlook
Entering 2005, our expectations were for rising interest rates, additional Federal Reserve tightening, and solid economic growth leading to upward pressure on inflation. As the year unfolded, the Fed raised the Funds Rate eight times, from an initial 2.25% to 4.25%. Despite challenges from rising rates, and a tragic hurricane season, the economy grew at about 4%, and CPI inflation trended higher. Interest rates rose across all but the longest maturities. The benchmark 10-Year Treasury began the year at 4.25%, pushed as high as 4.66% in November, and finished the year at 4.39%--a relatively uneventful annual period. Shorter rates reacted more to the Fed's rate increases, and the 2-Year Treasury moved from 3.07% at the beginning of the year to 4.40% at year's end, indicating the flatness of the yield curve by late 2005, particularly across the two to 10-year spectrum. Our conservative risk posture was a slight drag during the year, although the range of returns in the domestic bond world was narrow, since nominal returns across all bond market sectors remained low by historical standards. All in all, the year played out about as we expected, except that the increase in longer-term interest rates remained muted by the persistent support of substantial foreign purchases.
Looking ahead, 2006 may prove to be an inflection point in this cycle. For years, economists have incorrectly predicted that the over-burdened U.S. consumer would stop spending, a key underpinning of recent economic growth. However, as we enter 2006, it is becoming clear the U.S. housing market is cooling. Home prices are advancing more slowly, and the rate of mortgage equity withdrawal will likely follow. With the winter heating season upon us, natural gas and heating oil costs have remained stubbornly high. While we view slowing housing as healthy from a long-term perspective, we are paying close attention to how housing and energy prices impact consumer spending.
Another area of focus will be the conduct of Fed policy and the impending change of Fed Chairman. The Fed now appears to be within striking distance of a "neutral" level for the Fed Funds Rate. (A neutral level is a rate which is generally considered to neither stimulate nor dampen the economy.) We anticipate future hikes in short-term rates will likely move from the "measured" path of the past one-and-a-half years to one more dependent on incoming economic and inflation data. Chairman Bernanke takes the helm with real GDP growing at an estimated 4.1% in the third quarter, the tenth consecutive quarter of 3%+ growth. Gains in manufacturing and service sector surveys, durable goods orders, and consumer confidence portend a continued buoyant rate of growth in the first half of 2006.
As the Fed transitions to new leadership, the condition of the U.S. labor market and the outlook for inflation will be important factors. Job growth has bounced back quickly from hurricane-depressed levels. We expect further job growth and declines in the unemployment rate to put upward pressure on wage costs, fueling inflation concern. In fact, inflation may provide the key to Fed policy in 2006. Along with elevated energy prices, industrial metal prices are sharply higher. Labor costs remain in an uptrend and productivity gains are unsustainably high. The complacent view towards inflation makes the markets vulnerable to increased inflation expectations.
2006 may present unique opportunities due to higher overall yield levels and greater financial asset volatility. There is still risk for higher interest rates, especially in the long maturity end of the yield curve. While the first half of the year may prove challenging, the higher interest rates we expect may at some point present a more attractive opportunity. But, until our work indicates that the Fed is near done, the economy is slowing, or the pressure is off inflation, risk management will remain paramount, and a keen sensitivity to risk/return will be crucial to a successful year.
Fund Overview
Mosaic Institutional Bond Fund returned 1.24% for the annual period ended December 31, 2005. The Fund's unmanaged benchmark, the Lehman Intermediate Government Credit Bond Index was up 1.58%. Performance picked up in the second half of the year, as our conservative posture protected against rising rates. However, the continued flattening of the yield curve hindered performance throughout the year, and was the single biggest reason for relative underperformance due to our short duration policy relative to market benchmarks.
The Fund's 30-day SEC yield at period end was 4.21%, while the fund's effective duration was 2.80 years, and its average maturity was 3.21 years. The Fund's portfolio at period end had its largest holdings in Corporate Obligations (50.0%), followed by Treasuries (31.4%), and Agency Bonds (14.6%). The fund's largest positions during this period were short to intermediate duration bonds issued by the Treasury, Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae and with maturities ranging from May of 2006 to August of 2014.
TOP TEN HOLDINGS AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2005 FOR MOSAIC INSTITUTIONAL BOND FUND
% of net assets | |
Fannie Mae, 5.25%, 4/15/07 | 9.18% |
US Treasury Note, 3.625%, 1/15/10 | 8.88% |
US Treasury Note, 4.75%, 11/15/08 | 7.90% |
US Treasury Note, 4.875%, 2/15/12 | 6.69% |
Freddie Mac, 3.625%, 9/15/08 | 5.39% |
US Treasury Note, 4.25%, 8/15/14 | 4.06% |
US Treasury Note, 4.625%, 5/15/06 | 3.92% |
General Electric Capital Corp., 4.25%, 6/15/12 | 3.13% |
Conoco Inc, 6.35%, 10/15/11 | 2.87% |
Merrill Lynch, 7%, 1/15/07 | 2.67% |
MOSAIC INSTITUTIONAL BOND FUND December 31, 2005
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
To the Board of Trustees and Shareholders of Mosaic Income Trust:
We have audited the accompanying statements of assets and liabilities, including the portfolios of investments of the Mosaic Institutional Bond Fund (the "Fund"), as of December 31, 2005 and the related statements of operations for the year then ended and the statement of changes in net assets and the financial highlights for each of the two years in the 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 based on our audits. The financial highlights for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2003, were audited by other auditors. Those auditors expressed an unqualified opinion on those financial highlights in their report dated February 14, 2004.
We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. The Fund is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. Our audit included consideration of internal control over financial reporting as a basis for designing audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Fund's internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly we express no such opinion. An audit also includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of December 31, 2005. 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 Fund as of December 31, 2005, and the results of their operations for the year then ended and the changes in their net assets and financial highlights for each of the two years in the period then ended, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
Grant Thornton LLP
(signature)
Chicago, Illinois
February 1, 2006
MOSAIC INSTITUTIONAL BOND FUND December 31, 2005
CREDIT RATING* | PRINCIPAL AMOUNT | VALUE | ||
MOODY'S | S&P | |||
DEBT INSTRUMENTS: 96% of net assets | ||||
Corporate Obligations: 50.0% | ||||
A1 | A+ | American Express, 5.50%, 9/12/06 | $155,000 | $ 155,757 |
Aa3 | A+ | Bank One Corp., 6.875%, 8/1/06 | 150,000 | 151,639 |
Aa1 | AA- | Citigroup Inc., 4.25%, 7/29/09 | 200,000 | 195,815 |
A1 | A- | Conoco Inc., 6.35%, 10/15/11 | 205,000 | 219,919 |
A3 | A | Countrywide Home Loan, 5.625%, 5/15/07 | 175,000 | 176,545 |
A1 | A+ | First Data Corporation, 4.7%, 8/1/13 | 175,000 | 165,629 |
Aaa | AAA | General Electric Capital Corp., 4.25%, 6/15/12 | 250,000 | 240,065 |
Aa3 | A+ | Goldman Sachs, 6.65%, 5/15/09 | 185,000 | 194,560 |
A3 | A- | Hewlett-Packard Co., 5.5%, 7/1/07 | 200,000 | 201,687 |
A1 | A | Household Finance Co., 7.875%, 3/1/07 | 185,000 | 191,018 |
A1 | A+ | IBM Corp., 4.75%, 11/29/12 | 150,000 | 149,007 |
A1 | AA- | International Lease Finance, 4.875%, 9/1/10 | 200,000 | 197,490 |
A1 | A | MGIC Investment Corp., 6%, 3/15/07 | 200,000 | 202,057 |
Aa3 | A+ | Merrill Lynch, 7%, 1/15/07 | 200,000 | 204,488 |
Aa3 | A+ | Morgan Stanley Dean Witter, 3.625%, 4/1/08 | 170,000 | 165,704 |
Aa3 | A+ | Nationsbank Corp., 7.5%, 9/15/06 | 200,000 | 203,555 |
Aa3 | AA | Texaco Capital Inc., 5.5%, 1/15/09 | 150,000 | 153,983 |
A2 | A | Texas Instruments, 6.125%, 2/1/06 | 160,000 | 159,860 |
Aa2 | A+ | US Bancorp, 5.1%, 7/15/07 | 200,000 | 200,863 |
A1 | A | WPS Resources Corp., 7%, 11/1/09 | 150,000 | 160,134 |
Aa2 | AA | Wal-Mart Stores, 4.55%, 5/1/13 | 150,000 | 146,446 |
U.S. Government & Agency Obligations: 46.0% | ||||
Aaa | AAA | Fannie Mae, 5.25%, 4/15/07 | 700,000 | 704,312 |
Aaa | AAA | Freddie Mac, 3.625%, 9/15/08 | 425,000 | 413,494 |
Aaa | AAA | US Treasury Note, 4.625%,5/15/06 | 300,000 | 300,399 |
Aaa | AAA | US Treasury Note, 4.75%,11/15/08 | 600,000 | 605,953 |
Aaa | AAA | US Treasury Note, 3.625%, 1/15/10 | 700,000 | 681,024 |
Aaa | AAA | US Treasury Note, 4.875%, 2/15/12 | 500,000 | 513,497 |
Aaa | AAA | US Treasury Note, 4.25%, 8/15/14 | 315,000 | 311,653 |
TOTAL DEBT INSTRUMENTS (Cost $7,449,257) | $7,366,553 | |||
REPURCHASE AGREEMENT: 5.3% of net assets With Morgan Stanley and Company issued 12/30/05 at 2.90%, due 1/3/06, collateralized by $415,239 in United States Treasury Notes due 8/15/29. Proceeds at maturity are $405,131 (Cost $405,000). |
| 405,000 | ||
TOTAL INVESTMENTS: 101.3% of net assets (Cost $7,854,257) | $7,771,553 | |||
LIABILITIES LESS CASH AND RECEIVABLES: (1.3)% of net assets | (99,153) | |||
NET ASSETS: 100% | $7,672,400 |
Notes to the Portfolio of Investments:
* – Unaudited; Moody's – Moody's Investor Services, Inc.; S&P – Standard & Poor's Corporation
MOSAIC INSTITUTIONAL BOND FUND December 31, 2005
Statement of Assets and Liabilities
ASSETS | |
Investments, at value (Note 1 and 2) | |
Investment securities | $7,366,553 |
Repurchase agreements | 405,000 |
Total investments* | 7,771,553 |
Cash | 869 |
Interest receivable | 109,662 |
Total assets | 7,882,084 |
LIABILITIES | |
Payables | |
Investment securities purchased | 206,000 |
Independent trustee and auditor fees | 3,684 |
Total liabilities | 209,684 |
NET ASSETS | $7,672,400 |
Net assets consists of: | |
Paid in capital | $7,765,038 |
Accumulated net realized losses | (9,934) |
Net unrealized depreciation on investments | (82,704) |
Net Assets | $7,672,400 |
CAPITAL SHARES OUTSTANDING | 758,794 |
NET ASSETS VALUE PER SHARE | $10.11 |
*INVESTMENT SECURITIES, AT COST | $7,854,257 |
MOSAIC INSTITUTIONAL BOND FUND December 31, 2005
Statement of Operations
For the year ended December 31, 2005
INVESTMENT INCOME (Note 1) | |
Interest income | $300,368 |
EXPENSES (Notes 3 and 5) | |
Investment advisory fees | 22,968 |
Other expenses: | |
Service agreement fees | 6,125 |
Independent trustee and auditor fees | 5,000 |
Total other expenses | 11,125 |
Total Expenses | 34,093 |
NET INVESTMENT INCOME | 266,275 |
REALIZED AND UNREALIZED LOSS ON INVESTMENTS | |
Net realized loss on investments | (1,669) |
Change in net unrealized depreciation of investments | (166,002) |
NET LOSS ON INVESTMENTS | (167,671) |
TOTAL INCREASE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS | $ 98,604 |
MOSAIC INSTITUTIONAL BOND FUND
Statements of Changes in Net Assets
Year Ended December 31, | ||
2005 | 2004 | |
INCREASE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS | ||
Net investment income | $ 266,275 | $ 248,516 |
Net realized gain (loss) on investments | (1,669) | 19,829 |
Net unrealized depreciation on investments | (166,002) | (133,554) |
Total increase in net assets resulting from operations | 98,604 | 134,791 |
DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS FROM NET INVESTMENT INCOME | (266,275) | (248,516) |
CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS (Note 7) | 332,519 | 133,623 |
TOTAL INCREASE IN NET ASSETS | 164,848 | 19,898 |
NET ASSETS | ||
Beginning of period | $7,507,552 | $7,487,654 |
End of period | $7,672,400 | $7,507,552 |
MOSAIC INSTITUTIONAL BOND FUND
Financial Highlights
Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period indicated
Year Ended December 31, | |||||
2005 | 2004 | 2003 | 2002 | 2001 | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | $10.34 | $10.50 | $10.54 | $10.54 | $10.22 |
Investment operations: | |||||
Net investment income | 0.36 | 0.35 | 0.37 | 0.45 | 0.60 |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments | (0.23) | (0.16) | (0.04) | 0.04 | 0.35 |
Total from investment operations | 0.13 | 0.19 | 0.33 | 0.49 | 0.95 |
Less distributions: | |||||
From net investment income | (0.36) | (0.35) | (0.37) | (0.45) | (0.60) |
From net capital gains | -- | -- | -- | (0.04) | (0.03) |
Total distributions | (0.36) | (0.35) | (0.37) | (0.49) | (0.63) |
Net asset value, end of period | $10.11 | $10.34 | $10.50 | $10.54 | $10.54 |
Total return (%) | 1.24 | 1.84 | 3.18 | 4.79 | 9.47 |
Ratios and supplemental data | |||||
Net assets, end of period (in thousands) | $7,672 | $7,508 | $7,488 | $6,998 | $6,325 |
Ratio of expenses to average net assets (%) | 0.45 | 0.45 | 0.45 | 0.45 | 0.45 |
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets (%) | 3.48 | 3.35 | 3.53 | 4.28 | 5.68 |
Portfolio turnover (%) | 39 | 24 | 38 | 30 | 68 |
MOSAIC INSTITUTIONAL BOND FUND
Notes to Financial Statements
1. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies. Mosaic Income Trust (the "Trust") is registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Investment Company Act of 1940 as an open-end, diversified investment manage-ment company. The Trust currently offers three portfolios, each of which is a diversified mutual fund. This report contains information about one of these portfolios, the Mosaic Institutional Bond Fund (the Fund"), which commenced operations May 1, 2000. Its objectives and strategies are detailed in its prospectus. The remaining two Trust portfolios present their financial information in a separate report.
Securities Valuation: Repurchase agreements and other securities having maturities of 60 days or less are valued at amortized cost, which approximates market value. Securities having longer maturities, for which quotations are readily available, are valued at the mean between their closing bid and ask prices. Securities for which current market quotations are not readily available are valued at their fair value as determined in good faith under procedures approved by the Board of Trustees.
Investment Transactions: Investment transactions are recorded on a trade date basis. The cost of investments sold is determined on the identified cost basis for financial statement and federal income tax purposes.
Investment Income: Interest income is recorded on an accrual basis. Bond premium is amortized and original issue discount and market discount are accreted over the expected life of each applicable security using the effective interest method. Other income is accrued as earned.
Distribution of Income and Gains: Distributions are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Net investment income, determined as gross investment income less total expenses, is declared as a regular dividend and distributed to shareholders quarterly. Capital gain distributions, if any, are declared and paid annually at year-end.
The tax character of distributions paid during 2005 and 2004 were as follows:
2005 | 2004 | |
Distributions paid from ordinary Income | $266,275 | $248,516 |
As of December 31, 2005, the components of distributable earnings on a tax basis were as follows:
Accumulated net realized losses | $ (3,426) |
Net unrealized appreciation on investments | (89,212) |
$(92,638) |
Net realized gains or losses may differ for financial and tax reporting purposes as a result of loss deferrals related to wash sales and post-October transactions.
Income Tax: No provision is made for federal income taxes since it is the intention of the Fund to comply with the provisions of the Internal Revenue Code available to investment companies and to make the requisite distribution to shareholders of taxable income which will be sufficient to relieve it from all or substantially all federal income taxes. As of December 31, 2005, the Fund had available for federal income tax purposes an unused capital loss carryover of $3,426 which expires on December 31, 2010.
Use of Estimates: The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions. Such estimates affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and reported amounts of increases and decreases in net assets from operations during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
2. Investments in Repurchase Agreements. When the Fund purchases securities under agreements to resell, the securities are held for safekeeping by the Fund's custodian bank as collateral. Should the market value of the securities purchased under such an agreement decrease below the principal amount to be received at the termination of the agreement plus accrued interest, the counterparty is required to place an equivalent amount of additional securities in safekeeping with the Fund's custodian bank. Pursuant to an Exemptive Order issued by the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Fund, along with other registered investment companies having Advisory and Services Agreements with the same Advisor, transfers uninvested cash balances into a joint trading account. The aggregate balance in this joint trading account is invested in one or more consolidated repurchase agreements whose underlying securities are U.S. Treasury or federal agency obligations. As of the date of this report, the Institutional Bond Fund had approximately a 7.3% interest in the consolidated repurchase agreement of $5,573,000 collateralized by $5,713,892 in United States Treasury Notes. Proceeds at maturity were $5,574,796.
3. Investment Advisory Fees and Other Transactions with Affiliates. The investment advisor to the Fund, Madison Mosaic, LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Madison Investment Advisors, Inc., (collectively "the Advisor"), earns an advisory fee equal to 0.30% per annum of the average net assets of the Fund. The fees are accrued daily and are paid monthly.
4. Investment Transactions. Purchases and sales of securities (excluding short-term securities) for the year ended December 31, 2005 were as follows:
Purchases | Sales | |
U. S. Gov't Securities | $1,831,805 | $ 891,910 |
Other | 1,592,242 | 1,910,498 |
5. Other Expenses. Under a separate Services Agreement, the Advisor will provide or arrange for the Fund to have all other necessary operational and support services for a fee based on a percentage of average net assets. These fees are accrued daily and paid monthly. This percentage is 0.08%.
The Fund also pays the expenses of the Fund's Independent Trustees and auditors directly. For the year ended December 31, 2005, these fees amounted to $5,000.
6. Aggregate Cost and Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation). The aggregate cost for federal income tax purposes and the net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) are as follows as of December 31, 2005:
Aggregate Cost | $7,860,765 |
Gross unrealized appreciation | 28,541 |
Gross unrealized depreciation | (117,753) |
Net unrealized depreciation | $ (89,212) |
7. Capital Share Transactions. An unlimited number of capital shares, without par value, are authorized. Transactions in capital shares were as follows:
Year Ended December 31, | ||
2005 | 2004 | |
In Dollars | ||
Shares sold | $190,271 | $149,406 |
Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends | 266,275 | 248,515 |
Total shares issued | 456,546 | 397,921 |
Shares redeemed | (124,027) | (264,298) |
Net increase | $332,519 | $133,623 |
In Shares | ||
Shares sold | 18,420 | 14,316 |
Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends | 26,156 | 23,881 |
Total shares issued | 44,576 | 38,197 |
Shares redeemed | (12,097) | (25,258) |
Net increase | 32,479 | 12,939 |
Fund Expenses (Unaudited)
Example: As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs and (2) ongoing costs, including Investment advisory fees and Other expenses. This Example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds. See footnotes 3 and 5 above for an explanation of the types of costs charged by the Fund.
This Example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested on July 1, 2005 and held for the six months ended December 31, 2005.
Actual Expenses
The table on the next page titled "Based on Actual Total Return" provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information provided in this table, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. To estimate the expenses you paid on your account, divide your ending account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,500 ending account valued divided by $1,000 = 8.5), then multiply the result by the number under the heading entitled "Expenses Paid During the Period."
Based on Actual Total Return1 | |||||
Actual Total Return2 | Beginning Account Value | Ending Account Value | Annualized Expense Ratio3 | Expenses Paid During the Period3 | |
Institutional Bond Fund | 0.22% | $1,000.00 | $1,002.21 | 0.45% | $2.24 |
1For the six months ended December 31, 2005. 2Assumes reinvestment of all dividends and capital gains distributions, if any, at net asset value. 3Expenses are equal to the Fund's annualized expense ratio multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by the number of days in the most recent fiscal half-year, then divided by 365. |
Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes
The table below titled "Based on Hypothetical Total Return" provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5.00% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund's actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use the information provided in this table to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund and other funds. To do so, compare the 5.00% hypothetical example relating to the Fund with the 5.00% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.
Based on Hypothetical Total Return1 | |||||
Hypothetical Annualized Total Return | Beginning Account Value | Ending Account Value | Annualized Expense Ratio2 | Expenses Paid During the Period2 | |
Institutional Bond Fund | 5.00% | $1,000.00 | $1,025.47 | 0.45% | $2.27 |
1For the six months ended December 31, 2005. 2Expenses are equal to the Fund's annualized expense ratio multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by the number of days in the most recent fiscal half-year, then divided by 365. |
MOSAIC INSTITUTIONAL BOND FUND
Management Information
Independent Trustees
Name, Address and Age | Position(s) Held with Fund | Term of Office and Length of Time Served | Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years | Number of Portfolios in Fund Complex Overseen | Other Directorships Held |
Philip E. Blake 550 Science Drive Madison, WI 53711 Born 1944 | Trustee | Indefinite Term since May 2001 | Private investor; retired President and CEO of Madison Newspapers, Inc.; and Vice President, Lee Enterprises, Incorporated.; managing partner of Forecastle, Inc. (2000-present). | All 12 Mosaic Funds and the Madison Strategic Sector Premium Fund | Madison Newspapers, Inc. of Madison, WI; Nerites Corp.; Trustee of the Madison Claymore Covered Call Fund and Madison Strategic Sector Premium Fund |
James R. Imhoff, Jr. 550 Science Drive Madison, WI 53711 Born 1944 | Trustee | Indefinite Term since July 1996 | Chairman and CEO of First Weber Group, Inc. (real estate brokers) of Madison, WI. | All 12 Mosaic Funds and the Madison Strategic Sector Premium Fund | Park Bank; Trustee of the Madison Claymore Covered Call Fund and Madison Strategic Sector Premium Fund |
Lorence D. Wheeler 550 Science Drive Madison, WI 53711 Born 1938 | Trustee | Indefinite Term since July 1996 | Retired investor; formerly Pension Specialist for CUNA Mutual Group (insurance) and President of Credit Union Benefits Services, Inc. (a provider of retirement plans and related services for credit union employees nationwide). | All 12 Mosaic Funds and the Madison Strategic Sector Premium Fund | Grand Mountain Bank, FSB; Trustee of the Madison Claymore Covered Call Fund and Madison Strategic Sector Premium Fund |
Interested Trustees*
Frank E. Burgess 550 Science Drive Madison, WI 53711 Born 1942 | Trustee and Vice President | Indefinite Terms since July 1996 | Founder, President and Director of Madison Investment Advisors, Inc. | All 12 Mosaic Funds and the Madison Strategic Sector Premium Fund | Capitol Bank, FSB; Trustee of the Madison Claymore Covered Call Fund and Madison Strategic Sector Premium Fund |
Katherine L. Frank 550 Science Drive Madison, WI 53711 Born 1960 | Trustee and President | Indefinite Terms since July 1996 | Principal and Vice President of Madison Investment Advisors, Inc. and President of Madison Mosaic, LLC | President of all 12 Mosaic Funds, Trustee of all Mosaic Funds except Mosaic Equity Trust; President of the Madison Strategic Sector Premium Fund | None |
Officers*
Jay R. Sekelsky 550 Science Drive Madison, WI 53711 Born 1959 | Vice President | Indefinite Term since July 1996 | Principal and Vice President of Madison Investment Advisors, Inc. and Vice President of Madison Mosaic, LLC | All 12 Mosaic Funds and the Madison Strategic Sector Premium Fund | None |
Christopher Berberet 550 Science Drive Madison, WI 53711 Born 1959 | Vice President | Indefinite Term since July 1996 | Principal and Vice President of Madison Investment Advisors, Inc. and Vice President of Madison Mosaic, LLC | All 12 Mosaic Funds and the Madison Strategic Sector Premium Fund | None |
W. Richard Mason 8777 N. Gainey Center Drive, #220 Scottsdale, AZ 85258 Born 5/13/1960 | Secretary, General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer | Indefinite Terms since November 1992 | Principal of Mosaic Funds Distributor, LLC; General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer for Madison Investment Advisors, Madison Scottsdale, LC and Madison Mosaic, LLC; General Counsel for Concord Asset Management, LLC. | All 12 Mosaic Funds and the Madison Strategic Sector Premium Fund. | None |
Greg Hoppe 550 Science Drive Madison, WI 53711 Born 4/28/1969 | Chief Financial Officer | Indefinite Term since August 1999 | Vice President of Madison Mosaic, LLC | All 12 Mosaic Funds and the Madison Strategic Sector Premium Fund. | None |
*All interested Trustees and Officers of the Trust are employees and/or owners of Madison Investment Advisors, Inc. Since Madison Investment Advisors, Inc. serves as the investment advisor to the Trust, each of these individuals is considered an "interested person" of the Trust as the term is defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940.
The Statement of Additional Information contains more information about the Trustees and is available upon request. To request a free copy, call Mosaic Funds at 1-800-368-3195.
Forward-Looking Statement Disclosure. One of our most important responsibilities as mutual fund managers is to communicate with shareholders in an open and direct manner. Some of our comments in our letters to shareholders are based on current management expectations and are considered "forward-looking statements." Actual future results, however, may prove to be different from our expectations. You can identify forward-looking statements by words such as "estimate," "may," "will," "expect," "believe," "plan" and other similar terms. We cannot promise future returns. Our opinions are a reflection of our best judgment at the time this report is compiled, and we disclaim any obligation to update or alter forward-looking statements as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise.
Proxy Voting Information. The Trust only invests in non-voting securities. Nevertheless, the Trust adopted policies that provide guidance and set forth parameters for the voting of proxies relating to securities held in the Trust's portfolios. Additionally, information regarding how the Trust voted proxies related to portfolio securities during the most recent fiscal year-end is available. These policies and voting information are available to you upon request and free of charge by writing to Mosaic Funds, 550 Science Drive, Madison, WI 53711 or by calling toll-free at 1-800-368-3195. The Trust's proxy voting policies and voting information may also be obtained by visiting the Securities and Exchange Commission web site at www.sec.gov. The Trust will respond to shareholder requests for copies of our policies and voting information within two business days of request by first-class mail or other means designed to ensure prompt delivery.
N-Q Disclosure. The Trust files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. The Trust's Forms N-Q are available on the Commission's website. The Trust's Forms N-Q may be reviewed and copied at the Commission's Public Reference Room in Washington, DC. Information about the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling the Commission at 1-202-942-8090. Form N-Q and other information about the Trust are available on the EDGAR Database on the Commission's Internet site at http://www.sec.gov. Copies of this information may also be obtained, upon payment of a duplicating fee, by electronic request at the following email address: publicinfo@sec.gov, or by writing the Commission's Public Reference Section, Washington, DC 20549-0102. Finally, you may call Mosaic at 800-368-3195 if you would like a copy of Form N-Q and we will mail one to you at no charge.
The Mosaic Family of Mutual Funds
Mosaic Equity Trust
Mosaic Investors Fund
Mosaic Balanced Fund
Mosaic Mid-Cap Fund
Mosaic Foresight Fund
Mosaic Income Trust
Mosaic Government Fund
Mosaic Intermediate Income Fund
Mosaic Institutional Bond Fund
Mosaic Tax-Free Trust
Mosaic Arizona Tax-Free Fund
Mosaic Missouri Tax-Free Fund
Mosaic Virginia Tax-Free Fund
Mosaic Tax-Free National Fund
Mosaic Government Money Market
For more complete information on any Mosaic fund, including charges and expenses, request a prospectus by calling 1-800-368-3195. Read it carefully before you invest or send money. This document does not constitute an offering by the distributor in any jurisdiction in which such offering may not be lawfully made. Mosaic Funds Distributor, LLC.
TRANSER AGENT
Mosaic Funds
c/o US Bancorp Fund Services, LLC
P.O. Box 701
Milwaukee, WI 53201-0701
TELEPHONE NUMBERS
Shareholder Service
Toll-free nationwide: 888-670-3600
Mosaic Tiles (24 hour automated information)
Toll-free nationwide: 800-336-3600
550 Science Drive
Madison, Wisconsin 53711
Mosaic Funds
www.mosaicfunds.com
SEC File Number 811-3616
Item 2. Code of Ethics.
(a) The Trust has adopted a code of ethics that applies to the Trust’s principal executive officer, principal financial officer, principal accounting officer or controller or persons performing similar functions, regardless of whether these individuals are employed by the Trust or a third party. The code was first adopted during the fiscal year ended December 31, 2003.
(c) The code has not been amended since it was initially adopted.
(d) The Trust granted no waivers from the code during the period covered by this report.
(f) Any person may obtain a complete copy of the code without charge by calling Mosaic Funds at 800-368-3195 and requesting a copy of the Mosaic Funds Sarbanes Oxley Code of Ethics.
Item 3. Audit Committee Financial Expert.
At a meeting held during the period covered by this report, the Trust’s Board of Trustees elected James Imhoff, an “independent” Trustee and a member of the Trust’s audit committee, to serve as the Trust’s audit committee financial expert among the three Mosaic independent Trustees who so qualify to serve in that capacity.
Item 4. Principal Accountant Fees and Services.
(a) Audit Fees. Note that through May 2004, audit fees were paid pursuant to the Services Agreement between the Trust and Madison Mosaic, LLC and are were not paid directly to the accountants. Such fees continue to be accrued for pursuant to the Services Agreement, but are now paid directly to the accountants. Total audit fees paid to the registrant's principal accountant for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2004 and 2005, respectively, out of the Services Agreement fees collected from all Mosaic Funds were $72,000 (including typical expenses in connection with the audit such as postage, photocopying, etc.) and $75,000, (including expenses expected to billed after completion of audit work and the date of this Form N-CSR). Of these amounts, approximately $12,000 and $12,000, respectively, was or will be attributable to the registrant and the remainder was or will be attributable to audit services provided to other Mosaic Funds registrants.
(b) Audit-Related Fees. None.
(c) Tax-Fees. None.
(d) All Other Fees. None.
(e) (1) Before any accountant is engaged by the registrant to render audit or non-audit services, the engagement must be approved by the audit committee as contemplated by paragraph (c)(7)(i)(A) of Rule 2-01of Regulation S-X.
(2) Not applicable.
(f) Not applicable.
(g) Not applicable.
(h) Not applicable.
Item 5. Audit Committee of Listed Registrants.
Not applicable.
Item 6. Schedule of Investments
Schedule included as part of the report to shareholders filed under Item 1 of this Form N-CSR.
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.
No changes. The Trust does not normally hold shareholder meetings.
Item 11. Controls and Procedures.
(a) The Trust’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer determined that the Trust’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the "Act") are effective, based on their evaluation of these controls and procedures required by Rule 30a-3(b) under the Act and Rules 13a-15(b) or 15d-15(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 within 90 days of the date of this report. There were no significant changes in the Trust’s internal controls or in other factors that could significantly affect these controls subsequent to the date of their evaluation. The officers identified no significant deficiencies or material weaknesses.
(b) There were no changes in the Trust's internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the Act that occurred during the second fiscal half-year of the period covered by this report that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Trust's internal control over financial reporting.
Item 12. Exhibits.
(a)(1) Code of ethics referred to in Item 2.
(a)(2) Certifications of principal executive and principal financial officers as required by Rule 30a-2(a) under the Act.
(a)(3) None.
(b) Certification of principal executive and principal financial officers as required by Rule 30a-2(b) under the Investment Company Act of 1940.
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.
Mosaic Income Trust
By: (signature)
W. Richard Mason, Secretary
Date: February 16, 2006
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: (signature)
Katherine L. Frank, Chief Executive Officer
Date: February 16, 2006
By: (signature)
Greg Hoppe, Chief Financial Officer
Date: February 16, 2006